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LUCKNOW,' ONTARIO, "TRURSDAY, OCTOBER 16; 1947
'Geddes Bloc:'
Village Counci:
uip
N • AA a spe
cialnieetif•on R,GH 'SCHOOL SPONSORS NSORS
day evening the Village Council"INTERESTING EVENT FRIDAY
.
decided to accept' the, tender :of, ,'
for the urchase of On.'- Friday night of this week
Ivan 'Louzon P
-GIRL'S EYES- POP
AT - FOOD,- ...CLOTH -ES.
rr"?
Accustomed to queues and strict
rationing, Marjorie Brownsword.
just •can't, believe ,what she's seen
since, arriving in . Canada a few
days. ago.
This ten -year-old gall his come
froin• :England,: to • make 'her home,
with . `iher sister, ' 1Virs; . Jimmie
,Burns, and:•Mr. ;Burns:, She flew
from England to New York where
.Jirruly' met her.. Froin there the
he "Geddes Block". His was the "Mathematics
H. R. Kingston,„ professor of,
t i � •f: na�thema ics "an astronomy. : of
only tender • received and his' o., t • d ,
er was 'for s,$4,000 cash.Western 4Un versity; will give,`an•
The ground ,floor. has 'been oc-
• cupied for some time *.by • the'
.j Louion Fruit Market, with the'
*:'apartment above tenanted by Mr.
and Mrs.. Burt Roach, They .are
moving this month' to their • new
home *here Mrs.' Gordon . Taylor
' has been living, and who .is mov
ing to Stratford..:,,:•.• �
Rental'from.the :'Geddes; Block
which hasbeen owned *by. ,the
Municipality since 1941, 'amount-
ed 'to:$30:50'• monthly, .but being
municipally :,owned, no taxes have
been 'derived from this property.
t d d
The ;lone • en er was oen
ed
at the regular Meeting on Tues-
day night, but actin was de
�•���,�� -+.±:+atilt. Tti��3a�-ni
- ' t' un chlor Heale felt `a 'better,
o. y
Price could . be obtained; and did
`.:tot want to "give it away Coun
` ' cillor Sherwood claimed. the pro-
' perty was a bill of expense and
"we' can't afford ' not to sell : it" ..•
It was; pointed out that several'
hundred dollars w.ot 1d have.to•be.
._.�. ffsperd": aotn')
•the-. building.'•A newchimney. is
im er'ative and `a. " good deal' of
p
Work is necessary, in tlie- upstairs
illustrated lecture • in .the?'Luck
now Town i Hall Ile• will be the.
guest of the Lucknow
' High
School,• which issponsoring,; the
event; :andtowhich everyone 'is
invited; Admission is 2-5c:. ;
Dr. Kingston's lecture will: be
supported :by, choruses by the:
school, band selections and a folk
. dance.' The : event.: incorporates
parent -pupil night and at the
close •of the program, parents and
pupils 'Will. remain for ''a social
half' hour, .when • lunch' will ; 'be
served.
INFANTS; BAPTIZED
John Peter,'sons of Dr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Forde.Hamilton were
baptized, •;at -'the home, • of °;-the
baa p . m
grandparents, Mr: ;•and • Mrs D. A:
MacDonald Sunday morning with
the IRev.• W...0. Rhoad `.officiating.
Mrs' R: MacLennan, Mi;, and •Mrs
F. MacLennan and Mi.: and Mrs
R.' Cowie ; of London were among
those present.
remainder of . the .journey . was
completed by train, bill and • car
,'
arriving in Lucknown Sunday
afternoon.
The shop gwindows with their
bountiful.. displays of merchan-
dise
ere an-dise and tables groaning with.
food, are most amazing to Mar
•'yorie and literally make her eyes,
poP••
•
It is over two,ye ars since Mar-
jorie :last: saw her sister, as she
sailed for Canada to make ;her
home. ,Sunday's reunion was a
touching ,ore, Nand added to the
thrill for Marjorie was . the first
glimpse; of her.' little •niecee,pa
• AGED'LADY •PbASSLS
• Thedeat h of aac Mrs' Is•M ora i'
cite urns.
Marjorie. 'said •Ithe, . flight over:
was without incident and lacked
eveix. the sensation Of .speed or
P
Motion'..: She • had; dinner. in Eng-
£A;:.MacDONALD OBSERVES ASK
84th BIRTHDAY TODAY fi
TWELVE PAGES
ADDRESSES.
BOYS
- . OF OLD
Mr •D. A. MacDonald, popular ' •
• ly known° to 'a. host of friends as.
"Black Dan", is' today,• •Thursday,
October 16th, observing his 84th
bii thday. Congratulations and 1
best wishes!
Mr;; MacDonald is:. a .son of
Ithe•.late- Wsiii, ',•MacDonald and
Esther; Fuller, and • was one of
1 . eleven. childre % He
fam ly, of , n.
was born- on • the Second Conces-
'i l and'• lived there•
sign of: K n oss�
continually. for 83 years, until
•moving to Lucki'iow less, than( a
year • ago, where, he and Mrs. Mac-
Donald are ..making their home`
with their only daughter-,
.A. Porteous and Mr° Porteous.
For many years Mr. MacDonald:
served as . councillor *and reeve of.
Kinloss. -
He well .recalls . as . a lad, how
most of the' neighbour boys spoke
little but Gaelic,, and: how 'their
'teacher who 'was trying. to teach
them' English, gave them ;many'.a
' trimmingwhen :persisted to•
they' P
talk ,in Gaelic at. recess:, •
m a One of Mr.. MacDonald's first
eaFff rs was° . ;he•: ate ' o • erica
McCharles: Dan at that time' had
to walk^across the •sideroad to the
The. rth meeting of"•Rahe;,, `-
Bruce ounty Reunion Associa-' • ,.
tion which is making plans for • a
county -wide homecoming. week
next year,. held its fourth meeting .
in Paisley .on.°Friday,, when it was
pointed out that progress is being
made with the plans, and4enuine
interest• and help' forthcoming'
from, all •branches. "• p,
Of primary' ' . irn ortance is the
. � :y:. P
obtaining .of • the. 'names and ad•:
dresses' of ` Bruce Old Boys and; •
Girls, -now diving elsewhere,. as •
the County . Committee plans to
forward a personal: invitation to
all whose name they obtain. The
committee is wonting through the
rural;: schools as one means .of
compiling this' list,. and district'
inspectors have> expressed. thein •
willingness to help in the gigantic,
task•
Locally the job ' is in' the hands
of K:.. C. Murd}e, Larry:Downs,
Ernie Crawford and A. E. 1VIciKm.
They will appreciate receiving
names' and addresses of •Lucknow
Fourth oncession :to •attend
school.
•or such names inay be left at 'any
store in' the Village:
The 'success of 'the reunion de•
pends on the return, of !`old.
land, '. 'su supper n Ireland, break timers,' to ;their; native. common
pP i -
the bestvi�a to •encour
ity, ;and „y
.fast in Newfoundland and • dinner'•
Buys slid'.
d Home � age.; this ' i$ for -friends •and.�°tela-; . .
In Ne. w York: She is happy._ to: be
, .• L'' her : C; .. qr. ' Mr., John be •Coo of Ashfield 'tives .here to '.make sure that an
� .ti r_>-thsae . a—Purchased _ ..
nice- h 'ivir w a . 1oainvi on
a
residence in Luck`naw and• heir.; nein
es and .addresses;
wtin..;. occurred on Sunday_,nig,l_it,
s.
exuberance gives every
:. - • o
' cat=
: •
tipn: that. shes thrille•' with. . the •
move. into ",it• in: the spring,';upon urally this will be impossible
land of her adeptio T e
their return from•
d • t; t
w
artmen before it could ' be I just •• a few :hours after her re- Sweets _ an teats are among the .
ap t, b fA. winter in:the southMr. and Mrs.: Mrs; L• •E.`Ashton will. tenant the
• moval to Kincardine : Hospital. many pleasant surprises .. that
redecorated satisfactorily.
At Thursdaynight's ._meeting
-the motion to telt was unanimous
Storm Over Purchase
The ;purchase of the building
over 'six year.. ;ago, during the'
reeveship of 'Mr. N. E. Bushell,
created quite ;a municipal furore_'
_ The resi • ati '
lore -was -ilii &t:1y-•assocrated w-ith -
this question,; and';`, finally the
° matter was decided by :a Vote 'of
the ratepayers . Who, favored the
.purchase 'bya vote Of 94 to • 78.
Council had. previously applied. .
- to the Munici al Board for'.per. '
mission to dispense ,with a ;vote
on this : capital 'expenditure. The
° application, was'. denied.,..T' o';
finance the ,purchase a wen .
,P. e t t ,
1'
ear d
e
d bent
Y ore' � 1
• was floated in the
amount of $3,500, with ,equal an
, • nual . ayments O f . and
� ,.Prind al.P.
interest. of $246:27.'
She was in her 80th year.
The -:furter. al 'service. was ' con-
ducted •on Wednesday afternoon
in• the United Church by Rev. J
W. ' Stewart.'.. Interment was
ii
South Kinloss Cemetery.
ENGAGEMENTS;
The engagement is. announced
sof' Shirley .Frances, `youngest' dau-
ghter of •Mr.:'and Mrs:: James
Culbert to 'Mr. Gordon Barkwell
Brooks, youngest: son of Mrs. Geo.
• • •Brooks and the late Mr.. Brooks.
'The marriage is to take place late
in October.,
1
'' TO OPEN. TOT -TO -TEEN
.,SOP ON • ,SATURDAY
to
this 'tBoc we � � c, airy the; an;
notincement of ' the'.. Saturday.
opening of ',a new business in
Lucknow, and one: which should,
fill a : real need in the. .•conimunt-
It is: a tot -to -teen; shop to'be,�
•, operated by Mr: and.
Ashton, in the John Block
Johnstone Bl ck
next door' to ''Johnstone's: �Furni-
• ture. Store;:, They will specialize.
in infants, child's: and • teen a �ers-
wear •as•well as wools'an. a
d yarns.
Mr - Ashton travels for a child-
ren's ,clothing firrn and will carry
this ca• ac't.: withMrs..
Ashton; P � y► M s.
ill
this,
.of the 'store
in his absence, They have two
childrelt; .a daughter Beverley; 10,,.
and a son, Fraser," age 6.
Todd 'Will ..hold ailauction. sale new'DeCou horn during the :Win •
-
awaited -het: •
' ,week frons Saturday. Mr..' and ' ter
•
.Undergoing• Operation
• Mrs Harvey. Webster. entered
1 'Witigliam Hospital, on Tuesday,
r prior • to. undergoing : a major op-
{` eration today (Thursday)....
'. 'The 1947:I'i h.'School field. d
a
g Y
championships -were decided:last
.
Friday afternoon, with: ideal .Wea-
ther
ea-
� r r ilin for the meet, and
the P,:e�a. •.. �..• ,
with quite a..nurnber of spectators
. .
on _ hand to witness the keenly'
contested events,:,;
Points were awarded on a 5 4,
3, 2, -1•'• basis" with red, blue .. and
white ribbon's .presented to those'
finishiri
-
in..2; 3 order in each'
1.2
event:' Ch amp ions! ana: irnn-er's gip-
'wer.'e awarded %a badge of merit,
Championship winners were as'
follows:. Sr.., boys,' Georhe Chin,'
48 points;' oints`'' runner: -Up, ' `Alex Mac
y
Int y re,' .'32 • points ' with Wilfred
Black scoring 31: points; Jr.. boys,'
Calvin,. Gibson, 44 points; Morley
Chin, Z? ,' points;' Senior ' Girls,
Eileen Pur_.ves,'33 P .
oints;.'Mae 'Ir-
win,
rwin, 23 points, Junior . Girls,'
Gladys, Gibson;. 49.' points; Win-.
nie .Stewart ' ;37 .points,
. Senior Gina
.100 •yard dash (12.4 sec.): Betty.
' ons Mae.' Ir-
Oillespie, 'Doris Lyons,.
Win;' ' 'Mary 'Anderson, ' Bernice
Shaddiek
220' and dash (29 sec.): Doris
Lyons, Mary Anderson, Betty.Gil-
lespie, piargaret; Cooke, Eileen
Purvis.
3 -legged race (12. sec.): Mar-;
garet MacPherson & Eileen, Pur -
vest • B jty , Marshall & a•
Johnston, •Ardonn.
n, MaryChin & V Joyce
Y
Campbell, ' J rte Johnstone.. and.
IVlargaletChin, Lorraine rraine Mac-
Donald. arid Marie Smith
i tileipping race (10'.8 sec.) -Mae
' Irwin, Eileen Purves,'Betty Mar=•
sliiill Marie Smith, Doris Lyons.
Boers race (27 sec.) : Lorraine
1VIacDohald,' Ardonna Johnston,
Patsy Mac,
Milian, 'Eileen Purves,
Jean. Treleaven,.
(Continued.. ori page .10')
Party-'-Por-Bob--Reid
On . Tuesday night Bowen Ross
was host to 'about sixteen lads at
a party for Bob Reid'Bob's
nd's:showez♦ ed him
fie with num-
erous' useful gifts: ;;A • similar'
.shower was, • given his sister•
Karenlast week by the pupils of.
:
Second' Room.•
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EVENTS
COMING
• GIRL GUIDE COOKIE ' DAY
SATURDAY,-OCTOfER 18 -
`ZION' ANNIVERSARY
•Anniversary services •will be
' ' i ' ZionUnite Church ' Ash•
h_,i..iri Zlo d ,
field', on Sunday,;Gjctober 26th 'at
2.30• u:zd .7.30- p.m., conducted . by
Newton of :St- Helens.
Special music. ' ' • • • •
°IMPORTA T B.M.A..MEETING
•
A• meeting of the Business
g
Men's . Association will be held
in' the Town: Hall; Lucknow, on
Tuesday's. October .21 at '8 o'clock.
l�mportant busi:
�. i.ness • K. C. ,.' :Mur-'
•
die, Pres''„ Larry' Downs,‘ Sec.
BAZAAR AND TEA ROOM
n's'Association of The. Wome the
,
United Church will•hold a bazaar
room. in .the Church base
�and,'tea ro •
n Saturday, November 1st
rient,o Y,
'from '2 p.m. to 10 ` p.m. Baking,
aprons,' ' knitted goods and' miscel-
laneous
laneous .fancy: work. Afternoon
tea served.
" Li3LIG' ,SPEAKING. TONIGHT
P .
There .will be a .public 'speaking
:contest in the 9th School, Ash,
fiild. tonight, `Thursday, October
1tl at $,
it i : ,o•el,ock, sponsored, by
the Federation ef- Agriculture and
il.e
Township wnshi School Board. Mrs.:
• O. '. Ander°son 'of. Belgrave will
be" . resent to explain . Co -Opera-
Live Medical` Services.
ostmaster
ears
:ire
ervice
Mr. Harvey—J. Lindsay, .who is
servinghis • thirty-third: year as
village postmaster,• has• tendered
his' resignation, 'and: applications
are being ,called:'; by the iPost Of:
flee Department for:: a successor..
`DurDepartment
�in t he : g t six er Mr. Lind-•
say. requested : the Post Office De
partment . to: relieve: ' him ,of : the
responsibilities of his ;office, and;
for reasons of health asked at
sked' .that
his resignation .be made effectiyie
at December. 1st, at: .which. time_
will have: ' co le hir
hemp ted. t ty
three years of, faithful service
Mr.. Lindsay :succeeded Miss'
Mary,` Campbell, (now Mrs: Harry.
Pierce. of Winnipeg) on December
lst,•. `1914... Her.:. father,the late
Malcolm Campbell, preceded
as pestrnaster ; and was !.the first
I
merchanf and the•first postmaster
•in ''the Village. ,• .He opened',`his
business 'here in 1859, and the
next ; year was .. appointed' 'post
. master, « upon: establishing of.• .a
postal service.in'Lucknow: Thus.
in the.. ntervening 87 :ears there
have been only, three postmasters
in Lucknow. '
. Veterans :Have• Preference ,
The position •is. now ,open to
patron's of :the. Lucknow• Post Of-'
file With . preference given ' vet
erans", who . qualify • ford'. the' post:.
No candidate over 60' years:' will
be 'Considered? .unless •there, are.
no suitable. applications. Written
and oral. examinations are` taken,
in:,qualifying for 'the permanent
'a•ppointment, and • application
.forms must be filed.with•the Civil
Servic ,. • 'Commission not later
than October 25th;
Total• remuneration which var.:
ies 'somewhat yearly is roxi-
3 Y ap
rrtat.ily- $3,341.00 . out of • which
amount the postmaster is requlr-
ea' to pay- assistants and furnish
stationery and, twine. • •
BIBLE SOCIETY ' CANVASS
GETS UN.DERW'VAY HERE.
The annual canvass'° for the'
Bible'- Society is about to .get un
derway here.: Miss Mary-, McLeod •
is : the 'village canvasser,. with..
Cameron • Cook and Gordon. ..
Struthers appornted for the rural''.:
neighborhood.. Mr. Robert- Rae is
president, of thelocalorganization
`.
and Mr. James : Pickering ; ,is sec-,'
retary. •
l• _ al
r' 'ons t o`s"t a oc
Cont >.buti .h
branch a•.year ago amounted to
$151'.62.-:
The British,. and .F.reign,Bible
Society has one: purpose—to en-
courage the wider circulation ;of','
the Holy Scripture- witout note•
or. comment.
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D P'LS
SHF I E.L
SIGH
T
T N
.ORATE
More than a dozen `pupils of.
Ashfield•• school are expected to
take .' part i'n a public • speaking';
contest,.. to' be . held n the.; 9th
Con.x'School .'tonight '(Thursday)
at eight O'clock.
'event is s onsored. •. b
. TTheev � y the
Ashfield Federation of. 'Agricu1-
tube •and the Ashfield School Area`••'
Board, a
nil• is •open to the< pupils„
of all Ashfield schools. The:Fed
eration' is offerin ' $ 28:00 in. prize
o .g
money, :divided $10, $8, $6, and $4°
In` addition, the School.•Area;
Board will donate $1.00 ;to all
'contestants who . aren't among the.•
.
four top Winners
Explains Medical Services
G. Anderson of Bele
grave will be the guest speaker
at . this gathering',. when she will
cn plain `the .workkig of co—
,Oper-ative Medical Services.
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