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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1952-06-25, Page 1$150 Yearly In Advance --$1.00 Extras To U.S.A. RECTOR. COMING FRQR:ANTt"ORD At anniversary services at St Peter's. Church. on Sunday, the Bishop's Archdeacon, Rev. W., A. Townshend, announced the 'ap- poin,tment of Rev. Henry ' Leon- ard Jennings; B;A.,' LTh., as, rec- .tor .of the three, -point charge of St . Peters, Lucknow St. Paul's, • Dungannon; and St, .Paul's; Rip= :ley. The new incumbent : ;Will as- sume 'his `duties here On August: 1st and Rev., A. S. Mitchell will continue, here • .until that time; Rev. Mitchell, who itretiring: front `active 'ministry to recup-. erate his health, is. staying • on for an extra month so that there will• be no . interim • period .r during. which •supply•ministers would be required. Rev: Jennings conles here from Brantford ' where he has been rector as • St. Paul's Church since 1948.'He .has been an active mem- ber of the Ministerial Association at Brantford and served at pres- ident He has been ':rural dean of Brant and has been prominent in the:work work of the Brant 'His- torical Society. Rev:" Jennings is . Ontario born and a graduate of Western 'gni versity and ' HuronCollege:'He served for ' five years in the_ Dio- cese of Athabasca- and for the past, ;eleven year's 'has. held rec-.. .torates in this . Diocese where he has given the church faithful , and devoted service!., . Rev., Jennings has' always been attracted` to this 'northern; part. of 'the Diocese ,of ' Huronand had hoped , that he : might • take uip °work in this area. BAPTISMS ON •'ASHFIELD ;CIRCUIT ; 'Rev..0 ;r''B . oolle5r' eld' bap - „lanai 'services the last 'two, Sun- days with ;four �babies''being. bap, tized Jerry Russell, son of Mr. .and 'Mrs. Russell Irvin; Brenda. Marie, 'daughter of Mr. ` and Mrs. Allan' Ritchie; Annabelle Jean, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lorne Ritchie and Nancy ' Susan, dsu ghter' of Mr. *and Mrs. Gordon, Kirkland. The baptism of the son _. !r, and Mrs. Howard • Blake was., postponed,' owing,to • Howard's illness. • CHANGE 9lHIIPPEFG. DAY ' Brooks ,Bros., who ..some time ago bought the W. E. Henderson' shipping- yards --near: he G:Mit have' completed' rebuilding the ' yards, ;.and. announce that • they have:Changed their .shipping : day to Wednesday, effective . next week. They have previously, been' transporting hogs on Thursday. • MARK :WEDDING AN'NIVERSARI ES' A familygatherng on Sunday at the home of ..Mr. and Mrs. 'Gor- don Brooks marked the thirty- seventh wedding • anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James :Cutbei and the ,_:�'.. silver wedding anniversaries of both Mr; .and Mrs. A. S. .Teeft, and Mr. and_]V1rsy,-Bert-Finnigan( The Cuib, ert anniversary was on June' 23rd, •the Teeft anniversary on June 22nd, and the •Finnigan. anniversary was in April. • Suit-' able gifts ` were : presentedd . to 'all three couples. The ladies are •s+isters'laug ht- + ers of the late Mie. and Mrs. Root. • Fitzgerald. Mrs. Teeft was forst erly Fiances .Fitzgerald; Mrs,. + Finnigan Laura FLti �gerald, and ,Mrs. Culbert, .Annie Fitzgerald. ?resent . for the occasion, ibe- sides the hbat and •hostess were' Mr, and Mrs. Gordon. Will and; family Of Brantford; Mr. and Mrs. S, Teeft and Mr. and Mrs. Uoy. Teeft andJane of Bunvih Y ; .. ., Mary a,. .e, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fin•-: agars of Ashfield; Gerald ' Cul, ted of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. James Cullbert.' . .. , 1 LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY,' JUNE .25th, 1952 SHOWER ON MO'NDA'Y Mr daughterRedvers Johnston arid her Joan, :were hostesses on Monday . evening; for a miscellan- eous- niscellan-eous- shower in 'honor of Miss, Mary Murdoch; bride -elect of this week, A program, of contests and readings preceded. the opening of many lovely gifts which Mary received. Refreshments were ser- ved• to • conclude a pleasant even- ing. A nother shower was held 'on Tuesday at..the. Home of . Mrs.,. Philip ' San ith.- • MONTH LONG :DROUGHT HAVING .SERIOUS RESULTS A month-long drou ht local ' b lY: still ' unbroken as this was writ- ten, has been having ..consequen=. ces. now regardedas serious.' -Not since the 24th of .May has, there been a shower.' • Prospects of a ;burriper straw- berry'\crop. have gone- awithering under the blistering sun,and.the .hay 'crop which Was, exected : to be unusually. heavy is a••' disap, pointment on some farn)s. Haying operations are generally : under way this' week, although some have held off anticipating a.. rain that ght yet improve• the stand. On high, light land a :stunted grain crop .is. reported to be head- ing eading' out already, and, as one farm- er put it"The drought will be fain -lost disastros• if we •don'tget a rain this; ;week MOVE: T,O VILLAGE, GIFTS PRESENTED • • Mr., and : Mrs. • Wilson Irwin. Moved to' Lucknow last week to 'Make their home here,, and on Saturday evening were `presented with several lovely 'gifts by• Wil :feed Hackett and. Ralph.Cameron on behalf, of neighbors and friends on the '10th. of Ashfield... • Mr: Irwin was • born on the line; ;aver -82.--years -ago, and- he and .Mrs. 'Irwin had continued :to reside ,ther e since their marriage over 57 years. ago. Some time ago they sold the faros to :George Henry and bought ;the- George Orvis home in Lucknow, ` but it was not • until Tuesday. of last week that they took up residence:. :here: . The . gifts included, a _blanket„ bed' lani:p, boudoir ,.la imps, an el- ectrik heating pad and a potted plan Th gif - led by the followingmessage. of good wishes,._. • Dear Mr. and Mrs. • Irwin, We, your friends an neighbors, are taking' this opportunity to' honor you on leaving our com- munity. 'You have not gone far away but our: most sincere wishes. have gone with you to your new home and we tope you will have. continued: "good` health to :enjoy 'many more .happy days together, We want you to . feel free .to come.'; back any time as there will always be;• a welcome .for you anti as a token of our friendship we ask you .i ' accept these gifts. May, God "bless you both. Signed on behalf of your neigh- bors, Ralph Cameron, Wilfred.; Hackett. • ,• l TEN • PAGES. At NIVEI S:ARY' AT -ASH.FI LD KIRK Sunday was a Memorable day in the history of Ashfield Pres- byterian Church when the con- gregation observed r the 104th anniversary, The church' . was. beautifully decorated' with flow- • ers, 'and large congregatigns, were M attendance with many from, the:. adjacent • congregations:.. of Ripley, Lucknow and Pine River. The special preacher for the day• was• the. Rev. D. .G. Camp- bell; of First Presbyterian church, Seaforth,' who delivered very im pressive, earnest and scholarly. sermons. Special music was pro- v'ided. Anthems were rendered by a fullchoir with Mrs. Duncan Simpson at 'the organ. The ser- vice of praise Was also enriched iby the singing of Mrs. Harold Haldenby of •Kin.lough,' who sang solos both at. the morning and evening :services in a very' sweet voice. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! With the July 'ist holiday, fall ing on. Tuesday, it' is 'necessaryfi that•_all advertising copy ' be re,: cei'vied not later than Monday noon, and: Preferably where '.pos- sirble by Saturday of this week: - All ;rural' correspondence ' will have to be ..received on Monday, end press secretaries' reports' of meetings must be received by Saturday.• Harold A. Doupe, principal of . Luckiiow Continuation: School.' back about the time of World War;. I, was honored on •Saturday at Port Credit where he: ,has; . taught school for 33 • years. .• . ' Mr. Doupe is retiring after 46 NEW STATION • AGENT ANNIVERSARY -TAKES. °Wit HERE- AT ST PETER'S v Mr. R. L. Rupert took ever :the duties as. C.N,R. station agent • at the local depot on Tuesday of bast' week; A native of .Napanee, he has been with the C 1�T.R...since 1943, and comes here from Bruce- field where he • was • serving ..as agent, b Mr, and • Mrs •Rupert , are re- siding in the Gamlriie. Apart- ments,• : ' Y in rooms aver what is now •Mr. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 'ON Robert J. Button''s. ' butpher 'shop. • WINDSOR -DETROIT TRIP A chuh aw:built n the: rey ent sitercin 1878as, andalargely'pre.- About ninety students of Luck- built and extended `; in 1900. new District High School took a Amonglocal treasures is the bus trip .to Windsor and Detroit confirariation, card of Mrs. Me on Tuesday: They picked the host Cluskey dated October 13rth, 88.:0 test. day of the ,year ao date for but the records. show.that twenty- the Grip' with the mercury soar- eight were • confirmed in 1877, ing• to the high nineties.. prior .to the ' building of the. The highlights of theouting: c'huf'Oh: • • • were a tour of the Ford ' plant .in The 'services on ` Sundays,• we're Windsor `followed by >+a trip over conducted by the Rector, Rev. A. The con egatia of St.. Peter's Anglican hurch celebrated the. seventy-eighth anniversary of the found. ing .of the church. in. L fel now, :on Sunday... • . St '.Peter's is ,really' the child of Dungannon, which was once av flourishing parish, `and in 18.74 the Rev. 4. M., Bland, Rector offlni° Dungannon, co enced "services the bridge to= Detroit ,and • on oust S• Mitchell, the ;sang ' Holy :to Greenfield..Village and 'a :tour: Eucharist; assisrted by the choir; -of the Ford museum:The morning ..preacher was ith`e-' Misses • Jean' Osborne and Ail''= Veneralble, Archdeacon .;Vfi. A; een Hewitt accompanied the, stu-. •.Townshend, who took as text, "Continuin =the thingsAt ' :which... dents' ,who made the •trip in. . t bussess,. driven: by Harvey' Web -thou haste'leari ed". Evensong, •ster and Allan Reid •and, the :the Reverend Cheater, C. W. Mix - station wagondriven Gordon ser; preached 'from :the words by Montgomery. "God shall; appoint -salvation _ for 'Walls'', -and the choir sang Psalm 23, Ato the , setting wch w_as, the • : HONOR, H. A. LOUPE favorite of the late. g .. King George. AT PORT' CREDIT The church had been lavishly • •. THAT theofficial high temper- ature here on Tuesday was 91 degrees, with 'a humid atanos- phere.. '• --=o THAT there's a ready market for young pigs, .as a number of. users of . The Sentinel's- want ad column will. testify: THAT. Albert McQuoid returned ',home on Saturday from. Wing-: ha'm- -Hospital-where he - had undergone an operation: THAT Mrs • Evelyn' Bai'kwell leaves' on . , Friday for Camp Tanamakoori in Algonquin . • Park where she will spend the next couple of '`months as. as- sistant 'cook 'at a 'girls' camp. •_•.,. THAT Eunice Helm,daughter of Mr.' and Mrs: • Wm. Helm ° of Zion, returned' home last week. after successfully ..completing her third year at OS. B.; Brant- ford. Eunice commenced at- tending the Brantford .school due to• a serious impairment of. her eyesight, for which. no cor-; • rection . was 'possible. Happily . �Ehe • condition does . nbe appear YOUNG' SONGSTER GROUP to' be worsening and Eunice. MADE RADIO RECORDING • still retains a .fair • • degreeof sight, • • A,, group .of ` Lucknow Public School i* 1s, known as • "Juriiox • THAT with the volume of 'water. g Misses" ' were in Wingham•. on h:_ record'-� onlay, Making a choral...., . , r, adcast on in'� `rthat will be bio. rnin August 23rd. Saturday m Marlene The group included M and Mabel,iS�tanley, Donna John stori,, Joyce Little, Marilyn Cox - worth., Elizaibeth, Ann and Nancy Welbster, B:etty . Armstrong and Wilda Reid, Mrs, Harvey. Webster played the. accompaniment. • A. choral group from 'Miss Ruby. Webb's room also made•a record ing recently, vbhich we under stand is, to be broadC; 'st in Aug. ust.• ' 1 1 restored in the standpipe, la trap restrictions were eased on Friday, subject to .careful. 'usage. .The . tank was, pulled down 'some•. 12• feet (below. nor- • mal by,. the flax mill fire,' and with an, unusual• domestic con- su�uption due to the dory spell,, la:fictions had• t: be wit to restrictions o temporarily imposed. —0— THAT `Steve ,Stotilers had new potatoes ” from his ,garden on. Monday,• and which . to make it more unusual, were grown from sprouts. r• years .of teaching and •a: garden party: was : a.rriahged to commem:- orate, this long period of servnee: Over 1200 invitations were, sent out 'by meibbers of the ;alumni of Port Credit high' school to ,graduates now scattered far -and wide. Many of them returned : to pay 'tribute' to 'their : principal: who : was the recipient . of : gifts from : the council, graduates, stu- aents'teachers= and the `.School iboard, Borno "a farm at Hirkton in n =Huron --county, Mr. Doupe :re+c. and • beautifully, .decorated' with flowers .. for,, the 'occasion, . and ;:• Which Were later sent,to the bed- sides of sick. persons'•in the par- ish: DISTRICT SCOUT SERVICE "HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON The annual church service of the ,Saulgeen, isttic4t�:Boy Scouts Association will be :held at. the Lucky. Presbyterian • Church this Sunday . afternoon at '3.00 p.m: A ' turnout' o£• upwards ' to x00 Scouts is, • expected; for' ,this colorful 'event, The • service will be conducted '�by: the. Rev. ;Donald Archibald, ; chaplain of the Pais- ley . • troop and the address will be given by Rev. A. S. Mitchell.. , former. district coiinunissioner' for • iv= .'South.Grey : ed; his early 'education at a little. country "school- near :there: and. later . attended • tie University of prjncipa•1-•of - en tinuation schools at Amherstburg, Dresden and ;Lucknow, before go- ing '-to PPort-=- Credit- as the - first- principaa of the continuation school established. in 1919..Hav- ing 'accepted the position, it came at quite a .surprise to the young (principal to • find that; instead of, the 80 pupils he wasleaving at, Lficknow, • there were only 22 •at, Port Credit. "• .. ' One.. of the principal's duties wasto collect fees from all the students. However, this was, soon changed by the department of education,- and in : 1927 another, six• morns were added tothe school, and it became.' a high school( In '1930 a new high school was built on, the present site. Last .year the high school: was enlarged. to 26 rooms. Mr.and •`Mrs; Doupe pr-axi to •spend some holidays • on. the 100- acre- e- farm they purchased , on Prospect Lake • eight .' years ago, •andafterthat their Plans fare. somewhat. ,indefinite. Mr. Doupe •.although• a specialist in ',rnathe- .matics And ' science has' taught every suibject• in the currfculuin, and some 4,000 ' 'students . have graduated from the high school: He is particularly proud of • ..the 400 :' students and seven staff members of the school who serv- td ,in Canada's armed forces dur- ing World War It Students of . today, he f eelsi: ;;have a much broader field . of knowledge . than their predece- cors, but are not so. well ground- ed lin. ,the ,fuiadaniental"s of ecru- Catkin, • ENGAGEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. John T. Blake/ Wangham „9ntariri; --airbounde'.the engagement of . their only daugh- • ter, Bernice, to Gordon Johnston, son -of Mr-: -and--Mrs: ;Adam John- stone, Lucknow Ontario The marriage will take place early in July.: : ' ' ' ARRIVE HOME FROM, FORMOSA Revs and Mrs. Hugh , Mac�Mil- lan. arrived .:home recently. on furlough from Formosa; making the journey by sea; and air. From Taipei, • Formosa, they sailed to Hong Kong, `where .inability to secure 'boat 'passage, required: their return to, England by airy.' This eventful: trip was Made over the Indo-China jungle to Bangkok - in southern Thailand: From'there o -Caluctta, then on_via. Pakistan along the Persian •. Gulfand . fiver ?alesrtine..Crossing the Mediter- ranean, their first contaot With the ,Western' World again wa`s`'at "Atth.-• ens, Greece., At,. Piraeus were shills of the British Mediterran- ean fleet and a.• combined' mili- tary parade, brought' Mr;, and Mrs. MacMillan. again in contact: with, the skirl' of the pipes! and: the .swing , sof the Cameron kilt, From there the (journey was by Way of 'Rome to Geneva, the cultural centre • of. the 'United 'Nations, and .laterby way of Paris to .London and Edinburgh. The Atlantic was crossed by Ship, with Quebec, then Montreal, Tor-: onto, and finally Luckrioiw as the' last stop of the , 'home ":agaxri", •f trip." • • .Y, • 4. • .