HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-01-28, Page 2WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1976
20 Years Ago
JANUARY 19$6
Harvey Webster was elected
president of The Clansmen Club.
He succeeded his brother Charlie
Webster, who had cotnpleted a
two-year ;term that commenced
with the revival of the 'club. Other
members of the executive ,were
vice,._ president; H. D. Thompson,
2nd vice, Lloyd Ashton; secretary,
Donald .MacKinnon; treasurer, Roy
Finlayson.
Grocery,. Store • was'
fancy sockeye, sainion,
45c; , cake and pastry
• $1.35; pork and beans
for 37c; and • canned
oz., 2 for 45c.
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40 YEARS AGO:
"JANUARY 1936
Wilfred B. Anderson received by
acclamation the reeveship of"the
Village of LucknOw and became one
of the village's' youngeSt men to
occupy this position.'He succeeded
A. W.. Hamilton, who retired after
two years as reeve. Mr. Anderson
assumed the reeveship after six
consecutive years of council serv-
ice.
Fire completely destroyed the
fine frame. farm home of John
,McMurchy, a half mile south of
'Ripley. Overheated furnace pipes
were believed' to •be the cause of the
blaze. Mr. and Mrs. McMurchy
were only 'married a few 'months.
"Week of Prayer" services were
being held in the various chnrcheS
each evening, January 6th to 10th.
60 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 1916
The following prices were quoted
in an advertisement for a clothing
and general dry, goods store:
men's suits $9.45; men' overcoats
for $9.45; men's fleece-lined
A local.
advertising
73/4 0z. for
flour 20 lbs.
20 oz., 2
• tomates 28
Up to 200 lb. per sq. hi.
- Single Piston 'On Wheels
ONLY 2 LEFT
$300 00 each,
•
We like to .know our customers
by name.
Lucknow District Co -o
cept of, "freedom to, choose for
themselves".
For legislation passed it takes a
big man to stand up for his
principles of freedom, but it takes a
bigger man to overlook the
principles of freedom when he
knows that such legislation must be
passed for .the benefit of those
whO require being told what, to do.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs, A, G. Fair,
R. R. #• 5,
Lucknowi-Ontario.
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
"The, Sepoy Town" — On the Huron-Bruce Boundary
Second Class Mail. Regiitration Number 0847' t
EstabliShed '1873 T Published Wednesday.
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LOOKING BACKWARDS.
.THROUGH THE "TK SENTINEL FILES
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"Kincardine"
Said Thesig6
About 5 p.m last 'Thursday'
afternoon, in the •midst of the
extreme blizzard• conditionSi: a girl
.hitchhiker stood . opposite ' the
Lucknow Co-:0p, travelling west;
and holding up a sign, "Kincard-
ine". •
Thisgirl must have come from an
area where weather was more
favourable that day, because in, this
area, only the brayest, or, he most'
foolish, take Your pick, travelled in
that direction 'for the best part of
Thursday. '
While the Sentinel was contem-.
plating taking her picture, sudden-
ly she was gone, either buried 'in a
snowbank, to seek warmth in a
nearby 'store, or just possibly she
was fortunate enough to find, a car
travelling to. Kincardine in the
extremely poor' weather conditions
which weren't fit for man nor
beast. •
• We hope she Made it! She didn't
lack for spunk! •
underwear, regular $1.25 for 80c;
overalls, $9c; sweater coats, $1.19.
-Alex Purdon of VVest Waw4nosh
was selling, his farm stock and
imple.ment • rented his farm and
was going into the hardware
business in Whitechurch. -
Rev. John Reid of Londesboro
accepted a call to. South Kinloss
Presbyterian thureh.
Free Bros.- Studio, -Liicknow,
opened for business.
Demonstration Of .
Flower Arranging
Creates Interest
The LucknoW Horticultural Soc-
iety meeting, which had been
postponed, was held in the Legion
Hall on January 21 at 2 p.m.
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• About thirty members and-
friends braved a , Stormy. day . to
attend, and were rewarded With a
very interesting program:
Mrs. Harvey Mole, president,
welcomed all and presided for the
businesS period. Mrs. Stewart
MacGillivray was pianist for the
singing,. of :0 Canada. The
treasurer's report was given by
Mrs. Alex Andre*:
A ,bus trip to attend the 'Flower.
ShOW in Toronto 'is planned' for
March 10. ,
The program was.. planned by
Mrs. Eldon Henderson and her
comMittee, Mrs. Dim Cardis, Mrs..
John -Kilpatrick and Miss Liella
Finlayson and presented by Mrs.
Henderson. All enjoyed a short
sing song. An appropriate reading,
"Flowers leave their fragrance on
the hand that bestows them", was
given by 'Miss Lorna Campbell,,
followed by. two piano instrument-
als by Mrs. Harvey Webster. . ' •
The highlight of the ,afternoon
was a demonstration ,of cut flower
arranging by Rena Jouwsma of the
Handicraft FlOwer Shop, Wing-
ham. Using chrysanthemums,
carnations, freesia and a Variety of
greenery, three lovely arrange-
ments won the admiration of the
audience.
Mrs: Mole thanked the guestand
presented her with a gift..
Mrs. Eunice DunSmuir, accomp • -
anied by Mrs. Peter Cook, sang a
solo, "Is 'He Satisfied". Singing Of
"The Queen" brought the program
to a close, While tea and cookies
were being served Mrs., W. V.
Johnston gave two piano instrn-
thentals.
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The loss of Qur freedom to choose
-for -ourselves Concerning the seat:
belt legislation' is 'a small price to ,
, pay for the benefits it .is 'meant to
provide, -for example, "your life".
,As far as seat belts go, it is about
time someone took a firm hand and
made `,= us Wear .proper safety
devices, which have been- provided
for quite ..some time and simply
ignored by . a great nuMber of
people. This legislation is in our
benefit, the same as hard hats and
safety boots on construction Sites,
or safety devices fin. machines in
factories. There is . always one
person who does not want to
conform 'with the rulings because
he feels that if he wants to lose an
arid or leg, or his life, it is his
choice. Well, hogwash, if he is not
intelligent enough 'to overlook his
freedom of choice, versus the fact
that this ruling has been made,for
his benefit, then someone had.'
better slap his wrists and 'help .hiin
out. • •
.All legislation cannot please
every individual. and it 'is not
designed to do so. Laws are for the
maximum number of people. they
Can work for: Buckling up will save
more lives and produce fewer and
less serious injuries in most cases,
for most people. Sure there are
always isolated cases against such
protection, but by no means should
the words, "Strangle Strap", be
subinitted fOr "Seat Belt". "Let us
take into consideration any piece of
legislation; passed and look at" it
from both Sides, whether you agree
or disagree. If one agrees with
legislation or laws, then their
freedom to choose, though' it . has.
been, in effect, taken away, does
not feel as such. However if you,
disagree with legislation, then the
feeling of your freedom being taken
away becomes quite apparent.
As you can see, with the public
Maintaining opposing views con;
corning any legislation, there could
. be no laws passed in this country
that would fulfill everyone's con-
.
West Wawanosh.
lady Posses .
MRS. LAWRENCE Si/MR •
Mrs. Lawrence Smith of West
Wawanosh Township passed away -
in Wingham and District Hospital
on Friday., January 16th in her 79th •
year.
She was the former- • May
Florence Smith, and Was born at
Barrie on July, 8th, 1897.
Mrs. Smith was 'predeceased by
her husband on' ,February 25th,
,1975. • •
She is survived by two daughters
and,. two Sons, •Mrs.. Murray
(Bernice) Neil of Toronto; Mrs..
James (Mary) Rawn, Alvin and
Henry, all, of West Wawanosh
Township; alSo fourteen grand-
children., twenty-five great grand-.
children, two sisters, Mrs. Alice
Buckland of Toronto, Mrs; Holen
Smith of Teeswater and two ,-
brothers, Walter of Teeswater and
Thomas,, Toronto. ,
The funeral service was held, at
MacKenzie Memorial Chapel,
Lucknow 'on Monday, January 19th
with' Mr. Grant G011an conducting
the service.
Pallbearers were Ralph Rhodie,
Ray Squire, Clarke Zinn, . Carl
Lohse,-Eldon Barfoot, John Spivak.
Temporary- entombment , was in
Dungannon Mausoleum with final
testing place Dungannon -Cemet-
ery.
If you're, sure the other fellow
is right it is' a good plan to
follow in' his footsteps.
LETTER ' TO THE. EDITOR
Speaks Favour
Of :SSitBelts
The Lucknow Sentinel.
Dear Sir:
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