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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 'WEDND$DAY, JAN: ,3'lst, ; 1962
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RETURNED ON SATURDAY
FRONT MONTH. IN , FLORIDA
At ' a special meeting of the
Lucknow District High , School
Board on Monday evening, in-
formation was tabled from the.
Department of Education regard
ing: the addition to the High
School, which has. received •tent-
,ative ;, approval ' for legislative
grant purposes.
• The letter dealt with the. pub-
lic
ub•,lic+school enrolment in the dis-
asem....:.enti.''
Fiie Is
To .Horne
•
Th .re
at
The farm home'', of 'Thomas
"Salkeld, on the first ` sideroad. in
West ' Wawanosh ,•Township .east
' of Lucknow, narowiy escaped
serious damage 'and .possible de-
struction about 7 a.m. ,Monday.
Mr. Salkeld- had attended the,
fire in, the furnace in• the base-,
ment • of "their. ; house, • and then
went to the barn.. Mrs. .Salkeld
..'and son,. Larry, upon rising • a
short time later, smelled' smoke
and upon 'opening the :; cellar,
door out' of the kitchen' were
greeted by : a .mass of +, flames. ,
h
A box of clothing,. sitting in ittin ' un -
t
der ':,the • stairs,: •'had: become ig-
nited ' and •flames were licking
up under the •';stairway, and • ev-
entually into the partition of the..
house. '
Larryused an .extinguisher &
_water, from the pump in.* the
house • and they. 'succeeded in
'holding the flames in check un-
the arrival of the;' • Lucknow
'Fire Department Dense smoke
filled thehouse, and prevented
,entry • into. they. basement. The'
main:' floor and upstairs:• were
quickly filled with smoke. . from
the ,smoldering clothing. .
Jack.., - Cooke and ,' Fire Chief
George Whitbyin :'turn • entered
. g
the basement with "a • small hose
and.:using an air, pack and smoke
mask. The smoking: clothing: was •
removed from thecellar and the:
air- .'quickly' began ' to clear.'
HadAthe.. fire ,not been nipped
when it was, flames would have.
crept, into partitions and the re-
sult have would . been • veryri-
l
•ous damage. The major damage_
as it was, was caused by smoke
which' filled the entire house.
Some , Minor 'damage was done
to the 'stairway: arid . surrounding
framework..
• •d
•
trict and the anticipated increase
inthe next five years. It "Out-
lined the accommodation of - the
proposed'three-room addition, .at'
a cost• estimated roughly at
$66,500, which is the maximum;
:on which the , Department
pay 80%. 'Of the cost.;
;It is expected` that' the addition
can be built for less than that
figure,. and 20% • of the cost
spread over the' Lucknow• High
School District on a :20, -year, de-
benture, will be ."peanuts" as
one observer • commented.
To Contact Councils ,
•
The representatives. • of the;
various rural municipalities , in
the area, will'present • the pro-
posal to their respective councils
next Monday, and report back,
to the High School Board, on.
Tuesday;• with " the • .Lucknow
Council. representative, Charles
Webster; reporting ,to." the Vil-
lege :council:-
The
ounci•1'. •The letter dealt with on Mon
day evening . by the: School,
Board was from C. • W. Booth,
Deputy Minister_ of . Education
and read, •as follows:
,,Enrolment in the elementary
t y
schools in the district' is 673.. Se-
condary school 'enrolment is 2202
and 'it 'is expected p ed' to be 69.
within . the next •five 'years. The
existing school offers ,normal
accommodation. for 220 pupils.
. Your ; Board proposes', to make
an addition .consisting of 'two
classrooms, . 70.0-750:. square feet,.,
each; "1 cafeteria, 750 square feet
Phis . kitchen 300 square feet, .all
7of which . will provide accommo-
dation. for 6Q additional pupils.
The estimated, cost ' of the pro:
ject,. including ,building contract,
architect's fees, furniture and
equipment, may be taken rough-
ly . at' $66,500.00� .'A unit cost of
$16.00 per square' foot*i' was as='
sunned in estimating the build-
ing contract.
Your Board .:should ,obtain as%
surance from the Councils con
cerned •and the Cocil of the
Municipality in which the school
is . situated should 'obtain similar
assurance from the Ontario Myon,
icipal. Board, that ' a debenture
in• an . amount to • meet the esti-
mated' 'cosi . of the • project u' can
be . issued.
After assurance,'for finance
has 'been obtained, the Boar d
should retain the services of an
architect to pr epa•e r sketchplans.
. pa
When these • are completed -to
the satisfaction ` of your Board ,
they .shouldbe; submitted; to ° this
Department before final . ' plans
are made:.
'Legislative 'rant for a rov-
g pp
ed facilities, will be on an amount
up to but' not in. excess 'of $66,
500:00:. • .This is :the • maxiniuxn
amount• upon which the Board's
percentage- for ,. grants will ap-
ply You are reminded that this
percentage` is' not 'guaranteed but
may be varied by the: grant re-
gulations from year to year.
United Church Has
es# Balance
' Lucknow United Church •con-
gregation • reviewed' a memor.-::
able year at .the annual meeting.
on, ",Phursday evening;' receded:
by a buffet'. supper. >
buf
The year.marked• t --e' redecora-
tion of the interior'of che church,
preliminary to planning • for. the
Centennial anniversary to be
marked this year by a series of
special services. ' The Year was
•also `.historic in •-that the work
of the• Woman's Association, and.
:Afternoon- W.M.S. and the Eli
-
ening Auxiliary was climaxed 'in;
the culmination of these :'organi-
zations into the new inaugurated
group known . as ' the United
Church Women.:
Mark, < Canvassers
• The ,halfway, mark. 'toward" . a
minimum, objective of •$18,000
has been reached in the artifi-
cial ice campaign,` sponsored by!'`
the Lucknow and District Lions
Club..
• Total ' io to the end
c4ntribut ns
of .,the'. week stood at $9,120.00:
. For the ;second week in a row
donations turned in, or received'
.by mail have amounted• to: about
•$2,000 weekly.
' •Theorisp e from country,
.res ...• ....... ..
village ',and, former residents .has
been
most gratifying and the
canvassers alhnostT without ex-
re repor ing a riendly
reception.,
•
The reception is' such ' that.
many canvassers are finding it
an enjoyable • opportunity• to
have . a . neighbourly chat and .as
. a result aren't "getting over the
ground" as quickly as they other-
-wise might. For ' instance, the
writer • spent" 21/2' hours on Fri-
day evening ,and' made only •3
calls.
The thoroughness of the visit'
ation is 'being stressed; and the
treasurer's records show that
there are .many yet 'to. be .called
Upon in the village alone,
roughly 200.
lnythe following list there are
about 176 donations arknowledg-
las Passed x:$9,00
Are Still Busy'
Artifuial rce` Fund`. N
ed, which have been received
during the past week, to send the
Post -Office thermometer to the
halfway mark.
In -another column we publish
another series of comments from
former residents,' who are most
generous, . and: are• ' giving the'.
Lions 'members a real ` "shot in
the `arm", • by their encouraging
remarks; 'and best "Wishes which
indicate a .deep rooted sentiment
M,
rnorYear,
ab�ee.
r. ••easurer s P l hemor.
Spiritu'al'ly , and 'financially . it
was a 'yearthat was 'outstanding
in . the life. of the congregation.
Rev. H. W.'StraPp presided for
the meeting, 'With 'Lloyd. Ackert
as recording : steward.
The ••statistical report. showed 'a
resident' membership of 396,
with 67 non-residents, 16< •bap-
tisms, 3 marriages, 19 • . burials,
11 members : were received : by
:profession , of faith and 18 by
transfer of membership;;.
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Farm In Sam
1arne. ' 100 Years
The Emerson. . farm, on •. Con
esu West W �' ano h i
•c ion 12, • aw s s
regarded, as theonly occupied
farm on the .12th ` that has been
in the same family .for 100 yrs.:
Lila Emerson Still' .resides on
this farm • taken up. by her/grand—
father, ',James : Emerson, from
the' , Crown;. It . was 'on. the • 9th:
'of • February, 1862, that James
Emerson : and :his family:. came•
to the 12.t1 of West • Wawanosh'
making the journey by team and-
sleigh
nd-sleigh , ' from Rattlesnake. Point,
about 6 •miles, from Milton., .
There Was a .log cabin on. the
'bush covered farm; but it isn't
certain whether Mr.. Emerson
had built it before -moving up,' or
for the "Old 'Home Town: ,if some other party ` erected °it
Mrs. M. Annetta Bushell .....$50.00 The log barn : which ,Was built
Gary Ritchie '2.00 after, his arrival, ' stood until, it
Gordon-••Tohnst•ne 20.00-; •111-1,9
.
Dr. Jas. E. Little . ,•••.100.00 James Emerson was the •third
Cliff ,C•rawford .,..=:Y....... 10.00' settler on the 12th, being pre -
Don Elliott, 25.00 ceded by William Walls, the• first
Mrs. J. Adams .... ., 5.00 settler, and Robert Addison who.
Mrs. C. Weetherhead 5.00 was • the second ' arrival,
Jack Treleaven ' 25.00 ' The Addison: farm, . now own-
Harold Humphrey ..:..•,........ 20.00 ed by Art Moore,,, is .known to
Brent Bailey ,
1.00, many as. the former. Ben Naylor
Gordon, Bailey .......... :........,,25.00 farm.' Mr, 'Naylor. was Mr. Ad -
Mrs. •
dMrs.'.` N. T. Sinclair 10.00 dison's son -in -Taw, .and th'e' se-
: Winnipeg'', . cond ' owner of that farm. The
John W. Hanna ....•Y. ,..•._.., 10•.00 original Walls farm is now pas
titre land.
MJ'.P., Wingham
'Miss Margaret la.. MacDonald Alexander Emerson took ,over
Sarnia • , , , , ,,;. , 8.00` the' farm from his father, and
J. L. Stewart,: Dundas• , ..,:..' :.5.00 on which his daughter, Lila, now
Geo. and Helen .MacGregor. 10.00. resides. Victor .Emerson- of
',Hamilton Whitechurch is a son of • the late
(Continued on Page 3) Alexander :Emerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Raynard Ackert
1VIr. and Mrs. Ernie
returned on Saturday fro
ntli's vacation at Sit, Pe
g, "Florida. �
They left '.for,. the south on
per '27th and while the
days .were . on the ,cooly
per'atures since then had.
between 70 and., 80 degree
fishing was good, on
Gulf of ' Mexico and they
r '' share.' of it.
While in the South they
other Lucknowi.tes, Mr. and
A. Porteous and • Nip.
Elliott Sandy, • as well
and Mrs. A. Eiriney.
Finney was• a former i�mari
the Lucknow Branch of
of Commerce.
and Ackert
retm a
rno Peters-
,.
bur
De
cam first
ten side,
teiri been
s..
Thethe
did
their •
saw
oth, 'Mrs.
W.and.
Mrs as
Mr;' • Mr.
Fin eager.
of the
Ban
•
Had any
Toboggan;
aking Recovery
From; Amputation
Her many . friends in ; this
community are . happy to snow
that Miss Annie MacKay •of town
is making: a fine recovery from
hex recent serious operation..
Miss 'MacKay, • who was. 86
Yeats of' age last September un-
der.,went surgery on December;'.
29th. for : the amputation of her •
left leg above the knee:
The leg 'has 'healed well and
Miss' MacKay..has already made:
plans for an aluminum • limb;'
has done some- preliminary' trial
walking: ...•
..It will be some time yet before
she will be able to "skip, about"
with her usual vigor, but ,her
steady progress andthe cheer- •
fulness with which she.has'faced
the adversity , is remarkable.
S• While Miss MacKay is in.: :
London, her sister Miss Jessie
titches.: . � . >,
MacKay, age 94,, .•is at ,Pinecrest
Manor in Lucknow, just a stone's
IVIisla
George Durnin.' and.•:Blair Red:
-
Mond, two. :West Wawanosh`'Twl
youthhs, were ' badly ' gashed about
the 'head: and face. • on Saturday
night .when; they' ran into ;a 'barb
wire ; fence ' while tobogganing.
About •40 stitches were required
to close the gashes on. the head
and face of George, with, Blair
less severel
y .'"ciut
George,. age: 17, is a.: son of
Mr. and Mrs.•'Jalin: Durnin;and
Blair is a:' son `• of Mr. and .Mrs:.
Theodore Redmond.- Both attend,
Goderich Collegiate,: '.
The two,*, in company with
Others, were at a toboggan 'party'
at thefarm• of Robert'; McAllister.
They 'were trying ;a new •: slide
.anti not knowing the: feiyice was'
there, ran; .into. ,it. • 'Fortunately
the wire did not , , gash their •
throat or. eyes.::
They were .takento -L.. u
cknov
and attended by Dr.., M.
H. 'Cor-
rin and were able •to return
home:
thro fr,
w am •>
the: �1VIacKa home:
Among Annie s visitors in Lon-
don last week were Mr. and Mrs.
Herb McQuillin.
ie s
inter Worst
. :. .
Storni Th
Week
S
i
The worst blow of 'the winter, inter''
swept in from .the::' West early
`Tuesday morning and by day-
break traffic • had,, stalled to' a
crawl, • if at all: Rural mail ser-
vice was` 'impossible.
School busses and classes.; were
cancelled in the' community, as
',visibility ; was 'reduced . to nil. .The
biting gale•:from the .'West, sent-
•those who o did .v iv
elure. forth,
-scurrying; for cover as. ,quickly.
as possible.
.'.And at'
the sametime. as one
"couldn't see across- the • street,"
'the' •rnorning'gaper' weather for
cast ranged ' from , freezing driz-
zle. and light ; snor to.'- clear' and
cold..
ilkige
.14.ge Advertis�s For Assistant
o
n Foreman ��ISalaries �n�rease�
At a special *` <meeting. of the
Arena inspection Reeve
Village Council
on Tuesday of repeated what: he had :stated' •at
last week, it was decided to ad- the' Lions. Ladies' Night the'•even-
vertise ; for a • municipal em.- '.ing previous ' • '
ployee, as an assistant to Vit • . He, said that, , at no cost,;„ he,
loge; 'Foreman: M. 'A. Havens had . a representative : of : the '
• Recognizing• that MT Havens Cluff and• Cluff firm; of archi-
won't "go. on forever", it was, teats, and ::a representative•;of a
Considered that ' .an ' assistant Toronto •firm of 'professional en-
should• be schooled in the,; main gineers 'make a visualinspection:
tenance, and operation• of public . of . the building, and that they
Utilities, grader oneration,. 'etc. expressed the opinion that the
Applications' will be received building Was structurally sound.
until, February 12th. • An inspection • such. as had
The work of the clerk. and vil- been carried out in• the rivate
r . s 'commended ly owned' rink in .Hanover a :
lame:, 'foreman ' wa . �. . /
and, salary increases were ,ap- year ago,. had run••to well .over
proved.-; Clerk E. H.. Agnew,'.re- $1•,000: andprofessional opinion
ceives an .increase. of $250., ap- in. connection with the local rink
proximately 8% and M. A. Hav is that it would be "money
ens' salary" Was increased 101% ' thrown away" to make 'such an
amounting to $310. inspection.
In order to keep the Town Mr:' Joynt pointed;' out that
Hall
spic and span, Council hese . representatives of the
thorized the purchase of a wash-,: abovementioned
firms had �.
ing and; waxing machine and •a' looked .the"Lucknow arena over, .
vacuum cleaner` with drying • unit. • in order, to `stet up plansy, for any�
Report On Inspection future , transformation :'of ; the
• A letter from 'the '.Lions Clukf. arena, with respect to. entrances,
was received, : regarding the etc.,' which might—.be considered
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eed :More Help To Complete 1,pterior
Of. Parish Hall, Plan -dedication In June
Si. Peter's Anglican Parish.
held their annual vestry meet-
ing . on January 22,nd, and the
following officials *ere" " elected
and appointed. •
The ,Rector announced the ap-
pointment of Mr, Jaynes- I.et-
chabaw as "Rector's Warden,
Mr: Russell Whitby was re-elect-
ed • a$: ',People's. Warden and
treasurer:
The ,Board, of management:
..appointed as the Rector's Nomi-
nees:are::Mrs.Wilbert Hodgkin-
' .
son .and Mr: Ernest Gaunt •(re-
tiring Warden) and elected by
the vestry, Mrs. S. • Levis, 114rs.
H. Mole and Mr. Leo Beauchamp.
The Church's financial' picture
showed a slight'. gain over last
year... This was considered ' as
very encouraging as many peo•
ple had also contributed , to .tile
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