The Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-07-01, Page 1$2.50 A Year In Advance—$1,00. Extra To U.S.A.LUCKNOW; ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st, .1953 EIGHT PAGES
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STORES CLOESD WEDNESDAY,
OPEN ALL I) VY THURSDAY
Wednesday, July 1st, is be?
. ing observed as H .public
holiday in the Villa
Lucknow Business Men’s As-0
sociation announces tliat busi-
ness places in Lucknow will
remain open all day Thurs- .
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TATTOO DREW BIG
CROWD FRIDAY '
. Lucknow held t its first band
tattoo- in several 'years last Fri-
'r day night. Itjweht
. JroW. oT seven hun
dred specfaitprs who viewed. Jhe
: colorful spectacle under the lights
with the ball diamond as the
parade ground? t Lucknow Pipe
Miand sponsored the show which
• will probably become an annual
event :
Six bands took part. The ..par
ade to the park was headed by
the Lucknow District High’ Schooi
brass band and the Seaforth
Kiltie brass band. The four pipe
1 bands, Mt. Forest, Owen Sound,
Kincardine and. Lucknow, mass-
■ ed at ithe park entrance sixty
strong to march in. / '
; Donald Blue was master “*of
cerernonies and-kepttheprogranv
moving smartlyf Each band per-
. formed individually on the par-
. ade ground and their selections
. were interspersed by numbers by
Mel Lavingrie and, the Bluewater
Boys, and Highland .and Irish .
^dahcing^by^a-nquartette of Amy"
Johnston’S dance students of
Dwen Sophd. Their tutor was
. champion highland dancer' of
..Canada for fifteen years. D. A.
p MacLenxian piped the dancers to
7-the platfqwaa?^ ■
f Gets Big Hand
; In full kilt, Neil MacCallum
( was on hand to thoroguhly enjoy
7 die Scottish airs which : he once
r- played-so-well- himselfr"Neil~has
> been, crippled'by; rheumatism for,
. several years. He is the only liv-
' ing member of the original Luck-
£ now Pipe Band, and -When the^
j. Master of Ceremonies paiid trilb-;
Uite to him, the former Langsider
Was given a rousing and touching i
round of applause, i I
Members of the Lucknow Pipe
Band include, .Roy MacKenzie,
pipe major*; Pipers D,< A'. Mac^
Lenhan, Frank MacKenzie, Lome
MacKenzie, Murray. MacDonald,
? Wallace Hewitt, Wilfred McQuil-
; lan and Archie McQuillan;, bass
drummers, Alan MacLean and El
mer MacKenzie (it W’2S Alan who
performed Friday night) and side
drummers, Mac Webster and Don
ald MacKenzie. Mac is also a
member of the Kincardine Band.i
SIREN MOVED TO NEW
LOCATION AT FIRE HALL
During the past week the fire
siren was moved from ‘.‘Standpipe
Hill” >tp a new location., at. the
rear of the Fjre Hall on Main
Street. The change' of- location is
accompanied by a■ modernizing of
,Tthe fire alarm/system. .. S ’ .
In- case of fire, the telephone
call- number ,is 100. When this
number is ^‘plugged in” at . the
telephone switchboard it auto
matically sets, of the fire siren,
which continues to wa.il until
shut off at the Fire Hall, upon
arrival' of .the first fireman to
reached the hall. A telephone has
been installed at the Fire Hall,
and there the location of the fire
is learned:
. It- is .important that • the party
calling 100 remain on the. line un-.
til instructions are given, as to
l-he-doeation of-the-fire. ICis not.
the operator’s responsibility or j
duty’ to do this, unless -circum
stances might warrant it.
The outside fire alarm button ’
is being done away with, which ^lIl^&p^l^he^rankste^^WIl'OT
we’en “fun”; Th^ public telephone
booth at Mason’s corner may now
be used for such calls as Would
be turned in frorfi the old out
door switch' box.
DIAMOND JUBILEE
OFLANGSiDE^OtS^
PRESENTATIONS MADE I I IE UNO P PO^ F D
TO RETIRING TEACHER
; Mrs. Lloyd Hall (Helen Ham
ilton) terminated eleven years on
the Lucknow Public ScKopi teachr
ing staff at, the term’s end ..last
week. She has given mqsL.efficL
ent 'and Valued service during
that.time. - •
Prior to. 4hea close of school
her student? of “Grades III and
IV made a surprise presentation
of a wool blanket and a chenille
-hearth rug. : •
Members of the "teaching staff
presented Mrs. Hall with a silver
relish dish.
BUYS McQUILLIN RESIDENCE
THAT The Sentinel’s collection
of license plates now includes:
C 22220, 23187 El, A 3805’.
AT NOMINATION
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. Donald B. Blur
ber "for,,. Bruce rio.
past - four ’ years,
party’s nomination last Thursday
in Southampton ..by acclbma'tibn.
'.Also nominated was Ross
Wicher, mayor of Wiartbn,1 .who
withdrew his. name- bu#* intim
ated that he might -at some time
in. the future be honored and •
willing to accept. He expressed
himself as being one hundred
percent behind Mr." Blue.
In accepting the nomination,
Mr. Blue said he did. not plan to
.tear down anybody’s fences in
------ ' I the campaign to. which he pledged A real estate deal that has been' a full Effort, and called for the
pending for a time was complet- [ support of everyone who had the
ed this'week with the purchase ;Liberal_causelat" hearit^ -——-----
-byf~Ed“'Baker~OfT"the residence of,' In. his•_ pro-nomination remarks,
Mr. R. H. McQuillim which is,i Mr. Blue pointed out that since
adjacent to ithe Baker Private 11949, the Department of Public
Hospital.: - \ X.. ! Works had spent approximately - :;
^The Baker move i $r,000;000 in the riding. ,
to the newly purchased residence j Association officers fg-elected
jand_c,onyert^heir^pr,esen^living--were7^Kefr"Symbh~s";of~~Wiarton, "
quarters into additional, hospital j pre$.; Duncan Kennedy of Tdes-
accojnodation. Mr. McQuillin will I water, Vice-pres.; Tom Duff of
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Mr., R. H. McQuillin, which is ,I Mr. Blue
adiacenit to the Baker Private h Qka thn
THAT among those listed in the
Stratford Normal school results
are Joyce Baulch, Kathleen
Lane, Murray McNain and Geo.
Harris of Goderich and form
erly of Lucknow.
THAT the Lucknow churches are 1 CREWE CHURCH
sponsoring a Church Vacation
School in the mornings , of
in"mihd; T7”
______- r — —v *•••* •*** 1 V*UWAj . V Ijj/x J | continue to reside in his old j Tara, secretary.
I 'home. . .•■/•!. . Prime Minisl
ir . - k -
A large number of .friends and
members of neighboring Auxiliar
ies attended the 6.0th. anniversary
W.M.S. Auxiliary ’ in the ‘ church i
on Tuesday evening, June 23rd. J
The scripture reading^-and medi
tation was given by Mrs. Gordon
Wall. Mrs. Neil MacDonald led
in prayer. The history"o’f the Aux:
iliary Was? read by Mrs. John
Richardson in which -were men
tioned the names of the charter
ed members. A duet was sung
by Ruth and Phyllis Steer: The
president, ; Mrs... Farish 'Moffat,
welcomed the guests, and a mom
ent’s silencewas observed in
memory of members who. have
passed on. .’ ‘ <
Greetings were extended by.
Mrs. Robt. Mowbray of Wingham
................ on behalf of-Hamilton and Lon-
43§^!INEN[T_jCONSERVA-TIV-E—-don-^ynodiealT—MrsT-ArlaTT-Mac^
Auley of Ripley, president of
Maitland Presbyterial, extended
greetings. The JjSjev. R. D. A. Cur
rie, ^mister of the congregation,
extended greetings on. behalf, of
the, church and stressed the need
of missionary workers in the con
gregation. • ;
I Mrs. G. S. Baulch of South Kin-
Joss Was guest speaker. Mrs.
1 Baulch used a flannelgraph to
i show the progress made during
the past 60‘ years of the Langside
Auxiliary.stressing that, future
missionary work is, in the hands
Of the children. ‘ *
, Mr, John Magee of Calvin sang
a solo* accompanied by Mrs. Ma
gee, whose" mother Mrs. A. Gor
don, Was a chartered ' member.,
1 Mrs. Wm.. Orr gave the offering
prayer and a reading was given
by Mrs. John Pollock, Jr. of Luck-
now. The anthem, “Send the
Light”,' was sung by the choir.\
A former minister, Rev.’ and Mrs.
W.' S. Sutherland of West Hill,
were present arid extended their ■
congratulations;. 'Mrs, -. Guthrie
Reid of .-TeesWater, past • Presby-'1
ferial, president, also expressed,
■her eohgfatulations and best;
wishes,. Mrs. Jas,- McPherson ex
tended thanks to the guest speak;
er: arid to those, taking -part ■ in
the program: Mrs, Peter Q, Mof-
fat . and Mrs, John.' -Richards.oif
Welcomed the guests, Mr,. Gordon
Wall /Clerk of Session, closed the
meeting with prayer. ;
Lunch was’served in the’^fiool'
room,-Miss Emma’ Richardson, the-
oldest member cut the birthday
cake. Pictures/of former meet-
jhgs as well as a quilt; which was
_made. hjCth’ e JV. Jan d.
purchased by Mb. Angus'Strome,
were dn display. The quill- ,was
. b> < Ml'’* ax •A« A/F
L COMING TO BRUCE
, Hard oh the heels of the Prime
Minister’s Visit, citizens of Bruce
County are to have the oportunity
of hearing another outstanding.
J parliamentarian, Mr. John G.Dief-
, enbacker; who will be in South-
. ampton next Tuesday afternoon
F speaking on .behalf of Andrew
Robinson, Progressive , Conserva-.
tive candidate in Bruce.
Mr; Deifenbakef, Mr< Drew’s
deputy, is one of the most pow
erful orators in the House.
RUMOR OF OIL
(DIUUINGJKERE
. unconfirmed: report has0, it that oil drilling operations mayjjag-
Undertaken before long1 in the
j vicinity of Highway 86. Land, was
; recently leased iri Kinloss Town-*
-Ship adjoining the Highway, and
.. as far north - as the 8th Conces
sion. Another block of land was
leased last year in West. Wawa-
n°sh, adjacent to the highway and
•- W of. Dickie’s Hill;
: , Imperial oil has /been drilling
^Jh Huron .County this ’ spring. As
. toany as five rigs are reported to
nave been operating but_LdiX^-
—'!oles are being, encountered in
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, One of these outf its was drill -
■. }nS in the. Saratoga Swamp dis-,
tnct. in West Waawanoshr but
shale rock was: Struck at about
, 1800 feet, which is said to have
the cabse of abandoning that
iocation, '
The drilling rig isJbeing--diSA.
- ^antled;Vp^]para&ry . to moving;
.wa.ne’w drilling-’site; arid it is
&ored that “north io Highway
is the destihation. " 7 !
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| . Prime Minister Speaks ’
1 Highlight of the gathering held /
i in Southampton Arena, due to /
’threatening \veather, was - the , •.
arrival of Prime Minister Louis
St: Laurent, headed by the Cape
Croker Indian Reserve' Brass
. Band- and—the -Wiarton—publiic";"' ”
school majorettes.
—o— jof the road”, so far as a House' The Prime Minister was given
THAT Noreen Kilpatrick, daugh-; of Worship is concerned. It Will a rousing welcome before taking
ORANGEMEN BUY
School in the mornings . of L Crewe United Church, built as
August 17-21. Keep the datesJjL Methodist., church, -jsixty-three
i years ago, has reached “the end
J of the road”, so far as a House'
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ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kil-i in the future be rebuilt as an j the platform to give a stirring , •
" ■ 1 . ’' ’ -----■- ” :address on Canadianism and the ’
The church, the church con- • qualities of being a good Can-.
' versity. ' r - ’ tents arid the church shed were' adian. The speech was about as-
• sold by public auction on Mon-1 non-political as an election cam- \
THAT Glen Tasker has been ■ day with total proceeds amount- /paign speech could be. Mr.’St.
Laurent offered nothing more,
‘ The church /was built by. than in the 1949 campaign, that. ? . I K'Jx.-.l. Z-X _' 'I •••* •• ▼ -1----■ T* -‘ *■ ' * .
, torn down and. rebuilt in Mitchell; strive to do their very best for-
as an Orange and L.O.B.A. hall. ' Canada. Present also on • the
The sale price was $550.00, The . speakers stand and called on Were
church shed went to Ivan Rivetf; A. Y. McLean from Huron, Arn-
for $220’ The church furnishings: eld Darroch of ^Wellington' and
brought slightly less than $100. Walter E. Harris, Minister of
The sale terms called for re- Citizenship, arid Immigration.’ moval of the buildings by Nov-’ ; —1 -■ -----
’ ’. 1, ’ / <3 !- OFF TO CADET CAMP ,
1 given six months grace to do > ■ '• ... ■ ■'
'A- ■’ w i/ tt I Seven boys of Lucknow High| The auctioneer was Well. Hen-, schoffll are_of£ lo.cadet.campVt,:is„ .
| week. Five go to Ipiperwash. They
I are Alvin Baker, Bob Gardner,
Arnold Hertford; Bill Ritchie and BY REV. C. A. WINN SUNDAY Morton .Roddy Wraith and
■ ■■ : George Webster go to Camp Bior-The - morning service f in the deh; George will take a motor
Presbyterian .Church Was high- mechanic’s course and Roddy a
lighted by the i baptism of Seven wireless
I ,children by the pastor, Rev. C;
I A. Winn. They were: Gail Isobel,
Yu'’’~t ~ J i Patrick, successfully concluded i. Orange. Hall'.. address on Canadianism and the 'll
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transferred from the R.C.A.F. I inlg to, slightly over $800.00.
station at Chatham, New Bruns- ‘
wick, to Greenwood, ;
Scotia. Mrs. Tasker and child-,
ren a^e at present residing in
nearby Middleton in the An
napolis Valley. >.
THAT. Mary Chin, student nurse
of Toronto Western Hospital,
is on vacation. She commenced ' - - —- _______________ (
her holidays by undergoing an ; ember, but purchasers^ have been ■' ’
appendectomy.
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THAT a largely attended recep^
tion was held last. Wednesda-v-l-derson.
night in the Recreational Cen
tre in honor of Mr. and Mrs;
Robert Macintosh.» I • ■ ♦ • I . .
Nova ] Mitchell Orangemen and will be the Liberal party would always
’hi.ld--l torn down and. rebuilt in Mitchell strive to do their very best for
STUDENTS, STAGE SURP1SE
PARTY FOR TEACHER
(By Bill Kennedy)
The pupils of Grades VII and
VIII , < ‘ ‘
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George Webster go to Camp Bor-
course.
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of the Lucknow Public daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Stewart,: RI SHOP CONFIRMS
School staged a surprise party in I Jamieson; Robert John, son of ; ■ .•
honor of their teacher, Mr. Stuart iMr; dnd Mrs. Robert Boak; Don- J CLASS OF SIXTEEN Collyer, on Thursday morning. |sld Campbell,, son of Mr. and
An interesting prograin was ; Mrs< ’ John E. MacDonald; Mary;
Collyer, on Thursday morning, j
.An interesting prografn was
arranged and enjoyed by all. The
opening number was a song by
the pupils, “Auld Lang Syne”,
followed by a chorus by a group
of girls, “Now is the Hour”. Don-*-
na Johnston and Elizabeth Web
ster, sang a duet and Lester Bur
den played a piano solo. This was
followed by a . sing-song iby the
Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James R. Henderson; Doug-,
las Dale, son. of Mr. and Mrs., Grant trollan; David George, son i
. of Mr. ahd Mrs. George Taylor.'
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Johnston. • :r '
Mr.’Collyer was presented with
a’ neck tip and Mr. Stimson with
a handkerchief. ' v .
Refreshments were served by
the’, girls' at the close of the meet
ing. . . • ■ -■*
On Sunday; June 28th at 3.00
p.m. a large congregation attend
ed the 79 th anniversary of St.
Peter’s Church, Lucknow. Mem.-,
bers of the congregations of St.
Paul’s, Ripley; St. Paul’s; Dun-
j V/AAX AOV WliUlVllj •'A VA b
Albert, joined with those of St;.
Peter’s to. make it a great occas
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----The-Rev., H. L. Jennings pre
sented sixteen candidates to the
Bishop of Huron the Right Rev 7
erend G. N. Luxton, M.A., DiD.,
for Confirmation.,.It, was one of
the largest classes in the history
of the parish,. The Rev. H. L.
Parker of {St. Paul’s, Wingham/
was bishop’s chaplain.-Those, con-
firmed wefe, Frederick d. John--
•*/**«• j i aui s, xvipiey; ou ryaui s, juun-
Jr.; Janice Ann, daughter of Mr. • gannon; and Christ Church,-Port
____u JI H <_ ■ .TS .1...^ T-M • T ..... _ ' ' , _ ’and MrSx Robert Reid.
In the evening at the Manse,
Rev. Winn baptized Melvin Gorr
i dpn,^oh_cdLMr_and-Mrs^Gordon-
Lyons. 5
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PUBLIC SCHOOL DONATES
$60 TO JUNIOR ?RED CROSS
Periodically throughout the
school term students of Lucknow
Public School /have contributed
small amounts to the Junior Red _____ ___, ________ ___ _
Cross fund/" At the enfd of the ston, Lois Marie JohhS^
term this had totalled $60, Which Emma Johnston, Allen Ernest
has been forwarded to headquart,- Johnston, Floyd Carl Johnston,
ers to aid, UhderpiiyRegexiLcaLtl4^-RoihCY4~TY^f^^ irAnp~
r^n- ’ I May Roulston, Annie Mae Ketch-
I abaw; * Catherine ‘ Edna 1 Ketcha-
I haw, Mary Alice McQuillin;
Gwendolyn Anne Caesar, Lome
Clifford Reid; Edna Grace Reid,;
William David Marshall; Thomas
William Pritchard and John Gor*
dOn Thomsoiri; 4
'After the Offertory the Bishop
dedicated - the new church lights"- ’
the gift of the ladies of/the par
ish. The. choir led by. -the organist^'
Mrs. Fred McQuillin, sang the ah- .
them, “O Come Let Us Sing’V ■
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NAME OMITTED FROM
HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
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Audrey Ross’ name w'as;0mi.t-
J^Jf]±ihjJJieLHigh_JS.chdiilJexam--
ination lists. Audrey is a Grade"
XII student, and obtained the. fol
lowing standing: a , •
Eng. 'Comp* IL; Eng. Lit II;
French II; Latin II; History II;
Ag. Sc. I;'Geom. I; .Health I. •
Betty Johnston wroth a special
’oxgmination last week in Agri/
cuitiiral Science and obtained
Jkst class honors. Betty had been
unable to Write the regular papef
were on ■ oismay i I1C ....... due to. an - appendix operation
autographed ’ wit'h a number .ol which she underwent at examina-
lodal. names, - -. • tion time. . . ■ .
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HEALTH NURSE RESIGNS
Miss Patricia Baillie, Brtice Co.
health nurse for this district, has
resigned her, position, .effective at
the end.of,June; She has enrolled
with the Red Cross nursing* ser
vice and Will be assigned, to duty,
at an. outpost hospital^-—
Miss Baillie is a daughter of
Mr. arid Mrs. Trimble Saillie ot
Cargill.' Her mother was formerly
Frankie Cain of Lucknow.
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