The Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-05-17, Page 1.:r
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LUCKNOW, •.ONTARIO.
WEDNESDAY, MAY .17th, 1967
Single Copy .10c
Z4 Pages
mate F..ridcy
ANN MARGARET ARNOLD`',
Ann Margaret Arnold, daughter.:
• of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Arnold of'
.Lucknow,, was a member of the
graduating' class of St. Joseph's
School of Nursing,:London - Grad
uation exercises took place last
Fridayin': the Alumnae'Hall, Un_
iver'sof Western. Ontario'.
ry..
Relatives and friends were enter
tailed in her honour at dinner on
Saturday at the Arnold home,
Lucknow
purchase:.
And
ro
ake Plans
For New Church;
.The: Lucknow Christian' Reformed
Church has purchased.property in. ;
Lucknow with plans aimed at the.
construction of a�.new' church here.
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Property been purchased from
:Albert Gamrnie of Lucknow.. It is
located' on ;Canning Street , imtri •- ,
ediately•to the eastof the present.
parsonage which was • constructed
a few years ago•,on Ross Street. A
barn on the: site hasbeen burned.
The Christian .Reformed. Church,
which it made up -for •the most
part in this community'.by, resid
ents; with Dutch ancestry ,, has
grown in':numbers in the'short time
' .they have held worship :he e ,
Originally, the group met in' the '..
Lucknow . Presbyterian 'Church,.
Legion Hall and later purchased'
the Johnstone Funeral Horne on
.Ross Street ..Which .they .converted.
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intotheir place ofworship::
A. parsonage was constructedand:
the congregation called their first
resident minister; Rev. •DirkLiev-
erdink. Under Mr. Lieverdink's
guid'anc`e, the church hat/contin-
ued to grow, and' nab they are m ak
-wg plans for the building of the,
new church.
An architect is making .prelimin-
ary plans • and ,decision On whether
• or not Construction Will: commence
. now will be made when these.
Plans are received
Drinks' Fluid
Sally Chisholm, b -year -old.
daughter of Mr, ,and Mrs.. Grant
Chisholm of Lucknow; gaveher
parents a scare on the week -end
as she drank some •gar`s
ol, a clean-
ing fluid Which other. members of
the family bad been using in a
• smallconrainer to. clean brushes
of their 'paint by number" set,.
It was necessary, to pump Sall 's
stomach and she was hos lied
pitaUzed
for ' a few days where she rri ade a
good recovery.
SHARON LORRAINE.O'DONNELL`
Sharon Lorraine O'Donnell, dau
ghter of Mr and Mts. James
O'Donnell of Lucknow, graduated
Friday. as a nurse from:St . Jose h's
Y. P.
Hospital, London.
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The,graduation exercises -;
•were..
held at. Alumnae Hall, University
of Western Ontario.
A reception followed at the
Shillelagh' Hotel at Lucan with
forty relatives and friends present
from Toronto, .Guelph, Mount.
Forest, Elora, London, Lucknow
and'• Holyrood . Remarks were,given
by several including P. A'. Murray,
of Holyrood ::•
ELIZABETH ANNE HENDERSON •
Elizabeth, Anne Henderson,
daughter of Mrs. Morgan Henderson
of Lucknow and the late., Mr. Hend-
erson, graduated last Friday'from
St Joseph's ,School of Nursing.
London:
Following the graduation exercis-
es which were held at' Alumnae '
Hall University of Western/Ontario.
guests were entertained 'at a
reception at Hotel London:•:
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' ,'Open house washeld•; at the. Hen=.
derson home Lucknow on. Saturday.
evening.;
With Air Canada
Mr. and-Mts.'
nd• Mts Fred Thompson,
Benny and Billy, :have, taken up
residence an• Cookeville where .Fred
will be employed .with Air Canada.:
Fred Will be flying Vanguards'
out of Toronto'taanadian, Amer-
ican and
mer=ican.and Caribbean destinations
He is a 1st 'officer with Air Canada
Mrs. 'Thompson it the fortner •
Isabel MacPherson, daughter •of Mr':
and Mrs.. Gordon MacPherson of St:;
Helens:.; Isabel 'and •two. boys, have,
been residing with her parents while '
Fred has been on a three month •
course in •Montreal
Fred was originally with the
RCAF and prior to accepting the.
position. with Air Canada,. he .was
flying for ,a co imercial airline in:,,
•Australia where the family resided.
Visits Homeland
After 44 Years
Mrs, Ernie Lewis of'Lucknow:.left:
from M alton airport on Tuesday of
this week for a holiday trip to"the
British Isles. •
She will at first visit in..England'
at Bournemouth arid Cornwall with,.
friends
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M•rs. Lewis, plans to''visit tte isle
'Of Malin, tour Ireland' and Scot-
land , returning to Bournemouth ,
.the .last of June:
Other places•ron Mrs; Lewis'
y y.
itinerary are Severn Valley, near
Stratford-on-Avon, where she was
raised; ,Linconsiire, where Mr. •
Lewis was'oorn• and raised,.
Southend on Sea, where Mr.• and
Mrs. Lewis lived until coming. to
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Canada to make their home. They
carne to Brampton in 1923 and •
thirty years agp•moved`'to Wing -
barn where they operated 'a florist
business: Mr, and Mrs. Lewis came
to Lucknow in 1960 ; Mr. Lewis
passed away on October 1st, 1966,
This is Mrs:. Lewis' first trip back'
to her horheland , She plans to. re
turn to Lucknow on .Poly 12.
ppoint- Co -Chairmen And Executive •
A well, attended public meeting"
at the Lucknow Town Hall on Mori•
day of this:.week indicated that
many.Lucknow• residents are inter
.ested• in marking, centennial year
some meaningful fashion in the
village:
By, the time the ,meeting had, end
ed, a committee had been formed
with a man and woman 'as co=
chairmen;, and. a promising list of
conimittee' them bers representing
.district organizations.
Bob Finlay accepted the position
of co, chairman. of the committee
and Mrs. Morgan •Henderson was to
be 'contacted to see if • she' would -
also:be: a co-chairman Mrs' Hen-:
derson was unable to be present at•
'Monday's Meeting but had earlier
indicated that the wass: inte rested •
in centennial observance in Luck- -
now and would be willing to:help•...
An appointment was made to the
committee from all organizations.
in the community
.,They'were, .
Confect youth group, Barbara Cain:
•er.on; busirtessrrien, Charles,Web
ster Legion, Harold Ritchie; Lad'-
.ies Auxiliary. to Legions Mrs. Dan •
Thomson, Lions Club,. M,.L
Sanderson;; Lucknow Women's Ins-
titute, Mrs. Omar, Brooks; Lady
Forresters,.. Mrs.. Ford Cunningham,
Horticultural Society, Robert
Fisher; Agricultural. Society; ',Don—
ald Maclntyre; :Girl Guides, Mrs-..
:Jack McKim'; Boy. Scouts.• George
Whitby Cubs, Jim Arnold Fire
Department', Bi11 Johnstone; .•
C. G.1.1. • Mrs“ Austin •Loree,
Rangers, Eleanor Whitby;PublicM.•
School, Stuart Collyer High
'.School,, Noel Mason and Elwin
'•H'all, Obstention .Club Donna.
I Ritchie;. Ministerial' Association,,
Rev;: Laird' Stirling; Rev Stanley
,Jay; Scout Auxiliary, Mrs: Jim,
Arnold; Village 'Council; Reeve '•;,:.'.
George Joynt,, Town and' Country
Club, 1%',rs.. A.'E. McKim , .It was
suggested' that as this:was the
centennial year' of the Lucknow
Masonic ,Lodge , that a representa-
tive be appointed to the committee ,
at the next•meeting of Lodge.
Charles Webster ,,president of the
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•Lucknow, Busines' men's Association."
chaired ther part meet-:
a of the meet'
P
ing''and :ReeveGeorge Joynt was
later appointed as chairman of the
public meeting.. +Gerald Rathwell,;•> :.
secretaryof"the business ._ rouP,
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acted
. g..
a ted as secretary •for.•ttie meeting` ,"
Reeve Joynt and councillors W.A.
"Bud"•Hanniltonand Eldon Wraith
represented the; villa a at : the .
meeting: .
Event$ leading up to the public
meeting Monday made it very
doubtful as to'whether Lucknow' ,
would ever,get.'off the .ground in
observing Canada's 160th birthday:
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.0.010:00.10.f.:130011 :At. Mingo:00o tall
Duiigannond#1griculturai Society
sponsored a Centennial Ball in the
Agricultural Hall, Dungannon, an,
Friday night" Winners in the cost—
ume classes were, left to right,
Marjorie Alton of Belfast, modern
day y replica in the tingle lady, class;'
P .�,
Murray.Scott of :Belgrave, winner
of the best beard and centennial.
dress .for gents; Mrs.• Don Hackett
of Belfast, ,modern.day:replica in
the married: ladies class; Mrs. Ross
.Taylor of Belg.rave, winner: in the
authentic dress class,
Judges were Mrs. Wilbur Brown •
of Dungannon, Mrs. Jim Nelson of
Belfast and Mrs. Don ,Thompson -r"
'Of lucknow
vIgo 111.2%.1. *, Wit,. :it'. Ir./.> w iii lit + rrw►' :
Rod` MacKenzie, preSidenr of the
ir , .
agricultural society, , presided for
the judging of costumes and he wa
-assisted' by Stan McGratten and Ros
Henry .:.A,draw w.as made for a
centennial pattern set of°dishes ,t
which was won by Robert
Rollins of Goderich. Mrs, Harold:
'Maize of Dungannon 'won .the door
prize... %.
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