The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-06-27, Page 113.00 A Year In. Advance - $1.00.1404:.To T S.A.
LIJCKNOW, ONTARIO is.wpNgsDAY, jusg. 27th, 1962:
Single Copy IQe
12 Pages
ounCil ,.Considers Letting , Ratepayers
decide 'On. Engaging Police officer
The ratepayerS• of the Village officer, plu$ car, allowances,
may hold the answer as t0 whe would possibly be in the neigh-
ther or• not the municipality borhood of $5,000 which • would
engages. a • full time police offs-' represent roughly a 5-mi11' in-
cer crease in the Village tax rate,,
Last 'Week members of Coun- . A by-law is being prepared td
ci1 interviewed a city police of- be submitted 'to Council, , and 'if
ficer who seemed interested in passed, by the Board, would pave
the prospect; of accepting.. a posi-•, the way for a plebiscite on the
ton here and Who the board question : of whether or not pro -
len would be well .qualified for. perty .;owners in the Village
;the Job. • wish to assume . this extra levy.
The salary of a full' time police to provide police 'protection .+•
•
• •Graduaies `.. Grade . 8 Receive Preview
Of Secondary Educat At L.D.H.S.
. D . ,
S.
LucknOW District High School
auditorium was filled on Tuesday
of. last week : with . Grade 8' stu-
dents from the ,,Lucknow High
School: Area, their parents, ele-
mentary teachers, inspectors and.
members of : the . Ii.D;i.w5. staff.
It was a "meet.. the teachers"
night; • when -those :.whowill. be
commencing.' 'thei'r 'secondary ed-
ucatton in September, 'received
a preview of what's aheadas
well as : whatis required.: of
them, and ' a good deal.of: Sound
advice,,
.Mr. Brian ..Howlett, principal .
of L:D.H S. and Mr. Arthur: Hod-
gins .chairman of., the Board, With a number of obiiga
there would be the `first oppor-
tunity in. Bruce"for ..vocational
training,' "Study the.courses and
be ready to ,take. advan•tage'• •of
them," Mr. Waldie said.'
Drop Out Tragedy. •
. • Mr. Howlett ' referred to . 'the
tragedy of ' seeing 'young people'
:drop out of .school. He outlined
the R.obarts plan of .education,
now' in three •classi•ficatio'ns '
arts and science, science techno-
logy and trade+s, business .and
commerce.'„,trades,
•There. are four ands
five year courses: -Locally the
science and arts 'c of,'
NO PAPER PUBLISHED. .
JUL7r` 11th AND 18th
Holidays' will be observed
at The Sentinel Office the
weeks of July 9th arid 16th;
'when the . office will 'be
closed;.. •
That means there will be
no paper published on July •
Llth and 16th.
Dr, .Jack.. � McKim
To Practice :Here'.
.Dr.. • Jack . McKim, son of • Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. •McKim of. Luck
now, wilt commence as. an. . as-
sociate : of Dr. M. H. Corrin of
:Lucknow on :the 'first of. July.
Dr.. McKim has been. associated
with .•Dr. Crawford in Wingham
for`• the .past, 11/2 years. after
having interned at St. Josep'h's
and �Westriminster Hospitals, Lon-
don..
Dr, and •:Mrs.' McKim' and `
lit-
tle girl will reside in. the .resi-
lions 11111 `�►�d, .l��d �r�ss Provide; ;
Transporation To Swimming Classes
Lucknow' and District Lions
Club has come to; the aid. Of the
local, branch of ' the Red Cross'
Society, by sharing 50=501 in the
cost of providing, transportation.
to . the' • 'srwimming • instruction.
classes at •the • Teeswater Pool,.
The Red Cross has been ;.
tr'Saft ro
pro-
moting the- ' Water 'Safety p g'
ram for• several years, but, :the,
'response to, • the campaign . for
funds this spring . was not suf-
ficient to permit bearing. the ex-
pence.
of two abuses' on their
twice weekly. trips. . •
The• announcement to this. ef-
fect in last. week's Sentinel creat-
ed some; consternation locally, &
resulted in ways and means be
ing considered to continue -the,
project. .
Register: Friday 'and;. Saturday
With transporation settled, the
next •thing: was registration. TYis•
will be held on Friday and Sat-
urday of this week, in the.va
de.nce of Mrs. James Smith,' cant. • building, adjoining ' Sander -
east. .'•of the. United. Church. • . son's Store,
Lloyd Ashton Takes Aver • Lions: GaYel
-Frank Thompson .Ends Momentous Year
The Lucknow • and District
r• s nurse as, o - Lions Club 106%2-63 *slate of . of- TRANSFORMER TROUBLE
corned' the. gathering, Mr.. How- :tory. subjects and some o tions.
P.
lett' pointed out .that the Pur-..;' In his welcome to the incoming
pose •, was basically to' explore class, Mr:. Howlett • said. in ..part:
what courses. are • offered and'' to , "It ins..m y 'hope • tha • ou • 1l
advise 'students and parents so: • . ' y r t y w�
fend your • ye:ars :in ;Nigh school.
they 'could �become” familiar with ,to be.a rewarding and construc-
tive experience " Brochures were
distributed' to the -students `.deal-,
ing in'• detail with s'ich phases
/of ,.schodl life . as: punctuality,
readiness, ' manners,. the school:
itself, the student's contribution,:
text books, and' the 'first: day at;
harmony on the part' of, teachers, school.
board members, . parents and 'pu 'Mr.. Howlett stated he. would':
prls: Their task is . to. make their
school the best; because of • what
it will d. ' for- the student.
He•... pp
H ad;'vised the Grade�8. stud-
ents
tud ents that the way to. suceeed was
to start ' their secondary 'educa.-
the :preparation ::for, :secondary
education
r. H. Kinkead, I,P.5 , of Gode
rich, • felt:. such : a' *meeting was
important'and he ,• h:ad• been an-
xious to have it, He 'stressed the
• .importance of • co=operation and
•
j ' A. flash. fire at the farm 'of •'
•' . Gordon •Sm th 6th •'
• •• e 3f concession of
•' West %Vawanosh,, last .Thursday.
• : morning, damaged a tractorbe-
• longing • to Donald Murrayf •
•• WestY
•
Wawanosh Township;
• George Smyth was 'doing; some
• welding on • the tractor when a
• 'spark apparently ignited the as.
• .tank . n .. , .. instant
g
i. to a d in , a, instant was :on
re, The tractor was in a tool
•" r• shed, quite close' 'to• o the Smyth
•, bl and was removed while
•. azing. The .
•` Of the tractor and ceiling
shed were extinguished
•.
by a bucket brigade
'• now rbefore Luck-
• re. ' Department arrived:
Tiremeny {
• water finished the ,job with.
On the fire truck.
be'. at the ,school ..the last -two
- two.
weeks;` of August to meet person
all'Y with students . and parents. ,
Mr::. Madill, principal •. of Wing
liam. .District High.School. had.
been invited. to +be.. preserit, `and•
• tion with a • goal and .not with spo'kc briefly un vocatibnal
:the idea .they would "try' it :, for courses which. Wingham would` be
'ane.:or'`two-Years." •He •reminded able. to offer. He als `'referred
them • to, always remember.. their' . to: a ''two ear occu. a Tonal �ro-
Y .P .►P,
elenentary; teacher, as , al friend gram.-'ava(ilable to. students w io
and go back to them for:, help for are riot promoted from Grade :8.
• your. public school teacher knows ;It: is' designed . to . offer, remedial
your albili�ty: and your` strong & and sho • 'work 'to help the frus
p 'P., t
` •.weak points:" :rated. '
Need ' Education Today A uestion and answer period
q
T. K. Waldie,:.I:P S`, of Wal- was conducted• by Mr. Kinkead:
. kerion,_pointed'• out that 70% of Grade 9 Students. acted as
e . e guides
today's • unemployed stopped for • a tour of the' school, . and the•
school. at :or before Grade 8.To..meeting concluded • wit 'refr h-
g h es
day 'we.have to• have "knowledge: 'ments:.
beyond ,our environnient,'he
said. •
He stressed that.. on 'entering
High School students should
avoid putting off : work : until
to -morrow, and keep up to a
daily schedule with home work..
Abuild up of neglected • work
leaves students . unprepared •• for
• classes:. or. examinations
Ice ' Fu Climbs:,
To AImo $20,0,00
Since the last list of, Artificial
Ice Fund donations was .publish•-
fivers ;was insta e a a res
Night on Monday in the• :L.egion.•
Hall'.. The installing officer ; was.
a Lion of':long and distinguished
service, Hal Meir of ,Seafo'rth. ' •
The incoming. president. •`is
Lloyd Ashton, who succeeds
Frank Thompson, ' who turns
over the . gavel after..'a 'momen
tous' year in the life:; of this com
paratively young. 'club; institut
ed :over five years ago;
The retiring president •presid
ed for the meeting in'his;` : cap
able fashion and a goodly; num-
ber, of guests were introduced,.
with J:' .R, :Gannon of the.'Bank
:of :Montreal .staff,' welcomed as
a new .member of'. the club, //by.
transfer from Westport .He was
welcomed with the Lions.. roar..
S. B. Stothers pro
toast to the ladies, and: said ft
'properly . was W. L MacKenzie's
job. ..;Mrs. William Wh;arry. ' • re-
plied neatly. •
The members of Lucknow Wo-
men's '' Institute ' catered for. a
turkey t an•quet: They were
thanked ' by Ernie Ackert , with
Mrs.. J; L. MacMillan replying..
She offered'. any equipment", the,
Institute. had'.to ; help., cater to
• the Lions garden party on July
2nd, and extended ,best wishes.
1 for .success, ' • ,•
,. CAUSED HYDRO HYDRO:FAILURE.
When a; transformer on the:
pole at '•'the arena • corner
:burned, out shortly before
the 'noon.' hour on ::M'onday,
'that area •'of the Village was
without hydro power.: for:'a':
few hours;
•the'trouble -a: hydro
crew from Wingliam was. -
d
called, and hada new trans-
for=mer'..replaced by 3�15�
. that
• afternoon.
It played "hob" at The.
Sentinel Office with mech
anical work at a standstill
Without light, heat or power.
Mrs. William Scott presided at
the piano during; the supper hour.
Bob McIntosh reported on plans`
to continue the swimming in-
struction program at Teeswater,,.
and the 'Club voted to 'pay half
o up to $200' of transportation
costs, 'This 'Will come out of the
Welfare Fund,: with the, July
(Continued on; Page 9')
Hepointed outthat in 19 g,3 .ed, donations of $162.00 have been ,. . • •
.
• ng. received, . raisi'the grand; total'
LocalNurse
Tractor- Fire .In
Wawanosh Thurso
to $19,741.83. • •
Campaign expenses amounting.
to $245.33, have'•• been paid out
this,
of the fundi and. counting,:th s
�, ,
total donations' have' thus reach-
ed' within ;less than ''$3.00' of
$20,000. To . be eXact — .$;19,097:'94
Donations 'riot 'pr..eviously ack-
nowledged are: '
Beatty Bros. Ltd, ....,,.. , $100.00
',Lucknow & Fergus..
George Richards, ... 6.00.
Lucknow,
Jack Campbell,'10,00
R.R. 1, Kincardine.
Harvey and Sheila. H irl;. ' 5,00'
Detroit..
Robt. Mowbray, Kitchener :5.00
Joe Fora» .,::.................... 25:00
Norine . & Rudy Sieloff,, 5,00
Detroit.
Gerald Murray, Holyrood• 2:00
Wm. Stauffer,-;.,—......„. 5.00.
,an�,ord, •, •
/•.
s eas TripverS
• Miss Ruth: Thompson, public
'health.: nurse who is • located: in
Lucknow with the Bruce County
Health. Unit. is on' a ' five weeks
oVer•seas trip. •
She accompanied her sister,.
Mss Margaret Thompson of To-
ronto, who teaches German in
a private •s:choor in Tp:ron.to, and'
is participating, in an education
al program that will take her
to Germany for 'a couple of
months, after Rtith'returns,home:
The two sisters flew overseas;
from Melton to Preswick, Scot-
land:.. They , will visit 'SCot1and,.
Southern• 1ngland. with a .side
trip to Ireland. Fdinbur.h and.
London will be main ,points 'of'
interest.
Registration on. Friday will be
from 12 to 5 and from ' 7 to 1.0
p.rrn,. and on Saturday from 2 to
'5. Registration will be in charge
of Patricia Thompson and'Bruce.
MacKenzie.' .Those eligible" must
be 8 years of' age ibefore�January
1968.
There,,'is a , $2.60 fee for the
course of,- instruction and, this
MUST be paid for at the.. time of
registration..
Buses 'will go to Teeswater
each Tuesday and Friday, and
will'- leave Lucknow no later than
8:15 a.m.
One bus will . go' by Holyrood.
and •• the other /by 'Whitechurch,
picking up children ' enroute.
'The Lions Club will assist 'with
the transportatxon costs from their'
welfare fund. 'Proceed's of .the
July :carnival are earmarked
welfare work.
Finalize Pians .For
Jul l st • Week end`
'At/ the Ladies' Night meeting
of'the Lucknow and District
Lions' Club on Moriday'evening,.
reports of the July lst week -end:
activities were. . given by Rae
•Watson, V. A. :Mowbray,, j K. C.
Murdief Bob Finlay and others,
with reference • to plans ' and re-,
quirernexits. As Rae 'Watson put it
"everything .'i's rolling` nicely."
Thea wives •of Lions •members,
are•
responsible for the h omemade"
pies, cakes] .'•jellos; etc. and •'will.
be in charge' of catering arrange-
ments ' and' food handling. Mrs.'
Omar' Brooks. is convener. overall
and work is :assigned to various
groups. It '-is planned to;. serve
up;a .delicious; garden party. sap-
per , and preparations , are being.
made forseveral hundred people.:
The' week -end will . start with'
a band concert onSunday even-
ing• and , a midnight dance..
On: Monday eafternoon at .4:30
there •will . be a . parade, similar.
:to last, year, from the. High
School to the.: Caledoni n
Children's pets, and' ponies are
especially featured
Then• there: vyill be the "big
feed". with music .by C'KNX 'tal
ent while you eat.' This will be
followed Iby' •bingo, carnival
games,. prize draws- and dancing..
Bob. Finlay has announced a
work bee for Saturday evening:
to 'prepare the arena,
Bob .'Maclntosh, who is in
charge of the draw, would ap-,,
preciate if members would leave
their ticket receipts • at ..Lloyd
Ashton's, Gordon '. Fisher's or
Gordon Montgomery's 'prior to
'When A. M.' Havens
piGordon
• • chines are 'inoperative 'for Yan•::.
'hour after, such interruptions,'.
while the hardened •metal•
..
:remelts.:
No sooner were we.:liack:
'
in operation; on Monday than
we learned the repairs were.
• 'Only temporary . and • that.,
another transformer would be.
installed . on Tuesday morn
ing.. That • pretty, well. "shot?'
the morning • and required',
that'' linotype operations be.
continued until the . early.
hears of Tuesday morning, to
offset the interruption.
Monday.
•
Honord By Assembly.;: For Long
Service In .Overseas., I�I�ssiop Fief
• 'Long service in the overseas 38 ' Years . In Formosa
mission field • of the, Presbyterian Dr. Mac1Vlillan'•s citation, was ,
Church, by former residents of received ,in person by himself
this community, was recognized and Mrs.. • MaC.Millan,
at the General Assembly of the It reads' as fdllows
Presbyterian Church in Canada,
"We take thisOpportunity ,to
ntl'
e eve y. i
held r e in
Toronto.. honour 11 Hugh A, MacMillan
Honored . were Dr, . -and Mrs: on the ,completion of thirty-eight
Hugh . A. 'MacMillan, who • have years of; missionary .service, ion
returned to Canada . from long del" the Prestbyterian Church' in
service:in Formosa, Mis. Mac -Canada, and to pay tribute to.
Millan as. the former'.,Donalda his zeal arid vision aril .manifest .
:MacInto'sh,•, and both were born`: achievements in the Work, of the '
and raised, in Kinloss Township, •I<ingdom in. Formosa. We give
Also honored was Rev. Angus thanks to God for the long ,and •
.1/iaaKay, a brother of Mrs, Alex di,stingu.shed record of this
Purdon• Of town, Rev. Mr. Mae- faithful servant of the Church.
Kay,'son of the 'late Mr. and Mrs. "Dr: and -Mrs, MacMillan weit
Hector MacKay of Whitechurch, to• Formosa .first in 1924; over
has served. at Jhansi, India since; the years Dr: MacMillan worked
1927. He was • ordained • on his consistently toward developing
last furlough'. 'home. , His .'next
furloughis scheduled, for 1064..
The citation honoring Rev. Mac-
Iia 'was-. received b ,his sister,
y y
Miss„, Bertha MacKay,
and establishing the Formosan
Church, 'arid 'has given oit;stand-
ing lvad'ership in the formation
of the General Assernb.v of the
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