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THE LUCKNtOW SENTINEL, 'LJCK$OW, ONTARIO., PA E FIVE
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HE LU.CKNC.W SENTINEL
Your eekly Manse Lelter .'.
Dear Friends- . I• am .writing;
this'in-a lovely ,camp site ,high. on.
a' hilt of a place called Low 'Gate
about 20 miles west of Newcastle,
upon the Tyne, so those . of you
who • know %, thiS part > of England
will be • 'interes'ted in this letter.;
This' is the.. part of . the country,.
traversed . by . Hadrian's Wall, • to
".keep . watch for. the 'wild maraud-
ers' from „,the'" North. Today, . as
we "drive along we saw ' bits of
the ' foundation In : several places.
We also, drove`, through" a :village."
called Haddon -on -the -Wall, and it
is literally just that, because part
of ;the wall is exposed ' aright be-
'side the village, and must ',have,.
continued beyond:: ,
But ' we did ' more than drive
' through the village.' ;We had .an..
address, . "the 'horse of . the `family
of a friend of 'ours (and -yours)
named Gladys. When we told .our
, ' name,, we . were ' given the most
wonderfully warm welcome and ..
at home at' once: Gladys' sister
was ',home, arid immediately ' got
the. tea kettle boiling.. you. have
no idea >what • a heart warming
hour it was:
.,I expect -most, ofyou are tired'.
•of hearing of old musty, dusty,.
cruiribling castles and abbeys.:
ThiS house. is almost' the last : Word
in modern bungalow' construction,
It is on a steep. hillside, . and is
long and narrow with 'large win
'down , taking up most of . thewall
space. The `' living -room. ' faces;
south, .over, a rose :garden full of
blooms down the hill to: the Tyne'
River and the beautiful hill . on the
other side with' delightful, small
fields" divided by, hedges. The .sun'
was shining brilliantly this; morn-
ing
in and the scene was the sort' 'of
,
things you.• just never .tire of. ' The
windows on the :. other '.aide 101E4.
ed ,out ,on;: more, gardens :also fiill
of flowers. The colours . seem more
brilliant here than at home,.` Probe
ably the sun is not. strong _enough
to fade them as at home, but it
is • certainly strong ' enough : to
make `them grow: As :,well as.
Rosses- Dahlias, .Asters & Sweet
Peas are ",a mass of 'bloom noW.
The...inside` of the house was dust
as lovely as ' -the surroundings,
.arid 'it is all -electric' heating'./
This • afternoon we drove . into
Newcastle. to shop and see ` the
city. I managed' to ' 'buy the food,
y.
but 'all we could :see were people;;
hundreds of people, thou sands of:
people, thronging :the . streets.
It 'was just about like Toronto on
Santa "Claus Day. I: expect there
were .more .people.. out than usual
or lucky a .litt a `tciw-tem
S
he, looks upat Mummy :and and Daddy. with
complete trust,,and that,trust is' well placed. For
not onlYy. . is she . given love and understanding, but
.financial' protection as well. Her 'family are Sun
.Life policyholders and her father makes sure that
their life insurance portfolio is carefully checked
Altregular interval's to take care of changing.needs. •
Fe: associated with Sun :Life of
Canada; 'the Company with the policy
that's right for you and your fditi ly:
Why ,not call me today?- • •
WILLIAM
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WILLIAM J KINAHAN
R.R. 2 Lucknow
Phone ,Wir gham 357v- I 987
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The following. letter from "Big
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in the•"No
be of ince
here.
Just a note
for, thegood
ne� know
We 'hare
far. and M
day I hav
ty-five below
north wind.
survives I
• ?Haw is
and :I write.
and Iget
• : We are
summer +a
looking fo
my .regards k" Webster : from..• Yellowknife'
rth West Territories ,will
rest to..his' many friends
Tundra Mines,
Yellowknife,
North' .West • Territories
Dear Donald:* *
ote."along with a cheque
old Sentinel, : You will
how we look for mail
u re in
the barrens.
had a rough winter' :so
Monday was: the coldest
e ever been out in For:
.. and a forty . mile.
How any living • thing.
often wonder but .they;
do: We have, foxes, . rabbits and a
wolverine
in camp and is he ever
cunning.
But we'll get him yet.
your mother .and . all.
your . dear ,
ones? MaryAndrew
. back. and •forward
a 'lot of " news from her.,
planning a trip, east • this
,rid° . I for one am surely
rward 10 it. •
Now bo
give
Don, I'll .run along ge
, . .
ds to .all the old guard:..
• As ever,
' "Big Japk''' .
because .of• the beautiful. day, 'a
.real 'legacy 'from • summer' to
,quote another 'friend of ours. We
.are going 'back tomorrow to ,see
.the. city when thereare not so
many ;.people around:
We left ,Scotland and Crossed -
into England again :on ' Tuesday. -
This; '':week we have .driven.'
-through miles of wonderful 'fart-.
ing country''in both. Scotland 'and
•,England.'•, There *appears to be ;a;.
very ',fertile' - strip along the sea
coast.. There *ere' combines at
work ,same : makes : as ‘..at
home - in manyfields, and piles
',of baled straw in, " many. In some
places, the oats and. :Wheat `were
still "not cut
. and ..in.ofhee
s grain
andstraw were all
cleared up
,and ploughing ,:had begun:. There
are ''a lot of • potatoes grown here
also. In' one 'field .we _saw mach-
ines • and ' 21:)nen at work taking.,
up : potatoes. We have seen a
number of fields, , real fields, 'of .,
cabbage : and turnips One day
when, • there ... was . 'an unusually
strong :wind, the leaves' :actually
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the sea • at Newbiggin-by-the-sea,
with .the same lovely kind of view.
Don't you love : the place : names?
I. think they. are :-'delightful and' so
descriptive:
We have visited a 'number : of
Castles this week too: ' Tantallon,.
Hailes;' Dunbar . and Warkworth
are in ruins, but Basnburgh and'
Alnwick • have been restored : and
'are lived in all :the itime. 'Alnwick.
is `.huge and has beautiful ',eary
-edceilings of. •Canadian' vine. ; It
has been the :home of ` the, Earls
Earls
and Dukes of Northumberland
for' 'centuries. ; One o f .the ,most
famous sons:: of the, family was
Harry Percy, nicknamed lletapur.
There ` :is • another. young Harry
growing up there . now. "Wish you
were here.,
: P S; . Gladys is Mrs. Albert Riv-
ett formerly ' bf Dungannon..
Sincerely;
The Country., .Mouse,
Lowgate
to which visitors, are 'invited. A
pageant `How It •All Came About''
will be'presented' by the Guides.
There will also • be . enrollments,: .
arid many • badges presented.
Brownies will' also have especial
meetings for ' this occasion, On
Sunday, February'' 21st, Brownies,
Guides, ;Cubs and Seauts willat-
tend a special service in 'St.
Peters Angrioan Church ,at 11' am
at which -new "Colours" of the
1st. Lucknow' Guide' Compcmy will
be dedicated, Everyone' is , wet-.
come. to attend.': this .service.
'
vides, Brownies a .
ark ,Thin king Day;'
Girl Guides and Brownies .in
Lucknow will' join, with thousands.
looked wilted.' And always;: there of ': ,Girl Guides and .Girl' Semis
were 'pasture fields with,;. sheep. around the • world :' on .Monday; i•
or cattle:'
But right in the :' midst of the
'farms there are : the old coal tips'
orelse: very modern mines:. They.
do disfigure an otherwise lovely
landscape,. but the people cer-
tainly 'must' have coal and • the'
waste 'can't just be put down' un-
derground . again Too bad- the
mine . holes can't be filled, be-
cause in everymining district
there are Signs "Drive Carefully,
Road liable to, Subsidence".. This
doesn't mean yawning holes but
it does. mean some real bumps
if you ate not. warned.
As 'well as farms and mines; we
have seen a lot of beautiful coast
line. ' Near ,Baamburgh there are
huge sand " dunes which are now
the .property . of .; the ..National
Trust and are safe froth disfig-
urement. Just off shore are the'
Farne Islands, tow bird and seal
sanctuaries. One '.of the first Con-
servation officers in these parts'
was St., Cuthbert who was parti-
cul�ary kind -to; the eiderducks,
more than 1000 years ago. On one
of the Islands. there .is a light-
house, the : Longstone Light„ I
think. In 1837 (the year of the
Rebellion in Canada. and .the
Accession of Queen Victoria) the
light keeper was Mr. Darling who
had a daughter Grace. Many ' of
you may remember the painting
and story of the brave ` rescue of
Grace and her ,father of some
shipwrecked
ipwrecked sailors ' 'and passen-
gers. We. saw her birthplace,
grave, & 'memorial in . Bamburgh.
Another lovely bit of coast was
at Whitley Bay very near the
mouth of the Tyne. It is a sandy
shore with rocky ledges a bit off
shore. The line of white 'surf
,breaking. over .the rocks was lov-
ely. I ' wandered throughout the
ruins of the old, fortified Abbey'at
Tynemouth too. The fort was a
litary barracks 'until. 6 years ago
and' there 18Still a. coast guard
station on the grounds. The night
Februaiy. 22nd, to celebrate
"Thinking 'Day". ' : Chosen because''
the. date . marks the birthdays; of
the„ . founder of Scouting a n - d
Guiding, the late Lord ' Baden-
Powell, `• 'incl the : World Chief
Guide,. Oave,' .Lady Baden -Pow
ell, . "Thing Day" :is the, occas
ion of special • ceremonies° stres-
sing the Guide ideal of Internet-
oral friendship. Guiding all over.
the world is supported by, "Think-
ing' Day" pennies.
' Pennies collected by the Luck
now • company and , 'packs .' will'
help. 'send trainers:'' to" stablish
Guide . • programmes . is. new " or
"tenderfoot , counteries,' .. send
and to " Guide organizations .
time of disaster, assist in .refugee -
camps; arid' will help Canadian:
Guides as well.
Canadian. Girl Guides support
International • Guiding through
their own Canadian - World Friend-
ship Fund, "As members of an
international- organization, we
have La; duty and .2' cOmmlbment
to helm . the. World Association of
Girl Guides • ;and' Girl Scouts to
put Gliding within the' reach of
every , girl. ' who' . wants , ,it'"', ex : .
plains :MiSs E. HennettaOsler
of ; Toronto, : Chief Commissioner
for'Canada.
: A small : part .of the World
Friendship Fund goes to each of
the four ,World Centres (Our
:chalet in Switzerland, Our Cabona'
in Mexico and Oiave House in
London.' as well as'.thhe new Asian
'World, Centre, Saingom,' in India).
Canadian Guides visit these cent
res for adventures in internation ,
al `friendship, •
A major ..part of the ' World
Friendship Fund is used' to help
Canadian girls accept the •an:-
vitatkins to .International Camps
and Training Sessions which
come to Canadafrom around the
world each year.
Locally, the Girl Guides have.
prepared r a special programme
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