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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-01-05, Page 2••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • •••••'•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO "The Sopoy Town" — On the Huron-Bruce Boundary Second Class Mail Registration Number 0847 Established 1873 — Published Wednesday. Member •of the C.C.N.A. and O.W.N.A. Subscription Rate, $8.00 a year in advance $2 elEtrklo U.S.A. and Foreign Donald C. Thompson, Publisher ::::::::::::::::::::::: • - • • you 0 Off EVERYTHING ON THE CLOTHING RACKS LADIES' WEAR BROKEN SIZES Pant Suits - Blouses - Housecoats - Slacks - Skirts CHILDREN'S WEAR 6 mos. to 14 yrs. Open Monday thru, Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. BILL'S PLACE LUCKNOW e VARIETY STORE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1977 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 4A011 TWO At Kemp's General- Store, Lanes, there were five more winners: Joan Livingston and Chester Finnigan won turkeys; Ray Forgett, Martha Livingston and• Lea. Wilson (Robb) won Christmas cakes. Congratula- tions winners. Happy New Year to everyone. Among the relatives attending the wedding of Rosemary Rothwell and Barry Neilson in Norwood Presbyterian Church on Saturday, December 18th were Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Collyer, Mrs, Cam Thomp- son, Mr. and Mrs. Don Thompson, Susan, Nancy and Donalda, all of Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hunter of Wingham; Miss Joanne Thompson and Rod McFarlane of Brampton; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Collyer, Chris and Lisa of Meafordr, Mr. and Mrs. Thom Collyer) Scott and Karen of Orangeville; Mr. and Mrs. Tim Collyer of Campbellford. Miss Jennifer Hunter of Wingham was unable to attend because of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff MacMillan and children, Andrew, Danny and Abigail and Mrs. Christene Bieman of St.• Catharines were Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. MacMillan, Lucknow. Mr. and Mrs. Spence Irwin, Lucknow, spent two weeks during the holiday season at the home of their granddaughter Audrey and Gary Faskin and family, who live about thirty miles north of Sault Ste. Marie. "Kathleen Leddy, London spent a few days at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. •Raymond Leddy, Lucknow, during the holiday sea- son. The Lucknow Women's Institute will hold their regular meeting in the assembly room Monday, Janu- ary 10th at 12.30 p.m. Mrs. Eileen Nesbitt of Ripley spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Emmerton and family of 2nd concession, Huron. On December 18th Mrs. Gordon Ritchie, of Lucknow and her family had their Christmas get together at the Anglican Hall in Lucknow. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ritchie and family of Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. George Hodgins and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Ritchie and family, Mrs. Josephine Ritchie and girls, all of St. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Ritchie and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Aitchison and girls, Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ritchie and family of R. R. 5 Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Barclay of R. R. 3 Lambeth; Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Ritchie and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Ritchie and Michael, all of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Collyer of Lucknow and Mrs. Tom MacDon- ald of Guelph spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Thorn Collyer, Scott and Karen of Orangeville. J. J. and Lynne Houston, Toronto, were holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Houston. Lynne remained for the Christmas vacation week with' her grandpar- ents. A family Christmas dinner was held at the home of George Humphrey, Margori and family on Sunday, December 19th. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Barry Haldenby and girls of Holyrood, Wm. A. Humphrey of St. Helens, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nugent and Scott of St.• Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.' Humphrey of. Lucknow. Don and Bev Thompson, Susan,' Nancy and Donalda of Lucknow, spent two weeks over Christmas at Hollywood Beach, Florida and also spent two days at Disney World, Orlando, Florida en route. Friends Bill and Iris Kennedy of Durham spent • the time with them at Hollywood. While the visit to Disney World provided weather cold enough to be wearing wool toques and winter coats, the temperature at Hollywood, 200 miles farther south, was about . 70 degrees on the average, but generally cooler and cloudier than normal. The Christmas weather was generally summed up as the poorest in many years, but compared to the snowbanks wait- ing upon return, things were pretty good in the south. Two other families from this community who annually spend Christmas in Hollywood, are Bob and Lois McIntosh, Pamela and John; Bob and Marg Finlay, , Sandra and Paul. The three families are close neighbours at Hollywood and were joined on several occasions by Lloyd and Eileen Ashton, permanent winter residents there. The group all had Christmas diluter together. Surprise callers on the Finlays, Mclntoshs and Thompsons were Al and Lorraine Baker of Stayner, 'formerly of Lucknow, and Mrs. Walter (Donna Mead) Reid of Barrie, formerly of Ripley and children Shannon and Shawn; also Laverne Barker of New Lowell. All were in Miami with the area. Legion massed pipe band which particip-' ated in the Orange Bowl Parade. A large group of band members and their families made the charter trip. They were in the parade two years ago, apd upon invitation, were back fof a repeat perform- ance. Walter Reid was with the band, playing at Miami area hospitals, the day of the visit. Christmas visitors in Hollywood were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Webster of London, Fred being a Lucknow native. Both Bob McIntosh and Don Thompson had chance meet- ings with them while there. Alex Becking, a resident at Hillcrest Haven, Lucknow for the past three years, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 30th at University Hospital, London following a brief illness. He was in his 61st year. Alex 'was of a quiet nature. He enjoyed the Lucknow Town and Country Club of which he was a member and was noted for his card playing ability. He will be, missed for his helping hand shown in many ways. . Surviving are two brothers and three sisters of Sudbury and the Western Pp:Winces. The funeral service and committ- al was conducted Sunday, January 2nd at the MacKenzie Memorial Chapel, Lucknow, by Rev. George Garratt of Lucknow Anglican Church. Temporary entombment was at South Kinloss Mausoleum with spring interment at Greenhill Cemetery. servesby informing. CANADIAN ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOARD Christmas visitors with' Mr. and Mrs. John Wraith, Lucknow were Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Wraith, Larry, Debbie and Scott of Chatham, ,Mr. and Mrs. Rod Wraith, Dawn, Shelley and Cheri of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Campbell of Lucknow spent Christmas at the home of their daughter, Helen and Doug Mills, and Heather of Brampton. Died In Hospital In His 61st Year ALEXIIECKING NOTICE Change In Hydro Rates Ontario Hydro's charge to us for electrical energy will go up 30% January 1, 1977. Due to this increase Lucknow Hydro has made application to increase its rates by an average of 11.1% NEW RATES WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS AVAILABLE You have our assurance that we will continue to fight rising costs to the best of our ability through efficiency and good man- agement. And yo can expect us to receive top value from each dollar spent on our behalf. We are determined to maintain elec- trical service the best bargain in the family budget. LUCKNOW HYDRO SYSTEM Pam Agnew, Huron College, London; Judy, Jim and Michele Lukas of Wayne, Michigan; Gayle, Bob and Stacy Feeney of Toronto were holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Agnew and Joanne, Lucknow. Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Clark, Jim, Kevin and Doug of Lucknow were: their son Tom and Dianne Clark of Wood- stock, their daughter Kathy and Doug Abbott, Michelle and Dennis of Foymount. Kathy and children remained for a longer visit. EYES SPLASHED CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 London for further examination and treatment. He was accompanied by his wife Joan and son Ken. Joan will stay in the city. Everyone here is hoping for 'John's recovery. It is indeed fortunate that this commun- ity has, living in it, people like those mentioned who have the knowledge and ability to handle an emergency such as happened last Friday.