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LU CICITOW'� NTA,RIO,= Thursday, November .13th
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In''the early -hours of Thursday
Morning, thieves' srnash'ed: 'open
.the safe. at Silverweod'a Cream-•
.•er • in Lucknow• And;escaped with
arl undisclosed' amount' of cash.
The; lopt, however,• was not •re-
garded as big in .'view of the.
"job" and the prison term "risk"
associated with it. • • •
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It was,the third tin ie, in eight.
years that the crcaxriery ht a heex_
raided. On September 30th; 1939;,
thugs used :explosives -to ' blast
the safe, and made a haul•:of cash.
Ori May..6th,1944,. the plant • was
again broken into, and the safe
pounded •open, but the "strong
• box" held • and the loot' was. nil,
although a :bonfire of records and
.• papers was lit on the *office floor;
On that occasion ..Eddy' Gaunt's
car was .stolen and .:later recover-
ed near: Guelph. • ,
Tools •Stolen At Brussels
RESERVED SEATS„FOA
IL 'S., COMMENCEMENT= '
,Reserved sets are on sale. at
McKim's Drug Store for the two,-=
night' presentation of the Luck
now. High School commencerne'nte.
The dates are Thursday andSat
urd'ay .bf next—week. with a inn-.
ited number of seats reserved for
-e-� t r night' • •
The. program will ,vary. only, in.
the: presentation' of' awards. YOn.
.Thursday night , the presentation
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will be•' made of, athletic awards;
Grade. 9 & 1'0: prcficie`ncy'shields
and the Women's Institute schol-
arship. 'OP • Saturday ,night the
scholastic...,awards -wilbe : pre-
sented,..The Clansmen scholarship
and diplomas for Upper and Mid
ole. School. ,'llhe valedictorian' will
be given on Saturday' night.
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EIGHT PAGES • • •
` PRIZE. •DRAW WINNERS
The Lucknow Branch 'of the
Canadian Legion held a very sue-,
cessfuldance on Reminembrance
Night, featuring a; draw for 'six
prizes, all of which 'were .won by
Lucknow residents. First,' cedar
chest,' Wm. M. MacDonad;; , 2nd,
radio, Mrs. Roy Black;..,3rd, din-
Her set...Mrs. J. A.. MacDonald;
4th, 'trilight, Alex •.Bohnert; ,6th,.
toilet set, George • Bower; • 5th,'.
• pyrex set; Mrs,' Roy °Firtlaysgn ..X,
The draw was made by Tom
Haller.
CHIMES INSTALLED
The tower chimes associated:
witlt the new :iHamrnond .electric
--or ai v,"—m-i-rtst , - '-'edg e r•-
day of last week in the Luck-
now Presbyterian '"Church.." The
Chimes. 'are'. broadcast by.. an
amplifier .'•. system. They were not
availableat the. time the .organ
was installed in May,'' and which
was: first: used and dedicated"as.
a memorial organ at.' anniversary:
services on. May, .11th. • •
Year=Old Apples •
• „ While • storing •away. •his 1947
crop. of a les.- Perry, . 'Hod
raid, the' robbers''smashedy open,
• what' the .manufacturer' claimed
• to be practically a ' burglar-proof
e `The 'gained entrance safe: y g ante ' by
scaling the engine -room roof, and
inan 'of i
'office wind
o .'It�
'forcing.
w
is believed. the rest, of the gang
carrying . sledge •.hammers '' and.
;towbars were .admitted by the
front door.• .The 'tools
,werestolen
•fromtho C.N R:sectionshedat
Brussels,':abo'ut ten days before,
• and _were left .'in the Silverwood.
• The safe, while • gtite •• small
"comparatively, is -Of ;thick cement
• construction encasing. •'a :• strong.
• boxwith a `special'•Ioc : It:'weighs
1400 pounds and yet was:: moved
fkkat against the wall and turned
• down on its.: back, so that the ;West of the: Presbyterian church.
property, ':"
sledge 'h'amme'r swingersThis
could P P y, • 'known as Hill'-
'' .th • . _ by_ _y -s t t;-math-•--its-ewe-l.1 _ Dept
_ 6 lati�'is •• shrubs,. and.' flower gar-
anon and then.pounded the face, � 'Mrs.'
• of tle,heavy steellork, Until the ,
dens: ' Mrs. 'MacKenzie` leaves for•
mechanism collapsed sed. llo' "n' 'Toronto ;.this week' where •:she
p a wi•, g the. .
f t will 'Make her home in the 'fut.=.
A £3 ON •THU'RSOA'ii
Mrs. Thomas' •' .Henrye, :Second:
Concession Kinloss, oss 'ob erved her
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03rd birthday' on Thursday, Nov-.
ember ''6th. She-is'enjoying: com-.
paratively ' good health. and
single-handed attends to all: the
duties of• her:' hom,e.. Her' many
friends •\are ••extending congratu-
;latrons and: best wishes.
ED BAKER -BUYS. HOME
OF MRS. WM MacKENZIE;
�r real estate -:deal. that'has been
pending for .some time .was corm-
;ple•ted a few days ago, when Mr.
E V. Baker • urcha'sed the home•
P
of. Mrs.- Wm. • MacKenzie,' lust
get in their blows • crest'', .has long . been a• * village
They '.knocked
d-omo -
c -'e - 6 0..
ace. o 'be pried, :off..
Made of special steel, the ma
terial ,is' almost• invulnerable` to
drilling and makes blasting .prat
tically impossible'due'to'the time'
limit factor. i'�
This safe:•is used only :for kee
Y P.
sing the ":cash • necessaryin the
'plant's operation and this: amount'
is'kept , to: a �rninimum due to.
previous .burglaries and • recent,
district breakins.
Another .safe in the : office •
Which 'is more ' easy '. to penetrate.
is, Used' only for safeguarding •re-
yards, ds
, anda sign:, hangs on •it
constantly advising nocturnal • vis-
itors of this'
fact, • ' •
` The breakin'.was di
scover'ed by
liIr. J. C; McNab xnana •'e 'o �'`
:local plant, , . . g r, . 'orthe
p, , who was first , to .the
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Office on Thursday:morning° P
ro.-
• Vincial
Constable Woods of. Kin-
cardine 'conducted 'the investi a-
tion,: but the trail .appears cold.%
When word • of the robbery: got
around the next '
three day,. at least
households: in that ' section
• of the town'.:re .. .
• call • hearing what
may •have bee' the sledge ham
mer blows, It. was 'also recalled
,that: a car .w
street Parked- on a side..'.
eet near the 1VMeNab residence,
keeping. an eye it Is
thought; for
.any Sign of an alar
ed in: m being turn
C.N.R. stations at. Listowel and
Atwood: ;-•and the tool • she'
Bross d at
els
h-
' the'past't ad `been robbed..t�tithin''
th past two .weeks • The' day prior
e Silverwood break-in, it is
recalled that a couple •of• stran
• exs �.dro g
and peed, into the local depot.
askedd: where . the washroom
was.
'beer Hunting .
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Mr, arid. ng At Powassan,
Mrs...; T. A. Cameron
and Ralph are spending the week
at Powassan, where the "nen are
ttyag their ,luck. __.
deer;' �t • 'getting a
.`f
They left for' the north last.
Saturday ' and ,'. will return :this
Week -end.
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Mr .and Mrs. Baker. and ;family
will :Move to: 'their .'new home. ,on
Friday, and. have : bought what
furnishings. Mrs. MacKenzie will
not require.
ASHFIELD NONAGENARIAN
ISALWAYS BUSY '
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Mr, WmA. °Johnston, esteemed
Ashfield nonagenarian, paid The
Sentinel a brief visit last ,week. to.
renew his subscription Mr.
John-
ston
'who Will be 94.next arch
,..
(continues hale .and lrearfy.. and is
q
uite active. 'He is. activelyen-
gaged in chores about the, farm
and is "always doing something".
He thinks 'nothing of 'Walking. to,.
Kintail' and back,. ' distance of.
abdut tWo imiles.•••Incidental-ly. he
never saw a finer. fall than this.
once';
Mr. Johnston won much'. Pub-
licity by taking:part in .the Inter-
national Plowing' Match -at Port
Albert last fall. He had a couple
of chances of attending. the '•match
this year in Eastern: Ontario, but.
chief reason for not accepting the
invitation was • that : Mrs. • John-
ston is not enjoying the best of
health• and' he didn't wish to leave
here
..
came across a : coup e- of apt. es.
in his: cellar . f r.om t'he :1,946 crop.;
They were a pair of :russets, that
thoug
h 'withered alitt
le showed
no sign of decay and were: quite
edible. •
• 'BETTER RETURN -
'GATE
'A mean - allowe'en trick saw
the removof an iron fence: gate•
from the: home' of a- Village resi-
dent, who ' is invalided and con-
fined to her home. It may be that'
the boys . ne ver' 'thought of it in'
this light, but.now with it drawn
to. their'•attention,. the'gentleman
ly . thing. to • do is • to rete rn 'the
gate , to its "proper place. .
OBSERVE FIFTY -FG! ANNIVE
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'Ori November,9th,
WM. John' Humphrey
observed their fifty-
anniversary,'o mar ,this special
occasion,• Mrs. Ge rge ..Walker,'
elder • daughter` of he .eateerned
cpuple, served, "a , owl dinner.,.
n
They received ma •congratula;.`•.
tions.
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r. and Mts., S. Helens;
ifth wedding
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ir,, J. W Joynt, reeve of Luck! SEVEN TRIED PO TMASTERT •
now and Warden of t e f.buniy'� EXA IN `Y`IOA-'`.[` 7127
of Bruce; was host at ;a banquet: •
on Thursday evening, ,.which was.
a feature of the November,
of truce C•olitity ' Council which
in, session' last week.at Walk-
erton.
Council Members,. cottnty of
f icials and guests made', up the
gathering, numbering over one
hundred, which was banqueted
in, royal 'style at the Walkerton
ns L.r1in •Clubs
Seven candidate for the posi-
(tion of`•-postrxraste in''• T, ucknow
tried postal servic examinations..
on Thursday.> ' T e • examining
board held the test in the.Legion,
Hall. t'
Those taking- t e tests. were
Kenneth Cameron, Jack 'MacDon-
ald, Glen 'Tasker,Fred Steward,
•1Vl:elviri Stewart,
er b , .M c uillin
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and H._S, Laver 0 '_.cast
rorii; ou si e• t e'_ ucknow office:':
area` was discouraged from taking
the examination
CO-OP TO LAUNCH'
DRIVEiii G.'::' G� : T. -C ➢c.. G fir. '"'•
VK•I V°E FOK TUNV,.
Lucknow District'•Co Operative.
•Incorporated is launching a drive
:for funds, to give.: the '.company,.
a working<'capital•,,and to finance
the. installation. of 'a. feed mixing
plant An objective' of'$15,000 has
been set' for' this :purpose:
• The 'new "' building. completed
this year: north of the C,N R.. is,
debt' free, and:; the' local Co -Op.'s
turnover has _..increased greatly.
It is. to finance their `expanding
business.,' and to. ; properly ;;equip
the rnixing lant:'that-tic cafe
paign;'•is• being undertaken, de-
tails' of which' are.:to" be found' in
a•n adveftisement in :t issue: ''
Engagement Announced'
The engagertrent is announced
of •Ada Beatrice daughter of Mrs:
Adam` N•ickel:.and the :''late Mr.
1.Nickel ''of Carrick, to Douglas.
Aitchison, younger son of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace: Aitchison of Wing-
ham.
INOCULATION 'CLINIC
HERE FRIDAY 'MORNING.
•.The
second in the •..series of
three . cynics for the inoculation
of children with diphtheria toxin
and : whooping cough vaccine will
be held in the .Town Hall on Fri-
.
day: morning. There were., up-
wards of `fifty children .received,
the inoculation at the ,first clinic;
Anyone 'owishing to be vaccin-
ated' against smallpox may re-
Friday
ceive ,the treatment at ids Y
morning's clinic. 'There is no age
limit for this vaccination and ':it
is available •to '.anyone,
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COMING EVENTS
•• ST. PETER'S, BAZAAR
The .W..omen's Guild of. St Pet-
er's Church is. •.holding a bazaar,,
fter otea and a t , non in-
the Legion Room on .Saturday,
•December: 6th • at - '
BAZAAR; AND PINK'. TEA
The " Ladies Aid. of Blake.
Church' will hold a bazaar,. pink
to::a arid' ro'ram. in 'the Church
p g ,
'Hall, Wednesday November'
19th
at 8 °o'clock. Admission.25c child-
ren •under` 12,' 15c.
• DANCE: IN LUCKNOW
• In Lucknow.Town Hall, Friday,
November 4th, .under W. I. aus-
pices aid in. � id of the Community
Recreational Centre. Door' 'prize
and prize for Institute • member
coining the'longest distance:
BAZAAR & AFTERNOON TEA
The' Ladies of.. Zion. United
Church wily hold a ,bazaar, b ik-
ing sale:and•afternoon tea in the'.
' A uxiliary • Rooms' in the Legion;
Hall,' •Lucknow, •on , • Saturday,
November .15th. Doers open at
.2,30 o'clock. . •
H. S. COMMENCEMENT
Thurs'. Nei. 20 & Sat. Nov. 22
Program consists• or one -act
play "My Lard: in Livery" and
hies-
le ic• tro
"nth t
the awardiii of ope;
scholastic ields and scholar-
s t•
P`` -T numbers and
d school ol
or+ reseve sat
section both night �lanon sale
atMcItixis Drig Store. Reseryed
seats'50c, rush
seats 35c, public
school children 25c.'
Toastmaster.' for -the •evening
was • Mr. Wesley .Durst. of Ches-
ley. `A:° sing -song' was conducted
H 'Tanner' of :.alk
b.. Mr. :G.. W
Y ,
erton, with Dr. • W: M. Connell
'at, the. 'piano . for the, evening:, He
accompanied the mixed quarette.
:of '• Mrs. •J; W. Joynt Miss Belle
,Robertson, ktcm Henderson • and
George ; Joynt, whose several
numbers drew :rounds of ap-
ptause, Torijoyable •solos were ren -
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dered by' •a, notable' hest, .-Mr..
.Alfred' -Brunton of, Tara, who. was
a `' Winner., at' the:International'
Plowing •• Match and.:qualified :for
••
a trip to ,England...-
The toast'' t o r Country" t . Du Count, y.. -:*as•
ro - osed. A. H. McTavish -16i
b
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i Teeswater pinch-hitting for F. S
Ballachey of 'Paisley. • W; lie. Tom-
tinsori replied. ' Mr. Tomlinson
stressed .that- the people of 'the
:British -•Isles an Enrbpe-are-`lo
ing • to. Canada and United'States'
for the aid that only we can • give.
We must .sacrifice `•some .of.:' our:
food, • clothing. ' arid' dollars ;for
These people' if',communisin' is not
ao ,win. If • we ,:.i e now ` we will
gvl
not .have to sacrifice -Our men:on;
the battlefront of a third: world'
•
war, he said::
'Kenzie Foster of- Bruce Town
ship, proposed : the•::toast ., to "Our
Guests',, and'. this. was ,replied :to
by. D• D. Graywarden of Well-
ington County and. Brown SMYth,
of West :'Wawanosh,'. warden.of•
HurY n Cpunt
Relates Fight For. Lueknow
Mr, :'Smyth touched on the
i ha relations i. betw en the
h e the
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two . banner:. counties of Huron-,
Bruce, jocular,ly'remarking that
they were. always referred to. in
that order ;however. • He - went
back.- to the ' recording of the
battle between' the. ::two .counties
for the incorporation -'of Lucknow
which. showed that On. the first.
vote Huron won the villag'es•by a
single •vote; but 'later •.Bruce ' got.
the arid
by the same majority
arid :'Huron :°boosters, headed by
wines 'Sommervi 1e,' ch'a'r g e:d
"skullduggery". "You. got quite
a ' slice of Huron, when you got
Lucknow", Warden Smyth' em-.
phasized to his -Bruce audience.
The relationship between the
two, counties is closer than ever
this • year, however. Mr. • Smyth
brought the , first wardenship to'
West; Wawanosh in• -69 years, and
at. the same time his. neighbour
m
in that township was winnii g the
h'onors in Bruce. County, ° For, he
added, you• must remember that
Warden Joynt' is the largest prop-
erty 'owner and • taxpayer in the
Township of. West Wawanosh sc5.
that while this municipality had
longbeen' without a warden, W lit
hathe unique occurrence of pros
viding two in the one year. '
boomed To Two' t ror1ds
Guest neaker of,, the evening,
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y , the•' exannii-
'mg board, as • his: hances of, get- •
• in h . • .a oin ent were nil •
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• with „all' the Ioca `- applicants: be
I•
ng veterans.:
Announcement .of the'appoint
ment will no doubt be made with
out delay, 'as •the e successful: can..
e Y� n
didate is scheduled to assume. his •
newduties at December lst
MEMORY : HONORED
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•• The memory orf those who died '
Y ,r
in :two wars "fo 'their homeland,.
!humanity and �hprinciples.•
y e, • of
j istrice '. and righteousness were
•h;onored at `a Remembrance 'Day`:
service on Tuesda n ornin
y . . , g .:. .
--1 a s 'ite ot-a-dri.viri' 'ra 'm -
oria rites ',were :carried out: by; +;
The Legion at. the' Cenotaph,. ,fol
lowed b a service' in St.: Peter.'s
.y. ..
Church.. Legion. members ' ''and. •
g' n
Boy Scouts .fell in for the parade;
While : Girl Guides and Auxiliary •
naembers attended the service in .'•
a' :body.... _
The. parade was headed bythe
� .,
colour. ;party of. `Russell "Whitby
an Russell Button, and was un;
der the• direction.' of Legion'Pres
ident;. George Whitby.While the '
High School, Band played "For
ever with The Lord" the Pro
vince. ,of :Ontario wreath_:'.was•'
placed by 'Mrs., Thomas Magoffin,
whose airforce son' died .overseas.
The
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'the ` president. Mr. P.'• W. • Hoag •
sounded the Last Post and Re-
veille.,:and the :silence 'of remem-
brance was *observed. •••
At • St. ,Peter's `C•hurch, : Rev. R.
A Joselyn conducted the: service
assisted : by Rev J..•W. 'Stewart.
:Mr. :N'orman :;Taylor was at the
organ,' , e . ,A
Rev. Joselyn stressed •• that , as
a nation and individuals all 'we
hold dear 'has 'been ,built. on sac-.
rifice, and • our freedom, bought' •
in blood . "by • those who went' in
.jeopardy • of .their; lives". Our.
Dominion , can' only be'preserved
by sacrifice, not.by force of arms,;'
bit by . the sacrificial . service of
men ' and wenn,, who recognize
''their . responsibilities •and obliga�
tions tci those who.paid with their
lives.It '.,cannot be preserved, by,
'corrupt. and frivilous , living., }°
"November • llth
will •be: a,'
Mockery if we - go out, from:hese , '� . ,
e' ,
and defame and dishonour tho
whose .memory we now '..corp,
mernorate",, he said.
Speaking directly to those
who went "in jeopardy' ; of -their.
lives", Rev, Joselyii appealed t
her not it o t! ` tine
h a renege now,
and. e
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eat a ha
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