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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-12-14, Page 1• •aam, rrwarrinnl!a. d $2.00 A Year -=-In Advance; 50c Extra to U. S. A. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; THURS., DECEMBER 14th, 1944 EIGHT PAGES 1%DA imiDONORvHEALTH REPORT 1 Won Bowling° Club c71711"iirmilrj-- SHOWS BUSY YEAR I Suit Of Clothes The date of the next Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic to be held in Lucknow has been set for Wed- • nesday, January 3rd. This will be the 17th clinic held here for the village and district. • The last two clinics have been -outitanding successes and • the Committee is hopeful that the at- 1 dren, and in accepting the report, tendance at the first clinic m the! the Board expressed appreciation New Year will shatter all prey- of Dr. Johnston's untiring efforts T ious records. It is important that in this connection. it do so, as blood plasma is more The report is as follows: urgently needed than ever. be- Board of Health,. fore. To meet this need a nation-: wide appeal has been made for 50,000 new donors to supplement • the efforts of those who have made repeated ,donations. 11••• • • A, meeting of the Board of Health was held last week, at which Dr. W. V. Johnston, M.O.H. submitted his repcirt for the year., The report showed much activity in ..the interests of protecting and improVing the health of the chil7 •Temporary Caretaker Mrs. James Ritchie' has given up the task as caretaker of the • Lucknow, Ontario. As Medical Officer of Health of the Village of Lucknow I beg to submit my report for the year 1944. The Bowling C1913 dance and prize draw held on Tuesday evening attracted. a .larger crowd than ws fficpected in view Of road conditions, and a very pleas ant evening. Of dancing was en- , joyed to music • by Carruthers Orchestra. During the • evening, the prize draw was conducted by Dr. W. V. Johnston. Winners were 1st, George Bower, Lucknow, suit of clothes; 2d, Rev. H. • F 'D 7, 27 ipiece set of China; 3rd, Mrs. Clair Agnew, pair of blankets; •4th, Chester Taylor, R. 2 Lucknow, electriclamp. For Mr. Bower it was a second prize -within a short time as be won a pair of blankets at the Legion's draw in November. The Club netted about $125.00 on the venture which will be used to build a new green on the former tennis court grounds, ad- joining the present green. • In January all pupils of the public school were given a med- ical examination. During Febru- ary the pupils of the High School United Church, and the duties were examined. All pupils show - are being carried on temporarily ing defects or conditions requir- by George TaylorGeorge has mg attention were reported to 7 also been in charge at the Post the parents or guardians. These Offiee, since. Dick McQuaig was examinations were made in the stricken with a heart attack. • schoOl. I propose in the coming • year to have these done in my Made 4 Quilts In November !office as I believe they should be ' .The ladies a the 9th Comer,- dr rived at from myexperience in one there. This conclusion is ar= , sion Victory Club met at - the I doing these. All public school home of Mrs. James Durnin and • finished two quilts for 'the Red Cross, making a total of four Mr November. • Suffered Stroke Mr. A. P. Stewart of town suf- • fered a stroke on Thursday night last. His condition is not so ser - lout as was first reported, and • early in the week considerable improvement was noted. zo, Commence Practises The High School band is rap- idly taking shape and for the children showing eye defects were examined by Mr. Fred Armstrong and where glasses were deemed advisable these were given.. The cost of this ser- vice was borne ,by the local Clansmen Club. This club also paid a small fee for the removal of the tonsils of several children. In September and October 60 children of school and pre-school age were given diphtheria toxoid and whooping cough vaccine or both. In October and November 185 children of school andpre- school age were given five injec- tine being practises are to be tions of scarlet fever toxin to held each Thursday after school. protect them against that disease. A baritone is still one of the most With both sets 'of inoculations • urgent needs in the instriiment i many of the children were from line. The band is .under the dir- the surrounding townships. • ection of Mr:, P. W. Hoag. • Early in the 'year there were . eight children with measles three , SANTA PAID VISIT • with chicken pox and two• with mumps. From September to Nov- ' HERE MONDAY • ember five children in four fam- • ilies Were quarantined because The annual' Christmas tree en- of scarlet fever. tertainment of St. Peter's Sun- Early in November I attended day School and A. Y. P. A..was I a convention in- Toronto for two held M the Orange Hall on Mon- days of the Health Officers of 1 'day evening with a large gather- the Province. - • ing of young' and old present to Because of complaints from the •greet Santa Claus. 'Township Of Kinloss residents the An interesting program was location of the dump for garbage presented which opened with the from the village was shifted. On • National Anthem and the carol, the whole the collection of gar - "Good Christian Men RejOice”. bag e once a week- has been.qiiite • Recitations were given by Allan satisfactory, with • very few coin- McQuillin, Gwen Campbell, Ron- plaints About,the service given, ald, McQuillin, Mary Gollan and Your S truly, Ethel Thomson. The carol "Away , , t W. V., Johnston. in a Manger" was sung by Gwen • Campbell, Mary Pollan, Owen CHRISTMAS GREETING Stewart, Irene Rotilston, Edith ISSUE NEXT WEEK .• Marshall and Ethel Thomson. 1 •••••••••••••••• I Duets were sung by Doris Thom- Next week will be the Christ - soh and Mary Belle McQuillin mas Greetirigs issue of The 'en - and by Ivan and Barry McQuil- tinel. All merchants wishing a lin. • s greeting, advertisement, please • Games were played and then to notify us at once. A phone call, the song "Jingle Bells", Santa or personal call will suffice. Just Claus arrived to • meet new let us know if you want: a greet - friend s and renew old acquaint- in in this ,issue and we will do ances, especially with Mrs, Has- the rest Do it no- pleate, or by salt who has greeted the old Saturday at the latest. 1 • gentleman • at 21 Christinas trees • in the twenty-three years she has • been connected with the work of St. Peter's Sunday School. Santa distributed gifts from a beautifully decorated and well ° laden tree- and the gathering • struck up the tune, "For he's a • jolly good fellow", and then ENGAGEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCrostie, Lucknow, wish to announce the engagement of their eldestc,,dau- ghter', Marie Anita, to Aubrey E. Toll, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toll, Blytii, the marriage to take place the end of December. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc.Nall wish to announce the engagement of their elder daughter, Margaret Lela, to Harry J. Swan, eldest son of. Mr. and Mrs. John, Swan of Port Hope, Ontario and I form- erly of St. Helens. The marriage to take 'place the latter part of4 December. • • HAS PICTURE OF CRACK BALL -TEAM 1 IWe have often heard of that crack ball te_anr at St. Helens more than half a century ago, 'but not until recently did we have an opportunity of seeing a group picture of this crack nine. • Miss Marion MacPherson hac • one of these photos and left it With us to look over. One of the players was her late brother • John. In .fact of the ten players in the picture the .only one now living is Wrn. McCrostie; This team was in its heyday from .1883 to 1.888, and took on all comers in the district with marked suceess. These- were the days when the game was played without gloves or mitts of any kind. The catcher had the pro= tection of a mask however. Speed and control Were the pitcher's strong points then, for the curve ball was practically unknown. The St. Helens nine had the rep- utation of being great sluggers with the bat. Their nniforms •consisted of long stockings, tight knee pants, white button jerseys and necker- chiefs. The Hetherington brothers appear in the picture s, to have been the battery.ohn, a south- paw, is holding the ball and'Wm. the catcher's mask. The ten -playing members of the team, as pictured, were Wal- ter Sturdy, John Gordon, dathe Order from Coast To Goad Taylor, John HetheringtonGeo. In response to an advertisement Webb, John McPherson, William which he placed in a national , Hetherington, William Cameron, weekly farm paper, George Ken - Walter Webb and •William Mc- nedy has been receiving orders Crostie. Seated in front, and apparently the managing ,committee Of the team, urere John McKay, teach- , et; James Gordon and .Dan for geese from coast'to coast — from Newfoundland to British Thiatithia. George has sold about Jingle_Bells_a$ jie waved fare- .11k flock of geese and 1 ASH F IELD AI RMAN .LIES IN. GERMANY Official word from Ottawa states that Pilot Officer Alan HoWard Durnin, previously re- ported missing in air operations over Get:many, July 29th, lost his life at that time and was buried on July 30th at.' Cprechin, Ger- many. PO. Durnin pv.as the eldest son of Mrs. Durnin and the late How- ard Durnin, and nephew Of Or- ville Durnin, Ashfield Township, with whom he made his home af- ter the death of his father. Alan's brother, Wireless Operator Sgt. William Graham Durnin was killed in .air action overseas on June 6. Another -brother, Horner, • is in training With the R.C.N.V.R. at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Alan -graduated from Goderich Collegiate. Institute, , and Strat- ford Normal School, then, joined the R.C.A.F. in June, 1941, going overseas in Deeember, 11942. IRACK FOR FIRST A TIME D 57 YEARS ' Robert Somerville of Kam- • loops. B.C., was a caller here and „ at St. Helens last week. It -is the first time he has been back since • leaving the ,cOinmunity 57 years ago. Mr. "Somerville is a son ;of the 1VIr: and Mrs. TOM Somer- • 1. . vile of St. Helens, `and Was-•rpis- • -- ed on the okl farm on the Harper sideroad, where his father oper- ated a flour and grist mill. • • Mr. Somerville visited in Lon- don with his sister, and called on his old schoolmaster, Mr. John Elliott, from whom we are -an- • ticipating a mor detailed article about Bob Somerville: -, THREE MATINEES HEI:D FOR. • CHILDREN SATURDAY ] Three matinees •morning and two' One in the in the after- • noon, were held on ,Saturday at the Sepoy Theatre, when child- ren of the Village and district were guests of the Lucknoni Business Men's Association. It was the children's annual Christ- mas party. and they thoroughly• enjoyed the picture and special • short subjects that Rexford ob- • tained for this event. (GIRLS GROUP TO HOLD VESPER SERVICE The Canadian Girls In Icaining. group of the' Presbyterian church will hold a ChristmaS, vesper service in the church next Mon - evening -at 8 o'clock to whieti the public is cordially invited• . The service is national in char:- acter, being held at this time by all C. G. I. T. grOupS across the • Dominion, and is the closest link the local grout, has with • the whole movement. • PO. ALAN H. DURNIN His C.O.v.'--tote: "The loss 'Alan' and other members Of. the crew is greatly felt by everyone, .and he was 'very popuiar with the baYS. '.Alan had twenty-four operational trips to his credit and a total of 132 operational hours over enemy territory, and was an excellent air bohaber". • The padre of Alan's squadron wrote thus: "This news will come doubly hard to you so soon after the death of Alan's brother Lin the other squadron at this station. The spirit that moves these lads to give of their best, the good humor that marks them, and the readiness to face the inevitable hazards of their job—these are things for which we must all be thankful. They were exemplified in Alan's case most notably at' the time of Ws brother's death. I had a long chat with him that day and it ,was obvious that he was deeply moved by the news. But his -crew was due to fly on operations that evening, a n d though he could have stood down and let a substitute take his place he preferred to stand by his crew and he went on 'Ops' that night, I saw the crew at their aircraft just. before the take -off and they went on their mission in good heart and with high courage" Sells Trucking Business Charles Rivett, well - known Dungannoh trucker, has sold his truck and business to Chas. Cros- sett. Mr. and .Mrs. Crossett have moved their household effects from Hamilton to • the dwelling owned by Mrs. Olive Culbert. Mrs. Crossett is • a • daughter of ita• pilrl Ur& Rov Petrie; _Port Able To Be Up • . 1 After being confined to bed • for two „ months following a severe heart. attack, Dick ye- Quaig is able to be Up again and about the house. • SOLD OVER 1,000 - TICKETS ON LAMB Units of, the Lucknow and Vi- cinity Branch of the Red Cross • Society benefited by over $100.00 from the lamb raffle spOnsored • by the Lucknow Agricultural Society. The lamb was donated by John Parrish, president Of the Society and the draw ,was con- • . ducted by Mr. Parrish at a play in the Town Hall on Friday even- ing. The lucky ticket was drawn by a member of the cast and the winner was Mr. Hall of Luck - now. Tickets were sold by the vari- ous Red Cross units in the com- munity with each unit retaining the proceeds of their sales. In addition prizes of $5, $4, $3, $2, and S1 were awarded by the Soc- iety to the fie units selling the most stickets : These prizes were Won by Lucknow with 229 tick- ets sold; 'St Helens, 160; Kintail ' 156; Slakes, 138 and the Blue - water Hustlers, 110. Other units taking .part were Hackett's, Kair- shea Club, Paranniunt, White- church and Larigside. Altogether a total of 1020 tickets were sold at 10 cents or •3 for 25c. , The play, "One In A Million", was staged before a large audi- ence by the Walton Drarnatic Society and was generally well received. A dance followed for 4:which ' nntsic " egr. • ,••• 'L flatfd.Cri-r ^ . t • I-91- • • •