HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-08-25, Page 1$2.50 'Yearly In Advance -
OVER THIRTEEN'
HUNDRED' X-RAYED
50C Eictara to' U.S.A.
•
A total ,of 1350 persons ' from
. ' Lucknow and 'District ' were x
rayed last week during the three
day .visit of; the. Ontario Tuber
aulosis Association's mobile X-ray
unit,The equipment Whi
ch is
Y tut, il'
houseda us • m lifie'
s s
th
p.
.... r1T,. • e
Work of th
'tu wo eoe
se r , rotor '
p operators a
they move from .centre tto centre
The .mobile unit' was ;tatioxied
•beside the `[:own Hall.- Those at
tending cher .ked ' •at the1.H
g n . al
1
t� . d;.: o .;•
and s e t the
l�'loe u .:d.,rnr
into :the. 'has where the cher
x-ray 'was .performed in a twink-
ling..
;Messrs... Paine . ' .and G `
_ uthrie
'. tech` ici•u`
• er thean• �'
eh i
n s,nc charge were.
well
rge of
the clinic and werewell pleased
with • :the' attendance, although
there was • a big drop in numbers
- in comparion' with the 2100 per-
,'. sons who ,were x-rayed here tw
years ago last June.
This.downward trend, is typical
- , where 'repeat clinics are held•,:at
',comparatively close intervals
:There are quite a number 'who,
because they were'x-rayed two
years ago "do' n'ot'�bother" -to'; at-
-ten at -this ;'line:
d TYien�'again, iEhe
clinic was, held in the ''. Midst : of
the harvest and, `vacation • times,
tended.to • cut 'attend-
ance.
The , ttend
a rice :he
a re; .,however;
vire' repeat, eat wi.
, .P as regarded; as quite
good by: the '.officials.Last week's
Chesleyand Durham papers :re
.ported' clinic figures'' in 'these two
towns' at • 600 and: 750' re " eetive=
:ly.
This pass x-ray, 'was •
on r_
,Y s1p so
ed• locally by The Clansmen, with
arrangements and detail work - in
Charge ' of ' Ted. Breiwer;.. Sessions
were'held Monday` afternoon and
evenin , with ;morni 2 p
nil. evenin
sessions: ;bo -
� �h
Tues
day and- Wednesday.
.. •„ . Y_ The dig
night was :the :final eveningwheng
more than 300;persons: were
• x-tayed.
• The- . ,.
volunteer. • clerical staff,
was Comprised' • c . Mrs.' P. - W:
:' Hoag, Mrs, J.-C.:MCNa Mi'
b, ss• here
Y� AUGUST 25th, 1949 .
LUCKNDj1V, ONTARIO, ` :THilR�S�DA, •
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EIGHT PAGES.
DEFER TRANSFER'
. ' NEW B'ANH MANAGER PIPE
R��• .....' BAND IS.
UNTIL SEPTEMBER—
_
• Charles:: L. Smith, . manager :of
the, ,Bank . of 'Montreal's ' Athens
branch for, the past tWo years
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'of •M' at Waterford in 1925 and,
since', that time,' 'has served at.
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accountant •at the bank's Tweed'
office in 1942, ,.he , became' 'man
.:........... .:. rrf •ager of•. the Athens branch in.
1947
•
o - Actii�ely interested' in conimun-
ity :affairs;: Mr• Smith ;_
served• as
JOHN A '. TI•IOMPSON treasurer 'of. the, Canadian ed
B
:Cross branch while at Athens.
S
WE AND SPRY
AT NINETY-THREE
On Thursday, :. August
Mrs.' ' James :. Solomon observed
her 93 -rd birthday,c .the" horn/ of
her son,: Reeve .Austin' ,Solomon,
whire: s:�le is • spending, an extend-
ed :visit. • - •
Mrs. Solomon continues •to en-
joy •excellent:•health,-'and •has re-
tained' all: her, :,faculties =to. a "re
markable degree. She; is :quite
alert'• • and '•, active, :and •bus :each
Y
•
day at; :general household , tasks:
,She has 'done •a` great: deal of
knitting..., and. crocheting, but•.dur
•'ing, the' ,past•• year . ,has' eased -up
`somewhat on these : activities; •
Mrs. Soloanion Was born in the
-?ort Hiope clistri =in, x856 Close
.fit..
to 70: yearS Sag 'she and 'her hus-
�band"'Moved 'to Huron Township;
'where they 'took up fanning, on
the_ 4th: Concession.. Upon refit -
int :'from •: 'the farm • :they • :moved
g Y.:
to Ripley:•and later:to Lucknow'
after. their ston, . Austin, : moved
in ,1912 ; Mr.. and Mrs; 5°16 .7.
mon,. Sr; resided for •a few years
in. the home now owned by Mrs.
E. Lockhart, and ; it was there
that'.,Mr. ,'Solonton died in:••1916.
Since then. Mrs. Solomon made
'her horn/ with her family ;Of
three' sons,: Fred and ;R. H .Solo
onion of, Stratford 'anAd'Austin 'of
Lucknow ` The: aged lady was
sorely ibereaved a-Acouple of years
ago' •by the death of her son Fred,
Who • was killed in`: an accident
while at work • in Stratford..•
He. also takes a.• keen ,interest •in
cmany sports. Mr. Smith expects •
to' assume his new duties here'
1•CHARLES `L:::SMITHI
TWELVE GIRL
S
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... _ . d�. E CAMP
about : the 21st: of • Septern�be .:
Athens is. ' A. ten -dna
near Brockville: outin : ' at. th
. Y .... g ,. a new,.
• Mr. Thompson, who is leavingHuronia • Girl Guide..Camp ;in
Lucknov�r to assume • char e. 'of
the B' of :1Vf's Tweed office,has
ta�kenr an ;active ''• part `in local .af-.
fairs . in'his'five, years as
ager of the B of';M's'branch. here.
Hes many interests have : includ-.
ed two 'ears' service.as-'
Years' secre't:.
ari treasurer of the'local' branch,
of ::the 'Canadian dian
ria Legion. He was
treasurer• of -the :.Red 'Cross Soc
:.: iety, •chairman of the. Tubercu'l-
;osis'Chris'tmas Seal committee, •a
member . of The Clansmen?Club
and on; ` the Recreational Centre's
(building , committee, He • a 1. s
Helen, Hanilton, . Mrs.- ,;Harvy,
•Webster,Mrs. Clark." F`
.uilayson,
'
• Miss Gladys MacDOnakl, Miss
• Maudie Fisher, 'Miss Lena ' Rob
inson, Mrs. • Nelson
Bushell;, Miss
• Margaret Rae M.
Millan,` Mrs. • Beatrice':• .Yovan,,
Mrs.A. J. Wilson;- Mrs.:- H•i�arold
'Ritchie,' Mrs. 'Jack•. Wraith,,:Miss•
Catherine Gibson; Miss -Jean
Taylor,. Mrs. ,Floyd: Wilson, Mrs...
Ted Brewer,. Mass' ,Marion ra
h.
am, Miss Gale -MacMillan, Mrs.
.11.03r Blacks Mrs. ,Howard Agnew,
• Miss - Wilda Irwin, Miss Donalda:
McQuaig, Miss Betty Miller; Mrs..'
L •MiacSween.
Re -Check Clinic
A re -Check clink; if cl'in'
. required,
will be ' held ' • in about --three
weeks,in the Legion Rooms, with
a Medical `doctor in' attendance..
MEN'S & '
BO so work. shirts
pants, overalls; 'socks, ',underwear.
'at flew law prices THE. IVIARKET
: .40B
� DB :S
___ERTSON �
.NEW COUNCILLOR
• ' Mr. Stuart': E. Robertson was
elected by acclamation, to fill. the
vacancy on the Council . Board,
caused by the removal frons town
of Councillor Larry Doris.w
There were less than . a 'dozen
in attendance . at this .mid -summer
-nomination meeting. on -Monday;
August l5t a
as the; only � 'rid Mr` Robertson
edwas'
for y candidate riominat-•
the the office. He qualified
following day• and took the
declaration of office.
hav` •. • . . , .ice.' Failure ttl
e qualified would have re
quired the calling of another.
notfiination meeting.
Mr. Robertson is no stranger at
the 'Council Board, having prey
viously : served ,as.. a councillor.
Some 'years ago°..
Personnel .
of the Board. is Reeve
V. A, $'oloron: and :.,Councilla s
Mcl -;
ab
E,
, rnie
Cr. did
Russ Eutto�ri and Si' E. Robertson.:
HAS 57 -YEAR-OLD :BINDER
A couple of weeks "ago we :re-
ferred to a 50 -year-old binder
o'wiied . by Duncan Cain.: ' of
Lochalsh and still' giving faithful
service.' ,
Tom Salkeld has. one ' 57 years
old and still doing a `good job,
Tom's binder • Was: originally
owned by the • • late '' W; 'E. Mac-
Donald, who operated` 'it' for ,21
r e i was
Yeas: 11 figure
d• 't "no
good":, when ' Mr Salkeld - got it
thirty years 'agoBut :Toni, is a
ni eehanically - *Minded gent and'
has given the. implement the
best • of attention, and ' with a
couple of parts replaced, it has;
served dim • well , for three de-
cades. • It is ,nbw 'powered by a
tractor and although; it only cuts.
a 'five—foot swath, still -.does .a
good harvesting job: •It too is a
Massey-Hiarris machine.
FORMEORME
R
: PASTOR AT
T. HEL�
ENS PASSES •.
The death, of Rev. J. A. Ward.
occurred • at Lefroy, Ontario, on
Sunday, August 14th. The funeral
was held frain hit late residence
at' Lefroy on Wednesday, August
17thwith interment in• Stroud
Cemetery, . •
'Rev, Ward Was a,former
sten' at St: - Helen's and White
chGurch `UnitedChurches. ,
• ,,., •ed i `, widow,
.is., survived by , his w ,
,formerly Edith McCullou li, and
one • son 'Bruce .at hone,
r
Ashfield, :for members' of .the.
Lucknow ' Girl Guide . Coin
: .pant;
_came to an end on"Sunday
Twelve
'ir •
girls from town '' were
.among the' more than 75', Guides
from the Grey -Bruce Division
who were under :canvas. during'
this :period. .Other 'Companies
represented we'r'e Walkerton,
INNING. PRAISE
Lucknow Pipe Band is increas-
ing its popularity and �.s' making
a mighty fine showi'�g in. com
tits
on with ' •_
com-
petition
p �autstankiin
band
s
which .it'• is meeting up.with at
various •.centres.
thic
S
. surrimer
A
week ago,last Satnrda
Y>
Luckriow' Kilties, were at Detroit,
where .they received a rousing:
reception,' particularly •from ; the , •
Bruce Old 'Boys . of. the :Motor
i,
t ;T•"
hi:.
. o ca i•' n
S C S O 'W'
pity.; asthe•1001
t
anniyersaryof the St. Andrew' , , ,;..
,• s
Society of Detroit, and more than
a score of bands were massed •
in the city for ' this event.: 'In•
the competitions held on
Sunday; ,
the. Lucknow 'Band, placed `• 4th 'in
the' slow march and sixth in the •
march,'' strathspeys and'reel, .'
On• Saturday last the' Band
,was at Fergus taking part ; iri the , .:
annual • games ,held in that Scot-'•
.
tish centre,' Lucknow Band plac-
• ed third in the ,contest for ,junior
•bands, being bested by :Earlscourt: '
Legion Band; ---Toronto • and: T -the .-
400th Squadron' R,IC.A.F Band,
•
Toronto.:' .
O.n_,a1 their aippear-ances -bass,
drummer : Allan MacLean; son: of.
Mr::. and 'Mrs-:. D. A. ` MacLean of •
Lochalsh, . is coming in .,for,: a lot
of • well- • deserved '.praise; . „Allan
only.,started• to drum a year ago
last July, ands..already handles:,
the sticks like a veteran. • The'.
:MacLean, farm yard: frequently
rings to the sound of : the :;pibroch
as; the boys gather. there for:.prac-
sesf
Hanover, 'Durham, .Owen.. Sound,, MRS. MIKE
RROLL PASSED
,Kincardine and. Shelburne. • AWAY ON MONDAY
The New':"camp site at "The •
Deival's Elbow"which coversThe death of M
rs. �(Rev.) D..T.
several . acres, ' has , been in con- `.L.: 'McKerroll °.'occurred in -
sery cLas-chairman-of-- the Bo
Y.. *tautuse thr gh t th ' caxdine Hospital late Monday •of-:
"�SCout"' coniariittee when . the or=
mer.. by. Guides from Widely scat-
ganization functit nee ;here,F '
«, . „ : tered ''points iii Western Ontario.,
Mr' Thompson, or .. Tommy , as 'Th ,
'he is familiarly: ,ktio;wri.:•to<•m'any,
/..facilities include:. a per!man
began' his banking .career ini his
home town 'of Meaford
and has • since seriv'ed in numer-
ous Ontario :centres. Among : the.
More important' posts.. he field
ent log cabin style dining hall,
six, .. ermanent "B "
,'P unkie cabins
and : some twenty tents. An . artes-
ian
well , provides ; ' the• • •cam, 's
p.
water 'supply. There is '•anhple
playground .space, wooded : ureas`
More :.being ,appointed Manager at: for natureram
Lucknow' were 'the accountancy ,..lbles ,. and a long
lake frontage for. swmiming; Mrs.
at, branches, at Belleville,, Pres-
A ' 11yIcK' 'P
cott, Windsor'..and St. Thomas m?,, .rovincial Carnp
Comgnissioner, ;was- Very active in
• arid. the past. of in. na;ger ; at he '
bringng abouthe establishment
office.
of this. camp
p,• and •Lucknow` • CA-
izens gave, '.gy
erierousl in finan-.
ciallyIl the
pied '�In-.Scotland.
Miss Isobel MacIn sh'of Ham=
ilton,, : and formerly of Lucknow,
received. :Word recently, of the
death of her. aunt, Mrs. John
MacPherson of Kingussie,• '°Scot-
land. • Mrs. MacPherson Vas ;'in,
her •91st year:'
AL
ORANGE HL
S
HA,• BEEN.: ,� SO LDS
.. , . .
The Oran e. HallHallin' LLucknow
has been', sold to Mr,. and Mrs.
W, j
. n G. Armstrong: •of town, : who
get • 'immediate possession. `Mr.
i
Ar stronlg plans to . set up a furn-
iture- 'refinishing business and
Mrs.' Armstrong. . will ',operate a
laundry service
The building has • been; used :for
,almost sixty; year's as •an •.Orange
Hall, but as. the local Order has.
been inactive, for some time, it
was decided to dispose: of the
building which has been in use
very ' infrequently of late- years.'
The site was ,purchased by the
Orange Lodge on Oetober 19th,
1892; from Fred Grundy. • The
building was on the site at that
time, it is believed, so far as
memory can recall, and the pur-
chase price was $500: The build=.
ing' • had ; been : Moved ;by ' Mr.
Grundy from What it generally
known as the'Mitchell property..
It was Mr. Grundy who built the
"Mitchell home”: •now awned by
Ralph Hodgins: :
Trustees of • the Orange Lodge
who transacted. the,purchase Ywere
John Webster and. Win. John
Good Of Ashfield and Vim. Mil
:cr ,,a.,01!;West W'awanosh::.
pt.*. ing . . prod ect..
The Grey,Bruce Guides were
in charge of three•,commandants,;
Miss Xenia Knech'tel,:•Hanover
Miss Isabel Ellinghausen, ' Walk-
erton;. Mrs. G.' E. Scarrow, 'Owen
Sound,and other licensed camp
ers •r ' .
• Thetwelvegirls from` Luck-
now were Beverley Ashton, June
Ross, : Marlene' MacLennan, Betty:
Johnston, Margaret Gollan, Mar-
jory, Armstrong, Edith Marshall,.
Gladys Kilpatrick; Winnie Ste-
wart, Carolyn Gibson, Gladys
Gibson, Joyce Mowbray. .
PLANS LAID; FOR CLANSMEN
CARNIVAL IN .SEPTEMBER, •
The Clansmen's • annual, carni-
,val will be held in the 'Arena on
Friday, SepteMber '16th,' with a'
variety° -program presented by
Happy Cousins concert company
of Elmira and the Lucknow Pipe,
Band. The concert party, will fea-
'tu're male • quartette, tenor and
bass solos, comic songs, comic.
skits, comic imitations magician,•
crayon sketches;.•piano; hylop.hone
and cornet seelctions. The Happy
Cousins- have 'presented almost
1100 performances throughout the
country, and: are widely recog-
nizect•;.' las outstanding entertain-
ers.
entertain-e A draw` for prizes valued • at
over $256 will also be Made at
, the carnival, which will have
• carnival games' and dancing as
•added 'attractions. T,h•e draw
,prises:iincludean electric rang
ette, a.°'beautiful cedar' chest, a
bicycle and a .''chest of 1881 Rogers
silverware.
ternoon, and .Word of her passing`
brought: sorrow to ';many .;Old
'friends in this community, •
Rev. and ...Mrs. ' Ker" 11.• Were':
Mc , xo .
residents ``.'of Lucknow for 'six
years during his ,pastorate in the
Lucknow • Presbyterian C•htirck
from October Of 1904 ; to 'Febru-'
ary 1910. Froaii : , Lucknow Rev:
and Mrs. McKerroll went to
toria< Church, Toronto..
•They returned • frequently' to
•Lu,cknow, /where , they were al-
ways'kwarmly welcomed. Mr. Me-•
Kerroll predeceased' ' his wife :a
few, years: ago.
s McKerroll was. at her I.
sun aner. cottage ; at Bruce Beach
%where' she ` was .taken ,seriously
ill two . weeks •:ago, :and, was • re
moved to: 1 incardine 'Hospital •'' •
• The funerail:, serflike will be“
'
held .in Toronto on ,Thursday,,
With interment a't Oiwen Sound:'
Mrs: Malcolm'•'MacLennaiti of,
Barrie, who has beer spending, :•
the sumnief here, is a niece of
Mrs. McKerroll,
,MARRIED AT LONDON •
Birch-MacDonald—At noon on
Thursday, August .lath, 1949, in
Calvary • .United Church,' London,
Ontario, by Rev. John A. • Agnew, •
Dorothea Cairns MacDonald, Reg.'.
,N., daughter of` Mrs. MacDonald •
and -the late MrThomas A. c-,
Donald,:` Lucknow, :Ontario,Ma. to ,';.
Walter • James Birch, B A:,B.S.,.
son ,of ' Mrs. Birch and
the. late Rev.' M. P. Birch, Win-.
pipeg.
HEALTH � .R
N, U SE
STATIONED HERE'
Miss Edith Munroe of the staff
of the'Bruce County Health Unit,
has been stationed in Lucknow
as' publichealth nurse forthe.
district of Luckriow, Kinloss and
Huron Town; hips,
Miss Mu:nroe's' hone is in
Apple Hill, Glengarry County:
She is a graduate of Ottawa Civic
Hospital and took the ° Public
Health Nursing' course .at ,the
University of Toronto:.
TheCounty • Health Unit has
a staff of nine ptiblic health
nurses now functioning through-
out the Cotlnty:
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