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PRESBYTERIAN CHOIR
ENTERTAINED BY SESSION
AT OLIVET NEXT WEEK
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Recognize Thirty-One Years
Service As Wawanosh Clerk
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—thirty-one years— of—faithful-
and efficient service by Durnin
-phillipsasclerkofWestWawa-
nosh .was fittingly recognized at
a gathering On: Tuesday night of
last week in the township hall.
The evening was sponsored by
members of the present Council
Board, former reeves and coiin*
‘ cillors and township officials who
had been associated with Mr,
Phillips throughout his. three de-
^a^es of municipal service.
There were some forty people
in attendance. Progressive euchre
was played with Mrs, Wallace
Miller -and Harvey Ciilbert the
prize winners.' Harvey won the
tie-breaking cut with Durnin
Phillips.. . ' '
A very bountiful lunch was
served and Brown Siriyth took
over the duties of , master of
ceremonies for the presentations,
that included a lovely chimes
clock from the sponsoring group,
a cheque for $50 from the Muni
cipality and a corsage to Mrs.
Phillips.
Clarence Greer led in a sing
song and kt the Appropriate
moment, “For They Are Jolly
Good Fellows”?
An address was read to Mr.
and Mrs. Phillips by John Foran,
who succeeded Mr. Phillips as
- clerk. The gifts were presented
Vy ex-reeve Harold Gaunt, and
i • Mre. John Durnin presented the
\ corsage. The present refeve, John
Durnin, And reeves under whom
Mr. Phillips served, spoke brief-
ly. They are Wm. Stewart, Tom
Webster, Brown Smyth and Har
old Gaunt. A fifth reeve, Everett
Finnigan, was unable to be pres
ent. Three other reeves, Ben
Naylor, Albert Johnston and Wm.
Mole have passed on. \
It was most gratifyirik to Mr.
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THIRTY-FIVE CENT AD SOLD
17 SOWS IN ONE DAY
LOme Farrish tells us that
as. a-'fesult of a classified ad
vertisement tin The Sentinel,
"he sold 17 sows last Thurs
day—the day the paper came
out- Dear knows how many
enquiries he’s had since then.
No douibt about it—if you
have something to sell that
. is in public demand, a “Want
Ad” will do the trick.
SAILOR SON HERE
FROM HOLLAND
The Jack Van Osch family
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JOE WHITBY SAILS
ROUND THE WORLD
Joe Whitby, a mpmber of the
crew of the Canadian destroyer
. Huron, is home on a 48-day fur-
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DR. W. J. MUMFORD
of Fergus, and formerly of Luck
now, will be the special missioner
at’the preaching mission at Olivet
United Church, which opens next
Sunday -evening and will continue
each night to Friday, April 9th.
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In appreciatiori of faithful ser
vices, trie members of the Lupk-
now Presbyterian Church choir
were ^entertained-Llast -Tuesday
evening Iby the Church Session.
The group made up a theatre
party to Wingham to see ‘‘The
Country .Parson”, and on their
return were .served lunch at
Johnston’s* Restaurant. .' ' .
Mr. Norman Taylor, organist
arid1 choir leader, expressed
thanks to Mrs. C. A. Winn for her
services and Mrs. Stewart Jamie
son presented a gift on . behalf of
the choir.
Mrs. Philip Stewart expressed,
the Choir’s thanks to the. Session
for so kindly entertaining them.
lhe Jack Van Osch family of
Ashfield had a happy reunion last
week when their, son, William
Van Osch, arrived here from Hol
land.
William had served five years
with the Dutch Navy and had
•been stationed much of the time
in .the Australian area in the
Pacific. He received his discharge
last fall and since then has been
getting h*is papers in > order to
come to Canada,' which, his parents adopted as their homeland
some five years. ago.
The Van Osch family owns the
former MacIntyre farm near
Lothian School.
GREETING CARDS WANTED
Old greeting cards, which ac
cumulate in most every home,
and are eventually destroyed can'
be put to good use. They are
useful to missionaries on foreign
fields. . L
These cards, whether they be
Christmas,* get well, birthday or
other such’greetings, are air wel
come, but should be the com
plete card-—not cut/
Anyone having such used cards
may leave them at The Sentinel
Office. Please bundle them arid
tie them securely. ' ’ f ■
dough, after eleyen months of ser-
,vice abroad, which took him
around the, world. The . Huron is
only the 5th Canadian warship
to circle the globe.
Joe is in hisi 21st year, and
is on his third year of service
with the Royal Canadian Navy.
He took a course in . anti-sub
marine detection ;priqr to sailing
to the Far East,, and bn complet
ion of his furlough will returri.
to Stadacbna Barracks at Hali.-
fax for a more advanced course
in this branch of the service.
The Huron sailed from Halifax
on April 29th- of last year fbr
?erviee in the Korean theatre aiid
voyage JthrOUgh~ih&
Panama and across the Pacific.
Among the ports of call on the
' return trip by way of the Suez,
Mediterranean and Atlantic, were
Singapore, Malta^ The Atlantic crossing was very
- rough, , .
.While on coastal patrol .off
Korea, protecting an island oc
cupied by American marines, the
Huron ran aground. Joe had just
got off watch' and had turned in
when the. crash came. First
; ‘nought Wa§ ‘ that they had struck
■ mine. " . . . . ■
' u a W. days before the
Huron was, refloated, and then
ft*1' three months. Job
„ ^pgfiks..ia-V0rab 1 y-of the--Japaitese
as a friendly people. He was i.n
; contact with *the Kdr- :
S’1!’ r<?$ards them a /very:
'’arq.y and patient people. In win?
er weather children" ran about
• wthile they in heavy ,
.. gear were ■'shivering from the cold, ■' i- • - ■ ■ ■-;
‘^tinel went to Joe while
. vthe.Eai?t'.''.hnd'>;he reports re^
teivmg; it regularly. . . . • ■
UNIQUE BANQUET
ENJOYED FRIDAY
SEVERED FINGER
TENDONSTFRIDAY
Bob MacNay suffered a severe
injury to his- right hand last Fri
day afternoon with a razor sharp
butcher knife. Bob and Ernest
Button were slaughtering a cattle
beast at the Button slaughter
house, and the mishap occurred
as Bob went to stiek the knife
mthedoorraroutineprocedure.
His hand slipped and the first
two fingere were slit to the bone
arid the tendons severed, and the
third and fourth fingers also
gashed. /
Bob was taken to Wingham
Hospital where he was on the
operating table for two hours,
while the \ teridotis were being
brought together again: It was
expected he would be hospital
ized for about: a week. It will
be some time before he will have
full use of the hand, but it is
expectedTjlhat the healing will
be such that eventually there
will be little or no stiffness re
maining in the fingers. / .
Bob' is on a lake boat during
the sailing season, and has been
daily expecting notice to report
for duty.
TO TEST CLOSING
BYLAW JN_CpURT
The municipal by-law regulat
ing ■ the . closing hours of retail
stores in Lucknow, will be tested
in court at Walkerton on Thurs
day morning. The hearing .is
scheduled for 10.00 ajm. >
By-law No. 3, 1951, of the Vill
age of Lucknow, establishing
these hours., was passed by. the
Municipal Council in: mid-Febru-
ary following) the presentation, of
a petition signed by. all. retail
merchants except the two who
are being charged with failing to
observe the prescribed regula
tions. They are_the Lucknow.
lr^’s FruitFruit Market and Hen:
Market.
The by-law went into effect
on March 1st. Its regulations call
“fd¥ "^the ‘ eiosihg~df retafr’^stfores
at, 6.30 each week day except
Saturdays when the closing hour
is 11.30.
The penalty for a breach of
the by-law is a sum not exceed
ing $50.00.
Summonses were served the
said businesses at the end of the
week,; and early this week six
witnesses’ were subpoenaed. *' .
AMPUTATE MILL
VICTIM'S FQOT
A , ten-day medical battle, to
save Sid Gardner’s bettered arid .
-broken^foot^proved-ftHilej^And-pn-^—
Wednesday he was scheduled, to ,
undergo^amamputation-operation— ■-
at Victoria Hospital, ^London. ’
. J$id”s lpft arm and leg were
badly broken and' he suffered ;
head injuries, though apparently
not serious, when he was caught,
on a shaft at Treleaven’s Flour
Mill and whirled till released
when his clothes were stripped
from his foody.
Sid has suffered intensely
since the accident, but is always
thinking and. -asking about the
welfare of his young family and
‘things at home. . ' -
His. smashed am), was due to
be put in a cast pn Tuesday. Mrs. . ,
Gardner, formerly Edith John- '
stop. of. Kinloss, was home at the ,
week-end but returned to the city
the first of the week.
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A mother . and daughter ban
quet held in the United Church
Fellowship Rooms on Friday ev
ening was a unique and happy
occasion. It was Sponsored by
Group I of the, Women’s Associa
tion, ■ ‘ ’
The attendance of about 150
ladies apd lasses, exceeded ex
pectations and taxed the capacity
of the neatly laid banquet tables.
A turkey supper with all the
trimmings was served' by men
of the congregation and believe
it Or not they even assisted With
the dish washing. ■
Mrs. sH. R; Aliin ably presided
as toastmistress arid gave the ad
dress of welcome. A sing Song
was conducted by Miss Helen
Thompson,. With accompariiirient
by Rev; G- A. Meiklejohn, who,
was the Only “mere /pan” who
got in oh the interesting even/
irig's program. -.
. The toast to “Our Daughters”
was .proposed .by’.- Mrs,’./Ly C;
Thompson and was responded to
by Elizabeth Webster.''The pro-,
grain included a piano duet,by
Mrs. .Harvey Houston and Mrs/
• Wm, ’ Scott, a vocal” Solo by Mrs,
Harold' Halderiby, a . humorous
re'ading by Mrs. W; S. Fadie and
0.quartette by Mrs/ J. W. Joynt,
. Mrs,. J / C.. Armstrong, Mrs...J.J,LJ..
Hal!.''and Miss Belle Robertson. <
■\TJie.g4.uisf
A. Brydon of Ripley, wjlh family.,
life the theme’of her interesting
address/She was .introduced by j
Mrs. Orville Johes, the Group t.
■'leader; and Mrs. Kenneth MurdieJ
etxended a vote of thanks fo M(s,,
Brydon., ■ ' ■ • ■■■ ..** * /» ;
■.Rev/ Meiklejohn was also call-1
ed‘ on. and L. C. Thompson re-
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HAND SEVERELY INJURED:
Mr? arid Mrs. Dick Reed, Jim
and Ronnie of Detroit visited
over the week-end with relatives
here. A few weeks ago Dick had
his right hand badly cut and torn
while at work in .the Bowers
roller bearing plant. The hand is
in a cast and it will be some
time yet before it is healed.
LEFT TUESDAY FOR CO-OP
FARM AT KINGSTON
Mr. and "Mrs. Robert .Barkwell
and children left on Tuesday tor
the .Kingston district where Bob
will be associated.. in a co-opera
tive mixed farming project—the
first in the Province, if. riot in
the Dominion.
They will have a large dairy
herd, and will also have extensive
poultry flocks, sheep and swine.
Bob hasibeen there for. a couple
of weeks but returned at the
week-end to move his family'
down East{. Bob hasn’t sold his
Huron Township farm as yet, and
plans to return at seeding time
to put the Crop in here.
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4*H Clubs Organized At Joint
< Meeting At Dungannon Tuesday
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. An enthusiastic, organization
meeting o£. the Lucknow, and
Dungannon 4-H Clubs Was held
at Dungannon Parish Hall on
TuesHay/~Har6Id Baker, assistant
agricultural representative of
Huron County, presided and out
lined 4-H activities in the County'
sthis season' which promises to
surpass' the record-breaking 'pro-
'gram carried, out last year.
Thirteen members have already
sighed up for the/Lucknow Calf
Club, and a few more members
arc .expected to join, .
thdre wore seventeen members, in
(he-Club. Officers of this .year’s
Two Clubs At Dungannon
There will agairi this year be
both a calf arid swine cluib spon-
SQr_ed.„.by_....the...D.ungannon^Agri^
cultural, Society. ,
- Officers and members of the
Calf Club are: pres., Jiinmy Reid;
vice pres., Frank Alton; secretary^
Lorne Hackett; • press reporter,
‘Barbara Wilson; other memibfers:
Lois. Webster, Norma Peiitland,
Elizabeth Pe.ntland, ■.Ken Alton,.
Frances Alton,. Evelyn’ Siriyth,
f i McTavish, Murray "Wil-
LtaSt^yeal Dinkin Rnitli FiHniatJti.
Club; "are/-pres., Murray Gaunt;
v.ie6;'pttesv,..Ivan McQuillan; sec.-
treas., Anne Todd; press'report-’
er, Joyce Little., Other members'
fn c 1 ride J im Lyon s, Betty • Al ton;
Barr-v McQuillin, Crawford Me-
Noil. Gerald Murray, Charlie
Murray, Bob 'Harris, Jack Ken
nedy and Billie Kennedy.
. Club Leaders are George Kem
Rev. Me.Kiej.onn ‘ ) neciy ahd Tom Todd with ' theed’ OB. awd c. Fhompscn / c . y
son,. Ross Durnin, Keith Finnigan,
George Sinyth. .Club leaders, are
■ G h t\st e r —a-n-d John
felarke. ,
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SONGMEN THRILL
LARGE AUDIENCE
An appreciative audience;of, up
wards to tfive hundred people fill
ed the High School auditorium on
Monday night for an hour arid
a half musical treat presented by
“The Songmen”,
Lucknow-born Wm. F. Thomp
son is a member of the 13rvbice
. jnale_choir.: fronkJTdronto,-under -
the direction of David Ouchter-
lony, conductor-arranger, and; or
ganist at the Eaton Memorial
■ ■.Church.' 0' :
“The "choir received a hearty re-
sponse'to each number, and . they
concluded their performance with
a double encore in appreciation .-
of the reception they had receiv- ■
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Mr. Thompson, as tenor soloist,
sang a group of three numbers,
“Art Thou Troubled”, “Go, Love
ly Rose” and “Lise”. - He was
brought back bv the enthusiastic
audience and sang “Mary of Ar
gyle’”. • ■
Before singing his encore,—
“Bill”, ,as he is familiarly kno^m,
stated that, it was the first time
that he had ever sung on a public
platform in his home town. He.
referred to Carrick Douglas and '
Cameron Geddes as two noted
singers from the old Sepoy town,
but said that, as a lad he had
been inspired by the sweet tenor
voices of Jimmy . Anderson and
Singing Jirrimy Hunter.
Mr. Thompson was introduced
by Mr,. Ouchterlony as a “valued
member of the chorus ’, and a
close, and -long - time personal
friend. The director later■ on in.
the program said*they had “lost ; ,
their hearts” to our lovely school
to say nothing of the food which
was being served them In the
cafeteria. He expressed appreci
ation of the friendliness of the
small places, and which had been
very evident here,
_ The songrnen were neatly in-
troduced % by George Anderson,
president of th’e Literary Society, - .
who said their objective had been
to bring something good to Luck- / ,
now, rather than with a. vieyv to ■
making”' money. It was evkknt
they had done. both. Mr. Hoag
expressed appreci.ati.on to the—'
Songmen at the close of the pro-,
.gram, arid referred to their ver
satile program . as “fresh . ns a '.
morning in June”. 1 ‘ ( ...
, The ; choir ‘opendlf vyith ‘‘The ’:
Queen”,-and . their'Tirs.t gi'ohp of' ’’
numbers consisted of: “My Bonny ■
Lass”,'- “Hunters Ch^us”, “Pass-' ■■
ing- By”.; “TU*o Cii'lehe^’”, '/'‘Bow
•Grea t Is-, The .Fle.asurV;.
’'Cannot Sing This Ca’ch'’.' ■
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Mne-' members ;with-. a‘ . minimum-
of ten-needed. Officers' are,- pr&s,,
Lome Altonj -vice pres.; Doug
Kilpatrick; sec'. - treas., David
Kirkland; press reporter, Ken
Alton. Other members, are Bob
Harris, - Barry Hackett, Wayne
BroWh^ Doug Mold,FrankAlton.
' Club leaders are Arnold Alton
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_ a group of sviritual>:
“Every Time I Feel The Spirit”; ■
“Let-Us'.Break Bread Together/' .»
■“Lii; David”; ’ “Little. Lamb/'
“Band o’ Gideon”. Their eonchid-;.
irig group-of .folk sojigs was com-" ’•
.prised o-f .the following: “Uy To .-
, '‘Shenandoah/ “bar- ;
“Flow Gently Sweet <
'the Feasant / and the
Ra La La/
' by ’.Kdllv”,
Afton/
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