HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1958-07-23, Page 17•0th 1988
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the weeks
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reunion
and Mr$� ,
t AMC/en'.
relatives
of T{in
•
her rson
the Lane.'
r is. with-
;Johnston,-
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SSes Edna :
'Lodge • at
of Glamis
ss Evelyn
ittended a
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s married'•
and Mrs.
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If* cared
f Walker.''
th Mrs. ,T;
Hedgins •
Nlerle.,
ends here
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yorne into:.
Canadian
longed, to
Malcolm
his signs-„•
nary '28th;.•.
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ion: (Dean
me• unei-
nong the •
they, the
This , his:
id in'1866,
leration.'.
kNKS' . '.
.wishes .to••
)Se .who so
and the
spital and
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WI1 DIVE' SDAY., •;,,jtJf, , 3Qth 454
Tag ` QW $Zl 'INEL,U` Or
111,10E 8ATT`LN ,
HELD .REUIN,O,V.
Two, hundredand fifty of the
surviving '300 mer'nbers; of. the
10th Bruce' Infantry Battalion
Ther Billy O'Connor shoKt With
all.. his stars, 'plus. other' top:
•vaudeville acts, Win 'ba the: $at-,
urday night Sensation nf. • ,the.
Centennial, Tile show• . Will he
held in the Arena. Where a. pee
iaily. ' built stagehas. beer• Cori-
$tructed so that everyone Will oe
able to see the •perfermlance,
is expected the.. arena Zt l
will be
packed to thedors. The ice..sur,
-,.,face• with b.e-'seated •arid the .�n
terror' . of the building and the
the.
x?ew g$phalt floor is gleaning
with a ---coat. of aluminum paint; -
"Bubbling" • Billy O'Coor and
his cast :of stars -'or rarjndia and
TV, are sponsored, by Coco -Cola
Ltd., for their show in Lucknow
' The O'Connor cast will include
Hilly;- -qf -course;:v the-- so igstress;-
oey�oli'ingswor 'h; T e arsen
Sisters who, won fame on. the
Godfrey show; and O'Connor's
entire band, which will play for
the :dance. to follow the variey
show. 'Show and dance is priced,
at only '•$2..0Q.'. .
•
The O'Connor. "gang'' are . ' a
petted. to arrive in'ex-
:Lu
r1'
ea y Saturday afternoon, Some
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CENT;EIVNIAL SPECIAL'
+ _a tended • the reuriion of .:that
. "'First World War. Unit . at South
ampton, Saturday, July .5th.
The• 4 R
'V'eterans came from 71.1a.hy
parts of cana4a. and the United
States •''tor the get-together,., the
first since 1948,;' • ,
in '1°1'5, Lt Col. Adam` Weir,,.a
' f ormer commanding" officer of
;. . ....Me-.ied-.Bruce egiMent, receiv . , x
ed. • orders to rnobolie . the Over-
seas unit , 'as the •160th; :,a.„ unit
,..of 1, l53It len _,He, .contacted, a for -
1 [
mer ' Bruce County slldier, A.
McLean Moffat of ,otrisville •K
mcan
a brigadier in the , . ' y"
o
arfmmay who sever ted to th'e� rank
or •to• serve as second: in.
command Of., to ruce.:battalion.-
Another former Bruce resi-'
i ,
... • y •: ' _ Winni
� �g to fill.,.. the position of
• captain . paymaster ,and A. P.
Todd of 'Toronto returned to his
of. the cast are
brie in
family with them, g g their, '(former- county unit as ca ta'
we understand, quartermaster. p- In
and motel 'accorxiodation has been :Battalion '
booked. for•them � B n headquarters: wase .
m at a nearby: tabliahed; at: Walkerto
Lakeside town, . n The fo
Robert •graha3n. was, the "poet
laureate of Lucknow for more
than, half a.century, and ,during
•that , dine. penned Many and
many. a poern A* Volume of spine
twohundred, of •his hand writ-
ten 1?oerns is in the public lily'
rY • ' �.
A native •.of' Ireland .hes carr•
to Lucknow when' -the uiIlage w
just -a few years: old. l Ie was
shoemaker by 'trade, • rrierehan
justice. of the peace, acid f o'r: rxiari
earsr librarian, serv1r gm..rn kto`t
the old and. the new town halls."
Here We ,reproduce one of his
Poems;,-- , .
. ' BYGONE':DAF, S�
(By Robert Graham)
Tell me the tale ,of .by gone days,
Of fifty two, and three.;:
Where stalwart men., then sww g
thea. axe.- .'
hat fell the: forest tree.
Of' early.days, I like to. hear'
Far in the ,Woods :recess; .
When howling Wolf `and savage
g
Pocessed the •Wilderness.'
TIIOUGHTS .TURN BACKWARD'
in
REGRET CANNOT $E $ERE '
I.
• Fe •
nneY Farms! „Fl:Orida.
1Vxr.: George.. W. Jo
bear 'S;i ynt,
We. regret ;to .s
,ay that
••w
e.'
sh`
al
not be . able. to `be, with you at
this 100. •,:Yeah, Cele.' r
b . atxo'n of • the
. town �froni ; which ; our
r
• , springy: pots
It's .a''grand spoil and the hearts
$illy" .will .: •companies''were' given . districts
at it be ', on' CKNX,TV recruit from.. They , t cts.
day at. 6.55..p.m.: + . a They were,' A co
p nY, Walkerton, Cargill; Paisle
stitutions -..which w Port• Elgin and South
were fou i aniPton�
as.
a
t,*
y
h -
ur When .. Indian carr;p of cedar
to: boughs' •
m Stretched; on the 'river brink;, •
Then' killing fish for daily, foo
" Set. trap for. d'
B p 000n'.and
Chesley; Tara'`:
n mink.
• He
. W
or
a
p th
nd• Our' and
• �
Te"
e
svrater;The cheer'$ +7f
•dations ,of our • spfritual:.
•doral .,
s
tr
en
th'•, ..
on
s o
g' •. � H uth.
e
ad. Y i
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'Uttia
: b.
, r ne
t w
Y
go
on .T'. � •
We, Wish .you every :•sate s' in obermory, Cape :.Croker and days'
this . fine Saugeen Indian Reserve Sound' sweetest to''ni
Project, arid:. %eel s D ' Year'
sorry tvery : Kincar :i WhiI
Y. • o. be absent'd ne 'Lnekno a roamiri
w R` ,1 g
Earl, 1.
and ,
_d at
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Je �'
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or
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a .
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a
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o, e wI
P a der
nd n
e
ss
iverton:.. � , Ta hunt �'an : ,
In Jusf three months of. re- Felt •
Mi'. ;and crui.txn the: ba me : the, tale of earl :'
Mrs 'Elio Se' g ttalion' ;had "Y life,.
Y doff' 11'56 New
an .
d,_glee
an ;recruits, The ow far .away from vrew,
two sans Kennet a 'off unit. was ,
Kenneth. and Ronald of unigti 'Y 't'
b
w.'
Par: in the woods, fro'
rri wealth
, and friends;
Wee • cast'' our humble. lot
Our' bed • was, ; - .
asof green branches
spread,
Until we built 1' our cot:
Sparse ray of sun above our' head'
Scarce could `through ' foliage'
peep; :
While nightly •howl of savage
• .. beast, .
Disturbed :•us in our sleep;•
anion e: a ring a thrill 'of joy
Detroit are • vistin . a • . . g ;�canadian'' battalions
g t •the home ons ''in' And, . Ina
oi �h , nhood '•still:, rerie
of many: a'•"native, th`• ,•
on • 'is huge
continent, . turn backward
pride and ra it with I ren
g t ud.e' to': the gov- °hav
'ernment, ;the homes and the fine.;
• colt
Mr.. and Mrs.xing two :platoons of Indians .
CoCox. t ,:
Nlrs:. Floyd" W lso " one . from each reserve.,
n.. acrd 'child- count - . in the.
Max and'. Mena .:of � Toronto .. Y.
e :• : By earl:. ,.
been. 'Visiting •at':th x� .,1VIay the. ;batta i '
e Ashton• With a strengthion
age 'at Arr�berley:,,B deli: ,. ;of 1,260 •aids rxio�
p bilized' in , Walkerton Private
homes, the skating rink an old
school, the. agricultural buildings
and. the .basements' of churches'
twere used, to house and feed the
men, in.
One June : 4. th'e battalion
• Centennial year Will 'be. rein'em
bered as the time: that -the Luc
now Branch of .the
Canadian
Legion 'took'.
over; the Recreaiior
Centr"e'from'
. the Village of .Luc
k
now. Theis; leased the buildin
for a `ten ear
• Y period°a`t' $1,QQ;Yper
,year With�:the .
option of: -
re '
p lea'
sin
• g
or
1711 ' :,.
Y1ng at :that .time, The.trans•
action had pertain `:sti
._. :. pulatians as
:to irriprovements�'`an'd public .use
=of the bixildin
Operation_ . of the Rec Centre
had been tinder 'a Recreational
Cominittee, and financially it was
net a Municipal money-maker,,
The .Legion had ', said 'their
building an .Mair• ;Street to' Art
4 G.niOre, with flit, intentian`-`o£
• buildin'g:: a hall. '• The :` building
plans Were' not"proceeded with'when -the Rec Centre proposition
Was agreed upon,
The Legion, immediately went
•' to work to •transform the build-
ing' otlt3ide and ,in. A .crew roof;
new siding and new eiitra lee's,
front and"rear, were iin ned'iate-
lY • 'proceeded with,. •cine, would
nOW no longer recognize the Hila
.*.terror„ The inside• entrance hats
a re -arranged: ticket office' and`
garment check` -:root;•,. The kitchen
has been entirely inodei•I•si'zed and
new lavatory facilities installed
and.1`elocated: The 'north .ting is
literarlfy .a, bail 'room• for' public
;' dances and banquets. -A new idea•
in 'painting ;adds a /hest attract
eve appearance,'
The south Wing Will be rent
-': vated into ':Legion and: l><uxirliary.'
Luck
ro•oins,. but' Work has bee
n halted;,
for ,the•tune being .
aI' The .o • enin
p, . , g ;dance :was' held
recently t
y i"n the, new � hall' was:.
g Reeve George Joynt "'was present
on , behalf e the fown: A
• He'cora'n
g ttllated the Legionon
•
the many fine project's ,under-
taken' in recent gears: ,He, spoke
of the floodlights• that had 'been
installed 'in the Caledonian:Park
the'' :benevolence and 'welfare:
work, and the Minor; `sport' pro=
.gram in recent 'years.' 'a .
Reeve ,Joynt ' expressed ;kis
pleasure; in 'presenting the Leg
ion with a ten-year lease to the.
-hui7drng wi tli the" optien: `tb"°biiy
from. the town at -that time for
the price of"$100, Re said,
building rs a 'credit'' toy the \ill;
age and the Canadian Legion in
general",-
Legion President Garnet lien;
derson r p ifleci, briefly and ex
tended a Welcome to' those pros
et t. C'a'r,>'net . 'requested the, ch
ry.peation of the .public' in keep-
ing the :new ball. fine 'eondi
'tion He; stated • that the Legion
do not plant til 'police the, build-:
Ing,, anti liehoped that' the resin
dents of
the cOnlmuliity.• would
have many happy times :together
itlin '•the fteu hall, Garnet 'an-
nbt.inced' '`,hat . the •:nor'th wing is
available as . befeire.for ;3/se by
the general public..s
The Legion sign was painted
by Ken Jardine, :
marched to .Chesley,•;'`where the
colors were presented. They were'
donated -,,by :M. A • Halliday of.
ChesleY�. Later. • that .rpenth • the
unit moved to (London', • Ontario;
for overseas training : •
1h October the 16,0th . Bruce;
as it betaine known; left. 'Hall;
fax for England.
Lt. -Col Weir:relinquished,'
command of the `unit:. in. 1917 to
• be succeeded by ;Lt.'. Col . D! V,.
'Sutherland,.: (Following the . war
Col Sutherland becanie ,:Canada's
minister of •national •defence).:He
now lives near Woodstock, but ill
health • prevented . hien` from ;at
tending etke7`reu
neon
beifor .. ,going ` to Era
nee, ' the'
10th: was 'demobilized. 'to .-form'
reiliforcernents for 72 Other.units,
I , ` Sixty-one percent'
p of the,:unit
were Bruce.' born. re lVinet�Yns - ''e
'
n
we '
ki`fl'
ed Tri action or:died: of
Wor lids, 255. were'• Wounded'.
52. and'
ga's_sed
At' So
uth
a
m t "
n
o
p the
members.
attended the unveiling of a ceno-
taph 'to their dead.•comra. �'
des:.
The hooting owl 'on hemlock tall;
Each night . sent ;forth , his" -Wail;
While lizzard and, the •bullfrog
•Bang . out: from. siimey' sviwai .
-Of "the day's of early Pioneer,
I never can forget;
'The axes stroke,that.fell' the'jree
I, : think I ;hear;' it yet, •
Ohl tell me now'of father's days
And blather's, . so ,sedate,'i
The early joys, and hardships
I. still: appreciate; •. 4
With :language plain, let words
•
: be, low; .
.. .•
•ConveY 'the aales�°ofYou
,
ThatHomer sang,
and :Burns •
The• :160th' Br' -
uCeis er •
et'
ed •in'• •;:the count p • e uat-
Y. bx the 97th',
Bruce Battery, ":Royal Canadia
an.
Artillery,
•
�..
With head
qtersIn Walkerton- .
saw action
.
o
t
nJ
in the Second . World War in
northwest Europe. --. Walk: er
rye'
ROBERT GRAH.AIyI='`
wrote, :"
With humble ' Thoma•s
,:.. Moore.
Give Shakespeare, and' f med
oretors,
Theirdue, that
piose the: art;, :
But plain -like '.words from loving
g
Sink *deepest in the heart; '.
Tell l rrie the tales of bygone. days,,':.'.
When, youth was in., its •'
: days'pri;liley .:
Of early natures. way '•.
I'd e
e m them • still sublime
Sue') days are cherished in, the
heart,. . .. .
B
of
fs '.
Y ri
n
oe
p r '
g th',
e
ear' • th'•
,
When youth;•encountered
joy arid..:.
But ; parted: fra'
m at death.
Sweet'days. of':,,_ '
. y' lira; merri- '
n-ient, .. . • •,'•
'That: gave • the :`:.Cheek a glow,,
Such tales we 'love to: hear a ain
While we remain ..below. ' g ''' ..'
WANTS JUST STANDING'
.ROOM TO''iv EET OLD FRIENDS,
•
Iia'' sending' ; a. donation • to the;
Centennial and his Se'ntin'el re-.
newaI, W. ,F.' (Bill) Thompson
Toronto, • says
s
want in Lucknow is a' piece of
sidewalk . two fee, square and t '
will he quite • :happy.'•there. for
two days talking to • old friends;,
That wil'1' be ' sufficient Lin the
way. of eritertairiment, sufficient
wish-
es for 'the. Centennial. which ap:-
pears :'to be' on the .*ay to sue -
fess ":
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