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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-05-23, Page 162,00 A YEAR—IN4 ADVANCE -750c EXTRA TO ' U. S. A. •‘k` w5 A Lucknow Ont. Thursday May 23rd, •.:.:k'ti�4 1940. FRIDAY f•" LITTLE PROSPECT OF ,LOWER RATES s •c o e. wr hydro .a r Z? ,. t of 1?here reccurs but sc ant p ti to a dr � rates in . Lucknow.. This ;.'much. was evident at a special seg-_• Sion of the • .Village Council • • called last` •Wednesday night .to confer' with • Mr. Flannery, a 'representative of • the: Ontario .Hydro Electric .Power. Com- mission .Present at the meeting also, was a committee appointed by the Business Men's Association, and rep- ,• rese'htative of the power users of the, Village., • , At a recent meeting of the Busi- ' ness • Men's Association a resolution was unanimously , approved,., petition- ing the local commission to grant 25 per cent. reduction in Lucknow .power. rates. The local: commission,, Mr. . Flannery 'made, clear, has .no author- ity to take such, action. The 'matter may be taken` direct to the Ontario Commission, but there seems; little reason to'. believe that a rate revision would be granted,, not withstanding ,the wide • variation in rates that exists' between neighbour- ing municipalities and*particularly in power rates, that, finds, industries. here paying .a rate more than .twice. as high as in 'Seaforth and Port Elgin, which ;were .two municipalities' named. in the comparison. This discrepancy in hydro rates is a sever handicap . to industries in competition with those operating in cheap power`. towns, is a factor, in dis- couraging expansion of industry. lo- cally, and definitely blacks out the possibility of inducing new industries to locate* a ,tbwn such as this where power costs are excessive, .and where little hopes , exists that anything will be done: about it by the "powers that be", The cost of the delivery of power, is.cited as thebasis of rate charges. If you're on the end of ; the lined as Lucknow is, you're; penalized for it by paying higher rates. This doesn't apply, in the postal or .freight sys- tem, but it does inso greata public utility as the hydro • system, and in the mind of hydro users here this "basis of,charge" explanation' has been worn, pretty thin, and is. regarded as nothing else but a very unfair :and. unjust discrimination. LOCAL MAN OPENS RESTAURANT' AT PAISLEY Charlie' Chin, local restaurant pro- prietor, has branched out and is now conducting a restaurant in :Paisley, which was' opened for business on Saturday'. Charlie •will be assisted : in the holidays at Paisley by some of the members of his large family, while • Mrs. Chin and others of the 'family will continue to conduct the jocal res- taurant. MONSTER CROWD 'EXPECTED AT FRIDAY'S, JAMBOREE A record crowd is eeted ' to b:e hi • attendance at. The Clansmen's Jam boree in the a•Arena to-rliorrow; night, Y Fiida May 24th.L' An : exceptionally. Y_ fine 'array .of talent has been lined up to • present a • thrilling program of aerobatic,' tumbling, juggling; 'bal- ancing andslackwire performances, plus inusical entertainment by Tony White "The Singing Accordionist." These performances Fill highlight the evening at a very low admission: charge of 15 cents with public school children: • frsee. „ .The dance platform has been put in excellent shape fpr dancing t� Clansmen . games will be ' played in music by McCartney'sorchestra. limited numbers; chief of which will be bingo. • The newly' installed sound sy=tem is expected'. to be in readiness for pres• entation to the public. Batteries To Move ,. During .the past few days many Of the ,local•. tboys , in the ' 97th and 100th Batteries ,have been on . their "'last• leave" before leaving Listowel 'this week for a training camp within the Province: The •boys expect to be un- der canvas by the•"end:'of the, .week. Press censorship has been lifted this past week to the extent the movement of. troops to training camps within. Canada . can be published without de- lay. CONSIDERABLE.'BROOM CORN TO BE GROWN According to: present indications • there will be about 200 acres of broom corn grown in -this vicinity this sea- son. We. understand if a sufficient acreage •is planted, a receiving stat- ion would be opened: locally to handle. the erop. However the present., acre- age does not 'warrant this and it is. doubtful if it will be achievedthis season. MEETING TO BE HELD RE REGISTRATION. OF WOMEN With little interest being. taken loc- ally in the voluntary registration of Canadian women for service in a net- ionalr emergency, a • meeting is to be held next Monday to explain the plan and arouse more enthusiasm here.,, --Mrs. Walter Hamilton has taken the initiative and informs us • that . this •ladies' meeting wilt be held in . the Town Hall at 8 p.m. sharp on Monday, May 27th. Mrs. Hamilton is endeav- ouring • to get a capable "speaker to attend the meeting and explain tlhe details of this registration, which en- tail§ no obligation, but provides in formation as to the available woman powe'r;of the nation. , • Business Men To Hear Proposed Plan ' Of Oil Drilling Operations W. L Paterson, geologist and oil 'operator, is to address the Lucknow Business Men's •Association explain- ing the proposed plan for .oil• drilling • operations .and the development of such fields as he believes exist,, in Kinloss and' Culross Townships, with a common centre in the Holyrood area. • To hear Mr. Paterson, a special Business Men's 'Meeting has been call;- ed all-ed for 8 o'clock sharp on Monday ;ev- ening, May 27th in the Town Office; at which, reports of recently appoint- ed c'bmmittees willalso be received. Mr. Paterson is continuing his ob- servations in this area,'and is con- vinced from his years of 'experience in the study of oil deposits, 'and the drilling of wells, that • oil exists in aotamere3 and at shallow depths, drstnc p orate t. making it 'economical to' sink a test well, with equal economy in subse- quent development, should his theor- ies on the • existence of oil prove cor- tett.• • . . .Mr. Paterson has already been in conference with an oil driller ; from Hepworth;' who was m, town on Sat:. undesirable speculation, and the de- moralizing effects of esudden Wave •LOCHALSH '.NATIVE B. •C .CHIEF: JUSTICE - ° Promotion of Mr.. Justice' A..' Macdond of Macdonaldritis Colombia the B l� Court :. of Appeal to •: the' o ition. of Cu pp p6 . chief Justice -of British Columbia was amounted last week by: Justice •Min nn ..d - • -inter LaPointe., .• The new chief justices has been a' member of the Court of Appeal since 1924 . and is a former . attorney -gen- eral' of •British, Columbia.. He is 65 years old. Born near Lochalsh, Chief. Justice Macdonald studied' at ,the ilei- versity of Toronto and Osgoode • Hall :Law' School. On being called to the bar .he practised first in London, Ont., butsoon: aftex moved . to Cranbrook, B. C„ where lie practised from' •1907 to 1912. -He then moved to Vancouver and, for a number of ;years herd a seat in the Provincial Legislature, serving as attorney -general in 1916. and 1917 • Mr. Macdonald' is a cousin of Mr. F. D. MacLennan of town. He Was born on Con. 12, Ashfield, near Hem- lock ' City School where he taught for a time as a young man: Won Stove. At Murdie's Mrs. Harry Anderson of town was the winner of the •Coleman "Speed - 'neater" gas stove,' given free in con- nection with the cooking .demonstra-• tion conducted • on Tuesday afternoon. and Wednesday at Murdie's . Store by Elizabeth 'Hey of the Coleman Lamp. and Stove Company.. • OB I TUARY MRS.. JOHN JOYN.T In the ' :passing . of Annie Amelia' Fulford on. Tuesday morning,. ' May 21st, a good wahnan has :gone. Mrs. 'Joynt .was 'born May • 15tli,' 1861; • the oldest child of John , and Anna Fulford; 'pioneers of Teeswater Township. Annie Amelia Fulford, was ;mai -ied September 27th, 1882', at Teeswater to Mr. John Joynt of West Wasvanosh.. It was in no small • way, due to Mrs. Joynt's ambition, frug- ality, indomitable spirit and faith in her husband that he rose from a poor young man to one of the successful men of Huron and Bruce Counties. Five children • were Dorn • to this good and devoted mother, "who arise up and call' her blessed." Minie E.; the wife of Rev. J. Wilbert Lillico, of Red Wing;. Minnesota. Mamie, Mrs. Robert Johnston of Goderich; - Ida; Mrs. William . McLeod of Lucknow; John Wesley Joynt of Lucknow;, and" Letitia, Mrs. A. E. •Millson . of West- on: Mrs. Joynt also leaves to mourn her loss thirteen grandchildren and one great granddaughter. The joy- ous welcome always accorded • this family of daughters, sbn and grand- children on their home visits will al- 'vmaysbe' a .beautiful'memory. Mrs. Joynt was possessed of intel- lectual, moral and spiritual gifts, and an affectionable disposition. She -was, a good neighbour and friend and. the 'influence of her lilfe has been grac- ious and far-reaching, For ' the past several years she had been in very poor health, but she never missed the Sabbath services or prayer meeting when she was able to attend. In her active years she gave of her HYDRO 'SHUT-OFF "PRESENTS DIFFICULTIES With a' on 'nuance oftheork w , tw t of ' }iydro •c'line replacements and transformer 'changes, ;the great= erP part of this Vil'lage's'busines's section''was without hydro power Tuesdayy afternoon and: all day 'Wednesday, ;.with _its.' consequent inconviences. At The Sentinel Of-: fico it' brought all mechanical: work to a complete standstill, and. -it I . hag,. been necessary to turn "night into day" •to get this' is- . 5110 but. The Hyninary,. • Bibles., . Book 'of Praise, Testaments and 'Psalm Books at greatly, reduced prices' will .be on the, sale at McKim's Drug: Store, 'start - i• ng., this Saturday, May 25th. • CASH . STOLEN FROM `PRODUCE :STORE of prosperity.. , Government development Would also, time and talents unstintedly to Chris- alleviate hrisalleviate the necessity of taking up tian work, teaching in the Sunday blocks of leases. This procedure', is School, president of• the Ladies' Aid, necessary, where development is car- president of the Women's Christian ried on by private interests, and it Temperance Union, president of the would take from three to four months local Women's Missionary Society for to take up these leases, before drill- several years and also District pres- ing could be started. Under Mr: Pat- ident during which time she spoke erson's proposed, plan drilling could and organized new groups throughout be started almost immediately. the district.. He, has 'written to Government of- ficials in this regard, but to date has. received. no reply, and failing to in- terest the Government in his proposed plan, Mr. Paterson will be obliged to proceed in"the customary manner of taking up • leases, with its conse- quent delay in getting drilling op er' Those attending Monday daY night's s meeting will, • we believe, be much in- terested in the information Mr. Pat- erson will give them. • STORES WILL BE OPEN HIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING Mrs. Joynt will be remembered by those who knew her for her gracious and kindly hospitality. -She • was kind in other's troubles and courageous, in her own. Since the .death of her life partner two and one -hal years ago, though receiving loving c re by a kind friend and companion, frequent visits from her family, she was lonely and was ready to go when the call carne. "Truly a good woman is dead in Is- rael". • . "We cannot think of them, as dead Who walk with us no more Along : the path 'of life I trend They have but gene before. The Father's hohse has •mansions fair Be mtCyny visions dint A thief rifled the cash drawer'. at Leith and. Gibbons produce store here on Tuesday morning .of . about $18.00' in cash. The money 'was in one dollar bills and was evidently "lifted" while the store was unoccupied for a short time,' with the 'door left .open.. ' The . thieving is believed •to have been done . • while Bob Gibbons' . and Joe Irwin were ;doing a •brief repair job on' the roof , of the building,: or 'while Bob wan away from then store for a few minutes while paying the hydro bill: at, the Town Office across the street. Greg Leith was in the country at the time. • , , 1 COMING EVENTS DANCE AT PARAMOUNT • , Dancing every 'Friday night at Par- amount Hall to music .by Maeitegnzie's' 6 -pierce orchestra. Door prize, each week, a roasted. chicken: General. ad- '?nission 35e. DANCE &'FLOOR SHOW With Murray Simmons and ,his col- ored band "America's 'snappiest dance orchestra", in the Town Hall, Lurk - now; Thursday May 30th, under au- spices L•.O"L., Lucknow•. General ad- mission 25c. • • •," • WILLIS TIPPING AT WINGHAM .Commencing next . Thursday; , May 30th, Willis Tipping's Band, will play each Thursday night until June•20th, at the Royal T Pavilion, -at Wingham.. Admission 50,c:. Dance to Benny Pal- mer tonight (Thursday May. 23rd) at the Royal T, '.Jitney dancing every Saturday night. •"..• EMPIRE DAY PROGRAM The pupils of the Lucknow Pulhic School will present an Empire Day program in the Town Hall on Thurs- day, May 23rd beginning at 3 p.m. There will be numbers by the School Choir, duets, solos, and folk dances, dtc.; relating to Empire, patriotism. A free-will offering will be received to aid in refugee ,work. BI;JSINESS MEN ATTENTION! A special meeting of the Lucknow Business . Men's Association. will be held in , the Town Office on Monday, •May `27th at 8 p.m. sharp to :receive reports of committees„ and to hear Mr. W. I. Paterson,. •geogolist ,and oil operator who will explain his: pro- posals' t� drill and develop Prospect- ive oil• fields in the •nearby vicinity., -drilling the proposed test welt Should oil be discov ed in com- mercial Paterson t� Mr. quinti es, would prefer the Government to take Over the development 'of the field; which would prevent customary, but on ri ay flay Z4li: a will ori - places in the'Vlll 'Village l not 1 serve the ' half ' holiday to -day (Thursday) but will remain open beth afternoon a'nsl evening. They live and move in Him." The funeral service' will be held this afternoon (Thursday) at the Joyn't home With Interment in Greenhill Cemetery. ' Special 'Announcement. Of The Dedication Service Of The New Full Gospel Church • AT KINLOUGIJ • SUNDAY MAY 26th • • • REV. D. N. BUNTAIN is expected to be the Speaker. The main ded- ication Service t9 be held at 11 a.m. Y so' a vening Service apt' Tip.m. • . •NOTICE A period of Prayer for our.Natio p y n Will be held in The New Church . m'at. 10:30 a.m. REV, F:•= CHORLEY, Evangelist, Will conduct a Special Evangelistic -, et'ems ri- M ."tib° •oivr ¢�a • E. L. RIPLEY, Pastor. Services Of the week postponed in • Lucknow: ' WOLVES FALL PREY _T w .HARVEY'S °GUN th '. Holyrood.. to d While en area has fr ue�tl been com bed gunmen•"in .sa rc' ofslcep menacing ...by. wolves, it rerlains•with Harvey Scott to have "all the luck," And ina corn-: paratively short space of time "he has bagged a total of seven of these animals, with ,each one subject' to the. Kinloss Township bounty Of $20.00 per head. • Pt No Government bounty is reeeived, as pelts which had ' previously been forwarded to .provincialauthorities for examination wereruled to be those of "wild dogs Some threeweeks ago Harvey dug out, a den' of these animals and suc- ceeded . in capturing one of the young pulls. Since then, 'we are told, he bin brought down six more. Three • on one occasion, two another time ' and lastly a big. female animal, whichNle shot .early Friday. morning. This wolf,• of reddish -brown colour, measured• five feet from nose to tail: ' She was heading a • pack of 'five,' when Harvey ,drew a bead .on her :with hfs shotgun, firing two shotsbe-. fore uceeededin dropping = mal, he Thes' •other four quickly scathetteranied and were out of gun range in a twink- ling. The pelt of the dead animal was said to show evidence of old gunshot wounds that evidently had found their:. mark . without effect,. ENGAGEMENTS Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas H. Brownlee, Thamesford, announce the engage- ment 'of their .only daughter, Alice Gertrude, to Dr. J. Grant MacKenzie,. of • New York City, only son of Mr. and Mrs. • Wm L. MacKenzie, Luck - now, the marriage to take place June 15th at Westminster United Church,' Tbamesford. Joins Air Force. Harry Prest • of the,Bank of Mon- treal staff At , Fergus, and son of Mr. and Mrs. V. 'N. Prest of Lucknow re- cently joined the R:C.A.F.'and 'gas reported for training at Toronto. WANT, ALL WHO CAN SEW TO ASSIST WI'T'H REFUGEE, WORK Those who ', are willing to • do home sewing for 'refugee work can. render valuable assistance to the com- mittee ' in charge of this work, and which is being carried on under. tbe. sponsorship of the Lucknow, and Vic- inity .Branch of the Red •Crosti So= ciety. Materials 'which are cut, • and ready for sewing, may be secured each Tuesday and Friday afternoon at the. .Red Cross Work Room inc the Town Hall. Red Cross funds are not permit- ted to be psed in carrying on this work, so many ladies. have,undertaken to raise $2.00 each to assist in pro- viding necessary materials. • Various functions are being staged and plan- ned to raise: these funds, with groups of ladies combining their efforts in holding house parties and social 'gath- erings. , erings. The Rebekahs. held 'a• euchre\ party on Tuesday night in this regard. "GONE WITH THE WIND" AT LYCEUM THIS WEEK That picture of pictures, "Gone With The Wind" _is on the screen at the Lyceum Theatre this Thursday. Friday, and Saturday, With an after- noon and evening performance each day. Seats are still available so you won't want to miss this lavish spec- tacle that will hold you spell -bound during 'the four-hour showing. — KATHLEEN STOKES HERE ON FRIDAY, MAY 31st ergot Bills are out announcing the recital to be given by Kathleen Stokes in the Lucknow 1Jnited Church Ott ' �Fnday, May 31st, under . auspices of the Church Choir: Assisting on the program will , be,. Dr. James Little, violinist and Mrs. (Rev:) G. M. Young, reader. Kathleen Stokes is widely known her visit here. A 'full church is an- ticipated, and probably to secure a seat one will need be on hand early for the performance Which will start at 8 o'clock. SIX HOME -PRINTED PAGES IN. THIS • ISSUE" • • In "this issue of• The Sentinel; six•. . pages, rather than. the customary,� four, are printed ,in.this office with the additional two carrying: ;'news .of legal interest includingrural. news budgets, and 'a .corplete•,.report of the Maitland Presbyterial. meeting 'elri last week in' Brussels. �'' The 'extra work involved was fur- ther complicated by :a hydro, power shutoff- during the day, Tuesday and Wednesday .but by working until the early hours of the morning we have' been able to get this issue•out pract ically on . schedule. ' For local news and advertisemen4' of interest read every page of your Sentinel. One advertisement announces •the; 7 -day • drug clean-up sale of bank- rupt : stock. which commences Satur- day atM9Kim's. Sale bills have re- cently been circulated over a wide area advertising this drug elearance, at ridiculously low prices. MRS. MEDLEY PASSED AWAY 'TUESDAY AT HAMILTON • 'Many friends here regret to learn "of the death of Mrs. Jan Hedley; a former resident : of Lucknow, who passedaway in Hamilton • on Tuesday in her 78th'. year. The fune••al ; ser- vice will be held in the United Chureh, Lucknow en •Friday,, •May' 24th at t•vo O'clock with interment in Greenhill Ceflietery. . SOUTH KINLOSS 'CHURCH PASSES ANO'T'HER MILESTONE Anniversary`services;•at South Kin loss Church on' Sunday marked the 84th year since the founding of • this first. Presbyterian congregation in, this vicinity. • . , Inspiring sermons were • delivered by Rev. S. Kerr of Brussels who preached both morning .and, evening. The evening service in the Lucknow Presbyterian . Church 'was withdrawn. THRILLED BY BROTHER'S VOICE ON OVERSEAS BROADCAST To hear the voice of her brother on an overseas broadcast brought a thrill to Mrs. Garfield Ostrander on. Monday, evening and the happy thought that he is still _safe and",well in England. • Mrs. Ostrander was listening, as she'always'does, to the Canadian' Corp Broadcast from England. The musical entertainment was being ° put on 'by the Hastings and Prince Edward :Counties Regiment 'of which her bro- ther is. the Major of "D" Company. At the conclusion of the progiam mem- bers of the Regiment, spoke briefly, with the first voice, . that of Major.. Reid,clearly heard as he sent greet- ings to' his wife and three • daughters back. home. QISTRICT DEPUTY VISITS OLD LIGHT 'seen . • Hall 'a theeUf" Th Masonic 1 H Was e c , a• large gathering o1.Ald' iisht Mem- hers and visitors last Thursday "night, , ,to, .receive' :District, Deputy Grand • 4 - Master Master. James Neilans on his official visit. At the conclusion of the meeting re- freshments were . served ni the ban- quet hall; with a toast list presented and ably presided bver by Orah Craw ford of, Ripley, Worshipful Master of. Old Light. ' Violin music was ' played by 'Dr. Little .accompanied by Rexford ,Os- trander, whose artistic work . on the walls of the banquet hall was 'pub- licly credited ub-licly.credited to Rexford at this point. Dick Stone of Kincardine played a' eeir.et solo. ,• The National Anthem was sung fol- oWed the toast . to "Our. King : and Country" 'proposel by Robert Rne. Rev.: C. H. MacDonald proposed .'the 'toa:.t to Grand , Lodge, being replied to by Mr. Neilans, whose remarks were .later suplemented by Mr. Trim- ble Bailey of Cargill, one of the vis- itors,' and currently the . district de- puty of B> Oce 'Distr1 t. Trimble,'' who at one tinie resided here, is a .fluent, speaker and gate' a clear cat descripr' • tion of the, functioning of Grand. Lodge. The' toast to the Visitors . was pro- pesed by Rev. C. N. MacKenzie of Ripley ,and, .replied to by Messrs. Van Wyck of Wingham; Bailey of Cargill, guntstein of Cargill, Linklate'r of Kincardine and Mr. Lockleen, a vet=: eran mason who recalled his last visit to Lucknow in 1915, during the time of Dr. D;•Paterson,:in the old Masonic Hall. on Havelock street. . Dr.. W V. Johnston, proposed the ' toast to "The 'Baby' , Gordon Ca'bnp- bell, who made a fitting reply. • TO DEDICATE NEW'GOSPEL• MISSION • THIS SUNDAY Erection of the newly built "Furl Gospel Church" at Kinlough, under the direction of Evangelist E. L. Rip- ley, has recently, •'been completed and interior and exterior decorating has been rushed to completion In pre- paration for the dedication service this Sunday.' ' '.'The new church is a neat frame structure with a tower, semi -gothic windows • and hardwood floors. Much of the work's has been done by the free-will service. of men and women of the mission. Commences Visits ' W. A. Porteous, recently appointed Grand Superintendent of Huron Dis- trict No. 6,, commenced his rounds on ' • Tuesday night when he paid his of- ficial 'visit to Goderich Chapter. A- bout fifteen members' of the , local Lodge accompanied him. Kinloss Farmer Loses s..Hand And is Almost Blinded By Dynamite Blast Levi Hodgkinson, 32•ryear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel •Hodgkinson- 01 Con. 4, Huron Township, two and.one- half chiles west of the . Gravel Road, lost his left hand, had his eyesight seriously affected, his right hand and arm broken and narrowly missed death in a dynamite explosion' on their farm on Saturday about" the noon hour. '•• ' Levi, with his father and his young- er brother Henry, had been blasting rocks all morning, before the pre- mature blast occurred that hurled him' some three feet in the air. The accident occurred asthey were about to blow Op a big bolder, ,which had been tunnelled under and three sticks of dynamite put in place. To the._ � itosive-drye�' (keep exp dry .wrapped in several folds' of paper. A ten=inch Luse was being used to ignite the charge. To do this 'Levi twisted up some paper, lit it, and: •lying face dos nreached into tbe hole to light the fuse. It is believed the paper a- round the dynamite' ignited, with the blast occurring before Levi had . a thence to = et tip or move back. lit• the paper but. turned in tinie .to witness his brother being lifted into the air, and drop to the g'rou'nd, his left P Y hand - raeticall blown off and his face covered'With tnud, and blaclt- erred by the explosion. Their father, working at a .distance, did not wit- ness the accident. Rendering what aid he could, Henry then ran to L. Mclver's to phone for- medical -aid, which was , quickly • on ' hand and the injured man was rushed to Wingham Hospital, where the left' arm was amputated below the el- bow, 1, Bones in the right hand and arm were smashed by the explosion and his eyesight seriously affected, so ° that large objects ,were scarcely more than distinguishable. To what degree the eyesight is affected cannot yet be definitely determined. Levi stood the entire ordeal exceed- • ingly we'll. He bled but little due to siidik, While his • b other " expreasetl the opinion that arO le shirt Sleeve s' ourni on serve a t ue helped to a 9 t the shattered arni, which swole up raPpidly. Levi never lost consciousness, and made the trip to Wingham with- out a stimulant, which could not be given due to the shock and, injuries .he, had received. In' `his hospital cot on Sunday, he " marited"io""lim� s othe°r'hy; lucky it didn't blow my head off." A brother of the injured man, Nel- sen Hodgkinson, wasas killed in a motor accident fifteen Years ago, • •