The Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-01-27, Page 11'
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LUCKNO W, ONTARIO, , TIIURSDA`, . JANUARY 27, 1949
°�,�ounty `Co�nc�l Defer: Action. On
awanms, Withdrawdl Petition„4,..
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Duron County Council in ses-
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. •last="we ek• ,
: at, each re-.
'son
ceived the petition fy o.m the.
port e, . h rn•. section of West Wawa -
nosh Township, , requesting wi th-
Urawal, .from the Wingham High'
Sch.
`obl District:
: After considerthle discussion of
r the couiitcil adopted,
the matte , ;:.,
•t•e"con
f. h
' "mrriendadtion ,a
hewreco .. M
sultbitivecommittee -to 'drefer the
`Matter, to. the' Jun.e session, and
as., a• result any action has been
deferred•until that time.
•_Wet . Wawanosh • Township
's
Council voted the northern 'sec-
:'.tion of '• the Township into' the
Wingham" District;on the verbal
•assurance that withdrawal would
be ,fertlicoming upon request.
At the, :November . nomination'.
Meeting in West Wawanosh, ,a
vote on,,the uestion ; wait. Aske ii
petitionerswere, instruct-;
The
ed p
that theprocedure was to
petition, �wtheir Township Council
far withdrawal,' On acceptance` of
ar .:
the petition it, would be forward-
ed, to the Minister of '-.Education
for his approval, and if :received,.
Cou,..Y�@n
rat Council' then -would ' ss
• f�.
the`necessarY by-law -law ,vot'iing'. that
section out of the area :
tition Was .sub-.
.The necessary petition
nese to the Town-
` uenti rated
;g4 YP
ship.. Council cared:,'was accepted.
and acted -upon. '.:Reeve Everett
• .Finnigan and;' Mr.' J. W. Joynt,
the, .latter .'be` • the • tioners'
epem presented r 'res tative ' . : t h e
nt►is
. Iio
t10 •
_I±etktwra:l. M �Hdu4�►._......_.
Dana° Porter. '
The Minister's reply was to the
effect that he Could see: no reason
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whY this portion '0iWest Wawa
, ?a
nosh Township Should:not :ibe mde-
,tached. • f r o ; .Wiirrgha n' 4:.High
School D srict on appr4v l_
.
the .!County Council = l . County
'Council ;has ;deferred the matter'
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the,' June ,session so that the
:question may. he; given further
coif ' deratiron in, '. the rneantirrie.
There : w+as a large deputation;
from the W ; :District: in. -at-
tendance • at the .Count Council
e .
sescion whit this matter '..name
up • Mr.. J. W. Joynt was an' im
pranrnptu speaker on behalf of the'
j.'petitioners; and had 'a, •brief ex.=
change :with Mr:' 'George Y{etn-
nedy, w,iio • as 'the High School:
District's ,, representative f r o m.
West Wawanoah
40,...There; appears to` be seine dif-
ference of opinion on the 'perces-
'tage of •petitioners signing the.
petition :for withdrawal.
On.'good . authorityour i form -
n •
ation -ois that some. 95 percent of
the eo p lie. ' `
p p of� this section of .the'
township who' are P'Pe�Y ro "�' '
�-
ers, and thus a
the .tax a� ens si n :
• ed _ PY.., g
the petition-fiavori with-
drawal, Taken
on file°•basis of the,
voters'; , list, including:non-resi.;_
cents, : sti
ll i�ie ;the .
gF ., .s , .e petitianers
a' good two: -thirds majority.
OLD, SU$IPSCRON' RA's,
STILL ON CRUTCHES•
,.:Orville. Elliott of Holyrood its
getting about on crutches, but is
still ' not permitted to put any;
weight an the leg which he fract-
•ured; in a :corn► cutting` accident
. ' S . 1 ast fall..It is sixteen ;weeks
since
APPLIES. UlvTi[L •SATURDAY � ' vi a
the accident;' Orville'had ,the, cast.
changed a -few 'wveeks ago, : and.
-the (break 'is: periodically x-rayed..
I• While.. recovery is;, slow,., progress.
is
regarded ,as satisfactory,:.
.. ,I. _..
al-
of,'though it may�e.some w eks` et
The new swbscription rate
.on. The Sentinel •goes•• into ef'-
'feet on 'January .-31st,'.
Renewals 'regardless' ' '- ' -': before” Orville- will have the use
.. their. expiry- date, :new •sub
scri. tions an
arrears w.
ille
accepted until the end' of this
week at the present. rite, of
$2.00 in 'Canada and $2.50 . to
the .United 'States
cO DMON IMPROVED
of the .limb . restored., , ,
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•''Some`• • rovement is: re ort d'
unlP Po.
in the condition of -Mr. .John Mac-
Ml1ain, Boundary. East,. 'whois a•
patient in St.Josetph'sHospital,
L'o ndon, with a very, serious heart
condition. ' .Mr. •MacMillan's: life
was despaired Icf when. adanitted
to ,hospital •a•.:�f�ew weeks ago, •but
he has •since aan:azed doctors with
his resistance.
.b .eceivinig-'Oxygen
He�lad .been --receiving- . •. 8'
since entering . the hospital, but
this, was. discontinued the end of
the Week. In:, spite of this encour ,
aging improveinentt, Mr. • MacMjl-
lap's heart` condition. remains
dangerously, grave.
AS 87. ON TUESDAY:
MacDonald` for-
merly• : Thomas •° Mia aid; f
erl of Luicknow observed her
:n y , .'
87''t7r"' litithd 'mon Ttiesda Jan-
uary -25th.
y, •.
uary-25th. Mrs. MacDonald makes:
her.home in Seaforth with her,
daughter, . Mrs.Clinton Smitlh.
(Kate).` She :is enjoying -'very good
health, : and. her ''many' ,friends
-here join: in 'extehd.ing`• congratu
lations and ,lbest wish
'Holidaying In South
:. Mr. and' Mrs: Newton 'James of
:WindsorN; are :.holidaying at .Day
tona Beach, Florida. Theywill be
untilthe ;first �f•
• in the•e South ;f ,rst a
March.
Agricultural .Annual.'Prida
.Y.•
The. annual • meeting of:• the
Luckng
ow .Agr.ieultural • " 'Society
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Wil ,
,..
be '
held on
Friday afternoon
of this • week
in the 'liown :Hall. ,• .
,,A
E
N. HAS
• MAN„
ARM.
.• BRQKEN
,Mr. J
John Barger is ''a ,. at' in
' ' 8 patient
t
in
Witi.gham Hospital with •a'"frac-
• tuned arm:: .
d: 1 ,
Mi°• Barger h`:
- • Vis: hoe at
, the Misses Henderson rest. home,
„and at the tin of "the misha
.was i>: `Mrs:,
al
d
luv'ering Mrs Mary Moor"e's•,
mail, He slipped • on the ice and
`in the fall broke i j
ke his arm: bethen.
the e.14ovr ..and ,the shoulder.
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NEW . BOOKS ON DISPLAY
AT 'LIBRARY TODAY;. '
A$K: SPE.EDiN:G: O;F
HIGHWAYh wo
RK
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In session last week' at Goder
ich,. Huron .: County ': Council _ap
proved; a motion," by 'Reeves this
-
tan Beecroft of East. Wawanosh
and Cecil Johnston, Of Ashfield
"That 'the Department of ''Nigh -
ways be petitioned to speed the
work: of `paving Highway 86 . from
Amberley to Wingham"
Similar :•,action was �. recently.
taken iby a Huron -Bruce delega
tion. led by John.'W: Hanna, MMP,
ESCAPED INJURIES IN.
FALL FROM ARENA GALLERY•
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o daughter '
Ruthie. NAsal, young
of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Nese, had
a miraculous escape- from being
seriously 'injured last Friday eV
ift While the Wingham-Lixok-
now':.:Bantam -genie Was , "i:n pro
.gre , ,Ruthie fell from thegal-
;lery to .the ice surfaced
thought she was trying to `climb
from the goal judge's. lip*. into
'the igallery'••'. :
•r
uthle was kx�iack out • b the
•� ed � y
blaw °"'lout .neon revived. She.was
taken, to her , home where` she
received medical' attention, when..
it,was determined, that no;. bones.
-were' ;ibrbken, . and by the' next
day Ruthie showedno ill effects.
from.the..fall •
FORMER ;LUCKNOWITE' DIES
;SCOTT--7At : the I afford Hospi-
tal on'`Tuesday,'.January, 18, 1949,
Margaret_ Agnes McClure, beLaired
wife of .W:' ,G, Scott and dear
mother of Mac 'Scott "The funeral
service was in Speers, Sask., on
January 20th, 1949
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of 'Wingham, which 'interviewed WAN .1
't P ItTURE�
government ',,officials. , regarding.
road construction in the district;'
Mr. Hanna, Who—Was accompan-
ied" by " Elgon . Cardiff, M.P. for
Huron=Bruce,. and. Tan McDowell,
said the y•'were seeking three new:
*bridged! for ° the>. outlets ..from
Wingham and completion ' of the;
Amberley-Wingham highway.
The delegation :Saw'`. Highways.
.Minister .`Doucett• and'Pretinier
• Kennedy and said they had met
w th a .fav�ar 1e' .r . •tion
� atb reoe�p
Work .that has been• underway
on Highway; 86 for the. - past two
seasons, consists : of 'preparing ; a
six mile •stretch :east from Am:-
bene for, hard:surfaci ` .. A: ood
Y �' g
road .bed has been (buil up, and
should" be 'conn, rativel. , eas to
Pa �' :..y� ,
keep '•`open °duri�mg' the : winter:
However, users .of the. road, and
the public in ,general,' are getting
impatient: about the :small stretch
of road :under constructionfor
sit this rate of SPeed• it Will tak0
years; .to complete• the: Amberley
.to:: Wingham' link
About 150 new books will be on
,displayatthe .Lucknow . Public'
Library 'this 'afternoon 'and'•even
ing ;(Thursday). These books. will
k e available to library patrons on
Saturday
The new -volumes make up:one
of, the finest selections ever add -
..„ed, to they local book`: shelves,•:'and*
are made up of fiction,
fiction. and children's ibooks.':The
latter greup'' offers an .excellent
selection,for-the' `little_ readers.
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WAS 91 .THIS MONTH
Mrs:''Wi .. A, Johnston of Ash
fieldbsery ed her, 91st tbir.`thday.
Q
on January 4th'.Mrs. "Johnston
enjoying: comparatively ' o o d`
health but.moui-ns• the ':passi g of
her •.husband whose death :occur
red; last 'MAY.- and, separated•, this'
couple:: after more than 60, years
together. • Mr: • Johnston Was, ,93:' at
the time of ' hi.is `death.'
OF
OLD •REL.ICS
Students of the ,Lucknow High
School.are assembling ha collection
of .,pictures: °of•. ioneer' relics. The
collection,: '` in.' the meantime. at
least, is being ' confined to pict-
ures' because of' lack of space at:
the school to estabtlish a. museum
for the preservation of the: actual
articles:
Incidents ll .t h e• necessary
Y,
'P
s ace' might 'be foundat the Re;
-creational' .Centre • for the 'estab-
lishiri'g of such''•a %museum. The
. idea ;of: this" collection stemmed.
from . a • lecture last' fall .delivered`
t
here ..by' Professor W:::Jury.;.eur4.
ator of. ,the University of Western
y
Ontario
The' desired. collection 'includes
a Wide variety of household and
farm appliances used by the early
Settlers; and pictures .of log. cab
e houses, tu - fences,'
ins, smdk us > s um•P � ,.
and such 'thongs that„ were `fam:il
^iar 'and essential to•'our forebears.
Students of .the High School, or
the .leaching ' staff, will welcome
being,
informed of: 'the. ex'• • enee
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