The Lucknow Sentinel, 1957-05-29, Page 1$2.50 A Year. In Advance...—$ :00
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°NTARIO WF7Dl1T4SDA,X,
MAX. ;29th, 1957'
OF PHONE SYSTEM
. Sale 'of, :the Goderish R
ural`
s'T
ele liOne Company :to the Hur-
onand , `Kinloss Municipal Sys
alized ` n., Frida
ane.. over , wibe ;
night..The .change g ,l,.l
Conte affectii a • ''on
. V >:,. ,�.• :,
e rchase 'b • th
An" 'offer to ..pu ... Y
: and Kinloss... System, • was
aperoved.._.�b�' the: shareholders; ,of
... .
.the Goderi•eli Rural Systema at a
, 'meeting early In May.,, and' au-
'thority granted to', proceed 'with
the transaction. •
President ' Hu h McWhinney
y,
and the .secretary; ;Mrs. Flossie
Ivers of Dungannon, Met on Fri
day night in '.Ripley with Stew
art Needham and 'Ross. Martyn
chairman arid secretary of the ,
H ;and K System,.when the :deal
was ; "signed .and • sealed'.
chase price' of the physical as=
sets .,of the •Gnderich' ,Rural was
` $17,000..--as_previously'. reported
Eby :The ,Sentinel.
The' :Main 'coverage of the.
Goderi+ch; ,Rural; with . exchange
and ;business 'office at .Dungan -
;non, is • '-in Ashfield. and West
Wawanosh , Townships. The Hur-
on ,and Kinloss System, '.serving
much of -the . area.•from. which:it,
"derives. its name, has its head-
quarters at Ripley.
Tentative plans.. , call ` for a
continuation of •the , present op
erating . ;setup. The Goderich
Rural +has been in operation ' for
close to 'half a century. •
•
ENGAGEMENTS .
Mr. and Mrs.edvers . Jon -
no wish
Eenpounce'.
<1�c�ls� ,
the . engage/tentg: of idau gh
their g
ter, Frances Joy, to George Mor-
ley McLean,: son of Mrs, George
H. " McLear; of Ripley :andthe
late Mr. ' McLean Wedding,: to
take place early in June at. Luck -
now United Church.
Mr.. and, Mrs: Simon de Boer,
St.. Helens, announce the .engage-
ment of . their daughter Tinie, to
-J312r. Derk-Logtenberg son of Mr.
STOR &-CHS . .
LAMINGI TO:ASHFIELG KIRK.
In•Ash i e l .d 1 Presbyterian
Church: o . Sunds . next, y... Jun .
2nd,, there will,'+be a special ser-
vice of Worship and son + when
p g:
Rem:. ° J : R.. 'McDonald for:
.,_. .;., Ashfield
, �. ,.rine
pastor' of, ' Ashfield .'and Ri `.le
-congregations` :and his .,:choir o
•. Erin
Presby`te"r ian Church,. Ro$e
vifle, • Mich;, will .be iii; attend.
I.
e R.°� r
sro .c the 1 air::. r'
_ � n ..f h Fal. �' _.; p tze.
list for 1957, will result, in: the
addition of .' several sections for:
Y.' ,should • ereatea great deal of in=
f
door. exhibit .interest both'`from
the, di oin
e stan n _. ;x • t of ',spectator- and
`.exhi itor •
Thede it
d ' list. of cOmpetitive
events., appears in an`„'advertise-
e inthis issue.
m nt The lcompet-
.'
tions include .art, social studies,
science, crafts and hobbies,: and
teachers .. and students interest
;ed • in ,competing would be wise
to 'do- some Planning 'before the
,,, n g ,
close .of ,the present 'term:
Teachers, will: be resporsible-
for arranging the.: ” exhibits from
each' school and will' be- required
_ furnish: toa list of students enc-
,
hibiting.. Each school -will ebe- al:-
lotted
l-dotted a series of numbers for
exhibiting u - oses. 'No' _ hool
child is '
permitted to . make'his
or her own: entry,.` This must be
done -by •the teacher. ' '
:Directors in /Charge are Mrs.
Bert Alton and Mrs., Al Irwin.
These corn etitions • are 'o �n to
p Pe
allublic.' school: Children,' , rural.
andurban,and it is` hoped oiled hat.
keen'- .competition will result in
the various sections:
FORMER ER
•
�.M, A:HF E'D
r
R
LDROWNED
Members_ of the Y.
m
a
family, `- who'ouw
. came to, Ashfield
less than '.six years ago , front
Holland, •were stunned on Sun-
day when, death ` by 'drowning
claimed the life of their 14 -year-
old' daughter i
..µ � g" P eterneLla" Nel-
'
Nellie was . one of a family'.` of
eight children. of'.Mr. `;_and._Mrs.
Otto Youuwsrna, who moved •to
Turnberry ' in.. the vicinity; 'of
Lower',Wingliam. about two years'
ago. 'Until then the Youwsma
family, > had ;lived in 'the Crewe
district where Otto was employ-
ed ,on ,the farm, Of, Cecil Blake.
Nellie had accompanied two
girl; friends, Willa Arthur 15
and Elizabeth Burrell,: to
the; Lower Wingham Water race
to swim. Nellie, was. a .non -swim
mer and got' into difficulty and
,slipped ;beyond. the 'grasp, of her.
companions. -.It • was. late Sunday
.afternoon . that •the tragedy oc-
curred: .Nellie was Pulled from
the water : by •HarryMcDou' all
g ,
'but despite a two-hour effort !by
the; Wingham Fire Brigade with
a- resuscitator suss, tator and -`artificial res-
piration applied ;by. 'members of
the Rural ''. Hydro crew, . they
Y
could not, revive the girl..
Nellie'$ oldest sister, Siebje
•Youwsm'a 19; 9, , left Wingham •for
the . West Coastlittle more than
two weeks ago, '„w:here :she join-
ed- •t1he: staff of the: United
Church Indian Mission .;at °Hazel-
ton, las' a ,nurse. •
S
and--Siebje-are- four then-sis=
urviving (besides 'her parents•
APPOINTED' AS FULL,
TIME, ;POSTAL :CLERK
Bill Sproul has been appointed
as a postal clerk at the Lucknow
Post Office, according to an an
nouncement_ this week ,1,,,y , the
District Postal:Office- at London.
$i11 will commence his f l
nuc full tune
duties on June ..1st. He has been
assisting ' part .time since Jan-
uary:
The appointment fills a vac-
a c on the 1ocal staff,
resulting
from • the, superannuation of Miss
Nellie. Venning.
Bill had• previous post office
experience having
served for a
nu+rn'ber '-• of years' with. the : late
Harvey,;Li'ndsay.
and Mrs. Gerrit Logtenberg; R. tem: Rini, _17 Janie, 16';• Annie,.
R. 1, Dungannon. Tl e' marriage 11;,, Rini, 8;; .and two brothers,
to take. place, in St: Helens Un -"'Kees: 15 and John '3
ited Church; on. Saturday; June •
YourSu bsc iRtion si_cI '
i
:and' Mrs. -J:: R..Clipperton
and family; of London; .:spent
Sunday` with her;parents,' Mr.
and Mrs �amQid: I
EYESIGHT NOT IMPAIRED-
•
TWELVE'. RAG:
Mrs. D H. Carruthers of •Rip- .HERE IN
E
ley was.in :London on. Sunday ,
..
visiting her daughter Amelia,A ',c est • -ra . •
., •. h .., . � . y clinic will be
Who... suffered an eye:: burn when' 'held i . Lucknow o F -i a
., h n ._ ,. ,.n ,,r..d.y, June
a small, firecracker; lodged be- 2lst; s art: of a 'Coun ' '
•
. p.. r , tY w1.de
hind, ,her: ,.._glasses.
rpriogram ;being ;sponsored;by �tlie' ;,�
Amelias.
'Many, • friends are. •Bruce Count ;; � Tuberculosis � s-
happyr to ,know 'that ' her Eyesight sociatron -}' ,
win l not be...impaired.•:; - n
.n any• way �wilfi +be •an.:all .da clrnr
.xTl? n _ y .
as ,.a result of the... n ., �rt,T he. • Reereatrorral-Centre
cadent...
chile rt' 1s prornoted by the:
Bruce County 'Association, Hu?:
M1y rin this area
• on CountY, residents
Members of Amy
m Johns oars: ares ;welcommre to 'Attend. ywill Gordon' ' Montgomery, ,' one , of':
Lucknow;,`,pancng ,School, • , , ...
the Lucknow•, representatives
.present :tlleir annual ..dance:, .resit- • on
al, in the''L know District'High the County Association;, recently
..attended a meetin . l .
Sohool auditorium . thin Friday g Walkerton,
night.'_ The ._ ourilocal erfo /when plans Were finalized' for.
ers will he : supported by. • guest
the.
campaign.
artists • includin Sheila. Mae -
and
` - Mr., Montgoniery outlined these
Kinnon of . Owen Sound. and 'plans at the Lions Club meeting,
Pi' ers . t and had no, trouble. in •.'recruit
.....fes o.f h_e ,4gth_,ghlander-s. _. _
of Toronto, ing some. twenty-eight canvass .
ers, who, will call •:personally din ,
the' Village and rural district -in-
viting ' everyone' to ; attend this .
xage-irayor clinic, who ,is 12 years,`of
. over .
•
These: Calls' are to be made be
Two•twee
years
of 'work and 'study n June � 10bh and 20th when
was; climaxed ` on Wednesday,; registration, cards and ' explana-
May 22, when sixty boys 'grad tory literature will: be ,`
uated from Western Ontario Ag- ed: •
ricl
ultura' School,` R,i etawn,
_o those •. receiving, dr -..'CONDITION; OF YOUNG
•plomas wasMER-- •SEEIMZS, ;HOPELESS
Donald; A. '• Mc-. FARMER_
Charles, ;son of Mr. and `Mrs:
Oliver.McG•harles.:•
Graduation. ` exercises ercises ' w e r e
held:' in the 'school ' auditorium,
which ;was filled to capacity. YDr.
C. D: Graham, :. Deputy Minister
of • A:griculture for Ontario, pre-
sented the :'diplomas . and the
Hon. ' W. A. Goodfellow ,gave, the
address.
DANCE RECITAL "FRIDAY:
ATTE
NDS
RAD
G UATION
A garden partyfollowed, on
the . `lawn of
Steckley Niall,' the
boys' residence..
• :Mr. and Mr
s. O, M�cCharles I rahred .`sli'�htly,. but on. • Tuesda
Y
and John, along.
With several.:rel .his . condition co, d tion : ew worse.
.grew
atives and friends; motored to . .
.Rid etown' for. the ..g ,t graduation. � ^ •,
I.
Donald has secured :• aposition .ELECTI O. , '.
i -:
n Brantford. with. Cockshutt.
NEAR
•Farm Equi Ment' : Co S, ALL QUIET
Harvey , Brooks,' 42 -year-old,
Huron Township .farmer, is crit-
ically ill : in': Victoria. ;Hospital,
London, .and on Tuesday evening, ;,;
no 'hope was held for, his recov-
ery;
Harvey. - had ;not been :,feeling •
Well 4-ecently,' ;butwas stricken
4 dQnly=on=Satur-d :y a-nd-:1: - se
into un,conseiousness He.. was
taken to London : the same day.:
On Monday he appeared to have.
FAS,HION SHO
MADE
BIG HIT
n Kinloss,
•
ccurre,nce
4
44.
Triplet calves,a.. o.. a. .-c. ntpara rve.
rare ocetirance, were born: last
Wednesda : on,:
• � : Y the farm of Fred
Gilchrist, o .. , .
• ., n the Fourth Conces
siori orf
Kinloss.
Ki
n
Toss,
The ,caIves
were
'
.one '.da .old to the hour, when
abd,e �p1cuc��as-taken_iy
el photographer, Fred
is Shown bn the right, with, ion
Bob on the ,left, ;as they stru'je
to settle the calves long;. enough
for the picture to' be. taken.
The' 'mother, a Durham' cow,
more than: spaying' cher way at
the Gilchrist, farm. Last July she.
delivered twins, ,only, to come .up
ter in: road --Ma- .-for
with oneT. abet. . .
a. total of five 'calves! in ,a, little'
over ten 'months. 'lie had -also':
Y i` V
given birth to'two 'single ra]ves'
rE"�C s x •
previou'slry, All .three of the' trip,'
lets ere` healthy
w , •�n
> d • expected
to: lrlve. • • •
• Veterinary, Doctor ilroCk Cle-
land was hi attendance „and :it
WA the first time. in his experi-
-errc tha he iron vee triplet-
ealves: °'• y
An innovation.' at Lucknow Dis-
trig-t-Nigh-•Sehool .last Thunda
evening - was a fashion , show
staged 'by :students' of the • Homer
Economics class, under the dir-
ection • of their teacher, Mrs.
Laural Hewitt, _,who_`,presided_as_
M.C., and ibetween showings and
musical ,numbers,;gave an .`inter,
estirig description of :the various
types " of fabrics.
-1Gliss. 11�I rgGuerite Saigeoi , • de-
spite ;injuries received. in`:a re
'cent . motor'. accident; ;welcom'e:d
the . ladies of the - comrr unity
vhowere in attendance in large
numbers'; to' • Witness • „this' :first
modelling'! venture, .which prow -
ped •to'rbe an . unqualified success,
;and full of : interest,_ to win. the
plaudits of the audience forstu
dents and teacher. p ;
Wool < dresses were' modelled •
by the : Senior ' girls,: woollen
•skirts' •'by Gradex, students,
skirts and blouses ; by Grade • 9
and a variety of dresses by '-girls straight two-party fight int. both
of Grade 10, 11', 12, All exhibits' ridings. In Bruce it's Andy Rob
were made
feature the assuit modelled by Conservative candidate, while
a
'-. stet Ra per ( 1 Donald .Blue`:is peel rag to wine:
Between.:showings, were �sev -•: the riding back to ;the Liberal
eral , entertaining • numbers in. I fold,: ,
•
eluding a piano duet by Joyce In Huron, Which Elston Card-
and. Elaine MacNay, vocal' duet
Anne and Florence' McKay,
,,piano. 'solo. 'by '•Marlene Hunter:
voca so a •y iza.e .en' an
:With a' musical, skit 'enacted' 'by .the Liberal member, from 1'949 to:
Pats. Welsh --and, Colleen . *Tiffiri7.1953 ° `in the ; orrner• r idi°r ig of
A ection day loom c' __ itis
less than twelve ''days • away,
Monday, June :10th* all appears..
outwardly quiets ' On. a hears corn$
par-atively little "electiontalk
and certainly : no heated discus -
ions --as-
• The era of `true public .meeting
is 'past, ' except in cases when the
"top 'brass"''are in the -hustings,
and even 'then the audiences -are;
anythin:gLbut_overflow-crowds.
However; . ,ewe doubt ' 'if Mr.
Voter is as indifferent as he may
.appear. ' In any event the ;condi-
rates in Bruce' and Huron
.aren't Idle.. They are making,.
the' most `of every day;.for per-
sonal" contacts and are using •
newspaper 'advertising, radio
and television to get• 'their
age ;:across; to .the electors,
No Dark :horses '
Monday Was ;official nominat-
,iv. day, :'.which was the ,last,
chance' for any aspirants to toss
their hat in the ring. Returning
officers . went through the forme-
ality, and -as • was expected there
were nri: d.arwk._har-se. entities. ;in
either' .Bruce or Huron. I•t':s a •
•
•
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r,
•
,q
eY;
iff has '.represented for several
teams ' under the. Conservatee •
banner, he is:opposed by."And `"'
°Mc an rot §eaforth ;. who was
Janet Gaunt and Betty Stfii1'ey Huron -Perth
and 'a,..°dance`- .b, .;.. �. ..�w_..._
Y.
y -the • rls-.-of�'' .- A=dv�g---Plltta"'
r.I
n
Advance"p011$•willbeopened"
,
Bruce
riding for : this erection;
and, • will be held at -K'irt
,; sardine
and Wiarton ori June 6; 7, 8'. Adt
vance poll certificates ,are; avalT
able• to those ua`lifieot' Vote;
., cj o sg vote,
•. om 4Returniti .,,;W„Offrce
Yellowing :the show , McTa ash of .s .t,.
_. Tee. titer, John
runt .,..: ..,
lunch ,and °cookies. Were servedMcLeod bf Kincardine or Elgin
by, the girls. ( Parke of Wrarton'«'
basketball - e+am,
Miss, ' Sa geon acted as acconi-
`panist and presided at the piano.
during the modelling
-- g 1? arra
acs,
which, were enhanced by a: sett-
ing
ofapple ;blossoms, , s ins, ,ferns and
..-wishin
:t
1'y
�.t
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