HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-01-15, Page 17$8.00 A Year In Advance 7- $2.00 Extra To U.LA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1975 Single Copy 20c 16 Pages
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Hall's Rad and White Store
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A major business transaction has
taken place on Lucknow's Main
Street. Hall's Red and White Food
,,MarkeLop erated, by: 1,1by_d 'Hap "
Hall, has been sold to K. Mehan of
Hamilton, the change to become
effectiVe February 3rd.
Mr. Mehan has been operating a
variety store in, Hamilton and is
also an employee 'of Steel Co. of
Canada:
The Hall family name has been
associated with the food business
in Lucknow for the past 36% years.
The late John Hall, father of the
present owner, came to Lucknow
from Hillsburg, Ontario in June 'of
1938, purchasing the business of ,A
Donald McCharles. Mr. Hall had
also been in the grocery business
prior to comin_g to Lucknow.
The. present owner; Lloyd Hall,
/commenced work in the business
with his father 'in 1941 and on
February 1, 1955, he took over the
business himself. The sale to Mr.
Mehan comes 20 years to the day
from the time "Hap" purchased
the business from his dad.'
In September 1963 the store 'was
expanded ancfremodelled and the
floor 'space doubled with the'
purchase of the adjacent Rathwell
Shoe Store building to the east of
the, original Hall's store.
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Three Past Presidents From This Area
Receive Honourary Life Memberships
In The Ontario Hereford Association
Russell Allin In Midst of
Hurricane In Australia
NEW EXECUTIVE
NAMED FRIDAY
The annual meeting - of the
Lucknow Agricultural Society was
held at the Luelcnow. United Church
The Sentinel has just 'learned'.
hat Russell Allin of Darwin,
ustralia was in the recent disaster
n- that area when a Hurricane
Leo Murray Is
Elected To Bruce
Highway
Committee
Leo Murray, Reeve of Kiploss
ownship, was elected to the Bruce
ounty HighWays Committee at, the
augural meeting of Bruce County
ouncil held at Walkerton District
econdary School on Monday even-
g. The Highways position is for a
year term. Other members of the
ree man committee are Reeve
ussell Stanley of 'Huron and
eeve Art Speer of Tara.
Mr. Murray was nominated by
arry Barron, Reeve of Amabel
d Wilfred' Houston, Reeve of
eenock.
Members of the striking commit-
were drawn by lot and they will
me .the- 'county -council .eorrtmit=
s for 1975. Members of the
mmittee are Vern Etnke, Roy
erance; Jim Given, Alex La-
nt, Harvey Davis, Mac Met.
fe, Art Speer, Russell Stanley,
rry Harron.
on Friday evening.
Seated are the secretary-treas- • urers, Elaine and Ross Errington of
St. Helens who were reappointed.
Standing, left to right, are
lashed the Australian city at
Christmas time. Mrs. Jessie Allin
of LucknoW,. Russell's mother, has
just returned from visiting with her
daughter Mary and , son-in-law
Ralph Haines and their family at
Wainfleet, Ontario where she was
when news was first received on TV
of the disaster. She was, able to
learn of Russell's safety by sending
a cablegram.
News is sketchy about Russell's
involvement, but a phone call to his
mother on New Year's Eve 'indicat-
ed that he had been at home at the
time the hurricane struck. The
house collapsed around him and
using a mattress as protection, he '
escaped with facial lacerations and
shoulder bruises.
Russell, in turn, assisted in
rescue operations for some time
after the disaster. ' He has been
living in Australia for the past 1 1/2
years.
Died In 56th Year
The death of Leo Beauchamp
occurred in Wingham and District
Hospital dn Monday, January 20th
in his 56th year:- — -
The funeral service was held at
MacKenzie Memorial Chapel;
Lucknow on Tuesday, January
21st.
Temporary entombment was at'
South Kinloss Mausoleum.
Vernon Hunter of Lucknow, 2nd
vice president; Glen Walden of
Lucknow, returned as president;
Russel Irvin of the Brookside area
in Ashfield, returned as 1st vice
president.
Summer Cottage Is
Destroyed By Fire
At Huron Sands
A summer cottage at iHuron
Sands' beach," south of Kintail, was
completely destroyed by fire on
Wednesday Of last week.
Lucknow Fire Department re-
sponded to •thecall about 5.30 p:m.
Wednesday but the cbttage, and all
contents, were completely destroy-,
ed by the time- firemen arrived.
The property is owned by Mrs.
,Mildred Beese of Waterloo. It had
not been in use since Christmas
time.
The fire was spotted by a beach
snowmobile patrol member who
notified police, who in turn notified
Lucknow Fire Department.
Firemen were called out again
about 7.45 p.m. when the fire broke
out again and concern was felt for
nearby property.
Reeve George W. Joynt and
Councillors Murvin Solomon, Oliv-
er Glenn, Gordon Maize and Gary • Ritchie took the rectuired oath of
office" as Members 'of Lucknow
Council were sworn in by village
clerk A. E. Herbert at the first
meeting of council for the 75-76
term of office.
Gary Ritchie is a' new member on
Three past presidents' of the
Ontario Hereford Association from
this area were presented with
honourary life memberships at the
- annual- meeting of the Ontario
Association held at Peterborough
Trinity Women To
Publish History Of
Ashfield Circuit
The United Church of Canada is
celebrating its 50th anniversary in
1975.
By way of commemorating the
occasion, the United Church Wom-
en of Trinity United Church,
Ashfield, are compiling 'a history of
the Ashfield Circuit when it was
Zion, Fiacketts and Blakes, • and
including a history of Hope church
• and cemetery.
In this history_ will go stories of
all the farms in-the area that have
ever been in these church conimun,
hies, dating back to the crown, alsO
stories of the churches,' schools,
industries and general community
history.
. Trinity ladies are asking anyone,
who at any time lived in these
communities and has information
or pictures to loan, to contact any
member of the committee..
They plan to have the book
published and on Sale by Craft
Festival time and' need this infor-
mation' as soon as' possible.
Women to • contact are: Mrs.
Harvey Ritchie,' Mrs. Alex Hackett,
Mrs.' Warren Zinn, Mrs. Charles
Wilkins.
the board succeeding Councillor'
Russell Whitby. The meeting was
held 'on Tuesday evening of last
week.
An $80,000 borrowing bylaw was
passed to meet current expenditur-
es in 1975.
Salary increases were made to
the village works department:
foreman 'Cliff Crawford from $4 to
on Saturday.
'George Kennedy of Lucknow,
Thornton Eedy Of Dungannon and
Jim Coultes of •Belgrave were
honoured with framed certificates
which read, in part, "in bestowing
this:. honour, the members and
officers recognize the great contri-
bution you have made , toward the
advancement of the Hereford
Breed and the active interest you
have taken in association affairs".
Thornton was president in 1970,
Jim in 1960 and George in 1952.
George Kennedy is the olde(st past
president still actively involved in
the breeding of Hereford cattle.
Seventeen past presidents 'were
in attendance to receive this award.
Teeswater Reeve
Named Warden
Of Bruce County.
Albert James VVorrall, .61-year-
old . Reeve of Teeswater, , was
elected Warden of Bruce County by
acclamation.at the inaugural meet-
ing of Bruce County Council held
Monday evening at Walkerton
District Secondary School.
Mr. Worrall was nominated by
Alex Lamont, Reeve of Saugeen
Township and Floyd Wieck, Reeve
of Kincardine and was unopposed
for the post.
Five other men were nominated,
all 'declining in favour of Mr.
Worrall who was acclaimed to the
position.
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$4.40 per hour and his' assistant
Doug Haldenby from $3.50 to $4.00
per hour. Clerk treasurer A. E.
Herbert had his basic salary
increased from $10,000 to $12,000
per year. • Hourly rate :rfor the
Deputy-Clerk treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Webster, as required,
remains at $4.00.
CONTINUED.• ON PAGE 2
Lucknow Council Set Rates, Appoint
Committees At First Meeting