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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1957-01-23, Page 1• .4 •.$2 SOA Year i<b,'-Ad�Vance..-$�1 00,.'' Extra: To .V.,S:. i,t1CKNOW, ONTARIO WE •� _• ata irsi T�. Lorne fra;9e' Death`' came `suddenly on Tla;urs' .day', afternoons January 17th,;' to Martyn . Lorne „MacKenzie, who . was; 'fatally . burned in, a small • garage ;which :he:, operates .Toronto, Wordof ' his',death ,,,eanie cKenze nn ICE ICE '.BL.00]KADE• FLOODS N W STORE' BASEMENT An extremethaw and ,an ice :blockades at the' bridge a as a . shock to relatives and ; block south ;of Main Street, -friends,• many of whom 'repaused � the -Nine side in ' ' Mile River, the SC : ,Helens, ands,Dungannon ,to .rise, far above its normal district a level and Lorne, was -working alone. that day.` , o . afternoon and it is believed that The ,basement Of Wit A. his oily clothes ;;became ignited : 'Schrnid's new jewellery store as ,hewas about to light either was inundated by the flas,' the stove, or l as pipe;• w3iieh was ...flood,. but nostock was dam l. freshly filled With ' h: fobs o The : aged. -Stave --with'not lit. The water dropped, qui±vk., ;Mrs MacKenzie teaches schoolly when the ice jam was re- a ' sort ,distance from , her, thus- leased. Many cellars " had ,band's garage, and she Made 'the ; : leased. Many cellars had shocking discovery when she •water as a result of ' this Ja n called at: the garage after'school. nary thaw. 4 in Lorne-, was.59th year. . his He was a son ;of '.Robert .A. Mae-• DON AALDENB. Kenzie and Matilda Plunkett and • '8 AN.SIIEER-�O :LONDON.. _ d was born in West ` 'Wawa/lost" . •Townshi on February ,22nd 1898., His aged mother is still living and reskles.in'; Wingham, but spends- : the winters with • rnembers of : her family. Lorne, . as e: young man, ' had an a fur$ . 1 flare as 8h automobile mechanic' and operated the first garage at Dungannon in connec- tion with his'father's:hardware business. �bout ° twenty ago, it was razed by fire, 'in- in- cluding half a' village block, and Mrs. John :Carruthers under - he . was ;thefirst to rebuild •and went a' ,ma'or :o'. a ; , ' business is ' wha � n.., t. is the:;.',-. .. .... present to . tors .Hospital on.:Thursday ` ;Mrs: s d '- o n f . p Robert Irvin:: ;Cariiuthers �, will be. ;'hospitalized " , ° on. bout •i erns +t :" 7. A, ;, a�tu. teen . w... i:• ., ,.. years " ago a trio''; s .�, lapa � years-' he has spent in' Toronto. He is survived by- his ,wife,': formerly Dorothy Webster,dau:. t >� eer of Mrs... Jahn:, Webster of St, Hele ns .and the late Mr. Web- ster.' Web- ste .' r, Besides .his aged mother are two sisters, ..-Mr .._ a. Pearl McEadi- ren of London and, Mrs. Otto Popp (Amber), Dungannon. Lor.ne was a Member of High Park United ' Church Toronto. Rev. George . D. Watt pastor 'of Donald Haldenby, who ` has been, a 'member :'. of the Bank of Montreal staff at Walke:vV r elle has received 'a transfer -to the Bank of Montreal, London, to be come 'effective" on Monday,': Jan- uary�t y h. 'Don : is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. N.; E. (Ted) Haldenby of West, ford -and' began his banking . ,car - e'er at , the : Lucknow : ,branch.' • CHURCH,: REVIEWS : SPLENDID YEAR.i. •. 23 rd; .1 57 -. A. year of marked interest'ain the work of Lueknow .United Chupe,4i, and'' of gen�r ous frnan tial.support of, the; k.An. ail, departments, ' was reviewed last. week at.'. the annual : Meeting, which was: preceded by a delic=- ious buffet. supper 'served . by the Women's' Association,' Rev. a' A. ,Meiklejohii pres•.id- ed, and T. A Cameron, acted-; as -secretary.. Rev,- eikleiohn'' gave the statistical report �f 'the' con -:5. gregation:: showing•'a membership of 441 persons;. plui' 70 .non -rear dent' members,. There' were 20 re- moved ,by death and certificate ;during the year and. 19 .received by certificate' and profession of faith. There were..19 'burials, one. marriage'' : "'despite leap year", and 21 baptisms. E3rne'st. Blake,Clerk of Session, read the names.:of'tihose who had passed on during the .year,• and this so'1 .;m e erxrn tarn nt was cornclud= eddy ---the singing.:: of . "Forever with the Lord". The- ndud;. ed:' Ernest 'Gardner, Miss 'Eva. Greer,'' William Love,:Mrs. Louise: Naylor, Baby .Eliza bsth Ruth... Whitby, Mrs -:-•Thomas `•He , James DeGruchy, Mrs. Simon Plewes,. , Richard Baker,' • Homer Harris, Robert Sutton, .; •Adam'. Bowman, Mrs. James :Burns, Paul Ernest' :Meiklejohn, 'JoseP+h' D. Anderson, Mrs.. :Annie C. : Bar- rett,' Kenneth :MacLennan,,, Mrs S. `B.'Stothers . Mrs.: Wm G. Ar - m strong. 'Elected t. the year term are.:W., W. . L. acK M , enzie: Kelso.MacKay. and L. C.•'Thom. P n tC u � P e... r Lions Mer '. chandise • . rrz and..cash.• .:. P es on :.1Vlonda ' night. Y gh�t. � Of '.course .�t donations'. axriountin�' :to'. • more::'i' g. • .. IS -not necessary :- to be. .present ',than -than $500,have _.. been: donated to to beTa-:winner the.:Lucknow `1. .. Lions C ub . Yri con- . ` � The come efe list'. of .• prizes, _., „ .. � , , • P �z-es, in tiger.. spoke , af.,- 'nection ' With `'`'Charter Night, order`• of tiheir.. value ',are re lrste;d, change in the''a ricultural- : :• . >; �';, .„ . , ..,g ” .nidus which will . be observed • next. , elsewhere In this.. issue... Priz tr .0.ince 1Vf ,• W - . , es , y since. the .turn of the century.' onday: Will be. 'a±warded in the: ':oder He 'stated _ - : ' : Order that..-frftY six ::years A Spectacular `display df,:some; they are drawn;`, The :fi' fty. pr,Yzes ago, all one needed ; to : get :i . •fifty: merchandise prizes are now: have a.into . � tots], value , of :well. over, . basins , IIu>ri -r_ :. Tss for; himself was 100' b' aannor luted -Chi rc con - he=wrrfdow --off 4 00:00. ., .... . .._... .. ..:_.. � `:. -acres of -,land, .a ;iew isriuplLLements� ducted a:. private funeral :service' Johnstone s Furniture Store,' . and,• is . .Be sure';; to have a:look': at this and � a-' strop � � .' : , � . . ; : ,: . , . , . . ,. -.: • . g wife.. JO....'tibia ''da , ,oh. Monday afternoon' at the Mc- these will be; won.by the lucky. tre .., 'v i • ' .,.. Y . .:: ,. , • , .mendous. and. varied . di : la „and a e. it' � ost '. • .. , ;,. . .;' ., .- •., Y .., . , . ' .:. .,.�Y .g c . ,s about $30,000 .to Lerman, . and MacKenzie: •Memor- 'ticket..h'olders' in. the Lions Boost- of rr •'• . .... p zea. `You'.11 .be: sure, 'to::.wvant. .,get set � tr .properly.. ial 'phapel,''Lucknow.The pall- -er 'raw . aimed • •:; P • d , . . at assrstmg-tli'e ;some ',tickets ,to ��have ` a h .� .,.,,c ante rs-:•were.,....Rona:ld�-.M.cC . - ,r -new.l : _ : .o-... �..- a . ._ +, - � •, ., rosti@,.. . y-orgarrrzed• .+eluirs ;to ••get off of. ,bem . .a' ,winner as • as Aubrey ,Toll, Lorne Popp, Alvin on a sound :financia"l, •footin . ivi the' . „g . ., g �.Lions club`.a .boost, McGee, 'Harold ` Blake 'and ' .e..i ,: Cecil . Tickets , •are, on sale, :from ' alfi enable:•'them to,:; immediatel '"' lake "-interment was Made in • rnembers, ' at: 25c• each :or five for dertake a' '' ` ' • , , . ....'dertake program of., civic and Dungannon Cemetery.:, $1:00. The- draws will , be.';'tnade welfare work:, - GES. R'E,,ELECT AS -IFIEL'D FEDERATION PRES; ° ..Despite winter's' grip on ,the. introduced' the ' uest' table, ;l'- g Oi , district.there.was. a ;large' crowd ver Mc;C'harles, who was re-elect- at the Ashfield .Federation .,of . edfor a second term ' as :president - Agriculture banquet and •• annual 4 , . Mrs. McCharles lady director ineeting_helat=Kin -sbrid n -a e- o g g rd Howard Blake, ..,;!who, Tuesday evening of last ' week. served for several. terms .as Pictured left -to right are e Arn-`rotary-treasurer. . old 'Alton, ..,vice .res; who president, ::: ,� . ;; —Sentinel Photo ttendance At Federation Despite St�rmy Weather "Where are we . .going in n agg ri- culcur@. was•the topic chosen by guest speaker; ''Swas s of Roger� CKNX at the annual meeting of Ashf' Li ON •F SOF C R $ A TE.E� : LE CTED a s sora in. .: - , .. p ... satin "of.• the ::.. Agriculture in the Ki : i g .. . sbrrd n.g ge .Lions ' : C]ub on Monday :evening Hall' last Tuesday night. Mr; TT_,:, t,_ S. ass.: W was :introduced. ,b � Donk,. Y .late of officers of the anew :Clu?j'.• Wil` i1. ^' i lbt�rarre ToWtithi president of the. Huron. ;County 'The .slate.:as presented :by the Federation He'outli'nedhis farm- nominating s comrnitte'e., was;• ap frig'} background in the' Paisle . poved' ':•wi bout , than e. The district, 'and: complimented ;him' g r resident : '�ecret •.• .. fine. ••. •,,...: ., .,s _ .ar .and' •tie sur=, :.... on; the f;ine. jab „lie :wa P a J s doing:, er had .,; been'', .revou5l'.. on radio;- a p __Y appoint- d but' it was . .until• ;-�- ., , .. . ..._ .. , . Monday, . .' e comp ete executive was: ,elected: Webst - e Harvey, , , r , as named,.: honoary President of the l d C u o : '': as.. 'he was:: the last President' of• the -nodi c -t C]an de'fin��r�.=er�Clu-b which :bowed out',to make • Way. for 'the internationally, affiliated: organization:'. • 'Personnel • of.- the .:Board': is as: . foil__ - .ow 1st' vice' pres., Chas Webster; 2nd •ic : ' � , e•, pies,; Cecil >�l ` . �. . ake 3rd "'. vice pies , Wm. :,Schmid • 'Secret'', •arY, E. .0:. Agnew'', trek., .Sanderson; • Lion : • Tamer, Frank' Thori?"Psvn; - Tario •'i vuister; • Albert Chin; 'one-year directors; Harvey :Houston; Dr ...T., B: Cleland; two year . director's, Charles • Short:: Dr. M. Ii Cor`riri ;: • 'The • various co:nmit�tees pare named' by . the �pr:esident: and his. executive q . Plans were ;rliscu sed for Char- ter• Night and :fhe, P,x'esident..ens -phasized' 'the fine' 'array, of ;draw prizes that ',had been • obtained and stressed 'the importance of p: Pushing the sale of . tickets,• which -`l o everyone would be pleased:'` to buy.• be felt,• Chas�,:Webster raised t:he, ticltzes= -titer of sonic chi nim al ga';n7eti _ fot - ba'Yter Night; and`.��,as"n4ined a 44 A r C� 1 LUC-KNOW'S-1957 C TOOK OFFI-C; WEEK Lucknow's 1957, Municipal ness "transacted.' Cou•r 1� ,, . • cr .. l 00 k t the , , : meeting-. ,a• .._..:_, ....... ._.. ._declaxatron.__.of- ....P�tu , as _',_ L._. _� xed the meeting : . members ad rfficeon Mondaymoining last3ourned',are merbersof the e ., .wek, and reconvened for a 3- Board and town officials. Pron t session -,that afternoon,row, left ..to right, C tncrllor �ommrttees ,Were 'named,. Sandy MacLeod, 'Reeve' 'George and otherw:frrst-of-theWyearbtsiw Councillor Sarra,el Sher - weed) Back row, E. H. ',Agnew, clerk -treasurer Gouncilldr V Webster, 'Councillor Wm; • A.- (Rud)' Hamilton, Town Foreman -Alex .Havens. entinol Photo _The.�.sp ak: P� �present day agriculture, was. -".tour �ho- : g g and that, 'the only y way , to face' the;future was on an Organ.- ize'd and businesslike basis, ' Start ;•.One:Son, H said that 'because of .the higts of getting, startedin the farming business :a' "man "could no 'longer.,successfully start .a..nutnber of._boys•-as�=farmers `and - give "'them the' land and equip- inept quip- i ent'need'ed to -:be successful,' 1-fe said'that' a man's lifetime savings were required to start one son in : 'farming, 'and 'that" a :father,'. Should •thinkcarefully before choosin'kr the hOy to_ suceaed -m on th'e home faun..: In. stating that only 1:5 ercent . of thenor ii ation ,was engaged .in, farming, ;Roger , said that *one man nlus1. 'now produce what ten ;kion did. %ears ago,- rt) bf. He .',chi nplimented.the Feder a , can�tn.tte•e clict•irman t4� • 1dok af- tion and said .that',it ',',WAS the"ir' tor;.this, void ';rea'ching: the city that Will L. rc., Thontpson annotinc.e i - inak'c for a •b ighter° future :.ip: that' "'�°" farming, art ait� c rttentc 3t�t;1'' . bce;t • ni,adi to have., the Pt e5idcttt pp 11 Culbert th R„,ed TTre s;j�ttjK pear. en tk�1�;- `Z' Far Y. er.• � . us i•i"i ran- on' Wednesday ev(Aning �t'a . rr,ht .ftani,' -.-v-tee-- .e;4 -i -den,- '' cf'the Pedex°afro;;:lig ('list ter. Nicht • infroduced thc�. The Weine is in�4itu y' iii hogs i' ei itrg o1 the ban'tlurt rind':it as SWass, Bill Culbert 'carbo ifi a past: ;anticipate,d . , that 1..•€tth, i' er p. .resident or the. Federation;; Mr,,•. nnitling•' there .will •'%e about - ,260..,:. and Mgrs: Oliver MC -Charles, prci- ;in attendance;/.., ;'dent .'and . lady ' direct:or • of the ' p .in 'the, C"Iuh� :• ' Me�nibershi r�o'�; Federation . respectively; How a'r d 'a •o ' c 1 . 1? ac tea.si t R:e Blake; sec. ---truss and Mrs. Blake: , .• • ADO e .., Gent,l . n ed ai e. -,, Y 7�i . ., F`i as .. , _�, er )t2srll_ta�nt�n ..Ott.....:, Carl Hemingway of'�-Brussels, NN. 'd'e .. .. _ Feder Sen; : Alla?r Rt,cwd, .new ffildnian, and Mrs. Heini n;-i�r�z�nc , •. iii,, Reid,, Artre �' , ,.,. . �tiav'':Mrs:.: ,.... .: , },• 1�, rhl�s-, lirabt: (.,'a•1iil�� � • Arnold Alton,,, Rev ,,`.bell, . .,sH.w .A , .Van Vyncktl. Doug Mci\ eil,cotin Carruticti, '1ale` A1tl i;' .Vrr.typrrdent And a1VMr. V1cl elVe•1T1t,. Sant Alttii'",• C' a1t� John- ,, '(Continued on Page 10)" scan: fi