HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-09-29, Page 1•
.. 50c, Extra to=USrPl...
$2.50 Yearly In Adv�ince
Preser.i t. Wa..t.Ch
Of: Achieving
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Members 0 1. th a ,. Clansmen.
'Clubb, have :.presented Dr..�W. V.
Johnston with.' .a .handsome pro,
pro,-
wristwatch in reco ni
` tin of his • achievement in •at--
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in •ta the '� residenc of t
'tain. g l? , � y,he
• Ontario Medical, Association . an
honQr: that, has rarely. -i a n--eo n
• ferred: on' the "little. fellow" in
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the • small t,
The members of The: Club ' held
a :?farewell„ gathering for J.
Thompson. on Monday' •,: evening at,
Wm.- :Schniid's cottage at 'Amber -
•ley, ' Beach, • and took advantage,
• .of this opportunity tomake, the.
presentation to Dr. Johnston, who
has been :presi'dent of'The-Clans-
men. since the Club's: formation
tirelve>, years ago—in the spring
of '1937.-
The presentation was made by
L. C: Thompson. He referred to
Dr,. Johnston's . election as r e
dent-elect=,of the_Association -a
;,year ago' and his .elevationri" this
year to the position, f "Ontario's
No. 1 Doctor". The Doctor is also
a director ,of the Dominion As-
sociation and was further highly
honored in June ` when he:' was
one of the 'speakers at the British
Empire '.Medical Conference that
.preceded: the Dominion ;Medical
Convention. "Such attainments
are not gained easily or lightly",
the speaker. s
id andin
making
the Presentation'remarked
that it
was fitting that The . Clansmen
should , be 'the ones to take the
initiative in recognizing the . dis-•
•.tinetive.honor that. Doctor John
'sto
:
n had attained but1II,:
Provincial,in Dominion med-
,
• ical• 'c'ircles as well.. w
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•Taken completely' by surprise
nay° the presentation, • Dr. Jelin-
on- did not find it. easyto reply,
e '
He
said ' he appreciated this: more
than anything that had ever' been
done for hiim,., and repeated what'.
he has ,morerthan, once said,. that
his association.with. The :Clans-
men has
Clansmen:has 'always: been .a
3r ,.. pleasure
• and enjoyment to him.. ••
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He took this opportunity ° to•
'express 'to:J. A. "Tommy" Thali?p-
son, the regret. of The Club- in
losing him. Always a ready and
.willing worker, he , has :'given
',valued public service to the ; Club.
and to the" community as.a' whole
.and, , his departure : is ' one ,that
-bring''s',genuine andgeneral
' ral . regret
. �� r gr
to all.
In replying Mr.
Thompson ex-
pressed', hi
s reluetance in'leaving.
Lucknow, where he had, spent the
happiest five Years
� • • of his .life and
he •said: it was not'' easy to sever
his' associations and • friendships
here. •. •
' ."For' they are jolly good :fel
we' 'was Vocalized for both Mr.'
Thompson" and Dr. 'Johnston, and
..a: vote ` of thanks"tendered Bill
Schmid •
for' the use of his,cot-
tage.
HAD CHAMPION AT
REGIONAL • SHOW`
'Andrew G " ' .
._ :. _. _..... aunts ::S'h _o_r
•"herd'niade a ,splendid showing*at:
the 1-luron-Perth and. Waterloo
,Regional Shorthorn` show held
last week at ,Stratford. . There
were 87 Shorthorns 'in the com-
petition,
Highest'
honor of the day ,wr�ent.
to Mr; ,Gaunt when Rosewood
166th.: w adjudged adjudiged.-the Grand
Chaihpion . of. the
.show. „She had
'lreviously, 'been named , as the
• Junior Ch_, ion 'female,
climaxed With , •and'
this With the grand
championship. . '
,Andy also lso had ' •alio: • reserve
• :grand 611u/1106h �btill :. and • in the
• breeding d
� c�.`�ea, •.won a ';total of
''Seven firsts,' amon them being,
Young ibull -y -
two ,year• old. � cow,,
senior' ye . ...
yearling and. 'senior
heifer" calf.
cognition
Presidency
LUCKNOW, .ONTARIO, THURS.,` SEPTEMBER 29th, 1949;
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BANK MA.NAGER TRANSFER
COMPLETED. THIS„ WEEK
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•Mr. ° Charles), Smith. has `t en
ak
Over his duties as Manager of •
the
Bank- of 'Montreal in. Lucknow,
succeeding 1Vlr,; T • A.. Thom son
p _n
who; has been transferred:to'
:to
Tweed.'
The' transfer Was • .
. f s ' coxxnpYeted on
Tuesday, ,a"s Mr:'and Mrs. Thomp
son and ,son' Jiimmyleft. for
Tweed,. 'Mr, and Mrs.. Smith and.
their • twelve -year-old daughter,.
Charlene, ' arrived here the first
of the -week 'from' Athens, near
Brockville, where. Mr. Smith has
been ' ;manager for " the past two
years.' . Incidentally,. Mr..' Smith
was • accountant, at the Tweed
Branch ' for five , years .,prior'to
going • to 'Athens. .
Two huge. moving vans were in
town on Monday, remaining here
overnight; in making thetransfer'
Of the Thompson and Smith fern-`
i.ture :
RED CROSS W Q RR K ROOM I HUGH IERGUSONx PASSED'
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TO •REOPEN NEXT TUESDAY AWAY ON, MONDAY
The rework ronin .of the. Luck'- The death of Mr:, Hugh For-
now and Vicinity Branch Of the
?Ctianadian. Red Cross will re -open
again next Tuesday. October 4th.
Workbees will 'ae held week-
ly,
each Tuesday; ,' in ,the Town
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Hall .'' and , call ,;ladies • in the com-
munity 'who, Cansure some time
to knit..:or ` sew . are: inviteddto
assistwith,this • work.
'The' loca'branch ' has received
a large,. : quota of "knitting -zand
sewing for` overse `children
.,. as -children, x and
a gond deal, of help is needed to.
fill • the • requirements •
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" EARS AGO"; TO. RUN
IN OLD :TIME . COLUMN
The "Looking' Backwards" col'=
umdn in The Sentinel originally
reviewed .Sentinel recordings .of
sixty,: forty and twenty. years ago.
Recently' we ',added 'a paragraph
about ten• years ago happenings,
coinciding. with the outbreak , of
World War II. , •
The ,Sentinel files of. of,
Y
Years' •ago, from July to Decem=�
'ber,'' are now found.'.to, be miss
in and•'so we'.:hhve' Suiostituted
f 1 •,;. "thirty-five .years ..ago"
which
taken one back .to:
the _nett k.
• of : World. War I. '
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MEET NEXT. MOh1DAT TO
URUANIZE : SCOUTS. & :LUES
With a view to organizing,
a
Lucknow Boy Scout Troop and a
Cub.. Troop, a meeting..is to .. be
.held in the Town Hall next Mon -
'day night, October °,•3rd •at 8.00.
'sharp: All adults. who are :inter-'
ested in. the 'establishment of
these `;boys' organizations are in
vited to .•attend,
Rev. A. E. Tavener, rector o f
:St:, Peter's:Church, has had cony
siderable experience in Scouting'
sand, can be counted on for "leader`'
'ship "'as far as tinle
The : re -organizing of a troop
here will offer no financial dif-
ficulties:•as there is. a •sizeable'
bank balance from :, the ,last or-
ganization which functioned for
a time:, under Rev. Joselyn's lead-'
ership. (�
Lack, of apermanente
meeting
place:' has been a •;handicap, 'in the
past,. but this this .difficulty is now.
;overcome.: with ' theRecreational
Centre available •:ac a cou and,
an
a: t
Cub ''meeting place.:
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RESIGNS AS 'CARETAKER
MrRoy Culibert caretaker' of
Y.
the Lucknow United Church ;'for
the.past ten months; has :resign-;
ed.•. Mr. Culbert, -will; on •his
duties: to the 'end. of October urn
til a successor is named.',
A E��• A
FOR.
OPENING' •C'ENi RE:
A. meeting of the°. Executive
'Council of the Lucknow Com-
munity Centre—WO 'held in 'the.
Rpereation,al Hall on Friday even-
ing. Plans were made to officially
open the Centre° on Thanksgiving
night; - October --•• IOtlr;;-•-by holding:
a " banquet,, •bingo and- dance,.
There will be,450,.banquet''tickets'
on sale
Mrs. A. J. Wilson, Mrs. Donald,
MacKinnon and Mrs".0.•Richards,
int a'- committee., in.
the e ban flet .
charge of h q and will
•enlist. thehelp 'of all organiza-
tions ` represented. , . The Shrn.00;.
Club' volunteered to decorate' the
hall for the, occasion..
The needs of the kitchen were
,discussed .and plans : laid to have
it in readiness 'by .October 10th.
Mr. ' F. G.:' 'Brewer, Mr: H. Allin
and ' • Miss G. MacDonald were;
named• as a committee to study
the •furnishing.needs 'and find out:
what assistance could be obtained
in . Meeting. these needs.
The bingo and dance are to be.
in 'cha'rge of the Clansmen. It is.
hoped that the public will avail
themselves of this opportunity to
visit the Centre and see what has
already been done.
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NOTED 'ORI'
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Dr. Jatnes Tatman, chief 'lib-
rari�
. University, of'ay
a}? of the.
Wes-
tern
`'Ontario will eak.`:at the
Luoknow 'High. : School pupil
parent night` to 'be' held. in.
:Carnegie Hall; I:ucknow.: on Fri-
day, • October .14th ,at: 8 o'clock.
Talin an's t iic. is "Life
.: °'� .,; ,;,. and
'Labour' .in. Pioneer Ontario .: The
enera
1 eons is crd`a11 : invi
'�' p• 4• rz:. Y ted'
and; no doulbt will° appreciate the
opportunity • 'o f hearing a n
: authority; on this; ..subject, which
is dear to the hearts of .all Whose
'ancestorswere nongthose,no
blazed a trail into ,this :unchart-
•.ered':wilderness more than, a
y : cen-
tur � o.
Dry •', , Tanen w a s ' provincial
archivist from'.' 1934 to 1939 and
was : the : ' : Legg islative : librarian
__..
'from ,193
5, to 1939.* He 'is' .a Past
t
:president of the Ontario. Library
,goson • of Am(berley °occurred in
Kincardine Hospital on ;Monday.
He was in his 75th year.
Mr. ' Ferguson. failed to' - rally
from a .:heavy paralytic stroke
which he suffered r on Sunday
Mooning. He' :, hard. been ,,,in' ill
health since 'suffering a previous
,s`troke in: ' 1945.
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His son • Donald is sailing',at
the, ' East 'Coast and funeral . ar`
` rangements were not i remediate '
ly completed.
WAS Ni N ET
Y ONE',
LAST TUESDAY
On the evening -of Tuesday,
September. 20, the `family; • grand-
children and great grandson gath-
ered' at the home 'of' Mr.: William
Congram., Concession 8, Kinloss,
in honor of his 91st birthday.. and
offered congratulations and best
wishes that he might be able ,to
enjoy more Ibirt'hday, anniversar-
ies. He .. was recipient of many
bouquets •of -'flowers and-7—useful
gifts.
"'Mr Congram, g. •thou h • . not' en-
joying the best of health at ores
ent, is active•'and able to be about
and: is. • very' much interested • in
everything. ".He .enjoys tell ng ; of
many things _ that took. 'place
his younger days. He tells, in an
interesti way, of his .'experi-
ences
�' y�..,
at. barn -raisings• and states.•
' that he was; captain for twenty-
three such ev'ents'•.'and.'won them.
all but one, . and that. he : has stood
on his. Bead on 'the. plate of .one
of .these barns:
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C.C.: OFFERS HIGH
SCHOOL. SUPPORT
Lucknow and District Chamber ;
of .Comn-ierce, nret in the. Recrea-
tional
Centre last Friday' evening
with President Bill Pappas pre-
siding' ;ant• with the executive:
'members well represented. ;
H.D.`'`.Thonipson acted 'as sec
retary in the absence' of W. ,B '
Anderson;. :w h o .tendered-
,
resignation by letter as secretary
treasurer, ; due .to the `fact : that
lie '•would be 'absent ' frorri town•
a' good deal P. W. Hoag'Was ap
pointed to succeed Mr. •Ander"son.
The following committees .were.
named ed
to work in conjunction ,•
with the executive 'in conducting
the affairs of the Chamber
Mernlbership>—,;Finance;. Lloyd
Hall, F. G. Brewer, A. E. 1VIc . 'm,
Wei:: Porteous.
"Agriculture --John Macintosh,
Archie' M acSntyre, ' Orland
ards, .David Anderson,. Gordon
MacPherson. . • : b
Civic 'IniA rovement--Jim
derson,;.' Robert Andrew, Cliff
Crawford,,! Nelson' Bushell,' Thos
Smith: Wxn. Murdie ' :
Fire -Prevention—Art--•:Breckles
Russell `'.Button, George Orvis'
John D. Ross' Kenneth Carneron.
Industrial Harold ' Treleaveni
J. W. Joynt, Ernie Crawford, Joe
MacMillan, Robert .Rae ° .. ,
Retail . Merchants' Kenneth '
M irdie, :'L. CC: Thompson, J. C.
McNab, •Elinor ITtmbach•: Charles
Webster.
The :meeting`werit on 'record .to.
support the Board :'of Education
in their•, efforts.,to establish a H'i h
School District, and empowered
the' Secretary ._. to 'act as •; he .,saw
fit :in :this regard..
Man' :.� ;
y, games were enjoyed .der•-. .
i-
n -the
g evening after which lunch
was, served by his ,two . daughters,
Mrs. Mac Lane (Myrtle) •arid Mrs..
Harry Campbell ..(Phoebe).' ,The
lune included'.a "lovely birthday
• cake decorated .with ',ninety -col
candles,' and which was made by
Mrs. Campbell.:
``• In. 'all :`:a most ..pleasant �even-'
.p
ging 'e was:.' spent observing this
noteworthy . occasion, and wish-
ing •Mr. : Congram . a • happy birth •
-
day .and .:many returns .of the
day. f
'Association lind the. On rio• His-:
Jtorical Society and has written
History. '
,, Another. event>being planned
by the 'Lucknow . High School . is
a < d. la' of; paintings ,.b� Can-:
y':'1�, � y .
adian artists. This exhibition of
contemporary Canadian •'Vl 9 r `k
will be `shown in the: •school dur-
ing the week "of
g October I7th to -
the 22nd. : The temporary "art
gallery" will ` be open to the
purblie during ':this• .period 'from
4.15 to 6.00 and'.from 7:30..to 10.00
'p m daily.: There will be a` small
admission ' fee 'of 25c ', and'. 10c,' to
defray expenses, and any.surplus
will be, used to purchase • new
pictures for the `school walls .and,
new books' : for the. library. •
The exhibit is''obtair ed from
the art museum in London. It wi11•
consist of`'about twenty-five pic-
tures, largely made uip, of oils and
water colors with , a• few wood,
engravings land ' chalk. sketches.
The j collection will , be docu=-'
mented" with some information
ac ,.a t.
regarding e h r rs�t,
The ,Chamber decided to :soon
sor Fire Prevention Week Qct
r
.niter' 9 '' S', .
:'';
to 1-w•axh: aA•rwt Brock e � • : .
. 1 s.
head of 'this -committee This' pro-
. P�.
ject is 'timely' as the. following :.:
day it : was announced: ' that the
;new fire• truck' would.. arrive this
week. The purpose is tomake
p p . the
public `fire ' conscious, : and '.take
steps '. to. eliminate all , possible
hazards:
-The ,Civic' Beautification • Conn
mittee ::was.. assigned the lob
of
�n �a
i rovi thegrounds :
�' atthe.
front of;the Recreational;. Centre
and of fixing the'steps, into' the
building. '';
ALMOST S SEVENTY
.:. , •'Village Council, . the Chamber ap-
YEARS- A RESIDENT
widely in the field of Canadian'
proved -a letter. of congratulations
Following the 'example of the
To ' Hold Art''.:Display . . ; •, .
•• COMING :EVENTS,:
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' ECE TION FRIDAY'
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A reception will be held in th.
Lucknew Town Hall on Friday,.
September. 30th' for: Mr. and Mrs..
Lorne Ritchie (neer Margaret
Nicholson) at . 9130 sharp. •
'TEESWATER • FAIR
'Wednesday, October 4 & 5, 1949
Light °and. heavy .horse 'show,'
'classes',, for . livestock, '2 harness
races -2.27 class, 2.13 class•;. char='
iot race, 2 road races,• running
mace,: 'St; . Mary's ' Clown •`and,
Lucknow ' Pipe Band, f 10 a t"s ,
vaudeville; rides, $6,000 in prizes.
Melvin Rome, sec. -areas.
When Mr. and Mrs. H. J..Lind
say move shortly. to : ; Clinton to
reside, ' Mr.Lindsay will ',seven'
a long period of residence that
dates back sixty-eight years.
• Mr. Lindsay was born' at Ports-
mouth in ,. suburban • 'Kingston,
where 'his father, • Mr. Jaines
Lindsay. was a guard at the pen-
itentiary.. When• . Hiarvey. was a
lad of ten he moved to Lucknow,
with his parents in the year 1881.
His father engaged in thebutc'her
business here,• and as ' a young.
man "H. J." • was . associated with
the •'business. IJe later,
launched into the insurance bust-,
ness and ;on Decem;'ber ',lst,' 1914,
was appointed postmaster, 'sue-
.ceeding • giss, Mary 'Campbell
to the Deparbiient of Highways,
upon the completion', of the fine
construction job'. to .the". West of
Lucknow • a n d petitioning for
early action on : the . Lucknow,..
Y linow.
Wingham linik.
•It was : decided to ' become
a ..
chartered member• of the Can-
adian•, Association, but being in
its infancy" '
the e . local branch
cided against sending, • a : delegate
this year . to the 'national ;conven-
tion in' Montreal.
FAIR REPORT. ,NEXT WEEK
This issue is off the: press be-
fore "the Fall Fair gets underway,
and a report, Of the 84th annual.
exhibition will be carried in next
week's , paper, .:
whose :father, r the . late Malcolm. ••`'
iCampben, . liras Lucknow's first FI RE ' TRUCK TO
merchant. and postmaster.
Mr. Lindsay : served as post-
master for over thirt three
years. He"°served notice : in the
summer of 1947, that he wished
to retire upon the completion of
his 33rd •;year of service,, -but , it
Was in the early winter of 1948,
before ' , his. successor, Kenneth
Cameron., took over' his duties.
`Mrs. Lindsay is also a: member
of ''?a pioneer district family; *She
was- formerly Catherine.Gaynor;'
a ",daughter' of the• late ,• MP. and
Mrs, Patrick Gaynor.
• •It Id With, regret that friends
of .Mr., and Mrs. Lindsay see them
move from 'Lucknow, ''after so
many years, spent . in' the Sepoy
Town. Mr. Lindsay is the - last
member of the family' to reside
here and : his departure , removes.
a name • familiar iii. the, village
,since early 'days. •
ARRIVE TODAY
f ,
Luc fro s new` , fire truck, a
La '.1±'rance, pumper .on, a Ford;
chasis, is -scheduled to arrive • in
town this afternoon (Thursday):
The time of arrival is , expected
to .be about four o'cldck.
We understand that represent•
atives• from several Western On- •
tario centres will visit the village
at that.time•to see the new.puinp
:er dem:onstrated 'by La France
operators.
An instructor ' will . remain in.
the village for., a •couple of days
tutoring members of the Fire
Company m the operation of the '
equipment: ' ,Jack MacDonald an4
H. D. "Mid" Thompson have been
appointed by • the Company to
take special instruction in the op °" •
erating mechanishi of thetruck,
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