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LUCKNQ*, '4NT1i,R20# THUtiRS
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AX, JULY 19th, 1951 , •
• • ' EIGHT PAGFS.
After eluding a 'posse of police,
• and campers at Amberley.'Beach
•on. Saturday night, a nudist who
,,had aroused the district 'by his
actionsand ; his'' furtive appear-
' Dances in the nude, was trapped on.
• the farm of Jack, . Bradley, two
miles ; south o€; Armberley on: Sun-:
day ".afternoon:about 1.00 o'clock
• He offered no resistance, when
overtaken in a ,:wheat.' field on'
. ' the Bradley farm by Mr, Brad-
• ley's son, Jim.. "Leave me alone",
was • his only comment as ' Jim
took him by the wrists and held.
• -Ie . did 'Make an: effort to
break loose upon the, •arrival of
a police . car. ,.
The 27 -year-old young man,
• Albert Leonire, speaks with
;accent; .said to be French, and
._,according to police` has, . used
aliases of Stewart, . Lenoir; Len,
nex and, .Vennard: He comes froth
Nor,'thern•• Ontario ,•and, made his.
first nude appearance along Lake
Huron, shores on, .June ' 29th :at
Meaford, where. he :paraded: in.
the- streets. Upon appearing be-
fore
e fore • MYagistrate Spierman of,
Owen .Sound,,: he contended' his
clothes hard ' been stolen while
bathing in •.a secluded (spot near
1.Meaford ,He. was given . a month's'
• suspended sentence and went his
,'way fully clothed:
Seized ;Girt At'.Southampton
On ; Sunday of last . week the
Allenford c 'o m m u n i t
Was
y
startled by the appearance of the
elusive nudist, who evaded cap-
ture, and.••was next - heard of at•
Southampton late Tuesday after-
noon; ;when he .dashed out of the
bush at the rear of a'cottage at
Southampton beach and ` seized
�r; '�Y
the 13 -year old daughter of a
Y �
distinui sshed summer residen
t
The girl .screamed':for help ,and
broke • away from . the: unclothed
molester. '
A posse was organized. but
searched unsuccessful, for . the'
marauder. A summer Camp. at
Port ,Elgin was reported to have
been closed •because of '' his ap-'
pearance, ' but . no ; farther word
was •received. of sightingg the nud-
ist Until. ,his .early:Saturday even-
ing ' appearance at • Ai'nberley
Beach. A trail; of petty thieving
had been reported along the lake
front indicating that the offender
wasroceeding southward:
Within "Akin's Length"
lt• was 'about 6.4.5 -,on Saturday
evening _that,_Mrs. George Fisher
of.Owen Sound steipped- from her
cottage at Amberley :Beach,
come face to 'face' with an un,
clothed: man_ w'1,o; was-,practioan.
within atiri'S lehgth of her. He
fled: There is no phone service
at the beach and it was; necess-
ary to drive „ to . Ariiilberley to
hone police.. The' Fisher cottage.
s located on' the Ashfield Huron
boundary • line at the beach dir-
tily Amberley.
Shortly after he was seen by
Mrs. 'Fred Howson: The- Howson.
ottage ' is some distance ' • south
rom'the'Fisher tottage. He dash -
d. into' a. wooded section at the
ear of the cottages and a posse.
'f men surrounded a : small tri-
ingular • section of bushland in
Vhich, -'he•was :believed ' to be
,
rapped; However,:when eight
olice'Varrived to assist in scour;.
g the area, *Leonire-had vanish -
11 'southward: A search . until
ark revealed not a trace of hien:
[e
'Was described as being "as
r -own`• as :a nut", and able to
run like, a' ,deer" •
.Polk. too the south were alerted
his escape. •A Girl Guide Camp
the foot of • the, Twelfth had
• ended that day, but two, young.
Ladies ' from Li..to
St. Marys and s
vel were spending the, week -end
in camp, awaiting the opening {of
the ' nexty , Cam: earl this week.
pt
They otit and spent the
ght at a.
y,
summer cottage n�ar-,b
Mrs. `Bradley. ,
y Spotted !Him • ' •
w'as shortly' after dinner on'
(Continued on ;page 8)
FORMER PASTOR COMES
EAST FOR. VISIT
Rev. T. E. Sawyer,. and Mrs.
,Saw.Yer of: Victoria, * B; C. 'are.
spending the. summer . with her••
sister, Mrs. Hyslop of Stratfo`rd,"
Forty; four •years ago' they re
Sided in Lucknow, where .Mr:
Sawyer was,. pastor of. the Ash-,
field. Methodist Church. At one
time he wasrfhejunior pastor on
the Bervie 'circuit and later `had
charge of Salem `circuit „that
n
THAT .the last three Sundays in
July . and -the' first's in August
are the minister's ''holiday on
Ashfield pastoral' charge. Ser-
'vices are being takenby dif=
eluded Kmlough, Bethny, Salem 'fereni de artments ' ' of . the.
and Greenock p
k churches. . Church, •
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THAT' •Rev. A. S. Mitchell visited
St. • •Matthew'sChurch, Kingarf
and, Ascension, Church, Kin=
lough, on Sundays, to admini
ster • the : Sacrament '• of Holy
• • Communion,
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.THATMrs. John Little,who'• is
, 90 years of age, was�ot bright
and early. Thursday morning;.
"bedecked. in all her regalia, to
hear /the music of the fife and.
drum. -Although Mrs. Little .did.
not take in the'c lebr t
e a she,
was on hand to see fello ern
'hers, 'o the Order er•'
f d take for
the . annual Walk. '
`IMPORTS GOAT FROM B. C.
R. T. Kilpatrick of Ashfield
has .added. a purebred goat to his
herd:. "Dick's" latest ".acquisition
to his herd' of 6females and: one
buck, .is a purebred Saanen kid
from British Columbia: She bears
the distinguished -name of "Moen -
crest Lady. Faye", and carne'. from
• Prospect• Lake, B.C. The kid, was
.,as
shipped ' by . express,, leaving Vic-
toria on Sundayand arriving
at.
Goderich the following Thurs-
day
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RUSTLERS
S T 'L
S EA
VALUABLE '• COW
P. M. Johnston. Was ,the victim.
'of cattle rustlers' last week who
boldly. made off with a valuable
'eo
ow, Which he prices at $300. •In
dications were that : the rustlers
.bad- ied unsuccessfully oto get
another' cow. from' -the e� her
„h d of
nine- •
"Pete s Pasturing si . , the herdon
a farm" he awns . north of 'Joseph
England's, residence ori he Luck
now Holyrood road: _ The cattle
are rnil e night' an rn n .
k ddna in
i g
• a corral on the premises.. • The
theft was discovered last'Wed-
• nesday morning at:milking time.
The cows, did 'not ibehaveas.:usual
and ane :of the animals, :after. be-
ing ;rounded up with' difficulty,
:ulnas' found to; 'have a rope onits
neck, indicating that the rustlers
•were ready' to lead her off' when:
she' broke.. loose. Itwould appear
that .;the rustlers: 'were:.• -familiar
with the .; location "of the,, John .
stop herd, and some tell-tale
traces of. their 'Methods .of 'opera:..
ing7were-eviden-t.
Provincial- Police investigated
the bold bit of thieving. ••
Thieves were • also at: work ' •re
cently south' •of the 'village, with
Tom Salkeld losing sortie: poultry.
There' is net believed to be any
association between. the two rob
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THAT invitations: have' been sent.
out for a reception to be .held'
in the: re
aon
R '
ec t Centre Luck.;
now, on Friday night in• honor
. of Mr. add. Mrs. Myles •: Mae-,.
Millan (nee Theresa Schnurr).,
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THAT Lucknow'sop ulation is
p.
slipping sad to •say. , At present
it's a :bare 900 according to, the
census Count: a
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THAThe fami r
t ly of M .. and Mrs.
• George Orvis 'held their annual
summer reunion on Sunday at
the' cottage Of Mr:' : and Mrs.
Fred • Howson ' at Aniberley
• Beach,
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THAT Fred McQuillin placed 2nd
in the "best est drummer." compe-
tition at the 12th of July cele
bration iri a 'class •
of 15.' ; Fred and his, cousin;
•iCharles .'1VIcQuillin, did ,some,
drumming and 'cifing in. town
on: ` Thursday morning b; fore
ou or : ay ie . :
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THAT the garden: at Mrs: Donald
•Blue's'home in Ripley was the
scene of .a lovely. post nuptial.
' miscellaneous shower held in.
honor of Mrs. Bruce, MacDon
ald: • nee -Ka Ma. a '• •
MacDonald thanked the ladies
for their kindness and, Invited
•them to visit 'her at her new
home. at.-Kintail:-
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THAT the' death wag' announced
' last .;week ,' in'' the Walkerton
herald Times • of Palmer Som-
erville, who died suddenly .. in
Endiang, Alberta. The Times
says that Mr. •Somerville will
be remembered by .older citi-
zens. in. the. Lucknow and 'Car-
gill districts,
eries.
TION
S
S�CH00 QUE,
�STfL�L U�N'5ETT ,LED,
Members of the Lucknow Dis-
•trice High School Board met with •
the Lucknow Council on Monday
:night 'for'' further discussion
aim-
ed at teaching 'Inter -municipal
agreement on the apportioning of
the capital costs : of the new Dis-
trict High School.
Lucknow Council has officially.'
,
gone on 'record as,ibeing. willing'to
assume 1 i mills over 'and • above;
the rural levy, on :the: basis of
Lucknow's 1951 assessment, but
declined to `'commit.the 'runt-
'l�litY
ici. . to this obligation•,,on ..
other than ,the :present known
assessment. ;
peeve 'Carruthers of... Kinloss.
has unofficially suggested that
• Lucknow assunrie •one mill, extra
each year for the life of the 'de-
bentures, '9ri the basis of each
year's assessment, ,
Ashfield. Council, whichi has the
l r est: assessment in the schazil;
a g a
district, �• is, '.and . �h been, the
only dissenting'" municipality, in
arriving • at an .agreement. The
Ashfield Board ,Met • last week
but the question was not ori the*
.
agenda at that meeting. A special.
. session weunderstand, b'ing
called Shortlyat. Which it isex-
•
pected the matter will be' settled.
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THAT seven .girls from Lucknow'
and Ashfield attended the first
Girl' Guide Camp at the Foot,
of. the Twelfth, which conclud-
ed. on Saturday' .after a ten-day
outing. e The locale girls includ.
ed' Nancy' Johnston, Ann Craw-
ford, Eunice >luttont Ruth Tre-
leaven, Marlene Hunter, -.Louise
'Andreww. and, . Marilyn•
. Klpa,t
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• riek.
THAT Mrs. Augusta Leith of
Blyth observed her 90th birth-•
day on July lst. She. has been
a :, patient in Clinton' • 'Hospital
:with a fractured hip since May
a
• 1946� `Mrs,,• Leith is the mother
of Jack Leith of Hamilton and
' • formerly of Lucknow.
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THAT Mr. and Mrs. Frank, King
and Billy of Toronto have mov-
• ed to their new; :home. 'at ; 251
Goifdale Rd, i
LOP MILL; OF PIJBLIC
SCHOOL TAX RATE
HETI Ri NG PASTOR
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The "Lucknow Public school' tax.
levy .for 1951 will be. 11 •mills, a'.
reduction •of one mill;. from the
: original estimate when the rate
was struck two . weeks, ago,.
Reason for , the reduction, is a
sizeable 'Government ' grant that
, will be received this,
year .on the
current ,purchase of new books.
On ,striking: the estimate it:was
assumed by the Board that this
grant might. not • be received un-
'til 1952. • Sincethen-the Board
has been advised that it will be.
received this fall. The 11 -mill.
rate allows for' contingencies and
a possible surplus.
EXPLORE: COSTS
OF' • R:OAD ` PAVING
-A hard top on village roads,
sirniliar ',to that • to • be used on
Highway .86, would. be . an ex-
pensive program, according :to
estimates •received, .•
:'Maintenance :of ,. gravel roads in
the. corporation is a` costly year
in and year out, operation, -and
frequently •the;k results, are .'far'
from satisfactory,,
As a' result •: Council ,has been
•toyingwith the : idea of paving
the. streets and in •order, to have
somethingonc rete to go on, the
Road': and Bridge . • •Committee,
.headed by Councillor Crawford,
was .authorized to 'obtain estim-
ates of the. cost, of the ~job's
a
The..Warren Bituminous' Com -
,parry which 'is setting; •:up a plant
to our. a hot .' n
p mix o Highway' 86,
would build' the same. type ,•of.
road within the corporation • at
approxirnrattely $16,000 a mile:.
There is • is 'excess of three .miles
of roadway' -to be.•.paved; • '
The matter was discussed brief-
ly at a '.special meeting of Coun-
c
l on Monday night, with'' e
g , th
members ganer lly
agreeingthat
the cost was prohibitive.'Count!.
°cillos •Crawford':saw long ;'range
xnrit in the project, and: feels
•:the matter should belooked into.
more thoroughly: •
In the meantime a cheaper type
.of ' hard top; 'used , for ;County
reads,,. is being'',: considered, and
costs; obtained.. •
BROWNSWORD.'. FAMILY
HAD "REUNION IN ; STATES •
Mr. and Mrs, Jim ;Burns and
Pada, ,andher s ser; ar orie
Brownsword of Ingersoll visited
last week.near Newark, New Jer-
sey, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred .Mee.
The three ladies: are sisters and
duringtheir visit they, were .join-
ed by their brother Reg Brown-
sword, . who .: is
British Merchant :Navy and whose
ship had, docked at . Baltimore: •at
was, the : first time Mrs.Burns
had.' her brother since leav-
ing England after World War '31.
The'.family reunion wase coirriplete
HONORED. FRIpAY
1 ev, James W. Bright, pastor •
of Dungannon United, Church for .
the past three. years, concluded
his .pastorate:and retires to Font
hill, where he • and' Mrs. Bright
have'•bought, a 'home.
He 'was born in :1880• in the vill-
age of Chirbury, Shropshire, Erig ,
land. After attending /public •
school`' until he was -13 . years • old,,
he went • to work on a , farm un •
-
til he was 23. He was,`onverted e t
in a Wesleyan- Methodist Church.
,when 17, and. joined ;that church:
in . Berriew, ' Montgomeryshire,
• Wales. He .preache'a ':his first :ser-
Mon as 'a' lay preacher wherx 18 •
and continued as a lay 'preacher.
He ,.attended Cliff College in
'Derbyshire for ;one. year and at 7
25 'canine to Newfoundland in re •
-
sponse to a call for ministers, and
served .tvo•years ' as a probation-
er for: the ministry of the Meth- -
•odist Church 'of Canada; He came'
to Toronto to attend • Victoria Col-
lege . in ' 1907; and was ordained
'into the • ministry, of the Meth- •
• odist Church in ' M'etropolitali
g ., ,
Church, Re ina' Sask. `June°'191
•
Mr. Bright served in the First.
World War, 1916 to 1919. He con-
tinued to` serve in Saskatchewan
until 1942, : when he .' was trans-
ferred to the,.London.Conference,
serving ,six years; at Shedden and;
three years at. Dungannon
Friday night a social even-
ing. of ' the congrgn ''we atioas held
at • Dungannon With' :a .program•
that included:. solo,• Marylin
lin
erAn
.
.`d'
sonreadm • ' Mrs. Omar
g,
'Brooks; duet, Marion and Ruth'
Qrser;. piano'duets, Mrs, D. "Phil=
lips ' and: Mrs L. Stingel; vocal;
duet, Everett Finnigan and :Har-;
vey, Anderson; • number, Mrs. Rik -
mond Finnigan; solo, ,Miss Norma
:Sherwood, Eedy,•
Ii', f,chairman 'read a
n••
address de
ss of bestwishes w shes d
na `
sex
pressedz appreciation . ' for Rev.
Bright's services at Dungannon.
Thomas Webster made the :pres-
entation of a walief with$75: Mr..:
Bright expressed histhanks and
gave an interesting outlineof his
ministry. He asked for'his suc
cessor, 'Rev. George Watt,: the
same co-operation ,he hYad'recei`v
ed. from.. the people of ,Dungan-
non . 'and district:
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INFANT BAP TZEiD
On ' `Sunda Linda
an •1: ughter. of Mr. .and • Mrs.'
Jar;lies ustin Boyle of `•Holyrood
was,baptized in St. Peter's church :
in the. 'presence,, of members'
„of
the families .9f both parents, .The
sponSbrs Were Olive Boyle, 'Mar-
garet ` Salkeld and Lawrence Sial
eete w•as-assis
• his son, A: • . Guest Mitchell: as
server: •.
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with- .the exception •• 'f a sister,
Margaret, who ;:is still. in England.
Their parents are' 'dead.•
arman
cQu llin Suffered serious;
ead Injury, Condition fncouraging`
Victimofa terribehexad inJur3
�With
hs e
ad swathed tin n a towel
lastweek,, Carman to help Stern ,the bleeding, ;Car-
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condition ,was; satisfactory and' ,man's`'' father rush d him to Dr.
encouraging, at' press time .'yes- W. V. Johnston's . office from
terday, '' where he was 'tak'en by'ainbul-
g
ante' to Wingharn, and .then'. on to
•aoan' rrhad, his skull" crushed
Victoria Hospital, London, for ..
and ••perforated..l�ast Friday morn- sur cal treatment. Caman:.walk-
ing.. when Working, under . the,•
m'bine on-.• the.McQuillin 'faun ed into the Doctor's ;Office in
•co
Q town and :remained ,conscious
on the Second of Kihloss. He' is throughout the tripto' London,
the 26 -year-old son of, ,Mr, and
Mrs. Herb• McQuillin and has ' a
brother Sam in • Galt.
. .Carman was lying on his back
r y,,g
under `,the machine, making a
;change over ''for another type of
work. A heavy table .lift 'on the
machine, •reported ;Weighing 'a
ton, gave Way and. crashed down
in an amazing demonstration,.'of
strength,, '
e was on 'rthe' o eratiri table
,at• Victoria' from 3,00 to 1,6.00
o'cl ck• Friday' afternoon and
came through, the'ordeal ;well.,
On Monday his isurgeon stated he
WAS we11•pleasec"'•; it:h his' con
d" tion, He is cite tationa an
x :g i, d
oh the young man's head, Aerie Tecognized his mother's voice be- p'•
trating' the skull above the eye. fore' seeing her an. Tuesday. 'Car -
ll' Alone at the time; Carman alar is permitted to leave his bed
'didn't lose eonscipusness, and briefly, and a continuance of his
made hi§ way a long distance to early :progress is •hoped and pray-
the house to tell of 'the accident. ed for. • ' • ' .
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