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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-04-29, Page 15WEDNESDAyt, APRIL 29th, 1904 TIIE >L JCKNOW' SEN3) INEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, , ,PAGE FIFTEEN, Relates Activities Of. Atlantic, Crossing Aboard .Cunard: Eike Queen €lizaWth :°Now, what ,to tell you this ev- ening? . Probably just how • we spent the' day. We wakened at ' 20 to 8. Since it is: Sunday, the stew- ards did • not, go • round knocking on. door's. The Ocean Tines (a small newspaper) and the daily Quiz were unde our door, I did the Quiz *Web .was Geographical, but. I was.,- not' as lucky." as yes. terday. Saturday's "Quiz ' was on hidden' animals and by solvingit: and getting it' in early, -1. was the- * winner. The • prize was sa ` writing,. portfolio. ' with a picture of the Queen Elizabeth: on -the 'front: Breakfast was the.usual fillingand nourishing meal and as usital I ate more than necessary:. We next •went on_' deck and in- cbaled, the good sea , 'air. :We are now more than- half *Way across the Atlantic 'with . almost nothing between . us and. the poles. so , the air : his' • no • smog or anything,: At eleven we made our way to the First Class Lounge: for Divine Ser • vice. That is. the .only time First,: Cabin and Tourist passengers have been allowed to mingle.. There' :is, an electronic organ in the .lounge, ao thehymns: sounded quite good and everyone sang.. One of : the officers--- probably. the Captain read the service.° It is a 'some what shortened form of the *Eng- lish: Church Morning, Prayer. ' The Prayer for those . at , sea ' was 'pre- pared by the `General':Assembly. ' of the.; Presbyterian Church of Scot- land: After. church '..it was almost 'time for ;lunch so ,We ''rested in our .cabin. after ours strenuous .morn= Lunch'' aboard ' is as .,:large', and elaborate as any -,dinner.. I : forget what we had. but T , know .I ate,' more. than I required." 'Then tip to our 'deck . chairs again..: In• the :,morning the sky was a bit..over `cast •.but by afternoon it cleared' and it was . a'. most perfect day Clear,::light ' blue.' sky;, dark • blue water' almost• as -still : as : they Pro- : verbial mill pond and,:a soft, ;gen- tle : breeze where :I was in° the stili. I' . am quite. sure. We. are in the Gulf Stream now. f spent the afternoon ,:writing ' letters .and:. read; ing.. At four o'clock,.: tea and cakes.. ;were served: The Most- exhausting: thing .we had .to do. was: lift' the:. cups to our lips! One of my big treats. 'on ,this trip is' my .daily,. hot salt.' water : bath and that came. next. And after another rest dinner.. I •. am really 'getting into •.arty' stride: now and ani • pretty well eating my way •through;the menu. I am the only -glutton at Four table but; I . am enjoying it, We are now: sitting in one sec- tion of the promenade deck which has 'comfortable; chairs. and to • blest It is glassed in but unheated so is 'quite• refreshing,. and we come up .nearly. every evening. At, 9:30so there. is a ng fest which we ` may. ,attend and then' I . am sure We will',be completely ex- hausted' . after a ..Ory strenuous: day. Wish you were here aboard. the Queen Elizabeth, April 5;• 1964. Sincerely, .. ' • :The Country Moose. Graf ConcrnOver Lake LeVel With the ice gone on the, lakes a n d warmer weather . taking people to. the •beaches, :Abe. -full impact of;anot-hen':2•to 3 foot drop- in the water level of Lake Hurpn iso shockingly ..apparent, and taus ing increasing concern, The `Georgian Bay Development Association has begun a ' serious, survey of the water .levels of the Georgian, ••Bay and Lake 'Huron. Because •, 'of the serious effects of the present record lbwlevels of these weters, commercial trade is suffering in°_.several• ports and hundred's. of cottagers as well as commercial ' enterprises . are find- ing their, docks even higherout of water. . , ' Numerous. examples of this de-. vastating effect • can be noted at establishments along., t h e shore lines and to stay in business this 'year' thousands of • dollars ' will have to be spent by - the owners. Neville ; Keefe, general .manager of the Association, ,told' "this, paper. that the Association's first Move' Would be: general discussion with •Government officials . and other agencies . as le .the causes of the recession ..of the waters, and a survey of the, .effects of this. on the economy of the areas ' af- fected:• Russell E. "Quick of Trout Creek President of the .Association,, says it is the hope ; of the Association. •that: 'details can be. worked . out with ••'Federal authorities whereby the level's in the . Georgian . Bay, and Lake Huron can'' be controlled within a . foot rather, than:. the .5! spread -from low to high over the years.. / ' Short terra remedy. would, be the immediate. dredging :of the ,her - bouts in . most .urgent , need; while the 'long term. : answer . would ap- pear to •• be the . installation of a dam at. the foot of ,Lake :Huron . with the necessary lock in.$talla- •tion. Bulldozing At Point ,'Clarke The excessive drop in the : -lake' level,- siece last fall, is -.very eve'' dent ,closest to home along the rock -studded shote . line from. Am- berley Beach to Point ` Clarke At the' "Foot of the Boundary," which has been a favorite; spot ;for picnickers, bathing or boating will be ' practically • impossible . under present ' conditions.' Farther: south along; the Amber'ley . beach area rt. ':o t e d for : its ' . "sandy .. bathing shoals, the low water, is .not quite so apparent, ,but b"ig; rocks which were' marked ` by buoys last year. to . protect outboard:. motors, have now.. "surfaced." • At 1?oint Clark the :Boat .Club• organization has commenced op- erations to eyercome .. the. ' water drop,.'which ;has left . their liar bor.'dry. The, Club dredged a harbor near the Lighthouse, and bulldozed a• channel into " the lake permitting ' boat owners of the'summercol- ony . to get thea a Lcraft'oonto and' lv WELCOME. WITHTIME OF S E is I'OBJNS SOA I NGr NG oN THEWING, G, W11EN ANO FOtesHAVE q sHoPA/NG 1=L946., itPAYS /' SHOP AT 111514URNE1S4///58611 W.I. Sunshine Sister Banquet St. Helens Women's Institute held their' Sunshine • Sister ban- quet at Hackett Church hall . on Wednesday • of ' last week, when Hackett U.C.W. ladies catered for a delicious dinner. The , Institute president, Mrs. Ross .Gam4mie:presided, Solos: were sung - by Marianne lAlton, with ac, companiment by her mother Mrs. 1Blake Alton, and by ' Mrs. Ted , . Rice; readings, by Mrs : . Jim Alt chicon, Mrs: Bert Alton:. ;and • Mrs: Andrew "Gaunt; selections by the St, Helens choir ' With accompan- iment by Mrs. Wm. .Rutherford, who provided piano music asa prelude 'to the banquet. The' mem, bers met their heretofore unknown Sunshine Sister, and presented her with a broach of corsage. Mrs.. Campbell Thompson show- ed slides ' • of California . and the Pasadena Rose ';Parade, • taken while visiting there during the winter. She was 'thanked by Mrs; Harold Gaunt. off the lake with ease; The drop, in the lake level has left . channel and harbor dry, and a 3 -foot 1 or so excavation ' job , is necessary,. and 'now underway, to, . restore the ,is • with' a drag line and bulldozer working far out into: the lake to dredge a - channel ' leading to the deepened "harbor". DUNGANNON Mrs: Glen Weaver. and Mrs. Jack- son ReeVe spent a few daysvisiting friends' and relatives. at . Ridgetown and Chatham. • Born on.: 'April ' 24; to. Mr. and Mrs Ken Park, Brampton, a son Brian Kenneth: • Mr. and 'Mrs. Tom Park visited on' Saturday with.. Mr. and.: Mrs. George::, Lawlor,, Auburn. ,' 'Visitors on Sunday. with Mr. and Mrs.' Victor Errington -were Mr. and Mrs. Ross -Errington, Lorene, Valerie and Debbie, St. Helens,. Mr. and Mrs.. Lewis Blake, Faye and Marianne, Brussels,, Mr.: and;'Mrs. Les Purvis, Luckriow,: • Mes and Mrs. Ivan Henderson; Greg and Brian of Toronto. • Miss' Joyce Eggleston of 'Bramp- ton was home with her . parent's. Mr. and:: Mrs. Arthur Eggleston for the weekend. • Penny Reid won •from CKNX a Roundtree Family pack on Wed- nesday of last week with her ` letter standing a . chance for another prize: Another.' piece of luck for the M. E. Reid family was Patsy Reid winning for her father from Radio station:, CFPL; a . razor, shaving creamand lotion: Mr: and Mrs. Anderson Mugford visited 'her mother, Mrs. Abnor Morris.. We understand ' the Mfg - ford family have purchased an acre of land'from Mr. Ben Park, by the river, and intend :to have a cottage there;,- ; •• • Dungannon.' UCW . met in the church basement Tuesday after- noon, April fter-noon;:April 21. Twenty-four 'ladies answered.' the roll call with a Scrip- ture verse with the wordQGoodness . Mrs. W. Petrie • opened the meet- ing with. the call to worship and prayer.: Mrs. J.Velhuis ' read the Scripture and Mrs. Lorne :Ivers read a chapter from the 'Word and Way.. . Mrs. McLellan, registrar ,at Five Oaks ' also publicity and promotion worker. was guest speaker. S h e told of the-programe At Five Oaks for the public• and how the ply is. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , ..�. • s• . • • • • •. • •• i'• • PUBLICMEETING , . - . . - •' • A meeting is being. 'Called for. the , purpose '.of` • 40' •;, considering. the formation ,of an• • • •,'. • • ••. , , . . . . • - •• 4 . � SOCIETY ICLSTO . :. , . , .on, _` •: Wednesday,Ma.:: 6 •1964 ' •' a# •• •, m.:D,S:T, • • '2:0Qp; iter • •. 1• :ouncfl: Chambers,� : -Court.: House., Goderich, Ontario.,Al'l. interestedcitizens welcome. . . •. . /, • s. . • • • J hn G. `Berry,. Clerk-Treas.,. County of Huron, • • Godench, 'Ontario. 4 • Barristr •Former� ` Lucknow .e Son : Of , r. wn Attorney Named Bruce Count C ® Bruce County's new Crown At- has been deceased tor; some --years. tonne;; P. S. R. Malcomson, Q.C. Though.. officiating from his of- of f- of.. Kincardine recently. officiated fice''in the .Court House, Mr.: Mal: for the first .:• time in his. new cepa- colmsen will :continue. to: reside in city. and' was extended a welcome . Kincardine for the present. at least. by Bruce _Magistrate: , Otto ' Mc- . Due to illness, ' Mr: J. ` Wesley Clevis. Freeborn, Q,C , was obliged to. re-. The. Kincardine barrister' began luquish, his: duties as. Bruce crown' work. last week on.': instructions'' of attorney 'in June . of last year, and the Attorney General's' office:; which he - had so efficiently'ful ' Mr. 'Malcolmson'is a son ° of the filled for some decades. ` He ap- late P. A. Malcohnson, a' 'native of pointed:Donald Waechter, Walker,- Gederich, and who was a barrister : ton lawyer, . to carry on the duties' in. :, Lucknow over half '' a century on a , temporary basis; ago. The : Crown Attorney's father - Having- been' experiencing ini- • Y�, g was clerk of Lucknow, „ and upon '`proved health in . recent months, moving to Kincardine; he was sue- . Mr: Freeborn.has returned` to serve .•• ' needed in the clerkship by' Joseph : es Clerk of the; Peace. •. Agnew . in .1907 and'. who continued to. serve.'. as clerk . for forty -fou' years. • • John Murchison . was .: village treasurer during Mr. Malcolmson's /CHARLES `JOHNSTON time and in 1908. Mr: Agnew was Charles Johnston, a resident :.of appointed to the' dual' position •' of Lucknow • in recent ,months, '' died clerkAreasurer.. • at Wingham ' General Hospital , on • Mr: Malcolmson ' was. referred Saturday, April"25th: He"was 73, to by* the Magistrate as beingveryHe is' survived by : his wife, for fair, sincere and a perfect gentle- merly Margaret Blanche;.. Maein- man ' in. every way., "The ,new' nes, presently, at Bruclea'; Haven crown attorney is a '. man always in;Walkerton. Mr. and Mrs.. John- willing to do' the right thing, and : ston had resided: with her brothers to see, that everyone gets justice," George 'MacInnes ' on Havelock St. added the bench:' • ' : coming here from ' Morrisburg ov- The new crown attorney grad- ' er a year ago. .. uated from Osgoode Hall in 1935, Funeral: services were conduct - and ' following his being:. called to. ed • from the Johnstone ' Funeral .. the bar, went to Kincardine,. where Home m .Lucknow on Monday .by he became a partner in'the law Rev. Rod MacLeod with : burial firm of Malcolmson • and . Clark. in South .Kinloss Cemetery:. Pall The; legal office has since ,carried' bearers were Charles Robinson; the same -name,.. though 'Mr. Clark Leonard Maclnnes, James . Math ers and Roy Havens.. BITUARY :4 FJnd;Str�ngbox. ' From Cargitl Plant A strongbox stolen from ' Silver wood's' Creamery in Cargill last December was recovered last week in a wooded section:.' of Har-:. riston Cemetery.. The. box had been forced' . open ar. d_.tee .$505: cash. in: it was miss nig. , , operated, also. showed pictures, sof The creamery was entered by the `buildingsand surrounds. , forcing a " window, The safe' erack- A bale is to be made up this ers then drilled the company safe year again. and ,anyone having used 'woollens to, spare •are to 'con- tact Mrs. Cheater Finnigan or Mrs. Cecil Blake. These are to go into the making •of blankets; Lunch was served with Mrs. Nelson Pearson as convenor. • ' :Mr. and. Igrs.. Bill Wiggins and son Eric were Sunday visitors.with'' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Young. 'Mrs', Herb Finnigan arrived home frorri ' St. Josephs, Hospital;' London .on ' Sunday, much improv- ed.' Mr.: J. C) Durnin London, her son, also visited at home; . Mrs. J. J. Ryan came home on Saturday after spending the win ter with her daughter at )sling. ton,, and sledged out the 150 -pound strongbox inside. , The : dial had , • been drilled and the hinges knocked off. This had failed to open it and the: box Was finally opened by pounding off the top •• Tools,. ° including sledge' halm= mers and pry bar were recovered at the Cemetery near" the ' ba; These have been' identified as those taken from the, CNA toolhoese at Cargill the Same .. night, ' the creamery was entered. Investigating Constable Robert Kerr of provincial police in Walk- erton said the work was that • of ,experienced safe 'artists. • Iarriston. Review NEWS BRIEFS FROM NEARBY'. While • Harry Watson wash hospit- alized in .London, ;neighbors held a work bee . and seeded 53 acres •.on• his Colborne and West Wawanosh farms. • 1•fax, 'which.. has since ' been • proven rabid, was prevented from w entering a Walkerton home by the • family pet•dog a: two -pound' toy terrier which • has since . been de- stroyed. The little dog put up a ten-minute' fight • with the. rabid fox. Donald Tutt, 52 principal of 1+'er. gus District High h School 'will stand trial by judge and jury, prob- ably in July, en three .charges .of' forgery, it 'was decided at a pre- liminary hearing. last . week. .The involved nvolved Grade" -13 French and 'English literature papers writ- ten ,by rit•ten,byr his son :and another Fergus' student. • • Han , .Council Will make apt'. .iplication to the, Ontario .Municipal' Board) to: annex • sit acres ° adjoin nag the town in Bentinck Township,.