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Lucknow Pisi
trdt High School
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Board is faced with the need ()1,7
an addition to the ;, school in the
not Jar distant futtire. „
The ,:school is presentlyover-
crowded with the auditorium, be,
• ing iised for 'class robin ..accoino,
• ,dation. The , annual enrolment
• has • been steadily increasing un-
til last September an, all-time
high was get with bier 200 stu-
dents • registering. .
An official five-year survey
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has. been made of the 'area sery,
-01 by the Lucknow District 'High,
School and there is every indi-
cation that. by 1964 the eriroll-
. Inept could sky . rocket to 261 ,
• :With this trend the . Board is
: giving serious consideration:: to a
blinding program, Which' is essen-
tia
now, regardless. of 'future
indications. : • ." ."
,At a special, meeting: on
Tues-
day night the Boardmet with an
• architect, who recommended a•
.firm of consulting engineers. to
inake.:a; thorough examination Of
the present; building. It is eX-
Pectecl that this inspection will
be made • yefy. shortly, arid a :170-,
. Port stip/ratted to • the Beard:In
:event :any 'struetural reCoMmend-
ations are Made, • they could be
••inporpcirated. With .a.bUildi_pg. plaii •
shOuld. such be decided upon. •
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••'NONAGENARIAN • PASSES
Thedeath of ,Mrs, .T.hoinas.
Henry of ellast, the former
Charrottee, Arm McAllister, oc-
curred in Wingharn Hospital on .
Monday in her 91st. year, The
funeral was . held on Wednesday•
froiti. the. Maditenzie'.•1VIernerialt
Chap} to, Greenhill CemeterY.'
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Q WEDNESDAY; ',TUNE 1.4th, 1961
'WARDENSHIP POST WONT
G6.11EGGING IN 1962.
•The , June . session of Bitice
County Council emphasized the
indication that there will be no
lack of wardenship candidates
come next 'January,. when it is
the' turn for a rural• -•reeve to
hold the office.
Reeve Harold Percy of Kinloss,
Reeve Chester Emmerton of Hu-'
ron Township and Reeve John
MacKenzie of ,Bruce Township,
are among those who are indicat-
ing. their "hat will be in the
rine with one .or two others
Salvation Army
BlitzThis Week
The ,Salvation Army Red•
Shield appeal willbe conducted
in ,Lucknow and Community this
week by members of the ':Librit..
Club. The Club Volunteered to:
undertake the task at the last
meeting when they were addres-
sed.
• by Envoy Newman Of th4‘
Wirigham Corps • of the Army.
The canvass will take the form
of a blitz and will be done this
toying. week -end with the idea, should de= .,,day evenion Thursday and Fri-
velopments warrant it. ngs
,Federation Makes
Donations •... ..„...... •,,,Fairs
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• The Ashfield • Federation • .of.
• Agriculture. held a' directors'
meeting at the Township • Hall,
recently.
The president, Bill- Hunter, Pre: -
sided :and • gave A . report on
County Federation meetings,
tivities and, finances. After f/a'
discussion it was decided to send
the • County .a grant ,of $50:00..
A grant of $10.: each is. t� be
given to the Lucknow and Dun-
gannon 'Agricultural Societies.'
Warren Zinn, reported On the
Goderich Folk • School for rural
leaders which he attended. :He
reported. that the sphOoi- was yery;
worthwhile and that be enjoyed
the Sessions.,
The annual Federation church
service is -to be held at Bayfield
this year.
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INFANT'S BAPTIZED AT .
LUCKNOW AND S. KINLOSS
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• Eight .babies, Were baptized On
Sunday by Rev. 'Rod Mac1.4od-=
five at 'Lucknow; Presbyterian
:Church • at the Morning, .service
and three at the afternoon ser-
vice it- South. Kinloss. '
, •Baptized. at Lucknow ;were:.
Thomas Arthur, son` Of • Mr:' and
Mrs', James R. •Henderson; • Barb-
ara • 'Elizabeth, daughter of Mi.
and Mrs. Robert Aitchison; • Etta
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
, Jack. 'MacDonald; • Glenda Lee;
daughter of Mr. ,and Mrs. Stuart
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Jamieson; Donna Heather, daugh-
ter .Of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
• Nicholson,
•• Those baPtiked at South
Kin-
loss Church Were Gregory l•
Alex-
ander, Son of Mr. and Hugh
MacMillan; Sheila Louise and
Joan Beth, •daughters Of Mr. and
Mrs, Den ,McIntyre.
Pharmacy Class
f 1911 Honore
A. R. McKim was in . Toronto
last Week -end attending the 50th
anniversary of his graduation
from the 'Ontario College of Phar-
macy: The,Prograrn consisted of
a :lecture*by the president, of, the
'University,. Dr. Bissell, luncheon
at Hart House,- garden party_ at
BiSsell's home, a dinner in
the.. College -Pharmacy Building
where 14 graduates of ,the class of
1911 were honoured and present-.
ed with. a Golden Anniversary
Certificate: Mrs.. McKim and Mr,
and Mrs. Reid McKim .of
dale attended :With. Mr.. McKim"
Lions ' members. were • :given
their . call assignments at Mon-
day ,night's meeting. If You have
your donation •ready when they
knock at your door • it ' will great-
ly assist in .speeding up their job..
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Lad Breaks Leg
t Kinloss icnic
An unfortunate' accident' at the
Kinloss Township Community
Picnic On Saturday •afternoon re-
sulted in John 'Ackert, young son •
of Mr: and Mrs. , LloYd'. Ackert
of HolyrOod, receiving a ,fracture
of the leg.
*•Lloyd; ':a 'rriovirig • force' in .or-
ganizing :arid ;.supervising '•:th •
picnic, received a :had gash ..on
the: lip in •the accident. Lloyd .&
John were. teaming u. in a father
and sonrace with the son rid-
ing on the father's shoulders, &
the father , with a paperbag over
his head. Lloyd veered cia,courge
itry the race and tripped over a
piece of iron framework that
had been used 'once • as , teeter-
totter% at'. the •Holyrood .school.
Lloyd fell against the •frainework,
and his full weight .came On
John's leg: which was jammed
'against the, 'iron. ,
: The extent.. of the 'injury was
not'. immediately • known •until
Tohn • received medical .a.ttention
in Lucknow.• • •
The picnic was held on the
Holyrood. school ; _ground's and,
Was regarded; as a. very •success-
ful event, but this unfortunate,
'occtirance .clamPenedthe spirits
of those present.
John,. :Was getting* -around On
crutches the first ,of the :week,
was feeling,. well • and .was ex-
tremely proud. . of the auto-
graphs on his cask :that many of
his well-wiSheti. had •inscrlbed.1
LOCAL RESIDENT MARKED
••89th BIRTHDAY SATURDAY
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• Mrs. Duncan (Margaret),
MacDonald, a lifelong resi-
dent • of . this Community;
ob-
served Oth birthday on
Saturday, June 10th at 'Pine- .
crest Manor in LucknOw.
Mrs. MacDonald has been
a patient in, Wingham Hospi,
,tai._and. at ' Pineorest' Manor
for about two years
She is in reasonably good
health and • on " Saturday en: •
• ' jOYed thebirthday remern-
,-,•,brances and good , Wishes of
• Many' :friends. Her, family
Were all present for the oc-
casion.
IgNLOSS lOWNSHIP Comniu,
nity Picnie wag well represented
in the young folks department.
While • the, older Children were
running races and participating
in other garrieS, June Ackert,
Karen CarrUtherS'. and Mrs,* Al-
lan 'left t right-. in
the back rOur4; directed the young.
er children in games •sUitable
their age grotlp,
.8entit,161. Photo
HOW: Trial
Run Barbeue
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' A chicken barbecue iS to be
feature of the LtioknOW and Dig.-
triot .Lions Club Celebration on
July lst,, and to develop that ex -
Pert touch in preparing the de -
heady, a "trial run" Was staged':
at. Ashton's COttage. at Ambeiley
Beach on Monday evening
V.. A. -Mowbray Was in Charge'
of barbecile. arrangements, and he
and hiSicommittee did a fine job
'in feeding over, fifty members of
the Mb.; The chicken Was .dOne
"to •a• turn,'1 and the trimmings:
of potatoes, vegetables, hun,: cake,
ice cream and coffee,'..i3rOvided a
repast that had; the. approval of
all
in .attendance. .
President GOrdon Montgomery
who is concluding his term in•
office',.. announced that Ladies'
Night and the installation of the
new slate of 'Officers would be
held next Monday; .rather ',than
at the regular meeting the week
as that .Was the week
Of the club's 2 -night celebratidn.
Members Were presented with
a list of •calls .each is to. Make: in:
town. and ,country for the Salv&
tion. Army Red S.13.ield. Appeal.
Thanks was 7 tendered :those
who contributed, to the success
of Monday's' .meeting:"
W,ELVF PAGES
$350 to Prizes At
Lions Holiday °Draw
Posters listing details of, the,
Lions club 2-nikht carnival cele-
bration will make their appear-
ance in a few days.
A feature of the event will be
a lucky ticket draw for 0.50. in
Priis.,First,,prize is a $200 .bond;
second, $lim:. beric4,' third, ,$50.
bond. The draws will beT.4104o
at „2.,30,. 10!30 and .4;1:30, on Sat-
urday evening, slulY 1st, •- •
As announced ,last week there
will be•bingo arid.;sarnes on Fri-
day night in the arena With. free '
entertainment by the well krio-Wii
Paul Trio. and jitney dancing •tc.,0
Wilbeeis • Orchestra. •
On :Saturday afternoon at 5:011 •
there' will be a big Parade frown
the ,Public School to the Cale-
donian Park,. featuring • children:
in costume, ponies, pets,. decorat- •
ed. bicycles and tricycles, cars,
floats •and - "what -have -YOU.'
Therewill be three bands—the
40 -Piece 'Hanover Girls :Bugle
Sand, the Lucien:ow. and Belgrave.
Pipe Band,:. and the High' School..'
This will be followed by a de-
licious chicken barbecue,. and
then there willbe more bingo,
games, entertainment and: danc-
ing to 'music by Carruthers' Or-
chestra. • • ;
"The .Heads" �f London , will
provide the Saturday night 'per-
formance of • magical... acrobatic
acts.
.Atirnissiori 4 free to the arena •
on both evenings
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HIGH* SCHOOL EXAMS
ARE IN FINAL STAGE
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.The 'high school term is draw-
ing .to a close with Grade 13' stu- •
dents haying 'commenced. Writing .
this week and will finish by June
23rd: • • „.
•• •Grade '12 studentS , wrote last,
week, • Grade 11 students are
writing this Week • also as well
as Grade 9. and 10 students who
are required to Write some sub--,
jects in •a to. get •their year,.
Staff Complete
Latin Teacher, Engineer to
xception Of Extra
a e Checkup
.At the June meeting of. the
Lucknow District High • School
Board. held Monday', -.June 5th,
the Management •ComMittee re -
Ported that, Withthe exception
of a Latin .teaeher, all vacancies
On: the staff' have been filled.
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The new teachers. are: Princi-
pal,
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Mr: Brian B. lowl'ett;
Frerioh, .Mr. • F. Desjarlais;
,Science, •Mr. lan. Haniilton;, Com-
mercial, Mr.: -Joe Murray" Indus-
trial'
Arts, Mr, Robert Tutchener;.
Mathematics • and English,' ;Mr..
Elwin Hall.' • ,
• Continuing • members • ..of * the
staff are Mrs: Laurel HeWitt, Miss
Audrey , Fiederlein and Mr; Ron -
aid; Kelterborn: • ; **' •
A payment of $.30,000.00. en
ac-
count ; 'of '1.061.. Provincial Grant
Was received and the. *Bank of.
:Montreal loan --$23,5:00;06 repaid.:
A'cCounts4or the month of 'gar •
amounted to: $8;51113.',.
• ,Install'atiOri: of chalkboard ileas
in three classrooms and addition-
aj in theScienceRoom,
has .been completed.•
• An increase' of :$100.00' a year
to the'; caretaker, S. Whitby, atr4.
$10.,00-'a:rhanth to Mrs': J. C.
Arm-
strong' in. charge . of the: -Cafeteria,
was passed. •
The.Sanitary: Inspector's Report
referred, to cracked., beams in the
auditorium. . which ShoUid be at-
tended.' to.- An engineer is to
check and 'advise .what can be
done in this connectiOn.
• Public Invited To Open House
n Town Hall This Friday
A treW era in municipal ad-
1;111inlitrati611 has been inaugurat-
ed here this month with the esta-
blishment of the Mtihicipai
Of-
fic . in the "Council Room!' .. of
/the ,ToYvfi Hall,
. • This.. lafest project whieh
in-
cluded the,installation of a pub-
lic assembly' room .'and 'kitchen
facilities in the basement; , eli:
hlaxes :a program that has
s:lt:thd dint. the being
forme,from auditorium to
bsen
A vault installation, rebuild-
ing and relacating the rear stair-
way and the apprOach ' to the
auditorium stage, on the east side,'
are alterations•' Winch Mted •rnodern new kitchen,
cartS7ing out, the, project.'
Oliert House Frida.y
' This entire trafistOrinatin,.—
and it is jtist that can be
Viewed.' 6n Frfdayof this 'week,
when open house is 'being, held
at the hall, Residents of Luel<no:W
ancl ConinitmitY are cordially.
to ."drop in' 'either after.
.noon oi evening When you will
be receiNied and, .‘lconled :by
m:Unicipal. official& '
Tea will be sorved'in the ..af.=
ternoon by the Women's Insti-
tute andin the evening by the
Lady Forsters.‘These two Organi-
zations, had a part' iri equipping
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