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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-10-19, Page 11955, t, Mrs; lived. a few 1: •Her.. Maw nstruc- !ed 'on, work Which vement joined filling a depar- r, who '• . •b X2.50 A Year In Advance -,41'00: Extra To U.S.A. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO . WEDNESDAY, OCT, 19th, 1955: lit -Deer, Penned By,Overttgned: Truck, A. Alton Escapes injury Arnold Alton had' a narrow brush . with deathk,ori Fri ay: ev- - ening when , he _ was --trapped- half -- _outs •of his ove.rtur- ed pick -cup'. truck. It. was about three-quart- ers hree=quarters of an -hour before he - was °released ' a n d . amazingly.he escaped '•withbut ;-a , broken ' bone • or a cut. Somebruises and .a nick on his chin • was the only evidence ; of his harrowing ex- perience. ` • The accident ,occurred on. the little -travelled • Third . Sideroad between the 6th and 4th, Con-:. cessions in West. Wawanosh. Arn- old, who is a leader in -Junior 'Farmer activities, .was enrou•te, to a 4-H coaching class• ;at•"the Turn- bull • farm at Brussels.. He was accompanied by . David Kirkland and Crawford McNeil, and ' they were going across the sideroacl. to pick. up'tTeade: Bakker, when, the- mishap-- occurred :about- 8:00 o'clock.: As ', they went over a ;sharp knoll,. a deer at .the .roadside bounded directly in the path of . the truck.. Arnold hit; the animal: broadside, but was applying , the brakes .a#d 'endeavouring- • :to swing' at the same timeand in the .impact the ;truck did a com- plete roll and came to \rest on. the : left side with Arnold thrown' partially 'out of the vehicle, but ' ' trapped by the 'legs .in the ,left door"of •the olertu'rned truck. '4 ;WINNERS AT TEESWAI ER 'GAUNT' CALF GR. ND.:.CRAMP Among: the winners from.local' clubs in ,the 4-H competitions .at Teeswater• ;Fair were; *David Kirkland,; 1st , and' Ernie Gibson, 2nd, second prize group. of 'Here Here- ford steers; Ann Todd, 4th in Second' prize group of Angus steers; . Jimmy Lyons; 4th in. third prize group of • Hereford ,steers; Murray Gaunt, '1st in first prize :group of • Shorthorn steers and Grand :Champion :calf Of •the entire show; Mike Dalton,' ,.3rd; in second ` prize group of Short- horn steers;' Bi11 Andrew, ,3rd, Leroy Rintoul 4th, Jack Kennedy 7th, ih first prize heifer 'group; Crawford • McNeil, 1st in second prize group of •.'heifers;. Donald McCharles, 5th in'Oilier stein heifer "calves. second prize. group;- Donatd and David ` Kirk- lan;-9th and in swine, club ist ',prize group, Bob Harris, grid in second prize group;.' Lorne. Al, Ston; '1slt in'.' third prize ,group; Donald Kirkland,.. second in: showmanship.' STRESSPAR•ENTS'. RESPONSI Br LITY Anniversary services were held at the, Lucknow .• United . Church on Sunday, • with Rev. W. D. I?avid Kirkland . ':suffered • a Elmslie •.of Port Elgiri ' United G. A Meiklejohn was present. to gash . on the top ' of ;his head that Churct i as .guest :speaker: Rev. later required 13 stitches; CraVv- ford, McNeil was• uninjured: The assist in 'conducting, the :evening service andreferred to . , Rev, 'two lads escaped ` from. the ':cab through the. "top side" door, but , Elmslie . as- a sincere•' and'devout _were' unable to .budge . the . truck minister, ; and whet' had''given and had to • run: more than '.a quarter of a mile for. help: How- ard' Thompson and. Cyril Boyle responded but they too we`re un- able to release Arnold, until' they. returned to .get' a heavy' jack. They then. ,brought ,the trio ` to, Luckrow''-•to the ' office of Dr.:. 'M..Z11., Corrin,' -.where David had and "My Gad :and :,1",• and in the ,his head. Wound` attended to. Aril- evening, "The : Radiant ' Morn" old, was, taken to .'Winghain Hos- and "Face, to Face". pital for : x-rays, 'which amazing- Rev.: • Eln-islie chose : the Ten Commandments as. the kerne .of -tris-morning=-ad•d-resc, •''wxhaeh-•-e- portiayed as the true principals' faithful service.. and , foresight m the management of the Mira- michi camp site: J -The 'choir, under the . leader- ship of Mrs. :J: W. Joynt; and with Mr: Elmer Umbach as.•or- ganist, rendered special music at both • services. In the the .'morning DONATIONS' TO . FAIR Among the donations . to the Lucknow . Agricultural Society, which were not acknowledgeg in the prize lists, are the • follow;- Webster and MaclKinnog X5.00; Jose -Kerr : 25.00•;.,^arold " ..:_$ , : enner . man:, 20.00.;. Edward Cowan. •5.00;, Elston :Cardiff,10.00; Si: Helens Women's, Institute 5.:00; , County, of Huron- 75.00;. .S. E.'Robertson 2:00. . b � •.. . W N. 'HILL GETS CHAPTER. 'JEWEL A half century..as 'a member of the Lucknow , Chapter of- the Royal Arch Masons. was apppro= ipriately: recognized last We • when Mr. W.. W.: Hill was' pre- sented with:'.his fifty•year jewel The. presentationµ -was • made b the' district grand 'superintenden Thoarias `Burke .of Wroxeter. - ,As. well as being .a fifty,year member, Mr. Hill • is. still Chapter treasurer, a' post he has` held for forty-three' years, .since `1612. TWELVE RAGES' •. Oil "Strike" 1ti Huron. Township IesuJts In • Farm. Va1a�s .Suring: FAMILY', GATHER,IN*G HELD -ON 86th-BIRTHDAj----- - — : On.:Sunday afternoon, October hath, the fiamily `cif Mrs, , Christ- ena McDonald. 'gathered together at.her home in- Lucknow to hon- our her on her 86th birthday. Mrs. 'McDonald :still enjoys ' good health,., and although "she is advanced in years, is still. act- ive and delights to attend' the United Church, which she so dearly' loves. Cards ,and tokens of .affection showed the esteem in'which. she s • held.' Friends. and ' relatives from Ripley, Listowel,- Toronto, and Zurich . were present to'be y •with , her on this occasion, and t•expressed. the wish that: God, may still , continue' to bless - her. A 'Year ago' Mr. Hill received his fifty-year'jewel a5.a:mernber of Old Light: He was also treas- urer urer' of the "Blue Lodge" • but resigned ,:.that .office . more than. a. year ago'. jailer some • thirty-six years of service. Mr. Hill. and Alex Nicholson were. the first ..inernbers'to join the newly , established, Lucknow Chapter 'fifty ' years: ago. The charter of Havelock Chapter had' been transferred. to, Kincardine some years'` before •and 'local Chapter members • had 'been• at tending 'the• Lebannon Lodge in Wingham, making" the : trip',. by. horses, of, course:, .Mernbers. at that tirne' included: Dave Lawrence,: Harry Day, An- gus McLeod, James 'Lyons, 'Sr., Dr, Gordon and ` ' Veterinarian c hn, St..: Clair _ Walker, to: inane a few of them. ' . - . Mr. Hill • recalls that it' was Dr;: Walker who.invited ' him to oin'this newly organized Luck',= now Chapter. ' • they sang "Te: Deum in b': Minor_ g ly 'revealed- not even a 'cracked rib. He ,Was dischar • ed fro 't ospital on Sunday • afternoon, the same time as .his :.brother Frank, who had been,. hospitaliz- ed' with pneumonia. • Damage to -the . Alton truck Was estimated at . between: $400 and $500. .• •SIJFFERED HEART .ATTACK Mr_-..Wilmer-.,Howey--rnanager of- _the-LttcknoW and Cargill brarich= • es cif Silverwood Dairies, Limit= ed, suffered a coronary attack last Wednesday ''morning. His condition, .has: since been 'report- ed tohe quite satisfactory. Wil- • mer, • Will likely be 'confined to bed for about a month. FA MrLYREUNION •• HELD "IN 4,S_HFIE.LD Imfnediate members of the Gibson family, numbering over 'forty, ,held a reunion on Sunday at the home of Mr. and -Mrs. Mar- shall Gibson in Ashfield Towr-r- ship, It was the first time • in. hineteen years that . all . eight. "members - of the farnil r • -of the late' George Gibson and. Cather- ihe Webster had been tog�etherr A brother, and. sister from ,Bri- fish Columbia -arrived; here least: Thursday, to complete pl e the fam= ily circle for - Sunday's get- together,. • _ .. The facial ;:-i. ; , .. ''James Gibson is--coai7rprised -�af and Vi;rs,- E. Jw Webb (Catherine) of .Agassiz, B. C,; John Gibson of Clinton; Beat: Gibson of Detroit; George, S isi.% Sana and Marshall ._ibson G Of Ashfield and Earl Gibson ef'. Toronto.. of Christian living. For: :his . evening sermon he chose • his • text- from St'. John, 'Ye Call .Me I1or ._and . Master" and :stressed that if NY,':e recognize Christ as• our Lord and. Master, we must live disciplined, lives Not the. least ;of 'which requires Sabbath Day observance and - ,hu-rch---a- -t en da n cam.. -:and i -n our-- Ijon)es, prayer and scripture' reading so that', we shall . know What we profess.; • • Rev. ;Elmslie stressed the need for' parented guidance- and ex- ample,and 'the recognition of'our responsibilities. as - parents. He pointed to the evils in our midst, that can steal our youths from us, :referring., -among these to gambling, in .all its stages frons nriinor raffles to major wageriri_,.. to the liquor traffic that :rages out ofcontrol, and to those - forces that seek to destroy the sacredness 'of our Sabbath, • He gripped . his :' Congregation. with reference to the tragedy that has .struck Port Elgin at an early ha i -r '- on Thanksgiving morning when 'one of .,the sweet= est and loveliest 15-year-olcl girls of their townhad died 'in *the flaming wreck of a motor car:,. Rev;4.11)rnsl-i-e---said 1xe #elf -sari: strained to- believe that at: tures God' claimed such a sacrifice • to awaken us•from -our indifference. FORMER RESIDENT OLDEST • GRANDMOTHER. AT W.1L 'It was Grandmother's pay :at the Lucknow '.'Women's �'Instit e meetingon i Friday, and' the e hon- our ' of , being .the oldest grand-; mother present .went to .a •fornn-, er- resident, ,Mrs' .5 E. McKinnon of Toronto, who is . 90 years . of age and was`. in attendance at' the. meeting as the guest of.:Miss. Jean .Lyons: ' Mrs: _ , McKin non a native of the, Riversdale community, :caane• to-, Lucknow as' a - girl to learn the dressmaking.: She '.married Mr. :McKinnon, who was in the ,tailor business where Philip 'Ste- wart now has, his •gift: shop. Mr.' McKinnon died when:.;,a cornpar- atively' . young `• man, and his l widow established' - a millinery business 'here; Vxrhich• 'shed oper- ated 'until .her family of , four sons , had gi-cywn :up, when they moved to :Toronto: That *was'' 53 years age. Mrs:, • 'McKinnon still < enjoys good health; . arid _''returns • occas- ionally, to the, old home ;townto renew old friendships. 50.In Free Prizes Schmid'sSensationaLopening. • .„ Mo:;e than • $$350,00. in free prizes is being offered' to mark the opening 'of Wrn. A:' Schmid's' new. jewellery store:: The .'sale opens next Monday and' • contin- ues for . two: weeks. -with the en- tire $50,000 .stock` of ne* and,. modern merchandise..being :offer- ed ffer _ ed' at savings of from 10 to `50 percent 'The-: Schmi-d'-store .`-modern in STUMPS REMOVED BY • USE OF - CHAIN SAW The huge maple stumps- on the lawn -at the Black . resdence were removed last week by the use of a' chain saw operated `by. Jack' Irwin of Belfast. • The •arse. of a 'bulldozer . had een consideredby Council in.=an- 'effort. tet up -end thein but COun= design. arid sparkling •-with Jewell.- cillor Joynt maintained he could cry and china, is a credit to the coanmunity and to the proprietor, whose expert knowledge ,,of the jewellery. arid,. watch making business - sterns . from a family' long associated in this business: . - Featuring. the sale apart fre'hi. the _ ensation•aI bargains, are two free- prize plans. The:'•treasure chest hunt' is •a noVe 1 o ea. " w dreds of keys, attached' to explanatory folders;' are going out in the mails this week, • If: the key you receive will open . the . lock on •the, treasure chest iii •Schrnid's store,'' you will select an, ,envelope; that" will de- cide • your prize, •'one of twenty or more, with the top- prize be- ing a $75.00 chest of silver. • The, second prize plan • is`a lucky door ticket.: You will be _en!tliled. to enter .. �u.r--n :_ e-onc Y -a-tn . rinse. with every $2;00 purchase, (e.g, 10 ' chances .' for $20;00), .'At the close cif : the , sane•, the 'draw will .1 . :.� ` b d made for seg e i , ,r .to--the-•-r�eadazatl©xa.�.t.hat-1�_wi.st•:rll-. �.._._ .. _....�.__ ,..,w._.a'al__.prizes:.:auluckn:q°�"anspwct*__rii•ivp ,....:v�rh•o...w w-as--a>t- in control -that • He its our Lord are displayed in the store win the scene: a few minutes.' later, and Master. dow:• The first two: draw prizesthey removed, Felly' by, way of A fowl sumer *as held on.. are a . inarr's . and .a lady's ' wrist the shattered •windshield. , Neiths Tuesday alight in connection with . er was• injured; + An. _orl'.'strike �in Huron o w ship; has "black gold" fever rum, Mpg high in this district Di ill': er's 'for 'the Imperial• .0i1 Com- pany set, up their.. rig .late ,in ;: Septem•ber'.'.on the farm of MacDonald:, in the Purple Grove.. area in Huron Township and last week struck an ea .deposit at 1,057 feet; We'are told that .oil... rose in the' hole .to within •.a. couple Of . hundred feet of, the top T' 'the ground, and . that sann,es. have .been sent awayto be tested. At. the end of the week the drillers were• awaiting in- 'structions ' .' The strike sent farm values soaring. • The 'MacDonald farm,' now.a., grass' farm, is. the-. old Dan Dor- ' ;rie homestedti and ..is • in. the vicinity, `of the 1'0th •Sideroad .and Concession 12. Adjoining proper- ties. roper -ties.: are those- of Bob -Stevenson,. Ed' Farrell and Murray Camp- bell.:, Ernie Ackert of .: Holrrood'. owns pasture fauns ' in that vicinity!! It was originally planned' to drill, to 1,800. feet,' but. the • oil 'strike at little more • than ' the thousand foot level is regarded asr.:quite shallow as :Oil deposits go Oil drilling dperations have also' been • in' progress on the '' Mark Berger farm' in, Ashfield:. Thousands of acres of 'farm land are under' lease in this dis- trict .. :`Th -is' leasing. program has been quietly carried on • .by ' oil, companies: over' a lengthy' period, but it is only ' of" late that'drill-' ' ing . has been' undertaken : in ' t?iis'. immediate vicinity: • The Huron 'Township ' "strike recalls the'' clairns of W. Innes: Patterson of, Vancouver, who tramped the hills' of Kinloss and;. as ' • far ' north. as the`Greenock swan --p, and . declared . emphati- cally that large oil deposits would yet be found in that area. NOTICE A plowing demonstration with a new 35 Ferguson' Traetor,''and three .furrow- son plow will - be x(eld at the farm. of Grant -- Parrish, on Tuesday, October • ...' 25th at .1:30, .sponsored by• Omar Brooks, Massey.Harris-Ferguson• dealer_... . RECORD CROWD AT R�. B.-P,__BA NQ,U ET n T�ii rfday evening the__Royal Black . Perceptory of, .Amberley held' their annual banquet in . the get a 'shahs Saw operator to• do' Recreation Hall at Lucknow with the job. b. a record attendance. The, ladies • of the • Anglican Church, Luck ,now, catered for - the ..turkeysu Per.. Rev:; . J. R. MacDonald of, Ripley said' grace, Past' Preceptor Reuben Wilson acted 'as , toastmas.ter for a splen- did program.' -Rev. Jc, C. • Hutton .4 Jack'- undertook the ' task on Wednesday after -.dinner and had thein 'cu't. - dowrf by.Thursday noon to a point that • about three: inches of top soil could be put over :them.. This ' operation-,: cost 435.00, Cou:icill.or Joynt ' fnforres ,INSULATION TRANSPORT JACKKNIFED LAST WEEK A �trractor trailer loaded with insulation jackknifed at.the bend in the. road 'coming' out 'of Lower Wingh'am last Friday 'morning and crushed in the cab as •. well. as scattering the 900 -bag load, Driver of the transport was Lloyd ;Thompson • -of-- ,B Xah�tx�ell: His companion, Con Kelly, was trapped in 'the cab, but with the assistance of J. toxon, . Listowel the') anniversary when the• W.A. The Schmid, grand ripening las served 'a delicious supper to overall appearances of a. sensational 500 people,' . event. � , • . . • osed-the feast-to--The.-Qu Preceptor Clarence • MaLennan gave the 'toast to , the Orange' ' •' Association 'and Mr. ' Dean the toast to 'the. ladies. Dr. .James' Little .and Elmer.U ribach .falror'- ed :wf+th ,.two musical numbers. Andrew Robinson, . :M.:P., ' for Bruce, was also called on.;.Clark - Johnston, favored with a song. 'County- Master .John McCor- mick introduced the guest speak- er, Rev. Kent'of Chatsworth who t - Po "r?n`• �atiotis"rri-.and�".`der�lt�o� _ racy, and the. merits` of the' Orange Order,. Sir , Knight John Emerson. -thanked-,the -speaker-,;torrimend- u g him for alar �s singing inspiring • ; ess. The singing cf... tn.c nat- ional anthem brought. he f:rst parte of„ 'the .evening's entertain ' .otht?vell ail- inert to 'a'• close: The remainder Merrribers of the ' B sulating firm have currently of the evening was 'Spent. n been em.ploy.Yd. in this,- vicinity/ dancing... " • V 11 • • 'Midi', Y. ►-M'+tr.Ailli � 01111:/ f.!E• '�IMI..� `1�.;3�,'!l�yY r.mil.�'"..�iii�lh►...._i1M`�Jiti�-71d..t�t:2t+ �" - '