The Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-10-20, Page 1$2.50 Yearly In AdVanee 50c Extra to U.S.A.;
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ANNIVERSARY.
Anniversary services in the.
Lucknow United Church on Sun
day drew hear capacity :congrega-`
tions morning and evening, when
' ]Dr.. W.. J. Mumford, recently in-
ducted minister 'of the congrega-
livered most:ins. irin `:ser
tion de, p ...g .
On ondaevenin : more
mons., h!li , Y .. 8
,.than 5600 •idinner:p '.ersons enjoyed a tur
• key n the schoolroom of;
the church, and then 'filled' the
' ditorium: to ''hear : a Most' en�
joyable program ` presented ' by.
the Elmira' United Church choir
of t
. hirt -two voices.
Y
The occasion marked the 64th
` anniversary, of the building ;of the.
present church, and it also was
• -marked, by: the spiritual and
social fellow'shirp that prevailed.
On Sunday, the choir under the
':.'direction'of Mrs. J. W..Joynt and
with Wilfred Black,: at the organ,
provided special : anthem music.
In the evening the '• male, quart-
ette. of Alex McNay, Ralph Hod=
gins; Eldon Henderson and Elmer
Umbar h
p•..'rovided an ; impressive. ., P
number.
the morning - m in --'-service
AL•:
Muinford chose ;as :his' -subject,
"I'in'; for the Church", and: pro,
•d to emphasize ` the` 'place
ceede ph
of and need .for the church in.
our everyday lives. The:. church
is .the one : institution that has
the men. and women of
• .faith in . an.
:today. It is°.theinstitution where
the barriers of race and creed
are Ilir;oken. down ••.and offers,' a
power and dynamic that cannot.
Abe : attained outside . the church,
said Dr. M.umford,r in quoting the,
experience. of ;a ;great American
journalist; The church is preserv-
ing life's finest values, and the
World: Conference 'of: Churches
is already showingthat by; relig-
ion,,; an that . e . n h
nations be united in a, world bro-
therhood
At . 'th
e evening. service Dr.`
Munrfowl spoke , on the theme,
"Why Not . Try God?"- In Him
there is no problem that cannot<
be solved, 'no sin that will! •not
be forgiven :and no burden ''•that>
cannot be- .lightened. < Let your
soul wait upon .,the Lord, he com
mended, -'and. stressed the irnport.
ance of coming to Him Hirn expectant-.
ly in prayer and . worship.. Chris,.
tianity is not a ..philosophy, it . is
(Contilnued •: On'::,. page 8),... ".
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 1949)
NEED HOMES FOR THE ACED'
IN. BRUCE• MUNICIPALITIES
Kinloss''Tbwnshtp'. Council re
cently received an appeal from
the ,Keeper of the Bruce County.
Home for the Aged at: Walkerton,
,seeking .7accomodation• in the
Township for. Old Age Pension
ors. . This is necessary due to the.
lack ;`•of accomodation 'in•. the
e
County' Home''at present.
Where accoaxaiodation .is appxov=.
ed,.: a monthly allowance of 6O;O
will ''be paid: the -householder.;; `This
remuneration is at the • 041;Ag e'
.
Tension :rate of 40.00.::Rlus,
- :an-•
additional. $20.00 a 'month paid.
by the County Council. •
Anyone in ' the Township :whit)would. care to *Provide a'• home
for one or more of these .Pen-
sioners, should 'contact . Reeve
:George 'llirffin.
SAM ROACH PASSES'
j
The death. of Mr: Samuel' Roach,
father of. Mr. Burton Roach of
town, occurred in ,Kincardine
'Hospital on Monday. He was . in
his 84th, year. The funeral ser-
vice was held on Wednesday at
Johnstone's: Funeral Home vyith
interment 'in' Dungannon cern-
etery. •
GARAGE` BROKEN
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pN ESDAY••'
,llan Hunters Su'pertest Gar-
age was •broken , into, during the
yearly hours of Wedn - �riiorn.L
gsdaY, � ..-�-
ing; withthe + robber, dr robbers,
apparently .intent. on : cash rather
than merchandise. • .F
Thecash register was. removed,
'blit; the burglar got little for ,his
efforts as ..it contained only 80c
A confectionery till was also tak-
en, and. 'it contained :about :$11.00.
:There was, no evidence of .acres-,
series ' or merchandise b: e i ng
taken.
Entrance, was, gained by• fore-.
ing .a small door in one of the
large doors: on the east side of
the building, The Stpertest has
been 'broke
n into •on more than
one occasion, although' generally
speaking the 'loot has been•com-
Paratively' trifling. This is the
second 'breakin: that ' Allan has
experienced, during his propria.
etorship, • Time ,of the ' breakin
could not' be fixed other'bee
tween 11 than b
o'clock Tuesday • night
and when Allan and his brother
till opened up' on Wednesday
jnerning:,
EIGHT PAGES'
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NEW CAR DRAW JUST.
DICK BAKER HAD'
THREE WEEKS Avv.A.Y'
LEG :FRACTURED
In lust three weeks some lucky
Mr. Richard Baker .of town is shareholder will own' a brand
a patient in Wingharn. Hospital new Ford. On November lith,
with 'a fractured leg... It •is the The 'Legion ^will make the draw
'second time in thepast few ars far :this car at 'their ,a ual' Re -
that Dick • ye em'brance' Night :dance.
has been • laid. up with � g ..
:a fractured.limb. ' As '.is generally. known,; •only
800 shares !.are . -eine" 'a ld .ion the
The present: xnfshap,•.accirredat. _. . ,,g o ,_
: b
Vflrh',' Eadie's . farm . `at, • Hol. rood::'car at $5;00, a:. share. Tickets can,
r: , . • .s.. 'be,. purchased from: any :member.
s F 1•day Dick •was • assisting :. : ,,
of the Legion; although a; ' check
l .atltn' .sticks. of timber' on a .; ,
•tr. ck. One flipped' offMade recently indicates .:that. at
�. pp, ar}.d. Dick .
least ' ee` uuarters..:o :'the total
slipped .• as lie tried", to escape t•. ' A f
i v been. old,.
wvith. t'rte'.re' ' •�. _ ;• Umber of tickets e be sold, :,
stilt that: it struck the..
gide of':i is leg.and broke it. - and' those .who. are•. intending to
ga
Dick is taking the: mishap in buy,' should . not: delay 'longer.
stride, however,• and is one of
the. most cheery patients in the.
hospital, where he will be con
fined; for several weeks:.
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.ST' :PETER S' TO MARK 75TH ,HAD NOSE ,,FRACTURED',. . .
ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY
•Terry Rathwell,'young :son of
• The 75th'
annversary 'services .. and Mrs. Gerald Rat well,
of St, Peter's,' Anglican . Church suffered . - a' ;fractured nose on
Will 'be held' on Sunday, " October Tuesday afternoon: Terry was.
23rd,:. and should prove a' red playing at the school grounds of-
letter: day in: the history. of this ter four ,o'clock,•and ;it: is believed
Congregation: , the . injury, was caused . by. being
Guest speaker at the' morning :struck' with a swing The fracture
Service wilh be ReV. M If. Park-;, .was set that afternoon ..and its is.
er, ,Registrar. .of: Huron', College. I expected:: the.. little "lad will make
In the•. evening; .a former' rector, a quick- recovery, although; he
Rev. •J. H. Geoghegan of; Wood- has a sore 'looking. face; at Pres-
Stock ;will deliver• the message., en.t:,'
►linosCentury Since
ince first Settler Arrive
'Lucknow,' as a
settlement;' is on
the e've.. of • its:.,orte `'hundredth
.anniversary.' To those : who were
not aware..of' this .(and probably
few, were).- the :fact was stressed
by •Dr. James: Talm,atl..of Western
University', • when ' he ':spoke here
last!' Friday, . evening. Mr..Talman
was guest speaker ,at the'Lu_ck
now High School.:- parent -pupil'
,night` and spoke' on the .'subJect
"Life arid:` ,'Labour' in 'Pioneer'
Ontario"
Joel Eli Stauffer came to this
commiunity in -'the winter of 1849-
50, as its first settler. Such men
art Walter Armstrong,. James 'Som
erville, Daniel Webster and others
followed • soon , after, t although it
was: alrniost•ten years later before
rapid ' • strides at : development
were made: ,and : the period around'
1859-90 : years , ago -Was ; x ote
worthy :in this .regard., • ISomerville's mill was put into
operation during this .interval' and,
ht .° 1858 the Village was named
and''a sale of lots • held: In' 1859..
Malcolm • Campbell opened : the'
first, store and tie following. year
the PostOffice was .established
with Mr,, Campbell as Postmaster.
Tainan pointed out that
life was ' grim ' and hard for these.
settlers in this tree-coveredcoun-:
try and that before a••handful of
•wheat • could' be sown ,the :timber
had ..to be; cleared. Five acres a
year might be. .cleared by • •hard
and . persistent • work, . but. even
then, .: there Were the, stumps- to
contnd,. with:, Many a „pioneer
-died.beneath-the etrees__that-.they
were felling in' ,hewing out a
hoarse; in the bush
. "Talin'an referred to the're-
corded
re -
Mr. 'failure
de ' cro in 1858 . when,.
cox d p
the ,Bruce County Provisional
Council issued . debentures to
(Continued on .page 8)
POST
OFFICE TO CLOSE AT
,
SIX; STARTING . •MONDAY
The Lucknow Post Office will
close •at' six o'clock daily, com-
mencing.
om-mencing• next Monday,, October,
24th.: This new iclosing''hour• has,
been :authorized by the • Post Of -
lice Department. The local office
has • in the past been open until
6.30 o'clock,
Commencing on Monday the.
.Post'Office will be open frofn 8.00
a.m. to .6.00 p.m daily, with the
exception of; Thursday afternoon
when the wickets will close a'half
hour after the incoming mail has
been/sorted. '
It is planned' to .have all' the
tickets sold'. prior to November
llth, so that 'none will be avail-
able° that night. •
MRS. MARY MOORE DIES
In° :failing health for • a °long.
time, the death of Mrs:' Mary. E.
Mooreoccurred at 'her :home
•Lucknow on • Friday; She was 81
years of ;age:
° The funeral .service was held
on Monday • at Johnstone's Fun-
eral Home , with..••.interment : in
Win gham CemeterY
g.
.. 'E
BELL P.RO .POSS
PHONE RATE H :I KE
Increases of 25 cents.per 'month
for two, -party residence telephone
service ini Lucknow and of •'35
cents . for residence individual
Tines, ,are proposed in Beit Tele,,
phone's • application• ' for revised
rates filed in. Ottawa with The.
Board of ,Transport
ers 'for Canada,according to D.
A, McArthur '• the company's' act -
MT
CO NG`. EVENTS . '
ing manager! here
FOWL, SUPPER'.
.
.'
•
Keep Wednesday Navein!oer:: • ,
The proposed increase for in,
dividual ..lin_e,__ bustnes service. is
$1;15 monthly,: while the propos-
‘'ed ,- rate .:for ,, two-party art business'
"service '"is,; 90 scents;' higher than
at present.
It ,is. intended ...that the . propos-'
•ed 'rates shall • apply to or Stan
-
BAKINGdard • t'°ypes of telephones supplied.
i3AKiNG SALE.8t. TEA ROOM' .. � _ , .
Iii the Community :Recreational.
by: the company•
en hand
A comparison . of Present
Ha11;;Lucknow'on Sa�turdaY Oct- • P
telephone rates for typical classes
ober 29th,.; under 'auspices of•, -the. ,: , � ,.�„ ,,. .
Lucknow Women's• Institute of ;service:.with' proposed rates in
• Lucknow'; follows '
9th -;open' for: a; fowl supper in .the
Community Centre , Lucknow,
• der . auspices of St. • Peter's Wo-
Men's Guild Price $1.00;: children
under 12, 50c. •
RUMMAGE SALE ',HOME-MADE
BAKING -SALE--AND BAZ-AA -- -Residence ,
Individual' Line
Two-party Line
Extension .,telephone
Business
Ifidividual line. .:F
Two-party line
Extension telephone
P.B.C. trunk
P.B.X.•. extension telephone
Until hand..: telephones are
available in quantity sufficient to
supply all who desire them sub-
scribers who presently have wall
telephones ' will temporarily. pay
35 ' cents' `less, and those having
desk' telephones 15 cents less, Per
month.
•Zion W.A . Will hold a bazaar.
in the Legion . RoomGs, Lucknow;
on Saturday, July. 22nd at 2.30.
Sale of baking, fancy' work• and.
miscellaneous • items. Afternoon
tea served .
KINLOUGH • ANNIVERSARY;
' Anniversary services ' will be
hel,`d • .in Kinlough•, ►Presbyterian.
Church on Sunday,' October 23rd
at 11 a:in • and 7,00 ..p.m: Guest
speaker, Rev. Donald MacLeod 'of'
'Thamesville.
HOCKEY MEETING:
Lucknow s Hockey "Club is . call-
ing a public meeting to be. held
in ''the Town Hall; nett Tuesday
evening, 'October 25th at . 'eight
•o clotk sharp.
Allthos
e interest-
ed
are..urged,'to be out
PLAY .; NEXT WEDNESDAY •
The three -act comedy `'`Cyclone.
Sally" will: be presented by Tees-
Water Dramatic; Soei ety'- in, the:
Towri Hall, Lucknow, next Wed
nesday,.:October' 26th,, under .aus-
voices Lucknow.Agricultural Soc-
iety. Curtain. 8.15. Admission 50c
and 25c.
MASQUERADE DANCE •-
The ' Ladies Auxiliary to the
'Canadian Legion "will hold .a Hal-
lowe'en masquerade dance in the
;Town Hall, • Lucknow, Monday,
October :31st. Prizes for fancy
lady.. and' ,gent• and fancy and
comic • couples. Lunch counter,
hoineinade. pies • and „sandwiches:
Farrier's orchestra. Admission 50c,
'PLAY AND .DANCE
The
play,
• . la , "Can't' Always Tell
Sometiznes , bythe' Ripley Junior
Farmers, will be presented in St,
Helen's' Community, Hall, under
auspices of St. ''Helens W. I., on.
Thursday; . 'October` 27th, at 8.30.
Dance after to, Farrier's orches-,
tra., Lunch served. •Admission 50c
and 25c. x .
ASH FI ELD ROLL
HIGHEST EVER
Ratepayers of Ashfield Town.•
shi �:P will this .ear contribute
yea
$70,443.93' in taxes to the muni-
cipal. coffers. It is the highest
tax roll in the history , . of :the
Township, and very . nearly. 'twice
the amount that l.was raised by
.rriunicipal taxation five years .ago,, '
;Klerk ':C.' E. " McDonagh has:
'Completed his a "breakdown" of:;'
the'. roll which lists ':the following,
'amounts' 'for various. purposes...
The Goderich High. School •Di's -•
tract levy is for the cost. of the
Ashfield .pupils in the southern •
section of the :Township, an •'area.
representing approximately one-
third.. of the Township's total
acreage. The . other :High .School _
levy for ;the northern section
(roughly two-thirds of the .Town-
ship) is for -the .cost of education,
of pupils attending .other . High.,•
Schools.: With few exceptions
these students attend, Lucknow
High " School. •
4 2 4
County and township
•Gen•eral school 8,666:13,
Trustees levies for
,Public- Schools 8;940:30;
Separate schf/%1 1;509.12'
Goderich High School
District. 3,701.78,
High , School Pupils
' in Northern Section .,2;264.4O
.Fed..:of Agriculture; '512,68
Hydro .107.09
Ditch 106100•'
Fence.Viewers Fees
$70,443.93.
WAS', 80. TUESDAY,
Mrs. James -. Alton' of'.town
quietly : observed her•: 10th birth-
day on - Tuesda etoberl-18 and.
received , the congratulations of ; a
'host of ,friends to whfoin she has• `'
endeared; herself--through—the
years.
Mrs.. Alton is enjoying- fair
..y, g
health but.: no birthday •:celebra
tion was:` considered adviseable
Her daughter, Olive, '. Mrs J: G
MacIntosh• of London spent a few
days with her this week. •
Present -7 -Proposed. '--'Increase.
$2:40 $2.75 :.- ,$.'.3
2:20 2.45 :25:'
:' .90. 1.00 10
Long Distance Rates <:.
It is proposed to increase the
initial period charge for long 'dis-
tance calls by 5, 10 . or 15 cents,
depending 'On the : distance . in-
volved and on whether •station=to-
•station or, person-to-person . ser -
'
'vice is :requested. Some person-
-t-O,-person,--night-and
erson-?to-person, night --and- Sunday -calls -
would e ,increased. by 20 to 25
cents. • There pare no increases :• for,
station -to -station calls between:
centres less: than ten miles 'apart;
Underwent Operation
Clair. Johnston'. underwent an'
emergency appendix operation -iia
Wingham . H ospital on Friday. He
is :making, a favorable 'recovery.
ZONE 'REPRESENTATIVE' � '
AT.;; AUXILIARY :ML ETING •' •
Miss Dorothy 'Hoyle, Zone ep-
resenta ive, paid her., officialisit•
to., the Lucknow Branch of the.
Ladies Auxiliary to tithe ,Canadian
Legion. At this meeting ' it was
decided to send 'a donation to
Westminster Hdspital'to entertain
the-r�bo s' and: •also'"to adopt a sold=
ler. Plans; Were made for the
masquerade dame to be held on
lrlallowe'en' night: / °
2:85 4:00 ;;
2,35 •. 3.25 •
1.15 1.25
3:10 • 6°00
1.35 :1.25
1.15.
90
10 •.•
2.90
-.10 • ..
•SAW TH::U'RSDAY'
BL DI
IN NG• f L�►51
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:The strange, and gigantic flash :'
that lit the heavens; on Thursday,
night. was' seen by. a ;few persons
in :this'', comniunity: Among• theca
were Mr. and Mrs. 'Ewart aJamie
son,. and,:'Howar an
o , , d d 'Earl Har '
cis.'
Mr. and Mrs. (arnieson • . i had,
spent • the evening with the Har, "
xis' family • at Holyrood and were
-about to -leave for ,their---home---in-
Ashfield,' when -the strange phen
omenon 'flashed . across the 'sky
to the awe of this foursome.
Jamieson was' ' placing a: • parcel :• ..
in the luggage compartment at
the time, and it- lit up ,the coni- ..
partment as if it were daylight,:
These eyewitnesses *were • agreed
that the "meteor" started as a
.pencil -point thread of light
the southeast' and hurtled north-
westward across the . sky in a:.••
broadening expanse of brilliance,
that flashed • like a . camerman'`s
bulb.
This comet -like• mass'never ap-
peared to reach •the •horizon',but
died out suddenly; high in the
heavens.:: It left a. starlike, • trail
behind that remained aglow" for
several minutes. •
''The time of the spectacle was
set by these observers at' shortly
before midnight. No sound ac-
companied . the heavenly fire -
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