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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-02-22, Page 1r.. $20 Yearly In„; AdYance . . 50c CO-OP REPORTS YEAR OFPROGRESS Extra to•. U.S.A. • :LUCJJNOW, ONTARIO; THURS., FIJBRUAfi,Y "22nd, 1951 • ExGm . PAGES Departing from ; their usual custom, the Lucknow :District Co -Operative Incorporated held their annual meeting last. Tues: day- hi -the • .foran of , a banquet;, :which proved quite popular' with, a . capacity crowd of ' over 200' ;persons filling the banquet ..hall in•"the Recreational ;Centre. The meeting was presided over i by Wallace Mller, president ',.of the local organization, who point- ed out' that the :banquet. idea had. LOCAL LADY'S BROTHER. I° DIED IN ALBERTA. Mrs. W. J. Douglas of town has• received: word, of thedeath of. her brother, Mr. Alex N, Leishman, which occurred at 'hi& horde in. Youngstown, Alberta. lie was in his 78th year and had been poor ly- from a heart conditi?on.. Mr. Leishman • was one of a .family of eleven children born to. Richards Leishman. and -Margaret; •Nethery' of the '.9th Concession. of East Wawanosh Of •'that' .family: •four sisters and one brother sur SE;E • B SENT I:E wive;•,, • - ,'pHA Alex • Stanley.has. bought (been.with a view to• increasing initerest ° in the Co -Operative 'which° has been` expanding rapid .ly in the past few years. •„ Mr. ; Miller introduced the guests andthe directors and their Wives who were -at the. head table,exclusive• of the ,guest • speaer, Mr. 'Leonard Harman, who was' introduced: later by ilobert Boak, manager , of the Co - 1? O erat'ive. , P' Wm. Cook's •farm 'on • Con.• 9,, FLU. REACHED West Wawanosh: Mr: •and MVlrs. 'cook plan to 'move to. near ERE 'THIS WEEK• Chesley to a. farm adjoining • their son-in-law and • daughter, Until Tuesday of this week this ” 1VIr.. and 'Mrs. 'Harry Wilkins.: PRESENT FLAG coils iunity Was' free Of. influenza ^=o.• AUXILIARY' :FRESENTS GIFT TO SCOTTISH. FAMILY • An enjoyable social evening was held last Thursday in the Legion Rooms in honor of Mr; and Mrs, J arines. MacNaughton. , Cards were played and an in- teresting program included corir- xnunity singing, with accompani- ment by Mrs. D: Simpson, Scotch dancing:.to the' 'bagpipes played, by D. A. MacLennan and :a- r"ead- irng,. by .Mr. John Hall. A'„presen- tation' of` money was made. -by the Ladies.:Auxiliary ,to Mr. and Mrs. .MacNaughton.. The, evening. 'clos- ed with, a sumptuous lunch. LH ._.. .S. GRADUATES which has;'been reported as reach ing' epidemic ,praportiions in some centres, • Until Tuesday localdoctors hadn't'encountere'd' a single case' that 'they'd•iagnosed as influenza. THAT 'Bob. Boak : -is in'- Wingham Hospital with a severe attack of pneumonia.; Bob was .taken ill last:Thursday. THAT Henry Caesar, one of the An ' ;attractve ',school. flag • Was - been •presented to the Lucknow District :High. School )by , mem- bers of the 1954 graduatingclass: • The presentation'. was• made at'. a. recent'' Assembly in the school, y '.::.Those presented, by Mr. Miller; :There had been colds,'"la grippe"n? , many spend who their:leisure 10Y, �Mss Joyce •CamPbell a mem- were Mr. • and Mrs- Oliver: Mac- pneumonia plenty. of it'' -•-:, but hours in Murdoch Morrison's ,ber Of last year's. graduation class. Charles, Rod McIntosh; manager nothing ;unusual about` any of the harness shop, is spending; 'a. few The flag': wag r'ece'ived . by Miss •of Maitland Creamery; Alex Mil- Cases .treated. • , -i ; On Tuesday, :.field :man for'Ontario; Not- . ; however.; the plc - • • days visiting, friends . in White- , church. and •Wingham. • • t -o man Alexander, of the • a uditing.i department; Mi'., 'and. -Mrs: T. A. Cameron,; 'Mr; ' and Mrs . `Lloyd MacDougall, , Mr. and ,Mrs: Robert. Barkwell, Mr..and Mrs. Robert Campbell,- Mr: and: Mrs. John Qawan, Mr., and Mrs.Ro'bert'Boak and Mrs :W A Maher , Mr, Norman'Alexander. the . isle. o .f th auditing service;' department" ori the United: CO -Operatives of On tario • reviewed •the ..: operating statement, and balance ,sheet of the Lucknow:, Co -Op, with 'all the, branches of, the . organization showing a combined net'aavings h tae eat or'6 2 1.. 9 meeting -. The. ''•air- gaveapproval to e t . ectors,. to retain this •savings to Provide working .capital for the business, . • • 'iRobert. 'Soak introduced W. S. McGuire of Huron Township::as. the patron with the highest pur- chases in 'all ' three departments duringthe year: - ' of fo r .�li tire changed with . the odd 'case. • cropping up virus- ;causing • this anflu- enza, outbreak which has been striking sporadically';acr:oss Can- ada is classified as "prime A" : and: is : generally regarded as a ."mild'.'• type,. ,abut similar to -that .''which: swept England ;a short time ago, It` is extremely Contagious and spreads rapidly, , but the recovery is quick, 'sand. health : authorities'. state the'•out�break is waning. in most sections' where it •has struck: LIFE HAD IN GREECE,. .' WANTS TO. COME TO CANADA • r Bill Pappas' has received a let-. • ter ' from, a • fellow countryman in. Greece, wanting to know how "it might be possible for him . ,to Corrie to Canada. - •• .i . The writer., Was' Dem.etre Pap- pas, although • no relation and un- known to Bill. He ' is in the tin- port i -port and export ;,business, but.: says. The'electiori t rectors life in Greece is very hard, and. was •held to succeed T. A. Cain- 'is getting . unbearable.'. ' ter. g g on John o n Co w an ' Lorne � Far- get� �i �wi�f ' ions . o ...his e - e "ant t H is ., rish 'and, Austin, Martin. The four ..and family out . of ' Greece, and elected were W. Se McGuire, El= prefers : Canada. as a .prospective wood -Drennan, John MacLeod L land- of.•adoption. and. George Moncrief.. Mr, T ! _A..'_Camer•.on,. referred -.to p H-O-NOi 1 1 KO 'UGH the* growth of the Co -Op • Life • Insurance and . Automobile `Incur`-;� C H U RCH ORGANIST, ance': business, and •.mentioned • I. that some pother Com rile . had.,Miss�'•Edna Boyle .was guest of reduced' their : rates "to farmers honor on ;:Monday evening when ' after. the' Co -OP• started flirt this the Kinlough Anglican °congrega- fielld. ' tion met' atthe ••Sunday School ''Mr. �C: L. Smith,:.. local 'bank loom to' spend a social eiening manager. Mentioned that. .with 'and p resent the or .anist 'with a about 500 • Co -Op members the gift r•as. a 'token of : appreciation'. directors shouldn't have tocarry • all the load. Bank. loans, he said; Were for. Providing' capital to Ibusiness',for'teinnporary 'peak per- , for long, "and faithful service Three films .were shown ,by the .Rev.• R: Blight and, Mrs. Harold Haldenby • favored :with the solo, rods„ • .ith. _.` ' 'Sometime". Mrs. Bert'. Nicholson have. W the Co -Op expanding, Bert' 'where. he :;arid Mrs. ; Stewart • y resided for the past seven years since retiring from their' '300 -acre farts in: Ashfield,. now owned by Melvin.Stewart: When Mr. Stewart started oti:•t f • -himself.as ayoung .man• 'he worked 'a whole year for $75.00. THAT Rev'. MacMillan of. God-. , erich took Dr C. H. • MacDon aid's ..service: at Bluevale on Sunday,' The special' collection went:. to the :building'. fund of ,K n,'ox .: Presbyterian Church; Goderich. ' _o• T. Miss, Dorothy' orothy ' Gibson: has joined . the .local, stuff • of theaq . I Bank ,of Montreal Dorothy was ,;previously: 'employed: at Pur - don's Bakery/and has been sue- ceeded : there. by .Mrs:: James MacNaughton. =o- . THAT Stratfttrd'trrnali es • •are ractiisin teachingin the Pub • lie School: • Ray Stanley is in Miss Webb's room.an'd:' Jim Blue in Mr. 'Rosa'. roorri. ' Jalie Johnstone, president of the Literary Society. . • The flag is in commemoration'of the establishing of the Lucknow District: High School,;and. it is • fitting that the gift: should 'come, from the last class of • aduates g7'.. of ; "Old' .Lucknow .Hi" The flaghas a white back- ground, ground, carrying:. the Union ,Jack in the upper • left hand corner 'and with a; large blue ,school crest superimposed . to the. right of the: • THAT .we ,hasten. to inform m readers, ; especially. 'those that the C.N.R.'. is not in habit . of - sending plants, c , ' and boxes to the sick; as • HELD SKATING PARTY • The Ashfield YP;S: held-:thheir. .skating :party at the Arena on.; Tuesday • evening: • After the. skit- l ing ' they repaired to • . Ashfield• parsonage where• games were in -1 d;ulged 'in' „until .midnight when refreshments :were served , ;ta Lound out a, jolly evening: our the TO DRAFT C.N.R. arcs PROTES''':TONICHT STREAMS • LAD: SLEEPS` Blissfully unaware of the ebr- sternatiojhis dissappearance had' caused, young Kenny.MacDonald 'was• fast; asleep at. the home of. Mr. 'arid' Mrs. Sid Gardner last ' Friday • night. -while' scores 'of. village . ,residents searched for '. 'bin). frantically.. Kenny is the 7 -year-old •son• o'f • Mr and” Mrs.: Win. 'MacDonald• of '.Lucknow; '•Mr, MacDonala being a member of the High • School teaching staff. • • Neighbors had been aiding • in 'tryin.g ' to locate : the. ,lad from early. in the'evening, but at. mid= night,' 'with their' efforts.' still fruitless, a fire: alarm was :turn 'ed in,., . and search • parties' were -organized under Fire Chief : K., C. Murdie.- • • These �groti �.s• started an organ- ized p g.. ized patrol of the.'streams •,and ponds;iri•,the village and 'a -search. of public buildings and 'of barns; she:l,s• .and unoccupied` .buildin gs.. g , A' :'house-to-h�ouse'':canvass. was .: getting .underway about 1.30 a.m., When the ;'fire siren.' notified • the•'. Searchers that thee boy had been found.... There were a few, .tense•" moments then until ,it became `known that: the ':ending' was a happy 'one.. and the lad was live PpY a i and Well. • 't was Constable, Alex' Havens. ;who • located • Kenny at the . Gard ner ome where Mrs. ' Gar leer do hadkept .him :for -tlie .night be lieving„that ;his; parents.�knew`-of his ...Whereabouts., '4 Sid was workingp; on the mid- night; shift; 'at Treleaven's Mill, .and Mrs. Gardner was' at 'home: with • her young' family, ` ' one ` of then an infant, .:Sid 'had..arriiv!ect-- :, home, 'about the. time' 'the. siren was sounded,'.but ;saw no.evidence '.. Of- a .fire. and considered' it must must have been something minor'' • or' a false: alar`i'n.' The ;Gardner home,, 'the'•former- Towle residence,' is ,situated in an outlying •part -of the village, and Some .distance from 'a phone.• Thus neither.Mr. .or Mrs.gard- ner were:aware of any' midnight: commotion resulting' from the' • search• Might ; suspect by ' the tra,rispos- Mayors', and reeves of • the mus . , • 1tt Will a'�,e .Mr. Gardner was at work when ition in last week's front page icilpaties . concerned . , Wit -hied Kenn arrived l make=up; �whereby,'.a couple of y ed shorty after.: six in.. Wingham • tonight . to draft •a' o'clock to have su er and spend end paragraphs from Zion ChurchPp p resolution, protesting the Canad-• . report.- became- • attached to - a :: , :. the- night with his:young- school- _ � p•pian National Railways proposal to, , , •' ; • mate, Keith 'Gardner:,Mrs. -Gard-, C.N.R. ••story. curtail its .rail operations affect- 't- Wontlimed on, page'..8) ilei, •thinloir>tg. Iyat-h rents ins passenger.;' express and mail knew .where •hi was made .the lad service. , Busses.• and • transports welcome.'H'e;.and Keith had'fun Introduced .Straw .: Would :be 'stubstituted under the •together that avenin and 'even. . , • new C.N.R. plan,, in continuing g these ,services. • had hunch before ion-lg.-to' bed. Blower To . As ffeid when -Mr.: Havens located Iden-' Bow. Particularly strong delegations ny he Was speedil ;aroused. from . were p r e s•_e.n t 'fr.om, terminal .' e fin h Stewart ' former Ashfield his slumbers, dressed and rye H..b ... points, calling for improved 'rail • and:the i turned-• to'his home, with: everST Township?thresher/Ilan, service rather .than- any; curtail • • . , first man to introduce; 'a straw one relieved: that• the incident .,' merit' and all`• municiippalities fell.h.ad so happy•an ends blower• in the Township, cele-• in line. opposing he: C:N.R.'s r; - : ' ng •r • br,:ated '.his 84th • birthday n ppo.• g t p 2 .. • Thursday; February. l5th; i oma peers .held that eon- • H4NOREI) � ON THEIR•25th.:, - • • Mr: Stewart observed his .birth:-. ,. observed � firmed. rail•service •:was mpera- , "WE DhYG ANN, IVE>EtSAR• Y .: • •' '. day at'his home'in Dungannon • •: , • ..tive, and'the' meeting decided to exert. every effort to have ; full rail: • service- retained. Engaging ':of a. 'solicitor `. was,. su ested if 'necessary,and . plans .discussed for sending -a delegation to ttawa i `advisable. ' as it' is,'he suggested that those and Miss Kay'Gibson 'read hum mernlbers whohad_ orous' readings. 'Mrs. Nicholson only a .mem:, bership',fee in the organization, and Mrs 'Blight 'Conducted con Should' be prepared to put' more tests into: it ton • ` provide.the necessary a `capital. structure. ' Mf'' Leonard :iia ` a a 'za rxna g •On'. the ::occasion of their'' 25th wedding anniversary, Mr. and :Mrs. Elwood Barbour of West gg 'Wawanosh were Honored on Sat= . urd? y eveninga - a sur' ri e rt 1VIrs. Maurice 'Hodgins ::then O f � • t. p s party r.- n: the staged • ,by. their family at the an address , expressing or im , , �i cad good, wishes of "the congregation: home af: M. and' Mrs. Ari itis a... ni - . -thrift . HELD ,VALENTINE TEA ' * .MacDonald • „tionual _ .... rs...T•oira :Hodgins. the, .�-and..�enterprise,. "he; . ... •manager �of..the tilted Co and M g . _ By .,... . q ' of money. .. l 'urch'ased a thres`hin T'HUR'SDAY AFTERNOON: •Operatives of Canada •was intros presentation a gift of Y tvei7tual y � •�: � . diced b.,. Mm E complete- machine and'. for thirty years was • Y Book Mr. Harman dna altihough.taken eom lete- s..ok. •u , rise 'thanked everyone p, a of the extensive develop- ly by• Surprise, tent Of the, east ' seven ears for :the, kindness shown to her ;in whereby tY' . re hments were , in Ontario the nu: er , this way. Refreshments s , ._ _ enjoy - 150 .. Of Co -Ops had grown. from 40'/to, served and a social chat enjoy- 150: with 50,000°•ii'iernbers and dp ed. ins a 50 -million dollar business.• - We have' in the Cv=O he said ing„' said M. Harman, and in. p, g,� rt. ,.. . . a set of principles. to build bet conclusion he traced' the control ter relationships ratives from the'tbp onships •that' could, be of of the Co -Op t -,. .., far-reac'hin g iri `rtan•e and.-• men right back to the individual g po c d ... factor ,iri *kid ace. • m ..Ibers who elect their local. The Co -Operative is an.organ•; branch directors: ization of farm ;people and' others, Others called on 'who rspokc. to Carry.business Under the b riefly, were ' 'Jack MacKenzie-, . ownership and ,control- thzse .president of the Ashfield' k'edera' Whobrings respbn-tion Agriculture, Mr.i,Ale sibilities innanufacturing, whole- Miller and Mr. Rod,Mclntosh. sailag and retailing to 'the. pep. , Piano' music Was provided by lite who awn•, it ani: .. ho. P t MO, Puritan' Simpson prior to t d Yv`h iris poet to take4 part in financing the meeting and; a� the close of. it. held. Its a' solid +�„nLl.,.u; ,.e .p:.:.....iw;:: Which �'o. r�tir►h_Ht was • ,. engaged in this; seasonal business. a1s ; operated „a sawmill, and •sawed lumber for as little as $2.54, per thousand: in the' Sunday ;Schoolroom last Threshing rates were equally' Thursday afternoon: One. low at that me. and',Mr. Stewarto' The ,guestswere welcomed .,by thresh ed 'frons early ; morning rnin un- the: Auxiliary• president, Mrs. .�. , til late -,at. night at a .rate of $12.00 ' Alex Andrew*" land while they ' •-were arrivingMrs.' R.: Allan - Hisintroduction s H to .$14.00... a day. of, the blower• for' carrying' and presided atthe piano. The fol - blow' instraw was heralded as � -A Valentine' tea, art annual . event Of.' the • Eveniri Auxiliary ,g Y of .tlie United. ;Church, wastheld lowing ;interesting • program. was. presented, readings y Mrs, -Alex ' MacNayand' Mrs.' M. A. R:uther ford; , solo by Mrs: J. C. Ari' - ;-Mr --and ^1VIrs -Barba lir pr ezenteWith a lovely chest. of silver,;:;. They have five children, Mrs. • Angus. MacDonald, (Helen) • Mrs.. Donald Montgoimery of W ngharn, (Isbbel)• Allan of E[e'c .and, Ken+ neth and' Phyllis ,at'home. Allan was not, able, to be present• an Saturday, Others,. besides the family Who' were present (for •,the• occasion, were Elsner arid Arnold Woods vile a progressive step in' triose; : b and. ' Miss' Laura McBurneyi of • q days.. ' • _.' - •�. • � Bele: 'rave: � '•'. Mr. •and' 1vlrs.. Stewart, are •aver• Mf. and 'Mit. Barbour' were fife ears married and are both strong, duet by Mrs; Joe Wasney married in Wingham.,by Rey`.•.111Ii join' good' health; health; They'.have, and.Mrs. Stewart Jamieson, trio N1c1ntosh. Mrs... Barb ur WAS for -1 enjoying g ... , � .., e sons and ,one daughter: by Mrs:. J. W. Joynt, Mrs., Harold merly; Sadie Pettyipiece; five . riends ' and neighbors extend- Treleaven arid' Mrs. Ha'11, pian ed congrattilatiohs to Mr. Stewart, duet by Beverley Ashton and) and best wishes generally to this Valerie,Carnegie, nt�ailbeis was by Mrs. Allan and . j ' : •.._ a i hent for the e vocal,, esteemed couple. Acconlp n m hEltizalbeth 'W'elsh Miss •