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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY' 140,
1963
Single Copy 10c
2 Pages
Meeting favors Cement Fkor in Arena
This `hummer 1# Plans fan • Be Finalized,
'Sales Tari May Affect AffeCt Arenu `Renovation
b ' Subject •to ,being able to, sat-
isfactorily arrange all the
tails and ,Solve the ' problenns.
associated with' the', project, . •a •
permanent cement flow...will' be
,poured over 'the artificial, ice
pipes in the arena, this summer;
,This is a Lions Club project
which will probably cost in the
neighborhood. of $6,000' or, more
'in addition to the $25,000 arti-
ticial ice . installation " which is'
coMpleted and .paid for; '
On Monday " evening. the' V ih
lage .Council turned over to the:
Lions Club a. government grant
cheque in the amount,'of $3,100,
• received • through' • 'the: Winter
Worksprogram under •whldh:the
artificial;. ice project was carried
out.
This grant wiped .out ` the
Lions '.Club, overdraft, • which,
theyhave carried :since Making
the final �paymenti,: on the ice
plant'" �inistallation,: '
The Club. will' lave a small,
;balance • , in . the ace • fund, and
' pending the , sale of the ',former.
church: 'shed sbuilding which is
being vacated . • soon as. a trans-•
.,fort'. shed by Gordon :Brooks, the
fund will: geta substantial boost:
Proceeds of ' the 'sale of the shed`
are earmarked solely ; for the
artificial ice ''project
Procedures Decided On .'•
The foregoing • are some. of the.
:facts brought -out • at `a joint
Meeting... of the , Village Cquneil,
the Arena. 'Committee " and the
Lions Executive,when "where
do we go. Irani ' here" was dis
Cussed and :decided on; . •
The ,plastic ice pipes laid 'last
fail., have;; to be 'lifted at one
time or another. The 'Lions have
a garden •• party .scheduled for a
week from Thursday in' the ar-
ena,.'and the fall fair Will be on .
September : 25th.
Before' .' a. permanent •-floor
can be laid 'the :pipes have -to:Ibe.
raised and levelled:. •
That this; was . not proceeded.
with this spring as planned, Was
because > an , extensive arena :.re-
novation program was • '
being•.
considered: To • delay ,pouting • 'a
permanent floor until such a
time, would mean being; then
'able to extend .,the ice surface,
slightly at the East end : of. the
building. •
Sales Tax Enters ; Picture
At Mondaynight's meeting'
Reeve' :. G. W. Joynt' stated that
the new ,1,1 % ' sales tax would,
• rice o
n the
re
' a big difference, make,
cost of carrying out this ,grog
ram, and pending final settle-
ment of the tax matter, Council
-.didn't 'know' what they would.be'
. ' doing; If the tax remains ' in e-
lect Mr. Jpynt 'estsinated•it
would iincrease arena costs. by
some ,.:$3,000, •
Changes were announced this
;week~ in this tax °structure, but
e.
IVa
~this-.
the.
;ions
ern-
,ngoi
and
fen.
pies,
!d so
Baileys SeH Tbeir'
Beauty, Salon
Mr.and • ,Mrs. Gordon Hailey
'hav'e sold • their beauty • salon
business to .Mr. • and Mrs. Ken-
neth, Seelbach, a young couple
• from. Kitchener,who, will take
over the business on September
1st.
.'Gordon and Kay, • are
as they
intimately.known, came to Luck -
now from Sutton3'�' eleven'ars:
_.._. ;. ._
ago to establish a hair dressing
business here, and they have.
:enjoyed' Ige'neraus• patronage' in
the Intervening years. They have
one coni. Brent who vias, an in-
fant when.: they tame :to Luck-
now.
uck-
now
TM , . mtg. B'ile plan to
r, and M .a y
etlntihue in 'the beauty, salon
• busin9 "but ttt where they will
*lobate has not yet .been decided.
Upon, . •.
HOLIDAY ' TIME IS
,APPROACHING' AT SENTINEE
• Holiday time at''.Th'e Sen.;Sen-
tne1 Office will be the latter
,• part of Jury .and early Au
gust, •for'',a two-week ,period.
'We repeat this reminder in.
the interests of those' who
may have printing require-
,,ments. prior to that .date,'
There will ' be no papers•
• published on u s an Jul '31st' d
August 7th.
;what .effect ,they would .have in
this regard, •weren't '•immediately
Have. To Act Fast`
Not to lift the' pipes, at once
•('and :which will have to be done
before fall anyway) +would..re-
quire postponing the garden par-
ty • and carnival, or moving, to.
another less suitable ' location
,Bef -re• 'the meeting adjourned'
here eis.:
l , what a was as 'dec,ded:
,1: To obtain immediate in
.formation.• from Walkerton (on
Tuesday) regarding; procedure in
rolling up the pipes; ' and obtain
the, necessary, help and' supervi-
sion, if possible, to roll Pp'. ,the
Pipes. this. week.
2. To 'proceed with, the garden
,party and carnival as scheduled.
3 ' To: advertise for Sale:the
formerchurch' shed building,
subject 'to. a 'reserve bid.'
,4: To 'contact 'cement: contrac-
tors and 'call for tenders for •.the
pouring. -of : a permanent cement
floor as. soon as: the work can
Abe done following ' the . garden
party, to have it in`.readiness.;for
the 'fall fair.' '
Riad Shed Prospect '
' In discussing the ` sale of.,the'
shed, it is preferable • to . sell :it
for some business enterprise, ra-
ther than for storage .purposes.
Iti
wasinferred that;- one .•, party
had shown ,an interest in pur
chasing the ibuild;ing ..for a ,bowl
ing alley, if -financial' arrange-
•meats could be made Nothing
more' had. been heard in .:bhis
regard'. of , late. •
Belfast••'Youth
• n •
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co e
ries
r in u
:a n
H
m
DougAlton, ;14 -year-old Bel-
fast :district:youth is snaking' sat-
isfacto•ry progress from, severe
injuries suffered in a haying ac-'
cident on • Friday morning.
.Do+ug ; suffered a ,severe ,head
injury ` and ibrok:en ribs which
resulted in ' a "bruised, heart,"
The accident'happened on the
farm of his uncle, Blake •Alton,
with whom ;he snakes . •his home.
• Blake had come to town that
morning for medicine fora sick
COW, and Doug .and Chester
Hodgins of Lucknow were fin-
ishing up a field of hay.
Doug • was operating the trac
for and the • bale: .lifter, with
Chester ' on the wagon,' Doug
failed to :get • the lifter properly
i
-�stook "and
• under; the six bale •
had igot•roff the tractor and gone
to the;, front •'to place: a 'bale on
the lifter. • '•
From there` on he• can't recall
what `happened,.• ;but the tractor -
rolled forward and he fell 'with
the lifter 'bumping over his ibody;
inflicting' the 'injuries.
'The, tractor wheels straddled
'him, and . the vehicle went on
down the ,grade. • -,Doug' Was rushe•d': to Wingham
Hospital 'for 'emergency treat-.
merit. and x-rays and ,from there
to Victoria. Hospital by , arn;bti
lance,
•
LOCAL LADY WON
$500 AT TEESWATER.. BINGO.
Mrs.. George Tiffin of Luck -
now won the '$500 ' jackpot ,prize
at the first . - Teeswater ,'Lions
bingo of the ,current . season. The
Teeswater :Lions hold monster
bingos each year in support .of
their, Swimi"ning spool..•
Among the: winners of .the 're
iular games'for $40: each were;
Wayne' Nixon of Lucknow (2
way split);• ;Bill 1Sproul,' 'Luck
now; Mrs: Joe Scott of Ripley
12 -way split),;, .Mrs. 'Jack Main
-
tyre,.' Wingham: : •
Mrs. 'iMcInityre.. • is a sister of
Mrs. Tiffin;: They are daughters;
of Mr.. and Mrs,. Sandy 'Purdon
'of Lucknow,. theformer Florence
and Isabel "•Purdon, respectively.,
CaiightInP.T.�,
Had Close Call
,David .Elpha.ek. of 'the Pa'a
•mou'nt district. on.Highway, 86,
'West, ,hard, a 'narrow escape On
Tuesday• of last' week when .she
was ' caught in the.: power . take
off.:
The . "mishiap , occurred 'about
the noon hour 'while haying, . and,
only ,,the fact that his` brother
_Kenneth . was close at hand to
shut off the '.tractor,. saved, David.
froin serious, ,if not fatal an
juries. •
'As . 'it . was he . suffered, some.
man•glirig sof the foot and a bro•
•ken bone. NO ;has' the 'injury in
a cast and:: is able•to get around'.
on crutches, but will be out of
action for the,rest of.: the haying
season. while • 'the injury, 'heals.
David . was ,permitted, to return
:home • from . the ~hospital on
Th'urslaY•'
MRS, JOHN W. HENDERSON
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
.. rIn faildng health dor' some -bine,
Mrs. Jahn W. Henderson` of
Lucknow passed away. at Pine
crest Manor Nursing Home :on
.Sunday:- . She, was in ;her .,t6c)th
, The'. •funeralservice was held
on. Tuesday 'at •• the' MacKenzie
Memorial Chapel .with interment
in South: Kinloss' cemetery. • ..
DISMANTLING BRIDGE
ON . WILLOUGHBY ST.
The old ,bridge on' Willoughby
St. between . Havelock St. and.
the 'High School •(Bob St) . is be-
ing •dismantled to make way for
a: new concrete :structure:
The planking, .:which created
such • an 'annoying rattle when,
traffic crossed' it was .lifted at
the first ;of : the week and the
block was ..barricaded off ..' to
through traffic.
w. W.HiIIWas87
On Saturday
Five C.iqjier Members attended SQth
A�ni�ersary Party Holyrood W1.
• (Ey May Boyle)
The Holyrood Hall was pret-
tily decorated, in blue and gold
streamers. 'and baskets of flow-
ers on the occasion of the 50th
Anniversary of the Holyrood.
Women's Institute. The tea table
was' spread with a lovely -Mad-
eira .:cloth ,,and centered with. a
three . story anniversary cake
which , was made by Mrs.. Jim
Smith and Mrs. Harold Halden-.
by, and ,decorated' by Mrs. Jack
Ackert. Mrs. Lyman Sutton pre -
Sided and .all jioined in singing
the Ode and repeating. ibe Mary
Stewart,Collect followed by •the
address of • 'welcome. :
Charter members • present
were Mrs. Ernest.: Ackert, Mrs.
James Hodgins, Mrs. Margaret
aViacPherson,. Mrs. William .Wel-
lings, ' 'Mrs. Elizia. • Walker. Each
received. •a .pretty corsage made
;by Mrs. P, -,.A. 'i Murray- and. Mrs..
Ed. :Thoixnpson: • •
Historical . Review
Mrs. Perry Hodgins. gave. a
complete history sof the Institute.
'since its :beginning. Some of the
highlights werethe. annual
garden parties which were usual-
ly 'held in: the , Ackert Orchard.,
Each winter the; "At Home" was
Sold Pictures
t Art Mart:
A novel.: art ' display Which
created widespread interest was
• the outdoor. ,Art ` Mart held at
G'oderich . last 'week • on Knox.
, Presbyterian/ Church 'grounds.'
A wide' variety : of •;pa'intings
in of
ls, water colors and pastels
•were:. exhibited. from near and
far.. From the • Ripley. area alone
there were sixteen paintings,
among'. the huge exhibit.
Two of these exhibitors, 'Mrs.:
Norval Stewart of Huron Town-
ship, and °Mrs ;:,Oliver; McCheries
of Ashfield'' each •sold ;a painting.
which they had exhibited..
'Received
ace ved
In Manitoba:
F.0.D; • %G. Richards • of the
-RCAF Station; ' Portage La
Prairie, received his wings • at
the graduationduatiorceremonies m ani
es on,
Thursday; July • 4th.. , •
George will take • the instruc-
tor's. training'
course at 'C
linton,.
and then . will .be posted to Por-
tage La Prairie as a jet -instruc-
tor on the .T-33.,
Mra end. +Mrs: -.Richards - and
family, Pawn 'and James wall
-spend i`
p • h s leave at the home of •
his parents,. Mr. and Mrs; Or-:
land, :Richards. .•
•
•
•
•
held when each member invited
-other friends, .making a : very
:pleasant evening with a 'var'iety.
%program: Later it -took the form
of a 'fowl supper for Institute'
members •and their ,families,, fol
lowed, by a program of games,
After • the first ' World War,
1500 persons were present for
unveiling nveiling . of ' the Bronze
plaque which is, in the hall and
a wreath is placed each iRernem.-
brance ' Day' ..when a service
held with local clergymen tak-
ing part: This is 'arranged by:
the Women's Institute: •
Babies Receive "$1.00
' Each baby 'receives; a, gift' of . .
(Continued. on. page 11)
•
DON THOMPSON OPERATED
ON., SATURDAY NIGHT
/Don. Thompson, the junior
• partner at The •'Sentine:l•Aof-
fice•. underwent surgery in,.
Wingham Hospital. late Sat •
:urday•' 'night, and: is conva
lescing .favorably. ,
,An ;appendectomy was the •
• primary objective, but other
comons prolonged he
operation
Members of . the' . Thomta
son' households and . the 'Sen
tinel staff are "working like : •
Trojans" to ,get ` the .paper
out on schedule and " keep.
p jwith • job printing . re- -
uirements.
While • short handed •we
Would ;'° especially' . appreciate
the sending in. of news.;
items, and "tip-offs" to : nevsrs
• stories.
Vebster Sisters
.•
e1l Home Here
Misses Flora and Olive Web-
ster have sola their '. home at
the southerly .outskirts • of
Village to Mr and 'M'rs..Don:
Cameron,of • St. Helens. Don,
teaches tel:fast..
Nine years' '. ago the . Webster:
"girls" as they are. affectionately
known here, moved, from Tor`
:onto, 'back to this community.
where their forbearers came as
•pioneers : They acquired' the-'
home -where their grandfather`
Robert Webster and their, father.,
Win: Webster, • had lived and
i.
...
died,, and . in 'the �'
,. intervening:
-
years have beautified the place.,
'Their. '• decision to sell„ wasn't
i .
easily arrived at, .and •a' host • of
friends .here regretthe decision.
They .. will take • up 'residence.
.
again in Toronto An early fall
The , Webster residence ' ' has •
.been a . second. 'home for Bea.
and Mario Parker Parker , .of Toronto•,;
who .frequently spend the Week-.
ends here. .
W. W. Hill a long, time resi- Councii PExtension :Of Modern
Street•:. •�� tin To Paint Standpipe
'dent of Lucknow' ;where •he : was
in the grocery businesi for many
years, quietly observed his , 87th
birthday • on • Saturday, 'July 6;th,
We•shul :should rd bbably not say
"quietly" for many 'friends 'and
neighbours who . retembered
the occasion, called or' visited
1.VIr: ' Hill to extend congratula-
tions and best 'wishes.
Mr. Hill is ;heldeld in Warmm of -
fiction
in this community::. He
continues • to enjoy remarkably
:good health and icontinueS quite
active: A large garden and well
kept ,g.ro.unds„ is .,proof of:_h
is
activity,' and he finds great 'eh-
,
in his ',garden, of which"
he can be ' justly proud, d
ijoyment
. �jus y p ou .
Mr, and Mrs. 'W: A, Rogers of-
Flint, +Mich:,, Visited. • the ,first of.
the week'with ,Mr.Hill arid ,Mr.
and ,Mrs, 'Cameron MacDonald.
On. their .Cameron
'to Flint they
were accompanied by Mr: iHi`ll
who will: ivisit in the olVfichigan
city.
At the'uly' •meeting o f the `. cording to his contract' for labor
Cott
Villa .
•• ge nciT, the Board ap- at �a figure of .$67"5. All, material
proved, .an lie aextension of modern will: 'be supplied ' Mie
•1i tangy � p d by ,Lucknow
street
lighting at an estimated Waterworks:
.cost of • $7,400, subject to the •Receive
$
390 'Grant
approVal •of the Ontario.. HYdro Lucknow District Lions
Club
Electric Commission: :
will receive $3,790, the/
.
amount.
ount
The\expenditure' willbe outreceived from the ?rbW}n.ce .o
of a surplus builtup by thio-
Ontario, as a grant on materials
cal ommissiob, and • :AVhich can in connection with Artificial ice
„e
only be .spent on improvementsinstallation' under , the .Winter • ,
to the. system, ' ' W . "
Works
11/4/ew f_uore'scei~it fixtures -Simi-"; Not Joiniri G.B.D:
lar to those on Campbell St., and W.. J4 McKay, ' staff assistant
west on Highway M' approach of the Georgian: Bay Industrial
will be extended eastward' to Development A. oeiati.on ad- •
the Village limits. dressed 'council,
and
regarding the
Nevi' fluorescent lighting iwi11 functions and •accozir lisp, en
. installed nn is
also 'be insstalled on Havelock of the Association, Luckriow bas
north from Campbell, not had ,;rrtetnstiershi,nw'in the A.
Paints Standpipe socia€io•n ;, since' early after
Jacob Vincent, R. 2, ,Gran.d formation; and Council took n....
Bend' has been a join i, • u
, b n �e,ngaged to paint action to laid .at this -time.
the Water System 'M'andpipe ac -