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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-10-04, Page 1• 00.0 TOP in Advance $1.00 Extrai "14 ±..T.KNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY 0,..67% • 4th,.: 1001, 1 SIXTEEN PAGES, fo.101,1f10100.4 :When Struck By A Car On Saturday Evening st tWia weeltS after he had Observed his 93rd • birthday, death came suddenly to John MacRae . on Saturday evening.. Ile died. :in Wingham Hotpital about. 11:30,, less "•than three hours after .he had been struck by a or while crossing the highway On "Quality Hill" and within a "stone's throw". of his home. Driver of the •ear Was George Everett MacGregor, a 19 -year-old Walkerton district youth, and :active in 4-H Club, Work. He was alone at •the time and Was, Pro- • ceeding, .south on.. Ring St. The accident occurred about. 141W -way. up, thehill where Mr. MacRae • was crossing to the laneway that 'leads' to :his residence, overlook- ing what to many is known ' as the old gravel pit. • : Mr. MacRae had walked Own street that evening to call at the Johnstone Funeralhome to pay his respects, and :extend his sym- pathy to the family .of the late Michael •Hogan, whow;as. in his 90th year: • • Mr. MacRae: met with a "Qual- ity Hill" 'friend, JLm Cameron,: and after Mr. MacRae had done a little Saturday night shopping • • _. • the two of :,•them started home shortly Before .nine O'clock. • , • Midway up the hill they bade. each other gbodnight. Mr. MacRae started across the road and Jim continued .;:up the hill. He had only gone a few feet 'When' he' BILL, RITVHIIR INJURED . IN HIGHWAY' ACCIDENT Bill Ritchie, • son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ritchie of Lucknow, is a patient in New Liskeard hos- pital, following injuries received in a highway ,aCcident on Satur- day: Bill. is. stationed •at gogarna with the Department of Lands. and Forest, and was in, charge Of a ,crew that had been break- ing rough ground in preparation for. experimental • seeding with a. helicopter, ‘. • Bill • was •a passenger in the truck cab which was in coil/on 'with a motorist at the brow o a hill, He suffered a badly gashed head and was taken -to Now Lis-, keard hospital for x-rays and 'observation. Miss Sara Jane Bannister, for- merly of Lucknow, is a 'nurse at this hospital, and on Monday ev- ening Mi. and , Mrs.' Ritchie were in telephone Conversation With her. condition seemed 4uite satisfactory. •. saw Mr. .MaeRae's form ahead Of . him on ,the roadway. • ' The driver of the.car. said'. he _ Elect did not. see Mr, MacRae until he stepped iri front of him.. Un- '1 •able. to. stop, ' Mr,. MacRae was , • Council struck ' just' to :the tight of • the front-centre:of the ,car. The dri-. '.(Contimied. On Page 15) • YORKER:.RESIDErhr. DIED. kr. -Robert Hunter, eldest ' son of the late Mr: and' Mrs; William Hunter, Lucknow, passed "away on Septernber,16•th. in Winnipeg' HoSpital at the age, of 62. Vernon Hunter; a, nephew, :attendedthe funeral at. DelOraine. • • . tu ent t ILDHS A • rousing election .carnpaign: for "seats" :on the, student coun- cil of Lucknow District High School preceded the voting last' • Various methods of "Vote -•So-.. Brike In. Fall and -So"- were used pos- ters; banners,' decorated : cars, musicsponsored by one ,candl date,' campaign • hats, and. 'even shirt -front slogans. On Wednesday :at the •riOon- hour; the-, victory parade was staged with the 'elected,: execu- tive riding.' in state On"a decor- ated pick-up ,truck with a musi- cal salute by the High •School Band which followed up onia de- corated hay rack. Other representatives have since been named with the com- plete personnel of t4e Students' Council as follows: President, .George Gibson; Vice President, Murray Hunter;- Sec- retary, •• Wilhelmina Smith; -Trea- surer, Ken Houston; Press Re= 'porter, . Dick Richards; Pianist, Mary AiIm.• , • • "" Pont Representatives are: Grade 9A; Sandra Brooks; 9B, 'Froth ,Hay 'Rack. Jack Ritchie :of Zion is "going aboUt with his left , arrn in •a' , cast:, He° fractured' the arm above- . . • • : rack on Friday. The . break was • • set in Wingilarn hospital and he irkland .on ,„,iag:L. able.. to 'return home •on en n aturday. •• ' -•• A. couple .0! ,years ago,* J'aCk •iowmunthip suffered a fractured vertebrae' in • •.---,— his back .and was in 'a body 'Cast " . ' • s • . he was,. sadly death of Mrs. the birth of T.e fox' five month. • lAr lve . • teenggers including two girls, competed at the Luck - now Fall Fair 4-.41 Calf Club contest ' Which 'always produces " Early in July.. bereaved' by 'the .Ritchie following keen coin their : petitie n anda good deal , of 'spectator intereSt. • Ken Kirkland placed first fOt showmanship Others in. order were Soar -Me Alton, Bill. • • man, Bryan Garrirnie, Ken Taylor, Wayne. Todd, Garry . Gammie; Douglas. ',Gault, Larry Hunter,. Donald Alton, • •••• . The calf judging 'is brOlten. into a series of junior and senior ' dairy and beef calves': 'Ken Kirk - land's junior dairy: °heifer was -the only-one:in this class. In the Junior ; beef ' heifer class; Garry Garnynies. calf. was first and that • of his brother' Bryan Gammie : was .secondIn : '• • . the senior'„ dairy1 heifer class three entrieeplaced as fol- 1os Bil1 Kolkinan, Marjorie Alton, Douglas Gaunt :Wayne Todd's *senior 'beef heifer was first and Jo -Anne Altori'S calf second.' In the beef steer class the Placing was, Ken Taylor, . 'Leroy Rintour, 'Donald Alton and Larry Hunter, Is Hospitalized it eu Amin Larry Pentland; . Grade 10A; Last week We: referred to old Woods ;being hospitalized, & the barn On his farm. being Made, • available to a ',neighbour, William Hardy, who lost his barn :by fire. Harold, at, the age of 40; has to give up fanning because he is suffering from leukemia, 'and. has beep in and out 'of hospital since last February. For the past three weeks • he has been in „Victoria Hospital, London,, but. gets home from time to time as his condi- tion Permits. • • • • Harold is •a nephew .of Arnold and Elmer Woods of St: Helens And Mrs. Dick Martin of Huron Township. Mrs, Woods is a sister of Mrs, Lloyd Cline of Ashfield., Mt, and Mrs. WOoCls, who reside' •• on the Division Line, have a family of. four children/ . Weigh In 135 Capons Raised By Kinloss Scouts, To Be Shooting Match Prizes Another ,chapier in the ste*T, of tho BlOy Scouts' Capons took. Place last Tuesday .0 -veiling when e KinlOss Cubs.and SPouts brought their Capons to, Orville Elliott's. farm for. weighing.”in and fattening. ' • Thelleaviestlairds were brought in .hy, ji/TIMY and David Mckin-,,, lion who raised 3 'Capons to the pound level, with their 9 Pound '12, Ounce bird taking the 0 prize for the Cubs. Herbie • Ic swetter won the $5.00 prize kr the Scouts with his g pound ounce Cap. Ail.'the 135.Capong riOW art tO- • gether for a throe week fattohing period 1..lefave .the shooting, Match. on October 2 1 :4 it wlijdi they will he. Used for prizes':. • Last spring after • the Boy Scouts fore organized,. the ;1st Group :Committee, com- pris110y Cdoish, Lorne Eadie, Orville Elliott, Harold flaldenby" and 'Prasct McKinnon decided that Sonic SPeCial way of able sum of money had to be undertaken in order'forl our Troop and Pack to have ade quate' tents arid, eqUipment. A plan:Was developed Whereby' the (COntintied. On Page 3)', • Joyce Thori?tain; 16B, Bob Hun- ter:. 11, • Sim' D. MacDonald, 1?, Elizabeth Finlayson;.: 13,. Terry Wilson; :Staff :Representative, Mr. Ronald Kelterborn. ,Advisory • Committee -•-- Elaine Hodgins, - 1Patricia , Thompson, George Bushell. • . , , • The initiation "ceremonies" will take "place thig- week, with a get- niiiiittee Discussed Artificial Ice F'roject ith Village Council On Friday Opimittee Of Frank Thome; sPri, Charles Webster and Harvey, Houston, appointed last week by the Lucknow and District Lions Club, attended a pecial meeting Pf the Village Council on Fray evening to inforrnably discuss the artificial ice project Which; has been brought to :the fore with. 4 view to, acting: or dropping it. • • Reeve Joynt reiterated his •stand of a year ,Or two ago, that if the Lions Club put in artificial •At aft.siciSaayle onfigPhrtg,smeeting,p,ertie . , Council received tax bids on a:number of properties; Accept- ance of these bids' is subject to the approval Of. the •Municipal Board and a covering by-law Some lots in the: vicinity of' the • CNR tracks are being retained: Twq of these lot -Si • regarded a indistriai:si,te, s . an ndustrial:site, are in ,the ex- treme north-east corner • of the municipality adjacent to the rail - ice, Cotincil, so. far_as the present way line. :- administration is • ' concerned, Another property being retain would `accept it and guarantee to maintain it, • • . It was pointed out that ar- rangements have been, made to have an 'engineer inspect the building, 'which 'recognized 'as -the, first, Step. • The Reeve pointed out that a winter works programmewas Considered to • remodel and renovate : the building to "take the barn kick off : . " The opinion was expressed that a.. major expenditure Might not be feasible unless 'artificial ice was to .be installed, was ' , suggested that.the Lions Club explore every poten- tial source of revenue and come up With some sort of an 'estimate of• what. coilld possibly be raised. The: cOmsnittee is meting with Township Councils: to informally discuss the project ,and report back. at the next meeting, of the • • ' ' • - . I Flew East For Ripley Fall Fair Two •longtime. friends whO at- tended Lurgan 'School :as. lads, got' together. on Sunday .for ' a couple .;of hoUrs Of -rerniniseing. They were Lloyd Bell Of town and Mac MacDonald of Vancou- ver : Mr, MacDonald is a son of the late , Murdoch MacDonald , who was light keeper., for several years at Point , Clark where Mac was raisecy. went West about. 1912.i and prospered ' in .:the coal Mining; business." . Mr. MacDonald flew east last week to attend Ripley Fall Fair on Saturday where met many former friendS. He is a cousin :of Rosi .Martyz:i of Ripley. .• . Before returning: he called on ed is the :Cain. lot 'across "from„ Jack MacDonald's garage, which is a potential municipal park- ing lot. Set 'Nomination Night set Monday, ,'NoVem- her 27th as nomination night., In event .of an election all three. polling booths • will .be. set • up .• in • the, Town'. Hall,' with'Fred . Jackson; John Wraith and Les ., Purves named as. deputy return- ing. officers. • • . • • Ends 'Long Service Scoutmaster Stuart Collyer, local ScoUtynas- ter' ter:. so long:that he's . not • : sure whether it is '12 or 13 Years," has given up the leadership, and, , IS tendering his ..Official reSigna- tion to the Boy Scout Committee, • Of Which. Donald :' IVIacKirmon is the ohairman. . •Mr. 'Collyer, is : public school prizic.ipal, is associated in • various activities; and as he is doing extra curricular degree Work at present, has decided. , • that among other , things he can- not carry on thecout work., He has' been Scottniastet since • the troop was re -organized ' in . 194849' And. for eleven consecu- tive Summers .from 1950 to 1960 had attended and helped to sup- ervise the. district. carnp at • .Verhuron. He 'was at: cainp only one. day this summer as be ivas, attending Summer Sthool. Over the YearS, the local Scout / troop has numbered frOln abdut - twenty-four , upwards and was frequently in the•thirties,'As Well. 4S' regular rneetings• other acti- vities have included apple *days, Paper drives, district church par- ades and other district events; as • well as a good'deal- of hiking • . The: highlight of .Scoutmaster Collyer's leadership came .last; his. school chum, Lloyd Bell; who :year when three members of the acquainted rebord. hop. on Friday has. not been enjoying the best troop attained , 'the rank of evening. , • . . of health, • • , • Queen's Scout. • Prize Winni abies At Lucknow Fa Fair ...:::. ''''Igh• ,.•• ' . '',"..,...,0:ix. .••tt., •,.., •,.:,i,,i ...i`... ... .': '*• • 4,•'• PRIZE BABIES--: Winners of the and . Mrs. "Gordon. Brooks. Luk: i Grant and baby contest at the LubknOw. 116w; under thOrith§; Heather Kinloss Tow Vail 'Fair, are shown with their and Mrs. Ken Nicholson. Bound- 18 months. . mothers. Left to right are, Cathy ary West; 6nonthg to 12 tit'anth4. HO Mrs. b. Gilchrist: nsh p, 12Month to —Si Photo • . • .• . ' • 4 • •••• • ••• ! , • • ' •. 4 • " k • • , •405 . Lk. • • ' .