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-LUCKNOW., ONTARIO, THURSDAY,,MAy-15th, 1947
EIGHT PAGES.
Soliciting AttiI.na
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;Members. of the Clansmen Club
met on .Monday night to receive
final instructions:•before''• launch-'
•-...king a house- to house canvas, in
.•.. connection with :the free .tuber-.
• etdesi$�survey to r be held here
C o .
` w:on`- Monday and Tuesday, June
2ii nd 3
_- a d .a rd, -
This canvas, which. :includes;
• both town ,and ' country,. must be
• .completed -to far as . is possible
avas:
... . week, so that • can
• cards may be tabulated and .each
person'notified prior to the clinic
'of ;the approximate -• time, of their
appointment: .This entails ;a great
.
deal..'of clerical work,. and makes
it' imperatiVe that the canvas be,
peediiy- completed... • .
Each • Clansman :'has" been as-
signed a given . area in, the village
or country, and will 'make a per,
,:
area to. invite -=in fact; urge -the
.,`household :to attend. 'the clinic..
The 'survey particularly •.applies to
of high school e and
' ,those a •u
g . gP,
as frrdrags . have xaot
Warranted
the the i eed 'for x,ara'yia3g-ghee •_'o f
public: school dr preschool age.
There is -no 'age -'limit,` however,•
and in :other .centres it is • not 'un-
; comrtion
un-
comnion• to. have .pe ple in the;
nineties • in :: attendances
It is stressed• that the clinic'. is
absolutely free ;the Christmas
a Seal cam jai: conduced `a•• few?
.p ..1� t a,. ..
months.:ago, covers all .:'expenses;
" To achieve: •its • pur pose 'it it
sentiai 'that everyone` •in `the: com=:
munity ; who can' possibly 'attend
• should... do so. Lucknow. ' High
g
:School: students will :be,' survey.d. a •'
in . a body, .:possibly ; during the
• • .' first hour 'ofthe survey....;
The canvassers 'ar
a e e required to
,list thename and • address of each
ember. Of `. the
.household:: plan-'
ning to. attend the°ohnia; whether
•.•..there is'a Preference for Mornin
g;
afternoon or evening, and which
.
Of; the two.da .--s desired,
3Ls
•. These' cards are then' tabualted
•
•and appointinenf cards mailed to
each:
er
p .,sore ;about three days
Y
ri r
p o to the 'clinic advising
them
' �.: ` •.when
•
:
to- at
tend
.
Mor
than 100
•. persons an
hour; .
can be haztdled
so. t
here will be little ' dela ":arid
•the actual '
taking of the' Y x-ra ;
'takes''but
ew
af "
•moments. - � '
• Appointment • Not. Essenti •n l
It is only naturaethat in mak-
in€ such•canvas 'tome. may .be
• .overlooked, or may not be .. at
• ' home :when a • Canvasser 'calls. It.
1�Pm sizert.hat an —appoint,
•• ment•' card !is: not essential. Any
one may come, and is, welcome
••
at the clinic, at any time during
1i
the two days, and provision will
be made a by a staff: ,of`loea. l ladies
totakoca e
r of
Then t0'.
0it
,.
, is difficult. to strike.
an accurate
boundary: Tinel Sur-'
.veys are beingad
'
,rne in neaghbor'-
'wing centres and it: i
. s difficult •to
determine', t '
he urea difficult
•.wall.
cover. The Clansmen,
however,
wish it khown that While theydo
not• wish to' encroach
on. anyone's
, territory; the object 1S tosee that,
eveyone.is given the o .r
• 'to- have . ppo iuiii�Y
the.. benefit of 'this x-ray.
So regardless ofwhere your live,.
°r whether` or not a r
vassed � youe can-
, anyone,.. anywhere, is
'invited` to come here.• °
There • is.'no ..:e ._ .
' w mbarrassinent
• .. hatever in connection With* the
x-ray. and. all .
reports, if neces�
Sart', 'areerfe
P etly . confidential
and ga to the person's 'physician..
SISTER PASSES
Mrs, John C
McLeod; ,
: f foss, received word
2,. Kin-.
d last week,. of
° the death of her sister,
.',at-. Mrs. Robt.
Calherwood,
., '• „TOT., • Port• • Colborne.
y.. cathei`wood died sudden]
y
from” a heart
wit attack while visiting.
h her daughter, Ada at Lon
Island,: New' York. g,
Mrs.father
wood was formerly
Mina garcl'
ay and• was born on
the 'Barclay Iionie
Bouri�tary East stead on • the
Luckrnow.
erp
Seriously .Ill
a •
Mr.. Hugh' Mclntosh .of town• is
seriously ill at the home :•of his
grandson, Robert 1VIacKenzte.'
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•
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Cond':tion `Much Improved,"
The condition 'of. ,Mrs.' Sarah
Collyer is , •much..1r proV'ed• this
week. She had been critically ill
for two weeks 'after undergoing
an operation 'in Goderich Hos-
,
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ROAD STILL SNOW -BLOCKED
•
Because ';its ' mid-May doesn't
mean that the'.,snoW s alI gone.
At the�end-of- the week Torrancey's-
sideroad' was still impassible for.
motor': ears;• with. five. feet o f'.sriow
still ;filling the cut •to thea south
of the railway trotting, • ''
at . othing: Take a` $txgll
behind. the cottages• along the lake
front,' and ilea 'of 'snow from 1
• •P w 0
and 12 feet high h gh 'are: still' quite
colrriron. Tremendous banks • of
„snow.:pig •d • .7 ip „ axoa. red. the
to ges this .' 'Winter '' and' in s '
€.some
cases • almost. covered , them over.
The damage -A trees along the
g
lakefront is. mu a evidence, of the. •
tons of • snow under which 'many,
Were of them . e buY�i d
e
FUNERALS TODAY, FOR
TWO • AGED RESIDENTSr
•
• Funerals are being •:held this
'afternoon for two aged residents
of" the village, both of whom
passed away Tuesday morning.
Mr; John MacLeod, who 'has.
been in failing health for ,soime
time; died -at his home in Luck-
now..•I•ie •observed','his: 91st birth
day:.on :February 15th. The furter-
al service will be.,at his late •resi
•d#en�ce • this. (Thursday) afternoon
at 2.00 :o'clock,~ with interment in
South Kinloss: •
Mrs _Finley :Malcolm passed
away in' Kincardine Hospital af-
ter .lengthy illness.' She was; in
her 85th year having 'been•. born
in Scotland, on November saki;
1862: The- funeral. service is at.the
residence : o • r: an rs,:'Robert
EXTRA►. DOLLAR IF DOG TAX
NOT PAM, END 'OF 'AUGUST'
Ashfield Township Council has
decided to levy a' penalty of $1:00
per dog. "ion .a11 canines in the
i'nunicipality ' on. which: the dog
tax has not been paid at August
31st, 1947,
. The Township•' assessor, Wm,
Helm, has,been empowered •to
collect, the tax, wlile'making`the
19413 -.-assessment: under the new
regulation s of the p reVinc al ass.
sessrnert act.' .
Y, •
The dog tax, however, applies
•to the ' cti•reit year and all Im-
pel ' fees will be upped' an extra
dollar at the end of August,, and.
added to :the,,tax roll.
d f M d M
Douglas' this afternoon ' 'at. 33f1 S•0:S, TAKES LEAD
o',cloek: '•Interment will be in�f '
South Kinloss Cemetery.To ;RAISE-
Rev C. H. MacDonald will con-
;duct both services. ' ' • The' Girls'. S,O,S. Club. of uc
now - has `taken the . lead 'to. offer'
' ,financial :support. to the'new com
FUND
ernor'
al :Orga
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edicated.-Sun
The fifty seventh. anniversary.
of -the Luc/mew Presbyterian:
Church was a ted -1 tt d
the 'his Ory of.? •the congregation,•
when ' the. memos ial'..organ was'
heard for .the first time, and was
.
dedicated by Rev., C. 1`t: { Mac -
Contest :Closes -.,-Saturday— ;lDona-ld minister at the `church,
•
rn'unity- : centre whicrh °is= n bebng
promoted; by;The Clansmen The
'objective: is $7;,500 to,complete.th'e
work and furnish : the'• :building,
with the' Clansmen contributing
approximately-- ;5€JO for••the pini
chase end moving of the' building
from Port •Al b er theVillage
b t.to v age
site, south of the, Post' Office:
e er ay.in When1 g ry
the budin is moved` an
individual canvas of 'the commun-
ity •is planned'and it is expected
that various ' organization.. and
.groups• will :wish to: lend , the'jr,
support to the project.
In this `respect, we:.repeat, the
The essay contest ; on "My .Id'ea for. more, than two decades.;. '
of a Recreational. 'Centre", ; closes
on Saturday:,If you are one.' of
the Several who,- havebeen; plan-
ning to nter,'better•sit:clown'.and.
'writeur `a' article n`
Y r . now:, There' is
a, $5.00 prize .for''the bestTessa `.
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.BIG •IM �.R
P O�/E
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N C D T
On Monday .afternoon Maier
h o g -arid-.]Ekren, J..E. Mail
one • conducted . the annual inspect
tion ' of . the-Luck�now C "r s 'of th
. P. e
Royal'Canadian Ar` Cadets
`his -concluding • marks, �Majoir
Young said: "yOu. •have given a:
fine' • dernonstration and are. one
hundred . percent better:/than. , last.
year'. The Major. added -that he
was 't•:in the habit of going'from•
l
ac�..•.�t la e'and. an '
p o p. c� h ding....out
bouquets like that:. just to' make
then•, feel ha y; "You turned out
PP
smartly, ,did .the. work 'ten-lark-
ably
emark-
abl .. well. and are a.. credit to the
school'' ',• he: said.:
Monday. pr oduced ideal `wea
�ther for the review, : held on
the `•'.lower,lotf', with Public school
pupils and other spectators' dot
ng the; hillside.. ,natural::grand:
std: In t'e Match past the i•e-.
h a P.
viewing: stand some eighty" :. pep
-
Hs.' took. part. The• student" ,bend -
headed 'the cadet :corps: and the
three . platoons of girl t<udents„
who were smart .in their:, school
.sweaters of blue and••white. When
activities at the.' parade grounds
Were' completed,' the _end; be'dy.
paraded the Main: street.
The cadet 'corps •was; under the.
direction of Mr: eed.;hatn of""t: ih '
, S Scheel staffwith Captain
-High Sc o, • Cap, .a ,
Bill Dolt in �command..The phys-
ical culture.drill was', in charge
of Jack `Stuart.
• A :demonstration • of signalling
-With flags and Morse code. was
given. Jimmy ,Morrison sent the
message''which was, addressed to'.
Principal P. W. Hoag ',and read,
"•May" we have a dance tinight,
please?"' Major Young added a
good word for the students.
Major Young complimented the
Band on its ,performance, remark
ing,th'at it:took a lot of'hard work •
and p'i actise . to become. a, inus-
ician. He ' also. shad a word, of
praise for the .girls and conmen-
ded• the students •for• 'their° school
spirit and.evidence of •teamwork
which was so important, "You
have a splendid corps and good
luck to you"; were the • Major's
concluding remarks,] who. will re-
tire front. his .post in Septernber.
•
It is • .noteworthy ' also • that . on
this important • ' occasion, "' those
wlorn ' L�uekraow `- claims as her
own'' had ';a very • s ecial part in
Y p ,.
the ,program' Rev.'. W. `A. 'fender -
son,. son:: of Mr...alld• Mrs: J. W.
Henderson -of. Lucknow, delivered
:forceful ", sermons morning. and:,
`night,' while Mrs. W. A. Hpnder='
son and Mr., 'Cameron .:Geddes
were' guest soloists •
.
..
That. the occasion had special-
'significance- was very evident .by
tie=large o-ngr gatrans-.at bt t l
services, ••with the :';evening' at-
teridance taxing; thee capacity of
• the`: church. Assisting at the eV -
:ening •service were '''Rev. Angus
•.Smit°h' of':South Kinioss• and Rev,'
J. W. Stewart of the United
Church, ser vice in . that ,church
having 'been .`withdrawn .
Mrs.G: M.Hatnilton` was, guest
organist on . Sunday, 'presiding'
very ably•'•at.�`the new Hai mond°
Electric -Which was -installed late'
'In; the week At:the' Cenelusion .of
• the eyeni::ng service Mrs. Haniil
ton gave an organ recital, inter-`
-spersed• by vocal selections ;by
Vers. Henderson rind Mr.. Geddes.
Dedicated Organ
The dedication.Of t'he Merrrorial
Dr gave saw the •iulfillment .of .an
ambition. 'that. : hat, :been. cherished
•
by the con re' a.tion ` for : ,•sortie
g g
time: in 'conductiragthe, inipress
ive ;`certern:ony; Rev. MacDonald
sawed; ,; •
In the name; of:the Father.'
arid, the Son rind . the' Holy
GhostI dedicate this :rneni-- ,
Oriel .organ to the glory •of
. God and in gratitude for the.
'safereturn of thesixtY Youn
g
Men • and women from this
• congregation '.whoixi'>God pre-
• served through manifold'
• dangers and bi•ou'ght• safely
• home. and ; in ever - loving
-memory of Harold MacTavish
and Charles' Jewitt who? paid
°
the, last, hill :rnf'asure of-•.de-
'voti<on- and gu; e " •their... lives
that' truth,''justice and free-
. ,•
Born might_ not ' perish from
the .. earth.
One Standard Por All •
A°t ,the . morning service salva-
tion was • the theme •of Rev. Hen-
derson's sermon,' and at the even-
ing service he dwelt on Christian
service as'- it • is associated ,with
salvation, choosing his . text frotn
First Peter 2•:21, "For even here-
unto , were ;its. called •"because
Christ also : suffered for ' vs, leav-
ing us an exaniple ,. that ye should
follow his .:steps
• (Continued on page
S.O.S. Club has taken- the, lead,.'
arid' their first undertaking is' the
sponsoring of ';a, public,dance 'in
the: Town Hall du •Friday night' of
this.: ek Music will -be`, provided
by, 'Eta ire Bank's popular band.
Daikin will.. be from.: 9., to 1',:and•
the admission' `is ; 75c. •
A'big'turnout is expected to en-
courage :the girls :in their'support
of •' this: Worthy' community pro-•
jeit. .'.
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F ESTIVAL'. SHIELD :
WON: BY CREWE`
Many school chil'd'ren ofA Ash-
field , Township . attended, the 6th
annual Huron County Festival_ of
Music. fast week -in Goderich..
Crewe 'school won the 'County of
Hure~n. shield ':for their. two-part
chorus• in the -small rural •school
Miss 'Betty:i Rutledge rtof ISun•-
gannen, inner in her -Vocal solo
class, • received -a cash prize of
$5.00 , donated .aby Huron County.
It is•.understood her mark of 87:
was the highest received.through-
out the festival week. Miss Norma
Sherwood of Crewe . was'• also. ,'a
finalist in this class. '
Other' finalists from'this com;
rntinity were Ann McKay of •
-Hemiock ,'City', and :-Billie Rivet£
of •Crewe. The doubt trio. from
Crewe 'placed second in •their
class, obtaining a Mark. of 84: Kin:
Mail school obtained a mark of `83 '
in the large rural ,school unison
'
horus class:: • '
Norma .Sherwood and ' 'Edna
Rivett -of Crewe secured second.
place -hi -the_ :vocal. ,:duet.: class'• and
received, . a of $5:00 'donated
by the Goderich Elevator. .and.
Transit Co •,
Pupils who obtained 80 marks~
.or more received certificates from •
the Music Club ;They.•'weie,: De-
lores McGee, ;.Port:. Albert; Tarn
elan . Taman of Sheppa> dton, . John
filixoti' of` Belfast.' •. •: W
n Massed choirs of. boys and girls.
from the . townships' created live-'
ly interest:' and •, competition• • on
Monday. and Tuesday afternoon.,
The Ashfield ails' chorus' :receiv
e g
ed :a mark ' of 7$' and :• the boys'
chorus'„79.
• All 'those; who participated' are
to .be•. congratulated ;on creditable
performance; Soloists not other,
wise mentioned were .AnnaRRobb
of Lanesville;:.,Joan Rivett, Dun•
g'an•non; Loretta Maie Austin and
Billie 'McCarthy .of ,Kingsbridge
a30i° rTene ; sire i; mer 'Ervin
► g
S. `CRITICALLY. ILL
Mr and Mrs. Thomas H. Burns
of ' towri, havereceived, word' of,
the critical illness of their young-
est- son,. Elliott, whose home is in
Temple . City in .suburban :Los'
Angeles. "Elliott's , brother, Stew-
art„ flew from. •• Detroit. ;to • -Los
Angeles the 'latter • part 'of . the
week to P Ss end `' `cou • le •of days`
P a y,
with:. him:,
•
to'n.:and Donald Glenn of Dungan-
nori-; 'Eldon Lannan of Blakes.;
Douglas. Reid of Ci -e e;
, .Crewe;
u' y
Ross and Elmer • MacKeniria of;':
_.,
Lochalsh;Choruses
.0 oruseS from >i3enilock• •
City Zion ..Belfa'' t Kings
Y, , s , g br'idge,`
Dungannon. and Pir•t. Albert also'
took part
'Miss Mari .,
. , on.MacDonald•l,s .--
Music. supervisor: of the Ashfield•.
•Township Area, ..
a
d
' ri a'
Lucknow and District's 'Partici-
pation in the British: Flood Relief
Campaign must needs be a-
;speed y
and concentrated one, las, the. cif -
'fide' closing' date., is ' at,hand;
ThiS campaign, .grganazed .:end
sooiG sored•by the Provincial Gov-
ernment, • is designed to bring
some Measure , of : relief tosorely.
fried ,,Britishers. The call- is: for
clothing, food' and cash donations
with►. which 'the; former May be.
pus chased. 4
in the Vrhage. it. as' planned t'o
hold, a house-to-house clothin;
and limo' colleetion tomorrow af-
ternoon, Friday, May 16th. ''This
Will commence after school -Fri,'
day' afternoon as Boy' Scouts and
Girl •Guides 'will be lending their
assistance -It may take until early
evening to complete' the canvas..
Householders; are requested *to
have'all donations of clothing and
food wrapped or boxed, and in
readiness when the.collector.c.alls
" Cash donations may be left at
either • McKim s ror Down's Drug.
Stores, or you may'. prefer 'to pun=
chase new garments or food par -
eels personall:y in the ainqunt of
your .donation.
The local.,c slle'ctiot depot is at
Mason's Garage, where donatinos
`may be left, at .the donor's con-
}' enience, within the next week:
The following country stores are.
•
also recei'vingt depots,'; Shiell's::
Store; Arnberley,•. Frank :McLeri
non's, .Lochalsh; 'Beckner . 3ros:,
Lanes;';M'iller's, St. Helens; Lorne
Johnston's„Whiteeh'urch, •Browns,
Langside; Percy'sr Noir r ood°; Me
Lean's, ' Kinloughand • Farrners
Store, ,Blackhorse. +,
The food and •clothing situation
,in' Britain is'. even more difficult
now .than, •during the %var. Tired
to the. 'Point of exhaustion from
over 7 .• years : of ;war conditions,
the past winter and the spring'•
floods have.r uce' the energy
and m'rae
a el`; -
o
of t ee' 'people eo :lestill.. p p tlI ...;
further In t'his respect we.. ••.in
blessed 'Ontario :have. 'a twofolcl *
duty: The psychological effectof •
these gifts will go far beyond the
food value, or :w'arrntli•' they con -1'
Clothing should ba clean and.in
good repair, ;Foodstuffs should not n...
include anything` ' Hi glass . pack'+
aj 'es, "Or •which: is subject to spoil
••• It is ran ooi•tratnt -that there be
no matches in ..the'. pockets'
any gaimerts and equally im-
portant
that clothing and food
stuffs,be packaged or packed sep-
arately.
Scour your .closets and pantries
and, be ready , when thecollectors
call tomorrow "(Friday).