HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-01-30, Page 8THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, lMti
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
OBITUARY-
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Former Lucknow Private Banker
Celebrates His 84th Birthday
Mr. George Mair Who Left Lucknow Late In The Last Century Has
Close To 70 Years Of, Banking Experience Behind Him And Now
Enjoys Life Of Leisure—Private Banking Establishment Formerly
0 Known As Mair & Siddall—Visits Here,Each Summer. ' , ■
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. ' Many of the older' residents will
remember Mr. .George Mair, promin-
. ent in Lucknow financial circles near
• the close, of the last century, and
prior to the establishment of a char-
tered Jsank in the village.
Mr. Mair’s private banking busi
ness operated undei’ the name, of
• George Mair & Co, and later the
firm became known as Mair & Sid*-
dall. Mr. Mair went to Windsor .in
1893. He isl’a, regular summer . visi
tor at the Sunset Hotel, Goderich .arid
at that time never, fajls to spend a
day or two in Lucknow.
’Upon attaining his 84th birthday
last week, the following article ap
peared in a Windsor paper and gives
some idea of the financial promin
ence Mr. Mair has attained to in
Western Ontario: ' .
George Mair, known throughout
Western. Ontario' as the “Dean of
Banking,” celebrated his 84th birth
day last week; blessed . with good
health and enjoying the privilege of
being able to look back, on a . suc
cessful career of close to 70 years
in financial Circles.
Helped Biuild Up Windsor
From his. comfortable home at 510
Victoria avenue, Windsor, as he en
joys the fruits of a lifetime of dili-
TIME YET TO SAVE} 50c ’
Due to the unfavorable wea- „
ther of .' the past week, many
have been unable to., get to town
and therefore we i are. allowing' '
a short extension of time to re
new subscriptions to The Sen
tinel at a saving of 50c. All
subscriptions expiring the end
of the year are now due and
payment a year in advance en-
titles the subscriber to this re
duction. -Act Now!
Wawanosh Council
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Outstanding Value in Meti'S ShirtsMRS. JAMES HYDE
“The death, of Mrs. James Hyde, a
resident or St. Helens for thirty
years, occurred at her home' late
Sunday afternoon. In poor health
>for a long time, Mrs. Hyde however
was much improved this f^ll, and
the illness which ended in her death
was only of a week’s duration.
Mrs.. Hyde, was formerly Etta
Ma.cKenzie, andwas in her 64th year
She was of a quiet disposition, a
devoted wife and mother and quite
highly esteemed, in the St. Jfelens’
community, - to where the family
moved from the Underwood district
about thirty years|| ago, -
The funeral service was held at
her late residence on Wednesday,
conducted by Rey. H. M; Wright of
St. 'Helena's United Church. Inter
ment was in Greenhill cemetery with
her three sons, also Earl Cranston,
Dave and* Frank Todd acting as pall
bearers. I
Besides the grieved husband, one
daughter, Mrs. Earl Cranston of St.
Helens and three sorts, Cecil, Percy
and Harold all of .Kincardine,, sur
vive; also one sister, Mrs. Henrick
,of ‘ Pbrt Elgin. Another son Russel
died as a child.
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Owing To the storm of last week, we are re
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West Wawanosh, Jan. 13, 1936.
The West Wawanosh Council met
on the above date, with Reeve. Stew
art and Councillors Aitchison, Gam-
mie, McQuillin and Smyth present.
The minutes of last meeting were
read . and accepted on; motion of
Councillors Aitchison and Smyth.
, . The following are the officers for
1936. Assessor—Ross Murray; Col
lector—Charles Alton;, Clerk—Durn
in Phillips; Treasurer—W. A. Boyle;;
Auditors—W. .I. Miller and T. B.
Taylor; Caretaker—J. Foran; Board
of Health—Drl Vokes and D. B.
Murray; Sanitary Inspectors — J.
Leddy and_Ti“SblkeTd; SfieepWalua-
gent application to his work, ■ Mr. tors—L. Grant, A. Anderson, J.
Mair Todks^today on” the 'streets oF a' - Sproul—and- —U.-- Thompson-;— Pound--
city of a population of more than keepers—A. Brown, R. Taylor, H.
100,000 with satisfaction—the sat- Reid, W. Nicholson, J..Walsh, J.
isfaction that can . be only derived . Kinahin, ’ Mid Humphrey, W. A. Mil-
froiri anything-by one who has con- 1---—w a
tributed to its success.
Windsor did not make Georgd Mair
Although he was but 41 years of
age when he settled here, his name
viras mentioned in the “Whose Who
in Canada” of the day,, several years
previous.
Mr.' Mair, however, djd play an
important part in the building of the
striving municipality of a few thous .
and souls, the Windsor he found in
the 90’s, to its present magnitude.
Started As Office Boy , > ,
Although perhaps it is too often
applied to men who have made good
on their own, one cannot-help* but
compare* Mr. Mair with the heroes
of the late Horatio Alger’s school
boy novels.
In direct concurrence with an Al-
”^er^ew,--Mr-.-^^office-- _ ...
-sboy^;in"-a’!r'ba'iik~a’h-d^6?'ide d^S~-ma®ager- -h e-^made?Fby ^^jar-eK—1s t;”j-3Che^2.Roadi
BORN
Thompson—Tn Lucknow; on Sun
day, January 26th, tb Mr. and Mrs.
Tack Thompson, g daughter.
STANLEY—Ip, -Chesley, on Mon
day, January '27tn,'' to. Mr, and Mrs.
Fred Stanley, a/) daughter. Mr. and
-“Variety ‘ Store” t in^_Lu.cknow..
HEWITT—In Kincardine General
Hospital—on—MondayJanuary -20;
to Mr. and Mrss. A|bert Hewitt (nee
i R. R. 4, Kincar-
Mrs. .Stanley, /fArtaerly conducted a
ler, D. Alton; Fenceviewers—"W. A.
Orser, J. Johnson^ H. King, J.
Durnin, Wm.' Armstrong, P. Wgtson
and G. A. Greer.
By-Law no. 2, authorizing the
Reeve and Treasurer to borrow funds
for currept expenditure, was passed
on motion of Councillors Gammie and
Smyth. Dr. Vokes gave a brief ad
dress on the prevention of . com
municable diseases and it was the
unanimous opinion. of the Council
that School Boards should take ad
vantage of the generous offer of the
M. O. H. to toxoid and vaccinate’
children of School a^e. Bylaw No. .3,
providing for road Expenditures for
1936, was passed, on motion of Coun-
'cillors McQuillin and Aitchison. The
Clerk was instructed to notify the
ratepayers on the. Girvih and J. B.
"Young-^^ains-4^^ -payment must
Mabel Stringer)
dine, a son.
of a financial institution. Unlike^ the
majority of the. book characters, he
;. did not./have the approval of the
president’s charming daughter to
help him up the ladder d|f success
and share it with him later. ■
Born in Mrtrayshire, Scotland, Mr.
Mair received a moderate education
at the towp parish ^nd. grammar
; schools.
Unlike the'majority of men, he had
. no difficulty in selecting what was to
be his life-time career, for shortly
after7 he celebrated his 1,6th birthday
' he obtained a position in „ the Cale
donian Bank, Fc|rres, "Morayshire.
Advancement . came naturally to
young Mair for after serving but a
year and a half as junior clerk he.
was made a teller, although but 18
yepfs of age. • !
Tempted by the stories of available
opportunities for smart young men
in the “new land,’*’ Mr. Mair came
to Canada in 1871. After serving
with* the Toronto Branch of the Can
adian Bank of Commerce for' two
years, he resigned to take charge r»f
. the- opening of the London branch- of
the Federal Bank of Canada.
In successive years, Mr. Mail* 'op-
•' . ened branches' of the ’’Federal insti
tute in Aurora an^i Kingston,., In
188$ he was made. manager of the
Guelph Branch and- in 1885 return
ed to London. ' ' ' . . •
•' Evidence of the position Mr. Mair
had attained in Canadian financial
circles in the 14 yeaus he
in the country, in 1886 his
^feared in the Cyclopedia
dian Biography, showing
..tatiyp Canadians.
, After declining the general- man-
. ■ ngership of the Federal, (lank and
the managership of the London
branch of the. Imperial Bank of Can
ada, Mr. Mair opened two private
banks in Lucknow and' Tejeswater. *
Mr. Mair came to Windsor in 1893
to open a local branch for the Tra
der’s Bank of 'Canada. Tn 1912 the
, Trader’s Bank was absorbed by the
( ’ R^ya] Bank of Canada and he re
mained as manager of the Windsn’
branch until his, retirement in 1921.
. During his-vferm of office iji Wind
sor/ Mb. Mair' had the ormortunitv
o’f accepting the ^ioe-presidenov and
general managership of two differ
ent
had been'
name np’.-
of Carta-,
r'epresen-
Canadian banks.
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Superintendent was instructed' to
advertise for tenders for hauling
and crushing gravel. The foillowing
accounts were ordered paid.
Wawanosh Insurance Co., 90c; J.
H. Crawford, fees $9.20; The Muni
cipal World, supplies $9,11; Miller
. Co., relief-t $8.91; Everett Finni
gan 3V2 cords wood, $10.25; Huron
Expositor, supplies, $4.80; L. Mc
Kenzie, street lights $20.40; W. A.
Boyle, relief $10.00.
The council adjourned to meet
February 10th, at 1.30 p.m.
Durnin Phillips, Clerk.
Gold Weather Still Prevails After
Week Of Storm, That Plugged Roads
, After a week o£ ' intermittent'
storms, and zero and . sub-zero wea
ther, &two main roa^s ’into town Are
again open for motor traffic, /and
other roads, not kept open, are pack-
ind down to permit “speedier” travel
by cutter or sleigh.
The storm, by far the worst /of the
season, .1 ' /
rdther pleasant winter: jweat/her we
have had. Starting on __.
last week,/heavy snAwFalls "and"high"
sharp winds combined create old-
time .blizzards that- r^rK/their height .
down somewhat during- -the day.
By Thursday roads were full, and
traffic of all kinds* plrcit' .
standstill. Dick Carter driver
' ■ " ■ ■ J *made up foy the calm and
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Mr. Mair was for many years an
active member of the Windsor Board
of Trade, now the Border Chamber
of Commerce and was president for
two years. He was made an honor-,
ary life member of the chainber in
1927. '
Founded Golf Club
One of the ''leading sportsmen of
th§ district half a century ago, Mr.
Mair founded the Oak Ridge ‘Golf
Club about 1900 and was president
for yeats. The club> later became the
Essex Golf and Country Club.
Mr. Mair was the owner of one of
the first automobiles brought into
Windsor, and motoring in the driv-.
">r’s seat is still one of his chief en
joyments. ’
Mr. Mair was first married in 1876
apd 10 years after the death of his
'irst wife married Miss Jennie Kerr
Nesbitt, of Windsor, in 1925. Of four
"hildren born of the first union, a
mn and a daughter are still living,
George, and Mrs; Mona Emery, 0?
W.indSor. ‘ .
Despite his age, Mr. Mair is 'still
a familiar figure on Windsor streets
and his counsel on financial, matters
> often sought.
“I enjoyed all life’s lighter as-
nccts. but was temperate in every-
*-hinr.” is . Mr. Mair’s explanation
pnr his prime condition.
To look at IVfr. Mair is to reflect
’■hot life has been rrood to him. but
‘-Fp nop must remember,the old adage
“von pmt out of life what you put
■‘nto ’it.” , • •
traffic of all kinds* pjr^btieE|lly at a
on
Herb McQuililin’s . mail! 'route, was
the only courier to msuceJpie' circuit
Thursday. Rural mail service ujitil
the first of* the week was badly dis
rupted, as roads were practically
impassible - for any great distanced ,
The first of the week brought
calmer weather, with light, snow
falls. Highway 'snowplows were
worked day and night in an effort
to open, roads and to keep them
open. Between midnight and 6 a.m.
Tuesday, the , roads from; Wingham
to r * ’ "'
Lucknow, was
allowing necessary motor traffic to
commence moving .
The district generally; is buried
deep in snow. High. banks iine both
sides of main street and country
rbads are building up high. One
farmer reported difficulty in getting
to and froth the barn and house, as
a 7-foot drift had piled up across
his barnyard and in spite of digging
out, filled in regularly . each night
luring the blow.
Dungannon Without Mail
From Dungannph comes the re
port that this little village was
without mail service, being depen
dent on- a courier service from Gode
rich. This condition is "unprecehden-11
ted in the history of the Dungannon
hostoffice, in operation over 90 years.
Failure of the Eedy’s bdkery to
make their trips’* in the rural com
munity round about Dungannon,
found many homes without breatl.
Pancakes and maple syrup are said
to; have ijnade- a~ satisfactory -substi
tute.
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Lucknow and from Kinloss to
:know, was finally broken thru
TrtE NICKEL’S SOLILOQUY
’ “Waiter, this steak is very , small.”
“Yes. sure, but yob will be sur-
b<iw long it .will take yon tn
eat it.”
LOCAL and GE HER AL
Reserve Friday, February 7th for
a Rebekah social in the lodge room.
Miss Willena Chesnut is ill at her
home with pneumonia which devel
oped the first of the week.
The Misses Mary Belle
aid, Hazel Culbert and Lilian |Horpe
were, week-end visitors in Detroit.’
Mrs., M. E. Dudley, who. isf^pend
irig the winter in Toronto, dbes not
plan to'return to .her home hete pn.til
March. -
Miss Audrey Henderson,/ un
went an operation rdn Wedimsda
her home here, for the removal
her tonsils,.
Misses Elizabeth and Jean Lyo
are leaving the end of th^ week f^i
Toronto, where/they will spend ja
iponth or so, ,
Miss Mary Struthers, Ithough conV
dderably improved in health after a
two-months’ illness, is still confined
to her room. ,
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup
per will be observed in the Presby
terian church at the morning service
this, Sunday, February 2nd.
Mrs. Charles Steward, who has
been confined to bed. for a few weeks
was, early in the week, able to be
up a few minutes- for the first time
dnee taking ill. :
« jMiss Grace Macpherson; -who has
been qhite ill at the home of Mrs:
Chesnut, has recovered and is now
employed at. the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. McKenzie.
Stormy weather and fi,eavy roads
interfer^^witlT^H7T;“TarteTson,’s sale
of horses on Monday. Only six of the
eighteen—head—were- d isposed^ofand
unless. th<ese lare sold privately,
another sale is likely to he held at
a latfer date.
Douglas Clarke js convalescing
at his home following an attack of
German measles. Jim Henderson ar
rived home here Monday evening
with a similar ailment. . Doug and
Tim are roommates, who are attend
ing Stratford Normal School.
Mr. Ken. Lee, who has been on the
local staff of the, Walker Store for
the past"^|ix years, has gone to Tor
onto, Ken’s many; friends here wish.
him well. Bob. Murray has bfeen en
gaged by the Walker Store.—
Wingham Advanee-Tim.es.
T,eft For Exeter
Mr, A. E. Buswell, who has dis
continued his Men’s and Boys’ Wear,
shop, left for Exeter on Wednesday;
where he will assume new duties in
the milling businesss in that town.
- oper-ated-by-the-Jnte ^Thomas-Haiwey,-
—Mrs.^Buswell,—
death in December. The Buswell
family will continue to. make their
home1 here for the present at least.
Womans’ Guild Held Quilting
The Womans’ Guild of .St. Peter’s
1 Church held a quilting at the home
of Mrs. T. W. Smith, last Monday
.when the members made a mission
ary quilt to be sent to the Carcross
Indian school. The top had r -been
made and given by Mrs. Higgins,
while the other material needed was.
donated by. Miss McCluskey and
Mrs; T. W. Smith. The hostess serv
ed a dainty supper to the ladies.
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7
peating T^HE SPECIALS FOR LAST FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY THIS WEEK 4-
T
Hard Maple Bolts
Round, 50” and 62" long, 10" diam. and up to 15",
Must be white maple, clear of knots, tap-stains and other
defects. °
NO FROZEN OR DEAD TIMBER ACCEPTED
Cut from the stem of small trees, must be cut square on both
ends. , ,
PRICE FOR 50" LONG, $11j.00 PER CORD FACE-MEAS.^_-_
PRICE FOR 62" LONG, SILOO PER CORD Jr ACE-MEAS.
—-Deli vered—our---mi 11;—Form osarOntv- notdater-than—M ar.ch 2,1936_. l.
Delivery will be taken only on orders given by us.
NO ORDERS GIVEN OVER PHONE.
WE ALSO REQUIRE A QUANTITY OF HARD MAPLE LOGS
IN LENGTHS OF 10, 12 AND 14 FT.
VAL WEILER, Formosa, Ont
METSNER’S LAWYER HEARS
NO WORD OF NEW TRIAL
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MEMORIAL SERVICE AT
ST. PETER’S CHURCH, SUNDAY
'cl
am a nickel,
am riot on speaking terms with
the candy-mlan,
I am too small to get in the movies,
I am not^ large enough to buy a
necktie, ,
I am of small consideration in the-
purchase . df‘ gasoline, . -
I am/not fit to be a tip—but, believe
me, ' ■ . »>
When I go to church, I am
body. 1
I
I
some-
It was rumored at Queen’s Park
the end of. the week, that David
Meisner, serving a 15-year sentence
for the Labatt kidnapping' is to . be
granted a new trial by the federal
department of justice and that the
case might be heard during , the
London’ assizes, which opened this
week— ■ - —- .
Howard Cluff, David> Meisner’s1
' -LondonMa-wyer, said ’Sittul-ddy “"he-7
hiid'“reTer^
ing,rumors Meisner might be brought
before a judge' at the London as-,
sizes and* given a new trial on a
charge of kidnapping John S. Labatt..
Meisner is serving a 15-year term
as one oft the Labatt kidnappers, al
though. Mibhael McCardle, confessed
kidnapper,, says he is innocent.
A NEW MEMBER OF THET
INSTITUTE .’
f’ve joined the Women’s Institute, I
want to tell the news.
Fve paid a silver quarter in—-that
Y dontsitutes my “dues”. .
For “Home and Country,” I shall
work' with resolution strong, '
\n I active member I shall, be—and
I not merely “just .belong”.
Whatever training I .have had,1 ex
perience, and such,
[ shall contribute to the. cause, folks-
may not think it much, *
But someone may be needing . aid.
| which I can pass along,
Hl be an active, member, not content'' L to “just belong”. 1
A regular1 attendant I shall always
strive , to 1 be
And try to always. be on time—my
promptness all shall' see;
I’ll Memorize, the creed, and code, I’ll
I’ll
- ■ more than' “just belong’
FORMER LUCKNOWITE TO
ADDRESS MANITOBA RE-UNION
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The Bruce County Association of
Manitoba will, hold its Annual. Re:
union. Dinner and Dance at the Fort
Garry Hotel on Tuesday, February
11th at 6.30. p.m.
• Mr. Fred V. Seibert, -formerly of
Southampton, president, will be
chairman. Dr. Johrjj MacKay, form
erly of Lucknow., -Will be the guest
speaker. A big feature Will be the
Bruce 'County Male. Voice Choir.
Former residents. of Bruce, Huron
Grey and Wellington, with friends,
are welcome to attend.
PRESBYTERIANS WEATHER
DEPRESSION BEST OF ALL
MODERATOR’S STATEMENT
promptness all shalL see;
join in every song,
be an active member, and do
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When .volunteers are needed for some
' new committee work,
Some cooking or some canvassing, 1
.. promise not to shirk,’
With he&d and heart and strong right
hand, I’ll help good work along.
I’ll be an active member and
others t# belong.- I' ■Ret.
“This will be a , good year for
those who have^made up their minds-
to make it so. It will probably be a
poor year for those who will sit and
wait for somebody else to make-, it
good for them.”—Henry Eord.
No church' or institution in Canada
“has ‘weathered the depression as
well .as the Presbyterian church,”
Rev. T. D. L.jMcKerroi of Toronto'
told a meeting ,of the Montreal. Pro's
bytery Tuesday of last wfeek.
“Do. you ' know . of any other
?hur£hasked the .moderator, “which
has not .withdrawn a single ' mis
sionary during these depression
years?”
Dr. McKerroll said; the per-' capita
debt—’fo-h- the’ central, organ!zatiefn
of the church—amounted to only 89
"efits for each Presbyterian in. the
Dominion. |
• One of the greatest needs 'of the
fhurch at* present is that of " 7 ..
bus” ministers. “With 5? ............
we could do wonders,” he said “I know
of many''churches without ministers
tn-New Westminister alone thero are
'hree.’’-Durham Chronicle.
JOINT CLUB MEETING
. The monthly meeting df the Luck
now Joint U.F.O, Hub will *be heM
in the Orange. Hall, on Wednesday
February 5th, at 2
of “.vigor-
.....i 50 more, men
In accordance with a time .honored ;
.•ustom and instructions' from .the <
Bishop,. Rt. Rev. C. A. Seager, D.D.,
•i special form of service will be used
•n St. Peter’s Church, Lucknow, on ■
Sunday next, February2, at 1.1 a.ni.,
ivhen with the Mother Church, the
State Church, .of'England, a memo?*
ial service will be held in honor of
His Late Majesty King George V. '
A t" this •wt-vlee" theFchoir" will ?rng/7.
"“Hush, Blessed Art the Dead” and
“Sleep . Thy . T ast Sleep.” Cameron
Geddes will* be guest soloist and will
render the “Recessional”. The church- .
drapings of black and royal.-purple,
will be used again next week. The
nublic are cordially invited to be
•^resent. ‘ •
His Late Majesty King-
MORTGAGE SALE
. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the :
Cowers of Sale contained in a cer-
‘ain mortgage which will be produc
'd at the time of s,ale; there will.be
>ffered for sale by J. E. KUHL,
Auctioneer; at Public. Auetiort, on
Wednesday, . the-, Twelfth day of
February, 1936; at the hour of two
’’clock in the afternoon at the farm
H’f Alex McKinnon, Lucknow, Ontar-
o, the following property: -
ALL AND . SINGULAR those
ertain parcels tracts of land and
^remises, situate, lying and being
■n the Township of Kinloss, in the
'ounty of Bruce, and Province of
Ontario,, and being coriiposed of
FIRSTLY^—Lot number Six, in the
Fourth Concession, . of the said
Township of Kinloss, containing One
Hundred Acres more or less. SEC
ONDLY—The east half of Lot num-
>r.. Seventeen, , in the Fifth' Contes-
'ion, of the said Township oil Kin^
^containing Fifty acres more or
’ess, THIRDLY-—Lot number eigh--
teen, in the Fifth Concession, of the
said Township of kinloss, contain-'
’ng One ^Hundred Acres more or less,
and FOURTHLY—Lot number Nine
teen, in the Fifth Concession, of the,
ssid Township of Kinloss, contain-
in.g One Hundred Acres more! or less.
....On the . said farm there is said'to
to erected a dwelling hodtNMi with
suitable' farm buildings. "
The. lands will be sold subject Ao
a reserve bid. -■
■TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent
pwhehase money'to be paid,
at the time of sale, and the -balance
within thirty days.
For further particulars arid con
ditions of sale ’apply to
h. g. m. McDougall, .
East Block, Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, Ontario. '
Fol-iritor to .the Mortgagee., ,
DATED at Toronto, this 18th dt/y of
January 193$. . ■
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