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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-03-26, Page 22BL rb The Message of Easter • us a Message of Triumph SELF-STARTER One's natural ability may be a birthri ght;, but every man must furnish his own initiative. • Keep promiSes on a sound basis --- don't be-. 11, trust buster. • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1975 , • h Ir is S4 d b; of to sci gr( exl• thz sin of ret me wit Ion resi and The tion cab /inn( 'of o corn real bee; spec just prod go b pric( the has slum beef inter resul enou, last y are to incon only the w is pa prod IJ for ti: techn, short the ca expori -China a mu( expect superf of Van after Banglt million PAGE TWENTY.T1 25th Anniversary ST. HELENS NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Irvin McCabe' of. Windsor, Mr, and Mrs. Carl Johnston of Bluevale, Mrs. Fred McQuillin and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller and family visited • on. Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank McQuillin on their 25th *Wing anniversary. , 0 • Mr. and Mrs. Willis Corrigan of Barrie spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller ' and family. Douglas Mewhinney of Milton visited on the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mewhinney. Ten tables enjoyed the Shoot Party on Thursday night in the St. Helens Hall. High prizes went to Mrs. Lawrence Taylor of Belgrave and Douglas Miller with second high going to Mrs. John Gaunt and Pete Jefferson. The travelling shoot was won • by Mrs. Jim Errington. The next party is ,on April 3rd. Congratulations to the Lucknow Pee Wees on winning the W.O.A. A. "D" Championship.' Playing on ' this team from our community are Bradley Humphrey, Douglas and Donald Dorscht and Stephen and Larry MacPherson. Margie MacPherson spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompson at Caledon. Recent visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon MacPherson were David Shepherd and-David Black of London and Mrs. ,Fred Thompson, Benny and Billy of Caledon. For PeoplekOn The Go Simplicity Super Twins roll easily, work anywhere, without ' Special plumbing or electrical servicing. Compact size (32" x 32" x 19"). Washes one six found load, while spin drying another (twelve' pounds combined). Team your Super twin-With a com- pact dryer and laundry days can become leisure days. Greer TV and Electric Lucknow Phone 528.3112 20 YEARS AGO MARCH 1955 Smith's I.G.A. grocery store changed hands March 1st. Charles Short of 'Brantford was the new proprietor. Mr. Smith bought the business 51/2 years previously from W: W Hill The Market Store, Lucknow, opened a gigantic store-wide sale with the swarm of shoppers so great that it was necessary at times to lock the doors for the staff to cope with the bargain hunters. W. T. Cruickshank,' general manager of the Wingham radio station, announced that CKNX had applied to Ottawa for a television license. The proposed televisiok station would serve Bruce, Grey, Huron, • West Dufferin, • North Perth, North Wellington and a section of Waterloo County. The Playhouse Theatre in Luck- now closed its doors permanently due to declining patronage, which worsened as TV installations be- came more numerous. 40 YEARS AGO MARCH 1935 Lorne and Garfield MacDonald opened a new shoe store in the village, The MacDonald Bros. store was located s in the west wing of Murdie's Hardware store. With extensive renovations and decorat- ing, the store was reported as "one of the most modern Shoe stores outside the large cities and the work and equipment froth begin- ning to'end was done in Lucknow and by Lucknow workmen". Lorne had previously had a wide exper- ience in the shoe 'business, which he commenced with Canieron: and Murdoch some ' fifteen years be- fore. 60 YEARS AOC). MARCH 1915 Delivery of mail on four new rural routes affecting Sentinel readers* was commenced. These were Routes 3 and 6 outof Lucknow 'and 1 and 2 out of HolyrOod. With the opening of these routes came the closing of a number of small rural post offices and the cutting off of certain stage. lines. S. S. No. 12 Huron school report named the following students: Cecil Robb, • John Hodgkinson, Rhena 'Coiling, Ross Black, Gertie Breckenridge, charlotte Macdon- ald, Warner Finlayson, Gordon Fraser, Robert Strathdee, Sadie Coiling, Mary Hodgkiiison,' John Lesbo'n, M'arAaret 'Macintosh, Rena Fraser,7Russell Brecken; ridge, Joe Hodgkinson, Alice Harrington, Olive Robb, Orville Finlayson,-, Frances McIver, Nelson Hodgkinson, Floyd Strathdee, Don McIver, Jessie McIntosh, Melvin Coiling. Minnie S. M. Andrews, teacher. • Lucknow Man Died In 78th Year EARL CRANSTON Earl Ellwood Cranston of Wingham Luck- . now passed away in and District • Hospital on Tuesday, March 18th in his 78th year. He was' born in Ashfield Town- ship on April 1st, 1897, 'a son of George Cranston and Emmeline Humphrey. He married Gladys Hyde of St. Helens on March 24th, 1920. Earl served in the First World War in the 71st Battalion and four years in the 18th Battalion. A Legion Service was held at the funeral chapel on Wednesday evening. • Mr. and Mrs. Cranston resided in*Ashfield for a number. of years moving to. Lucknow over six years ago. Earl was mail carrier oil. R.R. 7 , Lucknovv for thirty years, retiring in July 1974. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter Mrs. Lloyd (Evel- yn) Smith of Kincardine and three sons, Ronald of Ferguab Allan of St. Helens 'and George of Ashfield; also twelve grandchildren,, seven great grandchildren; one sister Mrs. Mac (Della) MacFarlene of Winnipeg and one nephew. The funeral service was, held at MacKenzie Memorial Chapel, Lueknow; on Thursday, March 20. Rev. Doug Kaufman, minister of Lucknow United Church was min- ister. Temporary entombment was 'at South Kinloss Mausoleum with final resting place Greenhill Cem- etery. Pallbearers were six grandsons,. Bob Cranston, Wayne Cranston , Ray Cranston,. Rick Cranston, Wayne Grigg, Gordon Hunt. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,4•••••• LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES WITH MARGARET THOMPSON k•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11111111111111101411110.1k Beefmen To Meet The Huron Federation of Agri- culture will hold a special meeting for beef producers in the Londes- boro Hall on Wednesday, March 26th. Doug Fortune of Wingham, the president said that beefinen have been asking the Federation to do something about the low prices they receive for their product. In this meeting the beefmen will be asked what they want the organization to do. If the cattlemen can agree on some action that should be taken, the OFA directors will take the proposals to the monthly directors meeting in Toronto for action. Cattlemen are urged to attend so that no action will be taken with which they do not agree.