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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1954-06-30, Page 1$2,50 A Year In Advance—$l.Q0 Extra To U.S.A. » • TEN PAGES OMAR BROOKS SUFFERED SEVERE BLOW ON HEAD LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th, 1954 AWARD WINNERS AT HIGHSCHOOL Examination results at Luck­ now District High School are published elsewhere in this issue. Scholarships and proficiency awards are announced, with the exception of Grade 13 a:Wards which will not be known until trlater-date.-: , - —— 7^ Louise Andrew is the winner of the Finlayson Bros, shield for proficiency in Grade 9. The prize for English proficiency goes to Ruth Steer. . . ( Archie McQuillan swept the honors in Grade X. He ^receives the Wm. A. MacKenzie shield Ci­ general proficiency, as 'well las., the cup for proficiency in Can­ adian history. * ' In Grade XI Ernest Gibson won the Wm. A.' Schmid profici­ ency shield. The mathematics cup was won by Beverley Ash-^ “toff and Marilyn Kirpatrick re­ ceives the Wm. A. Schmid cup for public speaking. In Grade XH, Mack MacDon­ ald was also a duel winneY. He receives the Lucknow Women’s Institute scholarship and the shield for proficiency in English. The language proficiency award goes to Florence Fry, and the Soldiers’ Memorial Shield for school citizenship to Nancy Need­ ham. . ? Grade XIII awards to be an­ nounced later include: the F. E. MaeLean Memorial trophy for language proficiency, Band mem- ibers’ prbficiency shield, Literary Society Scholarship for Grade XIII profwiehcy and the Science proficiency cup for Grade XIII. Does anyone know of a George W. Anderson who was born jn the Lucknow vicinity about 83 years ago? J. D. Anderson of St, Helens received a letter last week seek­ ing, information about him, but Joe can’t throw any light on his identity. - The query comes from an in­ surance company who s have hot heard of him since 1922. The in­ formation they have is that he resided at Prince Albert and Ver- non,B.C.^was-a-captain-in-Wor-ld- War l and after returning to’Can­ ada operated a business college in Vernon. MAKE LARGE RED CROSS SHIPMENT From babies’ bootees to bed <iuilfs, a large shipment of al­ most four’’ hundred items has teen made by the Lucknow and District Branch of the Red Cross to the Toronto headquarters of the Canadian. Red Cross Society. These- civilian supplies will be made available wherever the need, either on a national or in- ternatiohal basis, and it .is ex­ pected that some of . the items Jt, least will be destined for Korea. , , _ The 'War Work Committee of the local Red Cross did an, in­ valuable work during World War II, and have continued to Carry °h an important/peacetime work ®ver since.' , Materials are cut out at the Wk room in the Town Hall, but ail sewing and knitting is now cone in the. homes by a faithful cand of both town arid country adies. The rural ladies specialize 2^JujlLjnakin'g=-and---inelHded--iH- jne recent shipment Of four car- _ QLclothing- were - a- total-of- ^.Quilts.. K ^ther .items included: 16 baby ets’ 18 towels, 16 wash 1 soAkers, 16 pair over- . bootees, 130 diapers, 15 pyjamas, 10 girls* sweaters, sweaters, 16 baby jack- girls> nightgowns, 31 baby ^tgawns, 32 baby' Vests. Qmar Brooks- of Dungannpn suffered a severe bloytf on the head last Wednesday that hos­ pitalized him for a few days and is confining him to his home this week., . Omar was loading horses in Lucknow on Wednesday—after— noon when a heavy wooden bar with an angle iron that supports the racks, was knocked out of place and struck him a blow on the head that caused a skull in­ jury as well as injuring a verte­ brae in his neck. . ' Omar was taken to/Wingham Hospital and while his injuries were less critical that were -first feared, he-s still feeling effects of the • wallop. at the PRESBYTERIANS EXTEN D CALL ­ The congregations of Lucknow aJn d Dungannon, Presbyterian Churches held a joint meeting here last Thursday evening when it was decided to extend a call to Rev; Wallace McClean of Pic- ton, who had preached at both congregations the previous Sun­ day. Rev. McClean intimated at that time that he would be interested in coming to this charge, which has been without a resident min­ ister since Rev. C. A. Winn went to Dixie early in April. Subject to his acceptance, the call *o Rev. McClean will have to formally be dealt with by Presbytery. In any event the new minister will not locate here until after the holiday season and supply rnihisters will, occupy the Lucknow and Dungannon pulpits during* the- summer *nionthfe with evening services being , with­ drawn/? L.D.H.S. STUDENTS HAD MIDLAND TRIP Lucknow District High School, students concluded the term last Thursday by -taking a bus trip through Bruce, Grey and Simcoe counties to the. Martyr’s Shrink at Midland. Some eighty students took advantage of the outing in three buses driven' by Allan Reed, "Harvey Webster and Bill Stew- art. They 'were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burden, Miss Jean Osborne and Mr. Harvey Bride of the High School staff. , The journey was by way of Eugenia Falls to Midhurst where the party had lunch and were addressed by the Chief Forester. From Midland theV returned by way of Wasaga Beach, Colling­ wood, Meaford arid across to Owen Sound where the evening* meal was enjoyed at Harrison Park. ' FORMER RECTOR AT ANNIVERSARY ReY. R. A. Joselyn of St. Anne’s Church, . Byron, was greeted by large congregations on Sunday, as he returned to St. Peter’s Parish to preach anniversary ser­ vices both morning arid evening. Rev. from 1948: He vices H. L. Jennings and in the even­ ing Mr. Russell, a student at Cor­ rie Anglican Church, took a part in the service. ■ ' . CT^he^occasion7 rn.a rked. the_ anniversary of the establishing Lucknow/with first services con­ ducted by Rev. E. M. Bland in 1874, in the rooms, over Button s Butcher Shop. 7 Special music was rendered by the choir with Mrs. Fred McQuil- fin at the organ. The morning anthem was ?sThe Dawn” and the evening selection, U,I V^as Glad . ’ • ■ .> both morning and evening. Joselyn was rector here September -1945 to August was assisted at both ser- by the present' rector, Rev. '/• '?....7 "■............. t . RE-ENGAGE HIGH I SID Gardner showing° SATISFACTORY PROGRESS SCHOOL STAFF ! Personnel of the Lucknow Dis­ trict High School staff will re^ main unchanged -for the 1954-55 term, as all members have been re-engaged,' Salary increases of $200 each have been, granted. -^-The-^staff—inclUdesr-PrincipaHPr W. Hoag, Miss' Jean Osborne, Miss Eleanor Plumsteel, Mr. Wm. MacDonald, , Mr., H. B. Burden and Mr. Percy Bride. Mr. G. M. Fleming Of Kincar­ dine has been, engaged as music instructor. TO SET UP GROUND OBSERVER CORPS HERE In connection wtt ;its program of preparedness," the R.C.A.F. is taking steps to set up a local Ground Observer Corps, The Regional Supervisor has induced Harold^" Greer^“tb“undertake or­ ganizing a Corps of at least fif­ teen persons for aircraft spotting, and the observance of anything unusual. / . Occasional schemes may be held to familiarize the Corps with their duties. NEW MACHINERY FOR FLAX MILL ; The local flax firm of Ander­ son Flax Products Limited is } planning to purchase new mach­ inery for the mill, and in this regard Virden Mowbray is plan­ ning a trip , to Quebec this week to obtain a scutching machine. This will replace the scutcher which was lost in the fire and had not been replaced, as oper- ations since then_have_been_con^ centrated On the manufacturing of upholstering tow. ' v However, the market for this type of tow is at present glutted and the, mill has been • temporar- ily shut down. ‘ The scutcliirig machine iriaqu- ■ so that when this machine is installed ing and statedjhat>e peffcapita | Sgly ta'th^deman^fbr , tow and it is expected to be able to continue year round opera­ tions. While the scutcher will not go into operation until the fall crop is harvested, the mill \yill re-open in a couple of weeks. New harvesting machinery is also being purchased including a self - propelled combine a n d swather. . 1 SET RECORD FOR PEANUT SALES A net profit of upwards to $300 Will ibe j cleared by The Clansmen from the peanut sales campaign which they have eon- duetedT-Gomplete—returns-”were~ . not available for Monday’s spec­ ial meeting of the Club. A half dozen members, volunteered to ‘/blitz the beaches” at the week­ end, to add to the unqualified success of the venture.. • i Mir. Wm. Drummond, a rep­ resentative ’of’^h^/RIahters: Pea­ nut Company, attended the meet- sales in the Lucknow and Dis-i trict campaign far exceeded any other campaign , he had .conduct­ ed. Over fifty ceases of cocktail peanuts were sold locally, in ad­ dition to the feelophane bags used on tag day. This wa^mofe than double what was sold; in Wing­ ham and Teeswater combined^ The peanut float visited Luck­ now morning, and afternoon and in the (evening ..stood On Main Street when its music, dancing j ' men and ,Miss Peanut were given a hearty reception and peanut sales were brisk. ' • In the. afternoon the following ladies took their turn at tagging and did an excellent job:. Mrs. Donald' McKinnon, Mrs. Charles Mason, Mrs. Gordon Fisher, Mrs, Chas. Webster, Mrs. Harvey Web­ ster, Mrs, E. H. Agnew, Mrs. Gor­ don Montgomery, Mrs. Gerald Rathwell, Mrs. Ken Mowbray, Mrs. Cameron MacDonald, Mrs. Campbell Thompson. Appreciation was expressed at Monday’s meeting of all who had helped to make the campaign a success and of the cordial and generous response of the, good folk of town and country. Set Uj> Welfare Committee A welfare committee of L. C. Thompson, K. C. Murdie and Gerald Rathwell was named by the Club to deal with matters of welfare work in the commun­ ity ’ ■ ' ' •"& It was suggested that the spring creek flowing in. front . of the school, might offer facilities for bathing \Vhich are sadly- lacking locally. The grounds between the highway and, the creek might also( be Utilized, it waSs suggested. P? W. Hoag and Gordon. Fisher were appointed’ to confer, with the Highways Department andDis- tridl" High School Bbard to dis ' cuss thk; proposal, go that it can be decided*wfiethet or not such a project is possible ,or feasible. Kenneth Cameron, Mac Mac- Lennan an‘d E. H. Agnew Were appointed to consider the matter of an August street carnival. ; It was decided to, have a picnic for-Clansmen and their wives on July-22nd., / : , i A note of thanks last week from Sid Gardner concludes with a .note about how he’s getting along, in which all our readers will be interested. . Sid says he is coming along fine .and that , the doctor is quite satisf iedr’with^hisprogress. ’ For the past five weeks "Sid has had a ten-pound t weight drawing the skin down Over the knee stuib, where the leg? was amputated. This treatment is ex­ pected to continue for about an­ other three weeks. Sid had the pin removed from ! his arm last Thursday and a new cast put on. He expects that this* will be taken off about the same time as the present knee treat­ ment is completed. Sid was Critically injured oveY three months ago and for a long time his condition caused much concern, and he suffered greatly. .1 BLIND GIRL IS LEARNINGX-RAY ".'5 • • ■ i June Fansori, 19-year-old blind. London girl who has just com­ pleted 13: years of study at the Brantford Sch.ool 'for the Blind, is now employed at Victoria Hos­ pital where she is learning the art of developing x-ray plates. Her instructor, Mation McMil­ lan, is also blind. / ' June; who is a sister of Mrs: Harold Ritchie of Lucknow, is thrilled with her new work. She received a Braille watch and a ten dollar cash award for honor standing at the Brantford school, arid now has undertaken her new task with eagerriess. Hospital of-, ficials are happy to have Miss Fanson and are .convinced that she too will sobn be, an expert at. her work. June admit4 that it’s_Jcmd_-of- tricky because .there are so many things to learn and remember. First came the routine require­ ment of finding her Way from darkroom <to the X-ray washer unit and to the drier so' that she could make the short trip quick­ ly and with confidence. This, was accomplished in a few minutes. Now she fhces the technical, work —spinning the X-rays to holders; washing them,: putting them in the drier just 60. timing the dry.-, ing process and a dozen other chores—a diifficult..Jtask.x.fox.. any person with sight. ■. - Miss ..Fanson' is finding little difficulty in getting to and from work, although she has a long distance to travel by bus, includ­ ing a transfer. She- is at. present staying with her Sister Frances, Mrs. Robert Berry, who is also blind. 11 ft DIED SUDDENLY IN TORONTO TWO LOCAL STUDENTS ATTEND LONDON SEMINAR George Anderson and Mack MacDonald represented Lucknow District High School at the week- end three^day seminar at the Uni­ versity of Western Ontario, Lon­ don., ' ". ■ ' V More than 100 students from Western and CentralOntario sat in on. the lectures, and discussions regarding United Nations work. The assembly was sponsored by the London Branch of the "United Nations Association.’ The death of Mr. J. R. McNab occurred suddenly in jferonto ’ tally Monday evening from coronary thrombosis; attack. Mr? McNab hacj gone to Toronto by train on Monday morning.. ..and, was staying at the Kipg. Edward Hotel, whefe his death was dis­ covered . at about 8.00 o’clock Tuesday morning, The coroner established the time of Mr. Mc­ Nab’S sudden passing at about 8.00 o’clock Monday evening. For many years a prominent produce dealer in the Seaforth, Dungannon and Lucknow dis­ tricts, Mr, McNab was appointed the first” manager of the Luck­ now Branch of; Silver woods Creamery. A private funeral service will be held at his . late residence, .Lucknow, on -Thursday; July 1st, at 2.00 p.m. Mr. McNaib was predeceased by his wife who passed away seven years ago last April; by his sori, John C., who was killed in a highway accident on July 19th, 1952 and by his daughter, Mar­ garet, whose death occurred less than three months ago On April 10th. BANDS, DANCERS feature Tattoo w * r * Despite a damp, cool night last Wednesday a. crowd of about 1000 spectators occupied the cars and bleachers in Caledonian Park to enjoy the Lucknow, Pipe Band’s 1 second annual band tattoo. Five pipe bands from Mount Forest, Palmerston, Listowel, Brussels and Lucknow,, and the Lucknow District High School BS?nd and Chesley Brass Band, paraded from the Town Hall to the park and each gave a performance in­ terspersed by Scotch dancing by Jack Wallace of London arid his dancing troupe of Ann Heutton, Margaret Wallace and Jean Pash. The five pipe bands massed for an impressive entrance to the park and re-massed for the con­ cluding number on the program. . They were headed by Walter Ed­ wards, .the towering drum major of the Mount Forest Cameron Highlanders, and toddling along beside him was little 6-year-old Joyce MacFarlan, daughter of Tom MacFarlan, a member of the Brussels band and granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret MacFarlan of town. '. « The Chesley Brass Band was headed by a tfio of majorettes, Carol Austin, Marion Stodfiarti and Isobel McFarlane, From Chesley also* came John MacRae who contributed a couple of Gae­ lic songs. . . Mr. Wallace, a dancing instruc­ tor. in London, came out from Scotland- less . than ' three years, ago. In 1926 at the age of 15, he was the World ,champion High­ land dancer. He is fudging the dancing. at Embro on July 1st. Mr/ WaRace is a first codsin..o£_ Mrs. James MacNaughton of toym;, __' \ .7 Master of ceremonies for the tattoo was Donald B. Blue of Rip­ ley, A selection by the Lucknow Piters was dedicated to Neil. MacCallum.* and Earl (Joe) Mc­ Coy1. . Accompaniment for the danc­ ers was provided by Archie Mc­ Quillan. r