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It was backork last Thurs
day `after a most .interesting, care-
- free ; and relaxing three -weeks'
holiday in sunny California..
From temperatures ranging
'from 70 • to 85 degrees, , we : ar-
rived back to experience : some
week—end, weather capers rang-
ing from .. rain oi> Thursday,. a
storm on ' •Friday .. and, a 'chilling
sub -zero ' cold wave on Sunday.
But still, it's . good to be back!
a, The
Christmas ,and .New Years
.holiday was', spent with Al ' and
Jean (Thom) Martin . and their
17 -year-old son, Ned, .. who has
made a .'';fine . recovery . from. a
critical :'illness . in thefall, when
his ' life hung in the balance -for..
a week; It was thatillness which
actually spawned the idea of the
California trip.
In a snow• storm, in lateafter
noon:' , Monday, , December 16, we
(Cam, ' Marg -and Joanne) motor-
ed to London to catch 'a 9:00 p.m.
.CN; train' for. Chicago, from where
were •°.took .the. Santa Fe..for our
ultimate destination • at Pasadena,.
California' some/ 2250 , miles and'
fifty hours later.. More than that,
in fact; for 'Christmas mail. and'
.passenger ' travel. saw us :lose' time
, continually to . a point that we
• were some four hours : ; behind
time • at Pasadena, ''then. had : an
hour's bus. trip : to Long Beach,
where; our 'relatives met us, and
about 5 :' a.m.. on 'Thursday, De-
cember 19th, we : were "bedded.
down" at the -Martin home . in
Long Beach, 'and: just "a few min-
utes, walk;: from the =Pacific ocean.
Needless to say from our. rival
until our departure; Al, ..Jean and
Ned kept us on the go seeing . the.
sights ': or should : we .say, we
kept them going
On the return journey the. Santa.
Fe and CN were on schedule 'to
the minute` and. we "picked up"
the three ;-hours that we had turn-
ed back our watches enroute west
The' °Angeles area is a 'ser-
ies of cities; connected ; .: by a
maize of:: freewa s ' which can't
, . y.
'keep pace in , coping with the
ever . increasing.. population and
n
associated ` trafggic congestion
In fact;. from. San Di o near
4.rr..ree�gg •i
• the Mexican border,' northward .
� to
Oceanside, Capistrano, San Juan,
Santa Ana, Long Beach, Los An-
geles, Pomona, . Riverside,: Pasa-
dena, Santa Monica, Glendale,,
San Bernardino,'(lollYwy w ood 'Ven-
tura, Santa'' Paua, Santa Barbara,
make up what ' confuses the ' new-
comer in a , seemingly crazy pat-
tern of beauty and interest on
every , hand. It is truly a' vast
cosmopolitan . community where
most all races, color and creeds.
find a. -niche --and -soon are loud
in, the praises of their .adopted
land.. They' say, ::"You. may 'not
like it ' at first, but ".
POINTS OF INTEREST
• Som points of interest that are
a mtist'for California visitors from.
eight to . eighty are Disneyland,
Knott's Berry Farm, The Farmers'
Market, The Wayfarers' Chapel .o'
` Glass Church as . it is. called,.
Marineland, etc.' etc And , . of
course , you can go south ' to Tij-
uana, ,north to San Francisco, or.
;east to ,Palm 'Springs or . Las Va-
gas.
The magic "kingdom , of Disney-
.land, is. . not the carnival or thrill
ride type , of amusement park,
but • a year-round entertainment
• and educational centre of Fron-
tierland, Fantasyland, ' Adventure-.
_ land. and Tomorrowland.
Knott's Berr: ' Farm, which
had
its beginning. wi has
with, the - roads' e.
sale of . boysenberry y � , rY• -jelly, h
grown into' a vast acreage that
portrays ` .realistically early • days.
in the • old ,west. But, ' the boysen-
bery is still king, even to a boy-
• senberry fountain. which contin-
ually spews the . wine colored
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. juice-
Enroute to Marineland along' the
Palos Verdes ' drive high upin
thew ,hills overlooking the Pacific,
one first 'comes to the Wayfar-
ers Chapel, a favorite 'tourist
• spot. One cannot step into this
Glass ,Church, built as a mem-
TME LUCKNOW SNTIN,EL,
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orial to Emanuel Swedenborg, up-
on whose ..teachings ; the Church of
the New Jerusalem was found-
er, without sensing the atmos-
phere of quiet and meditation.
At. Marinelandone is enthralled
by .the performances.,.of whales,
porpoises, dolphins. :and . seals,
which stage periodic ..shows in two
separate . arenas to vast audien
ces. A huge glass tank contains
hundreds of ' species of ° marine
lifewhich can be viewed from
three . , levels, and we were for-
unate to be. there at feeding tine,
when ' a diver . descends to feed
'the fish, .including sword fish and
sharks. •
The Miracle Mile and Beverly.
Hills . are not • the . only attractions
in Los • Angeles. Farmers' Mar-
ket is
arket,:.is unique. Here you can
browse to your heart's content in
little • shops which feature produce
from at home and abroad.
Your . food tastes can "be sat-
isfied at any .of a',series of little
cafeterias whether•. 'tacos,' piz-
za, ::sphagetti and meat , balls,
steaks,„Ash, f ish, salads, . or : simply a
hamburger..
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CLIMATE, PLEASANT
The 'California . climateis most
delightful 'Summer and winter. The
winter ' brings • frequent fog ', at
night and a; chill which makes a
sweater at night always ,welcome.
The morning sun soon chases . the
fog and its delightfully warm
• but not '. a burning heat. - ; till,
well past mid-day when temper -
k.
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from curb to curb We were .over
two . hours moving through ' the
city a • comparatively short dis-
tance to the- freeway. •
MET RELATIVES'
We had gone • to.. Long Beach
with. the idea of trying to contact
a number of former residents• but
found.,.:tlat these many ;: sprawling
metropolitan"' areas extended far
beyond what we had ' ever .con-
ceived.
on
ceiv
ed.
We didvisit with''.Mr
' and °'Mrs,.
'Edward Helwig and their. .three
children. Edward is 'a first cou-
sin ' whom we hadn't seen for
some 28 years when he was a lad
in . his early teens.
His mother, ` Mrs: Wm. Helwig,
is the former. Etta. Thompson .of
Lucknow ' who went to Winnipeg
many years, ago, and. is. presently
quite poorly. Her husband's peo-
ple 'lived. at Auburn at one time
-ands Bill Helwig barbered in
Lucknow before he and .;his wife
went to Winnipeg.
Another cousin with whom we
visited : • briefly. ; w a s Malcolm.
Watson of Los Angeles. Mac, .who;,
taught school . briefly after = leav-
ing Lucknow,
eav-ing'.Lucknow, servedin the army
during and following World War
II.; He did a stint in. Japan and
at Churchill and upon retirement
from the service went : to San
Diego, and. recently ': to Los An-
geles wherehe is . in charge of.
a motel.
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Maleelm's .father was the late'
Tom Watson, a well known' Luck
':atures 'drop.with, the setting `:sun. now barber rber for. many ,years. His
Only' the hardiest surfers ven .,
ture into. the . ocean at this time
of year for water .temperature in
the 50's is no inducement .to bath-
ing. Even the baches , are pretty
well . deserted' at. this time, ; des-
pite the. •warm. sun. Most yachts
are "under- wraps," many of them
moored at the owner's back door,
-inareas like Naples, ; where can-
als .are quite common.
Life in this warm' ,climate : is:
quite casual. Barefoot teenagers
are; numerous. The casualness
carries . over into : church attire.
We noted : at theservices we . at-
tended that many women didn't
wear, hats ` ' Blouse and skirt fors
the Iadies and, shirt ,sleeves for
the men'•were acceptable, while
the gowned soloist, ' wore "flat -
ties."
SAN FRANCISCO
A highlight of the holiday was
a ,flight to San Francisco : a
first for Joanne. There are hourly
flights from the fabulous Los.'. An-
geles ,international airport to • San
Francisco, and our flight'. was
crowded with about 100 passen-
g _
It" was at L.A. airport that we
met daughter 'Patricia who flew
from Melton . to, • spend Christmas.
with her ` family.
San Francisco must be seen to.
be appreciated. It' defies descrip-
tiion. There's Fisherman's -Wharf,
`from where you can see Alcatraz
across the, :,bay. "The Rock" is
no longer ued:as a prison. It was
too costly to maintain. You ride
thetraditional cable cars, visit
Chinatown, view the Golden Gate
bridge, and ascend to the top of
Nob • Hill, and the several other
equally steep hills 'which seem to ;`commuted" with' our car dui -
rise at almost a;.. perpendicular.' in the holidays, an
met . us at
mother:' was. Margaret Campbell,
daughter of- Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
colm . Campbell, who was 'Luck-.
now's: first merchant and post-
master. Only_surviving surviving member
of the Malcolm' Campbell family
is Mrs. °_Mary Pierce, ,a ; nonagen-
arian, who lives in Winnipeg . and
still enjoys reasonably good
health.
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WARM SPOT FOR(LUCKNOW
Another call we made was up-
on Mrs. R. T. Kilpatrick in Long
'Beach. Her husband.' was an -;Ash-
field native,:who;entered the : min-
istry and
inistryand served congregations in'
Michigan. After his death. some.
twenty l years, ago Mrs. Kilpatrick
joined relatives in California,
She is now 89 and ': has made
a ' remarkable .: recovery. from a
hip fracture. Keen of mind,. .she
has fond.,, memories of many hap-
py ' times spent in- Ashfield at the:.
hospitable home of Mr. and. WO.,
Sam Kilpatrick. We will Yong re-
member , this kindly lady, as she
-stood- in the doorway.of her home,..
where she lives alone, ' waving ' to
us- until••'we drove` from: sight..
Marg:._:_ had an ' iteresting-.tele-'
phone . chaf with , . Mrs,,. • Marion,
Keating of Santa ;Ana; a sister of
Mrs. Cliff Crawford,' of town.
On our return trip we tried
unsuccessfully at '::Chicago, dur-
ing • a brief stop, to contact Dr.
Kenneth Thompson: He has prae-.
used osteopathy' . in the ""Windy
City for . a number of years. '
The ' .homeward' journey. , com-
menced
om-menced`. at noon on Monday.' and
by seven' o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening we were . in London, Terry
`Winson. of :.St. Helens, a student
at .Western .University had 'kindly'
angle.
On• .our. return, , a sight al-
ways to be remembered was the
fairyland of. lights below us as
we flew into Los Angeles airport.
' ROSE ;. PARADI
. If the trip to San Francisco was
a highlight, another :fabulous spec
tacle was ` the Rose: " Bowl parade
in.: Pasadena on .New 'Years Day.
An estimated 2,000,000 people
linedthe- 51 mile: parade route
for whatwas reported to be the..
biggest and best parade in . the
75-yearhistory of this spectacle,
To be engulfed in that mass of
humanity was an experiencein
itself. Traffic'. was at almost' a
standstill for long `periods. Hun-
dreds - upon hundreds of -truffle
officers tried to untangle the buns -
per -to -bumper limas of traffic
which filled_. ' Pasadena 'streets
the train, so we ' were soon on
the last lap .of 'a memorable and
delightful . holiday,
The Santa Fe, rcute.. may be off
interest to those_ whom"are still
with us'r The start is' northward
through the San Bernardino Val-
ley, crossing the Cajon Pass to
Barstow; then westerly to . Needles
on the California -Arizona bound-
ary,. and one •of the nations hot
spots. Desolate is the Majove
desert and parts of Arizona and
New Mexico, where there is :of
ten little evidence of vegitation
and the inhabitants are chiefly
Indians." At Albuquerque the route
i n c l'i n::e s north-easterly skirting
the south-eastcorner of Colorado;
just a few hours distant from
the Grand Canyon, As the East.
ward trek still continues, one gets : in-
to
barren looking : country,
but produchfgsufficient grass for
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TEN YEARS AGO
Funeral services were held for
William Menary, who was, fatally
injured when =struck by a car
while walking.` on the highway
south of • Belfast.
Kenneth Cameron : was .,President
of the Legion. . -
Escaping coal gas in their
Woodstock home claimed the lives
of Mr. and Mrs. F. • W. Doig,
the former Pearl' Fraser, . daugh-
ter
ter of the late " Mr. and Mr's...
Alex Fraser 'of Con. 4 Kinloss.
The Harriston - district farm
home of Mr, and .Mrs. Leonard
Webster was destroyed by fire.
Leonard.. is a • son 'of , the. late Mr.
and Mrs. James, T. Webster.
Durnin Phillips retired after
serving for 31. Years. as clerk. of,
West .:Wawanosh.'
In 'his 90th. year, Rev. Robert.
A. Macconnell supplied one Sun-
day for Rev. -C. A. Winn, and
preached morning and evening in.
Lucknow and at Dungannon in the
affternoon
Lucknow Council was comprised
of Reeve S. E. ' Robertson and
Councillors Archie : Smith, Virden
Mowbray, Steve • Stothers : and
Sandy MacLeod.'
the Red Cross showed camp/
donations in 1943: totalling
233.26.
Ashfield Council lost its' del
reeve. Gilbert ° Frayne 'succee
Alex MacDonald. as . °reeve<
c .
Coun illors .were . borne Johns
Cecil: Johnston, Fred . Andel
and Nell J. MacKenzie.
the Village Council was c
prised "of Reeve J: W. Joynt
Austin Solomon, ThomaBo,
Temple Clark and: Harr�y
thelatter succeeding. John
patrick.
Rev. George ' L. Douglas
Drummond Hill Presbyter
Church, • Niagara' Falls, was
pointed . to the chaplaincy ser
of the Royal: Canadian :;Navy.
EIGHTY YEARS, AGO. 1
Robert Purvis was : honored
on retiring after serving fon
years ' as reeve :' of Kinloss
during : that time had served
.wardens of . Bruce '.for .: three
secutive - years.
The pupils „.of Miss Mary 1
ter's room" .: presented her wit
gift. and address signed by
Little? and Carrie Lawrence:
H Campbell ' . was . ;,re-ele
reeve, of Lucknow. Councillor:
ected were: Dr. Tennant, S.
ertson, J. Grundy and John_ S
art. Mr. Stewart and James
an were tied with . 99 votes e
with returning ;officer W. H. 5:
casting his vote for : Mr. Stev
Kinloss : Council ;wase comps
of Reeve James. `Gaunt; 'Del
reeve, ` Thos: Stewart; Counci
Dugald McKinnon, Alex Sr
G. 'McIntosh.
Ashfield Joseph Griffin
re-elected reeve. 1st deputy
Mr. Whitely; ':2nd deputy, P. (
and Councilors . McMurchy
Mallough.
In: West. Wawanosh it R
Chas. Girvin,; Deputy reeve C
Durnin:.. andCouncillo Ja
Gibson, T :Tod behoss. l:
d�°it
hart.
,TWENTY' YEARS AGO — 1944
Mias : Frances' Siddall:, : daughter
hofthe late Mr. 'and Mrs. ,George
Siddall'• of Lucknow,' died sud-
denly:' in% Toronto ,
Mrs. W. . J. Little suffered a
fractured hip in a fall at ` her
home.
Walter Brown was, elected reeve
of HuronTownship, edging .Don-
ald A. MacDonald by just seven
votes. 'a
Members of Lucknow Fire Co.
started a fund to redecorate the
Town Hall. Harold-Treleaven,
a
member , of ` the ` Company for16.
years, resigned because his work
would not . permit him to serve
the. brigade as ..he . should.
The financial statement of '-the
Lucknow and. District Branch of
. $ .
a -
grazing. 'From Colorado into ;Kan-'
sas, there is rapid evidence of
grain .:growing. country and large
cattle ranches. Of interest : is the
stop at : Dodge City -y but no ' Matt
Dillon to ' met the trail then
on into the ; north-westerly part of.
Missouri for '. a , stop at . Kansas
b .
City Through the south-east :.cor-
ner of Iowa there's a ' stop at
Madison, `and: in this areaboth
headwaters ' of the' Missouri ' : and
Mississippi Rivers are crossed. In
^Illinois there's. a stop : at Chilli-
cothe Which made . us think of
Miss m
. Mina. Graham . and fro
there we were less : than three
hours to Chicago.
Boarding the CN at Chicago we
skirt. Indiana before getting '. into
home -like scenery of Michigan,
by •way of ' Lansing, ,Flint,.
Port Huron, and through the
el to Sarnia, an hour or so .1
London, .and'. the . excitement
satisfaction of arrivingJhome 8
safely. ;°°.
Many intresting and' ,frE
people ` were encountered on
travels. Enroute from • Chic
we found many fellow travE
were ,Canadians' who : were ' c
as were we — returning
a " California ' holiday.
One family w :'was from V
stock:Their minister is Rev.
A. Henderson, a Lucknowite.
other family was ' from Arn
and knew . of the . Goyettetfa:
now residents of the Village
overwork ' an ' old saying - -
a' small world."
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