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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-09-01, Page 2• • :AGE TWO '4r. THE,LIICKNOW SENTINEL; 'LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THE LUCKNOW • SENTINEL 'BRUCE COUNTY' Aued as Second Class Mail,osithor'sPost Offceepi lrtrn, ent Ottawa' •: Established 1878 Published' Each Thursday. g Mornin be burned. It is a waste of much Su scr ption Rate -•• $2.50 A, Year' in Advance—To U.S.A. $3.00' needed organic matter. iProprietor.. , A Sma11^ L. C. Thompson,. P.. lisher ..and Proprietor. . Lucknow, ,Ontario; .. ,fEDEI�ATION: NEWS i Member of The C. W. N. A. I Combine straw° should never;; THURSDAY, e• El .41949 amount . orf nitrogen .fertilizer .miixed• With it and plowed down -'" +withnotched rolling coulters vsrill, innprove , fertility and pro - EDI. DAN,GEROVS LEGARTHY t iin a Meth '. . ; • . This commune y:s , • civic indifference • that' bodes ill for the'' welfare of kits for •an im ' calls . , . • citi�eras;;'•:anSi: a , : , mediate awakening- fr .o.:rn t h e •'.l c . •'< •.: aadiaisical..•co , as, •t- ia..o.n g ;attitude that, se:emrs. - to •lav _ :'filtrated and . robbed our citizenry ,of he initiative; ' enthusiasm and energy soessential in. keeping a coni- inanity alive end. progressive, ' One .can't lay a' finger on t'he cause or 'even the conditions, but -you Can't' escape that undercur- rent of disinterestthat exists,. and • that 'lack.. sof co-operative', endea- vour .'that it takes to . put things over. 'Seine suggest We are' over -or- `' ' ganized for a village this size; others: attributeit •to lack ' of, leadership We don't 'agree in either. case: There:.is . a:place. in - - 7 • it -for-ev -or ' :.,• ;. -- this-�+Cotnarlm y exy gran7- • izatdon we •,have, so long as the : xnembe ShiP. in each. isn't eom - posed 'chiefly of hangers-on, with • - a : corporal's 'guard carry ing .the he ' load: AndnotinfrequentlY.you i it - is .the sa r e . few' enthus- find �4 load lasts who:. fare carrya�rig-:the ti ule ti "or anizaon un • • in . �' Mui p g s, . til .they .weary . of being.. "the. y rY "far as, ' . sucker all the :bine., So leadership is concerned, we 'don't. for. moment 'but that question f a: • r : thereP Y. is. pent 'of aeadership'mat-' ni, �maiciu i _:.co the leaders,: too,' soon weary, or ; re- fuse'toact' unless they ha v e. en- thusiastc :and faithful workers to • • •• h -'t e7n.. u u back P :' Within •the •Busiziess` e n's As= i a t i "s dlissension ' and. • sociation there. � apoint blank 'refusal to Co-oper- ate. Cou rinunit Recreation- • a'te. They Recreation.; ntreroject has la : ished for months' because; of .lack of funds'.and . an enthusiasm that has been sapped by. destructive crit- igisrn "n the part of. those'who 'wotildn't 1'. lend a hand; orPectj project, a. pickle :to the Which ich 'we should add is rioW pro - ,hi : gi essing . to, a point • where:, ''building can soon be; Opened - for "'the benefit...of the coanmunity a&. a whole ` Then, 'too'• there's the High School District�prab eonl that coni-, . ;fronts this';'•.community 'and.;is of -vital :i ortance to : us,yet' the average a epayer. • foots duictivty. , ' . Cover crops will stop erosion' T Winter e is T. � . �• � '� • L�: ''ori sloping' land. rY s.t `Wawanosh: Townshi : or best for corn, potatoes, etc.. but We 'P, rth t' has receiv o th its will.give, a good cofver, •hold .the no : ern sec ion, 's anctiori to ing fertility, and will. not be in ed •County.; Council .. s � • ::withdraw:; from.. the 'Wingharn i. 'h School` District, wind they can well exme •some• action here fo kn�ow.,:wlere .we' stand. . ur' le`th r ' Let s awake from o .:... ,a; gy. and be up and : doing. ire The I' i!6 y76 i• • Sepoy. Town! • THE FALL FAIR " On ' every .hand, one is again being reminded that the. Fall Fair season i's' again at hand: It' is ., one 'of' Ontario's oldest insti- tutions and :continues to hold a (place of prominence and play an. iin'portant role. n almost :every. community. '.The Fall .Fair is; the. show -window of the 'cominuiiity, .:and• pprtieularly so from: a' rural, iewpoint. The `fall fair gives • impetus.'to 'improved"'farmfi g methods td stimulates interest in this basic the _ Way in next .yeKar's gram • THURSDAY,, •SEPTMBER '1;• 1949 should'' change .1VIan :farmers their',attitude towards • drainage,:. be. _.: • rtdh : co .... That... Old, award d cleahe�d out., with the use 'of drag lines, township graders, etc;: for. a lot less ,money .. than the, original one cost. Adequate drain- age of, the: better farm lands will pay ' the , initial investment in 'a Year . or ' twto.• • • Every farm boy in -Bruce Co. w'ho intends 'to' stay on'the farm should take advantage' of the 2 - year ,course..offered by the 0.A.C-. Two ; $100 .scholarships are. `being offered by Bruce `County. Council and the Bruce County .Federation of Agiiculture. • weather' has in ••:Continuerd dry creased ---fire - h-azard:'�.-Matches,:: eigarets, etc.-. thrown from ; car LOOKING BAC'•KW",ARDS' • a HROUGH .•THE SENTINEL FILES: Sixty• .Years Ago James B an attended the June` Sitting: of truce County Council at ' Wiarton, 'Members received $2.00 "a day' and mileage allow, Once, • The Juhne, l.4th issue carried:.a of •the- Jamestown' floods. re�p4r�t . lvariiia when . a rover ,in: pennsy .of. death.': took•'the lives of more e than' 1500..persons, ..' ed eknOW' ,Deo >S, is : defeat Lu . P 's e e. o am industry., Livestock ' competitions', . ,windows': have started many ares err ours e better breeding 'and along the' :highways' and roads, is g,. .g gotinto: the woods (' • these fires general Lf 'and the '• fanimals,a . care o - effe�ct `should (be to'give both ex: hibitor and spectator real_ goals ate which to aim. At the rural Fall -Fair the real Wealth . of. the nation is on ' par- ade,.'blit. too• often takes only. sec- ondary . place •to • the .grandstand •shave.. and,.,carnival• concessions. Lucknow's. .'84th annual' Fall Fair is:• less•' than a trnonth away obi.' 13th and ,the Bruce County I or hush �a. major; catasthrophy would be' created Coming. event's ` of ;. a ricultural :.Cam g� g. interest, Ibesi(des ',the •' Exhibition. and• fall fairs, are file Plowing Match ,ande Farm 11 achines • Action and Junior Farmer Trac- tor Rodeo'• early in''Octdber; -the Zone 2 Yorkshire sale on; Oct= --Tuesday:.Olid:'Wed esday,' Sep =Shorthorn Sale. ,on October;14th. te�rn►ber 27th ;arid 28th: • It behooves the : directors, to exert every' ef- fortto . ake, this octogenarian •. . rri . event the . success. it can 'be, .and euall • soy Mr.'; and. ,.Mrs. ,Jo n q y ,►, "uild; Public can . 'do much . to-. ret, this 'cair 'tby .• ; their ' support; :-'and "boosting, rather than' to idly sit back':'. and,: -'by,' their.:.destructive criticism, ,do; their best to 'des-. troy -this worthwhile community institution • W>ngharn gin. a lac,_s :g• 4 - ,, ucknow, were, Outstanding `� f or. L Bert McOor.vie, Amby Grundy 84 Dad Grundy. Eleven, la"mp posts were, added to Lucknow's street lighting sys- tem, Making 24 lamps in all:. The annual picnic • of St. "Jos- eph's Church, Ashfield,.'was held: eph s Chuxc , . Deen's Grove at Kingsbridge.: • A' meeting was' held at• Alex • ' shopto'-` organize.- • a ,ball �Ro�s,s .� teaan. Interest .was aroused. by a 23-2` victory by. Luoknow. tboys' D n annon'' team. The over : , a u g line-ups !w e r e : Lucknow., G. Lit-% F. `Gordon 3rd; P. Pow le, 1st, , T. Hod iris cf; J. Elliott, ell; 'rf, g ,. ,cf; ` J. Elliott, • °1f D. '�. L' awrence, - 2 . d • • • Pierce,ic• Dungannon S: n,IJ Pentland, ' ' p; G. Anderson, , c;. • Although new •seedings look very • t oor, : +farmers'. should not P .. too soon.' Two :or. :plow''. them: ''up three. weeks growtly. Weather Might ' Malta quite e' difference. Club Notes ' With the end of Augiust arrived the :Junior ` Livestock . Clubs ..are getting into high gear.: The; reas-. on ': for this extra • actiivrit „- -.is, `of course, -,preparation for Achieve.• Ment Day. Nov in Bruce,County - . • ` r Pair week -end' and our.. Achievement 'Day . really. With Lalbo , y covers two: day; s,'. •The; first: is the .school; :opening , �corciiing• up, • � The: • rue e ' County .+ Sarco• - I Department of Highways' 'again . � . ' 1 , for' care,'I Demonstration Day to be .held in issrues . a ,special a+p�pea • ,. Walked'ton on Freda September courtesy and: common' sense, so Y, ' The second dayis the time .. 2nd,. T �e . eco common that •the traffic toll;; co�irim • curtailed and,' of the •'el•ub's • local- fair at which thus apernod,' may be his :. ._ . , fudged . al ent is hl a.rvv eek end tndiv�idu s�o that the las t cid th Y . of the`' suim her° season •'will not and lie'• or she, 'as the case m'ay:. iP be, 'is judged for showmanship t who fo t the • end for some in , needless death , is Ob'i't.. These two.days; 'then- go and anguish. ' , Y �.Y ; 'cost:of education, knows little• or.. � • to •make upour` Achievement Da nothing '',(bout •the workings, :off o Y wthich • Comipletes', :the club• pro- . =system: There: is an imminent :' • must rernernber $'cycle' riders ject• for. the current year ' • Wingham If ospital, the death et ,curred of Mrs. Wan.. �G. Irwin of Con. 2,' K' nloss.: She .-was " fo'rin.. erly 1Vlyrtle' Bell of Culross, . Leroy•Lorne ;announced 'the_ closing, of ' his bolarber shop,:.: and the converting the ' hop intoe an ice cream. 'parlor Mr Wm.: Connell died in Goa i.'on erich:Iopta1: May 30th.' He ; was in' his' 78th year..' He • eame froth: -'Scott .nd,to therTownshi p, of Carriek .with his: ,parents, ire 1$51: at the..,age . of', -10, - As..a 'la ," ►. d, a �.: -ire••:todk• a position iii '�a- store•�in Wroxeter.. In ' 1872 , he came- _ e ix to.. Lucknow• °•where he. was' employ'. ed' with J.' And G, .Hardy.and • reanained '•with 'them' Until going' `. into .the '.drygoods business: for himself 'in.. 1876, 'and in 'which busiriess he continued: until 1921 '': when : he .. sold out' to :Robert" Brown. Ten Years' Ago, : World War II had been de- clared.. The' opening : paragraph of • a Sentinel 'editorial read: ".stin... a;n da ` S ::tember. 3rd'`I 1939 ill g(o . down as. a,• most tragic day in • the history. of''the' world. Just twenty-five years and a "..Month.': afar ,the outbreak •of the World.; Wjar- war to end wars,"=;four.. great. • mations are again :.in con= D r . Treleaven; ass, • ' Sproul, lf; Ellet that.•can,' and rio •'.doubt'. wi1T George Anderson cf :heeorrr ruesome brutal a > Case, 2nd, ..g , be ,e g::, � and • ' D' Bickle .1st; •R. vastatin ; far be: ndone's 'power; 'J'. Cook,:.3rd, . � > $ �.b yo p .wee; Br d es rf. ' � of ,rni agination rY g ►. Tlhe firtst five • to l boyi., ca y to 'ti•o1u'n+teer •or servic: he'; � f , e t da war *as . elared were the three w d,e Whitiby. Brothers,; Sid, George and Kennefh ©ameron and EV Ted,, liott ;,:Webster They.' joined` the. 91th` .Battery ,art Walkerton un- • danger that; this;. lack of:know- laws apply to: them • that traffic. - � •u• Pp YThe 'first day mentioned—that' •ledge;.• end apparent ' •unconcern, as • well. as .motorists: A stopsignJohn' Nf�aillough; mother •of a Ener', is. Demonsrtration Day — is just it of :nine. Her husband,rede- nay cost • us our 'high •school should mean; "stop" to a cyclist as important ortant' as 'the actual show Y p and sooner than: we' think. •• as well as to the'driver of • any; pu ; , . ceased her 12 years: Neighboring High School's have • day On Demonstration Day • the • On June 3rd :a son was.born; .ort , Years Ago - • Walter' Horne urciased the P Trevett propertyon Stau fer .St. The job of ditehin . and:: laying the :tile in. the -fair grour}ds.::Was let to James and Kenneth;: Mc- der the command' of 1Vlajor Dixon: Innes' at 30 cents a rod.. ;. • In the absence of Rev.; I. E. For who was' attending Con- ference, ference, : services in •the "Metho dist ` Chuirch • werevconducted ': in :the : morn' by.John'` Joynt and in' the evenin ':"b D. C, Ta• ldr. Y y - Mr:.: •D.. C. 1VIcMorran .,and fam ;lily ::left: for ;; Elgin, Manitoba, where e *Was .engaged ed as band-. � t;ag rnilaste'r *ark Douglas of Toronto ;-wa°s .appointed manager of .the: Great e e h Com Northwestern T 1 • grasp pany's ,Office . at North •the:,: n - •Tr le ' en Bros -let o0 e ay. tract for 'a• Icorriplete • :remodelling of their mill.to• Robert Whitelaw, of Woodstock.. Laterst; n�ac'hinery was installed and the mill's cap city doubled • ••. The ' death . occurred :of 'Mrs'.` encroached on aur territory, and, " made Personal 'solicitation ' have p ,�: to • entice parents • to'• send . their Students to other centres' • than • their' logical seat of .learning.' We are accepting such' incidents "sit :ting down" swath a "what Can we do" philosophy. •business decay:. • other • vehicle. The way ' some clubs are tested as .a group ana.• 'bicycle pedlars dash • onto' a as''individual members. For tahia through lighway' is courting �dis- year the program is as foll'ows:' ' aster. 10.00-,11;00• a.m. judging, beef • content' with results c b 2 ., classes , 'Of beef; 'cattle;; To rest . ...dairy �clu'bs=,•2 . classes ' of ` dairyP achieved, is' the. first sign:•of cattle; , :classesswine: swine -2 .of F 'CHESLEY NATIVE HEADS DETROIT SCOTTISH 'CLAN James '11,.• Allan, a native `of; Elderslie''.Tawriship, Bruce Cotler ty ,is president "of the St..And- -rev's 'Society of Detroit :which held The Games..recentbrin com- memoration of theirr100th birth= The , rte rain issued for this 'p, g �.. occasion, carried 'the following: verse 'under the caption; , "Ode • to: St..,Andrew's Birthday''. There`s a .and old:. Scottish ,custom . • • That We.Scots'talks see :and; hear, :It's `the. famous Highland gather- ,: • ings That are held: from year to year;, We love Co se the tartans, To .hear the bagpipes play,.. While the 'Annie.lads and lassies 'Dance and fling to a strathspey. '. So gather a' tegether, • Let Sc . eet caner" S of m y cot, , We'll celebrate • St., .Andrew's' • And.`the land 'we've: not' forgot; 11.00-12:00: Reasons are given: by the club • members on the The first time they,fore ,there'd .placing of their ,classes . g 12;00 -LOO --,Lunch: 1.00-3,00—Club demonstrations which. ea"clr club will: :stage. 4' •5 to 10 minute •skit on' some, phase of. club Work. ' -{ This•:year there ,is again a prize list covering the activitiesof the day, that is (1) Best. Set .of .reas- ons reasons iby a club•inember; (2) Club delnionstration=, (3.) Clubs, with. largest .aggregate scores.„ The program' appears quite brief on paper but': with 18 clubs:- haiviing a.memibership of••250. boys and girls ,it is a full•day, and' the co-operation of all concerned'will Abe needed to keep<' the program running sMotothly. ' • memtbers.are reminded to Club , -get their feeding records in on • time, These are. scored and count on- the final ' ,plaeing ` when Achievement t ay is :compietedr' :'Twas. in ° Eighteen Forty -Nine,..• So .a hundred years' have slipped • awa' , 4 Since the days o' 'Auld Lang . Syne, • To. Teach At Palmerston Miss • Mary Matheson,, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. ''WM. Matheson' of 'C'hesley, has: accepted •.a Ansi bion on the• Palmerston 'High School staff. Miss •1Viatheson has been a member :af :the Burling- ton. staff.°` . `Bandsman Goes To• Niagara' .; In a report of a Sunday even- ing bared concert in Goderieh the Sigrial-Star, said •,ire part: • `A. for- mer popular member of the band, 9lex. 'MacDonald, who some time ago ''removed t Nia ar F lis played a• euphonium solo"., "S.he lvas to Mr: W. L.:Mac''I enzie. .. Three horse 'arid, buggyg goutfits. . were ' '' involved in'' a' Saturday night mishap ; a' shortdistance 'out 'of Lticknow.; Robert' McGuire assed' �' 'ri : r i d p a g Occup a by ;James . MVlill'er and Peter Watson.It• was very; dark ;and 'as he turned .back: ' into_; -the __road,.`:xellided. with -_a_ buggyy; :ire which were Mr. and Mrs., James - Lyons' and: 'child. They were thrown out ;and' cut and .shaken up, .McGuire's•' horse• tan away and was not • recov'ered until' the- next :mornin • The g jured were brought back ' to Lucknow for medical•: attention: before continuing home. ' Twent Years Ago. Mrs, John• Button was serious. ly,a11, having 'suffered. a stroke, The ''death occurred at C'apreol of ;Mit, , Thomas Douglas, : form- erly Annie '.Burgess; daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, Mark Bur- gess. Lucknow was in . the, throes • of •the problem' of installing a prop posed domestic Water system at 'an estirn,ated `cost •af $85,000, A TO revent, hoardings was' •inn(rninent, su'g ter. refineries cl''aniped',down 'on' the sale' of their . product. a. died .Rev. Angus 1VZ eKay : • Kingussie. He had: , .been : in the ministry for' 57': ,years and was the:''first minister "of , the ''• Presby terian C1zur'ch in Lucknow: ,after the ',union of Knox. 'and St. Ari- drews • A ' few.., '-August iterns�-Ander- son ,Flax • Mill' rw'as using'; a •flaX.. puller • for the first tithe. , Mr ,• and Mrs. Hugh MacMillan' arid children were homeward! . �bour d on furlough from Formosa:° :Chas Webster bought Nfiniie' Horne's 'res'taurant .: The. ' Sepoy• .Store opened in Lucknew. .....Alex is . a :...grandson •_. of . Mrs, a magnetic person-, .series,.. of _':public 7rieetings' were Fw n act ie.rir. - • r. alit+'►, • _ . „ M ie, and on differ berng held. in connection with' i s e t e� Luck= • � :have, Every stitch the ::subject, ' crit :occasipns ass' t d h . • "She should she has „ori s charged'.• " Fallowing an operatrbn• t: n pow High School Band., MEMORIAL'S 'WING • M" MEMORIAL SHOP • famous for• Memorials :. Artistic M at very reasonable'' prices. it a stock In Always a large choicest granites to choose ° from: Cemetery lettering •a.specialty All ,modern machinery. R. A.SPO TTON Phone 256 -:.. Wingham,' Ont: ikon • : Furnaces Have a, furnace •'installed or. repaired before the cold. weather. SEA"1rTY DEALER • Beatty .beep Well Pumps Beatty Three -Way Pumps. Iri "Stock' Plumbing 'and Heatin g Eavetioughiaig art& Pump and'Windmill ,Repairing . AT•RICK WM T R. R. 3,• Goderich 'Phone 124=3 Dungannon • .l Lo Mr 1 in Jin iltc R. r LtIr we Mi' .an vin •Sor las the Lo am Ilii Ana '.To • 1><oi Br.A :Fr�re', •..1 po, •ca, nu OC r Jby sari Bu: of` for DOl ,rtlilil