HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-06-22, Page 8ft
• Lucknow Business Men's MOC.. .
NOTICE RE STORE �IOURS
LUCKNOW BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION rias DECIDED
ON THE FOLLOWING HOURS ,ON THE WEEKEND OF THE
JULY 1st HOLIDAY,
Open Thursday Afternoon
And Thursday Evening,..June30
Closed All. 'DayFriday, July1 st
Open Sat., July 2nd Until 6 p.m.
Doug Miles,Huron County Ag
ricultural Representative, had
some impressive figures posted at
the -sod -tarn ng -ceremony, for -the-=
International. Plowing Match held
at Seafcrth on, Saturday 'afternoon.
It would make the buttons pop.
on any Huron County farmer's
vest and justly so. Did you know
the: following about Huron County?
Bases on 1963 figures, which
were the latest available, Huron
stood well,`up in the Province of
Ontario.,
FIRST in improved farmland.,:
635,068 acres.
FIRST in conimercial farms,
4358 farms.
• FIRST in total cattle, 194,200
head.
TT in totaf swine, 124,500.
FIRST in total poultry ,i1,946,500
SECOND in all field crops,
379,300 acres.
•FIRST: in dry beans, 25,840 acres
• THIRD .in corn for fodder,
213,500 acres.
SECOND inmixed grain, 91,500
acres.. ,
• SECOND in flax, 93,800 acres.
SECOND. in barley, 7800 acres.
The 1st Jackson Reunion Picnic
was. held •on June 12th at the
home of Mr and Mis. Erin Van
Norman of Ariss, Ontario..
The. Jacksons were early settlers
-atmEverton,: Ontario;; in-Eramosa
Township. Mr, Richard Jackson
came to this country'.from Ireland,.
cleared the farm land that is now
presently owned by his great
grand son , . William Jackson, ' and
the farm has been in the Jackson
name for over 100 years.
Three, of the four Aunts of the
present William Jackson who were ..
born and raised on the farm were
present for the occasion; Mrs.
Hattie McCutcheon, Acton; Mrs.
Margaret Hall, Lucknow and Mrs.
Minnie McDaniel, Toronto,
The 'oldest person attending was
Mrs, Mattie McCutcheon of Acton.
the youngest Leanne Friesen,:
granddaughter of Mrs. ' Murray
Johnston, Toronto, and she persons
coming: the• farthest were M. and
Mrs.: W. Cumming (Mrs. Jack
Hall's daughter Eileen) from. Owen
Sound. •
• Relatives attending were. from
.Guelph; Acton,_Ospringe, Rock-
wood,. Moffat,' Preston, Lucknow,
Owen Sound; Toronto and Weston.
JOHN W.
'�0 . Nut CENTENNIALISHER COMMISSIONER •
' . It • is still possible to put a
• canoe into our Canadian ..rivers.
and tributaries and paddle to one
of the oceans.; •
Eric W. Morse, an • expert on.
Four fur trade history who has
traversed. ` and • written about the
• old canoe routes of Canada, says
there are as many miles of inland
waterways in this •country' as in all:
the ; other nations of : the world`
combined.: In fact it is estimated
that one quarter of all the fresh
water in the world is to .be found
in Canada.
• In an article published a few
years ago, Called. "Canoe 'Routes
of the..Voyageurs",• Eric Morse
suggested. that, sometimes, as much
history can ` be learned from a
canoe as from' a history book.
If ,is` tlre_ Vie.__-- and. L be-
lieve
lieve he is right — many of us
are going,. to learn more about
Canada's history when our . atten-
tion is '• attracted to the 100 -day
• Centennial Voyageur . Canoe
• Pageant next year: • •From Rocky
Mountain' House, near the Alberta
British ` Columbia border, canoers
will dip their paddles and follow
in the wake of ' voyageurs and fur
traders .'along theearly inland
waterways Their destinationo
• Expo 67 at Montreal, 'a distance.
of some 4000 rules!
The Centennial Canoe, Pageant.
will create considerable excitement
because ' it is to be a/ "race", be-
tween
teams chosen by', the various
p evinces o ' • na ' a, an . the. ter.
ritories. The• race will be con--
ducted according to rules similar' •
•�' to those of ' a car • rally so that
'competitive spurts and ' stops can.
be made ' at communities for the
teams' participation in :local Cen- ..
'tenial Celebrations. Like'the' old.
fur 'brigades, they will. travel in
flotillas and . judging' will be done
on • a points system.
While the race will create ex-
citement it also will stir our
ima-ginations. It will remind us .how
some of our colorful pioneers
travelled and developed the early
• economy. of : Canada. It. is : in-
credible, as Eric Morse describes
it, that in an age before air travel,
Our experienced mechanics spot the
trouble before expensive damage sets in.
We assure top performance with the best
tools, materials. .. Fast service, :tool
in a land devoid of road or rail,
on a route 'beset with obstructions,
dangers and difficulties, men bur-
dened •'with hundreds' of tons ° of
fur and :trade goods, succeeded
each year in crossing over half
a continent and back again in the
scant five months between break-
up, and freere-up: • .
The modern day "voyageurs".'
who have, been chosen for the
" 1967. pageant have been getting
into shape_ for the big ,event and
this summer they will participate
-in advance trials. One• of the test
races •will . be held in August, m
conjunction with British Colum-
bia's Centennial celebrations, from
Fort St. • James . down the Stuart
River to prince George and ':then
down the . Fraser river through
•Quesnel to Soda Creek. The -crews
will , portage- by frailer ' to Palo
• and then paddle on to Hope,. New
Westminster and Vancouver and
across the /strait to' Victoria.
In the other test • race crews
• ' will shoot the treacherous 'Lachine
Rapids (now within the boundaries -
of..Metropolitan. Montreal ). and on
to .the. Expo .67 site. •From Mont.,
real, ` the paddlers will. ':move up:;
the St Lawrence, down .the Riche-
lieu through once :hostile Mohawk
country; to' Lake Champlain then
on to New York for the Labor
Day, weekend, There. silhouetted.
against the :Manhattan skyline and
dwarfed by the sleek• and modern
ocean ships their journey will end
for this year.
Twelve canoes of special de -
,sign, resembling the, old Northern
canoe • type used by the ' early
• voyageurs, are . being built in
Fredericton. N.B.' for the ' pageant
The first was ' tested in April 'on
the North Saskatchewan River;
near: Rocky Mountain House; Al.
bares. • •.
The big race in the summer of
1967.will be one' of : the highlights
of the Centennial....Many Cana.
dians who live on the route will,
be able to. witness'' •the pageant
and the otherswill enjoy follow-
ing the teams by way of press,
radio; and television reports •during
the 100 days. ' '
.Thunk `of it! — 4000 miles in
100 :days`,• This includes portages
over • slimy rocks, 'up .mountain
•'sides lifting' their canoes and
heavy loads of equipment sleep-
• ing outdoors soaked hundreds
of times •—• tired, worried, storm-
bound; plagued by black flies, sand
flies,'mosquitoes: Well! I` have
two `comments:' our ; forefathers
•did it; I'm glad._I' was not invited, •
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Twelve Fredericton, N.B., built, coeoes will be used in 'the Centennial
Canoe Pageant: The one shown' .is' being tested on 'the. North
Saskatchewan . River' near Rocky Mountain House, Alberto.
Merging Of Small Municipalities Urge
By Bruce County Treasurer T. N. Alton'
KINCARDINE - Amalgamation of ('00;°$513,450 and $790,455.
some ofthe smaller Bruce munic�
ipalities Was : suggested •to county
council Friday by treasurer
Thomas Alton: ;'
Cutting down the number of
municipalities would'result in.
more efficient administration at
a lower .cost, he :claimed:.
The county has no power to
bring about amalgamation' but
there is permissive legislation if
the affected municipalities initiate
the move. •
Residents Of these manicipaliit:ies
would have to be shot n the ad-
vantages of 'amalgamation, he
said. The merger of townships
and villages for, school purposes
was termed a. step towards union.,
Bruce has 31 • municipalities,
and with the•'11 deputy reeves,
•had a 42?eman council. Sotne
townships, particularly ,in the pen-
insula, are sparsely populated and
Some of the villages have few
residents. .
! 'The total Bruce population is
141, 530, . .
r . Townshipswith populations of
less than 1,000 are Lindsay,318 •
St. Edmunds, 498; Albermarle,
553; Eastrior 889; and Saugeen,
X50. Assessment of Lindsay and
St. Edmonds is less than $1,000„
Lucknow is the only village among
the. nine with a population over
1,000 or assessment' above $1 •,900,
.000,,
An interim claim for $28,963
has been made for winter works ;
payrolls on •construction•to the. add-
ition at the courthouse ar W alker-
ton, •the treasurer' said. He estitri-
ated, a further $30,000. will be~ re
coverable'front the project.
Council established a county $,;
library but not without opposition
from some members,
More than half the municip-
alities •applied • for the ,library s
formation. All villages asked for
it, all towns except Chesley and
Southampton and all townships
except Arran, Brant, Bruce, East-
nor, Elderslie, Greenock, Lindsay.
and Saugeen.' Cost of the library
service will be.a half -mill and -
the non-member Municipalities
have until. July 31 to join if they
want the benefits. The library .
willbe established at the first of
next year. • • •
An amendment to the motion by
Bruce Township,;Reeve John Mc.Ken•
zie was: lost 29 to 10, It would
have required the urban�C•entres in
which the libraries are situtated
E
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• "The urbans will really !aka a
fleecing if this goes.through•
Wiarton Reeve Robert'Crai,_ said, '
. A survey of the Wiarton Library'
showed two-thirds of the yatrons
came 'from the surround in :rural
area, he said
."The towns will still: et•librar)'
servicemuch cheaper per capita
than, the townships, Mr.` .Mclert-
zie said.
A :centennial planning cornmitt•
ee'was set up comprising Warden •
Stewart Forrester'of Paisley, Thom
• as Alton; Eldon-Yundt, (•eorge`.
Gear and.Keith Wald ie pf Walker.
ton," Rosewell Smith of Hepworth
and 'Dr.James Morton or 5outhamf
Council deferred- a request by
the Bruce County Mutual ,Aid Ass, •
oeiation to approve radio .Comm-
unication for fire departmeat s
until th'e county Emergent i 'Meas' `.
ures'Organization hea'dgttarters Is
re-established in the county huilci
ing at Walkerton. Estimatell cost
of the .system was $30,0U, A
$250 grant to the associar'irn was
approved.
. The clerk was instructed to re-
quest that Tiverton's centennial
grant be made available -to that
village. Tiverton had turned its
grant. over to the county hut now
wishedto use it for a community
centre. The village arena was
destroyed by fire last winter, re
grant will be for about
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