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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-01-15, Page 30• THE LUCKNQW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 1975 40••••••••••••••••••••••44.44.0•••••••••••4010410... LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE SENTINEL' FILES ARKE YOUR "LOWEST PRICES" FOODLAND 'WITH MARGARET THOMPSON -.••••••••••4,444-44.0•••••.•~4-4....~.•••••.• THAT Lucknow Fire Department res- ponded to a. call about 4.45 p.m. Sunday to the farm of Mike Dalton on Highway. 21; south of Kintii124 spark from the chimney had ignited - the roof of the house but had been extinguished by the time firemen arrived. THAT Further to the picture in last week's paper of the apple pickers, Bill Andrew of Ashfield and Watson Webster. of Clinton advise us that the unknown youth ,in the picture was Bill Carter, now of Blyth. Watson also advises u that the young man identified as Ge Twamley was actually Earl Gibson. Thanks' for the help. THAT Mrs. William. (Debbie) Reed, A ho resides just north of Lucknow, underwent surgery a week ago Monday in ,University Hospital London when she had her hip and clbow pinned. Mrs. Reed is doing remarkably well. She is taking therapy treatments and with the help of nurses and a crutch has been walking. She hoped to be transferred to Wingham Hospital today (Wednesday). Mrs.' Reed was injured in a fall at her home. THAT Miss Margaret Van Der Klippe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.: W. Van Der Klippe of R. R. 5, Lucknow, has passed her grade 2 theory with the Royal Conservatory of Music. Toronto with first class honours. She is a student of Mrs. Thomas Pritchard. R. R. 2 Luck- now. 20 Years Ago JANUARY 1955 Following the trend of Banks in' larger centres, the loCal branch of the 'Bank of Montreal adopted a five day week, with the Bank closing all day on Saturdays. For the convenience of customers the Bank remained, open extra hours each Friday afternoon from 4.30 to 6 p. Lucknow ratepayers elected a reeve and four councillors from a slate of nine candidates. It was the first election, since 1949 and then, it was for councillors only. Prior to that there had hot been an election since 1941. Alex W. Hamilton was elected reeve and the four council- lors elected were Alex MacLeod, W. C. Attridge, Virden Mowbray, and George Joynt. Rev. G. S. Blanch, minister at South Kinloss Presbyterian Church accepted a call to the" Campbellville and Nassagaweya charge in the Guelph Presbytery. 40 YEARS AGO JANUARY 1935 January 10th issue of The Sentinel was printed• on a new Lee • Press which had been installed the' previous week. It was replacing :the old Campbell press, a one time popular press, which had been. in THAT. At the L.O.L. card party at Dungannon on Friday, January 17th, •prizes went to high lady, Margaret 'Errington; 2nd, Vera Errington; high man, Cliff 'Hackett; 2nd,' Art Young. There will be another card' party in 'two weeks. operation in.the Sentinel office .for some 40 years. "Jock" Adams and the old press, 'were intimately ' associated," for "Jock", as • was often told, was the ;than power 'that operated the press fOtomany years. Later a gasoline engine replaced Jock and of , more recent years. an ' electric motor had been the driving power. , A storm the first week of January that tied up traffic in this area, resulted in a petition being circul- ated, that was largely signed, asking that Huron County keep the road , between Lucknow and Wing- ham open during the winter for motor traffic. Bruce County was undertaking the task of keeping open the road north to Kinloss. Snow on the village roads' And main street was rolled rather as an experiment which, if the results proved satisfactory, it was thought might do' away with snowplowing of the streets. The rolling gave the roads a hard packed surface that was favoured by pedestrians in preference to' snow-plowed streets. 60 YEARS AGO . JANUARY 1915 J. G. Murdoch was r p-elected. Reeve of Lucknow with councillors W, _ E. Henderson,, Robert John- ston, Dr. Spence 'and A. E. Durtiin. Charles. Stewart was the success- ful candidate for ReeVe Of Ashfield with . councillors Dalton; Richard- son, Hackett and Alton An increase in motor license fees Was put, through by the provincial Cabinet. The new regulation provided for the payment of • the following fees according to the horse-power of 'the car. 25 or less $6.00; between 25 and 35 - $10.00; between 35 and 50 - $20.00; over 50 - $25.00. PALM GARDEN 100 COUNT. Tea Bags Sale RISEN SHINE FOUR PACK Oran g9 e Crystals BRUNSWICK Small Herrings MAPLE LEAF 1Y2 LBS. Canned Ham SUNSPUN 11 OZ. Coffee Creamer DUNGANNON The whiteness of the fields and woods, The snow upon the hill, Proclaim the handiwork of God,. The working of His will, When nature takes her annual rest, • To• gain the strength again, To give us fruits and'harvest fields, The precious food of man. H. Thomas. Church membership classes . be- gan on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at Dungannon United Church. Russell -Johnston , has been in Wingham Hospital for over three, weeks now and their son Ken of Toronto is staying with Mrs. . Johnston. Some of the family from London visited Mr. Johnston in the ' hospital on Sunday. Larry Pentland returned home on Tuesday after a week in St. 'Joseph's Hospital, London, where he underwent surgery. Week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McNall. were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wade] and Sandra of Hensall; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Edwards; Clinton; Ken Dowling and Norman Stewart, Wingham; Miss Nancy Swan, Goderich and Tom Willis of Goderich: Dungannon Youth Group held their discussion meeting in, the church on Wednesday evening with Mrs. Bonnie Graham, principal of Queen Elizabeth Scbool, Goderich as guest speaker.'' shy 'showed slides and told of her work with retarded children, which the Young PeOple found very interesting. The Youth Group held a Tobog- gan party an Saturday evening on- hills east of the 9th corner, the Badlands. Mrs. Cecil Make returned home on Thursday—after spending the past two weeks with her son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blake and family, -SAVETO 1 Only 79 SAVE 'TO 20c Only SAVE HERE TO 01 4: Tins' 5 C SAVE TO 36c ay Only $2. 9 ' COMPARE AND SAVE Only.. 8 5c 110011 Cambridge. and. Mrs. Dick Kilpatrick anti Mrs". A. N. Atkinson of Wingham visited on Sunday with Dick's sister, Mrs. Cecil Blake. Chicken pox, continues to be the cause of some absenteeism at Brookside School. Pupils from kindergarten to Grade 4 • went skating in Lucknow arena on Friday afternoon, Grades 5-8 will go on January 24. Honoured By Former Neighbo urs Edward St., Wingham, were pleas• Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carter, 339 antly surprised on Saturday after noon when former neighbours or the 6th con5ession of Kinlo Township west, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mr'. and Mrs. Willard Downey, Mr. and Mrs. James Butt 'and Mr. and Mrs. Barry Johnston presented them with a Golden Anniversary teapot, cream and sugar. Mrs. Carter thanked' them all fot kind" their thoughtfulness and remembering them. Baboon Still Alive And. We Bruce County's infamous baboot is apparently alive and well. baboon-;; which- was visiting i .1' area back in Noveniber. has ni been seen in the northern part the county. the_According nwatos sighed ae VV itawrticoen in tikek area on Monday. January 6. One the viewers reported that the bean lcoobtitiokdein, dto be in a good tied Maybe he will return down way 'in the spring. By The Sentinel \ .:Lucky ow In Ladies' Pads Star Price ASHTON'S LADIES' 2. FOR I. Sa Men's Dress Shirts -Men's Dress Pants All Men's Sweaters CRASH SALES FOR THE REMAINING 2 WEEKS IN JANUARY ASHTON'S IS H A NO MEN'S WEA Ladies Coats 14 Off Phone 528-2126 VALUES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, FRIDAY 'AND SATURDAY . • '3. JANUARY 23, 24, 25 PHONE LUCKNOW 528.3420 .