The Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-04-16, Page 1A
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; WEDNESDAY, APRIL. 16th 1947
EIGHT PAGES
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"PIPER KENNY PASSES, . .
Back.to ThuxsdLay In failing .health for sometime
Uo..Iid.y;
At the annual meeting of: the
4ucknow Business. Men's-- Associ
on-,Monday•night, it, was de-
dim -
;ided'to'revert•te Thursday after.;'
ioonfor the:, observance '''of the
l half .holiday .. and. the.
Meek Y
rdoption of Iaaylight Saving Time
vas .:approved. The half=holiday.
;hange , will go `into effect,: on.
Thursday, May lst..
There were upwards . to ` fifty
nembers • in attendance, possibly
:he largest in the history of the
kssociation. .The., meeting :was
ransferred. to the Municipal ,Of -
!ice as the, Town Hall wav'not
ieated, • . •: , ,
son . occur ied the`
L,....0.•m.VThomp� ._. ....P,.. ..
y officers-,
e ti n Of of
,hair for the,
sen
°`M
d'e s • ch
oe
C,wa .
wh n
- T�.
e.
from four nominees' f er the prey-
idency; none of ; whoin wished. to
'dand He .ucceeds Clark chin y
sort wile W4 A CVfi '.rite1
,
a.two-
year' term . in office••,,
Larry DoWn was s . iven an ac-
.lamation as . Secretary -treasurer,
Oen Robert Rae : who ;held' the.
iffice:for, twoa years, withdrew as
a candidate, for. 're-election:
.,Afix�•e-mailadvisory' enmmit-
tee was named as4ollows, Wesley
Eluston, Jerry Rathwell, A. E.: Mc-:
Kim, W. A. Portequs and': J, , L.
d1eMil'lan ' •
The annual :membership fee'
was `set at ,$3 00-:.' ' ,,„,..
.• k
The• n'ewlyycieeted president on”
assuming5 "the gavel" . welcomed
a party' of rural.. Visitors, includ-
ing 1Vlessr s: ErniAckert, Harvey.
Iouston,' Allister :'Hughes,' Ray-.
ward, .Ackert •and;Wm. Eadie, .wiio
later Were :Called .on. to express
their views'. on' the half. holiday,
1/$1, and • a mid -week open
night, r:
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'
our of the:five felt ,D.S.T.:'wa.S
definitely not .in, the. interests of
the farmer;• while ` by about :the
same ratio: the opinion was that
a mid-weekopen night was not
important, . The...opinion 'was- un-`
animous, that: on .account of Wed-
nesday being :.shipping' day, the
haI'f holiday 'on Zrhursday . was'
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preferable #nom'., a' rural' Stand-,
point: .
e pennon of the entire 'Molt-
ing on
meet-ing;on D S T was, that',i_t•' was .a I
question that should 'be handled
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provincially • to have com.plete'.
uniformity; ••a
' Revert To. Thursday •
In' discussing the 'observance of
the .half: holida: the conte tiou
Y, . n s
question areas whether' or nbt all
retail busines4es 'would ..observe
rt''and .the meeting decided to ask
the Lucknow, Fruit -Ma •ke
r ttoco-
operate lby closing on 'Thursday
afternoon • •
The decision to r-evert'to Thurs.
day follows a probation a
year dui
rng.which;•. the half holiday, was`
held on: Wednesday..: This being
shipping day, ' :there
has; been;a
good deal of opposition to the
Wednesday_ 'closing,.
8t
the ,winter : and � during
vvnter months' leve -.ai stores
didn't observe''the ;holiday:
Monday, ,night's ` voting was all
by ballot; :and after Thursday was
approved;, the. decision was: Made
unanimous: by.. the ;meeting;:
An 'amnendinent ...
holidaythat the half
be observed on Wednes
day from Ma ;t ._.,
�, o,.S.epteniber: and,
tin; Thursday, . during: the •'remain-
der of the year had earlier been
defeated. •
Another clause that stores • e-
>irairr o ,
pen on Wednesday night,
N
was withdrawn beforethe 'f'
day' Vote was 'taken,' ' . :'
The change in the hohrdays will
Hos the ' dea :: occurred in ..oder ch
opt., , • T • , . pita 1 n -Friday
of Mr. Keh-
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M6`VE TO HURON
TOWNSHIP .FARM ,
. Mr, and Mrs, herrnan' Anger of
neth'. D. MacLennan. "Piper Ken:-
ny"" ashe was widely and pop-
ularly lnown.: was laid to ;rest
in ; Kintail Cemetery en Monday,'
•The funeral service was held at
:`h•is late residence: on the -.Blue-
Essex. have moved to:Mrs. W. 1, water Highway,' and was conduct-
Itoulston's`.farm:' in Huron Town ed D� `b"
y r, W. O. 'Road 'of : Asl=
ship,which they piurchased. last. .field ,,Presbyterian Church, ihu rch •
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-fall from Mrs.,,Reulston who. mov-
ed to. • Wingam :to: "make her
home: •• ,
The•' Anger family moved here
last Saturday. They have a ;family
of. six daughters, five .of. whom
moved .here with their 'parents.
They are";Mabel, .Betty, Mildred:
Barbara and ,Carol,the youngest,
who is four.
Mr. Anger jformerly tanned
near �'Windsor. , He :.is a friend of
Ll d Cline's of Paramount and
itw w as w ile visi
h Visiting at t o:Clrri'
g h e
home last, fall, thathe took a hk-
you
ing to :this district and, bought the
stop' farm.. '
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:ILS
M. ..J..W SON;
1S: wt: 1. , PRESIDENT
:.A'pat luck supper :held in:the
Town : Hall" featured: ,the annual
.meeting o.f the Lui kn:dw'.Women's .
Institute. �l-Following' .the supper
Whichw s served at 6,30'. with
Miss :Mary.;McLeod. in charge, .the
meeting was held.: The•''retirng
resi ent Mrs : Steward ' r si d
p d ,. Steward,. p e d
ed.. A', papier -on the.motif) "The
Best "Way to Explain :it is. to •:du
•it", prepared••by Mrs. 'w :B. And-.
erson' . was' read: "by
b Miss l'Eva
Greer. The . financial-, statement
for the past year was presented'
by the' secretary -treasure's, • Mi s,; •
Clark and ..showed' total re ei • ts•
of -:$61:9.b •.wi't'h . expenditures, a�
rimounting.to $4.82.94 and -a balance
on hand : o:f-:156,75.:".The: flower,
fund; ,convener,. 'Mr;s.` :Collyer ,•j.re
ported •1receip.ts' -of '•$12,58 and. a
:balance of $4:83: The norninating
:'emn niittee, Mrs.., JL..R :Johnstone
and. Miss Margaret :Rae,; present- •
:ed :the-followin t-°sla-te of ffi.cers •
r,. g.
Which was. accepted.:' 'president;
Mrs. - Armstrong Wilson;:• • vice
presidents,' 1st,'; Mrs.. Chas?:_Cook;
arid' :2nd,- Mrs; Elrnei• .Johnnston;
sec treas.. Mrs.' Temple • Clark.;
district •'rector,. rs.. B. ' oac.
i• a list` Nils S Jo nt•''audi.'
tors,. Mts.` A. 'C. Agnew. and Mrs,
W,•V. •Johnston; flower fund, conk
ve'iier,,; Mrs. ''.Collyer: coriveners
of Standing'. committees are:, agra
culture :arid 'Canadian' Industries;'
Mrs.. T -J. Salkeld;1 citizenship.
Miss Eva Greeir; : historical
search, Miss Mary McLeod social.
,Welfare, Mrs. 'W. V. Johnston;
horne economics,,Mrs.'-W.:G. And-
rew. ;Delegates to the district fan
;nual, Mrs. Wilson, ,Mrs. Roach.,
Mrs..•Cook..and Mrs, :Elmer John-
•ston, A. vote• of thanks .was : ten•-.
dered•, the `retiring president for
her •work during the past year.-
The newly elected president, Mrs:'
Wilson,, took ' the chair .'fol' . the.
concluding. business 'and 'closing,
go into effect on, Thursday, May
lst: ?• .
Petition Council Re D.S.T.
The 'meeting voted approval of
the ;adoption of . Daylight Saving
;Time, ' the opinion' appearing . to
prevail 'that with:,practically all
-other district. towns ;.going ':on'
"fast til a", there was little al-
ternative for the'sake' of uniform-
!ty•.
The Village Council ,wilf be re-
quested to, .pass a b -law estab-,
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Buys Village Residence
Mr. ''Levi Bieman; an employee
of Lucknow Industries,. recently.
Purchased' the village residence'
owned by Mr. Ernest Make of
Ashfield, •and is new in '• posses-
sion. ,
JUNIOR:. TEEN-AGERS ''•
HELD- DANCE 'THURSDAY
AGED LADY PASSES
There passed away at,her'home
in Ashfield on. Sunday, April :13,
Elizabeth Blake, "beloved widow
of„ -the late .D• K..Alton, in her
37th -Year.. , . • a ..
A private service 'will be held
at; her' late. residence this- after-
noon (Wednesday) followed by a
public service at `2.30...p.in,.
Hagkett's • United; Church. 'Inter -
Merit
InterMent Will be .in Dungannon Cem-
etery . • -;
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CALL MEETING ' RE
AID TO BRITAIN
On Friday evening of this week
a public nieetin,g 'will be held in
the Town Hall to 'discuss and plan
the pari that thrs' eornmunitywill
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play in the 'province-wide"Bri
'tisk Food Relief Campaign". Both
Tiro •h in mess o h '
'urban- and rural residents are
u e e iri' a • �e'M a"ce
This provincial campaign is. be
ing promoted; by Hon., Russell. �T:•
•Kelley, • Minister.: of Health, and
the' ',local meeting sterns', from : a'
co mu cation :receiv,ed. r+oru fix.
Kelley by Reeve J. W. Joynt.
The plan is' to make a dl lee for
food and clothing for the sorely
tried,.people of''Great Britain in
_�•_._ - - g d �o � F tt nd n •� •
'Clansmen. me a J i
n u or • teen
•n age
dance was held in ' their hall 'on
Thursday: The records 'were loan-
ed b MaryPor.
teous MaryJoh' -
t Y y
n
ston_.and Aibert Chin
•Puce winners 'were as: a lows;
first: spot.' dance .,Harvey- Ross,
Shirley. •Johnston; second' ;Spot
dance, :.;Jack :McQ•uillin, Shirley.
'Robinson; first elimination "dance, •
Ray Stanley,'Jane Johnstone; 2nd'' a campaign that will run during
the first •two`:weeks in May.
eliMination` dance` Donald' Me -f.
' PatsY
AlAlpine After .,years .:of',.war,: with ` its
McMh la
1 i ha; fist .
-statue dance; .Morle,y Chin, Wanda
death, destxuetion: an' hardships,.
Scurrah 2nd statue ::dance, •Dor
o.thy Gammie; Gladys Gfllson '.-
Mrs: 'J.. D. Ross, Mrs. Roy Black
and Mrs. W.: V:: Johnston were' on
the:1
:' uncli' co orm itte e.
E:L;ODD DISEASE'
FATAL CH TO.
: C I L
Mr. and Mi:s: Gordon McInnes:
of Wi i harm, and lorrnerly. of this
• iiur yy, ,wereza-diy k ertaved
•ni .Satu.i•day,. April _'5th, .by- :the.
deth•of their�.cj
�aonly daughter,_ Dor
oth'y • Mae: She "Would have'b'een
five .years. old on July••27th.:
Doi•oth•YMae':had.b:eenill sinc,, e'
last.- September;, withpurpura;.. a
'baffling 'bleed disease similar to.
leukem; ia:. No hop.e =had been held
:forhe reco cry•shx<ce..the condi-
tion:: was :diagnosed. Nunerous
bldansfusiont•
rriporarrly alo•layed the progress. .
s
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of the disease,
until internal herriorrha•ging cont -
11C'tl-Lll f - .. -
• Just a ' few days .prior to Dor-
•
othy Mae's death another . Wing-
hal • child, Johnny Hall,. age 12,
succunibed to' a. •similar ailment
.after a• three-mon:ths' illness.
Funeral service for 'Dorothy
Y
Mac was held. at' e pare'ntal
home on Tuesday • of last' week
conducted by Rev.` Mr. Martin'of •
Elmia•a, :Intermeri,t was in Wing,,,
g,
ham Cem t r 'eypY,•• the ,:•P allbearers
e ,
being, Brock McKenzie Leonard
Mclnn'es, Richard Carter and Jas.
Stevenson: • '
Dorothy Mae is'survived'by her
sorrowing parents, ;and three lit=
tle brothers, lyalcolm, Peter:and:
Ross. Mrs: McInnes was formerly
Margaret .Graham :of •Con. 4, Iain'-
loss, and' to. the grieving family:
heartfelt syrnpathya•is extended in
th'e loss 'of their dear•little girl;
COMING EVENTS
EUCHRE AND DANCE
In • the Mernorial Hall, White-
church on Thursday, April 17th.
Cards at 8.30 sharp, good '.prizes,
novelty dances. Tiffin's orcrestra.
L•uinch counter..
CLANSMEN DANCE
The Clansmen's. 10th anniver-
;ary dance will be- held -in the
Town Hall, Lucknow on• Friday,,
lishiiig, D;S.t in refect here. on. April ,18th. ,'arrier's' orchestra.
Sunday, April 27.'
'Admission 3c.
flritains are stili4u•rider'going many
liardshi•ps 'that were: intensified
b'a ha
yrd' winter and subsequent
floods. What we in Ontario :can
do to bring them some relief will
surely. ,'be be: welcomed •
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HOME ': FROM' SEA'• FOR ,
A MONTH'S. HOLIDAY .•
Dick Reed; 'son of Mr. ,and Mrs.
W. G. Reed, 's home for a month's
hoiday , Diek ••s, a: niece -t tea_..
man and' for.the ppast nine months
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•has : been, on .,a Liberty ` ship
ply
-
-ink., between New' York
;and Italian orFrenc. p
h �orts.' The
las'
t • few tri.p, were," .ere across the
North. :Atlantic roUte ,to. Holland,
and extremely •bad' weather : was
encountered ' On• .the las't'vog.
a g e,
Y..
returning Might, they were' "blown.
all 'over, the: ocean' .and; were 7
days late. getting into New York.
Dick' likes'. the sea arid'.0P on
completing .:his . holida will<'r
y,-, e
changingship ands will .sail out
of Baltirnore:.in: place of New
York.
BUYS:, BELFAST .FARM
Reg •B•roorne,:has'bought George
Henry's: farm `at Belfast; and :Geo:
is.•holding a clearing auction sale
on Thursd':of thi`s•'week. George
ay
'has been employed at the Flax
Mill since'' last • fall' `and, Will 'con—
,
tinue this job,.
LEGACY HONORS
r
PARE �T- •' �6It
. . N S MEMO' Y.
An Acous.ticon: has been install-
ed in the Lucknow' Ptesbyterian
Church. This instrumento has ten
earphone's' and • is- being: 'greatly
'enjoyed by those •who' liave found
it. • diffi ult . through defective
hearing o take• part in, the ser,
vice, of worship. • . • .
The installation `Was made' pos-
sible by a. legacy'. from: 'the' estate
of the: late Angus .MacK.enrie in
�y
merry r of his p,arents and Aon
taster Sunday morning the mini-
ster ;Rev. C. 'H, MacDonald, ded-
icated the. Aeouisticon to the glory
of God and as. a tribute to Mr:
and Mrs. Murdoeh Macl{erizie•
whose memory it iso placed in ;the
eUrch.' .
R. C. FUND HAS
:LO NG WAY TO GO
Donations , to the Lucknow , and
Vicinity'B'ranch of the Red Cross
Society received by the treasurer
of "the Finance, Committee ,Mr..
Mr.
\
E. McKim, at the first of, the
week. 'amounted to $1044.691-
, This . figure: is approximately
750 short of .'the' objective of
$1•,8Q0: However,, returns have. not
yet ,beech received :from :a=.number,`
of -rural stores, and .these ',may.
swell • the total considerably.
The campaign; is continuing,
and witli. road conditions now°im
'proving, ' all donors Who have
been delayed in • making- their ,
'contributions are requested to do
so at once...
DonationsWill continue to. be
,received at' ylour neighborhood
county store.
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Donations in part are further.
:acknowled ed -Mrs.. Essie.. urves:, ,_ -:..x.
$5,00; SaM Murch
icon • 5.00;, Red-
vers
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Johnston 200; Fred John-
ston ' 2.00; .Robt. •. Malcolm 10.00;:••
Old .g Li � ht. Lodge ' Earl' 15.00;r Swa
n
00; Mrs.' Jack Smith 2:00; Mrs.
N. j• McKenzie ''2.00; r`;nas 'Robb'
2.00; , Robert J. .'McIntosh 2.00
George "Henry 2.00; ' Lloyd: Mc-. •
Do. gall .. p~� -
i� 5 parr Lem '5.0.0''•
Tho • as Anderson 2.00;•C, K. Mc
"Gre or 2:00; , Mrs. A.:
R a
y..
son'2,00; .Hossack Bain 5.00; D. R.
LEinlay,son S 00; W. �: ;Finlayson
5.00, WimE ' `,Henderson 15.00 -
Ida Reid 3.00; Lo=La-Le Club
5.00; John MacRae '10.00;, Joli'n,
Hall' 4.00• Clair A new '5.00.•
g: a
At Frank' McLe t.o re
�ans$,
James•Caineron:•$5.00; Jack Mc
Leod•' 5.00; ' :-Gordon Ross ;•10.00;
Donald McCharles 2.00; Henry'
'Vii cKeni ie'
a 5:00;' D. A. McDonald
5.00; D. Stewart :5.00, • i 'D. Nfc_
1;eod 5.00; Gordon Finlayson, .
Frank' McLennan 5.00;
'rich X5.00 Vim. G Ross
;Finlay'' `1VIc onaid 0: T,liornas
.McDonald 5:90; Edna Darkwell
5.00 •:Andrew •,: Bark'well
Flaxman ;'• Bar.kwell 5.00, Jack
'Bradley 5'.-130;', ;.lack. McLennan;
5.00•' d
•Donal'
' , F:• :MdKenzie. •$A0,
,
D. •,R. McKenzie 5.00; Duncan
Ca.Xiieron .5:90 Thomas 'Robb .5.00;..
DATES_ SET IN; ''HURON . FOR
CREAM VOTE ''MEETINGS•
•
uring'. the
„ month .•''of .April,
cr•Dearri ;.producers. ,al•e being given
e epportun"i°i:y -o • a o hng or
Cir: ' .rain - , .' .:.,
ag st•a ne 1 ro: osed•
'-.mar
Y4',. Y . p p
-ketrng ='plan. ' •}
To acquaint cream 'producers
with` the details Of the scheme:
and t6 'facilitate :voting, a series
f .Meetings 'has been arranged
at convenient locations. In an -ad.-
vertisement in this 'issue are list'
ed..,the. , various meetings' to be
held in Huron. County, 'and 'cream'
producer's should familiarize
themselves:' with the date; place' ` r
and hour of ` these: several district
.
meetings: .. ••
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JOE .WRITT LEAVES THIS
WEEK'; FOR ST. THOMAS
Joe Writt, accountanr.at Silver-.
woods, Dairies Lpcknow' for.•a.' 1 t.
tie Amore than a year, • leaves. this
week ..for. ;St. ,Thomas; where he
will ;be: similarly engaged• in the
Company's :'new plant in• that city.
Joe-..ca'me. to Lucknow from the
London Branch'' where he was
located for a.: time after receiving
.hist discharge from the service.'
Mrs, 'Write and • daughter Joan
'will remain;.here' until 'living ac
corriodation is . available in. St.'
T'h'omas or Lofidon.
Joe's successor is Floyd. Wilson
of London: Mr. and' Mrs.' Wilso
will occupy the Carrick. residence
now. tenanted .by Mr. acid . Mrs.-
l'Writt.
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