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Committees Set Up, Plan Variety Coincert.
ent.ennial Fa
•s
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, JAN.. 13th,,• 194.5
5;ir> le soar
The first meeting ;of the .Luck-,
now'rah' Centennial Committee
held • • ort ' Monday vyas h
_ l , - evening;
January 4th. at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Oliver, McCharles. The.
planning • committee are 'Chair-
'
Chair.. man,' Mrs. Oliver McCharles;: Sec-
retary, .,Mrs. Bert Alton; Mrs,
•' ' .Gordon Kirkland, Mrs, Ilariy'
,avis,, George Kennedy, Bill Hun-
ter
un ter and the President' Oliver " Mc -
Charles '
cCharles' make 'up :the committee.
• 'Convenors ' ' were 'picked .for
,each, : section of the fair and. are
as •follows;' Parade, Charles "Web-•,
ster; .History, Stewart Robertson;
Gates, 'Oliver -"McCharles; • Pro-
gram, Lloyd...Ackert; Concess-
ions; Gordon Kirkland; Decora-
tions andwindow displays,.. Ger-
ald . Rath Public School
Work,,.: MrBert• Alton; . High
School`. -Work, :Mrs.. Gordon ••Kirk
0 -op Annual Is
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extTuesday...
The. Annual, meeting of;. Luck.
now District., Co-operative will.
takeplace in the Legion Hall on
•Tuesday evening of next week,
commencing at 7 . P.M.Guest
Speaker' for' . the evening will be
er her 2nd vice ,'pres-
identS. McK c ,. �,
ident ...of • U.C.O.
..,The annual statements .went
out . to all Co-op members this
• week, containing a message
from :'Evan Keith, president, .and
Stuart Jamieson, manager, as
'well' as .;a; breakdownof thefin-
ancial position.::
On the '.agenda next. Tuesday
`
•-•will be the election of two drec
tors. or a three-year term. Re -
...tiring directors are 'Bill Ross who
". is eligible ' for re-election and
Ross ;Henderson who: is not eli-
gible. ° A dancewill follow the'
banquet . and, meeting.,
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land :Publicity,_ Don :Thompson;;
Midway,, Mrs Oliver McCharles
Baking, Mrs; Harry ,Lavin.; Flow-
ers, Mrs. Evan Keith; •Fine Arts,.
Oliver ,'.McCharles; Tickets,
,Allan 'Miller. • Parking Cars, Ral
ph Cameron:;: -Horses 'and Ponies,
Gordon` Kirkland; Cattle,, : Andrew
Gaunt; Sheep -and Swine, Frank.
Alton;; Poultry, Mrs., Bryce Ell.
iott; '.Grain and Vegetables, Fr d
McQuillin; . Fruit, ' Lorne Woo
These people all hope -that if.
and when you are asked to serve
on .one or more of these commi-
ttees you will. do so whole . heart-
edly as .an. outstanding.. fair is
planned and hoped. for by this
Centennial Commi4 ee. •
• A . variety confect •is already
beingplanned for Saturday even-•
ing .
February 6th • in the ' High.
School ;Auditorium. " Numbers of
g. M•
5$ _DEGREES HERE `• FRIDA,,.
JANUARY RECORD IS 64
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very high rating, ore, already:be
in
g p .rat '
tined. A). magician will be
present and . choral groups' to
sing the old. songs with dancers.
to please the -young; .at heart.
Watch for further news of this.
concert next- issue.. Lloyd. Ackert
will be master of .: ceremon-
ies. Tickets will go on. sale 'early
so be ready to get . yours 'as a
sell out crowd is expected to see!
e "Gay.. Nineties Relived." ' '
Gate Convenor Oliver • McChar-
les with his committee Fred "Mc-
Quillin,' 'Gordon. Kirkland, . Allan
Miller, " . Andrew ' Gaunt and Bill
Hunter •were in Blyth, "Brussels,;
Hanover;,' Harriston and Mildmay
on Thursda . ; seeing gates ` and
learning th - "ins and outs" of
building . tes . as a : Centennial
project.
Sum ler weather prevailed
• here 'for: a short time last Fri-
day evening. From a low
of 36 degrees on. Friday,, the
temperature climbed to a high.
of 55 about len o'clock Friday.
evening.' The ;balmy weather'
didn't ' last. long though and.
the '` following day Saturday,
it- had dipped to, a low of 1
The January record rd o i
r h'
temperatures here ,were in
January, 25th ` and 26th n 1950
when thetemperature climb-
ed to a record of62 and 64
degrees respectively.
December .. weather locally.
•had a high of 50 on Christmas
and a low of, 5 degrees on, the
"` •18th ' • of December. Rainfall
1.7 andsnowfall 24.8
:.
was
There were three sunny: days,
with some . sun peaking throu_
gh: on two other days.', From
--;-November 29th to December
'10th' the temperature- wasn't -
above`: freezing day or night.
Appointments :Made At Kinloss;
s. ----—
Town hi Inauaural Council 4Meetip,nil.Meetifeu c.To. hi
Kinloss• Council• held''its Inaug-;, .
REMUNERATION,. Reeve' $210.
,.. ` , '.00; ouncil .$180:00 Special' meet
:ural. ,:meeting Monday,.,., January , C
ins B4O0.:Draina e.. work: extra:
4th,. 1965 ; '. g. $ . g
1VIan l':20 per hour:,. T `ract• or and
• ,After the Council members took ;
f . •t s:.00 per..; hour;_ Grader op -
their, declaratioris of .office be ore ,
man,
:the, clerk, . ,they ,were ;,welcomed t.rator; $1.45 per hour:.
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to the table .bY the.hreeve: 1': A. That the Clerk write the De
bRe-Minimum
Murray - Who gave a •.brief inaug i artment of Labour
ural address expressing his: plea,, Wage., Act.
"rther. That. the clerk write the „township Har-
"sure .n� �"being ,,reeve for••ono,...• ownshi
i :of the . T
-h audit p
`etc
• 'terrn' ;and hoped •the council ;which j per re -the •
is c'vans; . Wal -.I books' in 'regard ~ton time . Of audit.
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composed of: Wm: 1✓ � . ... .. -
lace Conn and the'new rriem�bers ; That we:. pass;• by -law: -No. 2-1965
OrvilleAlliott and g
' E. ; being' a, money borrowing bj�-Iaw.
,,, Y Wnlliam ,
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Haldenb would' have a pleasant � � That:.w.e, appoint Wm. Evans
• Maitland Valley Conserva-,
e r to /the
,y a to-gether
w e r`e tion Authority and -Wallace Conn'
The following motions„
assed and *bills authorized d paid to the Saugeeir Valley Authority.
WnEvanspThat the minutesof 'the specialThatwe apnoizt •
,
Meeting of December • .12th; 11164, rand Orville Elliott to, the White
be" read. 1. church Community Hall Board.
adopted:• as •• � .
That wepass by-law, No. 1'-1965'' and P. A. Murray :arid. Wm. E.
i i e„ Haldenby to the ''Holyrood Com -
Township
appointing the. officials . of th • Hall� Board..
Township for .' the : year 1065 as , niunity
follows: That the clerk and reeve inter
r. 850. view II. G. .Coupland, 0 L.S., of
'CLERK, G. H. Wail, sola •. $ •
0.0• T- Fraser McKi-. Walkerton, Re Drainage work.„
TREASURER, •
non, salary $575,00 plus 5'; on That we accept: the drainage
arrears of taxes atter., May lstt : petition of Lorne Eadie, Elliott
Audit Goderich; Carruthers and JaCk Ackert..
or, A..1VC.HarperBrit' the Dural "Muni -
LIVESTOCK -VALUATORS.; Thos That e pay
er 'nortron o .. ,
• George Lockhart," Lawrence; M
eod, at $3.00 per .trip • andh
Per mile,_. SCHOOL.• "
ATTEND t, on rssessmen . of $800,00 at anytime. It will be • several
' � ' Maul= per' 1063 mill rate in U.S.S.,No. 9" weeks 'before the family take 'up
ANLL :OFFICERS, Prank „
den '' Donald• Ross, cele t�` loss ofhouse by ,fire. •permanent' :residence here.
>. LlbyIrwin, •, ad ouxn to meet, Feb-,
.. • a ; .. • lOc per ...That we . J . The, , 24 year-old . •accountant•. ,haa.
t. $3.00.per, trip and p. atthe call of the
mile": ERS ;Tarn- ruary int orr • been with' the Bank 'of'' Montreal
e; POUND KELP • , .
es and Ackert, reeve, . "st .the
f K.
MclJwan, •Rayl of Deeds,..list 4 .,:
Irr
Registrar for six years His, father,, K.
Precl Guest Huntley Dawson, R � 'Carruthers Nurs- Christaxi, was formerly m�arra.-,
Ti . ransfcrs $1.80; ' G ; ri, was and presently mn.
VIEl Tiffin Donald Ross•, oho E. ,,Transfers Horne', Home ., Care 2 ger. + ..
at
VIE �. � _ , . ; orale: "John F. ing.. nN,+ � , serving in that capacity at , �lVap=
gi llS; Wm.. Me
it n' month:), $238'.50, Dr., Blackwell, •
llod ons . Ss : M'cMillan, Wm. ,T. t�•n � . , , Laurent Eshi.. ante. •:. ; ' " � . , ,. � • '
i game clrntal care, $136.50; r. Christian', succeeds Ray
Irwin, :Tames G. Moffat anal John lborc�h; 1 fol' bounty, .$4,0); 'Muni M
"the 40,-'
Gannon who has been .appointed.,
Gaunt; ROAD COMMISSION, .. subscriptions, $ ..
ROSS Christian, .'who was.' form-
erly with the ' Shell building: • bran
eh of : the Bank of ' Montreal in
Toronto, assumed'. his ,new duties
as accountant: at . the; Bank ;of
c atioti fee of `$15.00s'
Montreal. in Lucknow . on, Monday
` � refund- a .:
Mac- Than we .Con, Mr. Christian is; .a .marred Irian �
�R6.1 taxes on Lot N,H. 37-38, Chanae Sto!en At
Me- 1. f as and .they
urprise Eveni�tg: `
On. Saturday, January 9th, "'at
7:30 p m.,, •thirty relatives and
friends• from Hanover, Walkerton,.`
Pinkerton, Holyrood, :: < Lucknow, :
Belmore, Goderich' and Bluevale
held a surprise'social evening.` of
checkers, cards and .erokinole at
the home ' "of Mr.: and. Mrs.Ernest-
Carter' R.R. 5 Lucknow, . in ..hon
our, of -„Mr. and .: Mrs. Wm. H
Carter, London, newlyweds.
After • lunch ° was' served',.. the `.
bridal' , couple ` 'opened their: gets..
and thanked' . all•those present and
extended an invitation . to . all to
visit them : in their, new home on"
Trafalgar • Street,` London.
A
FiNei�enat
Lioits Ice S
A 'Misplaced note book was the
cause , f° . •us completely forgett-
ing ' to -'c . ' ment • on the excellent
ice show . onsored . by the Luck';
now •8i, District Lions Club .& put
on, by the•
Kitchener -Waterloo
skating.. club in •the Lucknowar-
ena
-ena .
on December 30th. • •
Considerable advance •plarining
went: into.. . the show and the Lions
were well, rewarded ,for their eff-
orts by filling :• the .arena . for the
event.' Spot and coloured' lighting,
a public address : system . and
youthful performers were ' ' all
part of the interesting : show that
:pleased, both young and'old.
Total gate receipts: for the ev-
ent. were • ' $672.50. Cost of obtain-
ing
the Club . was in the neigh-
bourhood '-of
eighbourhood'.'.of• $300 including light-
ing and fees, etc..: payable, to the
figure skating associati;n. "Local
expenses
were' about
140. with
the; Lions Club, . 'netting: about` ;$245
on the evening,, which :will be us-
ed' lo''cally in their. . service work.
New Accountant At
ank of Montrea
• A MacDonald,Delb t Hedley, tip ilities 'Ti.so •f "of this week
rs..Edward. Li ,tie'
ew ears ay
Mips.,. -Edward Little: celebrated;
her ' 94th birthdayat Pinecrest
Manor, Lucknoiv," on. New .Years
Day. She enjoys fairly good health.
Mrs. Little, the fo erChris-
tina,
C
hris=
tina MacKinnon, was born. and
raised
on the fourth concession
of Kinloss where. John MacKin-
non andhis. mother Mrs. Dan
MacKinnon now reside. She is the
daughter of -the late Mr: and Mrs.
Kinnon MacKinnon.
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In 1900 she married Edward
Little of:the fourth of Kinloss
Lx tl fo rt ..
in Calumet, Michigan, where they
lived for , a , number :of. years In
1921 they•bought wha "some might
g t t . g
call "the. old. Hudson; place;" the
farm 'on•'which Bob Gilchrist now
lives, ` on the 4th _ concession of
I{ nl Mr. Little' died in; 1953.
T
.or' `three • ears': before his
. • y..
death; kr. :. ' and Mrs: ; Little
came' to Lucknow.to live. where
,
they built. a house on. Gough St.
Mrs. Little:.continued to live alone,
and :later ears
With. a com-
panion.
panion. A., year ago, • last _•Novemy.
ber ,she• went' to Pinecrest Manor:
PLOWING
1b'Pages
JANUARY;
At a time when most farm
ers are . usually battling snow
drifts to get in and out of the
Janeway, Finlay MacDonald.
Of Lochalsh -was doing some
plowing:- ' ;; , u.. .
Finlaysays the-: low =
y P �nc3..'
that he' did. 'last'' Saturday was
the best he ha done all, Fall. '.
We believe this tosome-
what
..: b be.
of,a record for mid win-•.'
ter'' work ''on the land, but if.
you • • can better : the record,
we'd appreciatea.. knowing of
!t,
Howard ,Blake Is.
Area Sec -Treasurer
Ashfield 'Township. School . Area.
Board;. met' at. the.North Ashfield` .
Central School' on; January, lith
at 1 p.m. Clerk . Donald Simpson
was ,'present to swear in, the new
board. •
They ' are Chairman Sam Gib-
son, Russell. • Irvin, Mrs. Warren
Zinn, Ross Eedy and ,Robert
Helm. I .-.
Eleven applications: "Were receiv-
ed • .for the position'. of ;secretary -
treasurer, Howard' 'Blake" being
appointed: The; secretary : was "in •
-
structedd to advertise for care- .
takers and supply teachers:
L
Choosy
ool � Leaders
(ByJohn Bradley)
y.
Last week Joyce •T'horburn and
Jim : Anderson were ' Chosen to
represent L.D.H.S. in. the ` Free
Press ' Queens' and : Kings' aub'-
for. 1965.,: They now join the more
than ' 180 ' School Leaders: throng
out .: Western Ontario who will
a ..
in A ril
Meet in London either
Lo on p
or May of.this .year.
.. Selected by theteaching ' staff
Dr.. James Little, who'has` prat-- of the, -schoof the : Queen is., chos.-
tised dentistry :, in •`Lucknow for;' en on : her :• homemaking 'interests;`
'thirty .years,. is" a son., , of Mrs', leadership,' 'academic:' attain rents;•
Li tile: and; _personality, whereas" 't h e
Mrs: Little is the.,: eldest •of •;•''a School•..Leader . (or King) is clios-
-famil of - seven three of_ which en:on his' leadership and .citizen --
areY , �
are still Living, Mrs: ,Fred..' Rey ship qualities, -academic attain;.:'
•holds (Annie) -of Toronto and, Pe- ment arid: athletic. 'interests.
ter MacKinnon' of Flint, , Michi- <,Jo, c and :_� im.
y a .. J m are'. -both in ,.'
gar: .One. sister . Mrs.' . Alex Spth Grade Thirteen and both 'have..``
erland ' (Etta).- . and . three: brothers achieved : academic' hon oh PS
John; Duncan and 'Dan have, do throw boutµ "their :High.- : Sc!1r'ol '
ceased. g
• s � ,rears We congratulate them 'for
Thumb Surgery In
atmg Accident
their, recent honours ; and ' we'.
1, ust that they will ' Well rep're-
i •sent their' school this•;year.
week On 1
1, • O , Thursday • of ahis last � ret
the :first: games of the 1965 Bas-
ketball- schedule,
were played P .Y
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gainst ';Kincardine: Although Kin
c'ardine. is. 'a 'much larger: school
Emerson " Howald, 18,: . son _ of
Mr. and' Mrs. Worden, Howald :of
Lueknow was rushed to• , Victoria
Hospital in.London early Sunday
evening where ' emergency.. sur-
gery was performed onr his left
'hand;. • .
He suffered. "a severed tendon'
and ' nerve in his left' thumb.Em-
erson, a student at Lucknow Dis
High School, is left handed.
trio Hi h.
The accident � occurred at the
Lucke hen kat
cut th
Lucknow .arena wen a • s , e.
e..thumb during: 'Sunday af-
ternoon skating..
• It was expected ,that Emerson
would: be able:to:return home
froze' :London' within a. few days:
are expecting a child
lac � •Esso" Garage'
• Jack i Iar"Donald's service stat-
ion on , Willoughby St., one block
,South of thea post iffice, was brok-
en • into ' the • early.. part of last,
week with the change: in the till•,
about:59, stolen. ,Nothing ,else was
touched , Entry wash.. gained hr�
breaking., a rear window. of the
.garage . , ,
• 1. lop() Worlci; 8 manager of the .Finch branch, in Local Police- have .leads on the
whole; Council: RELIEF' CnMM ltd V�`hitechurch
res
nc � .. ' . ,, •� c�iitsrio y �`•br' ' .. `-die. C, oinwalY distric�t. Mr. & Mrs. theft and � one.. yotitli 'has been
c. embers Mutt i t h p0� l lb'rasar Mc •
Council m • Lights, . ,� no and . Chris moved to • :guestioned in regard, to the break-
w' Gan.
nsible for ndigents Street
)„0 5,00. ;$5.00. � • .
Finch f ant Weekend,.
w•in. �
Wall,.
T'T, C •
• lleev
L1 ARE OFFICER, Gordon 11 K�iin ; (" , 11 Tall,. Clerk int
a.'
than •Lucknow, .'e did manage
to hold 'own own.' The scores were : .
as, follows: Sr. girls,, Lucknow 24:
Kincar ine :17; Jr. girls, Lucknow
d ,
18. Kincardine : 25; ' Sr.., boys•, Luc -
know .16;• Kincardine . 37; Jr. boys,
Lucknow 28, Kincardine"34.
Congratulations are extended to :,
the senior • girls on' their "Vic-
tory" and we trust that the other
teams will . soon commence. their
winning streak . too.
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Lions To'Spoc�sor'
Junior B Gime
Hoekev fans in Luccknow and -
district 'will• have the opportunity
to view • some first-rate Junior.
i B . hockey on Thursday, February
4th when. Kitchener Greenshirts
and. Goderich Siftos.' Cyril . nlay a •;.
regular scheduled 'game in, the
Lucknow arena,
This will . be a Kitchener :• home
''game' with the Kitchener, auditor-
jun/ 'booked for another .engage-
ment.
eng a e-
g. �
ment. at' that•time: Kitchener are
Int place at time of writing ..
With the Goderich , team in. 4th
'and pressing for 3rd.
The . ame " here is beingy,.
b.• . soon
cored by." . the Lucknow and Ibis-
4.4, t •Lions Club..
,n.
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