The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-02-20, Page 1•
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WEDNESDAY, F Who W63
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Beatty Ladder Factory Chcinges Hands,
Payroll Of, 60 to 70 Is Predicted .
• The Beatty.',Ladder 'faCtory has
been sold, The Sentinel was f-
fiiaUy
iriformed of this by two
• spokesmen for the Ipurchasers
,who'•Vvere in town .iait 'Thursday
. with Robert.SkalitZky, • V•ice-Pre-
. • aident . of ithe •Pa,u1 S. Stair• and
Co, • Real E&tate FFirm who hand -
:led the 'Sale.
Sixty to seventy e�pIe, [male
and' female, Will initiallY.be
. * •• em-
p1oyed • at', the plant. with: PoSi-
bilities thatthis. number .'may •be,
• increasedAdvertisements in th
issue are calling for. apPliCal.ions
• for POSitions,. as W. Ocd. yillOACET
•Vvoodworking machine operators,
general -ma:e arid .fe.rnale help,
• wood finishers, accountant,ten-
.•OgraPhers, bookkeepers and ty-
pists
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Those,intereste•d in apply -
ng these, positions are
advis-
ed to be at • the fanner Beatly.
Ladder ;Co. plant thiS Saturday,
February 23rd .frern 12 p.m. •td
5. p.m. - / • . • •
• Toronto inter•esis, 'whose names
were not annoUnCed'at: this time,
• .haVe %purchased the factory .and
plan to ManUfacture; a . line of
ftirniture.and wood preducts. The
ladder manufacturing is planned
to • '7diacontinued.. • 'Possession
will be. Obtained • March •-,1St and
the company Spokesznaw •stated
that they 'planto corrin work/
immediatelY, . •
The Beatty Frm s moving , its.
stockpile 'of ladders from the
factory,,:and this week .ja: few.
employees 'returned to 'the .plant'
,to , complete • the assernbly. of,
sorne,'.. unfinished Material.
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WILL BE St..SATURDAY
MRS. HVMPHREY
"Wis., William John. Humphrey
of St. ,Helens, :and a lifelong
re-
sident of. the ,districti. linark
her 95th.. birthday , on; SaturdaY,
February 23:rd.
• Mrs. Humphrey.., is .enjoying
fairly good thealth, .and. has the
best. wishes .0, many .friends on
this noteWOrthy 'occasion.••
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In X -Ray Exams
Donald Kirkland,. age: 20,son
of 'Mi 'and Mrist Gordon:Kirkland
TT of Ashfield, has obtained the
'highest standing ,in he, '1962.
" gradnetint class in. the Western
'Comp! e section o the Ontario Society of
Radiological , Techn lei ans
The wesiern section .cOmprises
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; Lis. s Thts Oudents from 'seven hospitals
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the area::
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12611. a 1 a :is em,ployed. as X-ray
'technician. at St, Thomas Elgin.
Hospital where he ..recently
coni-
pieted his "Iwo year trainirrg..
coUrse. • • " •
• FOr,highest standing in, the sec -
'ton ••DOnald will receive a book
written .by the •BritiSh author,K. C. 'Clark, Who werld:ati-
therity •on x-raying techniques.
Mr. Clark :recently, dia, a 'lecture
tour of caaiacla and preSented.this
book to the. section organization
as an award to the ''stu,den.t, with
the highest standing •
Election
eek
Enumerators who have the
re-
spon.sibility of compiling the list.
• Of. voters for 'the °April' 3th fed-
eral election4. are busy at the job
this vveek.. . '
tEnumerating Officially com-
menced.on Monday, and ' U -8,:t be
completed by Saturday.
• ,The following are .the enumer-
ators :by polling subdivisions ,,in
this area: ' • '
Huron Township, No. 1, Robert
Cdurtney,'R.R; 1.; Ripley; • No. 2;
-David Henderson, .R.R. 4. Riley;
• No, 3, MelVille/ Pollock; R.R. 2,
Ripley; No.', 4; Murray Culbert?:
R.R. 4, Ripley; No. Gordon
40, .• Finlayson, R.R. 3, Lucknow.
1, Mrs. Gerald_
No. 2,, Mrs.. Shirley
• Cook; No.. 3,:.Mrs: Armstrong
WilsOn. • •
No. i Mrs. Irene Liddle;
No. 2, Ira Needham. , • .
No 1, Elmer BannerJ
man., R.R. 4, Kincardinel'',No.
May Boyle, R.R. 1, Holyrocd;
• •No; 3,Ciifford Johnst•on, R.R.
"Holyrood; No. 4, Gilbert Harrill-
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tori R.R 6,.LuCknowi No. 5, Phil-
' lip Steer, R.R. 5, Lucknow; No. 6,
Mrs. RObert Hatriihoni- RR.. 5,
Lucknow. • •
Culross, No, 1, Harvey., Hallagh,
BelinPre; NO, 2. tester Falconer,
R.R. 2, Teeswater; No. 3, Currie
Moffat, A.R. 2, Teeswater; No. 4,
Graham Moffat, R.R. 3, TegsWa-
ter; No: 5, Alvin Thacker, R.R./1,
Formosa; No. 6,. Henry
R.R. 1, Mildmay; No, 7, Ernest
SteWart,'R.R.• 4 .HOlYroo'd
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SAM ALTON HEARS
WEATHER INSVRANCE Q.
Sa ,Alton: t Own Was elect-
ed p esident of the..Wester,n Far -
mem? eather Insweilce Com-
pany at the.t'anlinal meeting , held
at- ,WoodstcckOn. Thursday: •
The appointment is for a 'two
year term. Sam has been pn the
Board. of.'Directdrs for six years.
The Company had a good year.
of extlaaingioll...'and ttrogiess,.and
currently as in.surance n orce.
ektess. of .$311.6 000 000.
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Brot
Died udden y •
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rphi,s unity was saddened
the thzt f the week ito learn; of
the Sudden' death of Dr. 'William"
MadKenzie ..St; Shores,
Weft., which .oCcurred.on .unday.
He, was 45 years of age.
Dr . as .rnany knew him;
has for Icingsuffered acutely
from an. asthmatic condition.
He is the on of IVIrs, William
MadKen4e., Of Toronto, :and the,
late ,Wni,' 'MacKenzie, ' and was
born andeducated here.: Frank
MacKenzie, of. Kinloss Township
is, a twin brother. • •
It will :be. tWo yearS in June
since the deathof another bro-
ther, , Alex . MacKenzie; who was
the twin, of Torn MacKenzie, ofKrndoss.
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.Other''rnerriberi- of :the faMilyi
are Dr. John MacKenzie and 'Miss•
!Katherine MacKenzie of Tqcrontp.
' "The funeral service.' was on
Wednesdwy morning at St Clair
Sheres where burial took .place.
Dr.: MaciKenzie is' surViVed by
'his widow and three sons.'
RESCHEDULE BENEFIT'
DANCE THIS FRIDAY •
'The benefit dance for the. -.Bill.
McCreath family of Ripley, which
was to be held last Thursday eV -
ening, ..had: •tic.• ,poStaiontd be-,
eattise •of weather. -c ambitions. ..
b.“ The -dance will be held in Ri,P-
.1ey; on Friday evening Of, this
The MeCreath Were •in
jUred and hosnitalized.'following,
' snow-storrn aCciden t , a *few'
weeks ago ii1, with a badly
frecture.d pelirisi was the'. most
seriously hurt and will :be
pKalitedf:or many: weeks•
The Fair Board called off their
danee on Friday infa1VOLlt of ,t,h,
benefit. Free hall, free •rntisie,
free' ltinc.h, free advertiising are
ali contributing factors' to the sue-
tess of the project.
There are >already substantial
contributions to the fund, which
it' is expected rwi11 get the :big
'boost on Friaay. •• ' •
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. A pipe band isin the 'making
at .'reesWater with'regular rehear-
s,als being 'held. ' ••
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Ditectfor''. Of
Mutual ••• •
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. Yedis, Dan T. MacKinnon Retires
Dan T.. MaCKirinon, a director 1‘Aae,Rae of Culross Township;
or the Qulros's Mutual Fire In- lister Hughes and Gordon Wall
..sturarl•ce Company • for .25. 'years' of ' Kinilos-s Township; ..E'clwarcl
has ret'zr,c1 from the Board, Nis. Alexander of 'Greenock Tewnship.
resignation was officially , receiv-. 'Alex B.' McKague of Tees -water
'est at the' annual; meeting of the is secr,etaryrtreasurer, •
Company in Teeswater On Sat-. Mr: . MacRae was elected pore-
urday and appreciation expres-: sident sLcceeding join -3 McKague
sed of Mr. iVfacKinnen's long land and Allister Hughes' was ,named
faithful service. • •
Mr.. MacKinnon is now at Pine -
crest Manor in , Lucknow and en-
joying relatively good 'health.
%Gordon Wall of 'Kinloss Town -
hip was elected to 'complete Mr.
Macicinrion'.s one-year term.
Cliff Hewitt,retired as director
with •Several years'. service:4c Ed-
ward R.' Alexander of Pinkerton
Was elected .for a two-year term'
in Mr. Hewitt's.plate. •
• The Board is comprised of John
McKagueyGordon.Stoloo and Ross
vice-president:.•
The 'Company had a very good
year the annual report' showed,
with a ,profit comparable to
year ago. ; • . • '
1962 losses totalled $17,979.2I •
Made up of lightaiing ,claims. for 1:
livestock of' $3,426,38; fire dam-
age .to• dwellings and 'contents of
$4,407.77 and to 'barns,. contents
and implements of ,.$i10,145.06.. •
. The Company had 003 'path:*
in force at '. the end of the Year,
for net -insurance of $12,298,517.
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Re. All, n •••
To Sponsor Both Beef... And Dairy Clubs
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At the annual meeting of the people . interested to make both
4..rcknow,Agric4ltural: Society on .elubs, possible. . • • •
Saturdy; Allan M1ler of West' Andrew .Gaunt and Tam 'Todd
wawanash was 're-elected presi-• are beef 'Club leaders and George
dent for a' second , term:. Oliver Kennedy and Glen.. Walden
YleCha.rles is vice-president, Al- charge of, the dairy cluo
lan MaCIntyre'2,nd ,viCerpresident. • If was 'stressed thatfie' calf
and'' Mrs Fred McQuillin.,: secrer Wasn't the most .'irripta-,
tary -treasurer. ' ; • . • Lure, butsthe:eduC.atfon gained by
The directors -felt that the ;cern- ,young people'thrOugh. act
billed beef and dairy calf: club. -vi ies., . •
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did nOt, //lake; for l'he:ibest at- Delegates .AIPPOinted .to• the
traction when split into :various Fairs ASsociation convention in •
desks: •i Toronto this , week were E.
Xi was :decided to •SID an S:04' both Robertson,. Lorne INToodi and Mrs: . •
a beef and dairy • club, .hapeful Evan .Keith. .
that there will be 'enough young. . •(colltintidon page 11),,
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Pictures Were A Treat At Horticultural
Meeting, Membership Campaign Is On.
The ToWn .Hall: was the place
of :the February 15th . meeting of
the Lucknow :and Pistrict Ilorti-
cUltural SecietY. • .
Mrs, Morgan Henderson,
prsi-
dent, welcomed a good turnout of
bctli'senier and j.unior Members
and presentedthebusiness' of the
Meeting_ '.., , • • ' ;
Mrs. Henderson 'and Miss. Ada
Webster were appointed delegates
to the. Ontario.11Ortictiltural Socir
etiei .Convention to be:, held in
Toronto mictrMarch.'No action
WaS. takenregarding a bus trip'
to the 'convention this. year. • :
Mrs Ross C'urnmings,PPreserited
a .nibst, enjoyable. 'program, of
readings by: herself. ••,.$e Mrs.' sChas.
Ilallam. Piano 'selections by Bob-
by, Hall ,were well received, es-
pecially by those parents', with
young hopefuls vc-ho ' have just
come through Grade 4 cif the con-
•servatcity. exarninatibris.
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Lloyd; Ackert s, pictures were a
treat. The .trip with •the 'Itinlots•
Boy Scout Troop, parents. and
friends was 'Most. interesting, the
rhore. so, seeing familiar faCes:
strange..setingst . Then, .toic-
ing : to: the cake he showed some •
fascinating shots of .his recent •
trip to Fl•orida and was able to ,
.4bring home in cute realistie
.the lois of the citrus crop by frost't,,,
damage: Fred 'Emberlin' expres-
sedthe pleasure f' those .present • ,•
to Lloyd tor 114, ntribution• tO •
the evening's... entertainment.
.The inembershiP Cainpaign• for
1963 is in: full 'swing wh 50
adults and. 25 juniors signed' up
at. .ineeting tine. This is, about''
the half way 'mark :and if you
'haven't been ca,riVaaed for your .;
Membership, . Mr. Ken • Cameron
has tickets 'available; "So, if•YoU
are down for the maigvehin
a holler and he'll collect your
'dollar." •
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Donald Mackay Elected To Succeed
Futher Who Served Over30 Years
, 'Policyholders of the West War of standing room .was :also used
wanosh 7A\1atual' Fii,e 'instil -ante' making it one of the .largest, if
,Conitpany Were "jammetl.like sar.. not the largest, '.6aihnual meeting
dines" nto: the Parish Hall at that the, tempany has hld'
Dungannion for the' 64th annual ". Elect MacKay
Meeting of the •company Friday. DOrialol MacKay of 11.1t.'.1, Rip -
afternoon. The record 'attendance ley, was " elected director for a
was attributed .to . the fact that three • year tern to •Stioceed his
three menwere contesting the late 'father, Donald MacX•ay, who
position f„ ctire•ctor left vacant had • served as ,director of the
13(y the death of the late Donaldcompany for (Wet. thirty years:
1/1aeXay,... • ; After the death. of Mr, Maciftay
All the at in the hall Were Sr. during the past year, the dlr.
ectors .tippointedMr; MacKay
•filled an& every available in
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out.the.terth: His eleCtion
came on the ',secona ballot . de-
feating, C.alvin McCon'iefl o Kin
carcline.Township, Eliminated. as
low, man On the fir ballot was.
Clarke Needham. of ki:hcardine,
• The Motion tiOr 'director for Mr.
MacKay. was made by .John
El-
iiott and George Downey ' with
Mr. 'Downey *appointed as sonar
ineer• -by the nominee. Calvin
IVIeConnell was nominated ' 'by
Mervin 'Hedley and Williarn
Watts with Harvey Culbert ap-
pointed scrUtineer.. Clarke Need-
ham was nominated bv Lorne
Eadie and 'Harvey Houston and
he apipnt .Hartcy Houston as
his krutineer. ,Sc.t'utMeer
ap-
po-iri-ted by the meeting ‘vaS.Clar,-.
ence Hanna, rri•Oved by Jo ptM,-
bar .and. .seconded by liartild Atm -
cent. • • .
All three mert• spoke' briefly
before the vote and , they were
again 'called on after the final
ballot. ,
Three hundred and twenty bal-
lots werecast on the second vote
indicating the number a,ttending
the. meeting. • , -
By, Acclamation
3.ohn MacLennan otf
Goderia wai re-elected b
for a three year tx,rril as
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