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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-01-04, Page 14PAGE FOURTEEN', • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL,: LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 'ICs our hope and our 'belief : that the New Year is` just the .beginning. -of •a great future for youand you' and, you! Greetings and thanks to you all. .ear H i . , es osp to =or Hol rda (St, Helens' News) John Cameron, who has been a :,patient in Win ham and District. , „;. P g. Hospital for several weeks with a fractured leg spent 'a few days at Christmas.;and the New Year at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Carver No Mr and. Mrs.. Archie IVIGQu' 'illin andJimmie of Toronto; ` Mr., a d f , . J >.. , n Mrs. `Joe 'Murphy and Colleen of P Y ;Stratford and Miss Sheila McQ ill_ in of Londonwere holidavisitors ,with >t their ..'parents. •_ Mr and Mrs Brry McQuillin andill of'' Hes e e Jp i t and Mr.,.and 'Mrs , Ivan .Mc � illin of Waterlooa were'Christmas het visitors wi h t it With Mr., and Mrs. Fred Mc Quill Quill Mr and Mrs. Cecil McTeer and Jimmie of Underwood 'spent . Christ-� ,mas Sunday with Mr. -and Mrs.. Frank MeWhinney and family; Jamie Goutier of London spent the holidays with Mr. . and; Mrs.. Andrew Gaunt. Mr. ;and Mrs. Jack Wilson John and Susan of Hamilton spent a, few days with his sister;` Mrs. Jim" Aitchison, Mr. Aitchison and fam- ily. Holiday visitors: with Mr. and- Mrs. Harvey Webb were Mr. and Mrs:. Dan Rose and fami1y of Guelph and Mr.: and Mrs=; David Gilmour, Jeff and 'Steven of 'Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Aitchison, • Bradley. and Barbaraaspent Christ- nias 'with her mother', Mrs. Adel- • •ine Dowlint'near Mount Forest. ` Visitingover the holidays ;with Mrs.' W.I.Miller and, Isobel were •".Mr,, and' Mrs. Gordon' McIntyre and Don of Richmond Hill. and Mr. and • Mrs. Gordon Miller and Larry. of, Announce Winners Of Christmas Home Decorating Winners in'the''Christmas home:. decorating contest; • sponsored 'jointly by the Lucknow Horticult ure Society and the Lucknow :Leg ion, • were: announced during, Christ: mas week. Judging took place December 2s em er . l t. • Mrs. Albert 'Morton's home placed first in the outdoor .decor- ations .with total effect considered: Mrs., Dave Elphick was second and Harold . Greer third. •Prizes were $12, $10 and $8.. Mrs;: Edith Gardner's home won the class forindo :and.i door . w w n_, decorations as , viewed from' the street. Mrs. Philip placed laced .• ; second: and Ivirs.; Cam bell'Thom• P P son third.. Prizes were $9., $7 and $4 for this class. ,Judges were 'Noel .Mason and Rev taird Stirling of Lucknow London,' Mr. and Mrs, Fred Thompson and Mrs. Gordon McPherson' visited with Mrs. Sylvester Raynard (Chris- tine McFarlane) who is`a patient in Listowel Hospital .on Wednesday. Tv1fs.' Raynard has been quite ill "dux ing `thet:past few weeks Mr.. ' and Mrs. Lorne _ Forster': and • Ray and W rn . Forster were Ghrist- mas, visitors,with Mr., and .Mrs - Ronald .Perrott rs,Ronald;.:.Perrott and family at coder- ich and with Mr.' and Mrs.. Ross Henderson and family of Lucknow -on New Year's Day'/. 'Mrs: 'Frank Pennebecker of Clinton spent a few' days'with Mrs. Don Pannabecker Just a reminder of the January, W.I.. meeting on„'hursday (to -day) in the hall at 2:30, MONUMENTS For sound counsel and a 'fair Price on a monument ,correctly l designed from quality material, rely on • SKELTONM ORIALS' Fat O'Hagan,' Prop. Established Over Slaty:Years WALKERtON p.HON 4=fl1a4 ...: Retu,rnsWest: To Mine Jobs' Iosv Hamilton and Gary `Gammie; who have been working for Inter- national Minerals'and. Chemicals at Esterhazy, ,Saskatchewan for the past several months, spent New Years. with their families:' here, Mr. and Mrs. Gib Hamilton .of Kinloss and Mr. and -Mrs. Ross Gammie of West Wawanosh, The boy's flew from y'orkton',. Saskatchewan, arriving here Friday night. Ross has been working for this firm in a potash 'mine and -returned to the west on Tuesday, Garyy has been working on construction . 'k building at -the mine and will not return. The • pair went west in, 'April .,They have been living at Russell,, Manitoba, 'which is very close, to the Saskatchewan' border. Kinloss Native Passes Suddenly GEORGE WILB'ERT COLWELL. • A resident of the town of -Kincar- dine: for the, past twenty years, but a native, of: Kinloss township, George Colwell. passed away unex- pectedly at "the 'home';' of his 'sort, • the former family home-, in Kin- loss township on :November 28. Death was attributed to. a heart attack. Mr Colwell had a close affect- .` ion, for his family and had; gone to Kinloss, to spend the:'week-end with his son Albert ,and. his family:-, :Born on September 17, 1884, the. late George: Colwell was the son of early Kinlossr esidents,M. r and .. Mrs. George ,Colwell who were the'•" pioneers of the'area at a time • when it was• never suspected that in •the. years to :come Silver Lake would.become a tourist hide -away:. and motor . cars would pass through the dense'"Greenock swamp as it, connected'.the'shores•of lake Huron to those inland 'towns which ,seem°-, ed' isolated from' the rest; of Bruce. In: fact it has only been; in the current century' that the Kincardine Walkerton highway would permit two vehicles to pass on the narrow gravel;and corduroy road through Greenockswamp ; , 'The: late: George •Colwell was. an active man and: although supposed ly in retirement. he: was •anxious to work :`in his garden or to assist an 'old friend , George Gordon, 'as•the; two "youngsters" carried out the : nTiultiple ,chores which wet • deman- ded: of them throughout the area; The loss of his•,wiie, the, former Myrtle Stanley whom he married in Kinloss, . was a severe blow, to Mr, Colwell arid he found his,re- maining: happiness with merjbbers ,of his family, Mrs. Cecil (Floret' ce) Pollard 'of kincardine, Albert,. of 'Kinloss; :brothers,: James: of Prince, Saskatchewan;. Reginald of Scott,,' Saskatchewan . and Frank .of Kincardine. He also leaves two sisters; Mrs. Donald (rlorence) , Martyn of Detroit•and Mrs. Her Bert (Ada) Farrell °of. Huron' town. ship, There are'three• grandchild A 'member of the Kincardine United Church, last rites were' conducted by his; minister, Rev:- Bruce Hall,. with interment i,.,. Kincardine "cemetery. Mr.. Col-' well rested -at the Linklater' Pun eral''Home with'the pallbearers being,ali nephews, , Huston Colwell, Frank ColwellCurrie., Colwell Jack Farrell, Charles ,Flood and •Ron..Stanley : Flower, bearers were friends and neighbours. Friends from a distance atter;ded • the funeral from Guelph, .London, WI«i d iayCitchener and Chatham. ill. 3101;1:);111111141i WIDNES.DAY', JAN,: 11th, T: Childrenof Golden CirclOchool Depict Theme "The Centenn'ial Year Jn Canada" • The families and friends of the children of The'Golden-Cirele School in-Wingham attended the Christmas Concert, put on. by .the children° on Thursday, December 22... Special guests who attended; were the School $oard members and their hives' and.•the school. 'nurse, .Mrs,' C. Douglas; the, child-' renfrom the school .who .have grid.. uated. and :their. parents were' also', guests; Mrs', "T . English , Mrs,. W. .Forsyth and Mrs. Lapp, some of the volunteers from former'years: assisted with the social hour that ' followed the program;;. ; The theme'of the program was. "The. Centennial Year In• Canada telling of the customs brought..to Canada by the 'people from other countries. This has,,been• the theme of the lessons taught; all fallat. 'die .school' by the teachers; Mrs, Jack Reavie, Mrs.. Richard Kilpat- rick and the supply teacher, Hans Schipper. , ' The first item on this part of the program was the. Indians who first lived in Canada a littie&Indian drummer -boy entered followed by an ,Indian chief and histribe: to do th'e Indian Buffalo .dance 'around the wigwam ."This 'was followed by the children dressed in.the costumes of the different countries which came to 'Canada as the years went by--- 'one of theboys as an Englishman, with, soine'of his soldiers,' placed the•Englishflag on Canada . and one of the girls enter gi eddressed as the Queen. Next .a Junior dressed; in Irish costume pre- sented the Sr. 'class who formed a band with drums, spoons, Ind other instruments -to play with • a favorite Irish'folk song. Another 'little Jr: dressed in the Scotch costume represented. the Scottish: the ' .4 c es'da ced to - me andcouples ,, n • A "Commm•. thru the:' Rye"0. 'little irl° g.dressed .in Dutch costume troduced the Holland theme .and all the other children brought . tulips, .which :are a,product of • Holland, to help beautifyCanada. A little boy' and girl dressed: in ..: Japanese costume with kimona, parasol and fansdid an action. 'song to. a Japanese song and: then, one boy entered dressed as a Chinese withF a bowl 'of rice' and cho psticks with the .son "Ch P g, o P. sticks" 'played in the -background The • final number on this: part of the program ;was All Canadian with . the children entering with the new Canadian efla • :band one girl with the banner' "Canada"', all. sang "The ; Maple. Leaf", This I Land is Your -Land" and :"O Canada" There were other groups,,of Christ tm assongs ,and •sacred • son`s s Aland sung.. by, all sand one solo, .".Deck the .Halls with' Banghs.of Holly", • The. Golden Circle "School has; also: participated in the National, Centennial Physical, Fitness Pro -1' gram and; this was explained by— the y,the teachers- and movie film and: slides Were 'shown 'o(the :ch ildten as. they participated• in the,!conteests Thi program' will eontinue'a11 . next -year. with tests being taken again in. the spring and in the,fall: The tests include., for .the Seniors' a 300 yard run-, .a.number. of speed sit -ups in 30 seconds, vertical jump and a one and 'one • half to 3 mile hike,: according. to -age; for. the Juniors, tests Ow:walking board '•for balance, standing broads ju, mp, back extension trunk exec- ,cises and the hike of one half to, one and;one half miles, accord :ing to age . Ross. Hamilton, Presi-• dent of the .Association, 'presented.. the awards that.have. already been won, all'.the children.received: .,Participation .awards; and some also received bronze and silver awards.' • After this the highlight -of the.. program was swhen Santa arrived and,thechildren•crowded around';• -him and..received manytgifts. It was a very happy event and the teachers of .th:e Golden School wish to thank,all who have 'contributedto make this' such a happy event Special thanks too to, all who have contributed spec ial,;gifts throughout the year and; tc., the,Camp Fund in the summer, ' ®Your interest is appreciated• Murray Family In Holyrood Hall -The: family of Mr. and Mrs. F',. :A: f Holyrood: gathered MurrayY Yr, 8 in the Holyrood Hall' on Monday; December 26th' to celebrate Christmas. , Thosepre werer. sent M and 'Mrs �: Keith (Veronica) McCarter and. family, Wallacebur Mr, and Mrs.—Lorne(Eleanor) Kraemer and. •family/,. Rexdale;" Mr. and Mrs.., Bob (Margaret' Anne)• Dales and family . St, Thomas; ,Mr.: _pd Mrs, Dona1d. (Elaine) Fisher,Barrie; Miss' Barbara Murray; Windsor; Mr. "and Mrs: Frank. Murray and family," Culross; 'Mr. and; Mrs. Alphonse Murray and family, Bervie; Mr. and •Mrs.. Leo Murray and family, 'Mr.:and'Mrs Charlie Murray and family, , Mr. 'and Mrs. John'Murfay and fare it and Mr'. •and.rs: Gerald.M•'rra allf' M r u ,y,0 .Kinloss,. . The family, 54 in all,, had their' dinner:' and supper,' opened gifts anada ed' 'games' a ads. Pl, Y and, G r �ay this New Year. see the, fulfillment' of ali ydep brightest 'dreams. And to. all oi}r faithful" patrons who -made out" dreams come true: "Thank '°you;' ! .