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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-11-07, Page 23f s I., • e cl it t s e 11 e Lucknow Sendnell, Wednesday, November 14, 1984 --Page 3 Major Thompson appointed to command militia battery... .0901 page 2 son as a mild, quiet spoken man who would never get cross, However, at one Thursday evening parade at the armories only fifteen men out of forty-six showed up. I knew Bud was not very happy when he carne into the • room where we drilled. He dropped "The bomb" on us and the more he lectured the boys, the redder and redder grew his face. What sticks in my mind the most is what one of the gunners whispered in my ear, "By God! He can get Mad." On a similar vein his son, David remembers during a week long regimental shoot at Camp Petawawa another ,instance of the Major's anger. One of the deuce and' a. half trucks having got stuck was being winched out by , another. truck. A large crowd of NCOs and gunners had gathered to watch unaware of what could happen if the heavy cable had snapped under the • tremendouS. strain, Bud came along, sized up the danger and with one, loud bellow cleared the area. Because such behaviour was so infrequent, it always'got immediate results. Lt. Col. R. P. Ritter, B.A., C.D., the last commanding •officer of the 21st Field Regiment and Regular Force Warrant Officer, B. P. Morin, CD,B.A. were well Drop In Centre To the Editor: • Several meetings have been held recently with the -intentisin of investig- ating the feasibility of establishing a Drop In Centre for the purpose of providing a place and opportunity tor Lucknow and District citizens with time on their hands to meet in a social atmosphere. Lucknow Town .Council has approved this concept, in principle. A volunteer commitee , under the leadership and prompting of, Rev. K. Letson of Lucknow Anglican Church his planned a social afternoon to be held on Monday, November 19, in, the Women's Institute room at Lucknow Town Hall from 2 pan.. to 4 p.m. Cards and refreshments will be provided. The future of the• Drop In Centre depends on the public response to this effort. . •• There is no age limit and it is not our intention nor desire to compete with established organizations. • If public reaction Is favourable, tenta- tive plans already discussed will be• • implemented. Bill Bogues, • Chairman, pro tem. ompete at Royal • - Jeff and Becky Ackert competed in the Royal Winter Fair Limousin Junior Heifer Show with Jeff taking top honours with his 747.Heifer Miss Lease Creek, winning grand champion. Hilray Farms culminated a very successful show season at the Royal this year with second and eighth, in 1984 bulls, third in Junior Heifer, second in Senior Heifer, third in Cow calf and reserve junior, champion.• Limousin cattle are showing remarkable strength with 147 entries from 41 breeders n Ontario and Manitoba, andspectators at the show attended from right •across Canada and North Eastern U.S. vestigate barn fire A fire which completely destroyed a barn fl Willoughby Street in Lucknow, Novem- er 8 is • under investigation by the incardine detachment of the Ontario rovincial Police. Luckno* Fire Depart- ent answered the call about 2 a.m. and ntained the blaze, but three .adjacent ouses received exterior damage due to the ntense heat. The barn owned by Nancy Lyons of ueknow contained antique furniture, 600 ales of hay and a large amount of lumber. amage is estimated at $15,000. acquainted with Major H. D. "Bud" - Thompson, CD. They write: "He was known as the Major to me and the rest of the unit with the exception of the COs, who called him. ".Bud". Be was the • kind of officer that received respect because he gave respect to those who earned it.. To the Junior Officers, NCOs and men he portrayed a quiet, assured • confidence which filtered down through the Battery, Re was a strong ethical officer that all members of the unit looked up to. His discipline was by example, an excellent •'quality in both an officer and a gentle- man."• • •Legion, Service Since joining the Luck/IOW branch of the • Royal Canadian Legion in March, 1946, • Bud has devoted a great deal of his energy' • towards, strengthening . the Legion and improving the image of the Branch and the Legion in the•community. He has served on the executive for many years starting in 1952 holding all executive positions including president in% 1976-77. He continues to be an active executive member and has chaired many of •the committees of the Legion executive. One role which,Aives him great satisfac- • tion is his chairmanship of the leadership 1. committee. Utilizing his vast administra- tive experience he has instituted an on-going program of seminars within the Branch and at .the Zone level 'to assist the develpment among the younger members. He actively co-operated with the Branch Ladies Auxiliary in organizing joint func- tion sueh as picnics and children's Christ- mas parties in the early formative years following their being chartered in 1958. •He served as chairman of the Legion Centennial Week celebrations and banquet in June, 1967; as committee chairman for the Lucknow Branch 40th •anniversary •celebration and banquet in 1981, organiz- ing a resume of, the history of the .Branch for presentation , on this occasion;, as committee chairman to plan and organize November .11 Remembrance Day Services 1968, 1974-1981; as Remembrance Day banquet master of ceremonies 1968, 1974-1977; as colour sargeant 1973 until the present. • Bud prepared a draft of the Branch by-laws which were subsequently approv- ed by the Provincial Command with minor ammendments. He also compiled a histori- cal resume of the Lucknow Branch for inclusions in the Lucknow Historical Book for publication on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the village in July, 1983, One of the achievements of which Bud is most proud is the honour of receiving a Meritorious Service Medal, the highest award the Royal Canadian Legion can bestow on its members for service and dedication to,the community as well as the Legion. Bud and Irvine Eedy were honoured with Meritorious Medals in 1983. • Bud's strong commitment to his com- munity was quite evident from his continual involvement in local programs, • many of which came from his early association with the Legion, From 1953-1959 he and Arnetta person- • ally conducted the CNIB mail canvass from their home. The canvass was originally promoted and organized by the Lucknow Legion branch in 1952. He coached, minor • ho.ckey teams from 1947-1955 which won their share of Western Ontario chanipion-• ' ships. He managed local minor softball • teams from 1954-1958. He served as • Sunday School superintendant of the United Church for eight years. He was secretary of the Lucknow Chamber of Commerce for its three year existence and remembers that it was the Chamber which • originated the idea of a sales barn for Turn to page 7* we reserve the right to limit quantities we deliver Natrutew Ninths GROCERY VALUES FACIAL TISSUE 200'S Kleenex • GLAD PLASTIC 12'S . 99 Kitchen • CatchersSCENTEm, FABRIC SOFTENER SHEETS, UNSCENTED; 20'S •• Bounce MONARCH POUCH PAK 4 V 260 GR. a e Mi HEINZ CREAM OF MUSHROOM, CHICKEN NOODLE; CHICKEN RICE, CONSOMME SCHNEIDER'S PROCESSED REGULAR, 100z: • 9Tm 9 xes .99 59 POWDERED LAUNDRY DETERGENT 6 LT • Cheer 449 great DAIRY VALUES . A Soups 2 .99 ARMIES great 1 MONCARH POUCH PAC 3 V 200 GR. icing FROZEN FOOD VALUES 21 9 .9 HIGHLINER FROZEN 36, 16 OZ. Mixes •Party LIBBY'S FANCY 1.36 LT. 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