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tucknow Ont1, Thurqay4 February 5th,.1942
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MARATHON LISTS.
ARE NOW DRAFTED
• The bridge and euchre marathon,
in_ aid of the lecal Red Cross branch,
Will Commence next week..The open -
SUDDEN DEATH SHOCKED
AND .SADDENED COMMUNITY :
The sudden death last Friday af-
ternoon of Mr. Melvin Irwin of Kin:
loss, Shocked ancl Saddened this
community. M. Irwin was 47 years
itig date will be Thursday, February: of age, and -while not enjoying the
12th at 8 otclo-ck shirt). (Note •change best Of health, his death was totally
unexpected. ,
Mr Irwin had been in tolyn the
7previous .- day,and , passed- -awaf
:short13r after dinner...on Friday after
lying doWn for a testi
The fueeral was held on• Monday
.to Greenhill Cemetery. •
billet obituary' Will appear next
week.
of date). The remainder of the week-
• . • ly• engagements will be held each
Tuesday- night unless otherwise 'ad-
- * Four aces in bridge count 150
S. points This: hia cdrrecnon from last
The. Merathee gets Underway with.
a total of 20 tables of euchre and 23
tables of -bridge. The host or host-
ess, as the case may be, is the first
-named-of each •qtiartettain the fel:,
lowing lists, and will entertain at
his or her home ' next Thursday
evening, February i2th at 8 sharp.
. , 'Tot are asked: to/scan the lists
,and determine where .you play: In
seine: bottles there vvill be 'both a
bridge ,and 'euchre player, and in
the case where they entertain they
..may haVe both a tahle of bridge arid -
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- ii-tableTofLeuchre,the,Isetrie_ey, en: hes-for"Cpritinued-goodlealthr--tedecVby7-a-wlewag
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ing. '
, Hciateisei.' are reminded . t� turn Before the ocCupants,:‘Could reap
uck and
eednter ,„. to-safety_the car...was...str
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AVED
money each week to Mrs. Cameronthe'. , catried 256 feet down the track All
Macrionald. six were still inside the bldly bat-
.WAS 83 ON • SUNDAY
MrAlex MaeDiarmid of Luck-
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new observed his Ord birthday on
Sunday, February Ist. •Mr'. Mac -
Diet -mid, enjoys excellent health and
has "never • been .sick d day in -his
life". Mr. MacDiartnid is held in the
highest esteem in the village end
clistriet and a wide circle of friends
extend • congratulations and 'best
STRUCK BY TRAIN
YOUNG '.COUPLE DJE
Mr. and MI* James Salkeld,
pqp-
ular young Goderich couple, were
two of three victimsbf a level cross-
ing crash at Patersburg in East Lon-
don early Sunday mottling. The
third victim was Mrs. John. 4artiont,
26, of London, •'•
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• IllirCithers- Were-seriOUSIY„Ini
jure.d. William Sutherland, 27-yearz.
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Old.. Gederigh- lawyer; his wife Mrs,
Lenore. Siitherlencl, 30, and -Second
•Lieut.- John Larnont,''MgD.,: age 28,
whose. wife was: killed. .Of the three
Sutherland was .the most. ser-
iously injured, but , was given,. an
veri . chance. Of recovery. -•
Driver of the car was believed to
have been mt. •and'accotd-
ing to the only. eye Winless, he 'an-.
;pareetly applied • his. brakes '„ and
'skidded. to •a • stop. midway across
'the track in. front of a plow-Movine
C.N.R. 'freight _train. The ..witness
estirnated.. the. Speed. of the . Car at
about 15 :or 20 miles an hour and
the:train, was travelling. at • abeut
the same sneed. The crossing is spro•:,
Here is the list of played, to ,play
at the home Of the first named:: cut
for :partners: .
ibt Bridge •
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Miss Dorothy Nixon. - Rev. A.
Hooper**. A. Porteous, Mrs. Chap-
,' Mrs.-W.'L. MacKenzie-filiss F.' E.
Metelin, N. Calvet:toll-Ise Lena
• Robinson. '
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Mrs. Honiara Agnew. - Mrs. W.
• Henderson,'Harvey Webster," Mrs.
• D. H. MacKenzie. •
'Mrs. -Clark F-inlaysmi..,-...M.r.sN-fath
he sympathy of this community tered car When help reach d them.
goes out. to Bahr Bob MacKenzie, in Mrs. Lamont and Mrs. Salkeld were
the death of his Wife, which occurred dead upen admission to Victoria
at Teeserater early Wednesday Hospital e, Mt. Salkeld diecl short -
Morning: ' , iy af*, , - '
Bob fil at present stationed -at Well Hiieire , Here .. -
Camp Borden with the,99th Battery,
Mr. and Mrs. Salkeld were well
R.C.A. He was called to Teesweter
known to Many in this community:
on Tuesday, Where Mrs. MacKenzie ,.....r.
* Salkeld is . related to Tam Sal -
passed away a few hours leter. keld Mrs. Gordon and the Millers
Mrs. MacKenzie,-, a -bride of last .
at St Helens 'While- Mr& -Salkeld,
l'ene,was forrnerly Mary Reid, only forinerly Margeret, Sandy, .was bbrn
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie on the 12th Concession of Ashfield.
Reid of teeswater: Bob grew to
A double funeral for this popular
young.'manhood here With -his grand -
Button, Harvey Treleeen, Mrs. .
• • engage as an embahner ,an Totorito.• b .t leaVe•S two little
young couple was held. *in North
err-Htigh-lVielnteste-- and
Street unitee.
prior to joining.ermy. had leen"
" d D hiy sad is this tre-
MASONIC OFFIORS
INSTALLED TittbssuAY
Officers of 014 Light Lodge, A.F.
and A.M. for th4lensuing year were
Installed in office last ,Thursday
evening with mf. George Stuart of
St. Helens conclneting the \installa-
tion ceremony.. .4,
Theofficers are: Worshipful Mes-
ter, W. B. Anderson; Immediate
Past Master; Itellett Rae; S.W, Wm.
Porteous; I.W.„Ge•orge Kennedy;
Chap., Rev. Q. 1-0,MpeDonald; Treas.
W. W:Hili; See.O.' J. Saliteld;
David MCLay; 1,11,, George Joynt,
LG., John Kilpatrick; SS., N. S.
Calvert; SS.; Clair Agnew;, Tyler,
R. J. •Carnercin; D. of C., V.. J. Div,.
Leon. .•.•
The date of 'Meeting has been
changed to- thefirst Thursday of
each month. ' '
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WHITELY -To Mr. and Mrs, Eric
Whitely (nee Jean Stewart) on Jan.
22nd, 1942, at Nichol's Hospital, Pet-
erborough, a daughter,, Margaret
Jane. '
ct, s a ou
• 'Mrs. aTOS. Agnew -N. E Bushell, •
1%.4r Mrs. Phillip Stewart7Bert Roach.
01 Mrs. Lorne McLennan - Harold
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, gedy ecause
orphaned children Sandra, five and
Keith, two.
Alibi, Phillip Stewart, 'Cameron James Salkeld, 29, was • a son of
AllieDonald. • '
, ACKNOWLEDGE DIRECT
Seldiers overseas or in Canada;
are requested by the Publisher to
Mrs. Claren,ee Salkelci and the late,
Harry Salkeld of Goderich. Ile first.
'Mrs. Wm. DougIets-,-Mrs. Schinid,"
,„Tare,AlorlarDeliendessOulAsswe,Riiss
RECRUITING TEMPO
STEPPED UP
Military District No. 1, embracing
eleven counties of Western Ontario,
has experienced, a tremendous up-
surge in recruiting during the peat
few weeks; *cording to advice from
National 'Defence, Headquarters • at.
London: Every recruiting centre in
the District has been' exceptionally
busy coping With the ',rush of new
Arirly, recruits. The upward swing
Commended' shortly- after the Out-
break, of war in the Pacific and it
has continued at an accelerated pace
,right throegli January.
In the three Weeks from January
lst•to 21st, a total of 606 voluntary
reertilts were enlisted in Military
• District •N�. 1. This total includes
enlistments at No 1 District Depot,'
London, and No. i District -Depot,
Windsor Detachment, 4 as well as
• scene 90 trainees "going 'active' at
• the Chatham and Kitchener
Milit-
ary Training Centres. At 'this rate
it is quite possible that the January
total will -exceed the previous rec-
ord of 802 enlistments in M. 'P 1 for
the month.of 49,41, Already
the record of 400 recruits in eabl of
the months of October and Noverrei
her arid 500 for Decernber, 1941., ha
beep passed. '
The ,reeruiting en' , thteugh-
eut 'the District v,-", • • led early
in January and i .,:.1.puing into
mid-Fehrilary has beenan iMport-
ant factor in the imProved Situation.
• During -the - above . period boys
from this district enlisting at Dis-
trict NO. 1, included Will:lain Dren-
nan, R. 7, Lucknow; Leonard A. Ri'i-
ett G. S. Anderson, Rayrnond'
-L-Currie, Gerald_ A.1,Currie, all of
Dungannon; Laverne Culbert, R. 6;
Goderich; Arthur Roulston, Kincar-
dine: and Albert Taylor of Kirdess.
*Ars: Hornell -Mrs. Bert Roach,
Mrs. Wm, Reid,_ Wm. Douglas.
• Mrs. Cameron MacDonald Mr.
ess,._ Robertson; Clark --Finlayson,
• '/Mrs; C. Agnew. •
-Mrs; •Peatlinati-TemPie Clarke,
• Hazel. • Culbert, Mrs, Campbell
• Thompson. . • ,
Mrs. rt: Etobettson,7-C1air Agnew,
MM. R. II.' McQuillite 'Mrs. T. S.
S. Mildied
Treleaven; Joseph Agnew, V N.
•"Prest.
• Mrs. *m. Murdie--Mrs. Alex An-
drew, Mrs..C. McAlpine, -Ben Pearl-
. man.
• Mrs. R. H. Thompson -:Mrs. J. Mc-
•' limes, W. L. MacKenzie, Mrs: W. B.
MO4.011. • , '
P.A.. McMillan -Mrs. Gordon Tay-
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lor, W. V, Johnston, Mrs. S.
• Miss E. Murdie--.-R2 II, Thompson,
• Miss 'Lillian MacLean, Dave 'Horne.
•f Mrs. Donaldson A. E. McKim,
• Mrs. Harold Ailin, Mrs. Hassel.
Mrs. T.'Clarke--Mrs: C. Cook, Rev.
Dann, J. C, McNab.
Mrs. A. Webster -Mrs. J. C. Mc -
Nb, Howard Agnew, Mrs, V. N.-
Prest. .
Mrs. 'Hooper Miss Ruth' Mat-
' thews,' Mrs. Harold- TreleaVere Wm.
Murdie.
, lent' Miss Lillian Mitchell-Mra. W.
Porteous, G Ef. Sinith, Mrs. Phillips.
Erie. MacDonald, W• .
B. Anderson, C. R. Chapple. • •
taught school until five yeare ago
acknoWleclge gifts frinn local organ- .maten0104,9,inejahtsdattiez.7,3sEn,
that-Partienla:1-mgani2at'im'ia"lak '_
way the gifts can be publicily aelc- Sandy Construction Co., and- &a-
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nowledged, if so, desired, all at •-o'ne various occasions has been engaged
on municipal contracts in this dis-
trict ' • '
Ilia-MotherrItro-brothers-and. a-
ENGACtEMENT
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Mr. and Mrs. Dona d Then -mien
wish to announce the engagement
of their yeungest daughter, Mar-
jorieGrece, to Mr. T. Stanley Cham-
• bers, son of Mrs. A. M. Chambers,
Torenth, the wedding to take place
'the latter part 'Of February at St.
John, N.B. -
For Enehre •
• '11Ars. ViiileY=Mfa-"Jet:-.YOhris-tlim
Mrs Ken Mowbray, Mrs. Roy Black
• Mrs, Mel Orr -J. W, joynt, Geo.
Tayler, john
Mrs jack Kilpatrick -Frank Cole,
' flr.ElvelY,
• Mr. LeireeMaeLetinari-Mrs, Got -
don Fisher, Ale* IVIacitetizie, Chas.
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Uri. b. .MacDonald, Sr.
Margaret MadDonald, Fern, Reid,
Mrs, Peter Watson, •
'Mr. Jetties Ritahie-Mrs. 1. m.
• Johnston,.George Hassel, R J.9.18at-
ton.
Mrs: C. . Steward -'t . '•MeNeb,
Peter Watson, Jack Kilpatrick
Lloyd--•AuStin Solomon, -Mac
McLennan, ,Con Decker.
Mts. N. IL Hedley -7-G. Fisher, MrS.
Wm. Robb, Jack MecPonald.
Mrs. P. IVIcCall-Dr. ,Little, , Re*
• Ostrander, Mrs. • Alex Havens.
Mrs glitter johnstenL-P. M. tiohn-
- stctn, .1. L. McMillarii, Bill.Gollan
• Mrs. Herb Meciiiillin-MrS. J, a
Matenzie, Ben NaYler, RedverS
• johristori.•
• Miss K. McGregor Etta Belie
• MacDonald, Bill Webster,. Mrs. Les.
• Purses,
ACKNOWLEDGE GIFTS
Letters that acknowledge with sin-
cere thanks the Christmas gifts they
received from the Lucknow Branch
of the Red Cross, have been received
by officers of the organization from
many of the boys, inchiding Alex
MacKenzie, .12lob Thompson, Elwood
Solomon, Lewis Taylor, R. L.'Mac-
Leod, Garnet M. Henderson, James
D. Burns; Jack Campbell, Bob Mac-
Kenzie, Clarence Greer, Dpuglas
Clark; Padre A. Maloney, Graham
Moffat, Donald Johnston., James A.
Morrison -and Phillip . McMillan.
Others , have acknowledged their
gifts through -the Sentinel. and in this -
issue Merle and, J. C. -Johnston, Rus-
sell Button, and Fred Webster wish
to thank,the Red Cross for their
Very .usefl, and appreoiated gifts,
sister- :Survive.. -
• Mr. Saikeld, formerly Margaret
Sardy,4,was the y-oungest daughter
of Mt: and Mrs. Thoneee Sendy, and
moved as a child lwith her parents
from Ashfield to Goderich: Besides
her 'parents she is survived by two
sisters and a brother.
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THIRD SON JOINS UP
.0.1•10001.00010
Lucknow now has another family
with three sons in the service; since
the enlistment in the. army a few
days ago at- London .hf- Albert Tay-
lor; son of George Taylor Of town.
Albert visited here the first of the
week. . - •
The three brothers include -Edwin,
now overseas, and who enlisted in
Alberta; Louis of,Ashfield who en -
Hated at London and ilow their third
and younger brother Albert
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WEST BRUCE L.O.L. OFFICERS
INSTALLED TUESDAY
.1VIlti G. ' la: PARSONS \•
Chairman of Heron County's Second
Victoryi Loan Organization Which Is
Ready For The . Starting Gun -Of
The •Cempaign., o1,.0 1942.,Quota,
444FARR
The annual Meeting of West Bruce
County L.O.L. Was held in the Or-.
ange Hall, Lee:know on Tuesday af-
ternoon, presided over by the re-
tiiing County .
Master, Mr. Earle
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Hodgine...
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Installation of the rieW-Vate 01
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Mrs S.'W.,./oyi#—Itoy Black, Mrs; officers Wei conducted bY W.
D. Heston, AleX Havees. Stewart of Luelthow, retiring Coueti
C01ING:EvENTs_.-1
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. HOT-KUPP-Elt...MONDAY
•The ladies Of St. Peter'S Church
are serving a het supper in the Town
Hall, LucknoW, on Monday next,
February 9th from 5.30 to 7.30. Ad-
mission 40c. -Please keep the date
in mind.-
BRUCE QUOTA FOR
NEW LOAN IS $1,200,080
Bruce County Victory Loan Com-
mittee i whippingthings Pito shape
for the February drive to commence
shortly. Goldie Buckingham is Pub;
licity chairman and reports that
much interest . is already being
shown in the loan; indicating in
Ultimate sweeping success. •
Bruce County's quOta has beer
set at. $1,2:00,poo and to put due eve]
Will require the support and inr:
.fluence of everY.Oitizen of the Coen
Mr..0. 4, Smith hes been appeint
eI canvasser for Lucknow..
RECEIVED LEG FRACTURE
WHEN THROWN Okom HORSE •
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Goldie Martin of Paraniount had
his left leg ftactered between the
ankle and the , knee on Saturday
When thrown from a horse.
Goldie was riding across the fields
en horseback, when the animal ster
ped into a snow -filled furrow thro x •
ing Goldie Over its head, and the!
somersaulting with its hind quarterF
felling on Goiclie's leg,: fracturim
• it, we are t1d. -
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-FIREMEN VOZ,E TO INVEST '
4110C4ESTS-COLUIVIN--111`70--
TIMERS UNDER THE CAPTION .
'I REMEMBER 'WAY. BACK WHEN'
204 West Ridge St.,
'Marquette, Michigan,
January 20, 1042.
The Lucknow Sentinel:
Eecipsed find check renewal.
4 iiisjikaiription..fiti-ariather Year
i'i
need,tisliabWayaltt :se,-51.4rieranYir-
re•ading the elet town-nenrs &'T want
to ethigratulate you Campbell, on the
good job you are- doing in giving us
the news.'.A lot of the names we
7..see=.-ite,--it-areAlew-to- us,- but- there
are a great Many of them that are
familiar. --We- hatre been particularly
interested in your "WhO is it?" col-
unin and se far have been able to
"spot. them all". '
• You know we old tliners enjoy
the old thee news :and I believe a
coleren Muter the heading -of "I re-
member away back , When", would
be interesting to the old timers and
I think the younger' people would
enjoy some ot the stbries about the
early days in Lucknow. Perhaps 'our
old friend, "Billie" Little; who ,has
past his four scare years and ten,
could give us a few._reininders, such
as I remember away beck, when the
,first rink in town was just one block
south of the corner where the riew
post office is, and was about wide
enough for four persons to skate
• abreast without rubbing on the side
or hitting two. posts down the centre
ice. I know there are Others there
who . will remember this old. place
of emusenient t'Wonclete who will
-start-some-such -a &nutlet Best: of
lick to you and your publication,„ • Sincerely yours,
. • Dave Carron.
pm IN SECO D VICTORY LOAN
YEAR REVIEWED AT
CHURCH MEETING .
• The, annual congregational ,rae6?•
ing of the United Church was held
on Friday evening when excellent
reports -were. received from the yeti -
()us organizations of the•chnrch.
Rey. J. W. Stewart presided over
the meeting; with Mr. Rathwell, the
secretary, rec,ording.„.the proceed-
ings.
Mr. A. Lockhart reported for the
Assionwhose numbers have been
reduced by one owing to the death.:
of Dr G: A. Newton, it was decided
not, to elect a new member to fill •
the vacancy. ' = ". ••••
The following were. eletted.be the
Board of Stewards: Harvey. Trelete.
• ven, . Jos. Mallough, • -Robert Rae;
Ernest Ackert, A: E. MclChn and A.
W: Hamilton. Mr. 'rhos. Burns was
added to the iloard, of Trustees.
Gordon Morrison gave th,e
report. of the Sunday School..
'largeret Rae reported for the
leady-for-Service .Class. E: -Ackert
• poke for .the Onward Class, Point-.
ng out that this class of young men .
-would. be taught by he and Flar-
v_eY Treleaven. -Credit -Was, •
retie Cox for building up
Mrs. W. G. Webster teported for
The Second Victory Loan Cam-
paign commences on Menday, Feb-
ruary -16th, and s31esin Lucknow
will get off to e good stall with the
purehase of a $200 bond_by_ the
Lucknow. Fire Company. '”
,,The Brigade toted this
TheDrigade voted this sum at the
regular meeting on Monday night
as their part in helping to attain
Lucknow's qiiote and the national
objective of $606,000,000.
Fraetared Ankle
home last- Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. .Sarah Collyer had the misfer
time to fracture her left ankle.
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bONAtioi4s RECEIVED
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Donations received • within the
past, feiitr„ days for the . local Red
Cioss War-Vietlins 'fired are as fel-
oicaesz.Mistak-&-nitin
Elliett:-.1.6-.07: Pit -kering;
5.00; Mrs. Murray, 200; Miss kc-,
Quaig, 2.00; sale of apron at Work
Room; 2.00. • 4
•Ladiearegistered at the Red CrosS
work roonfitiellide'llfiesdatnei-HOop,
er, McDiarmid, Hill, Newton, Reid,
T. Smith, 3. 'Smith, You're Douglas,
McInnes, McAlpine, Canharn, Mur -
die, McKenzie, Campbell, Prest,
Hornell, Robertson, Mowbray; Miss-.
es Woods and McLeod. Served tea:
Mrs. C. Thompson' and Mrs. _a. Fish-
er.
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.119CKEY 'MONDAY'
•'Kincardine will.play at Lucknow
in a 'scheduled Bruce :League Inter-
mediate- genie. 'next- Monday, Feb-
ruary .9th. Game starts at 8.30 sharp
and it will be a fixture ,Worth see-
ing: The •Sepoys have to win it . to
'stay in -the • miming. Admission 25c
.and 15e. • . • I;
• HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT ,
• On Friday, February 6th, the
Lucknow. High Scheel will put on
its annual concert in the Town Hall.
The students. have prepared a full
evening of entertainment, consisting
of vocal music. by the Glee Club,
instturnental&--dances and4gyrrinas-
tics. A play entitled "The Name is
Johnston." Will be presented. The
program willcomtnence at 8.15
,
sharp. Admission .
,j.,11a11--ThirrirD•.tRose,:-Dnii.-:771vIsstek-4 IsToFt4-.-W*014PL.gton,-.111°Y-
.Earle Hodgins; County 1Master, Earl
Vint; Deputy Ifsaster, Wm. Stanley;
ROC. -Sec.; C. g. McDonagh; Chap.,
Fie. Sec. and 'rites.,
Art Hodgins; Marshall, John Ere -
Merton; L.ett., . S. Irwin,
• Mr. John Miller of town was ap-
Irit rs- -poirited-.43y. the. as...:a.,therm
ald 1VIeChaties, Herb. Miller. .. • are As follows: Past County thiater;
Bruee McOreight
• Dave T,heenpseti; Hatold ,jolinaton. •
* Mary IrWiti (at Herold Allitt'S)-,
Jim Ilairelton, Norman taYIor, Mel
Mrs V.,Nfowbrayee Mrs.
IL J. Canieroil, -Ala MoDiarrnid.
Johnston, w, j: Davigo bet of the 12th of July Committee,
,Leod. •which eyeet is to be held in Wok-.
Mrs. A. .ablomon-Elmer John- now this .sunriner.
ston.Jim 'Smith, Ken 1VIcLennan. A deputationawaited on the'Vill-
_ age ' Council' cin Tuesday eYening
' The following is a list' of Sub- when they wete granted the priv-
stittite players; for bridge -'-Mrs. J. lieges of the Town and Town Hall,
L. McMillan,. Mr, arid Mrs. Wes, for holding of the 12th of July tele -
Huston, Jessie Heriderson, 'Miss eration.
Jean Lees, Gordon Taylor, Alex An.: ,
drew, -Mrs. Richardson, Mrs, 'Todd,
Miss Kerry, Charlie Webster, Miss
Huebert, Miss Cora- McQuaig, Miss
Agnes McQuaig, Margaret McQuir-
lin, C. Thempson • .
For euchre -,-Mrs, Noble Johnston,
Mrs.' Gillies, Mrs. S. I,. McMillin,
Hugh McIntosh, Nelson Winterstein,
Wellington NiXon, Isabel IVIeDonald,
Bertha McDonald, Mrs. Wm. Lloyd,
Roy Collyer, Jatit McC,all. •
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Turn Them On Watley
•• Daylight saying, or War time,
comes into effect not Only in Can-
ada but throughout the United
States on Monday morning, Febru-
'ary Oth at 2 am., when clocks will
be turned on one luntr.
pon't forget to turn -them on, al-'
though rather than stick to the of-
• ficial hour, we intend to turn 'em
on Sunday evening.
PLAY Eit DANCE
--VITA-PROCEEDS- FOR-•-
. • LIJOKNOW DED CDOSS.
Town Haile' Lucknow
hiday, Feb 13.
J,pOnsored
Lucknow
Agricultural, Society
The Berimilfer Young PeoPle
Will present the 3 -act Comedy
"SIMPLE SIMON SIMPLE"
Commencing at 84.5 Sheila
DANCE AFTER
MacKENPE;S: ORCHESTRA
LUNCH COUI4TER
Admission -To Play & Dance
AD1JLTS-.=-350
,CHILDItEN-25e
, A TRICKY 'JOB
'aoth the Adult Bible Clara tuxt-th-e-
-Young People's Saeiety. Mrs. W. B.
Anderson reported 24 members on
• he Credie Ro11 and also4rePorted
the activities of the Edith Bushell
• Mission Circle. Eric Cox gave the
financial report of the Trail, Rang-
-
• ers;
The,. Sunday School .,eprollxnent.
was given as 110 pup*, le teachers.
and 24 cradle °roll .meMbers:
1Vhirdie asked that parents ate_in_h,ing.tbei:TidiildXefl-at'attemt-':- -
• regularly.
Rev. Stewart gave a review of the
revision and promotions planned for
Sunday School daises Which were
eari4ed otifon-the-following-Sunday
-Drafting of the schedule for the
bridge and,euchre: marathere which
deti UnderWaY• held: week, was a
triek job a the,cOinMitted will test -
=Lit ,Was,.ft'ot until after they'
had burned a •good deal
night oil" that the drafi• was pre -
for text week,
• There Was a tete' ' names
Submittecl--88 Or 80 for
euchre, with sorn s 1.61 I tittes , ili
-both cases. The proble'te was te pro -
Vide henries for forty-two' tables for
each of six , nights and 'hostesses
will be required to entertain at least
tWieei in most cases.
,The ,schedule has been arranged
so far, to 'permit the,host or hostess
to be at home the eight, a table is
entertained at their home. "
WITH R.C.A.F., IS CALL,ED
TO THE BAR DT PROXY
• History was made last wee'k whew
three members of the armed forces
• were called to the Ontario bat . in
absentia..
:One of the three young lawyers
was Airtraftman William 'Bruce
Hornell of the R.C.A.F. Aircraftirian
Hornell; , 26, is the son of Me. and:
.Mrs. Allen D. Hornell of- Toronto
and a, niphew of.Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Hornell of town. He is one �f three
cousins, all serving in the R.C.A.F.
Mr,'Hornell Completed his course
at Osgood Hairiest spring and join-
ed the R.C.A.F. In August. At pres-
ent he is training for a pilot at Vic-
totiaville, Quebec: His. proxy,- when
adinitted to the Law Society was
his principal, A.' o. L Bitrnese,
Joint Birthday Party
Don and Marilyn McAlpine held
a joint birthday and skating party
on Saturday when fourteen of their
young friends were royally enter-
tained. These pretent included
Bruce Johnston, Donald Agnew,
Keith Kilpatrick, Donald ThoMpson,
George Anders**, Jack, McKim, Mal-
•Colni denhant, Ardmina Johnston,
Gail McMillan, Jane Johnston, Nor-
een Kilpatrick, Mary Anderson,
Ruth Anderson and Gladys ItilpatA
Mrs. Black reported for the Even-
ing Airidliery and Mrs. Burns and
Mrs. Decker for the W. IL s.. Day,
nerd Ackert gave the choir report.
• Robert Rae,, church treasurer, re-,
vealed that there was a balance of
• considerably over 0.00 with which
,to. „begin the New Year.r.
Win Murdie ''givethe.-Tru.stees"
gthJiad already -i- paidatseictigeilmvv.
'repair fund out of a totarof 41700- '
subscribed. -A vote of thanks wis
tendered Tos. Burnt, W. P. Reed
_an&G,..A. Greer for their work at
the parsonage -
Statistics given by Rey. SteVart
revealeda present membership of
403, of which however, 106 are lion -
resident irteinbers. The pastor Point-
ed out that he had Made 384 record-
ed calla since coining to LticknoW
last simmer, - -
•
Mrs. Wm. Murdie reported for the
Women's Association revealing that
the three groups had raised over
geigo during the year. mks., Ackert,
• group president, reported on boxes
sent °hi the boys On aetiv.e service
from the ebrigregation Mrs. Ackert .
read their names and asked the
meeting to sing the-yerse "God.itless
Our Soldier's All", competed by the
nester. :;
• • W. G.• Andre? reported 4800 rais-
ed by enveldpe givings to the let and '
M. Fund.
The meeting voted an increase in
the pastor's Salary, and tendered a
vote of appreciation og his services .
Similar expresSions were also ten-
dered Mrs. Decker and Mrs. Robb •
for their services in connection With
• communion and to those who sup-
plied flowers for the !churCh.,
In Hospital OverSeas •
Edwin Taylor, eldest son of Geo;
Toler tif lanclmow ,is eow over•
with the Canadian Ordnance
,COrps,arld iS presently in hospital
'as a resiiii of injUries-he-fedelife-d-
• in an aecident was.,getting along
tritely, aceording: to a letter recently
reeeived by his ' father. EdWitt en -
•listed in Alberta where he had naen
farming tor the pat few years. Ile
is .married' and has two children,
the. second child' being an infant of
just a couple of weeks, haiying :beer,
porn since Edwin arrived. oVerseas.
SA* His •SHADOW
•
NO doubt we would get it any-
way, but on, Monde* tradition end
the Irolindhog assured us that there
will be six Weeks more of winter.
• Monday was Candlerinas Day, you
know, and from early morning. un-
til late afternoon the sun shone
brightly, ' ;so that 'Mr. ,Grounllhog
'would have seen. his shadow Upon
einerging, at 'any dine during the
day, from his winter abode-pro-
yided of course he dichi't tilled the
zero terepetatere and a biting wind.
So Mr. Woodchitck's pre -spring
peek at the weather presages, that
We shcitilditl consider discarding the
'red flannels yet for, a spelL
•
, .
Parties For. Red Cross
• Mrs.' W. L: MacKenzie entertain-
ed ten tables for euchre at her home
list week in aid of the Red Cros.s.
A. pleasant evening was spent and
Sed CroSs finances substantially
• _ -
An equally sueceSsitil euchre:party
was held in the Town Vali- on Tues-
day when nirieteen fables w'ete en-
tertained, with Mra R Rebertion,
Mrs. W. bottles, Mrs.. A.•Mowbray
and Mrs, C. D. McAlpine as host-
esses with- prOceeds for Red CipeS.
*Mrs, Hetry MeQuilltn,flue-hal
siMiler Party -.recently. and a
more are yet to he held. These have
all resulted f011awing the initial
party held by Mrs. Win.' ,Murdie a
Short time age, When 12 ladies were
eriterteined ila aid of the Red Ctoss,
• and each one asked to 'sponsor: a
• party to support this worthy cause.
NarroW Escape
im McIntosh, Melo* township
,farmer has a badly blackened face'
and eye, but is very fortunate not
to have lost the sight of the optic.
Jun was workinl around the cattle, •
when one of them hoisted its head ,
striking Jim in the face.• The right ,
eye glass was shattered by the blow,
Nit, oddly enough the glass splinters
peither entered the eYe nor 'cutkilis
face.
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