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For Lucknow -Hig
The Lucknow • School . Board
authorizes' the publication of this
• article. in Which'; is 'stated the
Considered, .opinions:, of thisq Board
regarding." the formation , of a
r..
I k
diol f . .Luc ntyw'=` i
.High•' Sch. o d s
. trictw¢
representatives:.' of
The this
Board,' with• Mr..J.M.'eGame, re- •
.f
cen�tly:consulted . the •8Department
"',of Education in 'Toronto to •.d'is-
cuss the' possibility of setting up
a Lucknow High, :SchoolDistrict.
The school population from the.
area -that would naturally be
•. :served' in- such a District will be
about„ 130, with • an assessment of
nearly; $5,000,000. The, Depart -
::meat of Education 'greed that
for geographical and other teas-
' this, would be' adequate. On
no occasion did they , state t a
new school (building would be' re-
quired:: - ;'
'• `.1J
It will be •necessary togive 3n,-
..'
struction', in two additional, sub=
jects, ... naanelYi • shopwork--, • :and -
household science. Our principal,
Mr. P. ,.W.. Hoag, is qu,aiified: 'to
teach •shopwork, so one other tea-
cher would be required;,
The .cost of 'education per :pupil
. in Lucknow; • hast :always been one
..'of'the lowestin the provinceAnd
'the' has alwaysbeen
high. There 'is one rbasic" economy'
in this. ;district:and that :is; taTin-
ing sand the. need is : to educate
many of .the pupils in• agriculture
and its attendant;crafts: through
, shopirork, and to assdst': theg iris
• rou h: househo ' economics
tlr g .,id .. We
cannot, see' how; expenditures for
this need be. unduly ,. heavy to be
successful..Today 'stress 'is.:being
placed upon the teaching ;of shop -
work An' schools for the; purpose
of holding: students in school; and
• , to equip. them better for .return
ing to their !:home. `..Ever'yone
knows that a;8.student trained in.
, • a High School is not a:•craftsmnan
or ,i is no e ±purpose. o •se o0
to train craftsmen. This must (12e.
done .by technical'' schools." 'It;
would 'seer) unnecessary. to equip.
shops very :'expensively When 'all,
,(Continued On 'page 10), •
` THE SKUNK' MYSTERY
, How the dead, but `still odorous
'skunk " ramie ° to rest"' on Mair:,
Street last week is . still a deep
mystery: The animal was 't6w-,
ed" behind the hydro:.truck to, its
last resting place in the village
BLAST ROCKS,
DETROIT HOME
Mr., and Mrs` d - Thom who
are visitin • ; in Detroit with theirg .
daughter,.. Mrs:Al Martin,:.:' and -
Mr ; Martin, had an experience .on
' Friday ' they Will:: never forget,
.when the Martin home was; rock,.
ed by a.gasoline explosion, almost
sixty rods away. •
The blast ' occurred ; in • the
Aurora.; gasoline refinery, .:_-the
largest independent'refinery " in,
Michigan One man' was .killed
aridtlix seribusly .injured; All
died later •
•With:. a dpaifening roar, , and
blinding :flash, 20,000 gallons of
gasoline. '' exploded, andtle occu-;
• pants •of -. the ::'Mar ”` .Neill e
"thetin
'thought the house (vas coming
down on thein". The explosion
touched `off a five -alarm fire that
brought 31• cemp'Snies into action
• with fbarnite and special equip-
:Ment to prevent the. blaze from
spreading to stox age tanks filled
With"„millions of gallons of gas
and oil, :
5,000 gallon
i s of. blazing crude
oils which were . durniped into ' a
reservoir,.' added a spectacular
sidelight." • •r ; .«
•
The area Was evacuated. ...by
residents, who , ,sought . ever v
means of transportation to esca•pc
from, ,the danger:.area.*,'The blast
occurred ablaut 5 'O'clock that af-
, and it .was,• npacr'mid-
night before many of the'e'vacia
tors returned to. their homes.
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; ni-c RSDAY,, JANUARY 5, 1950
TEN PAGES .'
EAT MORE EGGS
Requiremen f ° .--
h
°The Oanadian consumer
' has it"within his and her District' power to counteract the loss.
of . the export'market. for
CUT .OFF , MID,DAY eggs. an ICanad"ei s. The' solution.
�
TRAINS :'NEXT .WE simple. On the ,basis of the
•d EK; . population of the• ' Dominion,
Canad 's sur lus, e , ' roduc=
� p gg,p;
ffe '
E_ .. cove next `Monday, • Janu- . ' i
ary ' 9th, .there will Abe: but one t'.on could ;be cons:unied by
ever.ma '+
. -. .. , : - ,: y.. , n . "worru n an . clr •
... a d _ rid
passenger train. in and,. one- out • ,. .. �. .
�, .., ",•• ...., eating only 3,7.. additional • s:,
of . Lucknow daily; .. The id -dg
mid. -day! �, . a3' ,` �per� year; That �s Dist .about.•
Mixed' 'trains are- to ,be.'taken 'off.
The •, early' :. . • , • three extra, .eggs • per,,;:•irrionth`:
train : Tor-... - 'e' . •
onto , bound, • and . the, incomin� p r person
g
night train,; Kincardine bound,.
will continue on . their. ,present'
schedule, it expected, although
details of ..the change were ' not INVITE LUCKNOW
immediately know • at the UCKNOW •PASTOR ..
,local TO'BLUEVALE-BELMORE
depot when the curtailment order
was received:
The two ;congregations of Bel-
It is expected that• daily way
. more. and �,Blnievale Presbyterian
freights will 'operate in, place '.of churches, have extended . a un -
the,
afternoon -mixed trains.: ariimous call to: Rev. ' C. -
The.. -official announcement• EbyK4.1VIac
•Y ''Donald; D.D., � to become • their
the C.N•R.:'refens to the reduc- minister.. These 't+ '
tions. in woo pulp�tts ,`are
passenger 'service as vacant since. the departure' of
y :and: due to...a serious ;Rev. L..•C• Jorgensen to Heusbon
•depletion of 'railway' coal. reser•-: Mississi i. '
Ives.: :because of;. work t p)?
• •,•. ,The Sentinel' has -obtained' no
and shortened �w. orking ; hours in Officio q
Jnited States•mines.
Official announcement. yet as. .to
"Order', "Eggs 'please",, and
. boost the •"Eat. More Eggs
campaign:. •
;RUNAWAY, CAR ESCAPED
WITHOUT` A' SCRATCH
OPERATING I�
MG-��1
T'�.N`�RE.D
To'have his car .careen. down : • . ...
Davisori's :'Hill `acr
oss,thehi' h-
g
In
he
a'ene
rkrs
k
t c of
Re
eve . •
A
wiay and,plunge dowri'a.� 15 -.loot• � �•
emi 'a Solomon through ..illness, Coon-
b nkment;_ to be later. removed
"witho'u' " cillor `J C McNtaib and reeve
t , a scratch was the ex
elect, ,dealt at some length.' with
perience of' Bill Harris ,of Ripley
on Boxing Day. '
municipal affair's ; at :the largely
attended rioniination. "meeting on
'Bill had stopped .on tandpipe:.. ,
Frida ' " Decem
Hill".
Y, bei23rd•. .
at the-
ho
•e -of
�H
m 's. u
M
..
gill
..
Ferguson He lifted •his: youn 'Mr. McNcab • referred, to < the
?' ' :' .strong :financial '!position of :the
son Paul from the' .ear ca,r an
d turn r local hydra • system , which over
ed to see the.: •passengerless the years'h'ad.. built up a surplus'
vehicle : starting , down ,'the ` hill..
of $22,000. A comiplete ovelrhaul
As it there was •saaYicone at.. the s being: -car-
Wheel,.. it ,safely shot ;past' Wes.i of•the'system is. now
Huston's ^`'car and Eddie.•John- ! raedt out ; and will . be completed
! early in the'new year, when the
-ston'S, truck; .parked one', on 'each •
side •o the r system. should again: be "good ns
road.; A roadside :em- � .
is new"..:The cost wiill be
"a • • roxi-
cra�shin into W. J. ll viison' : reser ;mately $8000:.
a s . Debenture Debt '
Bence:. Gaining : ,momentum . the'
The debenture ' debt was ..'
re
Rev. Macl)ortald's decision .iii.:
•matt r ,
•
YLLA.
G.E HAS BEEN
PROMINENT KINLOSS
RESIDENT DIED SUDDENLY
• Mr, John W. Colwell,,_ well
known resident' of.Kinloss wn
ship and ; ':a fof�mer • reeve . and
,caunclior, died suddenly at his.
Thome early Monday •morning..
Mr. Colwell' :has'` suffered .: a
• heart condition ..for some time;
!but:, had .been about' as 'usual, on..
:New, Year's Da'y., ,His,: deatl%° oc-
currecl ahout ''four .:;o:;clock the
• nexf morning He'was in his 76th
•.:The funeral service -was' theld
on `Wednesday conducted by .Rev,.
Ralph Blight of Kin,lotigh Angli-
can . Church, . with , intern:writ in
Greenhill Cemetery.: . '•
An: obituary •will appear in'our.
'next issue:
'PETITION ` BEING;"
LARGELY OfLY•'StGN D
. E.
The 'West Waw'anosh.:Township
petition favouring, .withdrawal'
•from. the' Wingham " High' School
District, is being largely signed
b y ratepaYers concerned, in : • the
northern section.of the Tow:risliip.•
In fact there are two petitions.
the. One' _asks. withdrawal 'from the
Wingham District and" the other
requests this area being included. `
' in the Lucknow District' 'Signa-
tures of 'all :siders . have : been
affixed. to both petitions
• Canvassing of, the Township is,
not yet fully completed; but' very
close to it. sWe understand :•that'
We 120 ratepayers have. al
_ �y
ready signed and"when the can-
'vass is 'completed, it is ' expected
that 'between 90 "and `95 percent
of the
ratepayers 'in this area will
favor `withdrawal from; the Wing
+Barri District.:
The,petitions. will:,ibe resented
at the next meeting et> ` of t�e Town-
ship.
ng h own
ship : Council. ,
car shot across the highway and viewed The'eBlo k
.over the..":'esnlbankrnent c A debenture
plunged provide for.:bysale,of the; build
and down over aile ; of rocks ings, •
p ags, rettires in •1961. One more
and :cement.. blocks 'whih "shad
p y a payment of 59.76 will retire: the
been, dumped there as: ,fill:'••'The
Canning St:: bridge debenture
car ' missed a couple' of large Havelock , St': paving; debenture
boulders.as it nosed into the solt., retiesa`` . 1 g
.
in 952, with ;but 'three,.
earth of the' field,. andsamazingly more'. Payments, of. $627.60. The
•plunge .over ori its top.A ym
did: not. �p. g
arena debenture retires in'• 1957.•
After the car '. ,was extricated .
, .. � .This: annual payment' oaf•:• $492:53
there Wasnt. a. scratch, •• to . be
is taken • care'' of .each year out of
found. Bill drove the, car .iaw'ay earnins or donations. The water.
under its awn power, although g
system debenture ,retires in 1981;
it,was.,:felt' .there, rinight 'be..so e:
� .Earnings from the: system..: meet
minor damage to the . •1steering the .annual debenture of $44728.
mechanism.The fire truck and equipment. de-.
benture :will: run till 1959,•.: The
ra7incal subsidy :.to -be received
in ;1950,. should .fbe about. equal to
meet these 'payments for three
'Years, The other debenture'issued
in. 1949 for water sys'tem,.,`'wel.l
rep_ airs' will run' • until 1964, ,for
15 years, : with annual payments
wf $390.71.
Operating in Rea
P g.
Coun�eillor. McNab •stressed -•the
need orparinfg-to the .bare -es-:
sentials, or having •an • ever-in-
creasing:.
ver-in-•creasin,g•. tax rate. ' tie' said. that
.according to the .auditors' report
that -6:111y ,'one year in the past
six, ha•d • the' Municipality operat-
ed without ''a' deficit. •
' ' Fire' Escape Essential
,The past year the ,Council was
sy
laced with an accumulation of ex
penditures. A lire escape on' the.
town hall is definitely, essential,
and estimates on this ran; from,
$300 to:'$800. Mr.' McNab asked.
,feat' .an ;expression of opinion: on
this matter. Art Breckles ,com-
'mened; that it w'as about the
biggest fire ti ap ,we ..have and
•refersing to the school concerts,
said "if anything .happened"how
many of these peoples kids would,
(Continuedon Inge 10)
HAD APPENDIX REMOVED
.
Leslie • Hallam, 13 -year -cion son
of 'Mr. and'•Mrs:, .Chas: 'Hallam of.
Ashfield,•' Underwent. an . eppen
dectomy in 'Wingham 'Hospital; on
Monday, December 19th: Leslie
spent Christmas in the hospital,
and returned home on Tuesday of,
last -=week - .
BOBIMPSON • IS
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PRESIDENT
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LEGION •
Offi_ers of 'the Lucknow:Branch
of th.e• Canadian 'Legion,' B E;1,.5 ,,
were
elected ,at'the'i`egula.r; rneet-
iirg last' wok, and the installation
i11 tae lace January
at the Ja
k P .
•Meeting:, • .
inti fl , t
•' Bob • •Srrilyscir •t�fis'. . 1. i ,
anew pre: idents succeeding'. Bob.
MicIntc.
,sit Of Of P'araParamount, who'
has, ably filled the ,position• few
the past • two teinns, •
Thc.'new officers for. 1960 are:
,president,
' 'Robert Simpson; 1st vice,' h,enneth, Cameron; 2nd vice,
Harrold. Ritchie'; see.-treas,, R.: W.
Andrew; , executive' committee,
Ellwood Drennan,' Kenneth 'Mac-
Kenzie, William Pappas, :Clifford:
Crawford i 'sergeant -at -arms, Wil -
ileal Stinson; chaplain, Adv. *A.
Tavener; •color party; David,
ow,an, Clifford •Cra ford
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I ing °'the "wantad" colurcnri,
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STARTS: AUCTIONEERING
EmileMacLennan#of Lochalsh •
is hanging. 'his shingle• out as an'
auctioneer,: and will conduct his
first .: sale ` next Tuesday .at. the.!
•
farm of his neighbor Mr. D ' A.
MacDonald Mr. MacDonald has•
sold' his farm to- Mr, Dan Mac-
Lear:, end .:' has `purchased ;the
Finlayson home, at ,:Lochalsh.
,' This' . is the. first ' clearing auc-
tion: sale in the• MacDonald fam-
ily since Mr. MacDonald's father,
:Finlay !MacDonald; 'carne• to .Ash
:•field over a` century ago— in'.1847
-,-as' a'youth of 1.4: '
VILLAGE 'COUNCIL
BY'
The . 1950 Council • of the Vill-
age of Lucknow and three mem-
bers of the Beard Education
were elected by accl'aination•-fol:
lowing the nomination meeting
:held o Frid '
On a D
ee��
cin er 2
y,. b 3rd,.
The new reeve is '.John ' C. Me
Nab, who::succeeds W. A. 'Solo
'mon who retires 'after -°'a .t'w'o- eag
Y.
term;. Mr. lVLc Tab step.., .upfrom
the Council °.and this ,
,�.....� _�•__,._ ... _. :sracaneY,
filled. by Innes, MaeSween. ,The.
other' three • members of la§t
Year's : Council, Ernie' Crawford,
Russ .Button and S. E. Robertson,
again qualified to round out. the
Board,which will be sworn into
office next Monday;
.Two of the :three retiring ;mein-
bers • of the . Board of Education;'
Gerald Rathwell and `R< bt. Rae,
again qualified, and ;1=I.. M. Maces'
Lerman ,completes the slate, suc-
ceeding
Mr. T. W; Smith, who
has :given.•long and faithful ser-
vice '. as a trustee.
Mr. Smith was' ot'• ` resen�
mnP. tat.
the meeting- and his: •nominatio
paper could ; : • not ' beaccepted;
when those proposing, him
'candidate could not vouch that
Mr. Smith ;.• was: aware'. he : was':
being `.. nominated. It '`was under_'
stood that . Mr.: Smith chose to
retire;
Clerk .Josepji Agner. w, .•who,.
Counci 1 r .
M
10 ,.,.,, cNab p':, ointed':,
was `attending his 43rd nomina-
tion . meeting : in his :official cap-
acity,' presided • for the meeting.
Thepropfollo
osedwing candidates were
For Reeve
J.. C McNab •
• For Councillors
Innes •MacSween
R. E. Crawford
Wm. °Pa
S.ts 'E'.
R
d�pars•,
'be or.
Russell'` Bunton.
Thomas Anderson.`. Jr
For .' Board
of iEducation',
Donald ' MciKnnon
Harold •Thompson
H. M. MacLennan;
Charles Smith.:: "
Robert :'Rae
Campbell, Thompson •
MEL 'STANLEY:WON .RADIO,
'AT 'PLAYHOUSE -THURSDAY'
•
•
Mel Stanley won the Monthly
prize dnarw at The -Playhouse. last.
Thursday night, .,and ;received a'' 1•
Lively `` table model' radio donated
jointly by - Solomon Radio '"arid
Electric and The;Flayliouse.'.
The draw was made byPatricia
'Thompson and a 'half dozen num
hers : were drawn, before the,win
ner • was declared;'the •require ,
ment being . that the holder of ': s' '
thewinning ticket must be press •
,ent to. ;receive the'. prize. Numbers
drawn' : were 8547, 8534, 8247,
8117, 07475, ,07361.; '
(ost , E.
Here •:Far` 'Cost'
Maxirnum. Departmeiit A
Educational matters,:. and. the could, not be operated in the s'aime
proposed LucknowHigh ' School way. Lucknow High`School• `.igen
clistrict were discussed at some ,erally gets' . more -"scholarships;:•
•length.:at the nomination• meet-. than , any' other'.' school", he 'said,
ang on Friday,' December 23rd. and• while this required' personal
Dr., W. V. ' Johnston .' of the- : ability, it - also indicates: that we
Board of Education was the chief must have ''a very '. ood,•: teachin -''
g g
speaker on the High School dis-. ;staff.
trict. ' question ' and as the. chief w'. Referring,to the
. > •. •. letter in� The
points of his addressare em -„Sentinel,:.'. he said ,.a inan should.'
bodied in : n official announce Abe a.ble'to back up p the- he•. statements
rnent by the Board. of Education he 'makes, but which "unfortun:� :
appearing in this issue, there is' ately. will - `" .
pp , 8 h Y be published so ,long. ..
no' purpose_ii a, repitition in this as they are• not libelous.
column. • . At the conclusion of John-
'
John .. ;Mr, Gerald Rathwell, chairman ,ston's remark Albert '
s, .,Gammie
of 'the. Boar this.past term and wanted-. to know "why West„ Wa
. ,d' p
Mr. • Robert Rae,' spoke briefly oh ' wanosh ratepayers' first_ petition
the High School District quest- wasn't of any. value. It was ex -
•ion. Mr. Rathwell stated that the plained that th.ese petitions were a:
Board felt an area could be set • for Council's; 'guidance' and in
up, with a n inirnum of. expense formation only: Mr. GO m rri" i e'
and Mr. R,ae pointed, out the pres-• questioned why. Lucknow had
ent, costs per pupil•pwere• among been 'slow in this, matter, ,and
the lowest,if not the lowest, in was told that°nothing, had been
I3ruce County • and he saw no done in Bruce in setting up ',des-•
.
reason why a district school (Continued tuft' page . 10)
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