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LUCKNOW, ' ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 8th,. 1948
reunion Program: T�(kes Shape,,
To Be_Sread Qver �h'r�e Da�rs
.:The' Monday night .meeting of
the' Lucknow ' Reunion • 'Commit-
tee, ••prov.ed to be the best 'meet-
ing to 'date, , w'ith. plans'taking
definite' shape ' for the' big. "do"
that so far as Lucknow ins con-
". ed ':is •us three;'weeks'aw
sern t a .
The Bruce County special,.
'n'ark you,is scheduled to arrive
in Walkerton a : week from ' next
Tuesday, JuI3 20th.
At Monday night's meeting Bob
MacIntosh' reported that The. Leg-.
•ion 'did ' not wish ' to 'assume` the
responsibility of the calithump
ian. parade, in view of 'the .short'
- •time remaining, and the fact that
'the .organization 'wash • busily en-
gaged... with :their' floodlighting
' project: • He did, however. 'assure
'every. assistance• on the part of.
Legion mere
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UNABLI TO PUBLISH •
SPECIAL REUNION 'ISStJE•
It' had been : the'
intention of
:The 'Sentinel to publish :a special'
issue ,to mark the Bruce •County'.
homeco , ing whi : ,°be., •
n. ch ' w� l eel e=
'brated in• • Lucknow on • Friday,
July 30th'
However various .factors have
oombined .to: force' us to abandon
the idea ' Chief- factor was mesh-
anical:• difficulties with both our
Linotype 'andnewspaper .press,'
•and while these appear to; be ow
pretty well o' ercome,J ur sc ed-
ule has; been so upset, and a back:-
log
ack-log of .commercial printingpiled'
g .
u_p that makes .any y other''. co -
m.
mitments oust of the question.'
The correction•. of our mailingg.
lust .was • delayed' for, some time
and ` numerous subscribers • sus
peeted',an•error:.had'been made
'in marking up their' label.` The
'list ' was corrected at 'the .. week:-
end.
eek-end
: A calithumpian committee: of
Messrs..•:Wm: MacDonald, John• D.
Ross and: Russ •Button, was nam-
ed
,With ' power to add :to their
• numbers. It is" hoped that organ -
ization►s, industries ': and . ndivid-
uals•• will. enter Wholeheartedly
'into this, .jand.'Make the .Parade
: . colorful , spectacle
•` Catering: 'and.'Concessions
• The : feeding of Friday's . crowd'
is engaging. . the . close attention
of.: the committee..A •few. private
rn;dividuals are corisiderin spry -
int meals . at their hone that
'.day, and anyone who. Would: Care
: to cater:way4-- ,:on
a: larger sca1, is asked to attend
next 'Monday night's' Meeting .or
to 'clst nitely 'advz*c: the Comrriit'
tee of 'their •. rntentibns 'p:rior. to.
#,haf-me'
Concession privileges :'are also'
available.- in the grounds'! or on
the, street and' application=sho.ulci
be' made •at once. to the comm. it-
tee Y a';of.. Iaarve °Trele '
�, vert. ki, :.•D:;
•Thornpson' :and harry Nixon ox•
applicants should attend next
Monday :night's meeting for final.
• ,•allotment. :ofd `spaces.
Week For Beauty Entries
Entries in the Beauty Contest
should be made with Mrs. N •,E:
Bushell, and must.be ' definitely
entered within: the. • next week.
• Local: and district girls' are urged
to get,•into .the contest and make
it a big . success. The in first .prize
rize ; the ." " ' p
Miss-' Luckrrow contest
• will°be a beautiful'' -sliest• of ;silver
and•• she will also be eligible'. to
competeat 'Kincardine .where.
cashpr'rizes
p of:$500, $200 and, $100
''are offered.'
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The Lucknow• contest' will be-
. held in the Arena on Thursday
evening,. July 29th. It will .be
preceded by -a softballgame,
sponsored by The Legion, and
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EIGHT PAGES'
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Windows Wantoniiy• Smashed'
Wanton damage .has been done
'to • the . new •Co -Opp• mixing plant
at : the' C N.R:;•'.by . the.• shattering
:of many .•windows ' on ' the east
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side of , the' building..
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MAILING LIST
REVISED THIS, WEEK
After some delay ,the- Sen
tinel .mailing list was, correct,
ed up to last Friday.. and this
week's issue will carry new
label dates for many sub-•.
scribers.
•• Take . note, of : the date ` "oil
your label to see if..prbper
credit has been given -.and •if
;your • sbbsci`rliitionl' • is' .:in •ar=•
real°. please attend to this
matter promptly.
MR. & MRS. S. REED HONORED
ON 40TH .ANNI.VERSARY
The home 'of Mr. and Mrs. 'Sam
Reid, Lucknow, was the scene ,of
a party, . on July 1st, when. their
family .and nine grandchildren
and other relatives.;to the number:
of thirty-five, .gathered to honor
Mr. and Mrs. Reid on •the aceas
inn of their' 40th wedding -anni-
• During .the, evening: the':bride .of
4Q; years was. .presented, with a
bouquet . of ' orange: blossoms ,by
her • bridesmaid,. Mrs. Jas Pipe
of, Goderich. The evening was
Spent enjoying a. nice program,
after ;: which a dainty • lunch.' was
seryed: "They, all'san'` `"For they
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are •jolly good fellows'.' , and "Auld
Lang• Syne".; ,Mr. and Mrs kReid
`received many useful gifts :and
Mrs. .: Reid • thanked -everyone and
hoped all 'Would , :be' spared =;to
celebrate 'with, them their 50th
the •i�� ,a c' T
a 3 eeds`af ,the da.»,e
shied 'with. "the .'Rcunion Com-
mittee • •
On .Sunday after noon
. .follow-
ing; 71:i,,,1�:'io -plan§`tri)c.L.1
eectition service. PrcsicltritBcil
Macintosh .dnnOunced h ch will
f-1°t�ri�" c! tFratlt ,tits rd v . sri; , q
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and , gathei•in ;s :as .a' :conclusion
ci .Lirc-knovi's, ar•t•Y
"in the Coin -4y
'celebratieii7
The Pro'r am in Brief :
.suint -ria 'y of "the local• pro
z:. minus any details. is as
follows:
:Thursday. Evening, .July. 29th '
' ;Softball 'Ganite
Beauty Contest.
J'itnev Dancing •
Friday, •July 30th
Morning - •:Calithumpian Par-
ade..
anniversary.: -Friends Were.',pres
ent from Goderich, Whitechurch,,
London;Kinloss Asht eld ' and
Luckrit�w K -'
PU.�I GS' .ALC. T11e :Lucknow .'Lawn- Bowfin
llri.the Bruce Inspectorate of those
who '-wrote, Gladys obtained 355
marks or ;88.75 percent,'
:In first 'place ..was Joan• John-
ston of • Ripley with 359 marks or
89 75 percent. Kenneth . McLen
nan of Ripley was third with 351.
marks, 87.75 'Per'cent. Ronald'
Coiling Finlay, SSS. No. '2 Huron,
was 5th :with339 marks or 84,75
percent'
In the 'Inspectorate there were
`5.47 entrance candidates. Of these
277, •or 50:6'..percent:were re' om=,
'Mended theiry on ears -.:Work.Of
the ',270 who w ' to 'the xamina-
tion c
there w r�53 'failures.
Reception For Newlyweds .
Mr. 'and Mrs, George Newlyweds,
(nee'Alice Barkwell) were guests
of honor at a reception held in
the Town Hall on Friday evening.
The presentation of a purge of
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money was made ,by Jack Mac-
Intosh ,and Virden .Mowbray.
BACK TO BRUCE•,,
WROTE ENTRANCE, :WAS:
SECOND IN )[NSP CTORA FORMER ST., PETER'S. RECTOR
O .:. WILL BE BE HERE . FROM• N:
• Althcitigh, recor'nmended do her
ear's' work,Gladys Chin re lies- Rev. Charles W. • Saunders, Rec- •
yy q for of St,'Peter'Anglican church
°ted to write: the entrance, exarnin- s g
from 1905 to 1910, expects to, be
here. *for the ' homecoining' ,cele-
b tion, 'Rev..- Saunders l is now
retor at Stewacke, Nova Scotia.
He says in part:. • "To`• 'be re-
membered' •after almost forty
years, did .give . me ' a Thrill. My
Wife' and I'expect to 'Spend a'brief
holiday in London With tour' son,
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rations ..and stood•• in second place-
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IN'WESTMiNSTER HOSPITAL.+
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Jimmy' Scott, of ,Langside:' has
been a patient in'(Westminster
Military Hospital. for • several
months" ",and is a • roommate of
Kenneth •.Cameron.: Jim had his
feet, frozen , last winter 'and re
Gently underwent an operation
for' t e' amputation of, a couple ,of.
.h p i�.
toes: on. one foot..•
DOUBLES-TO1JRNEY TODAY
Cluki i stagzi;rg ., their ' anzival.
afternoon. ': Thur..sdaY. `• P 1 .•
starts at .1:30': There..will be ,three;
15 -end' :games
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�• n d kyles tou>rna en s
• Entrance : exaini.nation •results
for the •t Liicknp. '• centre show
• •seven:.of. 34. pupils received hon
oral y standing Sixteenwrote.•the
exainiriation' with the; of ei .qb
g;r.an tainiong 'their, standing , on their
:year's worl., .There .was: one fail
:ire only at- the Lucknow centre
Ail pupils • of
passed:
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Afternoon .'-.-- Softball '..tourna-'
menta High,la'nd • dancing, Seotclp
•reel,' square: dancing; tug •.o'>.war,.
Huron .;vs. 'Bruce; Jack Thynne,
the lansas Farmer; 4 'bands•—
Pipe, brass, bugle, and 'clown.'
Evening -�' Monster -,carnival
and:-,street';dances•• sponsored,•. by.
The. Clansrneri.
Sunday,'August' list
:Morning—"Old . Boys"' -yin local
pulpits.
Afternoon—Decoration service
• Evening Band. 'Conceit;' ar.
allowed by a jitney'dance, with,rangein nts not complete.
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Here is to ..Old Bruce' Count that's where I'm going hack:
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The' fair place,' the rare place, that's calling me to pack.
Myself and' old• -'Bruce• County, we've been long' years apart,,
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A dears. spot, a queer spot it holds within my, heart; • G,.•
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Of all'the 1 ` 1� a first I •left'tostay
f placeshave been`s c
one Can ea.lr- so sweetly Youve been too long .away",
1`ve read the o1d home paper and oh, `my, heart is torn, .
I must go back to dear old Bruce, the spot: where •I was born..
That's 'Why I'll ' oY. • •
Y, J rl the multitudes 'Nvlicr 'bre heading, back toda�w,`
To' be there; to' see there the faces that'I relay, , •••
To. clasp 'the hand of friendship, to 'taste. the, 4,1p.of. joy):
To Md to meniory's casket a gem without 'alloy.
' (Luckno ' . ' DEAN I: MacLEOD:
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O BRUCE'
Tune == "Auld' Lang' Syne"''
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the local.' school
Barr, Russell
Bohnert, Berkley
-Bonnett,: Ruby
Campbe'll,' Duncan
Casemore, Shirley
Chin Gladys (hon. ).
Crowston, Clarence '
Dur nin,',Betty , •
Elliott, Isobel
E1phieh.,: David
England, 'Marjorie
Fisher. Bill
Guest, Jean,
Hamilton, Betty :(hon.)
Hedley, Jaequoleen .•
Henderson Elmer .
Hodgins, 'Clayton
lutel•iisorl, Matilda
Irwin, Etl'Wdod E ,
Irwin, IVlaaiene
Johnston, Carman
Johnston,. Joan (hong)
1VIacIrinesr Ann
Maclnnes, Catherine •
liMaclntyre, Donald
MacIntyre, Mary 'Anna •
MacMillan, Mary (hon.) '.
McNay, Donald ;
Moore, Eva • •
eWman, Douglas (hon.)'
eid Edna (hon,) •
'Thciinpson, Donald (hon.)..
Wall, Mary Jean
Walsh, Suitt -
COKING .EVENTS •
DANCE TUESDAY'
Dance at St. Augustine on
Tuesday',: JuI; '13th, Farriers -or-
chestra. Lunch served. Gents 1;
ladies free: •
so in all , probability' 1 shall. go
an to Lucknow: to 'see �the=f ew''old ,
friends still there. 'I `know I''sh'all;• •
fail to see :.all' niy 'Old friends as
I left St, Peter's • in 1909, A.•`new
generation has grown up : since.
then,••bu•t• there are still` a euir,
Harry • 1VIcQuiliin, • Jo a Agnew,
Will Davison, Wm '•Murdie' and •
there may' be .a -lot of •;others".
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The Bruce County Reunion got
a big .play in :the "Globe
last ''Week 4, The` second , section
front page •was "devoted to"a news'
story of. the 'homecoming,: illus'
trated by a half dozen;' rural, ` ur-
ban and seaside ;"shots". :of scenes
in Bruce.
The irst _
e fr
• st county -wide � home-
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oming ever: attempted. is attract,
ing international interest' and'is
being ' widely: 'publicized; from.
coast tocoa�''yj ,
Here ,For The .Reunion
Mr. ' and : Mrs: 'Dave `.Lawrence
are probably :the' first :arrivals =for:
'the Bruce . Reunion to 'be held
late., this ..month.. Mr: ',and Mrs:
Law•rence,'::.who. have been :. re
Joins Bank Staff siding<for a time ' Flint,
Miss Betty�, •. n Mich
. Miller, daughter or .with °their son arrived -.here .on
Mr: and' Mrs Fi ank `lltiiller has
...Saturday and are • visi.tiriga`t the
:joined: the ';staff .of°.the Bank' of. ,hone of. her-brother,'•:Mr. • Z]Vihiam'
Montreal
MacKenzie of Langsiele.
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LOSE 'i°
OS HRE:E FROM
HEALTH STAFF
The staff of the. Bruce County
Health 'Uni:t'held.:a very .informal
but siccessfu.l 'picnic. ,at Whip -
;Poor -Will Bays -rear - Lion's Head
lc,st week.•..Supper was prepared
on' the shore of '• the. '•' lake and
everybody enjoyed the -festivities:
-The staff' is soon to lose • from its'
members three •, who have .been;
on •'the staff during the past year.
They . are Miss Mary. McLatigh-
lin who has been • "the • . district
nurse' in Lion's Head; Mary ,Rust
who " has , been the district' nurse
in' the 'Lucknow district • and Miss
Erma 'McDougall who .has been
on" the staff'gine the early days
of the formation • of the Unit,' i;n•
the. office, and Who will be leav-
ing . shortly to be married. . It is
regretted that it is necessary for
these three . members . to be ' lost
to
the staff, particularly in these
days when trained.' personnel are •
so difficult 'to obtain Miss' ; Mc
Laughlin• is going to' train for the"
medical • mission ' fields in India,
while Miss Rust ' is taking on
Health duties at Toronto With the'
Department there: 'These; mem-
bers will be missed and good
wishes go with them in their fut-
.tire ; life. •These Members will b4
replaced soon by other :trained
personnel will
in the: near fixture
there will be • a' further : bulletin
on the personnel. of: the 11eealth
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ay wi+►.!i��,� ra kms:ellat airi
rwn
Mrs. Ken Agnew of" Milton,` says
I hope to be • there with' the
crowd, for. the • reunion".
• Dog, Food ';Holding : The Line. •
Canned meats: were" , ,among •
food products' relieved of the ;:8.
percent. tax,. but increased : prices
of the product •liave�more than
• offse
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t the saving:That. ' is �t
the 'exception of 'clog:food, . which'
is' •holding the. price. l•ine , ' So, if,
You . can 'eat .with the;•.dog,: you''ll
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•:save eight percent on,'your . food'
bill . �.
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FfRE. RAZED : :B�iG ,.
DU;NGAN:NON •BARN (l
One. of the finest barns in. the
Dungannon district was razed by
fire Thursday night,;on the. farm
of Thomas McLean. The barn was •
72 feet square. The McLean Aarm'" .
is on: the fourth : concessio of
West Wawanosh, The fire Was
'discovered 'shortly' .before. Mid-,
night. Cause of the outbreak•
' is
net. known.
A, few loads of fresh hay had'
been ,plac'ed in °the barn within
the past two or three days but its,.
was thought that.there'was 'not
.sufficient hay, to cause'-spontan
eous .. combustion. •
Cattle and horses were'`
rnpas
tare'. It • is . believed that. .four]
calves perished. The loss is ' par-•
l tially covered by. insurance. •
Mr. 1VIcLean was bored on" this
farm, and the fine; big . barn '"was
built by his father in• 1895
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