The Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-06-22, Page 1$2.50 A Year In Advance—$1.00 Extra To U.S.A.
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1955
LEFT GOOSE BAY MONDAY,
Ashfield �:Rescues Little ��Close• .
`S HOME THAT NIGHT To : Two Ashfield
1'1'A
Schools.
Giri .rom Tobermory Harbor
TWELVE • PAGES.
Details of how an, Ashfield
youth saved a little three-year-
old:girl from drowning at„Teber-
.mory have just • been learned.
'' The youth, ;Leslie Hallam,. It-
. year-old son of .Mr. 'and. .Mrs,.
, Charles Hallam, 'is'a member of
*the; POW' of : the- Norisle, which.
plies ''between' Taberrnory and
South • :Baymouth on Manitoulin'
• Island. '••The rescue took place
while the Norisle was 'docked at
Tobermory. • F .
• Leslie was engaged in refuell-
ing operations, and was working
' on,' a dock coal pile.. when.. he
• •heard a cry; for help. He dashed.
a hundred yards or so, -kicked off
his rubber boots and dived into
..Vie , deep water of the harbor
fully clothed: „0;_:
' • Leslie had to dive three tunes
DOES. 'ANYONE 'KNOW., WE
CAN'T FIGURE HIM OUT ,
The. follgtiirlg letter, - was.• re
ceived last week by Village. Clerk
E;. 'H ,;Agnew, ;'from David Lake
of.. 126 Sterling St:,, London The
'description ' doesn't "ring ' a • b'ell
with us".- Does it with you?
Dear Sir:
In returning from Windsor to
London on Sunday,. June 12. with
a' young man` who: 'lives' in ,Luck -
row, I lost my,, eye .glasses which
I had been..carrying in •a 'side
pocket. T. hoped, that you' might
be- able to locate•the above men-
tioned man +if. I' described him.,
He had been working in Leam
ington until last' Friday and
starts work : ' at Walkerton on'
before he got the little girl, :Monday. He was driving .a light
Sharon Ranzberry; 'wh'o, had gone blue Dodgewhieh was a 1948
third time::model and which he- had pur-
down for a She was
thrown into the Water .When 'two' och ,aced only' a , month previously.
motor boats collided 'in 'the'har- He is of medium build and- has
bor.' One of .the boats,, overturned red' hair. ;If you are able'to locate
and sank and Leslie later recov- him and he does have the glasses
fres he motor' from the• capsized. would you have him . phone. `me
boat - .after .6.1.5 .p;ni. -as .-soon :-as--.poste:-
ible. ,I,'sincerely appreciate .an
any;-
.
thing which you are able. fo;=do.
RETURN FROM' OVERSEAS for: me and' thank y ” ou 'now'• f r'
o
yotir help.
Mr. and Mrs.. Harry, 'Torrance r .•
visited ,at'. the end -,.of the ` week
with Mr: and Mrs...J. D. Ander-
son..They ;returned recently from
an overseas •trip . to the British
Isles and Europe. On .:.the con'tin-
frit' they visited many 'countries.
JIM DUNCAN'S'. PARENTS
MARK .50th ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Duncan ,of
proceeding .south to mrs: ef
St t Ord celebrated their .50th•. ed,' '
lihaly:
r
'Shirley Robinson spent. a
�CaII For.:Trqnsportation Tenders0brief uisitthisweek with herparentsMr.-a
, and ..Mrs. Howard. .. '
Ro• inson Shirl.Qy is a nursing
sister. with the RCAF at Goose
Bay, and her surprise visit `home
followeda flight to ontreal'
with three ; M
e :patients. Oneof them,
was a gravely ill little. Eskimo
girl: Shirley - accompanied, , a
French' 'Canadian doctor •who
could, not speak English.
The. - flight from . Goose •BayY
commenced at 4.00 'a.m. Monday;
.and Shirley was in Montreal in
time to make •trainconnections
Muni. She ' arrived here Monday
night, and the first her .parents
'knew of •the' surprise visitwas
when_ they received:al telephone.
call from Palmerston.. -
F.O. .Robinson had to be4 back
in. Montreal Thursday for the re=.
turn :flight.--
.Ashfield School. Area Board" is
holding ' firm to' .its decision* to
close tWOr schools in -the Town.'
ship,, effective at the end '`of'. the
term and tendera arebeingcur.•
ren.tly.. called < for' transportation'
'ofthese pupils.."to•` . `adjacent
schools:
It_L .,planned to. close. Sheppard-
ton and • K.'intail schools. . Shep-
•pardtori pupils will be transport
ed to Port 'Albert and the . Kin-
tail . pupils to `• Hemlock
/pity.:
The
The question of schoolclos
closing
g
in 'the:Township came up a year
ago • ,but was deferred as: the
Board was not :completely Unan-
imous on such action.' This year.
the Board is in .agreement ;on
the -' plan, - nd-- -are--:proceeding:
witih it . despite a ',protest that
was voiced • at d ----Board . meeting
• last; week: •
,Inability of ',the Board to Ob-
tain., .. sufficient qualified, ' teachers
for ;area schools is one factor in
the closing; and as well repairs
are needed: •A •.considerable sav-
ing can ,be •affected; the. Board
els}.-tib carry .ng.siut. his policy .
•Chairman'Clifford Crozier point-,
ed 'out .that Ashfield School Area
has the highest cost per . pupil
of . anyschool in North : Huron':
Elmer Graham headed the
Sheppardton delegation. gafon. In pro
testing the '.closing of .the school
he .questioned . if the Board ` had
the authority to close the school
when there were 16'students at-
tending,'', and was .assured that
they had. •
.. Mr..Graham charged; that' no.
effort: had, been made to, obtain
a _teacher for Sheppardton, but
was •advised:.that the Board had
advertised . in three papers. Mr
Graham maintained 'that a: 'teach=
•er could be ;obtained and intim-
ated that- action would be taken`
if arhove was . not . made. to ob
ail'' one.':
The Board, suttang until after
midnight; decided :; to . adhere. . to
s original' plan to call for
ranaportation ';tenders
AT .SQUT�H .: K I N LOSS
•T'he '. oiuth 'Kinloss Cemetery.
Board 'met last week to 'y discuss
the: 'proposal• to erect a mausol-,
:eum for winter entombment.'
The suggested site of the Mind-
ing would be at 'the'front of the
cemetery yto the east of South
Kinloss.Pyesbyterian• .Church:
The , Board has '.a "nest egg"
started for this' project, but'' an
extensive, . canvass . will be nec-
essary ' if the undertaking is'to
be 'proceeded with:: The •Board'' is
looking into costs tFre closely
before; ',the -•Campaign - is launch..
Torrance was , formerly Eunice we• dding .anniversary on Tuesday. .In _recent, years 'the South Kin-
.MacIrntosh. of Kinloss. of last. week; June 14th Mr.. Dun -
_loss' Board has. carried on .a pro-
•can is $b and his. wife 77 -years gra. ,o f • cemetery', improvement,
y ,that ; 1 sed n of
RES'USCITATOR .'
_DONATIONS
S•�.•
LOW..,
.Donations to the Luckriow: Fire,
Company's • resuscitator ; fund
drive' have, been slow in coming.
in, • and • as of'' Monday the, con='
tributions had . 'not reached one
inc u the erectio
of age. -'Both are in good health: :*memorial gates:: •
They' were married 'at• the home 'Retires From 'Board •
of the bride's.parents; Mr. and, At ' last' week's meetrng;.;bonald•
Mrs.. • Thomas Jickling . near Lis- MacLean retired from:' the Board,
which :he has been ,A member
.i
and the secretary since: the Board t
was organized close to a'• quarter
of a'` Century ago. • Lloyd. Mac=
Dougall -"was'; appointed • to'sue it
ceed ' Mr,. MacLean.•t
e Boa
towel and farmed in Elma• Town-
ship until retiring to. Stratford: in
1931: They 'have one son, James
Duncan of Lucknow, and two
daughters; Mrs. ` W. 'J. ,Locke and
third of the' minimum objective Mrs: ' R. Hansford.. of 'Hamilton.
J ctive They have ten.' grandchildren and
of $600. A canvass of Main St:, seven great grandchildren:
business establishments 'got the ••
drive rolling ,and since that. cir-
cular'” letters have been'sent out
in the • mail explaining 'the
scheme, 'and donations had reach -
$198.`75 .ori' Monday... You may
leave your donations for this
'worthwhile ''c a u s e at Hall's
Grocery.; Bank of Montreal, John-
Furniture .Stere -rand
The Sentinel Office.
The-�following--is +a' list` -of con
tributors since :last week's issue:
Ernie Ackert $ 2
1:00• • � •00, Ben;Mole
, 0; W.
William � Andrew' 2.00
F. Finlay 2.0:; Flax Barkwell
100;.' Mrs. George Jardine' .1.00;
Frank MacKenzie .50; Gordon
Struthers 1.00; '; Albert Taylor
• 1.00; .Thompson. Oros. 1.00; Dick
Baker 1:00; Ernest Gaunt 1.00;
Alex Andrew 2.00; Geo.' Lock-
hart 2.00;„.J..: R. Greg g Oar Win.-
-•G: Hunt .00 "B• Lavery 2.00;
Art freckles -:1.00 Mrs. Shaddick
;, 50; : Stan `Freeman 1.00;. Wally
Breckles 2.00; Tome Ferguson
r 0 Graydon— _
Rztehre 1:0�;"`B'fI1
Fitzpatrick' ,1.00;' Mrs. Winniffe l
Johnston 1.00 M.rs.• John Mac-
Donald 2.00; Jean MacDonald -
2,00; Kenny MacDonald' 1.00; J.
E, MacDonald 2.00; Fred Jackson
2.00; Elizabeth 'MacDonald.' 2.00;
Sam Durnin 2.00; Lady 'Forest-
'ers5,0Q;tAllan Cooner:'1.00; Joan
Cormack 1.00; William ` Blue 2.00;
led Collyer 2.00; Chester. Hackett
2.00.
To
'Ph Bo .chairman
Sutherland. , • -
is:Aleut.
Institute Perpetual Care
:entury-old Kintail Cemetery
Perpetual care is to he insti
-tu-tedda-t-Kint^ net-erhieh
will assure thathis` century -old
t Y
burial ground—:—will-never suffer-
the, • disrepair that- hasbefallen,
other burial places.' -
The • Plan, which; has been
der. consideration .for. some time,
.took definite form. on Friday ev-
ening at a meeting at. Ashfield
Presbyterian Church, when
Board was formed: and • a• com-
mittee named to proceed'' with
the project: , ' •
•
--„ he®Board....;ia—lcr own as the
Kintail ;Cemetery Board; and of
ficers >were • appointed as follows:
Wm.: MacDonald, Kintail . chair-
man; .Donald Simpson, secretary;,
bli i-MaeGregor; treasurer sir=
ectors, Miss Annie Mae MacDon-
ald, Mrs:, Earl Howes, J• Finlay
MacDonald; Wm. Johnston` and
Finlay `R': MacDonald, of Chat-
ham:. •.
By mail .and perSonal canvass,,
it is hoped to contact, allthose
who will be interested' `in this
plan for perpetual ' care of the
cemetery ,and. respectful `come-
memoration : of those • interred
there, many __d_f___whorn are that.
PRIEST BEING TRANSFERREA district's earliest pioneers.
•
The transfer has . been an-
notlneed of ....Rev,. -.-Stephen
...-Toth..of the ,c..
Roman Catholic part',
. •. ish of St. Augustine g - s tin
, e and Lucknor�ca
to' St.-.grig d's parish at' Mitchel ..
He' will be succeeded here by
v Jerromeo f
1,1"
F. Uxtibanski ° of
It -is planned to make this :Can-
vacs during the, summer. The
committee :named to plan the.
campaign'.consists of .Mrs, Colin
MacGregor,, Mrs, Roy 'MacKenzie
.and Finlay ,R. MacDonald.
The -third Friday in June was
set 'as'• -the . date for the anfival.
CROWDED OUT: LAST WEEK
The regular; issue: of The.Sen
firm last week . e far short of t3
accomodatiori of; - all the news
copy. Extra pages this week are
being planned: well in . advance
TO "VISIT FAMILY: IN •:
TEXAS .AND VANCOUVER
Professor F; -Scott MacKenzie,
of the Presbyterian. College, Mon-
treal, spent a few days with' °rela.
t'ives in the Community.. before
leaving by rnotor for •Houston,
Texas, to visit Col. an 1VIr
Jarrard. Accompanied by; his
daughter, hte
r
Mrs., .Ia
ria
g d and
.r his
-year-old grandson,.,Scott Mac
Kenzie' Jarrard, . the threesome
*ill motor from there to Van
coiiverr .te visit his._: sok_
Douglas ' MacKenzie, Mrs. ••Mac-'
' Kenzie and their' three children.
to take care of several. `.`intended
for ''last week". items.
ORANGE PARADE SUNDAY
Members of 'Zion L.O.L. and
Am'berley Black ;Knights, awe1L:
as visiting members from other
lodges, joined for the ' annual.
Orange .parade to •the Presbyter-.
ran" Church ,on Sunday. morning
»t
where ey_h a a.•.st rx.ingr<,se>n-:.:
mon by Rev. 'Wallacee ' McClean.
There_ was: a good turnout of
members who , were headed .by.
fifer Charles McQuilliri; drummer
Eldon, Miller,, and parade marsh
al,l,.'.Fred .M Quilltn.',•'
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MEDICAL STUDENT 'TO
SPEND SUMMER IN FRANCE
Douglas Alton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. .Bili : Alton Toronto, h
•succes fully completed his' fifth
year' at .the University of • Tor-
onto. Douglas' is a medical stud-
ent and immediately. following
'the examinations,. flew to Gros
Tenquin, France, where he, has
been -assigned to the. RCAF hos-
pital staff' "fin ' 'the . summer
months: Doug will return in Se ,
Ave�trliel1, The transfer . in,eetiri' of this newly formed: ter nber to complete :his , final`
iJul. . r is effect g [year at university',. •`
Y 9th. 'Board. ,
PEANU•T'BLITZ.
,FRIDAIJVIMRG
"Mr • •Pearrnt" will come knock-
ing on your door on Friday' ev-
ening as members of The Claris -
men' ,Club ; Stage a door-to-door t
peanut sa es blitz, su hilar to . last
year's" Campaign.
The Chub has inmind a .swim-
ming pool project of some type
and peanut receipts will aid : irf
establishing a fund', In addition
the Club is'carrying on 'a .pro-
gram of, 'welfare, service • which
will be .in increasing .demands,
Club members have been divid-
ed into two teams, captained by
ich
'Chas. Webster' and X. C. Murdie, wthe—campaign
it give
competitive impetus:. •
The• Friday bight .blitz will.. be
followed in about two •weeks ,by
a peanut tag day on _Saturda
Yr
July 9th, when the Planters pea-
nut 'float
ea-nut''float wi'll,•be. in town to add.
color and. entertainment to the
event.
.:l`x the meantime Club members
have. cans of peanuts on hand, so
as to' keep you ' nibbling. •
RETURNED FROM POST
,GRADUATiE; •YEAR OVERSEAS
•George Chin returned. recently .,
from Nottingham, England, 'where -
he •s ent a e
l?•, y ar�,in' post .graduate
work in zoology,' and played some
hockey on, 'the side, George "grad-
uated -from
rad-uated'from Ann A-r-fbor. Univer-.-
sity, ¥Michigan,' where he had a
hockey .scholarship. • His brother ' •,
Morley 7^ and his sister- Gladys
have both* been attending this.
university. . .
JOINT _.CHURCH SERVICES
• ' Effective'•
Sunday,:July 3rd,:the..
congregations ' of the Presbyter- .
-an and --United Church: will wor-
ship jointly'• during the . holiday
period, `'July services will be in
tie, United' Church with Rev.
Wallace • McClean; . as minister.'
Rev. Grant' Meiklejohn will con
duct' Aiugust services` ' in the
Presbyterian; Church. ', Evening .
services. will 'be withdrawn:
WALTER MaeKENZIE DIED
SUDDENLY'' SUNDAY
This com,munity was:. shocked
at the first of. the week" to learn
''that Walter .G. • MacKenzie had
died suddenly.on Sunday even-.
ing from a -heart attack.
He had attended„ .'church that
Morningand. gone for' a drive in
the afternoon.
Walter was : ink'. his
69th year;•
and was bj,1raann .the farm 'where
he died- The funeral.' service is';
being, ' held on• Thursday after,: -
noon
at , his .late .:residence .con . .
ducted' by Rev,. Wallace McClean_
Interment will be in.South Kin-•
' loss. Cemetery.: '
•.Walter is survived by his :wife,,
formerly .Donalda.'..MacDiarmid
and a. sister, Miss Bessie' Mac-
Kenzie .of Norfolk Virginia
CEIVE
SF1FT
Y,
.Y
E R
A ,JEWEL
Fifty years in, Masonry was re' •
eognuzed' _last . Thursday. 'evening'
by .01d Light Lodge. when Alex
MacDonald of, Ashfield was pre
sented with his f'fty-year jewel..
,,The. jewel is a Grand • Lodge
award . and was presented to Mr:
MacDonald, by T. J. Salkeld, 'sec-
retary of Old Light and' apast,
distr-ict---de ut- g '
ep
air
d Inas
erg'
Seven Living 'Hold Jewel,
• Tlie'preserrtatiatr•-viias— vitnessect
.by three other members: who.•
have previously., : received; fift •-
year recognition. :They are R. A.
Grant, -Duncan ,They
stun, and W.
W. Hill. All told, there.. are seven; •
living members of Old. Light
Loc ge Who hold these half cen
'tury jewels. The' other three• are
Dr" J. K. M. 'Gordon of -Ottawa,'"
D. '.D. • Maelriityre and Allan Mac-'
Intyre,_ _both .. of:A hake -Linden.
Michigan.
Mr. MacDonald,...the dates
t re • '
eipient, is ''an • ex -reeve of Ash-.'
field, and during his half cen-
asonry has -,been `a reg-
.JA:�gw�ksxb.."detxi
....,._., .:A'sr�._.'1�i�waW ll+u'�M+t;,.,��M.f1•.'�t:: ��•�:,. . �I�d '�"i.r...�..1 �k•:':i.J'i... w�fa'aa Ai *Alga.
ur
ular ' and active . member, even •
in, the .horse : and cutter 'days
when •Lodge'lwas held ."on or, ,be- -
fore the full. noon" , so that. there
would (be rnoonlight for : those
who had man miles of. country
roads to travel• to attend 'Lodge. •'
'To this dayy rural members'
fees .are .$1.00 less than • town
members": This . was• 'instituted as
a "stable fee" concession to those
who . had to drive to Lodge, ' `
IVIi -Ma ,Do rd- was ffijf `
r ated
into Old 'Light Lodge when
M. Lawrence Was master' and A.
B. MacLeod was secretary: Ale'it
reached the -master's chair ' in
1914. ,He" is still well... e
work. ;and at Thursday's °n ty s meetinn.,
g
gave a degree, in fine form.
Among the .'Visitors on, Thurs-
,day; night ..1 -was Joe Forster `of
"Winnipeg: 'Pr"eSent 'master' is Har-
vey Webster"
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