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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1972-08-16, Page 8PA." EIGHT Couple Mark .50th Anniversary MODERN DANCING --r CLOSED AT 7 P.M. EVERY-EVENING. ti ILUCKI4OW When It's Time for a - Tune-11p, See Ifs! A motor that's running right sounds it is easy on gas - . . gets you where you want to go without trouble. Let our expert me- chanic give your car a tune-up , 1.1)6KNOW SENTINEL, 11,14k.N.QW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1972 occasion was Mr. Fred Fellows, Sarnia , a nephew' of Mr. Ensign. Gnests were present from 'Orillia Sarnia , Oakville, Bra mpton , ScarbOrough, Lucknow , Toronto', Ottawa ,-and Goderich. During the afternoon and even-. ing Mr, and Mrs. Ensign Were "at home" to friends who called to offer congratulations and best wishes to them. Many cards ', _gifts and floral tributes were received by the couple, among them -flowers tid-greetingg- the Mayor and council of Goder- ich, a plaque from the Hon. Wm. Davis, Premier of OntariO,- and letters of congratulations from Prime Minister Pierre Trud- eau Robert Stanfield M.P. , Bob McKinley M.P. and Charles MacNaughton M.P.P. • Pouring .tea during the after- noon were, Mrs '. Howard Robinson, Goderich and Mrs: Frank Fellows,' Sarnia , sisters of the-bride and groom. In the evening Mrs. Ern- est Craig and Mrs. Harry West- lake, both of Goderich, shared • the honor. In charge of the reg- ister was Mrs. John' Laroux. A family dinner was held at Victoria Street United Church. Among those present was their Only daughter, Mrs. Ed (Eileen) Laroux and her , husband of Orillia. Mr. and Mrs: Ensign's 3 grandchild= ren and one great' grandson were also in attendance. The minister who officiated at the marriage / ceremony• fifty years ago, Rev. • Duncan McTavish and his wife of London, Ontario, were special, guests at the dinner. This was . the first time that Rev. McTavish -had the honor of attending a' ,fiftieth anniversary, of a couple he had joined in marriage. • Master of ceremonies for the Tired Of sitting at home. Come to 'ROCK'S BARN -DANCE. EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT *, 2 „miles S. ot Kincardine on Aintree Rd. THE WILDINOODS • DOOR PRIZE Huron Federation Continpes.fight For Phone Areas By Keith 1041.ston. The Huron Federation of Agri- culture has not given up yet in its fight to gain large toll-free call- ing areas in the northern part of, Huron-County , a spokesman said Thursday night. George Underwood, R. R. 1, Wingham ,• chairman. of the Feder- ation'stelephone committee said the Federation was "most disap- pointed at the reaction of Bell • Canada" after Bell had told the Ontario Federation of Agriculture that the failure of Bell to win government approval for .increases in telephone rates which the' company had asked for would mean Bell would not be able to afford to expand services for' the- next few • years. .atteraptcf_the HFA to have call ,' 'This news seemed a blow to the ing areas in the northern part of • the county enlarged. 'At -*sent , free•- calling areas irk northern Huron are -much -smaller than- elsewhere meaning increased tel- ephone bills for, most customers. Atretio charges. The Huron farm group began its battle laSt -August when -Harry 'Bakker of Londesboro asked the / Federation to "see what it could • ' - do to have the .areas enlarged The-_E.ederation_cirottlated petitions in' the. area and found strong support, both among the -people-and a naont.munic-Lipal. councilS. The petitions were then presented to Bell. • ' Mr. Underwood said that Bell employed people to scrupulously go over the petitions to make sure 'each name was a bonafide telephone subscriber. He • ' indicated, however „ that the,teIe• phone committee had also found places where Bell had made errors, • • . '• . "We're not through yet" ,• Mr. Underwood said. He said the ,committee had arranged,a meet- ing with Murray.daunt, M. P.'P. Or Huron Bruce and would keep'. fighting .until it won the larger area.. • In Other 'meeting of the Federation held in Clinton, the county federation approved a plan put fOrward by • the OFA which Would- turn over refunds from CIAG 'insurance to-. the. OFA 'to ,.help pay the cost of. setting up area offices such as the one in Clinton. Under the ,plan -the-=caunty4ederatiori-waul&then,-- keep all money from township grants and levies for Wotk, within :the county , rather than,pass on a part of the OFA for use at the provincial level. This would' mean a slight saying for the. 'Huron Federation. . The 'county' now pays, over . $6000 in affiliation fees to the OFA and receives about $5700 from the CIAG. Under the new planthe OFA would get • $5190.- • . • .. • A lettei was read. from Grant Wallace at OFA office which clarified the situation on elin tree removal grants and income tax. Mr, 'Wallace had asked for, a ruling from' income tax officials on the grants and was told that they_w_ere_notto,beicansideted____.. as part of a farmer's. income and that expenses incurred in elm,tree removal could not be, • considered a legitimate expense Huron will contribUte funds and' help staff a tent foi the OFA at the International Plowing match in 'September near Stratford, • First in Playoffs The Lnclaiow Juvenile ball team played all year in an inter- mediate grouping making a•good showing and up 4th in the 8 team league. They have now advanced into W. O. A. A. Juvenile playoffs, playing the firit game in Lucknow On Sunday in a best 3 out of 5. series. Chepstow won the' game. 8.- 1. The-team is also entered in the 0.A.S.A. competition commen- cing play Friday, August 18 and 21st against Whitechurch and 23rd if necessary. , OLIVET Mrs. Jack McGuire and Brian spent Thursday in Stratford with Mrs. Robert Engel, Marilyn and Robbie of Dublin. Mr. ani Mrs. a car -May attended the funeral of Mrs. White's cousin, Carmen Scarrow of Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rich of Wingharn- and ba-by--Paul- visited- - with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar White and May on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ted White and Allan visited with Mr. and Mrs. Martin McNeil of Williamsford at the week end. • Miss Nancy McGuire, and other Ripley Junior Farmers attend, ed the Junior Farmers'Provincial Field Day at the -University of Guelph on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGuire, -Ronald- and Brian and Mrs.—Walter- Black and Joyce visited with Mrs. Robert Engel and children at her cottage on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. David Rigg and Adon were in Toronto for the , week end visiting with friends and relatives. THIS WEEIL-- AUGUST 1 Mr. and-Mrs. Wm. John Ensign of 117 Wolfe St. ,,Goderich, cel- ebrated their 50th wedding anni- versary with friends and relatives on Saturday, July 29. The couple-irere-married Lucknow on 'August 2,.1922. Mrs. Ensign (Elsie) is the elder daugh- ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Dexter of Lucknow and John is the son'of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ensign of Lucknow. usiness a e Juveniles Lose addle Club Meet At Taylor Stables .The regulat meeting of the Riders Roost Saddle Club was held at the Taylor Stables... Beautiful pictures were shown by Ken Tay' . lor of the Royal Lippizzan Stallions. While in Sarasota, Florida the Taylors attended this show and brought back a wealth of pictures.' These horses were developed in Spain some .30(}'. years ago and were originally Owned by Royalty. They are the• rarest and most aristocratic in the world. Only a few hundred have existed at one time.: The great Lipizzan Stallions were created for war and were originally owned ly the Raps- burgh Royal family of. Austria, and have been ridden and trained by two generations of Hermanns. Colonel Hermann was fortunate in saving the LizWans from the advancing Russians and retreating Nazis at the end of`World ltjar. 2, , General George. Patton has been the subject of numerous articles, stories and movies. col. Her- • manns Royal Lipizzan Stallions show performed. to an audience of --more-tha-n-7-5:0-,alpe.op1_e last / year and are known as the Ballet ' dancers of the HorSe world. Four guests were present at the club, Ron and Edna Alton and Cecil and' IvIar>te-11 Cranston of The Huron Trail Rideis. Carolyn Taylor gave a short talk on shoe- ing horses, and questions were answered by Rbn Alton. The door prize was won by Paul Zinn, a nylon halter. .,The next meetiq, will be held at Merle and SheiI4 Gunbys, Aug' list-127 QUiZz on-rare of tack. Mr. Garrie of Purina Feeds was special guest and showed film on barrel racing and on reining the horse. These films were from the Anierican. Quarter Horse Association and were veryniuch enjoyed by the club.