HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-10-17, Page 15WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17th, 1962
'UE LUCKNOW SPITDIEle IX=
PAGE..F>it TEE
Jack Campbell Retires As Light Keper High..; School N�ws
At• Potent CIark, Light Now ,Automatic •(By Jim MacDonald)
"_. a- •.:a..::<.�, ,-°.�,- w. MM__ ..__ The first eeting the newly
_. ..... __ ori o�
elected Student Council of
L.D,H.S; was held on September
26th. The new executive in-
cludes: .Pres., Dianne • Jamiespn;
'Vice -Pres, Sharon; West; Sec.,
Esther (Cookie) Gibson; Treas.,
Doug MacKinnon; Press Report
? ;: u - er, Jim, MacDonald. The Teach-
ing Staff is representedby Mr,
Donald Dennis with three
- Grade
Mil students acting as adviser's.
They are '?Wilhelriiina •• Smith;.
Donald 'Barr and Danny Dalton:.
Each' form also hasa represent-
' ative on the S.C. ••
.General (piens ..for the forth-
coming .year were • discussed .and
immediate plans were • made . for
the lF'ield • Day which was held
on , Thursday, October 4th ' and.
A PENSIVE 'GLANCE
After sixteen years as light-
, keeper at " the Point Clark
lighthouse, Jack Campbell
takes a pensive -look- at `'the
shoreline he, knows: so. well.
lIe and his .wife will leave •
their home .at Point .Clark'
• after the. close of the navi-
gation season , when they: will
move to Kincardine to • take
up permanent residence: '
Jack' barbered in Lucknow
before accepting the Point
Clark. • appsintrnent, . • Mrs.::.
Campbell is the' former .Gret-
to Campbell of this. Commit- ;
The Point •Clark lighthouse; of -1
:ter one "hundred and five years
of.: service 'to ' Lake Huron mari-
ners . with .: a keeper, _ becaine
automatically •:,operated :on • Sep-
tember 9.3th,
The . last man to operate the
light; Jack C. Campbell, will re-
main until' the end of .the 'Davi-
•gation• season wihen;; :he will o!-.
"c1.a1ty_ retir�-his-po
tion,, one. that he has ' held for'
sixteen years., without, failing to
Wrn on the light each evening.
Every night he :.climbed the
one hundred` and fourteen : stairs
to the,, top of the massive struc-
ture . to send the warning beam
out onto the lake. Before the
light was converted to. electric,
power in 1953. he was required
to : climb 'those/. stairs two and:
three times 'a ` night to wind the
mechanism that :,kept ; the light. •
rotating..
Whets 'he took on the duties of
lightkeeper in 1946 it was being
operated.., by owl under pressure.
It had been an oil• burning light:
since its fin st days' : when the
stonework was cosripleted. in
i 7 and . a lantern hung .on: top.
The stone for the tower, rasing
eighty-seven feet into the sky;
was, taken partially .from Inver-
hump, fifteen mules • north, with
The rest ;'being brought' by barge
from\Kingston. When ,.the heavy I
anIeStaile iblocks, each .weighing
hundreds • of poundsweree
brought to the site, the water
. >aneh higher than is• eve-
'
detnPeil•: today, then . lapping '•on
the shore Where ...the structure:
.10,, stands. •
for "Initiation Days"which were
held on October: 2nd and 3rd.
•Anyone who was on Main St.
on • Wednesday, October'3rd
-around 1'2:30, .probably .has some a`
thoughts about the.' Grade• IX
student's ideas of . what the latest
fashions should be. • 't
On Thursday, October • 4th a •
dull • morning .;brightened . into a
lovely day as the annual L,D,•
-
HS. Field Day was held. The
An. Important Meeting of. Luc!mow
Business. Nen s Associoljon
Will be •}field in . the assembly Room • at
The • Cabin . Restouront'
at •8:30 p.m., on
Tuesday; October . 3rd
Discussions .will include: store hours, Monday closing,
Enforcement of• hours according to. new laws, Christmas
'• business. 1
,Come, and Bring Any "Beefs" You Have!
LUCKNOW BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION
students are grateful ' to the
teachers for supervising the ey-
ents and .a special thanks.' goes'
ANTI FREEZE NOW IN STOCK
to Mr, Dennis for organizing the .
day.
Group • •champions are: Sr..••
Girls, Sheila. Haldenby; 'Sr. Boys,.
Ken Houston; ''Inter,. Girls, Bar
•bara Nelson; Inter `boys, Donald •
.•
Fi`slier aan`d Ross Pannebecker;
in position'two miles and fifteen
S°r. ' Girls, Peggy •Button; Jr.
feet
ed,inti the . ' .li htthelioase but
n
oys, a ace (Ho ton,
g
fore some mysterious reason they.
insist . on conning dangerously
'close to. shore.., In his sixteen
years experience 'at Point Clark;
m
Mr, Campbell:has been; eequire
:. t9� go out .into. '. lake "to'
remove larger • beats : from , the
rocks: In : the past summer two
si ,ouch �aperatierie ' were carried
out `b.y' Mr_ Caanpbell' in.his
l• Those who placed '1st and end
in each event. • competed :against
their counterparts from • Ripley
High School, ;in Ripley, on' Oc-
tolier 12th. • ./
This reporter was • unable to
'obtain . the nariies of, the 'Champ-
lens in the girls events, but will
make a• special note to mention
th The nex repo : e
championsan the boy's Classes::
•
1858: s inen. mom Paris,
ee', built,. the tower "at the
top. /� •
. The ncontract •,f-
*throttle,
or lfui><diaa the
-+�iYuthrottle was' .. given to •Johan
Brower
of Tihoaolid,. Foreman :on
he job- was David Henry.. Oth-
ers were Alec ' Vernon,''. John
tare. RobertBreckenridge, John
Walt, Reney, Logan and • James
tentgon'aer'y.. David; Liman was
the 'carpenter wand Robert Orr
was the blacksrnatln,
.ghthease keepers,••have been
J` .YtIltng'� '3 nomas 'tKalty', ' Wim..
Riggin; . John Rae,. Murdock
)1acDoilald, George`' "• Rae, John
Butte, ,john Campbell' of -
bene, and Jack Campbell..'
When asked 'why it is so:eentie
aeon for yeehters to rain` ago ainataal
to the underwater red • which
ells safe naz i:gantio1a Off the
Foust; r. Campbell said that al-
ti Ogelala yachters See the `bear,
'��ea, they refuse to pay any at-
teey'��,;y7e t t+o+� it.... Their-, navigation
. hat ` s .Show the �..... ` .. t-
�?� there reef . plaa�nly �.
theria to stay to the 'lake -
*`4? Ids cif .the` $pa ' w hitt is
small • outboard.
•
were: Sr. Carl Lowry,, Ripley,
The . beam cast from Point enter',, " Ross 'Forster, Lucknow;ei
IRWIN'S GARAGE
ORLAND IRWIN, Proprietor
Open To. Serve You In Lucknow
Garage Work' ` • White Rose . Gasoline and Products
QualiiyMufflers At ; Low Prices
Christmails--Giving Time::
AVON, COSMETICS''appeals• to every' member of
.the ' ..family. Show these Quality' . Products and
cash ' in on' ,this great demand. Openings ' for. rep-
resentatives in . Whitechurch and surrounding dis-
tricts . in, Bruce, . County. Write to—
MISS
V. M. ; MOSHER
P.O. ' BOX 86, , OWEN SOUND,' ONT
season. Now with the .grounds' i
left 'unattended;, 144r.Ir. 'Campbell.
:Clark Is . visible for fnf teen, males ere Wallace ;,Bourton, • L uckn ow,
according : to ' the government, • A dance was held in ` the loiager . wish to congregate in : wHJJAm •" POlffEROY . SMITH.
OBITUARY
feels that the. people will no
but Mariners : have told 19Ir. T: D` H S ' •gyrate -din 'Friday night
Campbell that they have seen it to finish off .a very enjoyable
as • farr:•' as twenty-three montes . dey. There': was: an' exce ti nail i
away, . and at tittles,. have 'been good turn 'Out froth both schools.
able' to, see the Point Clark' light : me ` Student' Connell took the;
athletic,'
and . the • light. on the .American' opportunity to' present gifts. to,
shore of. Lake on•. at the same ' the ' `'l i
� f c champions , of .the
t mrie. Ilday. • We. wish to thank Mr_ and
About •• three times a . • year, Mrs E:..Hall . and Mr. and Mrs.
when "atmosphere conditions are l D. Dennis for chaperoning our
perfect, Mr. Campbell can see ! first .High School Dance of, this
his American counterpart . fre'an teras; ,
h t • . f th . Ili. ht tower a
•distance .of forty-six: miles acrossp •
the -lake. Once, a few years. ago, i :Mange night, one could actin -
the loperator . of`..khe American , ally. see automobiles pull up to
was in Canada wed ..while ;stoplights, see .the lights change
h 't d !r 'Cerra bell He and see the autos pull , away
light
unpleasant surroundings:: • Mr. WiliamPomeroy Smith.
For the present, 'Ma Campbell: passed away in St. Martin's •
Hospital, Oliver; on September
22nd, • at . the. age of :90. ,• years: .
Survived by his ',leloved Wife,.
Mabel,
Survived by
two. stepchild-
ren,
-Mr. John . Wood, and Mrs.
Laura Van Zandt,. both : in Va.n-:
cativer�; • eleven grandchildren,
two.: great grandchildren; two
sisters,.. Mi:s." ,: Robert Flock of '
Brandon, Manitoba and' • Mrs
Lorne Hodgins • :of Kinloss.
is : 'staying • at (Point: Clark al-
though no longer, .. are there the
duties, , •to perform ' . with which.
he. *as ...so well acquainted.' • No
longer is there the same feel-
ing of prude in being lightkeeper
:: automation , makes • man . un-
necessary.
The light will.. probably func-
tion just as well. under' its new
master and perhaps better as
•room for human
is the end .of :, an
there is no
error;, but it
era •as• tae
wanting of a
east now ecomes
keeper.
Kincardine. News•
stated that he. too Could see the from. the • intersections. • Mr. "
sparkle' of, the light on the • op-`, Campbell was not` alone. `There
polite ;side: of the `lake 'ion cea ! are a dozein men who • will test-
�g and • coin s:ritte not -1 iffy to these facts_ Since then '
Min nights p Shot Two' Wolves
es the two keepers found that. he has seen the city. 'at. differ- n• • •
'
the' dates of the sightings were- lentthanes but never as clear
1 Athf Id T
very close to . being identical_ 1 or . as megalith as. he did
on
wp.
.
Funeral services for the late.
Mr. William Sleuth were held in. ,.
the Kingdom Hall at . Oliver ' on
September ' 25th with Mr. Keen-
neth Hayhurst officiating. Com-
mittal • ffollowed in the Oliver
Public Cemetery : "'
The late 2die.. Smith was the
tion of the late Alex and Eliza-;.
beth (MeNiece) Smith of Kin
loss . and was • born and raised,
' en . -the ;farm . where Mrs.: Ma 1
Campbell new resides;, ''//e'i
west of Kiimlosee summerVillage. - •
inn ' • e ••
One might me ' Campben , will l that evening. This past sumer F. •, 'Two waivesaives •w.ere •shot. re- '
never forget 'was• sometime datcene= l the phenomenon was seen on' tly Ashfi lld Towns h'n p V •
ing . along . the rake .bank.
ins the nayigaataorn ,..Season • of
;Eleven years ago e e. y many co Ilarli_ Wav-. wo `� owning tim �', r 'wolves,. Report Snortage
nhe� ,la was a 'T'he taatointa ffemmw�
and wvitile i,, the sIlo'e, there,l,es•,•washed. r'ig8nt:up the shore about 50 portends each, were.ffirst
at du_ k he went to. •Aaanberley e maleand aIle, eighing
l three eating mean buret in tea past the lagh . foal. lnunndreds of sighted' by Art and Tom feet,. Dick-
ee r
�.t�ell laiar t3nere was•. u whole fflot- ; 1f, • ` p Doting •trees and aanov- s,,,n off'- Pont Albert, TBiey • were
Il tea>ls
ilia of linage b • aroua aIleart ing cottages. The •qg ,tte
® hundred feet into the! 18 e, on; walking. aloang • the lake , near
h eek "?"They' are.. im tT�nuble. 1 p/les .one . ✓ Mile Rover; rte. miller south
the
r g round was not dartteaged.
Their lights are flashing en and 4 �, ,. ,., •of AmberIley when they spotted
'o Ff and the whole sky is alight"" , . Born in . Vespra township, , ,the ,pair,
•Shorne county, neat Baran APbr_
t, • y �.. .. s i � . °• " ,Y , � i Three, otlIler P'®rt, Alb rtnans
anub'eil sa'taa.•.sorcethiing v Kirch ' Cain Pbeltl came to lBrum in. 19371 were added to the pasty; Barn,
� h lIl barber imm
f he id Rushing ng bark M., I e
tirade hint, rin.b his .eye in
when he workedas a ar ' r �l dim and Alien Baown, and the
•. I Lucknow. Until he • took. over the ."• quintette closed nn. on the wol
belief p ares« . corallnmm
��l de n"1 blame people for anrot. ! light, from the fformer keeper em toaaward the
Ie
g y 1r Casaip- i bake_ Baa ry Bro... n brought
y ,
b�elievIn; ' m'e." =awls 'M : J' ck ' Caunpbell, lens nanaie=
ti •� • :ale believed, l sake, but • no relaatiozsn, ' he had the ffe aIle ,from yards„ . d
lbe.l. Il °�•riattt t h ;nerved as a hart r •ffor twen 1 a
it if ' it -haadn't been, ther before . '- �i a$ couple off a ianutt later Jim
eves. Oast, on the 'fake. as �aame yea. Iialne sixteen yens ,I Brown 'der®
• loped t9ne 'male_
Deo ,w . l a :inn"d on the �wate n, he .has 'worked at 'the hi t . he •ii The 'aninama's , were taken to
t,,.r�ingla • f o, (l"as never lidill wan nstanf /" ;i Goderirch' as. the first step in
AVals the roily or Bee Caddy" . cha-
gin.
ri • What Mr. Campbell aztet- 3/1
b
..411s. a . s ' eee.ee`tiee . .0e.11.1.0 Kincardine where he aanay i�, the hanmter and their ••> ill were•
the•' ',aew ° e nitre: Of'te a iia , or'k as a carpenter He, ns very,„ photographed' at the Si "
Vie` . Aannen n�caue ceSignal-Shan",
, • _o y t$aat the house ' coitnneeted n l� �,
'the 'h..crr�w of' shipping ren tIlie � , �.. 11 •
Iter, es elly in ..bake I• IP the. light Wffl . ' boarded up
Creat l feller tent • leased • or sola. ttee WC FOR McCASII 1 Senn tin . Can-
Sri:e, ,a/7ors hatre ;eezr as whole
se • .Quare , ffaatuey wttrino would •.keep' tone„, Remington Band .ftavemntrnt
%ho ha:d oiat bet'"oee Them, . revere
g o wands naw gond condition. 1ears, adding imnachinmes aard. cash
tiaiaauglu foinlly a rgatatr1erff a a�aile g I g
+ h. re ep ts, ear, shipt The light. load • man a gatheanang retisters maty be ehtaittied.'tint engh
. � 3'Y• Wt'Jil��. +i'ca'i�' d`�t'Yy7 R'" . ,.. �.%,.,,r, toe
. ...: _ -,.,.. ..._. w ,. ...
I ill
[aWa, p,�ace nn r'ec'ent yeete toot' noun- The Lueckterew Sentinel at, best
[were in the redrlse a3f Int 9itatee,
treats atidns . an a sunnn>>mer pr`s ,; jihrtan , Luc; mmo ww
;.4'b. Campbell Bald: 'that on this ..
Of W�rkers
The Manager of the National
II Employment offiee ,non Walkerton
reports employment is at its
highest level in many' • inontths_
Fewer people' are seeking work
thrall!.;r the Wa1ket ten • offffice
than at •army to ne &airing thie:
pasta three. yeaars.. '
At the present turtle • over 100
4 meal." iQ_ies . • in all • occupations,
osmate 'anal .feia"e are yrst;' with
this office. M. Lonicks. the ,niaan
ager. states • that ' some difficulty
eeper eeneed ' non , fiandieg suit-
able p pie 'flair some Of these
]�aDltG
t1 or; ng the "est three no^nths
P men were transferred in
ffrw,,ntsr Hier . National ploy-
'.•jr'Yent cfffficce Ito Olt .. s.`�itri'�ioa4s ^1fII
ultis agora.. These to ns i e froi n all1
teats off Ontario includiimg Fort
Wil":atai:.Suoclhur and Ceirmea"l7.
•' inert is, an acuate sinc�rtaage of
histo
and Women fen : ffactoey
• e. y r k• and fe rat banes. •
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