The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-01-27, Page 1s3„,00 A Year In Advance $1.00 Extra To U.S.A..
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27th, 1936 •
TWELVE PAGE'S
Ke.
Ministry Here
le:an To,
I'.
• The • Annual .Meeting, of Luck-
- now • Presbyterian Church;; was
held' ,T'�hursday, January 21st,,
1960, in the Sunday School Room
• of the Church, following a de-
licious buffet supper. •
The meeting' ' opened:; with
prayer . by ' Rev.. W. McClean.
Stuart ' Robertson was. 'appointed
as chairman for the 'evening.
The 1959 reports of thevari
;ous organizations' of the Church
were presented, showing active
and encouraging results; in all
departments. -
George McInnis, Lloyd Irwin,
William Stanley and T A. Cain
eron' .'were— appointed as, new.
memibers of the ,Board of Mana
gets.
Norman Taylor,. chairman , of
the Board ' outlined the 'act vi
ties for the' year• and. reviewed
�,•
the. financial expenses.
It'` was with ,regret: .that the
congregation, which has 'been
• guided both financially and.
spiritually by Rev.: and Mrs:
McClean, during'., the '•past five
',years, was • advised that they
intend; to leave Lucknow, as
Rev. -McClean has accepted :.a
call to Elmvale.. •.
• Rev. McClean plans to assume,
his ' duties • ,on this :; `three-point
Charge,. near ' Barrie about ..the
.middle of 1Vlarch: •
Rev.:MoClean's pastorate •.here
has: been for' a period, of over
,five years.' He• Was inducted as
minister of the ' Lucknow; and'.
Dungannon congregations in late.
September' of ....1954, He, ' came,
here from Picton in• the King-
.sten
ing•ston Presbytery , and filled a
'..pulpit vacancy ..that.. had existed
since t1 previous April' when
Rev. C.• A. `.Winn' accepted, a call
to. Dixie Presbyterian:: Church
WILL' :;REPRINT.
B'R;UCE' HISTORY'
Bruce • County . Council has
granted. a $3,000 • loan to the.'
,Bruce County. Historical Society
to . provide the. financial .backing
:necessar to roceed with ' a" se-
.,cond., printing of Norman Rob-
ertson's' :History. • of Bruce.
Y
This authentic volume, 'which
covers 'about .the.•first half• cen-
tury, of the'County's : history, has
becomeuite rare and is at a
q. ,
premium as a ' collector's item:
It is the intention: of the His-
torical Society=: to proceed : at'
Once with • plans. for reprinting
about 2000 ; copies ,.of the book.
The retail price will.; be 'about
$5.00: and, orders •*ay be booked , D 'F ..
• :SHOWED AT. FAIR
with a st.00 deposit.
To ;IFI Brought'. Up To Date .MANY Y EA RS' fAGO:
Future plans "'are'• to have the
history of, the second half• cent-
ury of the County brought up
to date in a second . volume,, but
in • the meantime the Society, of..
• •ficers are' concentratingtheir
•
efforts on the reprinting task:
S.' E. Robertson of Lucknow
president oaf. the Bruce County
Historical Society and Mrs. 'Geo:.
• Downey of Tiverton, the secre-
'tart' -treasurer,' attended County
Council last: Thursday; . request-
' ingg financial 'backing' to . get the
project rolling, and • at the clos-
• ing session of Council the $3,900
►e
ear
arch
REV. WAL•LACE• McCLEAN '.
FAIR BOARD PROPOSES
ENFORCING "RULE 16"
At the annual meeting of
the: Agricultural. Society re
.:Terence' was made to com-
plaints. and fault finding in
regards to judges' decisions, •
'which focused 'attention •on
Rule 16, and .the opinionex-.,,
pressed that • this regulation
should, be enforced 'in the
future. Here is ,how ; it reads:
"16. Anyone • Meddling
with the 'judges. while , on
duty, ;or. 'found guilty of
fraud, . or . afterward,on ex-. •,
hibition. grounds',.using con-
temptuous .or .abusive lane
uage :to, .or about any judge's'.
decision/ :consequent : on any, •
award made by • him, Shall,
forfeit all prizes - ,,to Which: he
would • otherwise.be'entitled
and maya: �be'further disquali-
fied`. from competing at the
Society's 'show ` for one or
•more years in, the. discretion`,
of the,:.. judges,.,
HAS CHURCH .REPORTS:
DATING, BACK.TO ;.1913
CAMPAIGN TO EXTEND;
HIGHWAY 86 TO 401.
Elmira` ,Council is to pre-
pare a brief for. the Ontario
Good Roads Association, con-
vention., asking ' that • High-
way $6 be extended to the
' new four -lane highway, No.
'401.. , 1
Highway 86 ' ruins from
Amb'erley to °'a point south
east of. Elmira where it .con-.
, netts /with No: 7, " ' between
Guelph' and Kitchener, •
The proposal which' Elmira
is to campaign for, is that,
No; 86 , will cross No. 7, and
beextended, for three or
four miles : to :link with 401,"
which almost 'parallels. No.. 7.
LADIES' 'NIGHT ON
CL•UB'S BIRTHDAY
sI
It .was , Ladies' Night . at : the
Lucknow and • District Lions i
Club;s meeting on' Monday,. and
despite 'traditionally stormy Bob --
by Burns:: weather there ,was .a
Besides• falling
good •.attendance. g
on: ' the . 201st anniversary • of the
Scottish' bandit` was :the occas-
� it anniversar:' ' .of'
Bron of.the: � th.. d Y .
the• ; Lions' Chub reception , of
their 'charter:
The ladies, :of '•Blake Church
'r' a .d licious dinner ' 'Ra
seryed a .,,• Y
nard Ackert led in a sing song,
g .
- p
Lion President Cecil:Blake .spoke
briefly in welcoming. the .gath-
ering '
gathering' and Lion : Rayriard .propos-1
ed a toast to .the ladies ;:which .
w s relied •to • b Mrs. :J; W.
,,..was
oynt. P Y r
The head' table, which includ-
ed .. executive members of 'the
Club,; and their ladies, was in-.
troduced by Charles 'Webster:`,".
A ^' male quartette from Gode
rich, .:were generous' with several
well 'received selections. 'The
'foursome, members of the Har
-
,Mrs. included 'George Buch-•
Mrs..J: W;' •Henderson 'of town
anan; Harold ,,Bettger; Jack Frith
has a complete.;set of the annual
reports of 'the .Lucknow Presby=
and .George Parsons: They :Were
•terian Church; "dating back", to introduced . by •.Harvey .Webster:
1913:. A `Compliment ''was. paid o.
Mrs:. oss •' mm'n • the' Go -
Her Son, Rev. William AR Cu � g •by . erich group for her excellent
Henderson: of • Walkerton, lids. „.dinner music, mid' ' - Mr; 'Blake'
had these bound,` in two volumes` , n`
added the Clubs appreciation of
One, volume contains the reports her fine':services :throughout .the,
from .1913"to� 1935 and the other
year.
from 19$6 to 1958 inclusive-• Mary A1lin .. played accordian
These are bound in a' book of •'selections dedicated; to .her
grandfather, and: ' later in the
program her mother, 1VIrs: Jessie,
normal size 'with an • attractive
hard Dover. in ,blue' ' with gold
leaf, irri rintin" • designating
• p g g g Allin, �coritri�buted an, impromptu..
What they are' and whose. they piano instrumental:'.
are. •Donald McKinnon "ave a
..Rev. • Henderson,. or Bill as he port .of' the Lions sponsored 'hoc
is familiarly known here, is at: ' key and skating program.. There
temPting to ' locate any reports •1s
free skating for, ,pre-school
prior to 1913; which ' may::• be age and: 'beginners
.. .. g each Tuesday
"tucked `away and forgotten. °. and Thursday afternoon. Th'irry
twoSquirts. in two groups play
'hockey each. Saturday morning:
On Tuesday and Fridays, twen-
ty-two Pee •Wees, in two':groups,
have "their . chanceA and as well
•a two; team. Bantam ':group play
when ice is available with a
team, entered in•• the W.0 A.A.
Donald ..appealed_ , for more
help, '..as the job of. supervising
boys; 80
some o _.
. . , b , rests on about '7:members of the 'Club, '
Thirt five ._
y rve, members received
perfect attendance pins, which
were presented.by S 'B. Stoithe
rs
and given the Lions Roar:. •
Cameron MacDonald' reported
ori' .,Teen , Town •,activities.
,Morgan Henderson ' was the
winner Of a draw prize, which
he turned back to the. Club far
'the convention fonds.
Ernest Ackert thanked those.
who hada` taken part and: gifts
were presented by •S; E. Robert-
piece of ' 'embroidery, winning son.
red tickets for all, three, She Dancing followed to music b:
v.
still has/the embroidery. • • CarrutherOrchestra, arid
Miss MacKay she ,was al - W. L , MacKenzie, program chair-
> g
ways interested in the fair and !nano did an excellent job of
8ti11 is , and' wished the , fair sue- getting everyone'`'rresent "trip-
Ce,0 •fot' eye*. p't:fr. the li:wlit fantastic.
•
At the•Lucknow •Fall Fair last
September, prizes for the oldest'
p
lady : and the oldest gentleman
went .to' i.
in attendance Mss, • Jes-
sie MacKay ,and Rev. Robert'
.'Macconn:ell: Miss . 'MacKay. was
'92 and Mr. • Macconneil was . 95.•
Both . acknowledged their'P
ri.,
zes' and : their cards ,•were' read
at the annual meeting. on Satur-
day,
. It jig over seventy :years, since
• MacKay exhibited at • .the:
Miss Y d
Fair., She went 'to ,Duluth in
September :1890, and a ,year or
loan: was approved;' •to' be paid, two •before that 'had: done • some
back frorn the book sales` reveri- showing with her brother Angus:
Ue • She entered a hair wreath, a
Mr. Robertson • oints out that 'bunch `of paper flowers and a
the eo-operation of local organi-
zations in theCounty
• is being
sought in' the selling of the Vol -
tune,, as, well .as in securing` of
reformation to bring .the history
Up to date in a subsequent edi-
tion,
PASSS E!GtT1�-
FIFTH BIRTHDAY
L. R LANE
Ori ' Tuesday' of this week,
January . 26th, John Rutherford
(Gane .of the •Kinlbugh district:.
quietly .observed • his 85th°. birth
day, and 'Continues. : to carry
on his • duties as Clerk of • Krtii
loss Township, a position he 'has
Meld: for .almost 31 years..
r''. Lane • ` w • as• a pPP ointed
M.` clerk
•
in May *of 1929, succeeding Geo:
G. • Moffat,. who. •. retired :• • at an.
elderly age. • The°late `. John
Colwell was peeve :at. the ..time
Mr, Lane took -office....
pane ane ' is a son of> the late
1b
Jahn Lane , and
' Eliza Rutherford
and was;born at L•anesville,:store
in Ashfield Township,' •
VILLAGE'RQA
SECOND' TO, HONE'
Within the 'Corporations of •.the
Village ofLueknow isa network •
of roads. which' total 8,30> miles.
.Mori than'. three quarters'.. of this
mileage. • is hard -surfaced, and
the Village: can well :boast.' of' its
streets which'. need not ' take
second.•place to any municipality
large or 'small.
-Clerk. E. H. Agnew has just
completed: a break -down of the
types' of :,toad- .surfaces in• the •
Village for.)submission to R. .J.'
•Calligharn, district ,municipal ei-'
ginger .of' the: Department• of
Highways;
There .is little., more than a
half-mile=..60, of 'earth" . sur-
face, representing open and pas-
sable roadway, but rarely used,
Thefts .is' 1.40 ; miles• of gravel
and stone surface. The roads' •
Making' •tip this distance are•
scheduled • for .development; and
.if a ; favourable price', can be ob
tained this , year, ,some paving
will be carried:` out, and the re_ ,:
mainder. 'ut under construction
for- avin •
at a later .date..
p g
, a dto. " Rc Id mix . bit -
H r p.of o b umin
ous tot ls: . 3:40 mile"' '
r a es, and 'hot
mix bituminous, •totals 2.90 Miles..
Of the -'•hardtop roads, 1:Tigh-
way 86..Connecting .link through
Campbell.: St ,' ` is :80. 'miles
length, and
t
he County, Road
'Conecting•,1inks
from the north ;`
and south' to Campbell ampbell• street ' '
total. 1.09 ° miles, Making up :1.89. `
of •' the °.total ,mileage:' in:;,the, vil-
lage, -the ' remaining mileage
amountirrg to 6.41 miles; ,
Evan Keitij.
iesidnt,
Evan Keith, Was elected presi?:
('.dent` .of the Lucknow Agricul-.Tribute•`:was., , Paid b L. C.
.,) .., Pd y
1 tural • Society ' • at the annual Thompson to the ..late : Jacob
Hunter Who:. in the '
sP cakes s
memory had always:: been a •,
faithful, willing ,,and .enthusiastic:
nieniber;'und as" Se,,E. Robertson
meeting, on Saturday; and in tak-
ing over his; duties, appealed for
t' urban; .support of the fair:, He
recognized; and •acknowledged
',the°financial •su�' :ort: .given-'
. Pp being g said, the= laat • of the aid time'
the : fair by local merchants but (Continued''on page, 9)
emphasized that .promotional and •
Moral support was also import-
ant., TO FLY TO CARIBBEAN..; TO
Finances; Are •: improved
•
"SEE;:. NEW _GRANDDAUGHTER
S. • E.. Robertson ,. presided for
the meeting, when the. past year
FINI.,AYS
Q1V to Hr. and Mrs.
Wm, John :Finlayson . of.' Seroe
:Colorado, Aruba, ..on :Monday,.
Was • reviewed; and the financial
statement. by the secretary-trea-.
surer, Mrs. Fred Mc uill n• ' `e._ •January ,:25th, : a • daughter, Vic
Q
i ir tone Byrne..
v ea ed . a' successful ; fair': with pF
Dr. Finla .s
profits in •.excess' of $300, which Yon:s a. son. of .Dr.
gives the Society a credit lia1- ::Mrs. D..: •R ,Finlayson • ;o
and f
Lucknow: " ' Mrs.. Finlayson plans
ance of about ' .$660.00. Prize.
.to fly from M'alton in about ':ten:
days, ; to• .the • C'arrbbean. area, : to
visit ' her
son , and daughter .ing
law, and: the ,new ' raxiddau' hter. •
into the Pre idency a Yago,,g ..• g
stated he woixld,. not be a Aruba. .is an•°': island off. the.
'coast of Venezuela
money paid' out . was in excess
of .$1,000:
Mr; ' Robertson " was .pressed
ear :
and.
candidate for re-election: :He.
'suggested 'a nominating . Commit.-
tee
ommit-tee might be • effective in pre-
senting a ° slate of officers, ' and
in examining :. the interest . df
some of the • Board..; members,
wlio rarelyattend, meetings, 'or.'
assist With. the fair.
L. C. •:Thompson took the chair.
for `the electron :of, officers, when,
the Fairs 'Association:.regpla'tions
were ,followed as usual: The idea
of the nominating committee Was
recognized as 'having merit, and
might be tried out another year.
The 'officers are Past Presi-
dent, S. E. Robertson; president,
Evan Keith; lst: vice, Tom. Todd,
,2nd, vice, .Allan' 1Vliher; " sec,-
treas., Mrs. Fred McQuillin;
honorary ;presidents, S: E. Rob,
-ROBIN. THIPI
SPRING IS
'If a robin's appearance', as any
indication of Spring,..' it ',Must
be Fust
� around ••the corner .One:
of the red•'breasted .':birds . made •
an appearance'', last :Thursda Y�. at
the `.`feeder" at • the residence of
•Mrs. H. M. MacLennan ..on: Have.-
lock Street.
Mrs: MacLennan feeds the.
birds ' all • through the • 'Winter
g er
months and birds in 'great 4 num-
bers have conic ;.to know that
there' will ' he ` • something for
r
them to eat"; in the • MacLennan
back yard. The birdsusually.
ertson, W. A. Miller, Gearge ••innake, • an ,appearance. about three "
Kennedy, Andrew Gaunt, Fred `tunes a dav, early rno'rriing'noon
1VlcQurllrn, Gordon Kirkland. • andon later -in the afternoons.
The birds , include ,. starlings,
s arrows,r-..„h1uejays, chicadees,
evening' gr'os eaksi ,:nuthatch ;and`
last WeeIc a" ' ardinal made an
appearance, . T ` is ' is the • first
' Directors ---Kinloss, Allan • Mac-
,lntyre; • .Harold Austin; • Ashfield,
Oliver McCharles,' Gordon. Kirk-
land; West Wawanosh. George
Kennedy, Frank. McQuillin'• Hui.
on, Austin Martin;. Lucknow, .Cardinal Mrs, MacLennan' has
'qtnthers; .Harry Lavis, seen in .Lucknow..
.urririntr, "air
d 4,