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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-01-09, Page 2s'. PAh.T• wfookitikim Cr THEE.,UCKNQW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW ONTARIO .:THE LUCKNOW SENT NEL LUCKNO.WW, ONTARIO "The Se • oy Town's ma On the Huron Bruce Boundary `Authorized, as, second; class, Mail, Post office Department, Ottawa. Established 1073 -Published Each, WednesdayAfternoon- ' Member of the C.W.N,A. and the •O.W.N.A. Subscription Rate, $3.00 a year, in advance — to the U S A,, $4.00 17 Campbell. Thompson, and Donald C. Thompson, Publishers -•WEDIIPSDAY; .:TAN. 9th, 19:63 REFLECTIONS,. (By'. George Newbold)'.. Christmas," time has come - and gone' Y et another year. For many it is' the first realization of . the significance .Of, the binth- day we f celebrate at • this, . season . o f the 'year. For many more it is a. time of, re= joicing in God's>gift to' men; It is also a time of '.reflection reflection 'on . :earlier Christmases 'celebrated . in 'many : different Ways. !. , 5 ... s It i • a time to reflect on : childhood family Christmases;' the 'carol singing, 'the snow, -, buying •or cutting, the' Christmas tree, and best of all, decorating of the'ptree by all, the members .of 'the. family. The hanging of :stockings produces • the great- • est': of excitement and anticipation among the children; ' climaxed ` by' Santa's- :visit -' 'while they sleep: It is ' also a time to re.. fleet.back on the visiting of 'friends and family on the day .and. night before Christ • rotas,• .exchanging gifts; ,the gifts.��ree1 ,gin en .to less fortunate members of 'our 'com inunity. to try 'to' -snake their Christmastime • a little more /bright, 'and' cheerful' and to. dim• their' misfortune: Christmas;' day; :is highlighted by the: opening of gifts,_ topped off . bythat never-to-be4orgotten turkey dinner. • Qhe•, reflects,' too;'. on.. the . ple�a►sure . • reiceived in '-ivin� '' to others.', Part of this Pleasure of , giving comes from the, joyous, Christmas atmosphere,_given out during the'+ P)t� g slop in season' In most' centres, "large—or- ; small, one • of the , greatest .single factors', leading. -to this ` spirit of Christmas •is the 'beautifully attractive lights and: decorations 'that, each community.unfolds at :this .season. of the y04'. i':. as a : community •effort ySoiyie times :a service •club'. will be responsible for • the decorations, sometimes,. businessmen's s so etimes a citizens group .Or the , m perhaps the . municipal :council " itself.: 'But whoever` takes the, responsibility: for, inject • ing a little of the joyous. spirit.,nto; our Christmastime, iii, every : case it , is the re- sult ,r e-sult:,° of civicp ride on • the .'.part' .'of the' • citizens.'" On. o nhighlight .' I 'can reflect . one of the Christmas, season in, the cit 'of. Toronto . . Y. We,::'like,.'many Hundreds,. `even thousands, y alwa s' .. looked forward. to ' a drive up ' and. ., . down, in, through' , and; .around a whole residential section -of the west, end of the city:. There, • practically every 'resident in • the area .ex et,Lliis_divic Christmasation of . his own home. ' Some :had \spent. many °hundreds of dollars lin `displays,.. some of them even : animated.. The. Attracted. ythousands .of.' viewers,- .to the. .oint 'where traffic was coin 1etety P p.•., ,blockin ': almost the entire area: • The effect was •magnificent, ,and sen'tyou,' away. with a .much' improved•'''inner feeling ..for having;. seen all. this beauty., Reflection 'continues as one. passes through most.• of the surrounding• commun- ities, /seeingall the 'attractive streets, with their h his ,decorations, Christ °g mss trees etc. One is satisfied that Christmas is truly Christmas, •that everyone h'as the spirit ' of the season; and that'city this lou.tward s 'of ,an inner spirit, they are :asking that you might stop even •for, just .a little .and spend'... a- short:time in their community Their bus- inessmen; by their ..individual efforts in • spreading the spirit ' of C} ristnias• through- their- gaily decorated stores ..seem. to: be inviiting you'to get • your gifts. for others fromthem. • ' ' But, . this inner satisfaction • with the ' . presence' of the s irit ' Christmas P of Christmas lis •. • appears with our returnto iucknovw s main , street. We, . as a' commUnity:'are not wish r . �• " ' ing ;ao.ur 'visitors, travellers, shoppers, nor : each other, Merry Christmas with - our ab - . b . sence of . Christmas decoratio s ' ` n . .Our main street "is not too different • from what it is the' other 3.64 ' days of ' The year, except for the change made by the decorations to individual stores. •We. 'do': not seem to be saying . rry Christmas to anyone. W� ny. appear ind° feren`t to those' 'to whom we might "ma our village an, attractive Place in which o .do their. Christmas shopping.'" ~riot seem` tit) be, saying g We do• ns a word oto those • who pass through' "on our ' main 'street, We . sem to care not ,whether +thein • Christmas is a . time' `of joy or. not. 'We seem-. to . be saying nothing' to anyone but ourselves: lt-"is. . dull, sad and disheartening' that :our Christmas` decorations are, cast, • ;reflections: ` :• ing no ' VIEWS ON • ARE.NA MAINTENANCE (The :.Paisley Advocate) If .attendance at games here •is any indication; the 'outlook for' hockey clubs .in smaller towns an'd•'villages is. not, bright., . A • few years ago, the intermediate, club' Was attracting crowds •of 700 to 2,000. This, winter, to • date, the.', largest. gate has .I been $52:50. . After the, split , of the ..gate, the. hockey". 'club gets little more than :'enough to paythe: referees. Minor: teams, which 'have; been providing some spark- the for 'sport :t -fans ' in , lin � entertainmentp g past few years, and have brought several championships, including an all -Ontario title, to the: village, are playing -to only a handful of ..:supporters. Tara, which' in , the past had devel-: oped many 'strong 'minor teams, this , yeaar is without . a hockey club of any classifica=;. tion: Port Elgin`' clubs,. in that town's new quarter -.million : dollar arena, are -playing to fair crowds, we' are told,. ;but..unle'ss''.they •' have championship bontenders it is` unlikely. 'the gate receipts will even begin to pay a the. heavy `carrying charges on the • arena. ,Southampton and ' Lucknow have new artificial ice plants, • and 'Chesley will' join. them 'next' .winter: These places may. `en- 'joy.' increased • attendance for a year or two, until the new enthusi s of e` i 1 , a rn. 'the publ c wears off. ..After a. diet Of.. televised. io ' 1 , � ed Nati nal Lea ..e • hockey, the fans are'�not satisfied glx with the, .bush-league, style of game But few, if any,. of the small centres can''afford to reinforce- their clubs; with ' imports to , .'.play in 'higher, faster classification: It :would. appear that; if the arenas are. to ' be `kept : open • and ': hockey clubs ..to 're Main in •.competition, theday is 'comin g 'when i.t` 'will be upP ,. to: the, municipalities. alities •' to' provide, •,subsidy• f'or.. the . rinks through taxation Paisley, Council already levies one on the, tax rate..' for the' rink. If the Memorial ' Arena. is going to remain.' i'm" •o Per•-. ative, there ` ' must, be either an increase 'in'. • that . levy, or greater: support for hockey .. teams: "Fans . May`. take their choice. A ;BIT• ;.QF *PHILOSOPHY' Sooner or later a man, if • he is wise, ><iscoyers . that life . is a mixture of .goo'd days and: bad, 'victory 'and defeat,. give and • take,- 4 , He 'learns that it doesn't pay to be' a sensitive soul,. that he should • let ;things; ' go' ..over his •head :like water.. off• ,a' duck's: • He learns. that he who loses ' `his tern= per, usually:loses out..' • He learns-.: that' carrying a chip. .on 'iris shoulder is a ,belligerent attitude •and. the' easiest way to get into a fight, that solves. nothing. e-=learns-•�that a zlui k `way'' : to • e- • ,come urlpopular, and mistrusted ' is . to carry tales' • and gossip '.about others. He ° learns that' . 'buck assin : al • ... P g ways turns out to.,be a ,boomerang and: that; • it. • never Pays. • He ,comes to realize that •the business could run without ',him and that it doesn't , matter much who gets the credit, 56 long. as the business shows a •.profit. ide learns that -.even the janitor is h'urnan an that' it doesn't , do anyharm ' • m to say a cheerful "good morning" even if ' it IS' raining: • He learns that "getting..salong de. • penas:,about 98 70� on• his own ,behaviour. • As John Raskin said many years ago, `'There is •hardy g in the . y • anyth'in .,_world. that some° `than can not make a 'little worse and sell a little cheapen and the e o ;. buy, for • priceP oPle #hat alone: are this man's lawfui prey.." Expect. to: pay 'a reasonable rice for' a good' qualit, 'assured'. Y product ancl�• be assured';" 'o1 complete satisfaction. • Y MESDAY/ JAM &t! 149. . LOOK'INGKVR. .THROUGH:' THE. SE.NTLNEL TEN YEARS AGO 1953. S. `E. Robertson was ree•Ve of Lucknow, Counei lOrs were Vir- den ''Mc wbr ay, Innes. MacSween,' S,$, • Stothers and Archie Smith, th11 • Matter two replacing Ernie CraWCford. and::Russ •Button . Plans 'to' send Second -Cone,, slay ; pupils to Lucknow. Public ' School were changed When: the Board. dlealded, to keep the school open: arid., unake .some repairs, Mrs'• Wn'i...A. Russell' had rem. turned •'•hoil:e, upon recovering. from .a 'hip fracture. , . • The former .L• C.' MacIver res- idenee in Huron, •Township; own-, :ed by R. G, Martin., was destroy- ed . by fire, .leaving ' homeless M. and. Mrs. C. Dej on'g and their' fatmily of eight children w•hp had arrived from . Holl'and wr''rn' ,the , year, Mr•. ".arid Mrs Thomas No ore of' Whiitechure'h Diner/ea. their golden• wedding • Fraser ' Patterson `died at his Rome* in London on •December 29th., • Mrs.. John 11IaoKay of Kintail died suddenly, :at ''her home from, a .A• eart' attack' 'suffered' after returning •from service at Ash-. field: Presbyterian. Church.. . Jones Was injured when he • 'fell ,through a trap door, bri .the 'third floor at• Tre-. -leaven's • Mill. • TWENTY . YEARS ,AGO - 1943 . The Village . was saddened 'the last week of -1942 •by the' deaths of WS.. Frank, `Freeman : and Mrs'. John. Button, G Huron Tow shiPbyacclam.- n atw ion ..was • comprised,. of. Reeve ..Herb ` .:Farrell 'and C•oun;cillors. A;''a' cDonaid, Walter Brown, „I. 'W.. 'Thornpso`n, Howard Guire. • in J -Little l observed' his 91st birthday. • Lt 1 onald • 'M',a:cKay° .of' Kin•ta'il was- ,mentioned .in the King's Canadian New Year'shon. or,. gist His commendation :was ,for- servicess rendered in'the•` air' with tiie •RCAF, '.non operational. '• A :flight.. lieutenant With ' the• RAF ;in the First, War;. Kenneth Gordon; Boyd dyed. suddenly ,at• his (home • in :Upper ,Darby' Pa. ;He". was born at Kintai;i,, a. son of Don- ald.'Boyd and Ora ... rle Mac- r„ Sgt CharlesJewitt" was offic-. 4hbetie Farme Is Representative. .. • Huron: County annual meeting of members of 'Waterlbo Cattle Breeding, Association.. 'was held: 'Saturday, January 5th; in the new Department. of Agnioulture build- ing, Clinton. About' 6O , memo rs were present to hear reports from 'unit:Officials on,. the 162, year's' business, and ` •,to elect. •.Huron County directors to the W.C.,B.A., board. • •Jim • Bradley,. of Amberley '.was elected to. representthe west 'dis- trict' f.'r . - :.teem,. Win --•A1- len, `R.R, ,1,; Woodham was •elected :fo° represent the •'South. Huron .for 'a :tw'o year 'term, and C'Galt.. brai'th, Blyth, will represent north. Huron for: a one ear term. Gordon ` ell, � d�S`� . • riot Holstein - Friesian fieldm.an, brought greet- ings from his organization,, and urged the ..members to take. ad- vantage of the site 'in•fors 'attiori available when. •planning their ?breeding 'p ogram for 1.963. Doug Miles, Huron County. A' , Rep,, cautioned 1 ves'°tock•men re- ;garding .the dangers of improper. feeding 'and. nutrition. • Guest' Speaker,or the day was Dr, Clare Rennie, an expert 'on genetics..froln the• Ontario Agri. cultural College, l:" e suggested, that, .. farmers ..should cheek on what artificial insemination can do' for thein , anid what they ean ddo'•,tor artificial insemination, 1.1e explained 'the methods used •fo evaluating' dairy ires, t d • etir7 = mended the. Ori�tar"ro' Govt:rr -, ment'y beef sire testing progratii, 4 tally listed as "missing in ac- tion," •,This list contained the names of 08 .officers. and i e n:'. and accounted. for a4]I'nosst all' oi4� mnbre" than 2000 Cana:Owlls 'who • , were at 'Hong Kong *hen the. island ;fortress fell to the :Yaps' on ; •Christmas ° Day,, 1941, •. Wib'liam .Kinahan of Con, 4 West Wawanosh : died in Goder- ioh hospital of terrible .injuries: received when ,trampled by a horse. • 1 "MacKenzie , W�1Yci Flt 'Sgt: Alex , . .had 'received the D:F,M.,. vas' on •a rest leave after completing: 3f3. bombing missions,' •, W. A. Por,tetius was xriaster• Qt. ' Old Light, , Lodge, FORTY YEARS. AGO. 1923 Miss Tena •Gran'tfell and fractured. her • hip. on . he way- • hoarse' from Mr, and Mrs. Phillip ,tacMillan's: In a . three-way icon'test, Jo- seph J. Tiffin was ,elected reeve of Kinloss: 'Councillors' elected (were B. Ackert, D Carruthers,.. Adam ' McQueen,•• MVlalcol•m Ross. Dgg s were • 5.'Oc,. ;butter 30c, hogs $10.40; 'wheat: $1.05 and. --"oats;'. 40c. Reeve,' .Rabert .Toliriston .Was. returned: by acolarna.tion: Elected* :, to 'the, 'Village-Cou•ncil•'wcze E1- liott Miller, . E. N.. HixIgins, A, E. Millson,` 'Q• `H, Smith, Alex Hackett,. was master of Zion ' L,Q L. and •.Edgar Ritchie ;. was deputy .chaster. ,,At 'St. Helens. Jessie • M, Buck ' •irrghatni . : was teaching,. Frank Carroll, •'Margaret.; Thom, ',Helen. Miller,`, lvin .Ml;ler; 1~lmo' Prit chard, .Walter 'F'orster, `.1/Largarc t . Cumming, Margaret • Miller, vli'i: dred. VIeQu.i lin, .:Blv°i.n McQuil--• lin, Hareld. Hyde, Gordon. Lyons, Isobel' :Miller, • Helen, Thom,.. Kori aid Forster; Calvin Purves,:Neel'y. Todd; Dick:Weatherhead,: Veron Gaynor, 1Vlyrt�le' IcQrril,li.n SIXTY ' 'EARS AGO' H.£ 1903-• ':VI ss Katherine, MacN•aob successful in hes year's' wont .at Clinton :Collegiate InStRtite. ' • Officers of Lucknow. Orange., Lodges 'were: W M.,.' W. •ki: 'Cook; • Deputy, J:. McQublin, : "Chap lain, .Neil .MoCorvie;'Rec. 'Sec:,, W. M `�Q uiltin• '.Treas W: J: Tay- 'lop; a y- , lop:; Lecturer; R .Miller; D : of C,, Jdhn rahamc Committee, . T Da,v°ison, • W. 'Miller, Jacob ler John M:ia•ler • .' in a • Northern League' hocke game, .Luckn•ow. defeated •Palin.-• was : .1 -man bookey with the Luc now lineup r. as �► I 0 1 Ow' • 1. a O llyy .s . .F'. Hedley; ., ti • g r cY, McCorvie;.' cover' .poarlt, W, Nie Intosh centre:. Woods; right; : Abp. ". Boyd; ' eft, Bill • 'Peart.; b rover Bab Thojn1pso:n. , • Kinloss. Council- members °were ' ;Reeve Frank Henry' ;and Cou'n.='6 c'il�lors :J; ,H:: K.aake, ,John . Mae,. Donald,J. S. .MacKenzie and Dan MacDonald; West Wawanosh, • Reeve W'm. 'MeQuil.lin, Council. fors . Wm, Cameron, Johrf Mc- Leah, P. ; O'Connor,, Chas .Thylor;• Ashfield, Reeve Morgan Dalton ani}. Cquntillors John Barolay, johThosn Macl, Stothersn.tyre, ' Wm. Kickley,. , . In : Lticknaw A: T : Davidson was, elected reeve. Cou:ncillors elected- were W. C. Treleaven; John Bto wn Dave She '•ff '11, Lawrence, • SchOo1 ,trustees were . D ft:: Macintosh, R Cameron and • • +�. EIGHTY ItE'ARS AGO 1883 Members of the Rock' of Friend- . ship Lodge; YJ,T°A. presented ,An- gus Stewart. with • a R ble recognition of his services: in the cause of. temperance. The • ad- ithe'sss 'was signed • by Henry. i Ma-th•ers : residen , president and Sarah In-. '°vice; -president. R;ob.ert i ur•ray .of St• i elen;s •.was secretary of the'' West Wa- wanosh 'Mutual' Fire 'Tnsuran5u.• Company, with the annual meet- ing sot for Ja'rivary, li#th. , Dr, Garn.ier of .Luekh'ow hirci added :to his menagerie 'a South ' American Aninadil•lo or alit eater trntl ,r :tve•foot diamond • rattle °n:tke tt" th eight rattles. •