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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-09-03, Page 14 PAGO, LOOKING BACKWARDS 50 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1925 • r THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,197% THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES WITH MARGARET THOMPSON 7•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*••••••••44.4 TO YEARS AGO S EP-TEM-8 ER-1-965-- The School Area. Boards of Ashfield and ..West Wavvanosh Townships .acquired a 15 acre site as the location for thl proposed new area school to handle the elementary education for the two townships. The site was on the 9th concession of Ashfield, just west of the Lucknow-Dungannon county highway. The barn on the farm of Art Dickson of Port Albert destroyed by fire during electrical storm. Lucknow Public School re- opened with an opening registra- 30 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1945 Meat rationing was re-introduc- ed in .Canada,' but different from the former rationing and was alined at curtailing the consump- tion of meat in .the Dominion. Coupons were used but were suppleraented .by the use of fibre tokens each with a value of .._one eighth of _h coupon, These were used in making "change" when a purchaser did not buy meat to the whole value of a Coupon at one time. The new plan, which met with much criticism, allowed ap- proximately 1 2/3 pounds of meat per person per week. School re-opened with the con- fin uation class teachers Miss Frances McLean, principal, Mal- cola' Armstrong, and Miss Bessie Murdie. ' Public school teachers were Miss Kate MacDonald, Mrs. H. G. Sherriff, W. F. Thurnpson, Miss Isabel Murdie. After being 41 years in the merchantile business in Lucknow, R. D. Cameron sold out his interest in the Cameron, Mut'doch and Co. store. The purchaser was Wm, Hornell, formerly of Lucknow, Who had been in business at Reyeistoke, British Columbia and in Toronto. Mr. Hornell entered, hii new business- as manager of the state. tion of 256, Kinloss Central School an enrolment of , 139 and 212 students registered at Lucknow Distriet High School. was an , LIMIT 2 CARTONS PER FAMILY COMPARE AT $549:00 MANY OTHER DESIGNS AND STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM $369.00 2 pc. Chesterfield Suite ASST. COLOURS 3' pc. Coffee and. End Table Sets do , rep COMPLETE SET I / 3.00 COMPARE AT .$329:00 MANY OTHER STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM HELP YOUR RED CROSS FREE DELIVERY WITHIN 20 MILE RADIUS OF LUCKNOW WATCH FOR TERMS: CASH OR CHEQUE OR BUDGET'-PLAN WE OFFER TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE 7 pc. Kitchen Suite HOURS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. FRIDAY -10 A.M. TO 9 P.M. SATURDAY - 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. • \ 72 IN. TABLE COMPARE AT $269.00 $145.00 MANY OTHER STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM PHONE BALL AUCTIONS LUCKNOW 528-2331 RIPLEY . Phone 395-2614 ...COMPARE OUR .PRICES