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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-05-18, Page 1.g7,11*,,g...,A.-vrttAkoe.iim,/,,....., • • • • 4 , — 7V..:117-1,17'74171,7'.. . e • 71' $2.00 A Tear—In Advance; 50e Extra to U. S. A. 777'777, • - • LUCKNOW,. (wimp" Tupnspitv, MAY 18th, 1944 EIGHT • PAGES ACTION TO UPSET WILL BEING HEARD .11,••10111,00.1•=1, • . • • The non -jury sittings of the • Suprerne Court .opened in' Waik- • - erton on Monday afternoon, pre- sided over by the Honorable Mr. • Justice Kelly. Several cases are • listed- and the Court will ' prob- ably be in session all week. • Pita •case on the docket;.' and of Particular "'peal interelst, • the action 'to set aside the will of the late Alexander MacKenzie of the Second Concession, Kin- , loss, and which was made by him • in Aril of 1942. • The heirs ' who • seek to upset • the will, claim that the -deceased' was not of testamentary capacity at the time the will was made. • The total estate has an approx- . imate value of upwards to $100,- • 000.00, a large portion of which was left as an • endowment fund for the benefit of •graduates of 'the • Lucknow. High School, who showed aptittide and the desire , • to. further their edileation. • For this piirpose students could borrow on the earnings of this endowment fund, to be later paid back .without. interest. The ' pringipal sum could not be'bor- roWed frorn, and would continue intact Perpetually. •Besides bequesreade to a :number of heirs, t1 South Kin- loss and LucknowPresbyterian churches benefited .by the terms of the • Counsel for - the -Plaintiffs is -sOn; - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. vitally concerned in this, matter, • Campbell 'GraPt... '142Wallsertoni,.. 54.D1P.171,01:.Theln.Pgen;...Lleyd Wm. 'VFW P. Stuart MaeKenzie of John drahani; son of 1V1r.' and •Walkerton and Frank Donnelly Mrs. Wm. Graham. Eleanor Irene of Goderich 'acting' Tor the de- McNay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,fendarits. Kelso McNay; Ernest John Ack•• BAPTISM HELD ON Had Narrow Escape Froin MOTHER'S DAY An. appropriate Mother's Dy service was.. held in the United, Church on Sunday morning, with theSunday School attending the ,service in ••a body, and with a •Ming people's 'Choir „composed of members of. the Sunday School': Rey. J. W: Stewart'was assisted in -••cenducting the 'service ,by. Messrs. • W. L. MacKenzie. S. Morrison and Harvey • Treleaven. Ushers were Mrs. Gordon Taylor, Mrs. K. C. Murdie, Mrs. J. H. Hall and Mrs. Ewart Taylor. • . In • appreciation of What .we •in Canada; .owe to the faithfulness and • loving cdre of • our mothers, four young' ladies took part in "An •Act of Appreciation". They were Wilda •Irwin, representing an Indian Mother; Jean. Trelea- ven, the pioneer , mother; Mary. Johnston, , the New. Canadian mother,- arid 'Ruth Dahmer, • the modern mother. In his story "A Christian. Home and a New China", Rev. Stewart paid a fitting tribute to Madarne Chiang Xai-Shelc and, her Chris tain mother, Madame ,K. T. Soong. • • A feature of this "Family 'Day in the Church", was A baptismal service conducted by the pastor, when the fellowing.children were baptized: Richard Thomas • Rich- ards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orland Richards; Patricia Jean. Thomp- Being Gored By Bull Mr. John -McQuillin had a nar'- DEATH CLAIMS !BRUCE RAISES, THREE MILLION •AGED RESIDENTS:, „ • MRS. THOMAS • REID • - • . • . In failing, health for a time, •:• but seriously ill for only two days, the death of Mrs. Thomas' Reid occurred. at ,her home in Lucknow late Saturday - after - •noon, She was in her 85th year, • • Mrs.. Reid was formeilY Mar- garet Ann '1Viiller;. and. ,y1ras born' In Rochester; New York in 1890. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and lylrs. W. H. Miller, early residents of this village. where . • . e • 7 •row .escape last Friday when at- The Bruce County Sixth Viet- ' tacked by a young bull which he ory Loan bulletin issued on Mon- • was leading from ' the wateringday afternoon showed County trough to the stable': - subscriptions within. $2,300 of ' Tile animal ' attafted . „him, reaching the. three thillion,. dollar . . '.. , • throwing .him. to the ground, but mark. This represented $1153 per ' by the use .of the, bull stick Mr., cent of the original objectife of. , McQuillin was able to, ward off , $2,600,000. The , number of sales 1, • ., , tliec, first few attempts to gore totalled 7.340. ... . • ' - him. Just as Mr:: McQiiilliris strength failed him his son Fred come •to the rescue to °find his, ,father pinned to •the ground. For- timately the anfiriars horns had Orders were being received up • • to four o'clock y.esterday after - non, following which the final and complete standing of all municipalities will be issued. Mr. Miller engaged in - the ear, • Walkerton7headed the county not penetrated his chest, although liege Making .business. with 179 per cent of its quota he : suffered cheSt bruises and a Mr. and Mrs. Reid were rnar_, • and there were few municipalit- ", * but below the knee, caused by hied in Lucknow on _December les which had net reached their the tramping; of .the bull. 15th 1880, Mr. ,Reid having first objective Monday's results shomr- • • •come to this village as a baker •ed • Luek w having raised To Discuss Hydro Rates some ten years previous, and in $101,150, representing 106 per . which' business he continuously engaged until his death in Jan- cent of the objective; Kinloss, At Meeting To-Nighf • .••••.••••••• $65,000, 100 per 'cent; Huron, • uary of 1939. In .December 1930, $192i900, 103 per cent; CUlross, 0 . 79,650, 123 per Cent. A. public meeting is being held Mt: and Mrs. Reid observed their $go, -.., • in the ToWii Hall tonight (Thurs- .. g o 1 d e n wedding anniversary au 105' per eent;„ Ripley' .: day) at . 8 p.m. to discuss the when they Were ' honored by $ $35350 .119 per cent.; Teeswater, 1 9 matter of bydro, rates in Luck - Mrs. Reid has lived a long en- West '‘Vawanosh In attendance at the meeting . was actively, engaged in ,the din.- Huron County also went °Yet • D. Flannery of the Hydro Elec.,' ies of • her home so long as the top with total subscriptions strength permitted. on Saturday night .of $3,225,000. • tric Power Conirniision of Ont - alio: , She was a faithful member of Final figures have not been „ re- This meeting has been arcing ' the Lucknow Presbyterian church leased at time of writing. • to church work including the W., went the 'distinction of leading To West Wawanosh Township ed by the Village. Council in an effort to obtain . -lower • hydro and for many years was :devoted rates for Lncknow. Every hydro M. S. and the Guild, of which she the County with sales of $84,600, Was one of the organizers of ttiis representing 125 per cent of the • 1 user in the village should • be Young People's Society. Mrs. objeCtive.. Salesmen were Dur - in the Women's Institute for a , worker Mir' Phillip?* and TOM- Webstet::-"-- --7, v Ashfield too, went over the and ... should .evidencethis ....cerve ,.. • Reid '' was also an-aetlie` Cern by being menet . at the • • . " • ineetipg tonight. 7 - -, number of yearS,•and. after it top, raising slightly,i •in excess of many old friends. ergetic and indttstrious life and High In Huron -Co. will be Messrs. T. C. James and • First witnesses were Called' on ert,,son of Mr. and Mrs. Raynard Monday afternoon, and the hear- Ackert and Mary Elizabeth Allin, • • ing was expected to continue well- • into the week. Executori of the estate are G. • H. Smith 'and D. H. Carruthers, • the former being also a bene- •' ficiary Under the terms of the will." • OUTSTANDING MINISTER • SPOKE HERE SUNDAY • Dr..Charles -Endicott, secretary • of ,the Missionary and Mainten- ance department of the United Church, was the guest speaker • at the evening service here on Sunday, when he delivered a very fine sermon. Miss Margaret Rae was soloist. Dr. Endicott spoke in Kincar- dine in the morning. To Hold Emergency Nursing Course Here' • Plans have been made to hold- • an emergency nursing course in • Lucknow, with 'Weekly classes to commence very :shortly. It will - be a thirteen Week? conrse, open, to all women in the village and district from "18 to 80"fr. , It was decided' to hold the ' course at a meeting last Wed- nesday following the Blood. Don- or Clinic. Mrs. Campbell, Red. Cross representative for einer- gency nursing, outlined the plan to the Clinic, exeeutivezand nur- ses. • The course will be conducted • by local nurses, and will prOvide a wealth of information and in- struction that Will prove inval- uable in case of emergencies or epidemics, such as the 'fiuepi- demic at the close of the Iast war.. •'It is expected that there wili1 • be "a large class enroll for this course; further details of which , will soon be announced. • • MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED •• Mr. and Mrs. Stephen•B, Stoth-' ers of Arthur, announce the mar- riage of their second daughter, , Mary Elizabeth,. to Pilot Officer •Richard C. Passmore, 1. C. A. F., • youngeF Sion of Mr. and Mrs. NV: • Passmore of Arthur, on Sat - E, Meth 'officiating, „ •datighter..0144rr-and;-Misv-Harold GOING TO SASKATCHEWAN was founded' the meetings were $100,060, freqttently, • held at -the Reid home.• MISSION FIELD ' Lloyd Ackert; • son of Mr, and far°111 of 4.t The Sons' and The .Lticicridw Branch a the Mrs. Reid is survived, by a I TO HOLD DANCE ON 24th daughters •Mrs Neil MacLeod Canadian VegionnrsVoii.SOring a (May) of Duparquet,- Que,; John dance in the Town Hall on Wed- • has concluded his first year sttict2. Clyde of LuckneW. Surviv- Mac erizie's orchestra. • and spending two weeks at his home before- leaving ,on - May • 29th for of Sierra Madre; CalifOrnia, six a mission field at Nipawan, Sask.; igranclehildren and one great ;where he will spend.the summer. -grandchild. Her grandson Clyde is with the Royal Canadian Regi - NEXT WEDNESDAY IS inent in Italy and hiS grand - 'A• CIVIC !HOLIDAY • , Mother's one wish was that she would b'e spared to see him re - Next Wednesday, „ May 24th, turn safely. Allin.• •Mrs., Ernest' Ackert of HolyrOod, ' • of Lohdon and Ida Fern,William nesdky, May 24th, to music by, , COPY EARLY PLEASE. As next Wednesday is a Civic Holiday in Lucknow it will be necessary that all copy for pdb- lication in The' Sentinel be re- ceived by Monday afternoon.' this reminder -to please attend ies as a student rninisthr, and is ing also is a brother Wm..Miller .•-- • . DOES YOUR, LABEVREAD '44? • I , your Sentinel subscription ' paid in advance. If not We issue SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS IN CALGARY FIRE • John McKinnon, Chief of the will be observed in Lucknow' as Calgary Fire Department, suf- fered severe burns to his face and hands in a recent tire in that city. •. Mr. Mckinnon, three other firemen- and a sixteen year old boy all suffered burns when an explosion took. place while they were fighting a barn fire.. • Jelin- is a brother_o_tan____T._ McKinnon of Concession 6, Kin- .• . Holdfmg, Father -Son Banquet. The Andreiv-Haddock group of the . Women's Association a. the United Church is sponsoring a father and son banquet in the Church on' Friday evening which many dads and lads are anticipa- ting.--, • • •- 1 Sells Kinloss Farm Mr. Reg. McBride 'has 'sold his farm on Con.cession. 10, Kinloss, to John Robb and is holding clearing auction sale, next Thurs- day. Masonic Church Parade • , Members of Old Light Lodge and visitors' will assemble at' the. Lodge Rooms on 'Sunday even- ing to attend Divine Service in t h e Lucicnow Presbyterian Church at seven o'clock. . • BAPTIZED 'AT PINK. RIVER Paul Garnet Henderson, son of LICpI. Garnet Henderson and Mrs. Henderson aorrnerly Eve- lyn Taylor), was baptized at Pine River Church on Sunday morn- ing, with Rev. J. C. Nicholson of- fieiating. The child's great grand- mother, Mrs. RaChel Mills, atten- ded the .christening., L[Cpl. Hen- vost Corps. • • a Civic holiday. Places of busi- ness will remain open on Tues- day , evening preceding the holi- day, and will dispense with the regular Thursday afternoon half - holiday. ' • •-••' • SOFTBALL PRACTICE TIMIS'. FRIDAY NIGHT , A softball practice will be heilid in -the Cffleckmian Park on Friday night at seven. o'clock. Anyone interested in playing the game, old and ybung, isrequested to turn out. • • • It is planned ,te ,organize a team here, and , anexhibition game is. to be played in Mount Forest on May 24th. ENGAGEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stinson, Nestleturf, Ontario, wish to an- nounce the engagement of their .elder daughter, Marion Laverne, Donalti Joseph MacKinnon, son of Mr. Dan T. MacKinnon and the late Mrs. MacKinnon, •Holyrood, Ontario. The wedding to take place early 'in June. Mr. and. Mrs. Ewart Taylor,. •LuCknow,• announce the engage- ment of their odaughter; Betty Gwendolyn,16 Mr. John Aylmer Ackert, only son of 1V1,rs. Aylnier Ackert and the late Mr. Ackert of Holyrood. '1e marriage to take plaee early in June, The engagement is announced of ..Muriel, younger daughter of • Mr. Reginald McBride and the late Mrs, McHride of. 1,Iolyrood., to Clifford Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles (ongrarn alao of gni, A private funeral serviee_ was held at her late ,residence* or Tuesday afternoon .conducted..by Rev. C. H. MacDonald. Interment was in Greenhill Cemetery. Pall- bearers were Wm. Hornell, Tem- ple Clark, Stuart E. Robertsorip' Russell Middleton, W. W. Hill and James ' '- Relatives from . a Jistarice. at- tiidThg the funeral were Mr: and 1V1rs$--Carl Sehribner, •DetrOit; and Mrs. Jos. Carson, London;. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Wray, London and Miss Norma Robin- son, Fergus: •* GEORGE S. ROBERTSON • • The death 'of George S. Rob- ertson, ..aic esteemed resident '• of this district for upwards to 70 years; passed away at his home in Lucknow on Monday., May 8th. 'He was in his 90th year. Taken ill with the 'flu and :pneumonia last December, Mr.. 'Robertson made ,a ,favorable re- covery, but. failed to regain •his strength and was confined to bed during the winter. His death Carrie suddenly however as his• condition was only regarded as serious for 'about a day preceding his *passing. Mr.,i Robertson was a son of Thomas •Robertson and Isabella. Shivas, natives of Aberdeen, Scotland, who first settled at Tor- onto upon coming, to Canada. A • small pox epidemic decided them Donald Thompson between' acts of the play, "A Pair of Country 'Kids", presented by the Walton Dramatic Society. The- play was welrattended, and there was also .a fairly good crowd at the dance • which folloiged to music by the Wilbee Orchestra. ^, • •After all expenses were paid s' t� the, matter at an early date. Newsprint rationing now limits the.volume of paperwe may use, and sooner or later we will 'have to commence a . protess of elim- inating those farthest, in arrears, in order to remain within our quota. St. Helens W. I.• Won • Ticket Selling Prize ---,Ay--anci4clanee last --Wed- nesday, sponsored by. the Luck- , now Agricultural Society, the •'draw was made for a shearling ewe, donated by 'John Fattish, • president of the Society. • Tickets were sold by various Rea Cross war work units in the Community, each oneretaining the proceeds of their sales. To. the three highest selling units, prizes of $5.00, 0i00 and $2.00 were awarded by the Agricul- tural Soeiety. ' First prize went to St. Helens' .Wornen's Institute which sold 189 tickets; second prize to Kintail Women's Institute with 188 tick- ets and third prize to the Luck - now. Work, Room _Committee with 179 sales. A total of 1260 tickets was sold by all units. ' The sheep was ,won by Mrs,. Robert Johnston. of R.R. 7, Luck - now. Mrs. Johnston is about 80 years of age, and at the tithe of the draw was ill with pneumonia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hallam of Ashfield. ' •The ltickY ticket was drawn `by to move to.near London where. George was born on January 20, 1885, He was the oldest and last surviVilig member of a family of three brothers and two sisters. His parents moved to • near Clinton, where his father was •killed in a barn raising accident Wood e ISM -911..Pasi4stri whei.e the' cliataic2t.ez.s4dSkttWfvw, „,--1-rrortr4: A, • take plate Itialtlay. ontirnied 0111: -page S) . 1 the good. -- . ; • •