HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-01-15, Page 1Year—In Advance;, 50c Extra to tJ.:S,
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Kenneth C
Postmaster
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.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 :