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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER .26, 1944 ' •
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EARLY RETURNS
IT� HOLD SCARLET
ARE NOT HEAVY
NOT _HEAVY (FEVER CLINIC
A clinic for inoculation of
children with scarlet, fever toxin
will be held in the Town Hall,.
Lucknow next Tuesday; October
3ist, from 9.30 -a.m. to 12 o'clock
Although it is a bit early to get
a • true picture of the progress of
the Seventh' Victory Loan in
Bruce County, yet returns up to
Wednesday noon are somewhat
less than at a similar period in
. the last loan:
•
County sales reported at head- noon. Similar clinics will be held
quarters up to Wednesday nooneach succeeding Tuesday for four
were $287,200 or 1.0 percent .of the weeks at the same hours. In all,
five • inoculations . are given at
quota: This figure is down some
° $10,900 from the same Period in
the Sixth Loan.
Returns by municipalities in'
this district ar6:
Lucknow $3,000 3%
Kinloss 1,550 2' "
Huron 5,000 5 "
Culross 6,150 '6 "
Ripley 3,000 9
The Farmers. Central Mutual
Fire Insurance 'Company again
gave the $ruce campaign a boost
by the purchase of $25,000 worth
of bonds. This Company now has
nearly $200,000 in Victory Loan.
bonds. ,
The County of Bruce is' again
in the market,and will invest
$30,000 in bonds. 1 is adviseable.
Early County returns from the This clinic will be conducted',
factory canvass are extremely by Dr. W. V. Johnston, M.O.H.
encouraging:. On the . first day It is six years since a scarlet.;
of the . Loan, the employees of fever clinic was held here, and'.
Dominion. Plywoods Ltd., in 'the attendance 'next Tuesday
Southampton, went over the top, morning is expected to be quite,
as did also the Hepworth Furni- large. 0
ture. Company of that town.
.weekly intervals, and may be re-
ceived by ch4ldren of from . ten
months too ten years of age; Child=
'ren of school age may have time
off to attend these clinics by ar-
rangements
being made with
their teachers.
This series of five inoculations
has proven to be about 85 percent
effective in establishing immun-
ity against scarlet fever. A simple
skin test, taken two weeks after
the last inoculation has been giv-
en, will determine . whether or not
the five' injections have been suf-
ficient. In cases where 'they' have
not been,' one more inoculation
MISSIONARY FROM INDIA
SPOKE AT THANK.OFFERING
Dr. Quinn from' India gave a
very interesting illustrated lec-
i
ture in the Presbyterian Church
-on°-Friday evening on- the ocean=°'
ion of the W.M.S. Thankoffering
meeting_ A large audience was
irripressed by Dr- Quinn's word
and picture story of Missionary
efforts in this vast •continent.
India, he said, comprises three-
quarters of the British Empire
and eighty-six per cent of its
people are illiterate. It is a land
of poverty; ` primitive methods
and superstition. , The spiritual
dynamic released by prayer is
the big need on the mission field
today, Dr. Quinn emphasized.
On Friday afternoon' D.r
Quinn's slides were shown to
pupils of the Public school.
HURON SALESMEN
HARD AT WORK
In common with other muni-
cipalities in Huron:.County, Ash-
field and West .Wawanosh Town-
ships have been " set, higher
quotas in the current Seventh
Victory Loan campaign " Which
got underway on. Monday. Sales-
men in these two municipalities,
who have done such a: fine job
in the past; ,are: hard at work
again determined to spare no ef-
fort to put their municipality
over the top.
Be ready for them when they
call. Don't ask them to come back
if you can buy today, for they
lhave a big area to cover and
time is short—to say nothing of
gasoline and tires,
In West Wawanosh, Durnin
Phillips and Thomas Webster are
the salesmen. These two gentle-
men have handled the sales in
aII of the seven loans to date and
in the last loan had the distinc-
tion of putting West Wawanosh
at the head of all other muni-
cipalities in Huron County with
ales of $85,850, which. was 125
"ercent of the objective.
In Ashfield, Wilfred McCarthy,
Sam Alton and Donald Blue are
again in charge of sales and are
out to exceed . the township's
quota of $104,000.
The Ashfield Victory Loan
committee includes Alex .McDon-
ald. chairman; • John Bennett,
Walter Alton, Gilbert Frayne,
Marvin Durnin, Ernest Blake and
W. A. Culbert.
For East Wawanosh; the quota
is $69,000. Salesmen are Frank;
Marshall, John S. Scott and
Frank Thompson.
LOCAL DOCTOR IS
BACK FROM HOSPITAL
Dr. John H. White has resumed
his practise here after receiving
treatment for a hip fracture in
St. Joseph's Hospital, London. He
is able to get around with the aid
of a caliper splint.
Dr. " White, who opened a, rued
ical practise here the first of
BIG CLINIC WEDNESDAY
There . were 128 donors at the
15th Blood Donor Clinic held in
Lucknow yesterday (Wednes-
day).
WANT KNITTING IN
It is requested that all finished.
Red Cross knitting be left with
Mrs. C. D. McAlpine before NO -
ember lst.•
Collector. Appointed
West Wawanosh . Council has
appointed Robert J. Rutledge as
Township tax collector to succeed
Charles Alton who moved to Til- i
bury:
ISSUED 2396
RATION ' BOOKS
Issuing of ' the Fifth Ration,
Book was carried out locally last
Friday and • S'aturday when 2396
books were distributed. This total
is 44 books less than were issued
in the spring.
Arrangements for the distri-'
bution were made by E. H. Ag-
new and J. W. Joynt, and the
task of issuing ,`the books was
supervised by Mrs. E. H. Agnew
assisted by the following staff
of volunteer workers: W. A. Por-
teous, Gerald Rathwell, Marshall
Graham, Rev.. Jf W. Donaldson,
Rev 4. W. Stewart, Wm. Bower,
Mrs W. V. Johnston, Mit. J. C.
McNab, Mrs. Elmer Johnston,
Mrs. W. A. Porteous, John D.
•Foss, Rev. H. F. Dann, D. R. Mc-
Lean,
Miss Helen Hainiltgn, Mrs.
Gordon Taylor:
ST HELEN'S SOLDIER
MARRIED OVERSEAS
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PURVES - MOORE-On Sept -
August, suffered the hip injury,a ember 26th atC St. Barrtabas''
in a fall at his 'office in .mid -Sep-, Chuirch, Douglas, . Isle of Man,
Alexander, • eldest son of Mrs.
Purves, R.R. 1 Lucknow and the
Date Mr. Jas. Purves, to Cather-
ine J., eldest daughter of Mr. T.
Moore and the late Mrs. Moore,
tember.
BRUCE ASSOCIATION
ACTIVE IN B. C.
The Bruce County Old Boys ;Windmill. Farm, Castletown, Isle
-and Girls Association of Van- ;Windmill
Man.
of being the oldest social organ -,1 "WATCH YOUR STEP', ON
HALLOWE'EN` NIGHT
couver,. B.C. has the reputation
ization in that city. The Associa-
tion has been functioning for 35
years, and is still going strong.
President of the Association
this year is Mr. 3Jan Alton, son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Alton, early residents of Luck -
now and Belfast:
The Association commenced its
fall activities on Friday, October
13th with a dance, at which May-
or Cornett and Mrs. Cornett of
Vancouver led in the opening
Grand March. Dances.. are held
the second Friday of each month
from October to April, with their
New Year's Ball being an .extra
special event. The annual basket
picnic is, held in Stanley Park.
Any Briuceites living in, or visit
•
Next Tuesday is Hallowe'en.
Night when , little goblins and
witches will be flitting about
looking for a "shell out". Those
not so young will be looking for
pranks to play, but are well ad
vised- to use discretion, in what
they do.
When we hear some of the
Hallowe'en tales the oldsters tell,
the pranks of today seem mostly
as very minor in comparison. Yet
that's not the point. The destruc-
tion of property, or any major
inconvenience caused people,.
cannot be ,;countenanced by the
authorities, particularly' in war
time, when, serious' acts of des-
ing, Vancouver are welcomed at truction are nothing short of
these •functions. 'sabotage.
Two Part Abert Armen In
Sunday Crash Near St. Helens .
Two airmen from No. 31 Air Fearing like shingles being blown'
off a barn: The land in this vic-
inity is hilly,., wooded and swamp-
land and anything but suitable
for a forced landing.
Losing altitude rapidly, the
plane swiped a tall tree as it
crossed the sideroad just north
of the Purves farm. Turning
sharply to' the south the pilot
evidently attempted to reach a
rough but open field for a crash
landing. A bit of the . craft lodged
in the tree; part of a wing is
said to have dropped off in some
swamp land adjoining the field;
and it is also reported that . a
portion of the tail dropped off
before the plane .plunged into
the earth about 60 rods from
where it struck the tree. The
crash and the, explosion "which
sounded like a bomb going off",
scattered the bomber in bits •.and
pieces over a wide area of the
field. What remained intact burst
into flames.
Navigation School, Port . Albert,
met instant death on Sunday.
morning when their Anson bomb-'
er crashed in an open field about
two miles south-east of. St. Hel-
ens, Both .airmen were from the
Old Country and had been .in.
Canada only a . short time. They
are FQ. Dawes, R.A.F. pilot," of
Derbyshire, England, and LAC.
Baldwin of Yorkshire. Burial
took place in Maitland Cemetery I
on Tuesday.
. It was betwen f1 and 12
o'clock Sunday morning that the
plane was observed to be in ap-
parent difficulty and . within a
few minutes crashed on the 50 -
acre farm of Bob Purves, which
is situated across ` the road 'from
the home ' of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Purves..
After the fatal plunge. the .rem-
nants of the- plane which had not
been scattered about, burst into
flames. The mangled bodies of
the twoairmen were hurltd from
the wreckage, and it was a grue-
some sight that was witnessed,
by those first on the scene, a-
mong whom were Mr. James
Purdonand son Bill.
Another witness of the acci-
dent was Elmer. Woods: His at-
tention was attractedto the ,;plane,
when it appeared to be having
motor trouble. So certain washe
that it was going, to crash that:
he started across the fields cn
,the run. Parts of the plane corn-,
menced falling off, according • to
Elmer, who described this as ap-
Soon after the crash, airmen
from Port Albert airport arrived
at the-• scene and a twenty-four
hour guard was 'placed around
the field, prohibiting entrance to
many who visited the spot.
An unofficial explanation of
the fact•that .there were only two
airmen in the plane,` is that it
was on a routine •check-up . flight
after undergoing repairs.
It has since been officially
Jstated:.:.that_.the., plane:.did. �atot._ ems.
`'plode on crashing.
FORMER MINISTER'S •
FATHER PASSED AWAY
The death of Rev. Thomas R.
Todd occurred suddenly early
Thursday morning at Beams-
ville. He was in his 66th year
and had been in ,i11 health for
several years. In 1940 he had to
relinquish his pastorate at Simcoe
United Church where he had
ministered for five years.
Rev. Todd was a native of
Walkerton, a son of . the late
Archibald Todd and Henrietta
Quinn, of Irish extraction. He re-
ceived his education in Walker-
ton, Victoria College and the
University of Toronto.
Besides his wife, Rev.- Todd is
survived by one son Rev. R. Colin
Todd of Georgetown and form-
erly of Lucknow and by two dau-
ghters, Mrs. L. S. Mason of Sim-
coe and Miss Clementa Todd at
home. -The funeral was held at
Beamsville on Saturday.
Locally, the Council is advis-
ing all and sundry that property
must be respected in the Village,
and acts of vandalism and des-
truction cannot' be allowed to go
unpunished.
MRS. P. McCALL IS
REBEKAH N. G.
At a special meeting of Jewel
Rebekah Lodge, Miss Matilda
Cain of Walkerton,- D,D.P., in-
stalled officers . of the lodge for
the ensuing 'term as follows:
J.PN.G., Mrs. •M. Johnston:
N.G., Mrs. M. McCall; V.G., Mrs.
E. Durnin: R. Sec'y., Mrs. J. D.
Clark; F. Sec'y., Mrs. M. Cooke;
Treas., Mrs. M. Irwin; warden,
Mrs. M. Orr: conductor, Mrs. J.
Jardine: chaplain, Miss Dorothy
Cooke; I.G., Mts. M. Sproul: O.G..
Mrs. M. Fisher; R.S.N.G., Mrs. E.
Smith; L.S.N.G,. Mrs. C. Nixon;
R.S. V.G., Mrs. C. MacKenzie;
L.S.V-G., Mrs. E. Huston; 'mus-
ician,, Mrs. M. Irwin.
AUXILIARY TO STAGE
HALLOWE'EN. DANCE
The Lucknow Branch 'cif the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian
Legion is sponsoring a big Hal-
lowe len dance in the Town Hall.
next Tuesday night. There will
be novelty dances . and a door.
prize: Music will, be supplied by
Carruthers Orchestra, and there
will be a lunch counter.
The ladies of the Auxiliary are
sparing. no effort to make this,
their first dance vgnture, an out-
standing success.
Purchase Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carter of
Lucknow have purchased from
Lawyer F. R. Darrow of Goder-
ich the 50 -acre farm of the late
G. Cantwell of Colborne town-
ship..
ROBERT McVIT't'1E, one of
Southampton's leading citizens
and mayor of the town for the
past eleven years, died :.in Win-
nipeg last Wednesday morning
in his 70th year.
ENTERTAINMENT
SERIES PLANNED
Meeting last Friday evening,
The Clansmen. laid plans for a
rather novel series ofe entertain-
ments, which, if they prove pop-
ular will be held weekly through-
out the next few montns.
Commencing next Wednesday,
an evening of bingo will be held
starting promptly at 8.30. Admis-
Sion is free.
On succeeding Wednesday
nights for the balance of the
month, bridge, euchre and crib-
bage and . checker tournaments
will be held. In these cases the
admission will be 3k.
This series Will be repeated
monthly.' with some possible var-
iations subject to the likes and
dislikes of the public:
These entertainments will be
held in The Clansmen rooms in
the Johnston Block, formerly the
I.O.O.F: Hall: Proceeds will be
used: for patriotic purposes and
local welfare work.
:ESCA1 DSS ; m: a.S INJURY
IN TUMBLE- FROM -CAR.
Karen Reid„ 5 -year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. .and Mrs. W. • S. `Reid
of town, was confined to her
home for a few days this week
as the, result of a tumble ' from a...
moving car.
The . mishap in which Karen
very fortunately -escaped serious
injury, occurred on Sunday, af-
ternoon near R.iversdale ' on the
Durham Road, as. Mr. and Mrs.
Reid and family were enroute
to Walkerton to visit friends.
'Karen mistook the, handle of
the car' door for the window
handle,; andas the door flew open
she hurtled to the highway with-
out warning. She was rushed to
Walkerton for medical attention,
when it was indicated that her
injuries were confined to exteli-
sive bruises, cuts and abra-
sions. Karen has been kept in
bed for• a few . days to guard
against any developments from
her shocking experience.
HONOR WAWANOSH
BRIDE • AND GROOM
Mr. and. Mrs. Wallace Wilson,
newlyweds, of concession 7, West
Wawanosh, were the guests of
honor at a pleasant social gath-
ering of friends and neighbors
which was held in the West Vila
wanosh Township hall o Friday
evening. , Guests number' g about
75 assembled to extend ongratu-
lations and wish t - m ell.
Mr. and Mrs. ' Ge.'.' _ e., Stuart
and W. J. Robb. and ' daughter,.
Miss Dorothy, furnished music
for dancing. Lunch was served,.
and at the luncheon hour,• Mr.
and Mrs.' Wilson were called to
the front and a congratulatory
address was read by Donald `
Thompson, and on behalf of those
present, Albert Taylor made the
presentation of a well - filled
purse of money. Mr. Wilson, on
behalf of himself and bride. made
a fitting reply, thanking all for
the gift and :for the good wishes
so, plerasingly expressed.
Mrs. Wilson was the former
Miss Tiffin, the popular teacher
in the school section in which she
has come to reside.