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:AGREE ON- S,IHARE.
Of :SCHOOL ,COSTS,
At a two-hOur session Tues-
day night. the Council Boards of
all,municiPalities included in the
Lucknow District High' school,
agreed to aCcePt. their: share of
the "Cost of a new. nine -room,
school, on the original basis of
:the Village of Lucknow assuming
• an additional mill, • , ,
Ashfield Township; the muni
• ciPalitY having the largest assess.
• Merit in the distriett statedto be
47 percent. of .the ',district assess-
ment, had asked that Lucknow
assume anmill,
. additionalor two
mills Mere :than the „rural, muni-
cipalities. •
... Robert Rae, chairman of the
District Board,•presided, and call-
, ed on Reeve J. C. McNab, Wile
presented figures ..to'. show that
„ the Village would be faced with
:.• big expenditures over and above
what the 'rural municipalities
• would .pa, and which 'over' a
7twenty-year Period it Was 'estim-
\\Bled would ' amount 'to, V3,431.00:
The opinion of .the local.' Board
was that they were., assuming
lheir fair share; arid, more than
• other ,titgli„ school :centres Were,
• ! offering.%. , ••
Reeve 'Everett Finnigan stated
that West Wawanosh Council had
already adopted a motion to 'as.:
sunie their share • of • the deben-
tures. He did think „there were,
some inequalities in the basis •.of
rural and urban asSesaments, but
that fromgi
elool maintenance
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standpoint, grafits on. a. per pupil
basis served to. • eR140.ze these
charges: , .
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motion passed by Kinloss
Council.• was read by: Mr,', Rae,,
stating that Kinloss CoUncil was
• willing to proceed on the basis
'.Lu.cknOW paying one
Reeve David Carruthers 'spoke.
'briefly in support. • of -his • Courin
• eilts action.- '. • . • •
Reeve Elmer Grahanf stated,.
though : on the spot,. Ashfield
Council was still holdirig_aut46t
t•VtrOrni1I: .. He p�cr to Ash
field's high percentage of .asseas-
'merit in the area and compared
`rt h e averagevillage ,property
assesament, of about $1,400 to the
. average farm 'assessment in
Ash -
:field of some $4,500.• ••. . •
• . CotinciLlor, Jack • Bradley re-
ferred. to the inequality of assess-:
pent between urban and rural
municipalitiEls •arld •apPealed- to
Lucknow, in ' all fairness- to. as-
sume 2 mills until equalization.
of assessment .Was arrived at. The
new school,- will not be cheap,
and he -predicted. ,Capitar-artil
: maintenance costa would run.. to
• 1"anills. MindLyOu,•l'm all for the
• school and •the 9 -room one, he
said, but .he *anted those in the'
district to'•;Pay dollar ,for dollar
• towards it. •
After the 'q u est ion, was,
amicably 'discussed • A s h•f i eld
Council went. into a huddle, be-
fore announeing that they would:
fall in line with the Majority and-
. 'accept their -There' of the7deheri.:
tures, aceording, to the original
-plan.. • , ,
-The Ashfield Board were given
a hearty. round of applause upon
' announcing :their' decision.. •
Mr. Rae pOinted• out that by-
laws i.Voidd have to be. passed
this effeot and that alaPrOval
• must still be forthcoming from
the Municipal Board and the De-
partment of Education 'before
• •they had. he ,green • light to go
ahead with construction of the
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LOCAL' TALENT PLAY '
WO1T OVER BFG
'Aurelia. Bridge "of HernlOck.
Ridge', :aModern three -act corn-
• edY, was well, staged last Thins -
day and Friday by,a home -town
cast, who Made a• big hit. with,
then excellent performance:
The Thursday night crowd was
comparatively small, but • Friday
night" the Town Hall was Well
filled. •, . •
The Play was presented 'under
the .auspices of.the Women's
In-
titut Th'e all -Star cast, featur-
ing Mrs. Alex MacNay os "Aur-
kuift”, Was cohiprised of Miss. Jean
• Osloorne, 'Misa Gladys 'MacDon-
ald, _Miss Dorothy' Cooke, Mrs,
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,11/4/4a, migY.,L -MISS Dorothy ,Gibsori,
uss Winnie Stewart, Stuart
•• gollyer,'MurraY Henderson arid
BOb MacKenzie '
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LUCKNOW, .ONTARIO'; THURSDAY, MARCH 15th, 1.951'
RED CROSS DRIVE !.
GETS UNDERWAY
The local Red Crosscampaign
is getting underway this week,
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with a number of canvassers
planning to. make their calls to -
Lii•eici071*- and 'District raised
over $1;600 last year, and it will
.again require the generous sup-
port of ^the eonlinUnity to dupli-
cate 'last year's effort. • This , is
important, as the demands on the
Red Cross in !this, year of pre-
ParedaeSS were never ' so great
in Pegee-time. . ' • • ,•
Be ready whenthe canvasser's.
call, and give 'as liberally as you
can. •
I , IKINLOSS LADY PASSES -
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The death occurred in Wing.:
ham Hospital on • Saturday of
1,160 1Vlr'S. Angus-'MacGillivrayof Kin -
Little, she was 82 years of age,
Township. Formerly Jane•
The funeralservice was con-
ducted at , Johnstone's -Funeral
Home on Tuesday with -interment
in Kinloss. Cemetery. . .s.
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ENGAGEMENTS
'Mr. and .Mrs.- Joseph . Conley
announce •the engagement of 'their
daughter,. Mary Agnes, to Ronald
David McLelland, son of Mr.' and
Mrs. David L. McLelland, Lore -
burn, tSask., the marriage to take
:place Satinday March .:24th.
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BEQUEATHED BIG
SUM TO W S
On Wednesday, March 7th, the
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I members," Of • the, Presbyterian
1riWomen's Missionary Society niet•
, the, schoolroom of the. church
'With . an attendance, of : 23. The
.president 'led i.rikthe. ',devotional
part of theineetitreand the Bible.
study dealt with the 3rd 'cona-:
inandrnent which was ably -ex-
plained. by. Mrs. Jas. Little. Mrs...
I3orteoUi,'. the secretary, read. an
official statement from the estate
of the late Mrs.: W. J.. Spindler
in Which she • left $3,000. to the
Society. - •• • :- • . .
1 SEEBY THE • -•
SENTINEL
THAT' the Shoot, Club has voted
' $25,00 to. the Bantam Hockey
• Club. Winners .M o d,a y
, night's party • Were Howard
• Harris and Mrs. Wm. Eadie.
,THAT Earl Gibson 'held a suc-
FQRMER RESIDENT
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Word has been received, here
of the death of. William John
,IVIiller, which occurred on .Feb-
ruarY• 28th in Sierra Madre, tal-
ti.ornia, Mr. Miller was , his
77th Year.
Mr. •Miller was a. half brother'
of the late,Mrs, Thomas Reid of
Lucknow. His :wife, who survives,
was • formerly Kate Treleaven,
daughter •6f the. late gr. and Mrs.
Tluirnas H. Treleaven: •
',Both•Mr.,,,and Mrs., Miller were
former , residents of Lucknow.
They Were married' 'here, later'
going, yVest ..and from there to
California where • they .have re-
sided ,for many years.
seccfull sale., of 'stock im-CONSIDER WELL
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rplernerfts' .On Friday, Ile -"has
sold the farin'tO Geo. oncrief
Who • obtains 'possession April
' lst. Mr, and Mrs. Gibson plan
to take a trip West this spring.
▪ Mrs. Gibson's home was form-
• erly in Saskatoon where Earl,
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was ' employed for • about ten
years. ' Their son Calvin, who
. reeentlY took a course •irt diesel
'engine* • operation, will remain
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• in the East. -
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THAT Jack • McIntosh, Mr.•:•and
• Mrs. Charles. Mason ' and Mr.
• and Mrs. -Bob Hamilton left last
Thursday. on', a "flying" ten-day
•-trip Id Florida and back.
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THAT according to Jim Powers;
fieldman . for 'Bruce County
' Federation .of Agriculture, the
, Townships of Kinloss and Hur=
• on are the only: two. in Bruce
-that are not now levying 'a half
mill for Federation. purposes.
THAT Mr. and Mrs. NeWton.
James, who have- spent 'the
• winter .in Florida; leave Mon-
, 'day', on their return to Wind-
sor. ' •• '•
THAT the • Banter/is, can eat
as play -StriartliOckey, 'En.=
The roll' cell was answered by : route home from PlattSvillehon
naming a ,missionary, in • Saturday night, they: .stopped
letter was read from Miss *Dor- off- fori,a midnight "snack" at
,othy• Douglas in Formosa, in' Stratford;; to supplement - the:
which she 'gave some idea. of •her the hot dogs They, had in before
work there, , '• starting the homeward trip. For
Mrs; Wm. McGill summarized •.exarriple, young Gordon Fisher;
.the 2nd chapter in the study book tutked.• away . a
"'OM. share • in, -World Missions" couple of .pork chops,: French
and Mrs: A. C. Agnew reviewed • fries; 'a vegetable:. side dish and
the newsin the February Glad blueberry • pie . and, as. a
Tidinga.". . • chaaer, COke• and:potato chips:
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The meeting was privileged to •
have Rev. Bert Turner ; the Irish THAT the weekly. Cominunity.
:evangelist;-- address4he-gathering- draW._buge
and, in his .fOrcefill way he laid • ,▪ crowds with large quantifies Of
stress .on the 'importance of par- livestock. changing ,hands: Last
entS creating the right. Oirittial week there were ,185 pigs and
tone in the home. , . • 84 cattle sold,. „. , • •
llymn .758' was sung and Mr.. • .
Turner sclosed with ,prayer: At. the THAT the' Institute play, ' pre -
close • Mrs' Clark Finlayson and sented 'last week, is, now hook: -
'Mrs. McCall served a dainty ed for engagements.,at Brussels
lunch. • • • and Kincardine. •
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tain1 unequalled recOrd of being the
a'saitisfaFtory Water supply. 0 .1 mail . - •
for fhe municipality Five test n•AY. Cbur r. this diStrict
LONGTIME MAIL.
COVRIER PASSE." ,
wiLuam vv..sTArrgifts
The death of William W*; Stat- t,
ters •occurred early .Thursday
morning, March 8th,. in Wing -
ham General. ;Hospital. ,due to ,
pneumOnia. He. was in /Os' 75th '.
Year' and had been failinghealth for some time. '
Mr. Staffers vvraa the •-son Of ' •
the late Edwin and Jazie Statters7"7- •
And was born, in 'South,Dorches- ;'
ter TownaliiP, Elgin. County. 'At
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the age. of four years, carne
with his parents to the 10th Con-
cession of of Kinloss Township
where he had resided' until his
'death; although he had ,given up'
active farming for the past ten •
years. He was 'well known '•
throughout the community, and '
-was' an • -exemplary citizen. and - •
DEVELOPMENT
William Stat-erb was g:.pioneet
In
Tuesday • iri the rural mail:service in this.
lispecial session
night,i the ..Village •Council district, having commenced ilia
cori-' ..d
uties ag: ,the • • .
sidered StePs:. to 'be taken 't6 36. years o•He held
neld in the highest esteem by.all
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holes were. sunk last -yeet with '1.° hold an •original contract from '•
e time rural mail service was .
a vietv to • bringing..in, maugurated in. these parts back
after' efforts had been abandoned
in 1914715. Of •late Years' -failing •
to restore the
health 'prevehted ; Mr., Staffers •
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/i The' 5th test 'hole produced a
'tremendous flow of Water; but
Of excessive iron .content; 'which
Provincial authorities believe
would 'require a filtration . plant,
to- offset this condition. The cost
of -this would. be -beyond consid-
eration. . ' ' •
Faced' With, this,• Connell, has
the alternative Of developing the
No. '4 test well, 'Which will pro-
vide. a . guaranteed flow of. 100
gallons a minute, and if is- • be-
lieved will produce .Considetably 'ager • of the Kiniough softball
more. Initial- tests Show that this 'club.' During the final ten •years •
water is- of softness and quality 0f.' his life he Was 'interested in. ..• -
ahniliar to‘the.Original Well. This ,growing of gladioli, and derived • , •
quarjltity, auppleinented • by • the , 'great' 'pleasure in giving ,these
No. 2 :well which is serving the flowers to his neighbora.; and
system • now, but is not :equal to friends who' called to Visit:him..
peak demands, is - considered He -Was. a member ,of .the Vieth_
ampleLlor.,the system's require- ndipt , chureh-... at Anlyrockl'arid*
meats. • later: of the United Church at
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Councillor.. Robertson . suggested. . Lucknow where he was .a meth, • 1
-digging ' a thirty foot reservoir ber: of the 'Board of• ..•,
Alongside the original. well and • The Funeral service ,.was held • ' .
Piping it across into the 'No. 1 .faut,I;e,itahie ..halVtmeac Lonensananur-IVIdeacy. K
aefnzteri!.:1
from driving the route ancl
duties have been- shared by . his ;.
IbrotherDenzil and:p.-.A. Murray... •
In fair rt4eather and or good
roads and ithoae Whith--Were .all . '
but impassible, ^Mr, 'Stafters gave,
faithful, courteous and obliging
Service. on his route from .'Holy-:
rood- P6,?,± . Office /through .the •
n6rtherly., portion of Kinoss.
Township. •
• . He was an ardent beSebal1 fan
rid. for Several years was -than-
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welicasing. He .stated that • a
"clam, digger"' could be used to noon, conducted brithe Rev. Dr. , • '
dig. this well,. and felt that at a W. J. Mumford, who paid tribtite •
comparatively shallow d e,p to one who had served well in •
they would be into the . water is cornmumty. Interment 'was in . '
source ,of thit 'No., 1 Well, the Greenhill cemetery, the pall bear- 4
flow Of which was shut off by a era being:Karl•BoYle, Cliff Robb,,,. , : ' ,,..,
sediment .formation ..• . , . Frank ..johnston,... Harvey Hod, , • . '
'gins, ,Eldon Eckerrawiller and' Al:- • .
• Reeve ,'McNab. said '• lie- wasphonse Murray. . ,
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through with the No. 1 Well, _
1‘0-...Statters is survived by one •
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Which ' 'conaiderable ' money had •st.1' r,, Mrs. ur sa 1 t e r Hodgins ' , •
ary) • of Kiteliener, and -one
been spent in trying to restore it
°s°1 brother, - Denzil'of Kinloss. A
Other members of the Board
sister Annie died ten years ago
were opposed to further experi-
i'icl another sister, 14ii2i6,. died
meniting, and favored having
a in her early teens.
representative Of the Internation-
al 'Water SUPPly go into; the mat- In
• for the ' funeral' included, .
'Relatives present ,from a dis.:' '. •
..,_. Rogers. don; Mr. and Mrs. ,Roy Facey, ' •
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Welburn; Mr. ;arid Mr (r' AL
ter 6f developing the No. 4 test
well. '
and Mrs. FredLori-
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, They ask no pay, no thanks They
give both their time and their own
Ainancial-ossistance in this work
• Of e Let our Manners toi rd4
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• them show •your appreciatiOn.of
their unselfish 'effOrts. And.let
.,,your,:donation be iuided beyour
heart. 777-•
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Sii-therland, Mr aficfMrs. O. D. -I
Malpass, Dorchester; . Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Frost, Mr. and _Mrs:
Harold Frost, Harrietsville; -Mr.. 1.
Harry Hodgins, Toronto; Mr. and
Mrs:. Basil N. Thompson; Mr. and •
Mrs. Ray • Snider . Kitchener. • '
Mrs. John ,Taylor,r, r.. and•• Mrs. ”.
Gordon Statiterscif Galt,
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SflorTs PLAN WASTE. PAPER
COLLECTION NEXT MONTH 6
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•The Lticknovv Boy Scouts are • •
• ,' planning a;waSte paper collection ,' •
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in 'April. 'Don't burn your old ,
h ewspapers, magazines; ' wrapping •.. •
paper,- cprfor.is, ote...Bundies them
up, ,or pack them in rbo*es and .,
)' the Scouts Will pick them up :.. . •
next month.. ' • . ' , • • :. ,
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CAiL FOR TENDERS FOR ..; •
TRUCh. MAIL, SERVICE
• The POst. Office Department
evidently Glans to bein veadi-
i ness should ithe C.N,R, implement
.its proposal to discontinue pass-
enger. express and 'mail service
by rail'. • •
The past Week the Post Office .
Department ,has called foi ten•••
•ders for mail ,serVite in vehicles'
of a size.'g'ulfable to convey all ,
;mails, betWeen•-•Kincardine and
Palmerton (proposed), and at • •
the qiostmester 'General's
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^Tenders 'are on Ia. Pei"' annum
basis • and will be .received until
April ,20th.
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