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; WEDNESDAY, 'MAY 20tH,
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>AGE TWO
V WQLFCUBS
The weatherman sort of upset
1 Jilans for last week’s meeting,
which,asarestilt, was heldin-
■ <doors with 26 Cubs falling in for
•' inspection. Sixer Fraser Ashton
conducted the opening ceremon
ies. The Pack then broke up; for
instruction work under Akela and
Kaa; and -games, with Bagheera
t and Scout Hartford in charge.
■ With the weeks growing shorter
till we pull up stakes for the
.summer holidays, your Pack
Scribe noticed increased interest
in the hoys during this meeting.
Many Cubs showed a desire, (to
complete their Star Work (as the
case should be for. all Cubs) and
improved attention was shown
during the test period. Presenta
tion of the prizes for the winners
of the April Inter-Six Competi
tion was made by Kaa to Sixer
Bill Andrew and the Cubs of the
Bed Six. Bagheera presented Bill
with the Honour Award Pennant
which he placed on the Totem.
™Garden seeds were presented to
-each Cub as jan incentive for
eqci to plant a garden, which
ouldi qualify them for the Gard-
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. .. THE LUCKNOW' SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
CHANGES DENTALPRACTISE
An item from the Vancouver
Times refers to Dr. Gordon Booth
taking over a dental practise at
Richmond. He -is a graduate of
the Uniyersiity_of Alberta^nd has
been practising with the-Metro
politan Health Committee at Van-,
couver.
Mrs. Booth was formerly. Dor
othy Albertson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Albertson of
Lulu Island. Mrs. Albertson was
formerly Hattie Nixon of Ash-
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DOCTOR severely
HURT IN CAR CRASH
Dr. W. A. McKibbon of Wing-
Mam Was severely hurt when his
ear . went; out of control on. Sun
day evening, and rolled over in
the ditch, He . was discovered
trapped iri the car by Jim Carr,
Who had him rushed to the hos
pital. The extent of his injuries
were not immediately determined
and x-rays were taken on Tues
day. •.
. Extensive damage was done (to
a new car he was driving. .....
Dr. McKibbon is a son-in-law
of Mr., and Mrs. Wm. A. Russell
of town.
Presbyteriap WJULS. \ _
Mrs. Winn was in the chair
for the May meeting which, was
held in the church. The Bible
study was taken by Miss Carrick
ahd current events by Mys. Port-
eous. Mrs. Winn gave a reading
ahn Miss M. MacLeoda report of
the Synodical held in Wingham,
Hymn and'prayer closed this part
of the meeting after which the
Cradle Roll, Mission Band and
mothers were guests of the Soc-
iety and presented the following
program with their president,
Jean Mullin in the chair: prayer
by Evan Agnew, readings by
Betsy Henderson; Dianne Janney
son and Nancy Forster, songs by
seven Junior and seven Senior
members and a piano solo > by
Janet Finlayson. A bountiful
lunch. was served by W.M.S.
members. Ladies who wish to at
tend the Prekbyterial in, White-
church on Tuesday, May 19th, are
asked tld send their names to
Mrs. Porteous before May 18th;
TO ATTEND CORONATION
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Miss Flora, DurniC daughter- of
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Durnim of
Dungannon, will attend the cor
onation. Miss Durnin, a home
economist, will accompany a
group of Junior Institute mem
bers on the trip. She wifi return
4nnJuly<^’^vf^-“
ener’s Badge. So rhove over Dad.
. and. give Junior, ra .little. corner
of your garden., 1953 Scouting
catalogues were also distributed . . . v
among the Pack. Advertising doesn’t cost—it pays?
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Mrs. .Norma Naylor died in 1941 ■
at the age of thirty-eight.
With the bier banked with :
many lovely floral tributes, the
remains rested at the family resi
dence -until- Monday-, —when - the——
funeral service was held at the
Johnstone Funeral Home, con
ducted by Rev. G, A. Meiklejohn
of .the United Church. Interment
was- in Greenhill . Cemetery with
-Harry Nixon, W. Wi Hill, W, L. 7
Mackenzie, J. W. Joynt, Robert
Button and K. C. Murdie acting
as pallbearers.
Mr. Thompson is survived by
his widow formerly Isobel (Belle)
Campbell; two daughters; Helen
of Hanover, Mrs. Wm. Hewat
(Frances) of Elmira; four sons.
Campbell, Harold and Willard of
Luckpow and Robert at Arctic
Bay in Baffin Land; three sisters.
Mrs. Minnie Collins, Mrs. Bina
Perley and Mrs. Etta Helwig, all
of Winnipeg; 7 grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by two
daughters, Norma and Dbnaida:
by two brothers, David M.
Thompson and Dr. Frank Thomp
son and by a sister, Maggie.
The Whitechurch commuriity
was shocked to hear of the sud- <
den death of . Duncan Kennedy,' *
which occurred in Wingham, Hos
pital on Sunday, May ,17th ftrim a
heart attacks Mr. Kennedy was
in his 59th year. He wris born in
West Wawanosh on the farm
Where his brother ’ George now ■
lives. He Was the son of the late
David Kennedy^ and Jane Fisher.
Mr. Kennedy w<as; a veteran of
the First World War and while
overseas married Charlotte Tegg
of England. H& was wounded in
France. jy
. He fanned in West Wawanosh, ,
but for a number, 6t years has.
resided in ■ Wingham, where he .
served as mayor, councillor and
member of thevipuhlicutilities
Commission. He is . a member of
St^Aridrew’s-Presbyterian^church -
arid on the Session; is a member (
of the Legion and of the I.O.O F. .
Lodge. . \ ;
At the time of his death Mr.
-^Kennedy y was associated with
John Gaunt in operating1 a saw- ?
iriiillubqsinesS--at—Whitechurchr—; •J ■ ’ -. • ” • » ' . • ... . ’The funeral is being held oh J
Thursday afternoon in S.t» ■-■An- .
drew’s Church. , , ’. . ‘
He leaves to mourn besides his
OBITUARY
ROBERT HENRY THOMPSON
Death. ; came to Robert H.
Thompson in Wingham Hospital
about 6.30 a.m. on "Saturday
morning. He had been in failing
health for a long period, and had
been hospitalized for over three
months. The end was hastened by
a fracturedhip which he suffered
in a fair fr^m his chair on Fri
day morning -at breakfast time.
The 'shock was too much in his
weakening -condition—and—-he_
lapsed into unconsciousness early
that evening and passed peace
fully away early the next morn
ing. •
Mr. Thompson was in his 73rd
year and was a lifelong resident
of this community and prominent
in the business life of the village
from his early teens. He was a
son of Adam Thompson and Ellen
Reid, arid was born at Dungan
non, but as an infant came to
Lucknow where his father estab
lished a carriage manufacturing
and blacksmith business. His
father was one of a family of
rugged Irishmen who came to this
country to follow the same trades.
in^Goderich^^Dungannon^land
Lucknow.
l^iilje in his early teens Robert
shouldered the task of running
the Thompson livery business,
Upon the sudden death of his
father. Later he clerked in the
late Wm. Taylor’s grocery store,
was then employed for a time in
Winnipeg with the T. Eaton. Com
pany, but returned here and took
a job in Treleaven’s Mill. Here*
turned to the retail business in
the employ of the * late A. ,R. Fin
layson and continued with him
until going into business for him
self in 1922, Failing health forced
him to retire a few years ago,
and the business which. he had
operated for over a quarter of a
century Was disposed of to Oliver
■Glenn-ih 195L-'-'-‘'-. -~ — ■
In the days of 7-man hockey
llHob^LplayedJ^
siderable Ability. and later took
over managing duties, piloting 0
team to the Xakeside League
championship in iM4^15» Players
om that team were Lee Horne,
Harold Allin,. Brown. Maltoughj
Ernie Millsori, Cecil Allin, Bill
Reid'arid Clyde Reid7^
He was a meriifoer of the' Luck
now Fire ^Company for many
/ears, served on the. Village
Council during Robert Jbhnstori’s v. f,
~Ieeveshilp^^nd'^was^Ai*membexr/of'^^:11^e,—^his-^n^theFf-^fou5^--bFotbers
the horticultural society. while it a#
functioned, fbr f‘ gardening arid
flowers were his hobby. .. •'
But above all he was a good
husband and father. Dad. devoted
his life to his'family and Worked
unsparingly in - providing fbr
rthem, and it was a grievous blow
on two occasions when death en
tered this' family circle and took
two of the daughters.’ Dbrialda
died iri .WM M the age' bl 17 *and
David of Vahcduver,, Alex of
Wirinipeg and Pete and George /
of Whitechurch;. three sisters, .
(Agnes) Mrs. Hairy Tichborne of *
.Goderich; (Jeari>. Mrs. Lome
Ddrnih of West Wawanosh; An- /■
riie of Wingham Hospital staff. ’
BXtLAWiS. requiring :■
be confined during the gardening
season are in .effect in Walker-
"to;; Teeswater hM ■ Mildmay. :