The Lucknow Sentinel, 1952-11-12, Page 2PAGE TWO
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• 'IE LUCKNOW SENTINEL.
Lucknow, Ontario
Authorizedtas .Second; Class : Mail, Post Office ,Department, Ottawa
Established 1873 • ch Wednesday Afternoon
• Subscri ago... Rate 2 50. A 'Year in Advance --To U:S.A. $3.50
L. C. Thompson, Publisher: and, Proprietor,
WIDDN SPAY,TNOV 12th, 1952 ^;
JURORS DOUBLED
Y. ADDING LADIES
A change in'the Ontario lVtunL.
cipal Act ° which makes 'ladies off.
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qualifying age and occupation.
eligible :for . jury duty, almost
: do. ublea the number of "jurymen'
•.•neighborin>g municipalities
Y r lecte for ' jury
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who:, may ., be se d J ..,
duty:
• Locally eligible. lady jurors
were . added_ to the list a. year
ago, and: With: the printing of
the 1952 lists in Ashfield, Kin
• loss and West Wawanosh the dis-
tinguishing "J" has been added'
beore• the Ames' of the ladies,
in these: m, i�cipalities who are
'eligible to e, selected: .
In Kinlos ; this increases the
number of 'urors from 326.to
570,. In West' Wawanosh the. num-
ber jumps -from- 283- -to- 560 and
in . Ashf field ront 540 to , 883. In
Lucknow, la 'es included, there
'are 234 eligi le jurors;• "
The selec on jurors ;in. a .
rnunicipality ' is 'usually done.by
the reeve, c1 rk and assessor.
The .age rage for, jury service.
'is from 21. t 70,, with, a number'
of • professio and occupations
• that' . earn a eniption: 'from jury
service: These 'include an officer
'of the law; a judge, 'a ;magistrate,.
a .lawyer a nurse, .a 'minister, ,a,
politician, a mayor, a, 'service-
man, pilot:'or `seaman, a news-
. .paper ' man, a telephone 'or tele
• graph operator, .: a fireman or a
railway 'worker..
Any woman. ' not' wishing to
serve as. a; juror can ,claim exem
tion 'from such 'duty for a ':period!
of One year by;: applying td 'the
sheriff not More 'than three days
after receiving a summons:to
•serve.
QBITUARY
MRS. DANIEL :M0FARLAN
The death of,, Mrs.. Daniel' Me-
Farlan .occurred on. ' Mondays of
last week at the.home of her •son,.;
Torn: McFar1an. She was form-
erly. Rebecca Janer Bushell and
was 'practically a . Lifelong resi-
dent of Kinloss Township ,where.
'she was :born on 'July ' 17th, :1876.
Fifty years ago in October. she
married .Daniel McFarlan , who.
predeceased' her • in .August -of.
1935.. They resided :on the farm
west. of Kinlough,, now owned by
their son Donald, until 1927 when
theY moved to the farm where
She passed •away..
Mrs, MacFarlan was a very fine
lady and.: was held in high esteem
as a' good friend and neighbor:..
She Was a' member of the Pr•Ls-
byterian. church and active in the
W.M$.
the funeral service . on. Wed-
nesday at .her late residence; was
conducted by Rev. G. ' S:: Baulch..
Interment. was in Ripley Cem-
etery; : t;h- e pallbearers. being•
Messrs. J. R. Lane; John `Bushell,,
:John E ersen Harelcd ..Percy,
Perry Hodgins, and Jim Hodgins.
Flower,bearers.�were Jim. Bush-
ell, john '"Bushell,,'Spence Mlc,Far
lean, ' .John: Hodgins,;Geo. Moore,
Ivan M 'arlan, .Jim.,11 eFarla�ri.
Mrs 111cFarlan is �'surviged by
three ..Sorts, Donald, Toni and.
John of ° Kiniough, one daughter,.
Mrs; Melville Osborne of. Dom*
vi11e, and •nine .grandchi dren.
A _LARGE GRIEY_ WOLF is `re-
ported: to have, been seen' on con.
14, -Cul ss, by Thomas Stewart
Adv ising .:„doesn't cost`'''
IndhdIn '
federal Taires ' •
AtitharihE.d '.-,+s4 - as Ltd: .
f f"nce�('nle under Cbf�tracr with G`oca-Col
GODERICH BOTTLING WORKS
Goderich, Ont. 'P'hone: 489
"Coke" is a registered trade -..nark
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' LOOKING BACKWARDS
T}IROUGH 'THE.. SENTINEL FILES:
Sixty Years Ago:
Two sons, ofMr: and/Mrs. Rob-
ert Young of Greenock near
Blackhorse, perished when flames
-deatroyed the home The- 'boys -
were 14 :and' 16 6 and were trapped
jn the •upstairs. -
A presentation was made by
the Lu eknow ' Presbyterian Sab-
bath School to M'r: and Mrs. F. C..
Pecover . who 'were meving: to
Simcoe.. Thee. address was read by
the superintendent, Mr. George
Matheson..
'Cliff .and, For'ster of the Luck
now furniture factory installed a
.new' 65 H.P. boiler. ',
. To .bury one's self • up ° to the
neck in the ground •and" in .the
nude for. three hours, was claim-
ed
ed to be a sure cure for poison
ivy.'•
The •residence of T. W; Hildred
near the . Presbyterian church,
.Was.. damagedby fire. Firemen
who came in for •special ' mention
because of their' efforts included
Robert Moors Malcolm Camip,.
,bell, Kenny McLeod, 'Frank . Gor-
odon,_Rolbert.:M:ullin, Daye Lough-
eed, Wm. Srhall,' Dave Lawrence,
Toni.,McLean. • '
A team of horses, owned bv,
..George Lawrence. ran. , away at
the gateway • of Murdoch J...IVIC
Kay's . farm in Ashfield. One of
the animals' dropped dead on. the
road when the neckyoke pene-
trated its body,
Rain .marred' the' outdoor events
at the 1892 :Caledonian Games
held in inid September: The
Lucknow' Caledonian Society was,
organized in 1873 and from an'
unpretentious beginning : i t s
games ,went' forward . from :One
success' to another . until • they
were acknowledged • to .be with
chit peer on the North American
continent, under the Chieftain-
ship' .o f Dr:' D. A McCrinimon.
Largest'.:gathering u+p ' to,, that
time was. 10;000 ;persons in 1886.
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Thirty -Five .Year..s:` Ago
,The, death occurred'. in ' the
spring of ;917' of Steele : C. ;Mur-
doch,' a noted ' stone. mason and
brick layerand pioneer settler.
The m nicipalities : concerned
decided . to ' abandon' 'the . Lake
Shore Railway ;enterprise . and.
sell any aterial that could be.
salvaged.. The project...started in
1908 to_ link Goderich and'.Kin-
cardine by rail turned ottt to: be.
one of the, greatest swindles ever
pulled o . iii' Western 'Ontario.
The: Prompter, the Company and
the contr, 'tor, it . seems,: turned -
out to be one and the same • per-
son 'in the '$400,000 scheme.
George ckay. of Ashfield died,
in ` his; 23' d year from .quinsey.
William J. Taylor passed away
while 'at work in- his"• grocery
store.
Local tr ffic regulations stated
that ne horse'or other `vehicles
could standat the curb'`on.' Main.
Street.: for longer than .301 min-
mutes, and that no one might •drive
a .motor car or any, other vehicle'
at a greater r ; Speed ..than •.12..miles
an hour. ' ,•
• Due to ill health `Gorden 'Smelt-
zer from ,overseas. ,and
received d's har`ge.
Twe ty. Years Ago .:1.
1 George rennan's barn. on •Con:
0, Ashfield, was' destroyed •by `
fire. ' ..
Miss Margaret • McKenzie, sis-
ter of. Mr . Kenneth McLeod of
town, suffered a fractured. hip
iri; a 'fall' at her home, just 'north.
of• the Village. • • • « .
Jack Sh ells, 3 -year-old son of
Mr. and rs. Charles! ;Shiells of
Fast Waw nosh and a grandson
of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Congram,
was' near death when' discovered
caught in nest in .the henhouse.
The deaths ' occurred hi the
Village of Donald Morrison,, age
'83;' Thomas MacDonald, 76:; and
Mrs. 'A. Johnston, 71.
Field dayChampions • were: se'n-
ior' boy,Stewart Cameron;
run-
ner -Up, ,H .old Greer. Junior boy,
girl, • Jean Graham; runner-up
George :f�o , t. Senior girl,. Jessie''.
McRae
runner-up, Margaret Rit-
chie and Anna Grahani; Junior.
girl, Jean Graham;r.unner.uv,
Audrey Horne. •
Mrs. Chas. Cook was Rebekah
Noble Grand with Fred Nixon,
hO.O,F, Noble. Grand.
Mrs: -David; Brough•, %rmerly
Frances. McIver, died unexpected-
ly at Wiarton in her 26th 'year.
Ten. Years Ago
Victor IFanerson had 3 horses
:killed by 'lightning and • Alex
Cameron lost, two. cows; the sine'
way.
'Pat Hogan was. , fatally injured
i accident' late `in July:
m sl haying ac . , Y
'He suffered internal injuries
when struck �by'"tbe.doubletree on
the 'hay fork rope. ;,
The ' 1942 tax rate.,in the Vill-
age was 41.7 mills. • •
DAVE 'KENNEDY.
COULDN T RETIRE
'From' a` Victoria, BSC., publica-
tion ' we ; . reprint . the following
story about. Dave Kennedy, who
was ''born • a few miles east of
•Lucknow. Dave was back ,this,.
past sumMer to' visit with : his
aged mother, Mrs. David Ken-•
nedy of Whitechurch, and 'other
members of ,his family.,
Here's the story..
•Davi�d•Kennedy .is.a:fellow who.
couldn't ' retire, He tried ' once' a
few' years :`back, but life Was too
dull. Right;now' he's keeping busy
as president of. Pacific Pile Driv=
ing Co. Ltd.—a firm he 'helped to,
•establish iri1945' with partners
Tom Blackwood and 'George and
Herbert:'�Brown. .
Born, in Huron' County in;.On-
tario, 63 .years ago, Dave . attend-
ed . schools . in'. that area.: He left
home when: he was about; 20' and
wen. t..to the. Prairies to follow in
his father's, footsteps' in farming:
That : work ..took—him to-anum--
ber of places 'throughout Mani=
tofu . Saskkatahewan and` Alberta.`
In 1912 Dave commenced what
;was to be a l'engt'hy - period in
the : building game, starting' with
numerous 'houses' ,in the Winni-
peg area.Later he,`"drifted our
to B.C. to :continue'•with• his build-'
ing . work in Revels ke, . keeping ,
W PNESDAY, NOV,. 12th, 1952
with houses and general coli-
struction. '
By the time he reached Van -
cower ` around 1919, Dave was
wrapped up in the heavy .con,,
struction phase of the business.
his projects including work. on -
pulp ' mills ;and bridge .building,
It was:in 1923' that, he entered the
pile ,driving field ,; being associa-
ted with several firms handling
such 'work. 'They included tte
Fraser-RiVer-Pile Drr.ving'"J5 aria
later the Northern Construction
Co His work took him -to pract,
ically all corners .of the province,
..In the spring of 1926 he came.
to Victoria, wtorking with the
Victoria .Pile., Driving Co. He.•
worked on' such, local, projects as
the building, of. the C.N.R.ferryslips~ at Ogden Point and Point
Ellice. He
had ,been a foreman
of the .eni.pany for. some years,
and served. as Superintendent for
about 'eight . years. before "retir-
ing" in 1944. .
Dave, couldn't ."Spend tirn9.do,
ing nothing" se he bought •'nal"
:farrn in Saanich, It kept him busy
enough. Soon after he and. his
partners .formed. their present
company. They started with:. an
Pia pile drivkig scow, 'built.,it up,
• and .had to rely on outside help..
:to haveit towed from `job to job;
Today the CompanyhaS four pile
driving units, the • . 40 -foot` tug.
Curley, u and , other 'heavy equip-
'Ment;. Wharf and dock jobs take
personnel of the firm 'all over
lower B.C.
Dave is. marriedto the .former,
Mary.' Gladys Hill, of • Langley
Prairie, . and, their home is now
located at .475 Head Street. They
'have .two daught rs and: one' son;. ,
all ° rnarried and living in, : this
city: Mrs. Irene' Haies, Mrs.' Lil-
lian 'Herriett, and David Robert
Kennedy. David Jr is associated,
with his ; father's business.
In his: younger : years, Dave was
active: in• a number of sports;` and.
admits that. he : used to take a
'greate'r .interest in ,gardening.,
than he, does 'now.:He 'has'' been
-a-neniber=o the-Fr-ater-na-l=Qr-der•
of Eagles for 'many years.. Since, ,
Dave first reached this., coast he.
has had a ' first-hand ' glance; ; .at
.ithe tremendous.:industrial growth
which has occurred along. 'the
lower`B.C. coast.. He is proud, of •
the fact that his -firm', in its own
way, played an'.impprtant role in`.'
that .Manch' :of ,progress.
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