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THA `LUCOOW SENTINEL, 1.UCKNOW, ' ONTARIO
As W. Artificial �. i. ice
COUNCIL, LIONS TO
TLICE PLANS
ee
There 'seems little doubt "but that artificial ices,: 4to
become a reality in Lucknow,
From the publicity ' the subject has received, in, The
Sentinel it mUst appear obvious that we are .heartily
supporting the . proLj ect. • : - •
But, to . this point, 'we have, not ' tried to •. :in'fluence'
anyone. . editorially; , To support it financially,, .physically
or morally is a matter. for ;individualdecision, provided, of
• course one has. weighed the matter and their opposition
does not stern front the 'againsteverything.?' attitude.
•,.Surprisingly- enough; there *has been comparatively .little
active opposition to' the project. Oen the other hand there
are~ few 'grounds- for -any sound ;opposition. iite.w of.wthe
fact t.that• the undertaking is being financed by 'individual.
donations, through the efforts and initiative of a group
of men who are convinced they are doing something Worth •
while for' the. comznunity. Many of:these ` same men know
from past experiences .that nothing would be accomplished
if they, were to be discouraged: by opposition
That artificial ice •may. cost something' to Maintain; : is
the sole ground , {'on which any, village ratepayer could
justly. argue ,
But, ' do you know, that out of the Village treasury
comes .,the funds: to pick up " the .operating deficit of natural
lee? ,In 1961 this amounted to. $822;0. In 1960 the amount
was .; $70000. ' .In addition, until the arena, debenture " was
retired. a • couple of years ago, the .municipality footed . the
debenture ' payment which ; :Was ' just ,'a ' few. dollars short
of $500:00 annually. • •
Properly managed, .artificial' ice should be able to pretty
mu h pay its way. Tit• does in , some ' centres ' and in • others
;it' does not, Locally, we Can' still pay considerable 'and 'be
• none the ' .poorer tlia , with natural ' ice, which so Often,
when you need it most, isnot available due to the eluents.'
'One, mill' on Lucknow's present assessment raises
$963.94. In ^other Words.about scoo, per $1,000 of assessment..
If a home :was assessed for .$2,500 -'many are more and
many are :less ' a $1,000 rink • deficit would mean about
$2:5.0 :.per :'year `or a •i'liclvle' a week, - to give Lucknow and:
the .-rural „area brie of the finest "community winter :assets
we can hope to' achieve +
This, we think, is'; a more • positive approach to, the
subject, forwhat sort of a community would:. we have . if
through. the .years • the • 'word "afford" had always been
defined in dollars • arid 'cents
,aPragress and '.prosperity are very often' inseparable.
What progress ,.would Lucknow %ave 'seen : if civic -minded•
• citizens, hada been discouraged. by the "can't`afford" chorus.
Oncan foil*the. pattern of acconnplishrrients in the
.' face of .opposition back through the Sentinel files for• over
80 years.' But, let's -,take just %the.' past half century and
reviewthe • things • • that •" without. ' `persistence and • . deter-,.
mination we . still would be without and' then ,think what,
a ghostly crossroads' hamlet this- would be.
There would ; be .no . Town Hall; to renovateand• make.
- Tl a Village --t ounc l bad a: -
busy three-hour sessidn on
Tuesday .night, • transacting,
and discussing some import.
ant and , for . reaching busi-
ness, which will, .have to be
'reported next week.`
Planswere made to meet
next week with; the Lions.
Clubto discuss the artificial
ice 'contract and ; plans, for
• procedure under the winter
• works program:
Reeve , Joynt pointed out
"k hat -it was imposs ble•to._
'make .specific arrangements..
for government grants until
the Club had the money.
Then, he said, we want to be
ready to go 'at .once. ;
RICE
I
on X11 ,..
DRY. CLEANING
ay Noon, Feb. 9th, ast
Henryfs Fruit Marked
HANOVER D Y CLEANERS
It Would appear the• 'January
Jinx brought Febritary fun be-
cause . our fiist. 'full .meeting .in
the new Scout Hall 'was a dandy.
The. floor 'area' is larger which
helps games and 'other activities.
The Troop comes to. ineetingS
from approximately seven areas,
so each. week, a diffe.rent carload
•comes ,early 'to prepare the Hall
and :stays ,.afterwards.. to . sweep
and tidy up. It is, a strict rule
Scout -Hall :muSt clean Up after -
The Eagle Patrol won •the Hon-•
out Pennant • for . February.
Competition points ' are awarded
,eaCh meeting and at the end' of,
the month, the points are tetaled
and the winner's become ' the
IHenour" Patrol., for 'the ' next
month. This: hOnour. briifgs
sponsibilities!' howev.er, as the
• the opening and clesin,g cere-
monies. pach''-meeting, including
Flag Break: and closing prayerS.
FREE PICKAJF
PhOne 82,.
and, DELIVERY
, •-s., ' - Boy Scout Week is fast upon
, us once again as al' across the
There would be no. arena. in which to ins/tall irtifikial
World 'focus is attentioned on the
ice: And 'it • took a second try befere the arena became birthday of the Founder •of
. ' Caledonian- Park would still be, .a niudhOle withOlit is, more . than just. a. birthday
flood -lights — thanks tO the,Legion for' the latter; '• ' ' • celebration as Boy Scout Week
We woufdn't 'have . paved streets. which' are second ' ... helps: make everycthe ,aware of..
' to 'none of any Village — pr . tewn; •and -,We wouldri't have the. good of Seiiuting jn onr. boys
Duncan Hines a e ixes
5 New kinds
peciai at 3 for
Our chur,ches wotild not' be graced. lc,i5r the reverent ' On Sunday', FebruarY • 13th the
.1st Xiiiloss a& w 11
lovelinets 'with. which all :have been .redecorated in recent •
attend a Chnrch.,Parade- at South
our Places ef{. bUsirieSs *ptild riot present the modern 1:15. Then oh th ii -
ext Sunday
leok,' Which ,adds se 'Mueh to the. frOnt street :appearance. FehruafY 2:5th,.: '° C '•
whi h IS; usually
We would na have the Legion Hall, With its banquet pile& B.I3 Sunday (in' meinory
teem faCilitie% -Brought here by The ClansMen Chib. and of • Lord ' Baden-POwell) all
own church . in -full uniform
We would net haVe onr high. wheat •for the Opposition along. With their Own Parents. .
to 'this froth OutSide the .a:rea was 'Very strong.' , ' ... ....7., ,
There would have been , no Centennial celebration,
for we would have had little to be proud ot and little
incentive to Welcome former residents back 'to the "old
• 'home town" of' Villich they hold fond and.friendly memories.
Will anyone now say these facilities — these improve-,'
• ' •Menta these aceor,nplishments — haven't been worth
Will anyone new' saY that the arena, built in the ,fate • ,
taking? •
Likewise, will ,anyone twO, five, ten, twenty ; Years
from noW, saY• that artificial iCe watn't a plendid achieve-
ment 'for the Strengthening .of urban4ural 'aSsociations • and
the general weXfare of the cenriinmity.
SincerelY, we think not'. And, by the wonderful sup-
port . the Project is receiving there are many, in: ever
•inczeasjng_ntm_i bets who share these 'sentiment%
• Gordon Moore, Acton --• "Take
a year's renewal for the paPer
•and give the 'remaindet ($101.00)
, to, the Artificial Ice Fund."
Fraser MacDonald, Wadena,
fact that you are actively inter-
ested `in UnprOving the 'sport • fa-
• •• in .the' Old Horne Town
and 'giving Ane the oPpor.tunity
to share 'Irf this. worthwhile pro-,
ject To this end find enclosed
herewith 'my metheyorder. Yours
for Auld •Lang •Syne."
hat 117hev sae: About.:..Aroptiat*
Ramage), Coe Hill --- "The best
to you .in your worthy Uridertak-
Mrs. Duncan , (Elva Adam.$)
Boyd, Toledo — "Hope you have both very enthusiastic aboUt
hockey, so are happy te help a
Tittle. We ,have read; a little
about your project in The gen-
tineV, which we receive from
Mrs, Van .Camp of Wing.ham at
'Peter St 'Grace Carter/ Guelph
—"Enelosed is $5.00. We hOpe it
will help a little for' the Arti-
ficial Ice in your rink, We are
good 'luck ni every way,"
Carman and* jessie Beaton, De-
troit "Got. a letter about the
lee ' fund. Enclosed find. ineney
' order It, Thanks •for writing
•
Texas !leoni Fetter was,. for-
warded on to us from Toronto
ectneernin.g putting artificial Ice
in- the Lucknow 'Arena,. So my
brother, WM.. Towle and myself
are pleased tO help buf in. ,a
• doriatiOrt,,of $5.00 each' as
,we are always 'interested. in Our,
dear Old Home Town of Luck -
• Mary Cleland, Wingham.
"Good wishes. to. the fund,"
Harvey Treleaven. LOridon —
"Hope the Lions Club has. every Johrison residende, until a feW.
suCcesS' with their , project", 'months ago,' •
Chance to Stock Your Shelves Up Again
Phone .82;, TATCf<TIOW
Our, Father, and . Son :banquet,'
IS set for- SatUrday; February.;
24th: We , Wish 'Very .much,, that,
:we could extend a welcome ...to
our many. friends, but with just
•Fathers the Peor ..Hall will
The Golden:Hawk Patrol des-.
showed up -till's. 'corner last
week, A beautiful image of a
great Menacing hawk sita .atbp d'
stand.. We., are riot toe 'Sure td.
,who to giye credit, s6. will just.
•
SNOW- .IN JANUARY
The January Weather, Summary
from the •official record% Shows
'a high of 39 .degrees 'and a low
raM .and 391/2 Indies of snoW.
Although it neVer went below
zero .10 Jannary it was fairly cold
with some bad blows.
FebruatY, brought
some: extremes. before 'the morith•
was• Very .old, On FtidaY night,
it fell. to:23 below and soMetime
sent the • mercury searing • tO 60
degreei, 'although by morning it
had settled back to 35 degrees.
HURON IMP. CONTRACTOR
LOST ' TRAILER AND TOOLS
• A trailer 'owned by Wilfred
Shantz, liuron Township contrac-
tor, and used fpr living quarters
and tool Storage waS completely
destroyed by fire recently at their
campsite outside the town of
Sttathroy. Lost in the blaze was
a new ,chain saw 'and approxi-
mately six hundred d011ars
Mr. Shantz, along with son John
and son-in-law Lloyd Machan,
are engaged in clearing trees and
StrathroY. The fire, is thought to
have' started frorn- '-the electric
Wiring. At the time the men were
away and Mrs. Machan andlamily
,were in another trailer which
was saved even though situated
close 'beside the one destroyed,
' The Machin family jived in
LuelchOW, in the fernier Redvers
1st Kinloss Boy Scout Troop &
Cub Pack will . attend a Church'
Parade at Smith Kinloss. pres-
byterian Church. .•
Lillian ,Middleton, Second Con.
has been.' hospitallzed With a very
painful bone injury in her foot
' The, two. 4-H .groups.sponsored
'by the Kairshea Wonien:s 'Insti-
tute and their leaders Mrs Bar-
vey Houston, Mrs. 'Virden Mow-.
G.. ,Welsh aftended ,the achieve-
inent , Day in Kincardine on Sa-
turday. •
Mr. •and. Mrs. Lloyd MicDou-
Sound on' Sunday,
.Little Marilyn Martin is being
'cared for by Mrs. Fred. Gilchrist
while her. mother, Mrs. 'Austin •
Martin, is teaehing near Teeswa-
• Miss Marian , Buckton of
Stratford Teachers' 'College is
Practise . teaching in Owen 'Sound
this week. ,
ing was -held 'in .the Kairshea •
Hall.' on- Monday evening. .Mrs,•
Cliff .iboulston, Women's Institute
Farm, Forum 'chairman, led the
discussion on, Vocational' Train-
ing,. Those,present,thonght More .
attention: should be given to
'training those *mils who vyisheli,
to. remain on "the farm,:
BARBARA NELSON HEADS
Le7liarneinginLeaestis4iegs vV,IS heCi°:diwinlEnaasch:
kett'S Church basement' on Mon-
day,' JanuarY•29th. The meeting
;started' with the 4-111 pledge and •
election of officera: President,
Barbara Nelson; Vice -President,
icaryaleMmcDenoanraylc.1; Pres8:11,,epO:rte4
. Leaders are Mrs, Peter 111cDon-
aid and Mrs, james Nelson. *As,
'sistant leaders are 'Miss Joanne
Alter' and- Miss ' lYtar'y Andrew,. '
, There are fourteeh girls' taking
this courSe Joanne Alton, MarY
Andrew', Ann Arnold, Susan Ar-.
nold,.PeggY Button, tihda tarn.
eron, Sandra Cameron, Nancy
Irwin, Marianna 1VteDorold, BettY