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BACK TO SCHOOL
AGAIN TUESDAY
Tether? students in this
district joined the country-wide
back-to-school trek on Tuesday,
and with the re-appearance of
. scores of public and high school
istudent§. the Village took , on a
youthful bustle of activity, that
is noticeably absent during holi
day" time.
Mr. P. W. Hoag reports <an
opening day enrollment of 160
/students at Lucknow District
7 High School, This is up slightly
from a year ago, and there are
still a few* more to register.
Members of" the High School
staff are Mr.. P. W, Hoag, prin
cipal; Miss Jean Osborne, Miss
Eleanor Plumsteel, Mr. William
MacDonald, Mr. H. B. Burden,
Mr* Harvey ‘ Bride and Mr. G;
M. Fleming, director of music.
Eighteen Beginners
The Public School staff is
< comprised ’ of Mr Stuart Collyer,
principal; Miss Ruby Webb, Miss.
Helen Thompson and Mrs Roy
Havens. Music teacher, Mrs. Dun
can Simpson.
Enrollment at the Public School
on Tuesday; was 146, but will
probably be higher when all the
pupils .get bafek. . ' <
The list of beginners on Tues
day morning, though not com
plete, is as follows: Donald And
rew, Janice Brooks, Donna But
ton,. /Marian 'Button, Barbara
Cameron, Wendy Emberlin, Mary
Finlayson, Bruce Henderson, J Is
lay Howald, .’Lucille Huber,
Wayne Jamieson, Helen John
stone, Jane Joynt, Wendy Mac
Kenzie, Jackie Mullin, Karen
" Wasney, Sandy Welsh, Elliott
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KindergartenClass
There were six./beginners for
the kindergarten class being held
in the Public School from 9.00
to 11.30 each school morning un
der the. supervision of Mrs. N.
J. MacKenzie. It is expected that
this class may increase some yet.
The starters Tuesday were Susan
Cleland, Donna Corrin, Joan Mac- >
Kenzie, Billy Chester, Isabel
MacMillan and Michael Duncan.
' Rural School Changes
In the adjoining Townships of
. Ashfield, * West Wawanosh and
Kinloss* there are twenty-nine
schools, with new teachers or
LUCKNOW, WTAJUQ WEDNESDAYy SEPT. 8th, 1954
ARRIVED IN GERMANY
TO COMMENCE TEACHING
Miss Katharine MacKenzie has
arrived- iii Germany, where she
will commence a two-year teach
ing term in ?a school established
for children of Canadian service
men stationed ih Germany.
Li a - letter home Katharine
tells of a delightful ocean voy-f
~ " Old
her
age and a fascinating -visit in
London before continuing to
destination.
MARGARET SALKELD
TEACHING IN YUKON
. Miss Margaret Salkeld, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Salk
eld, will teach this term at" Wat
son Lake in the Yukon. She flew
north to commence her duties.
Margaret has been teaching at
Duncan, B.C. and was overseas
recently under the teacher ex
change arrangement.
Her sister, Dr. Helen Salkeld,
has . just returned from a trip to
the West Coast where she visited
with Margaret. Helen spent the
week-end here with her parents.
C. JOHNSTON'SELLS
ASHFIELD FARM
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Cecil. Johnston Of Ashfield
Township has sold his 400-aerb
farm to Adrian Van Dongen, pf
the Blenheim ’district and a nat
ive of Holland. . \
The new proprietor plans to
break up considerable land this
fall, and Mt* Johnston is making
arrangements to ihofd a sale of
his choice herd of about 100 head
cf Aberdeen-Angus cattle.
The tentative date for this big
sale has been set for Monday,
September 27th, and. will be an
nounced definitely within a few
days.
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HOME FROM HOSPITAL, WILL
BE LAID UP FOR 3 MONTHS
Harold Congram of Holyrood
underwent a knee operation, in
London last week, which was the
second time he had undergone
surgery since being' seriously
hurt in a highway -accident near
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Harold is now at his home west
of Holyrood, but will be laid up
for about three months, to give
the knee a chanc6 to heal.
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ANDREW FAMILY
PRESENT BIBLE
HOME DAMAGED
BY FIRE TUESDAY
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The home of iMr. and Mrs.
Leonard Ritchie of tpwn, situated
just east of Treleaven’s Flour
Mill, suffered extensive fire,
smoke and water... damage on
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HONORED ON FORTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ?
. Qh Thursday, September 2nd,
| a pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.' Percy
Blundell, Quebec St., Goderich,
when they entertained at m fam
ily dinner in honor of Mrs
Blundell’s parents, Mr. ^nd Mrs.
Will Irvin of, Ashfield, on the
occasion of their fortieth wed
ding anniversary, During the ev
ening a suitable gift was present
ed to mark the happy occasion.
Mr. Wesley Alton of London^
Who gave the bride away on? her
wedding day, was also a guest
at Thursday’s gathering.
Tuesday afterriobn, . ..
Cause of the outbreak, which
started, in the basement, is uncer
tain, Mrs. Ritchie, formerly Bern-
adeari Alton, discovered the fire
when she returned home with
her infant daughter about 3.30
o’clock. She had been cutting the
lawn at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Alton.
Leonard is employed at Lloyd’s
factory at Wingham; Rev.G. A.
Meiklejohn drove to Wingham to
bring him home;
Employees at Treleaven’s Mill
entered the smoke-filled baSe-
Ment with fire-extinguishers
which helped f quell the flames.
They had however worked up the .
partition to the attic and provid
ed a stubborn ’ blaze to get at.
After drowning out the basement
blaze, a hole was then opened in
■the roof, where water could be
-used effectively in qtieiling the.
spread of the flames.
: Fire fighting was directed by
Fire Chief George Whitby: In an7
effort tci locate the source’of the outbreal^rEx-Chief /K. C, Murdie
donned the Brigade’s air-pack- .
designed for entering smoke-fill
ed buildings. It was the first time
it had been used since obtained.
-^After-~the-“smoke~“had--cleared-—-
sufficiently to enter the build
ing, willing workers removed
most of the household furniture
and :< effects before they were
damaged by water. •
Failure of the fire siren to
work, resulted in members of the
Brigade being notified by phone.
A jam up ‘ against the overhead
door in the\fire hall briefly de
layed the response to the call,
but was of little consequence in
a comparatively slow-spreading
partition fire, such as this .
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EVELYN MacTAVISH WINS
PROVINCIAL BURSARY
Evelyn MacTavish, daughter" of
Mr and Mrs. Jim MacTavish of
Huron . Township, h a s b e e n
awarded: a Dominion-Provincial
bursary Valued at $250.00, which
will assist her in attending Tea
chers’ College at Stratford, where
she will commence her studies
on Tuesday of next week.
Evelyn is a Grade 13 graduate
of Ripley District High School,,
i and as well as having a high
scholastic standing, figured pro
minently in sports and all school
activities. She was crowned
Queen of . the school last term.
Evelyri’s mother is also a tea
cher, and this term is at .S.S. No.
5- Kinloss, Concession 6; where
Mrs. Elwood Irwin previously
taught.
DELEGATE TO—GENERAL____
COUNCIL OF UNITED CHURCH
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cameron
leave this week for Sackville,
New Brunswick, where Mr. Cam
eron will attend the General
Council of the United Church of
Canaa, as a delegate from Ham- ^roadway, and was out of the
ilton Conference. '
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron plan to
motor to Perth, from where they
will take the train to Sackville
for the 10-day 'meeting. On. their
return }_they jvill _Yisit at Perth
and expect to be gone about a
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An impressive service in the
United Church on Sunday morn
ing centred around the presenta
tion of a lovely new pulpit Bible
by the Andrew family in mem
ory of the late W. G. Andrew,
who for over half a century had
been a member of the congrega
tion and had been faithfully "de
voted to the work of the church.
^_i_The Memorial Bible was pre--
sented by Mr. Wm. Andrew on
behalf of the family. It was re
ceived by Rev. G. A. Meiklejohn
and dedicated by him “To the
.Glory of God and in memory of
William George ' Andrew, who
was for 52 years a member of
this church’’.
. Rev. Meiklejohn'read the 13th
chapter of 1st Corinthians -and
Mr. W. L. MacKenzie £ead the
103rd psalm. .
The music and floral decora
tions were in keeping with the
dedication service.
AGED?LADY HURT
WHEN HIT BY CAR
Mrs. James (Margaret) PurVes
of Lucknow, and; formerly of
West Wawanosh, suffered severe
injuries and shock last Thursday,
wlien ~ knocked down by. a car
backing but j|rom the ' curb in
front of McKim’s Drug Store.
; Driver of the car was Herb
Miller-of-rLudcnow.-He-hadstart
ed to back out and had to ease
back to the curb for three cars
to pass, .according to' Constable
Alex Havens. The driver saw no
one as he then re-commenced
backing out. The aged lady pre
sumably. was cutting: across the
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SELLS HOME FARM
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and expect to be gone about
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Ashfield Township
S-S. 1, P-t Albert, John Thrush,
Listowel; SB. 3, Kintail, Wilmer
Errington, Dungannon; SS. 4,
Lochash, Ruth Pentland, £t. Al
bert; ‘ S.S* .5, Zion, Mrs. Frank
Ritchie, Lucknow; S.S. 6, Con. 4,
Mrs; Wm. ^tev^art, Duhgannon;
' SB; 7, Lothian, Mrs. Lloyd Cline,
Lucknow; SS. 8, Dungannon,
Eric Moore, Benmiller; Mrs. T. M.
Diirnin, Dungannon; S.S. 9, Con.
9, Lois Webb, St. Helens; S.S. 10,
. Con.. 10, Mrs.. Jas. Little, Luck
now; S.S. .11, Sheppardton, (Shir
ley, Barnard, Ripley; SB. 13, Bel
fast, Mrs. Grant Farrish, Luck-
now; SS. 15, Hemlock City, Mrs.
Isabel M. MaHyn, Ripley; S.S. 16,
Crewe, Lillian Pojpp, Dungannon;
SS. 17, Cedar Valley, Sheila Fea.
gkn, Colborne Twp.
—There aresevennewteachers
. in the Area at SS. Nos. -l, 3, 5,
11,15,16 and 17, and two changes
within the Area. Miss Lois Webb
who was at Cedar Valley goes to
Con. 9 School and Mrs. 'Grant
Farrish, who will teach atk/Bel-
fast, was at Sheppardton last
year. *•
West Wawanosh
S:SrNo. l7; Miss Donna Meade,
Ripley; SS. No. 2, Mrs. Kitchener
fNQ^3,„JTownship.
Hill; Don Cameron; SS. No: 47
St? Helens, Miss.Beatri.ee McQuil-
- lin;
•Errington. .
The only change in staff in
West Wawanosh is at No. 17,
Where Miss Meade succeeds Miss
^Shirley Burden, who. js teaching
this term in East Wawanosh, near
Hlyth.
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,No. l, Kihloss---Mrs._ Dots.
Mr. Joseph D. Anderson has
sold, his farm in West Wawanosh
Township to Simon De Boer, R.
5, Lucknow, and a native of Hol
land. Mr. De ;Boer and his sons
have other farm holdings in Kin
loss Township.
They may obtain possession bf
the home at once, and will be
able to do. some, fall plowing,
but Mr. Anderson reserves the
pasture rights until fall , as there
are some .thirty head , of cattle
grassing. The transaction was
completed on Tuesday.
With the purchase of this farm
Mr. De Boer becomes its third'
owner. It was taken up originally
by Joe’s father, Archibald J. An
derson, who held the Crown
deed. Joe was the second owner
and for the first time, in ’ four
scqre and ten, or so, the property
passesoutoftheAndersonname,
an eventuality fhat was iiievit-
able upon the sad death of Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson’s only, son,
Torrance.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have
taken ub residence on Main St.
in the Gammie Apartments that
was formerly Mrs. R. J. Camer
on’s residence.
BADLY hurt in
i^BiktEirckASHn-
1 A Sunday morning highway
crash at Amberley sent a South
ampton family of five to Kincar
dine Hospital. Most seriously in
jured was Gordon Eagleson, 33.
He suffered severe head injuries
and was in a critical condition.
His wife, Margaret, was treated
for cuts, shock and an injured
shoulder that Was feared, might
be broken. Their three children,,
ages four, two' and three months,
Were treated for bruises and. one
had facial lacerations, but they
were not' seriously hurt.
The • accident happened about
10.15'Sunday morning at the Am
berley intersection of the Blue
water Highway and Highway 86*
The Eagleson car was south
bound. A car ^driVehMby Charles
Laidlaw of Atwood was west
driver’s line of vision. He felt a
slight bump, he said.
Mrs. Purves, who is 79, didn’t
even want a doctor, after the mis
hap. She, however, was taken to
the Doctor’s office and later to
Wingham. Hospital.
She suffered facial injuries, in
cluding a broken nose, a cracked
ankle bone, and an injury! to the
right arm, that was reported to
_be_broken.«—
Mrs. Purves resides in the
.‘Gleason” house, just off Main
^Street, and just prior to the ac
cident had made arrangements to
rent the Clark house east of the
United Church. ■—sFarmer Injured
r Benson . Shackleton, Ashfield
|jownship farmer, is in Wingham
Hospital with a badly broken
leg, that resulted from falling,
from the platform of a harvesting
machine*
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DUNCAN MacQUAIG PASSED
AWAY IN AUSTRALIA
Word has been received
of the death at' Prospect,
tralia, of Duncan Roderick
Quaig, eldest son of the late Mr.
_and-Mxs..-Apgus--MacQuaig-~of—t
Lucknow*
He is survived by his* wife Ade
laide; One daughter, Mrs. Wm.
Dennis (Effie Patricia) and three
grandsons; also byfive sisters
and two brothers, Cora, Rebecca,
Agnes and Wm. E. MacQuaig of
Lucknow; Sarah and Mary of
Chicago “and Ewan MacQuaig of
Toledo, Ohio.
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BID FAREWELL TO
LANGSIDE PASTOR
(LANGSIDE NORTH NEWS)
A congregational - social was
held in the chdrch on Thursday
evening in honor of Rev. R. D. A.
.and MrS. Currie who are leaving
shortly for Watefdown.1
__Mr. Gordon Wail was chairman
NEW PRIEST AT
HOLYROOD PARISH
Rev. Fr/ J. Jordon /has been
appointed in charge of the-
Riversdale Roman Catholic par-'
ish, which includes missions at
Holyrood and Kincardine. Rev;
-Jordon_has—been-assistant—priest-
at Sacred Heart Church, Walker
ton, for the past few years.
Father Jordan was born in Eng
land and received his early edu
cation there, He finished his ele
mentary studies in Hamilton at
St. Michael’s College and took his.
philosophy at St. Peter’s Semin
ary, London* He received his B.A*
at Western -University,._Loiidon,
and his theological training at St.
Augustine, Toronto,
-?-Ordamed--in—l-944^t-HaniiUon^
he first went to the. teaching stiff
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for the program arid Mrs. Wm.
Scott presided at the organ.
A chorus was given by the •
children who attended the Va-;.
cation Bible School* Readings
were given by Mrs. Neil McDon- - , '
aid, Mrs. Bert Moffat, Mrs. Jack
Pollock* arid Betty Miller* Solos .
were given by . Mrs. Farish .iMof-*
faCand Mrs* James-Richardson •’ *
and a duet by Elizabeth and Ar* .
leata Pollock. \ z
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dress and Mr. Jack Richardson *
presented Rev. 'and JMri... Currie ,
with a purse of money.
Mrs. Farish Moffat, on behalf
of the W.M.S. Auxiliary, present
ed Mrs. Ciirrie with a clip and ./
saucer. ' , .
Rev. and ,Mrs. Currie replied .
fittingly. . '
Rev. Currie preached his fare- •
well‘sermon .oh Sunday and fbey
■jhaveM^4*4or--their^hew-c'hat^e.-^“-^—
bound, arid' had started to cross
the Bluewater, ’ when he brought
his car to a halt*
The Eagleson car clipped the
front bumper of the Laidlaw car.
and careened out of control be
fore coming to, a stop over 100
yards ’south* It was on its four
wheels but may have rolled over.
All five occupants were thrown
from the car, and it was a gory
sight that greeted Ihe first dri
: -the-fscene^-including-members-oL
the Shiells family..
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—Mrs. Catherine Collins; S,S. No.
.3, 10th Concession—Mrs. Joyce
McEwanysBB?ssNo^s4isH:oIyrbQ-dsx;
Lome R. .MacKehzie; S.S. No. 5,
6th Con.—Mrs* Clara MacTavish;
SB No. 7, 2nd Con.—Mrs. Grace
jbhrtston; S.S* No. 8, i^hgside-
Charles Pinkerton; SB. No..9,
Murrays—Lois Jean Hunter; S.S.
No 10, Whitechttrch — Kenneth
McAUister
there' are three changes, with
.Ambuiabces'; frj6m j^iricardinb j^LCathedral High Schpol _in that
and Goderich rushed the victims city, also including in.\h|s duties
to’ Kincardine . Hospital.
Mr. and Mys, Laidlaw Were ac
companied by Mr., and Mrs. Al
vin McKee of R.R, 4, Atwood. No
one in the Laidlaw car Was’ in-
' in the abdve ifett of • teachW jured. They were enroute to the
An ine ttuyv __ inV/i ivhprp Mr. . Laidlaw owns
neW' foachets at S.S, Nos. 4, 5
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lake, where Mr.- Laidlaw owns
property in,, the former Jardine
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those of assistant cleric at St.
Mary’s Church.
Father Jordan succeeds Rev. J.
P. Meyer who has been transfer
red to Deemerton. He Jied been
ai Riversdale for five years and
it was largely |by his efforts that
the Kincardine Church* Was built
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