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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-05-23, Page 1s• $3,00 A Year In, Advance -- ►1r00' aTo LIJCKNQW, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd, 1962 - Single; Copy 10c 14 Pages Casts $235,000 '0 Lucknow,: Bring Diol Service ill .eliminate operators Dial telephone service will be introduced in Lucknow late this. year. Johnston, Bell le- phonemanager for this territory, said that the cost. of bringing dial . service to Lucknow will be about $235,Q00.. ' • •. Tendons. Cut In.. Swimming Mishap Jimmy MacD'onald,. 9 -year-old son of .Mr; and 'Mrs. :- Leonard MacDonald is in hospital in Lon- don 'with a severe foot' injury. Jimmy was . swinuning at. the • MacDonald • sawmill .:pond last Saturday when , he • gashed : 'his foot, severing, three tendons. He: was rushed to London for treatment and the 'feat was put ,in a heavy : cast . afterthe injury received surgical treatment:' • -He .has been given, a number bf• "needles" to ward '; off' infec tion and if •..these • are effective,. Jimmy may be able to 'have a walking • cast •applied . • •abou't Thursday,::which ,he : will .have to wear for • about six. weeks while the ..injury. heels. He/ added ' that. dial service will also be introduced in Wing - ham at about the same time:. Construction of modern • dial telephone• buildings in both com-- munities iswell under, way, The Lucknow building is expected. to •be completed about. June 6tih;, the Wingham • building, about July 1. •;. �. Both buildings are single -storey structures., The Lucknow 'b 'Id ing. site ;is on the north side' of Campbell Street; the Wingham' building, at the intersection of Shuter and . John • Streets., Wilfred . White of Wingham is the contractor ' for construction • of the Lucknow. building; Oscar Wiles, and Sons Ltd., Kitchener,' has the contract for 'the ,Wing - ham Telephone building. .After these ' buildings have. been completed, Northern Elec- tric Company craftsmen will . be - .gin.. installing complex, dial Swit- ching equipment and associated 'apparatus in them. " • Meanwhile, Bell Telephone Crews will ' construct andre- arrange. e-arrange' the outside • cable and wire network •^which distributes telephone ' calls throughout the • exchange. Other Bell craftsmen (Continued ,On Page .13) Bruce Riding Hds dour �a�did�tes 1n June 8th .:�t�ction Ba�tl� -Four andidates are :now, .an: the' June 18th : election ' campaign. in Bruce.r'iding,':quite . an unusual, developrn,ent in, this staid Con-.• sereative-LibeiaJ_eonstituency A. N. •"Sandy" . Macdonald; 2t year -o141 Kintail merchant, of- ficially, entered,:;. the ;:campaign- Last: week as the. Social. Credit 'candidate and on. Tuesday night. at Port Elgin,., a Tara district farmer,, Lorne Richards,. 53, 'was, : named New. Democratic' Party • candidate, lie .'was the,`unanimous 'choice: of • the meeting attended by about 315 .people.. • The Progressive Conservative .candidate is Andy Robinson ' of Kincardine, who hias.:•represented the riding at Ottawa,.for.-a total: of 13 years The Liberal stand jard bearer is John:. MacKenzie of Bruce Township • and 'Warden of Bruce.°County: •' Four In ,Huron Huron riding, also has ,.four candidates seeking ..election; .. L Elston Cardiff, w'.ho has re- laresented Huron . for several terms; is again seeking re-elec- tion as the Progressive-iConser, vative candidate... Ernie Fisher • of- God'erich,' where he has servedin munici pal office for 10 years; •'is the • Liberal' candidate:, Carl • Hemingway, farmer, liuron °.County Federation field - FAIRY.. LAKE YIELDS ANOTHER BIG . PIKE Ernest Ackert of town ,hooked a big pike at Fairy . (Purves) • Lake on Monday. It was " 41 inches long and •weighed 18 pounds, 5 ounces. Ernie caught it, < while • casting from shore, and it., gave him about a twenty minute battle before landing. the fish:" It is the second tine in a week that a pike has .been caught: • in-: this ,.:privately.-. owned ° lake, Which • hasn't been noted for this type of fish.. The week previous, Ackert's • son-in-law, Bill Graham of Ripley, landed an 83/4 -pound pike. . Tweflfy: RegistEr For i.indergarter. Kindergarten registoration.. for the 1962-63: • term was • held at Lucknow Public School ' on Fri day by the Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Helen Hall. • . Twenty.children registered in- dicating ;.next term's class' • will be down somewhaat " from 'fir .current class of; •29 children. Those registered . on Friday were: ''Jeffrey Taylor, Wayne Parrish, Connie Stevenson, Stev; en Baker, Linda Currie, John, Cameron ' Harriilton, Alvy�. `Morn ingstar, Gloria ..Gollan, Tomm'ia Chester, ;Barbara Hawthorne, •Lyle c:: Molnnes, Patsy. Scott, Den - aid Ritchie; Bryce Ritchie, :Ken• nen Nicholson, Mary Ellen Ha- vens, • Donna Johnston, .Cathy, Jain:ieson, Mary . Ernberl'in, Bren-:. da Jame MaeDenal is • Man, has. •been named by • the New Democratic Party and Earl Douglas a sumrner,.residene:.at` Bayfield, is the :Social: Credit candidate. . `"SANDY" MacDONALD .; Social Credit Candidate .11t radio Ta Por#ray Kinloss .Scouts s example bf farm Youth :Activities The Farm :Department of the Canadian Broadcasting• Cor ora- tion, in the person.of George Atkins, Honoured the Xinloss ---Scout Troop with a -visit last Wednesday evening. • An ori -the - spot radio program. was . taped which is : to be heard over .the Saturday 'youth "section of the 'noon National Farm Radio',Hour in a few ° weeks time. The visirw'as not entirely un- expected as Word had come a• few weeks ago. through.. g ,Scouting circles that the .CBC'' ' was inter ested in; choosing Scout 'Troppan all .rural 8 show. a to. do aradio or George , A.tkins; 'Of the . CBC farm Department wished 'to show some of the o .sj p activities utside edticationaL possible for farm 'young. fyeorle and on making contact with` the Provincial Council • of the• Boy Scouts,' was:' directed :to the Kinloss Group,` Several of .the boys were .inter viewed, including Bob Wall,. Pa.ssinorEd Burt', --Gordon•. e A1-- Ed- ward Cornish David leen Colwell', Bob �. Eadie--, Jam. McKinnon, .;and Ian Steeksma. • •• It as rot known at this time when the program will be heard but . word is :to be .sent :to the Scout Leaders••who• .will pass the information.: on to : the 'Scout Troop and to this •paper if time, Permits. ` ' Permits. The Assistant • Provincial Com- missioner, Scotty. Fleming, was travelling with Mr, Atkins and the, Kinloss boys are grateful to, Scotty for assisting in making the ;arrangements, George Atkins made quite a hit With the Scouts and all are anxious to hear their "debut" on .the .air,. • , Name * Accountant -To :Local Bank Mr` J R. Gannon has been rap pointed.. to succeed Mr. Les. Bal- lentine as. accountant at the Bank; of..M,ontreal. Mr Gannon, Who is a married ,man; comes . here from Westport in Eastern Ontario, :and : is sche- duled to 'arrive here early next',. week: Mr.. Ballentine ' has• •'been ap- •pointe'd manager; of ;the:. new branch the B. ,of M. is. ' opening,. in. Listowel, Les ; is carrying ,'on at present. without the manager, Mr. Mile Rayner,` who is :con- vales.cing' from an . appendectomy' 'and ::in addition Les ,'has been summonsed, for jury duty on June 4th... ' • Say s To Ejgkrd From Austro I i.a 'George Anderson,,son of :Mr, and . Mrs. W. B Anderson :of Lucknow; is. Presently en, route from. Australia to ' ,England on . an Italian boat. The voyage will take•about five weeks with .many ports:of call. A letter 'was re- ceived from Singapore from George the .first of the week.,: • The. boat has 600; passengers with about 30 different 'nation- alities aboard, George reports • a very .pleasant: and friendly voy age, a bit moreso ' than. the 'One which took him from Canada to New; Zealand last fall. Hehas been working; :"dowr},w,Under", go= ing :from New Zealand to 'Aus- trailia the •end of March: ' In England George plans to meet his sister Mary Anderson :of Toronto, who .is planning an overseas trip as soon as school, as over Mrs. J L. MaeMillari Mrs. ' Jas. O'Donnell, Mrs. George, Tucker, Mrs... Peter MacDonald of .Luck - now and Mrs. William .Redmond of . St. Augustine attended the meeting at 'Londonlast rweek. ' Pastor t Pini Riper ani Bethel For 18 Years, Rev. `J: C�� Hutton Refire. Rev, John C, Hutton, beloved. pastor of' the 'Rine. River charge of the, United Church for 18 yearshas announced his retire- ment from. the active ministry, at the pend of .the Conference year; One .of 'the highlights' of Rev..' Mr. Hutton's • pastorate in Huron. Township; was the erection of a modern new : church at 'Pine River. '..• Mr. Hutton was . born in the Township. of . Turnberry where he attended Glenannan Public. School, & Wingham .High''School, andlater: taught school in • Rainy.. River. He went oversea's : in 'World War I with the • •1611st Battalion,. serving in France with the' 47,th Battalion, Upon: his ,discharge from the -service he was. received as' a candidate for the ministry by thea Presbytery •of Maitland in 1919. , He. attended University' 'college.. and'. Knox .College grad-, uating ; in 1024.,:' • .Rev. Mr.. Hutton has , served on ' charges. • at -Silver Centre, Monteith .Matheson, ; :U.no : Park,.. Echo • Bay, Underwood arid' for the 'last eighteen years • at Pine REV. JOHN. C. HTJTTON River -Bethel, as,well as charge,:: of the Millarton congregation the last eight 'years: He .has been chaplain' of the Ripley -Huron Legion, retiring this year. -IDHFashion Show . Again • . Capacity Audience' Despite '• .The ' :Heat Despite: thp heat a capacity the •passing . parade: Mrs: Hewitt, audience gathered. ' in die Luck= who was "whisked by let" et" to now District High School on,. thefashion centre. of the world, Thursday' evening for. the `an- narrated ttie description'of the nual Fashion Show, • .which' has clothing, ,and :named the :model become a traditional :highlight :lers. ,The Glee Club also had. ` of.: scholastic. achievements and (Continued. On Page 14) presentation. Under' the ..direction of Mrs: , Laurel' Hewitt, Hone Economics' instructor, 86 girls. from Grades• • 9 to/% 12.. modelled , a variety of attractive student made wearing .apparel.; These ensembles includ•- ed wool skirts 'and weskits, win- ter ' inter`' wool dresses;.wintersuits, cotton.. skirts..and 'blouses, suin-' mer cotton dresses,. •."summer dresses in a' variety'of materials, cottons, sheers, etc.. Mrs: Hewitt. welcomed ,the audience. The' School King and, Queen, George Gibson. and Jo- anne Alton, and the runners-u.p of • Mr. and • Mrs: Bob Scott Nancy '`Forster and Terry Wil ' (Amanda Ma:cDonald) • el' :Gon. son :were presented; & ,,homage paid in the form of a curtsy by Patricia: Thompson, -Carolyn Ma thers, Joanne Crozier,• Betsy Hen= u.I Fractured InlIFromFa Truck Larry Hamilton, son of Mr. ;Si Mrs Jiro Hamilton, Boundary West is in Viotoria ' Hospital, , ,London, with a ' fractured, skull,' resulting from a fall .. from a :: truck' 'on _Monday .•' • Larry, 'who • ;will be 11' , years of age on July '11th, `wa+as 'spend ing; the 'week -end at the .home. By the artistry .of Glen Cowan; the fashion show • was presented against •a background depicting • a, Paris sidewalk cafe; with Elaine •Hodgins and. Beth Cooper keeping : 'an an. appraising eye :on 10, Ashfield. • • Larry' With ' some other ` boys was riding on the truck on a '. trip ' .between . farms, 'and . few off when turning:. , Be; , was taken. to. 'Wingham .. hospital and from.'there to Lon- don, to .better determine the ex- tent of his injuries: It is hopeful that Larry's injuries are not 'as serious as wasfirst feared. Qver 600 Receive Oral.:, PoRio lfacc�n At dine In ` "618 ;men; women and children received an oral administration' of 'Sabin vaccine` as protection against poliomyelitis at a :clinic in Lucknow .:on Tuesday ..even-• ing. ° • It was -:'the first of a 'series of, clinics held in the most southerly 'part of . the' county by the Bruce County 'Health Unit, A . similar ' clinic was held .an Ripley: on Wednesday night, and another will be held .in the new school at Holyrood on Thursday evening. ,Those . who forgot the. Lucknow •clinic . dr did not find it convenient 'to attend, may take advantage of the Holyroo,d clinic, or any other ,being 'held, There will be a clinic in Kin- cardine on Friday, and in Tees - water on. June .4th. The 016 at Tuesday's clinic were, handled in a little, `over two.hours. Procedure' is ;simpie— you register and answer . ques- tion or n, the two, . suck a •lu rnp of: • sugar containing: a • few. tasteless ';drops of the sabin vaccine syrup: . Tuesday's: clinic was in charge of Miss Helen Arkle and 'Miss . Ruth . Thoinpson; ` public, health, nurses of the:Bruce County ..U.nt They were assisted in administ- bring the sugar=vaccine by tw;o, nurses., Don. .• Cameron 'Of 'Lucknow and Miss Dixons a public health student nurse pre- sently 'doing field wont` with . the. Bruce County Unat, Assisting' With the registration were ' members' ' of the., Ladies, Auxiliary td 'the. Royal •C'anadiant Legion — Mrs. Jack Cooke, Mrs. Clair••.Johnston.• Mrs. Tom An- derson; Mrs. Ronald Forster, Mrs, Ford, Cunningham, . Mrs; 'Sack England.; • The' •total of 016" on Tuesday was somewhat below the "gues" as to'the number that would attend.. iv, •