HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-02-01, Page 11tst; 1l67
DAY, FEB.
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
PAGE ELEVEN
:now Unitarch Has Best.
;ent Retiring Treas. W. B. Andersen
United Chureh, meeting
annual meeting.. on Tues.-
.Week; ',heard reports, Of
lear,•ever from;. all depart
,the church. .
$20,000 was contributed
neral,anniversary; miss:
id 'Maintenance and Unit -
h 'Wornen funds, Contri
o the 'general 'fund"'amount-
,133; annlwersary contrib,.
;re $2 , 234; tin issionary,
itenance fund contribut
$4,181 and UCW .contrib
ire $2,228. .,
, Laird Stirling, minister •
lurch since "mid year., act-
airman whew the various '
mere presented.. Rev; Hoy,-
v,
owgyp, who retired from' the
'this past year ,served the
Won as ,minister- for 'the
months of the year. ::
in steward .Melvin Morri
g.
irde.d the minutes of the
neeting.
' of, best .wishes for'impro
lth was sent •.to,Rev. Edgar`
ilmersRepor
,cessful Year
(Whitechurch News)
' er's Presb terian Church'
m.. y
ieir,Annual.tneeting on.
ay, January 24th. Around.
hired for
the pot luck dfnn
.2; 3O with. the peeting
heldat. 2 p.m ':
Inman, for' the meetiti was
Gordon Fish who 'Opened the
in with .a ;serf ture. reading..
S P ."
ra er..The Secretary, John
Y y.
read the minutes' of, the.:
nnual meeting. Walter ;Ell-,
ave the report .ofthe'Session.
were 4 baptisms, :2, '
,ed -by certificate: Removed
•
nth were !the late. Mr gifted
m ;and Mrs.' Myrtle Dawson.
?lied by 'certificate and:'
are 112 on the roll.
C. o. C; report was given,by
fohnstonConn. There,are ;
tubers. .with an average atten
of 15 at 'their 7: rrieetings
rVall; Sunday School.Superin-
tit reported number on Toll,.
Inday'Schoo1. 40 with ,an aver.
ttendance`of 34. The ,year
ery successful, closing; with
ance of $17:90
report was ,given by
easurer Mrs•.' Johnston Conn.
were 12 meetings held with,
^erage attendance of 15 and a
bership, of l5 . There are 25
?..helpers with 24 subscribing
',Glad Tidings.;There had
$241,00 'sent to .the, Presbyter
easurer. , Mts.. H.•D. McDon
:ported for the Ladies Aid'
I had a successful year end–
ith a balance. of
treasui<er Mrs. Jas. McInnes
the, General Fund report
1 showed receipts of
42',.09 and Expenditures of
33.38 with: k balance of
.71. The 'budget for .1967 is
•0�, f
wly appointed managers are
ie Purdon, Wm. Purdon,
Craig., Archie Aitchison.
kintoul is in charge of the
's and those to.be in .charge
serving the offering•. Auditor
ooh itipn Conn, Jahn De .Boer.:•
Mrs, Wm , Rintoui. The
rd is again to be'sent, to each
°. A committee was appoint-
).check
ppoint-)check on the dire Insurance
',ante and Church. The`meet-
dosed with -prays! by Rev...G
•
Roulston, who. supplied fn.the
Lucknow pulpit last'summer.and,
who has been 111,•'.and'to Rev." `
Martin Rule of the neighbouring
Bervie• charge whohas also been`'
ill.
.W. MacKenzie and -Kelso Mac•
Nay, were returned as mem. bers of.
''the session ,for a .further term.
There. are 23 members on•session.
New additions to •the board' of
stewards were• Lloyd Henderson,'
Donald .Thompson, Ronald Alton,
George Newbold who is treasurer
of the buildingfund and Mrs.
•Elwin Hall who is the new church
treasurer succeeding W.BR Ander,
son who has retired. There are 26; :°
stewards on the ;board: The re:port,•.
of this nominating.corpmittee was
given by Robert Fisher...
The session report showed total
resident members : o f the .church at
33'4, non resident at 63 with:'45 on
the historic roll for a. -total of;442:
The;,, church is responsible •.for 230
-fan ilies. •" .
The Lucknow . United • Church • ,
Women reported a very: successful•
,year with:an increase `in- member=
.'ship of 20,. Paid Up, Membership'
was' 145 The five' units raised
$2„,62,3, Loose •collections were
$56..with'$701. raised ':on social
`functions,'
The Sunday School report. listed
the average attendance for 47
Sundays at.:129 '..This is . an. increa-
se :of. 6 ii the •average from last
year;
• SitecessftilreP Forts were heard:
kom :the Cradle Roll Departrnent,.;
C.'G, I. T..; The Christia n Educ ,a t._
fon'Committee and The Choir •
'' The Missionary` and. Maintenance
fundwa-s up $500.• from •the•.prev,-
:ious year:; ' '
• Wilfred Anderson'ga've acompl-
ete breakdown of the financial
statementdealing with receipts
and expenditures..
Thanks was extended:to all
church-officers'who'contributed in
various: ways during the. year ., ,
Mrs:.Kenneth Cameron very. cap-
ably addressed W.B. -.Anderson •
and Wilfred Drennan ,pres'ented Mr.
:Anderson with .a: gift in recognition
• of his service as.treasurer. Mr."
Anderson, who retired this' year, ,
has served, as church treasurer for
`a 7iumber of years: He; will con-
•tinue Ori; the board of stewards.
The address was signed by .Mrs.'
Cameron ,'Wilfred Drennan and
Harvey Houston:
Elwin 'Hall extended thanks. to
Rev.. Stirling 'for his ,capable
m inistry ;iti;'the congregation since
his arrival in Lucknow last summer
A social hour concluded the
meeting.
Year Award7
A o Tom Mcffison
"..(Whitechurch News)
On Tuesday evening, ,Mr. and
Mrs.' Tom Morrison attended a'
White Rose Banquet, at. Holiday Inr ,
Ball Room, London. This banquet
is held every 5 years when. awards
• •are preysented to garage owners
sclling'White Rose gasoline, Torii'
' received a '20 year awaid and Mrs;
Morrison received a Wedgewood
Ash Tray and a corsage.
When returning home, the fog
was so dense the•police were
ordering. cars off the road' with the'
result Mr. and ,Mrs. Morrison. •
Spent the night at a motel' at .
Fresent
.Life
Mernbership
•ASHFIELD NEWS
Mrs . Richard "`West who gave het
home .for th.e meeting, of the
W.M.S. was also in .charge of the
'program Mrs. "Gordon Robb, Mrs.
D. R,' MacKenzie and Mrs. R,
West told the ,Histor,y, of the Pres-
byterian Church in.Canada ,Mrs.`
:Stuart MacLennan read the Script-
ure and led a discussion on it.
Mrs,: W m . MacDonald of "Godes;-
ich. was presented with a Life/
Membership certificate. An
address •was read by Mrs, Hugh " ;'
MacKenzie expressing gratitude
for .Mrs.. MacDonald's work in the.
V.M.S.' andas a teacher in•.the
Church School.. ' ' '
Several projects for'Centennial
year were. suggested and commen,
ted On. Eighteen. members answ.k.
eyed roll call with a 'verse from
.Acts. •There.were 3'children pre i•
sent. The. next. meeting, will be
on. February10. at the home of
Mrs. Ewan MacLean:.
Reports of the .various,depart-
ments were given, by. -- Mrs.
D. R, MacKenzie ,•'treasurer,
welcome and'welfare;:Miss.'
.Sadie Johnson;,'C.;GLT. 'Mrs,:.
Jim West; explorers , Mrs, ; Henry
• MacKenzie; supply:, Mrs. David
MacMurchy
'resenfation Made•
'o Jack Blues
AMBERLEY 'NEWS:
A; presentation. which was_to have
been held at Reids' Corners Comm=
unity Hall on Saturday evening•,.
'owing t;o weather. conditions
was held a( Pine River United
Church Sunday School Rooms on
Sunday afternoon for Mr and Mrs
Jack, Blue of Ripley
A large.. crowd of relatives and
• g
neighbors 'gathered for a luncheon,.
.at noon and a' short program' was; •
enjoyed With Cecil.Humphrey pre
siding., :Familiar hymns, led by •
Mrs', Robert Courtiey and a group..
of girls; Wendy Courtney',: Mary
Pace', Marsha' Humphrey>and Mar-
: garet An i Courtney.were Sung,
instrumental numbers. were .given:
by Kathy Irwin. and .Mrs. Jim
Nesbitt.'Carol Coul•triey ac:comp-
anted a .group:of'girls'who sang
"How Great Thou Art':' and '" Whis1
ering Hope "• . Speeches .were given
,by' Rev. Harold piney); Eldon
.Lowry,:. Chester Emmerton, Don
Blue,and Mrs. ,Donald.:Cour'tney:.
:Cecil Humphrey called on Rob:=
err:Courtney who read an address
to Jacky and Nellie; Jack Errmmerton
Jinn Nesbitt and Donald Courtney
presented them with'table lamps
and a chime clock:' Jack thanked
neighbors and relatives' for their
gifts and the afternoon's entertain-.
mens.
Eugene Blue and •Howard Man1..
of Detroit braved the storm 'on •
Saturday ,evening to be present
for. the ;occasion. Our best wishes,.
go with,,Mr. and Mrs. Blue to
their new`horne in Ripley.
,Kenny Farrell, Murray Ferguson.
David and Gary Courtney ,spent '
Saturday and Sunday an•TOronto.
On Saturday they attended an. J.
implement shote.
.EtS CH RE PA RTY ..
A euchre party, washed
at' Amberley Orange hall on Tues-
• day evening of last ,week. There •i.'
, were players' for fourteen. tables:'
Winners of high prizes were Mrs,.
W illiatiti `Kempton and Bob, Court
hey. Mrs. Bob Campbell receiv
ed .the, lucky draw prize, .
Visiting in Mount Forest and
Kitchener recently were Mrs.
don Lovfry, "Mrs. Murray Thomp
son, Mrs. Glenn Campbell and
Miss 'Glenna Campbell... ;
4
Puzzled On HowTp Brother Passes
Observe Birthday In Cleveland
b,IRLEY J, KELLER
While Ht ron•County councillors
Seem agreed that some effort
should be made by them to cele-'
brate Canada's. Centennial -Year
and the Centennial Anniversary
of Huron County Council; ,very
.little•,in the ,way, of imaginative,
planning was evident' at the Jan-
uary.' sessions in Goderich last;,
week.
Cenien'nial committee, Delbert
Gieger, deput reeve•pf Hay
g Y :.Y
Township and Howick .Reeve
PP
Harold Robinson, appointed ai
the final meeting of 1966 County
Councilasked thisX ear's council
. for some .direction,
Alvin D. Sni.th, •Turnberry reev
said his, first.suggestion for. a
Centennial.•Worshi -P Service was
in keeping with the thought .that
County' • Council should take the
dead in maintaining Christian
principles in Huron.
Discussion from the floor',showed
that most communities in Huron .,
',County were Planning lanning Centennial :
'worship: services of their own:
Zurich reeve Leroy Thiel wonder-
ed
if County Council -would only,
be du licating the intention's of. ...
Tuckersmith reeve:Elgin'Thomp.
`son extended an invitation to the
'.coup tytoplan their
Centennial:
activity in Brucefield.
Mrs:.: MinnieNoakes,'HenSall
reeve, said she:felt.county
cillors..with the wives and her
husband should make an appear-
ancein the Court House Square
sometime during Centennial Year,
to participate in a devotional
. service to pay tribute to pioneers
;and dedicate themselves for an=
other 100
Harry Worrell, Goderich deputy.-
reeve
eputreeveagreed-. the celebration
.could ,be held in conjunction with
. some: Centennial function in the
countytown during 1967... HP
• offered' to :contact the Goderich'
Centennial Planning Committee
in this>regard: ; .
D. R:, MacDIARIvl1D...' .
Duncan Rae MacDiarmid , age
(63, owner and President of Ohio
' guilder's Specialty Co. passed
away in Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
on Thursday, January 19th.; He
was a 'son of the late Mr. ':and Mrs;;
.Alex MacDiarmid of Lucknow and
'formerly of .Paramount.. ..
Mr. MacDiarmid"was a•member
of the Cleveland Heights Kiwanis
'Club and Chagrin Country. club,
Forest'Hill Lodge and'Al Koran
Shrine. He was sadly bereaved by
the death of his only child , Donr
ald, thirteen years•ago,. in 1953.
,Services were conducted -by Rev..
W m . Birmingham.,'; Fairview
Presbyterian Church on Monday,
January 22nd . Burial was in..
Acacia- Memorial :Park' Cer'ntery
He is survived by his :wife Jane
and two sisters, Mrs, George
. Stockharh of .Detroit and. Mrs.
Neill. MacKenzie of Lucknow.,
' HEIENSH
• ST
Mrs B.F. • Green is' spending a
week with her son and his family,
Dr. and Mrs:' B.F. Green and fam-
ily. at Stillwell, Oklahoma.
Little §tephen Gaunt of Wingham
spent•the past:week .with his •grand
parents,>• Mr and` Mrs Andrew
Gaunt 'while his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Murray. Gaunt attended the
opening'af Parlia meat in Toronto.
Just a reminder, of the WL; meet
ing on Thursday at 2 30 inithe hall
A Provincial police 'officer' from;..
Goderich will be guest 'speaker.
Ed McQuillin.was,admitted to
Wingham and District Hospital •
on Wednesday evening of fast
_week.
Mr, and Mrs;: Albert Rundle and,
Grace of .Oshawa spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs': Andrew 'Gaunt.'
Mrs. Lorne Woods,who has been
a patient in Oshawa Hospital is
now at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Ray Hawley in. Oshawa and
is somewhat improved,
or 6t4C at 1c
Yes, incredible thoughit may seem, this little
girl will be out in, the world in no time, with a
home . and family of her own. Meanwhile she
tiot only has her father's' love 1,ut his 'protection
as well'— financialyprotection through SunLife
that she can count: on to provide her with; a
good education and the better things in life even
if herfather should `die at a young age.
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