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LUCKNQW,- ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, FEB., 18th, 1959..
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TWELVE; PAGES
Originators; Df Cut-up
MChicken
Sell In i�lran Dollar �'ransaction
• • Thereis, more than casual m- • -°
terest in the million dollar ,trans- I NOMINATING COMMITTEE
action .involved in the sale of NAMED BY RED CR,05S.
Choice Cup -Up Chicken Limit-
'ea:
imit-.ea• at ,'Aurora, :Ontario, owned
.jointly' : by Frank J .,King. and
William- J.' Garfat.
The new owner is Roy A. Ken-:
nedy, , president of the Tillson-
burg Grain .and. Feeds. Ltd., 'K•en
nedy Farms Ltd, 'and Riverside.
.Poultry Farms.
With, the future of :the. Luck
now and: Distriet'. Branch` of the,
Canadian Red` Cross . at, stake,
''fine persons attended last
,Thursday ' afternoon's , meeting.
L. C. Thompson '. was • named
chairman'' of the meeting, which
was comparatively brief, .and re-
The deal involved the proces- suited in . a nominating commit-
sing plant with Messrs. King and tee being named to ,bring in ' a
Garfat retaining their •fareris and. slate of executive officers; 'Nam-
ed to. this were 'Virden. Mowbra •
retail cliicke� outlets in the . y,
their ret, l h
Toronto area. Milton.., Rayner And Mrs A. E.•
Mr. ,King, or • Frank as he is MKim..
popularly . known here, is a . son-
in-law of Mrs; James MacDon
, ad of +Lucknow, ,Mrs. King be'
ing the :former. Rachael M'acDen
old;` Frank is a son of the late
Mr.' and Mrs. Wm.' King and was
raised in the Teeswater district:`
Frank continues ; in his post' as
Ontario sales manager for the
Ralston Purina Company. ,It was
during his early association 'in
the feed business. •'that' he and
Mr:. Garfat 'f6rsaw,the ` possibili-
ties of the cut-t1p chicken busi-
ness. and were the originators •,.of'
it in Canada.
The •..following article appear-
ed in. the Canadian Poultry: Re-
view under the: caption, ' "The
Birthplace of Canada's Broiler
Industry Changes ."Hands:": .r
Sixteen years .` ago;: Frank J.
King and:•William:' J. Garfat, two
enterprising .young Purina :sales-
men, still in their twenties,, visi=
•' ted the United States, .and saw
the feed : potential . of the broiler
industry through ' a feed`' sales-
man's . eyes, and came' home with
a vision. ;-"If• ,this •will:.work in
St
the United ates, it can be
made to work in ;Canada.," ' They
immediately put on, their selling
clothes, rolled up their' sleeves
and. went to work.
• They got -in ,touch With esta-
r ,hlished 'poultrymen presenting
the :profit opportunities of the
•' broiler industry, '' basedan one
man looking• after 6,000 birds per
crop, ` 3 crops per; year, 31/i 4b.
bird in 14 weeks and a labor
profit to, the grower of ,10c . per.
bird.. However, without excep-
tion, these established poultry-
men always gave them this 'stock
answer—'If . this thing is so d ---
good, why aren't you in the busi-
ness?'' \,
After receiving 'this answer
'from all sides, they. decided: a.
pilot'. projectwas necessary, in
order to 'prove. that this was a
sound business. After, 'receiving
(Continued on page 3 )
•
CALL .MEETING
RE-VACC I NATION
•
MARRIAGE HELD , / T
A.
ASHFIFLD PARSONAGE '.'
A quitewedding was solemn-
ized at. the Ash fie 1 d United
Church Parsonage on Thursday,
February 5th,. when 'Rev. G. W.
Kaiser united in 'marriage, .: Mrs.
Agnes Alton and John B Rit-
chie of °Zion. Mrs.' Ritchie is the
dau,ghter, of. "'Mrs. Isabel Hawk-
'wood - of ;;'Calgary, and the. late
Mr.. Hawkwood. 'The . groom As . a
son of the late Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Ritchie.
CHURCHMENB: US
Y'
'ON..' PARISH HA...L
L
The: men of. St:. Pauls Ankh-
can Church, . • Dungannon,. have
been working. the past few,
weeks on the interior of .the Par-
ish Hall •located on` '.the •main:
•
street' of the .Village.
A vestibule 'and :kitchen has
been built with the idea of mak
ing the hallmore convenient:
and: comfo'rtab'le. Labor has been
voluntary by.' the • men .• of .the
congregation, withthe lumber'.
being donated:
St. Pauls will be holding 'their.
Centennial in . June of this year
and, the renovation of the hall
is one • of the steps in prepara-'
•tion' for this noteworthy event
within the Church..
Thehall is presently :used, for
rnariy. meetings and social gather-;
ings for "Dungannon and . district.'.
At a special •»meting of Kin.
loss Township Council . on Mon-':
day, it was .decided to hold 'a
public' meeting at the Holyrood
•Township Hall on Friday evening
of this week at 8:30, •
Purpose •:of ,the meeting is to
learn the wishes of Kinloss
Township farmers regarding the
vaccination of cattle against ra
• Dies before they are put out on:`
grass. this spring.
If suchaction is 'favored, a
,canvass will ` be organized so
that all farmers will 'be: contact-
ed to learn. if they Wish this
service,, which . -would be at the
cattle owners expense,arid if so,
to determine tile number of cat-
tle to be treated.
It. is felt that if the project
is undertaken on this. basis; it
.' could be' done: at a lower cost
• If the plan is approved lin,
mediate action will be necessary
as. cattle ''should be treated at
least. BQ days before going onto
grass.
PICK LOCAL WINNERS
FOR CONTEST
• There were some twenty parti-
cipants in public speaking con-
tests • at the. Lucknow District
:High School :last' Thursday, to
select four winners to compete
'in the Central Western, Ontario
secondary ' 'Schools "Association
district : public ,speakin.g• contest,
This event will •be held in the:
Lucknow District High School on.
Thursday .evening of this, week,
with students; from several dis-
trict.. schools. competing, and to
which tire public is 'invited:
.Representing the local school
will be:: Senior Boy, , Donald
Hagedorn; Senior girl, Diane
Rayner,., ' Junior boy; Murray
Hunter; Junior girl, Marilyn
Cameron: .
: Thefudges were Mrs. A.' E.
McKim, Mrs.' Harold Treleaven"
and.. Rev. G. R. •Geiger. •
LIONS CLUB ' CARNIVAL ON
SATURDAY AY OF NEXT. WEEK
The Lions Club is sponsoring a
,;psturne ice, carnival on Sat -
day - night • of next week, Febru-
ary 28. A complete hist 'of events
will be_ found in an advertise-
merit' in this• issue.
There: are, costume events for
all classes; from pre-school age
to adults; with comic, fancy and
couples prizes in : each class: • In
most classes there are three pari;
zes of $1.50; $1.00 and :75c.'
There is also a program:of ra-
ces . for prizes' of . 75c, 50c and
25c and•; special events ' include
the Carnival' Queen and Lions
:costume race..
Prize money offered" exceeds
$100.00. . The carnival . Ais ,not a
profit making project as the "ad-
.of
ad-.of 35c, and l Oc for ,pub-
lic school children .;will indicate.
...After the judging there .: will
be a broom . ball game,' followed.
+by a short period of free skat-
ing; '
New Directors To
avvanosh Company
Paul Caesar .of Dungannon and
Herson Irwin .of IBelgrave are
the two, new directors of the:
West Wawanosh Fire Insurance
Co They were :elected bythe
policyholders • at the 80th 'annual
Meeting .at :, Dungannon Parish
Hall on Friday .afternoon. , Mr.
Caesar` will fill the .vacancy cau_
sed: by the recent •death : of Har-
vey •Anderson who was' director
of the.::company. Girvin Reid op:-
posed..
p-posed•. Mr. Caesar 'for. the posi-
tion, but In the .:balloting. ,Caesar.
was'elected •
Herson•. Irwin ;succeeds Marvin
McDowell of Belgrave ` who
tiring'. after , twenty -Ane years
service with the company: Mr..
•Irwin was elected by acclarria=:
tion.
Ross McPhee :: of Auburn, the
third `retiring director, was elec-
ted ,by ' acclamation/' for : another
term;
A. large'. attendance was -pre
sent at the . meeting despite sev-
ere` road conditions. • The meeting
had : been postponed one week
because of 'stormy weather. Geo.`
Feagan of Gxiderich, president .of
the company, was chairman • and'
reported, a , surplus d during . the
year :of $6,500 which presented
a; .,,better.. :financial 'picture than
the year before. A :minute's 'sir
ence was observed in memory of
Harvey' Anderson who had. 'been
a .faithful servant of the com-
pany Most •speakers throughout
the afternoon, who had . been as-
sociated' with Mr. Anderson' paid:
tribute .to his. ability and sincer-
ity. in
incer-ity.'in both the company and the
community.. •
(Continued on ;.page 12)
HAS: 'SURGERY
'POST TIN .ABE�RD..E_.
. • E N,
•. Dr. Alex.' G. Maclntyre is •now
'in Aberdeen:' Scotland, where he`
has a post in. the ", department •of'
surger.y in the .University. there..
He"wi.11 work as registrar on'
the wards, in General and Trau-
matic Surgery, as •as • on :a.
Research ' team; for.: -which he has.
. been given "The ` Garden' Re-
search. Fellowship" of • the Uni-.
versity of Aberdeen.'
In • January Alex completed
his work in : the . Accident 'and
Head Injury unit in the Radcliffe
Infirmary at ' Oxford, England.
'Ages Of Ashfie.�d Sextette Aggregate 50� Years
Earlier this month Mrs. b. D.
Reynolds observed her 92nd
birthday at • the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ray ' Daltoi of
Ashfield, r
She is one* of the six ladies
pictured above whose ages ag-'
• gregate '.502, years.
The above picture was taken
•
a° few .years' ago ` at a •Kintail
Women's I mit i tote Meetin,g,.
which marked ' Grandmother's
• bay, All six ladies, who • are still.
living, were on that occasion
presented with an Institute pin
and, a cup and saucer.
Left td- right, front row, are:-
lira.
re:i .. Dick MacDonald, 87,, who
is ' curreiitiy a' patient in Gode-
rich Hospital. with a fractured
hip,. Mrs. , Neil MacDonald,86;
Mrs. Sara MacKenzie,,, 70; Mrs.
• Catherine Reynolds. 92:
Back row,left to right:- Mrs.
Martha O'Neil, 81,' Mrs. N. G.
MacKenzie, 77t,,._ '
JAC iZ'OT STILL„TO CO;
The bingo jackpot hasn't gone
yet. There will' be. $130..00 in the
pot at the Legion's weekly bin-
go this . "1 hur$day night with 61
numbers to be called. , We've'
ceased predicting when it may
go..
With a ' larger ' crowd in ., at-
tendance last week,- the value of .
the regular .game cash prizes
,was ste ped 'up,' These prizes
have a value in relation to the
crowd and could be even bigger
this week.
FACTS ARE SHOCK
TO. COMPLACENCY •
Envoy Newman of the Salva -
W
tion Arm ati
y ngham :was: the
guest
guest speaker.:; at the last meet-
ing
of . the--Lucknow .and' Dfstrict.
Lions .Club: He showed a docu-
. mentary. ; film of the 'work of the
Salvation Army in ; the larger,
centres, which was .,a- revelation:
'A more astonishing revelation
followed when he -addressed 'the
group, generalizing on the wor,,k
of the Army, in this area, :'with •;'
specific ` reference.. 'to: some of.
the problems.' encountered En
voy. Newmian's remarks did what;
they • were:.'d e s ig n;e d to do,
"Shock us out of the complacen-
cy •that it ,can happen here.” He
stressed that : sin land .vice. : were
here, in' our midst
He, referred briefly, to the:.be-
ginning• of the .Salvation Army
by Wm.: Booth ..in . 1865• in'. 'the
aliirrih of `London; and, the' fight
that was carried .against. "the .:
booze" in seeking to rehabilitate
the "drunks" • of :that. 'era. To
:day, - the alcoholic, is'one. of the
many .phases of their 'work.:He
.;referred particularly. to .. their
'Harbour • Light activities -in-
:and
in 'Wand large . cities, the: even -
'tide homes, .prison -work and the
facilities for the care. • of unwed
mothers 'and,:. their babies.
In .a .question and answer per -
16d; -a point +blank question as
to salary, revealed it :was a com-
parative pittance, but nonentary:.
return was ''unimportant in .re-
lation to. the sheer, joy: they ex-
perience in ;the rehabilitation and
redemption achieved by ; the..
compassion arid' assistance of the
Army.
The speaker was introduced by
• Lion: Stuart E. Robertson.: and.
was' thanked by 'Lion Lawrence
Salkeld. The: projectionist was
Stanley Clark. of Wingham.
Members of- the/ Lions spun-
'.sored 4-H.Grain Club were guests
of the Club. They were intro-
duced +by Lion Blake,- Alton and
Jim Blake ` replied thanking the
Cub... aid the leaders: Those in
attendance were Jim Blake,
Murray Ilunter,; Barry, Kilpat-•.
rick, Barry Johnston, Terry Wil-
son, 'Robert Austin, Ernest .Ack-
ert. Absent were; Bill• and John..
Andrew and Douglas Kilpatrick:
The • boys• were given . the Lions,
..boar.
:Sanderson spoke
on the importance,• of prompt
payment of dues, and it paid off
with Lion Treasurer; Ken' Mur-
die, having a busy• time writing '
receipts at the close of the -meet-
ing:, '
Lion Stuart :Collyer' repprted .;
that about .25 'students we're tak-
ing active parts . in the student`
traffic safety. patrol. About 20
• were working in two shifts of
ten at. important. points approa-
ching the school with five as-
signed to bus 'duty. It is opera-
.ting
pera-.ting very well, .he 'felt witha
few ,,complaints: ,It appears to
be, .making .students and car dri-
vers more safet conscious us .and,
all-in-all is a success, the. speak-
er said, •
Plans were. laid.d for costume
ice carnival on Saturday even- -
ing, February 28th, with 'Lion
Collyer as chairman arid ten or
more assistants who volunteered'
their service to organize it.-
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