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SECOND :SCHOOL
FIRST I N . CHORUS '
•
The preliminary festival 'for the
. schepis of 'South• Huron and. Kin -
joss rTownships was held in the
Township Hall, Ripley, on 1Vtay
. Ath.Mr.R. W; Hoag; and Mrs. T.
Q.uig ley „acted as :adjudicators.
Sight .schools participated; • S.S."
0: -5, ,7, iKinloss and S.S, NO. 1
' N ,
9, -11, 12, 13, 14 ,Huron Miss. M.
MacDonald is music su
:1‘, MacDonald P.
e school's t;
or `in h .
chers co=operating were; Miss I.
▪ Porteous, Mr. • S. 'Collyer, • MissI.
•Huston, Mrs, M. MacDonald, Mrs.
1i MacCharles, Miss M. MacDon
a1d,' Miss E; Huston and Mrs. A.
Aitkens,
At the conclusion of the ,even-
ing. Mr, -J. .M. `.Game, I,P,S., 'Pre-
sented certificates' to the contest
ants •placing first, ...second and
third in each class, and explained'
that the' •winners were eligible
to compete in, the County. •Musie
Festi4al to be. held in Walkerton
,cin. June lOth . and l lth •
The net. proceeds, were donated•.
saw
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LUCKNOW ONTARIO, ' THURSDAY, MAY 20th, 1948.:
AS1IFIELD NONEGENARIkN
5U FERED A. STROKE'.HEADS MEDICAL:
I
EIGHT PAGES •
Mr. ',Wm; A.'J rlhnston, 94 -year-
old 'lifelong resident of 'Ashfield,
Township, suffered. . a severe
stroke last Wednesday, but has
'rallied : reny;arka'b1,y,; fr�orn the
seizure, • .
•
• iVlr , Johnston.. who' has; cbntih-
ued to `be° quite active about' his
farm, . had been 'c pi 4v'
pP, ly .00d
that',„day,:� Ile ate hearty.m.ea
1,
and •�rbdut` °'tc'n;' intitesr later
hil
v c ',nesting in'' a hair, was
stricken,. His aged wife was with.
him : at ^ the. time, and surnmoned•.
their sun from the adjoining
home, �.
Suffered. Beall. Spell •
Rt,' Rev: C. H. MacDonald,. who
suffered a _ heart spell last week, �.
Was ordered to,bed, for. a few
days rest. Rev. MacDonald• had
completed one Of his many stren-
uous- d4ys last. Wednesday, .and
upon• 'retutnin.g. home fr•om. At_
wood,' was seized :with a• shar
p
pain. Rev.. MacDonald was order
ed to bed for ''a few: days but is
' clic lei,' e :Cori, : rrtra, 'c�xi'
f 'alp n � % �<,•;,
. _ b l"� and z� able
building' fundi•• to 'l ;e up same: `this week and ex-
Winners in the various 'events eets 't , :b
A o e out again in 'a few.
were; days. He is' now nearing the end
ASSOCIATION
• Singular honour has been ac-
corded Dr. W. V. Johnston who
was elected president-elect of the
Ontario Medical Association at
the annual meeting of the council
held in. Toronto last week, The'
appointn•Sent has to 'be`r•atified..at
the. genera1 meeting- in June when
the president-elect assumes his
Dr J,,hnston> hay
s been:: on •the
Board of Directors of the.. Ontario
Medical Association for. the ..past
two years, representing; District.
No• 3, which comprises the; 6oun
ties..of 'Bruce; Grey and.Dufferih.
`This is the first;tirne a president-
elect has been. chosen from' this
district... . • •
Di Johnston has been active"
in the work oaf both the Dorniriior
and l?rovincial medical associa:• ,
tions,. and .his. Unsolicited „election
as ''th'e' .head: of the • Ontario'•As-k
soci•;;tron,' is no .doubt a..worth'
•recognition of the 'services he is.
rendering: . •
FORMER ASilt1FIELD CIRCUIT
PASTOR GIVEN D.D. DEGREE'
Rev, Clarence Heber 'Dick"inson
of Toronto, book steward of the
United Church Publishing House,
has been given. an 'honorary de-
gree of Doctor 6 of Divinity by
Victoria.:University, and Emman--
•uel College. Rev.: Dickinson .was
g.
' one 'of° five,. to'•have this 'degree
corifez•red by vice-chancellor *al-
ter T. •Brown.. •.
Rev,. Dickinson .was' a former
pastor on the Ashfield Circuit;
He is the, son of • Mrs, W. P. reed
•of St, •Marys and `formerly of
,Lucknow,
INDUCTED- AT ' NIAGARA. •
' Rev, R. C.::•Todjwas inducted
into the Kitchener St, United
: Church, 'Niagara Falls; Ontario,
"cin 'Thursday evening, April 29 I
1948: :He is • a son ' of the;'' late'.
Rev. Ti R. Todd .who organized
the , cpngregation ' , as a local
"union" chtirch and was:• its first
•minister'thirty'-foul years •ago.
REUNION PLANS''
TAKING FORM FAST
A committee, meeting of the...
Lucknow Division of the • Bruce
County ' Homecoming celebration, •
was held on Monday night, when',
action to date was reviewed] and •"
other :plan discu ssed. and"'' aid
1.
"foethe •1 ig event;. w.hi�ch is' now
y.
'ten, weeks: ,.way:'
The Sports committee outlined:
',a rough di y aft ,of Friday
pro.,
gi'arri. This will include a monster
calithumpian parade in the morn-
ing: The. afternoon will feature
ia variety program, and in the 'ev-
;acing 'The Clansmen ;Will take
charge of 'a street carnival•. that
I
will • surpass anythingformerly
y
a.tternp ed„ " • • • •
The .:music committee have' been
authorized. ,ta secure th°e services. •
of the Lucknow Pipe' Band; ,and'
an outstanding brass band for
Friday. In addition :the cost• of,'a •
professional ,clown' band to :.take:•
part •in the • parade,and, generally.
add Mirth and melody to the day,
� �i'�•13i•s c'd� iri i3'.
e- a' present .cnairrnsn of
:Ol`FER. EA
GIItNG :STAFF'
.oneofthe Dominion' 'Assocration s
BLANKET . SALARY BOOST
Most important,Committees.
Unison .chorus,; one 'room,.'under, Of this term as moderator ofthe• LSON PIED 'AT
SA117 NICHO
15=No:;' 1.4, Huron . (Paramont)' ',Pr•byterian Church' iri Canal' MOOSE. JAW' FRIDAY
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No. .5, Kinloss (6th Con.), No 12•. .
Huron 113 NAMES ,ADDED, TO.
Gii'1 s solo, 7 and uridei-1lVl:ari •VILLAG,E VOTERS'. L3 :
lyn' Finlayson, •Suzanne tinder,
Patsy Brown • Under the Ontario .Election Act;
Two part chorus—No 11 Hui - ' His ,Honor Judge •Costello; herd• •,
on (Clever Valley),, No. ' 1,
Huron' sitting in'.Lucknoiv on••Fi•iday: af-
No: 13 Hurork
al th .d
• tei'noun to', . hear complaints
Boys solo;. 7 `Xid 'finder-
—Grant
McNain, . Donald Steele ti :),
Bruce Thomson;•
• •
Duet,
10.'n
e arid n
u
der
Mary
Y
appea s w regar to the vo. ers'
lisfs- to' 'be
used 'for the pen • la
provincial election..
A total of 113.�names were ad
Bo d ttr~ir' tlieslis_t�o.i�� (itersri t
yd, and;.,, ,hell, L:,win, antce three' • •.
Members • of the: Luckniw High
,.w
School and _Public School teach
ing •staffs;, ave been'. offered Wan:- dancing:` and piping"is •also ;on the
• ket Salary increases of 10 r. ' ram .and• which '
,been,: Y $ 0 each. P shot4d have• :.
The "roi ont�i Police Department
is being personally contacted',. by•'
H: S. Laver'y,' with: a View to ob7:
'tai,ning some athletic erformers
P .
for, the' afternoon .show. . Scotch
W.ord'' has ';b' ,. received . here
Sam Niehol
'At 'the;' first"-o1'the week 'three a 'speci:al'appeal; to the:.old :boys
and• girls "A: Huron vs. Bruce•,tug
s h of war has also:_ be
g r had
en suggested;
as, well as a_softball toui'::nai.nent
The' night performance •' a's.` .re
•P
J�oiins Silverwood Staff viously mentio•
ned, iS to be work-
.
of the death of.
son,
•who:.p,assed .away in Moose .Jaw
Hospital op' Friday.' ' The, funeral
•was held:';in. Nlgose.-.Ja on. Sun-
w
day.
Mr. Nicholson a native; of''Kin-
'
in-
'.loss• `n, h` *d ll k
wns , ip an we nown
ere, . ad been, 'in' ` failing health
fo t M Ni
'was formerly Annie Hughes.
h'
r some, time.
rs.; clfolsor
d=
•
• t1n cc. pQllrn .•'subdivisions'•COMIN ,
Crawfor ' . g"in •• iia EV�l�1T$ '
d and` Sandra Crawfoi d;, .Lucknow 'In adrlrtron more th
ANNIVERSARY .,SERVICES
Manion MCTavis�•i .and Margare seventy n m i
Y a es will °}Se added
• McTavish.
Three'.part c} orus—No • 3; blur
Girl's solo, 10. and under -Bes-
sie. Reavie, Laurine McNai.n; Jan-•.
•• ice ' Crawf
oi•d .(tie).:.
Lrnson .chorus;:-' b err Na. 7
li;inl S,.
P ,
o,s (2nd Con.), No,. '9 Huron,
No: l'"Hu•ron.,:and No 13 Huron.
(lie).
• Boy's solo, • 10 'arid . under`.'.=J,
•Houston, Leonard • Clark, Eldon
-'Huiriphreys ',• (tie), :Donald Mac -
Charles.
Duet 11 and .under — Norma
Dunlop and'.June Cern ish:Evel :Evelyn
Y
.McTavish and Mildred An�gei.
• Lois lfuniphrey :and: Stephanie
Crawfor d.
'Girl's �solo,•11 `and :cover.. -Kath-
'er
Ketcha'baw; .Laura Blackett,..
Lois• Rumplii•ey and ,Mildred An-
ger : (tie).
Double'tr'io-
,No. 11 '.Hui ons, No.
13 Huron, No. 1 Huron: •
Boy's solo, .11-'and,over •- •Jack
England, Ronnie. Irwin, Harold
McGillivi# `'
aY��
Trio; aper_ -••--No. `11 Huron, No.,
l . Huron, •
SCOUT OFFICIAL HERE:. •
Ir: IL C: Firth,
r h, Boy., . SCotit'
`,field commissi
gnei' for Western
Ontario • wras .in town • last• week
contacting .Rev, • R A.. Josel_ n. '
Who' . had ben' 'acting as • scout-:
master and nyeanbers of the a local
e4', to see what might 'be'.
dorie.here to'in. •.
crease interest m
scouting }• ;
:No aroo e,.:
pis; tuhctioning here at
present, but Rev, J .
suredoselyn has as=
his •contintied• active ' ar-
ticipation i"n' S`co id
• than utiing, provided
are others who will•actively
ifst st him arid t
selves :sthe 'boys them-
selves an. . • interest in. - the
mo �emeitt . .
in
aicord inc;: w th the municipal re-
.
upward t5 2Q0 name"s that'.. will:.
.be added �'tcr ,.`tle ..lists local
. y
HONORED, PRI
OR
TO LEAV�I NG. H ERE:
vision last` Fall, making ,in 'all
Mrs. Conrad Decker, -a highly..
respected resident of: `the village.
: for• 'f rty .$'ears,; •lcft:;the erid of.
the ' week f,�i . I{itchenei` where
•''ler son Sydney .. resides.:: Mrs:
,Decker .recently sold. her:home in
Y,.
the illage, and. ten, days ago'.heldf.
a very successful sale. of, house-
hold effects. '•
A mernbt�r . of .the "United
Church, Mrs.' :Decker • has been
part culai ly,' ac't � t� 1t1:'t•.he�k:
of the 'W.M.S:, ' and.:had se'i•' d
f•
or 'sonic as i''esident; " I
.recogniti r• valued services
•
•tirnc�
on of he
she' twwas, presented- •witl ' a Lite
Mernbr i slirp by the .Society,
Beior.e. her departur•e trieiidti
and neighbors gathered. to 'pie-
sent Mr's:' Decker with a•r•eme -
n -
bran '�e and: the follow•i:n r a dresti,
4 � S1.
Dear Mi•s. Decker ,
We •yii.ir ii feud's and ',�i yhbors
. r� t;
have athe�red .here this afternoon •
to say "Good. B,yc" to:is true
friend and kind .neighbor, tilt rays
Wining. to lend.. 'a helping hand
both in church work Or•;;any place
teachers had.: accepted; : the ,new
Contracts and no` resi 'nat'•on
been received. '
Harold 'Ritch'ie•'his joined. the ed ouf by The Clansmen.;
It is r
Silverwood staff, ane#'. corn-
.
P oPosed, to holo a �Suantla .
Y
local
menced his duties on,;.MondayHe
has closed his .barber : 'business
night band' concert in the park,
possibly; a. • massed • choir:
le• ding „i s:s
support, .and'
f
e
at
uxing
1,chfrmer::L,ucna1
notedvocalistsasCarieron Ged
les and .CarrickDouglas.`:•
'hwch he has offered for Sale.
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LOCAL CO=OP A VE
FO.R .STORE. 'MANAGER
South -' Kinloss ' , Presbyterian'
..Y, an `,
' • The Lucknow.•Distr.ict Co -O er
Church anniversary services will ,} • P
at
N
will
be ':held on. Sunday, ;May •30th,:: atwe, Ine.,. is currently advertis:
11 a:'m. and 7 30 p:m The :' vest ing ;or an • experienced ''man, to
speaker -w:11 be Rev. John' Har- .operate ° the , grocery. ,business•
•Local 'and district .churches are
expected ' to ,: have• :old boys
cif
_ py the pulpits again:• and'•the,
suggestion • was.. advanced that
possibly.' The Le on might, ar
g. g .
hick th
e Co-Ophas. r
wick of'-'Teeswatei . Special`' m.usie : �'purchased
range to.. hold, their annual' decor
by the . choir .. from Donald J.. •McCharles.
.
• • The: transaction .goes .into 'ef-
PLAV .& DANCE:. feet ' at' the ••end.. of :June I i -
t s.in
;Aunt Cindy:>Clearis Up" a riot
to led to continue - the 'grocery
;of. laughs .in three acts :will; be
• bu�ines
presented, 'in. the To n. ,+.. Possibly on,a selh-serve
w -.Hall, basis ass well' as to° !add, other
Lucknow, Wednesday, May'''26th, .
farm commodities: in Which th,�e
•
'bye St. Genrge's'.:A'.1'.P.A: of liar- ' . •.
listen, : under Agricultural. Society Co -Operative specializes,
•
•,auspices Dance afte'r:'.;.Farrier's
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• PLAN.BLEACHER`
DANCING'„MAY 24th <.
SEA`r' '`I
S .N • .• P.ARK
'rIu. Lucknow Auxiliary •.tci the , • • • •
Canadian 'Le ro `is. sponsoring a
• i g .n P g
•'Members Of .the' Lucknow Leggy
dance in the Town • Hall,'Luck-
ion; . the Agricultural .Socie•ty : and
no��� .- Monday;,`, 'May' : �
M 24th Pro- •
Y.
r
he
'Till:.
t ....age Council conferred last,
reeds in aid:of Recreational 'Cen-.I ',eek
tie. •Fai:r i`er's • orche�s tra. ' `Adriiis- �;
atthe 'Caledoz-4mi '•' Park.
K here th,e••Legi,gn plans to` install
iron ..50c. Lunch counter' ' home • ,,
e ' floodlighting for night softball. •
made pies: Prize for�the. first• lady
and gent on, the floor dancing, The con fereriee had to do chief-
ly with:..the location of the. dao:
" _ ' Mond .and the• i t i.
PhEKABOd, PENNY e. lights in, reSpect,
"• .Carne `to'' .Whitechurch •Com-, to other.activities in the'
Park,
:munity 111,errioi•ial Halt.and'laugh acrd'the 'future piobabiliityof.con-
structin a "
g race track.
m, tery "'play; Friday, .May: 21st.': ••L
at 8.30, produced by • Port' Albert . The egi'an had originally pIarr�
l7 •a section of the ark
S ti al Qlub. Admission 50c, child-: ned to seatP
r;en 25r, 'A laugh • evei,y minute. ,hili' to complete, this natural
D,anee .after to music by Garnet grandstand. However,.to provide
Farrie�i•'s orchestra, Lunch . coun-sufficient depth `. for
p a. race track
ter, F c ybo.dy' .welcome: at the base 'oN the: hill, it was.
MUSIC. FESTIVAL, decided that the diamond should
in • tucknow
Town =Hail;, ' on.. be moved'about sixty feet to the'.'
Thursday.` May 20th'. at 8 p.m: north • to permit the south side
Pupils of. .Luch ow Publ.ic�school of• the track sufficient c'learan'ce
rn vari.ous' •classes Will' compete :bctwe4.n the hill.and the
with • the . v'triners of the' schools diamsary
It was then considered .necessar�"
c f �Culros:�. Kinloss Wand . part of' ' Y
.tui•an 'I'ci,wnshi s, :Miss • 'Emily to abandon'the hi114seating platy,:
I and•it; is proposed to build bleach -
Tedd
•and Mi•S. ,:Viae Skilling
Mayon, ousttincl%ng Music clue, t= .cr seats along 'the first'base, and
).rs from 'Toronto will adjudicate, third 'base dines, .: ••
Public v'ortlially invited to at- The floodlighting ';pole's . Were`
tend` this festival., Admission 25c, delivered last week, and the Fits=
Schools under supervision of t7. 'ect willget underway:- p
C,'1'r•uliind', It.NI`,T. J .without
delay, .4.
ation ,service that afternoon.:
The Cornmitteewill meet again
next Monday` evening and will
; ,meet weekly,' , if need be,'•until .
all plans.,' are 'definitely made:
r.:
The' concessions . committee re-
poi•ted applications"• for ...booths
have been, received'. from. the' Wo-
men's Institute and from`:an ottt
side organization.: It is exp �a ted
,that' church groups mill undetak:
e.
the serving Of . meals.
• Billeting `will be . a. big' problem
and a house-to-house • canvass ,
seems , .
essential. to determine what''
archestr a..
at "Peekaboot, Penny"''. three -act
where you f elt, your sertiices were
needed, You will be. rr'ri;s ed great-
ly from' our midst but, v `feel
y otn t n i .
%that. our 1osw will:: be .scrmeoiie
else's ',gain;.: We 'hope: ;that you
will ccinye back often' -to visit us.
and `,i, assure vo that tIler•e. will I
c x
always be an open dodr'.
On behalf •of your 'friends we r
wish you to accept.'this small r.e-
membranee which I know you.
will carry' with you where err•you
go.
,accomod'ation will be available.
Old:' boys aid;giris_.who plan to'
return,. . are Q requested • to inform
the local. committee of their„needs
In ' this: regard,.
Purchase Siackhorse. Property
Mr, and Mi•s. 'W. J. Powers, of
Pike Bay' have purchased the fine
fraine home-: and three . acres of
land at. Blackhorse from Ed .H
iison, The'new ••owners: get in-.
Mediate• possession. The Sale was
made through • ;'Otto Johann of
Owen
TWO' TEACHERS RESIGN
• The, Ashfield School 'Area
Board thas:to date .received' 'resig-
nations 'from two members of the
Area teaching. staff; Miss Lorraine
1'ergusona n d Miss Margaret
Cameron: •Miss Fergdsotr, teaches
at Lochalsh and Miss 'Cameron
at Hemlock' City school on CtnW
12, Ashfield',..:
gppIic'ations advertised-: for in ..
a .city .daily 'brought but one re.
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