HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-05-30, Page 13Lucknow UCW general meeting was
%1d May 22 in the fellowship r of the
ehareh. Laura Lee Cayley welcomed the
members and guests present.
The worship•service opened by singing
a hymn* followed by Norma Weatherhead
reading the scripture from Psalm 126.
Beruadeau Ritchie . gave the meditation
. entitled: "Planting and Reaping" ,Ming
that we reap what we sow, therefore we
should plant good seeds • during our
lifetinne. Miss. Weatherhead led in prayer
and the offering was 'received by Anna
May Hunter and Jean. Whitby.
Jane Treleaven introduced the guest
speaker, Wendy Seville of Mount Forest, -
who spent two yearn. with •CUSO in
southern lingerie as: a physio therapist at
Qua lboe Leprosy Hospital. The hospital
was originally founded by Presbyterian
missionaries from Ireland d and: Scotland.
The 129 bed hospital has a ward section
for bedfast patients who, are given their.
food, ' (which is of 'goer quality) '.and• a
compound section for patients who are
able to drag themselves around to find
their own' food and prepare it.
Miss Seville described leprosyas a
bacterial disease, the most difficult
disease to catch, because it isslow lbw-.
ing and lives in the cool area of the skin.
The body's antibodies attack the foreign
bacteria, causing damage to the nerve
endings which in turn creates no feeling
in the affected areas, theefore the peo-
ple do not know when they have injured
themselves. The fingers and toes db not
drop of, which is commonly believed, but
paralysis sets in and the hons begin to
shorten giving the appearance that they
have dropped off. Patients can be treated
with steroids to reverse paralysis if
caught within sit menthe. The cure for
leprosy is fairly cheap and the disease
could be wiped out in two weeks if the
governments took an interest and the
finances were available.
Ma Seville showed slides of the work
being done at the *Vital and stated that
not only did she teach physio therapy to
the hospital workers but helped wherever
needed. She was instrumental in getting
a craft room set up where patients could
do basket weaving, coconut carting, and
make hats etc. This gives them a feeling
of self worth. They are taut to make
protective footwear to avoid injury. The
doctors in charge are being in a ructed in
reconstructive surgery. Thpatient's
limbs can't Always be saved so artificial
legs are being made in the artificial Limb
workshop.
nutrition of malnutrition in the
children who accompany their parents to
the hospital. The people work as a coin-
munity and are happy people who have
a strong- belief in God despite their
-disease.
Miss Seville was very capably thanked
by *s. Bunter for the slide ptissatailia
and for
y dig mus a better ins into the
leprosMrs. Cayley presided for the business
portion of the meeting. The ladies were
reminded of the Cy._G.L . teat May 21i; the
presentation of the "Beatof Broadway"
by the County Town �ers from hit,
by June'2 at 6 p.m. the work bees
at Silver Lake Camp in Jt. The annual
turkey supper will be held again this Oc-
tober and the executive are to attend to
any business arising during the summer
maths. The next general meeting will be
held September 25.
Mrs. Cayley closed the meeting with
prayer.
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The Seventh. Annual Grey -Bruce
Tested Bull Sale was held with outstan-
ding success on Monday, May 21 at Tri -
County Sales Barn in Hanover.
Thirty-nine quality Tota grossed $66,050,
for an average of $1,694, up from $141
last year. The high selling lot was a
'2 -year old Limousin bull consigned by
Bill Scriven of Ayton and purchased by
S. Bar Farms of Hanover for $2,950.00.
Breed averages were 3 Angus - $1450;
14 Charolais - $1804; 7 Hereford - $1564;
8 Limousin - $2019; and 7 Simmental -
$1335.
High selling Angus was consigned by
Rodney Ribey of Tiverton and sold f
$1750 to Steve and Sean Ernwein of
Walkerton. High selling Charolais was
owned by Lowene Enterprises Ltd. of
Sauble Beach and sold for $2,500 to Mac
Inglis of Clifford. Patcherosa Herefords of
Tara consigned the high selling Hereford
at $2050, selling to James Armstrong of
Listowel. The high selling Simmental was.
consigned by Waydamar. Farms .of
Dundlak and sold for $1550 to Colin La-
mont
amont of Mount Brydges.
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Wiley - Dave and Mary (Eadie) and
brother Philip, welcome with love Sarah
Anne Isobel, born May 27, 1990 in West
Lincoln Hospital, Grimsby. Happy grand-
parents are Lorne and Doris Eadie of
Wingham, and Don and Betty Wiley, St.
Catharines.
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