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LUCKNfJW, ONTAI?,IO WEDNESDAY,;• AUGUST ,6,. 1558
PREMIER FROST
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SENT GREETINGS Forrr,er ,Pr. ncipa e Was
•The following•• telegram from
th,e Ontario. Prime Minister- wa
'read at the opening cerernonie
on Saturday by Centennial Sec
retary,;. Stuart Collyer:-. It ha -
honorary
een• .recetved by. ,f,. ;' V.. Jt n'
president
I am pleased• • to extend : th
congratulations- .and.�best•-wishe
of. the people of Ontario to th
citizens'.of Lucknow or- the' hap
py ' occasion of the'. coinmunity'
1 OOth birthday. .The festivities
am • sure will be second'' to non
ried. out in the great traditio
of your Scottish ancestors..,On.
'tario can be .justly . proud ;of the
..contr.ibutions • made to our econ
omit, cultural and: social life. :b
dommunities. •such as • Lucknovi
it has: been the people • of village.
.' such . as . this that 'form much " of
the strength of our •'great .•Prov -
Vince and country.. • Without the
hard work and sacrifices of the
, pioneers and their '' succeeding
,generations',, our country ' coul
never have attained.the, stature
it has today. I ani sure. that if it.
was.,possible for' him •t.o' .be. ,with
you .today,. the founder of Luck-
• now, Mr.' : " James •' Somerville,
would, as I • am, be justly pleased
,and proud of .the'••progress iriade
by this village, during: the last
century.• ,MaY it . continue. • • •
Leslie M. Frost; •
Prime Minister of Ontario.
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TWEL v. ,"' PAQ,ES
O'CON NOR SHOW
MADE BIG HIT
It seethed that every Denten
,nial event was a highlight: The.
Billy O'Connor . show 'certainly
.1ras. and the,arena -was-racked
on Saturday night to hear and
warmly . applaud.. these stars of
radio. and TV The•. performance
proved': to be all, and more, than •;• •
Thad. been ,predicted, arid not only,
did. the O'Connor. cast • •demon
strate that they are highly •sal
ented performers, but are "real"
TOM ;ROSS WAS HERE;. ,
NEARS CENTURY MARK
Torii Ross, still •.tall, straight
and.' stately ; despite his 91,:
years; '`was . one of.,the early
arrivals • for the. Luc'kn.ow
Centennial, .although he was _
persuaded away his relatives to
leave his ,;parlor ":pipes at
home in Toronto for fear his '•
enthusiasm :for the skirl , of.
the: pibroch might cause hien'
to Overtax his strength: He
is justly proud � y p ud 'of'the fact.
that he doesn't require glass: -
es, has
lasses,.has a thick thatch of white : .•
•hair, and ' not a , in.. ' or pa An:
• ache, : although: troubled: a. lit
tle with -dizziness
Tom had'aof honor"
"seat..
:hiear theplatform, On 'Hi h-
rm g
land' Day Saturday, along;:
with •his bosom friend, Neil.
MacCallurn.
MANY VISITED; THE
BEATTY LADDER FACTORY'.•
Open .house : held eriodicall.
P y
each day at the Beatty Ladder.
Factory, ' •found •' many:. visitors.
dropping'. in• to. lookaround, and.
marvel at what ,they, saw, as this
Plant ••reaches a point, of final.
renovation' and •full production:..
• C• B" :Bristow,, Plant manager;
and plant employees showed the
visitors—the ladder. Making pro-
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P
cess; and the sur .risin • lY large
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g ,.,
number: of .machines involvedin
their, manufacture: '
To many who remember it, and
e ,
worked • in it; as .the "old 'frirni-
tore factory", it Wats a partic
tilarly interesting' tour.
'ALLACANCIES
11N COUNCIL'
•
.Two vacancies that 'have • ex-•
isted for some. time On the` Luck-
:' now Village Council were filled
Hast '•,,,,g � •:;
tie k with .theappointment
oi':Hari,ld 'Treleaven' andM L
" 1V111�e'r
a Sanderson,
At a brief session,. they signed
, �, ,
the declaration of f office and were
• vettc�cl by' Clerk E. H. Agnew....
"COUncjllorS' 7 ,
Treleaven arid ;jai"t4
Berson wer'e ap' .
r'` , ppoin ed. Mk►,v Court=
it to :flit : the itnex ired portion
c
of the,. . p
, yea'•• 1.958: The will ill
vacancies 'caused b: ':the res.i'"na-
tion of, ;Samuel' Sherwood and.
th ' `death of W .G ; Webster,.
• Mr. . Treleaven served on the
Board
a'g
. a number ' of ears ' o;
Mr.' Sanderson is a newcomer to
the local r: un cipa field'.
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There • Was a grand turnout
for the "Beek—To—School". sere-,
monies' ',on Saturday "'morning:,.
Some ' were late,: naturally,, but
ze_y ry-0rie—ions there—because-th- e
'wanted ' to be: •
. It. was an• opportunity: to meet
former classmates ; and • teachers:
and • to 'visit' the • School, 'en the
hill where many: learned their,
3R's`.,It proved.,to, be all of that..
Some 400, sighed • the 'school. reg -Sound • H. A. • DO
Dupe of Port
MET. ,ON CORNER WHERE:,
THEY.: PARTED 42 YEARS AGO
ister 'and • probably 'half. 'as many
more didn't: get "around- to it
in the excitement of meeting old
Pictured--•
above are :four -of the
participants which/ The' Sentinel'
cameraman Was' able' to "round
after the program., Left .to
right is AlexW.- Smith, program
chairman and a public school in=
spector, . ;now: resident. at •Owen
Mary Srnith t and 'Mary Mac-
Lean- were 'bosom :, friends back
in public school`.. days in' Luck=,
no:w:.`Their .,frien.dship :was..tear=
'fully severed a long time • ago,
•as they .bade' farewell at the
Methodist (Cnited) .'Church cor
tier. Mary Smith was on her .way
to the 'station and Mary MacLean
•sadly.. turned her footsteps'•to her
home just east of the Village.
During the ' Centennial• they
met again . for .the first time in
42'years•, '-and on: the same • .cor=
ler where they :panted over two
score 'years. agd. •
Incidentally, :as a sort of anti
climax'. to. this'` human 'interest.
story, Mary Smith ' . married , a
"Br wn"' ' and. Mary MacLean
mar ied a "Black''.
SUSPEND SENTINEL :
PUBLICATION . 'TWO.; WEEKS
-Holidays 'will.start "at. The
•Sentinel;. Office. this: week and
•that we may have a, couple
of weeks to there'..
will• be no issue of the ilaper •
on August'13th or 2'Oth. ;
,,The noi.t issue of The'en
tiilel :.wilt ,be Wodnesday,
Au gust 2.7t.h,
Wr anticipate.: space' pert...,
_11 itiflgg, til puhlish Ehr' 'Cein-:
ite;,nnia,l regi rn est: T
ry
:glare!(tie it edit:00:s.
It
Credit; .p'rincipal of the -Lucknow
Public School' some ' two score
years ago;'.Mise Helen L. Thomp-
son, of the Public School staff
and • convenor • of ` the, "Bacii To%
School program, Andrew M.
Thompson; public : .school : princi-
•pal: at Bowrnanville,•,who .brought
greetings'' on .behalf 'Of former,
pupils
accident -free and atmos
t as free ledge" the assistance in:.`traffic•
'of a any ' "incidents".It was • an `corrtro"i• received from Fire, Chief
Sentinel Photo
Inge
oliceJ Earn High Praise
The Centennial, celebration was gins, and he wished to aciow
amazing record; and Police. `•did
not receive, reports • of as much
as :•a, banged fender.
S. i
�peak ng o€:.'the Police, they
are receiving , high praise: from'
the '• people • of •'the Village and
theentireg'mpopulace of this place`
which Was ' swelled, 'ten -fold . at
times during. the . for days. •
A'. four -man . corps from the
Kitchener . Detachment • arrived
here on• Friday ' afternoon.'nd
had a busy time of it • night and..
day until the final stragglers had
pretty Much„ disappeared ,by 4.00
'a.m. on . Tuesday- morning.
,The • force was under ;the .dir-
ection : of senior . officer 'Jack
George Whitby and 'mem'bers 'of
the' $rigade: Also, he • had :a.
mighty good word' to say..for
Jimmy Boyle, 'and his Valuable
and . willing assistance with the
sound truck:
Inf a ct all :
a the • way 'through
everybody was --happy,and corgi
plimentary of the. 'handling and
organization •of the Centennial..
There wasn't a word of bickering.
or dissatisfaction reached. ° :our
ears. It was simply 'uribelievablei
•BORN • ,..
HENDERSON=in Wirigham Hos-
pital • on .,Saturday, August ' 2nd;
1958 to Mr. and Mrs.. James
Hodgins; O;P,P.. ;His associates Hendersorn, ;of Lucknow,' a dau-
were Robert .Scott, Ron Dubrick ghter... •
and= Bruce Crew.' : •
F This.•foursome• came. in;
.for
much praise: in their handlin
g
of the ' crowds and the maintain -
ng, of order. There didn't seem
to'be a beth •erent. ' ersn . i the
, �." .g P n
throng:
•
'.But, : iri the other . handg the
police. had 's•ome ,good things to:
Sat, about their Luckn_ ow recep
rte.
.ri.."Th,.., , t e .e "e`
o ey-•� r . n er'fe„Oivecl,
}setter than here,• said Jack Hod -
,FORMER ASHFIELDITE
• W'O $1000 BOND
Winner 'Of the $1000 bond; :.;;
• • in the 'Centennial•lucky ticket•
draw was ,Earl Sherwood of '
R:13, 5, Goderich; , and form=
erly of Con. 10, ,Ashfield.
The draw wasa
m de at,t7•ie
Centennial 'bat -1 on` IVlonday
night:
as Sure
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jj �y
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,ihtrtit'w. fix; :1'1 (1:11.1' cry.
to til tt"tu— c�ti; rtu'ity nf tilOw
throngs..buf t11c ramora a v. il,l .
iavc, captured thein. Lot "pos-•.
l li,
tori t;ir.'•
But, whilewhile. met -cry` lasts,
nat
hil, .g.i , t,al slate .the deep
aid abiding joy aid pleasure
of
thiS liomeeomiril, and its
bringing. • to•ethcr of old.
i`r'i(+ir'l, some nf �t hor7 "Will.
,n...! r t,a e.'this'.\ ay' main"
1 ".cr matter how ltreriili7tr •
Krrlcl exhausting '•'t *err tlidsC
• •'rioli,wlltful days and nights;all
'top, ;irci r it'•\,:vas 'ending and
AYith• it "cai1✓ie' the heart' tugs'
fii9�l' tl1(i C .''Juinp.- in l' the
thi"xrt"'�' art•':n"ts.FOr Auld
• ti 15 f,
• Lang ,°Syne's,has never • had
'• such significance,.
Words Inadequate
it was more. than • enter-
• ta:in'rrlent or a celebration: As
'• it was, originally planned, it
• • was '•'a homecon'iirig and it
p:roared to be that far beyond
`Finest -:' H&,r r
the fon:`dest .hope's. tlndei•i\ -
ing it all :was a spirit, ai sent-
.
imQnt—that sorn thins with.
tin ` the he,i1rts and ,in,inds
.people that '.\ o1 d ;,an -riot c:
pre;. 'Tho; handclasps, the .
smiles, thei�erniniscencing,
the fellowships and finally
the lingering partings and the •
nostalgia .of it all, are some
thing ' that :no j'ournalis't nail
relateY•
Tuesday came the calm and
the reflection of it al] and
none there were but felt it
had been Lucknow's finest
"bout"..
spirit of the 'Centennial and •w.ere ,:,
Welcomed here as ".old' boys and
girls", and fully appreciated the
friendly greeting' of the . crowd;
•and the .warm .reception ' of their
,host' and hostess;. Mr. and 'Mrs.
George Joynt, ..who personally
entertained the cast. •
Three other' spectacular vaude- ,
ville acts were ` weaved into the •
O'Connor 'program; to make it
Simply a' "terrific show". There;
Was Gloria Peebles • with ! her
trained • animals` act, the . Keppo •
Trio in acrobatic balanding ann.
an •"Elvis • Presley''• type ' guitar
strummer and' songster: •
"A "wide -vision" • stage•was'•built
in the arena, where .the asphalt •:
floor, • hockey, cushion and 'dress-
rooms, sparkled with a new
coat; of aluminumaint..S �'e iaal
P p c
lighting,: effects were used •to :en-'
hance •:the show, : sponsored • by
(Coca: • Cola .of Canada,' Limited.
-Reeve--;-George ` Joynt; 'responsible
for :"booking" the show, .. intro- •
duced Mr - O'Connor and the cast
and expressed to them.on behalf
of the audience • and citizens:, of. '
this community a ,,.'very .,hearty
"thank' you"
, Members of the troupe includ-
ed: •"Bubbling". Billy• O'Connor,•
singer and pianist;; Sylvia Mur-
phy, songstress, who later. left
for a New York engagement; '' •.
Joey Hollingsworth,,' dancer; •The.'.
Hansen . :Sisters (Florence '•' and
Andrea) 'violinists, who recently
completed a =tour. With Guy •Lom
y
bardo's band; Pate. Doyle, Irish
comedian and,' members.. !of• the
O'Connor band; Doug MacLeod,'..
Kenny Gill, :: Jackie Richardson.
and, Vic Centro. 'The,y do
not nor=,.;:
malty play for dancingbut they =' •
didon this ticcasioi and "beat
/out_ the• rhythm" : as they"further
entered ..into' the • s ._p irit -
r .and en `
thusiasm of the. delighted Cen-
tennial . crowd....' :
Mr. ' and Mrs. Gary Cooper' of•
the:..McCann-Erickson ' Advertis-
ing Agency, which handles 'Coca=
Cola'. advertising; werepresent for • :