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:.'THE LUCKNOW BEIs'rINEL, LUCKNOW, QNTARIa
, WHITECHURCH. • OBITUARY
• Mrs, Robt. Mowbrayspent ,last. MRS. ELMER-Af,TO!H:..__.
week in Toz•'onto•' visiting rela- Sunday rrrorning:.September 21,,,
•the council of � therp • passed away quietly into
tines and:attended Church
•
the W. .M.. S. in Calvin rest Charlotte l-Ielena Bell, be-
loved wife of Elmer".
Ashf field. 'She was in her. `59t1 .
year.
T]rIUIZSD OCT013ER 9, 1947,
ur Trip .TQ .The :Coast. �
twelve day trip to the.Pacific
Coast --and bak` •-pe
I.ere,glimpse of all that.1swto be
'seen m the vastness of.the area
•covered, yet for the Publisher,
Mrs. "Thompson and Donald,- it
was a trip that was packed with
interest throughout. The planned
activities of the .convention : pro -
gr
ani „ Permitted taking in, ' :the
4
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fit
aR
r
tip
,..
The mountains: proper..offer a
ariation of heavily • timbered
ridges, an • are .roc , op.
snow and ice,, and spotted here.'
.and there on its bald sides :with
an occasional' evergreen, which:
'take root' wherever a crevice per-
mits. .
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From Edmonton the ,.ascent: is
' .of 'such a. hurried . trip. gradual with `the altitude inereas-
,highlights ,
The trip ,was.bycourtesy of the. ing. by..:over 15.00 feet in more,
-Canadian,National Railways and than 200`• irides At yeflowhead,'
dro the' time:we first ;applied B. C•, lust over the Alberta •bor-
m. ..
our tickets until weep icked'up: der• you goy"over'the top" and
dor.. c'
.,,our luggageits until 'sea' level
at the� local, depot ..the decline star
t§
night, each detail . is reached, at" Vancouver.
"last'Wednesday F • •,., * *:•
'worked out with •ciocklike pre-,
cision, and no .effort, was spared,
by C.N.R.. officials In .make our
' ,trip ; a most pleasant and memor-
'aable one. .. ' •
For ,Donald it was the spectacle
-of his young life, 'and a. real ed-
ucation even though , it meant
a• ten-day .absence from. school. -
The •' price , of, this extra vacation
is to give a• talk at school. on his
Columns• could :be written • on''
at; and we have found that many
of our readers expect a story
`about it, ,so' in thumb nail, sketch
style, we will . try • tro outliner a
few impressions, occurrences and
sights, that made;for'a delightful
outing:
"Friday .. night we ' left -Toren; o,
g�, .
spent. all, day Saturday: through.
'desolate • Northern Ontario • (yet
sea's for , the: first-tine�-travel
ler) and' early • Sunday morning
reached the gateway to. .t1 a West.
—Winnipeg * * *..
Af e a three-• uarter hour:
At,MVtount.R;obson a•five minute•
step affords a leisurely view of
this magnificent mountain which
towers - 12;972 feet .into' the clouds
and is they highest peak in the
Canadian Rockies: Yflu just can't
get away from these monsters
and so long 'as; they are .within
sight, continue to ."bear. down."
upon one; making their :pres ce
�' a
seem close. at hand; even .at
distance • of !many miles. •
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In gong through 'the mountains.
the' .C.N.R..line first ;follows the:
Athabasca, Valley,' then the Fras-
er •River -Valley, the Canoe 'River,.
the • North Thompson, and fur-
ther south again, follows '. the
Mrs. _James Wflson ;-.Sr,,...Mr...:4
Mxs. James ,Wilson Jr. and ,little'
Jimmie,, also Miss. Merle Wilson,
of Wing ian visited .recentl'y. With•
the forrner's daughter; Mr., ,and
Mrs, Fairbrother of Toronto. •
'Rev. Mr, McIver of Ethel. con
•ducted services' in the Presbyter--
ian .church on Sunday when Rev'.
W. • S,. Sutherland conducted an-
niversary:
n-niversary: services . in his`° church.:
at Ethel •• • •
Master Angus` `Sutherland; son'
Of' Rev. and Mrs. Sutherland had
tonsils removed. in ,• Wingharn
• Hospital on -Monday of last week,.
Miss. Jessie. Gillespie - returned
:home on Sunday from Wingham.
hospital. -
Mrs. Gibson,Gillespie spent: last
week: near .,Huntsville •with. her
son, Mr. and *Mrs. Jack Gillespie..
Mrs.• Robert' Ross is'. a 'patient
in Victoria Hospital,. -London.
Mrs. Win. Roane. spent a- few
days :recently in Wing1tam: os Rac ett s ni
• pita] 'but is .home again, •ht b i b
Mrs.` ,Stewart of Winnip g •is Sunday School, • of the 'tourist .'importance of this:
visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Ezra: teacher in the , n y „ orad i tour' i�ng growi��g: lakeside
ood and' Mr. Welwood. president of 'the ,Y,' P. A. and
Welty
summer resorts. ,.
Mr, W W. M. S.' and during,'.the war was Township officials are Confer
Mr. Gibson Gillespie,
Garnet F4r� an,; untiring. worker for the 'Red , 'if* ` this week tont '' tl�e c
R. Farrier and Mrs. was ever . wrhrng to rr onstr uc
ries . Mrs. Ezra 'Scholtz and. Miss; :Cross...She.tion company that .has: the 'grad'.-
' he• funeralgive a ' helping hand to :any 'need Contract'.on a i.w,r • " G
Olive Terr f' attended t call that `came within her ing . g • y u,
On Saturday of Mr..Bert 'Reid- of: or = -In'. the •, rr eaptiine .whether. oi•
:transcontinental •, •started 'rolling
ain ' and all daySunday ' sped
g.
north-westerly across IVIanitoba.,
:and •Saskatchewan, reaching
.Saskatoon ;:late that :'evening:
Early: next morning, we •.were at
With it is ass cation must be`.
. but in Passing' m
Edmonton, '•the , crossroads of the . :made of..the : Butchart :Sunken
world, '.and a Modern city': that :dahlias .were; still blooming- 'pro ' for"" :its
is' growing in lips. and bounds :.' fusel and; w s a charming; spot
Gardens, •,world renowned
Y, rar4 flowers : The .Gardens -are. 11.
.* .. ,.. overed arbor: i
• with: .its• vine miles from Victoria and a special
rairies• ' qq
' nd' flowers: •
Born at Oates Read, England,.
she, and .her sister -Mrs, t. W.'
Mannin who predeceased' .her a
few years. ago; came to Canada
oun irl. She was lovingly►:'
:array.. gg
adopted into the ,farnily..of the
late Joseph Tiffin; .Langside. Af-
ter Tiffin':s death she moved:
:11 ckn"ow with Mrs. Tiffin ,to.
Rt •
.whom ' she -gave the tender care,'
of a • loving daughter. -
On ebruary 17th, 1915 she vitas
married to.: Elmer B; Alton: s'et
Cling on their farm on 'the lOth
Concession of Ashfield where to-
gether they built and. established
a . home of :'love and hospitality.
Mrs. Alton .had an 'exceptionally
;cheerful' personality -under every
and all conditions. which endear?e.d°
her 'tof .the countless . number of
friends which. she • made.
She was: .an active member of
k Un 'ted Church In .'turn
she ;was. a rnember 'of the 'choir,
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CONFER.. ON. BEAtj
ROAD 'SUR:FACING
With work now getting under,.
way '.at the A;mberley. end o
:j11.ghwa G-$ , 11,4e Township. Cot�•n-
crls of Duron and Ashfield, area
faced With a . decision -On the
course of action in respect to:1<lTr '
mile'sfrrp from' Amnberley, west
werd• to the lake: •
The upkeep ,of this. boundary
road has been assumed period=•
ically by one or the other of the-.
bordering townships. The p"opo$al
to hard .surface it, While •paving'
operations were underway east- ..
ward from Amberley, has been
under ' consideration - for ' ' sone
On • Friday evening the Reeves'
and; Road 'Superintendents of the
two inunicipalities met with Mr,•
-John Hanna. M.P.P.. for .Huron -
Bruce,' at the home Of Clerk
•E.'McDonagh in rAshfield Town..
'ship..
Half the cost`, of the. proposed
•
work would be assumed.: by the.
Province .under the, regular :high,
'way subsidy plan and an 'effort; ,
is being made to see it a . peciah.
grant mig. e'avai 1,a le in view
IaToble of Kitchener is vis tiring in -.her nature: her many •
•l�t,•Varicouver we. stopped', just • M i dee s o
long , ,enough tea ' make, `boat con d George
g g
'nections': for. Victoria, .arriving;
there late Tuesday .afternoon, of
ter a very pleasant five hour boat
trip from the mainland.,
t.p
Mr:
' nen eats was at -the
' ripress [oi e i r'lo�icirie r�
very Uncertain. A lighter surface.
itirg with: , Mr. an . Mrs. crit, would probably suffice. from Ani;.,
•
n , ;, ; • mere' r as. something' needful fo. ,
Nlcelenagha and berley' west and the road widen
, The deep' respect
Mr. and Mrs Snider., and. two:: be 'done. p • , ing> woald' not need tet 'be ,so great
near 1Teeswater 'spent, ent, gratitude• which' her loving ser
children : of p • as . 'on the main highway; •one
Sunday; with Mgr. and 1VIrs. `.Victor.
f ssrv'' 'e • came to her
Emerson:
Mrs.' .Neil IVIcIIay of; West Hill
vvh� e' 1 J`'"-: Mrs.
• •. Mac Ross and Mr: arid Mrs. Thos.
is a, .� I''.ti,. hotel
torr' harbor. It
:.and ; has Moore.
'of, •534, ; Modern, rooms, E. Groskorth and
:of 1 Mr, and: Mrs. G
v�o =,.tie re ut'ati.ori,_ .P ,rkLy..::°
n p . family spent the wee en"d
•Canada's. finest •hotel � '
• * *; *. , d relatives: at Toronto.:
ocated.a beautiful
ere: rotes and.,
'flower garden::wh
:A I
meter..,
Ou :. conception : of,, the , prairies lawns, shrubsa •
received' •a. rude .' awakening: Ex-
• wept in .the Winnipeg' and .S;ask•
-
atoon :, areas . we did not see.. the
-,:,level,--treelessX cirise�-.,-.we,-+.1
e p
expected. Rather•, ' Much. . the
country was rolling -and' was dot
'ted with sloughs and •.scrubby.
'br�ush,.:referred :to as. bluffs..
was . worth
,The • .'harvest,, that
,,cutting,`'-. was '.pretty well `.com-
pleted and considerable. fall, plow-.
ang done.: On. the' 'westward •trip
there wasrevidence of hea ins
d 'a
lea
r'. ;-to
the .: umbo roads <:�na
g
.pP
be ' a slither ' • ass of� •mud. On
slithery.
the return journey the roads .had'
dried up-. and between Melville
And Winnipeg. belated threshirng.
Seemed in.full swing, with burn
"ing ,,.straw `• stacks and. stubble
fields a ' common sight.
The hotel is : also noted. for its,
Crystal -Garden ; ball 'room • and
tour:. was . arranged.for . the ladies,.
while the men attended 'the c.oi
vention's business sessions,
swixnrnUng•-poo - :. ".--e-T- .o,- oo • o On . Friday afternoon e• press
largest alt' • water -.swim- is the . t s party went. to sea'aboard,the'ligh
ming ;pool under glass on the .:con-,; raiser Ontario' under the .corn-
:.1.
,c
' i •was.
•,.'.gob b
swim n t a
tinerlt;: A r p Y
the highlight, of .the trip .for Don
aid,- Who even coaxed Dad' into
it for "a flounder in •the • shallow
:end •
Westward' out-: of Edmonton° the
first -timers , were: alert for a
glimpse : of• the . foothills; 'and' from•
a r then • 'until nightfall. 'hid the
`towering'' peaks of the Canadian.
' •Rockies, the 'scene that unfolds
• before you.. is se majestic .and
breath -taking as to: beggar des-
•criptiori. ' •
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•By mid-morning we were in;
mountain country. By early ; after-
. moon we had Leached picturesque
Jasper, and during a half-hour
stop were whisked:out to Jasper
Park Lodge Where their Majesties'
• 'the King and Queen rested during
• their Canadian tour.
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• It was, in nearby cottages .(rent-
ing for $150 •anti $125 a day') that
Bing. Crosby and Joan Fontaine.
stayed while filming a picture
in this mountain setting. Bing, in.
: cidentally, was back at ' Jasper
• fora fishing and hunting holiday, . 'climate is delightful., and oddly
His hunting operations had .to enough flies are conspicuous •by'
M' skirt the borders of vast Jasper their absence asunscreenecl win -'s
National Park which is a game dows are • thrown high to admit
,preserve".''• ') theinvigorating, ocean breezes..
.• *. The china, woollen; tobacco,con-
fectionery and antique shops give
a touch' of Old England; -for the
population is predominentiy.' of
Old Coi retry extraction,
titers' cottlf
auty and c
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Within .a 'stone's. throw of the
Empress' is 'the House of Parli-
ament, and :equally as nearby, is
Thunderbird Park; dotted with
Indian carved totem poles. There
also ,is• old "Tilikum a remodel-_
Capt-
ain
Ted -Indian-canoe.dn which
John C. Voss circumnavigated:
the 'world.•
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vices 'built into -the .hearts of'her
family -and friends was evidenced
by the inany, . gifts, floral `cpntri-
proposal:• 'was that Township ;;
equipment might be. used in' glad- :
in •:.•and . widenin this >s:hort
�: i. iAd t. e,, areat. number g
h. -tons a 7i.. � . � ,..
w o ga ere =,1 i -- -
respects: On Tuesday' she was :laid' a rnembera .ot •• her Sunda •
P Y
' rest. in. Greenhill.: cemetery: 1 s "assisted''b ' h;e o Pi
"to School c as y . y. u (;
•amongst-;--'a-tbo-v er ;`cif: 'f-loraltri=-t, of the--comnu-n-:t -'H: e -palls" •;
butes and a throng of sorrowing'' 'bearers were:' Messrs..:,,Orville,
fr iends , Wesley, George, J oe.' JA....., .W 4io's,
She leaves to mourn the loss •
of a •dear lioving wife and'rnother.�
her : husband 'one'daughter • E1,
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Mira• and -Pone son, •Russell:;• also.
two:'brother's; : Will,, and Walter,'
both of London,- England. . •
• The funeral, was • conducted
by' her pastor., the` Rev:' C W.
.Woolley ; assisted b'v -the Rev. G. •
er carers.
G• ' i owse e. :flow b
Tiffin,a'nd Wallace WilLon� .4.
Oir Bank. Staff :•
Miss earl. Ta3'lar,
Mr, and. Mics. ]wart r a;y1ur•,:.h'as
joined. the"local staff of tl: > Bank.
a f Montreal wh,ieai 't ' :�:,oa }o
e services"of:.iii.. ' Shirley.lose° th. , , . _
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Kenzie ` Webb . who ''recently .left 1
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x:.•
, J. C. Hibbard,': the .St: Helens: district to make
.�mand of'` Capt:
D S:C..and bar:. The cruiser is'tli'e,
their •horrie' at the coast:'•
biggest .: ship ' in '..the e . 'Canadian.
Navy, barring. 'the :aircraft; car=,,
Prier Warrior. During '.the: 2hour,
' Strait. trait• of . Juade
cruise. n.
•.:
o
. the
Fuca ,'tle, party ;:roamed the ship
rr :
from engine roam to ' the b dg
e
' About to. leave. Vancouver that
night, -;'=evening - Paper ' headlines
told • us of -,a rock slide : •,a
few
hours. earlier: on thevery line .We .
•
were to travel.. Roundingone 2of
arid 'heard the ' anti-aircraft guns. . the. succession of curves: through
in ".operation : At full strength the [the Mountains, a fast freight, had
15
1 filed intoe the slide; . derailing
shxp' has a compliment of 850 P,.. •
:men: -and. , Officer _. , .• . . • .
of the 59'.box cars, and 'killing.
*_ * the 'engineer ,and, brakeman:. The:
Time did • not, permit even
a
• fireman '.w
as`
.seri
o
sl sc
ald .
glimpse of Victoria Island's hin
terland: ' 6f -some : 15;000. square
Time did.not .permit ,a'' trip' to miles.
'Port',' Alberi, butby telephone • * At,. * ,
-brief chat with..Miss, '
we ,had. a•Only a' few hours could we.
Martha .. MacCallum. and • her; spend in Vancouver city,;' but long
mother, Mrs: Robert MacCallum,; enou • h to': make' a round of fam
who 'is enjoyingood .health and..'.Stanley. g
Wishes , . , .,, ... ..reach'- the
• g our Park • : To
wishes to be remembered to her park;. '. one . crosses a . cau• ,eway.
friends here.ss r
skirtingLost Lagoon, . a ietu e
. �g �. p
* 4'' * - ' sque ue. little lake made famous .by
q ,
Victoria' itself • is delightfully the • Indian` poetess, Pauline' John -
different. It 'is .,.'located '•on' 'the '. son, to' whose memory a monu-
southerly, 'tip;of; VancouverIsland meet is erected and one, of many
on the Strait: of`•. Juan de Fuca, memorials that'dot'the vast` park
which name harks -back to early • * * *.
:Spanish. exploration _journeys up: It' Is a contrast of towering.
the West Coast... - virgin timber, beautiful lawns,
�� « * * landscaped • gardens; r i p p 1 i nig
It is a city of fl • •overs' and. grand creeks, winding trails and. bridle
homesgirting „the sea, many of . paths, tennis Courts; cricket fields
old ' English ,architecture ' ,.and: .and bowling; greens. Except for
m ny ,More o moderSistic design.man's"efforts to enhance its
Streets are broad and,elean, peo- beauties and its .usefulness, Stan
ple and .traffic move about with- `'ley Park' is an ancient forest, lit,;
out rush or fuss, street lights ,are tle changed since the day Capt.
hung with flower' pots: watered Vancouver sailed. into . Burrard
reguiarly':by city employees; the Inlet. ,
Early 'autumn frost had turned
the tree -studded slopes : of the
foothills into a myriad of stn-
trasting colour, 'against a- ba k-
clop of toWoring snow-capped
;peaks,' The effect Mas indeserib- Cha
ale.. �. the b
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Frorn: Prospect° Point in the
park, one obtains a fine: view of
Lions , Head ,Bridge,the longest
suspension bridge tri the British
Empire, and. which crosses the
Narrows to the North Shore 'Tin-
der the bridge •go ships of all sixes
Gild all, nations,. for ;various. ports
on the seven seas: • ' '
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be .'written ,tm, In FimeOvex yf►►e:'saw, -Rus ell
arra of Victoria, Webb, son. of. 1Mr. and • NIrs, Mc -
Three'. early teen age. Indian
lads who Were "riding •the rods.",
met death ..i n. the accident and
some of theµxlerailed::cars hung
bprecariously:oven the 'Nigh: em-
ankment . with ` : the swirling
-
Fraser River far .below.
w.
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• Our,train;• was rerouted for• a
'distance _distance o''er. the C.P.R.
line; regaining the C.N, at Kam -
a'
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o a • ' .about: i vi o .. hour ; behin.d •
schedule,. but' which °tuns 'i;as'
icked' p during -our three-day
p p
run so, •:that we •: were' into Tor- 1
.ontoon'tire . last.:Wednesday .;
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Morning. : ..
During •a ' ten' :-. minute "leg I
stretch" .at Capreol en the return
' ••a
journey.(��we • met '1Vli . nd Mrs.
Don. ald. McKenzie • . (rree. Florence
James) ; who • ' we're homeward
bound
-nd to Ashfield .from a wed-
_ ,
din • trip to the coast.
It . was a grand trip and the
mountains : inust be.seen. to : be:
appreciated, but Western . n,
arid: home. - always. looks mighty ---I
good'to 'us:
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Androspects are that ,next
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year's . 29th convention • of tire.
iari Weekly Newspa
Canad pers'' raid' . •
Association will, be held ab
ocean liner cruising' out of
an ,
Quebec 'to Newfoundland waters..
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1 AND ONE4HIRD .FOR THE• ROUND .IR: R,.•
GOOD GOING: From. 12:.o�clock, noon, Friday, Octo bet
loth to 2 p.m., llMon<day, October• 13th. ,
'RETURN LIMIT: Le:rve ''destin tion not later than i•2
o'clock midnight, Tuesday October
Crinkle. xr,,esresI away lFckei agent
form orma$ion and reservations.
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