The Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-05-27, Page 2t{
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KIN L O U,GI-. ,
Mr '&. Mrs.MM ton Walsh spent
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Tuesday in London.
Miss Evelyn McLean of London,
was home with her mother for a
few days.
•Deepest sympathy is extended
to .Mrs. John Johnstone and her
family in the loss of her husband
the ' lateohna Johnstone ��home on
hw
ho
passed away. at • ,
Thursday afternoon. ,
..Mr. and Mrs.. Cliff Borthwick of
St.. Catherin
es visited 'over the
holiday with t4eit 'parents, Mr,
and
Mrs. J neo Hodgins and Mr.
. a�rn
and Mrs.' A, Borthwick.. '
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The Ekpiorer croup met: at the
Presbyterian; church on. Saturday,
• •May 22nd, -with an attendance of
seven merhhers : and. two visitors;
:the the ••usual 'opening' exer
cises ` pians were discussed . for a
bazaar and . the remainder of the
meeting was spent in working.:
• The password for the neitt meet
ing is the name of a' book in the
New Testament.: "The 'next meet-
ing is to be held 'at the home of
'Mrs. Perry ,Hodgins on June. 12.
The Upper Canada Bible Soc
iety will hold; a. hieeting•in the'
Presbyterian church on June 3rd
• at,8 o'clock. ..
THE LUCKNOW .SENTINEL, LUCKNOW ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 27th, 19411
Miss Veronica. Murray :of Lon-
don visited recently with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Murray.
• Congratulations to the pupils
and teacher 9f our school for re-
ceiving high -honors at the :music
festival 'held, at Ripley on Thurs-
day, also to the pupils and tea-"
cher of S,S. No, 3. These schools
are under ' the direction' of Mr.
R. C. Ireland.
Mr, and . Mrs P. A. Mtirray had
as their .guests ' over the week
end Mr and Mrs. B.. Sageion and
daughter Margaret of Sarnia .and
Miss 'Margaret Murray of Mon-
treal. .. •
We extend sympathy to* •the
family of : the late' Daniel ,,Mur
gray who passed away; at his :home
in Walkerton.... •
Mrs. D. .Thorripson of Stratford.
`.spent the •; week -end .'with • her
fahter, Mr, A, E. Haldenby.
Iylr•,.: and Mrs. T. J. Anderson
of 'Lucknow and Mr.. and. Mrs.
Charles Pierce of Brantford spent
Sunday .With Mr. • and. Mrs. Chas.
•Hodgins. •
the'
Rutter of Belleville spent
the week -end with her son, , •Mr.
Tom Brown,
Mr. and.: Mrs. Art Haldenby,
Marjorie and 'Shirley and •Mr.
and Mrs, 'Roy Culley of Toronto,
Mr.. Harry Haldenby anti, .son
Jimmy ' of the Soo visited over
the holiday with the Haldenby'
families,.
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Mr,jand Mrs. Wilbert Haldenby
arid . David of . 'Toronto visited:
over the week-endwith relatives'
here. °, .
Mr. and Mrs, Clayton Nicholson;.
and family of Sarnia visited 'en
1 Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Nicholson. •
Mrs. John Lape isgvisiting with
'Mr. and Mrs. A: Phillips at Wel-
land. . • .
Miss Winnie Percy of Tillson
•burg is visiting with ' her moth
er; °Mrs. Wm.. Percy
Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Percy and,
Miss Mary • Percy were 'recent`
visitors with relatives here.
' Mr. and Mrs. John Hockley of
Toronto were`Tweek-end 'guests. of
Mr. and Mrs, Ed.Schaeffer-and
also visited with Mr: and Mrs:
Andy Scott of . Tiverton.
The next meeting of the H W.I:
will be; at• the home of Mrs, Chas.
Hodgins on Thursday afternoon,
June ' 3rd. Convener, Mrs. Tom
Hodgins; assistant, Mrs. Bert' Mc-
Lean . topic, historical research;
'Motto; history of churches a n d
schools; roll call, ways of mak-
ing money; lunch, Mrs. C. Hod:-
gins,
od-gins, Mrs. Jim Boyle, Mrs. ,P.: A.
Murray.
ectors
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As. it may not. be .possiblefor me to see
you.'all .personally before Nfoiiday,' June 7th; 'I
take'' this':means of• requesting , your support
during this `Provincial election' campaign:
For . the •ever;increasing- measure of confi
dence ..you ' have • placed in me; 'I am .most sin= ..'
cerely 'grateful. In', again appealing for your
Support,I 'can 'only • promise, to continue to'
serve '• you individually. and • •collectively, re'-
gardless ,of :'your political affiliations:
As your Memb er: of• the Ontario Legislature
for the past five years, •I found it took.'Some
considerable time to acquaint. myself' with the
-:different departrnents the hitario Legis- `
lature, such', as: ,
Agric'u1tuX e'
'Edtication'.
Health
Highways
Hydro
• '• Labor
I am also greatly ,interested . in Community
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Services in the Riding'.of,Huron-Bruce, such as,:.
Rural. Fairs ,Plowing Matches..
• ,Public Health' Services •' ,.•Crop'• Iinprolrement ••
Junior; Farmers` Clubs Free Libraries
• The Drew Government has saved the ;tax-
payers •a great deal:of rri neZ,, as is shown by"
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the" following 'accurate 'figures:•
• • 1942-43-.
942 43 'x' . • 1947-48 :.I
Wingham received . '. . , : $4,063 $37��786
.Blyth :. , ... 1,374 • 4,370*,
Brussels:. '; ' 2,182 11.;682
"•224 3.963
As field .1 3 .. 4,
Colborne ,
Lands 8i. Forest's
Grey:
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Municipal :Affairs.:' 4 Howick ';
Planning' & Development Huron
Public Welfare Culross
•.Public Works .Ki?p••,•oss.
Travel &" .Publicity , Carrick
and many others
To the :,people of this ,Constituency . who,
.Supported ' me : in' the , past, I. •• would • like to
mention, at this•time, a few of the :iimportant
progressive :achievementswhich have 'taken.
•place in' the :Riding. of -Huron-Bruce,' which. I
. believe 'have . benefitted all of ,you such: as,
• Highway No. ' 4 • throrigh Wingham, Tees
• water.. and to .Durham Highway.'
• Highways Nos. 8d and .87'through Wing -
ham, •Blutevale' arid. Wroxeter. '
' Highway , No. 86 t .roughi,•.Amberley, .Loch-
• alsh and• Lucknow.`
The completion of the -Bluewater Highway,,
"torn Pb'rt Albert 'through Amber -ley • to , Kin-
cardlne. ,' • . , • . M
Assistance::given by Ontario • Government
'O'AOA'•• 4A 'OOA•
72: :�w• , , 9,630,; ........ 36,006.7.
48,716 47,718
x4.11,668.: 33;719'..
.', 8;487 ` 45;,968`
• 6,032' 16,551;
13,179-• .33,994
In .the five years. facing us, this Provinces'
and the farmers .of. this Province'' Will :.enjoy
new : items • of . farm' machinery, electrical ap
pliances 'and ,ideas,.which will make lifemore
Pleasant: It will be. a forward: step:4o vote' for ;
.John :Hanna; • on June. 7th, who• has also, ''rep-
resented nted the Towri of Win hash as a or for
e e - ,g ..M Y
y ars, .an w. o .consi ers it• his 1'first duty
to serve his constituents,• regardless of .politi-
cal affiliations.'
politi-cdlaffiliations,, •
Other importantmatters in. which I arn in,
terested,: are .the building , of more houses for
a fast grovvin.g . Ontario, reforestation fora,:.
HuropNpruce ;Fish and Game for the Tourists
and, : Sportsmen:
• I would also' like• to go on record, as being
opposed to Cq mmunism or'any ' other "isms"
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•to the new wing of the Wingham General. Ho's=••
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Which might. hamper..the future of the ylounger
generation.' . .w
pital; . Assistance given ,by the Ontario 'Gov.
• ernment to Community Centres.. of :Mi diriay,. •
13eid's Corner.s,'• Formosa; Whitechurch, 'Ford-.
..with' and others pending ; '
Rural Hydro • programmes for many' farms:,
and "villages, schools arid chiirches, which, ar.. ,{,
being completed as :quickly as possible, to make
• life more convenient for the. farmer and house-
Wife
ousev.ife in all rural communities. Thirty gangs are
operating throughout the Province of. Ontario,•
With "Rural Offices' in main centres throtighout
this' Riding
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,. Premier Drew is asking the peoplefor a
furthertenure'of office to enable' him to con -
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thine' his Government's record of achievement,
that, will bring greater .prosperity to• all; sec-
tions' of the. Province; • '
I. respectfully" suggestl •that' both for per....
formance . and promise the Drew Admin istra-
•titin deserves, your. endorsation. Please voteand
vote early. .
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'Yours faithfully,
JOHN W. HANNA.
DON'T' ;= BE OXER -CONFIDENT
E FOR
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Get Out And.
HANN
MONDAY, . JUNE 7th Pole Open` from '8 °A.M. to 7. P.M,
Committee • Rooms in Winghani, .Lucknow and 'Ripley, Wingham Phone 521
THF,'• HURON. -EDUCE: PROG•I'tESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION
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AREA WINNERS AT
HURON FESTIVAL
The seventh; annual Huron Co.
Festival • of Music was, held, in`.
Goderich on May •77th ,to: 20th.
The adjgdicators' were Mr. G. Roy
Fenwick, Director of ,Music, De-
partment of Education, Province
of Ontario • and Miss Margaret
Butler, • Royal Conservatory of
Music, Toronto,. Ontario. •
Eleven townships, participated.
The music .supervisors in these
townships are Mfrs. Wendorf, Miss
Marion L. MacDonald, Miss Doug-.
all, Miss Elaine Walsh, Mr; Ran -
rife, Mr. Sheldon •Baxter, Mr. Gill.•
ma ; Fenwick commended :the
rural ,schools for, the high stand-
ard of work they are doing, and
also: approved the , preliminary
festivals which were' held: this
year to eliminate solo entries.
The,. following awards will be
of particular interest .to . the• peo-
ple. 'of this district.
The Dungannon school won the 'stricken hehad• been chopping
shield awarded by the Goderich . wood,and had 'eaten 'a hearty
Signal -Star for 'the. double •trio Meal. shortly 'before the seizure,
class:for large rural.schools Miss
Betty . Rutledge, of Dungannon
headed her class and was, award,:
ed the ed'ucationaF scholarship of
$25 donated by the,Ahmeek Chap -
JOHN JOHNSTON 1'9 SSES•
The death of John ;JUhnston
occurred at his loin:cQr:l°Kirrl
, oss Township- ori'1'l,ur'day.IewasG8yearsofal;'. The fun.
was he'. from; til," late r'esi.
deuce 'on.ldSaturday afternoon
with interment in Giem hill cern;eral
tery. Q:. ;
OBITUARY
WILLIAM A. J'O1lINSTON ,
Mr. William A. JohhEt,,n, a, con
tinuous resident of Ashfield Twp.
for over :ninety-three yp;u•s; pass-
ed,away,at his h'omc"'un tk.je Blue:.
water Highway,' two, miles -north.,
of Kintail"'.on Saturday; May. 22.
He °had suffered a sevo.r'e• stroke
'ten• days ' previ.ous.
Until, that •trnIT Mp. Johns o
' to
was l
exeeptional.'.:alc�rt and'.
.,�' sot.,
ive. Every day found hien en..
gaged in .chores' about his farm
and he wasn't happy unless' thus
busily occupied. The day he was
ter IO.D.E, Master Billy Rivett
of Crewe school :placed )irst, in
his' Blass and will receive a silver
Medal, • He• came third'. in the
Of " stalwart' pioneer stock, ' he
Scarcely knew what. at >,4•aa to be
111 a day.
Mr; -Johnston was. huin in 4 h-,
field Township 93 years ago 'an •
March 12th, f855.' He was a son
of, the rate . Mr. • ani. Mrs. Alex
ander'Johnston, Who were among`'
the original ,'pioneer settlers in
scholarship competition for boys the Kintail district William's
eleven years and under. twin brother: survi\ es him and
• S.S.: No. I6 Ashfield (Crewe)• resides in Bellingh•tim :State of
' teed for vthird ' place in ane, two-vat.asn•ington mile
part • chorus for , small rural • "`On August 5th, l'885, Mi John
schooais' Norma Sherwood and I,ston married Margaret Johnston,:
Mary. Young of Dungannon plac daughter of the late Mr:
ed third ' in ;'•the duet class. Joan;
Rivett • placed third; Tri tki('' girl's:
vocal :solo;:. 14 years and : under.,
Noble Johnstdn_. The:ceremony..
was performed by Itev;. MOFtir- •
lane of Pine: Rives: ••''On: August
Other finalists in their respective 5th, 1945, Mr. and' Mi s, Johnston
solo classes •were Norma Sher- celebrated their '6Otli wedding an -
wood; Dungannon; .Douglas Reid, niversary, ,an: event that :was fit -
Crewe and John •Hem, g
Zion : tingly observed and i`irou ht
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tinY g
`Certificates Were . awarded. to
solo scOnteStants obtaining eighty
`mark's or more :,,Those receiving'
certificates were: Bili McCarthy,
Kingsbridge; Lois Webster, Dun-
gannon Douglas. Atthill, Port Al- helpmate, ' who w.as• hJ3t in •high•
esteem by ,all. .
The- funeral serv.ico was held
in, Ashfield Pr•esbyter'ian'Church.
on Monday; May 4th, c,anducted
by. Dr: W . Q. Rh`iad. Intei•ilaent
was in:„..Lo cihalsh..Crn,u
pallbearers were . five- grandsons'
and a • grandson -in I.r«•; .Robert,
Alex an.d•.Grant Fad rrsli; William
-each other but to•=pace ".one an, Johnston, John ;Jc hnstoo.and Geo,-
.other' along the road to' exeell- Mohcrief
• enc& Besides his aged• anal soy ro.Wing
prized •message of, wishes
from Their: Majesties, the King .:
and 'Queen, Mrs. Johnston has the.
sympathy of a 'Wide :,circle of
friends in the loss of her beloved:
bert; Ernie M.agoffin,• Zion'; Ann
MacKay, Hemlock- City and Nor
ma Pentland,'. Dungannon. •
Mr, Fenwick's 'remarks were
helpful,and encouraged those Who
took= par-t�-J1e�explained-that :sing
ing' "is a matter .of forming` good
hhabits and reminded all 'that': the
aim- of . a `festival. .is ,not ' to beat.
•• According'to some :modern`'it,
•some'people are. like ` blotters:
They; soak it• all in, but' get
all:. backwards .
• SPRING 'SHOPPING
, Last week 'rny wife she 'got ; the
' '. urge •
To; go to Winghamfor .a "day,
And:since she wears the ' overalls
No.sooner said, tiTan on our way:
So far so good, 'things went -just
swell, .
I parked .the car, what, did I see,
My wifer•and an old friend' of hers
Just -ora --a window .shopping `spree.
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•I,,.strolled along well in: the 'rear, ,
I pati.sed• to •Terri :just once .or. •
,twice, # . '. .
the nicest lady, clerk came out,
And asked''.me in, for'rri advice.
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Said ,she;, that nice new shorty
The' red` one,. don't you think its
cute?
I. felt. so flattered to be asked.
I : said,. yes, sure, it is a �beaut.•
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she,
Said •• I, ':
ve. Sold it to .you
And three new dresses,. : and
0` haven't they got chic an,
charm `
Aird' brother, you. will pay for
that. fi
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widow; •Mr•. Johnston i'ii"survived
by, .four 'daughters, ••Mrs.. David
Fairish (Annie), 1 Scram, Sask.;
Mrs: Ewart:McKeith (.Jig m), Van
couver; • Mrs.. 'Wilfred.. Farrish
'•(.Grace);. Ashfield; Mr's: , Russell
'Bissett (Jessie) Ashfield '•rand by
two sons,.:'N'obie of Luckno\;r and
William' of Ashfield.':A. sero .Alex•
predeceased h"is father,: • '`'
Also surviving ai e h s . brother
John in
the- State of.: Washington
and.'.a sister Margaret ;sit Boston;
A' brother ' and,' sister, 'Malcolm.,
and.•Jessie., predeceaseH''hitn.
.Ideas, are.little'•thio,s you think
up. 'for • somebody k(. 't� • tura
down.
°DUNOA�NNON
Miss Doris,Reed, c�iilt� daughter
•:o:f Mr: `and .Mrs. M.e.J heed 'was
tendered a rniscell<gm•�rus shower
at.' the home.: of her • enusinslINr,
and Mrs. Wilfred l .Pentland•
About 25 friends �� c:t e )resent ,
".i in pink and
,and•'a' chair decor .itc
white color. schemes was- set be -
:side a: living' room fable . laden
With: gifts. .Miss lie loll Anderson..
read: an: address; '' fir:.. 'Wilfred•
1~ wife i�'rrrnk ent '
1?entland and :viz, .
a hat,.:,land conducted cont( it'.; and' read••
• . ins were given by'N Clarence.
Dustow, Mr's. Donald 1-t,wler, Mrs.
Wilbur.gown aiid ' Mrs, ,Cecil
B1'ake. Mrs. Perntlaiiid ilV sisted eb'
Mrs. Frank •.Penth ne served i•e-'.
°freshrnents, , •
,A large 'crewrnded thti
goodwill ;dance foorel '?i
4►, and Miss•.
el+in'nzr,' ` FiadaY
nighEvtrett at the parisirh hadra L7urigan-;
non.- The couple h4tic1 : 1r;ii' horn&
on Con; 6, West 'Wav nosh, bane}
damaged ,by fire' ;�1�, >ut a mo .
a' o. Mr Alli:: read'
g rrcl=Mrster ki';
an addMrs:ressRobert to• Mr.
rfngton' and Tlic�,mli, • Webster
"made the presenta t ; 3.z. cif a purse'
of money c ontain) i;tr. t1O.
had .walked,.right into a trap
'And I" mus make the .best of it.
So down . to Hanna's store I went
and .got myself a new outfit,,
For that's. a game' .that; two' can
Andlay
o' my bank book
Wreck, ..Y
My .new spring duds have chic
4. and ch'arin
I've, got the new look, ,too,: by
heck.
Win. M. Buckingham.
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