The Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-04-11, Page 1r •
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-42:00 A 'YEAR—IN. ADVANC -5Oc EXTRA TO U. S. A.
.FORMER RESIDENT.
OVER. • ON.E HUNDRED
Mrs, R. G. Ellis, a formerresident
of Lucknow,observed her 101st birth-
day on Saturday at the home of tier
son, • George Ellis of .Brantford, The
Ellis family lived: where Alen' Mow-
` -g, bray's „residence s ,now situated•; : and'
which 'he Purchased froin the James
'Miller E to . is
std .� I ,t.. about fifty years
ago :that the Ellis fainil : left Luck-
•
now. .• At that tune. the present.gravel
pit 'had not been opened, with the
ihillrunning oat tothe roadse." •
'Angreat many .things have changed
since. she was .a- girl, "and' not for
the better, either," according to 'Mrs.
R, G. Ellis when interviewed at
Brantford on her birthday. "I' do think
the airplane, the avtomnomible, .the
radio and other inventions are fine
things," • she said. - "But in• the.
old days .you; .could .• always' de-
pend on: a man's word, as if .you had
all the documents and lawyers in 'town
to ,back -•it up: You can't• do that any
More. Everyone used to try to live
a good religious, moral life, but now-
: adays so many people are out only
•for' a good: time.".
Mr$.Ellis attributed ,her longevity
to hard . work' -and plain .living. Al-
though .her eyesight, has failed, her
-hearing is good and' her memory keen,
She thinks the •wornen .' of • .today
wean tor; .few• clotes, If it Weren't for
their, coats they would freeze, Mrs.
Ellis ,said. .
WANT SWINE CLUB, MEMBERS
SIGNED tip BY SATURDAY
A number of boys have signed "up
as members off, the Boys' Swine 'Club
being operated ,,in conjunction With
the Lucknow' .Agricultural ,Society. A
number, 'of. others. )lave signifiedd their
interest in theey� "Club biit it '. is nec-
esstry to have their application forms
filled in by Saturday this week.
. The Club membership is' limited
I. to twenty and the Committee " in
charge : asks that,, those planning , to
join do so at once, so that Club plans
' can be formulated,' •
Application forms May be secured.
. fromthe secretary, Mr. Joseph Agnew
or from members of the Committee,
who will gladly explain thedetails of
the Club to anyone interested. Mem-
bers ; of the committee include Sam
Alton, Adam McQueen,•John, McQuil-
lin and Fred Martin..
DIED IN KINLO'SS
OLD-TIMERS TAMERAC • 'Ell
DOWN. AT PIPE BAND BALL '
The Pipe Bind hall, held last Fri-
day •night, is forecast as an anndal
event, and a popular one. 'Carried
out as advertised, as an oldtine
dance, the.prograin catered to those
who like the reels.' and squares, two- •
steps and old' -time waltzes, and"wbat.'„e
more it 'Pleased, .them. '
`There was a nearoCa aEit , . crowd`
.in attendance that danced until about
three' a.m.. to the music. of, 'Donald
M Charles and': Roy MacKenzie'seom-
biped of chestras, • the McLennan and
MacDonald orchestra of Lochalsh 'and
the McDonald orchestra of Amberley.
Pipers''ledthe grand, march.' Roy Me-
kkreight and Donald Blue °were: callers=
off.. ,
Not for years . in Lucknow has one
seen so many couples gaily step the
reels and ,lancers, and ane might read -
guess that it • would be the -Scots '
frilyoin .the Lochalsh and Kintail dis-
tricts '•who ' figured prominently in
these old dances, in which, they delight
so much. "
The event, as well as making a big
hit with the crowd, provided' the Pipe
Band, with a substantial financial
boost pf . slightly more than $100.00.
•
OPENING r,ROADS :.
With main. roads bare,' West Wa-
wanosh Township . council' decided not
to wait on the elements to clear snow
bloclt;ed concessions and sideroad's,
and so engaged provincial plows,which
have been .busy thepast few days
opening these roads for motor traffic.
EXTEND TIME 'LIMIT .FOR
FREE • TREE APPLICATION&
An extension ;'of one month has.
been made in which farmers may
make application for • free trees for
forest planting and windbreak pur-
poses,:
Applications are made to the Ont
ario Forestay -Branch, Toronto, and
*ill be received until. May ;1st. ....
• This distribution of trees is restrict-
ed to the fotlewing purposes: Refer-
esting of: suitable lands for the pro-
duction of forest crops; . improvement
of existing; depleted woodlands; re-
clamation of idle wastelands • which
would support forest, growth; the pro-
tection of slopes and hills, or light
soils, where erosion or drifting oc-
eurs; the conserving of water . flow
and for shelter belts and wind breaks
for agricultural crops.
Trees cannot be supplied; for dec-.-
orative- or ornamental planting.
Donald MacKay, °aged 77 years, •
passed 'away •at his home on the Sec-
ond,of Kinloss on Friday..The funeral.
service was held in . south Kinloss
Presbyterian. church on Monday, with
. interment in South KOleae Cemetery.
:Three brothers and' twa sisters sur-
rvive, Alex of Edmonton,- John, Angus,
Jessie and Annie 'ori the homestead. .
• . A fuller obituary ••will be published
next week. ' •
Want Senate Seat For Her
Friends of Miss Agnes MacPhail
have started .a campaign to have her
appointed to the Senate. The Ontario
Chamber. of Agriculture has expres-
sed. an opinion that theofarmers have i
suffered a serious loss in her defeeat
at the recent' election and is urging
that she be appointed to the Upper
Hoose.
New prints, wash dres^s materials,
shirtings,. cottonades,. factory co ton,
' white cottons, etc. The Market Store.
CONDUCTED BAPTISM' AND
ORDINATION SERVICE.; SUNDAY
The sacrament .sof Holy Communion
was observed in the ;United Church
on Sunday morning, with which was
associated the reception of several
new members, the sacrament of . bapt-
ism and the ordination of three new-
ly elected elders, conducted by the
pastor Rev. R. C. Todd.
With•' the reception ofnew mem-
hers was associated the adult baptism
of Mrs. Harold' Johnston and Gordon
and Melvin Morrison: New members
by certificate and profession
of faith included, Miss Bertha Alain,
Greg Leith, Mr. and Mrs. 'Eric Cox,
Mr. and Mrs Harold Johnston, Mel-
vin and Gordon Morrison, Miss Viola
Kerry and Mr:, and Mrs. ' Redvers
Johnston. .
The three new elders, elected earl•
ler in the year, and who were ordained
at this service - were Messrs. W. G.
Andrew,. Joseph Mallough arid • IIai•-
vey Treleaven:
Grade 13 Easter Examination Results
Brigham, Robert
Caesar, Madeline 61 43
Campbell, Audrey
Carter, Mary 60 58
Curran, Bertram
Fisher, Mary
Gilmore, Helen...,......... 20 28
Hamilton, Helen' •
MacCrostie, Marie
MacDonald, Etta Belle ode
MacDonalds lelen ..........,.. , 51 Si
MacGregor;, Robert
Macintosh, 'Robert • , , 57 54
MacKenzie, John K. 50 62
MacLea.b,ois
ailatay .> s se x'ur
Salkeld, Margaret 66
Solomon, Marvin
Stewart, Bessie ....,.... , 81
Twamley, Elva.. 47 .
Wainwright, Fred
-Luc-100i Ont., TJiursday April Mk.. 1949
INSTRUCTION FOR.
RED CROSS.WORKERS
A recent bulletin from the Canad-
ian Red, :Cross Society,.. to the local
Branch gives' instructions regarding
w orkr000 and home service aefivit-
• -Certain .lines 'of Hospital• . aupplies-
are' sufficiently. stalked for thtime.
being, and: it is, recommded• that
'1 4
no inure. be made •.When'en•preseat sun=
plies- are used up. •A list of other-art:-
tides
ther-art.titles . is '•expected.•• to.' be substitu
te', sbo l''
d • rt y fora 'wo;rkroom ••manufat-
.ture.' '• .•
. In regards home knitting,,,the, bul-
letin states no more wristlets are
needed, and in 'connection with, the
knitting.'of socks. again empha:.izeo
to check on the :finishing of ..the toes.
.11re bulletins points. out., the . need
for'. Refugee , supplies,, but • adds' :that
materials purchased for 'this work
should be bought with money 'espec,-
ially raised'•foo the •purpose. It stres-
es the .need for 'adult ,as well as
children's ' garments. • . • '
Want Old Gloves '
The' IocaI,•Branch. welcomes old -
gloves . oftany soft leather. These are
to' be; found stored away in practically:
every home. What gloves are received
Will be forwarded to' I.O.D,E, branch-
es which organization 4 ,• utilizing
them tb make excellent windbreakers,
for wear under a ,coat: This is
.complished• 'by' sewing the leather. on
to... a lining: •-
Do You ' Listen • To Mtn?
To our notion an interesting 15.
minute radio., program is Andy Clark's
"Neighbourly News" broadcast. each
Sunday Morning at, ten .o'clock,''. from
CBL. This •program is sponsored by
the C.W.N.A., • "and is a' review of
"pithy" paragraphs :as gleaned by Mr.
Clark from' weekly newspapers. 'Last.
Sujiday • morning The Sentinel was
mentioned as Mr.' Clark spoke of the
Easter week, "traffic jam" of sleighs
and cutters in local church sheds.•
SPECIAL UTILAC OFFER—One' 25c
brush, one 30c can of Utilac, 'any col-
our, both for 25c. This offer closes
Saturday, April 13th.. Wm. Murdie &
Son.
LOCAL RED CROSS BRANCH
SENDS ,TOTAL OF 2251 ARTICLES
Just what the Lucknow and,Vicin-
ity Breach' of the Red Cross Society
has accomplished by its consistent
activities during the' past few months,
may lie gleaned from the fact that
a total of -2251 articles has been sent
to Red Cross, headquarter' s during, that
time. Another' shipment will be, made
the latter part of April. • ,
Phe total of 2251 articles already
shipped included, hospital supplies,
1632;. knitted articles..538; , refugee
clothing 81.
LEFT 'FOR THE COAST .
TO MAKE HER . ROME mm
Mrs. : Wm.Hawkshaw, Con. 10, Kin-
loss, held an auction sale of house-
hold effects last Wednesday and left
the latter part of the week for Brit-
ish Columbia where she plans to make,
her home for some time at least.
• Travelling bytnotor, Mrs. Hawk-
shaw ancompanied her daughter, Mrs.
Christina Stubbert, former proprie-
tress of the Queen's .Hotel at Walk-
erton and her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, . Mr. and . Mrs. Elmer McPherson.
All four plan to make their homes in
B. C.
DEATH OF ANGLIS McDbNALD
PORT ELGIN=• -The death of Angus
McDonald occurred at his home in Ar-
ran Township hi his 77th year. Born
in • Lucknow, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
:Donald McDonald, he spent his early
manhood in Michigan working on the
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1
railroad, In 1890 he was united . •in marriage to Alexina McLeod, who
46 54 55 predeceased •him three years. Hp, re -
70 59 50 sided' in Arran Tawnship for the past
41 4 35• years. Surviving are silt sons.
36 62 45 37 Keith. and ' li;.oderick, Saskatchewan;
37 36.. S�G-.t oant�D ir'o�'t' Ai_ .._.fano.
• ' • ' i►'loaric and
44 Neil of Arran Township. Otte son,
18 30 47 Norman„ died • hi Saskatchewan in
1917:
39 30
59 ab.
50 52 67 50 4161
51
' 71 55 •65 , 70 .' 68
65.' 88 •g2
34 59 62
,53 • 50' • 50 60
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80 86 79 80 8t
66 97 •8o 75
38 34 46 32 •
CaM of Thanks
Sisters and brothers of the late
Donald MacTCay wish to sincerely
thank • friends and neighbours for
their many kind acts' and expressions
o ;svatitatthu,a ,'
Card of Thanks •
Mrs. Parker and daughters wish to'
sincerely thank their Mend* and
neighbours for their many kindnesses
at the time of their bereavement,
Concludes Second Terin
William` Bender. on,; . Knox College
student,: has eonsleted his second
term in studying., , for the ministry
and is' visiting fere a 'few days with
his parents Mr. arid Mrs, J. W. Hen-
derson. Bill has &'been. assigned to
Barr. River: near 'Soult Ste. Marie, and
will leave far the? ' North next week
`tt aasume hia ministerial duties un-
til the fall term,p
.o ens. •
MOD°
MATHESONludTH ESOi•
HEADS' FARM . C p
-The: annual meeting of the Luck-
now Consumers' Co-operative Com-'
panyy, Liniited, was:held in the Orange
Hall, 'L'ucknoar on . Friday at which
Gordon:. McKeracher•, •a gr i c u 1 t u rat
field man for the 'United Farmers
of Ontario, 'was appointed to act as
chairman for the election of officers
resulting as follows; '
President; Murdo' Matheson; lot
vice, 'Dan Nicholson; 2nd vice, AleJ
MeLennari; directors, John McIntosh: -
John ;Colwell, 'Pat Gilmore, Fred Ari-'
derson, John McKay, and Dan Mae -
Donald; business manager, John Jam-
ieson;, sec.-treas., Charlie Anderson;
Lunch committee, Miss Jessie. McKay,
Mrs. Alvin Irwin, Mrs. James,. Web-
ster, Mrs. Robert Reid; .entertainment
committee, Melvin 'Stanley, , Gordon'
Campbell, ' .Dan Nicholson, Walter'
Dexter, John McIntosh, Isobel Nich-'
oleen.
A. • M. NIC.HOLSON
sou of the late Mr.. and Mrs, .Alex
ll'icholson' of Kinloss. Township, who
was the choice of 'the 'people of the
Mackenzie Constituency• in .Saskatch-
ewan at the recent Federal election.
With returns: coinple-te, "Sandy's"
majority was 1100 over his Liberal
cpponent. The -Communist candidate
lost ',his •deposit:.
BORN:
TODD -"n the Women's College St,
Hospital.. Toronto, on Tuesday, April
'nth, to' Rev. and Mrs. R. Collin Todd.:
Lucknow, a •daughter :
^M!NG EVENTS
• TALKING• PICTURES. , •
Premier Motion Picture Service pre-
sents the absorbing 'drama "The
:varlet, Letter," in the Town Hall,
Lucknow,, Friday,. April 19th, at 8:16
under' L.O.L. auspices..Added attrac-
tions, cartoon, comedy, Gray Owl' and
Sonja Henie featurettes. Admission
25c and .15e.
DANCE IN LUCIK,NOW
• The Paramount W. I•. is holding a
dance in the ''Town Hall, this Friday
evening, April 12th. McCharles or-
chestra. Admission 25c. Everybody
welcome. •
CLANSMEN DANCE
' Benny Palmer and his nine -piece
band will provide music foiothe Clans-
men's appnual . spring ball to be held
in the Town Hall, Lucknow, on Wed-
nesday next, April 17th, Dancing froth
10. to 2. General admission 50e.
OLD PAPERS CONTAI
:INTERESTING ITEMS-
•
(By John Elliott)
Two 'old newspaper s -.received from
Mrs; H. Anderson of -London dau 'h-
/ g. Y
ter of ,'Mr, , , , B. ,Somerville pioneer'
miller of West Wawanoski,•. make .in-
ter+estin �"istq.ri 1 reading g � �:•; today,
They pm are eo ie
s of tile. Dipodia' True
nanner dated: July 1864, 'and' the: orig.
-final address. e
rvill, on. thew. is .Thos:B.
Seree ,, Belfa^"
st, G.'.W.�• vi'a Qoder='
ich., ,
The • publisher of the • paper was
d ames ' 'S.omerville, a cousin of . the
founder . of Lucknow: Like his Luck-
now namesake, the Dundas James
Somerville was' for a time a member
of the Canadian- House of Commons,
.but . he was best known as a news-
paper man. ,-
These two copies of . thepapers
were evidently .special numbers, sent
to his cousin, Thos. B. 'Somerville,
proprietor of the.Dumferline mill near
Belfast.Historically they are .interest-
ing. The American civil war was 'ge
ing . on, and the issue was not yet
decided: The Confederates were act-
ive and there was a story of their
successful raid in the Shenandoah
Valley. In the North, there `was .anx-
iety ` as to how General' Grant was
progressing, and reports were coming
in as to Sherman's advance on Alanta
in •Georgia: 0 -
Details were. given of .the sinking
off the coast of France of the' Con-
federate, or' Southern roving raider,
'Alabama, by the Federal or North-
ern warship, Kearsage, and the':sav-
ing; of the•life of Captain Sonnies' of
the Alabama-! y an Englishman.
'President Lincoln's reported reply
to certain peace rumors was that no
terms would be considered which did
not inelude the abolition of slavery:
There was war in. Europe also,: Rus-
sia and Austria against Denmark.
Terns of peace were being consider,
ed.
Telegraph reports stated that Max-
milian had reached his journey's end
n peace; having arrived at the Mex -
can capital. ` tater. history showed
that it was an' unfortunate move for
him. •
In Canada, parliament had bee
prorogued and an, election was bein
held with ' the • reconstructed' cabine
appealing to the 'country as follows
Sir E. P. 'Tacke, premier; Geo:: E
Cartier, attorney. general, East; Joh
A. MacDonald, , attorney genera"
West; George Brown, president of the
Council; Oliver Mowat, postmaster -
general;. T. D'Arcy McGee, minister
of agriculture; H. Langevin, 'solicitor
general, East; J. 'Cockburn, solicitor -
general, West; • A. T. Galt, finance
minister; Wm. McDougall, Provincial
secretary; A. Campbell, commissioner
of. Crown Lands; J. C. Chapleau, Pub-
lic Works.
The twoleading newspapers "refer-
red to by the Banner were The ' Tor -
,onto Globe and The Leader.
A railway tragedy . on the . Grand
Trunk railway was fully described:
An • immigrant train • , of eleven cars,
travelling lweet, had about 475 on
board, Prussians; Poles, Bohemians,
Swedes, Norwegians and North Ger-'
mans, mostly bound for the Western
States, but some for Upper Canada
and New York. At St. Hilacre in Can-
ada East, where the track crossed the
Richelieu River there was a draw,
'bridge about 50 feet high and 70 feet
wide which; at the time was open to
allow' the passage of a tow of barges
going . south to Lake Champlain,It
was a clear night and the' stop sig-
nals were up, but for some unaccount-
able reason, they were ignored, and
the train plunged into the gap on top
of one of the barges. At the time of
the published report the number of
known dead. was 88 and'many patients
were in the Montreal hospitals.
In the'local columns of the'paper
appears, one, • well-known name. Dun -
d
as was then" the home of the Oster
family, Rev. Featherston 'Osler, M.A.,
being rector of the united -parishes of
a>
boro. There . is a full account of the
corner -stone laying of the new church,
at which Rev.Mr, Osler presided. Rel,
ferenee is made to Mr. B. B. Osler as.
one of the local barristers in Dundas.,
Later he was one of the outstanding
lawyers of. Canada. A younger mem-
ber of the Osler fancily was Mr..tus;
trace Osler. E; •B, Osler was a leading
n
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'Gone with the wind'
AT ,
Lyceum Theatre
WINGIIA
M
THURS.,.. FRI., and SAT.
Zr
SHOWING 'EACH
APTER�
N ON & EVENING
ALL
SEATS
RESERVED
HONORARY' BANQUET MELD
FOR A. M. N.ICHOLSON AT
HUDSON BAY JUNCTION
On• Wednesday. evening people of
Hudson` Bay Junction and district
turned out one 'hundred strong to at-
tend a congratulatory, banquet in hon-
on of A. M. Nicholson, M.P:-elect for
the' Mackenzie Comstittiency .qf Sasic-
atehevcin:
Spd
nsored. ytheBoard of,
Trade the barigiet drew the attend -
ante q
ttend-
ance.o•men• and Women of all' part-
ies, .creeds and class"e's' wh'o for
, i ,. gut
differences incelebrating the vioto
.y
of the "home . town boy". who made
good,'"'says the Junction Judge: •
Following the dinner, • R. Jervis,
president of the Board of Trade, in-
troduced the several- speakers who
extended congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholson for the success achiev-
ed by hard work during the past four
••COMMANDS SECOND
CANADIAN , DIVISION
Mr. Nicholson. responded with
words of appreciation for the honor
that had been conferred upon him
by the constituency and paid a.spee-
ial tribute to Mrs. Nicholson for the
sterling -assistance she had given him
during the. campaign :for •election..,
He assured the gathering that it: is
his purpose to aid in furthering the
welfare of the constituency and that
nothing would 'be too much trouble
if it works out to that end. •
BENNY PALMER'S BAND
HERE NEXT 'WEDNESDAY'
• Benny Palmer.'s' nine -piece orches-
tra, one of Western Ontario's "most
'popular dance e bands will play- a re-';
turn 'engagement here 'next Wednes-
day, April 17th;` under • auspices of
The Clansmen. •
• This • band 'Owes well received last
fall, on their first appearance ;n Luck-
now, and' The Clansmen. did 'not hes-
itate to bring theist back to play: for•
their .annual' spring .dance. •
Due • to the. fact that this • orchestra.
broadcasts 'from Landon. on ' Wednes-
day nights;' the • dance will start ••at
. o'clock.'and' conthine :until . two
am, .•
TAPPED 2,600 TREES
Sap's been runnin' now for over
ten days ' in some cases, and last
•week the season's first maple syrup
made its ' appearance . locally., Bruce
County's .maple syrup king, .James.
Garland of Cargill is. again carrying.
on extensive .operations „ with some.
2,600 trees tapped.
b ORMER ASHFIELD RESIDENT'
BURIED AT KINTAIL ' •
The funeral of Alexander MacLen-
nan, whose death occurred in Chicago,
Was held from the home of his brother
Mr. Kenneth D. MacLennan on Tues-
day afternoon, with interment in Kin -
tail :Cemetery. '
Mr. MacLennan, a former residet►t
of ,Ashfield and a cattle drover in the
Township, has, for the past: thirty
years 'been with the Chicago stock
yards. The remains arrived in God-
ei•ich on ` Monday and were taken to
Kintail for burial.
Mr. MacLennan is survived by .hi
wife, formerly Margaret Clark of St.
Helens. '
Upset Grocery Wagon
Mr. P. S. MacKenzie of the law
firm • of Tomlinson and MacKenzie
of Pott Elgin met with an accident
in • Wialkerton Tuesday morning :of
last week that would have been of
little consequence except, for the nat-
ure of the .other vehicle figuring :in
the mishap. • .
In Walkerton that morning. to 'de-
fend a client in :county court, Mr.,
MacKenzie was backing• his car from.
the curb when it'came in.contact with
a grocer's delivery wagon, which was
upset, 'sp'illing the groceries about.
SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS
FOR THEFT IN' BOND DEAL
onvrc 'ea on wo c rges of steal-
ing a total of $3,150 from McKenzie
Brothers •of. trl, ifriBu,•
a Toronto onKid 'osssalesWmald n, wasrochsen-
tenced , by Judge Owens in County
court at Walkerton to four years in
Kingston penitentiary,
Bridle was accused . .of having
through the purported• sale of geld
nine .bonds <to eented the ins
Kinloss Township in July of -1936, and
$1,050 from Kenneth C. Melenzie of
the same Township, at the saint time.
The bonds were never .delivered to
the ' BIc1enzid' brothers, and charges
of theft of the money followed
famous of the sons of Rev. Mr. Osier
was the eminent physician, Sir Will-
ian bsler. ' t
The Odd . papers show that there
were stirring times 75 years ago' just
as 'there are in 1940.
i
Brigadier' -General Victor W. •Odium
of Vancouver, . has been selected to
command the 'Second Canadian Divis-
ion of the Canadian aActive Service
`In. making this selectiion. the Gov-
:ernment.:of Canada 'has' been` influx;
enced . by General Odium's^ long `and ' •
distiriguished 'career and his., devotion
to ,,the service of his couritr,;.•bothoin , •
the field and as a citizen of .Cance", •
paid Defense Minister Rogers..
The. Odium family are well remem-
bered by older residents of Ladino*,
and while we have failed to establish
definitely whether or not Victor r Od=
lum lived, here at one time, members:
of the family did.
General Odlum' has been a member
of the board of .governors of the Can-
adiariBroadcasting Corporation since
its cileation in 1936, and reeently was
appointed vice-chairman of the hoard.
`' General Odlurn also was active in
other fields .besides military, . having
been editor-in-chief of The Vancouver
Daily World, which he• joined as a re-
porter at the turn' • of the century. -
• '1 General Odium, born in 1880, start
ed, his military career at the age c:
17. -as 'a private; in the 22nd Oxfor
Rifles at Woodstock, •Ont..
After joining the 2nd Battalion o
the 'Royal' Canadian Regiment in 189"
he went to South Africa, where h
participated in operations' in th
Orange Free States. for his service, -
he was awarded the Queen's So- ''
African Medal with three clasps:
On his return to Canada, he follow
ed courses'at, Victoria College and tb
Uiniversi' y of Toronto, specializing i
political economy. He returned late
to South Africa as a lieutenant in th
3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles.
On his return to •Canada, he wa
appointed provisional second.lieuten
ant in the 48th Hiighlanders of the
Canadian ,militia in Toronto. In 1903
he was transferred With, the 'same
'rank to the •6th . Regiment (Duke of
Connaught own Rifles) in Vancouver..
Later he became a .lieutenant in : the
102 ••Regiment at Nelson, B. C. In
1910, upon the formation of theaI 100th
Winnipeg Grenadiers, he was trans-
ferred to this regiment as a provis-
ional captain: He was promoted ,capt-
ain April 1, 1910.
In August, 1913, he rejoined the
militia, He was appointed a captain
in the 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers
of Canada) in Yancouver, He was Pro-
moted •major in 'this unit in 1914. At
the outbreak of the First Great War,
he ' was appointed major in `the '7th
Battalion, C:E.F.; and saw active' 'ser-
vice in France. '
Thrice Wounded .
He . became lieutenant -colonel and
officer commanding this unit in April,
1915. In 1916, he was promoted: brig-
adier-general,and appointed to coin -
mend the llth Canadian Infantry,
Brigade. He 'was then 35 years of
age: '
General Odium, was thrice wounded,
the first time in August, 1915, and ,
then in May, 1916 .•and. September,
1918, ,
General Odium is a companion of
the Order of the Bath aild of the '
Order of Saint Michael and Saint'
George.. He was also awarded the Dis-
tinguished Service Order and Bar. He
holds the colonial auxiliary forces
Long Service Medal and the Officers'
Decoration; and also .the Order. of
Danilo.
Transferred to the reserve of of-
ficers on demobilization from the C.
E. F., on . December 12, 1919, he was
appointed on September 10, 1920; of-
ficer commanding the 34th Infantry
Brigade at Vancouver:. He was trans-
ferred to the reserve of officers at,
the expiration of his tenure of corn -
mend and was appointed honorary col-
onel, of
ol-onel,.of theTrish Fusiliers, of Canada,
his old unit.
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Clouds Obscure Sunk
Any possibility of seein_ a .artia
ec copse• of the sun in this district
on Sunday afternoon was ruled out
by an overcast sky. This condition •
seemed toobe•general and prevailed in
United States where the total eclipse
could otherwise have been seen, how-
ever' one • was able to hear about .,it,'
as a "play-by-play" description of
the phenomenon was broadcast
from
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graphed the spectacle for subsequent
observance ance and study. ,
• This eclipse is known as"
aring
eclipse, as at totality, the moon blots
out all Of the sun' with the exception
of ' an outer ring of light.