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HITECHURCH
and Mrs. Ronald Jamfeson
31ir. . and Mrs. Roy
in and Vii
d family and Mrs. Lance
goffin and family of d and andn
tit. Sunday aG ,13ayfii:
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. and' Mrs, Russell Purdon and
fly visited on Sunday with Mr.,:
d Mrs. John Purdon at Lucknow
and KW:.Andrew Andrew Cavias and
nilly of Toronto visited on Sun^
y with. Mr, and Mrs.. Norman.
.ultes and f roily.
and Mrs, Victor Pagan and, ,
ary Lynn' of Goderich visited
th Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy. Laidlaw
d' family °tie day recently. •
in. Elroy Laidlaw and Miss
la' Emerson•v'isited on Sunday
ith Mrs.,Maud .tiaggitt who is a
tient in 'W iugharn and District.
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arlene: and t"lare visited on
iday evening with Mr. and Mrs,
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl +,Weber, ;Ann,
arlene and Clare enjoyed a
ip. to Port Elgin, Southampton •
d. Sauble Beach and visited
ith Mr'. •a'r d'Mrs, Carl. Lang,
d family at Elmwood.
The Missionary meeting of •
harmers Presbyterian Church
i11 be held on Thursday at the
ome of Mrs. Annie McQuillan. .
The Johnstonreunion was held
t'Riversi.de park in •Wingham,
ugust.7. There were 7.0 present.
r. and Mrs'.: Robert. Johnston of '
ingham.were.the guestsof hon
ur: Next years' reuni:on to be
eld: at the same glace . •
Mr.. and Mrs.. Carl Weber.; „Ann
' arlene` and Clare attended the
eber reunion at the. home of
r'. .and Mrs: Robert Chambers
nd family at'Ilarriston:. Prizes
ere given to Mrs,.:John Chamber
lid Mrs. ).ohn }(aster of Walker-.;,
on for the.oldest memberslires o
nt. Around: 43 attended. and a
Food tirne was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and :.M•rs :Stewart McNeill
nd. )ohm of Strat'hrdy and Mrs.
tC'lar t 'illis of Gowanstown:,.
isited on Siirida3y with Mrs.Dori$,
illis and family
Rhonda'and Mary Jo P.errott of •
oderinn: visited recently :with
r and' Mrs. W alter E1Tiott and'
mily ...Donny McMillan of C:a:l-
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THE. LUCKNOW diNTINKL. LUCK.NOi ,tl I I°
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ohnston Gefs 7a
Eneral • Piacti.tIOfl
• •
fly JOAN HOLLOTiON
At the annual convocationof the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario. this month
an 'honorary Doctor of Laws .degree
will be conferred upon Dr, . William
Victor Johnston In recognition of his
contributions to Canadian medicine.,
Dr. Johnston., says the citation, is the"
"epitome of the much revered country
doctor" and has ' become Candd#i'at
"Mr. Genefel'Practitibner."' •
It is a well-deserved honor for the
man who, as the citation.adds, 'provid
ed the vision and the, stimulus. for .
creation of the CQltege of General:.
• Practice of Canada; •
. Yic Johnston, 'asp' the profession
• knowshim, is . stocky, ruddy -faced,
square -jawed and can be as scrappy a,
fighter as he .00ks for what' he . be-
lieves in. But. more important and less •
obvious, his bluff exterior hides. a deep'
kindness and concern for, .people,' a:.
great deal of thoughtfulness 'and • 'mag-
intron; ' •
Born .in 1897 -at Auburn. 10 miles
from .Goderich, he returned to Lake
Huron"sliores'in 1924 aftergraduating
from. the University of Toronto Medi
calschool to set up practice at• Luck -
now, a village of about 1,000 persons it
few miles from, his birthplace.
. He remained, at Lucknow for 30
years until the: profession• chose him toy....
guide the fledgling College of., General
• Practice, which .: he. had . been itistru•
-
.mental. in founding. . .
• Dr. 'Johnston is generally too: busy
planning for the future to 'reminisce,
but if persuaded . to ' do . sp looks back
realistically and without illusion: Per-
haps-it
erhaps it Was more satisfying, more re-'
warding to care for people 40 years •
'ago?..
"When all -you had was, morphine;
1u rttinor aspiriin. a-- a handLul of ;drugs?
• No, it ,wasn't more satisfying. it: was:
often heartbreaking..I rernember encs.•
I had 'three. patients 'ta the fifties .die
of pneumonia' in one month: All .were •
fathers of ;families I. was :.about ready
to quit, ;medicine • right there. You'd
never see that today," he recalls:
Medical practice became More
ter-esting after 1937 ,when the first an- `
tibioties, •the . sulphonamides, came in; •
when. a doctor could have an X rays: /. .,
machine in. -his own office, then: nevi
techniques were, devised.
Most . birds: took, place at home in
the early days, "but in 1,100 deliveries'.
I only lost- one *other." • .
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PAID -0N
GUARANTEED
TRUST CERTIFICATES
• issued in amounts from $100.
upwards for S, 4 or 5 years.
' e• earn the • above indicated interest;
payablehalf-yearly by cheque.
• authorized i%veatment for ' all
Capadian Insurance '. Companies
and trust funds.4,4
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THE;•
STERL1 NO TR STS
'CORPORATION
372 day . St.,
Toronto
35 Dunlop St., . T Miislssago to.'
Barrie Orlllia
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The following WI* appest
d
IP the Toronto Globe 'andMatt .
early in May.: ft •XCft� to W.
oe►' a
native of We
'Wowanotit and a Luck geJsetra ;
practitione fort many y.ram
Dr. William Victor Johnston
photographed in •Luc!
tt 154.
The Second World War was *.rough ' 'illy follow ;suit in the next yea ori r
For
stint. For two years Dr. Johnston was • Continuing' educationasbeen frim
. alone trying to look alter 3,000. people fostered among practicing
ns
in. the village andsurrounding artea: and facilities for it have .bei extend..g
didn't get to church or a' shoal duan.-. • ed. -erten a most. Qf :al's. af-
ng that time.he grinned. "But,. you ' P hap
know, if you love your work. you don;'t " though an intangible' element; la the
feel abused: ` 'I did amiss out: with my .graduaf ly ' increasstng . standing' and
" ,prestige of genera practice._
chridrett for - a fear. years, tltouglt, , P '
Dr. Johnston first became involved Dr» Johnsdoes not be ice, *0
with organized medicine- when he Was: some physicians. insist, that the GP.
district delegate to the Ontario ' a disappearing breed. ;x
electedc lays firmly, If
Medical Association in' 1947; • In 19#9-f►A ; ' •. "Nonsense," 'he !r.:. ��
he' was elected president of the OMA, ,GP didn't exist it wouldn't be long be' -
and became 'active in the section on. , fore ' we invented him: A 'ph
ysician
'eneral ractice set 'up that. year :in. who can kook at the :whole person :
8 ' ' P call Association It ' recognize the psychosomatic of fects of
the Canadian 1►tledi
. i e t that once in medical' . personality. job, .family and so on «..
w� no acc,d..rt_
i s . he' concentrated on ef• • will always be indispensable" orgaltiizatton •
forts aimed at raising . standards : of At the same time he waits toset!
practice r and • availability of • medical the GP better trained.' n .
education, :Nor' does he believe, that patients,.
From `s 1930, Vic . Johnston had. -en.;" . with the advent of tnedicare, will be,
gaged in a pe:rsorial, continuing educe- come so demanding': that recruits:: tto • .
tion program; annually combining his medicine will be discouraged. In lite
Awnweek _vacation with study pro- experience, people 30' and 40 years ago
::grams at medical centres in Detroit, were far 'mare demanding than t -
Chicago;New York and elsewhere. are now.
When the . College' of General Prac- • "In the Nineteen Twn eties and Mir,
tics was establisher in 1954 with a 510.- ties they, d call you at ; night' willh
:000 grant from the OMA. Dr. Johnston ` attitude, 'You're a doctor. you're than
WO the unanimous choice . to . get . • to serve, come, and see .lent,' Inti , tltti
things . moving as executive director. • Nineteen' Forties and ;Fiftde s , people
- On- retirement- last -..year, he *ns.: able .--_became better • educated.:Yon • Could..
to look on achievementsout of all pro talk to d +m, they would : tn*st r
'judgment,' he says. .
Last year Dr. Johnston was made
first recipient: of the . WMisi ti .'Victor
portion to the college's short history.
Two Canadian universities.., Alberta
and Western Ontario, are about to •
open three-year post -graduate 'courses' Johnston Medal of Honor established
for general practice - the ` same • by. the college as • an award for out-'
length ,as specialty courses. Three standing service to general 'practice.
other . rnedical' schools — McMaster, It Would be hart. to find any who
Queen's and Saskatoon j- will probe- would dispute the College'sw tdtoice
WHITEC:HURCH
Mi and Mrs. Clifford Laidlaw •
visited on Sunday. in Owen Sound
with Mr's Laidlaw's aunt, Mrs
Ethel Wood. •
Mr.' and Mrs .• Archie Pardon'
• and'. family .visited with . Mt . and
Mrs, Roy. Burchill and family . at.
Goderich . •
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crowston,
Dale and Debby of Chatham 'visit -
'ed over.the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Laidlaw •Dale is, remain4.
ing for a few days visit.. •
Mr. and Mrs, Orland Irwin and
fainily of Lucknow visited on Sat -
•urday evening with Mr: and Mrs.
Ivan Laidlaw.
Miss Celine De Nova of Scar-.
borough returned home after .visit
ing Mr. and .Mrs. Walter Arscott'
and family..Miss Melanie De No-
va is visiting at the Arscott home..
J.C. king, 'Patricia and. Berna-
dette king. of Toronto are visitors
this week with Mr. and Mrs. •
BIRTHS
KU•CHIRKA •'-` Sunday•'July 17th.to
Mr. and. Mts.. Peter Kuchirka
(nee Shirley Brooks), a d.atrighter,
I<irfberley Ann. in St.. Michael's
Hospital, 'Toronto,
FORSTER - to Mr; and Mrs.' John
Forster of Lucknow on'Frfiday, Aug-
ust 5th .in Wingharn and District
• Hospitals , a daughter Wendy
Lorene .
.HARPER - At A leitandra Hospital
on July: 22 0 1966 .to Mr and Mrs
• A.M. Harper , Goderich , a son..
DEVEREA U X - T o Mr. and Mrs..
Eugene Devereaux of.Alliston on.
Tuesday, July 26, 1966 a son, a
brother for Molly.
Walter Arscott.and family.
Mrs.. Dave icing returned home
on Sunday from Wingharn and Dis-
txict hospital where she had been
a patient for some time.
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ENGAGEMENTS
moRGAN AITCHESON
A The engagement is announced
of Pawns l Vetsa . daugt ter. of '
'Archie Aitchison , 'R R., #i 1, :Luck.
now Ontario and 'the late Mrs.,-..
A ftctt isott, to Robert M . Morgan , • •
Son of Mr. and Mrs Robert
Morgan , R. R. f1 2 , kerwood•`, The
wedding: will take place: at '
Chalmers. Presbyterian Church ,
Whtteehittch Ontario on Pxiday . .
Septernbee nth, 1966 at
ASHTO.N •• 110LJ11.1.ARD.
The engagement is announced
of Catherine' Sy1vic; daughter of
Mrs. Victor Reuillard of .Quebec
City and the late "Mi. Rouillatd.to
Fraser "Everett .Ashton, .,son of Mt
and Mrs, Lloyd Alhton,4uCknow
The wedding will take place on
Saturday,' August 27th 0.1:45 to
at St. Franca. d'Assise Church,
Ottawa' Ontario.
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