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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-10-09, Page 1S E NT I sago A Year In Advance — $2.00 Extra To U.S.A. ucknow Couple 64 Years Married, a Occasion With A Family Dinner . and Mts. T. A. Cameron of w observed their 64th wed - anniversary on Saturday, tuber 28th. A family dinner, d at the home of their son , Outram Street, Lucknow. Pardon and Thomas Cameron were married at me of ,the bride's parents, and Mrs. John Purdon • at °fluid's Corners, Lanark ,on September 28th, 1910. 18 they moved to Ashfield lured In Car ruck Accident Saturday Helen Miceli of Culross pus injured in a Motor on Saturday morning 10.15a.m. at the intersection' Fortnosa County Road 12 and Highway No. 4. Miss is a patient in County of Hospital, Walkerton with, a • pelvis, fractured ankle, ind bruises. ngers in the car driven by :kkell, Miss Ruth Thompson, kbealth nurse from Lucknow *ladies from Scotland who itisiting with Helen, were not Otly injured in the car -truck' 4. Driver of the second *.,,a truck from Walkerton kg Supplies, was Harold 411. One of the Scottish .. Township where they farmed until moving to Lucknow in 1946. As well as farming, Mr. Cameron for many years was engaged as an insurance agent. They have a family of one son, Ralph, of Lucknow and a daughter Mrs. Mason (Jean) Robinson of Wingham. Another son Glen of Powasson, died in 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron have 14 grandchildren and 25 great grand- children. • Ripley Maids Draw Winner Ken Quinn of Ripley was the winner of $200. in the Lucknow Kinsmen Club draw on the Canada - Russia Hockey Series. The win- ning goal of the final game was scored at 6..59 of the third period giving Ken the win. Other $25 winners, for having a goal scored on their time during the final game, were Tom Philips., Mrs. Alice Clark, both of Lucknow; Jack Clark of Lambeth. The fourth $25 was split between Harvey•Irwin 'and Mary. Nicholson, both of the Lucknow area. • ladies was hospitalized overnight. Ruth Thompson and the other friend from Scotland were not hospitalized. • Miss Arkell recently retired as public health nurse with the Bruce County Health Unit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1974 Single Copy 20c Tender Price Of Building $106,282 20 Paps Accept Tender For New Area Community Health Centre In Lucknow A new community health centre, to serve Lucknow, Ashfield, West Wawanpsh and Kinloss, moved a giant step closer to reality on Saturday night of last week when the four Municipalities met jointly min Lucknow and unanimously ap proved the acceptance of the tender Of Genan Construction of WMerloo to build the facility at their tenderedprice of $106,282. Tenders received last Fall by the committee had come in at close to $150,000 with one firm resubmit- ting their tender in early January at over $160,000. With the tenders fatabove estimate at that time, the project hung in jeopardy for several • months. In mid summer, the four councils met jointly in Lucknow and upon advice received from the architect by Reeve George W. Joynt of Luck - now decided to again tender on the project. At that time, Mr. Joynt •said that the architect felt that with slight modification in the type of construction, the total cost of the facility should come in at about $130,000. • At that meeting; the rural muni- cipalities agreed to accept 20%of the net cost each if the tender price •was, satisfactory. A motion was made to ffiis effect. Lucknow was to assume the remaining 40%of the net cost. • Saturday's meeting produced a • favourable tender and on a motion by Leo Murray, Reeve of Kinloss, seconded by Robert Lyons, Reeve of West Wawanosh, the tender of Genan Construction was.,„accepted • at $106,282 plus estimated extras to complete the job. The estimated extras were $21,500. These extras as estimated by the architect, include, paving, septic tank and tile bed, seedim, and . grading, $6000; dentist room, not • Died Tuesday • James Beaton of Lucknow died at Wingham and District Hospital ,on Tuesday of this week. He was 92 years of age. The funeral will be held Thurs- day, October 8th at 2 p.m. from the MacKenzie Memorial Chapel, Lucknow with burial at Lochalsh Cemetery. . strict I Exceed Goat By $25,000 Lucknow Kinsmen Raise $1100 In tiny Walkathon, Top Club In Zone *iv and District Kinsmen liked about SI100 in Sun- Walkathon in • support of !Fibrosis. The Lucknow club, ied less than a year ago, Ithe mist money of the eight itanne which participated. e other dubs in the Zone didnot participate will stage fund raising events. stekKinettes and Kin Kids kitlelotOw Club, numbering about 25, walked the twelve miles from Lucknow to Wingham along Highway 86. Gary Ritchie raised about $200, being the top member of Lucknow club. Zone "lit clubs walking from Lucknow to Wingharn included Lucknow, Wingham, Hensall and Exeter. Four other clubs from the Zone walked from'Gorrie to Wing - ham. These were Drayton, Shel- bourne, Mount Forest and Harris - ton. $4500 was raised by Zone B and approximately $61,000 was raised in District 1. comprising clubs in southern Ontario. .This is $25,000 more than the goal set by the Kin of District I.. The money raised goes to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. The centre was originally built by the Kinsmen. Chairman of the Lucknow Walk- athon was Evans Helm. tendered to be finished in original or second tender, $4000; waiting room fixtures, draperies, counters, $5000; property, $3000; balance architect's fees, $3500. • The building of the community health centre was earlier approved by government under the winter capital projects grant. From • September 30 to December 1, a • 50% grant is available on the Labour on the project. From December 1 through to May 31st, 100% grant is obtainable on labour. Reeve of Lucknow George W. Joynt and clerk -treasurer A. E. Herbert were in Toronto on Tues - Stocker Cat le Sale On Mon day making the necessary arrange- ments for the project. An estimate of labour to be completed before December 1st has to be presented - to government; as well as labour on the remaining portion • of the construction . An estimate is that 45% of the total tender would be labour and it is on this portion that grants would apply. Three other tenders received for the project, in -addition to the low one submitted by Genan and accepted, were: Watcon Inc., Wat- erloo, $119,540; Hudel Construc- tion, Kitchener, $124,496; Logan Contracting, Stratford, $133.605. vvvyvvvvvvy • Wins New Car, Doesn't Drive • 370 head were consigned at the Lucknow Community Sale stocker cattle sale on Monday. 18 steers averaging 750 lbs. were sold by Vernon Hunter, Lucknow to Vincent Austin, Ashfield at 43.60. 9 heifers averaging 695 lbs. were sold by •Frank Eckenswiller,, • Wingham to Bill MacPherson, St. Helens at 30c. 7 steer calves averaging 450 lbs • were sold by Peter Carter of Kinloss to Stewart Curran of Ashfield at 33c. •• • 9 heifer calves averaging 360 lbs. were sold by George Carter of Kinloss to Theo Van Diepen of Ashfield at 301/2. Mrs. Lyman Sutton of Teesvvat- er, formerly of Kinlough; is the lucky winner of a new 1974 Vega Hatchback car. She purchased the ticket on the draw at the Highland Games in July in Teesvvater from the Preston Rotary Club. , Proceeds are for the Crippled Children Fund. But Mrs. Sutton has a minor "problem". She doesn't have a driver's permit as she doesn't, drive a car, and has not yet decided just what she'll do with her first prize award. NrAy, VI, Iffy yr\VVVI PLACES FIRST- Chetie Diane, 8 -month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Fred Flanagan of Lucknow, was first prize winner in the four to eight Month class at the Lucknow Fall Fair Baby Contest.