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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, NQV^ 18th, 1953
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David Perrie with’ the late
STAR WEEKLY PICTURES
TRELEAVEN FLOUR IN B.G.
90-YEAR-OLD BELFAST
NATIVE DIES IN WEST
ceremony. . • >•..'.•••With ‘ them to. celebrate this,
on Sunday
•were”'Mh and. Mrs, Henry' Cai-
Ripley r Mr. and . Mrs. Joe
''•'Leslie/ ahd Gordon-' of Granton;
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Calgary on
MacKinnon
$2.50 A Year In Advance^l.oo Extra To U.S.A.
Four Hour Parking Is
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Four hour parking is now in
effect in Lucknow. At the Nov
ember session of' the Village
(k>uricil, By-Law N,o. 9, 1953, was
passed, (and has since received
< the official iapprdyol. of the De
partment of Highways.
It is precisely /’a by-law to pre.
vent the obstruction of, and to
regulate the traffic upon the
streets of the Corporation of the
Village of Lucknow.
The by-law prohibits any per
son leaving a vehicle, attended' - -- -- -----
or unattended, upon the streets ! r; MacGregor was a school
"or highways within the limits of.
the Village for a period of time
exceeding four hours.
■ Besides what, other parking re£_
strictioris this will result, in, will
be overnight. parking, which in
the winter time is the bane of
snowplow operators.
/ The by-law also restricts the
driving of vehicles upon the side:'
walks of the Corporation.
By-Law, No. 9, is an amend
ment to By-Law No, 3, 1927< pass
ed during the reeveship of D. M.
Johnstone. A summary of pertin
ent clauses of this by-law, which j
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;gOROJ<ATI0N~l^^
FpRMER ashfield man
; . Mr, Alex MacGregor ..of '-Gran
um, Alta, brother Of. Miss Cath
erine. MacGregor of town ’arid
Mrs. George Stuart of St HeL
ens, has received a Coronation
.medal from Her Majesty the
Queen. , : ’ .
The medal is in recognition of
his many years of' public service,
especially in the field of educa-
i trustee for many years at Gran
um and at present is chairman
of the Board of the School Divis
ion.
The 4 current . issue of the
Star Weekly carries a pic
ture of a British - Guiana
nativ^toting-a-bag".of^Luck^7
now manufactured flour on. .
•/ his-; brick. Carried in a" wicker
C basket it is: supported by a / ■
•\tump line (a strap across his
mrehead), ’ '
The local milling company
•has an extensive export busi
ness to British Guiana and
the letter, on the bag shows,
the brand name “Carib-
Queen”, milled by Treleaven
Milling Company, Lucknow,
Ontario, Canada.
The young man is an Ara-
wak Indian, who has picked
up his flour off the monthly
plane at Orincluick, British
Guiana, and will carry it in ■
this fashion on ,his. back for
several days to reach his dia
mond /prospecting grounds.
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I ASHFIELD COUPLE ARE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WED
Mr. and Mrs* Charles Hallam
of Ashfield quietly observed their
25th wedding -anniversary on
~Suri'day, November 15th. - .
Formerly of the . Alburn: disr.
' trict, ’Mr. and. Mrs. Hallam' were
mqrried. by Rev. Mr: Alp of, Au
burn United - Church. Mrs, Hal
lam was formerly Viola Johnston
of Summerhill. Their wedding at
tendants were Arthur Hallam,
brother of the groom and Miss
Evelyn Dale.
Mr. 'and "Mrs. Hallam have a
family of seven boys and one
daughter. They are: Tom, who
KINLOUGH CHURCH TO
MARK 90th BIRTHDAY
K.iniough Presbyterian Church
congregation will mark their 90th
anniversary on Sunday with ser
vices at 11.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
The morning service iWill be con
ducted .by the pastor, • Rey/ Q. S
Baulch and in the evening. Rev.
........ , —; J., R. MacDonald of Ashfield Pres.-,
is still in effect,; is appended to J byterian Church will be guest
a verbatim reproduction of By-1 speaker. . /
Law No. 9, 1953, which appears ! To . .mark this noteworthy oc-
elsewhere in this issue. • casion the Kinlough Church has
Tickets To Be Issued undergone an attractive interior
by-law, or other traffic violations,
leave the / offender liable, to re
ceive: a “ticket”/ The party con
cerned has the option Of report
ing, with his violation notice, at
the Municipal Office, where he or
she may pay the prescribed fine..
Failure to report will result-in
: a court summons being issued.
CAR DAMAGED IN
FREAK ACCIDENT SATURDAY
A late, model Ford owned by!
' Jim Thompson of R. 5, Kincar-'
dine, and in .charge of his son
Robert/ was damaged early Sat-
—™urday-reveningHnT-a“riTeak“^cciv
dent on the Main Street.
> A Brooks Bros, truck had pull
ed up in frpht of the B^A.,' ser-
vice station, with some seven
head of cattle aboard./ The shifts
ing of; the animals started the ’
truck into motion unnoticed by _______
the driver; Gordon Brooks, or ering....
anyone in the service station. .
It .coasted across the' street.
grazed' the rear of . Joe Kerr’s. .Luughi.in,: and’ Jane Gaunt, dau'-
/ station wagon,\in charge of Arn- hter.,of the late jbhn Gaunt and
old Thomson, and smacked int0 | Ann-Rutherford, were married in
the .sode of the Ford’ coach/.in th(k pre.sriytoian Manse on.-Nov-
front Of the theatre. :■ .I'ember 16th, 1898, bv'the late Rev.
The. centre .post, and the body Dr Davjd Perrie with the late
■ '/ of the car were damaged corisid- i Mrs Perrie and Robert Sturdy
eraibly v while the station, wagon f)f Wingham.'as -witnesses of'the
> escaped with having the • rear
light' and. license .plate sheared
off,. . ' /.;'
undergone an attractive interior
-redecoFation-pregramT~New“lightsr
new aisle carpeting, re-upholster
ing and refinishing of pulpit fur
niture, are other features of the
•renovating program, that will be
apparent to large congregations
that are anticipated at Sunday’s
special services. .'.
LOCAL FOLK WED
FIFTY-FIV£YEARS
In observance, of their ,55th
I wedding anniversary on Monday,
' November 16th, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Durnin, residents-bf Luck
now for the past eighteen years,
;w.ere-“hon^or^^Hr^urpTise^arFF’
ily dinner at the home of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Carter of Ripley. •
•. Their granddaughter, Carol
Durnin,’ presented, th<em with a.
beautiful bouquet of yellow and
mauve mums, a gift of the gath-
• Mr; Durnin, son . of /the late-
Alex Durnin and Sarah Ann Mc
Laughlin, and Jane Gaunt, dau-
- happy: ariniversary
D. H ALDEN B Y WON!
•TOP LEGION PRIZE ’I Mt/and'Mrs/Perry Durnih/'Car-
/■•..." '•■ -L:_i_" J ol arid- Susan of• London: Miss
/■ The annual bingo, dance arid/ Betty ■ Durnin of <Lucktio W and
prize, draw staged on Remem-. I Mr. Robert ’Mole oL Dungannon.
4aiairee“j^g'ht“%y~’dfreH^
Branch- of the Canadian Legion, jand,/.yellow mums '.cpritied the
drew a* large crowd last. Wed-! dinner table. ■ _ < ;
nesday night: ' ■' I k- At-'their, home here the first.
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ed with players vieing for. chick/'m......
Cns1 arid turkeys-and While many ' in Jo,
■went, home empty handed, the "
lucky ones frequently had extra'1 t'8h gram
good fortune arid. were carrying Fro.-t
.the birds off in twos and -thrbrs • tions s'
The dance, was also well .attend-
.edr and .1
The bingo tables were well fil-L i of t lie week,, old friends w o wcn .
I With nlavers vieinri for. chick'J mindful of flic •oc^asipn, d'opp d
extend: their best .wishes;
? inriude’d-.in the’/greetings wore a
; from . prepuer' Leslie
Fpo'.-t and'a card of e'origratula-,
{com John■ 1‘ianna^M.P-P../
Mr. I'.lui win .iS-89 apd amazing-
‘v’aCt vei-'Ho bits been a lifelong
' .u/ llie1 Bt. ’^loloris -and-
’ co iti ri]' 11 idi os 'and. tor
hs engaged ih threshing
'tpentcr work’, • ■
’Durrifn. who -b 74, is,not
the bc'st of, health and
’•< nmeh jo her
was . featured, by . th/ b
... at. midnight. First leiii'Oi
chrome, kitchen sidU?r/Luc[|nuw
Haideriby ?of year* '
''and
Mrs
(•n.i'iyia.it .
•is /Sinfjncd 'prettj . t.
.w'.x-n- IMi’ t-W
.ruilio and ', v-speciifl'y /’<•' c!lurch
! services. ■ :L •Mt:• and' Mrs./Durnm appreciate,
cd wry iriuch the cards sent t-hom
Vfeil'Of fridfids/W .tfth
occasion.” .■ ‘ ■'
T1 i/.e draw
Prize, a
was won by ,D»' . 1
Lucknow; second, platform ‘Tock-
,er» Mrs.; Annie Struthers. Luck-
Pow; third, coal or oil, Mel P.ol-/
R.-2, Ripley; fourth, mantle./
Ross Forster, -Lucknow:
mth, electric kettle^ G, A, BryVc.
WinghariV •• .,/■;.;'/ /-.',.
, the intention of the Leg-
to.Jxold ■•fowl bingos _ period-
really for a time with the next
, xhi Thursday ot next' week.
MISS PEARL HENDERSON
PASSED AWAY THURSDAY
The death of Miss Pearl E.
Henderson, daughter of the late,
J., J. and Abigail Henderson, oc.
curred at her home ih Lucknow
on Thursday of last week after
a lengthy illness.
The funeral service was held
on Saturday at her ’late, resi/
dence, with interment in South
Kinloss Cemetery.
SCHOOL NAMED AFTER
FORMER KINLOSS RESIDENT
. Mr. John A. Lockhart of Burl
ington, son of Mrs, E; Lockhart
of town, has received Hhe Coron
ation medal in recognition of long
serviced. He has been principal ,
of Central Public School for
many years. The ? new public
school at Burlington has' been
named after Mr. Lockhart for his
outstanding service to the com
munity. ■ .
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
FOR NOVEMBER BRIDE
Mrs?" A. J. Wilson was hoStbss
recently when friends and neigh
bors gathered to honor Beth Mc
Donald with a miscellaneous
shower, prior to her marriage.
enjoyed during which Dianne and
Borinie Ritchie brought in the
many lovely .gifts for the bride
elect.
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aic., iuiii, wnu
j arrived home recently after sev
eral Weeks at Camfose, Alberta;’
Freddie, Leslie, Cecil, Dorothy,
Ross, Roy and Jimmy.
CONGRAMFAMILY
GO TO WATERLOO
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Mr. arid Mrs. Sam Congram and
sons;/ Elliott and Arthur, have
moved to Waterloo where they
have bought a home. They have
been lifelong residents of the
community. Sani was born on
the 8th Concession, west , of Holy
rood and since his marriage to
Lily Webster, they have farmed
on the Secorid“7COric^^ioriT”Sa^m’
at 82, is still chipper.
The Congram farm on the Sec- j
prid was sold some tim^ ago to
Oscar White, and when he took I
-possession -the -Congram~family !
rnpved_to thieir farm oh the boun
dary. This, they recently sold to
Jack Rlphick of Paramount,. and
over the week-end n^bved their
household effects to Waterloo.
KINLOSS REEVE TO
RUN FOR WARDEN
David H. Carruthers has ari-
noyncedhis-intention-of-eontest-
ing the BrUce County wardenship
"in 1954, and will seek re-election
for a fourth term in Kinloss at
next week’s nomination meeting.
Dave arid Reeve William Os4
wald of Elderslie Township, are
the only two candidates in the
field at present. Next year’s war
den is chosen from rural . reeves.
Reeve Carruthers was elected
Reeve of KinlOss by acclamation
in 1950, succeeding Reeve Geo..
Tiffin. He has been returned by
acclamation each year since. Dave
assumed the reeveship at the age
of thirty-six. and was generally
regarded as the youngest reeve
to ever hold Office in Kinloss?
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: The death of Joseph Alton, age
90 years, occurred at Lamont, .
Alta., on Thursday, He was a
pioneer homesteader in that dis
trict. arid co-founder of the town
of Lamont. He went west in 1900.
He Was .reeve of. the municipal
district for thirteen years and ,
was a justice of the .peace fbr 39 -
years* : ■ ■,.' *;.,•/
He is a first cousin of Albert
Alton of town arid a brother of
Dan Alton of Vancouver, presi-
>dent of the B. C. Bruce Old Bovs ?
■Association,
The late Mr. Alton was. a son
of Joseph Alton of Belfast and
was born-on the “Agar farm” in
that vicinity now owried by Har
vey Kilpatrick,
Institute Looks Back Oh 45 Years’
Service At Birthday Party Friday
Some ninety ladies gathered in ston. Mrs. P. Stewart thanked Dr.
the Town Hall on Friday even- ‘ ■
ing to . celebrate the 45th anni
versary of Lucknow W.I. Mrs. C.
Cook, the president, was in the
chair and conducted Opening. ex-
ercises-andbusinessde tails.-Com
munity singing followed with-
Mrs. Jessie Allin at the piano. A
retrospect of - the activities Of the
Society since its beginning in 1908
- . , . - Was given by Miss Mary McLeod,A. pleasant social evenu)g_was.|.convent,l. 1)f Hisloi ledl-Iieseai'Clr:
This was followed by six ladies
singing an anniversary song com
posed for, the occasion. Mrs. J. j —
W., Joy nt favored with a vocal ■ Of the Institute-members who-in
solo and encore after/which Miss'
Deah McLeod, gave a reading,
“Great .Grandmother Ann”. , Mr.
Steve Sto’fhers, representing the
Town Council/ brought,,greetings
frqm that body. Mrs. McKellar,
the district president, gave a talk
on the aims* and work of the Wo
men’s Institute? Roddy and Eldon
Wraith gave two selections on
their guitars. Mrs* A/Wilson led'
in a one- minute silence arid a
prayer in, memory of those Who
had passed on and Mrs. P. S.tebr'
sang a sacred solo. Mr.' W. L.
MacKertrie. accotripanied by his
granddaughter, -Mary Alliri, play-;
■ ed? a Violin/ selection rind as ah
j:encore a musical number by . the
-Hhree^genemtiorisT—— L
Dr. Norman Hygh from the j
D.A»C., Guelph, spoke on Agri-1
culture and Canadian Industries. |
Going back into history he traced j
the steps from nomadic life tp
permanent settlement bn a pari
. cef of land, thus beginning, owm
ership?He showed how gradually
agriculture /gave rise to Other in*
dustries when -it did hot require
all the members <to produce
enough food. for all.. Now agri*'
cu 1 ture-4s—a-.highly -mecharii-zbd--
industry . dependent Oh' other.in
dustries but al$p basic. • '
. 'Violin .music by Dr.' Jas. Little,
accompanied by Mr: Elmer Um-
bac.h, wa.s enjoyed. Miss Margaret’
Brophy of CKNX brought greet
ings’ arid congratulated 4he Soc
iety on its achievements. Mrs. M.
Weibster ph trie'’/autoharp and
Mrs. H. Collins ondhe mouth or
gan gave musical numbers. Mrs. -
• HarVby Webster read Current
| events by Mrs. V. John-
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AITCHISON—Mr: and Mrs. Jim
Aitchison (nee Celia Wilson) an
nounce the arrival of a daughter
cri Tuesday, November. 10, 1953,
at Bethesda Hospital, London, On
tario, Verna Marion. •
MacKINNON — in Calgary on
Sundav, November 8th, to Mr,
and .Mrs. William
(Mary Johnston), a sori, William
Michael.
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INSTALL ZION
LODGE OFFICERS
. The annual banquet' ■ arid -elec
tion of officers, of Mbple. GfOvb
Orange Lodge, Was/held at Zion
On Monday, November 9th, when
sixty members' sat down to a
'bountjfui' turkey, supper. '
Special speakers • Were Rev. J/
R.'’Dickinson of Ashfield Circuit’
United Church, Cecil Johnston,
ex-warden of JiUTOri County jtrid
B. Gibson of. Detroit
/Bert Alton* a former master
of Maple Grove Lodge, conducted.
the. installation of , the new of-
'ficers, who are as .follows: ■ \
Past Masleri'.Mriveft Reid;
W.M^ James Ketchabaw; D.M., D.
'A> Hacket; chaplain, .Chas. Mc
Donald; rec. sec., Robert Lyons,
’■Ji’,; fin- see*, Jack Ritchie; treas.,
Harvey Ritchie; marshal, • Eldon
Miller; 1st' lecture,. Lome Reid;
2nd8 lecture^ Wm, McQuflliri;- Sr,
Com.-, Marshall Gibson; Jr, ’Com.,
JAM: Helm, Wrn.
Webster, Robert Lyons,-Jr.
Hygh and the other speakers. Mrs.,
Robert Thompson, the only liv
ing charter member and a life
member of the Institute, was call
ed to the front to cut the anrii-
wersary^/eake. The Tweedsmuir/
Book was on display. Lunch was
served by the ladies to conclude
a pleasant and profitable even- *
ing.
McLeod is as' follows
On this glad occasion we’ll sing
to the praise
•the past days// , . ..h
All banded, together for Country
and Hojne, ’
You’ll see of their labors where .
ever you roam. ' '■••■/'.
Corrie let us look backward to
’ -. days that are o’er
To some of the faces we see now-
no more; • , .: r
For the years that are gone now
are forty and five ' . .
Not all of the founders are well •
or alive. , '•.■■•■
.’Twa’s'. the year, nineteen eight
that in Lucknow we see •
The first Institute that was des-.
■ tined - to be • • : / • , / ■ ■ ’
The sptirce of a power that still
’’.., is at. Work . .•.: ./....•. ——
Because .of .its pioneers that no- u
! thing* did shirk, .
, Let’s look at the street signs that.
r tell- where we live,
J Or at the drink-fountain. SO ready
to give ' / ’ " , ,
Its draught-to. the. passer, to‘ .
young, and to old,. : \
Then on’to the* spot .where War’s
story- is told. ’ ' , . .
The statue is symbol of .all. tho
Who^cm c bfUthcir life blood fuf
honour and;truth, ■■ ■ ?/
Arid di the kind, womeri xvho /■
worked with their hands
To send'of their comfort, to Tar
. distant land's'. .. •. •■’■'•/ ■■
So here’s to the Institute ladies
this day; ■
“Keep up, .your good ywk, i
the slogan we. say,
Our town is the better and clean
• ' er for you, *
More blessing, more"power, tO'-all
' that you do.’
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