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OMAR BROOKS SUFFERED
SEVERE BLOW ON HEAD
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th, 1954
AWARD WINNERS
AT HIGHSCHOOL
Examination results at Luck
now District High School are
published elsewhere in this issue.
Scholarships and proficiency
awards are announced, with the
exception of Grade 13 a:Wards
which will not be known until
trlater-date.-: , - —— 7^
Louise Andrew is the winner of
the Finlayson Bros, shield for
proficiency in Grade 9. The prize
for English proficiency goes to
Ruth Steer. . . (
Archie McQuillan swept the
honors in Grade X. He ^receives
the Wm. A. MacKenzie shield Ci
general proficiency, as 'well las.,
the cup for proficiency in Can
adian history. * '
In Grade XI Ernest Gibson
won the Wm. A.' Schmid profici
ency shield. The mathematics
cup was won by Beverley Ash-^
“toff and Marilyn Kirpatrick re
ceives the Wm. A. Schmid cup
for public speaking.
In Grade XH, Mack MacDon
ald was also a duel winneY. He
receives the Lucknow Women’s
Institute scholarship and the
shield for proficiency in English.
The language proficiency award
goes to Florence Fry, and the
Soldiers’ Memorial Shield for
school citizenship to Nancy Need
ham. . ?
Grade XIII awards to be an
nounced later include: the F. E.
MaeLean Memorial trophy for
language proficiency, Band mem-
ibers’ prbficiency shield, Literary
Society Scholarship for Grade
XIII profwiehcy and the Science
proficiency cup for Grade XIII.
Does anyone know of a George
W. Anderson who was born jn
the Lucknow vicinity about 83
years ago?
J. D. Anderson of St, Helens
received a letter last week seek
ing, information about him, but
Joe can’t throw any light on his
identity. -
The query comes from an in
surance company who s have hot
heard of him since 1922. The in
formation they have is that he
resided at Prince Albert and Ver-
non,B.C.^was-a-captain-in-Wor-ld-
War l and after returning to’Can
ada operated a business college
in Vernon.
MAKE LARGE RED
CROSS SHIPMENT
From babies’ bootees to bed
<iuilfs, a large shipment of al
most four’’ hundred items has
teen made by the Lucknow and
District Branch of the Red Cross
to the Toronto headquarters of
the Canadian. Red Cross Society.
These- civilian supplies will be
made available wherever the
need, either on a national or in-
ternatiohal basis, and it .is ex
pected that some of . the items
Jt, least will be destined for
Korea. , ,
_ The 'War Work Committee of
the local Red Cross did an, in
valuable work during World War
II, and have continued to Carry
°h an important/peacetime work
®ver since.' ,
Materials are cut out at the
Wk room in the Town Hall, but
ail sewing and knitting is now
cone in the. homes by a faithful
cand of both town arid country
adies. The rural ladies specialize
2^JujlLjnakin'g=-and---inelHded--iH-
jne recent shipment Of four car-
_ QLclothing- were - a- total-of-
^.Quilts..
K ^ther .items included: 16 baby
ets’ 18 towels, 16 wash
1 soAkers, 16 pair over-
. bootees, 130 diapers, 15
pyjamas, 10 girls* sweaters,
sweaters, 16 baby jack-
girls> nightgowns, 31 baby ^tgawns, 32 baby' Vests.
Qmar Brooks- of Dungannpn
suffered a severe bloytf on the
head last Wednesday that hos
pitalized him for a few days and
is confining him to his home this
week., .
Omar was loading horses in
Lucknow on Wednesday—after—
noon when a heavy wooden bar
with an angle iron that supports
the racks, was knocked out of
place and struck him a blow on
the head that caused a skull in
jury as well as injuring a verte
brae in his neck. . '
Omar was taken to/Wingham
Hospital and while his injuries
were less critical that were
-first feared, he-s still feeling
effects of the • wallop.
at
the
PRESBYTERIANS
EXTEN D CALL
The congregations of Lucknow
aJn d Dungannon, Presbyterian
Churches held a joint meeting
here last Thursday evening when
it was decided to extend a call
to Rev; Wallace McClean of Pic-
ton, who had preached at both
congregations the previous Sun
day.
Rev. McClean intimated at that
time that he would be interested
in coming to this charge, which
has been without a resident min
ister since Rev. C. A. Winn went
to Dixie early in April.
Subject to his acceptance, the
call *o Rev. McClean will have
to formally be dealt with by
Presbytery. In any event the
new minister will not locate here
until after the holiday season and
supply rnihisters will, occupy the
Lucknow and Dungannon pulpits
during* the- summer *nionthfe with
evening services being , with
drawn/?
L.D.H.S. STUDENTS
HAD MIDLAND TRIP
Lucknow District High School,
students concluded the term last
Thursday by -taking a bus trip
through Bruce, Grey and Simcoe
counties to the. Martyr’s Shrink
at Midland. Some eighty students
took advantage of the outing in
three buses driven' by Allan Reed,
"Harvey Webster and Bill Stew-
art. They 'were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burden, Miss
Jean Osborne and Mr. Harvey
Bride of the High School staff.
, The journey was by way of
Eugenia Falls to Midhurst where
the party had lunch and were
addressed by the Chief Forester.
From Midland theV returned by
way of Wasaga Beach, Colling
wood, Meaford arid across to
Owen Sound where the evening*
meal was enjoyed at Harrison
Park. '
FORMER RECTOR
AT ANNIVERSARY
ReY. R. A. Joselyn of St. Anne’s
Church, . Byron, was greeted by
large congregations on Sunday,
as he returned to St. Peter’s
Parish to preach anniversary ser
vices both morning arid evening.
Rev.
from
1948:
He
vices
H. L. Jennings and in the even
ing Mr. Russell, a student at Cor
rie Anglican Church, took a part
in the service. ■ ' .
CT^he^occasion7 rn.a rked. the_
anniversary of the establishing
Lucknow/with first services con
ducted by Rev. E. M. Bland in
1874, in the rooms, over Button s
Butcher Shop. 7
Special music was rendered by
the choir with Mrs. Fred McQuil-
fin at the organ. The morning
anthem was ?sThe Dawn” and the
evening selection, U,I V^as Glad .
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both morning and evening.
Joselyn was rector here
September -1945 to August
was assisted at both ser-
by the present' rector, Rev.
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RE-ENGAGE HIGH I SID Gardner showing° SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
SCHOOL STAFF !
Personnel of the Lucknow Dis
trict High School staff will re^
main unchanged -for the 1954-55
term, as all members have been
re-engaged,' Salary increases of
$200 each have been, granted.
-^-The-^staff—inclUdesr-PrincipaHPr
W. Hoag, Miss' Jean Osborne,
Miss Eleanor Plumsteel, Mr. Wm.
MacDonald, , Mr., H. B. Burden
and Mr. Percy Bride.
Mr. G. M. Fleming Of Kincar
dine has been, engaged as music
instructor.
TO SET UP GROUND
OBSERVER CORPS HERE
In connection wtt ;its program
of preparedness," the R.C.A.F. is
taking steps to set up a local
Ground Observer Corps, The
Regional Supervisor has induced
Harold^" Greer^“tb“undertake or
ganizing a Corps of at least fif
teen persons for aircraft spotting,
and the observance of anything
unusual. / .
Occasional schemes may be
held to familiarize the Corps with
their duties.
NEW MACHINERY
FOR FLAX MILL
; The local flax firm of Ander
son Flax Products Limited is
} planning to purchase new mach
inery for the mill, and in this
regard Virden Mowbray is plan
ning a trip , to Quebec this week
to obtain a scutching machine.
This will replace the scutcher
which was lost in the fire and
had not been replaced, as oper-
ations since then_have_been_con^
centrated On the manufacturing
of upholstering tow. ' v
However, the market for this
type of tow is at present glutted
and the, mill has been • temporar-
ily shut down. ‘
The scutcliirig machine iriaqu-
■ so that
when this machine is installed
ing and statedjhat>e peffcapita | Sgly ta'th^deman^fbr
, tow and it is expected to be able
to continue year round opera
tions. While the scutcher will not
go into operation until the fall
crop is harvested, the mill \yill
re-open in a couple of weeks.
New harvesting machinery is
also being purchased including a
self - propelled combine a n d
swather. . 1
SET RECORD FOR
PEANUT SALES
A net profit of upwards to
$300 Will ibe j cleared by The
Clansmen from the peanut sales
campaign which they have eon-
duetedT-Gomplete—returns-”were~
. not available for Monday’s spec
ial meeting of the Club. A half
dozen members, volunteered to
‘/blitz the beaches” at the week
end, to add to the unqualified
success of the venture.. •
i Mir. Wm. Drummond, a rep
resentative ’of’^h^/RIahters: Pea
nut Company, attended the meet-
sales in the Lucknow and Dis-i
trict campaign far exceeded any
other campaign , he had .conduct
ed.
Over fifty ceases of cocktail
peanuts were sold locally, in ad
dition to the feelophane bags used
on tag day. This wa^mofe than
double what was sold; in Wing
ham and Teeswater combined^
The peanut float visited Luck
now morning, and afternoon and
in the (evening ..stood On Main
Street when its music, dancing j '
men and ,Miss Peanut were given
a hearty reception and peanut
sales were brisk. '
• In the. afternoon the following
ladies took their turn at tagging
and did an excellent job:. Mrs.
Donald' McKinnon, Mrs. Charles
Mason, Mrs. Gordon Fisher, Mrs,
Chas. Webster, Mrs. Harvey Web
ster, Mrs, E. H. Agnew, Mrs. Gor
don Montgomery, Mrs. Gerald
Rathwell, Mrs. Ken Mowbray,
Mrs. Cameron MacDonald, Mrs.
Campbell Thompson.
Appreciation was expressed at
Monday’s meeting of all who had
helped to make the campaign a
success and of the cordial and
generous response of the, good
folk of town and country.
Set Uj> Welfare Committee
A welfare committee of L. C.
Thompson, K. C. Murdie and
Gerald Rathwell was named by
the Club to deal with matters
of welfare work in the commun
ity ’ ■ ' ' •"&
It was suggested that the spring
creek flowing in. front . of the
school, might offer facilities for
bathing \Vhich are sadly- lacking
locally. The grounds between the
highway and, the creek might also(
be Utilized, it waSs suggested. P?
W. Hoag and Gordon. Fisher were
appointed’ to confer, with the
Highways Department andDis- tridl" High School Bbard to dis '
cuss thk; proposal, go that it can
be decided*wfiethet or not such
a project is possible ,or feasible.
Kenneth Cameron, Mac Mac-
Lennan an‘d E. H. Agnew Were
appointed to consider the matter
of an August street carnival.
; It was decided to, have a picnic
for-Clansmen and their wives on
July-22nd., / : ,
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A note of thanks last week
from Sid Gardner concludes with
a .note about how he’s getting
along, in which all our readers
will be interested. .
Sid says he is coming along
fine .and that , the doctor is quite
satisf iedr’with^hisprogress. ’
For the past five weeks "Sid
has had a ten-pound t weight
drawing the skin down Over the
knee stuib, where the leg? was
amputated. This treatment is ex
pected to continue for about an
other three weeks.
Sid had the pin removed from
! his arm last Thursday and a new
cast put on. He expects that this*
will be taken off about the same
time as the present knee treat
ment is completed.
Sid was Critically injured oveY
three months ago and for a long
time his condition caused much
concern, and he suffered greatly.
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BLIND GIRL IS
LEARNINGX-RAY
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June Fansori, 19-year-old blind.
London girl who has just com
pleted 13: years of study at the
Brantford Sch.ool 'for the Blind,
is now employed at Victoria Hos
pital where she is learning the
art of developing x-ray plates.
Her instructor, Mation McMil
lan, is also blind. /
' June; who is a sister of Mrs:
Harold Ritchie of Lucknow, is
thrilled with her new work. She
received a Braille watch and a
ten dollar cash award for honor
standing at the Brantford school,
arid now has undertaken her new
task with eagerriess. Hospital of-,
ficials are happy to have Miss
Fanson and are .convinced that
she too will sobn be, an expert
at. her work.
June admit4 that it’s_Jcmd_-of-
tricky because .there are so many
things to learn and remember.
First came the routine require
ment of finding her Way from
darkroom <to the X-ray washer
unit and to the drier so' that she
could make the short trip quick
ly and with confidence. This, was
accomplished in a few minutes.
Now she fhces the technical, work
—spinning the X-rays to holders;
washing them,: putting them in
the drier just 60. timing the dry.-,
ing process and a dozen other
chores—a diifficult..Jtask.x.fox.. any
person with sight. ■. -
Miss ..Fanson' is finding little
difficulty in getting to and from
work, although she has a long
distance to travel by bus, includ
ing a transfer. She- is at. present
staying with her Sister Frances,
Mrs. Robert Berry, who is also
blind.
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DIED SUDDENLY
IN TORONTO
TWO LOCAL STUDENTS
ATTEND LONDON SEMINAR
George Anderson and Mack
MacDonald represented Lucknow
District High School at the week-
end three^day seminar at the Uni
versity of Western Ontario, Lon
don., ' ". ■ ' V
More than 100 students from
Western and CentralOntario sat
in on. the lectures, and discussions
regarding United Nations work.
The assembly was sponsored by
the London Branch of the "United
Nations Association.’
The death of Mr. J. R. McNab occurred suddenly in jferonto
’ tally Monday evening from
coronary thrombosis; attack. Mr?
McNab hacj gone to Toronto by
train on Monday morning.. ..and,
was staying at the Kipg. Edward
Hotel, whefe his death was dis
covered . at about 8.00 o’clock
Tuesday morning, The coroner
established the time of Mr. Mc
Nab’S sudden passing at about
8.00 o’clock Monday evening.
For many years a prominent
produce dealer in the Seaforth,
Dungannon and Lucknow dis
tricts, Mr, McNab was appointed
the first” manager of the Luck
now Branch of; Silver woods
Creamery.
A private funeral service will
be held at his . late residence,
.Lucknow, on -Thursday; July 1st,
at 2.00 p.m.
Mr. McNaib was predeceased by
his wife who passed away seven
years ago last April; by his sori,
John C., who was killed in a
highway accident on July 19th,
1952 and by his daughter, Mar
garet, whose death occurred less
than three months ago On April
10th.
BANDS, DANCERS
feature Tattoo
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Despite a damp, cool night last
Wednesday a. crowd of about 1000
spectators occupied the cars and
bleachers in Caledonian Park to
enjoy the Lucknow, Pipe Band’s
1 second annual band tattoo. Five
pipe bands from Mount Forest,
Palmerston, Listowel, Brussels
and Lucknow,, and the Lucknow
District High School BS?nd and
Chesley Brass Band, paraded
from the Town Hall to the park
and each gave a performance in
terspersed by Scotch dancing by
Jack Wallace of London arid his
dancing troupe of Ann Heutton,
Margaret Wallace and Jean Pash.
The five pipe bands massed
for an impressive entrance to the
park and re-massed for the con
cluding number on the program. .
They were headed by Walter Ed
wards, .the towering drum major
of the Mount Forest Cameron
Highlanders, and toddling along
beside him was little 6-year-old
Joyce MacFarlan, daughter of
Tom MacFarlan, a member of the
Brussels band and granddaughter
of Mrs. Margaret MacFarlan of
town. '. «
The Chesley Brass Band was
headed by a tfio of majorettes,
Carol Austin, Marion Stodfiarti
and Isobel McFarlane, From
Chesley also* came John MacRae
who contributed a couple of Gae
lic songs. . .
Mr. Wallace, a dancing instruc
tor. in London, came out from
Scotland- less . than ' three years,
ago. In 1926 at the age of 15, he
was the World ,champion High
land dancer. He is fudging the
dancing. at Embro on July 1st.
Mr/ WaRace is a first codsin..o£_
Mrs. James MacNaughton of
toym;, __' \ .7
Master of ceremonies for the
tattoo was Donald B. Blue of Rip
ley, A selection by the Lucknow
Piters was dedicated to Neil.
MacCallum.* and Earl (Joe) Mc
Coy1. .
Accompaniment for the danc
ers was provided by Archie Mc
Quillan.
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