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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1973
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20 YEARS AGO
NOVEMBER 1953
The large feed-filled barn ,
owned .by Alvin Sherwood, just
south of Dungannon was Complete-
ly destroyed by fire. Some 1500
bales of hay and 1000
bushels of grain were in the barn ,
also some livestock. An imple-
ment shed was also burned.
Miss Belle Robertson disposed
of her local millinery business to
Sanderson's Ladies Wear.
Fourj hour parking went into
effect in Lucknow. At the Nov-.
ember session of the Village Coun-
cil a by-law was passed and re-
ceived the official approval of the
Department of Highways. 'It was
a "by-law to prevent the obstruc-
tion of, and to regulate 'the traffic
upon the streets' of the Corpora-
tion of the Village of Lucknow" •
The current issue of thei Star
Weekly carried 'a picture of a
British Guiana native toting a
bag of Lucknow manufactured
flour on his back which .was being
carried in a wicker basket. The
local milling company , Treleav-
en Milling Company, had an ex-
tensive export business to British .
Guiana.
a record for November.
The Canadian National was ad-
vertising a week end special rate
to Toronto $2.70 return and the
attractions advertised for the city
were Meirdehohn Choir Concert
"The Messiah"; and the
National Hockey League game ,
"Leafs" vs "Canadiens".
60 YEARS AGO
;NOVEMBER 1913
The Lucknow Presbyterian con-
gregation was being congratulated
upon the completion of a fine
barn that had been erected just
back of the church. This barn
was built to'provide stable
accomodation for those who drove,
to church and was available
throughout the week to members
of the congregation. The build-
ing was 40 x 100 feet. Large
doors at the north and south ends
were such that single or, double
rigs could be driven in without
unhitching.
4-H AWARDS
CONTINUED FROM PACE 1
SCHMID'S
JEWELLERY AND
CHINA
LUCKNOW
OWNERS -6. W. JOS. AND
DEAN' E. AGNEW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THOSE SPECIAL DECORATOR TOUCHES
(1 f 1 4.7"
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IIHNSTONE an [
LuCknvw . Phone 3281613
the completion of 6 clubs were:
Bervie # 1 Club, Karen Stewart;
Bervie # 2, Doris Splettstoesser, ,
Pamela Wylds; Clover Valley,,
Donna Elphick . Wendy Hamilton;
Kairshea , Jeanne Reid; Lisburn
# 2, Ina Farrell; Lucknow # 1,
Nancy Alton, Joanne Ritchie;
Lucknow # 2, Coralyn Henderson;
Purple Grove , Heather Boyle .
Terri Fair; Reid's Corners, Marg-
aret Mitchell.
Ronnie Irwin, Ivlorfor4 MacKay ,
Oliver McCharles, Mrs. H. Vines,
Elwyn Pollock ; Albert Tout, Jack
Blue ; Donald Courtney Norris
Messenger , Donald Brooks, Jack
McGuire , Murray Wilkins, Royal
Bank, George McDonald, Ken-
neth MacKenzie, Mary E. Mcic-:
Donald , Miller MacKenzie Lim-
ited , Holyrood Women's Institute ,
Roy Schneller, Donald Coiling ,
James Kirkpatrick, Ripley
Horticultural Society, Ambrose
Gamble James H. MacTavish,
Gordon Bridge , United ChurCh
Women, Rev C. MacGillivray,
Tom Culbert, Lewis,Hilborn,
Ernest Thompson, Ada Gawley,
Donald MacKay, Walter Needham
Peter Leeson, James Nesbitt, Rip-
ley Lions Club, Jean Osborne, 'G.
Meurs.
If you have not received an
official receipt , please contact
the Treasurer, Stewart Needham.
THE, LUCKNOW.$ENTINE14, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Bruce Board To Retain Pine River
Central School, Closed Last September
When Enrolment Drop To 11 Pupils
A committee of the Bruce Coun-
ty Board of Education has been in-
vestigating the future use of the
Pine River Central School, in Huron
township which was closed in ,
September and whose pupils now
attend Ripley-Huron Central
School.
The committee reported at the
December 4 meeting and recom-
mended that the building, be '
retained for future board use.
The committee report, present-
ed. by Mrs. Pearl Whitehead of
Teeswater , read as follow's:
' COMMITTEE REPORT.
Trustees will remember that
3hortly after school opened this
?ast September, 'there was a prob-
lem of declining enrolment at
the Pine River Central School.
Mr. Bowers reported at the Sept-
ember 18 Board meeting, that ,
due to the unexpected decrease
in enrolment which made it diffi-
cult to offer a suitable program
either academically or socially ,
it had been necessary to transfer
0.
the remaining students and teach-
er to the Ripley-Huron Central
School. Enrolment projections
last June indicated that 35 stud-
ents would be in attendance when
school opened in September. On
September 4 only 24 registered.
On September 5 the enrolment
Was 23; on September 7 it was
12; and on September 10 it had
fallen to 11.
At the Board meeting of Octob-
er the following motion was pas-
sed: "That, a committee be named
'to investigate and recommend
Board action regarding the future
of the Pine River Central School
building ."
Named to. the committee' were
Leonard Courtney, chairman; •
Thomas Lambert, and Mrs. Pearl
Whitehead.
The committee visited the
school and held' two meetings in
carrying out its investigations.
The two-room Pine. River
Central School was opened in
rc
',AG* TWO
40 YEARS AGO
NOVEMBER 1933
A Badminton Club was organ-
ized in Lucknow with the court
in the Congram block. There
was so much interest shown in
the newly introduced pastime
that a second court was opened in
the Town Hall. '
A low temperature for Novem-
ber was experienced locally. J..
M. Greer, official weather ob-
server , reported that early in the
evening the thermometer started
downward and between ten and
eleven o'clock was hovering
around nine degrees below zero,
Further Donations
To Medical Centre
October , 1959. It is an aurae
building with basement acc
dation and a small room ser
as principal's office. The site,
which is not large is adiacern%
township playing field.
The committee considered
eral possible proposals for the
school. At the last committee
meeting it was decided to
mend to the Board' that these
not be disposed of at this time,
During construction in 1974 of a new elementary school in the
south end of Kincardine ; actual
modation will be required for
students now attending the Pene
tangore School for Retarded w
is located on the.site of the pro
posed new scbool. The Pine
River Central School could be'
used for such accommodation.
addition , parts of the school
be used as temporary ware
space for supplies and equip
for the system as a whole and
pecially for schools currently
under construction.
\`1r. 'Swanson has made ana
ments for Mr. Reid, who lives
across, from the school; to
regular checks of the buildiRg.
Reid is a forMer caretaker of
,sChool.