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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-04-01, Page 20PAGE- TwEWTX• WEDNESDAY, iL . EDNLSDA Alit 1s* 1964 LUCKNoW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO -r; f • 5 i.' ;u: .In- the :following article will be found a list of many, of the firms and• suppliers who ' have been dir- ectly connected with the construc- ting andequipping of :the Lucknow Bowl, and. Billiard Academy. Their advertisements wilPbe found else- where in, this issue. An outline of each firm and .brief history of their business follows; Dodds Sheet. Mefal,..RipIey' The heating and sheet metal con- tract for the Lucknow . Bowl . and Billiard Academy' wasawarded to Dodds Sheet Metal in Ripley. The business; operated by John Dodds, has been established in Ripley for eight years and ' specializes in: heating, sheet metal work, eave troughing:; and .24-hour oil ° burner service through local oil distribu- tors. The new bowling academy will be heated by a Good Cheer Oil Furnace, a suspended unit and' workmen , .who made the . instal- lation with Mr; Dodds were Wes Smith, Jim McTavish and Jack Kirkpatrick, Ra�a�d �. ;Forster, Lu�kr�ow' Ronald` E. Forster ,handled the whole outside job, cement septic tank, digging, , draining and: level- ing. Ronnie first established a. welding' business. in Lucknow in: •June, 1944 and. was located in' the back of the Supertest . garage then operated by Robert Moffat. In 19470. ° . Ronnie moved his business to the. Cameron shed across, from t h e town hallwhere the Bell Telephone building is now located. He ..pion- eered in ion-eered'in several lines in this area.: He had 'the 'first- electric. welding shop, he was the' first to manufac-- ture '.portable cement septic tanks and had the first back hoe in this community. Ron , made his first cement septic tanks in July . 1951 and bought : his. back .hoe in 1955. Since that time, he has delivered Fr `AI li tanks... `to .. `an... area extending, '. to Sarnia, Stratford, Collingwood and Wiarton...A new back hoe has been purchased and delivery' is expected at any time. Last Year,. a farm containing a gravel pit was pur- chased giving Ron everything that - is hatis. needed for' a complete outside job, tanks, . digging and laying and gravel. Many of his jobs •are hand- led :on this complete basis. In 1960 vacuum: cleaning 'and . pumping,, of septic tanks was added ' to the list of work being done. Although many from this commmunity. have worked with. Ron throughout,' the years, present help consists of Jack. For- ster, Ross McPherson, Ross For-- 's ter and: Jim .'Curran during the summer months. Huron Cor�Erete Supply L#d Huron' Concrete ` Supply 'Ltd. of Stratford, ` Goderich and :Seaforth handled the cement workat the, new building The Ready Mixed ;:Concrete bus- iness is a new service being offer- ed to the public toassist the build- er in getting . a high quality, con- trolled concrete of'' the , right strength andualit - to: suit :any. q 'i.. ya = a no "fin :type of construction, t, mal price: The company was started in 1957 with personell who have had' extensive; experience in the con- crete business. Concrete Is made from sand and' stone which is' cleaned' and ''graded' to rigid specifications. : Each :batch. is carefully weighed through a scale, to make. . sure ,the exact' amount of sand, stone, cement and water goes : into every, . yard, thus assuring the customer each load is :the same, and will meet the re- quirements of the type of concrete specified. • The concrete trucks and mixers are designed especially . for the mixing and .: delivery of concrete. Ready .: mixed concrete, in most cases, is less expensive than 'nix- ing on the site, and is much sup- erior in 'quality' and strength. The latter is . due to the fact; . that this company use only the very best ingredients,' and do not use pit run gravel, as it is dirty in most cases,. and ; the quantity of sand ' and stone: can not be controlled. Ready mixed concrete also has: the . advantage of setting faster, and' arriving on . the" job when it is required, going into place easily and quickly.. The ' work is com- pleted in a minimum of time, and` when: • the last load is in place the, job is finished, ' as there is ' no cleaning up. There ' are :several, :strengths' of concrete, and different additives; which . are used for certain' stypes of:.. building.' They have qualified men who can assist the customer.. in securing the right grade of con- crete for the particular job to be.. done. They will alsohelp in .'figur- ing the quantity required and esti- mate the cost . of . the concrete to be used. There is no charge or ob- ligation for this service. John Ill: Henderson; Lumber Lid: John W. Henderson Lumber Lim- ited supply the .area , with a com- plete builders supply and were as- sociated with the.' construction of the Bowling and Billiard Academy., The firm was• established, • and has served the area since that time. Jim and Donald Henderson Are actively associated in the com- pany located at the north end of the village. ; United Office Machines (Sarnia) ltd. United Office Machines (Sarnia) tern, check writers, dictating ma - Ltd. hid- p t inrtlreequippin .hof chines, dnpli ato s; ,file 'roof" dictating, the LucknoW Bowl and Billiard furniture; office safes, photo. cop- : Academ . Theyoffer an extensive piers,; tape recorders, 'typewriters. line of y addinmachines, book-.. Their slogan is we sell the best, keepers, 'calculators, cash regis- and service the rest.. , . Irwin's Construction., Lucknow Irwin's Construction, with Spence contracting,:, business in 1942 ,while Irwin, of Lucknow as the owner, on the farm in Ashfield Township. • had the ' en'erall contract. foron the �,. • .:..know gp cement and carpenter work where5he has movedontinued to operate. favhad a•busy csspring ho crhw business. i ` g Spencemess. Workmen assisting project and halve been "burning. on the job were ileith Wil- ,,, n this is .-;4 - - • the midnight oil," -so as to have the son, Ross' -Irwin; Bob' Haniiltofi wilding . ready fof the opening 'day. Doug 'Henry, Gordon Roulston, Jim Spence started in the cement and MacTavish and Allan MacTavish. °' , iii044rrirl...6466•Y. on:.w mf.. «a.o.ai>�,.ari»,.i.krr i•ini soa 1 The ODeninn Of :KNOW BOWL and BILLIARD ACADEMY Mark.'..A.nother. • Progressive Sfep The Business Life � The Community' WELCOME and BEST wLSHEs. Lammert and John . Van Der Peen . From A Firm . That Has. Been Part Of Lucknow Since 1923. Lucknow .WesestoArgo BowlingCompany, n R All Bowling. and Billiard equip- tween the darts' and the foul line ment ' in.. the new Lucknow Acad- are three rows of fibre dowels all emy ,was supplied by Argo : Bowling lined up to assist the bowler in Company of Weston, a division of hitting: the .target: These dowels Lev. Industries Ltd: Bob. Jones,` and darts make.0 . the rangefinder Y, p foreman on the job, commenced and act the same as, the sights on work here on March 18th and is a rifle. It' is do feet from' the foul speeding work for the opening day. .line tothe head pin, the alleys are Six' men were on the job last; week- 42" wide. and. •the 'gutter' width is end.. Length . of the six :'alleys : are 9". The alleys are perfectly level 79 `'.feet ,A ' rangefinder,' to `:aid' the from ` one ' ` end to the other. ' The howler in lining 'the ball with' the head of the alley is made of. Maple,, pins is installed on each alley. Six the centre portion of pine and the teen feet down the 'alley from the .pin .deckof maple.;: The pin deck foul line is a set of black walnut is designed: to handle five or ten darts lining up with the pins•'' Be- pin bowling.: SilverwoodDairies Limit� d e Silverwood `Dairies ` Limited ' 'of -ticknow, will',. be supplying the snack bar in. the ' new Bowling Alleys in : Lucknow:. Silverwoods have :been a part of, this commun- ity for many years having:: estab- lished here m 1923. Lucknow was. the site ' of the 'second branch of the company which today' serves Canadians from coast to coast: ' William 'Wherry is branch man- ager. ;The plantt, is locatedat the north end of the village with the retail outlet and egg grading sta tion located on •the main street. On Ifie GrandOpening Of Your FINE NEW BOWL and BILUARD ACRD tr�p and Dis- ct lCan 'Lucknow of 'T j`•. Addition To ' The Village's Business, Life. *•* (The list of suppliers is continued on page 21) •4 Wiring - Plumbing in *Theg RuiTdn Don'e'By POLLOCK.--ELECTI Ill