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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-12-02, Page 1$2.50 A Year In Advance—$1.QQ Extra To UJS.A. Election In Ashfield Monday For Reeve, Council, Trustees Gra- In Ashfield Township next Monday they will go to the polls, to-elect nbjr ballot a reeve, ..four cbUricillors arid three school, trus tees. Highlight of this full slate of* candidates is a three-way bat tle for .the reeveship, The slate"is as follows:' For Reeve Cecil Blake Elmer Graham Kenneth MacKenzie For Councillors (four to be elected) John Bradley Tom Howard * Donald MacKenzie Andrew Ritchie Reuben Wilson . For Sehool Trustees (three to be elected) Walter Alton Gordon Finlayson Marshall Gibson Jack Gould . For the reeveship Elmer hain is aspiring to a fourth4erm^ arid is opposed iby two former councillors, Cebil Blake and Ken neth MacKenzie. The latter was - ago, _in_-1948,- iri a 9-man run for three council seats. That spirited battle result-‘ ed after it was necessary to call a second nomination to fill three vacant council seats, Gecil-has Had three years on the Board. He filled the vacancy when Councillor Graham stepped up to the reeveship; Both candidates ran a council election last year with Blake polling a tremendous vote at Dungannon, and heading the poll with 522 votes,. MacKen zie with 409 votes was in third place, ten votes behind John Bradley who polled 419. Andrew Ritchie received ,383 votes. Mr. Bradley and Mr,. Ritchie are the two “old” members seek-1 ing re-election as councillors. | They have! both had a five-year term oh the Board. The three new aspirants are Tom Howard, "Donald-MacKenzie and Reuben Wilson. ' For School Area trustees, the three retiring members have all qualified. They are Walter Alton, Gordon Finlayson _an£L-Marshall- Gibsori, With Jack Gould as the new candidate in the field. The following nominations were received at Friday’s nom- i •i d School Board con-| Saturday Petrie, &Blake by 'develop- G.. Mac- son. A reeveship' battle was as sured from the start, , but the Council tests ; ments. Cecil Paul Caesar. . John Bradley by N. Kenzie and Henry MacKenzie. Andrew Ritchie by Cyril Ca.mpr bell and Gordon Ritchie. ' Elmer Graham by Ralph Foster and George Dougherty. Kenneth MacKenzie by Murdo t Matheson and .Duncan Farrish/—I For Council Cecil Blrike by Ren Allan B&trie. John Bradley by Henry Mac Kenzie arid, N. G. MacKenzie- Andrew Ritchie by Howard Barger and Dynes Campbell. Donald MacKenzie , by Harold Adams and Mel Dickson.- n win- Kenneth MacKenzie by JackJLwa/ appointed, to p , . MacKenzie and Duncan Simp^n'.; ter carnival. • ■nmnthlv ■ Tom Howard by Earl Drennan;: .The 'Club Will med and Gordon Valad. / . ' /at. a <i-45 1,' ;md.• Reuben Wilson by Frank Ham; • third Monday of t e mogt^j^ ilton and Hmirnrrl Dnrgofe------ 'j >. I”"'--,. ‘ ■ Jack MacKenzie' 'by ’ Wilmer . president.- ! Robb arid'Frank Hamilton, . For Trustees ’ Jack B. Gould by Bob Simp son and John CoUinson. ‘Wilmer Roibb by • Allan Me-; ’Lean’ and Eldon Bradley* ’. Gordon. Finlayson by Roy M<‘- Kay and Duncan Farrish.,.. -AVaiter Alton by Cyril,Camp- !M1. and Howard Bar get; • ,J Marshall Gibson by Eldon Kit-1 chie and Chas, Wilkins. . n . ’ X • , < * ' C ....................... --Hjii'ii...'.'i ii-H i- "*-- 1 '.................. ........ ...... ...... rhe first luncheon 'meeting will be in January, with I< .Cameron- in charge of attend ance. ... ■ "■ / -The newly organized . Club,- which is not now at. full’strength, will have-a maximum membdr- ,ship of 25 active members, up to .the- age of. 50.- Betv/eon 50 and '60 ■ t.hefe“' will- be ad associate .member eat/^nr’r ?nd when any member roaches hO he .will have I ) COST $1.82 PER VOTE — ON HOSPITAL BY-LAW ? • •' ’ * ‘ . . West Wawanosh ; financial * statement shows the total cost ’ . „■<! Vf. J . . .. ■ . ■ « .. . J .of Holding the vote on the , .Wingham Hospital grant by law, as $294.51., The total vote cast on the question was i. . 162—99 for and .63 against— .. which figures out at about $1.82 for each vote cast. SUGAR IN GAS CAUSES EXTENSIVE CAR DAMAGE A local resident is walking these days while repairs are be- , ing made to his car which -was. i extensively damaged by. some 1 person or persons putting sugar in the gas tank. The car stopped on the highway and when towed to the garage a preliminary in-, vestigation revealed the crystal- ized sugar. An estimate of the repair bill was first set at $50.00, butnow-it-appearsthMih^dam- age was so ‘serious, a new motor may be required. A couple of weeks earlier, the same- -motorist" discovered—-after driving a short distance—- that' ; the anti-freeze had been drained. I put; of his car. Police have been notified. . LADY OF NINETY FRACTURES HIP -■ J? ’ Mrs. Ewen MacKenzie, 90-year- old Lucknow resident, is a pat ient in Wingham Hospital with a fractured hip. She suffered the injury last Wednesday afternoons Mrs. MacKenzie’s daughter, Miss Muriel MacKenzie, has been ill in Wirigham, Hospital, and Mrs. MacKenzie was staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Agnew. She suffered the injury when she fell as-she went to answer the door. ' / —Mrsr-MacKenzie“has"ha”d_a“pih put in the hip, and .despite her ! age—she will be 91 next March —has withstood *the ordeal very well. ■ z J. I C. WEBSTER HEADS REVIVED CLUB A re-organized and, to all in- UllailUtU, U ' A V. V . _________________ Club/came’-into being on Monday night at an enthusiastic meeting attended by twenty-two members who'signified their desire to con tinue as either active or associate members, arid pfajd the / $2.00 .membership fee, set under-the new constitution/ ■ ■ - . The .interim committee set up a week previous, presented a pro-: posed constitution dealing with ! membership requirements, etc., 1 and’ "after thoroughly discussing the constitution clause by clause, it was adopted with some minor irl teratiQris; ^and ~ the; deck 7 was cleared for the. election of the Charles Webster:- 1st. vice-presi dent, H. D. Thompson; 2nd vice- president, Cameron' MacDonald; secretary, ,Gordon Fisher; treas^. urcr.. Stuai’t'Collyer. . ■/' . A committee of’Win. Sc-hmid,..! •R usS B u t to n and H u g 11 C u.m i n g —< appointed, to plan for a win-, ter Carnival. ; : • The Club will .meet 'monthly, ‘5. luncheon meeting the. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2nd, 1953 PERCY WEBSTER HAD ( ARM BADLY BROKEN . ’ Percy Webster Suffered a badly broken left, arm last week, when it became caught in-^-be-lt—at- Thompson, Bros,Mill at • Hens all. The arm was. broken in three places, -Percy was treated at Vic toria Hospital. He spent a couple* of days'here at: the end of the week’ with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Richard Webster, and then returned to the hospital for a further check of the injured which will be in a cast for era! jnonths. .' arm, . sev- u I ahd'l Kin- been ACCLAMATION FOR KINLOSSBOARD Reeve ’David -Carruthers the four “old”, members of loss Township Council have returned to office by acclamation. The four councillors are Frank Mpffat,-. P. A. " Murray, Dan T. , McKinnon, and Harold Percy. George Colwell, who had qual ified as a council candidate fol- .lovUing-thefnominajtioirihWthrg'bn; Friday, withdrew his name on Saturday evening and the elec tion that was in the offing failed _tQ_jde.velop;- Reeve Carruthers, a candidate in January for the Brdce County wardenship,, was the only nomy inee lor the reeveship, and was lelected-for-hisfourthtermfeach time by acclamation; Besides the four sitting mem bers of Council who were elected by , ballot three years ago, there were four other council candi dates named, Hugh Sirhpson, Wm. Evans, George Colwell and Don ald Ross. George was the only one of this foursome to qualify. - v The -<weH attended nomjnatjon meeting Was presided over iby Richard Elliott, ex-reeve of the Township. > Nominations received by Clerk J. R. Lane were as follows For Reeve David Carruthers by -Frank: MauldenandJames^Buft/ y For Council P. A. Murray by James. Mc Ewan. and Edward Burt. Dan T. McKinnon by Jas. Mc Gillivray and James Burl.-----—- Dan T. McKinnon by Gilbert Hamilton and Archie MacIntyre^ Harold Percy by Edward Burt andt James McEwan. Harold Percy by Wm. Stanley and Harvey Houston. Farish. Moffat by Harvey Hous ton and Robert Orr. , Hugh Simpson by James .Wil son and Clarence McClenaghan. ■ Wm.. Evans by. Harry Lavis and W. J; Irwin*. George E. Colwell by R. Elliott 3nd Jack Ackert. Donald Ross by Russell Gaunt arid James. Conley. .. • ' • Ball Wo-. I I ST. ANDREW’S BALL DREW LARGE CROWD - The annual St.7Andfew’s sponsored by the Kairshea . jncnls Jnsti.tu.teT~aUmctcd-^a-large- crowd on Friday night. Music 'was supplied by Wilbee’s orches tra with ’ Scotch dancing and piping . adding its traditional air ,tp the* festivities. •. . , d ’ » . The Scotch danding; was ably done by little? 9-yearrold Sandra MacLennan, daughter of Mr; and Mrs. Murray MacLennan, Wing ham, with bagpipe accompani ment by young Archie* McQuil- ,lah, son of Mr. • and Mrs. WiL fred McQi i i 11 a ri. A.r.&hffer-an -out- standing. young- piper,., .provided’ some bagpipe' selections and- played for the grand march led by Dan T. McKinnon, and Mrs. Harvey. Houston. .• . . The Scotch reel was danced by Dick 'Martin, Mrs. Dave Carruth- '..ersi Dan T, McKinnon and Mrs< Ted Collyer! Cam MacDonald act> ed.;as..mas.ter. of. ceremonies.-....- The Kairshea’s sandwich, pie and coffee counter-enjoyed a gen erous patronage. ' ' , *. EIGHT PAGES Vote For Reeve and Council In West Wawanosh Monday ^FoiFThe Jirst - time ‘in six 'years- electors of ' West Wawanosh go. to the polish next Monday- to elect ‘their 1954 Reeve and Council Bpai’d?" .. t . Here’s the x’slate bf candidates For Reeve John Durnin Harold Gaunt For Councillors (4 to be elected) Harvey Culbert . Lome/Durnin Eldon Miller Orval McPhee 1 | Gordon 'Struthers- I Reeve Harold Gaunt, who has! held the reeveship for two years, i is opposed by Councillor John Durnin who has served on the Board for six years.., f. Mr. Gaunt is a member of the Huron County Roads Committee, an appointment that has still two years to run, but which he can hold only if re-elected. In his campaign./ he is stressing the. -seryice-he""can. benn^th Town ship and the County in this of fice? Mr. Durnin is campaiging on his . record of service as? ,a,| councillor. Councillor Ben Johnston, an other iix-year man, who t is now living in Goderich, had qualified for re-election to. the council, but whenavotedeveloped-itwas necessary for Ben to withdraw. His withdrawal leaves; two “old” councillors in the. field, Gordon Struthers, who has .ser ved for five years, since succeed ing Thomas Dickson and Harvey Culbert, who succeeded Harold Gaunt two years ago, when Har-t old.stepped up to the reeyeship. The other three candidates are all J^newT. men, . Lome. Jpurnin, (Continued on Page 8) DICK MARTIN RETURNED AS REEVE OF HURON , Mr- .Richard “Dick”" Martin has been returned byacclamationas reeve-of iHuron Township. The Council Board consisting of Councillors Chester Emmerson, t?laude Dore, John McMurchy; and Russell Collins,- was also return-. ed by acclamation.—Councillors "Dore and Emmerton were nom inated for the reeveship but with drew in favor of Mr. Martin. SPENT SUMMER ON MANITOULIN FERRY . ■ • • • . < Al Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russ Johnston of Ashfield, has returned home after spend ing the summer as a member of the crew of the S.S.. Norisle, which has tied up at Owen Sound for the winter. The Norisle is the well-known ferry boat that plies between Tobermory and South Bay, Man- itouliri. {BROTHERS ARE TOP SPEAKERS I Arnold and Frank Alton, sons, "bf-"ME and Mrs. Walter ?A 1 ion of Ashfield, won distinction for their oratory at the Junior Farm ers’ public speaking; events held last week at Seaforth. ' • ' Arnold, Alton, a ’member of- the Cblwanash.'Club/ Was! judged best in. the oratorical contest and Kve‘j understand will go to Toronto to compete in the Provincial con test. ' .■■ ■/ ' "■ ■ ■ - ’ : Frank Alton and George Tur ton . were judged the best debat-- ing. tCkm, although they did not win. the- debate; Frank and Jirn Chapman scored individual hon ors .as the best debaters. Frank's debating partner. Geo. Turton, 'is an invalid due to a spinal. injury and is confined to a wheel chair; However, he has gamely Coped* with his handicap, and his part in the debating, team. |!is' <ne‘.Tn^tance., He’ndw' drives his own, car with hand, controls and has resumed his interest-and activity in Junior Farmer work. i, ■ . . ■ • i ■■ . . ■ ’ ■ '» . ___ I .J..--! I..>J......J| ” HQW DOES YOUR- SENTINEL LABEL READ? The Sentinel mailing list was corrected on Saturday and subscription payments made in5 recent weeks should be advanced accordingly. . Check the date on your ad dress label and in case of error advise this office at once/. •" Those in arrears are re quested to attend to this mat ter promptly. / . COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HAS INTERESTING SUBJECT The Lucknow District. . High • School Commencement will be. held this Friday evening. Guest speaker for, the occasion is a gentleman well versed in young people’s work and activities. He -is-an~entertariningand'interestirig" speaker- and. his subject will be i “You and Xour Personality”- Numbers by the Band, Glee Ciub_ I and Wm. Conron?"barifone solo- I ist, will round out the program. ENGAGEMENTS _lMr.andMrs. RrATMcQuiiririf Kinloss Township, announce the engagement of their daughter,. Mary Belle, to Mr. Robert Alex ander MacNay, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T., MacNay, Luck now. The marriage to’be held the latter part of December. i. WATCHES GIVEN EMPLOYEES Several employees of the Luck now and Cargill plants of Silver- wood Dairies •-’Limited are mem bers of the newly inaugurated QyarterLCenturyClub.———— Membership . qualifications are 25/years or more of loyal and continuous service with the firm, and this membership was recog nized and rewarded at the annual jneeting-of-the-^ilverwood-CoriF" pany last week when the Q.C. Club came into being. It was fit ting that its inauguration should take place during 1'953, which is Silverwood’s golden anniversary year! This Quarter Century Club has a membership of 130, of which 113 were present at the inaugural dinner. Each member received a beautiful Bulova wrist watch en- jgraved.'to designate the recipient as a Q.C. member, and the date he. or she joined, the organization. An attractive certificate was also presented. The presentations were m&de by E. G. Silverwdod, presi dent. * ' From Lucknow and Cargill there are nine Club members? They are J. R. McNab, Burt Roach, R? Howey, Geb.“ Has sall, W. G. Webster,. T. W! Ham- ilton, Redvers^Johnstony—Gharles— Steward, of "Lucknow and Cecil McLeod of .Cargill. All but-Mr.. McNab and Mr. Roach Were at -the dinner. Miss Vjola- Kerry of Elmira and a former Luckriow employee, is also a Q.C. member. The Lucknow and Cargill branch has the 4th highest number of Q.C. members in the organization. », Local Plaint 30 Years Old The Lucknow plant of Silver- wtood' Dairies was established' 30 ’ years .ag^L^and-lth-e--o-E^esefbtr-rnan^” ager, W. R.. Howey, commenced working' for the firm the day the plant opened; on March 1st, 1923. . The ■ LtfckrioW branch 'was the. second to-be. established Outside' of London. • It was preceded by the Chatham plant. Today -the , Sil verwood organization has 23’ I associated branches, and the firm, ^ias _pibn6.0)^d^itLMdusirial bene-- Tits for employees and has .many ‘'firsts” to its credit, in tho mat ter of insurance, hospitalization, pensions, etc, - s V r .. ill i i m ji ii ,ii KTflfBtSfFPW J