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{ wbe Ed'lepgbhflcatc her of the choir.: and for exacfiy half1 f f "NO ENEMIES" His generosity with free newspaper 4 M se -- Tof that period, had been choir leader. | es 4 space for any and every. deserving (561" > Oz me= on * [A music lover, and possessor of a fine i If one were asked to write @n|community or national endeavor was S 3 WEDNESDAY:' NOVEMBER 9, 1949 | tenor voice, he sang for many years 45 epitaph for Dan McKenzie, veteran ||a by--word, and he gave hundreds of * L ___i_---------------------- la soloist and member of local quar-- | editor of The Advocate, none could doilars worth of valuable space tp_l!lc f *"YCHCS. Pastial loss of his voice a, few ib § & Red Cross, the: Blood Donors clinic, ~e30" % vyears ago forced him to give up active pay ;?rr'eate_r tribute than the brief °*~ the TB Christmas seal sale, the local __ |enjoyment of music, a cireumstance OfI pression of an old friend, who rcmark'- patriotic and welfare causes, includinz ie keen disappointment to him. ( ed; "You know, Dan McKenzie didn't |the two campaigns to build two met-- ' (Concladed from page 1) "| In 1890 Dan McKenzie was married have a single enemy." & orial community . centres--the second union of 1948. Ont of an exchance of to Amelia Scott of iPort Elgin, who No characteristic contributed more (| 9"° after ,"'C first had been mig?' b]': letters between Mr.~Ed Mahon of Van-- predeceased him in January, 1932 . Of | > to. his abiity to. make and Tetain fire, During the war Mr. Mc L:J].LL couver, BC. and --Mr, McKenzic, the |2 family of five sons, four survive:|. friends than his tolerance and his ready (| W#S 9N° of the fl}'St among Canadian | . _ seed was sown. Nurtured through iits Stewart S., publisher of The iWitness Wit. 0 Never was. thig 'wit more appar-- weekly editors to institute a free mail= s embryo stages on editorial 'publicity m Bradford, Ont.; Donald Elroy, associ-- ént than when the joke was on him-- | ME of the hometown paper to the boys . ; 'The Advocate, the re--union was suc-- ated with the B. S. F. & D. advertis-- selt. .. Two ansedoles ho foved ioety |and wirls in the armed forces, and. for | cessfully camfied 'out as one of the |!M® agency in Detroit, Mich.; A. Ross, lafe were, to a greater or lesser degree, | |uearly four years, he insisted upon '].0-' ~-- most briffient and memorable episedes [Present editor and publisher of The Concerbed. with the . liquor: business| | ind this as a service to them. At its in Bruce County history. Advocate, and C. Bruce, of the adver-- which 'he bitterly opposed and consls-] largest, this special mailing list carried Such progressive stens as the instal-- | tising department of the Sun--Times. tently: assailed) through-- the medium of 1123 names. Jation of hydro in Paisley and the erec--|Owen Sound. _ All four sons learned 'The Advocate. f P As an ardent horticulturists, Dan Mc-- tion within a year of two. commnity | the printing and newspaper business in In the days of local option and the Kenzie has played no small part in the centres--the first burned down five|the backshop of The Advocate. under horse--drawn express dray, the family| | beautification of his hometown, and he days after its official opening--the m-- | the exacting tuition of their father. doctor had prescribed, reluctantly undcf' was one of the small group \\'hi(fh was -- stallation -- of a modern . waterworks | Of four brothers and six sisters, two the circumstances, "a glass of porter| |responsible for the transformation of system and 'an 'up--to--date. fire 'truck survive--(Nancy) Mrs. H. Felker, Olds. weday" for a member of the family.! (the barren and littered foundry lot into and ~pumpers' all received. stmulus | Alta., and (Margaret) Mrs. H. S. The edict was accepted, and the porter| |a beantifully landscaped park, He con-- by the support accorded . fhrough |Petrie, Lindsay. There ate seven grand-- was ordered to be desivered by express| |tinually promoted the planting of Shadc! the cofumns of Dan McKenzie's news-- | children. from Walkerton. lt was the custom| |trees to replace on village streeis those paper.. ; ; The funeral was held. on Monday of bystanders to inspect the addresses | |which had died from one cause or an-- On July 1st of'this--year. encumbered | with private service at the house, fol-- on tae "wet" consignments aboard the| |other, and perhaps there can be -- no by advancing years and ill health, Mt. | towed by a public service in Kmox Unit-- local aclivery. wakon. When the Gray) |more fitting memorial to this grand McKenzie .relinauished the dutics Of| cq Church, with the pastor: Rev. H. C. stopped betore The Advocate itice,| fold--timer than those last fifty maple rz:;{lagex}:;nti Ofl The :\dt\{c.»cat.e,' B": },m Linstead,. officiating. ' one of the curious clambered up \u]' saplings which were planted 'DCT§0"3"}' fh';sx l::;m?(hzukn;;x aid\\fi)vx:dcr;;a :: Rev, Mr. Linstead referred to 1he} read oif the names of the C()nzli.{flu;'s" by he and the late Thomas Switzer a _ neceritly: nes Mondey, actuher '3151. .\ | many. years of his l}xc \vl_lich Mr. Mc-- wan atcrenze mways couckled Wich | | few years 280 w}_xen both of t};ese men Aad spent £ i0) dév in Othe office aud I\Aen'zw_lnad gasscd in Paissey, ;u.xd the he recaed z]nf scandahzed tone of th¢ !| were well over e'lg'hty yearls('oh 38:'-,ice comporment reom! On . Weinedan distinction \\'nhl which he had flnllcd a yorce witn \\:'n:cn tne man on the dra>' || . After a long .],{c of unfie lsu se T. however, he was confined to bed, and position of unique public service as L'.Ticlumlu\l: \\Lt,], by 'g'oa'.1!> A cas.!|to his community a.nd.hls fellow C when pleurisy developed. he sank rap-- editor for 57 --years. He 10\'(:(1_ his of Porter for Dan .uc:\cnuc"! {= / | zens, Dan.McKenZle is gpne.h oi idly. 'his heart finally failing and His| church and was a. regular \vorshlp;l)er ]ln_lm such a temperance g'r:mk! e | His passing leaves a void. that wi death <nsuing late Friday night. Wuntil recent months when. increasing ; n Hn? also related how he .un\vxtlmgz,\" never be filled. Without political aspirations. he was | deatness interferred. deceived one oi the district's most no-- k ___--*_-- however, a school trustee for a number| _ The funcral address was based on the !lonou.s_"muurs' in te days oi the open of years and was chairman of the board familiar words of I Corinthians 13:, ibar. Urged. to "have. a drink," he ac-- when the present fine public and con_| 'Now abideth faith, fhope, love--these | Ceded, ana orderea that eras equivaient tinuation school was build in 1912, He three 4. Rev. Mr. Linstead dealt with iux a "coke.": As he drank the soft con-- had also served for many terms as a the supreme importance of seeking and |cocxion. he »became aware that Chis | member of 'the(library board. . In noli-- faying hold of these things which are lightly incbriated companion was eye-- | tics he was a Liberal. For 55 years he | permanent in life. In the midst of a ing his drink intently. It was not umil| \ had been a member of Ahiram Lodge: changing world, and changing human the drinks consumed, they had walked 1.0.0.F., and for 45 years a member of | ¢xperiences of which death is the great \some distance together that his friend lAidworth 'Lollge, AF. & A S example, the Apostle Paul 'set forth finally fell prey to curiosity and asked : * A member of Knox United Church, | these three--faith, hope and love--es "Dan, what was that drink you order-- formerly the Presbyterian charch, Dan | elements of character and personality ed? It was strong--Jooking stuff,' McKenzie was for fiffy years a --mem--=' which endure. -- The life which has In his earlier days, Dan McKenzie ------ ~~ Saians * o Hound there in Jesus Chnst is fnmis «was no mean athlete, 'and his special-- anchored in this world and that which ties were foot racing, cricket and la-- lis to come. > I_._eee. > As he grew older, he became Members. of Aidworth Lodge, No. an enthusiastic lawn bowler in sam-- | 238, AJF; & AM., filled a section of mer, and a curh ~ in the winter. His | 'the church. and the brethrem carried idea of a perfect day was to put in \the beautiful and numerous floral tri-- nine to ten hours in the print shon, butes, and conducted the last vites of work in is beloved garden until dark.| '\he Order at the graveside in Stark ax:wd bow! with his friends until mid-- | \Vale Cemetery. The casket bearers night, He never. lost his Ainterest in| were Messts. S. F. Ballachey, Neilson baseball, hockey and lacrosse, and so} ; -- Stark, Chas. Fewster., H. C. Barnett, ;Ionf'r as he was able was a sprrlatorl : R. G. Grant and Dr. D. D. Campbell. ; when local teams were participating. | Honorary pallbearers were all long-- Mr. .McKenzic clung tenacious'y to time friends of Mr.' McKenzic: Mes-- 'a number of beliefs that today might be ' srs, Wallace Megraw. Geo. Craig. Jas. termed by many as eccentr.sties. . For f f McNeill, L Shoemaker, D. Forrester, icxamplc, he was loyal to his hometown Jas. Steele, John A. MecArthur and J.| / merchants and business men, and the A. Logie. mail order and ont--of--town shops were > ; -- f' accorded none of his custom, for as ' ; he often deciared: "I get my living in 4 Ren--y $ Paisley, and\ by sending to the city e . stores for goods, 1 would be depriving ' 6x my fellow local business mien "from | & making a living." He supported ever n & worthy. cause in a similarly loyal ani wholehearted manner, as for exam@lc, j \ the Paisley fair. where he had been 4 C an exhibitor for almost fifty continuoys h years, 'Only last September, although aa y \ in' poor health, he exerted an elfort to v put several exhibits into the fair, and t | walked off with a number of prizes for his garden produce. * "'A,.'"h" : Abrotail p \ ",fm * --# S . . 3 1 1 on :. ie en d min We m