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LUCI NOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY; APRIL 25th, 1956.
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Organized. Three 4 H Clubs, Over 40 HaveJojned
Continued • enthusiasm in.g.
Clwb work was evident here on HEAD. DISTRICT 4-H CLU$S
• ' Friday even -ling,, when fifty jun-
iors and `club leaders gathered
• in the T.own,,Hall,• for,,• the organ-,
izing; of the Dungannon. 'Swine
and Calf Clubsand the: Lucknow,
. Calf Club: , .
A.' ' : S. Bolton,. : Huiron County
i to a _ricultural re • rese t
ative,, ' presided for the mieetin•g
and • addressed_, the members ' on
the conducting of .club' activities
arid the ' aims and" meaning of
. . Deadline ' for ' joining .,any of
these 'Clubs is.. set for : M,ay '1st.
:The Lucknow Club is sponsor -
.ed: by the Lucknow. Agricultutal
Society with Tom Todd, George
Kennedy and Murray Gaunt as
leaders., • „
Dungannon Swine and Calf
Clubs are sponsored by the Dun-
gannon Agricultural , Society. The
Swine Club leaders are Arnold
Alton- and - .J: a Durn•in. ' The
Calf Club pleaders are Chester
Finnigan; and -John Clark:.
eniy Men ers
The Lucknow' Club will this
year include (both a beef and
dairy division. It will function as
a: single chub,', with' two sections
for . the showing, Of :the' calves
•There ,were twenty: memlbers
regste ,red at Friday 'night's : meet-
ing, , Officers .are: 'Barry • McQuil-
lin, President Jack Kennedy,
vice . president,- Ann Todd, sec-
retary, Mary' Alton, press report-
er"
The: other, memb'ers are: • Rob-
ert' Watson, Jim Lyons,', Marjory
Al •.n Betty Alton 'Kenneth Alr
ton, Leroy, Rintoul, Garry Rin-
toul, _ .Percy McClenaghan, Dick
.Curran, ,Sandy MacKenzie, Jim,
Watson, Dorothy;. • Watson,.: Terry
\Nilson; Balla Harris,, Crawford-
'MeNeil, David •Kirkland. •
Mike Dalton President
' The ::Dungannon 4-H Beef Calf
Club had an enrollment of 11
(Continued .On. Page .12),
. District•'4-H Club activities got
off to an .enthusiastic start on,
'`ENGAGE JANE JOHNSTONE.
ON ; PUBLIC SCHOOL , ,STAFF
Miss. Jane Johnstone, '.daughter
of Mr. and 'Mrs. , Russell, John-
stone •of Luoknow, .has been en-
gaged as a • member :of the' Luck -
Grades 1 and 2:` She Will. succeed
Mrs.' Roy'tHavens who has taulght.
in. Room 1 for seven' years.
aVIiss' Johnstone is ,completing
Ther third • term _ a s- .-a-member of
the Ripley Public School staff.
.juniors present for a joint -organ-
ization meeting• of. •kucknow and
Duganraon Clubs;. From left -to
right are Barry 1VIcQuillin, pres-.
ident of the ..Luc now 4-H Calf,
Club;' Mike • president` of
the '.Dungannon 4-H , Beef Calf
Clc+b� ;A. S:xlxr n
ricultural•representative f o r
Huron County, . -who presided' and
Wayne , Brown; president .of the
Dungannon 4-H . • Swine Club.
('Sentinel photo)
FIVE EVES GAVE BIRTH'
TO TWELVE LAMBS
Twelve lambs' •frorn• .five
ewes and not a "weak sister"
in the lot, is one: for:: :the
(book, . 'It happened .at . 'the
farm of ,Eldon '•Miller,,
12, West • Wawanosh
Two ewes had tr-iplets. and ..'
three 1ia•d twins, All are
thriving and there is not
cm:all..pnP iii thp4j .k,;..
PLAN FORMATION
OF. REC COUNCIL'.
• The. • executive of the newly
formed Sepoy Community. Sports.
Association 'met on '.Monday
night, at which time they were'
.addressed, +by. Bab Secord, dis-
trict . representative for the.Com-
munity ` Programs Branch of the
Department of . Education.
Mr. • Secord outlined various;
accom�plisliments ,of other, groups
he had helped to organize, and
of , tthe'. possilbilities an organized
group has in Lucknow and dis=
tract- :hal. • ak `_., .. ,
citizens' through athletic and
educational' groups. .
r • Mr.'" Secord emphasized that
the executive of the ' Lucknow
association was: more definite,
and advanced in their ' ograniza-.
tion; plains, than any other group
he had helped to form.
• It was the ..general decision of
'the . meeting to: form a Recreation
'Council for Lucknow • and ' dis
tract. The proposed council would
or of the Bruce County Health be comprised of: seven . members,
Unit with, headquarters at muck-• two of which would:'be from. the
now, '.has resigned his .position to .Village .Council;,. and would be
-a:ccept' the .position.of . sanitary eligible for liberal :grants, under
inspector for .the City of Owen .the Departmeryt of.
Education
,'Sound, which is , Alan's.home' plan:, A by-law' would . have; `to
town. He'. will assume : his new be=. drafted, : and approval given
duties an May 14th ; • by :the :Department. •
Nr;, Cooper . came to Lucknow ' .Discussion'
at, the meeting
in January= of 1955,- upon grad- centred round the; possibility of
uation.- .He will be.. succeeded
here by Lloyd .Ellenton ,of.
cardine, upon his graduation in
"June.
There are three members on
.the. ,Bruce Unit inspection staff.
HOG PRODUCERS TO HEAR.
ABOUT` ASSEMBLY CENTRE
Hog .producers .in this area
are being' notified of a '••meeting
to be' held at the ,Recreation, Hall
..Lucknow, on. Friday .evening at
which' . Jake Kohler, general,
manager ' of • the Qntario . Hog
Producers • Association will' be
guest speaker
A report will be . heard from
the `7 -man committee that ` was
named ten days' ago, to; investi
gate the •.(possibility of establish-
ing an assembly point . at Luck=
now: ' Harvey Houston is chair-
man of that'' committee.
This is a meeting of :importance•.
to _hag, ` ¶prod,ucers, and in fact,
all farmers, and a large attend'-
;ante is .anticipated.
'DAYLIGHT ,SAVING TIl1fE ' •
EFFECTIVE ON SUNDAY •
• Daylight,Saving, Time goes' in,
to effect . on . Sunday in Lucknow,
,in. comamion with. other 'centres
throughout -the --province: ---The-
time officially changes at 2.l0
a.m.
Better turn that clock ,on an.
,hour upon : retiring-. • Saturday
tight,=or you could -be -an hour
-late for church on Sunday,.
Circulateeiitions Against
Closing Ashfield Schools
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The . decision, of • the Ashfield
Township School Area Board :to
close three schools in. the Town-'
ship at the end of this. term and
.1_ tianspor-t the -students--to adja
' cent schools, has, ' as could be
. expected, met• with opposition.
,. There has ,been the proposal
advanced to secede from ',the
-fir :and -re-establish indi r ua
' school sections.: -
petitions are being ';circulated
in each of:the' three sections con-
cerned, protesting the Board's
action. '('hese petitions, we un-
derstand, will be pres nted .to
the Township C`ounci1.'Reports
have it that `'they '• are • being
largely • signed. - ' '
The 'three sections -involved are
Zion,' S,S', No 5; :S.S, . No. • 16,
' xuz t tir
.Concession, • •
The Board's action is , basically
aimed,. at 'reducing costs, but
those 'who are-reitie:tant- -toLL lose
heir•, school argue that increas-
ed now plowing costs could off-.
set the saving, 'resulting from
combining two sections,
Ir anycase the suibjecthas
currently •s ark-. p sect„
sparked quite a con -
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PLAN S.' KI•NLOSS.'
CENTENNra�:.
-South Kinloss "reabyteran
Church congregation is to cele'-
brate its centennial' annivesary
On Sunday'; may 20th:. For some
time .this: red-letter event 'has•
een ringed on;the calendar an
'the congregation ' has • been 'pre-
paring for.. it by a • planned. pro
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grain of redecorating and..�iaYi-
proving the church building anti
enhancing the ,cemetery grounds
with memorial' gates and orna-
•menta.l" fence. - • At a meeting of. the Centen-
nial Committee held at the first
of ,the week, plan's were finalized".
to •a degree in making final ,�r-
; angements :. o_.�,.:_a•t.propJat-e1v._
cornmomorate` the occasion.. . •
e tennis oo . is er7�ti
pulblisled by• The Sentinel and
in�vit��r•:tio is -aro. gboing sent -04
former :snemnbeis and friends to
join with the "Big . Church" con-
;gregation in marking their hun
dredth•(birthday. • . ,
Special services are, planned
p 4
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UNIT INSPECTOR
LEAVING HERE'
Alan; Cooper, •sanitary inspect
Alan has boarded '. at' 'Mr. - anl.
Mrs. Roy Black's during, his stay
here.:.
PLAN REP'SHIELD
_BLITZ: - FRIDAY
• A .corps • of volunteer workers
will stage' a, • iblitz on Friday
night in.Lucknow on'behalf of
The Salvation.' Army: Red Shield
appeal—a cause that -needs r o'
explanation.
'.Chas.. Webster is chairman of
the 'local committee and at press
time had `lined up sixteen ,can-
vassers '. who were .willing to as-
sist in the 'blitz They Will 'ap-,I
precate your preparedness when
they call; , so that they may `get
over their territory. 'in : •the one_
evening.,
It would be a convenience to
have_-y_our_.doation .ready_? --large
or small -and : residents • of this
'community wi11 no doubt prove
again 'that they are always will-
ing and .generous in supporting
any such .benevolent. cause.
.The, Lucknow objective has
been set at $500.00.
One of these gentlemen will
da a ening Wilfredoor on:
be tapping on your d
y .�Anderson,
Kenneth • Cameron, Donald
Them,pson. . IP7a r v'.e y Webster,
Hato .l •d Thompson, Cameron
MacDonald, Gordon Fisher, Rob-
crt 1VlacKenzic; Virden Mowbray,
Lloyd Hall, `l K. C. 1Vturdi•e, Chas.*
Webster,. Alex Andrew, Gerald
ath vel1. 'os man- Taylor, 1VI: L
Sanderson.
'NEW 1VtA litEi ARRIYESu-
Mr. Milton Rayner, newly
pointed manager of the Bank of
Montreal, arrived -on r1V[onday to
f4enior ball, hockey, Ibroomlball,
SAILS NEXT WEK
ON- NEW LINER. 1.
Fred Jackson will sail from
Montreal next • Tuesday for a
three -months' visit in• England,
He will travel,. on the' Canadian
Ipacific's spanking .new flagship,
the. Empress of :Britain, as she.
makes her ,first .west • to east
crossing The ship is 'scheduled
k a o real- firm--T4ztrr3=.
day ' upon completion. of ,her.,
maiden trans-Atlantic voyage
,She 'sailed•'from Liverpool last
Friday.
Fred will leave . Lucknow next
Sunday or 'Monday. The Empress
of .Britain sails ; from Montreal,
next Tuesday morning- ,at .11.00
am.,. with Liverpool • as her des-.
tination,.. ,From there Fred will
make a 200 -mile trip -across. the
northern. part of England • to
Hull, where he' was .born: fie
has' two sisters and a brother
living in that city.
Fred came. to• Canada • in 1914, •
as a..youuth• in his 19th year,
and. •started working' , for D'unc:
11!IxlInt r'e-- . ; :
< � FS1r2T,1 • Ti717r:�:4 ; a �,.`._..w:..:.
thing `--new • for this:•city-(born
:young . man. He spent: 'a ' couple'
of years :on Ashfield Township
farms and in 1916 took .employ-
n ent with John Ross in Huron
Township. After his death • less
than -two years: later, Fred con-
tinued. to operate the .farm for .'
Mrs. Ross and her.' sister; Miss
Margaret •• Henderson.; They , re-
tired'
e-
tired'.'to Lucknow in' 1947. The
ladies have Iboth'pass?d on. ' •
a Fred' : re, turned 'to his homeland
for a. (visit; in .;1939, . but was there.,
only two :.' weeks when ' World
.War IT; .broke out,. and all:Ani'.
erican and. Canadian : visitors.•
were ordered ' home
His return voyage this time is
booked for . August • 30th,. on. , the
Empress of Britain,•: An ardent.
lawn bowler,` Fred• will be.Miss-
ed . around the ;greens this sun�i
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town -country minor ball, drains - .•
crafts, and a playground, all of
which : would come 'under , the
proposed Recreation 'Council. .
' Minor 'Ball
The .executive ` of 'the .Sepoy.
'Community Sports Association is
anxious to know if the surround-
ing rural areas, are interested in
forming a : town -country `minor
ball -group. The idea is (being ex-
plored by officials ,to try and
-inerease-the number ---of young
people. participating in .sports
circles.. Any young boy or adult
from town :or country who would
be willing .to pia" or :organize
-a-softibal-l-team, is -asked -to-con-
tact ',any'. member of the 'e.e-
cutive' promptly. ' •-
SAW BEAR TRACKS:
In support of • last week's' bear
story 'carried by, The Sentinel,
Tom Culbert rePor,s that he has. •
since seen bear. tracks inthe
snow,' which• came' from 'the'. 50
acre.. pine reforestation plot. Late
last fall a cow 'freshened in that
Picini-ty-Hbut--no•-sign-of-the. caul ,
or its carcass was ever found'
and it is presumed ' that it may • ..
have .provided food • for' the hib-
ernating bruin.:
Hove you renewed your Sen-
tinel subscription?
Home; �I ftr Comp!eting
Research Work In England
Dr , Helen Salkeld;returned
home on • Saturday; ,upon coorn-
pieting a year in research' work.
--in-., England: - She is -spending---a.
'few days ,' ith her parents, Mr:
and Mrs, . T, • J. Salkeld, before
'resuming her duties . •at Ottawa,
Miss Salkeld returned by air
.mhkir g--an-°venlight-4-rip--frorrr
England to be met at 'Mahon
on Saturday 'morning. by ,her''
parents,
Dr. Salkeld is associated with
the science ser c ice branch of the
Department of Agriculture at'
Ottawa. She was on a year's.
leave of absence to. carry •out re
.search work• with insecticides at
kiothain'sted Exiperii ental ,Sta-
tion; near London England,'
_which •is that._ Fours -try s-olde •:ex -
perimental station. b�. Salkeld
p -gr ua e scho ars ip
course at • Rothamfited, where.
She 7_eceiyed: lit rn:_Ph.D.!,...degree...in
1952,
During the - past year in Eng
land she spent her summer Vaca-
tion On a motor' tour of Scotland
and spent Cl rastthas. iri'Paris.
Prior to . going overseas 'Dr,
'DRr HELEN SALK1aLD '
Salkeld did field .Work, for' the
Ottawa Departmment and upon
her return to the Capitol ek -ts
e aasignedto a -rotor work
for 'Sunday; ,arida historxcal and a new duties, Mr, Cou.se
as5•uzne his
roversy: o ial eve'nin. on Monday." will remain here this week.
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