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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-03-02, Page 1$3.00 A Year In Advance.— $1.00 ' Extra To U.S.A, LUCKNOW,. ONTARIO W'FDN0SDAY, MAR. 214; 19$Q; TEN PAGES �rrnetiResidentDonates,$ Bond For :A'tLf.k:1aiI Ice Fund A former resident who recalls the •many , good. times Ire had in ,the' Old. rink, when he skated' for 5c and 10c, want's' to do. some- thing' to assist with the installa- tion of artificial ice in our :pre- sent arena. . INTRODUCE' DRESS -UP DAY AT H><GH SCHOOL ' Dress -up _ day was a .student inovation at the • Lucknow . Dis- trict High School' on 'Friday, His "something" is the dona_ and will hereafter be ,observed tion of . a • $100.Q0 Government, on , the . last '• Friday of each bond, .which is to rbe • raffled off month It is, as it implies, `a day: when•. all •• the students—boys .and girls are expected to .give special at tention totheir ''attire', and "dress -up." With. the girls, dres-,• ses, : nylons ' and "heels" . Were conspicious, while the most of the •. boys turned , out in dress. >.. :.........v.. for the artificial ,ice fund. The :donor is .J. A.. (Jack). Mc- Lean ° of 79 Wembley Road, Tor-' onto, and,a .uncle of Russ John- stoneof tow,n.:' The bond is held. in trust by r't n hew Bill ' his gea ely. � Johnstone. oftown; and, Mr. McLean ':has named iCharlie Webster and and. Campbell Thompson as ' "co- trustees;" to handle : the., draw. ,Mr.• MacLean ..made: the an- nouncement of the -.donation by` • long distance : phone to The Sem'. Airier week;, and he. recalled the fun he used to, have skating, .,here' : more than , a ;:half ,century :ag. He left Lucknow hi 1908; Some of the skating friends ::.he- mentioned were Frank thomp= son,'Mae Lawrence''Donald Mc Leod, Phil MacMillan .and his sisters. Jack • had', a chuckle over ::the: Council •, neglecting•' to • set their own salaries. He said, '" the d ----,Council is so• sleepy in this regard,, they should. donate .their salaries • to the' artificial ' ice fund:" . But; as :a ,Sentinel sub- scriber, Mr.� MacLean' knows.. they' aren't "sleepy" in municipal ac • complishments. -.., s'. len f He . concluded,1Y,'g : th' y phone : conversation, ' thusly: "I. —owe -something 'to the ° rink, and- ` I would -'like 'to donate;this $100:, • bond,"` Mr. MacLean's interest . in the old home' town, is, typical . . of that of -:many former residents. This .was evidenced' collectively at •Centennial ,time, when ; dona- tions• of ; more than $2,000 (the majority from 'fernier 'residents)' poured in •to help the cause!. Suchenthusiasm . and genero- sity, is "food for thought": on the home front.. IC.E :CARNIVA ' THURSDAY 'N I O. The Lions' ;Club . annual ice carnival will "be held on. Thurs- day; night .Of this week,' March 3rd: This is one day • earlier than announced. last week; .the. change 'being made due to.: ; the • pre-arrahged Teen Town par. •.eats?• night,set for Friday:. The carnival will feature gen- erous cash prizes for fancy boy' Or girl, comic: boy or ,girl and best couple, in a .'series^'of class'- es, for pre-school and kindergar- ten; public school and:: hiigh. school studerits • and adults. There. will be .a carnival 'queen, a : Lions costume race,' and .a program of races: The classification for the . races will be by ` age groups 6 and 7, 8 and .9, and so on up,; to the adult .class.4 This is a change from the :School Oracle' cl'assifi;- cation, • ' • There .;will be • plenty of hila, i'ity in - the Lions broomball game, with the Town and Coun- try members lining : up in ' op-' poste camps' to : battle;. to tlie: death or exhaustion.' The "city slickers" have a 1-0 defeat to evenge'from last year, Gordon Finlayson and Al Harrialton are signing up the rural team, with, Gordon Bailey and Alex And- rew looking ;after • the 'tuwners. The admissidn' is. ' a • nominal fee of., 25c,, 15c, :and 10c,' as the Lions regard this primarily, as :a night for the "kids" and °not a money-maker, .• . . MARKS. KS• 92ND BIRTHDAY t. Yisits F�Qrida� S�p�i�gs Seeking Aid Speed Pol a Paralysis Recovery shirtsand ties., : • • , ': The occasion was accompanied by a • "storm''.— weatherwise •that:' is, 'a'nd. busses were • unable to cover their • complete. • routes,• so that the, attendance. was down somewhat. that. day. Needless to say, there was definite "class"..:o the group that day, and.' provided" • a • pleasing diversion . from they, " anything. goes" modern day •youths' garb. RETURNS FROM CARIBBEAN • Mr's. (Dr) D R. Finlayson re turned home on Saturday even= ing after ,..spending:' the ',most of February with her son, Dr. and Mrs: W. J.• Finlayson of Serge,, Colorada on the island of Aruba:: ... Aruba. -., is in: _ the_Caribbean 'area, a short distance Off: the: coast 'of: Venezuela. Mrs. Finlay- son' made the two-way journey by plane and• had' a most plea- Sant lea-sant trip;. • PASTORAL :TRANSFER . EFPECT-'END:OF :MARCH. • Huron -Maitland Presbytery\met in.` Clinton. last week and author- ized the transfer :of : 'two •clergy men, one of whom is Rev 'Wal- lace Wal -lace McClean of the ,Lucknow anie' Dungannon charge, ,Who gots to 'the' Elmvale, : Flos arid Fergusonvale N charge iii : the Barrie Presbytery.:Rev..' McClean will conclude .his :Ministry here the:' end of March. Rev: Alexander. Nimmo D.D. of Wingham ' :andRev. Neil MoComlbie •of : Ripley • and Ash- field • were appointed..: commis- sioners • to the General• Asserribly in ::Gue&Ph next June: MRS. WILLIAM ' S. HUMPHREY Mrs, WilliamWilliarn John Humphrey of St. Helens ;.quietly :,observed her '92nd birthday;.' .on. Tuesday, February 23rd: Mrs. Humphrey is the : former ' ,Zezia . Phillips,' 'daughter of the • late , 'Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel Phillips; . •per : father having at one time' operated. the blacksmith. • shop' at. Old 'Fordyce. Mr. -Humphrey is. also a non- agenarian, .having marked his birthday ' last , fall. Mr:: and Mrs. Humphrey 'observed their 67th wedding anniversary last 14ov- Glen Campbell .of Belfast left .by car on Tuesday morning for 'Florida where he is hopeful that by exercising in springs of that Southern ,clime, he may speed his.:recovery 'from-, paralysis of the . legs with which he was aft - =-T'—• TQ 1 T`'AL L N K NS • DEPOSITORY "A ' new . around-the-clock • d pository is to be installed'. at the. local Branch . ' of the Bank of Montreal. Access .to the ;deposit- ory .will. be one the. east `side; 'of 'the' building • iris , the drivewayentrance., ° The -"around-the-clock" feature means that money ' may be de- posited in this manner at any. time ' during the . day or night.: Depositories Were; ;originally in- tended : for ' after-hours deposit-. ing. • This will initiate, this type of service here: • The depository will be "instal led shortly •in conjunction With the .•construction of an addition to the 'hank building, •..now: under- way. The addition , is 'in '• the form of . a new: and larger vault, 1 which Will ' permit the removal ! of the present 'vault, and allow ' more room, 'and additional' •faci- •within the • bank: • AP YEAR 'BABY' ELGH'TY-FOUR Probably; the 'oldest person .in the community, born on Febru- ary 29th, is Mrs. Samuel J. Kil- patrick, who was '84 on .Monday.. once in four .ears it Corning y o g was only the 21st official:. birth- day . irth-day.• in the long lifetime of this esteemed lady. ' •Mrs: Kilpatrick spent most of her• life:. in Ashfield. •.She . lived in ,Dungannon.: for a few years, •and •is'new a patient at the Greer Nursing "Home; •. • A birthday party, complete with cake, was held for Mrs S. J.. Kilpatrick on Monday at • the ;Greer Home, making for :•a'hap- py gathering; of friends;: Her daughter, Olive, . •• Mrs :" :. • Cecil ,Blake, was . -accompanied; • bya carload"'of Dungannon friends .to extend their best wishes. • Pre- sent' also `•was ; Mrs: ' Kilpatrick's Only,'living. ' brother, .Fred An- 'Berson:'of Litcknow: • • .. Mrs.. :Kilpatrick '- also __;received � many : cards, gifts and well. wishes. Mr's.' Ernest ,Snowden; the 'for- mer Carolyn •'Humphrey, Lucknow; • , had a birthday on Monday Linda Treleaven, ` daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Treleaven of . Kitchener and formerly :"of Ashfield, .: was .12 on .Monday, for, her, "third" birthday..,• She al- ways l �', v� ays observes .hers birthdaywith her Dad,• whose . birthday - falls on,;February 27tk.� 'Gordon Wellwood. • of Wing - ham harm and formerly of ' White- church; hite-church ; ::. was 28 on MondaY, ` marking his "seventh:' birthday. Tanner • Brooks of • Huron Township is another who 'las' his : birthday on the , 29,th. Wm. J. Lane of -Belmont, and • formerly of Ashfield and ' Ripley .came close .to,being in` theabove • category. '• His • birthday was. 'on ,February 28th, and he was 87 ngregation� F$COC, j'111Z�S !aithfti Meted. over' five 'years ago;, Gien was stricken with polio in October of 1954, which caused extensive paralysis, of '.his• legs. He was 45: • at the time, There has since been improvement in Glen's. condition, although 'quite Slow. i s ;determination to re- gain the use ` of his limbs has never` left 'Glen,and his recoy- er • reached the -point that with, leg =Traces and crutches he could get about. He does an amazing amount of , ork on ,his Belfast farm, having learned to operate the • tractor and ' drive, his car hand controls. •' Glen' tock his car on. the Fiori. da trip and ' intended to 'do a`' -good' 'deal .of. the driving. He was accompanied by ,his <parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. Ira .Campbell: and his brother Floyd ,:Campbell .b Bel grave. -Their. initial. de5aat on .. was at Punta Gorda in 'Florida. They will' spend at 'least a month • in the South.'• Water':ouo ancyaids: 'Gre n' in ' exercising, whicah he has 'done faithfully, ' arid, • as • we said, is hopeful that the Florida -springs will have a helpful effect. • • • MOVED 'TO' GODERICII, Mrs:. .Burton. Roach moved to Goderich last: week where she will, make her home.. 'Mr. ,:and: Mrs. (Roach moved froth. 'Dun •gannon. 'to Lucknow about teen year ago,•• ,where ,Burt ' was. associated: with Silverwood 'Dairies until his retirement. He died in April of .1958. Mrs: Roach's only daughter, `Mrs:. R. .:.,,,sewer resides An •Godericl ': APPOINTED CARETAKER., At ' n...• aecuty �x emeetiti ; of` the. -' Lucknow , Branch of the Canadian 'i a an Le ion�Jack.' Render-: g ;so�� .' as 'apoinited• caretaker ppof :. the Legion Hall, from five az p plications. ...Tack :assumes his duties April. lst; as successor to, Otto Peder sen . who had tendered his re- signation, • TRIPLETS C.AM:E HOME.O FRIDAY The Geiger, triplets, Paul Alan and Ross, whose birth created national interest, *ere' brought - .,to The: Parsena�z,e on ,; Friday::. They were five ~weeks 'old old'on ' Wednesday , of • this Week. ,Rev. • Geiger and:his mother, • wi , hat •been. here • foam several weeks, . motored to : Hamilton ion. Friday . to bring ..the - children home. They remained in the hospital longer • than , ,expected :' as the 'flu had invaded ;The. Par- nonage. `Roy, :Ann and Mrs. Gei-, ger; had int, :and Mrs. Geiger then had •a 'bout with pneumonia and bronchitis: ' • The three :babies have 'done exceedingly well, and are strong, .healthy little lads. Paul. the: :lightest • of the three showed .the. greatest 'Weight gain. He weigh ed 5• pounds,. 15 ounces at birth, and on leaving. the .hospital Was 8 pounds. Alan's • birth w eigiht was "7 pounds,,• 6,;ounces and left. the hospital at ' 8 pounds, 10; Ounces.. Ross, the' heaviest of the: • three ; . weighed 7 pounds, 11' ounces and gained., to nine pounds.; : i • . . The triplets aggregate weiht. at birth•, was 21 pounds; which was believed to set a dominion record, Tho Geiger household,, needless to ,Say, is adjusting itself to ` the realization, excitement. and .-res- ponsibility of. having one-two— three•. infants;in Th it midst. . and n t only in e comm 'tlh unity,.. ,but frdin far and wide has • r wine evidence of the interest in this Mrs, J. W, Joynt's , long ,faith; ful. and devoted service ' and leadership to. the choir, as well, as other phases of• church work, was fittingly recognized recent- ly by the congregation of Ludic - now 'United Church. e> the close of the morning service, Mrs.. Joynt was present- ed with a lovely wrist watch: Alex Andrew, right, is shown about to •present the gift, ori .be- half of the congregation, after r•rarvey Houston read an address bi appreciation and good wishes •for continued ",health and strength to carry on for ' many years as leader in imparting ti) God's Message' in :song, .and praise."' Sentinel Photo ' rare multiple birth.