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:RECEIVES" ',SERVICJ PIN
The Canadian Red Cross has
recognized the services, of Miss
Beatrice •McQuillin who, for, 15
yeah; •has' been in charge of Jun--
ior 'Red Crossactivities at. St.
"Helen's school.. Miss MpQuillin
has been presented with a• service
,pin:• in recognition of, her efforts...
The `presentation was made' last
Week .:on behalf' of 'the Can adian
Red Cross, by Mr J R..McNab
and Mr'•T. W. Smith,:' pres;ident•
-„and.past ?resident resPectivel
,
the Li eknow
' and,.` District'
Branch 'of ,the .'Red Cross.
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NEWLYWEDS . HONORED
• _ ' . _.tea �: :
NIL : and Mrs,. R.ussseh Phillips
,of Fordyce were honored, on
Thursday night at . a dance -re
caption in. St Helens ,'hall with
1
a large crowd attending. Farriers'
orchestra: Supplied' the music for
dancing. . Mr., •'Geo; Webster ' read
`an address of good wishes and
Angus : McDonald presented
young couple ' with a purse of•
L;UCINOW, .ONTARIO,
'�THUR.6DAY, JULY 7th, 1949
DUST .PEA
PROM' THE AI,R
Dustin ; -�—
.....g,ocf field, crops from the
air was 'carried out in this dig-.
trice for the first: thine last Thurs-
day,
A `:plane' of the. Leavens Bros.
Air Services .• Limited, Worked
from'a Ilandi n , field on Ra'
gyrx'ar,l
Ackert's, ; farm:''`and ,dusted, pea.
fields •1 s i7], '°tihe Holyrood " Bervie,°
Glamis ' d'istriet tatallin ab' ut..
g R
,one hundred .acres `$
' •'Mr:
Oreo e, 'Walk ''r .
e , London
district manager of Leaven Bros.
supervised last Thursday's open
ation, fie pointed out that,' they
'generally require more pcomgiact
• areas to work, abut this job would
prove to thisdistrict that air
dusting /was the •modern. and.
economical' method •of ::coarbating
insects arid blight,
Dusting operations are' gener-
allycarried' Out '• '
.. Yin the . early
morning and ir'`•the evening. tb
the take • advantage of :the ..calmest.
ADD ; M;EMBERS
.TO ,FIRE COMPANY:
Eight new' me
g .,:nalbers-lriiave been.
`,added to the strength; ::of `' the
• Lucknow •Fire°
'Company, with'
: seven, of •!the' eight inattend
. :dance.
at • the '.regular meeting on , on
day 'night.. The • new m e
�' emib rs are
�-: Harold Treleaven; •wihoevious
pr
ly,.was. on the Brigade,; ' v_
Boy ��a .
ens; Bud Thom" Wall
pion, yBieck;•
les Jin 1•Tende _ o Mery
x . i4nu:So1�
oihon' J,ac
IC Yc�onalc�`
and �F'loyd
;Milne. This 'brings the availabble.
active rnein!bership of the Com-
pany: wp ' to 18 Members Pull
strength previously Was regard-
.
ed as :12 mercers,.;
An''
specdo n of the; hose Was
Wade_ade, on Monday night and all : ers nu s4s the: #4�>,r>,g", so,•accurate
. but gone 50 -foot length are : the • ilots
was; found ,
to • 'ince i
be in ood',condittao , field -is, .dusted in 50 �-foot
there g condition.
: swaths • � i•th
is:d': r:.
the 'dust s ea
o•nly, yvl
nl a- ,
'totP
a1 :dig
Yad 850 ` ..
feet
of hose and>n the Cem!pany • is �: �=
, questing Council o ._ '
to . urahase: an
additional .'.200 feet of 21 inch
'hours: of the day. .: ,
eld�•.�of-.=peas- qr:
Ernie Ackert's farm, Was the first,
job p last Thursday - morning.: 'It
was ' exipected ,: '.:start would be.
anad :` about five arm. but -
ther;C n
i
con
dti
ons' del
a
Y.
ed the. •
take-,
EIGHT PAGES. '
HAS BEEN FORTY 'YEARS.
IN• BUTCHER BUSINESS
'Ori Thursday,. June 30th, Ro'b-
ert Button miarked4 forty years
n the .butcher business in Luck -
snow.. He Caine.to• Lucknow from
-Teeswater and has continued. to
reside here for two score; years.
'"Bobs; also. operates a ;farm just
west of the• w'illage 'and all his
h
life has -:(been 'a• fireless '
..- ,� worker
`between.. the . two husines es
s
e"
�.
recalls'
• Crowds': crowds,: that
;flc ped this .coin .:
o,•d , n,ity,r
for: the
•W -4k of the 1910' .reunion slur-
which ' tiune he :' butchered‘
arid, sold aver 'the counter a car-
load of twenty-two fat steers. 'to
_help, feet the . throngs.
One of 'the rare occurrences
that • ,he hags been off the ' job
was.; following the reunion - when
he, was laid lip:, for three. months
with typhoid fever
Bab opened ..a shop ::here . in
'1909 and in 1910, bought out Wm.':
off until• seven' o'clock.
Speaking . to Mr..' Walker 'on.
Wednesday ; ...to
' :.he. told Y The
:Sentinel'':th
at it��wduld take- only
about ".10'Mi
'Minutes
acre field: :They used a, rotenone
dust': to illNan ,
.� aphid grub which
was attacking the, peas. 1� e, p as.
Trained and
experienced Pilots
do' this job,. . and i
an skim. the,.: field
at' a.._he'g h!t'
of � a!borit �� three
'and
nd at
�' feet..
a a a 'Speed Of 'about 80'Miles
an' hour and ..not less than .60.
They work might. up to the, fences,.
and:.t en` put their -
h , .rnac'hine�' into
a .- hair-raising ' clini'b to clear'
whatever obstacles are in' their
Path.: Not.even the , fence' -corn
The new fire . hall:is '.Well • ad
vaned.: Water , is -to he installed
the •11 u11drrig wired, eavetrough-
ing . put on:; and a cement floor
laid before it` .is fully.comypleted
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CLASS .
:QF 'TEN
Rev
G. N. Luxton, Bishop .of
.Huron:- '
. ,conferred ,the rite•• of con-
•.. firniation ,on a class' of
ten sand• - •
idates irr :r St. Peter'sCh-.
urch,
'Lucknow, ', on' •;.Tuesda' evening .. The '••y g.
rn!bers of ,the class . were
from the 'thre. a arishes.. of L -
.,na_.�:..
vv :. p Luck ,
,Ripley ; and Dungannon. •
•Those presented .for',. ,conifirma-
•tion; b - th
Y e .rector •Bev..'• A. ..
-Tawe .. . , �`
nes, were: Lucknow; Arthur
Frederick Bake, Oscar 'Clayton'
:
. dgins, •-Edi .th ..
Kathleen , Rom
Marshall,'Carolyn Della Tav -
.:er, Ma �,. en •
,
ngaret. Winnifre . Gollan,
ry `'Rebecca •
Baker.,. ...Dungan-
, non=ce UlY. Marie , Rivett, Glady
Phoebes s
. y
Rivett, Thomas Henry.
out :in an ., invisible blanket that
hangs „over `the ''field' and ;slowly
settles. The r'esult's appear r to
have :'been' quite satisfactory.
Eye, -'witnessest
g
opersations.•said-•the plane flew so
low that. the •• wheels actually app•'
areto
pe tc to uch, the ':peas: Leav-
ens Brothers hav fleet of nine'
planes operating. this dusting ser7.
nice, which -"includes spraying for
black flies' and mosquitoes.' '.They
state that the uge of helicopters
would';make the cost'prohibitive.
to the aver.•age farmer.
Pilot of.the plane At Holyrood
was John:: Gerard;; who is study,
in for the Anglican Ministry:
g ,
Als•. college Career was interrup
g
ted: by. the' war, when he joined
'the 'air •force; He - is a `native: sof
New Zealand . and, his' `wartime
Operational`—flyingwas 'ch'iefly iii-
the: pacific theatre,. Since his dis-
cha,rge ' he ;resurried :ministerial,
studies, and' is,se'. nding the '.4.kirri-'
:mer as a "dusting . pilot" to ' pick
up--m"pin:
money". _:.pinmoney Itis - th."..
first.
time he .has done ; any fly -
.ink in four y' years. He took ;'a'
week's training course atToronto.
for ,this job and his .first actual.
iu sting.• operation was at the
mWler;, R� le • Ackert farm last Thursday, Other :.
p Y vyn Willaazn
;'Cu]bert, fields that; wer dusted. • nc1uded;
Rev, ;t e - Fair's at' Bervieerrier s at:Ber=
lr. O. 7�a • er of Wins �
awn: acted ; as ch , ` • andg vie, Needhan's at:
Kingarf and
.
aplain • read •
the r pture.' w :.. • . • Geddes' atr' Blackhorse. Mr.•`Walk
Dri isis.„.•.i isstri fields
the service M er in.•�pecteid: other' d ct
.i
0
n ,
i5S Nrar- ,
MacDonald : . no •af
a fund. the, aphid was t
cDo but o
ri p.
: exon
d lVirs. Cam- " • ,
�:�auld � p^p� fecti.ng` the crop: to 'a d ee that
Norarp
a • •cruet. .� , �
Toler presided ;at the wsarranted dusting.
organ. ,
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option. •Was.' field for the MBi •NAND. . D. BOYS' work cloth-
►hbp in . the the . _' Legion''` IRoonis rrilgf. underwear, s
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after ocks Species
eracjvace:., prises. THE MAB tET STOIC.
Heffron
•TAX- RATE
OVER. LAST YEAR
The ' Village, Council at them.,
regular •meeting on Tuesday
night set the '1949 tax rate at
48 mills, an increase ,of' .2:8 :Mills
•
lover. 1948.
This increase is much lower
than had been forecast ,
and onlybycareful � i
Y bgeting
can' •Couiicii; keepthe rate at this
•
figure:
Last e:
a the villar�le rate ,was
,t.
reduced, ne mill by. The - Pro='
,vincial subsidy which has.. been
discontinued,. and . as< wellthe'
• auditors' :report slid"wa deficit
the 'past t"r�ro. years which. has
adverselyn .
financing.'
Relief ` c
mill, • with .
a 'half mill
This year's. rate- in comparison,
with ; the 1948 *scale is as follows..
PRESENT. GIFT TO ,ORGANIST
Members of , the: congregation.
of St. ;'Peter's Anglican Church , :
the ,,:wardens: and► . the rector,
Rev.' A. -E; 'avex er, paid a sur-
prise visit to choir practise . on
Monday evening., to ake,
resentaion: to�'r.
presentation .the .organis
Norman' Taylor, whose marriage
will take place in :Toronto . next. .:
Monda
.
Y=
' A :can pr; entary'_ address
:read, Y d•r' was
ad �an, . 1V
o•
_rmiax.-was present , :
ed; with:' 'a ' lovely, tril' t ' floor
.'
lamp and . *all • anirror. .Be has
been• ,.granted a leaveo : absence
for. July and August and will
resume. his duties as organist in
September.
affected this year's:.
ti
MEA SEARIING.
GRAIN e•
: .CROPS �--
A:: ten-day; bl'isterin heat' ave
was 'climaxed on Sunday when :•,:
the mercury soared locally to' an
official. 95 degrees. On, Monday it
dropped iback to a high of 88 de
grees but high humidity Made •
the day.'extremely oppressive
• The month_, Of .June visas' .un -
u
soon
1•h
y of and .for, 22 days out
of the thirty, the ;teuntperature
was 80 -degrees or over .Hi h or
g f
the month 'was. 89: degrees.—"on'
'Thursday. The low was on ..the'.
8th .of.
June
,'when`
a 26
.d
ee
temperaforeresulted
diaTn:
aging frost
,Rainfall'. was a;., 1.
-- skinn!P 71.
inches' in contrast , With, , the ex
`treme heat., This moisture came-. .:
in. ; °•bice locally to help : out the.
hY crap ... y
considerai
oP .; and wlii:ch•
is regarded as:a. two-thirds , crop _ :
:or better. The prolonged heat is •', "l
now searing ;.grain . crops; whicht
are suffering badly'. grain•' is g- en
erally short, is filling .poorly ,and
ripening premiaturely. . This ray.
Fbe , checked' sornewf'iat by a.
osts are : up, almost a
the school. 'levy down
r ila e
Co'unty'
REV.' BATJLCH' INI3UCTED School.
THURSDAY EVENING
Rev. .Gordon S. Baulch•was in•. -
ducted as ast p of •'Kinloss
P ox South snloss.
and . K i n l o U g h :' Presbyterian
Churches; last,rThursday, evenipg,
and'on Sunday occupied the pu1"-
pit of 'both churches 'tor they first.
tune:
•; This
pastorate has
been va-
•
cant -‘ since, •lastfall,. when Rev..
Angus Smith.. went to.._.Ohio.
Rev:::Baulch :comes ; here from
Teeterville,` Rev. -a n d •Mrs,:
Baulch and four children have
taken.
n up ; residence ;" ,in: 'South.
b
Kinloss Manse.
COMING :. EVENTS
SUNDAY • SCH
OOL' ,PICNIC.. • `
, The Lucknow. urch
United .Ch •
Sund''
ay :School ` picnic will be
.
held. . Point., 1. , : . .
at, C ark on. Thursday..
aftennoon,:. July .14th. -
BAND CON��CRT:AT E
FORMOSA`
The Moltke Band will hold
musi' '1 `cori'ert: at' the P...
a
. , c'?V yc ;glace; ;
Garden,' Formosa, 'Sunday after
noon •Jul 1'Oth.
PRESBYTERIAN, PICNIC
T h Lucknow , Presbyterian
•
.Church Congregational and.:Sun-
diay.: School picnic: will be -held.
at •Goderich , on. Thursday, after-
noon, July -7th. ayljemi'bers f'Dun::
Igannon ' Church` ; a:n•d Sunday
School are cordiall invited.`
Y
DANCE,
In the:.'Coma unit . ,Meinori'
Y a1
Hall. Whitechurch, on.
Friday,
July 8th.,Gaarnet•Farrier's 5 iece'
orchestra. Admission ' 50c. Lunch
counter. ,
SOFTBALL • FRIDAi
Scheduled. VET: O.. A. Afastba`}l:
game in Caledonian, Park, Luck -
•now,. Friday, .July :11th at 8.30
'sharp between„ Teeswater " and.
Lucknow. ' Dote '
Starting time.
Here's . good entetainment—don t--
miss it!
ORANGE SERYTIGE
An 'OrangeService will .be held
at .Zion United Church, Sunday,
July 10th 'at 7:30 p.m..Members
and vis it,drs'are requested to' meet
at the Lodge Room at" 7 00•+p m.•
W, Hefin,' E. Ritchie,
Trees, Sec.
SATURDAY NIGHT. DANCE,
Jitney. dancing in, the Luck-
rioW 'Arena. on Saturday, July, 9th
Roan 9 to 11,45,, Auspices. Lucky,
now Agricultural Society.
rier's orchestra. Tickets 4 ,,for 25c
Dances . ' will; be, :held weekly if
siiceeftiL• ' ;
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1949 ^'1948,
17:1 •14:7
10` 10.
1.3 .
-.13 5'
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Street ' Lightifiig ° 3.1 • 3,1
Debentures 1.9 1.9'
Relief P . •°2.: 11
Library -a
r
48. 45.2
Offer, Debenture issue
Council , is `'issuing: debentures.
the amount of $12;500 to
cover
tlie;• cost ..
os of he'
new .fire
truck and repairs to. the Water-
' works System. ` T;his issue :is be-
ing. ;offered for.: sale ,locally un=
til :July
16th':.. •
Two hundred feet of '21(2. inch
hose Were 'ordered purchase • for
the lire :'company:: .
Harry` Nixon .and Catheron.
MacDonald, ,representing" t h e
Fire Company, attended the
meeting to request ,that The
Council to 'n a' th
•Company the old fire truck, 'so
that the :.receipts froth. ,. the sale
of .it could -be applied on the
cost ';thie� new halL Council 1
deferred a decision in' the, . mat.-
iter, 'as nothing .will: be' done with,
-the present equipment until• the
new' truck''.is delivered.
Stuart Robertson a n d :' Roy
Culbert waited '':on Council re-
garding , a' , drain on Rose : Street.
The matter, was referred. ;to, the
RoadCommittee. ;.
FOUR LOCAL BOYS. LEAVE
FOR CADET .CAMP TODAY
• Four.(bo s of the•Luckno:w High
y g
School Cadet ' Corpse leave 'today
(Thursday) for Carpi):I'l rwash.
where they win]; " .begin • a Six -
weeks' 'course•..in Cadet training;
The 'boys, are Clayton 'Hodgins,,
Donald Agnew,' Donald Stewart
-and Bruce John—stop,. Various
courses are available for the boys
incltuding': signal] mg and°•'mesh
anics
KENNY ,WEBSTER AVON
KELVIN'ATOIt IN LONDON,
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elm etli—W=ebster ,son-T-of—Mr
arid Mrs:, ;W:"G. • (Bill) 'Webster
of Lucknow Was the lucky win-
ner of a ,large- size Kelvinator in.
:a"door, prize draw at Wonderland
dance last week ,
Kenny .is eii>pl:oyed. et . Silver-
woods• plant• in •London, He-: had
left for .home, before`the .draw:
vvsas. made 'and. Was elated•when
a phone" call t his bearding
house informed: hire' of 'skis good
fortune. Luckily ,Denny still had
his number stub to. check' With'
,the 'winning ticket and iie 'zi
ze
),3ras his: 'But, he cdidn't keep it.
'long A Couple plc Oct days lateri t
arrived .in. •L,uckniaw as.a•'g tt for
his !mother.• and.. dad.
heavy w utain' n Tuesday ` night,_,
followed:,b
y , cooler ,' weatQner..,
lrl• in
some caSeS-•was conk,=
pt.eted in June and r'low, it appears ,
that harvest will' be :over on. '.
many farms 'by mid-July ,
: whiioli~°
adds' another touch ofthe-
• unusual
to • this ' unusual season.
R
T
UO` .
S ORE,
CHANGES HAND
Larry, Downs has . disposed ' of
.his drug business, 'to.`Elrner"Um-.
bash of Kitchener. The traps --
action was con feted the 'latter•
•part. .the week and oil: Srday
rn�ornnlig
of the new• proprietatuor was
iii- charge, The: pendi g ' change;
o awifership'•had been known', of
for ' a: few weeks,' :but no' an-
nouncement was' made until, the.
deal Was' .00mjpleted:
Larry botrgit the business from
Mrs `.Gordons Taylor a:bouta.:;t_wo
and, a half years :ago.:: During his
comparatively • short; residence- .'
here Larry : has been; active in
Sportand. civic 'activities., He: is..
a member n of the Legion
Clansmen°�Clufb, as vw.e11 .is`:of tf e
United Church', choir, : and ••is cur-
rently' a. `member oaf<the Village'.
Counci'l: •
•M-
rand Mrs..::Downs and son.,
Johmnny and Mr. Downs' mother ':..
have; been' occupying the' Murdie~
apartment;` wihich will Abe:occti-.
pied by Mr,: •Urnibeeh and , his:: '
mother, Mrs. Lydia. Ansi Unibacli,
When the Downs faansly. vacates.,
Mr.' Um.bacl ' . 'graduated' 'from
pharmacy in 1942. He has been,
in the `drug bi,is ness for ten .years'..
Sana .C�i�iri,
who.was employed by'
Mr, towns, .is eoan'tinth4t with
Mx. ilmbach dor the 'time being
at least. Sabi, wool sown Abe read
to 'attend : pha:i Imacy.
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