The Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-05-22, Page 1•
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$2,00 A Year—In•Advance 50c Extra to U. S, A.
pected To .•.'WAS 55 ON. MONDAY
x Mr. and Mrs., T. W, Smith of
inic town spent Monday Tara when
Over
Attend
As a fitting. 'clim'ax to a
ancial campaign. that ',set a •D'om
inion reco ci .,for,: per capita sup
the, Tuberculosis X-ray
clinic to be held in., Lucknow, on
•
June .2nd and 3rd, promises to
'attended., bywell over 2,000
be a
' persons: ' '•
This. is' indicated by the reporti/
of members of the Clansmen Club'
who have made a'. house-to-house
canvas of the• village and district
during the past week.
Tabulation. of these canvas
cards is • not yet complete, but°
from. every "quarterthe canvas-
sers .report a hearty welcome .witt'
-avast majority:. signifying: their:
desire to attend. Score„upon score
of older fo . o ques one e
importance 'at their.a°ge':: of an
x-ray, from a personal standpoint,
LTJCKNOW, ONTARIO,' THURSDAY, MAY 22nd,. 1947°
•EXPE T :BULLDOZER . T
pDAY
TO' LEVEL .BUILDI,NQY SITE,,
'Difficulty in getting', a:.: bull
dozer to` level offt
.e . he • •site for
the . •new�T recreational • centre, is
,causing ' some delay • In. ;getting
work underway: -The. Bruce Coun-
Y
ty miaehine is promised and is
expected' here today (Thurhday),
Spence Irwin has"`the contract
for the foundation, and cement
,is on hand for., the .job, •Arrange-
!rents' have. also been made ' for
moving the building just as. ..
as the foundati
buildin will.be":cut° and moved in SOCIAL , WORK LEAD DIES
g
his mother, Mrs Alex Smith, ob-'
served her 95th birthday,.' •
Mrs, :Smith has retained all .her
faculties to a remarkable degree,
her _memory, eyesight and hear-
ing,_ being, .such 'as to permit her.
to enyy life
J to the .full: She, has
EIGHT”' PAGES.
START 'TICKET SALE. FOR D R I V}E CONTINUES
JUNE CARNI.ViAL DRAW
°' ' ALL THIS. . WEEK
C'oir)munity Centre, The Clans-
men are; planning .an early - sum-
mer carnival to be had. in the
arena on ,Friday; ' June `20th, , A
new group' of entertainers, have
:been' • secured to `=present' what
lirom}ses ' tom be an' *o.ustandir.g•
s o
�w
been a resident of Tara Tor many
- A feature, 4f: the.' event will be'
.years, z� for e -
. a :psi ,. draw. f • ight,•l3rizes -to
The S'rnith' faml includes - -
q,, y •, tallirg about '$175 in value ;Tick
seven brothers' and ..a sister; Mrs;, ets:•fo•r these are now on sale from
James Archer and Roy: Smith of Club ipexnbers ,at 26 or five. for
Tara, Alex of Detroit, James ,of
• Wingh'arn,: • Thomas of Lucknow
and Robert, Edward •and Victor of.
Edimonton.
To .r ite funds for the new •
'1.Q0. • The -prizes include a Cory
coffee set, Gladstone . bag, Chen-
ille bedspread, Pressure cooker,
steam iron,. 'electric ' tea kettle,
oon
on., is re-ady.. The• JEAN:DAN4D.
SON.. MURRAY,
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i
e
�t e t
l r
ver cad w:a e. ,sl.. ..a .t .n. _
x g
t
make .'.the survey as nearly one
hundred " percent . complete: as
possible.• Instances.` have been
rare, to the point of being non=
existent,' . that • the undertaking.
h 3#tt ei1::rt
•
proved.
In short 'the response has been
most 'gratifying' to The Clansmen,
who.'have spenta good 'deal :of
•time on • the undertaking the' sue
-
cess, of which., will be ultimate if
the. attendance: bears 'did 'the, .pres-
.int ndicati_o
Appointment Cards,• .
' From a tabulation of the canvas
cards, an ;appointment card will
be made and:'Mailed :to" each per-:
son • a few days before the sur-
vey. This will " indicate the ap
' proximate;. time- of- attendance. ;
is again emphasized however that
an -appointmentcard is not es-
sential and .arrangements . will be,
.made to. 'accomodate everyone
with 'or without' an •appointment.' '
.Set Per Capita ',Record
This 'survey., is: made possible by'
h �: Christlnas ime. sup1?p ort of the .
Seal • Fund. Figures': recently 're-
leased. by . the '`Canadian Tuber-
culbsis •' Associationreveal that
Lucknow. and • .bistrict set a per.
capita ,contribution. record for•'the
entire Dominion. ,-Based - :.on' an
area of 3000po ulation `in Luck-`
p -
ow and -district;- 'contributions,
totalled $1,570 to the . seal fund
er
for a per' capita contri
• p . p button' of
52e. This far exceeded any, other
,IIy
district in the'. Dominion only' 3
others reaching a per capita • rate
of 40c. These' were- Dryden, Wat-
-er4e a,
This district also stood• high. in
the 'average contribution
stood at $2.69. On 'the 'basis ;of
returns f rorty --the- number
.. of lel_
'ters'sent m the average contribution
was .$1.91;; These two • averages
put - the : local campaign in sixth,
place in the Dominion. •
: It cost :only
• y 434.35 to raise the
$1570;• which . was . 2.1• `cents for
every dollar raised. In this Lock-
now was -in seventh .place' for
lowest costs in • the Dominion.
•these figures were based
on a fund of $1,570, but since final
returns were made -to head quart
ers, additional
d ,onations have.
boosted this •sum still ;.further.
Some campaigns ns were. conduct-
ed. on a ;County`I,basis and in this
., re pect• Huron County was in 1st
Pike with an ,average contribu-
tion of$3,99,.and :a per letter -sent
.return of $2.00:..
PLANNING . TO: REDECORATE
"(MUTED , CHURCH .HERE
•Plans— are bei,g :a ,cussed for'
err extensiveprogram of, redoc-
orating the interior of. th'e United
Church.'. First it is`•necessary to
overcorne a moisture condition on,
thy: wn that Sas . soo.11--
previous 'decorating 'efforts.
To this end ',it is intended to.
adopt a ,plan, . used effectively in
Palmerston :United.Church, by'
which •the wall•s::are stiipped and
covered with a fibre •board, leav
ang an airspace between.'
, At a :Board •meeting; on•M.onday.
evening it was decided to insulate'
the ceiling' of the •,church with
blown rock • wool It 'is expected
that this .work; will, .be: started'.
very' shortly.
. Miss 'Jean. Davidson Murray of
53 ,Elmgrove Ave:,: Toronto, and
well known at:: Langside, died .at
her, home -Wednesday evening,
May -14th 1-94°j-•-: after :a - - rolon -ed->
illness. Miss' Murray. Was born in
,Toronto,..; attended ` local schools
and graduated from ,the .Univer-
sity .of Toronto '•in 4927.' She, sere- .
•ea.: diel fe-re.:..::Ie-•
sow' and asp .. •placc ,With
Officer Wi h
the ,Girls' ..Training School at
• Galt.' Pbr; to her illness she was
directorcof social service for •St:
Catharines. She •`was a member''
of: Parkdale Presbyterian• church.
Surviving, are, her 'mother, Mrs:
Alexander. Murray; •,a sister, ,Mrs
C. ` V.' Waldorf, -:Halifax, N.S ':' and
five `brothers; Gordon, Ross, Alex;'
smoker. , and; a 32 -piece break-'
fast, set.: '
BROTHER OF LOCAL " 1VIAN
WAS FATALLY .INJURED
••The death of •Frederick H. Sol-
omon 'ocdurred
olomon'occurred in Stratford: Gen-'
-era1 -Hos pital- o 'p -Tuesdays.... even
*Mg,. several hours ' after he had
been::critically injured in a . 24 -
foot fall, when. 'a 'scaffold: collap-
sed° : Two, other workmen escaped
with a -shaking up.., ' •
v - i
i``omcnn, a na r � e o''�iuro�i '
Township,' was .a brother . of Mr.:
W:' A.' Solomon of Luckriow;
• The > funeral service was held
•
on Friday. in Parkview` United
Church', conducted by Rev. J. W.
Magwood ; • Interment was in
AvondaleCemetery:, On Thurs-
-day everiirg members of :: the
`I:O.O F. • held a service at the
Heinbuck Funeral Home.:
and Donald of Toronto, and Rob'- . ;;' •
ert. of Orangeville. She is a grand-
d lighter •of' : Mr: Thomas Ro 's • of
Langside
HOLIDAY; : HERE ....SATURDAY,:
STORES 'OPEN' FRID. AY NIGHT
The '24th of. M'ay ..will be, ob'-
served '.in Lucknow on Saturda
Y
as ':a public • holiday. Places ,;of
business will remain open on, Fri-
day evening, : according to cus-
tom. anti: as > announced ,' ?b y the
•.
Business Men's Association.
: The weeklhalf holiday' will
be observed., as usual this after.-
noon (Thursday). .
At Home of .`His Son
Mr. F. .D. MacLennan has made
a favorable • recovery 'from- a re-:
cent weak •'spell: hp ,suffered 'and
is at the hotiie: of. his. soil, " Mr;
COMING: EVENTS
(GOOD STOCKS of men s,•summer
I underwear; shirts,; shorts, com-
binations, etc: The Store with the
1 Stock. THE MARKET, STORE.
ENGAGEMENTS
Reverend• Charles' H. ' MaeDon_,
a
ald announces. the engagement of
lis daughter,' Helen Isabel,.• ,to
James 0. •Brisbi.n,' son of Mrs:
Brisbin and the late; Fred:. W. Bris-
bin •
ris-bin'` of Port Colborne The mar.:
'riageto take pl:ace the:latter part
of May.
The British Flood Relief' d'Arn- A�.
paign which is being conducted in
Lucknow and :district will coir.,"
tinue until the end of the ,week;
All those who have delayed in.'
making their 'donation of cloth
cash or' datuffs are re -
Minded. do• so t .c a,
rn e to on s the
.-
e
campaign •cannot be 'continued.
longer. t
e'res -on�se to... 'h' ' been'
'I'h. p.. dateas.b
fairly ' satisfactory but -not what
Might be expected in. aid of so.
worthy and sorely pressed :peo-
ple: It is recognized that good
usedclothing is. not so plentiful
now, but cash . donations are
•equally'welcotne-and will be used
entirely for the 'purchase of the
Most -practical.. items of •' clothin
and foodstuffs:
Cash donations may be left at
McKin,'s or Down's: Drug Store..
Held Collection Friday
: On Friday ' afternoon • Girl .
Cnides "and Bo -"Scouts'aided-in--
a
aided ina ` "
a ;house-to=house • collection in the
:Village:' Those .who 'w.ere not at
home, ordid not <. have their
bundles; ready, mayleave,. then .
at, l !rasan!Ga1ge.
k or•e convenience; i
c t
o - . res
dents. of the rural' area,, country
stores are also acting as collection:
'depots':
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ANGLICANS HONOR.
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.LLOYD..FAMt Y
• Mr. •a'ndr •- •i
M s. � W llriarri—L
and their' son and •'.daughter,' Ivan:
and Doris, 'were, honored by the
congregation of St. Peter's Arg
licanChun h. at a'gathering' at,
the. rectory
The Lloyds,`._.; whohave _ been.
'AUXILIARY, AND LEGION
• HONOR SERVICE M. EN FRIDAY
The Lucknow Branches of the, •
CanadiairLegion and Ladies Aux-
,nary: are holding A, public dance'
on Friday. evening •at which vet-
evans,, whose services '•have not
pr viously ldee
en recognized, will
be guests of honor.- A . small; gift
•
will also.. be: • presented to them.
• 'This the • fifth-
an
h h dfina7T.enm_ • .'
.'tertainment by' the Auxiliary for
service ersonnel;
It is repeated; however, that
the ; dance is • a ` :public 'event. The
admission for :all, apart' from the
honored guests, will be 50c. Music
til : •lie- uppl3ed-by- Farri-er's� -oi-=
chestra. Everyone i$ . welcome.
D A: "1Vfact.erinan ' of, • Lochalsh,
since his discharge from; Wing
ham.' `Hospital.
fi
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;
m : ..LEGION. DANCE �
In .the', h ` ".T, own ::Hall, Lucknow,.
• • , ._
'Friday;..May '30th..: Farrier's 'or -
LUCKNOW .spot prizes.
•
Two executive `' •changes' have.
• taken place at the plant•` of Lucke
•now Industries.. Limited during
the 'past` week, Tom Haller'.of
Kitchener succeeds Clair Healey
as accountant and Fred Hallman`,
of Kitchener takes • o"ver Frank
Fmery.'s post 'as,.pla'nt;.manager:
'Mr.. Emery will remain ,for ;a
short time to assist th•e new man-
ager.•
'Mr.:Healey; who is a • rriember
of the Lucknow Council, clues not•
Plan 'tib ,leave the village, imnied- _
iately. •
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• .STUCK IN:' SNOW .IN Mai
'Tf1e writer had.,the•
experience
of being stuck 'in..,a snow, bank
on May 19th --stuck so solid .'that
it "required—sone. •
push. bydigging ;:arid a
.another car that had its
driving wheels on a solid ;footing;
The incident occurred on the `-
tage road' at the footcot
daz, of the'Bonn-
y, and if proof is needed we.
refer •you to Dr Ross Howson
and s brother Fred. If hit . had •
i
not been for them we mighty have
had to thumb our way homer
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HUGH' MacINTOSH `DIED' .,
SUDDENLY MONITDAY •
The ' death• of Mr. HughMac•
Intosh occurred, suddenly ift
Wingham .Hospital at a late hour
Monday might. 'I He :'was within • •a
.few weeks of• his .85Eh birthday. t
That afternoon Mr. -.Macintosh
had 'undergone an operation for
the removal of his leg above the
knee,, as• a result of a gangrenous
condition ..that had _. affected • the
foot. Mr; •MacIntosh had come•
through the ordof
al well,: and his
..,.•_
sudden passing that evening' was
attributed' to a blood 'clot. z.
..The funeral service . will •'be
held in :.Lucknow this afternoon
(Thtarsday) at 2.30.o'clock . at the
home of his grandson, Robert e.
MacKenzie. • Interment Will •be in
Greenhill Cemetery. . ,
PROGRAM' :& :PIE. SOCIAL
•_ In _the_. P.r-3f't
esb .,terian hur'ch,.
Whitechurch, .Monday, May -26th,
at ' .$:30. Good 'program, refresh*
ments: Adults :50c.'
DANCE
In ''the y'
Whitechurch Memorial
Hall, Thursday, May '22nd . (to-
night) Lunch counter, .. Farri'er's
orchestra. Admission 50e: •
.: .BOWLING MEETING.
The •L dies' Bowling..Club • will
.a.
hold a re -organization meeting in
the Town Hall : tonight, °Thursday
May 22nd at 8 o'clock. Everyone
interested is• invited to ,attend.
ANNWER.SARY: SERVICES
• Will .'.be' held in,,South. Kinloss
PresbyteTi.an . . Church, Sunday;:
May' 25th, at 1:1 a.m. ;and 7.30 p.m.
conducted... by*,the minister, Rev:
J. A. Smith:.Special; music by the
choir. •
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•ANNIVERSAY SERVICES
Great Anniversary Services at
Kinlough, Sunday; May 25, 1947.
Services at 11 am, and 7.30' p.m.
fast ' time. -GRAT' SPIRITUAL
RALLY, Monday, May , 26, 1947.
Services. 3.00 p m: and 7.45 sp.
Special speakers, and speciam
al sing-
ing at all tli�ese services. ' Visitors,
sir "ected . from. various' points.
p ,
•A cordial invitation is extended
to the •people of 'the Kinlou'gli
and Lucknow ;districts to, attend
this spiritual treat. ":
faithful • and :active members'• of
the:, 'congregation, are leaving
J..ucknow to take up residence: -:in:
Kincardine: On behalf` of the'Wo-
:men's Guild and the' Men.'s.•'Club,
Mr. and. Mrs. Lloyd were: present
ed with a crystal table, lamp an'd:
large vases.; , Ivan, who ` has. beer'
church, organist;, • received . a bill
fold and Miss ...Doris, Sunday..
School .organist, : wag; presented
with a gold cross and chain:
Gameswere played , .and :' the
-hostess; ' and .:cmem:bers''- of . the•
Guild ;served. refreshments.
Suffered Falb'
Mr.- J. ' Littlereceived a .fall
at .•the • Post Office steps on •Mon•
day Morning,, but appeared to _suf
fer., no il,l effects and was able
to be out again shortlyaftxr. being..
:taken • horn. ;;'He' is in his 96th
year.;.
RED CROSS DONATIONS
NOW TOTAL $1435.44 •
D • na .iiI
o t4ons which •are 'still .being
received by the Lucknow .-and`
Vicinity Branch' of. the Red Cross
Society, now ,tatal.$ 1435.4'4,. The -
following donations• were not pre-
viously .acknowledged: Duncan
Finlayson .$5.00; R. J. Moore 5.00;
Harvey: Houston 5.00; Cliff' John=
ston• 3.00;, George •'Percy .2.00;.
Jean MacMillan 2.00. •• , •
HAS SALE BILL SIjfCTY'-
THREE,YEARS`OLD
•
Iri going ,, through' sonie 'old
papers at his hotne- recently, Bert
Ward.. came upon, an old sale bill,
printed in :18$4, but• still' in ' a.
remarkable state of preservation'.
Itadvertised the -village--property`
of Mrs. , Mary. Jane Wadsworth -
for sale 'by public public auction at, R.
McCarrol,l's Hotel°
• Another old: document which
E:,rt discovered was a 'receipt for
Village taxes made out to Mrs.
Thomas Percy and signed by M.
Corrigan,:.collector. The date was
J uivary. 4th, 1883*•
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HAS AAD . SERIOUS
CASE ,OF SHINGLES
-For:• several months Mr John •
Robb of Holyrood has suffered
from a severe attack of. shingles,
,which •affected a nerve inhis left
eye, 'causing temporary blindness
in • one eye and °much; distress.
So far there has 'been.' ,little im-
provement in the condition • but
it is hoped thatthe trouble 'has
run its course acid .iris shortl'
clear ,up..
Underwent' Operation
.Mr,. and MrsY J: M: Greer` aand
Harold' spent ' the: Week end ih '
Toronto with ' Miss Louise Greer
who is. a patient in Wellseley,Hos-
pital where she underwent an
operation the latter part of: ;the
week Miss' Mary Fisher,:. ;R N:, '.
was•'her attending nurse
Suffered Stroke
Mr. -"Fred : Thompson •, of Tees-
water, 'and formerly of Con.- 10
Kinloss, suffered . a stroke 'last`,.
'week: The seizure :was not' teat
severe however,' and iVIr, "Thomp•-
•
son; has shown ' considerable
prove'3nent which is good nev�is• to
his 'many friends.
: DIED'- IN IRELAND
FITCH'IE-at her, • home, 'Belfast,
Ireland, Jessie •McNabb, widow of
the late Mr. Fitchie--and daughter •
of the, late Mr. and Mrs:.''McNab4
of Kinloss arid beloved sister of
Annie McNabb ;of Toronto,
SHOULD 'ISE STOPPED
Postmaster H. J. Lindsay in-
forms . us that . some children are
'snaking , a. practise of dropping '.
stones, .sticks;. etc. into the out-
side . letter drop. This of course •
is contrary to postal. regulations ,
and parents .are requested, to in=
struct their ,children not to ..do
this.. •`
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