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THE ,LUCKNOW :SENTINEL, oLUCIol1TQIN,, ONTARIO
THURSDAY, 1VAltcff' 4th, .194ii
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' TIME FOR ACTIONrT • From the 'pockets of Canadians
$10 million is: being, sought by the
As the weeks fly by and spring Canadian Appoa1-four--Children to
approaches, one realizes that July
CountyHomecom- assist. those ,youngsters whose'
and the Bruce lives ,have been blighted by war
ing Reunionis ,not so:' far off.
face of all in Europe and Asia: The. appeal
Especially. so, . in the
' seeks to purchase. articles of food
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.411e Planning thatmust be done
and clothin arcing -with medical
,:oealy
if Lucknow ' and district is
„ supplies oto assist these' boys and
to: play its part in giving the . Oldwith.
d Girls" a royal al •welcome health,
Boys and y girls on: the' road o thern .ti
the• purpose. o bringing p.
home'. •
• ' ' as happy, useful 'citizens.. hNo'r is
The County Publicity 'Commit- their : ducation being neglected
tee's, program is iowdefinitely as'a considerable'. amount is to,bp.
arranged and • sta ting this month spent on school ' books' and 'sup
thousands,uPon thousands ,of for
plies;''and in eaul`pping libraries
mer. Bruce tes • wi 1 coalmen,
be informed of whatjs being
planned "back. home"' and will
•• be : invited • to join tire trekk 'to
Bruce next•:July,
It; is •believed to be the first
•county -wide: reunion ever attemp-
'ted •'1n the ,province,, • arid' has
potentialities for great Success if
each municipality and ''e,v'e'r y
civic -minded adult - in .the• com-
•-munity..does his bit; Upon the
individual rests the responsibility
' of. : whether' the •"old ' boys. and
'girls" will.return',home; happy
or'.disgruntled°'with the welcome
and 'entertainment . 'we give there
The first 'public planing .Meet -
in_ to be called locally; has .been
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seta or' .. o nig t urs • ay • an,.
'it is • most important .that, the
rneetiing: be. well attended and
the various •' organizations of '•the
c'ominunity represented. Big tasks
lie ahead and; only by -a co-oper
ative community effort: can Luck -
how's . part ' in this reunion ' be
properly or Satisfactorily 'played.
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The ` terrifi ' fire toll . in lives
and '..property thathas occurred.
this winter, has ,resulted in •the.
average. Canadian becarning every,
• conscious of. .fire-, hazards, Dis
asters shock people, 'and it is' do
be`expected, that the fire disasters
of :thy hast• °few weeks, .,many of
them close `to home,. will bring
about:'in" eryone .a greater' ;ten
dency to be careful..with those
things thatcause, fires,
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Doesn't seem:so long ago since assinine .comedy' .programs,. that
the':siogan was, "Hydro is youas`:.he.radio is becoming increasingly
—use it". silent ,in ;many ,homes.
The "saving of hydro has be,
come -a matter of vital concern
to every adult citizen of the pro-.
;vince.,.'Regardless of the bickering'
and buck -passing; as • to the re
sponsibility .for the .presentcon-
dition, the fact remains that rural
and 'urban:' folk__ alike,' rnust co-
operate , iri cutting the 'consurhp;-
tion of 'hydro in their own'.in
terests.' Lights" should be turned.
off.Whenever'.and ,wherever Poss—
ible and every' eco omy exercised
use of
liYr.o
owe.
in the
p r••'
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There is -a growing clamor for,
removal of the Canadian sales
x hi . ' . ,, his little or
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OBITUARY
MALCO1k+M Ross
An :aged' and 'highly esteemed.
' - n _ resident o#. this . commun.
'ity passed away at his 'late. Dome .
in the' village of Whitechurch on
Tuesday last. The late Vlr.. •Ross,,
though in his 80Th year, had en-
joyed good health until stricken
with a severe'stroke the previous •
'
Saturday a afternoon and •from
Sa cNy
which he never. regained :.eon
sciousness and passed• peacefully
away Tuesday' afternoon.'
The. late Mr. Ross;.was the 'sec-
erid, sori,o.f :the•.late George Ross
and the former Flora MacDonald,
o ini rated here fr.oi Scotland;
w kl .., g
an•c1 took • up''thew farm: on the •
2nd Concession ,of 'Kinloss. •
' Mr. •Ross, was actively ; cpnnect-
ed with `the life of the United'
Church and ' achieved the highest
honor the church could bestow.,
serving as`clerk of Session for 35
years. lie rwas also active in man-
icipal politics, being •a
member on . the Township Board
for '13'• years.
Mr. Ross was twice married.
His first marriage was i'ti 1895 to'.
,Miss • Adeline Phillips who pre-
deceased him in r119Q4. In 1908 he
married 'Lexay A. Terriff, . who
survives liim along'with Frank` of
:LOOK G' ,`•BACK.WAR�DS
THROUGH ' THE SENTINEL FILES.
Sixty, Years Ago,
David Moody advertised his.
barber business. in. Verse,. .as fol-
lows:' o
• Ifs, you want la clean and easy
shave, •
As. clean as. barber ever gave,
Just Cali on m@:' at',: my saloon,
• At rriorhing eve ` `-afternpon,.. •
that 'and 'co/rib your. air
o 'suit the Contour of yOU. .
face; .
. • To'you' IT give a good shampoo
.the art of which,' is' known 'to•
few..
My scissors sharp,•-rny razor's
keen,
My 'shop:'is' always: neat and •
clean, •
• And' -ever -everything I'xn sure you'll
find: Y g
To suit the. taste • and please
.the mind.,•
• Perfumes are , new • ' and. alwayssweet: • a •
-And with them others can't
with. grace;
•Turnberry Township; Flora (Mrs. ' compete, •
nothingto recorrimend• it, yet ' `' ` '
seriously reduced; the 'purchasing
power.,.of the dollar and as such
is' a contributing factor' to present:
inflationary' tendencies; The' Min
ister of •Finance might be wise to
pay, a ;little heed to, the "little'
fellow's" plea 'to have the sales
tax' repealed. .
1 •'uld inwit
Forty NXears
Teter 'C'orrfgan... ent,•}'eci upon.
�n
'his= 45th year as tr`easur'e•}:
loss, .Township. Ile '1,v4s now a
-resident of Luckr ow. having re-
l4red froixi. the farm
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• Kinloss, Te wnshili ,..,;„,,1 cum.
missioner's. We�r�e I)'oir:.,l i ;�,' itZc
Donald, :Jol•tn 1VIclLt•,;ifi(•, J'uhr
•Mcniarrnid, 'Henry l�I�,1;u r's` and
:AlexandeiU• McLenntiii;'
.,'George •($3' rick I�lil, nri.e sei:
• ered • :his' :.G on.ne4titit�:.xe ith tkie
G:T..R. to:.devote liis•'�',�tti,uti{in to
•the. :well and.pump' bus R•ss''
Louisa Macb'onald, Lige t30,•.ded'
in Kinloss. The funer:,1 i„o1k place
from. ;the. resideti;ce? „of
'McLean. . '
Misi 'Mary .Ander:uti was ap�
pointed organist of •thc�. Lucltfc
Methodist 'Clitizeh..' 1.1er father,
Mr. James Anderson, Was choir,
leaderI} • .
l '.
H. Ham;•local G.T.'
R 'agent,'re.
ceived notice' of his pi o)notion to
the, Fergus ,•dep.ot
W. �Aliin, Thomas: Recd, James
Bryan and ;Robert. Johnston won
the :trophy at the Seaforrh, curl;
ing :borspiel:
a• s'For. :'I can trim` their bangs :all
S Foren) and
The Canadian 'Appeal. for' Chit-
dren •Campaign is now:, underway.
with donations:: accepted at:' the
Bank. If this community is to":pull
'its full weight in .this worthy
cause, it. would seem: ;essential.
that 'a ideal ;committee be: formed`
to add the necessary spark,to obi
tain the best 'response' possible
Radio networks are •giving 'such•
a heavily overbalanced Sunday
diet of murder, 'mystery' and.
TO CLOSE CHARGE..
AT: SIVIITH'.S:'
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': The -Presbytery of Huron-Mait-•
land met in. 'Clinton ..:Last week
with. Rev. R. :Williams `;presiding:
Cot'missipners• appointed to at
tend the, General Assembly .were
Rev. I.' McIver,' Cr rook; .Rev.
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Nimmo, Winghani•; 'Rev W: O.
Rhoad; Ashfield.
The Work . at Smith's Hill 'hay-.
Mg been suspended for two years
• without showing ;'signs of revival,
decided the presbytery to close,
the charge. •
AT, IT EARLY'
March came in like a lamb' a1-,
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Snowplow' Wreck •A. Year Ago •
It •a year'ago tliis~week' since
the' March 'blow that filled the
Henderson cut, northof tow .,.and
caused' ;a snowplow derailment as
low.tri d• to bust
a � four=engine p e
its .way through'the'snoW `block-'
ade.
Lost Valueable Pup- ,
' George' Whitby. recently ' 'receiv-
ed delivery" of„ a Yalueable Pup
shipped from ' Lethbridge.' The
:dog ,died,. about . three'' days'"later;
A.:veterinary's postmortem reveal-
ed that death was due to periton-
itis.
NEWLYWEDS IIONOR,ED,
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' right, 'b'ut by Tuesday was kick_ • Mr. and . Mrs- 'Everett ..Lane
in `'up its heels, Several inches• wer<e. honor.ed recently. b. mein-
ell -firing the and. ' - Y y:
of snow fell. during h day, bcrs• of the United •Church choir
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whipped by a strong wind;'quick- of'which Mrs. 'Lane?. .the former
filled in...back roads and kept t ' r,
ly i p 'Betty.. Tj uinbley, is • a.' m�ml�cr,.
s n o w p1.9 w ' crews'. working' , Howard• Blowes gave the ad
': throughput', the ': day and night to I dress y and Miss 'Beth Chapman'
p
Malcolm of, Miinjce,
•Olivet 1orne and. Kathleen,
(Mrs.G.. 0. Cox); • Coniston, , Ont.
An only surviving sister' is Mrs..
Win. ''Soli<n • Coulter, Zetland: and
:two .. brothers James.. in , Sask.
atchewan :and' Rob•ert err the •
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honiiestead.
A largeconcourse of friends
arid neighbors = filled ,'the village
church Where ,Rev. M:: G N'ewton:.
assisted ;by Rev'. W.,' J Watt' and
Rev. G.; O. Cox, 'conductedSer-
vice. 'A favorite. selection•of. :the
ieceased: "Beyond `the'.'Suiiset","
was 'rendered';by Garnet Farrier.
Interment "was...made ih the,,f arri=
ily. plat` at .South •Kinloss: Cern-
tery. •
F1orgT-tributes• were 'carried 'by
nephews- of . the .deceased' and the
right: •
' •li;ev Mr. Nugent accepted a call.
to. ,Walkerton.'.M•ethodist. church.
W: Anderson, local taxidermist,°
purchased 'a' :.bald headed eagle
which had 'been . • killed . with.
poison at:"the lighthouse .its' wing
spread was 7 "feet, '7 inches:"
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▪ Lucknow Council ••set the tav-
ern • license fee: ,at, $15d and the.,
shop -license ,at $20U.,
Those ., taking art: at an Odd-,
:fellow's social included W: H.
:Smith; John :Peart, .Miss Enima
Smith,' .Clara. Berry Emma *and
Julia Peart, Lizzie L` awson;' Edith
Whitely, Mrs.: G : A Siddall,
Frank ,Gordon' Charles Lindsay,
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f Twenty Years Ago
'Elmer Alton suffered a° flact-•
•used leg 'when 'thro�ti n .fi;oir
load of,, •hay.
Jim' Sherwood
Windsor':: to run.
•r6..•tli:rnr:d front:
the 1i --fair
at Lartes. .
Mr. ' and Mrs.;' John. A; '•iVicLean
and theilr., ten-year t�l'd son •• were
bored to . death` .i�.i. '11icu `farm•
hd"me at U'nderwor2d:
A. E.1Vlihson of Milton. dir,ccted'.
the...presentation at `A1,c_tun'of°the•
play "B:ashful Mi . I3u1blis"'. Mi
Mi1.lsor; 'as a coon;,
„ _D1gti� c a: nioiio
JohncNah, i°i c lirc�sident;:.
presided for the ;'1'l;i;'ii %:,Lim
erary'' society'.'mcctui,.;: Thu pro."
udc.
;ar. l.,cCrimmon;' Rev. F. �jrzlt 1, lta
gram in
d,'.mtt r�r
following -actedas..p
allbea'xer'gent, Wbe1.,Craw;°4peeci; 'Grant;.
yessi. Giilespre,',W.Inen; R.`.MurraY,':Jures Somer-:dance, E.
lizabeh:M) n:1M' mead
:Farrier,:
John ' Johnston, , .John :ville, John Baird, , James . B.. Hun -
'Craig, Victor ': Emerson Albert ter, :•James Bryan.'.
Coulter; A" "s igh load•;of' boys . and girls
fro Lochalsh` arid Hemlock City
i' ••t ice'
' an' aftern'oon`. o z he
JOHN W. JOHNSTON � � `t'Sipet<
.
On January' 22nd,'.• 1948, there at' pintail' fishing 'herring. The'
"passed awa• in the Esler" H•os i- catch was poor but : on the.w.ay
i? y.. p
tal at Cereal, Alberta,' after' ;a few home they had ;. the'.°thi: ill Of an•.
days illness, .John W..Johnston,,'upsCt. 'The'teamster Was •John
at the age of 81_ Years. , 4: months M'cLennan. ,
kee�p+;inain highways° passable;,• presented the gifts: ,
lion ;
i•' school bus.t
fel s o
•A h d
The s c
Al•: •r ccentl' Mr;and Mrs'..
.. • . ..•o • y : M ,
'get' back into town: until • after ,Lane were honored by the' Pres -
midnight as it' was' held , up 'at byteri'an church choir which , pre-
• Lochalsh till the plow came back Sented '.them with a silver cream
through • and sugar arid. tray.=Port, B1gin
The wind '.calmed during the J`Times.
night ' and ^Wednesday morning
• dawned bright and clear.`
FAST :TIME will go 'into effect,
at `Goderich on April 25th.
• Convalescing After Operation
Miss Margaret Nicholson, • sten- HURON COUNTY .music, festival
• ographer at the Royal Sank Kin+ will ,open - at, Goderich on: May
'cardiae, ,is convalescing : at . the
;home' ' of her parents, ° Mr. and
Macs. ban :Nicholson, •following an
etnergeney':appendix operation in
.the Kincardine General Hospital,.
where she was 'a patient ,for, two
Weeks. ' ' • , •
x7th:.,
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HECTOR HAYS, 75r died sud-
denly . in. Coderich Hospital
Friday night from:.a heart attack.
Gentleman ---a Worn -bout waif°
and 22 'days. ': Mr. . 'Johns.ton` . has
been''a ,esident of the Helmsdale,
.Alberta;; district fbr the past- 38`
years, farming profitably since
going to the: distri.kt .in -.1910. He
was born on the 12th' Concession
of Kinlos` 'Towns i two miles+
s n P,
west df linloug.h,• the :eldest son
'of a ' family of ten born,:to Annie,
Worthy and Aiecarider Johnston..
At the, age of thirteen 'lie moved
with they : family • to • Laggside.
where . he grew' to manhood,. In
1885` he' went to live . in Ashfield,
where in 1895:4e was married to,
Miss. Margaret- MacKenzie 'pf
Lochalsh. 'A? -year Dater With his
wife he moved to Calumet, Mich.
•where: he_ remained : •until going
to Alberta rim , l'91U,
kte leave=s to Mourn his passing'
two' ::,ons ' and four ' daughters,
Russell. and Wesley: Johnston of
iieirrisdale, Mrs. H. 1:1414 also of
Helmsdale; Alberta;- Mrs.. Walker
of Olds, Alberta; Mrs. ' Lassneri
'of Calgary and. Mrs.,C. Cochran
of Toronto., Three sisters . also sur-
vive, Mrs, • Schryder of Tiverton's
Ontario, 1VIrs. Ernersin.'•of•,,West
Branch', Iowa and Miss Bessie
J;ohnaton of Oyen, Alberta.:
The following tribute was', paid
to•:Mr: Johnston by a close friend:
"The passing of J. W.,• as 'he 'was
`affectionately'' known, .brings .one
nearer.. 40 the gallant ':band •'of
whom there are too few left!.our.
pioneers.3. W. ''w,as a E good` hus-
band, brothers. farther" and friend,
ing,-: i' uby ' 'f'ur;r c', ;, 1 ;.riii�n� ale:.
Mc11y ploei`
Iiaiiold A11i•n i r i till:' s;l-
ver.c:up offered k ;�1.• 1, <tv' 13i;i
•to- the salesmn y,'
l�tilicst
riurnbei;:: of ` sales r :'a. four:
inonths' per rbel,
:� '•' } idler.
Heavy' wool . cic ,�. °
tiscd at, -.25c .a.t Vit,• �`«riet}
Store
a man of sterling' .character ,and
a, .citizen of , which' any comnjun7.
its could well be proud:"•'
G- .E.OROE BROPHY . :..
w ..„George.-'Bro : h' d:ie'd s'udd n y-
: g p Y •,-
of a, heart attack: at his home
in' St Augustine, ;at the,; age of
70, years. He *a"s. born'iii:•St.Aug-
ustine on January 30, 1878. In
90.7 he Went to' Blackie, Alberta,.
where: he 'took.
up a "homestead:
where' he; lived until returning
to Ontario because of i11�''health
in. 1932. since returning east he
made his •Thorne with 'his brother,
Ambrose Brophy. In 1919` he• was
married : to 'Miss Vei'onlca Mc-
.Glare'. of 'Boston, Mass., who_ •pre-'
deceased him iri\1g29. He leaves
two sons a'nd f our' daughters,. Jos.'
f East Wawanoshi Edward'' -at
home;. (Uruila) `Mrs:. F4. J. Robi-
taille, Bangor, Me.; Agnes of Bos-
ton; and • Ada and. Edna' of. Torr
onto; •one grandchild,' 'Midhae l
Brophy;; two brothers . and tWo
sisters, Ambrose and Mary Ada,
St. Augustine; James of Vancou-
ver; (Catherine) Mrs. Milan Moir
of•'Winghann.
• • MR. AL1'lltEn ROSS :.
There passed away;'ate his' hole
in Culross • Township, .on ” N•o. 4
Highway, -on Thursday, February
13th• -Alfred ' x/1111 nrnr' Ross, in his
•69th• year.• He had, been in failing
• health for some two 'years.
Alfred Ross bras'` horn. July 3,
.4
1879, a 'sort of tf,�' , ..George
and 'Mary Ann It,� I1�, `resided
all his life 'in C'cil} r • : In' .190i'l1e
was' united in .Ti1 r, :' • to: l'lor^
eiice Louisa Scott:, „r;}1tcr: of„ -
.the •latc,•:Glal��.ni Mi�. ..c c
Surviving, with tl1t ` . 'do ,' ar6..
two children, 'it/lilt }; ;,r: tt' Ross,
at home; land. Jc ; ;;, 1!iit:.(Mrs,
Bruce'phonlp: o}iJ t�'.�l. er•tan;
'also six grandchild:
Mr. , Rosa ��' ;� iii . fan1'11y
of':nine, only t�ta;, �roi1) sitr
vivo:` •1vlrs. Aiiriit '1'. r•lf Itirn-
loss' Township` �ri,�t . ':Albert;
Ross of Ilodui;mr,,
Deceased 'v;lis ;i •i ';;l i.iiir}tia
her of Kno :int-'.;,
aril a•most deCot'
father. In .pulbt,,
staunch. Conac'rvat
The f unernl t ai :. u,1•� r1 Sat
'urday afteino.cin #r,,,,' •tiir' late
residence,. and ��i} i << v'lorgelY
attended' by.hfric'ii :y ',,rid nrvi;h-'
• bora, 'showing `thea, klir;il
vithhich ' lie'' wan l ;•i.l . fl(iV .nlr:
Nimmo of Wini;liam. 1:01.hltic'ted.a
vlerninyteteirrosrop.k.re.s. sive'
trplaceC.
�• .ire 11yyd Avery,
•, Pallbearers v` t
WWalter •Sharrpe, : John A. Scott,
Joseph 'Dickson, nlc"ci'aat and'.
havid Grant.. '
'Friends wore P
rosent from
t.i rch Waltoi5,
oChesley, Whitech : ,
Harriston, Walkerton and ;gill*
cardine._Teeswa"ter News,
{ :,'1 c11u,ch
,Lund and
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