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LU:CKNOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY,JULY 21st, 1965
Single Copy 10e: 12 Pane
uckno�i►: DMstr�c# High �choo� °Students
opt Hong Kong Refugee Child
Last :Christmasthe giris of the
Grade •12 Home Economics ''class.
at the Lucknow ` District High
School, decided . that: rather than
exchange Christmas gifts ; they,
would each donate 'money.: to-,
wards the adoption of a refugee
child. .Upon finding _ty9 .ccst of ad:
oPtion was ,mor ' 'than they hed
collected, the: girls left their mon
'eyand the adoption in 'the hands
of. the ,Student Council..
Las ris the
Last. week .Barba. a Ne an of
Student Council received a pic-
ture
.ic
ture of -and' :a• letter: about the
• child ; from 'Hong g 'Kon . " Following
Kong.. g.
is the letter.'' from the Christ-
ian Children's • Fund;' of Canada.
Lucknow, Ontario,' Canada;`
Lucknow High . School
Student ` Council
c/o 'Miss Barbara Nelson,
R.R. ?'
Lucknow; Ontario, Canada
Dear Friends:, '
Here is the ,news you have been
waiting ,for: ,.From Hong' .Kong'
comes the picture of the child as-
• signed ''to you. And to make the
.adoption" more meaningful • to
you, following. is •a description of
the Home where your e'hild. lives,.
MOTOR BIKE TAKEN : FROM
ROADSIDE, OFFER REWARD
Cletus Dalton, 16 -year-old son
.of , Mr. , and ' Mrs. . Ray Dalton of
Ashfield, had ` his Honda motor
bike =stolen on Saturday, July 10.
Clete left the .bike. at the side of
the road near the, .12th conces-
sion on . the 'Lucknow=Dungannon.
, road. While. he was in • Lucknow,.
the bike disappeared.
Police 'are'. investigating the
theftand a reward has been offe-
red for information leading. .to its
recovery.
. Bruce Hamo
ofto
Buys •Local H
• Mr.. and Mrs, Bruce Hamilton
•'. have purchased' the i,ucknow
home of Mr. arid Mrs. Alvin `Ham-
ilton and will move to the village
shortly.
Bruce ipl y Silvery
wood • .is employed by have
Dairies Ltd. and'they ha
been residingon.. the' Russ Ritchie
farm e their'
Highway 86 west, sine
marriage.,
• The Ha i e located on
to lton nom ,
Standpipe Hill, is the former ,Mac
Stewart place and has been for
sale since Mr. and : Mrs. Alvan
Hamilton purchased theMayfair
Restaurant and took up residence
there some the ago; ..
.along ' with
y.'uersonal inforMation
-
about the, youngster that is bene-
fiting
from •your love,•
• Hong, Kong, ,where• the' child as-
signed you 'is situated, is ' one .'of
the most attractive` and at 'the
same time depressing cities ' in
the world ,It ;is 'attractive:;because.
of ' its beauty, because .the .tourist
finds it a •shopper''s paradise' and
if : he loves good food, he can find
the best.'Depressing because of
the 'density of'- the population larg,
;ely, composed of ,refugees, living.
in squalor, Who escaped at risk of
life from the Chinese Communists
and slaveryMrIst of these refu-
gees
live in homemade shacks.
.built on the •sidewalks or clinging
in
g g
,precariously to the mountainside.
Hundreds of ` others ' live in simi-
lar shacks located on ;the roofs 'of
buildings. Still •others, completely
CONDITION HAS WORSENED
Allan McQuillin; son of Mr.
• and ' Mrsil Dick McQuillin • of
the 6th of Kinloss, and lino-
type operator at. The Luck-
now Sentinel, is in serious
.condition -in ,Victoria Hospital,
in. London. •
• Allan's "health was much
'improved Last Sunday when
the family visited him. A call
was received from the hospital
very : late Sunday evening
that his condition had wor-
sened again and Mr. and Mrs.
'J. R. Murray drove Mrs. Mc-
Quillin, Barbara . and Ronnie
back to London 'through the .
night.
Mr: and Mrs. Bob MacNay
and, Dick : McQuillin ` went to
London Monday morning. On
Monday evening,". Allan was
holding his own .:but was gra--
ely ill. ,
•
Observed 90th
Birthday;JuIy 15Mrs. , Gecrge'•(Emmeline). Crans
.
ton of < St. Helens observed her
90th birthday • on Thursday, July
15th . A family gathering was
held at her home on Sunday,' July
11 Present for the occasion were
her son Earl and and Mrs. Crans-
ton of4 ''Ashfield; her daughter:
Mrs.. Della McFarlane, : of Gimili
Manitoba; grandchildren, Mr.
and Mrs. • George. Cranston and
family of Ashfield; Mr.. ; and: Mrs
Allan Cranston ` and family, of St.,
Helens, ' Mr. and Mrs, Ronald
Cranston . of Fergus; a brother
Middleton (Mid) Humphrey, who
makes 'his • home with Mrs. Crans-
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Bert:.Taylor: of
Auburn and ' Rev: Will. Taylor of
Dorchester.
.Mrs' Cran to .1 : en'o in fair
l good° health:
y.•
SIXTY-FOUR _ LAWN 'BOWLERS.
IN INTER -MIXED JITNEYS
a
,...
Teeswater and. Wingham bow
.ling clubs visited the • ' Lucknow
lawn bowlers last Thursday night.
Sixty-four 'bowlers participated.,
There were .17. two , game win
ners. :.Two game winners ,6 from
Lucknow were Mrs. • Jack : Mac-
Donald,' 2 wins. _plus. 26; Fred:
Jackson, '2. wins plus 25; Roy' Fin-
,layson ' 2:wins , plus: 21; !Mrs.. Jack
.Fisher, 2 wins plus 20...
homeless, sleep • on the 'streets, .:
even in the, rainy season.•
The Hong Kong • Government is
doing a'•herculean job in trying to
meet an almost impossible situa-
tion. Aong other ' projects, it
�n `er of seven.
has bunit a numb story
one -room, flat buildings. They are'
primitive by Canadian :standards
and the poorest paid working
man in. Canada :would refuse to
live in them. But the Chinese 'who
is lucky;. enough : to be : able toi
rent a few : feet in :.one of them.
considers himself extremely fort-
unate. Frequently they share their
crowded "gir.arters with another
family; unable to meet the .very
low rent' alone. '
Many of the children living in
these Government ;flats or ex=
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SINIRST
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TIMEL HOLIDAYS ,,
TWO WEEKS 'IN AUGUST .A,.
The annual vacation pe.riod' at
The, LucknoW''Sentinel ••willbe the
first two weeks in, August •y
one interested. in •:advertising e -,
a
d are
' advised
ise
� ,i
n that r
at. .
ent. i
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fhat there will be no priers pub-
fished on the 4th and lith of Aug,
list. 28th will.
The next issue, July
be the, last leper until Wednes-
day,' August 18th,. '
Correspondents are advised to
pick, the highlights in their news
from the two week period and .sub-
mit it on Thursday, August 12
and then 'follow up with their reg -
Liter 'budget -4, on Monday, August
16. ,This will • help to • lighten 'the
load for us and we will have a
chance to do ;some geek -end work
r. .
in preparation kir far the job of'put-
ting three weeks' nows in one is -
BREAKS ARM 1N FALL
AT ASHFIELD HOME
(Zion .News)
Mrs;, Wilfred • Hackett of Ash-
field suffered a fractured arm in
a fall on thekitchen floor last
week.
..
Mrs: Hackett had a castaPplied.
in hospital and returned to her
home:..
Hackett Reunion
At Ashfield P -ark
75 'descendants 'of the 'late 'Mr.
and ,Mrs:. Joseph' Hackett of Luck -
now' gathered 'Sunday, July 18th
at the Ashfield "Township ' Park
for the annual Hackett reunion;
After the greeting , of relatives,
a bountiful dinner was' served.
Melvin Stewart of :Guelph, Mrs. -
"
John Lindsay, of ' ' Goderich • and
Mrs. D. A:. ,Hackett of Ashfield,
conducted' 'the• program and
sports. Mrs. Vernon. Hunter gave
an informative '• resume on the
history of the 'Hackett family.' She
is also • credited with ' making" • a
"Family Tree" and albums. Mrs.
Hunter's work is • much to be
praised and appreciated.
The president Melvin Stewart,
secretary -treasurer Mrs,. . John
Lindsay, were re-elected for an-
other year with the same commit-
tees namely:, food committee, Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Bradley; Mrs,
Ewart Taylor; sports, •'Mrs. D :A.
Hackett, Mrs.: John , Lindsay.
Ever. one left for home feeling
a very enjoyable day had been
spent. Among. those 'present were
members from London, Sudbury,
Kitchener, Guelph, Teeswater,
*Goderich, . Lucknow; Ashfield, •
New Qwflers. At
Belfast Garage
Mr. and Mrs.George:Lucas of
Wingham 'have'• purchase the
garage, equipment and i Ouse : lo-
cated at Belfast from Ed . Speil-
maker of Kinloss. Mr. and Mrs.
Lucas plan to, operate a body and
fender shop with some consider-
ation being given' to a restaurant.
In the . transaction, Mr. ' Speil-
maker acquires the Lucas home
in the north end of , Wingham
which he plans to sell ' or rent. '
Ed Speilmaker purchased the
Belfast property' from .Mrs.
Young of ' Goderich three or four
Years ago. • The garage has not
been operated for some time but
Harry Irwin has been residing in
the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Speilmaker .: own
the former William MacIntyre
farm in , Kinloss Township and .re-
side .there.
•• •PASSES AT DETROIT
The. funeral . service fo Marvin:
S. Jackson of Davisburgh, Mich-
igan,
ich igan, who died suddenly 'at Detroit.
last Thursday, was held from the/
Johnstone . Funeral Home • in ' Luck -
now .; on Monday of this week with
'burial in Lochalsh Cemetery..
Mr. • Jackson : was 50 years of
age and worked as an entertainer
in Detroit area night: clubs. He
wasan accomplished pianist. The
Jackson ;family resided in ' Luck-
now a number of years agog this
being. Mrs. Jackson's home area.'
He is survived. by his wife, .the
former Kathryn. McLennan. Mrs.
Jackson • is .the . daughter of the
late :'Lorne McLennan and Mar-
garet MacDonald : and a grand-
daughter of Mrs:. James • MacDon-
ald of Lucknow.:. Mr..Jackson is
Ge�rge. Linley Gets
New Appointment
Henry Mills,. owner of Midway
Electronic ° Supply, , has, announc,-.
ed the .appointment of ' George
Linley as manager of : Midway.
main store at 99 West Eight Mile
road in Ferndale, a • Detroit' sub-
urb.
"Mr. Linley is no newcomer,"
said. Mr. Mills." , He has been ac.
tive , in the metropolitan Dertoit
area : in all phases of electronics
for over 25 years." •
Mr. Mills also reported that
Midway had recently • been ap-
pointed a General ' Eletric distrib-
utor .and will handle all ,G. E.
products. Mrs. Linley . was form-
erly Grace Cameron daughter of
the late . ,Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth.
Cameronof this district.
Sold Thompson
Farm In -Kinloss
Frank. Thompson of Dungan
non has sold .his farm, Lot 20.
Concession:'' 11 . and • 12, , Kinloss
Township, to Mr. 'and Mrs. Jose
Almieda 'of • Toronto. Mr. and Mrs.
Almieda, came from:' Portugal, 21kk •
years 'ago.
They have two children ' Josie
5 years of age, Manuel 3 years.
They get possession on ` April 1st,
1966 :and • will go into dairy farm-
ing.
The transaction was completed
by F. .C. Van . Eyl, agent for Bos -
veld 'Realtor :: of . Meaford.
FATHRER PASSES SUDDENLY
IN. :GORRJE ON;. SATURDAY.
• Anson Ruttan, ' 77, of Gorrie •
n Saterda evening at his
also >urvived; �;br �-a•.: ouzo ,, son..Jef ; [4M', ..,...<y ..- y....g , y Y g. �.
h
am '. .
e f°`�low� n a heart...:
o i attack.
fer :'•A son Marvin died � g
e of 'polio Y P
some', years ' ago. • He , was: a •son- of ;the late, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson was, bereaved: by
miler's.
rs Bennet' Rattan.
the -death of her br'other.. Ken in
a . motor accident a • number of
years ago. Ken was also: •a . form-
er ..Luckno. w- resident for a' time.
Pallbearers were 'Bob Hamilton.
and Mike Sanderson of .Lucknow,:
Jim• : Hamilton, Frank Hamilton
and Marvin' Scott. of Ashfield and
Bill. Sandercott of Detroit..
Mr. ; Ruttan . farmed in Howick
Township for more than' 50 years.
At one time he had been' employ-
ed by the a -Department of `` High-
ways. He was , a member • of Gor-
rie . United Church:'
Mr.' Ruttan lived for a short
time last fall in • Lucknow, 'in his
Name on ,Havelock. Street, which''
LI he' purchased from Fred • :Wepb
and'; later sold :to Oliver Barkwell,
He ;was predeceased by his wife,.
the former Gwendolyn ''Snell,'
whom '. he. married in 1916
Clan. Sh�wInterest
hi 'Farnily H
On July 10th. the Neil Ban Mac-
Kenzie and . Mary, MacRae .Clan
gathered at Reids. Corner's Com-
,munity Hall for their. 'Annual Re;
union: Early in' the afternoon un-
der ' sunny skley., cousins' •asseni-
bled and . after_K a hearty hand-
shake 'settled in . to family chat-
ter that •' • was supplemented by.
pictures from. family .albums.
This' brought many memories; .al-
so
al -so plans were started for'a fam_.:
ily',Archives and perhaps; a ,fam-
ily book later. Dr. Kenneth John-
ston of St. Catherines .is intens-
ely ' interested in this proiect. 'and'
all. branches of the family offer
ed assistance . in this regard. -.
The• younger members gather-
ed in the; park and enjoyed ,•an.
hour ;of: 'Sports, under the di
;r
Survivin are a . son ' .
g Lloyd of
Wroxeter; three daughters,. Mrs.
Lloyd (Janet) Ashton . and -Mrs.
Robert (Margaret) Finlay, both of
Lucknow and ' Nellie' Ruttan of..
Toronto; . a brother, . Leonard ` of
R.R..1, ' Gorrie; a' sister,• Mrs.
lie Scott of Hensall, formerly of;
Lucknow; six grandchildren : and
two great-grandchildren.-.
The. funeral ' service was con-.•
•ducted; Tuesday at 2 p.m by Rev • -
J. Wilbert Hird, from the Moir
Funeral Home in . Gorrie. Burial
was made n Wroxeter. Cemetery: ',•
Mrs: Wm, Hunter:
New Zion Scribe
Mrs.. Bill Hunter of the 12th of 4
rec- Ashfield ' is the new . Zion corres-
tion of Ross MacKenzie' and his ( pondent. to The Sentinel.' > Mrs.
,Committee. ' Jean MacKenzie very ,Hunter has submitted her, first
bit of news • for . this week's issue. '.
She 'succeeds •, Mrs. Nelson Ray- .
nerd who has been• Zion scribe
for . a number of. years.. When The
Sentinel learned of Mrs ..l ;aynard
moving to Lucknow, we-, contact-
ed Mrs. Hunter who, 'after , giv-
ing it some thought, agreed to
write the. Zion news.
We ' welcome. Mrs. Hunter to.
the list, of rural correspondents
who, week after week, give of,
their time in order to keep their
community "on the man": ' We 'ap- ,
preeiate their serviees very much.
Mrs. Hunter is no stranger to
the duties •of news', correspondent.
1 -ter parents, Mr.' andMrs. W T.
Gardner,' Wrote, tho Zion news, for
quite some time many. years ago.
Mrs..Hunter is the former Beryl
Gardner. •
capably reports the • following re-
sults:
Girls • and Boys under School
,Age; Ralph Ozbun, Harry Ozbun,
• MacKenzie
ScOtt • and Dianne, Oz -
bun (tied) ; Girls 6-8, Susanne
Caruso, Sharon Caruso; Boys 6-8,
Bobby' MacKenzie, Billy :Barrett;
Girl's 8-10, Lynda Barrett, Carol
Ozbun, Dianne MacKenzie; Boys
8-10,... Bradley' MacKenzie, Ian
acKenzie; • Girls. 10-12,. ..Marlene
nlis , Cindy Caruso, Dianne
Mac
-
.Kenzie;
•Kenzie; Boys 10-12,Billy
MacKen-
zie Girls 12.14, Marlene Inglis;
Boys 12�14,• To
m• m • Main;Gary Mac-
Kenzie; Three-legged race, Boys
8 and 'Under, Billy Barrett and
Bobby MacKenzie, . Harry Ozbun
and Dianne Ozbun; Girls (any
age) Dianne MacKenzie, and Mar.
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