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LUQKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL 30th, 1598
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Restirfa.ce
County
o.a • s Within • The Dill
Following; a " meeting last week
with the Bruee•County Highways
Committee, -Reeve George Joynt
announced that ,the County would
participate . in :the hard -top sur
facintg; program, to be carried Out
in the Village .this 'year, prior to
the Centennial. ,
The County will resurface the
County roads north, and south,
•and do re air work -on the
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CENTENNIAL FUND _
• HAS' ITS BIGGEST WEEK'
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Last,$ . week the ;L'ucknow:
and District ,Centennial ,fund
•had its greatest response • yet
to send the fund climbing to.
close, to the $700 mark.
Donations . received - l a: s,
TING ENTERTAINS SHOOT PARTY IN AID OF
LION'S .CLUB
IrCa clever demonstration; of
cartooning, Merle Tingley •of, the
London Free •Press., entertained
a gathering of over 'one-. hund
'red members and guests at th
regular meeting.' of the' Lueknow
arid District Lions Club. an. Mon
da'Y evening : °
It was a special occasion .. in.
more ways than one, and mark
ed .;the official visit • of Deputy •
District governor Rae .Watson t
o,
ARENA FLOOR PROJECT
The Lucknow Women's fnsti
tute . have -madeplans'•to aid the
ions Club with the Arena floor
project,* and to this• end: are.:ar
- ranging a big Shoot party to- be,
e` held: in the .,Recreational Centre
next Monday evening,
- * Advance . sale` . 'tickets,. for the
event -were offered at the Lions
meeting on Monday evening, and
the response :was. good, whether
or•'not'ticket buYer''s could attend
or. not. ` The , Institu e
Erre" o er assis -
ance 'for • the cause, and wish to
emphasize' that everyone: is wet-
come to attend, and that a pleas-
ant evening of cards can .be as=
sured, • _
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Eros.
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raid
harp
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orge,;
;ham,
1st,.;
Edon•;
Men'
e. ::. :• ;p" exs's
in the:concrete above the cul-
vert in' the big . ditch• from the
Caledonian Park to the rver.
•3ruce County will resurface:
from the Village limits on .Stauff-
er St., North, to. Main St. (High'
Way' 86) at the Municipal. Office
corner, and . south on . Ross' St.
'from Highway 86 (Finlayson's
Corner) .to the Village limits.
This black top resurfacing • pro-
gram willbe carried on in .conte
junction with aavin . ram
p g Program
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of Village streets planned for
last : year by the Village Coun-.
cil. Preparatory
p r Y work was: •dope '
last year On Canning 'Si., Will-
ougbby East to the High School,
Hamilton-St.(by, ..the Anglican
Church) . and. the ' street , to the
north/Rose St.: The pre arato
p rY'
workz.;incl:uded • grading . g and gra-
. to provide a suitable.: base.
for the hard top This is the . con-
tinuance ;of -la -paving. ,program
started a -few: years; br
gack, 'that
will provide' the • Village, with
• roads second to: none in. any,ur
ban Municipality, it y and on .which,
'maintenance work :.in' the future
will be • much ;less than in . trying
to: maintain Y' g
gravel .r'oads.. '.'
. ' Members of the, Bruce • Count
y
Highways' Committee ,are.i R
Morrison, i/. J.
Qf, Walkerton; �. Gordon
Galloway:'' Of • • Albemarle,;Mike
Fischer of Carrick aridEldori•.
Yundt, , County ' Engineer.
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ESTAURA
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Mr and ' Mrs...
John:' �,. � (Jack)
Stewart of NI'itohell ':have: put
chased.: the "restaurant and,�P
.. ool-.
room business`. in '• Lucknow •f•
or -
4; merlyerated,
. op by Mr.,and Mrs:
James�Duncan ander
_ _ , more.. -recent=
1Y, operated b .. Mr. and Mr o
y s Gor.
don Cupskey,: the former
D ,, e , . Doris.
uncap • The: business has been
closed for'
a few: weeks... •
'. Mr. and Mrs.
. Stewart; obtain
possession on May -1st. •Jack. - is
the 'son of Mr. and Mrs.'• Norman'
Stewart of ,town..
CO -Op STAFF -PRESENTED
GIFT' TO
M. IENDERSON.
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Tuesday; evening a' p sur 'rise
party Y was held for Murray Hen-,
derson at his 'h 'orae ' b the Co-op,
staff' and manager foll s
resignation. ' owing his
An enjoyable , evening was
spent in - ards and muskeg After'r
a bountiful: lunch', served by the
ladies, Lorne Power 'said a few.
words and .Bud . Orr presented.
Murrey ' with a drill -press for•
which Murray' thanked them
kindly.
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EBEC TRIP
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nahan ' WeSt'
.Wawanosh ...agent of West':
Life:fan ' ' 'agent for the Sun
Assurance ,C'om '
met. with pant', 'has
me ;f` -i - noteworthy, success in
first year with the Company.
,lie is • one"new men"
. of :the :
who will ,.
c'ho attend• an educational
conference for agents of the:
Life..:, Sun
to be
cies held at the Chante-
�...r Inn, int
the Lain.
..May- 5th tog 77. 'tans from
Tli • , th,
The, t . • ,
fro rip is awar'dect on•• 'm'eri
agents point. �,of sales' by new
and n "-.
gip.. to ew includes ,new
ten years withCorn-
1).,a,1%
and i. -the.
a , loo s Open to agents from
z th ' Ainerica.
:and amounted. to $14$.00, for
.a grand total to date Of X672..'
They were received from:
Mrs;Mary Cleland, 'Wing-
.: ,hank; , Mrs. Wilson .' Irwin,
Lucknow; Mrs. Simon, bon
aldson, •Teeswater Tom Fer-
guson, •Lucknow;' Bill ;'Port- '
eous, .Lucknow.; 'Sam• Sher-
wood, Lucknow.; Jessie Nil-
patrick, Brockville; Mrs. Ra-
chel Horton,.. Lucknow; Mrs.
A. G.:.Elliott, London;;: Judge .`
Ian MacRae, London; Edward.'
Dexter, Lucknow; Mrs. Ed'
ward.Dexter, Lucknow; Mrs
Minnie Horne, • Toronto; • Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Button'
Dundas; 'Miss. Grace ' NiacIn..
tosh, 'Toronto; Mrs. •tTorran
ce
Anderson'. and • Mrs. L.' H.
Cowan,.:' Toronto.
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ESV,. (Ed) Baker vatic estab-
lished the Convalescent• Home in
Lucknow in': 1951, • .has plans Un-
derway for a similiar project •in
Brussels.' •
Ed has' bought the property of
the, Dr. Ross -Estate in Brussels
with a view to converting It to
a 20=bed• 'convalescent 'home. He
WillObtain.i
gossess�ori June .1st;
when. a 'start :will :be made.; to
convert:and: equip the big ..home;,
It will probably ;be later in 7`the
•summer`: before the Convalescent
Home is ,ready for its first pat-
ents.
Seven . years • ago Ed. bought
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the 'former, Mooreliouse' Mitchell•
home in ' Lucknow from ,':Ralph.
Hodgkins; and converted' it into
a convallescent..home,•'and event
-••
ually it° was enlarged and 'im
proved to -:qualify . for a time . as
a ,private" hospital.
The premises was ..sold in Sep,-.
tember • of last. year : to Ernie
Austin, ",who operated' the home.
until February, of this year when
it was •taken over by_, •Harold..
Greer. ,
Mr.. Baker has been `•`.retired'•
.
since; selling:. the convalescent
"home, but not.: -•for; Tong,. as •he
is • starting again to build . up' a
•similiar enterprise, ' . which. will
no doubt be welcomed in. . Brus-
The Baker home in Lucknow
..is for sale, and''while• there have
,been some ,prospective' buyers,
'the place`}was' still unsold this
was written. •
CANDI;:DATE FOR
GOVERNORSHIP
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'Rae Watson..president of'the
a wits
ucknow:•--;Lions, Cub sync
inauguration, is a candidate for
the .office of District Governor,.
of 'a new "district that is ;being,
formed, and ,cornes into being, be
cause of the growth .oV'Lionism
in• ;Western Ontario:
Rae is at present' Deputy Gov,-:
ernor Of District A-1: '
The new 'district • to be known
as A-9 will be cprnprised : of 41.
clubs,. ; It will comprise the area
from the south of ,Huron County;
including such clubs as Ex6 . er,
Zurich, Bayfield and Grand Bend
northward to. • 'VV'iar'ton, Owen
Sound,, and. Penttang •and; oasts
ward to Barrie and Orillia,'
Election of the noWt governor
will take 'place at the Qn4ario-
Quebec convention, at North ''Bay.
on June• 'i; 2, 3 and :1.. '
.First Vice President Chas. Web-
,sten presided throughout .the
evening. •
"Ting", • as he is known. _ . to
thousands who follow his' 'car,
toons in the 'London Free Press,.
is ••a Member of the London
South Lions Club and was :; ac-
companied , here by. ' ;a former'
Lucknowite,, Harvey Naylor; .who.
is: president/of that Club. •
"Ting'':donated '.ten '.of his ex:- • books to the
Clubs and
these were' raffled off. There •was
a demand '•for moreand others
were 'sold on a ::share -the -pro
:coeds 'basis,, so 'that'alt .oggether
the Club derived '$4300 •
."Ting", who won •` the 1955
National award •for
. cartooning.and at : 36: is . one Of Canada's
leading :editorial 'cartoonists; ,was:
' introduced by Lion W. A. Port
eous and was thanked. ,:by Lion
Ernie:Ackert and presented with
aift .,'
,g of money';•••,
,The cartoonist .conclued, hi's•
performance by doing ' a carica-
ture -,,Of W. L 'MacKenzie :And
Bill , Hunter. "Ting" ••remarked
how. Lionism' had opened many
doors for him while: in the, ,Mid
dle .East -•last year cartooning for
the, troops He' •:commented on
the extraordinary enthusiasm of
the •.local chub and hoped their
success- of the past.' year :Would
Y d
double in` the`Years ,to come.
`Atthe conclusion ofthe sing-
song song which • opens the meeting,
Lion, Frank ' Thompson present-
ed A gift of money to Mrs. .Ross
Cumming; and expressed the
Club's • a
ppreciation.. of •tier.
ued services as piarist.` ,
Members who had ': brought
guests introduced • thein to., • the.
gathering. Included in the head:
table uests` was ;
g . R. � Bristow,
manager of the. BeattyLadder Y,•, der
Factory, Who' was introduced by
Lion ' George Joynt
Reviews Activities • •
Lion .4k. "E. McKini introduced
Deputy District Governor Wat=:
(Continued on Page 3)
HOCKEY;DRAW ;WINNERS.
Overlooked; last. ' week . report-
ing the` winners in the big hock-.
ey poolconducted locally On the
final Stanley: Cup • game. The
first . period winner was George
g
Stanley, $10;` second period, Har-
old' Ritchie, .,$15; ,third pe'riod,.
NAMED `CHAIRMAN
OF`PRESB .:TER`
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In one of its :.loveliest rural.
churches, Bruce Presbytery'Met
last . Tuesday for its. ;Sprin�i meet-
ing. "To the: Glory of God, and
in memory. of. the Pioneers :of
this Community"were si nifi-
g .
•cant words seen below; a Mem-
orial..window in the front of the
Pinkerton United ,Church. The
surrounding: district provides ,•one
ofrthe finest, farming. ` commun
ides• .
The .Village. and . Rural Life
committee — drew attention to the
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changing •conditions, for rural
people, the;' need of the Church's
interest in..the:-co-operative move -
merit , and of its ,'alertness,- to
community .development.
The •erection' of a 'new rural
church • at' Pine River in the
•early• surnmer, was welcomed' as
a',historic ' occasion for the Pres
bytery • and district. ,
Dr L. E. ,Smith, Conference
convener" on. Colleges and' ,Stud-
ents,spoke of the • high' calling
of the Ministryw He taw its at-
t•
raction :in 'the rare opportunity
lt-:,offers''in ..leadership. 'and .ser-
vice. The •attitude of church peo-
ple :towardssuch a -vocation : will
have greatbearin on recruiting
-in the rural Kar
. gg
Church.
Presbytery welcomed the .new
superintendent erintendent " of Missions Re
Harold M. Bailey; . whose field.
of. ,ser_vice: •ext
• ends over. Western
Ontario. ,Rev. ' W. ' F. •Blinn ..con-
ducted the devotional services.
"Commissioners t General
Council meeting this Fall will be.
Rev.. W. R. Lake and „Mr. Lloyd
Hutton of:Kincardine. The offi7.
vers of Presbytery elected-, to
take, ofifee in July are: chairman,
Rev. G. A. NMeiklejohn;' secret-
11-7-X--Conner;
ecretR: 3 `Conner; treasur-
er, •Rev..
reasur-er,'.•Rev.. J. C.. Hutton and statis-
tical secretary; .Mr; T. A. Cam`
eron. w •. ,
The newly appointed Chairman
has been serving as secretary` of
Presbytery.
TWELVE: PAGES
)S.A.. GI RL SCOUT -
AT LOCAL , MEETI NG
Miss Peggy Nash, a . Senior
Troop Leader .of'�the Girl Scouts
o f_ then-U.S.A.' in New- York- City,.
spoke to a e
joint meeting of the
Girl Guides, Brownies, B 'o y
'Scouts, Local: 'Association mem-
hbers and' mothers last Tuesday
evening, .bowing slides of 'the.
U.S A., Girl Scout activities and
a film 'strip of Our Cabana in
Mexico. Miss Nash was introduc
er and thanked by Guide Janet
Finlayson. Her hostesses: for ,the.
evening were 'Brownie Elizabeth
Pollock: and, Guide Marilyn Hen-
derson. The Color 'Party consist-
.ed of Jear Richards, as, bearer
and Patricia Thompson ;and Di-
anne -Jamieson • Guides actedas
ushers. •
During the "evening the ' Bro`wn-
ies played a :singing game, and.
Brownie Elizabeth Pollock was
presented • wi t h • h `Gol -
...den
Hand•, Brownies ,Cheryl Jardine
and Peggy Button received. their.
Golden Bars.' The• ceremony .was.
followed: by the Grand; ' Howl
After the meetin the ,B -`
g townies
displayed their handicraft/.in. the
Guide room..
Miss Nash ,' is in
Canada for ". .
three months` as a Visitor -O,. ser-
ver representing the .Girl Scouts,
who asked that she be shown as:
much . as possible of Girl;' Guide •
activities . • and, all.:. facet's of life
in Canada. She spent the month
of March in' 'Quebec • Province
where she attended ; conferences;
rallies, `week -end• skiin' slei -
rd..: g�, •. gh ,
ing :parties, sugaring Offs and,.
many Guide and BBrowriie. •meet- :
i"ngs
"In Ontario for six weeks she :•
will see the : following ce 'tres
Toronto, Hamilton ` London; ,
St. 1VIar', non •� ,Galt,''
ysOttawa,`•Pettawawa
and the Quinte Area.. ,S1e. came
to Lucknow to see a s
mall 'will-
age and . while • here was enter-
'tained at the home of • Mrs; A.
�E:• McKim 'who ' had been the. -
In±
ter iati
nonal Coxn �' '
rnissioner" of On-
tario whenher itinerary; . was
planned. Stewart's".us'
b h with n
variety of wild flowers :.and
trilliums , in bloom was • greatly.
enjoyed and 'she saw the
public..'
school,.` the 'high' 'school; _.the lib-
rary, rary, theRed Cross
mroo.s
_ .m,,thee
Bruce Count_y_Healtl -Unit, S1
verwoods egg -grading station,• Dr.
Corrin's, office,,the Recreation
Centre. and the `st'o re
n r s. She visit
ed . •Carn� .Keew a
p , aydin, • Kintail,,
Kingsbridge and. Goderich.•.
HAS SU MER JOB" IN B.
George � Richards who.' •h a
.s.
completed hit : second •year at
e employed', for €he
summer at Glacier, :B.C.,' on aIle
Trans Canada highway, ' ' doin' •
surveying •:, work. Geore g
;George, .along
,with, three other students, drove
a , .car from• 'D'etroit to Seattle
•last.• week: '
Card MacDonald, 25:00. Harold
Ritchie had tw tic ets and 11
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Q• Legion Selis Main Street.
the" $25 third prize:
Mathematician who worked
Illi ill
ct
tre New Hal
Out ;the I004icket pool„ 'At. 50c
' Mernbe s of the Liickno
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Wag Neil McColl, • accountant 'at
the Bank of ; Montreal•.
Branch 'of the 'Canadian Legion,
DA LI GI•�T . i
Y SAVING TIME Legion Hall in Lucknow to Art
CHANGES •MAIL HOURS / LGilnore arid Plan to 'build a.
new hall, 'With. work to 'get un-
With the 'adoption ''of daylight
,,,p , hours
rg.
saving time, the mail hours at:
the Post. .ffi" ••ha -
O ce ave been.slight
ly' changed. First mail from the
south will arrive at 8.00 'a.m. as
'was the case. before. To catch,
this Outgoing mail for Ripley and
Kincardine, letters should be
posted not later . than 7:00 a.m.
The other 4141 north will leave,
at 2.40 pan,• and letters should
be posted not later than 2 p,m;
The, first mail south is at 1;3.0
pan, and should• be, posted' not
later than 1,00 o'c.iock, The, se&.
and mail south leaves, at 6:15
p,rri. and posting should be done
by'S"30 p.ti'i
,derway , shortly,
Site •of the new hall Will be
at • the . corner :of Hamilton and
'Outram Street, " across from the
An lican ' rectory. The building
g Y g.
lot was purchated. from Gordon
Brooks, and is part of the prop-
erty
p
erty that• was at one time known,
as Hillcrest" .when owPed .by
Mr: and Mrs. 'Wm. MGlac.enzie
The', Legion ''•, has bought the
north -wast 'cornu, with a front-
age e of •77 feet ori OutraM Street
and
depth, 11feet d a d p r o f, 0, t along
Hamilton Street, more. familiar-
ly 'known .as the ,Bowling Green''
Hill';
It , is 'planned 'oto, get prepara .
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4.
u1ldng •
1 This.Summer
-
tory work on the • site. 'underway
at once, and' to have the: hall
yup --b'y late surd'mer; It - wi11 b`e- "' .. `
used', jointly by"'•the Legion'an'd
Auxiliary, • : a's is'. ; the present
building:,
The ; Legion Hall on Main Stn
is generally, referred to as the
former . Dr. Spence ' home and
office., The' n.ev owner gets ' poss-
sion .S eptermber 1st. Mr, Gil-
more is in the • heating. .• and ...
plumbing business, and while' his
plana are not definite
p •- as yet, it
is exp will he will establish the
headgwi tern for this business
on the main floor, and renovate
the upstairs for an 'apartment.
Sa
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'l•re
'Sale:Of building anel.pur-•.. . .
chase of attic' lot 'Was finalfied
at•the end of the week, .• when .
rt was officially announced by
Legion President Garnet ,Heng
•derson,
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