The Lucknow Sentinel, 1938-05-26, Page 1•
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PA. A YEAR,44IN ADVANCE -40c EXTRA TO U, S. A. •
KNO
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• TH.14.0spAy,,,•m•ky..goth. lamt .
FOR ,SATara4Seed 'Flax. - E. G.
. Una., 'Phon4D4.11-8-annan--7647:1;---7-
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TO RENTA. comfortable six oom
}use,, tOani. "inter. Tent& Clarke.,
. FOR SALE -The PtoPertY of the
late P, Geddes. APPlY to. Joseph
: Agnew. .•
.FOR SALE -clean Pourse send 'very
reesOnable. Apply within, next, two
Weeks. at ,Toro 'Burn' s Iiucknow,,
FOR*SALP=ila.:.--46*,; Part Jersey.;
-Skit freShened•, Fred'IFInberlin,
Leeknow.
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FOR SALE -SOY Beans, Mandarin
' variety, Grow your !own 'protein at
lieme.-S. E.. , BOBEIRTSON.,
LOST -4 book "Ike Life of Claude
DehassY". • Plead* 'return, to Mies
Peggy Bfecbonald.' •
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FOR.$,LE2?-7-QeantitY :baled hay
:.timothy 'seed, GoVgradedand goat
„•ean barley. fpr feed or seed.-ROd
MacDougall. '
SEED CORN- 7-
- Vance's No..1 grades of Early,
. :Bailey, Improved Learning, .Golden
. Glow,. White. Cap Yellow Dent and
Vance'S. Sweepstakes for little
• W. G. ANDREW'S.
COURT OF REVISION
.A (.OUrFet-Reiiiiiipiten. thp Aasess,
.4:tent-Roll-of -West Wawanosh Town-
ship, 'Will be held at the . Township
teagdaY4 June h, .1.93,
14 o'clock- a.m. .
DUrnin Phillips,. Clerk,
RECEIVES B. 'S. 'A. Art ONTARIO
7"----ACTRICU,14-TURAV-COL-14-EGE-----
Mr.- 'deorge Ar MeQuillin, son of
the late Mr and ;Mra. William. Mc -
()Alin, St Helene, receivedthe de-
gree of Bachelor of SCienee in Agri -
vulture. frorn the Ontario Agricult-
ural College, duelph, 'apeCializing in
1-greit,ornY. George left on, Monday
or Ka9eskesing where he has ob-
;titined. a Position at the D'ondnien
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Experimental ' farm -situated tliere;,,;
•'IT LIP .1)ISPLAY •
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The annual spring tulipsdiSplay of
the LucknoW Horticulturel' :Society.
washeld on Saturday. There' was a
very •;erediiableshowing of some
twenty-six or more baskets of, this
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beautiful spring ; flower, of almost
every color andhue. The,di play in
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Davison's show window was the cent-
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re of inuch interest that evening. ,
'WEDDING IN • jUNE
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A wedding of local'interest will be
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held •in Vlir-nico 'United .Church, tearly
in June, when Miss Lorna.Barber, a:
graduate of the 1VIethercreit Hoipital
•Toronto will-becemei,the,,,,bride of Mr.
Alex C. .Cloire;46n-of 'Mr.- and Mes.''.
Fred , Cloke, Harnilton. The bride -
elect is ,the elder daughter of Mr. and
.:gl'a•-Vtr:•_..J.,..P4ber' of .cr.9.43.jr,991c„ B.
C„, encl.& granddaughter of Mrs. N.
L. Campbell of Toronto fotineelyi of
-MOW
FOR SALE' OR, RENT -five 'mem
cottage it Point Clark For keys.
and •particulars .see Miss Gertrude
• Treleaeen, Bed . and breakfast,
• Met*, main Street Lucknow or
write to Wit Arti-iitriprig--Spen
61 Cartier St. Apt 16 Ottawa Ont.
If you are ambitious, this: ia:for
YOU! !Success guaranteed! No risk
Selling line Of 200 popular products
in exclusive district! Join. our ,sales
ore for profitable Wages! 750 men
eyegge income of '835.00 , weekly!
Per free particulars' Without obliga-
tion, Write ,TODAY: FAMILEX CO.
676, St; clement, Montreal.
-NOTICE !
Notice is hereby • given that .a
ouitt to hear end..det,ermine the ap-
peals against the Assessment Rpll of
. ,
the Village • of Lucknowfor the year
1938 will be held in the Municipal
, Offices ,On Tueeday. the Seventil;aley
. of June,' 163att; eight ,o'Clock P.M.
Dated at LucknoW, Ontario, this
! 23rd day 01 May; A.D., 1938: ,
- • joseph, Agnew, Clerk
NOTICE TO. CREDITORS •
"..,_11‘t_THE,MATTER'.'Of..the Estate of
Francis Henry Haldenby, late; of the
Toweship of •Culross in the' County of
Bruce, ,Farnier, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; pur-
• suant 'to. the Statute in that behalf,
• that all creditors and others having
' cialMs against the 'Estate of the said
FranciS Henry -.11aldenby; deceased,
• e died. an or about :the Fourteenth
. ay Of February A. ,1938, are re-
• •quired to forward' their claims ..'dttly•
•• proven to the undersigned, Executer
• of. the !will of the said Fran* Henry
Haldenhy, on or .before: the Tpurth.
day of lene, A. D. 1938; after Which'
•date the said Executor Will proCeed
. to distribute the assets of the estate
betang ,regard' only to and . being rev
• aponsible only for the claims of which
he 'Shall then have notice. •
Dated at -•Lucknew, Ontario • this
• 12th day of May. A. D. 1988. '•
William E. Haideriby,,
• R. R.'1.,.Holyrood, Ont.,
*Exectitor.
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PLAY AND DANCE
• "Singing karineri," 24 sailers on
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heard theGood Ship Lollypop, .pres-
ented in Town Hall, Lucknow,-Friday
• June, 3rd at. 8.15, by Knox .,Choir,
Teaswater,. Iunder auspices Ladies
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Orange Lodge, Lueknew. Dance after:
• Atinuepion to •play nrid &wee 25,e,
;Children 15C.,
„SPECIAL LEGION MEETING."
Winghant' Legion is holding a pub -
4‘: 'lie Meeting for all veterans and .re-,
tiir.nt, Men, in the 'Town Hall, Wing-
hat 8 ,o'clock, Friday, May 27th.
Lieut -dol. H R. Alle4-president Ont.,
• ..arie';Cornmand will he, the special
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speaker. •
SOCIAL EVENING •
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Lucknovo Joint' Club` is holding a
social evening this Thursday, i.May
26th, in the Orange Hall LuekneW,
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. for Club inetribereand their families
only •• '
DAN
'In Paramount Hall on Friday
3rd. Music by 5,, Piece swing
hand. 'Admission 25c and 15c. Every,
• - body., welcome, •. • .
Explain Twp. School. Beard
At Holyrood. Meeting
Albert Aiken And xnppeaor Dobson
SpeakOn Mondei. /slight!)At nab"-
rood4Pard Of Five Elected In
Same Manner -Ag-•....ToVnehiP'Conn,
•.cil Would Have Oversight Of; All
• Scheela in Township. • .. •
. There Ayes -a meeting in the Town -
.hip Hall at HdlYreed ,on M0.1.145f ev-
ening .ealfed to consider the Township
Scheel Heard, propoSititin. There Iva's'
a. geed representative attendance
.from all ever the Townshipe4-411r. F.
W. Moffat was elected ChairMan o1.
the meeting. He ;explained' the per.
pose of the :meeting- and called • leh
Albert Aiken, Sec: Treas, of the
Bruce . County Educational, Associa-
tion.
Mr. Aiken' explained that the mat-
ter of Township Seh,00l Boards has
'been,.before' nearly every Conven-
tic,n for
years, and•A committee wet
appointed two years age to :take the
matter. up '7ith some. of the. •ToWn.:,
Shipe.It was in response to this that
this Meeting was called. All Town
and 'City schools are under on
Beard. A Township ' Board of five
would •have. oversight ef all the
schools in .the 'Tewnship.and .be elec-
ted' by. the ratepayers like the Town-
ship Council. • .
Abell another Aidinher.
:of the committee stated,: that althc
-Towns t__„111 . .
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:• 'ATTEND DRUG CONVENTION.
Messees. A. E. 'McKim and F.
patterso,a were in. Owen Sctund -teat
week atending the 'annual meeting OE
'District No, 12 of the Ontario Retail
Druggists Assecietion.. Mr. McKim iS
the immediate past president: New
officers elected ateee, Pies, P. • A.•
'Campbell, doderich; Vice Pres., C....A..
FIobley, Walkerton; see:, J ,S. Luck
ham, Port Eight.' .
•INVITE 'CALEDONIA MINISTER
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Last* 7eek the . congregations..of
the Monkfon .charge Of ', the United
church, including Willow drOye •antci
Bethesda, extended ,a call to Rev.
Harold'Aeli.ert, 8. 'A. of :Caledonia.
Rev: Jas. Gale, who has served .as.
pastor at Maiiktonatear ListoWei foj
the past: aeven . years, has , accepted
A.•call, from Caledonia.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr: and Ma -a. Alex MacLeod, 2nd
Cori., Kinidag- Township, announce
the 'engagement of ,t,heit only daught=
el, Grace Mary, to Wilbert Edgar,
Hodgkinson, eldei: son of Mr. and
Mrs: J. B. ..Hodgkinson, of Kinlaugh
Ontario; the wedding to teke.place
in June.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr . and Mrs." Williani T. ,Gardner,;
of AShfield, aenOUete the engagement
of their yciungest Ada
Ber-Y1, to, William George 'Hunter,
only son of Mia. and 1Vira. deo. Hriater:
of , Ashfield, the Marriage •to- take'
place in early June: '
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NORTHERN -TOWN GROW
According to h• 6. P. despatch;
transformation o'f. Larder. Lake:•frore
a hamlet tiia-tOwn is proceeding rap-
idly' now that winter's grip,has been
released., and if the present . treed
continues, the population soon'. will
be double the 2,000 it stands at today..
.Sale of town IbtS dutieg April and
May to date:hes .been the greateit in
the'histerY Of the oewly,created Mee-
icipality..Thel'irew air -roomed Public
Selioel which was opened in January
of this Year, isalrekdY"•Crowded to
eapaeitY and additional acCOinniod,
;akin, Will be required "for the 'autirinn.
Mr. 'a lVirs. Eldon Johnston, ••.forin-
erlY. Of •Lecknow liaye been .teSidents.
of this growing 'teayn for -about' a,
.14YEAR.OLD CANTELON LAD.
CHAMPION GOLFER
Bruce .0antelon, the youngest .filf;111-
,
bet' of the Ridgetown Golf and Conn
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try Club ,to: ever wie the champion•
Ship, wee -presented With:the trophy
emblematic of the' .1937 champion-
ship at a dinner following the Open-
ing tourney the first of 'the -Week. .
'Brace, the 14 -year-old Sen of Mr.
and-
Mrs ti Cantel0 , " to Inerly of
,
LtleknOV.V; gained batch of hi ex-
perience fls ataidd ay.,,A.k,egirtilitetat4
! one atilt° 'hest players' Of the chib,
his hanclieap Of g being the ‘second
lowest given anY: 'member., • He was
tied with .,:three playera .for the IOW
net for eighteen h»les : I
r
in the 'pest- further study of the act
'convinced .hnn," the interests'. of the
pupils would be better .served by brie
13,oard. •
Inspector Dobson was askeft'te 'ex-'
plain the Grants and in a yerY gen-
ial and efficient way told of the grants
at present, arid • the Granti ender.
Township •Board, ...showing a • verY
good fi.naneial balance in favor of the
le 40.,,,airci showed' an •nneven and um:
fair 'school 'Costa at present Were a
much more satisfactory and ecpia-,
Omieel way Of hereilingt. • sureles
:equipment from one School to anaL
tber under the.. Township BPerd.
While ,ne'aetilna was .t4en.. contd
erable intereatWas.':sitere by. those
'present. • • • .
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RELIGf()US MOTION PICTURE,
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.You are invited toerrine and See a
wonilerftrl-.LMotion--Picture-with-aP--
prOpriate music of, the Life. of Christ
from the Nativity to the AScension.
These pictures are actually filmed in
Europe, Holy Land and Egypt •This
picture is'..filined by the National But -
eau for Religious and "Educational
Filnis It will be presented in the
taicknow United Church. on Saturday
•evening, June .'4th, at 8,15. p.m., 'for
hours Don't fail to see thii-apic-
ture. • '
Card Of. Thanks
We Are -.Sincerely• apPreCiative, ef
themany acts of „ kindness :And .eX,
pressions of sympathy at the 'time of
the death; of eUr beloved, ;brother.-
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Mrs Jas E. Culbert,
, Mrs. Bert ,Finnigan,
.Mre. Audrey Teeft.
n'niVersaries Marked
In COrnmunity. Sunday
Several Churches Held Anniversary
Services Last' Sunday ,Includint'SL
Peters, South ' Kinloss, Zion And
Dungannon
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Anniversary services were held in
several ehtirclies in .this • carnniunity
on Sunday. They; included gi,, Peter's-
LutineW, South, Kinloss;0Zionsand
Dungannon. , •
In Se: Peter's Anglican Church,
Bev. P. H. Rickard, who is shortly to
leave . this parish • and be 'ordained,
conducted the, morning .Service..• In
the. evening, Rea. W. H. ilititley' of
Kincardine. was . the guest Speaker.
Carmen MeQuilliti, _ e '-;prortilaing
'young singer was the, soloist at . thiS
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sett:ice,. • • . • '
In $tPaul's Chutela ' Dungannon,
v.,m,
Rey.'.E,. ' . .MeRitehie, was the Mini-
Yeesery p.eak.er at the morning ser -
vi ee and ReY, P. H. 4ickard.';dondne-,
ted the evening ' service. ''. •
' At historic South Kinloss :Church,
Vbieh..,was sthir'first,•-porigregatiorr .ot,-.
tahliihed.here eighty-two years 'ago,
Rev. W. A, YOUtig Of lieriaell preach-
ed
fitting services both .trintiiing and
6:Veiling, key. Young is •A son of the
present ' teeter,' Rev. G. M. Young,
Who is the tenth resident 'thintstei4,itt
the "Bi .Church"', ' • ”
•At 'Zion, tette eongregatiVils Atten-
ded. Sunday services, tohear a for..
Mer Aslifield 'boy,' 'ROY. .1. A. Agnew,•
Present, pastor , of Empress .8treek,
United Church, London. ' ' • .
DDING BELLS. •
A quiet Wedding took Place' at 5.30
Saturday afternoon, April 39th. at'Air
Saint's Anglican 'Church, NeWinktma
Ontario,' when 'Porthe -Elizabeth
Culham", daughter.: of Ales, James
Meir jainieson, .and the late ,John
Celheni 'of • Galt,' became the • bride; Of
yfaxeOlm 'Campbell 'Watson, only sea
of 'Mrs. Watson and the late Tiles:
Watsee; of ILeckilatf• • '
Re. Jame. Henry Aiim, offieiated.
The bride looked lovely in a dress of
Oink enibroidered net over: taffeta,
halo hatand corsage. of forget-me-
nots, sweetheart roses and lily -of -the
Pollpiringa; short trip to
Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Watson will
side in Newington, where' Mr. Wat-
son with the . • Kraftf
'Cheese ,Co. For travelling, Mrs. Wet,
'son wore n Pink woolen suit, navy
top coat and navy accessories.
Jamboree Night Tuesday
Drew 'Large Crowd
Crowd Estimated From • 1200 To 1500'
People 'Enjoyed Night Of Dancing
And..q.19_nek
The Clansmen staged 'another suc-
cessful night.,oe-Tnesday; when
CroWa" estimated from twelve to fif-
teen. hundred •persona swarmed into
*PeMninhitH:14,_ '465
of •games end-dancieg.,
, The 'Pipe Band 'paraded to the hall
at • eight shortlYafter
the binge, spin wheel, dark genie and
Penny toss .booths were 4n fiallfsWing
and enjoyed' a•brisY night until about
midnight. The dance platform was
well :patronized; and the dancers can;
tinned'. to enjoy themselvesfor about
an hour and a half after the gaines.!
had Shut' down.-.•MeCagney's Orches -
provided the music,' •
The refreshinent booth Was run by
the Juvepile Bill tekin and the boys
did a rushing busineas. After
dis-
posing Of ;seine five hundred hot doge,
business continued -brisk as the bort
reseiteel to -"Wrapping the., dogs", in
A brief program 'consisted of vocal.
'Selections' by. CemerqadeddeS,,a tap
dance 'by • Miss E. .Johnstone of
G'edericla. With Ernest: Button___per-
fOrming'as thedoeal "nigger" clogger
, :The net proceeds -of the nigtit were
nat available at pnelication time.
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; 1ENGLAND'.
• PROBSTH-A.iN-Suddenly, at 41
Greet :Rusiell. St.; -LOndon, England,.
Mina .Murray '..Prebsthain, Wife Of
Arthur Prehathain.',' • ' '
Probsthain wag aslater of
, .
Mrs. Frank ,Algeo; New York City,.
and Mts. M. Welsh Of Itipl ay. Many
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Sentiriel: readers Will 'remember ,Mrs.:
Peohathain and deeply regret hw.:!pai-
sing as to extend. sympathy,
to thei.bereaVed sisters: .• • '
Evening Auxiliary
The regular Monthly meeting Of the
Evening Auxiliary.was held on, May
At the home of Mrs It' Alibi
Theret;"'were eleverr..Meinhers and
twenty-three visitors ..present, the
latter, being the members of the W.•
M. S., who Were invited to join with
the Auxiliary at this 'meeting. Foll-
oWieg. the :,t1sual, ,Opening • exerdises,
Margaret ,McCallum read: the ,'scrip-
ture lessen and a brief report of the
Presbyterial, held at Walkerton :was
.given by, the darega e Eva. Greer.
'Other nun -thereof interest Were ,
vocal ,duet by Marjoiie.lfoffraan and
Fern Alton, an instruniental duet by
Caroline and Veer' ‘a akocer solo
by Mrs. 11.7:117refeayeti, and two:short'
readings by. Miss Kerry. The topic
from the study hook was omitted but
a very." splendid addreris', entitled'
"The Price of Victory"' Was given
by Mrs. young of South Kinloss. Mrs:
'Rathwell: thenclosed the Meeting
With prayer :after Which Chritesta and
o Social ;half. hour .were much en-
joyed.
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BRIDGE DAMAGED •
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The•1as. �f
the-Village!i old irood.
en ,bridges,' Was clainiged on Monday
by 'a grearel'treck; engaged in grata -
ening village streets. The bridge is
jut east of It T. bOuglaSi residence.
The W6"st• end of the. bridge is broken
down to it, degree that eloaes• it to
et-Cblehy brid.
'ges inthS niunicipality have
beenrc-
placed by concrete ones, -until this
wooden -bridge is the last remaining
one 7of its kind, Within., the'
pelity.
Preaches Farewell.SennOn
Rey. James K. MacGillivray, M.A.,
pastor of :Ashfield. 'Presbyterian
..1Cahsutrqhukii"Par:yaehoo
etlitilaseuo
. farewellaieil6o
;sce1"monf
mettbera;.and 'frienda., who gathered
to hear this eelta'red pastor once inoTe
Preelaini the true,,Oespel.rnessege i
!F'''T.uhemorningncertin;Sthemega.was '"Th
Christien'f Minister's Ideals Realized
and."Unrealized"...baSed on 1: Cor.
.1,5, teliere,''Pael Plainly. teaches that
true gospel preaching,: resulting in
the salvation of: souls; does not con-
sist` Of enticing Words of Man's' wis-
dom iii:igw.but fGod'tohe, Prbacked
p atiounof tthe
he
Living
Power of the Holy • Spirit... A aserar
effective niessige in: song ."Neer to
the Heart of God".. Was kert.Zered„ by
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Mr. Duncan McKay of. the Ashfield
choir.
The farewell. message of the even-
ing "'Beginnings and Endings" based
on the texts Mark la 1; Rev'. 14: 6-7;
and 1 Peter i;• 17, was a time of
heart searching :for, both Christians
and ueregenerate;d. Special mention
was matie'te the Marvellous Grace"of
God, His 'dealings with L.the.Chrli,•
tiens, and the Lost •Condition .of those
who havenever been , horn again.
Rev- R.;A:MecConnell •assisted ,in
this service:.
. A • very gratifying feature of the
:oluntarhelpjn
the inusic,renderpti' by Mrs: Munn and
e'deuble;quartet of ,Yeutig men 'frOin-
‘mRiePsiseeYge:vvsliPle.67:1OngghIevintItla4Pro"PGrOiadt'Se
Way" and Ned Will Take_ Care Of
You.' The praise 'selections at the
elese,
of the ' service were."Shall
Gather it the River" and "God Be
With, You Till, We Meet Again", and
the Benediction, Jude 24, 25:- • °
This comingSunday Rev.. andl "1.4rs:
MacGillivrayWill be in Guelph, as
Kr. MacGillivray has been invited to
occupy the pulpit of Knox Church for
both. Services. This, is the church
where Dr. A. J. MacGillivray, biaither
of • Mr: MacGillivray labored for so
man y . years -before:- he-was:-callad
h ,
e
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Card Of Thanks '
1. Mia. E. H. Agnew and members of
,McCullough 'wish to express their
sumere appreciation of the Many-
,
kind . aets And expressions of sym-
pathy during the illness and at .the
tiineof the; death :of their Mother.
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An exchange „prodnees this bit of
wisdom: "If You:think your town „is
punk town, the first thing to do is
to sit ,down fey a*hile,.. before . You
.Say too retch about it, and ponder
the question as to whether yo ti •eyei
tried, to do anything to make it bet-
ter" ."
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Man Motorist . (barely avoiding a
bit:tad:Side crash) Why on earth didn't
you 'Signal"? • ,
•dirl Motorist :(who has crossed in-
to home entrance).: alwaYS .tutn. in
here, stupid! :
Gravelling ',.11eing Done
On. Highway West
Sandy ..&. Salkeld Of Goderich Have
:Contract For 2000 Yards Of Cresh-
ed:Gravel On Highway From Luck,
new W.:
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Work. has been ,underway for the
past • week .in grayelling. )Pro-
vincial tneknoY, to,
Amberley"si Fred •Satidy'. tied .:jim *Sal-
" . • . ,
keld of. Goderich, ,have the ,contract
which cells ,for. some .two ,thousand
'yards of crushed 'gravel,' containing
nothing' larger, than. Vt inch...rock And
net ;More • then twenty-five per cent
sand. G. H. 'Douglas - is engaged as
Checker. at the pit And ,Dick McQikaig
as inspector on the highway. e ' •
Gravel is. being seaured in Tom
Burn's pit' fill LuCkno.w. wherethe
contradtors'have set up practically a.
, .
tew.crualria •.',V.liett the worKgoV.inte..
fair SWiiig 'the end of the week, feta.
4irucks w'ere engaged' in:hauling more
than an.average of 150 ,yards a. day,
sip- that about to weeks Was expec-
ted to coniplete the jela.
The erualier was beat by Thomas
Sandy '& Sen. of Ooderich and is
nte(14nnalia =ii!eftrS1-:*.74-
twin tWenty-inee Crusher, cePable of
putting through five litiedred yard§
of nih Material per day, operated.I3Y
one man. The. plaht• drat, her itioitod find
set,up withiti 4"cry short thrie; •
P*ET.
NOvis
Unsoy
Bread'
*EH( END SPECIALS
CREAM p(JFFS
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. CALL AT OUR ST.C.R.E AND .PROCURE',"
; BOOK. LIMITED .NtnuBBR..
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WA4ROT , 'TARTS
A ' BREAD- DIET.
• II3A.k ERY
WEED CON'i*OL".1)ISCUSSED Al
WELL ATTENDED MEETINGS.'
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Menibers- of Municipal-.-- Councils,
Road •Authorities, Weed .Inspectors
and others •intereStecran .the welfare
of the Comity and, ProYinee gathered
in the board 'robin '• of "the Agricul-
tural office, Clinton, last Wednesday
far the purpose of . discussing The
Weett.LCantrol
problems of Weed ' Inspec-
tors,, weed identification and eradica-'
tiori also to hear aeggeation_ferl:int-
proVements and 'to plan 'a -Provincial
.Wide Cainpaign forr'1938. • ,
pprtance was evidenced V an atten-
dance of fortyrtwo . at the morning
session, and sixty .at the' afternoon
session, both of which were presided:
ever, by lan MacLeod, _Huron Conaty
agricultziral repretentative." It Was
the large:st attendance ever present
at;:a weed meetipg .in the deanty.,
At a similar Meeting , in 'Walker-
ton on, Thursday„ some sixty officials'
throughout Bruce County Met to hear
*radar, addresses. .
Speaker's at .both meetings were,
John " ,;MacLeod, • Department,: of,
Agricelture,.. Toronto; Win. Wallace,
Woodslee; •
BrtuA
ROBERTAnothei/ikthWtribAe IpTillene'er past
aof-Bi ircej-couety-;Waa-broken,by-the-
.death of Rpbt." Wraith, ef-Culroas, on
May 12th, 1938; Only 12 days 'after
his 84th birthday: He: is survited, in
his :immediate- fainily by two sons.
Walter and James; by two brothers,
George and William; and. by tw%0
,sisters,••Elizaheth,---(Mra..
Thos. Cui-
- of Dungannon, and Alice, (Mrs.
Walter Scott,), of Langside.
Horn jn ICinlOsS Township on May
lat;.1854',.son of Thoinas Wraith and
Annie' MCManus, he spent his youth•
on the :home farm; neer occupied by
4!,s: brother Wiltiam;:'. he lived there
and labored .and ,attained a little
schooling when ;the land was a vast
pine forest and the wOlVes, ranged
in:droves, In 1871 he, reineve'd as
ferin hand to CerrokS Township. In
1876,1ie was married to Anne,. daugh-
ter of the late Charles and Harriet'
. • ,
Afta. year ._,speet_nn•.:WhaL.•,was
then known as the-Manner'S farin; on
the 8th Concession, the young couple
rernoved.' to ,L,4 32, C.oricesSien.„10„
Culross, which .,was. their ..hinne,',fer••
the_zeinainder..of their days. It wea
then a rough', uncultivated but fertile
farm; by half - ii century. Of ceaseless
toil they :made it fruitful' andvalu-.
able .•,and gradually •eccemplished fin-
ancial independence.,
. Although he was of only m4diurn
build;:,13..oherC"Wraith, was one of the
most. powerful- Men, ..physically, that
l3ruce.. &panty produced! .his
„prime he seal. ely knew hy, own:
strength. ' Intellectually; he was •a
Potentihl ,orator. And philosopher; but
he lacked the appoaunity arid: the
education: to develop. ,along these lines,
Ilis ,Word was his bond; His integrity
'
Wes never questioned..' ' •
' His wife died on January 21st, 19'36
after' a protracted period of failing
health. He 'himself remained vigordus
for his age .until only a few, Moritha
ago.. His death' was due primariTy to
heart weakness; and the tha Was as
0_0_40f:i1....as_ he . would _haven desirtid.
. • • a —
Takee Peri In, Drente Coriteit
One ,of the Most: iiikesesting ' And
eiiheational projects' spbnsied by th
People of the Presbyterian
Church thrroughout the ProvinCe•
ke IIII51-6-":1 'ram • on est, he .Burns
:of Milverian woe the 'silver
Cup iii Stratford• Phsbytery, They
titainatited `The Christmas Story;'',
:Miss drace MaePherson, fo-iier1y of
tuekilow tOOk 4.1 part' ii.1 'ttajg drama:
Leading Minister, Son
Former Resident Dies
Dr. .TOhn MacKay, Principal Of Man-
itoba College, Passes -Was Son' Of
• Hector MacKay Formerly Of
144110W
The 'following7article- records the
death and life Work of Dr. John Matt- •
Kay, formerly o EuclinoW. Hisfa-
ther, the late Hector MacKay, Was a
former resident .of the • Second of_.
Kiiiloss and,Ineknow.'
the family lived'adjoining the Presby-,'
re
14.11. MacKay._acted., • as ,:caretaker.
'Aineeg:,the Surviving brothers and -,
sisters, is his sister Belle, who . has
.rnad,e her home with her brother for
soMetime. In a letter to the Globe.
,
and, Mail, following ;his death, Rev •
;John Inkster p„aid, high tribute to .the%
life and work of Dr. MacKay..,
, Dr: John MacKay, ,principal of
Manitoba College, recognized as : one -
Of the leading educators .Of the Unit,
ed Church of Canada, died in Win-
nipeg last- week. He was in. his 68th
Dr, MacKay, ' who fractured -.hip
witen-he fell on Portage avenue Jan-
Jary 26, had been'in hospital for 15 •
weeka. "and- returned home 'feeling
Much better. His death was due to a
heart (attack. -. - • aa.-
7-1.1eliad--been at resident Win-
nipeg since 1920 when he came, here
from Vancouver to succeed Dr. Win.:'
.Patrick as principal of Manitoba
Dr. MacKay had a \wide ' range of
-interestiAnd-his-ability--orr-the-speak-
ing platform resulted in his being
•-sought inall,Parts of Canada and the' '
United States. He was also known as.
an author of • pate and, was, deeply
:ntereste'd in Pacific relations.- .
Born July 1, 1270; in Kintore, 03e -
ford County, Ont., he was educated
in his aatiVe villageand in Owen ,
Sound High Scheid: In 1894 he enter-
ed the University of Toronto and :
graduated with first class honors and
was awarded the :governor-gefieral's
gold rnedal.
He :studied theology in Glasgow
Uonsijgerraaidtyu,ateofqellovse.nFthis with a
p
In 1902 he was called to be min-, „
iater of Cresent • Street Presbyterian
Church, Montreal, and his services ••
were also utilizedits lecturer in the '
Presbyterian, College of .4Montreal. ,
' In 1908, Dr. 'MacKay Was selected •' •
t pheeoaudv. ear afterwards
.ewtheological n
ainedcollege
y.
minster Hall. He served as first pres-
ident of the 'Peeific Coast Theological
Conferenee,"' president of the Univ-
ersity Club, and president-- of the.
'Canadian Club. . • "
Later be was elected president of
the .Asiociation of Canadian Clubs.
He Was Model-attn. Of; the Presbyter-
ian 'Synod of British Columbia. •
.As head of Manitoba College, he
introduced a correspondence .poSt-.
graduate theological course, unique
of its .kind, in whichji were ,enrolled
rawly ministers, of ' other denominata. ---
ions, 'Following ,establiehment..oirthe
United .,:Church of Canada; Manitoba
and Wesley.,collegea were united and
Dr. MacKay was appointed to preside
'over . the theological •faculty. . • ,
- First opposedto church union; .he
later modified his views and beeaete•a.,'
a stauneh supporter Of it. lie Was a ".•
contributor to The Round Table
H bbert Journal', and many :Canadian •
publications and 'prepared a special
-study of the life of Christ in book
. ,
• One son Mid a ilanghter survive..
,
ELDERS INDUCTED
•
With a4PeCial ceremony, cOnduet-
,ed hy H. .MacDonald, Ort'Sun,'• ,
day morning, Messrs., W. W. Hilt,
IleiitY Gardner, Dr. Jame Little and
Camel -en MacDonald, Were inducted
at -elders of the Lueknow -PreibYter,
Anti Church.' •
TRAINING -.crEN't Tv' GicibuATil
4 • ' • ,
Gi•eduation exercises Of the •
aefa :Hanle 'Service Triiuiug,
of the beminien•ProvinchtlIlYouth
•.
training 'pregriim were "ttecentry. held"
in the IleSe Room 64 .the Y. W. C.A.
toGill „St., Toronto. •Miss Jean Thorn'
denklitee Of. • Mr, • and Mrs, E.
Thom of St, Ilelens', was one of the
gtednittet reeeiYiri h di t