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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-10-22, Page 54.. Al T-4VAS,1? f•Y# . OCTOBER 2„3;04, I931. til:•.C104 O • � T .� ri . • .lAGE: priti Li .tion in .eu the `Blue COAL' hoar 5.30. t . 6.3 Ever• Sunday f e 'k , �. � .. o y ,�� .�' A t �Qon. Over Station C•F.R.B. 'Toronto `(OUR OLD : -FAVORITE` D LAW ,SCRANTON ANTHRACi'TE. COLORED BLUE :FOR YOUR PROTECTION 6 • AETAxT.S 'OF RALLY „ R, HELD Ar Last week we l rie$y • entiaeed the Bruce , ,bounty. , UAKVd' 'Church Young 'People.'s Rally held, at Ark- Wright .and -these who represented the Lucknow ' Society, The following is a detailed report: ; The Rally :of Young People's As- sociations in -Bruce Presbytery of the United Church . held an Arkwright. last Friday ,afternoon; and evening Wes , a splendid .occasion." The atten- dance 'exceeded expectations. ,Over ve hundred .young ' people; delega- J;.ions...f rogri...L' uckrtaw,..1.Mildmay,_ . TO, ermor-y, Lion's Head and many inter- vening points gathered, with youth- ful enthusiasm 'and discussed the business of the church with u ; thor- oughnesss that ,did credit` . to their years:.='Rev. `' T., :H. • Ackert, • president of the Y,,P, TJnioal occupied, the chair, The afternoon session ctnisigted : of devotional : period led by Iiev S Mc Lean, .Tara::'the keynote; of the icon ;ventioti was Sounded, by Rev R::)t., Elliott, Honorary President,' in. wel- coming the gathering tto ,Arkwright,, -- "met-us-Fsll=in-�rg�ing�te�-do--Gonne-- thing• Creat rather',tlian..,RestirXde_, Security while the World is Suffering for .the Thing that Vie --'.,Can Oive." Group conferences ,under department-:; al experts occupied..th''e major part of the session considering means end methods for improving the work of the• local associations. • Supper, was bounteously '.;provided by the Ark- wriglit. Ladies' Aid. The principle .iteiin ofthe after- noon's' liusiness''•was a.:resolution to form two regional areas Within the, county_for thepurpose of helding fall_ railies, each to be, in charge of i vice-president, _andythe wile of the. ., :executive as heretofore, with certain additional officers' to promote depart- mental activities . • When . the' evening session- opened the church was :filled to capacity. The guest. speaker, Rev. Archer .Wallace, authorand-a1soditor2 of_ "Onward' and other young people's papers, de- lighted and i:nspiredhis hearers with Inv -message "What- Is .--:•R•eligiom?" There can be no :rni,steke—the.'blue' identifies it! ..II Phone your ,dealer 'to -day and .order with absolute confide;nci. • 9 WM. IYIURDIE; :& S : • Farmers -' Ditchers Builders HIGH-GRADE' 'BRICK and TILE. for SALE a REDUCED PRICES 'Vye=i11. compete in ' Price, Quality` a Delivery.-A.trial' will con - Vince -you. •- Vince -you: T -. OVER 20 YEARS'IN BUSINESS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED' ,BAN•NERMAN" & "SMITH BRICK and TILE. WORKS Kincardine, R. R. 5'. 'Phone 107 r 4 It's: Easy to Buy at "MARKET' Lucknow's. 1 Department Store II `)UCKNOW •and WINGHHAM Monumental: Works Lucknow,. Ont. Has . the largest and most. complete stock in the most beautiful design.° to choose itfrom, in•= MARBLE,{ SCOTCH, -SWEDISH- . AND CANADIAN GRANITES• , W E nmake - a Specialty • of. • Family monuments and invite a • - your Insrection.: , Inse'riptions Neatly, Carefully and Proinptly Done. • • ". See• us before placing your order. Douglas Bros. Phone 74 •--Lucknoiv- VETERANS TRY FOR CUSTOMS POSITION ;Appointment, .However,'Is Given -To Civilian Who Stood : Highest . In Tests. diers-and: civilians. are .11eturneii sol up in arms . at the alleged flagrant disregard' of veterans' 'rights' in the appointnient'of Earl Hall to the. post of collector• of, customs:. for :Kincar.•- dine. The Review -Reporter comes Mut �� itli afront . lige editorial. entitled "Is the' Returned Soldier Preference a F'-arce?'4 The --editorial goes on :to ask "When was the :preference for returned men un_ der the civil service act abolished? The recent appoint- ment of a collector of customs. and excise in Kincardine • by the Civil Ser -vice Commission of a civilian from a' field 'of ' as competent, war veterans as ever applied for examin- ation has so- embittered veterans of this district' that answers to the above questions are very much in order? -With the reti'reineiit of 1i: 'J MC - Pherson from the post of eolleetor applications were called for ' end five veterans, Gerald Hart, James P. Anderson; Clarence Bridge, Arthur Rowe and'd Clayton Farley and two civilians, Arthur Clements .'and' Earl Hall applied. 'The -report' of . • the cohibiissiou claims that not one of the soldiers was able to pass the examination and that Earl Hall, who received the highest marks, will receive t.e.pios• Rion. • According ; to • the circular, appli- cants need only a public school edu- cation and in . addition to thin a re- turned soldier is given a fifty per cerlt. preference ' over civilians. • -In-addition. 40 this, the=act=requires that the appointee be' under 31 years R. A. Spotton Phone. 256, . Winxham_... of .age to enter the civil service. .The ` Kincardine paper doubts if Mr. Hall 4 could` meet this qualification. ,p :GUELPH ,' The Kincardine ,News, 'an avowed n insurance W; Conservative organ, has less t'o say 0, CANADA. about . the appointment. After stat- ing that Mr.' Hall has, received the positions it • says: • "Some returned 'soldier's who wrote the • tests are disappointed as they 'thodght• the - - position should- go to 'a returned. man. Ilowever, the Civil Service of- ficiali; have taken the. stand that 'the position reepires the, hest qualified applicant and, have, therefore; o ap- pointed l!dr. Hall.' . .. • ' in the meantime, veterans resent this alleged slut on their ability and -.4.. with Mr. and Mrs. Russet Ritchie of are deivanding that steps 'be taken West Wawanosh. ' ' , to rectify :this state of affairs. ' - The A.Y.P.A. of Lucknow nrr' put • - t n on their play "The Little Clod g LW ,With- leis or -•-pathos, -anecdote- and the effect of a magnetic personality delivering a timely message the speaker held his vast audience thru' •out. . Reports of . the awards committee': and nomination: committee are always of paramount; interest. The :fine. new banner, . appearing for .the •.first time this year Was awarded to Arkwright charge for' the largest registration' 'of young .people' at. the afternoon sea: sioti. Mr:- F. H. -King accepted ; the banner for Arkwright and; spoke of' the pride it:afforded to be •able to represent se fine :and so earnest 'a group. of young folks. - The: -shield - awarded each year to . the ' society achieving the.highest standard of work for the year was -presented to Wiarten and received by Mr. Er'ies. Springer who expressed. the apprecia- tion of. his society in. getting this award. Runners-up for the shield in to judge's report were Arkwright second and Ebenezer third place. Officers for the . coming year'hi ducted by -Rev.. Mr. Elliott,.,Convenor of Religious Education, for the pres- bytery, 'were .as`foliows:President Rev. T: H. Ackert, vice-presidents,, south region, Rev. Hugh Taylor, Sal- em, for, the , north region, Irwin Tob- ey, Tara; Secretary -Treasurer, Miss &lea Langstaff, l Allenford. Depart- mental • secretaries are to be appoin- ted later by the executive, ' in nnissionary achievement these young people would be hard:to sur- pass. It was'reported that last . year they `not only achieved their financial objective but., went six hundred del - lois over the top. This °year, realiz- ing _the: distress in the western pro- vinces they have undertaken, an even larger responsibility and. who, that was there to witness their earnest- neas and enthusiasm can doubt,their ultimate success in whatever they undertake. .Mr,. C. L. Cullimore who his been visiting with Mr.. Victor- .Emerson has .gone to assist Mr: James Etna - Son. • • Mr. 'Reuben Tiffin' spot t Sunday • When Al. Capone was" forced by ripper=t-••^•iii-t•he, Inst:-iii-te--ilall--nt.,-ewg to tcitva,..el'ir�rgo foott*.ti-•stad-�- Whitechurch on'Fridtyy .evening, Oit linin the other• day he probably con - '•s Welcome. that he 'didn't care much R- IO. Everyone •, ey chided , : tined cn as i t o of o ball, anyway. e Wm. Armstrong bout fat y Mrs. Nl:'r andf afd tot .enlou h • Tc�eswatei' :visiteii 'on Tuegdiyy".wit1r to -Mart' loot -play_: ' 8 - )i . and • Moes ,lobi Richardson. . gun -.play. 1,„,, ,,' < 6. V.V. M. S. CONFERENCE HELD T DUNGANNON Dungannon ignited church was the centFe at ` which e.i ftge•, • number of delegates . gathered gun Thursday; bOct;. Ober thelltsentli, for a conference of the western section of the Wo,- men's o=men's • Missionary Society auxiliaries' of 'thio presbyterial.• Sessions ' were heldin the morning amt also the af- ternoon, with Mrs. Robt, Wightman, of Blyth, as vice-president, Presiding. Interesting and encouraging reports of work were 'heard, The ladies Q f - nb anno • nrted clit,'ii• ch— •5'erV it dinner in • the 'Sunday School room, Phe tolloivin'g: "program was- carried -- out:' : 'The meeting opened with the ioxology and invocation, after which devotional exercises were conducted. by ladies 'of the Nile; •W M.S. auxil- iary, Miss Celia :• Pentland, preside>zt if -the DungannonW.AI, S, •au*iltary ivelconied the delegates'. hi a pleasing ,address,: which was replied to bydVirs- I`afaidlaw,' of I Blyth The, roll Galli of .ixjciliariesJ was'next held, which, was ••esponded to, by''a tivo-minute °report of the 'work in each by the vice-pres- idents, *then came the roll call of Y.onng :.ome.is .tixr i ries -`', irc'less -which--also , was -responded -••to ;by a two-ininute .report of each. Mrs. . had a. second chance for honors .in W,ellwood' of Wingham,.had charge he consolation singlesand .doubles. if the roll call,of the Mission Bands.' Jntarib 'doubles • ehanipionship; open i)iscu'ssion of. the ,reports next '31-'' .o winning teams at county: and rural lowed, when some interesting Phase' :airs in 1931; will be run off -at the f the work 'were brought out; The Royal at the •same time. Teams in •eport of 'Christian Stewardship was. this contest .win represent one rural iven by Mrs-' W. Walter, of Carley. fair only. Where a tem: dies. 'won at The, dosing prayer was -led- -by a several fans; the gunners -up will be `nember of the Ashfield' auxiliary af- ;li ible for the.final content. Fees ter which all repaired to the base- e vent for an -appetizing dinner. In . . •will' be one, dollar for' each team. �f theus ccomPany entries; •Whieh AND FLA!Q • FOR ..THE .BUSY . F,AR VIER (Furnished . by the Ontario Department of .Agriculture) • Buy Clover Seed Now • Farmers anticipating the purchase of clover and alfalfa seeds, would„be .yell advised to do so- now. The sit- aation .is that there are,'niany Ont- ario grower's . who are in need . of ready cash, and who will accept sari rifice prices. Obviously then, this could seem to be the time to • buys sower seed,, rather than wait . till ipring •.when prices ' •may• be •constd- ,rably higher,.. In the purchase. and' sale of small seeds, the Dominien Seed Act reg quires . that Stell. seeds' must .be sold` y grade,' The Dom>lilgx : Seed„13r,anch v. lY exainine ;samples'. free of charge 'Titullr Horseshoe Pitching r Ay clinia;x for jiorSeshoe. pitching his” season will be reached in the Dominion .championship contests at t i Waiter Fair, ' Torei3•te, Nov,--24;•-25.-and, 26 Players elirninet South i uro'n at' Exeter,. Ott, 23rd; South. Perth at Mt. Pleasant, Oct. • 37th; Muskoka at Bracebridge, Oct.. �)rd; Norfolk at Langton, Oct. 28th; Waterloo Co., at North Dumfries, Jet. 23rd; South Ontario at Clare- nonth, Oct. 2 t ;, PPerl S iui y- a 3ranrptdn, Oct.: 23rd; Perth County It Stratford, Oct. 23rd; Six Nations it Ohsweken; 'Oct. 31st; Stilli:ven Tp.•, ,IreytCounty, . Oct: 23rd; Wellesley •i: p:, at YCross'hi11, Oct. 27th; • York ,est, at• Agincourt, Nova 4th." .• The Potato• Situation The.'delegates at the recent i�otat'o • growers' .conference camq to' the '•.con- lus,ionr. that the potato situation :could • ee cleansed up providing there is a `con- ;: fined of ort" an •the part of the :'pro 'pe`er,' the 'trade, and the consumer,, :s fo ows: •, "°That t e' producer send tooamarket d sthe chem .ion -'nly -the-liig�i grade -15111 of his p ship seri ,will• top.". The. quality of this ,year's -crop- :ver'age•S very "high,a sb the amount ,f potatoes 'left on the ferin would. rot • constitute, a grave hardship .to he .farmer..• .• . • . • "That the •-trade 'feature Ontario „ raded' potatoes; • exclusively . until ,u.ch' time as our •• home-grown "crop, ,otexIla • sted.' .- With the :ungraded deft ort the farm; the. dealer =i11• be able ,o, -serve his customers . with • potatoes' of a quality' which leaves :nothing; to be desired... . he afteingqon ;a conference various sedretaries • was held; .wheal,: Eh Ways: and,means"of advancemeet'•were - :'irought, out: Devotional •. exercises'. f o Fere led by members of the .Bayfield„ ,auxiliary,' after which the . report' of -he treasurer was 'received. Mrs. J. Colelough, of Blyth, supply. secretary, a introduced• this `subject;' and. told. -Of 'I Hitch valuabe__wo c in .this line, in t Which thisyear especially,` there is Rev.) • MOrti- b ould be in --the hands of -A;-P-: -V�es7- • ervelt, Manager of the Fair, Toron "That the consuaner do his, or 7rer ` .by Nov. lith. • " " -art, by insisting ion • being• .served c rill nothing but Ontario gra_ ded British Apple Market ,otatoes." . Not for man7'. years have Ontario Poles.; conmanded sucli • excei'lent • rices on : the British- market; and Grain Show Postponed Owing • to " general conditions ' in - his , year a,. greater 'quantity 'of •ap Western : Canada,' the'=world's grain_ Ales will be sentoversseas-thanr-ever ,xhihition,'.whicii was•to have been efore. Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister . ielil in. Regina in 1932,.has been post - 4933. iorred-�rirtik ' The decision -was .imiounced ' by" _Hon, _ :Robert Weir,: - .hal man' of the' cominittee,_only-aLFer- -�- nature, deliberation .had been given ayery angle of the . situation•, More than two core -Countries -had -prom= ised to take part in the shiiw, for which; . plans had been started :two years age. Exhibits of all varieties of gram had been promised • from, many European countries, .Australia 'incl New Zealand; the United States., and all provinces of Canada. such great . need. 5virs. xcultiire clpclares� Cald•stores more, of "�iubiirh; whn wibh her hus-..'. A.g' hari;-labored for ny_,year s,• � est age, grading. ' and.careful.' packing China,_ :at in, :._.., _.. .., . I - ._,t. =.Si ftinir. xo • ©Xlt China,�gave a most inspiring address. have restzlterl-gym , he� 1, Mrs.' 1Vlortimore's.'. first-hand exper- .arid apple on, the .British market :fence, together with 'her ability . for for from two to four shillings a -bar- expressing ar. ax ressin . lferself on the -In -inform; relthenthan the•�Vir •iiia apples , p g 'made . this a valuable and most: iri7 froin 'fourto eight shillings a tin • part of the. progren'. Mem-' barrel' more than. the' product of Nova,, teres g d . uxiliary con- Scotia. "This .year Ontario will ,pro -I umber • ' which ' duce' 750,009 barrels of apples for, bers� of. the Vest field a musical , n'' _ . 1': uroses net, inducting enjoyed. Mrs, (Rev,) Craw,.commercial p p :of I;uckiiow, also_a. talented; speaker, the .apples, sold ;in boxes, hampers next addressed the gathering, and and in other forms," states Hon. Mr. Carried ,her audience to great heights Kennedy. 'Of this: aayiount about 25.0,- T 2 0 - 000 b 1 will" to the Bri in a most 'worth while address. The .offering -was then received `after which the'Dungannon%-•- unions, pr'e arses wr go market,' 'as compared with • only' -8 7, .000-barre4s last -year -Omar-' -no's-apple P this year is the finest i . __the elated -leasing -exercise. Closing' ero Words e given by Mrs.: (Rev.) provmee's history " Due credit for the poultry are reported >by R- W Za- Lane of :Seaforth, after which 'the . splendid showing, in Britain s fruitalo I vitztouper isor at Ottawa, topbe espe well benediction was pronounced by; Rev . given to Mr. . Andrew, Fulup year, , y C. C> 'Keine;. pastor o Dungannon growers'' representative overseas. of a substantial ,increase. United church. The meeting then dis- , missed, all feeling that • it had • been a very profitable„ and inspirational S h e wit THE UNLIGHTED AUGGY p Like the poor, the unlighted bug- gy is ahvays with us. It. took years of. agitation to get, farmers ;educated to the necessity of .carrying lights. on their vehicles • at nights. For gen- erations.. en-erations. they had gone their way, - dark objects- on -dark. nights, , and crash after crash' happened, life after life :vas lout; until- the • Legislature had to intake lights compulsory. Far- mers seemed oblivious to their ,own lives and property, as well an that' of others. Their fathers and grandfath- ers got:along without lights, se why should they have lights? They ob- jecte'd to the expense, although the expense of a light, is trivial cotttpare4' with'' the" loss�,if a horse and wagon, or of persoiial injuries. That. vias • al� right so long as the other ve'lueles on the rdads'were Jogging along afTth"e- sattme paces as themselves. But the speedy automobile altered all that • tight g n h u at. see. ma b °ie g 11 youn Sl; Still WItlrot t irli tta, - Ot- which for' them to arrive. ' forishas .ers have. benefited by being well ad- vanced • with -their fall work. Improve- nient in pasturage, due to warm wea- ther and rain, is reflectedin improv- ed -condition of -•cattle and-o.Alie live. stock. An excellent crop of-'tirunips mangels and sugar .beets is being Anyone who has the .time; inclin harvested. *angels; 'particularly, are atioii and ability to undertake pout - of nigh quality and .yields ; aboite the try breeding work will . find Record average. Fall plowing has been prat- of Peil£orniance one of the best ways . 'ticalfy conipleted..•Fall wheat is look -.in •w°hidf to get established on a sound . ing exceptionally well. Late potatoes . basis. The' records.. kept areli sir iple _are a .heavy, crop, of ; good quality, and practical; ' grid are • accepted for_ but', the, market so far is very diss,ap-' the .issue of certificates to those hens pointing. • ,Plowing Match Dates J. , Leckie 'Wilson,. superintendent, which' lay the , required,niimmum number •of eggs to qualiy. In . ad- • "clition to •this the visite,of staff in- spectors at'regular •intevals provide . announces the following plowing a source of information and advice • • • • COUNTY CIIA1ViPIONSHII? match' dates: • Lincoln County; at ahvays available to ',the breeder, • SPELLING. MATCH' AND Caistor, Nov. 5th; Erameaa Tp., Nov. .PUBLI,C . SPEAKING CONTEST 4th; Frontenae Co, at Kingston, Oct. 28th; •Haldimand, at Hagcrsville, Oct. The Fourth Annual Public Speak - 29th. Halton, at Milton, Oct. 39111: which is 'helpful in carrying on ' the work for best results, and is, really worth many times 'the cost of the noMinal entry fee ing Conteat=-vyiil--be held in the audi=- torium ,of the Clinton Collegiate In- , stitute on Saturday, O4ober 24th, at , 1.30 P.M: This :contest is beingheld in con- junction' with the annual convention of , the Huron County- Educational Association of Trustees( and Ratepay- ers; for Which ani interesting pro- gram has been arranged. All first prize winners at the Puh- lic Speaking Contest conducted at each School Fair in the 'County thi, year are eligible to compete and . are expected to take part.in this contest. ,Splendid book prizes will be awarded and Mr. George Spotton, M.P. is :do- nating a silverCup to be awarded t1 the winning 'pupil. In addition- tai the public speaking, the Edtcatipnal Association is ' conducting a chant. •pionship Spelling Match in which the winner from each school'- fair is elig • , ible to' eompete.' Book prizes for ,the contestants have been arranged for' by. the Associatii . The entire program is interestiti g wild educational and as many as pos. 'sib)* take advantage of thk,. sibte should g t op cath • Are You In Need Of r deck Book. oust .� WE ARE SELLING .QUALITY A'BOOKS ' a Booksare Wel. Made, Carbon •is Clean and Copies Readily. Printing isaStarp and :Clear, Paper is the Best, Prices asp, Low as You -can Get Anywhere. Get Our QUet-itions on Your Next Order. ' The Lucknow Sentinel Thi.efestole $15 front the pockets Of , Everybody loves a lover, but hates. nnbers of a Kingston choir while to buy wedding presents. the- service was going on. 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