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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1952-03-20, Page 1154 a r lee • • 450:.yearly In Advance -LOO: Extra ToU S A LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, 'IIIIIRSDAY, MARCH 20th, 1952 TEN PAGES • sToCKDEE AARIst - • • Fire of undetermined which broke out early 1ast Fri- day morning, razed. a barn on the property of, Mr. and Mrs. John Dahnier just south of Liick- . aokviaert in, the Oonflagratioa John lost all his livestock with the.exception of one ' hog which .was outside Destroyed were a cow and its tali, five 'sows _ and seven young • pigs, as well as:: a quantity. of " " -It was Shortly 'after:. 5.30' that. Mr, and. Mrs. Glen. Walden, who live across- the road, Were awakened . by the' reflection of the fire and turned in an alarm.. They had been up with thebaby aliOia a half hour before and ,had seen nothing at , that time. When discovered, the fire was well• advanced and upon the ar- rival of the Fire Brigade all they Could de was protect the pegrl?Y' garage., The wind, Wee from the - northwest and the house was not •. adaagered. This Was only the thirt fire call of. the %winter and oddly enough all three -have been with- in a ,•"stone's throw" of each ,other. at the southern 'Outskirts. of the village. *. , . . John took a ood deal ,of pride nrthe livestoCk rie-had acquir; ' and was reaching the stage when •it was starting. to pay eft. His loss,' Which is quite severe, is • 'only partially covered by insur- . • . . . LEPER FILM TO BE: SHOWN. HERE . NEXT WEEK .A colored moving ' pictUre of "Life in a Leper Colony" 'will be•ShoWn in the •Lucknow Pres- byterian Church' 'next, Wednes- day 'night, March '26th, by Rev G. H. King,' Canadian secretary of The Mission To Lepers. This. organization' is interdenorniria-• • tional and international, -,Working- • in co-operation. with 38 ,Missisit- _ aoy,societies in 25 different coun- tries _on •behalf of the world's -ten' million lepers TO-OpEN NEW DECORATING. -STOICE-THIS-FROVAY--- • • Mr.,' and' Mrs. Philip Stew:art !are opening a new deceratihg store •in Lucknow this week in the building adjoining Fisher's' Baiber SS:43, Friday and Satur- day. are. advertised as • oeening days *Ilea purchaearsIf-32100-er over will have a chance on three' ...prize draws. „The. dr,* Will be Mak; at 10 e'cl!tick SaturclaY ev, ening.• • Thestore will feature, Sun- ' worthy. Wallpapers, paints and enamels and gift articles. • Mr: and Mrs. Stewart previous- ly operated a •simil4r business ha - tit burned out two years ago last February, • when fire razed the four -store bloek "over the river": RED CROSS'DRIVE WELL 'UNDERWAY Early return.s„,.M....the, _current Campaign for funds by the Luck - now and District Branch of the Red Cross •are gratifYing but the •fund has leng way to go yet to equal -.-last.-.year!s total' of $1270.15. • ' ‘'` ; • . 1SOMe of the Village canvassers have completed their .work, while others have some calls:. yet to make No house-to-house canvass is •planned in • . the •country and rural residents are asked to leave their donations at their neighbor - heed store; Or ia.fatclinOw at Mc - Kim's Drug Store .or 'the; Bank TOT •Montreal. •. ' The. local committee Wishes to wind up thesampaign as ,qi.tiekly. as posSible;and:requests that con- fributors make their ,donation at the earliest possible date. Dona- tionsreceived by the Branch treasurer • up tothe first af the week are as •follow • P. W.: Hoag $2.00; ..J. C.• Mc - Nab 10.00; John D McLeod 2.00; Cecil Johnston 5.00;.R. 'Richards 4.00; John Campbell .5.004 Mrs. Heriry.IVIathers '1.00; Wm •J. Reid _2. 00.FLo tes-Taylor- 1 00 ; Fred :EM- berlin 2,00; Hugh McDonald 1.00; 'Mrs,' Sohn Jamieson 'L00; Mrs. Elizabeth Mallough 2,00; Jean -Lyons 2,00;. joe-Arrnstreng,.-2700-;-: Ira Campbell 500, Wilfred Dren- nan 3.00; Otto Pedersen 1.00; Alex. Andrew 5.00; Geo. Joynt 5.00; Lucknow Co -0.P 5.00;; Sam GibsT,117200;. • Mewbray. 10.00; • Anderson Flax Products .25.00; •Thos Ander- son, Sr,,, 1.00; 'W. S. McLeod 'p.m; Bert Gammie 1.00; wart Taylor .t1,00; Jetties Cameron 5.'00; DIM- -can 'Cameron 5.00; Mrs Mary Finlayson, 5.00; Cameron Mac- ' DOriald,2.00; W. W. Hill ,2:00; Old - Light. Lodge 25.00; Elmer John - sten 5.00; '' Grant MacDiesmid 5.00; Thos Hackett Haekett & • Sons 5.80; James Durnin 5.00; S: B. Stothers• 10.00;( JOha McRae 1000; Mrs. Aivni:_Kerslake 1,00_ev. C. )1 Woolley -'2.00; Harty.- Anderson - 2100; Bert Roach 1:00; Mrs. Leitha 'Marrison 1,00; Miss,Norma Reay . • • ,; - ' • , • RAISE LARGE SUM FORLORNITCHIE 1 Donations to the, fund in aid Of Mr.. and -Mrs:, -Lorne .Ritchie' ,who, lost their barn,. Strick_and_ implements • by'. .fire recently, • ‘. amount to $1261.80. • , • The carivaisers,the section canvassed In Aghfiepl, and the total received; are as follows • Boundary •West,. Fred Ander ion and 'Harvey. Ritchie, $173;50: 12th con. and Gravel Road, two blocks, Wan. G. '11444r and CharlieWiikins, $140; Peter Cook told Marshall Gibson. $31A80; Earl , .8ware--$28.00. • • loth ConceseiOn, Gordon John. - Ston, Nishil. Warehlk,. $53 00 9th Coneeision, 'Geo. Saunders, Rugh Menary, $85.50." Gravel Road, *COn. 10 -Con.. 6, 8ain Alton, Jat4 Irwin, $44,00. 6th Concession,Chester Finni- gan, Raymond Finnigan, 1.00. 4th Cencession, Nelson Pear - Son, $112.25. • • 2nd Concession and BdundarY, Jack Bennett,- Percy $266.25. r • • Benefit danee at Dtingannen,. $146.80; Lucknow Sentinel F,61,1 ledions, $53.00; Erhie Cra*ford Collections $47.00. :The' money hae been turhed- Wet to Mi...,tritleIrs, Ritchie w40 .are.deeply gratefu1 to th4se''who ••trgatized the oariVass and •te all those Itho edntribtited so, getior- /),4usly, ' • , 1.00; Miss PeaxI Thamer 2.00; Rod MacDougall' 1.00;. Alex Havens' 2.00; WS. Ewen MacKenzie 3.00; jOhn'MacDonald'1.00; Flora Mac- Dona14.1.00"; Wises Cora & Agnes McQuaig 5.00; Albert MCQUOid 1:00; ' Thomas Burns .V10;• • Miss Jane BoWniari 1,00; Garfield ,Mc- Donald 1.00; 'Misses Jessie &' An- nie .1VfeKayi: 10.60' .Donald Mac- Lean 5.00; 'MisS E. Reid 200;.Mrs. Wilson Hamilton 1.00; A Friend 2.00; , John., Henry •25; • Redvers Johnston 2,00; Clair AgneW 3.00; Clark Finlayson 2.00; „lack Fish- •.er 11.00; arp...4:1gLillin 1.00; Ed Little ZOO; Mrs. Carriegie-.50; Lorne Johnston 5,00; Miss Maud Fisher WM," 'Fisher 3:00; Wm. Potter 2.00; Donald (Contintied on page 10) LOCAL APPOlNtS SEVERAL OFFICIALS WITH . MENINGITIS The warble fly spraying con - • ,111 • Miss Dorothy GibsOn, danehter. tract in Ashfield ToWaship, has , of Mr. and Mrs: Sam Gibson, is been awarded to Joel; Little of 'ill in •Wingharrt" Hospital with Clinton. The inspectors named meningitis but her condition is, were Neil. G. MacKenzie and iMproving And is quite elicOurak Thomas Phillips.. irg • i • . Dorothy i a 'member of the •Bank of Montreal stiff; and had, resuined her duties 'only. last 'Monday afterbeing ill with the nitinips.. On Friday she. took. ill at Work and went home, and .on .SaturdaY when 'her cendition. rapidly worsened, she 'WAS rush- ed 'to Wingham Hospital, where Marshall'Gibson has .beenap - Pointed Ashfield Township as- sessor. . • The township••••' Wide warble campaign campaign is also 'being introduc- ed in West Wawanosh this year with Mr.-- Blake of . Brussels • re- ceiving the spraying ,contract and Victor Errington Vpainliecl in- speetor. ' • HADOWS -SCORED- H IGH AT FESTIVAL. The lobe' sextette lzriewn as "The 'Shadows", whose vocalii- ing has been quite popular in this ceehrnunity, took pari. in the Kiwanis •Music Festival. at, Strat- ford. on -Saturday -afternoon, and. while they were alone in their •:„, • ' ' class, scored a high Mark of. 80, and were complimented' .by the 'adjudicator, Cecil Cope of 'Eng- land. • . Mr. Cope .encouilaged the girls to continue singing, as their voices . are not yet • mature. !He offered his, criticism because' he for a' time she was regarded as : Kinloss Township is continu- Said they. were "worth it", and r • . " , • , • . '••• . . , , • t. • Ai :I .1 t 4. • • • •••' • • • . . • 4,1 • 1 • ' • • ' • ' 1 . 1 . . • • e . • • " . • , . . • , • .*.; critically M. . irig the program which has been cocroplirnented them in taking „ , • . At' first there remained a Mar- in'Operatien the past to or three 'gin of doubt as to Miss beon's y ears, and where they have their illness being meningitis, but it has since been definitely diag- nosed' as that Dorothy took a turn: for the better early in the week arid has since shown steady improvement.. • • I --SEE -BY TE SENTINEL . THAT the .•mtiiips are still on the 'rampage ire this district, and everyOne_in Virden MO47.: • bray'e household, with the, ex-, ception:.of.,Virden himself, has been down withthe,•malady:* THAT Robert • Rae and P.•••*. Hoag were 'in .London on Thurs- day conferring ' with the archi- tect who' is draWing the plans. • for the phew Lucknow District High School. The blue. prints • are nearing, • completion • and • upon filial approval by the De-' partmentiof Education 'and the .• Mupicipal Board, tenders will __be_ealled ior. constr_uction ..of- ' the building. ' • • . l'HAT in a letter from • Dan Al - ten of Vancouver he said that the Briue7Old -Boys- were -get::: ting ready for their "big March dance".,_ .Mr. Alton is serving. his llth' year as president of , the. Association. • • . . THAT Cam MacTavish his taken over the gas and oil distribu- tion business formerly operated by 'Murray Johniten 'of ' Wing - THAT Roy Havens, who has his broken leg in a•teMporary cast, was:brought .home, from Wing- teinoon. • • • ‘'. THAT the toP-price Angus bull at 'the sale in Toronto last " week; which broug Woo , was sired 'by Blackbird ,,Bandolier of St. HelenS•of the F. ,O, Todd & Son herd. ' • own machine John Downing has been; appointed as operator,: Ed- ward Thompson as tractor man and Frank'. Miller, inspector, ". . 1. Were sponsoredbY the High : :. ,. ••••• • ; .. , • • • - i:iiiarretetoinr. the festive ' without c' a The sextette. competed in the : • t • • • double trio class under 22 years, • , • ' and sang as their test piece, . • - Through The Night"... The ' 'Scheel. in 'competing . at the , Fes-; • • • • • • .,• • MARK THIRTIETH tiVal. arid .were assisted. by 1VIrs, .• . • • • ' SPeiglit and M.A. E `Cook in • ANNIVERSARY preparing for the competition. • • They appreciate the kindness of . The horrie of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- all those wh& assisted them in • fred Drennan was the scene ota any, way, so that they could corn- • nieely arranged social event on ete' • • . Saturday evening, evening, which marked'. The Sextette included Ruth . , . • tjr .1‘ d. It 1 .• • 1 their 30th 'wedding armivereary.• 1Johnston. Betty Johnston, Mr-;;. - • . • .• A buffet dinner was served at lerie MacLennan; Gladys, kilPat- 6.30 for the family and „frienda: rick, 'Gladys Chin and MarilYn' . During the dinner hour Dr. W. .x,11pa.triek, • the 'latter .substitut- • • • . J. ,Mumford acted as .toast mas-P his, for caroiy.,n Qthson, who was•• , • ter' :and • proposed the . toast to. ill ------------------iP• the, bride and groom of 30 years ' . ? . t 4' - • 1!' r The girls peecived , a -Kiwams ego, to which 'Mr., Drennan re-, • •• certificate 'indicating • their . su.6 plied. On .behalf of the family J. C. Drennan and Melvin* Ste- - - . , ., • - . ' wart replied and several of the !. •• . .. , , . • guest a spoke briefly ' eXteriding RECEIVE LEADERSHIP congratulations 'arid, best wishes. .TRAINING' CERTIFICATES Serving at dinner Were Mrs. Jackl ' • . . .„,. 'Ackert, Mrs. Pharis lathers, Mrs: The Leadership Training Seheol ' • '. ..... , . Alex Hackett and Mrs. W. a which was conducted' -by Rev. G. ' : - - T.: '.. ' .' ' 1,,• .:'•': ' , Hunter.• '..' ' , . I A., geikiejohir of Kinlos.s 'United , • • ,' • ' ,,..,,,. ....... *.:. ' ‘. • 'Open house was heldthat eV-ChurCh resulted in the followin,g • .' • :1. • •-• cess •at the Festival. • , ening when many :friends called. ; 'completing the full ...course and Mr. and 'Mrs.' Drennan were as- receiving their certificates for • sisted in receiving the guests, hy ; Christian , leadership educa.tion, • . , I • . . . their family, J C 'Drennan and Mrs. R. • J: Kaake 1VIrs. Harold . ' • : • •••• •: , '' .. Mr. and ' Mrs..' Melvin Stewart.' Bannerman Miss Jacqualeen '''. ' ''' ' ' ,•'' • 4 :.• :' ''.:"* . ' (Lorraine). Pouring tea"•-• were ! Hedley,. Dugald -a n d . -Duncan , Mrs. James-Q--Drennan-of-God-17Camploell.-Certificates were pre- • , erieh, Mother :of the groom . and .sented ,at the. evening seryiee. • ' Mrs. George . Hunter. Waitresses .. • • .. • • . • . • • . I • • 4 4, were Mrs.- Melvin Stewart, Mrs. . . • '. ' . •Ewart .Taylor, Mrs, Melvin Rao- BLIND' FUND SET :. . . . . • - ' -nard-and MrsJa-ek Curran. H IGH---M-Alt-ii HiRE Mus- ical 'numbers. were previded by violinists' Wilfred Plunkett, NiTt L. MacKenzie ' and' IVIeln.....Stewai. I, witle Mrs. Plunkett presiding at -' A total of $1343, was contribut- , ed by •Luelalow and District res- . • the piano. , 1o:dents to aid in the ,donstruction . • Arno the many loVely gifts °I,a new home and rehabilitation • . ' ' „ , 'and cards .reecivecl . were two centre at London for the Blind, " bouquets of red tulips presented' of Western Ontario. * • • • • . here was very ,' - • . to their grandparents by Deanna The 'response, • , Mr. Drennan is the only sOn of O. rdinarly have been expected. o on a per capita • . . • , • Dawn and. Judith Ann Stewart of . generous and basis far exceeded What might Mr Breslau• . ' • '• . .. ' • . ,.. The,local campaign os now .• Mr, and ,Mrs. James .G. Drennan cld.sed ; and has . certainly''' been • , Of Goderieh .and Mrs. Drennan. _exte-4-Orazierly'---4inet. -Hackett; latoat_gratifying_to the . dinghter of the late Mr. and Mrs. tee and a credit to, this cornrnuti-* loseph Hackett of The executive comimttee • .was ,J: C., McNab, chairnian; Bob Township. They were married by RevDeWittCOSeris of Ashfield McIntosh;, trea$31 .,; H.1Tkanp. , .: Circhit; TheY:farrried on the 6th son, sec, and .Ernie and Cliff' Concession Until moving 'to Lurk- Crawferd. The 'drive Was. under now eight years ago • • the sponsorship •of the Lucknow Branch of the, Canadian Logien. • '' ' • . . Donations not previously ac - FORMER EESIDENT PASSES., emylecigecl are as f011oWs:*White- THAT the. Alleges Margaret and ;,• , • : ,: Chureh. Women's inStitute,$10:00; Nellie 1VIalcOlin of Kiniough M.'S. Wright. Lord (nee mild- Gordon. Ritchie, R. 3, 1.00; Isaac-.•- - t : .,. , , • / • s'• •.4 • and Misg 1/14cohn of red' Graliain) "Of-liarciisty, Alta:, -Cranston, R, '2; 2.00; Child Evingelism, Toronto, and a sister of Frank Graham and son, R, 3; Goderich, 2.00; 'Mrs, • ' have purchased a 'building, lot • , on• the hill sutli Of -Sim' Hen- derson's home and, we under-, Stand,Inteed 'hi:fadinghe . there in toear future , • . • • Mrs. Helena Sheriff, Passed away Chas. Steward, 1.00; Wrn. Stint in Edmonton' Hospital on ',Friday, sOn'1.00; John, b. McLeod,. R. .3„ •• March 14th, after a fel.v days' ill- Holyrohd, 2.00; John MeQuillin, • ness from an infected throat fol-: R. 1, 1.00; Cecil Johnston, R. '7, lowing the 'flu. The funeral, was 5,00;: Dick Richards,' R. in Edmonton on !ruesday after- Old Light' Lodge, No. 184, 25.00; noon to Beechinount cemetery. E. Ackert, Holyrood, 0.00; •Lo, She; is survived by her husband La -Le eittb,, 5.00;1 El Alton, School on Tuesday, and One son Robert. • THAT InSpector Booth paid a Visit to Lucknow Digtrict High : • i I •1 1 vi t • 2.00; H. 'Culbert, 2,00. ' I Y • JD. ' • , ; ' • . . • tt44