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NHEW LIGHTS INSTALLED
IN ST. PETER’S CHURCH
The Sentinel joins with
many friends* in extending
congratulations best
wish'es.
rood has been elected, to the
county executive of the Feder
ation of Agriculture, succeeding
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1953
MRS. DUNCAN GRAHAM
EIGHTY-EIGHT WEDNESDAY
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LONG service pin
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• Which fTHAT Rev. C. A. Winn, is at
tending General Assembly in |
Toronto and Rev. Robert A. J
Macconneli will supply Tor him/ "Enrolment at Lucknow Public
$2.50 A Year In Advance—$1,00 Extra To U.S.A.
EIGHT PAGES
Wind Damage Claims To Be Paid
In Full Insurance Company States
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v Unbeirevaible, incredible, say
, the thousands of spectators who
have toured the Townships of
West Wawanosh’, East Wawanosh
and Morris, to view the havoc
resulting from the tornado-like
winds that cut a, narrow swath
through that section .late Monday
night of last week.
The wreck-strewn'swath is not
more than five miles wide and
extends roughly between the 2nd
and 6th concessions. Starting at
Port Albert it swirled eastward
through Ashfield, West Wawa
nosh, East Wawanosh and Morris,
and in that comparatively short
distance partially damaged forty-
four barns and sh6ds and totally
demolished thirteen barns. Houses
Withstood the blast, but thousands
of trees from whole apple or
chards to tough old elms were
^uprootedLor. ^twisted; .off.-on the -
stump.
TrafficJams
On Sunday long traffic jams
extended on these tdwnship roads
“sightseers viewed the dam-’
age. The 6th of East Wawanosh,
east of Donnybropk, was still
blocked by fallen trees.
Roads in the Stt Augustine dis-
trict had be'em blocked by trees,
and the night of the storm a.
' group of farmers toiled till dawn
to clear a section of the tree
-TblGckade-suffieient to perrn i t a ri-
expectant mother to be taken to
the hospital. \
_ The evergreen trees in St.
AUgustine" Geanetery ■ were badly
smashed dowp.
Some Not Insured /
First barn damage of serious
proportions wa,s on the Sixth of
West VZawanqsh where the barn
of David McAllister was badly
wrecked. Next in that vicinity
was Bert Marsh’s barn which was
demolished. It was the former
Joe Carroll farm, and Mr. Marsh
had no wind insurance in force
. at the time of the disaster.
Greatest damage occurred in
East Wawanosh and Morris.
Claims To Be Paid In Full
The Western Farmers’ Weather
Insurance Mutual. Company car
ried the most of the insurance in
this area, and . Sam Alton, a rep
resentative of the Company, states
that all claims will be paid in
full. He has been in the disaster
area since the storm assessing
damage, and, at the first of the
• week had many of the bigger
claims valuated, but still hadn’t
investigated the half of the claims
received, which total about 140,
ranging from shingles off to
barns laid flat.
It is estimated that the claims
will approach $100,000. It is fig-
. ured that about. 25 percent of
those suffering'damage were not
insured.. , ‘
^Contractors’ estimates for re
placing a barn 40x60, above the
ritfatlj run around $77800.. Z
A notice elseWhereJn this issue
out “ zthait the, Western
Farmers’ policies Specifically give
• Protection against windstorm,
. ^iohe, or tptiiadb^eiid any pol-
ky, holders suffering wind damage
, - of any kind in this blow should
notify the Company bY $4r, Alton
at once. ■ ; '
; Miss Dorothy Douglas, home on
turlough -from the mission field
]n Formosa, * was honored last,
, Jeek at a special’ W;M.S, Council
delegates’ dinner held in New BL
James Presbyterian Church, Loh-
pouglas was presented
a tog-service pin in- recog-
of tog and faithful work.
® ^turn to -Formdsh in the
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RECEIVES B,A. DEGREE
AT CARLESON COLLEGE
Miss Bessie Carnochan receiv-
ed ,hei\ Bachelor of Arts degree',
at the. Carleton -College Convo-"
cation at Ottawa in mid-May.
Bessie, daughter of the late Mr,
and Mrs. Samuel^ Carnochan, was
'born on the 4th Concession pf
Kinloss and ^attended Grey Ox
school, where she - later ’ taught
after graduating from Nofm’al
Shhiool. ... I
For several years she has been
employed in the Dominion Bur
eau of Statistics at Ottawa. She
obtained her B.A. degree through j
night courses, arid finally by a!
year’s educational leave to at-i
terid Carleton. Since graduating |
she has: returned to her position, j
, . . ' £j 1:7 1 ' •
Mrs. Duncan Graham, ' a
longtime and revered resi
dent of this community, ob-
'served her,88th birthday on
Wednesday, June i3rd. She
still enjoys remarkably good
health, . ’ ’ * •»
At the present time Mrs.
Graham is residing at the
• home of her son, Douglas
. Graham, Cori, 2, Kinloss.
REDECORATING SOUTH
: KINLOS| CHURCH NOW “
. Work is progressing! of redecor- j
ating South Kinloss Presbyterian
^Church, 'The . work .is Jbeing done 1
by Philip Stewart and is made
possible through the generosity
of Misses Jessie and Annie Mac
Kay.
THAT Mrs; H R. AlTin was guest
speaker at the Evening Auxil-
..toyi :Pf JRipley_Presbyterian
Church, held at the home of
Mrs.; Duncan McTavish. She
spoke on the dbronation.
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In addition/Mrs. DQUglas Gra^iTHATAlphonse-.A’Iurray-of Holy--
ham is making a liberal donation i
to the recarpeting of the church j aisles arid pulpit and the Mac- ! ________„
Kay sisters are aiding in carpet-j Milton Bierworth of Elmwood.
irig~ the choir loft: ’ y . ■. j
Anniversary services /
would normally have been held :
in mid-May, are being postponed 1
until after the redecorating work •
is complete. j
^TEACHERS NAMED
FOR ASHFIELD
The Ashfield Township School
AreaJBoard has: tcachpr appoirit-
ments completed for fhe fifteen
public “ schools -in the township
for the>1953-54 term. , , : '
1 With three exception^ the tea
ching.. staff is. unchanged. ‘New
teachers will take/ over next fall
at ■' Kintail, Lochalsh arid Cedar
Valley where Duncan McKay,
Mrs. Roy MacKenzie and Miss
Olive Payne are currently the re
spective- teachers. * . ’
The“ list of teachers is as fol
lows: S.S. No. 1, Port Albert,
Wilfred Spivey; Brussels; S.S. No.
3, Kintail,' Miss Betty Johnston,
Lucknow; S.S.. No. 4, Lochalsh,
Miss Ruth Pentland, Ashfield
Twp.; S.S. No. 5, Zion, Mrs. Lome
Johnston, Luckhow^ S.S; No. 6,
Con. 4, Mrs., Wm. Stewart, Dun
gannon; S.S. No. 7, Lothian, Mrs.
Lloyd Cline, Ashfield Twp.; S.S.
No. 8, Sr; Room, Dungannon- Eric
Moore, Colborne Twp.; Jr. Room,
Mrs. T/JVI. purnin,...Dungannon^
S.S. No. 9, Cori? 9~ Ray 'Stanley,
Lucknow; S.S. No. 10, Con. 10,
Mrs. James Little, Ashfield Twp.;
S.S. No. 11, Sheppardton, Miss
• LbisJFeagan, Colborne; Twp.S.S;_
[ No. 13, Belfast, Mrs. Jack Caesar,
Dungannon; S.S. No. 15, Hemlock
City; Mrs. James McTavish, Hur
on Twp.; S.S. No.. 16, Crewe, Miss
Ada Webster, Lucknow: S.St No,
j7, Cedar. Valley, Miss Lois Webb,
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P S. ENROLMENT
WILL SET RECORD
IS GRAND CHAPLAIN
Rev. R. Douglas MacDonald
Tillsonburg has been elected
the office of Grand Chaplainthe office of Grand Chaplain of
the Royal Arch Masons.; His fath
er, the late Rev. C. H. MacDon
ald, formerly held this Grand
Lodge post, 1 \
SERVICE MARKS
CORONATION HERE
Coronation Day was marked
here by a public service, that
was impressive in its simplicity,
and while void of pageantry and
ceremony, was a fitting tribute of-
reverence, loyalty and homage to
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II.
A parade oyer 350 strong
marched from the school grounds
to the Park where a clear blue
sky and a warm sun provided a
pleasant outdoor setting for the
•event.- ...
The parade included the Leg
ion, Ladies Auxiliary, High
School Cadet Corps of boys and
giiTs7PubHb"Schdbi“ch^
town arid five rural schools,
Scouts, Cubs, Guides arid Brown-,
ies.
'/ Music was provided by the
High Schoor Band arid by fifer
and drummer, Charles and Fred . McQuillin. . . / '
Members of the Village Coun
cil, the officiating clergymen .arid
representatives ' of the various
i civic organizations, took their
| place on the bunting-draped plat-
i form against a backdrop of flags
I by the.color parties of the march
ing units. \
After the playing of “O Can
ada”, Reeve Stuart E; RobertsOn
| gave the . opening remarks with
reference to the religious aspects
New 'lantern-type lights, with I
amber colored.: glass, have been j
installed in St. Reter’s Anglican'
Church and were used fot. the I
first time bn Sunday. As well as;
I providing a better lighting sys
tem, the new fixtures add a strik
ing cathedral-like appearance. A
mew—organ—was-alsQ-recently—in~-
.stalled in St. Peters and a dedi
cation service is being planned in
the near future On the occasion:
of Bishop Luxton’s visit to the |
parish..
SHOT HUGE BEAR
ON FISHING TRIP
Raynard Ackert of Holyrood
combined a . bit of fishing and
bear hunting last week, and had
his share of hick on both counts.
The setting for the outing was
a point about forty miles north;
of Caprepl. In the party were
Mr. Ernie Ackert, Raynard Ack
ert, Ronald Ackert of Tiverton
-and Wm^Sillick-of Teeswater.
■ While , the other / three were,
trout fishing Raynard and his
guide started out on the bear
expedition which, .ended with the,
killing/of what the guide claimed
was the biggest black bear ever
shot in those parts during, his
time." :• - - ■
The big fellow weighed over.
600 pounds and approached .31-
4most nine feet when it reared dri
fts hind.- feet, Raynard brought
Iit ddwn.at about 80 yards or bet
ter, while two .more shots^^at
had. it”. ’ ; '/■ ■
The. bear was skinned on the
spot and to .tote the pelt over
the thrde-iriiie trail back to Camp
•Was a task' in itself. Raynard -had
the hide shipped at once to Tor
onto for tanning and will shortly
have a "big bear rug as evidence
of this thrilling hunting trip. ■
...Incidehiaily the party also got-
their quota of mountain tfotR as r
on Sunday with the evening |.^^bopb the . J953-1954 term y coronation rprpnihnjps. - •
* ””n ’* j After the singing of the hymn,
i “All people that on earth do
dwell”,. Rev. G. A. Meiklejohn
gave the dedicatory prayer. The
pledge of allegiance was led by .
! Legion President, Clarence Greer,
j 'Rev?. H. L. Jennings spoke on
the significance of the coronation ?
pointing out it was nO mere pag
eant, but was the consecration of
an English sovereign by the
Church of England bishops, in ,
rituals and traditions many cen-
tiiries; bld. The prestige of the
Royal Family had never- been
higher than in late years he said, *
and expressed the belief and hope
that the Elizabethan era would
continue to maintain this pres
tige. . ' : 1
A 21-gun salute was fired by
motor shells, and Was carried out
by H. D. Thompson, George
Whitby, Buster Whitby and Bill
Pappas. The 22nd butst contain
ed a parachute-suspended Union
Jack which fluttered majestically
across the park ‘before a brisk
breeze. ' • J. •
Patriotic airs were played by
the Band , and the . WeH attended
j service withdrawn.
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i THAT Ken Chester is setting the
I pace in . landing brown trout.
' On Friday he hooked a 20-inch
beauty that tipped the scale at
three pounds, and three ounces.
Ken beat his own record, hav
ing previously landed one that
weighed an even three pounds.
THAT Rev. John Percival Prest
the”paTish~of^ei^ie^K4ng^
arf-Kinlough, was ordained as
a deacon at a solemn ritual of
ordination presided over on
Suriday by Rt. Rev. G. N; Lux-
ton, Bishop of Huron, in St.
Paul’s ^Cathedral, London.
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THAT Stan Drennan has sold his
farm in Ashfield Township to
Steart MacLennan, and is hold
ing a clearing auction sale this
Thursday afternoon. The farm
is situated on the Bluewater
Highway, three miles north of
Kintail. *. ..
THAT John $. Crispin, who is
studying medicine at the Uni
versity of Manitoba,: is taking
„ -arL-c3iicer2s . trairiing_course _at
the R.C.A.M.C. School at Camp
Borden. He arrived there Fri-
day and spent the Week-end
here‘With relatives.
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THAT Betty Johnston, .daughter
• of Mrs. , Winnifred Johnston,
Underwent ah. appendectomy in
Wingham Hospital last Wednes
days and returned home on Sat
urday. Betty is a Grade 12,stur
dent at Lucknow. District High
Sch ool' and exam in ations are
just around the corner.
! will, it appears, set a new re-
I cord Of about 170 students • and
the prospects at first posed some
what of a problem for the Pub
lic School Board, when it appear
ed that an extra teacher might
have to be engaged.
The Board conferred recently
with Inspector Gilroy and an ad
justment of grades was made to
permit a continuance of the four-
teacher staff, on which there will
’be one change with Miss Helen
"Thompson succeeding Mrs. Lloyd
Hall. Miss Thompson has taught
in Hanover for the past twenty-
two years.
With a pre-tehn registration of
some 24 beginners, Grades I and
II would be overtaxed, so to re
lieve overcrowding in Room I,
Miss Thompson will teach the 12
top students of Grade II, as well
as Grades III arid IV? A number
of Grade IV students “skipped”
a grade last year when they were
promoted to Grade V, and this
leaves the , enrolment in each
room now pretty well balanced.
Approximate enrolment for the
next term will be as follows:
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Room I, 44; Room II, 40; Room | service, brought to a close; by the
HI, 44; Room IV, 38. singing of“The Queen”.
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IT..Oil Company Leasing Large
Acreage In Kinloss' Township
THAT Ardonna Johnston, daugh
ter of Mr. arid Mrs. Noble John
ston, has received, her public
. health nurse certificate at the
'spring convocation of the tTni-
versity. fof Western pntafio
School Of Nursing. Her parents
attended *ithe graduation last
week-.- Ardonna will- holiday at
her home here during June foe-
■ fore ■ comm ending V.O.N.duties I
at Cornwall in July.;< ■
Several thousand acres of farm
lands in Kinloss Township - are
currently being surveyed and
leased by the Imperial Oil Com
pany. ■ •
The’ first block to be complete
ly surveyed extended from the
Torrance sideroad to the Purves.
-Lake—-sideroad-—^.nd-—from—-th e-
Boundary to the 2nd Concession.
This survey extended to the
north Of the Second Concession,
and we understand Will be car
ried through to the Fourth.
In the meantime surveying has
proceeded . easterly- tow a r d s
Whitechurch and it is estimated
that upwards to 15000 acres are
now under lease* - '
in the vicinity of the Purves
Lake Biobk are / the followihg
land owners: Torrance, Anderson;
Frank Graham,. George Lavis, Ita
Campbell, Mel Morrison, Sandy
MacLeod; Tom MacKenzie, Harry
Lavis, Duncan McConnell, Frank
Miller, Ernie. Ackert, Mrs.' Gil
lies; J. Cochrane,. Frank MacKen
zie, etc.; etc.
: The sUrve\___
siderably expanded.
With everyone in the block
sighed up, there is a greater’ poss- ’
ibility of test drilling being un*'’
dertaken, but* if—and "when, are ,
two questions that apparently re-’ '
main unanswered. ’ ,
There'is a small lease fee paid
each lot owner, arid ‘ an annual ,
rental ofr we. understand, -2Ko-per—-
acre, with royalty rights of con- .
sidefable value should .oil be'
struck.
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