The Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-02-05, Page 150cExtra to XJ: S. A.
• $2,p0 'A' Year -7 -In .A,dvance;
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1948
EIGHT 'PAGE
Co
ANNUAL.
GROUNDHOG DAv
HELD .AST WEEK.
Monday,.. • ' February.and was
Candlemas Day, when legend has
it that: the groundhog or the ,bear
ventures ,forth. to sniff the' ozone
and decide whether -or not sprang.
is •just around the: corner It,
would depend when Mr: Ground-
w.Qrkroom activities ;and Mr: J. hog , 'bestir ed himself
• r an Monday
Thompson the users re -i f he , was to see•his' shado
•,,•wl•as
'OloWing •a ,t alance• on hand Old Sol was shirt in
portn g for" a spell
f: 832...1, •.Both re orts are in- in >the' •m
o $ ,� this
� orrung', but was banket-
:cWded in this article. Mrs. Horn ,ed • by cldud • ix the afternoon •
ell tendered her .resignation as ' : Shadow. or:, riot we can be: sure
'•• workroom/convener, but was pre- of plenty of, winter yet; et but .i
ts
February 'and one . can. start ,
'veiled upon to continue.for an- •. y � a art' an -
The annual meeting of the
Lucknow'and Vicinity Branch of
the Canadian Red Cross' Society
was held last •week. Mrs:. Wm.
'Hornell gave a report of. the
other year, Mrs. Hornell and her! ticipating the return :of spring.
workers were highly complimen-
ted for the work °they have and
are' continuing to accomplish., a
The election of officers resulted _
as follows res, - T, W'. • Srnitl,•
p ' Officers Of the
•
`
L
cknaW Branch
hon- Fres..•W.•A'Solom n• vice
4 the. Canadian Legion' for 1948
Pres., J. R. ;McNab; treas.? .J" A:
wereinstalied ' at the.. regular
'Thompson; see.,; Mrs. W. B,. •"An;
meeting last week by the retiring,
derson campaign " committee
airman Dr:. :W, V Johnston and president; George Whitby.
chs Of'fi'cers .and ommittees are
A. E. ,McKim .with :power to, .add I : st
i'ollows pres.; I�•. J•. McIntosh;, 1st
• to their numbers; workroom; con-
-,{viceN. H. Hedley; 2nd vsice, Russ
'BOB, McINTOSH'• 'PRESIDENT
Oi' LUCKN OW LEGION:
.
,
gats to convention; • J. R. McNab,
Mrs. , Wm. --Hornell; - executive
•mem,bers . Mrs. Beatrice'Yovan,
�
Mrs. J.', McMillan. Mrs.:McKKimJack.Cook,'•. �.,-Roy.%iavens;• .execiit=
rew; sergeant at arms, George
.S
"Taylor, r.; chap., Rev; W. • S.
Sutherland; standard ` bearers
. Rev.. R. A. Joselyn,• Rev. C. . H. �.
ive, .P:. �� A. Murray,' Cliff,, Craw-
:ford, : Allister, Hughes, • Ellwood
Drennan; : `entertainment •com.;
Jack' Cook, ;L C. Downs, Harold
-Ritchie, George_ Hassall; building
torn.,: K::Cameron, G. A. Tasker;
J:•' A. Thompson; sick • com., ...L.
Taylor; D. R Finlayson, Rev. W.
S. Sutherland, G. Haldenby;, pop,
py. committee, M. R. Stewart, W.
.the Canadian iSociety's :campaign Stirnson, J. Mathers; 'lunch • corn.;
for funds would open on ,lVlarch G. R; Whitby, E..'McKay, N. John -
-1st,.
lst, with; uii=-.objective of $400:set atoll; rnembership 'corn:, • R. ' E.
for the local branch Crawford;; Robert Simpson, A.
Hughes, T.'Mox ri,son; sports •c?m.,.
J. C. Johnston, T`' A.' J. 'Haller,'
J. MacDonald; adjustment officer,
K: Cameron...
MacDonald;, Rev., J. W. Stewart,
The:rneeting ed of send -
a pp.., ,prov
ing Mrs. McKim's name, iiia. as a
~ f
member . the Provincial Ere,
Of.
cutive:
•
1�
▪ -• Messrs, J. R. McNab and' T. W
Smith; were ribnunaited . for Badge
of Service pins
Thep resident announced that'
Treasurer's' Report ,
•December .31st, 1947
Credit
Balance, Jan 1, .1947 $1346•.7.1 : '
• General 'donations 5.82
1947 campaign receipts 1.568.34•JANUARY MADE.
Debit
:Remitted to Division •$1583.23'
Mat
cries
su'
p rebased from
Division • 89.15
Materials jiurchased
p,
local) •s i,. 31:12
General administration 27:03'
Campaign estP enses 52:53
Civilian :relief
'205.00
Miscellaneous ` 100.00
..Balance,',Dec. ec. 31 1947 • 832.51
$2920:87 •:SU • Z.ERO.'.EXIT '
Not .only 'did .:January fail to•
produce' the proverbial' thaw,: but
the' month made its exit `with a.
sub, zero. sag hi the temperature
that' was officially: recorded at
below -zero pi- atu-rday : m•orning-
On` Friday, morning it was. 20• be-
low and •never -got• above 3below
'throughout the day. The: cold snap,
carried. over intoFebr'uary with
a '11' below reading, on Sui da.y,
Iriom nln, g
January generally was colder;
thane. average • and the • theremom-
eter was above the freezing point
Only. five. times during the. Month,
The .high Was 36 degrees cpn Jan-
uaiy 9th. Snowfall' which totalled
"•31%• 'inches. ` was.. 'about; normal',
There, Were.' only 4 clear. days,
--11 days of 'partial cloud and 16
days 4f total cloud
Ra'in'fall• was • negligible' ; and:
since December 13th; there has
not been sufficient rain to.:meas-
ure. This; plus the ,lack of a,Jsn-
nary' thaw;',rs . threatening; ` to
'create a severe water shortage .if
the cold weather continues With-
out let-up:
In comparing the snowfall, the,
Official . weather observer r point
out that in January of. 1940 we
had 62' inches of snow an -Jeno-
try, .then harks' back to ,another?
extreme "in 1906, ' when plowing.
was common on January 22nd;
During the past month the tem-
perature dropped to below zero
thirteen times. The past week's
officiat.a low readings were: :Jan-
uary, 26th, zero;',27th, six above;
28th, $ above; 29th, '3 below; 3.0th,
20 below; '81st, .2a below;. Peb-
ruary 1st', 17 below
:$292Q,87
1VIrs. Horne11rs 'Report
�~ Iiuekriow',, •Ontario,
.. January 27th, 1948
To
the President' and members of
Ltieknow'andVicinity Branch of
the ,Rede;Cross:
It ;gives Me, pleasure to present
this .annual report pq although'you•
will doubtlesserceive, the a -
p e
• (Continued on pegs _
STILL :RECEIVING, ENTRIES' '
FOR LOCAL • CALF , CLUB
Eight boys hive" already. enter-
ed the Calf Ciub, • spoinsored. by
the :''Lucknaw Agricultural .Soc—
iety. At least-to/6 more entries
'. ere essenti 1. t:. m.•
• An , a .. o .complete•,;, • cltlkl
y boy or .girl of the proper
age can enter, obtain their owh
• calf of Whatever breed they fancy'
,and do what 'their wish• with .it in
• the fall.
Anyone interested should colt -
tett any member Of the Commit
tee at once,. -•
.. , . , , ,which. is. 'headed by
. Jack Henderson of. '
'Other ria �' . • LucknowY•
embers are A n d,r e w
Gaunt, Dave Carruthers, 'John
Parrish, Fred Mart iti •. ,
HAS
HAS' BEEN , CLERK YOUNG: PEOPLE IN CHARGE:
'• I OF C iURCH SERVICE,
FORTY-ONE YEARS
Mr. Joseph Agnew, clerk -.and
treasurer ,of the,'Village of Luck-
now,;ha's a unique, record of .long
time service. ' He is string his.
42nd year 'in the ,'clerkship He
was appointed too. this, office •. at
the February meeting of the Vill-
age Councii 41 years. ago„in 1907,
:succeeding Mr. P. A. 'Malcolrnson:
Mr. Agnew was soon , after
named to;;:the 'dual position :as,
clerk. treasurer, ' su-cceeding
Mr. Jack :Murchison as treasurer:.
It • will : be forty years • in - July
since Mr' • Agnew took .over the
treasurership.
This. veteran• municipal servant
had a `'birthday a ; few :days.''ago •
that's worthy of special 'note too,
hist 1Vir. Agnew is'as':teserved as.
a lady .about: his age, and;• as we
can't :-betray a ..confidence, • must
let the matter drop at that. •
°NO GRANT MADE
doss, '•who '', is chairman of • the
'Br'uce County •Finance Committee
points out an terror in last week's
report of' the'BruceCounty Coun
c.il Jarn ary” session.
The report 'stated • that, a $500
grant ..had been 'made to Reid's.
Corners Community .Hall. •Mrs
. MacKenzie points out • that' no
grant' in any amount : Was made,
as :the request was not approved.
T M. A ' HA
LE TER 1�R0 CAIN S
OVER • $1,000 POSTAGE
ne town :re-•
Mr: Jose h •A w of
r. p
ceived a letter* from China a few
that had' s am
days ago, h a � . ps affixed
to it totaflipp' -over $1,000.. There.
were• three'$100 stamps one $700
stamp; ,one $19.stamp; one $5:00
stamp : and • one $1x00 st'arnp
•
That is a good• example of what
inflationary:values have•soared to
in the, Orient; •
ErotherD•ropped ;Dead, •
Mr: Donald •Rae,' .prominent
Wingham• _ business man- for '35
years;. died ,suddenly'•of 'a heart;
;attack on Monday. Mr. Rae drap.. -
ped dead in'•; his hardware. store
at tle'�isupper ,hour..•Mr" Robert;
Jiae of •Lucknow is a brother.'
They evening service in the _Un-
ited Church last Sunday Was in,
chargee of , the Young ,People's
Society; with the president • Wil-
lard Thompson, tin charge. As-
sisting were.Miss; Jean Treleaven
and Miss Margaret :MacPherson.
The theme of,,xthe _service was
"`The,;, Life of Christ in: •Word' and
Song",, and several of thegreat
hymns. of Christiandom were pre-
sented, with the life of Christ ;as
their setting: The congr egation
joined in the' 'singing of these
hymns while remaining seated.
Special music for the service" in-
cluded a solo by Zr Corrin, Duet,
by Miss Margaret Rae' .and Miss
Doris Tay; for ,and; anthem'. b'y..the•.
Junior choir_'•: Miss Welsh. presided:
at the organ. acinose ushering aand
'receivin the .offering for the �v-:
g gg.
ening • service were Melvin. Stew-
art, Floyd Wilson, Wilfred Dren-.
`nen, 'Arthur;; Andrew; and : for the
morning. service, Wilfred Black,
Bob :MacNay,; Harvey Treleaven`
pF
HAD CAESAREAN OPERATION•
Mrs.' Ronald Rothwell' 6f -Nor-
wood, daughter of ' Mr:. and Mrs.
Thorn' 'of St • Helens, under-`:
wE:nt• a.':'.caesarean '•'oP eration. in
" Cis- is Hospital, Peterborou h: on',
� Peterborough
Saturday Morning. Mrs. Rothwell
and infant daughter are both 'do-
ing real ;well
•
Visiting In ,South
Mrs., Simon Plevyes left. last
week by, trsin for Arizona to,visit
Mr, Plevtites who' is' spending the
winter there. on 'account of,: his
health:. r
COMING EVEr4TS-
50c' i or30: words;, 'additional
words, 2c : each, minimum charge
any of .ever.,y 'week; 50c.. •'.
CONCERT AND DANCE
In the Whitechurch Community
Hall on Friday, February 6th, tin-
der W. I. 'auspices. Lunch served,
Tiffin's orchestra, admission 35c.
BUSINESS MEN'S. MEETING
A full- attendance is, requested
at the Lucknow Business Men's
Association meeting in the Town
Q13aII;. Lucknow, on,Tuesday, Feb-
•.uary.10th at 8 o'clock. Election
~nffirers. Important business,' �.
Left For New York Sunday:
Mrs. Harvey Hall and John'and
Mrs. Ralph Hodgins 'and Andrew
clef, t on ' Sundayfor New YorkL to .,..�:•a,•
board thea Queen ;Mary. on .a trip
'to ." Scotland..: They were
accox
i
-
'Janie ., 'Nevft. York by �axveY
,
'and Ralph They • motored
• to
Hamilton anct took the •tr:a ii from
•there'' to New' :York. The Queen
•'Mary .Was scheduled to ail . bn
Wednesday,. but was : 'elayed•
more: than•, a :day by'storms ori her:
inbound trip, and the. departure
was ::expected to, be affected'
.cordingly
BOUNTY •...R.1J•L1ES.
The' 'agricultural • cornnlittee f
Huron County Council decided
a meeting in, .Goderich Frida , a
ternoon, that' the payment •of i • x
bounties 'will. ire the,respons•ibil y
of the: local rnunicipalitiea,•.they n
tz ri to be. reimbursed • by • the
County' Council.
A by=law` authorizing a bounty
of'$3.00 for, a fox'and $2.00 for a
fox�pup, b,.w.as pessedd.Huron
-County . Council at "the :January.
session, .after . consideration .was,
given:' to::: a • resolution from th'e:
Lucknow' Fish and Garne Protect-
ive 'Association�'reques,ting that`.,,
'fox.boiinty':be established in Mir -
on County., It'.was left to the agri-,
Cultural IcOmmittee to draw up
the necessary ;rules' dregular
HER'E SHORT TAME,
DIED SUDDENLY
w.
. .The 'death of ' Mrs Charles
Hodge of • .Holyrood occurred :in
Wingham : Hospital on Saturday,
The • previous morning she had
been'disco'vered;:unconscioirs•; frori;,
a'severe stroke,:.a., never
gained condnsciousness She was 45
yeas of•a e. •
8•
Mrs. Hodge, who was a•native ;.
of England, had prevaously''suf
feredtw-o slight strokes • arid she'
and her .,husband • had come.
,Canad'a ' on • the advice .` of their•
doctor, in the hope that Mrs.
Hodge . might enjoy better health
here.,
Arriving' in Canada only last
year, .;they .remained fpr a time
i :. Western Canada, before'. co
h.m ;,,.•:
� • ,
• �o _n�ou h :e rlV last aft
to :visit w th his brother, James -�
Hodge an 'Mrs. Hodge. Liing it •
here, Mr. Hodge accepted 'em'-
p oyment ith Mr.. Ernie . Ackert,
a .d took .up residence in •the':
apart ent over the Instittite'Hall
ge was'• with . a. wood
w m. West .Wawanosh,
and w a e sent overnight, at the
tr eife•' was : stricken. On •
• F ida ` :.m ruing . Mr. and Mrs. •
eorg P rey who: operate. the •
Me.
Cuttin,
? Io
cr
•s
olyr. od . tore,; noticed 'ani ab-;`
nee 1 • f s oke from: , the Hod . . •
apart = nt .' 'and • when . no one •
P
could .'e. " roused: the . door was :.`
. an.. Mr.s..Hod .e : as
forced; g. w
cqq� vere • u conscious in her 'bed
The .fi ' e h = d' been:_ on;
earlier : in
the rn'. rni : indicating• th'at Mrs.
Hodge ad 'not felt' well :and• had
r turn :fid, t • bed when stricken.
Sh -
e w t en. to Vin
pi al' :t at + : fternoon:• and passed
ay t n • on. on Saturday.:
he tin » r^1 .service -was • ,heIct• •
$cinlaug Anglican :Chur.ch;on:',.
J, dnea ay ancl today. (Thursday)
rei 'i .
n az i are ' � being,'. taken ao
1'oroit . fo cremation; a n, and.' the'.._,
: s es •' o th : deceased ,will: be re
u'rned o l =r homeland, with .h r"
e.
iusban , w o now'intends to re
urn - th re.;
Virs... od;, &s m iiden name was
ce' . filen Huskier.. She •has Via.
✓ they livi g in London, Ontario,
h
t ie •i
e stet ' .in
s• the ;Unitec'k
St tes.
CO
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1 lex cK
reeve o,: Ki
elected Cou
Bruce. m 'an
-ty .; eet frig
Tu sat M
Ma. ter .f t
ru es an Lb ge;.
,tions .governing; the 'bounty..• . ••
It ;puled 'th
at'f the. fox must .the whole carcass
he local mu
'C . be presented,. to
t nicipal .clerk within
48 hours' afte
r the animal is' de-
stroyed The carcass' • will be
marked with a slit, not less,..than
three irrches� long, n ' .the: lower
jaw:. No pup of the current year
will be dsignated as a fox until
after July.3f r" `' ` •
• The chairman of the' committee,.
Reeve Arthur Nicholson of Tuck-'
ersmith, ,arrived at • the Meeting.,
via .` airplane: Road. conditions
were poor, and he had 'difficulty
in getting his car started, In' order
to be at the 'meeting in" time',• the
•undaunted reeve. ,chartered 'an
airplane piloted by Lewis Lane.
He was pieked up' at his , farms
home, and nine minutes later was
Landed at Sky Harbor' airport;
reaching.the court house in time
for the meeting.
Othermembers: of the corifunit-
tee are .Reeves E:,Lawson of ;Ste
kteti,' E. Webster of Stanley, G :
Ah mstrorig of Hay, atter S. Snyder
"olborne '
NTS._ -MASTER:
,
nzie of Langside and
loss Township, ;was
ty -Master.. of West :
e Lodge at .the' Cozn-'
eld at. Amberley on
..• McKenzie is also
e Luckriow " Orange . •
TO ' H e D' OSTPONED.•
ME Tl[ G. $ N SATURDAY
•
he nnu :1 meeting of the
Lu kn
o
ricultural Society
will 'be':hel. ori Saturday.;. after
noon, February. 7th, at 2:00'
Members of e Society as well
as•.,'directors and ,associate ,'dir_
.ectors are being asked to' attend:
The`meeting was slated for ten
days ago,' but roacl conditi"oras. pre-
vented all but a few from being j
in attendance and the' postpone
ment was made until Saturday of
this 'week,
•
BORN,
ROTHWELL-Tri• Civic I#ospitai •
Peterborough, on Saturday, Jan-
uary 3lst, to Mr and Mrs. Ronald
Rothwell of Norwood (nee Helen
honi), a daughter, Jeanne .Rose
.McKENZIE — In Bowman:vine
Hospital, on Friday, January 2nd,
to, Mr: and Mrs., 'Roy McKenzie,
a son •(Roderick .John)., •
tee
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