The Glengarry New THS riHEST WEEKLY (fEWSPAPEB IE EA1TEE» OVTABIO 12.00 A YXAW Alexandria, Ont., Wednesday, December 24, 1947 VOL. LV—No. 52 Boxing Day To Be Mac MacRae Again Expect Ice In New Covered Rink Apple Hill Man Elected Alderman I Dr. MacGillivray Observed Here Heads Plowmen By Friday Or Saturday Night Bags Big Bear In Regina Dies At 76 Decide On Kenyon John Mar.i orison Mrs. C. W. Ross Is Was A Veterinarian Alexandria stores will observe Boxing Day, December 26th and Townattiip As Locale! Working Nights To Complete Ice Surface Flushes 325 Pound Second Glengarry Lady At Winnipeg For For 1948 Match More Than 50 Years January 2nd, as holidays, follow- And Cushions—Hope To Have Male Near Home In West To Win At Polls ing a period of apparently very Hockey Opener On Week End ! A resident of Winnipeg for more satisfactory Christmas trader Mac. c. MacRae of Will lams town, One of the largest black bears ever A second Glengarry-born house- than fifty years. Dr. John Duncan The News is being published was re-elected President of the Glen- Alexandria’s new covered rink will shot in the district, a 325-pound male, wife has in recent civic elections in MacGillivray D VS., died early Mon- Christmas Eve in order to give garry Plowmen’s Association at the be ready for skating by the week end Curlers To Have fell victim to the marksmanship of Western Canada, besh successful at day morning at the residence of his the staff a well-earned holiday annual meeting held In the Agricul- : . and every effort is being made to John Marjerrison, 32-yeax-old Apple the polls. In early December was re- Ice Tomorrow brother Mr. Dan J MacGillivray, Ken from now till Monday We will ture Office, here Friday afternoon. have the ice in readiness for the hoc- Hill resident, late Monday afternoon. ported the election of Mrs Angus yon street West Aiexandria. Dr. Mao- then resume our every-day du- Officers for the coming year are: key opener either Friday or Saturd&y Mr. Marjerrison was hunting foxes ^*el1 Macdonald of Calgary, Alta , as Members of Alexandria Curling Club Gillivray had resided with his brother ties and your next copy will be Honorary presidents, W- L. Mackenzie night. hi the bush a mile east of Buell’s fac- llle woman member of that city’s so Inclined, will be able to enjoy play and sisters here for the past year issued Friday, January 2nd. It King, M P., E. A. MacGillivray, M.P. Flooding was begun Tuesday after- Christmas Day, it is expected. Arrange tory. Gravel Hill, when his dog flushed (Separate School Board, P., and Robert MacKay, Maxville; pre- lle during which time he had been in ill will carry our best wishes for noon and workmen were to labor the bear under an uprooted tree. He beat '^ Showing article tells of the sident, M. C. MacRae, Williamstown; ments are being made to have one 016011011 01 healths the New Year. Till then “Hap- throughout the night preparing the a strategic retreat when the bear made Mrs O. W. Ross as an vice-presidents, Neil J. MacLeod, Lag- sheet in readiness, tomorrow, and both Born at Breadamane, 76 years ago, py Holidays”. ice surface and erecting the cush- surfaces should be in regular use by a lunge for the dog and returned to Mderman In Regina. Formerly Mar- gan; J. J. McDonald, Dalhousie, and the late Dr. MacGillivray was a son of ions. the week end. his home tor a rifle. j Alice RÆcDougs,!! Mrs Ross WAS Kenneth McDonald, Dalkeith; secre- 110111 Mr. and Mrs. John MacGillivray who Alex DaPrato, proprietor of the new Accompanied by his 81-year-old fa-1 Maxville, a daughter of Mrs. tary-treasurer, R. G. Bennett; honor- F llen later moved to the Laggan area of rink is hopeful that the hockey opener ther, John G. Marjerrison, and a neigh j ' McDougall, now ot Winnipeg, ary secretary-treasurer, J. W. MacRae can be played as scheduled, ' Friday bor, Mr. Marjerrison returned to the and the late Peter McDougall , She Lochiel. Following his graduation from Warm Tribute In was eduated in KemptviUe. night, but conditions are too uncertain Score Success scene with his rifle and despatched ! Maxville and the Alex the Ontario Veterinary College, Dr. Directors—Lochiel, Tom Hay, Ed- andrla 111811 3011001 to guarantee a game. If ice conditions the bear with a well - placed shot . ■ |MacGU]lvray went to Winnipeg where Address To Clerk win McDonald, Alex N. McLeod and are favorable and arrangements can be Mrs 11088 With Concert through the head. The animal mea- T^ted Makville and he had Since practised his profession. Donald McGilllvray, of Glen Sand- made with the Maxville team, the open Aiexandria in the summer of 1945, ' Dr. MacGillivray never married, The address read to Mr. Valen- gured six feet eight inches from tip to fleld; Lancaster, Ross Fraser, Scott ing game of the Cornwall District In- while en route to attend a meeting There are left to moum his passing, tine G. Chisholm, veteran Clerk of The enjoyable concert staged in Alex tip and it took six men to drag him Fraser, Clifford Wightman, Lancas- of the National Council of Women at his brother Dan J. MacGillivray, and Lochiel Township, on the occasion termediate Hockey league schedule ander Hall, Alexandria, by students from the bush to Mr. Marjerrison’s ter, and Donald Snider, Balnsville, will be played either Friday or Satur- Sackville, N B. two sisters Mrs. D B. MacLeod and of his attaining his fiftieth anniver- of St Margaret’s School, last Wednes- home. Kenyon, Wilfred Vallanoe, Carman -day night Fans are advised to keep Miss Nettie MacGillivray, all of Alex sary as Clerk, lauded the services of day night, drew a large attendance. The huge bear was the first to be Rowe, Maxville; J. P. MacLeod, Mur- in contact with rink officials here. By HELEN ROGERS in the andria, who will have the sympathy of Mr. Chisholm over the past half The programme follows: taken in the Apple Hill district in dle Arklnstall Dun vegan; Charlotten- If the opener has. to be. postponed Regina Leader-Post many friends In their loss, century. Pupils' of Grade I presented two de- yeans and is believed to be a record burgh, Peter McNeil, Wilfred McDon- until a later date the first league game Christmas cards ware first on the post Read by Reeve J. W. MacLeod lightful numbers: "An Eight Hand size. Bear tracks were seen in the dist- j The funeral is being held this (Wed- ald, Summerstown; Wilfred McNaugh- here will be played on January 2nd. 6100,1011 tlle and bearing the signatures of all the Reel” and a recitation in unison “The riet last year, but no tracks had been ' successful alder ^ r.esday) afternoon, at 2 o’clock, to ton and Kenneth Barton, Martlntown. In the Border League, the local Legion manlc members of Council, the address said Rheumatiz seen so far this year it is believed oandidete Thursday. Alexandria United Church. Interment Auditor—Arcade Trottier, Alexan- squad plays its first game in the new in part: Those taking part in the dance were the animal had holed up for the win- j Interviewed the afternoon following ^ WJJI ne in Kirk Hill United Church arena on January 6tK, when Glen Ro- the election, Mrs Margaret Ross was cemetery. “The golden anniversary of Mir. dria. Marlene Millar, Alastair McKinnon, ter sleep. The 1947 plowing match was dl- bertson comes here. Helen McDonald, Donald McKay, Fern ' quietly performing, a domestic task V. G. Chisholm’s services as Clerk The hide of the bear is destined to is indeed a record seldom If ever at- cussed at length and It was the opin- League schedules follow: McCormick, Raymond W. McDonald, ithat falls to the lot of most women at] furnish a fine rug for the Marjerrison tained, and of his honourable and ion that it was one of the most suc- Shirley Larocque and Johnnie Van home, while it Is highly probable that this time of the year. She was address Following is the revised schedule for 1 ing Christmas cards. Splendid Concert long term of public service we are cessful on record. Next year’s match Dyke. The “caller” for the reel was the family will also enjoy bear steak is to be held In the Township of Ken- the Cornwall and District Intermediate Terry Kelly, a six-year-old Who carried “I was so busy campaigning for civic | all very proud. Mr. Chisholm’s well along with turkey for Christmas. wishing friends are found in. every yon and it is hoped to develop a num- Hockey Association: out his duty with the aplomb pf a pro- j elections,” she smiled “I had no time 1 At Public School comer of the Municipality and among ber of special features and demon- HBCCMBSxt fessional much to the delight of the ] for Ohristmas cards. ” ' every class. strations to add to the spectator ap- 26— Maxville vs Alexandria.audience. v Speaking of her duties in the ad- I"110 pupils of Alexandria Public In his capacity of Township Clerk peal. Calumets vs Highlanders. Eight To Attend The cast for the recitation were those j ministration of Regina, Mrs. Ross com j School were hosts to many parents and no duty pertaining to his office has Ross Fraser and Tom Hay were re- 27— -Highlanders vs Calumets. in the dance as well as: Rita McCor- mented, “I’mjstlll on the outside look- ! friends at their annual Christmas con- been too onerous and throughout the elected directors on the Eastern 28— Alexandria vs Massena.mick, Allan R.