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LUCKNOW,. ONTARIO , WEDNESDAY, MAY 8th; 1063
Single Copy 10e
16 Pages
Tom E... ijrti as
95 last Week
Mr. T. H. Burns, for many,
Many years a resident .of Luck -
new, and now a resident of
• Brucelea' Haven. . in. 'Walkerton,,
, observed his 95th, birthday .on
Thursday,. May 2nd, ,
Mr. ' ,and. Nap. •Burns 'occupy
a couple's apartment ' at. Bruce-`
• lea. Both are enjoying compare
atrvely;good health.°:
Mrs. Burns . will' be 95 on May
26th.' ti
Many Lucknow .friends extend
congratulations and best wishes
to this. esteenaable ' couple:.
•
Fire Saturday
Damages Sher
A frame shed, owned by ,Miss
Emma McCluskey of Lucknow,
• .was.: gutted. by, fire . about • ten
o'clock • Saturday evening,' The
k shed, located tc ; the east pf
Miss McCluskey s ., home on
• Wheeler Street; is .. the:: first.
ilau'ilding 'west .of the : Treleaven'
mill pond.'
• Some garden tools and sum-,
mer chairs were burned, as Wall,
as .other' iterns stored in the
building: Fire appeared to start
in or, • under .the floor of °•the,
abuulding and gave off 'a strong'
smoke when 'firemen: got water
on, the' fire..:. 7,"
Cause of; the fire is 'a mystery;,`
`Miss McCluskey had her storm
windows•, stored in the building
one week: before' and • to . her
knowiedg,e no. one' had been in.
the building in the meantime..
The mill. 'pond'.at this time of
year is "on ' the .:fisherman's'
beat" and with Saturday sup,
rpertime's 'downpour of ram, the
shed could. ,present
'shelter' for''someone with' a
.. care
lessbutt. But this is p-ura
con-
jectur. e.
Spend
:
England
(KINLOSS NEWS)
• Sandy MacKenzie . of :Western.
Universty is , spending a., sheet
time at home before leaving for
.summer employment, in England.:
Mr; and :Mrs. Orton Evans '&
• Douglas. of Toronto and Mr. and
Mrs; Charles Burt of Kincardine
were Sunday,' visitors with 'Mr.
and 'Mrs.. Jaynes Burt and family.
, Mr. and Mrs. Ron ,Chapelle &.
Cheryl . Ann. of Sudbury spent :a
few days vacakrdn with Mr. and
•Mrs Ira Dickie 'and boys:: Sun-'
, day visitors were :Mr: and:. Mrs.,,
Archie MacDonald and Charlotte
,Of Kit; hener.
We are sorry to report ' that
Mrs. 'Herb Buckton is .a patient
in Wingham Hospital;." We wish
her • a .speedy recovery • Bill'
;Buckton ` of,. Toronto University
was home before* returning to,
summer work in Toronto,
Allan MacDougall has , com-
pleted his first year at Western
University and is home for :va,
. cation.. . •
%empathy is extended to the
Graham ;family in the passing Of
Mr. John 'Graham• of Wingham
TOTHold: InqueSl
•
In Paterson Death
st into 'the
A coroner's roque
dea't'h •.of Albert Paterson, West'',
Wawanosh 'Township farmer; has
been ordered for Tuesday,. May
21st at 2:00 pens in, Wingliain
,Mr. .Paterson was found dead
and 'badly Burned on .the gang-
way at ,his farm on 'the Division
'Line two weeks ago A fire, of
;tin y dish origin,• levelled the
!brie, ,and, contents: +1VIr, Patereen's
was removed ' .from: the
gangway, 'beside hi • trac:tor,.' at
te height of the Iblete by mem-
bers of Lucknow Fire Dept,
CRIPPLED' CHILDREN'•
FUND NEARS $800
Donations from Lucknow and
district residents to, the Easter
Seals. fund for Crippled Children,
have reached a total Of $783•.00,,
exceeding by a few dollars' the
total " donation ' to this cause .a
year ' ago. • •
Locally the project is sport-
sored 'by: the Lions Club.. ;'
• Another •installment of .. the
list of donors' complete until
.the end oflast week,, appears
m this, issue. Donations are still•
being received. ' : .
504 Head Sold` At
Consignment Sale
.504 head of cattle, about • a.
record number, were • sold on
Monday afternoon at the' an
nual spring . consignment sale
held . by Bob MacIn•tosh at the
Lucknow 'Sales. Barn.'
There • was a good `crowd .` in
attendance, and iby th'e •supper
•hour the 500 head had changed
hands, under thegavel of auc-
tioneers, Allan MacIntyre arid
•Emile' MacLennan. .•
With ; pricesfirmer than a
couple.. of months ago, satsfac
tory peices were obtained,:,,
The ..to a
Neighbors Hel• As p .p ckage . Yearlings,
. consisting of 11 head, were ,can:..
signed ,by Jack Aekert"of Holy -
ll r ens St"t1;1, ' • roo •� -
d and ' were bought by ,Nor
,In a • rural ' • comnnunity you
can always'depend on the neigh -
bora ;pitching an".....in time of.
trouble or .sickness:
.Such was the • case recently
when neighbours and friends of
Mr. •and Mrs. - George Moncrief
held. a 'cou'ple of • bees • to seed
close to 85 acres :of land on two
`awns..
Some. seven' -tractors,`operators
with • three -or .four seed drills
and cultivating equipment did
the job. Those •:helping •included
Ewen. MacLean, Eldon ' and • Jim
Bradley, Henry MacKenzie, Ross
MacKenzie, Roy Gibson, Gordon
Boyd, Gordon Finlayson;; Jack
MacKenzie arid Ronald: Hallam.
.Other' -neighbors and .friends
have been equally. kind -and help-
ful during George's illness which,
has extended over • seven months:
Stricken with arare lung
fungus, , that. is difficult: t. , ¢le
tett and • slow .. to respond to
treatment,: George's'health • has
been", such that he is ' ;forced'. ..to
hold an auction .salve :which is
slated , for Friday, May ` 11th,;
',.: Since last November :`George
has undergone. ,niajor surgery
twice and receives• daily mss
sive doses of . penicillin, Which
is , slowly. , controlling the e virus,
and resulting .in a gradual • im
provementin health,
Minsfr.eI' Shover
Made Big Hit
.The.!Minstrel: Show, :"Minstrel,
Maids 'and Men" ;presented; in
the Lucknow .District High
school on; Wednesday evening :of..
last weekmade a . big hit.
An: audience; of. over 300 adults
and students thoroughI:y enjoyed
the show, 'and there have .been
many expressions of regret by
those who missed it,.
,'The: chorus ' work Was excel-
lent, interspersed with ;'good
clean humor, novelty ;numbers
and a ..generally varied . program.
that, .provided• , not a . dull mo-
men.t •in' the 21/4 '` hour; ' perform-
ance. • '
The ,show was. staged' by Kin
cardine Kinsman and. Kinettes
and other supporting artists,' It
was ";sponsored focally ' by' -the
I ucknow . Agricultural Society
and the committee in charge was
very gratified with the reception
the 'Show received, and at.the
same time the' Society benefitted
financially in excess of $75.00.
Refreshments wereserved to
the cast following• the, show,
nd many of the audience per-
sonally expressed their', apprec-
iation.: -
The show was . staged...two
Kincardine
knights � in a and last
weepin
was• presented • both
Ripley. and 'Lucknow,;
The director was Tom • Barry
and the !pianist, Alma 'Pick. Oth-
ermembers of the blackface or-
.
ch:estra were . Bob Courtney,
drums; Russ ..glut,,; banjo; .Ab.
Searle, guitar'`, •
The interlocutor, vas Jim
Th
Simpson 'and the end hien d
women;• Reita .I�irrltltr, ,Rene..
Morrish, Lee Connell, Ross. 1VIc-
Lennart, Bill. Splai,, ,Bill ,Bell,
man O'Connor of ' Ashfield ;at
24.40
Top heifers, • a • group of six,.
consigned Eby•Russell •Irvin of
Ashfield were.' 'bought by Albert
Colwell of Kinloss : at 22420.
•
IS • RETURNING FROM
'ENGLAND FOR A VISIT
Mrs.' Agnes :Chadwick, a f» -
mer resident . of;C.on 6, .Kinloss,
and who has, been making •her,
home ;for:.the past. few' years in
her native ;England at Radcliffe,
Lancashire,. is . planning tp re-
turn to, Canada for a . visit.
• Mrs,' ,'.Chadwick is leaving
England; on May :.14th .and Upon
arrival , In Canada, will go to
Moose. Jaw. to, visit 'her laugh
ter, Mrs. . J, `Bridal.:
Mrs. Chadwick ;plans to be in
Lucknow' later :,in; the summer,
and she .adds "it .wall be: -:lovely
to see everyone- And enjoy the
Canadian . sunshine.?
Did Early' Morning
Chae u
Cas ...Were Stol�n
W. ' A. ``Bird" . Hamilton had
'the four hub .caps ¶pried from his
Monarch parked outside his
home, early '.Saturday morning:
It was about .5:0.0, a.m. when
Mrs Hamilton ,'was awakened oto
discover two strangers removing.
the caps She aroused Buds.- and
without waiting to :dress' he dash
ed outside'. and. took after 'them
in his `.•tr.uck..
They had disappeared:.west On
Main St. at the Fina service ste
tion 'cornner, and,; apparenty un
aware that. ;they had: aroused.
anyone.;'by the'nocturnal capers.
When Bud got :to Main Street'
in -his pick-up ,truck,, scantily at-
tired. and in 'his ,bare "• feet; there
was no vehicle in sight, making
it impossible for thein to have
gone west" out the •highway. 1 -Ie
swung ' South, and saw no sign
of a, car' leaving ;the: Village in
that direction and so turned .back:
and started north.. from ' town..
.'
Near the . railway tracks, lights.
:became, visible and "Bud" gun-,
ned his vehicle. ; overtaking. the
car at .the' 6th• Concession, when
heforced the driver to pull up
bymanoeuvering' his truck into
a cut off position. +...
• From the cab: of" his truck..
"Bud" challenged' the pair,, whom..
he. didn't :knrow, to toss out the
hub craps from their' car, They
claimed' ignorance, of what he
was talking about and . denied
having the accessories:,
' "Bud" •took the licence num-
ber, and returned to town, still
too het .over the loss 'sof the hub
caps to feel •;.the chill of the
pre -dawn •hour,despite his semi -
nudity,
Returning honrie "Bud'' not;=
Pied Provincial Police, of thein-
ciden't who are investigating.'
The vehicle had Kitche.nei-issued
licence plates. • • •
"B.ud's" efforts to' track' down
la:w. 'breakers was " c•oinmendable
and courageous,. but he now
realizes he took quite a chance
in whathe dict.
HELD TROUSSEAU TEA.
FUR: • SATURDAY BRIDE'
Mrs, Douglas Graham• enter.-
tained neighbours and , friendsat
a trousseau tea in honour of her
daughter,: Gladys on: Tuesday ev-
ening of last week.: •
iMrs: Wm. F. MacDonald and
Mei. Richard Martin, ' aunts of
the bride -elect, poured tea, Mrs,:
Warren Zinn, Mrs. Chester. Hac-•
kett and Mrs. Evan .Keith •assist.
ed.
Legion AirnS At
100 Members
Spearheaded by the energetic
president, 'Joe King of ..Culross
the • Lucknow Branch of the
Canadian Legion is conducting a
successful membership cam
pair,
The total 'rnesrbership by the
latest count, stood at 91, an m-.
c rease of 'some twenty .' nnenabers.
This is:.. an all-time high. enrol-
ment; and it is hoped that. the
number . may yet: reach . 100;
The Legion is currently . con-.
duptin'g another: series of ,:weekly
bingos, the: revenue, from which,
has ;been an important factor in
maintaining -and' improving ' the
Legion Hall° •
Rental fees fall far: short of
:providing a sufficient fund for
hall. 'maintenance.; •.For instance
there is a $100 .fee ' for •t'he use
of: the ,facil'ities and. equipinent
,of the kitchen. ' Over,. • a five
.year..,period !breakage. and re-
placement costs
e-placementcostsalone in : con
nection, with Kitchen equipment
has: been' in the- neighbourhood
of'. $150.
MOT R OF . ACCIDENT
VIC I ., LIVES NJ RE
E
One • cif., the victims of .. ,the'
double• motor accident: fatality;
at Winghani ten days ago _ was._
Alvin • Bremner Potter, age 54
• His 'mother, Mrs. John Potter;
was the Maggie'Machines
of Lucknow, daughter of the
late Mr.—arid Mrs: Neil Macln-
nes." She makes her •home;,here
in the MacInnes residence , , on
:Havelock •St., a ••blocksouth of
the CNR depot..
ilhemina Smit
Inciuh:
'Queen' -s
LuC-know District High: school.
is represented by' ,Wilhelmina
Teresa Smith- , in the School,
Queens' Cluib sponsored by: the:.
London . Free Press.: .•
She is the ' daughter . of Mr.
and Mrs. William Smith who are
now 'residing „it Wingham and.
while
c�oih. lean' her studies and.
p .g.
Lucknow Wilhelmina is. making'
her home at- her sister's in Wa-.
wanosh
Following kmpletion of Grade
13 this year sheplans:.to' attend'
Ryerson Institute to study. as a
Medical 'laboratory technician:
Y
Wilhelmina is a member. "of.
the Students'. Council, . basket-
ball,. lir ooreball :' and. volleyball;
teams, of • Cadets • and of the
Glee Club.'
On Friday Miss ' Smith was
one- of .some 86members of the•
Queens' Club who were given
a royal reception by the Free
Presswhen they visited Lon-•
Certi:fieates and ' pins were
presented to each •girl queen
during the ceremonies in.. the
London Public • Library •, auditor
-
hitt', The. certificates 'were sign-
ed. by 'John It:' Elliott; Free Press
editor -in chief, and, 'Miss Marion
Roe, Wornen's editor..They "were
in recognition of "leadership,
homemaking, academic, cultural
and personality qualifications
'within her .school." •
Present' at thisthering were
ga g
Mrs: Iaural` Hewitt of the- L.ID,
11 S. • staff. an•d- Mrs;; Wrri, An.
drew of Ashf rel'';d, '
"Sandy" Nicholson.
Visits.. Home: Town
A M. Nicholson, *Minister ' 04'
Social Welfare and Rehabilita-
tion in the Saskatchewan Legis-
lature; visited with relatives in
the comm . and :ced on;
friends +hereuniatty the weekall-end.
`'Sandy," as he . is. intimately
known to folks here;' is a son o£
the late iMr. 'and Mrs. Alex
Nicholson and was born and •
raised en Con; 2, Kinloss, attend-
ed. Public School at the Second
Concession, and Lucknow Con-
tinuation. School.
Re graduated in theology, &
was ministering 'to a United
Church congregation in the
Hudson Bay. district in Sask-
atchewan during the depression;
years when he' ,was stirred tbyy
the hardships' and frugality faced
by those people, •, and became •
"welfare"', conscious, '
' He turned to the 'political field' `
as /• a' :means : of . bringing_ social,
justice for ,the material needs of
such peoPle.:. < .V;
>�n 19.40he .was.'elected to the
'Dominion .government, as. the
CCF Member for "thee •:MacKenzie
riding in north' eaatewi • Saskat- •; '
chewan. •
"Sandy lost out . ,in' seeking
,re-election in '1945,' but' was re-
turned to Parliament for the,
1949-1953 ' term, and." again for
the 1953-1957 period,' and ,then
lost his seat. in. the ;Diefenbaker
sweep' of the West
`rSandy" bassociated.
with . the. John Hecameoward' Society
in,• conneetiori •with prisonreform
and rehabilitation problems
' In 1960 he was elected as a
member of: the Saskatchewan
CCF. ,Government, :Under Premier .:
T. C, Douglas. 'Mr; Nicholson was..
one ,of three successful CCF.
members .'•in • the city of. Saska-
toon.. Upon his election he was :
appointed to the cabinet • as 'the
;Minister: of Social Welfare and- e
!Rehabilitation.. .. His department
:has'' to .''do with . welfare' and
housing measures . and penal 'in-
stitu,tiions.'
It Was in this connection.. that •
Mr. Nicholson was in Ottawa,::
last :week conferring. "with
cials of the new: Pearson. adrni -
istration:
ister-BrotherDuo
Nin Piano Honours'
Many, of this community • will
be interestedto know. that Col-
leen, .10, and Brian 12, 'children
of .Mr.: and Mrs. Carman far-
rier Of Long. Bxaneh, have re-
cently 'won eleven medals in pi=
ano.competition� at .the Peel Mus-
ic. Festival.. The classes. entered
Included duets,- solos, Sight ,read-
ing arid ear tests,
Coihe.en,_ the winner` of ' fi've.
one ' silver and two bronze•
medals was awarded the highest.,
scholarship for the pupil . lis
;playing :.the most 'potential snusi
cal. talent in her .piano division..
Colleen and Brian are gt•arzd-
children of Mrs, W: R. Farrier •
of'Vhi,t'echurcht'
Ashfield 'Farmer
Injured In Tractor
Mishap Friday
Alvin Robb o•f"Ashfield Town-.
ship:„ .
e scoped `on .�' qday with a
broken' !bone in ',his ankle, when
he was thrown. froth the tractor;
which 'was hitched to . the disc~
The- tr .ot
a or and, lis, lie t. on •
p.
going,. left. the 'unfenced field
crossed °to the Luther' farm;. be-
fore Alvin's brother, Gordon;
Robb, succeeded in -getting- g- toy the
,machi.i•e•and pulling the lever° to
bring it to a halt
Alvin Was ,taken to Wingham
hospital for ” treatment,