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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-08-26, Page 2•; " 4%0E, TWO' • TI1E LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LI.T.CX.NOW, ONTARIO THE .LUCKNOW SENTINEL " LI.1CKNOW, ' ONTARIO "The Sepoy Town" On the Ituron-Bruee•Boundary Authorized at second class mail, Post. Office Department, Ottawa Established 1873---F'Ublished Each .Wednesday Afternoon, " Member of the V.W.NA. • and the '0.*N.A. Press Run, AugUst 19 ,-- 1850 Sitbscription Rate, $3,00 a year, in advance to the U S A, $4.01), L..Campbell Thompson and Donald C. Thompson, •Publishers ...WEDNESDAY, ALTO.•'26th, 1969 • EXPECTATIONSEXCEEDED To officials of the Lucknow and Dis- hct Horticultural Society, and to flower lovers in general the success:of the Society's flower .show was indeed gratifying. It •ex- teeded all expectations. And one does:not need to be,a horti- culturist to experience this .gratification. Everyone can ,appreciate the Society's ac- complishments in a few short months syrn-• bolizeds by the profusion of blooms exhibit- ed.last week. And all who' have a sense of civic pride, will see in the success of the show a fitting recognition of, andreward for, the enthusiasm and efforts 'of many lo- cal flower -lovers who have co-operated so well to make this Society a valued addition to the cultural life of, the- community. The Village's aesthetic beauty cannot but, be enhanced by their activities. COngratulations to the Lucknow arid Dis- trict Horticultural Society. .May it have a long life and an active one, in promoting its fine work. A COMMENDABLE SERVICE , • LABOR DAY, NO 'STAIZIA WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26th,".19,59, • LOO KING BAccwA.R 04. ThROUGH. THE. SENTINEL . Labor Day can be variously defined as: the end of summer; the beginning of • the school year; a national -traffic jam; or, more often as the last long week -end of the summer. Six unusual volumes to help the sight- • less church -goer have been placed on the bookshelves of Tweedsinuir Hall, the Can- adian National Institute for the 'Blind headquarters at London 'for suifroimding Middlesex, Elgin, Perth: and Huron: coun- ties. Their heavy,. inkless pages 14ear only Mysterious patterns of raised dots; sonde- ., thing like the impression left by 'a, type- writer when the "period" key is struck too ...bird. But translated under the sensitive fingertips of a blind person, the' dots magi- .. tally reveal the words and music of one 'hundred well-known hyriins. * , The six Braille hymn books, entitled "Hymns for Worship, are the gift of the • Women's 'Auxiliary of '.Tweedsmuir They • arekept in the auditoriuM for the. use of ;the Hall sightlesss,residents and vis- itors who frequently 'attendneighborhood churches. •• Published.by The John"Milton Society, ' • these volumes are not the first Braille hym- nals to be printed, but they have several_ advantages' over other' editions... An' index • of first lines and numbered Pages gives quick, ' easy . reference. A plastic ring bind- . ing permits the book to lie fully open with- , out a tendency to close 'while the, blind, rea- der uses his, fingers. to follow' the ;dots. Braille music, printed with the same • system of raiSed.dots, allows the singer to • readthe melody as well as the words of • The Central Labor Union of New York adopted his proposal and held the ' first' Labor Day celebration on September 5th. Shortly after, the Knights of Labor voted for an annual celebration. In 1884,, the Federation Of Organized Trades., and Labor Unions, of the United Statesii and • Canada—predecessor of the American Federation of Labor—voted to Make the celebration national, and so it has been. There is a certain nostalgia connected with Labor, Day. It is the unofficial end of summer so far as vacation time and holiday leisure is concerned. It brings the parting Of friends and relatives in • some cases, its • back -to -school for many, reluctantly or otherwise, for others its off to school for • the first time. Labor Day brings • with it a readjust - Labor Day apparently had, its origin in the United States. The founder, Teter J. • McGuire, • conceived' it as a. tribute to *`the industrial spirit, the great vital force of every nation.” • •• In 1882, 1VIcGuire—a leader in the Knights of „Labor --proposed that a day be set aside io (honor the working. man. He,, suggested the first Monday in September, since it came almost" rnidWay between In- dePendence Day and Thanksgiving Day. •1° • • The new hynin books 'Proved so well • suited to the needs of sightless church- goers at Tweedsmuir Hall, that , the' Worn'. ' en's Auxiliary has Offered to purchase cop- ies for any C.N.I.B. members living in the • London District of Middlesex, 'Elgin, Perth,: -and' Huron counties; A.'tnoit commendable service. . • ,• . : 'Purchasing power is not increased by . wage increases unless they are accompanied by increases in productivity and stable pri- An . • executive is a man who knows how • to get things done, and • who to get to do it, • • , • . . • • • • • , Tongue in cheek, one . editor recently .. told his readers: t "in case you find a mis- take, please consider that it was put there for • somebody's benefit. We :Irk to get • something in the paper for everybody, and , • • some of our readers. are always looking Often the man who slaps' you on the 'tient of activities and notnfrequently a sense of sadness, until • in its wake, „the normal pursuits of life Lre resumed again., •• MOTORIST'S PRAYER ."Lord, impress ,upon me the great re-. sponsibility that is mine as take the wheel •. of my autom. °bile. As I need thyguidance. in all thifigs; so, now especially do • I when I have life and 'death in .rny hands. . St •ve•Me always a deep reVerence.for Gi •ancl a .desire to, protect human hie. 'When / I wotijd..be careless,, remind' me of homes • where there is sorrow and loneliness; of the .hospitals where broken suffering bodies lie •in 'anguish because someone. forgot. •, "Write indelibly on ,my conscience that each time I take the wheel of inir car. 1. am 'a potential murderer; 'that in a‘few .careless..moments I could he face to face •with dire tragedy for my own family as , well as for Others... . • . •, "Give me grace to .practice the Chris- • tian virtues of patience, and .thoughtfulness • at all times. Help me to show the same courteiyand kindness . to other motorists. that •I• want to expect fromqhein. . ' • When others exceed the speed limit or otherwise break' the law, levrne not be tempted to .,do the same. Forgive my stti7 pidity if I ever think it is permissible .to rite traffic laws sO • long as I. do not, get caught. ••• • • "Remind rile often that I, am respon- sible toThee as well aS to thestate to. obey, • the ordinance of the highwaysand when I •.do not, I sin against. Thee as well as against rnY •felloW,Men, even though nobody else re- sult. . be watching and ,no. ac cident ., "Lord, grant me • control of my car • and of; myself at all times.' Hell* me to live lawfullyand peaceably, to save life and not • destroY it; and so by example lead others to do the same. • Amen.” • . • , • —Anonymous for mistakes." ' • • back is. trying to make' you cough up. 4 • Ten Years Ago . Council, sought the Municipal Board's permission to issue de- bentures for the purchase of an. $8,000 fire-trudk. • Allan Grant, 38, died suddenly at his home in Ashfield. HiS wifg and. 4 -year-old: son, Larry, had been killed in a railway crossing crash, near Xincard,ine two years before. . Tie two -Storey home of. Edgar Hodges. on the„ river flats at Dungannon. was • destroyed 'fby • fire. John WesleY, Osborne, 5 -month old on ,Of• M. and. Mrs. Bert 0Slziorne died of asphyxiation; although rescued from their home at Trout Creek which was destroyed by. fire. Mrs. Osborne •is a d'aughter' of Mr,, and Mrs. Wesley Robb. • . .Fire • destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd. Turvey near Brucefielcl. • They were former Luckriowites and. fire victims while here,. . . • Rev. A. E. 'Tavener was ap- Pointed' rector, at St. Peters • church, succeeding Rev. R. A: loselyn, • Mr. and Mrs. Sam. McQuillin sold their home (the. former Ten- nant residence) to Brock , Cle- land, • who established. a veterin- ary practice.. • p• . • • The St. Helens home .Of Mid • Humphrey : was destroyed by fire. • . •• •• A.J. Wilson ha a truck des- . troyed a•• fire that swept. a •small barn a block south 'of Main • Street. •• Chamber of Commerce was organized; CoMprised •Of 11 - man. executive with Bill •Pappas as president. • ' : Albert • Forsyth,. .;11 -year-old Son of Mr. and 'Mrs. r John For- syth :'of Riversclale, was Idlleci. on the. highway in front of .1.0s • home,, when struck by a bus. mixed freight and.passetiger train was derailed at the Math- • eis ,farin east,..of Lucknow. Sx hundred feet of track were torn Up •and railoserVice was. disrupt- • ed fOr 24. hOurs. .Village sCouricil anthofized•the International Water. Supply • to . undertake work at the No; 1 Well; in an effort to restore the liTeWs Capacity which. had' drop- ped to about '50 gallons a minute. • The Fire Company let the con- tract for the new fire hall, Esti- mated :post, exclusive :of 'lighting, Was $3,350. • •Huron ' CountfCouncil- wa$ petitioned Wr. ratepayers in the northern portion: of West Wawa - nosh, seeking withdraWal from. • the Wingharn High School Dis- trict, The .matter .was referred to the June session. • •• • . : Twpnty Years:AgO • Death' claimed William Irwin • of. Lticknow. in ;his 9(lth: year and Thomas pioneer baker, in• his .94th year. ' •„ • • •Not, a 'nickel's worth of stock was salvaged after, flames roar- ed through .Lloyd Turvey's • 5c •• to, 0.00, gutting the interior of • what is 'now the Lucknow Fruit Market. The building was own ed by .Jim Geddes and' in 1933, he and Mrs. Geddes escaped in their night attire through a se- cond floor window, when fire ,trapped them upstairs, Council paid' for '73 transient Meals in'. January, and decided to 'establish a cordwood Pile at the., Town Hall, requiring that 'these visitors must • earn their. meal by first using a bucksaw. The new post office was open- ed for service on February 13th, Death claimed. Mrs. R. K. Mil ler of St.. Helens, and Mrs. Har - `old/ Allin of • Lucknow. • Dr. A. T. AlacKenzie,a native bf Kinloss, -a, specialist 'in inter- nal medicine, ,and president of the Ontario Medical Assoeiation, died in Toronto at the age of 64, • 'Roderick Bain IVfacXerizie, "tho Ashfield giant" ,died in Te: 's his 75th, year. "Big stocking was over Plusv,er7bis.. in plumedplumed hat .he made an impres- sive • „sight -as pipe major of - Belleville : pipe band, which dur- ing a tour of the Old Cow -dry, played a command performance before Xing Edwar4 yil at Bal- moral Castle. He became head. .of a show business in the States, His top weight -Was 427 Pounds, Rev, C. H. MacDonald corn,i, pletecl.his term as moderator' of tahea. '71369.Y,te.rian. Church. Can. d• • Thirty •Yeari Ago William Bolt . Was fatally fn. Jured in an Industrial accident in a Wingham factory. •• A Committee of 12. was 4P - pointed to .obtain infor.mation about arena construction, after th8'e project had .' received proval .Ot la Public meeting. Can, 'vasSers to raise .funds ' for •the undertaking. were R. S. Wilson, Alex Hamilton, iRobert Rae, R. H. Thompson; A. D. Mackenzie; "A, E. McKim, W. J. Davison; W. G. Andrew, Elliott Miller, S. . Reid, A. P. Stewart, Stuart Robertson, McLean Johnstone, George ilda4fRoartJohnston; former lie ofLioo:aide4-w:rcnof• Bruce, was elected president of the Ontario Good oads Associ- ation. ' : • . , • • ()Scar Casemore, •buttermalier at ,SilverwOods, received Word •that his brother Alex •Casernore.. had been killed in a railway crossing accident near s'Windsor• Mr. and,Mrs. Mathew Woods • observed teir 55th wedding an- niversary. • .•• • :George Middleton, a .lifelong• resident of the community and. a teacher' in Lucknow school for• ..a hurnber of years,: passed away. in his 91St year. • R. 4. WilSon„ Manager of the Bank of Commerce was. trans- ferred to Hamilton and was sue-: Ceecieci by. L. A. Tinney, • Pan 'Ferguson assumed' the duties of .village constable. • . • The death occurred of a pio, .neet resident,. Mrs. 'George. Doug- las, the former Dorothy Haigh, • The death. occurred of Angus MacKinnon, age 85, -who carne to Canada frOrn Scotland as. a lad With his parents, Who settled Kinloss in 1,853 before Lucknow had its oxigon. • • Fire destroyed the largo barn On the Second' 'Concession on 'Mel Irwin'S •farm. ' : • •, 4. : . . Fifty Years Ago. . , , Bell and Becca MacKenzie of :Laurier left for Granum, to 'open a.,Millinery and dress Making .establishnient.. •• Notice •was given of a public meeting to consider the build- ing of a new town hall. and lib - rad.. John..JOynt was reeve, and he had received assurance .of a • $7,500, grant' from Andrew Carn-; egie. There were only three dis- senting votes at the public, Meet- ing, • ••regarding .acceptance of, this grant. The motion. was'made: by T. F. Cain and Wrn; Connell., P. H. IVIacXenzie ex-M.P. left on 'the Erhpress of Britain for Liverpool, England, His, destin- ation' was 'the 'south:of Scotland , jiabilee, , !inn Meignrliaticotnionwithgovernment plans.• The Fergus Curling' Club, the • first .organized in 'Upper Canada, marked their with the' Lucknow foursome 02 J. G. Murdoch, skip, George H. Smith; Uobert • johriston, and James Bryan winning top hon- ours in • the three-day spiel, and receiving diamond, rings. The Lucknow Pipe. Band 'accompan- :ied them and niade a big ht with the crowd, being presented with a gift of $40.00. Jimmy, Hunter's sin gingalsowd,n'thhearts, e waspresentedwithbaref FergusOatne:iandanaMntl spoonandbwi,,:B.irnde his aceptancspeecifrpitop Feb:rreiof0atrlea „.;'.; • ' . •