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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-02-21, Page 6e 4-141ielesew Sentinel, Wednesday, February 21, 1979 , The Lucknow Sentinel LUCKNOW, ONTARIO ' • "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary Established 1873 - Published Wednesday .Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. 4 Sharon J. Dietz - Editor 4 Anthony N. Johnstone - Advertising and ' General Manager Subscription rate, $11 per gear in advance Senior Citizens rate, $9 per year in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in advance Business and Editorial. Office Telephone 528-2822 MailingAdress. P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number 0847 To discuss cutbacks " Wingham.dnd District Hospit- al are holding a public meeting at the hospital at 8 p.m. tonight to discuss the 'bed cutbacks proposed by the Ontario Minist- ry of Health. ''The'government proposes cut ting back to 3.5 hospitalbeds per :1,000. populations which means Wingham • will possibly. close about 14.beds toconply with the regulation. The board of directors for the Wingham Hospital met on Feb- ruary .14 to discuss the minist- ry's proposal and its remit ica tions on. the Wingham. Hospital.'. They'are prepared to discuss the problems involved with the public tonight. Petitions are being circulated in this area:opposing the propos- al to cutback the, number of beds at Ontario Hospitals. Many' people who believe that this proposal will seriously affect. the • quality of healthcare in our area and . across the province are ' ...signing .'their names in opposi- . tion to the : bed cutbacks. The. Huron Medical Officer of Health and doctors in Huron have been speakingout against the proposal sayingits ramifica tions could mean hospital closur- es, inefficient services due' • to lack of funds and perhaps'even deaths attributed to unavailabil- ity of .services. ' It is fairly simple -to 'add your name to a petition without understanding the issue or ,its ramifications. The meeting ' in Wingham tonight will give ev- eryone an opportunity. to .ask questions, learn details 'and find out -how the Wingham Hospital plans . -to: copewith budget _restraints and bed .closures: It will be ,a chance to make a knowledgeable decision in , fav- • - ou.i",,;,or against the government. proposal, Health care is . everyone's. responsibility: But there is also a responsibility to study the issues before accepting the proposal as a . a `faite accompli" ' or signing ypur ,name to a� petition against it; Wine and cheese pa at Pnec�esta fine; t BY AUBREY HIGGINS I have a first and exctusive- for you. On January 30 we ' had a wine and cheese social for the residents of Pine - crest. Right here is where.I think° I should thank ,the management and staff for their thoughtfulness, :and all the wotk they . put. into making �t stick, a success. - Thisi " .not just fromme, • pt -all ho were - able to artig pa e, ' - 'do? rtyWas in full swing when 1 left iify soon to go and join in. When I got -to the entrance of the dining room; something stopped me, and I - was'looking at a wonderful sight. • The rooin seemed to change into a large parlour in a very old house and the people I was looking at were the members of a very, large, old family gathered to cele- brate grandma's birthday or something. The wheelchairs all teem- ed t9 disappear . and I was looking at different groups; some at fables, some on davenports, with a group- of chairs all occupied and ev- eryone talking at once, some getting' all the ' problems solved' for Mr. Trudeau. Others were laughing and .reminiscing and , others . just talking pout. nothing. Therewere'' only a few outsiders just enough to give it a modern touch. You should\ have seen the sophisticated way some of thosel'adies raised their wine • glasses:. They might not get it all the way to their lips; - without having to set it down again to voice another opin- ion. - ..;;,. . Tliere.,»;as no resemblance whatever' to a cocktail party where everyone is .-rushing around with a glass of champagne' in one hand and a martini in the other, trying to prove how much they can drink and still stand up. Na, I thought it about the finest thing that has happens ed to our place since I have made this My home. , I hope there will be many more of them. . SLIPPERY.SIDEWALKS I niahtaged to ~get down town on. Monday the first I have been out of the build- ing, since before Christmas. I was given a ride to the Royal .Bank then walked over to -the Post Office, then down• the street. Something struck me. very CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 eaters to editor February 19, 1979. To the editor, $ The Lucknow Kinsmen would like tothank the. Lucknow Figure- Skating Club, Dave Black and Steve Pritchard who donated . their referee time free of charge and all those who supported the Lucknow Kinsmen winter carnival. Proceeds from' the fund raising project will go . to . support Cystic Fibrosis. the Liicknow District Kinsmen. • sszonary. cow BY SANDY NICIIOLSON The picture and story . about the: "Missionary Cow" first appeared in the United Church Observer in December 1931`. In 1971, while living in Saskatoon,. I wrote a number of articles for the 'Hudson Bay Post Review about some snaps -taken during the period I was the .United Church minister in the Hudson Bay district. One was - about the ' `Missionar Cow". It - read in part: ` `From the time 1 would leave Hudson Bay Junction on a Mondaymorning, to • travel -by train' east, west, north or south, I would rarely see a house witha brick chimney. When relief was first 'made available in the area, the maximum amount paid was $5 a month fora couple plusc'a .dollar a .month per, child . $10 ' each month being the maximum for any family. ' Initially . the relief officers had nq. 'authority to disburse funds ' fox clothing. Conse- quently, letters which I sent tochurches in the cities and towns, east and •west brought tons of good used clothing: While delivering clothing with H. , K. Webb, who was driving With his team and. wagon, ' we met a' fain-ly that had come from the Ukraine with $700 in . . cash on reaching Canada. They arrived as the worst possible time, unable to get work or a homestead. A man made this abandoned house available. They had a ' stock of hay but very tittleood in.the house. Mr. Webb and I had`never.seen.. a baby so close to, starving' as the young baby. I :had just received a cheque om .the late. John Joynt, who was en a Member' of the Legislature for my n - community, ' Lucknow, 'Ontario. His instructions were to use the money wherever it wbuld do the most good. Mr. Webb and I thought that a cow would probably save the life of the baby and give the ,other .children .a better chance. When ! 4r. Webb and . I - found a ;suitable cow and turned: up with it the newcomers -,'to Canada thought there must be sothe catch. My previous article continues: "The family explained that. they. had no money and did not wish to accept charity in a new country. I explained that we i'i+ould call it the Missionary Cow. She would help them over. a difficult period. When they were better . established the cow would move on to help someone else in the community. Dr. Nicol- came to Hudson Bay Junction especially to get a' picture of the cow and family. Dr. Oliver, Principal of St. Andrew's College had become the first Moderator of the - , Church from the West: He thought this a good story. It was arranged that Mr. 'Webb would meet us at Bertwell'With a After the service in the large log prime of the Webbs on Monday night he would also .drive us, to Somme the next - day when we could get a picture of the cow, and family. The 'following . day someone: else drove . us to Porcupine Plain where we had church Wednesday - night before returning to .Hudson Bay. Junction. on .-the ,Arborled train on , Thursday. Almost a year ago, I had a long distance call from Mrs. John .Luckin- chuk, Prince George, B.C,' She . seemed `surprised that 1' knew the Nicholson in the picture with her husbands fancily so Many years ago. Hee are some extracts from her. • letter after the telephone conversation '• "ft tookquite a while to get your -x address. When . ,Mom gave me that Paper last ,year, whilevisiting' finally I got your, address from the Post Review . Those in the picture - Mom lives in Somme - she . is' 80 in fair health,• and recalls vividly all the hard- ships coming • to Canada. Dad .passed. • away in 1961.. Alex, the eldest boy, died ofa.,heart, attack in 1973 leaving 5 children:: John, my husband, joined the army in 19.40 and was wounded in the front lines : we have 6 children. Anne married .Bob Winn before he went overseas:They lived in, Oakville and had two children.. She died.'i.n 1974. Mild red'.s husband is .employed by the Wheat Pool in Regina - they have 2: children. Louis:. 9s ...married ' with ` 5 children in Cache Creek and Philip' with 4 children lives in: Sheliy, B;C. Eva, .the baby, is married to the :Wheat Pool Agent at Carragana. and has 4 children. A neighbour boy, John Moscovic, . also got in . the picture. He now lives .in • Vancouver." - John wanted a copy of the picture, which he has received through , the kindness 'of Mks. Luckinchuk. Last 'summer I had another telephone .call from Prince George. Mrs. Luckin- chuk"s" eightyyear old mother-in-law was visiting. and wanted to thank me for. "the .Missionary Cow". 1 told her my wife and I were going west in August, and she was one of the special friends we planned to see. Marian's .fracturing her left knee cap prevented our seeing her,:, hilt we will. plan to visit Somme again.• Mr. Joynt,-when he 'sent the cheque, was quite wealthy. But he too had been poor when young, and never. forgot .this. His son Wesley, and grandson George became Reeve of Lucknow. and Warden of Bruce County. I wish I had this story before the death of Wes, a short time ago. The original picture{ind story appear- ed in\ the United „Church Observer in - January 1975 as one'of the stories of the 'first fifty years worthy retelling. 1