The Lucknow Sentinel, 1939-06-22, Page 1'•'N
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r2.O0 A YEAR.•4N, ADVANCE -00c EXTRA TO'.U. S. A.
' Lucknow Ont.
•ThursoY • June ' 22nd,. 1939. "
FAVOR PAVING : FORMER SOUTH: KINLOSS, • EIGHTY CANDLES
MINISTER• PASSES •ADORN CAKE FOR'.
ROAD. TO KI•NLOSS
ASHFIELD•• NATIVE'
Rev. John Gray, Reid,' a former
mister -at South roles$. . ` urc
a o assed . way
sortie twenty Yews g ; P. a
in Claathani General Hospital on:,Sun-
day, Rev. : Reid wag. in his. -77th year.
and had 11 dergone ' an, '.operation • a
week pre4ious. The petit, serer
•w held at ' Chatham •'on - Wednes-
BxuGe County' Council' last week m Ch h •
passed a' motion ' providing that, . the
•'.county' road from►- jueknow.,.:runn rig
o -Ki loss 'be aved, as ' the
,, north ;,t .• xi , p - �' .
` Y �' sent. -upkeep is : high' regard'ng
'pre 'high', ,
- grading, ravelling and 'the agate of
the'! dust nuisance.• ; The : motion, was
byReeves N.
E `''Bushell of Luielenow
and McTavisb of Gzeendck: 'rhe type
.of surface was not stated, but it *as_04'
' •'`_'intimated the '.-work may be done.'•in,
1940:
The re -tread program for this year
- ' is about five miles north .of • Pais-
ley and 'about one' -mile in the village
of Paisley.. This work, will' be, steeled'
• earlyar this• moi7th with
he
' the p ...t-�
hope that it will be completed on the
• " Elora road .in July so as to interfere •
• with tourist,traffic as little ::as poss
' able It' is'.hoped that a hard •'surface
will be • completed :from Walkerton
to Southampton hi.the •end, of. 1940.
• It is ''expected ' that the bridge con -
struction will be, heav'ie'r . this year
• ' than usual- for' which 'the expenditure
is. estimated: •.at $'22,000:00. Three•
bridges,, a•: span of 35 ,feet and. two
• . 70, -,,foot cantilever spans:'•with 3a ft,`
highways' are to he built according•
• to- the :most t p -to -date . standards:
-Tire- awe: lot as await
1.20 • feet long. In additio n there will'
be 'quite an expenditure in hill• cut-
ting • nearby', improvement of ap •.
preaches• and straightening the rood
• just south of Burgoyne.
The three' bridges referred to: ` are
all in the nine' mile stretch between
Burgoyne- and Paisley, :and the con
tract foi their. construction' alas: been,
let to B. T,4 Weber, .of -Kimberley
They :will be of concrete construct-
ioir and the total cost • 'of appiaxi••;
mately $22;000 will inch de 'the grad
ing and other necessary work: •
were
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Mr: Reid. was:;:born .ih Georgetown'
and wa' 'educated', at the Udiveraity
of, Toronto. and Knox College. After
entering the ministry`he held •charges
for the Presbyterian and • • 'United
.churches , in, Lucknow, Essex, Alma,
Dover Centre and Sombra.,'He -retired
from,. active service throughill health
seven years ago . and has since . then
resided in Chatham. •
Surviving ,:are his wife, formerly
`Miss Mary Alberta McCullach, of
1VIount Ferest; - two daughters, Rosa-
lind,. 'a teacher in McKeough school,
Chatham, and, Florence Edith, of 'the
Staff of the Edith Cavell School, at
Riverside.. - •
Rev, I: inla,yson., MacLennan pre -r
'ceded Rev; Reid .at South Kinloss and
his successor wee Rev. K. A. Gollan.
NAME ASS.ISTAN'T
•PA°€ IS -1-1
ester Patterson, . B.A., a birthdays. There must have
.Rev: • 1. ,. having • y
graduate of Huron. -Coll
cently ordained to the Diaconate, has,
been appointed •as assistant to Rev,'
A. A. Maloney,, rector of the parish •of
Lucknow, . Ripley,' Dungannon ' and
Port Albert. Rev. Patterson, who will
.a•Ssist chiefly. at •the latter twp ap
pointments, will :conduct the servicer
at' Dungarino!i this Sriiiday morping
and at Porit Albertan .the afternoon;
.Rev. Patterson, succeeds 'Rev. "-Wat-
ton; who has' been .-appointed'. to the
Educational•
'Meeting .. : .
The Trustees and 'ratepayers .meet-
•, ,ing form s on County .will be held
in the, j _ e am' Town Hall this Sat-
urday r ` . eon;; with ` several. prom•
inent speaks s , scheduled to be in' at-
tendance.: •
Malcolm MacLeod, Honored Guest•At
• •.Surprise Party In • Chiicago, At
Which' Old Friends Gathered TO
•On His' Eight,
• ` Extend Felicitations• ,. w
ieth Birthdag. 1
Malcolm MacLeod; formerly of" -Con-
Ashfield= and' one. of the
cession X12}..:
longest ' eon'tiriuou subsc3` hers to •:The•
g , s.
Sentinel, observed his v 80th birthday
recently at Chicago, where for many
years he has made his home:
To Mr. MacLeodit was just to be
another' birthday, but old Ashfield
friends, now-' residents of Chicago,
planned differently, and by a pre
arranged ;plot •iritis' esteemed octo-
genarian found himself the guest of
honour, at '• a surprise party ' at the'
•home of Mrs, ` MacLean of • Evanston:
But read about it, as, Mr. MacLeod
told of the happy . event in a . letter
to an'intimate;• friend, Mr. John D:.
Murray, of Detroit. '•
' Chicago, , May 15th,. 1939 '
Mr, .John D. Murray,
Detroit,' Mich.•
Dear J..11,
Your nice letter was . received on'
my; birthday, together with greetings
and good.wishes from several other
Yid- i l atrde-i..'"h?Y u• ' ve .'F? aty,t>
how the .news spread that'I was still
ege and .re-
MAILING LIST' CORRECTE' '
The • Sentinel ?nailing list has"
:been corrected rip: to' S•aturday,
;Pune filth, with-stabscription pay-
ments of recent weeks,, marked
in o?' your aiddress
lip •accords g y,y
label. Subscriber* are asked to'
.tike special' note of the'.date to:
s'e if' roper' credit :has been
e.R
given. •
To those who ',are in arrears
or -whose renewal' • is • now due,,
iwe request' your :early ,attention
wards;
)in 'Plain
to this' matinee. p
we need, the'money. •
RECEPTION HELD
.• HELD
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.FR NIGHT .
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McTavish;
(nee Josephine Gaunt), 'recent newly-
weds, 'were guests of honour , at a
largely attended :gathering 'of friend,
and. neighbours, held• in the. Orange
•Hall on Frjday •night.•
During the • evening; the presentat-
ion of a studio couch Was made to Mr.
and Mrs. McTavish, with .Matt Gay -
nee and . Albert Gammie •extending
congratulations, and' 'hest ; wishes on
behalf of . the , gathering.. - . "
Mc Charles' orches{ re . furnished
music for.'• dancing, .which • added. to
the pleasure• of the evening; '
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PROTEST INDIGENT
HOSP,1TAL CARE
Bruce County Council on Friday de
cided to• send a letter of pr.otest to the
Walkerton Hospital • Board over the
alleged efforts 'of"'the hospital' mat
r'on, Miss to. Langstaff, to discourage
the admittance of • indigent patients.
It was claimed by several- members
that this• class' of patients' vas poorly
treated in the hospital.
The kraut made by the .Council
to the Hospital. 41oard should insure
proper care for all patients, it was
• declared. Several, members. -expressed
- anger ,over . the alleged treatment
accorded indigents. •
Council granted •Walkerton .11ospit-
al, $3500; Kincardine, $3500, and
Lion's Head Hospital, $500. •
School Grants
Friday's . session • dealt with the, re-
, port of the Educational confroittee,
which` recommended payments of. all
accounts for, maintenance as received
from the various High and Continua•
tionschools of the . County and was
approved .by Council as follows:
High , Schools—Chesley,. $3823.56;
Ki n car dine,• $4713.59;' Lucknow,
$815.83;.- Pont Elgin, $2624.60; Walk-
erton; $4994.77; . Wiarton, $19'13.05;,
total, $18,385.40. •
Continuation Schools-Allenford,"
$788.22 • Hepworth, $782.03; Paisley,',
.,$1765:18;' Ripley, ' $2475.27; iSouth-
amirton, $258.60; Tara, $897.86; Tees •
Water, $2454.07;' Tiverton, $74343;
Total, $10,901:. 78. .
Agricultural Grants
Giants tq Fall Fair's of the County
• are as follows: Arran and Tara
$190.00; Carrick, $160.00; . Chesluy,
$125.00; Eastnor, $137.00; Hepworth,
$101:00; Huron Township, $146.00;
• 1Cince rdin 0, $127.00; Lpcknow.
$144t00; North Renee and Sangeen,
$153.00, Paisley, $142.00; Tee'swater,
$256.00; Tiverton!' •$106.00; Under-
wood, $98.00; Wiarton, $119.0;0.
The following grants were also -ap
parish.of Merlin. "Rev. ' Watton
preached farewell services at Dun-.
ganrlon and Port :'Albert this past,
Sunday,: when .; these two congrega
tions each observed .i their 80th anni-
versary. •
Services in berth these pioneer cen-
tre.; were first held .in homes and
schools of the neighborhood„ • four-
score years ago: At Dungannon, with-
in fie years, . to ''church was built
and dedicated 'J•tme -5th, 1564. At
Port Albert the first church was built
'in 1874; and .used' jointlydby the Ang-
Bean- and Presbyterian congregations.
By 1890,, the; Anglican `people :had
built a church of their own Which Wit?
officially opener in March •of that
year. .
160 PAIR Boys, and Mens work
pants and fancy • pants an sale, a
pair $1.00. THE MARKET STORE.
HIGH SCHOOL •
RECOMMENDATIONS
Lucknow High ,School Recommends
tions In .Upper •And Middle School.
June, 1939. ,
Subject to the approval gf the De-
partment of Education, the following.
students have been recommended on.
their 'year's 's ork' in the subjects in -I
dicated,—F, • E. McLean. (Prin.).
• • 1i Middle School" '
'.Brigham, Robert—, Lit., II; Chem
ISI. Cowan, Marion—Alga, 1I. Culbert,,
Gerald -E. Comp., II; • E. Lit;, I; eat.
Hist., •SII; Algal; Chem.,I, Curran,
Bertram—Alg•, - I. Hamilton, Helen
Anc. hist., II. McCrostie, iYlarie
Phys., II; Fr. Comp., .11. MacKenzie.
John K.—Anc. Hist., Il; Phys., II; Fr.
Comp., Ili. , 'McKinnon, Grace—E.
.
Cbmp., IL 'McNeil, 'Clifford—Can.
Hist.,- II° I Salkeld, Margaret—'E.
Comp., II • Anc. Hist., .II; Phys., H.
.Sandy, Jean—E. Lit:, 1I; Alg., I;.
Chem., L .Stewart; Bessie=Ane. 'Hist..
III; Goma., II; Phys., .I; Lat. Au., I1;
Fr. Au.., II; Fr: Camp.,Il., Taylor.
Norman-E.I Comp., 11. Twatniey, El-
"Va=Anc, 11ist , •il; Geom., I; 'Phys., I;
i.at. Au., II ,Let. Comp, I'I; Pr. An.,
II; Fir. Comp., !LL '
ijpper School •
• Caesar; Madeline—Fr. Au., II. Fin-
layson, Atina—M. Hist.i-• II. Forster,
'ig., -1•b — liltnu, Ne
proted: 05.00 to each Woman's
beeen some inside mork. ,I was • surely
surprised and pleased- as 'message
after message came: 'They made . 'me
think of happy by -gone days and call-
ed up many .many precious. memories:
I cannot find words to thank you all
for, .reineinbering me in my sunset
days • and to think that the 'greetings
al'l: come from • .Christian friends! A'
royal family- indeed "Of whom the
whole family in heaven and earth is,
named". '
Dr. J. F: MacKenzie: and John Don
ald • MacKenzie, the :Cameron . girls
and the Murdoch boys, the.. Weigands,
the' Goodhands•, the. Beatons,' the win=
Hams,: Mrs. Broomfield and the Mur:
rays. Thank them all for me and .may
they all have "An abundant entrance
through the "gates of the City", The
doings in Chicago • here was, a put-up,
job on me, Mrs.. Wiliene , McLean and
her sister-in-law Sarah 'McLean were
the leaders in the plot.• • •.
In the . morning .Allen 7alcKenzie
called me up and said he would like
to show me his new Buick; if Mrs.
MacLeod 'would kgo along too, we
might take 'a tittle ride. 'Of course,
we were glad to go, with such . a
worthy friend. When' he came Mrs.
MacKenzie and his , daughter; 'were
with . him... It didn't take me long to
tell him about the birthday greetings
(Continued on Page Five) .
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
TO FILL TWO VACANCIES
Lucknow School Board is calling
for applications to fill the vacancy'
on :the- public• school staff, caused.
by the resignation of Miss Kate •Mac-
Donald, • public school principal and.
fourth room teacher for,. the 'past,
several terms. . . •
Several applications have already
been . received by the Board to 'Blithe
vacancy 'resulting from the 'resig-
nation of Miss A. Yourex of the $iglu
School staff, Her .successor hap. not
yet been chosen, '
In the case. of 'the public school •
positieb,' we understand the prefer-
ence is .for a male teacher.
WILL B. OPENED NEXT WEEK
'SEEKS ti Oaaffi*3n'I'4:;l?:. .
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FORMER• �•SENTINEL
EMPLOYEE' GREETS •
THEIR. MAJESTIES
— t 1
As mayor '.of Chillraiack, B.C., the•
great honour befell w Charles' Barber
0 '
�,
t be the first to greet Their Dlaj'
�l?p
one their visit to that town.'
e ...
'. •. Charlie Barber, who learned his'
trade: 'in The Sentinel .Office, under
.
Mr. 'Bryan; 'is editor,. of the Chilli:.
wick Progress. Iiia mother resides
ster, Mrs. Jane
in
*fright* Mad a si•
Mason,.'in ,Lucknow,' Ur.' Barber" is a
nephew of Joseph' Hackett and Mrs.
Wm. McNeil of the village.
Upon theirarrival at ' Chilliwakek,
Mr. and Mrs. Barber greeted the
King and Queen, upon being present-
ed by Name` Minister MacKenzie
King: 1VIr.• Barber...presented the King
with an 'illuminated addres's from the
citizens • of the •municipality while
Mrs. Barber presented the,, Queen with
a• georgeous bouquet of pink' rats.* ,
I: 'bidding -farewell, Mr. Barber
said "I 'wish to thank Your Majes-
ties on •behalf of this assembly for.a,i
wonderful visit with us, ;and espec_+
holly.' • for • its •.gracious , informality:"'
"Do. net thank me, sir," said His
Majesty. "It is for 'me to thank you.
You -will kindly thank your people for
me: -
"Very happy to do ,so," 'replied the
Mayor, "and' may .`Goa' richly bless.
II'
EX -MAYOR JOHN' HANNA
'• At the Conservative Convention.
.which will .be held' at Winghani. next
•Tuesday, Ex -Mayor John' .Hanna will
seek the Federal Nominatiion , .' , for
North Huron. Mr, Hannserved as
Mayor of •Winghaa'
m for five • years
and' also had ;four years' experience
in the Council.
stituto of the three distriets of 'the .Erig. Lit, II. Lane', Hilda—Taig., IL.
County. 'The AgriCtiltUtal Represent- MacDonald, 'Helen— Eng:, Comp., 'IL
to defray expenses' of amen+ wok of IT; Chap.; II; ,Pr. III;
the Connty and' inter-counii, proviii- Tor-, comp:, tr: MacGiagae, Robert--
. cial arid county eompetitions.: %ach ,Phys.,' TT. MacKenzie, Joha IC.—Eng.
• the Coanty will, receive a 'grant of Hist, H; Alg., It; Trim, II; Phys.; II;I
$100,0, op,. conditiOn that they' hold, 'Chem., I; Pr.' Comp., '
plowingi Matches in 10g9, With the Lit„ SteWart, Regale
suggestion that • the Meney b' ton- Comp., I; TWani-
as far AS ‘po'ssible.° . IL 'Wilkins Queetie—M. Hasa II
The postponed official opening of
the Lucknow Postoffice will be held
next Tburadsty. with the HUI:. Nor-
man MeLarty, postmaster general
conducting the •ceremony..Tickets can
be ,secueed for the noon hour lunch-
eon front Mr. F. M. Pateeson. The
proceedings at the postoffice I are
scheduled to continence at a.30,o'Clock.
' HAS PARKING 'PROBLEM •
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
GOING FORW,ARLI: IN HURON
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A ioint meeting. of representatives,
district secretaries, directors and ofd
ficers of the LI',F.O, apd U.F.W.O.
clubs in Nerth acid» South Huron was
heli' in Clinton 'on Friday June 9th.
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POPULAR RESIDENT
PASSES SUDDENLY
Donald. MacGregor, One Of Twelve!.
Seim :Of Pio ler, Kintail' Family'
-And For Many Years A Resident
Of Lac ow Died • •Suddenly Sun -
.to. consider plans ,.for Education; • day` -
work ..in: Agricultural Co-operation
and the advisability pf• having ,the
clubs --in the dis riot focus attentloa
upon, • s_ome definite commercial aca.
compiishment in co-operation. .
• V'arraus Projects were discussed but
.. Projects
the meeting'definitely favoured :giv
ing , support to the marketing plan
now being instituted by .a • group of
producers in the county in co-opera-
tion with the . United Fariners Co-
operative Branch at Wingharn.
This undertaking has to '• .do with
the marketing of eggs and poultry
High quality in the product is being
emphasized ; and . genuine .Rochdale,
principles :are to .govern the , assoe,-•'
ration:
A committee consisting of R. Mc
Kerrcher, .Seaforth; S. Jamieson,
Lucknow, J. Taylor Winghani, Geo'
Michie, Belgrave and Ken . Jackson:
Seaforth was . appointed to. • co -:open
ate with •officers of the U. F. Co-op-
erative Co. in the carrying forward
of this plan.
NEW REST ROOMS''
OPENED. TO PUBLIC
..Garfield .Ostrander, proprietor of
the Ford' Garage, Lucknow,' announ-
ces the opening of neve rest room
accomodations for ladies and linen.
This •Ford Sales and Service gar-
age;• featuring B. A. Productsa has :its
mechanical'. department' equipped with
the .latest precision machinery as-
suring unexcelled workmanship opall
'repair jobs, including electric' eld-
The King: "Thank you." : " •
The • Queen, graciously • ,amilipg;
"Thank ' you, sir." ;'
.LOCAL LADY'S BROTHER DIES
David Taylor, a brother of Mrs.
D. Wylds :Of • Lucknow, passed away
in Kincardine Hospital •on• Tuesday
morning. He was in • his 65th year.
The funeral service is being held to-
day (Thursday) atthe,:home oft' his
brother-in-law, John •Cowan,: Con.. 12,,
Ashfield .Township. Interment will.
be in Kintail , .Cemetery. '
•BATHERS • FLOCK. TO •
WATERWORKS POND ,
With 'warmer weather. `, prevailing
thepool at the awaterworks pond, he.
comes. increasingly , popular m with
bathers. Work' of• 'deepening the• pond
with :the . County, m'aehiriery was re:
cently com'p'leted and • now a ' depth
Of over six feet of waltir'exists•in•the
deepest part pf the,pond; over which
a diving, board has been built. The,
narrow neck ' of • the stream, where
the Ovate -r, is shallow •has}been fenced
off • from the ,deeper• part of the pool.
Accounts , passed 'at a Clansmen
BIG TOURNEY UNOERVVAY' .
While this issue is being printed
,Lucknow • Bowling Club Tip Top
doubles . tournament is Underway.
With entries, pouring in as this is
written it ' •tvas'anticipated that the
number of competing rinks would far
outnumber any previous doubles en-
try here. First prize is Tip Top Tail-
or suits and the Tip ;Top trophy do-
nated by E. V. ,Hoffman. Other prizes
include white flannel, trousers, tabid
lamps, silver cream, sugar and tray
outfits, and silver relish dishes.
Competing pairs,,are being acconr-
odated on Lucknow ' and W ingham
greens.
Seaforth has adopted a car tagging
policY in• an effort to have cars Para
aroaerly ani the Main St. •A yellow
tag is attached by the Chief of Police
the first time. the ear ' is parked
wrdng, and a second offence results
in a red tag; whieb is a final warn-
ed at elf angles and in ail manners
alohg. the, main street, reducing the
number of cars thht can be parked
along the street, as welt as adding
.to. the traffic cOngestion.
A Plan siMiler to that in effeet in
Seaforth, ,should be' helpful in reg-
ulating the 'proper parking Of oirs.
meeting on Monday night show that
over '$120 had been -spent by the club
this ' spring in carrying on ' the work
accomplished. . '
It i•. further, planned to partition
'off a section• of the,Girl Guides Club=
house to provide dressing room ac.
comodatit'i =•rite"'1'adrgbatlre"sSsr'''2' -
Some complaints have been voiced,
regarding the carrying on of some of
the bathers ,:oid efforts.will be made
to prevent this in the future by pro-•
hibitirig ' any nuisance .makers from
using the pond.
"This village and community .was
and saddened•, to , learn of .the
shocked...
;irdden -death of Don MGregpr,
who. passed away early Sunday even'-'
ing less than twelve `hour's after ' he
• <•
had been' .strickeih with, a paralyti',
seizure. • • T
Mr. MacGregor wast in his esna1
health and was; 'engaged each: daj,
at lila ' carpenter trade. He had beep :
about the. house Sunday morning, •
when stricken about 8.30, so sudden=
ly ..that he had only time to call. to •
his ' cousin,' Miss Kate MaeGregor, .. ,
with whom We has inade his home
during a residence of • some „thirty -
years -in Lucknow.-.... •- _..,_ ..
Of ;a- quiet and: iinassumine•..man-
ner, Dan MacGregor • was popular
With, and ..esteemed by all who knew,
him. When . first ' a resident of the
village 'he was a partner with Ern'
Bennettin' a produce business and
later the express business before •'re-
suming his -carpenter. trade.
Ip his 66th year, Mrs' .MacGregor
was born . at Kintail,one of twelve
sons of the late: Alexander, and Grace
MacGregor, pioneer residents: Of that
district. His brother Hector of 'Texas..
is at ' present vis'it'ing here, and ;
'family gathering �, had been' planned ,
to be ,held on : the day that he was
stricken. That morning also, ; his
brother Fred of Kintail.•suffered a
painful ' injury, in dislocating his
shoulder.- - . '
.
The funeralservice was held in
the United. Church, , ,Lucknow, on
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Bea.
13.., C. Todd, assisted by Rev. 'Rey- •
Holds • Esler of Ashfield 'Presbyterian
Church: •
I•nterment was in Kintail Cemetery:
with. five nephews and a •,cousin act-
ing •as pallbearers; George, Donald, . •'
-Gordon and Bob MacGregor, Phillip .
Wright• and•: Clifford Connell.
Mr. MacGregor is survived by .
seven • brothers; Roderick; :Fred and
Colin of Kintail, Hector. of. Texas,
Charles of Waterloo, and Alex' and
Will of Alberta, ; Two brothers died
in 'infancy,' and: Murdoch of Kintail -
and Jolla, of Texas,, predeceased hint
in recent years. '
MUSIC EXAMINER
Richard Tattersall, who will con
duct current examinations of the.•Tor•
onto. Conservatory of •Music•:in Luck-
now ori' June 28 and 29; :has had wide
experience ,as•a teacher in many 'dif-
ferent•. branches - of music:
Because he shuns narrow specia]•
ization, Mr. Tattersall calla' himself
a "General practitioner,". in the field
of music. He is well known in Canada,.
the United States and Great Britain
as an organist, choirmaster, pianist
and singing. teacher. As music Inas.'
ter of -Upper Canada College' for
nearly 15 .Years he has .made his in-
fluence keenly . felt as a musical •ed•u
cationalist: ` '
Born in, Thornliebank, near Glas-
gow, . Scotland, Mr. . Tattersall re•
caved his early musical education in
Scotland,' later goinO, to' for
advanced study. - • •
From earliest childhood he diStin,
guished himself as a musican. He
was only 14' years old, when he•'war
appointed organist and choirmaster
of •Thetnliebark parish church: He
soon gained wider recognition,.•beine
named assistant to . Herbert' Melton
at •Glasgow Cathedral. He was later.
honored . with an appointment as one
of the official organists for the city
:of. Glasg $W . `apd ,gave recitals on
several of the municipally -owned or
pans.• • .. ,
For. three • years Mr. Tattersall we.?
private organist after pianist td 'An
drew • Carnegie it ,kthe millionaire's
Skiho Castle, in Scotland. ,
DROP' FIRST GAME
BY CLOSB,SCORE
Dungannon ' Juniors, making their
Bruce League 'debut last Wednesday.
dropped °'e close •decision to - Kincar-
dine 5 to 4, in a' game which ;the
local; .. squad claim they should have
had in' the bag.
They • •make their first home ap-
pearance today at Dungannon with
Ripley nine the visitors
.The Dungannon, team fined ;up as
follows: Donald Finlayson, 3rd;.
Frank Eidy, c; Jack MacDonald, lst;
Bob' Craig, p; Irvin `Eedy, 2nd;' Doug
Aitchison, ss Jack Weir, rf; Keith
Arthur, tf;.' Jack Cook, If; Johnnie
Carter batted for. Weir in the 4th.
BRUCE TAX
RATE REDUCED
Bruce County Council in session at
Wiarton last Week,' set the tax rate
for the caning year at 54 mills. on
titeadeitara-whichaiaaaa.reateCtion Of
113 Mills, The rate last year was 6.a
mills. The reductlion is doe to the fact
that there is a sUrplus. of, about
$15,000 ..left ever fama the, present
year, the rate ,hrtving boon .a
liigher than it should have heanaand
there has been rta cutting doWn of ex-
penditures hale and there in an en-
deavor to. keep down the2rate,
,This substantial reduction in the
nate will he welcome. news to the
ONLY'A PEW ARTICLES.
REMAIN: FOR SALE ,
BRUCE COUNTY
CONSTABLE :CHOSEN
Robert Nuttle f Bruce Township
received the . appointment of 'special
County Cori.Stable, . made • by Bruce
County ''Council last Thursday et'
Wiarton: The matter , had been left
over fram'an earlier meeting to give
the reeves an opportunity •tor ex-
amine the -76 applications.
R. D. Carson, chief of police of
the town of Wiarton, was appointed.
a county constable on nlotien•- of
Reeves Hunter and 'Foster. The.pass-
ing of this motion brought up a dis-
'cussion regarding •the personnel of
the county- constabulary, .fromwhich-
it would appear that• some of the
mehrbers were of the opinion con-
stables were holding 'Offices that were
not necessary, It was decided that all
County constables in the county be
automatically retired from office af-
ter the first of July, .,1939,• unless the
council of the municipality in which
the constable resides sends 'a, request
to the Crown Attorney that such'. con.
stable • be retained, and the, Crown
Attorney was requested to revise the
list of •county constables in accordance
With the motion. '
R. C. McKenzie of 'Kiticaitdine was
appointed a"county constable off mo-
timajoatakelloak and Logan..
The folloviiing • additional conn.ty
constables were appointed: Herbert
Meyer of Elmn ood for the Towrishtp
of.Brant, John Garland of Cargill for'
the Township of "Greenock: and Mild
Young for the Township oa Sa•ugeen:
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Rev. end Mrs. J. K. kacGillivray
desire,to Pnblicly thank all who called
at their priv,ate sale and contrihuted
to make it a suCcess. /here still re-
main onty a rattan rocket', a small
table, the Inuarcloartedias, oil burner
(Malt; and a few Mincir traicles, smell
ap fruit jars. •
NEWS • REEL PICT ES
THEIR MAJESTIES AT WINGRAM
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This, Week -end at regular 'Prices,
Lyaeum Theatre presents the 20th
Century Fox Picture, "Just ' Around
the Cornea", featuring .Shirley Tent-
aathots•" of Their Majesties uptin then.
arrival at 'Quebec and Montreal; Read
REUNh 9 N SEASON`.
i5 .HERE. AGAIN
June heralds the season of farhily
reunions and picnics which in recent
years have become' popular and nem-
erous.
THE 'WEBSTER REUNION , • "'
;On Saturday afternoon, June 17th, .•
upwards 'Of 200, loyal and 'faithful '
members of ,the Webster. Clan as-
sembled in 3arbor Park, .Goderich,
from Luckndw, Dungannon,' • Clinton:' .
Varna, Brucefield,'Seaforth and other
points to participate in the 15th An-
nual'Re-union, and get 'together pic-
nic of the ;Webster families.
There .was plenty of company thia
Year as there • were 'at least 4 other)
family gatherings...being held on the
same grounds: However, ample :ic-
comodation .was • available for all. „„
. Favorable :weather added to"' the
enjoyment of -the day, which tho'
a 'triflecool, especially under the roof
of the supper' pavilion, enabled these,
,visiting, the. lakes .and bathing beach
to do so without any resulting ill ef-
fects from sunburn. ,
During the afternoon. .softball ..
games •and .horseshoe pitching were
engaged in. , °
Following supper a'' pregranum of
i ares .and 'contests was „run . off ,re-
sulting as follows. Girls, 7 and under,
Lois Freeman, Beryl Freeman:, bet's '
7, and under; Toni Consitt; girls 7-12,'
Leona' Webster, Dorothy. Turner;
boys 18 & under,Eldon Ritchie, Alvin
Alton;' young ladies, Violet Ritchie, ,
'Marion' McKenzie'; young: men, ,Mel,
vin .Morrison,. Sid Gardiner ;ctOung.
men backward, `;4lelvin 'Morrison,
Blake Alton; ladies 'kinking' the, slip'.
per, Violet Ritchie,'Marion McKensie;.'
three legged race, mixed; Sid Gard-
ner . and' Violet Ritchie, Blake •and -
Janie Alton; wheel barrow race, iib •
ed, M. Morrison and Janie Alton,
Charlie Andersen and Marion McKen-
niie; cerUt rate,. Harvey Ritchie and
Mrs. G. Kirkland, gid Gardner and
Violet RitChie 1100, -Charlie
Anderson' and McKenzie,,, Sid ,
Gardner and Violet RiAchie; married
Misses' Alice and Anae 'Brown of
Oadies race, Mrs. G. Kirkland, *Mrs,
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Detroit .wet•e visitors last Freeman: married meil!s• raee. Cloy -
Mr. awl, Mrs. Donald Cameron were don Kirkland' linnter; eldest. '
week -end viaitors it the home of Mrs.1
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