HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-04-08, Page 1$2.50' A Year In Advance—-$1.00 Extra To U.S.A.* LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8th, 1953 EIGHT PAGES
KINTAIL native
is NlHFnyEVEN
Baker’s Private Hospital was
the scent of a birthday party last
■’ Wednesday, April 1st, when Mrs.
Margaret Fletcher observed her
97th birhtday. ,Friends and. reL
stives, members' of ,the" hospital
staff, and residents of the hpnrie^
"gathered for: the celebrationv
which, yras. complete with a birth/
/day cake an^ a serenade' ipn the
bagpipes by Piper Wilfred Mc
Quillan. Not only does she. love
the skirl o’ the pipes, r but she
talks Gaelic fluently.
Mrs. Fletcher was formerly
Margaret,MacKay of Kintail; She
resided1 in the States for many
9 y ears and since 1944 has made her
home in Lucknow. Since the
death, of Mrs. R; H. McQuillin. >
she has been at the Baker Hos
pital, where she is a cheery and
popular member pf that /“family
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She enjoys coip^aratively good
health, is able tp ib^ up and about
every day,-can still read and is*
mentally alert. She . thoroughly
enjoyed the birthday celebration,
which was staged in her honpr^
TO ORGANIZE CALF CLUB
GROUP NEXT WEEK
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. .An organi?atioh meeting of the
Lucknow . Agricultural • Society
1953 Qalf .Club will be held in
the Town Hall ^..Thursday even
ing of next -Week at 8.J0: Mr.
? assistant ^gricultprab
lepfesentatiye of Huron,. County,
will be in attendance afttthe meet^
ing. Club; leaders are Totn Todd
Ind George Kennedy.',
I FORMER KINLOUGH BOY IN
QUEEN'S FUNERAL ESCORT
THAT Elliott Sandy won a pound
of coffee in last week’s coffee
contest at Smith’s Grocery,
There .will be a prize weekly
during April./.
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THAT the enquiry last week by!
a Lucan historian for informa- { Death came/ suddenly and
tipn regarding log houses, has j peacefully to Mr. Wm. Murdie
v’brought at least one reply. A! early Tuesday morning. He pass-
~ Rfn. Edgar Guest, of .the Queen’s
Own Rifles; who is stationed in
Germany,. was one of twenty-one
soldiers to ibp brought to, Eng
land to act as escort in the pro'-
-eession77^when~the"'~body~of~ the
Dowager. Queen Mary was borne,
from Queen’s Chapel; Marlbor-.
ough Road, to Westminster Hall,
Edgar is the son of Mr. Noble
Guest of Kincardine and form
erly of Kin lough/We understand
Edgar will be in the .Coronation
of Queen Elizabeth II. '
LOCAL MERCHANT
DIED SUDDENLY
./ TAKES OVER SUPERTEST
NEW MEMBERS
ON FIRE BRIGADE
' The -annual meeting . of ^the
Lucknow Fire CompanyTwas held'
on Monday evening when K. C.
' Murdie wps- re-elected fire chief.
Other officers are: deputy chief,
George Whitby; 'captains, Jbck-
Cook and Bill Johnston; secret7
ary, Tom Anderson;, treasurer, Alf
| Ritchie; trustees; H. D. Thomp-
, sonv -Floyd Milne,-Lloyd -Hallr ^ •
. New members recently added
to the. brigade to replace older
members who . revert to an hon
orary or “semi-active”, status,, in
clude Lloyd Hall, Albert Chin,
Keith \^patnck,T Bud Hanpilton,
Stuart Collyer, Harold Greer.
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MRS. W. J, PRITCHARD DIES
Joe Wasney has taken over the
Supertest Garage and Service
Station previously operated by
Mr. Cummings. Joe is personally
in charge of the repair depart-
, ment and has engaged Jack Ait-
. chison to attend to the gas pumps
and genefal” service.’™ " ™ "
ZONE COMMANDER COMING
TO AUXILIARY MEETING _
The death of Mrs. W. J. Pritchr
ard of West Wawanbsh Township
occurred in Wingham Hospital on
Monday after a brief illness with
pneumonia. .
The funeral service was .held at
-Johnstone’s—Funeral—-Home— on
-Wedhesday afternoon—wit-h-inter--
ment in Greenhill Cemetery.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
DRIVE SLOWS DOWN ♦
Mrs. Luella Hall of Blyth,-Zone
Commander,- will be present at
the regular meeting of the Lad
ies’ Auxiliary to the Canadian
Legion, Lucknow,. on Monday ev-
ening next when the initiation of
new members will be held, and
important business discussed.
On Thursday'evening of this
week Auxiliary members will,
stage a pot luck supper, and on
, Friday evening they will resume
their weekly shoot oarties.
I
their weekly shoot oarties.
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FLEW FROM SCOTLAND
FOR MARRIAGE SATURDAY
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The home of Mr., and Mrs. Jas.
McNaughton of Lucknow was the
setting, for the marriage on Sat
urday of a young couple who
hail from the same home town in
Auchtermuchty, Scotland.
The groom, Petpr Thomson,
came to Lucknow from Scotland
last October. He . was employed
here for a few months until se
curing a position in Toronto. The
bride, Miss Christena Greig, dau
ghter of Police Sgt. and Mrs. John
Greig of Police Station House,
Auchtermuchty, flew to Canada
for her wedding, arriving at Tor
onto last Wednesday.
The ceremony was performed
on Saturday at 2:30 pam at the
McNaughton home toy Rev. G, A.
Meiklejohn of LucknpVr United
'phurch. The bffde was. given in
—marriage-“-by^Mrr^McNaTigHTo'V
With Miss Susan McNaughton as
bridesmaid. The groomsman was
Wm. Imrie of .London arid' recent-
» ly out from Scotland.
’/ .For her marriage the ’bride
ohose. an attractive suit iA lilac
shade, with matching a^ess.ories.
•The bridesmaid’s suit was of. pale
.’blue with red accessories.
/, A Wedding dinner was served
at Johnston’s Restaurant. Besides
bridal party and
■ ylRughfon family guests present
included, Mr. and Mrs. John
^.oung, Toronto; Mi*, arid Mrs.
t Johnston, Toronto; Rev.
A. Meiklejohn, Mrs/
Margaret MacFarlane, Mr. & Mrs.
/ A J9hnstoh and- Ruth, Mr.
• «nd Mrs. Alex Purdon and Mr.
J°hn Ritchie/ > , .
Mrrand/M^
, ^ue in Tof5n(Qa
typical structure of pioneer
—days_is’the well-preserved Mc
Kinnon log home on the Sec
ond Concession of . Kinloss
'where Alex McKinndh still re
sides. Alex is the last of three
brothers who spent their life
time, in i this log home.’ Peter
and John have passed on.
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THAT the prize winners at the
Monday night Shoot party were
Mrs. Orville Elliott and Jack
.Hall. /..'■'
KIN LOSS FARM
HELPER DROWNED
The body of Elia Skukilfn, was,
recovered from Lake Ontario on
S^turddy by Toronto Police. The-
body Had been in the water about •
thyeeinbfithsni^t/^i^^icntfiefe~
yyere pp signs of violence. /
Mr. Skukilin, a 60Tyear-old
German, had -Ijeen employed last
fall on .the farm of Mr; 2nd Mrs,
Charlie ’ Moore, Second Conces
sion, Kinloss. He had left iwith-
the /Understanding he . would re/
turn in the spring—on March 31.,
The man came from Germany-
last year directly to the Moore
farm. He could then speak no
Ehglisb-'He had at one time own-1
ed afarm in Germany, but dUrr
ipg the war had not only lost
•it, but had., lost his family. He
had" four , children./. There' are
grandchildren living iri .Germany...
L MrALSkukilin had^been-in^a dis
placed persons camp for two
years before coming to Canada.
He was listed as single as he had
no dependents. His ambition was
to work in a factory in the city,
and it was agreed, that he would
gcr t& Tor oh to? for The Winter and
.return to the Moore farm in the
spring.
He left on November16th, with
a letter of iritrbduction from Mr:
and Mrs. Moore, “To Whom It
May Concern”, - ?
It is believed that he became
despondent in , the city. It was
by means of the letter thaUwas
;still _m^is^oat,_thad^polic.e...c^
tacted the Moore’s to advise, them
of the end that befell him!. Mr.
and Mrs. Moore plan to go to
the city the- latter part of - the
week to contact the’ authorities.
ed away in his sleep and the
"discovery /of■ “Itis"death in- “the
morning came as a profound
shock to his. family "andJ to the
community in general.
. Mr. Murdie had been at. church
Sunday evening, had been at
.W^fc.pnJMonday- andLhad.. retired
in apparently his usual good
health that evening.
Mr. Murdie was one of Luck
now’s longest established business
men, having'came here from Sea
forth some 47 years ago to go
into the hardware business.
The funeral service will be held
at the MceLnhan - MacKenzie
Memorial Chapel pn Thursday
^afternoon at 3;00 o’clock with- in
terment in Greenhill-Cemetery. '
THAT a power drill is in opera
tion on Main Street this week
^rimming out five-foot excava-
™-Tions^o]rtheHbases-Tor"then'ew‘
--—street /light standards;-—
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THAT there was a very good con
gregation at the Good Friday
afternoon service promoted by
the L u c k n o w Council of
Churches, with Reverends H; L.
Jennings, G. Aj Meiklejdhh and
C; A. Winn taking part in the
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THAT Mrs, Jessie Mclnnes, who
returned recently from CalL
fornia where she spent the win
ter, is a, patient in Wingham
Hospital.
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THAT Sunday School in the
Presbyterian Church is now be
ing held at- 10. a.m. prior to
the morning service.
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Donations to the Lucknow and
District Branch of the Red Cross
have slowed to 1 a trickle during
the past week, with less than $50
received .during, the week. The
total now stands at $1245.95.
Those who have overlooked
making their contribution are re
minded to do so at an early date.
SELLS AMBERLEY FARM
William Campbell of Amiben-
ley hasTsold his farm on Highway
86 to Wm: Kempton of Ripley,
and will hold a clearing auction
sale on Thursday of next' week.
GARBAGE COLLECTION
The Municipal garbage 'collec
tion service will be resumed this
week; Collections will be as for
merly—'North side each Thurs
day; South side each Friday.
Ashes will not be lifted. • /
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RECEIVE HIGHEST
ORANGE DEGREE
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On Friday evening of last week
a number of members Ti’orn the
! Roya^l Black Lodge of Amberley
rnbtored to Woodham to be pres-,
ent at one of the largest assemb
lies of. Royal. Black-Knights in
the history of the Woodham Pre-
ceptory. Re presents tives from
nearly .every Preceptory in Wes-*
tern Ontario,. numbering about
200 were^-on hand tp see the
Woodham home team confer the,
Red Cross, or the-; 11th degree,
.the. highest in the-Order, on the
following, candidates: John Em
erson, George Haldenby.- Roy
iCulHert, Bert Alton;- Harvey Rit
chie, ■•.Milv’ert Reid, Bert Ward, aS
well' as fourteen other .candidates
from London/ Sarnia, Woodstock
and St. Thomas, making a total
of 21’. to receive the’ Red Cross
-degree. T .‘'a' r-r-n
That the Royal Black Knights
of Ireland are still alive and act-
rive is "evidenced' by the. number
of candidates that’ have been in.-
itialgd into the different Precep-
torys this past year. Many of the
Lodges have . been ...dormant' for
some time but are being Revived.
This illustrious order dates back
totheJ year'1793 -whehH t-was^fi-rst-
instituted. '■
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THAT the Boy Scouts will be;
picking up your waste paper on
Thursday afternoon of
week/ Please have it at
curb fey one o’clock, and
boys will appreciate if you
box it, or tie it securely.
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THAT Allan Stewart- of London
was guest soloist at the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday.
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THAT Gail apd Karen Murdoch,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wilf
Murdoch of Toronto, took part
in-the 41st annual carnival of
the Toronto Skating Club. They
were. in the playmates act,
“Opce Upon A Dream”. Kar
en’s picture appeared in the
official program. .
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TH AT Harvey Webster, Roy Fin
layson and Fred. Jackson rep-
Club? at the. district nrieeting
held in Seaforth last Wednes-
day night, when .the season’s
tournament schedule was draft
ed. ’
this
the
the
can
THAT" Earl Jamieson has bought
the former. Jim, Aitchison. farm
iri West Wawan'osh Township
from'Mr. Long of Brussels. Mr>
and Mrs. Aitchison will move
to the, house on the farm own-
'■ed by his brother; Jack' Ajtch-
isori. >
FIRE COMPANY DONATES
425.00 TO JACKET FUND
’ Donations to the jacket fund:
for the Lucknow Midget cham
pions have reached a total -of
j $123.50-which is about, the half-
• way mark. It is expected the cosl
j will be approximately $250.00.
/ Biggest boost during the week
was a $25.00 donation by the
Lucknow Fire Co. Donations not
previously acknowledged are as
follows:
Ben Chisholm $2.00; Jack Fish
er S^JO; Neil McLennan 2.00;/Art
Breckles 5.00; Mac Graham 2.00;
GrantMcDiarmid -1.00;- Dan L
McKinnon 2.00; Jack McDonagh
2.00; Eddy Gaunt 2.00; Tom Mac-
Donald 1.00; Hugh Cuming 1.00:
N. H. Hedley 2.00; Bill Gollah
4.00; Keith Collyer 1.00; Jim Mc-
Naughfton 1.00; Jack McDonald
I. 00; George Taylor, Sr., i.00;
Lucknow Fire Co. 25.00; Clarence
Greer 2.00/Wm. McDonald 2.00;
J. A. McLeod 1.00. .: \
KINLOSS GIRL DESIGNS
CLOTHES FOR COMIC STRIP
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Beverley Casemore, 16-year-
pld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ern
est Casemore of R. 5, Lucknow,
has had several, of her designs
accepted for publication in the
Jane Arden comic strip.
Her designs were printed last
week in Jane Arden’s Wardrobe
'corner. ■ ■ . ■
Miss Casemore, a grade 10 stu
dent at Wingham District High
School;'submitted three designs of
skirts, blouses and sweaters. She
entered a similar contest last year
but did not receive recognition.
For the past two years she has
taken a keen interest in design-
ingSHer ambition is to toe a de
signer.
THAT Geoi/ge Irwin js home on
le’ave from army camp iim the
• Maritimes? He hitch-hiked home
leaving the East on Tuesday.
’ and arriving at the home of his
sister at Listpwel on Friday\
.the .first, of : tho:..
week on his return. j
EASTER SERVICES
WELL ATTENDED
Easter services on Sunday were
specially /marked in. local, and
district churches with enlarged
congregations joining in these
special devotions.
/ Op Sunday evening iri the Un
ited Church the Young People’s
Union iriipressively presehted .the
religious play “As Easter Dawn’’.
The- cast included Kenneth Mc-
Nay, George Anderson, George
: TTfchardsrGladys 'Kilpatrickj Eliz- ’
abeth Webster, Billy Ritchie, Bev
erley Ashton and Rev. G. A.
Meiklejohn.
The junior and primary,choirs,
assisted, with special music/ Six
girls sang, a. chorus, Joan Craw
ford; Carolyn: Mathers,. Nancy
Webster, Joanne. Hunter, Patricia
T^oitfpson arid Marguerite. Mc
Kenzie. Another chorus was sung
By Donna Johnstori, Marilyn Kil-
zpatrick, Nancy Johnston. . Ann.e_
Crawford/ Bessie Rfea\/e, Eunice.
Button,, Margaret Rae and Reta
Collins.. / '■ ‘ .
. ^Tho presentation was effective
ly concluded with a pantomime,
“At The Cross”,' with Mrs.. O.
Jones’ and Miss Margaret Rab
rendering' a. duet while, the pan7
tomime was enacted by Betty arid
Donn a.. Job ns ton/, G1 ad ys - Ki 1 pa t-
j rick and Ruth Treleave’ri.
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Brother Passes /
Mrs. Roy McCreight of Pal-
merstom and formerly of Luck
now, received word recently of
the death of her brother,, William
xMann of.Vancouver. He was bur
ied at Atwood. • :
EXPRESSED HOPE CIRCUIT
WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED
pobbinton, Ontario,'
, '• • j' • April 1st, 1953.
Dear Mr. Thompson:
I have just come across out
copy of The Sentinel for Feb-
ruary 4th; and remembering that.
was the issue you were needing, .
am sending it, just in,case there
is use. for. one more.; The article,
“Do YoU Remember?” is indeed ’
interesting. Even though I knew1
none of the .people mentioned,
the memories seem universal and
recall similar conditions and'hap
penings in my childhood. When,
we. moved ,to;Lucknow one of my
cousins wrote" that he had taken
part one year in the Caledonian .
games..menti.OAedUii-JTie-mL^
We do value The Sentinel arid
Thursday * seems a /special day,
when it comes w-ith news of bur
old frieh^s.: We Sincerely hope
Ashfield Citbuit survives the
n.iari,ia. for Boundary changing;
We atri well arid -liking: our ncy”
place. Best wishes-from both of
us.
(Mrs/C. B_.) Helen L Woblley.
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