The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-05-24, Page 1Percival . and`; Emily. Stewart
Prest, well-known . and , highly.;
respected , • pioneer? residents • of
the Niagara Peninsula.
He attended Stamford Public
and High Schools. On completing
his matriculation at• the age .of
sixteen .: he entered• e o son s
duction in local rate charges
Was recently authorized. Any
further reduction; it was pointed
out, would depend on the anal-
ysis of the 1943 operation of.the. Victory Garden Prizes
local ..system ,and 'whip analysis th M 1 At • a xrieeting of
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.LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24th, 194.4 •
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EIGHT PAGES
HEAR HYDRA RATR•�
EXPLANATION. •
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• Representatives of. the •Hydro
Electric Power Commission . of
Ontario, who attended • a public
meeting here on .Thu'rsday •night,
• when' hydro rates were discussed;
held out.little hope of this :muni
cipality .receiving any very $ub
stantial. rate reductions : in the
immediate future. `A small • re-
GRADUATED ON. FRIDAY •
1Vlrss Ileen Ca -dell, daughter
of -Mr. and; Mr i� yrfl Campbell•
of, Ashfield, was a: member of the
graduating, class of Si. Mary„s,
Hospital, Kitchener, ,which re-
ceived
e ceived their diplopias at gradua-
tion ecercises held in that city on
Friday. Il"een wi11 'Complete her. '
training early in September..
"`Among those .attending the
graduation were her parents, her,
sisters , Ina» Of St. Marys, Grace
and Louise of Lucknow: and her
brother Harry, of Ashfield'.
MOURN r DEATH OF1.
• MRS. W. J. LITTLE
PASSED
AWAY ON SUNDAY••
MR.. V. N. PREST ° '
The .death of a beloved°,,resi-&
The tragic death.of Mr: V. N. dent, Mrs. W: `J. Little, occurred
Prest, . manager of the Lucknow at her: home here on Sunday • She
Branch' of the ` $a'nk of • Montreal, had been seriously ;ill, for a• time
brought p ofound, sorrow to. this 'and for several days no hope was
comniunit • last week. held for.her, recovery. Mrs. Little
Vincent Norman' Prest 'was was formerly. Amelia M. Whitely..
born. on June 2nd, 1888,,in Stain- A private, funeral service is
:being: held at, her. late . residence'
this afternoon- (Wednesday'): with
interment. in Greenhill Cerhetery..
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ford, :the youngest' sort of the late.
Fair Board Offers'$30. In
Cancelled Stamps Are
Valued Highly Overseas
Cancelled postage stamps have
a definite • value in England, and.
teachers and students in this dis-
trict,. and anyone else for that
Matter, are urged to` save them.
In clipping the stamps . it is im-
portant that • .at ,least a, quarter
inch' margin of 'the' envelope he
left., .These starrips • should be left
at Hollyir�an's Bakery.
In , acknowledgment of a., re-
cent shipment sent • to England,
the following . letter• has:been .'re-
ceived from the General Secret-
ary.
ecret-
ary..'of (The .Brotherhood of St.
Andrew: '
13th April, 1944.
Dear Mrs. Millman:
The very fine parcel, of can-
celled ;postage, stamps you, so
kindly mailed to me.: on Febru-
ary 1st has lust come to hand' and
I� want” you"to know" MOW very'
grateful we'" are to you and your
friends'for this most helpful con,
tribution to our funds—for the
stamps will realize a substantial
sure of Money ,anal this :in, turn
will .enable us • to ' continue "our actively engaged,in, the intro-
work unimpaired'. through vivant duction of t baccn „growing. into,,
of resoutces ':is- partinularly. Norfolk County. .
considerate and generous of you From Caiirtland. he: was trans -
to assist us in this way and we 'fend'; to Ailsa Craig where ' he
appreciate your thouglitfulne�i
very .sincerely. The demand for
Stamps is still `brisk -stamp -col-
lecting' is. a popular . hobby here
these days and we can` dispose of
.every stamp we .can lay ...hands
on—in fact your box has already' Association and . active in all'
been sorted into values and con- community 'enterprises.. •,
ditions and the ` contents are now
on their way . to one of .our reg- i 1VIr. Prost came to Lucknow as
ular buyers, leaving us with al
number of orders still' to fill!
The presence of so many sons
of :Canada with us in ,England is
a great encouragement to us 'all
and we hope it .will not be long
before they are on . their way
home again in -peace.
• Meanwhile we are diking our
utmost,,:within the restri'cted-1im'-
its of our life today, to make
their' stay here -Memorably hap-
!py—they are truly a, fine lot of
fellows. • .
With every kind wish and a-
gain many thanks far your val-
uable 'help,. ;
Yours very sincerely;
Reg. G. Arkcoll.
the
• will not Ibe completed until well directors.
'intothe 'sutnmer. If the local B k St Thomas Ontario the Lucknow Agricultural
system shows a sufficient opera -
t ng profit . by this analysis, a
further small- reduction. per horse
power, may, be expected.
The ' meeting, was presided over
by Reeve J. W. Joynt; who ,retro
• ciuced and'welcomed: Hydro; rep-
resentatives, Mr,' T. C. James and
My.: D. Flannery, also • Mr.'John
Hanna, M.P.P. for ..Huron -Bruce.
Before the .. meeting concluded
Mr'. • Hanna .. was called on,'and
pointed out that he :would be glad
to accompany any 'delegation `to
,, Queen's Park, ,,to take up the'
matter with. the Minister, Mr.
George Chanes, and gave, the as-
surance • that the deputation
would �N receive every consider a-
• 'tion. Its a good idea to 'tell. the
Ministe*k what moil expect, he
• In opening the meeting, . Mr.
Joynt ' briefly;0 reviewed . hydro
'matters -here, 9pointing out the
improved service and ; : the trey
mendous increase in:consumption
as well as . the fact that the local''
, system had this,:year wiped out
its indebtedness to •-the-
He then 'calle$ on the various
power users in 'town, 'to have
them lay their case before
Messrs. James and 'Flannery, in
Seeking more uniform rates in
• ' cornparisoii .with other neighbor-
ing. municipalities, one argument i
being that we should not be pen-
alized because of our ,-location at
the end .of the line.The answers
must be economical not technical,
was the opinion expressed by one
power user. '
Mr. James: pointed' out that
Hydro was • founded and •still op-
erates on the .principal of "power
at :cost". 'The syltem operates
under legislation and the Power
Commission Act states it rust be
-sold at cost. •
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James• reviewed hydro con-
stunption growth and reductions"
in charges, since . the system was'
established . here in 1921. t'he
original load was ,39 horse power
at a; cost of. $•100 per •H:P. by'
1943 corisuinption had increased'
to 3.49 H.P. at $41.00.
During these years, he • pointed
Out that, power• users have re-
- ceived nine reductions. front $65.
per H.P. to , a . base rate in 1942
-`.t.. of $35.00. Effective May 1st of
\ this year the power . rate • was
reduced' ' to $33.00. This was
authorized because of . a $1000.
lurplus in 1942. "When the' 1943
analysis is made, if there is still
a surplus,'The Commission will
consider' further rate reductions".
Mr. James, said. The.Commission
is powerless to act unless re
ductions are earned by surplus
earnings, he added:
, ML .Jaynes pointed out that the
tcfirst progressive step in unifying
i ates,. was• bringing -down .,;.the
charge per horse power to $45.00
;o all municipalitt$es•'paying More
than that. It is the privilege of
the Legislature to aniefrd 'the act,
and when the majority -of people
in the Province fa' or uniform
rates, you'll get it,'but• not While
you are in .the minority he con-
tended. But uniform rates to' local
. commissions do not. mean un.i
form . resale rates to• .users. Mr.
• James regale
this by compar-
txr,ii;,1„ an 0-ixref :$01371,0
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET FRIDAY
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The father and son banquet
held in the •. United Church on.'
Friday ,evening `under the S1304-.. ..
sorship of the •Andrew -haddock-.•
group .of the ' Wop en's Associa
tion, proved to be a pleasant • ev,
ening of fraternizing for the:dads:; -
apd lads, with mach worthwhile
direction and advice; given fath-- =?
ors - and ' sons byy• the various
speakers. •' '
Following a delicious and boun-
tiful . supper, music was supplied, ,.
by. Dr. James Little and Rexford
Ostrander, Rev. J. W. Stewart
acted as chairman • and the Nat-
Bank
at- . .
an : at• . of'ional:Anthemn was sung in : re -
From there he was transferred Society on Friday evening it was sponse to a toast to The, King,
or ar= with George Crispin at the ,piano.,
to Montreal where he served for
eight years in various branches
and Head .Office..
• • Mr. Prest was prominent, .in
athletics,- was an active member
of the Montreal Amateur Athletic
Association, being•outstanding in
swimming, track ' and wrestling,
once taking part in a command
performance . for the . Governor-
General. He was also an . excellent
marksman.
After his appointtrient • as ac-
countant` 'at Kingsville; he mar-
ried Miss Carie Evelyn Boright
of .Montreal and Sutton.. Quebec.
During his stay in' Kingsville,. he
completed his studies and obtain -
his F.C.B.A. degree with high
honcirs from Queenhs University.
At 31 :he was appointed` manager
of" the•• CQii.r'tlarid' "bran if-tir "the Table • Supplies, includes ....M.iss
'Mo son's, Bank; being • one of the Jean Lygons, Mrs.. R: G. Martin,
youngest managers in the seri : Mrs. F.. G ,Todd, Mrs:. George
vice., . -4 Kennedy. They . were granted a
Mr. Prost was one of the earli-$20.00 increase in prize money
est advocates of, and Was, later.
decided -to'sponsor a Victory Gar-
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den Competition, . open to all res-
idents of the•Village_and..the four
townships. ' of Ashfield,.aWest Wa-
wanosh, Kinloss' and Huron.
Prize money of $30.00, divided
$10,. '$8, $6, $4 , and $2 will, be
awarded. Gardens will. be judged
and entrants will be requiredto
exhibit a display of .produce from
their garden ,at the Fair, . • '
The Board decided ori : a num-
ber of changes arid additions to
the prize list with `prize money
increased for some sections. Some
of these •revisions were'made at
the :meeting and in other cases
committeeswere appointed to re-'.
vise certain classes.,.,
The committee.' to revise the
Ladies Department and Dairy &
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remained 'a year , and a, . half, go-
;ing from • there to Elora, where The death 'occurred'. in Walk=
he was able to find time to be erten Hospital. on Monday of Mrs.
chairman ''of the School . Board;; George Swan;'. • formerly.Sarah.
warden of. - St ;John's Anglican Cook, in, her 88th year.The fun -
church, president of the Hockey ; eral service is being held today
(Wednesday)` at the hoine of -her
son, George Swan . of Lucknow,
at two o'clock with interment in
Greenhill Cemetery. ,:
manager of the Bank' � of • Mon- . .
treal• on January 4th, 1937. Dur- '
ing his stay in Lucknow he was WARR FIVE' RED '
Vestry. Clerk of St. Peter's church. CROSS. DONATIONS
and treasurer of the local , Red
The ,toast tothe fathers was ;
.proposed by ' Allan .McKimand
was replied to by Mr. W.- B: 'An-
derson, in which • he recornmen-
ded . a closer relationship '• with,
and understanding " of, our sons.
It, is up to the fathers to. live : as
we should: and as we would like
our sons . to live, . he said..
Mr. Harvey . Treleaven propos-
ed the toastto the sons and Geo.
Crispin replied; stating the boys
of. today have, more opportunities
and. a better Chance . than' did -
their fathers; and ' gave the as -1
surauce ;they woulddotheir level
best . to live lip: to their respon
sibilities.
The . • toast to • the church was
proposed by Mr.. Wrn. Murdie, in
stressed; that .'it was
the greatest of institutions' and
built on a isolid. foundation.
The response •was made: by the
'guest speaker : of the evening',
for these ;classes. Rev: R: N Stewart of Teeswater.,
Austin, Martin was appointed The . speaker said he 'was not one _
as a, .canvasser along • with, W.•:S. of, those who believed the young
McGuire. people . were 'going . to the dogs,
AGEIf LADY PASSED
• but these .are grave days :•and
here never was • a time when
AWAY ON MONDAY, evils were more accessible or in
a: more.attractive garb: . ' We
preach to our young people, but
too 'often practise to the • con-, . '
trary. We must give leadership.
If young people turn innocent
parties into drinking parties What"
of the•older people of prominence
who can't have their parties.
without cocktails; without bring-
ing the .wine cellar to the :dining ,
•room, he asked..
He urged the parents to hold
-high the torch of life and pass
it on,to our children, as' a noble
Ward Five, Huron. Township
Cross :Brandi. ; ' gift, and 'give them an upbring-
donations for four Months are . as:
During the- last j few years a jing so 'that nothing will •cause
follows: Mrs. Warren Lever, -1
series of severe illnesses and in- them to lower the torch. To do
,quilt; Mrs. Melvin Coiling, 3 00
creased business activities forced q g less than our' best is to handicgap
Mrs. Oliver MacCharles, 7 yards
him to give up fishing,bowling,our children. We 'owe it to . thorn.
broadcloth; Mrs. Jack MacIntosh',
shooting and golf, his . favorite to be clean, upright and tempor-
pastiimes. The •loss. -of . his..second 1 quilt and 1 quilt top; Mr's. •Cecil ate ih all. things; to give them a
'Robb 1 •' quilt lining; Mrs. 'Wat-
son, -,Sgt. Pilot William Henry worthy example and point them
son; 1 quilt lining; Mrs. J. H.
'(Harry) in a plane crash at to Christ, Mr. Stewart concluded.
RiVel s, Manitoba, February 25, J acDonald, 1 quilt lining; Mrs. p:
� The. toasts ,were' inters ersed
1941 was a severe blow to hire.
Mr. Prest was a Mason, a For-.
ester and•'a `prominent Anglican
having served as warden in var'-
ious churches for over 20 years.
.He 'is survived by his widow,
and three children; John of New
Toronto, Katherine' at University.
and Stanley at home. Also sur-
viving are one sister and five
brothers.
Service was. held in. St. Peter's
Anglican Church, . Lucknow, on
•Friday` morning gat .eleven o'clock
when Rev: J: • W. Donaldson paid
high tribute to Mr. Prest as. his
rector and friend. He was honor-
able, conscientious and devoted
to his ' work with no thought of
self. He was a home loving man
and most devoted to his family
John MacCharles, 2..quil
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Have Chance To. Attend
Red Wings Hockey School
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Lucknow's famed Chin , line,
Bill, Albert and George, . are
booked' to attend.the 'Detroit •'Red
Wings hockey school for two
weeks in October.
A *Detrotrt talent scout •Was in
town on Monday, when he made
arrangements for the boySrto at-
tend this 'school in the fall,;if
they' so desire. •• .
sells power to its industries .at
$17.00 and Walkerton at. $28.00
Per . H.P. This is •due• to, local
conditions and the opportunities
Owen Sound has to resell the
same «power' to a greater number
of intermittent users, he said.
".It is absolutely impossible to
set rates that make a 'loss, for
who is . going to 'pay the : loss?
That: the cost of hydro must not
be 'a burden on the ratepayers
as o e 'of t cardinal points
Mr. -.Fairies-'conclude ' .
sante for hydro, but Owen 'Sound
said Mr. Donaldson. Choosing as
his . text, ."Come unto Me : all ye
that 'labor and are heavy laden &
I will- give, you- rest". Rev. Don-
aldson , gave a most comforting,
message to the bereaved. He was
assist d in the service by 'Rev.
J. W. Stewart, Rev.. H. P. Dann
and Rev.. C. H. MacDonald.
Pallbearers. were. Russell Roby
ertson, T. W. Smithy K..C. Mur -
die, W A.. Porteous, • Durnin
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t ,tops,, with the following 'musical .num-
Mrs. John Ross and Miss Bender- bers: solo by Everetf'Lane; piano
son,' 1 quilt; Upper 4th Quilting instrumental_ by Wilfred Black;
Group donated $13.00 for over- saxaphone numbers by • Ross
seas, boxes; Lower 4th Quilting Henderson . and Harold Taylor,
Group donated $35.35 for over- with'piano , . a ccompaniinent by
seas boxes; Dramatic Society .do-' Lillian Carruthers; vocal trio 'by
nated x$0.00 to, Red Eldon Henderson,' Harold Allin
and George Joynt. and a solo
by Alex -McNay, with Mrs.' J. W.
Jovnt (presiding at the piano.
0 Dr. W. V. Johnston was called
on • for ' impromptu remarks, and
a vote of thanks. vas. tendered
the ladies res onsible tor, provid- - _
ing such a splendid ,evening.,-
.Cross.
WILL 'HEARING
DRAWS TO :CLOSE
In progress more than •a week..
the action to upset the will of
the Late Alexander MacKenzie
is drawing to a close. The case
opened ori Monday . of last week,
adjourned Friday afternoon and
was resumed. on Monday of .this
week whenthe last five of many
witnesses were called to the
stand. '
The summation of the case by
counsel was . scheduled to•-''-pro-
•ceed when ,court opened on
Tuesday:
Stamford,' • near' 'Niagara ..Falls;
where a • private service was , heal
on Saturday at the old family
residence "The .Woodlands", fol-
lowed by a public service at .the
Church of St. John the .Evange
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DEATH ''CLAIMED .KINTAIL
RESIDENT ON THURSDAY:
The death of Mary MacLeod
occurred at her . home at Kintail .
on Thursday, May 18th The fun- '
eral service 'was held at her late
residence on Monday with inter-
ment in Kihtail Cemetery.
• Miss MacLeod, was a daughter
of the late Margaret . MacDonald
and Duncan MacLeod. Surviving
are two brothers, John and Mur-
doch of I(irtail and twwro sisters,
(Sara) Mrs. Will...Allan; 'Cam kb--
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ch--_i , and ._(Flora) .._Mrs.
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