The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-09-16, Page 2•
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THS LUCKNOW SENTINEL,: LUCINOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY , SEPT. 14th, 19"
(arnmunity Mourns'. Sudden Pass•ng
Sentinel Editor (am Thompsn
Lorne Campbell Thompson.•
It ,Was • a stunned and saddened side was.. Donald Campbell and
community that received the news ` his great: grandfather :was: Mal
of the sudden • :death. of Lorne color Campbell, Lucknow's first
Campbell Thompson early Fri- merchant and postmaster.
day, SePternber 4th in Wingham Cam grew up in the village,
Hospital. attended public and continuation
,Ia his 56 years in .the village, . school' here. Thirty-one years.
his good work rubbed .off - on ago,. on May 6 1933,he married
litany people and to many .:resi- Margaret Thom, . daughter of Mr.
dents, it was almost like losing and Mrs. Ed. Thom of St. Helens,.
a.' part of their family,' As a young,.man he was a., keen.
Campbell . was. • born, in Lucknow sportsman, oth in ball and hoc -
on April 3, 108
9, the soil of Robert key. But . hockey was his . love.
H. Thompson and Isabella Camp- On the ice . as in life, he was .a
bell and the third in. ,a family of Pusher, devoted to the game, a
eight. He took great pride in his lover of his • team, ' and' a gentle
ancestry,' the ' reason being, that man in victory and de feat. , Cam
they Were. part of . the original , never lost. his . desire:. to, as he
early families of the " village, used'ti say it, "take. a stick in. my
band ; a. '
His grandfather on the Thompson that.'he didnd nothe havofteentheregr• :opettported
side was the late Adam Thompson.
His grandfather :on the Campbell unity to do this. Young men will
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remember hits as .one of the best
minor hockey 'coaches. Lucknow
ever had. Those werethe days.
when the, financial; backing a
team,. had was usually• measured
by the size of the coach's pocket.
Campbell Thompson, in his coach-
ing days, taught the youth. of
Lucknow;. how to play hockey; and
many have often taken time to
tell .him this. He had their respect.
While working .in his father's
grocery store where . Henry's
Fruit Market • is now located,
Campbell was first presented' with
the . opportunity of entering the
newspaper business; The late A,
D. MacKenzie, located next door.
where the new health unit . office
is now located, approached Camp-
bell and asked if he wouldbe in-.
terested in . learning job
printing
trade. In 1928, a job was a .job,
and he . readily accepted. He was
introduced to ' the magic of type
by Miss. Leea Smith and Drennan
MacIntosh.. Threeyears later,
When A. p. MacKenzie ;took 'ill,
Cam undertook to "get out a paper
or two" forhis. boss. This paper
or two : extended 33 years. ' Mr..
MacKenzie's death occured later
in 1931, and Campbell acted ' as
managing, editor for Mrs. Mac-
Kenzie for. the ,next , ten years.
In those lean. 30's many . times
after. the ' 'staff'.. and. owner ::got
their ' weekly pay cheque,,' ,there.
was none'. left. for the editor. The
newlyweds of 1933, Cam and Marg,
took their -pay out in merchan-
dise from' stores. which had built
up ., accounts with t h e :Sentinel
during. those depression .years
Thus Campbell :. Thompson got,
his : start ' in ' the newspaper bus-
iness, with no formal training in
writing , and three years .exper-
ience as a ,printer:. Then, as now,
he tackled • any . job given, him
with determination and a' success'
story was born:
As the ' paper grew. under ' his
guidance, he realized ; a long ; cher-,
ished ambition . in 1941,. ' owner-
ship. He purchased the .paper from
Mrs:. MacKenzie , at ,that time. In
1953, Donald • Thompson joined
his father in the business and five
years , ago, the two formed a part-
nership. ,A . new . ,building was
built and .the plant moved to its
present location in -.1957
Since the years , of their marr-
iage, Mrs. ' .Thompson (Margaret)
has been an inspiration to the
work, of her' husband. The life. of
this -newspaper publisher ` and ed-
itor caused . family, •life • to suffer
to some' degree:: • Hard . work and
many meetings kept . the family
apart more than was . their wish,
but his times with his . familywere
his : happiest. ' Campbell has been
fortunate in having a wife that
worked . along' with him' and any
success that hehas achieved has.
been partly 'due to: this. •
In his years in Lucknow, he has
belonged to many groups. 'He was
a charter member of the' Lucknow.
Lions Club buthis true love was
always for the Clansmen Club, 'a•
small independent .group that op-
erated in .the village for many
year3 and :were .a force behind
many ..civic projects.. He was a.
member
of long, service in 'the
Lucknow Fire Department until
forced to give up this position. He.
was a member.of 'Old Light Lodge,
and 'although not a regular attend-
er at ,meetings .because of busin-
ess pressures, he •valued :this "bro-
therhood most highly. At one time
Campbell` served on village council
until; he realized
he was the only
councillor . on maitistreet and
handled all the 'problems out of
his office. For many. years he
served as secretary of " the arena
committee, and was a moving.
force behind the . construction'.. of
the ,present arena 'in Lucknow, In
his church, Lucknow: United, he
was a faithful, servant and .a mem-
ber of session. He was ' a former
member of the Oddfellows Lodge
Lucknow until it disbanded, He
was a part of every organization
in the community • through. •his re-
porting and his attendance at hun
dreds and hundreds of meetings
through the• years. His advice was
sought about many things and his.
opinions were valued by many
people. Through his ' newspaper
years he has made many friends
among the brotherhood of Weekly'
newspapermen. He has been, a
member of . Canadian ' Weekly
Newspapers ' Association, • Ontario
Weekly Newspapers . Association,
Canadian Continually ' Newspapers
RIDAY m
1EMB'ER
TURDAY
Parade At One 'O'Clock
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■. the .School : para a will be ads
■ . matted to the: `Fair. Grounds free. The parade will assemble . •
■ at Lucknow Public' School at 1:00 p.m. ■.
■ The Teeswater Pipe i. Band who won.. first prize at the ' Fer
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w Band aind Majorettes will bein attendance:
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DON'T. FORGET THE ALWAYS` POP:UI.AR,
aby Show..
THREE "'CLASSES:— Single babies under 6 • months, tSingle
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babies 6' months to : 12 months, Single • g
,hs, S ng ebabies 12 . months . to
18:. months _
ATTENTION ALL THOSE ENTERING PONIES IN PARADE ; ■
• " There are now TWO classes ..in . this competition of Ponies is
■ in Parade. They ' are:- Shetland Ponies for the best ■.
N Cowboy or . Cowgirl costume in the parade, $5;00, $4.00, : $3.00, ■
;' $2:00, Riding Horses: —' for the best Cowboy or Cowgirl cos- i