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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-04-05, Page 84 00. GAT THE LUCKN..QW SPIT „EL, LUCKNc W, oNTTARIQ • 1VE TBSPAY APRIL 5 ,. 1961. . THE; : KANGAROO' : the largest of the . Australian: marsupials, roams the countryside in Targe bands. Although.:a full-grown kangaroo is ninefeet high and weighs•200 pounds, the baby. is only an inch 'long when, it born. It stays inside its' mother's pouch .:until• it is five or six months old, at which time'it weighs several pounds and is able to shift for itself: When he e u kangaroo''Ieaves ite the young "'home. it ready -to take its rightful place in the world. To help your children take. their rightful place in the world; .: there is nothing better than life • insur- ance. Let me .tell you about Sun •Life'h Educational' Policy which can so easily providefunds'for their college'education..' n . i ahan 2, ` Lucknow Phone 'Wingham 711=w-4. SUN .,LIF •E: ASSURANCE: A DA. COMPANY `OC•A N C0 .F , • OBITUARY LYLA , B. TrnYLOR.. The death :,of: Lyla: B. Taylor occurredin Detroit on Sunday, March 26th? little more than two years' after • the ,passing :of her Only sister, Mrs. Wm. T. Holmes (tEdria):, Mrs. `. Holmes dged in early y Februar , of:.:1959; from third degree burns which she sufered when her' dressing gown caught fire. ' ` . • •Lyla Taylor .was the, daughter of the late: Mr. and Mrs: Wm. J. Taylor, former Lucknow resi- dents . where' esi-dents'.where' Lyla was. born on February:' 11th,•.' 188(8. Her father was: ,in the grocery business here and 'was. Fire Chief ',at, the time of his death 'in ` 1017. Miss Taylor had long been a's- s{,ociated with' the ..work of. the • V.W.C.A. in Detroit. She' held ..a high; position '• in the:: organization and was well and ' • favorably, known to many• in various ,walks, of life iri .the Michigan metro- ' polis. In. the• fast -thinning ranks of her : one-time Many' friends here, she is .remembered as' a ';.kind, • friendly . and vivacious young lady. .Following a' church funeral. service in Detroit . the remains were brought to the Mac1enzie .Memorial; Chapel Lucknow,• . on Tuesday evening.' . • On Wednesday' • morning ser- vice• was held in. St Peters, Church, .Lucknow, : where '•' she faithful ly worshipped.. while. : a resident of•'the Village and which always held °a' spot dear to her heart. The service ;was conducted by Rev. 'Wilfred Wright, Interment ' ftrllpwed in the fa sly plot ill', Greenhill Ceme- tery. The pailbearers were'Stuart Robertson, Morgan • Henderson,. X., C Murdie; 'Gordon Fisher, J. W. Joynt, Alert MaNay. ' The sole' survivor is a nepl eW, Taylor Holmes of l" ett cit.• IRMER RESIDENT' DIED :SUDDENLY JOHN HAMILTON MacDONALD Death • carne with 'shocking sud- deness as; the result of a heart attack or} )llionday, March27th',`, to •Jghn (Jack) , gamilton Mac -k Donald of Leamington, formerly; of Lucknow area.. • •Jack..'was 'born on May ' 14thi 1911 in, the Township • of West Wawanosh,_ "• on alio. • farm now, owned. by MacQuillin. He was 'the youngest son of the ,late Duncan) ..MacDonald ' and Maryyi, Gillies,; • At the age, of 16, .Jack: entered the bakery' 'business as an ap- prentice in Reid's Bake . Shop at Lucknow. About 30 • years ago' Jack went to Leamington and took • a posi- tion with. • the .Dandy; Bake Shop there, where • he ' continued to. work until • joining the RCAF _in. 1941. He remained in the air. force for the duration of the war, as a cook. Jack held the rank of Corporal. . Upon his discharge in. 1945; he returned, to Leamington andtook a 'position .in the office . of the Brewers Retail Storein that town. Later he left the office and • be- came a truck driver ' with . the some company., , Jack had a pleasing ; personality which won ; him many .friends,, this .was evident at, his funeral. He is survived by his widow, the "former Edith. • Bachtold' of Leamington; a son' Duncan, '13, a daughter: Jeanette, ,11, ; .a sister, Donalda (Mrs. Andrew Ritchie), of Ashfield . and three brothers, Ewen ,of Alberni, 'B.C,, g • Geor e of - Calgary, Alberta and Peter, of Ashfield. • :. •.:Jack was. iburied with full mili- tary honours by the Canadian Legion. Services were officiated over by ('Legion.. Padre, • Canon Cree, assisted by 'his own, pastor. Rev. •'O'Neil of the: Baptist Church. ' Pallbearers were mem- bers of the Legin,i with burial in Lakeview Cemetery, from :•'the Smith Funeral Hanle in . Lea- mington. ea- min gton.. . Relatives attendnig the . funeral from this%area were Mr. and. Mrs. Andrew ' Ritchie, ,Mr. 'and ..Mrs. Peter MacDonald' and John, .Mrs. D C MacDonald, Mr,. and Mrs H. D. MacDonald,, Mr.. and Mrs:, Angus MacDonald,' Mrs.: Allan MacCharles, (Arkon), Mrs.' John. Nicholson, Mrs. .Ralph Cameron; Mrs. Lorne Wall, Mrs,, Charles Cook, Mr. Jack Gillies; Mr.FGor- don Rintoul, and Mr. and Mrs,' Aldin Purdon. To 'The Lucknow and District, Lions Club.• E•EASTER.SEALS . CULROSS CORNERS Mr. • " and Mrs. William ' Kidd, Toronto are at' the' : home ' .of the.. Wilson Brothers and • are busy' 'gettinng. , their .';home: on the :;14th con. of `. Culross • ready to move into. Mrs. : John. Schumacher • and. /YFLPCR/PPLED. C/1/LDREN !James McNaug:hton,• .Archie, ' Bonnett, Douglas 'Graham, ' Cyril Boyle; Clare Johnston,: Art Moore, ' . Rena C; •MMNab, ':. Mel "Greer,, Donald • MacKinnon, Geo. M. Stuart, Stuart Robertson, Nor :Man -Stuart, • Thomas•• Hackett,' (Miss 'Eliza- G. MacMillan, Sam Alton, Eldon Henderson, Mrs,. Isaac Cranston,. Leonard , 'Mac- Donald,:. "Bruce MacKenzie; -Ross Cumming; Walter. Alton, • Wilfred Hackett, :Currie ' Colwell; Dr D. R. Finlayson, William• For Crippled Children On behalf of the Lucknow • and District Lions Club and; the Crippled Children's • Fund, the local committee wishes to thank all . th'os'e who have contributed. Further contributions are acknowledged, and the - f and remains open and donations will sti11 • be gratefully received. James Arnold, Dan .Nicholson,; Ralph Cameron, W. B. Anderson, Mrs. .'Margaret MacLennan, Jack. 1VlacDonagh,. H; D. Thompson, Mrs. Christena MacDonald, Miss Janet MacDonald, Rev. • Howard Strapp, John. Cameron,. Mrs, Al- bert .'Alton, Mrs.• Bd. Thom, Sam Farmer, • O!ttti •: ' %Pederson, . Allan Cranston, Mrs. Mel Reid, . Lorne Eadie, Gordon. Morrison,: A. E. McKim, Kenneth Cameron, Ed. McQuillan, Albert Brown, W.' F. :Hawthorne,. F•lora Webster, ' Mac- 1 kett'.s W.A.,, Wm. - J. Reid, Jim , Nelson, . W. L Miller,' Ross Mac-. Millan, Ernest Gaunt, Dynes; "Cainpbell, Sam Chislett, ,George •Phillips, Mrs. ,Widdell, Mr. Wid- dell, • . Edward' :Robinson, Mrs. Shackleton,Herb Finnigan, Mrs. :Edgar. La*son Thomas McPhee, Paul Caesar, J. L., MacMillan Helen 'L: Thompson', Mrs. Webster, IL Kilpatrick, Mrs. C. Weatherhead, :Mrs., Geo,, Andrew. Mr.: Frank • .Schumacher. were- to London on Tuesday where Mrs, .Schumacher had .a follow- checic- up, after her recent. Operation . & reports! are most satisfactory: On Thursday,; .teachers and pupils .left the school room for the • Easter vacation. • Miss Marie Becking, student at ' 'Stratford Teachers' 'College. is' ' spending the holidays with her. parents, Mi. arid Mrs. Lorne. Becking, Miss Shirley Parker, Toronto, spent , the ,holiday. With ;her par- ents, Mr. and. Mrs•. ,Everett Par- ker. (Mrs..' rs. Frank Brown : and /Reg. •visited' Friday evening with 'Mr. and .'Mrs Harvey::: Nicholson and Hug " ; Bervie & with Mrs :Hugh Nicho o who was home from London. The Westford ' 4-H.: girls held their' first:: meeting at the home of their; leader,. Mrs. Frank Maul - den' con March •29th. Their were nine girls.. The' election of . offii- 'cers took place. Leader, , Mrs. Frank,'' Maulden, . 'Ass. Mrs. 'Har- old •Haldenby, President, Barb ara Haldenby, 'Secretary, ..Mrs. Irene' Hal'denby,` Press 'Reporter, Sharon Hodgins; .:Treasurer, Mrs. Harold ' •Haldenby,4 The meetings will' b'e' held' every' Tuesday ev- ,.ening at 8:30, but on. account ,of theholidays the .next meeting ill be on April'.;12th at the home of the ' Wall girls, 10th .con. of, Culross. r The leader dictated notes and •gave the roll 'call and Home Assignment. They. also 'showed us' • how.: to take • proper measurements 'This was follow- ed ed by group ' work. 'Mrs. Maulden served lunch • and the 'girls help- ed wash' :the dishes. Miss Elda Wall • thanked' the hostess.' HERE'S ONE WAY 'TO TRAP A •GAS THIEF Reports of gasoline. 'thefts are' not uncommon /in this commu- nity. ommu ni.tY. One reason .'advanced' for , the .prevalence , of this ' 'thievery is that there are too many young fellows driving cars, "who can't' :afford.. to: he. 'Here's; one Method' ,of catch- ing ;such :culprits, Which was used : effectively ' in. another' commu- nity ' on. one occasion. • A farmer who 'had been losing gas, filled .. 'his ` storage • tank ewith .!water. A few -.night's later he, had ' a, visitor and 'after he had filled 'er up and departed;::the farmer followed,` Sure enough he found. 'the 'motorist down the• road; looking fora push =; a' push that,. ended up ,in jail for a .two -Month stay, • Agnews' 1NSURA;NCE Agenc GENERAL INSURANCE also' CAR: and: TRUCK FINANCING AT LOWER. COST Business 39 HOWARD :. 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