The Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-11-06, Page 1� s
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ON HALI.OWE'E. N
The.•secondannuel•Hallowe'en
party . held in the 'Arena on Fri-
day ay might was a;,big .success, With.
young andold enjoying ,the,
•
ening. There were score. updn,'
.''score .of little and big folk in,
oostunie,: and made, the task. of
•the judges' far from enviable.,'
'They were Mrs;:J.'W.Joynt, Mrs.
d Collyer and, . Mr. , Simo
...l'Wes. •
1e . • , :,
• ..The. event opened" with' a col-
-caul parade, to the Arena; head-
ed by' the'eostiu ed High School
. At the arena free popand
' Band,.
" hot dogs were served the .child-
ren; 'with an ice cream cone an
added • treat by courtesy of Sil-
verwood Dairies,, Lucknow.
The party 'which was under-
, Clansmen' ,direction was 'sponsor-
ed by.:The Corporation.' of the
Village .of • Lucknow; : Fire • ,Com=
'Pony, Leg'ion,.:Business Men's As=
sociatiori and The Clansmen, with
total .expenditures •. considerably
exceeding $100,'
Costume: Awards
Pre=school' children = Linda
.Crawford,. Jimmy.Brewer public
• Billy Mather s, George Anderson;
girls, Grace Huston,
High •school,•`•boys,., Jack McKim;
• Elmer: .• , McKenzie; •
Gwen
Stewart, $ h.j•r 1 e y Johnston
• couples,: Mrs.. 0. McCharles '
fiver McCharles •s.
Mr W.• :Smith
A an M C arles; comic, girls, Ab
Winnie Stewari, boys
A rpt
.uaiiei, George vv eu Lei ; .''nmol.,
.Edith , Marsl .a11, . :Betty.
anirrial.
- Johnston, representation; Nanc
y
H'ughie• MacMillan;
Fancy; gent,
. :cam MacDonald,•
Mac' MacLenn
an; ;lady; :Jean. Ann.
Richards,
Marlene .MacLennan;:
Comic,.gentKent
Hedley.,; Bobs
Mowbray;..aady;:, Caroline. Gibson;"
• Ruth Johnston; ; tricycle;, .Bruce•:
Baker, Robert Treleav n:
., � .. _ ;
-:. • _, a : bi�Ylcle
Art Baker;
Races` .
P.re-school, • girls,Nanc 'Irwin .
.�_Helen_„Reid; boYs,Pau...'.l
TomCoi-:girls 6=7,,_E..,mkzerl i”n
. _
Joyce Me,
Nain,' 'Elizabeth Alin: ,•Webster;••
boys, 'Billy Fisher,.. Harold: •Far_•
rish, Roy Ezrrberlin ''iris 8-9; Ros'
elle' Howald,.,K'aren ` Y
Reid; 'bo s.''.
Reid; ,
':Bob Mowbray, Kenneth : Hod kin.:
son;.•girls,. 10-11; Caroline Gibson,
Donnabelle,Irwin 'Glad,ys.Kilpat-
rick; r.._ .p
rick;, boys,. Billy Mathers; Roland
• Jose'yn; girls, 12 and,•over, 1VIax-
ine Irwin, Gladys Gibson; boys,
Harold ` Howald, Don ' McNay;
wheelbarrow, ,.Berkley . Blohnert 8i
Elwood Irwin, Art Baker and Al•
Irwin,• horseback . Elwood Irwin
and Alvin Hodgins, Harold How
old: and' Arthur Hawald; .3 -legged:
race, boys, :Berkley 'Bohnert and..
•Ewood Irwin, George Anderson'.
• and Billy '1,1a'thers; _• girls, , 1VI �•''= '
'garet Chin and Wanda Scurrali,
Gladys Chin and Caroline .Gibson.
POSTMASTER , APPLICANTS
TAKE: EXAMSTODAY
'Eight
Y
Ei ht
g applications
filed ': , pp• ations have logien,
for'• the• position' of postmas-
ter; in -.Lucknow,: 'to succeed 1VIr.
H J. Lindsay. Candidates: will try
: their. or
al • and 'written examine-
tions this'
Thursday afternoon in:,
the . TOW/1;1E111
Underwent Operation
After a 'six 'weeks'' illness, Mrs.
Ed Thorn•; was taken:.to Victoria
Hospital, tendon'; • on Friday.
niglit for .•-observation • and: on
Monday `i7iornin -
operation,g, underwent an
. gall stones, with.
Dr. Cr acfor
e the ,surgeon. She .. is
making quite, favorable progress.•.
.Anoi;l�rc. St Helens • district,
xecently � undergo• an
resident to
Operation 'was IViargairet,, Miller
dayughter Of Mr. and ,
Mille r w Mrs, liJldon
, .
o .;had her appendix
° removed. in •Winghani..
Held S
The uccessful Bazaar
the. Women s Association ;',of
United Church held' a very'
successful bazaar �.. , . _ r. last ��aturday>.'
almost et' proceeds alio ing•' to
$20o.
LUCKNO W, ONTARIO,; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1947
... • EIGHT 'PAQts.
MODERATOR AT WEST 'OAST
OVER THE WEEK -g.&15. •
, Rt. Rev. Chas. H. MacDonatd,
Moderator • of the Presbyterian
Church, ..'in, : Canada,the
spent -'
w .eele .end ,at the West -Coast.. OnM
:Sunday ' morning ,he ,.conducted_
services in, Cifilliw;ack.: That• e'v�
ening he 'preachedi•in. Vancouver.
1Iiunday was spent in Victoria and.
cn;Tuesday he was back• in. Van-'
couver attending Presbytery. ^ :•
Rev-M;acD'onald will now conn=
mnce ei' ,
,his 'eastbourcl ..
;tri �t at
will' bring hirn to' his horrie he :•e
in December;
WARDEN'S BANQUET AT
NOVENtB'ER .SESSION
;The November session of Bruce
•County .,Council is now in pro=
gress at. Walkerton,- with: Warden.
'J, W. 'Joynt of, i., ucknow.''presid-
ing. A :feature of_ this' session is
the wa,,rrden''stbanquet ;which' will
beheld this. he t s evening (Thursday).
• with Mr, •Joynt as' host' to over
'one hundred ,persons, including'
members of : county.' 'council
county offici its ••:and guests.
LEGION FUNERAL FOR- •
'TUESDAY TO BE
CIVIC.•_HOLIDAYY
Remembrance Day To •Be• Obser-
:ved• As ,Holiday —Legion Plains
4.4k4-brance Day"terviiee-
To Hold Annual .Dance And
Draw' That• Night.
With
z the. proyal' of the exe-
:cutive of:•they Business •1ylen's As-
sociation,
s-sociation, and. the 'locals branch of
the Cainad.ian•Legion,'Reeve .J, W
Joynt. Pias roclained: Reme'rri
lbrance Day, Tuesday, November
l lth, a , civic holiday, and calls
on all ' citizens to observe •it=:is
such. • and' commended. to attend
the ,service: df con-rmeration that
morning. •
Service At Anglican Church •
The Lucknow B' arich ' of the
• I11 for. several weeks iii Wing=
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,harm Hospital the' death ocurred
there on Monday .of Alfred James.:
Tubb, He was. in :his 52nd, year
a.nd':'for. ` several years made his
•home in :Lucknow 'with.
his i;sister ,.
Mrs. No:rman'. Stewart and Mr.
Ste—v art: •' •
Fredas ..
w a Veter an �o •WtSritl
f
the 1 egign hadacharge
of .the funeral service on We:dnes,
day, held'- at.,-Johnston:e'•s •FunX
gi:ail.
Home 'arid •cortd•ucted.A•y' Rev. W.
S ..:Sutherland'' oC '„V4xhi'tc.chur.cl>,
padre of, the local branch: linter.-!:.
anent w•as.,in•,,Winghani'Ceri etery.
SHOWER .MONDAY FOR.,
'BRIDE.
/Miss Celia Wilson; °only'•daugh
tear- of Mrs,'
J;`. J. ' Vuilson of; town
,
was guest of hono.i -at a rriisccii-
aneo:us shower..,. at.the 'home of:
Mrs.: Sarni McQurilin On •Monday
night.:. F-i•ierids • and. neighbors.
were present for a "very.pleasart
social ': evening; dining . which
Celia was made ,•the• recipient .of
many lovely' gifts. Hei . marriage
will take :place` On Saturday.
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DISCUSS N E O
E `• T
..E :iP�. N
FIR
E
U M
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At the .November meeting of..
the. Lucknow : Fire Cornpany, the'
need for • some new 'and :more
Mode. quipment for fire fight-
i With ' lie dei
Was iscus e
d wth t
w� s
vision; reached to- inform th ill
age`Council of`the esiien;tial needs
which •could' be su pplied 'without
a major 'outla'y•.
Some new,`hose isp.needed; and.,.:
r
itis proposed : -to, purchase:.11(2 -in
hose, ' rather than the 21/2=int` size
now' in use. 'The hose is.
much' easier,. handled.., at a'ladder'
fire,
and can Abe handled on .a •
I START INSTALLING u
NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM
Material' and fixtures have ;ar.
rived fon; the installation of 'a, new
lighting system .on ° Main: Street,
and work will get underway:, this
'week. 'A new reflector type, globe
-will suspendedfrom extension•
arms .and the bulbiistrength.:step
'ped up from 200,10' 500 watis.
..HAD LEG ' AMPUTATED•
q
Mr, and Mrs . J. IVI, Greer ha
received word that Calvin Bog'u
• was recently involved, in a stre
car accident in Detroit`, • when
was ' "run over, . suffering injuri
that• necessitated the. amputat'
.of a' leg,
s
e
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n
Canadian. Legion is planning for W', I, DISTRICT RALLY.
AILD I•IERE. FRIDAY
the,: Eer ierribrance ..Day service
that morning..: Members of the
Legion, the Ladies Auxiliary,: the
Girl *Guides and Boy Scouts' will
parade . to the Cenotaph; for the
'placing of wreaths and' the. .ob-.
serv,ance of the .pause of remem-
bran,ce., at 11 'o'clock.'• From,''ther�e
the parade .will.' move: on to the
Anglican Church 'for a Remem.
t'he• Ministerial Association...
• Dance And Draw At Night.
That'':evenin'' in' the -T
g •; own Hall,
The Legion olds its'anniial ;dance •
and '.. ri dra '
p �e w .Music .will be
provided :by •. 'airier'•s .Orchestra.
There .will,. be_• door.. prize and
a lucky' dant' rize..
e.P•.
At. i .ni
A and the
n ght . grew will be
i G[ e '•Ir :ace
la .� 1C dot, c 1�5.�,..•i ��i�
znnei:,; et . tril:i ht.toilet. set*,,and
pyrex •set.
Prizes i e ._ tins Ta a
Ritchie's `Barber. Shop. arid tick-:
ets -are .available fit a11: Merz_,
bci s chic dance . on Tuesday.
Y
ni: ht tt itildraw"time.
COMING` EVENTS
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DANCE. AT .LANGSYDE
• The '.K -C Country; Club will
sponsor a. dance •in Langside For
ester's 'Hall, Friday, November.
7ti ::_ 'i'iffa�i's.
.if cl estra I unnch..
counter iii•1iall. Ad'iriission. 40c
DANCE AT ' VHITECHURCH
A dance will be held- in White=.
church; Community 1-lall on Fri
.dauv, November•: 8'th•with Farriers
orchestra: Lunchcounter. Admis
sion:.Genu, 50c; ladies:25c•
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• 'HOCKEY MEETING FRIDAY
A:.hockey meeting will be held
• in ' the Town .Hall; Lucknow; on
Friday, ' November "7.th ; at': 8.00
o'clock. A good .turnout of hockey'
.p:layers"`and..fans is requested., •
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:BAZAAR & TEA
The : Ladies', Aid will hold a
bazaar and afternoon • tea in- the:
'Coinrnunity. er orial '. Ia11,' at,
Whiteciurch`•on •Friday, Novem
ber . 7th.
DANCE' IAT 'LUCKNO-W : •
In Lucknow Town;Hall,<:Friday,
.November 14th, under W. I au$
ices . in `'and •.of the Community
Recreational Centre.""poor; prize
and prize " for "Institute member
coming the longest distance, •
✓The •2'!i -in; hose..wo'uld'still:,`6e
used. It' would: be laid' from the
hydrant,; •and a 'Siamese coupling
.attached from. ,which two lines:,of
11/2 -in. those., Could., be run., r .ith
valve • attachirieiits: ,So•,• that one'
line' could 'be.;operat'ed •independ-
ent. of, the:other; without laving •
to shut ai'f at :the hydrant:
;.A.notlici• prime ncecl is• a fog
nozzle which is ,very -effective in
blanketing' a blaze with a mini-
murn •of;,iwater• damage. The fol:
lowing clay respescntativ,es of a
fire equipment f;li'rn were in town.
With a demorist.ration .fire'' truck,
and 'gave an exhibition'at the use
of 'a fog noizle. -The, truck, the
same as 'that recently bought by
.the Village of "Ripley,, is worth.
$7,600,
:$25 For . Hallowe'en
The Company voted $25,00 to
help defray the expenses rof' the
Hallowe'en 'party held •in , Ithe'
Arena •,on' Friday night.
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BAZAAR &.: AFTERNOON 4TEA
The' Ladies of Zion• ; United
Church will�' hold a bazaar, bak-
ing sale 'and:afternoon tea in' the
Auxiliary Rooms iii, ,the Legion,
Hall, Lucknow, • on Saturday,
November. 15th. .Doors opera at
2:30', o'clock. •
:a •.
•BAKYN.f�'r� S,ALC & � 11SAr2R
_ .AA .
The ;''Hackett's Woni.en's. 'Mist
ioriiii y
Society .will hold their
1,Fizarir .:arid 'home-made* baking.
5alc*.;;,illy Luckno~ on Saturday,
Nov Ufl:ier 8th at 2.30; in the 'for-
mer Luring Barber Shop, ,ad-
joining .NfcKay`s Shoe R'epaii.
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S. COM FIENCE:YIENT
Thurso, Nov: 20' & Sat. Nov. 22'
Program 'consists of one -act
play °My T Lord in Livery" anct
the awarding of” athletic trophies,
scholastic .shields :and scholar-
ships; • P -T numbers and.:•achoaI
choruses. Watch for further de-
tails,
district rally outh Br ce
JV` men's:. Institutes was.' hel d in.
the Town Hall on ;Friday. p-
wards of ,sixty, '.ladiesatten ed,
representing Most of the, thir een
branches in• the district;
Mrs.. Philip,, Stewart, ,. di•'trict
president:, presided'. The .ties
CANVAS TO -START
FOR NEW 4•CENTRE ;
At ,a 'Meting on. Monday even-
ing, ' plans . were made . for. con-` _,
ducting a Oquse-to-house canvas
'in. Luckno ,.i in support ..of ths.
ComMuni.ty p
Recreational Centre.'
.Canvasse 1sal � ' were' assigned their •a `d~ �ss,
l start their rounds,
at once in ' o' der t•si complete the
job . as speedily• as P
ossibl
e..
.:.Those,,ub :'hve,.a1xealready '
don.
ated will'
e l no be called on..
=Twelve in members 'of ,The Clans
linen Club'' ave 'been a ointed •.'
pp
to Make...the canvas and will ;be
Iassisted,' by ,'twelve citizens, other
than; ' Club• members ' who' have,
yolunteered. their'services{fob this
tas .
• • • Clansmen 'representatives `will
be Dr. 'W.:- V. :Johnston,
Porteous, L. C.: Thompson, Ca
MacDonald, H'ug'h Cuming,,P.
Hoag Harvey Treleaven;, Harold
•Allin, J. A. " Thompson,
Crawford, Ted Brewer "and'Har-�'.'.'
vey• Wester.
The :complete: list—of • partners
who. will pair off with the above.:
i not:..yet available..
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:the Department of •Agiic ture. WILL LAUNCH CHR STMAS
She'•spoke on, program pia' fling,. SEAL.. DRIVE."TH][S• MONTH
Sessions .were held mornin_ anad:'.
The :Christma
s Seal
firianee:,the war agai;ns
=tfund:' to
culosis, ' `will be launched locally
on November 24th, the date•that
corresponds' with. the .start of; the'
.Campaign. acrosstle"Driniri.on ' ` ::';
'AP was done blast year,'• seals
afternoon, with lunch', served in
'the; Legion. Hall at noon hour by.
n ernbe s_ of .the :local' branch.:
Comrnixnity. singing Was. enjoy-
ed,:';as':was; a 'solo; by Mrs. Fairish
Moffat of Larigside,'. a'ccompa'nied
by ars.'' t?iTm. ' Scott,-
11ADE P$
ESEIVTATI01! .
•'At: a. xneetin :of .: the Sunday
ehool executive.• of .the United.
Church 'held last ..week : at
home of • /Miss Margaret : Rae, a
wall mirror.: was'., presented '' .to
Miss Celia. .Wilson;! bride .tobe,
and a valt,,.,1 rpernber of the Stir- (
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vrrll be: rnailed to . box holders in
town and coui'itry with.. donations'
• being:,.irece-ived at -the --Bank of
IV[ontreal.
The -seas 'cainp.aign ISagain be
ing •directed' b a'`committee :fro
Craftsmen .;Club, and a .:dem
tailed reportof the past; year's;
program ' appears in -this issue,
arid we•su est that you .peruse 4-"•
`day:Schoolteaching 'staff.
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.Mrs. W. G. -•Andrew, made the
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,presentation after Mr W;'L:•Mac
.Kenzie'• `ttl `ex.t • ded
kid •. �n •best' `wishes
Ito` Miss:Wilson.-
•SECOND EYE: OFERA.TION' •
• Mr. and M rs .Orley'
.' ,•Coo • er
_ Y . .p
Have been n Toronto where..
Cooper�.'has '.•undergone.. :an• eye
ptiatiorir in the Toronto `General
.Hospital•; for=.cataract. Mi^: Cooper,
who 'underwent ,a' smila opera -
.r,
tion on his other'_ eye:•last. ;April
ril
p.
is, making' 'a . favorable•rccovery.
BIG INTEREST NTTEREST • IN -'uM
PUMPKIN' FACES
•: - Interest in -the.. second annual
pumpkin ,face • contest, conducted
by Thompson's Grocery, , reached.
a riew.peak`.tlhis year with. thirty-
two pumpkin" faces:.entered: They
were, of many ;and varied: designs,
that created •a great deal of public
'interest; and gave the : judges. an
exceedingly' difficult task .in de-
ciding the winners. a
The judges were Wm: 'McEwan
of Walter Wbods Company, Ham-
•ilton .arid H.:' Kastner' of Christie
Brown Co.T Toronto, who; made.
-thein decisi8fis' as follows.::firs.t,
Douglas Schmid, $1.50; .2rid, Pat-
ricia Joselyn '$l.00; third,1Mar-
•lene . MacLennan, 75c; fourth
Donald Thorripson, 50c; fifth,
Wilda Reid, •25c.
Sixth: to fifteenth•,: one ticket to
tile.: Rex Th.eatYe—George Ander=
son,. Donald McNay,, Grace , Hus-
tong Jimthy .'Thompson ;Dale Boh-;
nett; ' I3i'11y -Fisher, - Freda, ,Jean
Hackett, Teddy Collyer,; Dick
Murdie, Bob Mowbray.,: •
Consolation awards -boys, glass
alleys; 'girls; chocolate bar—Ron-
ald Fei"•gusort, '' I orne..Hamilton,
Donny, Reid, .• J:im:my Johnston,
Bobbie Johnstone, Dennis Ember
lin, Jean Stanley, /lobby Irwin,
'Lois Hackett, George. Webster;
Nancy Irwin,- Clayton Hodgins;'
I;tojand Joselyri, Joe Howald,
Marilyn Kilpatrick, Gladys KI-
patricit,, Tommy ''Collyer..
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S1101'17E4, AT ' OI,
H YR00,D
FOA, ::(OVERSEAS .::COUPLE ::.
IVI1 and •Mrs.. Charles:'Hodge of
Holyro,od ;tver,,e honored : at:' a
shower " held at. bio
lyroo. East
week.• Newcom•ers to the tom=
munity they' are residing.: at 'Hol
�Y
rood where': Mr. : Hodge is employ
ea' by. Mr. Ernie Ackert:
Mr:;' and .'Mrs. • Hodge came out.
from*. England a few weeks ,ago.. •
They, spent a . short .tim& i.n,�.Wes
tern .;Canada ; and `then came. East;.
to''°visitd'i4with his brother, :James,
at: Kinlou h '
g ,:and ; have .decided
to -make their home here.
Mrs.: Hodge has a brother, Sgt, .
Maj'or'Husher of London who. has
visited in .Lucknow. on' cadet ir.,
.spection' work., He recently .,,re_:.
tired from army. service. ' ••
BIG STOCK TRAIN
`a An
�unusually. big stock ` train
pulled out ''of the C.N.R. depot
here early last 5atirr day evening
In all there were : some' 20., cars . •.
do this stock special: Femur : car-
!loads s w
ei
shipped
Wereppecl from: here,
with the F,, other sixteen being
made up at''Kincardine and: Rip-{
ley.
An end .to 'the packing house
strike' no doubt was a factor in .•,
the heavy shipment.
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Commencement. Two Nights ,.
•The Lucknow High School.
nomiencenent exercises to lie i..
;held later this month will 'lie
.presented for two nights, +tojac
comodate ,,the usual ; overflow
crowd, for a:.'one - night • show,
`Availability of 'the hall, has, re-.,
Stilted in. -the dates having been:
set for Thursday,' November 20th
and Saturday, November 22nd:
Another inovation' will be; a re-
served 'seat section, each ..night., •
It is plannedto set :aside. two
hundred seats' for • prior reser
nation, .. and. ticke`t's for this sec-
tion for either might, will'go on '.
Sale next week,
•_limookSrairio' CYC' 'dmot .•_Vi'yYr•