The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-06-29, Page 1,00,A Year In Advance — $100 'Extra 'iso
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ..WEDNESDAY,,MJtJ 2901,; 4 930:•
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1,.IIflIOSS
Kinloss ,Township .car* acci
dent late Friday' afternoon. took
the lives, 'of Rose Marie Bolger,
( 21, teacher at .Westford S.S.(10
ii. Culross) . and her mother, Mrs.
harry Bolger, 60, of •Walton.• A
' third; passenger • in the ',car was
Mrs, James, Bolger, 24, Walton,
gt` sister-in-law. and daughter -in
iavi of the• victims who was hos
•pitalized suffering injured knees,
'.',,deep cuts. and shock.
,The:only only occupant of the se-
Cond.car was Stewart. McaGilliv.
•ray of the 6th concession of Kin-
', lass who is in. ,Victoria Hospital,
11: London, with a! badly !broken leg,
'tevere facial cuts: and undeter-
Pined injuries. The cars met
Mead -on and were, complete
ivreck.: Both were 1959 Chevr-o.
' lets; '
Stewart's facial lacerations
were such. as to require , about•
175 stitches: Early . in the week
eictent ;of internal,. injuries
d'not been determined and in,
ny event Stewart" is expected
• til be hospitalized for . several
P: months •
The' accident: occurr ed between
,0 -and 6 pin, on, Friday afternoon
*the the 12th of ,Kinloss. about a
'mile 'east .of Kinlough.• The Bol-
ger car,'driven by Rose Marie, •
,was proceeding west 'With the,
McGillivray car . driving east.,
,,Directly in front of the. • farm" of
Harold Percy, midway between
is two ..driveways, the cars
were in collision..
First on the scene was Harold
,Stewart of, Kinloss, who. was're-
,kiurn;ng
APTP, f ollowing ::.work , in,
,Kincardine.. :Upon discovering
the condition of theoccu•p ants • of
the:car, Harold .went ,to the Per
home for :assistance and to
, suinmon 'a doctor and ambul.=
'rice.: Miss Winnifred Percy,
alone at home, had. been run-
ning, the., .vacu'um cleaner and
had not heard the crash. Dr. Mel`
Corrin • of Lucknow ' was called
to the scene.. Miss Percy. a • nurse,
did' what she .'could. fors• the vie -
has until. medical . help arrived.
Some 'difficulty was experi--
enced in contacting ambulances.
e injured. were . removed. to
the Percy home pendingtheir ar
ri'vals Mrs. Harry Bolger, sitting
in ns front right, died' almst
o
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tently, ,from '• a /broken neck.
'The' daughter-i&law, Mrs.'James
.Bolger was in .the �front..,centre
4)nd '. could not ,be freed from
the wreckage until the dead,. wo-
'man`• Was; removed sikeilvise,
i Rose' Marie was trapped `until
the other two 'woinen were re-
moved. Some difficulty Was ex
perienced in removing her from
1. the wreckage' as she was. pinned:
°•inthe driver's seat. She suffer-
ed a broken pelvis,', broken leg,
six broken ribs and severe: facial
and. leg cuts. •She •died about . 5
a.m, Saturday in, Victoria Hos,.
i ' vital, London:
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EWEN• MaeINTOSH I.S ..
ENGINEER GRADUATE
Donald Ewen, Macintosh, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacIntosh
of -Windsor; .and formerly of
Lucknow; has 'received: his de-
gree . in mechanical engineering
from . the Detroit Institute of
Technology. Ewen ;was born.
here.
• The :degree was conferred • at
the annual commencement at
Ford. Auditorium, Ewen. is em-
ployed with General Motors of
Canada .and 'plans to continue
his education and eventually re-
ceive • his master's. degree.
REV,: BENSON • • COX'..
MARK S • 86th BIRTHDAY
Rev. Benson _ Cox- m- arkedlois
86th" birthday on Wednesday and
is still hale, hearty and active.'
He retired a few years ago of
ter "more . than fiftyyears in the 1
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ministry and:.: returned • to • the
•old • home, 'in Kinloss, where . he
was born. His services as a min
sister and travelogue speaker; are
still much in demand in the
community. • • .
,Since his retirement' Rev: Cox
has -travelled ''extensively and
has still more travel plans- , in:
mind.
DEPARTING, FAMILIES -
,HONOURED, AT SLAKES' •
The friends and neighbour s of
Blake's Church , and community
honoured • the Kilpatrick; ; and
McDowell families at a gather
ing Friday night, Rev. Mr
Kaiser . invited the two : families.
tothe front and. addresses were.
read by " Howard 'Blake and
Mark' Berger. Lovely •;gifts were
presented' from' the community,
and the ..choir of.: Blake's Church
also presented .Elaine. and Mur-
ray ,McDowell with a gift and
an •,address . was .read. by Louise
Andrew, A program followed &
lunchwas served
Tar LOT TO + ;
OPEN NEXT WEEK
Next Monday, .4uly` 4th, will.
see the re -opening of the Tot Lot
for; the surii'rtter s on. The 'Re-
creational .C•o mittee have
sponsored this projectfor the
past few years which includes
childrea,• up. to: 12 years of age;
Leaders .of . this year's course
to
be held in the Town Hall are
Diane Rayner Fand F
tooth 2obh � raser -Ash-
comp attended an instruction
this.: week at Goderich
sponsored by the 'Lake ; Huron
Zon
e ecreaton omni
tteeaThe classes will be
heldin the
Ju
Incirninge, .for the ,Month of
IY and, besides • the regular
classes, Wimmin ' ela ,,...
� trans o - ... g asses will
liool. p rted to the Tees nater•
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NONAGENARIAN
TAKES AIR TRIP
• The MacKay •Sisters - Jessie
and Annie, • left • by plane on
Wednesday from ..Nlalton air-
port, to; visit at Edmonton. with',
their brother A.lex•,MacKay and
other • relatives, .' including • . grand
nephews: and nieces Miss Jessie
MacKay ;will be 93 in , October:
Annie will be 85 in .September.,,
For both, it is 'their'first plane'
trip, arid they expect to be ' away
'about three :weeks. ' •" '
' •.Iessie,,Annie .and' Alex, are the
last of the ; MacKay family of '.9
children.' Their father, '' .Hugh,
MacKay was . Luck'now's first
blacksmith, operating, a shop on
the ` corner where the United -
Church stands. He later moved
to ..'thee farmon the . Second; . of
•Ki_nloss which remained in the
MacKay : family " until a : few
years ,ago., • •/
Jessie arid Annie, make : their
.home here, and which . is a centre
of hospitality. They are seldom
idle and during 'the winter made
•a series Of seven -lovely quilts
which have a . .connection •with•
-the trip they ,are •now taking.:
The quilts :.have been forwarded.
to the • , West,. • end the • MacKay
Sisters plan• to present .them to
members of the family. The
work of quilting these lovely
bed throws was a done by. Mrs.
Jackd'Jordan and Miss Elizabeth
Jordan, neighbours of the :Mac,-
Kays. o •
Lined With Wool ; Front Farm.
For their brother' Alex, the
sisters have 'a Scotch Tartan
pieced quilt, which is lined '.with,
the 'last of " the `sheep's ' wool
which was shorn' from a flock
on' the old home farm before,
coming to ,Lucknow. •This -wool;
they, personally' • washed, . dried'
and carded... r •
• •.Another quilt of special sig-
nifieance will be presented to •the
first ..grandson in the MacKay
family, Robert Lammie, age 20,
Grandson of Alex MacKay. ,
Pieced. into his: quilt are blocks
',.-^de from wool which was spun
1 his great great grandmother.
coloring in the blocks , was'
wed by dyeing Some of the
1 ' with 'a homemade dye -made
t yam,. black cheery bark,'
MR. AND. MRS. BALLARD
ARE RETURNING 'WEST •
Mr: and Mrs: M R: Ballard.
are returning to Moose Jaw this
week. • Mr. Ballard retired last
year after 35 years a ; principal
of Moose Jaw Collegiate and . in
December temporarily accepted
a .position en the, Lucknow,. Dis-
triet ••High, School staff: to •'corn-
plete the ;; term • of the late . Wm.
MacDonald.,
Mr, ,and.: Mrs Ballard made
their home here.. •cinthe residence
of Mrs. • Eileen White+.''They .'en
joyed their :'sojourn' in the vil-
lage and' :in • the short time- here
made Many `friends who. regret
to ''see them returning to their
Westerns, home. m
,FOUR PULPIT'
CHAMGES Ut
This year. the . Village is : ex-
periencing the 'unique occurrence,
of pastoral changesin/ all : four
churches.' 'It It. is unlikely that such
a coincidence : has' ever 'happen-:
ed • before
In late :,March' Rev:. Wallace
McClean went : to the Elmvale
charge ,near: .Barrie, and the
Presbyterian pulpit has since
been, vacant. ' South ,Kinloss
cently joined ,Lucknow' and
Dungannon as a three
=point
charge, and two ministerial 'can -
.dilates have ave .since" . been. heard.
"Rev. Neil McCombie is interim -
Moderator until Rev. , McClean's.
'successor is :chosen,-
In mid-June Rev. • Gordon
Geiger accepted . a call 'to Essex
United Church, effective :August
lst He will beon vacation dur,
ing July; Rev: Peter. Renner of
Teeswater •United Church . is act-
ing as interim -moderator. •
On Sunday, June '19th mem,
berg • of. .the, • pastoral ' relations,
' committee. visited Mt Pleasant
in the . Brantford, district and,
herd Rev: Howard W Strapp;
who was invited' to meet with;
the'.Official. Board of the United
Church, last Wednesday evening
when a unanimously supported
call was ,issued to •Rev. Strapp.
Pulpit supply ministers will
be in charge of services during
July;
Two weeks . ago announcement
wasmade of a change in the par
ish priest at Si. Marys 1Zoman
Catholic . Church • with Father'
J. A. Achtabowski• of St Augus
title and Lucknow, being trans
:ferred to Kingsbridge, with his
successor to ' be .Father' L. C.
Thomas' 'of •Stratford,. . •
On Sunday Rev. H. L Jen-
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nings> of, St. Peters Church an-
nounced • to the four congregate
tions of his parish that he, had
been' • appointed incumbent at
Brussels; effective. SepteMber
• lit, after an 8 -year • ministry'
here.
Rev. Jenning's successor has
not yet been 1announced..• '
ASHFIELD TO ATTEND'.
LUCKNQW PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Tenders are being } called in.
ibis issue for the • transportation.
of eight pupils.: from SS.' N'o '9
Ashfield. Township, ,.(Township
Hall) to 'Lucknow Public School
for next,: term,
' Pupils from this school•. have
been attending the Dungannon
Public School this year.
G,..MONTGOMERY OMERY': •
LIONS PRESIDENT:
Gordon Montgomery has : suc-
ceeded Cecil Blake , of Dungan-
non as.president of the Lucknow
and District. 'Lions .Club.. He was
installed,. along With .the • other
officers at the final meeting of
the term on Monday evening
which was observed as Ladies'
Night.
Other ; officers are: 1st Vice -
Pres, Frank, Thompson; 2nd
Vice, Lloyd. Ashton; 3rd Vice,'
K. L. MacKenzie; Directors,. Mor-
gan .: Henderson, Bob • McIntosh,
Bob Finlay, Harold Percy; Sec-
retary, Gordon Fisher; treasurer,
Gerald ' Rathwell; Lion •• Tamer,
•Baynard Ackert; Tail•TWisters,
Omar Brooks and Gordon Bailey.
In'handing. over the gavel the
retiring • president expressed ap-
preciation ' of the co=operation he
had • received, with special men-'
tion . of .the faithfulness • of the
pianist, Mrs. Ross , Cumming.. '
The installing officers, were
International • Counsellor,: Rae
Watson, Past President, -Charles
Webster and the guest speaker,
Carlton `Wells
• Mr.' Wells, who , operates'. a
series of business colleges bear-
ing his name, Was 'introduced . by.
Rae • : Watson, after.. ,the gather=
g J
in had enjoyed 'a delicious' tur-
y
key dinnerserved by the ladies
of the Lucknow Women's Insti-
tute. Lion K. C. Murdie propos-
ed'
ropos-ed' the toast to the ladies, which
was replied to by Mrs: Campbell.
Thompson. Mrs. Rae Watson re-
ported on the .• Ottawa conven-
tion and, the .•convention " draw
prize was won by Lion Morgan:
Henderson: '
, Mr. . Wells gave a humorous
address,: •and' in ' more serious
vein spoke on overcoming worry,
the keynote being -that we learn
to control the ;citadel of our own
thoughts: He pointed :out to the
incoming' '. president, :thathe
could help the _' members over -
Come the fear of public speak-
ing by calling them to their
feet on occasion during the year.
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REV. J.EN.N•I NGS TO
LEAVE -THIS ,PARI,S'H•
The Reverend Henry Leonard
Jennings, B A, L Th,,, Lucknow,
has been. appointed Incumbent
of .the two-point charge' of St,,
John's Church, Brussels . and ;t:
David's Chtireh., •Henfry. n. This
Charge was ,at..one time three
Tappoantmer ts, until the closing
of St. George's Church , at Wal-
ton, The appointment, effective
September 1st, was made by The
Right Reverend -. G. N.' Luxton,
:Bishop of Huron. Since 1952,
.Mr. • Jennings: • has been.. in
charge, of St.. Peter's Church,
Lucknow;: St. :: ,Paul's •Church,'
Dungannon; Christ Church, Port
Albert; and St., Paul's Church,
Ripley On Sunday Rev. Jennings •
announced his ,new t
to the' . four congregations. appointment,
REV ":H: I:..JENNINGS
Berfi in Toronto, Mr; Jennings
received his early, education at
Exeter before;: graduating from
the -University ,'of Western On-
tario . and . Huron College. He was .•
ordained priest' in 1936 by the
late : Archbishop, C 'A•'.' Seager'
and: served as a missionary at
• Fort Norman in the Diocese of
Athabasca from 1936 to 1941: He
served at' Thedford in 1942 and.
1943.;: at ,Morpeth from 1943 '-.. 48.
and Brantford from 1948 to 1952,
before assn ting his present in-
cumbency..
Mr. •: Jennings; is Secretary of
the Diocesan, Rural `Work Com- •
mittee. .He is a former Rural
Dean • of Kent, Brant and Bruce
Deaneries ` and "a Past President
of Wingham and District Mini-
sterial ,
ini-sterial, Association. He is the 're-:
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P.resenta.t.ionsMade �tsP.HiI Hoag
Concl�rdes 14�Year Principalship
At . an informal dinner at the I
Tiger Dunlop Inn on Friday ev-
ening , the Lucknow District
High School.. Board presented:;
Mr. p. V. Hoag with : a rinatching,
setof luggage' and a beautiful
wrist watch. '' •
It was in tangible recognition
of Mr• leag's 14 -years of 'de,.
voted service as principal of the
school, arid to honour` him. upon • i
his retirement from the profes-
sion. ,,
rofes-sion...
Mr. Hoag has. been a- member
of the. • High School teaching
staff for sixteen years, coining°
here ,from ,Seaforth in 1944:Two
years later, «Mr., Hoag' succeeded
Miss Frances MacLean as • prin-
cipal, upon her. retirement, .' On
January lst, • 1951 the Lucknow
District High School' carne into
being, and in , September 1953
the new 'school. ' was officially
opened.
A group of, about thirty Per-
sons went by 'bus to the Dunlop
Inn to 'enjoy a pleasant evening,
despite the tinge of -•• 'sadness'
that is inevitable • •i,n the
sever-
ance of long associations.
G°erald Rathwefl was ..chairman
and W. R. Howey called
lister Hughes who spoke of Mr.
Hoag's idealism & unselfish de
dicati'on to his profession.. The �.
results of his work will long ,be
felt • throughout a Wide sphere.,
1 :Mr. Hughes recalled the forma
tion.• of the Area and the build-
• ing of the school, with which :Mr.•
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