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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-07-08, Page 1LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY? 8H1, 1953 I I GIFTS PRESENTED BY IJ i z £22. REMOVE CARTONS FROM IDLE FURNITURE PLANT SET HIGH JUMP RECORD AT OTTAWA FIELD MEET Cliff’s Dad was on the first MADEGOODRECOVERY FROM SEVERE BURNS time and the burns have healed surprisingly well. i«W9!»iwiHS«inn^ resumed at the factory are con-j cerned. VISITING in the west Mrs. James Ritchie and_ Mrs. $2.50 A Year In Advance—$1.00 Extra To U.S.A. FIRE DESTROYS WAWANOSH EARN A barn on the farm of John and Fred McQuillin of West Wa- | . wanosh was struck by lightning early Monday morning anddn-4 phort “ time was • levelled to the ground, along with * a nearby shed. The buildings, though hear- )y.8O years of ajge, were in good repair,, and used for implement storage and as a stock barn. The barn was 40x60 and the shfed 30x60; Twenty-one sheep, including a valuable ram, died in the blaze gnd four more Which were sev­ erely-burned, were destroyed that afternoon. One feriiale and a lamb are all that survive of the. Mc­ Quillin flock of prize Suffolk and Leicester sheep. The sheep had apparently sought shelter iri the • stable of the barn during the stor m?—: —- -—■ ■ - Ten tons or so of old hay and the straw off about 35 acres of i/’ crop added fuel to the flames sb that the reflection was seen for many miles. . The barn, which is situatedjm Are- fafnr^^ placg, was struck about 2.45 a.m. during the height of a. violent Storm that swept <this district. Hydro pow^r had failed a few niinutes before. The _reflection was noticed by Mrs. Fred Mc- | Quillin who had been aroused by the storm, but by the time Fred / and the boys got over to the ;/ barn the roof was burned off to_ f^the'rfaftefsT~r ■ • They managed to remove, a roller and disc from the shed , about 12 feet away, before flames ...enveloped -it, along with some older machinery. Their haying equipment, usually stored there,. Was on the other farm. ENGAGE TWO TEACHERS FOR HIGH; SCHOOL STAFF * - Mr. .Harvey Brjde Of Fordwich Urid -Miss Eleanor. Plumsteel of Clinton have been engaged as members of t/^Lucknow/Pistrtct .High-'Sphodl staff. These appoint- hients raise. the staff to five arid the .Board is; .still seeking a mathematics teacher." . <Mr.- P. W.r Hoag, principal arid Mr. Wm. MacDonald are the only members of last year’s staff. Mr. Burden, who has been teaching at the Second, was previously ap­ pointed as shop-wdrk teacher and is at present taking a. summer course in Toronto. Work at the new school has now reached an advanced stage. Landscaping is .underway, and “moving.in” operations will com­ mence next month.. EIGHT PAGES STEVE STOTHERS SPENDING AA A D If EIETICTM SUMMER IN THE WEST I FIT ■ JE I Fl M n ANNIVERSARY /Mr. S. B, (Steve) Stothers wasi . On Wednesday, July 1st, Rev? -arid—Mf'sJ G. ”M. Young, at J thei r lakeside home in Gallimere^ cele­ brated, the golden anniversary of their marriage. The immediate family enjoyed a buffet luncheon prior to the reception which took "place from two to five in the i afternoon. Approximately two hundred guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Young on the lawn. Their sons, Rev. W. A. Young and Rev. Malcolm Young assisted in re­ ceiving, and Miss Susan Young had charge of the guest book- An interesting feature of the after- ----— I noon was the skirl of bagpipes, Donald MacNay, son of Mr. and as Mr. Edward Jarvis, in full Mrs. Graham MacNay of Ottawa, I regalia, played especially' chosen J^_a_riewUntermediate-high/jump^selectio7Tsr------ record, at the Ottawa High i Tea was served in a room held recently. His: mark was, 5 ' flowers, from a lace ; covered ' /Mr. S. (Steve) Stothers was i re-elected secretary-treasurer of the_ Canaidlai^3wine-~-Bre ‘eder^ Association at their Saskatoon convention, Following that, he spent a couple of weeks with his brother “Ike” before returning to Brandon,. From there his itiner-1 ary inpludes Calggry, Edmontpsnr: Saskatoon, Regina and Vancou­ ver iby late in August. ; Steve says it rains nearly every day arid while crops look fine the farmers would like some fine weather. NEW ASSESSMENT STIRS INTEREST. , ‘ ".r.: /7.u' / . > ✓ • Lucknow’s 1954 assessment not* ices went into th^mail^theJdL/. er" part7*of the week to create quite a municipal stir and cur­ rently become 'the number one topic of discussion, . The revised /assessment has lloeeri made under the new Bruce County equalized asessrinent sys­ tem. The revision has been made by Village Assessor A/ C, Agnew in conjunction with Bruce County. Assessor Everett Finnigan, who is working on a complete revision of the entire County assessment under, the new provincial man­ ual, The ^overall property assess­ ment as well as the business, ass­ essments have been sharply in- j creased, and sorhe property own- rer/^hdTbusmess; establishments _ __ i got “a bit of a jolt” upon receiv- Schools Track and Field Meet' which was a bower of golden irig their notice. / held recently. His: mark was, 5 '.flowers,. . Mrs. Robert Ritchie of Ashfield; A letter of explanation' pf the feet 7% inches. Donald injured /table centred (by the wedding ® new system accompanied each his knee at this meet/and was cake. iPouring teP were Mrs. Rob- notice, pointing out that a higher j unable as a result ,to compete in ert Bruce, Mrs. Owen jfugihes, muhicipal/a^s^taent leveLmeansJ-fhe-Dominion-tneetr but~his*/mark /MrsrE'Taiwis^ariU^Mrs, W. G a lower mill .rate. .............. Appeals against the. assessment must be entered within fourteen day^. It the meantime, property I________ owners hove been invited to the, tdp scprer of the Juniors with acards and telegrams were re* Council Chamber in the Town i total of 204 points. Last fall Don- I ceived during . the day, among Hall ’on Friday of this week. to Laid also made the first line on , which was a? greetihg from Pre- irispect the cards which are the . the all-stars rugby team. ’ basis uppn which the assessment His father is with the entom- is arrived at. I ology division of the Department “|of -Agriculture “atDttawaT^ I BLAKE W.M.S. HONORS ; FORMER PRESIDENT A few, weeks ago the storage ( has made a good recovery from severe burns she suffered a few weeks ago to her face and arms. - ^Mrs. diMtchie^had^ bacon on the electric-stove and the grease took fire while she was getting a Container “ into : which to pour* it. In her attempt to get rthe flaming pan out-of- doorsy^Mrs. Ritchie dropped, it, but. succeeded.: in- -Oxtipguishirig the blaze although suffering sev­ ere burns to her face and arm. , Forunately her clothing did -riot—t<rke fire^ and^ Mrs. ^Ritchie proceeded to apply first aid treat­ ment to her. burns, which., were sb severe that she was scarcely recognizable \yhen_.the_men.-came WAS 80 ON SATURDAY Mr. Ed Thom observed his 80th birthday on Saturday. Residents of St Helens lor rriany years, Mr, r and? Mrs. Thom have been living / in Lucknow for the past several : . months. They have four: daugh- ters, /Mrs. Campbell Thompson (Margaret), Mrs. Ronald Roth­ well (Helen) of Norwood; Mrs; Al Martin (Jean) of Detroit and Mrs. Stuart Collyer (Kathleen). . There was-a family get-togeth­ er to mark “Ned’s” birthday. He received several gifts—from—the- i family, and numerous birthday greetings from friends. / ARE FORTY-FIVE YEARS MARRIED A delightful event was held T"- ' _____ ___■___' Cook of Ashfield, in honor of her parents;- Mr. and Mrs.. Samuel Reid, who celebrated their 45th wedding’anniversary on. July 1st. The living room was attract­ ively decorated with streamers apd a white bell, orange blossoms, peonies and roses, while the lace-' covered dining robin . table was centred with two pink candles and the wedding /cake. . Mr. and Mrs. Reid have four daughters and a son,, who were all present for the occasion, as ^11-as-—fr4ends~from—Lundonr Coderich, Wirigham and White- church. There are thirteen grand- /children. __ . / Mrs. Reid was formerly Matilda Jarvis, daughter .of the late. Mi^. ? and Mrs.. Edwin Jarvis of Con- , ^ssion :t 12, West . Wawanosh, Where Mr. and< Mrs. Reid were* / Juried on, July 1st* 1908. They ,.,took, up residence in Ashfield f- where they.farmed until retiring 10^Lucknow eight years agO; anniversary : bblebfatioiv .^as iharked by a program- in the gening, when an , address .was ? read ■ .by their' daughter, Mrs. narles MacDonald, and on be- > au of the family the presenta- ,10h of. a, lovely couch Was 'made V Peter Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Reid 3, ^ceived many other usefuf g ;s Jrbm. iheir friends. ; Sphering joined in sing* -For They Are Jolly Good Allows0. ■ • ' A delightful event was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter 1 unable as a result ^to compete in ert Bruce, Mrs. Qwen Hughes, was 1%”; higher than that set j Tea assistants were tHe two dau­ by the Dominion meet champion, ghters, sons’ (wives and grand- MacNay is also an outstanding daughters. basketball player arid was the; Many personal and congratiori- mier Leslie Frost, Guests were present from For­ est, London and district, Burling- tonF Toronfo/Kingston and Gan* orioque, • . i Mr; and Mrs. Young were, re- ; membered, fas well as by per-. [sonar friends, by many former? ...... , /of—a—quantity~of"cartons fin The r The^ monthly meeting of the in from the barn. ‘ idle furniture plant, raised hopes) Blake Womeh’s Missionary Soc- [ministered to by Mr. Young She.was confined to bed for a locally that there might - be • iety was held at the home of forty-two and twenty-five years " ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ something doing” The past week! Mrs. Herb Curran, and took the a&°< i Mr. and Mrs. Young were mar- ___ ____ _____________ _ ried fifty years ago at Evergreen entation Was made to-Mrs. Irvine: pdertori, by Rev. John Cur- Henry of Dungannon Vrho was r1^, ; a \ .. president of the Blake Society for 1; • ev* Young was a former min- two years. ’ ister at South Kinloss Presby- . An address was read by Mrs. ^er^an Church, Clifford Kilpatrick and on ibehalf | of the gathering Mrs. Isaac Cran- • ston and Mrs. Livingston MenaryJ KINTAIL FARMER REACHES NINETY A lifelong resident of the Kin­ tail district’, Charles. Stewart, celebrated .his 90th 'birthday on Sunday, June 28th, at the home of his nephew, Archy MacMur- chy, and. Mrs. MhcMurchy, R. 3 Goderich. ; Relatives; came from many dis­ tant -points-*including a„ niece, Mrs. Mabel. (Finlayson) Wilson, .who __ ___ laridoj HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS _____o __..o . XXVX.M VUXXCUX, «XXM VXXC saw the removal of the cartons | form of a picnic for the young from the plant. There were three * folk. During the afternoon a pres- tranSport loads of them, all im-! - - printed with the name of a prom­ inent electrical manufacturing company. - • The plant is presently being widely advertjsei^^jr sale and while “hope ~ springs'"^etexnal”, local citizenry has now pretty, much adopted a “wait and see” VISITS OLD HOMETOWN ; . Mr; J. - A. Miller of London has made the presentation of a table been visiting in the old home * policy as far/as operations being ) lamp and an electric tea kettle.,: town.: He was the 11th member Florida. • • A With a great nephew at the piano, Pon aid Dunbar of Larder Lake, Ontario, old favorite psalms . were, played and sung by the large gathering; which part of the celebration was most enjoyed by Mr/Stewart who was notice­ ably moved bv the old*. Preshy-, ter.ian custom. A great niece, Georgia. Dunbar of Ethel,/Ontario, , baked- a large birthday cake which was served to the guests along with pther refreshments. . Amongthose present for the occasion ’.was Mr. Stewart’s sis-, ter, Mrs. Olive Finlayson of Kin­ cardine. Other nieces and *rieph-c ews present ' were: Mr. and Mrs. George Dynibaf, Ethel; Mr. and_ . ■ . -. - Mrs; Wilfred/Francey -and Miss L. Mac.^mnop visiting in Ann Ma'eMurchy of • Goderich; | Western Canada,^Both plan_ ■ on and- Mrs. William “Finlayson of j Ritchie’s first stop was jt Oven, • Sask., to visit her mother. She will later visit, a brother irf Ed­ monton. /It is* Mrs. Ritchie’s” sec­ ond trip .back West since the family came to Lucknow back about 1924. ’ Enroute West the two local ladies met Mrs. Peter .T. Carter, formerly of the Second Conces-- sion. She was op the-, same train and was-; bound for Calgary to wwit^-a-dbugh+err—, 1 ENGAGEMENTS ' ■? Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Mclvor of . Winnipeg, Man., wish td an­ nounce > the engagement of their daughter, Mildred Isabel;.to Mr. Malcolm Bruce Buchanan,^son 6f Mr. a nd, Mrs. Robert D. Buchan­ an of Larder Lake/ Ont.* form* .ei4^of^uckndw-r--The-marriagd' to take place Saturday, July 25th ;jlt the. United Chb^h,'Kbpuskns- .’ ■^hrjg, Ontario? • ■ AtALLY HURT INCARCRASH .of a family of twelve children of the late .Mr. and, Mrs. Thomas Miller. He and his'sister, Mr$,. -Kate-Spindler, are the sole sur­ vivors. Mrs. Spindler is 80. and j. A. is chipper as can be at 74.Injuries received in a car acci- . _ __... dent in Michigan proved* fatal to1 His brother, the late Jacob Mil-Prior to the close of, the school h term, Miss Jean Osborne was pre-' William j. Roulstori. of Kincar-; ler, was the oldest of the family, sented with a -silver tea service [■dine/Tath’e’r^of Clifford Roulston;' *r: from the Lucknow District High | Kinloss Township farmer. School Literary Society and a Lazy Susan serving tray from a’i leg of : a holiday trip tb. Fort Mr. Miller is the . father of Mr. Orlo Miller, prominent writer and radio broadcaster. uuouxi oyxviug aavzami ct t a 'iiyuMaj VJL *Jr » x MJL V 7 *' y • . 111 group of first year high school1Frances." He was a passenger in .REUNION MARKS students. Miss Osborne also re- a car driven by Eric Schwartz of • • /. ■ ( Muucnib. "Ubuvnic uibu re- tdi unveil 'uy ov'ixvyaxiz. ui ._• ceived several individual gifts. } Kincardine; The mishap dccuired . GOLDEN WEDDING Miss Osborne, had been a > near Imlay City, Mach., as Mr. i valued memiber of the local* staff‘ Schwartz was about to. pass a for ten years, resigning her posi-nr» a • tion with the intention of remain­ ing at her Huron Township home due to the serious illness of her mother, who is an invalid from a stroke/ . The second annual Aitchison Park on Wednesday, July 1st with Toron.to; *Mr. 'and M'r.s. William- Patterson of Ripley; Miss Marg­ aret'Finlayson-of Preston; Mrs., Elizabeth Rose, R. 3, Goderich; James Kn-fght of 'Cranbrqok?. /• •■^Bofn on a farm north of'Kih- tail, Mi’. iSteWai't was./a son of the late Mr/and Mrs. David Ste­ wart (Mary McLean) who cume. out from Scotland; '/. Mr/.SteWart was/eeve of. Ash- •field. fi uin~H4J15 ;iu. 1917/""..'T “ “ ’ Owned Big Steer Mi’. Stewart had people' “beat­ ing a path to *his. door ’ .over a* score of Vears ago, when “the* big steer” became Ihe centre mf? at^ traction at his farm, arid brought, spectators for 'miles. The huge animal was said to have reached a Weight; of ’.about. 30.00 pounds. .J, -stwirrurdfused -severaD fab -, ulo'us offers, for the big-fellow, which' Wentually took Ontario'. r » -J * ’■ ;» « * ’ * ■/...■./« . 1 !/' /' car parked on the roadsjde. A; reunion was held in Waterloo third cai- plowed into t h e Park on Wednesday, July 1st with Swartz car and Mr. Rbulston was a gatheririg of about 115 persons, in a position to receive the, fuli. Among those in attendance were • force of the collision. He died 'of Mr; and Mrs. Horace Aitchison, his injuries-less than twelve hours Mr', and Mrs. Doug Aitchison* later in hospital at Lapeer, Mich.; ’ ■ Allan Schwartz, nine-year-old spn of the driver* was critically injured. Mr. Schwartz suffered five fractured ribs.__v^hne_^ihis- wife and three other children escaped With lesser injuries. Mr- 'Rbulston* a native of Huron township, whs 73 years of age, and ,for twerity*five years was employed at the Malcolm Furni­ ture Company. Hetwas an active member'of Kincardine Peritecos* tai. Church, ,whose pastor, the Rev, C. A. Cook,; conducted large- ly through the efforts of Mr. ly attended services at t.he Link- Percy Aitchison. Mrs. Aitchison later funeral., home; on Tuesday. Interment was made in ■ Kincar* dine cemetery.' . , - Sjurvivirig Mr. Roulstoh a rd hiS Widow* the former Jane Hyatt; two sons* Clifford of .Kinloss Township and Arthur, Kincar* dine; fhrpe?. daughters,* Lillian, Mfs. Duncan McLeod, . Kiiiear- dine; Inez, Mrs. John McAllister, Stratford. and Elsife* Mrs. Harold Purves, Kincardine; a brother.- -hbtttef ‘TOuTsTo^^^ and • two .sisters, .Mrs.. Polly Beadle, Fort Frances arid Mrs. John Mc­ Leod, Ripley. • " j Amorig those in attendance were Larry and Linda of Wingham and Judy Aitchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aylmer Aitchison, who t was visiting .with her grandpar- _ent&— ——/— After a program, of sports events' an address was given by .Donald Aitchison of Harriston and ..the presentation of a table lamp was made to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Aibchisori'.Of .Peterborough, it being their 50th wedding anni­ versary. ’This reunion ’has be­ come a yearly event almost sole- Js a .sister-in-law of Mrs, Harriett , Wil son -BcrH/ZMlT/ ap'd Mrs’.' Aitchison expressed * sincere thanks for the remem­ brance. ; ’' ' . • > In attendance • also were Mr.. ■' and Mrs. Fred Aitchison of Tor* oritb'who will be fifty years /mar­ ried on July 18th. • > Members of The Clan wore pre­ sent front,‘Norwood, Peterbbr- . Sy[gbj We^tdriyTJWoodibri d ge^Sar-- riia, London/ Hespeler, Aubrirn,: Kitchener, Hanover, ' Harriston, Walkerton, Toronto and. Wing* ’