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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. • 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. r 1� \WO/ rt i, 11",t ftc , A 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. We know'how busy you are right, now. 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