The Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-09-20, Page 11
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I4UC.KNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, 'SEPT, 20th,, :1961
'FOURTEEN P:4,GES;
Commence.
prcgrann l
' orati '.n and
An extensive rec
ed . ,.. o
renovation 'program . has Com-
menced at the Lucknow United
Church as, the congregation looks
forward next year to observing.
the centenary of the establish-
ment of the :congregation, •:
The redecoration work is'being
• done by the firm of Thomas G
Browne` .of; Willowdale, who: are
experienced in church' decora••
tion.
A massive scaffolding structure
/was' erected, last:; week inthe audi
torium in order to cover the wood
ceiling with tentest .sheets:. This
will be painted • in harmonizing
colours with the walls of ; .the
edifice, the colours to be decide
up on; as the work progresses.
The wall' painting will extend
own the stairways and include
the; entrance lobby.; "
The ceiling beams will be Paint-
ed, .,grained andvarnished to.
the, 'org an •case : and: the
match .
organ pipes ••will be 'refinished.
The organ recess will be ;decor-.
ated • with newdesigns.;
Window frames and other
painted. .work will. be. painted:
Structural 'stained and varnished
woodwork will :.be ,made as pear.
Major 'Interior
,u •know Un'
e ecorati
hurch
n�
the colour of the organ case' as.
possible. The seats will ,be' Clean-
ed and varnished and the iron.
ends painted.
The cost .of the program is;,esti-
mated at $3,650.00;
The ,communion rail hasbeen
removed from • the . front • of the
pulpit, and new carpeting will• be .
laid, in the pulpit area. Tiling • of
the stairways and the church: lob-
by,- with a '"snow trap', .at the
lobby entrance, is another pro
ject to be carried out .in. addition
to the redecorating'..
•Consideration of a canopy 'over
the outside entrance,: to protect.
the , brick work •and . to. eliminate
e :winter ice -hazard, .is also un -
LOCAL RESIDENTS ATTEND
NEW JERSEY WEDDING•
Mr,, and .Mr's. Ted Collyer and
Mary MacIrityre motored to Hill-
side, New Jersey . to attend , the
wedding..of Miss Beverley. Nor-:
folk, daughter of Mr,' and Mrs.,
Charlie 'Norfolk and Mr:; Alan
Woods, son of Mr.,and Mrs.. Basil
Woods, •Newark;. New Jersey. .§
Charlie is well known in (this
community: -As a lad he: ''lived'
with. Mrs. Duncan MacIntyre &
Archie and attended • school at
the •Grey X.
Wuste.:Cf':IV.o.ney
To
otos
Some,Downward
P.relirninary population counts'
in ,the June census enumeration
in .the southerly ' part of, Bruce
County, show a slight increase
in the .populations of ,Lucknow
and •Teeswater, a drop off in
Ripley and • • a downward trend,
,though slight, in the rural muni
cipalitie% of Culross, Greenock &.
Kinloss. Huron :Township showed
an • increase of 6 people in com-
parison with the 1956 count, al-
though there has been a decrease
of 38'in the number of. farms in
the township. This represents
`larger individual ,holdings.' The
farm figures ' are down in all
'four townships in this distict,
For census purposea; farm 'is
regarded as one acre or ::more:
on which produce of $50 or more
,has ;been raised =- gardens not
included.An• urban,: farmer in-
cludes one:having sueh -a; holding,
or who has a farm in the country.
' Allister,Hughes' was • di t, rict
supervisor:'f or the enumeration in
this. area. 'The followingare the
preliminary •figures: • •
epair Bridge 1
To atternpt to. make repairs
er consideration. Estimates are ,which would eliminate the plank
to' be received • and if this too is . rattle an tho Willoughby ' Street
undertaken the entire progra' abridge, wet of the 'high 'school,
•would be in.. -the neighborhood of would be a waste '`of mone •
,.
$5,000.00:. Reeve. GeorgeY
Joynt told The
With scaffolding : in the audi- Sentinel last week.
torium, the service on Sunday.Was ,He" would prefer ''to.. closethis
in the Sunday School room.; Ser- block to through traffic, rather
vice will be held there again this than undertake . anymaintenance
Sunday, and the progress of. the work the t f whi h e 1
t cos o c 'would'.
work wil etermine where ' ser- have to 'be born :entirely .1V' the .
,. .•Villages•',
Lucknow
:Ripley
Teeswater.
Vice'wi l held the fall win •
Sunday: It. J. Callaghan; District Engin
a
}
Y
reatened Herb Vl�ldgen Barn, ::
•
eer of the Department. of Hrgh-
`ways ' at . OWeir-Sounxl, has—in
fNrm.Prov�nc�alsubs[dyof 8G� of the.
spected the bridge: ,Mr. Joynt'
states that, the. Engineer will'give
approval • to the'` construction of
a new "bridge in 1962 .• and this
Far•' project: would' be", eligible for 'a
m ;•provincial: subsidy of 80%- of the.
]Population`
9..61:.1956
1000 :.962
t. RB��Ona�a 'T0 ii
tonrong
g
:.., 444. 472
' 890. • : 66
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2334. 2300•
POptijation
n.d hi Rural Areas
• Villages, t',4•00.4,
k 1961 1956
Lucknow , :.: .ti. 14. . 15'
Ripley 18 8
Teeswater ...,.,.;. 11 14 •
Township's Population
Culross 1748 101 1,,
Greenock , . • 1840 • 1861
Huron .1436+ 1430
Kinloss _ 1244. 1269
6268 63?1
Townships Farms
1961 1956
Culross 333: 342•
Greenock 297 306
'Huron ' 317 355,
Kinloss 229 ' '257'
1176 1260 '
The . preliminary,;.' population
counts are. subject . to revision.
'They .`do not, include persons
enumerated at a to nporary ad
dress (e.g., hotels, general hospi-
tals, boarding schools, etc,) who.
Will be .added to the final totals
at ..their. `usual 'place of ,residence,
if not arready enumerated :where:
. • • These adjustments usually add•
approximately 1%' to prelimin-
ary ;totals,; althqugh . the' percent-, •
age varies, among municipalities.
Final,' figures *Bich; will
elude
province; county and ,e10,6 -
feral* .district counts Will: be is..,
sued at a later date. '
Herb ,g Wilden, of, Ashfield:. down the; 10th concess>ron and • Replacement:,'Of this bridge Cause
a..a{,. .
Tow Uhl is' luck �` to. have'°. a ,across the sideroad:'•which is one;
1} p Y.
west t 'than the.
barn after "a close ail with fire ,Side :road farther w s .
on Sunday afternoon. Herb's. Wild .en farm. :Whenfiremen
r . >.. l lik' n,, '.
farm, is the former Geci,l John- � found- , no =stir. ; at the �Wi e s
stop, 'lace just south..of the •9ith ,place, they ' ••proceeded to. .the
p ,J
.concession and
on ;the., east' •side, nearby.; Wildgen•
of the road. . This . incidentemphasized . the'
�a P
importance of •�'rtiper
A., ;neighbour, 'Gerald Walter p p p, ,
and - being given 'and re received in directions,
AlA Johnston• of ` Lucknow 'no-,• g, e , o.
nt f a fire ..call
ice snit* � exc'te'me t o
t d sm ke:coming from the barn i firercall.'
about 2 p.m. and :alerted .. Mr. �:>
Wile} en who was in ,the'! house.
g.
•
at, the. time. •
,
Wooden poles, were ;laid, from.
beam' `to .'beam ' between -;the two
mows
'in the barn with boards
on top' of .the poles giving a' plat
form. effect. When discovered, a'
"ball'' of fire". was visible on top •
of. the poles• with fire dropping.
to ' the barn ` floor • below. Two
tractors were removed from ,the
gangway and hay and straw pul'
'led 'froth the building. The: poles,
*ere •
u11e'
e d
p down and the .fire
extinguished, in the 'nick . of :time.
A few minutes more:; would: ;pro
bably. have. 'seen , the Mow -goo•
up in, flames:
•Immediate cause "of' ' the out
break was not known although
Mr; Wildgen expressed the opin-
ion 'that children might . have
• been play in on
. Y g the Barri beams..
Lucknow Fire Dep artment re=
P
sponded to the. • alarm via Herb
`til .
w t.
n •
s
lac'
The imi `�
p s 1 'a r.
art o�
names caused :the y'
brigade to make
the run • to' the Wilkins • place,,
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LUckflow Fall Fair'
Is � Next Thursday
The '96th annual ' fall fair of
the Lucknow Agricultural Society
will be•, held on 'Wednesday and
•Thursdayof next • week, Septem-
ber 27th. and 28th,:; : and with
harvesting. 'operations 'being . fin_'
ally pretty well corripleted, a
large attendance is anticipated.
i r.. ri's 'arade.
The School ch ld a .,p.
from the :Public . School " will get
the `fair underway.. The 'Hanover
Girls' Trumpet Band will lead the
parade and. perform ,,at • the :park.:
Pony riders, decorated ..bicycles
and tricycles will acid Colour to
the procession..
'Tricycle:. '. riders will. assemble
and :"fall :in" at'the Post Office,
rather, .that! at the school, to
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shorten': their ride. '
School songs and yells will take.
place at , the grandstand,. where
other interesting.•everts wi ]•'take
place during the afternoon. • -
Never . j
Sharon Strong; the little' girl
Bu 1 i�>ith' •the' b" and sweet vo}ce •w'ill
cher Ing.
would thus seem to. r 'te priority
,en. next
year's'
, road. •bud-'
get:.;' .
The Department . of Trans rt's •
p � .
estimate on implementing the
various ,phases . of their traffic
•
survey. 'of the '. municipality ' is
$1;600, subject' to a 50% subsidy.
:To .,enforce the regulations of:
.this r -Vey and various. other...
,rnui� � _1 ,
1•b aws �:as`we11: ` •
as th
Y
e
eller 1,. of r�•e
arc meat of-. law and
g
order, looms as 'a job' for a full
time police. officer, and this: mat-
ter 'may well get serious Consid-
eration' in 1962 municipal Plan-
ning....
ater::� Heater�:
f �Fire Call
' Lucknow Fire' Department •an-
swered a;, call; to the farm'. of • Roy
Graham on'.: the 10th concession
of '••Kinloss Township,• "just : east
of the 'Lucknow-Kirtlough 'road,
on :Monday afternoon about 3
P.M.
A.' water heater in their house'
was the trotFble maker and While
the exact causew ' not of known-
when:• this.., was written, it ' is be,•
lieved :that the water quit cir-'
culgatin .and the .thermostatic, con-
trol failed to shut .off. The water...
purnii had .quit pumping. but •: the
tank was full ate
of• water:. Dense
thOkine smokefilled the house.
Mrs. ' G rahani :Was ;atone at, the .
time.
Ta
ke�,'DogCensus•atn taken oto.
proof insulation was 'scorched as.
was the ' wall around. ' •the tank.
To Collect Tai
• The fire,proof ` material
surroun
d
A.' Census of the• dqg ingthe tank, along with the lack
of• Luckno
w; was 'officially `taken of air, ro'bab1
Y"prevented
it
from
last weekprrinarily fortax.col- breking flames.
lectidn ,purpose;
When
• .the
e `count'
ing of
n
o
ses
1-1
rpD•
i 10 at
dcam feted 'thefi re..soodat 69 canines.' Dogtax bills. have.
from the Municipal. Office, and . a ` ' In ,oLIi 'Qnsincebeen;•sentto the owners `.
revenue from this source' will ,be
•Mrs: .Ewan MacLean of,Loch=•.
up:. somewhat, ov.er...1ast year. • ' • •• , in Kincardine
alsh is a patient Kinca
Last Year tax was, • paid 9n'•., Hospital With.. a dislocated•hip;
some! 47 (togs:' ''',• : ' as` . a result of 'a car collision in
Dog tags .are not issued, . as havelbmade field ..n Friday afternoon.
they sedom een• e use, Ash
. , She . o� will be confined; ' to
of. • ' •hospital for probably three weeks,
The dog checkup was made by • Edmund' ' Sinnett, in his 4th
Bill 'Hunter. ' year,' suffered'. a ' broken collar-
bone and Was taken to Wingham
Hospital; He was to be discharged
this
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•be 'fetured on •.the progam: Well •J � knon to TV. and 'radioohr�ston Sha]many willbe. glad to see
MrSharon in personvin>✓arhart topk over: the � There will be Scotch, tap, and
Johnston butcher shop on Mon-, uar - dancing b the oungda. sq e a Y y gYWhit}i Al has operated ' for` set. The baby' contests, with
2/2 years:„ prizes b:y' Wm, A, Scholia, are
arharts • an experienced •always popular and• there ll be
butchercomes to Luknow from contests ..for freckles, ' pony tails,
prtS•tanley where he had ben big .feet, and the oldest •lady andin he meat business fol: eight' gentleman in attendanceYers.• •Lucknow's indoor •show. has be -The rtew proprietor is featurin come second to none in• the ;dis-chi..,. g (kens and sausage as introduc-toryspecials this week and in
an advertsement in this' issuekterids an invitation.' to dropd.,?iiet. himMr: and Mrs, Ear v..e hart slave two
hildren, acid will take -Bence here when housin p modation is available, g'accb
trict ' There - is always 'a good
cattle show featuring • the
calf • club, rides ,for the, children,
and all-in-all 'a'•good.agricultural•
fair, which will conclude, with'
a dance Thursday' evening,
•A directors' Meeting is being
Called for Saturday'. to 'make
final
plan's. for the fair...
Schools , In• P�rad�
Theaccident I occurred where
the, loth . Concession •crosses the
Each Rece
eve 'i : 3.
Each school parading :at the
• Dtingarinon` Fall Fair will receive.
a Cash piYize of $3.00,.;' The parade
assembles at wDawson's :store car-
net•, proceeds to the Fair Grounds
and past the judges' stand.
There. the schools will sing
their song and give "their: school
yell,: but these will not be judged:
Each . school participating will,
share equally in the cash awards,
Secretary, Marvin Durriin an-
nounced this week that the Luck-
now'Pipe Band will be at the
Fair • . h Bo' '
Fa and t a't” yds Orchestra
will play for the dance thatev
ening, .
et 80000 S hool
D-ebe untur.Ise suoAt'a special meting of AshfieldTownship council held • recent y•Council accepted the tender-,. of
Bell,' Gowinlock' . and Co; of Toronto for: th; e. purchase' of .the$80,000.00 debenture issue for theconstruction • •.of the. ''new','public
school: known' 'as ; the : AshfieldNor h :Central ` SchooleiThCir b d wasi $98.00 .per $i00a•with an 'interest rate of 5l%.
These' debentures are for'a period
of .10 'years...•
Members 'of :the Board of -School
Area No. 2..were ;present at thismeetig.
Dition :Marks
Harvest Service
•Grain isfrui an , sYmd flowers -bolic of ' natures bouny, were•effectivelj' .used • in ' St. Peter's
Anglican Churh on Sundy
M•o'nin.g ..on. the ccca,sion'of the
gi_Harvst •.. Thanl.s�iv.ng .serviceA' 1, footsunflower wasamongthe fruits ..of the :harvestThe .rector;: Rev. WilfredWright :••conducted .'the ,service, 8ithe guest..speaker tes the :RightReverendH.' F.:;Appleard, Bishoief Georgian BayThe• Bishop dedictd .the new
dosal • curtin, the 'altar, pulpit
lecternand prayer "desk falls and
the burse and veil•'The :curtains and' ``falls" weremade ..posible by .agift forrMiss: •Margaret • Sakeld and le-frence • 'was, made tothe pant
het' mother had plaed in making thearticleTransfe i eel•' to' themwere
Lochalsh-Kir'itail road. •The. young symbols. from similiar 'church
Sinnett lad was in a car travelling; draperies donated 'a, number, of
west on the 1.0th and driven by years ago` by the, late Mrs. .Alex
his father, James E. Sinnett; of Ross a17d ,her ,..daughter., Mrs:
Alpine, Michigan, and formerly T. W. Smith, who, •was able to
,of the `1' ingsbridge„district, attend Sunday's service.
Tri the other ' car'. were • •Mrs,• Bisho re 'ar . s 'oke 'of
' P App. ;it d p ke the
Isobel :Vrartyn of Ripley, ,her two, transfer of these ,adornments as
sons, Douglas and John 1VIartyn s�-mbolic' of the continuity of
and.her ,sister' -i sister -hi -law, Mrs. Mac-'• the Christian ..faith and' bell >f.
e
Lean. The. cal, was: owed by His sermon was one: of thanks-
Mfrs; Martyr'' arid` driven by her ` giving, and he questioned . if we
son Douglas: With the. exec tion could be -'like likened e
,p , e d to the, ten who
of Mrs, LL MacLean,. none suffered' were healed, but on:y : one re.
,
severe injury. • tu•rr ed tb give thank,S.:
Mr. Sinnett- driver of the other ` IVIrr' .'lair- 3ohnston ',sang a
car, also escaped injury, and we' �CSYy��o,, and Junior choir sang' an
understand faces a traffic charge., arlthetn with Mr's. Fred 'IVIcOtiil.
loth cars were ruined,' lin as Organist
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