HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-05-12, Page 5TiiUR,S.DA' i MAY 12th, 117110'
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Kinloss Born• Farm Bohr ;�eache� '.
•Natives In India How To 'Pi'ow
.cordon Sinclair, roving., report:
er for The . Toronto .Daily Star,
hp been in the Par East- for' .some
time and. in. his. Thursday column
devoted most of his •Story •ta" Mal-
colm .Clark, a.. former Lueknow-•
• ite. •
,Clark is .a son of• the late
Mr, •and Ws. Donald. Clark and.
,ws born bn the Second Conces-
sion, Kinross. Ire' is "'a cousin of
Rabertsor and Masses, Bell".
and ,Ethel: Robertson: •
young.man: Mr. • Clark.
"+wesvt . West with his 'parents;;
he�-later , . M b,eoame associated,
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with the implement !Business and.
for many year's. hasp `been .employ=
ed by the Massey -Harris. Com—
oily, Which •Con pany Ile is rep-,
' resenting ,,in India' for .a three-
year term, two years: of Which.•
he: :has put ial:.
Sincla•ir's' article `read,• as 'fol
urs:
Mac Clark, who .is probably the
. br Ontario fariin -ahoy :to' ju 'P
from Lucknow; :Ontario,: to'Luck-:
.Mac . , or• Malcolm .if you :don't
jthow iiirn so 'well has been yin
wo
t years; 'teaching India . Y r
how`to plow
' `tan . 40,00 experimental acres
he's;already growl five ku.raliels of
wheat where One gre* before and
none of this 'had previously ibeen
.farm land at all. . • . ;
:It was jungle; and 'tosurvey it
for ','the ` gang plows', Malcolan
Clark , toured, the -scrub by ele
phant.
Starting. with 60 used tractors
in 1947„';he has. -400 tractors now;
and they ,plowi'.deeg and `'rough;
This hold:the rain
s - s"' of the moia-
-Soot" so .that,•. furnace-like•• winds
that • follow 'don't shrivel the
• grai'ns to dust.
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*a/Clark :Was born; :at • Luck
now in' 1891, 'joined the Massey'
Hari`is as a::;laborerr at Regina, and;
has worked as trouble shooter
ninny parts of • the world.:. Invited •
to India in. 1.945; he -finally. came;
in 1947, and after 'six rnoniths w'as
ready! to,' call. it, a' :day- aril rur
for Aherne
,.Sh ltes Got,.UimD4wn
`rile caste system,.; wilererby
folks, _With X intelia;gienice Wouldn't '•
soil •their hands, :got 'Mac down,
aiid so, .dict the 'snakes,
lia:.cl�>aring out bungle to make
wheat land he came across•:
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enough siatikt>s ' to ' stock every. '
circus ; ri c' . rth. Only one . seri:
otsly thi•catoi'ied him and •to this
hUir.r t i;�rlc doesn't ;know• whit'
BURIED AT KINGSSRIDGE.
The funeral of, the late Mrs. M.
J: O'Connor was held' on Friday
morning at Kingsbridge. Requiem•
high amass was conducted: in St,`
Joseph's church by tvsro nephews,;
Rev. Maurice Su111van ,and Rev,
M. J. 'Dalton.#. and a cousin; Rev.
Edwin Garvey. Other priest,s pre-
sent in. the s'anc'tuary were', Rev.
John:." 1..ynch , of Windsor, . Rev.. L.
Phelan 4hf :St. •Augustine' and Rev.
T, P. C Dor nellan of ,Kingsbridge;
The, interment°was in St.,Joseph's
cemetery, 'the : pallbearers,been
.g
Jebh S: -Dalton, • , Jos ;:S'ullivan
Frank O'Reilly, Dennis Desmond;
Wm. Kinahan and:. .Gene . Hebert,
There Was a large attendance,in-
cluding relatives from Windsor`
and Detroit.
Ribl cat' ::Pronlif e
Comes Trne Today!
Read God is My: Landlord,, • a
story,, of he great `biblical ' wheat'
ation,that proves the old
promise, "Itfpays'to.tithe
are with the ," This
g ; stn w•i• be 'found' in
an eekiy, , ,famous
demo
ands
amazx
The`
maga2ine of real ,life .stories: With
this Sunday's (May' .1i;) issue of
The. Detroit. Sunday Times
. catised this..one to. grant
digin; . . . •
Tt wa �i nine -foot :black ,cobra l.
• whish 'gad lost' trod upon...:
Ste,rtled. • imd' furious the; .ocebra .. !
rose and i'i ckadd,'i`ts Menacing hood
three feet away. Falmer
Clark �ti'.ho,e title is :chier''ra;gri_
•cultural° en.•ineer to` tJe:.govei,n
rnen,t or -India, Just :froze. in .his
trleks..and wondered, hold 'death'' -
j snake :lite' "would feel.`
Nobody. carne'•near; him to drive r,
*the. snake',away land ,Mac had ,no.
weapon, So be arid the cobra just:
, looked at.each', other., After :about
three •minutes,, of this' the. snake
:relaxed land wriggled away •wuth.=•
out even tastrnig Mac:
:When the first •clearing job was
eliriast. finished'o group of tigers;-•
apparently ,furious at having their;'
preserve turned` into Iwheat . land,
• lolled' three'rf Mac's worlters, hut.T
he bevel' saw • ithe striped killer..
He's sees ' wild ',arid tarrie ele-
plants, "eouritles
. s, snakes, occas aria
wild, pig, occasional leopards,' ands
rnany rare .birds, but no. tigers,
1131:1VIUSE.RAT CATCH this
season has- been very • light. The
Paisley Advocate says that some
trappers claim the animal' :will
kocome extincix it a closed seasotx'
is not declared t Lour or five
. years.
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PAGE, MC
v M -GIRL, GUIDE NEWS'
The regylar Girl Guide meeting
as. yield Pin . the Legion 'Rooms. •
Mrs, McKim - was 'away and; :as.
both Senior, Patrol, Leaders wwerei
unable : -to attend, Marlene Mac-
Leman, :assisted <,by Betty John=
stun had charge ;of • the meeting.
As it ' was walirn . 'inside the
Guides .had. two ` games ;outside,
One was• .a • merge ` relay,. mice,
and the, other v a stocking . game.
There wa's' ik
l?o h e. on; Saturday
aside from•, two or -three Who went
out on their bikes.
Guides . as usual tomorrow ev-
ening.
SURE. PROTECTION
Ianmunization can protect yoiir
child's . life against •diphtheria,
smallpox . 'and whooping cough:
Every year children die in Can:.
oda trom •these .diseases • and al-
most without exception'theirjives
could have been ;.saved by .itn
munization. This service ' is • free
at health clinics everywhere,., 'is
practically 'painless :and absolute-
ly safe:f t is your 'responsibility
to protect your children'this safe,
easy . way.
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CHESTERFIELDS & OCCASIONAL CHAIRS •
YOnniay
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STRATFORD UPHOLSTERING COMPANY•
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Free : Pick Up And Dervery;..
Leave 'Orders;, At:.
F-INSTONE.S FURNITURE- STORE
NEED''' 10,,0 , FOR R .
� 40 CA*
,REPAIRS'. AT KINTAIL
A fatal of'$10,000 will •be
icted byy the ,Presbyterian Synod
of • Hamilton : and don for re-
pains,
e-
p ails . to Kmtail Ca on Lake
Huron.;. near. •Goderich.
A dritv+e. , 'for the fumis was
agreed to'after ministers and lay-
men atthe Synod ` heard ,, from
Rev.P A. "Ferguson, Hensall, that:
'the ' '•� Was "faced • With the:
tamp
'absolute necessity of repairs":.'
...Begun. in 1930, the Camp for
Presbyterian young People has
largely inaintained`. itself;' Mr ker.-
uson .said. It is ho ed' to .raise
g R
the' r oneY. 'among . congregations
: and individtcas within the Synod,
MET SA W
11IITECAURCB
The Presbytery of Huron-Mait•.
landariet in Whitechurch Preslby,
terian Church on Tuesday after-
noon • and on Wednesday eirening
the YP S EXecutive - of Huron,
Maitland met at:. The Manse : at
Whitechufich.
Oi. May 7. th Rev.: Wnc. : Orr
'Mulligan,' ,D:D., • of ' Aurora '.w0t •
preach ' 'anniversary 'services et
Whitechurch, 'Morning and even:-
.
ven
ing
H. `C. THOMPSON,,: principal, of
Teeswater '.:Continuation School.'
will retire in June. He has to
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for fort ear -
y years, thirty-seven .ot ':
.which' . were in theat
Teesew er . ••
community.
earntin
• r the benefit. of.ever single one of. �.
N Ontario the Wheels of nduetxy turi,foy single 1 U8i ur:" laths; dynamos; drill presses, farm combinestractors, • business i ' ,
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machines, .etc.; are producing goods and.serviceswinch earn dollars. These •
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ov
' rovide food, medical".care and other necessities which eon
dollarsP .. ... g..
'° ` it 'to'�our'security and high standard of living. Every single one' of us,:.
teibi c • ,.�. y •, g ... g
nal: interest an the flow of a steady supply of trained
therefore, has a very Aeras � �
ii'oi kers to industrial:plants 1'hese,workers will operate machines which are
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intl►ortattt'to'our way•of life. Pl -
We should' a �reciate, then, the .Co-operative efforts of governmen industry .,
and Libour in the field of employee training In schools and in factories our
:woryonnkers, : and old, are given: the 'o:. portunitytonew and neand specific
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Skills in :every field of,,business and‘inc ustrial activity. Fo ;instance; every
effort, on the part of workers to leconie proficient in the art of Shaping and
motuldin copper and brass, will mean greater. industrialprogress,,-•Will help ,
to make ")ntarin a'finer •place in which .to live•and.work.
E`V I `L. INDUSTRY (ONT.ATtIO,
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Our. ot Liile Rewards
• Trallpied hands
Ontario, workers knowthey can: earn'
:' iiiore, have '•execiutive. responsibility , . .
.. ' and enjoy a higher -standard, of living • :
• indirect ratio to , the. skills they ac
quire and the way they make use . '
• of thein. That's•always
true in° a free economy ;
that's - w•hyour com-
petitive , system Will
coU•tin.ue to .'hake :0
Canada great ,' and .a
great.. place in . which, '
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"NTJIRIn ' to live. f
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