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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1958-09-10, Page 31 .171710M1141,9kiliMPee" . I . $2.50 A Year In vanc Extra To 1.1.S.A., LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10th, 1958 • . • . •••• • • • ! • • --;',"•":"! •••• . !!! EIiott Carruthers TWELVE PAGES , ecomes'Fifth Road Superntendent In Kinloss Kinloss- nship Council will complete the year with a vacancy ' • on the Board, due to the resigna- tion of Elliott, Carruthers who „. resigned his Council seat to ac- --dept, the --appointment -- of --Town- . ship read sutierintendent. Elliott succeeds the late Wm. Macintyre who held the post for eleven years until his death early in July. Elliott becomes, the fifth loss Township, since the office came into .being over thirty-four years ago under the Highways' Act, when the old statute labor system of road maintenance be- came outmoded. At the request of The Sentinel, Clerk, J. R. Lane of Kinloss has provided' us with the 'following list of appointments. The first .road superintendent in the. Township was Jacob Miller" who was appOinted on June 24th, 1924: John A. MacKinnon suc- ceeded him on March 2nd 1926; Alex MacLeod on'May 26th, .1930; Wm. Macintyre on August ist, 1947 and Elliott Carruthers on August 5th, 1958.• , The new road Superintendent had served on Kinloss Council Board since the .Spring of 1955, when he and Councillor Wallace Conn were elected in a by-elec- •,tion to fill two vacancies on the Board. These vacancies followed the death of Reeve DaveCar- ruthers (Elliott's brother) when Councillors Harold Percy and Dan T. MacKinnon contested the reevesliin. DIS1PS.AF4146, AND WINTER HOURS FRIDAY • The matter of Saturday night • closing hours during the fall and , _winter months is on the agenda at a meeting of the Lucknow Business Men's Association to be. held in the Town Hall on Friday evening,• - - Christmas plans will also ' be -discussed and other timely topics • which call for, a representative attendance of merchants. . . Bob, Finlay is president of the • organization and Elmer Urnliach is secretary. • •TO BE REPEATED The district is again heading • for confusion due to the Various. dates that have been set, or are being ;altered; for the, terrnina- . • • lion of Daylight Saving Time. Locally, the termination date vas set last spring ler Sunday, • September' 28th,. when standard: time` will again be. in effect. This was for long the generally ac- ' • cepted date ofturning back the clocks, and last year no. .reason • ; was •• seen to change this custom. .The picture is not likely • to , • change this year,. and in all, likeli- hood Lucknow. will retain the prcviously:-•,announced---date---of- f September ' 28th. • • Wingham has set October 26th as the (late; which is also to be observed by CKNX; • The Hanover Local 486 of the .International Woodworkers has , reconimended to the Town Coin, that if a, municipal election • is held this year resident§ of that community be given the oppor- . tiniity to vote on whether or not • , they Want D.S.T. Last ' fall Dungannon .was a, "glaring" example of the cOnfuS, iOn, Churches were on either fast Or slow time as it best suited • their hours of service. High school students going, tol-doder-' ich were CA' "fast time" and the' Dungannon publicschool on' standard time. • ' ' And so it seems that'sLindica- tive of what we're heading for again; . *, • BACK FROM OVERSEAS, Harvey Hall of Detroit and his father, John Hall of Lueknow, motored --to, Montreal,„_recently_to,_ meet Mri.-..rohn" Munro, and Har- vey's son, John, age • 12, upon their return from a trip overseas. They left in mid-June. ' • Mrs Munro visited at her . old -n,,,Almrdeakt4nOmmgabl. son Jack 'in London, -England. 'jhiy visited here briefly before continuing to Detroit. • , . TO.PLAN ACTION ON. HOG VOTE Ten men from nine Ontario Counties were named' last , week as a finance•and 'negotiating conk mittee as the first step in seeking to have set aside the vote of July 25th, by which -More ;than the required two -third vote, gave ap- proval to the compulsory market- ing of hogs through the Ontario Hog Producers marketing Board. The Committee , plans to take its first step -on TWursday of this week ' when legal advice will. be reeeived, • as to the course of action to be adopted: 'The committee was named at a meeting in Tavistock last 'week attended by .some 500 hog pro- ducers, who gave approval to the motion, "that action :be taken to set aside the vote ,of July 25th". Namedto the committee were William Harris, Ripley "(Bruce); Arnold Darroch, Clifford, (Well- ington); Chas. Coultes, 13elgrave (Huron); Howard Cosburn,Mark;‘ hain (York); Peter McDonald, Bright (Oxford); Theodore Park- er, R. 5, Stratford, and Ross Mc- Tavish, R.R. • 1; (Stratford (both Perth); Victor Reist, Waterloo (Waterloo); Joseph Todd, Cooks- ville (Peel), and Edgar Martin, Chatham (Kent). • I.s. Your Subscription Paid? RETURN FROM SWITZERLAND,' TEACH. 'AT WESTERN Mr. and Mrs. Duncan ' MacRae and daughter Jean have arrived home from Switzerland; where they spent the past • year while Duncan was - teaching there. Jean attended school there, as had her sister Mary, who . took her final year .'in highschool in Switzer- land „the„.„ prexious , year, and.-is- noW'attending Western. 'Mr: MacRae, who was, princi- Pal of CollingWOod Collegiate for. a number of years, 'has -accepted an appointment at, Western Uni- ver..54I .40.-7.-1,14141=0=MAIL . ----,-. , chities with , the opening • of the fall term.. ENGAGEMENTS , Mr. and Mrs, Douglas Graham announce the 'engagement • of •their •daughter, Sara Bell, to Mr. James. Chester Hackett, son '90f Mr: Clifford Hackett and 'the late Mrs. Hackett. The marriage will take place the latter Part of Sep- tember. . • • Mk; and Mrs. Frederick Tuck of Wingham, wish to an- nounce ' the engagement of their only daughter, Nancy 'Katherine,. to Mr. Neil buncan McCollof Otter Rapids, the • marriage'. to take' place in Wingham on Sat- urday, September 27th. , , • , • • Mr. and 'Mrs. Joseph L. Mac-. Millan, LucknoW, .,announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Loretta; of Montreal, to Mr, John Redmond O'Reilly; son of ' Mr. and "'Airs. William. , H. O'Reilly; of Montreal. The , mar- riage ,to take place .'Saturday, October 4th , at 11 o'clock in St. Michael's, Church, London. • . .• • '• • ' `,., The engagement is announced of 'Mary Joan Forster, daughter of 'Mr. Wm. Forster and the late IMrs-''F°F8ter, to Ronald Alex- ander Richard Perrott, Goclerich, son of Mr.- and Mrs. 'Thomas Per- rott of County 'Court„ The marriage will, take _place at Chalmers -Presbyterian Church, Whitechurch, on September 27th, 1958. • • • L'EhtrlO.$:.fror-nj.y:-$tdtOs.......f0j*'Hjgjif4ij.tt Dancing Contests Here Saturday • . ' I! • . • • ACCIDENT ' VICTIM HOME FROM HOSPITAL Hospitalized a montes after suf- , Tering serious injnyies in a motor car accident, Eldon Wraith was able to return to his home' here the .latter part of the week. Most crucial damage was to El-. _ don's collarbone. He now has a 'fig re. cas o ers to aid' the knitting process. • BORROW TO PA*,, FOR. ARENA FLOOR At the Lions meeting on Mow - day night the 'first since the term -end meeting in June -- ap- proval- was given to borrow 'the necessary funds to permit pay- ment of the account of $2,200 for installation- of the asphalt floor in the arena. . • , ' The Club has, over $1,000 in its welfare fund, which.' received quite a ,boost from the rummage sale, the. proceeds of which amounted to over $600, with Lion K. L. MacKenzie, getting ra hand for convening that project. Treas- urer K. C. -Murdie reported a neat profit from the Centennial booth and Lion Brockt Cleland got the plaudits for this project. A Government grant of 25 per- cent is anticipated • on the coat of the floor, Which would amount to $550. . Lion Gordon Montgomery', re- p ett nt--4114.1Y9411 t'°! pooirtgd 7o. ,th.e, peanut sale, wind up the project in ,a couple Of weeks or so. • In order to govern the number of plates required for the twice - Monthly. supper Meetings; Lion Wm. A. Schmid. painted; , Out that Members not planningto be present notify him -13Y 6.00 pm. on Saturday, •or they will be re- quired to pay for their meal. Off To School They Go, Twenty -Seven In Kindergarten Class i0k• ' "140•#••,. ' It was off to school for the first time last Week for 27 be- ginners in the' Kindergarten class at LuCknow Public School, And, it would appear to be with mixed re-actiona as they posed for the -Cameraman. . Bottom row (left to right): Janet Thompson David Lough- • • 61.A Al11104 eed, Mary Elizabeth Henderson, Gregory Hunter, Joyce Ann John- ston, Jithrnie arrish,. Patty Ham illon. • Second row: Murray Hackett; Charlene Anderson, Jamie Cle- land, Deborah Anne Corrin, .Jamie Elliott, Delores Whitby, Robbie Doak. Third rciw: Allan Andrew, Anna Graham, Douglas collan, .Margaret ,Chester, John Mac- Kenzie, *Nancy Walden. * To row: Elaine Gardner, Norma Jean Anderson, Barbara Wilkins, Jimmie Hailam,. Gail Jamieson Elva .Ritchie (Joanne Greer, ailsent), ,LtSentinel Photo' An all -day Highland dancing • competition , will ' be staged in Luckn2w. this Saturday, Septem- ber 13th, with competitors fr�m Detroit, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Ontario, perform- r. ers from the Lucknew district. At k the , first of the week sixty entries had ,been received and more are expected. They will be received up to the start of the day morning. ' The competitions „ will be for various age groups. front. 8 and under to ,16 and under, and dances, performed will be the Fling, Sword dance, 'Shean Trub- hais, Irish Jig and Sailors' Horn- pipe. ,• • , There will be medals for the, first, second and third prize win- ners for the various dances in each age group, anda champion- ship trophy for the high ,.Point, winner in each group. The competitions will be held . in the Legion Hall where a lunch counter will be operated by the Ladies' Auxiliary. All competitors are members of the Ontario Highland Dancers • Association.. There will be piper.' from the 48th Highlanders and judges will be appointed by the • .25eir-hSeP:ednatatiosrssionn.itifyeeeolins e5fOcr and the day, or at their 'convenience and stay as; long as they wish. • FIRST ANNIVERSARY thattwas firsta yeisarsuvagooil; weeee nl! 'new home", th first ' permanent premises of the paper since it . was established 85 years age.. . ' • PRIZE LISTS NOW AVAILABLE , • Prize 'lists for LucknoW-• Agri- cultural . Society's -93rd' fall fair were completed at the week -end, arid are available to anyone in- terested in the fair. Gordon'''. Kirkland is .serving his second term as president and Mrs. Fred McQuillin is tackling her first fair as secretary, as . successor to. Alex MacNay, Who. resigned in. . the winter, • Entries for rercheion and Clydesdale teainshave been add-, ed in the horse class. 'In the ; cattle class a section for Holsteins has been added without' affecting the purebred • dairy. class, other than Holsteins. Prize money has ,been increased . for .dual Purpose. Shorthorns and • Grade cattle. , The 441 Calf Club, and 4-H Grain Club, sponsored by: the Lions, are repeated and an Eaton special is offered to the exhibitor scoring the highest ;points'. in cattle, sheep and swine. This additional to the bacon hog spec-ial which -attracts -many pens , each year; which, are auctioned • off at the fair.' Indoor variety is " offered in special displays open to women's organizations, 4-H lidmemaker Clubs', Girls' Sew- ing pOrtunity this yOr to win bigger Horne Economics class, which is, something nei.V: plays, and a class' open Rural schools will have the, op-/ me *erS of the 'High School prize money, For school parade - and dress there are prizes . of • $10,00, ,$8.pp and $6.00 and $4.00 to each ' school participating. ,As well there are three prizes Of, $10, $8 and '$Wibr school chorus arid yell. These were judged as " one event in other years. The cow calling and ' 'bubble gum contests 'have gone by' the board, but prizes Of $5; $3 and - $2 are:Offered for the Most shit- ilar twins 4 • v" •' '•••44 v • • • ,1 •i• • • • ' • • ..• ••• .• • ik•;", • •. • • 4.1'4 . • '4 , • -••44 ."