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' LUCKNOW, ;ONTARIO
THE -Tit -TM -NOW ' SENTINEL,
?" THE SUREST WAY
One .of • the greatest tasks; con-
. the nation . at thistime
as. themaintenance of national.'
'health.. One of'' the most serious.
diseases, and • at the same tiine
• fine of the most .readily curable
when found in its early stage, is
tuberculosis: •
It is to the, credit of the . spon
sorting /organization • and • "those
Who ibtiy: Christmas seals• that.
every 'resident . , of this district
Whether- man, woman or' child,.
may take precautionary steps
egain'st this ;insidious disease' by
braving, a free. chest examination
,here next : week;' ,
Until" • apparatus using mania=
•.,• e p ed
sure Ellin, ,;was d vell'p , Mass
surveys ''were ,impractical., ..and.
be
., costly. • , Chest clinics . hag to, ., x... ,
confined' tQ .known and suspected
cases As .a: result not more than
one • in five persons suffering
from the disease w.as' discovered.
until it had progressed.to serious
.. stages: Now this dangerous 'sit
cation can be remedied. Found in
its early: stage, '--and ,properly
."treated .at once, tuberculosis .can
be cured and the. possibility of
passing it to .others overcome.
, More persons in Ontario. Over
five years :of `.age die 'from ' tuber-.
culosis. • than :frons all other , in
fectious•• diseases;combined.. This
i largely because, ,ari ,afffeeted
;person 'nay. goon for sortie• trine
not 'at all' ,aware that he has the
disease. '
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a -,tt c
--• Any owe --of us -c ain: be a
by. this 'disease and; at any ,time..
The old (belief : that those over 30
.are
no -longer susceptible is en- and your clothes.
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tirely without foundation. 'Help-
Mg 'in the task ;of 'destroying, this
enemy o f ., rn:an is a 'duty that
belongs to us all. The surest -Way
of doing so is by 'having •aii xray.
This every resident: of Lucknow,
and, District may : have at no
charge at» the mass x-ray clinic
being held: in the :Town Hall next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day; The, Clansment• invite yd'u to.
take advantage Of .this service~
[lade • possible by the district''s
liberal supportof the' Christmas
Seal ,C'auipaign.
one's ..chances of gettiii`g, polio
are.: not »nearly so great : as the
chance of being:killed in. an .auto
aocide !t yet' .how' many; ever -
think, fit ,
think of': it `in ;that :way Not, that.
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we ; are " attempting to .Minimize'
m ize'
the •„concerti that „naturally re
stilts hen .this dread '.disease
strikes .a: community, yet how
,little concern wis correspondingly, ' (Intended. for, Last Week)
felt day in and day. 'Out as Motor- We are pleased. to report th.t
fists take to the highways, .:where :Mr. H. A. Graham who under-.
a .much greater.. toll is .taken an- went” an. operation in Victoria
nually than by the dread killer Hospital,, London, b'n . Wednesday
polio. In, •1948 there ' 21 deaths morning, is making a satisfactory
from: polio in Ontario.:Motor car recovery. Mrs.. Graham was also
deaths ran' into` the hundreds - in ;the city for 'the week at the
o-- home of Mr. and Mrs, »Levi
`.` dronto The Good" is steal- - ckenswiller,
The .Sr, Women's Auxiliary gill
Meet_ on Thursday .afternoon at
the borne:, of Mrs; Karl ,Boyle.
Thiswill be» a work meeting, •and
the word for the roll call "faith":.
Mrs. (Refs/0, C., N. MacKenzie
'of Creemore is visiting with
.MissesNellie and Margaret. Mal
,colm, ' e .
Recent, visitors• with Mrs,, John
Barr and ' family, were Dr. and
Mrs. »Murray. Hodgson and Brian
of Steinbach, 11/1anitoba; Mr. and
Mrs. Vernie Barr of Toronto, Mr.
and ' Mrs. Roy . MacKere and
Roddy 'of Oshawa, Mr,, and Mrs,
John Purvis, and ,Fraser ;of 2nd
NliS "Winnie Percy, , R.N., . of
Wdedstock visited' with her moth-
er Mrs;. . Wm Percy and ^ other:
relatives during the week...
•. Mr. ,wild Mrs;.',A1�bert.,Traffor,d
of, .;D7urham• ; visited on , ,Sunday
with, Mr...and• Mrs. Alex 'Percy;: 'r
Miss E rima• Jean •Percy ;returned
hone .,with them .;for. a. 'holiday..,'
Mr. and Mrs..1"ete
Sheila and. Peter of LondndAn Spon' OP nl
London'
a few days. w'th Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Boyle. Mrs.ogle and Carol
,accompanied
$
there to Lond'o'n on.
Friday .to visitwith her parents
there, • -
Mr.
Rudy Selloff, Elroy a n d.
Calvin m'otor'ed from Detroit ' on
Tuesday to visit with relatives
'here. Elwood Hodgins who had.
,been holidaying at the' Selloff
ho"rrue, returned to his home with
them, Friends were sorry to learn
'that, Mrs. Selloff and -her mother,.
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ing Chicago's ndtorious fame as ' 'Mr. Bennett; Mr: and Mrs. Ar-
a• murder city.. Its 'a gory record thur Haldenby of Toronto visited.
Mrs. ;George. 1•Taldenfby.,
thatno_citywould wish.. . during • the week with Mrs and
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When this -issue Is off the .press Mr. .and' Mrs. John • Hockley of
the PublisbPr will be oaf fora Toronto'» are guests of M'r. and
week or ten days 'at the beach.: ms's• Ec Schaefferfor-WO-Weeks:
That's the spot.to, shed your cares 1 'Little Sheila; Haldenby is home
from holidaying in Toronto with
relatives.. •
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LettersTo The E 'tor reft wid'o'w and sorrowing sons
and this sisterthe community ex-
D• ear: Sir:
Parking regulations, .are quite
in order along 'out, main street.
But:' on )busy Saturday;.;'nights
'when,' these regulations are es-
sential - to keep' the motorist :in
line, do they halve sa :chance., to:
'observe them?,`No! Just last Sat
urcday night an observer counted
no less than.'fifteen cars belong-
ing to usir}ess ! ,mer'! parked.
main street,: thus 'taking up space.
which a •:,tired farmer .might use.
Other residents, of -the. village:
are equally .quilty. 'of. this.,, ,They '
get their carsin the choice park..
ing spots early '. in :' the evening
and ..by \the `time 'many farmers
• ' get: to town' they find the Main
Street lined with •,cars.
▪ The fai'niler', whom the: mer
Chant looks •to do, business with
that' night, must find a: parking
-space on the 'backstreet; neces=
sitating' him» carrying his produce'
• and : parcels 'to :.and -from, his car::
• Wouldn't it be. an act of .court-
esy, for evCry'''busin'ess • man to.
leave • his unused car at home or
park it behind his ;place of busi--
ness for this• slight »in question?
Thus gifting over his. space to
the farmer that he alight' sit' in
his c'ar ,'to, view' our ; front street'
activities?. '
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' Give it a thought.
SUBSCRIBER.
OBITUARY
JOHN MacKAY •
'The shadow of the black -wing
ed• angel has again. fallen across
'the threshold of a pioneer home.
in, +this • .00mmiunity, removing
from its' midst Mr, John MacKay,
who, after a. prolonged • illness,
passed .away on the morning of
July 31st.John-M
acKay was the
second youngest child _oi...nine.
-children of the late .John Mac-
Kay and Annabelle MacLean. He'
was born in the .year 1862 .and.
until hisdeath remained a, resi-
dent of the , Kintail district.' "On
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December 21st, 1904,. he 'married
Miss Annie MacKenzie who with
'three sons, John S., :Duncan and.
F'lt.-Lieut. Donald' MacKay, ,DFC,,.
and with a sister,, Mrs. Margaret.
Fletcher, survives' him,The fun
eral service,conducted by. Rev:
Dr. W, 0.; Rhoad, was' held at his
late residence `on 'Tuesday after-
noon." Many were, in attendance,
the lengthy cortege from the old
home to Kinrtail cemetery,. where,
interment took, place, testifying
.to the »affection arid esteem4felt
for one who' through the years
had end'eared. ':himself to his fel-
lowmen ,by his.' rugged' honesty
arid, sterling . ctiaracter,:' He will
be greatly' missed and t� his be-
tends its sincere and heartfelt
sympathy. The 'pall bearers were.
Harry , MacDonald, Hugh Mac-
Murchy, »Colin MacGregor, David,
MacKenzie, Hugh MacKenzie and'•
Earl -Howes.
Won . Blankets' At Wingham
uCum+in.g and Howard Ag
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w 'Won Kenwood : blankets at
the doubles tournament in- l Wing -
liana'. on .Wednesday of last`, week.,
There • 'were. sixty `.rinks in the
'tourney with' the local duo' fin-
ishing.
in-ishing. 9th: In '8th place was Fred
Stewart :and -. C: Morton of Ailsa
.Craig.
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!I'RURSDAY,:.AUG JST Z lth, 1949
to 'Make the trip owing to- the
illness, of the latter.
Mr. ScottWalsh is • recovering
frown an attack of ,i hlebitis, It
was first feared that his condi- •
tion might have been of".a snore
serious nature.
Little Done, Nicholson return-
ed home from a holiday with her;
cousins at .Amberley.-
\-. Mr, and Mrs: `Tom Bell and
Murray .spent a few days . with .
»Mr. and. Mrs. Bert Nicholson.
Master. Bevin McLean of ,Kin.:
cardine visited during the: week
Mrs: Ada Hodgins, were unable with Gary Graham.
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• Notice is hereby given td': the. Municipal: .'Electors of the "
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,.illage, 9f IJuckno
t•: a. meeting, will .b a held for the, i.
. W that.
`- ation of fit and proper persons fob the office of one
nomination
n illor, for the Village of - Lucknow for the unexpired
„portion ou c to fil : »the vacancy caused: the ' :!
of . the:uYcar 1949, 1 Vacancy by .
`resignation of Councillor'.:Lawrence E. Downs,
NOW
IN: � TIE TOWN. ;HALL,, LUCK.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15th, 1949
at 7.30 p.m.
For » one hour, at which time arid place ; all
Village are hereby required to attend, and
poll being demanded, the votes of the
Village of Lucknow thereon will • be
MONDAY,: AUGUST 22nd,.,
Electors 'of said;
in the' event of'.
Electors of the , q,,
taken on 1
1949.
Between the Hours ' of 9.. O'Cloek ' in »the Forenoon : and
5 ,O'Clock in.• the' Afternoon ' at the Following » Places:, .
ORANGE (•ALL, :in Polling Sub -Division No, 1
MUNICIPAL OFFICE ' in Polling . Sub -Division No. 2
..-TO-W-N_HALL,_ia_Polling Sub -Division No. 3
JOSEPH, AGNEW, Clerk.
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'kiss Doris•' Trafford and her
brother Delbert of Durham visit=
ed •the -past week with Miss» Jeajn
Guest, and 'other reiativies here.
Nlr.. Harry»Bell'_is_visitin,g_
Stratford with relatives.
»Mr. and -'Mrs. Glen. Pinnell,
'Bobby and -Sandrae of 'Windsor:
visited With: Mr. and Nil's. Harold
•Haldenby:
Friends of • Mr H:; , A. Graham
will, be pleased to • know that he
has:'; returned `from'' the • hospital
and is much. improved 'p health.
Mrs. .V. Percy' of Detroit visit=
ed during the. week With Mr. and
Mrs. John Emerson . and other
relatives.' here:'
Misses. Shirley 'Haldenby a n d
Barbara Fowler» of Toronto visit-
ed Over llast week -end' with • Mr.
and Mrs. George Haldenby 'and
other relatives. •
Mr. James 'Erica of'Chapleau
is . holidaying With the .Percy,
famlilies . here.-
Miss' Vera Boyle'' returned' to
Moose Jaw 'after. visiting .with.
relatives re..
Mr.: a' '... . -
n�fl Mrs: an.—L _ .._..
W Loyd and-
Doris and Mr: and Mrk. Mervyn
Elliott of :London • spent last
*eek -end with Mr. and Mrs..
Karl .Boyle.
Mr. Douglas Ec.kenswiller'' of
London is holidaying g with the
Graham families here.'
Those from here »attending• the
Walden-Weatherhead wedding at
-St. Helens were Mr, and Mrs..
,Eldon Eckenswiher, Mr: 'and
Mrs'.1Vlaurice 'Hodgins, » Mr. and
Mr's. Frank Thoinpson• and. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Haldenby.
A number of relatives and
friends from. here attended the
funeral » of the late John Nesbitt
at , Kinloss on Sunday.' Deepest,
sympathy, is extended to his be-
reaved wife and' other ,relatives:,
'Mr. and Mrs. SydParry of De
troit !visited during the week
with . Mr. and Mrs. James
Hodgins:
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pular
aster Machine for,'Modern _Farmers
:•:.A recent. survey showed the owners of self- ".
'`combines in Western Canada .
propelled., a to,
'be divided like -this: '
60% %o were owners of Massey -Harris ;.
;313.1% were owners of other makes"'
_This .is_a-very_significant_fact—Farmers ;dont -- -
choose their machinesby whim or ;fancy.
Such a `high preference °for Massey -Harris is
proof beyond doubt •-that Massey -Harris
combines give " them . the best. all-round'
performance' , ;in fast harvesting, clean,.
threshing, freedom from. field delays,; low
cost of operation.
If you were: : to visit the' Massey -Harris
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combine factory and watch • the long train
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REGINA
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:loads of-combuies;pulling ou#sf the, railway
siding, you would see something else that is
noteworthy. Many of these train -loads are ,
destined for United Statesoints► because
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Massey -Harris combines are asI? P o. ular in
Kansas,. Texas and the Dakotas as they are
sin the Canadian -West.
And " if . you would
you' observed further.-'.
find many carloads destined Tor fdr-away
countries like Argentine, India, , Turkey,
"Tanganyika. Allover theworld, '• the
Massey -Harris aelfpropelled combine is
known and recognized as the master mach-
ine for modern farmers. Wherever you ".
• find modern agriculture, you 'find Massey-
Harris combines in useand in demand.
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