The Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-01-25, Page 1y.
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LUCKNOW; ONTARIO,: THURSDAY, JANUARY '25', 1951
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CHURCH REV,I (WS
',--.GO/41*N *IVEM*G ' SEVERE HIP INJURY
REMEMBERED FRIENDS KINLOSS LADY SUFFERED
:SPLENDID YEAR -
On Tuesday, January 26th, Mr,
and Mrs. George Gilchrist, Com'
4, Kinloss Township, quietly
ob-
served their 50th wedding. anni-
versary. This esteemed couple
were married.by'Rev. Victor Me.
Quarrie . at the bride's 'home in
•Bruce Township.
For: a ,,time • they. 'tarrnecu' in
Bruce Township before mOVing.
to Greenock' where they farmed
for 41 years; Five years ago they
• The.. annual 'meeting of the
Lucknow United Church Was
held last Thursday eveningcorn-;
niencing with a meat -pie supper
at 6:30, served'eafeteria style by
members 'of:the Wornen't
Dr: W, J. Muinped presided for
the business ingetinklhat,
follow-
ed and iel)P.Xted:7:•baOtisiiip, :four
marriages t.and ten fuller*.
Twenty w e r e, received into
-church membership, 'and 15 re-'
• rnoved.10.- by letter and five by
death, with the church Member-
ship, standing at 435,- of which
94 are non-resident members.
Congregational deaths .during the
year included: H. Mrs.
' Jessie 'Oristvin; Mrs, Grace
Hud-
son, Miss Margaret Mallettell'
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Mrs. Th Middleteit R. C. Robert -
Miss Elizabeth 1VIiirdie report-
ed for the Women's Association.
Each of the .three groups exceed-.
ttnen;,„ $100, 'objective, • raising
$398:55, with .the Association
• raising a total of ;$622.7,8, and at
•.present has balance in the
general_ and parsonage account of
Mrs. Thomas ;Burns ' repOrte4.:
that the W.M.S. had 'raised
$456.16,, exceeding the allocation
of $420.. Mrs. W. B. Anderson.
• 'President of the W.M.S., Aported
14 life members and 2i annual
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members. . , • .,
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The Evening Auxiliary' raised
$240.38, exceeding the allocation.
of $180. There are 53 associate
and a1c#YROM4bTA..lkitk0..„:tlY-
erage attendance of 30,
• Miss HazelWebster reported
that .18 had been promoted from
•the Baby Band to' the Sunday
School and 11 babies added to the
Cradle ROI.
Gordon Morrison reported the
S. S. enrollment as' 1.25, with an
.,. average attendance for 50 SUn:-
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days Of 89.5. Dr. Mumford drew
attention, to the previous , Sun-
day's,. attendance of 11.4. He said-
, the Sunday School was growing
in numbers and interest and Sup-
erintendent Wilfred Drennan said'
it was .the 'grandest work; in the
church and that more should be
interested in it.' Assistant ;super--,
.intendents 'are W. L. MacKenzie
and Ernest, Blake. '
The Bible Class report :Was
given. ioy Mrs. Orville Jones,.Mr..
• ;Blake being -the---riew teacher..
George Andersen gave the Y.P.S.
report and • Mrs. ,Roy Black; the.
choir report. A special word of
••rappreciation was extended to.
Mrs. joynt, 'Wilfred Bleak, El-
mer three& and all the mem-
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hers of the choir for their faith-
ful serviCet.
W. G.• Andrew reported' econ-
' tribUtienS of, *1185.66 to the
• & fund'viiiih'iotne more likely
to ,.be .iredeived before end
of the month. Lastt;,,,' year they
remitted': $1415 to the mission):
ary .work.• ,
,• ,Itobert'IRae, Church treasurer,
. reported that $500 had. been Paid
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;during' the Year to rWipe off,
cost of • renovating.church, •
• and that donations in cash of
• over $2300 had been ree'cived for
• the Organ.. fund, ',With., cionsider
•ably 'Mere Premised., Contribu-
.' fops tot the ;general fund eXiceed-,
ed $5,000 with aiyear-end balance
%of ' approximately Mr.• Rae
.* pointed oilt that the insurance
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!b9ught their.present farm in Kin,:
loss from Mr. Robert ' Meffat:
Theyliave one Son, Fred, and two,
grandSons. . •
• On this .happy occasion friends
and neighhors presented them
with a radio, desk temp.:arid flow:-
ering' plant, .They also received a'
number of. telephone cal.is and.,
expressions of ibest; .wishes frorn
former friends. and .neighbOrs•in
Greenock,. • • •
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LOST TRACTOR
Mrs: Rod MacDougall of, Kin'.
loss Township had the'rniSfortune
t6 fall on Saturday. afternoon,
suffering .a cracked hip bone,
which will. confine her to the'
hospital for .some. ,time.
Mrs,*.MaePougall was visiting
at, the •home of • her daughter
131a,nche, .Mrs• Jack Needham of
Cortinna; at :the . time and was
removed' to • .Sarnia Hospital for
treatment.
:Her son :Harvey, who had ibeen
here 'from British Columbia to
qornplete a recent.'retinion of the.
whole family, returned West on
Monday, . • •
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ISEEBYTI
SENTINEL
FIRE ON MONDAY
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Spence Irwin Of 'Von. 10, Ash
lost'•- a. :heavy duty JohPl
Deere tractor . by fire On Monday
afternoon. The 'Shed •'Weltising the
Machine Was badly gutted by 'the
time' the 't I.:U*0°w Fire °Br_igade
'reached scene. They succeeded
in extinguishing the blaze,; With.
'What ,water they. carried on the
trtick, Plus .:Cistern full at the
Irwin home. !' • ' ' 'n
: Had the -conflagration got' out
of hand •they iirouid. have been.
helpless lack of water. The
shed . situated between the,
house' and the. barn, aiict with t
wind • .in the '.direction it was
neither building was eridangered:
A brooder houSe. was . in the
rialh. of the flames ,but this.,is
a, cement building • and with, the
wooden roof covered .with snow,
this; building:.was, comparatively
safe. • •
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The'outbreak oepUrred in. 'Mid-.
THAT Mi. and -Mrs. ,Howard
Cowan have purchased Jim
Lem's Restaurant here. And ob-
tained," possession last -Week.
,recently . purchased; Ye-
men's Gill]. • 'in . wan
Mrs. Lem continuing to run the
• -business here until disposing of
,, it.
THAT the..; springlike Weather of
the past week brought' reports
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of groundhogs- and robins be-
ing seen: And., on Thursday.
,iaight there' were some light..
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ling flashes, The .:.month has
.'`"-415seen inaitialiy arid 'free
ut, storms but :We're keeping
our fingers crossed this week
for tonight is Bobby Burris' an-
.. ntiersery, associ-
ated With stormy weather,
THAT. Chin's Restaurant is be-
ing ; renovated and.: modernized
to make it. one of the Most. up --
afternoon as George IrWin, a' son :„ to -date restaurants in. this dis•-
ef the owner, was 'about, to start triet When he $94 ivcdmPleted.
the tractor to go to the .rOact•-to :The, layout is., being: de.signed
pick up 'a load of feed that s was'
arriving that ,afternodn'.. ;The.
tractorbackfireclt-arne-went7to
Start It and is believed to have
shattered the sedirnent ,bowI and
sprayed the engine with gas. In
a moment it was'a mass of flames —0-- '' •
that roared' out of .control and •in THAT a cement block one -storey
a' twinkling' had the. shed' aflame. building ./.60x45 'is being. built
inSuratice is. -.carried. on at ,Wiaiton to houSe a branch.
by Phil' Smith.
THAT De. D. D.. CarpenetO of
Sarnia has donated a • set •of
' the. Encyclopedia' EtrittartiCa to
• the Ripley High School;
;13eth,-the shed arid' tractwe,.which of the S•
„Which
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Spence estiMates, cannot be ;re- is expected. to .bein operation
placed short of $3,000.• • in March. .' •
; Mr. trwin was cutting wood at. .* '•• • '
the back end .,of Peter '.cook's, 711AT. today, Thursday, January
farm at thetime; and .the fire . .5th, Mrs, • Thornas" MacDonald
.was eXtirigUisl,lecl,by;the time he is Observing her. 89th' birthday.
reached honie. . • • , She 'makes her .home at, Sea-
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BIA)VVER KEEPS COUNTRY AN GAUNT IS
ROAD IN., GOOD, SHAPE
• Residents flong a' 33/4 mile
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stretch. of road on the Second
Concession of Huron . Township,
think. the Y have about the best
winter road in the district -:--and
not without good reason. •
• This group. of farmers from the
Kinloss -Huron Boundary to the
15th Sideroad, belong to a Snow
Club which this .vvinter,engaged
Ray to keep the: road
Open with his snow (blower.
This Ytractor-powered blc•wer
has done a good job to date and
this...stretCh. of road is free of
snow' banks as the -outfit' blows
the snow,' -into* the fields or well.
back into the 'ditches. It is also
being used to good advantage by
some in keeping, their ,laneways
cleared. •
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REPORTS .SHOW
A -verY successful annual con-
gregational 'meeting was .held in
the Presbyterian Church .on
Thursday evening, january. ,18th
;presided .Over by: A.
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Winn. The Session report pre-
sented by Mr. John • Ross,
Showed that there had been seven
deaths in the .qongregation:. in
1950:. There had been seventeen -
infants
' baptized •and four Mai-.
fiages .had been solemnized. Four
managers were re -appointed for
e three-year teem:: A. C. Agnew;
geo. Kennedy, IVIaOSWeen
and V. A. MoWbray.'
• - •-the secretaries-- and - freest:::
were' of. the various organizations
gave their reports, :it W.as.. noted.
that an overall, improvement was
evident over 'last year's' figures.
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Miss Gladys NIadvenald gave
the Y.P.S., report in.place 'Of Miss
Meilen. Graham who prepared it.
Mrs.. Clark FiniaySon -gave the
report for 'the 'Victoria Mission
Bend, showing. a membership of
25 children: The stiidy, •of the
book J`Where,'-theCerp' Banners
was undertaken by the nSen-
ior group:(hring, the' year, while
the. Juniors studied the book
!Toshio end-,-....eama'7Three Junior
menibership certificates • w er e
presented.... „ , •
Mr. ' John- D. Ross gave. the re-
port for the Sunday School which.
showed: decided, and enconraging.
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.figures over •last ' '7
The financial, i.eport of the; Ev-
ening Auxiliary • Was. given :by
Mrs: James Little,., Mrs; --Gordon'
Fisher' gave the .secretary's re -
.port for the Auxiliary, reviewing
the year's activities. which: were
[,enjoyed :by all. The average at-
tendance :for the Auxiliary Steed'
• • forth, with her daughter, Mrs... .
'Receives R.kJ-Certificate `. ..,L.4_c1.#14in Smith (Kate). ,
Miss Betty Howse, nurse . • ,..• • .
. co, the staff of theBrantford THAT Charles. R. eBantock: of
General Horkitm, h a a. a e Toronto, field rePrsentative of
Canadian .1Chamber . of
awarded her :Registered ,Nurse's The
e e the 13:rantfoid ""'°°ttieril.pio:arcer oChanilber la'ositfiT•cehrs urasf...
Hospital'.''She n is the 'daughter Of ,
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on the church Was far from ade-
quate and would have to be in,
creased when the new Organ is
lhstafled1; A-,POrepiationykra extended
Rae 'and, Mips IVIargaret Rae • for
,• their .services, ' '
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v: and Mrs, .G. G. Howse of '
Al ; , •• 17-0— •
, . . • : THAT ,Mrs. Ewart McKeith's .re•L'
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ed toithe Bdard Of •Stewards nfOr
.6 three.yar terin and Harvey
'Houston and ',Orland Richards
were appointed •to complete the
term § of the late H4 R Allth and
the late ' R; Robeiltsop. Mrel
Ernest. Blake was, tamed tb the
Session, W. Andersen. arid W.
L.,„ MacKenzie • were ° appointed,
auditors: •
Mr. Ernie Ackert' extended a
hearty*" vete of.tlianis to Dr, and
Mrs MtimfOrd Tot' their' sertrices
;and devt5top to the t otigtgatioh:
••:newal to The ',Sentinel. brings
a' message of good, wisheS from
yaileowkr to the old. home
town, as Well as this cOMMent:
"The' many friends frotn Luck -
now who' called on me during
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the past sUnnner-gaVeArie,great
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71-411 christina-, yfurchion 16f,
the frouse of Providence, Lon.dOn) and fornieely, of %.4shfield,
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has notified, up' td discontinue
her ,Sentinel She' is now corn-
, pletely blind,
(Coritinueci.- do is40
during'•
•the Year.
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Mrs., Yovin • gave • the treasur,-
' t for the WMS and
er repot r , ,
the past Year's events ; Were re-
viewed by the secretary, Mrs. W.
.13orteolis...4. very pleasing'and
interesting ACCOUrt 'of •the .doirigs
of 'the, W.M.S. it proved to be.; 1..'
Mrs. Gordon _Fisher gave the
Cradle Roll Report. •Twenty-one
members:are now on the roll..
'The treasurer's report Was giv-
en for the church' by Mr. Donald
A-lenders:Om and showed a goodly
balance on hand for the coming
•; Thanks was. expressed to the
various members 'of the 'Execu-
tive who Made out these fine
.t:eportS,7„ and, congratniatior(s ex-
tendedIth All who participated so
,
ithe 'general and, local
work of the church. The congre-
gation looks .forWard to anbther
fine year of 'Work for the Lord
in 1951. . • • • „,
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FAIR PRESIDENT- . .
At the annual ;Meeting, of the
Lticknew Agricultural . Society„'
held.; last Thursday afternoon,
Andrew ,Gaunt of West Wawa-
nosh was' elected. president to .
succeed George'Kennedy , who
had concluded the cUSternary. 2-
e r term. •
Mr Gaunt was not Present,--'
be-
ing .in.'the ,§tate, on a; ,
other ShorthOrn .cattle breeders. • .'..•••
Mr. Kennedy presided for ,a
view of last year's activities 'that
resulted: in the Society inereas,. ,
nig its slim surplus by about •
fifty dollars.: Gordan Icirklandt
presided: „.for, the election of ,of•.7
ticers, and • then the,' first vice •• • „ -
president, Fred took :,•;.•
charge. , ' '
The meeting was called for, ,•.°
Thursday afternoon `t/41;give town: •
folk the opportunity to be preS-
ant The attendance at • the ;Meet-
ing was 17—four of whom were
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village residents.. . • \
Officers elected were as; fol:- • ,
. president,'" Andrew; Gaunt; •
,lst vice, Fred McQuillin;'.‘ 2nd •
vice; Wm. Maclirtyre; secretarY
treasurer, 'Alex T. ,MaeN,aY; hon; •
'brary. presidents, John MoQuil.; •
lin *.F..; U. Todd, John.' Famish,
•Jacob 'Hunter, W. A.Miller, Geo. • 'n
'Kennedy. Directors-Atinloss,.. D.
H. Carruthers, Harry'.LaViS;
field, Seed}, • Hunter,, Gordon...'
Kirkland; West WavranoSh; Toni,
Todd„,6•Goige. Kennedy; • Huron,
Austin Martin.; W. S. McGuire;•
Lucknew, 'S. C. Rathwell. ' • ' •
Associate Kiziloss,
I Alex MacKenzie,. Frank Mac-
Kenzie,. Riaynard,',- Ackert; Ash-
field, 'Glen Cairipbell,Roy Alton, '•
Cecil Johnston; Huron, R. G.:Mar-.
tin, Robert. Barkwell, Fred Mar-.
tin; West' Wiwanosh, W. Mil-
ier,
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F. G. Todd, John M4Quillin; .
Allen.; Miller; John
-F.arrish, Wm. ,'.Schinid, L. C.
Thompson, Art Andrew, Jack.
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Henderson, Bert Ward. ••.,
• Associate •Ladyf.Directori---MiSs
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J. Lyons, Mrs, R. G. Martin, Mrs.
W. B. Gordon, Mrs. Harry Lavis,
Mrs. Jas. Webster; Mrs.'
Mrs. G-5.• Todd, s.
Wm. Machitytel Mrs. W. A. Mil- ,--
1617,71Val--- eorge enn y,
Oliver. .114aeCharles, Mrs. ..Tacol;:. ••
Hunter, .Mrs, Fred McQuillin and .
presidents Of women's local or-
ganizations., '
In making the appointment- of
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associate directors' it was the aim. , ',•
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t� name Some younger Men, who " ' . • ..t.
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it is hoped will stake an .active
interest in the Society. •, : ' ... '.•
. , ,Tii Organize cot Ciub . ', • , ... ,
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Fred :lVIcQuillin and Tom .•Todd •' :
were aPpOinted-alf Club lead- • • :
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ers°, as •the Society plariS' to again ,,
,spOnsor a calf club. Several have .. ' .2, ',,' •
stated their 'intention of 'enter-' f '
int. the Club: if suitable calves . : , • ..
can be obtained,' Those planning • ',
to enter must make their inten-
tions -kneWn by February l'Otli.'
SOrne dissatisfaction was Ox- •
pressO :-'1:r.ver.''';-4ing,i--rasocitaited. : 7.
with 'BrItc:_%" County in :coif' club
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Work, and though '.
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.action a`s, taken •
.if ' no definite
was the e),c--..."'''.
ll'res5ed c:'-iriion, of sorne that the ' :-... , •
Lucknow Club would find it .there
satisfactory to i beaffiliated with!
Huron County for this , , vOrk, as '1,.
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in the past Calves that were con;,- ' .: ''.:•
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sidereci ' fit for .competition In
Toronto Were sent to the 'Walk- ;'• '' • .
erten Christmas Pair,and the'
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subsequent 'auction ,b0Ck. ., • .."-;. 7 , ,
Fred McQuillin and Win. Mac;.. , : ''''
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, Intyre were named collectors for '1 ,
1051„ 'Last ,,yeas collectors; An... ;
drew •Gaunt and 'Alex MacNay, !, • . ° *•
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were delegated to '. rattend the
Fairs Convention ,ini'Torotto , in
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