HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-01-08, Page 5TORS, -JANtTARY ' 8th,. 1948
Lyceum Theatre
wry
Two Shows •Each Night
Friday and Saturday , -
January 9th, •t 0th
HARRY DAVENPQRT
• 'MICHAEL• (WANE
KEEPER, of the. BEES
Matinee. Saturdayat 2:00
.Monday arid Tuesday
January: 1'2th, 13th
'ANN''SOTHERN
• ,•:, HARRY NELSON
• in •
Undercover M'aizie"
Wednesday, Thursday
Jar s:try.14th,.:lSth
THE LUC/C.N,OW SENTINEL,, L•UCKi,row,, QNTARRQ`
sro4prot.
ALMOST DOUBLE
At ' the Lucknow nomination•
•eet ngra -deta'' rt -a£ mtt-.--
ters pertaining• to education was
given by 'Donald Henderson, sec-
retary -treasurer of `the: Board' PI
Education. It was an ' excellent'
report for which he was • conrpli-'
uented:•
The . report revealed that the
Village e
of Lucknow $ ow`tax. levy for
school, purposes , for 1947 Was,
$6,385.32, High ,School attendance'
numbers 98.student's, nt°s, including 38
from Lucknowi' 35 from ' Bruce
County and 25"from Huron Coun=..
The verbatim report is .as. f or -
lows
•
• Provincial' Grants
One o
�, •tho .most important. •der';
' • velopments :in Ontario :education
for many years was announced
in .December .1944-:-50 percent of
the cost of education'was' to :be
assumed_ by the Provincial gov-.
ernment. B.y this 'announcement,
Ontario leads:. 'Canasta R the .fin-
:ancing of , education. It, .was with
the .idea in view that every ,child
should'have an equal educational
opportunity as - far as .,possible
and. also that the•• burden of .costs
tshould•be borne equitably by all
t ratepayers •in .the province.
Under- , the` new. system , of
grants, iri urban, :centres 30 per-
•
cent of.. the. approved costars: -paid
by: `the :government •,where . the
.This proportion is increased to 60
:Percent, of .'the..... approved cost
where • the population. is less than
2;500' In i ural. public schools; the
percentage is based on assessment
Per classroom: ranging . fr orn ., 50
er r
.c nt e classroom • 'Where the
�t
p p�
-assessment • is $80;000 or more, up
to. 90. percent in, classrooms : with
less . than :::$30;000 ! assessment... in',
FRED .11IaacMURRAY
'Suddenly• I "s S ring
ST HELENS
Mrs. Alex•'Murdie.: and :.Bobby.
:of Toronto and Mr. ;Mel: Brown ,of.:
Waterloo w'e.i a visitors over . N:ew
Years •with Mr. and • Mrs
Woods;
Miss •Beatrice NcQuillin was
the guest last'week of 'Mr and
•
a it
1Vf.rs Robert Mcullin at H m
•ton. Q
o
Mr. -.Charlie Tooke. of •Saskatcl
ewan is:'a visitor with his sister;
is .Mrs. Lewis' 'We.atherhead anit�Mi':
;Weatherhea•d.:• •
Miss Doris Taylor. was • home
from. Londcin for...New. Years: ' •
ron
M , Goi.dori Miller, of oho
er L.
spent ,'New Year's,', day. ' at, , his
home beige
.;The January 'meeting,' .of the
Wornen s Institute :*as • held • at
;:the horiie of Mrs.. E. W. :Rice on
. llionday, January ;'5th. The .roll
call' was well -responded: to 'by
naming the.qualities : of a • good
.,, g
• neighbor.• :It. was. agreed to .have
a; series,.iof• pa:rtres in •the- spring
, .under ..the,•leadership . of a' Wear -
`ever . 'aluminum• aalernan. :Mrs.
Rice favoi°ed with ` iano' solo
a p
and Mrs, G: McPherson. conducted
several contests, Mrs.. . George'
t;
Stuart gave .a.•splendid�a er on
•
paper
Citizenship... At he conclusion.
luri
ch
was
.served i • e� the' .host.
by
•a esses,, Mrs C. Murray,:'Vlrs:' .4'.
Camero%;`and •Mrs. S.' A. Todd.
A'kis; 30; Tod"d° received': word • on
, Sunday of the, serfou`s Condition
of her.;• brother, Mr: Jirn .Neely
of Pigion; Nkicli.as a'• result :of
a.'ear ae'cident on New' 'Year's
'day...Mrs. "Todd • left for 'Pigion
orilVlo.nd,ay. ..•
Principal resumes Duties ,
Mr. Harry Alton.returned t'o his
duties as•p•rincipal of the'Wa1ker-
ton'Public; School •on Monday. Mr.
:Altai. has .been off duty *ince
ehrly\ in June when lie :wlas 'ob-
liged' to undergo, surgical treat-
Ment at Vietoria 'Hospital, Lon
doral lie: i5" •
now,' however, -Much
unproved in:health and ', i.S'..nranwill
Y
friends
ill he• glad to .knout that.
he
has sufficiently' recovered td
return to ,the classroom.
Goloshes Nixed M Danee
TWO ''young ladies got their
goloshesmixed at .;the Christinas
Night, donee, One of 'thein wears
size - six, arid has- one of her own
and or galosh, carrying' the
H.
name . I3etty' ", which: is only
W; The. exchange can be made
eat' Thew Sentinel Office.
4yrer'ir-f,irtna,g
Mr; and Mrs. Norrnari Well
wood and Mra and, Mrs. Clifford
Heiffer of , Wingham • spent New
Years with their -parents; Mr -and
Mrs, Ezra Wellwood, '
,Mr. and. Mrs. John Craig,. Mr.
and 'Mrs, Dawson Craig and son:
Alex, . Mr. Albert Patterson and
Mr. 'and • Mfs; James ' McIllrath
spent New '"Years evening with
the former's, daughter, Mrs. Robt.
Hall -and Mr,• Hall, Wingham,
•• We extend congratulations to
Mr.. • .and Mrs. Thos, Moore -who'
were 45 years 'Married New Years
day, Mr. and,Mrs„ Mac Ross '46
years married:January 2nd; Mr...
.and, Mrs, Ldrije Johnstqn' 25 years
married. January .2nd' a'hd•Mr:.and
Mrs', John Craig:'38. ears'married
`around.Yea yy '
. r Wea:
wish .theinr
many 'mNoreew wedding" anniversa-,
res.
Mr: and Mrs. 'Robert. Mowbray
and family' moved last, week :Co
their new home �n Wingham.
Mr, Harry McCiezaghan," Mr•
Win.. McClenaghan & Miss Edith
McClenaghan of Belgrave spent
New Years •with the.former's two--
tiler;
bio-ther; Mr. George -McClenaghan
an
^arid Mrs.. McClenaghan here.
1Vir. and Mrs. R. Mowbray and
Miss, Merle Wilson; R•N,• .Wing=
:ham : spent; ;New Years .:with Mr.
and Mrs, Janes Wilson. •
Mrs. David. Kennedy'" and on
Peter.,. also 1VI,r. and Mrs. George
Kennedy, andtwo sons spent New
• no case shall .:grants to '•; Boards
ekceed95.'per.'cent of th.e':approv.,
ed cost.:. ,(Apps owed Cost ,means
the•..cost:.of :.. perating the School,
"for. the -pi ccceding calendar' year,
as..deterinined by' the; Boai d 'and
•appyoved by the Mithster• of Xd-
-ucation.)
. • In .PUalic, Schools .(uiban) the
grant is based:upon 'the: percent:
• age of'tl e• a proved. achool:cera
b . • approved c0.era-:
•ting cost :for the preceding cal-
endtr .jear • and in high. scho.1s
the grant is •'$10 00 'per'.pupil of
avera g e attendance for preceding
Calendar year, pus a percentage;
of onor atinr
costs::' his
age is •calcul' ted - e i cent;
from"•the equal, ,
\;.zed• assessmentof „the school die
tl'ict.,
The new s.ySte1 of giants will,
also •; relieve' rthe • sou ity' Costs of
education 'wllcr•e .i?ay s .,and girl
'attend' secondary. ,shook..' To d1S-
tour age increased 'Pr unnecessary
expenditures,• the _goerninent:•has
given:;'notice, that. grants will not
iYe: paid on kilo:ai,:operating costs
above . a- cer=tain le:vel:. Where `the
.per, pupil ;cost rs .above.: $115.06
for., public' schools. in _urban: •cen-
"tries, • (3r. "$200.00 for, `high: schools,
boards'will 'not .receive ,grants on
any excess cost l
•:Theappiove'd costOf operatiii
g
:the local:
Public and' High., School
'far the .year, '1946 was $17,083.76,
Ori this amount the governs ent.
'p'aid. in ;l917•, $11,1207.0, • in grants
to:; Lucknow' school,. oi, 656' per-
cent • of; the app:rbved 'operating.'
cost. '
'A grant for $16.00 (Ii "S Agri-
culture) was�'r+eceiived, 19.46 was
the' first year agricultbre science
was ,:taught in the • high 'school.
Due tci: tire'+ ,large•', govet;nm:cn.t
grants to the schoo.l,„ the, county,
grants from •$ruse. • 'and:Hurori
county • amounted t o • o n l•y
$1•;COC.55.
•
:6alariie5. `.�.
Every year' since Septepiber
1939 there .has been an tincrease
in •teachers' salaries,. The item of
:galaiies isA erre which' the Board
has 'no.c.ontrol over for . in the
past• fe\' years throughout •the
province then 4. has been,a•marked
upward tren' in salaries. There-
fore all•'.'Boards have been faced.
,•vit:h this Barrie problem.' To,, r•e-,
k�
fuse, to pay. this new salary sch'ed
tele would result in Boards not
securing fully. qualified teac'her`s.
A :recent. survey est•im a t cis
there is .a shortage' •in Oi •i r.
approximately 900 fully quail,
:lied teachers fertile. teaching pro-
fession. ':Teachers!. 'salary.ihereases
M s: Duncan Kennedy
Mr. and ; Mrs,, ..Russel °'Ritchie\
and Mr, and Mrs,,Fred.,Tiffin'and
Mrs .R. Tiffin of . t.arigside,' Mr.,
;and 'Mrs Joe : Tiffin St. spent
New Years ;. with Mr. and. Mrs.:
Victor 'Emerson
•'With Mr: and Nlrs. Scholtz for
flew Years ' were Mr. and ••'Mrs.:
•Gib _Gillespie;' Mrs, John Gillespie
and Miss Jessie Gillespie; }1✓Ir. and
Mrs:: Jack Gillespie and•Mi:: and
Mrs C, Martin ` ;arid Loui•
se a d
n
Vlr. and.'Mrs... Sinirnons and Chas.
Gillespie:
Mr. Wallacen:
Con andMr: Ii;tiis�
sell
Mrs.:Gaunt held a gather,2ing inwtheed
hall, here in`'honor ". of:•;Mt.:and,
Lorne e Johnston
r s
ding • anniversary., There was a
good• attendance. The following5th
'address. .was read':
Dear Friends
an, ,appy aay..,•wnen :a 'new•
• holisehQld:finds it way among the
Myriad homes of`earth :bunt we'
think , it a ;much . happier 'da
'Whenthat home canook'back
l •�.
:the varied experiences• of 25
vears.'We; your 'friends and neigh-'
oo ps arse ` here tonight .:to,. `wish
many rrmre anniversaries of, your.
wedding day,'and trust that .God'
• Will 'bless' you With: health :arid
happiness: For' the 'few.�:years
this'.
cozmlinity : hs„ known you ;we'
have. enjoyed c1hosp-i:taiity-'and
w.e have ,appreciated your • many',
kindnesses :tows' iii bur everyday
life • in ,The ;•business .'world.
night we have -corse , to. rejoice
with ',your •We .have no.t'..gifts of
silver' to. offer •ybti .but `: histead
We ask' you to accept this: inoi ey
as a token:. of:. very best wishes,
`for • ycfur future .happiness- We
slial`1 ••look : forward' to celebrating•
your golden wedding Signed on
behalf, of your• friends; and' rela-
tives, tiff es, Wallace: Conn. and 'Russell
`•G�iurt.
A very 'enjoyable; tiine was
spent by all. 'Lunch was'....Served
by \Mrs:• Johnston, • :•
:
made by the Boai,dhin" June, 194'7,,
anrounte ' to $2,100.00 Altogether,
since September 109:: teachers'°
salaries in .the local school'have
•incre� sed 90 percent
X
' rTIiiS' is • the fourth . consecutive;
�y,ear\.that the BB`oar/d. has prey:idea
workbooks,;, ru1ers, rubbers, etc.,
:to all students of '•the Public;
Sohool'.'
This• is -'the 7th coriseeutfve •yea r
that dental. services have been,
pi„ ovicted• .for a11''studerits "ofthe
Public School. Oh this expendi-
tune •the'lloarct receives a grant 6t,
X30 percent; '
• All students of the Public and.
Hi'ah .School' are'. -covered. by lia-•
bility' insurance since May.
. Total .:fire insurance ' :carried:
$42,000.06; Buildings $36,667:00; •
contents $5,333.00.. •
:-The. school :Will end • t;he'•'year
with a•'balance of approximately
$940.00, . .
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PAGE RIVE
We are pleased to ` report that
.Mrs. James ' Hodgins was able t�
return to her home after. being
_patient in . Victoria Hoital,
`London, where she underwent: an
operation. • •
Mrs. M, Johnstone of Listowel
visited during the Week .with her
parents,: Mr:, and -Mrs, . H..A, ,Gra-
We
ra-
We are sorry 'to report • that.
Mr„ Sam Stanley is •a patient at
Wingharn hospital With an at-
tack of ,pneumonia. ', ,
•-Miss Winnie Percy,
,son'burg .spent - the Christmas hol=.
idays at her. home. Here.' " U
•Mr.:and . Mrs Geo `:Haldenby
and Ethel; ' Mr, and Mrs, Darold
,Halder bx and Sheila• and Mr, 1 ,,
Bell, . spent 'Christmas, :with.' Mr.:
and Mrs. Howard McGuire, '•OIi_
' •Mr. •• Gordon Hodgkinson spent
the Christmas holiday with Tor-
onto .friends. • . •
Mrs. John Barr entertained the.
m.ernbers .of :the; Percy family 'on.
•Christmas.
•:.Miss Evelyn; McLean spent a
few days at her .hdnie .hdre.
Mr. and Mrs Gordon McBurn-
ey .a4c1 . family of Aylmer visited
during ' the : week with Mr: and
Mrs. Bert. McLean.
Mr. 'and•Mrs Chester Malden.:
:by and Mr: and Mrs. Wilbert.Hal-
denby.. andavi'd . were' here at=
tending the funeral of their tiro -
Miss Ion Terry Terry spent •Christ -
1 -Ras • at, her'' home, near: :Belleville
with her parents; Mr. and .Mrs,
W. K:
Terryy •
• Mr. .and .Mrs
. Ed
Schaeffer"vis-
ited.:'over', the:: Week -end . with _
' Stratford friends.
and•r li
M s C ff Congram ‘& Misses Edna and may. Bbyle.
family were• Christmas- visitors :•:,'Mr.,'Noble 'quest and'farnil'Y of
with..Mr Reg McBride• and 'Miss 'Kincardine visited . 4ew :Years:.
Ellen McBride with, Mr :and ,Mrs. Wesley Guest:,,` •,
n?
.: Mie:.. Wni.. C x . Who hi •-
o , as been •a ` .. -Mr. ands Mrs...Ed Ed Schee fereis ;•
patient in Victoria Hospitalr,..L•on-. ,ite.d, witi1.11 Mr. and• Mrs' :Andy
,don, for the past ,two.''weeks, `'was' `Scott:. near T - �•f,rton.
able to, return home o •Chrisltmas' Miss 'Helen .Balder b . , visited
day.' (' '. •with ,:friends. iri Toront.o,•;
Members .of the :Graham'family .' Mr; and ;Mrs ;•Perry Bushell
spent Christmas with: Mr:. and : Toronto vi lied. with Mr, alid'1V1rs_ .''
M s.
H. A a
r ha'
G• m
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Jo n Bushell....
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: Mrs. Dudley o"f Lucknow enter Mrs's •Ellen McBride returned.,„.
tained the. members of the: Hal= • to Tory Hill and Mrs.. Dorothy..
denby,' family •o'n Sunday.'"‘,.:'' • Thompson to Stratford •to .resume'
• Mrs. Cliff • Borthwick 'of, ;St: their :teaching duties.
arents. °::.:.. .. ' 1/ , rill, B 1P. c „P
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hodgins fpr.
a .few' days,.
REX THEATRE
LUCKNOW
Friday, . $.1ifii Monday
:$FOGY' ANN. GARNER
• ALLYN' JOSLYN
MICHAEL DUNNE
FUGE MARLOW
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MON A ` FREEMAN .;
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"JUNJORYMISS
:This film. tells•the :storY . of .a
madcap teenager whoseliveIy
'imagination sets ',;her family's,
life .topsy=turvy.
P.S.—Wc' were. going to rune
"HOME IN` .INDIANA"
, next Tuesday and Wednesday
ut we'll 'skip the: mid -week
show next week but will be
running next Friday, Saturday
and Monday with a bouble bill
"WAGON TRACKS WEST".
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"THE OLD HOMESTEAD"•
We're „quite' proud of the
shows:. we've got comXng- .
'Great' Expectations".
"The Sells` of ' St:: ' Marys"
"The House :on' 92nd.Street"
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"It. Shouldn't :ii :Happen' to a. dog'
"The Song of Bernadette"
"The. Keys of the." Kingdom",
Molly,, and :'Me" •
`Mr and, Mrs.,. Cary L°oy1e,-Mari,.
lyn •and. Carol • . and Misses Edna
and .1N/fay Boyle Were- Christmas
visitors' with Mr. and I'Mrs. • Wm.
Lloyd' :at Kincardine.,•
Mr, and Mrs.. Bert•McLe • `n had
as their. Christmas visitors; Mrs.
McLean: and Evelyn, Mr:. &" .Mrs.•
Stanely':'Fair' and: family of Ber=
a --few days in.:Goderich., •
Miss '. Ether ••'Haldenby of the-
Ross` Stores,, Walkerton,i+''•wa$ 111 '
at her' home the Past . week.':
:p.
Mi. and, Mrs:' :Clarence, Cerson
of•.Kingarf & .Miss Helen Thomp-
son ',of' Toronto • were Christmas
visitors` with 1Vl;r:':and Mrs. .Wes-'
ley;' Thom.psori
Miss Helen au`m
cher of ,
rose spent C u
1
. the . past week with':
her parents; •. Mr.. and Mrs.:''Win.
"vie and Mr and Mrs Gordon Mc,
Burney Y of:, A. \mer. •
-t-4-1Vfr'� Gliarlre =Gillespie �of Tqr-
-Nir . and Mr's'.. Ezra:: stanle31,.:
s 'ent `,Christmas wri;th Mr; ' .and'
onto visited 'the'•past 'week with
� - _ Betty 'and`".:Dori' at .the home of;'
Virg. Walter Kaake, Kinibss.
- Mr': and .'Nlrs ::.James .H•odgi:ns; . - ,. ;:: ;,
• _ Mr & Mrs: James Hodge were Mr. and .Mrs: Arthure'Graha . `
with Mr.; and Mrs: Charlie Hd'dge ,`.& Mrs. Dorothy Thompson :,were,
for' Christmas: dinner uests of Mr: and Mrs.
g ..
:Mrs. Ed Jams arid •Jean :spent Albert.',Hewitt,' 'Millarton,-' . on;.
a' few'' days with Mr.• and Mr -s„ .Tuesday ,.'ev:.ening.'
Donald McKenzie, ,Pt. 'Albert. Mr, `,and Mrs,. Harold"Percy err -
Mr, ,Dick Neil of Lucan visited' tertained relatives at a; New' Years
the past •week with. his; nieces, dinner:
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