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ONTARIO
SEPT:. 2nd,
LUCK,1\TOW�; _ 'WEDNESDAY, SEPT'. ;
LOCAL COUPLE ARE
FIFTY YEARS WED •
A very happy occasion. last
week was climaxed at. a family
dinner given in the private din-
' •morn of the Bruce Inn, Kin-
cardine; in honour of the golden
Wedding anniversary of. their
parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. A.
•
Russell.
This estirnaine Lucknow Coq-;
,Zile Were: fifty years ';married ',:on
Tuesday, .August 25th,
For the anniversary dingier, the
tables were centred by the • wed
• ding cake and Yellow • roses and
mums flanked 'by 'golden . candle.
sticks.
Mrs. A ,C, Stewart of Midland
was a guest •at •the dinner. Her.
husband, the late Dr. Stewart,
officiated for Mr, and Mrs. Rus-
sell's marriage at Winnipeg, a
half century ago.. ' '
A. scroll from the Provincial
Government, and a wire 'front
Premier Frost of Ontario,.were
received by Mr. and'.Mrs, :Rus-
sell
Russell •as well 'as ;many other.. ex-
pressioni of'congratulations ,and
best wishes from a ' host of
friends.• .
The occasion was a dual'an:
niversary. It also, marked Mr.
Russell's:: 93rd'birthday. •
WHAT'S • TO '?HAPPEN IF
SUCH .THINGS CONTII8JE?
Recent .happenings .'at. : the
'Lucknow Community ' $ales :Barn,
'posse .a; problem as to what ac-
tion should' be taken—and .will
have to. be -if there isn't an •end
to such goings; on..
At . this lime .of year many of
the barn windows. are out,' so
trespassers have no trouble „gain-
,ing entry if they decide.' so to
do, and , whish .:they did. some --
time between • Saturday ; : and
Tuesday : of last week.. • .•
One of the few • Windows . ,that
are in at ;''present had all the.
lights smashed. Inside the build-
ing they scattered weigh cheeks
All • about and other material
used at bhe :weekly 'sale. '
Provoking. as : these .incidents;
Were the really alarming alis-'
•covert'' was very definite evi-
dence of a fire having been
started in the alleyway under
the 'seats: cigarette .;box and
shavings were • among ' the' ingre-
dients ` used. to feed the fire,'
This is : not the: first time van-
dalism .has, occurred, but.' it has'
now become inexcusible and
something that can. no longer be
taken.' lightly,' •
l
until time and space permits—in
an. early edition'we.hope.
' BREAK COMES: IN HOT
AND HUMID WEATHER
• . August 1959 will be remem=
bored for some time as a hot
and humid, month, with a' con-
tinuous spell of this oppressive
weather, from • which . there was.
little relief for .ten days until
the first ;of this week.
But memories are short. The
average tem .erature • for the,;
,month was , 77,25 degrees, almost
ten degrees .lower than' four.r
year ago, August 1955, when the
month's • .average..was ,87:11 de-
grees, • with a high of • 99, five
days over 90 and 19: days over.
'80. •
August this . year had a local
high. of 88' degrees, and 16 days:
of 80 degrees or'• over, There was*
a copious 4.48 'inches.: of rain.'
But the old . saying held particu-
larly true. ---"it ` Wasn't1 the heat, Johnstone's livery, and feed
it was ' the humidity"—:arid it barn: .
surely. was bad.: The •new steel -covered
'. ino 160' x 40,. has accomodation
TO BUILE .SALES
'BARN ADDITION
Bob Macintosh is planning an
addition to the .Community
'Sales Barn, with work to ` corn-
menee. at an. early date The ad-
dition will be to the west end,
.of the 'building ''and will ;be . at
least forty feet, depending on -
necessary roadway., allowance at
the west side;. It will' be of, the
same type of construction as _the
present barn. 1
the ` Caledonian Park, 'was built(
a little over a 'year ago,•to ac-
.comodate an. expanding business
that could no. longer be accomo-,
dated' in what old-�irners will
recall • as the Allan' MacLeod
livery stable.: on Inglis- Street,
and in later years was Jim
The sales barn,. to the: west of'.
NAMES,' OF :PEOPLE • AND
PL4CES STIR MEMORIES
George Alton of '523 John St.,
Sault Ste Marie, accompanied
his :Sentinel renewal with the.
following ,letter:
"It's arrival week • by week is
a pleasure to rhe:. The Centennial
clebration `brought to fruition an.
urge of many years standing
: namely, '.:to ,subscribe. So': , many
names. of ;people and places oc-
cur ' •in its pages 'that' stir mere-'
ories'' :of • childhood .days I; en-
close a poem that •9could , very
well apply. to the Sepoy Town
It came: to my attention in Win-
nipeg in 1937, which l; .have
fairly well committed ` to _'mem-
ory. Make'.: use .of it as you wish.'
' The 'Sentinel ' ;appreciates re-
.ceiving .Mr. Alton's' poem. and
letter. ; We, would' Abe : happy t
'have more : subscribers write to
help "stir memories. The 'poe,
is interesting, but, long, and we
will have to 'defer its publication
for about 140. cattle and • some
800 or'900 pigs. The- first sale
was `held. there on "July '16th of
last year, and no sooner .was the
barn iii operation,: than crowds •
of consignors' and: Ibuyers swel-
led to a point.' that .overtaxed
the spacious building.• •In the
centre of the barn is the selling
'ring with.elevated seating for
about 450 people.: . .
Plan Outside Pens : •
As . 'well as the addition• . that.
is planned, Bob• 'also intends , to
construct. outside: pens. at the:'
back of . the `building..
.There ' . has been. '•a keen. de-
mand for' stocker : cattle, and 'the
Sales; Barn manager • has been.
;bringing" in . Western cattle - to
fill this .dernand, Since May,
Bob has handled some'twenty
�twO. rloads of • Western• feeders,
about! ut half of which: have ' gone `
through the' sales ring, . and ' the
TEN, PAGES
ASHFIELD. NATIVE PAYS
VISIT TQ OLD FLAUNT S'.
. Mr.and' Mrs. Thomas. Herbert
.Culbert and their daughter,
Mary, one of a family pf twelve,
motored East fora .visit With
relatives in this: community.
They start their. return journey
this week to Meadow Lake,
Sask. ,
"T: :H," was �borii fon the 6th
Concession ;of Ashfield, and is
the eldest member of the James.
Culbert ,• family. His brother,
Jim lives just, south:: of 'the. .vil-
lage. .
Mr. 'Culbert Went west. in :1901
and settled in Manitoba and
later in Estavan, `;Sask In the
drought' years they 'went north'
to Meadow Lake district in
1930;and were. "pioneer" sett
lers in'that district which has
now became one of the P4rovin•..
ces finest wheat growing ,areas:
The town . has grown to. about.
3000 • and boasts of . Canada's
biggest' com:rnu'inty. grain stor
age . elevators with a capacity of
over..1,000,000. fbuthels.•
Mr. and Mrs..Culbert "are now
living retired: in Meadow Lake.
ZION COU PLE•' MARL
ANNIVERSARY
t _
Mr. and Mrs.• Will Ritchie; life-
long residents of the community; .
th celebrated ' their golden wedding
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ritchie
will be • fifty ,years married on
December 22nd, 1959,but be-
cause of the winter ime' diffi
'ciilties of holding such• a .gather-
ing, the occasion was observed •
'at a more:convenient time.
'' On Sunday, August 23rd, a
family, dinner was held as a
surprise to Mr: and 'Mrs. Ritchie
at the clubhouse of the 1Vlaitland
Golf Course, Appropriate decor-
ations
ecor ations and' `a three -layer cake'
enhanced the, dining ronin. Thir-
LABOR .DAY MONDAY,
TO SCHOOL TUESDAY
Next: Monday,,:Septemiber 7th,
is •Labor Day. and a :public holi-
day. On *Tuesday the 'school' bell
rings and its back' to school
again `after a long? mummer va-
cation.
Monday :;holidays' aren't . popu-
lar . in A. newspaper office They
complicate the .proiblem of meet-
ing deadlines.. And so, we request.
advertisers and. contributors of
netivs items or budgets, to let .us
have the copy early, • .and where
Possible, : by Friday of this week
etmiit doing' some •'of the' type
setting this 'week -end
m remainder sold privately. : ,
"ROBBERS. HAVE LIKING
FOR BELGRAVE CO-OP
Thieves paid another visit to.
the ' Belgrave Co-operative over
the week -end, and, in. 'a daring
entry • into the lighted,' store,
scoopedup merchandise valued
at $1,300. :• •
The loot included boots, shoes;
overalls, cigarettes and an add-
ing machine.
Bud Orr, . formerly, of Luck
now•• is manager of the. Belgrave
'Co-op, and. it is the second time
nt has been brokeninto since
be .took charge. Prior to •that
there, Were another pair of rob-'
beries during the managership
of Ross Robinson, now..in 'char e
here.
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JACK MacDONALD N
AMED
INSURANCE AGENT
(Jack) MacDonald has
been appointed district agent for
• the Excelsior Life ' Insurance
Company, and was in
this week receiving, _ . London i
struction in' initial in-
before . his new occupation,
com.rneneing sellin t'
•
• GOT.. BUDGIE BACK
The budgie.bird which was
recently 'found in Douglas Gra-
ham's
raham's . orchard,, is back again
with ;its owner, Marilyn Hender-
son.. Marilyn thought her 13th
.birthday' on ' • August 19th was
jinxed.She' had •'the bird' outside
to take a picture, when it •flitted
away, to her distress, but all's
well that .ends Well, as ,she, . got
it -back A few days. later. .
OFFERS TO HELY
WITH TUG OF 'WAR
Ari experienced . director, iii the
art of :tug-o'-war,'would like, to
see the 'event.; . organized and
made a real feature of the Luck
now Fall Fair.' • •
lie is. Jim Layne, who because
of • is knowledge ` of. the, . sport,,
was disappointed in last : year's
performance here; and would •be
willing to offer.'liis assistance in
organizing ' and directing com-
petitive teams in' advance of . the
Fair. '
Jim served with the British
East -Asia. naval, Command ;dur-.
ing World • War SII, and had; the
role 'of directing the naval tug
of . war team, 'which held • the.
championship for four ,consecu-
tive years,
Here • is , an opportunity to i
Snake the annual: 'pull for 'the
John Hanna trophy, a big fea-
ture' of the fair, and Society Of-
ficers and -district tug of war
captains, should waste no time
ri. getting together with Jim to
discuss the matter, and, get some
pre -fair planning :and tutoring
underway. .
Mr, and Mrs, Layne recently
purchased the. property of Mrs.
Emerson Irwin, north of the
CNR, Jim is employed at the"
Glen Walden, faun.
vities, g' ac 1.
In mid-August Jack ack concluded
thirteen
years in 'garage work,
andfor the past five years . had
successfully'' operated
busine w p d his own
ss,
'BIG DOUBLES ;TOURNEY
SLATED FOR MONDAY
Lucknow ` Bowling • Club's
annual men's . doubles tourna-
ment : will be held on Labor. Day,
Monday, ' September 7th, at the
local greens:
.' This: tourney` draws the big-
gest entry 'of the •season, and to
accomodate them a double draw
is '.made -the 'first. draw being
at 10:00 a.m.. '
Merchants and ' manufacturers
of, Lucknow donate about thirty
sets of ; prizes • for . ,this.: popular
event that attracts : bowlers from
quite:' a distance:
CAMPED ' IN EARTHQUAKE
ZONE THE WEEK BEFORE
Doug and Isobel Clark and
family of Regina returned .last
week from a camping ,trip to the
.Black'
Yellowstone and. the
'West Coast.. '
• Fortunately they ;massed the
earthquake that 'shook the north
western States. The week• before
the quake they had camped all
throughthe area that was hard-
est hit...* .
Doug is a sergeant • in the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• SENTINEL MAILING LIST
/SENTINEL
THURSDAY.
The 'Sentinel mailing list
was corrected last . Thursday •
and subscription , payments
• received up to and including
Thursday have been' advan-
ced accordingly.
Please take a glance at the
date on your address. label
on this week's paper and see
if it is • correct In case of
error •advise Us immediately,
• If the date reads prior. to
August . 59, your renewal. is .
due, and we would appreci-•
ate prompt payment.,
Subspription statements
Were sent out recently, 'cov-
ering accounts to the end of
June.
TEA; AND:.,SHOWER HELD
FOR SATURDAY BRIDE
Miss Dawn Sinnamon 'was the
guest of honour • and . the recipi
Olt' Of 'many lovely and ' useful
gifts at a . tea held 'in Lucknow
by .the groom's mother, . Mrs.
Harvey, Webster for bhe immedi-
ate relatives' and close 'friends.
';Focal point ' was the table,
centred. :with :white and /red
roses and • wihite candles. 7n sil-
ver candelabra. Assisting Mrs,.
Webster receiving the; guests
were Mrs. Vernon Hunter,and'
the groom's sisters, Mrs, Roy
Hunt and Miss' Nancy Webster:
• The Legion' rooms in' Wing-
ham: were beautifully decorated
for ' .a shower` held by over 50"
neighbours for Miss Sinnamon,
bride elect •of:this Saturday. As-
sisting with the opening of her
gifts were, Miss ' -Mary ' Alice
Armstrong, Miss 'Nancy Webster
and • three ':young neices, Judy
;Forsyth; Isobel MacMillan ,and
Jean Sinnamon.
WON. DOMINION
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Kitchener lawn bowling
o wi is Wes • Huston is
one of. the foursome, swept
through to• the Dominion bowl-
ing championship : without a loss.
It. is the first . time' the honour
•has. come to. Ontario.
The • finals :were played in.
Toronto • last week over a three-
day period. Iri a round-robin
'series the ' Kitchener rink, ' re-
presenting ' Ontario, played off
with rinks from B.C., Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and
Quebec. The champions ' 'tied
with Alberta. and won all their
other games.
To qualify for the Dominion,
finals the Kitchener rink • won
their local and district games,
and then swept through the se -
Bond ' stage : of ' district playoffs
undefeated,
rink f hi h '
•
ty-one . sat down to the sumptu
ous turkey. dinner.
On :Wednesday, open house.
was held at Mr. and Mrs,. Rit
chies new home which they built
a few years ago at. Zion upon n .
retirement. Here • too, the floral .
decorations carried ,out the ;got -
den ,anniversary motif ,out,
a ?-
tired cake' centered the tea table.
175 • guests registered'. during
the afternoon and
Pouring tea were Mrs. TomHac-
kett; Mrs. Jake ' Hunter, Mrs..
Wesley. , Ritchie ,and . Mrs, • Henry, M
Gardner.
Mrs. Ritchie was the former
Ida- Webster, daughter of James
• Webster and Grace ' Reid. The
groom '..of •fifty .years ago -is, a.
son ' of the: late Andrew Ritchie
and Ellen .;Hunter. '`They' were
married at, the bride's home two
venin
miles west. sof' Lucknow :,by Rev.
J. E. Fordof the, Lucknow
Methodist. Church, The: ': bride's
attendant • wasp Mrs. 'Dave Elliott
.(Minnie Reid) of Clinton, who
' was • among the guestsatthe
golden .wedding anniversary last
.week; The best., man = was the
bride's brother, James: Webster,
who passed away' about four
years ago. •
• Mr: Ritchie . is 78 and Mrs.
Ritchie, . 72.:' They . have. 'a 'family
of Seven. children, Who : were 'all
present for ;the anniversary fes-
tivities. They are ' Mrs. Nelson
Raynard • (Clara) of Ashfield;
Mrs Jean Papernick of Godes
rich; Mrs. Robert :Irvin ("Elsie),
Dungannon;: Mrs Ebner Wall.
(Daisy), Teeswater; Mrs. Jim
Smith (Violet), Molesworth; and
Harvey . and Eldon of Ashfield.
There are .nineteen ;grandchild-:
ren and eleven great grandchild,
ren.
• Mks.. Tom" 'Blake ' ,(Clara), is
Mrs. 'Ritchie's ' only: living sister'.
Mr.: Ritchie has one sister, Mr;,.
Janet Twarriley and five ' �broth-
ers, Alfred, Leslie, •Gordon, Rus-
sell and Chester. •
Guests Were present froni
Clinton, •.Varna, ,Kincardine, Zu-
rich,. Walkerton, Teeswater, Mit= .
chell,'• Goderich, 'Seaforth..
RECOVERING EYE SIGHT
AFTER, 'CEMENT BURNS
Reg Campbell 'of Arnberley is-' •
reeovering his eyesight; . which
was temporarily impaired k y
cement " burns early last. week,:
No permanent .damage was suf--•
ered, butt is was a painful ex-
perience,
Reg and Mrs.. Campbell were
at Lorne :. MacDonald's farm
When,a truck loaded with fresh
cement= -hot from the Plantar -
rived at MacDonald's. Reg vol-
unteered to ' help unload it, and
as he dropped a split bag, : the•
cement powder blew up in his
face in a cloud, causing severe
and painful injury to the eyes.
APPOINTED MACINTEE
REAL • E'STATE AGENT
Otto 'Pedersen has been ap-
pointed and officially licernsed
as district real estate' agent for
Wilfred Madlntee, Walkerton'.
realtor..Otto is one of seventeen
handed salesman. in 'the Niacin-
• tee • organization,•