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Yung Kinloss Farmer F
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LUCKNOW, . ONTARIO . WiEDNESDAY, *AUGUST 8, 1956
WAS CREDITED WITH SAVING
STE WART S BIG STEER
Ijured_AsnTractorQverturrred
Severe headnuries which he.
received when his tractor over+,-
turned, snuffed out the life of
Glen Stanley, Erwin, 30 -year-old;
Kinloss. , Townshik farmer, , and
leaves sadly bereaved his youth-
ful wife and three-year-old'-dau-_
•.glhter Glenda, •
The- tragedy has 'saddened the
corxnnunity •and . deepest; syin-
' • pathy is extended to the sorrow,
ing,• •
Glen's lifeless body wee. dis-
c overedabout, 6.30 4.m. :Sunday
.morning in. the .north. ditch on
.Highway 86, east . of ' Dickie's
Hill. The overturned tractor,
which all but.' id him from view,
was '. discovere •.by a party of
London motoris s enrouter -to the
lake. They notified George Ken_.
hedy, who notified Constable
Ale; Havens nd in turn he sum
Moved, P.O. Don Reeds of Kin-
. eardine. •
The car lin: Which Glen and
....two, companions dere trivelling
-became: stuck in; `the .Langside
•
district where a road ;ditch, was
being dug arid, Glen was driven•.
to 'his home. a •resident,'of the
vicinity in, order to obtain "his
• *tractor to pull the car out. It was
: • while returning home after this•.
was: accomplished that the .asci
dent occurred: • The tractor appear-
ed to have left •thel highway and
'turned over when Glentried to
bring it back: He : had been dead
for some azure when found:
:An . .aut y . was : performed,
and an inquest has .been 'ordered
• by, Coroner 11 M. Halliwell of
Kincardine • • , .•.
. ,Olen is the son ' of . Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence • Irwin of , the
Second Micessic'in of • 'Kinloss;
• where hes was born •February 26,
1926. Since his marriage ' to the
former Wilda Irwin, .daughter.of
Mr,' and :Mrs. Emerson Irwin of
Welt/lour,'they. have• farmed • on,the' Second'Concession adjacent;
to Glen's' home farm.
The funeral service ' was held
at.: the M l ennan MacKenzie
• Memorial Chapel on' Wednesday..
afternoon.: conducted ; by, Rev.
Wallace`. McClean. Interment; was
in. Greenhill :Cemetery. Pall�bear•
' • Ors ; were Harold Campbell, Car-,
man IVicQuillin, Allan Maelrityre,
Harold :Maize. •
Besides his . widow, daughter
and parents, Glen is •;survived ' by'
two brothers, :Gran. t > of Cfinn
ri' :' and :Hh
arney • of Huron Towns ip.
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LOCAL THEATRE
HAI -BEEN
. L •
C OS.ED'
The Playhouse• Theatre has
heft} ' closed ' and, this time it
. would appear to be for 'keeps..
The' . last showing" was at the
week -end •
As a private enterprise project
the theatre was not a paying.
propogition as more"than one op-
erator had found,out,
A : year ago . last spring ` the
Lucknovthe
Men's Assoc--
ation ' undertook • to: mensot-_._the_
-lieatre and ,underwritethe def-
-cit, which since that time had
cost' each of tome thirty-sponsor-
ingmerchants an • average 'of
about . $1.75 a inonth.
Two week , •
.:
s ago. the committee
in charge made')).1oth.er assess-;
art levy and at
same time
. queried the' .
as,
wishes to their
e
About two-thirds of the 'spon-
coring , group were willing to
carr .�.. s--they--head b�_�
y-•••on•---aeen but:
With .about ' the other third' 49P -
posed, the 'Committee felt
'hadno they
alternative but to toss in
:the • _.. _
sponge.- . r
Codunittee members
rigid the lion's_ : who car -
share' of the. work
Wile ,the `show
lives • sponsored
•HAS TAKEN SENTINEL
FOR FORTY-SEVEN YEARS
Professor F. Scott MacKenzie
of 'Presbyterian College, Montreal
and, a native �Ashfield visiteylastweek with his brothers,
Roy.
and . Henry • •Mac Kenzie, and his
sister, 'Mrs. Dan MacLean.
'In .renewing his Sentinel 'sub-'
scription, Rev,' MacKenzie tells
us, that ,he has subscribed to the
paper continuously for forty-
seve_ n years. --since leaving here
in 1909. •
From here he Was going to
Texas to • visit at Houston with
.his daughter, 'Mrs: (Colonel) ' N.
E. Jarrard.
CROWN
GARDEN
PARTr.QUEEN•
_ The v
,uneilin,
- - g _of a •pla„xlu�n_
memory of Reverend Father.
Michael . McCormack, d u r:i n g
whose ministry, St. • Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church at Kings-
bridge,was built, and the crown-
ing •of "Miss •Kingsbridge of 1956"
were afternoon and -evening feat
ures; •of the .annual garden party
held last Wednesday at . Kings-
bridge:
• At an impressive afternoon
service in : the.'" beautiful, big:
church, •Rt, Rev. Monsignor V. J.
Greven, chancellor' of the Lon-
don 'Diocese, unveiled, the 'mem-
orial plaque which was blessed
by, the : parish priest, Reverend
H.: Van Vynckt. b
' The cornerstone of the church,
was 1a`id•in.September 1903, and
the edifice vas dedicated in. Oct -
In , our last issue we carried a
report of the death of Dr, Henry
F Kirkby, veterinarysurgeon,
who; practiced at Bel -ave' for
f
Y
some fort *five' years -and was
widely known through" Wawa-
nosh and Ashfield.
When • Charles . Stewart's • "Big
Steer". became seriously ill, "vets'
were ' called from 'various points;
ineludin'g' the ,O.A.C..:It ' was: Dr,
Kirkbywho. was,. credited with,
diagnosing '' the animal's illness
and bringing it around. •
By 7doincidence • only.e.. matter
of weeks separated the passing
of Dr. Kirby and Mr. Stewart.
TO. :RETURN SOON
FROM GERMANY
Miss • Katharine MacKenzie 'of
Toronto, an d' formerly of Luck -
now, will return home from Ger-
'many this month. For the past
two "years she has been teaching
in a Canadian -established. school
• at Soest, Germanys, where`she 'has'.
been : teaching-chiildxen of Can-
adian, Army personnel stationed:
in Germany.: '
Prior to sailing'
from Li verp�ol.
on . August 23rd, Katharine and
a friend 'are • touring. the; contin-
ent, They managed . •to get into
-East Berlin, and. -she paints a
grim picture'.of ruin arid despair:
of. this .Rbussian-occupied sector
Of . the' city, in 'cotntarison with
the flourishing scenes of :progress
and prosperity ; �T•n---W-es t „ Berlin.
By • motor car they 'have been
sight-seeing .in ' France, Italy and
Switzerland' Katharine ' plans. ° to"
visit points of interest: in• . Eng
land arid .•Sootland before em-
arkingg for 'hoine.
db' 1905 F th
d Kingsbridge n 1918 after
MOTHER'S R
. S DEAT` -
I'�
er, a er MoCormack SADDENS :VI L
led .at Kin sbrid e i LAGE,
a ministry of: 18 : years' in the
parish. This mmunity• was shocked
and. saddened",by the death of
Mrs. Virden•Mowbray which;India, oc- London, : but' who. had been visit-
early
curred . in " Winghanz 'Hospital ing in• ,arrived at Van-;
."early last.' 'Thursday morning, : a couver. ;on , July 17th, :and have
short time air. the birth' 'of a since been : visiting 'there.. with
stillborn ' herbaby daughter., , mothe
< mother; � Mrs. Moody. •
Mrs.
. iMowlbray ,was 'formerly, •Moody's.:death occurred' shortly
Freda May Mustard, daughter of after they • had. • embarked for
the late Mr. and. Mrs. Alexander Canada. -:
Mustard, :and was born •in Mor -.In Vancouver' Mr.
-•-•and Mrs.
xis.. Township--forty--three^ -years • MacKay met --their son IMnald
ago; . on March' 24th, 1913. wiho; is` a student at . Wes ern. Uni-•
Twenty: years 'ago she married versity and`:'is ern l'o t
,p• yed for the'
•vacation 'period' • at the 'West
Coast. •
• Father McCormack was .born in .
Ireland in 1864 and was. ordain-
ed . in 1892. The address•• at the
memorial 'service was given" by
Reverend M. J. Dalton of Woods -
lee ;in -the absence of Reverend•
John :Hogan, a native.of Ashfield
and the coldest native :'priest of
the ;.Krngsbridg,e . parish.
nom 6.00 .to 8�4(i oloek�a.
bountiful supper was served out-
ofdoors, , where : carnival games
of a Wide' choice were, set up. for ;Viiden Mowbray, now ,head. of
'the entertainment of the large the firm.of :,Anderson ,Flax 'Pro-
crowd.:Dancing, a prize, draw and ducts,' and gall: their._married life
the.'choosing of 'The Queen cli- had been spent'- , knknow.
maxed the evening Mrs, ,Mowbray was a devoted.
The. 'honor of .being the first wife and mother;'' and her family'
."Miss Kingsbridge" . went• to Miss and home Were her first inter -
Jo Van Osch,: 22 -year-old., daugh- eats., ,She was • a faithful 'member.
ter ',Of Mr.: and: Mrs; Jack Van of-Lucknow Presbyterian. church,
Osch,.' natives. of Holland, who and took an active"interest in •�
have resided for 'the past few' 'church work
years on Ahe .12th Concession of Deeply touched by the . sad be -
Ashfield. . ,: reavement, hundreds of friends'
• John Hann'a,M P.,P., crowned visited• the''MeLennari-Mae,Kenzie
Miss. ,Van Osch and Elston Card- Mernorial Chapel, to extend their
STILL .PIPES AT'
'4+
TEN PAGES. -
[N ' TWENTY-THREE YEARS
MISSED ;FIRST REPORT
NINETY FIVE .
S, ,M Greer Qf tow'
has been-
-. official weathern '' a n -
i
- observer.in
, this community for over , two de -
e wades, and nok, until this spring
d" he ' missed' sending in -his -
s.'ronthly report " to the meteorolo
s �gical.; department.
n' ' •►Mel underwent an eye o ra
tion 'for' removal - of -a cataaract.
this spring, and for thee: first time
in twenty-three years, he' missed.
,Personally. filing the ' detailed
'monthly` report of'daily weather
conditions^, a
Thomas Ross, a retired • mem
:ber of the Toronto Police Force
and organizer of the.Police Forc
Pipe Band,, is spending the sum
mer at his . cottage in the hill
Of Kinloss: near Langside: It i
the • farm on which he was bon
95 years ago' last Christmas. Day
• On Monday;. Mr. Ross was!.a
guest at _ the. Moffat Family Re-
union,' .held' . at Langside school
which
ichToth,' attended as a' lad. He
first, attended the log school built
in 1865. This was replaced by. a
•
frame school in 1°874,. and 'which' PROTEST RAIL.
present brick school' was built SERVICE CURB
in 1900.. •
..At Monday's gathering ''•Mr.. A 'proposed curtailment of ser-
Ross thrilled the'crowd with a 'vice on the Canadian National
tune an the '.pipes, and'to him ' Railways branch lines, in this � dis_
aIao .on
the honor of Askin trier, is, arousing a • wave of pro,
glace 'before Lunch . was:'< served g tests and , an , organized effort
' Mr. Ross " left Kinloss .sixty- such
appears, in' the offing to forestall
ch •�aetion.
three years ago to: join the police' A 'similar proposal. ••
force; . ' m. . was�°advanc-
Another, veteran' ed by railway officials some six
r v of; the' -Sari -_
g year • ,...;ago, .: buil=-;�-•inuspal=hies:.:_
concerned' banded together to op-
pose the curtailment and substl
tution of mail . service by truck,
and nothing: more. was,: heard `of
the ,matter until'its'recent re-
vival..
The . Palmerston Kincardine;
`Palmerston - Southampton, and
Stratford Goderich lines are,
among those listed for a 'curtail-
'curtail-
ment of service,, with, the pro-
posed plan slated to'' g�e into of
fect on Septemtber 30th. •
• J. Fred'Edwards, M P:P, of.
Palmerston is spearheading a
'protest ' move: Be• says:: "Every ''
y
possible' means should be: used;
to <forestall . this action, asit
would ` be a decided backward'
step for this whole: area.. It 'seems
most 'unreasonable that a. :tut .
should `,be-. decided `upon` in the
Stratford Division' of the' Can-`
adian National Railways, -by the
Montreal officials, when, particu
,larly during. this year .a greater
flow of 'traffic has been 'enjoyed"
than .for many, years.,
"The railway• mail clerks Nand -
carriers, have ; received notifica-
tion of the termination of their
jobs on September •3Oth. It 'is g pre-
sumed that a trucking service ` is
to• be' instituted. ' This should be
immediately protested as the
present service.4s�sat service -is -satisfactory -and
with the express. traffic offered°
should merit.' the continuance of
the service now given en , the
branch• lines out of Stratford. and
Palmerston, Consider
*der .also the- .. . ,.
possibilities of deliveries: .during
the winter to all'.'points. now er- •
viced bymails
train service: Some ;
Points. now receiving ,tw.o. mail
deliveries will'receive'' only one
a day".
was built at a cost of $560. The
side : comnitinity art -'Monday's
gathering was Foster G. Meffat,
who ' will be 65: year of age . on
Sunday, August. 12th ` '
MISSIONARY DUE
TO: ARRIVE' HOME
It <; • expected• that Rev: 'Angus
MacKay, who is •returnin g from
serviee--on 'the -•m ssron held —in
India, will arrive here at,:the end
of the : . Week: Huron -Maitland'
Presbytery is planning an ordin-
ation service for•- Angus, 'as .he.
is familiarly known tomany in,
this community, •
Ile is a son of , the "late Mr.
;and, Mrs; Hector ' MacKay of
Whitechurch ^ and; a brother . of
Mrs. "Sandy" Pardon town.
Mr
daught
sister, • ,
and Mrs.. ;MacKay, their
ell', Mary Ellen and: his
Miss Bertha MacKay . of
iff, M.P., placed the green and sympathy to the sorrowing fain -
gold sash, and also presented her ily, . and as 'a trtute to one who
with many• lovely gifts that were had set an exemplary standard
in recognition df her - achieve- in her home and community+and
meat, was highly esteemed: by all,;
,Consola:ti6n gifts were also"pre- At the head. of. iaer
ceeket,'
sented ' • the other 'contestants, .which ;was banked with Powers,
Frances Dalton, Mary •-"Doherty was the little white casket of her
and Patricia Ann Martin', infant • child.'
Prize 'draw winners ` were as A •private funeral service was
follows: floor lamp,. Donald Wen- held on Saturday afternoon, con-
zel, Detroi.t� spotlight, ,1VIrs: , Jas: ducted by Rev. Wallace MMloClean
0',Nei11; sailor lamp, Wm. Meyer; of Lucknow Presbyterian
church„
$10'00, ChasMcCarthy,.McC D tror , Interment was in Greenhill Cern-
nylon blanket, R,WGod- etery. The
,pallbearers were four
erich, silver cake, plate, Mrs: Jen- brothers -in -lacy,: Ken Mowbray,
ry Dalton;• ham, Catherine. John - Dr, John Mowbray, Mervin . Mac:,
Ston, Goderich;, case of••. oil, Miss Intyre, Cameron Walsh and Nor-
ryCarrie"-O'1lTerlr,..`+Goclei ieh T T -all ---Taylor r d -..Roy"B-lack.
stool, John Van Roy, R. 1, Dun= •Mrs: Mowbray: is survived , by
gannoni. thermos' fug, Mrs. Walt- her husband,. three sons; John,
er :Clare, R. 7; Lucknow';- $5,00. Gerald and Allan,aridone dau-
niierchandise, Mary`Lou`Drenian, `'ghter, the youngest-rnemiber' of.
R. 7, • •Luoknow; 'basket •'of fruit, thje family, 7 -year-old . Sheryl).'
Patricia ,Drennan, R. 7, Lucknow; Survng are two sisters and a•
basket of groceries, Ernest Ack- 'brother, '• Mrs. Cameron; Walsh,
by the Business Men ert B'ol: cod; cologne, John L, (Isabel) of Belgrave ' ani ;Lena
• were Lloyd, ,_ Yr
Ashton ,and' Bolt MacKenzie, Sullivan,'' R.:3,. -Goderich, :. Mustard and Stan of Lucknow.
Mrs. George ';Markle. of 'Van-
couver, another` sister, will ac-
company: Angus and. Bertha on
their tri
East. a t. Mrs. MacKayis
remaining in Vancouver ' for . the
time being.
I-+
C.onvictran And Dismissa�`As
PLogBy4a':Tete:fl •Court
In' police • court in : Walkertori -
on Thursday/ morning, 'July 26th,
Magistrate 0. McClevis register-
ed a ;conviction and a dismissal
in two charges laid by Constable
Alexia_vens,-under-may law No.
10 of the • Village of Lucknow,
being •a Eby -law to prohibit dogs:
running at large in the Village.
Emerson ;,irwin,• a resident 'of
Kinloss ; Township,, was assessed
$1.00 and Costs for a total of $9,20
and the . charge against ' Harvey.
Webster, ,Sr.;' was dismissed.
1VIr. Campbell. Grant, who
draugrted the by-law, represent-
ed.. the municipality, and ques-
tioned Constable Havens _ to
establish that -the Irwin dog'' was
lying in front •ef the John W.;
Henderson. Mill, and `was,not in
the company of . anyone or Morn
-a'leash",.•
Mr Irwin said' that the dog
'was Within six feet oib,the' plan-
ing Mill, and was bothering ne.
one and under control in 'his
opinion. Mr. Irwin 'is employed
in• the mill, .but this fact was
Ibrou ht out.' not
g
Asked if he tied up or confin
ed his dog . at home, Mr. Irwin
(who lives in ,Kinloss where there
-is--no-suily13y4avv sai • 1 was
not necessary at the dog never
:left ,the 'premises unless to ac-
com'pany' :him, to the mill •some,-� '
times., 1
• In irnposin fine'Ma ��gis trate
McClevis s id he anted to make•
the people .°realize his. by-law is
to be enforced•
When Mr. Webster was ,called
• he • informed the Magistrate he
couldn't ,,hear„ anything, and of
ter so'nle..futile : 'efforts ,ta get_the
charge and . a plea.over to the
aged gentleman,.: he ordered him:
to sit down, and said he would
diszriiss the charge_ .and: - added
:`that takes the cake".:
Mr. Webster's • collie . dog had
been discovered' at large on Main
St Constable . Havens said he.
had never 'noticed' either dog at
large before.•
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