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For 57 years Dan McKenz had 'published and edited The 'Advocate, Born October 15th, 63uat Brarichton, Ontario, near Galt, a son of Alexander and~Ist belMcKenzic, he was the eld-- est. in a family. of eleven brother and sisters. His grandparents, born' in Scofland, had emigrated to New York State, and. came to Canada with ithe United Empire Loyalists, settling on farms near Gale § ie 7 6 Shortly after his birth 'Mr, MeKenzie's parents moved to Sombia Township, on the S€ Claf?jRiver. When he was four years old, thefamity removed to the 4th concession of Elderslie Township, and a year later to the 2nd concession, and he first attended school in S. S. No. 2 Elderslie, In the fall of 1869 the family came to Paisley, where the subject of this sketch" atterided the original brick schoolhouse on Queen Street south, and later the four--room school uerected in 1872, For years his father, s Alexander . McKenzic, Was school 'caretaker. _ The . task of: providing for, the growing| family, presented. problems. * So, whenothe publisher of The Advocate proposed to. his patents that_Dan McKenzie senter the printing trade, the latter's school days ended aud he entered upon his--Iifetime's work. -- He started his duties as a 'printer's devil' af the age of 14, and at a wase of 80 eents a week. -- With pride, Dan McKenzie has related how, whél?i_n's father, moiber--and one sister lay seriously. ill for weeks with tphord Tever, e w=s able to provide for ithe family. His d i«";"'; the--iittle. shop «hat housed: The Advocate included--man-- "Q'Ez_",: roller on the--hand press and delivering the papers tOistibscribers. in.. tOWH: s A> lifetime: of service and__i.' tion to. his community, his & fetlows and His family was endel on Friday night, November 4th, when death claimed l? n "Dan' 'McKenzie, 'of The . Advocate, in his 87th year. MAlflough he had been in failing health for some months, heshad sbrained active, and his passing. _\ cume' quiekly vand as a.shook fo| thake who were. closely ac --~ > quaintedewith him. " d§ *." "DAN*" MeKENZIE , ONTARIO, NOV, 9, 1949 "30" A member of Knox United Church, formerly the Presbyterian church, Dan McKenzie was for fifty years a mem-- 'Without political aspirations, he was, however, a school trustee for a number of years and was chainman of the board when the present fine public and con-- tinuation school was build in 1912 He had also served: for many terms as a member of the library board. In poli-- tics he was a Liberal. For 55 years he had been a member.of Ahiram Lodge, 1.0.0.F., and for 45 years a member of lAidworth Lodge, A.F. & A,M. On July 1st of this year. encumbered by advancing years and ill health, Mr. McKenzie relinquished the duties of management of The Avocate. But he still maintained an active interest in this realm he knew and loved, and as recently as Monday, October 31st, he had spent a full day in the office and composing room. _ On Wednesday, however, he was confined to bed, and when pleurisy developed, he sank rap-- idly, his heart finally failing and his death ensuing late Friday night. tinion of 1948. Ont of an exchanze of letters between Mr. Ed Mahon of Van-- couver, B.C. and Mr. McKenzie, the seed was sown.> Nurtured through its embryo stages on editorial publicity in 'The Advocate, the re--union was suc-- 'cessfully carried out as one of the most brilliant and memorable episodes in Bruce. County history. Such progressive steps as the instal-- dation of hydro in Paisley and the erec-- tion within a year of two. community centres--the first burned down five days after its official opening--the in-- stallation of a -- modern= waterworks system and an up--to--date fire truck and pumper, all received . stimulus by 'the support accorded . through the columns of Dan McKenzie's news-- paper. Ebe Baislep Adbotate WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949 years, and in 1892 acquired ownership of The «Paisley 'Advocate, _ 'Then began a career unique in the annals of weekly jo.umal-' ism in Canada. For the ensuing 57 years of his fife, Dan Mc-- Kenzie unobtrusively. exerted upon the community, served. by his pen and his newspaper a tremendous influence for good and ad-- vancement, . If not by the brillianceof his writings, 'then by the clarity of his thought and isteadfastness of purpose he 'was able to impress his reading public with the virtues and advantages of every worthy cause or. institution. Likewise, he felt it his duty to. criticise the unworthy.>. Unequivocally he opposed the ligttor traffic, Editorially, hecheld to a political independence, catering. to no party, but supporting legislation he believed to be in the people!s) best 'interests. $ * In the winter of 1880 (Dar McKenzie left Parsleyitontake employnient at Ingersoll.~ Bn route to that town he stopped over at Galt There a former associatesin The Advocate ofiered him one dollar a week more than h¢ was to receive at Ingersoll, and he joised the staff of the Galt Reformer.. Throughout his-- life be recarded this move as a regrettable breach of contract or of faith. | With his added cxperience in. 882 he moved to, Toronto, where he worked in the old Preshyterian publishing honse. . But the sanitary »conditions . of the. city..in' that era undermined his health; apd he reburned. to. The Advocate.. Then, as a partner: with--iRobert Munro, »principal-- of Paisley schools, 'he purchased The Waterloo Chronicle; 'but soon they sold out to take over The Port Elgin Times. Heremained in the lakeshore village for four years, and in 1892 acquired ownership of The «Paisley 'Advocate, _\ Then began a career unique in the annals of weekly jomnal-' ism in Canada. [For the ensuing 57 years of his fife, Dan Mc-- Chronicling the events of the community for more than half a century, he was very closely in touch with the history Of the district and 'the daily lives of its citizens, and throughout his lifetime took a personal interest in the cbb and' tide of the. surging stream ofilife about him. As a result, he was a reliable author-- ity. on 'the lore of Britce County generally, and of the Paisley district in particular. The minor details and the momentotis events alike of local history he knew intimately. He had retained interest in and--contact with a legion of former residents who had removed to> distant places. ; Out of this bond 'of interest which 'stretched around the continent grew the great Bruce County Old Boys'! and Girls' Re-- (Concluded from page «30" 1) In 1890 Dan McKenzie was married to Amelia Scott of iPort Elgin, who predeceased him in January, 1932. Of a family. of five sons, four survive: Stewart S., publisher of The (Witness Bradford, «Ont.; Donald: Elroy, associ-- ated with the B. S, F. & D. advertis-- ing agency in Detroit, Mich.; A. Ross, present editor and publisher of The Advocate, and C. Bruce, of the adver-- tising department of the Sun--Times, 'Owen Sound.. All four sons learned the printing and newspaper business in the backshop of The Advocate, under the exacting tuition of 'their father. Of four brothers and six sisters, two survive--(Nancy) Mrs. H. Felker, Olds. Alta., and (Margaret) Mrs. H. 5. (Petric. Lindsay. There are seven grand-- 'children. _ Rev, Mr. Linstead referred to. the many. years of his life which Mr. Mc-- Kenaie had passed in Paisiey, and the distinetion with which he had filled a position of unique public service as editor. for 57--years. He loved his church and was a regular worshipper until recent months when increasing deafness interferred. bef of.the choir, and) for exactly half of that period, had been choir leader, A music lovery and possessor of a fine tenor voice, he sang for many years as a soloist and member of local quar-- tettes. Partial loss of his voice a few years ago forced him to give up active enjoyment of music, a cireumstance of keen disappointment to him. The funeral address was based on the familiar words of I Corinthians 13: "Now abideth faith, hope, love--these three," -- Rev. Mr. Linstead dealt with the supreme importance of seeking and laying hold of, these, things which are permanent in life.. In the midst of a changing. world, and (changing human experiences of which death is the great example, the Apostle Paul set forth these three--faith, hope and loye--es elements of character. and) personality which endure. The, life which has 'The funeral was held on Monday with private service at the house, fol-- lowed by a public service in Knox Unit-- ed Church, with the pastor, Rev. H. C. Linstead, officiating. found these in Jesus Christ is anchored in this world and tha is to come. the beautiful and. numerous floral tris butes, and'conducted the Jlast rites of the Qrder --at the graveside in Stark Vale Cemetery. The casket bearers Were Messrs, S. F. Ballachey, Neilson 3 Mven;i);}; of Aldworth Lodge, / 235, A.F. & A.M., filled a section the church, and the brethren cart Stark, Chas, Fewster, H. C. Barnett, R. G. Grant and Dr. D. D. Campbell, Honorary. pallbearers . were all Tonge= time friénds of Mr. McKenzie: Mess srs. Wallace Megraw, Geo. Craig, Jas McNeill, I. Shoemaker, D. Forrester, Jas. Steele, John: A. MecArthur and T2 A. Logie. $ 1 _PS@ 23--