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LLTCKNOW, ONTARIO, •THURS.', NOVEMBER .30th, 1950
Election dor Council In IEir���ss,
Carru`thers'Reeve By Acclamation
David # ; Carruthers was 'e1.
.ected-.reeve of Kinloss, Township'
by 'acclamation on: ' Friday, 'suc-
ceeding peeve ' 'George Tiffin,
Who Will retire' at the end. of .'tbe
year after a two-year; reeveship
term;•, The new. reeve 'has -,served
four, years on the Council, hay -
.'
Ing been "elected in 'December of
1946, running second td George'
T tifin;IwthO headed the poll, •
There will be an election for
. men►Ibers"'ofCouncil with six can-
didates u .the field 'for the four,
seats: on the Board. Voting will
take place next Monday,: Decem.-,.
ber, 4th, ' The :slate is as follows; •
William, Evans
>ttussell Gaunt
Parish :'Moffat
P. A, Murray
?San T. MacKinnon
'Harold Percy • ; • '
councillors , • MacKinnon::. and
Percy are the, two of last year's
Council: to again gtia)ify. Coun-
chlor :Davis is re tiring and Couri
Reeve
WARDEN CECIL'; JOHNSTO11i,
• of Ashfield Township •and
chlor Carrtitheis: willstep: up` to
Warden,Of the County of Hiltorn,•.
will retire from municipal '• office
o, face
at the conclusion of the ,term. •''and New ,Year's:
the reeveship, Two of :the candi
dates, P. A'.. Murray and Russell
Gaunt, haves previously: served on.
the' Board and ..theother two,'
• Wni: Evans and' Farish Moffatt.,
are newcomers to the municipal.
arena. ; Mr :: Evans;. who voiced
• disapproval at the manner . in'
which, road.' grading is 'done,..Was,
the first candidate to• qualify,„- Mi'
Moffat raised the question of 'the
' Federation' of Agriculture.. levY,
and there :seemed little opposi=
''tion to the two -fifth man:: levy;:;
knit the' Meeting : was .incensed'
over^the attack on Kinloss' Town-
ship, which .appeared in the, Fed'
' eration Year' book:
The •ratepayers meeting : was
presided over;:by .Mr. ,Ernest'Ack
ert 'after nominations. had 'been
received by' 'clerk '•J R. :Lane, as
follows
• F•or .'Reeve
Alexander: MacKenzie by
Evans :and: G. G. Moffat. .Davi
H'. Carruthers. by Harvey Houston'
and William • MacDonald,• Harold'
Percy by John E. Hodgins:,and
A.:Murray, Richard 'Elliatt`'by
• Russell Gaunt and., Wm. Stauffer,
'•George"Tiffin by Wm, Smith::and
'Robert Orr. *'
For Council
Harvey Houston by F. H. iV1'aul
den and Farish Moffat, William
•sEv.ans by Farish Moffat andw,Rus
sell Gaunt; ,P. A; Murray.. by Wm
MacDonald and Harvey Houston,
Daviel; H, Carruthers' by . Harvey
Houston and P: A. Murray, Dan
• T. MacKinnon' by P. A. Murray
and ' Hiaarlvey Houston, Harold,
Percy by P. A. Murray and John
E Hodgins Farish Moffat by.•Wm.
Stauffer and James' McEwan,• Jr.,
Russell Gaunt by Edward Mc
•Clenaghan and Millan Moore,.
Willia+tiri MacDonald ' by William
.Smith and Wesley:'Young,, Harry
•Lavis Ly .Wm. ,Sinrth-and. Thos.
'Mollfat.
A Man 'is knbi, n, by. he com-
pany he thinks nobody knows he
is . keeping,.
• STATUTC 'CHAN—di 'EN'DS
MIDMONTH FINAL • MEETING
.ucknow--.--.1Vlutiie'ipal Council
Will . ,meet next. Monday, Dccern-
bet 4:til , for' the 'final regular
r'neetirig of the year: A/cha:nge
'iri the .statutes has •abolished,•the
T
e
customary December, 5
th txret
b
ing'which previously 'was :regard
ed as the final session. The Board
rir.ay hold special 'sessions during
the month if necessary .to 'drat
with unfinished business.:
All d dui account's are .requested
to be in for ,next week's meeting
'-in- order to •bring the y,c'at;`5 1'Iti'
.,are Y 41n�,g asearly Li)) to date as
• nn
Possible) and to th tern -tint,
.closely the Board' has • c•<)ri rri)I ,...:) ' • 1.
its sl`Ierttiing to'thc'••bud e#t dtaw
Up C,.,rry 1Y1' they` yr at'
NEED MORE' DIRECTORS LIKE
CALF CLUB:' MEMBERS
Art. Friday night's Agricultural
Society banquet' President Geo.
Kennedy mentioned that when
he bad asked Gladys; Gibson and
.Murray Gaunt if they would re-
spond to the 'toast to the calf
club, the • answer he received :in
each case was, "why sure",.•Com-`
Tented Mr Kennedy, "If we ..had
more directors like that we'd'
have a better Agricultural ,Sac-'
iety"; George gave credit: to •; the
past presidents for. their . active
help in the:' So:ciety. during his.
term in', office
NO :HALF HOLT
IN DECEMBER
Lucknow Business Men's _'As-
soeiation hat, decided that . the
weekly half holiday 'will be dis
. pensed. with• during December.
.As—weld, as-'-remaining-open-each-
:Thursday .:afternoon,; •, business
,places, will also .be' open eveningsthe' . week preceding Christmas,
for the convenience of 'shoppers.,,
Tuesday; :December .' 26th : will
b.e observed as Boxing: Day, .and
stores 'will be,. open that • Thurs-
•day afternoon, rbe'tvveeri- ,Chrism as•
•
•
•
un
ay
ause.
inner
OfSu
. el tive :andfriends"
R ,a s d . in 'tells'
cornmuni•ty"',:were :shocked ',and
saddened the first of the•'week
to• .learn of ..the :sudden: death of
NI'rs.. IIarry M. I ee •of .Toronto.;
' Mrs:• Lee:''was .':formerly Mar-'
rgaret cRintoul,: daughter •of .Mrs.`
Alex Rintoul arid the late' :Mr.
Rin'toul, .formerly of the Fordyce.
commn.iinity. i'n West • Wawanosh.
Mrs Lee was 48.
'Hen •:death: occurred 'from-' food
poisoning' about tvvo hours' after
she . had..eaten' her Sunday din-
ner. A, vegetable '.which police
referred to -as. a 'wild: 'parsnip,
was .cited ;•at .the :cause of ---her
death,' Her husbandbecame' crit;
ica11�;.. ill;
from:the same cause,
and was unconscious In St. '.Jos-
eph's,'••Hospital• ' for many hours
aftei. H e. rallied for a few mom-
eats ,Monday evening. but again
lapsed into ' a • coma. ' At a- late
hour Tuesday night there ;was
still little change in his 'condition.
He. would rally- momentarily and.
again lapse'into'& •Corria..
Mr::. Lee is believed to 'have ob-s,
tained the ,vegetable while out
ofY. P
the cit and.police �-olice were wait
"ing for h,ini't =-re in;conscious--
ness 'to ...obtain 'this information
which will assist. them; .in 'their
investig'atio'n...'
'Mrs. Lee's funeral • was held ;in •
eetable''
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SA'NTA COMING
D�CEMBE N••N.
Luckiiow..Business •; Men's. 'As-
sociation.met: ori; Monday "even -
ink
even-ing when theyreceived word; that
"Old Santa Claus wdnld 'arrive
here .on.his'official visit: on Sat
urday, Decemlber .9th.
: He's.:scheduled to Check inat
t=:_
noon to head a big parade down
tow n• and then .;back', to The.
Playhouse Theatre. where there'
will be a,` free': show -fgr -the
:younsters and' a • :treat' for all:
The ` Hi'gh " School:' Band Will be
;on 'hand for the •event
•
There will be three shows that
day one at' .10:• a.m. for town
Children ' and :afternoon., m.atinees'.
at 2.00'.,and 4.00 o'clock for': rural
children Due to•,,the' taxing of
the accornodation gat' this timeit
Would. ibe appreciated 'ifinfants
in arms 'are not brought to the
show: All ' other youngsters will
:be ' under careful` , supervision,
leaving'their.parents free to shop.
or spend the afternoon; as. ,they'
'DRIVER- UNHURT
AS. 'TRUCK • UPSETS
Icy roads were responsible for
an accident shortly before one
o'clock. Monday ,'afternoon when
'a 1947 Dodge produce truckof vn-.
ed by Silverwood's Creaanery,.
Lucknow, and driven by. Harold
Ritchie, turned : over„ Harold
escaped uninjured;, ;
The mishap 'occurred near the
Agricultural ,Hall a't ,Dungannon;
as • Harold was proceeding west
on the' 4th Concession;', Icy roads
caused the truck . to spin ' com-
pletely around and as it struck;
the roadside flipped • over in 'the'
ditch. with', 'the four wheels' in '
TEN PAGES
:ELMER dRAHAM
ASHFI LD 'REEVE
Elmer Graham of Port Albert
was elected reeve of ,Ashfield
Township by acclamation at Fri-- •
day's nomination meeting, He
will . succeed Reeve . Cecil• John-
ston, , who is retiring' .after? ' five
y, ears as, reeve, a: .period ofser
vice Which he climaxed by bring
ing the..'Huron County Warden,'
ship td. Ashfield'for only the 3rd
time .in the history of the.Town
ship. :'
Councillor . Graham was elect-
ed at the" head .of the poll in the
Deoember election n. 1945 and
has: been returned each' year by'
the: air, Harold 'Managed to ex- acclamation to. his seat on 'the
tricate himself- from the •cab, ante. Council which be has held for
was little the worse for' the shak- '•five years: ":'A year ago ;he, did
ink top. After the; truck,; had been not enter the reeveship race' be -
righted he' drove :it• home under .ruse' of Reeve Johnston's inter•=
its own . power, ;
Damages to the ':rack,:cab and a
fender :iwili run' to $200': or better
i �is`esiimated. Korold: was pick-
ing up cream,'' and eggs at:•:the
time.: His. load of.'. eggs. was.
practically a : complete •wreck, but
very little •'cream waslost as mbst
of it was in "self:' Seal' cans.
BORN
A:NDERSOICI=Tom', and' Dorothy
Anderson are happy 'to announce
the birth of 'a; son ' in ''Winghar n:
•Hos ital i'
Nov,.Generalp Friday y
eater • 24th, 1950
WEIRSMVIA=in . Kincardine: 'Hospi-
tal on Thursday,. November 23rd
ItofMr•. and Mrs.Renxe Wiersma,';
, a son; Hibbe. Arthur.
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FOURTH TERM
tion' •" of • contesting . the Wardern-- •
shiin.,
Bathes Mr; Johnston and' 'Mr.
Graham were':. noninated'.for the
reeveship on Friday, and . 'the
first intimation Mr.Grahani had
'that he was oto receive an accla- • , Y'
'nation' was when `Reeve John-
ston caine forward after. : the.'
meeting "to congratulate the . new
reeve"
The 'three ` sr
e other ' merribers . of.
the Board, John. Bradley, Andrew.'.
;Ritchie: and; Kenneth. MacKenzie •
each'' qualified and Cecil Blake,
the. only, 'other. 'n inee; signed.
up to make the foursome for an
.all round acclamation / , is •
' Walter,Tigert and Marvin Dur-
nin, the two retiring school' trus-
tees, • were the only two- nominat ;
'ed and' (both again : qualified. to
fill this Board.
::Clerk C. ,E.;:McDonagh presided -
'
for the ,well, attended norninatiori
meeting, that passed off very
quietly:° '
T ii. e following'' nominations'
..re received:
:F+
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REEVE EVERETT FINNIGAN
has: been re-elected reeve of
West Wawanosh : for a .• fourth'
Wish:
tem '..at Fridays nomination
'• and complimented `.for
., .'meeting.
his:
handling of
the High School
Acclamation rn Huron Twp question , ..
...Huron Township', reeve and;
-Toronto •on 'Wednesday.
Children' 64' .Grandmother 'Escape
•The Lee' .Children, Bill; •1G, '.and
Nancy 14, and their grandmother,
Mrs. Alex, l:intot•ul,`tvlio is, sliend
v�•
ing the winter nth•tliern in' Tor';
onto ,e c.iped 'a similar fate, when
they disliked the he .ttehess , of
the
\•.e> i.,feta?)'.- and de6lined•to eat
Mr;. anq Mrs.,. tee both becanie.
Violentlyill:sI)')n' diter eating
'the 'eCsM.s4Cd.,..to.
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roll '•saki 'Mrs, Lee was. the '• first
to collapse- Mr. Lee, who hadn't...•�y -.
council has been returned:by; •ac-
:clamation. ' Pers'onnel of t h.e-
Boardis as ":follows:..E eve Her-
bert Farrell a n d' ,Councillors
Richard Martin, Thomas Farrell,
Chester.. Erimerton and Claude
Dore: •
:ea ien 'ttittc•J1-,ut it, Colin psc'd.fi,ve
minutes latc'.1 Clc'.h:id'been ,given
:i 'gltr: s ,)f water t)v his 'son a
'-tow tii,Ynrc nt' oet'ore which nmade
hire gliat ill, c;nd • is regiit ded: as
int hint l,tc.)rir•:detat3r'
r
al:•n :.
�ltr •ri 1:11:ttI)r ;;c:440.11i1gave .first,
aid• to hey- before.she.'' and
ho:h. Tithes.) llttt'44cT1:e` rush d jto Yihe
hospital.. o' ital.. wa' deaddeadvvrr,tlt-
tvv
'Lt I ciur•-•.'An notal)' v..r.',d
sho :
in
ie tri rr., vhf. \i'rt icer ' 'from'
n
death :�s ct. fr 1 y
i ) rutile' ill titi'C)�' ,
-food i l.c
r. , r 1-i'Ilt�irc'rt 11X1, moth
pp ) ()k'L,"e'' .fa'i'r i'' i.`+Lrly' rte entr rile; L SI •."'•, to 0�rr��'. �Y. .
rY' k' •'1.11')�lrY'i>.,i'► t' �,.�,'lt r
.•..�\:0. \ .\�: \ 4.�Q� 14.•:•4 Z
• Elmer Graham by' , • E d gar :
Dougherty . Walter M:-
ert
Cecil"• Johnston ' by Frank Ham-
ilton and • fIenry' MacKenzie.
For Coundillora.
John 'A.'Bradley •by N. G. Mac-' •
Kenize and Henry MacKenzie:
Andrew . `Ritchie by" -D y n e s..
Caanplbell and • Elmer . Alton,
Kenneth, MacKenzie by N.G.
M'aPI(erizie, and John .MacIntosh:
Elmer. Graham. ' by Carman
Hayden and ' Elmer' Alton '
Cecil Blake by Wilmer 'Robb.
and Lha les Wiley •
For , School Trustees
:Walter! , 1Vt: Tigert' by Elmer '.
Graham and Walter Alton.
Martin Durnin ..by R. T. Kit-
patrick and Marshall Gibson.
eh evements of Baby Beef Club;
Recognized At Banquet Friday
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. The' outstanding ach•ieverrients
by .members of'• the Lucknow'
Baby Beef Calf . Club, were ap-
•pr.opriat recognized., at, a ban--
quet 4in.. the Recreational .Centre
on Friday . evening • sponsored ':by
the Luckrf ow Agricultural Sop:,
fray'. There- roere°-125-sat
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n.an eXcellent turkey banquet, se. trt,-
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tired by „the Lucknow • Women's
and :followed by toasts,
14nstitute
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presentations.' -and Musical num-
iers• which': all 'added up .to a
f most enjoyable eveninc: Preside'n't
George Kennedy presided
Gordon Kirkland piiouosed the.
toast to the Calf Club, and in
a neat speech revievyeel'the ,act-
ivities of the Club Members. "It
, is not.
every Club' that • wins the
distinction and. glory 'that has
come to theLttckno.w Cliib• mem-
bers-throttf,th, their
where four 'calves from the:Luck- ;
n'ow.Club owned .by Murray:
Gaunt, Ann` Todd, ;Yvan McQuil-
lin and Gladys Gibstn, 'tapped
everything in Bruce County: At
Teeswater Murray; Gaunt added
to -the honors= by winning •first..
for'::.:$hbWn�•arishi. and �t1soG_;-re-:, -
7�,
ceived the Alex B. McKague tto,
phy for the ,highest score; of any
Bruce_ Club member.,
• Then; with, three ,of the better
calves left at home to ,go to Tor-
onto: 'another
oronto:'another three "calves; own: -
ed by Gladys Gibson,• Ralph
Dickson. and. 'Carolyn Gibson,
,swept the group comptfitio,ri at •
the Walkerton Christmas .Fair,
with Gladys' ' Calf ''�valk)ng. 'off -
With •the •Gr°arid'Champitni hhi of
all classed.. This marked, the first
time a• calf club animal .has won
y},v y� •
g.. of-.• 'tiv'i a.�v<7rd. Gnod •br�eeciii'e.. c'7z°c•�
lorts:�•,., he 'rr a .1. Early ,,•}. i'.i ..' tit:•`. .fLti ie'I"tFxT •i'rr:C2
- gr'crc?.iiina were'
r •i 't11, • r =i. tc,r:� in the F:d1ric,�trE`�.
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