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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-03-23, Page 41„ e Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 23, 1994 ,.GY �.��b�f/'.riyGEY•AXF.2.9,`.f1,�:k6'rAn`a�aM'TT'l,..A`sy.44T.%AAW ?6AM?, Published weekly by Signal -.Star Publishing Ltd at 619 Campbell Street PO Box'400. Lucknow. Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822' Fax Established 1873 Lucknow Ont (519) 528-3529 Thomas Thompson" -Advertising Manager Pat Livingston - General Manager/Editor Phyllis Matthews Helm Front Office! Subscription rates advance: Leal Regular g200e within 40 mi radius G S T mel Locdl Senior 5170° within 40 mi r.tdus G S T Ind Out Of Area (40 miles; - Regular $32.24 - Senior $29.24 G.S.T. incl. Foreign . U S A s9669 Publications mall registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow. Ont Changes'of address, o"rders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to Lucknow Sentinel at the above address. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied, by the erroneous Item together with a' reasonable allowance for signature! will not. be ch'a.ged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid. at the applicable rAtes&. The Sentinel Memoirs Juveniles ousted by Preston in 1944: 70 years ago March 27, 1924 Forgery must not be allowed - In his address to the jury in a forgery case last week, Mr. Justice Mowat reminded the jurymen of the great change that has taken pike in our methods of doing business the past generation. The old chest of drawers used to be a favorite depository for .a man's savings and he paid his bills in cash. Today folks settle their accounts by bank cheque and thousands of these cheques are cashed in a community every day. Most people are honest in their ordinary dealings. Otherwise this system could not go on. The judge reminded the jurymen that if forgers were permitted ' to go free, the banks would soon draw in their horns• and the public would lose the benefit of what is today a tremendous convenience. ' A big salute! It takes a lot of time and dedication to organize and pull off a successful hockey tournament. Last week, two minor hockey tournaments were held in the village .on'two consecutive days. The volunteers behind the scenes were men and women, some with no kids In the these tournaments, who worked their butts Off. They gave of their talents, be It organizing, working, baking, overseeing, or in many other capacities. They went home weary after the first tournament, and were back on the scene bright and early the next morning to do It all over again. We call them volunteers. They are the making of small Communities and what keeps things going. What would .we do without them? Salute! (PL) Watch out forspring . thaw Dozens of (Ontario residents diethis time of the year by falling Into fast moving rivers or through thin Ice. Rescue (s- often Impossible because victims are swept away so quickly by the cold currents. In 1991, the latest year for which complete statistics are available, 23 Ontarlans died In water -related accidents during the months of March and April. The Royal Life Saving Society of Canada Is urging parents and teachers to keep children away from rivers and streams during the thaw. • Snowmobilers and Ice fishing enthusiasts are warned to exercise extreme caution over the next few weeks as provin- cial lakes, rivers, streamsand creeks .continue to melt and swell after months of cold weather and heavy snowfalls. . Drowning 'is the third leading cause, of accidental death In - Ontario, claiming 261 lives in 1991. Statistics show that 15 children under the age of 12 who were simply walking or playing near waterdiedIn drowning accidents. Spring is an extremely dangerous time of the year to be near open bodies of water. Children are especially vulnerable because they're' attracted to water. The Society cautions parents. "Don't leave them unattended even for a moment If you 'happen to be near water." Wilbert Mac Sturgeon 1921-1994 'Wilbert Mac Sturgeon, of Luck - now, died suddenly at his 473 Campbell Street residence, on Mar. 9, 1994. Mr. Sturgeon, a painter by trade, was in his 73rd year. Mr. Sturgedfi was born in Ripley on Apr. 11, 1921, a son of the late Leslie and Rose (MacKay) Stur- geon. He is survived by one daughter, Cheri Sturgeon, of Michigan; a sister - in - law, Jean Sturgeon, one granddaughter and a great grandson: Mr. Sturgeon was predeceased by his parents and a brother, Jack. 1'#te funeral was conducted by Rev. H.. Nugent at the MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral • Home, Ripley, on Mar. 12. ' 'Spring interment Ripley OBITUARY Lizzie Stutzman ..1927 -.1994 Lizzie Stutzman, of R.R. 2, Luck - now, died at the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, on Mar. 13, 1994, in her 67th year. Mrs. Stutzman was a daughter of the late David and Tina (Wenger) Miller and was born Dec. 29, 1927 in Ohio, U.S. She' is survived by her husband Daniel of R.R. 2, Lucknow and 11 children: Levi ,Stutzman, Ti is Stutzman, Mary Stutzman, Annie Miller, Esther Stutzman, Noah Stutzman, . Isacc Stutzman, Ada Yoder, Katie Shetler, Ella Yoder and Sarah Yoder, and several grandchildren. ° Burial took place at the Bethel Cemetery, West Wawanosh Cemetery,. Township, on Mar. 16. 50 years ago March 23, 1944 •uveniles ousted by Preston squad - After providing Lucknow and district fans with more than 10 weeks of sensational hockey, that won em national - yes, international - fame, Pelt McCoy's Juveniles bowed out of the picture last Friday nights, . not before they had trounced Preston 12 to 5, to avenge but .not overcome the 12 to 1 shellacking they absorbed in Preston last Wednes- day night. Lucknow's lack of reserves told in this crucial A final tribute 1'0 THE EDITOR Dear editor. • After reading the obituary of Mrs. (Eve) Yvonne Rider in the Sentinel, it's hard to believe that 54 years have' passed. . Since Lionel (Sandy) and Eve have passed on, it brings back many memories of the Riders since they came to Canada from England at the outbreak of WW II, when Sandy was stationed at No. 31 Air Navigation School at Port Albert, as a mechanic (fitter). His wife was among the first lot of women to arrive. in Canada to be with their husbands, a few months later in the war. It was considered dangerous because of the U-boats in the Atlantic. Sandy.and Eve rented the cottage of Ken and Cora. Cook , in Port 'Albert, to be close to the base. After the war, they decided to live in Canada, and made Canada their home. Afte 'discharge, Sandy worked for the i-lighways Department, in Strat- ford. They lived there and later moved to Lucknow.. After' all these years, may I say I miss you both, and I'm sure I speak for many. E.C. McGee, • a friend. series which was only one step away from a chance at the Ontario championship. "Hap" Hall got out of bed the day before the Preston game, and then got clipped on the eye with a puck that closed it completely and left him next to helpless during the last two periods. Bill Chin had a lame hip from the Palmerston game, and Stevenson took a stiff body check that took some of the umph out of him for a time. All of this was a big handicap to the Maple Leafs, but those who saw the game said the big, t'ast and shifty Preston' team definitely outclassed the locals. "Bud" Orr turned iri the best game of his career or the score would have been much worse than 12 to 1. 25 years ago March 26, 1969 ell Lucknow Coal Company after 45 year associa ion - Morrison Bros. of St. Helens, who hav been in the general construction and eavestroughing b iness in this 'ty for several years, have purchas e Lucknow Coal Company from Mrs. Ken Murdie of Lucknow and Mrs. Glen ' Moore, of Hamilton, the former Gladys Hodgins of this community. The Lucknow Coal Co. has been in the Murdie and Hodgins families for upwards of 45 years when it was established by the late William Murdie. and Ed Hodgins. Morrison Bros. acquire the warehouseat the CNR station and plan to continue in the coal business. Sandy and Eve Rider, with daughter Pauline Sandra. The photo was taken when the family was re -united, along with many others, after women from England and Scotland arrived to join their husbands, members of the RAF at Port Albert. (submitted by E.C. McGee) . ti Canada's famous siblings CORBEIL, ONTARIO May 28, 1934 -- Themiracul'ous birth of the Dionne quintuplets focused the eyes of Europe and North American on a tiny hamlet in Northern Ontario in 1934: Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie delighted a world weary from' the hardships of the Great Depression. Their mother, Elzire Dionne, had already given birth to six .children when she became .pregnant again at 26. This time, however, the preg- nancy was different.,She was ab- normally heavy ad her legs swelled to nearly twice their usual size. However, with little money, a farm, and five children to raise, she didn't have the luxury of relaxing'. Her labor pains began in the early hours of the morning. The first baby was born before the doctor arrived - the smallest child the women had ever seen. She could easily be held in the palm of the hand and her arms were than adult fingers. The midwives had just finished administering to the first child when the second was born. The third, fourth, and fifth came in quick succession. No one thought that the little girls could survive longer than a few minutes. While the world marvelled, Oliva and Elzire Dionne were in shock. They could barely make ends meet on their farm. How could they possibly support five premature babies? Their bewildennent intensified over the next few days as neigh- bors, 'relatives, reporters and photographers poured into their small home to see the remarkable smaller children, A promoter uttered to relieve • their financial problems if the . babies were brought to Chicago for display at ,the World's Fair. Oliva Dionne agreed. However, the Ontario public had already claimed the quintuplets as their own. They were outraged by Dionne's decision - how dare the father. "exploit" his children like that? Premier Mitchell Hepburn took matters into his own. hands and appointed guardians for the children. A few days later, the government announced . that they were going to build a • separate building for the quintuplets and • their staff. The govemment, who had as- sumed guardianship of the quints to prevent their "exploitation", put the quints on display. When they grew ' •turn to page 5