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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-04-20, Page 4Page 4 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 20, 1994 111 isi ,0601` 24 r ' wi.ws7.::..;eszST;2c::swA Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd at 619 Campbell Street Lucknow. Ont PO. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822! Fax (519) 528-3529 Estatalished 1873 Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager Pat Livingston - General Manager/Editor Phyllis Matthews Helm - Front Office Subscription rates advance: Local Regular $2O within 40 mi radius G S T incl Local Senior $� %• within 40 mi radius G.S T incl Out -Of -Area (40 miles)- Regular $42.24 -e Senior $29.24 G.S.T. incl. Foreign •+ U S.A. $9669 Publications mail registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow, O,nt. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to -be sent to Luc.know 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 chaged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates Palliative care workers, a necessary ingredient If one were to ask, "What are the primary characteristics of e Palliative Care volunteer?" you would most likely hear, "kindness, compassion and -a willingness to be open to learn how to care for the terminally III and their families." The value of a non-medical, but knowledgeable and supportive person, Is vital to the health care team In Pal- liative Care. A special comfort level develops because the volunteer Isthere only °as a friend and not to assess or Investigate anything. The patient or family member relies on the volunteer for a more personal, relaxed kind of support. The general role of the volunteer Is to do whatever the patient and family want or need, thaf Is non-medical and appropriate. This Involves physical,' emotional, psycho -social and spiritual support. For example, the volunteer might sit and chat, make a meal, provide comfort' measures for the. patient, or provide relief so the caregiver can take time away to attend tO their -specific needs and duties. The health care team Is reassured, knowing tha`'someone Is with the • patient or family when they cannot be. Most. Importantly, the patient and family can share their thoughts and feelings on death, avoiding the isolation and emotional trauma often Incurred at this time.' Wingham and Area Palliative Care volunteers agree that having a good sense of humor and a realistic attitude about the role they play' In helping people in' their final months or weeks, assists them to remain caring and effective: April 18 to 23 Is Volunteer Week. Take time to appreciate the people who comprise the Wingham and Area Palliative Care group. She'll never know if blondes . have more fun I will personally never know the answer to the above frivolous ques-RAMBLINGS tion and I'm! devastated! For a number of years, I've wonderedby Pat Livingston what I would look like blonde.'Last week, I found out! Through a magic computer sys- tem, I was transformed into a blonde, with short, medium and long hair. The result, in true living color, was for myself and a few others the basis for a good laugh - you know, the kind of laugh where you want to roll on the floor, hold your stomach because you're laughing so hard it hurts, and use up the tissue as you wipe the tears of humor from your face. Got the picture? The other evening, around 10:30 while sitting with my feet up, my sense of peace was disturbed by the sound of the vacuum. Mr. Fixit was supposedly in the shower, and Number One Son's encounters with such a piece of equipment are few and far between. By way of explanation, Number One ' Son thinks vacuum cleaners are meant to be used for your car only. As I peaked down the hallway, I spotted the love of my life, hair dripping wet, attacking the carpet in the bathroom. I'm sure the other male in the household mentally questioned his father's stability but, being as smart as he is, wouldn't verbally question the act of cleaning in case he found himself at the end of the dreaded speeding GE. If it had been me on the end of the vacuum, Number ,One Son would have thought, "Oh,. oh, stay out of her way. If she's vacuuming at this hour, she must be in• a ....!" As 1 sat back chuckling to myself, I realized things have changed in . our household. It took a few years. Well, to be honest a lot of years and griping. But thanks to the man who keeps my back in ,shape, this dastardly deed is no longer to be performed by the "woman of the house." So as the fuzz balls collect, I simply turn my back and try to ignore them. And if the designated "vacuum cleaner" in the household prefers to do it late in the, evening, so be it! . • According to a social worker at the University of Toronto, younger women are insisting that men do their fair share when it comes to •see How, page 5 The Sentinel Memoirs Checker tourney held 50 years ago 70 years ago April 24, 1924 Across Canada - The lantern views "Across Canada" were put upon the screen, in the basement of the Methodist church last Tuesday evening. The views from colored slides, are very fine and the description address in connection with them describes the places of commercial interest and the wonderful scenery along the. whole line of the Canada Pacific Railroad - the length of road and complete equipment in railroad carriages. Steamboats and hotels make it the greatest and largest transportation system in the world. Advertisements of the day - A look through the Sentinel files revealed interesting advertisements for Red Rose coffee, Old Chum tobacco, Murine for your eyes, Freezone for your corns, Cuticura for young girls with pimples, Bayer aspirin which had been on the market for 23 years at that time, Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup . for kidney troubles, Baby's Own Tablets to regulate your little one's stomach and bowels, Lifebuoy health soap to guard against con- tagion, Wrigleys gum, Crown Branch Corn Syrup. 50 years ago April 27, 1944 Checker tournament - Checker players from town and district will match their wits at a competition to be held tonight in Johnston's Restaurant. Sides will be captained by F.D. MacLen- nan and. Joseph 'Agnew'. Proceeds of the competition will be donated to the ' Red Cross: Early delivery - Fairview Dairy commenced; early morning delivery on Sunday, with the milk wagon -starting out at 5 a.m. ' A salute to volunteers TO THE EDITOR Dear editor: ' The week of Apr. 17 - 23 is National Volunteer Week; a week• where volunteers across the country should be saluted for • their dedication and duty. As a community,many of •us are unaware of how beneficial volun- teers are to us. Lucknow and sur- rounding areas are very fortunate to be served with many volunteers: Without volunteer coaches for the various sports, who would teach our children to play to the best of their ability? Without the'volunteer mem- bers of the local service groups; who would ensure our town looks its best with parks, flower bgxes and recreational areas? Without the •see Who page 5 The editor wrote - Seems like in 1944 there was quite a bit of talk about juvenile delinquency. The editor wrote "In the smaller centres there may be little justification for all this talk of juvenile delinquency. There will always be with us however, those who glance askance at the doings of the young folk, and view their future with foreboding. There are those who fail to recognize changing times and mannerisms and view each succeeding generation as just that much 'wilder' than the preceding one. "Exuberant youth will have its fling. The respon- sibility of those who 'have had their fling' is to see that the energies of the youth of today are properly directed, in so far as humanly possible. If this is done, we need have little fear for our men and women of tomorrow." 25 years ago April 23, 1969 Dedicate new wing and manse - Sunday was a historic day in the life of Lucknow United Church when the new Christian Education Wing and Manse at the church were officially dedicated. The new $70,000 addition has been in use for several months with ' Apr. 20 set aside as the special day when the project would be dedicated and open for all from the community to see. I see by the Sentinel - That a weekend furnace explosion at the Lucknow town hall covered the downstairs area with soot and sent the judging school sponsored by the district agricultural societies, looking' for new quarters to hold their meeting. They found them across the road at Lucknow United Church where they met on Menday and Tuesday. . That Harvey . Culbert of Dungannon, road superin- tendent for the Township of West Wawanosh, was . recently elected as president of the Huron County, Road Superintendent's Association. D.J. MacCharles owned one of 10 grocery houses 1910 - Lucknow is remarkable for the number and size of its grocery stores. At 'present time no less than 10 business houses here carry groceries in stock; one of these,) in connection with dry goods, . two others in connection with bakeries, one in connection with a restaurant and the others as a chief stock in trade. The latter remark does not imply that other lines are not handled; for ,several of the stores sell china and glass ware and one has a restaurant in connection. The store and restaurant we have now in mind is that of "Dun" Mac- Charles. The restaurant 'is a com- paratively new .departure for him, and a very successful one. Formerly the business. was owned and con- ducted by Wm. Earls; but a couple of years ago, after a short term as clerk there, Don purchased it; and it is one of .Lucknow's busiest es- tablishments in its own particular• lines. D.J. MacCharles Canada's first female obstetrician WINNIPEG 1931 -- When Elinor Black called a cab for."Dr. Black'`, she knew . the driver would be looking for a man. She missed more than one cab that way. So she, always told the dispatcher "And tell the driver, Dr. • Black is a woman." Women doctors have always struggled for recognition. In 1871 male medical' students at the University of Toronto taunted Emily Stowe and Jennie Trout telling them: "There's no place for women in a medical school." The women stood their ground and Jennie became the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada. Things weren't much easier for a young woman 60 years later. Even Elinor Black's family opposed her plan to study medicine. Her . bider brother coldly instructed her that "women were nothing but a nuisance in medical schools." Her parents were equally unsupportive. Luckily, Elinor garnered support •elsewhere. Gertrude Rutherford, a United Church activist, became a close friend and a crucial role, model. Elinor also had the backing of Arthur and Florence Stoughton whose generosity of spirit more than made up for their occasional eccentricities. Childless themselves, they were thrilled to help Elinor emotionally and financially. With this network in place, Elinor easily hurdled any difficulties that came from being one of only three women at the medical school. Elinor completed her studies at the University of Manitoba in 1930. After a year of post -graduate work in London she returned to Winnipeg to establish her practice. Day after day Elinor waited in her empty office. People were too poor to afford a doctor. Those who did come rarely had the money pa For five years, the Sto ghtons generously and gracefully helped het pay her bills. Her parents also assisted but with less enthusiasm. Impatiently her father wrote: "Had you become a stenographer...you would have had a living wage out of it at least." In 1936, her father's investment in a gold mine paid off and he distributed the profits to his children. Elinor returned to England where she qualified as a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and. Gynaecologists - the first Canadian woman to do so. • When Elinor returned to Win- nipeg, there was no more waiting around. She lectured at the Univer- sity of• Manitoba; worked at the Winnipeg General, taught first aid and tended to her own practice. When the war ended and the baby boom began things grew even more hectic. 'Elinor impressed everyone with her hard work, particularly when Winnipeg, suffered a devas- tating flood in 1950. The flood necessitated a move into the brand-new maternity pavilion. Everything that could have gone wrong did. The incubator plugs didn't fit, people confused the garbage and linen chutes, and babies were being delivered at a rapid-fire pace. Worse yet, the head of the department, Fred McGuiness, was sick at home. Elinor took charge, organized the, move, sorted out the many difficulties, and saved the day. Soon thereafter she was appointed to head the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - the first woman to ever head a department of medicine at a Canadian University, • By any standard Elinor Black had a remarkably successful career.