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LUCKNOW; ONTARIO. WBD*DAY, iB i0th," 1958' '
Ekpect Factory In Operation By • SON IN 11HDDLE EAST
RECEIVE WORD .
• • •
Of
March, • • . Mr. arid IVIrs. 'Chris Cooke re_
End Employ Local
r, their •son Pte. 3im Cooke of
.ceived word last week from Welcome.,Use Of Loan Cupboard•
•
TWELVE PAGE$,
ake 492 Red Cross Articles, •
. ' Officia17.infOrm,ation j' to th• e, -'
effed that Beatty Bros; 'Limited:
expect to.have their, limb, ac-
quired LucknoW .plant In Opea-
ion •by around the end. Of
March... ", . , .
Reeve George Joynt made this.•
state-ment=to,-_-the---Sentinel---ori- .
Monday after conferring with,
mr. Albert Menzies of. the Beatty.
organization.. . ,
,, • It,,wa.A., further' • - stated that
maintenalIpe work,' such As
' g would be done by local con,
tractors and available. local,. lac
bout. ' . • '
•.• One key man' as ,piant super-
• iritendent will move here to take
charge of operations, but it .is
• stated that all other :labor re-
quired to mah the plant, will be',
• • sought in this. locality. • : •
. The: :firm, referred 'toin the• •
assessment bY:-.1a.wnotice, as the
Beatty Ladder Company. Limit-
ed; will Conduct:their entire lad-
der making. and other
•working- Operations at the Luck -
now plant.. ,
and
but
ink
, to
in
bed
'of •
•
ris- •
the
iced
the
tian
'tans
tant
ord.
h is "
leen
in-
air -
the
irch:
•
in
city
150
• he
fore
and
Let
'strict Hard Hit
y Vicious Storm
A ...vidoui one -day ...storm' on
• Mopday, finished the job coni-
• inenced a Week or so before by
• its accomplice arid' .succeeded---•
• apartfrom train service -7- in
completely 'paralyzing this com-
munity, to :a point. that even
•ProVincial ',Highway •iplowg were
• zard subSidecy •
called off the roads, till the bli
• , • ' •
• By late . Monday', 'night the
Storm had calmed and on Tues-,
• day ,mOrning the gigantic task
• Of digging Out was started,:but
it is feared that many country•:
' roads :will be hopelessly • clogged
• for some time ,sO• far as motor
. traffic' is • concerned. Following
the ,previOUS blow; plus an Un-
usual snowfallthiS winter gen-
•_erally, there was little more
• than al* car trail: through' the
•' banks on some 'sideroads, and
Monday's blow had 'a field, day
• in fillings these int .•
• •
The storm started , in
rrid-
afternoon Sunday in. the "lee of
• the lakes", and out: of a clear;
• sunny sky with - •sub -zero • tern-
•,perattires. Itntil 0 early , ,Monday
• Morning the Snow squalls did
not e . tend Much east of.. Wing7
--7-baniThe storm as raging here
by that time :and •motor traffic
that, had come in from- the East'
• including the Listowel Transport
• and • Wingharn Co-op cr e.a
• trucks, called •halt here. 'The
cream trucks "turned, tail" arid
• hit for *tome, and as the storm's
• fury increased, the Listowel
Transport driver' got, instructions
ot4oLattemptloarietorile7
Si -teller overnight at/Mason's Gar-.
age, where. the York ,Trading
ruck also took Cover. • 's
Oil, Tanker Bogged Down
An oil tanker with Li lOadof
fuel for the ucknoVir- Di:Strict.
co -Operative made' it here,' but
• 4.ot hOpelesaIl Sttck-in, trying to
get to the.:storage.'tankg ,SoUth
•qf town' to unload. 'Improvised
• methods of trying. to unloadthe
tanker, had . failed, and it Sat
Overnight with taidut six feet of
_ e vehicle ,sticking out on the
•Ccutity' road with nothing that
could be done about it until. the'
storm ,s7ttled. •
•
•,Plows Stop•
•As *the storrn„ grew worse on
• Monday, provineia Highway
NOws‘..were pulled off Nb. 86
•about ten a.m.., Visibility was 1111,
•and in tow. n "yOti .couldn't see
• across the Street". Retail'
• hess :Was at practicallya starid-
still 6.ccelit far phone . Service,
and siltne'places of buginegs
,(canthitted On l'ago 3) I
the Royal Canadian Ordnance
.CENTENNIAL ENVELOPES
'Corp who has arrived in the
AT /HE MARKET STORE
,• • •
'ToPublicize LucknoW and
• District Centennial • several
thousand envelopes have•
-been printed, 'featuring': -the
eye - catching Caricature Of
Donald Dinnie. , .)
The. first_printing otsorne
. 7,000 erivelopear was chiefly
disposed of along Main, street
• s 4 r lir111
A. second printing of 5,900...
,is now available.. A house -t� -
house call is. being organiz-
ed, but weather .conditions
• have-Idelayed the Sales girls
making the rounds:
This project has been ,ef-
•• fectively organized and con-
chicted . Mr. and M.S. Jack
',Pollock, Jack being:a mem-
, ber of the, publicity com-
mittee.
These envelopes can be Oh•• •
tained' at a nominal barge
• at the Pollock home 'above
The Market Store` or at The
Mlddle East as a member of a
Canadian contingent t o t h e •
force.
Jim's *party 'flew from. Mon-
treal' the end of 'January 'by way
_of„-:„,Gander—ancl—the---A-.zeres--to-
, Naples,, Italy where they board-
ed • ship for the Mediterranean
voyage .to Beirut in 4.,ebanon.
• During .:his stint in -the
die ',East; The 'Sentinel.' will be
The • annual . meeting of the
• LueknoW and District Red Cross
Society washeld.; oh- Thursday,.
afternoon.; when reports showed
that Over '$90 was donated 'dur-
•ing the. 1957 campaign and' that
during the' year close to 500 art-
-kles--of-clothing'were-xn ade by
local Workers, President S. E.
Robertson' presided. • • •
EmPhasis was •igain placed On
Ihe Loan CiJpboaiUpupp les"
Which' are • available," locally,. and
41,4,-.411.--; •
STORMS HAVE trsigT
RURAL NEWS. DELIVERIES
• In this
issue we carry •SeVeral.
budgets of rural news. that ar
rived tOolate fdr.publication last.
Week.' With another Storm. raging
Op: Monday. of this week; there
seems •scant • possibility of .rural,
;budgets reaching in' tithe for
this week's issue. • ••
SET UP SPECIAL
EVE..NT-GROU
More use 'made of this sick room
and emergency equipment. •
; Officers for. the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Honor-
ary 'Pres,Mr. G. W. Joynt; pres-
• ident, Mr.,S. .E. Aobertson, vice.
pres, Mr.' V. A..Mowbray;' sec:,
Mrs. W. B. Anderson; treas.; Mr.
M. Rayrieri hospital visitor,, Mr.
S. Stothers; water. safety, Mrs. ,S.
Collyer• Work room .Mrs.. A. 'E.
McKim; executive members, Mrs.
• Adams, Mrs. MacMillan, .MisS.. E.
McCluskey, ,Mrs.. D. MacKinnon.
Financial Statement
Receipts:
1*:11YIE !ROM •
*Mr.' Gordon Ritchie, who has
been a. patient ill. Wingharn HOs- •
spiitai since late In December, re, -
turned to his horne-on Concession
12, Ashfield, on Saturday. •
'Ritehio s-UffeTe'd. several 44
considered eluite grave. It is hop_
heart.. attacks at 'Christmas time . •
and for ;Li tithe hi g condition was • •
•
•
,•
•,
ed hi S health continues to
im-
r�ve.
ASSESS/1414:1u
VOTE ON MONDAY':
Viilage . ratepayers • who are
qualified to vote on the :question,.
.go to the polls .on Monday ,
next e1to give approval; or
otherwise, .to Couricirs 'action,. in
granting a• fixed assessment to
the Beatty Ladder, Company
Liimtect Beatty Bros: of Fergus
are, moving 'their ladder making
operations to' the .Lucknow
.dustiries 0 plant, .Which they re- •
centlypurohased from William •
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, • Cash 'on hand • $ 629.19 Renaud of Kitchener. Better.' •
Market Store
.
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:LAUNCH 'OLD. FASHIONED
SALE ON FRWAY .
•A store -wide stock reduction
sale gets underway at The Mar-
ket. "Store on Friday ,Morning at
10.00, a.m. The store will be dos-
ed all day Th'ursday. to Mark
prices down..
•'Termed ari "old • fashioned
stock, reduction/' sale".'
N.J.. , Wel-
Wood announces' that "they have
.clOsed their eYestoall!.former
prices", to make .this truly- a
. .
money -saving bonanza., •.
•
•
POPULAR LOCHALSHITE •• 1
:WILL BE 84'NEXT WEEK
Mr. D.' A. MaeDonald. of Loch-
alsh: a popular and esteemed
citizen of thecommunity, will
observe his 84th birthday on
Wednesday of neXt . week; Feb-
ruary 26th. He expects to cele-
brate the • occasion : with his dau7
• glitersr Sally. and Louise, at
Windsor. • •
Finlay MacDonald and, Son
Roddy' Of Chatham Spent the,
week -end at Lochalsh with' the
former's father, and Mr. Mac
Donald accompanied them to
Chatham on their return.
Roddy sported himself sleigh
riding while here, taking advan-
.
tage-of--our--Copious,--supply----Of-
snOw, WhiCh js completely lack-
ing'. in Chatham. : •• •
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ASHFIELD FARMER.
DIED SUDDENLY
Louis - Hogan,. • popular Ash-
.
Victoria Hospital, • London. • HiS
'untimely death under particular-
iy
sad" • circumstances has cast
deep., sorrow over -the cOniniun7
•,ity. , • .
Louis was in his '44th year,
andisthefathr ofseveny�ung.
children; The baby is only a few.
months 'old: Mrs. 1-logaiy "Avas in.
London When her husband pass-
ed away,: and while;they reached
nere with the •remains that eV-,
ening, Irs.. Hogan was stortn-
stayed in. the city and .it was
fate Tuesday, before she was
'able to :get' AiOrtie. Funeral ars,
.raiigernents Were incomplete
When this was- .written on Tues-
day.. rk
Louis had elped dig Robert
Howard's gi:ave at Kingsbridge
Roman Catholic Cernetery,oti
Ttiesday' of last, ,week.
T1e re-
marked of , a timinbriess after -
'Wards arid • that, night° became
quite ill. He was taken, to
Hospital dxioni theret.
LondOil, AS his condition was re-
garded as tlihite graVe.
•Icampaign 907.20 known to many as the Lucknow ;
- .
beeen idle, kr ten years. Beattys •
' $1,544.19 are setting • the encl of M ch as
•
The 'need for additional: sub.-
mmittees becomes apparent
from: time .to time, and at ...the
regular. meeting' of the' , genten-
Mal Executive Committee .on
Saturday night a .special events
'committee • was %set • :uP. This.
group will come under:the pro -
grain committee's jurisdiction; of
•
Manuals bought .......;............7.80 Furniture Factory,the plant has
Expenses:.
Sent to Division
Blood transfusion
Water safety
Work room •
' • .
$. 287.54
• , 250,00
250.50
• 262.62
which W. L: MacKenzie, is the Administration , 11.75
general. chairman. • • Publicity 8.40
• ,
They will be responsible for
coming, up with some imagiria- 1;070.81
Ttiveies for special'events,..Such
as home and • store decoration
contest; • • "oldest, • youngest, -far-
that, %biggest", *etc., etc. • Who.
knoWs, ,even a beard 'growing.
'Contest,: or the One whose birth-
day occurred during ornearest
the .1910 reunion', Any ideas will
be welcomed. • • • ••
First 'Mailing .Sopn
, Kenneth Cameron reported that
they had:a mailing list :of some
:2;00() names compiled, and the.
first letter Would' go Out, before
the end of February. There was
a good response ".to the appeal
for. ' names after ..last 'week's.
paper, but: there Are still liter-
ally hundredswho could, be add-
ed. The country foik, aren't be-
ing hearfi from, as' the ,COrrnriitL
tee Would like.- 7. •-
Morgan Henderson reported on
information he had ..Obtained. m
Toronto regarding, deMonstra7
_tions:'....s6._p_Opular_at, "The , Gaines"
and also' regarding bands and
fireworks. '_
• 4. report bn Publicity aetiOn-to
date and; future plans was also
presented, designed to "spread
the word" farand wide even to
Lucknow, India. •
Historical Book '
The advertising 'salesinen for
Lthellistoric.al_boqk,rePort an ex
cellent response locally to .this
project; designed to record • in
word, and picture •a century. of
life in 'The .SePOy Writ-
ing assignments haVe..been..allot-
tedc and these stories are to be
c'cirriPleted- 'before'. 'the
*Marth,,..So that the job, of
irig; layout ,.and publishing .can'
be started. '
O Generally speaking initial plans
are shaping up well. While the
tremendous • task ahead is not
minimized if all committees as-
sume their resPOnsibilities. and
Are "op the it, will help
greatly. • .
is repeated; that it •is im-
portant that all corninittees' And
gib-corrimittees keep :reports • of
their activities and that these
repOrts. (With, the gen.-
eral ),secretary each Saturday
thOrrling; so that,: the EiWcUtive..
can keep in touch with "what's
doing":at their regular ,Satur-
, clay •night. Meeting.:
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Cash on and , • 473.38
' Is Your Subscription Paid'
err 0'
• $:1,544.19. '
• Work Room ,Report '
• Lucknow, Feb. 13, 1958
To Officers -and Members' of the
Lucknow and Vicinity Branch of
the Canadian 'Red Cross,
Ladies and Gentlemen, ••
, Shipments'from the workroom
Committee of you; • Branch for
the year 1957 consisted Of 51
sweaters; 13 pair -mitts, 7 pair
men's •socks, 7, pair ..children's
socks, 20 boys' pyjamas, 20 lay:-
Pttes (each layette consists Of 19
articles) and. 14 quilts—a, total
of 4194 articles. • ••••
.That• this volume .of 'Work
was finished is-dtie entirely to
the .mahy faithful workers who
sew and ,knit in their homes and
to, them we extend our thanks. ,
' The• Cupboard", was used.
to some extent, ,but we would
like. to see the community more
aware of 'its possibilities to. help
them in times .of sickness.
. Locally we helped a burned-
• .out family with' bedding • and,
baby- clothes, giving them %nine-
• teen articles.
Personally 01 want to thank
'
an approximate date for Start-
ing operationsibere.'
A .Good Deal For Lueknow'
• 'As has 'been repeatedly stated,,. '
the fixed assessment is giving
nothing , away, but is • simply as-
suring the new firm of an annual,
tax bill for the next five years
.n
that will.ot fluctuate ;greatly,
or ',unexpectedly. . •
•Direct tax ,reveP.Ve will • be
about $1,500 annually or some
$300' more • annually than is
presently being received. "This.
apart • from' the .Various other -
benefits to the commurtity, that
are quite 'obvious.
./ rolls Open 9.00 to 5.00O '
, Polling 'booths will ' be at the
customary places: "the Legion .
Hall, Municipal Office and Town
Hall and. will. be open from 9.00,
a.m. to 5.00 p.m. - -
A two-thirds majority of the.
votes cast is 'required, to carry. •
the" by-law.' While :it is incon-
ceivable. that there could be any-
thing other than practically un-
animous approval, complacency • •
can alWays be a' dangerous thing
,tucknowites can ,give Beatty.
Brog, a hearty wekome to our
village' by' a whopping vote "for
the.by-law". • • •
. • :
. •
the menibers.. of the.EXeCutiVe
and the Work Room. -Coihrnittee •
for .their -Cheerful; and never:,
failing Support,:• ,
• Respectfully Submitted', . •
Elizabeth 'H. VreKim;.-
Work ROoin 'Corrtiener:
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FOR, CENTENNIAL. INVITATION .LIST
O The Invitation Committee of the .1,ucliiioW and
District Centennial is compiling a list of narnes
of former residents, ,and others who had associations ,
this community—Village And Rural. : •
•
Direct mail contact will be made with these
people, informing them of Centennial plans and in-
viting them back. THE FIRST MAILING, WILL GP
OUTSOON. • ' ••
. .
O • An appeal is inade.to people of town, and Coliki-
• trY,:'and:those at far away points tori..send the names
• and full addresses of friends and relatives that
the' list may be.as••eb......,'mplete as 'possible.
• .
The 'Committee dOeSn't Want . ankOne, tOSay,
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`I didn't get' . • • • •
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- All narneS'slidOicl-be given to
• %, •
•
• KENNETH CAMERON Poatienastet ckow, Ont
thairinan of Invitation Connuittee..•
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