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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
THURSDAY,-OCTQBER 18; 1951
'MEDITATIONS
FORMER BR -UE CO..
• WAR.aEN PASSES•
The •death of ,Donald A, Mac-
Don
ac7
Donald, age 88 years, occurred in.
Wingh'arn Hospital on: Saturday
,morning. He had been-fn.,failing
:health #or • some :time: and had
been ii hospitalfor the past sev-•`
' era' weeks:
Mr. MacDonald w'as born an'
the. Second, Concession of Kinloss
'Township and. reside d there all
his life until; retring to.. Lucknow
a few' years ago, when 'he 'and
Mrs.: MacDonald- came to town
•to make their,orne .with their
daughter, . Mrs. ' W. A. Porteous
and Mr. ,Porteous. Mrs.:, MacDon-
ald ' passed away two years ago
last' August. '
Pimi ent, in •niunie al.affairs
"`Dan" . attained to ' the warden -
ship , of Bruce • County. in .1912.
• Not .:since then has this honor
tome to Kinloss. and only twice
before, when : James Gaunt and
Robert Purves• served in this
capacity.'
It was in, .1902 that Mr'. Mac-
Donald entered •civic -life: Three
'years later'` be • was' elected 'reeve,
and • held the office for nearly
fifteen years without 'being de-
':feated.
Respectfully a n d popularly
mown, as "Black Dan"; he • was
'the• sixth of a family of. eleven
Children barn' to William; Mac
., Donald and • Esther' Fullerwho,
• took . up forest: covered land on.
the • Second Concession , in 1854.
Nine of the eleven children were' -.
.born in a long shanty:. 'about ),14
by .20 feet, heated by fan: open
fireplace in which the cooking
was done • in pots suspended over
the'flames ,by an iron' ;crane. •
An' article : written: by: A. M.
'Sandy" , Nicholson. • back in 1936,
jai many interesting fact. `'of
life inthat pioneer, :home Where
the children were all ushered. into
the world 'W'ithout •a doctor. A.
close neighbor, Mrs. Martin' Mac.
Innis .was 'always on .hand' on
' • !,hese occasions; '
"Dan's" first schooling was re=
ceived':at a schoolhouse 1114,: riles
west . of tl e: Gray Ox, and': later:
was one of the .'first, students toll
'attend. 'the ; -Second Concession
school. when it `-was' opened. Mr..
MacDonald' lived throagh an era
fro• ' the flail to the -:combine and
m ,
vividly; recalled when the first
steam threshing . machine name to
Kinloss.
Mr. 'MacDonald was a staunch,
Presbyterian, . .arid a-• hiiberal. His
• church home to the 'end, of his
Clays was the"''`Big 'Church where
he served as . chairman of the
Board of Managers ,and, ' of the
:South' Kinlos's Cemetery' ,Corpor-
•cation for many. years:
He was' a"fair •ac'dFenthusiestie-
sportsman, with: • baseball • his
favorite game, and at which he
: excelled as 1. • piteher. ,Having a
Vibrant : voice his 'presence, as .a..
spectator as ;sporting events.- pias,.
always `, evident. •
. 'In «1898; -MrMacDonald • mar-.
-tied Sadie -Tiffin -of Langside- and -
theirs *as a homeof hospitality
and' good. neighborliness. To them
were .born two -children, William,
who .''served • in the .Royal Navy
in'.. World' War t and died in 1931;
and a ` dlau . ter, . Jennie, Mrs. W.
A. Porteous of Lucknow. There.
are • , two ' grandchildren, . Mary
• Porteous of Macdonald College,
Quebec, and Donald MacDonald
with the ;United States Army.•Air
Force -i5, England. One ibrotlier
. survives, Wm. lyra oriald of Cal-
umet, 'Michigan. .
Scores of friends who had
known and appreciated the wprth
of Mr. MacDonald called, at the.
Porteous home prior to ' the fun
REV, WM,; 'MAT. HESON IN
CLASS. BY HIMSELF` •
At, .a kinsmen meeting in Cites -
ley, the guest speaker, Rev. Dav-
id C.., McLelland madeareference
to Rev. ' 'Win. Matheson„, which
will be of : interest to many. , in
this community. ,
Rev. McLelland said "one Nof'
the distinguishing things' ' ,abotiut
Chesley is the Associate Prscby.
terian 'church; which • does not
have an •organ and where the
minister leads in the singing of
the 'Psalms. Rev.' Wm. Matheson.
is one of ' .the few' remaining
Psalm -singing ministers of the
Presbyterian church;?. not only in
Canada but in .the world:He He re;,
presents a church Practise which
is dying out, • and there are few,
if any young ministers coming
along 'to take their place" . .
PRESENTATION' HELD.
FOR ;NEW :BRIDE .:;' ....
' On Tuesday evening , of ' last
week a pleasant socia],, `eve riing.
was held.. at. 'the home of Mrs.
Redvers, Johnston, when the 1Si1-
verwood Ladies" gathered to hon-
our "Mrs. Leonard MacDonald,,, a
recent bride. Mrs. MaeDgnald was,
formerly Fern Caroclian.of'List
otwel.
'Court; whist . was ' played- and, a
dainty' lunch served. Mks. Burton
Roach read, a congratulatory ' ad-
dress and Mrs. Charles . Steward
and Mrs. ' I M. MacLennan f'ennan pre.
sent
ed the guest off honor. with
.
a wool blanket and a set of, glass-
ware. -
The' address read in part',as,fo1
lows:
Dear Fern:
•: • We, your Silverwood 'friends,.
find pleasure , in gathering ' here
STUDENTS' TO. LAUNCH, • .
MAGAZINE SALES DRIVE,
The student Lucknow Dis-
trict High School are launching,
. their annual Salesmanship. Cam-
paign during' .the latter part of
• October., Through 'ithis activity,
residents 'of this locality may pb-'
tain. subscriptions , to Canada's
four lead ing'• magazin es, Macleans'
Chatelaine,, Canad}an: • Homes &'
Gardens. and Mayfair, also. -other,
,popular' Canadian and American.
publications: such as Life,; Time,
Popular Mechanics, etc.,
This project is sponsored by.
:the. • Maclean -Hunter publishing
'Company,' •
..Each renewal Or new su. bscrip
tion ''which you place with the
students- ,earns the school a gen:;
erous cash commission, and the
'Money obtained in this way will
be used. tinderthe di
rection of
the • Student Council to•
finance
many `worthwhile projects. The
School: will , -receive•. from 35. tp
.50 percent commission. on ` these
magazine orders, ,and the fund
will' be used to buy, : needed school
equipment.. such as ' a filen strip.
.projector, ,radio •• or a. ' school,' flag.
. ' OBITUARY
T. FRANK, PATERSON,
One of BC's best-known,. pion-
eers, T•
:°Frank Paterson of 2346
West Third,. Vancouver, died
Wednesday, September 26th. He
was 81, •
• Mr. Paterson was born in Bruce.
County, received,• his B.Sc.. at Tor-
onto University: ;and then moved
to ' B.C. in' 1896. • '
'At ''that time : he ' travelled the.
entire , .province organizing set-
tilers into what was. to 'become
the B.C.; Farmers Institute, now
Iones of Canada's most powerful
farm organizations with 224
tonight. to 'spend a social ;evening;.:loeals.
and -join in 'extending our ' heart-
iest'-. congratulations; on your re-
cent marriage: It is nice to, know
that you: are starting.. your mar-
ried life as one 'of • we"Silver!w.00d
ladies;
We all wish 'you • health, happi-
ness 'and' 'God's blessing in your
new home and "ask you to accept
these gifts; with our best: wishes
as -ou'set .out to sail the seaof.
matrimony. •
AIM TO. STAMP OUT
BANGS DISEASE IN BRUCE
A county -wide campaign .. to
stamp' out bangs,disease in. Bruce
is now underway.: At :a meeting
in Gueuph, With Dr: Jones, the
Bruce Committee , has now the
basic. plans under ,which the
campaign will be operated..
The Bruce Committee, Which is
composed qf Andrew' McTavi h,.
Donald 'Ireland Austin Martin,
Jim 'Powers from tlie`Federati i
of Agriculture, along- with Geo.
Gear, Agr. Rep, . will in the next
month hold meetings :in-'T'central
locationsthroughout. the- county
and -seek -the -assistance of ,the
Federation. of Agriculture ' corn-,
mttees; already set up, to make.
th•s swccessful.
•
eral.:on Monday from ,South Kin-
loss Presbyterian • Church, where
a large gathering ;assembled to
pay ,their., final. tribute. Members
of, the Kinloss 'Township Council
• and Township officials attended
the service in a body and acted
as ' 'flower • bearers:
' ,The service was :conducted by
Rev., G. ' S. ' Baulch, who:. spoke:
'comforting' words: To the grave-
side nearby, the remainswere
borne by Alex Sutherland, Arch=
ie Maclntyre,- Leonard MacInnes
Donald ',MacLean,. Fred :Jackson
and Jack , Henderson..
In 1911, his business career' Was.
interrupted: when he became edi-
for . of the old Vancouver' • Wor'ld,
but he .did .not •stay. in the news-
paper' 'business long, •
He was the nephew of the late
Hon. T, W. Paterson, foriner.
'lieutenant -governor• 'of B.C.
Surviving is his yvife, ,Mary,
Olive,' three daughters, Mrs. E.
B. Thorsteinsson, Mrs. • J. B.
Thompson arid Mrs. Arthur
Mercer, --a11.--Of- Vancouver;: two'
brothers, • Alex;' B., Ladner, and
I Vancouiver four sisters,
Mr'Alex Davie, Ladner; Mrs
William '1V1'aoKenzie. Toronto and
formerly .of .:Lucknow;' Mrs. Jas.
Lumsden, Vancouver and • :Mrs.
A. V ',Johnstone,. Vancouver IS -
land; five' grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. '
Burial will I be in Mountain
View Cemetery, Vancouver.•
•
United Church' .Y.P.S.: ,
The weekly meeting:. of . the
United Church :Y.P.S. was held.
in the church' on, Monday, ;OctOct-
ober 1 -5111 -:---The meeting opened
with hymn 485 followed, by the
Lord's .:prayer in unison. ' The
scripture' was .read by • Eunice
-B'uttori. Business was conducted
by --president :Donald Thompson,
and :Hien -Carolyn Gibson took.
charge. Hymn 622 • was sun g fol
lowed{Sy : the topic "Our 'influ=.
ence: n others", by Carolyn Gib-
son. raver ,,was offered by Dr.,
W. ,J: 'Mumford., "'Two.`. contest's
were' conducted and the meeting
closed' with the benediction. Of-
ficers for this year' are: presi-
dent, Don Thompson; vice pres.,
Betty Johnston; ' sec.,. Beverley
Ashton; treas.., George Anderson;..
pianist, Gladys Kilpatrick; ' pro-.
gram conveners; Donald ,MacNay,.
Charlene Smith,' Carolyn ' Gibson
and :lack McKim.
WEDDING BELL
WALKER ,$cCORMICK..
At the' United Church parson. -
age, . Lucknow, on Saturday, Oct-
-Ober 6th, Dr. W, J. Mumford of-
ficiated :at the: ceremony uniting
in. marriage Stella McCormick of
Strathroy, and John L. 'Walker,
Strathroy. The bride is the dau-
,ghter of the late George McCor-
Mick and Mrs.' McCormick of
Bancroft, and . the groom is the
son of the late. Mr. and Mrs..Rob=
ert. E. Volker,, Strathroy.
The bride wore brown French
lace over ' champagne satin, in .a
street -length • style, with dark-
green
a'Kgreen accessories and: a • corsage
Of --bronze • morns. Mrs. Fred
Watcher, 'Strathroy,, was • matron
of, honor,, dressed in;Aark green
crepe, with eo'1a browrn .accessor-
ies.and a, :corsage ofbronze mums.'
Fred,Watcher was groomsman.,
A reception washeld at the
home of the 'bride's sister, Mrs.
.Roy ,McGhee; .Lucknow. Mr. and
Mrs: ' Walker will 'live. in Strath-:
roy. • '
LLOYD --BALL
White, • peach and lavender'
gladioli were banked at the altar
in . the Church of the. Messiah,
Kincardine, for the: Marriage . of
Isabel'' Jean, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest. Ball to Harold Ivan
Lloyd,. son of Mr.; and Mrs., Win:
Lloyd, London, .and formerly : tof
Lucknow, The ' Rev: John L. Bali
officiated: Wedding music was.
played by 'the bride's. sister-, Mrs.
John Graham, and. Miss Lillian
Dodd . of ,Strathroy was. soloist,
singing "The. Lord's''Prayer" prior
to the cereniony and "Q: Perfect
Love" as the register was signed.
' The ;bride, was given in mar-
riage •by her . father. She wore. a
floor length ,gown of white bridal
satin,,. "fashioned with, tight
ting • bodice, face standup 'collar
and long lily -point sleeves with
lace insets.; The full skirt extend-
ed into a circular train and'her'
Juliet
Cap ' of white ,satin; trim-'
med with `seed • pearls, held in
place her fingertip veil of tulle,
accented—With White satin bows..
She carried a white Bible with
red • roses and rose buds knotted
in the satin streamer., •.•
Her sister, Mrs. William• ird,
was: matron' of honor ':and' the
bridesmaid was :Miss Doris: Lloyd:
of. London, sister .of the groom
The—bride's.- 'Lniece, Mks Carole
Clark, Was junior. bridesmaid:The
groom's cousin,: Carol Boyle' of
London.., was • flower girl. The.
'matron: of honor and bridesmaid
were sirnilarily gowned in, bronze
and gold -taffeta, with tight fit-
ting bodices and gored skirts and
matching boleros. Taffeta' 'head-
dresses matched.inittens and they:
carried ,(bronze and yellow chrys,-
anthemunns,:: The junior brides-
maid . and flower girl . were in,:
bronze and gold taffeta with scal-
loped yoke set off. with matching
buttons.. and , .they wore taffeta:
headdresses and mittens. The
flower--Lgirlrearried a .basket-
,chrysanthemuins: •
Clifford Lloyd of • North Tana-:
Wanda: was groomsman' for : his
cousin. The ushers were Arthur.
Ball' and Karl Boyle: '
• 'A• reception followed, in the
parish hall at which the bride's
Mother wore .mauve 'faille !with
matching" accessories and "yellow
gladiolius'..corsage. The groom's
Mother ' wore .plum color dress
with matching- accessoriesand
corsage' of Picardy gladrolius
-'-.For a wedding' trip the bride
wore,9 navy' gabardine suit with
matching' accessories and corsage
cif:. pink; gladiolius. On then 'return
they will reside.Londo.
The ,groom is. a 'graduate in arts
of -the University 'of Western. On-
tario', London:
TEF,SWATER.FAIR gate receipts
totalled` $6,15k -With addition-
' . . 'a'1. taker of $1;430 at :.the grand-
Smal'1' •bo.` to'. father: ‘,1 wish
y Mand. 11.,75.7 adults and 1;889.
You'd ,let Mom 'drive. It's more children paid. admission.
exciting".Mein:,
tickets '� bees, corn.plixrientary
.:plus
I was born+.in Luckno%v
Some eighty-five years ago,
if there's a better on the .inap.
That place I'd like to know, •
Het church bells call to worship„
And we •gladly'respond;
Her ministers .are faithful men,
In dealing with God's word. _•
Her schools are both wellstaff
ed,
To ,train' the youthful mind,
'For future good citizenship
In this our great ,Dominion,
Her Library is (voted
The finest n its class;
And •a reading' minded public, •
Give full and glad'support;
Her business Men, are able
To meet''the comhnunity's' nee.d;:;.
And build •up a.trading.:centre,..
,Of"' •which the town •is proud: ,
•
Her Doctors, too, are ,clever,
That nobody will: deny, , .
And Xu, their daily practise •
Treat rich and poor alike.
The Sentinel was established
When the community was young,•
And ,• from that day to this,.
Has stood for right against wrong.
In sports you • bet We're: ` tough,
As. our 'nei'ghbors: know full tiv..ell;
Aiid' when 'the+chips are down
The bays are at their, best.
And in every far-off place • •
Where her sons may dwell: today,
Their 'thoughts' ,turn often •home-
• ward
To the Sepoy -Town ,they, left.
Then let us sstan"d: together:' "
Anel'' raise• our standard high,' :
Strive,'for future' betterrxient
Make sure we reach •the goal,
•
Then, future generations
Will bless , the :fact we lived • :'.
And laid' deep;, strong foundations
For our:cosy'Sepoy;Town:
PHONE `SERVICE EXPANDS
IN RURAL 'AREAS
• ,Rural areas in Ontario served:
by The.`Bell'Telephone,Corripany.
ofd' Canada. 'now have • a,' higher'
average .of telephone develop-
ment than the 'average' for either
the rests of :Canada or the United„
States,
Two out .of 'three country homes`
and business establishments 'in .
these areas now have telephones.
This has 'been made possible 'by
the, additionof more than 40,000
rural .telephones ' since 19,46. For
every 'five rural Bell telephones,•
in, 1945 there are nOW nine
In ', the 'extension of telephone
service ""through country areas in
Ontario, 4,500 • new rural tele-
phone lines have been built. In..
building these and re --building
others; . the '..'Bell Company has
s rung.- ,iii - :les of ; . telehh.
wire and placed 22,000 'new'; long -
1 a les
life. toephonpoles,
,.
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TRADE MAP REG.
Costs so little
is so easy to serve
free , admissioii to district 'school
Children and pre-school age child -
;ren,' adds up to an estimated
-:crowd. of 16,000., `
Heifer . Has 'caesarean
A -two-year-old:.•Holstein heifer' ,
owned by Harvey Ackert, Kin-
cardine' ,township, l Underwent a
Caesarean section at the. Ontario-'
Vet
.nary ,. College,, Guelph, The'
'Veterinary
heifer calf was delivered ,alive . ,
and* is a fine, specimen :of , this'
pure dairy breed:
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