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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-04-10, Page 1• - p.00 A. NEAR -0 ADVANCE -00o 'EXTRA TO IL S. STR,ESS'NEED FOR NEW RECRUITS. -Captain .p. r, Carey, of the High- land Light Infantry, accompanied by two recruiting sergeants was in town Oe Saturday, and on Monday the ern-. 1 age eves, -visited by Captain F. 'T. James of Walkerton, whO has' been appointed recruiting officer for the. greater part" Of Bruee, 'County. • Both men Were. on seinewhat sim, iliar missions, and both,:ntreesed the urgent needier new recruits for act - iv: service 'all branches of the " There has been little recruiting eic, • tivity for 'seine tittle but no* the drive , is on-, and the public Will soon be "recruit Conscious" again. The sea- ° tem -Of recruiting, is .now more stabile izee and volunteers are. assured of considerate attention. ' Capt. James points out that where groups Of 5 or 6 are 'arranged, transportation ie pro- kucknoii Qnt., Thursday April 10th, 1941' vided to ',tendon for the medical test, • and while in London, until accepted — ee-ere---rejeetecieeeleepingeetiecemodation. • ei , Meals are provided. , While Capt. Carey is primarily" in in recruits for the Righland • Light Infiratry; • he Will -direct. ,an Apply, for other branches Of. the service( to the • :proper • . anthorities. Capteeearey 'IA -located- in the ILL I • wing .of Wolsrey Barracks' at Loh - dee. The Battalion is in training at present at Debert, Neva Scotia. New reeruite will be-iiiiiiiediff-Lotiden for a time and Win reinforce the Bat- • talion as needed. Capt. Jerhee arranged for a _re- cruiting; banner and posters. to be . Put up in Lucknow, and Also contect, eed Clyde Reid and Dick „MeQuaig from whoin prospeetilre yeetilit§ecen secure some advice Capt James cab :be contacted daily at the Walkerton Aimouries,.When he Will discuss and - advise regarding enlistments in ell beanchee of the service. • ELECTED. DISTRACT PRESIDENTFORM F. OF A. UNIT At the Tice distriet ',meeting .IN ASHFIELD Friday, Mrs. Charles Ceek was elect- ed incoming District President, Mrs. Cook will shortly he installed in ...her new office, ierhieh. She will held fer the ensiling yeer:, Members of. Jewel Rebekah Lodge in attendance at the district meeting Were, agre. Cook; Mrs. T. Clarke, MeS. 0, MaaKellate and .Mrs. Ite H.• Thompson. Rebekah L dges held in Palsies, on • • Eircent In casefr-Where postpdne, ments. were necessary, due to road , conditions, a seeleseef :Meetings, has e, been in progress throughout Nuten County, with a vie* to: establishing units of the. Cenadian,•Federation of Agrei:siuletelier Atita ineeibgfor •this 'pur- pose was held ae,SS•eNo. 9, Ashfield on Wednesday evening of last -week, bet Aliimilar. gathering scheduled fey EARLY PLEASE!. • Thursday night at St, 'Helens had to ' *Repeatedly we ask ' advertisers, )4- postponed • press coeresponderitt, and -other con- This -national -Organization -isenoe_ tributors or news, to let us have political, but is aimed at unifying age Melt. copy or contributionsearly in 'riculturalin support of 'policies ad- -the week, but without fail every Wed- opted' to sOlVe agricultural problems. -nesday fieds, a lest minute, fleedof tor the ultimate benefit'ofethe farm- meterial, thrit makes it difficult to er. ' .publish on time, and more difficult. At the -meeting in Ashfield last stnl•te anticipate and gauge our type Wednesday. With a representative • Moved On Tuesday ". • Mr.andMrs. Q. A, Greet and Eva tomnienced imoving oi Tueeiday from the farm to their ,home e"on the until-, ,reeetithe -tenantedebyt enel, Mts. /awes Ritchie end fenlify: Mr. • Greer held a pucceseful. auction Sale at the farm on Friday, •whieleelie has leased to Mr. andeMr,s. Vern bej Hin- • ter. reqeireneents for the issue..SO once gatheiing. present, it was decided to again we 'say, "Early, Please"!• ----4- a Municipal unit. Gilbert Frayne • • deputy -reeve of Ashfield was elected' _,,,e___*_..e.: president of the, new -unit: RED CROSS DONATIONS NOT' • The ineetini, was presided bier IY. PREVIOUSLY 'ACKNOWLEDGED , Fred Watson, reeve Of Stanley ToWn- • . ship, convener of the Huron County Ir the • list -of contributions.- to. the Agriculture eommittee and Reeves J. ‘Lucknow and Vicinity Branch of the W. ,Gamble of NOWick Township and Canadian Red Cross,' which was 2-... S. ,II. Whitincire. of Tuckersmith tewn- cently publishedH-the folleednig- con ship were also Present and addressed tributions •were, not included : ' the gatheriege Ex -warden peagan of J. W. McIntosh, Collector „ , Goderich also spoke, • , • Mrs.. J. Gillies, $5.06; -Mrs' Grace The seiggested constitution for the Hudson, 2.00; J. F. Dawson, 1.-60; 0: Association -vires -adoptee and Gilbert MeMillen,....'5.00;ePharis Mathers, 2.00; lir( ayne; deputy -reeve of Ashfield was Sam Morrison, 3.00; J. Purvis, 2.00; elected' as president, ane-Allatielteede J. H. 1VIcIntosh, 2.00; Pat McMillin, •Dungannon; vice -President Youngster Feared Lost., • .7 eee, With the whereabouts, of little:Shit- ley Marshall unknown for about two hours on Saturday -eYening,4t was e_eertuseefeeegenuine• alarm On the . pert of her permits, Mr. ;and Mrs.. David • Marshall. Shirley liad been Missing from about the supper hour until 8 o'clock, when. Constable J. If. Leith was notified and sonnded en' alarm to organize a Wearche-partie. • In the tneantime ,Shirley was lo- cated at a he in; the neighborhood =end the only one of A score or more of homes :at which enquiries had not earlier been made. , MONSTER CROWD ;PACKS HALL FOR PIPE -BAND B,AIA. • OBI*UARY .ciu.RLEs,..NiclicoLsoN The death, occdrincl at Tuxford Hos... pital on Wedneeday bIlareh 26th. (ef Charlee, Masson Nieholson. ' Mt, Nieho1sen3was a native of Kin- loss "To*nshie; herii September 2$rd, 1868, On Lot 17e Concession 6, eldest son of the late eAlien, and •Catherine- Nichelson. " ' In 1892 hei went to Caleineti where he was engaged At 'Mining for 12 years. e Forty-three years ele he Married Letitia Robinson, ,formerly of Ches. ley-,TheY moved' to Saskatchewan: in 1905, where they have einee resided. lyfre. Nicholson predecease'd her lius- band in Octobere 1938'.. • Rev. Ronald leavidsen of ,Knox Presbyterian Chnech, Moose Jaw, of which ehutch,Mie. Nicholson ,hadebeen an elder for :many year's; conducted the service at Bellamy's funeral home on Monday at 2.4P.m. With interment • in Rosedale Ceinetery. One in -:other, Shin, of Tuxiord and two nephews; Grnt of.Vanco-uver and ,Elroy„ofeltesource,-itheieTe,:e.,- .6.00,- Other • officers will be elected at Frank Miner, Collector . the first meetipg of the beard Of db.- . MacKenzie $5.00- w eaters .4which waselected as follow John McIntyre; 4 00.; 00; there, being one representative froM •:•.1. Donald fileIntyre; 1.00; Wm. Scott, each school section in the; township: 1.00- Vic Emerson i.00; Vas Tiffin- Mrs.. Robert Davidson Dungannon. 1.00; Frank Miller, 1.00; Neil Mac- John A. Johnston, Cedar Valley; Lee - Callum, 1.00; Dorothy Knight,, .50. lie Pentland, Nile; deht Foster, Shep-: Ro§s MacMillan, Collector ' pardtOne Albert McGee, Port Albert; :11. Bain, 2.00; N. J. Bain, 500; -We A:'Vulbert, SS- No. 6, Raymond Alex Sutherland, 200, John McLeod, Finnigan, Crewe; T. 3. Leman, SS. 1.00; George MacMillan, 1.00; Jennie No. 9; Themes Sullivan, Kingsbridge; -Pieecee 2;00; No. -name, 25c. . :qrs. George Lane, Liniesville; Sabi 4,1thii, Belfast; !Hugh MacKeniie, kin- - tale Fred -Aildersedie--Zititt; deaden QUOTi SETS LARGER liVrIo Ritchie, Lothian; Murdock 1VIathesen, OP SWEATERS AND MITTS Hemleck. City; Wilfred Bradley,•Am- • • • .• ,berley; Ale3c MacDonald, reeve Lech - greater proportion of ture•-way. •alsh; Grant MeDiarmid, Paramount; mitts ,atel sweaters,. rather than se , Herbert Stothers., SS. No. '17, West .jeany; socks, is. aeleed- for in the new,. Wawaeosh. est ' quota received by the Lucknow. and Vicinity Branch of the Canadian ,, • , _ , , DONATE $25 TO THE ' Red Cross. , •• This means that knitters will have WAW SERVICES FUND to eoncentrate On these tvvc; day night ths Liickno* Flee Company us OW instructions for knitting mitts voted a donation of 325..00 to the and sweatees are available, and knit- Lucknow campaign for the :Canadian tet will firid this worki comparative - War Services Fund. This is probably ly Simple and easy to change over to. -e-The-quota sete-the_ratio of knitted the first .donation made; locally. and rectirements at 15 pair of two -'way 'mine as a Prelude Ire setting -u of• the organization to conduce the. 'Mitts, 10 eleevelees sweaters and 25 - drive here,' pair Of eocks. The local branch ha's been 'knitting about 100 Nile. of Socks a. month, and if this number is con- tinued, it will. mean that 66 pair' of mitts and 40 'sweaters would be re- eled:red to maintain the proper bal-• e 'here of the death of Mrs: Marie Gould ance asked for at, headquarter. • ••Thie quota of knitting, all in k aki, amines to the Months of April? May • and June and ladies :of the cemmunity who ',are doing..Reda -Cross knitting are appealed to, to concentrate on mitts and sweaters during that per, iod. 'THREE: HOURS' .SERVICE • ON ' GOOD-,iFRIDAY • AT THE ANGLICAN CHURCH . On Good Friday, a Three Hours' Service will—beeelield in St- Peter's Anglican , Church, Lucknow. from 12 noon to. 3 • p.M., eernmeitorating the. Crucifixion of mit ;Saviour. The ser- vice is to -take the form of a quiet devotional , period in . which all the _clergy of _the..Village_ have been in- vited to take ifart. The various mini- sters will give short 'devotional talks on each of the Seven Words spoken by our Lord froen'the.Ortes. It is hoped evereene inthe community will feel free to Attend this service. If you find it impossible ,.coine for the full three hours, tome at such time and stay. as loug. as you can. The following ministers Will give ten-ininute. •talka. at' approxinuttely the hours given; • 12:25—First Word—Re'. R: A. Me- . . • WOMEN'S WAR WORK . COMMITTEE ,REPO.Itir Financial Statement Nee. Red Crose, for wool, Invo •No, 16086 • . • • • Red .Cress, for 'wool, Awe No. 16526 , ' 3, Mar. 1941 ice . $ '33.70 ice ' 145.15 $ 173.85 .Seeoi Store, for !geed • • 25.8,3 • •• 204.6 • Refugee Bills for March . ' Red :Prose, Invoice No, 16927 f 14;04 'Red CroSs, -Invoice No. 17132 43.20 TemPleton's, supplies • 2.30 • Market supplies . . . ,, 8.89 $ 68.43 Elizabeth E. McKim, Chairman Women's War- Work Com- -mittee. •- • . : . WANTED at the Red Cross Rooms 'Knitters who will rip and repair. bad ly knit tons and. toes of socks. 12:45—Second Word—Mev. R. C.•Todd 1 :10 --Third Word—Rev. Mr. Wilkins Word-eltev: R. C. •Tedd :55 --Rev.. :I: Pollock 2:15—Sixth WordThltev. Chas- Nac- . • , PARENTS. OF FORMER RESIDENT -CELEBRATEDeGOLDEN-AVEDDING: • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Renwick of neer nelnioie celebrated their fiftieth -wedding ennivereary on- Tne4daY., March 25eh, .at the home of • their daughter, Mts., Giorgi Inglis. At 12 o'clock " noon- .dinner- was served, to the family and relatives; and during. the afternoon neighbours and friends 'called, th extend their • best wishes. Rev, ,and Mrs.., Clark and the elders of-Beheld:re and JilicIntosh United' Chutehes.presented them' With a five - way :electric lamp. , Mr, and Mrs: :Renwick' have lived 'their entire lives in that &immunity and are highly eseeeined citizete. They have a family of three So living: Jack, Clark and Eldon, and one daughter, . George Inglis: Frank was killed in the last war in • the battle of Vitali Ridge,' and Ed passed •away in litieknow nineteen years age. There are eleven grand- ehildren, -Frank and Roy Renwick of Teeswater 2:35—Reventh Word—ilev.Chas: 'MacDonald. An offering. will be taken at the door for Miseioiiary work- among jeviish refugees. _ • : PLANS LAID FOR SIX -IN -ONE DRIVE p..•••••;PIPI.P During the next week every home in the Village of Lucknow will be vielted, as a Score or more Of can- vassers undertake the assignment of raising some $700 on behalf of the Canadian War Services Ned.' , This "six-ineone" drive, as it is called. Will Provide funs for the Cat - Olin Legion, knights Of Colunihne, Salvation Arent T.W.C.A. and el.0:1),E,; sufficient to perinit them to continue their work of prov- iding,„ comforts and services to our fighting men. : The _national objective is $5,500,000, Liecknoer's share is Only $700: We •must not fail them. Any sacrifice, we might be required to. make to don- ate to this appeal, is insignificant - compared with the sacrifice "our boys" are making and will make in the defense bl the freedom and com- forts, the pleasures so many of us. are so.complecently enjoying,et home. Let's get behind Alit eeampaigne Willingly, liberally and whole •heart- edlY. How Your Dollars Help This is the only national appeal to, be made this year for our men in .uniform. The purpose of: these war servicces' is to sustain the morale •in place of sockseMq.gelCiin advises ---At• their-regulate/meting per -Mon; The, anual Pipe Band Ball has mon •:wideeliread fame as a night that fea- • tures old time Scotch dances, arid • when this event was staged. lest Fri- day evening, the Town Hall 'was pack• - ed by a capacity crowd.' Until after midnight the old time dances • were in the limelight. Neil MacCallum piped -for the sehotische; •• ' MacKeneie and fenny MicLen- leenan for Scotch role end D. A. Mac- • Lennan for A Jeesey Reim young •giles in Highland garb and four pip- • ers led the Grand March. They were Mary McQUaig, Mary Lerriline Johne • ston, Patsy Treleaven and Mary • Louise Porteous and Pipers Roy Mac- Kenzie, Kenneth Rintoul, Kenny Mite - Lenten arid D. A. MacLennan., Two orchestras, bicCharles' and MacKenzie's supplied Mimic for the • big eveet, while Roy McCreight:Don- Old glue, Alex MacLennan and W. J. Davison shared the duties' of ceiling • off. illesurnes • Duties Rev. • 0. N. Mackenzie, pastor of Ripley and Olivet chercheS, has re- • ,• sinned his duties again after an en - •forced holiday of several weeks, due to health, • DIED IN SASKATOON ; • Word Itra been received by friends. whith.oecurred in Seskateon, Hospital ori • February 16th. Mrs. drnild was formerly:Marie Rennie, her , father having taught' school -many yeaisi ago at the Second, the Fourth • and at •Whitechurch. Two years ago Mts. Gould visited for a time at the Me - Kay lionie on the Second Ccincession Telof Missionary Work Aft" Isabel Taylor of Orillia was a week -end visitor with Miss Dor- othy Donglas: Miss Tayloi.aild miss , Douglas were associated in the mis- sion field at Tarnsui,;ForMOSa, Japan, until conditions in the Par gest re- sulted in the recall of all ,iniasiop- • Aries:. This Week Miss Douglas is in Kitchener and Niagara Palls, where 'he is speaking on her work in For - Mose. • . ' HAD *EXCITING EXPERIENCES ON RETURN FROM ENGLAND • Harold :Walker of Walkerton, who several, years ago was n.memher of the tank of Montreal staff in Luck - now, bee some thrilling experiences to relate on areihl at his home fel- lowing his retail; from 'England. MT. Walker has for the Past three years been a-ssociated with the Lon- don, England' bran& of the Batik of Montreal and apart frem his return ocean voyage had some thrilling ex- periences during frequent bombings in the - Old Land.• • The highlight of it all hoeverer was the return voyage; when twice 'their convoy of sourie thirty-six ships was attacked by Gereaan submarines. The two 'attacks came on Successive days, rind both .under toeer of ' derktiese. One of the attacks was launched a- • gainet ships directly astern • of the one Mr. Walker was on. Only the de- • stroyers of theebonvOy were pere mitted to halt to atterript resete Of the crewes of the torpedoded ships, while the other boats steanied full speed from the danger zone. • The'second attack came Its the ships neared 'the ()aside fringe of the dan- ger zone, !when the coriVey scattered gild from that poitte were on their 1own• Was a sniall quantity of *. ' • • _MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs: •Jaeob Iteed, Dungan- non, Wish to announce the 'Marriage of their, youngest dalighter, Anne Louise to Francis deihn Linklater, only'son of Mr. and Mrs..Roy Link - later of Leeburn, COMING' EVENitIS • PLAY AT LANGSIDE • , . . The Langside Y. '.S..are present- ing their play "Grandpa's Twin Sis- rtet"Thritlie—Fieerester'e—H-all, side on Pridav evening April 18th at 830 sharp.. Admission 25c and •15.c. • DANCE AT •KINGSBRIDGE Ori Wednesday, April 16th, under au, spie s „a he-e-Ktritaile'Women's-elir- stitute. Quilt Will be auctioned dff. Leech. counter .eervice. Donald Mc - Charles 5 -piece orchestra, including Clark Johnston, • Vocalist. General ad- mission 35c. „, DANCE AT ST. HELENS :,St. Nelee's .Wortiefi'e Institute is., sponsoring a dance im the -Count-unity' •Hall, St... Helens` on •Tuesday. next :April 15th...McCharles orchestra. Roy MeCreight Caller off. ;Admission 25c and 1.0c; ladies with, lunch free. Pro- ceeds for patriotic purposes. • DANCE IN LUVKNOW . For a k 0 od -time and a good cause Patronize the dance ender auspices of the Lucknow Reffigee Committee in the'Town Hall, Lucknow next Nged-• ,nesday night, April 16th. bicKenzte's orchestra; lunch counter. Adinission 35c. Entire proceeds tie purchise• ma- tetials for clothing for British War Victims. • •I DIED IN WALKERTON The death occurred in Walkerton Hospital, on Wednesday Of Florence May. Thomson, beloved wife of Wm.' Gollan. The funeral service will be held at her late residence, Lucknow, -on Friday Afternoon with interment in South .Kinloss Cemetery. Basides her husband six young, children sur- vive., --of -our- lighting, menehleiereadelllg t, -Ce L.00T IS NIL IN TWO BREAK-INS • In the early hours of la'st Satur- day morning two local business places were broken, intp but in both cases Abe loot was practically nil, ihdicating that it was cash the thiev- es were after. . The two places were ioe.,Mcliiillan'; • Butcher Shop and Eltriei Johnston's Service Station. This is One of tielr oat tines that Mellinen's has been • broken into; het they gained Mithing on this latest occasion, • even over- huiking or passing, up soMe coppers: Entratce was gaiped by breaking in a re irr basement winders,. At; Johnston's, entratee wag gained • b'y sthasWng a glasi in thefront door .to reach the inside lock. In dile case, as well, they failed to seeure any cash. and a check-up failed to reveal ally tiamehandiee missing unless it• PLAY & DANCE Under Auspices Luektiow • Agricultural Society Town Hall, Lucknow Friday, Aped ,113 . &Act :COntedy • "LoyEt,,y LADIES": Presented lay ' Ready-For4Ser- . viee Class of the leineatriine • United Church Presbyterian W. M. S. - The April meeting of the W. M: S. was held at -the honie of Mrs. MacKenzie. Mrs. E. ; A. Mac- Kenzie presided and took the devote Inlfofferingieri:istsee held Stattky eVening, Aril 16 with Sint Dorothy Douglas as special speekereThe Bible study (was taken by Miss MacPher- son and Glad Tidings prayer given - by Mrs. .3- S Mackeneie..The topic from the Study Book on Di. Goforth Arai -taken; by* Mrs. W. Huston. Mrs, Philip Stewart sang ,a solo. A very 'interesting tali was given by Miss Dorothy Douglas. Current eVente were taken by Miss' MaeY MacLeod during which -Miss Pettit Henderson • and Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie sang a duet. The meeting elosed•with hynin 214 and 'repetition of the Lord's pray- er: • Canadian sailors, soldiers an air- men, such personal. services 'as 'would be otherwise denied them in military life.*, _ ' _ "' For instance no • fewer •than 8,200,000 free baths were taken last year alone by Canadian fighting men. in thee, facilities_ provided_ by cute through. just one of the six 'organ- izations which this campaign : eni- braces. 28;131,676 letters and poet - cards' have been written home by Canadians in uniform; here and over- seas, since the war began,—all on stationery provided by -four of the six war Service organizations includ- ed in this drive. Statistics equally etartling, can be given relating to every one of the separate services Performed by all six organizations. ,They would cover the use of canteens, sports facilities; libraries and reading matter, educational help, smokes, cof ee, religious services, and many other of the "little" things that; count a- way frOm'honte'anel'Ioved ones. • Behind' Drive Locally The Tome Organization Was set up on Monday night at a public meet- ing attended by, note you, about 12 oitizens of the community. 'Rev. R. "87:Skinner, Of Chesley, head, of he. Bruce County 'organization pres- entWaato address the elcirift-huteikusee4he less enthusiastic gathering: The as- sistance of The Clansmen, the local branch of the Canadian Legion, the Fire Compete, the Council was pledg- ed to put this campaign over, with Di. W. V. Johnston as chairman. ' Canvassers from these organiza- tions with other assistants, are be- ing •named; in all to number about twenty-four. persons. These' canvas - sets are to meet thnight (Thursday) in the Town Hall at 7 o'clock to draft final. plans •and to have territories assigned prior to comniencing the • campaign which will be Speedily con- -crated-iiiid-eompleted within a week. Rural Section Plan. ' Rev. R. S. Skinner announced while here Monday, that a thorough and •in the County will be made. This .ENTE.RTAINED BRIDE ELECT MONDAY ' -A very pleasant evening was held at the home. of Mrs. Jotieeh Agnew on Monday evening when friends and neighbours withered ,to lionor, Miss Evelyn tirhitbeeyounger daughter of and lYirs. Joseph Whitby., weals° Marriage takes place in St. Peter's Anglian ' Church on' Sateedeee tu- Leading Aircraftsman.Sydney Reuse at Port, Mbert,:.son. _iopiffo.imtthecirll.1„aRsn:dr.r:Fry,.. England During the course of the evening, • which 'wag spentit: playing Chinese' • checkerse-Evelyn-wareepresented with a lovely silver ciaserole. :Thee Mil- dred .Ritchie made the presentation . after Mrs. Kenneth Murdie had read the following 'address, to which. Mimi Dear ,Miss Evelyn: The news of Your aproaching mar- riage .has afforded us lunch pleas- ure, and we, a group of your Mende cannot allow this happy ecciiien to. spasseewithciet expressing to you and ;your : fianci-Sinearti glO11-*Idiar' for Your feture ' happiness Mid pros- perity in your coining union We.earn2 • tly 13.6.11•2.-.Aitt not onlyallwedded joys w and may be found in • l home, but that. ,also the sunshine of cententitent and geed - health may 'attend you throughout a long life: ; - • . We would like you tee 'accept this little-gift-ase-a-Ltoken-of ourelrien -ship. MAY BE NO CELEBRATION .4 ppointed Night Constable. Alex Butler, of Gaderich and for- merly of Lucknow his been appOinted night 0e -hatable in the Huron. County capital at a, salary of $1000 a_ year. Mt. nutter, a butcher by trade, has been a resident of aodericll for up - 'Wheels of fifteen years., AM. BERLE'')( SITE • REPORTED AS OUT‘ • The Aritherley site appears to be no 'eager considered for the estab- • lishinj of an Air Force bombing arid gunnery wehdeL This location as-be- lieeed to have been passed up in view of the fact that it entailed the tear- ing dOWT1 of o0 many fine buildings. This block Of several hun- dred acres is as well' a particularly productive .acteage, of excellent farm -'7" • ' . However it is still expected that this school will be eitabashed , along T.ake. flurori's shorea, and reports in Huron estisty this past Week were to tho stfeet that the Site lead been eel- •ectert et St. Joseph's, ten miles eolith of Bayfield. Several sitehave been Surveyed inetuding • Ambetley, St. ileseph, Crediton and Grand Bend, pANCE AFTER MeCHARLES' ORCIlpsTRA Al! for 25( complete canvas of all rural areas he proposes to de through Township Councils worichig in • conjunction with School Boards and teachers in con- ducting the drive by school sections. WHITECHURCH COUPLE ARE SIXTY YEARS MARRIED . Many friends called on Mr. and Mrs. John Gillespie of Whitechurch at the week -end to extend congilitte- lations and best willies to IhiS bee' teemed eouple, who on Sunday obser- ved the sixtieth anniversary of their 'marriage: •Irae (warm and sunny on Sunday, quite in contrast to their' wedding day, three score years ago, when snow storm Made roads nearly Impas- sable. Mr. and 'Mrs. Gillespie were married at Lucknow. , They have a family of two sons, Gibson of Whitechurch -and- Charles of St. Themes,- and one daughter,. Catherine, Mrs, Charles Martin of East Wawanosh. It now. seePue unlikely that, guroil.., 'County ientenniel celebration held in lune as proposed The loniMit-, :tee met last week, but nothing Was done, gave ,the presentation, Of est- imates ofelhe cost of ,tlie Propelled . ,celehratiOn,•rinining [into several thote, seeds of 'dollars.. Various paembers of the committee said cold. water Was thrown on the celebration idea when Connty. Connell in iipecial sesiliOn; refused to vote and redeeor- ating the •Court House, (which was . pert of .the progiani. This, they said, had taken the 'edge .off the proposal and dainp'etied_ the enthusiasm. ' Op- ponents argued the Money could be put to. better use in furthering the - war Wert. '• • LOCAL MEN ON HURON • FRUIT GROWERS' EXECUTIVE GRADUATES STEXT WEEK . William Henderson, soh of Mr. and Mrs. 3. W. Henderson of Lucknew, arrived home the latter part of the week upon Concluding his Veal year in studying for the ministry at Knot Gollege, Toronto. Gradnatioti exer- cises will be ,held riext week and the following week, this ' popular youug man *ill be ()tabled. Unless changes are made ie present appointments, 'Mr. Henderson's first charge will be at Geraldton,- He is the third young man from' the Lucknow Presbytel.- ian Church to graduate for- tlie min- istry in the past fe* •years. The annual Meeting of, the: Huron: el -reit Growers' Association wage held" • in Clinton last week and Was marked . by a largielY increased attendance over the 1940 annual. The financial statement; showed a balance of $82.29 ' en. hand, Offiors fer the years were deet,ed. They are: Honorary presidentie Geo.., Leithwaite, Goderich; James R. Stiri- ing, Byfield; and Mrs. D. A. Smith, • Sloancrest , Fruit • Farms, • Goder- ich township immediate past presie Called to Detroit • • Mrs. W. Horne left foe Detroit on Monday a morning having been called there on account d the serious illness of her daughter Mildred. , • • TO CW11010196 Sailing • Earl Plowman, who spent the week- end in hucicnow, plans to sail this season, and 'left on Monday to join the creWe of the Mathewston which has been tied tip" at 'Chicago during the winter. expo.. ience at sailing theiLakes. During the winter he bas been engaged in driv- ing a truck at Oshatta. • • dent; president, R. 'J. McLaughlin, - Biussels; vice president, Wesley Joynt, Lucknow; secretary -treasurer, J, C. Shearer, Clinton; directors, Ben- son Sowerby, Goderich RR. No. 1; Howard Armstrong, Goderieh Middleton, Stewart Middleton, Clinton, ga. '3; • James Gardiner, Kirkton; Murray Grainger, Varna; Clayton Laithwaite, Goderich; Thos., Salkeld, Lucknovi; George Johnston,. Bayfield; D. E. Lassaline, Goderich, MANY ROADS ARE. IN BAD CONDITION Motor traffic between Lueknow and Wingham has been practically nil this week, due to ,the bottom going out of the road in places. One par- ticularly bad spot was at 'Sam' Mor- rison's and another at the outskirts of Wingliam. The road near Amber - ley is. also reported as bad, as Well as the Port Albert to Goderich stretch of the Blirwater. • " Concession roads are also "going soft" in places, after being anew - blocked. until last week when a cater- pillar plow .,undertook the task of plowing them out. Eventhe big "cat" had no success in trying . to break through Greer'sand the •St. Helen's sideroad last Wednesday, and aban- doned the effort until Friday. The hard surfaced road south to Goderich has stood Up well and is in excellent , condition., mhile the .gravel road north to Kinloss is quite pass- able, though rough. Warm sunny days have done much to remove the last tracesof winter " and a good rain would soon improve read conditions. • Attend Rally Local members of the 99th Bat- tery, as well as members of the loeal 'Branch of the Canediati-LVArtvdra SeafOrth on Sunday atteliding the ItallyeAnd taking part in the military, parade, in support of the Huron CounteeWat Services Fund • rk, . 44 N \, 01 1,e'eeer,- , "