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LUCKNOW, N'±AIIIO,' RtJR;SDAY, MARCH' 23rd, .1944 .
EIGHT PAGES
TO. ISSUE ' RATION
BOOKS _NEXT WEEK
The. issuing `. of .• the Fourtl
•Ration.Book will, be conducted i
.this district • rrext week, Detaile
information of what is 'require
Of each individual to •obtain th
'.new book, is contained • in, an ad
vertisement in. --this issue. Every
one should sttidy these require
ments ca\refully and carry . them
out : to the letter. It is in one'
own,. interests. to do so, and a
well with simplify the task o
the volunteer workers who have
undertaken the ,distribution.' Lo=
tally it is expected that upwards
...to 3,000 books will be distributed
. 'here' during the four days.
Distribution• centres in: Luck -
now will be at the Municipal Of-
fice and at .G. '1I.: Sn ith's Office.
Other centres in: this vicinity• un-
der the jurisdiction of the Kin-
cardine. ration office, are at Wal-
ter Brawn's, Amberley; . Allan
McLay's, Ripley; Colwell's Store,
Holyrood and Clayton's , store,
Kinloss: ' •
At these centres distribution.
will be made on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday. and. Saturday.,
In• Lucknow the hours. , are
from .:.'10 to 12 each . morning;
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
afternoons from 1.30 to '5.30 and
Saturday evening' fr-em 8 to 10
o'clock. •
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RETIRES As . PRESIDENT' -
OF: FRIJIT GROWERS
The. Huron, Fruit Growers As-,
sociatiori: heldtheir annual meet-
ing in Clinton. last Friday, pre
sided , over by J. W. Joynt of
`Llicknovv. During the electiop of
':officers Mr. Joyrit .declin'ed' t� ac-
cept the. presidencyfor another:.
term and was succeeded by Ste..
wart'Middleton ..of Clinton. ''Thos.,,
Salkeld was re -appointed . as . a
director.
The resignation of J. C. Shear
er •as secretary treasurer Was
regretfully received, and the ap-
pointment.. of •' his successor was
left in abeyance. Mr. and • Mrs.
Shearer were ' .presented with - a '
handsome silver tea service by
Mr. Joynt and Mr. Middleton.
Spoke ,At Wingham
• Rev. W. 'H. Mitchell, returned
missionary from . China, conduct-
ed' Sunday services in Wingharn
United. church on March.42tir,•
when he told of many of the . ear
periences' of he --and his wife, Dr:'
Hele ,- Craw Mitchell and their.
family. since, the Japanese invas-
ion.. .
Completed . Another Quilt
Mrs. Albert, Taylor was •hos--
ess for a Red Cross quilting held
at her home -last Thursday when
the ladies . of the „9th. Concession
of 'Vest Wawanosh • finished' -an-
SPECIALS in Congoleum ..and other wilt for.the Red Cross,
. Feltol Rugs and Mats', The , Store making a total of three during •
With the Stock. TiE MARKET March.
STORE.' •
RED CROSS DRIVE
WILL B ETT•F R
LAST YEAR'S. -MARK
Duringthe past week •more.
than. $1.100 .has poured' into ' the
treasury 'of the• Lucknpw and Vi-
cinity Branch of the Fred Cross;
increasing ' the total. in ;cash- and
pledges receivedpup' to late Tues-
day afternoon to $4186.12. Total
donations in last year's, campaign
were44213.26, leaving' the .pres-
ent figure only. ,$27..14 short of
reaching that. amount. '
' Rural. returns ' have come in
Well and very,nearly all • Can-
vassers have made 'their returns.
In . the Village there are ' quite
a number .who have- not as yet
donated,' and there is.little doubt
that their contributions will put
the Branch total well over last
year's mark. It has been a most
gratifying ,• and liberal \ response;
and . the community is to be. sin-
cerely 'congratulated.
in-cerely"congratulated.
But the boys on the receiving
end can tell you best what these.
donations mean. From 'a German
prison camp . Alex MacKenzie
writes., "Life would 'be. grim • if
it were not for the Red Cross".
A partial list of contributions
is as follows: °
Kintail W. L $25.00, Mrs. -Annie
MacKenzie 42.48 T; A: Cameron
5.00; Bert' Alton . 5.00; ' C•yrit,
Campbell 2.00; George'Lane ,2,00;
Earl Sherwood 1.00; Walter A`1-,
ton 2;50 Will Alton 5.00; Elmer
Alton 5.00; Dynes Campbell . 1.00
Rov Alton 5.00; "Ralph Cameron
5.00; Wilson Irwin 2.00;.:Spencf�' Cook, Mrs. 'McInnes] .50.0..0; Mss:
Irwin 1.50;• Wilfred Hackett 5.00.; J. W. Murray ,10:00; R. T. Doug-
Thos. Hackett 1.00; Alex Hack las 2.00; Mrs. Mustard 2.00; Arras..
•ett Sr 1.00 Alex Hackett Jr.,. strong'Wilson ,5.00; Donald Fen'
1:00; Isaac Nixon•. 1,00;. CTifforrl ,guson .2.00; F. Malcolm 2.00, J. R.
McNab 1
Hackett 2.00; John Campbell, 0:00; . Wm. J. ' MacDonald
1:00,'liarry Hackett 2.00: George 2.00;• Miss Kate'McKenzie_ .2.00;
Henry . 4.00, Alfred • Sherwood . ; -D
McConnell 1.00; Harry Lavis $2.;
John McKinnon 1.75; Sandy Mc-
Leod 5:00; Mrs. John •McLeod .$1::
John Gollan 1.00; Nellie •Smith
1.00; Mrs. Emily Morrison 1.0'0;
John T. Carter 1,30; Ernie Carter
1.00•; Herb Miller 1'.00; Dena.,1VIc-
Kenzie 2.00; John McCharles $1 ; Clinton en Mo day , when plans
Red Cross Donations In
STAG EUCHRE TONIGHT`
There will be a men's . euchre
party in Johnstone's Furniture
Ward Five Huron Twp Store to -night (ThurGday) 'with
$30.00 -Mrs.. D. J. Stewart.'_
325.00=Alex MacTavish, Mar
garet Henderson, Mrs....John Ross
$20.00 -Norval Stewart, Geo
MacGilIvary, John -"Coiling.
17.00 -George Shiells.
$15.00. Donald MacCharles.
Jas: MacTavish, Stewart Shielis
$10.00 -- Howard McGuire
Samuel Congram, Orval Finlay-
son, W. T..Roulston, W: R. Ham:
ilton, Wm. Griffin, W. S Me
' Guire, Wm. Steele, Walter Wal
den, Walter Steele, Walter Roul
ston, . David Stewart, Jack Mc
Intosh, John Douglas, John H
MacDonald,, Albert Harrington;
Richard Martyn, Shiri Bowers
Thos. Wilson, Ross Black, Elmer
Hooey, Lorne • Hooey, Mervyn
Hooey, Steve Irwin. .
$12.00 -Fred Jackson.
$8:00 -Lloyd Irwin, Donald ' R.
MacKenzie, Mrs. Ruth Brooks.
,x$7.00 -W. J. Roulston. _ • .
$600 -Melvin Colling. •
$5.00. Herb Alston,' Gilbert
Barkwell W. B. Wilkinson, John
MaoLepd, Roderick 'Ross, Gordon
Finlayson, Mrs. Roderick Mac-
Lennan, Donald F. MacKenzie,
1, Lloyd Stein, Dick Richards, Or-
land Richards, Cameron.' Cook,
Wilfred Steele; Malcolm ' Mc-
Guire, K. D. MacLeod, Neil
Brotchie, Donald MacTavish,
John D. Thompson, Mary Belle
Douglas, George Scott, Elmer
Osborne, Cecil • Robb,' Harry
Ramsay Margaret Bowers, Bert
Breckenridge, Donald Maclvor,
Oliver Smith, Walter Black, An-
drew MacDonald, Bert Irwin,
Mrs. Wm. Hooey, . Jennie Irwin.
$4.00-Lconard Irwin, . Edgar
Watson.
$3.00 -John MacCharles, Katie
MacLeod', Harvey Brooks, Doting
aid Black, John Kennedy.
$2.00-- Blanche Hooey, Alex
MacDonald, • John ' MeeMurchy,
Henry Hodgkinson, WM. Ma&�
Donald, Dan Thompson, Fred Rit-
chie,, Ardill Mason, Chester Fitr-
Payson, Mrs. R. Watson, Duncan
McLeod, Beth • MaeT•avish; James --
Irwin, James eaton.
$1.50 ---Jean McGuire. •
-$J.00--Mrs. Sam McGuire, Jack'
proceeds in aid of the Red Cross:
Everyone is welcome. ••
Music Results
Toronto Conservatory of Music'
Midwinter examination results '
by students • of c A. ` W. Anderton t
are as follows: Grade VIII Piano, I
. J. Hall, honors; Grade: II Theory-,,
, A. ' L. Thompson, 1st class hon-
ors; M. L. Porteous, honors. ••
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Presented Ashfield
Airman . With- Purse
Many "friei�ids and neighbors
contributed- liberally to a purse
of money, which was_ . quietly'A. Porteous 25.00; Miss Marion
presented; to Air Gunner Eldon McPherson 20.00; Mrs. M. , Mac=
Buckingham, at the home of Mr. Farlane 10.00; A Friend 5.00;
Margaret 'Rae .5.00: Wes Huston:
5.00; Rod 'Campbell 1.00; Mrs.
Mel Orr 2.00; Miss Catherine Me -
Gregor 10.00; Miss D. Sharp 3.00;•
Mary 'Struthers 1.00; Kathleen
McIntosh . 1.00; Mrs. D: C. Tay-
lor. 2.00; R: B. Stanley 4.00: E. C.
POTATOES AS DOOR PRI.R
AT, ST.PATRICK DANCE
The 'Lucknow, Legion sponsor-
ed, their third annual St. Patrick
night dance on Friday, .which' at=
tr'acted a large crowd. A .bag of
potatoes . 'made an ' appropriatci
door .prize which` was won, by.:
Jack . McKinnon. -Prizes. of $5.00.
and' ,$3.00 '• for fancy Ir.isk. cos=
turves were won by Wilfred Mc-.
Quillin and ;Rexford' 'Ostrander
• respectively.
Spring Is Here? '
. Spring ''ta€ficially arrived on
Tuesday when a . cold northerly
wind that was blowing indicated
a 'backward .season,
BORN
ALTON-Mr. and Mrs: Harvey
Alton wish to. • announce the ar-
rival of a daughter on Sunday,
March 19th, a sister for.Ronald
and Lorne.
Spent Eight Years In
Mongolian Mission Field
Mr. and :Mrs. ' Wm. D. Morris
of Winnipeg , visited for a few
days, last week' with Mr. Jas.
Pickering and sisters: Mrs. Mor-
ris, formerly Robena Murdoch of
Lucknow, and her husband` .lab-
oured for more . than eight years
as missionaries • on the Mongolia
field .rn- Northern Chma ;,durinr_
the early years of the 'present
century. Mrs.: Morris is a claugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Murdoch.•
2:'00; M. •Twamley 2.00; .Thos.
Twamley 2.00; Archie Nicholson
1.00; Glen Campbell; 1.00; Jerry
Cranston 10.00;. George Alton
2.00;' Gilbert Vint `1.00; Jack Ir-
win 2.00; Albert W Alton 5.00:
Masonic Old Light .Lodge. 50:00:
G 14 Smith 100 00 El J
m . ; mer o n-
ston •5.00; Miss'. E. Cummings
5.00; Mrs. Wm. Humphrey' 1,00;
Dr. Evely 5.00:. Agnes Meguaig
10.00; Mrs. Yahnke 10.00; •Mrs. •
John .C. MacKenzie 4.00' cancan
ASK FOR AID TO
RUSSIA DONATIONS
During the next couple of
weeks the locale Aid to ,Russia
eprnrnittee is appealing for .con-
tributions • of cash and clothing
to this fund. Donations may be
left ' at. T. W. Smith's Garage.'',
Canada's ' 'assistance ; ta-
homeless and destitute in Russia
has been ' inagnif�icefit, and., this
commonit as been .liberal in
its suppo ; ',•bf the fund. These
supplies are carefully'distributed
in the Soviet Republic and are
most welcorne:
. The current canipaign 'locally
will be • .concluded shortly, so
don't delay. For the' convenience
of rural residents donations of
.both cash.and clothing may be
left at Jini •Shiell's, Amberley;
Frank McLennan's, Lochalsh; •
Miller's, Store, ' St. Helens;
Brown's Store, Langside; Col
well's Store, Holyrood and Mc-
Lean's Store, . Kinlough.
ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT.
OF. ABERDEEN'ASSOCIATION
Mr, F: G. Todd'of St. • Helens . •
was elected vice-president of the.
Canadian Aberdeen Angus As-
sociation at their annual conven=
tion held • in Brarrdon last ,,week.
For some time Frank had been
..one: --Of'• three .'.: -Eastern Ontario
members on the Board of Dir-
ectors:
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'NEXT CLINIC APRIL. 5th
The next Red Cross Blood. 11) -
nor Clinic in Lucknow will be
;held. o Wednesday, April- 5th:
Name Rev.. Beecroft
Sixth. 'Loan. Chairman
' It is 'announced by Huron - Co.
'Victory Loan ...headquarters that
the Rev. W.' A. Beecroft :of Wing -
barn is• again named chairman of
the County for the Sixth Victory.
Loan which starts' April 24th. '
The initial .meeting was held in•
Mon
•da A. MacDonald 1.00; L. E. Phil= .were' laid for" the forthcoming.
iv 2.00; Lola • McGillivray, 1.00;• campaign.
Wm. McGill 2.00; Mrs.: J.. J. • Huron • County' headquarters
Smith 5.00•;•• Torrance ' Anderson will be located in Goderich and
Harvey 'v ''ster ' ,50'; Alan Mc- 1.00; Frank. Graham 2.00; Mar- • the organizers again will be H.
Kim 2.00; Robei t Rae 25:00; Wrr. garet Mallough 1.00; Dr.' W. V. J. ' Vandewater, -J.. A. Lumsden
Murdie 15.00; Ken Murdie. 10.00;' Johnston 50.00; W. E..McPhersorr and B. K. Marshall.• Preliminary
Rev. C. H. MacDonald 25:00. W. 1.00; A. P. Stewart 25.00; Mrs:. organizational work is now pro -
and Mrs. Jack 1Vlclntosh .on Mon-
day evening. . The address was
read by ' Mr. McIntosh ,.and Earl
Swan made the presentation. • iti
replying Eldon ''said hewould
always gratefully remember his
friends in the community for
their' kindness. Wilkins 1.10;' Mrs Annie Struth-
Eldon graduated. as an . air gun- ers • 1.00; Miss Christie Graham
ver• at Mount Pleasant,,E.I. and 1.00; ,Mrs. Margaret Habkirk 1.00;
is. spending his furlough at 'his Rev. H. F. Dann .2.00; L.O.L. No.
home in Ashfield before report- 428 6.00; Bert Ward 1.00; . Joe
ing at : Valleyfield . Commando Irwin 2.00; J. W. Joynt 75:00;
Training station, Quebec. Cecil' • Congram 2:00; Howard
The address was as follows: Harris 2.00; Earl Harass 1.00; Mrs.
Dear. Eldon: ' Thos. Harris. 2:00: Robert Mac -
We, the 'servants of your good. Donald 3.00; Ernest Ackert 50.00;
friends and neighbors have gath- Cliff Johnston $5.; Eddie Thomv- ty. w311 ' attend. The purpose of
ered here tonight to honor Pile of ;son 1.00; Albert Thompson .q0; Margaret Pickering 5.00; James the meeting is .to lay. plans for
Ashfield's worthy sons. In the ,Richard Baker 5:00; Mrs, David, Pickering 10:00; Mrs. 'M: E.. Dud- the approachingcampaign p gn and to
18• years wehave known -you we Houston 2.00; James Baker 2:00;.1 ley 2.50; Miss A. MacLennan •$10;' consider ways and means of im-
have seen youdevelop from a Leonard Ritchie 1.00 Wm. Eadie 1 Dan McKinnon 10.00;• Fred Tiffin proving' the .Victory Loan or"gan-
shy, backward country 'lad to a 400; Raynard Ackert 10.00 An:. 3.00; Wes Tiffin 1.00,•• Chas. Tif-, ization 'in ortier to' raise the larg-
trained fighting. man, with toter-
gut McIntosh 10.00; John Robb n 5.75;
2.00; Mra. James' Valad. 1.00; Os-.
J. G. Anderson 10.00; Miss E.' &
James. McCluskey, 10.00; Miss
Elizabeth Murdie 10.04; Thomas
Burns 5.00; Campbell. Thompson
15.00; James Johnston ,1.0,0; Rus-
sell' 'Robertson 10:00; H. Gallag-
her 1.00; Islay Campbell'10.00;
Jdhn Campbell 5.00; Win. W.
Hogan 2.00; R. E. Gilmore' L00;
Mike Hogan 2.00; dhristena. Mur-
chison 1.00; Howard 'Barger 4.00;
J. G. Anderson & Son 150.00;
Wm. McLeod 5.00; John 'Kilpat'-
rick 10.00; W. G. Andrew 10.00;
Miss Jean Osborne 5.00; IVlrs.
Annie Johnston 10:00; Mrs, R. J.
Cameron 2.00;' Mrs..Wm. ' Blake
6.00; Ernest Blake 1.00; W. S.
Reid 3.00; Douglas Graham 5.50;
Archie 'Graham 5.50; Miss Mar-
garet Campbell 10•.00; Etta and
ceeding and the names of • the
Committee will be announced at
a later date.• . •
Among those attending the 1st
meeting" were 'Rev. , W. A. Bee=
croft, Wingham; W C. Attridge,
Goderich;, •Thos. Pride, Exeter; R.
M. Creech, Exeter; Robert Bow-
man, Brussels; C. K. Saunders,
Goderich; James Kincead, God-
erich; Ross Scott, ' Brucefield; H..
C. McLean, Wingham and Geo.
Jefferson, Clinton.
An organization meeting of the
counties of. Waterloo, Wellington,'
Perth and Huron is being held
in the offices of the Mutual `Life
.Assurance Co. in Waterloo onThursday;. March 23rd at_ which
representatives. • of HuronCoun-
age, and ability. • As soon, as you
were of military age you offer-
ed your services to your coun
try, to defend the 'heritage of
fr•eedptn which had been won by
our: fathers, and which •'has been
dan'gerou'sly .threatened by a
strong and ruthless foe. - •
Please 'accept ' this gift .as a
token of- our.interest in you and
we- will - hope `arid pray for your .J-1Vtrs. ' FI. McQtullin 3:00; Ben Nay
lor .2.00; Garfield MacDonald'
2.00;• Adam Bowman 2,00; Front
Street g- Club -,.-T
orne
fin ..3.00;. Victor mmerso
Mrs. Jack Richardson 5.00; Robt.
car Kerffer. 1.00; Jas. Smith .50; Stewart 1.00, Mrs. A. Emmerson
•Martin Nelson T00'; Wm,. Gra-'.2.00; Wendall Taylor' 2.00; Geo.
Ilam 5.00; George Colwell 4.00;. Tiffin 2.00; Robert Donaldson $1.;
Mrs. Alymer Ackert 5.,00; Grace . W J Brown 3.00; Wm. Scott $4.;
McKinnon 3.00; Richard Elliott Wm: Wraith 1. 0;: Alex McKenzie'
10.00; - Wesley .McPherson 2.00 •
2.00; Dan 1Vtaelr�xtyre 5.00; Russell.
Harold , Congrarn .50; Mark John'- Ritchie 3.0 Parish . Moffat 3.00;
ston 1.00; Donald McPherson 1.00; Margaret Salkeld 5.00; Ivan Con
ley 2.00; F: G. Moffat 5.00; .Ernm.a
Richardson 1.00;. Mrs. Widdis .50;
Ralph. Caskinette 5.00; Thos. Hill
2 00;`Peter' Moffat 5.00; Bert Mof-
fat. 2.00; George H.ar es7s
ruce s rr
5.00; . John- M -c ' .50; ` Neil
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Rodger . Corrigan 5.00; Mr, . and
safe return, when peace shall
reign again,
Signed on behalf of the. f
L0auer+-' ' �--WY1d$r James Bell,
AnEgus McKay. '
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son Raynard,- Oliver A. Megl' aa----'H&i Ma --W. H -end sort, Mrs.
les. Button,f Mrs. Pearlman, Mrs. C.
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est possible mount of money.
SPECIALS . ,:in Underwear for
Men, Women and Children, The
Store with the Stock. The Mar-
ket Store.
'MARKED 89th BIRyTHDAY.
William Johnston, Sr.,.. esteem-
ed' Ashfield resident, observed
his 89th birthday on Sunday,
March 12th. Mr. Johnston is en=-
joying good health and is quite
wi the farm, Work and has"been--
assisting in taking out wood dur-
ing the winter.
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