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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-04-01, Page 111 $3.00 A Year In Advance --- $1.00 Extra To TJ.S.A; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRaL lst, 1059 . TWELVE ?AGGES Ask For Sunday Train Se�sDate T� :S��r Officials from Canadian Na tonal Railways ' held a series of meetings along the line last week,'m.eeting . in Kincardine on Wednesday night and, in. Wing • ham on Thursday morning., ,The prirnary purpose .of these meet- ings .Was, to explain 'to the 'pub- lic the- •• p roposed • new ;Railiner -service that will be introduced 'to this area 'on June `21st.; and to obtain the public's reaction, to .the proposed new . plan..: Parti- culars and detailsof the • Railiner service were described in • last week's issue of ' The Sentinel. ,Spokesman . for , the Railways Was . E P. Burns, superintendent of the Stratford' 'division. 'Othe r , officials present .were • J. A. Breau, passenger department, Toronto' A: I. ° Craig, express_ su periritendent; ., Toronto; Mike Shaw,'' public relations, 'Toronto,•'. E: `Cameron, division freight . ;H:g agent, .Stratford. ' M • r. Burns outlined the . 'Pro - Posed pro -posed new passenger-ecpress service that will transport a per son from Lupkno'w.r,' :leaving at. 6,17 •a.m. to Toronto,arriving at 10,10 .a.m. The new, railway die- sel cars: carry forty-nine,:passen :gers ' andhave thirty feet: of .bag- . bag gage and; express :space. • Each • car is''se1t propelled • and can. . move .from ''a standing start to • .sixty; miles per hour in' 500. feet.; This : will' .be the first ,attempt to establish Railiner service in Ontario.. A •maximum time sche- dule -hap 'been set with hoped of: trimming it when personnel be come.',fainiliar, with..,,the opera-' • tion of the cart. Any, changes in • sohedule would be made • on the departure time.. 'With arrival .in Toronto at the 'same hour: Mr. Burns' described the 'railway die- sel car as iesel`car,as "the last word in mod-,, ern coach travel:" • • /•. Ma .or R. `E.. • McKinne of Wingham felt • that the Canadian: National Railways had •an ob7, ligation to' this. line, .a's for many years the people of this area had been paying `well :,and. plenty for service. "Without passenger. 'service, we; 'have lost prestige in "getting and holding industry"; he -said. He felt that but 'service was not completely : satisfactory, ' .because of weather' • conditions in this . area.. "Let's net` defeat.the whole ;purpose", he said, ``repair • the. tracks • so. that maximum speeds can ••be obtained : by..the new cars": He, felt .that the'pur- posed • new service. would satisfy' the people of<'the conrinunity. ' • Cord Buchanan' • of Lloyds felt • that the: new service` was' a' �bles . ' sing 'for:. the community and that it was now up : to the public to use it.. 1 IN RURAL: STORE MAKES WAY .• o Toronto 1-1.s. LN,R 1 FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT YOUTH DIED Ma • cKenzie's General Store G at odern i d • I Rarl finer Sery c Kingsbr dge is doome . • t will disappear to make way for high- . way improvements on the Blue - A. C. 'AGNE,W APPOINTED 'WINGHAM ASSESSOR At •• the February meeting.. of Wingham Town Council, A, C. Agnew of Lucknaw.•wasr appoint-; ed Wingham }assessor,: and has assumed his duties. Clair acted as assistant last year to Howard Sheilboridy, who resigned the the assessorship to • accept 'tri executive .position ,at the hospital, Clair' ;is 'attending a district` assessors meeting on Wednesday; in .(erten .Sound: LAD: DI.ES•;AFTER. YEAR'S' ILLNESS James. Rouse, .14 -year old :sop of Sgt. and Mrs. Sydney Rouse of Camp Borden, died- on Thursday, March 26th,.in ;Prin cess. Margaret • Hospital, Toronto:' Death was due 'to Hodgkins dis- ease, which in,some respects is ,similiar to leukemia, • ,Sydney was' born in 'Wingham Hospital: on February • 12th, 1945. His mother is the'• former Evelyn Whitby of ..Lueknow; He *as an only 'son. Sgt. Rouse a native' of 'England continued : to serve in the RCAF •at' the conclusion Of 'World .War .11, Three years. ago. he was post=: ed • overseas . for a.three year stint, and 'was accompanied - < by . his family. They were located in the Saar Valley .at' Metz; near the German -French border.,: •. A year ago, the seriousness .of :,Sydney's condition was discover and the family returned. to Cana- da.: He was then ; given only a few' .weeks to live. New treat m$nt and drugs had 'prolonged Sydney's' . life, and at times his health; was- such: as to lend' hope for his recovery. • • However, since. Christmas .lie ,had • failed more :rapidly, and last week a yeting and promising r lifewas ended.', The funeral '.service was held on Monday et. the McLennan and 1VMacKenzie • ' 'Memorial • : Chapel; When Rev. H.'.:L. Jennings of':'St. ;Peters Anglican., Church, ' spoke comforting words to the:berea- ved. • ' Wanted Sunday, Service • ' • Don Nesmith of Lloyds felt that this proposed ,plan would be a vast improvement. He : felt. that a Sunday ' service' was lacking and that,:the Railway Was mia- • sing•out on one •of the, best sour cet' of revenue. Railway officials stated that 'one of the suggestions that would be. ' taken back to • • head office wasthat, a Sunday, down service be 'recommended instead of :Monday morning ser - ,vice.' seemed to be a general expression•` of public opinion at the meetings' held up to 'then. 'In replying to Mr; McKinney's remarks' about fixing the tracks to 'Obtain . maximum speeds, the railway spokesman' .stated that present speed limits • -governed steam -powered locomotives only. The railway officials said that. although the majority'' of muni,. cipalities requested a morning service, figures show that the. afternoon: trains have been pat ronized by'three to one, They stated that the new system wonid •not. affect :freight or'•ex- tInterment was in Greenhi Cemetery ° with his four ' uncles' . Sydney, George, Ted and', Russell (Buster)` Whitby, a.cousin\David Whitiby, . and' Nelson Winterstein acting. as pallbearers.' • • • Besides ,his parents,• Sydney is survived by three sisters,' Judy,; age: 16; Doris,•age 8; Joan, age _5. JACKPOT WILL HE $125.00 THIS WEEK, • 60. ;NUMB��RS ; • `'he Legion's Thursday, night bingo jackpot stands at $125;00 . this, week. with •60 numbers . to be called and that' means . it could go•'any :time, Last week; it. was all'. but won' on 59':calls, the Con- solation prize being. won on the 6Obh number. �' ' . iI�tis anticipated also that a home bingo winner.' will be de- clared this Week,- when, a.full card •'will: win; $50.00 for .someone. KINLOUG.H `CLERIC TO STRATFORD Y: • The . Rev Jaynes A Palmer, who; has. been rector of Bervie. ;parish :since. his'ordination in, 1956 •. and. served before that While studying for the . Anglican Y �". g priesthood, • has been named' .as rector of St. Stephen's Church: in Stratford The,: Bishop of Huron, the;Rt • Rev; George N. Luxton in ; mak- ing' the announcement said. the change Will become' effective on May 15 when Rev. and 'Mrs : J',A, Palmer and four Children 'will take up `residence' in the Strat- • ford ' rectory. • 'Mr :'Palmer left :business life yin which. he Was an accountant, to' enter the :ministry. • • • Bervie parish includes •St. John's Church,. ',, Bervie; the Church of. the Ascension, Kin .lough . and St.'Mathew's Church, Kingarf. Under';h s ' leadership marked progress :has been ,made`. at all three churches, Choice: of'a sue-, cessor has yet to be.` made PRESENTATION MADE MR, AND'MRS.' CAMPBELL.. Mr • and Mrs: Ira Canipbell are moving.. to Belgrave, and neigh- bours ..and former .'':neighbours honoured ahem with. a lovely pair . of: • nylon blankets, prior `•to' their departure. The :.presenter tion was.`informally made last Wednesday by Mrs Sam Alton' and Mrs. • J. W,. Joynt. •.Mr': "and : ;Mrs A. E. McKim have bought 'the Campbell home. 11 • WON SCIENCE. CRITICALLY ILL, HAS RARE DISEASE • Alvin.: Miller of Strathroy' is critically •ill in Byron Hospital, London, from a, tropical disease 'so • rare `' in Canada, that . • only some sixteen ..cases have been known in the . Dominion. / • Source of the fungus infection that: affects '• the lungs, blood and heart, is a . mystery... The nature of 'the illness was diagnosed , last December after Alvin had been hospitalized for some time while many tloctors consulted' on his trouble,. ` He was ' making satisfactory improvement and was due to be discharged, whenhe took the flu and suffered a relapse. On Thurs- day Alv'in's condition was `,very:, critical. On Saturday " he had an. operation.improve- ment with . some. }rrLprove-. ment noted: .As this. was written. Tuesday, no further word had been received by his sister' and brother, Mrs.'Fred McQuillan' and Eldon Miller, / • 'SCHOLARSHIP �• ~ John M. • (M •c) M aoDonald• , son of Mr. and• Mrs. Wm.‘F. Mac- Donald of Lticknow, • has been awarded an '$1,800 scholarship to do '. •post graduate work for his• Master's degree in • science. ;'•• , Mac, as :,he is ,familiarly 'known here, is completing a four-year course in chemistry and physics at Western: •• University, London, :and " will graduate this 'spring • with ':his B.A. 'degree in science. 'He .will . take: his post 'graduate wok at 'the University of Wes- tern Ontario. •• TThe.• scholarship is ' ne of 399 that have been granted' across the.: dominion by Canada's Nat- conal• Research Council, with a total : value of , $844,600. press delivery in any way: Be- sides, the R.aYliner service dowry andn ' p every day, a mixed train will operate 'in 'the afternoon 6 days a week, on Tuesday, Thurs= , daY and aaturday. water Highway • , at the ' point where Con. six, Ashfield ' inter- sects the highway, with the. store being presently located': in the centre. • of what will be the new approach. • I An auction sale will be • held at, , the store , on Saturday.' The Department of Highways ' will dispose of the' building at a later date. ' The proprietor, Frank Mac-. Kenzie, has been at Kingsbridge. for eleven years. ' He .is a native of Teeswater and. ' was a ' store operator for ten years at. Bervie 1VIeDONAGH BABY DIED IN .PII,INCE•. EDWARD, ISLAND. • • • The, death ;of Nancy Elizabeth. McDonagh, six months old daugh- ter of Mr aid Mrs. Murray Mc Donagh, occurred, on Sunday. morning. ' in. Prince: Edward .:Is land. • Murrays at. the RCAF base. Y at Summerside and they reside in nearby Kensington Mrs: Me-. Donagh: is: the ' former Shirley. Burden • of Lucknow: �gThe '„McDonagh • family has been`” in' •P.E.I : •since•last . fall, where Murray `was' transferred 'when ` 'the „child' was • an infant. They have' two other children, Tony and Debbie. • Murray's•' mother, :`:Mrs: Jack McDonagh flew from. Mahon on• Monday morning to the Island • to: attend the'funeral: • BRIDGE: AND S Np I BY; PASS: .SLATED • Three, `bridges in the:. Wingham "and • Goderich areas, _ and ' the Highway '86 . (by-pass of the Town of . Wingham, are among the pro- jects 'scheduled . by i.the Ontario Departnierit �f ' H%ghwvays; John: W. Hanna, M.P.P. for "Hu eron-IBr. uce quotes '; the following excerpt from; a letter written by the minister of Highways, regar- ding • the Zetland ,bridge on High way., 86, west of Wingham, and: ' the. MacKenzie bridge at' .the • north end of'Wingham: . . "You. can rest .assured : that • 'my Department' is,planning to• replace these 'two struc- tures and at the same tune "build ''the ' by=pass of'• your'` Town, of:Wingham, . which has been .', talked about.' for some years,.: ;but 'it is very •definitely 'almost in' the .pre- • . `'engineering. stage." • Mr. Hanna :adds the. following • -personal comment "With the as= 'sistance Of 'the Department' •of Highways, .•. the . Huron County Council' and' the citizens of North. Huron, I am very happy to an- nounce the starting, of the new bridge at Sanford which' has been ', under- consideration for some: years. It is- mast gratifying to note all • these .improvements being made and ,we ' can all look forward to•.a brighter future: Mr d. S. ' MacNaighton, M.P,P:: for /H'uron'. ' has been unrelaxing: in his; efforts in this' direction.' Alvin, who is 47, is a soh of Mrs. John , Miller and the late Mr. Miller • and was' born on: the 12th• con, of West' W:awanosh on the farm now owned by his brother, Eldon. Mr's., Miller ' is the former .Jessie 'Purves.. They havetwo children, tonna of Windsor and Douglas who is tak- ing a • naval, course at. the East Coast. • RECEIVE AWARD •FROM' LIONS INTERNATIONAL Deputy District Governor Har- vey Webster ' has received an award from Lions. International in recognition of his district of 14 clubs having the • highest num- ber ofnety' members-•-41—in the regional • ' membership • drive, which was clitnaxed at the Ar- thur rally.'. Harvey received- a lovely scat- ter rug; in Lions colors}' with a golden lion•on, a deepblue back- ground,•''and, which is •-a 'prized Memento 'of r the oc anion. • • • AMBERLEY CRASH' Ronald Lorne Brown, 20 -year- old son of Mr, and Mrs. Verner Brown, was • killed in an early morning car accident . on Good Friday. His death cast 'an Easter- time gloom. over the AmSberley- P ine ` River i' area where he, was. bdrn"and raised, and was a pop ular ., youth. . ` . '•Ronnie had' • attended a dance in Ripley that night,. , and after '=taking his girl friend' home,. was homeward' abound . via .Highway 86 to Anlberley and 'north on the Bluewater. • A i file north .of Awn- berley hit >ear struck' the 'south- east corner of a cement bridge, ' and was 'badly wrecked . by the impact: Ronnie was. thrown : out .and was : fouhd •by' George Wight- ' Man of the Bruce Beach vicinity..:• He • was about;• 15 feet from the ear in the middle • of the roadway and., passed away in a matter of moments,; before help could be . summoned, The Brown home is at the Se: - tend e-cond. Concession of `Huron near Point Clark, Ronnie attended. Lurgan Public School and'e occat•i g ,P District' High School. At the age of 17 he started Working at the Pine River.•Cheese • Factory, where he was in his Y 4th ear• • at.' this • trade. He was a ., graduate ..of the Dairy School at Guelph' and his employer; Mr Mervyn Eckmier had this to say, of him, "he ; was a fine ehap and was 'getting .'.along ',well."' ' 'This tribute was 'further attested. to, by • the. largely attended funeral and: floral tributes. ; Service was , held on .Monday: at the McLen- • Horne? nan ' Funeral Hoe;, Ripley, 'con ducted by his ;pastor, 'Rev. , J.•C, Hutton : of Pirie:` River : United Church of :which , be was a tnem bet. , Inter/Tient was in Kincardine • Cemetery .: with ch s of, *out •gacting s .pallbear- ers! own : age John . Emmerton, Clark Fer guson, Ronnie Irwin, Perry Low- rey, ow rey, Jack ; Campbell, 'Jim ::Mc'Ta 'fish: • Besides his , parents, Ronnie is. • survived by a sister Patsy, who • is, a student at Stratford .,.Teach er's College, ATTEND THEIR FATHER'S .' FUNERAL .IN MANITOBA .The death of J. ;J' (Jack) . Hun- ter' , occurred on `. Tuesday, March 24th • at 'Melita, ` Manitoba.. The funeral was held on -Saturday,' with members of his family at- tending from ' thiscommunity,: , Vernon Hunter and. his' daugh• - ter.: Joanne ' and his • sisters, .Mrs.. Alex• Hackett and Mrs Jim Ar - hold went by ,motor by way of •S idbury-where 'they :were joined (by their brother, Allan Hunter. Bill Hunter of town flew from' Mallon on. Saturday ' morning to attend ' the funeral, OF:FE ,RED CHANCE `BYHL ,CL OBS: •C ,UBS Paul :Henderson, %16, son of. Mr: and Mrs. Garnet Henderson of • Lucknow, has been offered try- outs with two National :Hockey League clubs, the Toronto Maple 'Leafs and: thedBoston :I ruins. Paul played hockey with the Lucknow Juveniles this • season: and has played all his minor hockey here since his dad, den, net, was appointed station agent several years 'ago. • Paul has not reached a de cisioi as to `which•'offer• he will accept: He Will attend "try -out tessione 'next fall,. the •Leafs. 'organize in Toronto at the Gar- dens arid;`the .Bruins in Barrie. Both operate'Junior°"A" and "E' dribs,' . . : . Paul and hisdad were guests ••01 the Leafs: at the NHL game ori' Saturday night and met. •offi- cials and players from. both teams while there.