The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-10-07, Page 1ti
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THURSDAY,, OCTOBER 7, 1943
EIGHT PAGES'
FULL LOAD 'OF ' SALVAGE
• The salvage pile at Johnston's
.Peed Barn was disposed of pn
Monday, and ,was sufficient to
provide a capacity. load for the
big truck that hauled it away.
-UNDERWENT' OPERATION:
'1: Kenneth'Mekay, 6-ye'ar-old, son
of Mr. and Mr's. Alex' ]McNay of
-Paramount, :underwent. an oper-
ation far the removal of his ap-
pendix in Kincardine Hospital
last Thursday evening,, and is
getting along nicely.
• HAS:; BEEN SERIOUSLY ILL
•
Mrs. Donald Blue of Amberley
(formerly Margaret MacKenzie)
has been critically. ill in Kincar-
dine Hospital but is n -ow showing
gradual .. 'improvement. Ivhs. Blue
underwent an operation. last
Wednesday, following which'her
condition caused grave concern.
BUYS HOGS AT FLAIR
Fifty-five hogs that were en-
:tered• in• the Market Hog compete
.-tion • at the .Lucknow Fall Fair,
were sold to F. ' W . Fearman
Packing' Co. at Harn.ilton. at $17.30
dressed weight, • with W. E: Hen-
derson the buyer. Results ofthis
competition 'are not yet arinoun-
' ted.
BURSE STOLEN AT DANCE
A .young lady from Kincardine
had her purse taken' from her
coat while attending the dance
in Lv know on Fair Night. The
purse, with her registration card;,
was found later•on.•the street, but
some' $15.00 'which it had con-
tained was missing.
SET UP HOUSING
COMMITTEE HERE
NOTES ON THE -
FALL FAIR, .
Folks are ;still talking about
Lucknow'. s 78th g01. Fair, and
those who . missed it now : wish
hey hadn't --and ;no doubt Won't,.
ne'xt•. year. •, "•
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First a word of praise for. Pres -
dent . John 'Farrish.,` He devoted,
"'a -,lot of time tohis job, • and set
a good .example by.his leadership.,
He's sure to go back in as head. of
the - Beard andearly, plans will
be made for next year's show.
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In open, ing the Fair, John. Han-•.
na, M.P.P. for Huron -Bruce, sidruce, a
he had done a little• delving into
the records at Queen's Park and'
found that sin 1.873, the Legisla-
�tive=grant to the Fair was $80.27.
Last year the Provincial grant
was $21,1.00,, Further;. the , prize
Money in , 1873 amounted to
'$78.50:' Last year $448.25: wag paid
Called .prirnarily to discuss and.
act Jon the housing situdtion, The
:Lucknow--Business :Merits Assoc--
.ation also settled several ' other
"If there's anything I .can' do.
in the Riding for 'anyone, , don't
feel backward in 'approaching
me"; • Jack said:
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Judges in the school competit-
ions • were • Prof.. Aridertcui of
Wingham . and . School Inspector'
Kinkead of Goderich. The square
dance 'jydges werevDave.,Andrew;
Mr. "Kinkead and ,Jack 'Took.
•The . small group. of . scholars
from' Zion School deserves special
mention''. in scoring the highest
points, 83, ' in the school chorus. '
• The Tuck Sisters put orf three
very entertaining acts. There are
:-ten ire• the family; five 'of' •thein
rnusicaliy11inclined and they all
performed here. They include
-Mary, 15;' Doris,. 12;: Jeanett, 10;•
Lloyd,; 6; .and 'Marilyn, 4. Thei''
dad, , 5'ack Took, ' presides at th
piano.Incidentally he has a .son;
in the Navy and another in the
Merchant Marine.
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Jim Shearer, popular ' Huron:
County agricultural representat-
ive, was master, of ceremonies
and he did a grand job at the,
OBITUARY
ROBERT F. ANDREW "
The . death of Robert F. And-
rew, a 'lifelong and highly
esteemed resident of the Zion
community in, • Ashfield Town-
ship,. -occurred suddenly .at: his
home• early 'Saturday.' morning.
$e was ,in his .:69th , year. ' For
many,..years, Mr. Andrew has suf-
fered from asthma, but his death
was due to` a stroke which he suf-
fered early Saturday *ming,
passing away about : three hours
later; :
Robert Arfdrewwas the third
generation to reside on the home-
stead, 'Con: 12, Ashfield, origin
ally 'taken • up by his grandfather,
William •Andrew of `Bideford, De-
yonshire. He passed away on the
farm where, he was born'on April
25th,, 1875. He was one Of a .fam-
ily of seven• •children born. to the
>
late dmund Andrew ' and. Ellen
Good:- ... . •
On November 24th, 1920,.. Mr.
Andrew ' married • Margaret : L.
MacKinnon, Reg.N., •.who survives,
with one daughter, .Ellen. He is
also 'survived' ,by , two brothers,
John of Mayerthorpe,• Alberta.
and George of Lucknow. Two sis- I general assembly:, • t.
,FORMER PASTOR -
DIED IN TORONTO
Vert/ Rev. Donald . T: L. Me -
1 erroll, 'T3, former •niederator of
'the Presbyterian Church in Can-
ada and ,. minister .of Victoria
Presbyterian Churdh; "Torbhte for.
27• years,, -died Thursday. :night in
hospital inthat city. "Dr..Mcl er-.
roll' had •.been •in' •fail ng , health
for some months, . but had : been
seriously, ill .fox, only a week. •
Born .near , Owen Sound, Ont.,
Dr. McKerroll was graduated
from .the University of Toronto
in 1899 an from Knox, College
two .years later. • '
Ordained in 1901. as a minister
of the Presbyterian Church, he.
held charges' at Sutton ;and Luck -
now, Ont.; before accepting a call
to Victoria Church in. 1910. In
1937, he. 'went to Niagara -on -the-
Lake .but retired in :1941; and re-
turned to Toronto to live. He.
has been . regular •sums er visitor,;
at Bruce . Beach.
He: was elected moderator sof
the ' Pre`sbvterian Churdh in . Can-
ada in 1935. He was active in the
Toronto Presbytery, the Synod. of
Toronto. and Kingston, ' and:: the
ters, and two brothers predeceas ..The . funeral was held .'on Mon-'
ed him, Mrs. Silas Brush day, services being held in Vic-
(Martha), Mrs. • Alex Woods toric' Church, Toronto at 10.30
(Mary Ann), Steele and Edmund.. o'clock, and. in St. Andrew's Pres-
The funeral service was held byterian' .Church; . Ower- Sound
• at-his--1ate-- f esidence oir Monday, , at 4 o'clock�tliat afternoon: Tffter
conducted' by • Rev., C. H." Mac- ment was in Greenwood Ceme-
Donald. ;and. Rev. G: G.., Howse, tery, Owen Sound: '
and was largely, attended which Its was thirty-nine years ago
testified to' the high esteem in this' month, October' 190,4, .that.
Which Mr.,: Andrew was held. 'Rev. McKerroll was inducted as
During the service 'Mrs,. J. W: pastor • of. Lucknow Presbyterian
.Tnvnt sang, "I Belong TO The ,churclaH6 succeeded Rev. Angus
King". ,I McKay, who' resigned after a pas.,
• Interment was . in. •Greenhill torate of ,sixteen years. :
Cemetery with John McQuillin�,: Mr. McKerroll was possessed
Charles. 1GIcDonagh, Geo. Hunter,.
Wm. Pepper, `Peter Watson and
James Hackett acting as pall=
bearers.
The numerous and beautiful
floral tributes were born' by Wm:. Victoria Church in Toronto. Thru
and Alex Andrew,Bruce, Grant, his leadership'and executive abil-
Albert and•Ross Gammie, Gordon ity, Mr. McKerrbll, during his
Kirkland: Wm, Hunter, John and ministry here, encouraged •the
Frank . Ritchie. 1 ` • Lucknow congregation to_:under
take a financial effort ..that .left.
Beatrice Marguerite Avery the 'church • free of debt:
An Ashfield home was sorely
•bereaved on Wednesday, Sept ,
ember =29t1i, when death claimed
an au
details at a, well attended meet -.j mike. A public address system.
ing on Monday evening presided on the grounds was used:to'- good
over by.President J. R. McNab,advantage.' '
and with Reeve °J. W. Joynt ;n
attendance, '
The necessity of mak-g addi-
tional homes in the Village avail-
able for occupancy, as. well as
. providing more boarding • house
•accomodation, was emphasized et
the meeting. This is due to Luck-
• now' industries employing mere
;nen .than at any previous tithe,,
and particularly due to the stead-.
lav increasing , payroll at •the
Maple Leaf Aircraft 'Corporation.
Mr. G. H. Smith pointed out that
this firm, which now employs
more than one hundred persons,
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Jim called Rev. B.eee'roft, chair,
man of Htiron . County Victory
Loan Committee• • to the.. platform
for a few words. Dave Andrew,
secretary of the Hereford Breed-
ers Assbciatikn, who was a visi-
tor •at 'the Fair,' also spoke.'It
was about twenty years since
Andrew had a .chance :to attend
the show. - a •
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• Steve Stealers was also: in at-
tendance. It was the first time
he has -been .at Lucknow Fair in
25 years, due to conflicting dates
has the highest average' wae per• with other fairs and school: fairs
„has
of any plant in Bruce which' he' had to attend by the
County: nature of his duties.
To study the housing situation
and to assist in the placing of
families':and individuals, a three-
man housing committee was
named "consisting of J. W. Joynt,
chairman; Wm: Murdie and Geo.
I1. S,mith, secretary. ~ j •
Lucknow Business places co -
Tho' entire Association and operated. splendidly in closing
every citizen o the • Village is their 'stores for a couple of hours
itrgcd, to lend every supp rt to and attending the show..
ih.is committed". If you have any
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sngaestions to offer or any means gill Schmid is to be especially
of assisting in relieving this commended; for .the elaborate and
housing shortage • contact any
member of the committee. " txiost attractive display of mer -
•r
.
Decide December Hours
it was;_decided that the Thurs-
day half holiday would be obser-
. vc'd . 'each. Wee* throughout 'the
t rt�r. with the exception of
C'hristriias week. Business places
will also. remain open each even-
inc, throughout Christmas week.
Thr mooting favored • petitioning
the Village Council to proclaim
Monday, December 27th as Box-
ing Day. It is planned *to have a
• free picture show for the kiddies'
' • of t}l.e...,cl-i;gt'r i!et.-ort— ,.
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John' D. Ross, D. R: McLean
and Philip Stewart. assisted G. H.
Smith and Campbell Thompson
in conducting. the sports' events.
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comber 18th. '
Of a frank, gladsome and kindly
disposition that drew his people
to• him and . it 'was with deep. re-
gret that he left Lucknow in Feb-
ruary of 1910 ,to accept a call to
KEEPS THEM IN TOUCH '
WITH . QLD 'FRIENDS'".
.4-Sault Ste. Marie,•
September' 29th, 1943.
d Campbell:- -
My,Sentinel label says October,
which means two , dollars, which .
1 gladly' enclose 'as' The Sentinel
is : a' weekly, visitor that .Mrs,.- Mur-'
doch-'and 1 both enjoy as it keeps
,touch 'With. the ,happenings
of those we associated. with 'in
earlier days. •
'M
S. urchisori.
Opens Blacksmith Shop .
Edward Dexter announces that
he is now prepar to go general -
blaeksrnithing in Lucknow: 1VIr.
arid Mrs.' Dexter recently moved
to the .Village from ,their . farm •
west of Paramount. Ted is an
Old . Country . tradesman, who
since coming' to Canada a good
many years ago, has combined
blacksmithing , .and fanning in
.Hp on
un .;Township. "'
Beatrice Marguerite, f t d
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin
Avery. The little .tote was within
four days. Of' three ''months old,
and passed away quite suddenly
about eleven o'clock.
The: funeral service was held
at the parental home, Con. 12,
Ashfield, on Friday. afternoon,
conducted by Rev. W. O. Rhoad
of Ashfield Presbyterian: church.
Interment was. in Greenhill cern-
etery where the little white cas-
ket was borne to the grave by
Harvey Taylor, Clarence Ritchie,
Roy MacKenzie and Douglas Par-
rish. Flower bearers were . Mrs.
Clarke- Johnston, "Gertie Brown,
-Mrs. Murray 'McLennan, Althea
Brown and Agnes Henry.:
Surviving are the sorrowing
parents, the mother being the
former Emily Brown; .a brother
Harold in his 3rd year; • a sister
Irene, 16 months Lold; the grand-
mother, Mrs. Richard Brown of
Ripley and the grandfather, Mr.
Samuel Avery of Huron.
• . JOHN CLIFTON.'
The .death .of ;John' 'Clifton, oc-
curred •on September 20th at th
home of `his •sister, Miss Marth
chandise. ;Clifton. fie• was in his 79th, year,
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. The Women's Institute spon;
sored a tag day for the blind with'.
a liberal response. Jim Shearer
kept talking.'. it up and spotting
prospects for the taagers. Pro-
ceeds were about $50.00. .
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Novelty features of the after
`noon was the square dance con-
test. 'Eaeh of the foto neighboring
towns ips •was . represented.. The
set •e errrgrr i ecf•• of the fol-
.,,, (Continued 'On page 8),
and. passed away two weeks'af er
suffering a severe • paralytic
stroke. .
A son of the late Joseph Clifton
and Jane Watson, John was horn
in Hullett Township near. Lon-
desboro.' As a, child he moved
with his parents to Con. 4, West
Wawanosh. There he grew to
young manhoed when he went
West, where he continued to re-
side until almost four years ago,
when he came East to make his
home with his sister. Since then
Teaching. At Wingham 'r
- . An enrolment of 57 students in`
Grade IX • of • Wingharn -High -
School,made itnecessary to div-
ide. the :class and secure another
'teacher. To, fill the need, Mi•s.
Mary Connell : Cleland of Wing -
ham was engaged... `
Warm - Fall and Winter Under--
gar/Opts,
nder-'garnipts, 'far every member ' of
the "family. The Store with the'
Stock. THE MARKET STORE.
Newlyweds Honored
At a reception 'in Belgrave.. on
Friday evening, :Mrr and Mrs.
'Clarke. Johnston were the re-
cipients of a lovely array of gifts.
Mrs. ' Johnston ' was . formerly .
Ardyss Brown, of Langside. .
Suffered :Stroke
Sadie Parrish, a .former. A'sh- •
field resident, is a patient in God-•.'
,erich. Ho ,pital ` having suffered a
severe stroke. , , •
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SET HURON CO.
• Victory Loan • Headquarters at
• Goderich have announced that
ENGAGEMENTS,
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Culbert,
Lucknow, :announce the -engage--
ment of their daughter, Beatrice
Margaret, to Pte.. Gordon • Bruce
Will, son of Dr. and Mrs. -J. R.
Will, Brantford; the wedding to
take place early in ,October.
BORN
McDOTJGALL—In • Winghain Hos-
pital on Saturday, October 2nd..
to Mr. ,and Mrs. Lloyd, McDougall
(formerly Anna Mae Parrish), a
son.,
THOMPSON—Ica Wingham Gen-
eral Hospital on Tuesday, Octo-
ber 5th, to Mr. and Mrs.' Camp-
bell Thompson, a daughter, Pat-
ricia Jean.
KEIFF•ER--In Kincardine Gen-
eral Hospital., September 19th;
1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keif-
,fer, Holyrood, a' son,.
he has made manly friends in the,
eemnlunity by his agreeable and
oily disposition. ) '
The.. funeral service was held
at the home of his sister, conduct
-
d . by ltev. J. W. Stewart of the
ited Chute,-. Interment was` in
the family plot in Dungannon
Cemetery'. Pallbearer's' were. Thos.
Guest, Noble Guest, Wes Guest,
Joseph Guest;' Albert ' Garmni
and Gordon 'Kirkland. ' •
Surviving . are a brother and
sister, Charles of Clinton and
Martha, Gi-avel Road, South.
sister Ma.rga'ret predeceased him
th:r —Cars ago last February and
a " brother Joseph passedaway
about ten years.. ago.
the Huron County quota for the
general canvass •in the Fifth Vic-
tory Loan will be $2,975,000,an
increase of $85,000 over the quota
of $2;890,000 in the Fourth Loan.
In Ashfield Township the - quota
is the same as in the last loan.
In: West Wawanosh the quota has
been reduced by $10,000 from the
last loan.
The quota for the Air Training `
k
Schools in the County is being
set by Training Command and'
will be added to the above quota.
The quota for the Air Training
schools :amounted pito $150;000. in
the - Fourth Loan. making the
combined quota for the County -
$3,040;000. .
The fallowing is the breakdown '
for the 'canvassing • districts in
Huron County,
District Quota
Ashfield Township. $ 103,000
West Wawanosh Twp. .... 67,000
Colborne 64,000
East Wawanosh Twp...• 69,000
Goderich, (town) .. , 436.000
Win•gharn . 188,000.
Turnberry Twp. - 79;000
Howick Twp. 229,500. '
:Morris. Twp. 91.000
Grey Twp, • 116,000-
Brussels 76.500
Blyth, • 46,500
Tuckersmith Twp. 100,000
McKillop "Twp. 1.00,000
Hullett Twp, 100,000
S`eaforth
Clinton
S• ; anley 'Twp.
Goderich . Twp
Hensa•11 & Hay -East ....
Zurich & Hay West
Usborne Twp,
Exeter
Stephen Tit/;
' 170,000 ..
14",000
' 99,000
',82.000
99,500
92.000
97,000 •
151.,00.0 . -
$2,975,000