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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-10-04, Page 14 1 1951 • '10 . • , EN • • ' • j. A111011111.1111111111V4. • • • $2.50 Yearly In; Advance — 50c Extra to U.S.A. • • WEATHER MARS :FALL..., :FAIR LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THURSDAY' OCT OBER, 4 MislITMNIMETHEa r----1.--OST HAND IN quiltimg bee was*.held. r Cold weather with centIY at the. home of Mrs D , •Intermit tent showers that started ,at noon hour and continued • during the afternoon, was what'. the Weath- erman produced last Wednesday for the Lucknow Agricultural ' Seciety's 86th annual, Fall Fair. • Although the weather curbed - some events,, and cut; the ' antici- pated attendance sharply, there Were over 1;200.. persons • at the show. - .. . • - , • . , ,,, . , Two bands,-=,-theLucknOws Pipe Band and the. Lucknow District , High School • Band—joined the •• School, children's. parade to the .park. Ten rural schools; numioer- ing almost 200 ;Students, took part in the , parade, Most of . them in costume, some quite original. and • requiring a good deal. of Work, • More. than. 100 students of Luck - now Public School also paraded. : Andre* C. Gaunt, president of • the Society, welcomed. the croVvd. and Donald .B.,. Blue, M.P., intro- . . duced Robert McCubbin, M.P. for West Middlesex Whose: remarks. were brief, because of the -wea- -ther,.:_in ....offieially _opening the Pair. . ,' , ••• ,' , . Bob Carbert . of, '''idiave was i.master of ceremonies, and called ,. . •ory each of the ten schools to give. their, song and 'Yell. • The rain chased everyone to cover by the time this • feature was over. • , . , / Winning schools were S.S. No. .13; Belfast,. Miss Gwen Stewart, • teacher; S.S. No.. 5, Kinloss, '6th , Con.. Miss Joan,. Camisbell,' tea- . cher; ..S.S. ' No. 4, Ashfield, 'Loch- alsh; Mrs. Roy MacKenzie, tea- cher; S.S. No.. 5, Ashfield, :Zion, Miss 'Madeline Bogie,. teacher. . ' Other' schools 'competing Were. : S.S. No: 4.„St.I.Helens, Miss Beat- rice McQuillin; S.S. NO. 7, Ash-. field, 'Lothian, Don MacKenzie; S.S. No. 9, Ashtield, Finlays, Ray Stanley; S.S.' NO. 9, Kinloss, Mur..., ray's, Miss Helen -Walker;._S.S. sio: .10 Kinloss,WhitechurchMra. Annie Norman; ' S.S. No. 16. - Aslifield,'Ikerfileek, City, „Mrs, Jas. • McTavish. • ,. : Music . stisservisor of. t he e schools are . Miss Marion Mac- Doxiald.' Mi.. S,• Baxter and Mr: C.I Ireland -The 'judge was J. EL Kincade, Public ,School.. Inspect- or. , .. P•• . ; • . . Only 'contestant in• the .publiP • Speaking contest was.Emineline . Miller of S.S. No. 10, .Ashfield, Lanes, Mrs.James Little, teacher. Calf Club Winners - 7 Murray Gaunt topped the Calf Club "for both the animal. and Showmanship. John Butler, assist- ant ' agricultural • representative for Huron County, announced the awards aa follows: calf -Murray Gaunt, Ann Todd, Margaret Mc- Neil, Ivan McQuillin, Gretta Log- tenbuijg,' Dirk Logtenburg, Barry McQuillin, Joyce Little, Carolyn Gibson.. For . showmanship, Mur. 'ray Gaunt, Carolyn -Gibson,' Ivan McQuillin, Ann' Todd; Gretta Log- tenburg,__Bar.ry-McQuillin,-Dirk_ Lagtenburg;,, Joyce Little, 'Mar- garet McNeil. . • . - • '" . , There were several geed -herds oplcattle-exhibited,' The champion - female and chainpion bull the grounds,. alao. the Junior herd chamrsionship, went to'F... G. Todd and Son rental ,• Andrew . Gaunt Winning, the &trier %herd chem.- pioriship. The sports . events were. -,can- celled at the Crowd moved into the Arena,: where CIC.NX artists gave a program of gang and • in- ,struniental nuinbers. . The horse classes were lightly contested. There was a big dis- play of farm machinery. In the hall Ithe %exhibits ' exceeded last s . , l • I . thing. school grounds that was a splen- did hibit• of rural school projects end a replica. of • their • ach661. and •crafts and Lochalsh' students had did reprbduetion of the rear . cream separator .display. There was. . an interesting ex - ear's show with the baking dis- play . notably much better. l)intieS MacSween had a honey exhibit, Greer' Radio' and Electric a ',.dis- lay of electripatequipment, Gar- et, Farrier a display .of . pianos and Archie Smith. ' a DeLaval it The fair concliided that. even g with a concert.'and dance, aged. by CKNX .performers and orchestra; - .T, • • forefathers It was Seneca Who said, Our have done much, but ithq4aVe not finished anything". -,7-1 - ‘ , ,„,„ , • , .. . ' 1 , , • • 5. 5; IS IMP ..o4000i1P0 . an, Wylds of Ashfield, attended by six of the seven daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, natives of Ashfield. .The • six sisters present were: Mrs. Alex • Johnston (Annie) of Smithfield, Virginia; Mrs. Neil MacDonald (Maggie) of ,Kintail; Mrs.' Sarah MacKenzie, Kintail; Mrs. John Cowan (Edith) of Ash- field; Mrs.. Catherine Montgom- ery of. Dungannon: and Mrs. Wylds (Ethel). Mrs'. *Robert Wagner' of Detroit was *unable. to be pres- ent. It was Mrs. Johnston's first visit home in eight years. • • TO PROCEEDWITH WELL DRILLING At .the October meeting of the Lucknow Municipal Council on Tuesday night the Board con- ferred with Mr. J. Kirk of , the International Water Supply Com- pany on final details of the con- tract for :the drilling and develep- ing, of a new- well 'south of the _Flax Mill. Drilling operations will be started this Fall. , . • • The installation of an iron 're- moval plant is riot contemplated 4 • :unless it ., finally becomee'impera- ive after the well has been tested and in, use for some time. Constable .A.. Havens reported that warning signs were being awaited • before the . speed' trap could,. be put into operation. The fine for a first offence is $6.00 and costs • of $3.00; according, to information received from Meg istrate McClevjs. Council authorized the install- ation ,of a new card index system for the Hydro system • accounts, which' will become operative: at the 'first of the year.: Protests Slaughter; House • , A. letter • was read to ,Council fromz-Ms,.....-itobert.L-LYens70117WW eonsin• protesting ,theerection of • a slaughter house 'near the Lyons • property in the. south ,editern.sec- • tion of the Village: The slaughter- house is., being' erected .by N. B. Hedley, and the foundation al- ready built. Mr. Lyons pointed out that un- less Council carteelled the build- ing: permit he • was prepared :to • pursue, every' means to stop the erection of the. building. Locally the issuing of building permits has not been exercised and Mr. Hedley states that he had received. permission of the Bruce County. Health Unit before pro- ceeding. Council decided to con- fer with the Health , Unit in the matter. • .• " .,. • ' • , Mr: Lyons -contended -that this section .wasproposedas the site of the new district high school, troperty in that vicinity would be desirable for residential purposes. • P,eriniasion . was granted the Dramatic Clubto remodel the Town Hall stage. The cost will -approach-$400--it--is-expected auti Cetincil was willing to assume .a small portion of this expense if the 'Club's fund falls short of the objective. • •A street light is to be installed at the rear of the Recreational Centre. , where the Guides have their headquarters. , • HONORED. PRIOR TO. LEAVING HERE, A' special meeting of the'con- .geegation of St. ,Mary's Church, Lucknow. was held after Mass on Sunday morning to . honor one of the members in the person of Mrs:Katherine Hbrnell, who was leaving Lucknow, on Tuesday to Make her home in Toronto. Mrs: JHornell has ,been a very devoted ;member of St. Mary's Church for over twenty-five years, Mrs. J. L. MacMillan, president • Jim'Wilson, 52 -year-old farmer of the Sixth Concession of West Wawanosh, hadthe great mis- fortune. on Saturday morning to have his right, hand taken off in their corn forager. machine. Jim and his brother Wallace were operating, the machine on the neighboring farm :of Harvey Alton, when the mishap occurred as Jim was -attempting to remove some corn that wasclogging the' machine. Wallace was drivingthe tractor •and brought the machine to a q.uick 'stop.. Tragic as the ac- ,ciderit was, Jim is thankful that it did not cost, him his life. • • The.: hand was taken off at a point back of the . thumb, but below the wrist joint, • When the accident occurred a tourniquet was applied .before Jim was . rushed to Dr. W. V. Johnston's office, and from here. to Wingharn Hospital: • . ' Jim's condition is reported as quitet'sf t HOVEL', ABIIIERI0EY MILL , • -TO MAKE WAY FOR HIGHWAY , • Bert Wal•den's grist mill whieh sat 'close. to the corner of. High- way 86 and the Bluewater High- way . at AinberleY; is no more. The business has been 'discOn- tinued .and the 'building moved away. A? nearby shed on the same corner and. owned by James Shiella has also been .rernoved. • Mr„ Walden bought the mill, some time, ,ago from Wilfred Bradley. .• • , The rernOvilof the buildings giVes a clear view of traffic - 'on either highwayand eliminates 'a dangerous blind , spot: The wid- ened corner', permits curved' 'ap- proaches to both .left and right where No. 86 meeti„,, the'.111tie water. The Lucknow to Arriberley_ Road-•-has-noW received1WO-7-co-ats of asphalt and the final :to coat will shortly be applied. .; , • 7 - - Be ,.Sure To 'Vote' (Sentinel ..Editorial). On 'Tuesday of next week, .0et- ober 9th, •ratepayers of -the Vill- age of Lucknow will vote ,their approval, or otherwise,. of a pro- gram of hard surfacing the ma- jority of. the roads • Within the 'Corporation. Cost- of the . project. is $22,000, half of which will be assumed, by the Ontario Department Of High- ways. The streets to be • ,paved -are-those--oit-whicirthe 5 • per- . cent subsidy will apply. The Sentinel does not presume to . tell .ratepayers •how to vote. There are conditionsand orcum, stances that , will govern .'" their personal decisions in • this mat- ter. The important thing • is to vote:'. The Village Council is not necessarily -trying tu seltthis-Osti. to the 'ratepayers, but rather is submitting it to a vote, to learn the wishes: of those who will pay forttlie-scheme—the• taxpayers. Undoubtedly, to pave these streets is a progressive step and as a municipalitywe must pro- gress, Or we willslip backwards. There • is no standing still. , • The questions have been, rais- ed' as towhetherthis two-inch bituminous surface will stand' up, or whether the' road foundations are . properly drained' for hard 'surfacing.' Suffice . to say, this .wbrit will be carried on by qual- ified road. builders, and- under overnment subsidy; so that 'there seems little reason to • sug- gest that the job will not be..prop-, rely and satisfactorily completed. The cost over a ten year • per- iod will mean an annual 2.2 mill debenture levy. .,It is- estimated that a savin,g, of tat half. mill will be achieved by the resulting re - • , • • of the Altar Society,.. in a few , words, spoke of the many services auction in present maintenance Mrs. Hornell has rendered' the Costs., That estimate, we believe, church during those years. In re- is „quite ° conservative .and if our cognition , of her . Many, faithful present .gravel: reads were main - services; Re'. Fr. Toth, pastor tamed in a condition anywhere Bed comparable . to a hard surfaced street, Pres nt maintenance costs would be doubled or tripled. We .see this paving' program as economically sound, and as a de - tided civic 'improvement 1 and asaet. . • Voting !takes plate fry= 9 atm. of. St. Mary's Church,,..was AfpottO.Present Mrs. Hotnel with a life thernberahiti. in 'the ;Society of the Little F1owc'r, a mission society, in .Which she had always been ',very interested. Fr. Toth on behalf of the .congregatien..'eX-1 pressed his regrets in the departure of. Mrs. Hornell, and ,until .5.90. p.m. her many blessings Ihd happi- Vote as you like nry Tuesdayo !less in her new, home. I. • • but .tVotet , • • FILLING SINK HOLES ONA couple ofsink holes , on ffi'gh ura3i '86, east of Lucknow have been giving some trouble to con- struttion Men 'engaged in pre paring this stretch 'of highway for eventual hard surfacing: •••.. - One sinkhole at ' Kennedy's corner just west of Dickies Hill seems to be- pretty well settled, but' at at 'Forster's COrner; coarse gravel and stone contintiea, to be dumped at this spot where sink- ing continues. The solution .te, when the .)3rigade reached the. , p e s oot g EIGHT PAGES CURB FIRE At • • LOCAL RECTORY A fire at St. Peter's Rectory on Saturday morning, which at first appeared as if it might des- . • troy, the building, was .brought • • under control speedily: . • • Cause of the fire, which broke otit in a woodshed, is uncertain, but when discovered. had 'gained considerable headway, • . The fire alarm was sounded shortlY, before, 11.00 • a.m. nd continue dumping gravel until .a Re -tory 'flam.es•were out the muck which "boilsh bottom is reached, by Pushing- from the woodshed which was at the side of the road. • '. ' up"1 .• enveloped, and had spread to the attic over the kitchen. • HONORED BY PARAMOUNT FOLK . , The Paramount CoMmunity and other 'friends of 'Mr. and 'Mrs. Grant MacDiarrnid gathered at their home on. Friday . night to give them a send-off before leav- ing the farm to make. their • honie. Lucknow.in • This farm , which has been in ' the IVIain eDiarid fam- ily ,for 79 years, was recently sold to Grant Parrish. • • A jolly social evening was -en= Jo:Ted featuring, ca short program; •a sing song and dancing to music 'by Donald .MeCharles, and Eldon Henderson: . • Mr. and Mrs. 'Mac'Diarniid .were presented with a lovely .bridge set' of ;four. chairs and a ..folding table and a trilight . lamp.' The presentation', followed. the 'read- ing of the following address: Dear Annie and Grant and Bessie, • For two ',generations, ,now, the MaeDiarmid, family has beenas- sociated with the Paramount community. But time gi;oes ,on and the old wayof life must give place to the new. So tonight; on the eve of your .. departure, we wish to express to you our sin- cerebest' wishes for_your,luttire • happiness in' your new home. May You continue to enjoy thebest that life has to 'offer.° it is not our intention to sayr "Good ,Bye" as we will 'continue to visitwith you as we have in the past. And so we give You this table and theirs in the hope 'that We might. beat ,, you in a •good. game of cards, and -may this lamp _remind you as long as it contin- ues to shine, of your happy days with .your Paramount friends. 'Signed on behalf offrierida and neighbors.. • . • to. strip the •Rectory of its core-. • tents while the Firemen went to work on • the blaze, and. within ' less than a' half hour had it •ex- :ti*ITghuewoodshedisheawas gutted and the roof over the back . pertien of the home badly burned out, . but the flames didn't get into the • house. where ' the damage that occurred was from • water and • smoke. - Rev. S. Mitchell was burned •-----. about the face in attempting to • dash water on the - flames, but re-; .... fused to leave the Rectory • - grounds .until. the fire •was under • control and his possessions , • re- moved 'to safety. •' , ' • , Mrs. Mitchell collapsed during the fire and was taken to Baker's. • • Convalescent • Bon* to recover from the shock: ' • • Defective wiring is-gisTen as the : • most likely cause of the outbreak..„, Rey; . and . Mrs. Mitchell were ' busily preparing for the Anglican . • , ,bazaar that. afternoon. Mrs. Mit.- ehell had just returned frorn doventown with the mail, arid they were 'pausing to look it over; when their grandsonheard, the crackling noise which sounded• "like. mice".. On investigating Rev. Mitchell s_a_wA,_cfinger,•„of._..flame: coming through the woodshed door; and when he opened. to ' • 'dash a bucket of water on •what he thought was a -miner Outbreak, . • a 'blast of .flame struck •that d inflictesevere burns to his head. ' .• • Nevertheless Rev. Mitchell con- • ducted church'services the. next .' • . ' • ' CELEBRATE RUBY ANNIVERSARY r.. n dMEddThi�f St. Helens celebrated their • fort- ieth Wedding anniversary. on FrV day; September ‘28th, when they were At Home, afternoon and evening, to , many', longtime friends and neighbors who called at the home of Mr: and Mrs. Campbell Thompson, where ,the eiirwhlth Mrs. Thom was formerly Rose, •MarY Miller,' daughter of the late Mr. and'. Mrs. John Miller of _St.. Helens. The marriage was, per- formed at the parental. home •on September 6th, 1911, by Rev. J. S. Duncan of Ltic.know. Presby- terian Church... ' "Ned arid Rosa" as they are lest_knownia_their-frierids,-4have; a family ,of. four daughters,' Mrs. 'Campbell Thompson (Margaret); Mrs. Ron .Rothwell (Helen) of .Norwood; Mrs. Al .Martin (Jean) of Detroit' and Mks.' Stuart Coll- yer (Kathleen) of Lucknow. • • In ..the, afternoon •Mrs.• A. E. Durnin and Mrs. R. H. Thompson poured tea, and in the evening their places were taken by Mrs.' Wm. Golloher of Norwood, sister of. Mrs..Thoni, and by Mrs. J. D. Anderson. Piano music was sup- plied in , the afternoon • by Mrs. Jessie Allin 'arid, in the evening by Mrs.. Durn,in ,Phillips' and Mrs. W. R. Farrier, • ' ' . The guests were escorted to the tea 'room by Mrs. Rothwell, ancl those, assisting with the•serving were Mrs.. Martin, Mrs, Collyer, Mrs. Frank .McQuillin and Kis: iChes. Coeire. Orchids worn by the bride of forty years ago; by the hostess, Mrs. 'Thordpson, ,andl by those who poured tea were a gift from Mrs. Marjorie Ware la Grosse Point, a friend of Mrs. Martin. . Mr. and Mrs. Them. received many lovely gifts from groups of friends ancy. from individuals. day. . A Damage to personal effects was - estimated to be upwards to $1000 • while the damage to •the Rectory will run considerably higher than this and is partially covered by insurance. • • • • Apart from the shed the • portion of the house most seriously dam- agedft centained the kitchen, *- pantry,. two bedrooms and bath- -1-UNDERWENT OPERATION • Mrs. H. D. Thompson under,- • went an appendectomy in Wing- 'ham Hospital last Wednesday .night. She got along well and was • able to return home on Monday • afternoon. . ITNG-G TIME WITH PNEUMONIA • Marguerite MacKenzie, nine- year-old daughter of Mr. and.Mri. Bruce MacKenzie of town, is ill in Wingham Hospital with pneu- monia. It •is the fourth time that Marguerite ' has had pneumonia. • She was taken ill last Wednseday • but ....is -getting -along -nicely- and • • expects to be home for Thanks-, giving., Her father is the C.N.R. section foreman. • - - • • '. socowER, MOM( WELCOMES MES. GORDON MONTGOMERY • : A get -acquainted shower for Mrs, Gordon Montgomery, a a .re- centjbride who came to Lucknow from Newfoundland, was ' held on Friday night at the home of Mrs. Harvey Webster. The;shower Was arranged by lyrrs. HarVey:Trelea4 veri and Mrs. Webster. There were forty-eight ladies as guests. The dining; room table.Wps de-: I corated witha tiny doll bride and . her , attendants, in pink and green. Streamers of similar color centred to a green watering can. - The bride received many use- ful and lovely Igifts for which she thanked the ladies' and invit- • ed, them to call on • her. Mrs: Montgomery was assisted in opening opening the gifts, by ,Nancy and Elizabeth Ann. Webster. • I, , Games' Were played andiurich. served by the hosteas arid Mrs. • • Orville Jones. • 1 t , , . 1 , . \ , , • t '• • 14 • b 1