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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1977 PAGE FOURTEEN THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
This Week In Ripley
BY AB WYLDS
At Frank's Garage there are
usually two gas pumps. Not so one
morning last week when Frank
Zipfel was surprised to find that he
had only one left standing. He soon
found the other one had been
smashed from its base during the
night and was lying on the snow,
apparently after being struck by 'a
car.
Home from University Hospital
is Mr. Bill Henderson. Murray and
Shirley Weber brought him back by
car last week accompanied by his
wife Mrs. Edith Henderson who is
caring for him at their home.
Home for the weekend visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. William
Ferguson were their son Graham
and wife Doreen, both teachers in
Windsor. Also a second son Roy
Ferguson of Algonquin College in
Ottawa was home. Visiting with
their parents Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Humphrey were their daughters
Brenda (Mrs. Bill Hutton) and
Marsha. Both are registered
nurses at Victoria Hospital in
London. All the above named
young folks visited with their
grandparents Johnny and Helen
McMurchy in Lucknow and their
visit was much enjoyed.
Last Tuesday afternoon Ardill
Mason of Ripley passed, away in the
Kincardine and District Hospital.
in his 71st year, James Ardill
Mason was born in Huron Town-
ship on March 7, 1906. Prior to
their retirement to the village, Mr.
and Mrs. Mason owned and
operated the farm on, the fourth
concession, just east of Flowerdale
School. For several years he drove
a school bus into the Ripley District
High School and Ripley Huron
Central School bringing in the boys
and girls of the upper fourth and
second concessions. Two of the
older boys whom Ardill always
mentioned as being especially
helpful were Jack Machines and
Paul Hamilton, both of the second
concession east.
The funeral service was held at
eleven last Thursday morning at
the McLennan McCreath Funeral
Home in Ripley with Rev. Jim
Bushell of St. Andrew's United
Church in charge followed by
temporary resting in the chapel and
spring interment in the Ripley
cemetery. In many ways Ardill will
'be missefl in Ripley. Sympathy of
all friends go to the family
members surviving - his wife, the
former Gladys Colwell, his daught-
er Rita, Mrs. ,Roy Webster of
London, his son Jack of Vander-
hoof, British Columbia, his grand-
children and great grandchildren.
Also surviving is his brother
Donald Mason of Kincardine. To
these and all relatives go this
sympathy on their bereavement.
Right following after Ardill's
funeral on Thursday, sad 1 news
spread across the entire area again,
that Gordon Bridge of the South
Line had passed away. This was
early Friday morning in Victoria
Hospital in London, where he had
been taken by ambulance. He was
found on the stable floor in an
unconscious state late Wednesday
afternoon, January 26; and never
regained consciousness. Sympathy
goes to.the members of the family
surviving ' - his wife, the former
Evelyn Avery, his mother Mis.
Victor Bridge of Kincardine, his
son Kenneth of the University of
Guelph, his brother Eugene and
family - wife Viola, Dennis and
Carman at their home and Shirley
of London. Just 54 years of age,
Gordon and Eugene, with the help
of their sons, operated the well
known Bridgehaven dairy farms
and it was while engaged in work at
his home barn that the accident
occurred. Gordon will be missed in
many ways. The funeral service
was held last Sunday afternoon at
the Linklater Funeral Home in
Kincardine and from there to the
Kincardine Cemetery Chapel.
* * * * *
What truth in the lines of the
poem sent in last week by Mrs.
Gladys Huston -
"The clock of life is wound but once
And no one has the power
To tell just when the hands will
stop."
* * * * * *
Unintentionally, from time to
time, this writer makes errors and
omissions in this column, so do not
hesitate to correct and advise him
of such.' Three weekg ago mention
was made of the four mile night
walk into the roaring blizzard by
the late doctors Wm. J. Smith and
Louis Sinclair, both of Ripley. Last
week there was a correction that it
was Dr. Sinclair and that he came
to Ripley in either 1916 or 1918
from Glammis. Early Wednesday
afternoon Lyn Geddes, east of
Ber$ie, told the writer that Dr.
Sinclair had lived in Kinloss
Corners (Black Horse) before
moving to Ripley. Further Mr..
Geddes told us that it was just' a
couple of years ago the doctor's
place was destroyed by fire. So
change Glammis in the Ripley
Huron Centennial History book,
also while there stroke out 1918.
For on Saturday morning Mervyn
Hooey told the story of how they
got Dr. Smith and Dr. Sinclair
across the flooded stream in front
of the Borden farm on the 4th
concession. This was on July 1st,
1917. The flood, resulting from a
terrible downpour and storm,
washed out many culverts and
bridges so the top of the Borden
culvert was headed for Lake Huron.
Men of the Irwin, Shiells, and
Hooey families got the doctors over
the raging torrent by using an
extension ladder. The two doctors
were walking dpwn the fourth to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Fraser where their son Everett was
critically ill and later passed on.
At least three public places were
centres of activity last Saturday in
Ripley - the Centre Complex, the
Curling Arena and the Ripley
Huron Legion Hall. The men of the
area had a bonspiel and they
gathered at the' Legion Hall where
the ladies of the, Legion Auxiliary
served them evening dinner and
prizes for the bonspiel ,were
awarded followed by card games.
Ron Irwin informs us that Bob
Barnes should be in the list of
referees in charge, of , the Lions
Midget Hockey tournament held
February 5th. The complete list
should have been Howard Harri-
son, Donnie Fludder, Ronnie Irwin,
Gary Sutton, Paul Pearce and Bob
Barnes.
Johnny MacKay recently return-
ed twills apartment in Huron. Villa
after a two month vacation. in
California.
* * * * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wyld and
Cindy of Weston were' here for the
weekend. They brought his
mother, Mrs. Minnie Wyld home to
her Huron Villa apartment after: a
week's visit in Weston. Harold,
Tena and Cindy visited with their
relatives in the area before
returning home.
* * * * * *
Clarence and Lois Pollock of
Ripley are leaving for a vacation in
the South this Friday for a couple of
weeks.
Over 30 exhibits from the two
'schools were on display at the
second annual science fair in the
high school auditorium. They
covered a wide range of science
subjects - biology, geology, chem-
istry, physics, and photography. It
was nice to be back again in the
school auditorium to see the
display and listen to different
students explain their projects. A
large display of living houseplants
was set out' by Janice Needham,
daughter of Jim and Dorothy
Needham. In this Janice showed
the topics of fertilization and
propagation. Her brother Larry
had pictures and slides illustrating
the benefits of reforestration. Doug
Peterbaugh had cameras and other
equipment while Jeff Rouse assist-
ed Mr. Jack Lafleur with a rock
display. Bill Creech had a solar
energy panel.
Another interesting display was
on "Common Trees and their
Diseases", made by Nancy Mac-
Donald and Sandra Reid. They had
pictures, drawings, and written
descriptions, along with test tubes,
showing the growth of fungi. The
simplest and still one of the most
interesting projects on display was
a homemade model showing elec-
tromagnetism. It was by two young
brothers, Doug and John Hawryly-
shyn of grades 3 and 4. They live
on the former MacDonald farm on
concession six east by the railway
crossing. It showed that a coil- of
wire with an electric current
passing through it becomes a
magnet. When the buttons were
pressed the lights came on to show
current flowing and the small steel
bearing jumped up and attached
itself to the end of the coil. This is
Faraday's work about 100 years
ago and is the basis of all electric
generators and motors. Teachers
in the auditorium, when Fran and
myself were there, were Mr. Jack
Lafleur, Mr. Sam Malhotra, and
vice principal Mr. George Arm-
strong.
* * * * * *
On the front page of the
February edition of "Education in
Bruce" published by the Bruce
County Board of Education in
Chesley, is a large picture of the
new chairman, Cameron MacAuley
of R..R. 4 Ripley and alPng with it a
summary of Camerons life' to date.
He will serve in this office—for the
next two years. On the second page
is a copy of his inaugural address at
the first meeting in Chesley on
Japuary 12. It was our good fortune
to have both 'Cameron and County
Director Jack Bowers among our
students when the writer was a raw
recruit in this teaching game.
* ' * * * * *
Again on the weekend this area
was shocked and saddened as it
learned of the death of Angus
MacLeod of the North Line in
Kincardine Township. Angie and
his wife were always in attendance
at the softball games in 'the Ripley
park where his won Eric was the
catcher on the Ripley Intermediat-
es.
While attending a family wed-
ding in Toronto, Angus suddenly
passed away Saturday evening. He
is survived by his wife and two sons
Jim of the Goderich Detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police and
Eric of Bervie, employed at the
Nuclear' Plant. The MacLeod
sisters, formerly of the sixth of
Huron Township, Mrs. Isabel
MacKay of Lucknow, Mrs. Flor-
ence MacKenzie' of Lochalsh and
Mrs. Adeline Hackett of Ripley, are
Lucknow Jr. 'WI
On Tuesday, February 15 at 8
p.m. the Lucknow Junior Institute
met at the Town Hall. The meeting
opened with the Women's Institute
ode and the Mary Stewart Collect.
The roll call was payment of fees
and any suggestions for programs
for the coming year.
Deanna Reavie gave the treasur-
er's report. It was decided to have a
lunch booth at Glen Walden's sale
on Thursday, March 24. The
election of officers then took place
as follows: past president, June
Alton; president,' Elizabeth Ritchie;
vice president, . Nancy Brown;
secretary treasurer, Deanna Reav-
ie; P.R.O., Marguerite Sanderson.
A skit was put on by Nancy
Alton, Elizabeth Black, Betty
Stanley, Nancy Ritchie. Ruth Alton
modeled for Joanne Ritchie as she
was unable to attend. They
modeled lounging gowns and night
clothes that they had made at 4-H.
Ruth Alton showed her exhibit that
she had made for 4-H. The girls
also brought their books, spoons,
pins and certificates. New
members are welcome.
Lunch was then served.
among his first cousins. To all
these relatives sympathy is extend-
ed on this sudden bereavement.
The folks at the ball park will miss
Angus next summer.
The Ripley Huron Fire Depart-
ment were hosts to'all other depart-
ments in Bruce County last Sunday
as 'they held their annual bonspiel
in the Ripley Curling Arena. It was
the first chance the Ripley firemen
got io wear their new pylon jackets
- black with white trim.
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