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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-02-12, Page 31 ;3.90 Year: In ►dva�nce +-= ;1.00. Extra To U.S.A.. LUCKNOW, WARM tsday. FEBRUARY 12,) 1964 M. L. SANDERSON'S MOTHER: SUFFERED MIP FRACTURE Mrs,.. 'Y Sanderson of Coder- -lett—, rias i been visiting here since . Christmas at the home of. her son : M L. (Mike) and Mrs. Sanderson, is a patient in. Vie,'+.the- Post: Office. toria Hospital, London, with.: .a purpose of the. Purchase is to fractured: hip. move Gordon's entre, Ford trac- Progr. essive unic pad Program Includes .'" The February meeting of the Lucknow Municipal Council- was actually a continuation' of the Jan- uary inaugural meeting,' Which was cut short with two 'members absent by sickness ' and, bereave- ment. Council . gave . preliminary con- sideration oto :,a progressive pro- gram of municipal improvements, continuing a program that 'has seen many . 'improvements over the past 'few years. The current program has some long range planning, but several projects will likely *receive atten- tion. this year. Some of the pro- posals will require the advice of an engineer, and .estimates re- ceived . beforethe final goahead is ' received - To "Replace Sign Mrs. • Wm. Wherry.' and :::Miss: Eleanor Plumsteel. of the Library Board, asked if the Library -sign, listing••the hours, could be put up again at the Town :Hall entrance and were assured by Council :" you have our ; permission." To 'Modernize. Entrance Reeve ' G. / W '.Joynt mentioned at this point• that Council ' had plans for remodelling and mod- ernizing the .Town Hall . entrance in keeping with improvements which have . been made. to .this building ;in recent years, 'and which now houses. the .:municipal, office. • ;Approved Grants In .requesting 'the annual grant, the executive of the Horticultural; Society said theywould welcome suggestions as thow they.could gg h... continue their work:. in the 'beau - lineation of the community. • Grants ::of $200 each were made to ,:the- Horticultural Society and: Agricultural Society, to. •be paid whenrequired in order to save. bank interest.. Approve Fire Co. •: Budget The Fire Department budget of $4,943 .was'. submitted by Fire Chief George Whitby and was ap- proved by „Council.. The budget is similar., to last year, other than providing; r' for new hose, as - the Chief predicted that some of the 1: • present hose is sure ' to go this. year. Appointment , of municipal - em ployees had been Made at a spec- ial meeting,- with the exception of appointing theassessor, as . the present. assessor is •not. anxious to continue the job. A new system. of : county assessors seems in the off ing, and in view of this the appointment was . not made pend-' :ing discussion with Mr. Collyer. To Replace Bridge Among: ' the first ranking pro- jects, on the agenda is a ' new bridge on Willoughby St. west of Jack MacDonald's garage and the widening and{, resurfacing of this road. It is in this. area thata municipal parking lot is r in the. making. Also, on Willoughby street. . . is one suggested site for the prow posed new municipal equipment Served 1 l Years On Hospital .Board' :W. B. Anderson.: of Lucknow 'has retired from the :' Wingham and District Hospital :Board; on; which he has served for eleven years. ` Mr. Anderson 'had been 'appoin- ted annually ;: by , the municipal Councils of Lucknow, :Kinloss and West Wawanosh : and represented these three . municipalities on the Board. Mr. Anderson advised these councils that he wished . to retire, and at the annual meeting of the hospital board on Friday even ing, .Wallace Conn was named as the representative ' of the three municipalities.. Mr. Conn is . a member ; o f Kinloss Township Council. r The Hospital Board is 'now stud- ying plans for - a building 'program to expand the.hospital's.facilities., In W. B.'s final report on Friday night, as chairman of , the ,fin- ance. committee, a surplus of- just over $1.,000 was shown. . Revenue was x$625,294. and . expenditures, $624,218°.. Fair Board Delegation Meets Council: Regarding centennial Memorial -Gates A' delegation froth the •Lucknow Agricultural' Society attended the February meeting of the Village Council last week'. to officially:'in- form in -form . the ' council that- this is •• the centennial year of the Society, and as such they, are eligible for a special $1,090 provincial grant for` the erectionof memorial gates; Location of thegates will ' be . gov- erned by any future plans -council has' for -changes at 'the Caledonian. Park entrance: • The .delegation consisted of 'Oli- ver MacCharles, . president; Allan Miller,;:past president and S.. B. Stothers--who `was` • spokesnia'n Reeve AG. "W. Joynt said that ' a cleanup of Caledonian Park was on the agenda for village improve- ments. ments. If arena planning.is approv- ed' . eventually, it would 'Mean a parking •area within the park and closing in of the highway ditch along Highway 86 at this point and where it turns down :'through the 'park. This work .would have .a bearing . on the location ;ofthe entrance gates. • • The`reeve asked the delegation' "what do 't: WithplanningYou. want tis to do?"' . ? only getting started Mr. Stothers said that aset ' the • didn't' know. Y' It was decided that other or- ganizations shouldbe contacted in. regard to centennial, year plan - i) ning, with the idea of the .project having. community support. Organized In ,1853 • Early ' history of ` the Society is a bit vague. Last year's prize list 'recorded it.. as the 98th annual fall. fair, "but it seems • certain that this is wrongg...The history of. the Village published at the time. of Lucknow''s centennial in 1958, recorded that the Society was Organized in 1863, 'so- that actually lasty ear was the, centennial an niversary. • The Centennial Book history lists_James ..Somerville_as-.-the. first- president. He had registered his - survey of the Village five years before on 'September 21st 1858, and became known as the "Father of Lucknow" while Eli . Stauffer was thea' first settler. ' Wm. Lane . was vice president of that . originalAgricultural' A ricultural' So ciety; T. J. Rookledge• was secs retary,, MalcolmCampbell, treas- urer and .the directors •were John Treleaven, John McCrostie, Wm.• Anderson and Thomas Harris. This information is substantiated` by a . Gazeteer' and general. bus- iness directory , published at that time by. Sutherland Bros. In- gersoll, oll, a copy of which is in the : 'Huron ' County Muse n1. at. • Goderichh •ti shed. It has: been. suggested this building could also incorporate the fire hall, This proposed municipal shed would . bebuilt under Winter Works and the municipal loan fund. • Another bridge that may even- tually be replaced is' on Have- lock St. • south near Jack Mac- Donald's ' sawmill, The /engineer.. will look this area over, . and . it is possible that' a creek. diversion may first : be done to eliminate the culvert to .the south .. of the bridge. • _ With the . major . road surfacing. program completed, Reeve 'Joynt pointed out that more money y would be available -for some of these other. -projects.' A drainage problem at the Co- op fertilizer .. plant'.. north ; of the CNR is to be looked into and an estimate of the cost of remedy- ing the situation. received.; Councillor Hamiltonreported drainage. problems on Outram St., including his own residence, which he : attributed to road work .which had : been done last year. New Traffic By -Laws' New .. traffic by-laws must be considered, in accordancewith a survey made ' by the Department of Transport. New Department of Highways regulation signs :.and ;a'. parking area, ties in with this matter. Building permits, parking' : met- ers were.' other - ;ideas. `' tossed out for thinking about. A hand rail. on. the, : Town Hall steps will be included : in entrance. renovations. To remove or : not to remove.' the cannons from, in, front of the hall is to be decided. A.: tractor loader . with a flail Drowning SIC I ' typemower Was :also. mentioned Laid To Rest� � � Sia e ;Copy10c 14 Pages B'uys Ornar Brooks Implement. -Shop Gordon Montgomery' has pur- chased -Omar Brooks implement building on Inglis St. north of. Mrs. Sanderson is in her 88th tor• sales and' service business to • the new location and separate ,it Year. Thelimb collapsed on her entirely from. the Ford car' sales on Friday and she 'was removed and service at the : Campbell St,. to London, ' where she•underwent Garage: ;• •, Monday. . me mtales e surec �e� onShe ca • ' 1st.The Omarove. opeffrattedMarvh the. through the operation' well• and, Massey -Ferguson agency here • for her ; Condition is as good as can the past several yearsr along: with be expected. an ' extensive farm.- operation. Set end Of Opening,' Granted Municipal Licence --opes To Inclu e Laundroma Servuce arch For. Bowling AUey .A transformation AS currently. taking place at the former United Church shed :' on the corner:' of Campbell and :Havelock : street::;: and for certain the horse- .and buggy days are over in. Lucknow. When work is completed . in this spacious building it will :house. air 6 -lane bowling alley, : a billiard hall,', snack bar • : and, if it can' be worked ou — a laandromat. Drainage is the Only sturhbling block to incorporating this. ser- vice, John Van der Veen. of .Lochaisir young is ' the man behind. this major enterprise, . in association. with his father... This 'week workmen •are swarm- ing all over. the building with heating, lighting 'and carpenter work in full 'swing, A 1,500 pound furnace hasbeen.. installed overhead, : to heat the building. The original building of as practical equipment. It would reduce' grass cutting time, which takes 'up' too many hours during the . summer, and does not : per- mit' enough time for- hydro work. Council Salaries To Remain As is ' Remuneration received • by mem' bers of. the Village Council is $253 for • the reeve, and ; $150 • for each. ' of.,tlle four councillors, and;_ =it will : remain . the same for .the present year at. least. This, amount is shared equally by the Village, Hydro and .'water systems. • Councillor, Brooks proposed . a $50, increase foe 'each member; as the present allowance didn't :.fig •ure out at very much. per. meet- ing::, There were some 31 ' meet-' ings last 'year.' Reeve ' Jo _. said' ynt council could. do as,they wished, but bis :"sal- ary'.' • would remain as it was. Referring to what he received when ` out of . town . on . municipal business,',he said such allowances fell short of covering out-of-pocket expenses, but' ,brought big returns -in-the'-formµof :go'v'ernment grants- and subsidies. He said municipal service had i brow htg'experience in Count g goodY business and. at Queen's ' Park, To be paid for time spent, ' and ex- penses incurred as reeve, he would have. to . receive much more than the ,present; honorarium, with which he was satisfied. ' Councilor Bud Hamilton said he had ;previously: advocated a sal ary increase, hoping it would en- courage .and' interest ratepayers in serving on Council, it does not appear to have ` had that .ef-pPo fect, and he hesitated to support any further ' increase, After dis- cusi'ng the 'matter 'briefly, Coun- cillors Sanderson and Webster also approved "leaving it .'as it is." This community..' was deeply' touched last week ;hy the death of Tyle McInnes, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George -McInnes, who lost hislife by drowning ;in the MacDonald sawmill pond. The funeral , service . wascon- ducted on Wednesday afternoon at the MacKenzie Memorial chap- -el by Rev.' Rod MacLeod of Luck - now ' Presbyterian Church. , Lyle was . a .member of Tony Johnston's 'Sunday, School class and he- was` -regular in attendrunce at both Sunday School --and .at church with his parents: Everyone had a good .word for. this likeable youngster, Whose tragic death affected : .both young and'' old. , Temporary, entombment was in 'South Kinloss Mortuary with four young neighbour "boys., .acting' as pallbearers, Donnie MacDonald, Allan ' Kreutzweiser,, 'Jimmy, Far •ish, Ricky Leader,'. ) metal, sheeting and on. ' a cement wall - is being insulated inside, covered . with polyethelene for. moisture. proofing, ,with the'' ceil- ing and, asides . being tentest : cov-,. ered.: Spence Irwin is getting ready to pour ;a ceiiment°floor ' over, the'.: present floor, which will also be . waterproofed and reinforced, Over this the alleys will be laid. Professional 'installers, ,are,ex- pected to be here some''time ext.' week to start the .alley,; work.,; The end of .March, or 'thereabouts is being tentatively set to have the alleys .ready ' to "go: Besides the ,bowling, and billiard facilities•there will be a snack .. bar,' and ` tables- and : chairs ac- comodation for .. about 35' ; or 43 persons to sit around'. while wait- ing for their turn on the alleys,. or as spectators. Licences Granted M�r.- Van der . Veen appeared ared at a the February meeting of the m1112- icpl Councilrequesting, and be ing ,granted, a. licence for the, billiard hall and snack bar. Mi.. Van der Veen said :the billiard ' installation would be such as to- be in keeping with the conduct on the bowling alleys, ' and ; Mot. he hoped to encourage ladies' to become devoteesof billiards to which there : is • a growing, trend.. Charlesr:- Heads County The annual. County Lodge meet- ing eeting was held ..at Amberley Orange. hall' on Tuesday, February 4, with an attendance'of.thirty-one,:. Mem:-", bers were present from Kinlough, `Kincardine, Lucknow and Amber- ley Guest sPeaker. was Mr: David •Worden of 'Listowel; Chaplain of • the Grand •Lodge. of Ontario West: •`Officers for 1964 were elected as follows: County 'Master, Char- les ' harles'' Emn:erton Depute Master, William 'Houston; Chaplain,- Wil •liam Ha1cienby; Secr eta: y, Donald Courtney;. Treasurer, Bert Alton. Ronnie I�llanto' $truck14 Saving Of Sight—Is--StilIUncertairr. Ronnie Manto,• 11 -year-old .son of Mr, and Mrs. ',Allan Manto, was .home from Victoria .Hospita' for a few days, where he is re= ' ceiving treatment for an eye in fury,. the seriousness ' of which 'cannot .yet be fully determined. I. Ronnie was taken to: London `on . January'; 27th, ; after being struck on the right eye by a nail which flew up' as he ; was attempting... p. :, to drive ' it into: a board. He was kept under close oti a servation and if the injury had shown sighs of affecting the other eye,. specialists were . prepared to 'I remove 'the injured optic . However 'no hemorrhagingde. veloped. The, .injured. eyasn't •4.•tiaM even .bloodshot, nor did it cause Ronnie any 'pain. These were un- usual circumstances., and. Rennie to his delight, was even in; tie lecture .room having the /injury explained to 'student . •doctors. Oddly enough,. Ronnie occupied °the 'same bed as did Carl Prit- chard, when, he • was hospitalized recently for .' eye treatment. Ronnie at present has very, vex y' limited sight in the "eye, and to what degree . it' may. be ..restored.,.... .• is as yet very uncertain: Thee! young lad was allowed to come home on Saturday when his par- ents' visited him: He luta to re- turn .on Thursday. to; 'hav=e the eye checked.