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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-12-19, Page 2• .... . Young Farmer Died At, Age 43 LAURENCE SALKELD The community was shocked and saddened to learn of the sud- den passing on Tuesday , Decem- ber 11th of Laurence (Larry) Salk- eld, a young , farmer of West Wa'wanosh Township. His death occurred in Victoria Hospital, London and was caused from a blood clot in the heart. Laurence Allan Wark Salkeld, who was 43 , was born in Wingham and District Hospital on March" 29, 1930. He was a son of Thom- as J, Salkeld and the former Amy L. Wark. On May 15 , 1965 in Mariotick, Ontario, Larry married Marguer- ite (Meg) Tyler. They farmed in West Wawanosh some two mil- es east of Lucknow , on the Salk- eld farm, where Larry spent his entire life. Along with his fath- er , he was active in the apple and honey business. Besides his wife Meg, he is survived by a young son Blaine • Allan, who will be three in Feb 1/ ruary;s his parents Mr. 'and Mrs. Thomas J. Salkeld of Lucknow; and three sisters Mrs. John (Marg- aret) Schmidt of Calgary, Mrs. James (Mary) Boyle of Lucknow and Dr. Helen Salkeld of Ottawa . A private funeral service was held at MacKenzie Memorial Chapel, Wallow on Thursday, December 13th. 'Clergymen were Rev. Robert Nicholls and Rev. George Garratt. Temporary entombment was at South Kinloss Mausoleum. Pallbearers were. Alan Barger , sack McKim, Gordon Struthers, Lane Gardner , John Pritchard , Vernon Hunter.' THOSE SPECIAL DECORATOR TOUCHES. Individual items . that make a Nei JOHNSTON! and SOV.FURNITURE Lucknow Phone :5?84013 LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER PAGE. 'IVO) Trustee Leonard Courtney last week submitted his. resignation to the Bruce Qounty Board of Education. The board has formed a committee to find a replacement for Mr. Courtney who represimted the village of Ripley and, the Township of Huron. This will be the third time in less than a year that the board has filled a vacancy by appointment. Mrs. Pearl Whitehead replaced Ross McRae in the, LucknoiN Teeswater area and Albert Doll replaced Art Davies - in Port Elgin. The board had the alternative to ask the municipalities involved to hold an election but it felt the cost of a plebiscite ,was unfair to the taxpayers. How do the representatives (two of them appointed) of other parts of the county know what is or is not fair to the residents of Ripley and Huron 'Town- ship? If anything is unfair, it is the board's decision to deprive the residents of this and/ the other two areas mentioned the right to exercise their vote. The chances of an appointed member being a , "boat rocker" are much less thanthat of an elected member,. Appoint- ments just re-inforces the opinion held by number of people in this area that the board is nothing but a "rubber stamp." - 'It isn't just, unfair to the voters. It gives' the appointed trustee an unfair advan- tage over any candidate who wishes to run against him during the next election. It could be argued by the board that • no one would run for office if there were an election called and in some respects this is a valid argument. However, it is a decision for the voters, not the board. Elections, should have 'been called. The citizens would quickly have, shown whether they wan- ted an' election or someone put into of- fice by acclamation. -Whatever the case, with a year before the next election, the decision should have been in the hands of the citizens: THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL Electiiin shank! have been called Reprinted From The 'Kincardine News e•ty • PETER VAN DIEPEN, 5-year- old son, of Mr. and. Mrs. Theodore Van Diepen Ashfield Township, was one of the children who visit- ed with Santa Claus at the e opening of the Royal Bank in now last Thursday. Santa ha candy and a gift for. all the c ren. M1 COUNCIL BRIEFS' CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the lights at front entrance .of the park to village street lights so that they will come on at same, time? The letter stated that the village had 'agreed to maintain these lights when the gates were ' built and that some members of council had promised the group , this past year that this matter would be taken care of some time ago. Council were in agreement that this matter should be attend- ed to and this was approved. The second question asked if the Agricultural Society would receive the annual grant Of $400 for 1973 and council were not nearly as agreeable on this topic. The answer Was no and council members appear to have one rea- son for refusing the grant this year. They were unhappy, and still are, about a letter to the editor' which appeared in-the Sentinel following the Lucknow Craft Festival which they, claim was critical of the facilities sup, plied at the arena for the event, and which they claim was unwar- ranted. The letter was written by the chairman of the Festival com- mittee. A, letter of reply was written by the chairman of the Lucknow arena committee and appeared in the following issue. Reeve Joynt commented , "We shouldn't have to take that abuse, and then turn around and pass out money". CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SOL- VED "Before the Age. of Miracles", a best selling Can- adian book by Dr. W. Victor Johnston, Lucknow general practitioner for 30 years, is available from the Lucknow Sentinel, phone 528-2822 for .$6.95. Also, Paul Henderson's bOok "The Fans Go Wild" at $5.95. Mailed anywhere in Can- ada or United States at no ad- ditional charge. 0+04444+0, NEW STOCK of portable type- writers just arrived, Smith . Corona Corsair, $64.95, an ideal Christmas gift. The Lucknow Sentinel. Flower bearer was Donald Gaunt. Larry was a member of St. Pet- er's Anglican 'Church, Lucknow and a Member of the Lucknow Horticulture Societ. Old Light Lodge, Lucknow , of which the deceased was Master in l965, conducted a largely attend- ed masonic service 'on Wednesdily evening at the funeral chapel.