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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-16, Page 4t Paea L.eivrrw Swel, Wednssday, Ault 16, 1978 r Lucknow Sentinel UUCKNOW, ONTARIO "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary Established 1873 - Published Wednesday Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. Robert G. Shrier - president and publishes Sharon J. Dietz - editor Anthony N. Johnstone - advertising and general manager . • Subscription rate, $10 per year in advance Senior Citizens rate, $8.00 per year in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $14 per year in advance Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, LucknowNOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number - 0847 Polio vaccine The ongoing battle against polio in Oxford County, that now appears to be a controlled situation, has at least served a grim reminder to all residents of the province that our health is not to be taken lightly or for granted. With the threat of the spread of the polio virus from the Norwich area, doctors and county health units were flooded with calls from people wanting to be vaccinated. There is little vaccine available outside an eight county area near Oxford County, due to mass immunization there but officials are certain that Bruce and Huron residents are in a low risk area.. Therefore there will not be any vaccination clinics in this area, but once more vaccine is available all residents are reminded that theyshould update, their own immunization. Immunization is especially important for children and even though such communic- able diseases as polio occur less frequently these days there is comfort in knowing one is properly protected and it is just as important to have children immunized on a regular basis. The sad part of this recent scare is that: so many people had let their immunization program slip for a number of years and then were suddenly faced with the cold reality of polio. The Oxford . County situation should remind us that our health. is not to be overlooked. Take the time to care. A summer afternoon By Dave Sykes LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH THESSENTINEL FILES 25 YEARS AGO Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and ' his Liberal Government swept back into power in Monday's voting with only a slightly small majority than in the last Parliament. Western Ontario , however, showed a Conserv- ative swing and in the local riding, Donald Blue, Liberal member in the last Parlia- ment went down to defeat. In BruceAndy Robinson re- gained the riding for the Conservatives. L. E. Cardiff was re-elected in Huron. Lucknow Municipal Coun- cil, at their regular meeting bn Monday night, sat for 41/2 hours dealing with problems ranging from evergreen trees overhanging the sidewalk' , and catching ladies' stock- .: Ings, to the matter of a requested $13,000 grant to the new wing at Wingham Hospital. In the latter re- gard, the Board , deferred action with the understand- ing that they would reconsid- er the matter if the Wingham Hospital adopted a policy of operating as an active treat- ment hospital, or, if a sufficiently signed petition of Lucknow ratepayers request- ed a referendum on the suggested grant. . A public meeting in Holy - rood Township Hall to seek the reaction of. Kinloss resid- ei is towards aiding the financing of the new wing at the Wingham Hospital drew sparse attendance of Kinloss ratepayers. Kinloss' share is 6 per cent br $12,000. 50 YEARS AGO A real beginning has been made in clearing the rubbish out of Treleaven's mill pond. Two men from the Bruce County . Roads Department, with a county outfit put in a few days last week at hauling out stumps and timber on the east side and were making substantial progress until the men were obliged' to leave and go harvesting. Dr. Hall of Walkerton, M.P. for South Bruce, who a few weeks ago was seriously shaken up in an automobile accident near Georgetown, is able to be about the house again. The Doctor's car left the road and went into ' the ditch at a sharp curve and he had his shoulder, arm and one hand severely injured, as well as being severely shak- en up. Everything conspired to make the Lucknow 1928 bowling tournament a com- plete success. A Seaforth rink won the Joynt trophy donated by John Joynt and in the Association, first was won by the Hensall rink. In the Special or Consolation event Paisley rink took first. 75 YEARS AGO A garden party will be held on the spacious lawn of Mr. John Joynt's residence on Thursday evening, August 20th. Full particulars next week. The village weigh scales are again in working order and Allan McLeod has charge of them. They are now located on Inglis Street north of McGarry's hotel, and are much more conveni- ent to the public than at their old position. One of the saddest deaths that has ever taken place in the village occurred on Sunday morning when Ethel- yn McIntosh died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Macintosh, Have- lock Street. She had been in 'poor health for several months and not until a short time ago was the slightest thought of the serious nature of her illness ever entertain- ed by her parents. Five weeks ago her mother took her to consult with Dr. Caven in Toronto and after careful examination pronounced the trouble to be tuberculosis of trouble to be tuberculosis of the lungs, and that no possible hope could be held out for her recovery.