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$2,5Q; A Year In' . Advainpe--$1 ' 0 ' Extra
n.1
Rate Iinchange
The Lucknow. District ,High;
0o1:$oar.d sat .• for:tve -.;hours;
Soh SAD: THROWN••FROM BIKE,
st'ahe , regular June • 1.0 tig., on UFFERE,D CONtrUSS)t011I
Monday night, . with much of the
session devoted.'to the matter of•,
teacher vacancies, nc
1e
s, .school
. bus
routes and contracts, iha1,-957 . ta'x-
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U.S'.
LUCKNOW. ONTARIO
WEI}NESDAY, JUNE, 5th, .4957
• rate,. and , what to •do ,about the'
power !°rower, `which his seen.
better. • days. . It was `' 00: Lin'.
, When .the 'meeting broke up, •
Mr. J; R. (Cliff) Murray of St.
Helens took. his, seat at'. the.., Board.
as the,. West •Wawanosh. Town-
ship representative, and Was ex
.tended,A welcome ,b -y *Chairman:
Henry MacKenzie.
Gordon Montgomery; ::w h o
holds the contract fortwo of:the
:five bus routes, attended the•
meeting at the Board's request.:
Allan Reed,the other operator,
was ,unable to make it'i back ' from
Peterborowghfor the meeting.:
In view of higher costs . of ;bus
operation,..a .21/a cent .�a mile In-
crease was suggested,; and the
matter was left in the hands .of;
the Transportation.. Committee.
• to be finalized: The present rate
is pc a mile for four •busses and
18c for a 'smaller vehicle. The
routes will be checked by the
rd:-:after--the-nista' --o-
-Board-after-the-start-Of-the-Tall-
Orin.,
oa.... rt• , ,f ,thea F.1a11
term., The bus operators Were:
complimented on ~ their service
and efficiency.
'Resignations Received
Two teacher resignations . re-
•ceived the latter part. of,.,May,
were officially received and ac-
cepted They were from Char1
D. Peppier, • teacher of ' history
• d
later t
Mr. -'Basil Wright, teacher .of; shop
work and commercial.
Eng a ';Teacher.
:t5•
Four applications'were receiv,
edfor 'the' position held by Mr.'
Peppier. - The Board engaged.
Ronald Kelteiiborn of Wellesley,
who : has' completed a • general
arts. course at Waterloo College,
Kitchener. He is' •23 and 'single,
and has 'taken :an tractive • part in:
sp its,, includifmg; track.;
. In April the Board rdhired Mr.
KeithC. Laur of London ;to ;suc-
ceed Mr. J. ,R.�.:Abel .as..mathe-••
matics teacher. `Both Mr. 'Kelter-'
boin.�and.Mr. Laur._w111. take.sum..--
mer courses at the O.C.E. in Tor-
onto. Mr.. Laur will require' an
'apartmen:t locally about ; mid-
August , • , •
One vacancy still • remained. on
(Continued on • Page 8)
Dr.
Terry Rathwell, son of ;Mr. and
Mrs, Jerry Ratwell • suffered conte
cussion,,;cuts, and 'Shatter-
ed glasses when he, Was: thrown.
from a. bike on Tuesday evening`
of last week.. •
Terry, was riding on the cross
bar of Donald Fisher's bicycle,
when his foot caught „ in the
spokes. Terry's, shoe was torn off,
and he was .hurled to .the pave-
ment
ave-.
ment .-suffering "a cut 11p, and :a
two -stitch gash to Dr..
nose. ' H'e.
was treated ''at Dr. M : 'H. .Cor
rin's office . and taken to ;his 'home
where h'e: was kept quiet LL'ard
under •Observation for ''twenty-
four • hours.;.
Terry was knocked out' by• the
impact, and couldn't recall any-
thing that . had happened.
LEAVE THIS 'N1hEEK
FOR R
GERMANY ��•.� , .•.-
Sgt and Mrs. George, Robinson
and family sail .this week' from
-Montreal -- for --Ger
many -•--where
George will'commence' a ..three
year. tour:.of duty 'with the Roya
Canadian ,'Air Force.
Sgt. And Mrs. Robinson: hav
two children, Joyanne,:age 10
and. Randy, .mage 7. The: Robin
son family spent' last week' her
and.! left :.. on. Monday, for'• :Mon
Areal:" from . where they'wil sal
in ..:;.
onia. They will dock ;at Le Havre
France ':from where. they wil
proceed. to• Zweibrucken, Gel
many,
-Geo e 'had been at Downs
ng,.
view for some: time prior to hi
overseas . posting.: He is a son o
e=
e'
George graduated :from O.A' C.
- with his, B.SA. degree' and for
e a" time was ,at. the Experimental
Station at Kapuskasing. From.
1 there he • went West to : enter the
emp oy. o . e ear e ram o.,
e, and' ' was appointed manager, of.
1 their elevator at- 'Bataume,. Sask
Ger It was while in, Saskatchewan
that he'x.ined.
.moo the: R.C.A.F.
- World War II and took some of
s his training inthat province.
f,George was reported. missing
AME LAKE: AFTER
r
.
HELENS.•
FLIER .,
In Northern • Saskatchewan
placenamesV are being given.; to,
,lakes a.,d areas inthis hitherto
uncrAu tered . hinterland in • honor
Of' the Province's war dead.
'Near they^ -northern bdari
ou� ar,'
ay
currently under.'survey, are Mc-.
Quillin. Lakes,named after F.O.
Geo a -,:A M�.tillin of .SSt: Hel
.e
•
Mrs.;.Tyndal Robinson; : a jd his.
wife,;
� �'is - � the •;' former
. lydena
Ion a bombing ,mission; in Janu-
ary 1943,.and- his memory •is 'to
,educe 1
y. Road
lilage
Improve
SIXTEEN,.
Lucknow Municipal Council,
has.struck .the '19.57, mill rate at
253• ,mills,which is one ' mill.
down from' last year's levy of
25 3..Fmills _` _.In _.... doing this the
..,I3.oard.
•h
as -
'td eted-f
r_
Contin-
-agencies•as well 'as. "picking •up"
,I
a deficit: of, $1,363 on. last'. Year's
operations,.as. shown .by the 'aud-
itor's ,report.
Much of this one .mill reduc-
tion 'is represented by a reduc-
tion in hydrant rental from $90
to ,$65 per hydrant for 38 hy-
drants, Which amounts to $950.:
This • is possible because of the
sound position of the :Water Sys -
tern, which has . a substantial
surplus, and • the $65,000 . deben-
ture : which 'was' 'originally - issued
ROYALLY • RECEIVED' AT
ASHFIELD AND .RIPLEY
!Revs. J. R. MacDonald and
members of 'his ` chureh choir at
Roseville, Michigan; in suburban
Detroit, paid a �,visit to Ashfield
and Ripley Presbyterian church
es on : Sunday • and were well re-
ceived. ,Rev. MacDonald
conclud
asuccessful pastorate
_rn_ these..
two churches late in the, winter.
Rev 'MacDonald conducted the
service and ' the choir provided
special music: Members,of' the
Ashfield . congregation ,served
dinner following the service.;
The Ripley ; service was held
in •the afternoon, followed ,by a,.
chicken dinner before the Mich-
anites turned southward • on
the homeward trip.
ern lakes ,that: now bear his name.
'Geon 'exwas , y f..,.
g .a .son• A the:':: late.
Mr: and Mrs:. Wm. McQuillin' His
;sister :and brother, Beatrice and
William reside on the homefarm.
at `St.. Helens and another sister.,
Mrs . -Wm. ,Pardon ((Mildred). re=
Beaton, daughter, of, Mr., • and by •; perpetuated :' in the : rovince • sides in' West Wawa osh
A, n a few•
Mrs.•.: James Beaton of .town' where hP •arilistPr7 by t' l --ern-ile-s--frorri-Ahe--ol',�.� nit.
DOUBLE WEDDING FIRST NUPTIAL • IN 90 -YEAR-OLD
CHUR,CH
DISCUSS SUNDAY SCHOOL
PROBLEM AT__ME
The problem of overcrowding
in the United Church -Sunday.
School was 'discussed
at an Of-
ficial Boafd meeting on Tuesday`
evening of last week.
An' estimate was received ' on
a '.two-storey cement , block 'addi-
tion at the • rear ofthe, church.
chur
Alternative suggestion$, were ad-
vanced, as possible solutions, 'but.
nothing definite' was decided
upon:' • •
._An . augn?en-ted. committee was
named to give further:'; consider-
ation ' to the problem.
LEGIO _ D_RiIi �.
SERVICE •SU ND A
Representatives of • . ! thirteen
)ranches. of the Canadian Leg,'
on $:ESL , comprising , Zone, Cl
' *eon"' urt Y -.
or the annual zone ;drumhead
iervice,ts the first �tirne since
.941 that the service has, been
,for this uty will Abe re:tred.;in:
Reeve Joynt commented that
It was the' Board's endeavour :to; .!.
give! the best service ;in the, most.
c-ono/11ic4a
The 'general tax rate• will be
struck at the next • meeting when
the • school. levies' are in; The
High School, rate will be un'
changed, .,. but a higher County
and Public School. 'rate,' will. •
more ;,than , offset the one mill
reduction • in the . villagedrate, it
is expected.
• -Road Improventent Plan
Members. of Council ; recently
,Made an .inspection- off Village
roads, along with. County_Engrl .
eer Eldon • Yundt, and - drafted a
program of • road improvement
estimated at '$2,100. or less than;
half of the '•Government ` approv-
ed'road budget .for 1957 on which
provincial' grants` are''' receivable.
• The proposed; . program pro
vides for .a told mix .>hardtop. on
East Willoughby St. from the
High School to , Havelock St., . at .
a . cost of $1,000 .'for . 'a 16 -foot
roadway.
it also rovides for
P construc-
tion
. .n..iwork- on;.�three..., �
other streets,
ine - . rati
PTeI� on for paving ; at a,:
later; •, date, : probably next year.
These streets include Canning St.
from Ross St. to the Flax Mill,
which 1. will • . require : scarifying, : •
hill: ; widening and gravelling.; •
Rose St: :ifor .two blocks , from;
'Havelock to Inglis, which , will
require scarifying and :grading
and in one: section a gutte •
corrugated tile ;under 'driveways;
`Hamilton. St which will require'
hill =cutting -at -the +bowlmg;green, .
.and fill and tile in. . the next
black.
Total cost 'of this re .arator
Iy P.. Y
work is ` estimated at '$1,100
Council ` : also budgeted.. for
cleaning and widening' the : river
to the Flax Mill. from a bottle-
neck -point ..where the. _ Park` ditch.
enters t e . river, ,an • : causes a
winter ice ja:rn. Council is : seek
ing to establish the .Department
of Highwaysrespoasibility •
this ,regard;. as this ditch drains .
Highway 86 • west of _.town_to the
Irwin '.hill `watershed;
, • Discuss. Snowplowing :'
': While i n.ot• yet amid -summer,
Council discussed : at ` length ., the
snowplowing: problem. The one-
way plow currently in Use is not
satisfactory in • the Village'
dead-end .'streets. ;A V -type plow,
with wing"an,d hydraulic lift. and:
sufficientlyjpowerful : truck; . is
.
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Y:f
regarded is the 'answer, .and ne=
gotiations• ; are being • carried out
with . Gordon Montgomery, with
a,' view t� 'making a, change of
equipment ,at a nominal cost.
•'Thea Board was informed that,
a heavier motor •was required, to
efficiently 'operate the' new road
patching- machine; built by Walt-
er •Breckles This' outfit provides:,'
the municipality with equipment
• for • hardtop road :repair, and• for
applying .a seal coat to<` he roads;. ,•
on inued on Page 3)'
'o
4
Et: will
n , be held, at
three o'clock
.the Caledonian*
Park, with:
Jen, Archdeacon`
If••1)V`al, •a... ,,.�.oy. ,,D,• Mess
kertori
Following� 'ns guest' speaker.
...the .service .the sal-
ice will be taken at . the. Post
Mice,:ds
th
e. a � ,
rad
p e
ro
cee s
o �
d
'th
n' :the ninety -year' history 'of'.
the Langside Preyterian ch�irch
there lad never been a marriage(
in the., Kirk until Saturday, When
a double wedding was 'perform,
ed. :
The Lan si .....-sisters, _ ..., h.,
g de .,who
.aPh f'or a.Memoriall made: history on" this. occasion,
ervice' .:grid t . .. • , .
the prae'hg' of .are L s, 1VI rgtir to rid Myrtle
*.Leona,.. daughters 01 ivir'_�and
Jreaths.. r . i e om e a
R 4
;
Mrsh
Jon C rows.ton. tang,
side.
Pictured above as they were;
leaving the church' jrninediatelYimmediately
following. the ceremony are .left
.to, right, Mr,,.. and Mia. John
,
Clayton Alton (Lois) and,Mr.
and Mrs, John Orland Irwin
(Myrtle),.
The Ceremony was performed
by fev; Robert T.. A. 'Marshall,
the, new: pastor of the church,
and recently of . Northern lit -
land. •
n The
•
yo ung bricks are
shown carrying, White. Bibles
which were presented.' by the'
`congregation to Mark,. t h is,
:unique occasion.,.
. • Sentinel -photo;
'Rev°' :'Robert A: " Macconnell obi
served his 93rd birthday on Fri-,•
day, May. 23, at the Baker. Pri-
nate • Hospital, 'where he has > ,
been a• patient, for the past •few
months since: suffe. ri, a , tt•• .
e' is age -Rev acconiell
is making a favorable reccovery
`anti is able ;lb' 43:6-6T), again.• Mr-, r.. ..
Macconnell still readsLL_without
s es,`'and un i is recent..ill .
gess had the' ability, to still Oc-
cupy the pulpit and. deliver "a
stirring sermon,
• A number •of friends, called• to
extend congra Mations' on this
n •.. 't
of
ew ,'
brth .
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y, on that *ain't ';
let pass Without the traditional
birthday cake . and' a . ''ha.y`;
birthday.�'f.salute front ten
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• �file atter
Lave staff at... Braker a Hsi �pltat. 1 _
a•.