The Lucknow Sentinel, 1956-02-15, Page 7•
W;EDNESDA.Y, 'FEB. 15th, 1956
• July 6th
What might easily have been
a drowning fatality at the "Fo• ot
of .the Twelfth",. was •narrowly
averted ,when ' Art Howald 'res=
• cued :his ' •cousin, Joe Marriott,
. who had got- into . difficulty in
deep water. • .
Beverley' Ashton -left for the
National Girl Guide adventure
camp at' Lake O'Hara, B.C., in
'. the Rocky .Mountains..:
- 120,:cliildrert registered for the
weekly swimming classes , at
.Teeswater spool
• The . Lucknow Bowlers'.'. club
house.;nar-•rowly . escaped 'cdestru
tion by, fire in an outbreak that
was blamed on a carelesssrnok-
'er;•
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THE LUCK! OW SENTINEL, LUCKNQW,• ONTARIO
July, 13th
Alexander .:Grant • MaeDiarrnid,
a lifelong resident: of the com-
munity, died suddenly from ' a
heart attack in. his .. 56th yea?'.' •
Kintail Cemetery 'B►oard laid
plans:: to institute perpetual care:
a t: t,h i s century -old burial
• ground.
• Sterling Construction Co.. corn -
mixed ' paving operations on
Highway 86:' between Wingham.
. and Lucknow.•'
•1 G
Sault Ste. Marie.: to participate
in* the centennial celebfations,' of
thatcity.. •
iDeaths: Dr. John A.:Valens.•
•Jule 20t)h
• Rae .Watson , of London bought
.;. • the farm of Lawrence Reid, Con..
12, 'West Wawanosh. •
Ashfield: "-School . Area'', Board'
let tenders for ' the transporta
• i s to Mel D• -
tion of pup rck
1 son'
: and Gordon Robb:- This , action
followed the,... closing.. of Shep-
pardton , and Kintail schools:
Lucknow Pipe. Band was. third
• .'in• their; class at the .centenial
•s'
celebrationat Ault`
` •Mrs. Wm. • MacIntyre• suffered
a double spinal..fracture- in •a fall
when picking'.. cherries ..at .the
• farm ..of Tom MacKenzie.
r Atig"ust: 10th
A two : ear' crash On "Gibson's
Sideroad'; iii 'Ashfield' sent seven.
.to:hospital. The •cars were• driv-
en by Beattie Gibson of Detroit
and Barry ,Hackett of Ashfield:
Council set .the nomination
date • one month earlier. to '1\io=
t'eniber• 28th.
Mr. and Mrs:•'Themes• Blake of
Ashfield` • observed their `50th
wedding anniversary.
Miss 'Lena...Robinson .accepted
e position of Lass•istant • supper
•intendent 'at.' 'Scott ..Mernorial
Hospital; .Seaforth. '. •
Deaths:. Mrs: Jas. 'Stonehouse,
Archibald 'NLaclrrtyre, :Mrs. Ar-
--t Ro er.. erguson,'
Auguste 17th • ;
Walter E. Treleaven, the town's
`oldest Lucknow=born resident" ob
•' served his' 90th 'birthday:
Lloyd,. Hall'. affiliated with the
Teed ,and ° White Food Store or-
ganization:.. •
:A family gathering 'was held
to honor Mrs; Isabelle M tction-
ald of Lucknow .oh . her • 75th'
birthday. ••
Deaths: Mrs. Herbert Graham,
Mrs. W. E. Switzer, Mrs. Vin-
cent: Wardell, Albert R: 'Arm-
strong, Miss' Mary C Rutherford:
• • August 24th ,
Lucknowff-rtax stews- seti_at-
'48 mills, : a 5 -mill increase -over
the ,previous year.
• Win: Buckingham. was local
winner , in the. Sealy mattress
contest at Johnstone's .'Furniture
' ••store'arid• ha'd air 3000 chance
to win the national prize :•-•�.
$20,000, ';
Approximately.' 50 children of
Lucknow .arid district passed,
swinirning tests *at. Teoswater'
pool. • •
•
iTclt`s. Sam. Sherwood"
observed theire50th weddingan.;
:•nl
rs�iry, ,
•
Baker associate ag, reps •' for
Huron, viroulcdbe transferred
from the County.
The Veterans' Land Act *as
extended four years tb January
1st, 1900.
Deaths: David.John McMurchy.
September 7th •
178 pupils enrolled at Luck
now Public •School' and 175' at
LucknOw, District High School
to •.commence the, fall term.'
Reeve Harold Percy of 'Kinloss
was, sadly ,bereaved by .the •death
of his 'wife.
Lloyd;: and Warren, Wylds par:
Chased` the Ripley •-Dairy from.
Mrs. Florence Liddle: •
• Miss Donna Hamilton left fora
Bermuda where she ' will nurse.
for : year:
.Deaths: Mrs. Thos, Drennan,
Arthur H. Carruth. •
September 14th
Lucknow Public School Board
was advertising for ari addition-
al teacher for a primary room,
made necessary by increased ,en-
rollment at the school.
Hydro Electric Power. Commis:
sion increased its charges: to the
local commission' from $43,75 to
$45:50 :per kilowatt per year.
a., ..,13..ze
were . offered',for winning floats
•in the Agricultural Society's; 90th,
annual fall . fair. *•
More ..than• , 30,000 mailing
pieces• were being :prepared' by
district blind, . for the annual op-.
erating `fund campaign
Deaths: • Lawrence Finlayson,;
Mrs. •J:' R. Mullen, Thos." Pierce::
• September .21st
• Three 4ouths, alleged to have
stolen,and wrecked a car, were
'arrested 'by•' Ripley police chief-
Elliott Taylor. ' ,
•
South'• Kinloss: church Was join-
ed with :the . Langside-White-'
cliu ch charge, and Kin•lough
"church with the Teeswater
charge w••
,Prornpt action .by the Lucknow
Fire Company saved a barn: own-
ed' by Lorne'. MacDonald fi;om
destruction by• fine •
•,'. George Taylor, J•..,,••re-enlisted-
, rn the Ai:r . Fore: •
Deaths; Mrs:.Bert Treleaven.
September2,8th •
'Wi11•ie Dorper, ' 32 -year-old
teep1e;jack, suffered a compound
f► actt:re `of • the, foot; a damaged
,ankle and shock,` When " he fell
40` feet from the roof ofe the Una
•ited Church.. •
S... C.' Rathwell 'held *a sale of
lrouseh'oid effects- -w,ith into-n-
tentiors of moving''to, Toronto
rafter spending '.G7 years :at the
cobbler's' bench.
Mrs, Irwin' Carruthers . '•was•:
aired bytlie-T'-ub'licehacl rd
as an, additional .teacher. was re
•quired due.' to overtaxed. condi:-'
tiohs..
Kair-free Farm Forum •in' Kin-
loss erected concession and; 'side-
Side -
road, .signs,. the town-
ship.
.throughoutt•
ship: .•
.Deaths: Mrs John ' R. Lane.
• October •5th. •.
A 'spectacular parade' with
about 20,.floats, 'helped make the
Lucknow Fair the :biggest and.
best in recent :years
Department' of Highways an-
nounced the planned construction
of a new bridge "over the Nine
Mile River in ;the centre"'of ' the
'business ecti'orr. ' ° _
Council decided to investigate
the rising indigent patient costs
in the .,village. • •
. The Clansmen Club: heard' Of-
ficials.. ,from the Department.' of
Highways_ outline ' plans for .,. a
.proposed. swimming pool.
October' 12th
A special train trip to Chicago
was argani7ed. by district teach-
ers, their families arid friends,
f,hh pular ee . i f _Old
re� rri J�rlg-. t_....�?
I ighi _ Lodge, Thomas fIari
was 'presented. with • his 50 -year
jewel.'
of: A;Sh
field „wTownshh ' observed his
Au�stt
mak wind Storni did coni
(table damage to the- resi-
donee of Bud .Hamilton' when a
tree :was blown down, striking'
g
the roof, ;chimney and TV aerial.
A• Cottage tbuilding boom was
His ' passengers, David Kirkland
and,. 'Crawford McNeil,summon-
ed help. k • •
An. "oil ,strike" on the farm,
of J. C. MacDonald, Huron
had farm. values soaring.
Wrn. Schmid was offering
more than $350 in prizes at the
grand opening of his new store
W. W. •Hill was . presented
with his 50 -year jewel at Old
Light Lodge.
Rev W, D. Elnislie of Port
Elgin, was guestmiiiister' at an;
niversary seryiceS in the united
Church •
LiGknow Intermediate . soft-
ball team defeated Wellesley for
the "B" championship.
:,Deaths: John Austin Button
October 26th
St Helens W.I. observed their
50th • anniversary; ,o-
David • Kirkland •and Barry
'McQuillan won, •the Ontario 4-H
Beef • Judging Championship at
'Guelph. •
Part ,of an •L,=shtped barn was
flattened by winds • on, • the farm
of Martin and Pat 'Courtney.
Ernest Ackert, ; a 'pupil• at
Holyrood school,won , the "Kin-
loss
Kin -loss public speaking contest
_�..' *' . •' 6 er •tet..
Miss Dorothy, •Douglas return-
ee.to . Tamsui, :Formosa; by:air,
Tr.ueks driven' by'•John :How-
ard of Ashfield and. Innes Mac-
Sween of Lucknow, werein col=
lision in Ashfield ' Twp., sending
Frank MacKenzie of Kingsbridge
`tp Wingham Hospital. •He; was a
passenger •in• the Howard , truck.
West : Wawanosh :Federation of
Agriculture held tl ear annual
meeting' at Whitechurch.
'Barry McQuillin•,-: and David
Kirkland were' guests on Roy
tewell•'s' ,TV sho .w in London.'
Deathsi• Rev. Wm,.. 'B • Caswell.
November 9th
Lucknow Branch of '•the Bank
of Montreal observed their 50.th
ahniveisary. • •
Ashfield: •Kinloss -and *est
st
Wawanosh Townships decided
on ,the joint purchase of, a :: new
Marlow 'pum!). for, fire 'protection.
Miss Nellie Yenning. of, the
Lucknow Post Office. staff was.
presented: with a 25 -year' service
CKNX - TV annou Fed •that
they" '.•w; ould commence' telecast-
ing• next week. •
Mrs,` Thomas Henry cif the 2nd
Con., Kinloss, observed. her 91st
birthday./.
-I?eath ---Jag:—Smith; •Mrs.:
Bert Thompson,:Mrs'. '. Alexander
•Boyd, Mrs. Charles. Petrie. '•
November 16th '
Mrs: Margaret Moran; 80-year-
-o-ld- Ashfield -resident, .w -as hos-
pitalized, when a car 'driven 'by.
her, son, 'Frank was .in • collision
,with another . driven • by.Frank.
Scott of Ripley.:
Alex Kraeiner • was '. 'severely
injured :when he fell. from .an
apple tree'; ora..` the former . Stat-
ters farm, Kinloss,. and `:had '.to
walk half'' a mile before being
noticed
'Wesley• Harkness, R:::2, Tees
water, the
the winner of a TV
set at the Legion's Remembrance
night draw.- '
Kincardine ; Hospital 'asked, di's
trict municipalities to..'contribute
on a pro rata share towards the
-construction of-.-aa-:s-e-w: eg-rr-rpped-
wing. '
Deaths: • Mrs. John P. MacPher-
ten • •
' :November. 23rd
M'u'rray Gaunt ' won the Queen's
Guineas, at the Royal W inter
Fair; • with, his calf 'selling for
$2,500. •
•
A• civic reception'. was given
Murray •aunt,• David Kirkland
and tarry M'eQuillin, as recog-
nitjo' fol thei>:..,Rehievem.cnt . in
i5 -H Club •work: a •
Lucknow .Clansmen Club 'view
plans. • submitted .by B: Rendon
•of Walkerton in connection' with,.,
a proposed new swimming pool:
Mrs. Margaret Wasney was
elected president of the Luck..
Per-estersLode.
Lad
ii
awe
Yg
Deaths: Mrs. Wm. `E, Gordon,
David 'C. Anderson. •
November 3btJi•
�lT.caw� �lkiaxeet
turned to office '• -by acclamation,
IYrcrman •
a•
;list Birthday. ,
Plans 'were made Eby. St, Hel-
ens Worrton's Institute to observe
'anniversary.
, 0tlT
their $
October 19th
n. r '. Was pinned by
�W of;i�ess at the' Foot of.� the' Arnold Alton . • .
, . ; p , _ eat a= a tt4k
�y h�f�'e'i�Ilrrw'iTali, x:al.ils�""�c7'vt�i"t'a'ii2e�liu n+k•
It. ,was announced that- Haroldrng a deer, in West Wawanosh,
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Mr. Boob 'Bonnet returned •from.
Winghafrn Hospital where he has
been a patient.
Mr. Ralph Haldenby of Clark-
son spent the week -end at. his
The .Anglican WA, met Thurs-
day •afternoon' at the,home :of
Mrs. George Graham ith .Mrs'.
Tom. Hodgins in. charge. The op
ening hymn .was "0., Master let
me. walk with, thee"., The scrip-
lure lesson ` was .read. by Mrs:
Fu
,Smith and prayers follow-
ed, The • word. ,for the' •-roll call
was '•,"llepent"' The • allocation
from the 'Deanery , was. accepted
A .quilt,. was, quilted duririt.the
afternoon.,' The 'meeting : lelQsed'
with ' prayer and delicious re-
freshments were served by the
hostess. Mrs. Geo. Haldenby °:will
,be the March hostess..
,A wolf weighing around 50
lbs. was shat by Bill' Colwell: on
the. farm : " of Wesley :Guest,
Others • in the party, ' were Dick,
Jack and Harvey McQuillin,.•Don
and Jim McEiwan aridother him-
ters .'from Kincardine. Twp,
The World Day of Prayer will
be held . in' the Presbyterian
Church on Friday afternoon at
2.30 • o'clock .
Sympathy is extended to Mrs.
s. Donald Gillespie .. in -the
sudden ' death of their : father; the
late Charles Gillespie who pass-•
ed' away in Toronto on' Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lloyd ` of
London spent the week -end with
relatives here.
Tooled To. Repair All Makes Of
Tractors, Machines & Shop W oris •
ACETYL E,'
•,. EN &ARC WELDING
NLOUGI GARAGE.
W BRECKLES:.
Phone 18-r-20, Ripley
THE HOME OF QUALITY SERVICE •
and Genuine JOHN DEERE PARTS
IMPERIAL ESSO
DEALER
Esso and Esso Extra, Gasoline
Marvelube
erlu `e
with a two-man, for
reeve in the village. '•A one-man
vacancy' ofi the • Council Board.
prompted the ,calling_ of 'a sec
and 'nomination• meeting
James' Hackett of• Ashfield
j o, i n e d the ;Royal. -.Canadian
-Mounted .Police.
• $evera , kills were; reported.
locally as the' deer.season ' came
to • a 'close.
Lucknow 4-H Club -.was honor
ed at a •'ban.quet 'sponsored • by.
the Agricultural Society. • •
Deaths: .,Frank Todd,' •Ale:
Kraemer, Mrs. John Jamieson,
• December, 7th
Alex W.'.Hamilton was 're
elected; reeve by a 27 -vote ma-
jority over •Stuart E. Robertson.
John 'Dahmer, an army veter-
an of • World• War - II, re=enlisted
in•'the :Ail}' .Force.
The memory of James .Picker='
Picker -
" rig was hallowed at 'a dedica-
tion, serv-ree .at Luckntov Pres-'
byterian 'Church.
• Lucknow Firemendecided to.
:Sponsor • . the Hantain hockey.
team.
-Deaths ohn-LA Fr -e -ger ar
Annie . Wall, . Mrs. John. Roach,
Wellington McCoy.: • / '•
December :14th'
Mr. and Mrs. 'Thos. .Mansfield
were left .homeless, and anulus
their 'personal belongings,, :when
fire destroyed their , combination
garage, • store and living quart-
ers at Holyrood'.
Sam Sherwood was elected by
acclarnation to fill- • a' • one-rnan
vacancy on • thae Council.'
Mrs. ',Walter Forster and fam-
ily ' of near Ripley miraculously
escaped serious injury and . poss-
ible death when the car '.she' was
driving, 'turned upside down in
a ereek 1n—Kin1e
Mrs.. David: Carruthers ' and
MOBLLOIL
ATLAS 'TIRES
• Always look r.to Irtiperial
for 'the best.
E. MacPONALD '
i •• Phone i, .Lucknow
i
Ashfield -Ripley
A' �rrieetin�g of the Ashfield and
Ripley Presbyterian Young Peo
pl_e's .Sociaty • 'was .,held. -in• the
basement of' ti -ie church'. on Mon=;
day; = February ' 6th. The scripture
was' read by Marion' Hamilton, •
Prayer:; 'was '..offered by Richard.
Compton.'and'
d_ � Rev. MacDonald:',• •
Ted' in the meditation After the.
'closing- devotions; recreation was;
directed by Beverley MacKenzie
and tl a riee�ting closed with
taps. '
• LtCKNO 'V ti'.I. MEETING •:
"Citizenship and 'Education
was' the theme of the February
Meeting ' of, "the' .-Women's `• In=
stitiute arid this :subject was' very
'ably' dealt with . ,by Miss ' Mary
MacLeod: Mrs.:`Bert• Roach:had:
''the current events and' Mrs, Alex
M.acNay gave a reading about
the different Valentines. ' The...
sending of a delegate to the .Con-
-ere•icer-'branrlT cretml . to •
be held in`'.Guelph in , May was
discussed. A 'review of.the hand •
''book was given '1y Mrs. Russ
Robertson.. An enjoyable' part `'of..
the•:„ • program Was, impromptu
speeches 'given on different'sub
jects by Mrs: JOS..MacMillan, ..
Mrs S. Alton, .Mrs. A; Sutherland,
Mrs. T. Robinson, Mrs. • Wei • Joynt
and Mrs: B Roach. Roll call was
"How .could'' I Be • a . better 'citi- . • '
family narrowly escaped asphyx-.
iation by coal gas: fumes at their
home. in Ripley, • •
Garnet : Henderson' purchased
South 'Kinloss Manse.
Deaths: Wm, S. Davison, Mrs.
James ,Munro.
December 21st
Arnold Gloor of Mitchell:a
•n
nounced that the .Lucknow Saw-
mill would; re-oen in the spring.
E'riire Ackert" of 'Holyrood Was
severely injured : in a car crash
at Glenn's Hill involving cars
*:driven by Dan 'MacKay'. of .Rix-
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Ri -
`Tey ane- Jim ,Wilson of. West
Wawanosh: ti •
Mr; and Mrs; Wm, •Fisher were
looking forward to "the occasion
of their ,50th wedding anniver-
sary.
A Christmas pageant was porL.
now District High School' and
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K1.11/41, TAIL W.I. MEETING
Thee Kintail W.I. met 'at the
home: of Mit.: McGregortori'
Wednesday,.4February �lst with a�
g"ood-'-atterrd 1 'call
was a ; suggestion . for the home
talent program'
The represents= •
Jive to 'the Cancer': Society' is •
Mrs. Robt.: Scott. Mrs.. Hugh,• Mac-
Kenzie, • in i eporting • for current
events, read an article on Helen
McKurcher, a farmer's daughter
.from Dublin, who is our. new
. director of the W omen's•' Insti- •
tute in Toronto: Mrs. Jack Mac-
Kenzie read "The Homemaker's
i_ecipe.: for ,.,.ac.quiri'n .....the... ne. �.. _.....-.
loo'k's' Mrs. .Date '
`c e 14TacKrnzie
read. the •I oein "The •biridge build . • • .
er'" ''Nlrss Bill Joh: ston played a
piano soler;'. The, Nati<iia.l
hens and. Institute Grace closed .
.'the meeting after which lunch' .
was served:
very day you herrn of some-
thing
ome
thing new in mediene, The let -
est is a new wonder drug that's'
perfect health to take rt1