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RESPONSE:, GOOD:
IN Ro C. 'CAMPAI,,GN
1Juring"the•: Past ..week,the re;
sponse to ,.. the Lucknow ..and
Vicinity Red ,Cross. `campaign" has
been very good,. sencling.total dog
nations in the hands of the cam
paign treasurer to,;'.:$948; at the:
first •of.'the week..
Most.ofthe Village canvassers.
have•",pretty well completed their
alis; .and:' t<hose'; who have not
'are being pressed„to do•, so this
week. ._• The ' . voluntary response.
from the rura'l.ldistrict 'was step-
.ped up conSiderably the'I past
week,.and with a Continuance of
this suoport, the minimum,object;-
lie should 'be , considerable sur
It ` is the wish :of the the'
Committee to windup . the• .cam
paign ' as quickly {'as .possible, land`.
' those iplannrngo contribute 'are.
asked to, do so at- :tile. earliest
possible ideate,• •
Wap J. Irwin $2.00; Fred .Jack-
son' 5.00; :Mrs. ,Mary. Ross' 5.00;•
• Kairshea Institute 25.00; ' Frank
Maulden 5.00;. J. R., 'Lane 10.00;'
Mrs; Alice ' McKenzie' 1:00; John,
A. •' Murdoch' 2.00;'. Wallace Miller,
3:00 •Gretta •Hud>so 1.00;. Doris
:Taylor. 1.00; • Nellie' Malcolm' 5.00;.
. Mrs. I. 'Congram 5.00; Mrs, F.
Mustard 3.00; Win. Brown
, , 2.00;
Tack' MacDonald, Jr., 2.00; Harry.
Nixon 2.00;
George Whitby 1.00 ;
•James HPickering 'Alex
•
-• Pardon "'1.00; Robert,Dou las 1:•50;.
Douglas �.
Donald. MeCharles;'" 5.00; T. W.
Smith :5.00;•John •MacDon'ald; Sr.
'H., Thompson 2.00; R. A.
• Thomipson 2.00; W. .L.:MacKenzie;
• 5.00; George °rids:. 100 Willard
.Thompson.:1.00;. •.Dr..-.-Brock-cle..
land 15100,"; :Mts..J M Greer 1.0:00;
Mrs. •S.: Morrison • 2.00; Harry Mc
Quillin • 5;00; Miss E. McCluskey
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Fioa 'S.. 0• bn �a
I UCKNOW, ONTARIO„ THURSDAY, :MARCH 30th, 1954
EIGHT PAGES
RECEIVED BIT OF SHAMROCK
INAMR'1NI•NN SIN
Wrhfired McQuxllnn;of West Wa-
ESSAY, CONTEST,
wanosh, received a .sprig of ;sham -
Local ,winners in the ,Canacii' " '
rock on St.: Patrick'$ Da direct` en
Y Legion )v�saS= 'CQa;•artest. ;have been
from Ireland.:;The •shamrock 'was: rann:ounced �a r
Sent airmail. It: was. • Picked '' and' prizes awarded.
p.cked in .the Subject Of :.the «.,contest" wap `•'M'
Er erald Isle On Marc 14th andy
th . e � • a : �hde,a •of Canadian ICitizenshifp'":.
three days later, on the ,17th `of •r
. , • with contestants confining their,
Ireland",• v. -as in Mr. , McQurlli<n, s essays• t
possession, � ,, • , Y.. o •500 �•wlords.. • ,
In 'the. High `School. class Miss'
V`1 C'
k
Miss 'Ruth Rti�hA,n `
t Berson•"• se*cand;
AIRMAIL FROM IRELAND
KINLOSS NATIVE DIES;
IN : SASKATCHEWAN •
Mr, RobertR.oss. af. Kinloss • re-
ceiyed word _recently,. from. Bat,
tleford, Sask•, that his older 'fibro
ther, Mr. James Ross, had �pass�sed.
awiay in'the hospital there. Sixty,
years ago he left this 'district sand-
farmed at Borden, Sask, He never
had -made the 'trip h:ornie,'again..
He 'never "rriarr`ied. • He was.•.the
•third son of the late' Mr. and Mrs.
George . Ross and of the family.
of ten; :Only 'two ,now survive,'
•namely,::•Mrs. W.' J. - Coulter. and
Mr, .Rdbert .Ross. Interment• was
.in - Battleford.'' • ' n ..
MAIL COURIER 'RETIRES
AFTER: 36 YEARS' SERVICE
n. -
'1,O Apr�il� � ls�t 1VIir:•" Jack .lyLc'
Blarney, will retire as mail cour-
ier .on R.''R NO. 2, Teeswatep.. His
retirement, • ;necessitated .; by ill
'.health; will take effect exactly
thirty-six years , to the day .fr'om.
when -.he made his first. trip.
Mir. ,.McBurney is ..appreciative
of :the'. co-operation given'him' by
boxholders on'this 'rotite,, and be-
speaks a'continuation.: of that co-
operation .for his successor, Wm.
DIED IN TORONTO
McLeod 50 Alex McDonald 2.00: The death occurred :in. Toronto
Janet • McDonald 2.00; Christina
McDonald 2 00; Wan. Bushell'5.00
Chas.; Steward 2.00; ' Dick Mac
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'On Saturday ;of -Matilda ;MacKin-
non. She was 86 years: of - age' and
was : born at :Luck"now where .she
spent her girlhood. The funeral
was he d;(from o nstone s run-
eral Dome on Tuesday to South
Kinloss. Cemetery
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2.
k;
Harold'..Allin 5:00; • WM.'M•acDon-.
old 5.00; Royal', Arch ':Masons
10,00; J. 'M..' Greer, •5.00; George,
Stuart 5.00; Colin. McDonald 2.00;'
Mrs. D. `;C , Taylor • 1.00; :.Hugh,
` Cumin 2.00;'Nelson Bushell2.00;
• 'Mrs. -E. N. 'I odgins' 3.00; .George:
Jardine 1.00; John ° Wraith 2.004-
r
M s. T, ..Robinson 1,00; Sarin Reid
• 2,00;
G
eor�e ,Greer 1.00'; 'William'
McGill 1.0 •.Miss.Jean Osborne
4.003-- W. G . Webster 2.00; Bert.
Ward • 1.00; ' Wm. Stimson '.2:00;
Mrs. •Lockhart 1.00;•Roy. Collyer:
2.00; Stewart Mullin 1.00; Hanna
McDonald2,00; Mary McLeod .50;:
Mrs. R.• Welbster 1.00; Win: Mc-.
Intosh 2:00. Gordon ''Fisher' 2:00;
Viola oo wan first prize. and
There were many excellent
papers in this, group and. Joyce
Campbell; Eleanor Murray ' and
Shirley Robinson received•honor-.
able. mention. The judges of ;the:
High School essays were 'Messsrs.
John Ross, Wm:. MacDonald and
Rev. A. E. Tavener. •
In the pu,(blic 'school contest,
Carolyn Tavener won first prize
,
and Edith Marshall •,,pl+aced ' sec -
Odd. Honorable mention went' to
Dale Haadenby. Judges of 'the
public school essays were Messrs,
John Ross, Wm. MacDonald and
P.. W. Hoag. •
'Prizes .of $5.00 , and .$3.00. in:
each class were, awarded ':by the
Lucknow Branch of the Canadian
Legion' and, were , presented by%
the Branch . • Padre' :
, RevA E.
Tavener, • •
This contest : 'is a : Dominion
Wide event . and local` winners'
papers ers are entered in' the nation
-
al 'competition.
The following assay.
,
is•,ptguhpaitl of
:Viola Cook` a Grade 13
af•.
Lucknow' High School:
g.
Grammarians define citizenship
P
asm"the rights and privileges, of
• a citizen"..Some"ma :ask,what
y is
meant by Canadian: privileges:.
To
answer: this; we Must' rememer
that today Canadian privileges,
Canadian, citizenship • and. democ-
i'aey` are synonymous . terms By'
this Mean * , ..
s 'we': an that . Canadians
'•haiv'e.' the .right of assem.bh�,:. the
right of franchise, the :freeia:::n of
the press, the'sfreedoni. of Breech;
and the freedom ai opportunity:
All this ' is "• made ossiible' b
democraacy,'•which is the form of.
government controlled ' •by .the
greater 1.••art of the • .people: In
Canada, these prerogatives have
been; won for' us by our ,fore-
fathers in a battle, that combined*
the indomitable • spirit of . th'e
humble asant .with that ' .the
rpe of
t..
fiery 'states • an.
One of: the basic sw osr ions
pp,..
underlying any,,eitizenship is that
the: nature and purpose is under -
IIAS TO GIVE UP FARMING,
HOLDING; SALE• NEXT WEEK
Mr Lorne' Ritchie of Zion „has
been forced, oto give up his,,farmw
ing apes ations( due to° • camplica
tions of �a ; aback injury suffered
last summer 'and ,is .holding.. a,
clearing :auction sale next. Thurs-
day., April 6th. < Follo'vving .the.
sale Mr,.: ; and ."•Mr Ritchie are.
mgving to Port .:.E'lgm :. where
Lorne . has obtained'' a. travelling
!positron :and where, it is hoped,
his health will' show a. Marked
improvement.
NEW' BAKER COMINCa'i, HERE.
FROM AILSA CRAIG
Mr.. Bert JCoxworth, `an. experi
enced ;baker,; has _ been,' engaged
by Purdon's Bakery and will take
over his duties oh April 10th. He
will succeed..Harold Johnston Who
is : oinlg into' ibusiness. for him-
self at- Parkhill.'
• `Mr. and Mrs. Coxworth and
'two children,'•:ages 5 and '10, will
take 'up residence in • the Gam-
mie Apartments They come from
Ailsa Craig.'
BARN. DANCE . AND• MINSTREL
SHOW BOOKED FOR HERE
•
111h e : Lucknow, Agricbltural
Society has ' :booked'` the;, CKNX•
)la am dance to.. be .broadcast : from
the Town` Hall Lwcknow,, on •.Sat-
•.urday, April ;.8tli On . Friday,
April 14th, under thesame sport-
sorslup,..the ,Wingh'arn Kinsnnen
Minstrel ':Show will ..be presented
in . Lucknow Town Hall '
• Won : Public Speaking
•Marie MacC'alluin•of 'Listowel
High.School Won the: 'uni'or iris'
J g ;.
Cha: ionsli' t'. rn:G. ' the, ..-Wieste
Ontario Secodary School
.'saciation ublic's speaking contest.
The:subject, of her
speech.
. ewas
"Patriotism" Marieis a crstr
of
s. Lloyd ..Ackert. •. Another 'sis-
er,' Jr ey;:l'ie. , . Vim :;a ra. e
E, :pini it ' was a vocalist' winner.
MRS. JAMES LAMS
PASSED 'AWAY MONDAY.
The death of Mrs..Jarnes Lavis
occ Crred iri .Winghhm ,'Hospital
on Monday $he was 84 years of.
age and had. •'suffered'.a ver•y.
;severe_ stroke last Friday: A..Priv-
ate ,funeral service :will be held
at het late residence in Lucknow.
this, 'afternoon (ThusdiayY with
interment • in South Kinloss Cerro
etery. • •
J.' RMcNab 15.00; Erhie Ackert'
10,00; S. C. Rath�well & Son 5:00; LIGHTNING. FIRES
John' Ma1VIr11�an :-5.00T:Betty •,Mil-
• a
1
c
r
2
.0
0 Wiifr , L , 2.0, Mai•-.,.
. ed � a�ck 0 ,. YROO: BAR°h!•
ion .1"'I O L �
Graham 2;00; M. A. McCaf-
frey 2.0 •• 00, . farm of.
y, 0, ,Hugh Sutherland. 5. ,. A� lar be barn on � the
F. G. Brewer 2.00; Murdo . Math-'
exon 5.00; :Mrs. 'Mary ':Finlayson
:.5.00; M. A. Conley` 2;00; •Bill bolt
' 1.00; 1Vfrs. E:..Bolt 1.00; Bert', A1:-
• ton 5.00; Sam Alton 5.00; Gladys
• MacDonald 5.00; Donald .McKin-
non' 2.00; Elmer Alton .5.00; 'Jerry
Cranston'. 2.00; W. N. Johnston
1 ichard Baker'•about a mile west;'
of Holyi=oodr was struck by light,;
Y Morning ning early Monday Morning and.
burned :'to theground:.
• Mr.. )Baker, wllo: resides • in
t . returned' .on
Lucknow, shad, jus
Saturday 'from Wingharp Iiospi-
tial, Where' he was a•'Patient. fbr
10,00: five months; "with •a•;•broken .leg.
He' still has to resort to:.the use
of crutches to :get •around .' •
' T10bolt: struck' shortly before,
.a ..1Vtonday morning in the
spriiui! S first electrical storm,
MUD "AND FLOODS
•Spi in;g has ibrought with .it the
usual '•in mud and floods: Many
gravel roads 'are ;nearly }repass-
bili', and 'i,n some cr, ses rising
spring 'floods' are -inundating
i (7�Iclfi.•
Mild 'weather tat the, first 'of
`ihc 'week with heavy rain Mon-
evenlxnf ,cail;Sed r'1VCr'$ to rise •
•
rapidly and in, the low-lying con`
tr•al� portion 'of' the .
villa e the
riC`t'�I` s, �
quickly, overflowed
bank;rc•ind flooded flo dedcellars in t}icy•
v'irinrt ', By s y Tue da `` aift,n noon
ih( high water mar k • had : been
a
c
c
he
and thef1o0o
waters',
started to slowly` recede'.
Tlip electrical storm earl:
Monday ,s ._ l le .i,
Monday morning find}C�iteCooler.
wvcat}er, 'and the: present •ouitlook
is fcr •a date 'spring•
:
which was biif and freakish.
The, ai'n : was a mass of flames
b�
Wheal the otabyealtilzges discover,„
td
some fifteen" minutes later.
Theree, is rte ) use`on the fa-rni,.
but it wasa goodbarn with good
stabling, and the loss' is only pal
tiatl,l�'. c �-
o •crcd by ,insurance,
Mark Johnston. who ,had
;pod tho farm' last year'; Lost about
year,'
000' bushels cif grain. Mr"d Bakal'.'
giiainti{y,the
of `ti"
ad rlsv i[1
}a � • a t
ly
building <ind Mr. Johnston,:l ad•
ccz'ntl'v� coa�sicltred proving a,
r ,
dozen hcacl' c}t cattle to .t.h rs barn.
Fortunately' he had not ;done so,
Gc'or
Yet •T'rrcy, who hKzld; done
Cx �,
• ll` plowing slowing on the farm;
some, fall .
lost a. tractor plow which:he had
left• ii'i'the barn, l
stood, ' and aappreciated• by the
people. :Even: 'ourCanadian cit-
izenship' will,' not last if':we,'.the
present' gen. eration, fail , to carry
on the • 'Torch of liberty 'It, is
our, to uphold ,our fore-
father's,;belief that there :be free
doi•n Jand-tiequalify 'among: men.
The perpeteuation. of Canadian
citizensh% is.not theonsibil-
re� ap
ity of a ':few .great amen;: such as
Louis St. Laurent,' Canada's pre-.
OM, :Prime. Minister, or Viscount
Alexander, Governor -.General 'of,
Canada: ''It ,is the .responsibility..
of 'every individual:
The•.most, important character
rstic of citizenship' is the r;response.
given ',freely and earnestly .to a
good cause: This: feeling of co
operation must be developed, first
the : horne..A; child, who ' cheer
fully `helps. with .the, duties • of his
home,'will ,without c�oribt becotne
can ideal ejtizen. By the simple.'
tasks of a_;'hom,e,the.._chrld, will
(Continued on page ' •.8Y
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GUIDE ASSOC .AT1O N, NOTICE
A''meeting ,of the' Local As
soeiation of • Girl Guides will be
held in t e Recreational Centre,
Lucknew, on. Thursday, , March
30t1 (tonight) at 8.00, o'clock,.
,New members welcome .,.• •
.;DANCE & DRA1'i', '1 Alt' '19th,:
filet °erve Friday,' May 19th for>
a dance to be givet:under the
ILucknow' . Ldies' Auxil
is
auspices �
'Ilan.
.
Legiona
Il11
'•ry
to
' in Town
I- e.nder,son's,. ', orchestra, Lunc.•tr
counter', home rnad,e 'pie. At this'
dance, , draw' will be. made oti.
lovely silver -bream and...sugar
cin si'l`v.er, 'tray. ::
Attend `Assessors' Meeting
H. D Thbinpson° :of Lucknow-
'and Bill Scott •of Langside,as-
sessors for Lucknow. and Kinloss
Township ' respectively, attended
a ,meeting in Palmerston rr� _ g to On Tues-
day of. District No.. 4 of the . As-
sociation of Assessing Officers of
Ontario. .
SATURDAY GROOM
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A SWEEP :1E
SW W NN R
A "wedding" .present. with a,
minimum value, of. $500 is as-
Burred Jack: Anderson of. London
Whose . marriage to Miss .Velma
'Stanley • was solemnized in,.Luck-
now now Presbyterian :Church .on Salt-
urday.
Jack . held, an Irish sweepstake
ticket on a long `shot in the Grand
National •Steeplechase which.,w'as
run in England...on Saturday: No
information was . available
whether : or not Jack/S : horse,
"Safety ;Loch" :would be a: start,er. In any event' y he' was assurred
of a minirrium award. of $500,
,Jack is assistant foreman at
.Wonder Bakeries. -Limited
London. He was notified on Tues..
day: orf last ,week: -that he 'had
drawn a horse, "Safety Loch".
but it was not listed among' the
top '20.. favorites, nor were odds
posted on; its chances of Nyinping.
Sack appeared quite uniPertur�bed
about 'his good fortune, but felt
"prety` good" about 'it. He said
he had never Won anything ,in
his life before. and that this was'
only the second .or third' time he •
had ,hought a sweepstako ticket, .'
Folio ing .Jack and:• Ve1ma's
marriage on• Saturday. a wedding
dinner .was served at' the Luck -
now : ;Recreational , Centre, 'The
young couple left later an trieir'
•wedding 'tr'ip and are returning l
•,.here for a receptren in their
honor at, the Recreational Centre
on '. Fr•iday.' evening;.
HONORED,AT .GIRL
GUIDE .SUPPER
A .very successful supper for
Mothers, 'and their friendsw..a"
s
held iby the ,lst. Lucknow Girl.
Guides on Friday evening iri the
Community Centre.- This . was
held 'to'enable 'the girl '.Guks ..
,to win' their 'cooks and hostess:
baldges in one combined effort.
Mrs. McKirn spoke on Guide and'
"Local: , Association. '• Work,: and
Hoped that mote: ladies Would
join `our Local Association. '
The Girl Guides then marched
into horseshoe formation and six
new Guides ;were 1eceived. into .
the Com;p�any: These 4 -ere, Eunice
Button, :, Ann...Petersen, •;'Betty
Armstrong, Charlene Smith, Ruth
Treleaven. and. Carolyn Taener:' <
They :received their trefoil ''ins'.'
from our' Commissioner,
McKim. Mrs, ;Harvey Hall` was
;promoted to 'Captain. and receiv:-
ed her-• pin from 'Mrs. McKian :-
also.
Artists : badges were ` awarded,'
toa Gladys Gibson, Carolyn Gib-
son; Winnie `.Stewart, Beverley'
Aisliton, ;; Betty Johnston, Edith
:Marshall June. Ross and ; Gladys,
Kilpatrick. The Pioneer . badge
was awarded to Winnie ,Sfewart
A program then . followed.. 3Re
citations by .Betty' .Armstrong,'
Ruth Emberlin and Edith Marsh, ••
duets ,and quartettes; by:'Ann'
'Petersen'. Eunice, "ButtonJoyce
Mowbray, Ruth' Treleaven, Mar_
lene 'MacLennan, Gladys 'K�ilpa!tr
rick, Betty, Johnston and : Helen
Irwin; piano solos . by, Joyyce• •Lit-
tle; :• Valerie: Carnegie 'and_ Char- '
lene South •Winnie Stewart
ed -cornet- solo-' and' Carolyn..
Tavener 'and :Gladys Gibson fav-
gored with a solo. _•
Mrs. •Harvey h all, then s oke•
:of the ',untiring and ,valuable time
and •work.. given, to the' Girl
Guides for. twenty-Seven.;eYears
'by Mrs'; :A' E. McKim; arid pre-,
sented, her with : a travellingclock
fro
MacKenzie then. spoke for' the
Local Association, Who 'presented.
Mrs. MCKian. With a .bouquet ,• of
i eil''roses:' Nlrs. Morgan Render. -
son. and,: 'Mrs.' W. ',V., Johnsto
spoke 'on behalf of '.the Brownies'
and 'Rangers, ' and from ,these ''or.-; '•,
gariizations'• Mrs. McKim': received
°a cup and saucer 'and kerchief :.
'andvases respectivelyMrs. Mc-
Kim 'was pleasantly surprised
and gave a fitting. .Speech of
thanks: The • evening closed with
a
short 'prayer, and taps. Carolyri
Gibson then played' • "God sate .
the King" .Onbehalf of thea' l,st:'
Lucknow` Girh, ' Guides; I would °
like to thank all the •la .dies who. :.
attended our dinner;,,gave, doer
tions and who-were'so-enerous :..
g
with their praise. Thank you.
Sheila Hall, "Captain:
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In Hospital 5 Mouths
Mr: 'Richard. Baker returned
home ` at the end : of the week•'
after five *months in Wingha.r
Hospital, . Dick suffered a broken._
leg 'On October 14Th,while load-
ing , tiirrber on `::a truck at: Ho1v
rood. In tfie meantime,• while con..
fined to the hospital; he under. • .
went :an .operation.' •
At Film Council Meeting'
Bill Pappas and Miss Jean Os••
borne attended_: the_monthly.. meet-
ing of the Bruce Film Council
held i,n \IV,alkerton last Thursc1/,,y
evening. They 'rr,v a previevtr :,;'
films to, be.'Shown ; to the',Junic„
boys'' an,d clubs. The
iarc'mbership fee vias reduced tc ''
25c for the rc'n•ialindea• of the ve,1
which. 'will entitle thea inerts ae'
to see four; ietui txti - t w�`i� thi>
S�ri,nY . <ra�l t '>'c) r3:1 :'4 'L early ir.1l'
Had Car, Stolen
Frank, Chin: had hitt car, stolc •
in Tc to la.t `; c'elt-en,l:. It w,re6o
.' ,.
a dory, c r sea later
the wor•se,: except for as br oltir• 'r
glass by . \17f1 i eh, the, .'thief
°gained• entramce; The car •vr;,-.
Thken f °om nrIsing" lc
r;1 n 1 i r rt
downtriwn•Torn>nto,
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