HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-10-28, Page 13.00 A Yea. _... ... _.
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,Lucknovr was,.,hit by would-be
hieves on eight different occa-
ions' in the 'early hours of ;last
Saturday morning. Despite a
rusy nights work, the culprits
apparently : left ' empty handed;.
It ;was: the tame area in: the
forth •'of town, around the "CNR
tation that again took the beat-
ng: ;Only last .July several of the'
presenjt •'victimized, •businesses
were broken into. •
The break-in artists apparent-
y . started their, rounds at the
NR section house where they
obtained a' couple of heavy' bars
ind a . sledge hammer..: 'Places
iroken ' into included the CNR
epot, Silverwood Dairies Ltd.,
fohn W. Henderson Lumber
Limited, Lucknow C'o-Op.. Ferti-
izer Plant; Lucknow Co -Op
oal Shed, William .Murdie and
oh. Coal Shed,. Lucknow Weigh
cales.
At the. CNR Depot, entry was
airied. through the .men's wash-
oom window where the lock
was •• broken. From there • the
hieves forced the lock into the
►ffice. The safe •wasn'ttouched
his time: Lett July' the CNR
fad the safe slashed, open with
i 'sledge hammer. ;:;Nothing . was
disturbed in.. the ..office except
rn ' express parcel of 'clothing
n the •express shed. Which: : was
upped • open and left:
Entry. was gained to Silver-
Woodsby.. going up . on • a back
shed on the north ; side and in
window. Here .. the office was:
eft ' in a . '-ransacked . condition.
with records and papers strewn
11over the ` floors: Of the offi-
es in an ' apparent attempt to
ind .money:
At OHendersons the door on
he north side was .:forced ' and.
iadly damaged. The .office was
eft in • a , mess •with 'a similar
attern of, records and papers
i11' over the floor. Alarming was
he fact that the. thieves ':set
ire to little piles :of paper on
he 'office floor. , A' .roll 'of . nick -
es„ and some• odd pennies sitting•
itting "right under : their nose"
vere, left untouched... A desk in
he office was 'badly damaged
vhen' drawers *ere ripped ,;out.
At 'the. Co-op fertilizer plant,
he office; door on the west. side
vas' apparently smashed with
omeone's . ,boot. ' The panel ' on
he
door 'broke loose allowing
hem to reach .in and, 'slip the
'ale .lock:. ;
The sledge' hammer ,was found
t the Fertilizer Plant and : the
wo bars were. left :on the coun,
er in the office of the CNR..
1pparently , nothing was . • ob-
ained by the "amateurish"
roup who had 'nothing in their.
rinds but. dollars . and 'cents.'
It Was a: " hard , night's ' work
or the 'thief or thieves. , who app
arertly :gained nothing' from
Silsierwoods ' and •Hendersont.
uffered the most ,and it. will
e probably days and weeks .be
ore the mess of papers are sort-,
d and. filed again .not to , naent
n' the records 'that were burn-
d.on the floor. :and the property.
a/nage. •i . , . ,
Provincial, Constable Lou
Boyce of, •Kincardine irivestiga't-
d along with town ' constable,'
lex Havens. ' .
DR. MUMFORD DIES
/The death of -Dr. W: J. 1VZum
ford, 73, occurred* in Toronto on
Wednesday of last week, Octo-
ber 21st. lie was a former mini-
ster of Lucknow United Church,
and was' to have returned to
conduct anniversary services,
until 'illness intervened, and he
underwent anoperation' in Au-
st.
An 'obituary will pp
•:a pear next
eek . _ •
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO:. WEDNESDAY; OCT.. 28th, 1959
SIXTEEN PAGES
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PLAN• MUSICAL PRODUCTION
UNDER AUXILIARY AUSPICE,
The musical ' ind dramatic
production "Running Wild", will.
be presented here for three days.
next week, Thursday, .friday'
and :Saturday, under sponsorship
of . the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Canadian Legion.:. .
Ann Maloney, director for the
Empire Producing .Co: of Kan'
sas. City, is organizing the pro-
duction ' which will feature ' a
local cast of from 75 to 100 per-
sons. Mr's. Philip. . MacMillan,
Auxiliary president: • is : general
chairman of the project.
Rehearsals. are: underway for
public school, high school and
adultperformers, and: adverice
sale tickets will. be available this
week for the spectacle.
LOCAL LADY AT
NINETY MARK
Mrs Christens ' '.McDonald
marked her ninetieth : birthday
on Friday, * October . 16th'. ` with
the members of her . family
when she ;was honored at a love-
ly turkey dinner_at the 'home: of»
her son; Mr. Murdoch. McDonald..
Centered "on: the table was a
beautiful ,birthday cake depth -at -
ed for this special occasion,
along with.:• a number.: of lovely
gifts:
Mrs: McDonald:' :is ' still .,'well
and active• and it regular. in at
tendance at the ]Lucknow, .Unit-
ed Church of which she is a
member.. • She' also 'enjoys . very
much., the visits from her many.
friends and. relatives.
Mr. and 1Vrs. Arthur Cann of
London' visited last• week at the had the head sent to Hun. for'
home of Mr and' Mrs. J. H: Hall.. verification- of ' the infection.' •
YOUNG LAD CAME .HOME
FROM• •HOSPITAL ' TUESDAY.
Shane Foxton, 3 -year-old son
of • Ma; and• Mrs. John Foxton of
W ingham returned ;home' 'on
Tuesday' after a week. in Sick
Chil'dreres' Hospital, London,,
where he,' was ` taken .following
injuries received .• .When he' ran
into the path of a car driven by
Donald Cardis , of Lucknow,
Couple .ladZion ;W5.
who. was raking leaves, when
the mishap occurred on Tuesday
of last week., He' was taken to
London., that` -night. The lad suf-
fered ' ;a ' severe concussion, but.
no , .broken bones. .
•
This, issue contains sixteen
pages and has required long-
er than. usual hours .to get
it 'out on. time. The edition '
'carries numerous, stories' Of
more than ordinary interest
We think, and as well eon
tains the messages of many
local advertisers,who invite.
you to shopat•' their stores,
and are offering valuesthat
will
ill make it profitable to do
SIXTEEN PAGES.
LIONS: SPONSOR, CHILDR'EN'S:
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
Lucknow and'District Lions
Club will. Sponsor their annual
Hallowe'en partyfor children of •'
the district on Saturday evening
in the/ arena, . commencing' :at
7:30, "There will be treats and
a ,peanut scramble and cas;i
prizes for the best costumes
from. , pre-school children. to
Grade 8. •
CALF:,SKUNK
WE'R"E. BOTH RABID.
'Two more cases `• of • rabid ani-
mals
ni-
mals have '.cropped up locally.
John Ritchie of . Con. 12 ` Ash-
field had a. spring calf. die last
Wednesday,, October 2.lst, - and
an :official report has been re-
ceived from` the Hull 'laboratory:
that rabies was the cause of
de h
e calf. was discovered ill in
afield on the farm;Cattle that
were with it will .be kept under
quarantine.'• • •
Prior ' to this incident a
skunk, which' :had gotten into
the cellar at the home of Ches-
ter 'Nicholson 'at Belfast, .was
also proven to Abe rabid. ,:The
animal is believed to •have/got-
ten "into the basement through a
broken; - window, and • was near
death. ;.When .,discovered. It was
despatched': with ,ether and ,re-
moved with caution,
The Federal ' Veterinarian at,
Seaforth .was ` notified, .and he.
onsrd
er
yr New Stclewi91 s;.
oad Widening; Parking Loi
A •program of road widening,
new sidewalks, and improved
,p'arking . facilities *will be.. rec...
onimended as a�' project • for the
1960 Village Council, Reeve
George W; Joynt announced'.: at
the regular meeting of the 'Lions
Club. • on Monday evening:
Lion Joynt was asked to speak
on the proposed, parking prog-
ram which was suggested as a
Lions Club project, but was sty-
rnied . at the last meeting by the,
various. ,opinions as to location.
• ,Speaking as 'reeve,. Mr. Joynt
felt that parking facilities . were
a: •straight ''municipal ' undertak-
ing, and stated that a parking
lot had received consideration
by the Board this year, but they
.took. advantage of •low • paving
costs to extend the paving pro
.grain, to 'exhaust the budget . so
that the parking, lot question
:was deferred.
Joynt recognized
- that. there
• Mr•.
would' be differences of opinion
as .to location, three of whichhe'
mentioned. There was the. park,
with an• access , sidewalk exten-
ded along the arena; secondly,
the • undeveloped: road allowance
on Inglis :st.,. south,'pas't the site
of where the MacDonald 'garage.
is to Abe: built,' thirdly, the corner.
lot, nearby, to the south-west of
the Legion hall; which will like-
ly revert to 'the townnext year,
but; ,would, require a couple of,
feet of fill. • '
More Street Accomodation
:At this point Reeve J ynt'
stated that, be had• `been Tri `ion -
tact with provirrc'al officials re-
garding the .;widening" of Camp-•
bell street on the north , from s
Mason's Garage to the• :United'
church and from Outram st -:.to
~Havelock st. on the south side.
He also stated .that .a new side- 1
walk building :program was un-.:;
der' consideration on botch ..the I
north and'•'south side. .The :walks;.!
can be narrowed' without pedes-
trian inconvenience : that would
permit widening of the :roadway
from two -and -a -half to 3 ' feet
Reeve Joynt also repeated
that a bridge • and service' road
was . being given consideration;
on the north.. sideof the • town.
which would 'tend, to 'remove
transports and ' ,Merchants' ears
and, trucks from the : main 'street,
d He 'concluded his remarks by.
stating that he • felt the Mlimicip=
ality would be in a positionfin,,•
ancially next year ,to provide a
:parka"ng lot ;and that it ,would ,be
recommended to the :1960' Board
that they. decide *hen and
where the project: would ^be' 'car-
ried out; • ••
Lion President: Cecil• .Blake ex-
pressed appreciation of Mr.
Joynt's views; and said he felt
In view ' ':Of tihe differences of
opinions,. it would . be a good
place for the Club to "keep its.
nose out of," although the •matt.,
er' would be discussed ' at an
Executive meeting. •
Three New •Members
Three new .members,. Dr. D. •R.
Finlayson,. Dr, Mark Raithby, &
Ross Robinson are to .beinstall-
ed by District Governor' Harbld
(Continued on. rage 3)
Mr. and Mrs.. George, Hunter,
life-long residents of Ashfield
Township, . celebrated •their gol-
den wedding anniversary last
week. On Friday evening, Octo-
ber 23rd, a family dinner was
held at Tiger Dunlop 'Inn which
was• 'appropriately, decorated
for :the. occasion. , Thirty-two
guests were 'present. .
'On Saturday, afternoon and
evening Open : House was obser-
ved with Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
receiving warm:. greeting'st and
best 'wishes from many friends
and neighbours. ' Friends were,
from Hamilton, London,'
Kincardine,' Goderich and Wing-
ham. They . were the recipients
of many 'beautiful gifts.
• Pouriig•' tea were Mrs. Wilfred
Drennan, Mrs, Ewart Taylor,.
Mrs; Alex Hackett, Sr. and .Mrs:'
W. 0.• Hunter. Grandchildren
and grand nieces assisted .. in
serving. Mrs. W; G. Hunter 'and.
Mrs. Ken Laidlaw -*ere the
hostesses: " •
•
Mrs. Hunter: is the former
Eliza Jane Hackett, eldest daugh-
ter of the late' Mr. and. ` Mrs,
Joseph .Hackett. Mr. 'Hunter is
the stn of the late William Hun-
ter arid .Isabel Helm,., They were
married . at the bride's home at
Zion .by Rev, T,E. Sawyer .of
the Ashfield United Church.
• Mr,. and Mrs. Hunter are life
long members of Zion ' United
Church. Mrs. Hunter holds a
Life Membership' in the W.M.S.
Mr. Hunter is an honou•rary
member of the 'Session': .
.Mr. Hunter . is 75 and ; Mrs. .
Hunter is 73. William G. ' Hunter
of Zion and Mrs; . Kenneth •..Laid-
law of London are children of
the couple. A daughter •Winrii;
fred passed' away iii 1925.. Tlie ;e :