The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-07-24, Page 2ME TWO
Huron
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,lar
Bells And Soots
nut LUCKNOW SENTINEL, ;LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Nls Are Auctioned
tage, industrial Use,
pular As Mementos
A ,fin c1 chapter 'was' writ-
' denin the °history, of the .mural
oo1s • comprising the . Town-
ship. Schaal Area `. of Ripley
Huron• as the remaining--sc'hoo1.
bundings . and. ' land on which.
they .stood:: were sold iby auc-
tion. •
'The first of these auction sales
'was on 'Saturday, June 1. With.
.Donald Blue as atictioneer, 'large
crowds. of enthusiastic ''bidders.
Were.: on : hand, travelling from
school to: school'. •
S.S. No. " 16 located •on. part
sof Lot, , 28, Concession , 9, was
Purehased kr ,Howard... Harrison.
'',.tor He s ed the ` well and
the .property for a, number, of
• years and t .tans to use, the •,build
ling in,.'his. faruning .operations.
The : ibuilding will. still have its
bell, . gas' Howard also, 'e bought it.
S.S' 2 located on part 'of Lot
36, Concession 1.2 was sold for
7i5..„'to Mrs.. alta' IJrsulaak of
Riverside, Ontario,Q Who plana to
,move ove the ,build!ing , to the ;Make
on' ' the 10th concession ; .where
she has . a nus ni3er ` t cabins.
'This was' the .•otly ' school pro
'perty where the land reverted
• ' to • the owner, Mr.' John Ar::WI
son.. .
'Donald R.' Lowry; manager of.
Ripley.. Chernicals• located in the
.old , Huron Cheese. factory ''on
• Concession t' 12 .,purchased the
property. of ISS.: a on part of
Tot .15; Concession 11, a. familiar
landmark, on the Ripley sider,oad
for-: $600. Within a week .,after'
the . purchase as large door' was
ixisrtalled. on the' south side of
• the (building and it is now •be
used• for 'storage in connec-
'tion with ''Ripley Chemicals., The
school : hand .bell '' was: purchased
by . a farmer school: teacher at:.
S.S. NC3 and S.S. No. 15, Mrs.
'Margaret MacDoriald , Campbell
of• Edmun,dston!. New Bx'uuxswack.
Final Sales.' Saturday
The sale of the restraining ,pro
party Was .delayed until • the clos-
ing of school: S.S. 11, .(Clover:
Valley)held classes in their
school until the end of June:
On Saturday, .Jutly 220th the •.
three ' remaining .schools . were
'sold. ,S.S, 112 on, part.. of • Lot ,9,
Concession 3 Was sold : to Aadill
Mason for $4 • 0.' 1VIr. Mason will
be able to make use of the'•good
supply of; water on this ,proper•ty.
Malcaln,, McKenzie of the ..Bruce
hnn; • Kincardine, , +bought the
•sch'ool,.be11,'or the' building and
the player :rprano. ' • : •
Mr; ° George . McGillivray' of -
Kincardine and:. formerly ;of Sec-
tian '12 recalled an amusing in-
cident . when the 'Player, : piano
,was ;bought back. ' iri;193$. 'At a
social in the ..saho' the: rate -
Payers' :were surprised .by this
new addition u �`n.. the school. Ja
•• .Colling quietly asked. George to
• lout •a ro11, of.,mt sic in 'thep iane;
and as it started to play, George
/ sat at the keyboard pretending
to ° make • , the beautiful • Music
'which came from the .new instru-.
airiest. To. •many ,M' the audience
this was a greater surprise than'
seeing'' the new ,piano. N.at ;a bid
',was, received On the furnace .in.
S.S. 12. ,Incidentally, 'a' •fire .,has
.been kept on in this school Wild-
ing :,in the winter . time since
classes were diseontinued. an
• 1955, 'keeping. the • building ` in
good condition.
Mrs. Ray •Ilathilton's parents,
rents,'
Mr. -and Mrs. Earl Stacey Of
London bought the Clover Valley
(S.S. 1.1) 'school for $4+25. I•n ad
: dition to ,the building. they
bought the Pressure systern and
heating' system.. '
• The Ripley -,Public School in-
eluding good residential •li tui.lding'
lots and • the 'oil fired hot water
heating system* was purchased.
for $2,000; 'illy James D. ' Lowry.
Mrs.':'Olg'a 'Ralph purchased the
• school bell for $15.00.' ' ' '
The ,price paid •for other school
bells Was -from $5.00` and up. The
- . ihand �bells at ;Ripley Public
School went tQ Mrs; Katherine
(Yarrie) 'Pierce i• and .,Malcolm'
MacKenzie.
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School. 'desks. were ~sold. ':to
other school, boards and, to people
who wanted one just for a, re-
membrance of 'their old school.'
Black, 'boards were sold fpr.
$32.40 per .wall or- $2.00 or .$3.00 -
per section.. Pictures of horses
and cattle were . numerous ;in•
the 'schools • and while some were
taught for the picture in them,.
the;narrow black'.thrames will be
put, to, more practical use. .
Deduct Proceeds From Grant
'The proceeds . of : the sales eat
ceeded any 'figure anticipated 'by
the. Board,. hbwever, they • will
gain • little from them.' as the
amount` received will be deduct-
&i from ' next year's Provincial
grant.' The 'Provincial Treasurer
will also receive. the 3e% sales
tax collected at the sales. •
Clerk Was 'Mrs. Donnie . Mac-
Donald of the •School Board and
the Secretary,. .Mrs.' John C.
-MacDonald.-was Treasurer
for
the sales.
•
chape.ICanvassT.
Precede:Opening
A list of donation's to 'the
South Kinloss Memorial Chapel
fund follows? which' lists �contri-
butions not 'previously acknow-
ledged
'The. chapel for• !winter '.;burial
:'purposes, has already served a
very worthwhile ;purpose and Li
available '• to -„all;' regardlessof
where final interment is 'made.
. The :chapel ;is located. just to.
the east .of Soutli K?toss Church
and On cernet • Property.
e1y
The fund is • still 'Considerably
. 'n the, project,
short,_ of financing. g , $z
a canvass. is`._ to be undertaken
Prior` to :'"the: • official opening
which', w11 be ; ,held Labor Day
week -end:
''.Mr. 'and Mrs. ' Charles`Tiffin
.00; Mr. and 'Mrs. Ted Collyer,
2500; Mr. Homer Zehr $5.00;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira '•I .ickie; • $10
John' MacKinnon,. $.1500;•' Mr. &
Mrs:., Fraser MacKinnon, $15.00;
Mr. . and Mrs. Bob Gilchrist, $5.00;
Mr. and ' Mrs.. ; Herib: 'Buckton,
$5.0; James ' ' Cameron, •$40.00;
Mrs. Sarah . Ann M uillin,
'$1.0.00, 'Mr's.: Ed 'Little,' $5:0O;
Mrs. Rose Chin, • Toronto, $10.00;
lIVIN OF Awls
Awards ,of $11500 each 'have
been' won by. four. top-ranking
seholars in the province of On-
tario for. .fourth-year university
studies under the Bank of Mon-
treal Canada Centennial .Scho-.
lairship 'Plan, Arnold Hart, .3 of
SV .president,_ has announced.
The winners — :all' `of them
studying ' at the 'University of
Toronto, are Michael, • A.
Church, Downsview, an .. arts
student; • 'James . D.' McGhee,
Tand Judith
Thornhill, ,science;^^u
Millirigton and, Catherine Reid,
(both of Willowdale and taking
arts. F' .
New.Church,
C
Pro. -. Start
Project' T
:Nine •memberswere present
at ,the July meeting of •the St..
Peters Anglican Women's 'Guild.
•Business for:ethe•'evening ,includ
.ed Working out details • for . a
wedding 'supper; . to *be catered
'to, on: July .27th. Samples of
material 'are to be sent for., for
the making 'of ?violet ' drapes for
the. 'church. Donations have been
promised: for .a new chutrch or-
gan,.
organ at < is 4opect that the pro-
ject, will soon gettarted nt
,earnest. • :The ' church ,picnic will
be held at lElmo • Pritchard's on,
August 25th. • Some younger
members of the charch will: or-
ganize the gatines. Mrs. E. Gaunt
is ,in',.oharge of ,buyying new
Congo wall for ..the hall kitchen..
Rey. J R. King closed . the meet-
ing with prayer. . Lunch :was
served .,by ' hostess -Mrs `"S.. Lavis
and' Mrs. R. Whitby. , •
Laid
thin
B hda
MRS: JAMESB TER•••,
'VVE S
A.'beloved resident of' tli'is Com-
munity, Mrs. •Jaynes • ' ebster,
Passed Hiway: "stiddenly: in Wing
ham ;General, •Hospital'. on. Mon:
day, .July ..15th:
Tire :funeral :service was held
on' Thursday,' July e18t1i , - her
85th birthday =-= at tthe . Mac-
Kenzie .Memoriall • c,on-
ducted �b Y..Rev :RodCr• Leod in
. „
the Holiday • albsence of herPas-
tot,' Rev: H.' W:.Strapp. •• .
Interment *as in Greenhill
Cemetery, the pallbearers' being
Sob:Reid, Alvin Irwin, • Watson,
Webster, Ross. Henderson, f. Earl
Diairnin '
Don +Oa!meron.
' Mrs. Websterr had ibeen • hos-
pitalized only a. few. 'days' when
• WEDNESDAY, JULY ,'1rtr, 1003•:
GODER`ICH BUSINESS COLLEGE1
Now Located AtWaterloo Street Corner West Street
R 22nd' Fall Term` opens September 3 Modern Building—New Electric and Manual Typewriters
Qualai,fied. Teachers 1Viimeograph—Dic`tlaphone--Monthly T11 -
Won $2S- +Diploat as issued to Graduates fdr Senior and..
Junior Courses by:
The Business Educators'' Association Of Canada
Final Examinationsare set, and graded by the
• Board of Examiners. . .•
We suggest : that you start with the ' class on
September 3. Register° Now! Dia) JA 4-8521, 7284•
or 6307 for an Appointment. W
of Whibby; Mrs.. Bert Gammie
(Wdnnifred) of Lucknow; a son,
Wellington rkf Huron Township;
a sister,• • Mrs. , 'idea Quance gf'
Lucknow and two +brothers, Wel-
lington and Eldon Henderson of
Lucknow. A brother„ Jack :.Hen-
derson, ": predeceased • her :last
October.' •
Resigns ListOwel:
Teaching —Post o
C. C E. Smith has, resigned
her teaching position in Listowel
and has returned ;to her 'ho'me in
Seaforbh.,. •
Mrs..—Smith is the ,,former Kate
1VMacDornaid of'. Lucknow,' who
taught here for several . years
,prior to' her m•arria,ge . and .fol-
lowing 'the death of : her hug -
band, returned for a short, time
to the teaching profession. •
Kate,. as ~ everyone .here' scalls.
her, is the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs'. 'Thomas MacDon-'
ald of L cllnpw, who 'resided at
' oone 'time in the residence now
Mr. and Mrs. -Cameron MacDon death ioame unexpectedly from;'a
ald, $1O''00 Mi • and Mrs.: -rant : heart attack. A�.birthday • ather-
.. : eOrge •Jar-... •cg
Galla? $1A•:00'� Mrs. Georgie in ;had'. been Planned for her
Vie, WOO--; Mr. .:anct MTs..` J res --.116th :birthday and it . head (been-
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Henderson, ' $25:00; • Mr and Mrs..her, intention to return • with
• Archie Graham', ' London,,:. $5.00, 'Mr. 'kind Mrs. ;Fells for -a :visit .at
Mr. and. Mrs W. J. Murray, Lon- 'ittby.
1000, Mrs: D. . B. Annis,Webster
doin,' $ � 1VIrs. . was. the• former
`B.C., ' $10.00; Mr. and: 'Mrs Gil- Mary ,Jane •,Henderson, ,..daughter
owned by Mr, and Mrs: .Bryce
•.Elliott.. .
Mrs. Smith. (Kate) 'joined, ;the
yx..
.Lucknow teaching-.: staff in- 1s21
Whenit; . was a Continuation
School.. She 'taught Grades 7' Sr, .8:
..In '1930. when the High Soholr
was established with the late•
Miss •Frances::�E. McLean as:prin...
cipal, Miss MacDonald:;, was 'ap-
pointed Public -School Principal.
She served in. ' this 'capacity 'for
four .years, resigning in 'June Of
1989 when John" .D. ,Ross was
appointed principal. 'He was suc-
ceeded by . Stuart Collyer; in 1951
when:: Mr. Ross' went'to .Cayuga..
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bert Hamilton, $5.00; Mr. and, of Wesley ..Iienderson. and Sarah
Mrs. Wm. --Scott, $5.00-;---Mr:-and-Jane--Irwin, -•and: -was -born,
Mrs: Harvey ''MacDougall, Owen
Sound; :'$10.40; Mrs. William. Me-
Intyre, $10.00; Dr. and. Mrs.
Hugh .McMillan, Toronto, $25.00;
Mr. and Mrs. C. Case/note and
Miss Mae .Madnnes, $10.00;. Miss
Enina 1VIcCluskey; .$25.00;. Alex
McIntosh, second donation, .$10.;
Mrs and QVtrs. ''Harvey Houston,
$25.00, Mr.. and. ' Mrs. Gearge-
;Saunders, $5.00; .Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Needhain, Corfu -ma, $10.00;
Mr. Alex McIntyre, Sask., :$10.00;'
Mm. and : Mrs. Wm. Townson,
Sudbury,.: $5.00; Mr. and Mrs.
Baynard ` A•ekert, $25.00; Mr, and
Mrs. Ph'aris Mathers; $10.00:; Mrs
Walter MacKenzie, . $10.00; Mr.
and Mrs, David Kirkland, $5.00;
Miss Helen McIntosh, 'Vancou-
ver, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. P. Ii
Torrance,. North._Bay, $15.00; Mr.
and Mrs. George .grraham . $20.00,
Mr. and .Mrs. John Graham, Ann
Arbor, Mich., $20.00; Mr. and
Mrs. Karry Lavis,. 2nd donation,
$16':00; Mr.. and, Mrs.: Harold
Campbell,;- '2nd ',donation, $5.00;
Mr. and.. Mrs.. Ernest Ackert,
$25.:00; Mr. and Mrs. Alex An-
drew, $10.00; .1VIr. and • ,Mrs. Wm.
Eadie, $50.00; • Richard Elliott,
$18.00; Cecil Congrarn, $10.00;
lyfr, and. Mrs. ,Orville �lott,
$10.00; Wes, Gordon and•. Donald
McPherson, $15.00.. • A.
raised and spent her in
or ;within '•a couple of miles 'of
Lueknov r. • ' //
,She 'was thorn in a log .house
on 'the family •fare n in Kinloss
Township, ,.Boundary West,' now
owned by her nephew, Murray
Henderson. At the . parentral home
on June 110th,. 1903,, she married
James Webster • and they fared
for many. years' on the ,Ashfield
side of the road,, less than a xrile
west .of Lucknow. For a.time
after • the death of 'her husband
yin Manch;' • 11940,2_, Mrs. .Webster
resided with her son Wellington:
before rnoving.to Lucknow 'where
she . had since 'made . her borne:
She had enj gyed life to • the
full,•and always greeted folk
with a` friendly warmth. She
Was.' a devoted • church • worker.
As'"i .young lady she played the.
.organ at Hope Me hadist Church
at Paramount. Later, she 'was a
member of the Methodist • choir
in:
Lucknow and for years was •
An ,active member' of. church' or-
g.anizations in the United Church.
and faithful in her •attendance.
She' also took An ,active part in
the activities of the' Women':ss
Institute And : Agreictilturai. Scici ,
ety. ••
She is survived by two laugh-
tars, Mrs, ;Elliott Fells (Myrtle)
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KINLOSS.
+Mr•.:and : Mrs. William 'T'own-
son and• Frank of :Sudbury 'spent'
a° week's vacation 'Vitt Mr: and
Mrs. ` `Ira Dickie .'alfa family:
• .Mrs.' 'Cook and grandson. • of
North • Bay visited for •two weeks'
with Mr: nd-MrS Tom. iMoeKen=
zie . and 'Bruce. .
Block • rin.tin -
P g will , be_ dis-
cussed and ;demanStrated, by In-
stitute Members, on Anna .•Mac-
Donald's •,prograni 'on July- :3'Ist.
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As this is the course for: Bruce
this .- -ear all lathe _
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terested. •
Visitors • with • Mr.. ,and • Mrs: -
Jack • Needham and girls, includ
ed Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bruton, •
John, Elizabeth and'Bob of .Cor •
unna and •Mr. and ' .Mrs. Reid
Smith and Lloyd Of London.•
Mr.'s. Grace QVacIver, Donald
and Ronald visited on Thursday
at the home. of Mr. and ,Mrs.. Ira •
Dickie.
Shower's., H�nor:.ars
Of: Bride -Elect
..,031 Friday 'evening,. July, 5th,
Kathleen. Hackett 'was honoured
at a surprise relative shower
Yield. at 'the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Jim Errington of .Dungan-
non. Miss Joanne . •I•Iunter : was
ch+airlady, for an interesting -pro,
,gram ': of .'music and contests..
Kathleen received many loively
gifts. . '
?Another•Surprise, sWas
as'.
held at the'. home of • .Elizabeth
Pindayson. on July 6th,;. assisted
by Nancy, F.orster,, . when; ` 'girl
friends gathered '.for. a pleasant
social. ia�fternoon >wher1 `,they ,pre- '.
sented Kathleen with. Many
lovely ::'gifts,
At London on •July'.8th, Marg-.,.
aret'Mlsovick,•.was hostess when
the staff of ParkvvoodHospital' .•
honored Miss Hackett:
• On 'July • 12th : 'Kathleen . was
guest: of honor ata iniscellane-
ous shower. held ..at Hackett's'
Church. Following an enjoyable '
program` ,the bride -elect • receiq-
ed 'Many ,lovely gifts.
.Trousseau Tea
Mrs.. Tom: :.Hackett entertained
on Tuesday 'night, • July 16th at
a trousseau” tea in honour of her
daughter; Kathleen; whose` mar-
riage ,took place on Saturday,,,
July 2Oth: to Kenneth :Ackworth:
of• London`
Receiving theguests were:ithe
:hostess and: -bride-to-be. Presid-
ing' at,. the 'tea 'fable were, Mrs.
Pharis. Mathers, ' Mrs.„Millicent'
'Bowles, London, .and *:Mrs.;` Ste,
wart • McGillivray, aunts of the
bride. They ` were assisted in
serving :by Mrs. Jim Erri•ngtori,
. Lerne Cun:ninIg�harn Mrs,
Ala% Hackett an -Miss Nancy
ForsteMrsr.;av ' '
:The • trousseau land gifts were
displayed . by Mrs. Eaiil, Jamieson,,
'Mrs:; Don Haoirett; Mrs., Ken Elp-
hick •,anti. Mrs. '. Barrie Hackett
• 'Johnny -•L--diad,----if---"X-1' .,rakes
$56 and'4Y'.spends $75. .'
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