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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-12-09, Page 17z ►1 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 91h, 1970 KINILOUIGH. f • Mr... and Mrs, Elmer Kolpin o. London,visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Ha ldenby .and .other relatives here. .M!!!+R2.tw!f.•.IY.NYM . THE-..�m[.!.°NA.•�N.`rol...nTA.CM'•rtrr'nn.. THE 'LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE SEVENTEEN. LEONARD COURTNEY RETURNED TO HURON-RIPLEY r r. a • e g h. s t, �y J. it in a- ig :r in of 3e w. z � . sh P• Kenneth MacDonald, son of Mr. and' Mrs. Torn MacDonald, who has been very ill in a Brock - vine Hospital, was moved to the Kitchener -Waterloo Hospital. " Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. .job Shouldice (nee June •Ackert). • who were married on Saturday in. the'Lucknow United Church SCHOOL. POST BY 12 VOTE M.AJORITY Only 1 Vole SeparatecISame Two Men In•.1968 When Leonard Courtney and. Jack Elliott do battle at the polls, they never leave too much room' for comfort.. Mr. Courtney,was elected Ripley and Huron Town- ship representative -on the Bruce; County Board .of Education at Monday's election.. He polled 447 'votes., 12 more than Jack Elliott who registered 435. In 1964, when county school' board elections' were held for the first time , Mr. Courtney was successful by 1 Vote over the same Mr. Elliott. Others were running in the 68 election., but only the two•:names were on the ballot this. year. Mr. Courtney has been returned for another two year term_ by virtue of his win on Kronday... The breakdown in polling in Huron. Township ,and Ripley is as follows: BRUCE COUNTY. BOARD OF EDUCATION One member to represent Ripley and Huron; Township • HURON TOWNSHIP COURTNEY - No. 1 Bob. Rutledge's . No. 2 Township Hall 30. No. 3;. Gordon .Frys 67 No 4, 5, 6, 7, Reids Corners 74 'No. 8, 9 Buehlow's. Store 34 Total 328 VILLAGE OF RIPLEY • COURTNEY 62 59 E LL-IOTT_ • °121. • 79 No. 1 Municipal Office No. 2 MacLean's Store 105. . 81 20 25 310 ELLIOTT '7$ 52. Total' ..... ............ ................ .:..' .... • • Rockers Doll Buggies.... • gable and Chairs • • • • Total of Two Municipalities 447 • •• RECLINER. CHAIRS`: LARGE ROt,KERS. SMALL Ro KERS 'HOSTESS CHAIRS — FOLDING CHAIRS. PROVhNC.IAL• CHAIRS' mor Isiki! 4 . ` POLE -LAMP;' T.V.TRAYS, 'SMOKER, BRIDGE. SET,, O CARPET, HASSOCK, HUMIDIFIER, DISHWASHER, /,,,,,,,,- . :VACUUM POLISHER, TABLE LAMP, END' -. T. -E',- COFFEE' TABLE, 'MAGAZINE' RACK,' PAINT LNG, MIRROR, ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER,. CHEST• 0.- C-EDAR-CHEST. ERFIE:L. . S,UITE, DINETTE SET, BEDROOM SUITE,. d� -ter,:. �' -. ., '1�/ i��r�l% S-. Yes .we' have a good assortment of BABY FURNITURE CRIBS,. TALES THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD By Rev. Duncan McTavish . ' • 140 MORE THAN' PLUMB 7—rfyouwere toto -through the countryside-w-here.I • spent niy'boyhood, you would .tome across 'a number of stone . houses° buil i iorieer--d'ys;-:hod - es that are still' strong and endur- ing despite their age. They were•, built:by men who knew their trade and. were •,proud of.:it . .Among .tOe: them was'-aman'b .thenarne•of Y Steele Murdock, whose rnonume.nt. • seiting•the last window' frame. Johnnie was also a very, fine artis-' an, but sometimesg of a little out . of patience 'with.his father .":She's nae plumb; .Johnnie" the old man called to his son . . "Yes , she is" , shouted back the Son. The' old man repeated, his warning`,. to which Johnnie replie d';-" We ll , lshe'-s as -plumb as -the -plumb will make•her:'"' ' The old •man,shoo•k his head , and answered back,• Well; sheds frac-rna-ir-thin plumb". ' Those' words almost . became a classic for some years • after.,: A thing •' can scarcely be more •" than plumb.. Plu,nbness repre- may be seen in: many of those'. sents a superlative 'degree beyond stone structures." He. was a very which you can. not go. ' The mom particular man who built to last. •ent`a thing is more than plumb it isn't plumb. at all. If a .thing is • .Not far from my, old home is a perfect ; there as.no room° for any beautiful residence built; at°'the imperfections: That .is why thy` close of the last century, •.known perfectionist is sometimes a for miles around for its beauty,. dif-ficult_persax1-to-get=along a i-tb `Every..face stoneis tool dressed 'Yet every builder is aware of the 'importance of the 'structure being plumb. ..:As a young' man I helped eon- ' struct several cemFnt silos • I', recall"the pains that were taken • tb'get the first inside ring level, for if it was level it. was'also and no two stones of the same color ate placed together. 'That... structure represents a, summer's yor.k ere thewall's werevujLand- a.rbeUou As;; `' 0 1"recall being , .h' show thrku. it , when iiozh"in brit: joist without flooring was inside. I recall looking down plumb_ . I-f-th_firsi-ane_w_a-s--right i o rn .the-•attic_to tl e_cellar floor'. ' you couldn't o wrong ffr.om.then '. ' on . ' But if.it waswrong there was no way of correcting it 'later on So often times hours were spent. and almost turning sick'at the dizzy heights: The old elan had a'custom wher. - en=ce: rta in-tha t-st-e e hri t�h�windew fro-n�set ©nom•=� k particular level of walking around level, by testing and .retesting it. the•.building .a little way off: In For.if for any reason it was out` u out he, would spot it ass he lines` ; 'st thou. had one u n :the air som.ee y jue smallest b -it bthe time � Pi it up with other frames. "A forty feet',` you had a leaning•Piza story is told that on one occasion on our hands that stood 'out like he was taking his. accustomed. stroll while his son Johnnie' was an eyesore;; a striking reminder that the silo 'Was nae plumb." HOME FURNISHINGS I'IOfFATAPPI/ANCES STATIONERY THIS CHRISTMAS Lucknow Sentinel • ...A4Atio r ".rY i.t+ointtb it.tijriti S4 4 y , tefigyr;y�{i'{FIl1f�ElQ • N k t