The Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-03-25, Page 1'' ... w ,:::41111F 7 +ri111111'3 '4M
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO."•
, SECOND SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY' ..86 THAT DAY.
Dun,
Arlene Culbert, .17 -year-old
daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Harvey
Culbert of the Dungannon area,
was critically injured in a motor
accident shortly after'the supper
hour on Saturday night.
The' accident occurred about
1 1/2 miles •east of L'uc ow on 86
Highwa,yy , just west of le tri
gate of Manson Reid..
�n Area. ��ri
It was thesecond serious'. accid-
, ent on the same highway that day:
In the morning, a Port Elgin wom-
an died i,nstantly in an accident
1 1/2 miles west of Lucknow..
s t- �iis was, -written Monday n$• •-•
evening,,, Miss Culbert "remained
incritical.conditton:in intensive
care,in London's, Victoria Hospital
whereshe was.ta.ken 'ib an
unconscious condition after emer-
:e•ne-y-t rea t-rnent-a-t W-i-righ--m
liospiial: .S.he. ufLeii Leery
serious head injuries..
ri-oTryi r g tOrcins“! hie jun
Poland of the Kincardine Detach-
ment of the .Ontar.io'Provincial .
• Police who investigated the
., aaccid'ent.,.a.car owned by Doug-
las' Porter , .20. , of Lucknow ; , with ,
Doug and Arlene as the occupants;
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 251h,.1970:
leavy Damage In
Milk Truck, Car
Accident Monday
•
• Fire. Damages
Kinloss :Farm. Horne
--_A.4ire- about p ni: on 'Wed ne-s
davi of last week burned'a‘hole'in
the. roof on the south•side of the
farm home of Hugh Jansen'on the
' 6th concession of Kinlbss.Townsh•ip
about a mile east of the' Lucknow
H_ol.rr.aad .road .
The farm is the former Griffin
place :..
Hugh h'ade•xtinguish•ed a chim-
ney fire about 2'p. rn'. that after-
noon but :apparently a spark lit,orl
the roof and smolder -ed until the
,late afternoon oirtbreak.
When Lucknow Fire Department
arrived on, the 'scene ::the roof
was blazing. but the fire Was qu ck
ly brought under control., •
The fire and water damaged an
ups d•irs• b'edw 3m , .
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The annual "Meal -On -Wheels",
.an organizational project sponsored;
by the, members of St ..Mary's
Catholic Women's League,
Lucknow' took place on Sunda•,
'March 15th • • '
This project "h'ea1-On.Wheels"
is a complete dinner prepared by
time C.W.L. members•for the.
patients and staff at Pinecrest
,..� _ �.�:Maraiax--Al:ur.-snug=iloa-ne-�=l�uaknow :••..�
This is the fourth year for this
project and is planned ' for the •
Sunday previous to St. Patrick's
nay., Thirty-five dinners Were
served, •
-
Each patient is also presented
with a favour madeup of .mints in
a tu11e bag and they are' so apprec-
iative•of the thoughtfulness of •
the St. Marys.'Wornen's League.
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A RLENE CULBERT
was t.rayelling' east, on' Highway'r'
86 prior to,•the-collision. A car
operated by Bill Howald of Luck
now ,' with passengers' his prother
Emerson, Hugh Johnstone of .L-uc-k-
nowand Ronald ,Nicholson• of •
Belfast was parked on'the south
shoulder of the highway. A tfiird
vehicle operate ,by.Garv.Atx�
20•, of ,Lucknow was par:ked•.•.parti
:ally oii'tliie travelled .portion of
the, roadway, -.beside. the "liow:a'ld,
vehicle, Gary lmad as.his passeng-
er ,. Sharon",Wagner ,' 16; of. Wood -
stock .and •form:erly.•of Lucknow
i3oth cars were facing east... '
•
Constable'Poland stated that the
Porter car came ove.r.the crest of
a..hill, 'striking the'.A'ust:in C1r'in;".,
the.,rear and .rolling out o.f Control.
lt•.ea•rne to rest oil its roor.in�t}me
westbound -lane', Bing
Doug Porter sustained' two injur-
ed knees and a'fractur.ed cheek
bone. He was released. from. . .
-hospft-alonda a
Returns Home,
Spends Two Years
In Australia
Marjorie Alton , Who has been.
nursing hi Australia. for the 'past,.
two years, • returned. to Lucknow
two weeks ago. She travehea—
by air from Australia'to Calgary,..
From there she joined her brother.
--fluug Alt'on'of Calga-ry-and tis
friend Ronald Oates of Calgary, LeavesT.ar or
formerly of New Zealand ..and
thehree. motored
thome.t . L;uek, '
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WITH .OTTAWA AERIAL SURVEY FIRM.' '
The four in the liowald car'were
unhurt as was Gary. Austin. '
•
Sharon Wagner- received a- mirior-
head injury bruisesand a broken
tooth: , She1 s treated and releas-
ed: at Wingham Hospital.
The Porter arid Austin cars were
extensively damaged..' the..
•
Howald, car. received minor darnag-
eS.
Doug Porter is the son ,of Mi.
and Mrs.' Albert Porter of Lucknow,
Sharon Wagner is the•daughter of
Mt.' and. Mrs, Gerald Wagner' of
Lucknow .Gary Austin is the •son
of Mrs. Harold Austin of.Lucknow,.
and the ate r ustin The
P
'How aid brorljeis 'are .the sons' of
Mr. and Mrs. Worden Howald of
Lucknow. Hugh -.Johnstone is :the
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clare .John. -a.
stone' of Lucknow : • Ronald .Nichol-
-seri i s-Fhe-s-on••-&f- a'nd7-Mrs .
Chester Nicholson of West Wawa -
nosh ,Township..'.
HONE -.•--FI el F:•ieS?ITA.L;
Bill Ross returned to his Luck -
now lion* on 'Sunday after spend-
ing tWelye clays in Wi:ngharn •
a.nd• District ,Hospital„
Suffers SeiiOUs
Burfls' 10
,Chest And Arm
Peter •Chisheilm, 17
-y-ear-old
son•of'Mr. .and Mrs. Grant Chis-.
holm of.Lucknow ,, Chis-
, •.badly burn -
.ed on Sunday 'night and was treat_.
ed at .Wirrglta nr and District Hospit-
al.
Peter bad a. boil lancedearly,in
the ' evening.. • '
About 11.3..0 p: m.. im,preparing.
to bathe the boil, he apparently
.fa inted .with .the electric kettl;e-i-n'•
his hand. 11efell to the floor. •
spilling' the scalding water on his
..chest and arm.
.iiis'dad lieardthe thump to the:
floor and in:imediately sought •
medical 'assist'anc'e with, Peter'
being` renmoved'to Wingham r lospit
-a-1,W itLi.s -ioiac-lura s-t0414s--ch-est`
and aria,;
r. an ' 'rs . • 'o n -Jo oak of. `.
Greenock Township., • R. R. 5..
Kincardine., escaped serious injury
on .Monday morning of this week'
,when their car was in collision
with a Teesv ater Creamery :milk.
truck at the intersection of'the
Lucknow-Dungannon cpunty road
'and the 6th concession at Glenn's
•
Hill', •
John is the son of M. and Mrs
John Holcak of Ashfield. and Mrs.
Holcak is the former `Gloria Bush -
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ell, daughter of Mr and Irs,
Bert Bushell, R.. A. 5, Lucknow.
Th,e :milk truck:was. driven by:
Donald Lamont of R, 1 -.Formosa
' Mr,. and Mr. Holcak were en .
'route to work 'at Eedy's Bakery in
Dungannon and were 'travelling. `.
south on the county road'. The
Mak truck was travelling west on
the 6th`concessionof West .Wawa -
nosh. '
About $250 damage was' done to
the grill , : 'front ofiie truck;
$1250 darge was:sustained.tq the
Holcak•vehicle. a 1969.Dodge. Mz
Holcak received :a slight scalp
cut.
Constable:. William Hassall of
the'God'ericb Ontario Provincial
Polio e-invest igated,: '
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'Car Strikes Rear Of Bread Truck
Kil
lust- Wes
A .young Port. Elgin mother; was
killed Saturday, triorning when a
car •driven.'by.her husband, hit the
rear of a truckon Highway rd,
about .1'1/2 miles -we t of,Lucknow;.
The accident happened ..just West
of the gate of Harvey'Ritchie•.
Dead .is' Mrs . Warren Grant. , • 20
Her husband, Warren , 23
taken'to;Wingha'm and District
Hospital and was released later on
the weekend'. He suffered shock,'
and. facecu•ts', . •
:Thee truck owned by Witti.chs
Bread Ltd . of Ayton was driven
by••Bradley:.Condy,` 24,' of Kitchen
ccidet
Lucknow
•
er,`'Who wasnot injured..
Both 'here:s were 'r ve7ltrrg
east towards •Lucknow. when the_
crashoccurred about 9: 00' a : m .
The Grants had been going, to
fl rnilton to -'return wtrlfa relative
who was tovisit them.; Their.
two-month old daughter „Tarnra
Dawn, had been left with another
relative.
The' 'Grants had moved recently.,
-to Port.Elgir. fro- Su . be side :
P.E,1, Mrs. Grants hody was
'removed: to Surnn erside for the
funeral,'
•
YOUNG. MOTHER KiLLED IN SAT:URDA'Q. ACCIDENT
scat amid ft mald are continuing y iiace Nc uston, yauiage,r'.son
on a holiday trip to Los' Angeles', of Mr,, and Mrs; Harvey llouston,
California then bacl< to Calgary I:iolyrotid', left Ottawa, Wednes-.
where both are e'riployed . - • day, March 18th on: 'an extended
Severely Injured
In Recent
Snowmobile Miha
Mr. and Mrs, Murray Ritchie of
St. Thomas were stverely injured
in a snowmobile -car accident ori
Wellington 'toad+ London in Jan-
uary. They have been hospital-
ized in Victoria Hospital; London
since the accident.
Iviurray is th•e'son of Mr, and
Mrs. Harold 'Ritchie, of London and
grandson of Mrs. Gordon Ritchie
of Lucknow: Murray's injiiries
includeda*broken elbow: hip and
leg Mrs.. -Ritchie suffered a
broken arm , leg and. pelvis, They
are now progressing -favour y
but will be hospitalized for some
tittle yet'...
Mr, and Mrs: Lorne Ritchie
and Annabelle of Huron Township
and Mrs, Gordon Ritchie of Luck-
now visited with them at the •
hospital last l~riday;
They :also visited Mrs. Harold
Ritchie of London; a patient at
Westminster Hospital. .
field trip-to-tl e 'Federal; iid--
of-Canmerotrn;-Africa,,.• They will
be situated close•:to .Yaounde
Wally is•in the employ of bile
-i+ry a i -r L -td- ,--1-t tT7t-1 f . a -y ' -'
Ottawa , who are doing aerial
survey work. He recei'ed his
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's
Flicenie, Category A., from the
Department.of Transport, Toronto
.1 se
•
servicing aircraft in• the 'Canmerou
Africa
•
Wally .left Ottawa by 'Air' France
with a stop over in Paris, France.
.
He expected' to be in the Federal
Republic of Cameroun. on Friday,
March 20th, : It is expected this
field trip will be from eight to
fourteen months duration. He was
dr"i"ven by oarto Ottawa by his
parents ..