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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-08-09, Page 1r. r i- • • ,r> $2.50 Yearly In Advance --. '50c HIGHWAY WORK: ISHU . MING Work on Hig way 86 ,is hum- ming in this° ''. , mediate vicinity with paving,• , cad building and iic°ulvert constr '. tion work all un- ! derway, West.' of, the - a en:, Paving con* ip Extrato;U:S.A, T�LlCKNO� ' ONTARIO; THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th,. 1951 MAKING GOOD RECOVERY Fred Whitby of Detroit, who was critically injured, in. a --,-car accident in that city a few weeks ago, ismakinga good recovery and spent the week -end here with p his agents, Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Whitby., He was accompanied .by Mrs.' Ne.hie. Myers, who: has been. nursing him during his : conval-' • scene.. Fred hati.his ribs torn'. from his back and a'kidney perforated in the accident end his life.,hung in the balance for four days; It will•be a • couple of months yet before Fred is able to return, to work. • Orlo Miller Going To• Halifax , Orlo Miller, playwright, histor- ianand radio broadcaster, who his been a resident of Bayfield the.. past two 'years, is . leaving shortly with his wife to make the War- is , pouring a hard, top• from. here to Amber= ley.• The'surfaces is'`•anplied .hpt . and, rolled• to a . earpet-like. 'smoothness. We understand , this ,is. applied,.. in three coats. Half of the roadway is; done .Qat a time, ' • and with ; traffic_ -per- mitted to use the hard -top Shortly. after it is poured, 'there: is little traffic congestion or delay. A break on the paving machine halted operations on Saturday, after a good start had been made With: one lane 'paved' for more than .two miles. • ' ;The mix : is . trucked from the mammoth asphalt plant north of the :C':N.R. where .a 'huge' stock pile of crushed stone is available and a spur line run, to the plant • by the C.N.R..in' order t'o' deliver the tank cars. right to : the' plant. East of town monster road /machines are in .operation by. the King .'Construction Company in, preparing :this portion of No.. 86 for eventual'' hand;topping.,, sonReid' farm is the c n- Man. S e. • •tre of: the Company's operations. present.: Torranoe's hill has all but disappeared in/. the'cuttin'g down process, With, this'fill ,be jog used for widening and birild .. ing up 'the .road. on'either: side; Looby and Looby' .are: continu- ing` oto "construct culverts farther --east having had' the contract ' for• all such work, at this end : off the highway, which promises to •be a two lane highway second. ' 'to nonein,: the ./province: when coin- pleted IN . • . NTO P �A T.ORfI,. )EIt�S• __.11T , L Mrs. ,Elmo. Pritchard who had been in Wirighain Hospital • since the birth of her baby,• was .strick:-; .en with a blood clot on Tuesday of last, week and ,on Wednesday was removed .'by ". ambulance to Toronto General Hospital ' for: special treatment.. At the .week-. end , her "condition was somewhat • improved NEARS NI N�ETYi STI LI PIPES • n; Thomas -Ross of Toroiit'e,: •srtai wart Scot of • Caledonian Day, fame, is back to the old .home= stead at Langside where he re turns for a timeach Year ' Mr.Ross' was. bon at Langside'. nearly '.ninety.'years ago, being a son of Thomas Ross 'and Mary McKinnon. Well over :six feet. s ill stra—Vitra' as' a w ip, Tom. will 'observe • his 90th birth day 'on ,Christmas Day. A 'lover of .thepipes., and an able musician himself, age is ' no deterrent : to this venerable gen tieman He has . a' : small set of pipes that. he ' plays quite, fre- quently and transposes such pop- ular tunes as ."Old Smoky" and "Mocking Bird Hill" Rivhich .add variation to his 'i°eperttoire''of� ditional. Scottish selections. Upon. 'querying Mr. Ross if, he still play;- ed the pipes, his 'reply was that,' "Why, .I played them until mid- night just the other' evening". Proficient at tossing the Qoa'ber; throwing: the hammer and putting 'the shot, . Tom Ross' competed r`Wit}i "thebest at the Caledonian Gaines in Lucknow,..'and it is his pride that he ,competed,. against 'the Scottish.. chahi, ion Donald w Dennie ith en he� ; attended The Donald Games in'Lucknow. • In 1890 Mr. Ross .was Huron - Bruce champion at They Games, and that t. , , name year left•for Tor.-. onto to join; the Police 'Force :on Which he :served for X34 •years..Hee. organized the Toronto Police Porce Pipe Band in 1912.and• `was ipe. major uiftil .his. retirement in 1924.E Best w'' sties to Tom Ross, whose y citti'sh fervor',everi;'rather Time ash failed to cool POSTPONE• OFFICIAL ' OPENING ONE WEEK The formal opening of the Hillside Convalescent Horne has been postponed ,one week,. until. Thursday, August 16th at' 7,00 P.m. The postponement Was nec- essary because: some of the equip- ment- failed to 'arrive, .' • The formal' Opening will •be /narked; by ,prayer -s by ',Venerable Archdeacon W. ' A. Townshend, and Rev. A. S: Mitchell and. ad- dresses. by J.. W. Hanna, M.P.P.; Donald, B. Blue,. •M.P.� Reeve J. C. McNab and other distinguished guests; . Music will . be provided by the Lucknow Pipe Band and follow- ing the opening ceremonies the Public will have• an opportunity to inspect the •home, •'which has. been renovated as a convalescent home by Mr. Edward V. Baker: CHAS. WEBSTER - SELLS .. BU .SI SI NESS_ • . A ibusi ness.-transac ti .ion ' of cc�n- sidera�ble local interest tool place on'° Tuesday. when Mr. ,and Mrs. Chas. Webster, sold their 'ladies' and men's wear business tci Mr. end Mrs. .'M..L. Sanderson'of St. John, N.B., who obained tm nedi- ate possession° , ' "Charlie " and. Hazel" have con-, d'uoted-this business•quite suc- cessfully for the past three years,, during .which time they modern- ized' the •; store' to: ;make it one' of. the' mnost attractive ladies' ` a s and men's wear shops inthe district. Mr. " Sanderson,' .p o; p,'u l a r l y known as "Mike",. is .a native :o f Gdderich :and has; been employ- ed in an: executive position with Western - Canada Flour Mills at St John.. Mrs. Sanderson, form- erly Ann . MacDonald : Of Pdra- mount, has had several:years' x= ie • in ` the -mere and' n pBrne. ,c, h ..g business and for some time. has hada supervisors. position in a large department store. in . St, ,John. • 1 Il SEE.• BY TE SE NT I N`E L THAT W. J. Davison ,underwent • an eye .operation in. Toronto for the removal of a • cataract. Heis getting. along nicely and is ex- • pected home this week. ' -0 THAT the marriage e' of "Gordon g Montgomery • and Marion Ruth Halfyard took place in .Queen's R ea Presbyterian d Presbyterian Church, ,St, Johns,- Newfoundland . on . Sate urday, , G'ordon motored to North : Sydney and flew .from there. to Newfoundland for the - 'weddin'g. Following their wed- ding trip: they • will return CO Lucknow . and' take residence herein the former Ostrander home,, which Gordon owns. . THAT : Mr. J, :It::. McNab `. went to Toronto, yesterday where he was• entering Western Hospital; to undergo. =;ani .eye : -operation • Thu this ^afternoon rsda ` ( y)"for the 'removal' sof; cataracts.' WII E BE NO:'SENTINEL; PRINTED' ;NEXT WEEK. Subscribers and advertisers are reminded that 'there will. Abe .no. ,Sentinel. next :week August '16th: Aater rlising this issue The Sentine staff will hike. • off for,` holidays;' arid the .of-: fice will be .closed until Mon day morning,' August 20th. The next issue of The Sen- tinel will be on August. 23rd. • their home at. Halifax, where he '!has 'a contract with the CBP Mr, Miller was • formerly a,, resident of London. ' He is a cousin ' of Frank Miller .of Langside. , ASHFIELD ...FARMER.: DIED BARN The death ofJoseph h Martin 84- year-old • Ashfield Township far prising more than 200. acres' is at • mer,'occurred suddenly last Wed- Winslade in.Devonshire. It has nesday, August list;': froin a heart long since changed hands, but in- attack'. n attack. Mr Martin, died ; in the scribed with .a diamond on' a pane barn where he ,was discovered MThe funeral service was held • a , EIGHT' PAGES; VISITED ANDREW HOME IN ' DEVON Mr, David Andrew, of Calgary, secretary, of the Canadian Here- ford Breeders. Association, re'-' turned" last week from '.an Import- ant international Her-eford•breed.: • ers meeting in • then' Old. country, "Dave",, as he is familiarly known here in •his native com munity, Tilade the (trip 'both ,ways `.,; by air. He •spent the ' week -end . rat Zion with -his ,aiged mother, Mrs,' Isaac Andrew, 'who will be. 87 this fall, attended the And- rew -Lane picnic on Monday and. flew • to , Winnipeg on . Tuesday where he had business to attend to before proceeding to his home ;gat' Calgary, after an 'absence. ' of seven weeks. Before• starting' on . his, 'Eastward ` trip, Mr. Andrew had just, returned from a tour of the • Central .,States.• ' Mr ;Andrew was imprerssed with the progressivenes s and the mechanizationadopted by the Old Country agriculturist, who how- ever represents .only. 7 percent Of the population of the Island, Before' retuu°rningg !home Dave visited the ,Andrew homestead in .Devon from • where his forbears. carne. The. Andrew' farm, cam-. by rs. Martin • , of glass ui • the : old home, is the' name of John Andrew' . and the year -1813. at, the 'MacLennan and 'MacKen- lie Funeral. ,Home on. • Friday, DR J. -F. MaeKI NZIE: conducted by the minister of the DIED FROM HEART ATTACK ' • • Gospel Hall at Win -ham: The re-•• man by, were .take , .motor tF• o Dr. •J. , MacKenzie of Detroit y Albion, • Michigan, for burial: ' died suddenly•in Kincardine 'early. Mr ,Martin was: boorn : near Tuesday .morning frerr a • heart Brussels, ' and lived for --many attack ' The 80 -year-old . retired • '. years in the :States:. dentist was a native ' of this; rrom A' few years ag'o' he' took munity where he. frequently o up the farm across ,tile road ` 'from the, Ashfield Presbyterian church and: despite the fact . he was at the four -score' mark,abecame act- ively:engaged ''in operating ,the farm.' COMING ; TO • LUGKNOW:. EDDIE FEIGNER—KING OF SOFTBALL • 40 • When, "The King ...and lis Court"' •corn.e to - , p Lu know a week from M¢nday_A�ust 20th.•=they willprovide probably the biggest , . s orting attraction since the'Cal- p, • edonian Gaines, and bid fair to attract; a crowd off several ,thous- and d p ple., .. ,ll will ht The'Caledonian, Park. .,,.... •. _ �, • ' leered off to provide a nat ' 'hithe'atre that'`will • ac- urs amp sc row nd ou eme e the tremendouS CO� "The. King ,and ,,His Court"' is a 4 -man softball team comprised of ward . F igner, pitcher Meade Kinzer, catche ,i ,Jerry,. Jones, •;1st base; Gordon Meilicke, i ' 'short:sto and Ken White;;. re - .serve, I? •serve , T'his• foursome held the' world champion:Tip 'Tops to a tie game last year, and so sensational, is their performance that they are returning to the Toronto ,Ex again 'this year. ' • Any one of the team can. pitch, 'but' Feigner is the Wizard' with i :. He can ' pitch the h orseh de strikes from centre field, will pitch blindfolded, h."s 19 ethical aVariations, wind-ups and, 5 speedations°• After the 7 -inning game "The, Xing and Hiis 'Court" will give demonstration: of trick ball ,.that 7. makes one ckoulat.;if they're seeing roi erl ; ' Here are what a: couple' of press clippings • say: "The incredible hurting perforrriance twined in by ;Fegner held • the crowd •.spell- bound" "The gasps and chuckles,, con- tinued, t.roti'ighout the gargle 'arid the 15 -minute exhibition' that fol- lowed". "Feigner is no ordinary soft ,ball pitcher, He is hailed across the. nation' as the • .,greatest soft- ball pitcher i4;the ' world, . and few, if. any,are there to dispute' that claim 4 • ited, and was held. in the highest; esteem. ' He and Mrs. MacKenzie were • Spending -the summer at. their cot'= tage' at Bruce beach. 'On .Monday of last week they were in. a ;motor, • • accident on: the Bluewater, High- way near : the Beach, and were removed to Kincardine Hospital.: Mrs.. MacKenzie; who was :the more 'seriously injured of the .two, was taken byambiiiance • to •. Detroit on Sunday.•'` Dr: MacKen=: zie had been feeling fine and I ekpected to be discharged from !the hospital in a few. days A funeral service was held in Iiurc Wednesday'afternoon after which. the remains weretaken by. motor ' 'to Detroit` where a service .:is be- ing held this. (Thursday) after- noon at ;2.3q p.m. Interment will be in 'Detroit: • • CONSIDER: '.LOCAL. SPEED.CHE1t' 'Speeding and some ' wild noct-• urnal `driving that , occurred •re- cently in the'. villageengaged the attention of the Village 'Council. at their regular meeting on Tues- day night. The :wild drivifig orgy occurred` on Main . Street about "tendays 'ago in the early :hours' of the ; morning. with the offender. using the sidewalks at times as a speed way Constable. ,Havens was instruct ed to investigate .the success of Speed checks ' that , have been adopted •by othercentres, when Council wi11• decide whether ,or not= to --adopt-such measures' in ;an* effort to curb fast and reck less.-motorists. • : ° The third and final reading was given the by-law covering ,the de- ' vel- :..ment, of a new, . well, The • op motion :passed with Councillor', Robertson dissenting. Final ap- ' proval of .the. Municipal Board is required. before the 'project ,is proceeded with. The District High .School tax r' to2 rYi.ills f' r rate . wa ` a ed .9 s ,p , maintenance.:. Thi , plus a 1, •1 iill reduction in the Public School rate, sets the 1051 rate at 48.7 • 1. mills, as compared, with 43 mills last year: I , qs •� .,. • d• Y i '' •