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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-04-17, Page 124 Pages Single Copy 20c WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th, 1974 $8.00 A Year In Advance — $2.00 Extra 'To U.S.A. 0 , and Mrs. Bob Gilchrist of oss Township were presented an Agricultural Service ma at thelneeting of Luck- 'Agricultural Society on Tues- nightof last week, e presentation is made 'in ninon of Bob and 'June's con'- don to the Agricultural Soc- and their support in the corn- ty functions which it under- . Bob is a past•president of ssociation. e/presentation was made by er past president , Bob Camp- amed To Lek Out Billets , Noble Johnston of Lucknow unnamed by LucknoW Re- n Committee to arrange for tang of former residents who ht be interested' in accommo- n in private homes during ucknow Reunion. an advertisement in this , billets are being sought , or without breakfast , for the, !lion period. Transferred To tonilon Office eith Kilpatrick, an employee ilverwocid Dairies Ltd 7 , Luck- has been transferred to the on office and will commence, tin that division on May 1st, eith has been sales supervisor the company in Lucknow eeBing Cameron MacDonald of stow on his retirement a num- af years ago. ok Fisher of Lucknow, an em- ee with the firm for the past ears, will succeed Keith as supervisor at the Lucknow t. Leboi ONE OF LUCKNOW'S PRE WAR HOCKEY TEAMS is pictured just' west of Finlayson's store: No con- veniences of indoor photographs in those days. Pictured, left to right , are: ' John Dahmer Cam Thompson, Charlie Webster, Babe Book, Leon and Maqonald , Bill Harris, -kat,- old Greer Ellwood Solomon,, - Jack Fisher . George Book, Hatold Ritchie, Keith McCormick, Bob MaCKenzie. ob and June Gilchrist Presented With gricultural Service Diplomas For otnaution To Lucknow Society ell bell. President Omar Brooks reported that Dune McTaggart , president of the Fairs Association, will of- ficially Open the 1974 Lucknow Fall Fair. Glen Walden, 1st vice president' and. chairman of the' entertainment committee 'of the Agricultttral Soc• iety , reported that the play cur- rently being presented by the soc- CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 Winner Of Post Graduate Award By. Ab Wylds Mrs. Corinne Davies , a member of the teaching staff of the Walk- ertion District Secondary School, was among those listed as having been chosen throughout. Ontario to 'receive special 'post graduate scholarships. About 100.0 Ontario. Graduate Scholarships , for academic excel- lence , were announced by the ministry of colleges and universit- ies. Scholarship winners receive tui- tion fees phis $800 a term for a maxirritun of three consecutive years. , The winners were chosen by a seven-man selection board assisted by 35 Scholars from the province's 15 provincially-supported univer- sities. Corinne, a recent graduate of . the. Faculty of Music at Western University in London, has been teaching music in Walkerton. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. MacDonald who reside just west, of Ripley. , Corinne and her husband Gerry have been living in. Mildmay and travelling back ana forth 'to Walk , erton. Festival is an autonomous associa- tion with its own officers—and can- not be dictated to by the Lucknow Agricultural Society. Funds that were deposited 'in the account of the Lucknow Summer Craft Festiv- al were transferred on December 1st 1973 to the Lucknow Agricul- tural Society. This transfer was done without the authority of the Summer Craft Festival or its offic- ers and was completely illegal. This money has since been trans- . ferred back to the account of the' Lucknow Summer Craft Festival. While it is the intention of the Summer Craft Festival to' turn over to the Lucknow Agricultural Socie- ty the proceeds of the 1973 Festiv- al, we wish to point out that the Lucknow Summer Craft Festival will not be asking the Agricultural Society for any assistance in 1974 and will be operating the festival independently of the Agricultural The resignation of M..L. Sand- erson as Justice .of The Peace for the village was received at the April meeting of LucknoW Village Council. Discussion centred on the necessity for an appointment to be made. The name of E. H I Agnew of Lucknow was suggested-- as one. who might serve this office. Mr. Sariderson, who recently clos- ed his clothing store in the vil- lage , is now a resident of Goder- ich. Village. Council recently found it necessary to heavily prune some CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 Enioyable Trip To South Africa DUNGANNON NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sherwood returned last Sunday evening from an enjoyable trip when they at- tended the World Shorthorn Con" ference, which s washeld at Johan- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Doug Tout of Huron Township, son of Mr. and Mrt. Earl Tout , left this week for Tel Aviv in Israel where he will assist in the erection of two- homes for the firm, Precision Homes of Toronto, Another one of„ the men who will be involved with the installation is Hans Doerge of Huntsville , formerly of Point Clark. The .prefabridated homes will serve as show homes for the Can- adian firm with hopes of expan- sion into a foreign' market. The group will'be away about three weeks. • Car Overturns, Hits Hydro Pole A single vehicle collision about 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday night of last week occurred in the east end .of the village, opposite the resid- ence of Mrs. Syd Whitby. Stephen McDougall, 17, R. R. 2 Wingham, was proceeding west on Campbell Street, Highway 86, when the car went out of control, went up on the sidewalk and struck a hydro pole in front of the Whitbyresidence, breaking the pole off. • The car overturned and Luck- now Fire Department was called when flames broke out. The driver and his passenger, Jot% Moir , R. R. 2 Wingham, also 17, received minor injuries. The car was a total loss with dam• age estimated at WO, Kincardine Ontario Provincial 'Police investigated. Could any evidence be seen of where the lightning,struck. The building was inspected by 'electric contractor Ted Collyer on Monday. ' He, is Of the opinion that the lightning struck high on the church and grounded on the - hydro wiring. Damage was light,, but the experience is one the Sun- day School members Will remem' ber for a long time. Two Fire Calls Luclmow Fire Department an- swered two calls in- the past week. On Wednesday morning of last week a grass fire just north of the, mill in St. Helens took them to St. Helens. On. Sunday afternoon, in the midst of an electrical and heavy rain storm , firemen were called to the farm of Bob Howard on. Highway 21, near Kingsbridge. It was thought that the barn had, been struck by lightning and that smoke had been seen coming from the structure, -Firemen checked / the barn inside and out and found no sign of a lightning strike nor fire. • Three Way Contest For Bruce Liberal Condidate The contest to replace retiring member of parliament Ross Whicher as the federal Liberal candidate 'for the riding of Bruce became a three-way race last week. Crawford Douglas, 43, sports director of radio station CKNX, announced he would seek the Lib- eral nomination April 19 in Walk- erton. Mr. Whicher announced in Dec- ember he would retire at the end of the present ,term of parliament. A former Wiarton mayor, Mr. Whicher first won the riding of Bruce in the 1968 general- election. The two other men seeking the nomination are' Don Hoist of Han- over and Bob- Pringle of Southampton . serious rift has occurred with- Lucknow Agricultural Soc - which has led to legal advice g sought by two opposing ps, meeting of the society last c, the matter came to a head- la lawyer's letter was read by ecretary to the general meet- *rising that the Lucknow net Craft Festival would no et be asking the •Agriculttiral tty for any assistance in 1974 that the festival would oper- ndependently of the Agricul- Society, e letter, from the legal firm bnnelly and Murphy, said in m"While it has always been ention of the Simmer Craft Yal to turn over to the Luck- Agricultural Society the pro- of the festival, we would to point out the following" . Lucknow Summer Craft es.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• ••• • Lightning :Strikes' Trinity Church, Over. 811 Attending . Suoday 'School Resigns As Justice Of The Peace Huron Man Goes To Israel )ciety Directors Ask For President's Resignation Craft Festival Takes Legal Action To Separate From Agricultural Society Society. We assume that there CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 • , children and' was of concern to the adults. Fire shot from the furnace and electric stove in the basement and the, lightning splintered a hole'in the church ceiling about 1 to 2 feet long and an inch wide. The' resulting glow and smell of smoke caused fear of fire and the immediate investigation of the building. No fire developed nor Over. 80 children and Sunday Schoolteachers were in Trinity United Church on the 10th conces- sion of Ashfield Township on East- er 5unday morning about 10.407 aim. when lightning struck the building .and grounded on, hydro wiring. The loud crash of thunder and the accompanying lightning bolt, while not injuring anyone-in the church', terrorized, some of the foli•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1••••••••••• •