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LUCKNOW,, ONTARIO; 'THURSDAY, .JULY 14th, 1949
EIGHT 'PAGES
ATTENDED FUNERAL OF
YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER
Industrial Speaker At C.
Mr. and, Mfrs. Ed • •Baker of
town: were at Shelburne the first;
of the week attending the fun-
eral • of MY. Eddie Gilkes, sister-
in-law. of Mrs: Baker.
Mrs. ' Gilkes, 23 ,years of age,
• died quite Suddenly, on. ,Friday ev-
erring. The funeral was on .Mon-
a esides: (her- ;husband she
a
v s: two small••..childre ages
lea e � . -
3 Years and 18 -'months,
GAVE
E F FE AND 'DRUM'''.
PERFORMANCE TUESDAY
First thing. Tuesday Morning,
• July 12th, the fife and drum was:.
- heard 'Kiri Lucknow's, Main street,
as fifer . Charley McQuillan and
drummers :Fred ,•McQuillin and
- Well Henderson played several
nurnbers, • before setting :out ' to
'celebrate .the Glorious •Twelfth. •
HOLYROOD COUPLE
. �:E
F1F TY- 'YEARS
Afamity, baterin
g was .:held
borne . of Mr and.
at the h and'Mrs. : Bert
Langside,
i'_.e..'
S
Moffat, a s d mt. �.Sunday :
'ening to hnor Mr
a nd
son Wall,:Ho1 rood,,`'.onM' the.:
W
oc-
i n 'of: their
cos o gelden..medding.
It, was on2th
July •1 , ,1899 that;
• Anna Elizabeth Pi
nnell►
dauhter:
of the late 'M
t r, ands 'Mrs.. George,
Pinnell e becarne the ibride of Wil-.
son Ira Wall, son of .the 'late Mr:
and; Mrs. John Wall of Culross..
The marriage of
fifty years.; ago
was solemnized at the: r�
, e�ct+ory...in
Wingharn byRev. William
�m -Rev.
_ Lawes:
A family of seven, four sons :and.
`three'` 'dais h rs; �,:,b' l
. 8 � . essed � • :• •this"
union s
..Their two oldest.sons, Lin-,
• ' -
.
:coin ' and. he"s1ie; passed away 12:
and 19 years agog respectively...
: The. i
. mrriediate';f;8lriily. sat down.
to ..a table : on the1awn; ro -
. P
ri tel
a . y decorated ' in' yellow'. and
white,• •
centred 'with:' a `three-,
*Storey. Y• • wedding; k
,Dae: Atter.
sumptuous • - • surPIP
,. er, . ,.. ''
e an address
was ,read by :their, r son Gordon
and their, -oldest" grand child,
•lie Mae Wall'of Winghamd,• , pre -
d
sentethem ' with'. a 'gold ring
and
tie bride with a bouquet of
GOES TO 'CAMPBELLFORp'
Larry ' Downs left 'on Tuesday
for Campbellford, where he has
a jposition as drug store manner,
g
Mrs. Downs, and Johnny will -join
him .,as, Scion:'as living aec rdo,.
dation is Obtaainable:4.:
HIGHWAY 'CONSTRUCTION
WORD IN FULL SWING
Highway 86 west. of Lucknow
is' buzzing: with •activity .as con-
struction gangs are• speeding the
job :.of. preparing this • section, Of
the' road for ,hardsurfacing.;--
A '. swath is being. slashed out,
of ' "Button's', swarnp' , just west
• of "the. village: In order to. Widen
this road to the,:requirements: of
a' modern highway, ..andIrwin's-
Hril: • is being cut • down several
feet.' Hugepower ;scoops and
ibulldozers are ' being .used for'
-this ;Cutting. operation ;.with ` the
job-loein-g --don-e bye the" Renown'
Construction Company.
The .road improvement pro-
gram extends' Westward oto the
Elphick fa:i•in Froin. there :to. Ani
iberley .the road building . Was
corivpletedlast fall, with the ex:=
ception of 'a new bride': at Dan
M;acLean's This' (bridge• is in the
final stages of con pletion' now.
Looby .and Lobby have this con=
:tract, as : well "as• the;:, installatio:r •
of ' other: • culverts and ;bridges
where work is now in Progress..
ress.'
Traffic; stilly "movesover the,
• '•road•' in sPite of • t'he extensive
work program, althougih. Satur-
,•
'day's rains IreSulted in a temper'
ary rerouting o . traffic, Ir'win's.
Hill (became a quagmire and most
traffic avoided :the. 'spot. ; At the
MacLean bridge,, 'rising."water`,
washed out' the`ternpo�rary. detour'
road 'around the b •id • and ;traf-
:fic was'reroutorerouted 6n, SYu`nda'. The
•
washout :occurred about. 2 a M.
Sunday' morning.
Those "'.resent' f •
�A. or the celeb„4a-
non.,•w ere'•Mr: 'and Mrs. Wall,Mr:
and Mrs John Wraith; . Rodwell
and ` ,Eldon; .Mor. and -Mrs. Bert
'Moffat, Jill -if -lie and Donna;
.and Mrs. Ira ' Wall:, Doris Billie
and Edna;:Mr. and Mrs. Len Con-
ley and
.Carolyn; Mh•'. 'and.' Mrs
Paul Vanstone and Joe;
Mae W
all, . Mr, and Mrs. Gordon
Wall,` David' and Marion.,
The •f:`
ollovv'ini,g. ' address ` "was •
read'
Dear 'Mo
then' have and Dad'•:. .: .,
Vfe:: ',gathered
k .
gathered . here this
evening to :congratulate •.you, dn,
this: memorable . occasion „of, your.
:golden 'we
w �_. Wedding anniversary.
, We, are :very to have had,
the ���
opportunity of sharing your
: joys and . : .
your, Sorrows through
the years that
have passed:%.'
As a token of
our affection for
b=
e gifts, along with our.'
very
best wishes for your health • mid
happiness in •
the days_. to come.
nshine .....
May Su '., •_
thru..: guild ybu r path
life,
Each
ay..;bring some new
Pleasure; ' '
May you ,be•free from care and,
strife
And
lay up .Heavenly treasure.
Signed The F
, a>riia1y,, .
YARD 'PODS BAt�AiAS
10 Percent •
discount on all `yard
goods for, : ..:. ..
weeks; July .1 Stla.
to ;July • 29th+
, THE. SSI'OY STORE
BUYS BOYD PROPERTY
1VIr:, john Jamieson' has: bought.
what` is known as the Boyd: prop
erty,,' a "block' south from- ,the'
arena.. Albeit,' Nichol, a' nephew
of :the '.la'te: Albert Boyd, owned'
the :* property, which, has, been
'tenanted::: for some time by Mr.'
and Mrs.'' Jamieson, with the
Main floor; occupied:: ley the feed.
division of the Lucknow Consum
era Co -Operative. •
D.
..KINLOUGH LA 11
IS N1;N ETY F V
Kinloufig g s h'rand old lady, Mrs::
John, Cox, ".quietly celebrated her'
95th : barthda v,•at her home,' on
Saturday,
�lasrG . Ow ng to'.:iDness'
err :tkiirtri irthday•--party
had, tip; be dispensed with :to:'mark
the happy” occasion;•. • but •. during
the Week her'daughter,. Mrs., Ada
Hodgins "and, Mr, and,. Mr's. 'Rudy
Selloff and family.• Motored, here•;
o visit'Mr
and Mrs. Wm. Cox. -Her son, the.
Rev. G. •Benson Cox, also ` spade
a special trip home for 'a few
days to mark the occasion. Other
relatives. called . on Saturday .` to
extend', their: •best' wishes includ=
rT�g'
her niece, Miss::Vera Boyle
of Moose Jaw, Sask. Mrs, Cox re-
ceived a .number 'of gifts and
cards -£rom. friends far and near.
In spite of. her :Advanced years,;
.sheds able to be'around eech dad:.
and is keenly interested- in her
church w,here ,she can usuall be
seen each Sunday arid • in , the
Atindriun4ty where she is ,laved ,by,
1.
InitialJOHN JAMIESON' WAS MEating Tuesday EIGHTY N JULY 1ST
The first meeting of the newly
organized; Luckno•w and District
Chamber.. of Commerce was held
in the Town Hall, on Tuesday
evening and was well attended'
fox`:a s.urniner; night meeting with'
� g'
over fifty present.,
Win YOpas presided, :"and. took
the oathsic
.. Qf off: ce with "Reeye''W.
A'..' Soloirro a` g; off iciatin -Guest
speaker. 'as••mr.: J. E. Turnbull
of ` 6rorito, • field Than of 'tile
trade and, industry branch of:the
Ontario• Department of, Planning
and Development: Another guest
:P,
was John Hanna, M I':P, .' wv'ho
also: was called o_n by. President
,Pappas, Who. ;capably presided'
and kept the meeti at. a 'vel .
P � . lx , y
terr:po,
Mr •Pa,as instilled same" en.-
thusiasmn into ,the ` Members in
opening reanarks and drove,
home the point that with ``proper
co-operation,.. war i t h' optimism
with enthusiasm and a little. less
'd
e tri tri' . 'i
s c ti e crit:cism •..:w __:-an..-an. _ -
e.c d
we :will .:make this a better place
.in w_-iich'to live •The Chamber's_
slogan. •is, "TheSePo Tovvn—
Y
Lu kn h
c ovr t e . friendliest '• little
town in •-Canada •, . •This. was Mr.
Pappas' C'hoice. because as''a.. con-
ppp
arative newcomer.Lucknow
ie had nevei 'known .a'',lace '.so
friendly. " . '•
Mr
Pappas referred' the
Northern Section
of West Wawa-:
preferring' nosh.
p ng' I.uCkriaw' as their
centre of `education,; arid stressed.
the necessity '• of •acting':in .this
matter.: He,. also 'referred, red, to'the
.a t•
c that ::12,;�`arilile's • 'th ` w• '
g to a est
of us.'
e best beach on Lake'
Hu . • and:that h -�a t , Ywe shouldlet'
the tourists. `knout ;about•
•In. installing the 'president
� 'new
'Reeve Solomon said we : should.
have had a Chamber f. Coni -
o
merce long a' o . He called.. for
full' whole. hearted .co-operation,
u `cn which depended :
p .the 'success
or failure of the organization
W. B. ri
derson ,• secretary of
the <Branch,' traced the History.
and 'developm:ent of •the'Chamber.
of• Co ' erre m�ove¢nent. Bem►m said•
'.t was'. th . • : aim locall
i e , . y to. . 'get
ever inem er.:activel err ed"
.y . ,b Y ,gag.
on sorpe .' com!m�ittee;• to work for.
. • ar -
••the�generalwelt a of the Com
munity. 'There . are .'many things
the Chamber ,can . accomplish,
Without.. necessarily adopting too
big, or. ambitious a .program,
H 'D Thonypson gave theumein-
bership report in the `absence of
•h'e convener,.. Lloyd ,Asht'on.
"Bud stressed..that: it was the
purpose ':of the" Chamber to'"have
a larg e, rural membership so that
..g ml P.
as a : Lucknow Nand District
Branch it •-would not be lopsided
Continued On. `Pa e.
( Page 8) •
COMING E' EN S'
SUN. DAY ,SCHOOL ` PICNIC
The Lucknow. United: Church
' Sundayy . School Picnic icnic 'will . be
•,
held at Point Clark on Thursday
J"
-e non ._ ail
.aft n o 4 h1.1..
• ANGLICAN PARISH PICNIC
-he - lican Churches of thea
c h,a r g e Lucknow, Dungan
non and Ripley, ': wall combine
for a' Parish 'picnic on Thursday,
July 21st. "Memlbers will, gather
.at Harbor barky Goderich,:at`1.30
p,m.
SOFTS LL' FRIDAY,
LuoknoW Legionnaires a n d
Blyth Dues will Meet in • the
Caledonian Park, in a scheduled
W.0.A.A,'• softball' age Friday
evening, July 15th, at 8.30, sharp:
xts softball at its best when these'
tWo rivals meet. •
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WIF•F OF J. M. MURCHISON'
PASSED AWAY IN MANITOBA•,
The, death' of Mary Eliza . Lay-
cock, beloved wife of Rev.J aM.
'Murchison, -occurred_ at ,Foxwar;-
ren, Nianitol?•a, on Wednesday,
May. llth..Intermcnt wras.iti Zion`
.Cemetery ,at Fo>warren an ••May.
13th with,•th,e funeral service. con-
ducted' by •.Rev. `•Wesley.•Iarland.,
1Vfrs. Murchison°was iris• her 73rd`
year : and was.born. at Meaford.
Rev.': and Mrs. Murchison had
planned. 'to :come' east last sum-'
mer • to spend • their . fifty-year
honeymbon4at the ,Bruce .County
reunion. ':but, sickness interfered
and' ultimately' Mrs. Mw cl ison
passed:;on thisspring, without, be-•
ing spared to • enjoy .the, ° antici
Pated trip to thqhome.. of : her,
childhood,
BAND CONCERT JULY 24TH •
It was announcea lay .Mrs ::P.
W,�'Hoab pt 'the Chamber of:C
om
rnerce
Is meeting on • Tuesday . that,
a band concert would be present.',
ed in ' the • Caledonian,. -Park on
Sunday evening,:'; July.- 4 n
i . g,.. 2 th, co i
mencing • at 8.30. The concert will;
be presented •by • the 40 piece
Walkerton band under ,,the �dir
ection of, Banclinaster Weed. A
silver -Collection will be taken 'to,
.iefray the band's <e•xpenses
YOUNGSTER' WILL BE IN
CAST FOR ANOTHER MONTH
Clifford Wagner, five-year-old
son of •Mr and Mrs. -Gerald Wag.
;ner returned home - .last 'reek
from` '• Wingliam 'Hospital where
he'•bad'leen a ,patient since''May`
24th with a* _fractured left 'leg.
'•Clifford :received „the fracture'
when struck by a car on High-
way 86 '.near: his home' at :the
eastern outskirts of the :village.
Clifford is. in "a' full •cast•••froni•
his 'waist' down, which .he will
have .to wear ''fYor a month et.
!have
di -
T ouble didn't -come t come singlyto the,
Wagner, ,family. While Clifford
was in the' hospital,, his twin' bro-
ther Carl• wasill .with•'pneumonia
as `, well' as Mr. ; Wagner's grand -
.mother• • who also,.took• ill with.
pneumonia,wb visiting here. •
CHURCH : PICNIC
HELD 'AT GOD.ERICH
the e Presbyterian ,congregation
al and Sunday School picnic was
held: in 'Harbor ' Park, Goderich,
on. Thursday, July, 7th. Members
of. the Dungannon congregation
were •al'so,,'present. Ideal weather
prevailed and there wasa good
attendance. In the afternoon. the
children. enjoyed swianming. and:
games After supper
rac:es were re
-runrand a ball,.gane-••wasplY d.
The
results 'ofth'e races were:
5: Years and ,under, Allan .Mow-
bray;•'girls six and:under,, Elia-
betl • Ane Finlayson; boys 6 'and.
under, . Gary MacDonald; girls -8
: in-der.FM "rle. taniey ;boy -s
.8' and under, JIM. Petersen; girls
10 & under, Mabel Stanley; boys
.10• and under, Donnie Reid - boys
12 ,and :wider, Chas. Chin; 'girls
14 and 'under;: Jean Stanley; b` oys
14 'arid under, .Chas. Chin; girls
16 •and under, Winnifred Stewart;
young,women's race, Edna 'Stew-,
art; , married ladies' race;' Mrs, W.
Habkirk; single men's race,' Bajl1
Johnston; married men's race;
Cameron MacDonald; ladies slip-
per . kick;; Margaret Chin; men's.
shoe kick, Elsner Um1 i.h; vilaeel-
barrow race, Art Baker mad Chas.
Chin; horseback. .race, Leonard'
MacDonald and Jack Chin,
►Y.
;'On 'Fri'day, July 1st, Mr: John .
Jamieson of town ' ob'served, his
80th birthday, 'To. mark the • oc-
casion • a': family- picnic was ;hip
at, Harbor Park Goderich.,
. J'ardi.esoli,was horn in
field Township andlived there.
all his life' until moving to Luck
r ,ow, a few years ` a o,"';w'hen','he
:opened the .•'CO -Operative fertll
iter- mixing pant �.Mr. Jamieson
'acted' as stock ::siAPhser.•' for the:•°.
'arniier's Company for about 10
years. He . relinquished the • post
last Septen•ber
,Mr•,rJamieson i still quite .act
ive and enjoys' good health' in.'
Lspite.•ofhis- bctogenanan status.
Mrs. Jamieson , is: 'three years.
younger • than her husband; They
axe" fifty-three years married.
BANK MANAGER •
GOING :• TO TWEED
Mr.: Joh A :
n• Th ompson, :..m
ager :of `the Lucknow Brancl of
the Bank of Mlontreal - has' re
ceived notice' of : a transfer to 'the
.Tweed ,branch Tweed is about 40'
miles` north of < Belleville.
spate ' f .' the ',transfer is not
o as .�..
yet, definite'•and Mr-Thoni� • n's'
a successor'- has not been named...
Mae Thompson was Scheduled for
his vacation in August,, a,
Word of the transfer .came as
a• , surprise, and it is with re et
that 'Mr. ,Thon,Ivson will leave
Lucltnow. He speaks most highly..
of ,the peciple of tris' mmunit
•and has ,been greatly ' impressed
by. the 'scot -operative • .urban -rural
spirit ,that:: Prevails. In: short,'
"Tarrimy", .. ,as he. is.:. popularly
known; to niiariy;f feels that Luck
now is "dust• ` about it" as smalltT_
.r.
Mr. ' ` and :Mrs :Thompson and'.: :' .
son Jiniimy cam* to Lucknow hive,
years ..ago.' Mr. Tho rnpsoii carne
fink . the • Yarker Branch, to fill.::
a vacancy here caused; by the
death of'.. Mr. Prest. He has •been.
well his Managerial 'pos
•ition • and has`' been willing..
z . $1 and
helpful in many civic' .activities.
during hisresidence .h'ere.,
The pending departure. . of •the'.
Thompson family Will, be gen-
erally 'regretted throughout the
community
TORRENTIAL RAIN • FLOODED
COUNTRYSIDE SATURDAY
Four inch s of rain fell, here
on . `Saturday in twelve :hours,' -in , •
what many refer to as the heav-
lest prolonged rainfall • n
they
recall, .• : ; ,•
The doWn'pour started, about•. 7
• a:m. Saturday morning, It ' let up
for, a time around niudd'ay; but by
rnidafte-rncion tyas pouri fig again,
•and'kept it up., Old Ju;piter, Pluv-
•clirfiaked . his`' performance •.
With ai,cloudburst that evening
ibetween ,six - and 7,,' eiught•'o'clock:
The 'series of deluges flooded :the •
cpun ry :si_de :a=nd o:- - ••
ut.
gx`avel ,road's: ',Many „b ments
.Were ,sv►ninipnin+g ' and frequent
..� .
were • the reports. o8 ruin "wall-
!paper` foon flooded : ehimneys and
seeping' wateer.
Tlils Ntwwelve-hour.' rainfall Was -
Officially'
•._-
officially' measured at 3;96 inches:
Earlier m the week, there ';was
1.46 inches of rani for ~ a total,.
of 5.42 or more than threetinier' .
•
the •total rainfall'' during . the
month of • June, which was' of
fieaall recorded,.et 1.71: ches,
Uhfs Kin
and at that e Y y.,,
m d ate dig-•.
tract wasmoisture to,
what fell generally • in the. ;
ince,
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