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Z,UOK NO W„ • ONTARIO W.r,)tNESDAY, JAN. 156,
d Tuesday _
eve Joynt, Idle Ten Years
Beatty Bros. • of Fergus,, a firm
known 'coast—to—coast has pur-
Chased,' the,' ,,Lucknow Industries
factory • from Wm. Renaud oi,
Kitchener.
Reeve George . Joynt was .in•
and sell'efrtogether,' and was in•
Kitchener on ;Tuesday .to see the:,
transaction. -finalized; Mr. `Joynt
:has .had an exclu sive li in
s stn on
this property for over two years..
During. that 'time he •has .:been
working persistently and follow-
ing up• ; every. lead, in an : effort-
to ; sell the • property for -Mr.
Renaud and get the "wheels •of
industry"'rolling again in' this
plant . which' has 'been, idle for
about. •tin, years=since: 1948.'
Wood:Working Plant
Established when ' this Village.
was- • still ' in, its: , infancy as .4
furniture-factory;';ood working'
is still .to' be its• Purpose. Beatty;
Bros. have an extensive; wooden,
ladder. ,business;• and,`'the manus:
facture' of
these :ladders; ,and
eventually3 other wood P • roducts,
will be ` conducted'. in
eted • the Luck- •
now plant. Their complete out
Put of ladders . for~ ,the •Canada " '•
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wide` market Will' be manufactur,
ed • here. ;
.'Ne
gof . , sating 'Three Wee
�: ,ee negotrat=
ing' 'fore about 'three . 'weeks. for
thee sale of the factory. One of
the .requirements`'-rs :a ,fixed .ass7.
me
ess e.
nt,• on which • the taxes on
property and
P Y, land will note• ex-
'` teed approximately •.-$1,500 an-
>nually:fora. period of
A five,years;:.
Tax'.
revenue, . �at present., from
' the' idle plant is 1222.23.•
well -as a;', -$300 -:increase ' in tax;
reijenue, there :will:, be-..substan-
tial
e•..substan-tial revenue for the hydro and
water ' utilities, to: say nothing
of . the many other Community,
and economics . benefits; that. will
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result from this 'industrial "shot
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the .arm"
Approval: of.:the .fixed assess-
ment will . be required:` by • a , two-
third Majorityof .the.; property'
.owners of ' the Village. Date.. for
the . vote has not yet 'been set..
Sale ,price of... the factory is
naturally • not ,being made public,
but the transaction includes the
adjacent 'liot and residence,
know n e to older :residents . as4 the
Tom Aitchison;. homer_
Probably ` 35 Men
" Details of when the.: plant, Will
start operating, and how many
men 'will , be employed, are as ;
yet not. official. ' ' Considerable
work will be required to get :the
plant . ready for operation = It is`
suggested 'that in the neighbor-
hood of 35, rnen may be employ-,
ed in the early stages' of oper-
ation.' A limited number : of key
• Personnel and skilled Tabor, :will
be required, ; as, we. Understand,..
i~liew :peri can soon learn .the re-
-claire/milts
of some of
' It's; ex • , the work.
citing and happy ,news,
• but no onewi_.
ll:. derive "more per-
sonal satisfaction fromit than
` Reeve George W _
.• Joynt.
It's+. the year of the
-.Town's , . . Sepoy
one hundredth anniver-
sal a ;. .r ,, . ,
Y and we could not 'have ask-
ed,orhoe..,
da p d for, a better . brbh=
�' present.
,AGED LAD
Y� PASSES'
IMrs: Robert MacD• .
84, died : i , ..., •, onald, 'age
n Ash field on •Tues
aP last: , .. day.
er , week.. She was, the form+.
•Sarah .,C
bhe.•, ne McIntyre,:
at eri. ...
funeral
':Frida ' " service• was" held on
y at the 'Johnstone. � .
1�1om°. , _ .. With
, ., Funeral•.
c'ttirlrClbtkr, 'wi
in•. i�rii • '• � ,,. , th interment..
tail Cernete
C'OUNCllL, UN'ANIii/OUS'
FIXED ASSESSMENT
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At , Tuesday night's inaug
ural meeting • of the Village
Council,• Reeve • Jo nt
news o e sale
'of the Lucknow .Tndustries•
plant, more •familiar t'o many_;
as:.,:.the_ ' Lucknow Furniture,
'Factory'.., The. Reeve had re
turned from Kitchener, less
than two hours'' earlier; after
seeing the deal :completed. ''
Council gave unanimous••
approval` 'to ' a \ fled assess-''
Ment for a five-year, term
on which tax revenue of 'ap-
proximately
ap proximately.: $1,500. per year•,
'will be received, or • about
$300 per year More than is
presently • being derived.
>,Councl took immediate
. steps to have.' a -by-law pre
pared which -will` • have to •be
submitted to • the., property
owners: of the., Village •for
• their sanction` of, the fixed,,`
assessment. A two' third
majority is required.,
TEEN �WN
. Q MEMBERSHIP.
NOW STANDS SAT 117
The first dance of 1958:. was
held at -:the •Recrea. i"on
r t al .centre.'
There were 42..Teentowners • and
20 'visitors for; -'a grand total of
102 in:', attend•ance.• :The ''member
ship of. Teen Town is now 117.
Ripley's Teen Town has. >invit
ed• •`.Y:e Lucknow •group to a
:skating-
.party • in Ripley .on •Jan-
uary 17th:
ZO . MANUFACTURE
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WOOD
195.8:
TEN PAGES.
'PRODUCTS HER.
HOSPITALIZED AFTER,
FALL AT HIS• HOME •
• Donald MacLean .has been a
patient ' in Wingham : , Hospital'
- for the'past ten "days, 'since suf-
. 'fering a, tfAll ' at, his home, on.
Monday .of last week
Donald fell in * the' basement
e trlr r iu o wio•;
He stepped on ,sorne sticks "which
threw him off balance. X-rays
have not revealed' :any broken
bones, n we understand, but Don;=
•old was•' shaken up , by. the r its `.
hap, and has since been confin-
ed ' to 'the hospital: •
FACTORY WHEELS •TO START .TURNING AGAIN
AGED ASHFIELD
GENTLEMAN PASSES
The
deah of
George G. '• I)ran-
nen; age` 93'' years, occurred at
his :hiorne,. in Ashfield on°;' Satur
day. The : funeral .service was.
conducted :on ,Tuesd •'
ay afternoon'
At the 'Johnstone Funeral: I•Home,
Lucknow,' . -by: Rev.' Neil' :Mc
Com.bie: of Ashfield . Presbyterian
C'hurch.:Interment was in .D:un-
,annon Cemetery,.
• Mrs <D.
raYlnen-, was the='fora°rier•'
Violet Barger. Ee ides his widow'
five sons ' -survive, Bili, John -and
Ray • Drannen .of. Duluth, Herb
and Wilbert at home.
Also •sur viving ..arse a :brother.
and. sister, Tom' Drarinen'of .God-,
erich ,and 'Mrs... Frank MacIntoh
of Windsor
et y
ur
ns
landFr m •, �.
o German ,
. 9.
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.. s .To S' ecral►z� ln•.�11�eurosur er••
Dr. Alex. G: MacIntyre has re-
turned to England • from , Ger-
many. He • spent Christmas at.
Oxford, .and ' had a . short visit
with his uncle A. M Nicholson,
M,P,' while : "Sandy" was ip .Lon -
Alec has spent the ' past` 'year•'
in the University Surgical.'Clinic
in Heidleberg,' Germany, where
he was fu11 assistant to the:fam::
ous German surgeon,-ADr. 'Bauer;'
This month Alex-heglns his:
-work in the • Basi Science
tute of the: Royal. College. of Sur-
,geons:;in;;London,. with a view to:•:
specializing` in neurosurgery
Atex is the son of Mrs. Archie ..
Macli tyre of Kinloss 'Township
and the late Mr: •Maelntyre.
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BEST WISHES,
PROM KINLOUGII
DR: ALEX . C, :M'acIN.TYRE :
JOE :HOWALD JOINS' NAVY
• Joe; Howald,. son of - Mri 'and'
Worden•AHowald of Luck -
'now, has joined ' the Canadian
Navy and- left on Friday to re-
port.. for.: basic training -'at ` Corn
wallis,' Nova 'Scotia.:.: Joe's
parture was, on his ,. 23rd :birth
day.
An older brother,- - Harold; ' is
attending Stratford Teacher's'
College. this ' year to 'obtain' ;
n his
p.•
. e' rrl
anent ` certificate •
KEPT''WEA E_
TH R RECORDS . .
HERE FOR SEVENTY
• YEARS''
Offit
ial doll weather�.
records
have 'been kevt locally : for sevr
enty:. years,.' with; 'niont'h1 s
Mary reports `.submitted to 'the
Domi
neon weather .office:
The first weather recorder was'
the late -'Malcolm MacDonald;;
who carried on these duties from
1887 to 1904. ,He was., succeeded
by his son, Mr. Will 'MacDon
ald'' in 19:04 and who served un-
til 1920., T J: Salkeld did the
recordings from :.1920 until. 1933:
J. 1VI• Greer then took -over: the
duties, 'which he still carries on.
It will be 25. years in February
since. Mel began recording the
weatherr and that rates ;him as
one of . `the longest, continuous
observers in the ,service of ' the
Department.
Not only are weather 'condi-
tions recorded, but "off the re-
cord" unseasonable .: happenings
are frequently noted, such
nill. December 1899;
hoey . +beess. in ' Dec.e�mber 1895,
edandeliontc., etc.
PU BLIC; LIBRARY
VALUABLE ,ASSET:.
The Lucknow Public Library- -;%
is a community , asset.; that :is'
taken pretty much. for • granted,
and is ;,probably ' not being made 7'
full use :of' in this day of ,many
diversions. Many w+ho would do';
more ' reading find %the <dernands
on their time prevent it:..Besides
this 'business a. li. of `. •makin g ;vmg,
there are civic, church and soc-
ial activities that engross many,
-w ih i 1 e others have tbecome
chronic TV watchers.,
We . wonder. how many others •
.there are ..like,...
. us,' who. afer„
spending, a free evening, (if you:
can. et '.it •' w t�hi ''
the' .g : ).. a c.. irrg • TV, have
n summed it up as a Wasted,.
1 evening,. wishingwe had
spent
it' eisurely in a, good book •or:''.
Mad . •ne, or ' in . some • other
i� ` .
worth bile.'accom lishment.
' a But, to et:'. back ;;•to the
get, sub.:.
'ject. The Lucknow PublicLib ..
rary has . been 'modernized -and : is. `
stocked witha selection of books
that rates it high' in Comparison.; .
with other libraries ` in :.the dis-.
trict.
Elsewhere rin ' this : issue is' an
advertisement focusing attention
on the Library and listing many.'
n'',/voIurnesWhich :Were . recent-
ly placed on the shelves.
Members of the Library; Board '
are: . Stuart �C;ollyer, chairman
Mrs. ,W R. Howey, • secretary-
treasurer; P:. W. Hoag, E. H.
•Agnew,. Mrs. Jessie . A+lliri A. E.
McKim; Librarian, Mrs. -Marshall
ENGAGEMENTS
Mr, ,and Mrs... Ernest 'Carter 'of
Lucknow, announce the engage-
anent 'of'. their" eldest daughter;
'Emily iCathrine', Elva. Carter of
Aylmer,, to Aircraftsman Dennis.
David McKinney, • .,R•CA,F. ,Station
Aylmer, 'eldest . son of Mr. and
Mrs H A M•c Kinriey
Viking,
I Alberta, the wedding to take
s:'Your Subscription Paid? place early in March.'' '
`SCfheerio", .Lucknow,
Frornyy_our:::..fxiends at old�Ktn.::
lough; •
We leak you're goingto cede7
. brate,..
So go, ' ,go, go!
Yotu've Sons .and daughters •ghters far
afield;
And neighbors to and. fro
Who want to come and. have
some -. fun,
So go, go, go!
You've many intellectuals;, . �•,
Musicians by the .score;
And .scores of willing wawkers,. •
How Could you .ask for. more?' :
So buckle up your courage
And get • on. with the "show"
Well, all be there, your joy to
share, .
So go, .go,.. go:w
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uncil
otes
e o bac)
entennal, CaII PubiicMeeting On Fri
. The: attendance and enthus- • ourried• until Tuesda `'
5 y night, but.
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asm shown At'a public rrieeting !'not •befor.e taking prompt cent=
calie.d for •.Friday •of this week', ; tennial actlori.
Reeve—Joynt, pointed out that
,will, , de
t .ermine
• - . .whether or, not the 1957
Lucknowwill'" Council .. c ou' 1
d not -prop= ;
stage.." ani' 4"Old erly compmit.the 4958 Council in.
Boys' celebration. this .surrimer' to this regard; but iminediately the'
observe its one hundrec'.th..birth new:: Board'.. took office he called
da for action regarding a :centennial
r'ite..tinig. SO- tha:t somethings:con-
7 he Meeting,. will be held • in .cre.te cou]cl"•be .offered at' such
the Town 'Hall; •commencing. at a ' 'meeting,• Courrcil 'a
and � :, , �, , , �, ••approved
8'.00 o'clock, anti men ',We-'.sPend.ing. up to One 'Mill for n'c-
%nen alike ate urged.: to be..pres- e.S ar.,y expenditures . in 'marking.
,ant. , this .`hui�di'e tli -anni'versa'ry of''
.the :S o' .TOW.*„. :Ont:'•mill rep-
resents be,tween:: $900; and $1000,
it :was stressed' however,. • •,.t
was . waver, that...
the +C'ouricil could not run a ceht
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ter•nial and that a • strong :corn
rAit'toz frcnz interot citizens
The, Village Council on 11Ionr::
day took tthe first,'„ a 'ori .`...-
start,
im-
portant
portant• step to start the ball
rolling. Sworn, into ofifce that•
r-orning, the • 13oar'd up
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tir4Y . year-end.business and':'ad-
' and organizations would benet-
ess'ary. ••
Upon.. approving. the one mill
a .g.
expenditure, the .Board lost no
time in setting'Friday night fo`•
the initial public' meeting.:
Reeve ,Joynt : had conferred
with. The Publisher .before the '
end of: tahe •year in regard to such
a • meeting, but felt then'''that Un-
til ',such time as he Could assure'
a Meeting ofCouncil's financial
st. •port, there could be nO good
purpose •s'erved'.- by a premature
gag'
therin .. ;and: so defer% i•.
f . ecl action.
'until' Monday when . the 1958
Cooncil • officially took office.;'',
Reeve Joynt's: aririouncenent of
the • meeting 'at '.the Lions Club'
'on •' Monday night was, greeted"
*lith; h^ rty app1:iuse.
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