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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-03-26, Page 17BY AB WYLDS Recently Mr. and Mrs. Redvers Johnson of Ripley spent three days visiting in London with their, daughter Joan; husbandand family - Mr, and Mrs. Guest Mitchell, Steve,, Pain, and Phoebe .(Mr. and Mrs. Steve George). * * * * * * Just when it was thought that CKNX "win a dinner" program would never place a telephone call to Ripley, last Wednesday noon, March 20, the announcer called Mrs. Russell Brooks. As the result Mrs. Dorothy -Brooks won a .dinner for two at Listowel with her alert answer of her 'menu instead of the usual "hello". Dorothy, in her talk with the announcer, mentioned seeing two robins in their yard that morning.. And it was last Wednesday morning sure enough that the first '"wave" of north 'hound migrating robins had reach- ed the Ripley area. Congratula- tions go to Dorothy on being a lucky winner. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott of Ripley are back home from Florida. Jack and Betty were guests recently on' a trip to Clearwater for a week, flying down and back from Toronto airport'. Jack reports wonderful' accommodations but rather cool weather at 43 degrees for some of the time: Their return flight was delayed by one of these ever increasing strikes. . * * * * * * On Thursday of last week Ripley's oldest resident', Mrs. Jessie MacKay of Ripley, was taken by ambulance to Kincardine Hospital for treatment of injuries in a fall at her hoine. * * * * • Just before eight o'clock last Thursday evening, when most people who watch TV were looking at the Lawrence Welk show and everything was calm except the odd car passing north to the rink, there was a loud crash of metal at the centre of Ripley . Looking out it/was soon seen thatears..had collided at the main intersection. A white, fairly new Chev car, with its lights on, was sitting on the boUlevard in front of the site of the burned Royal Hotel. On the east side of the road over by Gore Park was the dark coloured Toyota car sitting oh its roof - lights on and four wheels in the air. Jack MacDonald, driver of the Chev, was crossing the road _and helped-a young .man crawl from the upset car. Jack McLean was soon on hand. The two injured men were helped across to Jack MacDonald's car. As soon as the crash occurred, Mrs. Carol (Don- nie) Plodder ran outside and seeing Jack, she called to Jack MacDonald to find out if the ambulance was needed. Jack affirmed this and Carol called Kincardine and Dist- rict Hospital. While waiting, t Mrs. Joy (George) McLean applied cold wet towels to one chap's gashed forehead while he sat in Wayne Dewar's car. The second chap who collapsed onto the pavement was laid' in Jack MacDo.nald's car. It always seems a long time waiting but the ambulance arrived shortly- with hospital orderly 'George Dym- er. With help, and using the stretcher, George soon had the two injured men on their way to the hospital. It was reported that later in the evening they were back to the Ripley arena for the last part of the Ripley-Thedford hockey match. It is amazing how people are so willing to help in the time of trouble. INTEREST RATES NOW AVAILABLE ON 1st and 2nd Mortgages ANYWHERE IN ONTARIO ON RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND FARM PROPERTIES . Interim Financing For New Construction and Land Development FOR. REPRESENTATIVES. IN YOUR AREA PHONE • •''t r 21 or over? Working full-time . Married? You should have your own OHIP number! Ministry of Health Hon. Frank S. Miller. Minister WiDNESDAY, MARCH '26,1975 This Week In Ripley THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE SEVENTEEN` A few minutes more and the O.P.P. cruiser from Kincardine Was here with the officers checking details and directing traffic to the arena past the scene. Then Howard Hodge with his tow truck, assisted by Alan McLean, Moved • the damaged cars td the parking lot by his garage - just a stone's throw west of the scene. Incidentally this is the third crash in the last year and unless the highway officials see the need of ' some type of warning light there will be some- one killed here. Hardly a week goes past without some car coming from the Holyrood direction, east to west, fails to stop- and continues right through towards' Pine River. In fact some people say it Occurs every day. •When the cars were moved, and almost everyone. gone, Harvey Pollock and Oraen Rock swept the whole section of pave- ment and cleaned up the pieces of ' broken glass: * * * * * * President Morley Scott of Purple Grove was in .charge of the March Meeting of the Ripley Agricultural Society held .in the cafeteria of the Ripley District High School. Present for this meeting were Reg Moore, Dunc McLeod, John Gamble, Dan A. and Sheila MacDonald, Mrs. Katherine Coil- ing, Jack Farrell, Oliver and Marion McCharles, Cecil Sutton, Lester Ferguson, Hugh Mason, Mrs. Marjorie Thonipson, Fran and Ab Wylds. After the meeting opened reports were given on' the annual convention of the Ontario Agricultural ' Societies held in February in the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Giving reports were Mrs. Fran VVylds., Mrs. Marj Thompson, Reg Moore and Mrs. Marion McCharles Also Marion read the. report written by Mrs, Gladys Arnold. Sympathy was felt for Gladys on the sudden passing of her husband, Bill, who worked in so many ways for this society over a number of years. The society's dances for 1975 were discussed - the annual spring one on April 18 and the fall fair dance. In charge of advertising for these are Jack Farrell ; Morley Scott, and Reg Moore. Reg has already made and put up several store signs. Then Reg along with John Gamble, is in ' charge of admissions. * * * * * * Well Monday and Tuesday of last week were real sunny, spring like, sap. running days and Fran received a call from Mrs. Alexand- er Purves naming the birds and animals sighted. Also she ,was recalling how the writer had said , that as the groundhog. had the opportunity to see its shadow on that sunny Sunday, February 2 then winter should end on' Sunday, March 16 - the six 'weeks. It worked out' well this year and thanks for reminding us that it did. This reminds us that it is the time to get at that back yard boiling again. Last year .Jimmy Edgar, former resident of concession 10. Culross, kept us company on a couple of Saturday evenings while he was in Ripley. Well,. Jimmy, wherever, you are, the writer will likely try it again. By the way, the pan used' was made by Herb Ensign. News is where you find it.. The writer was surprised on opening the Toronto Star last Saturday evening. There was a large picture , of Earl Osborne and an aceompany- ing article. Back a number of years, Earl and his brother Carman went td Ripley High School before the family moved to, the Guelph area. /Earl now operates a big dairy farm 'with 60 purebred Holstein cows. Along with their father Russell Osborne, the family moved from the 12th of Huron Township back in the 1940's. Carman returned to Hanover where he runs a successful -fabrics and drapery store. To milk his cows Earl is up at 5 o'clock 'in the morning and through this hard work he estimat- es the value of his farm, stock and equipment to be around $400,000. - not bad at all.. * * * * * Also in that same Saturday Toronto Star was an article on the Bob White quail. Their numbers are on the decrease due to the clean cultivation on farms. These "chicken like" beautiful birds thrive in rough cover such as rail fence corners. Back in the 1960's there was one for a number of years in Elmer Courtney's machinery lot next door and it used to answer Fran's whistle. A year ago last fall Morrison MacKenzie and the writer raised a covey of nine Bob Whites at the Forestry farm on the fourth concession east in Huron while going, ,to • a beeyard. This reminds us that at this year's Ripley Night School Achievement ' Night some lady had a beautiful coloured framed picture of these birds done in liquid embroidery. In Holland the Dutch tulip growers have produded a special Darwin strain of tulips just for the Canadian Legion. These bulbs will be available 'to plant this fall (1975) and hence come out in bloom in the summer of 1976 - the 50th anniversary year of the Legion. The bulbs will produce golden yellow petals with bronze bases - hence are named 'Golden Anniver- sary. With these flowering in 1976 people will see your support of the Legion and its auxiliary. Small individual orders will be accepted according to your needs. These small orders will be added together by Mrs. Nadine Danforth. The Legion itself has to order by, whole hundreds, then when the bulbs are LETTER TO, THE COLUMNIST Dear Ab,' Having represented Ripley and Huron Township on the Bruce County School Board for the past year, I would like to, make a ,few observations in this regard. I am well aware that people have the feeling' that the county school board system has made education remote from themselves. I expect that this feeling of alienation from the system pertains to all areas to some extent - the class room - the administration and the board. I believe there are many good things ' happening 'in education these days. However, what., I have described is not one of them, and should be, and I believe can be, to a great extent corrected. Many people, from the• Minister of Education down are saying that parents have a right and a duty to have input into the system. The question becomes: How can this take place? Here is one suggestion. Parents and other interested received next fall, they can be divided into smaller groups. (S19) 744-6535 Collect Head Office — 56 Weber St. E. Kitchener, Ont. WE BUY EXISTING MORTGAGES FOR INSTANT CASH SAFEWAY INVESTMENTS AND CONSULTANTS LIMITED • # * * * * "* Barrie 114 Worslev Street 726.0326 Hamilton 25 Main Street West 528.3481 Kingston " 1055 Princess Street 546-3811 ' KitChener 68 King Street East 745-7379 Your parent's OHIP insurance no longer includes'you. So apply for your own, Don't delay. or you could be walking into an- emergency uncovered. Consult Our em- ploy/et-or contact your nearest OHIP Office. The OHIP Office in your area will answer any questions you'may have. London 227 Ottecins Avenue .133-4561 Mississauga S5 City Centre Drive 275.2730 Ottawa 75 Albert Street . Z37.9100 Peterborough 311 George Street North 743.2140 - people could meet three or four times a year for, the purpose of becoming' better informed about what is happening in the various aspects of education and offering their.opinion on. the same.' You , can be assured that teachers, adminis- tration and trustees would be most co-operative. If this makes sense to the readers, I would ask them to let me know. If there is, a reasonable response, I will take the responsib- ility of setting up a meeting at, one of the schools, and the parents can take -over from there. JACK ACKERT PHONE COLLECT 526-3233 St. Catharines 15 Church Street 682-6658, Toronto 2195 Yonne Street (Eglintont 482.1111 Windsor 1427 Ouellette Avenue 258-7563 Yours truly, Cameron MacAuley. •..