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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-12-24, Page 2rk 1110, AI pF. q.10 t4 ,z: 41, t • PAGE .TWO • ONTARIO 'Wednesday; December 24th, 194T' LUCKIITO�N SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, O ° :THE LUCKNOW 'SENTINEL •. • Ludlow; • Ontario. Au orized asSecondClassMail,Post Office DePa rent, Ottawa .Member of: re C. W. N, -A•.----,-"__:_.:..... Subscription Rate - $2.00 A Year in Advance -To U. S. $2 50 - 'Estab'lished 1873,— Published Each Wednesday Morning d,...• L.. C; Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor Wednesday, December' 24th, 1947 '•, , .0 R:1-4 1V1[E CH RISTMASl•, . R_RY Christmas is the'inost woinder- • ful time of the• year. . A.. -time of and receiving :.a :time "o#' giving ... _ , � • a % .ti ,coy aru1 : good cheer and . 'Opel , good ..ill fills when the spirit�,,of g w • men'ssouls: , . •It is a tithe to •:exxte%d :hearty . :wishes for health, happiness . and prosecrit • -4-''to say simply. and Y , • • sincErely''the old "fashioned, but Rise, and •si'read your. Christ tried and trtie• greeting,- 1Vlerry l ;: Haas, fare;: IAD TWO. WAIIDENS NOW.. 7rs7neiiie .St,ill the. Mare, that SHORT REEVE :AND C E. R,K' iE i',• • sI „i TE WOULD HEAR THE ANGELS; SING . If ye'wbulcl \Bear the angels sing 'Peace. 'mi. earth•. and mercy •. xllzld'' ' Tlink of Hirci ' who• Was once -a < child, On Christinas day in the znorning, 8. Letters To• • The Editor ... Dear Sir: ' Sometimes when we country folk have to depend on the neigh- .hers Jor a ride to •town funny. things happen: Qne elayiagt week four of us were lined up at vei ous place's along the road await- ing for •the MCDiarrnid bus.: The driver and' his wife ai'eboth„very good natured ;about it all, only objecting: to•.aziyone of us. stand- ing in the centre n of the. road °to„ Say 'How .do” to ..an •oncoming car, • which indeed • did happen on this .occasion:' . Two' more , ladies were .Safely. taken on: and' when itTne to the- last .on the line' ca she said, she allowed: four or five `cars to pass ::her, preferring to. wiz it •fox the 11rlcDiarrriid .bus, No doubt about At there' is :a .charm a'bou't. that 'b o • • "One of The Passengers .• If ye Would hear the, angels sing, Christisnas and, a• Happy New Year. to • all. . But• transcending all is'the ..an niresay of , the birth. .of the, Christ • Child, , the Saviour, ` of the world, whom. We a71 should woI ship and adore -•-This is Christ- mas: COUNCIL QUALIFICATIONS The � � ua ifications ' `which' the q l Municipal Act; requires for a can- didate for :council'.' are but the :upualifications ,which go to make • a good • councillor: • ni i_ al Act 'he. Under : the Municipal • must be either :"a ' householder, that i . to .say .a•: resident owner or':' tenant, sessed .for; a dwell-. • artment ' in : the muni ' frig ; or ' Apar • e. , or` in. eipality : hich •hoccupies, mayif •t1,.1 e : alternative-•� he . he .cis .assessed • on the last revised. 'assessment oil f ' an amount share, ..: . On• Christmas; day in the morning.. _Rise and bake .. .... __• . b read Christians; rise, the.' world is bare; • And blank,: ands. dark With• want and care, . Yet Christmas comes in, the rriarn=: in'g: If ye wonld Bear the .ar els sing,. ,LT�1JC fire; 'And: see that 'ye .pile .:the;• logs still'•higher ii Christmas. dayin thesnlorning. M. L00 KING: BA.CI+C ARDS T -IRCUGH . THE SENTINEL . FILE,S. • • Sixty Years:Ago • Win. Ridd1e's-ta oon Ashfield @ was destroyed b West • Wawanosh , wnship. has, lay.inn ::to two been, :able , to wardens, this'•,year, but one; Ash- field faeld wag points • otit that they're short •• a • reeve and going to . be . clerk• this• .coming :year as.: both these officials. reside on the.Ash- field° side of the road The , 'incoming:., -reeve s,'of • West. Wawaniosh, .Mr. Everett,. Finnigan and •Clerk. Durnin Phillips, who, �] '� of West .Wawa= is also secretary.,. • Rise arid light your Christmas fire;' rise'. the :wor'ld '.Christians, old, d `Time.' is weary,and worn; And . r or and .cold; enable' him .to. enter sufficient .'tb,' h in . the morn- .. •Yet Clirstizias .comes mart-, . 'on the voters'` list'' as a.�municipal :• • • ing r.;Th villa '�es and:townships; .•. :•electo g :the amount is $100, in cities $400, and' he: resides in or '.within" five miles of the Muri'ecipality:: Iri any• ,i is. event 1%e must be a' British •h sub -- Feet he. must •be entered on the votersi list as;•'qualified to vote at': r iunicipal ' •elections;: and .he. must not .be disqualified, under the disqualification. provisions :of 4, ►, t. :4' is t a,. ' Some.. • 6f ',the qualifications 'which 'are not ...legally re uired : bat .:.which deserve : careful coin.. _-sideration by , those • who ;would • .stand' 'for election' to''couneil,. arid `t'hose •:who nominate` and . vote for, candidates, include ;the, following; /Shed by The Oxford tract,. as their •guests ' P he have . an a . retia 1. ' That ,PP . Univer ity Press 4 new:, bridge • . is to be Gori tion . of the value of' our ' .dente , :_ o strutted 'arid. `t . water ' course cratic ,way of 'life. REINDEER' LIKE 'SANTA'S 'ehanged :just ,west of Dan Mc' 2 That his' record in. his bust mean's" sand'' Emile Nlchenilan's o. Do you know that reindeer, like •• d co m unit undertakings: riess an m Y .demonstrates his 'Suitability , for• the (team that Santa Claus drives ,' ' office. over:-the_aiousetops'. on-:CChristmas murricipal of f c Eve • live in .Canada?: During 'the • .' 3. That he has 'proved,' hi�rriSelf � , If ye would' :heal: the angels sing; • 'Christians! see' ye let, each. door Stand 'wider than it'e'e°r . stood before, • . 'On Christmas `day: in the morning Rise, and 'open wide thedoer; •'-Christians, ' rise!. the World . is "Wide,' • •;. outside, '` Yet, Christmas coone s inthe morning. BY ,Dora Greenwell (1821-82J in.;the, oxford Book of :Carols side iii`Dungannon,; and incident- 'all'y on ;:the: Ashfield' side of ;:the. road,;''which gives this.'adjoining municipality' the claim -of having two reeves , land, two clerk$ ; or so o`u'r:' informant argues ••'V\'• • guy' Kincardi$e' Home: Mr; and Mrs Peter Carter, Jr.; ve urch:ased Con.'. 10, .Kinloss, 'ha . p , . ,,. the ':house . and • 3 -acre :: lot' : of Al Maynard in.Kincardine and will move froth 'the farm to their new •horie:in the. •spring Win, Connell disposed' e ma ' ia'ge' was'. solemnized of W;, L. MacKenzie and Marx fire. M.acintyre:__..�.,_ . , Y, ' Mrs, Samuel MacDonald, for., o his rnerly ::Marion McKinnon, died in dry., goods stock to G. W; Berry Kinloss, in her 78th year, 111ar' Jas Rowand was elected Ile -1 tied in S 1 tland ..in 1866, the form candidate ler the riding' of young couple settled on Con. 6; 0: D 'E Kinloss, that same year.' ' 'Mr, Wm. Connell„ noved.to his r ew..storel .recently. fitted up in. • the Murray Block, ' Mrs... John McDougall' died at • her` home in;. Kinrloss in her 36th: West Bruce. He• defeated Cameron of ' Luckno:w , on the 5th ballot 54 to 31. 'peter ' Corrigan: of Helyrood also contested the con ettioii and wa's Delegates. •on v,. the 3rd , ballot; Delegates. froria,, Lucknow were Alex McIntyre, che, U�r; 4 ,1VIcCi irrimon, J. crena. Win. ,;Connell; A: McQuaig•, ,Geo, Kerr; from. Kinloss;:•.J 'Kaake,'` icholls,. J. Lane, John; Jacob N Nicholls., , Geo. McIntosh, James McLeod': Pr McIntosh, Alex Nich= bison, Kenneth McKenzie, ,Thos. Mur• ray, Arch Gordon, John, Mire- house, . Maggie , :McMillan, o f •Para mount; age,.'16, •; died, after a •lengthy illness,. She. was the sixth of the .family to die 'Wiithin: t'en years, her', Mother; tt?o brgthers, ,and three sisters • having. ' prede-` 'ceased her.' • : ' W: and J. Moody purchased the grocery business from R. Graham:: Mrs.:' Malcolm...MacD'onald, age 56 years, died at her' home • on` Con.` 14,, .West.` Waw.anosh W, ORK ON HIGH ENDED' FbR W AY86 • Forty Years" Ago Tlie. 27th annual "convenition of.' the .Sabbath •School of Ashfield Circuit; was., held in: Hackett: 'Church: Winners.'' in the scripture memorization contest, were ` Leila Blake, G.erdon '•Smeltzer, .Ida' Sherwood and. Nota'; Sxneltzer. • Mrs. '.J K M. Gordon and dau- ghter left' for, Gravenhurst to join _ the »ocf er _•who •was,,physiciarr at ,year, 'r. - Twenity, Years Ago ,• William George Balls iof;'.St, 'Helens: suffered a, herntarrhage .on • Lucknow 'Main Street' wid passed • away. suddenly; ' : ! • ' ` • Miss 'Dorothy Douglas went to a Toronto to •take a•' course: at fife.. Presbyterian Deaconess-. 1•i:orne in preparation for entering • upon • missionary work. Her brother, r e:.e' termed o� TGe n -Kn G o ale ,1 and E Mr. Mrs. A, 1�1cliun were in.Halifax •:attending �l convention of •railway ticket -sellers. A ;•.large barn on the farm ., west of Kinlough, owrtied 'by .liar ry 'Logan` and ;operated by Mr, • Fitzgerald,; was destroyed by fire Mr. James Campbell,. a former; • Brantford at .the age of J1 Mrs,'Wm. Struthers died at het home here in her 71st year • •-ontinuation ''Sch of field •G . School d day ., .champions 'were, Sig. • g.ir 1; Helen Mac Donald Jr: girls' �. . � girls; Annetta Fisher;' Sr. `:boys, Donald Gra t; Jr..;boys, Jack .Brabsori , Ackert Bros . won .,the'' grand championship prize 1(.41.,the best ` arload .lot c steers at the."Tor='' onto Stocker .arid Feeeler Show, ; At Kinloss; School . Fair,' Marr Y' :the; sani`torium. • .... Can. Decker ,: urchased the Cox :;won first prize i' :the public'. Vacated • b ' :J ' .S. ',Hamilton, `sp aki ng. contest. Thci c 'were• 13 house v c . Y :" ' und. • contestants. who' went to•. Owen: So � ' ` "• � Ashfield W. M.' S:,Meeting Work of :,road -widening, hilln of the The annual Meeting h field rw.M S: was held'at.the home Of Mrs. Neil J..1VIac1Cenzie11:,,with Mrs.,s:; Duncan. 1VlcKe�izie'•in ch.a rgge • of the program: A4 .:nut'hber • of cutting, , filling . and fence "build ' ` Mg, on Highway 86 from Amber=` ley 'to:: Lochalsh' has . been . diseon: inued for the winter, and the; c .� „ . • ea oek and, _ McQuigge: have moved •much` of,,horn D... MacI e n re ,gave a s ;Miss Sadie ;Johnston was appoint p=', wed - r siderit for the `coming ' e b Year A prayer; of thanksfor.a sue cessful year. was. •.given by Mrs.. Duncan MacKenzie:; A ve•r,y' dainty. 1 z ch,was servedby•the':; hostess.A •` their 'powerful ,equipment::to. the • history ' of each. • hymn' a'nd' its ;Owen Sound ;district.... I•�rior. to • Mrs. Johi•Cowan read the '' Leaving. theyfield, a; turkey din- ,Writer. - ....scripture �aesson; and: Mrs.• Nei. icer at :Kincardine; with •some 20..• `merle •� dis= .MacKeiYzi.e. gave. •:a splendid .tom-•• residents of the A b Y nientary on it: The roll call :was ; answered by verses pertaining to: hrist: ' • Mrs, N.- J. the ,birth of- TC MacKenzi'e, gave the lesson :from i. al e educt o ' .study ook on a the b .th• system of India. ' Short • Christmas .'. i Attie. •• em ' werere d b Mss nos, a y. �eDonaid, Mrs. Emile MacLen- nazi and,Mrs, D. R. MacKenzie: A very' .interesting .letter from`' ev. was read Nin. Dickson of` Formosa e by Mrs. D. A:•: •MacLean..A pleas- nig' part of the progra n was the presentation of, a 'life mm,ember ship • to Mrs:: R'iioad which was made Possible by Mrs.: John .Ross, 'who, recently moved• to .LucknoW by, giving ,.$25• for .a membership to someone in the Auxiliary, The business ii eetinrg'•�• followed; Were" h "' - e e card •tre s and thea re- ports urer's• report' showed the allocar tion, was. reached, and .exceeded.. Election of officers took place and Mrs, Neill .1.'MacKenZie who had been. • the: capable president for the past two ,years, 'resigned and. not judgment • and to be ofso nd u 'only that, ' but also' 4. That lie be bf good morals, . and conscientious in ; •ser'ving„ others: 5. That ,he be the • kind of per- son ,who can ; work in .co• -opera- tion with' others:.' found placidly roving all, he Arctic lands around < the pol--� 6:That he have good.: healthy µ' c .7.. That' he will 'be" free t de -northern' Europe, •northern' Asia • ' the, necessar Aline to the ,vote , Y f the , discharge of the duties o office to which .he is elected. No • nniatter;how able he is, an. abseil 4. •tee eouncilior is .:not• `much of an The Age, when. glaciers covered Ontario, Arctie .reindeer roamed through.. southern ` Canada. " With the Mastodon, woolly rnaminoth, and musk-ox, they existed along the bleak, barren :borders ' of ' the great.. ice' sheet,' Today they are and northern North America. In races •iiorth- 1 Lapland, h e whit mb La a P . .ern Sweden, . northern Finland. and northieastern: Russia, .the,rein-• deer` had been domesticated for' asset.: to a council Centur`ies..1n, Arctic America.: the. 8. That his princial% motive . in wild reindeer is.. called . caribou; seeking office 'is the ,' advance- With the great reduction sof Can - merit of the welfare of the .whole 'ado's reindeer 'herds domestic municipality, not for his •person- al advancement, or simplrfor the •:honor of being elected,—Muni- ,.cipal Worid'J - 0 reindeer have been: brought in ,to take their :place, and Eskirnos, are now being trained ,to. 'look...after 'herds in Canada's northland. You Will see several' types, of caribou. farms.. Widening•o erations were. P. a point just east carried. ou •.to t of Lochals�i,. and much of the. I. work .of moving : pole• lines "and" -building new • fences. has " been completed almost .te the 15th side road. , Hog •Special Winners • The *inners. in the .T Eaton, on "Co.; Special an hogs at Walker- ton Christmas .'Fa'ir which were judged ,on a carcas basis were as follows 1,..',Wilfred Sutter, Walk ert4n; 2, George Mannerow, Ches ley; • 3, Austin `Martin, ,Lucknow; 4,• George.Gowan, Allenford; 5,• John Cronin, 'Mildmay; 6, Ralph, Kuntz, tz Mildmay. e a in Th ' 1 c s p g were very ,close •as there were 36: entries in the competition.. exhibited . in the Zoology galler" .' Speaking in Seaforth recently, ies of the. Royal Ontario Museum. Premier George Dreliv laid. the , • •' - o • responsibility for the ' current, shortage'of hydo power, at the • doorstep• of the. Hepburn. Govern- fnent, Withh' this•' we are .not at tempting to tlisagree : but, while hydro expansion -activities Have. been pushed ahead' ..at.breakneck speed, surely }the current short- age, if. itis as ; aoute as :it appears to be; .must have been , forseen by 'the .Drew Administration or the H.E P.C..long ago,. Or is. the Whole affair just another'political- lootball ,' • 'This is the season to 1he Merry: 'It 'Is, also the season to be: wary!., The Ontario Department of High- .ways. reminds' motorists that 'in. December,.1- holiday driving' and winter 'conditions. combine to make . this joyful month a very. dangerous Month: D.i:ive with ex- tra • care --and cheerful;; not tearful. It:, lay' be trued County's: Show' but it's 'still 'the- "!Walkerton. "'Chris'tmas Pair", with. the county capital ‘getting , all ` the 'publicity. . Sailed To Old Country' Rev. and Mrs. A. W; Brown, formerly of• the''Ashfield Circuit' Charge, , sailed recently far • the O1d Country from ':New York, on board i it. the ' Queen Mary. Rev. Brown! is• ori leave ,of absence due to papr health. • PAISLEY'S, NEW RINK; will be in use this winter. An intermed- iate • "A" team, lead ,by the veter- an ,George ,Graht, has been en= 'tered in the MISS JEAN WEBSTER of West Wawanosh, and a member o!: •Clinton Public. School staff for several. 'terri'is; has tendered ,.her resigntion effective December 31St. ,MISS, Edith McClenaghan, lielgrave, has been nanied to sue - deed Miss Webster, as teacher of Gra&..fl w i! Ywhtw .47,4 .iiia$ Best ' Wishes fat• a Very Merry:ClfristmasTime' and' . a., may you have a,n :e;etra big share' Of all Gond Things, This Coming Year, oPURDONI BAKERY .4/4040A- R Q 7Qzolvi 4 404, ' 1,a+witzio 0 4 eisi omot pt . .SEASON'S.: GREETINGS. ., 3 .Just a Greeting' io• wish . You' tij'e'''' l' Best of Good Cheer, Not• :only at • 1' dearChristmas. ,` but ,all through the , 1 And With this YOletide Greeting m1? 3 goesbusiness otic iappreciaton;•'of .�riendly g d •relations, Wa Wi'n s ► HUDSON 'DEALER, LVCKNOl?i► • .. 4