The Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-07-27, Page 1The LUCKNOW SENTINEL
Don Thompson, publisher and
editnr of The Lucknow Sentinel,
has announced the sale of the
newspaper to Signal Star Publish-
ing CO. of Goderich. The change in
ownership will beconie effective on
August 15th.
It was 49 years ago on July 2nd,
1928, that the Thompson name first
became associated with The Sent-
inel. On that date, L. Campbell
Thompson, father of the present
publisher, joined the staff under
publisher A. D. MacKenzie. Three
years later, following the death of
Mr. MacKenzie; Cam took over the
duties of managing editor for Mrs.
MacKenzie until purchasing the
paper in 1941. In 1953, after
attending Ryerson Institute of
Technology in Toronto, Don,
Thompson joined his father in the
newspaper business at that time
located in an office in the Joynt
Block presently occupied by Bruce
County Health Unit.
In 1957, the present building was
constructed and the Sentinel inov-
ed to its south side location on the
main street. In 1959 Donald
Thompson -formed a partnership
with his father and in 1964,
Campbell Thompson died sudden-
ly. Over the many years that the
family has been associated with the
paper, Margaret Thompson has
continued to work with her
husband Cam, husband and son
and since 1964 with her son. Bev
Thompson, wife of the present
publisher, has been associated with
the paper for the past sixteen
Named Deputy
Grand Master
• Norval Richards of Guelph,
brother of Orland Richards of
Lucknow, was elected Deputy
Grand Master of the Grand
Masonic Lodge of Canada in the
province of Ontario for a term of
two years.
Grand Lodge was held in Toronto
last week.
Sheridan' Grad
Marilyn Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Austin Martin of R. R. 5
Lucknow, graduated in Retail
Management Arts from Sheridan
College, Oakville Campus.
Convocation was held on Friday,
June 10th at 10 a.m.
Guests attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Martin and Rick.
Marilyn is employed at Dalmys
at the new Eaton City Centre,
Toronto.
years.
Following the death of his father,
Don purchased the half interest of
his mother and has acted as
publisher arid editor since that
time, for the past thirteen years.
The new owners, Signal Star
Jim Foran, , 16-year-old son of
Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon Foran of St.
Augustine, died in a tragic farm
accident about 7.30 Saturday
evening.
Jim was working with his uncle
Joe Foran and Barry Jefferson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Jefferson.
They were drawing manure at the
Foran homestead on the 9th of
West Wawanosh.
Although the accident was not
witnessed,, it is believed that Jim
attempted to stop the tractor from
rolling backwards, and in climbing
on, the machine tipped over,
crushing his chest and killing him
instantly. In trying to save the
machine, the young man lost his
life.
Jim was a student at Goderich
Collegiate and would have been
entering grade 11 in the Fall.
He is the oldest of a family often
children of Gordon and Helen
(Mcllhargey) Foran of West Wawa-
nosh. Besides his parents he is
survived by four sisters, Mary
Colleen, Theresa, Lisa and Loretta;
five brothers, William, Patrick,
Paul, Dennis and Gerald; his
grandmother, Mrs. Will Mcllharg-
ey of Lucan.
The body rested at the family
home, West Wawanosh until
Publishing Company of Goderich,
have an impressive record of
achievement and service in weekly
ne*spapering in the communities
in, this area.
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JIM FORAN
Wednesday morning when mass
was said at 10.30 a.m. at St.
Augustine Roman Catholic Church.
Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Prayers were said at the home on
Tuesday evening. MacKenzie Fun-
eral Home, Lucknow was in charge
of arrangements.
Collision Sat.
A two vehicle collision on
Saturday evening occurred on
Highway 86, about a mile west of
Lucknow.
A pickup truck-, driven by Steven
Button, was proceeding east on the
highway and turning into the farm
lane of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Russ Button.
A car driven by Tom Chester of
Lucknow, with Maxine Bradley of
Amberley as a passenger, was
proceeding west on Highway 86.
In the collision, Miss Bradley
received injuries and was hospital-
ized.' $800 damage was done to the
front of the Chester car and $600 to
the right rear of the Button truck.
Kincardine Ontario Provincial
Police investigated.
ATTEND INTERNATIONAL
GIRL GUIDE CAMP
Two Lucknow Rangers are am-
ong 2000 girls attending an Inter-
national Girl Guide Camp on the
banks of the Mira River in Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia from July 20 to
August 2nd. The group includes
about 1500 Canadians and the
balance from other countries.
On the left is Lorna Boyle, 16,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Boyle and on the right, Susan
Thompson, IS, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Thompson. Pictured,
centre, is Judith Armitage, 15, of
Sheffield, England who spent nine
days with Susan Thompson prior to
the camp as part of the Guide
exchange visit.
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Vacation Time,
Office Will Be
Open For Most
Of 'The Period
Vacation time has almost arrived
at The, Lucknow Sentinel.
In common with past years, there
will be no issues published for the
next two weeks, August 3 and 10.
The next issue of the Sentinel will
appear August 17.
Because of the change in owner-
ship of The Sentinel, and the
winding up' of-business affairs, the
office will be open during much of
the time set aside for vacation.
The Sentinel will be open
Thursday and Friday, July 28 and
29. The office. will close Friday,
July 29th at 6 p.m. and will remain
closed until Monday, August g
when it will re-open for business
for the full week, August 8 to 12.
All accounts owing to The
Sentinel up to August 13 will be
accepted at the present location,
both before and after the a new
ownership 'takes over. All - new
Sentinel business after August 15
will be with the new ownership and
will be transacted at the new
location, the former Village Shop,
on the north side of main street.
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Lochalsh Couple
50th Anniversary
The lawn was the lovely setting
for the 50th wedding anniversary
celebration of D. A. and Dorothy
MacLennan of Lochalsh. Mr. and
Mrs. MacLennan were married in
the PreSbyterian Manse, Ripley by
the Rev. Connors on July 23, 1927,
with Grace Connors and George
Sutherland as attendants. They
have one daughter, Margaret. Mrs.
Ted Heffernan of London, and one
son. Finlay of Kitchener.
Mrs. Allan Bales, Richmond
Hill, sister of the groom; Miss
Katie Sutherland. London, sister of
the bride; Mrs. George Sutherland,
Ripley. sister-in-law of the bride;
and Mrs. Donald F. MacKenzie,
Lochalsh, poured tea in the
afternoon.
Guests from a distance included
Graham Bales and family, Am-
herst, N.S., Miss Marion Bales,
Rosedale, niece and nephew of the
groom .
Music was provided by Bill
MacKay, Finlay MacLennan. Wal-
ter Collins, Finlay MacDonald,
Bert MacDonald, Mable MacDon-
ald and members of the Kincardine
Pipe Band.
Thompson Family Connection For 49 Years
Lucknow Sentinel. To Change Ownership
$10 A Year In Advance $14 To U.S.A. and Foreign WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1977
Single Copy 25c 28 Pages
Visit Family
ln - india
Mrs. Lal (Kanta) Mehan of
Lucknow, and her sons Uppinder
16 and Sanjeev 10, are 'presently
holidaying in India, their home-
land.
Following a flight to New York
and LOndon, England, they spent
two unexpected days in Rome,
Italy, due to aircraft mechanical
problems. They eventually landed
• in Bombay, then Delhi, before
proceeding to their home and
family at Amritsar, in north India,
in Panjab province.
They expect to be gone seven
weeks.
Lal and Kanta Mehan operate
Mehan's Super Market and have
been residents in Canada for seven
years. She has been home to India
twice, and Lal once, during that
time. •
Farm Accident Takes
Life Of 16-Yeara-Old
Holyrood Man
One Of Six In
New Cattle
Selling Business
An area man, Ernest Ackert of
Holyrood, is one of six beef cattle
producers who have formed a new
cattle listing service called OBEX,
The Ontario Beef Exchange Ltd.
The mew business is designed to
give producers a convenient and
efficient method of selling their
cattle while retaining marketing
control. , The founder& of the new
1 business feel the need for an