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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-07-22, Page 1• • rEra MUM.. -.... ....-. ' .... ........ , f ..sir ....... {y , i2,OO A Year—In Advance; • 50e Extra to U. S A. 1 LUCKNOONTARIO, THURSDAY; • JULY 22nd, • 1948 • EIGHT PAGES platts.,.A);frov.t. Gthplefed. ,for Reunion: Celebratjon Meeting on Monday evening fo •#heir weekly session, the loco Reunion Committee reviewed th plans -for next week's celebration which are now'„practically tom pieted. ' ' • Friday, July ; 30th ;is the •`Bi Day'', , brit Thursday evening wil see the `festivities get "underway with the Legion sponsoring a • double - header softball fixtur -under the lights”. There will b. jitney Glancing in the •.park ari refreshment• booth... . r e e d • Friday's Program •: ' • Friday's program will. open rx the morning with a monster talithurripian parade, for which, $275 in prizes, will be. .offered. ' • The .classes' are as follows: Floats . ' $30, $20, $10. _... ec ated-etr"ucks • Decorated ears a 15 , 10, 5 .. Funniest means of transportation 15, 10,• • 5 Funniest 'clown • 15, 10, ' • :5 Dog -drawn; vehicle 5, ; 3, . 2 • Decorated, bicycles . 5, 3, . 2 Decorated tricycles• , 3, 2, 1 Best • group .display '• . Schools,; clubs, organizaations • In addition to these, the judges ,,may .' award a special. $25, . if. in _ their, . opinion enough • originality is shown in any •other class,- other than those listed! The parade will ' assemble,' at. the school • grounds • at ,t30 • and will .parade to the park., •Where • the official •aliening ceremonies • will take place.• Mr. Cameron Geddes is being invited 'to` actas . Master -df Cere- monies' for ' "'Fi dayr'Afterluotin*s program in the park. This will • include Scotch dancing and pip. ing, . square dancing,. 'Sco ch reel: ' old :.time the -K fiddling, , •numbers by Jack':Thyme� , nsas �armer': • and. a ' : softball • tournament tween 'Port Albert, Dungannon, Auburn and'`I,ucknow teams. • There will be; four bands in • attendance, : .The' ''Lucknow • Pipe Band, Toronto. Clown Band; God Erich: Bluewater Band, and the • 40;piece Goderie.h Girls' Bugle Band: • Carnga At : Ni ht • On Friday. evening The 'Clans-' menar e 'sponsoring ;a variety. show, •carnival• and dancing. The show ,-will be held in the arena and will, feature1', ; sensational "sightacts" by Al'Einerson, slack' wire high- balancing. clown, The Donnettas, • hand • balancers and. • Buddy Herrick, "Tops 'in inJuggl_ ESCAPE. FROM DROWNING' LI�TL2 TOT: HAD- NARROW:-..' " Little ; Donna',° l:.y'nxi :Johnston; dauthtcr of . Mr, and' Mr s :Hdrol Johnston . of , town,, hada clan r.o escape from: dr'gwning r.ecentiX'-:,aj Point Clark ' ' . ••• Her , flail .wAS in bathing z"Ind alapz ently the''l;;th.. 'c . 'dt:ci'kd. la , �k, ita I: a twinkling, het"al rtlbt »' l�tlg`Ct':l �aE;` a'nd sonic l,i,ilL lh ti 'Conning up in, the dos1 d all,.f <n_sf Wttt to fin;i Donna il n t,r ire;` bottom l+irat • id was cgtrk%hl •"adm.n- aste eJ to revive the child;' but , a couple of minutes more: under watt 1. 1 ould have unlade r esusita-. I tioir impassible. aP ossab le ••First Time Back Since '24 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Panter of I Mirror, Alta., were:on •board the. Bruce. County . special, and are guests at • •the.; home,' of Mr. and, Mrs. W . G. Webster. Mr. Panter was at one time ,employed .ati Sam Morrison's and by ;'Big . Jim" Webster. ' He hasn't been .: here .'�oot�r. since 192 , ILD MAN 'PASSES SERIOUSLY 'H U RT C0i1iE\CES 45TH R • IN BUSINESS HEREIN FALL FROM ROOF' 111 On Monday,, July 19th, Mr, W, John a Hallatz is . ,in Wingham, W; Hill commenced his 45th year •• Hospital with a fractured skull,in the grocery business in Luck- suffered ti'hen• he fell from the now, • Mr. , Hill has worn _ ' the ro f of the Lucknow Industries: grocer's apron for .an:',- even ,:hal! plant in Mid-afternoon on for six years before Tues- century having been in. busin . aess •• day On. Wednesday morinng,• his in M t heli. conditioxr . was. reported .as. just i coming to Lucknow • to..'buy:- outEarn. F ak Cain. . fa•. Hallatz,' an 'elderly gentle • Mr. Hi11 is on the job;,regularly man s.'. a resident .of Kit+ teener lcach .day. His: hobby is gardening is employed .by the Galt and landscaping and, his premises• • • R::,fing Company, which firrn •is Lear •evidence, of his :spare time' engaged in tarring the. roof of efforts.' •N.. the l..ca plant. They were work- ! -' Cc;ra''i•atulations an ing I on. the flit . roof ver the a ,.'g and best. wish. .• ; he es fie extended to Mr. Hill by fini$hing morn' at the time.:. The a r.;;sa of friends. In chap L.ccurred at the rest .period w n ,le the Men ' Were taking a • breathe_, l"1_, Hol.atz •li>aiked TUACTOR OVER KIM away and , v!- at happened . was. i. dot noticed by 'fellow'. , worke s. RECOVERING , 1 I1 rng a crash: trey discovered. ::.Jack•; • McKinnon son-, of Mr. . i him '. lying face dou n on the 1 and ' Mrs Dan r MC �rIIOn WILLIAM' CO 4 IA! grmi red n. .i2�� it 1S li a ..> ..._ ._ _...- _..-. „,._f•S LTJtTL,� a •be -,eyed he. moa ,� --• ��.., M tin byth heat.. °i >rriYoss`is 're•coveringafro = e 1�nQii for foul might be fatal afterbe' I.' inn " had answered an emergency call Jack ' and their hired man, � Jaunez Fian�c • who d pioneer shoe merchant and.a gave een ori'ercoarre e -,, min juries which }t was at ' t. fear resident. of 'Lu � Mfr H•allatz was'takear 'by John- F �a score years, passed' away 'on Sun= . stones ;ambulance to Wmgham : , mg, run • ' Hospital, 'after Dr B N Co - over by. 'a tractor, aa4,.un his 9?.th year;. •'� ' from Wingham. , arrived here ' recently from Europe, were re=' Dave. Horne1 Hurt' : turning from.: a _late ev. •' HERB ::GRAN dip A ra T when the accident,. occurred, The Muihrn,�® DECORATING fat' to of theta had been swmunmg` the' river east of the �.• Road and were re g4the ttrnr Dave . Horne .' is in .Wingham A SePok"roWn Old Boy, Herb tractor, when dat at a point near Lloyd MacDoallsf ' y' arm, „Jack slipped and fell from the machined the '.heavy ` rear wheel 'pass-- •: ing:. over his abdomen. Mr. Fine, who cannot a• ' w LITTLE PASSED Hospital suffering from undeter.- mined injuries,. received •in • a AWAY• scooter mishap, a ''half mile south 'SUNDAY of Blackhorse late Tuesday. after - Luck . • no -on. Dave is {believed to ha»e How's Oldest citizen and a lan unconscious' in .the • ditch : for resident of the .village for almost , over :two hours before '•being . ' 80' years, : Mr. William James Lit- tle .passed away • at his home . here• sthortly after'. six. o'clock .on Sun- day:. un day :.afternoon:;'Has strength, had., been' failing • hirci for': some, time arid for some Months past.: he had e y• in- Jur- med in-, been; practically' bedfast_. 'As his: 1 : , .tera?aliv, but° this�co ' i" uPery�r$a,on' :, e.11�Iain� I3ra�:_will strength , . u1d not •be � a _, ; e errnirie arrnme at o. a ,on a , or e.nas . few Dei' ;:I ance�I3 r i .. a T, pe ii auekno ''b M na�fi•o a ba smbr' " ome-•d ring �.`.fi�.�,�. • tr,. • readied..81w a all flag .bun �. ckhors� •, -about • fSve. flags,. ting and': � banners. , , Mr; ,Little was 96 years .Old on p o*; �. _ .. . . •:, �..h t. 'available ._ long Richard Elliott •and eened-a clock and:a short distance south that are .:locally '.will be.Orville* and* Dan Thom January ,3rd ,of this year, and by 1 of 'the.re"`ia'is •sco•atei leftPoon bap the.road,. road,:. used The 'Decoration' ' Committee Jiving to:: such , a'..:grand old age a'; r pencil' along• • a few .minutes after � and' Da�.'e iv; as thio zwn Qft •He':'can Ria 'to• tine cedar :toughs: exten-.4 ih carried' out. the• tradit'o al�.lon , recall ;• a ac^.ident . and,Arad difficulty �n g recall: very _ little , otbei than. the: sivel�. to. Gadd- to • the -touch` ' . ' . in ho •evty :Of .:this ; famii . `His, father tiling :Jack, who was: 'iter este- y . r . „ ehicle oil out -of. • control . olid• Colored .l hts are to 'be .strung lived ' Kto , be 90 and his g ,. g gg about on the roadwa ' ..until: mother. this • ~eek -end b !' t b 9 headrng.�foij trae _hitch: The y, the;Corporation he could be removed' and rush d Word' of'English was sitting on`' dr = the back : of the ; tractor, and ' de - covered • by a 'young .lad of ilia and and on' several special occasions tails of just haw neighborhood. • was responsible for the elaborate n the mishap; oc decorating; corned are' 'vague as -' Jack lriim Toronto. City . se . , ' . if, yaho� was unconscious for Ont , Waednesday Dive, vas suf-.: of • ..•the fen ing a good dean,;br t x ray: re- Hall. • :: soiree ', tame cannot ; re li r veaaca no serious' her Herb 'is. expected x ted:''here` at. the: a call. A • Jv d oar° chest xp�• what• •happened after he iemem= injuries I� ma be a encl. of the week and Graham of:Toronto;: is to super- vise; the decorating -of Lucknow's Main Street for the approaching reunion activities. `Herb, . who is now retired, has many years' ex- perience in . the decorating busi- ness with The T. Paton Company and lii'bers his foot Slipping. As .Jack lay'. writhing, ancon ` • foaled ham he lost the 9 - J a t d di eI tart t take gala a ar- wall #o lave 1� serous n • 'the roadwa w:.. •. and f 11,____pie. 0 y Jauri ou s ec. a�aa ; � -tried a to: uie m 9 t and old him ays rt .was known the end could...Toronto on his motor s oratit a• 'anateriaal .with -hr bold ' reit be far ; d Motor -cootea;l :.He .. a�rr, and while' the 'runatsa . tractor: distant. : 9 car a 3. h brother. Thomas, died receiived.:only ;'Miner .;da:�i m March. He was • 90 . *ears old; I ' . It, *as about 7.30. • before.. Dave 'and one sister survives, Mrs. Mary was discovered.. • reealls 'Hamlin of..Daisie, North Dakota; ..l Dr, W. : V. ',' Johnston arriving to •who is 93:: • • Mr. Little was :a son sof the' late Mr:and •ml's.: Joseph Little; ' nat ives. •.of,County. Armagh. Ireland. T William was born'at•. STORE AND GARAGE Garden Hill; and: will' be turned on the `first 1 to Wingham H . • : ; ;tab e of the week:' .' His condition improved, con - .. on . '. ' Citizens Asked: To Co -Operate siderably� during the next t'wean The Decoration 'to ittee .has four hours,' and: he has norm � "� since'made . ruder .. first . aid and rushin . him issued an appeal to .':all business! a 'Splendid recovery',. and is:; be- to • the:hospital. places; industrial••plants, house-:slieved to: 'have - escaped. I holdersany :ser and citizens in generale :ious ::internal injuries orev ven !broken bones. + ' The • ' tractor. went Through a roadside fence . and ":did -some fancy capers, dragging fence Posts and wire for some • . distance up: ' the road. Back into the ditch it wenn again, : and ' damaging . •a wheel, turned over to. end'' its driverless •journey. five miles from Port Hope; on a BURN N AT:. K I N LGSS'' January 3rd, '1852. 3n '69, when - • ..• 1 • 18 years of age, he • came to Iyuck- • An early Saturday morning' 'fire ival . ,.:: wiped' out a general store and tilt` game Will be going at full `and sisters and.. since then had adjoining. and street don �'; garage • at •Blackhorse: '. �Alr. Clayton •Little , of Recruit chide- ting will con- �abeen :a continuous -resident;' and j. Thea by properties ; were ' coin- attended the 'funeral .of his. ele • the. 'night, Ti las' expected held in' the highest •respect b • all' ? • . ere, J• Little be both.•oldtimeand The'Little fafrnil came' t God- ?ng .Bingo and ,a variety of 'earn-' now with his parent's • brothers' to decorate rtheijr' premises' and to have their '• . home surroundings neat W and tidy ..for this . occasion so that the'. Village may look its loveliest . ar • will*toed out by the blaze y o f et nce . �, •. y . .o o - Maur origin Modern` dances . un .. .• •:Ino , ,with• music for. 'erichby train; and: made the trip • The store was .purchased fust latter . provided. ' by Rudy to ; Lucl.now ' by lumber . Wagon, a . few • oars • 'before �' byJohn; W. SAratt, and his orchestra,I e :ad !Van- It ,:was, four, years later in 18' 3; Keeling' :of:. Grand -Valley. ' :He a s• newest dance. sensation . that • they r railway • reached Luck-` ' bought .the business , froari }Jim -, Former pastors are expected to, occupy local pulpits on Sunday maker, . and :.under. his direction' • •. 'and at•'"two o'clock that afternoon William learned tithe trade. in",the. The Ton will •parade to the. days . when shoes .'were cobbled .cenotaph and, from- 'there,. the horn• the sole up. Mr..Littlecon- group . will divide.`and proceed• to tinued in the shoe business until• . both .;South 'Kinloss and Green- retiring ten years ago.in 1938.. • `hill Cemetery for decoration ser- A familar .figure in the village. ~rices. A band concert will follow he will be: .eatl: nris`c'd b . old ' n? Caledonian Park with music and young, ndyin .hi .• d Blac}.Inoase the flames had spread la ,1 y g, a s passan� to 3n adjoining garage owned by S the der h Bluewater .Band. .. . This band v4n"11again >u'ed on � • .he feat - Sunday evening at an . open. air •service in ,the • park• at `' • •8 o'clock, at which Dean `Armi- tage will' be the : guest `speaker; .S;y Serums .. - now. Reid;• soli of Mr..' and Mrs.' Law - Mr. Joseph Little was a ',shoe- reaiee ` Reid, m • • 'An exploding paint can is ..re- sary of . the founding of the Ash, ported. to ; have ' awakened, ,Mr; field ' Presbyterian ' congregation .Keeling . who rushed downstairs will be fittingly marked. tin •Sun- to find the rear of the store blaz- day. ; and -Monday. fug. out of control. •The, Kincardine . For 'this 'centennial; oecasron' :a Fire 'Brigade 'responded' to ' the native of Ashfield Township who. alarm,. but' before they.reached attended this church in'his 'youth .conduct the morning. service at• • 11 a.m. He is Rev. Professor F. ' Scott MacKenzie;, • of Montreal and 'a soon of the late John NeilMacKenzie of *Ashfield; • The evening: service will, be conducted at eight o'clock, by Rev. J. Reynolds F.sler. B,A, a former pastor at "Ashfield church and the only former minister now living: The present, pastor is'Dr. W. O. Rhoad. Present naenahers of Ses'- pion are, D. 'A. MacDonald:, 'Dun Ashfield 'hurch Ce�ntenniat To. Be Marked This Sunday • The ohne hundredth anriiver- " The centennial ‘ celebration UYS HAROLD • RITB$IE'S. 'BARBER BUSINESS ' Cliff Congranr, son if Mr and- ., . . r's Charles' Con am ' of town. s n, • purchased -Harold 'R.itchie`s+ �. b , a r 0 Ger Osnness 'and re -opened ... iter shop on Wednesday. d Harold cI t lased the shop tato in r l another of the few remaining . Ear -old Bannerman,: and it too links `riwitl, pioneer, days here . is"N„-ns lazed. Severed. Mr: Bannernnan. who operates He was 'a faithful Member of !'a gravel crushing els,, b»_sin • had the 'Presbyterian Church, • and, his the building equipped . as a • ar:. pastor, Dr. C. H. MacDonald, who 1 age and work shop. .Much of has. a frequently visited the , ageing', equipment 'i -s.1„4' removed• by vol, gentleman. conducted the neral unteer helpers tt ho gathered at scrn°ice• at • 'his late residence pan:` the scene. At. that he estimated,, Wednesday 'afternoon. Interment his loco, at'about $3000: was in• Greenhill CeineierY. Sole survivor 'of the family is COMING EVENTS' sten, . Elliott. of Lrrcl.*ae►w. Tic o.,. e'hildretn, • Robert . and Mary, ;fare- AD'TE�`' TION MASONS , &eased: their 'parents. *Mrs Lit-''' "1`yn*7e will,be :� Mectiing oaf Old le passed away on May 2lstw Light•` Loznge i I84. Thursday. July' 94 .4. 49th wt 8 p.m. to greet all. fot Her Pallbearers Wert% Aft. Tilos r nG'mber^s . and Members of.all Burns. Wm" J: MacDonald, J'anae. -c n+er"'Mlas.''nte Lodges irho hap-! H: ickerin Donald Metean: ''V .. pen to he'in this district for the. WW Hill and S. E. Robertse n.. gid • .f:.+y- s Reunion- Flay, : ~hen' he- took a position with Silverwood Dairies, Luck iff has previously barbered Tara and in Western Canada 1 ,air conclude . with a reunion on the church grounds on Monday after- noon beginning , at three o'clock • • • . Tea. will. be ,served by the ladies of the, congregation followed . by •• an 'informal. prograin abort seven o'clock. r• , • ,. c• Thehurch,• w'ext io . r ;owasf •bu' cliiltc ipnares1906ent :. which has . been freshly painted. anti special. music is being rehearsed befitting the one hundredth anni • votary of the congregation which,' was founded yin -1848 when' it was first recognized 'as a home mission field by the. London Presbytery, The`' first: elder, Malcolm MacRae. `' was, ordained in 1849 andthe first church building was erected in 1858-60. Ren.;. •. Alexander • Grant. can ; Camer on; John Parrish, Mur- u the first o resident • minister. 'was each. McLeod, John C t indt.cted in 1865. • • _. 'And- so .on Sunday,- elprn��, unto the: fifth generation. of these' hardy. t4, -toeing pi+ *neer: A--za 'cominennorate oa'e dtu: dre'l. d cors• required. so that rnene 1 years. of faithful religa�etas obser. need be turned away -t from .thistvapce by. 'this lustor .congregn mennorable event. tion, c�9 a hcart and Ewart Jameson: There V4111 be a public ublic• address ssSem ' for, the ,Sunday .services' that will carry. the . service's • to 48*e °basement and to the out -of- • • • • • • R