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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LJCKNQW,; ONTARM
A WORTHWHILE, OR,,ANIZATIOhi:.
The annual flower show of the Lucknow
end District Horticultural Society, ' held
recently, mirrored the accomplishments of
this organization which merits the .corn-
tnendation and support of all the residents
of the community.
The, Society, since its reorganization,:
a 'comparatively short time ago, has evi-
denced enthusiasm and a civic conscious-
aess that is most commendable..
Not only have the services and''' pur-
chasing potential offered by the Society
been, of value, but . •the evidence of what
can be done 'in ' home 3snd'' civic beautifica-
tion
, has been an, inspiration to more and
y
• e
more home owners to beautify their home
surroundings
Members of • the . Society have promoted
• , •
civic plantings; .and "have rolled up their
sleeves. ' to ' also contribute: • the physical ef-
fort to 'make such projects a : reality.., •
The Luckn, d District Horticul-
tural Society i a gr up, that has earned
!audit ' deserves the moral and fin -
an sal upport:. of . the.community.
THE ,,SALES TAX DILEMMA
•- It may' be • presumptuous' to ; judge;
months.: ago .'.a Sentinel edit -
WHAT' REASONING... t'
• The . action of the 'Chesley District
High School Board: in 'levying'a fee of $200
on students, attending high 'school for more
than six years; appears a bit astonishing.,
Maybe there is a: local ' situation ., warranting
it, " and the; Ontario Statutes grant the right. .
It would seem that a student who is
so •deermined• to'obtain his.or her educe
• ..tion, as to remain in high school over six'
years, should, be encouraged to, do so, not.
penalized , for it. '
,The minimum time
in which a student
can . complete their secondary education is.
five .years. Grade 13 is a difficult course,
which, the majority of'students'.' find, •re-
quire • .an extra year. A student. who, in the
six year period, falls 'short. of. obtaining his'
graduation . diploma, or the necessary over-
all percentage that is required. for university'
admission,. should not , be discouraged
• a $200 penalty : from persevering to 'attain
his -genal.
' It 'would' seem that these are 'the stu-
dents who will be so affected: Students who
are still in lower'grades ;at the end of six-
years
ix•years would .rarely, have' the indention of
aspiring for their senior matriculation.
•oval. warned of ;'. what lay ahead for the
'small' business man, .who was to become
an__ enfoxceil•_:.;tax_.collector•; :foX_.the;;.Prov n-
cial Government:.
• We based those opinions:• on person-
al experiences,' in collecting , .thee ,compara-
tively simple ` 1 1 • percent: Dominion'' sales'-
tax' under , the status '. of .'' a manufacturer of
printing•
•'Our protest of weeks' ago, .pointed out•
that the average ,•small 'town.: merchant
.was : not • staffed or' 'equipped • to collect
'this tax, .and `that':•the additional expense
responsibility, was. ' an. unfair' iiiosi-=
andF
tion .foisted ,'upon the small retailer,": who
s enou in this era '.of "bi'
has problem g g
business"' 'cometition:
from . this distance, the actions of world
leaders. But . it • does appear that ' the Un-
ited States has been• premature in announc-
mg the,intention to resume nuclear, tests,;.
albeit not in the atmosphere. -It seems to
us that this is scarcely the way to "win
'friends and influence people." It's ,,play
ing right into Mr. ; Khruschev''s .hands. A bit
of :child' psychology might .better': be ap-
plied in dealing with this man Surely : a
few weeks delay in letting' the Russians.
get well out on the nuclear limb is not
going., to have that 'great a bearing on. the
• headlongplunging toward the- : abyss of
wrld annihilation.. . The U.S. announce-
rhent. serves ,,'toProvide .Mr.` Khrushchev',.
,,
with' 'an opportunity to justify ' his course
of action. •
The full ::;impact of what 'the ,collec-
tion . of this tax : means to those who have
to do. 'the' job 'is now: being felt, and seld-
om have we heard such vitriolic remarks'
about any'' :legislation as have been ram-
pant m recent weeks.' One would 'thinkit
has been designed to ' make it as difficult
and . confusing as possible:
There is a need, and quickly, for '
some common sense adjustments to the
. ridiculous aspects o: the newtas.
There. ` are only .:.two, . kinds 'of'parking
nowadays -- illegal: and '.no.
The only thing some people can
on time is , buy,
You'll never be poular if you 's pend
all your time 'taking advantage 'of'.' your
right of free speech. '
Ur
In
Recruuting
A= return' to a corps training, em-
phasis on : recruiting and :a • con-
tinuation 'of national survival in-
structions will highlight: the :pro
gram of the '21st Regiinent, RCA•..
(M) during the fall and Winter.
This was• disclosed by Lieut -Col
L. G. Vickars ,before ,officers and
senior 'NCO's of Wingham, 'Walk-
erten and Listowel 'batteries.
Firing again of the 105 how-
itzer, field guns on the Meaford
/range will feature' the, fall • ses
sion andhe weekly
t y.
Periods'. will concentrate'on ' gun
drill until the November exer ' •
cise. Date for the two-day Mea -
lord nanouvre has been' switched
advised the commanding officer:
,Originally ' the.: 21st . Regiment
8. ,
was allotted the 'week -end of Oc-
tober 21st -22nd but . this has 'now
• been changed to ,November 18th
'hand .19th; he said The October
weekend, however,. will be tit,
ilized for ' a ',regimental deploy-
'bent
eploy-
.at Walkerton in' prepara-
tion .:, . .: - ..
tion for the :actual firing at.Mea
• /ford. All three batteries `will take
part in the exercise with their
field guns and carry gout coin
• plete maneuvers With . the exeep,,
tion of aetual firing.
Urging all three batteries to
step up their recruiting picograms,
Lieut -Col. Vickers said there' are
also openings, for officer.' .material.'•
He disclosed: that during the sum-
mer the • regimenthas lost seven
officers through, removal . 'from'
centres where the: "batteries are
located::'•• .
During the 'forthcoming .season,
two . training. ,; nights instead of
One has been allotted ..to ;each
battery. The .re
er. ` regular nights will
g a ,
'
'continuefor the customarydrill
but a second' has :,been. set aside
for administration. In :the past
special sessions were frequently
held on Sundaysfor this purpose,
New Facuiutues_;
At Belfast School
V.S.S.• No.:' 13, Ashfield Town-
ship, commonly known. as Belfast
School is presently constructing a
cement:. block 'building `•adjacent
to ' the ';school which Will, lfouse
a new oil furnace, and toilet faci-
lities. The .building .is .being conl-
'structed by Worded Howald:..of
Lticknow. •
• The building is approximately
10' by :30'. 'and:will' provide the
school with• its first running wa-
ter, flush toilet facilites andfur=
nace. a.
Don Cameron; teacher at the
School; is starting . his fifth year`
at Belfast and • is :this year•'• teach-
ing 38 pupils. • • 4
Board members are ' ,liarVey
Kilpatrick, chairman, Jerry Cran-
ston,' Alvin Alton •and 'William
Rutherford, secretary -treasurer,
Double Insurance
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.At the. September meeting of
the •+Lucknow Public ,' School
Board, Principal ' S. Collyer re -
Ported :'an enrolment Of :.242 .to
begin ;the 1961-62 '}school 'term:
'As of September •1st ` 1961, fire•
insurance on the•: bufdn and
g.
contents '..was increased .., from
$85;000 to' $174,000 replacement
cost, with premiums set up on, a
"Budget Projection" payable in
September of • each •year.
A letter was . read • from the
Department of Education advis
ing that' 'grantsdo not apply to
the • replacement ' of windows,
which ha's' ' been discussed for
Some 'time: .
Newdesks • are to be ordered
for Miss ' •Thoinpson's ' classroom,
as those in use • are for Grades 3
and 4 pupils, and Grades 5 and.
6 are now being :taught there.,,,
A motion was passed that. at
the beginning of the 1962-63
school term, tuition fees..: for non-
resident pupils .are to be: paid in
advance, "
•Account§ amounting to $2491.-
68 were approved to be paid..
Golfing businessmen, often feel
that if they shoot above `par they
are neglecting their golf; arid- if
they shoot below par, they ' are
neglecting their, lousiness:,
INT.N. , SAY; SEPT;; 18th,; 1961
•
l -laving. taken over the Mullin Bakery in,
-which we have renamed "The' Carnation
will 'be 'our aim, •to supply this corninunity wi
.of bread and bakery products.
• WE INVITE YOU NO DROP IN!,
INTRODi c ORY; :"FEATURE`;
udcnow,
ery," it.
the finest
Dozen Free. Cooki'es
Pie, Your Choice
h Ever � u60c
Try Them They're' Delicious!
ATION BAKERY, . Lucknow
Wallace Vines,. . Prop., Phone .36
OId aAmberleyX Landmark To Go As
Highways Department .Bins Store
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/Exactly thirty 'two years. from,
' the day' .Mr: and Mrs. ' A.. N:
Courtney purchased' • the ; general
store. and hotel in Amberley, they
will gets possession of ,their new
home, that of Mrs. Sam. Geddes
directly across /the highway from
`theirstore and • "residence,
It was in .1929 that .Artand
Mrs _ Courtney tame !rent the se-
cond of •Huron; ;where they had
been farming, and purchased the
hotel on. the :north-west c'orner,.at'
Amberley 'from Mars Eiizabeth
Brady.
The store, snack bar, cabins and
residence have been purchased
from Courtneys by the .Depart-
!pent.
eparti lent. of Highways 'who plan to
sell or demolish the., building .arid
provide a better approach to that
intersection of Highways 21 and
86. "Ann alternative. ' .would' . have .
been to move • the building to. the
west,' but lack of. 'sufficient land
prevented this;, The highways de-
partment obtain possession' Jan-
uary 1st.
When ,Mr,' and
Mrs. Courtney
,purchased the hotel , in..1929, they
added a grocery and` general 'mer-
chandise: line ::to' the business. For
four years they operated tyre hotel
business taking overnight guests
and selling the old `4-4 beer.' Mr.
and Mrs CoQurtney ''discontinued
the hotel' poi"fion after fourears
Y ,
although through the years' they
'have
taken boarders and served
'''meals. They have always resided
inthe building, Which' houses both'
store and 'residence. Art his suc-
cessfully • operated a , feed
ness and has always sold gas 'at
one tithe having • two different
company's pumps., •
In the'
late 1940's, Mr. and, Mrs.
Courtney remodelled'. their store,
enlarging it and adding :a snack
bar: They built two cabins, in
successive years, because of the
continued demand e by the travel-
ling public for accommodation:
Mrs. Courtney pleasantly' recalls
that in the first year of o.an
er' '
R on,
with one cabin; they took in $400'
a $3 a bed.
The :Amberley store, ` a latid-
mark •for tourists wio'.frequent
the area year after year, has an
interestinghist °
ory. `'While "it is'
difficult t•
o pinpoint definite lila
formation; ,memories recall that.
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it was levelled by fire .•and' re-
built while a hotel in` early year's.
A:„Kincardine hotel • owner • is be
lieved to have been the -owner,
at :that time. When first taken
up by the.crown, the land'.showed,
100 acres on. the deed. When 'Mr.:'
and Mit. '-Courtney ':purchased the
betel . in 1929 they:were. suppos.,
ed to have 'received i/ acre ' of
land:
,Names appearing on the,
'deed' from the' tinie it' was taken.',
up` by the crowd in 1866 are Win-
nifred; MacPherson,. Jessie:: and;'
George,iBaiile James ,,T Mac;
Pherson, George• Theobalds
M. Parr, :Homer, Dalarnater, Eliza
M. and Joseph Parr,:James Steele,;':
' Catherine' Harrigan; Wm. :1Ceffer, •,
B
Jackson.rothers, William: Potter, .
ili.,,mA Geo..
W1ta1 P nbent Mac herso , C
P. ;Blue, Walter :Brown; Elizabeth
Brady.; 'A.. N. Courtney.
For seine time Charles Lorenz:
operated a biacksmith shop out
of: the- "l shop
{Courtney barn until .
ing across the 'road' and ' building
a lace. f r lf..This' uildin
,A . o i•himse b g
is.'used now asa storage shed
for
the' Department'. of Highways. on
the north 'east corner. The • first
drive-in; theatre ;in this . area w*.
situated at Amberley in the late
1940's Nels Hodgins, Lloyd Wilds
and Don McLay. of 'Ripley leas-
ed
eas ed' property;owned'.by Mr. Court-
ney to the ,west of the corner on.
the north 'side of the road for this.
venture. '•.
Mr. and Mrs:CourtneY have'.a
family
Of five, Mrs. Grant {Eve-
lyn) , Rice of London, Lloyd of
•London, Mrs. John D. (Joan)
MacKay of 'Ripley ` w h . operates
ho P.
a summer store at Lurgari beach,
Mervyn of. Kingsville, Mrs. Bab
• (Shirley) Harris of Huron Town-
ship. Art was born on the second
of Huron and Mrs. !Courtney was
the 'former Florence Campbell of
Kincardine 'Township.
111 health has forced Art to
reluctantly give up his business.
A slight ;stroke hospitalized hire
for a time ,in June but- he is
presently "behind the counter”
again, Although next year's tour-
ists will, find the corner. iet'elled
We imagine thatmanyine tha wilt long'
refer'' to it as "Courtne' 's ,corner."
Thirty-two years of serving the
public is not , •soon forgotten.
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