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SI NGS AWARDED
• 1OST'HUMOUSLY
Operational ° wings ' and: ` a 'cer-
tificate; ..e m b. l e m a. t i c .of the
supreme sacrifice paid • by.' Flying
Officer ' Thomas; ' F. Wilson, were
..received last week, by his young
',widow,. (nee Laurine 1V1iller) of
;StR Helens
The posthumou$ award was re-
ceived within a• few days of the
third ann VerSIU1.,.1 f•..To. • . death.'
-lie, was' killed on active; 'service
overseas .on April 1'Oth, 1944 and
'buried .in, Harrogate Cemetery In
Yorkshire, •England, • on .April. 14;
FO. • Wilson was 28 years• of -age'
&t the time of . his death.. Ile was
• a son Of Mrs. James Wilson and
the •late Mr. Wilson of ''White-
.church. He graduated from. Strat
.ford NorrnaT taught at Murray
___School, in,Kinloss for a short time!
• before •accepting the prinbitalship
hf
of St. 'Helen's Schoo
taught or 'two years.
•
LI:JCKNOW; ONTARIO, .WEDNESDAY, ARL 2n, 194.. .
7
TOM LITTLE PASSES
': The death, of Mr,' Thomas:, Little
occurred rat h:is • home .at Barrie
early.. ;Sunday •morning. He had
been in failing health for some
time., The remains arrived here.
by -train" on Tuesday afternoon
with ' burial taking: place in
Greenhill Cemetery.,• •Mr: ,W. J.
Little .. of..-town;_ls a . brother;
r•
Return From TripWest
Mr: and" 'Mrs'. Vernon 1•iicil: to ''
:and,'farrii°I 'returrie
Y 4i recently
from ..a visit to Western • Canada.
They were accor panied home by
Vernon's brother, Bill, who plans
spending, some time here,
EASTER SUNDAY
BAND 'PROGRAM
OGRAAA:
CARNEGIE "HALL' 3:-P,M:
'• onsol"ti ONLY SISTER ;consolation (sacred • 'March)— . OF
1 wh re he ' •
He enlisted
in �Y,941.' and
.at •the--•�ekse
n' June, He
.commis- g
Quebec and gin
up or course A
was. posted l►,q., r
theC.A F,• early
sr.e orted fog duty .<
• of:. the school term ; "r
received -;his ;'wings and
• .sion,.at"Vieloriaville'
fter t kin an instr
a a u
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FO T O1VIAS F.
B•
".Reading--Jessie Marshall word •on. Saturday .of the death, of Holiday "Frida
• .:his only'sister y
Beautiful. 'Garden of Prayer ,. Mrs,' Nutt,
Band•. i, (Elizabeth), which occurred that on
g 11 . ail•.'The. PMorning' at her •hoime
. >� , ,Power `.(Sacred. in Petrolia: Cxood Frida .
at' Rivers ManitobaY
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VILLAGE
and: RESIDENT DIED S
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--7.-,-.t,-. P er reCe'ived
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AT 1
URDA r 'list for or o
P ur
p ng next
trip
Stores will Abe closed this week
April ; 4th, in'observanc e of
to ,Portage LCPrairi.
structor -• .:
:In ,July' of .1943 ..he wept :over
seas as •a rnavigator, .• and after:` a
• course in •England'comrnenced op-
erational. flights'over Germany
in Januar 1944 with a Lancaster
' crew.'Thre m
e onus later . he' was
killed on one ' of .these missions,.
details of Which. have 'never,been
made known.
'Award Citation •
Accompanying the old m'e -1
6 m7.
orial wings ,'was the:. followi
ng
citation', signed by• W A: -Dicks,
wing .commander' of, the Chief -of
Air Staff: •
"rias is a= riviie .� .,
p e �o
.g have ,�ii;e
opportunity to send ,you the .oper,
ati'onal wings :and • certificate. in .
,recognition of the gallant;;se vi' e •
rendered:: by our `h pot
y y', .tfsband; F6..
f ,
T. F. Wilson: I; realize there':is
little that `ma
__�:• fi Y._.. be said, ' or rton
'o e con your '. sorrow but . it ',is
xny ho ei that"wings",
. " ..
1�... these •.•wlngs ,.-in:
dicati'� a of. operations a ains
i•g ,t the
enemy, will be a treasured' morn-
: of ,a ;young' life offered on
the altar .of freedom:' in• defence
Ofhis home and county
.y
• ' The• certificate .signed .
Marshall Robert Leckie `chief ' o •
f
the -Air Staff, read:.
"This is :to ''certify. that' t'
Y at FQ. T.
F Wilson. has been" posthumous
awarded. the: operationa ' wings of
•. the Royal Canadian i of
Y anadian 'Air Force
• recognition of ` gallant service in'
-c, -�- ar�rd
•e was in her 73
Ftcax� Mrs
,,,.. _, .:a•�., r..v-.•ate _ :.•�---�.. .. _tee y ..1� :�-axZr, •�a.�,�.�t. ,t.: -„ a'
u....lie•`.
i
o1CeS; she• for `a time.
J`o last' :. �• • D
ful Easter -Tide year.�'`
”' : She was 'a: daughter
Hymns band- -Coronation; Alas g o the late
H•EL
and did.My: Savior Bleed; God is Mr...:and Mrs Ben Spindler,• and .
"• as°sen
resid n ' `12, ..Huron``Townshi
X e t s•Greetitigs ''= Mary.: , p• -,When:;'she
Porteous: and 'her. -brother Wil i
lain:were
Duke Street (Sacred March quite young, ;their father met. an
Bandy : - ur tirnely;• death, .He''-w:as.. working
f. 1
n
a''
well '
0
n
one,
eo..
n r- •t
s1 >•fh
00e
.The he • i-fLane,. of •=-�e -
-, tr , yf Cityfar.
ou *Refuge• her early life w p ton Con.
Lloyd .•Stewart .,' • • at . Kinlough, when _:overcome • by,
• There's A Green .'Hill Br foul a.ir.:A Mr; Brownscombe:
Brags.. was
•uartette:. ...:'..` lowered to, the 'rescue'but. he
•
too
fell'. a victim to -the. fatal' fumes.+
rhe :two Men �,• : removed with
grappling hooks • .
.: That`'
'.was-
ta
fatality awards ' to
n: seventy.: ;e
• Baritone solo;. The Palms=A1•an � Y` 'Y • ars..a,o. Their raiother'
Stewar .1. . passed +visa inore..•th`
t I _ - . S a>'i twenty
• >. Y
Ilii 'rears'- ago. at:'Sarnia
ow ••Otit The Life Line g so- that Mr.'
W: J -S� Spindler of town.•
•
Band. p'.is the•'sole
.Swin Low .Swe � ' 1°survivor. , . �,:• • ..
. g et . Choi iot - ; .. . , :
male ; uartette: Mr:. Spindler„ vias , al's "bereav' °
q l: ed
e .-T1 .. - — ' n' 33 ick '.ist 'b the' -
3e Ways•"sde fir cis oe"ai •sem- Y. €pindlet tiff
tette. uncle, ''..Mr...,Arthur ;'S iridler a:
P of
•D luth -�
• .H inns' Baird — Go, u +rho•passed awa in that
Y . , • To' Dark = .. Y.
Gefhsemane Je --city where he".hast. made hi..
., sus Lover of M�. �s harrie.
`: Soul; When. I' Survey,. thefol More •I than half:a .century,
Y,'World Y,
rous since he ,and his bride.' -Went
u Cross:, , there
Duet''—The" l on, their honeymoon iii ,189
'Old Rugged. Cross 0.
Ll '' ` Mr, •S in , er £. r
oyd and."Alan Stewai~t.. • 15,: � . o .merly lived in
Fond Hearts -=Bad •Ashfield"•Townshi � arid is .rem '
Hearts -,--Band: n,. en?-
: e bered b ', ""old ti
niers", •Choir—Q Jesus I Have Y... mars.. He.' was.
the last member .
Promised, 'We P • 'of a .fam11
raise Thee O, God,y. of; 14.,
• Sun1•of' ,My Soul.. • . children, all :born in England, and
• God.Save ``The of .whom several came to' C
King Canada
to ' a'nakM their home:.•.
,Ori Sunday.'' Morn -Band.'.
'Violin. . solo, Large -17.)r'. J.
Little
Grievin : B:r e s '
g e ze .Band. . ,
•
•
And 'in days -to-come, a young
lad, Terry Wilson'
line .. • �_ •► •..who' never
.
w• his. ,father; 'and whom his.
father never saw,. will also `take
pride • hi ' men os to t e
memory of :c)ne w'io • av
-for, tie g e.his all
e cause
of freedom
.►rove To Kitchener.
Mr.•and Mrs. Mac Graham have
,taken up residence .in
Kitchener'
where Mac.' has been transferred
bY. the tell Telephone 'Cadogan
Re `li �•inF Y
ad•been 'owen. Sound
some . time .past.
� , for..
.
Returned FromFlorida '
and .• Mt•'• � , D `•
of s. urnin Phillipa'
St. Hai . urned lash Fri-
day from • a ' •
months v'acat'ion • in
F1'o'rida . Mrs, ''liilli • '
in
sure ' 'of the duties:•at Fordycethof the week; Miss .Thel.,,
ma Caldwell of
Blyth:.having stip-
plied for her' during her absence,
Mr. Phillips developed pneu-
monia upon: his return.,
•
• IIo'tvop•..
Obtain
The I, , Theatre Card •
Wing -
barn yceUm Theatre at Win -
periodicall' o'
a Y pu>�lishes a pro-
-grain 'card listing corrin
tions• Anyone.
,• •,.: ,8 attl�c••
these r .Pone wishing . to have•
these
ograrns, mailed. to them •
r arty 'should write to
Theatre' or leave,vice . g
the the atre.1, their name' i.t
<t e ox office,' The l"ian-
g rnent 'is conlii I iii
listlist and ��,i11. ng a,, trailing
•. be pesed to a
name, `• lau add.
YQUNG:
•
Mr. 'and . Mrs. Frank 'Jones.of
ngagement of their daughter
Dungann n have been gi tra 'c"a1l
.
-,
a- oath
only son, Roy Henry,"•:whose 'bod
Was :recovered: from Kingston
harbor a few days ago. He :would
have attained .his 21st b rthday
on ' May ,27th.., `
For the�.f,our as Roy
P �!ears:
has been sailing, He; Spent—Some'
time on ,theSuperior•on-the.,Great
Lakes,,: and two 'hears ago :was.
a member . of .tile crew 'of the
ocean liner Aguitania. Last . fall
•he ' 'was -on the Maple .: Heath out.
of Kingston and since ;about
Christmas'; time; his parents .had
-received'no word fromhim; and
hs
his deatis`believed- to have oc=
curre'd• quite. some time ago.
Hoy was: a fine looking ,chap,
and highly: respected inhis home
corl°m-u nity at D;ungarnnor where
he 'was educated and grew to
young manhood, He was a .mem:
-•
ber •'` of s' Erskine 'Presbyterian,
Ch.urch, ,arid Rev .C.:11. Mac-
Donald will have ,charge .of. the
funeral service, arrangements for
Which. ,were notcompleted '.at
press time, The•remains were ex-
pected •to reach 'Dungannon :to-
.toys ,mothea' was formers
Lulu Stothers 'inrl l>osidt'q tire'
G •°+and • Mrs; Newton,
St. Helens,.'wish :to- a
nnounce the.
air L--rllian J'o'•YcetoMi-
.Clayton Al-
""
bert CharJton,,•cinly. • son' of . Mr.
olid• Mrs.. James Charlton, Fort::
Alava,' Ontario:. The, narriage to
take place Thursday; April 10th
at 2.00 p.nr in tlie' United church,
St.' Helen's;
sorrowing parents, three sisters
survive,: Mrs. Steve Helesic Won.,
alda), Goderich r Bertha, ilef;.N,
of, Westminster Bospital, London
tine Pauline of Loncl'ofi: •
4'
•
Miss Betty'Griffin .• Undei went
appendix":operation lin-,''Gode-
1 ich Hospital the- : latter part :'of
the"week. "
:COMING ,EVEINT$
CLANSMEN -DANCE
The Clansmen's '.10th anniv®r-
-sary'. dance• willbe held, in the
'Town Hall, 1Lticicno�v;.'on,,;F'riday,
April 18th.. 1Parrierns orchestra.
Admission 50c;
PLAY AND DANCE
Holrood•- all Thursday,A i.
y�. Il '. poll
3rd at 8,30 sharp. The play . Q
P1:oniis(nMe" ft40 presented by
Holyrood Young People. Dance
after, .Farrier's - •orche'stra, . lunch
:counter.: 50c,
EASTER. DANCE.
'Dancing 'EastE'i Al;•nday niL;ht•
hi the •Tows 13 11, ,Lticknow,
•intisie by Fau'rier's Orchestra,
ler auspices LucknoW Fire
flallor,n and novelty. dances, •
pit..c.:. Atx,i,is.A01 •..500.
•
w
• , The u
induction of Rev..J Angu
.as pastor of the two-poin
'charge of South Kinloss andKin
lough was held .inSouth • Kinlos
P
resb%ter-raiz; church' on Moncia
afternoon.
Dr.
.,:W.•'O:, Rhoadx moderatot`: o
.Huron -Maitland Presbytery; pre
sided for the- impressive service
Rev. W. S. Sutherland of White
church conducted. the'.. •: vvors.hi
P
service. Rev.:' C. ' HI MacDonald,
interim moderator :during .•. thet
period- the pulpits` were .vacant,'
narrated the.steps leading up to'.
the call. Rev. ':Richard`<'Stewart.
addressed the newly • inducted
minister and ` Rev:'Richard ' Wil
hams addressed the.congregation::
RM .
Smith,Who;is'not• mar-1
rided; has ' been' 'the' guest at the
Lucknow Manse of Rev. 'and Mrs. ��'
TION WAS
MONDAY'
A
N Y
T.Hi EE MORE, DAYS:
WI TH O U'T I .. T'RAtN
,x-.
As if thoroughly ashamed of�its
behaviour all month,' March
meekly departed • on Monday with
b ieinrannshine and a sharply ris-
i,
ing- temj rature.
• Ta' have highways blocked was
a ,frequent occurrence in. Febris=
ary and March, but to twice have
train, service 'cut off' in• a month
:was more than'unus ial.. ;
The. storm that ,:swept. in ' from
the northwest early last.T•uesday
morning again did a thorough job
of bringing traffic to:;a• halt. For
three ,days • from Monday night
until "Thursday..nig'ht, this village • `
was' , without train service. High-
ways were likewise' blocked, and
it, was Friday, befoi a heavy eater-
pillar. ectuipment•Rhad roads --open
from'. the north, east .arid south..
The. "cat". that came •: in Ecom
Holyrood : on • _Thursday.ni -
ht
Y
g
tree
d to open McKay s Hill on the -
Secpnd,.before.' returning' • nbr tfi,
but got: off the road,had '
to . be
dug out and abandoned'the
to at-
nipt..
Over
the
Week -end,
prior tv the°
storm,
iiia
x rum* were fiooc%cf
�_+ .: w a t.0 I ne, 'i 11 novr.Aixi
•
berley . highway truck with the
plow detached was working west ;: •
of Lticknow early Tiuesday.morn-
ing,
" :attempting p . g to:, drain' 'flooded
s• portiorisl of the: hi ` w
t ,, ,gh ay ..and be'_ '
carne snow; bound at Irwin's Hill
S: by the sudden blizzard.' The plow
waa.dxaaait.:froom 'h t
hirri�h by .
Y :sleigh .''en:i Thursday rtd ;the str•'and- ,.
ed .truck Which? w ch bucked its way
f :back 'a couple of rriiles east.of.'`"
- Lucknow, . e
• , where. it:' 'was •�finall r" �'
• : ``rescued" b' . the. 3 .
Y caterpillar plowh�..
` a •Alarmed About Him
Claii •A `
gnaw started; oi�t
with. �.
he ,school bus .on Tuesday ori
ing, but abs . • oro . >•
ndOned.'lt. iri.the Par_'.; ..
amount :•vicinity and started .'•
homeward. He •:sought , shelter''
from' ; the. , .` •. `
e raging ' storm at. the-.
borne • of Miss Alice Reid .and her;
sister 'Mrs..'
,Lgwe ; ' ....
Mere was -lid: -iahnne
ln.�'tf ie
home, ; and' by .Wednesday- noon
:hen., no word had•been received
ived
tom •him
,the radio was;•used
-ssfull in
Y • locating him �'.Clalr
phoned ,early that a -tern' .i
.Grant f oon from
t McDiarrnid s to 'relieve -
the,'..
anxiety that had'been: felt for his::
P.
welfare.
Among •CN.R• travellers. from
his community who -were Strand:-
.„
tr
e and -
H. MacDonald,' but' will shorts fr
.occupy".the 'South- Kinloss ;Manse..
He -arrived' here the end of �tlie•
week, and on•' Sunday:conducted.
'services in • the 'Lucknow .Presby-
terian Church, while• Rev. 'Mac-
Doriald • preached at South •Kin
loss s 'k •., f,
Call: Approved < . •
Prior to the induction •service
on Monday,: Presbytery met'.. to:
consider .:a call received by Rev.
S. . M. Scott
Str-athroy in the: -Sarnia. Presby::
ery,..In the. ab•serice'of ;the com-
missioners from that • Presbytery,
Rev.' ' '
MacDonald spoke.. on their
ehalf. '•
The call was' passed bY .Huron=
Maitland, Presbytery . and Rev:
Cott signified his desire.o ' 'ac-
ept, and will conelude •. his ten-
year pastorate . at 'Kincardine the
nd .of April.
Dr. ' Rhoad : was appointed in-
erin-moderator • at Kincardine.
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S
c
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D 'ScU.SS:. •I D•EA O
HOS ,
iTAi.•"••HERE
.•The• possib•
ility and feasibili
of.:a small • hospital in Lucknow
is • a natter ;that has been given
:,considerable thought in . r eeent
months. •
Near the,' :. ear-e�d
,:y; ,n _a: public
rneetingg- was :held.: at which • time
it was : generally approved of
looking into the .Matter' further:,
and a cerinnittee: named; to in-
vestigate. the .possibilities.'..
This• committee met, officially
last week; and decided to take
the matter 'un with the Ontario
Minister of Health, the. Hon. ,Rus -
.sell T. Kelley. An appointment
'with:.Mr. •Kelley •is,being arranged
.when it . is hoped to obtain ,the'
17cpartinent's reaction, t`c> t e
.to sect. •
In the Ya meantime the co' ,.t. i21Yttee
Co. is asserrrbling,What.informatlon it'
cash can, pertaining to such an tinder, ,
tcl.�ing.
1171,
•
ed at•.,Listowel • and later at Wing-".
ham •w g
,., awaiting the :opening of the
line to . Kincardine,• ,,were
Mac. :Graham, ,M1 ' W W. `Hill Sand
Sta
'Was 85 On Monday
`Mrs: ;John' Little of • town. b -
o
served her.85th' birthday
on 1Vion •
day -Sloe continues o enjoy good •
health and' is :' quite 'active and,
alert She' ,vas sadly.. bereaved 'a
few weeks ago:in the " death. : af•
her husband:
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'SPRING. TEA • 'HELD
BY
:WOMEN'S - ASSOCIATION
OCIA,TION
Postponed. last
Wednesday be-
cause of the storm, the'; "Spring"
Tea, under- acts icethe
P sof • Wo-
men's' Association of the United
'Church, was held ion Friday. Miss'
Elizabeth Welsh . presided at the'.
piano' While ..t
the ' gathering. 'was ' „
assembling,
• • The pi ogram opened
P with an ,•; -•' .. :
;Easter ' Parade chorus, with `th '
.the.'
songsters. appearing; in hats of the
"latest" spring styles. The chorus
included Mrs. J. W. • Joynt„ 'Mrs.'
P. W. Hoag, • Mrs. l
, J. Hall, Miss `. �.
Jean MacMillan, ''Mrs. Geo, Joynt..
Mrs, Harvey. Webster'
Phil '
MacMillan. And Mrs.
n. Solos' were ren-
tiered .by- Mrs. Breckles and .Miss•
Margaret:' Rae:
a Piano '.solo by
Mrs. Harvey Webster, and read :.
ings •'by "Mrs: Harvey Treleaven •
and Miss Eva Greer. '
• Mrs. Burton' Roach, :p resident'
of the 'W. A:, and Mrs. J'
W..Stp•:
._tecei.
i ved at; the door and ' '
pour.. tea when refreshni
qnts
were ,served at the close of the'
i meeting.
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