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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-01-15, Page 1Year—In Advance;, 50c Extra to tJ.:S, ;2..,00 A� . -- • Kenneth C Postmaster Postion .LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, `PHURSDAY,.;JANUARY 15„.194a REMOVE 1760 YARDS OF SNOW AT COST Or $175.50 LAST. WEEK IN ARIZONA 'Ori' Thursday of.last week Ken; 'Beth Cameron received- notice° of .his appointment ' to the position 'of postmaster.in Lticknow, to suc= • ceed° Mr. H. J; •Lindsay,, The. announceinent :bore. the si' nature of 'R Gosselin, associate' '' ecretary,. of the. Civil "Service s commission; • and stated that ' the new appointee would • report ,when advised by the Post Office Department, 'which has to endorse the:' appointment. • - Seven candidates; for the pesi- tion took the postal examinations early in November, and word of the appointment has; .beenan. x iously awaited since then; The successful candidate 'is the elder son • of Mrs. R: J. Cameron • and the late • Mr, Cameron, .Ken-. neth is 34, years of age, Was born. here and has . resided 'practically SPENT CHRISTMAS IN' MEDITERRANEAN AREA • Dick Reed, .soh. of Mr" and Mrs.'. W,: 0. Raeed, . spent . Christmas Week yin Leghorn,," Naples ' and,.. Genoa.' Diek is an oiler in ; the United States merchant 'marine service, :and hasp made frequent i;rips to the Mediterranean area. `On his 'return to the' States .he, 'expects,' ,to dock 'a New Jersey, but does not expect, hewill be able tp get. home _again 'until the, .sumnner, °' Joins Bank Staff Miss :Jean. Bushell has `joined the' local staff of the Bank of :Montreal: • a is 1 e in uc now :except •• or more than six years' •spent in, army° •service. p- • ":Kenneth; enlisted in .Walkerton the 97th ;,Battery at the •out - .'break •of . the. second World'.War• on September. 6th; 1939. He went: overseasAugust "1941 with the 7th Army Field Regiment;, which :.later. became' known .as:'.:the 7th 'Medium Regiment. -He landed, on `.Short - 1,y - the Continent Jui5 t Y 1944, hor ly afterthe a Western. Front' -was 'opened, and was in the'thick mit .'`until': affected bya skin ` in fection,. hat. resulted in him. being sent back, to hospital in 'England 'in ;April, . a. month before 'the .war • ended: nnreceived dischar Kenneth ehisdischarge. on the 23rd of October;,,1945 and, nottiorrg-after-was4-alcen-ill: w -it• pleurisy; pneumonia and compli- cations that'... confined.. film to Winghain , and• Westminster °'Hos- pital for a year '"He returned: to his home here last" April ' and had• his health permitted ; he: would have had the,skates on this•'win- ter. to .again play ,;defence for • the Sepoys, Kenneth. !as; married,'. ori his return • from' overseas,. Mrs: ` Cain- • eron"- being formerly 'Mildred' Ritchie, He has a brother, Stewart in . Port Colborne and •a sister Arabelle Mrs:" N. ,E. Bushell of town• . ' a . TWENTY,. ' Y PERC.ENT EIGHT PAGES"' ELLA MAE'.ORR DIED A ' hydraulic • lift tractor pow- ered shovel, owned' by, Arthur Rutton of. Bluevale,was employ- ed.last week'to remove the snow banks from', main street.. A• total ; of 1760 yards was, hauled away b3 t-wo ,trucks-- T-etal' -Cost was •$175..50 ° TOP PROVINCE •1N ..USE OF HYDRO Dn the basis ofpopulation the. Village of Lucknow is the:highest perNcapita user of hydro power in the Province of . Ontario :This little known, fact ,was stat- ed at.' • the : inaugural :•meeting..of the Village Council on Monday.. evening,' evening,' after- Councillor Lavery had comnnented that 'he. did not know: of any village with a 'com=• parable:;. population which con/d. boast the industries that Lucknow can The industrial .power bill • for voarc 1 The; inaugural' Meeting of• the 'Village 'Council on Monday even= �, in'g..with the new'.Beard in`of fice, was• opened with prayer by Rev. J. V: '•.Stewart — ' Naming of',committee,Members. was one of ,Reeve, Solomon's first duties, ..the• slate being as follows with the first named being' com-. niittee'';chairman: Hydro Solomon, Treleaven,: N. ixon erwood ' Finance, �Solomori,-Sh ,, • TO . _ .__MARK• GOLDEN WDING ED ' .. .MONDAY Mr and 'Mrs. D: A. MacDonald ill observe their golden,wedding nniversary next . Monday; :Janu. ,ary` .19th,. 'Mr, and Mrs, 'MacDonald : are lifelong residents.' of K i n lb s s Township,, and. Mr: • MacDonald is. ex -reeve of the municipality,. having representied :the Township on Bruce County Council ' some • two score years ago. Ee is 84 years of age, and 'was born, on the MacDonald . home- stead on Concession 2 Kinloss, Which he 'farmed. until .a 'short time. , . . e ago, when he and Mrs. Mac- Donald who is mit. enjoying ,the ' best, of health, Moved • to the- vill- • age to make their honie :with their only daughter, Mrs. W. A. Porteous •and :Mr, Porteous. Mrs. MacDonald, who � ho I •s i `' 74 . years of age, wais formerly Sarah • Tiffin of the Langside comniun.. Their many, friends joririn. ex g tending°: Congratulations . g. Mations and, best wishes en the approach of this riemorable' occasion. Treleaven ; Roads and g " $rid es-Sher.wood. • Lavery; Treleaven: Petitions :and .By -Laws . Tre- leaven,. leaven,..' Laeery, Sherwood • Garbage'Sl.ei wt��d Nixon,`. Lavery,' ProP etY and Supply Nixon; Lavery, Solomon '•Water System'-- Council. !as whole. ., Councillor`.`Lavery was- named to succeed Reeve. Solgm•on•on the Arena .Committee: ; . Councillor 'Treleaven• is ;the'. Other meinbei.' Mrs. W, V. Johnston .was'.'re- .appointed' on the 'Library Board: :for three-year term. ' Fence viewers .-. eorge'Gree'r; 'John 1VIacDonald, George -Swan. Pounflkeepei James John 'Sten. Aud'itor's ' .Brock; Davis and Minn: , other ' 50 H.P:will• be, :required when the..Co-Operative,: mixing plant. goes into production Councillor :