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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1974-05-01, Page 15tstAy 1st, 1974 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEI, 1.13.CKNOV4 ONTARIO , PAGE 'FIFTEEN Seeks Items Of Family History Sam Gibson of Lucknow is seek- ing information which will help him locate a sword belonging to his father and which was' present- ed to Zion Orange Lodge prior to his father's death in 1915. The sword was Used as recently, as 195 0 in a play at the old Dick- now High School. , Sam also wants to have his father's old British Army uniform used during the reign of Queen Victoria at Karachi, India on FebrUary, 1874 with Regiment Royal Artillery Buttons of. Queen Victoria, regimental tabs or any part of the summer tunic of the of- ficer's uniform that is identifiable. Sam also wants to have a dupli- cate of the -picture of his great . uncle -John W. Shay of the Bengal Lancers which,was given to the . Lucknow Council by Dr. W. V. Johnston but has vanished in the past five years. This man was killed in the bush in kshfield in 185 2 , buhed in Zion Cemetery and later moved 10 Greenhill Cemetery; Sam is offering a reward for any information leading to the recov- ery of these historic iteini which he values greatly. Can,anyone help? YOUR HARD EARNED , MONEY MEM HELP. YOU CONSERVE, STILL GIVE YOU THE VALUE You DESERVE at- A Semi-Annual Spring Board Meeting Held At University Of Guelph The regular meeting of the Lucknow Girl Guides wa's held • April 25th. The meeting was opened with roll call and Horseshoe formation. It was announced that Lori /vie- Kim had received her Religion In Life Emblem on Sunday, April 21st. Edith Greer was presented with her Bird Watcher's Badge and her Challenge Badge. Letters were sent home' to Guide Mothers concerning the Banquet. Thes'e must'be returned with the money to the next meeting May 2. Mrs. Bonnie Aekert came to teach the Child Care Badge to 'the Guides: George Whithy came to teach map and ,compass to the girls work- ing to complete their Challenge Emblem. Suzanne Kirkland taught an Indian game to part of the comp- any for her,Native Lore Badge.. A short campfire was led by Faye Ors ter , as Mr. Whitby was still working with the other girls.- The meeting was closed with Vesp ers and Taps. John A. --MacDonald, and child- ren and adults would be more aware of our ^ cultural heritage and Canadian history, the FWIO request the Prime Minister and the Federal Government to de- clare, January 11th as Sir John A. MacDonald Day." Mrs. Frank Skulj, Fonthill, gave the Junior W.I. report. There are five branches in Ont- ario. Their' project, the printing of a booklet "A little bit of everything" has been most successful. The week long ses- sion concluded on Friday. GUIDE NEWS r er? you' will want to investi- Sun• Life policy that will of any mortgage left house and any debts. on pment and livestock at ealh. Retirement income be provided. Why not today? J. Kinahan LR.`2 LUCKNOW PHONE 357.1987 ' SUN LIFE OF riiultural Tidbits With Adrian Vos: me I will lift some sent- farmers' views' from the farm classification pres- the Ontario government., hink will be of interest to met, • roduction of plants and useful to man must be of t concern to every con- y with chronic food short- consequence is not mere- enience and cost , . but hunger for many." en was repeatedly 'expres- (public) meetings that land/or regional plans o give developthent prior - agriculture areas have ned for industrial, corn and residential zones , for f courses, raceways, ib and other recreation- MTH THE LEFT OVER ONSIDERED FARMLAND. " red has been continuously an endless resource. It that.farmland is not un- total quantity and is ly limited in productive urged to; "prohibit or e entry of nonfarnily owners whose prime ac - not the production of al products, but which method of marketing ipal produets through of conversion into agri- products." In other eed companies raising in order to market their presume it could include companies who raise their kens and vegetables in '11)1)1Y their Manufactur-. ies. The growing of al products then becom- ary, ort also attacks rural- al ownership. Having a among farmers inflates d thus assessment for the et and •it reduces food The Semi Annual Spring Board meeting of the Federated Women's Institute of Ontario was held at the University of Guelph, Guelph, April 22nd - 26th. The sessions were held in the Watson . Hall, all 32 Board 'Directors and 1 Junior Direc- tor in attendance. Mrs1 H. L. Noblitt, Ottawa, the president was in charge of the session with Mrs. Wm. G. Miller, Highland Creek, secre- tary-treasurer, assisting. Mrs. Miller reported attending all sessions of committee meet- ings in connection with Finance, Scholarship, Officer's Confer- ence, Erland Lee Home com- mittees. and many 'others. Lists have been prepared of those who are eligible to be elected as provincial president.. Many mes- sages of sympathy and tokens of appreciation have been sent to the winners of the Associated Countrywomen of the World competition: Mrs. Noblitt and Mrs._ Miller have been making arrangements for travel to the A.C.W.W. Conference, in Perth, Australia in. October, 1974. Office mailings have been 7,940, sec- retary's mailing 654. The above does not include large• mailings done by Home Economics branch, Ontario Ministry of. Ag- riculture and Food. There are 1,290 branches in Ontario with 30,775 members. There are 2,736 life members. Mrs. Harvey Houston, Luek- now, the Public Relations Of- ficer expressed thanks .to the Directors for notifying her. of the press coverage in many parts of Ontario. 246 pieces of mail were handled from Octo- ber to April. Mrs. 'Clifford Bar- ber, Belleville, presented the proposed budget of the Finance, Committee. , Ontarip W.I. 'pre- sented 14 awards to students of College of Family and Consum-; er Studies, University of Guelph.. In 1974 they will give 20 awards. Mrs. Harvey Noblitt reported attending many . committee meetings. At a meeting of the Northern Canada W.I. at the F.W.I.C. office in Ottawa, Mrs. Paton, the new Field worker for the NCWI, was present. It was an opportunity to learn • of condition in the north first hand. There are 5 active branches in the' north. "Northern women are fragmented by the changing world around them. Their hus- bands are seeking wage work and educational upgrading. Thdir children are sent out. to schooling in English._ They are facing a reversal of roles, with children more knowledgeable about survival in 'the white man's world around them than the senior members of the family. W.I. can once' again provide the frame work in which women of the North can get together .to learn from, each other:" Miss Helen' McKercher, dir- ector of the Home Economics branch, Department of Agri- culture and Food, said there would be 114 District workshops on Nutrition in all ' parts. of province. There were' 3265- 4-H Homemaking clubs, with a membership of 20,798. 26,990 women attended Food Forums and courses, an increase of 1,000 persons. Any group may sponsor a 4-H or short' course if they supply the leadership:' Miss McKercher urged the branches or individual to sub- scribe to the F.W.I.C. public- ation Federated News,, with an objective of 500 new subscrib- ers. Renewal date is December 15th, sent to Ottawa office. A report on the Ontario Food Council' was given by Mrs. Cecil Bell,'-Prescott. Priorities as pro- posed by Department of Nation- al Health, and Welfare would strengthen government regul- atory role for Canadian food supply. Develop an effective program in nutrition informa- tion education, to develop indiv- idual responsibility, and train health professionals to meet nut- • ritional needs. Mr. Nyholt, Ont- ario Dairy' commission, spoke of the increased milk cost3 such as feed, fertilizer afid labor. They are rising far in excess of any other commodity. There are' only 17,000 milk producers left in Ontario. There will be a shortage of fluid milk before too long. Mrs. Austin S, Zoeller, New Hamburg, presented an inform- ative report on the Erland Lee Home at 'Stoney Creek. June 10th .-, 14th is Ontario WI. week and it is expected many bus loads will visit the home. The branches, Districts and. Areas have been most generous in their support which makes the project most worthwhile. The members are aware that this project will take years and will need both financial and moral support. Mrs. Austin S. Zoeller, New Hamburg, convener for' Resolu- tions, chaired the /meeting when following resolutions were sus-' tamed. "As railroad service is being discontinued in 'many areas of Ontario, Which only a hundred years ago was • the newest and most efficient mode of travelling and built through hard labour and hardship, F.W.I.O. appeal to the Depart ment of Tourism and Inform- ation, Toronto, to retain some of these railways as a tourist at- traction, also for the pure en- joyment and delight of our citi- zens." "Whereas a great many snowmobiles are crossing pri- vate properties as well as parks and picnic areas which are owned and maintained by cer-- tain W.I.'s; under present law of negligence may hold such property owners responsible for accidents, be it resolved that F.W.I.O. request , the Ontario government to enact legislation, prohibiting snowmobile opera- tors -from bringing any action, except for malicious acts on the part, of the owner or occupier of the property." "Whereas there is an alarm- ing number of car-train col- lisons resulting in tragic loss, of life and . enormous loss of pro- perty damage, both public and private, diesel train engines are a dull drab colouring blend, ing with surrounding country- side, resolve that CN and CP railways paint, their engines noticeably br ight e r color (orange, red or yellow), install flashing lights on top of engines, which would be visible from all angles; step up program of marking box cars, flat cars and tank cars with a fluorescent strip in such a manner. as to pick up headlights of an auto- mobile approaching a crossing at night." "As there is an increasing number of stores opening their doors to Sunday shopping, as we are concerned with high cost of food and preserving the quality of family life the F.W.I.O. go on record as being opposed to unrestricted Sunday retail sell- ing." "Whereas' there is no signifi- cant recognition given to the birth date of our Founding Father of Confederation, Sir REUNION . CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 another re-union. I was able to attend the previous one, which I thought was carried out and arranged very well and I wish you and all working on the committee every success with this one. Yours truly ,• Mrs. Ethel Buck, London, * -I marvel at the paper you get , out each week. I am sure there is not a small paper around that can. come up to our "Lucknow Sentin- el" Thanks for my invitation to the Old Boys and Girls Reunion. I am one of the-old girls past the three score and ten.," Hope ,to see you and many cherished friends last part of June. 'Mrs. Wm. Blue, Detroit. KINDERGARTEN The kindergarten pupils welcom- ed their parents last week when they ea-Me 'to visit their class ses- sions. FIELD MEET A Field Meet is being held at the Lucknow Central Public School on June 17th. Four schools are taking part.' They are: Kincar- dine Public School, Ripley Public School, Teeswater Public School and Lucknow Public School. OPEN HOUSE Open House was held at the school .on April 19, About 375 people attended to view the class rooms. A very good display of gymnastics was shown at the clos- ing of the evening. ASSEMBLY Mrs. Wheeler's class had the assembly on Friday. The grade sevens put on a short play called "Midnight in the Library". The 'three Atkinson brothers and Don- aid Kreutzweiser played a quartette on their instruments. The band has been practising very hard for their' concert on Saturday.,, May 4th. We hope to see you , all there. producing land as well as creating problems with fences and noxious weeds. It creates demand for ser- vices not needed by the farmer., thus increasing his cost of taxa - tion and odour problems from close proximity to livestock build - ings . All of which end up in high , er prices for us as consumers. Lucknow Central School