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LUCKNOW, ONT
IO. WEDNESDAY, JUNE' 24th, 1959
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rnrnpinity Saddened As .Twp �inlougl�
Cousins Die Beneath . Overturned Tracor
•Harold Percy whp e .
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and his cousin Er c D ug s ,yy /I / ,,,,!
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ho was eleven ,two days be- ?Iri�i'I i�
Cy+ w � ly 7, ;,' 1f; !, I;l ! �/ ill{i�fll!ti;
died suddenly l,, �� 1, %:
tragedy, a''• •
•
fore the b ► ` (' �, � �r!`r nr�/� 7(�l/!; !l 11(�
under ' an overturned traetor i` ///!,(, r(,
about six' o'clock last Thursday • /iy%/'';
afternoon, .
•. David is the 'son of Reeve Har-'
; old Percy of Kinloss and the• late
Christina (Orr)• Percy, .and Eric,
is: the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Percy, she being the fernier
Myrtle -Thompson. The fathers
''are brothers, and 'both farm
homes 'are," east of S inlough.
• • The two boys were students at
Kinlough ,school And had attend-
ed school as usual that ' day; ,
After school Eric told his moth-
er he .was going down, the road
to David's. home to fix the .heel
on his shoe, and late in the after-.
noon he went with David on the
double -seated diesel tractor to
- 'farm. ; adjacent to Harold's' borne
to bring in the cows:
The boys • werein the field,
When the tractor turned over,
• pinning them . underneath; to
bring death quickly. John Hod:
• gins, . who• lives • on ' the farm im-
mediately to the East, noticed the
o
vertu�net, • tractor, with
ith whee
ls
still s1in in . He pickedup:Doug
• and young Arthur Stanley, •sons.
Mr, and 'Mrs. Ezra Stanley,
who . own the • farm across . the
road,' from the scene of the fat-
ality. It was they who made the.
shocking discovery: Doug and
,•.John. who _are 'students. at `Luck-.
now District ' High . School went
for help. to right the' overturned
,tractor : and release tlf e • ; bodies:
They obtained • the Stanleytrac-
tor with a shovel' en::it.. Mrs.
Stanley ;phoned ;neighbours. It
was not at first .known that Eric
was also -funder the tractor.: His
father (Alex) . was one ;.of those/
who responded; •to the call, td
'discover his "son. Harold Percy
.was returning frown Teeswater 'at
that time, and came on the scene
in that, manner to learn of the
double. tragedy.
Hearts in the community' were'
seared by sorrow by this double
fatality, and .wordS• failtm eXpress.
the sympathy. 'that : is ,.'extended
to. the bereaved families robbed.
so suddenly : of • two bright and
DAVID. PERCT'
romisin-a lives ,
Ty g.yong
Hundreds.'call'edat the 'McLen
nen, arid MacKenzie Memorial
Chapel 'were the . boys rested
side by side. with• the caskets,
banked with' flowers. A double
funeral
funeral was held on . Sunday af-
•ternoorn, and long before service
time • the Chapel was filled to
overflowing, and scores gathered
On . the: street to hear the service
over.'the public' address , system.
The .:service was conducted by
the ,boys' minister, , Rev T. J. Mc-
Kinney of Kinlough' Presbyterian
Church, Who referred to the hap-
py memories that will help`''rto
brighten .this 'darkest hour. •
Rev. Benson Cox, a ; native.' of
p nrmw ihir t !,
aht,4'�1
ERIC PERCY
the . Kinlo'ugh Community, spoke
• words of comfort .to the bereav
•-ed; , and recalled that the great
grandmother of the two boys was
his. :first'SundaySchool teacher,
She was •Mrs. Wm. Percy of Kin-
lough. She died in 1901, and was
•
•
SHOWER AT ST. 'HELENS VANDALISM
AT
MONDAY FOR BRIDE -ELECT •
' S.K. CEMETERY
Miss' Margaret Miller, daughter
of Mr. .and Mrs. Eldon Miller . of
West Wawanosh, , was guest of
honour at a, miscellaneous show-
er at St. Helens Community Mall
'On Monday evening.
a g actuate, oa f my e bridelect, -is
Stratford General
Hospital,; and is nursing at, Wing,
•
hiam;
,.Mrs., Raymond,' Laidlaw' (Anne.
Todd) was •ohairi.adY• Mrs, E. W
Rice played, while:. the' ladies were
gathering and ' Miss . Miller was
escorted to the front by her sis-
ters, Mrs. Wihner Nicholson and
Lois Miller, who ` were joined by
'Irma.. and Norma' Forster and
Nancy Curran in assisting Marg-
aret to open the many . lovely'
gifts.
T1ie program included' solos by
Gladys " MacDonald and Diane
Ritchie: and ..readings by Mrs.
Campbell Thonilpson, Mrs.. Fred
112cQuillin and •Mrs..Ernest' Gaunt;
Lunch was served to conclude
.a pleasant evening.
the' first person' buried in Green , •
hill ,Cemetery.' The closing hymn. ,
MARK FORTIETH
of the service 'was"Safe ' In The .•
Arms of Jesus, ' and Many a tear A N N:1 V E;RSA RY
,,was shed as this. sorrowful ser- ;
vice reached its close. Mr: and • Mrs. George Elliott of
Interment. was . in Greenhill town observed their 40th Wed-
ding anniversary on Thursday,.
June '18th, when they were en
tertained by: their family, at their.
fori•ner home at Anzberley, where:
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Elliott. new.
live. The• dinner , table was M ap-
propriately' decorated and center-
ed' with :a three-tier, wedding
cake: •
'Mr... ,Elliott,' a •son of Mrs and.
iNm..Elliott, of, Con. 10 Hu-
ron :•Township, and Mrs: Elliott.
the former Hazel :est,`'g
' dau• � hterr
of .Mr..'arid Mrs.•" Jaynes. West•'of.
•Locha]sh district, Were married
forty years ago at the Ripley
United: Church parsonage by Rev.
Mr • McCleai:, Theirattendants
were George's brother; Ralph.
Elliott; : and a cousin of the bride
Mrs: .Peart (Drennan)• Evans' of
Lacombe, Alta.. • ,
Mr. and Mrs: Elliott farmed at
'Amberley until moving to Luk-
now
uknow ' in December of. 1947, where.
•Mr Elliott operated' a, seed clean-
ing plant, and is engaged in live-."
1?P
They have two: sons, Bryce: of
l:�uckriow, and. Gordon of Amber=
ley and : a 'daughter; • Mrs. `Bruce.
MacLeod .' (Una) Of North ' Bay,
who was home for :the family'
celebration: Their. son,'Ray; • lost.
his life by drowning ten years
ago neat month.
• On `riday evening immediate
members of bhe Elliott and West
families: gathered at the 'home of
Mr. arid Mrs. Elliott in Lucknow
for .a",social •:evening to mark the
,Occasion.
Cemetery, with :a . joint commit:
tai service as. the two' 'graves
were not • far. distant Pallbearers
for' David were'. three cousins,
' (C.ontinued on. Page :1Z)
PROMINENT CLERIC AT
ANGLICAN ANNIVERSARY •
/ The 85th'' anniversar of: the
.y
formation of ' an Angiican con-::
,gtegation in • Iucknd°vr,, was, ob
served at ;St. Peters. Church,
Lucknow, on Sunday'morning.
, ' First services were :" held in'
rooms over. what is••now Button's
Butcher Shop, and within ':four
years the first chiirch was built
on the .'present site;+ on land don-
ated by Mrs. West, and during
the ministry of Rev.. James Car-
rie.
St: Peters was recently ' rede-
corated and on . Sunday it was
adorned with flowers and the
edifice was: never more; beautiful
• The guest ' • minister • was: ` the
I Very :Rev. R... C.. Brown; dean of
'St. Pauls Cathedral, London, who
delivered a forceful and timely
sermon on*"Going Forward:"
The choir rendered an'' anthem;
LIONS VOLUNTEER
FOR ARMY BLITZ
A blitz campaign , will be held
in Lucknow on Thursday, and
Friday of this "week on , behalf
of the'. Salvation Arrays. . annual
Red Shield . c'
. smpaign: •
The campaign is. under the
chairmanship of Charles. Web-
ster, with W.B. Anderson' as
treasurer
Members of the Lions club will
conduct the'canvass and- some
twenty -fere ; members velunt -
ed for the job at Monday's meet-
ing. They: included Alex Andrew,
Ernest - Button,. Gordon Broks
Milt Rayner, Bill Hunter, W. B.
Anderson, • Stuart- Collyer; S. E.
Robertson, V. A. Mowbray,
Mowbray; r Y, Ken
Y, Cameron MacDonald,
W. A. Porteous, Bob Finlay, Gor-
don Fisher;. Gordon Bailey, X.C.
Mtirdie, Bob MacKenzie, Harvey
Webster, Chas... Webster, Leonard.
MacDonald, Donald. MacKinnon,
Lloyd Ashton,, Bud Hamilton
W.'R'; Howey; Ernest Ackert. •'.
The work of ' the 'Salvation
Army needs no explaining,�an
., and
the canvassers-. will. appreciates if
fou have your donation ready
when they call. / .
.There will
. be no house -oto-
rouse rural canvas,' but' donations.
vill be .Welcomed from the! farm'
.olk. and May be given to the
,ha...
-with Mfrs. Fred McQuillin at the
Organ.. . •
SUNDAY RAILINER.
GET POOR RECEPTION
The•
new Railiner railway pas-
senger service went into effect
on Sunday, and we • understand,
received scant •:patronage=locally
at least—on its initial run.
There Was no fanfare associat-
ed• with the introduction' of ,the
new :service, and the trim .diesel,
powered car slipped in and out
of 'town. on Sunday, practically
unnoticed,
The • Sunday' afternoon train,
Toronto; . bound, leaves, .here at
5.47: fast time and replaces the,
Monday .morning train.. • •
Otherwise the Railiner service
'is daily to Palmerston. and 'other
points at '7.17 fast time, with ar-
rival • time. at night 11.14 fast
. •. •
35 Students Aboard
Oh Tuesday morning '35.'stud-,
ents of Grade '4 and 5 of .Luck -
now Public School, aceompamed
by their' teacher, Miss Helen.
Thompson, travelled on the Rail-
iner to Wingham. With a train
ride being something of a novel-
ty' for the' children of today;
needless to'say they received
quite a thrill from their Tuesday
morning outing. Parents met the
Arman or treasurer–or to any children in Wingham t g
!f the canvassers' for that matter, them', back "to , town in time.for
f left at• The Sentinel Office, seliooi,.
RECEIVE '. SIXTEEN INTO
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
The' sacrament of Communion
was observed in, .the United
Church' on Sunday: :morning
when a communicant's , class of
eleven young people were receiv-
"ed 'into church . membership.:by
profession' of. faith..
They were:. Bob Andrew,'
Lynda '•Button, ,Ross Haslam, Dor-
othy, Hallam., Kenneth .Houston,
Dianne Humphrey, George' Humes
phrey, .Helen. McNay, Dick. Rich-
ards,
icth-
ards,Shirley .Sinclair; Coralelle.
.Thompson
Received by •certificate .of
transfer . were Dr. and Mrs. Mark
Rai !hby, ' from' Chalmers United
Church, Guelph; :Mr. ; and •:Mrs.`
Omar-: Brooks, from Dungannon
.United Church; Mss. W. J. Wal-
ker, from Central United Chun,
Owen' Sound.:
They' were welcomed 'into
,membership by Rev.. G. `R. Geag:
er. and Mr.. Ernest Blake, clerk
of session.
ATTENDED.'NOVL
BIRTHDAY 'PARTY
''• Wayne Pritchard, son. of 1Vtr:.
and: Mrs. Elmo .Pritchard of West'
Wawanosh, -was among, a group
of 30 children,' wlio attended : the
"Preeiilies ' birthday . party ::at
Victoria Hospital Nurses' resi•
dence on.Friday"
These al0 children were among
53 premature babies, born at 'the,
Children's Hospital in .1954; and
whose life ;expectancy 'was mea-
sured in minutes at . the time. of
their .birth.. All are . now normal
lively children. who .celebrated
their "5th" birthday with ice
cream and cookies, and were
gleefully entertained '!by a drum, -
'beating, scarlet -haired, clown.'
The " average weight of the
1954 "Preemies" was about 4 lbs:
The smallest, `,three months pre-
mature, : weighed one pound,- .15
ounces at birth. One Attie girl's
premature
premature birth left her sightless.
Wayne Pritchard will .be 5',.in
July': He was born two . months
prematurely, and weighed. one
ounce short of . four pounds at
birth. rHe • was kept in hospital'
for sevens weeks.
reunion'
As a. ;merriento of this
of .five -year-olds, :each wag pre
,sented with .a silver spoon,
•
•
stock sh%
An act .of vandalism' that. , is
hard to comprehend, .was com-
mitted
initted at the week -end at South
Kinloss Cemetery, when *eight
large tornbstones. *ere. pushed
over.' One stone Thad' 'a carved
urn on top of it, winch was
Smashed off upon crashing to the
ground.. w
'The diseov,$ry-'was " made On
Sunday morning. Smashed. • beer
bottles were also quite evident': `
• • Provincial Police Were' notified
and investigated the outrage, and
have attempted 'to • obtain finger:
prints. • Grave. • yard vandalism, is
a serious offence, and if the cul-
prits, are apprehended the 'con-
sequences could be quite. severe:
Equipment will have to.
brought from Wingham tohoist
the stones back into position, and
in one case • at least the damage
may be irreparable,.
' More Wild Driving'
.. Wild' -driving .and associated.
nocturnal ' disturbances' • were
again reported in the early;hours
of Saturday and Sunday' morn;
ings, and it; would ' seem that the
offenders aren't going to heed a
warning, .and will have to learn
the hard . way,' , when' they are.
eventually caught:
APPRECIATEk •REPORTS
OF . PRE -NUPTIAL EVENTS.
Therehave been quite a num-
ber of weddings—and there will
be• more—in the community th,
season. With' ' each is ''generally.•
associated pre -nuptial; . ;showers,
presentations and trousseau teas;'
as well as post nuptial reception
The Sentinel would appreciate
*reports: of • .all . such events lm
.mediately they; -take place.
Hostesses ;go to a.' good deal
of work and: planning in arrang- •
ing,. such events` and we would,
Suggest that they complete the
tribute to the guest of honour, ..by
seeing that : arrangements are
Made to'`'have the event reported.
•
HELD SURPRISE PARTY
ON' 35th ANNIVERARY
•
Mr. and. Mrs. Frank` Hamilton
• of •Ashfield observed their 35th`
. . .
'
at the "home of the `bride and
groom of thirty five years. At-
tending:
t tending ,;were • the ' family. and
.weddin g ` anniversary on Friday,'
.June ' '12th., The occasion ; was
Me dd
by a surprise party held
neighbours. '
They have nine children Mrs.
Jas Spilsbury (Isa!belle), Mrs.'
Jas.• Smuck (Frances) Mrs.. Max:
Hanna.' (Betty.),: • Mrs, Harold' El--
Nott (Violet), Mrs. Harold Gaunt-•
lett (Ionn'a), Mrs. John Hunter
' (Shirley);, Raeleen',. Lorraine and. ,
Marion.
AgedLady Found�D�ad Sunday
AAs Hundreds Comb farm . B�Ock
The body. of Mrs: Jennie Fitz- body' was found;' behind a stee
gerald, 78 -year-old Dungannon knoll. • Her shoes' were; neatly
lady was found about 4.30 ,.on placed, together, at the knoll, and
Sunday ' afternoon. within about nearby' was .a spring .poo] where
three-quarters .of a mile of the she „had evidently- quenched . her
•
farm of her • nephew, ,Kenneth .thirst. ,
Campbell,. from where, she had . The body was discovered :about
strayed five days before, ' ' . 4:00 o'clock. Sunday afternoon by
'some 300. men Were 'organized .William 'Culbert of Dungannon.
by police officers on Sunday af- . At .precisely the same time Art
ternoon to comb .a block of land Stewart. had 'come upon Mrs:.
in. West .Wawanosh. The 'search Fitzgerald's "shoes. The •'aged
ers were spaced about •8 feet lady had survived the ordealfor
apart for thorough coverage of more than three• days, while.
the area. The search was organi- searchers scoured. the countrY -
fed 'at the McAllister farm. An ' side and dragged the Maitland
appeal for volunteers had ,been:. River, Which meanders • through
made in district churches that the 'area.'
morning. • Mrs.. Fitzgerald was found in
Fitzgerald had died from , a rugged and unworked section
p
e p sureand hunger and Dr, of the Ray,mond. Redmond farm
N. C.: Jackson of Goderich said on the 5th Concession of West
there would be no. inquest, Wawanash.adjacent to the Camp-
There was evidence that the bell, farm in the Auburn -Dungan-
aged lady had slept in the shell..." non district.' '
erred, secluded place where'. her I (Continued on page 11)