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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-01-22, Page 1• e ,2.00 A Year --In. Advance;• 50c Extra ;to U, S. A. LUCItNUW; Qb1TA ,ID 1 • W. A. STEWART. SCHOOL AREA , SECRETARX=TREASURER, ' The West V °awangsh Township 1School Area Board•met last week '` to ,consider applications for 'the position of secretary -treasurer: and ,of. caretaker of the various ° schools. Mr,• W. A. Stewart of. '.G1enfi's 'Hill was appointed • secretary - treasurer, 'lie- succeeds Mr. Dur - end of the- term. Caretakers. of he ;several schools were all re= pointed i` CORM COMMITTEE 'FOR. CHINA...DRIVE • Meeting .last Wednesday ,even- . inti in :the' Town Hall a committee. • " was formed to conduct' the local campaign, in support of -the Can •aadian Aid to China fund. Officials appointed were:. Pres., South;vice Pres.,,, W:. C. 'F iy- son; Sec., Rev. J. „W., Stewart;. s. J. A. Thompson;;Publi. it ' �.' ea. � 3' __..,and ,Executive °C°o mittee, L.- C. Thompson, 'Rev C.: H:' MacDon- ald, Rev. 4.-A.; "Joselyn, Rev. C. B. Woolley, ,'Dr, W. V. Johnston and Mrs hili_p S art, _p s d+en f�_'_i the Women's Institute. The. local_ camiaign takes: : 8 in Lits know and te a ..trading area surrounding ,the village, ,:;with ,a population ,roughly estimated at 3,000 persons arid' an .objective of':$1,000.: By - household* this• ob jectiveroughly ;n defined.-as a - $1.00 _per:. home but to meet the e . ] ctrve more. •liberal contxi;bti- tions will be -r wire eq d from many . mak. ...for�'those. who ;will. -4E01 t o r espo nd ; Donations ons ions N'mXQa riy 5e left .at . any, chartered ':bank-;= . mLucknow at, the treal .•.with the Manager,M'J ,ri •Pto�ripsonas.aHaig. sruc.e '0w. Reeve J. ,W.-Joynt of Lucknow. has brought honor to himself and. to 'theVillage by his 'election on Mondag night. as. the 75th warden.. of the • County of Bruce, Inn' a sweeping victory': Ire defeated the' only .other candidate, Reeve 'Wm,,. Walsh of Kincardine, by a vote 'of 21 t 11. Mr.•' Joyi•to Who s starting his :fifth ,year as .Reeve of Lueknow has, been elected to that office by acclamation each, .year, He 'sac seeded ,Exa!•reeve . N. E: -Bushell after serving ,a 'year and on the Council, to which he was first elected in. June of . 1941, in a midyear'vote to elect two, councillors :' to succeed'. ;Harold, Treleaven -and ;Wm. Murdie The :election of`: the Warden:.,was the only item on ;the : agenda °of Monday' .night's'-. opening enin session• of Ca .0 o nty:.COLincl: C=1eik•�-David- Forrester presided, and on, Mr.: Joynt's election he *ie.:escorted ,,to the : rostrum and assumed, the' gavel. In • a brief speech :he. ; ex KN.dp'p`r-eciation: 'of the honor: conferred On. him • stating', that his.chief concern'' would... by in •making .Bruce'County,•a better place in` Which to live. The de- •feated candidate .also 'spoke Con- gratulating the ..;newwarden .' 'arid assuring' him; of his loyal P ,'su port : e• •lye- the nf-ar-t t • • ednesday, January 22nd, 1947 EIGHT. PAGES, •. oynt a,xden$hip BRUCE COUNTY WARDEN REEVE J ' W. Of •Lueknow •. Who Wad :Elected : 75th :pWarden 'OT;: _,w...,•_., � Bruce t On Monday. , .• Ration:. Coupon' Due.. Dates • .Coupons now valid' are. sugar - to B39' and meat M64. to: M69: Next co; ,poria b'ecomirg •' ood " are B40. and M70 • on> Ja:nuary,3Qth. :•{aa1 • • ° S onso ` reds aur . p . n the': � winter 6. because•of.the Urgency. of aiciin g `,starvin • China, ,C na , road :' c' ondrtions have revented' rural prevented areas frorri being: orgairied, .:but organiza-,. • WAS: 89 IN J, ,? UARY• . •.Mrs n°t : . •W. A..Johinston .of 'Asli , field `observed her.:. $9th• birthday 1. FORMOSAN' MISSIONARY .TO SPEAK HERE ON SUNDAY .... • The Rev. James Dickson, Who was one : of the missionar'ies forced •' to withdraw from the work in Formosa when Japan en- tered World War II; and who. has returned from Making `a : survey of the post-war needeof then is - 'on fe si l i d, will speak in the Luck, now ,x' -Presbyterian • Chureh . on Sunday; morning. The rnorning� service an. South Kinloss has been withdrawn. and .the •.corigregatio i will. meet •with the . hucknow people. _• 'Rev. ,.Dickson' will speak ,at ,Dungannon 'on Siincday afternoon and will.broadcast ever CKNX on Sunday night. He will also. ads' dress'' the Wingham '' Lion's Club Monday night; -• Rev. and :Mrs. Dickson ;and Miss Dorothy '`Douglas are sailing for. Formosa on February. 15th.. NIRS. �:SHERWOOD PASSES' In- frail: health- for.- a-lon eriod the' death of'•Mrs. Samuels Sher- wood .occurred on Monday .'at the home -;of her -daughter, :Mrs;: Leslie. Ritchie ,Concession 10 Ashfi Mrs.. Sherwood was 'formerly, Prances Emma` TwamleYwan:d,'on' April' 13th .would have observed. her .00th :birthday The, funeral. service: is .'' being held from the Ritchie home Wed` ned'asy, Jar }uary 22nd ( Y) toda .'at. two. O'clock c oclt:�': with ` h iiterriient in. Greenhill Cemetery, UNITED .,CHURCH MEMBERSHIP UP` • The Congregational meeting .of .; the Lueknow United Church Was held on Thursday .evening, with' Rev, 'J. W, Stewart'presidirig and. ' Mr. S. C.- Rathwell in ',charge of the secretarial duties.. '" • 'Excellent reports; were receiv- ed ,from •the••'various' departments . 'of the W M;S. with Mrs•" T. H. ., Burns reporting that the , After-. ,noon 'Auxiliary had ex""seeded, its allocation of, .$420, The Baby Band membership •was 76 and'there are at present 55 ` on the Cradle Roll, • which had reached: a• total • of • 71 '. _ enrellnients at orte time,: during , the year. . - Gordon: Morrison- reported , a•"'" progressive year in • the. Sunday School, wi'th, 'an . average •;attend- ance- of:,73. He. drew 'attention •to the fact that attendance had passed the 100 mark the previous Sunday,, an. objective ; they had . - been striving', for. Mr. W.' L.'•Mac K� enzi e 'stressed; : importance., '''once of -Sunday :School . work, . but ,fin phasized ,that • what the children saw • and ' heard at: home had a ver definite affect.. • on . their • i ••4f 4 'ss Elizabeth;.Murdie report- ed" ;;' a total of $585.97 ' had been .1 raised ,'by the Women's Associa tion, .which nowhad a cash sur plus., of, $887 .and- a5 0 �1 Victory. Bond. Mr. W.`;' G .: Andrew reported' d" that. `contributions . toh t e.M 'slid run •„ .t. d et, corriplete, readers'` at disrtapt' points, Reeve.: John. Wesley Joynt. is . a son ..o . f -the-later-Mr`s ani•.-MrJohn Joynt': Oddl ' enough, Hough, ",0'�.tho:u,gh :.'Warden ;of the Co.� n of'Bru untY c h . r . , ,-�. e owns• and '.operates -:nine hundred :acres' ,farm land • in the . County' . of. i Apple growing "anti -feed ng of ,beef:'cattle.•are ;two im- ren'ra ` ably -good. :health .and :is• ..still quite' efficient in .attendin g to: her .househol:dTdu••ties: 1V1rs. John ' ' stoic 'it almost . 1 st equally as alert and.,,active ,as' her •has,. band, who •:-t ho ugh soire- . three Years ee Years her s@ni x, steals�the rons are -aL pulalioit4; So heres•congratulations. and r , best -wises to'- h Mrs: '`.Johnston which' is: extended'. by a host" of old friends, Arid neighbors in Ash- readers sh -5h pox=;tont.. phases^ of }lis farm o a .per tions. • In 1'' 913.�. ,. Mr ' Jo nt: married Y ma ed Edith Freeman„ daughter” sof •';the. and: Mrs. Frank .:Free • i1:. e ane. "5.,. :D KINLOU G son, George,: who .is associated :EXTEND. . • PASTORAL CALL... - with his' father. , -In brin in° g g the . W ardei�s.ht , to A t' is ' pint` �nneeti of th p .J ng a con;,., Lucknow, it'is'`the 'first tune since.' •gregations' 'of South' Kinloss and. the late; Robert Johnston els • IK nlc�ugh Presbyt,�:: rian ;.Churches': this• ofice more : than: tw my last .:Wednesday, , d1 call 'was' ex years , ago The;present; fielder it' tended '° to .Rev •J:F;Angus 'Smrth formerly qqf Neawmarket. Rev . Srriith• was' one . of four ministers whoaoccupied` these two :pulpits°late in the`y.ear and which Y. have' been, vacant .since Rev: 1. F i Dann left for.', Vernon ;the rend 'Of .5eptember: presb ter to of 'Huron -Maitland ' y , y roti Nlaitlanci� ',a# their February: meeting, -' as '• Worrien's• Institutes, utes Farm F.-. tints,- Councils and 'School- : Or School- Boards, as •:well''.as citizens -generally, . •'`•are being urged to ',co-ope ate in pro- , •rooting land•: supporting the. cam- paign �\• • This . appeal is being' • made at this- time:.; at ' the urgent : request of the Canadie nt in:: China, who ..are trying to,: cope with appalling suffering caused by ten years,„of. • � Y •n_ f war; famine and flood• Most of, ,.,. • . move �• •.will .: � �• spent here in:. Y, be Canada tc�,: aro � : p lease: urgently: needed'sit u l f". 'Tap . les w e be : distributed tri bated in• China b. our-:~. Y . own 'Canadian Workers. an. surance is given that • 1• DIED• ,•I Sff� DENLY: •, death of ` DavidStanley Fines'. `occurred . suddenl - : Tor 'n . suddenly; onto .on:Thursda .'at his' sidence: on. :Banff ; Road, 1V,irs.; ares .was cz o1 erl*y - a ..Blake. 4augbter Of .the late. •r, .. .., .: M , and•. M. , John:. ,Blake, one ;tune: ire idents o f Luckriow and later ,of Crewe h. funeral t �� T e . uneral .',was held• '" n: Man.-. field. �, :and. �d elsewhere' � : .. , - a •at:a-�D n an o pp ' ..fir. :day g n n .witl�•inter. . ni. }}ii et�•rr�Y9 . . , < .: • n .. ungannori �• Cemeter a brother in law of the •latae 1VIr Johnston, a thorough tnvesti ation has been g* pude The e �cam, si n closes'; Jan " �r campaign , u.ay est. Do not wait to:'be asked for �--,..on, t.•�nik to l "yourcal:. a o b nk; •now_`' A• gen.., erous gift from'you, maybe 'the . means of: saving' thea life.: of sortie ao 'supplies • are given out unti t 1 one. '. To insta��, '�Yec#sic Zit Presbyferian • • 7'he.annual Meeting of th • 10regation of . , • the ,Lueknow _r by�teriah Church was held. , oh Tlurrsday ;evening with a .•lug attendance:.gratify- The ' Session ported that; the membershipn ,re- portedre l rained unchanged' 'at • 31 we're received A '7. Two ed into the ' member - p and two rete ved seven death •and• three: b yen b: There. Were .Y certificate. were seven b =•adult and five aptistns, .tw infants. The ` ister re min ported that he had 'd con lure e `con- the instl'a a tion of .a .rest' ioom�. The Y. P4.. Guild had totaY•..1.� ceipts of.$110.39.'" Oaf" this.amount. $20, was donated' to' the Organ ,Fund,' $20 "to the Peace .';Thank - offering', $iO . to the 'Budget- and o $5.00 to the Y. P. Loyalty 'Fund; The Sunday . School reported yi total ':receipts of;'$156.00 and a balai ce: on hand" of $16..-20. Moth oer's Day 'and Rally Day offerings amounted to $29.75• and a 'total acted 22'.funerals'•and 'officiated The reports• ngs..,. presented . by t e different • � yfon. secretaries ecretar i- e s s•ho. w e deveyorgatization tohe carrying aithfulY secved duringthe`Pas: t,its work iind.those who have Year• received the cordialthanks the session and congregation, - The finanoial secretary - report ., .ed total res ", eipts• of ' .$i(300' With a :more than balance on hand and' i' General Fu n ..:receipts Fund of: $$55.48, The for.,. the A' Were $1,23ga . . $udget .'Fond- ; as - $300 has been •, lac "Y the ` iti'anaging °boards set 6fr. $54.73. was given'"to: missions by the :Sunday School. •' The W„M.S:; and the Evening, Auxiliary have - both exceeded their allocations, the • ..W.M.S.. showing• total receipts of $298 and the- Evening•.. Auxiliary; of.. $144. The Mission Hand. reported a suc cessful year: with 430.10 sent for- ward too tho•"-provincial secretary, •Two special appeals were be- fore, the congregatir ti this yr, i '. ,Attending "Fractures", , Dr.. W. • V. Johnston is: in, Tor- onto t i week {, h s e .att ndin e a •lour b .day clinic from Tuesday; to Fri day, on "fractures".. This clinic, sponsored by the°a Workmen's Compensation Board,' iso being lield.a.t Stinnybrook' Military Hos, pital. with DE Watson. Jones;. not (3d, Old. Country 'fractu •e special '1st°,in • charge;•- MIN EVENTS' COMING! 'V`' �'S DANCE : AT • LANGSIDE The' . K-o`u• ntry ',CIA , will sponsor' a' dance . in Langside For, ster's: 1-1all, Monday, January 27,:; Tiffin's :orchestra lunch .counte'r. "Admission'.40c.. • BURNS BALL, The .annual Berns 'Ball kinder auspices of the• :Lueknow Fire Co, will be'hel'd Friday, January Nth -:from ' 9'4to ` 1.00. Music by CIKNX Ranch': Boys.. Adrn ssiorf 50c: - , _ • , I>ilid•1V S' DANCE y are; itechuich 'W. ie • nscii:in lac lyric. Burns• - •.i�� , g.. t. The °Advance, .for Christ and d• arise ; in•'„they Mciriorial Hall, Peace, 'Thanitoffering., A"'`total of W'lxite hurch, on Wednesday• ev- • $1170 was 'subscribed for -'this ruing. rJtantitiry 22nd .to .music' by ' 'Peace Thankofferi'ng; and trio Coit-- °l' ari�icr's • Orches•trtr., Admission • (Continued age 8) ' '6Oc'• t • •" .• • -�he is ;;;survived b a"daughter,''. Suzanne, .two •••brothers • .and`•'two` sisters; , (Continued on, ') . )page' $ • • F Contributions: to. :the.: •tenerai'. FUN-were-slghtly..over 4 00— Mr:., R Rae,; Church treasurer,:re 'orted •:A; 200`:' note �, ,1�• on the shed ha •'' d been.. ltd .� f • 1�a o f, an: � .: extra. 'uantit Q. •. y , of fuel ; ,was on'' with a alanc. nd-o-f slightly htl g y in.`•excess, of a 'year ago.., Con tributons '.�:to. ��' the .. . Fund, conducted during:fihe :. year Y .and • not . . yet, ',completed,: were'' -were '`' Rev •Stewart' reported 207 fame pastoral : oversight. . ..Forty-eight . -. oined • `the• •' .ch a rch 'during ng the On Mond •,, a Miss. - Doroth Y� ,Dou Douglas leaves •Lucknow ori : the hitt stage .`o f her return;journey to: the'Presb terian 1Vission,field m, far ' aw:ay, Formosa . an-'. island •hat. has felt •the 'ravages- -f . war g o, ;which have` - left' ` its ',people• i11 fed, .arid poorly; and insufficiently 'mosart y •Went Frst .. . In 1928 •Miss Douglas,, elder • daughter, of the'late Mr.' and Mrs...George George H: • Do las:.. t. P . "�.. •in1928, where she served for 12 years;., during.which.' ei'iod' p.. she, had one furlough home With ser ious• trouble ..brewing" in`: the ;Far''`' East, '.Miss Douglas, 'albng=•with other. '' 'missionaries arie • was . s brought t ho me .in • December •of, 1940, six' .years `ago. .• After'' a time spent `in Canada, *. • Mi ss •D " ,ouglas was sent. to British � "� Guiana, from where she returned a few: months;; ago • on furlough. h. g. She speaks, -the Formosan .lang- uage :'•flugntl , arid is . nowre- turn .:.: Y tore-.•. ' to 'that country to; . assist in the arduous •task. of . re-establish - ring- their� mission fields,' as prop- erty loss •Has,' been: heavyduring the war 1 nto'trunks u riles of .her own,n , and others.that have -been g yen her,Miss Douglas Is .cramming every; article' '.of`` cloathing which she'can afford .Y, a o to, bu •• and which , 'are .being' donated' to her. he Sentinel is .ha pto,pass on the information' that .donations f o:' seeon d hand' cl'othi, or<cask for. •the pui-chase .of clothing,' will' Abe' very much welcomed. by Miss 'Douglas: But . the trine is' short, Miss- Deu las' trunk's ' must be' 8' shipped on Saturday of this week,” so- that .anyone 'contemplating contributing to:: this worthy cause, must :do, so. by ,-Friday pf:: this; Week.•. at the latest' Lucknow and vic`nit`: has: been =vicinity more ,thalci •.gener'ous to all Worth- while appeals, and no. -doubt will respond heartily ,in this instance when • their: contributions..are to be,:,under the personal • distribu- tion 'Of:o nes ' n ,, of L• ucknaw s .Own young women who: has devoted' her• life :and efforts 'wholeheart-; Icily. to .missionary , work , on. forcigi fields, •Clo t i ihin,g :for of , ,. nfants to adults` will ]l• be 'appreciated,•aud' for both' 1k;t and edit', climates. The' For i'nosan' climae : is . e .t t � reririely hat in 'th.e. 'sunmer, and:.Athe winter' cold. is intehsifiZd and• pentrating Cause of'•the dampness.• i on • • ,The F'o'i'tnosan,, of Chinese an cestry and who .speak a Chinese dialect; Were under Japanese rule prior to the .war. and were draft- ed for service with the. Japanese, though their' sympathy • was with” - ,the .'Chinese; ..,a, Now . the 'Island has",been- re :turned to China under the Nat- • ional Government, which is send- efficialt to govern the ,scan • : try;' and under whom the mis= •'• sionary .workers will -have 'More ` freedom in teaching and'preach.: Ping} ; ' Miss : Douglas g *ere roes`from h re .. to San..'Francisco from ,i tin where• she ,. isscheduled to:- sail for"'- the: Orient:' on February 14th Isier Many friend . .. i • e, *Ian her Oody..' Y h re wi ., .. speed and continued. success in . . her .endeavours, • • • a; • p. • • •