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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIf,. 26th, 1
.TWELVE' P.ACM.S.! .
Hip Fracture In Main Street fall
James Culbert of town: was in-
formed last week that •damages;
had, been awarded them •in a
suit that was entered after Mrs"
Culbert had suffered a fractured
hip in a fall on Campbell $t,,•
Lueknow. •
• The suit by Mr`,' and Mrs• Cul=
bert;against the Municipality of
the • Village . of Lucknow was
'heard. last December in a two-
day sitting at Bruce County
Court in ' •W alkerton before His
Honour, Judge P. 'S MacKenzie;
The judgement, listed ...5.00.130
general damages.. for the male
• plaintiff and .$1,500:00 general;
damages :for • Mrs. Culbert:. In
addition . there was; $3,66.3:30
awarded for special damages, • of completed construction. of a new
Which $3,360.30
is .:payable'.to.• agricultural, chemicals, plant in
.
the ' Ontario •• Hospital Services
• Commission The ,balance,iwe
understand, is:for medial 'and
other expenses; The pla-inti{ffs•
were also awarded court • costs...
Mrs, Culbert fell on, an accur.
, rnulation of compacted snow on
last ,ear:makingfinal in .
March 21st. of. y, She. was • a plans `for. ';taking
hospitalized. for' : several months over. his 'new position.
• and�•at the time . of the hearing
she appeared in court.'' with.' the
aid of a -cane..
The 1Vluniciipality . carries Iia'
bility ' insurance in. this connec-
tion, and the suit -Was' contested
. by. the Insurance Company; car;-
rying this liability • policy..
Mr, R. 'S.' Hetherington of'.
• :Wingham represented;' the plain-
tiffs and Mr: Campbell ,.Grant of:
Walkerton was ' solicitor for the
defendant . The princiipal will be 'John W:
• LocallY we .have .heard talk BuSheli
of Kincardine.; :who will
of ,an appeal being. centered ag teach Grades '7 . and .8. Other
ainst; the judgment.' The• Sentinel• members of the • staff will be
. /sought' to 'have, thisVerified on
'Mrs . "Lou ' Pa ke. rr
, • Lucknow;
/Tuesday
/Tuesday by'telephoning the soli-
: cite&
for the'defendant 'to learn:
that. Mr: Grant . was old t of Town
and could not Abe
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after this h ga%e to
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press:
BILL. HEWAT TAKES OVER
NEW 'POST •AT EDMONTON
Mr. 'ancl; Mrs, Wm" :M, . Hewat
and Ardorina left:, this week fox".
Edmonton, . where "Bill',' 'will as--•
sume. his duties ' as .Western tis-
trict Manager' ',of :, Naugatuck'
Chemicals, a Division of Do-
minion Ruibber ipany ComLtd.. • j
Mr Hewat: was in charge 'of .
the• first manufacture of, 2, 4-D
in.'Canada. at Naugatuek's-Elmira
plant. More '.recently he was in
Vancouver as technical' sales re -'1, SPI.., URRAY Mc ONAGH
presentative. ' I .1'I O
PRO V TION ,ANNOUNCEIT'
The Naugatuck firm has , lust i Air 'Force Headgr:iart'ers . recent•-
ly announced the promotion . to
Corporal. of J, M. McDonagh of
RC Station Surnmerside P.E.I.
Cpl. McDonagh joinedthe RCAF
in' 1957 as a • Radar Technician.
and wentto Summerside upon
completing,- his : basic• training • at.
Cli.nton;.. '•
L ckn�o ,. • is1.- 'Dona li s
u w G`p, Mo g
home . town, where. his arents;
Mr" • and Mrs. John A: ;McDonagh
reside Cpl: ' McD'oriagh is.. - mar-
ried to • the: former, Shirley Bur-
den ofLucknow, and 'they have
'• so. and two . daughters. ,.
a gr. ,•
Edmonton of which' "Mr. Hewat.
is • Manager,; and . responsible for
sales of Naugatuck • -products
,p
throughout ' the Western provin
ces. •
The' •Hewat, family spent the
winter 'in Elmira 'while Bill was.
NA,AAE STAFF FOR
K'I NL�OSS 'SCHOOL
Appointment. of .the four=mem-
ber ''teaching staff , for the :new
Central School 'to be built at
Holyrood, ;became official this
week
TURN 'YOUR .CLOCKS; ON,
THIS: SATURDAY' `NIGHT •
Daylight Saving Time goes'
into -effect: this week -encu -in •
rr� it ,,. _. t
Lucknow, in. common with'
most' centres in . the province.
The. official hour for the time
change 'is. 2:00. a.m. ,
Better turn ' your 'clocks
on upon retiring. on Saturday.'
night so ' you won't be late
for church.` • when
on • 5u'nday , .
fast time . is ;.effective. -
Miss Lois MaeL'eod 'oaf Kincardine;
and..: Mrs_. Allan Maclntyre. of
Kinloss •
'Mrs.Parker, the formerGwen
Treleaven, will. teach Grades' 5
and 6. She is presently teaching
at S.S.: • Nt. 3 . Kinloss (lOth Con.).
",,Miss MacLeod .who is.flow. tea
-
Ching •: at• . Brantford, will have
Grades'' 3 and ' 4 ,in. the new'
school.
Mrs. Maclntyre, • the former.
Nancy. Needham, Will teach.
Grades 1 and 2.'She pis' presently
teaching' in. Goderich
Tor. b.ril'1 .Well:'
Well 'drillers are '.expected to
commence , work soon in drilling
.a 'Well at the.site,: of the. new
school. on: the Eadie farm at
'Holyrood;.• Sketch ,plans for the
sch.o'ol have been approved, but,
final . plans are ,: deferred pending
'the sinking • of the well
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TWO' MORE TEACHERS.
TENDER RESIGNATIONS'
The • Lucknow District High.
School; . Boar.d has ;received' ' .re-
signations from two two more niem-
bers of' the staff , — Miss Nora
Rumible, " the commercial . teacher
and 'Mr. A. : G. MacLeod; the
science.. teacher..•
This creates three unfilled
vacancies on the • staff. Mrs: Eli-
zabeeth Suter,. language teacher,
resigned recently. The Board is
considering adding an additional.
language teacher 'On the staff,
which. will make four positions
to .be • filled .at the present. time.
Mr. Brian Howlett, of Drayton,
who has 'been appointed princi
pal to succeed ,Mr.'G. D. Kirk in
'Septe.nber;' hasconferred with
•
the Board ori more than one• oc
casion offering 'his .assistance
obtaining staff. replacements.
Wife: John,: I've
things 1- want to.
• •
Husband Good,
got a •;lot of
talk '• to you
I'm glad . to
hear it; Usually you. Want to talk
to me about 'a lot of . things you
'haven't got.'
REQUEST COOPi RATION '. ;'
FROM' LOCAL DOG OWNERS.
•
The season of the 'Year' ap-
proaches when, horticulturists' &
gardeners.'become concerned. with
roaming' dogs.
,Some municipalities • do have
confining by --laws. Lucknow's ex-
perience with .such ,a by-law was
not the happiest.' :
Locally Council. feels that it is
not practical•, to try to enfol,:ce
such a- bylaw, the 'more. effective
way, Council' considers, is to yap-
peal, to dog, .owners to, -CO-oper-
ate in keeping :canines under' con-.
trod, to prevent thein from • being
destructive or a nuisance.. • •
R ;':SES PARADE
;WED FRIDAY
The regular, meeting of the
Luckno. w and District Horticul
ttiral society was 'held: Friday
evening in Carnegie Hall': audi-
torium;
udi-
toriumm . • .
The 'President, Kenneth' Came
ren, welcomed:: the gathering and
thanked the juniors. for their ef-
forts in selling t'icket's and for.
their co-operation. He thanked
J W., Henderson :and 'Sons f'or
their donation • of •a draw.prize.
The connrnittee in charge of 'the
proe`rarn Was Miss . Canrrie Milne
"and:' Mr. Cameron. Mrs. Cumming
presided', at the piano
The, firlm' • of the . .Pasadena -
'Tournament: :of Roses' • parade
was.. presented:: Following ''the'.
film', Mrs. •Charles •Bristow gave •
a ,descriptive report of the• 9.4A.,.
'convention in Hamilton. She•
mentioned, a .number .of things
which :the:. society Wound do :well;
to" 'adopt. 'One, of these•was :a:.
class' in the flower; show ;permit-
ting• the' use. of materials other
than those grown by ,the' exhibi-
tor. This
xhibitor.:This is to "perinitil apartment
dwellers and those persons: not
having a,`garden,'• the opportunity
to: participate in the .flower show.
These •matters are':to be' brought,
up . at an ,executive meeting,
The parade was: • then present-
ed in slides permitting 'a close
up view . of ; the "various floats.
Mr. Cameron thanked. Mrs. Bris-
tow for.<her. report .and.,all. those.
who assisted ;in the evenings
program•. w
The next ineeting,. May 19th,
:will be::'a spring ; flower . show,
when the O.H.A. president, Rev.:
J. ' W. Siebert, will be the judge
and guest.speaker. Mrs. Morgan
Henderson. • and. Mrs:' • Alex And-
rew are, the committee an charge
of this .month's program.
• Winning:tickets in.: the drarw
were Manners -:-=-,3090; 3299; 3172;
3151; 3.239; 3328; 3086. :
T; . H RE dOVATIONS
GOING, NG ON APACE;
Renbvafrions•, at the ' Carnegie.
Hall are .prpceeding� on schedule;,
and quite a transformation., as:
taking place. . '
A fire proof cement block •
Vault has been , installed . in the'
former jail and lavatory areae at
the: rear of the Council ` Room., •
The Council room is being:refit=•
ted to serve as the . Muni.cipal,
Office, The ceiling of : acoustic
tile has . been lawered and new
lightiryg installed. The. floor' is
being tiled and the walls paint-
ed in a pastel shade.•
The east. half of., Che 'basement
has been••,plywood s�heated and.
painted in roxetone.A tiled.'floor
is, being. laid./and new'fluores-
.cent lighting' , installed. ,A 'kitchen A'•
area • has been closed: off • at the
south-west of:. ;this room, arid, a
door and : serving -window cut,
g
out,` for easy accessifbility.
Kitchen facilities; are being
stalled by the Women's' Insti-'
tute . and Lady Foresters
Powder - room and :lavatory
Y
facilities Were installed' in, . the
basement' a :year or : two. ", .ago. •
When the present,Work is com-
pleted " it. will prove an' "eye -op-
ener" to 'those who •aren't aware
'
;of .what has been, and is being
done , in ' this building; Present
'work is being. done with • Provin
' cial • assistance- and under . the
Dominion -Provincial WSr 1 n't e'r
works. program, g
The .'Municipal Office'will, •,be•
Moved` to the To° , -al some-.
vvn •l;i 1 e
time next :Month it is ex etted.
... P.
Teen Town
onatron
.. A. cheque •for $175.00':has.: been
presented by Lucknow . Teen
Town members to the ••Lueknow
and . Distrt Lions . Club for the'
artificial ice• fund:
The presentation was made on. r.
Friday' evening at a special Par-
ent -Teen Town' night. The cheque
was presented by Jim ;Watson,;
• president of .Teen Town and • was,
received • '
by. •Frank ' Thompson;
'vice-president of the. Lions Club,
in the 'unavoidable absence , of
'President Gordon Montgomery.
Jrm: stated that 'Ween Town had.
a successful year financially,
from' ;point • of interest ;arid in
rziemibership, ;which nu fibers
• ,about 80. •
Teen Town is .a Lions -sponsor-
ed project and in expressing his
appreciation on behalf' .of the
Club, Frank Thompson comment
.ed that the fact the Teenagers
were behind artificial - lee, should
be a real shot -in -the -arm toward.
boosting the project,
--Crown „King and 'Queen
There was a large crowd in,
attendance'' -for a "enjoyable. ev
'ening . of cards and dancing `to
• °niutieby Eriimerton's orchestra
(Confintted. on Page 3)
.t4
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LET'S. GET ROLLING is in ef-
fect what Jim ' Watson is saying
to Frank Thompson, first '•vice-
'presiden&Of the Lucknow and:
Distri•et�Dons Club 'as. he pre-
.se'nted a Teen Town donation of
$175.00 to the Artificial Ice. Fund
on Friday •`night.
:The presentation was Made at
a " well attended Parent -Teen
.,,,card party and dance, which
featured the . et Owning ' of the
.1 King and Queen .of `Teen ;Town.
Pictured .left •tri right are
Charles' Webster Who crowned
Banbara Murray. ,aS' Queen; Jran
Watson 'president of Teen Town;
Frank Thompson, Lions Club
'vice-president; Danny' Dalton,
!Teen .Town.King who was crown-
ed•by Al. Hamilton, chairman of
the Lions Teen Town Committee.
. ..'M�••
Sentinel: P'htto
ANDY. ROBINSON.'. NAMED
TO RESEARCH . A CH COMMIZ'TEE
'•
Mr.• Andy Robinson, Federa•I
Member for Bruce, Lias been' ap-
pointed; to the .Research ,Corrnit-,
tee of the' House • of •,Commons..
This Committeewill shortly re
view the activities of the Atomic
Energy • ,Company • of ; Canada;
which is,constructing the Candu
Power Project at Douglas Point.
CAME .'.
, T4 CN
A SADA
FIFT
YY.S
EAR .•
AGE?
This •rThurs•day..it is fifty yearn
since Bert Ward .'sailed for Can,
ado from his `.homeland in 'Eta--'••
land and ` more specifically, Hen
ley-On-Tharr}es. The date was
-April 27th, .'1911, and Bert well:
remembers it, • as he bade . far..e--
I well to. loved: ones.. He was work-; •
ing on a ;farm in: England, :a jai%.
lie had started. When. 9.. .years . of
=age at a shilling (24c) a • day
Bert• stili has a sister. in England',.
With whom he corresponds
I, His first .job in ,Canada was,
,on the` farm- ' of.. Dave' Stewart,:
Con. 2, Huron, where' he started'
work' • in May '12th; He worked'
wiuh' Wilson 'Harniiton :for .seven •
years before•: coming: to. Lucknow
in 1918,. . •
Here ''he Worked for the late
Dr, 'A -'G:' Elliott, When; a•horse
('and ' cutter Were• • essential' for
I winter ails; and • Bert did' much
i of the driving ., for him,. He .later
,Worked • for. 'the late 'D:i. Wm. •
Connell..'
For 28 years Bert was janitor
at the :'Bank of Montreal and
was' janitor at the Bank' of 'Cam-'
coerce for 9 years, He was slim=
' larly ernployed: •for 14 'years, at.
the Anglican Church arid•0 Years'
al the. Catholic Church, 'For 27 •
Years he was a 'Vilarage .of Lucky
now employee
his flower' •garden has always
been. his pride, but Bert's health
now forces him ,to take things
very easy. I -'e is• now 74,
Bert' came to, .Canada because
se
.of• the. �opporrtuni•t:es this' Coun-
try, offer -ed, and, he. certainly has,
never regretted it. '" 1 wasnever
out Of a job and was never fired"
he prates in looidn ".
g
back overoudly therelninny services he
has rcfider-ed in this commtinity.