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LUCKN SENTINEL. L'#l'CKNOW, ' QNTARI
.RED CROSS FUND
4'VER OTE GRA ,N
t7Ri �S.DA) APRIL 9
. .. I..,th,, ' 1951...
1GOI NG, :.PLACES
WENT O E t W:EL
A local talent cast with little
time, to:; .rehearse and numerous.
obstacles to overcome,. staged ' a
very . creditable two -night per
forxnance. of the musical showy
"Going Places". There were feat--
ores • of . the promotional end , of
the "show 'which 'weren't popular
but there was:'.nothing abut, praise
' for :those who got, 'behind the:
show and, took part in . succe'ss
fully staging it,
The' story �o�f the.
play was built
.around' Uncle .Billy Watson,` the
retiring station., master, ,who 1eaf-
ed lback through, xis • diary to
the. depot.• The part' Was taken. by
Alex. McNay :'.Noss Margaret,: who.
played the -leading role. in ,nar.'
rating dthe Cinderella story. ,and
the ibirthday party scene, •was
taken by. Mrs. 'Campbell 'home;
son... Cinderella .was enacted' by
'Patricia. Thompson; • the Fairy
.Godmother by, Karen 'Carnegie.
andxthe.Prince'by George Gibson.
The little •knightsand ladies who
danced . the minuet were Eliza-
beth' Finlayson,; June Purdon.,
..Elizabeth:. Henderson,_ Mary A;1=
• ]:in, Thom 'Collyer, Tommy Ratti
well; Allan McDotgal' and Bobby
Brewer.: This ' scene 'ineluding
children, from Grades 1: to 4; was
;one of . •,the • highlights of. , the
show.
DCA,1ation5 to the Lucknowand.
Vicinity, Branch of the Red Cross
have passecd, the ithodsand dollar
mark -41.041 to be .exact. This
600 short. of what was raised" a
year ,sago, and the Finance Com-
mittee urges donors; Who have
neglected this matter to . give it
their' ,e'arly .atterntion,, ' ..
R. Webster ,SQ . W. L. MacK'e;-
zie 5.00; Carman ' Hamilton , 1.00;.
Martha Clifton 5.00; Christine.
McD nald 1.00; a. T. Douglas.
100; John . A. • MacDonald- 5.00;
Leslie -Purves 1.00, Stewart Lavis
T 50;, Wm.. Lyons .1.00; L E. Ash-
. ,ton,. 2.00; ,George .Orvis 2.00;
J, R
'McNaib 10.00,, Wellington^. Nixon
1.00; Wm. Broom 100;• Elizabeth;
Ferguson: ':1.00 'Roderick' Ross
2.00; Mrs: F. Mustard 2.00 James
Pickering • '2.00;;. R. J. 'MacKenzie
:25; Harr t Nixon 2.0Q; Mrs., John
'McLeod 1.00; Mrs. A. Jewitt 1,00;,
• Donald J. MoCharles' 5.00;.J: W.
Joynit. 15,00; , Mrs.' Edgar Holly_
• man 3.00;' Mrs, John McDonald:'
2.00 Dr W. VI' Johnston . 10.00 •
.Ruby A: Grant : 5.00; ' .Clifford
:Oraivv'ford-% 2.00,.- `'red , EMberlin '
• 2.00; Mrs: San' Morrison•1.00; . J,
' C. Armstrong 2.00; ' Ken. M w+bray
2.00; ,: Cameron ' 1V1IaoDonald "5:,00; '
W: W. Hill 5.00; Mrs. M. Dudley
1.50;„ Mrs: Sakti' ,Jamieson .2.00'
• Elizabeth Reed • 1.00; ;; Katherine
MacLennan • 2.00; Mrs'.. Ed 'Hod
gins 3.00;. '•Catherine. 'McGregor
5.00; `Alex Andrew 5.00; Mrs 0,.
Pedersen .1.00; ; V A: Mowbray
5,00; Anderson., Flax Products.
.50.00; Clifford Jolinstori3 00-; Ern.-.
est Blalke 5:00, Miss E:::Cummings
2.00, :..Kenneth Canieron
Brown Snlythe: 5;00;,:•. Mrs. Essie:
Purves' 5"00; Frank Maulden 5.00;
• Miss ;Sarah ,Mall'ough 2.00; 'Mrs.
N. Campbell 2;00;. Mrs.,R. J: Cam
" eron: 1,00; "W . CCT. Htirnphrey ;2..00;
Bill ` Pappas: 2.•00.; Margaret,' Flet.-
Cher' 0.0 :Mrs.' R. H..McQuillin
Z5 00 John McKay 5.00; Wm.' H.
Irvin 5,00; Lucks ow Women's In
' sititute '25.00;.. Edgar T Carr : 5.00;•
Mxs., Jessie McInnes '2.00; Chas:
.Tiffin;, 2.00; , T. J Salkeld • •5 00
C. L. it ' 3:00 Harve• Hous -
Sm h y
5.00;' Douglas Graham 3.00;
Malcolin; 'Keith' 1.00; 'Arthur Con -
gram 5.00; Elliott Congram
Allister Hughes 5.00; Ladies Aux -
diary 'oto; •Canadian Legion ;10.00;
Mrs.:Boy Black 2.00;. Mrs., D. Me
T inion 2.00, Ltioknow Fire ' Co.
.10.00; Andrew` Gaunt :10'00.; Mrs:
Sam 'Reid' 1.00; ,Win. Andre* 5.00;
That home of •yours
will be a knockout when
you'treat:woodwork and
furniture to the magic of
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Bright, lustrous finish,n'
fast drying,
beautiful
shades.
Apply'
.by
brush,.
•roller
or,
spray.
John
lumber. Limited
Phone 150, I:ucknow,•..Ont.;
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Treat the family to
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TRADE MARK REG
Gordon: M(oPhersonL5.00 Clifford.
• Kil p!.atrick' • 5.00; • Wallace Miller
5.00; Thomas, Robb 10.00.
ea" 501*
is almost here' and we are ready with a full. stock 'u
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NO. 100 : WHITE FOR. OUTSIDE . USE, GUARANTEED
REMAIN'' WHITE; also .:Colors of. 'the Same Quality.
SANIFLAT---A • flat paint with : great covering: capacity;
•.
INTERIOR GLOSS -in beautiful ,shades for Inside painting;
• UTILAC ENAMEL Lthe•sarne excellent quality MOORAMET
-dries ''hard with a china finish; UTILAC VARNISH and
V'AR1fSH. STAIN, .also LINOLEUM VARNISH:•
Sixty Yeartt Ago
•
George Kerr wYio' h 'settled
in Lucknow: m 4862,' left for
Brantford with, his ,sOn 44e.orge to
take over a • gents furnishing
business, He wds an ex-reeveof
the , village. Mrs. Kerr and fam-
ily were arernaining in the village
for the time being with James
Kerr looking (after. 'the grocery
store and.•the' milling business, as
the' lease on Treleaven's roller
1:e1iive happenings and doiogs . at. *all d`id` ..not; expire until July:
Word *as received of the death
of Mrs •-George Grant, who only
a 'few weeks : before: had gone to
'Seattle with. her huslband. ' She
was' a :daughter of . Hugh Ruther-
ford, ...
• Kinloss Council . , limited "the
number of tavern licenses to fotir
at 'a feet of $90 • each.,
Thirty • Years Ago
...
Fi`v e Y
,
;Hugh, McCrostie; narrowly miss-
ed
ed being .'fatallY injured -when
,struck on the, head by a, limb'
while 'working in.. •the .bush on
Concession' 1`0., West •W.awanosh.:
Lieut. Clarence, Spence of.;. the•
R• oyal Gar•rison'' • Artillery •was' en
IChor " and, ' dance; steps ' .werefurlough at his' home before ail=
presented by the 'Going Places
Cap Girls: Theyinclud ing for.. England...
and Red C p G ,, ` • .
ed''Ruth Johnston,; •Mary Jo' Af - Daughters were •b.orn to Mr. • &
clerson, Noreen Kilpatrick, Gwen.
Stewart, ;Gladys Kilpatrick, $et
ty Durnin, Carolyn -Gibson, Edna;
Reid; 'Betty Johnston, '• H e' le 'xi
Weiler., Marlene MacLennan. and
Charlene*Smith. •
I s o be 1'' ' MacPherson ,did' • ;a
Scotch dance and Frank. MacKenr
zie, played 'bagpipe. selections.:
.; The Ohing-A=Ling •girls dressed
in . Chinese .costumes did ' a song
Mrs.' Robert.• Brown and Mr.,: and
Mrs. J,.: C, Clark. of Southampton
and a 'son to Mr. and :Mrs H. A.
Doupe.
Twenty Years Ago
The : death .'occurred, . of Mary
.Belle ' Habkirk, ., 31 -year• -old • dao
g
. hter of Mr.- 'Wm. liabkirk, of:
Teesvwater. , . •
'and dance .,routine. This. group A.' R. Finlayson had been seri-
was' comprised of Eunice • Mutton, -coaly ill with pneumonia
1 Joyce Mowbray, Valerie Carneg •` The. Women's Institute was pp -
ie; . Ruth Ermiberinr,. 'Ruth Trelea ,pealing for cooperation to . see
'yen and: Edith Marshall, (that all 'names were obtained' ''and
, Mrsr ' Thompson presented the correctly spelled ' for ' inscription
children's contest awards to ,Don-
na, '.Button, :''•as 'duchess; • Donna 1
,Corrin,; as princess;; Jane Joynt
as'queen 'arid Roy. Button as king, 1.
With, the' Male chorus' falling
through,:. a .group' . of . nine high
school boys "saved' . the show",'
They had their first rehearsal on
Tuesday, :With'. the show• ,*.staged
Ton 'Wednesday . and '' '.Thursday,
They :did` a sang' and dance num
per that went over 'big, :and,. Jack
McKi rr' :did.: his first solo 'work,:
When. he did Al Jolson'';'' black
face ve-rsro of'Marn riy' r i
•Johnston' took; •the: Mayor's part
and Donald, Haldenhy acted, as.
president, of this group .Of "Con=
ventionaies" .who included Don-
ald ,Stevu°art, Harald Howald, Geo.
Anderson; Donald Thompson,
Clark Stanley and: Kenneth Nich-
olson.
The Models, deserve credit • also
for . their : part. The costumes were
announced , by Mrs. Thompson'
and . were modelled as follows:
pyjamas'and'':housecoats by Ruth
Anderson' and • Pat .. MacMillan;'
sun dresses by Jane.'. Johnstone'
and :'Shirley, • Johnston, suits by
Jean' MacKinnon. and Mrs‘ F, • G,
Brewer;' Summer ensembles ;by
Mrs, - Alex Andrew.. and. ,Mrs. M.1
H. Corrin; •cotton dresses by' Mrs. i.
J. C. McNab • and` Mrs . Jim Hen-
dersoafternoon nsem`►bles by-
Mrs. :George, Joynt and Mrs: Mor-
gan, Henderson; • evening gowns.
by Mrs. Baynard Ackert and Mrs;
Jack Ackert. •
on the honor. rail. Lloyd • Aghow
was engaged to do the art' work.
The farm:' home of Mr, and M' $,
Wilbert Sheane, South Line, Kin-
loss• Township, was destroyed by
fire.
Mrs.- Paul .. Reed, 86, won the.
prize at the Women's .Institute.
meeting as. the oldest grand-
mother present,
A .-,-Vaauable •• silver black
escaped' ' from: " its pen on • Jehr
Webster's farm at, St. ,Helens;
• °A farewell party:was- held' for •
•Mr and Mrs, W, ,G.,' Reed and
mil ho •were' o-'
fa .. 'vv m v n �ro
the Lanes: cornrnunity. They 'Were_
presented with a "pOrse of money,
•Rabert 1,Mawbray had the con.
tract for the . concrete' foundationfor tie . waterworks.. standpipe,
'Ten )!ears Ago
Clyde 'Reid, who went overseas. '•
with the First , Canadiar1 Division
was recovering, from' a 'fractured
spine suffered,when thrown •from
a airotorcycle, Clyde ,was ,at' Dun-
kirk and was •evacuatedwith his
shaving• kit;. as his sole • posses,-
ion. ,Q
Doris:Ritchie• enteredtraining.
at; .Stratford Hospital. .;
Mr W .,'•Spindler was serious -
1y ill from a heart:; attack; and
slight stroke•.
The
•VillaCournc
il purchased•
the.
{Gedde, •1ock8
which had
been v'acarlt since 'gutted by, fire..
when: occupied:as Turvey's,:Var-
•iety• Store:,'
;.Ill:health• : forced •• the' resigna- •:
tion of 'Rev, ;John.Pollock, pastor.'
o f Whitechurch Presbyterian,
Church. • M •-• •
Philip Stewart•'was' attending
an , insurance • convention in ., Chi
sago .
•Mrs. .Arthur MacDon'ald,,,for:- •'`
inerly Minnie Bower, was buried
at 'South Kinloss.
nloss-Born' Doctor . Has Brought
ver' :5000; rBabies,:Into:
Forty-five years ago a • young
fellow, standing.: on the car step
of a train that Plated. into Sask-
atoon; made a wildjump before
the train stopped; dashed over to
Jin•>,my Flanagan's hotel,' and was
lucky enough: to get .a room.
Also in 'stock: Galvanized Pails, all sizes --Tin Dairy Pails
and Strainer 'PAIS
.McIFFAT'S E4ECTRIC 'and. GAS RANGES
'the oven'avill heat •With Coati, wiled or. electricity:
the very best on the Market. •
BEATTY'S ELECTRIC WASHERS
The new tait• will not amity to the' gOads WeliaVe in Stock.
•
'repot, :tucknott, Ont.
•
•
•was Dr, john A; Valens
who,' recovering frorn an illness
lookint.forWard :to being. active
again., not. as a debtor, btit as a
spectator of the Passing Isho*.
&wing. his Years Of service he
CloselY asspciated in those old
horse and buggy days, Drs. P. p..
and H. A, Stewart, brOthers, and
Ontario: 'rile- „Stewart brothers
have pissed On.
As a matter' of fact, -Dr. Valens
Dever' Owned a horse and buggy.
An further, the veteran of the
Sanal friend d sometimes even
helped ant with the giula bill,
admits. that he:, made, hiS City
Barri on a !farm' in Kinlass,
Township on the 'Sixth, `dances-
siori, . young 'Valens -marked .on
the parental „farm uritil he •was'
Vor-several years, 'he wag too
John Ross;acted'as quiz master
for a quit of memberv Of the
andiencei who right aro, wrong,.
were awa,rdecl , chocolate
- Most arious act of the shoW
was the Wprrieres Institute kitch-
en band' parade with, the kazoo-
plaYing, !high -Stepping
making their stage . appearance
With 'all kirads of kitchen uten-
Ba.rkwell as leader with a pair
• Mr; Everett West presided at
8114 representing musical matru- the plata for the en re precluc-
Were Mrs, Rtiss Johriaton, Mrs. Mrs: Ru.SS JohnSton, president
WM, bouglas, 'Mrs: WM. McGill, of the Women's Institute, ekpress-
Mrs,. Annie .Strpthers, Mrs, Gor- i'ed thanks to thoSe taking ,part
dan MrS. Annie, Jewitt, I and to the audieriee:.Mr. R. Rae
Mrs, . Burt 1Roach, 'T.' Mrs.' AlgX.Ispoke. briefly the first night, Of'
•
orld
busy on. the; farm. to Igoo to school.
a�t'all:He took seven monhs high