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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-09-03, Page 4Page 4�Lueimow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 59 1986 [P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0. 52 J 2822 Establish d 1873 BLUE RIBBON AWARD Vi tUU U U CARCUL ATI -ON PAW Thomas Thomps®n Alan Rivett . Pat Livingston Merle Elliott -Advertising Manager Subscription rates In advance: -Editor $17.00 Outside Canada $60." -General Manager $1,q 00 Out Canada SULK Senior Citize -Typesetter Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 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 charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable.rates. Let's be careful out there The end of the Labour Day weekend signals the end ofsumme holidays and the return of students in the area to school for another year Although the return to school is a happy and exciting time of year, i can also be a dangerous time of year. Every September on the radio an in the newspapers we're reminded of . the accidents which can happy around school buses when students and drivers are not cautious. For students, it means following the safety procedures when boardin or leaving a bus. It also means obeying the crossing guards who crossing -the street to school. For the drivers, it means using a little extra caution when driving In th area, watching out for children who will be out and about on the streets Lucknow while going to school. The arrival of school days should also mean a return to safety for bot children and drivers. A.13 Giving blood o time well spent I went, I gave and yes - I too survived the ordeal of giving blood. Yes, A and 122 other brava soups came to the Lucknow Blood Donor Clinic on August 28 at the public school, S "lime came to do their "gi`..6 i deed for today" by d "gating a pint '`-f blood. Some came to take that first plunge into giving bllood to experience what it's all about. Others, like one lady at the clinic, , stated: "I'm just here for the cookies" which is a welcome treat after the contribution of a pint of blood. One question often asked of me, a veteran donor of the grand sum of 10 pints of blood, is, "does it really hurt?". The answer is, very simply,. `no it doesn't hurt!". This time, I didn't even realize I'd been stuck with the needle until the nurse had walked away. I walked down, and there it was - the blood leaving my vein enroute to t10 pint-sized bag below. I first started. giving blood, partly because it's a good thing to do and, partly because, I must admit, it's a form of self-preservation for hie and those of my ilk. You see, when I first gave blood, one of the 'nurses told me I have some- what rare blood, AB Rh positive, which she . said only three per cent of the world's populafion possessed. I've since learned, through reading the literature at the cookie table, the type 0 blood can be given to any one of ALAN the blood groups in an emergency. But, a pers, n with type 0 blood, must always receive type 0 blood. So much for self- preservation However, blood types aside, blood is always needed, especially in the summer when the blood reserves in hospitals get, severely depleted. For the amount of time, energy, blood and pain involved, a visit to a blood donor clinic is time well spent. You could be in the hospital some day, needing a, transfu- sion, and you'll be glad that people took the time to donate a little blood. As for the Lucknow blood donor clinic, Greg Blake, the co-ordinator of the clinic for the Lucknow and District Kinsmen, the sponsors of the event, said 108 units were collected from 122 people who came to the clinic. Fourteen people were unable to give blood. For a first-time clinic' in Lucknow, says Mr. Blake, that's not bad consider- ing the quota for the clinic was set at 125 units of blood. So, if you gave blood - way to go! If you didn't - see you at the next one? Great response to blood chili Congratulations to the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club who organized it and to everyone who turned out to give blood at the blood donor clinic held on August 28 at the public school. It was reportedly the first time Lucknow has ever held a blood dono clinic, and its success will probably prompt many more clinics to be hel in Lucknow in the future. At the clinic, 108 units of blood were collected during the evening, almost reaching the 125 unit quota set for the clinic. While the collection of blood may not help anybody here, it's a go feeling to know that a pint of your blood may be instrumental in -helpin someone in need of an emergency blood transfusion. Here comes theneedle! By .Alan Nivea - When I reached home I was able to tell my father that I understood why he tried to go each time he was shipping. I thought he would have had the same price of six cents a pound. It was an experience I never forgot. Teachers were in short supply at that time. As I expected to enlist when I was eighteen, I did not go to Wingham High School when I graduated at Lucknow. I was asked to teach at Holyrood from Christmas till Easter, when the regular teacher came back after her operation. I thought that many of the things that Hugh MacMillan did would be appreci- ated at Holyrood. I enjoyed the exper- ience and several of the students have kept in touch. Before Marian Massey and I were married in Wadena on August 15, 1928, we arranged to spend a year in Edinburgh where I would be the Assistant Minister in a church with. 2,400 members. I would be free to take classes at the University in the morn- ings. We arranged to visit our relatives before sailing from Montreal on Sept- ember 14 for Glasgow. We arranged to be at my home at Lucknow from August 24 till September 7th. Marian's, diary has the following about that Lucknow visit: We arrived at Wingham at 7:45 p.m. and there were met by Papa. Nicholson and Anna and, given a warm welcome home. I sat in the front with Papa and we had a nice visit on the• way to Lucknow - 12 miles. Norma had lunch waiting for us and we had good appe- tites. I was helping the girls with the dishes when Anna came and said "You'd better take the apron off now". 1 could not understand but just then heard music and looking out saw a regular torchlight parade (coal -oil soak- ed brooms burning) coming up the lane. Then we realized it was a chivaree. Harold Burns and Bill Porteous must have been at the head of it. The town. band was furnishing the, music. We went out and I met the people (30 or so) and then they all came in. The band gave some more music, also some solos and community singing. Sandy's father had gone to town for ice cream. The girls had lots of cakes baked and then I passed some of the wedding cake, as Mauna sent it in the top layer of the trunk. Then more music and they left about midnight. It had been a very happy day and the Lucknow people had surely given us a warm welcome. Graduating Saturday at the Fall Convocation of the University of Saskat- chewan are this mother and her son. ' Mrs. Marian Leila Nicholson, B.A. receives a bachelor of education degree. Her son, Alexander Massey Nicholson, receives an arts degree with distinction. Mrs. Nicholson, wife of A.M. (Sandy) Nicholson, Saskatchewan's minister of social welfare and rehabilitation and one ofSaskatoon's MLA's already holds a bachelor of arts degree from the university here. Mrs. Nicholson has long been inter- ested in education. "Perhaps because Dad: was , a school inspector," she smiled. While still an undergraduate with the class of arts '24, she was one of the two women who were first to take part in inter -varsity debating. With the late C.W. McCool, who became a well known barrister here, she successfully upheld the proposition that a Canadian ambassador should be appointed to the ZOOKING United States. inc second team, Miss Mable Sharp and Mr. C.E. Lewis were victors on the negative side, debating the same topic at Edmonton. "The late Professor J.T. Hebert of the law faculty, was our coach and a very good one, too," Mrs. Nicholson reminisced. Following her graduation she taught school at Melfort until her marriage in 1928. Later while the family resided at Sturgis, she- taught for a time in the Sturgis Composite, school-. She does not plan to teach again, but "I needed only a few more credits for the second degree. With two daughters each holding two degrees and a son already working for a second, I had to try for mine to keep up with the family," she laughed.