HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-11-13, Page 113.00 A Year IR Advance $1.00 Extra To, U.S.A.
AUDREY JEAN• RITCHIE
GOING TO KINDERGARTEN
Audrey... Jean Ritchie,: 5-
year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.. (Leonard (Ritchie, •
has started to Kindergarten
at .'Lucknow Public ' school
The little girl has, in the
past:., several months , under
gone surgery and' therapy
treatment, hopeful thatshe
widtl be able to walk a
hope which seemed futile
prior Ito the . operations, ,
Audrey tam,'hoe '
m
• at
Thanksgiving time tw+hen she
took her first steps with the
aitd, of crutches: and. leg'
braces She ,.ret'urned, ,tai &ok
Children's ' Hospital, London, •
after the Thanksgiving hol-
iday, to receive further ttth'er-
spy +treatirrent.. , '
She is -now 'delighted to
be bonne aggain, • and to .be
able ' toattend kindergarten
for the first time.
LUC NOW, . ONTARIO 1
Aim At January Qpen ng
;If plans , progress 'as rantirci-
tpated, ' I ucknow ,will have a
new Land modern • tbowtitng ' alley
in • operation by the end ' of Jan-
,
nary.
Lasb Thursday Jiothn. Van der
Veen of I octhta]i h. entered 1int9.
a purchase agreement With the
Lucknow, Municipal Council,
wherelb+y+, he acquires the former
United Church Shed:., on the: cor-
ner'.
or-ner' of. Campbell and Havelock
streets, in which he "covenants.
Bio, construct to !bowling ;alley in.
said ..premises." ,
• Alssociatted in .the. new' project
With John Van der Veen, are this
father, Latmpmert Van :'der . Veen -
+NES.D+AY, NOV, 1'31b, 1+063
Mr. Van der: Veen; arid John.
operate a daisy' •fiara : and ex-
ttersive hog .raising business at.
Loclhalsh, and will continue !their
farm operation,
Extensive +Alterations
Purchase ...price, of ,the shed
was $3,500, with the transaction
;being approved by the Village
Council at'. . a • special meeting
last ' Thursday afternoon.
• There will be . six ' alleys in
the 'building as well as billiard
and snack . bar •flacilvbies .and a
section for a "retail service,! the
nafiure of ,which ,has not. yet'
been: publicly tannotaneed.. '
. • Display . twindawS _Wild be 'in -
and
in -and. Jam Osingta of Listoiwel; Stalled in the,. north end of . the
Arent FIoorBehig Excavated For,,
Gravel 2 Fill Before �• ke Making . Starts..
The • excavation • of ' the arena a . top dressing of ; fin gravel,
floor was commenced on Tues- This will be ';packed and levelled
day of this week, and will' be to a ,phalf-�itnioh tolerance._
•,repp1a+ced fby ...gravel' fill,; ; and . Thea plastic: artificial ° icepipes
packed, prior' to artificial' ice ;will' then !be relaid, and ice mak-
making opperatiens..being started.• ing: commenced, It is anticipated
The '.excavating and filling of `ice ` Will be .,available by the
the arena is expectepd to be done Month's. end, :gatve or. take a ferny,
nn about ` a week. days,
Building ' Committee .of : The "Lion's Club plans to cam-
the: Lucknow` -land District Lions Plette the.' project with the
Club reported to the .Club on ing of, •a-. permantent concrete.
Monday night regarding pro- floor'nexgt;tutmmer: The decision.
ceedi.nigs.. seems wise to Ido the • j ob.` rthor
The decision Ito excavate stern- , oughly .and a ;winter season on
med from excessive , heaving of top of the gravel should be, all
the arena: floor...last .Winter.. to 'the good,
Test •'holes•'; were ,dug in lie
1,.
• •
• floor this summer •wtliioh• ,prov+et�d. TRIP .SOUTH:' ;DELAYED •
the' ' deciding 'factor in (breaking BY MOTOR MISHAP
up.... the black lop; flew... and ex-
eavatmg:..A: Motor :mis'h'ap in Torontto'
The .contract • bas been -.let : to has : +deltayed !Mr. 'and 'Mrs. Art
Raidtford Construction of Bltyth. Breckles from' starting south • for.
wiitlh Moviitbray C.onstruation do- the +winter. •'They . hrad planned
ing the (back -hoe !digging: • Water to leave • in. -Tuesday.,. :
•
Lying. in 'the test tholes ...deoitde.d The accid'en't occurred' on No-
-t " vemlber. 1st at Logan and D n-
tire' Luse otf. ' titre ,•bank hoes.. rather g. �
than. • heavy.,excavating machin-, des streets in Toronto, wen a.
cry: imottdrist caught+Art's fear on the
The ice area, :.approximately dr'iver's, •srde on the 'left' front.
170 x 7; w1gl the dug. out • to The +impact • pushed the Brec-
a diepth Of 3' to ',3%. feet,.': and . IQles ' tar onto the pavement:
will blue 'replaced With about four •Body, damage Was' estitmat,ed at
feet of • :fill, which will consistt $250: Art !w a:9 gable to drive, the.
of course• pit, .ruin pgravetl, , with car home to 'thtatve repairs made.
HELD BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR' . HAZEL WEBSTER
(Mrs. +Russell Robertson en-
, tertaine+d .a few friends "an
tlhte hill" at a supper • party
on Thursday., ' November 7th:.
The, occasion was 'a,' spur-
prise birthday party in 'hon-
cut of; Miss Hazel 'Webster..
'Shoe -Was' presented with a
gift during •,the evening
'Which was: spent playing
• dominoes, and in •,a sing
song..
• !Hazel is ,always lending. '
a helping hand, to folks 4"on
the 'hull"; ;and s this was a'
happy way of showing ptlheir
appreciation.: •••
In Ages
HELD REMEMBRANCE
SERVICE .AT L.ID:H.S.
The , student .body and staff -
of Lucknow District High School
held `,a Remembrance service at
Assembly. on Thursday • morning.
The service opened' with ` the
hymn "0 God Our Help In
Past,"' : the' Lord's Prayer
sentences 'of !remembrance ;e� emt'brtas
by : June Ackert. and Jim Mac-
Don'ald.. Doug Dnckne +pl'at'ed , the
Lasa 'Post ,ands the Rouse a after
oblserv'ance of two. . ttninuttes si-
lence.
i-lence p '
Dedication remarks were maade
by Mr. L. E ;Goyette before the
closing: tlymn•',tand: The. Queen.
Single . :Copy 10e 16
,age#,
building . and the entrance win
be 'on the vet side off • I-1 ave
1•ock street. , ' •
Renovating, modernizing and
equuping of this building for the
,new and .welcome enterprise, A
esti ,hated' •alt sortie $42,000,
Contractors are (being consul-
ted with- this week, and an early
start on the project .,is ,planed,
The alleys .will be installed. by
the Argos- Bowling services.
A new • concrete .floor. will be
required on`whuhdch ' to 'lay the
80 -foot +alleys. The ' overall size
of the ;building as . said to be
134 by .55 feet. •'•
Under . the authorittyof the
"shareholders," • or their heirs'
Barn Fire. Forces
Dispersal Sale
Fire. in mid-October which de -
strayed, the +dairy, barn of John
W. Scott :and. Sons on ., Co4nces-
sion 4, .Huron Township has re=
pgretfullly .decided 'the Scott fam-
ily. to. !Mold a' dispersal.;sale '.of`
their. dairy herd of • high qual-.
ity Jerseys.:
Mrs. Scott, •as the fernier ' Mary •
Cox, daughter Of Mrs• Wm. Cox:
and the . late ' Mk. Cox , of Con:
110 'Kinloss.
The save: is being held on
'Wrednesday, November 20th • at
the Brubacher . Sale Arena at
t -Bridgeport. • ,Fifty-five rnill;ing
who • originally donated,. to +the •
shed fund, .the proceeds of the
sale` were authorizedIto fbe turn
ed . over to the Lucknoiw and
District Lions , Club to aide , in
their . artificial ice installation.
proJect. .' .
At the Novemtber meeting of
the Village. Council, on Tuesday
of 'last t week,. •dc!putatiori from
tthte, Lions . C+1u±b met with the
Board to diScues selling the shed.
by auction. This course 'was de-'
ended on, +bint : the motion :was
rescinded, when a satisfactory
sale arrangement was made two
days later, on condition that . a
bowling alley'. be instilled. '
.Fire. Destroys:. Farms
• Shed, .. Machines
A back -firing.; tractor m 'a
fume 'filled: shed is 'blamed for
a fire "that'destiroye+d• .a shed and
machinery at the. :fiarin: of Lloyd
Cline, AMhifield• 'Township, last
Thursday morning.
Lloyd /was '.starting . his tratc-
for in the...shed. He had noticed
a !gas sm'elff in the. (building and
it 'is a.sstuinect that tgias was leak '
ing, from' another older 'tractor •
si•tit'inpg, in the building. As •'soon
as he., started ,the, newer : tree
-
tor the •area around the older`
one 'explodedin flames::
The (building burned :quickly_
i :cows a ritd pi rixii h j;; Ry' the tiari•e :thte Lucknow Fire..
P.: ,• rig rrxpen arrved, tine shedcna avr
willl` ibe sale+. '
'S�cottt is keeping his your in Loat, ,besides the alder tizac-
catitle. : •" . tor, was a rake '& disc The wind
' Was.:blowing . to the south at
the time, aawtay . from the ho'use.
and: other farm: buildings.
Held plow �g Bei Announce Winners .
Ford ArnoldAlton:' 0# Legion �Draw
ce read �
Minister Of Highways Cuts Rihbon,
•lange"gronP of �wi•th
A large group pf :farmer +with
sixteen tractors,Showed the true ,Bobby 'King, span • of .Legion
rural cbm unitty spirit .af Whelp- ' President Joe King of.' R.B..' 3,
• fulness : in timer of trouble, .wihien Teeswater, was the first . prize:they staged a plowing bee . .pat: winner • at the Qlucakn.cw :Legion..
the •faun 'of. Arnold'Allton last Prize Draw held in ,connection
Wednesday with • their `Ntoavenarber .11,h dance
Arnold, is not m good health, Friday night.` Bobby: had' the
and unable to carry on his ,own choice of a kitchen suite ar! a
nounal' farm duties. Asa re-' platform: raoker. •
salt he' 'is presently adv!ertt'ising Second prize, luggage, was won:..
one of • •.ihi'S farms for • sales This by 'Joyce :tMacNary of • ' R.11 ` 3,
is :the 100 -acre, farm; south half Luck/low. ' Third : prtize rwunner
of Lot ;'9, Con. 8 Ashtfield. Phis was C. Haynes: •oaf 33 Harding
is :not :the home . +farm; • (but has Ave.,. 'Weston, .wthto won ',a tran-
tnu i.ldings, With 9l) acres work- sistor, radio.
.able and eight acres of hardy- Diana Nevtdlpe ntvpon fourth:
wood bush.. , . prize, a barbecue. Diana lyres at
Last •Week's plowing bee . was Goderich'.B•eyeilg• of Wing-
organized. by the Orange Lodge ham, (was the fifth prize .Winner
and the tHankettCommturiity, and he receivted'. a camera and
and as a result of ;the corn ned � carrying cease; •
efforts of these'good neightfi urs, Legion members ?were disap
some 65 acres of land were. plow pointed w`bbh rtthe .`srntall attend-
ed. • aaice .at their dance Friday,
Would 'Require nEitta Bus, Cost $6,000
Huron Township's new' "Bell Huron welcomed those in atten
Bridge" mr.a,s o•,fifi ially opened at
three o'clock ;Friday afternoon by
Charles S. MacNaughton, !Ontar-
io Minister of Highways. The
Bell Bridge IS" located• on con-•
cession A Huron Township -which,
runs along the Lake_ Shore. The
bridge spans the. Pine River,
jrustt north of the ;fourth ' conces-
sion and is named +becaus& of
'tore property on 'which it is erec-
ted, that :of • the Bellfamily.
The' late Lloyd Bell of Luicknow
resided just east Of • the bridge
:before snaking his .home in"Luck
The 150 foot span;' a fine ad-
dition to- the township, was star
' ted• i.i1 v1ay of this year and
'Was 'completed ,th1s month at a
, cost of about $.110,000 according
to ,the engineering -.firm of Burns
Boss, Godericth. The' township's
partial.' of this. "expenditure is
about ,!$27,0100. Provincial govern-
ment stubsjdies . covered the ,rest
ocf the costs. The bridge is of
Pre -stressed concrete: (beam ' tty(pe:
,Reeve Chester: tarini'erton of
dance at the, bridge for • the op-
ening. Chilly winds' did not-pre-
vent
ot •pre-veent a large turnout of invited
guests, mrnunicipal officials from
'adjacent municipalities;, interest=
ed citizens of ,H'uron, and school
'children' from,Huron West Cen—
tral. S 'and '
School 'a . S:S. No. 1 Hur-
on. Mr.' MacNaughton'stressed to
the .school .,6hildren that in years
to come, they would be 'able
to: •+tell their children and •grand-
c'hil'dren that they were present
atthe opening • of the Bell
Bridge. ; '
...Eldon Yu/1dt, Bruce County
Engineer;, introduced the Hon.,
Mr. MacSatighton. The Minister'
of Highways ,made the following
remarks:
1. really appreciate the otppor-
amity f}o come up there at this
time to ,help y'otx . open this fine
'new bridge of yours— ,a truly •
well , designed arid: well built
bridge !Which willgive you much
pleasure and satisfaction in • the
years Ito ctotme"..
This bridge , opei frig; .gives me.
special' P
•ecial' Leasure because .I•' have
thoughtp a .lot about 'bridges la-
tely. and . the . more. thought 1
give to the subject of !bridges;
the more • I realize that bridge
construction is a highly indiv-
idulaized' business; Indeed, • 1 be-
lieve that. ' I ani not tar out
When ;I claim that,. of the pos-
sibly •18,000 bridges of various
types we have in , Ontario, pot
two are identical. •
Of course, We can talk of
types .of bridges, of steel and
timber and stone !bridges,' We
can • classify them into .suspen-
sion
susppen=sion and • arch or multi -span
bridges or, ..as in the - case of this
bridge we are about to open,.
pS
re -stressed •concrete beam 'brid-
ges. We can classify them, cer-
tainly, butt that gives us a Mere
visual idea of a bridge as we.
'see it in all its ' finished tgtlor.y.
My friends:irbridtge building goes
Much deeper than ,that.
Rivet bottoms must .be tested
aril soil borings prnpade to deter-
mine safe foundation conditions;
(Contiintted chi : page 15)
ToPickUp All Rurat Students At Gate:
Gordon "Montgomery ' attended'
the November meeting of , •th'e
Lucknorot District High School
Boardto present iin+aps of ' the
bus routes, which he had pre_
pared " as requested at ' October
21stt meeting, regarding trans-
potrtatien,
Phie Board, was ..adviseed that.
in Order bo ,ppck; all pupils up
at their. gate, it ;would be nec-
essary to .have an extra tbUS at
an additional' expense of aprox-.
imlatey $$6,000' a year. The. (treat=
ter is'' to be 'presented :by the
Township representatives to their
reepecti+ve Councils, when it wilt
be discussed further .at ':a future
meeting of the t$otard:..
Additional •trays pare to be
supplied: for ' the .cafeteria for
ase• of Inipils o bring, a lunch
to be eaten'in classrooms.
Permission was ;given, f o r
Grade X 'pupils• to 'attend the
Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, on
Friday, November lfrtth, and ar-
rangements' are being •n'iadte by.
Grade XIII pupils to attend a
Shakespeareanplay; in Toronto ,
on January ' 25th, 19+54, • if 'ttic-.:
kits are 'available. " •
Balance of Legislative Cant,
$2.6,080:3+4, was received Novem-
ber. 4th, snaking the. t,otal for
1963,' $78,08034 $25,025.00 •was
paid on ' account' of +Baal+ loans,
leavinpg•.:a balance owing, of $15,-
0ao00. .
Octoiber expenditures, amounted
P , .
to $11,501.29, and' sundry ac-•
counts amounting 'to $i,4{1ri.66
were approved paid for Novem. '
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