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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL. 10th, 1952..
EIGHT .FADES
SET
:LATE ApIRl L
At the April• Meeting. of 'the
'Village Council Daylight Saving
Time was• adopted, to !beoome.ef-
fective,.locally, in common: with
other :centres, on Sunday, April
27th at 2 00 :, a m ;...and to continue.
until •September
au itors. r'e . ' -'
The ;auditors' ,Pm`r was're
•°Celed b : Council-, and approved'.'
v, y' � a,
The Village: ended- the%;yerar r rithx
a surplus` of '$841.06, which was
approximately $200 higher than,
•the estimated surplus at the time
the annual financialstatement
was compiled early in December.
Hydro revenue during the year
Y,
was $27,10449, with cost of op-
eration„ running: to $24,004.90 for
a'surplus on the year's operation.
'df , $3,099.29.
Total .revenue' from `.the Water
System was $7,767.66: Cost of op-
oration forthe year was $7,313.19
for. anet,'surplus of $454.47.
AS well- as these three village..
• departments, the auditors' report
covers the Public ...School ,and
High : School; The Recreational
Centre, Arena .and. Pu:blie 'nib
racy
Council stressed. . that 'trees'
must not be cut on Village streets
WltlYout permission;being' grant=
ed. It was also pointed out: that
•trees" inside ' sidewalks are not
:necessarily .on private property.
arid the street' line •Should be de
`termined before any . such trees
are. cut.
Permission was granted . to W..
A. Russell :and Albert Alton' to.
cut trees adjacent to. their •prap
'he weekly icipal' garbage.
collection servj; ° as ordered :re-
sumed as us,':. on 'Thursday and
Friday wi F"°`` ' e exception of, the
present :Zt',sek..
If sweaters, are purchased for
the championship Bantam team,
Council 'vd'ted" °$25 00 lethe'''fund'
in recognition, of them .;having
won the Ontario Championship. -
The Council Chamber was; rent-
ed to the Pulsifer; Guitar .Supply
CO.,• to hold weekly ,music prac-
,tises each Monday.
TOOK PART IN RECITAL
.AT BLYTH :MONDAY
Local talent took = part in a
students' recital at Blyth on. Mon
day=night spo oredt.l
' istered' Music Teachers Associa
tion -of Hurdrr .County Branch.'
"The Shadows" sextette sang,;
"All Through The Night'' and
Robert Feagan of-14.angside_play=
ed a piano' inatrumental: "Pad-
•erewski• Minuet in•`G». '
.HEAD SAUGE�N
CONCLITD.ED DUTIES • -
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HERE ON ;MONDAY
On Monday, 'A, W.; . Hamilton::
corteluded his duties as „station
agent in Lucknow, a •,post he has
Held continuously since July 8th,
1918; with the 'exception of ,a
two-year leave of 'absence • follow-
irg his father's death. u '
"Al'ex assumed his new -Mines.
as agent at Hanover; on Tuesday.
He :is.;.due`':' for superannuation
within, 'three years • and .is, retain.
ing his home here and will drive'
back • and forth. •
Mr. J. •Ryan is relieving agetbt.
at • the Lucknow depot,. until Mr.
Hamiiltdn's successor, Mr. G..M'ad-
gett :of Marmora takes over., Mr.
Madgett .has been 'to the village
to see what' housing accomodaton.'
is available. Hee is on sick leave
at present and: will. • of •irnmedi-
ately take over : his duties here.
SHOOT. CLUB_. HELD, . .
FINAL PARTY MONDAY
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There were 18' 'tables: at 'the
Shoot. C1,ib's final .party ,of the
year 'on fVfonday night. Theeyen-'
ing Concluded with:a dance, High
-score: winners were Mrs -: Wm:
.,Stanley and, A.• . J Wilson, Con
solationwprizes.:went• to''Mrs: 'Lorne.
Johnston and Charles Anderson
and .luckychair` prizes 6to Mrs.
George Elliott' and Mrs. :Duncan.
Simpson: . • •
'The Shot Club •wili shortly
stage: a:.Miner :Hockey banquet:
RED CR-OSS...F.UND..
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• U1K 5.:, YEAR
Donations: to the Lucknow and
District .:Branch :of • the Canadian
"Red . Cross now total $1179.25.
This is a creditable : shawirig``for
this community; yet the amount.
fang short of ' last year's total.
There are no .'doubt those in
the community who plan to con-
tribute to this worthy cause, yet
have neglected .or deerlooked do-:
ing so. The Committee :is anxious
to 'wind up • the, campaign , as'
speedily as possible and urges all
prospective' donors to leave ,their'"
contribution at..McKim'sDrug
Store, the Bank of Montreal, or'
your neighborhood rural store, at
an early date. •
• Contributions ; not previously
acknowledged ware as ollows: Joe:
Conley V$2.00; Br own Smyth 2.00;
Glady►s': MacDonald '5.00; Cliff.
Coegram,2.00; Floyd Wilson 2.00;
Donald Cameron 5:00 John Cain -
even 5.00;' Murdoch Morrison 1.00;
S. N. Mullin •:1.00;: Noble •John-`
stun •2:00;; Hector Purdon 2.00;
Howard Cowan `.2.00;, ,Mrs. James
Ritchie 1.00; Chin's•, ;Restaurant
2 ; "m. appas .2.00; Mr's. John
MacMillan, 2i00;:Geo. •. Bower .2.00;'
Bert Coxworth ...1.00; Susan
patrick .2.00;, Fred Tiffin 5.00;
Frank. McLennan 5,00; Albert
Taylor . 5:00; � Douglas. Graham
4.00; .Robert Andrew 2.00;
Agnew 2,00;• Montgomery Motors
1.00; Mason's Garage 2.00; Mrs.
Maud ,Sherwood' 2.00; ' Miss Dor
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()thy Cook 2.00; aC. E. McTavish
200. Joe Walney 2.00;, Charles'
Smith,' &00 Kairshea Institute:
25.00;• J. S. 'lpa:trick 2.00; Robt.
J. Macln•tos 2.00; Frank-McKen-•
zie 2.00; J. ..,Lane 10.00; Mrs.
Neil Campbel 2;.00; Mrs. ,,Eliza-
beth Rose 2.0,c' T. A. Cameron'.
2.09; James Pickering 1.00; R. J.
McKenzie 1.00; Harry Nixon 2,00;
R. IL Thorrnpson 2.00; Geo. Whit
by 1.00; ,Roy ••Black+2.00; William,
BroWn 1.00; Jack McDonald 2,00;
Gr' etta Hudson 2.00; H. D. Thomp-
son 2,00; Joseph Agnew 2.00;
Henry Horton 2,00,- .Elliott con -
gram 5 00;'Arthur•,Corigram 5.00;
Do 1ld:
naMcKinnon 2.00; •John, .D
Cathcart 44.00;., Kenneth Cameron
2.00; Gordon •Morrison 2,0(e. Kin
tail 'W. I, °10.00; Ed McQuillin
2.00; Parish Moffat '1.00; Clifford'
Kilpatrick • 2.00; 'Wm. Andrew
3.00;' Mr, and Mrs. Frank Maul -
den` 5.00;, -Ni' vert Reid -2:00; Mar
tha. Clifton:.5,00; Mrs. i Alex Oil -
lies 2.00; Vernon Hunter 2.00;
Mrs; J. W. Colwell 5•,00; Ernest
Blake 5.00;' Eldon Henderson 100. 1,
DISTRICT -SCOUTS
Gerald Rathwell aid ° I: C:
leced''cha
6 .. lfardte have been e ' t -
airr
than and ' se cretary=treasurer, : re-
in:.
ter
nic
9th
vas
ter,
at -
,et
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spectively; of ' • the Saugeen
trict Boy Scout Association.: They
were appointed at an Association
meeting'' in Walkerton on Friday
night. '
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'•'rhe election of new' offi ers
stemmed from tbe resignation of
Creba' 1VIaeSween, who has •• been
,serving as *district•. •commissioner.
He is' succeeded '.as 'Commissioner.
by Archie Gow" ock`of Walker-
ton,
a'
who previously had acted as
secretary.treasurer• IK e n n e t'h.
Murdie will fill Mr". Gowanlock's
cid• office, Rathvsrand Gerald I :. '.we ll
succeeds the retiring • chairman,
Norman Kidnew of Walkerton.
Vice" -chairman - is L. B. Evans of
patslev, .
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Mr. MacSwee- •has'` e: : .. .
R.�� .. _ ,'n � +r domed the.
CA:F• in thhe c
opacity of a Sani-
tary supervisor. He rePorts its .at.
Trenton on April 22nd, and. ex=
peas to be` •posted from there to
Winnipeg in 'a couple of months.
In•atten p
dance from l.ueknoii at
qday nights district meetin.g
'Ore. Stuart._Co
�� ...., :, Myer', :.local scout
al ; er, and K,' C. , Murdie, :Ger
Rothwell and Gordon -Fisher,
all mem. `tiers of ..the local Boy
Scout Association.
HOLYROOD LAD HOME,
FROM THE HOSPITAL
Edward Percy, 11 -Year-old• son
of Mr. •and Mrs, George Percy,
of Holyr;ood,• 'returned home on
Saturday ..after thirty-six days in
Wingham Hospital, as a •result.of
injuries received when run over,
by a.: tractor., oh Cont 10. • 'nloss,,
on March 1st: ' ^ �.: • .i
Eddy suffered .critical , internal'
injuries• and for a time after the.
accident his'life' hung in the
ance He is now able, to.bee Armin(
again, but will have Periodic x-
rays -until his, 'recovery, is. com-
aete:
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FREE SHOW ' TUESDAY
Thos. Hackett &„ Sons;
local
agent for Allis ;Chalmers imple-'.
ments and •Purina. Feeds, 'are'stag-,
ing a free' motion picture show
at, their implement shop in Luck
now on Tuesday evening, Ap""ri
15th at 8,30. There will be door
prizes.: Everyone welcome`
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THAT, :the-municipal',garbage .col-;
•lection 'service was resumed
this week. On account of Good
-.Friday this week's collection:
was on Wednesday and Thurs
day, but hereafter the 'service
will be ; 'resumed as.; customary
:on Thursday and 'Friday: •
THAT •ler rt,a r" -S, 'Hoo`irer; b}s-
trict Deputy Grand Master,
paid his official visit to. Old
Light Lodge, A F.' & A.M.- last
Thursday .evening
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THAT Mr. and Mrs: Roy McGhee
and family are.:• leaving this
week to make their' home at
.,Clinton., Mr: McGhee has`. been
sawyer at Gloor's Sawmill end
:.has accepted a similar :position;
iii = Clinton.
THAT the High School band: is
rehearsing _ for 'at .band concert
in the Town Hal/ ° the latter
:part. of 'April. •' :
THAT:1VIr; axdlltrs: Ed ~$hex
and family . have moved from
their home at the Presbyterian
Church, to the ' modernized
apar ent adjoining their pri-
• vote hospital. -
THAT' Bill MacPherson of St.
Helens and Jim MacMillan of
Lucknow left last week to join,
the crew .of the lake freighter,
SS. Royalton.
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THAT Mr: and 'Mrs,' Ray Dalton•
• held a euchre ,party,in aid of
the ICintail' Women's Institute;
There were eleven. tables,Y s, the
prize's winners b e it n g •: Frank
Hamilton .and•: Mrs. Bill Ware
ing. •
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WARBLE FLY ,. SPRAYING •' BRAWL BREAKS
CAMPAIGN GETS UNDERWAY_
U'P�ARt DANCE
A township=wide warble fl •
spraying campaign :isgetting un- The CK.NX Barn Dance being
derway in the; adjoining' town- staged in• the Lucknow Town
ships of Ashfield, • '. West Wawa- Hall': on: Saturday •. night came- to
nosh and 'Kinloss. In •the latter : an unscheduled: halt about 11.30 ,
township , the .sprayingprogram that evening, when:a .brawl; brolke
hak been. earned out fu the :out that -:,not --even" theplayin Of
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Peg,e• firs
A ..� , but. t• th, is. is i . Y the National 'Anthem could :halt.
• that; .it . become§,..obligatory, ' to . ''About • an :hour `earlier John
'spray, or:.brush: the cattle Brent the the,naster of ceren'
itnies,; .
the.owner prefers. 'suffered' a • fractured jaw when`• '.
In West Wawanosh Township he received a terrific and '' urs
warble. powder is°. available at expected .sock .on: the jaw frorn.;
Lucknow Helens H lens and St. Au- a bystander as he was removing
gustine to any. farmer who wishes a trouble -maker from the hall. •
to brush; his..herd. Anyone' And to cap•'it all, four 'revolver,
ing. to brush a portion •of the herd shots exp are repotted. to.'have been •
fired off outside'the hall as the'
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affair was breaking • up. .
Investigation: Is On
Mr,..Brent '.conferred on Mon..
day night with Police'' Chief Alex
Havens, . and Justice of the Peace
Robert :Rae, and laid. ari inform. ,
Palm Sunday: ;wa, marked in, •.ation. chargingcommon assault °' •
the United Church blyalt irnpres Provincial Police : ax'id Constable : ' " .• '
sive service of confirmation and .Havens have.: launched;.:•, a. ' dull'
reception,' whereby ' a- group 'of scale .investigation into the whole
twehity ,four. persons were receiv i e �.isode and 'no do. bt more.
pu fixian
ed into' church membership ! one - charge will' -result
• Of .. this number fifteen :wre I.•= It was a di aceful ' ffair •
r a._ by
Members of: a Sunday School a' rowdy: ;group ,'Liquorflowed
communicants class who had , freely and -with •,no policing of
been •receiving' instruction from 1 the ,Hall, 'that' evening,.drinking
Dr W.. J. Mumford prior to the: was done openly both within and,:
reception service, which conclud- outside the •building ',The • :hall
e'd by • a welcome ibeing officially :.was
jammed for. the •• dance by a•
extended by Dr. • ' Mumford,ro
c wd from far . as►clnear.
Messrs . Wilfried Drennan :and' W:'' ., Shortly before •1.0.30. p.m.,• Mr.
L.. ° MacKenzie; • 1,Brent 'leaped. down rom • the,
Those joining:the chur.,•ch. by ! stage: to the dance floor to. re -
letter were, M. L. 'Sanderson from move trouble-makinga.1.6 ar•.
„ •� : the
Victoria' '. Street United . Church, old. Wrri�gharny.,oixth from: the hall
Goderieh•; Mrs. M. L. Sanderson, Iii resisting the removal,' efforts
f
r m..: Ashfield: Presbyterian ! the youth . Was flip"ped oito the •;
Church; Mrs. Philip MacMillan, ' floor',. and-
1NIr. Brent; was:'await
from St. Andrew's.', Presbyterian, t. ing ; for him •toet a and leave•
Church, g Wiri�� ham, and'Mrs.,R,us- the dance floor peaceably,
g i :when n'
sell F.:Button from Elmwood Ave:, i he • (Brent) received a ..terrific
Presbyterian
Church; Lon
don
Those'recebrprofession
tf, ,md
,me;mrsuttererdby e - ••a r ap. vov•w, .:.earllfulul
faith were,.MandMrs.James'fehow froth. the 3imgannon- e_tdbhlrsg "-
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Hamilton, Mr. .andMrs.:
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trict. Johnny: ` �s'lite
doff his Hamil n,:MClarencefeet.by the blow, eye witnesses,/
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Greer, . Steve Carne ia, Te dY'knocked-
starter •. He 'was. � knocked; groggy, �. ,.
Collyer,,' • James' Wilson,eeby
p.th..
Robert and his s ch affected '
Irwin,
Murdie,R. .,.oW...dweilal m•Wraith,.Richardlaw. injury,so that .he' could riotBeverley Mc -
resume his' master of : ceremony
Nay, 'Ann Crawford, Elizabeth •duties..•
Ann Webster, . Donna. Johnston,;;.- 1t was about an hour later that
Reyta : Collins, Marilyn K.ilpat- 1 the ..general melee broke loose:
rick, Nancy Johnston, Mai yx•� gain -, the -aforesaid ': Wingharn
-Elaine' :-McNay, Joyce , Elizabeth,' youth .was -said • to. be ..involved -
1V1:eNay aloe avith--anothera
- - g •-group�`of-out�
Thi Choir was ear' •' : an siders. i i . i ...
e,C o had •rn
.siders..His. final exit' was�4,11041,1-'.- -:
anthem, with C.-- Arm- lon : one la
nding
strong taking a solo part. There of the stairway. ' ,
was also 'a men's chorus:, At' •the , The bshooting, afair from a car .•
evening ser'ice "The 'Shadows"
asked nearby the' hallwas=-the
safig:final "Wild West" act of a • .isl
arid disgraceful night, •
may obtain the , solution. from the
sprayer , operator wwhen• he • calls.
TWENTY-FOUR
,JOIN CHURCH
MADE BEQUEST
CORAL W AFTERNOON.. (THURSDAY) '
The .president; • Miss M. Mac- ,Business :places in. Lucknow
Leod,1 presided for the Apr"l will remain `open this. after.
meeting of the Women's Missio , •
arySocietyof the Presb feriae noon (Thursday) and will•
be
Presbyterian
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Ch rch; which opened with hymn
RES -OPEN -41H •
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THAT the sucker fishing ;season
got off to, a rather dismalstart
last week for a party: of local
'fishermen whohad their catch.
stolen. • The :haul wasn't big,
abut what they had netted were.
of exceptionally good size..
'THAT the 125 -page colorful "Amey'
er.can Home Interiors Book" is
available; ,free„ this; weelk,-end,
to ;Easter ,tree
shoDpers' at Smith's',
Grocery:
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THAT Prize •winners at the Aux-
. iliary, Shoot party on Friday
' night were•Mrs, lNelson, Bushell
and Lei,' Purves. Prizes were
John:.
• donated by Mrs P. M.
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sten `,and Mrs. Robt. Atrr'istrong,
This • week's z party is, tonight
(Thtirsdayl.'
µ • : closed all day tomorrow=
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an prayer. Mrs.. W. A. Porteous I Good' Friday.' '
read the Minutes. . It was decided
to collect magazines for the, Fron-
LUCK NOW UNITED • CHURCH
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tier College, ' , : . EASTER SUNDAY :MUS C' •
• A letter. from Mr.• W. F. Thomp • '.' '.
son of Teronto-Was read stating Preaa
e:,.HMoIoYr
nCini
gtY
dda
ms
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,,thet his mothen the late Airs.
D. M. Thom, n- had willed', Mo.' Know That My Redeemer` Liveth.
to the •Society. . • • • -from . Messiah Handel.
:Mrs. A: C. Agnew and M S,.w:. Anthem: Joy' Dawned Again on ' •
Porteous were ,a ' oi+nted , to, the Easter. Day=-Bitgooi =Junior and
Sick Committee., Plans were made Senior :Choir. : '
to entertain' Cradle Roll members Anthem: As It Began to Dawn.
and their mother* and the Mis- -Martin. ;'
sion Band at, 'the May . meeting: Anthem: Vitory -•T Shelley --
Mrs.. C. A. 'Winn took the chair
'for the following` program:. Cur-
rent events, Mrs: C. •Coo c1 topic,
Miss MacLeod; prayer circle,. Mrs.
Russell, Mrs. C. H. .MacDonald.:
The ;sketch., from the':supplemen-.
tart' study book by Mrs, J. Little
and the Presbyterial , .report 'for ,Jesus Say-Rathbtrn; Be Thou •
: ' were dealt With as a radio Nigh -Bailey '
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broadcast after:which the 'circul ' Carol, The'. Bells are Gaily
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aping` library ,was. ireviewed.\ he Ringing Lucas.: `
Easter thankoffering in '.conj c=' Selection: Easter Bell�=•Miles,
• tion' with:: Evening A iary -� -Girls' double duet.
ujith. •...the
will be held on Tuesday, April ' Offertory: He Wipes The Tears'
.. .Every Eye --'•-Lee. , ".
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5th, with Mrs. McKay Qf Tiver-. From •Ev ton as guest• speaker. Mrs, Winn • Pastlude:: An Evening Prayer-» ,.•.
closed' the rneetifig. with , prayer. Gabriel,. .'� Y•
Ladies' chorus. .•
• Offertory: Glorious Is Thy
me ---'Mozart:'
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Postlude: The Trumpet Shall
Sou &-iM.essiah Handel.
` Evening ,,
Prelude: 1 Heard The Voieel of
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