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H. PERCY HEADS
POLL . ,.I N KIN LOSS
:Harold Percy, P. A. Murray,
parish Moffat and Dan T. Mac-
Kannq
' n will comprise Kinloss
Township's 4 -man board:of coun-'
cillors for 1951, headed by David
H: Carruthers, wh.o was elected
reeve by • acclamation. Dave, , who
is 36, has been referred to as the
y oungest , reeve to ever serve
•Kinloss Township.
The four 'councillors were elec-
' 'ted by !ballot on Monday from a
slate of: si,x candidates. :Russell
Gaunt and' Wm. Evans' of the
Langside ,,district were the two
unsuccessful men,• : with 'M .
Gaunt just eight v
of
es • `behind
Mr. Mac nnon
Without a reeveship, ` battle,
Monday's vote was somewhat.
lighter. than :.usual, although wea-
ther' . conditions, were good for
getting,the . vote out. The top four
men polled a total of 1.0.60 vel es;
'as compared with 1289 votes, by
the top,four councillors in the
3948. election that also -feature
a reeveship contest. ' '•
At the' head • of the poll ori
Monday . with 327 votes .'was.:
Councillor ' Percy of ' Kinlough,
Who, was' re-elected :after 'a' two-
year • :term. ; Two. "ears;. a o he
> . Y g
polled 351 votes to finish sec -
ono to Dave Carruthers ,, and
Harry Lavis who were tied .with
354 vote 's
In' second place on Monday
was PA. Murray ,.who polled 301
"v tes. He returns to the Board,
'which,` here.viousl served.
P y
for four, years; prior' to his de-
,..feat
e-•:feat in December 1946..
lac ,' Farish riMof-
In,thiird,� .place i s a ,
sk
fat,' a • newcomer to; '.municipal
life. He 'Polled 219 'votes " 6 . more
t
than .ban T. 'MacKinnon, • the
•• veteran member 'of' the Kinloss
M .: veteran
at Who "Fn.2�.' �,
Council, who w:as returned for'.a
ninth_ term. Mr., MacKinnon ser-
ved for six years'. as ;"councillor
p
ser-
ved
to December 1946, when he
unsuccessfully . contested • t h e
reeveship..:'In 1948 hc• was 're-,
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LUCKNOW,, ONTARIO, THURS., DECEMBER 7th, 195.0
EIGHT PAGES
D•E'OUR FLQQD. 'DIVERTED
TRAFF .C' ,
. � _ ON...S N
DA •.
• The weep end! •produced a var-
iety of weather that varied from
'sleet to: torrential rain which was
accompanied by a sharp electrical
storm':
• Freezing rain early' Saturday
slowed traffic to a snail's pace
for a time,. until rising; tempera-
tures and . rain, cut, the ice Early..
that evening •fog'added • to' the
•drivirig hazard and this;•was fol-
lowed rl&y, heavy rain and; an el-
ectrical' storm that night -:.
The •, rain .arid "ixi:elti
ng� ,Show
caused considerable :floodi:ng and
on Sunday: traffic on Highway 86
between .Winghan and Lucknow,
had to,, be • diverted ; due to the
flooding of : a temporary detour
at .Morrison's, :where Looby arid ;
•Looby are installing the last of:
m' series of culverts and bridges.
A bad spell• of.. weather through-
out `,November;, has�:delayed the
work„ .but the pouring. of ..cement'.1:
was completed ` o'n .Monday..
• Traffic` that . was . re -roup. _
ted at
this" point, found �: the railway:
flooded :at Forester's : Sideroad,
d theSecond'
• SANTA CLAUS WILL.:. • BELFAST FRIENDS ACTED CHILDREN'S, NEW :ROOKS.
•BE HERE ON SATURDAY AS' PALLBEARERS. " ON. DISPLAY NEXT WEEK
H4,. Kids! Don't forget Old The funeral service for J'ose•,h
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Santa Claus. M.is coming to; Brook; a ,.popular resident of the
Lucknow on Saturday of •this , 'Belfast.. :community for several
week, . December .0th. Meet• years, was' held at MacLennan's•
. him at• the Town• Hall and . Funeral Home on 'Tuesday of:last'
.join the' parade, : , : y C. • B.
week •, conduct'ed b � 'Rev. •
There's :a free show at The .Woolley. Interment was in Green,
Playhouse in the morning for hill Cemetery with'• Will 'Cook,
the town ,, children with Jack Twin' :Wm; Buckingham.;
shows at 2.00 and. ,4.00 in .the'.:
afternoon for 'the'rural child•=
ren: • •
And, . of course thereyll' be
r,.
a' treat' for all
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SEE :BYT
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SENTI NL
'Irvine Henry,'' Blake Altpn and i•
Glen Campbell acting as ' pall-
, bearers, •WELL , REPORT • I'
,. -4 native of : Yorkshire, Eng-
i
. d ' o � va �� 44 ear .of:a a:'and'
•
'land. J e s s E N:'CO • RAGi I
y. g U NG
was one •,of a family of 14 child
ren. He' came ' to `Canada at the , Lucknow Municipal ' Council
age of 25, and , soon after cam e .held'a 'four-hour session on Men:
to the . Belfast farm home of Mrs. ' ' day evening that failed to cover
Thomas Henry and the.late Mr the; night's agenda, . and. an ad= ..
Y
, Henry, where•he, was employed J ournmen't was . called until next :
l for most. of, the' 19 years he spent Ionday' When it is expected to.
I' in this country. A faithful work-, wind •urp the year's business.
er,.•.and of .a. .jovial\ nature, Joe '• 'Members•' of the Lucknow
Made . Many friends in. the com- ,Board 'of Education waited on.
munity:; • , 'Council `to consider Ways. and;.. .
He.. had' been •hospitalized' for means'of�financing a year-end de-
,more than '•a year' priox,.:"te•h,is licit of.close to.;,$3 0010 .This_.was'''
death, and suecurrnbed to a brain chiefly • due: to unforeseen .de- •
.operation performed . in Toronto �'elopmOnts that required the
an on � econ' • Concession' of ' . .
Kinloss' there w •
General. Hospital. hiring .of an: additional teacher,
as anox's School,
,the• rovidin of'. an additional l
. , THAT , a. � New • Harrpshre pullet , A brother , ; a Chir r;ac. p . g a o al, ,
chole•• west �',of 1VIu ' , . . ,, P : . �and
xray s :School, on the farm of Blake Alton las;r for in •Stratford, is the only other,' classroom and the establishing of
that was,pall but impassible. , •.. Member; of the famil m �anada.• an Ashfield bus route until the
P, a • Mammoth triple Y
yolked egg, measuring 91/2 •' in_.
ches the long way.:'and '0 inches
around. "'Uncle. Joe".1Vlallough.
A :distplay of n,ew bo ksi chief=
ly' for children, will b :on dis-
play at the Public Lir: _ all
next week, . December lit, to
16.th, As well there will .be some
adult fiction books.:displayed,
On Saturday morning, Decem-
ber'..16th, as 10,Q0, there will 'be
a !children's' story" hour at the
Library;` •; "
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LOCAL:.. CREAMERY
STANDS H
S
In a ,provincial -wide quality,
competition' •. coverin, but .t 6. r
p g
made this spast ; ;.'ear Lucknow
.,year,:.
Branch: ; of Silverwood •: Dairies
was- avVarded' .`sixth .rize: " at the
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Ontai io:. i Creamery Association
convention held - at Toronto:last
...Convention
• Bare . "•percentage:;'`points
I se arated ;the -to crearrieries. The
p P
percentage of. first grade butter
I made by the local, plant .was 99.33
er'• ent:
.p c
This :award: was presented,: at
the convention. to ..H. 1V1.::Ma^
pan, •buttermt•ker ~'at thea Luck -
now Dairy, Eby M.J:arnes L.
_ (-fie--ass+i 4.1,-cti4:ec or.- .f air'
! 'n( . for the Province .of •Ontario.
Sharing in this•pri,ze and hon-
• .who is 91 years of age, says 'that ' • '
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He and his' wife and' her brother, ` .official ;' formation 'of'. 'the new :
District High . School . Bo' rd'. •
,g Beard °.
portion of this latter expenditure'
of '$1888.. is recoverable :through
•Provincial . grants. • 'The problem
confronting . the Board •-in this
matter of'financing, is due ,to
presentat"ives • . ':at '' the 4-1I. ' Club the'; :fact. that •: they : cease-. �, ,to ' •
Congress' in Chicago; • function at the end , of the. Year..
• and '' are re' laced by .a. District
staxted i to the' AGED LADY SUFFERS STROKE 'Board. •The procedure to he fol-
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turky°•business in a small wa lowed 'was .left, for decision to''a
r, Y Kinloss. rs. Wesle Hudson .of. Kilos .•
w � 1V14 y .. oi: t meetingof the mein,bers of
� a'year.�ago with about 100 �bird�.:1. •, .1 n ,,
Townshi suffered • a severe ,
This .year he :has; raised over I p. the retiring SchoolrSoard and the
stroke last week that has render new Board.
will'
ed 'her helpless. Mrs: .Hudson,Protests Assessment.
P . ,i, a on •.De ,
r-- . : .,. reach h_r ..88th .b xt id._y , .. ., . A:..Che Cheque •for: _7; .80 'n xo -
THAT:at.theix annual meetirig.in �: .. -. Q �• 1.3 _.��., p p
T ce ober ;1.9th: ext taxes on the Lucknow Fn
u, onto last week the Ontario. y
I • f, dustries lant was received from
r Cream; Yroducers. Association A .
Mr..: Ernest Huggins of ;Stratford;
attended ,.the 'funeral
in'. all his years he • never . saw MISS JOYCE ARNOLD o f
the like-. r Purple • Grove Junior Institute
ri r
Ie-
e: ori t .
of the •Bruc C
. =o
1
was one Y
THAT a vey '''
H r y Hodgins ,of Kin-
lough has, his bvg' 'turkey, flock
ready for the Christmas 'mar
"cn` voted not unani�mousl lout b'
• Y, Y CLUB ALMS• .
. i. 'seek a
a
'heavy • ma ort •to s e
Y J Y►
• .tet
ORE" R,EST°+OCK,I.NGr.. ing• that`ahis .assessment;'on .the.
. : �`la,•nt-de�ur�•-glarit-aric��h�,cki.:-h:ad.
day was.. again returned _tothe
' Board, as the senior member and
who :has: given faithful, service
•
through f � eeti
h augh a period o h c. Ye
ars
Kinloss municipal affairs.
Resul'tsby polling sub -divisions
are as follows: :1, -Blackhorse; 2;
Kinlough.; .• 3, Holyrood;. 4, • Bec-
• orid ,Concession; '5, Langside; 6,
Whitechurch:
•
our with'"`Mac • is Redvers, John
ston, to:'whom goei much ofthe
credit' :for :this..;outstanding .•e-:
suit. : '11/Leff" • is•• assistant , butteri
maker and : graded most of the
cream; that went into ',the; pre -
duction ,pf •the , butter. •
1
2 3:. 4 .. 5
Percy r.. 42'- 53 ' 78 .. 61 63.
Murray34 37: 76 • 66 61
Moffat
15 22 5.3 '.47 50:.
MacKinnon . , 6: 8 ,45 73 52
.Gaunt 3 : • 19 49...37 -.32 65
vans 4 15.
56 37 50' 13
6 40Total
' 30 • 327.
•27 • •`.301
32 •219
29 213
205
.175
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With the holiday season, Here's.
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scriptien orders now at The Sen-
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year anywhere in Canada; $3:00
to:the ..United
. States ... =
IMPLEMENT SHOP
CHANG'Et HANDS
;Effective today, Thomas Hack-
ett,'3r,, arid Sons' of Ashfield take
over the implement'shop of Sam,
Gibson.; Mr.• :Hackett has ,the.
Allis-Chalmers' agency • for the
Lucknow "and Wingham District
Mr, Gibson still' is 'under con-
tract with the Massey -Harris 'Co:
and has quite a ' stock of their
• 4 arts on 'hand. He is' ,also the
Purina dealer.' Sam has consid-
erable farrri land in Ashfield,Ashfield,and'
.
come spring he , will crop ' his'
holdings. The Gibson family will
C(i:Ntlie fr, reside here',
Mr,: and Mrs. Leroy ; Culbert
announce the, ,engagement, :of,
their. daughter; Bernice Fay, ;to.
Arnold Wan ,cin ,of Mr, and Mi•s,
John D, Hass of Lucknow.. 'The
'wedding will take place: Decem
ber •23rd, 1950:
Candi' Mrs. Leslie 11 ;Greer::
N1i.
Puslirich, Ontai l.o, . 'announce the
engagetnent ° of • their daughter,:
Miry' Catherine, ,to •Norval lip,
'Richards, 'M,S.A„ 'of Guelph,• soil
f M,r;.. , alio Mrs R. A, Richards;
A -
Luchri'U ;
• Thi* 'eng,agement . is•, announced
of Isabel 1),tn;r�lda; daughter of
Mrs, M.acI)onald''a•nd the, date
1)' Mac'1)onald•of.Lochalsh, to Aoy
A1ckander ,1T4rv('ns,•.son of. Mr,
and. Mrs; Alex Havens of Luck -
now. Thc,msrriage too 'take place,
late this month,
and Mr'.: Roy`•Crarnm an;
1VTr. ' _ of their i
v the f!ngaW'mCflt':
t1 e) t:ir1 CC
dlu�filte M�lriot�' isobrl,:°to Mr.,
Y ilt-ev:rrei' Shill'1)e, son Of Mr.
JFtrlic:, M.:t ,•1.
AT
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cwhich
rn. Renaud of -Kitchener,
W
he "paid,: under protest", : claim=
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the .delegates. that .on the sub., The.. -annual meeting, of the .;been- increased •froth' $5000 to •,
«: w Fish and Game .Protect- • unfair and '° excess-
. jest of:. margarine, : we • have, Luckno $16;604 was, • "•
given it.. more advertising than
could have
the Manufacturers,•.
bought`for, a million dollars"..
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THAT• sell -Put crowds' are ':in
.o
,: cheated. for Thursday and Fri-
day. nights: ,'of . this`' week, and
to take care of the"overflew..a
third' night's • performance.,wily
be staged • on' Saturday :night
•' December 9th by : High School•
students
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,THAT
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;THAT• Mr, & Mrs.` Albert; Camp-
bell of Am;berley are leaving'in•
a few' days with Mr. and Mrs.
'John. B: DeCou ',to spend the
winter moriths.'in Florida
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THAT, Jim Lein of town has pus-
' chased Yerrien's •Grill in' Wing-.
hair •and obtained possession
the ":latter part of the week:
Mrs Lem, assisted:'. by Marjory
England, is .in. charge of their
restaurant here,
TT -IAT Joe' Weiler• has purchased
the' timber on the. George • Jar-
dine property south of :;Point
(Continued ; on. page .'8)
•
t i\I�•�: t ,,1,,'rt Sharpe of I- e
,11ic .
Ths marriagemarriage��•il.l.. take
t,l�• +toe t:rrr.1?inkerfon United
11r1(.ei,', trtt �'•k"(' "`lYtl)£'r :t(ltti tit 12,00
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jY�lri'':• + ;'iS)tt, (Info! il'1,..
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ive__ ,Association_ was , held' ' •last
Thursday evening in the ;Recre-
ational Centre with . ,satisfactory
'attendance consideri the Wea-
ther, and with George. Whitby
presiding. •
ive
' n Officials
Appoint Election: O fi
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A b -lady.' was. Passed a oin t-
Y R PP n-.
'ing -officials in case of a an elect
,tion, . and which would. be. held
on New'Year's' ,Day. De p ut '• re-,.,
Y p Y
The Club had,- a` .strong mem- turning,- officers and poll. clerks
bershi of 115 members,',in 1050, were named • for ;'the ' following
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land hopes: to •retain that num- sub -divisions, No, 1", Legion Hall,
ber 'for 19,51, 'The fee is : 50c.' . W. McCoy', 1V.• E. McQuaig;' No:
George 'Orvis :reported .on the 2, Municipal: Office, ''.Richard
committee's finding'• in inves�ti- Webster, Chas., ,Cooke,
gating' possibility of` replac- Town Hall, E. B. ''Agnew,' George
ing a: dam;:. on Jack' Henderson's Whitby
property on' the 6th, as •-well as. . Provision was , made ' for '' the
their suggestions:'. for improving.. dissolving of ;•the ; Board of Edu:
other streams in'the 'area. cation, and' the establishing of a
Officers and committees were: Board of: Lucknow . Public 'School
re-elected for another year ' and Trustees.<:. This'. will be a six -man :
Ken Chester , named chairman of board; who will draw lots to ":de-
the .entertainment committee ,'to• Bide which three: serve 'for. a' ' 2-
•
',a social evening: year. term. The other 'three will:
arrange
serve, for one year: No " ation'
day c was set for December 22nd.
Tuesday,. December .116,th' was
proclaimed..a civic holiday:
The :•business, assessment was
cancelled On the four 'buslnesses •
wiped out by;fire last', February..`•
Council ' decided . 'on ; certain ; .'
winter parking regulations, as a •
matter of safety and" to 'assist in
proper snowplowing,
Reeve McNab outlined t h e
!Mice of Magistrate Meclevis as
The secretary's report 'gave a
resume of.; restocking .activities
during the year and : of future
plans ' in this ' respect. The re-'•
gp. g
sults as ,sev'eral:good 'brown trout
have been' ' landed in the "Nine
Mile River. both' north ,and south
of the village; •
• In an effort to irriprov'e • the
fishing it the: St. Helen's Spring'
Creek, these waters were: • again
restocked • this: ..dv
Creek was stoekeliberally with
Speckled trout, and it is hoped to
sign Tor'r.ance's ; Creek for stock-
ing
next spring
The .1M2 • program, anticipates
the re-signing and $tucking of the
Nine Mile, Dickie's and •St. Ilel-
en's ,. Creek. .
An .attempt was '.made by the
:Club to ' raise rpheasants last.
spring, • with' eggs made available
through the courtesy of George,'
Orivis. Approximately .100' eggs
stocrokin ram is showing re
of the Chinese Mongolian breed
' g� ' . `t u,mp i`ng
were distributed in 7 : settings, ci nrracn'� cheni..ts do. a . o'
About 35 chicks were, hatched ,.test and make •an ion the -spot
•
The'well' ' :ctestiori will
the et•- arialy.si�s. • Th q
and 10 survived, l±'rorrr
.,Y , , is 'exported be, f',tt. tiler reviewed at r: ' t
peiienc,:, galiied it
nc `. ±�1►'' 1' "jj�''l' `wait ' h''Ylttt. .rr•n6.4.'. MO,"'f il'jr<,:
to:' the statutory', regulations -a
municipally must observe in
levying and collecting fines.
• Well Report. Good •
The Reeve, brought the Board ;•
up 'to date on .well, developments
and: read a most encouraging let-
ter from • Dr.: Berry of- the De-
partinent of • Health, whose opin-
ion was ,that the iron couldbe
controlled, and that `it would be
Unfortunate . not to use a well . of
this capacity. • ,• :
It' has been ' proposed • that gov-
!`r triguaradiapidlipiLt. .• '4,4;4