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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,. THURSDAY, MARCH 16th,:1950
Plans
ecreaiion
The Recreational Cent Coun=
cil met on Thursday, night in . the
• Recreational Centre 'lo • make
'plans for an, a active 'spring seas-
T -aid. f r -: • : ; "
on. .rhe dean. fo the .Centre
•is 'ncreasingi and the balance ,07'
March „is heavily ' 'boOY ed- •1t ;
x• ected as soon ;as the hockey
e p h Y
sc:r,so.i is finished.,tlie;' Centre will
'.become ;quite- :a busy spot and
organicatrons wia'hing to mia'ke
use.of . it are, advised to `reserv:e
:theidatesearly, with the . sec-
retary,
All `outstanding accounts have
now' been Plaid Which leaves= the.
Centre 'with a small working. �ba1
,anee A merchandise. voucher for
$50:00• was ,received from the T.
Eaton Co.: which :.has •been ap
, plied' on the •purchase of card
tables. '
-- -The-furnace in the south wing,
which. •has caused, •considenable
:trouble .and inconvenience .this.
,ger; las `qty- beth :fie rz'e .
and, should prove much more
!••••:.,satisfactory and with •• this :wing
now' prorperly. heated ' it
• petted the • ping'• pong tables will
be 'in constant: use.
The leaders of all _ the ;organ.
'ization. • regularly' using the Cen
tre':are to' be:siarpplied ;with keys
to make •:-it more .Convenient '.for
• •them in using the, -Centre for
their ' Meetings. '
A double 'set : of ;shuffleboard
has't been ordered' which will be
'put in use immediately '.after it
is received-and'shoitld .rove a -
p Pn
alar 'with' all ages. R. E. •Craw-
ford a'nd;;H. • D. Thom" son ,area in-
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vest; in the Possibility of of-.
gsrt, g p �?, ,,. y
taaini rg 'some suitable furniture' to.
make the. south 'win' , into a com-
fortable.lpun a or waiting room.
In; 'view of the many coming
events for the Centre •'is` wasde-
cided. tarhave'. a voluntary'.wori=.
bee' this ' .aternoon, . "Tbursd'ay ;
:March .lti h,:.;•for '.n ,good ‘insi•e
"spring cleaning"
•'TlfieRecreational Co
ncil we
ill
meet again' on Monday, ril-10
,rio
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sym_ ,.
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at;this
ENGAGEMENTS
Mr' Mrs. �' Ewart ' Jamieson,
and rs. , rt am
Ash `ield, :anrioun,ce'the' engage
"Ment of.. their- daughter, ; , Annie
Ilee• Pearl Jamieson' to Mr. Ever-
ett Elmer:W'hithead of Teeswater.
. ,The n- arriage: will'`' take place in
Ashfield 'Presbyterian- Church
• early in April. ; `
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Mr. wird Mrs,. Wallace A. Miller,„
St, .:Helens, wish to announce the
engagement . of their only ' daugh-
tei•,'r-L�aurine. Elizabeth Wilson to
Mr: Andrew Franklin ; .,McQu i l -
lin, younger son af., Mr. John Mc -
Qui lin :and the late Mrs.' McQuil-•
. • the -m'arriage to take .,place
the latter;P art of March:
HOLD- DRAW FOR
•G
ALL. FUND
The.Lucknow Fire.;Cornpariy,.i'
'planning n, prize draw, dance and:
pingo to be .held in the' Recrea-
tional Centre on Wednesday, :May':
24th. The :proceeds Of. the 'venture,
are ;expected: -to' go :ia long..vvay
• in ‘Vi pin"g out the debt the •Cpm-<'
piny assumed: in the: building of
,the new fire. halt. The construe
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tion of the building was• f inanced
entirely; by the Fire' Company ,at,
nr, c'ost•to the municipality. The
Company 116, already paid •.off.
t}os° to $3,000 of 'the cost• of thc'
thuilding with. a 'balance owing; o ,
river••$500: ' •
.draw will be for five love -,prizes valued at' ove • $250
'They include a lounge chair and
;stool, an electric rangette, :a .Sun-
alit .i'nixrnaster, a• cedar chest
rind as table Ramp.
Tickets are 25cor 5 for ,' $1.00
f
and will ihe, •available this week'-
end: from any memiber of ,,the
Company.' 'I
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lHOLSTEIN MINISTER TO 1 PHILIP STEWART IIA
PREACH FORA CALL SUNDAY I'CAST REMOVED SATURDAY
USIiy'G.,, STOVE BOUGHT FROM
D..•LAWRENCE 43 YES AGO
`At -the. home ''pfD:ave Milne-
there- i�s:.4:-P.andbra, •..
,.rang,; . with-;
out inf.- .cruet, •%n- i ta.�.nd •in
Contin-
Lions .use for over•,4 .`ear.
Y s 1VIr ;`
Minle .bought-. ' ''' .:
it Plzen he ;Was
m ax i red from Dave ••I avvren'c .
e,
Mr. Lawrence ce' and: Marshall Gra-,.
ham, set the stove u' in. the :kit
then" of the Milne hoine •where it
has Since' at in the same spot
p. for tWo •score years. , and three
.andf.ig iratirvelY • • .speakiri . • `s
la g has•
never been out".
'Ihr ;:little story came- to
light
last week upon thedeath: of. Mr.;
Lawrence,'best known:,as.".Barn-.
ey to his :old friends iris"Luc'k
now,' where fol-' many -years : he
was . in the hardware business
aril which was 'always `"home to
- although gone ;from here
many. years _ •: is
NATIVE Or DUNGANNON•' '
DILD.. LhT TORONTO
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Mrs :'France; I-to.rt n,' 68; passed
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a Y t union in : f , est harmon .
ul,l . . Y Th.e • Durnelannon Branch of ape,
way in •Tot onto on Sundaey .:a"•
the ...home of her. daughter • 'Mrs:, ;•
b T
Harvey Messer .:1Vlrs. ,Horton was
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formerl'` Frances S Li U�1 T'�
y a tvby,• ;raxrd N
was born at ,:'D.ungannon•` where. •
The Congregation ofucknow-•l For the ,first:tirne'in 41/2 months
Dungannon Presbyterian ;church IPhilip Stewart is free of a body
cast. it w., s removed on ;Saturday..
"rand • Philip: . is feeling fine with-
out, his "straight • jacket", ,which
hewas happy to .discard;
It.was l .Fall' on October
that
: 2.Oth, h. at. ..Philia!? suffered severe
.back injuries in :a tall from • a
ladder -while .pic:ing'apples at
es will, have Rev. 0, G. Locke .of
Holsttein; Ontario,.,
ntario, •. on Sunday;
March 1.9tha 1950,Ipr,eachIng :for
a
Call. ':A 'large attendanee ,of' rnet'rx
bers and
adherents is requested,••
On„Ai1�anday...even�ing, •March. 20,.
the, .con '. reg
a`tior�s'
, ;the
churches will'meet{at thehour
of eght •o'clock v
anthe Lucl�nov, . the; Malcolm .faz-tri at: Ki:zaloiigh.
'church ° for hc ' ur ”- .Iie••vva 1io alined.:•for .a. tim
t ose' of e
.. ,,.� p p •mod s ..alt, �..w .,
erator.in:g in 'a 'call. This:meeting;' in' Winghaan• and •Toros to, before
will: be presided ovei • by' Rev.being perinitted to return hone,:'
Alexander Ninnu, interim -mod encased
.in a body east from •his.
erator..'neck' ,t
to his ',hips • Philip was a bit
afraid ;that he •rnight'.miss, the.
**,tot: Known. As- Knox • 'support, it had 'aftorded 'af'fordedhim but
IMr :S.: "E. Robertson informs. us after.•••its'. removal was pleasantly
that ' in referrin' last week to sura rised 'to' 'find' that . this :; was
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'Knox. Presbyterian; -:Church,' we -not the 'case. He is quite .supple,
committed an error that'is ire.` ' rrcl-.f.eels no, ill affects of;•his'.
quently ..Made. • •Over' sixt :year injury.. :
Y Y t•.
ago ':when the two . Presb . • erian • Philip wishes to sincerely thank
congregations•.. � ' . t .er
in Lucknow united, all ,hose who vv e 'so kind to
the • drop ed • their respective hiim. 'and took an interest in. his.
names of.,St.. Andrews and Knox ;welfare;. during the time. he was
became -known a the. Luck-, indisposed 2lheir.thoirghtful cop,
_x ovz I?:resh tel,ian_ Chid h::
The-sideration.-Oc.4hi nd...kindness.
m 1 i 3, t' e r s of '• the respective to h nx' was deeply. retia 'ed •'
.:hu ones gas we 'Mentioned last • '• .
week, -each :resigned°< ands K'
SDIILC - GN011T,,R the A • N 'AN RED
dropping: of the two names vias CROSS; BRANCH FO R $600
'agreed . Upon . to • complete the
then :father ' iperated a grist mill.:
WEEK
( By Joyce Campbell )
After their `:marriage,A democracY Provides many
.Mrs . Hortoiit. lived at Dunlop and .
benefitts:.:to.' Canadian 'citizens but.
Goderich Iand for rrrany, years re- the greatest Of these,` is .'that of
sided at Exe '�r.' an., education._ -:'In our schools -to-
d Exeter.' where :,1Vlr. Hor-
ton followed,his trade' �a:s black- _day the 'students- are given: many
smith.>:He was killed four .years opportunittes.r to bring out ';;and
develo their owit 'ideas •and
;ago. �at-,Exeter:_wheri: struck:'by-, a P
ear . i i : thr®lu a i idairuce ` of their
w;h j e riding a. �b cyc�l'e' on the. ��• .e' ?k.: � . e:.,� Mx :_ •-P
a teacher
s"..
'e
come
hiighway. :eapable men
The ',funeral was• theldi at-' Exeter 'and women. •
on Tuesdiay.;Mi and 'Mrs Burton
Roach of town, were in : attend-
ance. Burt is ':a •nephew of Mrs.
Horton !,and he and his brother
•bearers.
:. Mrs. Horton is survived rby'two
daut hters"'1Virs. Messer (Alberta)•;
Mrs. .Ed•;.Edworthy : (Hildred)',of
.,Ti°llsonrburg, 'one sister, Mrs. Ray
Ellis (Willa) of Gladstone, -Man.,
.and a :brother, Joe of Minnea
tpolis.
HOLDING DANCE 'FRIaDAY• .,,
The,Lucknow Leggin will Bold
their . annual,:St.• Patrick's. Night
dance in the `Recreational `Centre
op':.Fri.day of 'this „week, March
l,7th.• Music will be supplied by
Jack': Henderson's : orchestraland
there- 'will be special novelty
dance Prizes. At. intermission'`Ray'
Dalton..''will. Savor • with Irish
songs. :Proceeds' are for;' the Juv-
enile Hockey
Buys "Little'', : Home-•
.!'Bud" Hamilton.,has '
• sPurchased
'the W. 'J. Little home from Cam,.
eron, MacTavish, and is rnalcing"
pre �raiions to occupy trhe hoiMe.
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'PRESS GOVERNMENT, TO ,
MAINTAIN;,BUTTER PRICE,
meeting''of • he Directors :of,
the Bruce Countyy Wdera'tion' of
'Agriculture was held `in. Walk-,
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'erton last week, .When a;telegr'am
was sent to .the Prime Minister,
the "Minister ::of Agriculture's -and •
Donald B. Blue,, .P., urging., the,
'nt continue the :58c.
'Governinc , to
a '•.pound• • for butter fatafter,
March 31st.
All formers were urged .to fey.-
, letters inak
vv'ar�d telct,r ait,s and lett 1}-.
iri r t e ..sa�;me appeal,'` and Farm
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• iso.'
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'to.
dr�� �
'::1�. were urged
I'oi Lx
pointed out that '•he Farm- •
It was ..�, ,.
er, need: not be ashamed to ask•
fair subsidies" pis tarriff protection*
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to•naantthicturcrs.cost the individ-
ual Canadian'$25.00, av h,,ile the
cost .of agricultural supports cost
ccy, �
$15.00, per person...
Mr. Janmes Powers, secretary
of the Federatiori, .reviewed the •
financialposition and stated that
"if ar y unfoi seen expenditures
e this f 11 we will be broke".
Education Week . in Lucknovy:
High School meant :a great deal
to the students.. For the benefit
of :agricultural Minded boys%'and
girls; Mr. Kilpatrick', came.' and
gave. a veryinteresting.' ad t; cess
on . soil'•erosion, ,1and:coriiservaton'
'snd farm r.inplements Through
his talk we • learned the :import -
ante of planting 'mor e'•trees' and
'general, keeping; our ;land fel
the an -
a dv
roduret% e.
Education :Week,' in our"school
Means more than: just studying
from • books:, It' 'broadens • out and
becomes, part,of our Friday: morn-.
>ing•Asserrilblies,•'too., This Friday
we had' the privilege' of. hearing
:Rev. ]V1r: Biaulch • speak ',on. Edu.,
cation and its 'benefits. The topic
of ---this ..a'ddre:Ss. was. -"Be • Ye Per-
fect" in .Which Rev;. Mr, :Bauleh
stressedthe linrport'ance of had-.=
ing an ideial and working .• to : the
"best • of our ability ,in obtaining
•that goal. If we enter school` With.
.the, puri x se of ..rnaki nig a '.success
Of our: work there, we' ale muclh4
'inor'elikely to: succeed ' •
Films also•. form' .ar part; of our,
education, in •this. school, . Through.
these pictures we are able to visit
other :lands : and: see 'Many new
machines and inventions. while in
the class -room:
•Visiting the ,school "last' Week
'.*Mr. • McNaughton; ` a Strat,
lord Normal, mas!ter,.• who spoke.
on the, teaching profession. He
gave instructive,' in,for.rnationon'
the work of a teacher' and es-
pecially stressed.. the imjportance
of: -attending Normal, School.
.Publi
Co-operation'":.helps; a
great deal, in providing ,students
'with • .educational benefits. Dur-'
ing ' March the }. Lucknow'• High
School students held ;a Ca,rl3p•aign
its selling subscriptions to :The
Readers,' ,Digest and as: seen :1y
the restrlts,'tie ,p>_iblic lovas midst
C?' operative: The 'school itself has
over two hundred :dollars whie'h.
will ,be used :in 'making a; trip fa'
historic Niagara. next June..
We students believe that Edo -
cation • Week in, ,our school has
been most beneficial. and 'itlter-
esting. Should we not strive to
snake every week a week of ";frit-
thea°ip g our education and so bet-
ter; for ° the world
ter., fit o �
of to -morrow►`
Red Cross Society i7ciill • shortly
;launch a : oarmaign 'to `raise $600.
The Dungannon drive••:•is • being.
delayed due 'to . road 'conditions'
and illness • but a '•oanvass. is plan'
neid On :the various °lines' in, that
area when conditions permit,.'
The . Dungannon Area northern;.
iboundar is etween:the.:9t
'lOth • concessions of Ashfield ;and
West Wawanosli..I't extends south:
moo,' ` the :.10th" ,.Concession
borne •wird. from the lake eastward"
to.,Donnybrook. •
The Dungannon Branch i• s to
commended on : ,00ntintiing , this
wtork.,• To: raise $000 in that area,
Will.: require wholehearted su--
port; and a kindlyreception is
they call.:
:START SOON TO
',DRILL TEST WELL::.
The ;MVfuticipal • Counc l held an-
other•. Special , rneetin ion Monday.
g Y.
evening to further consider 'What,
action to 'take in . the drilling of•
a new' : well. Mr. Fred Davidson
+a
' •dis=
was•' din in attendancee'to.
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,cuss`•the,.miatter.'arid to offer two
It
a �ernati�vees, to the:Board.
For $f,000 Mr Davidson would
!guarantee a:'weil with a flow of
200 gallons . a.,, minute, but 'Of.
course could :ofer no' guarantee
a,s . to the quality.of ,. the Water
obtained. If:. beoause .Of its min-
eral content; tle'''water was . •.not
satisfactory ' for' ::. .domestic'... use;
there would' he no choice but to
:make the 'best'of it, or throw the
$6,00.0 down' the drain"; and drill,.
.another one.
Decide On: Test Well
The other system, 'and which
Council" tapproi•7ed, is oto drill': a
per
test wirell at : a cos ,t of , $3.00 ,
foot. Samples will ;be ;taken . of
:Water obtained at different levels
es the ;test• hole is sunk,: and it .is
felt.' that an ..arhple flow will be,
Obtained' at a depth not exceed'
°insg.about'300 feet, ro�bably con probably
;siderably less, • a
There is theossihilit that
niore''than .one:tcst'hole' w ill have
to be 'drilled to •obtain suitable
water. When: the quality of water
desired is obtained there wi11 be
no gamble aborit sin'kin • a 'well.
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for which "tenders ,can 'theri,•'be
called, if; `the Board 'considers it
adviseable.
r. Davidson plans�•ti) make,'. a
,survey of the vzillage toctay'with
a. view to loWating his apparatus.
for a test • hole. Water samples
p.
''taken -from other cti i fled; wells: in'
the commuity,• and which • are
being 'analysed, may pros>c help-
ful.. in deciding on a drilling -site,
It is expected that work of sink-
ing the test hole 'will. get `under-
way in .a couple of weeks. " • `
DONATIONS TO
THE RED. .CROSS
The !annual • campiaag'n ;of the.,
Lucknow and District Red Cross
branch •.got ,,: off to a good. ;start
last week and at` the week -end
donations • in'• the hands n s o f the.
Finance Co . rnittee' treasurer -'Mr; •
A, E .McKim, totalledf $237 This ,-t;
amount: was 'substantially; aided,
however;.'by one.•donation, of $100.'x'.
• A ersb ial" c n vase.: is
Made, in the Vi'alge,:.Ibut=; hh
'irioSt; of the •=folldwii list Of. dog
nations':: were re;cei. ecl ; without
being canvassed. In fact, 'with the.
exception,of a partial canvass of
r
the south side of Main Street, the
total as reported above; does not;
i. ;olude .returns. from any.. of th'e
other •canvassers..
`John MacRae I0.0; Mrs.: 'Ed
4.
ars Hol man 5.00;.• ger
g' . ly ,•Alb 1 W. Al-
ton 5.00; Roy Alton. 10:°00; D. W.
Hornell 10:00; Williarn. 'Hornell •
•.100.00; John Hall 3,00; Jim Lerm
:Button 2
.0 . 0 ._ sell• ,� • . _ •
.. 5.00, �.Nfur
r _uS
.ditch::Morrison ,.:1,00; Cliff ,Con -
.gram 2,00;. Archie Smith 5.00; ; H
urdon; 2,.Q0;:Noble: ohnstorax5Y00 :a
A.- E..McKfii-x• 10.00;• Mrs. Dudley
2.00; R.: J McKenzie 5.00, Martha
::Clifton • 5.00; • •.—Wilfred,,, Drennan
`5.00; :W.: A. Porteous 10.00; Wm '
Robb 1.00; ` Old Light Lodge $10;
W W. Hill 5:00; J.' D. Ross 2.00;:, '•
W. G. Andrew '10.00; W. .S. ,Mc-
Leod' 5.00; :Chris' Cook :;2.00.
The : Red Cross . work of mercy
never ends -45,000,000 is. 'is.needed ' -
to further this, work= -•give: from
the "heart. ;`,
ASHEIELD .YOUTH ;WON
GRAIN' JUDGING: •CONTEST
Arnold, Alton son cif. Mr. and
Mrs.. ,Wwalter -A1tton r R. 7 , Luck..:'
now, '' s a
,won �un�ior division of
:the ;grain judging competition at
Huron
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the', Countym• Seed Fair: at
Clinton on Saturday. Ai nolc'I.
scored 696 points outf:a possible::
800., 'Bobb Allen of Brucefield; ,won:'
the senior division. The bo s
were , pictured• in the . Free Press
'and Beacon,Herald, receiving, the `
trophies emblematic of 'tiheir suc-
cess ;n -the judging contests.
There: were:; 24 :boys . in. the
Junior contest. Were,,
from the_.
Colwanash .. Chub . competing ine
this class were John .Clark,. Gra-
;ham• Bogie, "JIM Clark, Frank Al
ton, Danakl.Bean''''D.A. 'Hackett :•
''Bob • Rising a �' ' rnoldJ Alton:.:
'Jack 'Graham,. George.Turton';and
:Keri Petrie were in the senior°,
contest.
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MORALE • B
OOSTER
Dear .Cain:.
• I •as quite overwhelmed W , qu " whet . '
I learned,tahtat,the boys had 'play-
ed a.
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d benefit � am:e-for m '.. orc"C.
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'Ws
fail, to expressq ade "u'attel. m
y y.
gratitude However,':'to the play
erg ,and Officials' who: contributed
their time°and services,
sa•y;;thanks• a' million. It' was -also,'
heart -Warming
to know � �t "
hese �.
:Was. a .large turnout despite wea-
ther conditions. They're still ;th c
ever loyal fans• because in rad ''
3' Y
tbook the local Seo s•' alwa 3.
, p, Ys . 'a.,•
had the keenest and rno'st e
:thusiastic following ever afford-
ed • a hockey • teatn.' I wish the
SeiaoYs the best. of luck In their •
quest f a third championship in
as ,many- years;
May I also take this, opportun- ,
ity to thank try" Many' friends,'
loe•al and .otherwise, for the: vat
ions` .ways they have ..;sa .kilidi;
remembered:' me they have; c':er
tainly helped to •..boost rig y morale
I'rr failrig as Well as usual witl .
the. excel tion of putti'n'g ori e,:
,cesspoundage' and, in, due, tirr ,
I rxlc y• need a $ shoe -heal' to -pi:.
my ti:ousers' ofl,
Wishing; you''all the very l st;
"of health . and rny a• yourtlriily
rnaxiin;.: be,," 'ours health is:';i•crul '
wealth
.With sinc,c1TO ru•ex;ar'ds.
Bill Chin:'
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