The Lucknow Sentinel, 1956-08-29, Page 1•
02.50 .A Year In Advance_41.00 'Extra 'To U.S.A.'.
SINTAIL. LADY OBTAINS
SUPERVISOR'S CiERTIFIC'ATE
, Mrs. Duncan Simpson of Kin-
tailhas obtained. her ,;third year
certificate as a music supervisor.
Mrs, $iihipson recently complet-
ed a five -weeks' summer course
at. Toronto; This was the third
year. that she had taken such" a
course- in order•:-- to-= -qualify for
;the certificate.
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RETURNS •HO
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TOWN WITH COO
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Bud Orr pis returning here ' .to
his honie town, 'having. accepted
'a position on. the 'Lucknow Dis-
trict,Co--op staffin the sales de-
partment. He veiil take over his
'new duties the first of next
week.
• Bud is the son of Mr: and Mrs.
Zdel Orr, formerly of Lucknow.
,Mel, who • Was in Chesleyfor a
time after -leaving •here,• has been
operating a shoe •.repair• business
in. Hanover fore the past' 'several
years.
'Bud has currentlybeen 'em-
ployed at the Chester Cunning
barn ;implement , ay gencin Wai-k-
erton. With his wife and family
they will .take .up .residence in
the Orr home'. in' Lucknow.
' Seven On Staff
There are nowr`seven • members
on the Co' -op staff, ,"including the
manager, Grant Case. Mrs. Dor-
othy Atkinson orf .Ripley, com
menced •her'adutie on Monday as
Olen
ogra
her.
an
bookkeeper;
She:succeeds',EaeMcMillan,
who
•bias ' acce ted .. position osition .with
Tho�rnpson Bros.'
at .Mildmay.. •
• Other • Co-op employees are'
Alex MacNay, . Murray: Hender-
son; Stewart Jamieson and: J.' C.
Johnston.
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GrEURORVAl R' GETS RCAF
POSTING TO SEA''ISLAND •
George Taylor, who has been
on furlough at his home here,
left 21n Saturday for Sea Island
off the British Columbia coast
George joined the RCAF.;about
a year 'ago and since . then has
had various ',postings. He. ' had
been at Camp Borden since : Feb-
ruary untilgetting this. move to
the West Coast.
It is: expected that .Mrs. Tay-
lor and family will join himlater
on the .island, when housing • gar=
rangements ean be made
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ' WEDNESDAY,
,.. .. , 6
AUG, 29th,; � 1956'
ouble Funera
liledin a
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RDIVIN ';GAUNT
13 Years. _Killed In Dual Fatality'
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GOES ' TO CHATHAM AS
MUSIC INSTRUCTOR.
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett .Lane and
'children •Terry and Barbara: vis-
ited. last week with •his parents,
Mr a
nt.Mrs. 'Mac Lane of Kin-.
lough, ' prior' to .taking • up • resi
den,ce• in 'Chatham, where Everett.
will:. have charge -of music in
struction . ,in • the. .. city's: ::public
schools. :.
Everett:'. has held a similar ••posi:-
tion at Port:•.Elgin for °thee• past.
ten year_. •
COI WI'LETE '?REPARATORY
W.ORK.O•N-. COUNTY ROAD_
Work of widening and graveli-
ing ' a section ..of Concession. '9,
Ashfield, was completed ' las
week. The road is being . •put in
condition for an eventual paving
job.
This •is a` Huron- County pro-
ject. .Preparatory work which
commenced' .on June 7th,.: and
ended' on .Saturday,; saw . two
Blocks west from , the' "Gravel
Roae get the full preparatory.
treatment, including a liberal -top
dressing -of -crushed gravel...
Ashf�eid Farmer is Battered By
-Enraged Steer On ..M-o-rrday-
C1ifford'Crozier.. of Ashfield is
in Goderioh' Hospital with: a dis-
located shoulder, torn ligaments,
bruises and abrasions,';as' .a re-
sult of being attackedrepeatedly
by a mad steer on Monday:.
X-rays were taken but . on
Tuesday it was not , known whe-
'ther or •not' 'there were broken
bones. Interriai: injuries . were at
first feared but Clifford appears
to have. ,escaped, such injuries,
and it was doubtful' if there were
broken bones. . .•
However, the beating .he ,took
-Is-expected, to -hospitalize hien ;for
a' few week& . ,
Clifford attempted ' ; to . drive
the 'long -horned steer • from the
barn yard.' He broke a pitch .fork
in trying to defend, .himself as
the 'animal 'charged. It hurled
auto- a mud 'hole. Clifford
' was' making for safety when the
Steer . caught him fora second
time, throwing him intoa wood. -
Pile which was upset by'tiie irri=
pact.' On his . third bid. for .safety
the steer - butted him into a pile
Of logs. On the fourth and final
dash Clifford made the ' drive
shed with the steer at his heels.'
four safety under the
tractor,
Driable to get at his victim,
the steer- took phis' departure and
Clifford staggered' to thehouse,
collapsing' .before he got there.
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-ENGAGEMENTS
Mr.. and" Mrs. -Fred Johnston of
A, shi'ield announce.' the' engage-
ment :of their' oldest;. son; 'Allan
Ernest, ta•.,,Marie Brodacki, old'
est' daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'
Peter Erodacki of Foirford, •Sask-
atchewan: ;.The marriage to' take
place ` Septem•ber 18th • in Luck:
now,* Anglican : Church at a.36
p.m.
MAILING LIST WAS
CORRECTED 'LAST SATURDAY
The Sentinel. ,mailing 'list.
was corrected , last Saturday
morning and recent •subscrip-
'tion payments up to that time
.should • be; recorded' on your
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In case of error••please' advise
this office at once.
• If yeu' are among those
whose subscription is. in `ai'-
rears; we wouappi'eciate
your -attention n to- the .matter,
'We dislike 'having to -.send
subscription. arrears ,.state.
ments and as well it's costly'
•arid time-consuming. •.
Tdke g look at .the' label ,
date on your. paler :'now .arid
if it 'doesn't •read in advance
of August •1056, it is, doe for
renewal. '
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dw- .series -(4 -tragic and ekcep
tionally sorrowful.., occurrences
which,,have struck this` commun-
ity in recent months, was climax-
ed late • last Thursday • afternoon.
by •a motor accident in West
Wawanosh Township. that snuff-
ed out the lives of Donald
McTavish, age 15, and .his eous-
in, James; Edwin Gaunt, age . 13.
Eddy's brother, Donald Gaunt,
age seventeen, alt ugh trapped
in the death 'c for over an
hour, escaped'�
s practically unin-
jured and by incessant blowing
of the ear shorn,;finally attracted
•help to the spot on the -lightly --
trafficked township . road' where
:the ear 'had 'plunged down a 10,_.
foot : culvert embankment, near
the farm 'of George Phillips.
Other oceupied farms on the
sideroad are those of Mike Cum
mins and the Gibbons 'Bros. The.
sideroad is : 'two 'corners east of
St. Helens and the accident dc=
curred', midway:bet. ‘. een the'10th
and 9tl Concession
Father• Died Two Years Ago
'Donald MacTavish • was 15 on
July 14th: He : was the son ' of
Mrs:.Gordon MacTavish . of Con:
9, West' Wawanosh, and . the late
Mr: MacTavish, His. father died
sucldenly.'two • years ago, on Aug-
ust. 16th, at the age; of:40.. Mrs..
MacTavish is the' former. Jose-
phine- ,Gaunt, an aunt of Eddie
Gaunt:: Besides. his mother,.• Don-
ald is survived • by one sister,
Niarifyn MacTavish. ..
Eddy `Gaunt was the younger
son of ,Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gaunt
of Con. '12, West Wawanosh
riother_As 'the' former Isabel M•c
.Charle s of Huron Township Be
sides his parents`; and brother, a
si ter Karen also survives..
oth .`boys . were students at
•Lucknow District •High . School,
and were //popular with class"
mates and in their : home com-
munities. Eddie was a' brilliant
pianist for his age, and, had this
year passed :his Conservatory
Grade ' :piano examinations
with honors.
:, The 'tragedy stunned. , the' com-
munity,; and words. have Proved
futile • in expressing the s yni •
pathy that geesout, to the be-
reaved families in their great
loss. '
Hundreds: visited the McLen-
n n MacKenzie '
a .Memorial •Chapel
where the two ' boys --handsome
in death—lay ' . 'in state at , the
front of the chapel: amid a pro-
fusion of floral 'tribut'es.m
On ' . Sunday . afternoon . the.
double funeral service was held•► •
conducted' • by Rev: • 11 ,L. Jen
pings of St. Peter's Anglican
Church,'
Church' and Rev. Wallace ,M'c-
Clean of Lucknow . Presbyterian'
.Church. The chapel was ' over-
(Continued, on .rage)'
DONALD ' MacTAVISH
15 -year-old" C'asl °.Victim
TEN PAGES:
SUFFERS; .SECOND. WRIST
FRACTURE' IN .TWO YEARS....
Mxs. Noble .Johnston has..her
right hand -and' wrist in a . cast
as a resultof a ifraeture she,
suffered on '• Monday ` morning..
The mishap occurred when the
clothes line:.broke,, toppling Mrs>
Johnston froinr a li gh clothes
stand. •
Two•years ago` this month Jes-•
sie, as, everyone calls her, suf
fered a • fractured: left wrist: •
TINA: STATION •
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Work has .commenced on . the
constructioh of a modern Fina
service .station at the western
outskirts of the Village oh High
way 86. '
The foundation has ,been dug,..
and at the first of the week, the
drawing of • fill commenced. It . is
understood that three or • four
thousand yards of fill will be •
dumped to bring the approach to ,,
the station an •to _ Highway level
The, site of the new station is •
just west of ,,,Elliott's- --
•�,sSeed - 'Plant"' •
on • property purchased earlier
• from, Alex T. MacNay.
Lucknowites Marked 40th
92nd Birthdays %(fin Saturday
Lucknowites who have reached;
the.':four score. and ten :mark, or
,.Over,, are numerous enou •
ghi:to'
form a ;nonagenarian club..
William Alexander Iiuss'ell
qualified , for : that .distinguished.
group , as he • celebrated: his nine-
tieth birthday 4n' Saturday.
That . same day Sam",,l:urnin
observed his 92,11d.birthday.:
Samuel: Durran '
Mr Durnin• was born on Aug-
uSt. 25th, 1864 at Shipman's
nersin the Brantford -Paris dis-
trict. ` He is ' the last : surviving
member of : a 'family of ` eight.
child ren born to Alexander Dur-
nin and Sarah Ann Mc.aughlin,.
who .'moved to Concession
West ,Wawa'nosh, when. Sam was
.a youngster, and later ,to St
Helens. • •
• Except for a few years at Mit-
chell. Sam has 'spent - his entire
life in this community.: He and
Mrs. Durnin ;moved to their pre-
-sentimme---justo:f Lucknow
20' years ago..` On November 16th'
they will . be married 58 years.
Mrs. Durnin was the fornier
Kate Gaunt.
' ;Sam—learned - the -carpenter
trade with William Gordon, and
continued active at this work : each ..cottage of their .daughter,
until recent.' .years. 'In 1915' he Mrs. W. A. ` McKib
and :Donald MacDonald' u bon. Their,
.bought other daughter, Isobel, of Regina
Jim Baker'sthreshing outfit, and and their son, J. _ C. _Russell... of_ _ ,.
Kitchener, were present for the •
occasion.. The . only absentee
member. of the family circle: was
their, son Stewart . of :"Western
Canada. •
until retirng to Lucknow to=: the
home now* owned by Mr. and.
Mrs. Russell. During •• the- war,
•Mr. and Mrs: 'Russell' lived with
their :daughter., -Mrs: W.
Kibbon of Wirigharn,'•,and during
which time whey : had the harrow-
ing ," ,experience of having their . .
son Jim (Coyle): reported: miss-
ing, and. later ..as ..,a - prisoner- of
it
In Saskatchewan Wr.. Russell'
was an active church worker and
elder in the Presbyterian church.
He; is still, a devoted churchman:
and despite his: ninety years" i,s '.
remarkably alert and active, his
interest and energies .being +curb:
ed only by impaired eyesight.
He is .a most :'interesting con-
versationalist, and is "well read"
on many • subjects, including
world affairs and •sports. He is
an ardentball fan, but ,now has
to satiate his ''sport . enthusiasm
by listening to basehall,,broad=
casts:, -
Married 47. Years
Mr. and ° Mrs. Russell were
married 47 years on'Mr. `Russell's -
birthday. ' They spent the. week-
end and' celebrated the dual an
niyersary at the Kincardine
this duo • became .wdely •-known
as threshermen. •
Sam continues remarkably ' act-
'ive and makes his daily "trip
down town• on' foot each morn-
ing. He's one of the "early birds"
on the street:, Sauna helped '. the
neighbors this' spring, With the
hay and is .still adept With a hand
scythe.''
14�lliarf>t A, .Russell
• William Alexander Russell was
-ninety- on Satixrdar "`l=Ie `was"
born at Cobourg: on 'August. 25,.
1866, one of: a family of eight
children of Mr. and Mrs: •Alex
ander: Russell. He has two sisters
still living,: in • California and
Saskatoon.'
Mr, Russell "fanned with his
father at •C i1 on.ng until 1908•
when 'fie' 'wentto*Saskatchewan
as grain buyer for Western Can=
ada Flour Mi1l:sIn 1909 he mar-
riedd ' Miss 'Jean Stewart ,of Ccs
•bourg and for 28 years they lived
in the West •at Rockanville and
Creelman, Sask.
Iii 1937 they came to Lucknow
to reside, although not as com-
plete strangers,. as they had vis-
ited here with,' her sister,. Mrs
DONALD GA1UNtiC B. J. Chesnut. The'Chesnut'fam.
IlninjusrecX, Trapped over cin klottr' rly. lived: ori'the 6th of •Kinloss
TAKES TORONTO
'PRI NCI•PALSH I P ••
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Ninth *the opening , of the school
term next .'week, . Har..old-
Burns assumes ' the . duties of
public school principal of a mod ;
ern, .new 24 -room school 'in the
Toronto Scarborough area. It is
called . Ionview School: •
To accept• the Toronto position,
Harold'severed a long term of.
service ' at the • Og'den • Public
School at Fort William,. ,Public
had
taught there for thirty years. •
and . had been principal for all
but his 'first :term: '•
Mr. -and.„Mr : •Burn;.,•41rave--t`ak-•
en up residence • in Toronto and
spent the • .week -end 'here with
his parents, ••MrY and Mrs. Thos. •
.Burris. Their son David, .who
had summer employment in Ft.
William, remained there and
plans to. fly to ,Toronto' for the
opening of school. He is in his
final year in .high school,
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