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OWns � � ave SPOJSORING, PRIZE DRAWS Bruce MacLennanp g
Posters are out: announcing the
Deputy'uReeve, :NorninUte.Tis Lilo g111n Duc Huntinht., annual dance and prize draw
Ashfield Township is to' agai1.
have a depnxtyreeve, which
will give the • municipality two
representatives on Huron :County
Council, effective next year.
To qualify for ;.a deputy -reeve,,.
'a municipality must have 1000, or
more owners or joint owners .re-
gistered on the ,assessment roll..
This year Ashfield has 1085 .own-
ers on the roll and certification to
this effect :has been forwarded to.
the County Clerk,'Mr. .r. John Berry..
A steadily• growing colony of
lake front cottage owners along
Lake Huron's shore in Ashfield
is a factor in the increased num-
ber on the assessment '.:roll.
' Ashfield Township nomination.
meeting will 'be held on Friday,
November 24th, when ' nommina
tions will be received for the new
• office ass.' 'well as for that of
reeve. and councillors. In event.
of, an•election it will be held on
Monday,; December • 4th. •
The appointment of a deputy-
reeve makes no difference . on
the ''number of members • on: the:
Board • which is'' now constituted
of
the 'reeve 'and four 'councillors.
t'tind r. the, new. set -ii ,' their
e. Rt ., will
be only three councillors,
Ashfield hasn't had
reeve in .;over 17 Years - The last
deputy to: hold office .was ,Gilbert
Frayne, who; then 'served as
reeve in 1944 and 1945.•,
' Mr. Frayne succeeded Alex.
MacDonald as reeve, 1IIr: Mac-
Donald took office early in 1938,
when " Reeve Richard ' 'Johnston
died while ' in office. • Mr M c
Donald servedas reeve until the
end of 1943,when he was, follow-'
ed by Mr, Frayne. In 1946; Cecil
Johnston,. son of the late Reeve
Richard Johnston, became reeve
and served -through 1950 when he
•climaxed, ,his . Municipal service
by election as Huron County
Warden,'
•
Elmer Grahamwas reeve from
1951; through 1953, when Cecil.
Blake was • elected . and: held the
reeveship until• the end 'of ;1959
when,' he ,;was succeeded, ':by the
present reeve, Andy Ritchie, who.
is completing his secoi d• term:.
' Mr. Ritchie is .a member•' of the
Huron County.' roads cornrnittee.
LOCHAI.SH' • FOLK -'ATTEND •
WEDDING IN :: DETROIT
•
•
Mr. and Mrs. • Frank MacLen-:
• nan. of Lochalsh were guests at
the wedding in::Detroit: on. Satur
day, October.28,th; of 'Dianne,,Lee:.
• Hunter: and Bruce Alexander
• MacLennan.
• The bride is the daughter` of.
'Mr. and rs ` Charle's': Hinter ::of
Detroit and the groom,:who is: a
merrier of the ' I .TS Marines, is
the son of "Vlr: & Mrs. ,Rod .Mac_
Lerman of . Detroit. Rod Was born
and :'raised' at Lochalsh.
Rabies Ofl'ln+crease
In Bruce and HUron
The , incidence of rabies. has • in-
creased. d 1 .•%?riron
consmderab y in
County, according. to a recent
statement „ by ,Dr.: J C. MacLen-
nan,''veterinarian of Seaforth.
During the` summer'. there ;were.
rabid .foxes, cattle,•' a wolf' and a
dog 'discovered in•:'West ,Wawa-
dash;
awa-dash _Stan1ey:,_Goderich and Ea
• Waxwanosh Townships..
A similar • recurrence of • the
;disease is reported. :in '' Bruee•
`Comity • with two rabid'. foxes des-
toyed in'Greenock Swamp and
• a 'rabid skunk :shot m Saugeen
Township.
Rabies' .reached epidemic.pro-
portions in . this : area two years'
ago, but had since,,been virtually.
eliminated until recently. In view
'of this, outbreak:, authorities are
advising, that .citizens •be alert;to,
the danger, and'take'all necessary.
precautions when :;a case is sus-•
oy ' the , Lueknoav Branch, .of the
Royal Canadian Legion' to be
heldin the Legion Hall on Fri-
day, .November 10th.
Draw prizes include a lazy
boy ,chair, transistor radio, port=
able mixmaster and 8 -piece set
of stainless steel, cooking 'ware.
Another draw on .which tickets
are now being soldis being held
under auspices . of the •Intermedi-
ate Hockey Club, The big
prize
in this draw . to be held 'at the
first •home game of the season, is.
a 15; cubic foot deep. freeze. It
will be worth an additional $15.00
in cash if the winner is in at-
tendance when the draw is. made.:
There. is , a second :draw for a
prize. 'of 910.00 ' cash;
FAIR PAYS $1,50
IN PRIZE MONE'
Dragging operations have been
continuing at the Luther marsh,
for the body of . Bruce „MacLen-
nan,
MacLen-nan, believed to be,• the third
rrmember • of a . • duck hunting par-
ty who lost their lives by :drown-
ing. late: Saturday afternoon.
Bruce, who is 38, is the on of
:Mr :Margaret (Hamilton) Mac-
Lennan of Lucknow and the, late
Alex MacLennan. Bruce was
born at Lochalsh and 'has.' ' been
living: in• Toronto for • several.
years. He • is'' married and has.: a
family of three daughters, ,
The Luther marsh is an arti-
ficial lake in the . Orangeville
Grand Valley district, and is a
popular spot withduck hunters.
Tree Lost'.
ccident On Saturday
The threesome, Bruce MacLen-
• nan of, •College St., Toronto
Glen. Jones.3
5, of •Scarboro and.
Thomas Morton, 30, of Whitby,
setSaturday ou t earl
Y. u
tohunt .
•duck at 'the lake, and' apparently
• were waiting for ,the ducks to
Prize. ,money. of .}approximately come ''in at dusk that afternoon
$1 500 will 'be •� aid' out this year '
found floating near the boat,,
owned by Morton. • '
The 'cries for help were heard
first by Charles.Buchanan, 28, .&
his mother, Mrs,' Mary Buchanan,
at their cottage about one-quarter
Mile' from: the :boat.
Buchanan said when the squall
hit' he •thought', he saw lights
loop in the air as if . the boat, .
had hit •a' submerged stump.: He
said; the lake ' is full of such
stumps..
Curtis' Gulligher part-time
East Luther township constable,•'
said help Might •have'reached the,
.s ricken• hunters'sooner had a
powerful lands and. forests boat
nearby been operational. Gullg=
her said the propellor of• the ;boat
was stolen Thursday: Rescuers
had to use a small. boat equipped
With an outboard• .motor.
Bruce' :'MacLennan is an only
son. Thereare ' two sisters, Mrs:
s to s,
Donald McCormick (Catherine)"
of R:R'. 2 Wingham :and Mrs.:
F. McFadden •(Christine) of
• Y When a squall. or a hidden stump,. London ; `,
by the Lucknow Agricultural _
g or .both i .,..believed �to � have ca
• Society, according to .a, report by sized . their, boat. •
the secretary, Mrs. Fred McQuil- Carl :Little: ;and Ken Woods
a s o the department
lin, given •at' a" directors' meeting• two offici 'if``
on •Saturday •night., a Board of lands';arid' forests doing re-
aVeSTh��'Th.
approvedpayment i'full of the�5�. ���� �•• . search work at. the Grand Valley.
• prize money and ch fines. will be Conservation Authority . reser='
r. • The Fair' ;this year ran. into. for helpabout dusk n'Saturda .
o Y
'going •out shortl, . to exhibitors.
o ke said:theyhear cries
For
d
0 Zealand�
.ewe
George :Anderson :of Ca1gar, ,
s Y
has ;been sPending . ..few- days:
with' .his parents, Mr.,'and Mrs;.
W. B. Anderson of . town, before
leaving : for ` New. Zealand.
George. will fly 'to' Vancouver
on.' ,Thursday,, . where ' he wily
board the: liner Canberra for :a
15 -day; voyage "down under." :;It
is just the second cruise. `of" this
new ship,; which will dock ' at
chilly weather,; With • gate receipts' ' The lands,and•forests field men
-
.down some ` at.. ' approximately answered the 'cries for, hel': com
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500, 'However a preliminary, fin- ing from •the lake but When they.
ancial report, on Saturday even- of :th 'o found o � n
ing ,• • g to e boat' ou d nly' Jo es
indicated •'• that. the Society clinging to ,the boat, by :his. fore=:
would about break even wheen all arm • • .•
receipts are • in . and all accounts On shore. the Men applied arti
. paid. • ficial'res piration to• Jonesfor two
• .•A,'925.00 donation was made to 'hours 'but failed''•to. revive him.
the: Lucknow District High,School; Morton's' body'.as' recovered
Band. Which . took` e V.
part in the Sunday in six feet '• of • . � coater.
•Akland • • „ parade. " Dragbing has 'since con•tinue•d for•
WAIKERTON MURDER TRIAL
WIDELY 'PUBLICIZED,
•The• first murder /trial in .15
years at Walkerton aroused 'wide•
interest' and was: reported in de-
.tali .rti 'the provincial press;
Arthur Kendall:; 51, was found
guilty of the murder of.. his 33-
year old first .wife in 1952,:' and
was' sentenced,' to be • hanged on.
Januar.' 1962 ,The jury re
Y 23rd,
„East comm_ended_cier nency:.
-f-
I:t was ,charged that' he
his wife; With a butcher knife in
their : cabin home in :the Bruce
'Peninsula'near. Wiarton. ;The test
imnony of three'of his family; who:
i were children-, at„ the .time,., sub-
stantiated the charge:.; Mrs. Iden-
dab's ' body has never.' been
found.
' ' witness : ,was Gordon
Another ..
NeabeL of Brampton..: .
• Frank iv cQuillin was appointed Bruce •:MacLennan. "On Tuesday
n: to contact West 'Wawanosh Coun ` • ft th bod h d still ' t
cii regarding their annual grant, been: recovered.: Three hats were.
and W. F MacDonald,
Houston and 'John •Emerson
- a ernoon e' y.. a no
Wm
were
delegated to approach the'. Kinloss ''
Council A =•$50. 'grant. was pre
arid early •in ;the year the Luek7s viously received from Ashfield,
Art f i I' Ice
��ca
., !, . • :`he' MacKa sisters are the last
Y
earn
now Council made a;grant.of •$200. 1
It Was : announced that: the
CKNX'
Barn' Dance was booked
•for ,the, Legion • Hall on..Saturday,; �: _
on . Monday evening prior to set ;.
December 16th, under auspices of.•
•, the..Agricul•turl Society. _ ting--out..-=on--their-light-bulb-and
coin. can. blitz. • The .coin Cans, will.
mittee, of lady''' directors, headed .
b. Mrs. Harr Laois ' ,named. be picked up' next May. A flick -
by Y Y .was ' ' ing . off of hydro . power that' ev
to' be • in' charge 'of the refresh-,•
merit booth that evenin ening signalled the ;start of the
g
.Show Fair' Pictures campaign, .
Call Ice Tenders
A photography contest was` be, ,._ .
Iated'L tried.out, :at the Fair:. this; During. a brief business meet
Ym. in V. A. Mowbray reported
year, and.while. there was only g'
one ,entry, it' is generally agreed
that., a. representative , of:, the
Y'g ' yCanadian: Ice Company had` come
,
that' : `Chis;'. is a competition
which
11as ` .4 So.turda
Y••
Still Keeps ..Busy
Miss E Jessie . MacKay :of . town,
observed' her 94th birthday • on
Saturday, October 28th. Although, ;.
presently recuperating from"a
heavy•' cold, Miss MacKay enjoys:
Comparatively good health .and. is
remarkably alert.' :mentally • 'and•
physically able • `to 1 pursue many:'
household ac•tivities..In "fact ,Miss
MacKay delight's in'being busy,
and while;. she' admits'. she isn't as..
speedy as she once. w as, she
never' likes to 'be idle,'a mornent::
Sew.irig,. quilt making and such,
handiwork help to keep her fin-
gers busy...
Miss ''MacKay . and her sister,
Annie,Who was 86' in September;
o.
find' life pleasant .in. their coin
ffortable home tin Gough Si:,'and:
continue keenly • interested, in
• : the' welfare.and pursuits of a
wide circle of friends, as•'well 'as',
in church and civic activities 'in
the• communit:. ;
Lucknow• .and �' District Lion.‘ Y
Club held an abbreviated meeting
Seventeen••,Stihes.
f:�•
Close
��Eye.
i
Elizabeth Newbold,eight-year-
oldg
daughter of Mr. and. Mrs.
George. Newbold of Lucknow,
was thrown from a. pony 'at the
residence of Sid Gardner' 'at the'
southern outskirts of town last
• Friday about suppertirne, and re
•
ceii{ed'' a badly 'gashed, eye in the,
accident. •
Elizabeth was riding ,the pony
is • the company of some other
youngsters when the accident oc-
curred. The pony was', liein.,. rid-
den g
den bareback, and; when,one of
the youngsters slapped the pony
on the•rump, givingit` the signal
to .,o.g
g it threw Elizabeth, with
the pony either kicking her , or
stepping , on her a Seventeen
stitches required •
eye,.
she were required to Close
ga:;h,° but Elizabeth was in
good Spirits • and was watching
TV
l Y with Ore eye the next day.
No per rrtarient. damage is . antici-
paled •frorn • the , accident.
'rel
0
IC
.enc auraged and
would to town .last Thursday' unexpect-•
should ;be
also serve .for post -fair publicity
purposes.
r. ,
p ble
m
0 There ,were. four: classes in the
• petition -.- • 4-H. .work,
Fire;not
Rrr9ade " livestock; Livestock, 4-H
• • et• flower nd b ki • M
arl
Oliver � McC ar ea had • two -
h creel;
itable entries in, each class. These
were •"fudged" ` by Don Thomp
n. and -Don Cameron,w
,so bin n and were
shown. at the close of Saturday.
i
,night;ys meeting, . .
Several. other ' , colored ,slides,
not in the competitive classes,
were shown to :add. ,interest to
t
• oil Stove at t
h
o
Overheated An. erh W e
home of Mr. and, Mrs.. Dorm Steff-
ler in, Lucknow,; was the cause
of a ire alarm about ten,o'clock
Saturday evening. The oil was
shut 'Off and the fuel burned it-
self out without damage.
As so .often happens, the -Fire
Department had :a. t•raffie prob-
Iem In: responding to.this alarm:
The Steffler residence, the for-
mer, !home of the late Joseph•
the presentation.
•
Gough' •
Street, east of Havelock,
Johnston ," is located on Received DHavelk which a ee
is' a ! dead-end street.
• ° Sotne' motorists , �vho follow. the
`
scene, regardles
fire truck must get ri,ht toth
e•
•s: of whether or
not they nay be • in the way or •
impede the work of the firemen.
Because of the dead-end nature
of the street, traffic' was, diverted:
from turning. down Gough St
And 'what happened" Cars "were'
parked on Havelock St., in such.
a way as to bok in the fire, hyd-
rant at Gough and Havelock,
which is the one that.' they: would
have had to hook onto, had it
b e necessary to lay a hose .pine.`'
Friday At Western
At the dorvocatiori•, exercises
held in the; University of West-
ern n Friday. ern (� t % o rd October
27th; Mrs: John M. (Mack) -Mac-
Donald received her -$achelor of
Science degree, •
tir3. MacDonald will be •on the
University Staff. • ' ,
Mack' is • corking on.' a Canada
Council scholarship for his,Doctor
of Philosophy degree which he.
J J
hopes to complete •• in about a
Year and a' ,half..
edlyand that only three members_.
of . the committee'were, available
to meet him.
It..was ' pointed. out -that „they
had' some second hand ;equipment,
but which might leave something
to be desired:
ne the actual' cost
To deter i
m1
of the project, provisional tenders
d -for the installa-
tion
n t la-
are being'called sal
tion of new equipment: '
It ,is expected, that four tenders
will be . submitted .. shortly, arid
before the month's end it' • is: ex..'
pected that the'Club will have'
an established. figure; •on the'un-
dertaking,: and specific informa-
`tion• as, to available grants.
It was announced that the Dis-
rc ve s u
talion had been received VCs ,
ins i
visit Hotviclr Lions at
• their fare,.; T•ax bilis for the surrounding
mere night meeting on Tuesday; rural municipalities /have been,
November` 20th: Several ' local printed, end district high •'so oo1:
members indicated they, Would y rates in :.the. varions totvriships
I' attend. •are in sharp contras,. ` ", •
International Counsellor .Lion In West \Vag. anosh., the Gode-•
ltae Watson urged the Clttb to' ricl •high' schoo'. let'y. 0.3 'mills..
see that some new members are "and ;Lucknow 7.9inills.
brought in. He pointed to the In 4shfie d the Ccdericr sc tio'l'
current activities of the Club, 8 .I rate is 15illspie,
. , 2 flipley i
m 8 rrtlls.
said. that "new blood," 1.vould and Lucknow 7.3 mills.
help in these ;activities and that .R.nloss • Township' he WiP.C,t'
theywould both bereft from ham ss:iool levy is .12.5 n. its; R:p-
and. contribute to, Lionisrn, ley. 8 mills and titicknoW.7,9 ,iii lls�'
of a fainily• of nine children; born'
to: Hugh MacKay ' and Catherine
gm Y
--err, whom' he married in 1Rg.U'
Mr. .MacKay, blacksnitled in •
his native city ofGlasgow, Scot-
land before corning.. to Canada,
and• later to Lucknow upon the •
founding . of the Village ;over a
'century ago: He • established . the '
first blacksmith . shop in • the Vil-
lage on the -site where the Unit-
ed Church stands...,
In ' •1803 :. the MacKay family
moved to the farm on the Second •
Kinloss which -remained' in;
the MacKay.name until 1949 when.
it., was sold to Herb :MeQuillin::
• 'rheparents and seven .mem=•
hers of'the' family ,all ' were laid ' •
to rest . in South Kinloss
C"
m
e
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teY. Theyare Ma gfe Dona1d
•'
Angus, John, Hugh, David and
Alex. The ;latter Who' who was the
baby!' of the family died'in the,
West about a year ago, Ifis ashes
were interred in South' Kinloss u:
this .past summer.:
High School Rates
•P. VarySharplyon November27bh, and that an .
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