The Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-03-21, Page 5410.1,EfiDAY, . MAR4 21st, 1944.
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BELFAST.
Mr. and Mrs:. Ewart McPherson
,and children were Sundry visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cameron.'
Master Donald Hackett spent the_
week -end • with Mr. and Mrs. Pharis
Mathers. • •
BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Miller on March 18th, a daughter.
Congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nicholson and
children were visitors with friends in
Goderich on Monday.
The Young Peoples of Hackett's• en L1nited Church W. A.A.
joyed a Social evening at the home of
KINLOUGH
Mrs, Roy Graham entertained' the
program. and nominating committee of
the Holyrood Women's Institute on
Wednesday afternoon.
�M% 1>ilf; Ifia�ldenl?y •l�a'd" a�ery--suc�-
cessful,a-uction sale 'on Tuesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Haldenby moved Fri•
day last, from the farm near Westford
to take up residence in their new home
in Kinlough, I! "
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur •Graham moved
Friday to their farm formerly the
Haldenby place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barr and fam-
ily of Holyrood have moved to the
farm of the late • Mr. George Mal-
cdlm.,
Mr. Fred MacLeod of Detroit, Mich.
and, Miss Dorothy Nixon of Lucknow
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert Hodgkinson Friday evening.
The' Good Friday Service, .will b�
held in the Anglican Church at 8':00
o'clock.
Miss Helen Malcolm 'who has been
at. the Malcolm home here for the
past month -returned to her teaching
duties in Toronto.
Miss Kathleen Graham Is home
from Kincardine where she has spent
the past few weeks.
Special Easter . Service's in the
churches here will be Presbyterian
ohurch 2:30' gm.; Anglican church
7.30 p.m.
The Church Society met on Monday
evening in the Presbyterian church.
14r. George Haldenby presided, The
Meeting 'opened with hymn 480 "I
need Thee every' hour." and repeating
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THE
LUCKNOWi, SENTINEL
'Published every Thursday morning
at Lucknow, Ontario.
Mrs, A. D. MacKenzie—Proprietor
Campbell ` Thompson—Publisher
.THURSDA7i', MARCH 21st, 1940.
"EASTER"
(Contributed)
A year has rolled round and once
again that wonderful season "Easter".
Outside my kitchen window the lit-
tle Lilac buds are green and full,
and in `fancy I hear them shouting 'to,.
the tither plants to "wake tip and live
again, Its -"Easter. Time,: ".
The sparrows, are chirping a song'
of 'happiness, rejoiding, in ,God's' pro-
mise that .summer follows winter.
The sun' shining in .my . window bids
roe- rejoice, rejoice in my'risen` Sav
iour, niy •''Saviour who ` •comes back
to earth, not to be crucified this time,
but .reign forever; a Saviour of whom'
we singin, the Hallelujah Chorus:
The Kingdom of this world is be-
' come the Kingdom of our Lord, and
of His Christ; and He shall reign :for,-,
ever and ever. King of Kings and
Lord of Lords. And the government
shall` be upon His shoulders, and His
name shall , be, called Wonderful,
Counsellor, the. Mighty God, The
Everlasting Father, THE PRINCE OF
PEACE.
As surely as the night follows day,
as spring follows winter, as sun-
shine follows rain, yeasas surely as
the Lord's prayer in unison. The Christ rose from the dead, He comes
scripture lesson was given by Miss back to this earth to reign as King.
Nellie Malcolm followed with a duet He comes back to a world ready
by Jean Thompson and Everett Lane, to receive and welcome and serve and
"lead Kindly Light". Mr.. Haldenby glorify Him. - =`
then introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Come, let. us 'clear the way and.
Otto McClevis, Provincial officer from prepare the Kingdom fit for the King.
Walkerton who gave a splendid talk .
n the humorous as well as the seri- ,
ous side of police work. Hymn 541, United Church Evg. Aux.
"Stand .up, stand up for Jesiis" Closed
the devotional part, of the program.
Miss Anderson read the minutes. •of
the last meeting and called the. roll.
Miss Isobel :McKay gave the current
events and Mr. John Emerson led the
discussion "Should an educated girl
marrya farmer." Hymn 595 "Work
for the night isocoming", theNational
anthem and benediction by Rev. ' F. C.
McRitchie brought the meeting to a
close.
Miss Loraine Andrew of Toronto U.
was a week -end visitor with Zion
friends. .
Mrs. Will. Gardner spent the week-
end with Lucknow friends.
Don't forget the social in Zion hall
this (Thursday) evening. Programme
lunch and dancing all at the old price,
25c. McCharles' orchestra ' will pro-
vide music.
CHURCH NEWS
The Church Society Good Friday
service will be held in the Anglican
church.
On . Monday - evening next, March
25th, an Easter Social will be held , in
the. Presbyterian church. Games and.
'The Evening Auxiliarly met at ,the'
home of Mrs: Kenneth . Murdie on
Thursday March 14th.; The opening
hymn; and Lord'sprayer were fol-
lowed , by the Scripture reading by
Miss Bertha Allin. The topic, -"Med-
ical Missions in India, was given in
the form of 'a drama, by Mrs. R. H.
Thompson, .Mrs. W. L. MacKenzie and
Mrs. L. C. Thompson...Hymn and ben-
ediction brought the meeting' to a
close. •
contests besides the usual .program
and lunch will be served. Everyone
is cordially invited.
Messrs. Harold and Alex Percy were
fortunate in bagginganother wolf.•.
Mr, and I Mrs. Ralph Cameron last • ' Mrs. G. Andrew's group of •the W.
Friday. Al good time.:was reported. A,
.'held their March meetinge'at the
Mrs. Wilfred Hackett, and Jimmie home of Mrs. Thos, Alton, with an
sitetd::ta"Mm-iYIr._
. —t tc tllays rs. �ei:—i.'►ital Iat
Lawrence .Harrison of Saltford.
Mrs. Eimer Alton and fam made for the St. Patrick's concert to
Mr. and be held in the ohurch. A pleating solo,
iily and Mr and. Mrs. Will Alton. and ..The Dear Little Shamrock" Was sung.
° Wenditll spent last Saturday evening•by Miss A. Wilkin$. Irish jokes were
with. Mr. and Mrs. D. Little.
1. read, and an Interesting Irish 'read-
•
in hy Miss Bbrtha Allin. An instru-
mental duet. by Jean Alin and "Loc-
raine Ferguson. was much enjoyed.
.offs Oading was given by
... , h-=-=tld`tr°th avX wUnitraef
Force • to Which.Mr. Sidney Smith has
been, attached As, aeroplane jnechanic,
has 'been sent to Great Britain. Sid's
many friends wish him the best of
luck,
,..;amu.:..
closed with tine singing bf' a-. W Mir
and all joined in repeating the Mia -
gab benediction. Lunch Glias ' served
and the hostess\Was tendered a vote
of thanks by Mrs. Jack Henderson.
WILLIAM A. JOHNSTON
ASHFI•ELD TWINS
MARK BIRTHDAY
Wiliam A. Johnston Of Kintail And
John •Johnston Of The State Of
Washington, Ashfield Born Twins,
Observed 85th Birthday Last Week.
Goderieh Signal-Star.—An interest-
ing figure in Goderich yesterday
(Wednesday) was William A. John-
ston, who on Tuesday of this week
observed his eighty-fifth birthday,' as
did a twin brother, John, who lives
at .Farndale, on the Puget Sound,
State of Washington. Both are Ash-
field men, sons of .Ashfie'l'd. pioneers,
and both are hale and hearty. Will -
jam Ives on the home§teed, two miles
north 'of Kintail, on • the Blue Water
1,ighway.
c •- ^i ,- ,Godat Cid t_.;Tnhnetnt�
fresh from a birthday party in honor
of 'himself and his wife, three years
his junior; had something ' to say on
politics, Ashfield history, and large
families. Not only is he himself one of
twins, but so was his mother, Mar-
garet Johnston, daughter of Nobe
Johnston. Also his son' William Jr,,
with whom he lives, who is the proud
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a .. 9 ..:• Sys:....
JOHN JOHNSTON
41$- ttevev- irca ^d-w.'tira '-,thi ,,sort .
thing is hereditary, but I `guess- it
is. t1 am the father of six children. T
have twenty-three grandchildren and
one great-grandchild. Oh, yes, I for-
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uasiJ'.9uLwrnua• �Hvlt"-aro.W:e...,, �, � • +.L'
Presenting Pr-
ID
-Supporting m_
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Some Facts About The Candidate
•., AGE .40, MARRIED, 3 CHILDREN, 'LIVES AT WIARTON,
SUCCESSFUL BARRISTER; RELIGION:.CHURCH OF ENG- '
LAND. !
AT AGE ..OFV.1'81 ENLISTED WITH ROYAL AIR }FORCE. •
DURING LAST 'WAR, . n MEMBER QF WIA.RTON'•BRANCH •
CANADIAN. LEGION, OFFERED . SE1P ICES. TO,. ROYAL. AIR
FORCE AT OUTBREAK O'F • PRESENT WAR.
LEIGH H. SNIDERTE AND: INFLUENCE WILL.
National Conservative. Candidate yo`U� VOTE
For Bruce BE APPRECIATED
NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION OF BRUCE.`
J. R. Vandusen, Secretary.
D. J. Byers, 'President.
EARLY ASHFIELD
MUNICIPAL HISTORY
• By Alta -Lind, Roges
The Township of Ashfield isone
of the largest in Huhn County and
is .situated in the 'extreme northwest
section of the county on Lake Huron.
-The-first-settlers-were Andrew Mc-
Connell, Jerome Sharpe and Stephen '
Martin,' who arrived between the
years. 1837 and 1841. These were fol-
lowed closely by John Hawkins and
family and all settled near the mouth
of the Nie Mile Line, where the ham-
let, of port Albert stands today.
In'1937; William Hawkins; a gov-
ernment surveyor, laid out a town
plot at the mouth of the Nine Mile
River, where it was the • desire and
:expectation of the Government that
a, town should be established. Appar-
ently both Hawkins and the Govern,.
ment overrated the natural advan-
tages of ;the ,site, for Port. Albert is`
not, and never 'Chas been, a town in
spite of what the Government con=
sidered fine natural 'advantages
cheap waterpower and a fine natural
harbor. ,
"seconded" by John King that John
Hawkins, Sr., be councillor.
The motion carried unanimously,
arid this constituted the election of
Hawkins as councillor. .
In the ' same. manner, William : E.
Higgins was , elected clerk, Thomas
Johnson assessor, and Michael Healey
tax collector. Jerome Sharpe and John
Jackman were elected pound -keepers,
an office' that is • scar y heard of
today. Nor were the rds neglected
in those early days, as William Carey,
Thomas Connor, Morgan. King and
Richard Ryan avrere' elected . "overseers
of highways."
got to tell ,you one of my daughters,
Jean (Mrs. McKeith, Vancouver). is
the mother of twin girls. How many,
does that make? I have almost for
gotten," saidthe aged gentleman.
Mr. Johnston's father, Alexander,
who came froth Rosshire in 1837, was
one of the fathers of Ashfield. His
friend, Kenneth. McGregor, was the
first white man to put smoke up in
Ashfield. Donald McRae was another
of the fathers.
Of course Mr. Johnston is a Pres-
byterian; and when somob°dy said
something about politics he proudly
declared: "I am a' MacKenzie Bing
man and I don't care who knows it.
I used to think that Hepburn was all
right, ' but I . have my doubts now. I
don't think I'll. ever vote for him a-
gain." A rather frankand revealing
Sttste enr tt from,.ran_:.octogenariall.. at.
this juncture of the political situation.
Besides his twin brother, Mr..John-.
John-
ston has two sisters living in Bos-
ton, Mrs. Warrener and Mrs. Colby.
His children are; Noble of Lucknow,
William on the farm. Mrs. David Far-
rish of Saskatchewan, Mrs. McKeith.
of Vancouver, Mrs. Wilfred Parrish
and: Mrs.. Russell Bissett of Ashfield.
.e aratLhaty .e1:
fits .. i . i�'Pln!da., lbti:., uEltE�^ 1GPF7 .
gone -and don't forget to say I'm a
Highland Scotch' MacKenzie • King
Grit," .concluded Mr. ;Johnston as lie
lit. up. a birthday cigar.
That the Government really consid-
ered Port Albert had .every prospect
of becoming a thriving town- was,
proved by the fact that a grist mill.
was built' here by the Government in
1843, and was the first mill in the
whole township. • .
The year 1842 saw• quite a thriving
settlement at the mouth' of the Nine
Mile Riveir, and the settlers had evi-
dently 'become "municipal -minded,"
'for we read .that the firstelection
in the township took place at Port
Albert on January 3, 1842.
Apparently ballots and • polling
booths did not figure in this election,,
as we read that the "householders"
assembled themselves , in Sharpers
Hotel, Port 'Albert, and that it was
"moved" by William Higgins and
•
Just what was the duties of a town=
ship warden, no one today seems to
know, but the little gathering of rate-
payers in Sharpe's Hotel saw fit, to,
elect three of 'them—John Donnelly,
Donald McCrae and John Dion.
Education also engaged their atten-
tion, as William E. Higgins, Morgan.
King,, Thomas Hawkins and Jahn Finn
were elected "common school commis-
sioners'
Of the ratepayers who, assembled
in Sharpe's Hotel for • the first elec-
tion, at least one died .'an untimely
death. Andrew McConnell was drown-
ed in : the • summer of 1842 while re-
turning home from Goderich by boat.
Sharpe, in . whose hotel , the election
was held, later moved away from the
district, but Martin and John Haw-
kins continued to reside,at "The Port"
'until their deaths, some time in the
sixties. They had blazed the trail. in-
to Ashfield Township, and.theywere
followed by a steady stream of set-
tlers, many of whom located .along
the Lake Shore road, which is now
a part • of the famous' Blue. Water walking off
Highway, and it was the home of
one 'of these, Daniel; McKinnon, that
the first popular election of a coun-. also the slow and difficult means of
cil of five members' occurred on the transportation in those day! may have
6th and 7th of January, 1850. Just made q, two-day ejection necessary.
why the election took two days is not At any. 'Irate, the result was that Wm.
clear, but it is a well-known fact that Graham, Colin McKenzie; Jeremiah
the early settlers took' elections very i Flynn and John Hawkins were elected
seriously in those days, and perhaps ( as councillors.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
Sometimes: the effort devoted by,
newspaper to community 'enterprises
is not appreciated.:Over a period of
time, ,this attitude: is not resented by
newspaper publishers,:. though it is
irksome' to. have 'individuals and or-
ganizations expecting reams of free
publicity. Not all organisations are
alike in this regard; says.. the Kincar-
dine News. Some have tickets' and
:bills and programa printed • without
even . asking that the event they are
'sponsoring be given 'extra publicity-
On the other hand, some have little
done in this regard, yet expect- that
there. should . be much . free publicity.
They also expect that !whoever is to
report the gathering they are spun
coring should spend money and take
time to do so. Some organizations,
and they are few, are sufficiently
thoughtful and courteous to provide;
newspaper offices with .passes. A.hard
and fast /rule' in some weekly news-
paper offices is "No paesea, no write
up." We have often felt that it would
be wise to put such regulation into
effect here, for : some oo the gather-
ings we are forced :to attend are In
themselves sufficiently painful,. with-
out having the constant reminder be
fore us of •heaving parted with good
money to do so. .
Pat joined the engineers and was
learning bridge building. At a single
plank Pat paused, doubtfully. .
"What's the 'smatter, Pat", said the
instructor, "afraid towalk on it?"
"No," replied Pat, "I'm net afraid
to walk on it. What I'11 afraid of Is
A NatiOn A
•d
War Needs A National Government
My. Policy
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1. NO CONSCRIPTION BUT A UNITED' WAR 'EFFORT•
2. FAIR TERMS TO SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS
3. CO-OPERATION REGARDLESS OP PARTY
4. ABOLISH THE $2.50 RADIO LICENSE
5. STOP PATRONAGE AND. PROFITEERING ,OUT OF W
'CONTRACTS. . '
6. IMMEDIATE�--ATTENTION TO IMPROVED AGR -
AL . MARKETING.
7: DEVELOPMENT OF AIR TRAINING PROM= AT GOD-
ERICH.
8. DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE HARBOURS RATHER THAN
1�iIP 1vF nF J$G OF nog ST. LAWRENC&....n,,
9. THE END OF SUPPLYING OBSOLETE, WEAPONS' TO
OUR GALLANT SOLDIERS AND PRODUCTION IN CAN
ADA OF 'THE LATEST AND BEST EQUIPMENT FOR
THE CA14ADIAN ARMY
10. REPRESENTATION OF HURON COUNTY AS A 'FULL'
TIME JOB • FOR THE M. P.° WITH : HE STRICTEST,
ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF THIS CONSTITlCY,
•.�.,..,Nr,�-ter_^-� ...ti r •, NEEDS , w..... .......... ... W;,.e.
Vote CARDIFF --Support National . Government