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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-03-28, Page 1$3.004A Year In AdVance — $1,00 Extra To U.S.A. LUCKNOW, • ONTARIO ' WEDNE7SD. Y,, MAR, 2&th, 1962 Single Copy 1.0c• 12 Pages harked Golden° ing AnniversaryLions Send Out Easter •Seals Fier: Crippled Kiddies Mr, and Mrs. D A. (Dan) Mac -1, Lean ' ` of Lochalsh, celebrated thein 50th wedding ' anniversary on Tuesday, March '20th and this popular : couple were showered, 'with: gifts, cards ' and messages .of congratulations. and best 'wishes: • A family ,dinner : was • held at. the Bruce •Inn :,at Kincardine & at their home. that evening, open• house was held When • many cal- - ledto personally /extend their good: wishes. .' • Mr. and Mrs. MacLean.: have '.a family , of - one 'daughter,.. Mrs. Donald Martyn (Isobel) of Rip- • ley and. two 'sons, Allan, of Col-. lingwood :and• Ewan of ,Lochalsh. ..There are four` .grandchildren, Doug and John Martin and • Lexie and 'Duncan MacLean The: ,,Sentinel o f . Thursday, March' 28th, 1912, gave the fol- lowing account of their wedding of half •a' century :ago...: The marriage of Miss .Fanny Macken ie; second' daughter of N r. -nd7``Mrs. :Jolie "' Neil 'Mac- kenzie of ...the 'twelfth, to Mr. Donald A. MacLean of',Amber-• ley, was solemnized at the,' home 'of the; bride at three`. o'clock ori_ Wednesday afternoons the 20th inst. The. ceremony 'was: perform :• ed by' Rev. John S.: Hardie. Miss Lexie MacLean, .sister of the This community is again being called on' to do' its 'share in On- tario's $1,000,QOO campaign in aid of = crippled children. ' Lucknow District Lions Club is in charge of the local campaign and some 1500 letters with Easter seals enclosed are going into the mails' this week; A generous 're- sponse , is, anticipated .as the Club does important • welfare work from the proceeds of this cam- . paign, which are used exclusive- ly and entirely in aid of crippled, handicapped and underprivileged children: Your local Easter Seal service Club, , with its dedicated volun- teers, •looks to you as a• commu- nity, minded citizen for a contri- bution to the lives of ; others whose activities 'have been temp- orarily .or permanently restricted through no fault of their own. . This • week nearly. 2,000,000 Easter Seal mailings • are entering homes, •offices. . and • factories searching for helpers • of crippled, children. Since 1947, Easter -Seals have` guaranteed health r•estoring.. 'facilities and new 'opportunities for • crippled children. ` and oorri munity. betterment. march. The bride, who was unat- tended, except 4tor her little cou- sin, Anna Scott, as flower. tgirl, was given away by her father. She wore a most becoming gown- of cream silk and carried a :bou- quet, of :cream roses. The floral decorations Consisted of• daffodils and violets. At the marraige there were about thirty • relatives and immediate friends 'of the bride and ,groom. The groom's. gift to the bride was a beautiful pearl. and amethyst `neck ,lace,' 'and to the organist a • brown' Ostrich plume : fan, and. . to the little flo- wer 'girl lower•'girl 'a 'gold• bracelet set 'with an amethyst. In the evening. about 20.0 'friends and neighbours gath- ered et .. the reception. The • young couple .received a large number. of valuable and useful presents, showing the :.esteem 'in, which � they are''" held. Thee evening was spent in dancing; which'continued until daylight the next .morning. 'The ha couple left 'for'�Luck now, ..after the reception . broke up'•: to 'catch thie,10:30 train for :Brantford. The 'bride's • ,going- away costume was a brown broad- cloth 'Suit with a ghat to . match. Mr. and Mrs. `MacLean returned to. their 'home in .Laurier yester- da Photo by Gordon Harris. groom, ;played the' • ;wedding Legion To ReJ . Cross � Drive : Lucknow and district residents:. :are beingr .0 stied 'to support' �l,f PPo the annual ' appeal for funds by the 'local branch of' the Canadian Red Cross 'Locally, members of the- Luck - now Branch of • the Royal Cana- dian Legion. wily•, do the canvas- sing. There is little .,need to empha`- • size e the n ' ma rfor •- servic e m. es. Y P. ed by the Red Cross. This •oom- .'munity has become' well aware. of these • through the.'Continuity of -• activity G y the local. branch , during the war and in' post war, years , But the • loan cupboard bears P repeating, This is equipped'With., many articles needed: in the *sick room or in case .of emergency and' 'are availab the public when the need ises: The free blood transfusion ser- vice, cannot be over emphasized either: Many false ,impressions have been held, and possibly still ,are, in.. connection with , blood transfusions. ' The fact is that ;anyone requir- ing'-one or many transfusions re celves them free • aS result of Canadian Red Cross . blood donor. clinics •. To sum it up =- blood donors donate blood free at Red . Cross Sponsored clinics, ' and patients in turn receive 'blood free. It's, as simple as that,, with' no ,strings attached, Reason enough, in itself, to pport the Red. Cross- _generous su ,' •. BETH . COOPER: . • L.D.H.S. CLUS REPRESENTATIVE Launch ti " er is'the Lucknow .. ;Beth Coop District High School representa- tive in the Free. Press School l y. • Beth iso a grade ,XIII student .at Lucknow . District ,High School Where she has • maintained higih. honor • standing throughout all grades. Her parents are •Mr. and. Mrs. Harold Cooper of St. Helens. She has: won • the 'Grade IX Eng1•ish' award and. is; 'an active 'member of the • school' glee cluib°, the cheerleaders, Junior. Farm- ers, and the church 'choir. • • • ' Beth's essay, was on the ' inter- esting subject, of photography. • To Might To Be Open Ciscuss ` 1hai Friday . verus Saturday night ope'n,. is a. Matter, to be ''discussed by Lucknow Business• Men at • a meeting called • for ,a week from Friday ' — April. 6th at •8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in F,1mer Umbach'is apartment, above the store. Mr. Umbach. is•' presi- dent of the Association. This is described as an urgent meeting. ° which, everyone must 'attend, . " • : ' Besides: the discussion on Fri- day and. Saturday night open, summer hours and a new consti- tution for the , Association will.; be on; the, agenda. ' In a number of district towns stor,es'are open on Friday evening' and closed on Saturday; evening and it' seemed inevitable that the. subject; • would: sooner -qr. later come. 'offi< ially before the Leek - 110W Business Men's Association, JOHN. W:-. IIANNA D�ath o Hur n uc Br � e M. P.'. P A 'humanitarian • 'cause • to' which he was: devoted heart disease - •Claimed' the life of -John 'Hanna, MPP. at 'hi's 'home' in Wingharn • early .Frriday Morn- ing. The fatal seizure' came tied denly to the P4'ogressive-Coriser- vative member 'for Huron -Bruce who was 72 • years -of age. ,Y _ g First; elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1943, • Mr Hanna was' re-elected in 1945,, 1948, '1951; 1955 and 1959,' and gave al-. Most 20' years Of: con.tinuous' and devoted service. to his constitu- •ency. He represented, Huron Bruce with pride, energy and erthusiasni Regardless of political, parti- sanship he served all of low and high degree, year in .and year out and' his.''greeting •and • hand- shake was as warm at all times as in . pre-election; campaign,,s.. When " the announcement . of his ' death reached the.floor . of the Legislature, Mr. ' Hana's desk • and chair' were draped in purple= trimmed. black crepe •: • • : The flag ,:outside ,Queen's Park flew at. half-staff • and, the Legis laturevoted..to adjourn half an hour early.: as. a : mark of respect. • Mr Hanna was in the clothing business 'in Winghem .for over forty ' years He was the son of the late- John Hanna and Mary Young, of Colborne Township . P His wife is the forlrer • sther M. Campbell •of Woodstock. His only. son, John, died in a car accident (Continued. -On Page 12) 1 d h • Dunga�nan.�al System P�gns To Run. table To - Defence The annual ~meeting :;of the Huron and Kinloss Telephone System Was,held in the.Town- ship Hall, Riley on Friday, 'Mar. 23.rd with •a , small. attendance, and those present indicating .they. were well satisfied with the ser- vice . and progress`of ,the past. year.. • • Miss Marie • MacKay read.'' the minutes and the auditors' report. The System had a net profit of approximately.• $14,000.. • P• resident Stewart Needham ex- plained ; the . 'business that had been transacted and costs of vari- ous phases of the work, such as the Dungannon-Lucknow cable installation. K • Mr. .Needham. outlined plains for • the: coming year, 'highlighted by the installation of dial' equip- ment in ' a new' building ' at Dun- gannon.: • - National Defence Tie In Mr. Needham alsostated. that' Miranand, inlosSystem •will. Ks il • provideandinstall cable from Lucknow . `to the ' National •De fence 'project in the Zion `district in Ashfield. • Murray Campbell, commission erg spoke mainly on the plant that. had been constructed while Dan A. • MacDonald, commissioner, ex plained the Purchase of 'a new truck, winch and digger and their cost. • rogress, rQjec# ers are Stuart N dham,; Murray Campbell and Dan MacDonald, There is a possibility of a. Rip- ley-Bervie cable for long distance' being installed in' the near future to 'meet' the .Bell, Telephone "Cable ,on Highway No.. 9 from the Wal- kerton al §,. kertor 'toll centre., • TARING OVER IMPLEMENT' BUSINESS: IN TEES'W:A'TER Donald Donaldson of Conces- sion .• 10, r Kinloss Township, is holding - a clearing , auction sale: of stock; implements, .hay and grain on Tuesday, April 3rd. • Don:: is 'having the sale to: de- vote full time to his implement business which he ; will• •operate in ..Teeswater, effective. early' in April, in •the, former M.A..Mae- Donald implement shop. Don has the ,Oliver: • and New Holland" line of equipment; • To' Bury 1: Miles . Cable.' • j Manager of the System, Clay ton .Nici �olson, explained that' the' intentions are' to• bury` some 17' miles of ,underground cable.this spring on the- Dungannon. Ex- chage.' The locations are:. in•'West. W wa os Ir gm' • a,, . n . h f,,giri Nilere�as,t 3 miles; ;As � fi" l` ,..kf' h ..e d>. x Clottnt,�' = l`•oad . ;2fi,•; west to Port Albert. on . Con: . 2, and also the townsite:of ,Port; Al • bert; two blocks `'west of Belfast and from• Lucknow : west •& south, to the site of the: National De-, fence' project, as' Well as :some• cable on Highway ; 2�1., • Several questions concerning the dial: 'system • were •discussed. Mr., Donald: MacKenzie, reeve. of- Ashfield Townhip, spoke en- couragingly . of his interests in" the system and. appreciation. fon the co-operation and service given in their, area.. The re•tiring;`commissioner, ..Dan MacDonald, •was .re-elected for a* 3 -year -term Present commission- Board. :-Scans Pkrn Of Addition ;Meeting . last week with. the representative• of the architectural firm ' of , Salter , and Allison, the Lucknow District High. School Board, discussed plans''of the .ad- dition ad dition' to' be . built • this. -year'' at the school. The plan, .which \1•ocates the' ad dition. to the `,south of the : school 'from •• the kitchen area, Was: ap proved, and .will be submitted to the Department. of., Education upon a •royal b :-'the:\Municu 1 • Board -:d �f-the', .financin •_. arrange- g • meats. Salaries Be ' Negotiated'.' �g The 'Bard. `is. continuing"salar �`. .y negotiations; with the teaching ;staff. The Boar'd's • offer to in- crease maximum ; salaries •:in all.. categories by $200 was, 'we under , stand, unacceptable The �.`ff ask increases'in the •minimum salary schedule'as•'well. The' : original • request. was.for a: minimum. increase , ii category' one of'$200 and $300.in categories 2, 3 and..4..• The;. schedule which has .:been in effect automatically provides; for an annual increment of '$300 "across' the `board.", '•Week s Receipts• 0 Artificial, ce Fund Donations to `the • Artificial • Ice Fund last week , amounted: to $832.88,•• sending the total. ''• to $17,918;89, which f is'• pretty close to the. 'minimum objective, • but still far from the amount nece's- sary to ' install 'the e , "equipment, 'provide , for a permanent floor & other' . equapment : The L' ucknow and. District Lions : Chib have set the sights on a debt -free Project upon com- pletion, •so. they will be , able to • en .. t eir financial support, necessary, in' getting next win- ter's initial operative 'off to: a good start. In Chesley practically. a • dupli- cate campaign is underway, and' they 'are setting their sights for $25,000. . In Lucknow the Ice Committee has 'reviewed the list. of village contributors and . find quite' ,a few names missing; In some cases it would indicate an oversight, or. neglect`. of the • canvasser•,to' call, Donation�is from rural and' for- me'r res�iflen+s are predominate in this week's list:, Holyrnod Women's Inst, ';',,,$20;00 Rae Wagon ... ......:..,,... 60.00• Wlliairri Rutherford' ...�,,,.,.,..;'• 10,00 Lorne, Woods ...;...,:....:,:.,,,.. 20,00 Alex.Purves .. .: „.: R,,... • 2:00 • Col* n•°MscDonald ..+..,. l a;oo (Continued!' on Page 12) 5 Sent T e Total To Thompson Appointed . To alkerton Post H ',' D. Bud • Thompson has' been: appointed • assistant -super.-. intendent of Brucelea Haven at Walkerton. ; This new 'mullion dollar" senior citizens' hornet was officially' opened last 'fall, The present superintendent who has been in. charge of the ' home , for the aged for a good many 'years, is Russell .Wiles:' Mr: Thornnpson Will, assume his new 'duties next week, He will' 'continue to reside in Lucknow for some time. • •"Bud" is' a veteran of World War II; sand `in post war years has 'been quite active in many phases. of .coinmiunity life. For the past eleven years he has been bookkeeper and office manager at the • Treleaven Feed •M1,11, which in recent years gwit= shed from the m,anufactiire 7 of .f'nnir.. to ,feed business;: • The mill .is operated by Jack, Treleaven, a • fourth generation of Trele•avens in the h si= • ne 3s. which was. tu.tknolV's •pion ecr industry,: