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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1958-09-17, Page 1w: $2.50, A Year. In Advance- $100• Extra To U. usiness. Mins 9` m: Satur LUCKNOW; ONTAUO WEDNESDAY, .SEPT, 17, 1058 Issociation ay Closin Commencing October 4th Luck - naw business places will close at. 9.00 , p.m.: on , Saturday nights. This ' will continue in effect until March, 21,, ` inclusive, Exception will be made to these hours at tht Christmas., season::tut this but this will be decided on at a later 'meeting; • A motion was put 'forth at last Friday's. meeting that .places ' of business ":• remain open until 9.00 on Saturdays until Christmas and fpr�.�C„hrit laseXX .6.00 p.m. closing our e am endment . to, the motion was that stores observe the 9.00 ' p. m. closing hour all through the fall and . winter: The amendment - carried ;by one • vote. Some favored starting the -9 p.m. hour on the 1st of Novem- ber, but when put to a vote, October, . 4th was the . date:, set. Eighteen business places were represented" at Friday's 'meeting which was; chaired by Bob Fin- lay. Elmer Umbach is secretary treasurer .of the Association. Discuss, November 11th" The observance of November llth was discussed bythe meet- ing ing and, it was voted . to close until '12,30' p.m.. on that day and then. re -open for business in' the afternoon. In • taking this action it was. ,felt by the Association "that 'businessmen and employees" were losing sight of the real, pur- pose of ' the day and thatit was just becoming "another holiday" -for many. The low .aattendance at. the church 'service ,last year was brought to light at the :meeting. ►ur. in October: PLOWING: MATCH` T • ..R:. QNB MO'F�A F M • The 1958 Bruce County Plow rn -Hatch, undeLauspic`esTof ,the, Bruce. County branch of the Ont- ario Plowmen/s Association, will be . held on the farm of • Farish Moffat at Langside, ; on Friday, October 3rd, commencingat 9:00 a.m. D.S.T. There are about a,'dozen class ,FORMER LUCKNOW R'ESIDENT. PASSED AWAY The death of Donald Alexander McCorvie ccurred.. •in . Victoria •, n on Sunda o and 0n, o Y- S _�.. .n . ,.�....,,. •.._.: September - 14th. He had been taken ` to the hospital early in the week and underwent major surgery on Friday. The funeral service was • held at the McLennan Funeral• Home, Ripley,• on Wednesday ;conducted MOVE 1O 'UPSET' ALL FAIR NEXT RECENT HOG VOTE WEDNESDAY Lueknow ,Fall Fair bills are out announcing -. the • annual event for Tuesday -and Wednesday, .:Sept- ember 23rd and','24th=nexweek mind you. With art' asphalt floor. in , the arena this year for,;the first it .will be a great benefit eraIly to b oth exhibitors, and ' ec,tator"s: and should., make ,and P,. an 'exceptionally fine indoor dis- play. There are . many special events that' should encourage in- door exhibits ' in various .classes. The Fair - grounds .were 'never in better -condition and an extra gat. res. Additional prizes have . been of- fered •for the rural school com petitions, which should prove an. inducement for more schools to conip-etc. Following` . so closely on the Centennial . there will he no par- ade of floats, but .. prizes are of- fered ,for . decorated bicycles; which will join in the school children's parade.; There' will be two::bands,, 'the . •Seaforth District High 'School' Girls' Trumpet. Band and.'; the LucknowDistrict High School Band : In addition to . the local, grand-. stand show of school competit- ions, public speaking, ` '` square ' dancing, most similiar twins, etc, there will -be .a: versatile program', by ; Harold . Dagg ofy ' Hamilton, who is a; professional clown and specializes in .comedy tumbling, and then switches to tap: dancing, singing and one -roan. band per , Up for annual competition ag ain will be the. -John. Hanna. ' tug' o' war trophy which was 'retained last syear. by Kinloss Township when they ' outpulled ' Ashfield: The 4-H:Club activities are * al -7 ways' '.a `highlight •of the Fair .as IS ,theac.n co ho. contest, ..which`' g last year attracted over . thirty pens 'of' hogs and: which gained. for . the- exhibitors,apart from prize :money, .about . three 'cents 'above market price when sold by auction at ,the,Fair. 'Silverware On.Display Two . lovely pieces' .:of silver- ware' on display in.'The Sen tinel Office window:. One . is a pitcher which will 'go to the lady scoring the greatest number of points in the. Dairy and • Table Supplies :class. The" other, a sil- • .ti ver " bowl is for the ,highest total ' in' the cattle, swine and •'sheep.. .• . classes.. m.Rock 'n . Roll Contest . The Fall Fair night . concent which hasn't ,proved profitable the past couple of years has been: dropped. The dance to be held in the - Town' Hall •.will be pre ceded by a , Rock: • 'n 'Roll contest which, . should prove interesting to say the least, even :if: you don't • "go .for it". . For the dance, 'Music will '•be -by the "Onkors", who 'feature old time as' well as mod- ern music: There.'will be a work bee at the hall and grounds on 'Satur; dayday afternoon. Eleven . Ontario hog producers met last week with their : coun- sel,' B, 0J, McKinnon . of Toronto, and instructed him to commence proceedings'' to have' the 'vote of last July set, aside,- William • Har-. ria of Ripley is ,a member of the committee which has tentatively named , their roup the_ Free ,En- terprise 'Hog Producers' - Comm- ittee. plebiscite in Jul 67.5 In the y� . percent • of ' the voting, producers favored having the Hog Produ- cers Co-operative control all hog, sales in. the province, A two • The new group is headed • by. Peter MacDonald of Bright and Charles` Coultes 'of Belgrave is secretary- ,treasu.rer, It' claims to represent about half: the. • hog. producers in Ontario. It is.. expected that. represent- atives, epresentatives• '. will . attend • •the annual meeting of the Ontario Hog Pro- dicers' Association, and Co-oper- ative on .September' 18th. Santa Day ';December 6th. Santa's annual visit to ' Luck - now hatd;previously been' set for Decernbrer b 6thb Further discussion On the ,,day ,brought forth the "Qrganization" problem which businessmen admit was lacking • at .last year's day. Most business mien feel that they ,are tieddown on this particular Saturday with the large number of : visitors in the village, and' that the' organ- ization of the . children in giving out the 'candy Would. have „to' be more thorough. A motion was put forth by the meeting that local f organizations be asked for financial 'and phy- sical help, for Santa Claus. Day. An amendment to the , motion was that organizations be asked• for physical help only. The am endmerit carried. 'The . Executive was ' appointed as. the : corrunittee in charge of • this 'matter.,, .'• Another; meeting .has been set for. the first; Friday in Noveinber. The annual; fee of the Associat- ion was set at $8; Collectors are. Cyril Brown and Lorne Power. A delegation. .6t six was .ap- pointed : to 'approach Council to. seek information about licensing , Of . transient, . traders and. pedlars and about seeking information •'about Village washroom' facilit-° ies. and of special prizes•' champion-- ship events. One class that was riot in- cluded on the , posters announc- ing the event, is a novelty 'event. open to members r. of Bruce Co. Council' and. Township officials. Theevent calls ' for two rounds With. a •hydraulic plow for a prize of $5.00. The plowing match will ., be followed: by a presentation ban- quet ' at Langside Presbyterian Church at 6.30 that evening.• The president is Farish .Moffat. of Langside: and G. R Gear, Agricultural .' Representative of Walkerton is secretary -treasur- er,'.'... Kinloss Township .- Council: has donated; $25'. 'to the match', for Township specials which will be deailed :next week. Last week ` we referred 'to Steve. ;Stother's arrival into the world *as having prevented • his father from attending, the barn raising. at 'the hone ;of. his neigh- We eigh- bour H,u Finni an, . } ., gh.• .g. We `can't "Say if anyone' else missed it because of the stork's arrival, but the old . bird was mighty busy along the line that year. Steve can name- fifteen child ren. who -:were "born within, three blocks along the line that year;, and it . :could be' that he may have overlooked a couple., STEVE WASN'T THE ONLY BABY' . THAT YEAR AT CREW ARRIVES HOME - FROM:: FORMOSA Miss Dorothy Douglas is home on' furlough: from 'Formosa where she has given long missionary • service as a teacher in the girls' school at Tamsui. She took an extended• tour en route home, leaving Formos a some three' months .:ago, longbe- fore the pxesent unrest came to a' head in the . Far. East..The last leg of her journey. . was by air. from London to New York and then onto. Mahon.. ' Miss Douglas left on Saturday for Woodstock', to visit her bro- ther,Rev.Georg L. Dou 'tas and George • .g . where they were joined by;her sitter, Leishm'ian of rater, Mrs. Ti. A. Markhairi, Dorothy Yater went to , Toronto to ,attend a Meeting of the Board of Missions of the ' Presbyterian • Church before re- turning to Lucknow. 'River United Church .with inter- ment in :Ripley Cemetery, p MARK 29th ANNIVERSARY. 'Mr. and Mrs.' Spence Irwin. were 29 years • married On Thurs- day, Setember • l lth. The event. was quietly observed with a few friends joining ,with them. as' dinner guests. Among thosepre- sent. was Spence's mother, Mrs. ;Wilson Irwin, • who is 86 ' years of age. • • r • RESUME ' . TEEN i. TOWN, ACTIVITIES • The _first Teen Town' meeting of,this . term was held on. Friday evening in .the •Legion Hall with a splendid gathering. The 'offic— ers ,for the second year ,of Teen Town were elected as ..follows: president, Fraser Ashton; 1st vice' president,' Joanne Hunter, 2nd vice presdent, Doug 'Schmid; 3rd,,vice president, Barbara Mur- ray;. secretary, : Dianne Rayner; treasurer, 'Nancy. Webster); direc- tors, Patricia . Thompson, Joan Crawford, 'Paul, .Henderson, Miur ray Hunter: . The meetingwas followed" by a dance which lasted' Until. -11.30.. Approximately fifty-five were in attendance. The' new officers held a meeting to decide suit- able dates for the -following dan- ces: September 26th; October, 10; 17, November '7, 28; December 5, 19., IRWIN FARM SOLD . . Oscar White `has' ;'purchased the farm of James' Irwin on the Second Concession of Kinloss: Mr. Irwin is a ,patient.. in the, -Ripley. Nursing Home. ; The sale was completed by his son ` 'Gordon` of Sarnia, through the Bosveld real estate agency of Goderich.." SUNDAY SCHOOL • RALLY. HELD AT ST...PETERS ,CHURCH :On Sunday • SePtember.. 14th a• , Sunday School rally service was :held'. in St. Peters Anglican. church. Two teachers, Carmen Mc.Qu ihin 'arid' Ba.Y rr / McQuillin: . ;assisted in the . service. :Keith Roulston ;read' the Scripture: The children " 'sang an .anthem: and Keith oulston' and Hugh' John= stone received theoffering..Nine teen children with their parent's. attended` the. service. Using a boat as.an illustration, the Rev. H L.: Jennings gave an interest- irig talk. r..ee in Grade le at Public School -' �d .kms .: �. •` y, :: *Bottom Row, left to right— Brian Jardine, Brenda . Ritchie, Murray Johnstone, Donna. Mullin, Neill Taylor, Patricia Marriott, Mervyn Hodgins, Bonnie Maize, David• McKinnon. •, Second Row -Carol Campbell,. John Emberliti, .. Brenda, Jardine,, Brian Stanley, Lynda Walden, Jimmy` MacDonald, Carol . Brown; Jackie "Haldenby. • Third -...._' Hum h-' 'rey, Roy Kennedy, Bobby ochre; Gloria McKee, •Itekietli Derma tt, Dan- StoriC ,. aid nMacDona d ,o d l�` Leader, • Donald Whitby. Fourth Row -L-Danny ..eddy James Montgomery, John Hussey, Bobby Greer, Alan Kreutzweiser, Bobby Cranston, Brent Bailey. Teacher :Mrs. Lorne JOhnston, Sentinel photo MET PEOPLE HE HADN'T„ SEEN, IN OVER 60 YEARS Mr. and Mrs, Gordon V. Towle of Vancouver spent a few • days in the community at the week- end.. From here they went to'. London to visit her' :sister,, Mi s. ../ean Quigley arid from, there were starting homeward 'by way of Colorado: Mr., and .Mrs. Towle enjoyed the Centennial and then 'set out down the St. Lawrence to Mon- treal and, into the States, They were •high in their praise of the 'Centennial, the .way' it was, conducted and the enjoy- ment it provided. The highlight they thought, was The Queen: Mr. Towle said he • •had met some " Peo1?.le he • hadn't •sees , over• 60 years, and others he had-• ti'n't seen in 55: years: Coining back was "very worthwhile Tiley -';bath agreed.