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LTJCKNOW, • ONTARIO, 1950
° THURSDAY, APRIL m6th, ..
EIGHT PAGES
DECIDE. ON
GRAVEL ,WELL.
At the .regular meeti: of the
meeting
Village Council on:Tuesday night.
_the decision was reached to. enter
' . into .a eontr'act with the Inter-,
national; Wetet Supply Company
for the drilling df a : gravel wall
well,, `
This is the: same: • type of .well
'•:
:ori •ia1. No. 1 Well,'Whichy as .the, gn ,
produced s. o; f t ° end 'palatarble
water; The flow of this well has
' now, •diminished until it is pract-.
•. i+cally valueless. in supplying.• the
domest`c• Water, needs;
The. No: 2 well which is much
harder, and contains distasteful
iron and:. •troithlesoine ;lime can-
ten;, h �Ibeefi m;,, use : now ,'for
some ',time.. The No. 2 'Well .is' a
:rock well.
. ' Mr. , F. L. Davidson . who is not
q .pp
e ui ed: to sink .a a gravel wall
•well', -had- submitted. -am...-estimate
:: fora a. rock, well 'which ,would
Ib aper`
e- a .CheWell,. NI.
ra • r w .
• ' ' prok'ab. y , .'
Davidson offered:", no ,hQpe that'
another •rock well _ would..be any
"sof'e r" than: the`• 'present No. 2
di. advised
readily 1 Coup 11
i" .and e
Wel., and y c
that: a gravel' well would.�provide-
softer, Water ,but : he ''doubted if;
• '�essar r vel form do
thy_ avec Y. g a a n
•• existed here. •
Council ''decided : to have the
Water Supply representative con-
fer 'with the Board again :with a
'view toeamp'Ietin,g . details •,arid
entering, into .a,contract for drill:-
Mg > the gravel wall: well
` The :p ' rocedure 's` to :drill, 'a test
ntil a: ; suitable
s ells �
•'well or ' w , ,
• tylpe and quant. a f'
` • it � � �.' water: is•.ob-'
. � .
tainedr.. Test drillirigat; • 10:00'
' is$
r -.,:ho ur- witha maximum ex-
pe penditure' o'f $3,000. The" Company
:'-. •then guarantee
s well' of •state
d
.
'flow'Which, must .'be .naintained
•foryA -g"l Imin-.
ute well ••°would cost '$6,944, ::• or
'S34.72 a ;gallon.
To provide;` •animle ',funds•a for.
pl'UeeCUEll!g W.Pyll - 1,1u17 %A&n. . i Iar....e..
Council authorized a $16,000 de-.
bbenture...issue .at 3I/2" percent for
i ' suitable
20 years, •: `It shopeda
-
'well can be obtained for a good
deal less:- '
Tuesday night's meeting was
devoted chiefly to the well ques-
tion.,The Board held' special
:meetigs on this subject •on .Tues
day: afternoon and. last. Friday
,'right '•
'-HEADS ;HURON. COUNTY
FRUIT GROWERS.
Thomas • J. `Salkeld R. 1,,Luck:-
now,, was elected president of .the
Huron County Fruit::.Growers As-
sociation which met recently at
Clinton., The sheeting had -'been
postponed for : two weeks'because
of,.weather conditions.
:,Mayor . `Hattin of` Clinton wel-
coned the fruit. men. Warden
Cecil Johnston' - wias • also •called'
on.. He-. spoke in. `cornpli'xnentary
terrn�s :Of the Huron +County.Ag-
ricultural representative;' Gordon
• Bennett and congratulated the
• new. ;president land Mrs.. Salkeld
on the `success• attained. ' by, their
'slaughter: Miss 'Helen ' .Salkeld," in
winning a. $1,000 scholarship. '•
During . the: afternoon session,
addresses 'were giv 'end discus-
sion led; by'Dr, J. D. ' . cLacfilari;
r -, Prof.
'p afessor •of Botany; °OAC,
II,: W. Golble, ;professor of Eritorn=
r'lo- y, .OAC, 'and • provincial en-
tomologist; and J. J .Johnston,
London, 'of the inspection,servic&,
Dominion Department of 'Ag'ri
culture,
MTt. 1�1.:L. CAMPBELL
'PASSED AWAY, WEDNESDAY
The death. ;occurred i"n Tor onto
early * Wednescday morningJ• , cif
1Vlrs, I✓, C�ampbel•l, She was, in
her '94th year and had 'bean
'failing. healtth for some tinge.
- l� fiservice was held in Toronto
an 'Wednesday evening)with the
remains .being 'brought to Luck-
now today for 'burial, Funeral
.arrangements here were, riot corm
pleted �at,'press .time.
CUT DOWN TREES TO CLEAR l
WAY FOR SERVICE STATION
•
Five trees ::at '.the north -West
• corner of Campbell and. Ou,tram,'
S'treetS' fell 'prey to:the "woods-;
n ati's axe"' last, week,- as the first
step in clearing 'this corner for
a :new and modern service . sta
tion, •
Four big maples and: a' bass
,wood °were expertly •felledwith
ou mishap.
t . a ap or�tra,ffic tie° -ups. 'The}.
job was in charge. of Walter
,;games' Who is an . exipert at thin
work
TH •
. ' AT Dr._ •sand• Mrs. .Kenneth
Thompson of . Chicago. _
NEW. ' BRIDGE LIKELY TO BE
' BUILT :SOUTH OF LUCKNOW
'It is understood, that a new
�bfidge is. 'to bel built on the. Luck-
row-Dung'anon ° • County Road
south of the,12th •Concession: The
• old bridge' spanning the; Nine
Mile- River,.at ;point is dang Q
erous'ly narrow' and is: no longer.
in • Condition . 'f o r. :the heavy, ' ;tr. of
fic that, it .carries. We ;understand•
that construction of this bridge -
will likely be undertaken. this
Year:
SUFFERED
M'HIP FRACTURE•
. . of• . an +fes 4 IN BASEENT FALL
STORY •HOUR FORnovel 'way . CHILDREN' announcing the •.
TO START THIS.'. SATURDAY erri:VVal: of 'their sort John Wil-
M D C.T.1: t. t.
in •Wingh�am Hospital with •a ;frac
A .story hour for children, ales ' ; headed"Ye Q
5,to7I2.Years,will "cornmence • in BOy''„ Thatmakes ys'thee Recreational' Centreon tie Tharnpson hausehod= tf`oalrlodwihnig p- t:Shhee. ;mza
ssha-np
ut'and
is •'as
• liam.: The' : �arin'ou'ricement i rs. ay, or, is., a . pa len
is
urday of this week,
Apra ath. Kenneth, Bruce and now, well as: `carr be expected consider:=
The Story hour, •with aures will John Williii ;m. ' Bob, ' ing her ' advanced years
g a
Mrs:. Tayl6r suffered . the. in
ire "from " 10'. to •11.00 o'clock, and, *. * >k
is anew venture vc*hich wi e •ifilIA,T there jury:.a ..week; ago -Sunday Sh'e had.
a're only 'about 50
t s trial, g
f
gil 'en a :two Months' nded church that evenin and
atte
.armexs out of 5000 .iri. Bruce
This week's', story hour ;will b'e with'. friends :before.
County •who are not 'su' orrtin had nisited
pp g returning.home. Ont, oin to the
•
basement , 'Mrs Taylor' fell - an
surtfered the; break. She' was alone
'at the ,time' and lay there help.-
- help-
less for some time until the ar-•
rival.. home' of her .sister, Mrs. R.
touch "'With Mrs. Clark`: Frnla ..;,.• V MacKenzie, • with ,•. whom ..she,
Y TIIAT, .Rev. 'Cliar/ H. MatDon- :r "
soQ•1, , , •'••. • � resides. Mrs, MacKenzie had been
Bald' D.D.:af. Bluevale. •
:. s,' . ' ; .. � ,conduct- ..• : .;
, : visiting.;iri. Waterloo , and :; very
ed„anniversar -. •'services; t• Pen-•
• �'. a . , .fortunately ...returned . �ome. '(by.
,KAJRSHEA' CALICO BALL;' etari 'isleneon Sunda
y, which. bus Ghatevening:,
ELD ,FRIDAY,',N•'
H
. %CHT � ; :: was;the Centennial ;
'a of •the - •_ .. .
in ..charge of . Ars;: Munroe : and
Mrs McKim The Girl Guides
•are'. lending their.' assistance
` Anyone who is. interested in
helping with' this weekly:child
. rev.'s hour, is asked :to :get in
'The :Federation- of Agriculture,
and that about 35 of these are"
in the southern •end of the
'Counity ,lin the Huron and Kin
loss' ;district.
•
• • church' 'and Wag marked :,by. ,a
In :spite. of other. attractions :in rweek's
.., .l • , activities•:in'cludm' ':' an�.
eluding a Hockey gameand wed annifv!er5ar s er'laxd home -
Y ,supper
ding reception, there was a very coming r e u n i.o n Penetan
good crowd <at --the .Kairshea .::In " ishene wird ' ` ' :
:: g'u s Rev,• MacDonald s
stitute's annual 'Calico. Ball;; on ::`second charge, where. he ..' -
.g., . , min.
Fridlay ,''evening ;:istered from 1923' .
' ' ' ' '` �to,.1925 ',and
First prize.' for. •the, prettiest is the oldes. : li in ;
a:. dreg's'. t v, ,'g,rcniniSteic.^c�irhq:
:,calico 'was won ,,by Mrs.formerl � . , occ . ied that: '
.... Y i?'p pulpit.
Jack "Ackert. !:Secon'd prize ,went • *... :*
to i Mrs. Cliff . Cra.wford. 'Prizes
'Were .:.. THAT. Orval • ; � . .
,, ,..,. • . -,. ,. •. ,,, Martin a i ra?tier
$3,00:'and :$2.00: The jutiges "'
';Gran`ad trunk l�a;ilrova;� ei�ift
were 'Mrs Howard • 'Anew, Mrs'retired.'
y '
g .�Lu�cliriovw; has 'retired. ' His, las
Elliott Sandy' and Mrs J:: C.._Mc- t
assignml�nt was • gas CNA agent
:Nab:'.
TO AD OPT :,DAYUIGIIT
'SA'VING •END OF APRIL
The Lucknow Village uncil
g Ca
,
in session Tuesday, gave appro'vai
to the •adoption of Daylight Sav-
ing- Time to go' into effect' here''
on Saturday midnight, April`, 29th.
The termina'tion' date. of. DD.S.T.
willcoincide with other muni-
"cipalities ; in this area;: •
COMM• UNITY SALE
WAS rBIC • SUCCESS
The first Lucknow Community.
sale .was held on Wednesday of
fast wweek, 'and• got off to, a most
encouraging start,. with a .:huge,
crowd in 'attendance, and with:..
pien"ty of. sellers and ' Ibuye s. ` to
make this''�openeinsg venture a big
success :More than $5,000 chang:
•
ed -hands that afternoon,' and ,'
from` the reception •this inotvation
received the continued success of'
the: Comnmur i'ty Sale, seems as:
sured The auctioneer Was Well'
•I3em<derson.
The sale. mariaige-r and • �omot
i.
er. is. Mr.: Jack MacIntosh` of `.Para-
:, nount; :who plans to-hold-••weekl --•--
livestock sales for the time being,
and periodic :;sales of :household
furniture, ` machinery arid Many
and 'all other • saleable articles
Plat the. public. may wish'"to of -
The community sale offers an
open market to bring buyer and
selelr to. ether' convenientlyfor`
g
'an ` exchange of ' commodities :at
fair.:;, prices:..
One' "the mistakes es •made. • at ; , .
theos
eniiig sale; which Mr Mac=
Intosh'-says won't- occur again;
-asStart
, .. ..
. .
tl a ,•late' start.' made in. sell;'
ing the livestock, which 'was the.
No 1> c : �odit ,, on `the sale. In-:
oa>�'m y
:chided . n' • "the stock �, ock sold;� were
five purebred;: Ibulls offered by
Morley Johnston. ,
• At future sales' an
ler%ients
Which are ,'o� offered. '
>� will have to •.
be siold . before; _two;-o'clock...?Mr..
Macintosh
is'.:planting to `hold. a,�'°
furniture and im e " ''
pl• Ment sale 'on
Saturday;' April 8th...•Th '' -
Y� 1s :Earn'
ture:: Sale' will 'be "ladies'day”,
'
.
and -t the ladies are especially._in-:
vited.Ito attend,
and -to ,bring any :
article
s .o
f :houehold;;; Earn'41
•an e�eswhclthey.
•
may, •liave
to 'Offer .
' There 1.s a small , fee for
each,
'MUST SIGN. UP . FOR'..
LOCAL CAV t' CLUB
and Mrs:: Robert Fisher and' '— -
static$n
... ., ' ' ed •at: Lucknoziv from1909 ' , . :
Mrs.. Jean • Haigh '`.of ; Hamilton - All girls and; lewd Vanning on
ur1'tih 1918• w'he, •he�-wa �• � �}..,I , n s trans- 'ter` 'a'e n 1n'htit the' ryveek 'endhe • � • >bp r e with �. e g e Alit ill I 9°e-
ferred 'to' aSowthaxri 't � �
relatives.:•,G on. let 's.•Calf l' li�l�i l` rf'� ' '� �o'
' *• ' ' Y 1 t r gister
with secretary tit; lNtieNay at
once. :
n e.. Ther e
must. ll t►n
. be.:;tits les,
to.forxn a 'club -and vvhile a mars'
ber•'already have';cnlves selected
for the competition theyhave
neglected, to sign Up.-
D.UTtCH FAMILY
ARRI.: ED R
Mrs. Gerrit Logden:-.
!berg and their farinily of ---Seven.
children .arrived:' ,by train.' at
Lueknow, last :Thursday ..after
roon;to take in :residence in Ash
wield : Where .Mr. Logderiberg 1s
'employed by .Reeve .tCecil Johri-
ston. :,•• The :. Logde'nberig • family,
moved .into the, home, on' the for,
rater F1i er:Johnston •farm, which
had been put in readiness for
their arrival,
The 'faintly:.was. sponsored 'by
Mr: Johnston and.':cane .direct'
from Holland. •'herr;:,
e M•Lodgeri=
'berg was formerly'engaged
'.mixed' farming. 'and is anexperi-'
' enced. stock 'man. ,
en
' n •:'have b e Study-
ingThe pare is I , , Y
ing English 'for,- the past- few
.months and have a• Sufficient un-
•derstanding•of the- lan-ua e to
. language �
help • Make A.themsel,ves, under-
•sto.od.
The,. mein'bers of the; :family.
e� 'from three ears
range in ages y
�
to • 22 years. There ar.e'two'boys:
and five iris ' ith . the eighth
g •
a married
the r
'member. of f n ly d
'Oughtr havirig ei ained in'
'.
1-ronancl,
Oi,e boy is `of "pre-school age,
and ,the other ,brotle'r and: two
sisters d,. have' concluded their
schooling, 'Thre.c 'girls are of
school, age and started to school
in Ashfield',on,IV10 �ndr ry, with Miss
Shirley, Sherwood as their teach •
Another.:,-JDutch family. 'ai r ivied
in, Ash ficld earlier, this year;; h4 -
ing beensponsored" by Bob Helm,
There are our children in .this
family and "they .are attending
school a't Zion :With Miss Ada
Webster as• teacher.. These child,
ren,‘ two boys :and two, -girls; are,
Teadje, Marinus, •Evert•je and
Annie- Beaker. The two' families
J
had a .gettogether 'on Sunday♦
•
THAT movie .goers will,pray less
•'to • attend ; T,he ` -Playhouse
Theatre, • due to a • slight reduc
. tion . in the 'Provincial amuse.
•ment: tax. Evening prices.'ire:
adults 40c, students 29c : child=
': ren : 19c; 'matinee; adults' 33c
students. 24c, A children 15e (no
tax). Students, are classified as
14' and'.over if attending school
and chi11ren as under .14.: •
THAT :there are, two 1950' license
' 'plates 'awaiting their owners at
;The , Sentinel: Office! The num
fibers are S8753 and . 870410
T AT, •
Jack ' Oa
rrupbell' has the.
• ,
.Point Clark' i
•1 ghthouse'in readi-
ness, for
ead'ness,.for turning' 'ori' the light
as soot' as ships ,start movin
to or from the' head of the lakes.
Orily'shi.p'rnoverrients up to"the
first ofthe"week were south csf,
The 'Point: 1V.Gi:'and Mrs:.Albert.
McQuillin will .again spend the
season With Jac1c• ,at Point •
Clarlt. •
THAT Mi. fi;, ,l. MacKenzie of
town,-.',an.d :formerly ,of Loch;-,
alsh, 6observed 'his 78th birth.+
• dal Y • on Saturda, Although his
Y, g
eyesight is 'not what' it was,:
Mir MacKenzie is enjoying good
health and:ris as. chipper. ,.as, a
lad.
(Continued .tan page '.8):s :'
WON THEATRE IZE'_
THAT '`all" :business la. '
p ccs ' in:
Lucknow 'willbe-•open this: af-
to
moon(Thursday) • on account:
'of thebl . '
pw fc• holidar•'th'e fol -
Y
lowin ,day -,-Good
g
> *: *
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Keith• Kilpatrick :held the lucky
ticket in; The, Playhhouse Theatre
draw last Thursdayi +lat, and,,
ng
von: an eleG tric razor 'and Com-.
plete shaving: kit. Several' tickets
were drawn before Keith's luckr
iittmaber oarzie tip.
'e, ,Agricultural Representa-
tive plans to hold an organization
meeting' here shortly ,and'. all who
intend registering', should doso
at once:
P:�'OL I .
O .VI�CTI M
ABLE'TO WRIT
Imiprol"errrrent; very is'low`, but
encouraging; is noted in the:gcon
dition of Marie Cupskev, ..;who:
was stricken with poliomyelitis
early Iasi :September. ' Her life
•was 'saved., .byhe ., use of., the• iron
lung,' but .the, crippling ..disease
left , her totally ,paralyzed.' . E,arly
this year she ' was • able to ..b,e rel
snowed perni.anently'• from • the
lung ,and sinc
e then has'regaihed
sufficient u e.,of -iter fingers'that
that
a 'short, time ago•.`slie was able to
write a g le iible letter. When Marie
.
was first put into a chair,'she• had
to be strapped iri'it.•Nova she::has
regained -sufficient control of her
balance to •sit Upright unfettered,
This progress, in addition ' to
the evidence ;of miraculous `recov-
eries of'•othes who have been
totally paralyzed, leciids high:
hopes' that ;Mari •:• will. yet walk
• i~
again, ..and her outlook: -is bright
and .cheerfuul, '
,Marie' is the •daughter of':Mr.
and
Mrs. San' Cu.pskey •, of ,Ilei -
fast,' who spent° .the" week -end
with her a week ago in ,Hamilton
General' 'Hospital. Mar;ie; " who
will ibe 18 in,.Ma . contracted . y,..t the."
disease :while working at Galt. •
A new electronics /treatment
has been tried at. Boston;
on 'par-
alysis patients, with amazing re-`,
sults, and vve "understand that
Hamilton Hospital. officials:'=plia`
to investigategh`
the•:treatr•ti.ent'•with°
the possibility' that it May be
cvenually received by Marie.
-, •. .av ;qaL ,. "Au cuaib•'e
policy. Y• The weekly'_ Wednesday,';.
gale will (oe .concentrated •on, live-'
st k:' The'
oc sales, :of'::course as e',"
being': held' at' Mr.:: ],VfacIntosh's'
barn in ' Lucknow, the " former
Johnston Feed : Barn.
Won Prize For' Crest
In a crest contest eondu. by
the East London Busin
ration;. Allan Stewart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip ` Stewart,`, won a
$10 •
prize: Allan, is . a Grade 'XII
art :dor '
major . at Beal •• -Technical:,
School in "London Wand his .crest
di awing ,was l;udged: to • be the
best subinitted frome '
s Gonda y ,.
Sohools.
VISITED MOTHER
�LND
:SISTER AT: •1VIONTItEAL
iVt'`
rs. Irvine. 'Henry: 'arid,'` :Mrs.
Robert Pardon. speiit�last'wee k
1Vl9ntreal °with. their mother, Mrs.
Archie Anderson, and' theirs • sis
ter,' Elizabeth; --at the Echo' Nurs••'
ing ;Home on Jeanne'...Mance- ,St_ ,.
Some: of . the .places of inuteresi
'they s'aW were. ,S,t, '.Joseph's Ora -
for
y University, -Royal., Vietoria :`
Hospital;' Laurentain Hotel )Where
they.' had: dinner , in the.Laurel:
rooms, . Capital, Theatre • *here • •
thev saw the picture, "The Kin�'<
�s
.Men".
They attended church on,
Sunday in the : `neiv MacVrca.i,
1V.r4niorial',Churc'z, went 'through
gh
the :Q
botanical "gardens,. motorec.D
along 'Notre Datrie St. and St
Jarnos St. and saw the 'Forum •
where all the hockey gashes •aro:. :
played. Other pointy of•.•inter. st •
were 'Notre Dane; Catherdal and
:d\lontr'eal's ' 1 a r ge clepartmem.''.
stores; ie'tludii the 'Jm
aes• A •,,"
:Ogilvey's Stores with which .firm.
1VIi:. Dare IIoriiell' of,. Luckriow': +: .
was . associated ' for tci y ,:
• 11,'trs, Anderson, ivllr;o is -in he
134th year, was able.• to go with :
her •daughters to :Tudor Hall, i "-
Jas., A.• store anal {zccoi
panieli• them to ; dinner 'and, then,to tie At*enue theatre' to see. tho
,;picture; '.`The ' Tight Little : rc.; -
laand' , an Arthur Raiik prod'.uc-•
tion. .r
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