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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-08-21, Page 1L •e .X2.00' A Yi<.AR-IN ADVANCE -50c ...#RTRA. TO .U. S.: A. r • Luekno-v-V , Oat,, . Thursday • Aug st iisti 1941 DIST RICT .MOURNS •. UNiAAN`S YO DEA1''.H .. RobertJ. Thoxnpsort, youngest. son• ..of' 3. 'and Mrs.D'M.. Thoripson , .passed away suddeily inKincardine Generai'°Hospital about two o'.c1oelf. last ' .Friday _r►z �, orniri ...following a• brief illness, the• native:Of - which' puzzled his medical.. attendants and e' h.- .a' .. s. yet• not the' cause ` af. d at ..h s; . a yet ' definitely been established.; Widely -known in : this district and ' • in other, O'ntari'o. •centres, few young niexr had the happy faculty. of mak ing-andretaining, friendships, as had- • Bob Thompson, I and his , .sudden. death brought. deep sorrow, riot only to his family and relatives, but to a wide . circle ' of intimate friends. Becoming ill MVIonday night, Bob was taken to the hospital on' Tues day, although his condition was not considered 'serious, and,, while the ' nature of the Illness puzzled' his me- •dicar', attendants, it was at a 'late 'hour Thursday night. before his con- dition. became alarming, • With ;the.. end coining very unexpectedly= -early= Friday, morning. - Bob Thompson was born in Luck-• . new twenty-eight .years ago, . He faced life with the handicap of be- ing' deaf •'and dumb, and received his educationat the Ontario School for the ..Deaf a Belli/11e,, where he was. a clever.scholar; nd where marked ability' as an athlete became. evident, and was developed. • At the Kiwanis •Ice carnivals in; ° Bellville ;Bob.- won • the I,speed skat-: ing honors in both the Senior boys and • open City classes. He 'played R. RAE NAMED CHAIRMAN OF ARENA COMMITTEE.' , The. Arena Committee met in the Office of Geo. H..$rnith' on Monday, evening; when . Robert Rae was ap pointed chairman. Changes In the' "Council Board have- resulted in changes, in the personnel of the Ar-' erre .Committee. The seven-'inari Board 'ineludes.. Robert. •Rae:' , G, H.' J Cam. bell, W. B, And..'. :thr , act . , p erten;- Jack Kilpatrick, J: ° W. Joynt. and, Austin Solomon. The •Board discussed the necess-, of •erect , a retectin barri ,icy . ing -P ._ ____ - _g cede along the north' side 'of the arena, because cars Which are park ed along there° -have 'occasioned con siderable,damage to the metal sheet-. ing; by bumping into it. In one case.. the metal has been perforate& ' •• LOCAL LADY'S BROTHER PASSES IN .:UNITED STATES Mrs.. P. M. Johnston of Lucknow` has received. 'word' of the death of her brother, . Peter James, which n kgs ,,Angeles. Mr James has for many years been a resident of Sana Barbara, California. A' son of the late Mr. arid Mrs. Wm. James, he Was. born on the 10th Concession of Kinloss; but went to the States as ,a' youth where he has since 'resided. Ile . served 'with; the American; Army ` in the Great Mr. James is survived by his wid- ow, .two sons and a daughter. He wasone of a family of eleven child ren, .and is --also -survived by • three - sisters, -Mrs.. Maud Scott of . Den - with -the Bellville 'Junior-Mackey'aver; Col,; Mr's: Joseph Wall (Ida)s Con. 14, 'Culross and .Mrs. team,.• under the coaching of "Toots" Hollowa . .' and 'after • leaving school • :played Senior O.R.A. hockey with Galt, and later tried out with the London - Tecumsehs. Bob. had morethan ordinary abil • ity 'in hockey, baseball and softball ' ' • —arid _l -dyed with true sportsmanship P, 'for many clubs in this district- He ^;+ played.• intermediate hockey with Lti n via E1 TE CRANIUMS �li�.���iri�,:: W'i.gh�a �`¢q`' ` -.. 2131W1.-141.a7Brete Lttc"ktt T`eeawa. witho'W,' ,;: wham,' -Kincardine- and- this=year�:was • `.. , playang with.; the. Hanover. Rex Sox, * t Floral tributes from numerous 'eth- letic. organizations were prominent among those that banked the casket as a last mark of esteem, to one much --beloved-by-Young..and old. Bob coached Junior baseball' and hockey ,team's :in Kincardine with considerable success, but sport was not Bob's whole life. He learned the printing trade at Bellville• and for six' years has been 'on the staff of the Kincardine, Nevus. He was also an efficient linotype operator, • and --was a conscientious and diligent worker at his. trade. Bob took part in social life as well, andwhatever his associations, his radiant person-ality and ' friendly smile overcame what would to many ,have proved'. a serious handicap. • At the funeral service en- Monday Rev. C. H. MacDonald spoke of .how .Bob had overcome his handif cap. -His -was -a -life veli-4ry .o said, that should be an inspiration to us all. 'The service was held in the Presbyterian church, following a brief service at the family residence. Rev, , MacDonald Was assisted ,by his r , - son, Rev. Douglas -MacDonald. Interment was in South Kinloss Cemetery, • the pallbearers being close associates of Bob's :in his work and sport. They were, Charles Wyse, Tommy Pollard, Eddie Sutherland, • ;,Bill McNair, Clark Finlayson and 4" • likordon Irwin.. I • • Bob is survived by his sorrowing parents and four brothers, Gordon of Edmonton, William F. of Tor- onto, Andrew of Bowmanville and Dr, Kenneth of Chicago, all of whom were home for the funeral. Johnston (Nellie) of Lucknow;' and three brothers, John and,- William-. of Colorado: and Percy of • Chicago. Predeceasing him were 'threesis- ters; Mrs ?'avid • ,ohnston, Mrs. Susan Crowdis and Mrs. Lizzie Rob- inson ' and one brother, Edward ,of Kinloss. LOCAL AIRMAN MARRIED, .:11at OTTAWA N ECEIVED' WINGS 'Thompson -Soper • A ' .retty wedding was. solerrini°zed in Christ. Chur-eh:Cathedral, Ottawa Sergt•-Observer Alex G., MacKen- zie of Lucknow was among the. class. of graduates who received •'their wng i s ' at an im ressive ceremony. at E.ingal ' Bombing and Gunnery Scheel oh Saturday afternoon. It .,:vias the; largest numb' to greddate since the Inception of the school and '1ikewiie • there "was the largest crowd o f proud relatives and on, Saturday, August the • ninth at four o'clock; when Elizabeth Max- well, daughter' of ::Mrs., John .Soper ,and the • late Mr'; Soper, become the br-.ide•. if • Mr. ;Andrew MacKenzie Thompson,: son .Of Mr, and Mrs: D. M Thompson of Lucknow. Canon Howard Clark officiated.: • Mr. ``and Mrs. .Thompson 'left for s eetator; whovi!itnessed the coir -,'a wedding cruise on the St, Law- . rence: Theywili•°resitie in: Bowman-: _ :. , f win s by•Win- .'Common -w a Perrin . o g g vilie``•where Mr. Thompson is prin.. der W. D. Van Wet,: who was, in the thick, • of the Battle of Brtain :eipal of 'the ,Public Sehual..- -- Mrs. , Thomps'on was. aformer member .of a year ago. mon s ectators were Mrs. the Bowma"nville. High- School staff. 'Among the p Wm. MacKenzie, Miss Katherine • MacKenzie, ie Frank and John Ii Mac 'LOCAL LADY HAD. - • Kenzie of Lucknow, Dr. Witl•.Mac- Kenzie Of Grosse Point, Det `ort; and H IP FRACTURED Miss. Isobel MacIntosh, Re :N: of ' Hamilton. • Miss. Marion MacPherson of Dick- ; Globe and Mail pictures of the now is in Winghatn ' Hospital with graduation included a splendid pie- a fractured hip, which she suffer - tate of Alex and his mother and ed • at :her home last Wednesday sister.,.Katheriue.. :Qa . - _ morning, . Sergi: -Observer 1VIacKenzie ' teff` Just how the accident -`occurred following the graduation' for New Brunswick where he will ¢.do coastal duties: for a month before being granted a leave to visit,at.his home'. here. • . 'Alex joined the R.C.A.F. at''Lon- don and wad -sent immediately to Brandon. Other .. points of . training during the' past few; months includ- ed Rivers, Mari", Goderich, ,Crumlin and Fingal. . '•Ernest S. Henry; of Kincardine was .among the observer graduates, MISS W- DOUGLAS CHOSEN -p M--and--there- was- one -airman from the_ !QSPITAL . SUPERINTENDENT Far East, ` Seig't.Observer William Leslie MacKay, son. of Dr. George MacKay, a Presbyterian'. missionary in Formosa,'at present • on furlough in Canada. Sergi: MacKay who was born in Formosa, •came. o in January to enlist. is • not definitely known, but Miss MacPherson • may have caughther foot' in rising:: from a conchin the kitchen - which threw her to "the floor, where she was found . by her brother. John'•upon .his returnhome atnoon hour. Miss MacPherson is held in high esteem- in t'he:' Village and many friend's herelearned of the accident with sincere regret: • Clifford-Babb of. :Holyrood"has. se- ;cured. ,the contract- for the delivery of mail on R.R. No.. i; Holyrood and - •commenced his duties 9n Wedries lay. For' several weeks Cliff. drole this route for the Purvis 'Estate.. - This • is the .first time since - the inception of rural mail delivery from -Holyrood that the route has 'changed' hands, the Purvis family. holding, the contract continually' for over a quarter of a century. Raising Big Litter Mr. Fred Hodgins, of Kinloss .Township owns a sow Which is 'mothering 'sixteen of a litter of . 18 pigs. They are now about 12 days old and • thriving. This is her third litter. Early . this year she raised 12 ofa litter of sixteen and previous to that had raised eleven of '12 pigs in her first litter: • CORN OVER' 11 FEET . n w Richard Kilpatrick of Ashfield has corn that' can beat that eleven' foot stalk , that Andy Clark a was broadcasting about -recently, Rich- and measured a stalk of the ,Sweep- stake variety that is' growing on his farm and found it had attained a growth of 11 feet, four inches, .ILLITH, PNEUMONIA UMONIA W Mr. William Statters of Kinross, has been ill for a time with pneu- moria but is now making a faVor- able recovery. Mr .Scatters' has' for. over twenty-five years been ° mail eourrier • on R,Ii;,. 2, Holyrood, and his ditties are presently being con- ducted_ by Bert MacLean of Kin- lough. .a., thing who is sure done. • a�done no - nothing .can be HURON TWP. FARMER KILLED! i11STA ITLY-' CLANSMEN TO SEND SMOKES OVERSEAS With the proceeds from their• scrap collection last fall and this spring, The 'Clansmen plan, to send cigar- ettes to the boys from fhis,commun- ity on active .service overseas. ' .While the t e fund lasts .menthl or, h lasts, , Y or ders wil'1 be :placed for shipment of Canadian "fags" ,. t4 theseMena Can- adian cigarettes are -much apprecie ted overseas, ...and the policy • •of "Smokes ' for the soldiers" which The a stn.' n: ere Adopting should' T CL n e. . �', . P g ,be mighty" popular., But to carry out this undertaking the complete and accurate address of each soldier overseas niust .be received, & in this regard the Clans- men ask for the' addt-essesof all men:in Lucknow, andon the Luck= now: and Holyrood rural routes;' •who are now overseas. Such ' information is required ,at the earliest • possibl'e date. Addres=' set' of all such men should b:e clear- ly; . written ' or printed .'.arid mailed err brought into. The Sentinel _officee.. It remains with the parents, wives or relatives of "these men to pro. vide The Clansmen .With this in.:. formation, • to- assure . the ..most ac- curate and complete .list . of names. The list of ,names and . addresses will .he published next' week, so that omissions or errors may be correct-. ed.. CA�NTYY HELD NEGLIGENT 'IN Ata meeting of the hospital• board held Tuesday night; Miss Winnifred Douglas, Reg.N.,. was engaged to take over the''duties as Superinten,- ana• a .,f-W4r-nghnm General-Hospi Miss Douglas Will report September. 1st, and Miss,, C. Shultz, who has been superintendent for over two BOWLING WINNERS years, and who hasresigned on ac, count of ill ,healtkc• will remain on. STATE' OF REPAIR. OF BRIDGE F-indingg the C-arrr-ityeH•uxren--neg iigent in maintaining . the Earl Bridge, over•the Maitland, in a state of non -repair Justice''I'1 C. Makins on Saturday assessed .damages of $4,625.25 _Against the county. The plaintiff's had asked $19;500. The judgment, grants a 16 day 'stay in. -case-of .appeal; - _ _ _ _ The- action arose' out of an ac, cident ori July 7, 1:940„ when two girls-� ez killed and. other --pas t . 1B we - were' .s. , 'ac' enzie:r Mrs. - :Russell ...Robertson, _.Mrs • .T.; -Clarke'-and_I•Ielen 'Hnniilton.,.A.t..-:th mixed rtney on • Monday night 'the winners were Mrs. Huston, Mrs. Hamilton; 'Mrs.. Clarke, Wm. Mc- Pherson, Wes Huston and Donald Henderson LEVY' BY COUNTY COUNCIL IS THE FAIRER WAY A Wellington 'county, paper says: "Here in Wellington the - county's quota for the . War Services Fund Was taken care of from a one -mill levy on the county tax .rate. This would have been a much fairer way to reach the desired goal in Bruce County. In times such as these, three: municipalities should not be allowed to entirely ignore their 'responsibil- ities, Ater a long; hard struggle, Bruce County raised' is quota of, $18,090- for the war services fund. Three municipalities in the county. failed to make any contribution to the fund, despite repeated urging and. requesting".-Chesley Enter- prise. • Benjamin Donnelly, highly est- eemed resident of the Second Con- cession of Huron • Township, was in- stantly killed on' Monday of this week. Death was due to a fractured neck 'which resulted when he was thrown from a wagon to the floor 'of ,his barn, ' A combine Was .at work harvest- ing grain on the Donnelly, farm' and "Ben", as hewas best known, was hauling the ' threshed grain to the granary., While unloading the grain it is believed that the horses stepped for- ward throwing Mr. Donnelly off balance and causing ' him to crash to the barn floor, thereby suf er- 'e' that were a are ing in'uris y g J pp '� instantly fatal, for Mr. Donnelly had passed away when help reached him within 'a few moments. a is sur- vived by his widow and three bro- thers and two 'sisters Mrs. A. C. Hamilton of Huron and Mrs° Wilson Hamilton of Lucknow art sisters. The funeral on Wednesday after - mien was largely' attended- for 'Mr, Donnelly was well arid favourably ,knownin the community, , BORN- , • - WEBSTER-In Wingham Hospital on . Sunday, August 17th to Mr. and Mrs: , Harvey Webster of Lucknow, a daughter,, Nancy Patricia ' • f you I'll Mother (on train): I are not a good boy I'll slap you. - Junior: You do and tell the Concluder how :old 1 really am: TO TEACH AT • ,SIOUX LOOKOUT -„ Mr. Gordon S. MacIntyre has ac- cepted the position as principal of the Continuation School. at Sioux Lookout, in Northern Ontario,' some two hundred miles east of Winni- peg. : inn.'peg.: There are over one hundred ,pupils ori the roll of this northern town. Mr. Maclntyre is at present en' route north, and is makin°g the journey to ,that' head, of ' the lakes by boat, having left from Ttibermory. Mr. Maclntyre, _ whose home • is nearY, .g P'aisle first 'tau ht at St. Helens, and later„was appointed to the' D,ueknow High School staff which position he held for sib years. Gordon was quite popular in the community, and many friends here regretted bisdeparture. M . Madrityre's succesor. ort the is'Mr. Clarence local staffc R..Chap- . ple, B.A., of Fleshertote Mr.-- and - Mrs. Chapple have rented the home of Mrs. T. Watson and with' their son, took up residence here. this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas, of Lucknow."She is . as graduate of "Vic- toria •lospital,. London, .and for tour years 'was' on the, staff , of the Red Cross 'Hospital, Kirkland Lake. For a year, she.was dietitian at Luella Hall, Oshawa, and is at' present on the staff of Christie Street Hospital, Toronto Miss'. Douglas did' peat - graduate -Work in dental Miming and is qualified in book-keeping and typewriting. -Advance -Times. • • ROBERT J. THHOMPSON• • son of Mr, and Mrs. D: M. Thomp- son, of 'Lucknow, whose sudden death lasts Friday caused' universal sorrow in this district. • ROAD 'WORK UNDERWAY The work of hard' surfacing, the Bruce County road from Lucknow'. to Kinloss commenced the, end of the week: The five miles from:Lucknow to Holyrood willbe eornpleted this fall and. this streteli of '. the road' had received its_ primary, .treatment; b., Tuesday night :Subsequent ap- plicatioris ofashphalt,crushedroCk and. sand Will, give a final surface Similar • to the road south ; of • Luck - now. ... • Village;, Streets Alse ,°; At the, 'seine time as this is ;be• ing done • a : section of Village, roads will be given a hard top treatment. G•r..,ading, of the streets :te.'be done commenced on Wednesday in the block .north' from Smith's Garage: Other streets being done include the road east to Outram and then north - to the "dead 'end" at -the Mitchell, residence, • all. of whichreceived`+, an. initial coat of tar on Wednesday, and it will be about two weeks before the work will be resiulned. ' •� KINLOSS FARMER DIES SUDDENLY Deathcarne with shocking sudden- eats t� James • Valad of Holyrood on Friday 'morning about seven o'clock. he had been ¢engaged' • at his usual farm duties' previousto his death - which carne almost, Without warm:., irig,;,Tdue to: hernia of the heart. In his 54th, year, Mr. Valad Was- born in •'.Greenook'• Township, and was the second son .a'the 'late Pet- "• er Valad andSarah • Racher. His. father died : eleven', years .ago` and' „. his mother eight years ago; • In1910' Mr. Valad married Mary Cassidy' and seyenteen years ago with their fanilly they moved from Riversdale, 'to the. Kenny farm on' the ,8th Concession, which they lat- . f 'er bought. Mr. ,Valad was an in. dustrious,. ' hard working ,man and. at the time of ' his ` death o' rned. 300 acres of' land. He . was a kind' hus- band and ,father, and wall:be missed in his 'hone by 'his' family and in the neighborhood by many ' who .. Attending 'Aircraft School knew the hospitable welcome that. • alwa s .awaited. 'them at .the . Valad `Merle Joli n of 1Vir:--arid. -• -- ..._ Mrs. P. M. Johnston is attending The funeral ,was held on 'Monday . the. Galt ' Aircraft School, .taking, a ,morning tram his late .residence.to course as a' mechanic, His brother•, : St. Patrick's Church, • Holyrood, J. C,, who is taking military ;train- where Requiem High'Mas5 was sung: ing at Kitchener has ; also signed up by , Revi . Father Leavey, parish with; the R,C.A;F, priest. Interment was. in. St, Ann's' Cemetery, Riversdale. . Mass .servers were two nephews; • Kevin McGlynn and Lloyd •Cassidy of Riversdale . and a quartette con- sisted ; of four nieces, . Misses • H'elen Borne. • OFF TO CAMP The 21st Field' Brigade, R. C. A., Reserve Force, left for Thames Val ely Camp at London early Sunday .0-agan, N. of-Guelpli,,Reta anr�' a morning by special. train. ' The Bri- • Geraldine O'Hagan and • Jean Cas- . . wgnde_,,yyhich is _under the command ` sidy of . Riversdale.. Flower- bearers: were - three , nephews, John Valad, ' Guelp , h•'. Elmer O'Hagan, St. Cath- erines and Mervin Valad, Cargill: Many lovely' floral tributes' and: a large number of Mass 'cards show - of Li ut:-Col, 'George Howson. , is composed 'of .Batteries from Wing:. p, ham, Kincardine, ..Walkerton and.'. Listowel. • The Walkerton '97th Bat- tery isin charge di '.Major P. Stuart 'NW—Kw—ale• of Walkerton. Among the local boys attending. camp- with the,.. 99th. Battery: of Winghain are Jack Campbell, Har-' old Thompson, Clarence Greer, Jer- xy- Bathwecll .-•W:' ,Webster. Clair 1 ► , . a was- tried al, 'rzre•; "i i?k_..,-1- Yl?e'i'•r•A.1. .a it ton, Rexford Lcnil�on and elle witness' testified the :structure rattled=so--- ueh--the-- Me -n-'who iOstrander' and- Reid s' actin ,as a bugler. noise could be heard ' three miles' away.• . James A: Edwards and his wife,. wile sued on account of the death a -. izaheth. at-A•t berley Beach -at -a =_ � • Beniuger-(4VIer3;4 �13�-th--M-rs>�,ab- HELD FAMILY GA1HERING • •A.,• pleasant • afternoon ..was 'spent cd thenigh--etae•, • "; •rhich Mr. � Valad' was held. • .Pallbearers were Angus McIntosh, • John Robb; W i. "'Eadie;' John Me- ro.. 'Glynn, Nicholas O'Hagan and John. • ,Cassidy: c . Be diu Iriz 1 *'-Mr- ' la,¢t asp+ . w r r meq' gus and three : aughters f ► Ray' Mond ,Schumacher '(Dorialda) and I • Helen arid -Eileen at -hunie,.• - - • Alse surviving are four brothers, Peterof Riversdale, Joe of Cargill; Albert of Chepstow; � Frank Of Guelph and three sisters, Mrs. Frank DRAW WINNERS • Winners *of last week's prize draw were, 1st, •Gordon Lyons, IL 1, Luck-. now; 2nd,, Elizabeth Lyons, Luck - now; 3rd, Vyetla Phillips, R; 2, Lucknow;. 4th, Shirley Irwin, R. 5, Lucknow; 5th, Reg Ferguson, Luck - now; 6th; Mrs. 'Sam Cupskey, Lucknow. 1 COMING EVENTS • DANCE AT PARAMOUNT Dant•ing at Paramount Hall, • ever Fridaynight to MacKenzie's orchest- ua Doo prize Admission 35e, w. I. DANCE Paramount Women's institute. is -sponsoring - a-•-dfange in the '_rata-' 'mount Hall, next 'Monday, Augtiat. 25th. McCharles orchestra. General admission, 25c. .,unchecounter. Pro-' coeds. for W. I, war work purposes. aged 16, are given judgment .for $611.0; Mrs... Clara _Ritchie, . who sued_ on .account of the . death of • • her. daughter, Ida, 18, for $750; ' Miss Edith Ritchie, injured, for $567.75; Miss Rita, Gallowan, 18, injured, for $975; her father; through whom she. sued, for $225, and Eleanor Carson, 16, injured, for $1,125, and Everard Carson, through whom she sued . for $382,50. The Cartons live in .Gerrie and the others in , Howick 'Town- ship. Partially Negligent The amounts awardedwould have been 25 per cent higher had his lordship not found that the driver of the car, going 60 miles an hour. 'the way Trina <r dance, was 2$ per cent negligent, in not keeping a proper lookout. "The” bridge", said Mr: Justice Makins, "I must find had been badly out of repair before the accident for some years: The neighbours up to a .distance' of three miles away tell of the noise of shaking of the bridge when a vehicle goes over it", -.. gather' g of the family of Mrs. Rob- ert Hall (Sadie), London.;_ Mrs. Wm. ert..Ha> ton and_the late Mr. Ham-._01sgan (Evelyn),, Si. Catherines.' Ilton: Those attending the funeral from Mrs. Hamilton' ' has twenty-two a distance were,'Mr. and Mrs. Stew - grandchildren and. one great -grand- ' art Martin and" family, Buffalo; Mrs.• child, Clarence. Button. Those • pres- Wm. O'Hagan and family, Mrs. Don eat were Mr.'and Mrs: Frank Hain- Smith and 112r, John Marino,> - St. Ilton and nine daughters;. Mr, and Cather-ines; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mrs. Robert Hamilton and five. sons. O'Hagan and family, ' Detroit; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Barkwell and Mrs. Frank Valad, John, Mrs. and their family of five sons and Straus; Thos. Moore. and Helen 0'- three daughters. Haan, Guelph; Thos. O'Hagan, Those present from a 'distance Brantford . and Wm., Bert, and Ger- were Mr. Robert Barkwell, Miss aidCassidy of Preston. Dorothy McKinnon and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Button arid Clarence of Dun= das and Miss Mae Barkwell and H HEARD ALEX SMITH ON Smith 'of Toronto. OVERSEAS PIIOGRAM • COU NCI L°'STRIKES LOCAL TAX ''RATE 'Meeting ' in special session •on Tuesday night the Lucknow Village Council 'struck the 1941 tax rate at 42 mills whichis unchanged from last year's rate, although there are some changes in the various rates. that go to make up the total levy. The. rate Was approved by the Board tan' -the recommendation of the Finance aCommittee, which' Con- sists of, Councillor McQuillin, Reeve Bushell. and, C uncillor S olomon. , The rate at struck is as follows, and .for corii•paratide purposes the 1940 rate alai) appears. • 1941 1940 County ' • 4.8 4,6 Village 1,4 2 13,4 Street lighting ..,,.,. ,.., 3.7 •3'.6 School .......:........•.....• �" 12,6 13.8 Library , ' 1.2 1.3 Relief .7 ' .5 Debenture 4.8: 4,8 42, 42. • LUCKNOW UPPER° SCHOOL RESULTS • • righafl -.:Robert W.-Chetn, Campbell, Audrey F.-Eng..Lit., C (P.S.); Chem. III;, Fr. Au. C; Fr. Comp. C. - Culbert, Gerald E. -Mod. Hist., 11; Alg., Iii; Trig., IIi Phys., II; Chem-., I; Fr. A' .,. II; Fr. Comp., I; Lat. Comp., C Curran,: Bertram ,G: Trig., C. Fisher, Mary R. -Chem:, C; .1r r. Au., C; Fr. Comp., C. ' . MacDonald, Bertha C,-Alg., C. Maclntosh, Robert J. -Trig., III; Phys., C; Pr, .Comp., C, MacKenzie,. ' John C; Phys., C;.Chem., III;' Fr. Au., II; Fr. Comp., III. MacKinnon;. Grace. I, -Mod.. Hist., C; Alg.,. C; `!'rig.; II; Phys., I1; Chem., C; Fr. Au -,,I1; Fr. Comp., I.' • McNeil, T. Clifford-Alg., C;, Trig. II; Phys., C; Chem., C. • • Melton, It .Jean -Fr. Comp., C. °Ramage, Cuyler A. -Mod, 'Hist., C; •Ag, C. • ' 1 Salkeld, Margaret R.-Alg., Phys., C; Chem., C; Fr. Ate, C; Fr. Comp., III. .. Wainwright, Fre,deriek ...Trig., C. NlacCrostie, Marie-Chern., 11; Pr. Au., C; Fr. Comp,, I. I-75-100%; 1I-66-74; I11-=•-60.65; C-50-59. ' '-Stdriding granted under Or, cular••27 (Farm Laborer). P.$. -Private Study. , .F. E. McLEAN, (Priri: ) 1L ' Alex Smith, son. of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.,Sgr-th, east of the Village, -and who is with the R.C.A.F. somewhere in England, was heard oh a 'radio broadcast on Saturday evening. Alex y took. .6 t on a ' quiz for :the soldiers .. program, after which 'each contest- ant had the opportunity to send greetings to the folks back home. Harold Greer heard Alex speak, and quite readily, recognized h'is voice. Mr. and Mrs.. Smith has been listening in on a 6.00 o'clock pro- gram And were of the opinion that . the next program was at 8.30; and so missed thee opportunity to hear -their son speak. Leaves. Soon For New Charge Rev. •J:' Reynolds Esier,- pastor of . Ashfield and Ripley Presbyterian churches will leave the first week in. September to assume the duties Of his new tharge,at Brantford. Rev. R. A. McConnell is conducting` ser- vices for two weeks at Ashfield and Ripley while, Rey. Esler and 'Mrs. Ester are enjoying a holiday. Rev. Esler will preach farewell sermons, on August 31st. LOCAL LADY t#EREAVED • Miss, McKenzie of town received word .last week of the death of her only brother,' Donald. McKenzie of Wallaalla, Washington. . Frien� afters friend departs, p , Who hath not .lost a friend, • There is no union here' of heart's That finds not here an ,end.