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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-01-07, Page 2©2/ WEDNESDAY, JAN,: 7th, 1953 • ' THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL/ LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 195’2 Highlishts from Sentinel Files West Wawanosh; Canon Charles W. Saunders iof Noya Scotia and at ope time in Lucknow, February 28th Lome Ritchie’s bam in Ash­ field was destroyed by fire. Local water rates were increas­ ed to. a flat rate of $12.00 and $18.00 a year, the first increase since the System was installed in 1931. /: . ;. : , ■ ■ A questionnaire -was submitted to obtain the feeling of local riJm- rods as: tb the organizing of* a larger game club to take in Luck­ now, Wingham and Teeswater. March 6th Mr. and Mrs.., Wilson Irwin were 57 'years married. Clarence Greer was installed as Legion president. • ; Edward Percy, age 11, wascriL ically injured When run over by a tractbr. ■ - • ■ Ruth Nicholson, 20-year-old daughter-of Mr. and Mrs. “Sandy” Nicholson, was. awarded a $3000 Beaverbrook scholarship entit­ ling her to a year’s study at the London School of Economics. Lucknow, Bantams ' won the W.O.A.A. “D” championship. Deaths: Miss Margaret Mur­ ray, Mrs. Wm. J... Davison. March 13th . Roy Havens suffered a badly fractured right leg iri :a hockey game between Mildmay and Lucknow. . ■■■ A. W. Hamilton was named station master at Hanover after 34 years in Lucknow. He suc­ ceeded “Ollie” Martin Th 1918. Mrs. Edwin , D. Smith and her 8-year-old daughter SharonLee; Wereseriously^injured-ih-Dettoit whOn a car driven by two yoiiths being pursued by police, crashed head-on into the Smith car.... -Rev. C < IL Dickinson, D.D., wrote the book “Seven Days arid Seven Words”, The Agricultural Society was advertising for a secretary to succeed Alex McNay, Who wish­ ed; to be relieved of the,duties. Deaths: Mrs. Peter Carter, John Hamilton. ' March 20th __; John Dahmer lost several l^ad of stock When his barn was de­ stroyed by fire. ■ ; . Mr. "and Mrs. Philip Stewart opened a decorating shore’ and gift, shop. Dorothy Gibson and Kenneth- Nicholson were ill with meriing- itis. Marguerite Cosens; 26-year-old daughterofRev.G;“W.™DeWitt Cosens, formerly of Ashfield Cir­ cuit, was accepted as a candidate for the ministry. Lucknow Bantams won The On­ tario Minor “D” Hockey cham­ pionship by defeating Brookiin by scores of 8-5 and 11-4. . Deaths: Mrs. Neil Mclnnes. ■" ^i^March 27th ; . A sleet storm brought down Some forty poles on the ^Goderich Rural Telephone line between Lucknow and Dungannon. Stan Gardner, a native of Zion, was appointed magistrate for Cochrane district, ' Mrs. George Taylor returned .Home ™ftoirL JKictpria_ Hospital, London, after undergoing her 3rd amputation Operation. , ' ' Deaths: Mrs. John T- Carter,. Ben Pearlman, Wm. Pepper. r- | January 3rd • ■/ higher V * I- ■ e- V Reeve . J. C. McNab predicted Everett Swan underwent an operation for the removal of his left eye after it had Ibeen pierced by a jackknife blade. v ; Ghr. Alvin Kerslake was inval­ ided home from Korea with baemorrhagicfever.^ —— The pepartment of Education approved sketch plans of the new Luckhaw District High JBcHbpl. - January 10th Stewart Mulliri bought Hector purdon.s bakery, An out-of-season deer hunting episode ip Saratoga swamp w^s aired* in court in Goderich. Brenda Marie, daughter of Mr< and Mrs; Ritchie, was thq first New Year’s baby at Wing* bam and at Goderich John Brian Hussey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hussey, Was the first arrival. Deaths: , pavid Alton, ’ Mrs. Thomas Irwin, Ernest Wilkins, Dr.. Howard Armstrong. :■ ...... . . to . January 17th ;; Robert Lyons was appointed vice president of the Kimberley- Clark Corporation of United States. BOb Mbore vacated the prem­ ises where he had. for years con/ ducted a second-hand furriitute * business;' ' Deaths: Mrs. Gordon C. Cham- ney, a bride of less than two -..^^Weeks^Jcdm^-^^^ ' January .34th . The* Village Council voted the ’•'-T-" Board members $5,00 a meeting. • with a maximum of $60.00 per I. r '■ < 4. /■ A new;$450,000 public school in Waterloo w>as named in honor of C. J. MacGregor, an Ashfield boy,who-hadtaughtfor33years in* that city. \ ? Mrs. Janet MacDonald observ­ ed her90th/birthday. Deaths: :Donald L. MacKinnon. January 31st Donations to the Christmas seal fund totalled $1052. Jim. Barger received his wings at Centralia. George Kennedy Was elected president of the Ontario Hereford Association. George 7 Moffat, age 29, dited from injuries received in a bush accident when he was crushed • under a tree. ;... February 7th ' E. H. Agnew wris appointed .clerk. succeeding his father, Nfr. Joseph Agnew,'Who,retired after holding the office for 45 years; Lloyd Ashton bought the Tern-, pieton business from Miss Emma \. McCluskey. Deaths: Mrs. Conrad Decker. February 14th A memorial service Was held in Lucknow on Friday, February 15th to coincide With funeral -ser­ vices that day for King. George ■ VI.-'. Lavergne MacMillan, a.. gradu? . ate in. biology /from Michigan/ / University, took a position in Toronto with thO Standard Chtem- ical Co. Miss Emma McCluskey retired after thirty-three”~years “inr~ the drygoods business, starting in the employ of McIntosh & damefori. ./ Arhew^H^mdridelectn^ / Was dedicated at Ashfield Pres- byterian^church,replacing-a faithful old bellows organ that served for over 40 years, and was - installed during the pastorate of Revi J.:. S. i.Hardy.’ . j- . s' ... ’: and Mrs. R M. West .of Saskatchewan, formerly Tena Lawrerice, celebrated their1 golden wedding. / ' ; Deaths: Jean Finlayson, form- . terly of Lochalsh.' 7 X.• February 21st % ' / Bill McKimiori^^ wris giyen .n^erii- bershjp in the Arts and Science Honor Society of Western Uni- versity. West Wawanosh Federation of . Agriculture decided to make a canvass aimed at. establishing a ' township-wide warble fly spray program. \ . Some $1300' was raised locally I Ih a Legion-sporisored blitz in aid community, has retireOs Of a new rehabilitation centre for of StrihleFfri^mWKSmei the blind at London, ’ --i! 'ci Deaths:. Mrs. w»: J, Thompson, and for the past live years as ¥ * • * ■ ’ T ’ Y. . '. ■ ' ' & *** ' . . »■ ’ ’ . 4 ' r ‘ • ’ . •' • ■ • ■■ > w . • i * ‘ t, , ie FOURTH. CONCESSION BERVIE ^Holiday visitors.with Mr^and Mrs.Claude Dore were Mr* and Mis. George .Bere of Miliarton, Mrs. Douglas Holmes, and' Cindy, Kincardine, Miss Florence Stew­ art, Toronto. .7 _ Congratulations1 to Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Rhody on the gift of a babyspn im Kincardine Hospital on Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thom- son,-MrrandMrs.Allin.Colling, •Mr. George THOmpson attended a farewell party in pUrham on Saturday evening foi? Pte. David TrAfford wholeaves for overseas shortly. " ' ’/"'■/ Mr. and Mrs. Harvie Thompson and family spent Tuesday even­ ing with Mr. Robert Stewart and Miss Evelyn Stewart of Millar- ton. ■ ' '■ • i/ „•;/<■' Rev. and Mrs; F- ,G.' Purchase spent Christmas with Mr. & Mrs. Goldwin Harris of Clarks and New Years with Mr. and. Mrs. Eugene Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dore sent Tuesday evening with Mr. & Mrs". Burton* Collins. \ Mr. and Mrs. Uoyd Blackwell Visited with Mr. arid Mrs. Har­ vie Thompson on Monday. Master David Rhody is visiting with his grandparents, Mr* and Mrs. Claude Dore. . > New Year’s Day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harvie Thompson were Mr. Gerold Rhody & David;. Messrs., Cecil, Claude, Stewart & Don Dore; Mr. and Mrs.: Frank Dore, Nancy and Ronald; Mr. & Mrs. Claude•Dore.---'-4^’^---—r.-’'-----.-'- Mir. George Thompson spent New, Years, with Lucknow friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnold, and Joyce spent Thursday with Mr. andMrs.DonaldMcCosh.— Mr. Gordon Arnold attended the O.A.C. in Guelph last Week for5 the soil conservation cburse. _ at Purple Grove was held on Wed­ nesday afternoon with a good at­ tendance. Mr. Harvie Thompson is the new trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Collins spent New Years with Mr. CaL vin. Robertson. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ern­ est McGomlb on Friday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dore. New Year’s visitors with Mr. arid Mrs Charles Hedley were Mr. and Mrs. R. B.: Scott, Armow; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott, Dor­ een and Muriel. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scott and family spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Avis of Tiver­ ton. , " ' t ; Mr.andMrs. HaroldBanner-- man and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Scott. Mr. rind Mrs. Stanley Thomp­ son visited with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thompson on Sunday* New Year’s visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Thacker were Mr. and Mrs. .Walter Nicholson, Helen and Norman; Mr. & Mrs. Howard Thompson and.Bert; Mr. and Mrs. Allin Colling and fam­ ily of Ripley; Mr. and. Mrs. Clay­ ton Nicholson and family; Mr. and Mrs. Mac Nicholson ’• and family of Miliarton; Mr. & Mrs. Bert Nicholson. and family? of Kinlouigh. New Year’s visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burt were Mff arid Mrs. Allison Collins and family .of . Kincardine. .—..,r Mr; and Mrs. Joe, Maxwell and Donna spent Sunday with, Mr. & Bps. Hbriald Thacker.' Mr. and Mrs. Glen Emerson &, family spent New Years with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Emerson. / Mr. and Mrs. James. Husk and- Lorrairie spent- Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.1 Charles Hedley. ’ * * - Mr; -and >iMrs» Jack Blackwell arid sons of Hensall spent New Years with Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Blackwell. /"Mr. and Mrs. Fred^ Blackwell _spent_Suriday with Mr, and Mrs; Walter Blackwell of Walkertori? f; Sixty Years Ago ■. A Rebekah Lodge was organiz­ ed in Lucknow, the first of its kind in this part of the province. Officers were: Noble. Grand, W H. Smith; vice-grand, Mrs. Jas. Bryan;/roc^sec.; Lalla Berry; fin. ■^c^Mrs^Kr^-J—McLeodi-itreas.^ Mrs. Alex Ross. Others Were Liz­ zie Lawson, Mrs./J. Peart, Mrs.- T Reid, Mirs. Wm. Taylor, Emma Peart, Aggie Lindsay, ;Mrs. G,W/ Berry, Julia Peart, Mrs, R* Proct­ er, Mrs. I. Morrison, Mr. D. C,: Taylor, Mrs, W* Smith. Mrs. E. Bower died at her home in Lucknow .in, her 51st year, after a lengthy illness. She was survived by her husband and five .children. ’ Robert Murray of St. Helens, secretary; of the West. Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Co., was advertising the annual meeting, e? The latest craze airiong the fair sex; Was the “hair album”, in which they affixed locks of gen­ tlemen’s Hair with a notation as to name, color, age, etc. Angus Stewart Was presented with a family Bible arid address by theB' Rock of Friendship Lodge, No. 59, U.T.A. The ad­ dress Was sighed by Henry Math­ ers and Sarah Inglis. R. Purvis was reeve of Kinloss and; D. Campbell reeve of Luck-, how. . ' r/7/J.-''. / 7 ^George Kerr was master and J. W. Armstrong the recorder of the Ancient Order of the United Wprlanen; . /• Malcolm/ CampbelT was advert tisirig Lake Superior trout. while J. H. McHardy was concentrating on “nice fresh finnan haddies”-. ., Thirty-Five Years Ago Gunner Herb Graham was awarded the military medal. Fol­ lowing closely upon this Word was the announcement that he was in No. 7 Canadian Hospital with wounds in the right should­ er and face, The Tribunal dealing with ap­ plications for exemption from military service was holding daily sessions here •:in mid-Novemben D. C. McMorran sold his groc­ ery business to Neil D. MacKen- zie. 7; New 24-inch rollers Were beng installed at Treleaven’s Flour Mill to increase’ the Capacity to 100 barrels a day.- ■ v ; Sgt. Duncan Kennedy was home from overseas having suf­ fered back and hip wounds. . Cplj Alex Henry, son of Mr,, and Mrs.' Frank Henry of Lang­ side, was killed in Action’ in France.. ' ■ A former Lucknowite7, Roy Mutton of the Princess Pats, was killed. in/Frarice. George Tiffin/, 44, of Langside, died of- injuries received when a mass of frozen earth caved in on him in a gravel pit. With' conscription the chief is­ sue, a Union Government was elected in Canada. In SOUth ? %ruce; Liberal candidate Truax was elected, polling his biggest majority of 562 in Carrick t^h- ship Wl^e the” Geffiari^ was; strmig. '\ \ '■ \. > The Sentinel editor was. in a Controversy With jsome Ashfield farmers, following a meeting at Kintail in connection with the, military exemption < Tribunal’s rulings at Dungannon. The Sen­ tinel editor disagreed with a clause in the Kintail meeting’s resolution, which said that hun­ dreds Of acres of crop had been allowed to “rot on the ground in that neighborhood because of the, lack of men; t \ Jesse /Button severed conriec- tions with the Lucknow Table Co., and moved to Wingharri. He/ sold his home to F* Armstrong. Lieut. Huntley .Gordon arrived home from overseas and was con­ valescing at his. home. ' . Mr. and Mrs. Dave Huston re­ ceived word that their son-in- la!W^J7; Brabson. ^had died wounds overseas. ’ ? . ' John McKenzie, a pioneer tjie Paramount district, died New Year’s visitors with Mr. and Mrs. .Lloyd MacDougall and family* were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Needham and daughters of Cor­ unna, arid Mr. end Mrs.. Harvey MacDougall of Willowdale. Miss Shirley McClure spent Christmas vacation With relatives in Paisley. Mrs. KMills is visitirig with her sistef/^Mfsr"Gcd7“EocWrTf~arid" Mr. Lockhart.' NEVER MISSED MEETING IN FIFTEEN YEARS . Elmer Webster, son.. of Mrs. RoberB^Webster and the late* Mr. Webster, former residents of this ‘ ‘ i reeve .. *. Jimer setv/ ed for ten years as councillor T........................ I’ ■ '■......'mill ' “I ask $10~ for .this room arid people j ump at it”. ■ “I’m not surprisedMt gave me a bit of a start”. ( ......• 1 ...."" 11 'J1' reeve. In that time he has had 13 J ^Umations and . can boast . Jn His 15 years municipal service he never missed a council meotihg* ; H -Mf ’ v ’ * ' « ■ V ; t ....... * ■ t ’’ > ’StM*** . . . ; , v: ' .* '• ’ •••• •' * I of of in J ' , lgQ0iCI N<3 - throvoH the sentinel files A . • ’ ‘ uiii ».n—» ii — .11 fai. n'—, H. ■■ji '—i!! ■» "*.■ . . • \ , his 89tH year.. ! Kiriloss Township Council* Yqfe' M its annual grant of ti>; the ^ed';Cross<; . Twenty Years Ago The deaths occurred Of George | T. Aitehi^on, jQhn C. Murdoch Jfc* Aririie/Mtffcidso>n. ? ■■ ; —~ Kinloss Township Council, el­ ected by acclamation, was com­ prised of Reeve David Carruth* ers and Councillors Richard E|* liott, Malcolm Ross, Rod , Mac* Dougall and Alex McKenzie. Lucknow Council consisted of Reeve Robert Rae and Council* lors S. E. Robertson, Robt. .Mul­ lin, W. B. Anderson and William ' Murdie, The latter succeeded Alex Hamilton who failed to qualify. . '/' ‘7 / Mr. and Mrs. Wm; Sherwood of Belfast celebrated their ■ golden wedding.' ' ■/- . Fire destroyed Jack Hender* son’s barn at Paramount/ ;, 7 Announcement was made of Mr. J. R. McNab’s appointment to the head office in London. William Alexander Graham, brother of' Anglus Graham, Con< 4, Kinloss, was killed in a mine accident at Nevada City, Califor* < hia- '■ / Isaac Andrew was advertising 60-pound cans of amber honey for $2.00. ’ Ten Yearri Ago 7^ McKenzie Mowbray, son of Mr< and Mrs. Robert Mowbray of Whitechurch, was reported miss- ingafterairoperationsoverseas _ _ Alex MacKenzie, with more than 30 flights over entoy ter­ ritory, ' was 7 awarded the D.F.M. for bombing accuracy in connec- tion with a raid on Milan, Italy. The dedth occurred of “Jack Sandy” MacDonald, precentor at South Kinloss church for over 60 years/ .■ "'■■■ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hackett celebrated their, diamond wed* ' ding. Kinloss Council by election was Reeve Richard Elliott and Coun­ cillors Alex McKenzie, Dan T. ^McKinnon, J. W. Colwell; p. A. / Murray;'We^t Wawanosh Council by election, Reeve Brown Smyth and Councillors Everett Finni­ gan, David McAllister, Gordon ' MacPherson, Wallace Miller; Ash­ field Council \ by acclamation, ■ Reeve Alex MacDonald, Deputy “Reeye^Gilbert^Frayne^ahd^Coun-"-/ cillors ’ ;Cecil Johnston, Lome ■/ Johnston,. Fred Anderson; Luck* now ’ Council by acclamation,. Reeve J. W. Joynt, succeeding N. E. Bushell and Councillors Aus­ tin Solomori, John Kilpatrick, Thomas Boyes, Teihple Clark.< In a motorcycle mishap near Guelph, Bill Button suffered a double fracture of the right leg below .the knee. The price of iriijk advanced to 12c a quart. 7 1 -■ Mrs. A. G. Elliott moved ta c Strathroy to reside. ■ Elmo Pritchard took over Cecil ’Mullin’s mail route and Cecil went; to- Listowel^T-— James MacDonald died. at his home at Paramount , arid Hugh Taylor.memberofapioneerKin- loss family, died at Windsor , at the .age of 82. Fire caused extensive damage to -Alex McCarroll’s residence, tenanted by Mr. and Mrs, Dan Wylds, who moved to Horace Aitchison’s residence. r Mr. and Mrs* Virden Mowbray . moved to their new home on “Quality Hill”. 7 Ray McNall’s car was stolen. from, in front of the Maple Leaf . Aircraft plant; where he Was . working to the' night shift. It wayTouhdH^ertTLlrill^ Crawford’s car, stolen <iri Wing­ ham, was abandoned here. Clarence Chapple, formerly of the High School staff, died sud­ denly at Dutton, He was in his 42nd year. / . Albert Gammie purchased the- Herb McQuillih property rijid took' over the mail service to the depot arid on R.R* No* 5* . Herb had been7 overseas for two years with the Canadian'Engineers. ■ . . . . ; ,. ■ i» rK X. J, T ■)': '. ,....,' ,7., ; i /. ...........................»■»<■■■ .......hi imimi'i mi...... ii'JwiuHj,