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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-02-21, Page 1„.,•— . • . • ;:•••• • • tr • $3.00 A Year 1i Advance -- $1.00 Extra To • .41.1CKNOIXT, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, FEB: 21st„ 1962 , Single Copy 10c 12 Pages.: Presk11 jent .Fok Board, Financial Position.Shows lOproliement The a/Ulna' Meeting of the ' : ' LticknoW Agricultural Society, was held on Saturday, February ter; "West Wawanosh, George 17th, Allan„Miller, 1st vice-presi- Kennedy and Frank ,alleQuillin; 4 dent PreSided owing to theab- Lucknow, S. B..Stothers and S. E. sone of President; .Evan Keith Robertson: • , • , due to illness, . (continued on 'Page 12). . The financial rePort .showed $648 to•carrY forward, an increase of $197,, over 19'61. ' ' Delegates appointed to attend Degree Conferred February 2i , On. Lucknowlte. the Fairs. Convention to be held1st and 22nd ixTo- ronto are' Allan' Miller,' Donald ' J. Gaunt and Mrs. Tom Tedd. • Master of Education. with ma - /t was decided fr,e,..s150;.isQr. a jor in Art Education Was eon - Field .; crop Competition using ferred on Florence (Maddiarinid) Russell oats.' Stuart Robertson & Golden by Wayne State Univer- pr6d mcouipin were • appointea 'sitY. Detroit,. in' graduation cere- in charge of .thii competition. „ • The. :4-11 • Calf Club :will be sponsOred. again .this year. The leaders. are Andrew. Gaunt, Tcim Todd and 'George Kennedy. .. Reports 'cif each class at the • Fair were given by a, director in charge. Suggestions, for improve- nient., were .noted.': The greatest need was pens for sheepand swine... • • • Mr. .S. B: Stothe,rs.was appoint- , ed chairman fOr theelection of . 'officers. The officers are. as -fol- . lows: . ' • , • 'Past • President,:, Evan -Keith; President, Allan 1VIiller; '14st vice president, Oliver. McCharles; 2±16• . vie -president,, Allan MacIntyre;. '.• Secretary -Treasurer, Mrs.' Fred . . • ' , • •;,••_ Directora-Kinloss,_Evan Keitb and Phillip Steer:: Ashfield, Ginn. 'don Kirkland and Wm G Hun- 1Michigan Education Association.. TO corimucT.:FIEsT FIELD cRor CONTEST IN ' YEARS. . ..—•*—,--••••••••• . The Lucknow Agricultural So- ciety will this year sponsor , the frist field crop competition in several , years. Russel oats, a. popular new variety,, has been Selected for the competition WitJl entries' 'receivable until . the ! efid Of March. ” ." Name Architect For [MS .,Addition ,. • . . • Lucknow. District High School. Board has •engaged . the firm • of Salter and Allison of Barrie; as architeets to draw the plans for the three room addition 'at the. Re -Elect Three Retiring 1.frectors. 'Of st Wawanosh Fire Insurance Co. .Tudging from 'the attendance at he annual meeting, and the, ap- parent absence of any. comment in r'elation to the operation of the conipany, policyholders. must be well • satisfied ,with' the •opera- tion and 0administration • of the• West, Wawanosh Mutual Fire In- surance Company. The annual meeting was •held at the Parish Duriganndn, last/Friday'. afternoon;.. ' Brown Smyth of Dungannon, president of the company, chaired the meeting. He gave a 'cOmPari- son of the position of the com- pany in 1947a cornpared with 1961., In' 1947 the .income from. high ,school, ;, • ., • 0 • • • •• • monies at Cobo Hall, on .Thurs- .Subject 'to the approval of the day, February ,Oth. In all, 1613 Municipal Board , to issue de'ben-: a., A c • . • 4; • degrees were conferred, making tures covering the project, aketeh;Du ! Dk. Turkey. Pies this the largest .Mid -Year gradua- plans will be submitted to the • • ' ,. ' tion class in Wayne'S' history. Of Board and "to the Department•.Of .For. Ice Fund ' these, 522 were •graduate degrees. Education, as preliminary Steps" • . • `• Mrs. Golden r•eceiVed. under- • to getting the building program The ladies. of St. Peters Ana - graduate degrees from Wayne in" Underway.. ' - ' can Guild, Lucknow i are "pitch: - 1941 and 1945,•.' with . majors in: Salter and Allison Were archl. ing in". in an effort to rase funds •English and Fine •Arts respective- ly: She is also graduated in. Ad- . Premiums was $30,660 !and in 1961,0$9,z39. Part of the increase is attributed Jo ,ihe,raise in rates sorne•', time ago. In 1947, losses were $24,000 and in .1961, $55,000. Tthe. surPlus in 1947 was $156,700 and in 1961, • OM 666: In 1,947 • the surplus for every $100 of in surance .in force was 90c; while in 198I' it Was 58c. Three •years •agQ It was 49c. •, . Mr.'Smyth • said that, they ex-, pect to strengthen 0 the position ofthe.' companY, ..under a new reinsuranceplan. In past years, reinsurance ha's cost them money. • In closing, the presidenturged attendants at the meeting to' • speak up 'as it is 'your Company, !your moneythat is• being s,pent, and you are ventitled .to the • information available.. • , Durnin Phillips, secretary - treasurer of the company, gave the •minuteof the' last annUal Meeting and, a detailed break- down of 'the financial picture of ' the comPanY. The surplus of the . „! .; .„:•, ‘." . • ....„ ' • : ) • . • • • • , tects , for ,the 'kinloss Central for the local Artificial Ice project School .and: in the past. few years • Th4 ladles are planning a .Sale yertisingi: Design, and IlluiiratiOn have 'designed and supervised the of .homemade turkey .p es on frorn Pratt Institute in New ,building . of • a large •number . of Wednesday, February. 28th with 'forle.. Currently: living in subur-. sohools. • .. , • • the. proceeds for the ice .1und. ban Detroit, .Mrs. Golden is em,• '. ' ' •.',. ' .'• Pies • will ..sell for ',$1. •each ariCt ployed in , a stibilrbanSY, • " ..0 orders' .for therri, , either unbakecl: s e1eas7anT-art te-aelier. • :(for-lreexer.,..oi oven): or baked. Mrs. Golden is a member of ' ft. • .. .0' • ' • (just reheat) can! be phoned ..to iven... rrommion.:‘ Mrs. Harvey Mole,. Lucknow, or .Pi •Larnbd.a .7 Theta, a 'national, • , • . • . • . • • •. . °- . - A lit If L it vi .for;Women .in .edueation---Weinen honor and professional association ••,• :' . :. • • , . • • k . s .... sStore,. uo r14;) .., . , In .‘..,..C1Orida ..'' Ban . t. Orders .will be filled'in ro•tatiOn: ;and Should be phoned at once. _of_Wayne..State....Aturrini; -_Wayne--., . • . : State Art Education AlUmni• and • Mr. and'Mrs,' ;Barn'. , Nixon T. -.Extra 'pies, if „any;• will • be -7:73-.R1-' turned home : on. Friday evening ,on Wednesday afternoon at Crest frorri a' . two.' Weeks' holiday '''in Hardware:, Or,ders. Will ,)Veti' be delivered. in :1.4uCknOW; " 0, t• ' 1 a 4, )", , A0 0 A • • A A. • 1 1' A . • • •) 4f, • ", „A' 1. 2 1 '^ • 441'. A • : ; •4,0 •••;44..., 1.; • , 4! • • '• • • ''.4•• • ' ' •.• • • company increased $13,2$7.58 • from 1961 •operations 't� ,a total of .$207,666.15. To.tal "caSh receipts • were $112,90535 • with total . cash • . disbursements of $90,593.53. "total assets of 'the company are 951.34 while total liabilities, are $43;285.19. Direct. losses amounted to $49,670.93 with: reinsurance • losses of $5;362:34. ." „,Mr. ;Phillips pointed •out that while the surplus . for every $100 Of insurance in force was 58c, it -is-rec.,ognized-that the • situ- ation for a c'orlipany' ' Is to have • F ; ; ° , • t • 4," • • Florida: They flew jet both ways d •1 . 3 • Lucknow W.I. Marks Anniversary Of an ar veMalton- on Friday. Advertising .in support of this in time to make train connections project 'appears elsewhere in this to complete the 'journey. Actual issue and has been , donated to . flying time after being airborne :he ladie,s support of Artificial Founding. Re -Enact. eetmg Of Early Day was 2. hours .and ten minutes. ! Ice by Webster and VIacKinnon, • , Florida' they' visited. 'witb local! Crest Hardware: . Moriclak, Februa:ry', 19th,, Mark-. ' • • .• • 1.1arry'S brother, iTini Nixon and • •• • • . ,4 4,...,!•!.•4- •,' ). • • • 4. a dollar - surplus 0 for every one hundred of insurance in force. • ' For .•tht.. first tinin soxne` years, the 'company gained 'a little in •reinsurance during the year. This r past year the, direct losses have beep ,normal with heavier loises • • , (Centinned on' Page'•9) • , • • • ed the 65th anniversary of the. . • , . • , . 1 . -. ' . ivi rs. Nixon, th e rrmer Wilda. . ., , . ' • — ,. ., 0O t140000 0 w Clara as their dinner,,guestS.,,, . • . founding' •of the Wornen'S Insti- ' There .are .three/'life members • • • . • manager- 'Of • the trailer camp at' lee . Total . •Close ' . To.. . , , . .• . . . .. 1VlacLean • of Kinlough. Jim • • ..tute.; vvhich ,'came- into • being at of the Luckno*. Branch, Miss • • Stoney Creek, and in: the inter- Mary, McLeod, Mrs. Phillip . St .• . , P • ' e,"' Lakeland,. Florida, where Rob- vening years has' reached° inter- Wart and 'Mrs. Thernpson..Past national st•atiis. • • • Presidents were anion8 'the head'. whiter and wto• had "Harry & onations Last tek Exceeding ert'.Rae; and' •Margaret ipend the ' resulted from the (ContYiu0 on Page 9) death •of an 18 -months -old child , • • , • , , and the tefutal ,of the mother to , Is- a reiult. of 'contaminated in'iik' • Consider BUS' accept such. condition, . and set • • her. mind to corr'ecting Tri To o Niagara was , • Mrs, • Adelaide , • ,(Hunter) •• Hoodless, who is credited with. • starting the, movement. •. On Monday/ evening the Luck - row Branch. of. the WoMen's ,In- stitute approPriately, c.omniemor'- ated this birthdayat a banquet, ' the Asseinbly ItoOm, of the Town Hall, :with about • • ninety. members, husbands and ;guests in .attendance. • Mrs.' Phillip Stewart presided. • Grace ,by Rev. H. W. Strapp and a toast, to 'The. Queen, ' :was foi- 1, lowed by a delicious turkey din - Mrs, Stewart outlined 'the •hist. O tory of the formation of the In- stitute, and its prime purpose for 'betterment of conditions in the home. The founder; Mrs. HoodleSs, whodied: at the 'age of .53, Rim - O rned.Up. her achievement in these Words:. "Apart from my family O duties, the edneation, of better Mothers to 'Make better • homes .has been iny WOrk." • Mrs. Stewart said there Were three charter members' of the Original organization,: two of m-att entled-an-anniv-ers a ry- lunoheon in Toronto' on Mo'nday, attended by 1,400 people; One Local Charier Member Mrs. ,113. H. Thompson is the only charter . inernber of •, .the Lticknow Worrien's Institute, ',or- ganized in February 1908. In this • regard, Mrs: Stewart said: "We • are Proud' of •our charter member here in Lucknow, in the person.of, Mrs. Thompson, She has been an •active triernber since, the Luck - now branch, wa's organized in 1903 and we honer: lier tonight,' • Mr. and Mrs. Nixon also visit- ed with their • nePhew and his: ' wife, Mr. and Mrs. Keith' Nixon. Keith, was, recently promoted to the exeCutiye. position ofeassistant vice-president . of the Cornmercial Despite other local attractions, Bank .at • Winter Park, 00 Florida,' there was 'a fair attendance at which is about 6 Miles from Or - the February .meeting of the lando,. LuCknow and District Horticul- Mr i and mil.Niic�n “ra/.1.4.1to,, ture Society, held in the basemelit their, WillOhbugY. • St., . Luck.now neghbours, Mr. and Mrs. .Elliott. • ' ' • • • .• • . • Sandy at Indian Rock, Florida'. room of Carnegie Hall.• • i An invitation •from' Auburn Society to attend their April meet- ing was accepted. Results. of, the, photography -contest in District 8 *ere announced With. Ken Came-. ron receiving 1st) prize in.. one :section: Mr. Bristow repotted be-' ing, receiVed at the regular Meeting' Of the' illage Council, O It Was decidedqhat the Junior 'rzienibers 'receive the sarne value in premiums as last year with O Mrs. Clarke •Finla3rson assisting .Miss, Ada Webster in this work. • An announcement that the O.H.A. convention is being •held on ,the •Same, date as the regular March meeting gave' rise to ."the suggestion th,at, as a Society 'pro- ject, a bus be, chartered to allow • a load •,of .interestecl meinbers td attend the .Thursday sessions in Niagara'Falis, with the secretary to get necessary information as To' la us. s po r ta t ion -and- • eosts. • • As guest speaker of the eVen- ing, Rev, Wilfred Wright waS most interesting, and entertaining and gave mucb. fotod for thought. - O Mrs. Emmerson. led in a sing- song with. 1VIrs. Cumming at the piano. .0 Mr, Bristow Shdwed a film en- titled "Springtime in Holland" which *emphasizedthe tremend- ous area; of spring flowering bulbs in -that, country, ;This c•oncluded, a'-'very'goodMeeting • • , • eorge,. Whitby . ew Scoutmaster peoile. Whitby has accepted.; :the Position of Scold, Leader in Lucknow • and will be assisted by I). "Bud' ThOmpson, who. pre- viously assisted Stuart C.ollyer• in that capacity. Also aisisting, in the Scouting, work will,•be 'Elmer 1VIacKenzie ,and :Stuart Jamieson.• ' Scouting •in Lucknow has been inactive since Scoirtmaster Stuart. Calker tendered his official 're- signation. last fair,. after Serving for, thirteen years. • A public rnee ing failed to pro- duce a sue_c_e,antLafter sev eral months of • "searching"• and •working behind.the scenes by men that. were interested and deter-. Mined to 'keep Scouting alive in the village, the, !committee has .annOuriced the .riew' leaders. . O All people of the comMunity interested in the Scouting move- ment; :parents, Scouts, and'boys who wOuld like 'to become Scouts, are tinged to be ata public meet- ing next. TuesdaY at Vie. town • • a, when a new Scout commit- tee. will be forined. • tb' As there would be considerable' ;saving • by getting . material for the complete jebi the Board deck'', ea that if .it tan. be linane,ed• in any way, .replacement 'of all the windowSmay be considered while the work loeing done this sum- mer. • ,An. estimate' ,Of receipts .and expenditures for the year Is tobe made, when .it will be !Studied by the FinanCe:Corinittee Who will! discuss the matter witl, the coun- cil .at their next ,theetirig ariel• a final decision Made in March: Prineipal, Stgart, .Collyer re - • Donations' to ,the endof, the week sent the artificial ice fund total to $13;649.03. This represents contributions _turned.. •in,' during • ; • Replace 111fIn ows . t L.P.,$.,In Summer At the February meeting of the Lucknow • Public ,School Board held Monday, February •12th, the main discussion was 'replacenient of, the -windows. Figures were re- ceived from four 'lumber firms, for material required in this. connection and an •estimate- of,the •cost arrived at. 1. -r pOrited-an-average--atteri-danc e -of - 22 fpr 1961 .Conv)ared.,with 233 fbr the previous year. • A cireVar was received adyis- ing that the School Tax assist- ance grant. ls expected to be c al- culated at $15.09 per pupir for 1962. „ Two acebbrits amounting to $72.88 were approved, paid, With a balance on hand as of January 31st •of $233.,55 plus the, balance at the: yearend which 'is held to O assist in financing the wqiclow replacenrent. •, • • the week amounting t000$l,069. The preyious week's .total was .$12,580. There is still Considerable ean- • .• vassing to be done, or reported on,, by the members of the Lionvs, Culb who were assigned Icafls On # a doorito-door,, and ;farmto-farni ' , O 'Donation' :frern former resi-. ents continue •at a generous and • teady pace, 'as will be noted in the following list of acknowledg- " . 0 • • • , - • • • • • ) , 2 3 • ' ••• ,*, • . . ,1•• •••0 ' 434., R. G. Douglas,. Ottawa $ $.00 " • • W. Smith," Owen Bound -10.00 W. J. Fisher, Glencoe . .5.60 Stewart Lavis• • 10.00.• Wm. John,,lyfaePherson Jr5.00 • ,• •• Milverton •Elwood Hodgins, Torento...:., 5.00 IVIaurice HodginsrLondon,, 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert floss 10.00 ! . Toronto.0 0 • . . , Rennie Graham, Toionto 1000 Bruce Y. Johnston, Aylmer 10.00' Isabel M:'IVIacIntosh .. 10,00 , Hamilton ! A. M. Nitholson,. Saskatoon 25.00 Dr. and Mrs. W. J, 10.00 Walkerton •• Jack McLeod, Woodstock 25..00 H. A, ' Taylor, Fdrnonton '10,00 C. Lindsay, Toronto ........ 2,00. ,John A. Hendersori, , .... .... . 10,00' ''' Reston, Man.- , _TOHt-yTO_MofltreaI..„„ .. 10.0 Wes and Fivelyn Hustorian,d 0 Grace"(Prange), Kitchener 25,00 Christene (Ross,)' Phillipson, London ./ 10,00 Mrs. Arabell Bushell ... ,5,�Q StratfOrd • Wilmer Robb, R. GOderich 10.00 W.IVIacKenzie '„ .. . 10.00 Mrs.Penn • Norris ,(Carolyn Fullerton, Calif. 5.00 Wm. An drew . 10,00 Rae . Dalton arid Sons, %v..... 10,00 Earl Drennan . .; . 5,00 • (Continued On Page 'In • 3 • • • I. . °P*.:1• "