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.. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,, a_'7`T TIRSD..A.Y, JULY, 6th,. 1950.
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luron 'fives Final Approvel To;
Lucknow:HIgh School" Cstri.c
Huron ' County Council Met • at
Goderich last. Wednesday night'in
an °'enier'gency session. Called' .by,
'Warden Cecil Johnston" of Ash;
field Township, and 'gave final
approval to. the third reading of
, the :by-law .;that. :sanctions .the
withdrawal of 'West • Wawanos'h
":.'front the. Wingham, High: School
;.District, to join the; newly ferrned.
Lucknow, , High 'Scl ool - District . .
This 'third reading vote Was
again close at 15 to . 14, thus re-
maining unchanged from, tie re-
corded :vote at theJune''session
by which. 'C'ouncil rejected the
recoininendatioris of the Constilt
ative 'CoM ittee and passed the
first.' and second' reading .of the
by-law. Thee third reading was
Spiked, n;ending '.approval of ;the
:Department of Education, and;
when• this was ".not ,received ,.'by•
-L-the--tnmo :sof_adj-ou-r-nment,-a-spec
ial meeting of . County: • ;Council'
was necessary if the, approvai.
• was:;forticorning, by• the deadline
of July _1st:
' .- The twelve' days between the
two: sessions of County Council;
• were .hecrttic ones, and saw a de'
terminect : e1fert . ;beirilg made on
the one hand' to block .the Luck •
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now' 'District; 'and: an: equal de
' .terns.inati'on.to obtain its .approv-
BOY SCOUTS AT. CAMP
AT `INVERHURON THIS WEEK
Lucknow . Boy ,SCOLttS.. are at
eamp • :this . week at, 'Inverhuron,
under the direction of'' • Carrip
Leader ,Rev. • A'. E, T'avener, 'and
assistants; . Jack • Treleasen' and
Ken ,Chester..,- •
Eddy Gaunt took the boys to,:
tarn. on Monday and Gordon
Brooks will ;bring' them back next
Monday..The 'truckers are giving
their services.'
Local boys at•.' the camp are
Troop Leader 'Russell' Swan. ,' Pa-;
trot; Leaders Charlie Clirs, Ar,
thur Baker. and. Dennis Erniberli:i,
'Scouts Kent Hedley, Ernie Gib -
sots,' Jack Chin,' jack Mowbray,
Bobby' Gardner, Alvin ''Baker,.
George Webster, Kenneth - Had
1kinson,-'Roddy Wraith, Billie t-
chie.•and George Habkir'k;'-Town.
any ' • Fowler '.oaf Dungannon and
•two Cub':•,Sixers, 'Ronald. Tavener
and Ian- Marshall.
INDUCTED THURSDAY
FLOOD .EVACUEE...
FACE LACERATED IN ;
VAR' ACCIDENT' THURSDAY .
DIED 'HERE FRIDAY
car ,accident, occurred .on
Highway 80._anear..Bob . Hamilton's,
farm ;on Thursday evening about.
6:00 o'clock, in which. Miss Wil-
son, of Teeswater, suffered lacer
rations: to' her face ,and head that
x, equired, ,twenty, stitches,
" • Alvin Thompson• • of Ripley;-
The death of Mr Duncan ,Macy:
Millan of Winnipeg'oocurred. sad'
clenly at the home .of Mr. and..
Mrs. 'W. L. MacKenzie of Luck
now on Friday. about the supper
hour Mr., MacMillan bad suffer
"ed a "stroke six years.,ago, from r,,
�ni�ng ':1940 • Dod' e :was' pro, which .he had never regained. his;'
dr�v, a a g p -.
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•cee'ding westward and 'had 'stop health. 'Thursday : evening he had
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not been feel ' f well;and :orFri-;
ped cn'"the•Highv�-ay. Doug. A,rxn. �
'strong; Of'Teeswater - driving a
19 29 •: Model' A coupe;' ,and ...:also
,proceeding westward, didn'tsee
the parked car:':abecause of the
setting suis and plowed. into the
back, of 'the Dadge: Miss Wilson,
who was a passenger in thecoupe
was thrown through the wind-
shield, and severely cut. She ,;re- ,
ceived medical ` .attention at ..Dr.
W:,• V. Johnston's ..offce arid was
lager'. able to. go borne,
'day. the . rerrsained sn; his room.
Mrs. MacMillan had 'been' with :
•him,less• than half a:1,hour,before •.
Ms. death, and.: he .appeared :as
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usual, •hearing a. sound''ucps4airs
Mrs. MacMillan. • and Mrs. Mac-
Kenzie •rushed to •his bedroom
discover ,that he vias beyond rued:
ical aid.
On Saturday Mr. .IVIacMi11ari's
'remains were . sent ,by . train to
Winnipeg where ; ib urial stook
lace. -
Mr' - and Mrs, Thompson'; and p
P!'V' S, E:; .HAYWARD ,.
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inducted' three children -escaped, irijur-ies, • Mr, and .:Mrs.. MacMillan., and`
, •'her sister, Mrs. John . Maclntyre,
wa ed as. ,minister of the'and Mr Armstrongs injuries
were •qui. e minor
t 'had' to; leave Winnipeg during the':
e ens hiitechurch a boint-here
St..
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Ii1, W .. _ . �- , • •, ._ flood°' and had. (been Iv7siti:ng
-`i'hP hack of the �Dod,ge .,was
ent ` of t e United Church .at arsi3 was since • that time. While here,'Mts.: crushed. in,. • and the: coupe
hursda . u•d .twist- in .aMaclntyre'.stayed at.iGhe'home; of
mpressve ser.v ce on T Y badly incl d g •
evening: P ed frame. •. er ,b other Mr,,: Wm. MacInt re
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She laseeri an invalid for ,16
.al. •
' There were deputations.to Tor-.
onto in; , this '. regard from .both
WWingham• and: •Lucknow `:Reeves
of the. munici alities desiring the
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Lucknow- •._Area, sent .personal:
wires to' the 1Viinister'•.of Educe-
tion asking':for the approval„'Of :':'
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the Lucknow , District. Bruce. ANN
•Count Council .'given unain- AWA
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imous approval at:•.they :June'.ses-
sion to the• establishment. ,of the
Lucknow :High iScheel'.'District
and Warden Avis also•' petitioned
the Minister . of Education to ' give
recognition'. to the wishes of this
petition •asking for withdrawal
,from, 'and ` inclusion in
the `proposed Lucknow : District.
`Phese 'petitions were signed by
86 . ;percent of the . ratepayers • of
this section.'
(Continued on`liage 5) •
E., L.
INNE
Lucknow High ',School' examin
ation results appear elsewhere in
thisissue. Proficiency :awards•:are:
as follows.
Cxrade 1K -7 -Winner of Finlayson
Bros .Shield', .Audrey • Ross; win
ner 'of`' English :award,
• Rbss
Grade X
Jwinner'.of; .Wm:; Mac=
,
shield 'Gladys Chin; win-
Kenzie , . Y
n.'of erHistory •award, Edna Reid.
Grade XI—winner 'of `Wm. A.
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Schmid shield, ; N ireen Kilpat-'
rick; 'Winner of ; Mathematics.
award, 'Mary Jo Anderson.
Grade XII= -winner of Womens
Institute scholarship, Ruth And-;
erson; Winner : of . language • award,
Gladys Milne; winner of English
shield, Ruth Anderson.
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inn
ns Cla
'ter
' To'be awarded. 1,
a scholarship for Grade- XIII pro
e. which h h
..member.
Band shield ,for .band
B oth' sides in the . Huron Coun-:
ty battle: made special effort:;; to
see••• that Huron, County Council
members were out in: '„full force.
for the eonergency Meeting, as an
absentee' or, two could' change: the
..whole picture.' =
n called for 9.15 P.m.
`�-:Jibe .�sessio
lasted for more than 'two,' hours
before the all-important vote::wad
taken. Wingha m • hada deputation
present ` to present their 'case,
while Reeve'J. C., McNab pre,
sented Luokriow s ;case,: and did
it well,as he has throughout the
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„tire campaign,, ' w i . e.. s
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ficiency .and the :Nigh • School
'Spearheaded and which has bee
:in full swing for over two months.
Its .:a • long y :' Story -that' •.had ;'its
:'beginning when the southern por-
tions of ,Ashfield and ! West. Wa=
nosh Townships were included' in
:the'Goderich and Wingham High
School Districts At that time the
West Warwanosh. :Council';voted
the • northern • section'. of their
'township into the' Winghani area,
upon assurance: of J..11.. Kin-
kead, I:P.S., that they "Could get.
out,:as .easily as they :got 'in", if
they se' desired; . .Browns • Smyth
HELD
INDUCTION
-AT,, WHITECHURCH,
'The •con' regations.orf St. Helens
g,,
and Whitechurch United .churches
convened • in Whitechurch : on
for the;
iriduc-
Thursday .evening' .
tion• of. their new pastor, .Rev, S.
E. Hayward. Rev. Hayward : suc-
ceeds Rev.. M, G. Newton and
assumed the duties ;of ,his new
e
'The. 1950': tax rate for :the Vill-
age of Luckrsow• was; struck at: 43
„ills,: at, . the •;July meeting : 'On
i ht.This is- a redact-
Tuesday n g .
ion' of 5 mills from the 1849 rate
of 48 mills. 'The, reduction is.due
mainly; to the' equalization o f as
• sessment program carried out'.
last: year, and to a 'carefully•.
Ont on' Sunday.
was Reeve of Wet'Wawanosh • at , appointm -
t .the . reeve, 'The induction 'service was •pre
e mime andpresent. W. ,p,•.
Everett' Finn�in, was a merniber sided, , over by Rev. Dr.' W
of: the Board: Mr. 'Smyth reiter, Beecroft of Wingham who, ad;
surance at dressed .the,,congregati�on. 'Rev- W.
�a�ted receiving this assurance
is
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TTENDS 'REUNION''SERVICE'.
DESPITE WHEEL' .CHAIR :
h .which:'atten-
• Aari�ong the t rong'
de 'the And eW=Lane Centennial
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serv;aice on Sunday' afternoon; was
Virg. ' .Dave Alton ' o Lucknow,
'who” for 41/2 years has been 'cqn
fined, to a:. wheel•:,; chair. ;by'a trip'-'.
,piling, rheu*iatic. condition. Mrs.
years due to .a' stroke, and , was
taken; by: ambulance :.to Toronto'
on. Saturday fore the return train
journey' to Winnipeg.` Mr, Mac ';.,
In'tyre predeceased his ...wife five.
years ago, .and` since then she
has been cared ,for by: :her sister;
it'Lrs.:: MVlacMillap : was formerly
Margaret Gollan sand Mrs. Mac- '
.Intyre 'was formerly -Bessie Gall',•
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JUNE WAS° WET'
What May lacked; in the line
y;
of •• rainfall,, ' the, last couple of
o Alton:. is now 80:::Years ,.of age. weeks; in, June
xnore.'than• anode:
estimated and controlled budget ,
for "1950 ex" .enditures. For fhe Sunday, service she was :up, for.•' June rainfall: totalled 8.59°
p h auditorium
•carr"edrto the chart ,. i. hes..:: It bel . d the'.. haylbng
' Chief rate . educti'oris: are . in
and ; none . in that assenvbly was :wonderfully, 'but now . farmers '
the.Count .school. ',acid village
Y,
• levies. 'For, all _ ,village ,purposes
the: rate is 23.1 Mills,; the• county
'rate 8.3:and and the, • schools rate 11.6
for a:: 43 Mill 'total
v the charge to
.: att deli... ere ._
. Yost-�wee•� s-�pecLaY se�ro�r. _ .,. x_
The northern section of Ash- 'the minister .
field was not ,included' �. •:any . _,, Rev. Hayward. is a native of •
in
',districtPort :Elgin, New Brunswick, He
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is a graduate of St. Stephen's Col
We st rWawanosh ratepayers .
• found they were soon ,:inv�blved Theology lege of gy in Edmonton f Mount
in. a debenture issue in the: Wing- .and an arts , graduate of ,
• Allison College.. For . the' past •
}lam Distnct, and a .move ?vas. actor of.Ben- .then' "representatives appointed.
. petition t,hs ee ,yearn he was•p
Tnade• fQr withdrawal. A P • i and .,has Within a fe�v. days, If is under
was iver ayear ago ,r
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s circulated o . miller, United Chus c stood that:Huron Townsli%p°will
`seeking held pastorates in Prince ,Edward,
withdrawal. and although on the
'County Nova ,Scotia, Saska�tche have a. representatiive
-Council ave its approval,; Island, c_B ,ard as their assessment in the
g wan and. St. Andrew's Church, o
it 'wa ' found th,t the wfthdrawal l '
, ,e Jaw, w'here`he was. ordain- Dsstrid exceeds. $50,000, .The, act
procedure • wasn't going to •be so .lVloos, 12 ears... provides for an additional mem
ed in 19u7 and spentyears,. 'the fromthe municipality with
the largest public •school,;':and a
representative• to be named'' by
.. Bruce County Council at' the
November session.
n s • m1, ing : is en a ve, ,x
rate which; was: .reviewed and;
approved Iby Council, -Reeve` J. C;
•McNab ponited Cut that: the'Jan-
Y
'Jan-
uary bud g et had estimated
g
age- rate .reduction of • 1.6 mills
with a surplus; of $600. '.The: pic-
ture, at the halfway'‘mark in the
year,' now permitsa 19. mill, re-
duction and' provides for a surplus,. or reserve .for contingencies
of $630.00.'.,
A. cdraplete.lbreakdown of, the
rate structure : Will • be given 'in
'
-our ne�Xt . issue. ThePower fate,.
:however,— wall•, not necessarily
mean. ` a lower tax'' bill fog'. all
ratepayers This will vary andbe
governed.. by the :assessment ad!-
justments made last year:' Never.-•
theless, it indicates very careful.
financing locally and a rate.'re-
ducti n becomes. almost ;startling
news in, the •, face• of •' soaring.
municipal tax .rates iri most other•
centres.
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To 'Do. .•Test Drillifig
•' Couneil decided'Ito proceed With
test drilling for 'a new well arid.
will :have the International Water
Supply: Co. •proceed. with ' this
work at the earliest possLble date,
which will likely . be in early
August. , ,,
Name School Board, .Member
Orilthe` feearntrieridation of the
Lucknow Board' of Education; ,the
Council appointed Mr. • Robert
Rae as Lucknow's representative.
on the.
n-ew. High:School District
Board, Kinloss,. Ashfield •' and
West. Wawariosh will - each- . have
;simple.' It was now 'required, by
the A that there irrust be san-
ott .
other area to go into. '
At last Pall's nomination meet -
mg in West Wawanosh It ,was de -
Mr, and Mr's. • I-iayw'ard have
one son; Tupper,' with the Hud-
..s6n, pay Company and one clau-
ghter, Mrs. Alfred Mitchell' of
crdecd to circulate another: dual Toronto;
more thrilled . or: pleased to be in
attendance than was ; she.
are casting ,anxious .eyes at the
Skies,.': hoping, they' will`. clear to
allow'hai�vestingl cf the crop: The
S FFERED BROKEN ARM' clovers.. are 'becoming ;Overripe,
u
:. and the delay, ix -1'101,10g haying..
Mrs. Mark Johnston of Holy -A underway reduces. the; ch°minces of
rood suffered a fractured' , right
arm last.•Friday' afternoon; ; when
struck; by;' a scaffold., which:.col-
lapsed while she was'; under' it,.
The lumber struck .her a glanc-
ing blow- on the head, and for-
tunately het injuries were not,
more . serious
a :decent second cut 'of alfalfa.: -
On:.top et' the , June ,rainfall:
July started off wet; with a doV ri -.
pour on :Sunday morning that
'added another ` :71: ' `inches. ': The
June high vtras.;82 degrees on the
'9th with a low of 32 `degrees ori
the a 18th.
Mme ::Lon;
Andrew-
istances
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a .„
Con enn a
:Andrew-Lane.connection
held theirpicnic at, Poplar ,Beach'
on. Saturday,' July 1st: Scale two
hundred members" of ' the ' clan to-.
gether with their:.friends, 'gather_.
ed' for this centennial ,anniver-
sary. Visitors were•present •from.
Minnesota; .: Alberta, ..East Lans-
ing, `M.ich., Brockville, •„Windsor,”
Toronto,'.. Niagara alts- Kitchen,'
er, London and St. Marys: An in-
teresting group there: was Alice
Andrew • of Virginia, Minnesota,
and Wm; E. Andrew of Lowry,
Minnesota. They' : 'are; son and
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ands n'John n. R;ichard, MrsEve-.
lyi ('Kopp) `. Wood, : Mrs:.' Mary
(Topp) ,Smellie; : Dr:. C. E. Stoth:.
ers, Mr. and Mrs'.• .'.Thomas'.`.
(Clara ' McQuillin), . Mr and Mrs.
Howard:Reid; W. B. 'St thers,.:'Mr.
an i?
d .Mrs: W. •P::Reed,.,:Mr. and
Mrs. Heard,, (Melda Lane), Mr.
.and Mrs. Goldie Wheeler .(Winnie
Lane) and son, •Alfred Andrew.
' -The .members of the execs tirve -
the clan for '1949-50 are ',as'':`
foillows:'
pres„ Mae Lane, Holy -
rood• R. 2 Vice press, Art And-
rew, Lucknowr, sec., Mrs: A.'
,(Stothers) Crispin},, .Lucknow;
da.ughter. bt 'the late' Job ,And- •
areas:, Wm. E. •Ands; ev'v; R. R. 7, •
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rew 'Jab: • was the youngest: son
of Wan. and Mary Ann.Andrew,.
and was born in.March, 1850.; .,and
sailed. .
he
withthe rent o f 'e
. �kr_,
family to Canada in June :1;850
Ile : went to Minnesota cin: 1880.
His ;wife was a, Miss, Hunter:. of.
Ashfield,
Also comin 'fromMinnesota
Was Ivor Engebretson• of Lowry,
son-in-law, of ,.the late, Job :And-
rew Mr: Erigelbretson i::, ,bank
manager sin Lawry and has just
completed` 50 years service with A feature of the picnic was • a
the 'orie bank:. Mr. Rus.tell• Mof- family tree tracing lack in .some
eases for seven :,generations .1.6
uc „aur, •
, At the supper ,'hour ,addresses.
and remarks: were made. by Rev.
D,' J;: Lane . ,,,Ivor_,E
: xif;elaxetscm�
Jessie Kilpatrick, Alfred'An•drew.',,•
Steve Stothers;
'Elect New Officers
Officers were elected 'for .1950-
51; Pres., Art Andrew, Lucknow;
vice pres., Fred McQuillin, Luck-
now; sec:, Beatrice McQuillirr,
Lucknow; treas. Win: •E. Andrew,
11.:•'7, Lucknow.,.
fact of St. Pawl, .Minn.; .grandson
`of Sob Andrew, was present for
the picnic.' The following visitors
from a ' distance -were noted,
'among the crowd: ' Mrs': ohri F..
(Edith) Andrew, Jessie Xilpat-
'rick, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.. Andrew
,,„ 1—_yam,....,+.•`• 'l�.ti�Yi�Y..i�'I+':''i,"9':.`k ...r..�.. ..ati_wl.a....i:'wa$' �r,�V .rlil lrFifr'-��ti:.
Edtn'und . Smal.e Andrew, father
of ..Win::Andrew who came to
Canada in 1850. This had refer;:'
once to the Andrew side of- the:,
clan and • w'as prepared.,by Alfred
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