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PAISLEY; SUNOCOS. TO BE; 1
HONORED' AT BANQUET FRIDAY,T
A municipal banquet ,is being: held :
'in Paisley on Friday evening to honor
the Paisley iSunocos,, Intermediate•
4411"- hockey •finalists' this past sea
son.
Not only did The., Sunocos ,make
a great bidfor the.championship, but
they piled up a big cash :surplus; in
doing `so. 'Reports: have ';it that there
is over $1,500. in the treasury; which
will`'furnish the'boys-- ith jackets'
� .
and 'the balance is •,to ,be split 'tug a-
mong, them on a fall Or Part' share
basis. Reports also have it that a
full share will; havea value of about
l• t. •
.FREE..SH.OWAND DANCE'.-
JAMMED • THE HALL
•
" During last week, two free picture
shows of educational; and entertain-
ing nature were presented in . t
lt'resb tet f sit Guild'
itCiswi l <
aliened nn+,ll .b'yrmn No.
retl''by••'the Lord's Prayer
The 'scripture:; reading was -given by
Mr. John Ross. The. Bible,, Study was
given by Dr.: Little. ' The. minutes
Of • the.,last meeting were "then ;read
,;.:and approved: This`'was followed: by
hymn, ''S$7•.. The t topic was taken by
Mr Calvert. & Miss 'Gretta Campbell
"gave n° reading This was followed by.
hymn ';473 'arid closing prayer .given
by . Rev. Mr. •Wm. • 'Henderson.
•
ERT �'K
B'
BERT „LOOKS S
OVER THIRTY YEARS
Thirty years'ago at this time, Bert
Ward was Canada • bound'• aboard the
steamer "Lake "-Champlain".
Today be' limits back over= the three.
deludes spent in Canada and is con-
tent; _ -
_`Bertie" 'Ward as he. was christ-
ened; wasorn at, Henley -on -;Thames,.
?60 Miles train' London. He was one
itChildren, i t b o n
of'• a,• family .off 9 eight b ys
and. a girl. Six: brothers '.served :
,:: in
the • Great War, two paying the sup-.
,reme 'sacrifice; •Anetlier' brother •.was
.drowned -in the river ' Thames. Bert's
parents have'' also. - both passed on
since he came to , Canada,' His pas
sage was arranged by .the (Ghureh.
Army Emigration Branch.'
B'ert., still has his letter with ;iii-'
.I,
str sones «-for assemblingat' •.Great:,
rRailwayi London 'where
Central al n
,
rra e o h
were arranged d n the
reservations-
g
train to,'•:Liverpool, from where Bert
sailed on April. 27th, '1911. 'He ar-
rived al' Quebec on May .10th.
The•
next journey brought- Bert to
Toronto, from' where the'party,-
pro-vided with "lunch, baskets" entrained
'for, •ItAiley !where lobs awaited them'
in ,the surrounding country, secured
n' through Mr.. • George .. Mooney, �Bert;
he states, : he is the only one bf. that
Town Hall. On Wednesday' night "The party still'in this community t. ,,.
Brigh�Path" 'mss presented by•the
e' --Mr-� •oone
' Ontario H.E.P:C,, through• arrange- y
Bert recalls . that Alex: 'Reavis, was
menta with the 1041 comMission° This
his neat .acquaintance, :when he drop
was,: a 'story of ;the growth' -_and der,•
e- •..ped into his implement shop in. Ripley
elopm tit • of .hydro, . as. • we enjoy it . .
• - ' to eiigaai" . where to find -the pieti�re!
today: a , .. �
show.'
On. •Friday night Jack'Kilpatrick, •%
localdialer, 'Bert's • first assignment was at' the
Massey -Harris, dealer, aponsoi
ed a show and''dance. Even standing farm of ' David 'Stewart of `Huron
room was at apremium forth show- „Township, He `later was employed by*
p''theWilson, Hamilton' remainingwith ; him
ing• of the- films and. for. ' dance; • '
• _ tfor_sevei years:
•that :followed the hal�eras again taa� ;
ed , to capacity. ,.' • , .
(L�CAIIiBd'GENE.RM)
Mrs. Il, If `Thompson. spent- the
ek To n
wee end i o
_.. ti r to
Mrs., Will Fisher iso`. Visitingttiie,
week with friends in Woodstock.:
---Chester-twa Me ncL•Mrs.--T
wa
in
ley of tDoo stock anent Sanda with,
friends -here; •
Elwood Solomon 'of the R:C.A.F.
fat St Ttomas..spenta three-day leave=
the end of the week athis home here..
:Wise Jean lerrinsehera returned frern
an: ;extended visit with., friends at'
Oyten Sound rind -'Tara.
:'Mr. at`ia
Mr.S.,. K .C: Mui die and
"1Y,ick. and H..*Wm
, :Mttrdie• are' visit-.
ing in London• •
Rev.' Robert ;McCaimell 'conducted
the, services in '.the . United`. Church
last Sy
rinds •
Nson. Websterand "fam i
ty
have moved to ; Windsor, •\ Ont., where'
' Mr; Webster. is -employed..
Sunday Sdhool in • the. United
Church will be held in the morning'
at ten o'clock • commencing this
day. ,
e' aiderson
Mr and' Mr's:' Terri -nice A,;,
M
`• Ter, nto spent the'
and Josephine of roe , p. •
week -end with. Mr. and .Mrs. J. D.
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''' HENRY I MORRISON
Mrs,• E, Loeltliart of.town received,
word r c l� death her•
w rd re eat y of the of
brother, Mr..Henry 1::. Morrison, which
occurred at Lake City, Michigan on
Thursday, April 11th.,
--,Mr, 1Vforrisfn•-wa$=-born--near--Lon-
don on November 4th, 1864, He • learn-
ed the blacksmith trade in Lpeknow'
.with the. late Adam Thompson,.. and
went • to Lake City, Michigan in 1886
as. 8, young mans: where for many•
years :he -engaged, •.in" his trade,;' He
served at Lake City 'ler a consider--
able
onsider -able .period as village president - an4:
was the;'fir�st mayor ,*hen Lake' City.
was organized as a city:
'''Funeral services wore,held in •the,
,
Presbyterian. Church on 'Sunday;; A.pr.
20th , with interment , in Lake City
Mr. 'Morrison i's` -survived by:his'
s ed
w formerly '•of
Gederwidow, o me Miss.Ma Rei
o r d .
, YMary
h
is ho he marriedin 1888
'and by two ,sons Fred and George
of Lake ;City and °: 'two , ;daughters,:
Mrs. _Grace _:Strafford ..of., Flint. and
Mrs. Ida Gauss of: Detroit. One • sus -
,ter survives, Mrs Grace• :Lockhart of
Sun •: Lucknow. Five :brothers; -Dan, John,
'Kenneth, `•George and: Angus all pre-
deceased Mr. 1Vlorrison. ' '
• A: Lake City., newspaper pays the
'following 'tribute to'' the .memory of'.
Mr Morrison:
'c ose'for
We "writ -e"" "of on "wire.
his ,life work. an occupation,of which
the 'poet often' kering. Yes . we Write.
p. � g ,
'of. •,one whose ears for •a; long, long
time Were. atone. to 'the 'Bong of the
anvil"',amid' at �avhose "f laming forge"•
,many • of Mi'ssaukee: county's ."equest-
riae family" if you , will; found cora!
fort,'
• • "For:Who who shall :say that the mis;
sion .of 'n good.. blacksmith, is not °e
real one. Such was the mission of Ole
Late -Henry Morrison for• -whoa---last
rites were held. ;Sunday.
"A good blacksmith • of other •days,
a former village president •ani a. well
Missed onLake
k'own' citizenwill'=? mi
n b5
City's 'streets. Failing' health .-had
iebbed this' • friend "• of ^' literary fain?.
Of giant stature and fine 'physique;
Mr. Morrison was an' imposing fig-
ure until recent 'years' when he Was
forced to retire from strenuous act-
•ivity. Very, noticeably the "wealth of
health" :was his:. no more:. But ill`
health made no inroad on his.' cheery
smile and- friendly greeting. These
he still retained'' as he went:.about
the streets when getting about was
really quite difficuls.
•
"Mr. Morrison is gone but friends.
will ;remember him' as 'one who had
time to ' do his' work well, 'to serve
his community. in official. capacities
=and when 'the flaming forge of :{fie
brought suffering he . bore it.• To . hie
family, the�community extends it's
sympatby," • ' •
Made Last Run
The London, Heron and • Bruce rime
of t(heiC.N:R between: Wirigliam� ani;
Clinton Wei .officially closed on Sat-
urday, when the: famous "butter,'and
egg' special made 'its•. last, run ' over
tills "link ..:The.train_gaiued this nam
before the advent of the motor ear,
when many farmers along the ' line
,Used the "iron 'horse" es' a means of
marketing their produce in ,London.
Seeding . Well Advanced
Seeding' in this' district. is" now well
advanced., and in fact in • some cases.
is completed: In the Forest and Sare.
n'ia area this' work was completed
month' or More ago, so Eric : Cos
;reports, after spending last Week in,
.United 'Church 1 r
The meeting ripened -•by the
ing , of hymn 262, ,
followedby the
LordD prayer i up on Mrs. Black
read the, seripture, leseea, then: the
minutes::•were..read • and: •'adopted.
`Hyi'nn 3'M-was,",then:•sung. :'The 'topic
'for the : evening was . taken, by Mr.
Maclntyre. lie'• spoke on the `Gestapo', -
whch Was, very : interesting.. After.
singing hymn 245,. Mr. Todd; closed,
with prayer . •'
Bert unsuecessfui'ly, offered his ,•eer-
vices in the : last " war, • ,and in • -918:
deft the farm and came to „Lucknow:,
Hero' he has had a •colorful and
-varie(i career. ' His first :job was
threshing• at hn Jo t ,farms..
Jo yn s He
was caretaker of the ' Anglican •church
''for' 14' years 'and : of ''-the Catholic'
church for nine years. For, tlie• past
',ten years he .has been: caretaker ,:of
the 'Bank of ,Montreal and for nine
years, served the Bank' of Commerce
'in a similar capacity.,' '
Bert ' has dug ' wells . for the ' date
Abe Burns, he, worked in tire' Cain
House and for . manye
y ars was as -
There isnothing 9 to
haY re
eatifY
for this -Contest.
Simply come down to.
our more and see the Marshall
Matttess, displayed in our window.
•Cyn this' Mattress there is, a stel, and under
the seal is a number: guy guess the
number under this seal_and'submit your
answer • oa. a. regular entry form: wly eh
"you can get from our store. Nothing io
bury! Just go to our Bedding Depart,
agent and ask for an entry blank:, Only
one eatty aotepted from each pedion: •
All erriry f$, ,k must be in by, May 3rd
and winters Will be announced, in .our
windoio t$ following week. '
Enter your guess now at
W. J. DAVISON!
iociated.. with: the late Dr. A ' D., El-
liott; in looking after his office, and:,
in the winter he tended his 'horse and
;drove the doctor . on many a cold,
,stormy professional:call. Bert, in past
years;
also assisted.Dr. W. if. Con-'
nell and Dr. W. V. Johnston in this
capacity. .:
On :Lily. 8th, 1923, Bert, married
Miss. Marion' Cater. I '
Bert hast been a town ' employee
for. twenty-two 'years, doing :his first
work for the municipality, in 1919,
a record .of which he, is proud.'
GAVE AIR •PERFORMANCE
Ani plane ,performance of bank -
in
g, ng, and diving. attracted .a
large audience ,of •Lucknone people.
on' Saturday'afte'rnoon. T,,he, show'was
put:on by Art ' oting, who 'really
knew how' to handle his machine., Art
' is well known to many :here, having
}frequently visited at the home of Mr.
•and Mrs. Edgar Hollyinanas a -youth.;
He .is now a member of the RC:A.F.
and on a: flight to Port Albert on
Saturday,:. telephoned froom •, there 'to'
Mr, : and •,Mrs Holly roan informing
'•them that he would pass over Luck-
now on iris return, when . he gave
wish a, display of flying that there
was no mistaking ''Who wasat the
controls. •
Applaies • To Jipin Navy '
Archie. Phillips of , Ashfield has•
made .application to join the Royal
Canadian Navy and isawaiting a call
for an 'interview --and medical, exam-
ination at the .naval barracks at• Lon -
..'don.
•
•
Name Corvette' "Goderich"
, One of the Royal Canadian Navy
corvettes, 'to be . laaanched • soon at
• Toronto, is to 'be, nanied niter 'the'
•town of Goderich. Mayor' E,' D. and
Mrs. Brown. of Goderieh have been
invited to attend the cei ti ony with
Mrs. Brown. to =have the. _ honor of..
christening 'the new' vessel.
Mr. Gordon' Steward• son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles ,Steward left last:
week for'Toronto 'an'l has accepted:
a position' there.
Mrs.- .E: N. Hodgins has . rettirnnt+
to the villege after'spending the', win-
terv, i'n - Hamilton . with her daughter,:
Mrs. Glen Moore and: Mr.. • Moore.
Mit., Robert=Webster..and ' fam
y'
moved to Kincardine: on. Wednesday
3ean
tl emain ` in;:"Luckno�t�
last -*Br-remain
until school closes.• .
Rev. ` 1hliiliam. Hendeeson.. leaves
this week for Hillsdale to commence.
a •
the duties :of hr's' mini tori l' a , ppoin-
t
mmnt. Hillsdale is'in .the. Barry Pres
bytery '
Little Jackie `>3rown, 'son of .Mr:
and -Mrs.' Harry Brown,' near 'Kinloss
Church. was rushed to 'the hospital
Tuesday night' and .operated on for
appendicitis.. • . ' •
Dr.' and Mrs. G.,•A..'Newton. re-
turned to their home here ori' Satur-
day, having spent the winter- in ,Oi-
ilite with .Mrs T°:' S. Reid and Eldon;
who spent the weekend at the' New:
ton home.
' :Summary bey will be held by the
Women's Institute in : the Town Hall.
Luc'know, , . on.. Friday with delegates,
present from all the ,branches - in the:
district. Miss Bainbridge of Toronto
Will also ,be in attendance.
Many in town will •be sorry to•hear.
of the illness of Mr. James Young
who was: taken to ,St 'Michael's Hos.;
pital, Toronto, on Friday last ' 'He
,has not•been well for• some time, al
Vela
around about town. • ,
Wm, • Dahmer• and family are 'mor
ing this• week from the W.`G: -Arnr-
str-ong • home 'to the "former Spence
residence'• on Main Street, 'wh'ich :• weS
recently ; vacated by Mr and Mrs.
Larry .Descharme, upon theft. :return
to Walkerton.
Mr. and'•'Mrs. Bert Roach' of Dun-
gamma • have moved, to the residence
of the .Misses Henderson,. Havelock I
St.' 'Mr. Roach will-,, work for Silver-
wood' Dairies, Lucknow. He formerly,
had Charge of their station at Dun-
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M'hLI I'ARY HONORS PAID'
VICTIMS- "QF;'M t
•
With ' full military honor's, two
A i • Naviga-
tion
a-
members of � the R4 ,F., A i g
tion 'School at Port.Albert were laid
to rest in the airmen's plot in Malt -
'land ,Cernetery,,,Goderich '•. n Satu -
•day..•
The two youpg nien, Flying Of-•'
ficer R. E: Ransom?, the. pilot, ,and
LAC a Albert Isaac" H'ughesi" - obser
ver were killed early: last Thursday
morning' whep their plane crashed
':to trees on a 'highland near M.eun.t
Forest. 'Two other members of the
'Crewe, LAC Goodmanw' and LAC,
Clarke,` suffered . in,Juries from which
they are, recovering:, •
• ;
The .crash `: occurred as • the. plane
:emerged . r m to ha in clouds
fg w�.
• about 1.30 a:m.• Thursday morning.
It, :was more than three hours' later
, f rm •.' �e.
when Doodman' :reached' a' fa mhotis
help.,
ile' an half aw 'h
m d
a ^a.a
y seeking P•
-
Flying :Officer --Ransoms was • a" na• '.
tive of . Kent,'. England. He ' was only
19 years of •. -.age, and ,was_ business
manager '-of the Port 'Albert school
paper, "The Dimness 1NeWs".
:Squadron• Leader A. Hooper, padre
at Port Albert; conducted-th•e:funeral
service on': Saturday. Draped' with a
Union Jack and covered with flowers:
the, caskets, • were drawn en :an 'army
truck to 'Maitland Cemetery. Com-
panion fliers acted as pallbearers' and
— ficin pari.;: while th Fort' Albert:
.school 'band, took part in the. funeral
THURSDAY, MAY 1st, -1941
Thurs., Fri., Sat. May 1,, 2, 3..
MY RO ;ERS •
t YKID
CARSON
CIT. ,
Gabby Rapes • •
-- plus
t rda Evening Post Story.
Saturday
!Girl From o s Y
Chester Morriss Charles Bickford
ha t. 2 S.eria1.-
-And 'Thrilliaig ,C p
• "W1LD. BILI. HICKOCI"
:ceremonial. . • '
This. ' is the second' serious, ,crash
since the school opened; bringing the
death, toll by flyingaccidents'to, nine'.
,Mon.,.'Tues:, Wed, May ;5, 6, 7.
'
COMEDY Good 1VIusic,
b G
tA o
', rlAG
Guy Y &
'George , M'urphy . • -:.Lucille Ball.'
Soloist : At Anniversary ,
0.
Wm. -F Thompsan e.f--St.:Andeew's._.,
'Church,• • Toronto, ;was' guest. 'soloist
recently at the 104th'. anniveraary
services of St Andi sw,'s -Presbyterian
Church at. Bowma.nvil}e. • .The
,:manual 1_ e .:.-B...ow-
States ma • last, weepsaid,
-
",Mr. Thompson 'thrilled the congfe-,
gation with his fine tenor • Yoke."
Card' of Thanks, ;
.Mrs., Wm., J. McNalt takes this
means; of thanking her• many friends•
' ) and neighboims for:: their kindness
'Mr. and Mrs. • L'evi Eckenswiller of. , .and sympathy ' during ' her sad he- '
Manitoulin ; Island,, 'sere visiting with reavement• and' these Who kindly loan -
relatives, and friends at Kinlough. ' ed• thein cars and sentflowers...
g nq i- •that district In the Grand Bend area
seeding was • .. completed . ' about . two
weeks'•ago, but heavy. rains .and winds
.have so packed and bakedthe: ground
that farmer were '. harrowing the
seeded grain, with some of the'opin-
. ion that'reseeding''weuld be necessary
to- .'get''aa catch.::
THE
UNITED
- CHURCH:
LUCKNOW
SUNDAY ,
MAY
0 a.m.—Church School ,
1,1 tem.: -----Morning .a
Morning Woribind •re-,
ception of new members:
7' p.m.=Subject--''THE VALUE
OF 'MARGINS". -
A thought for ,.patriots. -:Fie who
would fight ••for truth, must first
be true within:-"-.• - '•
Ent
CELEBRATED FIFTY-THI'RD';
W l DDING ANNIVERSARY'
'Mr. and, Mrs..Thomas W. • Atkinson,
formerly. of Kinlough, celebrated their
fifty-third wedding,. anniversary re-
cently at their , home in Holland;'
Manitoba. ' ' `
Mr, and. Mrs Atkinson ;will be well
remembered in' the ,Kinlough -district
where they • lived for a ''.number of
years , on the farm nowowned bj'
Mr.• J, It; Lane. Mi. and Mrs -Atkin-
'son moved from •Kin'lo'ugh to Millar-
ton before going' tip ' Manitoba, ' ••
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°-
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'• LIJCKNOW, ONT. •
'PHONE 85
Notice:
e recounts
DUE TO,,A CIfA:NGE IN .OWNERSHIP, ALL ACG,
COUNTS 'OWING 'TILE •L.UCKNOW• SENTI.NIL, UP,
RIL
BE 30th, .lV1US.T'PAID BY MAY' 31st; 1941,:
•TO SAP„• e
.THIS ALLOWS FOUR WEEKS *T,OR THE PAYMENT.,
OF ALL OUTSTANDING 'SUBSCRIPTION, ADVER-
TISING AND JOB .PRINTING ACCOUNTS..
IF YOU ARE INDEBTED TO THE' SENTINEL, -WE
ASK TO'U'R CO=OPERATION : IN.. MAKING AN
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Cougoleum Rug 'contest
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HousecleaningNecessities'
epoy 5c to $1. tore ,
fl:-gk or the
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