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'LUCKNOW, OTARIO WEDNFSDAY, FEB 14th, 19$2
Single Copy 10c 12•'ages.
yin Line" Donates To Artificial
ice
Hockey and the •Chin boys are
synonymous,, and Whenever hoc-
key reminiscing starts, its sure
• to' centre around those rousing
days when the •"thin Line" was
sparking • some classy teams..
• Believe it or ' not, it is about
twenty years age. since., these 3
kid brothers. developed 'amazing
puck and skating skill, to event-
'ually attract : even the ' attention
.of Toronto Maple Leafs,' with.
whom they had :'a' tryout
In the early and.; mid forties
this trio.. Was ' flying, until event
• uall Y y,' furthering of, their . educa-
..
"
tion broke up the line
ictured-above, left-to:right-are
'Bill,. Albert and 'George:
• Mindful of ,the. "good old days"
in„.>the• Lucknow arena;, when the
' plaudits they received "raised the
roof," the thteeoe h
s e 'made•
a :generous'contribution of $25.00
each to •the artificial' .ice' .fund.
Here's the note: that accompan-
ied the :gift
Toronto; Ont.
Dear Cam,
It is withp leasure, .and, with.
fond, memories of the :good old.
hockey days in Lucknow that we
send our contribution: to -°your
Artificial' Ice Fund.
' We 'know from the past, that.
the• enthusiasm, and efforts .being;
put ''forth by the sport fans of
Lucknow and District ,will . en-
sure' success ;to your worthwhile
Project
Best wishes to -all•
George, Albert 'and Bill ge : 11 Chin:..
iI1age Zoning
kin ' Considered
The matter. of a village zoning
by-law 'was nother matter of in
terest' discussed' at the February
meeting„ of .'the Village Council:.
Reeve - Joynt felt itwas.•: the
"right time" to start 'making smile
industrial contacts, ' and ' in this
• regard'residential,and industrial.
zoning enters into the; ‘pioture.
He informed Council that he had
arranged for, a representative of
the Ontario Planning; and Devel-
opment Board to -visit the,; Village
in• with the'spring,w ,..,. a zoning g idea
in mind'` that would permit long-
range, planning
The h '" clerkinstructed `to ar-
range fora by lady governing the
removal of snow from ' Campbell
Street sidewalks,' making such re-
'.inoval:'the responsibility of ,:pro-
,• perty owners, •
The future of the Village. shed
was discussed •informally. A' por .
tion of the building "is • occupied,
by Brook's Transport, with !the
lease •expiring; the end" of this.
year.
CARNIVAL TO • BE , HELD..
THIS .FRIDAY • .'EVENING
The ..•annual. , masquerade ice
carnival, sponsored by the ,Luck
now and District Lions Club, will
be held this Friday' evening, cam-
mencing •at 7:30. sharp •
The •-Lucknow T District. `;3gh
School Band will be in attendance
and the carnival will be. followed
• by a rural hockey game,
'All ' in costume are admitted
free of charge, a's are pre-school
age children, ' • ' •'
Cash prizes are given for the
costume`and: race. events which
are- listed, elsewhere in The Sen-
tinel, with a'special.prize for "The.
Queen of The Carnival."
To Review Fire
Protection :Setup
•
The rural fire protection'' agree-
ment which Lucknow , has' with
adjacent townships, is to be re-,
viewed• at' an early .date.
The .matter will -be discussed
at .a "round table conference'' of
the councils of the municipalities
Pa
concerned, .:and the Chief and
members of the', Lucknow. Fire
De artment.
The review of the resent ar-
rangement stemmed from a dele-
gation to the Village Council,
which pointed out that 'the,
Lucknow ' Fire • Chief, George
Whitby, is one of only 'two chiefs
•l in the'; Bruce 'County. Mutual Aid
Name- PresbytenalA'ssociafion .who 'doesnecee a "salaryr over. and above' the
lump `sum `paid the Department 8i;•
A P
O In Br - c• ' divided according to the number
ue
• • of calls..- arid :rrieetings responded
Over 250 United Church Wo -.to.,
men gathered in Port 'Elgin Un-
ited,
nited. Church ' on : Frida for, • the
inaugural meeting of th.e., new or-
ganization United Chore:' -Women:'
of Bruce. `
Mrs; E. Fox of -Chesley was
elected' president for Bruce Pres-
byterial. ; Mrs. Grant of : Walker,
ton, Mrs. Belfry of -Southampton
Mrs. 'Cheshire of ,Wiarton:. and:
Mrs. Oliver MeCharles -of Ripley,
are the vice presidents. Mrs
Street •of Kincardine is 'thetreas-
urer and Mrs. Harold . Thacker.
Of' Kincardine-, is secretary. Mrs..
Vernon 'H'unter of Lucknow..';is.
secretary for periodicals on ; the
Presbyterial 'level. ,
Rev.• Eric Nelson, of - Wallkerton
gave the -„address and 'Rev: Peter'.
•Renner of Wiarton conducted' the
service•andbusiness• of 'the meet-
Frig. Rev. Dunlop of ,Ripley pre-
sented the allocation of . the Pres-
bytery which `is'to be $:17,473' for
Bruce. This Means an over all
increase ,of • 12% in • the county.
Auctioneer's :Hammer Sounds Knell Of
four Memory-FiOe Kinloss Schools`
The end came quietly' for the
former Kinloss School se
coons
• on
Satuixlay ,when• the• '..gavel of
Auctioneer Allan McIntyre sound=
-ed the ''last'knell;
Of the six -school sections corn-,:
prising the new Kinloss Central
Area, ; nothing', now : is :left but a
few twinges of sadness at seeing.
the end of memory -filled old
school houses, which had •served
the people of Kinloss 'so well for
so' many r generations.
.,Following the formal, declara-
tion of their closing -by Mr. T' K.
W-alde, Inspector of Public'
Schools,' the old• school'proper-
ties' were advertised for sale and
as the start of ,a "round-robin"
circuit,•S.S. No, 3 schoolhouse &
contents went :on sale at 10;30
a:m. Saturday %morning. The land
• and building' . which is located: on
the ,jOth;.Concession went to .Ray
Stanley of 'Kinloss for $240.
Among the contents sold was a
large cast it , stove. Which was
purchase
d, o " at''Wrox-
f he. arena
e
ter, .. ,
Shortly after dinner, • the. public
ublic
..
sale continued at 1tolyrood where
8.8. No. 4 Was put on the block
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.Breakdon
0f Ice . . Dona•�'•'. a . •. �li;.•:.
.ns o
An', interesting breakdown of.
donations to the artificial ice fund
was given by Bob' Finlay, the
treasurer, at the regular • meeting
.of the,Lions, Club on .Monday ev=
en;ngt. •
To date individual dohationa by
Club inemb'eirs . have averaged
s
-ove. $62.00
•Former resident donations havh
averaged about . $9,00,' and dona-
tions from Lucknow and rural
area ' residents. •have averaged.,
//.
about. $11,00,.
With the total now in excess
of' $12,00, the treas'irer°'s latest
breakdown accounts, for $12,439,-
69 as follows:
164 ,Former ;Residents :;,.$1,455.00
45 Lions members 2,940.00
420•, Village•& Country ..:y4,640.00
•'6 Organizations' ,,,..,,.:. , • 420.00
10 'Suppliers „...,.,.,.,. 2.50.00
ygame ame` ,Y,.,,:.<.::� 57:89 ,
Li
Centennial t :: 1,800.00
Lions Opening 'Ace. 876,j8O•,
• Reeve Joynt said'that he under-
stood equipment'; hasto be pur-,,
chased, ':and- ;he •felt that it was
timely',: that the whole'matter of'.
fire "`protection including ,rural -
Urban agreements should•be• look-
ed into:
•
pecial
o Martc
Set . Percentage, .Schedule Of ,.. School
Addition •Costs To Area PMunicipalities
Cost' of • the' addition being ,assessment of °the•. municipalities
planned' at the Luc. -know District_ , concerned ___ _ r. _ •.• -•
High `School, has been ` broken` 'Charles' 'ebster' and . Allister'
down on a percentage basis of . Hughes, members of the . High
cost toeach', municipality in the School! Board; attended• last week's ,
area. • • ." • z Council. meeting pointing out they, • '
These figures were tabled at had.'letters approving the ' add:-
,
the February meeting of Lucknow tion from all municipalities ex-
Council last week.:: sept AshfieldThe Schcol Board
Estimated
cost ' the three- members were , accompanied '.by"
roorh addition , has' been roughly Reeve Donald MacKenzie of Ash-
set • at $66,500, with the Depart- field and Donald Simpson; town
ment of Education. assuming 80% • ship, clerk.' They wished first to
of the, cost. , clarify if "the original agreement,,
On 'the. basis . of the present when the new school was built,
'equalized assessment the munici-. would carry on until the deben
dalities in the area will 'share: ture was ,retired, 'and with this
the restraining 20% in the follow assurance, agreed to. the ; new
ing proportions: 'Lucknow 18.60%, percentage levy on the. addition
1
A hf'
s ie .d 30;96%, Culross 2.49%,which is beingplanned'- and pro- •
Greenock 3.57% Kinloss. 28.46%, ceded. With.,
West •Wawanosh 15,92:%. Reeve • loynt' said he ' did not
Assumed More.Originally know onwhat authority "Lucknow,
When'e • school chool was built, the had agreed' to picking up the ad, . •
Villageof. LucknoNv assumed 1� .. '
, is-.
levy;' but said they would
.
Mills, ; and the Village ,is • now have to carry out the "old deal,"
paying , annually ':a flat• sum Of Allister Hughes, only member.
$918. of the total, yearly" cost be- 'of''the/original board still serving
fore the . ercenta a "split"'. referred � "' "
P ,._g.is to t� gas' an inducemeivt;
made. As a result the proportion to assure the :school. He :said at
assumed •p'recen,tage wise on. the •that time, •Lucknow's assessment
£ap .taL,c.ost;-of the_resent-•sehoo•1vwas-$62o-000—axrd'tlre-zrnifi'i ipali- . �'
is: ,Lucknow '21.98%,,' Ashfield ty was inthe: process: of tieing
29:67%, Culross 2,39%a, Greenock,. reassessed: Today's, assessment is
3.:42%, Kinloss 27.28%, 'West Wa about. half as. high 'again.
wanosh 15.26%., • . The Village will' , ent'er''into ; for:'
As; a resu_ lt, on the 1961 f gures : mai agreements with all' rnunici
Lucknow's share is 3:38% higher..'palities. in. the :.area, . regarding
than it will be on the new addi- assuming their share, of the de
tion, the cost of. Which will be benture issue covering *the add:
levied equally on• ';the: equalized tion
Ninety A�t�nd' Nigh# School At Ripley,.
Thirty -Two Folk Dancing:
Ripley & District Night School,:
in operation since the first of
November, 'will ' windup, :their.
winter .classes , on February 28th.:
•.: The final.night was moved ahead'
sli
ht1'
� .'"of �three�
Services .
g y ..because meet=
•
ing nights being ' cancelled in
January due' to, poor weather con-
,
Centenar ditions:
•••The congregation of Lucknow
United, ,'Church, which had ; its
official beginning a century ago
when; -Rev. David Ryan. became.
resident •Pastor':of.• the Wesleyan.
Methodist group Of .,w,orshippers,,.
will this year mark the; centen-
.vial anniversary with a, series' of•,
special ser i
vces.
The 'first' of these 'services will
be held in ,.May and the climax
will be 'in •October when the.; an'-
niversary • is normally • observed.
All former :ministers; still • liv
ing, will return to the pulpit they
once occupied' and as well there
will be .:other • ` distinguished
churchmen taking part..
The list of special services• and
guest •ministers *hot,. will offici-
ate, 'is as follows: '•
Sunday V1'ay 20th at`11:00 a.m.
Rev" Dr. •T ' R. M.C.,
Minister of . Westdale, . United,
Church, • Hamilton, a Past Presi
dent of Conference. • '
Sunday, June 17th. at 11:00 a.m:
Sunday School Anniversary,
Rev.' 'Grant Meiltlejohn,
B,D,, of Forest United. Church.
Sunday, July 15th at 11:00. a.m,
Rev. Colin Todd, B.A., B:D,,,
Minister of Rexdale United'I
Church, Toronto. • '
Sunday, July 29ths'at_ll•00 a.m
Rev. S. J. W. Stewart,
Minister " of • Burnhamthorpe
Church, Halton Presbytery.
•Sunday, August 5th, 11:00 a:m.
and 7:30 p,m. Rev •Drs Geo.
W,. Bir tch, Minister of Metropoli-
tan United Church, Toronto,
Chairman of The Bbard ,of Evan-
gelism , and. Social Service of The
United Church.
Sunday, August 26th at, 11 aril,.
— Rev. Gordon Geiger,• B.A.,
B.D. Minister. of
Essex United
d
Church. ,
Sunday, Octdber 21St,, at 11:00
a.m. and 7:30' n .
p. - Rev Dr.
A. C. )Forrest;. Editor 'qf the Unit-
gad Church 'Observer. '
The group meet at the Ripley
District High School each ...Wed-
nesday night: from g to 10 p.m.
and 'presently have.• ninety people
registered in ,eight courses. The
classes are sponsored by the Rip'
:ley District ' High. .School Board.
In addition :to the •Wednesday
classes, thirty-two are enroled in
the' dancing _classes held each
Friday;at the school. This group,.
'which .operates on its sown, is.
known as:. the Town• and. Country
•Folk Dancers, and -is taught by
Mr. and. Mrs. 'Allan Wylds, Rip
ley.
• Night school •began in Ripley'
in 1955 and has been held •each
year . since.' Eighty-six were en-
roled the first Year. Several from
this area are attending, two, car:;
rented $200 To
Local fafr::Bccrd
Lucknow .Agrioultui�s:' Society.'
was made 'a municipal grant of
$200.00 at the February meeting
of Council last week: The grant IS
,the same as received :a;year 'ag'o
,by the Fair Board, .which deub-
les previous grants:: ,.
Allan Mill..er_.aniLFred:-.Mc_Qui:1
lin were the delegation,'
The question was raised as 'to
when ,pipes would be laid in the
arena for .artificial ice, •It will ba
of general .• interest to know, that
the , plastic` piping •now used in
artificial ice., plants, will not be,
laid until next fall, after'. the fall
fair, . It . is' desirable, to operate
the system for a winter before
putting a . permanent covering on
the pipes , . -
While the 1?
-Plas/ is pining can
be laid In the fall and lifted. when
the winter season ends, this is not
oonsiclereti practicaland the
pipes will eventually be erman-
ent in a concrete floor..•
loads from Lucknow, some from
Dungannon, Ashfield and Kinloss,
although the attendance from this'.
area is slightly', lower' than in
previous years' •
Courses, ' the number enroled
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•
study :'i�e :costs;
T� Obtain Grants
The Village Counciland mem-
bers of .the Lions: Artificial Ice
Fund Committee met ` on . Monda
even Mg to discussprocedure,' in
applying for: grants "''under' • the
Winter . Works Program:: •
Reeve ' George- : o
ge 3ont
Y Pinted
out that action was 'essential as
time .was: getting : short. •
The contract Of the ,Canadian'
Ir�'e Machine Company was re-
viewed,• This is for approximately
$21,000, with' a: `cooling: 'system,
saving, possible' • because "of `the
proximity 'of the i:inused inunici
pal well. There will .be, other:
Costs, such as engine .room, ;etc;,,
which, .will run the• .prospective
cost t $22,000, and in generalizing •
as to costs . a figure of $24,000 •is
bean'
g used.subject to. grants,
which will reduce the cost to the
$18,000' figure the 'Club is aiming
at, This does not include ;a• cement
floor .• Which' would not. be. •' laid' •
ii11 1196:3 at the earliest.
It was' decided to get detailed
information .from • the Canadian
Ice Company as to the labor and.
material, and likewise,to;get con
tract prices from l-ocal-cor tractors
who will do a portion,o•f the work:
Th s will also .have'to be broken
clown as' .to material. and labor
costs:: '
With this specific •iiiforrnation,•
the Reeve will be `able. to snake.
formal application ' for govern -
meta: grahts under the C i.mn u-
pity, Halls. Act and the Winter:
Works Assistance program,
To take this step the munici-
' ality mitst be assured that the
`*18.001) minimum which the Lions
Club ;is aiming` at will be avail
able.
- The . o'!ral . is in s '! :h t .and .d `the'.:
r'.tzb is .rot niytted to' raise this