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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-01-24, Page 11WEDNESDAY,: AN. 24th, 1962 THE, LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE ELEVEN • • It is 'reported thatthe Chesl "HHOrticultural Slate Re -Elected The annualmeeting of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society was held on January 16t the home of Mrs. Finla Ma at t y Leod, .The meeting . was, .called to order by the President; Mrs. H. Thompson with the singing of • the Maple Leaf for Ever, follow- ed ollow ed by the Lord's Prayer. The ' roll,: call was ansvdered by the payment of fees. `The business was conducted by Mrs. Thompson. .with the, financial report _given. Mrs. 0. MacCharles installed the officers who were :re-elected from last year, '" The' meeting was• turned over' °to 'the convener, Mrs. D. 'Elphick who' conducted' a contest.' . Mrs.. Q.' MacCharles • gave a, timely' reading and; Mrs:, F. 1Vf cLeod• fav oured with .a musical number: • The topic was• taken by, • Mrs. T,ohnes; The meeting • was .closed by Mrs. •D. • Henry . with. the Queen and Grace. . Lunch was served . by the hostess and the lunch . committee. • • tstric ey District High School Board has Cron sCrElect E withdrawn all letters -and mo - tions • regarding joining in a com- posite school at either Walkerton A:t Olivet and Hanover, and will await de- : velopments in this field: It is reported that members feel ethe question is too big to come to a quick decision until they know. mdre about the matter and what is entails.; LOCHALSH Mr.' and Mrs.' Allan , N1a and family"of C;ollingwood' spent ,the: week -end'. with Mr. 'and Mrs.' Dan MacLean. a , The W.M:;S. "meeting'Which was. to have been held on Thursday atthe home of Mrs. Reuben Wil- son was postponed' on account the stormy. weather. : Mr. Bill Parrish is driving a 'Mr. Allan McCharles and Miss Jean, Ianson of Toronto, spent the week -end with Mr and • Mrs. Oli-' ver McCharles and , John. $USBAND OF FORMER • RESIDENT • PASSED AWAY William ".R. Nellegar . of 1.825 Atlantic " Blvd., South, Pasadena, California, passed • away January 11Th, 1962.' A native of ' Chicago • Ill., he • had been a resident •;of South Pasadena; 37 years A 'lieu- tenant -colonel • in the U.S. Army during: World War. '1, he served "with:' President . Hoover in f the •American; Relief 'after World War He : is ` survived by' his wife Sarah. A: Nellegat; and a brother.': Harry, Nellegar of Chicago, Mrs; Nellegor..wes.' the f ormer ; Sadie • Boyd;of Lucknow: The Bo •ydfamily'- is , well re membered in Ashfield anduek now.: There ;:were four girlsand three sons 'i:n 'the 'Boyd family, children of Mr: and 'Mrs: John Boyd ::and :we: understand : that' 'Mrs.'Nellegar is the last'member:. Othersirethe family were 'Dun- •'can, Albert,: •John, Grace, Annie; and Kate.: John: was drowned' at °Kintail as young than, when; there was a harbour' at'that point: Albert' and Annie 'are best .re membered by :Lucknow residents:, Annie was a dressmaker •here.. • • Kincardine Loses Able . Newsman • J. W. ('Wib) , MacLeod; editor of ' • the• Kincardine News and widely • known • newspaperman; died suddenly at" his office ,.late Friday 'afternoon:, Wib suffered',.a heart seizure 'and: died instantly. He was' '•51. • . An 'able editorial .writer,' re_'. porter and: satirest, Wib had .a "flare"' of 'his ; own; : for writing; which had ;:engrossed him since a lad in public school: R The townand district of Kin cardine, ' his ':associates at the Kincardine. News and. the: Bruce County fellow • publishers ,:.have_ suffered a great loss in Wib's death.' • • `.ir . Mrs; ; MacLeod,;,who. s 'ive vs , is the former Mary Anderson .of, Dungannon • The` body rested at 'the:' Link - later Funeral Hoine'`where many paid their respects .and, on 'Mon-: day ,the funeral service •was .held - in _Knox, 'Presb 'Presbyterian • °Church, .:Y where Mr. MacLeod Was. a :mem- ber ' of . session ' and' : for several years had • been chairman.'of the • board of ' managers. • The Luckngvr and District, Lions Club R1'IFiCIJ,I....7CF FUND OUSE - TO - HOUSE CANVASS IS NOW. IN FMLN SWING The objective is $18,000 and the support of .. the entire community is, necessary to reach' tis mark. Lions Club members are enthusiastic that they are undertaking a 'worthwhile Com- munity project " very -Dollar Wi11,Be Needed As Gqnerous As ` You Old` Boys Girls" Are.Giving Generously And :.. oys and G , .... . Pulling 1Ylhn For The. Success Of The''. Prosect In�•T e , Old Home Town.• CHA$. • WEBSTER, ,Ai►rtificial •Ice Committee Chairman • Chairzn .. • BOB, 1ViacINZ`OSH,‘ Campaign • • (OLIVET' NEWS). The Junior Red Cross of Clover Valley school held, their. • first meeting of the year on Friday afternoon.. The meeting opened with 0 Canadaand prayer read' by May. ,White, : The election of offyicers,f for the new year re - stilted as follows:•. President Janet Hamilton, vice-president: John Geertseina,. secretary" Ruth White. and treasurer••Patsy Mac Charles. Patsy.' and • Ruth :sang a duet, Lynn. Clayton read a' story. Ruth and ' Evelyn White read poems and Patsy MacCharles read the scripture. The meeting 'closed with a hymn. • .Qi3ly six pupils Were at school on .Friday as several have meas- les. • At the annual meeting.. of the Olivet United Church, Mrs. John Coiling was elected. to represent. the United Church Women on the' Board of stewards Mrs•• Wal- ter Dexter and .Mrs. '.Ross Black we're also, elected to the ' board of stewards. . Mrs. Doug• .Henry,. Mrs Robert Osborne, 'Mr R Os= borne and Mr. Alex" MacTavish were elected 'to the Missionary and ,Maintenance board.'' iMr. 'Donald•. MacTavish was re-ap- pointed, e-ap pointe d • to the board .of men. • The •,Inaugural :service, for the United Church' Women was' held' on Sunday. Mrs; 'Walter Dexter and `Mrs. Oscar .White assisted in the service. Mrs John Ma�Charles. and Mr.' Donald. MacTavish .sang- "Count Your Blessings:': Officers for 1.962' • are - as ` follows: Past President: Mrs.' . Donald ` MacTav-' ish; ,;President Mrs.. Oscar White Vice-president Mrs.'Robert . Os-, borne;:'Recording .Secretary. Mrs.. Alvin'�Hamlton; Corresponding Treasurer Secretary, Mrs. Alex''MacTavish; . Mrs: Doug' g HenryY. I d Miss Alice 'Brooks • of London and . Miss'Shirley Brooks of To- ronto ;visited at ..the.' week -en with ...• hei` t r other• m rs H. Brooks, 'Ronnie. and ;' Marilyn 'Miss" Marilyn Finlayson of`. Stratford ';• spent,," the , week -end with ;her, parents; Mr: and Mrs Orville° .Finlayson. Mr. "Burt : White of Clinton is spending two weeks :leave rat his '; home here. '• Canadian:. Vocational Training Programme For ° Unemp1oye 'Persons • The • Province of Ontario, in .co=operation with the ,federal Government, ; will: provide in Provincial Trade Schools, and upon . request,. in some local . municipalities where technical and commercial facilities ,are ; available, . training for unem- ployed persons, male or• female, in certain trade or corn mercial subjects, provided that there ..are sufficient applica- tiens. The : aim of this programme is to train people ' for. • future employment; • • MUNICIPALITIES' WISHING- TO .:SET ,UP • LOCAL: TRAINING PROGRAMMES. Write to the Director., Vocational Training, , • Department of Education, Parliament. Buildings, Toronto. • . PROSPECTIVE .TRAINEES Contact your nearest National Employment Service ofiee • for information about courses- now offered in Ontario. LIVING ALLOWANCES. • Where Unemployment Insurance benefits, are 'exhausted, ..or do not"apply, trainees are., paid living .allowances., work in thisimportait depart= • ment are,;,to be congratulated. for a . very fine 'effoart, . the results which will no doubt prove main-. able to the church of tomorrow. . • Mrs. Noble Johnston , reports 14 babies on the cradle roll• ' • Mrs.Fran• •a 'thorn .• and . k - H w e Mrs. James Little were in charge of the Victoria Mission Band in 1961. • There ,Was •:an'. average. at- •tendance• .of 27'children at 12` regular.' meetings. They 'sent $20. to missions.- .:The C.G:L:T. with Mrs. V 'A. Mowbrayand .Miss..Gladys Mac- Donald ' as leaders had. •a very active year' ; with' an enrolment of 18 girls. Besides ` 'their regular studies; .the .girls: presented four brass . offering plates ' to. the :church . at Anniversary services in. May. At; Hallowe'en, they . can vassed the town for donations to UNICEF '--and - forwarded, $68.06 in aid of this fund "to hel ;p. 'child - re . • n The Afternoon ,and Evening Auxiliaries, of the W.M.S.. report ed• -another •.successful.. ear. To= gether" they contributed nearly $859. to missions.. The Eveningix ' Auxliar : was re .Y spp onsible for -. the- Easter/Thank offering when .Mrs.' F.r rn offeringCo.ey:oft Kincardinewas thegpegt speaker, In May, society .__..'this ciet celebrated.its • 40th': anniversary. The. Afternoon. Auxiliary hadcharge :of. the Fail', Thankoffering 'iii October, when Rev.. L G. Royal •• of`. Goderich" brought the 'message. These meet ings together with the regular monthly Meetings rounded out ;a full ' pregrarri of; :study and wen - ship for theladies ' o£_the•-ohtirch-. ames ` D: Burns Is mg_To_- Port _Elginb . ,'At—the conclusion of the:. re-- 'Tom eg James D. Burns, CNR opera- tor at Wingham; for the past '7 years, has been ., appointed: agent at Port Elgin. (in Lucknow,Jim; who:.' was .born 'and raised: is a son of the late and Mrs.' James Burns of Lucknow., His father died late last fall., Jim came to ' Witigham from Ingersoll. Mr. and Mrs. `Burns" •have •a family, fo four children-' S. H. Thompson, agent at Wing - ham has,been ingham''has,been transferred to Strat ford and is succeeded by Dawson Pollock 'a native. of Ripley, who has •.been transferred from Listo- wel to Winfgham • PRESBYTERIAN ANNUAL `(Contuf ued ' from Page 1) 1962,` which means, there will,/ need to. be• a . small '.increase 'in the 'members contributions. The •1961:budget . for Missions Was , me,t in• full . with- a little --to. snare,„: $2,204.20. The allocation for 4962 is $2,300: µ ' The Sunday School reported 'a good' year. •The average attend- ance was 88, seven better- than 1960; Total:* enrolment; including teachers was "110. Attendance ranged froma high_ 'of 102 :to a low of 65. There are 13 teachers, -which includes the Superintend, ent, .Mr. James Henderson. Mr. Donald Henderson for many years has carried on the duties of sec- retary treasurer.' Total receipts for the work' of the Stiriday School were $598,, ekpenditures were $512., with a balance of $73 in addition to„a project fund arnounting to $125•. Those who :ports, Mr. Cameron' -MacDonald,.. extended' the',appreciation of 'the congregation to all the officers of the church and to. all groups, the choirs and the organist and choir- leader for their fine contribution. to the work. of the :church throughout • 1961. The ' meeting stoodin recognition of the services of their •:minister and his wife'. during * the ' year. ` ar Messrs. Don Elliott, Robert' Gilchrist, ' Win. Houston. ,and .Dan: Nicholson were .elected. to the Board of Managers ,for,' a. 'three Year 'term. ''Mr. Douglas" Harton; 'set aside by,..the. loss of his eye 'sight, '' was:" made an honorary .member of ,the Board. and Mr. Norman Taylor' was appointed *to' fill Mr. Harton's unexpired term: of two years. Mr. Virden • Mow bray .was • elected eto the ',Board of Trustees to fill a .vacapcy left through the death • of Mr, Dun- can MacLeod. Mrs. Clark .Fin layson and Mr. Leonard Mac-, Donald were reappointed , `ren and' Financial `Secretary re- !th specti•vely. • 'Tom Alton, Bruce County, tree- , surer, who.. was born and raised t in Lucknow, • L. C. Thompson ; Harvey Mahon of Southampton and Everett Finnigan, former • reeve -of West Wawanosh..., • Recalls Half -Century ;Ago :The ` Thursday night visit sent' the .Senior Sentinel publisher' del wing back irrto the 1910 files, . to read the reports of Bruce County Council's visit to Lucknow at. that 'time . and briefly 'here; are some.:, of the highlights of that occasion: It . will. befifty-•two; years in • June since 'Bruce `County Coun;-` cil members 'last assembled in : Lucknow. as a body, with• Dr.. • Crow•. of :Cliesley as warden.: The June session in . 1910 was held, here primarily to mark ..the opening of the Lucknow ' Carne-'' gie Hall; built during; the reeve'- ship Jof John W :_Joynt ._The _'_:open-: int ceremonies :were held On the evening of Monday, • June 6th, in his, dedicatory remarks. Reeve,' Joynt said: `"By virtue '.`of the authority conferred on me by,the' ratepayers' , of„ `,,the •Village of Lucknow, I : hereby officially, and",,: ,finally . declare, opened and dedi- cated for civil, ,Moral and educe-:' tional' purposes, ;:this town hall & public library—.hoping: that Wis.." dorsi; harmony and • justice ` shall` prevail in all .:deliberations :held.. within its, •walls; that the .influ- ence 'of i lu-ence''of the good books. which it` contains shall go .forthmore and; more, to,:'the betterment of all'.,' who embrace" the privileges: here offered them, and that .this build- ing itself. . shall:standthrough' long years to come, a'monuinent to him :(Andrew Carnegie) ,whose liber- ality: rendered it possible and , to those whose publie.•spirit, carried it .to,'. completion.". •' Special Train . To Godericli In honour of the visiting Coon: cillors a special free excursion was run from ,Lucknow to Cock - rich with . Reve Joynt as host. The four -•coach special carrying 175 ;guests and the Lucknow Pipe Band,' set out for Godericli. :tQ fraternize • with Huron C'oun'ty • councillors insession,at the lake side town. , The .special train ,Was emblaz- oned with -a Donald Dinnie banner • adrvertising : the '1910 Old. Boys' Stops Girls': reunion in `Au-' gust:`.: Stops were made' at Wing - ham 'and Wing-ham•'and. Clinton when: the, train-.' load `disembarked long' enough to , parade., behind.. the Pipe , Band • & • carrying the reunion banners. One of the men on that special • train was Jock Adams, who lad,' driven ' the stage by which Mr. Joynt had ' first ' come to Luck-. • Tress= The, Sentinels-of-JUne fcatT re e Town Hall opening, the'Gode rich, excursion .ane 'the' approach- ing - reunion. The first brick in theneW.. town hall was laid'•in July, 1909' and, was completed early in 1010: It r,q)l•aced the, old',,:town hall' on the .site of :the Supertest Garage and :which •' was built. 22 years earlier, • John' Murchison, 'who was '.re- siding,%rl' Toronto when the.. town hail became a reality, was credit. ed as'•o-ie''of the' prime' movers in . the enterprise, ' ` Members •• of •• council were • Mooreh' u:aa Mitchell. D. Lawi°cnce, A, M. Spenee, C'eor„ e 'flouglas. . , • COUNTY COUNCIL VISI] (Continued from 'Page 1) tended Council, and the group • wasunanimous in its.' praises.' of the building, and their aporecia- tion °'of the. reception; P. A.• Murray, . newly a elected reeve of Kinloss, got • in a plug 'for their Township Hall and the new 'central school at Holyrood, and added, his thanks to the hosts of the evening, Others who spoke were; mem hers of the Village Council and the Clerk; .:as previously named, • • • t. • • 4 ,q. ai .�4 kJ� 0' ..Y 0 , ,.. ` Vi.”