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:LUCKNOW, ONTARIO • W EDNESDAY, NT. 12th, 1960
SIXTEEN RAGES •
ay 'Pi... p11 Cost
from Lucknow Area. At Wingham
At the regular :meeting of the
•Lucknow . District High• School
Board, held last week; the Board
returned as. unacceptable'a re-
quest from. Wingham, District
High School Board,. asking the
Lucknow Hoard.. to assume' the
cost of education: 'of pupils 'from
the Lucknow High School Area
attending Wingham; • . District
High School'.
This matter: is not new: It has.
been a touchy 'problem since the
area' .was formed,, with a few
Lucknow area 'pupils.` in, West'
Wawanosh and Kinloss Town.-
ship ` adjacent 'to the. Wingham.
area having . from time to time
attended. . Wingham school,
Mrs::. Bryce Elliott was•ap
pointed •• to provide clerical help
.for the' principal, Mr.. Kirk and
*commenced• her duties at once.• :•
The matter 'Of securing a lead-
er for High. School Band's was
discussed, but-', as . yet the, Board
has .met with •no success.
Mr, .Art Hodgins, chairman of
the .Transportation . Comm ttee
reported that all bus routes had
been checked •for mileage.
High School • Principal, Mr.
D. G. Kirk, met with th'e Board
and outlined work . done during
September and referred • to . pro
jects being planned:.•
It was. decided • to keep school
open the day of Teeswater'
Fair. Mrs; .Isabel MacKenzie who
will succeed. Donald Henderson
-as secretary -treasurer at the
end of the year, attended the
October, meeting.
A cheque for -$29,889.9t was re- Cemetery.
ceived being :final . payment, of
the 1960 , Go.vernment grant. A
grant of 430,000 was .received HAD :POCKET PICKED
early in the year making 'the. AT TEESWATER, FAIR.
total 1960 'grant close to $60,000: •
which is about '$150. ' higher t • an Herb Curran, of Ashfield :wasapproved the se tic tank instal -
the • 1959 'grant. : A Cheque was the victim of • a couple of smooth 'Eldon at the school '
issued to pay "off 'Batik loan... operating •pick -pockets•. at,:• Tees- Mr's. Isabel° : MacKenzie,` 'the
water Pair • last week. newly appointed sec' y; -
areas: at-
:
HONES BEREAVED AT ;
THANKSGIVING TIME:
Thanksgiving .week -end. 'brought
bereavement and sorrow. to the
community.', . .. • '
On Friday Mrs; Howard f, Mc-
Guire,, formerly Jean Mary 'Bell week: The Board decided to pur-
PUBLLC SCHOOL
GRANTS ARE, UP
The October meeting of the
Lucknow.. • Public School Board
was held on Tuesday of 'last
of Kinloss Tov'nship, _ : died rn.
Victoria Hospital,' Londonat the
age of . 62. The funeral service
was held on Monday at the Mac-,
•.chase chairs: for the junior
•
Cupboard' spaceis to be •pro. -
vided „for school.. supplies and
'Kenzie Memorial Chapel with the mem,.bers discussed, the' need
interment in Ripley Cemetery. ,cif central storage space'. in the
Death At .St. Helens school. Bulletin boards are re-
On Sunday, morningthe' death quired ikr. smile. classrooms . and
of Mrs. Wallace A. Miller occur-. library books are to be ordered
red very suddenly at .her home for each classroom.
at St. Helens from a heart att- The Board men l ers expressed
.ack. She .was. 67. ':The funeral their appreciation to .. the Prin
service: was held on Tuesday at cipal and teaching 'staff. for the'
the MacKenzie Memorial 'Chapel . fine ',showing the pupils made at
with ' interment in Greenhill the Fall Fair in `marching,' etc.
• Reference was . made. to Educa-
tion, Week which will be Nov
entiber 6 to .12 and wi11be abser-
ved. at the local school iii the
forth' of open house • •
A formletter from.'.the M.H.O.
. B EATTY PLANT,
T UP.COUNCIL •.
•
Employees of the Beatty Lad-
der Factory have organized a
local ' group • within . •themselves,
known as a Workmen's Council:
A committee has ibeen named
of Clair : Johnston, • Jack Hussey
`and: Jim :.O'Donnell with Tom
MacKenzie as secretary.' A . con-
stitution
Chas. been •set up ' by the
Council, which" has the endorse-
ment of the firm.
The submissionhas a been made.
to the DePartment of Ila or for
Vaal aPPOIWIl :•
InJulY employees em ` o the Beat -
Ladder
Y
plant; : voted 16 to 9
against ratification of the Inter-
, national Woodworkers of Am-
erica' as their bargaining agent:
The ballot was supervised by a
representative of the ,Labor Re=
lations Board..•
HIGHWAY •: CRASH
INJURIES FATAL
Extensive injuries 'received in
a car -truck crash proved fatal
to Kenneth Jamieson : of Mont-
real, hubancl
ont-real,''huband ofa former Luck-
.' now girl,' Vina MacDonald.
Mr. Jamieson *as • enroute to
th'sFalls where his 'wife
had • remained . following the:
funeral ofi her brother,;Dan Mac-:
Donald, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. •
.D
. S:�.' MacDonald, the fan
fly home being north east of ..the
CNl. depot.
A wheel came ' off. a large
transport which went out:of
control and crashed head-on in
to : the _ Jamieson car, literally
running over it,' •
Mr. Jamieson: suffered terrible
The incident happened as 'tended October meeting.
CATALOGUES. AVAILABLE ' ice. Sle
FOR CLTLBE TSALE Herb. was .leaving leaving the grounds, will . succeed Donald •Henderson
t..He• was. Jostled a , • bit by a at the end of the. year. . '
couple of gents, : whom he . .A .:cheque for .$8,055,14. being
Catalogues are ` now available
thouht wanted. "ahead of him:"
Gov -
for the .production Gale of W. A. g the . final payment on 1960
Culbert and Sons. s heldThey didn't; but.it never occur- :ernment' grant was ` • received.
be at red' to Herib: what the
re -
Maple . Emblem'' Farms . `.three y were •,up Previously the ' Board had
Miles to,, until he:missed his wallet on ceived a' grant of. $6,000, which
miles west of, Dungannonon reachin home.
Tuesday, October 25th. g makes' the total'1960 grants in
Last week -end' The Sentinel
completed the printing of :the
catalogues which carry illustra-
tions of many of the cattle being anio 'nit• was considerable:
offered' in the sale' which .num- ,, a LEARN OF ANOTHER
The bill fold was found" on. the excess. of.' $14,000, which 'is. an
grounds, with papers intact, &• increase of ' roughly $1,800 over
was later:recovered by, Herb the previous. year;
sans cash,' of course, and the' •
bet 38 head = �17 bulls . and 21 P°hce. were suspae�ot�s that OLD SET •,OF •'DISHES
light-fingered gents , were opera= ,
females.. All animals, male., and ting; 'but couldn't catch 'them at
female are vaccinated. . Reference last week to the 'set
• _ it• of dishes owned by; Mrs . T; A.
ACCEPTS POSITION AT . .
KINCARDINE .HOSPITAL LOST 'FOOT NOW •
i
r
• :Miss Mary e
Re
y MacintY g N,OUT OF HOSPITAL•
has accepted a position as. op-
erating room supervisor and•: as-
sistant ' superintendent . at •••—
'Kin-cardine Hospital, and will as
sume her. new duties , at a dater'
;date. .
Miss 'MacIntyre , is concluding
her third year as nurse • and re-
ceptionist at the ' local office of
Dr„ M,; H. Corrin.
NAME. RUMMAGE.
CLEC
SALE COLLECTORS'
Lucknow .and District Lions
.Club, is• concentrating on. the up
Smi coming rummage ''sale, ' as the-
injuries, but ;despite their 'gra-
vity survived for •'a week at the
hospital in Pembroke near where
the crash occurred on Friday
y,
September 23rd. •
The funeral was held Tuesday,
September ' 27th in... Montreal.
Mr. Jamieson had been engaged
In the insurance underwriting
business: 'Interment was in . Mon-
treal Protestant Cemetery.
•Mr. Jamieson is survived by
his wife; two• sons, Douglas ands
Ronald and tiwo grandsons, all
of 'Montreal.
He was One of a ' family of six
• and a flowered wheel •'w h five.
SPokes intact, the • sixth spoke:
•'broken, wasp
`laced at the head
.of the casket from three` Sisters
and two brothers, who survive,
TheY are Mrs. arl H. Wolff
Marion) of Birmingham, Mich.,
Mrs. Harold Hulbert (Alva) of
Danville New York; Mrs. Sam .MacKenzie (Gertrude)" i{ing
cardine and brothers,' Gordon &
anties6it
Of Kitchener.
Earl J'.
•
first maj:ar activity ` of • the fall
term:
• .Here's something in which ev-
eryone can., participate in " vari-
ous •ways ='.by donating to,
buying. at, or • simply. just :joining'.
.the crowd' ,to enjoy the spectacle.
Proceeds, of course, are for civ_
is and welfare work.
,iJlse*here in, this issue is an
advertisement listing .the' ,names
of Club members and the house-
holds or areas ;where they are
to : call, seeking donations for
thismonster sale to be held, in
th.e arena 'afternoon and . ev
ening -- a week from Saturday,
October 22nd
if you have any saleable items
tucked away in the wardrobe &
serving: no 'more • purpose ; than.
inviting .the motifs,' ,these will
make 'welcom'e donations.; '
Then there's the fruit cellar,.
the pantry shelf, children's toys,
a discarded lamp or piece of
furniture — in fact- there are
literally •rnany iteins around most.
homes that could well be "house
cleaned."
•Then there's eite's farm produce,
a . • raft • of other possibilities
around the farm:
Wives of the Lions members
Will contribute .to a baking
counter.
• So, look *Up tht list to see who
will be 'calling .on• you. If he
doesn't -, boy:, about 'calling
diff"". •
Louella Johnston, Who ' had
her 'left foot severed in a high-
way.' accident near Whitechurch
on August. ,- 27th; was recently
discharged from Wingham Hos-•
pital.:
• Her. home is at • Durham • ,and
The Durhani Chronicle. had, the
following story in. a.•recent: issue;
Luella, 19 -year-old daughter
of Mr... and , Mrs: Lowell Johnston,
of. Durham, :now is° home from
the' hospital.
'A .month, ago; Miss •'Johnston
went to : Wingham: for the: Fron-
tier Days ''' celebration. At a
dance there . -she met James
• Quaid, ;'18, of Scarborough. Fol
lowing the dance she went for a,
ride onthe, pillion.' seat of
Quaid's motorcycle. • •
The" motorcycle was in a . colli-
sion with an ‘auto.'The • Durham
girl had . her' • left leg severed•
above the ankle., She 'was taken
•to the Wingham Hospital, where
she was confined :for 31 week's,
Luella now is 'able to get about
on. crutches, but she must ''return
45 'miles to Wi-.ngliam each Sat-
urday to • -'have ,the dressing
changed
' It will be some time next year,"
before' the leg will be sufficient-
ly healed to consider an artificial
foot,
James Quaid had his left foot
severely crushed and he suffered
other injuries. He still 'is a. Pa-
tient . in London Hospital,where
an effort is being made .tore
.pair and save his foot. •
Ten' Years Ago '
It was ten years.' ago this
month that Luella Johnston spent
'some time in . hospitals at Dur-
ham and Owen Sound' and the •
Hos ppital for Sick 'Children at To-
ronto, Two boys slipped a noose
about . Ltiella's heck while ,she.
was 'on her sway to school. She
was 'almost strangled~ '
Doctors at the ' Hospital for.
Sick Children •found the larynx
had been injured, and only time,
could heal it. Luella thenWas
nine.'
My,
Carneron,• has brought to light
another. prized Set more than a
century old., .. ••
Mrs:: James MeNain of Amber -
le (Laura.Webster). has a , set•
of. dishes, for 12, complete, which
is 105 years old.:. It was a wed-
ding.
ed-ding• gift' to ; Laura's grandmoth-
er, Mrs. John Reid of Varna, &
upon her ;°deathbelonged to her
daughter, Mrs. James, T. Webster
from: whom 'Mrs. McNain in-
herited it
ing' of the Arena Committee: will
OBTAIN SUBSIDY
ON ACCESS ROAD
At the October 'meeting of 'thee
Village. Council, last week the
Board was advised ' that the
government subsidy would ap-
ply on . both the land purchase
and :construction . of thenew ac-
cess road, known as Ward . St.
Councillor. Alex 'McLeod was. ab-
sent
this road will :be built from
Wheeler Street,. west of where
the . new bridge is being cbn •
structed, southward to the busi-
ness places ,on the 'north side :of
Campbell St., west„of the river.
Designated as .a 6Q -foot ,road,
rather • than the 'usual 66 foot,
'width, a submission had to be
Made to . the 'Department . of
Municipal . ,• Affairs, ' annd with.
their • approval application ' was
then made to the Department of
Highways for the 50% sulbsidy.
on this undertaking: ;
• At last .Week's meeting Coun-
cil had a 'copy of, a' memorandum
to R. J: •, Callighan, • ” District
Municipal. Engineer of : the. De
partment of Highways. at Owen
Spund, from J. V. Ludgate, mun-
icipal "engineer of : the Highways
Department • which authorized
."approval of the 'cost :of land ac-
quisition and street construction,
eligible' for subsidy:. within , the`
limits' .Of the approved .approp-
ri.ation." " '
• Overall cost of ' the bridge and
service road will , be about' $12, •
000 with an 80% grant`'on bridge
construction, culvert • and •:. road-
Way approach for • 100' feet on
each . side of the bridge. Other
work• is eligible for a .50% grant.•
The . bridge contract. price did /.
not include street and cement.
Council passed• two by-laws•,
. Nos. ' •' 12• and: 13, to borrow.
amounts of .$10,000'. and. $14,000 ..'
to. . • temporarily 'finance local.
projects:
This Procedure' is necessary;;
until debentures : are issued cov-
eringsidewalk :'construction, &
until Provincial subsidies are
received: covering road and
bridge expenditures..:
An • application . was received
from .Roy. F•mberlin for they posi-.
•
tion . of arena manager:. A meet
FORM •KI NLOSS
SCOUT GROUP
Kinloss Boy Scout Association
officially :Came. into. being at an
organizational meeting held at,
the township 'hall, Holyrood, last
•Tuesday night.
Prior to : the meeting, Lloyd
•Aekert, who is keenly interest
ed' iii establishing the Boy''Scout.
and Cub novernent in :Kinipss,
circulated • letters to, various
school sections requesting that
all. interested attempt to be pre-'
;sent at last Tuesday's meeting.
According to: Lloyd, interest . &
enthusiasm is' running high for
the project . and a good:', cross-
.section;
ross-.section; of the township ' was re
presented ;at' the meeting. , •
Holyrood Women's Institute is
the sponsoring .organization in
connection with the °establishing
of'' the: Boy Stout Association.
The .Meeting • unanimously
agreed to. form . the ' association •
and a group committee of Fras-
er MacKinnon, Roy Cornish,
Harold` Haldenby," Orville' Elliott'
and Lorne' Eadie was:.named.
This cominittee will meet .short-
ly to appoint leaders,arrange
for training coarses for leaders
`and set meeting tit ies. .
It is planned to ' form a Cub
Pack immediately and a Scout
„.Troop probably in the new year..
It is planned. to use the town: -
Ship hall AS a meeting place.
Sixteen boys to date have ex-
pressed irrtereat in Cubs and a
like number in Scouts.
• Present at the meeting was
Don Rennie, Field 'Cothmissiorier
of Hanover,. who' gave advice • in
the formation .plans, ,
be called to, deal with this.. mat-
ter. '
'" Council .adopted the rare pro
cedure of .going into committee
as a whole to discuss 'a matter
�."
of :Personnel, with Councillor
Omar Brooks appointed as com- •
.mittee .chairman.' •
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PRESENTATION..OF
BROWNIE
I'E ;BA
.OWN DGES�
The Brownies, held .their first
Meeting ,on Friday, October- 7th. .
at 4:30 pm.. Therewere seven
Brownies and five Tweenies
(new members) Present. ' ...;,
The meeting opened with the'
Fairy Ring followed by a• work
Period. ; .The : group sang, a few
songs and • played'. "As. I. was
• walking down the Street". Dur-
ing "Pow -Wow," Golden Lad-
ders, Golden Bars and Collector's
Badges ' were presented. These .
texts were passed 'before Brown-
ies- disbanded for • the summer,
Golden Ladders were earned by
Linda Boyle, Nancy Corrin, Don-,•
na Ritchie, Linda Marriott, Janet '
Carruthers and . Beverley, Mac-
Donald. Golden Bars . were earn-
ed
arn-ed by Eleanor Whitby and Mari-
lyn Armstrong. Collector's Bad
ges go to. Peggy 'MacDonald,
Linda Boyle, Nancy Corrin, Don ,.
na • Ritchie, Janet Carruthers,
Beverley MacDonald, . Donna
Forster and' 'Linda Marriott.
.Meict week it is hoped. to see
all last year'§ Brownies at the
meeting: and will be happy to
Weleci ne .adore: ` new,' members.
The .• Brownies age is • eight to
eleven.:
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