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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-09-30, Page 1V Rev, wGe rge Garrott of St, Peter's Anglican Church, Ludtnow was honoured at a farewell service, held it the church, Sunday evening, on,the occasion of his retirement , from the ministry. • ,i ev, Garratt and his. wife, Lillian' have lured In Lueknow site his appointment to the Lucknow charge in 1912, and plass to remain in the village during their retirement. Rev", Garratt became, o Minister in mid-life following a - career with Canada. Kodak, He had 'always been actively involved in the church and took the opportunity to be or. dained provided by Bishop Wilkinson who was ordaining colder hile teary College Rev, Garratt studied at Whit: liege in Toronto and took his first, npr .pointrnent at the Parish of Apsley in 19 59,, He held the posi- tionuntii 1961 when he took the parish of St; Timothy by the .11rrmberalsoin Toronto, • This was an active and busy time for i v. Garrett in his retry, as it was a Mission •pariish.°boring his stay, the often congregation grew and built. an addition to their , church as well refurnishing the church, Itev, Garratt and his. wife,orginally carne to Lucknow for a visit +lith friends front their Toronto parish, They enjoyed the.quiet cM rrunity and friendly people and decided to purchase land to build a borne here. For some time it was their. "country getaway" and they retreated from i the city totheir home here during their leisure tir< e. Rei Garratt had not anticipated becoming minister to the snow eharge although he intended to retire here. But in 1912 when Rev. Robert Odendahl retired, Rev. Garrott asked permission of the 'bishop be appointedlo ttreLuclaiow charge,* Re is• pastor t(� three, churrches in the charg'e, St. P terr's, •Lue neve, St; h'aul's, Ripley and Church of `l'!re°t4 � 'ionn, A Lueknow'' area boy lias died of injuria he received in an accident on September 9, Paul Riesling,: son of Max and Helen RieglitclIttron Township, died at Victoria Hospihilitt London on Monday, afternoon, Ile was injured henrvslrucic by a •piekkup truck as he crossed Highway tc boa rd the school bins, Paid Joseph Rielgling was bornn on October 29, 1979, He was a Grade 1 stttdennt at St. Joseph's Community School, , Kl n gsbridge, • annd. a member of the Itirigsbridge Beavers, He is survived . by his parents, three brotliars; f ean; Jay,, and Beau, ail at home; • his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Leo • Courtney of. Goderich and his paternal . grandparents,. Mr, and Mrs, Carl Riegling of 'Ashfield 'o?wnship, His paternal great • grandfather/Pares Edmondson of Chath am also survives.. • Resting at MacKenile and McCreath Funeral Home in Lucknow Wednnesday.after 2 p,m. Thence to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Kingsbridge• for Mass of the Christian Buri rl on Thursday morning at 10.3O. Burial to follow at . St, Joseph's .Roman Catholic Ce netery.. Angry farmers demand action ate interest rates Hundreds of letters are .potting into the Huron Federation of Agriculture office from concerned and angry farmers demanding inrrmnediate action from the Prime Minister to save what is left of the farming industry, The fetters will be personally delivered to - the Prime Minister's office by Murray await M. 'y &fRation-Brum When parliament reconvenes this fall, the Ijtrotftee new phone system LUCKNOW —.Customers with hidividnual or twooarty service in the , fitteitttow. telephone etchange will no longer be re. to gire their number to the operator on direct dialed long distance calls (f1, effective October 7`, 10810 Jim Scott, lel Bell Canada greer, said today. New equipment wil automatically register the caller's number for billing pnr- es in a 65160114 called, Aufornatic Number Modification (Ally which will speed up - IVO calls, Rural customers on multi-party lines' will continue to be served by Operator Number filentifi t (O )°. Federal budget must bring relief to the farming industry which has been most adversely affected by the government's high interest policy. There is little time left for farmers to inform the governnment of their plight. A personal letter from you to the Prime Minister cern make a difference in goverrent policy. The fall harvest season will be over sooner than we think and many more farmers Will be tillable to meet their financial commitments because of low corn prices, individual comments of r many farmers are included in the letters the Prime Minister will receive, An important point made by one farmer is thapt (arming is the only ,intdustry • in the world where everything we need . for productiotnis purchased retail and then procemed or grown and finally sold wholesale, This alotte, pries farming in a very unique situation, which government must realize, Another letter writer, found it ironic that ottthe day he received the Huron1'ederation of Agriculture survey letter to the gover- nment, he had met with the Trustee regarding his farm bankruptcy, A farmer said it is a frightening situation to see neigh. bouts losing their farms and having them inrest t up for sale. Theyare unable to tiled hi 'h rates whilereceiving low prices for theproda. Kinlough. He •ministers to approximately 125families irli: the three congregations. , • Born and raised in' the small town of Weston before it .: became part of the city of Toronto, Rev. Garratt en joys the tooth town atmosphere in Lucknow. He and his wife have a family of two daughters, Ivy and`Joan, both of Toronto, and two teenage grandchildren,. • Rev. Garratt has always been interested in community • life as well as the church. He is often the only ;Lucknow ratepayer to turn sit ata ratepayers' Meeting or a public meeting called to. deal with village: business. Rev. Garratt believes the village' council should be supported in their efforts and he feels he can .best show this support by showinginterest and attending public meetings. . Rev..Garrratt plans to contribute to cotim iunity life in his retirement and has served as.. Padre "for the Ludlow Branchof the Royal Canadian Legion. "We must maintain and retain our conmtnrities. They are "poising too quickly and community lifeis very i Portant" he observes. Regarding changes in the church, Rev. Garratt ,believes it is important to introduce changes to a congregation by explaining the change and listening .to the par►orre' cos meats. • e is concerned about the effects of a permissive society, . especially on the yourlgpeople and family life. He believes however, that a trend to a more conservative outlook .is on the way : and while there may be a strong conservative reaction at first, eventually the pendulum will swing back and find. its Middle ground. Rev, Phillip Ruch of. London has been appointed ,to• replace Rev. Garratt. Ile begins his ministry here the first Sunday in October, Etty Omer of Point Clark has been named' principal of f uclnnow District Christian School. She will be teaching grades 6 & part time. tfyrfe Balteiaar, right, will assist as vice.pthtcipaf, also teaching half days. fSentinei Std Photo] atify elementary contract . BY STEPtlAriilE LEVE,SSQ E The average salary for an •elementary school teacher in Hinton County is $2690 following ratification of the 1981=19$2 contact. The Huron County Board of Education ratified .the • ntract at its Sept. 10 i 1 ' meeting,„ while e.nrrembers Of the Ontario Public School erns Teacher Eederation and the Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario ratified on; Monday, Sept 21, Nil Straw, incoming 1981.82 president of the CiPSMTF said theratification meeting mwas well attended and the contract was ratified by n 90 per cent vote. Mr. Straw, a teacher at Huron Centennial Public School, Clinton said 'tie teachers were pleased with the contracts In the contract, the average principals salary is $42,870 In Karon County, there are 340.3 elementary school teachers and 23 principals, The contract represents a 12 per. cent i'ncrease, including pripcipals . and teachers salaries. Teachers* salaries Torn to page 4.