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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-07-04, Page 1/,r $2.00 A YEAR—IN ADVANCE -50c EXTRA TO U. S. A. • M:'.,•,.l,v •IN Si• Lucknow Ont., Thursday :.July, 4th, .1940 GRANDSON WAS ON LOST DESTROYER • a Mrs. Ewen MacKenzie's Grandson Listed ' As.. Injured — Was- Crewe' Member Of The Destroyer Fraser That Sank Off Bordeaux, France. Mrs. Ewen MacKenzie „received ':rad son• a , h' her , r illi - t t d x Ewen. A. Moore Was injured when the destroyer ..Fraser w of' the Royal Canadian ,Navy sank- off Bordeaux, France after being cut Memo' Ina collision. • Mrs. MacKenzie received the . word .by wire from her !eldest daughter, Mrs': 'Moore .(Jean), of Victoria, B. C.. who • had; been advised; .of' her son's injury; prior to.annouiieernent ofthe destroyer's lossbeing made "public. There were 115 .members of. . , the l' 'crew'e • rescued; and 45 reported •dead ,or •missing..Ii the Casualty list ap- pearing on Saturday, Mrs. Moore's' son Wes recorded in theinjured list as follows: Ewen A: Moore,• able bodied• seaman, 117-Madock Ave, Vic, toric. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.. C. Moore of 'Victoriaserved in the first Great War. Prime Minister. Mackenzie King an- nounced the loss of the . destroyer• to the House of Coronions on Friday. "H:M:C.S. Fraser," said . Mr. King,, "has been .on active service since the commenrment of the war , when, at a few li'ours'. notice, she, speeded, in company .with another vessel of: H.' M. C.. Navy, from Vancouver' to the Nova Scotia . coast, via the Panama Canal. ; •. "Since then she, has, seen,' arduous service both there and in the 'Carib- bean. It Was •from the latter station H.M.C.S. Fraser was en route when ordered to. join , those units of the. R.C.N. which were proceeding over - 'seas." , Mr: King also read a message re- ceived by. Rear -Admiral Percy Nelles, chief . of the naval staff, from the British admiralty. It read: "Please convey to officers and men 'of the, Royal Canadian4Navr their lordships' sympathies in the loss of H:M.C.S. Fraser. "Their for�hp s i s wish to take this. ,•r opportunity to express their thanks foo all ranks and ratings of 'the Royal ,Canadian Navy ^for the splendid con- tribution they are making to the' work of Hie, Majesty's fleet • in the com- mon cause." : Most of the men of the Fraser were from British' Colunibia,Toni Reid (Lib., New Westminster) said as he took. yup the budget debate. On their vacations those men had given the, home;. folks some idea of. the hardships endured by phe "silent service." Ori patrol in .the North Atlantic the men had sometimes •!leen out as long as 45 days and come 'with legs and arms :frozen in howling gales at 40 ,degrees below zero. , The announcement from navy' head - t uarters said: "Naval service headquarters 're- grets to announce .thatwhile engaged Yn the pursuance of hazardous duties off the .mouth of the Gironde River• near Bordeaux, • France, H.M.C.S. Fraser was -lost in the face of the Onenry in a collision." • Attending Summer School ". Miss Jessie MacKenzie is attending the Northern Summer School at, Mir- '. ' michi Bane Port Elgin, where she ie .:acting Its camp nurse. Rev. R. C. 'odd is Registrar of the school, which enntinues for ten days. Due to the 'Or the Boys' Camp has been with- drawn. • I WI NGHAM PAIR WON DOUBLES Howling a near perfect .perforin - ante last Wednesday' in the Lucknow' Bo wing Club's 2nd annual : Tip 'Top ubles Tournament, Rev. John Pol- of. Whitechurch and George' Wil- s of Wingham won the trophy et suit of clothes each. • sine forty rinks were• entered with Lucknove and Wingham, greens to acconiodat'e the entry, winning the trophy Rev. Pollock is partner scored four wins and le of tliirty-eight out Of a pass- rorty points. , nd ' place, with trousers the -event to •George. Matheson and er of Goderieh., Mel Donohue's Yater entry 'placed third to win SWIMMING POOL LIGHTED A string of bright and colored lights has been :installed by 'the Clansmen over the swimming pool and adds much.. tor: the attractiveness of the spot. at night. The weather to date however has. resulted in the pool be- ing littl used, but when the hot wave s doe come it • will now : be a popular r v spot With swimmers .in thevening as leVell as -during th• e day. ' ' JUDGE UD E DISALLOWS' al. ACCIDENT CLAIM A claim of •$43.35• -for damages rising out of an accident in the vill- age last December was disallowed by His Honor Judge Owens at a; Division Court hearing here last. week. The plaintiff, Wm. Caesar of Con. 6, -Ashfield, sought to recover said damages from Robert Irvin, son of Wm. Irvin, Con. 9, Ashfield.. The accident' occurred at four o'- clock on December 22nd in front of ;the local High School.. Robert :Irvin Was proceeding north and Wm. Cae sar south as' the 'collision occurred directly in front of the.echool .and at a point where three parked cars were waiting for students:' The pavement'' wasslippery with snow -at• the time. The Irvin car escaped damages but the radiator of the Caesar car was Badly damaged with other lesser dam- age, to the amount of the claim, iwhich Mr. Caesar unsuccessfully tried to re cover in court. ; • • The hearingoccupied more than two hours, with the plaintiff present.- ing his own, case.: The judge in sum ming up the evidence '. said he could findno evidence whatsoever of negli- gence on the part of Robert Irvin and dismissed the 'case, assessing the plaintiff with the: court costs. a-. ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON. SECOND WELL The necessity of re -drilling the• sec- ondary well was indicated by the fail- ure of a recent pumping test to clear up the turbidity, and in. this. respee.t, • the Village Council took action at Tuesday night's• meeting. With information as to the require- ments to make this well a proper aux= iliary ' supply, 1, Councillor Hamilton was authorized • to ' have Campbell •Grant of Walkerton draw. up • an aglreement regarding the : proposed,/ drilling '.operations,, the same to, be si omitted to the -Board for ratifiea-' tion. • Council •approved.. of the % appoint- ment of an 'official to clieck commer- cial , hydro ‘consumers' installations and the water system services. The sale of scrap copper wire and meters to the highest bidder was ap- proved. . - • Council was advised that the H. E. P. ' C .• Tr avel Coach would be in Luck - now on July •24th, 'demonstrating hy- dro .applianees. • ' Industry Requires Power A communication was received from the local flax firm, of J. G:• Anderson & Son, advising Council that in the near' future this industry would re- quire considerable hydro power. An addition of 36'. x 70' is being 'built to therear• of the present cem- ent building to house modern flax scutehing machinery already purchas- ed, Power was requested to be avail- able by August lst with approximat- ely 40 H.P. ,suggested ai the initial requirements. , The .purchase of necessary material' to provide a -power line to deliver this load to the flax, mill was,'authorized by :Council. ° rw t r t" d j4t4 iierbondy of Wingham won. blan- Wri fifth place and the Smith Of : Mt... Forest •finished dixth the.... winners to receive .silver l• There's, A Difference "News is a description of some- thing which has happened; advertis- ing is ,,a • description of somethin g which is about to happen" In .a net - shell, ' that sentence gives the dis- tinction between neves and advertis- ing, which is so important in the newspaper i►usiiress.. We .are always interested in getting a coniplete which takes place ac- count count of any'affair place in the district. We are also interested. in running notices o I coaling events, which is an inexpensive way of tell - ink theP ublic about the event. Completes Junior Matriculation Miss Joan MacKinnon, ;a. studene for the 'past three years at Loretto x.11"t. PROMOTION ' RESULTS, PUBLIC °SCHOOL (June .1940) (All ,Names In Alphabetic Order) , ROOM 'I . Rromoted friom Grade I:.to Grade II Honours=Ruth` Anderson, Morley Bence John B e J Shirley J'ohn hi S stop, ,.Doris • Lloyd,. Gail ,1 taeMillan, Buse' ,Mae Philips. Pass `Donald Ag- new,' Ellwood firwin, ,Maxiene Irwin, Neil Meirdoeki Donald McAlpine,'Shir- ley Moffat, Jean' Winterstein, Joe Whitby. Recommended—=Grace Brown; Phyllis Gollan, Promoted from. Grade II to Grade III Honours—Mary Anderson, Jackie Brown, ' • Keith • Kilpatrick, Gladys Milne; Jimmy . MacMi lin. Pass -Veen Brown, Margaret. Chin, Billy Decker, Jane Johnstone, Dorothy, Gammie; Mary Mullin, .Marilyn. McAlpine, • Opa'1' Orr, Winnifred Stewart,hirley Web- ster. Recommended --Bills McCartney, Arnold Ross. . M. E. MacDougall, Teacher. ROOM II'' Grade .III to. Grade IV ' Honours--Torrirny Aitchison,' Mary Chin, ,John . Graham', . Ardorina : John sten, •Donalda McQuaig, Clifford Mac- Millan, ' Harvey Ross, Helen .,.Webster:, Pass-Panzie Champion- Recommen- ded-Viola Gook"`,, Wilhamine'•Gellan*'. Donald .MaeDonald*; Margaret ,Mal= oney*, •Mary Murdoek*, Floyd Milne*, Marion Nicholson*,' Roy ,.Stanley*. • Pupils: marked ee missed several days due : to' illness. Promoted from Grade 'IV to Grade. V Honotiirs—Wilfrid. Black, Ruth bah, mer; Betty, `MacDonald, Eileen Purvis, Lawrence Salkeld, Beryle . Solomon, Margaret Treleaven, Jean Treleaven: Pass—Frances Brown,,Dor-othy Brown Betty ;Griffin, Murray Henderson, Joy Johnson, Gordon Kolpin, Billie .1Mul lin, Betty ' teCartney, ' Joan McQuaig, Jean McCreight',. Jean Reid, Velma Stanley, George Stanley, Gwendolyn Stewart,, Jack Stewart. - Mrs.;' H. G. ' Sherriff, Teacher. Promoted front Grade Teta Gr, ade..V,i • Honours -Frank 'Chin„ Jim Chin, Wilda Irwin; Helen•McC,reight,' Carrie Milne. Pass -Grant . Gollan, ! Lloyd ...Gel- len, • Gel -len, Ivan Henderson, Elaine: Irwin,.El- va• Ross, Richard Turner. • • Promoted from Grade VI to Grade VIL .... Honours'=Albert Chin„ George Chin,: Helen Gamntie, Mary: Lorraine. Johnston, "Patsy Miller, Gordon•.,Mul- lin, Donalda Nicholson, Mary' Louise Porteous, Pass -Joe Agnew, Bill: AI - ..lin, Roy Aitchison, Ellen Armstrong; Winnie MacDonald,' Allan Stewart. . J. E. Henderson, Teacher. 'Promoted.. from Grade •VII to. Grade VIII: Honours—Shirley Culbert, Jim: Ferguson, Donna McCartney, Mary McQuaig,• • Roberta Phillips, ' Bertha Stimson, Doris Taylor, Jack , Trelea- ven, Mae Webster. Pass—Lloyd Hall; Roy Havens (rec.), Lois 'Henderson, Bill A. Johnston, Bill •Johnstone, Don- ald Johnstone, ,;.Ivan Lloyd, Helen Mowbray, Jessie Reid, Alma Solomon; George -'Taylor • .(rec.'j,• ,Patsy Trelea- ven, Ruth Winterstein. i • • . J. D. Ross, Teacher. WEDDING BELLS , TH'OMPSON — MORRISON South Kinloss church was the scent• of a very pretty wedding on Saturday afternoon when Miss Myra June' Mor- rison, daughter of Mrs. Emily J. Mor- rison and the late Mr. Isaac Morrison became ,the bride of Arnold George Thompson, son of Mr. and , Mrs.. Charles' Thompson, all of Lucknow. The Rev. Mr. Young, pastor of . the church, officiated. • • • Entering the church on the arm ..of her brother, Mr. Lancelot Morrison, who gave her in marriage, the bride Was lovely in 'a gown of embroidered net over white satin with finger-tip veil and carried a bouquet of pale pink roses and maiden hair fern. She was attended by Mrs, Malcolm Stew- art who wore a floor -length yellow or- gandy dress • with white picture hal. and carried a bouquet, of yellow lilliee, The wedding music was played by Miss Lillian Carruthers, Mr. Malcol'nr Stewart wasbest nian. After the ceremony the guests''wen't to itli'e bride's home .where a wedding luncheon was 'served. Theyoung couple left on a short wedding trip and will make• their home in Wing - ham. • Won At Steethroy :x .m,'., mss- _ 1., for Matriculation subjects. The Lor- etto Abbey Shield for. years'` 9339• and 1940 was also awarded to her. Joan isth dau o Mr: and Mrs. Ar- chie g'',titer f clue MacKinnon, Langside. In heats „won the 2.15 trot or pace it Strathi% y • . rtees on Monday.. 'Jame Y made the fastest. time of the after- tioonhtiti taking the second heat of her class in 2.09 flat. • • FI lRST PRIZE DRAW TO :E MADE NEXT• WEDNESDAY A weekly prize draw has been instituted by Lucknow .merchants, with the !Drat. drew scheduled :to be made on Wednesday, July 10th at 10 o'clock, for two ,cash prizes:• of $5,00 each. The winners must he present to claim the prize.,; wit A, ticket will ;• be ` given.. each • 5c. purchase every. Wednes- . • day aught; at'' all stores 'partic- ipating.' The -first distribution was made m" last night and these tickets will be included' . next week's draw. Tickets' on all '.purchases af- ter the draw. has been made will. go into the; next week's' draw. Specials in Linoleum and Congoleu'm Rugs. Reduced: prices: The Market Store. • , NOMI-NATC FOR COUNCIL 'VACANCY Atthe• regular meeting of the Vill- age. Council on Tuesday night the resignation was 'received' of Council, Mr'Herbert 11f cQuillin, who has joined, the Royal Canadian Engineers Corps. Called ::'up last week, Mr.' McQuillin 'visited at his home here on 'Tuesday evening,and upon his return to Lon - den ori Wednesday, was leaving for. an undisclosed destination. Councillor, McQulllin's• resignation requires that a .nomination, and if nee- essary, an election be :held to fill the :vacancy.; on the Board. In this 'respect. Council .authorized' the. holding of a nomination meeting' in the Town Hall:, next Tuesday' evening, July, 9th at 7;80 ;.for one hour, and iia event . of an election it will be 'held the .follows ing Tuesday, 'July • 16th, with the same 'officials' 'acting as at the Iast -municipal election. ' Upon accepting Councillor McQuil- lin's resignation the following motion by' Councillors Hamilton. and Trelea; venwas adopted: ' "That the resignation of Cou'n'cillor McQuillin be accepted, and while we regret' his depaxture.:front the' Board we commend the patriotic spirit which he :exemplifys in serving .in the aet,. ive service of the Arirry of Canada in the Royal Canadian Engineers Corps; and while this removes him from his home and village we pray that ` it shall be only temporary". There is extra need for motorists to , be careful now that schools are closed and many, more children will he on the streets of the 'town. • Accepts Job in Wingham Chester Twamley who for some three years has been employed at Mc - Kim's. Drug Store, gave up 'this pos- ition last week to accept a job in the Glove Factory at Wingham, commen- cing his duties there shortly. ' Mr. Wm. Armstrong has also a job in •Wingham, we understand and for some time Mr. Horace.Aitchison has been • employed in this neighbouring town.. Becomes„ -Refugee Com. Secretary' With the school term eompleted, Andrew M. Thompson, principal of Bownianville Public School, 'has, , ac- cepted the office of secretary -treas- urer of the Bownianville and West Durham' refugee work committee. He is now in charge of(Ireceiving applica- tions for refugees and of committee organization for Koine inspection: and placement work. . • 1 COMING EVENTS -BUSINESSMEN'S MEETING The July meeting' of the Business Men's Association will be held in the Town Hall on Monday next, July 8th at 8 o'clock. DANCE AT PARAMOUNT 'Dancing every Friday night at Par- amount Hall -to music by MacKenzie's 6 -piece orchestra. Door prize leach week, a roasted chicken. General ad- mission 35c. - • EF ... , . . s� �• onsor� by, A . REFUGEE • TEA�. . p• • Mrs. Orland' Richards, • Mrs, Eldon Henderson and.Mrs. Grant 1VIcDiartnid will he held at the home of Mrs. Grant, McDierriiid Friday afternoon, July 5. Tea served from 3-6. Everybody Wel- come. T''ALKINa. PICTURES Town Hall, • • Lucknow Friday Ju.lY on.:;oL.,the 'Mounted", e • - adiari•• North-West . Mounted Police•;. also. short subjects and sensational news pictures "Europe at War" and "War in Finland".: Admission 25c & • HURON TOWNSHIP TEACHER HONORED • On Tuesday afternoon, June. 25tH a goodly number of • the pupils and'. parents of :S:S. . No..11, Huron Town Alp...Obeyer gathered .at the' school to spend, ,a social hour•, -Witt the teacher, Mr. Clifford Wylde,,, who has coop$ ted his. ou rth Year -in, the section. •• Mr • • Wylde 'iii: •,.a 'splendid teacher and.: has, been "a real pial • of the` children. .Some ..time was '''spent viewing the fiow.er'and, vegetable gar- den whielt the'teaelier. and pupils have planted• after which Mr. Donald Mc-, .Charlesecalled the gathering. to order. Alt joined in community singing• after• which 'Margaret McCharles read the address and Alice Barkwell and Mary Roulston 'presented. the teacher with a emag.azirie rack, ' an , electric lamp and a box of stationery. , All• joined in singing "For ,He's •A Jolly Good Fellow". Mr. Wylde .made a very fit-! ting reply. The•.National Anthem was. sung and all enjoyed a .picnic lunch'., The • following, is the address: • Clover Valley, Jnne •25, 1940: Mr. Clifford : Wylde DearTeacher: • We learned with feelings', of.• sad= ,ness and disappointment that you de- cided•to leave us and we are met here. this':afternoon to spend a social hour!, with you before you go. . • You have. been a• • very kind. and patient teacher and have won the:love and confidence` of the pupils. You were always interested in tlie, proge ress they were making and your life as a:•whole 'has••been .a -splendid ex, ample for, there. ' During your four years...arming' •us • you have won many friends' who wr h, you the, very best of health and' pros-' perity wherever you •may go. -We ask you , to accept these small gifts. as a slight ®token of our "love; and respect. and may they always , remind' you' of the days spent among us. :' We trust that we• may often- meet •you and , may God bless •your • life wherever your work 'may be. Signed on behalf of the pupils; rate- payers.. and., friends of Clover' Valley School, • Margaret • McCharles, Alice Barkwell, Mary Reulston. • • 1VIr. 'Wylde will teach near Hamiltoi when the 'Fall: term commences: "VETS" ORGANIZE LOCAL .CIVIL GUARDS ;UNIT , Great War veterans of.' the com- inunity met in the. Town'Hall. on Fri day evening to organize and appoint a complete 'slate of• officers foe the local unit of the Bruce Battalion Mun- icipal Civil Guards.. • 1 ' Such°a unit is cofnprised primarily of veterans, "but also will inelude cit- izens not • liable : for military service, who wish to offer their services when -and :if required by this organization. Kenneth' Weaver of Whitechurchis officer -in command of the local unit and Hart`!d 'Alun is second it .com- mand. PRESENT DEPARTING TEACHER KI N LOSS .NATIVE OF PUBLIC 'SCHOOL STAFF' ' • Last Wednesday • evening members ENDS PASTORATE of the ,Lucknow High School and Pub= The high esteem in which he 'was lie School h staffs eld' a theatre pax't y,: held, by the people of . Saskatoon • and to Go_ erich•followed by a luncheon a-• , •ffeetien •of .his congregation was the 'Park , Ho.heti ' in honour of Mrs imply evidenced when' more than 200 H: G. -Sherriff wirho' has severed 'het'•"3hureh •of England ,people. gathered' association .with the !seal staff,: after r 'hairing ,taught grades th ee and 'fou, ,for tee numberof terms •During- the 'everting G Mrs..: Sherrill • was presented with a • lovely 'hand• Made purse and a ,substantial sur i of it ,St. John's Cathedral.'. Parish Hall FridaY, 'June 21 st, to honer the Very rY Rev.. W. L..Armitage, dean ',of the e cathedral, who retired' from'. active. -,ervice oh Sunday, ..but one day atter 70t1i ,birthday. • Money. 'Mr. J.- D. Ross public schoo.: " ' Rey: Armitage was born near- Y . principal, spoke 'appreciatively of tai lossetillege, his parents later living , pleasure in working with Mrs. ' Sher.. riff and of the splendid work > she had done in L.P.S.. The presentation was made by Miss F. E. MacLean. Mrs. Sherrill, ire addition, received: .numerous loyely gifts from her pupils, before the'term 'ended, ' FORMER RESIDENT PASSES The death of Ashiey'Andrew Blair',' a former resident of Lucknow;. oc- curred . at :Grand Valley on Friday June 28th. He was . •its his 66th year. The ° funeral. service was held at his late: residence in' Grand,Valley on Monday morning with a' prblic service held in the United Church, .Lucknow, on Monday afternoon. Interment was in Greenhill Cemetery. •CONSIDER APPLICATIONS At the 'regular. .meeting.; `of the School Board on T•uesday,evening, ap- ,plications were considered to fill staff Vacancies., A committee of the ;Board 'was ..appoin'ted to deal with approved appiications and appointments, will•, probably he. made within the next few days. ° WEDDING BELLS TAYLOR PEARLMAN A lovely late June wedding was solemnized in Bais. • Yahuda Syna- gogue, Toronto, on Sunday' evening, June 30th at 6:30 o'clock, when Jenny Lily, only ',daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. • Pearinian of Lucknow became the bride of Mr. Manuel Taylor; only son of Mr. Morris Taylor and the late Mrs. Taylor of, Sarnia. Rabbi Horo- witz officiated. . ' Given in marriage by her father, the bride was charmingly gowned in white net with belted waistline of white laee and full skirt forming e long train. She wore, a long flowing' veil and carried white roses -and lily - of -the -valley: , Miss Jeanette Taylor, of Sarnia, sister of the groom, was her maid of honor, .,l`ook'ing lovely in a gown of heaven blue chiffon. She carried •a; corsage of Butterfly roses and lily - of -the -valley. Mr. Morris Pearlmap;'of Lucknow, brother of the bride, was groomsman. The wedding" music was played by Mr. Harvey Silver and -Miss Eadel Lennings sang in a sweet voice "0 Promise Me". • Following the ceremony a recep- tion waa.. held at Belvin House, Tor - elite, for one hundred 'guests. Later Mr. • and Mrs. Taylor 'left on a wed- ding trip to Northern Ontario, the bride's travelling costume being ' a navy blue lace dress with white ac- ii'Ito7their ` rs. Y a or iv re, i' e a lege Ave., Sarnia, Ont. -ie.. Guests' attended the wedding from Chicago, New York, Sarnia acid "melt. now. . ° • RED CROSS 'BRANCH. JUNE SHIPMENT Six pair' pyjamas, 40 hospital bed gowns, 108 pillow slips, 2,52 surgical towels; 348 khaki handkerchiefs, 1,200 surgical 'dressings, 86 pair socks,' 12 pair knitted. bed sox, 12 helmets, 11 scarves, 9 sweaters, 5 pair knee caps;, 4 quilts, 10 blankets, 143 articles of refugee clothing, 7 layettes. Women of the Catholic Church, do- nated one layette. St. Helen's Women's Institute, 3. blankets, 2 pair socks, 4 dozen khaki handkerchiefs. Junior. Red tress 6 scarves, 5 pair knee caps, 13 pair bootees, 5 bonnets, 5 jackets. • Paramount 'Women's Institute, 25 khaki handkerchiefs, 2 pair socks, 1 dozen towels. ��► • ZionWomen's Missionar • Society - Y 5 'Pair socks. Kairshea Club, 6 dozen khaki hand- kerchiefs, 1 pair pyjamas, 5 dozen towels,.30, articles of refugee clothing, the congregation, and how; she had donated 2',quilts. found that the congregation' had not forgotten'to fully stock her pantry be= fore she assumed charge of it. Dean' Armitage was 70 years of age Saturday. He began- his ministerial career as a curate- at the Memorial Church, .London, Ont., more than 46 years ago; Afterwards, he we>lit to Peterborough as eurate , of St. John's Church, a noted beauty spot in that city. In Peterborough he fostered a ,mission which grewinto a congrega- tion,of which he became the first rec- tor. Later, at Picton, he was rector of St. Mary Magdalene's Church. Next he was rector of St. Mark's Church, Toronto, In '1918,ehe became rector of St. John's Church n' Len - don, Ontario. 'It was in 1926 that -he went to St. John's Church, Saskatoon. in Lucknow- Mrs. T. H. Treleaven of " town is his aunt and Mrs: N. E. Bush- ell. a first cousin. ' After an hour• of music and other social activities, Dean Armitage and Mr's. Armitage°, were called into the .entre. of the assembly, and W. E. Bray, the rector's ,warden,.presented purse • to the : dean, while :George' R. Mills, the people's warden, spoke of the deep affection which the people. of Saskatoon entertain for;Peen Ar:m= nage and .Mrs. Armitage., On :behalf the "women of the congregation, ' Mr's.' A. A. Murphey,' president :of the - Women's Guild,presented a bouquet of flowers to. Mrs. Armitage. At noon' Friday the 'vestry of St. John's. entertained Dean Armitage at a luncheon at the King George. Hotel. W: E. Gray, 'the. ' rector's warden, - spoke briefly, and Dean Armitage was made the recipient'of an honorarium and a book of paintings by • Gus ' King, decline bearing the names of all the • members of the, vestry. • Dean, Armi- tage .expressed his. appreciation for• the• gifts, and stated�he hoped that his impending departure would not mean that he would, not see his friends m Saskatoon soon again. At the gathering at the parish hall m the .evening, Mr. :Mills, the.•people's warden, in making the presentation to.the''dean, spoke of the high esteem in which he was held in this commun- ity, not only amongst •Members ,of ;the Church of England, but amongst all those with whom -he came in contact. Mr. Mills. referred also to Mrs. Armi- • tage's kindness; the many h'onrs she had spent in supervising girls' act- ivities,'lier unfailing cheerfulness, and .the.great assistance she had been, to. the 'parish during the difficult decade just past. In accepting the gifts, Dean Armi- tage stated that, sinee he had been talking to those who stood before him for fifteen years, he, hadn't a .great deal more to say. "I must say, however;". the dean added, "that I fully appreciate, and I think I may speak for Mrs. Armi- tage, too, the many kindnesses that I have enjoyed during the nearly 15 years that I have spent with you here. '"Mrs. Armitage also spoke, recall - ng her arrival in Saskatoon, nearly 5 years ago, how she had been greet- ed at the station by `a large part of Kintail Women's Institute,. 6 towels, 3 .articles refugee clothing, '13 pair socks. " •- Red .Cross Rooms are open for work every • Tuesday and . Friday afternoon, 2 to 511 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The need for =supplies is urgent. • JUNE "CARRIED- ON;' TO A WET ENDING • May , was a wet month, but June was wetter, and when the storm clouds rolled away on Sunday, the 'day's rainfall stepped the , month's total up to ' 5.46 'inches. This, plus May rainfall, amounted to • the ex- cessive total ' of 8.1.2 inches for the two months according' to official local records.. , • ' June' rained itself out with aflown- pours on Friday morning, afternoon and evening and a final deluge on Sunday, the last day of the month.. • Rain fell . some time during the twenty hours on each of sixteen days in June: There were only six days in the ninth with complete sunshine and for another six days the sun never shone, ' while the remaining days brought only , fleeting spells Or sun- shine. And on top of this if was wi- usually cool. The freakish Month . of June made its exit with damaging hail iti the. Clinton district, but which was not experienced locally. At Auburn hydro lines ware darn= aged. A largeenieple tree in front of the home of Edgar Leeson Was blown down and landed across the main toad. it3ad. f. iu , zon .sv s loxl� _atL .. , Qc. s e, on e proper-tre' b Yof lumber mill at Satatt ge Swanip: The -roof was carried 60 feet and was such a eveight'that four nen were unable to lift it. PRESENT WATCH TO YOUNG' AIRMAN A pleasant social everting, was spent at the Sixth.,, Concession Schoolhouse recently, when friends and neighbors of the community gathered to make a fitting presentation to Charlie Rob- inson, son of Mrs, Tyndal .Robinson, who is- in training with the Royal Canadian Air,.Foree, and is at press ent stationed at St: Thomas. Dr. Tames Aa' Little, who was Char- lie' first school teaeirer at the 6th, made a fittieg im rem tu Pr esenta` tion address, with Harvey Houston presenting the young• airman with a handsatne military wrist watch,' car- rying with , it the best wishes of friends in the corrithenity. z t'l',tiirt Coyle Russell left for Toronto the first .of the week where . hehas ac- e ted a position with the F. J. Hatt �P P � Company, e surgical supply firm.