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Al:': LOCHALSH
(LOCHALSH NEWS)
Graduation exercises were
„ .held . on Friday afternoon fors;
Grade VIII students: of Lochalsh
School.
Phyllis Brad1ey,.•Joyce . Thor
burn, Shiela Collins, Esther
M
Gibson and John cCharies
were • surprised when Inspector
J. Kinkead, parents and former
teacher$ along with, he present
teacher, 'Mrs. How.a it Blake,•.ga
tliered :at theschool • in their
honor. • • Billy Finlaysbn was chairman
and •the .party began, • 'with • all
'singing "The Queen".. The grad-
uating .class 'was called' to the
platform and addressed by Iiev..
Dunlop' of . Ripley. Gifts were,
then .presented on behalf of .the
section. Rev. • .Hutton, who has
been .a weekly" visitor at the.
school' . for a number of years.
'then spoke to the • students. Mr.
Kinkead • addressed them and
told them '•they had excellent
records and were all 'honor stu-
dents,. He • •said ` his interest in
them would continue on. through
• further education. The :teachers.
. were' then '.called to the:;platform
and .?abb.. presented' ,'with cot-,
;sages'and gifts: and each in .turn
spoke ;to: the class.' Mrs. Blake,
Mrs. Sandy McCharles, : Mrs. V.
Srnitli . and Mrs. Allan %Farrell
.p
were present for the occasion. A
short .program folrawed, a guar
tet of . Phyllis. '; Bradley, • Esth.er
Gibson, SheilaCollins and. Joyce
.Thorburn sang' "Mothers
Prayers.`•'>. John •..McCharles -Sang
a: solo "He"' Florence: McLen-
• ban . accompanied.''by^ her; ' sister,
Margaret,..:'. playing the .% piano,
• sang .."Bless This 'House." .Billy
Finlayson' read ail; address. to the
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On Tuesday the senior pupils
of .S.S. No. 14 enjoyed' a bus' trip
to r Hamilton' where; they were
taken thr kigh Borden's: Dairy
and were treated to ice .cream &
chocolate milk. Then,they visit-
ed. , Dundurn 'Castle: Museum,.
They alsotoured the 'city of
Hamilton and the high light of'.
the tripwas a, short excursion
on Lake •Ontarlo.
Mr: Shirl,•Bowers is in 11, spi
tial •in' London.., In stepping . from.
'the tractor his heel caught- and•
he fell breaking his. • leg.: •
Miss
Susan Young spent the
week -end with her grandparents;
Mr.. and Mrs. 'Orville. Finlayson.
A 'nuinber from here attended.
the anniversary services at. Beth=,
el: on Sunday..
Reverend and, Mrs. C, D. Far-
quharson were welcome. ,visitors
at the United • Church on Sunday.
Morning. Mr.. Farquharson spoke
on . "Making Choices."
ENTERTAIN CHILDREN 'AT ,
PARAMOUNT . W. I. MEETING
Mrs. Jack. Elphick was: hostess
for, 'the ..'June, Meeting,. of the
Paramount . Wom res Institute.
• The roll call was answered• by
• telling •;a, child's amusing speech.,
An invitation, was . accepted to
Whitechurch, July, 5th. Mrs., Eric.
Hackett and Mrs. Al. Irwin' pre
seated the .report . Of the . D'istr. ict
Annual.,held' a ' Luckn w O
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June 10th.., Several races were
held for the:children. A bouriti-
fu1.1unch':was. served :;and all en-
joyed
n.joyed a. treat of .ice-cream. Mrs.
li,obert'Carnppbell,.gave the cour-
tesy, remarks to . which the hos-:
tess replied. The next meeting.
will be. held iri. September.
graduates :and ,asked .every , one .
to .join in singing Auld Lang: a- .very `. happy afternoon to a
close ' sixtyinterest
' S�!rie. Iced cream and : cookies for over ed
with plenty of ; laughter brought
DIED SUDDENLY.•
AT "H l S .HOME
CHARLES H COOT E
The death of Charles H. Cooke
occurred suddenly` .at,, his hothe
.here early Saturday, June 18th'.
He suffered a paralytic seizure.
in his sleep and passed away
before medieal ``help, could :reach
him. He had retired in his usual
',health- and word ,of . his . death
came as.'a •shock 'to the ''compmu
nity;
Charlie was ' a son of the late
'Mr.= and Mrs: Henry Cooke and
was born :in 'England, but: came
to, Canada with his parents as
an ' infant, and was • a ', lifelong
resident : of Lucknow. • N
He was a veteran 'of. World
War 'I and' a Past District °De-
putt' Grand Master of the J.0. -
0,E, having been an. active
merhber. of •the lodge when it
flourished Dere. For a number
of - .:years Charlie was an .effici-
ent finisher 'at ` the .:Lucknow
Table Company. Later he . and
the late Dick McQuaig worked.
together as painters: After Dick's
death ,•;Charlie succeeded. him as
post office; • caretaker.'
The funeral , service was held
at the ,;Johnstone Funeral Home
oil ' Monday, conducted !by , Rev.
Neil McCombie. A ,Legion Menlo.
rial service was 'held on Sunday
evening.
Int'ertnent Was in Greenhill
Cemetery . with ,Kenneth •Caine-
ron, : '. Kenneth ' Murdie ' Earl
Cranston, Charles Mason,' George
Hassall and Watt'Hamilton act-
ing as ' pallbearers '
Mr. •Cooke, is survived by his
widows' the .. ferm,er:' Marion.; . Gil-
lies; one..son,t, Jack; a . grand-
daughter,'' Janet, to whom he
was most devoted; and two ,sis
•ters, Mrs. Maud . Sherwood and
Miss Dorothy Cooke of .Lucknow.1 ,.
A `sister, Mrs Frank •Tyler.
I'ago. (Flora)' passed away three.years
•,
people.' •
Kites are fun, hut remember theseimportant rules'
-they apply to all airborne toys on a string.
Never fly kite near hydro lines. If the 'string' is
wet and touches live wires electricity could
travel, •fronji the power :lines down the string of
your.:kite•to you. The danger is increased if the
.kite has a metal. frame. Never use a wire or a
wire reinforced string to .:fk a kite. Always fly
them in an open area.
Never try td get back a kite if it is caught on any
•overheadwires' or electrical apparatus., Better, to
lose your kite than risk your life or serious injury.
PA RENTS— Safety educet on begins at home .
<.
Be sure your children' follow the above safety
•
rules. •
This nzportaant message is bear published
throughout Qntario in an endeavour`.to, prevent a
recurrence of serious ,accidents and polite r blackouts
which, have resulted recently through the misuse
of kites. ,
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KIN: OUCH
Colwell visited dur-
ing the week. with. Mr, and Mrs.
George " Colwell at Kincardine.
Mr. and Mrs; George 'Halden-'
by of Earlton, Mrs. -Clare . Sparl-
ing, Allan and. Douglas of Wal-
kerton spent Saturday in; pthe vil
lage.
Mr. and ,Mrs.: Jack, Graham; re-
turned to .Ann . Arbor after,
spending: the- past three... weeks.
with relatives here, -
Miss •'Sheila. Baldenby enter-
tained girl• friends in honour of
of
Miss Sharon Dllons•';1.6th birth-
day. .
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The July •meeting- cif the H.W;S.
will be held in. the : hall on.
Thursday,, July ' 7th. Hostess -;
All members.; Roll call — Some-
thing' comical I :heard a child
say. Topic`, — Guest speaker,' Dr.
J. B. Tindall of : Ripley. Miss An-
na MacDonald of CKNX will also
be e' ;present. • Demonstration ...—
Reading a • thernriometer. and tak-
ing pulse., Mrs. Jack' Hewitt, Dir
ectors -_- :Mts. Jack Hewitt, Mrs.
Orville .:Elliott. Everybody ' bring.
lunch, ::All ladies in the commu-
nity are invited to 'attendthis
meeting. •
Beginning next "Sunday; July
ard, the • Anglican ',Service•% will.
be 'held 'at• 8 o'clock p.m.' with
Sunday :School: during' . the
.church• hour. •
• Our teacher, 'Mrs Katherine
Collins and her ".Sr. pupils and..
friends in ,the . section enjoyed a. l
bus trip to Coi1thgwood on:
Monday.
Mr. and. Mrs.. William • Cox
were' . recent visitors with`. Mr. &:
Mars. Allan Colling and 'family. at
Ripley.
The :sympathy : of the entire
'.communit Y •is' .extended to Mr.
Harrry, , Bolger, 'of Walton in. 'the
'death of his ;'Wife .. and:::daughter,
Rosemarie as the ' result of. a.
motor accident. one Mile East of
here early •
, Frid ay ;evening
1VIr;
and Mrs Glen: Moore Of,
Hamilton visited on :Sunday with;
Mrs. 'Archie MOFarlan & Spence.
A bridal shower was held on,
Saturday evening; for Miss ' Judy.
Nicholson:. at 'the home * of her
aunt, . 'Mrs: Howard Thompson.
Mrs. Bert •Nic'holson was in:. the
chair. Readings • were ;given ' by
.Mrs. Mac Nicholson, Mrs. Ronald
'Thacker; Mrs. Allan • 'Golfing,
Mrs... W:illiarn ;.THaldenby, . NIrs.,
Bert Nicholson. . Misses Karen
Nicholson, and • Donna `;Haldenby:,
.Mrs Howard; Thompson read. an
address', to the,' bride. 'Solos'' by
Mrs. ,Jim Haideriby 'and' Marilyn
Thacker. Duets 'lay 'Mariorn • Nich
Olson and': Marilyn Thacker
"Marion and : Diane. Nicholson.
Sing song, Miss May .18oyle.' COrir
tests and'.. iRiddles, Mrs. Bert
Nicholson,*'- Mrs.: 'Rae Stanley,' Mrs. .. Wo'rrnan Nicholson and
'Evelyn .'Nicholson, Piano, •solo,'
Miss Edna Boyle, Assisting with
the gifts: were .Misses .. Alice ' Hal•-
derby and ,Karen ...Nicholson...
Judy thanked • the. ladies ,for the
lovely :.gifts. • •Lunch was served.
Mr. :and ,Mrs. I1oward • Thomp-
son of Purple •Grove spent Sun
-
'day with ':Mr. and : Mrs: Bert
Nicholson and family.
We extend. best wishes to, Rev.
•Benson Cox • who observes . his
'86th birthday on Wednesday ' of..
this 'week, '
10, Patsy Willert,. :-Brenda Hod.
gert; Boys 'under 10, •Richard''
Willett, . Bryan Hodgert; Girls;`.
under 12, Barbara Willett; Della
Wallace Boys" under 12,; Richard;
Willert, Bryan. Hoctgert Young;
ladies, .Barbara Willett,' Della
Wallace, Young men, Jim Har-
rison, Ken Taylor; Three-legged
race, Jim 'Harrison,. Barbara
lett and ,Della Wallace,. Bryan •
Hodgert; Married ladies, Joyce
Hackett, Olive Broadfoot; Mar-.
rigid' men,: Bill Burdge, Lorne
Hackett; Kick the Slipper (lade.'
'les), Amy , Hunf, Joyce Willert ;
Kick the •Slipper • :(rnen), .Stew;'
Broadfoot; Bob Wallace Water:* •
in -bottle race, "•°'Joyce Willett,
Lorne Hackett; . Water in bal-
loon. race, Bill and Helen • Burd
ge;. . Relay ' race, „Grapefruit,
Lorne Hackett's' team; Relay
race, Fill the bottle; Lorne Hac-.
kett's team; Youngest child pre -
,sent, Bobby Art, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Orr; Oldest person,,
Mr. Fred Burdge; Farthest, ` Mrs -
Floss. Williamson; Longest Mai
tied couple,: 48 years, Mr. and
Mrs.. William Scotchrner; Latest
married couple, Mr. and Mrs..'
Cliff . Hackett; ,Register: number,
'Betty " Harrison; Beans in. the
jar (guess), Mrs. W. C.. Adams;
Lucky draw' of pottery' ;donated; '
by F. " Williamson, 1st, . Bernice.
ViTillert, . 2nd, Ruth .Gareau,; .3rd.
Phil Presant, 4th, " Jack Aike;ri=
head, 5th, • Reta• Aikenhead. • 6th,
Percy Harrison, ; 7'th, Ken: • Harri
son, '8th, . Betty Alton, .9th " Cecil '
Harrison.
Next year's picnic Will
be held"
at .Harbour. ' Park, Goderich, the
2nd Saturday in ' in. June with • the
following. • officers:-.• : l
1 President, Cliff Hackett Sec:-'.
Treasurer, Kay : Taylor; •Direc-• •`
tors, PL; cy and Renes. Harrison;
Lorne' and Joyce Hackett; `Sp'orts,,
Chester . and Belle Hackett, Bet-•
. ty` Alton and Albert Taylor.
HARRISON FAMILY ' REUNION
iVIARIiS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
At • Harbour. Park, Goderich,y
on Saturday; June lith, ;a large
gathering of the 'descendants' Of
the late Mr; and Mrs. J. Harri-
son met to celebrate their 25th T'
anniversary 'picnic.
The Harrison's were pioneers
of the Goderich .District settling
there 125 years ago: ' ' 1
After a very .enjoyable picnic'
dinner;, served by the directors,
Mr's.. F. 'Williamson of Vancou-'
yet ,was. called upon to• cut the
anniversary cake.
Durihr the afternoon a Sports,
program was enjoyed,. Winners
were as follows i •
RACES
Under five .boys ' a d girls,.
Darlene Willett,; 'Girls ,under 8,.
Brenda,' Hodgert, Betty Lou
'White; Boys under '8, Roy Tay-.
tor, ttieky Burdge;, Girls under'
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THE .LION is the Ding of Beasts "
• and stalks his prey with 'little
fear of attack from other animals.
But when old age comes the
lion falters., He ts King of.,
Beasts no longer. The•other
animas' Tose their fear of him.
and he is: attacked and destroyed:. •.
Fortunately men and women, unlike
the'lion,, can have a happy Old age—
if they. prepare for it. The best way to
prepare for it, financially, is through a
Sun:Life 'retirement income policy Lett
nie'tell you how. .
m J. Kinahan
R.R 2, Lucknow
Phone Wiinghani 717-w-4.
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE
.COMPANY OF CANADA
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