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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-02-17, Page 1.00 'A° 'Year. In Advance ;1;00 Extra i o '•U tS'.A.n• LUCKNOW, ONTARIO.. ,WEDNESDAYS REB.' '17th, 1965+ Single Copy 10•c 1Pa, Anticipate Enrolment Of. About- KingsbridgeSeparate School Board ' are making. , plans for a new school' at Kingsbridge, and if plans proceed• as expected, it. might. be ready for occupancy next Fall. In any case, construe-. tion: will, commence as • soon : as possible. •. The Kingsbridge 'school pres- ently has an enrolment of " about 50 and is being taught by Mrs, Al Atkins, principal and Mrs; Wayne Horner. New areas ''have* been formed . by the Kingsbridge, board which it is hoped will give all Catholic children within. the -town- ship the • opportunity of ;attending the Separate ..school if 'they wish. Pupils , would be bussed; . to and from the new school from var- ious points in •'the township. :It is anticipated that as many as .100 children might .attend the new school. With an enrollment 1 o this type;• the board.. has set their goal as 'a 4 -room, school but this would depend largely on the prospective enrollment. T h e school would be .built on the , ap-. pthe. old roximate location: of school: Board members : of ' the Kings- bridge school -'are Vincent Aus- tin; chairman; Mrs. Mark Dalton, Theo Van rDiepea, ' Donald Fray- ne, secretary -treasurer. Oliver McCharles Is Fir. PresidCflt, Near Reports On Centennial Gates A much larger attendance at the annual meeting of the 'Luck - now Agricultural Society on, Satur- day, .the largest in many years, gave evidencethat the people of the area. are:. behind a Centennial Fair. , With President Oliver Mc- Charles and Secretary Mrs. Fred McQuillan 'at, the he • "any it- ems of ,business were "attend i o. The'.: minutes` of the last : annual meeting were read and adopted. Centennial plans were .brought to .the floor. Mr. McCharles thank= ed the members, for their loyal support and': asked them . to put their shoulder to the wheel and make the fair a success. TO OPEN FAIR A letter from .Mr. Lashley :tel tel- ling ofhis plans .. to. open' Luck- how's- • Centennial Fair•' ; was re- ceived along with . his , wishes for big things in.1965 Resignations from ' Bill Hunter and .George Kennedy Were ,re- ceived. GOOD BALANCE ON 'HAND Letters ! 'of thanks: were ' . read from Huron. 'County for the con- tribution. Lucknow Society was making to 4H work, . The financial statement brought ... g ,much satisfaction for the work done showing a balance on ' hand at the beginning of ' 1965 of $809 Over . $1.,280,00 had been paid out in prize money in 1964 and plans for 1965 are { to :.increase these. • • Mrs. Oliver McCharles report- ed on -the . iistrict meeting, she. a •n . ed in Hanover. The calender advertising ' local . fairs was voted down ands :the . local paper ' and radio station : to be. ' . used instead. HEAR :;REPORTS;' Reports were given from 'all convenors of different sections of the fair. ' Several . changes ' were recommended.`': In the Horse sections :two ex- tra :'entries willbe: found in the prize list, one. for :a yearling colt andfor a two year colt.' Perhaps it should be noted that the `,prize money • in this section issecond to none in . 'any,' fairy around. Gor- don. Kirkland or-don,.'Kirkland ' felt that we could have a horse .show comparable . to any of our local fairs. `, Andrew Gaunt. and.: Walter Al- ton repotted on the cattle and: a good amount will ' be. offered in extra prizes • this year, one of -:(continued-pn-page 1p.H Kinlough couple 'Mark 6Qth Wedding, Spend �0 Years On The Sams Farr Pk 1 AAYA NS Mf•.•fi/4.7 kagNIMINE . MR. and MRS. JAMES M. HODG1NS •' Mr. Mr:. 'and'' Mrs. James M. Hod- land well over 100 years ago. In gins, highly respected residents of the Kinlough community in Kinloss Township,- marked their 60th wedding anniversary at' their home ,on the 12th concession . east of Kinlough• on Monday . of .. this Week. A family gathering was held on (.> Sunday, and . ori the weekend, many called to extend •best Wish- es to the popular couple who have anent all their married life' in. that community,• Mr, Hodgins was horn', onthe farm that . his father,, the ,late John Hodgins, . took up as , virgin .1905, on ,"February 15, he mar- ried Myrtle Armstrong, ,daughter of the late ''lr. and Mrs. Joesph Armstrong., of Kinloss.' They were married by the 'Methodist minis- ter, Reverend Vance:- Mr. Hod- gins, •who is 90 years of age, has spent all his life' op the• same farm,.- 11rs. Hodgins - is 84' 'years old. ,. 'Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins. are val- ued members of • Kinlough Angli- can Church where Mr. Hodgins has served as, church warden. and on the board' of ' managers. Mrs. (Confirmed on page ,13) Tom Riveti Drives Dungannon .Mail Route 0 46 :YYears Tom Rivett, , . mail courier on R.R.• 1 Dungannon, observed his 75th birthday on. February 2nd.• Come :next July, Tom will have completed 46 years of 'mail de- livery service on, this lone 'rural route, out of Dungannon Post Of- fice. His' 20% . mile daily. trip covers •the 6th. and 4th Conces- sions of Ashfield west of the "Gra vel !Road' to';'tlhe ':Bluewater High- :Tom started -driving the route. back in . '1919, . when he ;was 29 years of age. He • took the, route over from Tom Elliott, ..who was, the'' original courier .when: rural mail ` delivery Was established. :Tom has • some 60 boxholders along the ,route and•' only three of thein, W, A. Culbert, Gorr' Con - gram and Wm., Hastie were along the line when he, started his. de- liveries.' His °202 mile ` route : figures out at roughly 6,000 ' miles, a year. He -. never'' missed a Christmas", season ' for 43 winters. ` The past two winters he has had to take it a little easier due to • a • heart : con- dition.. When• Tom can't drive : the route, Mrs. Rivett takes it for him. If. the weather is too stormy she -still' goes, but gets' a 'driver to go along • Tom was in the hospital for ten days in. JanuaryAfter a months • (Continued on . page 13) J:oe Howald :Buys Toronto Business Mr.' and Mrs, Worden Howald and Mr. and. 'Mrs:. Vernon ; Mar- riott visited in' Toronto. last Sun- 'day un •'day with . ' Joe • Howald. Joe has bought a .business • situated on Iighway 27 . on the outskirts of Toronto now' known as'' Joe's Fish. and 'Chips He welcomes any call •ers from Lucknow, FINAL APPOINTMENT As. ROAD.. SUERINTENDENT Harvey Culbert . cf .Dungannon, will officially. become ' West .Wa- wanosh Wawanosh Township '-Road` Superin- tendent on the 1st of March. Final approval has been re- ceived by: council with the 're- muneration for the, position ;set • at $1•.15 per hour. Omar Brooks Salus, Highway Farm. Omar Brooks Of Lucknow has, Sold ' his farm. on Highway" 86, west of Lucknow, 'to Peter van der • Velde of R.R.. 4 Port Perry, The. • sale was made through F. C. Van Eyl, :legal agent for John Bosveld Real Estate of Meaford.. The•.farm is known to many as the ,"Bob Campbell. place". Mr. & Mrs. van der, Velde, have! a year- old daughter'. They are natives of Holland and attend the Christian Reformed Church. Possession is obtained on February 22nd. The new ownerr has beeneri:ilo ed at Miltenreste Dairy 'E ' ; at Pert Pero'. Wawanosh appoint New Lady_Clerk Mrs. Thomas. Armstrong, R.R,' 2 Lucknow, was appoint- ed clerk of the Township of West Wawanosh at the regu-• lar meeting of council on Mon- day. Mrs. Armstrong succeeds John. Foran who has held, the position of clerk for the past eleven. years. The new clerk resides on their farm .on the 9th of West Wawanosh • near the division line. She was the. former Joan His'eler: of Wingham, and prior to her . marriage worked in. the law . office of Crawford and Hetherington in: Wing- ham. She is the mother , of five children ranging inage from' eleven . years . to three years. Mrs. Armstrong will commence her new duties early `in March. Three applied fqq,r the pos- ition, two Women and . ~.one man. • THREE LUCKNOW. AND AREA RESIDENTS PASSED AWAY • Rebecca MacCritnmon Mac Quaig Passed away'in 'Wingham and District Hospital on Thurs-. day of last week..Funeral service was; from _MacKenzie, Memorial Chapel, ' Luckrrow on Saturday. •Tbe death occurred of Mrs. William: McGuire, 73, on Friday at Fairhaven Nursing Hoine, Kin- cardine. She was formerly 'a Hui on Township' , resident: Funeral, service was held Monday. -• from the MacLennan Funeral. Home, Ripley.• •'Mrs. '•'•.'Catherine' • Hewitt,.9.1 ;Greenock Township,:. died in Kin.. cardne; . General'. Hospital on Feb- ruary i0ch.::"Metennan's'. Funeral Home,' Kincardine, had. charge of. the funeral ':service on Sunday. Detailed obituaries ` will 'follow in a later issue of the Sentinel UNDERWENT SURGERY AT 89. RETURNS HOME IN 3 ' DAYS Mr. and' Mrs. Vic Errington of Dungannon visited last week in, HWestonendewit. hTornMr.. and Mrsacco.mpan- Henderson Park ied' them .to the city and 'on .Mon- day Mon -day Underwent a hernia operation., at the Thornhill Shouldice Sur gery.. Mr. Park, who is 89 years of age, . was able to return to his home at Dungannon 'on.•Thursday. legion Present: $450 Ta Teeswater, Ice Fund � Project The, Teeswater Artificial ' 'Ice Fund ; is $450 richer. as the result of a . donationby the Lucknow Branch ofthe Canadian Legion. The : presentation wasmade to' ' Bob Cronin, chairman of the ice., fund, : by Jack Button, .vice-presi dent/of the Lion. The money is the proceeds et' a Legion Valentine party . 'held.' . of Friday night, February ,12th. A record crowd was in attendance with the ,hall being filled forthe event. The Legion. appreciate the work of the Auxiliary -Women' in providing lunch . as well as'mem- bers' members' wives: who helped with the lunch. SOCIETY' RECEIVES BEQUEST ' • At.. 'the annual' ' meeting . , of the Luck n o, w Agricultural .. .Society.. .on' ' Saturday, a:.. cornrunication .,was :' read,. from a Toronto Trust Co, ad-: wising ,the.. Society that a : be vilest of $290 ; had. been .made to tllem;from the estate of the late Miss "Annie.. • MacKay 'cf" Lucknow. Miss MacKay.' was one of the' fair's most 'regular.,; at- tendants.. shfieid knd 11�est 11Vawanosh .Officiol Discuss Possible Central School ' And Arnalgam�tion,-Na . Decisions Are Made The.. councils o'i.:.Ashfield -and .Boards recently :inspected sever- West everWest Wawanosh'. 'Townships, the .'al • large 'Central, schools in the members of Ashfield and ''West .area with this thought in mind. Wawanosh School • Area : Boards; With the trend in elementary ed members of St. ' Augustine and ucation definitely : to larger cent - Kingsbridge Separate S c h o o 1 ral schools the two 'boards are, Boards, and Public School In- looking' to the future in their plan spector J H. Kinkead •'of Gorier ning ich Met..Monday night ' of this '. Many in , the township believe' meekatthe; No-th Ashfield• Cen,- that : before ':several smaller new rel .School to 'discuss' ';the future schools are built. here and there, of ' eleinentary education in . the a' • master ..plan for." the • future two 'townships should be .established. It: was 'def ec Were reached... The 1 f meeting meeting was 'strictly oneof dis'that Kinsbridge• Separate ate Scnoon" .. cussion with one of the most im- are planning the construction. of 'portant ,topics being the 'construe= 'a new school with . work/ to 'corn- tion • of . a • central school.. to handle , mence 'in the very near future, „ pupils from both Ashfield... and•-' Reeve Donald . MacKenzie of West Wawanosh °'Townships • . I Ashfield was . chairman ' of the ' Members of the West rWawan- ; meeting. Clerk -treasurer Donald': osh . and ' Ashfield 'School , Area Simpson acted 'as: secretary. ' ig School (L.D.H.S. NEWS) The students and teachers of Lucknow District ;High • School held a flag raising ceremony at 11:45 on Monday morning; of this week. The ceremony 'was con-. ducted by the principal, L. E. Go. ette Tom Ramautarsingh, the cadets and the band Under 'the direction of Elwin .,Hall. Preced- ing the outdoor ceremony . Mr.' Ramautarsingh repeated over the Schools' public address system: • "Today is a very • important and auspicious occasion for all of us. It .is of great significance because history is being reeorded before our very eyes. Today marks: 98 years after Canada's ' bir'th�. °A new page is being turned as the faithful Red Ensign is being low- ered to give way to . the new Maine Leaf flag, Itis a moment Flag Before Ottawa which all Canadians should. be '. proud. " The past, the present and.: the future blend in today's cere- mony, in Ottawa, and you all ,have a part, ' however small in' guiding,. of this ship of .'state -- Canada:. We salute the new flag, and may God Bless All. Of Us" The ,Student body moved out to the . Parking Lot and witnessed, the lowering of , the ' Red Ensign While the band, played "God ' Save the Queen". The new Maple Leaf flag was also 'raised during the playing of "0 Canada". ' iso . Studen sal. • Students. had an opportun- ity. to witnessthe, raising ofthe. new flag in Ottawa • when Greer T.V. kindly loaned ° Mr. Rarnau tarsin-h a, television , the � ... portable1 o fon viewing of the cermony, 'We' • wish to thank Greer Ty for their kindness. .