The Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-09-13, Page 11411
.WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13th, :1961
THE . LUCKNOW . SENTINEL, LUCKNO,W, ONTARIO
PAGE ELEVEN
Plans•o. Play.tc�l.tura 'Society ; ��� BE1�1ID T3i� COUIti�I� NEWS, BRIE'S.
ost To District Meeting 'Phis Month p Y �NEARBY
Pm�'i4cia]' sales tax ofJiCia19, FROM
sdreained unhhYnr,ss•s«*dreamed'upthxpt
The September meeting of the j
Lucknow• and District Borticul.
lural: Society was held last Thurs-
day evening; when plans were
made for the local Society to play.
host for the annual' Meeting, of,
District; No» 8 ,of the Ontario Hor-
ticultural Society. to be• held in
the `Legion Hall, , Lucknow. 'on
Friday, September 22nd.•
.The president, 'Kenneth Came-
ron, introduced the speaker of
the evening; Campbell Thompson
who shared, sone of the high-
lights .of their 'recent trip to the
coast.
Despite•the hurry the whole trip
Was most enjoyable. They travel-
led to. the coast, via the U.S.A.
and the route took them through
Northern Michigan with. its nu'm-.
erous� lakes: and rivers and plenty,
of natural .beauty ' and 'across
"Big Mac.", the one hundred mil
lion dollar bridge crossing • the.
Mackinaw Strait. After leaving
Michigan and 'Minnesota, the
beauty was not so evident. The
prairies were definitely depres-
sing with the •extrerne.' heat and'
everything burnt. The National
Park ' in Montana , again
Glacier., .Pak g
'provided some scenic pleasure.
as 'lid : Washington State.' Here
they saw the,Coulee' dam ;which
is a :marvel of • engineering, From
here .they took a'',short. trip into
the lush Okanagan Valley, along
the. Fraser ' River to Vancouver.
arid by ferry -.to `Nanaimo. Mr.
Thompson then presented pictures.
af-the -highlights of their-tr-a-vels:
`Theycould 'even. tell bear stories.
The Dry Falls' and Badlands were
scenic' features of the return trip.
Miss.' 'Ada; VWebster .expressed.
thanks to •Mr: Thompson : for ' his,
delightful' • portrayal' of'a quick
trip across the continent. So:much
to see in such 'a short"time arid we
are very glad that 'Mr. Thompson
found: time . to ',share :his" e*peri-
•
Mrs, J W. • J'oynt carried some
'of the old timers. back a year or
two' when she sang "Memories",,.
beautifully done with Mrs. Ross
humming at the piano Miss.
Webster thanked 'Mrs. ••Joynt ,for
her contribution to the program.
Mr. Bristow gave the secre-
tary's report and the 'treasurer's
statement. 'Correspondence . per-
taming to the district annual to.
be held 'iii • Lucknow September'
22nd in. the Legion hall was dealt
with. This is a banquet meeting
and Lucknow is host to .the dis-
trict, ,
• Mrs. Morgan Henderson volun-
teered, to head "up the •reception.
committee with Mrs. Clark, Fin.
layson as her assistant.'
• Mrs,,. Gordon Kirkland was.
nominated as , chairinan for the
decorating committee with Miss
Flora Webster as her . assistant.'
Mrs.. G; .MacDiarmid was marri-
ed as, head of the 'catering and
asked that: a vote be taken
whether the- society ladies cater
themselves or ask another or-
ganization to look after the 'ban-
quet. There was a ratio of 3 to
1 in, favour of asking some other
group to 'cater.. This' was left to
Mrs., ,MacDiarmid..
Mrs. ,J..W..Joynt and 1Mr.' Bris,
tow are to see about a ; program.
Plan .Fall 'Flower '.Show '
Ken Murdie presented an'dea
for their meeting which' is in Oct.
He,: suggested, an autumn flo-
wer show, featuring mums, . etc.
He made the motion that we have
-th f1 wer;' show and that.t
society allocates prize money. to
the extent of fifty dollars. This
motion "was ' seconded '. by Mrs..
Morgan Henderson and carried:
`After a brief discussion the date
was ..set as October ..8th. in the
semertt of Carnegie Hall. Ex-
hi to:be; in :lace•' b '6:45:
The Cor .imitt'ee is' to . arrange a
'prize list ,and get a speaker and
nous perm; a rein Gays pehind
the retail counter: That is the
expressed opinion of more than
one vendor • who is having • the
yolk of . tax' collection serfdom.
There are so many . absurd
cases: cropping 'up; that one com-
plainant ' recommends 'strongly
that what, they need at Queen's
Park is ' a little female intelli-
gence. to straighten'Out the farcir
cal situations that have arisen.
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KINGSBRIDGE
Mrs, Walter Clare; her mother„
Mrs. Ryan'. of Chesley and-, •Fr.,'
Lyold Ryan of Mildmay travelled
to South 'Bend, Indiana recently
and: visited in Ohio :and. Michigan'
also. •
Congratulations to Mr: and Mrs..
John Howard • an the arrival of
a •baby boy in Wingham, Hospital
on Wednesday. '
Mr: and 'Mrs. Jack '• Fitzgerald
and family spent the Week -end
here.
Mr. Kerry Hogan is attending
Well's Business Academy in Lon-
dori.
Mr. and Mrs,' Mark Dalton
spent. the' week -end, in .`Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs..Jack McConville
of Toronto* Mr. and .Mrs.. Mc
'Conville,. St, of Keswick, ..Ont.,
spent „the •week -end with Mr. 8i
Mrs.. Cliff Austin. •
,Miss Patricia Drennan of/Kin-
• ca +dine spent the 'week -end with
her parents, . Mr. and : Mrs.,. Earl
Drennan': .•
WHITEOEIURCH
'Mr, and Mrs. Arooliie Watt and
family,'of Tor•anto's"p ent the week
end at the home' of his Parents, -
Rev:, arid- Mrs. 'John Watt.'
Mr, and 'Mrs. Rgbert• Pardon
spent :,Sunday at • the home of
her sister Mrs. Frances Henry in
Dungannon:
Mr. and Mrs. William Parker
of • Exeter spent Sunday . at the
home 'of Mr. and Mrs.
••'Clenaghan, Ben Nle=
Mrs.. Doris Willis visited' on
: Sunday at the. home of`: Mr. and
Mrs, S; C. Willis in Gowaristown.
'Mr. and Mrs. • Robert McInnis
of Clinton visited on Sunda at
the home df' M' D
Sunday
T ., f. and Mrs. an
iffy., • t".
Mr. /and Mrs John McInnis of
' Ro1yrood visited 'on Sunday .:at.
the home of .Mr.
Mc•
Innis.' ' and Mrs, Jim
ent i William Henry is a, pati -
rt Win'glarn G.Hospi-
tal. •, eneral • •
Mrs. Robert Ross has ,returned
to her thome .here.: after spending
the summer: months with rela-
tives in
ela-tivesin . Saskatchewan.'
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Think Often
Folk
LuCknow
We take the liberty '.to:. publish
a personal letter. ,from Rev -Grant:
Meiklejohn.'of Forest, because. of.
the interest with which .Lucknow
folk • so, kindly remember, the
Meiklej'ohns, and ' with whom we
would :like 'to share the thoughts'
in his letter. •
• September '6th;' 1961
Dear` Campbell., . .
'By tthe:. label, . its obvious' that
$3. is due `;for we: do want The
Sentinel, to continue corning.. ,
True to my Scotch, ancestry, I:
use the same envelope to send
our best 'Wishes to .ypu and' Earn=
ply; We hope all are ;hale • and
hearty, tanned by the summer sun
and fannedVby Huron breezes and
ready for ,fall's fullness of time.'
September greets us with new
activities —.Ruth at.kindergarten,
Marj. teaching • grade 4, Grant se-.
cretary.ing 'for Lam'bton •Presby-'
tery.and church people. j reathing
deeply after the :swelter" of last
Sunday when° a .."hot" ser noxi
would have been.* most out of
place
We' welcome The Sentinel, • as
usual our reghlar source of news'
about. Lucknow :.folk of whom
we 'often think, but seldom,' see.
Recently. 'we ' had 'a "'chat with .the
•Kilpat'ricks (of coarse we're only
9 miles distant),' Clad, to see the
smiling face of Shirley, Robin
son in your last .issue and to learn
of her' distinction.
We keep thinking' of a visit to'
Bruce. soon, .if it can be managed,
still recognizing that• while a
massive power, projeot is ' devel
oping . in hetcounty, an . even`
`greater Strength' operates in the
lives of. people.who' congregate
in, The Master's,..Name,'
•Remember, our welcome rna3 is
out • too any tune' you 'can come.
Si` 10 Grant Meiklejolin.
Recalls Am.berley
Historic Places
The, 'selling of the Courtney
store at Arnberley ?brings mem
ories•;to many who have long: and
intimate associations with this
busy intersection . at'`the':junction
of ` highways 21 and ,86.
• While in Arnberley last:. week
taking a picture , of .the'Court
ney .building,' we talked to Walter:
Brown, Amberley's "pioneer'
businessman.,'•: Watt has been in
the garage and; hardware business'
in :Amberley .: since 1924 and is
well known to the beach ' folk:
as well as ' the area residents.
From years of service, Mt. Brown
has the longest record of the. pre
sent businesses in Amberley.
Mr.. Brown'.at one timeoperated
a blacksmith shop. to- ,the •west:
of his: present ,building 'which he
purchased from Bob Steele, now
of ,Detroit. 'He had the first ,truck
in the ,township and did many
moving jobs as far as Detroit.
Mr. Brown, recalls --. in addi-
tion 'to: the stores presently ,oper-
ated. by Ross Shiells: and Art
Courtney -=_, a shoemaker, a 'dress-
-maker, ' sawmill, chopping ; mill,
blacksmith : shop,, tailor and wa-
gon shop, all having been,located
.in Amberley , at -one time. ,The
store ' now operated , by ;Ross
Shiells is: a .new one having been
built a few years , ago• to replace.
,the old store operated: by' Ross'
and his ,dad, Janies. Shiells. It
was highway regulations that
caused' this •old store, • situated
close to ''thesouth-west corner •of
the• intersection, to be removed
and replaced by a modern': new
storewell back from the highway.
Mr,
Drown• recalled• a store
situated on the ,Gore Road where
the Peter Shiells house used to
be: •Both '• are now gone. Across
from' it Was ' a Methodist church
Which was" torn" down :sone .time
after. church union when its con
United' Church, ., ' Pine River
g
re
cation went" " to Pi
There has been a lot of history
through the years .at Y Amberley
and Walter Brown has watched
it • from :the same stand .for 37
An enrolment of 217 students
was reported at Milverton District'
High School last 'week, an' •
crease of 33 over •'the previous
year, Mr. 'G. D. Kirk - is •the print.
oipal. '•
s. s, *•
There was, an'attendance
close to 30,000 People at Elmira's
fall fair, 3t • was• rained• out on.
Friday night but good weather
prevailed .for Saturday . and' Mon,=
day„ A feature of, the fair .was
the opening of a new grandstand.
*'• •
Dennis Riggin of • Kincardine
has: reported at. the Detroit Red
Wings hockey training:camp. Den-
] his has starred for the past ,few
seasons with Edmonton in the
Western 'Pro. ,League.
The Seaforth Expositor says:
"Seaforth :merchants and district
shoppers got together •on Thurs-
day, August 31st to beat the
and in the process had. a 'thorough-
ly good time. Main street was
crowded throughout the, evening.
The 'little community of Elm-
wood staged a ,Labour Day ;.cele-
bration that ' grossed $4,500 with;
a nice profit for their cominu-
nity centre' fund, A chicken bar-
�oecue, .prize .draw, ball game,;
shooting match 'and dance were
features. The •Major '•prize of
_$1,000 was won•by. Eric Winkler,
M.P of Hanover.
'A rabid ,fox was shot on the
$armof; Lloy, d -Montgomery in
East Wawanosh. '•Their dog, which
was bitten. by the fox, is;' ifi, iso
Iation. .
At' thelast Teesv;-ater ° bingo,
one : of the '-regular .$50 games: was
:won .by Mrs. .Margaret Sproule:
At a Walkerton: bingo` "lightning
struck: twice".. Frank. Hamilton
split the $30:' prise for game • No.
10, and the : very next game won
the -full $30.00.
*** •
Mrs. Victor Emerson of White-
.church, the former Valetta
fin, was one of eight .ex -teachers
of, 5.S. No: .:5,.Maryborough,Tov(rn-
ship, near .Palmerston, who at
tended ' a recent reunion marking
the, :closing of ;the 'School:.
.A surplus .of nearly $25,000 ' is
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predicted for Huron County
Council this year , according to
figures :by County Clerk-Treasur-:
er, 'John . G. Berry at a.. special
• one -day me•eting of`'council:.
years.
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