The Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-07-20, Page 10 Yearly In .Advance 50.e Extra to 'U.S.A. _ LUCK -NOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 2Qth, 195'
Q
U r I LS RECEIVE R TUItNID SUNDAY FROM
P ACROSS CONTINENT TRIP ;'.
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HS. YEAR BOOK
Hiirold Greer, Bill Sproul, Bob
"Sepoy High", .'.tahe first year
,00h published by the Lueknow'
ii tri School,' has been. 'delivered,
g
ind is being distributed to the
udents.
It is an .attractively. bound beak
and contains" numerous: • pictures
ind several , interesting and in
airrrativ ° e . articles ''of', Lucknoww
.
high, the studen ts,, the staff and.
chool• activities;
i e' is that.'of the
Theitrst ,p c'tur .; a
a `'bell sisters; Joan,
,rni� . , ....
een holding ':the large' school
resat.;"Kno•w'ledge . is the Road to
success',. Beneath is ' the school
heme song, composed: Eby Joyce,
"Lucknow High 'Is Here To Stay
One story is devoted to the
numerous` scholarships: now 'avail-
able to the students .for .profici-.
ency in Various •phases of School'
work; and concludes with • refer
encu to the $75,000 ,Alex' Mac-
Kenzie .bpquest for the •.hi "her
, cl ; - g
education .'of male graduates.' of
Lucknow „High .•School. •
There are pictures of: the.' ath-
letic Champions, the' Staff,' Liter`
ary•Society :officers, group,;photos
of Grade 9 and 10 and Grades '11
and ;12, .the...School Band, Cadet
Corps officers and the boys' in
doorsoftball team.
A concise ' 'a'n d interesting,''
resume is given of f ' special ;school
activi=ties. during .the . past•' :term
which :concluded 'with ;a charter
ed busexcursion to Niagara Fa11s:'
A number of 'local and . district
advertisers made possible the
ipublicatr•on ; of ;the ., book,.:land
'while• •• the advertisinig •. value is..
negligble and 'at a high cost,
,•they: are 'satisfied'. that it, .was
yrorth: it, in` this ir,aial'.instance of
Lucknow „_ •Ii' his .first 'year `book
....ugh .. ...... • •
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Thompson and Llo . a'l r - r
yd lIa_.l, eturn,
ed On Sunday ..irdm a four •weeks
trip across'the United State's to',
California, and from there north.'
ward to Vancouver. They return.-
ed
eturn=ed through the Canadian. Rockies
.to Calgary .w.here they took' in •a..
day at the .Stampede, and from,
(here; because, or, road- conditions
in• the Western Prov.inees•tu n, ret r-
Al via :the;;vorthern' States, From
Calgary „they werey4•accompanied•
by BSiby Midale thiss who -returned
'here after'visrting at his hcime'in
Lorebur• n; Sask.
• At...; the Stampedd, thanks.° to
Dave Andrew, the boys'were-akile
to •get grandstand'. seats.
All, told the foursome covered'
•9,000 miles .' in • four •weeks flat,
Awesome' highlights' of the trip
were :,the :Grand Canyon and the
Fva..er Valley 'mountain highway
trip•,•`: The: trip completed
pleted.
p
without' mishap, and without.. as
much as a• scratch•'om.the.car.
AND MRSA • WILSON' WALL
ARE 51 YEARS MARRIED •
Mr 'and 1Vtrs Wilson; :Wall;, R,
3,:11olyrood, observed: 'their ,51st
wedding anniversary east w•eek,
:acrd; on Sunday• a iamiiy:''gat-nei°
„,nig ;'was held at the Wall.• farm'
home' to .mark the event .There
were, 'tv�ent =two . .in ;attendance;
Y :
including their'family of two
sons: anti . three daughters
• :Mr: and Mrs:.: Wall are `' enjoy-
ing :comparatively . good health
he o
n at
ula
n t c
d are receiving €�'.
g
tions and best 'wishes: of many
'friends on, ,this -memorable oc
casion.
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LTON DANCES
EIGHTY-FWE
Dancin •g '`' isn't reserved. ;for the
-Young fry: -.-not according ;to.D'an.
Alton of 709. Dunsmuir Ave., ;Vans
couver, • who celebrated his 85th
birthda•Y on Wednesday; July ,5.'.'
A • native "..of Belfast .'and
'noxi' Dan Alton headed
• truce County • reunion Party • to
his old. home ;tows, t*o years ago.
For the past nine; years Mr. 'Al-
,ton has 'been. _resident. 'of the'.
Br, p 'Boys' and
uce. County: • Old y
.
G rls.-_A i ion .of • V ncouver ,
� ssoc at s _
and ''in the • past eight, years .he
has missii:a ' only .one • dance . of
• this'old-timers• organization. They
hold- _4.1rri t a ' dozen, of then,
''every fall and 'winter, as ;these
' ;.periodic .dance and card: socials'
: are tytery ; ...P -
pular -with the A s.
IS
sociatron members. '
•Mr. Alton. is. a Aeteran, rail
ro Worked.
oder . `fin $:C: . hav`if�g
en the Kootenay River 'bridges
•for, the. C P.R. - in 1890. He was
foreman , on : the main ' line at
Revelstoke for 20 years 'and,:was
,later
building superintendent at
"Grows on. the a"Gro ..Nestline,.
Long. since retired; Mr, .Alton
conti:nUes to enjoy ;good health
and remains ,young in mind arid.
Spirit. He
celebrated his birthcla.Y
With,,fr,ends at the 'hbme:' of•.°7•
Son in West'' Vancouver., Three.
other sons reside in •. QucbCc,
Seattle and Powell Riven' ..'
Mr. Alton's many friends . here
extend ,greetiniga.and, ~best, Wish-
es,
TORRENTIAL RAIN'DOLAYS
HAYING;:•PUTS GRAIN DOWN
•
Humidweather, accomapanied
"by, frequent torrential.' rains; on
Sunday, and 'Monday : Put,a •def;-
ini'te stein ..to haying `operations in.
this' ."district. The heavy rains
were accon.panied by: high winds,,
which combined. to put down ':a.
: good,: deal`. '01 grain . which' • is
.•hepvily. headed.:Th some • cases it,
is fear ed..:the .damage, may :be
•iperm,anent. The -rainfall .' in 'little,
incite': than. a 24-hour period was.
2.84- :inches.
TO .DISCUSS F. A.
LEVY .1N KI N LOSS
A` eti e e ay er . of
rne. ng� .0rthe th, rat P y
KiNo • Township has
.beent
1
ed by the Township ..Cottncil for
Wednesday' O."f nex week,' July;:
26th in the Tovwnship . Hall at.
llplyr.00d.. , .
' The mee in 'for the pur.
ose_...gal
isand,with
her
,b
ada pinned
r
ed
..
of discussing matters •pertaining .conspicusuoly on her white starch-
tothe Federation of icultur.e e d blouse, Mrs„ Little was .on; the : with,them- at three years• of age.
ra n ,,.. A1r � �, .... ... r . , ull a is• .h and'. he '
(trod.. will. Abe receded' b -`•the- :street; early:. to hear the, .fife and ..Mr. ,C b rit...ale and arty► •
.- , ru and she' wasn't disappoint- without pain Or ache, :arid hopes'
shawmg of filrns..IVTrr, James: Bow d �� ,. -� .
ifer� Charles'.Mo : uilliri,'.and
ers ,'C � tow . of ` the ` Bruce• Co, ed. � �' . . • Q
Feder`ation: will: be among_ those, . Drurnjmers ; F ed McQuillrn and.
in.at .eo dance.. Well; Henderson played' . several
t
Fe- ration interest in Kinloss selections and did; a` three-man
' shi been 'and own the'main. ' older brother 'Jim, with Hugh.Mc-
Township. has less evident parade up down. .
street. ,Crostie,' •a. ;much older man of
'rno•St townships in 'the • St .. ..
than in, only y, Belfast, ..went to New
County, and Kinloss is..the y , .•:nearby : - E Zealand via New York. and C.
T 'h" 1 • '1 • FORMER LLTCKNOW .RESIDENTaSPe
Horn • andworked on a. farm for
PASSES IN •SA.ULT STE. MARIE _, ;
seven• years..' He says he liked
Edward Dexter NOW 'Zealand:. very; well, and,
:Mr. and Mrs. • �
claims ii. is ':an ideal lace: to: live
' o •town 'receivedword' last"week , . . place
b th f
e death th : of 1 Mrs.- . Charles for health- : and climate. Mr.. Cul;.
of • the, d a. , . .
-•rte' �.af S
ault Ste. Marie. �.hert has been twice .married, and;
De r
Mr.,' and: 1Vlrs:.C. Dexter''w,ere' of his 10 children all' are living •'
residents __of.._Lucknow;-: some •26' ,except=•one 'son, Arthur. The .sec -t.'
esided• • in the. , ond• -Mrs. Culbert. died early'• this', '
.years • •;ago and: 'resided..
ho=ne now owned by' 1Vi:r. ark' rs.
resex�tatiwe gathering 'of Town. ...� . , . •' '
In. reviewing his
for,- ' •� James 'Culbert They -wall be re -g . life, he tells
ship .citizens�is: hoped o .
EIGHT PACES -' -
[..88 -YEAR-OLD `LADY ALL : .1 HALE AND. -HEARTY
AT •N 1:1!i ETY-S F"X
.,Mrs
J�phn Little; . 88 -year -cad
DRESSED .UP. FOR 12th.
Lucknow resident,_ was out ,bright F Thomas Culbert quietly •oibserv-
- , 'rthday, Sunday. at his
and early. on the lith of July even .'ed his .96 bi
though her age Would hot, permit , farm home,' '�Con, 4, West Wawa
.to' ' h Walk •at..=Har- nosh ;township,' near Dungannon:' :
her.attend t...e ._
rstdn, .. ' . One of 411- children of the • late
J.'.Orange :re- Mr...and Mrs. , Thomas.; Culbert '
all .Yle
,Attired.. n....x
who carne froxr-- County Antrim, •
Ireland; he carne; to' this district
to reach the century' mark; and"
more if L . scan", °:he 'adds with a.'
twinkle . , •
At• the. age of 16, he and his
owns ip _'evyzn.g
fifth mill levy Other rural mun-
icipalities,.'are levying' .two fifths,
,Hay; balers ..are widely .in .'use
ay
now in harvesting the' hay crop
and hundreds of acres are'. dotted
� ales.It
with' ;r,ound` and square b
-i • claimed that the 'bales will'
s
shed water :and consegiently lit-
' tle
it-`tledamage results from, the rain
while "the; ,bales 'are...left in the
field to.cure
SART.: OIL • :DRILLING
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mills:` Kinloss .had', this rate :: a
year -:ago, but is:, year' reverted'
to the lesser ,,levy; This:' will' :no
'doubt .be one of•the chief matters
up for discussion, at• next week's
•meeting, which gets underway. at
nine o'clock; -and- at which a' re -
SEE BY'
SE�NTINE'L
_y._ r that `one of . the earliest•.mernories •
membered by many. -:here NLrs.
Dexter,' who was in, her 77th year ' is of crossing' the Maitland 'River °
was >, a cheerful and kindly per- , at Goderich on stepping stones,'.
Son .'-and Will be ;sadlriniss.ed •by .'{a's there • wasn't any bridge an'd
her. ; husband and one daughter, he was helped. down a • steep, bank
Edna,`- Mrs.' • Jaixres Day*,of • Los and,
up the other bank' proceed-
i;THAT: The Market ,Stere ,is, be
ing organized ; as a lixrii ted.,
liabilit,Y • coMpany. under` new
• management.:.',
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THAT We omitted 'Alvin Hack
ett's name• from the, list.' of
Lucknow High School students,
e
.-carno at I• -r
A le,t t e r from •A.,Gordon
on of Lethbridge, :and
Thanps .
formerly : of Lucknow, informs :us
.that he and W. I. Paterson are
:associated in an oil drilling ven-.
tui
e'' : at '. Baron s- Alberta, which'.
.'. .
he 'predicts will make oil •history
Its : speculative': but with .very
interesting ',possibilities' Drilling
operations ;wei a scheduled, to••get
l� .
u riderway. July .20th, . •• and . at, the
time .of writing ` the financing 'of
their' drilling operations had been
over half. subscribed. Gordon .sug-
gests there: might be same local'
residents •interested.. in' this de
:velopment•'
I)OUTSLE ANNIVERSARY'
A•double Wedding. anniversary`
was celebrated 'fat the Thome of,
Bert 'War
Ward on Sunday..The oc-
casion
casion was.:M:r. and, Mrs. Ward's
fifth air.nivand for Mr.' and
ver. ar • s y:
Mrs. D. •A: Stimson "of .Goderrch'
;hist anniversary, A
it Was theirf r •2
guests,
lawn supper wa s'erved .to •
ham-
.ed
1
t
who
all
oY
..
selves Special guests Were ,;Mrs,
Little of: town and Master
John.
Billie ie Grace of '1Vlontreal: • ;:•
wash. Alvin ' is• a son of Mr.
and.. :Mrs. Harry Hackett.
THAT Elaine. Rider,°•daughter of
Mr,,,,and` Mrs: ' Sandy" Rider,
entertained a number of. li tle
friends .. on Saturday,' afternoon.
on the occasion of - her fifth
birthday.
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THAT a largely .attended reeep-
- tion, was' held at the Recreation-
al: Centre • on :Friday night in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Reg
...,Campbell (nee , "Bubbles" ::Mac-
' Lennan)':, •• A liberal ;purse of
money .was presented the young
couple ,
WRECKAGE ALONG LAKE WR , U111
CAUSES SPECULATION
Miringthe
shoreline
-. - fr`orn , the Point Clark,
, southward, .w s dotted;
vicinity
with shattered bits 6f dressed
and painted iurnber; `girring• rise:
belief that:: sorrre . yacht
to ° the. b.
must Have been wrecked,. it was,
'• Dorted l.ha�t a mattressand pit -
loco tt`a:; found n the Point. Clark,
'area,' epi, b
' rtt this, has : not. been coni.
firmed.,
• Armfuls Y of shattered • painted
rrinbcr'
could be.'pieked up all
1 .., beach• froln Amberley
along tlrt
south, and one piece bore :what
w°tis alppriren'tl .a street, number
'Detr oit. The splin
• and the word obliter�
tering.. of the ,board had
atod ' the: street name. • • •
Angeles, California. • ing north to' Dungannon,. where.; <=
the• :only .:building •;'was a , log
house, "The Ma1lough• Tavern".
His parents chose. the 3rd ' lot
on Con. 12, west. of the. gravel
zload' in ' Ashfield, ...aiow ship; to
make' their farm and 'horii,e: '
' Mr. .Culbert,, . an:.Orangeman'
seldom has missed the • `.'Twelfth" •
celebration. In earlier `.days he;, •
travelled .a considerable 'distance
in a. lumber, wagon 'to 'attend He:
was made an honorary member: of
Dungannon f;.CO.L ,'No.. 324
1931. -He .has like'his 'father -.been •
well,; known." for ` drum- and; fife
Flew To .Vancouver
Mr, . W:'' J.• 'MacCrostie left by:
'plane. from 1Vlaltoh-'•Airport .for
Vancouver to visit with his :::bre-
ther,,. Dr "J. R:; MacCrostie,:" who
is seriously ill with a 'heart non_.
dition.
•
loader, which resulted .in the
dislocation of his : right elbow.
• He had - the arm in a sling', for
. a few days. •
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THAT Jack Wraith has .been in- music He was- one . ohfe -. •theulast
disposed for• the past six weeks' farmers ` to discard. atse of
,
with ,a recurrent ..attack • of .: a 'oxen.
rheumatic con • ,tion wi w„ic
he has been afflitted.for some,
time. He' ' is feeling somewhat,
better again, ,and was. able", to
get .outto.: his, 'at the
•workshop
first of the week .•
•THAT .a bus •load, and we;:mean
• Tick-
: ' : load,of
members of, tie. L
e :held a
n � Tns
ti ut h
ome t
i
a W s
nw. ,
,picnic ` at Kincardine on Tues-
daafternoon.., 'The weather
ather
cleared ' in the after. noon,' after
a cool, 'and dismal morning that
...threatened t'o .mar', the .eiVent.
THAT a• new f oiintain '•wasi'n
stalled ' last week on• •Main St.,
'to ' replace the old one. • The
i
fountain was purchasedby. the
Women;''s ..Institute.
THAT a year ago this • week' as
an; anxious Wag
; time at ` the
• ` dither's home, ' when Mrs:.
Thompson wa • ill With Polio
myelitis
o,
THAT last Wednesday 'being a
perfect hay day, as well as the
12th of July,...resulted in too
small a crowd to -hold the ,com-
•munity auction sale.. This week-
ack
-�-1•ycren; sporisa`red 'by ,4J
Macintosh; has drawn .: large
crowds, -Of 'buyers;, and 'sellers
.each' Wednesday, since it Was
• iriaugirated early in the' spring.
While there may : of necessity
.be , seasonal.. ' -postponements,
this community ,. sale. seems
firrnly�establ sh(.d;'
THAT the Chamber .of Commerce
hasinstalled two picnic tables
On' the lawn at ` `.Queen's Park",
to the east of the bowling.
green:•
HAT' Mr. andMrs.%Dori G ahem
�.'I' r
i (nee Joy Henderson)' andiam
•ily have moved 1rorn Stratford.
to Sarnia to • make 'their home.
THAT a collection. of pictures
taken at. the Andrew -Lane cen-
tennial" -Celebration °are. on ..dis-:
Play • in ,The. Sentinel Of,ice
•rivindow.. These pictures in folder
a : ,
er' forioi., can. -.be abtainecl. from
Steve Stothers. The photo•
grapher: was . Brocl Whale of
London; who :until recently was
with -the.: Fa
=mer s Adt
t�ocate
• THAT• Zion : Orange Lodge . was•
well represented at the .12th
of July at Harriston`, ,with. Chas.
McQullin as .fifer and Fred Me
Quillin as- drummer::
THAT Mr, Wrn. ,MacDonald : of
s the High School Staff 'has.been
THAT 'Miss Dorohy� C
t . oo1ke . re in Toronto;rnarlrrng chemistry
� 1-
sumed her duties ' at Temple-
ten
emp
ten & 'Co. on Monday. after be-
g
in r ill for a month w,ith.pleur
isy• and pneumonia,
THAT ,Dick •Weatherhead 'has
been. handicapped for,,ha'yipg,:
lraving;...allen .. front , the ,hay
lei papers,'
THAT .anyone haying a .walking
stick that they .would., •eax>e to
"donate to the Red Crass, is ask-
. ed to leave it with Mrs'.
Hornell
Cont nuect do ..age. 8)..
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LOCAL MOTORISTS MEET. ON..
'HIGHWAY NEAR : BANFF. ••
• Luoknow and: Dungannon mot-
orists had the unique coincidence
of meeting on the Highway near:,
Banff, Alberta: ' Omar Brooks :o f
g
Dun ann `.. thedriver was of th •
one oar, and Hap :Hall. was at'
thewheel of Harold Greek's car..:
The drivers recognized• each. other
and pulled up to hold a, surprise : -
rendezvous some 3,000 miles frorri
home;,.
NAMING $EM B E:RS
R
Of AREA.' BOARD
The, appointing of the person-
nel
of the new'Luckno .r District
(thigh` School Board is • at •' present
a 'rrvatter before the;', To'w'nship'
•Councils of the adjoining muni
cipaliti•
• Iii: West Waiwanoosh, and, Kin-
,loss the )appdrriatmerit . has been
,Wade, but., aeceptanee ,and, con
firmation''of; the appointsrients is
not yet announeedr ••-T!he--A•shfieid
Council, hadnot made their ap-•
pointment at the first of" the,
week. Robert Rae• has been pia -
pointed by, the....L.ttokriow Council
'on 'the recommendation 'of the
Board of - Education. • a-.
tt su..e: - ected at . 're `re
.�-.r Xp . "�` ` P
sentatives ' on the- new/. district
board will, ask the:present Board
of Education to ' work' With them'
for the time being, , The 'i3ri=
mediate; need for action is .in re-'
'ard to ;:the transportation ' 'of.
pupils'in the newly. approved dis-
trict and . there is 'every indica=
bion that an c_-1 transpor-
tation systern�'wi11 go into, -effect
With 'the opening .df the Pail term::
Members of the Board of Edu-
cation and. reeves of the muni
Cipalities in the District.' held .;a
ipreliminary meeting on Puesdav'
night to discuss the matters,
.and. the' course, of action to be
followed.
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