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NEXT ISSUE• OF THE
'SENTINE• h AUGUST 10TH':.
'This issue . of The Sentinel.
will be the last until. August
,leth. To permit two : weeks' holi-
days we are dropping the issues
of July 27th and., August : 3rd.
The ,office will' be closed for
the two. Weeks, but.. will be open
until Friday' of this ' 'week to
.complete some unfinished com-
mercial printing...
T,he junior member is .already
on 'holidays in Western Canada.
During the vacation Don Steeves,
the linotype operator, will be
married, and. , honeymooning.
Yours' truly will sPend a couple
of relaxing: weeks . at the 'beach.
PIAN INDUCTION
OF ,NEW. PASTOR
The induction of Rev, ' Howard
W. Strapp,, • as minister , of the,
• Lucknow United Church, has
been °set:'for Friday evening,
August 12th. Participating,. cler-
gymen are • being arranged for
by !Rev. Peter, Renner. of 'Tees-
water, Who is: ' acting as iinterim-
moderator during' .the vacancy 4
resulting from • Rev. Gordon
Geiger's' acceptance of a call to
Essex .United. Church.
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY 2Qt
1960 '
TWELVE PAGES
WITH' CHURCH
CARAVAN • GROUP
•Miss Louise Andrew, daughter
of .Mr. and Mrs: Wm. Andrew of
Ashfield 'left on Saturday, July`
16 to spend five weeks. caravan-
ing• for .the ;United Church: of
Canada. She will spend one
• week:. each at . Peterborough
E 'Little; Britain, Montrealand' two
weeks at Thornhill.' • •
A Caravan ' is a group :of
1 Christian young people • who
have' volunteered their time and.
1 talents to ,'serve 'the church 'in
;''laces Of 'need.. for a' period 'of
t+wo to , six .weeks in the summer:
REV:• HOWARD W STRAPP They ' come ,` from all . walks. of
life,', and .most have been active:
oil`the eveni ig of Rev.; '
and enthusiastic , in their :home.
Strapp•s :induction': the Official churches.
Roard will meet at 8.:00 'o'clock
• I Every Caravanerie required
and the 'induction"service will
A, :social to .to take a, training session. Louise,
commence . at 8:30..
Sheet and,greet the' new -minister spent a very • enjoyable" and pro:
:fitable, week -end . at Five Oakes
and his :,wife.will ' fo11oir. Rev. near Paris. in Ma . .
Strappwill conduct his first � y
• •Caravaners may be' asked to
service' on Agust ,14th, but will
co du t� . •Church :; V•a.c a ti o
be absent from•the ul it• forr: a' n _ c n
P P Schools;• start • : new . Sunday.
time in September while attend Schools, institute groups such .as`.
ing General.Council'. Ex lovers C.G.I.T. Sigma C,.'&
Rev. Strapp. comes to ,Lucknow
P 8
Y.PaJ.,. ' participate. • in Sunday;
from. Mount Pleasant. ; where . he
services
1 of worship .end co p
ff-o er
has 'ministered for .several years.,,. in work projects.' such, at
At one time he Wag -Minister at.
ate
B painting. a Sunday 'School rocim:`
ervie .for a;' comparatively short
• Another aspect is survey work
period. •
Rev. Strapp is a • ,native .-of
Dartford, Kent, ..England 'coming
to Canada in . hisearly teens,
with the :family' settling 'at •Osh=
awa
In 191$ he "became a pro-
.,
bationer ,for the Methodist min,
- I
istr
y and received' his theologi
cal training from' Victoria 'and
Knox Colleges ire Toronto and
was ordained in 1924. -by the ':.To- 1
ronto .Conference at Danforth . .
Church: His first charge wee, at
Uhthoff:•; in; ' the Barrie district.
On September ' : 2nd, 1925, . in
'Laurel Church, near ..Orangevil-
le," Miss Fanny ' Hemilton ' •bei
came his bride..
(Continued on Page ]l2)
C'
ALL ••
i`E . DEER . FOR
S.
MAI T
In this •issue tenders are being
called, up to July . 29th „for new
sidewalks on • Campbell Street
and the/widening; of Campbell
St. from 'Outram'' to Havelock.
The sidewalk contract . calls
for the removal of 2075 square
yards • of existing' Walks. and the
epnsteuction :. of 1850 lineal: feet.
of 8 -foot wide sidewalk, and : 230
feet of 4 -foot walk;
,The widening 'of 440 feet of
Campbell Street from Outram to
Havelock,' requires excavation,
removal of existing boulevards
and curbs and . the construction
of $75 " feet ' of concrete curb,
granualar • backfill''and 100' tons
Of asphalt pavement., • ,
The start of the wide .n ro-
$ect nX g p
got, under
wa o�•Saturda
When a Y Y
forestry ,crew commen-
ced removal: of the trees which
bne ,both sides of the street in
. Trees were removed
'ori the South side by. the. Town
Railand some .
Alta_ on the north side,
gether ' sorne fifteen trees
will fail to the chain saw When
the 'Work is completed.. ,
in, new •housing. areas to •discover
the interest and -need of ; a
church. -
•!Caravaners work• in groups ,of
four. •A11' who .participate in this
Work, a rich , f llowship
with. each other and • a strength-
ening of :their .own faith:
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' TO.
*PRESENTATION
GEIGER FAMILY
'A cavalcade, of •.eleven cars
motored to Inverhuron on
Thursday when Members of the
Lucknow United • Church "drop-,
ped in": on. the Geiger PernilY,.
for a' picnic 'supper, social time
and informal • .presentation. •
On behalf of the ii -C group,
Mary Allin; read `ar address : of
appreciation and best 'wishes,,`tle
Murray 'Hunter made the ' pre-
sentation of • t. folding camp
table:
• • C. R. Bristow • read 'an address'
to, Rev. and . Mrs. Geiger and
'Ernest' Ackert and W B. Ander-
sen Made. the:presentation of,' a,
fold -away chaise lounge and a
floor lamp on, behalf of ,the con-
gregation:,.•
Rev.' arid 'Mrs: Gordon Geiger
Dear Friends; ,'
Very' slowly we, of the United
Church.:. at .Lucknow;' arebegin-
ning to .realize that you Will no
longer • be , with las.. ,Yourgood
fortune mm
eans ; 'a ' tremendous
loss to many 'of us: • •
While;, our . assocation has
been. comparatively brief, we'
feel that we should express our'
feelings ,inestime tangible iXian-
ner. This is ' why we are having
this tittle informal. gathering.
The : Official Board' of the
ehurelierilet and we as their re-
p
'reseitatives 'would like to sin.
cerely°wish you welt in' your
new charge. Our prayers go With
"(Continued, on page 3)
.Employees of the Beatty Lad-
der,- Factory have .rejected a bid
to. have ;the "plant unionized.' . ° •
•
-All :25` einP Y. lo• ees of 'the, plant
lant,
.
expressed ,their -wishes in, a se-
cret ballot on Tuesday afternoon
'and voted.' 16. to 9' against . the
The ballot read in effect: "Are
you in favor of, the International
Woodworkers. of America as your
bargaining agent?" The ballots.
recorded 16 "No" and 9 "Yes:"
The supervised" vote was' con-
ducted at the plant; on . Tuesday
afternoon between: 2:00 and 2:30
o'clock' by the Ontario. Labor
Relations, Board, : with . •Mr. Ro
bisheau as ' registrar. The result
was ' • officially announced by
Plant Manager, C. R. Bristow,
An organizer of' the Interna,-
tion Woodiw4rkers has in recent
'weeks bee in contact with the
employees: After seine Workmen
had signed up, a ' petition • was
circulated `;'seeking withdrawal.; A
hearing was held- inToronto two
weeks -ago by the • Labor Rela-
tions Board, . and a date 'subse-
,quently set far • theholding of
Tuesday's . vote which .. had the
approval of. :Union, Management.
and the employees.
The Beatty Ladder Factory
has been in : operation ,here for
over .two .years: The first em-
ployees were.' taken on 'in • early
March,.of .1958..Extensive relined
elling and ' renovation:• was ne-
cessary ., to put the plant in ope-
ration,-
pe-ration,- after it h'ad been closed,
for some ten
Years.
TWO, .CAR ACCIDENTS
ON THURSDAY' EVENING'
. . Two' car 'accidents -"occurred• "in
the .Village on: Thursday even-
ing .within about four hours.'
The first. accident, 'which oc
curred; shortly after •7 'clock,
caused considerable damage to
Charles Mason's. 1960 Chev' and,
Allan Maclntyre's 1959 Dodge.
Drivers of the respective car's.
were Jack. Cooke and, :. John
Thomson. The collision occurred
on 'Campbell St: near :.Brown's
Fruit Market. Both drivers' es
caped injuries..
That p evening, shortly. after 11.
o'clock cars driven by 'Mrs: Ted.
McClenaghan of town and Wm.
Stanberry•• of 'Goderich were :.in
Collision on • Ross Street at the.
top .of •"Quality. Hill." Mrs. Mc-
Clenatg'lian suffered_ a 'fractured•
.
knee cap, "'laceratedface;.• and.
chest ,bruises. Mrs. Al Johnston
..and Mrs. Duncan McConnell .had
'been visiting at. the •1VIeClenag-
han home that evening and she,
was driving .them home. Mrs.
McConnell ::received a 'broken'
'finger. •
•Mr. and : MTs . Stari;berry ' were
accompanied:: by. • Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Popp. The •Stanberry.
car Was proceeding . south and.'
•issaid to have e' swerved around
. d. e e
another vehicle and head-on into
the McClenaghan car.
•
Both cars were extensively
damaged' and. had 'to. be towed
away: •
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CANDIDATE FOR
OFF IC! OF DDGM
Masonic Grand; Lodge is in.
session °.this, week in Toronto,'.
and. Dr.. James Little a : member
Of 'Old Light Lodge , is. , a candi-
date for the district appointment
of District' Deputy Grand Lodge:
District Deputy •,•elections'. are.
held' on Wednesday, too late for
The Sentinel to' . announce • the,
results:
T. ,J. ' Salkeld was the last
local Mason to hold' the office
in 1949 - 50: 'Previous to that
Lucknow had not had a District
Deputy Grand' Master since
1931 - 32 when the late George
T. Aitchison held the office..
Other members of Old Light
'to hold the office were ' W. A:
Wilson, : 1920; :Dan Paterson,
1909; J.' S: Ten:nant, 1896i
The immediate 'past, District
Deputy' is, Ken Saxton of Wing -
'ham.
MAILING LIST' "REVISED'
HOW'S YOUR LABEL READ ?
The' Sentinel mailing ' list
was corrected last Thursday, '
'and subscription • payments
made in recent 'weeks, have
been. advanced accordingly.
The date on your address
label indicates the', expiry
date and if your paper is
• not paid in advance,, your
early attention to . this Mat-
ter is "requested.
If the label date does' not
show advance of . "June .60," : ,
your subscription is " in• 'ar
rears.. The month is :indican
ed ; with , the exception of
• ,December, : "60," .. meaning:
that You' are p'aid' to the end
•
of December;
W.I. TAPED 'SIXTY.
BIKES .,ON .•FRIDAY.
About . sixty bicycles owned
chiefly by Village young people,
were safety -taped with, .reflective
tape on . Friday morning at the
Arena
'The .project was carried ' out
:by. the Lucknow Women's Insti-
tute as part of ' a county -wide,
program: beim conducted' by
:some: 66 •
frrst%tute branches in
co-operation ' with • the' Bruce
County 'Farm Safety Council: .
In charge of . • the Lucknow,
taping was Mrs. Philip Stewart,
president of -• the.': Lucknow
branch, assisted •, by, Mrs: Ruth
Brooks, Mrs. A.,•J, ` Wilson, Mrs.
Evelyn Barkwell and: Mrs,' J. L.
MacMillan.'
A ri .
da .
'wase:•sw day:•:at:
,� y m
Teeswate'r it' was announced on.
the bus that bike owners who
missed the. "taping," could have
it done at, Mrs. Stewart's resi-
dence that:afternoon :Three bic-
ycle ;owners' took advantage , of•
the opportunity::.
•
In event of an •error, please
advise us at once: There are
approximately 1800• names
in our ' mailing'. list, and our
weekly ' press run . is about
.1900' papers to ' provide
counter • `sales, and other , re
quirements..
MISS LUCKNOW'• WILL.
BE :CHOSEN ON. FRIDAY
Some eight contestants have:.'
already, signified their 'intention
of • entering the Miss Lucknow
Beauty. 'Contest to be held this.
Friday' evening in the Legion.
Hall :under Legion,, auspices.
.Cash prizes .of ;.$15., . $,10. • and
$5, ares being offered and . the
I winner will represent Lucknow'
in the. Mits. - Enke County con
test at Kincardine for three big'`
cash , irizes ' of, $500:,''$200.• and
$100.
`Locally ., there. will be prizes
forall contestants in addition to
-the cash prizes At least .a dozen.
Lucknow: business •places • have
donated prizes ' for " the young
:ladies.
ON OVERSEAS "TRIP•.
TO .
MO O
There . will be ' dancing' to Car-
ruthers. • 'Orchet,tra . and..' during
the evening:. the <Ladies :'Auxili
•'cry . will hold a prize draw :for,
• a• achair.
1
VE'�T B.C..•
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cow-
an and ' children .of Sudbury aremoving�.•the end of the'' month •'to;
Vancouver' : where..: Mr. 'Cowan.
has a new position •
Mrs.. . Cowan is the former
Mary Jo Anderson, , a grand-
daughter of Mrs J.' D.. Anderson
of '.Lucknow, ,
Mary Jo's mother, Mrs:' Tor
ranee Anderson,. will join them
at the West Coast upon: her .'-r"e-
turn from. an overseas ,trip: Mrs.
Anderson is' at present on a tour
of Europe Mrs.. Anderson sailed•
on. June 30th. on , the S.S. ' Ivernia
for ,England: From 'there' she' will
,go to the continent and' before
returning to Canada will. visit in.
Ireland' ' with, her son-in-law's
parents; Mr.. and Mrs:. H . C. Co
wan.
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BAND MEMBERS
PRESENT GIFT
Former ' and : present'' tnem,bers
of the Lucknow District High
School Band presented Mr. P. W.
Hoag with ran engraved slide
projector on. Friday . night: Don
Cameron and Don,. 'Thompson
contacted . former'" band. members
who along with the 'present
GRA. DE 12 STUDENTS
RECEIVE ;DIPLOMAS
• The following students; : • o f
Lucknow District ..High School
have been granted ,Secondary,'
School Graduation Diplomas: •
, William . F. Andrew, Helen M.
Campbell, Nancy/ K • •Forster,
George W. Gibson, George , W.
Hackett,. Donald G. Hamilton,. .
Donald . G. Kirkland, .Allan ' L
MacDougall, reticle F. Pent-
land, M Diane' Rayner, Floyd •
W Stanley, Douglas E: Stanley,
.Patricia J. Thompson, 'John .Van
Osch.
CAB 1 NET POST ;FOR
SANDY NICHOLSON
• Two newcomers to, the Sask
Band contributed . towards: the
gift.._ , . ,
A list of those . responsible for
the• presentation Was given ',to
Mr. • Hoag along with the pro- •
j ector, accessories and filriee Mrs.
E. W..R:iee of -St. Heletis con-
tribu,ted, her fine' penmanship in
listing the names. 4 •
Making the presentation were
Don Cameron, Don Thompson
and Bill Andrew, president of.
this year's band.
ItriYr
,atchewan • l:egislature have been
nariled, to Premier T. C. Douglas',
cabinet:'
A M. ."Sandy" Nicholson of
Saskatoon replaces Tom' 'Bent-
ley as minister of social welfare.
Ole.Turnbull; member . of El -
rose, :was given the portfolio of
:' o •operation and - co-operative
development which Premier.
Douglas has carried himself - ins
til the present. °`
Both Were elected to •the ' leg-
islature ler ' the'. first time .'in
June. , •
:The • premier said the rest of
the cabinet will be .named this
week, either just:before the CCF
provincial conVention' Or at it.
The convention began 7n Saska-
toon on Tuesday:
The two offices `yet to be filled
are •the highways• and the treas.
ury departrrients., •"
(Continued do page 11)' ,
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