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• LUCKNOW,; ONTARIO ,WEDNESDAY,, JULY 22nd; 1959
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Consl.ructono� Murricipa� Office.
Comps .Up For Further Discussion
'Construction of a Municipal.
office • building. :was again in-;
Formally . discussed at the July
meeting. of the :'Village Council.
Me subject had,• previously been
raised 'earlier in ..the ` Year upon
the expiry of the. rental lease.
The new rental rate is shharp-
i. increased, This . plus taxes, and.
,y
he cost .of heating Which is sup-
)lied by the landlord 'runs the
rnual..cost to . over $1,000. Re-
renue from re -rental. and other
'maces . ' amounts . to 'over; $400,
ringing the, net cost 'to a little
Iver $600 a year.:
But the cost is not the. primary
actor in' considering .q munici-
)al 'office: The ,opinion seems to.
;ain 'support that it is time the
;orporation had a building of
ts` own.
Reeve Joynt emphasized that
n the .present quarters there is
lack of privacy, that is neves-
ary from time to ".time in con
lusting• municipal !business: `He
lso pointed out that 'storage,
pace for the preserving : of vil ;
age records is overtaxed:
The municipal office has . been
n its present location.: •in the
ohnstone Block for; twenty-four
ears:
If, and .,w,hen, a municipal of -
ice is'built/. its ' location would•,
e the next question to be set
led. Reeve Joyntsuggested that
• could be .built immediately ad-
ening the Town. 'Hall to. ..th
Test and felt 'the new heating
"stem in the hall could be
Booked up" to heat the add'
on, A . heating• expert will Abe'
nisulted in . this .regard.
Councillor Treleaven felt it
*old. make a .mess of .the ap-
mance of the hall:in that it:
ould be out of. proportion and
ould have a "lean to'' effect,
e favored a ' separate site, if a
.iilding lot ' • could be : obtained.
The matter, Yof . course, is
triply• in • the • • discussion stage.
RESENTAT1ON•
0LOCAL ' COU,P.LE
On, Tuesday, July 14, a . social
ening and ;presentation was
ld at S.S. No 10 Ashfield in
mour. of Mr: and Mrs. Gordon
hnstone.. The evening` • was
ent playing cards, and after
nch, the following address was
ad by •Mrs. Bent Alton and a
Itching coffee table, step table.
d lamp were presented to Mr.
d Mrs. Johnstone by Earl
van,
'ar Gordon and Bernice
Each . year. . as � we go.' along
e's. way we. find many 'changes
nag place in our community.
metimes we are called upon.
welcome" newfriends and
netimes to say good-bye to
I ones, and tonight is 'one of
se occasions,• and we all felt
could not let you go without
>wing our appreciation of you,
neighbours .and friends.
ordon, you have lived your
in this community and have
even to •be a good neighbour;
ways ready 'to lend that ,help
hand, wherever necessary.
th Bernice and your family,
1 have .always taken a Skeen.
erest in • the • work . of your
well and school. We are _glad.
1 are not moving' very far
ly from, us and we will often,
you in our midst again. '
'o on behalf a ' all your
'rid and neighbours we
aid ask you to accept these
$ and May the years to come:
your new home be filled
h happiness and. God's richest
;sings,
etc 'Parrish, .Ewart Jamieson,
;set Alton, Alvin Alton, Earl
In, Elliott Sandy, • ,
HOLIDAYS IN AUGUST
Holidays at The Sentinel
office will be the first two "
weeks of August. - Tiere. will
be. no :paper published n
. A,ugust 5th and•
„. 012th.
STEAL, CIGARETTES IN'
SALES. BARN ' BREAKIN
On :Thursday 'night the, Luck-
now Community Sales Barn was
broken. into: ,and a quantity of
cigarettes and gum. stolen from
the lunch !bar: Entrance • was
gained , by prying .open' a
.dow.
• It is, we believe, the second
breakin since the: building 'was,
erected at. the west side • of the
Fair grounds, over a year ago.
Shoot Out , Floodlights
More vandalism occurred re-
Gently. when: ' an air rifle was
used; to ::shoot o'urt; seven. .of the
1300 watt lamps in the Caledon-
ian Park floodlights '
The Legion, which installed
the lights, ad sortie` lamps .on.
hand' and tuned them over to
the Recreation Committee. Roy
Havens ' replaced them- on Mon-
slay;
onday; leaving no . doubt that, , they
were shot out.
The seven lamps cost roughly
in ;the neighlbourhood".of' $100,00'
IN CHARGE OF CHILD :.
WELFARE: • WORK
.'Mrs. H. 'Upton of ` London' lias,
joined'., the staff .of the Bruce
County Children's Aid Society..
'She, will be in charge of,'child
Welfarework. in` the: area includ-
ing the townships ..of Kinloss,
Culro s, Huron, Greenock, Bruce,
Kincardine, .Saugeen .
GRANDDAUGHTER OF
FORMER ST. HELENS
PASTOR . KILLED BY .TRUCK
•, :Gayle Charlton, 8, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Charlton,
Port Alma, near •Simcoe, was,
instantly killed . Friday afternoon.
when ..she was in collision with
a truck ` on No. 3 highway, Driver
of the. truck was Peter' Huyge,
18, of • R.R..1, 'Simcoe.
Eye -witnesses said the 'girl
waited at the sideOf the. high-
way for one: ' vehicle. to • pass,
then crossed the' road in; the. path
of the second. ,
Surviving' are her parents; a
brother, Kent .at home, and
grandparents, Mrs.. James Charl-
ton, of Port Alma; and the Rev.
and Mrs. •1‘11.- •'G. Newton, 'of
Smithville : and formerly of St.
Helens. The child's mother was
the former Joyce Newton..
The funeral was on Monday. at
Medina
FIRST .AI.D :COURSE
HERE NEXT WEEK
St.. Johns Ambulance Corps
has established; a first aid • post
at Bill Hunter's Service `Station,
and he is sponsoring a three-day
first .aid course : at the Fire Ha11
next Monday, Tuesday and 'Wed-
nesday evenings. ;
at will be a refresher course
for members of the Lucknow
'Fire Company, but • anyone 'front
town or . country 'who is inter-.
ested in taking •the course' is
welcome and invited to attend:
Three St. John` officials will be
present forthe lectures.
• As . a first aid post, personnel
at Hunter's service • station are
qualified to give emergency
treatment, when a doctor is not
availaiile, or pending the arrival.
of a doctor.
USE: STONES TO SMASH
PUBLIC S:440014 WINDOWS
Four or five windows at
the Lucknow Public School,
were discovered smashed on
Tuesday morning," Stones,
found in the room had been
used to cause the breakage,
which occurred on both the
west and north, 'sides of the
building.. - ,
• The Board warns , that the •
penalty will ;be severe if the
culprits are caught and; • ap-
' peals to parents to instruct
• their 0 childrento refrain.
trod, such misdoings
JOANNE • CROZIER .TAKING. .
LEADE•RSHIP COURSE
•
Miss Joanne Crozier, Grade 10
student: at the Lucknow. District
High 'School? left . on .•Ju,'ly 14th
for' a two weeks' course at the
Ontario: Athletic Leadership`
'Course at Lake, Couchiching. •,.
One girl, from each. High
School is given • the opportunity
to attend, chosen at the .discre7
tion of the .physical. education
teacher ' and the . principal,
The purpose of: the course is
to; improve ''organizing . ability;
leadership skills,athletic and
camping ...skills .and to' continue
a sense of responsibility, 'ea -Op-
eration; confidence 'and personal
integrity.•
Joanne is the daughter of Mr.:
and' Mrs. Clifford' Crozier, .Con.
6, •Ashfield, :•
ALLAN MaeINTYRE BUYS ;.
HENDERSON' FARM
Allan Macrintyre has purchased
the Jack Henderson farm , at the
Second Concession, and • obtain="
ed ' possession last week. There
is 150 acres' in this farm •which
adjoins another 100.acres to the
north • which Allan • alsoowns.
WAS NAMED D.D.G.NL, BUT
WITHDREW :THIS YEAR
Ted • Collyer,' Wallace Conn,
T: J. Salkeld and' James Little,
were in • attendance last week at;
the 104th annual communication
of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
'Ontario,held at the" Central
Technical School in Toronto:
ittle was proposed as .a
candidate ler the office of Dis-
trict Deputy. ' Grand : Master ' of
Huron • District, 'but withdrew in
favor of Ken Saxton . ofWing-
ham - who was elected le the :of-
fice, It is; presumed" that . Dr.
Little. may . stand for the office
a year from now.
FIRST. COUSINS
OF CRASH VICTIM.
•
Mrs., 'Lloyd Ashton and Mrs:
Bob Finlay of Lucknow are . first
cousins of. Larry "Snell, the nine-
teen -year-old . youth Who was
the victim, of a week -end traf-
fic accident at, Bluevale..
Larry was riding in a pickup
truck with a' school friend, Ian
Howe -of Wroxeter, :when they
came in collision with a car op-
erated . by Jack E. Baker, . 46, Of
Listowel.` The accident occurred
at the intersection of ;Highways
86 and '87 at Bluevale on. Sat-
urday . night and details are
quite sketchy. Both vehicles
were demolished.' • •
Howe Was removed' to Wing-
ham • hospital, with Larry and.
Baker taken to London:
Larry is .the son of Mr, and
Mrs:. John Snell of Morrisbank
Corners mid*ay between , Wing -
ham and Listowel'. Mr. and Mrs.
Snell' were returning . horde
from ;Kincardine and • I ucknow
when they, came upon the' asci;
dent' at ' Bluevale. Mr. Snell is
well known in Huron County, as
the county road .engineer,
!/i�lag�e Fcrtion of TaxRate:.
�Jnchanged ��r�t� last
yoor;
At the July meeting of . the
Municipal Council, the, village
portion of the 1959 tax rate was
struck, and is unchanged. , • from
'la'st year 'at 22.5 mills for resid-
ential • property and. 26.7 mills
.for commercial property.
"With the .road program. conn=
, pleted ' for this year; • Council
was able to estimate closely on
the .remainder, of tie year's .ex-
penditures, and it wasfelt the
rate could . be held unchanged.
That; ::however, does not.. mean
that there will not be an increase
in the overall tax: rate. School
estimates are not.,yet in, and • no
doubt there will • be a 'higher
'school tax, as well as an increase,
in the county rate.. '
'Last.. year's total' rate was
•54.1' mills for residential proper-
ty and 58.3. for commercial.,
Road .paving and gravelling
expenditures have . totalled •ap= •
proximately $6,100 this ,year and
"that is. all that is' going to • be
'done."'•'
' Review • Tax ' : Arrears' •
Council. instructed' the ':Tal';
,Collector; to press for collection.
of all .. outstanding ' taxes : which
•total: `roughly $3,200. This in -
Chides • nine .`properties, chiefly
Vacant 'lots; which are slated,' for
tax, sale:, •
•
Council' authorized. the pur-
chase of a 17 -foot strip of land
from ,Ernest Button • whose.farm
adjoins .Stauffer, St, Worth, ` for.
the ..purpose : of ` widening a
street within : the • Corporation,
and the land was dedicated, as.
a ' .public stieet..;Purchase: price
was $132:80 'according: ,to pre
scribed' allowances.
The purchase stems from• the
County requiring .;the Bell Tele-
phone to move '• back . its pole
.Bale. Unless the Corporation Pur-
chased the property,' Lucknow
would''be required to pay a 50%
share of • moving the line:
The land purchase : was the
feasible procedure, it was 'point-
ed .out .by Reeve. Joynt, although
Councillor Treleaven raised the
• point that he felt the telephone
'company should be paying .it
To whom it applies, and • how
to ` enforce the . local transient
traders' ' by-law; was discussed.
A number of these transient
salesman have provincial . licen
The Reeve • reported • that 'a;
provincial grant.. of• some 10,700
had been approved ; on audited
accounts • submitted .. covering:
work done at the; Town Hall. '
• .Monday, August ,3rd' was pro-
claimed as Civic '.Holiday.
.INDUCT PASTOR AT
TEESWATER AND • KINLOUGH
Rev. Frederick .• A..' Lowman,
,who. arrived recently from Eng
; land, has been' inducted as pas -
for of the : Teeswater • and Kin -
lough 'Pentecostal; chargie,, He
succeeds K. I.. •S,weigard •:who ac
cepted., a call to Churhill, Man.
Rev. Lowrn.an 'was' accompan
ied by his son: Mrs; Lowman and
her '.daughter were, • delayed,
when the little girl suffered a
fractured 'arm in a fall aboard
ship:
WILL LUNCH WITH
THE ROYAL COUPLE
Among those who have .been.
chosen to lunch with Her Majes-
ty The Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh, is Miss Gail' Lam-
mie, a grand niece of . Misses
.Jessie .and Annie .MacKay of
Lucknow,
Gall is. a granddaughter of
their brother,. Alex MacKay of
Edmonton. •
KEEP RENOVATION FUND
OPEN AT • ST: `PETERS:
On Sunday, July ' 19th,' 'after '.
the morning service in. St. Peters
Anglican " Church, • Mrs. ChrJ:•
Shelton, treasurer of the. Renova-
tion fund, presented a report •
to the congregation., . '
Nineteen donations have been
received with promise of more.
The insurance • money .had been
eceiyed 'and ; all accounts sub-
mitted had been paid, It was de-
cided to keep the fund open,wit'
•the result that 'Mrs. Stewart
Lavis was appointed new treas=
ui•er of 'St' Peter's Renovation
Fund, ai Mrs. Shelton is moving
to Hanover.. It was noted • that `.
maintenance equipment was re-
tquired to keep the beautiful ap-
pearance of the • newly .decorated
church.
MARKET SQUARE .BOUGHT,
3Y 'VILLAGE IN 18.7.5
Village Clerk. E "H, Agnew
has 'an interesting document an
'file, which,' records . the purchase.
of the • "Market Reserve in the.,
Somerville • Survey" The • price
was , $600, and ' the date of pill: -
'chase
tir'chase, was May-.3lst, 1875 -over
.84 ' years ago.
• The document was .signed by.
James : Somerville and his wife,
' :Mary and was witnessed by
Robert Somerville:
The Market Reserve was the
present - bowling. green park,',and
..the. "reserve" was known as the
Market Square, and was used as
an agricultural: 'park, with the
hallbeing located, across the....
road' on. the east side of Have-
look : St, • and 'known as the
Temperance: Hall: Mr. Somer-
ville • was : the first : president of:
'the Agriculture : Society, 'which
shortly. after the : sale of the •
Market Reserve, moved .to their . •
new location' at the "driving
park" east of • town, and north
of what . is now Alex Hamilton's
residence:
The • Market ,Reserve; ,became
known as Victoria Park, and
since ' the establishing of the
bowlinig, : green on a portion of
the property is now, "generally
referred to as 'the bowling .green
park::
IRISH CLE IC IN
RIPLErC ARGE
Following the ''induction. of'
Rev. ' Douglas Dunlop as: 'pastor
of the :three-point Jnited Church -
charge •. of Ripley,. Olivet and
Clark, a reception was held n
St Andrew's Church,' Ripley to ;.
?welcome Rev:.and Mrs, Dunlop,
Allister 'and July who arrived
that day from Belfast, Ireland,'
where he had ministered in a
Methodist church;• in that area.
The Dunlop.. family were niet• at
Toronto • by . Mi. and. Mrs. Bill
Harris. •,
The induction was in 'charge
of „Rev. W: R.. Lake of T incar'-
:dine "while addressing, the min
ister, was Rev. Gordon Geiger of ,
Lucknow. • Rev. J., C. Hutton was
'also present as were: Rev. Geor-
ge' . Sach of • Bervie, P,ev.`,� W, `
Shaver of Wiarton, • and Rev,
W. IVIcF'adden of Cape Croker,
First' to officially meet, greet
and welcome'their minister were
the three • clerks of session, Wal-
.ter
ale•ter Walden of Ripley, William
T. Roulston of Olivet, and Gol'.-
• die Harris of Clark.: Then • .fol-' '
lowed informal introductions of
friends from all, three charges• to
members of the Dunlop family,'
Refreshments were served..
a