The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-08-10, Page 1$3,00 A Year Ie Advance -•-- $100; Extra To U,S„A,,. •
• LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY,
UG. 10th, 10th, 1960
Let Sidewalk Contract,,. Buy New
Fluorescent tights For Mair�St.
• A special.•meeting, of the
lege .
1Ceencil was, called for' last
'night at which the contract was.
to be let for.. 'ne±w . mainstree.t'.
sidewalks on •both . the •north and.
:south side .of Campbell Street.
The' contract for widening of
Highway 86 between, Outram '402.4
Havelock St.has been let to the
Lavis Constructs n Company at
6 -figure , of'• $8,924. Entire cost
of this project' is' born ' by the
Department '• of highways, sub-'
ject to their approval with the
exception of the hydro line 're-
location
re -location of 'which the Village
pays half; •
• In relocating the pole line the
Municipality will purchase. new
;street.. lighting standards, to Com-'
element, 'a , new, street 'lighting
system on:.•Campbell^.Street from
:the Ford.' Garage 'to the United,
Church, ,with one: Of the new fix-
tures on Ross' St, in front of the
Arena.
.Reeve George Joynt,. announ„
ees the purchase 'of 27 newhigh
output six-foot fluorescent lights;
to replace the present globe
type lights on. Campbell. St ; The
ill 'nati
fluorescent. tytypeum.� �on
*as' installed in residential areas
during Centennial year with .ex-
cellent
x-cellent• . results
' The new lights have arrived
and the installation`` will .Co -,m
;mence shortly by Town. .Foeman
Alex.: Havens, with theaerial
ladder put in -good. use on this
job. New lights, new sidewalks
and the .' road widening project
will tra sform Campbell Street's
appearance:'
Irl conyunction with • the ` De-.
partment's° , highway' Widening'
project, , , the . Village : Council
.'plans. .to remove the: ,boulevard
.on 'the north side : of the street
from Mason's Garage'to the; Fire'
Hall.
,The new light . standards in
the Outran;. to Havelock Streets
block, will be located "inside the
sidewalks.
RAINFALL LIGHT,: /NO
STORMS ',DURING.: JULY'•
A weather summary for July
shows -.it to:have . been a. very.
temperate ,month, and unusual
. in that there ' w not a thunder.
storm . at any ' time during the
month.' •
• ' The :high temperature was. 86
degrees with a'low of 45 degrees
and only 24 inches of. rain, By
comparison in, July 1956 there
was a total. of 52 inches of rain:•
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ROSEMARY THYME” ,:
GIVES' UP HER •COLJUMN
;The " writer of the Rosemary
Thyme column informs us that it
iswith reluctance that she finds
shemust; give up the' writing of`•
this column, which The Sentinel
has carried with' some regula-
rity for about ten years:
Rosemary Thyrne .has " become
practically, a personality to many
Sentinel readers, who have
gleaned" frons her • column 'tasty
recipes, • helpful household hints,
and• bits of homey phil'o'sophy.
It is with -regret that the ' Sen
Tinel Mearns of Mrs "'Stasi Todd's
'decisaon : to end her writing due
to other demands. on • her time.
Mrs. Todd, a .former .resident . of
St'. Helens, has' made her home
at -Southampton for . some - time
"and , her identity has never be-
fore been disclosed as she "sought,
to. personify "Rosemary Thyme."
_.R. LITTLE NAMED. '
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DISTRICT DEPUTY
Grand Lodge :AF and . AM of
Canada'. in the Province of ••. On-
tario ' held their 106th Annual
Communication in Centrale Tech
ileal School Toront " 'on' July
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' 2(thh and' 21st: •
Those. i
in attendance from Old
Light'•Lodge were:' Tom Salkeld,
X11• R. Anderson :W.: A. Porteous,.
;Clair Agnew, Bert Irwin ..Jack'
MacDonald, Laurence • MacLeod,.
Cecil.. Falconer, Conn
Wm Evans, Edgar Wallace" Watson F.
Mauiden Samg
Webster, Alton, � Harvey.
er, .Ron Forster, Ken Cam-
eron, Ted , Collyer, and J: E.
Little, ►
At .the Districtthree
Meeting: ,
were nominated for the office
of.'D•D•G.M: They were:. Wore.
Bro. , .
MacKinnon, Tiverton;. Wor,
Bro, Pollock, ;Fordwich;. and.
dor, Ero, J,' E, Little Lucknow.
Messrs; MacKinnon and'Pollock
declined to run this Year; leave
Ing r' E. Little' elected District
Deputy Grand Master' for North..
Huron DiStrict for the year 1960,
`Ted Collyer has been appoint-
ed 'District Secretary for North
Heron' District: fOr the' year .1960,
CONCLUDED SUCCESSFUL
PLAYGROUND' PROGRAM
During the month of July
more than fifty young folk par-
ticipated in the Tot Lot end
summer playground activities
sponsored by the : Lucknow' Re-
creation Cominittee. •
PICK UI MEAT BY /
PLANE AT .HOLYROOD
'Raynard .'Ackert's . modern.
Hilray. Farms. Abattoir :at.
Holyrood has,become widely.
known to a ,point where
meat has even, been picked
up by plane. This incident
occurred. at. the •week -end, •
when by 'prearrangement
Olen Eaton of Elmwood . buz?
zed. the abattoir and then
made a landing on Jack. Ac-
• kert's far m, , %- of a • • anile
from the' abattoir to pick up
a quarter of : beef. ` -•
;Could' be • in this. _ modern
age we'.may ;Yet see a land
ing 'strip at~ Holyrood. '
Meat from: the Ackert abat-
toir .was .also, flown to Ber
•muga the first of the week.
, Roy. Renwick ' a TCA .pilot;
and• formerly of ' Teeswater,
took part. in the Old Time
Fiddlers' . contest • at Shel—
burne,, and when. he; took off
from , ' Malton on his . return,
to; .Bermuda he had ;a gener-
ous supply of . Ackert's meat
with; hiin:
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FORMER • RESIDENT DIES
The last member. • of the ;Davi.:
son _family of Lucknow, Mrs,
Henry 'Ziegler .of., Manor, Sask:
passed away : on ' July 4th. ' after
three weeks in thehospital. She
was the former Loretta, Davison
and. had .,been a; Sentinel• subscri-
ber for fifty years.` '
Diane .Rayner and Fraser Ash:
ton. were in `charge of .the junior
anad senior groups, respectively.
The school: ;closed with an
"achievement : night" presenta
rion which included. a program
by the young 'people; and an op-
portunity , for •:, .par -em is to' Griew
the crafts, Made by .the. children.
Fraser : welcomed. the parents,
and they were' thanked for their.
iliterest • 'and attendance: by
Diane • Mrs Rayner 'and::Mrs.
Ashton served refreshments:,
MOVES SHED- FROM SITE •
OF, FUTURE` PHONE OFFICE'
Joe MacMillan has moved the
shed on the property opposite
the: _town hall, to his barnwest:
of Lucknow. The Bell Telephone
Company has purchased the. va-
cated property where eventual-
ly an office will be.`built when
the . local. system is converted.to
dial phones Removal of . the'
building .adds. to the: "ernp,tiness"
of this block 'created; by the re-
moval of the;' avenue: of trees 'to
'Make way for ' a highway wid=
ening project.. •
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LUCKNOW QUEEN
Q
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•THIR•D..1•N:. BRUCE'
Corrin waited on Council in re-
gard to a subsidy for the 'opera
tion. of • an ambulance service.'
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ENGAGE COMMERCIAL
TEACHER AT L.D..HS.
The Lucknow District High
'School Board has engaged Miss
Worah Rumble of Toronto as
commercial teacher. Shp .will, al�
so teach girls physical' education
and some English classes, ; Miss:
•Rumble has been • engaged in
secretarial work 'in :Toronto:
NAME NEW ROAD -
WARD .STREET
Lucknow has a new : road
•which ' has; been ;lamed", J�J�rd
Street" after . Bertie Ward,,
which is. Bert's, proper -name:
The street is 'being registered as
a public ' street in the Registry
office at Walkerton.
The Village `1 Council recently
purchased' ,a fifty -foot road. al-
•lowance over the rear of the
properties of Bert Ward, Wm.
G. Maelnnes and Arthur Breck-
les to provide :an access road
from Wheeler'.: St. to the rear of
T:'business establishments .on the
n2rth side .of Campbell . St.,
west of the .river.
Purchase .price of •the three
properties .totalled' • $250.00:
The Bell Telephone Company
notifi ouncil at the August,
meetina t plan to
tat he a lay
P
'cable at the corner ' of Campbell
and Havelock . Streets .and ' east
of Havelock on Campbell,,,,with
work to start in. about: a :month.
Wm.: R. Hunter" and Dr:; M:. H
,Miss..' Phyllis Berberich , of
Wa'lkerton.. .was chosen Miss
Bruce County' Queen,as the
closing .•fel ture ;-ofz.<the.•�K'r
nc _:,
a � a
dine reunion on Tuesday; night
of •last .Week..'With,':thee ,honour.':
of the tithe went a .$500. prize
:Second prize'' of 1.200: went to '.
Miss Myrna ; McPherson :Of Kin-
'cardine. In ' third place ' and; Win-
ner of a cash prize .of $100 was,
Mrs. ',Hugh MacMillan . •of Luck
now, the • forma. Colleen, Tiffin,
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. George
Tiffin:
Represented Lucknow
: Mrs. MacMillan:Was the Luck-
now Legion's representative in
the: County Contest. •Saha'', placed
firstin ..the local competition;
sp insored' `by the `Legion,'. held
here on July :29th; winning the
cash• prize of • $15.00. Miss Mary
• Fisher placed ... second to win
$10..Q0 and . iii third place' was
Mrs. Barry, (Betty) McDonagh:
who' , received
.All contestants received . priz
:es, as , a:. result of the donations
penny
of ' eleven ,local business
Despite este-
. inflation; a Air
some people's 'thoughts is still a 'blshrnents
pretty good price
SHOWER' HELD FOR
SATURDAY .BRIDE.
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• The ' other • contestants were
Sharon O'Donnell„ 'Linda 'Button,
Marion. Scott, Nancy Irwin,
Mary Allin, ' Dianne Bristow.
The judges were Dr., and Mrs
•Mrs. Sam Chislett, Mrs: Ford Wyatt, of'Elmira, and Mr. "and.
Cunningham, Mrs. Dan 'Thomsen, .Mrs. Bruce F�lliott, summer re -
Gunn g sidents. at Ashfield . Beach.:
• Prizes; were donated by the
`following merchants: Schanid's
Jewelry, Ashton's' Ladies' and
Men's Wear, Siegrist.Ladies'
Children's . Wear, . Crest Hard-
ware, Murdie' 'Hardware, Luck
now , Sentinel, Bennett's Sepoy.
Store, Greer TV:. and. Electric,.
1Vlullin'S Bakery, Lucknow Bruit'
-Market; D. R. Finlayson . Grocery.
Prior to the beauty contest a
progrem .was presented consist -
and ' Mrs. Ross ' MacMillan spon-
sored a very successful. shower
for Miss., Bertha Carter in the
6th School on Thursday evening,
July 28th.,•
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The progra, as .opened with
two amusing 'contests conducted.
by ' Mrs. Cunningham and ,Mrs:
Thomson. Mrs: Harvey; Houston
gave ' a piano .. intrumentel arida
readings . were given' by, Mrs
Currie Colwell and Miss Deane
MacLeod. •
Bertha ..was escorted to a de ing of a solo by Dianne Ritchie;
• : `tile latform & Scotch dancing by Joan Mac
col aced chair on p Kenzie with bagpipe accompani-
-role Steeksttih and Eleanor
. - menu byIan MacKenzie and
Clark assisted her in opening
• attractive. and 'useful Frank MacKenzie. -and a magi -
the many Dian performance .. by Robert
gifts conveying the' good . wishes
gMaclntyre of Win ham. Dancin
of. so many. Bertha ':thanked all , g g
their kindness with special followed to music• hy. Carruthers'
fol, d .
thanks to those who rtnel the Orchestra. '
shower.:and who assisted. Lunch ing the t evening "T,he.
During
'served and' a. social ' time Queen" w the lucky'' ticket-
wasfor a hostedress chair ' raffle con
enjoyed ' • ducted by the. Ladies' Auxiliary,
., Eerth.a's marriage to �arvey. Was Allan i . ;
Bolton of Teeswater took place The ,WinklerG bsen ,of
Ashfield, •
on Saturday.,
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INDUCTION ON FRIDAY
IN UNITED 'CHURCH
'The induction. of . iiev. Howard.
W:.Str pp; as 'minister of ;Luck -
now United Church,• will' take
place on. Fridayevening of : this
week, followed by a .social' peri-
od; when members .of 'the con-
gregation will meet and•greet.
Rev. and Mrs. • Strapp , ` •
Rev. Straw comes to the
Lucknow charge from .Mount
Pleasant' ,and will conduct his
first service here on •Sunday..,
Interim,moderator during the
pulpit vacancy has , :been ' Rev.
Peter Renner of 'Teeswater: 'Rev.
Wm. Lake• ` of - Kincardine and
Rev. J C.' Hutton' of Pine River'
will take part . in the induction:
service,,
TWELVE; PAGE$
NEARS CENTURY,
MARK, STILL ON. GO
Tom Rossi a Langside district
native, by birth, and a Toronto
nian •by .adoption, Still has a
warm- spot. for, his, native- heath,
and despite th'e fact , that. he 'is
nearing 'the' century mark,, was
an active and enthusiastic visit -
.or in the community 'last week.
A ,.- stalwart gentleman 'who •
towered head and .shoulders ever:
many men,. he still retains his •
stateliness, and a'' "crushing
hand shake , as he ' ;gxeets old„
friends; He uses glasses only
for reading,, and a. hearing.: aid
only wihile • in church, . "so he
won't miss any of the -:sermon.'q
Were it not that he would .ex-
perience some dizziness; Mr..
Ross claimshe could still . run
around -like• : a, kid, . and his
youthful • " exuberance . indicates •
he sure;' would like ; to.
'Mr. Ross : accompanied gr."and
Mrs,'' C.. Waldorf of Georgetown
on their visit here, and at th
home of Mr. and Mrs: Ira Di
c
an evening of piping and .'dant-
;rig, was , enjoyed ,Frank • Mae: -
Kenzie, and his 12 -year-old son
len,'thrilled" Mr, Ross with the
shirl of the ; pipes as :aid the
highland' dancing. .of,. Mr:' and •
Mrs:, MacKenzie s two young
y. g
daughters; Connie and Heather..
Rots MacDonald was . another
guest present that evening.
• 99 or ; 100?.
:'There ..seems' tel.: be, some ques-.
tion as to Mr. Ross' age: Clip-
pings of, past achievements indi-
cate
he, will be 100 - next 'Christ-
mas Day, but the Family Bible
records his birth as . December
y
25th; •1861; In anevent he is a
remarkable man.
Irl the days of the, ferried 'Gale-
donian Games: in Lucknow, IVIr.
Ross was the. Huron -Bruce
Clarnpion in. 1889 & .189.0, when
he 'tosed:' the caber, put .the' shot •
•and. performed ;other' feats ; of
Strength ` and :skill.
He joined the- Toronto police
force. in 1890and -later. organiz='
ea the 'Police ,Force • Pipe Band,
which became.. a ':noted organs
'i:atiofi Mr. Rosstutored every
member ::of that ,.original band.
He. loves the pipes, and 'as .he`
,advanced in years'; he Obtained :a,
"parlor ` set," which" he could
play . ,with less exertion. He
now rarely attempts . to `play
them, but • thrills.to , have them, •
played for • him. •
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as Served 36 Years In Formosa
AddI$€W.M.S4 Of Home Kirk
The regular August meeting •lated 'her closely ,to the -MacKay.
of South Kinloss W.M.S. - was • Memorial Hospital,, which. is .do -
held, at' the home of Mrs. , Ted ing"„a magnificent job ,minister—
ing • to the sick arid, at the same
time propogating the Gospel by
means of ' its grateful patients.'
There is 'need for . expansion of
`buildings and `funds : to meet the
MacMillan of : Formosa, who to- increasing costs • of drugs and '
I,ether with • Dr:. MacMillan, has medical. supplies.
been on a brief visit to Canada. Mrs. MacMillan was 'thanked
In • a 'reminiscent. mood• she : ;said • by Mrs. Hughes who ,read verses
it was 36
years• since, they left accompanying the gift of a map-:,
this., lacality to serve as- mission- le leaf pin presented by the se-
aries in• the Island Beautiful cretary, Mrs. W., . F. MacDonald.
Collyer on Wednesday.. evening,
August • 3rd, with Mrs. • A.
Hughes and- Mrs. H. ;Stanley, as'
directors.` •
Guest speaker was Mrs. Hugh
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Out : of, cher rich experience
during that time, she: stressed
the changes that have been
wrought, and their joy in ;knout-
ing that •indigenous churches
which have =their roots deep in
their dative . soil. , have been es—
tablished. • Native Formosans are
The 'Bible study on ist John,
Chapter 1, •was conducted by the
question method and . in keeping
with it's theme a members,rMrs: ,
H. Lavis; Mrs: W. MacDonald
Miss; Dean MacLeod sang a con -
elusion a; "Christian Fellowship
Song." • Roli call was responded"
now carrying on the work and to by a verse. With "Forgive:"
support of their own churches Mrs. P. Steer coritrikuted a .solo.
and displaying • great qualities of Mrs. R: MacMillan • reported on •
leadership. Like other countries . the . bale and Mts L: Maclnnes
of •t•ie Orient; the, people are .led; in prayer circle' The Presi-
passing ,"through a . period of denjt:, Mrs: HI .Buckton,. 'closed
ti.ansiton and growth :reaching the Meeting and a social time
out 'fo' the things that make life ,waS enjoyed.,
more liveable and enjoyable & M
she said it was a ;great' privilege
to .have 'a part in this growing.
movement, •
Iter work as a "'nurse' has re
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Dear, Donalda;-
We -want you to know we are.
happy forsooth ,
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