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414KNIOW SENT.INIE .,• LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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;hurch Women
I�n • Activity
With a record'att•endance of
ropers the•executive of Bruce
sbytgrial United .Church" Women
,'et at the• home of the president.
o; Wilfred Grant; of Paisley,
Interesting and encouraging te-
rn for 1965•werepresented by
e secretaries of'.the various de-
'rtments, and were accepted by
e Meeting. : TheseWill .appear
the annnah report, which will• be
stributed at the spring annual, .
eeting, The'treasure'r reported •
substantial 'increase in 1965 giv-
gs over 1964; the 1966'. alloca-
11.
a is $17,4390.
,nnouncement was made that a
'kshop on"Leadership and Mem.-
ship" will be held on February
inthe 'Walkerton United' Chur=
Miss Marion Thompson, , tray -
ng secretary for the hoard •
Women ,.` will conduct the •meet-
which will be addressed by.
StanleiToas't of Paris, ,of
Christian Educatit n. staff of,
milton Conference. This prom
n a
to be very worthwhile and all
$anizations are., urged to; send , re
sentatives. . ' •
The annual meeting Of Harrill.'
tConference U.. C; . is being
din Guelph on March 22. ''The
lowing were appointed delegat
to:attend the meeting: Mrs.
)t; Carson,',Ciavering; `Ivtrs. Bei
Walkerton; 'MrsW. Krug,
esley; Mrs.`George Woelfie,
isleY. Mrs., •lumski , : Dobbinton;
s. Herb .Clayton, Ripley; 'and'
s, Wilfred Grant of Paisley
Plans were Made' for ,the 'Presb '
Y
ial Annual meeting which will'
held inthe•Paisley United Chur-'
Y.
on,March• 29 , ` Guests for this
seting will be 'Mrs', Frank Taylor,
sident of Hamilton;Conference
'ted Church Women, andMiss,
riel Bamford, Director of Nurs=
Educ-atlo t-at-:-Bantware-Cent-ra1
is Mission Hospital,,now on' fur
gh. Pla n to attend this. meet-
to•keep in' touch. with the work.
he•United Church :Women, at
e and abroad
cen►e D•onation:.fed Child
r Ado
pled p
e February meeting of the''
know Presbyterian Evening Aux'
y was held at the home of Mrs;
le Johnston on Tuesday evening
seventeen ladies present. Mrs..
Gammie, who was in the ch -
Opened the Meeting, with the
to Worship and Prayer.. Fon-
g the opening hymn the Scrip-
was read in unison. Roll Call
answered by a favourite
e verse,
rs,, Ross Gamrnie moved a
of thanks to Mrs. Robert Mac
ie for taking charge of the •
of greeting cards to the mem-.
for several.years. A generous
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Whitechurch.. W. M. -S.
(Whitedhurch News)
Wbitpchurch W.M.S,. Group held
their February meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the home •of Mrs. Jas.
McInnes 'with Mrs. V. Emerson
president .opening the meeting with
Excuses. for not taking part in.
Church
,, an em "In the,
Q . tness of Prayer.„,•. he theme
of the 'Meeting was ".Pra r.
The .interrupted Medita on was
given:by Mrs. 'Frank Coult r„ The
Aim and.Purpose Of the W.M.S.
Group was repeated in unison; ,The.
Scripture readi1 g was'read alterna-
tely with Mrs. ,Dawson, Craig, lead-
dr.. The meditation, , Pray and
Pump, •Pump and Pray, was given
by Mrs. Wesley Tiffin.
Mrs. Jas. McInnes gave the.
topic Prayer' as 'follows: When to
pray -every morning begin the day
with prayer' and in the 'evening give
thanks for the .blessings of the day;
Type of Prayer- simple: words of '
the people, or prayers by educated
are all:he same to the Master' •
Where to Pray- wherever you' are •
when you feel, the 'need of His help.
You could, be sitting, standing or
lying,, in a• crowd or •in the quiet-
ness•kneeling,.in your own. bedroom;
How, to Pray-' Give thanks for bless-
ings 'short -
Ings •received,,. coniess your
comings and ask for guidance.,''
Mrs,.: Johnston Conn .gave. Best
Loved Religious Poem's...
. The minutes were read by secret -
,Ory Mrs.. Russel Ross. •Final. arrang
cements were made. for. Day of Pray''
/Or,, February 25th. The,RollCall.
was answered. by a Prayer from the'.
Bible... 'The offering was received`
.and dedicated by 'singing', verses;
of hymn, "We give 'Thee but Thine
.'Owns;” ' It was decided that 'a .d'el
• egate Mrs. Frank Coulter ofalter
nates should attend .Synodical at. .
Niagara Fails andto:'•gather used
stamps and Christmas cards to be
set where rrequired,
Mrt."Dau on ra.iggave:a read-
ing, Hannah, A praying Mother
•A mission letter .from Miss Dick
son•of•Taipei Taiwan, Free China
tion was received from Miss
e MacKay towards'the support
e Auxiliary's adopted son in •
a. This gift was much apprec-
James,Little gave a reading
fled "What Counts". Mrs, •
rt MacKenzie read several in -
ting articles from"the Glad.
ngs including a report on the
ine of both food and water in,
a;
rs, Howard Agnew presented
opic with the theme ".To ,
laim" discussing "Christian..
ature", . 'Student. Christian
ement :in Canada" and the
dical College and Hospital(
ellore, India.".
e meeting closed .with a hymn
Prayer by Mrs. Bert Gammie.
ial half hour followed.
tT FROM
QUEENPARK
by Murray. Gaunt, M. P. P.
Companies or trade unions that
deny people'employment or pro-
motion because of.age, will face
fines of up to $500 under legis -
Mrs. E. Gaunt Gets
Gift For Leadership
On ;February 11. the St. Peter's
Guild Oet in the Parish Hall -with
eleven members present. The
President, Mrs; Harold Cooper,
opened, the, meeting with the Guild
Prayer; followed by repeating;, the
;Lord's Prayer in unison. The scrip
tures was read by Edith Cooper.
The roll call was answered• by:
naming a Church . participating in
• the World's Day of Prayer; ,After
the treasurer'sreport was read.,
it was decidedto rake a donation
to the Church treasurer for the .gen-
-eral, funds.',.
On a,nomination by Mrs. Elrn.o
Pritchard and seconded.by Mrs:. '
Tom '• Pritchard , Mrs. 'Stewart Lavis
agreed to act as secretary for, the
Coming year. .•
Highlight of the meeting w:as the
showing of slides by Mrs Jay of a
trip made; by -the Jay family through
the western, United States andnorth'.
through .Alberta and,'the Peace.Riv-
er area to Fort Simson.on the Mac
Kenzie River, where they stayed
for several weeks, and then back
through. . British' Columbia, and end-
ing this part of.their trip on Van
couver Island.•' The ':narration .of
:events and'interesting and :humor-.
ous incidents by Mrs. Jay was en- . .
joyed•by:all.
A.witty reading by Isabel Gaunt
"How to Bake a cake";.and another
on•":St. Valentine's Day" by: Mrs;;
.'Cooper was followed by the 'pres-
.enation of 'a small gift to past.
President', Isabel Gaunt, in apprec-
iation"of' her many years of faith
-
fill leadership.
Copiesof programme' and work
committees are to be given to all
ladfes••invelvedin.this particular
phase of`church work. 'The'W.A.,
invited' all ladies to .assist in' What-
ever '. way possible at their annual
Pancake supper on February 22nd....
The president closed the meet-
ing with prayer, •after which lunch
was served' by hostess;,, Mrs, ,Tom .•'
was read by Mrs. Andrew Gaunt
telling of the work being done:
there., and the' need of help in ed-
ucating the natives. '.Mrs. Dawson Pritchard
Craig conducted two oral quizzes..
RepresentativeS Of Ai S
MeetWA
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Department E
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1 tion introduced in the legislature
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Readings were given by Mrs.
Russel Ross, and Mrs.••Earl Caslick.
The courtesy remarks were given.
.by Mrs.: Russel Ross ,' •'and the meet-
ing closed with 'a hymn. •
• The Ladies.Aid meeting follow-
ed,' It was' decided toleave the
painting of the Manse kitchen'
till a'. later date. The collection.
was received by Robert Watt, and,
the meeting closed with the Miz
pah Benediction. •
'•Hackefs .0• C. W.
The February meeting was held •
at the home of 'Mrs. Bert Alton
and opened ;with the singing of a .
hymn. The Lord's Prayer was re- .
peated in unison followed by scrip-
• ture and 'devotionsb ' Mrs. George
Henry.Y y and a stor - b Mrs•. E,rank.
Alton.,. ,Wars. George Henry led in
prayer. Mr. .Kaiser discussed .chap-
tern 9 10 from the: study book -and
each member answered.the quest-•
ions from the study guide. '
. Mrs. Alvin Alton read a story of .
Stt Valentine and Mrs. Russell,
Alton conducteda contest on
hearts in songs. Mrs. Ken Alton
and Mrs. Blake''Alton were the
winners,'
The roll call was answered with
a verse containing Sacrifice.' by
16• members and 5 children who
were also present. Each member
is to bring an apron to the ,March
Meeting at the home •of 'Mrs.
Glen Walden. A motion Was pass-
•ed by Mrs. Wilkens and Mrs. Russ--.
C.G.I.T.Tour
Ontario Hospital
, (Amberley.News)
Over thirty members of, Pine'
River. and `Bethel United churches
and Lurgan parish, C. G. I. T. -
group, with their leaders, .Mrs..
Gordon Elliott and Joyce Thorburn:
motored to the Ontario Hospital at`.
Goderich'on Saturday afternoon.
Of interest to the group were the•
beautiful buildings with modern :.
facilities to make life pleasant
for patients during their residence
there. A bazaar is held at,Christ-
mas 'with articles• made'by patients
who are able to indulgein'hobbies
such' as quilting, sewing, and'
many other lines of work and whi-
ch is an attraction for those who
attend this yearly bazaar. Con-
certs are: given by local groups
which are enjoyed by many pat- •
ients. The buildings, which are
set well'back from the busy higha
way, and overlooking lovely Lake
Huron., provide a place of relax
ation for many who seek rest and
medical care here. .
•
this, week by Labour Minister I•I.l.,
Rowntree.
The Bill called the Age Discrim-
ination. Act was given first reading.
The Bill is designed to prevent
discrimination in employment in
connection with hiring,' and treat
ment of persons between 40-65
on the basis•of age.
Many capable olderpeoplle-are.
being denied•the opportunity to
work because of the popular Idea
that once a person.reaches a7 cer-
tain :age, his usefulness as an indiv-
idual in• the work world is 'no long-
er apparent,.. Of course this isn't
true, 'so' it is. hoped that this .Bill.
will do agreat deal tto:correct this.
situation,
• Education Minister, William
Davis announced anew grant struc-
ture to enable school boards to'.
increase spending on school librar-
ies. School boards must inititate
library iniprovementsin order to
qualify for, the money.• The grants will be available in
•.1967 to reimburse. boards for 1966
improvements,, The education
estimates provide 5;000 ;000 in
grants to library boards, an increa
se of more than 50%0 over -the .pre-,
v
e'r
lousa
Y
The. report of the•',Electoral Re-
distribution Commission of :Ontario
was tabled in' the legislature. on
Thursday:' It calls for lit: seats,
.nine more than at 'present.
.The new report labelled the first
report 'by the, Commission; will
undoubtedly •b'e: passed this session.
ell Alton to purchase a ,trust cert-
ificate. 2 quilts were displayed
and' some of the layette returned
for the overseas ba1e..4 , :
Mrs. Kaiser closed the meeting:
With prayer and the•hostess, ass's-
ted by Mrs.)HerbrWilkins, served .
lunch;
DUNGANNON
SLXVIN
B�ards
The following 'release was issued
.bythe Lucknow DistrictHigh
School Board in regard to nneeting$
held with the Departrent of . Nue-
ation last, week. _
New legislation came into force
in January of last year which was
designed To insure that rural elem-
;entary students.wouldbenefit fror
new 'advances1in education to the
same degree .as,urban.schciols.
Under the .guidance of iConSult-
ative'Conriimittees., Central Schools
were to be established'Which would
`be larger,. units, . able to offer ing-
',proved.facailitfes and:wider variety
'Of courses. The School Boards' of
this district have been very bUsy
and have given• much thought to
problems related :to our own imtr►* "
ediate area.
A. four -room Central:$chool at
Holyrood served rte Townships of
Kinloss . and Culross; They have
received' tentative approval to'
' build a needed addition but have
withheld action pending• decisions
concerning the ,area as a whole..
A new Central School is being'
considered by the Ashfield and
West Wawanosh Area School Board,
which has received tentative.: app-
roval.
The location of the Village.
of �Lucknow,, between two. Counties,
poses,particular problems. The •
Lucknow. Public School - erected '
in' '878; requires •e tensive renov
anions and a:,possibe addition ,
Rapidly developing :changes in
' Curriculum and with more students. '
enroling.+<ti. vocational education, •''
resulting in reduced attendance,
pose special problems for. the .High •
School Board`.
As .decisions rest entirelyapp-
ointed
School Boards involved;
-representatives .have been :very
active this past week in obtaining
accurate ;information' and 'suggest-
ions in order to make vise, decis-
ions. Any ;plans made .at this time.,
will, determine the educational'
system.established'in rhe,area;for
the next number of years.;
On Monday of last week, a: :.
Committee ;of Lucknow Public
School Board Members Met .with •
the' Minister of Education and De-
:partrnent Officials, Aithe:re
quest of the :Board', this, meeting
was arranged with the assistance
ofTMurray 'Gaunt, the local metri
• ben of the Legislature, It' was a-
meeting•: held solely for the pur-
pose of obtaining informationand
advice and in no way committed
this Board to: "any definite policy.
Attending this Meeting -were 'Chair-'
man Wm.. Schmid James Render-'
'son, Robert C. MacKenzie, Don-
ald MacKinnon.:and:.Gordoti Mont..'"
gomery.:
On Wednesday, the Lucknow'
District .High School Boardmembers
accoittpanied by representatives •
from each of the Elementary School
Boards in the .area, met with 'Mt
Laing, Superintendent of Education
for Western Ontario,• in London and
other Department officials for the
same purpose of obtaining inform-
ation. Representing Lucknow Dist-
rict High School Board were Wm.
Hunter, Art Hodgins, Clarence Hed•
ley;: Virden Mowbray, Frank` Mc- '
Qu.illin L. E Goyette; from Luck -
now Public School Board, Wm. ,
Schmid, James Henderson `,• Donald
Mackinnon and Gordon Montgom-
ery:" from Kinloss Board, Evan
Keith and Leo Murray;•from Ash-:
field -West Wawanosh Board,
el Irvin.
To date no'new action has been
taken• as a result of these meetings,
but a great hope exists for provid-
ing
rovid-ing this community and district
with one of the best -educational
opportunities for its young people.
Every effort: will be taken to
keep ,elected officials and the
community at large fully informed
of any developr%nents which may
occur,
U.C. W MEETING
of Dungannon Unit-
ed
ry 15
with twenty members present. The
President, Mrs. W:.• Brown, presided
and the meeting: opened with Mrsn.
Howard Johnston and ' Mrs. V.+
,;,.
Brown reading.; from' the book "God'
speaks and we answer" Using stud ;
P g Y
two, Godcomrrrands,.:we ' Pledge
Allegiance, and reading respons
ively .theo'ten commandments and
OurLord's summary of the law, .
• : Mrs.• K .: K . Dawson introduced
the study book,, "Jesus Christ and
the Christian Life". A tape recor-
ding of Peggy Mn and: the women
folk was .listened to;' wit 'Mrs..
Cecil Blake conducting a•:question
period and ,discussion, Mrs. Wil-
iced Penta nd gave a,Valentine
reading. In the business period;
the.ladies agreed to cater;to a
banquet in April and a. congrega-.
aional smorgasbord 'was planned
for March 18, A committee was
named to purchase additional.
banquet tables and kitchen equip
mens;" The offering prayer was
given by Mrs. Nelson Pearson .and..
the president thanked all for their
part in the.meeting and closed
with prayer. Lunch was'served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Jack Alton,...
Mrs. George Errington and,Mrs.
Nelson Pearson•,
PRESBYTERIAN W. M S;
The Erskine Presbyterian W. M. S;
of Dungannon met in the church
on February 18 with, seven mein,
bers present.. Mrs, Arthur Stewart
:presided -and opened the :meeting
with a psalm. and repeating The
Purpose with Mrs. Robt., McAlllst-
er giving the Glad Tidings prayer.
The Bible Study was taken by
Mrs. Jas. Wilson and Mrs. Arthur
Stewart. The Beatitudes were
read. by each member reading a
verse and Mrs. Wallace Wilson.
reading a synopsis of each verse.:
.Plans were Made for making
.quilts for the mission. bale in
March. An. invitation is extended
to the community to meet in Ers-
kine Presbyterian Church 'for the
World's Day of Prayer on February
25th at 2.80 p.m;. The meeting •
clgsed'by repeating the Lord's.
Prayer: in unison.
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