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THE LUCKNOW SEI�tTINE
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LUCKNOWRONT ARIO
• HIGH SCHOOL, FORT ALBERT
IN SOFTBALL FINALS,'
It's High School and Fort Al-
• ,bert in the Indoor 'Softballs finals
for the Wm; Schmid.ltrophy , held
last 'year by Dungannon.
The series gets' underway to-'
night (Thursday), with the sec-
ond game next Monday. If a third
game :is necessary it •wilt be play-
ed next Tuesday night,
F oft: •Albert made• the finals by
'oustingD u"n g`a.n n o n..in two;
straight. games; But the Kintail-
• High School series went. the .full
three,: games to decide -the win-
with the High Sc' col 'edging
them: on , Tuesday • with a 5 -run
margin to:' clinch the iilaydff spot.
• •irst.
The High •1S�c'lool:• wlon,, ; the. # . , ,
'game 13to;.9.:last Thursday 'On
Monday night Kintail evened, the
series with` an 11 to: 7 victory.
Port Albert has a snappy ag-
gregation and this final series
should pack `.plenty of interest.
RE-ELECT "TORY" GREGG
"Tory"..Gregg was ' re-elected
president of the W.O.A,A. for the.
fifth ,consecutive year ' at the an=:.
nual meeting ',in Wingham last
week. Miss 'Jean Tervit was re-
elected ectedsecretary.'and Alf iLock- '
• eridge, . treasurer '
The loopwhich has expanded
,
--an Priospered-,--under,the-diree-
tion ' of "Tory" and' Miss Tervit,
has, a 'surplus on hand : ` of
3,600 • •A 'portion of this , fund
will' be, . expended during the
winter 'when Nonnie Himes of
Galt will spend Several weeks; in
the • district; instructing young
PY
la' ersl on the •'finer points • •of
• the game: ,
1ilimit applying
'The 12 -mile in
the;,W
�.O.A.A, was rescinded .and
rules' . similar . to the
:• residence ..
O.H.A`arid0 M.H.A.were adoPt-
The Walkerton'Intertriediate.
A. .O
hockey. team. had a navel. .H. eY .
experience -on Saturday: when
they, flew from Wiarton to Sault,
Ste. Marie .t�la an exhibition
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hockey game in . the Soo that
• night , ''
WEDDING BELLS,,
SIMPSON--CARRUTHERS
A Marriage;
cereniony Was per-
form .
` ' ed. by Dr., C. H. MacDonald
in.' th'.e o; :Presbyterian Church;.
Lucknow, on Saturdsay, ' Noverir -
ben 5th at 4.00' p,rn•; when Lillian
• Mabel; ` c a,ughter of • Mrs. Car-,
a; others; •Kinloss, and • the late
John T. Carruther"s;::became the
.beide. • of Dunean : Hector . Allan:
ISiinpsen, son "of • Mrs Simpson;
Kintail and the late: Dr. A,' A. J
Simpson.. ,
The . bride, given in ' marriage
by 'liar` uncle, 'David. S. Carruth
kers,, wore a.• gown, Of blush pink,
• satin, ' styled with nylon- net yoke
trimmed; with •beaded pearls and.
pink sequins, the full:skirt , fall-
ing iii to along train. A. coronet
,Of pearls •'held her fingertip veil;
•and lshee parried: ' a .bouquet of.
white' mums and pink • carnations:,
The ,matron of honor, Mrs.
„",3...
ronald F4rater,
Lucknov wore
a gown of blue taffeta,''and 1Vliss.
i.
Marion Gcrehain, Lucknow, as
• • (bridesmaid wor a Similar, gown.
Mauve. They chose matching.
heeddresess trimmed ' with ostrich
plumes, •and carried harmonizing
bouquets of mumps and .'.roses.
Little Gayle le: Carruthers of • Lon-'
' ' dog, niece of the bride, was flow-
ergirl••' and . Wore a„ 'floor length
gown •of pink : moire silk with
{bonnet„to.match.
Zest man was Arthur Simpson,
brother' of the groom, and. ushers
A :4 Were IrwinCarruthers, 'brothers
of thebride and .Robert Simpson,
brother. of the groom...
Miss Marian MacDonald play=
ed the wedding music and. Allan
Stewart of London sang "0 ° Pet=.
feet Love” and "At Dawning",
The bride's mother; was gown-
ed in a black dress with net bo.d
ace•over pink silk and wore black
accessories. Mrs. 'Simpson, moth.,
et ' of the groom,' chose• teal blue
crepe with' wine accessories: '
..Following ,a reception, . at the
Brunswick Hotel, Wingharn, the
couple -left .on a wedding `trip p to
British Colurribia..: F P travelling
the bride chose a grey gabardine
shit, with navy suede accessories..
nice (ou tin cs
Pay ..
-As-You-Go" Polic
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Bruce County council conven-
ed for • the final session of the.
year at Walkerton on, Monday ey-•
ening, November 7th, with War-
den A. H. McTavish in. the chair
and all members present,
Need Homes; For, Aged .. ,
The only .matter which might
be termed ;other than routine was
:the .idecision, of Council 'to' try to,
secure 'boarding places for: sur-
plus inmates at the; Horne for the
AgedI'n ;order ;td • ease the crowd-
ed situation „at the ' Home, , the
Committee ., are , authgrized : to..
board; tut certain inmates, who.
are Old : Age 'Penisoilers, in pri-
:vate" homes., Their pen ions, will
be used to pay their ;board & the
Co Mittee..are 'authorized to add'
.an. .additional 'limited. '.amount
where, in their discretion, they
deem it necessary.
County.'' 'treasurer :Thos.': Alton,
in' his report to .Counbil,, predicted
that the :careful budgeting proce-
.dura 'adopted at the January, ses-
sion would result in ,a small sur-,
plus; at the end' of the year:' He
also stated that, since . `January:
lst, $20,000., has been paid :from
the General Post War Fund to
the . Wiarton and District exnor-
i-al .Red- Cr-oss.— Ho5P' ita] -Bus ding•
Fund. This coinpleted the '.;pay-;
meat of the ' $25,00.0. •County - of
Bruce .grant: to the' fund. The Post
Wale„Eurids • remaining at present
are 'as • follows: Highways ,Post
War Fund '$85,000, General Post
War; Fund $20,000.
Suggests .Reserve '',Fund
"For "Soine:ears''•clow”',� •said.
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Mr. Alton, "the 'County of '.Bruce
has been :•free of ,any.debenture
or bond indebtedness. The' 'Coun-r
ty has been firmly on 'a ' y -as-.
you=go' basis, for which.:. we . can
all be proud. • It would•now ap
,,p.ear , that lat some' tune' In.
'future,' we will:be' 'faced With
large • capital expenditures: for
example, the:' ;construction 'sof a
new .County Home for the: Aged::
This would involve, • theissuing
of debentures. unless some_ previa -
ion is made toset up a: reserve
to provide far-.. this• purpose It-
is my .;opinion that longrange
planning:.of capital ,e*Penditures
,
could ' ;result ., in a , eo p ` iderable
saving of tax . dollars,:' first,
through the saving of interest'' on
debentures, second,' by increasing
the' reserve ,Auring perfoci
its rind
aeCtinaulatioi ` through . earnings
• on . goverrirrierrit•bonds purchased
as: investments, ,and third, ::by be-
ing ` able. to Undertake a 15roject
at 'the most advantageous time,„
such, as recession years, •when the
purchasillg value Of ,the` dollar is
the greatest"
The Health • •Unit '' Committee
reported ..that ,the, ;Health, , Unit.
now has eight staff nurses, which
is the : first • time they have :'been
able to have a` complete nursing.
staff, . acid this should greatly 'as-
sist the work of the:`.Unit.. In the
present • school . Year, • the policy
has been .adopted ,of .;giving 'a
Coinplete• physical examination to
all :pupils •in Grades I and 8, with
the ;parents' consent. A iY pupHs`
in Grade' 7" who will be :writing
their entrance are examined com-
pletely also. • In between . these
grades,
who -Were,
.
examined"
in previous :-years' and
:found
..to 'have , defect's; .are
brought forward for a special 'ex-
amination' to check on 'the pro=
gress (good pr bad) of that de
feet. All this is' ifi., addition to
the ...regular ' medical inspection
i solar . • , .
given bey, the Staff Nurses ,and
the imthuriization of commun ca-
^ble . diseases program of inocula-
tions carried, out each year by
the M:tYiL •„
The Highways • Committee re-'
ported, that it has decided'to open
a new stretch. of ,road' which will
' run 'from Hawe's . garage • corner
in Paisley, westerly to ., :Connect
up with, the present Towriline
highway. 'between ' Bruce and
Saugeen townships. The Coin-
inittee Will . also • favorably con-
sider, it ',19 -; the' building of a
bridge
b
e
�e nElden;
g e Brant arid.
ilia . township' Regarding the
road along the county bounds
rY.
between. 'Huron and ,Bruce 'Chun
ties from Belmore easterly to the
boundarry'between. 'Wellington 8s
r,.
Huron counties; A the ' committee
recorrenended' that this road be
•assurn'ed by the bwo• .eeun_ties,
Have Snow: Thrower on Trial,
County Engineer George Ste-
phenSdn; reported that, owing to:
the dry season, it was impossible
to ' ,keep ,.oyir gravel roads in 'as:
good condition as one would wish.,
The calcium ,chloricle was not .. as,
effectide. as • during • the :damper
season. Next year it is expected
that chloride will be more plenti-,
tul and more, pf • it ,will : be used,
and,if possible the roads will be
ipiit,,in better shape- withat least
-nmore• cla
a; .;five: inch, crown , and. ,Y
Mixed with t'he,•'gravel. Purchase
of . • equipment was limited to
minor units, but includes :a .Rich-,
ardSon: snow thrower on trial for
installation, on a D7 . tractor. This
works somewhat • similar to a
blower' and will, be used for wid-
ening cuts, throwing the -snow 3:0:
.to 70 feet. Thii'year the' County
ha'd a large bridge program, cost-,.
ing about $100,000, and 16. miles
of road: mix pavement were .Com,
pleted,
The Agricultural committee' re-
ported that the. Warble Fly pro-
gram, as. carried- on by the Coun-
ty :in ;1947 and- 1948, and : contin-
ued by`the Townships in 1949; i`s
'considered to; be most successful
and the Comin:ittee • recoinnends
to ' the • Township' councils . that
the Warble: Fly'campain' .be. con-.•
tinned in 1950. TB. testing under'
the ' Restricted : Area in Bruce, Co.
is: progressing favorablyend, will
probably .be: completed within the`
next' year:
The •Reforestation Committee
recom ended the urchase •of
mT �P
'260, `.snore acres _ in Brant •fown,
ship, to: add to • the ` lands already
purchased ,by the. County; for the
new reforestation .project in that
township;. also: two More.town-
ship' 'lots .in Lindsay towns ip.to,
.add' to the existing. forest there.
:: •Thee 'following. .grants were au
thorized • during: t h e . Session:
'Chesley .High School' - Board:
$1;:000 : -to •replace ,equipment :lost
in .. the ` fire; 'Lindsay :Township
-Mierrrorial Hall, $500.00; $15.00. to:
each Public Library . in. the Co.
having,. 300 to :1500'volumes;, and;
$30.00 '• to each •Library, , ' having
1500 i ohlmes:
.Hospital accounts f 'r: Tnainteri--
.ance of;_: indigent patients. • since
the June Session•totalled.$4;5.10.-'
25.
.” The ' County • Home Commitee
• t
were authorized':to pitrthase 40.
.additional acres. of land ,to . add
to .:the County 'Horne farm. ;
• The following resolutions were
.adopted 'by Council during • the
Session:
Requesting:. the. Minister of'. Ed-"
'iuoatioh. 4o.' respect : theexpress
wishes:' Of the''townships' of' Car=.
•rick and Culross to:be detached
froin. the Walkerton High School.
District;': •
Recommending _ that 40 percent
of all fines collected in towns ands
-Nallages-whichrretain—their . owir
:police forces revert back•to these
zriuncipalities • •
'Recommending that legislation
be, passed exempting from taxa-
tion: the gzbwing crop of trees
just as' other growing' crops are
exempted, providing the, property
Js -.properly fenced and'ain£ain
ed
Recommendin ' survey
• g • a urvey be
made to establish the: boundary
between the Townships Of St.
Edmunds ' and Lindsay, the cost.
to -be borne : by these townships;
.LETTER STATES WEATHER
$BALLOON` OF NO` VALUE - -'
The weather' balloon, with Par-
achute P
achute and iritriticate recording
device ,attached which'
.recently
landed : on ' the Ernest Gardner
farm at Zion,. is' of no, Value:
• This information was"',contain-
ed in a letter which' Cecil •Garde
ner ,received frorn the 16th
ther Squadron, ,Selfridge A i r
'Force Base,' Mich, The letter
stated that the' equipment was
p a
Radiosonde trResmitter 'used to
obtain ' upper air data. It is used'
one time only and: -contains' -acid
batteries;: that i' lake is
dangerous'
to mail: "You may destroy the"
equiliment",. the letter ,,concluded,:
THUR5., .NOVEMBER 17th, 1949
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CHA'MPIONSHII'' :FINALS
IN THE ARENA, LUCKNOW
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17th —? Tonight.
HIGHSCHOOL vs . PORT ALBERT;,
Here's 's the
he payoff series for t'he'Indoor Softball
Cham ionshi� andthe Schmid TroPh Come
and- cheer, your- fairorites
Best 2 t of 3aures -
Monda . &
Tuesday
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Co>btnues. ,
series
W M S •SE.CTIIONAL MEETING.: CANADA'S OLDEST CITIZEN
VELD ' AT KINLOUGH
,Sectional , .meeting •' The VancouverSun . carried'the
for the. Western Division Of.•Mait- following articel of local interest,,
land Presrayterial was; held 'in in that, Mr :Alton is ,a . native of
Presb iterian• C: urch. .this community and well known
�.y.. ,•:�
Mrs, Guthrie . Reid, Teeswater,
to :.mapy
presided:Call , to ,worship and Death
of: Ja'Winters, Camedls'
s
raer Was. given 'by ; Mrs, Reid.: ;oldest citizen,: in Westaskiwin� last
pY �-::,
Mrs. Shortt,-.Kirncardine, read :the week :'at the age of 108,:. brought
scripture and gave the medta back :memories to Vaneouver cit
tion• on _ the theme' ",Lowest' thou ' izen and' retired railwayman Dan
me?". Miss Mary"1ViacLeod, .Luck -
now,
Luck now led in`ray er YVir: Alton carries around with
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Miss Margaret', Robertson, Kin ,bim a. fine,:gold=headed.` cane: In -
lough, extended• welcome, to the scribed on it is.,the date 1904 and
Auxiliaries. Mrs: 'Mowbray ; •of the fact that it was :presented to
g ..
Win Liam read the:minutes: him, by_ mem!bers� • of ` his road'
•
MacDonald` and Mrs.; MacKay :: of• gang. He h ckbelen.:foreman of a
Ri le - 'sang. The ` roll calx was.. railWay.'9iuild Xlg, crew in Calgary,
•p,•y g .,
answered. by helpful ideas from.: When., ' he was promoted to 'ase'
the Auxiliaries. superintendent of.: bridge and
Mrs. McAuley, Ripley, Presby ':building •for,.the.;CPR arid moved,:
tarsal resident, reported. on the to ' Cranbroek, his .gang.
P .,
Synodical executive x airs eke t:i ng get'her on the,• cane.
which''.was: held in .London:. Mrs Jim' Winters, who died',...at the
rRoberVMowbraY. who`'had ',been :ripe old, age,- Was a': •member of
a delegate :tothe Council. meeting that :.gang, and the man who made
in 'Calgary, gave asplendid. ie.; the .presentation.
Port She. told of the. work„ being He had fought in the Civil War
- = �the :- is "�h' cls On 'the -confederate, side and. was
carried on at Ind rr, sc o._
_ _. _•_ _..
and of the.' needs' in ;these dis-at the young agegof',62 when: he ,
tricts. ;Mrs: 'Bell Kincardine ave . finished • that railroad' job .and,..
the. treasurer's report Mrs.: Rus- took.. up . , homesteading in, the
-:sell, ►; I ucknow;:' extended` . thanks Pigeon ;Lake': district.
to the seakers; Mrs,• ;MclVlurchy, "He could hold ':up..'his end of
s'p ,
Ashfield` 'ave the closingray- 'the work, 'too", recalled •',:Al
er: Refreshirnents were served, by. ;toss
the. •Kinlou h Auxiliar"" dVir. Winters eventuallysold'his'
.. farm and vitas living ie a hotel
Kilpatrick -McNay 'Group' in: 'Wetaskiwin when his money ,.
The . Kil ,atrick-McNa :. 'Group ran • out: He was 105 then so ;his • :
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of he W.• A: met a1t.;the, home' many: friends ..of the district took
e'
' tot
:o�� �rs: ' W. • . L. MacKenzie With: his c add '''ma
d
..'•,_ , : p....;ase... d , g,�
=1.8 ladies. ,present.• Mrs;::Her hint, .a government old -age pen
'Treleaven presided . and . opened sign. '
"Why he
the. meeting withassn':85 m self arid.
� g by rid pray- .: I•: sin y
. " �
er, ,The: slcr' tore: lesson',Nvas read quit.' , workinigr� for.. •me ,when . he
P
y 'Mrs: was" d the smartly_
by . Eddie Johnston: After $2, ,• , muse. Y ,
=business ..and ' re ortsof • commi . dres ed,keen Mr. Alton, looking
. "
tees were.. iven ` the following at ' his 'geld -tapped ' 'cane; , a thing '
g g ,
program""was .enjoyed •'by ,all'. Mrs of 'real : beauty. He • has lived, here •
Brewer gave a: reading' on "Being since1922 h. and' .has another cane,
an ordinaryerson" Mrs: J. W. he''likes, too. It's' made from wood
Jo•' nit :saperson"; - " "Beav r'_' •'
y g -;a -solo My T•a$k , ae from the•-old�'steatnerr "Beaver!
�--:.
companied • lb K, Mra. Kil atriek• Wrecked 'off:;Pros `.ect Point. .
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Mrs. W,:B: 'Andersonaverye av
g Y
interesting ;account : on her trip
to the Coast this suinaner a :huin=
.orous' selection Was. given'.,' Y two
i s sses • Ruth Treleaven' and
GAVE CANE>•TO 'DAN ALTON
..,.IDE
LANGS
yr
success-,
very �.'he.Y':P.S: held
:a ,
`r1 M' fol f3allorwe'en party in the.
,Marilynhurch.
yn Kilpatrick.. A • contest
followed and ThNoveunIsar meeting of the
. ,.....,..lunch, was serrved .
Eby the ra ram commit ee : Mrs. Mission Band • -was held ' at the
Harold Treleaven Mrs. 'Kil, at- home ofMrs. Charlie Tiffin, Mrs.
Farrsh Moffat *as; in Charge, Mrs.
Tiffin''read the: ,
seriptere and
Betty Conley. led in prayer, Mrs.
Bill 'Scott gave ''the story frons
the rboolt on•Tndia.
Mr. Dan MaclntY re is a patient.
in : +
; �: Wingham ,Hospital,havin gfin-.
.
dergone .- an ; appendiic operation.
We wish him a speedy 'recovery'
Miss Marjory Maopent
• the •week=end in; Toroaclnto.nald s
G. F
Mr:. , I.. offat and: Mr„ Alex
M ,
MacKenzie attended:' the warden s
banquet in Teeswa.ter' on Thurs..
, day ' evening: '
rMiss •:Dolena• -Orr of London•
spent the week -end at her home.'
The •W.M.•S.' meeits held.
ona Thursday a.t tiieting home of Mrs
• Jas.:1 cPherson, Cultj ssw:
Miss . Marjory Ann &ott 9f.
Wingham spent the week-eid
with Mr., and Mrs,' .Bill Scott.
' Mr.. and Mrs, Wilson Wall
friday witli� , Mr`. and 1VYrs Bertspent
Moffat.
rick and Mrs:. IVMathers. The' next
meeting i.sto beheld. at The 'home
of 1Virs,'• A :E McKim.
The Pilgrims Knew Hoy to gat!
Believe. it or not,it took 'the
Pilgrims whole week to eat
their first Tha.nktsgiving dinner,
even withthe—help, of .the In-
diens!: For' interesting facts, read"
"Here's Howe", entertaining quiz
'Show, ' iri Pictorial. Review'; 'all-
all-
star magazine with this Sunday's
(NoVernber 20)' issue .of The De-
troit Times;
Visitor Was Hospitalized '
Mr, and Mrs. Boden Ritchie re-
turned. to their ' herne' ` at Essex.
'on Sunday. Mr; Ritchie
suffered
d
a ,,heart spell while visiting .lie
.
and' was a 'patierit in Wingham
'Hcispital' for, ':about' three weeks.
Duringhis confineinen `
t Ri t-,
Mrs, •
chie remained at Zion at the
home of Sohn` Ritchie..