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LUCKNOW,..
ONTAR{O. •
.::June Ackert, bins
bounty Sc��larsh p
The annual Bruce County
Women's Institute , Scholarship
• has-been:awarded to Miss 'June
Ackert •of Holyrood' • •
• June' has • •completed• twelve, 411
Homemaking Club Projects and.
teas ,been, a delegate to the :4H.
Homemaking Conference ,in 'Guel-
ph and has ' attended the' Eastern
Ontario ,Bus Trip.' June has been
very :active, yin 'her, local high:
school.' She' was . head girl • of the
school last year, ' a •: valued. mem •`
ber .of the Championship Basket
ball .Team, and a 'faithful member
• of the. . Band. She . entered all,
phases 'of school life with en-.
• thusiasm. This was rewarded.
' with her being presented "The
School Citizenship . Award".
June . is a: member of the • Luck -
•now United Church where she . has •
:.
taught the `. primary • Sunday
School class for three years. She
has been a member of the Choir
for six years and has •been act-
ive in the Young People's Group.
She has also acted in 'the capacity
of ` Camp . Counsellor for three
years
This Fall she plans ,on entering
the Victoria School` of . Nursing ,in
• Stratford where she hopes to '
re-
ceive her R.N.
HOWALD. FAMILY . ENJOY w'.
HOLIDAY FISHING TRIP
Mr. and , Mrs. : Worden. Howald
of Lucknow, Harold .Howald of
Oakville, and Mr and :;Mrs. 'Ar-:
thur Howald of the ,R.C.A.F:: base
at • Trenton • had . an interesting
fishing trip last : week.
They motored about . -1201 miles
north of Trenton. The party, then
• went by motor boat about 3 miles,
continuing y b : canoe for a further
t
her
10 miles with several. •portagesa-
long the •.ten •mile ' route.
The family . camped at . Bailey
Lake where ':they; were •'success-:
ful in landing a few good trout.:tro
REUNION 'AT . BRADLEY'S
'On Sunday, September. 5th, a'
reunion of former girls from. Pine
River Church,: their husbands and
.families. was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon ; Bradley.
Those who attended were Miss
Mary MacDonald, Toronto;' Miss
Norine MacDonald, Ripley; Mr
and Mrs. Grant MacLennan, John
and Murray, : Listowel; •Dr. and'.
Mrs. Murray MacLennan and Nor-
. man, Wingharp; Mr. and Mrs.. W.
R. Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Irwin, Dennis,,Larry and'' Ricky,
M• . and Mrs. John Ferguson. all
of Huron Township;' Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Pollock, Fordwich.
•
APPRECIATES WELL" WISHES
FROM, LUCKNOW ' AREA FOLIC
The Sentinel 'hada note from
• Etta' Belle (MacDonald) Smith,
'the , first ` of the week:. .Etta';
Belle is still' a" patient . •in St.
Joseph's Hospital in London
,as , a . result 'of a car accident
near:' here that took • the lives
of her husband, father, broth-
er and two sisters.
• She wishes • everyone to
know .that she . is coming a-
long fine now thanks to their
well wishes 'and prayers.
'In' visiting Etta Belle about •
ten days ago, we learned that
• she hoped to : be transferred
• home by air to • a Sault St.
Marie hospital 'soon where ,she
would spend a period of con-
'valescence. She has •been able
to be about in a .wheel chair
for some tune`: now. •
UP AND DOWN
August provided a variety of
weather. The temperature soar=
ed to 91 degrees at one point in
the ' month,. ° and by the , end of
August it had dipped .to 35 de-
grees with a light frost on the
morning of the 30th:
Weather •;recorder J. M. Greer
of Lucknow reported six thunder-
storms during the ,month with the
entireMonthbeing cool and
cloudy.
COTTRILL FUELS PURCHASE
RIPLEY COAL BUSINESS
An announcement, in this week's
issue advises the public. 'that', the
coal; business of J.. B. Brecken-
ridge of Ripley has been : purchas-
ed by Cottril Fuels of Kincardine.
Mr. Breckenridge willassist
with the business during this heat-
ing
eat ing season and . Mrw. Cottrill states
in his announcement that he hopes
to be able to continue the excellent.
service provided • over the past
twenty years.
KINLOSS REEVE `:HEADS
CO. 'CENTENNIAL PROJECT
Reeve P. A. Murray of Kinloss
Township has• beenappointed.
chairman:' of the farmstead , and
rural . • improvement' centennial
project for Bruce County.
The agricultural' committee , of
county council v 'is joining with
representatives of agricultural
societies, Junior Farmers, ' Wo-
men's' institutes, ; Farmers Union
nd the -Federation of, Agriculture'
the, comity coanmittee. ` '
Each. township council is 'ex
petted to conduct '.a local, contest
with prizes.. coon y winner
The
will represent • Bruce in the, pro'
vincial Pcompetition which has a
first prize of 4590. Farms. are
to be scored before Oct. '•1• of this
year and again one year later.
Kids .f a'8ack To 5cfi�ool' Tuesdays
General Increase Ininrolment
Lucknow Public School , • K'inldss • Central School
Enrolment is up at the, Luck=
'now Public School this year with
an opening. day registration of
256. Last September 245 enrolled.
The : enrolment in June of ` 1965
was 254. ,
• The school is starting its second
year using the rotary system in
grades 6, 7 and 8 On the rotary,
Stuart Collyer, the . principal, will
teach Science and Physical "Edu-
_cation; Miss, Helen Thompson,
Art and Music; Mrs. Jack Fisher,
Health and History. The remain-
ing subjects are taught by the
regular classroom teachers.'
• The teachers, the. grades they
teach and the number of pupils
they teach •are as follows: Stuart'
▪ Collyer, Gr.8 — ; Miss If elen
Thompson,Gr.7' — . 37; Mrs,
Jack. Fiser, Gr. 6 33; , Miss,
Ruby Webb, Gr. 5 -- 29; Mrs.
Jas. MacTavish, Gr. 4 31; Mrs,
Norman Taylor and Mrs. Robert
Campbell will divide the , grades
1,
2 and 3 : pupils between them,
being 27 in Gr. • 3, 23 in Gr. 2
and 24 in Gr. I; .Mrs.. Lloyd Hall,
Ieindergarten 19.
139 pupils began the 5
term at Kinloss Central School at
Holyrood,. This.' is an increase• ;of
about •30 over last September.
Mrs. .Harold Elphick `is ,teach
ing grades ,1 and 2, Mrs. Rdddy
MacDonald grades 3 'ands. -4, Mrs.
Lou Pa
r
Parker, grades 5
and 6 and
William Black grades
s , and 8.
Mr. •Black,• is principal at the
school: .: .
The enrolment.' in grades is as
follows 'Gr. 1 — 15, Gr. 2' -- 13,
Gr,` 3 .— 18, Gr, 4 16 . Cr, ,5 -
21, Gr. ' 6 21, Gr. 7'• 19, Gr.
8.. -- 16.
T. enty-two pupils, from Mur-
ray.s School S.S. No. 9 : are at-
t
tin: g
o do the , Kinloss . school. as their
school has closed. A.;.few pupils
from S,S. No. 4 ,Greenock are al-
soattendin.g the Kinloss Central
School this year.
At Kinlouh School,. Which • is.
„ g
tinder .the Kinloss Board, 26 pu-
pils have enrolled,rolled. Mrs, • Orville
Elliott is, the . teacher there.
Mrs,.. Ken. • McFarlan of Kincar-
dineteaches at S.S. No, 1 Kin -
(Continued on page 12 )'
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8th, 1969
Single; Copy' 10c
12 .Pages;
JIM: O'DONNELL REPRESENTS
UNITED INVESTMENT
Jim O'Donnell of Lucknow was.
recently appointed local represen-
tative ' for United Investment Ser-
vices Ltd. ,
He- has already 'commenced
work on his: new job on a , part
time basis. He • is employed
Hall's'. Red• and White Store'on
a ',regular' basis.
George. McRoberts
+ Mr. George` McRoberts. of • Luck -
now
uck-now. 'observed his 91st birthday'
.ori . Tuesday, August . 31.
' Thee following Sunday" : a ' plea-
sant gathering in.his:honour was.
attended by� relatives at the: home
of Mr.. and: `Mrs. E.McQuillin..
Present were .a sister-in-law Mrs.
Winn Nixon ;nieces '& nephews,.Mr.
and, Mrs.E. McQuillin .: and Grant,
Evan, ' Wm.,` Charles, George and
Beatrice McQuillin, Mr. and, Mrs
Wm. ,Purdon Mary ' Pardon, Wil-
da Dawson . and .:Mr ' and Mrs.;
Ernest`'Snoiaaden .arid fainily
• • At the conclusion of the birth-
day • dinner, complete with cake
and candles, Mr.'• McRoberts,; in
well chosen words • and usual.witty-
manner expressed his ' apprecia-
tion
in being honoured. He also re-
cited a humorous ,poem which ' he
had- composed.' ,
During , the evening. ' everyone;
enjoyed slides shown by Charles
Mctuilln
-.of his . recent ' trips . to
the:' West Coast.
• Mr McRoberts is the son . of•
the late Mr. and: Mrs.'•Thomas
McRoberts. . In 1907 ' he ° :married
Mary Agnes'.(Minnie )` Haines who.
passed away ' in `.1938.
Mr.' McRoberts bas for a nuns-
ber ' of ' years been a resident. of
Lucknow,„ . coming ' from the. St.
Helens aea where he farmed:
eor es Fcimily
Seek Information
Mr. and. Mrs. James' Forbes
and children, 5187 Clairewood Ter-
race, Pointe Claire, • Quebec, " were
callers at the Sentinel • Office this
week ; Mr. Forbes was seeking in
formation about his grandfather
Robert: Forbes who wasa farmer
somewhere , in the Lucknow area;,
leaving here in 1885and settling
at Hartneyi Manitoba;: ;;.'
Any information as to the Ro-
bert� ' Forbes family would be
greatly• appreciated by their grand
son James ,Forbes.
$2000In.Bursarks
dor M. MacDonald
Mac MacDonald'; son of Mr.
and Mrs: ' Tom . 1MiacDonald ' of
Blackhorse has won a $1,500 Bur-
sary from.' the Ontario Hospital
Commission and a $500 Bursary
from the . Ladies . Auxiliary, Kitch-
ener.
He. is graduate of 'Kitchener -
Waterloo School , of Nursing, • grad-
uating in June 1964 and has been
employed since that time in hos-
pital there, ••.
Mac enters University of • Win-
dsor this month for a 2 year
course -rid' nursing ' administration=:
21.2 Register At;Lucknow District High
SchoOI,. Fr�nch Teacher 111, Take Steps;
To �Secvre A Replacement For Him
The Lucknow District High• storages and caretaker storage ,'•
School opened 7tuesday with a have been. ' added'. Class rooms
and the shop of"the old 'wing 'have'
been . painted in bright colours.
Plumbers are .presently at work
replacing the main cold water '•
line. The contract is held ; by Ed
Jagelewski of Walkerton:
total' registration of 212.^ It.is, es-
timated that ' with. late , :.registra-
tion the final ,enrolment. will be'
218, Last ;• year there were 235
students ' who • registered in Sept-
ember. Thirty-five, students will be
attending the �Wingham District
High School for . special . courses.'
Special . 2• Year Occupations Course,.
12; Business ' and Commerce, 13;
Special Commercial (1 year),
3; Science, Technology and
' h
Trades .7
Some of' the above students -;are
.completing courses 'which . were
started :last; year. •
The Lucknow District High
School 'Board has, made many imp
provements in the building: this
summer. A. gym office, gym
Mr. and Mrs. Syd Whitby have,
with their usual,efficiency, put the
school' in spotless condition.
A .. very , unfortunate situation
bas been created` with the sudden
illness of Mr. Gil. Morisette who
was to teach; French, this. year. He
will be unable to come to Luck,;:
now. Principal L. E. Goyette and
the School Board: have taken im-
mediate steps to obtain 'a replace-
ment. Meanwhile Mrs.' Gordon
Johnstone willassist on `a tempor-
ary basis.: s •
Purple Gr�ve School :Reunion Was Fine
Success, Former Teacher There From.
Manitcba, To Remember Rev: B. Cox
(.by:• •Mrs. W. J.' Arnold).
Saturday,: September : 4, will. long
be • remembered around ' .Purple
Grove ` as • the day:when. former
pupils and teachers 'of S.S.. No. 4'
gathered for.,, a reunion, and it
was a reunion! Students and
friends. were:welcomed by Ben.
Scott, Ralph : Hill, Claude Dore,
'George. Emerson, Mrs: Gertrude
Walsh . and • Miss Margaret Rob-
ertson. In care of 'registration were
Mrs. George Emerson, Mrs.. Don
. . .
McCostr �� and. Miss Eva.. Culbert.:
[As each teacher registered, she
'was presented nese ted wi
h a corsage
c e
p,
0
g
` which•: was the handiwork of .Mrs.
Stewart Needham, ; Mrs. Harvie
Thompson: 'and Mrs. Claude • Dare.:
Old registers were examined,
pictures admired 'and :school stor-
ies shared.
The north ''side. ; of the school,
which had been the scene'of many
a.' game ,of ball` d pump,'.pump'
away, rov an esetting
e+t.
idealt
1�p.g
for afternoon' program,' Don, Rob-
ertson had loaned. his P.A.. , sys-
tem which proved quite helpful.
Francis Boyle was'a capable
chairman, with Mrs. Jas.. McEwan
as pianist. All joined.• in singing
0 Canada and • other songs led by
Mrs. Francis Boyle who had ar-
ranged the grogram with the as-:
'sistance of .Bob Emerson, Don
Robertson,- Ada Gawleyy:--and •Mrs.
Stewart' Needham. Bob Emerson.
welcomed everyone on behalf of
the Community Centre 'Commit-
tee. The' following teachers were
present ::and each spoke briefly
Mrs.,E: A. Henry : . ('Addie Woods),
Mrs Ben • Shewfelt (Christena
'MacDonald) Mrs. Herb. Farrell
(Ada Colwell); Mrs, Stuart Need
ham (Janet Welsh), Mrs.:Wm.
Dick', (Christine McLennan), Miss'
Mary Tranter Mrs, • George `Ken
nedy (Olive RRobh) Mrs. Jas Low-
ry' (Marie MacD'onald), ,Mr's. Bur-
ton Collins (Katherine, Patterson),
Miss Geraldine Emerson, . Mts.
Wm.McCreath• (Helen MacDon-
ald), .Mrs. Victoria °Smith, Mrs.
•Wani�ta Hollands and:Mrs Arthur
Collins. •
Rev, Clarke F. Logan, said', he
started .school at S.S. NO..4 just
85 years;. ago. at the ager of 5. He,
described ' the lovely flower . beds
Y.B. SURVEY IN LUCKNOW
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
The Bruce County T.B. Assoc-
iation .are sponsoring a mass • T.B.
surveyfor the county of Bruce
and are scheduled to be in Luck-
now today (Wednesday September
8) and tomorrow (Thursday Sept-
ember
eptember 9).
You are urged to attend this
survey 'at the Legion Hall. A test
only will be given on r the first
days and the reading and X-rays
willfollow on the .13th and 14th of
September.
planted' ,and 'cared . for by his first
teacher, D. D. • Rennie. He also
told of"many..interesting: things of .'.'
other teachers, Sam Sillery,; Jas...
Marshall, D. A.1VlaeDonald, 'Billie'
MacPherson; Mr.'. Walker, ' J. F.
MacKenzie.' He ' ended'by telling
us we were.: entering the :best
times the world ever'' knew.
Mrs:. Larry ° Harrison ... :(Lenore
MacDonald).- . gave a• • reading
"When the teacher ' came; to tea."
Miss Ada Gawley read.'' some of
the: reminis'tences • she had ` : col -k`
l ed fromformer residents.
eet o mer :. res ts. •
Claude Dore spoke of his plea-
sure in meeting so: many old.
friends, Ben Scott spoke, : of •, the
`,lengthy' process: ' of "stabling the
inspector. =' (Mr.'Chisholm's) horse
at Logans while Ira ., Needham ..
described his' first day at school.
'Mrs.- Wm.'. • Arnold . (Gladys Mc,'
,Cosh)„ read a telegram andWlet-
ters
of.good . wishes from Ida Mae
Stanley Oliver, Arthur. Gurney,
Cecil: Hill, Elva Stanley Andrew?
Norval R. Richards and R. C. Ire-
land. She also thanked all the.
willing workers,who'. had joined` to
make the day such a'. success.
Mrs. George '.Emerson brought
greetings. ' from' Bernice Logan
Oswald.
A roll call of pupils . by decades
was held and ; some spokesmen
were: Miss Ada. • Stanley, Mrs.
Ken . MacKay (Norma MacDon-
ald), Mrs. Wm. Hughes` (Olive.
Boyle),. Lawrence ,Stanley and,
Rosalind Swann. •
Gifts were presented by Vicki
Dore who is the • last pupil to re-
gister at Purple Grove: The oldest.
pupils present.were Mrs.. J. F.
MacKenzie (Minnie Stanley) 'and
( Continued on page 12)
Re -open fit. Ma�y's
Church Qn Sunday
St: ,Mary's Roman •-.Catholic'
•Church in Lucknow will re -open
this Sunday, September 12th after
being closed for a period slightly
exceeding a year. . •
A year ago June, 'following' the
transfer 0! Father Malak to an-
other parish, the church was dos-
ed 'temporarily. Members of the
Lucknow Parish have been at-
tending, church at St. Augustine
and Wingham..
• The Kingsbridge. and St. Aug-
ustine Parishes ` have been'
in •
charge of Father Caruanna, and.
he will assume new duties in
charge of .Lucknow as ` well. He
will be assisted by Father. Sant
and Brother Aquilana •pi' the .Soc-
iety Of St. Paul who 'recently ar-
rived
from Malta, the . homeland
of FatherCaruanna.
Mass .will be in. Lucknow each
Sunday at 9 aim..
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