The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-09-21, Page 1$3°00 A Year In Advance - $1.00 ,Extra To .0°S°A,
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, .SEPTA 21st, 1960
TWELVE PAGES ` "
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A.grass:and brush fire shortly
after . noon on Tuesday serious-
ly threatened the summer: • re-
-sprt• of •Martins. , Point;, about . a
mile south of Port „Albert, •
The resort area is practically
unpopu'lated at • ,this time of
year.:, .Mrs. Dave Martin had
rented . the cottage of Walter; G.
Lind ow. of Birmingham, Michi-
gan,' to :Mr, and Mrs. Arthur
Clark, and .2i 'year ' old Bonnie.'I
of London. 'The Clark family
were spending a week of their
holidays there.taving moved in
on Sunday.;
The Clarks; were out for a
'walk on the beach around the
cove.. They noticed 'smoke • and
returned to 'find the brusli and
'trees at the foot of their cottage
ablaze. Fire is believed : to have
originated in a garbage fire at
the foot 'Of :the, hill... The 'cottage!
is, located half: way up the em-
bankment - that is traditional'
alongathe take 'Huron shoreline.
Flames were licking their way'
up the bank close ,to the cottage.
Clark ran:' to the reside
' MDs n
ce of '.Mrs. Dave; Martin, about ..a`
half mile, 'oto summon • help.• Mrs.;
Martin called the'-Lucknow Fire
Department who made the 20
mile .'run. Mrs:.' Martin and . Mr.
Clark fought the fire` with two.
pails -carrying • water .from the
lake' and from ` the cottage , and
when the Fire Department arri
ved 'they' had the :blaze under
en
control and were near exhaus-
tion. ,Mrs. Clark was . unable.:' to'
help. fight the fire ,because of
her ;214 year old daughter, Bon-:
nie.: No neighbours ' or any, other.'
help were at .the secluded • area'
on the beach When the" Fire .De-'
partm'ent arrived.
Lucknow . Fire Department,
using the small hose on the
truck, finished . the t o ,and
d
am
n •d�
e owns
d , the restof
the
h
1�h
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trees ' and ;brush. The .'fire was
Within. 15 feet . ' f
e o the cottage `'the
Clarks :Wer0 occupying,
. and
needless -to say,if:; ithad caught
fire many ; others would have
likely gone all : alon the ; beach
g
, because of the; •' heavily ` wooded,
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A RE1 iD4DER TO . : •
1PRESS . SFtCRETARIEs
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The fall season brings a
resumption of . a ..multitude •
of meetings in the' .coinrnun
ity, and we wish to remind
press secretaries that reports::.
of these meetings MUST be
received .by .• The Sentinel''
the, week in which they oc-
cur, so . thatthe type. may
be set 'by ,-Friday: • .
.We welcome these reports
. but• 'they will'. be '.published
only if we receive the above
ne�ritioned co-operation:
HONOURED. ,,BY FAMILY
ON EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
Dan T. MacKinnon. of Kinloss:
Township on Sunday marked his
$Oth birthday and was honour,
ed by the family at a dinner at
the , home . of his •son, 'Mr. and
Mrs. :;l3ill MacKinnon and family
of Agincourt.' •
',Others present for the Occas -
kin ' were Mr: and, Mrs: Donald
MacKinnon and family, of • Luck -
now, Mr; and Mrs. Angus Mac-,
Kinnon :and family of Aurora,.
Mr:: and Mrs. Morley• Bruce of:
• Ec.agrave 'aria Mrs. R chard. Stin-'
son �o frBbwanviI1e
ban, whose 'energy:belieshis
80 . years, las always .:been :inter-
ested and active • in; cornmunity
Viand municipal' life having serve
ed on Kinloss Council. His inter-
est, in dancing has not decreased
and .last Friday he • was in at-:
tendance' at the wedding, recep-
tion :for '`Mr. and . 'lVrs..,;3ruce-
Thomson ' '
Dan' r '
s .b other ' Johne .resides.
:with him on the farm on Cori:'.
;cession six; Kinloss:
Falls; a Queen's University ~Deli -'L'•
eal student::...
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HAS
DUAL ROLE. ,AT
DAUGHTER'S MARRIAGE
. Rev. R. . Collin Toddi minister.
of,.Kitciiener St. United Church;.
Niagara Falls, played. a dual: role:.
at the wedding of his 20 -year-old.
daughter, C p lleen:
.He,.e •sca te:.
d • •her Up the' aisle
and stepPed forward to perform
the ceremony which united her
with Gary Brix,:'. ,24, . Niagara
II Fair
WON THIRD' ;BURSARY.
Bill' . ' Buckton has : been'.
awarded ` the University • of
Toronto Engineering- Alum
ni..Association Bursary : of
$350.00. This' is the, third
bursary':Bill has been award-
ed this year with a total
value of $1,350 forthe three.
,FOURTH .BREAK-I,N
'AT'I
� NA STATION
Early last Wednesday morning
,
John` • MacRae's Fina. Service,
Station , wa:s broken'into for the
fourth tirrie Is seventeen :months..
Situated atthe western outskirts
of the Village .Lt is ''a : compara-
iiv,ely isolated sot •for :burglars•
to' operate. "" '
In last Week's' breakin, entry'
was ::gained` by 'jimzning the lock
off the front door. Some spark,
'.plugs •and: cigarettes were taken,,:
but ;it was evident it was ;money
they were after: .
A :couple of • days 'later . 3 St°
Thomas, youths; were apprehend-
.ed at Seaforth: ' They .had burg=
Rev. A. iVl,, Laverty; chaplain:
Fa Notes:.
of Queen's LTniverst '. also. a
too .
Q Y, • o k
; part in the 'service,
Colleen was `bornin•• Lucknorov'
where her': father' was pastor•. of
Lucknow : United Church. from
'1938.: to 1941
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TRACTOR
TRAXhER:. BRINGS
IN. C.N ,:EXPRESS NOW '
•r
-Improved express delivery
.Can be expected with the . intro
duction of transport .service''to.
supplement •rai way, deliveries...
A Canadian' National . tractor '
trailer is; now' opemating : daily;
between. Guelph and Kincardine,
via'Palrrierston, Listowel,. Wing71
ham. and ',Lucknow • The ; trans-
port' follows :Highways .86 and
21: to Kincardine thus by gassing
Ripley
The •transport. is. :due iri' 'here
.'.in- mid
at' 1155 �p�.m. andreturns
afternoon: ' Express. is • left and
lifted', at 'the CNR depot so: that
locally Joe Conley still continu-
es the pick-up and delivery . ser
vice. ,
As well, some` express' continu='
es to ''be 'received by train, the
bulk' of '..this' being ' on• the night'
train.
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area. •
Mr.:and.
.Mrs:. Gordon and Martin
:tw Children `'
o dren. •live with -his
mother `Mrs.. Dave Martin on
the Martin homestead but they
were away at •the .time. of the;
fire • •
Mrs . Clarke told tie Sentinel'
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COMPILE FIGURES
ON TB
SURVEY .. ' SUGGESTS BLIND
• The. 95th: Annual Fall' Fair ,will
be 'held next week on 'Wednes-
day and .Thursday; September
;28th and 29th. '' On, Wednesday
exhibits_ will. be 'paced .,in the
Arena from 9 a.m.. till 12 moon.
*Judging. begins at' ; one -thirty
sharp•
:.t•
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Exli bitors are re uested to
� q t
write the secretary, Mrs. Fred
McQuillin,. for entry tickets ; as
these must; be':secured. prior to
the Fair. ;For .tlie convenience of
those wishing 'these entry; forms,
Mrs: McQuillin will be at the
Arena on Monday and Tuesday
afternoons from 3-5 p.m..'
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tock ' produce or articles-. s. � •
:shown shall be,'the bonafide pro-.
perty 'of the : exhibitor and not
or ro •' ed : for r the
purchased • bor w o th
purpose of exhibition. " In Ladies
Work, home baking and fine `arts
all articles entered must be anew.,.
No ;prize will be paid for articles
soiled or defaced ' by wear Or
age
The :President 'of• each Womens
'Institute . 'is' .: asked to assist in
placing'. exhibits in= the, class
which they sponsor. r, ;
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Fi res' C
gucompiled ' ori, attend-
ance at the Huron County tuber-,
culosis detection Clinics. this 'Sum -
ate; reveal at total of : 24,184
children and 'adults attended for
a' percentage of 51.7. Children
were. eligible to attend this clin-
ic for the tuberculin • test which,
.increased' • the potential �a�tend-
p t
ance, but
erce ta` �ewi e.. the
P n g s e
1960 ,1
.: foul'-� �aras::�down�;•from�95ti�
en 19525 , . attended the .county
Clinics .rep -resenting 55% of the
potential.. •
•'lhe Dungannon-
cdl ,a centre, show •
tremendous, increase, the
highest in•;the County,': with 1,•111
attending the clinic. held in the.
United. Church basement. ".This
copared with 640 at • 'the' 1956
Survey and 126.in: 1952. '
The tuberculin .:
skin test was
given on .the opening' day,, and
.the: reading
oi', the test'•anlf the'
i'raY clinic held some' four days
later. ,
The, response at Dungan-
non was so great that 'a linea
burred p' as the 'Ione technician
Worked herself: to near exhaus-
batt in giving the skin test.
epic` 41 w .-.
ork at t e Dungan.
n elinics
126o
, f was. done' by',;mem-
141 ..° .°e`ic Dungannon, St. •'He1-
iia asTiger Dunlop Women's
• New items this year in the
fine arts include,' Moulded cera-
OUT•, Original eramics, . Drift-':
TO: K E E P SUN piles, orifi . c , ,
- -wood centrepiece':
eeth .: B.A. 'of ' •
'Rev. P: E. D ,
` e
r on
' fire • minister„ "11' e
Hillsburg, a re d , . Refreshment, booths "will' b ,
Sunday 'occupied the pulpit . of opel+ated the day of the ;fair : both
the L.ucknow United Church ,in 'the ' Arena. and 'OP the fair
while Rev. Strapp was attending' grounds along with the usual
General Council in' Edmonton: .line .of Midway rides ,and games
I' addressing .the congregation 'of chance,
. . ev. Deeth . 4
prior' to. the Berm :._ ._._ _ ._._. _LL��y.. _....: ,._.. �y.�._ __ __ ___
re rette'd� hi[-ftia[brlity too `see The""�T'va ons ~of = Cauda•silifer"r
g
who. he was • preaching, to`.'' be- dish awarded' to the • exhibitor
cause of, •`the large ornamental winning the highest number of
tc7iridow facing 'him above ,• the' points' in cattle, sheep and swipe,
balcony. of the ' church: Rev. 1. and the Simpson -Sears •silver
b. y
:� th constructively suggested , tray awarded to. the exhibitor '
Bee,
that possibly in the; future the , winriirig 'the highest` number of
• g. tion' might place 'i blind points in dairy ,and table sup.
con- r the b i plies, :are on display .at the Seri -
over
the; windrsw.. •
c -''ecth 'didn't, know: liner ,Office.
'
What l.cV,; b • k
windov� ,, • long. a; ; : '
was that tole .w .• there ate Many extra cash
Maker , for minister l
•dr,comfortmerchandise; prizes .donated, by.
and • choir ,T hen • the: sun was :�locai business men for the wihj'
.i g ' � �oug h• it, had recently ...,
shtninri through g. ,�
y „ vel"'• ,lacing' a hers in classes of sewing,, baking'
bcc n .,:iml i o by°; C� °
, .'• a•nd :hobbies. :.
tinted gliire proof shleid an the
..- si of the Window at, const> ;. y
outside The Baby. Show, wYll be held
~able cost .to the,.Woman's, As -1
de � , at ., 8 :o'clock Thursday at• the
socation ) grandstand. platform,~ 1, babies.
,Rev. �D'eeth .'would ' no doubt I under 6 months. 2, babies 6-12
wonder what. `brought the out months,
break of laughter from the con , •
To the winners of these 2 clas-
gregation when, the :suggestron' ontnited on, ,e 3)
waS made: (C g
lar tools in their Passessi
on and have been ' chrarged ., with. the
Lueknow breakin, and Will . ap-
pear : in court ` in, 'Walkerton. ,..
GUIDE .LEADERS TAKE` /�•
TRAINING AT DOE . LAKE
Mrs Harvey Irwin, •'captain of.
the Lucknow . Girl. Guide Troupe,
and her :' assistant, L:ieut,',.Mrs.
Clara Johnston were at Doe
'' Lake 20 miles north of Hunts
'vine at the week=end:; There they
joined .some sixty Brownie. and
Guide leaders arid camp,staff 'at
a' training camp for Guiders: An
all -day; rain' on Saturday made
it necessary to .hold the instruc-
tions indoors.,
° The Lucknow•<' ,Girl Guides re-
sume their fall activities .this
Friday ;evening it. the ' Guide
Rooms in •the ` Town Hall arid
their leaders• will no doubt have
some new ideas for therfil, as, a
result of attendance at the.:'Doe•
Lake
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RECTOR ASSUMES'
NEW.DUTIES HERE
The Reverend" Wilfred. ,Wright
arrived at Lucknow ' on Thurs-
.
day,„ September • 15th; 'to becc ne ..
Rector of the four -point Parish:
Raise to the disco
d' nate on May
-26th of this Year, at New St.
Paul's Church, Woodstock, Mr.
'Wright has been Deacon -in-
charge of: St, Edmund's Church,
Tobermory, for. th`e .surnrr er
months. '
A. native ' of England, "eMr.:'
Wright received his primary and..
secondary education at Toronto
Ontario. Prior to his ordination, .:
he held positions, in the. fields of
recreation and social • 'work ,
city of: Toronto. He was a stud
'ent . at Seager Hall, London, for,
the ' last :year, Mr. Wright's acti
vity as a layman in the .'church
has. included the office of lay
reader in the Diocese of Toron; •
to. He has been . active ,in the
field ofreligious drama aril has
directed numerous plays .for
Church organizations. "
Mr Wright will be in.charge
of St. Peter's Church, • LuCknow;:
St. Paul's Church, ::Dungannon;
Christ l hurch, ''Port Albert, and
St. :Paul's . Church Ripley.
Rev. andMrs. Wright . are,. oc-
cupying' the rectory here.. _'They
have . ,two, adult ' children, • Mary '
and ,David, both of 'Toronto
Rev. Wright conducted • .servi
ces in, the parish on Sunday'
and
next Sunday.Iarvest;Thanksiy=
,
int Services will be 'held at ail,
Taw :churches..
MRS 'DON 'McCOSH IS'
'VV h AREA CHAIRMAN
Mrs. ' Don McCash Of ' Purple
Grove,: is chairman 'of the Grey-.
Bruce Area Woten's Institute;
,which mea' for 'a two-day: con
vention. in Walkerton , ,last. week:
Mrs.'. MCCosh, . the 'former.. An-
nie `Colwell, of Kinloss` Township
was also named' as delegate : to
the; national convention in Van-
couver in June; of•.:next year:
Alternates • are'::vice-ehairrrien.
Other officers are: Vice-.chair-
Men,.
ice chair
men,: Mrs: Nan: .Spencer, Tara
Mrs. 'A: Maundrell, Southampton
_Mrs°• Emerson Knott,,' Medford
'•secretaries, Mrs.: Victor •Emmer-.;
son,`' Whitechurch; Mrs.: Melvin;.,
'Rcrne T :e'swater treasurer, •Mrs..
:T. J.. Cornish; •Chesley.•
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.' rtr ul .:. rBanquet,.
Plan• Ha tc to al • .Jr
Society Party,Christmas Contest
y
. (By C 1 Bristow) -competition.' : It : was felt ' that
The regular; . meeting:, of the :.there were sufficient ,members
Lucknow and District :Horti^u1- j.,interested ' .in .; photography' to
ture ',Society was held Friday r�rlake'a competition worth while;.`
evening; `September '16th in the::; Moved by Miss, Ada Webster, se-;
auditorium' of Carnegie 'Hall°'' conded by ` Mrs. ' Bryce • Elliott
the president, Mr. Cameron, ex-; that we • have a photographic
Pressed ressed words ',of welcome. He competition'rize , of
. with first: :
.. p
was •`a little .. disappointed that $1.00, second .50c in each of the '
the attendance 'was down . some- classes. Carried. •Mr: Hoag ~bade`
what because .he felt, the. meet ° :the : m'otion se'onded by Mrs
mg' had quite an
agenda for., .e Wellington Benderson that We
evening: againhave. an, outdoor, Christ _.-
i»t s as w
�_-Th:e�_•_secre"t�ry�s , .repZ� 'kta t�on :,con`ies%,
read: and approved..The ,treasur- prize money' to the amount of
er's report showed that after the! $50.00.. Mr. Hoag 'suggestedthat
sale' of the':tulip bulbs there will there ,he several categories which
be a bank ,balance of $195;34. At .';wou}d have .a. Cass for windows
the. moment there is' a deficit be and one' for, ,outside' decoratioi`is:
cause the' tulil •btilbs. ~ere paid 'Thi, was' left to,a eomrnittee to '
fora in. advance. Word' has been; decide:
received that. the p shi; ment has l'• 1TrI.�,, A -da. 'Webste • "sp Ire cif '
left. Holland and .should arrive the platin : for a party for tie'
about the beginning :of '.Octobei;, ° •J:unioi° woeiety -to_. be held sr me -.
Mr I1oa'.. reported en the: Itirrie' about the' ti ie our. aonnur i'. .`
gut Meeting Which' ,was .th iiwcr'.irr . ,is 'held, either a wee'
.. . i. , _. r' v i n or week Her: the .
flovrer 4 show. •liver thing ••appear . • p ev o s a .
y
ed a little better this year ,tran hes in mind. • t sing . a hall a:' -yd .'
last ,year: The show as a '.,Thole.'. hay organized games • and a'
was' a creditable success a'id the fedd: 'Che already had do ia:ions
Society . can well, feel proud. of butneeded assistance from . the
its at complishments. A ,'discus- :senior society: Monod
sion may bring forth ideas 'orJames Henderson seconded by
points that could possibly . bet -1 Mr, . Hoag that senior society al-
ter the- show' for next year, • locate h$50.00 to the Junior 'Soca
New : busi ress , brought .a,1 ety fer*their Darty. Carried.,
iscussion about photographic l (Continued on Page
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