The Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-03-23, Page 19"a
A VISIT IN DUNGANNON enjoys a visit with Mrs. Mary
Clark, right, of ,Moose Jaw,
Mrs. Mollie Whiteside, left, Saskatchewan, who had a holiday
in Ireland. It was their first
meeting since Mrs. Whiteside left
the Canadian prairies at age ten,.
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Would You Believe
bY RINA
THE TOP OF
MOUNT EVEREST IS THE
HIGHEST POINT ON EARTH...
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Not really; the top of
Chimborazo, a volcano in
Ecuador. is two miles farther
from the centre of the earth
than the top of Everest.
WOULD YOU
ALSO BELIEVE
...that you'll reach a high-
point of satisfaction when
you deal with us. We're
continually living up to our
long-established standard of
excellence.
II .NDICRA FT .ND
FLOW ER SHoppE
306
Josephine
Street
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Sincerely,
Mollie Whiteside.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. 1977 PAGE NINETEEN THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
each and every occasion, with
spares to pass to close friends here,
' and pretty calendars for desk,
pocket and purse, all of which I
could scarcely manage without, so
useful they arc and already well
filled.
Mrs. Harvey Alton, R. R. 2
Auburn, formerly Mrs. Mary
Rivett, Post Mistress, Dungannon,
is another faithful friend, sending
me long newsy letters, beautiful
hand crochet work at which she is
an expert and photographs of her
wedding just over one year old
now. I was thrilled to see her
carrying the Irish linen hankie I
sent so that I could be present with
her even in the tiniest way. It is my
hope that she and her husband
will have continued and increasing
happiness in the years that lie
KEMP'S GENERAL STORE
R.R. 7 Lucknow — Lanes — Phone 529-7248
411P' .11P 411P 4/ dr dir air .45, -. dr 4.
SPECIALS
McCormicks Shortbread
& Vanilla Cookies :... 85c
Dream Whip 2 oz...; 37c
Quaker Cap'n Crunch
12.3 oz....' 79c
I have a beautiful Canadian
souvenir scarf from Mrs. D.
Davidson, 58 Dalbeattie Avenue,.
Weston, photographs from Mrs.
Linda MacDonald, 178 Elgin Aven-
ue, Goderich, of her family and of
most elaborate cakes she bakes at
home, entertaining articles and
poetry from Mrs. M. Pritchard, 89
Haddington Avenue, Toronto,
cards and letters from Mrs. Phyllis
Morrison, R. R. 1 Lucknow, Miss
Myrtle Finnigan, 20 Elgin Avenue,
Goderich, Mrs. Dorothy Wardell,
R. R. 1 Ripley, Mrs. Elmer Black,
R. R. 6 Goderich and 'many others.
I will write to them all individually
as soon as I can.
I have formed a particular
friendship with Mrs. Oliver Mc-
Charles who shares my love for
animals. Sadly, our beautiful
marmalade cat, Reko, was killed on
the road on Christmas Eve. I found
Jiim first thing on Christmas
morning and I must adrnit the tears
ran down. However, I wrote to a
B.B.C. chat program, offering to
take in a sad and tattered stray.
Within minutes of the broadcast, I
was swamped with offers and took
the most pathetic, brought to me by
local children, a poor frightened
unwanted morsel who adopted us
at once as we adopted him. I wish
you could see him now after a
fortnight of love and care, li)ce a
prizewinner! The children call to
Kspect him now and then and we
/discuss cruelty and neglect, how
awful they are, so I'm hoping the
ripples will spread.
But now I'm ashamed of my
tears for I've had another letter
from Mrs. McCharles in which she
tells me that her oldest son has
died. I read this with great
sadness. Allan was only 46,
leaving a wife and three children
aged 12, 8 and 5 to mourn his loss.
My sympathy goes out to them all
in their grief and I pray that in time
they will be comforted. Mrs.
McCharles is, I think, a lady of
great strength and deep faith. It is
hard to understand why a fine big
prosperous young man should be
carried away in his prime but her
quiet acceptance will temper the
sorrow she feels. Later on, I hope
this dear lady will visit me here in
Ulster as she tells me she likes to
travel. Later, too', I believe a
younger son is to be married and, I
send good wishes to him and to his
prospective bride. May they have a
long and happy life together.
In November '76, we had a
surprise visitor in Mrs. Mary Clark,
551 Atha St. East, Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan. I managed to
recognize her even though we'd
never met since I left the prairies
all those years ago when I was only
ten. •In a letter published in our
local paper, she wrote: "I can't go
back to Canada without saying how
glad I am I came to Ireland and
found the good side of the situation
here and how bravely you people
are carrying on. One has to have
faith, patience and strength to
continue froth day to day and I hope
DUNGANNON
CONTINUED FROM l'AGE I
your readers who have been
especially kind and generous to me
at Christmas. Mrs. Sheila Camp-
bell, Box 279 Lucknow, is a most
faithful correspondent and each
letter from her is a surprise
package bearing some small gift, a
variety of attractive seals to suit
ahead. yqu will all be helped and
comforted through these troubled
times. Although I arrived with
many fears and apprehensions,
enjoyed my stay 'so much I ,plan
another trip next year, bringing
some of my family with me. No
matter how I talk; they'll never
believe Ireland's so beautiful
unless they see it for themselves".
I'm sending you a photograph of
Mrs. Clark, taken in my home, and
later, if you wish, I will send you a
copy of my B.B.C. broadcast. If you'
had space for it, I think your
readers would be greatly interest-
ed.
We hear you're having a bitter
winter this year. People in this
country don't really know what
winter means. A week of snow and
ice has everyone indignant and
confused. They're not used to' it,
you see. We had two or three days
of frost and fog but it's all cleared
away now and already snowdrops
are blooming in my garden, with
daffodils and hyacinths budding,
trees and shrubs bursting into leaf,
grass green as it always is, birds
singing. You could say it's spring
any time!
; My thanks to you for your
' continuing kindness and support.
With friendliest thoughts to you
all,