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THE :LUCKNOw. .SENTINEL, LU.CKNOW; ONTARIO
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Struck . 'by lightning at the
height of a se ere electrical storm
early Wednesday morning, the
barn•. of William Tigert at Port
Albert was , quickly levelled by
fire. Mr.. Tigert;who. works in
Goderich, was • not . home ' at the
time of • ; the outbreak • and his
barn wasin ashes by the time
he returned from his Gederich.
job. •
Lucknow 'firemen made the 16
mile run. ' to Port Albert, 'one- of
the • farthest points they 'serve, but
could do littleexcept stand by as
a precautionary measure. The'
call ..came in about 1:00. a.m.
when rainwas coming down in
buckets and firemen were back
about 3:00 a.m. When firemen 'an.
swered the call they were inform=
ed that the Anglican church shed
in Port Albert was on fire and
thought that until, arriving there;'
Lost 'in the fire were six pigs,
Silver 1;ake Slt�w
Attracts Thousands
Sunday Afternoon
Silver . Lake at Blackhorse was
buzzing with activity Sundayafter-
noon as crowds estimated ' at 4,000
to '5,0.00 people converged on : the
lake banks to watch the first an
nual Carling water ski tournament.
The banks ; of the lake present
a natural . grandstand for such a
show and parking space for cars.
runs , out,. a long time ahead of
seats to watch 'the show. Lorne
Hodgins of Blackhorse developed
the Silver Lake " campsite' .as a
fishing and swimming area many
years ago. Sillier -Lake` used to ; be
an area usedfrequently'. for group
picnics in the days of the 'horse
and buggy.
/'The Hodgins family . sold 'the.
bite"few ... ago to . Ernie
a�yearsg
King of Wingham who has been
developing it. further ; in ' many
ways such as Sunday's show.
A splendid show was put :on by
water .:skiers from various points
in Ontario and the 'United States.
Children, women . and men partic-
ipated in thrilling' water ski jump-
ing over a jump constructed on
the lake. Although. jumping . can
be a dangeroussport at times, no
injuries were .:reported during ' the
afternoon. The participants all
had high praise for the facilities
offered at , the Silver Lake com-
petition.
om petition.
Many watched the show from
the:.: field ' adjacent to the county
road at the west end of the lake
and; from the E.U.B. church camp
. across the lake. '
a. few' hens. ;and roosters, some
straw and a large amount of hay.
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•THREAT TO PORT ALBERT.
When the, ,fire. was: at the height
of its blaze, a rain of live embers
fell on the hamlet of Port Albert
to: the north: The Tigert barn 'sat'
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twisting Highway 21 hill road, Em-.
hers, blown 'by the strong wind,
raind down on houses the store
and many -cottages: in and' 'around
the Port , Albert. area. Worried
zed
Owners -in the "Port Albert Valley"
kept a close watch on their pro
high on a hill just above the old perty ' for -several . hours,
Grants Up #o $500 .On •Farm Pond's..
In a letter to Robert Wenger,
Chairmanof the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority, the Hon.
J. R. Simonett, minister of : the
newly, ' organized. Department of
Energy and., Resources Manage-
ment, outlned . a change of :policy
in regard to water 'conservation
The change affects two facets
of conservation: small supply re-
servoirs and farm ponds.
•. Recognizing the value. of : farm
pond construction, . the govern-
ment has decided to pay a sub-
sidy of 50 per cent 'of the cost _ of
pond construction(.. up to a max-
imum of $500.00 to a farmer any-
where in. Ontario.
' However the ,farm pond pro-
gram will be handled through the
local offices : of the Department
of Agriculture, with .theagricul-
tural representatve for the county
in 'charge of technical assistance
to the .farmer.
The statement by : the ,minister.
also said the government is an-
xious
nxious in the light of continuing
water shortages, . for conservation
authorities across the province to
devote their attention • to the 'con-
struction of water: supply reser.:
voirs
The minister.'s letter states that
in 'order to speed : up .the construc-
tion of . •such : reservoirs, the ;gov-
ernment will increase• grants from
50 per cent, to .. 75 per cent of the
cost of construction. As well, in
order.to speed :; up the program,
the government will pay the full
cost of construction of all. small;
reservoirs initiated now. Payment.
of the =-Authorities' 25: per cent
may 'be deferred until January
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1st, 1967.
In commenting on the new pol-
icy ofthe: department, Mr. Wen-
ger said that the change in grants
may possibly result in the con-
struction ofa number ' of ' small
reservoirs in the Maitland water-
shed.
He stated thana reportof a.
survey " made ' by Conservation
Branch engineers, hasindicated
a number of possible sites'': for
small reservoirs. These sites . are
scattered throughout the watershed
and if all were built •the problem
of low .'summer flow in the 'rive
would undoubtedly be overcome'
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At the sametime the . construction
of a. number of "small reservoirs
would aid • in keeping the ground
water levels higher,with direct
benefit to both individuals and
municipalities using deep wells,.
as . well as ,the . reservoir storage.
itself. •
Such reservoirs, would also pro-
vide a number of recreation areas.
as a secondary ' benefit in ..the
watershed.
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Local Poo ''ms
There was , just a quorum at the
regular. June meeting last week of
the Village Council -- Reeve G.
W. Joynt and "Councillors Webster
and Hamilton and, the Reeve
was unhappy about it.
He :outlined several matters of
urgency which ' required attention
and' r. which he wanted a .full
Council. Among. the • business" was
the d' p, a proposed flail type
mower for grass cutting on the
roadsides and parks, . approval '. of
road estimate expenditures,. side-
walk and park work. Some of
these matters, Reeve ' Joynt said
have been on the agenda since
January. Tuesday , night's " bare
quorum seemed to be "the last
straw for .• Mr.:Joynt, who had
come from County Council, . for
the meeting.' " He stated that there
had been a full Board at very.
few meetingsthis year.
The meetingpassed the monthly
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accountsand a pool -room licen-
cing : by-law before : adjournment.
A special meeting. was : called for.
Tuesday night of this week, with ' annual ''licence fee locally is '$6.00.,
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• WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10th,.. 1964
AUBURN • MINISTER WAS '
GUEST HERE ON SUNDAY
Sade DrewH Big.
Crowd, Good Price
A household furniture sale of
more, than :ordinary interest was
'held on. Saturday,: when. the fur-
nishings • and effects ' of .the late
Miss Jean Lees were sold by.
public auction, with Donald .Blue
having . a full and fast-moving . af-
ternoon's selling. '
The residence and .itscontents
was willed . to the Lucknow United
Church by Miss Lees. The' home
was recently sold to 'Mr., and Mrs.
Jack. MacDonald.
There wasa large, array of
effects, with some of 'the items,
particularly in., chinaware, ..,class-
ifying as collector's items and.
bringip_g some exceptional prices..
Dealers were .pp esent from god-.
erich, Teeswater,-and pur-
chased a good many items.
Mrs. Howard Robinson ` pur-
chased a Japaneseteapot, on the
bottom of .which was written,
"This ' was • presented .to your fa;
ther'• and mother, on Christmas.
1880"..:•
Stuart . Collyer acted as clerk
for ' Mr. Blue and : had a busy
afternoon recording purchases and`•
prices, for the check -off and col-
lection staff. The honesty of peo-
ple is worthy of,' mention. There
wasonly one .35c purchase unpaid
when the -check-off; : fists were.
completed 4.
Total proceeds of the auction
and the . sale of the : house will
net within a couple "of hundred
dollars, or so,' of $10,000.
all :members notified i.- 'sriting
of the meeting''
The' by-law passed is for lic-
ensing, regulating, and governing
billiard rooms. Such billiard . plac-
es must close from 12 midnight
until '.9 a.m. each week -day. The
matter at age is governed by pro-
vincial 'statute with the local pol-
ice .empowered
police:empowered to enforce it The
LOOKING BACKWARDS
THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES •
TEN YEARS AGO ship were left ° homeless, ' when
John Foran was appointed clerk, flames fanned by a zero blizzard,
of..West " Wawanosh Township, suc- destroyed their farm home.
ceeding Durnin Phillips who. re- Donald McKinnon terminated
signed after 31 years, of service; seven years on the Silverwoods
W. . G. Andrew,: one .of Luck- staff to enter . the; hardware, mittee was el-
now's oldest business men, died plumbing and heatingmaking plans to w
'Partnership
Rev, C. W. Lewis of Auburn.
United Church delivered a splend
id sermon at the Sunday ,School
anniversary service in the United ; '
Church on Sunday morning;
Rev.. H. W Strapp conducted
the service -and Bruce .MacKenzie,
Sunday School superintendent, in-
troduced the speaker. '
The Junior choir : under the dir-
ection of ,Mrs., Gordon, Montgoni
ery, with Mrs. Ross' Cumming as
anthems.'
organist, sang two th ms.
•L UCKNOY
UNITED CHURCI
Rev. Howard W; •Strapp
Minister.:.
,SUNDAY, JUNE 14
10:00 ,a.m. Sunday . ;School
11:00 am.. , Guest Preacher
Rev. 0. B. Strapp
"Discipleship"
:ST::PETER'S
ANGLICAN .
3rd SUNDAY AFTER' TRIN`$TY••
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Church•School- 10:.30 • a.m.
Morning 'Prayer 11 15 `a,m.:•
./ •`The . Rev. • J;..' R.' .King; ..'
• Rector ,
Lucknow:
PresbyterianChurch` . .
Rev. 'Roderick MacLeod.
Minister
SUNDAY, JUNE 14 -. .
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. '`l+ornint, Worship
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the . 8th clinic held in Lucknow..
Flight Lieut. Donald MacKenzie
of Kintailwas awarded the dis-
tinguished Flying Cross for "skill,
fortitude and devotion to duty" in
operational raids. '
Lloyd` Stewart • won - the : tenor
'solo' class, .21 years' and under,
at the : Kiwanis, music festival held.
in . the Eaton auditorium.
Flying Officer Keith McCormick
of Ripley was killed on ac ve `'ser-
vice overseas. 'Keith "was 24 , $,
had played.hockey with clmow. �.
In 1940 he was with Sepo,,;,
when they won. the group e►:,amp-
ionship and were .:eliminated by.
Georgetown in the 0 H.A, play -
downs.
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The local soldierR eeptin Com-
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at . the age of 82.
The Village Council was Peti-
tioned, and . 'approved '. having a
solicitor draft ' a by-law to reg.
ulate ` closing :hours of village : re-
tail stores.
The Legion rejected , an offer.
to exchange ' the recreation hall
"as is" for the • Legion building
on Main. St., which Council con-
sidered converting, to ,a municipal
office.
Fred McQuill'in'> was re-elected
for a ,second term as president:
of the Agricultural Society,
George Whitby : was appointed
fire. chief ..as successor to K. C.
Murdiewho resigned.
S. B. Stothers succeeded W. B.
Anderson as president of the Red
Cross.
The death of "'Willard Thom' p-
son occurred at his home here
less than two weeks before his
30th birthday.
Russ Button took over the but;
cher business which his father had,
operated from 1909 when he came
here from Teeswater upon pur-
chasing Bill Heffron's shop, i Russ
had.. been associated, with his fa-
ther for nine years.
Alex McNay underwent major'
and delicate surgery in. Toronto
General • Hospital,
Mr,. and Mrs.. Harold Ritchie
and two children, of Vilma Town
with Chas. Webster;
TWENTY` YEARS AGO-- 1944
James Ritchie died at his home
here at • the "age of 59.
Mrs, Wm. Johnston died at her
home on Havelock .St. following 'a
heart attack.
Reports of open drinking at
dances in Lucknow were investi-
gated by the Village Council 'who
warned that dances had to be
kept respectable and either clean-
ed up or. closed ;up. on air operations .on February
There were 109 blood donors at 20th,
come home and `honor all returned
men on the completion . of ' their
war service,
The' death ,occurred' of Victor
Ivan Marshall, ?=month-eld son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Marshall.
. Richard ''Elliott,' reeve of ' Kin-
loss was elected as a member of
the Ontario ' Good Roads Assoc-
iation.
Shortly after receiving word ..
that . FjL Donald MacKay had,.
been awarded the ‘ D,F.C., ,his par
encs received • word he was missin
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SUNDAY, JUNE 14th, 1964 1
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Special Music By The. Choir
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