HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1972-06-14, Page 20BY AB. WYLDS
• Last Sunday afternoon the alp-.
nua'l Decoratibn Day service was
held at the Ripley Cemetery and.
the crosses at the front were decor-
ated. Taking part in the service
were the Ripley Huron Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. and
Mrs. 'Earl Peterson of Stratford and
Mrs. Fran Wylds of Ripley!
in Wiarton at Gateway Haven with
their mother Mrs. Elizabeth Peter.'
son. While there they also talked
with other residents from this
area - Sam Swan, Mrs. Jack Bell,
Miss Alice Wightman, Wes Mac-
intosh, Jack Swan, Mel Hutchin-
son, Ira and Walter Needham.
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For a couple of days last week
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Hulse of '
Schoenberg visited with her sister
Mrs.' Ernie PollOCk at her home in
Ripley. Schomberg is a village,
just north of Toronto and it is
For Father may we also suggest a:
FOOTSTOOL, CARD. TABLE, POKER TABLE
OR LUGGAGE
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JOHNSTOOE and SON FURNITURE
LUCKNOW PHONE 5284013
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which, has a. combined capacity
of 84 cars. In addition to increas-
ing the number of cats carried,
the present 3 hours-ctossinvirne
will be reduced to 2 hours.
Under the terms of the Agree-
ment ,' the Federal Government
will contribute $3 million towards
the cost of renovating the facilit-
ies at TObermory and South Bay
J‘ilou th-a and -prov=ide-thenarmai
ship building subsidy for the cost
of 'a new ferry. They will also
Anhydrous' Ammonia
for side dress or pre- lant on corn. A it ourself or
ask at your Co-operative about custom application
to meet your requirements.
Or if you
prefer . . .
hallow District
Phpne 528-2125
WEDNESDAY, 4.UNE 149h, 1972 PAGE. TWENTY
is Week In Ripley
THE 1,11CICHOW*SENTINEL, LUCKHOW, ONTARIO
the home of Doug Paltrier who
used to be commercial, feed.
traveller in Western Ontario and
is 'a well known driver of a' six
horse span of Belgians at the
Winter Fair in Toronto.
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For the record there was quite
a low temperature outside last
Saturday evening with the
resulting frost doing damage to
area gardens. One, redeeming
feature during the past week were
the much needed rains.
Tuesday evenings the Ripley
Fire Department , under Chief
Doug Liddle , hold practises 'at
seven thirty. Everyone is familiar
with the two blasts on the siren
announcing these practises.,. How-,
ever, last Tuesday evening at
nine o'clock the siren again sound-
ed and soon the Ripley truck was
headed north on the fifteenth.
It was reported that they joined
the Tiverton Fire Department in
battling a fire in the Glammis ,
area.
This Father's. Day give him a chair
to lean back and unwind in ... for
den,'office or living room.
our super. group includes _Rocker - Recliners, Relaxers and La-Z-Boys in fabric and vinyl
coverings, plain and paiterned"
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co.opV CROP PFICIDIUCTS the coming of the summer *evitrylitisti* * Misted for *tvirrtimitati* or* season the cheese store operated
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'Mrs, Glen Niartiri`in the Pine'
c• Aqua. Ammonia
for corn side dress kr pre-pl.With 3" to 4" depth of
application. Nitrogen is available when needed in•the early
stages,cif growth. Convenient to use. CustOM .
application services
available.
wheat heo• pasture
cprh an ctorr stbutr• •
Co-OP spreaders
' ay-Bitable to:f..:rthe-
D•vr D' 7. Islam
sTeacirnc
How do you want your
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Ripley and the truck again
headed north on the fifteenth.
This time the bard on the farm of
Cecil Norman on the fifth Con-
cession of Kincardine Township
was on fire. The cloud of black
„smoke could be easily
rising in the distance by 'looking
past the west end of the Ripley
Cecil Rhodes, formerly of the
Brussels area and for the past
few years a resident at ,the Thomp-
son Nursing Home on Malcolm
Street' in 'Ripley is a patient in
Kincardine and District Hospital
since last week under the care
of Dr. J. W. Thomson and hospit-
al staff.
The big news alOng Ripley's
main street last week was the
opening of ihe_ng ,eJectrc _,
bakeshop at'the store of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawri James: Lawri has had
considerable remodelling done
the' rear part of thestore. With
the help of Joe Fludder, the old_
traditional office used by the
original store owner the lateW.
.1', Crawford George Johnston,
and Reg Moore was removed to
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LETTER TQ THE EDITOR
$8.8. Million To
Improve Ferry
Service In Bruce
Tobermory and South ante of the wharf structures and Bay Mouth,
deepening by the Ontario Covent.-
ment , they ;gill assume the -
maintenance of the new channel,
Target date for the cdnipletion
of the work and openiN of the
new services is May 1'.'74, Jn the
interim, it is eXpected that the
Owen Sound Transportation Com-
pany will continue theservice.
subject to subsidization by the
Qovernment of Canada and the,
GoYernMent of Ontario , shared on
a 50 5047ii basis. Consultation
With. local Councils and residents'.
in the affected areas will begin
The new ferry will replace two immediately-„_asid
every effort
boats, now owned by the Owen
will be made to minimize any
Sound Transportation Company
inconvenience to llocal merchants,
Needless to say , I am most
happy that the'two. Governments
have 'finally gotten together to
River Cheese Factory has a steady .provide a much faster and mu
flow of customers for the famous
much
flow
Pine River Cheddar Cheese made
mana
assistants.
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The Schnurr trucks from Hep-.
Worth have hauled gravel to many
miles o concession roarin Huron
Township.' This gravel was from
the 'great MacTavish pit between
the fourth and second in Huron.
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Ripley drover , George McDon-
ald , was among, those mentioned
last Saturday -noon in the Weekly
report from the Ontario LivestoCk
Commission in Toronto for top
sales 'of beef cattle during the
past week.
The Ripley Lions Club held
their June dinner meeting last
Wednesday evening in the' Ripley
Huron Legion Hall. Members of
the Legion Auxiliary catered for
the dinner,
zrocery stores in Ripley
in the "towel" and
°per. on Monday. the
f.1: e operated.by .1.1,rs. Grace
and the Lawri. James
2P-iriz this Monday open
Dlislnes..s the Ripley Butch.
1.y. open and will continue,
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At one-thirty Sunday afternoon
the-fire--=‘sthi-Alega4n-sounded in
e responsible for the mainten ing-a better Ferry Service between
on Manitoulin Island
A new ferry will be brought
into service which will look after
110 cars and there will be-dock '
construction at both harbours and
additional parking fatilities prov-
ided, at a total cost of $8.8 mil-
lion..
It is estimated that $1 minion
$530 thousand will be spent at
Tobermory and $1 million $525
-thotita nd-a-t-Sou-th-Bay Mouth:
Construction on these facilities
will get under way as soon as
possible after designing work.; is'
completed.
I wish to inform the, people of
the Riding of Bruce and the stir-
rounding District that an Agree-
ment has•been reaches betieen
the' Province of Ontario and the
covemment_oLCanada , co r
on.Completion of the channel
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needed. service to the tourist.indus.
try of our area. Besides paying
my compliments to the two. Gov-
,erninents concerned , w no have
finally , after much persu.asibn,
cut the red-tapeito sin this agree
merit I want to especiarlythatik.
the Georgian Bay iiie‘,elopment
Association and the :duncil of the
Township Of st.Edir-tids, w-ha
have worked unceisi'n.:ly to' get,
this project .started. Needless to
say , the initial construction will
provide a• spbstant ini aMotint of
employment at both harbours ,
MSS i .
NIENIFER cT.F'ARLIANIENT
FOR rrRL'Ci-
or
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tv
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fr
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At your CO-OP you can have your Nitrogen
any way you want it. Just talk to the Crop
Product Specialist, and discuss your
requirements withWn. Hell advise you.
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The store was built in 1898' - ten
years after the big fire, levelled
Dley's business section and this
Ace had by now a somewhat
antique appearance. The new
1-pr gives-a--mode- n appea-ra-nce,
12wri and Ingrid turn out tasty
"1-iomern.ade" 'read and other
_:.lied products.
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