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The I.,ucknovv .Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
THURS., FEBRUARY , 1944.
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Remember Your Valentine
on FEBRUARY 14 `
GIFT SUGGESTION FOR HER .... .
HANDIi1,G,—She may have .been disappointed at Christmas
if ,she did not receive a ' handbag.
ALL WOOL COAT SWEATERS—in green and black.
GLOVES are always acceptable at this time to brighten up
' a winter outfit. ,A good assortment to choose from; .,
WHITE 'SCARF—in Sheer Rayon.
BLACK & 'WHITE SCARF—in Sheer rayon.
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Spring (patterns to wear with his new spring suit.';
Templet�n o.
• Ypu• Can Heat ' Your House
One :way to beat the coal and
oil shortage is to . let 01' Sol do
the heating. ,Dr. Robert D., Pot: -
ter,
Pot -ter,. science • editor, writing in The
American Weekly with this Sun-
day's :('February, 13) issue of the
Detroit Sunday . Times, describes
a new house which • sunlight'
helps to, heat; and how , old hous-
es can .easily make use of the
same '.principle. Get Sunday's
Detroit Times.
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THOMPSON'S
'PHONE 82 • . WE DELIVER
SHOWS LARGES'
'SURPLUS EVER
Policy -holders, - directors' and
• officers attended • the annual
meeting of the West .Wawanosh
1Mutual Fire Insurance Company
held in the parish hall, Dungan-
non. on Friday. Wilfred McCar-
thy, the president, was in the
chair and conducted the meeting,
arid. Mrs. Lauretta :Treleaven, the
company's secretary, took the
minutes. Bert Marsh, one: of the
auditors, •gave. the . auditors' reg,
port, showing the finances of the i
company 4n healthy .condition,
with the :largest' surplus in , the
history of the.,company in its :65
years' operation.
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Year's Finances
Total receipts : forthe year4
were $,48,319.84,, which, included a
balance of cash •.on hand at the
beginning of the year, amounting
to $9,670.21; Total cash disb'urse-
ments were $23,565.72, in addi
tion to irnves`tng $15,000 in Dong
inion of Canada Victory Bonds.,
Assets of the company amount to
$108,534.66; surplus ford the year,
$94,781,45;, increase in'surplus for
1943 was $14,689.84; fire losses
paid in 1943, $13,66$.41.
' Elect Directors
'Election • of directors resulted
in' the •three retiring directors
being ''re-elected, .namely;. 'Ross
McPhee, ; "Marvin McDoitsrell, by
acclamation, and H. D. Anderson
,was re-elected by a. small maj-
ority 'over Eimer Johnston,. A. T.
McNay . and Bert Marsh were re-
named as auditors.
A meeting of the directors was
held in the company's office at
the • conclusion of the meeting. 'Of
thepolicy-holders, when, the l -fol-'
lowing Officers- Were elected, for
1944: president, Wilfred .McCar-
thy; vice&&president, Ross. McPhee;
treasurer, Thomas Stothers; sec-
retary, Mrs. Lauretta Treleaven.
The directors are: Donald ' Me -
Kay; Lorne Johnston, H. D. An-
derson•; Wilfred McCarthy, G. M.
Stuart,. Ernest . Ackert, Harvey
McCartney; Ross • McPhee ane
"Marvin McDowell. •
OBITUARY MRS. WILLLAM JOHNSTON
Many • friends in the coinmun-
JAMES RITCHIE
{ ity were shocked- and saddened
The death of Mr. James Ritchie
occurred with unexpected ..sud-
deciness at his home here on
Tuesday mcirning, February 1st.
The funeral service . was held
privatelyat his late residence on
Thursday afternoon conducted by
Rev. J. W. Stewart. Interment
was in Greenhill Cemetery:
Pallbearers were six brothers,
William, Robert, Alfred,- Russell,
Leslie aiid Gordon n. Ritchie,‘
Jim, as he. . was popularly
known:to .a Lwide circle of friends,
was .a .son of the late Ahdrew
and Ellen. Ritchie .°and -was barn
in Ashfield`. Township „ in ' 1884.
As a young man he . went to Wes:
tern Canada and in 1912. estab-
lished a dray business at Semens,
Sask. 6n -December 2nd, 1914, he
was married at Saskatoonto his
now bereavedwife,. formerlyr
Barbara Brunner.. `
Mr. Ritchie took .up farming
in. the West in 1919 .but two years
later developed diabetis.' and in
June of •1925 came east again • to
secure insulin treatments . which
he has taken ever since. A heart
condition however was the cause
of :his 'death
Mr. Ritchie.. assisted his bro-
ther. Russell in the dray business.
here •for a time upon his return,
but was latera employed in the
furniture .factory and more re-
cently at the Maple -Leaf -aircraft
plant" Vim was particularly fond
of. • sport, and; a fancier of. gopd
1 erses.
,Besides his wife he is survived.
by one son Harold of the Can-
adian',
an-adian • Navy, at sea; and four dau-
ghters, Mrs. Ross McLagan (Mar-
garet) of London; Mildred and
Norma of Lucknow and Doris,
student ;nurse at Stratford, also
bythree grandchildren, Gary
Ritchie: and Billie and' Betty Lou:
MacLagan.
,11/Ir; Ritchie's death was the
first break in a ;family, of eight
-brothers and one sister. They;are
Williarri, . Leslie and Gordon. and
Russell, Leslie and .Gordon • and
Mrs. Janet Twamley. of Wood
stock.
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((, hum .JOHN SIM.
After a lengt?iy . illness the
deathoccurred in Toronto on
Friday of .Christina Inglis, -be-,
UNITED CHURCH
LUCKNOW
Rev. J. W. Stewart, B.A., B.D.
Pastor
•SU;NDAY, FEBRUARY 13
11 a.m.-"Christ, the Door to
Life".
Story-"Catarrina's Finger
Stories".
Junior Church..'
3 p.m. -Sunday' School.
7 p.m:-"Tekel"..
8.15 p.m.—Y. P. U. ' Mlissions.
' by the sudden death of Mrs. T n.
Johnsto.4 which occurred at her
home on Havelock St.late Fri:
day evening.
Mrs. Johnston had retired in
her usual health late that eye.n-
ing but suffered a severe •heart
attack shortly_ after and ,passed
away before midnight. She was
in her 71st; year.
Mrs: Johnston was formerly.
Isabella . Muir MaeNay, a daugh-
ter of the late Wm. 'MacNay" and
Jane Ramsay, natives of Scotland:
and "pioneer residents of Ashfield
Towiaship, where Mrs. Johiistoi
was : born. The MaeNay home-,
stead is now owned by a grand-
son, Kelso MacNay.
After their marriage, Mr.'• and
Mrs: Johnston farmed in Kinloss
and: • Ashfield Townships before
coming to .Lucknow 'forty years
ago where they have since re-
sided and have been held in
highest esteem.
A private funeral service was
held at the late residence ion
Monday, afternoon, 'conducted ',by
Rev: C. H. MacDonald. Interment
was in Greenhill Cemetery. Six
nephews acted as pallbearers,
Harold Johnston, .Gordon John-
ston, Kelso MacNay, Alec Mac -
Nay,/ Wm. G. Irwin'` . and Wm.
John Irwin. Many , lovely floral
tributes.' were borne • by Lloyd
Hunter, Lloyd. Irwin, George
Needham, Jaynes Irwin, Adam°
Johnston• and Wm. Hunter. •
IMrs;` Johnston . is survived. by.
her husband, two .sons, Peter of
Lucknow and • Jack: of • Elmira';.
two daughters, Mrs. Fred: R.
Prioe. (Jean) of Goderich and
Mrs. Len . Lindsay '(Isobel) , sof.
London; one brother, Peter Mac -
Nay of Ashfield; a great grand-.
song • . Douglas.: Guse of Hamilton
and eleyen grandchildren.
Mrs. -Johnston' was , predeceas-
ed by-'her",sister Mr -s: -Sam -Cairn
ochsDn and, by her twin brother
John,, who passed away last sum-
mer. .
loved wife' of John (Bud) Sim.
Mrs. Sim was' in her 33rd• year:
Chrissy, as • she was , best
known, was ap `, dau'ghter: of M.
and Mr -s. Thomas Inglis, . R.R. 1,
Lucknow, and was born and
grew to .'young womanhood, in.
West Wawanosh. . She 'attended
school. at S:S. No. 14; West • Wa-
wanosh and at St. Helens.' In
1939 she married Mr. Sim and
has since resided in Toronto.
The funeral ' service was held
at' the home of her parents on
Wednesday afternoon with 'inter-
ment in . Greenhill. Cemetery.
Besides' her husband and 'par-
ents, Mrs. Sim is survived'by five
brothers, MacLaren and Roddy
at 'home;' Alex of Toronto, re=
cently returned from overseas;,
Tom in 'trip army in B'r'itish Coil
°umbia and',Jack' at home andby
two sisters, Mrs. John Flanagan
(Petty). of Toronto, who. -' had
nursed her sister during her last
illness, and Pauline at home,
W1itting Yar
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IPLAYING AT THE
sEpoir
IJ• Theatre
Friday & Saturday
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• (NO SHOW • 1VMONDAY)
'VICTOR MATURE
LUCILLE BALL
The Great Gildersleeve
in
7 DAYS' LEAVE"
Blending a •weaifh; of ,:enter-.
tainment'into its fast paced
story, "RK:° 'Radio's "Seven
Days' Leave'. presents a bril-
liant cast. • and scores of sur-
prises in support of Victor
Mature and Lucille. .
The Great Gildersleeve ap-
pears.
p-pears in the show along • with
the two famous radio pro-
grammes. ,. "court of Missing
Heirs" and "Truth or Conse-
quences", which produce some
hilarious twists to the ;plot.
SHORT ' SUBJECTS
PICTURE PEOPLE
• and CARTOON
COMING .. • . .
NEXT WEEK .. -
BUID ABS.OTT
LOU COSTELLO
.. _.. .. r , o$ i k x
A hilarious shuddery murder
Mystery
"WHO: DONE IT"
ASHFIELD NOTES
Mr: and ' Mrs: John --Campbell
of Belfa$t spent • Sunday with •
Mr. and Mrs.. J..Hunter.
Mr. and Mrs.. Robt. Helm and •
ch'il'dren" visited with Mr. and
Mrs. ' George ' Saunders on • Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hunter
spent a day withi Mr. and Mrs. '
Humphrey of Wawanosh
The, people of : this vicinity
were deeply shocked last • Tues-
day
morning t� learn of the death
of Mr. James Ritchie and again
On . 'Saturday' morning of Mrs. '411'.
Johnston, {both of . Lucknow but
formerly of this section. Our sin-
cere 'sym:pathy is extended to. the •'
bereaved relatives.
;United Church -Y.
The meeting on , Sunday ' evens "
ing •opened with hyriin 500, fol=
lowed 'by. prayer 'by, Rev. J. W.•
Stewart, The' scripture .was read
by Mary Johnston. • Theminutes : •
were read by Ruth Winterstein, -
followed by.; a reading by Jea
Treleaven, .. The topic . was take i •
by, Hazel . Webster. The .Meeting
closed 'With the Mizpah benedic-
tion. j
vnder:,ear, White Flanmelette__
*arm goods r but we have them
The Store With The. Mock
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