The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-01-17, Page 2•
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'THE XMC1 NOW SENTINEL,, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Electron Fridays Pointed Up Fact 2tTwo From Ashfield
Successive Kinloss Reeves Died Counly...Councu
Reference was made at the
Kinloss Township nomination
meeting on 'Friday, January '5th,
• .n . 'that the last two Reeves of Kin-
loss
ain :loss had died while, in oe.
Reeve Harold Percy, who .died
in December, was serving his
eighth ,term. ,as Reeve of the
' township. Prior to that ,Of
had
served 5', years as a councillor:
In checking' the Sevntinel files;
for the past number of years, we
traced the municipal:service of
the • new, .Reeve; P. A Murray,. &
his. contestant Wallace Conn.
•
1VIr.Murray. served four. years
on council until' defeated in 194¢;
In November,1950, she was elect-
ed to council in a six -way elect
tion and received an acclamation:
in -•'51,;'52,''53, '54. These' dates
in all cases are the fall nomina-
tion 'meeting and the term sery-,
f
ed • is actually year o
Vow-
ing. Mr. Murray's . council asso-
ciates` ; during that time were
Harold Percy 'Dan' T MacKin-
non . and : Farish ' Moffat David
'Ii. Carruthers, age 41, was sery
ing•,his fifth' term ••as' Reeve at
thetime of his sudden d4 to in
March, 1955, He defeated George
,Tiffin in 1950 and: receive, the,
• next four years by . acclamation.
Prior to that "Mr.` Carruthers
had served fourY ears on 'council..
Mr. Carruthers 'lost the warden-
ship' of: Bruce by a narrow mar-
gin that • year and it was gener-
' ally felt he would be successful
in .his next attempt . Si hilarly,
Harold Percy had planned to con-
test', the Bruce wardenship in
At this time,: March 1955, Har
old Percy and Dan • T. MacKin-
non, 'both • 'councillors, :contested
• the' reeveship .With. Harold .win-•
ning by .14 votes. ' Harold was
serving his fifth term on •council
and. Dan T. :his • fourteenth.,year
;ofmunicipal,, service.: This'•promp-.
ted a, ballot for the two vacant
. council.seats with Wallace Conn'
and.Elliott Carruthers 'being a;ec-
ted..
•.Novernber '5.5 arid•' .N'56. gave
Mr:';Percy, Murray, Moffat,. Conn
and, Carruthers :an. acclamation.
In , November, 1957, Harold : Percy
was successful over P. •.'A. Murray
Wand Parish. Moffat in a Reeveship
election: Corm, Carruthers, Eu-:
gene Conley and ; Stewart, ' 'Mac-'
Donald were : elected to, council
by acclamation.. The following
year :•Edburt Bushell succeeded
Elliott' Carruthers who •was ap7.
pointed Road 1Superintendent.
Next year, Ted Burt replaced
E'dburt , Bushell, when • the latter
was inadvertently not nominated.
In . November, 1960, Harold
Percy, again ,defeated Mr. Mare
ray ' for Reeve with • four', new
councillors, being elected, Allan
Maelntyre, Jack Ackert, William.
Evans and Edburt Bushell; Wal-
lace Conn; was defeated. for coup-
til in this election.
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:Name .' Offic�rs Of.
Kinloss U.0 Grou 4p
The inaugural meeting` of the
Kinloss United Church Women '
was held • on; January 10th at the ,
home of Mrs. Bill' Campbell with,
7 members present. •
The opening hymn, "My Faith
"Looks' up to TThee" was • followed •
by a prayer in unison and .scrip
ture by Mrs. James'<l;•fodgins. Mrs.
Albert •Colwell : read "The Way
of Life",' ., This 'was 'ollow,ed by
the hymn "Faith': of Cour;Fatlers.",
Mrs. Bill Campbell read from
the Study Book on "Family Life"
—Collapse 4or • 'Recovery? The.
committee reports for ' the •; ; past
year were very encouraging.
The following : is a list .of`" the
newly. appointed' officers and
committees; 'President, Mrs,, Bill
Stanley, Vice -President; Mrs.
-Harold Bannerman;° . Recording,
Secretary, ' ,Mrs. R. J. • .Kaake;
Treasurer, . Mrs. Bill• Campbell;
Programme Convener, Mrs. Jim
,MeEwan; •
Cor ond
png res
Secre-:
•
ary, 'flower, and community
friendship, Mrs. Albert Colwell;
Supply and : Social assistance
Mrs. Dean Hewitt; Literature and'
.Communications and Press Pub-
licity, Mrs. ,,James Hodgins;
Christian Citizenship and Social
`Action, Mrs. Mable' Campbell .
• Manse, .: Mrs. Ellison Hodgins;
Stewardship and recruitingt•.Mrs:
• Clarence Moulton Social func-'
tions; Mrs. Frank Colwell and
• Mrs., Elmer. Bannerman; Nomina-`.
ting .cominittee, Mrs, R. J. Kaake,
Mrs. Ellison Hodgins, Mrs. Al-
• .'bert Colwell,.
The meeting. closed by Sing-
ing "Standing ' •at• the Portal",
afterwhich Grace was sung and
a tasty lunch served by the hos-
tess,
The past November, • an accla-
mation , was given . across the
board, and following the, death
of Mr,. Percy, these two ex -Court-•
c illors, P. A. Murray and. Wallace
Conn "threw their hats in • the
ring" for. the reeveship. • For
"Phonse" it was . ;a case of per-
sistency• paying off,
Placed First In
Probation P Class
Marjorie ; • , Alton, 18 -year-old
Lucknow : ; district girl', placed
first • in a :' class 'of .: twenty-two
in the probationary examinations
for the Certified Nursing Assist-
ants: class at Wingham General
Hospital
Marjorie' received her ;cap, at
the. , capping ceremonies ' at :the
.hospital. on Friday, afternoon. The
course is longer, but probationary
exams are ;held: after the .:fourth
month.
Attendi ig the. capping.: and.
social, gathering
. followingwere:
John Ritchie,. .'Betty ;• Alton' Mr.
and '.Mrs.`131ke Alton, Mrs: Leo
;nand' "Ritchie and Mrs. Wesley,
Ritchie.'
r the first time in some
seventeen ;years. Ashfield Town-
ship has two representatives on
Huron. County Council ° which,
convened. on Tuesday at Gode
rich.
- They are, Donald MacKenzie,
who edged, 'Andy Ritchie for the
reeveship in' November by thirty
votes, :and Tom Howard; .deputy, deputy
-
reeve, Tom and Marshall Gibson,
two 'members of, .the Council,.
contested the new orifice of de-
puty, with.' Mr. ''Howard elected
by a a8 -vote margin.
The last deputy to. hold the
office "in Ashfield was ;Gilbert.
Frayne...
The 'election left two :vacan-
cies on council, which were ',fil-
led by "acclamation with `•Howard'.
;Barger and Girvin Reed. elected
-to office. . The other coun-
cillor is Gordon .Boyd who early
in
,last year was appointed as suc-
cessor to. Jack Bradleywho retir-
ed due .to poor health.
To ; qualify fora deputy -reeve,
a municipality must have 1090
registered owners on !its voters'.
list. An increase • in the ' number
of cottage' owners along Lake
Huron's• shore •in '•Ashfield, , was.
the factor in sending the Town-
ship -over the 1000 mark;.
• The, Ashfield' representatives
.are`two of seven new members
on Huron. .County . Council, in-
eluding the' first woman member.,
Mrs. Mae ' Mooney, deputy -reeve
ear- Id Ziofl
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Honors
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• Scotch:=. Dancin1n �
(ZION NEWS)
Miss Wanda. -Hunter of Ash-
field : is to be .congratulated on
receiving her certificate for the.
Brown's iVIedal for being recent-
ly .• successful in passing with
honours •;her. Scotch• dancing'`test.
Wanda is °a 'pupil of -'Mary Lynn'
Leonard's class of Goderich. Eight
of her pupils were successful. •
• Their marker.. is an : authority
on Scotch dancing . as' ht , 'came
'directly, from : Scotland-. for. this
purpose. He gave the Goderich
pupils • particular. ;praise as there
were. many, classes ' throughout'
the States;; namely in New York,
in • which all pupils failed.
Wanda is ,eleven years old and
the daughter . of Mr. and Mrs...
Jim Hunter: • •
Congratulations are extended
to Marjorie. Alton, Ashfield;, who.
,successfully passed' her exams &
received her cap at the, capping
ceremony • at Wingham Hospital
last Friday.. .Marjorie isthe
daughter. of the. late Mr and -Mrs.
George Alton._
Would Welcome Snow In West
Mrs.Tsobelle Hawkwood, Coch-
rane, :, Alberta, writes that she
enjoys the Lucknow Sentinel
every week, which is sent to her
as ahri t
C s mas gift. She reports
that they would' •w.elcome a lot
more .snow :there,as all the farm
w.
land 'is very
dry'and `with the
'high winds it , is causing much
soil drifting: • Mrs, Hawkwood
had spent several years in Ash-
field.
sh-field• with her daughter, the late
Mrs. John, Ritchie. •
It• is evident. thatmost farmers
'of the• area are not going to be
hampered. with' ' snow -clogged
land, now -;a -days as the• purchase
of snow -blowers iso the 'order of
the day,
Friends of Mr; WfiX Ritchie
will be glad to know t} at he, is
improving 'and hopes tosoon
leave the hospital where he has
been; for the past, 2' weeks, •
rs
Of- -- Goderich.
Reeve.: George • Mcel tcheon 'of
Brussels Was elected Huron
County Warden from a field of
'five candidates
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17th, : '1962
KI'NGSBRlDGE.
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Mr. and Mrs. •BillyLaLonde. &
family ..of Sarnia spent Sunday
with .Mr.• and Mrs, Mark Dalton
•:and fa mil. y. •
Mr. Douglas Frayne of London
was home for the 'week -end
We hope Patty., Wildgen will
soon have : the'cast .off her leg.
: Winners at the 'recent card
;party . held in the Kingsbridge
school were ` Thomas Wallace,
Toni Van.Osch for the mens high
and low and for.'' the.` ladies, Mrs.'
Cliff 'Austin and; Mrs. • Herb.
Wildgen.
'ratulations • to Mr. and
-Austin on ,the birth
3 New Members
Join 5.bo�i :Board
Co
Mrs;
of a,:baby.boy`in Alexandra;. Mar-',
ital ,Godes
ine . and General Hopp'
rich' on Sunday.'
At , l g of
the Lucknow
inauguraPublic Schmeetinool Board
Monda, nuary
8th,. Robert;y C.: MacKenzie;eveningJawas
appointed Chairman for 1962
William Schmid to act as. Vice -
Chairman.
Elmer Umbach, " John Kreutz-
weiser and 'Donald MacKinnon
were welcomed as new Members
to the Board,
Stuart Collyer was appointed.
to • represent the Public School
Board on; the Lucknow Libra:;,:`
Boardfor a three year term,
Window Replacement A. Must.
Estimates c were received for
the cost of labour ' in connection
with installing • new. windows in:
the .front of the School this year:
The Property, Committee is to
obtain prices for , material from;
three fioms, when a more 'exact
,estimate .can be figured and, the
matter receive further attention;
As there is not a grant on such
an expenditure, the ;Board is
considering attempting to finance
this. project by • repl.acing the
windows so many at a time.
'
This ,work haslbeen brought. •to.
the 'attention of the Board • aur,-
ing the past .number of years by
oththe School Inspector an�he • Sanitary Inspector. who Stat.;
in their last • ,reports . that th
present windows are 'now in sue
a. co' dition•that the matter ghoul
be attended' to as soon' as possible
• The Board renewed member
ship.' with, the Ontario ;,Schoo
Trustees'. and :. Ratepayers' ` Asso
elation, and the Ontario',,'Schoo
Trustees'. :Council -fox the::, yea
'':A;.balance • of: $4,196.17 -'was re
por.•ted .for the year ending • 196
which amount is to ..be held
a' reserve towards" financing. •th
window :project.' •
Retiring members, Leona'.
MacDonald ..arid. '.Les Ballenti
attended the meeting'•:•arid .we
thanked for :their assistance .a
co-operation during : their
• Mrs • E. :hr. Perry
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There passed • away at : her.
Mr. andr
M s:' Jack Gillespie of
I.
Sarniaspent •the week: -end 'at the
home- of : Mr and Mrs. :'Garnet
Farrier and Mrs. Gibson Gilles
pie returned to Sarnia with. them.
Mrs. lorence Henry: of Lon'd'on
spent, gthe,• w ek end at her•.home:
here •` „� .� . ,
The regular' meeting ofthe.
Wome he
b een's'•Institute' will ld I.
On Wednesday, January. 14that
the 'home of Mrs. Garnet •Farrier.
Mr. Carl McClenaghan returned.
home': from-.Wingham .General•
Hospital on Friday.
Mr.. Donald. Martin returned to
his home on .`Wednesday : of last,
week after being :hospitalized for.
two weeks in Wingham "General
Hospital.
Mr. • John. Gaunt and. Mr.- 'Rus-
sel Gaunt spent a few days in
:Lond'on with • their father, Mr.
'Thomas Gaunt' who is in hospital
there. •
Mr: and. Mrs.' Melvin McClen-
aghan of Waterloo spent Satur-
day:.at the,,home •of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben. McClenaghan
New.. Reeve Took
'Office c�
e On Monday
P. A :"Phonse" Murray, newly
elected reeve `of. Kinloss .Town-
ship, was, sworn into office at the
inaugural, meeting on Monday,
which had been postponed: await-
ing the election •of a reeve. on
Friday to succeedthe late Har-
old Percy.
It .was a busy day for the new
reeve, as ,following the Township
•meeting," he went to Walkerton,
to attend the_ opening session of
Bruce County Council, which fea-
tured the election of • the: 1962 I.
'warden. •
MacKenzie Warden
As
s had been 'predicted, Reeve
John • .MacKenzie, 45,' of Bruce
Township was elected warden in
a two-way contest' with Reeve
Chester,, Einmerton • of ,Huron
Township.' A ' prospective third'
candidate,: Rudolph Siegner of
°Carrick, withdrew. . •
It had been the, aspiration of
the late Harold Percy of Kinloss.
Township to contest. the 1982
wardenship. It is a half century,
since *a. Kinloss reeve has held
this honour.
home, 764 Barrington Road, De-;
troit,; on • December 23rd, Mrs.'
•
E. T. Perry ` (formerly. ' Lue Grif-
fin), : of • this parish. Mrs.. Perry
leaves tomourn her. loss, her
husband, :.'three, ' daughters, Mrs.
T. Owen, .Mrs, P. Host,' Mrs: V.
Willette and one, son, Edward;
also ;"ten grandchildren , Three
sisters, Mrs. T.. J. ' Lannan, °-Mrs;
H Kilian and Idel, and two: bro.:
thers, Albin ' and Frank : Griffin,
also.. survive. A',brother, Ted, and
•n
.
three, sisters, Mrs ty.
McIr
D A
Mrs. R '1VI•acKinnon and Mrs:
Griffin predeceased; her. The f
eral:. service was held on Dece
ber ,26th in St( Ambrose Chur
•
Detroit. •
Helrndale Creamery of Wing.
ham has'been sold to the United
Dairy and Poultry, Co-operative
Your. 'Subscripti.o4 Renewed? of. that town. ,
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