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4i.BUSY WEEK FOR
THE MODERATOR
The Very Rev.,Charles H. :Mac,
• '.,Donald', moderator of the Presby
• terian Church in' Canada,, will
• , haye • a very :busy. weekend, that
includes delivering ;seven, ,ads.
• dresses from 'Friday 'until ' Tues-.
day . •' • -
: On Friday evening Rev. Mac-
Donald Will -speak in- Firat St.,
ndrew'S : 1'.Tilited Church 'atthe
'Closing meeting:. of the' -Week of
Prayer . in the :City of London.
On Sunday morning he will
;preach in` Elmwood Ave: Presby
terian: Church in. Lindon, Sunday'
'afternoon' he will be in the pulpit
at Dorchester; and on Sunday ,ev-
ening .will deliverhis' •third ser-
tnori of the. day at. Knox Church,
' St, Thomas: ti : '
• On -' Monday evening .:The-'
eratorw'il'l address a joint meet-
ing of the Presbyterian Yotrig
People of f, London and 'students
from Vestern University,. in New
Si, James ` Church.. On Tuesday
morning he will address • . the.
T
'Presbytery of. :I.:on ton;. which,
meets in. London, and that even -
i•
ng will s: eak in Dutton to . d
•congrega ion:: represen a we o f
Presbyterian Churches' in 'that
' district,
'Shortly before Christmas Rev.
`MacDonald "completed a coast to
coast "Journey 'Ti ough T. h e;
Church" ..' For .the remainder of
his. term as moderator, his .act;
ivitics will dentre' chiefly in ;,On-
tai.io, concentrated around, larger
centres in the Province, arid. at
Montiea1 similar to. the program,
that he will carry out this week.
end in the .:,London 'district.
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LUCKNOW .ONTARIO, TIURS,,
Obtain Reg;N. Degrees . •
Misses Carolyn Allin and Cath-
erine Johnston have obtained
their registered nurse degrees,.
:Carolyn, a graduate of.. St..Jos-`
eph's• Hospital,' London, is nurs-
ing' iri Sarnia Hospital.. She spent
New Year With 'Mr. and Mrs,
R., Allin. .
:Catherine J ' . . .
oinston; who spent
the „holidays with .her parents, Dr:
and Mrs• 'W V. Johnston,xw ll, iri
•June,: complete a four public,
ub ��ic
ear'
. 3j" .
health nurse ..Course at Toronto
University:
`:BAG¢GED 32 FOXES.
•
U,p to. the year-end Ted Howey
had''- bagged ;a''totalfoxest
which .are .almost as; common • a
sight. today as• a 'rabbit.. In .fact,
the fox population is. largelyere-
alit: d for the decreasing; number
-of rabbits tp be seen, With a:$4.O0'•
„,Township .bounty on ,each fox'
killed, .plus another. ,couple 'of
bucks for the .Pelt; Ted is .doing,
• all . right • by himself in 'picking.
up a neat :hit of 4.`•pin money".
WEEK .OF PRAYER
CONCLUDES •FRIDAY •
JANUARY lith,' 1940
SIGHT` •PAGES.
THREE NEW FACES
SEVERAL: W. I. MEMBERS:
ASK FOR . HOSPITALIZATION
NO ELEcTION::
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The 'Sentinel was offs the. press
last Tuesday several hours before
the final hour for qualifying for
Muniep.al offices,. but. as '.was in=.
clicked :the, entire. Council Board
and three. Board of .Education;
candidates 'were elected by accla-.
rriatior , ltlough tahe,e • are.. three.
new members- of 'the;,:two..)joar'da,,'
The, Councils - -w;hioh wife he.
swornin next Monday, will be
'Comprised of Reeve • W, . A'. Sol-
omon and Counci11or. Haryey.
Treleaven, Samuel Sherwood'-
Harry Nixon and H. S. Lavery.
Mr. Nixon, returns; to the Board
after retiring a year ago because
he was employed out of town by
Ripley; :Woodworkers. Mr; Lavery
has had no previous . council ser
vice..• , .
The three. seats. or the Board of
Education were''filled .' by. Gerald•
iiath.well, ` a' newcomer •'to •the
.Board., 'and by T.. W.. Smith and
Robert Rae, two •of the. three re-
trring "members: J.; L. McMillan
dropped out after.. serving ',as a.'
trustee 'for eight ears, and last:
Some twenty members. of the
LucknoW Women's Institute have •
made application ' for 'the Blue
,Cross .hospitalization 'service. 'The
plan ; wad. explained, at a'' recent..
Institute : meeting by-.• Mrs, • •J.. D.
Bryce, of Ripley, Miss E: Welsh`
and. Miss 'Eva Greerivere appoin-
ted to take ..charge,, of the regis
tration. • -
The: annual.: f • ..a
. n fee � covering ,� ar , .
P,.
ents and all members of the •fam-
ily , under 16, is $1:00 per •'month
or $1`50'. permonth, depending on
the . type of, hospital room. applied
'i'his hospitalization; plan •is• only.
available. tinder, the, group, sys-
tem. A number of new members
are joining the Institute and in:
•.sik months' will be eligible to
'apply for. this hospitalization ser-
vice:
E PRE
,,p� SSTHANKS
TO. A •.DE
. �. N JCiYNT:,
Thefollowing resolution was:
unanimously and heartily approv
A►S H# F I:,E LD LA D.Y
AT N1`` ETY '/ AR
On. •Sunday, January. 4th,, Mrs.
Wm, A. John"Ston observed 'her
90th birthday at her home on the
Bluewater.z Highway two; miles
north • of ' K.intail•, •.:.The The: ."day was ,.•
spent quietly. Mrs.. :Johnstone, is
enjoying ' corrfparatively • g o o Md
. health, • and, had been attending,':
to her •own house. Work, `until: a •.
short ..time ago, when her daugh-
ter, 'Mrs. David. Farris,h oft ,Se=
mans, Sask., arrived' to spend the
winter with her aged paernts. M.
Johnston will 'be . 93 in Manch.
Thi$ esteemed couple .were ma"r,,-
vied` sixty-two years; on August
5th •last, •
Mrs Johnston' .was formerly
Miss Margaret Johnston. She was
'born at...Dorchester but .Came --to-..
Ashfield as a ;child With her •par-.
etits.,'.: the late Mr.' and Mrs. Noble
.Johnston, who 'settled on a farm ..
close by Mrs. Johnston's present ".
home. Thus • Sunday'snot agent-
arian h'as' been practically".: a life
long' .resident of Ashffield..Town
ship' where she is ;beloved °•and
highly . respected... Many friends
s ` iri rs., • o MUM"many happy returns" •
Her. family includes Mrs David: ' :•
Farrish• (An ie)' of'Sell-lanai; Mrs
Ewart, McKeith i . Jea ` Van ou-
ger; Mrs: _Wilfred, Farrish' (Grace).
of . Ashfield; Mrs.Russell Bissett
(Jessie.),, Ashfield; Noble, of Luck-
now and 'Wm, of Ashfield..A son
Alex' died during the 'flu epi
detnic following: World War I.
SALE. .,
OF CARDS
A 'late shipment of Christfnas
Cards;;: has 'just. been'' received
Ankh will be :: sold at greatly
y
reduced,' prices this • corrin'' week:.
g
Beautiful. cards for :25c and 35c
a• dozen at-•= '
;THE'.CHRISTIAN. • 'SHOP
BOOK'
• The :Week of .Pra_yy" �' being cur-
rently.•observed.:•h'erree Will
..Y. w .co.n-.
•clude` on Friday, Tonight,, Thurs-
day, ...Rev..' J.: W., Stewart• • •will
a peak. in the Presbytei'i'an:chtirch:
• On ; Friday evening ;Rev R. ' A
.:Joselyxi 'will . speak ';iii' the United
Lhu ch:
Monday
.night's , meeting inthe
Presbyterian: church 'Was;: ad-
dressed by' Rev.. Angus.. Smith of
South.:Kinloss: 'On'` Tuesday..naght'
Rev::C.: B Woolley spoke • in the;
United.° Church and . • on Wednes
day night Rev ".C: H. `;:MacDonald
:spoke in the Anglican Church
BORN
MILLER—at St ,: Joseph's Hos i -
p.
tal, London, on Monday,. . Decem-
-ber. 2.9t>h to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Miller• of London; formerly .of ` St.
Helens, a son, •Larry' Douglas
n
a?t U r a.'n
„%VM Jr' LITTLE, -•.LUCKY OWES GRAND.OLDMAN,
'Sattirda . rJ '- �
On �
y, anuary 3rd;: Mr years: ago: In fact,.Mr. Little was.
V'•
ll'
, ;I;,'•Little observed . his
96th birthday. While winter wea-
'ther confines nfines him he
the. house
".most of • the 'time, he enjoys re-
ilarkably good health, and has
• retained his facul i
Well, t es suprisingly
On New Year's Day
�•
for. • he was`ot�t'
a short walk, but his. strength
does not .permit, him to 'do .the
walking that he at one time so
much enjoyed„
'Tlae e Above
bove photo, taken on New.
'Years Day by Gilbert Hobrough,
• in the Hying 'room of Mr.'i ,lc' s
• home' • Litt
shows • him reading The
Sentinel which hasone `into the
, Little home continually, g
aYly since the,
paper -was ;first •establi`s'hed 75
`present at. the 'public meeting,
when support was assured;: the'.
venture; and .,the name .of • -the
paper chosen .by the meeting,
• . Came Here At Seventeen.
Little
Born near Port Hope; Mr. Li t •
was in his 18th year when • he
dame to Lucknow with his par-
ents, .Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Little..
His , father was: a pioneer shoe
maker here, .a trade Mr. Little;
followed during his lifetime. 'in
the 'village, until his'. retirement
in 1938, '
• , On behalf of :the t oznmunity,
The Sentinel ettends hleartiest.
birthday greetings to Mr. Little
and best wishes for.' -continued:'
good health.
the other members of .which are
A. E. McKim;"Dr W. , Ct. John-
ston, Philip':Stewart, Ernie' Craw
ford and; . Mrs: Morgan = Hender-
son, who is appointed: by Bruce
Jaunty Council....
COMMUNITY `.
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Donations to the ..`Communit.
Recreational Centre''' ;Fund are
acknowledged .gas ..fellows!
':•
. acknowledged ..;:, x$2508:50
W S. McLeod 10.00•
John : Hall: 1500
.N..„ I.'' Hedle. .5.00
W 45
Robert Rae. 50.00:
Adarn. McQueen;-;:, 5,.00
W ,Russell 2,00`
Ottawa 5:09'
Wilfred 1Srennan •5 00
J:.;McG•reidr,' Waterloo, • 10.00.
i now, onuna len
nieetn ;held. on MondaY Decem-
ber • 28th,' '1047.
Mr,' J. Joynt,,
Peeve, Village .of, •Luckndw -and'.."
Warden, County, of Bruce:.
This.. meeting; wishes ; to record
a• -hearty vote, off appreciation of
your : valuable and untiring ser-
. \dee
er'vice ,.to :the,"Municipality during:
your.' term.' of:.'office.:' It is, .also
the wish of the<ratepayers to ex=•
tend sincere• congratulations ori
'the honour; you have . brought to
yourself and :to 'Our 'Village by:
your ;election as Warden of Bruce'
County, the, •duties Of. Which of..-`
fide- you have':conducted'•admir-'
ably.• ; , \
• It is+'re vetted that nisfertune
prevented
•y9.0 -being with ..us this..
evening and' best wishes .are. ex-
tended. for •:an. early:and ;conip fete
recover
Dated 'at Lucknow, Ontario,
this 29th ,clay : of •December A.D.;
'$2615.50,
'NEW YEAR •USHERED
tN:QUIETLY••' HERE
The „New Year ,Was •ushered in
;quietly • in Bucknow;. so far _at,
least• as,. any public celebration.
,of .the event Was' concerned;' But
not ` content ' to let ."the. 'little:
cherub" arrive .unheralded, a
group. of ex -students of Lucknow'
High, School, did •something about
it To, the tune of the • pipes play-
ed by Allan McKim arid 'to the
acc.ompaniment• :of ' some tub -
beating,: a midnight: parade' :was'.
le1d; It was preceded, bythe ring-
the United -church ..bell r
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'EXPECTS ' TO HAVE'
CAST OFF•'SOON
Mrs. Earl Cranston ,of. St. :Hel-
ens, •:who ..has been a . patient• in
Seaforth Hospital' since'.' suffering
;severe . injuries iri' a',motor acci_
dent on Noverriber' 22rid, expects
to have;the cast removed shortly..
She .suffered ; a fractured hip �and
pelvis, ;and :Will, literally,. have to
learn to walk again, `. 'when'' . able•
to leaveher ;bed. :
For•
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•Proceeds Com' �uni ' Cen ie•''
PeC to ty t•
Followingy;,next Wednesday's.
hockey match there will be : a'
,dance..in the 'Town .Rah with pro-
seeds. for '.the ,Community •centre
fund.
COMING '. EVENTS
50c for 30 ;words; additional
'Words, `2c' each,; minimum charge
any or every week; 50c;
,EUTCiIIRE & DANCE
, •In Whitechurch Coniniunity
Hall, Friday, January.9th: at 8.30
under W. I, auspices;',, Tiffin's or-
chestra. 'Members please, a• brings
lunch. Adinission 35c, ;
• Joseph'. Agnew,•
•,:Clerk;: Lucknow
HONORED' BY, FRIENDS'
ON A 20111. 'ANNIVERSARY
Mr::. and: 'Mrs. Johii' Kilpatrick
Were twenty, years• married on
Tuesday,. December '30th,'an event
that .a •nuinber ,of friends. did not
let .go by `unrioticed, but dropped
in_, for--a:::surpi ise - gathering.. The
evening ` Was. spent '.in card,' play-
'ing,. ''and, a pleaaant social trine,
during whih ;Mr. and Mrs Kil-
patrick were 'presented • with a'
lovely, gift to marki the occasion.
Mr.. and :Mrs:: Kilpatrick ; were
married Eby, Re!v: W. R.. Alps at.
the home .of-' her. parents; Mr.
and Mrs.,' Wrn. Robinson: ;of Don.
nybrodk
MURRAY.MURDOCH
C ET,S;:REU:NJION BID
Murray Murdoch, a -Luckriow-
born • boy \who won 'fame as4 the
"iroxi man'' of hockey" ,• is N•to re
ceive :an invitation to 'return ;to
Lucknow during, the Bruce Coun=
,ty. Old • Boys and Girlsreuni'on
next July.., -
For seine weeks past the' local
committee .;has been ' urging:resi,
dents'' of ails. district': to .hand in
the names of, relatives and friends
who as "old boys . and' girls",are
being ..se iall ' invited "Back
,�p .c Y nto
Bruce next, year. Official • invi-
tations will go out from rom :the Coun-
ty" Committee= Unfortunately the
response has been very poor to
date,, .:
F " Murray .•Murdoch's name has
beensent in by ,Reeve J. 'W;
;Joynt, who. while currently in-
disposed has been giving the re-
union' a good deal of thought,
Murray starred •with New 'York
Dangers for several seasons,, and
for some time has been` director.
of 'sports at Yale 11.^i1rersty . at
yew Haven, Connecticut.'
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HOME 'FIRST TIME; IN .
OVEti,;.T 1 NTy-FIVE YEARS.'„
'Webster of Big 'Valley,,.
arrived :
Alber.t a ,. ve here. the' end:, af .
the Week, for his. first ,visit; to the,
old home town since. the •winter
of 1029-21: Particularly „Happy ist°
his ` mother, Mra,' David ,Alton,
who. is 'invalided by rheumatism•
arid. confined to a wheel chair.: It
was : 1 mo err 11S nncas ox
that prompted . Ed to' Male. 'the
trip'back':hbnae, .Ever:•;since going
West,''•,Ed's`' mother has knit him.
two ' pair of sok each year 'as a
Christmas 'box,. and upon opening,
Le e gift, this year, Ed'idecided on'
the spur of the moment to ;cone
East and•,,within; three days'•was":
n his way:
RICOV,ERI NG FRCBAA
:BARE :I LLN,ESS
After being confined to Victoria
Hospital, London, for four 'nnpnths',
by a rare illness, Mrs. George Mc
Gillivray of Huron Township, has.
'made.? eniarkable recovery, to ,
a degree that permitted 'her., to
return home in December .in ti'r'e
for a: family .gathering -at -Christi-..
rriasat the: home of het 'daughter,
Mrs. Oliver Mceha) les.
Mrs. McGillivray's': ;illness was
due• toastrep germ in:the heart.
valve, dtermed professionally as
valvular,, endocarditis,:, and which
caused her to- run a continuous
high.'fever,: and •at times to, suffer:'
much distress. .
Fencillii was used freely in
cornbatiing • therare' malady,
'which her doctor readily a•dmi't-
ted he had never before treated
succcessfully. -The treatment in-
cluded 450. injections sof penicillin.
During. Mrs, McGillivray's riles`
ness,,her husband
ars was a a
t -
rent in Victoria Hos itat'' for
"
tin.. ier as a result of,' hemorrha gges
..
following' an 'operationfor vari
cose veins:.
The use of penicillin in Mrs...
McGillivray's 'illness, 'rei'alls the
fact that'about nine years ago Her
daughter, Mrs. .Oliver ' McCharles,
was verytcritically; ill with strep
i' ifection in Toronto General Hos
pital, when penicillinwas admin-
istered to her, being. the ,;first
time in danada that it had been
given `to •a: human. Mrs. McChar- •
les ,also • received sulpha ° drug
treatment the merit of which • up
to that time had never, been sac-,
cessfully proven in Canada.,
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