Williamstown Area Farmer Crushed Wednesday Under Overturned
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This is the season of school Some people refer to ci- concerts—and still there are garettes as “coffin” nails. people who complain that While this cold lasts we’ll teachers are overpaid. The Glengarry New settle for coughin’. ONE OF CANADA’S AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS VOL. LXIV—No. 50 * * * ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 19.55 * * * SINGLE COPY 7c Publishing One Car Demolished Williamstown Area Farmer Crushed Day Earlier Almost 2,000 Kiddies Greeted By Freight Car, Wednesday Under Overturned Tractor Next Week Santa On Saturday Visit Advertisers and correspon- Three Escape Aldema Andre, 66, Killed While dents are asked to have then- ^ Cold Weather Failed To Cut copy in early next week as we Three Alexandrians had a miracu- Traversing Own CNR Farm Crossing— Dies After Fall plan to publish one day earlier, lous escape from death or serious Attendance From Town And County— Trapped Under Skidding Tractor on Wednesday. injury late Monday afternoon when Only One Draw Winner Got $20.00 This will give advertisers an their ear was struck toy a shunt- Aldema Andre, 66, met death early yesterday afternoon From Plant Roof opportunity to get their mes- ing OPR boxcar at the Green Val- Santa Claus paid his annual visit to Alexandria^ Satur- under his tumbling tractor as he attempted to traverse the A native of Williamstown, Leon- sages to our readers in time ley level crossing. Driver of the day, to be greeted by nearly 2,000 of his younger Glengarry icy CNR crossing .on his farm at Finney’s bridge, on the road ard Chevrier, 29, fell to his death tor last-minute shopping. But car w<as Roland Cholette, 42, presi- friends and not a few parents. Main street was lined on last Saturday morning from the top copy must be in this office no dent of the Alexandria Sash and both sides by cheering kiddies as Santa paraded past and to Williamstown, two miles west of Lancaster. of a building under construction later than Monday night. Door Company, and with him were The lifeless body of the 66-year-old farmer was found by near Saskatoon, Sask. The young o his son, Ronald, 21, and a com- later the Mill Square was jammed as the old gent mounted ■a railway section crew shortly before 2 p.m. They noticed the man was the son of Mrand Mrs. psnion, Miss Mlcljeltne Rouette, 20. the rostrum to receive each child and hand out bags of treats. overturned tractor as they sped by on the rails ; stopped to Donat Chevrier ..who left Williams- C.L. Rowe Again The 1952 Lincoln was demolished The welcoming committee must have been about on a lift the vehicle off its lifeless victim and summon assistance. town about 21 years ago to take up when it was squeezed between the par with that big crowd last year when more than 1,900 residence in Cornwall, where they There was no witness to the rolling car and the cement base treats were handed out. This now reside. Heads Crop Body of a signal light post, but the pas- tragedy but police reconstruc- The accident happened when year, the committee reports, To See 95th sengers were only shaken up. Santa At Maxville, scaffolding collapsed. C. L. Rowe, of Maxville was re- tion of the accident indicates It was reported that Mr. Cholette some 1,900 bags were dispens- Chevrier, a steel worker, fell more elected president of the Glengarry Mr. Andre -was going to his Christmas had stopped at the crossing as a Lancaster, Saturday ed. than 50 feet and suffered multiple Crop Improvement Association at 1 bush on the tractor. As he We extend congratulations to freight train went by. When the Santa Claus has a busy schedule The Mill Square area was already head and chest injuries. He was the annual meeting held recently in cro mounted the grade on his farm Mr. Dan J. McPherson, who taken to hospital and died there Ale^;ndria. A number of interest- sigmul lights ceased to flash, Mr. j mapped out for him'this Saturday, Fded at 1.45 when the parade crossing oyer the CNR line, the passed his 94th birthday on ing reports were heard on the pro- Cholette started to cross the tracks. I December 17th. He has to be in made its way north on Main to pick on the evening of the same day up Santa at the (3NR station. On Wednesday. Several friends jects conducted by the Association However, a boxcar which had been I Lancaster and Maxville too on that tractor evidently lost traction without regaining consciousness. He the return the procession was down called on Mr. McPherson on the bad been helping to construct a during the past year. released on a sidetrack came roll- ! afternoon. The celebration at Max_ on the icy slope, slid back down 2 he n r :ep Main to Lochiel and return .via occasion, and he also enjoyed Clark McDonell, of Williamstown, ing along at about 25 miles per hour, I ^ '^°,y _ ,f y ' and overturned on top of the scaffold on the Potash Corporation ition will be held-at Maxville Com- Bishop, and Catherine to the. Square. watching a few television pro- of America plant, 16 miles south- reported on the Managed Pasture according to Mr. Cholette, and push- heavy-set farmer. He died of munity Hall, with every boy and Not quite as large or as noisy as grammes. Mr. McPherson is in Demonstration being conducted on ed the car into the cement base. east’of Saskaltoon. girl in town invited to join the fun. was its predecessor a year ago, a broken neck. his farm which he thought pro- The driver said the car was bumped good health, for his years. He Leonard Chewier followed the Three o’clock is the scheduled the parade was headed by the sound Mr. Andre had left his home vided the best piece of pasture in up_ against the base three or four resides on the old homestead, steel construction industry all across time of arrival for Santa in Lan- car playing popular Christmas airs. shortly after 1 o'clock and his body 3rd Kenyon, with his son, R. J. Canada during the past 12 years. that area to date. While applies- times, and the vehicle was wrecked. was discovered less than an hour caster, and the meeting-place is Santa rode in the Richelieu float McPherson, and Mrs. McPher- For the past three years he had tions of fertilizer up to 800 lbs., pea- “It was a miracle we got out of the village library. complete with sleigh and reindeers, later. been working in Western Canada. son and family. acre had been applied, he said it it alive,” said Mr. Cholette. “We o- the contribution of Jos. Filion. The Provincial Constable Ross McMar. The victim was unmarried. had appeared to be economically didn’t even have time to think of Lions again displayed their pranc- tin of Lancaster Ynyestigated and Survivors in addition to his par- sound.to do so. how to save ourselves before it hap. ing horse while the Legion float Dr. M. Marksopj'jAleXandria, was ents, include three brothers. They Malcolm McRae, of Williamstown, pened”. Overlurned Car again was in the Remembrance called in hiS capjfçity as coroner. Religious Classes are Leo and Raymond of Cornwall, reported, on experiments being con- theme. Glengarry Motor Sales re- There will toe no, inquest. , „ The accident was investigated by and Emile of Oafletcn College, Ot- ducted in the production of sram On1)axi0 p^in^ police at Lan- minded motorists to enjoy an ac- tawa. Another brother, Lawrence, Ignored All Day The father of a family of ten For Teachers com and soybeans on his farm I oas^er cident-free holiday, their tow truck adiult children, Aldema Andre had / was killed overseas with the ROAF where 800. bushels of com had this. ' o A bizarre story with some strange hauling one of the most recent been a respected resident of the Starting in January, catechism on March 4, 1945. year been harvested from lo acres. twists and as yet no ending took wrecks. Wilfrid Marcoux was show- area for more than 20 years, coming instruction will be given once a The body of the young man was It was noted that a bushel of com St. Bernardin Farmer place on the week-end under the ing off the trophies of the fall to Glengarry from Coteau, Que. He month to all Catholic teachers in to arrive from the West this even- had the same value as 2 bushels very noses of several score of mot- hunting trip, a bear and two deer, farmed lot 6 in thè Ist .Chârlotten- Alexandria diocese, at classes held ing and will rest at Miller’s Fun- of oats and that this crop looked Dies Of Injuries orists travelling the Glen Robertson not Santa’s. Trucks from several tmfgh, on the south to^nk of the in Our Lady of Perpetual Help eral Home, Cornwall, until Satur- like a profitable feed crop for the Road. It began shortly after mid- local industries and stores and some Aux Raisin river.^y ' , School here, and in St. Louis de day 'morning when the Reqüàem ares. ' y Received In Bush night last Saturday when a car was private cars brought up, the rear. To mourn his tragic'] death he Gonzague School in Cornwall. High Mass will be chanted in St. " Duncan McArthur and Donald stolen at Cassejman, supposedly by Arrived at the Square, Santa was Whitney Gates, 43-year-old St.