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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO . WEDNESDAY, • JUNE, 17th,. 1959 .
TWELVE PAGES
At • the June. meeting .,of the
Village Council last week, a
letter was received from Dr. A.
y • l manager of the
OntarioE. Berry,
Water rrY� general •sources Comm-iss Ion, in which' he pointed out
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. ':was not feasible to
ance, sewage works,
hat then there is
o
'"no alternative to having these
' tions ` .to ', ;drains and to
connec "
streams severed,
The letter.was in reply to: .ad-
'
visement by Council that itcon-
sidered' a sewage project at,' a
cost of $150,000 to $200,000, as
prohibitive, 'and would 'ask in-•
..dividual , ratepayers to . correct
their own pollution problems.
Bruce County Health Unitt ' of-
ficials have been , contacted ` and
will be hi the Village . next week
'to investigate all septic tanks in
questionable areas. •
Council's opinion was that the
pollution would have .to be
cleaned . 'up, or •the ',Water Re
' s :. r ces Commission',would, ; force
the community .into it, sooner : or
later.
Protest Pigs,. In. Corporation
/i A petition signed by: ' some six
or seven residents. of Clyde,
Havelock and 'Hamilton Streets,
protested the raising of pigs; on
.
Clyde St. by A. • J- Wilson: The
petition was presented by Clare.
Johnstone and, both he and Mr;'
Wilson attended .•`the: meeting to
"present, their case."
The•matter'•was referred to the
Bruce. County ; Public : .Health
II it for investigation and a rid:-
or
u1=or •reconnmenclation in the•
mater. Paving.
Continue nProgram
Council reviewed the road
work program 'for "the year, that
ill include. the laying. of some
70w0 tons of hot ; mix asphalt and
road ` widening and hill " cutting
• to a point, that pratically all
main streets will' be surfaced or
under construction... "The hot mix
will run to about $4,450. ' Vict-
oria, Street, (north of' the ]Ford
Garage) is scheduled 'for widen-
ing,
idening, drainage and pawing,: Some
streets east of : • Havelock' :::are
slated for hardtop. •
It ispossible that. the road pro-
gram may run` a bit intoe red
butif so, there will •ibe a big cut
downin expenditure : next: year.
Art Breckles : reported 'dying
done sixty hours of 'weed and
• grass cutting on Village streets
and lots and : was given an. .in
crease- of 25c' an hour to assist
in the cost of Mower 'repairs re-
quired. as a% result of damage by.
wire and other. hidden obstacles.
• Clarence Gfeer returned home
on Tuesday of last week and is
• • convalescing ' favourably follow-
ing major surgery in London-
• `"CAKE" ENDS UP IN DUMP
The birthday.' cake, which sat
at •the Post Office last` year dur-
ing the ,Centennialhas come to
an infamous' end; It was procUr-'
red frown Southampton, but as
there were `°no takers" after,
Luckntiw's -use of it . had ended,.
or -since then, it was *trucked 'off.
to the dump on Monday evening.
Since the Centennial it had
been stored ',by., V. A. Mowbray in
the Presbyterian• Shed, arid when
all efforts , failed to interest
Some . other community in it, • the
d'u_mp was the only answer.
TO : REGISTE SATURDAY•
G LESSONS
FOR. SW..
T11IM�T ,.
•
• Registration for summer swim-
ming classes at Teeswater Pool,
1 will be. received ;this Saturday
afternoon' from 2.00 'to 5.00 P.M.
at the Town ' Hall. '•
All ,children 8 years of • age
in 1959; or older, . are eligible;'
The° . fee ''for as course of 15 les-
sons is $3.00.
Bus transportation will be pro-
"vided each Tuesday ' and'; Friday
to Teeswater by .' the Lucknow`
and vicinity Branch' of , the Red
Cross. •
• CHURCH OVERTAXED •,�
FOR , ,
ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
•
Successful anniversary servee
ices
were held on SundaY . /at Zion
h
. United: Churc • with the � morning
service being so largely. attended
the , church • was taxed beyond,
la.ge c
capacity.' ; .. y
•�,. xrowdalso at,,
tended the evening service. Rev.
Lloyd' Brown of '
erect. very Brussels deliv-
P• both services.
forcible . sermons • for
vices. • •
Special music
Port was rendered by
Albeit quartete, ` consisting
of Mr. •and Mrs. George West-
lake, Mrs. Mel Dickson and Mr.
Arthur Dickson and accom anie
by • Mr. Walter accompanied
d
KathleenTigert. Misses aid Mary Fisher 'rend=
ered duets -at 'the evening ser-
vice.
churchThe , • .
-had • been recently
'decorated for the •occassion. A
floral lace. basket- was
communion tablea
.,ble • placed on the.
pon in memory of
the Tate Mr. an
Gardner � d `1VIrs, William
• family;y, members of the
DISCUSS CRAZY
•
DRIVING PROBLiight-
,
At: the invitation of the Village
Council Provii tial Constable Lou.
Boyce of the Kincardine• detach
-
merit attended the June meeting
of Council 1as''t •week', for an in-
formal , discussion 'of . the ' wild
driving . of'those whom ,Ieeve.
Joynt°referredto; a "jet propelled:
young punks," and .who '.have
been cause for . num roes Cern-
plaints being -received by Coun.
•cel.
The cavorting is generally at
its worst at night and on Sway.,
Mt. . Boyce pointed. • out that
since the owner' responsibility
:clause was.: struck from the sta-
tutes, an ` officer has to • :have.
proof of drivership to Make a
charge Stick, ..arid this adds ` to;
the. 'difficulty. •of enforcing traf-
fie regulations,,' and . has ma,
fied their prob'lenis in this, regard:
Mr. 'Boyce oapflined the. agnea
that . the '24-hour-•aday three-man
force' at Kincardine'. has 'to :police.
Their .white -door car d oesn"t
make for easy policing, and they
• have sat for lengthy periods. try-
ing in vain .t+ .catch • .some : of;
these "cavorting • •cowboys . in
the. act.' But the law ' of averages
he said, would , eventually catch
•up with •them:
Constable Boyee assured .Coun-
cil..Coun-
cil, of their fullest: co-operation
and stated • they •, want to do
•everything in their power to
give good law: enforcement with-
out
fear' or favour.
Constable Boyce reiterated iterated .his
conviction that liquor figures in
many. accidents,' and, stressed the •
fact• that they will persist to.
checkup and crack down . on
those who' illegally carry "booze".
in their cars. Those who do, have
it for one reason—to drink it
and the drinking -driver is a pot-
ential. killer,, he contends.
Constable Boyce'.would like to
see blood tests a part of accident
investgations , to • prove or 'di•s-
prove that alcohol • figures in
many accidents. •
• Mr. Boyce came' to• the de-,
fence of the teenagers; and while
he recognized that • =there is a
good deal: of irresponsible, show-
off . driving, the, youth of this.
community' .generally are not
"bad boys." Re felt that the
adults ,have a responsibility for
setting an example of ,,,good be-
haviour, if we are to expect it
from the • teenager.
RECEIVES CERTIFICATE•
FOR JR. -RED CROSS WORK
Mrs, A. 'E.. *Kim spoke • at
the Public 'School on. Monday in
connection. with .Water Safety
Week, which .is being marked by.
the Red,Cross. ' ' •
Mrs, McKimalso outlined • the
summer swimming .:program at
the Teeswater pool, which is
spts9red °:locally by. the Luck
now 'and District' Branch of the
Bed ',Cross,
Mrs. W. B. Anderson was pre-;
Sent also, and ..oars behalf " :of -the
Red Cross president, V. A. Mow-
bray presented Principal :Stuart
Collyer with a certificate of
merit for. his efforts in•prompting
the work • of • the •• Junior Red
The . certificate read, "for,
faithf ul; and devoted service as a
volunteer. worker of the Cana
dian Red Cross Society, and
whose ' contxiliat'ion of time, . ef-
fort andtalent will long be. rem
,membered in this division."
SENTINEL ADDS NEW " 1
"SUGAR and SPICE”. COLUMN
Mrs. McKim Receives. High Award
In �,ecognttio.n Qf Girt Gide Work
The new room for Girl Guides,
Brownies, BOy Scouts and Cubs.
hi the basement ,of the Lucknow
town 'hall was officially opened
last Friday night.
The highlight, of .openings Was.
the 'recognition of the work. of
Mrs. ' . A. E. iMcKini of Lucknow
with ,Girl Guides throughout the
year"s: Mrs.. McKim• has been .an
'active worker in focal, provincial
and' ,national 'guide Work. Pre-
sent far the• occasion was Mrs.
•
Bruce, Connell, Galt, H, uyonia
area commissioner, who present-
ed Mrs. McKirh with the "Beav
er award".. The award is •defined
as one ' for outstanding •' service
to the •Guide • movement in the'.
. national. .or provincial field; The
award . is the highest that • the
The,Sentinel has become the
70th Canadian .,weekly newspaper
to subscibe to ;the. breezy column
"Sugar and Spice," penned by
Bill Smiley, editor of the Mar-
ton `Echo.
We start the series this. week,
space permitting. Space "Iimita-`
tions have become a weekly pro-
blem :that extra seldom
adequately alleviate;, and so from
issue ,.to issue we •never', know
what• may be 'crowded. out
It is for this reason that we
frequently . request `' early copy,
and require meeting reports to
be in immediately to be set . in
type for inclusion in ' our first
press : runs ilf. they. aren't they
stand little chance of getting set,
and holding, them over only
further complicates next week's
space requirements: , P
GIRVIN BROTHERS .:'POSIT
HERE, ,.LEFT. 50 YEARS AGO
Wm. •G. (Bile. Ginrin of Calgary
and R F., (Bob) Girsta of ' San:
Francisco were callers in : town
last week. Their father the late
George Girvin was battier here
over half a :century ago: The
family left here •in : IS07. They
had :a sister Edith, who. died• in'.
infancy before 'the turn Of the
century and is buried.: in South
Kinloss. Cemetery: x.
Bill was here lastyear for the
Centennial and felt it was 'a huge
success.There are few' here now
whom they know, but: one . of
their calls was on Bill' Douglas.
HANNA WINS AS
PART' RETURNED.
• The ; Frost Government, al-
though ' losing twelve •'seats .'in
last Thursday's provincial ,elec-
tion,
elec-tion, was returned to power with
a sizeable overall, predominance.
in . the Legislature of 71 'seats,,
against 22' ,Liberals and 5 ' C C:F:
The . standing in the last Legis-
lature Was 83 13rogrdssive-Con-
servatives, '11 Liberals, 3 C.C.F
,and: 1 Independent. P.C-
Hanna' Does . It ; Agaiiti .
Vererar campaigner John W.,
Hanna, was returned :for his
sixth , term with an official
majority of •1,306 votes •over Lib-
eral candidate .Rae Watson,
who made his first bid' 'to ,enter.
the political field.
Mr. Hanna was. first : elected
in 1943 by a scant 156 votes over
Hugh Hilt at, was ':a • three-way
contest, in ' which Henry Lantz,,
C.CY> .candidate polled 3,053 to:.
run third..:A total of:12,073 votes
were cast:
In' 1945, with 13,203 votes cast,
Mir. Hanna. piled up a ' 2087 Ma-
jority over •Wm. J. McKay -of
Huron Township; W C. King :of
(Continued on Page 10)
VISITED AUNT IN HER
ONE-HTJNDREDTB • YEAR
•
'Mrs. Ann MacDonald returned
last week -from 'a . months' vis-
it in California at the home of
her• nephew,.' Finlay :MacDonald
She has 'returned to the home of
her brother, : D. A. MacDonald of
Lochalsh.•
While in California she: visited
with her aunt, Mrs Nellie (Hall-
iday) Hart oft' San Francisco who
will be 'one hundred years of age
in August
Mrs. MacDonald flew to Cali-
fornda andreturned: by . train,
takings a side. ',trip to see the
Grand Canyon,
LDHS YEA
B'OK.AVALLABLE
"Veritas" 'the 6th annual year
book of :;the .•Lucknow District
High School, was completed) the;
encu of, the week, and students
who had. a . copy ordered have
been,. picking • : them up ' at The
Sentinel Office. •
• Additional • copies are available
to students * who have not one on
order, :to. .ex -students or the gen
erall public who will find the re-
vier . of the 1958.59 scholastic
ye.,ar most ., interesting, plus , a
good deal• of whollesome humour,
fun. and :fantasy. The :books may.
•be purchased at nibach's' Drug
Store or at. The Sentinel. •
The` editorial staff was corn
prised of Patricia Thompson,.
Helen .Campbell, Diane • Rayner,
'Doug Stanley, Jib Watson .,and
Ball' Andrew, : with Nancy Web-
ster and, Judy Webster as .ad
vertismg managers.. .Local mer -
,chants and business folk. were.
very ' generous in their .advertis
•ing support 'to make .possible•the
rint' of this. •5� illustrat-
edIng •50 -page illustrat
ed book:
'In: the editorial preface by ,Pat-
ricia Thompson it • is :pointed out
that the book provides the Med-
ium of. recording 'some' of • the.
highlights of the year's scholas-
tic .: activities, as •well ' as • the
achievements, successes and, hon.:,
ours attained. an ' .it they have
tried • to, capture a •bit of the
humour' of school days and to
cement the ties of friendship • that
are: formed. •
In the principal's ,message, Mr.
P. W.' Hoag...said in part:. "A
student knows that education
enables him to appreciate and
•enjoy the finer, • things :of life.
Generally it .lifts him to a higher
planets of living; gives him more
interesting , and stimulating as- '
scelates; raises him in ;the res-
pect and ,recognition of the ,com-
munity and increases his chance
for success iii .his rchosen • field.°
And a• • sample of "Veritas"
humour isconfalined in this joke:
Woman to' 'toy' department clerk:
'It must interest an • eight-year.
'old boy and yet be simple enough
for his father to play with." -
Canadian Council can. give., In
making . the presentation, Mrs.
Connell' referred to. Mrs. McKim
as one of her first' friends and:;.,
stated that no worthier person
could receive . this` award. Mrs;.
Connell is`•
commissionerover
7000 personnel, and in that group
Mrs. 1Vielcim is..
only . the . se .ond • •
to hold the Beaver. award,
Assisting Mrs: Connell 'in the
presentation was Mrs. B. W. Dix-
on, Ilarriston, .division, ,commis- •
signer for Grey -Bruce' south.
Mrs.. Dixon is: a :: daughter of
former .Lucknow residents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernie. Aitchison, and
was born: 'here:
A congratulatory' letter was
received ' from. Mrs. Nesbitt, chief •
coinan,issioner of - Canda in the
Girl Guide movement:, Mrs.' Geo.
Joynt, on' behalf': , of . the' local
Guide association, presented 'Mrs,
McKim with a bouquet of -roses
in recognition: of her • faithful
service and fine leadership •
throughout the years since "1928.
In .'replying,% .Mrs. McKim : at=
tributed inuch of , her accomplish-
ments,
ccom. list -
p
ments • to the untiring work' 'of
others.,
Presentations Made
• Mrs. Morgan Henderson, presi-
dent.' of 'the local associate n, for
a ,. o ..,,
Girl. Guide work, `presided for.
the evening, •
Following•. the horseshoe forma-
tion
orma tion Mrs: Harvey Irwin', -guide ' .
captain,' presented: second ,glass •
'badges to, .Barbara Rathwell, •
Joanne Conley, ;.:Lynda, ` *•Butten,
Dianne Jamieson,:;' Sharon O'Don
nell,, Beverley .Rathwell; . Bever-
ley, MacKenzie . and Betty ` Math
;The .:shield: for the tbest..patrol'
was presented to the oriole pat-
rol for last year's work This
year :the :award will go: to the •
Bantam patrol.: Patrol' leaders
• stripes were presented to; Lynda
• / (Continued on : page 12)
BOB : BROWN, FORMER; .
LUCKNOW MERCHANT; DIES.
• Robert Brown, a former Luck-
nowite, and :who had .'been: back r,
here , ona couple of • occasions in
recent years, died • suddenly • at
jos home in North: Vancouver
on Sunday,. June 7th,in. dhs 71st
year
:Mr: Brown"•was one .of Luck-
now'.spopular merchants.
He clerked for the Cameron,
Murdoch and Iater went
into the dry• goods business for
himself where: the Mayfair Rest
aurarit is located, - and was •'sue-
ceeded by the Walker Store:
Bob . accepted , a . position as : tra-
Veiling salesman and ,the family
moved. to ` Fort :William 'and in
latter years to Vancouver. •
Mrs. Brown, the former Hess
ter Grace, McIntosh, died on July ,
15th, 1954, and, her : ashes were.
=interred in the family plot in
Greenhill Cemetery where their
nine-year-old seri,' Robert . Keith
Brown., wasi'.buried in' May of
1923;.
Mr. Brown .;is survived by one
sc+n, Robert:, W. of • Vancouver;,
two daughters, Mrs. •George. Eve
rest. (Betty) of. Port Arthur Mrs.'
Stewart. Canpbell ; (Isobel) . of'•
Kamloops,: B.C., four grandchild-
ren and three sisters, Miss ' My rt
le Brawn and Mrs; A. Mack of
Fernie, 13.C. and Mrs. • •M.
Kastner of Vancouver.
The funeral service was on
Wednesday of last week followed •
by cremation at Garden Chapel,
Ocean ' View, Vancouver:
Mr Brown was.ea member of •
Old Light Lodge, had been act
ive iii sporting circles and is well
remembered by' odder 'residents.
for his stage ability, : in an era
when • the local talent stage play
was the popular. form *of drama
tie enter'ta,inment.'