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BROTHER. KILLED
QENT
Mr, William MacKenzie, a not=
re of Concession, 8, Kinloss
'ownship, and a brother of Mr.
,lek MacKenzie of Lucknow; was,
nsY
tantl killed. 'when his auto
ams in eollisien • with •a street
ar on. Bloor Street, Toronto, on'
to day, July .12th, •
.a • r • ,
A
ccomp snied, by his ,wife, they,.
were going fora short'drive that,'
fternoo�n. and were riot far_ from
tlh .gland, t Ave: ? home.
heir. 'Wes . o•
uhen the. tragedy. occurred. The
xplanation is that the rear door
If the MacKenzie car had come.
ipen'and in `,reaching •to "'cl'ose it,
dr. 1VIacKenzie pulled his car
lirectly',hit° the: path of an ap-,
iroaching •�' ,'street car.'. Neither
vas travelling fast. The police
'eport that the 'tram was itravell.
ng at .a 10 -mile • an hour rate,• and
motorist' who was following the
ilacKenzie. car, said ,he: was' pro
seeding ' slowly' at .15 miles an
lour: No • blame 'was attached to.
intone::
•By:,the • impact,'Mr. MacKenzie
Vas pinned behind the wheel of
*tar; 4fu vvasLech `i ke
from :the car. Death was believed'
have been almost, iristarltan-.
;ous.. His. wife was thrown. from
lie—car ' and .suffered__...sev_ere
though not serious injuries. She
received .first aid, treatment • in a
nearby barber shop. before being
taken to hosital..
tac`K + ' r
Con: 8,: Kinloss, a son of the late
Alexander MacKenzie and 'Mary
Young: He •grew to : young man
hood • in 'the townshiP 'Where he
.,
was, popularly 'known as "Billy
Mick" MacKenzie: Upon leaving
Kinloss he was first' e'mployed..at
Wiartcini later worked at
Owen Sound •and Chesley before:•
going to 'Toronto ..over 25 .years Receptions 'Friday
N--CIT1 _ACC1-
LUCKNOW; • ONTARIO,
THURSDAY,JULY 24th, 1947 ,
IMPROVING' GRADUALLY 4
J DEDICATE PLAQU. E
IL, Con...,- Decker, _sigfered.1;..
TO- H I SY MEMORY
a severe heart attack several ' . A
.weeks ago, is making"satisfactor
y The sacrifices. of World War II, ,
were' brought forcibly to Mind at
a touching service in St. Peter's
Anglican Church , on. Sunday
and provided a. deft. ser°vice.,with morning when, a m•erngri•al plaque,
progress .and is able to. 'move
about 'his 'home again,
Con was in the tailoring busi-
ness � here . for some forty years
the . needle and shears, that is .was dedicated ; by his brothers
,badly missed now, He has closed •
hi dow town sh .'and °sisters: to the memos y•of •Fly-
�.s ,downtown w' op, but •'as. he..•v
regains his'stren th may• ing Officer George' ' A drew Mc• -•7
resume g o
ggm
.his• trade on •a limited scale at his Quilliii
borne, ''� •.'' :•:, .i ...
• Before 'coming to. Lucknow Con 1
:tailored for a tune at. St. Helens
and prior to that was .at Auburn.
Recuperating . From. Wound
`ilonald McIrines ' of Walkerton
'.is visiting.. here ,at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ropinson,:.Ron-
ald is recuperating ,from the af. 1
fects-- of a bullet wound 'some l'
weeks ago that very nearly prov-
ed fatal., '.
Foundation Built
Mr,. George Elliott of Amber.l'ey
who purchased: the Stewart Plan-
: -_ d
, has the foundation ,buil "r0-1-1-:
'his' new seed' cleaning, and, . feed I
mixing `plant. The new 'building I
will be to the west• of -the plan=
ing mill site, and 'fill has been
drawn from the. Seott pit to pro-
vide. a • driveway around' the.(
building..
MEMORY . HONORED •
Passed •Music ,Exams..
D. oriald and LorneMacKenzie
and M
sons .of Mr.s, RoyMac-F, ,,,,
: :
Mrs, O; GEURGEr 'A M.eQUILLIN.
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Kenzie of Ripley, passed their re
cents:". piano examinations • with' The plaque, which:hangs in. the
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On • Trip ' Nest " •
,APPEAL HEARING SET •'
FOR MID -:SEPTEMBER
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The preliminary hearing .of ap-
peals ,against th.e Bruce County'
equalization of assessment, took.
place in. Walkerton on Friday.
LueRriow . was one of ,the four ap-
pealing municipalities. 'represent-'
• ed at the ,hearing before •Judge.
Birnie:
No evidence' was taken, and
the only official ., spokesman was
County Clerk David , Forester
who; presented the ,appeals. The,
appeals are scheduled to bedealt
with on : September 16th. .
•' There are ` indications that- the
increase of $131,335 in :Lueknow's
assessment may.; :be, considerably
reduced 'and ' a settlement arrived
,at 'in • the matter.
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Came East;'' With Harvesters
Raymond Beak of;Bruno, Sask.,
•was among, a: party of Westerners
who' Caine .east' recently on...the
harvesters' excursion, Raymond
is employed by Orland Richards
of Paramount; He is'*a. 'brother .of
Robert' ' Boak, secretary. -treasurer
of . Lucknow • 'District' Co -Opera
five: Anotherbrothe
„ .made` . :home in this'..c.0.12117113=1- i.ity. since ';early spring.. ".:
TEACHER ENGAGED•.
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O'NIINVED RAIN
USES :HA1 TROT 4,
• Adverse weather conditions in
the' midstof the haying season.
has caused the loss . of .thousands,
of tons of hay , . in this ;district,
while a great deal more has de-
teriorated in feedinevalue,
Little ••hay has obeen drawn. in •
for two weeks, and last ,week„.
•weeks,
with the exception of a few "hours
on Monda
Y, haying o erations
.
were at
practically • aR . complete
standstill, The .weather ' cleared:
late Saturday afternoon, and with
Sunday .cool• but dry, a few in
stances are reported of hat being
drawn in, that Was' down: for
some time. '
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•'Part of the crop that. was • cut
and in 'the, windrows, was' gen-
erally ruined,' and many°farmers -
are .hauling it off the• fields •:ta; •
dispose of it in sloughs or where
best they can. Others" have tried
burning it in the •windrows, • but..
at the end; of the week it wasn't.
'dry enough • to burn freely
What' hay -is - cut: and in the
swarth hasn't suffered so much,..
and will 'still ma e feed.
Taly; rain s i . a' ' re
ed'',by the official weather obser
ver,. totals 2.75 inches . Last week
the fall 'amounted to 1.67 inches'
of the total4'.It is difficult to ob-,
tarna true picture bylt is *Means;
.however,,'• as . 'shifting' summer
storms cause downpours .at local-
' ized. points
Tom'
the •week -end cool• "wave,. ..,...both
.hindered' drying conditions,' and.
little of the.'y, ,ha ' tat'• has been.
'stored -has that "dry"rustle that
'the: farm r likes to' hear.
• ee ni temper-
:attire
e
On `Saturday •ght the tem p r
:
attire dropped, to:38 degrees.. It
•Was•,down to 49 on Sunday: and
44, on. Monday, night; after fail -
Miss Beryl: ,.Lake 'ui Toronto
has been , engaged by the: Luck,-'
now Board of Education to' .fill
vacancy ons• the High School
stafi,'' caused by..the resignation
of Miss' Margaret "MacKenzie:,
Both Public and High _School
st are ' now, complete..
Mr George ;Philli ,
Ps. and; famil Y
i ecei'ved . `word' that, Mrs; :Phillips,
:honors. Donald took , grade 8
piano and grade '2 theory .'arid
Lorne. grade 4.:•piane. •
ago, For the •past , eouple of .years
he had not been enjoying the
best of health and had been 1.}v-
ing retired:. .
The funeralwas;eld on Wed-.
ed-
•nesday with;..interment • in 'P interme ark
Lawn Cemetery An ser-
vice' was held at. • hislate hoe -
on
ome-
LO.O.F.
on Tuesday evening,. .he having
joined` the Order 'while in Ches
ley
Besideshis wife; Mr:MacKen-
zie is survived by two sons, Gor
don' of Montreal and:Stewart of.
Kitchener •'and ' b)► one., brother
and 0/kit-sister, •''Alexander : of
Lucknow and ` Mrs.; Kat
Hall of Toronto...A brother,: Rob-
..lest
predeceased, him:
Underwent; Limb Operation
Bill Hunter, brother' of Vernon:
Hunter, under .went an operation:
in •Teronto last week ' ,aimed. at
straightening a leg, that develop: -
ed a deformity following a frac-
ture.It was necessary : tobreak
slimb . Y:
imb in, performing, the oper-
ation., Bill came down from the
West: :a ,few months ago' to Visit
his brother:-. .
His brother `Allan,
who accompanied hinl;' is now re-
cuperating from an ;appendix Op-
eration.' he
p-eration..he recently -underwent.
'MEN'S &BOYS';' work' clothing,
. hi g►
pants,' shirts',.socks,' gloves, over-
alis: TiiEARKET STORE.
MRIS
RECEIVED
TREATMENT "
AT'VICTORIA HOSPITAL
Lorraine ITarnil
ton; daughter of
Mr,. and MTS. Frank' Hamilton of
Ashfield, returned homerecentl
from Victoria Hospital, London,
'Where pn,,
sbe had been receiving
treatment for a month, Lorraine,.
who is.ten years old,• was a victimof the i £ ., ., •
c antile . paralysis epi-
demic of six years ago, and which
left her partially paralyzed. • .•
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Mr. and. Mrs.• Raymond 'Hamil-:
ton, recent .newlyweds, were ,.hon-
.ored -at a_, reception:thea_
Town Hall 'on Friday evening
,.church of. his : childhood': arid
:youth, is .on: attractive silver plate
'on an. oak' background and sur-
mounted •.. ,by a silver • ` • laurel
wreath.. The plate bears ' the in-
scription..., "In . proud 'and loving
'memory of ,Flying Officer George
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'Andrew McQuillin,„ re ported
missing over : enemytdrritory in
January 1943.
IkdEgg
;Dedicated by brothers a n'd
• Present •,at ;the ceremony were
rip e o e ,. sisters" ' `
W: G: Webster,. Chief ief candler g
Eat. •r.
Silverwood. E gg •Gradg:S.tanon
•e'es eggs by th. a thousands, but.
never: before did • he run ' across; a
triple -yolked one. But • he did on
Tiiesday ''of' this week,, and much
to his surprise, for it was a pul-
let's egg and'. was unusually
1ai.ge..for a ,five -months' old' bird':
•The .pullet was. from a . flock at
Fra zrdd's Tarim -----
R'REPARI NG'
MOVE , U I-LDI
n are about .com-
.
,Preparatio s;
pie'ted for the moving of the new
recreational building. `from..:Port•
Albert to Lucknow. . The• shortage
of cement delayed the completion
of the*cross w'alis •in '•the founda-.
` this work. is being... ,com
tion, but•
pleted , this week
'Sam .Sherwood.', has ' : been .in
charge of removing plumbing •and
heating' fixtbrpes from "the build•-
ing, and in"dis""mantling. two brick
chimneys, •pre aratory to moving.
the ,building. 'The. structure • will
g
be Split and moved in .sections .to
•
the new site.. , '
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'The Dungannon ,Agricultural
Society is also busy; preparing to
move ' one of the. Port' Albert
g
buildin •s to the Dungannofl show
grounds to`be used as an agricuil--
;aural hal'l:.
• Time extensions were granted
by War Assets Corporation far
the rernoval of both of these
buildings, but a deadline was
recently set which demanded
action, regardless of the dif ficul-
ties encountered.
the five brothers, and : sisters, who
thus` hc poured his memory:' They
'are Miss Beatrice McQuillan, Mrs.
Wm Pardon, • William, •Rober.t,
and. 'Charles' McQuillin.
In> ';dedicating' the memorial,
Rev. ,R A. Joselyn •called on Miss
Beatrice - McQuillan,: 'to . perform
the ceremony of unveilin g the
plaque,. draped. with .,the
A•
'Force,:flag:,
BUYS W1NGHAM BAKERY -
Athol ; Purdon- has bought
Gordon- Leggatt's 'bakery in
Wingha i, the'. former' G'iibson'
Bakery, and obtains August 'possess -
kin on
Au st". 5th. Mr. ' and.
Mrs.' Purdon will move to
Wingham in :a few days, and
his brother Hector, will be in
charge of the bakery here.
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COMING EVENTS
:SOFTBALL'PLAYOFF •
Luc:know Legionnaires' a n'dn
TeesW ater' will meet: in the first
game of the playoffs in. the Cal
edonian : Park, Lucknow, Friday,
July 25th 'at 7 o'clock sharp.. Ad-
mission .25c ;and I5c:•
'DANCE. AT DUNGANNON'
There. w;llbe • a dance in the
•Parish Hall, Dungannon, o n'
Thursday, ,'July 24th (tbnightl•
L
inner • auspices • of the Agricul-
tural,• Society; .Music by Garnet
•Farrier's orchestra, ' "Admission
50e. Lunc•hi counter..
Betty' ;Ann McDonald of Fordycer
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and Mrs: Jean .Paterson of God- Ing' to;` get above :65' degrees `all.
Merich had arrived at Halbrite, day Monday:
Sask and:are •are visiting Mr: and
'Mrs. Jim Phillipa and family`nd
. •a , }� � :AS'IIFI[ELll� • FAD'S :T.I�HtI]► ' ,.
:HIGHEST COUNTY -LEVY
other " friends
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Fines Levied The 1947 count : levyfor :Ash-.
A :.
Y ..:
Appearing .in police . ceirit in. field Township will be' $21,876.88,
Walkerton last ''Thursday,' six an :increase, of $3,881.84 'over the
town and.'district • residents paid ].946 levy. West Wawsn
osh Town= :
finesof
front $10.00 and costs to 'shi`'- will pay 12,
Copts • P . � ,584.6,4, :an in-.'
$100 and costs in charges laid un.- crease , of $2,173.02.
der the L.C.A. ` and arising from Of'rural municipalities in. /lur-
e
a surprise visit by ''Provincial on County,Ashfieldpays-the , rd.
Police the :previous_' Saturday .higBest countY lev3':, surpassed bY
night:: The
office,
rs w
ere-b"
ack
only:Howick and StePhen
town'last FridaY evening nd The 'breakdown for. Ashfieldiell is:.
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Some other minor charges 'result- e iialization.$3,g21,715-; tax, six
ed: - inilis; - $19930 29 -seihorrl---neo
$1,946,59;: 1947 total' .$21,876.88;
.1946. total, $17,995.04West Wa
wanosh equalization, $1:,917,665;
tax, 6 mills,: $11;505.99; ' °`. school tisk .
• costs, $1,078.65; total 1947, $12;•:•;..
•:It is. expected- ,that'the' terms: 584.64; fatal L1,946 $10;41.1.62
Of the Alexander. MacKenzie Ed-'
•ucatonal.'Endowment Fund nd wl VISITED FRIENDDSNBLYTHI
be implementedduring the com-1`LIVED• THERE36 :,YEARS. AGO,
ing :term , at' Lucknow .H i g h
School, according 'to:. Mr. David A. former 'resident of Blyth, and
Ca•ruth'ers, executor of the Alex- a widely -travelled 'lady, Mrs. J. A.
ander MacKenzie Estate:. • Glennie of Point Clark has been
WILL ED.QWMEN'T:
IC�AICABLE: SOON-
This
OON
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This now 'famous_will,provides
that' the residue '•of. • the: estate,
which ' :will be •quite a sizeable
amount,: shall be set•'•up as ,an
educational endowment ' fund to
further• the education 'of worthy'
male graduates of,Lucknow High
School. Only the :interest 'from
the fund can be borrowed on, so
that the endowment will continue
,in, perpetuity. It also stipulates
that it is .available to 'boys only,
'as Mr. MacKenzie evidently .con-
sidered .that after a High, School
,education, a girl's place was ul-
timately in • the home, rather than
following' a professional career.
Stridents Who take advantage
ofthis fund to „further their ed-
ucation, ,repay the .loan, 'at. their
convenience. '
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visiting this week. with Mrs.. R
M. McKay and • Miss Olive . Mc
Gill.. Mr.. and Mrs. Glennie_•
sided 'here '.in• 1911 .when . Mr.
Glennie was bank manager here
'They 'moved from here • to Luck
now. For the . past number; of
years •Mrs.: Glennie: has travelled
.extensively: She' has ni�ade 16''.
A.t'l:ahtic crossings, and • jus be
fore the war she` went to visit
'in South. Africa, She remained,..
there seven' years ,because of the
inability to . procure transporta-
tion home during ' the' war, 'and..
returned to Canada a year and' a`
half ago. Mrs.`•Glennie is leaving
on the Queers Elizabeth in Sep-
tember; and -plans to spend the'
,winter months with relatives in
Scotland,—Blyth Standard. •