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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,. WEDNESDAY, JUT,Y 23rd, 1952.
• EIGI ;T PAGES
Hearts .are' •l heavy in 'Lueknow,
and: 'throughout. a Much wider
area, by the sudden death of John
C. McNab, reeve; of the n unicipal-
ity and • proxnm,ent young indus-
•trial executive, ' •
'Death' stalked •the highway late
• Satairdaayaaiternee,
returning 'from • an afternoon
spent 'at therSilvterwood plant at
Cargill. _On the Elora. Road,," one
corner north :of the Walkerton -
,Kincardine Highway ..his '1952
Pontiac ,' was in ' . collision with a
car driven by j. Stoddart, 20-
'year-old resident. 'of Burlington.
Three of the four passengers, of.
tthe Stoddart: car. were taken to
Walkerton, Hospital, 'but none of
Mein were seriously hurt.
The Stoddart car is reiported• to
have been •proceedingwest ftorn.
Walkerton'•and•upon :entering the
highwaycollided with the Mc-
Na'b ear, sending it out ;of • control
.and into the ,ditch, head-on into,
a big tree. Jack was thought to
have been, thrown from the car
rby.the ii vpact, and when passers.
by reached him he was lying un;-
conscious:. ' : just inside . the fence
of an 'adjacent: oat ;field. Arri:ong
the first at the scene were Ted
and Stuart Collyer.: , Ja"c•k• was
then uxiconsc us
' io '•and token'for
dead. The boys did not. rimmed=
lately recognize him until he re
gained,. consciousness ' a few 'morn-,
ents hater. Jack' • recognized . and
talked to bhenn.A passing doctor
eased lois pain _and; anambulance_
was :quickly at the scene to rush
hun to Walkerton Hospital, where
he' died shortly' after eight
o'clock f 'o'mint mal "'injuries
that- included a • broken back;
fractured;: ribs' and a crushed
diest. The crash oc red• -short;
ly before six o'clock,
The Collyer ;' brothers phoned
word of 'the '' accident to: Luck -
noir, and. Mrs.. McNab, Jack's
father, 'and.'Cameron MacDonald
reached his , ..(bedside' (before the'
passed' away:,; .tie knew them and
was conscious to the last.
Heads Finn At Early Age
John Crawford MacNab. was 42
years of age, and for, almost half
of his . young life': has held • .an.
mportant 'executive' position as.
headof the Lucknow and Cargill
biianches of Silverwood Dairies.
For the past 3i . years he had
leen-•a member-of;-the-'Munreipa1.
ouncil, : which he had headed as.
eeve for two and a; half, .years{
lie led the polls as councillor 'in
949 and''the held: year . became
eeve upon 'the retirement • of
Austin . Solomon. '
Jack, or . J. C«, Was the friendly.
aluation • by which everyone
greeted him.' He .was • born at
Dungannon on May 6th, 1910,
tut 'came . to, 'Lucknow 'as a lad
with his •►parents, When his father
as" appointed.. Manager'' of the
fewly established . 'Silverwood
Creamery.
(Continued on, Page Four)
OVE TO EXPROPRIATE,.
INLOSS;THONE, LINES
Huron. Township Council ' at
their July .meeting approved a
hY-lavv 'to . expropriate the; lines
of the Lupknow and Kinloss Tele
• phone System, from. Concession 8,
nortth. • - ,
This System which. ;pioneered
telephone development' in this
oinrnunity.- orty-yearrag
'i11 'has • subs.ibers who -Wish
tteknow , •as . their exchange. To'
a through I Ripleymeans a tto11
The Puzzling question here is
what dem otraitic autho""i ity would
trPerilit..Ituron Township to ex-
p' riate '1a telor hone 'lite ° or any.
• other private or : ublicro, rt..
1 solely ,Within tile corpora
llOn of the Township of Kinloss..
•
TWENTY-THREE TOOK
BUS TRIP TO GUELPH
Leeknow Women's, Institute'
•chtartered. Allan i eed`s • (bus. last
Thursday for a trip to,. Guelph'
to ;attend a day .of the ,week-long
tistiei a activities at -the 0.A.C.
`Those making the trip Were:
Mrs,•. James. 1VIacNau'ghton,: Mrs:
Margaret' McFarlane, ;Mrs. Jack
Fairish, Mrs;,'Phil Smith, Mrs. T:
J. Salkeld, Mrs. Wm. McGill,Mrs.
Dahmer, .Mrs. A. Ravens, Mrs:.
Elmer Johnston, Mrs, Wira• Doug-
las, 'Mrs. Howard Robinson,. Mrs,'
Sam Reid; Mrs.' Peter Cook, Mrs:
Wm.:Humiphrey, Mrs:. Russ Jo
hn
stone, 1VIrs. Neil MacOallurn; Misr
Fred Martin,. Mrs, . Jack Wraith,
'Mrs. Jewitt • Mrs.. Chas Con ' 'am
Mrs; Alex Hackett, 'Mrs.:'Wilfred
Hackett,' Mrs: Hugh. Ferguson,
ON: '.FURLOUGH
.FRONTFO
RMOSA•
: Miss Dorothy C. Douglas ar-
rived home on Monday . evening
from• : Tarnsui, Formosawhere
she hasspent the past five and
a. half years; since her last fur-
lough,
ur-
g,
lou h
' �. '
She v�nll be on furlough
for .a. year.
Miss. 'Dougl'as Was accompanied`.
from''. .Toronto .to • her- Lucknow:
home by a .friend, Miss Isalbelle.
Taylor • who has been 'on furlough.
for the past year and will return
to Formosa , in August.
• Mrs., Harry McQuillin 'entered
Kitchener • Hospital. on. • Sunday,:
prior to an operation to :be per-
formed Wednesday, July 23rd. '
HONOR: DEPARTP SIG
AS•HF;IELD COUPLE
Friends: • and neighbors ' includ.
ing the congregation. of, Hackett'S•
United Church gathered 'at 'S.S.,
'No. 10, Ashfield on the evening
of Wednesday,. July .16th to • honor
Mr. and 'Mrs. Adam Johnstone,
Who . are soon leaving to take• up
residence in Goderich.
• The- .t program.,. consisted : of. a
piano solo by Sybil -Barger, 'read-
ing by Mrs.. Keith: Johnston; solos
by Ray Dalton, piano • solo by
Jimmy Hack ett, reading' by .Mrs,
Geon ' e Alton;,piano_seleaby__11is.{
Spence hwvin; reading by Mrs.
Bert' Alton; duet by the Hackett.
Sisters, 'sand. •community singing
with Mrs. Dan Wylds;.' lilt the
piano.
• Mr. ` and ;Mrs. Johnstone .were
presented with ..'a solid walnut
console extension table,' complete.
with lace runner and centrepiece
.arida sum of money ,by Donnie
Rae Stott. The following address
was read.,by Mrs. Elliott Sandy:
Dear, Annie and Adam, •
We, your friends 'arida neighbors
thought it only' right that we,
Should take this opportunity "to
honor you With' D.• get-together
before you leave our community.
You iboth' have ,always •proved
•to be a true neighbor and friend,
always ready: ,to help .with your
willing hands • and cheer•iul''srnile.
• You are not going so far away.
but that we will often meet, You,
bath know • that, whenever you
can come' back,. there will be as
always' a real 'welcome for you:.
• . We hope you bath .retain health
and happiness, and enjoy your
eav '-Jia 'c•_far ieraa_years.
'As a token 'of our, friendship
we ask you to accept these gifts:
' Signed on, behalf of'your neigh -
bora and friends, Lorne Farr'isl•i,.
Elliott Sandy, Cyril Campbell,
Lloyd. Robb, Dill Wareing, Andy
,Ritchie. ` :