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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-02-08, Page 1• • • • • • . 4L. 3 1: 19 At. • 3.0() A Year IrlAdVarlFe $1.00 .g4tra To US.A. LucKNQw.r (ONTARIO wEDN-48,DAy, FEB. 1961; ,•• • •TWELV PAGES5 ' ••....ro • ••••• STIWG°'" T° ' RICHARD HERE Central Schools ENDS. MEET -• NEXTWEDNESDAY' ew 1 fiel 1an1 I•inloss reas The Ashfield TOwnship Sehool Area No. •2 at a; meetiNg on 'Tuesday,: January 31st, deCided, • Membem of a folir-rOom cl, to proceed with the building of shoo the Board approached the Ah - field Township .Council at the Februari, meeting oti Monday & received the, tentative, approval of a debenture issue to finance the new school, •, „ • • The: Beard decided to engage • as architects. the•firm of Dunlop, Wardell, Toronto, who are pre- sently building the school ,in ,Vurrib,erry Township. This firm • also were the. architects of the hospital in 0,oderich and are en- gaged to plan the athlitioh to the Clinton Hospital. , • • • .; Site of the new School will be' • at IlemloCk. on:ConcessiGn 12, Ashfield, to the south-west of Ashfield Presbyterian Church. It: will be qiithe- ,site of the present ''school, 'with additional. land' having been , acouiPed to. • ., provide:a :four -acre property... • • ." The old stone .school will have. •., • to be removed to make way.•for the. new four -room central school • which willi serve ' seven school seetions. • ; • The ceritfal school was favored originally ..t.y•,, the :•se/tions of Cintai1 Luz ler, Hemlock ,CitY, and LOchalsh. Subsequently rate- • • payerS of the .11)th ,Concession (Scotts).. School,paramount' arid., • Lothian 'Voted in faVer, of area, now known as •••• :Ashfield School :Area No 2 MakimurneoSt approved by the '• ...Department 'under., :Ordinary •••• .cir- cumstances i' $20,000 ,per , ' • • • . , • • • • • • Five 'Roams, hi Klnipss • lciriloss Township, the new- ly formed Area 'poard deep into details in connection 'with a central •schciol. at HolyroOd: A five -room school is suggested and the proposed site is on a four; acre ,property On the Eadie farm west of Holyrood,and somewhat to the west of the. location of the present school... . The; Board has in' mind four classrooms arid .a fifth room as a recreation' .room, which could be used as • a Classroom if .and when needed. • • Members of the .I3oard, met on Monday with Kinloss. Toirnship Council' 'and. received ,approval of the procedure to finance ' the construction. Subsequent steps• include the 'engaging of an •archi..7 approval of sketch.. plans, debenture issue apProVar.: .and. 'approval of the final plans . and contract 'price ,by the Department 'Of EdUcation. This Willbe a One - floor building as the Department .does not ..approve basement 'con - 1 struction ' • ., • • • • , •• •• • PitIZE. WINNERS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SALES .• • . ••• . • • In. the fall The SentinelC0 , • bined a., new *subseription sale _campaign :•with, the .LiicknOW District High. :School students, magazine, spies •.:project.'.: ',•Some • ••25 .bonatide' new sub- scaiptions Were..receiVect. High .. • salesman was- Terry .Wilson • of St Helens who received :a. Prize of. $10.00.' In second i?l.ace,..vas 'Fraser , Ashtori '•Who. :received !a $5'..60. •. ' .• • '' At the 'annual 'vestry. meeting of St. Peter's :4tiglicari Church, • • .:., a suceestful, year was. reviewed highlighted by -a •SpeCial :Vestry .• meeting in.'Noverirber, authoriz- ing the building, of a•Parisicliall • ' adjoining the Church. • ' :•'• , The ;Treasurer's" firranc,ial re-. ..: port • for.:.'1?:60:'s'howed that ',the • • receipts- amounted to:. $3,230.89,, and the expenditures ,$3,216.81. This .was an, in4ease 'over ,former\ years: ContriblitiOns .by the La- dies Guild Were:substantial, ,one •., :.., •-.ifem: alone being Ahment • . of $600:09. toward the new'heat-• , cing• unit.,The V.A. 'besides its ....mission; contributions, alSb Mat, ..:'• . , .• erally. assisted' •the ,Sunday 'School. -•".-: ' . •.'''' • : 1 .Reports were' read ficin the . • various organizatioris„ the 'Choir,. • and Sunday ScheOl.'shewMg in creases "of attendarice, and : ,fin. •. tin6ial . positian. .T1-10 ret,01,:t' froth • the Building Cotrimit•tee.Was on-:' 'eotitaging as plans to s 'art th'e ' PariSli'.: Hall prOje•L ...k ;•1 cPm- mence in latc.i , February. • or . March of ..thiS-yo:ir.. The fi'inan- . • cial report of the',.13t.ilding Celli, rn .• i tee, showed ari' •amount fl . • had of alrnOst..$2,00:0:00, tiii,-. •• • ..clu ed. a free grant by the pio- • .oe,se of the Surri of $500.‘)0, 'the 'balance of Some $1,51)0,00 is tO be •••:. •').'aised :this year,. tl'ot,a1 cost,,will. - run to about •$3,500. • • . • ' MAIL COURIER FOR • • • : FO,RTY=TWO. YEARS: . • • • • • -.Toth • mail Courier on 'RJR. .1•,•bungan on for over, tW9-S6Ore years,:cliserV.-.• :ed his 71st birthday .Ori Tuesday, • Febru:a.ry • grid. : , • , • Conle • next-, 'July, • Tom will have competed 42 years...0f :mail delivery• seryice on thfs-..10ne. rural rout,. Out :•••�f • •Dungannon PO4 Office ' His ..201/2. trip •covers the '6th and 4th Con - Cessions.' of Astifield: 'west of ,the' . 'Grave) Read' to,..,,the-Eltiewater11 ighway. . • Toni/started driving.:•,the ruittc. ..bac1.1:. in 1619'.• Wit:61.1 he was 20 1 01'age..He .to•ok the route ()Ver from Tdrri:'Eiliott, 'e ho waq the original; courier Wheri,-rttra',. was ostablishod.' •••1 oin h Li scinle 60 1)oxliolciOrs `..;11011,14 . the, 1 and..,6nly :about 4 01. qpil 1 r(?, the "old Or i•-1 Were along t11.0 line, when he' ..tai ted his•deliVeries., • 2012 0 le route, •figures mil at:roughly 6,000 riiilcs yeal •or Ictal of iciv(r25.0;000. 111068' during his 'long serViee,Tom • never rrii;,,sed a'..Christmas. Sea - „lop ;incl has .ritissed croiriptiratiVe: 'ly ',f‘\:; days 00 the ,j.i.)13., due. to illness„ Ile 'had` a close call: last :•fall. t.ylien he,. hurt his back • and h1,aeloC1 out,. while ..removing:- a ;iakc from the cre.6k:, follow- ing a 14.111bwe'eri night prank..... Tonl has Used yariOtis means” of transi)Ortti.tion and has oncount.- ere's] all manner ' Of . road •condi- tioris ill:doing hi J.ob.., Of •course it..1;vaS. ltorsd,S, to start With. Then nlotor car in. the goOrl weather (Contiutied On page 9). LIONS PLANNING • MASQUERADE CARNIVAL • • Lucknow and. -District Licns CluiJ has Set Friday;' kebruarY 24th, as. the date of their annual 'rrias,itierade •carnival in the lo- cal arena. . • The: o •wing list of Officers •wcre elect:Y(1, re-616Cted or ap,•• poittted:, R ctor's Warden,' MI'', ,Ernost E, a'aunti people's: Word, ' en, Mr, Russell Whitby; 1,ay De egate to the Synod, Mr. Fred AVICQUiltin; Vestry (7,1erl,Mis Fred Mcquillin; Board• of mai)- , •argornerit, Miss 'Ruth. '1'hoin'pson, Mr, .Frod 'Johnston, Mrs. Clare •' • (Continued e6n f)) • (of: • • i.Watch next week's issue for • detail's •of .the • list of costume • classes,Special events. and races. BROTHERS' SHARE , PULPIT SUNDAY . • . Rev. H. W. Strapp of titclmow United Church shared his pulpit on .Sitnclay With his .brother, Rev. O. 13. Strain?, who as -guest speaker, told of *a :lifetime of ministry • among the 'Canadian Indians. • In Welcoming,his..brOther, the iLucknow ..Pastor' said, it was 'only ithe ;second % occasion that .they. had stood together in the 'same pulpit during .a ministry of :Up- wards of forty years. Rev. Oliver ,Strapp traced • the iChristianizing .• , Of the . Indian .from the earliest missionaries, & dealt„ more' fully wiih'',advances in the educating of these people to a point where they now are be; ing integrated in .our education- al • System from Crade, 3 through to Grade .12, with an end result that: i; they': are :graduating in . all Professions and all walks of life. Another side is their spiritual resources and evangelistic work among them is very 'intoo'rtant. It has not •beeti . easy., to, break dAn the suspicion,..fear and dis- trust .they have 'had of the white wiiOrri ; their forbears had .00rtrayed ' a- • th • - country and :heraing. •thern 'Onto reserves.: . ' . • • Mr. Strapp had taken over his father's 'duties at Cape Croker upon';his death, arid subsequently continued in this mission work in various parts of Ontario and (Western Canada. FOr. • the past 5 years he had been. pricipal . of the Indian. Residential School' at Financing an Interrn%diate hockey' 'team on small crowds is no picric, as t,hOse. cOncern- .,ed ean testify. The cdst of hockey _sticks is a big item, arid the Club has been get- ting along with a minimum of reserve "hickory," The scarcit.,,,•z hit the very .iliottcrri on Monday night, wh'en. the breakage reduced • the Lucknow' Club to five •stichs "plus •the goalie's stick; ,Trailing by one goal, Harold R:tcliie had' in 'mind pulling •the goal tender for a 6th at- tacker to see if they ceuldn't tie the count. He couldna tempt' the strategy for lack' of a sixth, stick. • , Lucknow has anotherhome game on Friday and plan to sell sofne advance sale tickets , ,to boost thefinances (and at- tendance). and at least prO= • vide the, boys with enough, sticks for the j OD. LuelcpOw's final game': of the • schedule is in the • local' • arena next Monday'. • • • 7". '.1117;q: 'The Ilecket" aid wili, .be.a the Lucknow Are- na an Wednesday. evening -of next week, February 15th, De- tails of his"visit were finalized on" Monday 'evening. at' an Execu- • tive Meeting', of the Lions Club, which is.. sponsoring the event with. proceeds .01: the artificial 'ice fund. This star of many season; With, the Canadiens, will meet.. the. students of the Public and High School at the Lucknew • District High S-hoo], next Wednesday af- ternoon . He will appear that day - on CKNX .Focui, on Sports. The. evening prceecling at the. • arena ;will get underri.vay. at 8:00 o'clock with the. official welcome Of the diStinguiihed guest•John- ny Brent w:11 be master of cere- monies. ••' • There will be„three 20;rninute hockey garneS. The '.first will , feature ;the Lucknow Squirts, the second' game between Luck - now and Winghapi Pee I.VeeS. the - final • attraction betWeen. Ripley. ind Lucknow 13antarns_• • • Governinent . grants ..at oth the proyinCil and federal level • will ,bc, -available for Town *all renova..icin which ..is currently' Undet consicleistion With a view Lo Moving. the Municipal Office to the Court: ilz.::Chainber: This 'oom .cn • the east ..side :pt. the main floor'," is still referred to •as Lountc 11 Cha•because that is where .council rniri eetgs an, s• 4:ject. to. final estiMates the' cost being, rean seable,'&::'., 'int ber a- I....A • • •. • Grants Available'' . • . Since this. • meeting,: Reeve ' • • :O., W. Joynt -has been in Toronto: •' looking irito the 'matter, aria. • l , • The challenge and the• need. of Aliese.,peoPle had.always•been the n-iagnet that 'kept him among the Indian people, whenever he considered :aocePting..'a regular pastorate. . During the service, Rev..How- ard Strapp eXtended, a • welcorrie. to' fhe members' who 'had of -i were held for ..many years,.prior •• • to. e,iablishing •a •MuniCipal, ‘ef, fkein rented : qUartars in'. the ."ohnstarie )3199k. • • , The proposal : :is to proceed h ne of th last stages of coniplete renOvation of the Town -0 • represeritatiyes 'of organizations wn,ch Most ,regularly use 'these of, "renovation Was e p1a ned and an rx.:•de -or the. quarters- to be re-:. • • eNpress2d.' op on of these C.:.tegates .as ti.43.1', 1, ie LOS- e.d 'chanties/ would VElly 'sat- • nerc..--.Cil members favor the'. • • • • Hall; This rt �f. the 'program' iricludes the Council R00m and the basement rboiri; on the east sideof the 'building presently used: chiefly by Guides, Scouts • and •BroWnieS. • :c• Council met. Qi'l ,Tuesday' night of last 'week ,at the aI1 With • ii laily'joined • the :church by transtei of Membership; Mr & Mis Walter. Alton; 1\417,,and Mr. 'Allan • Hackett, • ,:aVIts.Eldon Wraith, Mr.: and 4rs Elliott Carruthers. • finds ,that generous gOVernrnerit • assistance is' available under the winter works prOgrain as well • as the ComrnunitS7:HallS'Aot, der 'which previous' assistance • , was •received.• • • It. was anticipated that the regular 25% . provincial. rant Would be applicable on MoSt. of :the expenditure involved m the project. It was extra good news for the Reeve to learn. ,that !).:'ederal assistance to the • extent Of 5cp of labour costs wOuld, be: available under the • winter •, (Continued on 'page 3). . . • • . • . • . . . • , , . ..Pictured follov4iingthe jOint . ' installation ;Of officers at the Legion Hall TttPStlaY I left ,to right 1itchie, • past president of,,the 1.,•tirknov, 'Cranston, tlie. new resident, Andy l3ilme stalling team Mrs, ,IAA rind_, new 1..11 ••of Atfkiliary; Atex,Purves,` the 1, tfi • -; 1 ". ' • • .