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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURS., SEPTEMBER 18th 1947
Injuries • received in Detroit
when he • .was . slugged- over the
head' by• a negro,• proved'. fatal', to
Mr. Timothy Griffin of. that city
and a forrriei resident., of Ash
field, y.
`Tim',' as he :was well'and fav-
orably •kno'wn in this` cb nm1inity_
has •resided,,in Detroit fo`r ,the,.passt.
few • years. His former. farm on
Cont .16 Ashfield. is ' now 'Owned
by Earl MacDonald:
His wife who predeceased him,
several years aggwas formerly
'Jennie. Griffin ' of Crewe. Mrs.
William Clare of Ashfield • is a
sister,
.Monday's edition :of the Detroit
Times 'carried the following ac-
count
of the tragedy; ' • •
Early -today. am aged :. priest
knelt beside a bed In Receiving
Hospital, reciting•..praYers for the.
dying.. .
: A.moment.later the priest, 81
year-old `Fr:' John•.O'Reilly of. Re=.
liarlce,.. S. ' 17., arose to -his feet
and spoke: a final .. word 'over the
NO -SENTINEL.
FOR TWO `WE•EK ..:.--
So' that the Publisher can,
'attend' the annual convention .'
of the Canadian Weekly
NewspaPers Association; th
ere,
wll
be no Sentinel published•
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FLEW TO COAST` TO -
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oO11111,191V, INTERNE slim
Miss Margar•et.S'alkeld, daugh-
ter of Mr. and •Mrs, T. J. Salkeld
'left for Vancouver• ori . Saturday
to complete her interneship in• oc-
nupational• -therapy
ver Hospital: A graduate of: Tor-
onto University�4•Mar area inter
cd;for
three-,Months, in Toronto
General 'before going ' West. • She
rnade. the . trip to • 'the ° Coast b
• air, leaving .frorn'• Malton Airport,
oh • Saturday; night. •
Miss Helen Salkeld leaves next
week o resume her third -year.
studies at Q.A.C.,. Guelph, Sheis
taking: a four-year degree course:.
This past' term Helen finished 3rd
i.n.' her. 'class;
for the next two 'Weeks, Sep.
• tember 25th• and
• October
2n
d,
The oh• will ;be
held in the Empress. Hotel,
Victoria, B.C. and accolnp an=-`
ied by Mrs, Thompson and'•
.Donaldove leave for the West •
T1 ansf erred To '. Hespeler
Wilfred, A. Johnston` of
Bank of Montreal .:Staff ..has :b
transferred fr'or]i Bothwell
Hespeler• ,Mrs, Johnston was
.n-ei ly., Helen .McLeod of tow
hal, 1
'See. Thompson's 'Fair Week : .One:. of Rev.•.MacMillan's first
res onsibiliti.es• when :he' reaches
Coast on Friday of this week,
arriving in Victoria on Tues-
day where- the:three day con.
ventionwill be held :9n Wed-
nesday, Thursday and Friday..
Oh.;. Saturday • we commence •
thereturn•, trip of',a hurried
journey, planning • to be :back
'home within' the two weeks.:
•
now .rests in?God's hands
Dead was• ,Timothy Griffin,.. 60,
hard-working;:,peace-loving• m•an,
who ' later today .ws"'••to • have
started his long-awaited 'vacation,
going to' ,Reliance• for a ,'.. :week's'
visit with Fr.•- O'Reilly ` ' •
+
... fe d e�,d. the. vtctjm of.: a hlud.-.
--g 'ng-b•awc•dY�G • fPl -
Griffin's,skull`for. the few dollars
:vacation money that ' Griffin car.
•
rred."in his :pocket.'
Griffin . of; 3688 Mack
•'•boiler room attendant at Garden
,CourtApartments, 2906 E. Jeffer'
. 'son, was found "unconscious•• .Yes-•
terday .thorriing in a 'Stairway to
the apartment basement:
A•heavy'pipe.threader, the nnur
der weapon, lay ••nearby:'
'By chance `it ,was :,thevacation
which led: indirectly -to his death.
for Griffin was working an extra
Fday Yes d -o gain vri : rrrore
' day of vacation'to, spend with. Fr
(Continued on . page 10)
'Should -The. sent. in as usual'
during; this period for.;inelus-
ion.. in our -;next` ''issue—Oct
ober •9th,
COUNCIL OFFERS TOWN.
',BUILDING " FOB SALE
•
age . Couricil r°dst .Thursday even
ing with, all ,membeis•present,' it
ryas' decided to call' for (codex s,
i for the sale-ofthe building owned-
• 11+y the Corporation; known as the -
Landed Big Trout
' Philip :• Stewart s'p e n t l a s t SE R I O U S LY HURT.'..
Thursday and Fridayin Mea o
r
on a`fishiing trip. Philip was one
IN.CAR `CRASH
of forty 'Sovereign'Life Insurance
men'who wer.. .•
Were eligible fpr. •this +
trip,: On the trip . Philip won the
prix
• prize for ca^tchng� he largest fish
in the party, which'' was a 6i/2 ib- 1
trout. < •
`'Geddes ,Block''. The•store is' ten-
anted by. Ivan; Louzon: ,.`
Tenders .will be: received until
'October.16th.•
• Council -decided, to engage Mr.
o gg
Bannerman: oto • o en. the. pit at 'the
p.
municipal dump and to' crush
1,000 yards of .:gravel
' Councillor, Healey was, '�appoint
ed to-.exrgage ;a idwyel to..epr
.ent. Council in the �rnatter of the
appeal' against the: equalized ass
essment; : interest.td 'rural and urbanfolk •
alike • •
Previously : acknowledgedb$620.00
'Wm.. Hornell 100;00
Cliff Crawford!..:-. . :.,..;........... 10.00
Leslie .:McKeith ' 5.00•
Ray Dalton, , R.7• 5,00
W. 'B'• -Anderson 100;00
Sam Sherwood 25.00
,D; 4, MacDonald,, Lucknow 1'0:00h:
•Wm: Knechtel & Son,'.
Limited, .-Hanover .•. •.r. 25:00'.
the
een
.
.and Mrs: MacMillan w
ill; sail
to l
toifor tleOrient Within afew 'days.
GED., LAM- -PASSES.--*
• • The: death of ` Mrs. Alexander
Long Occurred in "London on,
Tuesday. Formerly Grace Rose;
She was 80 years of .age and : an
esteemed 'and longtime resident
of Ashfiel&•Township,:.
The funereal !service will be
'held. privately this ' afternoon
(Thursday)' at twQ o'clock. • at
Jrohnstone's. Funeral 'Home with
interment ,in,i reenhill .Cemetery,,
•TO OVERSEE
AID
DISPERSAL.
;Rev, arid Mrs„.•.Hugh MacMillan
spent the week -end here, bidding
farewell to ;relatives and friends
ere: they sail on their return •to
their• mission field in ; Formosa
which they: 'sere forced to leave
in 1939. . '
If •pre'sent plans .are not altered
for-'
n.
aboArd a. Danish 'freighter., 'Their•
immediate-' destination.;a is Shan'
g.
Sale' advt• on page: 3..• - .....
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FALL..,- 'FAIR N:E•X1` ...
IEDNTESD►Y
More ',than "thirty directors` and
associate directors of -the Luck4::'
now Agricultul• Sciemet .on.
•
Monday . eveningratoodraftty final
plans' for stagirig•,of the' 82nd' an'=
nual exhibition next Wednesday, .:.
September 24th. President',
lace Miller presided: .
Favored • with good weather
:next..' weeks .to
P'
A
excell , in':iptereat and.'enter,tain-
•
silent:
After the :school'•children's par i,
ade, and John Hanna,, M.P:P. has
conducted • the official_opening; ;
'rural schools: will compete in the;
song and yell competition, ;with a
big, entry of schools expected ;..
Feature. Attractions
The afternoon's' .'program •is
listed' elsewhere inn this issue, and
is highlighted, by. the.. Armstrong
Entertainers, tug : of war, light,
horse show,:' sports -events, calf,.
club competition and two bands,
the Lt,icknow Pipers and :High s
School Barri
The 'Armstrong -troupe will -be
a show in. itself.. The personnel
includes Willie :. Bell,, • comedian;
Gladys Cornell; soloistand, is--
iess : 'cem:a nies• M)rtl>e
r,
• to •China supplies:. Hugh has ,been:st•
cer. •
Pressed to 'assume the :post,: and.•
has accepted,-as`'.executive •secret=.
edong, Scotch • violinist: and com-
y numbers; and a 'Scotch :.clan:',
u n ary, • of the • Shanghai ' Committee.
of. the Canadian', Aid- to -China.. '
.When the.. folk. of.',this - com
munity contributed over $1,400 .to'
did "
theythink,. that ' 'a' Kinloss
Township 'native would have :the
;Al hough a few very encourag
ing donations have been received
tar. the'Corrin.unie ''ecr-
Fuid, the: drive .:has ` not yet-
swung.
.et'swung. into high .:gear This ;is .to,
••be.•.expected though as .a. Campaign.
g. .
-oil-, a A; vo1y .hairs generally
;gets off' to a draggy start, and.
p
icks'`;up• mom nturri ' as • it pro.:
_ e _
ceeds. when John sees 'and:.ears
What Dick arid; Harry are doing:
.Donations•up .to Tuesday even
a
ink' hd : not`, re hed the ` 1;,000
tig , arc.�,
,
mark;• with' the objective set at
$7,500.. This arnount is considered
imperative toy cover: costs • of mov
ing the buildi>ng,R:plus'the expense
-i=n-v1ed in..•eno atirsg_ reps; -r
ing, redecorating . and furnishing
t•he' building •.to .make' it°truly a
community' centre of; benefit 'arid
• •
• 'Evening Entertainment
On troth Tuesday and .We Ines
day •' • night, Harristori • . Dramatic .
'Society- •will -present: their.. 3 -act
•play.,';"Betty .. The ';Girl. O': " �,.•.
MY
'Heart",- .:n..
is :, rated an exceptionally; went
staged` •'pla . 'After .• Wednesday
•play. Y
nig! is performance there will be
resp_onGlh`1't of 'tr _.th.
' eg= ° o ancing to Farrier's;. orchestra.:
proper, distribution of'the a p a el
and li`°spital supplies that their
'Money ' wouldbuy.buy. ..
• Rev..' and Mrs. • MacMilla fs,
n.
Many. . friends h re wish • th
Y, Q , ,em
SPECIALS in mgn'a _and b'oys`!
work
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thin ,-:.s
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..
wear (THE : MARKET STORE,
.ACCIDENT VICTIM
LAID •TO.:, REST
...,Mrs. ,Edith Stacey,.victim of an
auto accident• • early . V�st week vas laid
. to"rest on aa
Monday• in
Duttori Cemetery. Mrs Raymond
Hamilton,.R,•R:.6, Lucknow is a
daughter.. '
Mrs. Stacey, age .50,. was born
at Iona but lured -.at Kincardine
' most of her. life. untit moving to
London five years age,
Her borne.•
was at 235 Queen's Ave.' in .that!
city. •
' • 0'n 'Tuesday of last week Mrs.'
Stacey was fat'aily injuredWhen
the car ing Yw
which she was'a passe-
'edger wa1 struck broadside and
overturned ,at• the Komoka, side.
road, She. passed,
. : away
.
a
Y i ' Victoria
Hospital on Friday. S. A. Mote of•Grace Un-
ited
1
Church conducted the fun. -1
eral service • at the . ,Evens 'Fun-
eral Home and interment follow
ed at Dutton,
Surviving
and Harh 'are two sons, LewisJr.
old Stacey, both of Lon-
don; three daughters "Miss Vera
Stacey, `.. London;+ .
I Tout, Kincardine; :Mrs. Russell
Toon .. ; Mrs. • Ray Ham-
, Ltacknow; :three • brothers,
Mack Hyde,. Iona; Chas H. de�
St;Thos y ,
trait has and :4Xtori Hyde.
John. K MacKenzie, sen :',of .Mrs..:
Wm MacKenzie ` of • town, .:and
Jack Leith, -son of Mr., and Mrs.
Jack Leithof. Hamilton, and for••
merly of.•Luclrbw, were'
severely
injured in A car accidenfVFriday•
`rnninitt 'at`Lastwood (rear Wood—.
stock.•
The.: twoyoung men :were later.
removed to' Hamilton General
Hospital:. John Leith suffered a.
broken.' hip,'• severe' lacer,atiorit;,'
bruises',,and shock. John Mac-.
•
Goodspeed; and' :a fruitful mission';
Commencing` I6th- "Year
Mr. S.. B..,Stott era +'a `native of,.
". `.
,
Ashfield Township, has' commen=
ced his" 16th consecutive ear 'as
agricultural: ' representative ( for
of their: return to. the= trouble-.- the--:County"o `Wellir tmoia, 'with
g �,
torn Orient: headquarters at Arthur.
ssess
YOVeS;,
LiCt1o]
'The Bruce Count'y Equalization
Committee -recommends that the
Village' of . LurknowF.',assess'ment
be reduced to •$475,000: This is a`
reduction', of $39,000 from the. fig-
ure of $514,000. which was.'stru'ck
at,:the "Session.. `' ••
This prospective settlement was
:arrived' at,in :Walkerton, on Tues-'
day without 'takin: the matter:
before - His Honor, Judge Birrile.
The'Equalization `Conimittee'•.rec-
ognizecl that errors • had been
made in arriving • at Lucknow's
assessment, • ,and . on the basis of
these errors arrived at •the;$39,000
reduction
Kenzie . suffered a broken right
ankle, . an arm, fracture° and severe
•shook:",They will be 'hospitalized
for some time. John' is .a medical
student at Queen's University
where the term opens next week,
The . two chaps, pals 'Since
schoolboy ' days, 'were enroute.
from Hamilton to. ' Detroit for. a
visit; 'JohnacKenzie was driv
g -.
in his .'brother . A'lec's Coupe,.
which is a complete wreck
.A Woodstock report of the ac-'
cident says the MacKenzie car
glanced off' the rear > left 'fender
ofa car driven by' Orlaf Howden
of Wa'terford, and following this.
impact. ,glanced off one' tree and
collided head -ori with another.
Police believe that the driver.!of
the MacKenzie •car misjudged the
speed and •distance of the Howden
Car : which he was approaching
frorn the rear,. Both cars were
proceeding in the ;sarneK directio:o
on Highway• 53':. • ;
No one was injured in the How-
.
den vehicle, 'which :-wa'sestimated
to have >stiU red only .$.10,00 dam
• age:
$900.00'
COMING. EVENTS
G
PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE:'
At Whitechurch Community
Men1orial.
Hall', Friday, •Septem-•
:Per' 19th at 5• p.m: sharp: 'Good.
prizes, lunch.- Admission 25c..
BLAKE'S ANNIVERSARY.
• Blake's United Church -Anti-'
versary services • Will. be .held on
Sunday, . Sept, ' 21st, with Rev.
R' ba Hern of.. Varna: in charge,.
Services at , 2;30 and 8.00 p.m .•
Special music is arranged. •
LO -LA -LE DATCE TONIGHT
' The, Lo -La -Le Club• is; sponsor ,
ing• a w;dance 'in .the 'Town Hall,
Lucknow, tonight, Thuraday,•Sep-
tember' :I:8th,; I''arrier's orchestra,
Admission 50c: Entire proceeds in
aid of the Cbrnntunity I ,ecreatiorr=.
al:Cen'tre.
MARATIION PL YERS NOTE!
Final.,arrangements have been
made for their; bridge and euchre
Marathon.,'by t he .Lucknow
]3i�aneh of the L':ad:ies • Auxiliary
to the Legion: Ladies wishing to.
Enter this "marathon le'av'e their
names . with Mrs. , Temple Clark,
ph,ane 144,j or ' with Mrs. Buss
Johnstone • at the store, not ' later
.than Septernber 2'it•h. Marathon.
starts' first Monday iin October.
•
4 '•
T•he: following • statement • was
issued; signed. by the four: ;nem
bers Of the Equalization Commit-
tee,' S. F.' Ballachey, ''.chairman;:
J. E. McMullen, Weir Grieve and'
C. R. VanDusen
Walkerton,, Sept.; 16147.
"We, 'the special 'equalization
'Committee of the•County Council
of Bruce report that 'wrong 'fig-
ures were- used in computing the
equalized assessment of the Vill-
age of Ducknow..
"In view of this fact we recom-
mend that.. at the November saes-
sion• of the County Council, the
equalized. County, assessment for
Lucknow be placed, at $475,000."
Other appealing municipalities
laid their case before , Judge
Birnie on Tuesday morning. • He
reserved his decision: in. these ap-
peals until Friday:: , Should they
be sustained, the whole ,matter
may be thrown open again, with
Lucknow having the right to take
their appeal to court, . notwith-
standing the• above recommenda-
tion... t
Other municipalities ;night also.
press for consideration should the
appeals be upheld,
TO', ATTEND • WIISTERVELT
Mary dau hter
Johnston, g •of Dr:.
and VIrs W;; V.• Johnston, entered
Westervelt Business College; Lem;
don,' this week • to commence a
Course; in secretarial` Science:
SMALL- BARN -PREY
EMILY A.M. FIRE
' A : village :barn located'; east of
the CN:R.. depot ,and a short dis-
tance north'of' the' McQuaig home,
,;was destroyed•by fire: of myster-
ious: origin. early Monday `morn='
ing
.The •build
ing .:was • owned by
Joseph' Alton and' was: re'n`ted bye
John' Hodgkinson who had house-
hold furnishings and effects stor-
ed
tor ed in.' the barn.. He had. •planned "•.
to shortly•' move;•' these ;effects to
the house which' he recently•
purt-
chased at St Helens from Geo.
Cameron..Mr. Alton had a buggy
and a euttee in• •the barri..' . .
It was between 3.30 and 4.00:
•a.m. that , the: blaze \ awakened
Mrs, T. A. MacDonald, who 'turn
ed in thealarm and notified Alec
Mavens. The blaze had made such
headway that the . roof was going
in
,when. Oscar Hodgins' who lives
nearby reached the ,barn. It was
useless to try to save it, and the
Fire Company • sto•od for . • a
. , . , by
'time and 'then turned water- ' on •
the embers to' prevents. sparks •
from endangering other :buildings '
g
tYS .the. V.ieiiiity,
•
John, who wasn`t aware of the
fire until the morning, states that
:among . the contents destroyed
was a cupboard g
containin'a-box
with. $40'.00: -in it,, •
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