The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-08-10, Page 1$2.00 A Year -:-Iia Advance; 50e Extra to U. S. A.
GI4IDES AT -CAMP
:FOR TEN DAYS•
The 1st Lucknow Company
Canadian Girl . Guides have bee
at camp at Kintail..for the pa
ten days on,- the property know
?s ."The ,Carrick Place". The gir
break camp'`today (Thursday,).
Members of the camp staff ar.
Camp Commandant, Mrs. A.
lcKim, district cornmissione
Guide Lieutenant; Marr Salkeld
Sports Director, Helen Salkeld
Quartermaster Lieut., Margare
Salkeld.
Members of , the four patrols
attending ramp (the .first named
,being the patrol leader) were,
Blue—Mary McQuaig, Mary An
derson, Betty Anderton and Doris
LJCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, • AUGUST 10, 1944
SUNDAY BROUGHT RELIEF.
FROM HEAT WAVE ,
Sunday brougl t welcome relief.
of to this district which had swelt-
n ered under a five-day heat wave.
st Starting last .Tuesday when the
n mercury Oared' . = to 92 . degrees.
Is there' was no., relief for the re-
mainder of the week.
e: There ,were various opiriloIis: as
E. to which was the hottest day, • but
A''; .1 according, to the official weather
records' the maximum tempera-
ture for each of . the five days'
t
was as follows;'
Tuesday 92 degrees
Wednesday 94.5 degrees
Thursday 93.5 degrees
Friday 92 degrees
- , Saturday 88 degrees
Lloyd; Green -Mary Marshall,
Beryle Solomon, Shirley Robin—
son, Winnifred Stewart; Yellow CLINIC NEXT. WEEK!
—Mary Johnston, Jessie Marsh -
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EIGHT PAGES
LEADERSHl RECOGNIZED HIGH SCHOOL TO '
OPEN SEPTEMBER 18
all, Marilyn: McAlpine,,, Red—
Mary Porteous, Margaret , Tre-
leaved, Nancy Reid, . Donalda. Mc-
Quaig.
The daily time table which the
camp observed was as follows:
8.00 a.m., rising whistle; 8.45,
Colors; 9.00, breakfast; 10! 00, camp
duties; 11100, tent inspection;
11.30, &nide work; ' 12.30, dinner;
1.30 p.m., rest hour; 2.30, court
of honour; 3:00; Guide work; 4.00,
Swim; 6.00, supper; 7:00, games;
8:30, fire; 10.00, taps,'lights out
whistle.,
On Friday evening the Guides
Inst out"' u a b game to a. team
from the ?Anglican camp at Kin-
tail, but the local girls: were.
looking forward to another en-•
cbunter. on Tuesday evening
when they hoped to turn the
tables..:
On Sunday morning the Com-
pany attended church :'at .KintaiY
„Camp when Rev. J. H. Geoghe-
gan delivered an appropriate ser-
mon:
On Saturday evening the girls
held a weiner roast, 'but the fun
was prematurely ended by rain.
SISTER-IN-LAW' *ASSES
Miss Katherine MacGregor re-
ceived the sad and sudden news
on Saturday of the death of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Alex `" Macy
Gregor, which occurred at ,her
home in Granum; Alberta, on.
Friday. Mrs. _MacGregor had vis-
ited here in June. Word of her
death was' a shock to relatives
here.
CNDERWENT _OPERATION
. Miss Eileen Cainpbell under-
went an , appendix operation in
St: Mary's Hospital, Kitchener,
on, Friday, July 28th. - The severe
attack' which made the operation
imperative came at a time when
Eileen was making plsans to act
as her sister's bridesmaid..
GREENOCK FLIER
PRESUMED DEAD
Reported missing on June 19th,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Haldenby of
Greenock Township, near Kinloss
Village, have' been officially not-
ified that their son,, F''light Ser-
geant Frederick Haldenby is now
4^• presumed dead.
The young airman was in his'
2lst year. He was boss in Green-
ock and attended public school
at R.iversdale and High School at
-swrat:-~Un -graduating Ale
enlisted in the R.C.,A.F. in the
spring ,of 1942. He received his
wings at Hagersville in May of
'1943 and was ..en his way over-
• seas the following month.
Besides the parents, there are
three silt rs and three -brothers
who cling to the . faint hope that
F�rexl...n ay yet _bp ��e a�ted.rs . _
The 13th.Red Cross Brood
Donor Clinic for'Lucknow and
'district will be ` held. in the Un -
The openin4of Lucknow'•High
Schoo'1 will be .delayed two weeks
it was- decided some time ago at
a meeting of the Board of ,Edu-
cation. Public school will open,
on the regular date - Tuesday,
September 5th, but High School Ashfield;' on Saturday.It 'is :100
vp-i:l not re -open: until Monday,
• years since.the arrival. of the first
September 18th.. 'MacDonalds m Ashfield and 101 '
registered ^:their' :name on this
Joins Sana;: Staff
115th reunion. The sons and'dau
lighters of these original settlers,
Miss Pearl' 'MacKenzie corn- have all passed away and the
menced her duties on Monday as 'gathering on Saturday was con
junior member'of the local Bank !Posed of descendants of the 3rd,
of Montreal staff.. r . , 4th, 5th and 6th generations. .
1 For reasons only too obvious,
there was a feeling of lonliness
for those of the clan.- who have
recently passed beyond the
bourne of time; and 'a minute of
silence, was observed in .memory .
SCOTTISH CLAN
HELD REUNION
The annual, reunion of the Clan
MacDonald; descendants of the
late Donald and 'Murdoch i1 at,
Donald, renewed. old. ties at the
,picturesque grove on the farm
of ,Alex .MacDonald, ex -reeve of ':
PRESENTATION
AT H0LYROOD
of five of the number, John Mac -
of asocial gatheringon Friday' -reeve, Arthur Booth,
, Mary MacLeod,- ' John K. Mac-
evening when a community pre Donald• and Alex MacKenzie, who
1 sentation was made to Mr. and on the 9th of June paid the sup- ,.
Mrs. John . Walker (formerly reme sacrifice on the fields of
•
'Mrs. Eliza Ackert). in honor of France.
their recent marriage and also,
but with 'regret, to bid the
ling Holyrood Hall was the scene Kenzie ex
was guest of'honor at a dinner
in Ottawa on Monday evening in
celebration of his 25th anniver-
sary
ited Church next Weds ' day' as leader of the Liberal
morning, August 16th. in Canada During the
An attendance of . 150 donors 'quarter century Mr. King has
is' wanted.
It is two months since the last
clinic was held• here and the
committee in charge is putting
forth an extra effort and making
a . special appeal for a record-
breaking ' attendance. Plans'- are
being made to handle' 159 don-
ors. At Wingham last week there
.were..... approsimatelg...240- donor's`:
• The urgency for donors at this
clinic is due. to ' the demands on
the blood plasma reserve by the
invasion : forces, plus the fact that
mobile clinics did not Operate
during the month of July while
alterations were being made at
Connaught Laboratories:
It, was: on June 1st last year
that the first clinic was: held in ..
Lucknow. Since then' they have.Rev_ E. J' 'Roulston, St. Thomas,
been held at intervals of uncle of the bride, performed the
approx- ceremony'. Miss Marian Solomon,.
imately five weeks., :Already i Stratford. played the wedding
there have. been twelve clinics, !music and accompanied
solo -
resulting in a total of 967 bloodLouise-
the donations.. At next week's clinic � �� �� � �p�' sister
of the bride, who, during the
signing of the register, sang "Pll
Walk Beside You". The bride,
given in"marriage by her father,•
looked lovely in a floor length
gown of white triple sheer over
taffeta, and . a fmger-tip veil of
illusion with sweetheart head-
dress. She carried a bouquet oaf
At the local home nursing class red roses and fern. Miss Grace
on Tuesday evening, 1)r, W. Y. Campbell attended' her, sister as
Johnston gave •a very instructive a bridesmaid,. wearing a floor -
length gown of pink sheer. She
carried a colonial bouquet of pink
roses and cornflowers. ' , Little
Winnifred Hariton, of Tamworth,
near Napanee, . niece of the bride-
groom, was a winsome flower girl
wearing. . a floor -length dress of
',Wire taffeta and carrying a nose-
gay of sweetpeas. The bride -
been Prune Minister of the Dom -
inion for 17X' years.
BOYS' &. MEN'S Work'Clothing,
Shirts, Pants, Smocks; Socks, and
Undergarments. The Store. with
the Stock. The MARKET STORE.
WEDDING BELLS
stance m all activities of thit
Mica=summer flowers and ferns
were effectively arranged to
'arewell . m
before leaving for Kin
cardine to make their' home.
During the _evening duan ' pres-
entations and complimentary ad-
dresses were read . on behalfof atherin Four pipers g g- p"pars were, pre -
the Women's Institute and the . sent, Dr. MacDonald,
School Section. ' Glengarry, • .
The Institute address express now of Port Albert;. Mr. Hewitt,
Kincardine; Wilfred McQuillan
appreciation of Mrs. Walker's Lucknow and the Clan's own
Nevertheless friendly greetings
were exchanged. H. D. MacDon-
ald presided over,a varied pro-
gram of music, .. speeches and
dancing. • The skirl of the pipes:
;gave a real, significance to the
gl1 147014--CAAi>Q!lO LL society. ` in which she held viii
dee
y g e
orate Hackett United church for
the marriage on Saturday at 3
o'clock of Ina Jean, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Camp-
bell, Concession 10, Ashfield, �o
Mr. ' Wilmer S. Harlton, younger
son Mr. and Mrs. Girshan
Harlton,St. Marys.
ous offices, and as well took; an
c- active part in the district organ_i
ization: , Mrs. Walker also cbn- `i shuns of Scotch dancing by . the
tributed ,freely of her musical � �s�s Po •
the 1000 mark will be consider-
ably surpassed and interest will
centre around who the thous-
andth donor will be.
LECTURED' TUESDAY ON
EMERGENCY NURSING
lecture on emergency nursing.
Mrs. W. S. Reid dernonnatrated
bandaging on Tuesday might and
Mrs. L. C. Thompson supervised
bed making by , members of the
class, which she had demonstrat-
ed a week ago. '
• ENGAG�
paper,- D_ ....A,. ,.: MacLennan_.._..The,•.•
gave splendid selections which
always cause 'a , yearning the
heart of every Scotsman. Exhiib-
and dramatic talents. The Insti- -JMary rteous, Mary
tote address was ° read b Mrs. -Johnston and Mary McQuaig
Frank Thompson. � were much enjoyed; ' '
' New members to the clan .were,
During the evening the follow- introduced, Mr_ and Mrs_ Will
ing _program was . enioyed: read-. Harris, Ripley and Dr. and Mss.
ing, Mrs. James Smith; solo, Mis.1 Ford of Hamilton who since last
i Ernest 'Ackert: reading. Merger- year have become one. Miss Jan-
et Ann Murray: duet, Mrs. Wm- net MacDonald ; of Montana and:
Graham and Miss Eileen Elliott Rhea Jean Martin of Sault Ste.
The following address, on be -Marie . were present for the .first
half of the School Section, was time and were given a welcome. .
read by Donald MacPherson: 1 Both belong to ` the 5th genera-
Holyrood. August 4, 194 tion_ D. A. MacDonald and Tom
Mr. and Mrs_ Walker were glowing with
Dear Friends:. ' their grandchildren.
over
grandchildren. Mich regret
It gives us much 'pleasure to i •was felt for the absence of Mrs.
gather here this evening in hen- Lennie of Ham l
our of your recent marriave. We 1 promoter of the
also regret your intended depart -1 was expressed for
ure, frons our midst but we are a
pleased . to know • that next year. Mrs_ j
L you ' .are Present . and , .:
making your home in the not too ' - cent
n who was the-
an
hean and hope
her. presence
Harris was
in excellent
Speeches were
Scott Mac-
K A e Montreal and Rev.
Scot orton. •
Supper was served, games for
the.. __children- ,followed aid Then _. __:
more Highland dancing, and. mus-
ic. The election of officers fol -
to be in, the many years she ha_` lowed. D. A_ MacLennan succeeds'
lived in thin eumnii David Stewart as president All
Walker with • her cheeryMa-s. joined hands and sang Auld Lang'
and kindlydisposition s smile Syne for another year.
+position has alWaYs
been ready to give a °helping
hand., Her services at social func-
tions, in the Red Cross, and every JACK McNALL
groom , brother, Mr. Edward
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mae- g room's, Tamwo undertaking in the community
Charles, Lucknow, announce the was best will' begreatly missed. Asa slight MILLED OVERSEAS
man. The ushers w .
far distant town of Kincardine.
We are sorry that we have not
had the opportunity of becoming
better acquainted with Mr.. Walk-
er but we feel quite sure we
would- have found him to be a
good a friend and neighbor as
Mrs. Walker has proven herself'
daughter, Were Harry token of our appreciation and; a
Campbell,
engagement ,of their e, remembrance from your friends Mme. Jack .McNall of Blyth re-
an
SadieSadie' Ellen, . to William Christ-. brother of the bpd b
Knott, son of Mrs_ Dawson d Mr. Gordon. O'Neil, Chatham, and neighbors we ask you to ac- ceived word last week
brother-in-law of b d ce t these that her
opherthe ii egrooasa. .P gifts.
After the ceremony a reception Perha these lines b Husband, Tpr.. Jack McNeil,' had
take August e s parents, the brides moth God bless 25th He is survived by has wife
Knott and the late Mr. Knott of
Clarksburg.. The .marriage will Guesty �
was held at the home of the best eress our thoughts the been killed in France en July
place quietly the ratter part
bride's
e receiving the guests in a gown who �� it
your home and'you arida family of seven children
of nayy blue sheer, with corsage' In the sweet oils of gladness •pr. Mckall, who was ist his
BERME MlililSTER LEAVING of roses. The bridegroom's '
steep it 34th year, was a member of .the
f
Rev H W Stra m `
nervi urch circuit pink no_. For the buffet lunch
mother received with her, gown
ed in navy blue with cnrsage owealth,
pp, ministerOf
e United ch ' &-,
Endow' the walls with lasting
The lights of love; the g16w of
The- palmi of peace, the charm of
mirth,
Good friends to sit around your
hearth,
And with each nightfall 'perfect
rest,
Here let you live your happiest.
• Signed: ----on _behalf ' of your
neighbors and . friends of S.S. No.
4, - Mrs., . Richard Elliott,, Mrs.
which includes Bervie, Clar . & ! eon `which was served; to _ bo,,at
glass- bras bEen eh
ster ' of Chapleau United brei
and will soon take over his new
duties.
Mr. Strapp dune to Bernie
from Manitoulin Island. He has
taken on active part in common- hat and accessories. On their re -
its, enterprises
terprisess and conttibuted turn Mr. ' and Mrs. ' Milton will
of his musical talent in various reside on the bridegroom's farm
ulext it ti ° Rea St- —
as na- 3 guests, the diningroom was
decorated in a color .scheme of
pink and white, the table being
centred with the wedding cake.
The • bride chose for travelling
a dress of liaise crepe with brown
Elgin ' Regiment and went over-
eas in October of 1942.
The young men ,; a nephe,:-
of Matthew and Bob McNall 'of
Lucknow and a son of George
McNall, Sr, who ' at 72 years of
age is still driving race homes.
Tpr.McNall has four brothers
and two sisters, 'George. Jr.; of
B1:vth;..Sanaa_,of.-Goderich; Tom of
Auburn; ' Wellington, overseas;
Mrs. Win 'Rani,, Mitchell, and