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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MAY 26th, 1954
Buys Kinloss Property, Has holyrood store **«*« ruAKifirc UAkinc
Convalescent Home Plans x
Elliott Carruthers has pur
chased the 5O’-acre farm in Kin
loss Township from John Chad
wick, an<| his mother, Mrs. Sam
Chadwick, and obtains possession
soon. .
The farm ’ is located on the
Sixth Concession just east of the
highway, and is known to many
as the former Robinson farm. ‘
There is a large brick house
on the property and Mr. and
Mrs. Carruthers plan on convert
ing if to a Convalescent Home for
the accomodation of older folk,
similar1 to the. Baker Home in
Lucknow, which generally has a
waiting list seeking accomoda
tion. . o
_—There wilL .be..considerable-re
modelling necessary to meet the
regulations governing such
homes, but in the meantime ac
comodation will be available for
a limited number of folk, shortly
after the-new proprietors obtain
possession. -
Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers had
The misfortune severs^ months
ago to have their Huron Town
ship barn destroyed by fire,’ forc
ing a clearing sale of their dairy
herd, followed by , the disposal of
the farm.: :
WON SCHOLARSHIP AT
mcmaster university
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Mr. and Mrs. P. S. MacKenzie
«of Walkerton and Mrs. R. V. Mac
Kenzie of Lucknow attended
graduation exercises at McMas
ter University, Hamilton; on Mon
day. of last week, when the lat
ter’s granddaughter, . Barbara
Janet MacKenzie, received her
B.A. degree.
Miss -Mackenzie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Steele 0. MacKenzie
of Kitchener, has had a consist
ently high’ standing during her
four-year .course and in her final
year was awarded the Walter
S.cott-McLay scholarship.
_-.. Miss^MacKenzie-was-also named-
,to the ^Dean’s honour list for
exceptional academic achieve
ment, having obtained first class
honors in all her subjects.
CHANGESJiANDS
Morley Hobbs has sold his gen
eral store business at Holyrood
to Samuel Farmer, who took over
the. first of last week. Trie Holy -
rood Post Office is associated
iWith this store, which for many
!years was known as the Purves
Store. Mr. Hobbs renovated the
building considerably after tak
ing . 4t/over about a year ago
from George Percy. ' * ■ ■ > . • /■
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs and two
children, Garry and Judith, have
moved to Lucan.
Their sucessors, Mr. and Mrs.
Farmer, come from the Stratford
district, but are not strangers in
Kinloss as they formerly operated
the store at Blackhorse.
HEAR CANDIDATE SUNDAY
FOR PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT
Rev. Samuel. Kerr, B.A., B.D.,
of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, will
preach in Dungannon and Luck-
now on Sunday, as a candidate
for this two-point charge, vacant
since Rev. 0. A: Winn’s depar
ture to Dixie early in April.
Rev, Kerr will preach at Dun
gannon in the afternoon, and in
Lucknow at the evening service
at 7.00. Rev. Kerr was a former
minister at Brussels. • .
. The morning service will be
conducted by Rev. Robert Mac-
connell who has been ,supplying
very. acceptably despite the fact
that on Friday, May 28th, he. will
observe his 90th birthday.
WAWANOSHPAYS
NINE THOUSAND
OPERATE-ON-KNEE
Sid Gardner *had the cast re-
moved recently from the limb
which was amputated and has
since undergone two operations
in an effort to save the kneO.
Further surgery may he necess
ary and':m^O^:byent Sid is. hav
ing a rough time of it and faces
a long period of hospitalization.
LOCAL BAKERY
SLASHES BREAD
t
At a special session of West
Wawanosh Township Council last
week the Board decided to for
ward a resolution to Wingham
HoSpitaL Board, agreeing- to pay"
the Township’s share of 4^ per- '
cent or $9,000 toward the con
struction of the proposed new
chronic patients’ wing. (
Last year the ratepayers of the
ToMmship gave approval in a
plebiscite, that resulted in a small
vote, but a definite majority
favoring the expenditure. The by
law also gave-approval to" "grant
ing simiiliar pro-\ata support to ;
Goderich and Clinton hospitals,
if and when a building. project
was undertaken^"
.Ashfield and Grey Townships
have not agreed as.yet to paying
lheir share of the levy, arid the .
Hospital' "Board/ has: fe-affirmecT"
its decision to reimpose a sur
charge of a minimum of $1.50 a
day on those patients from muni
cipalities in the/ hospital area,
which have not subscribed to the
building fund. Ashfield’s share
was’sei by the Wingham Board
at 4 perceiit or $8,000.
This matter was the cause of
a “battle” at the January session -
of Huron County Council, when,
by a small majority Council op
posed paying the Huron County
grant to the Wingham building
project if Huron County patients
in. the hospital area were 'io be
assessed a surcharge, whether or
not their municipality had con
tributed its share.
More will likely be heard of
the' matter at the June, session.
LOCAL GIRL TAKES 4-YEAR
COURSE IN THREE YEARS
Gladys Milne, who has been
-majoring; in Ian guages- -at - West^
ern University, is on the last lap
of the four-year course, which
she is taking in three, years.
. She is at present taking, a six-
weeks’ course at Cleveland, Ohio,
which was one of the require
ments in cutting a year off her
University studies. Gladys will
reside at nearby Akron,., while
taking the course.Bread went on sale at the local
bakery last week at two loaveb
for 25c, to climax a cut-price con
dition that has existed locally
since early in January..
At that • time one retail store
offered bread at 16 cents as .well
jLS_cutiangJJjeL_pr-ice-of-/milk^-Be-
fore, the encl of the month other
outlets offered bread at 15c, and
that price became general arid
has continued in effect.
However, the local bakery later
reverted to the’ regular price, but
a short time ago dropped bread
temporarily to 14 cents and last
week came out with the . 2 for
25c price, which at time of writ
ing is still, in effect.
This latest move, presumably
aimed at bringing to a head and
ultimately ending; the price cutt
ing, comes as a coincidence, at
a time when the government ’ is
being urged, to do something
about "price war” conditions.
The baking industry’s national
council charged in Ottawa last
week that - sharp chopping of
bread prices by chai? stores op
erating. : under .“price-war” con-
jxiiioji5,jias_lkULe^_jo.ff_.a.._number
of bakeries in Canada.
/ It urged the government to set
up a body to control loss-leader
sales, warning that “the rate of
mortality in the baking business
will increase” if excessive price*
cutting of /bread is * not stemmed.The/baking council submitted
its brief to the restrictive trade
practices commission which has
started a country-wide study to
find out. whether loss leader sell
ing; sales at reduced prices to
attract trade^ is causing harm to
the economy and should be
.stricted by legislation.
CHURCH VERSUS
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Rev. W. B. Smith, a represen
tative of the Ontario Temperance
Federation, spoke in the United
Church on Sunday morning and
said that the church was the bul
wark against the liquor traffic
and called on church folk to sup-
—porrthe“/ftght“a"ga"msd"“thlr~Tm“
creasing problem in orir nation.
Rev. Smith recognized that
there are respected citizens and
church people who do drink, but
he failed to understand the ten
dency for the host of today to
have to serve beveraged on so
many social occasions, even when
many of the’ guests would prefer
it otherwise. He referred to the
/‘pressures” of the present day
apd called. for backbones, not
wishbones. *
Canada, last, year had a drink
bill of $800,000,000 and in On
tario alone the figure was; $240,-
C00,000.. Rev. Smith interpreted
this . growing expenditure in
terms of a proportionate increase
of murder, crime, broken homes,
orphaned children, illegitimacy,
. etc. To this degradation can. be
__added thousands of hopeless al
coholics, thousands more problem
.drinkers, and millions of dollars
. ^dystrial losses by absenteeism
due /to alcohol.
' • re^errect to the liquor ’ in
dustries^ camouflage methods of
publicizing their product and
trying to gain favor with the
Public. Moreover their big con
tributions to political campaign,
funds have resulted in both part
ies being subservient to their iri-
’teres’ts. ' ’ . .
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MR. PEANUTS IN TOWN
It’s peanuts, peanuts, every
where s inge The Clansmen
launched their “nuts campaign”
last week. Fifty cases of the
toothsome product arrived in
town and were distributed to
Club members on Saturday.
The peanut sales campaign will
be climaxed by a house-to-house
blitz selling effort on June 18th,
and by a. tag day on June 26th,
when the elaborate Planters Pea-’
xiut Tlpat. will visit Lucknow.
Peanuts now fori sale-and which
will be used on the blitz can
vass, are the 50c cocktail tins.
The cellophane bags will'toe used
for the tag day, which will cap
The Clansmen effort to raise
funds’ by this means for the fur-^
therance of civic projects and
service work and assistance.
WILL undergo operation
Mrs. Maud Sherwood was'tak
en to Victoria Hospital last Sat
urday where she will undergo
a major operation in a few days-
Mrs. Sherwood is employed at
Smith’s . Grocery arid was on the
iob until the early part of last
week. ,
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DEMONSTRATES
HEART MACHINE
p Smith called ppon the in-
jne matter and by exatriple to
jurther the cause of temperance/
He asked that members of pari-,
1 ament be impressed of the need
? . Faking the liquor menace and
•• biade a direct appeal for
nnaricial support that the Tem-
. m ai?ce federation would be eh-
r continue ita relentleaa
ri<nt for the cauie.
Mr. Gordon Steward of London
v«as recently seen on television by
local residests, as ‘they- watched
the televising of a session' of the
Ontario Medical Convention at
the Royal York Hotel in Tor
onto. . • <"
Gordon was shown demonstrat
ing a new'electronic heart-sound
and .•hear.t^picturd’ teaching and
diagnostic device. The machine
w’as invented iby Dr; G. W. Mann
ing, London" heal t specialist arid
is in operation at Victoria. Hosj
pital with Gordon Steward ,as
techriioi^ri. . .
; Dr. Manning gave, Mr. Steward
full credit'.'for the operation of
the machine built at a/Cost of
$I3,°0().. 1 ■.
Gordon iSz a son of MiV and
Mrs. Charles; Steward of Luck-
nOW. He attended school 'ip Ltick-
riow, took University work at
Kingston’and .technical training
at the University of Western On-
tMiit medical school.
FORMER RESIDENT
NINETY YEARS OLD
Mrs. A. L. Stewart of .Detroit
observed her 90th ‘ birthday on
Tuesday, May 18th. She is quite
bright and alert- and . enjoying
comparatively gdod. health for
one who has joined the. exclusive
ranks of the'' ndnagenariansr’She’
is also an ardent sport fan.
Mrs. Stewart was formerly
Agnes Greer, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. George Greer;
She was one of a. family of. 11 . __ _ | ____o
children.of whom she as -the/eld- evening services at South Kinloss
est and her brother J. M. Greer ( Presbyterian. Church was a form-
of Lucknow, as the youngest, are • er pastor, ’Rev. J. L. Burgess of
the only survivors. ‘ 1 Hagersville, who was welcomed.
Mrs. Stewart was born at Gor- ’ 1 ;
rie. The family later moved- to
Goderich and from there to West
Wawanosh to* the Greer home-
sead; now-owned-by her nephew,
Clarence Greer>
Mrs.. Stewart has- been a resi-1
dent Of Detroit for many years, to the observance of the. Cen-
She has one daughter.
FORMER PASTOR
AT SOUTH KINLOSS
Guest speaker at morning and
back by large congregations,
which heard inspiring sermons.
.The occasion was the 98th an
niversary of this congregation,
the first to be established in this <
community. The congregation of
today is: already looking forward
tennial two years hence.
Special music was rendefedTjv.
HEADS DISTRICT
FOR SECOND TERM
Delegates of West Huron Wo
men’s Institute branches met in
Belgrave last Wednesday, and rb~
elected Mrs. Durnin Phillips of
Dungannon as district president
for a second term. • . /
Others elected were past presi
dent, Mrs. L. M. Scrimgeour of
Blyth; 1st vice president,' Mrs.
Tait Clark, R. 5, Goderich; 2nd
vice president, Mrs. Fred McGre-
-gorrKintail;.-sec.-treas7,"Mrs7--Ar--
thut Clark, R. 1, Auburn; Fed
eration representative, Mrs. Nor-
Tfoari‘ Keating, Wingham; alteri-
nate, Mrs. A. Wilkin, Goderich;
district delegate, Mrs. W. Price,
Goderich;, alternate, Mrs. Stan
ley Lyon, R. 1, Auburn. . . i
Standing committee .conveners
are Agriculture & Canadian In
dustry, Mrs. Ray* Fear, Clinton;
citizenship and education, Mrs.
Fred Oster, Bly tri; community
hretivities"—and—^pttblie—rekrtionsT- tIk’'
MrS; W; Ford, Wingham; histor
ical-research and - current events,
Miss W:. D. Rutherford, St. Heb
ens; home economics and health/
Mrs. A. CoulteS,, Belgrave; Jun
ior institute activities, Mrs. Wes^
5lriy Bradnock, Auburn; resolu
tions, Mrs. O. Poppi Dungannon;
auditors,- Mrs/.Edward McMillan,
Blyth and-Mrs. S. Lansing, Au-,
burn;
QUEEN OF THE BALL
At the anual spring dance of
the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Can
adian .Legion, held orir Friday
night, Miss Betty Johnston was
chosen “Queen of The Ball”.
Betty is the daughter of Mrs.
Winnifred Johnston, and teaches
school at Kintaii.
The’runner-up was Miss Nancy
Tuck of Glennanon and a mem
ber of the local Bank of Mfori-r
treal staff.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton crowned
the Queen, who received the gift
of a lovely bedroom lamp. Cor
sages were pinned on bo.th Betty
and Nancy by Mrs. Dave Cowan.
The judges were Mrs. Rae Dal
ton, Mrs.Lloyd Ashton anckKen-
neth Gamerbri, president of, the
Legion. . ‘ ' 1 ' “T ”
Winners of the prize draw were
Mary Arina MacIntyre-, student
nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital,
The quilt; an'd Donald Finlayson
of. Toronto, the serving tray,
made by- N. E'k Bushell. The win--
ning tickets were drawn by Mrs.
E. L. .Carruthers.
Anbthef highlight pf the even
ing wa$ the Kintail Fashion Par
ade. The commentator/ was Mrs;
Dave MacKenzie and’the "mod
els were Harvey "Hagedorn^
Grant FarriSh, John MacKenzie.
^inhay“'tel5dftald7‘J^k7VolTinsoh7’
and the-, twins, Dave Mackenzie
and .Bob Macintosh, with the lat
ter pinch modelling for Bqb
Siriipson. Ray Dalton was soloist,
singing "Easter Parade’,’ as “the
girls strutted. their -stuff \
Music for dancing -was provid
ed by Carruthers hrehestra with
Murray McNain calling aff.
Malcolm presiding at. the organ.
Guest soloist was Allan Stewart
of Hamilton,- who sang very ac
ceptably at both services. ■ •
Anniversary at Hackett’s
SuccessfuL anniversary services
were also held on Sunday at.
Hackett United " Church, with
Rev. J. R. MacDonald of Ashfield
and Ripley Presbyterian congre
gations as gu.est speaker, and with
quartettes from Auburn ' and
Goderich providing special music.
A garden party followed ori
Tuesday night, when a delicious
supper was served to a large
crowd. An enjoyable variety pro
gram .was’ held that evening.
WORKED 414 YEARS FOR
NO PAY, THEN.GOT S22.O0
Teddy Dexter, who celebrated
Ins 55th: wedding anniversary in
mid-May, recalls, as' if it were •
yesterday, his apprenticeship in
the blacksmith trade; which he
has ' plied for some sixty-five
years? '/ /• • .
A He worked . for. 412 years for
his board only—-not, one cent of
pay, and the first year that he
hired out he received .the equal
of $22.00 in Canadian money as
a full year’s wages. "That’s 'poss- 1
ibly why Ted doesn’t think toe
’ highly of this talk about "the .
good olji days”; He and his good
""wife have a“’Tdr^
for, he says, and it’s when you
start looking b’ack on .a busy'and
a happy,, life that this comes •
forcefully to .mind*
Ted’s father, was a butcher but -
his seven sqns‘ didn’t follow in-
his footstepsL^three were black-
|smiths,- iwo watchmakers arid,
j two grocer's. *