HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-08-24, Page 1JO0, A Year In _Advance .41:00E Extra To U,S„A,
LUCKNOW ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, AUG, 24th, 1960
TWELVE PAGES
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The second annual flower
show of the• Lucknow . and: Dis.
trict Horticultural Society was
a 'marked success,. with 53
exhibitors displaying a total of
597 exhibits, not including, six
posters- and two • bird houses,
The„show this year . f eatiired a
"junior •section as' .( a result of
having organized a junior socie-
ty earlier in the year.. There was
also a vegetable :section,.
• Exhibits were placed. ' ' and.
judged on Friday, with the are;
na opened for public viewing on
Friday ' evening and 'Sato ,day
afternoon • : and evening. Many
viewed the' :displays- which: siir-
passed that of .a year, ago, ' to
• rate .the focal ',Society's show as
second to none . in the district.
Judge of the' show was. Mr,,,
C 'H, , Epps of '.'Clinton.. Points;
are awarded ,On the : basis of ,3,.2;
1;, with. Mrs! C. R. •Bristow arrias-
sing: 99 points, to win the .Beat-
ty ,Ladder Co,' trophy .for 'the en
suing; ' year and the ' • Eaton . Co.;
rose 'bowl', In 'second 'place with
63 pints was June :Collyer; . who'
received the Simpson, prize, a
tea service for six. Mrs.: T . J.
Salkeld was " third with. 47:.points •
to win the Swift:.prize of..,a bag
of Vigoro' • while 'Mrs Otto
Jouwsma.'of 'Wingham was 4th
with 42 points, receiving; an
aerosol .container. of insecticide.
Highp oint :'winners in the
variousrou ings won' a special
E ,,p p
$5.00 prize, and were :• eligible to.
receive this tor only• one
e groupi .'
Thesewinnerswere: Section
Gladioli,. June Collyer; ;B, •An-.
nuals, Mrs:. Jouwsana;' C,, Roses,
Dahlias, Perenrliials`-'M'rs:' Bris•
-
`,tow; D, Floral•:.arr'angements and•
baskets,
Mrs. 'Salkeld; E. Potted'
• • Plants, Mrs.. E. Gaunt; F,' : Veget
ables, . Ada' Webster; . Junior. Sec-
tiol, Barbara Cameron •
Poster winners were: -lit Sha-
ron+Mowbray; 2nd, Janet Car-.
ruthers: 3rd, Jane • Joynt. Bird
Houses, '.lit, Ross Hallam;;'. 2nd,
Ron Gardner' •
Of the, 53 exhibitors, 30' were
'adults and.23 juniors. They were
as follows: ,
Senior. Exhibitors —. Mrs. Ar-,
thu Br"eckles, ''Mrs. Charles
.,Bristow,..
Kenneth • Cameron,
(Conttled on page 12) •
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SHIP' DOCK. TIMBERS.
Foil?, USE IN ENGLAND'
Timbers, 12” by 16", are.
:being shipped, by . the ,Luck -
now Lumber CO. Sawmill. to
England to '.be .used as. dock
timbers,
.Owners ' of the Sawmill,
Allan M.anto and Ronald '
Frook, .. are.,Shipping 'a• .car -
.
load 'of • the timbers ' which
are : 20-4 feet' long. Pros-
pects are for • .more future'•
shipments ..of this type.
RAISE • OVER $900 FOR.
SALVATION ARMY '
Lucknow and district' resid-
ents have contributed over $900
to the :Salvation 'Army . Red
Shield' appeal,. and a few .'calls.
REACHES NINETY
AGED LADY SUFFERED •
HIP •FRACTURE SUNDAY•
Mrs. Sam Durnin, a beloved
and' lifelong resident of the corn-
munity, is a' patient in. Victoria
Hospital, .• London, with : a. severe.
fracture of the. hip. • '
:Mrs.. ' Durnin, suffered the
break on Sunday'; while out -of -
'doors at the residence of Mr., &
Mrs. Tom Magoffin, with .whom.
she hasmade her 'home.'for.
some time. The' M.agoffins.`reside
.
north of the C.N:R: depot..
Mrs..• Durnin mayhave'' sUL;
fer'ed a weak spell .Causing: her
to fall. She was taken to Wing-
ham . 'Hospital arid on Monday
was moved to London::
• • Thecanvass was'co:iducted• by
members of the Lions Club, and
,covered, Lucknow, Dungannon &
the rural area,'` which".an excel-.
ent response in general as the
above ':total, indicates. '
MARK FRIDAY
Relatives andLeod
. � 'friends of ., Mrs; ' become of Tiverton to,
pas -
Thomas Henry gathered together" • toi; of • the • three-point :charge of
on :Friday . afternoon to • honour' Luckn iw, Dungannon .. and
her on• the occasion •of her ,90th. South Kinloss..•
•HOME AGAIN' AFTER THREE
MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL
William, Webster, popularly
known as "Long 13illk is home
from Victoria Hospital,. London,
where he was a.. patient . for ;3
months:.
Bill underwent bone surgery
and skingrafting on This. leg,
which ' had troubled hien. ` .for
some time, with,, the original in
jury dating back to a, oar acci
dent many • years ago. •
There was the question this
spring if Bill might • have.• to have
thelimb amputated, hut happily
the hospital treatment and ,sur-.
gery • has;. affected, the desired.
results, (Bill is on crutches at
:present, but expects to discard
them1before long and have the
cast removed: in, mid-September.
'EXTEND ,CALL TO
TIVERTON PASTOR
At a meeting held . in the
Lucknow • Presbyterian Church
on Monday evening, •.a call was
extended to Rev. • Roderick Mae -
birthday, Mrs: -.,•Henry, resides -
NONAGENARIAN
with her nephew, , Jack 'Irwin,.
; on' the Lucknow-Dungannon
MARKS. BIRTHDAY
•Quite a.: number of relatives &•
•
friends gathered.'at the Bain cot-
tage,' Amberley Beach recently:
to ;honour lvtr. ''James. A. .Mac-
Leod who was. 90: years. old; on,
Tuesday, August..2nd
James MacLeod Was- born on
Lot 7, Concession 6, .Kinloss. He'
is.„residing'now at :the Carruth -
era, Nursing�''ITome "Nand' :despite
his 90` years is enjoying ,.com-
paratively ',goad• .health:
Some of those attending the.
birthday celebration' were: 1Vliiss
Annie MacLeod. •and.Messrs. Wm.
John ,arid Hossack Bain,. •,Luck-
now; Mrs. A. D. Martyr, Ripley;
Mr. and Mrs: Aenaes Martyn &
family, Mr.. and . Mrs . A: Hall 8i.
family; 'Toronto; Mr. ,. and Mrs.'
,Ed '. Brock, ' ,Strathi oy,.,Mr. and
:Mrs: Alex ',MacLeod, .Mr..&' Mrs:
Bert .Bain, Mrs.:Christine ,Shit=
aingion, ` Miss Diane Shil'lington,
"Mr.. and Mrs... .Mervyn 'Colley;
.Douglas and Richard Colley, all
of London.:
Sidewaik
dth Unchanged
Replacement Cost $10;300
The. contract for : new side-
walks on. both the north ' and'
south side . of Campbell :.Street
has been let• to the ' King : Con
• struction: Company, at 'a cost of
$10,300.; '
• This figure, may, be subject ' to
g , J.
some. reduction if a new mix re-'
• commended for resurfacing,
proves practical,- anti ' ecorionii-
calx •
There is a'`
,comparatively • new
'section 'of "sidewalk from Sch-
ifiid's Jewellery to Webster `: and
MacKinnon . •hardware, which.
has• become'. badly surface pock-
ed,
' Two .or 'three :companies` have
a hew mix which is recotrmniend-
ed for such ' resurfacing:« This'
mix is: to be investigated and if
, it '' is e .
economical, and can be
guaranteed, it may'. be used in'
this 'section. •
The sidewalk will
be f,. expenditure. w
inanced by .a debenture "is-
sue:
Retain Present Width
'Original plans were to narrow
the new sidewalks to $” feet, but
This decision ' has been changed,
,and the .....
walks will: remain a`s
at present --. ap- roximatel: ten
feet width
y
The. narrowing of the walks,
Primaril
to Widen t d,. so as
y considere
mit. angle roadway and per
gle parking •of . cars to
continue: Eventually • ,parallel;
parking may have to be enforced
but municipal parking, las' 'are';
under consideration : / I
The cement a,blocks lifted . from
the :old • walks will be laid on
'the '.road' allowance '.adjacent. to
Jack ' 1VIacDonald's new garage
a.block south of the Post Office
for parking' accommodation; and
the lot butting • the road across
from the •garage, and: owned by
the municipality is also car
'
parking potential. •
.C•
ost wise the narrowing •of
the. "streets would not have, of
fected: any great saving, .as the
saving o on . concrete would`' have
been largely offset by the; cost
of asphalt to pave the strips left
by the narrowing' of the walks:
To Be Done Next Month',
The laying of the new side-
walks is to be; completed next
month, and the . project Will be
carried 'out to provide a mini -
Mum of inconvenience .along the
main thoroughfare!' ,. '
s are ,to, remove the old
Plans
*concrete•
and. prepare for, pouring
the • new walks with reach -Mix
`c0 ncrete in one continuing ope-
ration, 'with a crew of 'finishers
engaged.. This will be done, itis
expected, on ;a Sunday, ' with
entrances to the stores provided
for' "business' as usual" on Mon -
day.
road just :north of.; ' the ninth
concession. ''
Mrs Henry Was formerly
Charlotte McAllister', ,,daughter,
of Andrew •McAllister and Mai'ia
Robinsoxi, . farmers ;at. Leeburn
on the .'Bluewater• Highway be
tween Sheppardton' ,and Gode-
rich! ,.She was ' born at .Leeburn
on August ."19th.; 1870.'
After her marriage to Thornas
L IPnry . m--GbtIe" d tiie farchi
20th, 1893, ..they. lived < in. West
'Wawanosh. °' on the farm' now.
owned `: by Lloyd..'Humphrey.
r
' The meeting .°was presided ov'-
er by Rev Neil 'McCombie of
Ripley, interim -moderator during
the pulpit vacancy that has ex4
isted at : Lucknow : and Dungan
non since Rev. Wallace McClean
went to the Elinvale:.. charge,
near Barrie in late .March..
Since then and "effective June
tat, •South Kinloss: has 'become
a part of the charge. South •Kin
loss had been 'without a resident
minister. 'since tthe.:•departure . of
Rey. Robert T. Marshall,. the._
`are ious• `.`fall° ffe,:inirribtered. to
the three . congregations of
Whitechi rcir,. • Larigside' and
South Kinloss.
• The call to Rev. MacLeod, who
is presently on vacation, has to
be. dealt with formally by .pres-
bytery, and it, is expected it.
will., be • a few weeks,, before he.
takes' over his duties.' here.
Rev. MacLeod was the .third
of three ministers" w1howere-
heard
ereheard in seeking > a • successor to
Rev.• .McClean: He is.. a .native:: of
the: Isle;of Harris . and has'. . been
at.. Tiverton for three years. .
• Rev. and Mrs. McLeod have 2
daughters,•' ages 12' and 10.
gamily Gives
Zion In Me
They latermoved to. the Crewe
district and over ;forty years agq
built' . the. • present• house on 'the
Jack Irwin farm, and moved to
the Belfast area. where Mrs.
Henry has lived ever since. Mr.'
Henry's, death occurred on '.Oc-
ober- 6. 1931 :at..:the--age --of--63.
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With the assistance of • Joe
Brooks, Mrs: Henry continued to
'operate the': farm for several
years.
When Mrs. , Henry'• sold • the
farm/to ,Jack Irwin,: she 'retain
ed a portion of • the house' for
herself , and . has continued to
live there.. r
Despite . a period in, the hos-
pital in the spring, Mrs. Henry.
is now enjoying very good heal-
th. • She is an ardent sewer • and
mat maker, and her beautiful
work' is in evidence to those
visiting hers •
She has two '.brothers living,
William McAllister ,of Chicago.
and ' Case McAllister of Clinton.
'.A nephew; Ernest •1VIcAllister,
who Mr.and Mrs. HeYiry raised
from inf`ancy lives in . Windsor
r ...e sister's't...... brothers
Three and two brothers
have.~ predeceased Mrs, Henry,
LLUC.KNOW GIRL'S
HUSBAND KILLED
Ronald H Keith, age a4 of
London 'died, of ,injuries received
in a motor accident south of.
Blyth,: • early : last Thursday.
morning.
CRASH
'VICTIg
r
RONALD, H ;,KEITH
Mr. 'Keith was the husband of
Yvonne. MacMillan, 'daughter of
a
the late,Mr. .arid Mrs. Jack Mac
Milian, former, residents ; of Kin-
loss` ,'and Lucknow; ••'Patsy .,..vas.
• the other'. -daughterin the: 'Mac-
Millan family:
Mr:: and. Mrs. Keith .would
have observed .:their- third wed-
'ding' ,anniversary in September:
°About •a year ago- they moved
into a new: home . in ' London:
., Mr Keith was a stock broker •
for Ross- Knowles. and .Company
of : London and was returning'
*
t
with two:'' friends from Walker-
ton 'where they had' participated
in a golf : tournament..
It : wasstablished that Mr.
Keith; • the ori one. fatail in=
'only Y.
j ured, was in • the back seat when
the car - left:. the road, • snapped
a.'hydro pole and then 'struck a
tree:
The 'funeral .service on :.,Satur-
day ..afternoon • at the John : T.
Donohue•.,•furieral, home in ..Lon-
don was largely attended..' ' • Inter-
ment was in `;St. Peters Cemex
tery:
Besides ' his wife, Mr: Keith is •
Survived' by •his mother and.. a
brother..'
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(By Beryl Hunter)
• very impressive. service • took
place in Zion United Church,;
Ashfield . on, Sunday a.m., August
21st where a communion table
was presented ;by . members ; of
thea yin vin._ memo of
. family . loving g r'Y
the, 'late Mr. and Mrs., James
Ritchie. . .
Rev. G.' W. Kaiser, pastor of
Zion Church officiated at the
dedication. Mrs. 'Robert. Helm
made the *Presentation stting
..
that . it was her privilege on be-
half of her family to present to.
Zion. United. Church this ' Com-
munion Table for the use of this
congregation; asking,, that itbe.
accepted anddedicated to the
glory of God and in lovng..me-
rnory of their parents, James &
Charlotte Ritchie.
Mr. ,William, G..Hunter 'accept=
ed the communion table on be-
half of the$ession and •members
of the Church, He 'thanked the
donors for the spirit •thathad
prompted their generosity in.
giving the gift:' He stated that in
accepting:' and dedicating this
table we 'know that the beauty
and dignity of our observan.ee . of
..
the •sacrament of Holy Commu-
nion, will be enhanced by its use,
Rev, Kaiser , expressed grati=,
'tude that this cherished nemory
of'parents who 'ha►ve • gassed on
munon Table
ory Of Parents
1 to higher service, 'had `found: ex -
pression ' in , this gift. It was his
• hope that ` all Who from time to
time , receive communion' from
this table in' this Holy Place, go
forth strengthened, in'• faith and
love ,of Our Heavenly Father.
Mrs. John Gardner rendered . a
solo, . "God willtake Care , of
You."
a '. Charlottea:.
'Tarries.' ,d n ,Ritchietchi:e , • ;1t3
were faithful life long' members 0�.
of Zion.C r
0
__...._.._hu�ch They raised. a, .;��,.
family of, 12 children, Who' were
reared with the knowledge of 5 .�
responsibility " to their ,Church.
The members of the family are:i
Mrs. • Clifford "Eastman ' (Jane), ° Z;‘'
Burlington; .Mrs.. Robert' Helm,
(MVfyrtle),, •Ashfield` • Mrs. 'Sam
Gibson (Esther), Ashfield; Mrs. .
Bill ` Ross (Edna); :Ashfield;
Frank, •Ashfield; 'Edgar, Hunts -
'vine; Fred, Bracebridge,. Alfred, .°
Lucknow. :.
Three members of the family
are predeceased: •' Boden,, Mrs,"
Ernest Gardner (Mairnie), Mrs.
John Grant, (Margaret). :'
:Following, the service some 65
relatives and 'friends ;were seat-
'ed lunch• at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Ritchie, •' Rela-
tives froth a distance were, pre- •
sent from Brantford, Nova Scot -x
Burlington,.,Huntsville, Brace- •
bridge.
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