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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-01-18, Page 1• 4•4': e",te ;44,•-0. . , • . •:•-• f)2.ey A YEAR --,IN ADVANCE7-59c EXTRA 'TC1-.U..4S. PAST,YEAR IN REVIEW FROM SENTINEL FILES JANEARY • • Lucknow• Ont./ Thursday January 1116, 1940' • Richard Elliott, .r.e-elected reeveeof • °Kinlosi3: for ":5tir term. 4COUncil1ors el- ellicinteSh, Earl. Hod... , -Otis, AlexiMacKenZie sand Aas Mc•f• .• ;Inteeh. . •• . , jack 'Webster . addepeee,d' joit?g: eeurs.- Othering; . : of hie ":etee eeriencee '-duriag tea Months • at rine Eldorado mine at the ,Arctie Mis WM. Blake •observed her 8:3rd'• birthday, ' • • •Mefeking co.mzeiunity made prs- .. eritatiorietee Mr'. and ' Mrs. 'john Blake and :Bernice ,uPon moving to Deng- . • anrion • to Make their home.. • Mid-Jenuary thaw weleeened;* pet niittizig. re -opening of many eoeeee- •'sion yeads, snewhnund ewe holiday week 'storm.- — • '• • 2 ; . . • •• Clansmen 'rsuccessfullet reeived• elld• fashiOned box Secial, • ' 6 • Mrs. Andrew Nelsen observed, bey, . • Ei7th birthday; • . ' • Charles Agar,, native- ef 13&f t. elected 'ae Speaker of the Ste:6401- Wan Legislature. • *Atli iLlfe Membership CP the W. M. S. *of the 'Presbyterine • Church. . •. Sepoye after losing 'three straieht games seered 4 to 3 victory at Pal- , mersten, in their first bid for play- '. ,off WO: • ' •Jets.. T. Lyons returned for 9tb term as president ;of Diritgannon AgricultUrel SoeietY. 1.. • Paramount friend's make presen- tation to, Mr. and , Mrs. John Jamie- son upon moving to leaclinow; • Bill Webster siuffered fractured leg • in a fall On• main street, Harvey Treleaven had his nose shattered when struck with 'a puck , While aetieg es goal judge during hockey game at Listowel. ShOwer held for •Miss Winnifred :Armstrong', bride -elect, Fire gutted Turveer's' 5c• to $1.00 166 to ee diploma Presented to Ma 'th by Leek/tow Hertieteltnral rem EATHS--Methel Johnston, Lang - de; Mrs. Moses Thompson, Kinloss• rs..11enrY Patterson, Whitecherch • Wm; Irwin, Lucknow; Thomas. Reid Lucknow: Robeei D. Webster oftlin ton,' formerly of this. commiinity; . Mrs. ,Margaret McKay, Zion: John Lucknow. -4.. • . FEBRUARY• Mrs. Wm. McKenzie elected pres- ident of the Horticultural Society. • Presentation Made Miss Edea Cool • of 'paramount upon entering dwen Seend Hospital as nurse -in -training, • Village Council adopted cordwood pile 'foe transients, as January costs of some $20.00 ,,for 'these visitors • reached a new high locally.• . , Miss Etta Belle MacDonald electee torepresent local school, *as the , guest in Ottawa of W. R. TOrnlinson • M.P. and Mrs. Tomlinson. •Blocked roadseprevented motor tea: Vel, as Austin Martin of Huron war taken on stretcher by tnain. frozif Ripley, to Kincardine to undergo em- ergency appendicitis • operation. • John Elliott, 60 Years a member 'of Lucknow- Lodge No. 112; was a 'sPecial guest at a banquet held by the Lodge. ' • . Harvey Anderson elected pee• siden of the West Wawanosh Metuel Fite insurerice Company. Lucknow's: new ‘Postoffiee was en ened to serve the public on Fehruar 13th, • •, Lucknow' Juveniles *on the &eel championship, seining a 5 to 1 vie.- ory over Witigham to win the round' on goals -6 to 5, and proceeded to eliminate Kincardine in the • first round of the 0.J4LA. playdowns. : • Lucknow United church by petition. joined in the prolest. against proposed Provincial:legislation tendink toward loosening of the Sabbath Day ob- • servance laws, R. 'Gear assumed office of :Bruce :Coutity Agricultural represen- tative, succeeding G. R. Patterson. George, Rubinson of flolyrood was the .firM student to 'complete his tests at Sky Harbour airport; for his priv- ate Pilot's 'license. Mrs. Chas. Stewart undeinvent an emergency operiftion: for 'a ruptured epetetidize • Special train -was run td Listizevel ae Sepoye win Semi-finals; but • are Aoli-mims 4,4 ..1.tir .A.T.-1•1••/11!-• fireeKt•• apvtioa. fee group honours. 1200 'tans , stew, locals droplinal game 4 tc; DEATHS --Joseph Ilelni; Wesley K 7 0 die liNdTERS ATTENTION • A now .bulletin from Red. cross Headquarters asks all Branches to stress. the following, warm knitted. articles . for soldiers and . sailors. !Sweater balaclava caps; helmets, scarves ' ncl mitts. The local Branch has on hand wool suitable ,for these. Emphasize Supplies For .,Sailors ' Seatrian''s stockings •in grey wee! are"ribbed 2 lilain,,IjOrl,the:length of the'leg and down the instep ---length of leg,. -19 to 26 inches', double heel and.Kitehener toe. *Please finiish toe •accoreling to directions if, at - all. pes- „ • - . eilele.,. It is 'a ,soterce of great satise. factiop‘te those in charge When shin:. 'relents are made that fully measure -13 to Red Cross specifications. .. Wooland directions may be had '•-em Mrs. Harvey Treleaven or Mrs. 'McKim. , RED CROSS DISPLAY • On January 27th the Red Cross rooms will _be open from 2 to 5 in the afternoon and . all the articles, eiede• Will be On display. The ladies 1 sk that all interested persons come end -see what: the local beanch is do- . The public. is cordially inVited. Dogs: At Large Constable k, J. ',Mo.otee' draws our attention to ,the fact, that., ae couple muieled:.•dogs are :rearzingeat la gee.contrazer, to municspal and gov- erninent regulations ifl -.reaped t� rabies. The fact that there. haziebeen no further • eases of; the disease for quite sorne tirne, dolt:. not. mean that precautionary .meas ...ee can. be dis- persed with, .and regulations ' must :he: observed in the •GovernMent• pre., apribed'irea 'until. the •ban is officially. lifted: • • 13ARGAINS in odd gam -wets of warm underwear for every member of the family. THE MARKET STORE. GOT :THREE YEARS FOR HOLD-UP Alfred Dietrich and .Lorne A. Utie ley, were seriterced last Thursday at Goderich to three years in the peni- leatiary at Kingston on charges of armed robbery at Kingsbridge ,fn -mici,Decernber, the sentence, to run concurrently with a lesser, sentence received at .Kitchener: ' The pair pleaded guilty a week previous and were remanded for sen- tenee. • ' "This, gun ibusiness is bad -1 don't like it," remarked the magistrIte as he sentenced the two youths. Dietrich, pleaded fer a chance to join the ''army. He said he .had a brother overseas With the Canadian forces, but his plea was of no avail. Neithdr was the argument of de- fense counsel that the gull used in the holdups was only a toy pistol and that the accused youths, :timed it merely' to see Whet effect it Would have on the victims. E. Moore, native of Kinloss; Mrs. R. K..Miller, St. Helen's; Mrs. Harold, Allin, Lucknow; Arthur -Clifton; Thos. Webster, brother of J. R. Webster of St, Helenie, . • MARCH • Miss Sadie Parrish. of Ashfield wits' rushed to hospital for treatment. when an artery in her wrist was severed, when removing. glass from broken window Sash. • • - Mre. Isaac.Nixon was taken to Tor- re* for treatment, as her. Condition: became eerious several day e after receiering a severe head -injury in a fell at her home. The congregation of the Presbyter- ian church joined the eertzsade in op- poeitiop to any lOosening of the Sale= bath Day; observance laws. • Lftekhow Juveniles 'clitehbed London 6 to 2 here to continue in 0.111.A. playdoeens. Elston MacLeod received an injured shoulder. 'in this series and, in the next:round,. the legal lade were eliminated :by IlanoVere • • 'Wornen's Instittite successfully in- troduced 'loaf "qui& Wit" contest, which drew a large audienee. Library Roard lield a successful Book Fair, with 1. M4 Montgomery the guest speaker. • Agricultural Society made plans:for Spring fair, but yvas later not tinder - taken. • rapid City won' the lurid Hockey trophy :in a replayed sudden death eeeteeteeeeeetereseareeeteeeeeeee ee Spring WAS ushered in with a I -011r perature of two below zero. (Continued 'fIn Page Eight) ete PETTY THIEVING AT SHED -Out attention was called lase we'ek to petty thieving occurring at the Un- ited church shed., During -last Wed nesday 'evening's hockey match, one Pirty, had a:. lantern glass retrieved from his Cutter light, the lantern itself .being, firmly` attached to the cutter: Another party hist a harness strap. Such oecnrrences appear tee be fairly numerous, and it Might: be .well 'for some �f those concerned Le heed",thid- note of werning,. before they get,„ themselves into trouble. • 1 e. OBITUARY MISS IISABELLE MURDIE- .• It was eerith •deepest regret. :that word' was received . of the passing of Miss Isabelle Murdie on 'January 10th at the honie ot her sister, km. tE. A. Cruikshank in Ottawa, with. whom she had spent the last four. Months. IIss Mtfrdie was born • in McKillop in April, 1876, the eldest 'daughter of the late Michael Murdie, Sr., and Elizabeth Ann ,Gibson. She:attended rural schooland later •.graduated from Seaforth High Scheel, cenimen dreg her :career as school teacher at -the, ago of eig een. an o 'in:the peofessioni Until her retirement in June 1938,1 the lest twenty -sever years' being spent here as teaoher of the Printery Room. She waapainstak- ing; conscientious and 'efficient in her work, and. weer; eecerted• a Clirlatiari influence over the young minds under he charge„ but the arduous strain, • overtated her strength and. her health was undermined.: In spite of all that loving cage :could lee release canie while hoping- to Convalesce in Ottawa•. 'The remaining members of her family are Mr. William Murdie and Miss Elizabeth ,Murdie of Lucknow; Mrs Robert Murdie of Stratford; Mrs. E. A. Ortiikshenk, Ottawa and Mrs. M. ,White;, Seaforth. • • The funeral, conducted by her pas- tor Rey. R. C. Todd, wad held On • Saturday, January 13th from the Un- ited Church of :Which she was a de- voted :member and • the '-remains laid. to rest in Greenhill cemetery. The pallbearers were Megers. W. 'Le Mac- Kenzie, Denuild McCharles, Austin Sol- omon, Wm. Reid; EWart Taylor 'and Melvin ,Orr. ' CLAIMS FiTLLTIME MAN . WOULD COST ,VILLAGE , LITTLE In our ieport- of last week's Coun- cil meeting, we referred to the esti- mate, by certain meenbers of . the Board, that a full-time town employ- ee, as was proposed; would cost $30:0 a year %ore than what. was paid for services ilendered during- the; past year, This it was ,considered might • affect an increase in the village tie rate.. • ' It has .since been pointed out to us, by anothe member of the Board, that be proposed salary. for thid full-time man, would, be divided pro- portionately between the Water sys- tem, Hydro system and Village with -each department aisebsed a share of the Suggested artlary of $700.00. The Tillage' share; as proposed by Ou'r informant, would be $200. Last year, constable fees and ciettinggrass alone Oat, $120.00, we are advised. which under the . near plea, , would Mean an increase' to the taxpayer of only $80.00, for"whieh he would re- ceive tbe benefit of additional -set:- „vices made a:Venable ebY a till -time municipal employee. • • JUVENILES OPEN SEASON 'TO -NIGHT • Lucknow Juveniles Will open the season on home ice .tonight against Winghane. The first game of the schedide,• slated ..Lucknow at • Kincar- dine on Monday night, but Was poet - ported. This game will be plard this • Friday in Kincardine at 7 o'clock, as, the first half of a double attraction, Tbe. second genie is between 'Luck. nose and Kincardine intermediates. . The Juvenile graup consists of *Ingham, Lueknow and Kincardine with the first two teams playing a three -game series ,foe group honer. Jan. 18—Wieigharn at Lucknow • 1.9----Ieuelenoew :at Rincardine 23—Kineardine .at Wingham • Fele 7—Lucknew at Wingharn ' e gC-Atlingtain at Kincardine • 31,--/Cineardine.' et Lueknovir • • • Band -At Listentel, • • Members •ofe the Pipe Band were taken t� • Listeetrel on Tuesday hee' Axe:en...Fee ..tege-e-eneree ' Scotelft*ttirs for the ,97 -100th 13atteries' Whose hockey teem Played in Arthur that night, winning 4 Uzi-. . MAILING usr CORREcTD .IS youia SUBSCRIPTION PAID?, The Sentinel mailing list was • corrected up to last Saturday and those who male stibscrip- , tion Payments... prior to that, Should :find their label • date 'ad- vanced accordingly. In 'ease of any error please, notify us at 'once. • •• • This isthe time of year when the majority Of subscriptions e.3c, , Aire., It is iftveiortant that we keep • our 'lid on. a.paid •in ad arire haee: and we •t,•equtitt ,that „the. mat- ter of renewing yorir eubscrindent receive Your early attention. If You .are in -arrearr it is im- perative that re reszeit e the emonnt. due. f ye, i • paY the full- amearit at e...itife, •plen to ' Make installment 'payments peri- orteally. Altly we 'have your :co - Operation? r h 1"X "IC; FOR CM, I if"TreTelee ee'REQ • Tr. r: ••• • • :1 redr) , "tetint jest so. tih t fee Mexican border, which h::,s a relicap-. reel reception from CBL, ' the Can - an lireadcasting eepolatem's key station in Ontario ee",sei elimie- ated. Ontariolisteners • are "• dow as- sured of clear reception, 'dy and • night on the 8401i.c. channel. ' This _news, the 'most important in years from, the viewpoint Of Ontario listeners, as just' •been announced hy W. E. Gladstone Murray, general Manager .0 the Canadian ,Broadcast- ing :Corporation.. Mexican radio auth- orities, it is eicrilained,! have moved the:interfering 'stations to, other chan- nels where they ;will not affect. the. Canadian outlets. •• For the past- six years, ever since a key station for the national net- work was established in Ontario, in- terference from Mexiee has been a serimis 'problem. In many .parts of .the Province, the interference has been se. had „that good reception from CBL hes seldom been obtainable. • STQLWI OE., LOCATED , • A 1938 Chev. ear, stolen frern• Paul' Adams df Moleswerth last Saturday, was abandoned on a little used side - road in Iinloss; 1;i4 miles west On the botindarY. The ear was first seen here aheut nine O'clock that night, and a check of the license plate this week revealed if to be the stolen car. which was brought to town by Cent:1, table Moore on .Wednesday. • The keys were left in the ignition nd trunk, and a lady's -purse was maid in the car. The car was not elieTed to be damaged, although due tlee, cold, it could not be started vherel itsat4 . • .. • . •, COWN.,1 EVENTS . , „ ANNUAL MEErNG . • .” The annual meeting of the, Luck - now Horticultural Society il1 .e held On triday; January '2•4.;5 st S o'elock at Rathwell and .-Reed's eStore, You are requested to attend. - • • ;YOUNG . CL ASS The Young Men's Class of the Un- ited Churchwill meet thiS -Szendiy, January 21st at two o'eleck. Dr. W. V. Johniten: will address the group. • • JUVEN 1 LE HOCK EY ' Lucknow Juveniles eilI meet Wing - ham 'in ' the Lieeknow. Arena tonight (ThursdaY), at •8:15. Sea the Juveniles perform. in their Bret gime of • the season. Admission • 15c andr,10c.• , DANCE AT.110LYROOD , Dance at Holyroocl ' Friday night, January 19th. ' Lunch served. Mde Charles •oychestra. General admission ?6c• : RuRWsii The annual 13brn's Bill, under Fire Company auspiees will be held in the Town Hall, Lucknow, Thursday jab- uary 25th. Music by MacKenzie's orchestra, Lunch epunter, ire* el:seek iocen service. Gents 50c, Ladies 25e. • • 4 ' DANCE' AT kINTAli. • FIRST ARMY 'Iwo 'BROKEN • The Whitby boys, Lucknoveg first • tele of brothers to enlist; have been broken Up, with the return of Sid Whither, lo his home here; due to deo fective .hearing, 014 re,stilted in him failing to Pais the last rigid medical test, which the Battery has '11441'7 • gene. Sid's shearing ware impaired due to leijuries 'received in. a jmotor ,ac, eident- a few years', age, and so for, the tune being at least, he will have •to content himself e with a returnto life. • OBITUARY .••-• • HE* JOSEPH- TAYLOR ...The death • oceurred in the 'Village len :Tuesday, • January' 9th,. of . Mrs, 'Joseph Taylor .at :her home on R,ose, :Street. The deceased,' Who was be her .77th year, 'was formerly. Sarah.,,Tif- fin, daughter of ' the -late :Mr. and Mrs', 'John Tiffin . of •Colborne Town- ship. • „ ' • '• • Mrs:. Taylor was born in ..Colborne Toyenehip,' 'August 13th, '1863. Forty- nine ..:/ears agO shri.married the late JosePli, Taylor . and they took 'up res-: ..idenee on the binendarar, .two west of Lackneve..' ; .• -*. Taylor; altho:ugh in .failing health for a numb,er Of Years, bOre, her' sickness with great cheerfulness and patience. Her husband prede- ceased her fifteen years ago, IVIes. DAWSON AND FEAGON , Taylor spent •the 'greater part of her WARDENS OF BRUCE ,1141RON ANTICIPATE. LARGE,GATHERIN6 AT COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET . The Complimentary banquet, focus- ing attention on 'the achievements E. G. Todd & Son and D. J. MeCharle: gives prentisee of .being largely at - 'tended. It is to be 'held on Tuesday January 30th, Anti a11 who plan tt. Attend, :should advise, Joseph Agnew secretary of the Agricultural Society by' next Thursday, January gthr that ;those catering for the banquer may make their plane accerclingly. inniAniveiespialciro'ffiji;eertleir:',13?rhe;es .arnzt,eeln an JIuT on Counties have been tendered' in vitatione. to attend. The banquet it open to the peblic, and any men free the village or district wishing to at fend, need only advise Mr. Agnev of their intentions. splendid program is, being' pre• pared, including numbers by Harvet MARK GOLDEN WEDDING' IN WEST Mr, and Mrs. Thomas A, AtcXelth, of ,Hazetrinore,.Sask., celebrated ' their golden wedding day at their home. fhei*ere Married in Ashfield, Hurozi. County, On January lst, 1890, their home town being : leaclencowe Ontario! eMarCh 12 01'2; Mr. McKeitii, •-eith ear of., setelers' effeets billed to: Meese, Sask, rnoved,frolle:,Lecieno.,v7 , -Drit.',, to :the ,homestead. three mile east east of what, is; now 'Ilazenzneree, %here he and „hiS eldest *Keith; had filed ''''im."hotnesteadS. Mrs. MeKeith and children folloeved. by passenger train some days later; overtaking her husband at Caron. Sask., where she Ind childe-en etayed• with friends Until Mr. McKe1th 'coat 1 • move his carload o effects te the • homestead, 60' miles. south, whieh then: McGee of Auburn: Banquet ticket 'hed a line of pieleets croseing the are $1.00. • " eoutli corner, indicating that sedate day there would he a railway built, which' Was done in autumn of 1013 and the townsite was named. ' McKeith was instrumental in establiihing the :first school • and church in Hazenanore: He , was 6.1 1 -be firet s 'board and first council of the village. He also collected the first school tax- es Of the district. Thus the pioneer WOrle was started, the McKeith's hav- ing an active' part in all school church and community work. Maay. Call ••• Mr. and Mrs. McKeith received' at 'their home in Hazenmore, where close to 190 friends and neighbours gath- ered to wise: theta many, more heaver years of married life.. • Assisting Mr. and Mrs. McKeith to reeeive were Mr. :and eMre. E. J. McKeith of Vancouver, 13: C. Receiv- ing at the door were the Misses Dor- een and. Norma Jean Blake, • grand- daughters. The moil's were decorated . with yellow and .mauve 'rifums'. Pour- ing tea Were Mrs.' F. Smith and Mre... R. 'Cook. Helping serve were the Misses Marjorie McKeith and Hazel Cook, .1141s. W. Anderson, 1VIrs: S. A. Godfrey,: Mrs. R. G. Blake, Mrs. J. T. McKeith and Mrs. E'. ,D. Me - Keith. 'Mr. and Mr. McKeith- were pre- sented 'a purse from the commun- ity; presentation being made by Wm. Campbell, who gave the . address and spoke of the esteem in which the couple are held ie the community, sgering their kindnesi and hospitality toward everyone bas made lives -rich- er -bet their contact. • There were five ehildrea: Ewart D. McKeith of Vaneonver, B. C.; Robert McKeith of Ridgedale, 'Sask.; J. T. . McKeith of 'Raze:emote, Mrs" Joe Steptoe of 'Edmore, Sask.; and 'Mrs. R. .G. Blake of Hazenmore, Sask., 'and 15 grandchildren. -, Those .of, the family presen,f at the wedding .Were Mr. and Mrs. Ew- art D. McKeith of Vancouver, B.C.; ' 'Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McKeith of Hazen - more, Sask.; Mr. and lire. R. G. /lake of Ilazemnore. • • The weddizig dinner was, celebrated it the home of J. 1'. McKeith, where 29 sat down. The table was centred •with a three tierecrweddi:ng cake. There is also one great-grandson, a son of one married granddaughter; Mrs: Earl McCember of Vancouver. Among -the numerous 'gifts receiv- ed by Mr. and Mre. McKeith there id one of special -mention, -a Wilton Mg,' presented by the children. Among the, meny congratulations received were telegrams from Chas. W. Johnson, 1VI.L.A. for Willow Bunch and S. A. Berg, M:L.A. at,Matwayne, Alberta. 0 EASTER • IS EARLY. THIS YEAR, .; Easter will be earlier :this .-yeae thar 'in. some time, in'fact,' It will net . oecte- as, early -again for siXty YearS..-GO6c• Jereas,,,yeeeekeeneesearee eend and East. et Sunday On ,March • 24th. There hae• notheen ere earlier Easter .since 1925 and. it will net occur .agaire until .t1U. year' 2000., life in thee community except for eight ,years when she resided near Galt. She was a member of the Un- ited church and :was , a faithful at- tender until her health failed. • '•-• She is survived by one son, Ewart and one daughter, Margaret, who nursed her, faithfully through all her illness.. -The funeral service was :held from her. 'borne' last, Thursday, conducted by Rev. R. C. Todd. During the ser- vice Mrs. Wesley Joynt sang very sweetly "Safe in the Arnie of Jesus.". ' Interment was made in 'Greenhill Cemetery. , . ROBERT HAMILTON The death occurred in Reston, Man- • itoba on, Wednesday, January 10th of Robert Hamilton, Who was in his 95th • Year. This, aged gentleman was a 'truer resident. of Holyrood, where his son Andre* Hamilton predeceased him' in May of this: past year . • The :funeral service was held in $t Peter's Church, Lucknow, on Sat- urday afternoon conducted by Rev. A. A. •Maloney with interment in South Kinloss' Cemetery.• . Mr. Hamilton wee' predeceased . a number of years ago by his Wife. who Was formerly Sarah Htimphries. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Harper (Mary), Mrs. James Busby, (Emma), and Mrs,. Thomas Brandon (yillie) all of Man- itoba and a son, label% of Whigham. , Card Of Thanks s' , The sisters and brothers of the late Miss Isabelle, ,Murdie desire to express their sincere • appreciation of the kindness rind sympathy shown, them in their . recent bereavement Card Of Thinks The Taylor family desire , to ex- ., Press their -sincere thanks to friends and: neliblioars foreacts of kindness and expressions of sympathy in their recent, berea-vement. COLD WAVE FOLLOWS THAW Mild weather the end of .the week, Was folio:Wed:by rain en Sunday that made conditions underfoot difficult end unpleasant for 'pedestrians- and motoriste alike. The :short-lived thaw Was welcomed :hoeireeere as .it replen: lilted the water supply to scene ex- tent, ,end° in some districts, ferment in perticular had been sufferinefrom a water shortage. ' ?rotor' traffia cut through ethe water -soaked anew and en village streets in particular motorista had plenty, Of difficulty in navigating: The ,Provineial Highways plow sent There will be a dance .in Kintail some tizne'on Main Street on Monday RAHon Friday January nth, wider afternoon,.making it more easily pas- • the auspices of Metall Womesible. n's In- • stitute, MacDonald% 'oicheStra pro- The temperature: dropped quickly viding the anisie..Darieing from 9:30en Monday leaving roads and Streets rough and jeer, arid as accompanied by snow flurries 'mut a high wind that Made ,roads heavy, and which in sortie „cases • were partially, bloeked. The temperature dropped Jes six eboVe at..8',14. ittiffirritg, with A, -bitter gale. eontiirming day,: with a s-ule to 230. Adrnission 25c., , IIOCKEY—TWO GAMES rrtiesday, •Jantiary 23rd, Southamp- tont'at Lucknow,Thursday, January "`•"'LL:7' Iiiettittirtd At Luekhowe-Don't miss either of these intermediate games, starting at 8:15 ter° t"NP"alair•e 'egistering early sharp.• •Wednesday morning. ' John. Dawson of Eastnor Townshir :is the 1940 Warden of' Elruee County receiving the office by acclarnatiOr at . the opening session. of .Cetinty, Coeieteil in Walkerton on Tuesday.. • Reeve W. E. Bushell of renclthor Was :one of the twelve nereineted, of wheeze withdrew in Tel* of Mr Dawson', seven tithes reeve of East - hot; and to which Township he bring: the honor 'of the :wardendhip- for tia first time in 67 years.. In, Huron :bounty, Geer'ge Feegar -of Colborne Wei elected on the fOurtl- ballot, nosing out H, A. Keys of Gree for the .honor. Other unsuccessfu' candidates 'included Roland Grain Or Titrnberry; George McNeil of Illytl; and George Armstrong of. Hay. • FAME OFAINLOSS PRECENTOR GROWS The fame of John S. MacDonald precentor at South Kinloss 'Church. is widespread asi the following article from the Regina Leader -Post will testify. , • The article, however, is not entire- • ly correct,:in respect to no ergan be- ing- used: in the church. :The -old term of worship is now followed at. only one of the two Services each., Stin - day. . • • The LeaderePost article reads: -"Time marches on swiftly in most frpierart,s,aottinenseeloodo.fersthe Dominion; but in one the "'Scottish Presbyterians would. he , the Presbyterfan•church of South Kin - Kinloss, it was with tke agreement that tile old custome, and rides 'of a orshia, the congregation sits to sing. and ,stands to pray. Stets foiinded the church of South pres- ervation of the Old Scottish ways cif singe only psalms and : other words of seriPture. Also, in its Strict pree- loss, Bruce County, Ontario, which he - tains' the old Precentor custom and eoreter of old' Ontario it +travels at the same old tmepo., From a country newspaper conies a clipping about "In 1885, when the ;.:settlenient of ofits founderi, and one of 'its , , • Was Alexander McLeod. BRUCE'S BEST BUDGET , father Of Norman McLeod,' 84 -Year- , , old resident of Melville, Sask., and The year 193;;; the best year grandfather. of Mrs. M. Sarkissfart, financially •for the Couety of Bruce arid Mrs. C. M. Dunn, both of Regina. that County e Treasurer Allan 'Nelson . The church still is supported by 4ii has known, since his appointrdent to • .. Scottish families. office sixteen years ago. .Not orkly "Front the , Weekly is ,qtzeted: 'ee were all the cenlity rates paid by the mile north ef LUcknow and situated 32miner neutticipalities eompeising . ott ahill is Ois tlyurcii of White brick the. ceenty by December 22nd, .the in which no organ hae ever , sounded earliest in the history of 13ruce, but and no hymns have ever been sung: the fat that a surplus et $15,000 john Maebonarde sandy to- his friends, reinained over to start the 'financing had been pretentor of Itifiloss ehureh of the New Veer, thus obviating the for ee years, and says he is the Only necessity•of borrowing from the bank man performing this church duty hi with the attending interest on .a loan, Canada; He is 78. -itildy still Works is a seep lit the right direetion from in the fields and recalls it, was • had; an eronornic standpoint in ISM, when be was only 15, the The ,'Courity's adoption of-A congriegation needed ' a precertitor, tee.eyetego" polity has been working Which he explains was the rule in out so •achtantageousty that Rtlfee has , till:Presbyterian Churches backin Pol cit f geenlfyor hteenThhe paa-sbtle yetitor, bbaula tncaes riets_ Stothend, leading, the song sertit viee. :"Rev. G. M. Young ...is ministerfeed to above, has been able to go and in the , eemetery nearby iS a Mon- over the, top with a neat sue:pine memery ‘cif Rev. Alexander ,MacKen- '01 tlititTitlleleaCi7.'irf4* ibr4sOn4,1:;i17' tTo the 1 s:Nr.:;N::tile':r: ' his 1.1. ob. uon nytey;:l";:wei‘a:tiirtehr:14: 'eecx1.-: ?..le, who died November 1.2thi 1694,i leateqnuuneirmof40;Bruce bulgiag so as the tigea '7,' " \ I ' • e