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$2 Q0 A year—In Advance; 50c Extra to U. S. A
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EuENDRED CROS-.
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)DRIVE TWO WEEKS
At a meeting. • on Monday even.
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. ng the..E••;llar►ce'Committee of the
Lucknow and ,vicinity Branch of
the .Red Cross extended: the curs
rat campaign for brio weeks, un.:.
til Satursay,,:Aka, _5;tli•.-,
action was taken, when it'
`•as learned thattreontributionstlto
w.
'dat rL,ad ,totalIed. only ;$561, or
'date „Z -':.Y 4
sligbtlx less than one third of the
Objective. ' of $l,800.
It was generally • agreed that
weather',and road Conditions Were
;•a •very' definite factor._. in ' the
rather sloW -response- 'And then,
' • .always the factor, of neg-
---_theses .. Y • _ _.. r
legit oi' oversight, and ;in .this' re-
' ard,. there . were members ' of the'
�g itted— the
Corinmr"ttee ; virl3n--- admitted--
had so far overlooked making
:their contribution's. ,
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY,o MARCH 26, 1947
EIGHT PAGES
BUYS .HOI'.'!E WHERE IRON, BLIZZAR •
MAN OF. HOCKEY- WAS BORN
Early Tuesday morning spring
George Whitby of town, a vet- :like weather turned suddenly, to•
eran.• of World W - r II end holder a howling blizzard,4wi'th•visibility
of the 'Military 'Medal, has. pur- reduced to about' nil and heavy
y
Chased '` the village residence -of drifting occurring that combined
Donald' McCharles and obtains• to bring traffic`to a sta -
a g
possession on May, 1st ..' •still again;
This . home has been in the: Mc-' $y anoan _the_t m , eratuire 'ha.d.
Charles narne,for,. some thhirty-fire slipped down .'to,' 16 above zero,"
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D. IAxES DISTRICT INSTITUTE '
N.EW ;L�O;T. ' KEEPER
M E'IING CANCELLED i. •
y .sinee lis:, parents; the':lata• The breath4aking gale • was es'
ears;
Mr. and 'Mr.:RoderickcCh -les _ ` .
s.iVl ,art timated ata_trmes, to reach sixty°.
moved•: to ' "Liuc}cnow from the'.mil`s:.:an hour,: and it '"was..def-
.Lochalsh district,."' initely the 'wprst •. storm .of the
Mr. McCharles• bought ' .the wint }r and regardedsome s
: �., fay a..
home from • W:alter•-Murdoc h,'anct one of the worst'•days,, if riot ;the
it was in. this house that Murray worst, • ever experienced in this
„Murdoch, ',Vie iron''Man of ,hoc- •district,•The barometer had drop.
key", first' saw the light of day .• ped to, the .danger :point, and the
• •lowest point of the year.
LACKED .CONE ENTRY FOR ' .Highways that • were flooded
FIELD CROP. COMPETITION. with 'water •" M d
• .: snow blocked in :a matter; .of less.
i stweek 'Lu 12 h urs'.'
At the . f r o the ck .;than w q ,
no !cultural Society lacked
POINT 'CLARK
Tusday's storm caused can ---
cellationf d.is.'rict meetin 'bf When navigation opens, .on the
o a t p•
South Bruce ` Women's Institute' Great *.Lakes within ` a few days,, •
scheduled to be held here that the new light keeper at . Point
day with morning and afternoon Clark will :be° Jack44. Campbell, of .,
sessions°, Lucknow,..'
e to ha been Oddly enough he succeeds°Jack..
The speak r was_to . � _
„', " C'am bell 'Of 'Amberlewho ..has
C'larerce � Hayes .of •'George , p Y� ,.
towns .e esentative of the De-. been 'the.;efficient -keeper fon,.the..' •
�'px
partment, • Mrs, :' Hayes; ',arrived past'eight years,: but. has reached'
the .retiring age.: The kee • er eior
.g g 1?. p
to hiin was Jack .Ruttle who had: ,
.the post; for. seine . ten years; .
a The • "L,ucknow '. Jack"'. has
everything i:n'readiness for "turn
ing on" the light, in . the 100=foot •
tower, It was expected .this' would
take place about -the', first ;of the.'.
month, but. press despatches. •''in'
dicate navigation may not 'open
here'' Monday 'n`ight by tirai`rl.;' and-
veturried Qn Tuesday; after. `it. was'
decided ;to. cancel the ' rrieeting:
She' was -the guest'of Mrs. 'Philip'
Stewart. during ‘her :'•stay here..
Has Arm Out of Cast
yons returned from . Lon:.
Bill. L
don ten.days ago, where he . had
on on 'ay, , were' .an: arm.. and , body' cast removed
w Agr
'lir`e�ab"l'.e,ctive� eoi%ld x=an• d` �i't.'b�[tld'"be.: `Q
n1 crse'
ntx',ifhavin , the ,
. m -w 1RR YED`• • 'i,HE
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imum of required tosponsor
met,'.and' willmeet periodically
The Committee was agreed that
•to checkthe progress la
'of ae driv
' and if. necessary, will consider' a
how-,
ever, that once, ea er. cond -
. :thea ..vn1-u'r tary
method,so`'suceessful in:, the' past,
'will again put" the local Branch
e ' t•he .to
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In•the i ural • community, ' for
your convenience,,' donations:. may
be:' left at ,`your .neighborhood
: country:store: •
A partial list . of contribut&ons
to dale follows:' W. A,1 'Porteous
$'10, T: W. Smith $10, 'Cora Nlac
a field crop •cornpelition' Relatives: here have . received
:which he'had carried about ':for=
l,more than. ,eight weeks follow-
ing multiple fractures and a dis=
- ;location•. of the=left--:arm
..-The.. in=.
uries: resulted from being kicked
by a • horse; The elbow was 'badly
shattered,• and 'it was feared. that
` permanent results might be ser.=
l3-t�°ua: - It eaer, ---Bill-jr..-.: able -----
• Of 'course; more: th'on, ten will 'word.: of, Miss`.` Dorothy Douglas'•
.be . accepted,'•but anyone contern- arrival in Shan hai: 'Her .destifia
their. ` intentions •.known :at once, settled .conditions .on the island, ;moVP.':the .: arm? fairl ' freel now
as • the {rain is scarce.'arid* must' Miss , • k ° ou las ma 'remain in`and he use' of the arm ' is slavl
. ,�, . train� � . b .Y the 'use' Y
be • ordered at 'once -Sh nghai for tl- e' time being A•beiri • restored. .
,The. competition ' is in Beaver•
oat a 'o •�'ular .new' -t,, pe of. grain,
that 'is in great.' derriand
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RN,.
praises ar. dtiirierIloni.e From 'Florida•
A 'boxhdlder on R,. R. 7 Lu`ck-
x Me• ssrst Alex Mowbray of town
.now, • had a word of:.rpraise ,
for an
d
' C.. Hill of Ki
an�l.
othurgeh,:'returnes'd
their :rnair!. oUrier'• Allan n
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CLARI4 In
• .7 �month
,
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stbn whbaveexcellent servicen.holidaY in Florida.GraceHospit 1 Win-
'• d
uring a very difficult winter, •
ni eg, . on HondaY, March 24tH
arid-'according••• to •our informant:
an' Mrs 'T,{Ddu las Clark
n n oc=
•d d several
jai 2; 0• A ':.E':.,McKim 10 :(nee' 'I'sobel:•Hamilton) '-a' dau: h
made his .rounds o
g : $•: $ ( casco is ' when ''road ' `coiiditions.
L. ' I•166d' ;00� J.. `W Henderson: ter Ann Isobel:•
0 13onald 'Henderson 2 00
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were scarcely fit., i
d
$25 0 � �a . ,►•
�'; 1VIacINTYRE—In '.Wirrgh•�rrt'.•Gen- .. .�'"
Mrs Alice Aitken. $3.00; Mrs. Van ,
Bamp
a1 • I3osp _,
4$ '�'on '.Friday, March Receives: New Pontiac
$25. ,
. $5t1'04iii7`8�zirl
�rs-on .
Sam )u•rnin •:JR.VcNab2-1$t,•aMr,. :ad Mr •bonald Mac -f.'. . Cl ur,rWhitby. received.
v .dc,
lay
Miss L, G. Webb $1.00,:
Intyre (nee„ .Daphne A.lien),..P 5; ei•y. ofd a new Pontiac last week'
; Lucknow .a daughter; Car�ol.,'Arn.. ;fi•am' the. local' dealer' :'..Charlie
.Church�.Service-` cohecion $1`3.19,_ ..,�••:. ' . • • ,
:'Wm.•Spindler'$5.0Q, Mrs. Mathers: ,EL IO2T-:In'Ottawa' Hospital on.
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$2:t1(1 f Borg ndi ew $1.0 0(t >E -d- :.S'atu'rday, March lst; `tt Mr: ariz
;gar, Hollym'an '$IQ,00, Mrs.• Mc.- Mrs Lloyd 'Elliott • of .Ottawa, a..
Farl m `$5.00; Mary MacKenzie
out' crowd '^ ex ected.`Admission
• ass ummin s iss � p
r�r H.o vital -The engagen�i.ent is. announce
$1.00; • ; ' ._` '., •. .. � _ :_: 13LAKE At: sl
borne $5.00, Miss M. A. '1VIc . * ... •: daughter is, 'S0c
a a crane ,� • • ill follow t'he. la
enzie � �c irinon: ,'Dun -Mx , A ;danee; w play
ae o
n.
,and r
50 Mr
t
M
M
s
$ 0, s :VS�m MacKenii,e $15.;
daughter,;' Ga L 'nn :ENGAGE-M'ENT
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TCH---'PLJY ...
POP�'IJIY;AR'T G.pD ERR
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R RID- Y
•E E•F A.
COM 5. , E •..
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unt l about April' 7th, • ,
Jack. is "regaining his: barbel -
shop business. here;tet• will . be
assisted by Harold Ritchie'of..Lon
f..u' o'W
�"ia"trier ' 0 Ir
don- •a . r i3' ckn
1Vir.. aid: Mrs. 'Ritchie : and . Gary
are expected ;herethe end of the
week and will take'up ,residence
iri -the Gan/rate. Apartments
Harold was .formerl � • `e a `',
, Y g g
•
tiMe'• He served • in the Navy :dur- `
ing• . the : war., • ,and ' after. his dis
,ch'arg'e;' returned.. to his .job: at;
the McCormick ••plant, giving ,this
up same time ago to take ,a,.courbe
et barber"' college
ROADS CAUSED • SHORTAGE,
' eAWMILL DUSY AGAIN
"Billy's. Goat", which hasbeen
staged• . three tunes In Godericli;::
will . -he r.esentec . ;•n T ucknow
.Town'. Hall on `.Friday night of
.'this week, -March •28th.' The play
will be presented :.by North St.
'Tni.ted ChurchYoung,Adults; un=
der -:sponse ship of the'..Lucknow
Agricultural Society; It comes
highly hl i-ecornmended .:and. a• .sell=
g .... y•
M" 'C` $5 00 M'
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d • . and 25c.
a ch 13th 1947 13�t•th Catherine,. , of •
' • Goderich on M r
K $5.00 D � L � MK'
D
M
D
a1.d - and the
• o r . 7 R .
Bannon; a son, .William. EdWa.rd late•Ir D MacDonald of Lohlialshy
with.
i
•'b
.Fa
rrler s o he
S_
Vi
A, Russell • $0.:0,q'; Miss., A. Mc- .tra:
Lennan . $5.O0;• Mrs.. ' M.:: Dudley
$100 :Mrs .John"Miller -.1.00 :Joe
, Irwin. :$2.00; • • Zion ' Red •-Cross
•Workers $5:00;. Mrs. ,Thos Henry
$2 00; `Miss Mallough $1.00; ;Jahn
and. Flora MacDonald . $2.00; Ern-:.
est
Blake-
2:0
0, ,,i
s
McGregor
$10.00;. Miss E McCluskey$5:00:
INDUCTION ''TO; 'BE
HELD MONDAY
" th
Meeti$g`in. Clinton.' r•ecent:lY.
Presb tery gof :==lurhri Maitland:
sus ained' the
':call' extended to
..Mr:s. Harvey. ,Maize 300;' Blake Rev: J: `Angus .Smith by the n-,1.
Alton. $@2.00; Mrs': Jas Burris Sr., 're ations of South Kinlos..and•
$3:00; P. W.' Hoag ..
• g $5 000;, Robert:
imson",2 -
p .00, Duncan' Simpson.;
$2•
.00; Art Sirnpsori $2.00; Donald
:McLean $2:00; W. McDonald
$2.00'• Mrs.
. Neil' McDonald. $2.00;
‘Mrs
., A, J. Simpson $5.00,, Duncar4.
�Allin $1.60 Joe O'•Keefe : 1.00;.
Collinson. $1.00; Jack Gould
$2,00•; WM.:Wareing .$1.06'; ,Mer
Vin. Avery $1:00; John' `McKay
• $5:00; Donal
, d Simpson $2:00;: Mrs:
• Catherine 'Lindsay $5,00; Jerry
Cranston $5.00; •Alex'. McDonald
$7,00; Richard,
••'
, d Baker:�$5:00; 'Miss
E. Murdie' $5,00; Art:Andrew $2.;
Mrs Peter
lVIcCah` $2.00; Eileen
Hall' '$2.00; .,Harvey arvey Hall. $4.00;
:M.
J. Reid
$5A0 •Harry 'Lavin.
$1.00; Ewart • Taylor $10.00' R.
Pratt $2,00; 'J,. g. Kilpatrick `$5.00;
"Fred Anderson erson $5,00;< Jack Camp
bell $5.00; ' J. W; Joynt $15.00;.
T. A. Ferguson- 3.00; Mrs. s. Alfred.
Sherwood $2.00; Mrs.: .John Cam=.
exon. $,00; . Mi ; ,. , ,. , .
$ss Mirion McPher-
son .A10.00
• to Lloyd 'Stewart 'Taylor, son -';of'
Mr: .'and 'Mrs:-. Orval, .Taylor of
'Belgrave: The' •marria e to take
'•place:ea 17 :in April,
Mi' and'. Mrs: ',Cecil `'W Rowe
anno nee the engagement of•. then
nlv` datighter, Midi'el Katt
.t0:.i+!4•ank Paterson, MacKenzie;
-
;ion;ion•�aP Mrs:.; Wm � MacKenzie' mid'
the latt. 141r. MacKeitzj,e 'Of
Luck-
•riy'.itv: 'The wedding to._.tale 'place,
i 15th' at -'12' :o'clock in J,arne•s
''St. united' Church, °E•cetei..
Auction' Sale Postponed
Owing to weather 'arid road
conditions.Robeft Barkwell's sale
had `to be o
p stporyed on Tuesday.
and will be hold . on Thursday,
April "3re1'
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Kinlou:gam .... ' •
_:- ..r le in-
duction
arrange -o.r
..
Presbytery. ar � . g
,.
: Smith' to' be held
ductiori: of .REv. ..
in.' nSmith '_Kinloss "Presbyterian
Church on ''Monday next, ,March
31st ata3 o'clock `'Pi..esbytery will
r cdin the incduction•sei:,.
rrfeet li ecc. .. g ,
Eley_ Smith ., was • . one of . four.
minister 'who reache'd fo
r a Call
to -this 'two-point charge late in,.
the year: The. p' ulpits. have :been;
ant ` since Rev. A: F:,u Dann
vac
left. ' for British Columbia the end
tel e
•of.•5e mb r.
P
-u ing the interval Rev • C., H.
D,r.. g
MacDonald . has peen:.` interim
moderators
REHEASING ;FOR EASTER,'',
SUNDAY BAND CONCERT
Rehearsals are iri full.�swirrg
for a sacred Easter program by
the Lucknow High School. Band,
to be :held in the Towri Hall oh
;Easter Sunday; at three &e)ock.
Added features' on the program
will be numbers 'by. a lirls'•c licri'r.:
violin •se1ectinns . by Dr,'..Jamew
Little and solo artd dtiet i�tnnherY
by Lloyd and. Allan Stewart,
A 'silver Collection I will dlf
tal•^'t,
d'
COMNG EV
EATS
,TEA: 'POSTPONED.
`
• The `Spring +Tea• under auspices'
of the W.:A,'•of the United Church
has been postponed 2farom Wed-'
nc5cia,;v
a
cirtil Ftla fternoon
Y
PLAY AND :DANCE'
will be a pla
Ther • G ily and •clan..ce
in the .Town Hall, '.Lucknow• on
Friday, .March 28th, under. aus-
p
ices,'of the: Agricultural Society,•
Nol-th .St• 'Un•ited Church 'Young,
Adul•ts`' of Goderich will present
"Bill ''s'G.oat", '•follow-
tlteir• 'play. y
-ecd by •a "dance to music 'by Far
sir, r'S orchestra.
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ARATHON FINAL • •
The • final night of the Bridge
and`: Euchre 1VIa'r<athen,' will
held in the. 'Clansmen Hall on
Wednesday, April 2nd,' Play to
„ n *.nr_e at 8,30 sharp, All the.
, .111 E.
lcecd e .taking• part in the mara-
�i roti laVcrs, subSti.ttites, or in
,.i�srt • n . ,
other way, also their hus''
i ed to' take' art
FAIR .'BOARD
B UILD I N.
Many• : ieperc'ussions �' resulted •
r � goad co
ndrtions•
the m R
from o s
:prevented the Lucknow 'S w'mih
Company :from' ` obtaining a', sup
: a . - i-cn i--distric w
ood
of.' -
'lot: and when " the m311.`ar.d stock' , >'
was: depleted'sawing:operations,
were' '.halted for. .a Couple '*Of
weeks;
'The `pest ' week "saw .''a road
opened, ened' to. a bushlot orn •'the 10th C ,
.of •West"'Wawanosh .and' a fleet
of, trucks was busy,". all` week haul
irlg legs, 'which :perrnitt4d sawing
•:: •recom eice : 'the
rations •to
e xrt
o
p
first of this -week:
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111 ; POOR HEALTH, IS;
FORCED:TO TO ' :SELL . OITT
In 'poor-•< heat ' 1hfox the. past,
In -poor 'health 'Ion"' the`, past
(DU1"
NNO1J 4'NEW S) s
tlir ee • ears+ Angus :: Grah4ti of :'
" T1L Ti�'aT1#it731
Agritultin al
Society. 1ias purchased` .aa.l wilding
ce
former ly:ti5ed>:'by the air' .fox.
at 'Port :Albert;. and tr ill xnpve .the
str.acture 'to, the societ ''s : rounds
Where' '.it will''be used as • fan e--:
hibi.ti'on building' for: the annual
fall fair: Announcement that the.
purchase had been, completed was
made' by. the .society directors' at
the ; week -end • ,Funds .for the .Pur-
chase
pur-chase have• been • accumulating,fq`r
a considerable length of time, the
'directors announce. The Por t •.A1'
beet building was known as• No.
32.,•f.ire'•.hose hall It measures 30
feet by, 86 feet and' : is. heateda'by
a furnace, which
is in'cluded. in
the purchase, price: It will' replace'
a building, dismantled .last yeai
Receive R'.: C:..Donations
Marvin .Durbin; . pi esident of
•-
Dungannon branch I of the Red
Cross Society,.has annotinced'that
the society'is' not staging'a spring.
canvass fol funds this .year • but
heis:is asking' that financial r ee iL
tributioris to the society . be left
with any ofthe following -author-
ized collectors: H. J. .1.4, Eedy,
K..K.'lDawson, Mrs, L. Ivers, Mrs..
Everett Finnigan, Richard Kil-
patrick,. Lorne Durnin,' Harvey
Alton; Eldon Culbert, Walter
Pettman,. Frank Rising, Roy Pet-
ries. W. A; B'oyle; l ert McWhin-
-:-incl,, tire, inv •y _ p ih C1}y
°i a night.
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the Boundary.east. of : Lucknow,
has been,
confi.ned.•.to-`his m
' hoe ° -.
' duriri `g i the winter. With : a.. `'hear t
' condition, :which forces him :•to.
nuli—• ele-ai-in• a -u ion-•--.sa•1e,
which .is'•scheduled for 'Thursday,
April 3rd. ' d • , •
Several•cf',Mr Graliarri's•neigh.-
• hors "recently, brought : along their.. ;.
,crosscut., sa vs` andheld a wood •
cutting bee at the Graham, home:
'HAD„NARROW ESCAPE:
IN MISHAP .IN, BUSH,
"Wm: 'A .: Johnston, of the'Lake
shore had•. a ,narrow escape from
suffering fatal injuries in the
bush on his farm';'on Tuesday" of . '
last week:•
Bill, :Ernie Carter and Hairy.
Carter were 'felling trees, when
one of ' them . lodged, In trying
'to Move it; it started, to crack;
and,. at this warning sound Fall:
'three -scattered . M. Johnston,
failed to get clear and was .grin
ried • "down ' by. the branches. He
received medical aid at' his home
after being freed His injuries in -
'eluded two cracked ribs and se\•.,
'ere cutti,to his face; and head.'
Mr,' Johnston's niece; Mrs.
Abrhham Weir and 'Mr. Weir of
Toro'nto:, visitcd him .after the, ac:;
cident, r
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