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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-09-28, Page 1Lucknow Sentinel $2.00 A Year—InIn Advance; 50c Extra to U. S. A. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURS., SEPTEMBER 28th, 1944 TEN PAGES TAX ROLL IS OVER FIFTY. THOUSAND Clerk C. E. MacDonagh of Ashfield has 'completed work an the. township's 1944 tax . roll; which reveals some interesting figures. ' The total asjsessment of the mbnicipality amounts to $2,395,125 on which the mill rate is struck to raise a total in taxes for all purposes of $52,530.07. The break- down of this total tax bill is :.s follows: Cpunty levy $19,161.00 ...' Township .;......`'8,382:68 Generalschool rate 6,628.63 Trustees'. levy. 9,575.92. Separate school levy 1,901.06, , Debenture 6;152.13 Electric lights 70:65 Dogs 658.00 Grand Total $52;530.07 The Township rate, the general school rate and the. separate school rate are each reduced one mill by reason of Provincial Gov- ernmentsubsidies. The general school rate is on an .equalization basis, whereby each school within the Township apart from Union Sections, re- ceives .$600 for educational pur- poses. The ur-poses..The financial need of each section, over and above this a- mount, is raised bye°µhe,trustees' It is interesting to note that there' are sixteen taxpayers in the County-, who pay ih excess of $200. ,each in taxation. They in- , elude, Norman.. O'Connor,. $501.53; w4. Thos_ Bueglas, $390.48; Robert McDonald, $379,60; . Wm, John- ston, $319.52; Thos. Garvey, .Sr., $272.07; Mrs. J. MacDonald, $266.- 18; 266:18;' Thos. Garvey, Jr., $243.78; - McIntyre .{Estate, .$238.96; Duncan McIntyre,; $2315:25; John D: Cath- cart, $230.92; Hugh McKenzie, $216.76; Ewart Taylor, $211.25.; Cecil Johnston, $204.80; Donald McLean, $20.1168; N. J. MacKen- zie; $200.45. MARRIED AT FERGUS ° Cunningham -. Craw At the bride's home, Fergus, Ontario, by the Rev. R. W. Craw, father of the Bride, John Wilfred Cunning- • ham, son of Mrs,' J. W. Cunning- ham and the late Mr. Cunning- ham, to Ethel Isabel; youngest daughter of Rev. R. W. and Mrs. Craw, on September 22nd. LLOYD ACKERT WAS RALLY DAY .GUEST Lloyd Ackert, a student mis- sionary who spent the summer at a United Church mission field in Northern Saskatchewan, was ' the guest speaker at the Sunday School. Rally Day service in the United Church on Sunday after- noon. Lloyd spent the week -end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ackert of Holyrood, before re- turning to Toronto to resume his studies. He gave a very interest- ing address on Sunday abouthis work and experiences during the 10. summer, andof conditions 'under which_ some of the people of that area are ,attempting to eke out a Living. The service was conducted by Mr. W. L. MacKenzie, Sunday School enperintendent Mrs. H. R. Allin presided at the piano, and the opening prayer was. offered by Mr. Wm. Murdie. Readings were given by Jean Treleaven and John Crispin. Mrs. D. R, Mc- Lean contributed ' a vocal solo 4 mental. Rev. J. W. Stewart con- ducted the dedicatitsli ceremony,. •. MOVED TO ORILLIA ',ATTENDANCE . LOW NATIVE OF KINLOSS DIED IN MANITOBA Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Irwin, and I AT LAST C L I N1 C . two . children, Allan and Ivan," moved to Orillia to take up resi- dence the. latter part of the week. For the Pastsi x -weeks Calvin has been employed thereas a welder. He is in the same plant as Herb Gibson. . • - • Mrs. Irwin was . formerly Lor- ene.. ' Magoffin. Her brother, ISgt. Air Gunner Ivan . Magoffin, was listed missing on air operations on June 22nd, and since then no other official information has b received b h' --s I " The death of 'Mary Isobel Mc- Donald, beloved wife of George. Middleton, occurred at her home at- Minto, Manitoba ' on Friday, September 15th, after a lingering illness. ' She . is survived by five sons, two of whom are' serving in Italy and ,one daughter;'also two .bro- thers, George of Boissevain, Jack The attendance at the 14th :Blood "Donor Clinic held in Luck - now last:Thursday, morning drop- ped to 66: Irl .. comparison. • there were 120 donors at the 12th clinic held five weeks previous. " 'More than. 250 notices were sent ,out for last week's "clinic, so that the response averaged less than one in four. On only 3 of Winnipeg and one sister, Han other occasions has the attend.; Han- na of Lucknow. ance dropped below last week's , lDiSTRICT MOURNS. .THREE DEATHS THREE DEATHS Over the week -end this district was saddened in quick succession by the deaths of three esteemed and respected citizens of this dis- trict: Stricken • with a heart attack early • Saturday morning; Neil John MacKenzie . passed away suddenly at his home, in Ashfield. He had been in his usual health that day, was busy on his farm, • and entertained'friends until late figure_ There were 57 donors at ATTENDED CENTENNIAL ; that evening. M. MacKenzie was been receive about un, the first clinic held a year ago 1 OF MISSION BOARD in his 59th year and was a mem- last June;. 45 at the 7th clinic 1 ber of the Township Council and 56 at' 'the 9th, bre member I Rev_ C. H. MacDonald, who is a Board_ of the: local committee states that member of the Board of Missions i His son Jack, who had ,been in last week's showing "was a dis- grace to Lucknow ' However, the overall picture, reseals .. a grand total. of 1150 'donations. 1 ficance-_ as it . marked the , htin- Donors on Thursday included dredth annual meeting of the forty-eight men , and eighteen SHOWERS HELD LAST WEEK FOR BRIDE -ELECT Miss Grace Campbell; a bride of Saturday,was the guest of honor last week at two miscell- aneous showers. On Monday , evening Misses Jane and; Bernadean Alton en- tertained a number of .Grace's friends who showered her with many lovely gifts. A pleasant social evening was enjoyed and concluded with ' the - - gathering visiting ' Miss 'Campbell's home to view her trousseau. On ' Wednesday evening Mrs. Robert Scott was hostess for an- other shower. •A program and contests added to the pleasure of the evening The gifts were drawn into the 'living 'room by a miniature ,bride and groom, 2 - year -old Joe Drennan and Aud- rey .. Thomson, who performed their duties;o the delight of the. gathering. • Mrs. Marion K. MacKinnon, Wil fred . Farrish, . Miss Margaret M. of the Presbyterian Church ?r} ! Western Canada, and his brother Canada, attended a meeting of Dr. F. Scott MacKenzie of Mon - this body in Toronto las week. treat arrived here on Tuesday. This session had special signi- The funeral' was held in Ash- fiell--Presbyterian Church . on Wednesday at 1.30 . o'clock with Board of Missions, established ladies as follows: Miss Maud 1844, and which sent the fir' t' -interment m Greenhill Cemetery.. Fisher, Mrs. Myrtle Stewart, Jas. Presbyterialn Missionary. from Mrs. Famish Passes Canada to the foreign field a' Late Saturd y afternoon Mrs. Smith, Milvert ' Reid, J. 'Currie a year dater; in 1845, Colwell, H. John Mason, Mrs. i John Farrish passed away at Ruth I. Colwell, Mrs: Gordon SUPERTEST GARAGE Byron Sanitarium, London, where Wall, Mrs_ Agnes,Hodgins, Jack WAS BROKEN INTO she had been a patientfor some McKinnon, :J. David MacDonald, time, Her death was quite unex- Eddie Moore, Lloyd Robb, . Rus- The Su.pertest Garage was pected; and Mr:. Farrish received sel E. Alton, James . K. Farrish,broken into over the week-end,�- the sad news on . his arrival in • Rennie J. Graham, ' Miss Anna but only a comparatively small 1 Lucknow in the , early. evening, Graham, A. M. Phillips, Allan quantity of tobacco was en. where he planned to preside at Grant, . Miss Jane Alton, Missa meeting of the Agricultural .. There was no sash..�n .t�k�e,..g rage... Bernadean Alton, Everett Fin- Entrance was . gained by prying Soeiety . to arrange final details " nigan, Allan Reed, Carman And -open a back window, and fore- for the ,Fall Fair. ing a panel in the office door. Mrs: Farrish was formerly An - I Walter' Alton, Alexander G. An -This is the second such occur- nie Johnstone of Ashfield_, She drew,- Miss Josephine McTavish,:rence and as well other petty was 68 yearsAf age. The funeral YOUTH DIED OF Campbell, Mrs, Katherine Horn_. �� i ell, Howard Cann, George. Lock - pilfering has been going on at service was held 'at the home of. the garage, which will have seri- her . daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Robb our consequences if it continues. of Ashfield on -Tuesday afternoon 1 with interment in ' Greenhill GUNSHOT WOUND hart Miss Helen Salkeld • Mrs. . ' Alma .Hunter, Bert McLean, Don- ADD ABCHI,NTO Jose h Elliott, 15, of 848 .Pri ald McPherson, Mrs. Jean O_•. p �- RESERVE LIST cess avenue, London, was found Durnin, Fraser McKinnon, Lorne accidentally sflbt through the Eadie, Henry MacKenzie, Mrs, head in the bedroom of his home Hazel Elliott, Jack McLeod, El - last week. He died an hour later :mer Alton, Thomas R. Young. Gordon Robb; Girvin Reed, Allan Graham, George Tiffin, Clarence Waddell,R. C. McWhinney, John McDonagh, John A. Thompson, Harry Lavis, Peter G. MacDon- ald, Donald Thompson, Allister at Victoria Hospital., Coroner Dr. A. R. Routledge said there would be no' inquest. 1 The wound was inflicted by a .22 -calibre rifle owned by an old- er brother of the boy, and had been left in the bedroom, police were told. The discovery was made by the boy's , mother short- ly after nine o'clock, Detectives Chester Langford and Sgt. William Clipperton of the city police department inves- tigated. The boy, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thorhas Elliott. The family, came to London from London Township about a year ago. , He' attended London Technical School and Centennial United Church. He is survived by his parents Cemetery. Mrs. Newton's Funeral Today. Critically ill at Orillia, for softie time suffering from a . heart con - 1 virion, the death of •.Mrs. G. A. The "contest" still wages : be- 0 Newton occurred in the hospital tween Detroit Red Wings and the there on Monday. Formerly Edith Maple Leafs, to entice the three Chin brothers to their respective, L. JJ Smith, Mrs. Newton was a training camps but Hap Day i mu§ician of .outstanding ability, . looks like •a sure winner as he and rendered a musical„ service has- the boys solid. of inestimable value to this vill- age until going. to Orillia about Originally Day .put •Bill Chin a' year ago to make her home Hughes. Miss Lillian Alton. Lloyd on the Leaf reserve list, and.since with her sister, Mrs; T. S. Reid. McDougall, William . Wareing. then to , be sure the trio wouldn't 'The funeral service will be Leo Courtney. Roy L. MacKenzie, be broken up, has added Albert Robert E. 'Irwin, Johnston; Mac- to the reserve list.. According to Leod. National League rules,. it appears that no Club can put George on •their list until 'he reaches the age, SHOW OFF TO A GbOD START With a colorful display and in- creased -numbers of indoor ex- hibits, plus a full house at the opening concert performance of Tuesday night. Lucknow's .79th and three brothers, Graham, Ed -1 annual Fall Fah- got off to a good monton; Mervin and Jack at start, home; 11 sisters, Mrs: Albert As we, go to press Wednesday Wise, Clinton; Mrs. W. A. Town- shend; Mrs. Don Ferguson, Mrs_ morning' it is pou�riig rain, and R. Sweeney, Misses Betty, Fran- whether or not the Fair will go ces and Joan Elliott, all of Lon- don; Mrs. P. Hunter, Edmonton; The indoor exhibits are , at - Mrs. Ian MacRae, Strathroy; Mrs. tractively a arranged and . Wm. P. Shoebottom, Ettrick; Mrs. Karl Schmid's monster display of Boyle, Holyrood, Ontario. chinaware . is outstanding. A private funeral service was Displays by the Red Cross, the held on Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. R. W. A. Bazaar, the War Informa- T. Richards, pastor of Centennial tion Board, local ladies' organ - Church, assisted by Canon Town izations, rural schools and from shend, officiated. Interment was Victory" Gardens are in addition in Woodland Cemetery. to the usual array of exhibits. The 'play "Don't Darken My Door ; presented by the Ripley Dramatic • Society drew a big crowd on Tuesday night. ` The audience was delighted with the presentation ancl, it was expected the Wednesday night show. , Had Array Medical Lloyd Ackert, who, returned from a Saskatchewan Mission field last Thursday, reported at lte�erad of�tie weekin- is army medical ween Ire rejected because of his category. of sixteen. While the three brothers sign- ed 'on the dotted line to attend the Red Wing training school, they are not on Detroit's reserve list, and so The Wings have no. hold on them. On the other hand Day has them on his list and can. prevent • them from trying out j with .another Club. For a Club to place a player on its re -1 serve list, it is not necessary to I sign that player nor even advise him he is on the list_ Last week an- invitation over the signature of Jack Adams, was received by the three) boys, and by Curly Stevenson, to spend a week or two at the Detroit Camp, which opened. this week. In view .of this: Hap Day was again indirectly contacted. when' it was learned that he had also held in the United Church this Thursday afternoon at- 2.30 with interment in Greenhill Cemetery. We . hope to have fuller obit- uaries for ournext issue. BOARD BUYS TWO HURON 'TWP. FARMS The Soldier Settlement Board recently completed negotiations for the purchaseof the farms of Cecil Robb and Bert . Brecken- ridge on the 4th Concession of Huron Township. Several other farms in the district were in- spected. • , ° The Board' obtains possession of the farms at March: 31st of next year, but the present own- ers have the option of renting for the time being, if at that. time the Board has not an immediate use for the farms. Ho' ver, neither party plan on doing this. Mr. 'Robb has purchas- ed a 50 -acre farm near Lucan, where they will move early next spring. Mr. Breckenridge is • hold - put Ab ' on the Leaf list, and that 1 ing a clearing auction sale early in October_ He plans to retire they could not go to the Detroit from farming. camp Without some trouble de- veloping e;veloping in N.R.L. circles. • . . Taken To London The three boys are slated for the Leaf camp which, opens at Owen Sound on October- 10th. Stevenson • also has been invited o Owen 'Sound and Adamss has Dr. John White ' of Lucknow, who suffered a hip injury in a fall at his office ten days ago was taken from Wingham to St. _Joseph's Hospital, London, the 1 • a ._.._ week;LL�e'dee'Yfi �z7Y"iei`"e lie 'Ys -. !being treated for a hip fracture.