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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 'WEDNESDAY,` JUNE •8th, 1955&
TEN AGES
Started Herford ..Herd.:35
Ago; ToHold AnniWersary
On*Thursday afternoon of next
week a 'sale. of „thirty-two Here
-ford :cattle will -.:be -held- - at the.
Pine . Echo harm `of George Ken-
nedy on,Highway 8�6,; four, miles
,east of Lucknow, • • 7,lwenty. ;lots
are.froin thKennedy herd with
the other seven lots consigned by;
Robert Q. Mason o of Ripley.-
The
ipley.•The sale has ;been termed the•
35th anniversary sale, as it marks
35 years in the puure
bredbusi-
ness '.'for ' George Kennedy; who
is • •a .veteran in the field in
Huron County.. ,George started in
the Hereford business ''in 1.920
with : the approval of his. father,
:'the .late David' Kennedy. .•
George was. 'then . ,only . 17 and
started. off by purchasing a bred
heifer and a , bull of Fairfax
breeding .at the ' Guelph Winter
Fair. The ;only established •Here-
ford ,herd in .Huron, 'at that tine
was • the Perdue herd . at Wing-;
boon, although' George recalls
• that ';George Webb .had -purebred
.Herefords prior to tkat..
Other '.herds started . about the
same time were those' of James
T. Lyons of West Wawanosh and
John 1VMeGregor'of Iensall.
The Kennedy herd, steadily ex.
padded, and today averages about
60 head, with a peak of 75: The
top price' that George ' has: paid
in, ibringing new blood into his
herd was. $3,610.• for three fe-
males which'. he',purchased . at
John Stewart's dispersal sale at
Peterborough. ' One of -these .ani
mals, 01d Orchard. Caroline is
{beingoffered at'•next week's sale.
iii 19w0
George -paid 3-6 0 -for-
.tour
$ ► 5.:
.four heifers at ;thePoint-sale
in: Michigan and , one pf this
foursome .. goes up-: next week.'
op. price animal sold by.;' Mr.
enned.
Y: 'w as a cow and calf a1 f to
Wilfred Ste' e •
v nson of F '
ort- Albert
which brought $1;000.
First President
While:.George was improving.
and increasing his : own herd, he
was
_ ,_,!also a great advocate:; of a
Huron 'County Hereford.. Associ-•
ation, and as one of the chief
promoters of this group he was
named as ::the first, president
when the organization was form-
ed' Seven.. years' ago Juno Coultes
of..Belgrave was another of : the
original promoters of the organ-
ization,•; which • has' expanded
,Featly.
Tn'. compar.isor�..�i-th hir y -f -i e
..years ago there are now close
to one hundred, Hereford ,breed-=
,vers iii,Huron at the present, time.
This growth is Dominion -wide,
,When Mr• Kennedy` started his,
herd—there- 'were --less~ 'than ---500-
Herefardibreed_ e„rs_in._Canada,.-To-..
day they far 'exceed 6,000.
Mr. Kennedy's ,prornin'ence in
Hereford breeding circles., is
indicated by ':the, fact . that he is
also, a past president of the On-
tario Hereford. Asociation.
Next week's sale at Pine Echo
•,' F si -as..attr-acti ng + : w1d a -spread-.
interest, .The auctioneers ` .are
Donald Blue, 'E. 1'i:.• O'Neil. and
Percy Wri'grt Lucknow Wo-
men's Institute will operate• "a
refreshment. .booth at the .farm.
Yeas
Sale :.
P0110:•VACCINE CLINIC TO
RE HELD 111•EXT MONDAY
A second' clinic for the,illation. of Grade IIT pupils with
Salk vaccine, for the ' ,prevention
,of . polioa•nyelitis will .1h . held, in
the -Recreation Centre next 'Mon-
day morning. Grades I and
pupils 'have already had. 'their'
seend
' needle. edle.
Monday's "clinic is, as • usual,
sponsored by the Bruce County
Health Unit, under the Supervis-
ion of Dr. R. Reg.' Allen.,
A third innoculation will ,pi`ob
ably be held in tlie' fall as • de-
termined ,iby the.. Department' of
Health.
In': the . meantime next ,Mon-
day's clinic J. : a follow=up
noculation• for Grade •III • stud-
ents only.
FAM1•LY GATHERED
ON -ANNIVERSARY'
A family gathering was 'held, at
Parkhill on. Sunday, May 29th;- at
the stipple of Mr:. and , Mrs.: Har-
old 'Johnston,
ar-old'Johnston, in honor of Mr, and
Mrs.. James `Johnstone .of ':Luck
now, who were celebrating their
45th • • wedding ,anniversary on
June lst,
Thirty-four guests sat down- to
a delicious turkey dinner,•-prepar-
ed andserved by Mrs, Melvin
Johnstone and Mrs. 'Harold` John-
stone. The ro.orn and • tables were.
suitably decorated with white
...suitably
pink: • and . white streamers
and. pink. candles., 'Centring the
ahead .table was a beautifully dec-
orated three -tiered wedding cake,
'made and ,decorated: by. the hon-
ored couple's eldest son Hai old:
At the conclusion` of dinner,
Melvin Johnstone , proposed' d.
toast to the' bride . and groom ` of
45. years, after ' which the couple
werepresented with many lovely
gift's in honor of ` -the occasion.
The gifts were opened .by Mrs:
Johnstone and "'the, accompanying
'Cards.: . . of congratulations were
read: by their= daughter,' Eileen
Lavis. IVIr.'• Johnstone voiced -his
appreciation. on ' behalf of .Mrs.
Johnstone and •himself. :
Good •Wishes were extended to
Clare Johnstone, who was•' cele-
brating a birthday that day . and
words of :appreciation` were con -
=yea 'to Mrs,F.M:eivin-Jobnsto
.and 'Mrs; Harold ,Johnstone for
their•. efforts '_in ma ,i .g the oc
casion such. a .success.
Unable to be present were Mr.
Johnstone's two. sisters and one
-brother,. Mrs--•-Thonrias--Henry-and,
Mrs: ---•John Ipwan,•.-of the2n.d-.Co
of Kinloss' .and Wm. Johnstone
of the Baker Convalescent Home..
Guests were present from Tor-'
onto,': Kitchener. Linwood,, God-
erich, Dungannon, Walkerton and'
Lucknow: :•
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CO-OP MANAGER,
ASSUMES DUTIES
Grant Case, newly appointed'
manager of the.Lucknaw.. District
Co-o'�perative . • Incorporated,. as-
sumed his new' duties here on'
/N' onday. Mr Case . s'ucceeds:.Jack
llti Arthur,
Mi and 1Vfrs:.'Caae and family
have moved to town and 'are re-
siding' in:. the. Wm.• 'Johnston resi-
wo.
dence--ort`Havelock St: They: have'
pre sahbol ,age children,'. Jan-
,.
e and Jimmy,
:. 'the 'Case • family are formerly
of Zurich :where Grant was'rimae
a;cr of 1ho'Co-op Feed 1Vlill" Prior
to• that he , travelled for ' Swift
�adiriConi n,,' •
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PASSED AWAY IN TORONTO
The death of Mrs. W• D. Nfac-
' Donald., formerly Jean Lane. of
this communi
Tor-
onto or unity, occurred in Tor -
ay from • a heart at-
tack; 'She was in'. her 71st year,
Her ,husband, Rev, W
Donald, • predeceased 'her,. a, few
-Yearsugo: after .;bein 'g -invalided
v
for '.several years ,:with • a 'heart
condition., He' was .a native' of ..the
Riversdale district; and was bu, r-
ied' in 'Ri:versdale Cemetery :
'
Mrs.. Macl?oriaid's ' funeral ser-
vice was• held in Toronto on
.Wednesday afternoon with 'fur=
ial at `Riversda1k. later' that • af-
terno
FIRE CO. :TO GET'
RESUSCITATOR
At the regular meeting of the
Lucknow Fire Company on Mon-
day evening,' the 'purchase of a
•resuscitator was discussed and
approved, and plans outlined for
staging a campaign .in the area
served by the Fire. CoMpany, to
finance the cost of t'h.e equipment.
It is' proposed to circularize the
area for contributions and -:a every
modest ,per capita donation will.
be required to ; finance this life-
saving . equipment.:. -•
. The equipment is 'a combined
resuscitator - aspirator ..inhala-
tor: It automatically. breathes for
a person *hose respiration 'has.
ceased . from• any cause `such.` as
drowning; • .carbon -monoxide,' el
ectric .shock,: heart failure,stran=.:
gulation,.asthrria, asphyxia of the
new-born.
it automaticallyadministers
artificial respiration, 'safely and
effectively, to ._ adults, • children
and infants and is designed to
Meet the. rigid standards of • the
medical: ,profession.
_To Take St• John's Course
It.is also planned to have mem
bers of the Lucknow and Ripley
brigades take a .St. John's Am-
bulance
o
c urge•under. qualified
instructors.: from this. organza-
tion:
.LOCAL: COUPLE-
Lbs ` E .E.caN D
s
SON
Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas H. Burns
received 'word on : Sunday of :the.
death of. •, their:son, Stewart
Burns, age 54, who passed away -
about ten„o'cluck that morning at
Ford Hospital in Detroit.
• This aged couple have •the sin
cere . 'sympathy of many. `friends:
If is their second bereavement
stun.
son; -Elliott, died at 'Los •Angeles.
eight years 'ago' on May .25th,'.
1947:
Stewart, ' their. second youngest,
son, :has been . critically • ill for'
ome-•�tirrie-arid -i,t ;was krio n-,
Ther!—a.ope for_his_re-.
covert'.
Their. son Stanley. of . St.
'Thomas motored here on: Monday
evening to : take 'Mr: -and 'Mrs.
.Burns' to Detroit, . where • the fun-
eral• will -be held on Wednesday.
MRS. McMAHON PASSES, '
FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
The. death of Mrs. Hugh .Mc-
Mahon occurred at Exeter ' on
Monday, June 6th. She' was for-
merly "Sara) am well and; was
just two, p
, days from; : her 78th
birthday. She was;' born- at Luek-
now • on;. June 8th,,; 1877. -
The funeral service will' ; .be-
held at the McLennan-MacKen-
. zi'e Memorial Chapel' on Thur -
day afternoon at 2.40 with 'inter=
ment in South Kinloss Cemetery.
HONOUR RETIRED
SI L VERWOOD• MEN
Silverwood employees, h e'1 d
their annual banquet. in .:the Re-
creation 'Centre in Lucknow last
Wednesday with almost one hun-
dred. percentattendance from.
Lucknow, Cargill . and Neustadt
The Lucknow Women's Institute
provided a wonderfulturkey din-
ner. Miss Kaye MViacIntosh played
the piano throughout the dinner
supplying a bit of atmosphere:-
:
tmo here.'-: Mr. : Wilmer :Howey 'introduced
the guests . and presented : safe
driving:, awards. All Cargill
ers received awards making one
hundred - percent safe; driying . at'
Cargill during=” the:: past year..
The .banquet presented 'the op-
portunity, to honor two •Lucknow
employees who recently were re.
tired; Burt Roach and Charles
Steward: Bill, Webster, on, ; .be
half of the .employees, presented
Burt and. Charlie' With :smoking
stands: Bill expressed best wish-
es' for them :in their retirement
. After:the banquet. dinner Rod,-;
dy and -Eldon Wraith ,�layed.'their
electric guitars ' .'and; this was;.
mush enjoyed by all Mr. Wilfred
Anderson showed; ;.pictures she'.
took when on a trip to. Scotland;
England, France, Switzerland arid
Belgium.': Mr., Anderson's pictures
and his narratives were` excellent
andr
Were found very entertain
ing . a ,•
„At the end of! the evening,
Cameron 1Vl-act onald. thanked 'the-
Wraith-Fboys; 1Vliss -Macintosh :and
Mr. Anderson for their 'generous
efforts, and in appreciation :pre=
sent'ed each with. 'a sma11 ;gift.,
'HAND INJURED
CUTTING NG W00D
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Frank Murray of Concession:.10,
Kinloss, is in ' Wingham Hospital
with a severely injured left hand
as=a 'result
of. a woo i sawing 'mis-
hap on Saturday
• Frani and .: his , • P �.A..:
Murray,.: were, buzzing wood .at t
the former Staters. farm, where
the, mishap .occurred and 'so .sud•-
eniy---Chart-:-it=--w•as--ha-r�dlY--e-1e
'•w'.hat did happen. ; : -
Three fingers on Frank's. hand
were broken and the hand was t
also severely . cut It' is expected,
however, that barring `infection or'
complications the hand will •heal
perfectly in time.. • . g
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jPRQIvF.T ACTION' •,
SAVED :HOUSE'
Prompt action the .Lucknow.
Fire Brigade on Tuesday after_
noon` saved a house from, destruc-
tion' bay . fire, after a spark from
a .brush. fire• had ignited- the ':root. -
of
the building.-
' The house `is owned b Le.:
y o
Beauchamp,,, and_, is the former
John 1Vlcfnnis place, northeast of
the ;.N:R.' station,.
Leo, :. .along with John Dahmer '
and Oscar' Hodgins, 'were clean-
ing 'up along the river behind:
the house, and: were: burning
sortie' brush close to the river.
A spark. from the fire lit on the
tinder dry . shingled roof, and
was:•: smoldering quite briskly'
When noticed' The men sueeeed-
ed ixi controlling the :blaze with:
buckets. and 'a garden hose until •
the`' Fire' Brigade arrived..A line
of hose was laidfr from the hydrant
in front' of; the Iodgins ,property
and' ;the blaze was quick)' :. 'ems
tinrguished.' . A. large hole was .. :
burned 'thio. ugh'the roof.
1:No one is. presently residing'in
the House,
TELLS. OF MISSION:.
WORK. IN ,AFRICA .:
In the
absence . of Rev. G. • A.'
Meiklejohn who was attendin'
. g.
.Conference, members: of the Wo-,
men's Missionary Society had
charge: of .the service •in the:
United Church' on Sunday, when
Miss Elizabeth Webb gave . an en-
lightening and inspiring, address ".
on . missionary work in Central `•
,Africa, ,
Miss: Webb s:.a sister of; 1Vliss,
Ruby... Webb• of the .Lucknow Pub-
lic School' teaching staff.- She is •.
'home. on . furlough :from Nigeria
•
'in the .Sudan' Interior where she •.
teaches in. a mission school:
Miss.Weibb told: of newer meth-
ods Which. were being effectively
use
d •in reaching the Africans,
whom they could not'alwaysacon.
tact through. the schools, • chureli
yes;.. -orphanages and "hosprtais:•
The printed word is, -now lend-
ing g •great impetus to the erten- .
sion : ' of. Christianity, but Miss.
Webb: warned that it was import-
ant ' that• they obtain the: . right
material'. : •
,The communists' and religious
sects are :also :using ' the printed
word to indoctrinate the Africans
who are hungry for reading: ma- .._
terial,• : and will 'read anything
.and : •eferything 'they can obtain. ,
There. are claimed to be.a..nillinn
omrnunists in' West . Africa.
Africa is a , land of o
._ 4 . _.. c. ntrasts; . ,.
Miss Webb .. said, . ranging from •
he .illiterate ,with tfieir .'witch
craft to the well educated. well
dressedham' sea -
witchcraft, and idolatry._..,BAr
t,._.lVj1SS •� ..
e •
b warned, : civilization with-
ut Christ is very dangerous, and
his, godless, civilization has been
felt along the coast:
Miss Webb referred . to the
reat Christian advancement re
ulting from the publication of
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►i�h TlruWinner
a... JC1>Etl`T' W,. HANNA
process vte-Conservative
Be 'Ir
• BE SURE TO VOTE''
Thursday• is, election ' day . in.
Ontario when the electors of the
province have the privilege •• of.
deciding who «rill represent them
at Queen's Park '.gor • the newt
four ,years Or. so,
This.' is • a privilege that is
k -too ligrh lk'`l y.."rrrany,"w
seem •to assume the attitude that
•
theirr vote doesn't mean much or
court for • much,.
That is a mistaken assumption,
Everyone who can possibly get to.
'thc • polls should cast tllei'r . bal-
l6t Vote as you like but be Sure
to vote.' It 'is• important!
s
.., - t `Afri ri Challenge . which:
is being g sou; int in far.
Huron- r • g .flung
use. .:.�
places in; Africa, Eby, those whb
,> 'c'an read. Correspondence course;:,
and. mobile book shops are now
employed ; to' supplerrient' this 're- -
ligious paper; 'and these mediums
areproving°invaluable in_spread-
I ing' the word of God among
those who might otherwise hot '
.'be contacted through irtciitution-
el- Mission. services.
• Miss Webb effectively •! ti essed
that "we .at home" are ,the vital
link between the missionary and`
.the countless millions who seek :.
and crave "the Bread. of Life".
The service was in charge of
Mrs.' N. J. MacKenzie, president
of •. the WAS., .assisted by Mrs, '
Thelma ..1VIacDonald ;and 'Mrs.
John' Kilpatrick The offering was
taken by Mrs Jim Mather , Mrs.
•
W.., B, ' And•enSon, Mrs. Charles •
Webster and Mrs, Brace. Mac-
kenzie,.
A ladies' choir sang an anthem
and Mrs. O'rville..Johes and Miss.
>. Margaret Pee a,� g .
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