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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-04-27, Page 143 00 ,A Year In Advance $1,00 Extra To UaA: LUCKNOW, ;ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIiL 27th, 1960 FOURTEEN PAGES' 2nd Conces�an Delays Decision After Lively ��s5ion SS 9Says No A capacity attendance of, rate- payers of S.S. No, 7' Kinloss met: . in the Second Concession' school-. house on Monday night when '',a• lively discussion' developed as to . whether- or not to • join a school area. , An enrollment. of 'between 40 and 45,. students is 'expected at . the Second. Concession next: year and ,a teacher' .vacancy will have'. to be filled' if the. school •is kept open. • The . suggestion bad been • ad- vanced thatthese pupils might attend Lucisnow, • or,' ' at least some of _ them, to Tighten the burden on the teacher at:. S.S. The Lucknow ',Board ,is faced with the problem of 'whether or not to.,fit out an. extra' class- room and: hire an additional • teacher. To do so would require seine assurance', ' that 8S. No. No. •7 :• would become part of the •Luck rrowi► area,' so 'that, the expense, entailed in. expanding ,the acco- modation. would not.. be .a .temp- orary measure... , Members'.., of the . Lucknow, School Board were preset at . ;..Monday's •, meeting • to answer questions • on a •.proposal to forth, a school" area with Lucknow: The details of pining the Kinloss school . area, with prospects, of a central siool -being built to the , • north • ,(H•oly,.rood ' having been- suggested) :'Were .explained by. Inspector T ; t Waldie:_ Problems of .keeping the Se - condi. school ' open .were '' discus- sed, :and there' are those who strongly favor doing 'so ' And so, with much indecision; and : 'controversy developing, it wasdecided to, adjourn the meet- ing without taking. a vote on any of .the questions.. Another meeting • will : be held in ' two Weeks,. on Monday, '-May 9th. . S.S., No9; Reject Area Last Thursday. evening . : a: meeting ; of the ratepayers, of School Section number nine Kinloss (iYfurrayi School) was heldat the schoolhouse on' the Second Concession, East;" to dis cuss,. the' pros: and cons of a pub-. lic school area, whether it be in Lucknow, • or Kinloss. A decision as to "where" was`•not necessary for:.on the first ballot the•meet- ing voted 13 ,to 1 against joining an area. • • .Considerable .expense. was in-• volved 'in fixing up this school a couple ,of years 'ago, and as well it is felt that road • condi=. tions` and'' 'snowplowing facilities are not whatthey: should be to' provide. satisfactory: 'transporta-' tion at present. " So, S,S:: No..9 is, : for the pre-• sent at, least, almost unanimous in; continuing;: as 'an-- individual School' section " Melvin Morrison • chaired . • the •. meeting -.'with , Russell ,Gaunt .as secretary. ' Mr.. 'Waldie,. 'public. dschoolance: . inspector,, was in atten-,. ACCEPTS REFORMATORY JOB, TO MOVE, TO : GUELPH Carmen McQuillin' of towns lids accepted a,;°position as -guard at the, ..Ontario R'e f o rm a t or y, Guelph, and will commence . his duties immediately. Carmen was formerly employed at Silver-. Wood Dairies here.• Mrs.. McQuillin and their five/ children • will move to .Guelph shortly and their' home in Luck- now *ih; be . for, sale. • FOUR. SCOUTS' CAMP OUT • ON OVERNIGHT HIKE; • Four.' Boy Scouts, Terry .. and Tom Rathwell, D'onald'- Fisher and Tim McNaughton made an ,overnight hike last' Tuesday , as •'part .of theirs, first • class Scouts' ,badge.. • • The boys hiked to the Henderson farm on the: 6th '. concession of Kinloss where they spent the ,night. • re turning byfoot.. in the morn- ing. Others who ni.ade the trip spent'the night, but are not •'eligible for any Scout :bad- ges wer' BillChester, the two Corrin • dogs, and Jim McNaughton's' dog.. . ASSISTANT AG REP, P'•' IN YORKCO Dan . , ' • .. , Rase has competedhis: course at ' the Ontario. Agricul- tural College, and has been nano- ed as ,assistant agricultural re- presentative in York County With 'headquarters at' Newmar- ket. C • Dannie, as' ' he . is popularly known here, is the son of Eliza- beth ' Rose, & the late Dan Rose, was born and raised :.in this community and attended high school here. He is following in• t footsteps,,of his uncle, Bain Stewart, . who • was also in the . agricultural representative ser- .vice. • Dan took over his •new duties the first' of the week. During 'the past 'two years' of his five-year course he was summer assistant at the Huron County °fPice in :Clinton, INDUSTRIAL : ARTS TEACHER .' RESIGNS • Volney C Rae who .is complet= ing his third terra as a member of •the. Lucknow' District :High .. School :staff,: has tendered his resignation effective; at the end of .June. Mr. Rae is the industrial arts instructor' for -Grades 9 to 12, the 'boys' physical 'training' in- structor and also ,teaches' book- keeping ookkeeping in Grade :12 and ,busi- ness practise in Grade 9 EMCEES BIG SHOW our -dear -Old as Struck ly Car, Has Both Legs Broken John Button son of Mr, and. embankment The 'occupants 'Mrs, Ernest (Freck) Bu=tton of were little more than, shaken 'up, tows/ had• :his' two broken legs.,: and damage to the car appearedo be comparatively minor: • Mrs. Button heard the .screech •of .brakes and got to the door in time ' to see the ' car going into the • ditch and 'Jimmy running to pick .up his little ibrother. She. reached them, j by the time Jim— My •my got to their driveway with John in his arms. Jim. Wilson. the • north of the Village where Who happened along, drove Ludgar°d. St: '(Silverwoods) joins them to the Doctor's office, and after emergency treatment John was taken .by ambulance • •to" Yu K s� Winghairi Hos rtal, p' h' brother r J' age 9 Besides the double •f � ..> �'•t�>=z�>.:� Y� g. cactuses John received lacerations and abrasions,. and has suffered ser- iously' from shock. personage in • the entertainment ed to go Home; which.' is just field, has lined • up 'several . stop- across . the:. highway n g y and. up the ; ranking acts,,for a floor: show in hill from the bridge: GLASSES ROLLING IN m b dge' Jimmy had set in • Wingham Hospital on Tuesday. 'morning. John was four • years old a, few days agog and suffered' ' the • fractures when struck by a car. Both legs were broken above the knees._, • The mishap . occurred about 'mid-afternoon on, Saturday at a. •point on. `the Holyrood road at the., county road. " Johnny 'as many 'call 'him but. the; lad prefers .John .7-7 win withhis ro, eimm and a . couple of other lads who .fh. thek' t• th Ludgard St.. bridge. John .,want - BILLY . O'CONNOR • Billy O'Connor, a well.known were is ing in cree a el the.. Lucknow Arena on Tuesday, May 24th. "Bubbling Billy," as he is named ` will. emcee the. show, and' his • band will play for, the` dance to follow.... • This double -bill attraction is sponsored by ;. ,the Lions Club with ' proceeds earmarked to launch the.artificial „ice fund:• .` ONE OF THE PERFORMERS MLOCAL BOARD ET RE TUITION Frank MacKenzie, Harold Campbell and Currie, Colwell of the "Rapid:. City" school, : 2nd concession of 'Kinloss, met with the'. Lucknow Public .School Board last week in regard to the ,possibility .:of`,' the Kinloss school. coming to • Lucknow when room is available; Of the. three rural'; schools presently attending Lucknow, two: have voted to withdraw, Grey Ox and Paramount, Grey: Ox has voted to .join the pro- p, osed Hol:Y rood area; and Para- mount, the proposed . Hemlock City area. these However, . schools, if they are !built, will. not be ready for 'thhe : Fall: of 1960 and • it is presumed''that ..the two 'sections will requestto stay 'in Lucknow until the Fall of 1961: ' • This will not solve the prob- lem: for Rapid City.' They are looking ;for a school for the Fall of 1960. With an enrollment of 45 pupils forseen 'for • next tern/.; it may be difficult to secure a teacher• for their • ole -room school,: . •A. • .proposal .made to the Lucknow . board wasthat they accept., a portion of the Rapid City: students this year and then all the students :the following year when Paramount and Grey Ox will be Moving, out. Rapid City felt ,t hat'.. with xa slightly smaller enrollment at • their hionie school they would, stand a' 'Much better chance of secur- ing a, .teacher. him by the hand' when ' he .pulled away from him and• ran a ros the road. Jimmy called a warn = ing .of ,an approaching; car, and i *hat .then. exactly : happened can only be surmised.: • Frank • 'Johnston and Mrs.. Johnston of: Con: 10, .Kinloss' were corning into town. He.. swerved` ,sharply to' the left, in an :attempt ;to clear John, but'. caught. him .with the. 'right:. corner• of the front bumper. The impact .broke' both 'the child's; legs, but he was knocked clear- and not run:'over. The Johnston '.car went down, the_embankment,__nosp first. on the left side ..of .the road, just" south of where Ludgard . Street •joins, .:the .county road.; The car ..didn't turn•.over••but 'ended. up.' almost perpendicular ,with the 0.00 JOE•MURPHY < ' Here's just , :one of 'the Perfor- mers in a star. -studded. cast/. that *ill stage a floor -show 'show here on • .Tuesday, May 24th Joe Murphy �s •,an sages a very funny act You'll • be hearing, more about these stars each week: • KINLOSS FARMER AWARDED' TRIP • Duncan • Campbell, : Kinloss TownshipFarmer,. and a : mein- ber of the Ripley Junior ers, `has, been awarded a° Travel Scholarship that will entitle him 'to ,a.. trip .to, Alberta. in June. Each yea r the Ontario Junior' Farmers and the, Alberta, Young Farmersjointly sponsor the scholarship. It sends . one • man and. one woman on • the trip. Chosen • to accompany Duncan is Edna •Strong of. Peel County and vice president .of, the Onta- rio Junior Farmers. . The ' two young people, will fly from, Molten on the 6th of June returning ..by air .:on the 20th of June. `While in Alberta. they. Will. attend lie week-long • he : Alberta .convention of Young Farmers and, then tour' Agricultural points. of interest in ' the' province, The. scholarship Albertaarid �'tiween t -nates e 'ales b 1 Ontario every other year. Next year Alberta will send two ' of their members to Ontario. Duncan . is a 'past• president of 'the Bruce County '.Junior Far- mers; and of the' Ripley Junior Farmers. He ' attended Lucknow High School., He is' presently a director of. the Ontario Junior: Farmers+ ORGANIZED CALF: CLUBS ` LAST WEEK OR ; BANK OF LIGHT" The cam i a • p • gn ;t o collect ; eye. glasses, no longer used,: is "tell underway in the community. under. Lions Club:sponsorship. As a' result of last'week's,,item. in The :.Sentinel , more than' sixty pairs .'have beenreceived here, not ' to. mention., several sets ' of lenses. ',and ' : frames:, All ,areval able • and . acceptable • • These glasses are destined for India-. a ,million pair ,are. want- ed. •.There : eye troubles are "ram 'pant, .; such as ' glaucoma which ends--iiv blindness,and the iglas-- ses which we.: discard will give ;.improved vision 'to many in 'that You 'may leave your' eontribu tion, 'at your community rural store or at Montgomery Motors or The Sentinel '•Office: The campaign will continue un- til the end of •,June which tenni- , nates the tions Club: year. At ' a' joint meeting in . • the I" OPENS WELDING ' AND Lucknow" Town Hall :last • Wed- .REPAIR .. SHOP HERE nesday, 'Lucknow. and Dungan- • non .Calf. Clulbs were reorganized. • «;Carl 'Wlitcroft of St Thomas The,.Lucknow Club is •sponsored 'opened . ; a Welding .and gen- by the Lucknow Agricultural ' has eralrepairs shop in •Zucknow. He is :located in the former' Bob Armstrong garage on: Inglis 'St., just north • of Robertson's .seed: Gleaning- plant' Agricultural R e resentative, Don•' p Mr. Whitcroft�has had 16 years .Grieves; was present and ,gave' of experience in this line :of :I. •p • a• talk•'on the rules' and •regula-, work and .'hasportable -':e� ui'- tions pertaining to 4-I . u, s. -"equip - tons of mezZt.' for' service. calls. Officers the• Lucknow Club are: • president, Gary; Rintotl; Society and . • the Dungannon Club . by the Agricul-• tural Society • • • The Huron • County assistant vice-pres., `Terry Wilson; secre- tary, ..Jo Anne Alton;press re- porter, , Marj orie Alton:. There was an attendance of fourteen members . Who signed for membership in the Club, as follows: Leroy -•. and ,Gary' Rin toul, 'Bryan; and . Gary Garnrnie, Jo Anne and • Marjorie Alton, Kenneth, ' .Taylor,, Wayne Todd, Ronnie Austin, Ross ..Hamilton;. Terry Wilson, $arry Menary,. Doug` ;Dickie• and Ken Kirkland: The leaders of , the club 'are: Fred McQuillin, Andre*, Gaunt, Tomdd.. ore Kennedy. To and Ge g eon y The members received .. the books to complete this project, It was .decided to hold the regiig, lar meetings on the fourth ,Mon- day 'of each month Record .Membership Leaders of the Dungannon 441 . Club are, Chester ,Finnigan and John Clark;. who are ; Com- mencing 'their 9th .tesla in : this capacity. There were .:twenty members at the Dungannon meeting and this Club will have a member- ship of between 20 and 25, which will set an enrollment record. ' Officers of ' the ' Dungannon Club, which' will meet the third Wednesday of the _ month are pres., Jamieson Ribey; vide- pres., Leroy Sowerby; : secretary, Bob McNeil; press reporter, Bet- ty Srriytli.:• STUDENTS, T•O DO. CA•NCER' CANVASS' Students of, the . Lucknow. trict High School Willconduct a'door to -door blitz canvass ` ori Friday' :of 'this week in aid of the:. Canadian Cancer Society.. The territory ' they. `will cover is Lucknovt, ,Kinloss • and the northern part of: West Wawa- • nosh. Township. Have your ;porch or ,yardlights on, if it is after.. dark' when these young folk call' on their humanitarian mission: Lucknow ;is .in the Wingham 'Area under the general chair manship ' of : DeWitt. Miller: Ash- field and the southern portion of West'''Wawanosh' is . in the Goderich area, • under the chair- manship . of Ernie Crawford. ' Dungannon United'Church Young People have •done a good job in their area, and students have met withgood success in various, `sections of the Wingham area, • The •. Lucknow district canvass on Friday will complete thejob. The students are being organiz-'` ed 'by" Principal;, P. W. Mag. They Will have canvass kits in- cluding an official receipt, book and informative.' ' literature re- garding cancer, ' itsearly signs', treatment and. research being • ,' carried, of. 'in ,search for a, cure: ' AIL