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THE LUCKNOW .SENTINEL
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LUCKNOW, , ONTARIO:
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DECEMZ FR. 2Oth
►.195I •
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, YES, THERE _ IS ..' .
SANTA CLAUS •
Little Virginia O;:Hanlon, per-
plexed by the question,ls there
a Santa ,Claus??.' wrote . to- the
edi or of he New—York---Sun;
saying;
evt -York—Sun,-
saying; "1 am 'eight years:.old,
Some of my little friends • say
there is no Santa Claus. Please
keltme the. tarulti is there' ,,'a
Santa Claus?" An editorial 'writ-
ten:by. Francis Pharcellus. Church,'
published in the Sun in 1897, one
of the finest. stories • in English
literature, answered for all times
and for all ohiltiren, this old, old',
question: -
• "Virginia,:: your little friends
are 'wrong. They have been.. ef-
fected by the .Scepticism of a
sceptical age. They, do not ibe-
lieve except.: they see. They 'think
• that nothing can, he which is not
comprehensible by',• their little
;milds:'. All minds, Virginia, w'he-
'therthey be ,men's or children'_.
are .little. In this ' great , universe
tof ,our Iran is a mere', insect, .an
ant, inhis intellect, ''as compared.
with the' boundless, •world about
dint, as measured-' by , the intelli-•
gence capable at grasping the
whole truth and knowledge: '
"Yes,' Virginia, thhre'is a Santa
Claus. He, exists as certainly as
lave and generosity and devotion
• exist, and you know' that they
abound and give to . your life its
:highest beauty' .and joy. Alas!
how dreary wouldbe the ' world
if there were na. Santa , Claus! ` It
Would be as ,: dreary as if there,
were ;no Virginias .'here would
• :..be :no child-likefaith then, ..no
poetry, ' no. romance .to make tot,
ble :this, existence. We should'
ve :noenjo ent' exicept in
sense and sight. The, eternal light
with . which childhood ; fills ' -the
world would be extinguished.
"Not believe in .Santa Claus!
Your might as well not; believe in
fairies!•• Yeu might get yourpapa
to hire men; to " watch' all the.;
chimneys on °' Christmas Eve; to
catch .Santa Claus, but even it
•, they did not : see ' Santa Claus
coining • down,. ' what • would . that
•:, prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus,
but that is' no sign ` that 'there is
no Santa ,Claus. The most. real
.things .:on this. ', world ;are those
that neither children nor men.
can .see. Did 'you' ever : see .fairies.
dancing 'on the; lawn? Of .course
not, • but '''there . is. no proof 'that.
' ` they " are not there:. Nobody can,
Conceive or imagine all the won-
tiers• that are unseen . and .unsee-
able in the world.
"You :'tear apart the baby's
. rattle and, see what makes . the
• noise , inside, , but there is a ;veil
• covering the unseen world *which
:not the strongest Man,' not even
the- unitedStr"eng th, of all - ..the
strongest men .that ever lived,
could. •. tear. apart: Only
,fait
fancy, pootry, love, romance,
n,
push aside that curtain and 'view'
and. ' picture this supernatural
• beauty' and glory beyond. Is ° it
all real? -,-Ah, Virginia„ -•in- all- this.
world there _ is nothing, else' real
and abiding ,
• No. Santa Claus! . Thank God!
he lives, • andhe lives forever.,
A •tho a sand'y ears from :now,
he*
will continue to , make glad
he • of childhood'`.' • r•
. *** •
The home . town stores .never
lodked, more ,.:attractive • at this,
season Of the year than they ,dg
at present The "decorations both
in the windows 'and in the inter -
fors are seasonable and , Colorful. •
And. , thelines' of .• 'merchandise,
too, .are attractive' and chosen • to.
meetth , e requirements” of ' t
• eq he
buying public—an invitation', to
snail .tit home.
The n rchants deserve your
pa
tronage They in large Meas
tire 'contribute to the growth ' of
the • town,; their, pay .taxes• and,
draw business 'hd the community
centre. In taxying: at home the
public helps "itself as well as. the.
THE CHRISTMAS SEAL,.
The idea of the, Christmas Seal
sale was the inspiration' of a Dan-
ishi
postal clerk,; 'Etna; Holboel,
While he 'sorted Christmas mail
in44903: Itwas-too4ate to: put the_
plan .into operation4hat year.' but
the' following• year the postman,
under the sponsorship of the King'
and Queen of Denmark, . conduct-,
ed the first Christmas Seal Sage..
It ' was a great success, such. ' a
success that it has been carried.
on . ever since. In the first 'two
years: enough `money Was collect-
ed to make' it possiii=le to • build a
hospital for -the care: of tubercul-
ous children: - i '
`In 1907 the ' fikst 'Christmas.
Seals were sold in. America, the
object' !being to keep, a sanator-;
ium for eight 'tul erou eus pat-
ients frown closing. It to succeed
ed. ••
IIS � 1908 Christmas seals began
to` fight tuberculosis in Canada.
The National Sanitarium. Associ-
ation in Toronto and the, Ham11-..
"ton ' Health Association' both sold
Christmas Seals. 'Saint John .and:
London followed soon after; Gra-
dually "other Cities" also adopted
this method of 'obtaining funds ' to
carry, on . tuberculosis programs.
By, 192.7: there ;Were 24: associa-
tion Making theirappeal through
the Christmas. •Seal Sale and the
Canadian//iTulberculosis . Associa-
tion persuaded the' Vocal ;and pro-:
vincial associations with which it
was affiliated. to use the Christ-
mas Seal. ' Sale., as, their ;method'
of ;appealing • ,to: ' the : cornmun ty
•for funds.
This is, therefore, .Canada's :25th:
nation -+wide. Christmas :'Seal .Sale.
The first, year's' sale netted the
24 • committees taking par t
$91,31275 for,' tuberculosis ` pre
vention. ''In ' 1950 there were 271
committees. taking. part 'and they
raised .$1,700,000'•' .for their pre-
':ventive• services. As 'the • fund '.'is
increased annually::•so.las tuber
culosis decreased;. The death rate.
from tuberculosis , in Canada in
1927' 'Was 817 per .100,000. Last
year is was • 25.9. '
Christ+tnas: time .and the'.Turber-
culosis "Seal campaign are. syn
onomous.. Lucknow 'and :. District
residents ;annually respond :lib-
Orally ' to, this appeal...Let ,this
year .he ro exception.
• IT'S. YOUR: MEETING!
On • Friday, . December 28th, . the
Lucknow municipal nomination,
meeting will be held in . the Town
gall., The: date has been •set so.
as' not :to conflict with the pre -
Christmas rush. •
The nomination. ` meeting is'
.your meeting, . and should take
first . place . in importance among -
. civic ,>natters, The adnninistration
of municipal arid' 'school affair
hav +become- orator 'business
and
Las... such_ ' :correspondingly
costly. U •
.;All . citizens, and ratepayers in
,;particular, should be keenly .in-
terested 'in how this ' administra-
tion is being. carried 'en, ; and
their nomination ` meeting. ,pro-.
vides. that..: opportunity. •Civic- :et..
`ficials are. prepared at that time
to 'give• a full acro 'ting of •their
term of ' office and as -well • as a
civic duty,' it : could also be con
sidered• as -a courtesy, to, '• be in
attendance; to •hear' "the :town re-�
port"., t
Municipal and school business
,brought forth nupnerous
major projects and probleans;dur-
ing the past two years and those,
charged with the ,perfdrmance'of
the duties and the decisions to'
be 'made in these'matters have
given much time and considera-
tion to them., ':
:.•,Your approval or, otherwise of
their i
ef�Porl
ran b
est
is 'be e � `
. , xpress-
ed :or evidenced by ;your presence
at the '"nomination meeting, It is;
your iii eeting. You should Ile, in
attendance. • °
, . *' * * 1
When Santa gets, all through
delivering -his Christmas toys, dad
holding be 'left oldii g thee bag.'
merchant.
town is lost
Money spent out• . of
to the community,
FRED NEWMAN'
HEADS OLD LIGHT
At. the December ,meeting• of
Old Light Lodge ' A•F,
the 1952 slate of officers was in-
stalled by Mr, George'' Stuart of,
St. Helens. .
Immediate Past Master is Sam
Alton of Belfast.. He' is.. succeeded
as Master 'y Fred Neman of
Whitechurch.: Other officers,
elude,. Senior ' ,Warden, Leonard
MacDonald; Junior Warden, Win.
Evans; . Senior; Deae'on,, Harvey
Webster; "Junior ' Deacon, Floyd•
Wilson; Inner Guard, George'
'Wraith.; ':Outer.:'•Guard, • Edgar
Watson; : Senior Stevrard, Thigh
Curring; Junior Steward, Ronald'
Forster:. •
•
LUCKNOW AND' CARGILL
BUTTERMAKERS WIN' PRIZES
• o.. and
kn w
Workmen in the, Luc.,..
Cargill • Iplants • • of Silverwood
;Dairies,' Ltd., • were among tthe`.
prize ;winners' at, the Ontario;
Creamery- Association convention
in .the Royal: York.. .
In the butter. ` quality compo-
tion', the local ',plant turned out
99.30._ percent firs; guide• butter
over the, year, and a; cash prize
was' . awarded' to Buttermaker
Mac 'MacLennan, rand was accept-
ed 'bytRedyers Johnston, assistant
buttermaker. and cream tester. , • '
"Meff" attended the convention'
•with ° the plant manager • J. C.
McNab, as did Len. Conley of the
•
Cargill plant, who also won • a
Cash : ,• prize in . the .workmanship
competition placing :.10th • ashong.
competing creameries throughout
the • province:.
ASHFIELD
Mr. Thomas Robb's friends will
be pleased to know he is recover
ing front an attack of pneumonia.
He is :' a patient : in Kincardine
Hospital.
Mr.' and Mrs. C. Hathert& and
little daughter . of Hanna, Alberta
are spending the Christmas holi-
day with Mr.. and Mrs: D. Mac
Murchy. '
There :was 'no service . in the
Presbyterian .'Church on Sunday.
.- The teachers of the Presbyter-
ian . Sunday School are planning
•a Christmas' service. for the 'child
We ..would. like to extend • con-
gratulations to :Mr., and; Mrs. Russ
Bissett � who' on Wednesday ,cele-
brate their 35th wedding anniver-
sary,
•
SHARP WEEKEND
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
produced ' zero • •weather. .with. .a
sharp `, wind, for . a 'fire -hugging.
week -end:, Drifting on Sunday
blocked:so :some- roads by -''Monday'
morning' and temporarily halted
traffic, including school busses.
'Ilhe, Weatherrhan's ., behaviour
gave ., Christmas business a jolt
and has' 'business amen wiith their.
fingers -crossed. On -Tuesday the
weather ' moderated, hut heavy
.snowfall was; predicted ' by the
',weatherman ' for. some • districts.'
NONAGENARIAN' SUFFERED
BROKEN' THIP IN :TORONTO
Neil Ma - - •
cI�enzie•'age�93�•years,
'suffered a .fractured, hip. a couple
of week
s a o at his
home '
g in
Toronto, where he resides with
his daughter. Mary. •
• Mr.. MacKenzie' was a native of
Con. 12, Ashfield, ,but . left: this
district many years, ago. He was
a plasterer tby trade and helped
build'; the Lucknow'. homes. row
owned .by, Mr. W. W. Hill and
Mrs. A. E. Finlayson.
Neil G„ MacKenzie: of Ashfield''
who is a • nephew, visited regent-
ly in Toronto With • the :aged `man,
, who at 'that tifne was in splendid
health: • :1
He,has withstood the shock
of
the accident well, and is surpris-
ing, his''d9etor by the progress he
is ;raking at ;present.
WITH THE NEW , Walkerton
District High. School'' 'already tax-
ed by ' an unprecedented •enfoli-
ment, there is already talk of e
y 'Ga x
pansion building if the attendance
increases. The old school . could'
be used in the meantin`e. ,
IROUGI ' .Ta
KWARDS:
.I
SE 7111 EL FILES'
Sixty Years Ago'
The drug partnership of ,Berry
erry
arid Days' was dissolved.. •
For the first time in: 14 ,years
the Caledonian, -Society did not:
stage' "The Games" in 1891. •
Dr, A. G. Elliott was complet-
ing .a' new residence' on Outram
St. a.:..
Tile death occurred, of Archie
McCarrel, '"23-yeari•-old, son of Mr.
and Mrs..Archy McCarrel ° -
Wm. 'Pagan of Iknes built` a
new., brick residence:.
At the October . meeting of the•
West Wawa 'nosh Council, 1 the
reeve and treasurer were; auth-
orized to borrow $100 'for' a per-
iod of two Vonths; ' `
• Walter • Treleaven added ' an-
other set of, new >ro11s .to . his
mill, doing away altogether with
the stones . in the. manufacture: 'of
flour. •• •
•
John Elliott, prop ,fetor of . the
Hub Grocery, married' Miss M.
A. Graham Of ' Shepp rrdten..
Wm. Lane, Ashfield Township'
clerk,was. elected clerk of ' Huron
County. - Wm.- Stothers --succeeded-
':Mr. Lane as As'hfield.. clerk,
Population of Lucknow ,by: the
1..891 census; was' 1285. •
Years Ago.'"
Thirty. Five Y rs
Arthur 'Lavin, son of Mr.` :and
Mrs: ' James Lavis of 'St, Helens,,
was killed` •.in . , action•overseas
with the fist` Battalion.
Murdoch McLeod' ,and Andrew.
Iabbick •,died of wounds. '.Both
went.. overseas with the 33rd.
The death occurred of Donald
Murchison,; pioneer:. Par-arri'ount
merchant.°
• "Boydie'" Nichol, • nephew of; Al'- •
bert Bayd,. 'was killed': in. France.
The. Post ;.Office at., Sit ,: Helens
was closed;
Peter Graf .of ' Teeswater ' rent-
ed the McGary"house; and open-
'ed : a' butcher shop.: •
Arnold; Rathwell Was killed: at
the Somme.. He was not . yet 18,.
when he enlisted . early in , the
spring of, 1915.•
The' 16,0th Brute, Battalion ar-
rived' overseas in 'the;'fall of 1916
---35 years
The: : founding of the .lake
freighter ' "Merida", claimed the
livres'': of Chief Engineer • Joseph.
O'Connor and Fireman John.
Quigley of Kingsbridge, WiHied
Austin, "Wm.. Bogie and, : David-
Corbett. of, Goderich and John.
Callahan • of Whitechurch.
John A. 'Campbell :and -:James'
L. Blue found, 'a note in a battle.
along the ' shore . near : Ainberley,.
written three, years' 'before,: `No-
vember 13th,; 71iy -William Burns:
of the Steamer •Hydros. It was a,
farewell -note -as :the :ship •was-
si'nking in' the:November gales
that took' a terrific. toll of lake
shipping. pp ng. His - mother 'lived
Michigan° .and the message , was
sent, her '.upon request; ' •
. 'Reported missing on 'Septem'-
ber .15th; , the` , parents of ,Robert
•
"Bobby'" • McIntosh received word • •
from, a chum that Bob •was killed
-in the front lines ' and had' been
burte-lc in, a shell"hole near the
front trench. '' ••
Dr. Paterson. ' received word
that his son • •Fraser had been
wounded. -
Albert Alton was informed that
George Spriggs was killed' over,
seas with the 18th.. He was em,,
ployed by 1VIr.• Alton prion to. en-
listing,' '
T*enty, Years Ago
' ' A' `. Western, Relief car of "food "
was shipped from here under aus-
pices of the, United Church. • •
Chester Lee 'bought the •Family
Theatre building from Mr. D. C;
Taylor and "commenced' remod-'
ening it as an hotel. •
. For' a third. time a jury failed
to reach' an agreement' at ' the
bank rdbbery. trial of • Gilford and •
Harvey McNeil, accused of, rob-
bing the Brussels. Bank of Nova
Scotia. , ,
The death occurred . of `• A. II,'
Mackenzie, Editor ''of' The Seri:
tinel for -more than •20 years `
:Ten' Ye'
ar's Ago
.The death Of :Robert J.' Thon'ip- .'
son occurred suddenly in )mid-
August' in Kincardine in his 29th ..
year. ,
The 'death ; of ' Mrs.: P. J. N.a l or
Y
occurred • at the ; age of 38 at the
home of ' -her . parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Thompson',' • :
Ben Donnelly, Con..' 2, .Huron, ,
died •'of a fractured'' neck. when
thrown . from ' ' a .wagon 'load • of
grain. to, .the. barn
A complete quarantineclosing
the .school, 'churches :and banning
all' .public meetings was• adhered
to •due to the' polio; epidemic,
which. struck 'seven 'young poo-
ple,.. claiming: thelives of 'four.
Those ' succumbing 'to the disease
were Merrill ° Gibbons, '31/2 -year-
old
1 -year-old son :of Mr.. . and` Mrs:. George-
Gibbons;
eorge-Gibiions; Donald McKenzie,:
year -Old son of .Mrs. Neil :Mac-
Kenzie; Elaine ::Irwin, 14 -year-old..'
daughter of 'Mr. and :Mrs.. Emer-
son Irwin.;• : and . Jean: • Winter. -
stein,: 8year ;old• daughter of ,Mr,
and ..'Mrs., Nelson ' , Winterstein;'
who •pasted ' away a few months:
after ;being stricken. Others 'af,,
fected were''LorneReed, 16 -year='
old ''son of Mr. and Mrs.: •Maltison;
Reed, 'Who was.' left permanently
:paralyzed;_.Jackie erguson_, 5-�T
year-old 'son of: Mr. and Mrs.. Tom •
Ferguson; , and.. Keith Kilpatrick,
9�•year=old son of Mr- and Mrs:
John 'Kilpatrick. ' •
Jimmie Helm; 18 -Months -old.•
son of Mr. and. Mrs. Robert ' Helm
of Zion, was drowned.'' in a small
.barrel of, water.
Miss Dorothy : Knight, age
died'suddenly at the .home -of "Mr-,:"
and Mrs. George , Fisher.. • '
Lorraine Hamilton, 5 -year-old'"
daughter of Mr. and • Mrs..'Frank
Hanulton was stricken ' . With
polio. ' , ••
Rev. H: F.' Dann. ' was inducted'
at • South Kinloss Church.
CONCi<.U•DES ,18 YEARS;`
AS ' W.M S, SECRETARY
The 'December g o Jmeetin f the
Ashfield WM.S; met at , the home:
.of
Mrs Re'
ober• Wilson, Miss,
Sadie Johnston 'was. in .charge of
the program : "and the meeting
opened' . with prayer by Miss•.
Johnston. '.Mrs. Neil G . MacKen-
zie, and Mrs. D. 'A. MacLean read.
the scripture. Mrs,'Reubiben Wil
son gave the meditator"y remarks,
The. roll, call' till; a vers :front
as • :.e
scripture. The review' of • the • Glad
Tidings was iven .b -;'•Mrs:' Donal
g Y D d
R. MacKenzie. Anna. Mae Mac-
Donald gave , a Christmas read-
ing "Westward Ilo to 'Bethlehem";
Mrs. John Cowan read a' "Christ
mas 'pooh. 1Vh's, . Wim Ross sang
a solo, "'Bells of Christ has Day".
A Christmas card ' was sent
around the group Ito,. be signed
by each merribei, ' The card is to
be ;nailed to M`rs. tan .Maebon-•'
ald, Victoria Hospital, London.,
• Mrs:. Earl: Howes gave an. outs
•
line `off' Work in' Formosa and Jap
an.. Mrs. Colin McGregor gave a:
reading entitled, "Gifts • at Christ '
mas Tiane" is. Hugh; Macln-'
zie "gave' thefded catory "prayer..
The . president resident' Mrs. 'Duncan
MacKen ie__ took h
-arg
e"'f
or
the
business Mrs. Neil' G; MacKenzie
`
wase9u "t.ed to nominate a' slate
. , res
of officers for 1952. Ali the 1951• ,
officers Were: •re -installed eXcept
the: secretary, Mrs.' A.
son,...who after • 18 years Of un
selfish service,' wished to be re-
lieved..
e-, eved. Mrs. 'D. • A. .MacLean wars•
appointed to ;'fill' her office. The
...
October minutes , were read by •
'Mrs. H. MacLean' and accepted as
read. Mrs. :,MacLean gave ;be
exciting; prayer. Mrs. Va'nderlay
has offered, her home for the: Jan-
uary meting. Number .present
25. Tile hostess and helpers ser-
ved. a very• satisfactory Itineh.
BORN`
McQUILLIN--in Galt Hospital`Mr. r.
Saturday December 15th, to Mr.
Y
and, Mrs:' Sam McQuillin, (bee
Mar>..
. . F
on Cowan), a son