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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-03-25, Page 2PAGE TWO • THE LUC1C,NOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW,. C AR O WIIDNEsDA•Y, vim= 250 Y. •, YOU SERVE BY GIVING '' This year' is an eventful year for the • Canadian Red Cross Society, ln: 1959 •the. Canadian Red Cross commemorates • 50 Years .of service to Canada 'and ' the world and. will observe the 1 00th anniversary ,of the birth Of.. the Red Crosse idea. • For 50 years the Canadian 'Red Cross Society has carried on the traditional. prin ciples • 'established in.. the mind of 'Henri' Dunant a, century ago. Down throughfive decades our'Red' Cross, has grown frorri_ a of words on the 'meaning of a .Canadian very '.small establishment of a few willing: 7 'Red' Cross prisi ner-of war parcel*. ' and interested workers to the, status it en- joys .to -day ---the nation's largest ,voluntary . organization. To tell the story. of the work accomp.. Canadian 'Red Cross help when the tides of lishecl and the people helped by the Red: cross down through the, years would be a lengthy. and involved: chore. There would' " be highlights of 'Red..'Cross action in peace': and war, ' in prosperity . • and depression. It' would: tell of the expansion . of services and programmes to meet: the demands of a na• - tion. during its most exciting years. It would and revive again the • Red Cross' help that' Was ; given when „headlines told of Hailey. bury,. .Winnipeg, Fraser.: River, Noronic, Hurricane Hazel, Beauceville and Sluing - hill. it would . tell of Red Cross .aid . when hundreds of homes burned and people were, grateful because, the ' Red Cross was • on the,. job. • ,Thousands" of Canadian:: ervicemen would ,willingly contribute, many thousands From beyond'our'shores,..:`hundreds' ok thousands of :men, women and'.children .of. many colors and:many creeds would recall. . fortune : were ' against them. Others would thank a little-known ,service'' of ' our . Red Cross because it brought themto gether with loved ones after years of separation.. . Millions . of citizens would look back and. reminisce 'about their days as members of the Canadian Junior' Red ` Cross and of how that experience had given them a bet-'. tell of•.the pioneering in public health work ter .appreciation of mankind and made and. the effort to make our country health- ier ealthier and; happier:. . The story would" outline services for:. our Armed. Forces in two : World Wars ' and Th in the Far East. It would recall the help' Society looks back over half. a century of provided day in .and.�,day out for the vete- rans of those wars who have been.forced to live out their lives'in the:restricted' con- fines of. hospitals and.institutions. The people '"of` all • ages.. whose lives' have been' saved'by . the; free blood trans- Melon' 'service would contribute' 'an exciting' chapter. The history would recall disasters them better -citizens. These 'are but ;a few of the many .ways our Red 'Cross has served. Canada and the 'world. is . year: the Canadian Red .Cross achievement and looks.: forward to ' its hu- manitarian obligations in *the future. People • have ' been and will. always be "anxious to serve as volunteers to 'carr on . the. tradi- tional work• but they must have the finan- cial..'backing of their fellow ..:citizens . Our. ,contributions will 'keep our. Red:. Cross .ready • and alert, always on the job: prop •in and see.:..... •'' THE GLIITERIIG.• NEW . LINE for. SPRING and SUMMER In all ;tlie, newest shades • at �md's Jewellery & China We offer a'coniplete service in. • luni in eatn and OIL " BURNING/ SERVICE Call us for estimates. Let us help you plan: your installations. for Prompt, • Courteous and '. Efficient Service See or Call :RAVENS: 'Phone,. 73, Lucknow The :raising of STANDARD bred horses could be .' a profitable sideline in this HURON -BRUCE area, aif: Lair goVtrnment regulations were in effect. Pre. sent rules favour. the THOROUGHBRED group • and • interests, and are very, unfair.' Farmers in this, area are capable .of raising good horses. Sorely ask- ing for equal rights is not asking too much, f asked some of the present Liberal members about this and have been promised' sed' support.." RAE J. 'WATSON . R,R, No, 1; Lucknow. YOURi Liberal candidate for the next provincial election. HAS..4th'"DEEP X-RAY TO: LOCATE' :ILLNESS CAUSE Mr. and. Mrs:. Herb Buckton were . in London on Tuesday, when their daughter •Marion un- derwent the fourt'l in a series of deep. x-rays; endeavouring to 'lo- cate, .the lo-cate'•the source of :her illness, that caused: her to be rushed to London on March 1st in a critical condition Marion receives an anaesthetic for 'these ,x-rays., Tuesday's : or- deal commenced . at 1:30 and it'. was ‘about 7.00 before she was back from, the recovery room: • Her trouble is 'believed to :be,. in the :terms of the ` layman, a ruptured 'blood vessel that is leaking into , the .spinal fluid. When the exact source is found, an operation. will probably be. necessary to tie: off the vessel, Marion is in good spirits, and has the use of her limbs. :Menin- gitis had been' first feared, but happily thiswas not' the trouble. 'DUNGANNON The women's missionary .S ety held ' an traster ,service in Er- skine Presbyterian church ' on. Friday with twat?. present. Mrs. :Will Stewart presided and the Meeting _opened •with • the .hymn;. "Jesus .keep me, near the Cross" with Mrs. 'Frank Jones presiding at the organ, followed by pray- er by Mrs. Arthur .Stewart. :Mrs. Jas. , :W,ilson' read an arti- cle on Deaconess work. Mrs. Ito- bert Fitzgerald : read the 'scrip- ture. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Wm, J. Reid, Mrs. Wallace Wil- son gave a reading. • Mrs. Mason MacAllister: spoke on, the- alloca- tion for the building of the new Deaconess home* in Toronto. It was accepted and a 'committee of •Mrs. " Arthur > Stewart, • Mrs. Robert MacAlliste . rand Miss Iva. Robert McAllister and Miss Iva Carr were appointed to plan. for it. Miss Carr gave a reading. The meeting closed witth prayer by Mrs. W. J. Reid• and was follow- ed with lunch. Charles Rivett was . taken ill one day last week with a 'heart . attack, -suffering a great deal. He. is remaining in bed and under, a doctor's care for a ' while till. such time as he can he moved to the hospital for x-ray. Mr.. Harvey Culbert who has been for, the past few. weeks. at Westminster • Hospital. in London, receiving treatment for a back Welcokne' these volunteer, workers=—and give 'as', = generously as you can disaster Strikes the. . . Whenevei; or .wherever.:' dlsa er sRed Cross• 1 the Red'Cross. provides on 'the job ...locally such services as the -Loan Cupboard, The Water Safety • Prop - g, ram The ' Work' : Room • and Blood: Donor assistance. VIRDEN:. MOWBRAY, President • ELMER. UMBACH, Campaign ;Treasurer injury, is home ;:for a time, but will return 'again for . check-up. A Good Friday service check-up. be held'in the United Church. at 11 Tuesday ' morning it was an- nounced .there would 'be • no ..school in the senior rooms, owing to illness of the teacher, !Gordon- Anderson. • • Ennis Conifort, St.• .Catherines, is on" vacation this.. week. and is'. visiting at the . home of his , un - cles, ,Harold Blake and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blake. ` Mr. Jack Lang and • his uncle of Toronto, Chinese .friends of Dr. H. A. S Vokes':and Mrs. Vo, - es visited. on Sunday. 'BORN,. COURTNEY At the • Wingham General Hospital, , on Tuesday, Mar. 10,•. 1959, to Mr, and Mrs: •• Leo Courtney, R:R.. 7, Lucknow,; a • son. • J ''JJ'•. i''.S EASY TO PERK UP YOUR KITCHEN with. Moore's 'Duhamel. • • Lovely semi -gloss finish for ceilings, walls and trim; • Excellent for plaster, wood or metal . • Dries overnight, •. Beautiful decorator colors Bennamun Moore paints u� MUrdie$ Son. Hardware Lucknow •