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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-01-29, Page 3-THURSDAY, JANUARY 29,114 M1 . Miss Ruth Mathews'of .' 'oronto spent the week -end here. Mrs. John Miller is visiting in London and Strathroy. • Mr and Mrs. • P. M: Johnston" r,is'ituc 1�t 'eek at tt iener and Port'Colbarne. • G.enera] THE. LUC CNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ON TRIO CHILDREN'S :AID SOCIETY. ANNUAL IWIEETING Mr.. and Mrs, Jack .McLeod and daughter Lois Jean. of Woodstock spent the. week -end here with his fdthe,Mr. W. S.McLeod. • x e Mr. ,and' .Nir-s,.. Bert Treleav,ci are spending a weak.' at `Siz icoe with their daughter, Mrs.-rLaw- rence ,Trerriaine 'an1VIr, Tre- maine. • M. Finlay Malcolm 'is 'visiting. in' Stouffville . with Lis 'son, T. Mr. Lyman MVMalcolm, Ml' W. 3. :Little, 96 -year o•id village resident, who had been ill in Wingham Hospital for two weeks returned home onSunday, Messrs.: W. . G, Webster and Robert • Button ,:of„ Lucknow,, Ed. Webster of Big Vali'ey,Alta., and Fred. Anderson of Zion spent. last week at , Windsor. • LOOK:1 THROUGH. i'. G BACK' A R•D SS THE SENTINEL FILES Sixt Year s Ago: ,. Officers of the • 'nlos-s',Branch Agricultural • Soni , were, Peter-11,1cKenZie; - ;e-pres., Peter • Co'r:rigan;•2nd vie , James. Gaunt.; directors --Ashfield, James :Lane, J,'Meln;tyre; Wawanosh, D. Ruth.- erford; Kinloss,, J. Gaunt, 3. 'Nish. illsdn; Huron, Alex' Patterson; lauckttaw,. James. Bryan, �G.. W. l3erry; auditors, D. I3: Carner'on, .W, 'Connell. . • ReZaistrauon of births b'ecarrie . compulsory With .the :onus on municipal .assessors .10 see :that • all., births were registered: The Village "Council was cbm--• prised of Reeve Robert.. Graham 1� . Councillors "Adam Thorn , son . and p • J.- Little,. J' ,Boyd. ''and' John, rund Mr.- `Graham duce- ed'ed Dr. ennan a`5 're.eVe: Dou 'g aid McMullen of :West. i •ass monad to the •� anc5 w u Wav r.i.. Michigan lumber woods ecause 6fsi'ruous'•injur-ies receive lby.his• brother Archie h e •hochalsh correspondent said: "Our nerchant,,. Mr J;' G; 1 iur;doch, las ' taken ip his abode ln' Lucknow. The store and • poste ()Elite is 'now occupied by .W. G: • and R.' Murdoch and the business r• will bi;; . carried . on. as; Murdoch Bros." The llojne of John lV einnes ;of ....Lochalsh, "Fiddler . Jack:', was destroyed ;by • fire. D..1Vlo;ody.•m'uveel his barbering' business to the' old •post' office., hu.j;k1ing • Scott of C:ulr oss defeated lainE�s Gaunt. df •Kinloss. for :the Lli uci County •warde'nshrp;.: Forty Years Ago. Phi lIrn'11f e iu1'an. a.nd •his' t'er. Georgie, left: on •a` trip, to• fa! ni r; accomn&inied a's far • as Dakota ha, Archie MacMillan 'who. had'bi'en visiting here: Rev. 1t. W. "Craw •of St. Helens,. ■ ■ ■ Nervous? ■rrita ■ � . ■ . ' Valuable` In Nervous . ■ Exhaustion from ■ "Overwork •: —11and • ■ , Worry ,-.Contains Vitamin B: received a call to 1VIe]ville Pit.S= Mr and .ivlrs.. JQhn - Joynt . l.•e turned -after spending two months in the•.'Olcl Country,,. W. A. Wilson was: elected errs-' iden.t of the Agricultural Society to 'succeed Jarries Bry.�ari, J. Mur- chison was. seer etary, and T. Law. re.:rrc'e, treas.- .t • • Robert: McAllister died in We'�t Wawanosh in' her 51st. year: •. J bhn Boyd died in Lucknow in: his.• 70th -year. �. , In has ;.103rd ear, the death occurred of Dou 'all:M �-D g c ougallof Con; :Robert . McGuire o'f St. Helens was Might fireman at Mti; hell's Mil]. • Contracts for'.dr•awin,• milk to' g ' the .Paramount -Cheese, Facts ry a. l•. • o`..i i u lUr1 dL'ttl C �SI'irn • c ati g r.� Yaamourit.. Junes Barnby :•was secretary • lir. R. McIntosh, .secretary of the;Sehbol Board ti�as advertising for ' r , .teacher,' : of. •'.'Fourtlr• Book. •Wort.". b�,�terian Church, Fergus. Twenty: Years Ago Jack aHamrl'ton, mail,courier R, R: 3 Lucknow, retired' after..13 r years' service; 'on this . route dur >xilf!'whreh it • was • estimated he. tr dv.Eilleel 1:44;00(1, miles:.' He was succeeded by `W` J:. 'D uglas • Ntl,le Grand .of Jewels Rebekah Lcidge x=vas•Mrs:. W;'!.L. ' 1VIacKen ire L'ihe-up of the Lucknow'J`unior hockey team was goal, Art An-' drew:; def.;: •Ted Collyer;. 1VJ of grn .11eiidc:rson centre, Cam Thon,p-,. >n: 1 g'tt•wing:, Chatlie.Web tier:, Gordon.. Fisher; ' alt.; Bill: Henderson, grant 49VlacKeri ' Pheasant ' _eggs` .were available tip memberg. of: the 'South •;Bruce Game and Fish Protective. As soda tion a• Robes t, 1VMallough who died .in Toronto,. ,was bu'r ied:•=in Dungan- ru u Cemetery.' . ` _ • George' McKenzie ' 'reS,igned : as . car etaker' of South Kinloss church.. and cemetery ' sextbn. and ryas 'silts:ceded . by.:Alex',McKen•zie. The death `:occur;red, of: Ja'rnes Br 3laii, former editor of The. Sen-. e : tines. • MYS. Adam 4.1V1eDoriald died in Kinloss in 'her .94t'h •year to Dor. Yid ,E riiigton 'died at Dun to gannon in : his 85th year. Ripley's .new .ai ens: Was offie- rally opened Third .Foran Literary Society, `.� •officers were 'as .follows:' •press :Margaret' -McQuillan; vice pre$., /. John 'McNab;. sec., Norman `Wild son; .pianist, •Enola Buswell.. foi'rii, �. representative, Calvin Blitzstein. l• press-. -reporter; AIe Andrew; s ' critic, Isabel Craw, program com:, ,Edwin Smith," .Wzllen•a Chestnut, ■ :Me1•Vin:Hackett; editor of j,ourrr-= all Morgan-, Henderson;. sub edi- tors, Pearl 'Nixon; 'Donald Grant. • a J 'La!rY YD►o w n s :. I D.A "URUGr,irIST ■ r • 'Phone ■ i■����sIe■s aaiieu11111• leammona UNITED .CHURCH LUCKNOW er: J :W. Stewart,. I.A., B.D. 'Pastor SUNV;AN', FEBRUARY '1st. a.m.: "Nothing to Draw %' i1;h". �'• ti tory, "A Little Mis"sionary• flnaay:' School at close: of Morning Service. mt:r `1'.P.U'..hi charge. hent", "The Life of'Const Word and Song". 'thie'cial. aisle. aw. BRUCE LEADS IN FLAX •IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO Bruce. county has taken` the lead in the revival'of.flax;.grew- ing in Southern 'Ontario, , but'.im-•' portant amounts were also grown in 1'947 in Grey, Middlesex, I-iur on, Dufferin, Wellington & •Perth it • i's, reported by the Ontario Oe- • parem'ent of Agriculture. In..Ont- arto ..as a • whole flax: production jumped 'from 169,000 bushels in' 1946, to 674,000 bushels in 1947 • Nearly-halfof the province's' production, took • place .an the far ' northwestern ',district of.• Rainey River, in the. 'river -bottom• lands along the border between Ontario 'and Minnesota, In .the production of theother: half of the provinces' total, Bruce had a cornmanding lead, with 116,454..bushcls, Well ; i.ngton' was second with 56,470 and Grey third=w 'ith 55,102: Huron county, in fourth place, produced ,23,772. bushels 'of'flax seed from 1,698 .acres; the crop ' was valued at ''$116,245. Perth 'county, in seventh plate, had X8,60', acres in flax, which produced 11,336..bushels, worth $55,433. The .annual meeiing of tilt Children's Aid Society of. the County of Bruce ' was " held. on Thursday, January 22nd, in the County: council. Chambers,' Walk- erton e -p esiden-t;- amici- Gregg of Brant .Township in the .chair. Treasurer J. J,'Becltberger read the financial statement showing theoasSetsto' total $17,847,33, Re-' ceipts °fox' the year 1947 were $17,944.74, while .expenditures Were $15,397.41 with a laank bal- ance. of $2,547,33 • :. , `Superintendent D.. W. Cameron, gave an interesting report 'oia the' past year's work. He spoke brief ly on.'each branch: "The protect-' }ng . of children in . _their. ' own. •hones is•.rnuch:.better 'tinderstodd.. than ever before. Seventy w'o-, ..men's organizations donated ' ap-` •proximately 'two thousand dol- lars worth of bedding 'and' new. and used clothing. :The* Service Clubs gave grants: for . shoes and rubbers.; This' clothing is: seldom' used for families where there . is a ,bread earner but is used to keep children with their.' parents or' relatives in rases of ,desertion .or sickneSs..The Society: had direct- lyunder care 169children during" 1947; •62 of these : vere babies placed en.adoption probation".'.. The board elected .'for 1948, President, D. W. Gregg; .vice pre- sident,'Wm. Walsh, , Kincardine Sec., Clarence•Thorn .son treas: John J: Beckber er; su t. D-. g p W Cameron; ; also .• George.. Darrrrp, Mrs, 1-.I. .. Wesley',' Mrs:: E. Larsen of Walkerton, ' Theodore Hesch of. 1Vlildrnay'. and S. F. Ballachey .of Paisley.. • • PAGE; Tiff . terested , people. Who compose an ratigmented. board.... , . " V HITiECH:HRCHw Mr< Victor ' Emerson • spent, a couple of days ' at.. Tavistock• last week -and . attended the funeral of his. aunt, •Mrs.. Peppler, on. 'Thurs- day. She will be remenrbered,.by' many here when. she visited with. her:sister, Mrs,. A. Emerson. The United W.M.S. meeting was. held, at the home of 1VMr, ' and Mrs. •Garnet.. Farrier"' ` on Wednesday last. •The 'Presbyterian W.' M. S. meeting was held•:at; the .ho.e' of .and Mrs. Ezra Wellwood. on Thursday. • •' ''' Mr, Lorne Johnston ••has -been in bed for the past 'week-. Mrs.. John Gillespie 'is riot. as well as her many friends would like. ' • Mr. • and :Mrs. Frank •Ross. of 1 at -*Malt' You re Cra .:. .Forget your age! Thousands are peppy at 70. pepping' up" with estrex. Contains tonlofpr weak. rundown feeling due solely to body's lack of Iron whioh. many men and women • call "old." Try Ostrex Tonic Tablets for,pep younger feeling. Ola • very. day. New. 'get acquainted'''. else Duty Po..For Sale 'Vail drug Stores everywhere. . church public library , assdciatioa• .with J. D. Beeerott, sec.-treas. '• : Mrs. • Fred •Newman• is : •1ibrari - with the.library kept'at his store. • Miss Mildred Metlena gghan has: • been' nursing Mr. Walter'. , Rich ard•son'f'at hishome near Tees. water ;and' Miss 'Olive •Terriff is..' nursing Mr.• Rokl'ert,, Sproule at his home 'hear Wingham. , New, office .'boy "i have aided .these' figures up 'eight times, sir". .:T n a •clition tb .this ar e 1 2em m ' b ars of Council and a group' board there the County:, Of local in - parents; ;Mr.. a� d ,Mr s. Ma c Ross . RevW,' S'_utherland.was :ap. . pofnted president of the ; White— „and thorough". Office:boy :: "And here •are the. eight 'results". ►F . OU'Ta,,OF-TOWN .: FRIENDS • .ANP.-- AND. AND - AND HELP , M,AKE TI success • e names of all Old Boys. and Girls •which' are received_ will be sent to the Secretary of the Bruce County Homecoming Association, who will for- ward an official invitation to "Come Back To Bruce and all the information about the .•:.doings fhis sumrner. • ,+ Nex • _} • Space: Contributed As A Community Service by _ Joh Labatt, Limited . 9 • < '4 • rR • .i�