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LUCK -NOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY; FEB. 29th, 1956
Mang Dan MacDonald's Portrait
.With Ministers Of Ashf eld Kirk •
a . Tribute to theiworth and 'pop -w
' uldrity of D. A. MacDonald of
Lacha,_lsh ' was paid at a congre•-
gational ';gathering ' in Ashfield
,. Presbyterian 'Church 'oil. Friday,,
• February 24th, as. Mr. M'acDon-
' aid • had' .proved himself an .out
standing' type.of "man, .'a loyal
`and trustful. (friend.
Rev. J. R. MacDonald, his• pas -
;'tor, presided over the gathering.
The. Kintail quartette , of ladies
sang two numbers, assisted by
mere};biers of the male' quartette
from Lochalsh. Solos were: sung
by Mrs.. John ;MacKenzie;• Miss
Murray of 'Windsor,:' who . sang
"Bless This House": and "We
Give Thee Thanks" in. response
to a„well' {merited encore. '
Rev.. ',Alexander. N.imrno of
Wingham, Moderator of the Lon.:
don Synod,was introduced by
his friend: Rev. J R. M:acDon-
aid,_• Rev,' Nimmo .injected soriie'
He spoke ;of Mr.` 'MacDonald's'
unique record of service in the
same 'church, of his sterling
qualities,,, his . worthy example
. and his -loyalty ; to • church.:•
• The . Session,, in consideration
of his half century .' of Service,
presented Mr MacDonald with
is portrait. .Mr Ewart Jameson•
unveiled thoe portrait which will
hang in the vestry with` the:'•por-
traits of the ' eleven ministers
who served this •Ashfield. church:
After the' :reading of the address
Mr. .. Will'` .Rosa 'presented- Mr:
MacDonald with a•' beautiful
TELLS OF ARCTIC
RESCUE OF'FLIER
There is -local. interes in .the
rescue of Eric . Pears corn the
frozen: wastes of Labrador, *after
surviving: a plane. crash • which
: claimed the life • of : Whitey Dahl
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whose exploits. . won him inter=
national: publicity. '
Dahl and flight engineer Walt
Givens died in, the. wreckage of
-.:their : 'DC -3. war :surplus aircraft
'which crashed not • •far distant
from their ;destination/at Fort
Chim�c Quebec,_.__near '_-Hi dson,
• Strait.
'Pearson was in the tail of the
plane and,. escaped: death. ' He.
was discovered four ` dayslater
by an RCAF Search', part and
flown to Goose Bay Labrador.,
along with the. two bodies. '
F.O.': Shirley Robinson is . a
nursing sister at Goose.Bay, and.
in a Metter • to her parents, said
that Pearson . knewevery trick.
m the :book for, ; keeping alive
in the Arctic., and when brought
to the hospital had scarcely a
mark except for a black eye.
'There was a 60 -day food rat-
ion supply on 'the 'plane, and
Pearson 4figured iby trapping
spine game he' could • last 'longer
than that But, he. also knew ,that.
after • a week the Air Force
would give up the 'search: They
found hire, on: `the ,fourth day:
lac. had -mitts, but covere
his face arid "hands with greas
:from the aircraft ' as pr tee tion
�p 0 C
against . the sulb'-zero tempera-,
tures,
. He had carved. d. out ,•.a • huge
,SGS On the snow. ,He had acro-
• her of tomato cans filled, With
gas, ready to set ablaze if ever
a plane appeared., He planned to
build 'a lean-to • theday the
rescue plane sighted him, Up ran-
iii then he had taken Shelter, . in
--the-Wreckage.
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But '
t that t all the recent
excitement at Goose Bay. F.O.
Robins.
on, tells that their matron
-tocurl went on an air ' evacu-
mien mission to Pond's Inlet, to
4• il
y ,sick Eskimos out for treat-
meat . The two. theyrent in for
increased to six before
,and because of � ore take-off,
weather condi-
tions e
the'return flight destina-
tion, was chan'gaedirt, ,,Q:.
than via Goose Bay.
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mantel clock with Westminster
chimes, His son, Finlay •MacDon-
ald, Chatham,: expressed thanks
in
behalf `df his -.father ,and fain,
ily. . :,•
All. •members . 'of the , family
were present, 'Louise',Of •Chicago
'Salina of Windsor, Mr. and . Mrs.
Cowie of London . and_ -Dr. and
Mrs. Ford of Fordwich and five
grandchildren.
A very. Pleasant : social time
was enjoyed by all who 'were.
anxious to record the esteem in.
.which. Mr. MacDonald •.and faun-
ily are 'held. •
The following: •.. address' was'
read by'. Mrs: A. A. 'J. Simpson:
Dear' Donald,
We are; glad to have this op-
, portunity of expressing 'tQ you
our appreciation ,for your long
and faithful ;service to this
church. .and. ., congregation. You
have- the..remarkable 'record • of
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Discuss Industrial
,Promotion
NAME COMMITTEE
TO MEET`.000NCIL:
. At the
February 'meeting: of
the .Clansmen Club, the :subject
of industrial.: promo'tion` was
raised, • and; the membei;s: enter.-
ed ir'ito' ' an', informal discussion:
of the `subject, '
Industrial activity is pot
booming'focally,: while in some
centres .expansion. is -going ahead.,
and new industries being acquir-
ed
• As a 'service, organization it
was •felt • ':there 'miglt. be some
way the Clansmen could: foster.:
interest, • and a, ' corrimittee • 'was
named- to 'confer .with the.. Vill-
age Council, to determine if
there is. any ,part they can 'play
in •this regard. ` The foursome
named to meet • with Council
were .President Harvey Webster,
Lloyd '.Ashton, Wm.: Schmid and
L. C. Thompson
Reports .> were: ;received: • from
the ' .carnival, which showed a
deficit of upwards to ' $50.00 ,but
was regarded 'as. wellspent :in
•provieling-a` tght '`for the -kid-
dies".,
Restriction On Cash. Prizes.
The Club were 'surprised to
learn . that • it was questionable
if- w -o of the-car-niwal-winners
• could accept ' their 'eash .'.'prizes••:
The matter concernedtwo Luck -
new public school children' who
are members of the Wingham
figure skating club. Each ''won
fancy and ;comic prizes of $1.50
each in Grades 6, 7, 8, • but ac-
-ceptance, .:of the honey raised
the ,question of . 'their amateur
status.
The Wingham Skating Club is
affiliated with the :CanadianI
PAUL MEIKLEJOHN 'UNDER '
OBSERVATION IN LONDON
Paul Meiklejchn, son• of Rev.
and Mrs. Grant ' Meiklejohn, .is a
patient in the Children's Hospi-
tal at London; 'where he is under
observation. A listlessness which
the .child has developed is 'be-
•Ieived due to .a blood condition.,
• Paul will •be three . in -May. He
was taken to London on ,Satu'r,-
day and his mother remained in
he' city; .Rev. Meiklejohn ' went
to London .on Tuesday.
J1M. REED IN'
WOSSA F I tALS
Lucknow District High School
will be. 'represented . by James
Reed in the ''Western Ontario
Secondary Sehools.e Association
oratorical. 'finals to be held at
Exeter on Friday evening,
Jim, the son of Mr. and, Mrs.-
Allan
rs.Allan Reed• of Dungannon, is a
Grade XII 'student at . Lucknow
High. a •
His: puiblic• speaking ability
won hips '.top •honors in t, e s -
io o "s iv sibti i ; 't uce
County competition at . Kincar-
dine. Last ''Friday afternoon he
competed successfully jilt, the
WOSSA semi-finals ' held . 'at -E17
mita, and .qualified for the Wes-
tern Ontario championship corn.-
Petition
om-petition to be held this Friday...'
• Jim's prepared subject. is
"Canada As A Nation", At :.each
competition the .;contestants 'are
also required -:to give ',a: three-
minute :impromptu speech, in -ad-
ditionto , the prepared , speech:.
On' Friday Jim'.chose. as his
promptu,•' subject . "Spare That
Tree".
• Junior- ' -winners were from
hesley and. Orangeville •with . an
Elmira student winning -the the sen-
ior.. girls' . honors.
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BROOM BALL : FOR
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MARCH OF DIMES'
Climax to the 'local .campaign
in: support - of the March ` ,of
Dimes; is.a. challenge Broom Ball
,game "tonight ..(Wednesday) in
the Lucknow Arena, ' between a
team comprised of members of.
the staff of CKNX Radio and
TV and the Lucknow Fire Com-
pany team.
Face-off time is 8.30 and there
promises • to be .lots of ,fun 'for'
an hour or so; .as well as aiding
a very worthy cause.: •
The players themselves 'n each
payto. play... The Arena is' free
for -the --encounter, a cr--w th- h`e
entire ..proceeds in aid of. the
March of 'Dimes, Fund should
ret .a tidy sum.
iIt
will: possibly be ' split .two
ways — half in .support of the
Lucknow Campaign, and the
Other half in ,support of the cam-
paign
am-paign'. 'Conducted by` 'CKNX.
OLVI�ANASH EAST.
N`PL'AY`CONTEST
Figure . Skating, Association. .A .
Colwanash Junior ' Farmer and •
Junior Institute drama group
competed in the Huron County
'drama festival at the Clinton
legiete lristri rite ---last' �Th
day, and. were ; edged Out by t
five points by the Clinton' • Jun-
fors, who thus' qualified' to com- C
:pete in the Provincial. finals to
couple of,years ago file Wingham
Club' 'had •a similar situation;
arise, ..and upon taking the .mat=;•
ter up With the Canadian As-
s . ciation it re ommended 'that ahl.
:members should be "very . caut-
ious about just what carnivals,
etc., they take. part in"•
Referring to': the rule book, the
Association letter, at that • time,
warned. that they: might imperil'
their amateur ' status by taking
part in any 'skating, competition
when a prize of money is offer-
ed; particularly if not • first sand:
tinned by the C.)+:S A.
iIG SA)t,L STARTS FRIDAY
.A store -wide stock reduction
sale, , featuring . 5en.sational .N i
...cries...gel . undereityma;t-7-T.h;'
g.
Market -Store, on Friday, A two*
a -.e spread in this issue, ane]'
p g
a wide coverage .Of sale bills arc
being used` to .. announce the
event. • 4
The sale will feature .a draw
for hn electric kettle with "no
strings
WEATIIERIVIAN HAD FAL.
PLAY AT THE . WEEK -END •
• The Weatherman. had 'a' field
day the latter • part of the 'week
,and rani the . full gamut ' of
change -.-sun, snow, sleet.' rain,
and • howling blizzard.. At that;
this:. immediate, vieinity ;seemed
to » escape, the worst •1:if the.
storm's fury. • • . • • •
A freezing;rain. Friday sheath-
ed, streets sand _highways in a
treacherous:.- glaze: On Saturday
the temperature' climbed into the
forties accompanied by , a heavy.
rain it the morning that quick-
ly changed too hail" and then
snow,' and whipped by a strong.
gale ° that, reached hurricane
guests. in some',areas, : created the
worst IbliZzard of the winter..
Driving conditions could scarce-
ly have been • worse and scores
of accidents were reported. across
the province, • including , a 'fatal
crash north of Kincardine.-
Many .. country roads quickly
became impa`ssibl'e, during the
blow, with snowplow crews eon-
centrating; .• on trying to” . keel
-amsti,404a0R4r441‘x .• =ape
The storm was short lived arid
ad blown itself out `iby . Sunday
when more snow" fell, but Mon-
day it.. was crisp' and :sunny •'again.
HAVE .LEAP YEAR
BIRTHDAYS
A number of district "residents
had themselves: .a birthday, ' ,.on
Wednesday..,,•.a n•. • anniversary
which they .can only ' officially
•celebrate once , every four . years
• on February '29th, °
Topping the list of 'these Leap
Year••,babies , ••so far as -our in.;
fgrmationgoes, ls. 'Mrss
patrick .: of ' Dungannon, and" a
-lifelong resident, of Ashfield. Mrs: -
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Kil patrick has reached the age
;of eighty and thus ' officially
mark's.' her "20th"' birthday.
Youngest bass; we have learn-
ed • of is Linda Treleaven, eight- '•
year-old daughter .of' Mr and'
Mrs. 'Ronald; Treleaven of Kit
chener',. and formerly of •Crewe.
It's' her "second" birthday;
Mrs. Ernest Snowden., . of West
Wawenogh, : formerly. Carolyn
Humphrey,. marked . her "eighth
birthday.
Will ;Lane of Bel ont`and for-
merly . of Ashfield; is also' a Feb- '
ivary 29th celebrant, we' under•-•
many it 'is- for- B111.'
Tanner.,Brooks of the Purple:
Grove .district is -.another whose
birthday.. falls ,,onthat extra ' day
once-\ in four.;
Nanny pore, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Frank, ':Dore of Purple
Grove was •eight on Wednesday
and celebrated 'her second ' birth,
.day with a party •of school
churns,, Nancy':is a • niece •of Mrs.
Gerald Rhody, Con. • 10, Kinloss.
- Since 'the:- 'aabove was., written.
we learn that ,Joe Conley 'a, ' .
February 29th baby, He is "72
but claims only 17';birithdays, as
he tells' .us there Was no. ".extra :
day". •in; the year :1900.
Greetings• to them all.
PAID VISIT TO
COMMUNITY FARM
Mr; and Mrs Jack CarYipbel]
of Point Clark have .returned.
from ,a ten-day visit at,,"various
'points,' in Eastern and Northern
Ontario: •
One 'of the ' highlights of..the
tripe was a visit .to the co-op-.
erat've farm . 'near .• Kingston, a
ventre' in •'which farmer resi-
dents. . of this' community. , are
jointly engaged; and. which • is.
watched.' with ' widespread inter- �.
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Bob Barlkwell ` and Morley
Mills; .formerly, of. Huron ' Town-
ship, are two of the six 'prompt-
ers: of the plan, who pooled .their
resources in this co-operative
farming scheme.; ' Another .of the
gentlemen whom .Jack Campbell
knows personally. T. .Harold
Ghent, formerly of Moun • For-
est.
orest...,
The sextette own. '950- acres of
land and have another';850 acres
rented. Known .as Hemlock
Warms, the -settlement -has- ten
homes, , or -e the properties and in
addition to the Six. families• there
are three.to
•men. •
• They have 6,500' hens at pres-
ent and _are. -_considering doubl-,
ing the' number this summer
They have their own egg grad
ing plant and . sell. directly to
atitUtions and the consumer.
They / have.' fifty-two cows
milking ,at present • The "Board"
meets, periodically to .plan, oper
ations •:: and farm' policy, with
each member, 'responsible for a
Certain. ' department...,,
The ideation of Hemlock Farm
is abput six miles north of. King-
ston, "straight out Montreal St:"
SOIL MANAGEMENT MEETING
SPONSORED- BY THE C.O-OP
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Care of the ' soil ,i§ a .subject
more atten-
ion in rural Ontario, and in this.
cgnnection the Lucknow 'District.
o -op, in conjunction with the
North ,American. Cyanamid Co.,
s sponsoring a i•neeting in. the
F.ecreation Hall on Friday.
A, ,discussion on "Soil' ,Man -
ago -nerd"
Man-agennent" will be followed, by
appropriate fifths ' and slides.
There will be a door prize and
refreshments 'served by the Co -
bp.
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Winner of Dairy Cattle Judging
Huron County Holstein Breed-
ers Association held • a• barn
is n eet•rrrg 4 Bis;, :t $mss: at ASairt
ford. on Thursday afternoon'.
:Gordon Be11, fieldman • for Wes-
rn Ontario,• conducted a dair�.
Y
pe demonstration, • Top win -
erg in the judging of dairy
attic • were Vernon .Hunter of.
ucknow , and Alvin Sherwood
YOUNG' LAD RECOVERING
FROM .SERIOUS ILLNESS
'. Eugene •Pritchard, 4=year-old
son ';of :Mr'- and Mrs- . John.' Prit-
'char'd,. is convalescing in 'Wing-.•
•ham . Hospital fi:om a c_ritical
n,ass resulting from . a ruptured
appendix:
The lad had been ill ' at his
horrie_for a few days with: a biL-
mous. attack and a fever, but had
never. complained ..of` any pain,
and " the' sickness. ,was regarded
at first as;,just a childhood "up-
set". •• .
' The ' case ,was ,later diagnosed
as a ruptured. appendix, with the
inflamation• having 'localized, - •.
and by `so- doing= -probably saved
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• 'Eugene s life.
-.: On Friday it was necessary to' •
- operate to drain ;.the abscess arid '-
at. the 'same time. the' appendix
was removed.
r'•+ugene`. was' a.. sick' boy over `.
'the week -end hut 'on Monday
• was some brighter:•.
be held soon • at the': •OA,.C., at
Guelph. _
',The: Clinton cast presented the
one -act comedy "Bobbie • Pulls:
Up Her ,Socks''--' and "Bobbie
award-
ed 73 marks by adjudicator' Vin
Dittrn.er of Winghann. . •
The Colwanash group staged
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they one .let c�iiiiedy . Carne Gut
of Its, d 'i ected by Ken McAlli-
stns, 'Members of ,the 'cast were,;
lfelen , Li•ttle; Lorne Hackett,
Joh ee"'Little` :lro
y ,
Hackett. •Frank. ,Alton, Sheilla'
Fea"gaii and Robert Lyons.
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A var'iety:' program was pre-'te
sented• between plays', Chairman' t
y
of the,'festhal. was Arnold Alton
of ' Ashfield, president , of the :c
Huron 'County Junior Fanners; L
strnra'tiOrrt.
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RABIES' IN BRUCE
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URGE PETS BE
VACCINATED -'.
The Animal Diseases Research
Laboratory has reported a: case
b1es"in a•fox tom. truce
County, aecoraa, ig to an an-
nouncement by ,Dr, D. R..Aliin,
head of the ,Bruce County Health.
Unit.
All own,crrs,: of domestic- - '
s is pets,
(dogs, , cats,' racoons, etc.), are
urged to,have their animals vac-
cinated against• rabies by the
local practicing veterinarian.'
Any dog acting in a suspiciou.,
manner, should be• reported to
the /... proper.. c�cal attthorit
Health th of `
Anrn� s ":
Ya
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.ion
Do -s
minion Departnicnt of Agricul�
ture, T)r. T, • Cornish. Director,
Cheslcy, `Ontario.
Any person ['Sitter) or . attack' cl•
e
by an animal acting • in :a , sus-
picious manner,' should report
the incident immediately to their.
y r
family physician or any 'member' .
of . the 'County. 'Health Unit:
`• A11 pet owners arc asked' to
co-operate in thiraraixr,-
nfe"renis of puhlie safety.
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