The Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-03-11, Page 1• 1,
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, THURSDAYi MARCH lltn, '1946'
Former Member.Cf
KiIIed Instantly In Car-Train%:(rah
Siclne• 'firow.bricige,- a former MRS, HAnvEy.
mem'ber .
of 'the LucknO'vv Branch ORANDMOTHER•. PASSES •
•ef' the%Bank 'of Montreal, wri;
stantly killed in a Motor accident.
.near Peterborough early. Satur-
day morning, ,:Sicl, who was 43;
:years Of .age, was a member of
the local staff in the,early 1930.'s
, and s well remembered by Many.
here, Si`ct left the Bank seven
!, years. agos.and his since been em-
ployed by the Canadian Genegal
Electric in. Peteryoroug1,.
The accide,ni, occurred about
120 a.m, Saturday Morning when,
Carload 'of six. Peterborough
men who were returning from a
.hockeY.Match at 1_,indiay....craihed
into a standing freight train at
a level Crossing about two miles
east of Omernee. .
. Sid was fatally injured. The
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driver of the car, William Howes
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• The death of Jes.sie Allen
Fraser,' ):::elOved Wife of, ,John
IVIunro; occurred , Friday,
March . 5th, at. ',,Cbupar Angus,
Perthshire, .Scotland, Mrs. Munro
was- in. her 93rd year.
She is the .granchnother; of Mrs..
.Harvey; Hall of «town,,, who at
prese.nt is -visiting in Scotland
with her, p.eople. .Mrs., Hall and
her 11-months-o1d ion sailed' for
Scotland earlAr in February, 'arid
it was the grandparents wish that
they Would he spared to See their
granddaughter, Sheila ..again, and
to see for the first time their
great grandson,
REUNION PLANNING •
MELTING POSTPONE -D-
With hotkey fever at;its,.height
herelast week, the meeting call-
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expected he.. Will .reCove The Part in the Brace Reunion thjs
,rthird passenger' in the: trent 'seat stimmery had to be postponed.
,,csiiffered• a • fractured --leg:: The • The're. were niy; six perSons
. threerear-seat passengers • escap- 1 turnec but•for the meeting. Which
ed with comparatively ?I-4,11dt' s' broke 0 after a little inforinal
juries.. • disduSsion: • '
The.autostrack• a box -car about Another meeting will be -called
midway 'between the 'Wheels, and. shortly, Wheb.S,10rVis'not Occupy,
',the inipettis of . the ,motor vehicle' :iridt:Iie..Pu!olic's ottention..So. Muth
drove it 'Under the„ wooden Part' and at which a large -turnout. is
of the train as .far as the wind- • essential,. as there is Mach plan;
,shield, ,cOMpletely . deinalishing r.lthg to be dC..'60,‘ and :gle'...ree4s"
the car. The freight had lapeh on .are, flying 'Past.: •
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the siding north -of the crossing .• •
. waiting forsouth-bound freight " i.lAyE-GONE TO. LONDON.
to pass. It had backed :south • . i.
D „ .
• across the highway and the en- • -r. and•Mi.s..• Ross Howson and
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; gineer was,aPparentlY. waiting fur Nancy Lee Will make **their. home
• thebrakeman to close the switch 'in : London for the -next year
,
' wilen•the accident occurred. • • . :where Rs is continuing his post
The:siX"Men tad attended the: "gr4du:ate Cvr'-'rk. at' St. Joseph's
Peteiborough • hacke..Y: Yi0sP1t0.1 f07,* the ..net
game at Lindsay, • and were re- YeCti. he •'4.i.--
turnin-g, to Peterborough after the, gery....wt: the end of .the course
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' • game, Failincr• to se.O: the freight they pion to return. to Luclsnow
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- train l-,lodk.ing° the highwaY, the' *wher..,Pi'''' Howson'ivill resume
' • ass°cilli°n: `'vith '1)1' car clash.ed into it and was alrnest W . V
:. totll as -the ehasSis 'jdlinst4' ..D..' C°.rriU; .: wh6 11:8
been . assistin.gc'pl,: .Jennsten . for,
the past year, intends leaving
here' this sI3to 'establish :his
own.practise .:- '• -:---i., •
.. .lyi and Wil -Ham Howes, .the!rriost, , ' Dr.. aii,rj'..mi.s.: How• son'have Oh -
,Seriously: injured Of the other t ined hying ''aebtriniodatior)s in
• five, wa's. pinned iri.theewieckage Zondon, with. Mr. and Mrs. Bob
for some time, before .motorists, .Ma.ckenzie .forrnerly' of this vilN
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and the tram crew were 'able to
release }inn.. ; - •<:' . (s • •,
' Howes :had to be cut from the
Wreckage. ef, the car by ..rnang Of
a' hacksaw, .. used by 'Smithson
• Nurse, Ornenite garageMan: '. .•
Other 'hockey. fanS,. following :and boys' Under.Wcatl'and Sweat -
e car hurtled the .4:Our:ed....to.. a -"'S: Ill MARKET
STORE. • '
nearby far/TO-WU:se. -On, the ici.utli •
Side of, the highway, and Dr: .REF,UE TO AGREE .
Earle of Omeinee .*as , called? •
All of the men are emplOYees.• • 0' HYDRO -CUT :•OFF
Of the frac:001.ml motor's dept ' in. *
••was vvedgecl under the.. boxLear,
frame. .
' Trowbridge. was killed' instant -
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on Foreman At Luean
Bill Stimson, Jr., who has been
eniployeci ty the CNIi.
on since his army discharge, .has
ben tranlierred to Laden as tec:-
tion • foreman- - -•
16tlf*To -Be Paved South .
Huron .Township Council - is
"putting the: pressure" ' on Bruce
COunty Highways 'Commission, to
see that • the",:::15th'Sideroaci, from
Ripley.. south t& HighWay..1S'
hard Surfaced. . .
EIGHT 'PAGES
.LEGION. IAIMS TQ
FLOODLIGHT PARK
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The installation of 'floodlights
and bleacher seating'in'Caledoia
ian Prk s being promoted by the
Lucknow Branch of the Canadian
'Legion. An enthusiastic 'corninit-:
tee' of Ernie Crawford, Hugh
Cumin% Larry Downs and Torn
Haller; has, been nanied to take.
charge, -thicl ihnnediate steps are
being taken tohave the prpPosal,
beebme a reality .tbiS• year •
• 'The. Legion ,is sponsoring...the
ro'ect a
_orthe financing:of:it, but before
the; ::.Prejeet,...is",* undertaken, : the,
Kunicipal.qouncil Will be asked
to have the. Park..levelled and
drained. This request -is being.of-
.ficialyy made to the 'parks: Board,
dernprised: of W. J.-Dayiseri;' F.' T.
ArinStrong and F.Z.e.eve: W. A. Sal -
:onion,. and 'Which • Board has ..its
rOOtS aW.ay. hack in .the days of:
the:Caledonian: Society..
'Proper. drainage.of the park
Involves. a. proper 'outlet into the
Nine :Mile,River, . the !dredging of.
whiO.Wai recently requeSted.bY
la.r:gely'Signedi Petition bf :
age ratepayer. An engineer is to
be, brought', in tcio sutvey' the sit-+
:uatiOn as a 'teitilt Of :this petition,
The Leg -,;16n Cornmittee is keen
procted with 'the und.ettaking'
as ' : as' possible,.'and' 'expect
that the labor. in.Connection. With
.• •ere'e.ting the bleacher.ieating will
b'e,largelY'voTunteer '
'RESERVE DECISION ON.
BEVERAGE -ROOM LICENSE
Decision was. reserved oi. the,
appliCation"for a bgverage 'rooms,
license • , at • Riverdale, .-Where
granting. Of 'the license ,Would
mean the re -opening -,Of the for-
mer hotel, which' long Since Ceas-
,•
ed to function ;as alkyl': * •
The hearing was „ at 'Kitchener
on Friday, 'and it is..e3Pecfecl. it
. will he twOlor.three weeks:before.
the dedision.is announced., , • .
There was considerable oppos-
ition presented to the granting, of
this applicationWhich was 'filed
in the name of .•Rbbert Samuel
Nesbitt. Besides ' protest petitions
arguments against granting' the
license. were ,voiced by ReV.. J.
W. Stewart ; of:LUcknow and' Law-
yer P. S. MacKenzie of •Walker4,
ton WhO represented the. 'opposing
parties. ' • '
REU 14 ION LETTERS.
READY' TO GOADUT
age. :Mr.. arid'.MrS,1.L:[. E: 4sbtor
te-the•koWson home
heie
'CLA1.11,NG, SALE ',JO,
q' Canadian . ..
, Perieral....'Electri •.Southanoptini Defies II, E: ,:(,:, '-
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..coinPanY...:' . , :. ,.: ,:: Won't ':Agree.TO Cut Of Unless
,._ 141 Y • Trowbridge- fd . It Applies TRAl
o urtl 'Users so
et15, einpleyedat the Bank. of. .*' •; * ' 4-':--71.: •
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:. Moiltrear and. was well known. in • ', 'SonthampiorCs ..31,;(,,r0 clrn.s:,.
13eterboreugh as a lawn -,howler sion: so 'fat haS defies:1 the Ontztri,',
' and fiyepin 1261,0er, . .: . . Fow'Or CoMnlisSion .ti) .make any::
' 'Mi' •
,,.. , trow,bridge* WaS• 'tern . in' t'ut' if?. ifx.)\k't-'1.'s.orVicrs:r1;r10:1;i1,(''
linuryi. England, sort of the, late tarie and. 0111401' Places: h." \ '`:' frlutl•°
....ailbvolunl'egtd....utTiiii(!..eo:cablirlied,gted. cHaisri4ind.Oather is,,I,:tahve (IL: Tr reN.07i•C.nUntl,isb,ixoti•j•tql-).i.1)11.tnigni..LtZ
wheny te i .. , .
year age and w`a's 'wit:6".11'' . ' ' ' . . ',' '''' . ," ."'-;
:educated at Tar' ntario. • ' ... ville. hitch' at S'ou Ow ni'Ytt,n,, If .6..
TroWbrict ' .
lea \ , . . , , e past twelve
gh .fdig, qth.las ,..been in 1.•eportecl; • came when
iyclr.0 ,at ,Walkerton advhi.vd Olt'
the' rural
.Kterboreu
local 'hoai.'d „that :a ten pl.,re'ont
nia'A '1.?, Thade, bat "under
.io circumstances are' rural power
- users to ,,,, be cut Off . at any lime.).
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The commissim ,dt. SOuthainp-
ton: took the..:positioh that. rural,
and urban Citi:t01)8 IlatOct .:1Nt•
employed for five years
with the Bank otylVIOntreal ,and
!(ir the past Seven at the danad:'
ihn General Electric Won-ipany.
8is wife is thci: fernier Ola
•E'rker, There are no children..
&LU, ent, sportsman he *as
. , --
member
tawn of the -Peterborough' '''''elzt-t,,ataisick.e': Tle.?ePid.
t."lac)21it
4.Y(tilr7
`** Club, .and on the has 1 ' u
dto l;:r
gpte§
:TacoMmittee this year. He
ili3te.irst d on the -team *hi* rwon'
cit 'trophy some years -
the -vas also a Member cif the
now-lirig e^
bowled on theCand
Gt team, LeagLindzayu
Coroner D, W. R. Crowe of
: 'SaidVitart, inclUest b
, • •, •asiline power, •
Southampton comnaissicm has de-
fied t� dcj. anything about
it, .
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Southainpton fras Solved< mos.+7
of its power"difficulties by shu,t. •
ting off Street. lights at midnight, I
closing the factorles.at 5 p.m. ',an) •
operating their- pumping
h EA.13 SkiPEit 1SOR
OF ST • JOHN STPRE
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•:' High honer. has •=bome, to Mrs
M.' Sanderson of. St,. John, New
prunSwici *upon her: refent, ap=•
Point:Mei-it As head- •supervisor for
•tiw F. W. •Ipaniel,COmpany
tLd Mrs.'Sanderson 'was 'fernier.
lY;•Anne MacDonald, daughter o
Mti..'JailieS.. MacDonald' of..Laels.:
nc0,and the late Mr, MacDonald
'Anne :bet n on the, yfacDon-
Oil 010 .0411Clary .W0q,
r.1.0..i.ir* Pa10110.14/1C She attended
Public
C : and
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, , ,
ifin•d---••-.Normal.. School nd
t, f;!)± fOr '4 time , prior tO ber.
'irh:trritige to, M.:f "Mike" San.:
ef,'"00d.i.:112ich; empIoyee
'Wetetn' Canada..Floui
mins, Lin& oich .Conipany
11.1.4 won .stel y advancement
todav`ho is manager for the
1, ii forTParit.Y Fledr.
.."..ir•:.and on's.' Sanderson ha,ve
t'l 11 in- 'rhe ftn• about
years., 'and ..then-isel‘,gps
inOch. Iv; 'Nfaritimer&,.
rc,tzlining ;11 warm Skppi fOr
1"
, old 0.4tat` t ()fold going
Eaq 11.61' lati:thOld,..40ne.bad
heen. eittploYed :at: Simps'en's in
Toi,onto, and , in St. John, she join-
ed the staff of the Daniel Depart-,
ovnt Store and far sprne' had
hpl'd the 'POSt. of 'head: huyer'. for
t:t,h.i've,,,hasierS7' and wool. In -this
.eanaeitY'she made' frequent...pup,
chasing till:14 to Ontario. •
rs SanderSon's new appoint-
ment idefudes sVerviSing, . all
buying, Stock control and gerieral
. .
o.ersonnel .1-nzniager. T e store is
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one .of the most "itoderri. tne
EaSt, has fourteen 'departments
and einploye,s ,About seventy Per:
sons; .
Anne's many friends ere will
delighted, to hear of , „latest
'"o on. VVIOCh steaks .m
abilitY, and •her ve
• 'nersonality,
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1- For weeki, past, TIre Sentinel
County weeklies, has been urg-
ing residents of this. 'district to
send :Or , bring in the .narnes • and
addreSses ,of for0-et!', residents so
that they ,naiefit he. extended an
official .welcorrie to, *"Will Ye No
Qprne Back" to Brace this sun-
mer.'s ••• •
.The first of 'several Mailing
pieces that go .to boys
and •girl s from boast to coast 4pd.:
t� many points, in the 'States, is
ready, for Mailing. Iny.itatioris go-.
:ing out. from "thia :Point will bear
the -signatiire . of 'Reeve . W. A.
Solorn,on.. . • • ,. •
Farther: Mailing , pieces.' Will .,be
sent Out periodically .to keep for-
nier residents .advised �f the
.big ; cduntY
eutiioii froin July .20tli: to August
4th: `7-• :
• 'There Will be .SPeCiai. •adverti'S-,
ingin Brace. County .weeklieS
nor to .the'S.e. dates, and.. CopieS' of:
the, paper Will be :sent,te 'ali-thOse•
'n the -tee's list,' Who • are
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not :regular" sUbSeilbers,1:0' trieir;
old tewn. paper.
It .iS'not.:134.) late to send the
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nOri-les of • your 'friends and .'rela-.
tyvcs whonlyea.weuicl like to see
dome back 2f,c,)r • a 'visit' this. surnt.
Met. Act noW..Leave these2nanteS
With. K. 'C...1VIurdie,,' Craw-
ford; A. or .at The .Sen7',
Office:
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ARE .F.I.F.TY7THRE.E
I -YEARS' MARRIED.
arid Mrs. WifSon frWin.:Of
Concession 10; Ashfield Township
.were fifty-three years married
on Saturday ; The occasion was ,
very quietly:' observed as MrS.
Irwin had . been bereaved:, -the'
Sunday previous by the death 1°
her„s,ister, Mrs, George•Anderson.-`
,
'Mrs...Irwin Was formerly Lav-
ine Florence Caesar; daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs: Henry.Cae:-
sar : of COii, 6, Ashfieldi'Mr. and
Mrs Irwin were married in Pod.;
erich on March 6th; 1.896,' by Rev.
Mr. Perry, Their attendants were
Mr Y Jane Speer, now 'deceased,.
and Mr...Th(5111as. Irwin, who re-
sides in. Paisley,
. Mr, Irwin is a sen of the .late
Mr. and Mrs? James:Irwin; '
eer residents of Con 10 Asbfield•
His ;father' was among the first •
settlerS, in that community, and
the *original homestead which he •
took up, is nOw owned .by Spence.;
IrWin, a ,third •generation membet
of the •home that
as •ui
sf_,Venty-eight years ago, the. year .*
that Wilson was born.
IVIr. and .110s. Irwin, continue to
e*rii3S7 cOMParatiVely good health,'
:although Mrs Irwin is just now..
convalescing froman illness with
pneumonia. : They make their • .
'home. With their • scitr. •Palni&r,
across the road froin. the :IrkKtin.
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horrie,steacl.. Mr. ;Irwin was 78 On
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January:3rd' and Mrs., •IrWin
'75' Ofi• March...1,2th. • • -
:--Congratalatipns are eXtended •
•tp. this esteeifiable, couple, and ,
'best. WiShes for 'continued.- health
and.. happiness.
• . EASTER"TARDS'
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• Christ, is risen! .1-Iallelujali!
QhrlSt is risen from the dead.' .
"I He that • liveth;' and: Was
dead; . and TbehiAd 'I. alive •for
evermore". .these•pegiloas days
when dark cloadS, are gathering'
on the hoHzon: •W'e net
.strengthep , the faith of our friends
by sencifng :Easter Cards with
n',essages of hope....
,--The Christian Book •Shop.
TITER,ER BROKEN ANKLE
ACCIDENT TUESDAY .
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Tiamilton:'.sttilered
•i- '.fraCt'utea. anl'Oe'',. :on .-TuesdaS7
motning when sho slipped ''on. the
....,;adway int ) 'the path of..a car
irivn by Mi R.. C.. Robertson,
-).h'e was taken to Witigham
[Hos-
oital fox treatincnt of the fraCt-
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tire.
e
Oood Salestnanshhl.
Young 'Arnold Taylor, and,. Joe
Hbwald clisPlayed the qualities of
good . saleSmen last week: They
were selling "booster -tickets". for
the Pep -Wee -hockey gaitierand-
contacting Otto Petersen on hs
Way „downtown sold him.' a
ticket.:Probeeding on up "Quality
MY,' the boys called on 'Mrs.
Petersen and sold her 'a.' ticket
also, as they put it, "80 sh`e.could
go: to the ,garne with her'' has-
-ENGAGEMENT'S
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. ',Elizabeth 1Vfatheson-, of ' •
uarioon,': wiSneS.: iQ, announco! the,:
.engagement." her 'daughter;
Edria Margaret.; . to James
of lvIrs'. 'Culbert
A,' Culbert, of
ontario;- the marriage
•4 at ...Empress • Ave,
united Church, Narch :20th at '4
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M and Mrs James Beaton
puLkriciw, wish- to anribtinCe the:
of the :a' daughter„
kebeeda.A.iirte, to Harvey' Wijliam.;
,....ulbett, 'son. of.'*tri. ▪ Bere and
the -late Arthur (utbett of Dun-
nanon, the: 'marriage. • to . take,
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the latter Part.Of Mich
il.ED ...cROSS 'DRIVE
OPENS SATURDAY
The Lacknow and Vicinity
Branch of •the ' Canadian, Red
, . .
Cross, has organized to take' part
.inthe Dominion,. .CamPaign to
,sraisteta:1$'3eutn00,!rin0, which is )anil theeen
humanitarian Work of. this great
organization` Within the 'bouclar'-'
ies of the Dominion., ' •
The •LacknoW• and Dis• triat eb-
,j,eL,tiVe- is i;51,000, which should be
reach y inet A year . ago more
than $1500wasraised locally to
aid the wb.rk of the Red Cress,.
The' campaign, Willopen on Sat-.
urday of this .,Week, March. 13th
•and Will c'entinue. until April 10:
Residents of the corninunity are
asked to make their '.donations
voluntarily: They may be left at
the. Bank , di %Montreal, at 'Mc -
s Drug Stord O at The:Sen-
tinel Offiee, where official 're-
ceipts will be issued.
tak• many services rendered by
the Red , Cross- held .8carcely
•be 'repeated. in •thiS column f
•the folk . of this district •are well • •
aware‘ that this ' organiza.tion'S
..kvork of mercy never ends, and
in iupport �f this work through-
out, the war Years and .post'war
'yeatS, this community has eitab-•
0
baniV, .
lished a 'very enviable record.
. . - Give „generously to the current
She doesn't clanee SC) Well, bUt /`carnPaign'to help the*;,:ll'ed Clr°8 .
, .6 how she can ivterrnission; • 'help'. 'others, - ' \
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