The Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-09-15, Page 1$2,50 Yearly In Advance
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.KNOW, ONTAIRIO, THURS., SEPTEMBER, 15th, 1949
!b6roie !Y Sto re
ete,:::for..
SY
n Business
;One . o fLucknow' Arlonlgest
established businesses changed
hands on Tuesday morning, .when
Mr. Archie Smith of Atwood'took
-.over, Mr::: W. W. ,Hail's; grocery
•store, The transaction was speed
it ;concluded on Monday ,after-,.
Y
,Joon, with 'the new ,proprietor
t ,with
ver''the' next''morning; •. of , � •
ll' deft`.. for ; London, en
,- . ad -been
Tuesday Morning;
previously arranged, where he
entered Victoria 'Hospital, to ,un-
dergo . an operation.
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Mr. Hill Caine to Lucknowin
'July 1904, ,and had •thus entered'
his 46th year, in the grocery
'
• . ness 'm Luciknow. His was the
third • longeist': established: retail
business. in I ucknow,,,. exceeded
Only by ,Davison's. and John
stone's , funeral :and. ;,furniture;
,businesses; . with Wm Murdie
close behind Mr. 'Hill, ,he ' being,
in business ••here for 44 : years
Until 1925",`Mr.' :Hill. operated
"The Hub Gocery " where • J. . L.
:McMillan's butcher . shop s ', now,
in' oc_
ated • and.. adjoining ,:his. ,
lac ,,, , ] g �'
ery, 'store he: had;': an extensive
china. departm t.. • In :1925; Mr.
HilYbou ght.
e store, w
h
er
eh
he
is haw' located andPrett � 'much
, Y
'T disoontimue'd his dhiria ':depart
•
Ment.
During .his, long time "behind•
the .counter",' Mr. Hill , enjoyed
the. confidence and respect of
everyone in the 'community He
had -a.. faithful . •clientele and had• .
customers `who had dealt: with
him , continuously• -for 45� years.
He, was, genial, : kine •and hospit
able,' and to these; attributes' can
•''ibe added' an ,integrity that' was.
never doubted
Wes ;Hill and'his white' apron
will be •-missed on • Lucknow's
main street,' but his many friends
are 'happy to know that' here he
iutill ,continue.` to snake, his home,
and wish • him the best . for re
stored
stored..health and °' a speedy ..Fe
covery'so .:'that he. may ;soon be•
back home again.
The sale of the business. •'in-
.cludes the building; ;comiprising
the• store and the ''apartment-
• •.above, `occupied: by Mr. and.Mrs.
`Cameron MacDonald, :Mrs. 'Mac
Donald has assisted -her Mather in
the !business for several `years,
'and she and her husband will naw,
move to • the- Hill residence . on
Quality Hill. Mrs. MacDonald' will
continue to assist Mr.. Smith' for
a time(while 'he' is • getting estab-
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FORMER LUCKNOWITES HAVE
PRIZE 1VINNlNG BABIES: ' • "
Former :,Lucknowites' stole the.
,
show at• the Baby .Contest in :LonL,
don, on Labor Day, when h un
deeds of babies -competed in: four
'Rev''; C'urrie's•. ,former • charge
classes •: , H : � `
•on�.
• `I •:the .:1 .:�• as at �, Porn Alberni ' B.. C; and
n ,c.ass for. girls` from'e... w ..
n l count
• , he •ca Exist ecce t
xa •two ; :ears . i riz' on • ac ..:
w,y,. ,< f, xst_ p ewas,-,won•. -, Y;,
b ' Gwendol n 17 month = Ai -of the illness of ..his, father, whose
'daughter home , is at , Chatsworth. Rev,. Cur-
daughter •of Mr. and Mss;'•" Bob w, • , .
MacKenzie (nee. Isobel Cuyler of r.;ie preached on, this three -pmt
• EIGHT PAGES
CHOOSE REV. CURRIE TO
'Uul)EE1I BEV. SUTHERLAND
The 'three-point. c h a; r'g e of
Whitechurch, ,Langside . and Cal-
vin Presbyterian . Churches•. 'has.
extended , a call 'to Rev. R. D A.
Currie.• The : call was'`'sustained:
by H•urori-Maitland Presbytery
meeting in Wingham, on; Tuesday;•
when Rev.:: G•. A,, Milrie" was el
K''
ected b e l ' od rat r uc
Pres Yt ry M e o , .s
ceedin�g 'Rev. , Alex
The decision to Sel! " the busi-
ness was prompted. by Mr, Hill's.
indifferent health and the sad be-
reavement in • Mrs:. Hill's ,sudden'
, death, on ,August .8th.
Kincardine). ,Second. pr.izein .this circuit on, Sunday September 4th
class" was won by Linda Clipper= and .Was immediately. invited to,
ton, a f 114r. and Mrs.
,R;usesll • Cli rton (nee L ` .Rev . , •, w o
Reid)..Linda was••just`two weeks `'gone to West Hill. •
:past :'her first tbirthday. Trophies Rev. Currie's induction' will be
d u ' hter 'o • become their pastor,, succeeding'
eora B W S Sutherland' h has•
PP n•
Comes 'Prom- Atwood
Conies.•from-Atwood
where he has been '.associated in
the grain and feed business with
,his father:: and .and
, Mr: a d
Mrs. .Smith' have one daughter,
Jane age 214 .•years.. They will
Make-. ,up residence in. the, 'apart-.
_ment .,above the • store' a - soon, -as
= . S
it is available. A hearty welcome.
is' extended the • Smith ,:Family'
and cu'p Swere awarded the.P
" rize held`. at Langside on September
winning babies as w
211th. 'Among ;, t he ,-officiating
el -oils merchandise Prizes. clergymen : will be . Rev: G. S.
Eaulchof South Kinloss ••• and
Kinlough
Baptized At .St: Peter's
At St. Peter's Church last Sun=
day,' morning, thesacrament of
''baptieril ; was held flor Thomas
Dout'1's Clarit, :;infant so'n . ,of
Tem ,ale Douglas, and, .Isobel' Jane
•(Ile Ilton ); 'Clark,: of Steinbach,
Manitoba.
-INDUCTION „FRIDAY'
•• ' The Induction of Rev W. J.
Mumford Will `be held in• the..
United; Church;' Lucknow;: ; on
R
T'
PETE �►Tt.MS.�I`h :�
BADLYRT
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EIGHT ATTEND
NURSERY
SCHOOL, MORE: IlvA OCTOBER,
Eight children. 'Or pre-school'
age are attending nursery school,
conducted at The Rectory. by Mrs.
A.'E. Tavener, 'More' applications
have ' been received for , enroll-
ment .on ' October lst.
The Nursery `School opened
• � -Morning.. The,.
last ?Vednesda • � •` orn
. Y �. rxl . g•: .,
1 i •
.fol win areattendance,
o•.Ig .n
Brian .' Robert (B:obby) ,Brewer,;
•L nda Maureen Crawford, John
y
1 _eri-
• ri al lizabeth' n e
Mu ro Hall, �A , n H ,
ders : n l beth Be B `tt
o. ,
1
=M `thers ' ho - A no1:d Torn.-
( .
my) ,Rath; yell, Mary Elizabeth
A•llin, 'Judith Anne (Judy), Web-
ster:
HAP HAPPY AT
P SOUS NS
CARN!VAL FRIDAY
•• ,The ; Clansmen's annual, carni-
val wail b'e .held , in the. Lucknow
Arena: on. Friday nigh,• and' will
feature :the.- - Ha . Ci�iusiiis o '
a play •
Elmira and the • Lucknow: Pipe.
The.local<Band has had a most
successful •season ' and. has won
acclaim throughout Western ` On-
"
RgraldPete � Armstrong is in . '
`ta,ri`o'' and at Detroit. It has 'been
�
heard.:t • ho
but'•. little ame and no :
GrimsbyHospital 'with critical.
Y doubt the_ citizens ' of this` dis-.
i'n�ttr�ea receiveld �.'in a . highway, .. ..
accident. On SundayRonald had trice''�will`•.. anticipate' -this oppor-,.
.
�n .ious. for fourteen tunity'to hear: them and.see them
been.. a co
nsc,•
days. ' on parade. The Band:- wilt' hold
' astreet parade! ' :commencin at
,He is •sizfferia from' a. Enact- , P. b
b..
FEAR POLO `WI � L.
PROVE FATAL
• Miss Marie Curyskey, 17 -year:.
old 'daughter • of yF Mr. and ...Mrs,
Sam Cupskey - of .Belfast''„ was
stricken the latter part , of •the
week with poliomyelitis.. So •sev-
e
r. >' . '
e is the attack that it is; feared
it.Will.provetal.
• She `Wag' ,taken on
•
Sunday �•m
o ning
,nd ".:l...a
c
ed .in
aniron lung., A'phon`ecallfro
..
•
Ha7nlfori': on Tuesday., night _to'relatives at Beifas •e�pre sedthe
-i;•
ar�-:that=� he-�w`ulid-riot ve < �-
f e s a l .. � _:.,
til m,ornirig. At press time • we
had no further word . of her • con:
ct ition.
' Marie has been working At
Graft for thepast• year,' and it ,was:
in that city that =she,; was taken
ill: Her parents were informed on
Saturday, of her 'illness:, :and moot
'ored to GGalt.,•On Sunday there'.
was an ,indication, of paralysis,
and she Was • removed to.'Hamil.-
ton •' Her condition, however, Was.'. ,
not •so alarming at that time.- and'
her ,parents 'returned. home.
On- ;Tuesday morning they .re -
received, word,;to• come_ at once
.as Marie's paralysis had .spread .'
extensively and she was, placed
in a '.respirator.,' with' little. 'hope '
.beim, held for her survival. '
Marie has two younger brothers;
Gordon':nd, .George; Her mother
Was 'formerly Ether 'Nicholson'of
Belfast.
'Friday evening ,of this. :week• gat
'ured 'skull, •.a- ibrain : injury, .:, a 7.301- ;..: anal' • *ill Proceed., to' the
' • broken `back; 4 broken •'leg • and 'a .Arena, where The Happy
eight o, clock.. The' induction.'•ce�•e • .hed . ; , ns' will take over - at' 8.30
s`foo. t •
'mon :is in charge•„of Bruce Precru
s- • f
' .. Thin . Elmira,• � concert :. troupe
and a ons e a ` ..'• He was .a passenger, in a truck.
by+tery.:ministers. c gr g
h 's .
played, to` nearly1,100 and
-which. went . out of 'control. Pete a ?� Y
•t�•onai`. reception •wil'1 • �ohow to tent'
.: is rices throui hout Ontario acid ,
m' ':, Rev: and.._ rs. Mum- was thrown• out and the vehicle. e g ,
welco e•, MThe'
..,:rod ed 'over' hili
are `being. ` brou ht�l ere :Eby e
•fold to their -new'' Charge.
I11 In Wingham Hospital
Bill . Treleaveri's miany friends
,will regret to hear that he . is ' ill
•Wingham. Hospital With dia-
betes, Bill's ailment
was r • g
nosedonly a few days ago 'Bill
is the elder: son of .Mr. arid 'Mrs.
- Harald Treleaven, and has been
taking a course . in engineering
at Toronto t'Jni ` sity. He spent
the summer at h e and.
s borne here a d
caught for the Legionnaires •soft-
ball team;
Ronald:.is .the only son. of Mips,. :ClansMen, .in•belief that' this will:
J. ,GarnetArnti'strong arid' the Provide their. annual carnival
nival
late .Mr. Armstrongformer resiaudience with.- an • •outstarid.in
g...
dents of•show. 'he Happy TPPY Cousins are `
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SWEAR' IN': SEVEN NEW
MEMBERS OF' FIDE,: CO.:
At. the regular . meeting of the
Lucknoli.Fire Company; oh' Mon-.
day night,seven; new' members
were sworn: Mtp. the Company:
In the abs'ence'•.of . Chief , W A.
Solomon; .• the meeting; was.• ,pre= •
sided.' duce . by • J: L MacMillan,.
Who 'swore in the new members:
Harold' Treleaven, - Nally Breck
les, • Jack MacDonald, Floyd Milne,
:1-1;,,D., Th6mpson, Roy: Havens &
Mervin• Solont:on. Jim Henderson,
another. ,new member, was b-
sent. ;
Jack -,MacDonald a n d : Bud
T,hom�pson • were, named to take'.
special instruction in -the Opera -
.
tion of the, new fire truck, when.'
,deliver'y' is made:. • Na definite
'word. has yet been,'reeeived as to '
the delivery date T`of' the truck,..
which is expected. shortly:. The
new Fire Hall is, -,completed, ex-
cept for wiring, to house`' 'the,
vehicle.
COMPLETE INDOOR .PAINT.
JOB. AT COMMUNITY. CENTRE
-;''The'. pray- painting of the: in
terior of` the Community Centr e
was carn:pleted : •last week..This
job done and a 'series'. of • clean=
up bees, during the' past Mcouple.
of '•weeks ' hash': transformed' the
place and has it .about in: readi-
ness -far use
Lasthursday afternoon ., saw
•
a .good ,deal 'accomplished' in '
cleaning •up,:!both: inside .and out
side the .building,: and;, after school
the :Rangers and Guides swarmed
:.
about the building polishing the
• rt?im .in'
outside, of thmany .vindows'
the extensive. structure,
-.
Quaig and .
On Friday evening Dickac
Mgc-•
lie .Cook. lent'
'their services' to trim. around the
i
Windows in the. ....e. interinterior of the
north wing.' . . .
At Thursday afternoon's, bee,
Dr, M. fI, Corrin treated the crew
of workers to pop. '
OPEN yF ►I'
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T:. L. KENNEDY..
Ontario Minister of•, griculture,
who will .officially open. Luck-
,how's'. 84th; Fall Fair at 1+30•
o'clock-' on --_Wednesday, Sept .
ober 28th,'.. "Tom" Kennedy, 'as he
is
l?P o:ularly :known, will. be in -
traduced. by ;John W. , Hanna,.
COMING EVENTS
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POSTPONE BAZAAR
the -Ladies Auxiliary bazaar: is
Ladies Auxin a y
being ;pos•tponed ' p ost oned until : Saturday;
September' •24th': ,.
NOTI'GE
Special meeting at,L.O.
Zion, Monday, September ^19th.
e�i s "are re uested ' to
'�rriemb , o
be present.. •
- E Ritchie,'Sec.
!DANCE •AT 'DUNGANN"ON
There •will:be a dance in Dun
'gannon Agricultural Hall, , on.
Wednesday,. September 21st, un
der auspices` of the Agricultural
S oc et y: Parrie.r's' :orchestra.
Admissian,5.0e;
''1044,•
versatile' ` group, and will :p provide.
s g P> Pr
a real variety program' of mirth
and, music. •
The ad mission; feeat the arena
is kept; down to; 35c,' wth`, public
school Children ,admitted .for`.15c,
and no , charge . for 'pre-school age
children ti:
•Following " the program, there •
will be a variety . of carnival
games in operation, including
bingo. There -will ,he jitney dranc
irg on an ' excellent _platform,
with music 'by'.Farrier's of 5fies-
Ira, rand at midnight. there will'
be. a ,prize .draw for four lovely
prizes, consisting of an electric
rangette, . • cedar chest,' boy's . or
girl's'' bicycle ,and -'a .chest of sit-:
Ivor: 1. ,,
• Proceeds are_in aid of the.Of
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JOINS LOCAL BANK STAFF.
Miss Agnes `Conley,daughter• of
Mr. and `Mr's,; Jog Conl'ey..•of .town;;.
x i
has been.; transferred to, the local
staff�of7the, Bank . of ,Montreal?.:
and' 'commenced her. , duties here
on Tuesday of last' week. Miss
Conley • Was',a„telegraphist' with
the C N.R:,• and was .employed at
the Brampton °depot' for :some'
som
time, . until • joining -: the Bank of
Montreal `staff"in.: thatsown • about
five , months ago ' . She was ern•:-
ployed .there:: until ' .her ; tranafer•;..,
last week to • her ' home • branch.'
ENTER PHARMACY`
• Sam and Bill Chin ;have.. corn-
m,en.ced their studies at the• Coll,
ege of .Pharmacy in Tai onto: Bill';
who':has been' :working in Tor-
onto; spent the: 'eek -end 'here
and.; ;on his return was • accori
parried by ,his brother SAM.'
Bill •:served his.: apprenticeship
in McKim's Drug Store and later
in Toronto, ' and Sam put• in his ,
pre -college. duties 'with Larry'
munity Recreational Centre fund. Downs .and Elmer Limbach:
oca
$4,00
'George Kennedy of ,West: W
wanosh `attended the
sale at Old Orchard. Farms,
Peterborough, last ' week, and
purchased five 'head. at: a,�cost of
$4,32'O '
Mr. Kennedy, who has become
a'_.1?roaminent breeder of purebred.
Herefords, holds •"an annual 'sale
at ,his, own .place,,' "Pine •Echo
Farm';'/four miles east ' of Luck.
now. This year's sale, held in
mid-June, grossed''about $12,000.
• The* sale last week at Old
.Orchard :,Farms totalled • the huge
figure' of $70;200,: with •many of
•the animals. in the $1,000 bracket.
and ;up. Pive' of ' the ' seven ani -
malt bought"by Mr. Kennedy cost.
him $3,610,
I-lis.P urehases included "Old
Orchard iCaroline'•?a cow 'with'
,Eben calf at foot, $1,135;. "Old
Orchard !Shirley", a 'Cow with
s.. (Jver
ere or
bull calf at foot, $1,275. This .cow
Was, ,gram champion at the. CNE
in1'947; "WHR. Lady. Hill.108th'
$1,200; •This cover• Was 'sired, ..by!..
a son of the'$100,000.bull,Helms- '
,man XII, • and • her calf ' at .this
sale sold separately for. •$1,500.
"Mistress.: Vicky Dom.ino ear=
old heifer, $410, and "Old Or-
chard Miss Mixer'. , a heifer, calf,
$3C0'..
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;k:
0
Other- District Euy'ers
uite a 'Maribor of the Oicli"
Orchard' ,herd . came to' this dis-
trict. In• additions' to Mr: Ken--
tiedy.'s purchase;•. f .• J.' L. Eedy :
bought a :Cow •for $775, •'S'he -was;
"Old. Orchard. : Hazel", and was
r
g ;a
rid .champion rn:.fioronto in
1946. • J. A. Sully 'of Goderich0
bought five head and eleven head
were, purchased. by 'the Jervis ,
farm at Holmeaville.
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