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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-10-11, Page 1Kai field noon: the • Juni•. was the. off lude:• eetor. .; Sea vice, •r:the the ;sec= • eived vhich, nd se ' of given many sband t, the •Mrs, 'oily). a .pa= Luck - d her. ;cts at r sold: Writer value, :s,' the espon• manY tth: We Inning ath of {ilpat Li pro•' is • and urate'. whirr C.4 in' 4 c S ` r .i. 0.00 A Year In Advance $1,00 Extra To 1J,S'A,, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO EDr ESDAY, OCT. lith, 1901; S .ogle Copy.. 10e • 12 Page? Provincial LDFIS Aid Totais $65,604 •The. • October• sheeting, of the Lucknow District High School Board was held Monday, October 2nd. .The. balance .of. the 1961 Legis_ lative grant — $35,804.30 was re- ceived. The total, grant for ,the year amounts• to $65,604.38,. Bank loan 'amounting to $19,675.00 was repaid. ' ' Mrs.., B. Howlett was • engaged as vocal' music .,teacher fpr the y.ear.. Mr.. Elwin Hall „hopes ' to in crease '.the number of members '• in. the High: School' .Band. Az • ad for Used instruments was tobe`; • inserted .•in ' the 'Sentinel • so • that More .equipment be available , for .use. • r ;. September expenditures amount-. ing to $8,412;24 were reported, and sundry accounts for October amounting . to , $1,3.54.41 were ap-• proved.. to be paid. • The ice • making equipment in Port Elgin's old arena .was, sold to theCanadian Ice Co.• for '$3,500. and in turn was purchased •by the town of Lyden. • The equip- ' ment, housed quip''ment,.housed in another building, "wasn't•: damaged in .'the. least," says the Port Elgin Times;; when the arena was : destroyed by fire. It: was too small, to operate ,the e 80x180 ' foot ice surface that .,,: is' being' installedin their new arena. POINTS'. UP YQ!: CAN'T GET SOMETHING FOR NQTHING fac The t that t you Y u seldom. get something for nothing, least of all from benevolent governments,. was pointed up by a, personal incident last week. • We had a "gentleman pay for a $12,00printing job with his old age pension' checks of $55.00. On the $12,00 we had to,collect 11% 'Federal tax arnount to $1.32. Then:'. we had to assess him the 3% . .Provincial tak on . $13,32, amounting to another 40c, or a total. of $1.72 ..tax on the` $12.00 job, On this basis he directly "kicks' back" around.. $8.00.of his check in visible ;taxes,' apart' from other hidden levies: ''that will go into making this pension ' pay- ment ,possible. " Pan Intermediate Hockey Team Here Plans are: being made for an Intermediate Hickey,: • Team in. Lucknow' this winter, A. meeting. was • held at _Al's. Fina. Service. last :weekvwheri.•.initial Plan's • were discussed. • A . prize draw is to, be ,held with the ..d home at 'the' first home ga'm.e.' . Tickets •, will be: available: by the'end of, :the, week. '.Another meeting is doled . for , October • 12th.. ;Anyone' in . interested in the' ` district r "helping. . playing , o ;with Inter- mediate hockey is : asked".to get in'• touch with Al's' Fina.. Dunganncn Fair Features Horse Races And Fine Livestoc Despite: cool, weather; a,..crowd F estimated at a out, 2,000 attend- ed the Durigannon Fall Fair: last: Wednesday. Harness ,races,•.': a ba:= by•':show•''and • a large.' 4=Jti,. show' • were. part of the ` .competitions; The fair• commenced ;With. a parade: of school children ,from "Dawson's • corner" to thepark. The. '.,sch•ools• paraded onto the track,,' and did, their song • and •yell'' Ten schools paraded, four • r'ooins'from• -ion•Cen tra l S chool. Z to S,, in Colborne •township, , two rooms • from' Dungannon, No:.'9:' Ashfield,. ', Bel -fast;•' No. 17 West . Wawaiiosh. and PortAlbert.. Elston Cardiff, MP ,Of—.Brussels; opened the' fair., }Torness races:.and''.an excellent horse show'.kept 'the' cro'wd's at- tention on the . track; :Harness s race .results' were::' Non -winners• of $500, 'Pu se-` .125. • Superior. Lee (Joe Montag,' ' Carlsrhue) • • Miss' Attorney Cad (Joe Montag, ' Carlsrhue) • Mis Dainty Volo :(N. Wil-. "liamson, .Walton) , 3 .i Jerry Hat (Roy Nleriarn; • G:ode:rich) 4, 4 Free -.for -all Purse $150. Wee • Governor (Dr: C A. Hauze, Mitchell) • 1 1 Sandra• Hy (N. Williamson, 'Walton) • 2 2 Paddy Ann (Roy Merriam,, Coderich) • ' =3•-`3 Free-for_all running: race, Bob. Best,., Flesherton; Alec Duncan, • D'undalk; G' :.. Ken' �urling, , 'Flesher, - ton; Gail':, Johnston, Blyth....: Shetland t Pony r"itnning race, 12 hands • and under, , Bob Best, .Fle'sherton;• Bill Gostic, Flesher - fen; 'Doug Alton, Lucknow;; D. Courtney,' Lucknow; 'Bryan. Sto=. •.thers; Diingartnon;.,:over. 12 and iintler 14, Best and Gostic of Fiesherton, Judge.. Babies A. • large' entry iri two classes: in the baby contest treatecd'..m,uch interest. Up, to six 'months, will-, Hing ' babies and their /mothers Were, " Linda• Joyce,'' Mrs. Ross. Spanks, ; Goderich; Betty', Elaine,. • Mfrs, George Errington,. 11,1t 2, Auburn; Larry VVay'iie Mrs Joe o circ ` "; Chpryl ryl Ii•s. w Ce• and Crawford, coder -16h. Six ilonths to one, year, Earl. harurenc.n; . Mrs ,,George Ribey, • Dungannon;, Wayne; .Mrs. .•'John Park, Dungannon; Janice,; Mrs. Clarence Allen, Dungannon; Lar- ,ry, Mrs. Chas. Johnston, Port Al=• bert.: School • Winners The 'inside. exhibits .were- good, With: a'' fine., 'showing of ladies work, flowers and domestic science. Considerable .interest,, as. always centred around the; school children's entries ,W `inners in the school'' classes..' were:. project in. social of ies, Crewe, Mrs. Mary Bere; ) t Alberti, Mrs: ',Stella. ,Crawford; lborne-Zion'' Cent- real, Mrs.. A. innigan; Colborne' 'Zion,' North Stewart;' project natural s '. nee 'and: health, Bel= Last, Den Cameron;' Colborne, Mrs. H. A. Bogie; Colborne,` Mrs. A. Fin •.i,. an;' Dun anrion Junior ng g, .. L - n- Mrs. boo s r ool ., M s. ,p , k Crewe;, 'Colborne Mrs.' Bogie 'Port' ALbert. No.' 6 Ashfield, Miss Doupe; e• ' lab lled leaves, . Dun an- p � e g ('Continued on Page 3) Essex G t d h • • Public I..,I.ee.ting.To Discuss Scouting The resignation of Stuart Coll yer as.leader of the Lucknow Boy, Scout Troop' after more than ,12 years' service, presents a, prob- lem to the Scout committee'. in obtaining the successor .who will keep• Scouting alive., . . The Scout Committee feels, it' is a. matter 'of community Con- cern and is calling a public Meet- ing to discuss the future of scput- ing locally and to have any sug- gestions:. offered for' leadership. . ' The meeting will be held • 'in. the basement 'room of the .Town Hall next Monday evening, Octo=• ber '18th at 9:00 p.rn.. and parents and interested citizens.are urged to''attend: Re -organization : • of •the' ' local committee may, also be discussed at. this time.: The : chairman at 'present.. is • Donald,' . MacKinnon;,• the •'secretary, Leonard. MacDon- ald . and the treasurer, Bob Mac Kenzie, � Something indows •Lucknow ' Public ;Schoo'l, 'Board Met, .Tuesday,' October 2nd. The 'matter of replacing the' ',window -panes . was' again ` dis- cussed • and decided that some- thing will have to ;be done . in this 'connection in the'•near fu- ture. ,Sanitary. Ins/pec'tor, E. Ross to meet with . the board' to 'ex-. 'press his'. opinion of the wince doves, the':condition of'which has .been referred to in past. reports• received on his :inspection of the sc'hooi...Public 'School Inspector. Waldie will also attend the , meet . The balance of :the e Legislative: G rant 8,681:71' was:�recei.ved;� total' . Grant for 1961 amounting to $15,6'81.71. ' u September exp en di u. r e' s ainounted • to `$5,314.33; :Sundry 2..'.we O cti3ber accounts �'of .. 1'59.3 re .approved'. aid.: p. An..external and.' internal in- s- ection of the .boiler 'ha been; e :of•. • ' om- be`= ops completed by 'a''represen,tativ the' General Accident ' Assurance •Co: of Canada,': and any recom- mended repairs' • attended' to fore the furnace:'is.' Put into eration.% , Mr and: Mrs: M �R ` Ballard of Moose' Jaw were 'callers, in town 'last . week... They 'have been_ visiting• With relatives' in .Gode=: rich: Mr. 'Ballard supplied on the Lucknow District High' School staff following. the death'of •Mr. i Wiliiam-1VlacDonald. BAPTISMAL MARKED THANKSGIVING SUNDAY In .yap 5,.I,.m With.th dit ri of ...e au ._... o .um . Luck- Shaw H` now United .Church in. the, pro- el . Frldq` y cess of redecoration, •Thanksgiv-. ing ' serivice' was held Sunday in the Sunday-, School room which was 'packed to overflowing. Rev. H. W, Strapp was assisted' in the . service `by his : brother, Rev. Oliver Strap«, and by Alex Andrew, member .of session, dar- ing the baptismal ' service.. 'three children were presented ,for baptism, ]Favid Edward,, son' of Mr.' and Mrs. •Wayn.e Atkinson,' Kathryn Jean, daughter of Mr. an d .Mrs. Gordon Brooks, Rode- rick' Alexander, son of'M'r. and • Mrs. Roy Havens r Fine • ,4-H Show At Dungannon • fair • Leaders Chester . i s, Finnigan: and John :Clark . of the . Dungannon, calf - a 4-H1'u • _ - c b. ca'n be-� � r f p oud o. their showing; at the achievement" day at. the Dungannon Fall. Fair. last/Wednesday. Twenty-two boys. and'. girls'. and their calves com: peted for top-thoirours. Top 'winners•of the ,day were ,Bob, McNeil of Pert,Albert who, won first' place .in the ' Senior H lstein" class of the dairy divi- .siori and al a d so first'place in'• "the diry showmanship, Terry"' Dalton of R R.• 7, Lucknow won. first with' his. Shorthorn calf 'in the ' Senior Beef (Heifer Class and al- so .won first in the beef showrrian ship, class.. • ' 'Bob Eedy . of ,Dungannon• :had th : to J i' H er The October meeting of the Lucknow and District Horticul tural Society was held Friday • evening, October 6th in the base merit of. Carnegie hall. The com'= mittee arranged for an: "Indian Summer " flower show. There were' nineteen exhibitors with, sixty nine exhibits. The: quality was excellent and provid- ed a very beautiful display. Mr.' E.Le avis. of Lucknow was the judge. The general ` opinion was that the lovely basement room;' really the a lovely setting for .the floral arrangements. .People viewed the exhibits at. their , leisure.'' before ' president Ken Cameron called the meeting to'order. • He thanked all.wh -participat- ed' artici at -ed' and congratulated. them on. their display with 'a special word, of:` commendation for .the "Tur- key" :that•- Nancy------------------------ entered •-.Kirkiarrd h'aatl; T entered in the children's notrelty class.. Robert MacDonald favored with two vocal selections aceozripanne4 by Miss .•M'argaret Malcolm: -•Mr. Cameron stated that the next meeting will . be• the annual . and the; committee , 'in' charge 'under' the leadership' of Mrs A. E. Mc, Tc•K•im, ,has • arrangements', pretty well..completed. The: senior' 'Society, will spon- 3' p. o a hri M s r C st as � partyfor .the . junior members. Christmas' Contiest . • • The Society, will again conduct. a Cl ristriias ,.decorations ':contest, divid.ed'... into .sections ':a$ 1•ast.:`; Sherwood of _Dungannon the .top yea`' _ Ju H lst-i The fact ryas stressed that ru stop of R.R. 2, Auburn, had .the "arse eligible, tq' eompete,u but they• should. notify the corrim'ittee or. ,The 'class - and'their;; staridii7g., secretary,; that they' would like ,ere Junior .. Holstein, •Err`ii'e Sherwood Donald' McN it . : _ an . acij•udication of their homes. e , Rob. •Cash prizes`<will', be the same, er.t Stoll, 'Mary 1VlcNeil;. �:George • � . Clark, Terry P as.• last year and .it is. hoped there. • . e„ aqu'ette, " 'Senior . - Ho lst in,, : may b.,, donations to • add. •o .. e , Bob 1VlcNeil, . Sandy :• ' .' : Kolkman • Junior A photography competition will ' K Beef • Heifer, . again 'b . nor with . . Bob Eedy Robert Sherwood Pa a sponsored w th classes Dou Brindle Fred Y: • nior o ern anal Cecil . Cron ral'.. members' as. • well as'urban;, charnpion.•.Steer. . ' `- as outlined by the Ontario Horti=. sy Jewell., Y, cultural Societ. �. K. Cameron, :Mrs. Morgan Hen, for � Beef Heifer, �: Terry �Da•lton',� Clet Dalton, .Bill Crozier, , Aliister • , Mrs. � Bi y,.e .Elliott � were reamed Stirling 'Donald'Paquette Sen Berson; Miss,' Ada: Webster and, • Nivins, Jim : Sproul., Steers, Cecil as:.exec itive` Bele ates to• .attend. Cranston.,.; Paul:`Eedy;, onnie. Dur- g a. 'meeting ...of executives of .di's- trict societies'to be.• Il d `b e Show manshi awards' .: in 'order ca .e Y th,.. pDistrict Director: were:.Dairy, 'Bob, McNeil,:Sandy ' t .Mr:: Lewis' was thanked foz`''act= •Kolkman Donald McNeil,''"�George ing as judge CIa'rk rnie: hers b J of 'this; autumn' •• ood :Robert 'sho - and decliniing • to: accept' S w, , accept a :: Stoll; Terry Paquette, Mary me - fee; was, granted a ..1962 ..member_-' , Neil; Beef, Terry : Dalton;a Cecil shi Cr.anst.on. Clet Dalton; Bob Eedy, Wi liain Schmi ,. , 'c 1 d is chairman `of ' Rohe�t Sherwood,'. Paul 'Eedy, :the nominating committee which. Fred Stirling; Bin • tCrozier, Alli=.. " r ...' .: , is'. to present the slate 'of officers ter Nivins,-Jim Sproul,• Ronnie at the next neetin Durnin, • Patsy '• .Jewell, `Donald g •:. Doug . � .. , K. C. 1Vliird�e thanked all those•. Paquette, . Doug =Brindley. • who contributed to'the, :success' Beginners Class - - field 'of' the ,show with a••.'special word of ,thanks for Itilrs. Bryce' Elliott• rother, Sister ie; $' Weeks Apart A brother„•anc: sistei'.who spent., most cif 'their' lives together- in - .. �.. . p.�. 4 ..,a; � - ... < r;E •x ' kis.. ' 4 . ,.. �+' `•�'`o-..:.. 0 8 A.shf e'd Totivnship• were sepal• atecl. in cleatli eight €.. �'�.��§?�..1r ":., r ��?.:\iy �;.:'"_.: "_ ',. K :�:. .,:i,�.#�``s:� . ,:s '-�,«w. ,...o. ��a�.`al..Y..... �;?'.a ... •'��.�� . ��� � '•by y' �; weeks. • Margaret Irene ;`-iegan•. age 74;:' died in Goderich hos "tat: on St'iii days . October 9th. }Iei• bio; John Hogan died in Gode r?:eh hos.- Pita'. oris August • 12th ''at the age,. 'of .7.2k, They • were men he_•s of "The Little Rr�d .Sch'iiol' House "hemlock City” on the 12th •Con- ,i never ;bo known 'to' these cession 'of Ashfield. . «ill .nc� r nineteen :youngsters .shown l' erek ' The beginners arse pictured with their teacher; Mrs: Grant here; front i dv left to ' tight •�-- i Parrish: , BrendaMacLennan, Harold Kelp; f et when they started to Bobby Wilkins,Dianne MacKen- in September, it was.. 'ter " zie, Maurice Hayes, Gregory school , p + +.. • �a modern new central schoi�l at , Ham'"i ori, ,,•.Leona Hogan, Steyeri:' the faftf.l� of.'the,,.la.e VI: grin I Mrs.• .l''atzick I- ogari o r shf'i,eld: • •iVtar ar'et was 'of 'a fi'iondly, •genial di•s,)osit:cin and . i ac• Weir' known to a• wide circle 'of 'fi ie.7ds. RierlLiiem high itr'ass gra. cunt;:; at 5t. • Joseph`s, ' ,Dornan • Catholic. �, yids, 1Zoiia �Jo'hnstony' Brent • Church 'at i<ing,oridge On Wed- B:oak: Seconal Row left , to right•-� Sohn Sari sons. $obb " •Sirrrps on', .p Y • • nes.day ',Morning With 'interment'. in:..(ingsbridgeten eterY:..:-• Surviving, are three sisters, Dennis O'Neill. Mary • Louise Mrs. Harold ` hosier and. Mrs Of.erll, Paul Hogirn, • I�enn'ecl� eve Gaynor `both :Or yGt4a ;�Iatth�.•t�: • :Parrish, . Ricky Barger; .Marion rich and Mr,p �., John ,Stewart of (,NIadtionald, ISe,nnis • -t: 4 •