The Lucknow Sentinel, 1958-05-07, Page 1•
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TOPPR ICES"►
STOCKER. SALE
The annual stocker ,• cattle sale
held at the Community Sales
Barn, and promoted by the, man
ager,*' ;,Robert -MaeIntosh,; . was
,highly successful on Monday
Some ,225 ` `cattle, consigned
chiefly. by local fanners,.' went
through the ring with'' bidding
.br s7 asw cattle are. currently in
•" demand. The sale grossed. about
$30,0.00 with the top price •bid
_ being 25,75c.:
The . next stocker ..sale will no
being c • ristructed just a west of
the Caledonian Park.%The foun
dation for the building was pour
ed•' a few days' ago.
PRESENT GIFTS
,KNOW ;
: QWTARIO WEDNESDAY, MA 7th, 195$
G
LiJ'C)KNOWITES NUMEROUS ' .. ... _.
AT KNOX' GRADUATION �.., ENTE, NIAL DONATIONS;
TOTAL CLOSE TO. $750 00
Former I.rucknowites were con- Eleven donati. , •
spcu�ou's at ...the Knox•ods were. re-
,
d Colle
to
ee
v-
graduation exercises in.Toron
on Tuesday of ,'last week.
•On. , the platform avere. h ..
thr
:Lucknow boys,- who are allser
ing: in .the ministry -of the Pres
byterian Church, Rev. .G or�. e
g' Rev_;Douglas 1VIac
•Dou las ; �Don;-
e g,..
. .,,.:.
ald, Rev. 'WM. Henderson,: •
A fourth • 'Lucknowite Wrn. F.
Thompson, was a member of the_
-special. choir •,for this, occasion;
ge ceived last..' week, for the.
Lucknow and District Cen-
tennial tennial Fund. *They an -thin -it -
ed
to $71:00' and increased the
.grand:.total "to '$743:00.• "
'IAweek's donors
were
• Mrs: Clint° Smith,. Seaforth;
Me/'Reed, . Grimsby`;;-Mal-
colm
(;Callum) 1Carneron, De
troit;• Fred Anderson;, Luck-:
now;, ,W. W. Hill, ° Lucknow;
-Mr. . and Mrs., Harry Farnell,
At they regular meeting ; last
week of the officers, of the Pres-
byterian Church. Sunday School,
-a wedding gift -was ' presented to
Mr: and Mrs. D. A. 'MciCorznick,
the .former Catherine MacLen-
nan, who had .taught•at.class for
some+ time.
A personal 'gift was also' -e r
p ,
hsented 'to"•Mrs. Gordon Fisher,
who has resigned as a'• full-time
teacher after' 'a long ` period of
faithful service.
ON TV • PROGRAM :,
The` following members of
Amv Johnston's school of ;danc-
ing 'performed— Qn ' the Circle 8
-Stanch-program---last-week, Mary-
•Allyn, -Elizabeth Finlayson .Bette
ty.,Bell, Barbara 'Firilayson,'Jean"
'Finlayson, . Sandra Brooks, Mar;
garet MacLennan; Kathleen Dal,-:
ton. ton.
HARVEY . WEBSTER
NAMED LIONS DDG
At a Lions Club .regional rally
in Clinton last.. Wednesday night;
Harvey Webster of the. Lucknow
District niLions Club was elected
Deputy, District Governor for
•
Region 3 of• District A9.
Fie will ' , have charge of the
'thirteen, Lions Clubs in the re
ion: consistingof E g
'Exeter,
Grand .BendBayfield, Seaforth •'
iglinton,, Blyth, ;Brussels, , Coder
ich; 'H'owick, . Wingham, Lucknow
and Teeswater, • •
Also 'elected • to • wvor
� k under
Mr. Webster as •z.one chairman
are Harvey McDerrnitt of'Ford-
wick for the clubs in--the--north
err Sectioii.• and Robert 'McKin
,ley of Zurich for : the southern
section..
Harvey's ;.appoi-ntm t _was "out -
of . th:e, blue"I..e had been. horn--
7.inated'---•by----his-•home club AS -76- •
zone chairman` candidate, but' at
Wednesday's;. rally ., h, e•
promptly nominated for deputy
overnor, and,:was elected by ac:
lamation;'
This deputy •governorship -is
the new 'District. ' A9' which is.
currently ' •being . ' formed. Rae
LU OWITE- AIDS
PLANT OVERHAUL
Work is going, '-On 'apaCe in.
..oVerhauling and .adding .inaCh-
Last Week the east:ena frame •"."
.buildingf, was taken down and,
large unloading doori
WatSon :will. be 'a •candidate for
evernor of this distriet at . the
one conVention in ..:lSTorth Bay.
-HarveY is past.pre4.ident Of the
ucknow and' District Club,. by
irtue of the feet that. he., was
resident Of The Clansmen Club
hen they qiilded .up:" to. make
ay• for the , organizing of the
ions, CltiVover a' year ago.
togress:, tO date; as well, as 'With
he calibre of the Workineri who
have been 'so, far engaged. •
It is interesting tO note that
*fgriner LticknoWite,' Alex .L.
'!..:4nPbell of' Kitchener 'hag the
contract • 'for' .: overhauling some
tie,plant; Alex or "Sandy" as' he
n best known' to. 'old.' friends,
vaS in 'town last Week superViS
f6.,:67:erhaill in. Kitcherier. Other.
,ipichinery being nioved here
.frQn the Fergus . plant.
ai:it Mrs. 'Jarne4 Campbell, .the
old. home being 'where :William.
1,3.rovn now .resides on Wiiieugh-
POLT KILLED ROAD
• no*, was killed :in a highway
aCcident',.a half Mile south • of
FriesdaY, rifernine. .- -7-
' The mare ' arid wilt had got
uc now, Mrs Geo. Andrew,.
Lucknow; Miss Olive Web-
ster, Lucknow;. Miss Flora •
Webster, Lucknow; Margot '
and Bea Parker,. Toronto.
•
DUNGANNON FAIR'S,. • ' '
CENTENNIAL YEAR
The ,Dungannon; Agricultural
Society' is making %s'„ecial plans
p P s
for this year's Fall Fair,, which.
will mark the 'Centennial .anni-
versary
anni-versary of;' the Society.
On reaching its one hundredth'
,birthday, the Societyua lif
ga..�es
TOY a .$1,000 ; grant' .to .be used
specifically •for . a. memorial to.
the pioneers. •• '
Memorial gates are currently
receiving, consideration and'the
Board is looking ' into all the
UNITED' CHURCH
PASTOR...
Rev. Grant Meiklejohn; pastor
of the; Lucknow . United Church
congregation • for the ' past six
years,' has; accepted: a call to the,
Forest Pastoral charge, ' which.
will be effective the. end of June.
• Rev. and Mrs :' Nleikl
ej ohn
came to: Lucknow 'in 1952. from
the: Bervie. charge,, where he had
ministered ;for: four •years.
'Rev., .1Vieiklejohn was 'ordained'
In 1940 :and his: first charge was
at Westport. in the, • Kingston:
Presbytery. While there he join 1
-ed '.`the;t-Atmed :1varees --and 'saw
service .overseas.2as a' .padre. Re --
turning to Canada at Christmas
time in 1945, he did B D; post
graduate work in Toronto for a
few' months .
Mr and'"Mrs. •Meiklejohri' were:
married: after his .return :'from
overseas and' in . July. . of. 1946
went to "Saskatchewan :.where:he
was: • minister : 'of the . Coleville
charge :for. two - years, until:
ac-
cepting the Bervie . call in 'Bruce •
.Presbytery.;.in :1948. . '
During Rev. 'Meiklejohn's
istry :he :has proved hiinsel . sin-
cerely devoted. to : the Work .of
the church, : and has been Untir-
ing. in his. 'efforts. '•in • congrega-
tional : and Presbytery. activities.:
HOME EC RALLY`,
HELD. AT L.D H.S-.
The Kitchener -Owen • S'ound'
Regional meeting ' of the Home,
Economics' teachers washeld in
the, Lucknow' District High
School • on Saturday .morning,
May 3rd; • with • Mrs. Jack ,Hew-
itt . as hostess * .Despite' the rainy
weather there was a • good at
tendance, with :4Miss Margaret.
Epp;, Kitchener., the • efficient.
chairman. • Dr. Margaret• Mc-
Cready, principal ,of Macl7,orald
Institute, Guelph, attended,; along
with; , three' of her staff, Misses
Louise Poole, Louisa 'Brill' and
Edith Bray.
•Miss Helen Finnegan, Burharri'
thorpe Collegiate, Etobicoke,
was .,the guest speaker. She was
an, inspiring' speaker, with very
practft a l ideas :on relating Home:
Economics `taught at School ' to
the home, :-on• being realistic,' on
good home nanagement, . family.
relationships„ :etc. She felt : a.
good Home Economics course :.at
school was most important for:
each !girl to have and' it cer
'thinly should not be just, for . the
slower students :' of , the upper;
grades. There was -a. :very good.
diScusSion period • "with Many
good. ideas -, broUght out by'. the
Church; Itin
AIR AND *
Among .his other 'duties he has' TA.RE... UP . RE
served on- the 'Mirainichi• Camp
executive; has 'been 'secretary of
Bruce Presbytery and has been
energetically associated: With the
SIDENCE HERE.
Mr...and* Mrs. George Jaccities
haVetaken up TesidenCe. in their
honie here on Havelock St., and
'A., yearling colt 'owned'. . by 'promotion of the. ing-Tirne TV winich was Vacated recentl3r by
onto the bighWay.with the .yeai-
ling. being 'struck and killed. by
ermcn. from ListOWCI:' ;The ear.
Was„::,damaged. to a: 'degree that
colt, haS been in the .WeSt: for
the past few: mi3rith'S.
•
•
program: •
Held Meeting Tnest14y
With the announcement last
week of • aCceptance of 'the call
'w Pastoral charge was called
for, TUesdaity night of- thiS Week
tO *take steps. to obtain a success.:.
A PastOral -relations committee
waS named. at thisi..ineeting..• This
committee, Working 'in ' conjtinc-
tion. with -a :reDtesentative
Presbytery, will haye' the re-
-sponsibility of recommending a
miriister to. the congregation
which :then can e)ctend 'a Call.
Ing given to the proposal that
the Liicknow Branch of,. the Can,-
adian Legion take over the, Re-
creation- Oall in'Lticknow, rather
.thaty,launch 'into the building of
a new hall, on the' site recently
acquired' with this in, Mind.
:NS led to the reyival of the'
.1clea,,that.the Legion' take oVer
the Rec. Hall, and. that. the pro-
in6eting oh "iionday evening (if
•As prompt action was essen-
e meeting was Utile
tatRies cOulcl ;speak officially MI-
til.'reperting the. matter to their
grPtip. It' seemed to .be the gen-
eral opinion that: it' was'.. a good
idea, and : that any', technical
Poirits colld be worked out 'to
the iniitual adv,antage of all part -
H -shaped Was nioved, here
from *Po,t AlbOrt•airport by The:.
Clansinan, and eY'etittially was
turned " over to the ty4
iatki has since 'been Opra-ted
seven -man, municipally- ap-
pointed Board; by whic1). -Softie
phases of itiaintenanceand op-
eratiOn costs Are eligible for pro-
vinCial grants. In spfte of. this
-municipal- :Subsidies', have FbeTeri
necessary from time ',to tithe,.
Would Improve Bulldliig.
af the Legion Were to take,
°yet the building they would
renovate and. improve,. it, The
senth wing. would be converted,
into Lekitin and Auxiliary, guar-,
ters, arid the notth Wing would
be temocielfed, and Made avail-
able on a rentali basis te: any
built between the two wings and
entrance vvouId be, Made into 'the.
north wing banquet halh : to
hies and conveniences; .
ft, WAS felt that Ilk:difficulty
would encountered recorn-
•
1 Mr: and ' Mrs. George Westlake.
Jacques is' a ,retired ,,CPR. em-
proyee haying concluded'. thirty-
eight ears f r
January.; He w0 a CPR conduct-.
or for several year's prior:40-111S-
TEN PAGE• 4
SUFFERED BAD
LEG LAC�ERATION°
Tom Hallam,. 28 -year -Old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie' Hallam
of` Ashfield,' su"ff'ered a 'severe
leg laceration -last week: Awhen:•
caught in the: p ower take -off.• o
g p f ,
the . tractor he °wa• -
s• operating.
Tom ' is employed b "
. Y y Harvey
Ritchie, and:,was- working alone
on "the other place" when the
mishap occurred. Bleedi g pro-
fusely, he drove the tractor to .
the K 1l0
e eceive • • first aid treatment } .
and was taken to Wingham Hos,
pital.
Tom : suffered . from .loss ' of
blood, but o bones, were brok-
en. The'leg was: put in. a , cast ,'
and, it was expected it .might be
taken' off Tuesday to determine
how the wound is healing.' '
BIG: KINDERGARTEN CLASS-
Registration' for next terms
kindergarten" ; crass was .held' at
the, ' • Publio School on Friday of
•ternoonr:'with some.. 27 ':children:
being enrolled. Prospects are
that:, there may be..:rrore yet' as
industrial activity . devello s. The
. .p.
.present. ; enrollment '' nears ° the,
maximum that . can "'be accomo •
dated in . ;one class,.
I,
LAST CALL!
:book in connection with the_
:Advertiets who 'have not
Yet Submitted their coPy, or •
the material from NiThich The
are asked, to do so atorice.
IN GRAIN CLUB
The Lions-sponsored..4-H grain
:club, .held ,in conjunction with
iety, has been :re-Organiied for
•SecOrid year -With , member -
A .Chib Meeting will be, held
this •ThursdaY evening'. in the.
TOwn Hall, When .a
izer authority from TorOnto' will
address. the meeting. An. invita-
tion is extended .to all interested
farmer's. In the communitY to
President year's club
is Bill AndreW; Nike pres„,.,DOug
Kilpatrick; sec, Jiminy Blake;
press rePorter, Robert' Auitin.
pthers members are Barry JOhn-
ston, Murray Hunter, Sohn And-
rew, .BartY Kilpatrick; Ernest
ject is. Stant barley. Chib' lead-
. I ers.. again, are Vernon ifunter,
.1 Blake' . Alton and 'Jack ' Ackert:" .
-cRANSTON—an Wingham Gen, 'When ihe Club' 'was 'organized,.
eral flosPital. on 'Monday; may it haS been ' decided that mem7.•
Cranston (nee Nreyce' Melienald); wishes' -to take 4 oTot .frcim'a.
5th, 1958, to Mr. and Mrs, Keith 1 berhiP is Still' possible if a boy
pens -Frig thelnstitut0lor. the new
stove8 they recently -installed and
.dishes, ete,., The idea
.watild be fot We Legion to oWn
'the .buiiding and: ,,its, contents,
and all kitchen. facilities Would
be available to Catering organ-.
•
.• Present rental fees "would re-
main, much AS. they are under.
a,Legto'n .building, the 'rest
rooinS would no .longer he, open
to the Public,. and Scout and Qi.r1
Guide quarter§ would have tor,
be rnoVed elsewhere, with ReeVe
Joynt .,pointing out that • tither
quarterg w'atild be made avail":,,
able to then);
t.
Would Spend qQuite. A Sum"..
If the' Legion approVes of this':
alternative to building; 'they' will
ing the Rec Hall -President Oar-.
net Henderson, emphasized that
he could not speak officially, but
felt 'that if -the Legion -took (W.er
the :building, they would, spend;
the, importance of aq early de -
with the Centennial cdming up,
they Would want ,td improVe the' ,
Reereation,'Hall :before that,. if".
they shbuld take it over,