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The stu-- -- nieces and a nephew, who had -- ofthe survivingrelativesiset out to | dentwith the highest mark in.--these -- seentohisneeds, each$5,000 and break the Will on the grounds of | kegardsis bestowedtheaward. . _ $5,000to South Kinloss: Church. -- mentalincompétence. They hadno .. Someinfthe mystery behind the Approzimately $80,000 was left to difficulty mustering dozens ofwit-- cawatd, which was set up in 1943 establish an educational endow= ~nesses to prove the confusion and . The Alexander MacKenzie Edu-- : Gation Endowment Fund is an ; award that has been shrouded in | imystery and with quite a unique "history as it is anaward thatis.only ; given to boys from a man who thoughtallworendidwasgradu-- . ateandthengotmanried. > ---- ) regardsis bestowedtheaward.. . $5,000to South Kinloss Church. --mentaliincompetence. Theyhad no especially the Bank secretary who .. Somemfthemystery behindthe Approximately $80,;000wasleftto difficulty musteringdozens ofwits -- needed to help him getinto his ' caward, which was set up in 1943 establish aneducational.endow= ~nesses to provethe confusion and. -- safety depositbox in the bankvault. . after the death of MacKenzie who . -- -- mentfundfor the purposeof assist-- ~forgetfulness of hislateryears. The No.cans of:air freshener in those . putaittust fund in.place stipulating -- ing worthy and promising young. hearing was before a trial judge _days. _ . the endowmentfundanditsdetails, ~menwhohasbeenstudentsatthe without a jury in the Surrogate ~ _ No doubt the last will and testa-- | The reason the award is still only . Lucknow High School to further CourtoftheCountyofBruce. _ mentwas drawn in the bank man-- | given to boys is because when a. . their education...Alex MacKenzie ---- 'Thejudgefoundthat Alexlacked-- ager'soffice theestate torestablish Amstis set upthrough awillsuchas ~onlybelieved inmeducationforboys testamentary capacity. Itwas then . an endowment fund for the pur-- : Mackenzic's, it cannot be altered -- --ginls just gotmarried and didn't taken to the Ontaria Court--of . pose ofassisting worthy and prom-- :. said Scotia Bank media Contact® doanything" _ _ _ _ _ -- _> Appeal, whichreversedthejudge's ising young menfrom the Lucknow . Andrew Chornenky. Scotia Bank ---- The Alexander MacKenzie decision.Finally, itwasreviewed by high--school--to further theireduca-- ((Kirchener) is thecurrent executor -- 'Endowment Fund is still imexist-- -- the ChiefJustices oftheSupreme -- tion Women just got married and .. Some of the mystery behind the ~award, which was set up in 1943 . after the --death of MacKkenzie who . putatust fund in place stipulating . The endowment fund is given dutto FE Madil] Secondary School sgLirgoo:aldZ iDisOHIPXOrItCT.Ouilty -- JFTCS5CU0-- D00IY...UDUILLISGUCdULAE _ J$OU,UUUNICIUCTOTTD or the former townships of Rast had accumulated an estate of dents' Loan Fu Wawanosh, West Wawanosh and --$110;,000. In his will he left two. -- afterhis:death i Ashfield in Huron County. The stu-- -- mieces and a nephew, who had ofthe surviving: currently $85,000 in the fund, but _ abflity to further theireducation ofthe@endowmentfund.> _ <ence today and still providing Aege--s4 enky added thatthere is you ment fundfor the purpose of assist-- ing worthy and promising young .. 4 f ' > T: + E. ym ches us Te 4 ie lkd. a 4 :'I_-_-' a i ; _,----'-\. --~ 1M o jam I F iz a [( 8 $ 2 a | . haenk 5. * '_"__r_:.. . ' I"_'_J . 1 Olg TUup -- 1 FRAQ E1w -- Lo Nt tm rngihp m n mR t t Ne '---'='=;-:\g men, not young women'the caances., '_.'.'__; 'y u2s P a use / y__:i______'_: _"_-_ i kL ; owment ' Q /wlli_,A_ D O o :F_'?'-, k Court of Canadawho upheld the didn'tdo anything. ks .000 00 0 > 2. 0 .20 C TheexecutorswereGeorgeSmith . driver with back hoe to dig his Memories from local--resident and David Carruthers, Dr. and -- grave. a> + & > * 2 3M -- hy * > a p -- N ( 1 oS 1 l T 8 5 : f I f SH _Iv_' « f As a teenager in the early 1940s, I can vividly recall Alex MacKenzie alfas Leggy/greasy Alex.walking on a cold windy November day, with the sleet blowing against this face. Clothed in an old overcoat, over-- alls, rubber boots and a cloth cap pulleddownover his ears. A man of small stature was often'seen walk-- ing in front of my parents' farm. Alex always carried a 'blue five-- pound honey pail, in which would 'contain various amounts of.cash, the proceeds from the interest and principal from the many mortgages 'he held on farms in the township. and historian Marian Zinn He frequented the Bank of Mon-- treal, Lucknow. The tellers never enjoyed waiting on Dirty--Alex, especially the Bank secretary who needed to help him getinto his No doubt the last will and testa-- find a man to take care of him. ment was drawn in the bank man-- Many professional women would ager's office the estate torestablish have surrounded him: ' an endowment fund for the pur-- Dr. Cathy, dentist; Mary Lou, a pose of:assisting worthy and prom-- -- barber; Lynn, a lawyer; Donna, ising young. men from the Lucknow -- bank manager; - high--school--to further theireduca-- _ ~Ann, medical doctor; Dionne, tion Women just got married and-- pharmacist; Joan, funeral director; No . P --~~~ 6 . > KE K; I0 14 17 . m ' f j a BB . j § ' | j | -- RReeLKIVG oo -- f P | Norman Vincent Prest witnessed their signatures. In May 1943 after a night's search the body of Norman Prest was found on Canning St. West, along a fence in Ashfield township. He had swallowed lye. The Head Teller (who is still living) received a shock when her fiancé told her before she entered the bank the next morning. A number of men in this area, told me who borrowed money from this fund would never have been able to further their education. Some of these students never paid backthe money. -- > The Fund has gone from Luc-- know High School then to Wing-- ham in 1967 and in 1970 to the Huron county board of education and then to Avon Maitland School board : ko .-- The sequel to this story is if Alex had been born 50 years later he would have been hard pressed to find a man to take care of him. Many professional women would have surrounded him: | Peggy, minister; and Jessica, tractor