HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1957-12-11, Page 1r.
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w. I ' IMPROVES
R EC- KITCHEN
the Luc,
know Women's. insti-
tute ..
ute has added niuch to, the' fac .
ilities of., the Recreation Centre;
kitchen by the installation of a•
series of electric cooking ' .units,
a two -plate coffee ,maker, and a
warming 'cupboard, with '.electric
unit...
• A social evening ' was: held on
,Tuesday: night of last week,
hen the gift was :officially Pre
-sented by Mrs.' Burt Roach,• pre
sident of the Lucknow . Institute,.
It was accepted by. Reeve Geo.
o nt who later "cut the rib-
bon".
Mrs Roach Pointed Out that
• in
there were no strings ..attached,
that the,cooking equipment was
for the convenience of all' who
'
, use the kitchen, : and all -that -was
•'
asked is that they : use. it as they,
would if ,it, were in '..their :'.own
home..
W B. Anderson, . a member of
the.:Reereation 'Committee, 'refer
fed .'to 'the, nuinerous•.good works
the •Institute. had done during the
;years. Reeve Georzge Joynt add
ed his aPPreciation of the Mosit'
recent project, which. was equip-
ent badly needed. He. refer..rect;
to the history of the, Centre.
which . was. :a Clansmen - project
and later :'turned over to .the;
Town, under .a -7.=man' supervis-
ory committee. The Institute re-
:presents 'great organization,, he
said, and wished- them Contin-
` ued success. `
•
Prior to the'ribbon •gutting,: the
Institute ladies ';sang • a. chorus,
with accompaniment by Mrs:
rant --M aoD a
W. G Webster, on behalf of
Silverwood Dairies,- presented . a
plaque to mark . the installation
of ,the ',cooking units, and which
bears the_ date, and the naives.
of ' Mrs. Burt :Roach;: and Mrs.
Alert Gammie, ' the president and:
secretary,' resPectively.'
.Twenty—six; tables ; enjoyed an
evening of Shoot, followed 'by
;Button and Mrs.. Les Purves
:,with consolation; winners being
Mrs. •R J. Button and George:
. Joyn
'ENGAGEMENTS
'Mr.. and- .Mrs: Clifford Miller,
Stroud, Ontario, . anno'unce., the
engagement of ' their daughter;
n yn-' oyce;„ . o, • ' nice-.
Victor: Johnston son of. Dr, and
Mrs. W: V. Johnston of. Toronto
,and formerly of Lucknow.`' The
marriage -wilt -take 'place --.7
' ber 28th, ; in Knox Presbyterian
:Church, 'Toronto:
1 I s
XOUR
• L'UCKNOW
LET EIRE SPOIL::
CYIRISTMAS
Al, the Lions Club meeting
on. •_Monday evening, Fire •
Chief George .Whitby issued.
some timely advice about the
hazards of Christmas tree
'lights, and dramatically poi-
trayed what -had, and could'
happen in ' a twinkling.
George stressed ,precau-
. tions, .such ''as: seeing: that,
trees' are.green 'when • set up,'
a' n
d supplied daily ' with
water, that lights., do not'
touch the., tree or • .decora--
tions on .or. • under it, and
that lights arealways turn:. '.
'ed., • off when Leaving the •
house, `
Tragedies occurr ev e r y
year,' he. ' warned:, ., Lucknow'n.
has, so far.eseaped, arid "let's
keep • it : .' that • way .for a
Merry Christmas",•'the ,Chief
concluded.
•
ACC.IDE'NT VI TIM
IMPROVING:
There was much iinprovernent
the first ,of the -week.:in the con-
dition : of . Robert Reid, who was'
Seriously:•inJured .411 a' car -tractor
Collision. late;Wednesda `�alfter
Y
noon;' after dark.
�'
Bob suffered.: fractured ' ribs
F g,
anda .unctured;Iun :as well as.
,..
other; internal.,injury anda:for: a
time •.his Condition was. cause for
concern. On: Saturday; he suffered
much' and was 'no so well, Lbtit
bey ' ftiuinday ,,improvement '`was
noted and on; Monday he' was.
"much improved and spent. 'a'
good ,night” - :'•
r.:' , . W o Ives: •a .'.mi
el.•
e.
west: of Lucknow, was enroute
home ;from . the farm of pis, 'bro-
ther, Manson. Reid, two.: miles
east of LuckrioW on. Highway 86.'
He was . drawing. a : manure
s 'reader behind his tractor,:
p ,
Homeward; bound to Lucknow
from • his job• 'in' Wingham,.:was
Fred Moore; son of Mr;; and Mrs.
*Eddy- 'Moore.'
o .the--h-ghts- a
roaching car, Fred .fail
the' manure spreader, and: ran.
into the 'back ' .of • it. In .the .im.
pact Mr. ReTrd. was thx
ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, DEC, 'nth, 197
PURCHASES
STREET BUILD1
Bo Fina"ri' ro
•:b, p P.. etor bf ,.
lay's Gift,' Shop;' has purchased
the $hop and apartment building
on Main Street from Miss Ger-
trude. Treleaven: -of on , o:n
. L .. d . . Mss
Treleaven spent the Week -end
here to 'finalize the transaction.
Mr; and Mrs. Finlay. obtain ',pons-
essio , on. January lst. '
The building, ' which adjoins
Johnston's restaurant, was 'built.
by ; Miss Treleaven's father, the
late Thomas. Treleaven, .over half
a: century ago. He, conducted a
.photographic studio and china
And: book •• .store. His the
: a
daughter carried' on the business
g
for .a .number Of years after Mr.
Treleaven's ,death; ''and in recent
year' it was converted 'to `a "bed
and: breakfast• house". .
Hector ,'Purdon opened a: paint
and ';wallpaper. shop . here and
converted, .thea remainder .of the;
building into. three' apartments:
Bob Finlay, • a. ;painter. and dec-
orator, succeeded M'r. Purdon,
and estaiblshed' a;•gift, paint and
wallpaper• shop. Mr. and Mrs,
Finlay have also :tenanted`one: of
the 'apartments:' Other .tenants
are r _and_ _.rs:_ lie r r ais
. 1V.I _ M. n Y -.DQ .
who will be vacating. the' : apart-
merit shortly' to move to `their
new home. T h e dowristairs
apartment.rs occupied by. `Jeri
:nie., and' Noble Pierce::.
KNECHTELS.- TAKE. OVER:
NEW -LIFE FEED STORE •,'
Wfn. 'Knechtel and '..Son o
Hanover,,. manufacturers. of. New -
'Life -=feeds, - have -taken: -over' th
feed store on Main Street, 'Which
was the •former. Crawford Feed•
Store,
They plan to stock a 'complete
line ' of their feeds with Alex . T.
MacKay ,• continuing in "; ,charge.
The store will, now ,be open sr
days a week
nz�IL EARLY ' .
The Christmas rush : is on
and it's' snowballing "-at the
Post Office,; as greeting.
,card $:' and, parcels start.
,flow, in 'ever ;increasing •
quantities;
"Mail early", is :an. annual
lea Whie'h- -brings -a ver -y
good response from the pub-,
lic, J,ut as the volume of
mail increases each year,
. there is always, the ,i'nevit- .. .
able last minute 'flood.
One big factor 'that speeds
up . handling of Mail is to
have Christmas cards tied in . •
bundles with the address up.
to assist 'in cancelling the
s.tajnps„ It also assists ,great
ly if cards;' for• local distri
bution• • and outgoing cards
, are bundled :separately, :.
Rural residents are.: re.- .
'quested td have .an amnple
supply of stamps on : hand.
BABY' SWALLOWED ..COAL,
OIL, WAS•. QUITE,' SIC*
Wayne' MoKee, year old son o:f
•Mr. and : Mrs. George McKee of
'Holyrood;. Consumed • some coal
oil recently and ave his : parents
g p e.
uite a fright for •• a time.
:cl .trig
ht
a _
. 1 ttl �-� 11
--Tl.e e- a ow'-- -Was :''.quite
v -
sick, and was rushed:to' _Wing'.
Wing -
ham Hospital where the''stomach'
was pumped ;The child was over-
night in' the • :hospital and then
permitted' :.to be;. brought ',home.
The McKee family moved' to
Holyrood recently. from Mount
' Forest, and are.' occupying the.
Ackert; home tiormerly. tenanted.
by the O'Donnell fancily: . Mr
McKee is' • employed by. Ernest
c ert.' +' ayrie r e•• youngest
Of six children..
•;A subscription to The' Sentinel.
'makes an 'ideal Christmas gift:
Just say "sefid it" *and a gift card.
will:, announce. it.: Nothing
could
g
be'_ ,easier' and l it •wi:ll'.be:. apprec=�_
fated the 'year' round.
TWELVE PAGES
JAVA/' BROf Et I:
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ALL: OFF HORSE
Miss• ;Shale .Irwin, :daug...ter
of. Mrs. Emerson Erwin, recently
suffered a' fractured jaw in two .,
,places in a • fall . from a horse..
• The ho se o e . S irle 's
uncle, Pat Irwin, is stabled near-'.
by the. Irwin residence; and is
frequently Used tor.,„ horse -back
riding -
,Shirley,.' Who is : a •. ,member 'Of
the Toronto Dominion 'bank 'staff;
was •home • for• the week -end
She had: been horseback' rid-
ing in ' the morning. and was go-
ing', to have ',another "whirl" :in.
the afternoon. She had just nice:
ly- mounted the steed, 'when "in
sone unexplained Manner she'
'off and.fell heavil- `
:Was thrown f, fell ..y •.
to . the .'' frozen': . ground. .Sh, irley
va's-krniecled iincoons�cious'--by the �.--
%bl'ow, - -but. revived:, in : about
twenty. :Minutes
• S'he was •taken to Wingham :
Hospital: acid . on Tuesda of last
p y
Week was taken to'Victoria.:Hos--
pital, .London,, • or 'treatment :of
the•aw f actur'.
�. fracture.
She was able to return.' home
on Sa.turday,, with: her . ` teeth . • . '
'clamped ed :in a permanent'position
p
for . six • Weeks '.` to prevent move'
merit .6f. the: jaws and permit ";the
break to knit. In, the meantime
she's sipping' • a. lignzid diet .
through a straw:
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PLAN THREE TIMES -WEEKLY
FREE SKATING PERIODS
Lio I
a free skatirig,'program for Luck -
now and '• District children up' • to
and including.. the. age _ of nine
years .
Weather .permitting there ,will
be' an hour's skating from . 4.00:
to 5.00 ' o'clock, each. Monday,
Wednesday and .: Friday during
the skating 'seasons
.•,_ •
T f an Sep -A:— KinI�s-s '':
ed to
ruce Federation. Qf Agricu!tu-re
DEBENTU.RE
own to 3 he- .Village
.Council --met on
the ditch from the tractor, Which•.
was : upset, With—the spreader -0 -
ending
-t
U:D in • 'the' ditch: , Tl�•e:
dl - ama' e
Moore car :wase badly d g d,
but . Fred escaped: 'injury,, al-.
though. his • back' 'has since.
-Mr-Reid was tak-
en
.
'by` ambulance to Wingham
Hospital: '
accident, which occurred.
The
-at---:the-.--easterly_:_..outskirt :,_ 9f thf
e was investigated by
Village,
LouBo ce, of Kincardine;
;O:F.P. Lou y
Thursday : for the final meeting .
f. -„the year; 7with ' otrly-,140uti I O,: Kin loss Tovvx�slai�py was: ele ct-
eq. president of the' Bruce. Coun=
usrness . coming before. the
u.,ara ty Federation of Agriculture at
the • annual . meeting' :.held ; at
Walker tori last week. He, :sue-
seeds Austin* Martin - of Huron
•
,,
it
a
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•
P..• A. 'Murray,' 'of Concession ;Ontario. Hog Producers Co-op .as •
the.A "bestavailable"�,efer-ring to
:the impending vote on the :hog
marketing issue he 'said.. You .in
Bruce.' will be asked to do more •
than your share at. the voteto.•
take care of those areas not as
Township,, who completed ' his well organized". '
terra in .office., Retiring .president Austin -Mar--
The.' guest speaker; George Mc-. `tin of Ripley expressed. surprise .•
,Ca ue; of ; Har.rrston, executive that t'he- Chamber of Commerce
member .of the"United Co -aper- should ,a pro; h Parliament ask-,
•atives of Ontario, said that if all in • that ;the':•powers oaf' direction-
•.
counties in the'iprovince. were as •be taken away: from farmers. H ':
Well organized through ,the fed- described itas "a very narrow-•
eration as Bruce is the fanners minded view". •
,
Ile also, strongly, urged that
would be much ,more secure;, ' •• . •.:
He mentioned: -•the -trend: to.--farmers••.-contact• the - federation
wards. dairy in, this- traditionally fieldman if they are approached
beef county of Bruce. Last • year by the gas pfilpeline to . have the
24,060 • head r Of dairy cows - were- line cross over Or •, under, their "
browht g into the county. land. While the pipelinehas not
He described:._ the_:_opert mares yeti enterer -.Bruce; Mr. 1VIartin . - .
Meting system as supplied by the said that he understands that .it.
will do.so within the, year. '
' . George R. Gear. explained the
farm Management project that ,is
being ' initiated in Bruce.
Eldon Aiken, Allenford, •zone
director to the hog producers,
said _.hog�^business_..:in the
county is worth over $5,000,000
a year.. •
• Endorse Resolutions •
Several resolutions were en-
dorsed, •among thein:
That the Vote, on the Ontario•
g 7ccrs` -main ing
be carried by 60 percent of those
_ .
That because of ''the. 'ubstaw;
s
:.'rt M. ....., �. ""b • _. ... _ a uSw.vxaM� •+•✓tlsYWau ta"".'6w r nv3ti,
ea "fosses of swine d e to • are- +ya,
age by dogs that .swine be
eluded in ,the Livesto+ k 'Protect -w i
ion'• Act, '
'That a.. floor' price be setby
the Dominion government' ,for
brandable 'beef: ' • •
A resolution was Passed that..
(Continued on Pager 4)
•
ospitalize
ractured
Jimmy Humphrey, : 8 -year-old.
-son 01- Mr. -and: Mrs. Harold:':Hum,
:.phrey of :town, suffered •a fract=..
ured thigh bone last week,.,_that.
wily' hospitalize him . for 'three'
months - and :. that means, of
course, spending Christmas in
the hospital,
The lad', had.: gone _from school;
'Ili'
to the,. Presbyterian • Church to
practice for :the Christmas, coh-
ort, and` after the' practice was
over,; was playing outside with
.seri e` other youngsters when the
unfortunate "mishap occurred.
in? v- r -tai etr tb Wtngham-
uospitel • for treatment' of the
break:Lyst ric;h.m..is high.., up ,on __'the.-
th,gh 'borie of the right leg. He's'
� Ga aiid---on- -Sunda : w'as7
:resting coini'ortably, , .,
Jiriniy i; the second oldest of
a
family ' of five children. His
S13ter :Barbara Ann is ten 'years':
•old • and he ' has three younger
brothers Bobby 6, Douglas 5 and '
baVid g' JIMMY HUMPHREY
With Jimmy facing . thy e e' unately they do not have hospit
months in. 'the! • hospital, unfort- alization.
Included. in ',the year end :ac
counts .was the final'arena pay=
Meat ' of 49 53 lifeh tet cd
this 20 -year ,debenture. -
Reeve George. Joynt ,thanked
the Board for their co-operation
.in.: what he felt.was a "banner
year",- with a,; ,'lot, of .::work •ac-
complished, . and : with the Vill,
age , in -a ',sound' financial post
thin.- The Reeve remarked that
he would; strive to work for.
Lucknow and trusted that the
Beard would' "stick together",
to improve and beautify the
Village — _ _
He ' spoke personally to ;each.
member of the Board, express-
ing app•r ciation" of the port -they
had played,, • and stated- that.
-Clerk E; .1-L Agnew ::had.:been .a
big help to him during the' year
'and always ready and willing to
be of assistance. He .compliment
,ed. 'Mr. -.Havens' and his • helper
for their efforts.
In• reply the ` Board 'thanked
leeve Joynt for the job he had
.done. Councillor MacLeod said,
"The people, don't know the
amount of'oiiork the Reeie has
.done -and ' the miles he ;has driv-
en : on .municipal• business, with-
lila-re`rt'n•ursemerr
Tri recognition of extra work.
:rFauircd of the Clerk: this' yea::,_
with . particular emphasis on
.hvd "fir rid n"- thre~ break=*
down` of the assessment roll to.
a commercial and residential,
basis, Council voted $f"0a as
part payment of 'office help that
he had engaged during the year.
This amount • is divided, . hydro'
$55, Village 0, Water $15.
Boxing Day• wily be observed
on Decetnber 26th.,
A, `MURRAY