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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-01-27, Page 11' p.. • $2.00-.A Year—fn' Advance; 50c Extra to LUCKNO W, ONTARIO, , TIIURSDA`, . JANUARY 27, 1949 °�,�ounty `Co�nc�l Defer: Action. On awanms, Withdrawdl Petition„4,.. • Duron County Council in ses- • • . •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 • 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' 10 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 $2.50 . to the .United 'States cO DMON IMPROVED of the .limb . restored., , , 1 •''Some`• • rovement is: re ort d' unlP Po. in the condition of -Mr. .John Mac- Ml1ain, Boundary. East,. 'whois a• patient in St.Josetph'sHospital, L'o ndon, with a very, serious heart condition. ' .Mr. •MacMillan's: life was despaired Icf when. adanitted to ,hospital •a•.:�f�ew weeks ago, •but he has •since aan:azed doctors with his resistance. .b .eceivinig-'Oxygen He�lad .been --receiving- . •. 8' since entering . the hospital, but this, was. discontinued the end of the Week. In:, spite of this encour , aging improveinentt, Mr. • MacMjl- lap's heart` condition. remains dangerously, grave. AS 87. ON TUESDAY: MacDonald` for- merly• : Thomas •° Mia aid; f erl of Luicknow observed her :n y , .' 87''t7r"' litithd 'mon Ttiesda Jan- uary -25th. y, •. uary-25th. Mrs. MacDonald makes: her.home in Seaforth with her, daughter, . Mrs.Clinton Smitlh. (Kate).` She :is enjoying -'very good health, : and. her ''many' ,friends -here join: in 'extehd.ing`• congratu lations and ,lbest wish 'Holidaying In South :. Mr. and' Mrs: Newton 'James of :WindsorN; are :.holidaying at .Day tona Beach, Florida. Theywill be untilthe ;first �f• • in the•e South ;f ,rst a March. Agricultural .Annual.'Prida .Y.• The. annual • meeting of:• the Luckng ow .Agr.ieultural • " 'Society 1 Wil , ,.. be ' held on Friday afternoon of this • week in the 'liown :Hall. ,• . ,,A E N. HAS • MAN„ ARM. .• BRQKEN ,Mr. J John Barger is ''a ,. at' in ' ' 8 patient t in Witi.gham Hospital with •a'"frac- • tuned arm:: . d: 1 , Mi°• Barger h`: - • Vis: hoe at , the Misses Henderson rest. home, „and at the tin of "the misha .was i>: `Mrs:, al d luv'ering Mrs Mary Moor"e's•, mail, He slipped • on the ice and `in the fall broke i j ke his arm: bethen. the e.14ovr ..and ,the shoulder. • NEW . BOOKS ON DISPLAY AT 'LIBRARY TODAY;. ' A$K: SPE.EDiN:G: O;F HIGHWAYh wo RK A 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• • 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 • 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. 1 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 :