HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-03-08, Page 9. . . .
JOINTLY PROTEST " 1
C.N.R.PRO,11)().
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Lucknow and adjoining r4rai.
• unicipalities; 'in common witli
ohter served lay!
e Palmerston Kincardine
branch line: ,of the Canadian Nat-.
ional Railways, are officially tak
; ing Joint action' tO 'protest .the
c.N,R, proposal to cancel pass-
enger and expresSservice by rail
and substittite•buS and transport
• gerviee'... • ••• :
Listowel Declines Support.
Listowei• TOwn'• Cbunea. has
• one on record as.not opposing.
the C.N.k. PropOgal to subatite
bus and transport SerViee4. Mayor;
0. .M• Nickel cast the' only • dis,
• •se•nting' vote. Mayor Nickel :had• '
previously 'signed a resolution Of
protest from the ,
along. the Pahner4Sion-Kineardine
line, ,and•w-aa named 'a., member
of the Committee to deal with
drafting the • resolution . of pro,.
test, and With .such.. other matters
that might ariSe in, this connec-•
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The following resolution , has
been aPprOVed and is 'being
sign-
ed by Mayors an, Ree'Ves df ,the
municipalities conCerneii:'
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MrL. Weftei •
Superintendent, ;Stratford '
Canadian 'National Railways, ' •
Stratford, Ontarib. • • •
DearSir
:We, the Mayors and Reeves of
• Municipalities served by our Can-
adian . National ..Railways' fnoin
-.13alrnerstOri to. Kincardine, know -
full well the needs of the clt-•
Izens; .we serve; do .herelbY ivigor;
ouslY . protest your '-prottoSal to:
discontinue passenger, express
and. mail service by rail to this
area, and in its Plate to provide
ibUS and truCk. service from Pal-
merton- to -Kincardine; • a Service.
which.we conaider..inadecniate..
Financial "'contributions were
:maderby .our
• ties towards the construction' of
• the original railway lines this
:HONORED ON THEIR
FORTIETII-'.ANNIVERSARY
,M.r. and Mrs, Bert Thompson .of
East VVawanoSh who, were mar.:
Pied February 22nd, 1911, cele-
brated ,th*. 40th, wedding aril -U..;
versary on Thursday. eyening,
Mrs. ThoMpsOn,.the• former Ida
May 'Martin and. pert Thernpso.n
were',married at the fermer's
'110Me 'on. the 12th ConCesaion of
East Wawanosh..by Rev.. Fergus-'
on, gelgraVe, forty years ago and.
later moved: to ,the 9.th Conces-
sion' where they have resided,:
eVer SUlee, • • •. • • •
On urs ay aat about thirty,
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fiye ::of the -9th line ,euthr.e club
inec .at their hoe spent the
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.evening. 'playing Tends; • '' • • , • '
• After hineh Mr. Albert..Bieiari
called the meeting to 'order ',and'
'read, an appropriate 'address to
.Mr, and:Mrs. T,hompsOri 'ancl
John McBurney "presented them
with a lovely wool blanket and
a handorne..lacetablecloth aS
gift from the .Club. •- •
:„Mrz • and MrS. Thompson,
though taken completely, by:sur-
prise; made replies and thanked
the 'club .for • their: beautiful. giftS.
and kind wiabes.: . • .,
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TENDERS are being called Spr a
new high ,,school in' 0.oderich.
Shore"and IVfoffat of Toronto. are
the architects. •
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.roads entirely ,unsuited- for)sucb
traffie. ,•
• Knowing egriditions• in' this part
.of the, Province .aS, you do,' .we
are sure. Yoit., Will:agree .fhat vve
.need 'continUed passenger service
by rail throughout `•the area. •
In the event 'of. War, railway
lines'. Would play an important
Part. in Ont.. Civil defence' efforts,2,
and. should be maintained in fir.st
class condition at all tines
• We trust' t'hat You will' giVe'
.this. matter; your SerioirS'eorisicl-
eration,_ and', we will • appreciate
it if ,you can, •adopt our 'sugges-
ti'ons made above. •
,LUCKNOW sENTINEi.„ LUCKNOW, ° CON7411I0‘
EX -POSTMASTER
DIED SW1DAY.
Mr„; HarVey. J. Lindsay, second.
last merniber of a pioneer Luck,.
now' family pdstrnaster here
'or' OVer thirty-three years; died
at his horne in Ciint6n 'on Sun
day. He was '80' years of age and
had been in failing, health :fel',
sorne• time, ' •
..4iri..dsay was' one. Of a
.familY.Of'seven Children. Of the
late Mr. and ':Mrs. Jaynes LiridaPY,
and, came to Lucknow • with
parents in 1881 .as. a lad' of ten
years, Mr. 41,ridsay was born 'at:
POrtsaouth,where,his, father was
•employed' fora.: time as a pep,
iteritiary.guard,:•:VP04 comrng to
•LtIcknow• he engaged in the but-
cher business .until death'at
the turn of ;the, Century, Ifarve'y's
linoth'er, formerly:Mary Jane.r.).tat- •
terSon, died in .19.18, at the age
of 90. • • - • ,
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PriOr to Harvey" Lindsay's:
ap-
p,ointment ,ps' postmaster he was
engaged 'here the.., 'insurance
'business.•Ile SucceedectMiks'aMerY•
.Campbell (Mrs. ':Harry,Pierce).
in 1914tO become Lticknw'a 2rd
.postmaster. MiSS Campbell ,had.
succeeded ..her l•father,. the ' late
Carnpbell„ , • wild ;was
LucknoW's firat•• postmaster.',, Af-..
ter.' tfiirty-three . Years' Of long
hours . and :faithful:* serVicei, Mr
Lindsay rekigned the postmaster -
hip' in the fall of 1947
successor, K e n n,e't h Canierori;
too over the. duties 'inthespring.
of 1948• • ' ••• •
About a '.Year and a half. aid,.
Mr and. Mrs LiridsaY. .moved • 10
Clinton to make 'their 'honie. • ..
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The funeral service Wes' held
ithe MacLennan -MacKenzie
Ftinerai Rome on.:TUesday, after -
non :' Conducted :by 'Dr. J..
Mumfcnd, ,Who paid tribute to
one who . had served so long in
so esseritial'a service the .:post:
maStersh:fp.", 'Interment • •Was in
Greenhill: ' .cemetery,
bearer's being W: W....Hill, Donald
MeCharleS,:.1enneth CaMerdri,. P.
.-‘44••••WE:'.14*44"4•4•!iP''''
YOUR TELEPHONE is one item that takes a smaller
part of your, budget than it used to. Its cost
hasn't gone up as much as most other things.'
And the way it works for you the errands
it runs .the slippping if does .'.. the time,
steps and worry' it .savear It's always on the
job, ready for any emergency. •
In another may, too, the telephone bigger
value- today .than ever before. Now you can
reach twice as .many • people as you. could ten ,
years ago. • •• •
FriendlY,helPini telePhOne,§erPioe one oi
toddy's big barg,ains. • • . • ,,
IF YOU RAVEN, 'T ,YET GOT SERVICE
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You
Can be sure your neighbourhood will be served,
and: your place on The list protected. :Taking .care
of People without'service as quickly as possible
, 14 one of our biggest and most. important tasks...
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA . „.•
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M.' Johnston, Einio •Pritchard'ancl
• Frank, Miller. • •
Mr. Lindsay. is. survived' by • his
widow and one brother,' Thomas;
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of ,LaValle. He was 'predeceased
•by•three brother a and two sisters,
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Robert, Charles, Hugh, Sarah and
'Agnes. • • .••• • ' • '-
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--Many -disappointed-peoPle ..are
those who got ' what was coming
to. then': ••
• area. ,We feel that in. accepting . • .
"these C,ontributions,,, our -:rairway•,
has
incurred ObligatiOn. ' •
• In 'win't'er, heavy srid.VvIalls .are
prevalent ii this area,. There have
beeri lengthy period's when tr.avel.
• by rail has' been the' only rneans
of conimunicatien for this;
dis-
trict..During ;the rnonths,..
travel by bus .woUld be extreme
•: dangerOus-:and.• -often iinPosa-
.. ible. Mail. and: express service'
would likewise be' disrupted for'
long periods... .• • •: ;•;• • ••
'With...Our urban .diatrieta ctir-.
i'rentlY•• being- eitPanded 'and Our
• rural' areas consisting of the::
• flri-
• agriculturatlands in .the ..Pro,
vinee, is .the feelirig• of all Con-
• cerned that the' ',wifhdraWai." of
'any train: service would :retard
theprogresS of ;the .1'khole area..
Our this district ,eould
a.ssirnilate more indUstriea., .We
• would benefit _froth any ..deCen,„
• tralizdtion program., ,Our nation
cannot -afford to'overlook • the
Possibilities Of! expanding
• • area, .which dailY• making;great
contributions otir. • 'national
• economy. .
• We:Would recomment ;a speed,
up of: the, riaSenkei erVice on'
this. line, pOSsibly thrOUgh the'use
.of diesel equipment,
hent to the rod -bed to Make, for-.
Otoother travel'and iinprovect"
. coaches from Palmerston .t.O the;
• of .the line. "We. would re-
con.unend liasSeriger service
.Totonto on 'Sunday,- evening in-
stead of Monday 'morning, which
allow week,end' visitorto
• take advantage �t .oti:r tourist re -
retat p.othin,• the
Kirii,ilfardineandstiinotmhp,err
months and dtiring other holiday
periods:
To .repla.ce pregent. rail pass-
enger service, with iltises,'s Y6u
Suggested ITidding0, through-,
out our district, W0111d mea4
travelling hyvhul over secondary
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$5,000,000 'Is IIEDEDi.lOW
TO MEET, TOMORROW'S ,NEEDS
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As *he !)?Ods roiet hotiewe.4 •• •
down. And then , . your Red
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Cross was "on t job"!' As
thousands 'of • flood -stricken
Canadians thankfully received
emergency food and , shelter,.
their gratitude went out to jititt,
—'ho through your Red Cross
Contributions, helped. make
possible this merciful rehef
• Never beforb"hag' the PeaCe-
time demand: on. Red Cross 5 ,
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great as in' recent times. And.
I never tnore, than today-4iail
yotir Red Cross so needed your
help to prepare for, the tasks' of
tomorrow, Give'generously!'
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L'OCALI CAMPAIGIN 'HEADQVAliTERS; 1.11,,CNOW 32 OR,161 4.4
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