The Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-03-09, Page 14
1.011dithOW. ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1955 , /TEN PAGES
Fat 1
• Davidlt Carruthers, 4.1.404-
• old Kinloss'ToWnShiplaymer and
• reeve of the municipality, died
'suddenly on Monday ..night about
midnight 'from_ _a___heart attack,
• Ile, suffered the'seizute after re-
tiring and passed away 'Within
the hPtir. Pave had observed his
41st, birthday jug the day be-
fore 'his death.
'The •cominunity Was profound-
lyshocked and . saddened to
learn of the death • of this popti,
ler and genial, young man with
a winning personality.
.
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Dave was Serving his fifth
terra as reeve Of Kinloss Townl
ship,. and that day had attended
' the March :Meeting of the Coun-
cil .Board, the fellowmembers
of which are Harold Percy, P.
Murray, Dan.T. McKinnon
nd'EariSh Moffat. ' •
. Reeve' Carruthers was elected
tO that offiee by acclamation. at
•orl.f isso, ".stidepeding
‘•• reeve GeorgeTiffin, and he had
.ibeen returned by ..ac.clarnation
• each Year since then.. to
• that he had served four years
• as, Councilldr, . standing second
,arnting the •candidates when first
• elected in. December' of 1946', '
A Year ago Reeve. Carruthers
Missed.; attaining' the Bruce Co.
by a narrow,margrn
and it Was a' foregone conclusion
that he •would receive the honor
rext year.
• Dave . was orn in Kinloss
. Township, on •MarCh' 6th, '1914.
His father, the late John cai-
iuthers,-..liassed away' in 1927, at
.the age of. 41.Dave's wife ,was
•' the former ,.Margaret Bell of
, Ripley.. : She: survives with a
`:•familY of three daughters; Mari.:
lyn, 16; Amelia, 13‘ and Janet, 6..
IS SERIOIISL'VIU
• Mr. and M. ThOrnaS-H. Burns
haVe received' word-, that their
SOZI, -,Stewart Burnsv. :of Detroit,
is critically ill. Stewart under-
...
went a -major loperation last year,
and made a favorable recovery,.
but Complications have deVelep-
ect and no hope is.*entertained for
recoVery.
INJURED ASSESSOR
GIVING UP POSITION
Ashfield Township. •Council •is
Calling for applications for the
position of assessor, to succeed
Gordon Valad, who,has given up,
the 'Position. •• , •
•Gordon ,lost the 'greater part
of his left_hand_When±his,,fing-
ter§ ..Were Mangled' irk a corn.
'picker 'late in jarinaty. He. is
'back in thehospital again for
treatMent.
•Also•surviving are his mother,*
..MrS.. John Carru•theks. of t9fv,m
and three brothers/and few' sis-
ters, Mrs. George -Fisher (Rena),
of ,..Whitechurch; Mrs.. . Eldon
Lowery (Alma). of Huron town-
ship; John of Delhi; Elliott and
, Irwin of Kinloss; Mrs. Ronald
Forster '(Kathleen): of Lticknow
and:Mrs. Duncan Simpson (Lil-
lian) of Aslifield.. beePest, sym-
pathy goes out to the bereaved'
*in their- grievous loss of a dear
husband, father, 'son and, bro.
• BROTHER PASSES,
William DOInaldson • p.a ssed
away 7 in Winghani Hospital ;fast
week • after a -brief ilfness:.."He
swas :55 and Was born: on Con.
10, .Culross,' a son ef . the Jate
Mr; and WS.. Thomas Donaldson.
.He had :resided in •Tesswiter for
15 years. MrS. James. Smith of
Holyrbod is. a sister..
The remains. are resting at the
famjy-residerice-tinitil—Thursday-
noon, with service to be -held. at
2-30 o'clock On Thursday 'after --1
noon . at ...Knox. , Presbyterian.
Church, Ripley, *where Dave had
been ',a. 'faithful member of the.
choir 'for several :years.. The. ser-
' vice will. be Conducted -by Rev':
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PRQMINENT.:AMBERLEY
MERCHANT 'DIED • 'SUNDAY
. .
Th0 death JarrieSi--"Slitells,
veteran, Arnberley rnerClaan't,
Cui•red in Kincardine Hospital
on Sunday •after ‘a lengthy, ill-
, ness. He was, 73, years of age..
The funeral serviee Wa5 held
in Pine Riyer United Church on
afternoon •,'With in-
terment in Kirical•dine',Cemoterk.
Mr. Shielis is survived .by his
son .Ross,,
his -daughter-hit-law
• and granddaughter;' MarY..
ElIen
and. by four brothers' and
a sister.'
4-11. etuits ,
•-•OROANIZE NEXT WEEK
•
PRIZE- DRAW Wl&NERS
Thirty dollars in Merchandise,
vouchers was put up for •a
,‘BooSter Club" draw .at the Juv-
enile hockey'. apatch • on Satur-
day. The .v.rinners were; lst, Mrs.
Orland RichardS, $15.00; 2nd, G.
Gomersall of"Blythi .00700; 3rd,
Alex MacNay, $5.00. ; •
... The Legjon 'netted a little over
$30 00 frorp .the draw, which will
assist in :financing,.the trip to
Port, Perry.
CAR, SHATTERS:-,
SHIPP WINDOWS:
-4 car, driven by-Carrrieri John-
ston of Concession-. 10, :kinioss:
. , •
Township, Was ;extensively ,dam' --
aged -early lasti?Friday Morning
whe.n, it crashed through the Co-
op Grocery Store Window. The
crash caused the 'windoW•:display
of 'jams- and jellies to be strewn
onthesidewalk and in the in-
terior of •the store. :The impact
. of the Crash 'caused. the Nate
grass in the west window in the
Market Store, owned. by .N. J,
WelWook---to----ohager,
apse •into -,the window. • The win -
do* adjoining the Co-op ;was not
broken. .•
carinen' told-, Town Constable
AleX, Havens • that he • was .ipro-.
ceeding WeSt through' the village
When a' ear pulled' out froin'his
right' at •the Post . Office corner.
When he -swerved to the leTtto
miss 'a ycollision, .theear:, veered
out of control and crashed: into
the: ,C&op Store: The ,window
frame was badlydamaged as
well as shattering shattering, the plate
• • ••• • • .
•.:-The .driver escaped. Unhurt
from the :accident': •
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ounal Discusses. New Assessment
gure 1 For High, School Purposes
Lucknow :.Village. Council. at
the regular *March meeting 'Mon-
day night gave By -Law No. 3 its:
final reading aPproving_the issu-
ing of debentures 'in the'ainciunt
Of $51,777.77, toward the construc
• tiOn. Of the • new chronic patients
Whig af-Wingliam. general Hos-
pital.' •
"EY-1.,,aws 4,. 5' and 6 were also
passed 'apPointing A. M. Harper
of :Goderich.•as' 'auditor- and A.
M. Havens and E. H'. Agnew as
toWn' Ibreman and. 'clerk-frea*
'Inter; reSpeetiVely..
;
Mr Harper succeeds the firth
Broughton, Whose .resignation
was received_ Mr. Hall)6es
sal-
ary s 250. He has already com-
menced his duties with. the
auditing Of the :C.hoOl, boo1s.
•C'ouncil.' voted $450 td the,
anitt 'to Cover Major
Area on) ee
din,g_f_urriac_eLi ns 6114
.aticin, Cable tieSto reinforcetke
building' and
These :three • expenditures ex,
ceeded $400..
Discuss AssessMent,
CoUncildiScussecl the ctirrnii
MoVeto: have , Lucknow,; adopt
the, new Bruce County equalized
,
,aSsessment for taxation .purposes.
in. connection with inaintenance
costs of the. Luclinew Distri,ct
.High 'Lticknow's a‘z..sess•-,
of.:the COst .of the: School; and
:SALE CRQWDS SO 'BIG
RAD, 'TO 'LOCK 'DOORS
The Market ,Store opened a
gigantic store -wide -sate *on Fri-
daY, morning of last week with
the Swarm, of shoppers so great
that it was necessary at tithes
to 145,ck the .doors for the aug-
mentedStaff to ;cope. With the:-
bargain 'hunters:
T'he doors opened at 10 -o'clock
and within,4he .hOut if Was nec-
essary to. drop the latch,: and
again' at rition` hour 'so - that .the
staff .could grab a. snack.
*The .sale continues With new
and ..,repeat bargains to matchi
last ;week's opening offerings.
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Have,. .,u vyed yOur Sen- provides for pn automatic year
yorene-
ly ‘, increase 01.- .$200 unti.1: the
tinet.subseriAtionl. " • "": ' • •.' • maximum salary is reached.
' The , communication pointed.
f . out that because of . the acute -
MARK *T11 IRTI ETH
ANNiVERSARY/1 . scarcity and arid' increasing demand
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TEACH ERS ASK •
.SALA RY BOOST
, A- substantial salary, irierease.-
has..been -asked by menabers :of
the :teaching staff of the Luck-.
now .District High School. Theo,
Dis:triet.9130ard received 0-1. .
quest; at ,their—regular" meeting
on Monday evening, , which .bore
the signaturesof all Staff meth:.
bers, With the eNcePtiOn. Of Priiii2;
cipal P -r. W., Hoag, • • 7 •
• ,
-, The request was fOr furthe'r-
raise of $300 ',each, • oVer. and
-above the regular increment of,
•$293 annually: . „
A. salary scalewas adopted
last, year „by k,the 'Board, which
• for .teachers,. SOrne- other Boards
are offering specialsalary in-
ducements to retain their pres-
ent: staffi: view of this the
local ,request was presented. for
the- 13tiard'i, censidertation.`,.
The .libm6.• of Mr. and.' Mrs.
George, Jafaine.,. LUcknow„ Was
-the scene of 'a happy- event on
Saturday, . February.. 26th, ',when
the Couple 'celebrated their thirt-,
if...th Wedding :anniversary. They,
have two Children, Kenneth of
LuCknow and Alice, Mrs. Donald
Mal:coil*Of Nairn,. Ontario, afia
there are se'Veri' grandchildren,
all if whom were present. Other
relatives in attendance were.
:Miss Lillian Harrison . of God.-
erich, a 'Sister.' of Mrs. Jardine,
and 'Mr, and Harri-
son 'of paltford; the former ,,a
brother' Of Mrs.' Jardine - and •Mr
•
ari4 •Jonathan Fisher of
ten:miller, the latter* . a" colgin'
of Mrs. Jardine, and their dau-
.ghter and.hgsband, .Mr, and Mrs.
Eddie Classen of Springfield. .
, In the afternoon. Mrs; 'Harrison
and Mrs. Fisher ,poured tea, and
in the. eVening*Mrs: Harrison and
Miss. Harrison. Mrs. Ken Jardine
and Mrs. Malcolm, assisted tby
Mrs. Classen, admitted guests
and Served lunch.. Mrs. John
Wraith and MM. Russell:Wilton
WeretN.in'. charge of affairs, :and
kept 'everything running,sinooth-
ly: for the waitresses.
Many. friends called' and visit=
ed, which .was.:a.: great . source of
pleasure, especially to Mr, •./Jar-
dine, who has been iconfineed'to
the house .fpr the past several
months ,:owing • to illness, •.and
th0. -received some lovely *gifts
and a host of greeting cards, all
of which ) were greatly appreci-
ated. Their friends join in Wish-
ing them (thank happy returns Of
Ifferk7;'and•iV,MaTY.
•
over the• tWenty-year deb'enture
p.eribd represents a cOnsider,abie
. :
Couricil decided' to give the
matter More Consideration ,before -
reaching a decidion.c:
-Under the new assessment pro-
pOSal, the .1955 pro rata break-
down Wduld as 'folloWs,. With:
the perOntage- : . compared
with last yeat's .percentage
borne by each. municipality:,
• . 1955
,
then t figure //SO] 2:0001
•
and under the new assessment
will jump , .to $l,•024.495C' fnit
WhiCh Council: has'', reardod: as
too. high.' • '
The' ..now,. figUre wtlUld nu in
an. increase of tibout .6 Percent
ii Lucknow's pro.,.rata share.oi
school costs* : •
a 1
:The point. wt
,Wa 1,, assistant agricul • ci or ric Ina I-3t.tt'kno\v„11-ad
tural, representative for Britce.' airood to Pay an arld.iional 1
County, announces a' new on the 'capital cot or .the
for _holding -4-11-1- Chtla
tion meetings.
TacSday, March • 15th,* ,is 'the
day set aside to organize all
,lttbk$ BrUce County`,.anci will
'.12eknown as "4-H 'Club 1)8y. i.1)
llruce County". "
Th*.11ipley Club will meet in
the Township Hall next Tuescl-aY
.even,ing at 0.3.0,
"ldin on an assessnwnt o
$0i21000. 'The t1a6stion then arose
that if this basis of assessment
was • dispenseel with; Would
Lucknow. be obligated to pay
the additional share in, respe,ct
to building cOstk
' This extra • mil1, and a, half
amounts to $91q ear, over and
'
Assessment 1955 To- .1954 %
Ashfield .
West .Wdlkanosh ,
..8,38,744:. 15.891 -
Kinloss
•l,541,336
Greenock . •
• • 148,100 2.806. 3,599
Ctilross
-7132792 2515 2.951
Lucknow
' 1,024,495 19.4.13• 13,364
•5.399
29,202 27.306
:$5,278O97 100. 100.
GreetrOck.:;asSesSinent---figure-.
.stibject change, but would
have .verr'' little affeet on the
overall picture, .
''Ten•••Wood:•,:tt:triders AN'ere LCei
ed but ,turther. mformation. was
required ' befOre.: a wvatcl g ..t he.
coritra4. The . in:pOrtance .ler, •St. Helens; -Sandy McDOn-.
'Councillor ,Tovnf raised cr(isi; was• forcibly :ernbhaisized :ald, Mi Young, Belfast.;
zinol-4.-clgot3tion of 110•N''. t°' ('°n- durinf'2; Hintrican,e Hagel„ and:, Donald:Son; Lanes;
trol disposal' of:,garhnge thc: 00\fe,ct orke... again .. that the Red _MacTreripan,...• Frank
municipal dump,. and 'suggest:0'd crass is a of MacLennan,. tochals.h.c. -A.,
a roadway plan that bight 1i.,yos, Its ,.,;50rvicT,§" a:re.1Courtne-y, A 111, berle "Ross. '
Solve the prehlem, theroi whenever we 'need Shiells, Amberle;): Mr. 1Vlan$L.
To ot Roy': Truck? • fortunate 'are we when ' oui.. tole field, liolYrood Va••mer, 1.101;v:
."CounCillor MoWbray' itepOrte'd' is siminly-that Of „. . rood; Mrs. Willits, Whitechtti,e1r:.
Lye:, frill -piing: and tree 'Cutting Twelve To Mate Cantrass, -;•Mr.,.•Chapmaii, Whitechureh. •
will be necessary, and. also in ,„, The „Village , Crew of canyass:-...' 4,„ StotherS, ehairnian of the
reEtard td. the POWer mown:' that &II'S inelvdei "tvieive men whose local .Brapeir,ay I.Ve.7are- itfo
will need., rePlacing, follow;s: . mg forward' to your help and •co-' •
it felt . it may be too :light South Side. of Main Sti•eet, '„opei•ation • in making:this.
Lloyd North' Side of Main caMpaign' su,..6.cessful... A -special
for the, job. •
A ftirthef pi-obleth of 'the pro- Street, -.8111 Johnston;. ,South of request • ,is Fiade" '.the perty Chairman was :What to do Main 'Street and West of'itiver, stove league" to get- behirid our
with the.. 1948 ,5ydro truck :,'Stothers., Bin Arnold; canipaign each of the. above
have extensive repairs. made, 'or South ' of l\Taic-i Street and East viaces",
l,ny a new: one. ligte views . of .6f River,, Bob Finlay", 'Donald Mc- Donations''rnay., also be left"' by
the 11.,E.P.C., are to be Obtairi6i1 Nofth of,Main Street to ',anyone at McKim's? bttig *Store
in. this. regard before any action' Rose Street and East of or the. Bank of lVfontreal...
Innea .MatSWeen,' Bruce, MacKen-
.taken.
The.B�ard took no definite..
action off Monday night; but will
confer with the, inspector on the °
matter ,at anearlydate.
The brief, included a• salary and
assessment breakdown of
high, .school 'areas.. Sal-
aries, in 1954. ranged from an 'av-
erage high,' of .$4,252 at Listowel•
,to an average low at Port Elgin
of .$3,587. The ,local average' di
43,866.- • •• ' • '
HONORED ON .rwrigtp
iiirEinowG ANNIVERSAFtY
Mr. and ,111r.s...Henry Leishman.y.
of Goderich.. recently 'marked -
their golden wedding anniVer.-
sary: Pouring tea at . open house.
were Mrs. • William. Douglas of.
I.a.l.*riOW, a sister Of
Leish-
man and Mrs Robert: Rutledge
of. .'Goderieh-. -and.; ".Mrs John
Thompson , Auburn,. sisters, ofi
Mrs. Leishnian.'
Mr .-• and MrS. LeiShrnan,.' are:
both .10 and were. born 411 East
Wawanosh. She :Is :the • fOrmer.
▪ Charnney.. 'They ...Were
married at the *bride's home in
WestAyawanosh on February 28,
,19M05r.. .h.as been, ariT
Orangeman. for 53 years ancl-..haS
missed. crily.- One 12th. of: July
-Parade!, He: was presented with
-an. engraved cane ,by..,,,Goderich
L.0.1.4 and Mrs.' Leishman 'With 7'
a cUp:andtttsaucer:Itt '
140c4i. p: Cross Funds Drive Gets
. . •
Underway Next Week
Plans. are Complete"for'lannag. iie; North' Of Main Street and
frig -the _ annual carnPaigri of the'. Wes,i 61..River7,1aii-ST Batton, .E17
'LLicknow. and Vicinity•JArarich of :nier ,LTaibach.;.• North of Bese St.
the:. Canadian 'Reds. cross,. and and and 'East of 'River, ponald. Mac -
canvassers Will 'Swing. into *action :Leap, jim• Henderson, , •
'on Monday toii'make a house -t�- Donate At Rural. Stores
-hrotige selicitatt-Oh support of- • -No. carivaSs----haS'beeri:;:arranged:•'
this Worthy ,cause; rndn,eY outside of/ the village but those '
.3re.i,t, give is an indication of your Who 'wish. to subscribe' will "'find. -
-Stipporf!.of 'a great humanitarian those who operate' country,,tb,res •
orgaiiizaion .whiqh, h•elp's• the prepared ,to 'aceept. 'contributions
people, the community, the pa- and .give, receipLi for the same.
minidn",' the World:. :They • are:as Isaac Mi] -
7"4„
,
A
4,
above Lucknow $ pr,o. rata ;,.;.• late ,
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