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MAIL COURIER
DIED SUDDENLY
Donald MacDonald, rural mail
courier on R. R. 6, Lucknow • for
any years, died suddenly from'
a heart attack on Tuesday morn-
ing while .completing his cleliv
cry. He was accompanied . '� by itis:,
wife, formerly Annie MacDonald
of Lochalsh.
aDonald's _m ,ail route takes him
• down the ' :Second oil Kinloss. and
Huron Townships; across the 150"
•. nd.__back • the Foiarth_
'.: Concession. He had co±npleted the
Henderson
re .
route to a� point. at thee
son
gravel pit . on the Lueknow.-Holy-'•
rood road when ' he had ' a flat
tire.. As he went to change the
lire Donald collapsed and . died
almost • instantly.:' '
A native of SC.:Aland, he loved
things ' of Scottish • tradition and
was at one'. tire' drum „ major of
the LucknOw Pipe Band; 'and his
tall and erect poise made ,him'
well 'suited for .this . position at.
the•head'of;the band. '
The. funeral `service is' being
held privately ;on; Thursday at his
late residence ,at the 'Second Con-
cession conducted by Rev. 'C. A.
Winn. Interment: will be in South
Kinlos ;Cemetery with • the pall-
bearers being Finlay • MacDonald;
David •MacDonald, Lloyd' Mac-
Donald,' 'Alex Andrew,: Richard
West and; Orland. Richards:
MARRIED AT TOROIITTO
HALL-AGNEW—On. Saturday,
July 26th, 1952.. at 2p.m: in St.
Andrew's . Presibyterian, Church,
Toronto, by Rev3. E. MacMillan,
Katherine' Christine, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Agnew, Luck-.
•now, to W.O.Ira MacKenzie Hall,
R.C.A M.C., son of the late Mr.
and. Mid %-Thomas° Gorge'•Hall of
Schomberg, Ont: •
LADIES ,AUXILIARY 'HELD
ANNUAL SUM1%IER PICNIC
The annual.: July paum c . of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the - Canadian
n
Legion was ..held at '.the home of
Mrs. Philip .MacMillan with an
• attendance; of ; fifty -:four :: mean-
bers and visitors. A. pleasant day
was . enjoyed and a lovely lunch
served.
The sports events were Con-
ducted by Mrs. :Joe Wasney, as-
sisted , by Mrs. •Ronald Forster.
Winners , were as follows: girls,
undier . 6, 'Trudy Tho ripsdn; •boys
5.to 9, Bobby ,Hunter; kick the
• •slipper; __M ; . J. C. Johnstone; =3-
legged race, Joyce Little and Iso-
bel MacPherson; ' , walking race,
'Mrs.: Jack England; throwing the
Paper plate, ladies, Isabel - Mac,.
Pherson; (big agirls, R,eyta Collins;
wee girls, Cheryl Whitby;.;boys,
Bobby Hunter; calling, hubby to
• 'breakfast, Mrs. Orville Jones;
• pinning the • patioh, Joyce Little
and .Isobel MacPherson;: rnarried
ladies dash, Mrs;: Bob Armstrong;
.Candy race, Mrs. Forsyth and
Marilyn;' wheelbarrow race, Tom-
MY' Wasney and 'Bobby' Hunter.
Richard Baker of 'town attend,
ed the funeral of •his brother in-
JAW, Fred Fiske at Niagara Fall's
last• week. '
GUIDE CAMP SCENE 'OW.*
SUMMER; ACTIVITIES 1
l eewaydin Girl • Guide Camp,
located on. • Lake Huron's shore
at the foot of the '12th Cones
side' of ' Ashfield, is a busy spo'.
this 'summer as' a series of .fou
ten-day camps -are -•held -- fro
JAY 2nd.. to August 22nd. Atten-
darrce approaches the 100 'mark
tr Camp Keewaydin, Which i"
translated, a
Scut. Wind", w
h Wi ,
• °pened in 1949 under• the super-
vision of Mrs. Bruce Connell
Galt, area carnp advisor. Mrs:• A.
° E..•11ICKi , provineial'camp' coin.
missioner' at that i •dime) played 1'
leading' role 'in the ' eStablishmen
of this permanent' calinp site.
LUCKNQW, ONTARIQ, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30th, 1952
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Word' hasbeen received here ofAugust
death •of Mrs; J. Anson Fin-
who .i�asseci away'.in, Sack
on eionaay,1 July. 28th. She:
formerly Janie A erson •of
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' HOLIDAY MONDAY
With Monday, 9th, be-
ing obsenved as Civic•Holiday; it
is important .that news and •ac -
u .,
vertisin cop be sent in early,,
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and• where possilble 'by Saturday
of this week,
NEPHEW KILLED
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Flying Officer Robert A. Gray;
. D.F;C., 'who was killed in an air
e rash near' Basgotville, Quetbe ,
ast 'Week, xs. a nephew ' of
..John. Henryof Lu know. ,
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A ull '. ' it fun cal willbe
(held, on Thursday, .afternoon at
e home of
` th his ..,parents . at 82'T
,Elias Sit., London. Mr. land Mrs..
. Henry plan• to attend. ,the :service.
FO.. Gray was one :of the six
:mancrew' :of a•Lancaster'borri�ber
.;which was in • A. mid-air" collision
with .a V . ire e
aanp' ] t' fiighter dur-
ing ' Exercise' ::Signpost, • a • joint
Canadian -United: States air. man-
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an ,which some 800 planes
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. were taking.. part.. The .Vampire
had` just made a apass at tan "•at>
tacking"• bomber and was pulling
away when 'the accident occur -
red. A ing .vias .Sheared .from
they am ir'e and the pilot Of -this
plane also. died in ',the crash."
• Flying Offcer•t�ray a'29=year-
veteran of the airways 'Was
.at .: the controls of : the.''bontiber
which crashed and burned• in: the
- hill 'bush country .in northeast-
'crit.. Quebec,'• Idemtificatibn� of•;the
bodies .was:only possilb1e b'y their
osition ' in: the . plane:. •. . .
P plane..
: rescue ': party` '• achuted' to
'the scene; .and reiaorted.. finding
five.: cxf : ,the • :six. ' bodies of the
bomber. 'crew:, A helicop'te'r was
. used :to ' bring, the ; bodies out
, . Won D.F.C... •
' Ft.),..Gray-is a veteran .of World
. War II, and. -,'Won the • D.F.C. for
the `.bombin•: of Gerroan targets.
. He, is• a son of . Mr. 'and Mrs.
Bert' .Gray of 'London. His :lather
*as 'raised; at Aniberley and, has
: been 'railroading for 'many, years.
Has: mother was forrnerly Mabel
.
Henry,Ysis+ter or Mr. John Henry
of+:town..and•Wats born on the 2nd
Concession of Huron Township.
The.
The young: pilot's widow who
at, .Gr nwoad, .N. S.
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,Where .'• was 'station-
d, reaturned to London following
a `Hedy, where .t.he funeral
service ,will be 'conducted by •Rev.
P. Gillies of Centennial' Uri-
ated Church .and Flt. Lieut. P.. D.
Ross; 'chaplain .at' Crumlin ' R,CA,F
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• Besides his widow acid parents,
four . sisters also s•ulwiye.
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D MER APPOINTED ,
.:OFFICE. CARETAKER.
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NOMINATION MEETING.
TI..
O BE HEirD %'RIDAY
John Dahmer has been appoint-
,Post C)ffice-car eta der and as-
,his new. duties. last week.
succeeds Dick g_axhe
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•A nomination meeting ' to fill
the re'eveship vacancy .caused .bY
the'gid
'.death. J.•..C. • M :NNasb,
of wall
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kion sin
held the 'position since the
post office 'was . uilt: •.•: `
b
Dick.*as forced to give up• the-
,because 'of •iT l health, and:.
the past seven • months, Mars. '
• had 'been parrying. on
duties •for im
.him,.. pending the ,'
;of. a successor.
i.
raga Alex Sutherlar ds name••
,was "omitted • from the list of
all
}S bearers at the .funeral, of S.
J• M!acDiarmid..
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TI AT' • Jack Campbell-. suffered
three broken • ' •
. ribs when.: he sli P
Ped and fell from the ,roof .of
a' Cottage
.. g on: which he was
working..• at .Point Clark last
•' wee _ •
..Mrs aretHamilton
•.... erg , .. Iaxna ,
•underwent a major operation in.
Wi ham; Hospital on Saturda.
morning;
THAT•, Mr. and •.Mrs. Tom Haller
.. ... ,..�, . ,
. (nee Alma Solomnon) •are; mov-
.'. ing • into a ,; new.' ranch : style
home' ,<. ...
at .Burlington. They •have
(been at Kitchener •for the.
' , past•busy,
few Years., .'-,:-..
y •"•�
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TBAT, maybe,' there' 'something
.: in the tradition: that. if it rains.
on St. Swithin's Day,. ..1:10y15,
it wily::rain . fora ,forty : days.,
While `it - hasn't rained: • every
day, since•:; then,• precipitation.
.• and, humidity ` has. been e>ccess-'
.' 'lye.' and is, ,;playing.hob with
harvest.. operations. ,'7 '
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THAT iaccount•s are beingsent out,
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_ , to suibs�cribers v hose Seopha
is m arrears `and it requested;
• that 'this matter • .be •,given. early
attest on. Individuall , thesewas
: • . .seven ' ` rather. Y• "al
' , p .; 'h Y
amounts but ' eollecytivel the
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represent. a .considerable suzxi.;
--o—
be field•,in-ttie:Town Han of Fri;
day evening at 7.3A' o'clock for
one • hour.
following, Thursday.:9„.4'
In event of an election, for •th..e,
office, vot nig will take place the
:
Shctuld.:one or nlore members•
- of the a resent Council ual' for`
P q
the reeveship ;At will require an-
oth• er nomination meeting• ,at• as
, later ' dile in order: to• ' fill the
cy.
council vacan • • '
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concluded
•;three-point
• Dun'
well
,•retiring•from
and
Monday
Will
censor,
Brantford,
duties
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DUNGANNON `LADY
MARKS' 95TH ;BIRTHDAY' 'old'.
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Mrs: Jesse' Gray celebrated: her
95th birthday last Week at .the
Of her �d.aughter, Mrs..Mat. �
home_
thew. Shackleton of. Dungannon
Mrs:. Gray still.: enjoys 'corrin :a:-.
Y �
t vel .. • ood • health; • :. " keepsA
Y•'ice'
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, at . various. light •household'
•. tasks which •she enjays.:doing,• as
she• hates to be• idle. ,. :
' ,'Prior to. :her ' husband's death
they observed their 64th; 'wedding
anniversary. ...
.. 'She 'has...three daughters and
three- sons, • Mrs. • Mathew'. Shack-
'letorr, • Dungannon; Mrs : Clifford
`Webb; Goderich; Mrs. :Howard.
Durnin; : Vancouver; •:. Lawrence,
' ' B'elf eville; .Asher; Vancouver and
Willard, San Frianscisca. .
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NEV.'ARTHUR S. ••MITCHELL.
his rectorship on, the
.parish of Lucknow,
annon sand R" le' with. flare=_
.g Lp Y
services. on • Sunday: :He ,
• the .active :ministry
•':with.. Mrs. left on,
for Naini ,icon • where 'they
..Make' .their home: His sue-'
• Revd. H.: L.. Jennings
+ill• assume his .neaw
here onrSunday: ' :
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WDA$ •C► unwr spki KEi� : T. ',,
HACKETT• W 1Vt.S..SERVICE •; "
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. Hackett WAILS' d' charge . oi•
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. the evening, service. in that' churcah•�.
Yon Sunday evening .,?when• Miss:
Dean. MacLeod vias guests er
p
ani gave ;an 1>Lteresting address.
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Mrs. Geor..ge Alton`presided.. Mrs.,
Bert Alatan; gave ;a °•re'vie�w of . fife•
• W.M.Sr. work. s.. •. Blake. Afton:
aviolintation.
, played : solo ''and.. Jirn::
Hackett an organ solo.. Mrs..Adam:
A. Johnston' Offered: prayer.' .. •',
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THAT Mr. C. J. MacGregorr of
Waterloo: it `visiting with xela-
tives . in .the minium ..•Mr
Coln ty
. MacGregor has held: the public
. school principalship for -Many
years' in Waterloo where
..new •school • is . now. being °built'.
which : •wilt • •'!be , named . rafter'
him. Mr. ,MacGregor will con-
as• principal of Elizabeth
;time . , , . ,
' . Zeigler School and. supervrsrng
principal of the three Waterloo
_Public arhools Y _.._;�__ _
...,..L.,._
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Mr. and Nirs.•Howard:Rob-:
"i sson and' Bill havegone to.
y :'
CiAcYjfe 40: take �up-trailer res-
idence there• .where, «(toward
• .,of
will be:employed for 'some;tirne
:by .. the Warren • Paving.Com-onto'
. pany, Russell Stanley has also
a job :there with this::
.taken: e
, • Company which completed the
dismantling of their • asphalt
lent rn:'Lucknaw • last • week-
. end.
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THAT 'A1ivon Hamlton 'last the
ti of, the. third' finger' on his'
p,torrential
' right hand' last. week when he
l crushedwhile o
got it. badl y P..
erating the land packer, It was
• a o he.• nail
:� �f st.y joint:. Several
P�
years, ago Alvin lost the to of.
•his thuanb . and the first joints
of two fingers on the:right hand
• •and one' on the left.•hand in
,.
. d; ' ' mite. , cap explosion. The
, • latest accident leaves the little:
finger as the,only one `mtaict
• .. y • a
on the right hand. m+;;
MacDONAI
piital,
Ur
Donald
son,,
`GARNISS--at
nesda
Bert
.las),-a—sen,:
PARRISH—at-
tat:
.to.
R.
Lannon
engagement..;of
Rose
of
.Thaddeus
• B.
on
'o'clock
olio
olio
TO;
•
.: ]lave
' and
will
establishment
•from
�':
been
hairdressing'
..
ises
They
but
before
th
two=mo'ths',
Bailey
HORN
D -in Wingham Hos-•
,on, Wednesday;' .July. ' 30th,
Mr. ' and'. Mrs. :Leonard . Mac-.
(nee 'Fern Carnachan),
Jaenes , C ameron: . '
s - . ,
Brussels on Wed-
Y' July'23rd to Mr• and•Mrs.
Garniss (nee Isobel. Doug-
, ilkam. Jahn. r
en • Tuesday, July 15th, 1952,
Mr. and . Mrs. Robert 'Farrish,
3', Lucknaw, a, daughter. :
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'WItECK•ER HOISTS"STEER: ,
FROM CISTERN SAFELY " , . •.
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The Walkerton Herald -Tunes
. reports '•that';as a result of the
investigation of Provincial Of-
ficers-Jack Craig l .Ruth-
eMg •a .cued
eio'rd into•th.:fatal accident. t.
claimed• thelife' of'•J. C McNaab ,
�. driving
, a charge of careless .driving has
.. been . l'aid ,against Wtri:• Stoddart
Burlington; driver of rhe• other'.
;car.
:. Charles MacDonald:of. Sit,.: Het-
ens ' had• , an 800 -pound steer res -
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safely Fromm a JciStern. Back
of his home :recently,• When the
steer was • discovered .t
.broken' through in.•the neck leve
• . - .. • , ep
water, nto actmery s .. truck . elded
'cal ed into action ;and succeeded
in :'derrieking. the .groggy: animal
dry land.
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FNG.AGEMES . • '
Mr. arid: Mrs,, William Patrick
af.Luckno w announce the
their., daughter,.
Mary, td Daniel James Bass
oranto son • of Mr.•,and Mrs,
TP
Bass 'of• • Saint John, `.N.
•The marriage', w111, take. Place
Saturday, August 16th. at
in ;St. Basil's Roman Cath-
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: Church, Toronto: -•-
FIREWORKS. AS'
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• • L I G H.T N.I N • . HITS ..
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D oNuto DIIVNIes PICTURE .
KEPT CHILDREN A•WAKE
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There was•. a reworks •display
• the home Of W.: B„ Anderson
at
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• during .Satur � mornin select :.
.r%cal storm whi h..accompan ed a
delixge of roan:.
• 'one sizzling. crack was so` sharp
•..:a to startle. Most' .everyone in
town it seems:: , At the Anderson
home it put the telephone 'out
of commission', damaged the, e1-
ectric stove anti discolored a •poi-
celair hydro;• future:.. � •: •
Ur. Anderson was in the'•base.
a: went �tinie':aand •a re 'ular
fireworks display. shot out of tihe•
P
furnace. Philip Stewart, who Was:
in :the :Shelter of a,, verandah
hick he was , paaintng. at Miss
Arel er's -home-saw •-
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A' picture of that. faired Scot,
Danald D'innie, , vV.hich adorned,, a
bedroom wall in Steve Stother's
+g
cottage 'at- Kintail Beach; Met an
unexpected. fate " recently, : 'and
Steve really enjoyed the. incident.
• A ' riumlber of _Brownies were
camping . at ' Kintail • under the
supervon of Mrs. A: E.. McKim,
and. had.the'. -the use of the ,Stobhes
cottage when' required.•
'one group' of the 9 -year-olds
"couldn't go�to sleep•witit•a man
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like that loaf ng At them",... so
they , did•, something : about. it-=
they 'removed . the. brawny Scot's
likness, a big 2 by 3 -foot picture:
OPEN'
PAR:LOUR
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Mr.' .and Mrs.,
rented the'
artment•
ap,
Wilding on
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shortly ol3er•
here.
Sutton, 'where'
as reviously
business,
Bailey obtained
�'
t:he latter
plan •to 'mov_e
it will ,b.e
they, . are
,bust ..
g� .. Hess.;
Mr..and Mrs.
old'
,is ,;a broth'
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BEAUTY
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HERE .
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Gordon Bailey
business, premises
in' Art 13reckles
Mom ;Street, and
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a .hair dressn7a'
They come'
.they ' have
engaged . Yxi • the
T,hei-r-supervisor was- perturb=
ed over the incident,, ; but Steve
had a good laugh, acid on learn=
ing of •his loss, The' Sentinel dtig
Up' �a:nother one for-•5teve's •bed-
room decorations; and, one to the
good • which � he sent � to Hugh
, ,
Templin at •Fergus' for the in-
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sp ration of the.thousands, of Scots
vrho ' will, 'shortly be attendin-
�T'lie Games at , I'ergus. ' }
.the .prem.
Part af' the wee
here at. once,
�.- r „
possibly a month
ready,Y,
to '.open
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� .e•have a�
Baldy ..
son, l : ent r°
er of .Mrs. Fred
:Laura-
gtYer • startling display " on! the
roof• of the Anderson home:
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Balts• of fire'.danced,�aaround the'.
,
chimney top and. rolled dawn• the
roof to the ,ground like, glowing.
coals: ..
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Fuses' ..were re{poSrfed �° ,to..�be
;hlawn out at the Chester home
across ' - the''' street • and at •. the
oss.g
school. ,
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NO' PAPER AUGUST 43TI ,,
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There will be' no Seftinel pub-
, da A. , St
�lashecl. °11' Wednes . .
13th,' which will be holiday week.
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After the issuing of next weeks
. ' "nel' Off cecwill. lie'
Ipapex The . Sento i
closed ;for. tin days•
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