The Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-02-16, Page 2• FAGE TWO,
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THE '• LUCKNOW . SEN'rll� EL,, ..UCKN.OVO, ,
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*THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
Lucknow, Ontario '
thio ized as • Second Class„7VIai1, Post Office Department, Ottawa
Authorized :
Mem`bex: of: The C.. W. N. A.
• stablished.1873. — Published Each Thursday Morning
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Subscription Rate — $2.50 A Year "in, .Advance-LTo U.>.A. $3,00
• •• L, Ci Thozxlpson, Publisher and • Proprietor,
THURS:, .•EEBRT;iARY ,'16th, 1350
tigm.. ,C ' FOVNDATI.ON 4 EQUAL PAY
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a n .thin 'g to keep in'mirld. FOR EQUAL WORK.
Them
• towns and ,pillages, . and
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when . cosiderin:g the present Tn� the ,' •, :.
lems:. of 4,xnunrcipal go -Vern -7', on the farm's,- most : folk work a
pa�o{b merit 'that,.week.
k•
'• "was conceived as; ,sig ,or, seven day w e..
'ins , Jt
�• the brabase our
aseoourfree dezn9
nth
e cites, 0124anp_
n
ow
eiatie structure, Bringing. the workonly five days ,a week ,
roblernsop.atfairs right Mueh o.what cty`people biy.
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'to
the doorstel? :of the ,com+rnon is. produced by a long work week.
people, pioneering; a new nation, in the country.
P `ntrodu�eed• �� factors .. •which our .. Much.. of what rural folk have
forefatherscherished,, .
exercised, to buy is `produced ;by a• short
and defended. Then ::local.auto'= work 'week rn the city.
Homy Was accepted ' as : a
Sphere ' :Yet earnings : in the towns, will-
. • ` p
• of education and citizenship in ages; and farm .•,, hamlets •ar"e,, on
•whichIndividual apt
itude opened the- average '•
1ower ,•than those •
of
•the door to highexpublic Ambicity-dwellers.
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tions Service onmunicipal coon- This Means that most ountrY
cels :ways considered • arr honor an
a d` folk. are working longer hours for
•'....- .
a •.dutY • and • ' ``democracy,” was less .money so: that some of their
held to :"be something more than. urban .neighbors can ;earn more.
phrase: Today. there is. a 'money workrrrg..shorter hours,• •
a mere phr , , ;.. Y ... , 1
nderrc--mot o �`_:,:. to .b j, ass the Equal, 'pay, for ,: equal work
Y ' lead -to an 'economre: rev'trl,
study . of governhnent :but, to shy might ent dec'entral�
Office:and the utiofi �and,.a consequ.
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from
ub >�
away `P
.responsibilities and criticisifl that ization of Commerce` and ;indus-
gowith .
try ., .Which. would `yield • : major,
fit: �•
'Modern living ':has,. as brought • bene fits in • trade, health, and cit-'
g .. .
in- 'izenshi
• which we are P
es'wh h.
�w�ast Chang
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i‘ elined to accept .with little study
and.' ' with.' . calm•.:complacency:
Municipal, councils , now ''accept
and • even deimand More and•niore
outs from genitor authority ty. to
ari�d
finance local. needs. , Subsidies for
education, Hospitals, recreation,
•` : roads•;and streets, lire protection,
Or 'what have •
you, ,, have• •beeoilie
e :`order: ,of the day: And 'with,
all this,:''local . pubhe debt -•seems
d• ti ..with:.the
.• to be steadily xroun nig' ,
urden; stilt carried::b th'e
.targe b �'
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Letters To The Editor
Editor. Lucknow ,Sentinel
Dear Sir
Canada is• what might be term:
ed a pr osperous. country, Gertarii-
ly this is the case when compari-,
son • is made: with ':inanyi, other
cRountries. which', have .gone thr•u
experiences .that. Canada was for-
tunately spared, Even in Canada,,
however, there.is a measuref un-
emgloyment Zt is due largely .to
c1ian'atic, ' condition's; to the 'fact
that .certain:, 'ind:ustries,cIose down
'during the cold' we.at'her and: that
'others are forced .to, proceed at
ar' Zr uclr
ainryi' 1��';hni1G.,, slower pac.e, ,
this coneition
is,te P
or-
isHatore, unemPloyment
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any oorimuirty• tends to de-,
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Crease•the prosperity of that;com-:
munitY Obviously the individu=..
als concerned, the , unemployed;
,workers ..sand .'memlbers of their..
families' are the chief sufferers:
It should. not . be forgateen, how
ever, ,that thea community in.
which they live inevitably • suf-
fers.
,because of their lank of • the
means to buy necessities .a life. on was ;offering `.`Dust in the Eyes". The .cast �ti as
1. Em.lo 'ment Ser '- w` J:' Brumpt
The National' .P y - ares of 'all wool dress goods Clara MacDonald, M u g.u`et Mac
vice,'tecognizinig that the . next :a� y.
1. 0... , - . • •Kenzie.,T,.Iien`iy; :C: Ci�cci,;'Endla
months :will be dif `for $ 0
�two_or' hree _ .. . - ,. � • ,t•
•,,n g '• wh,00o,'$uswela � Mary . Maclntv,i'c,• VE=i�;t' : L u c k, n o w merchants
ii tilt months, is ,'atten?.ptirig • tQ • Sherriff'' Alea�, Smith, Joni . Ma,': -
c _; .,agreed to close their shops at 7 >, a
7nteres� ; coni i�untes .`.ul'] ovei ' has tin R: iIVIcD'ougall, Natty Brown; '
ti _
,Can�`� ao� i'nhelp t�s�'se .• • '• D. R.:MtIntosh, Berry and 'D� oug'"T'asa:onald,.A`idon ast�•,
. me feelingwere, .
onal . unemployme t: Thio • Little Ben 1VbcClure, W ;Connell,
G d .3":." Elliott, G. Derr,
property owners. .
in .:burden of pure-.
' This. mount g burden.
:l municipal debt hag, along
Y
eatl. increased =provincial
with• ' greatly
siati les, The , old warning that
- ..... handouts from ,• outside ` sources'
.invite .`increased spending.
simply •., ...
seems to apply .pretty well, today.
Blit. :there' is.; !a breaking point;
There "may'well come ,a time
when: 'the '.source•.'that. pays. the
tune.. With every
rr�,oney calls ane...
Handout goes' along a weakening,'
- and a lessen
of :.local autonomy
ting of a . sense of individual re
•s onsibi1ity. on the level: of un=
P--
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;' ii�ci�pal: •governments.
Where the authoritarian prn-`
•,,• ciple is =permitted td intrude, at
that; ointprecisely is' where tr •
• � P true
i1-
.dennoci�acy begins to`fray and.un,
ravel. ,The consciousness of this.
.
•trend today .• is brought forcibly
-.weekly
home .to •the,. editors of
newspapers: of 'Canada: They live
people
and P ,
miove among "the very p
who. • make+• Alp the grass;roots;
prosperity of .the whole. nation.
Ho , section 'of the. public press is
more concerned with preserving
freedom than. . the . weeklies,,,and
true freedom . cannot have full
sway' without the ' •preserifation of
• •1;he• fullest measure . of
'autonomy exercised on the level
: of municipal igovernipent: • r
np' . The •time is here for a broad
readjustment • in this cbtintry, Of.
,..•„,- ;the whole scheme of responsible.
• 'representative government, There
is, a growing trend , tdward a bet -
1' ter understanding in ; Dominion
' Provincial • affairs. It would . s,p•
/pear, to be the part and' wisdom
and statesmanship• to broaden the
, conferences on national welfare
, to include outstanding Authorities
on municipal • government:
Rf
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`.BETTER” HOTEL$,
(Port Elgin . Times).
Even the „most. rabid ,temper-
ance crank must admit that Pre
mlier Leslie Frost is doing an
adilirable job in cleaning up un
some
desirable coii�dtionsin ,
beverage • roomFs., :Every hotel
keeper :is faced with difficult
problems and has 'to make'"hard,.
,
decisions but this:. is part of his
job when_ he , is granted a license:
Anyperson ,who'•cannot obey the
" TlitiRS., FEBRUARY 16th. 11►: �I1
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. L0� k1 N BA:CK.WARDS .;
�.� �'i--iRQt.1 ..
OU THE SENTINE1,,,,
Sixty Years Ago •
scheme 'for the'ereetion of
The sc.h.
Southampton. '
'IIs. T,. Gollan passe it',ti�cky :it
her home' on the second, in
(35th year;
a joint slsock gist mill' was pro- •-•
gre:ssing� favorably. ; Over $2,000 The Canadian, Chautau::tia
had been ,subscribed, . playing;•here for four.iits;ltts•.
A1 branch. . of the Epworth , ,' Tamish MacFarlane, age 20
League was, organized at Attie died in: Kitchener Hosiritil's.ftet��'
Methodist :church, Officers were: undergoing�,an operation• -
res,•, D. C'. •Taylor;. 1st vice-pres,, ,Mr. and Mrs sJacic rL''itin v,°1i,i
p... , H. .had ��een in . charge, o. alio ,.
S 1;olainspn; 2nd vice-,pros.,W. _ b . g f Alio f..�tiii • :
Sid mith•, vice-pi•es., Miss E., .House for -thx•ee ,j�e�r•s,. ixra�.etl'tti: '
.� r
,Pie •ice; 4th . vice-pr:es., .Miss; ' S, Lo. neon. " ,
•.Bowerin , -A Girl:. Guide `concert _included :
Treleaven; x sec;, ,T, ga :
the ..folluwing nurzi�bci :.'t
treas.„,' G. Cater';':::, • � ,;?,:
Frances hompsor fano s."
Lticknow. ra . , . .. T .. 'dint
Gros• xevente"-ofY.the p p �,
• s
The J.e.$s•i e MacKenzie, • W,npiired
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Post Qiffzce was .$2,296.37.,
stmaster's salary, was, $665, Armstrong' and Eunice: •Newton
po
with an allowance of ' $160 ',for and , iFrances, Armstrong,, ; folk - '
fuel,and p g ci)ohald,:
rent.' `and • general ex enses, dance aby'. Margaret , Ma
Mrs.. R. 'Proctor owned a riding Lillian Horne; .Eunice `Newton,'
.and driving pony named.' "Little Kathleen Ferris, Donalca Th'omp; I.
re Dolly", -which had ; won son,. talk 'of Gude work by
G Y_ fon •Stewart, Hi h School studen
many. contests ': Burin the revi.. o ..,, , : g ..-, ...tw
g� p
four years... presented the French coined,
ous y.
n
i old be
is that
Many jce
Which co
Teo Years. Ago.
.T
n
held u until runty,
spring The feeling seems Peart A. R s ,' Robt, •Proctor,: W•
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r ib ed. ,word ` of the; •arrival averseas
that spring . or early . summe
work.. H'- Smith, W:. J Little, `M Cor of her . brother, Major Howard
the:; time; to , do all• kinds of • •: ruin 'ton George •'
In the ` :winter,
however. many' ngan, W, J, B P Reed.
' Doherty. " Miss :Arabelle' Cameron of . the
Canadians. refrain from: engaging
leaving- the jobs .until
workers, g J
done in wintei are • e P, 1V1rs Garfield Ostrander receiv.
' toy ;be J.• Grenache, J : Murchison,. J.
os
the',�w'arm•' 'weather When : 'the '4:107
irtFive :'Years: Ago
Thirty -Five y.
Stratford•' Bell Tellephdne'' Office
atlas promoted to'the' .position of
man=ager .at Glencoe
trained,workers iimuch ;
rriand 'for . � � . � ed he. _
advanc f; i;duca
ore realer. • than - ori
m g f• bread•.to'6c a loaf.
price o tion :decided: to assurr►e : the, cost ; , •
Winter.. ° Buckin •ham fell on
•
i :. Miss Polly g of dental •care:`. for.' public 01.0 .
..:..•_... The scam agn of -the' National a :
P `the ice and; fractured• her•.arm.
ice ' . seeks to. children:
Em,ploymernt!.. ;Ser..,. ..
• e, im ortance: of ,hav-`
OIL kers;of .:the• Lakeside League_ Orah Crawford'; 'was Worshiip-
en•>iphasize the. . P • . � ` were::: res:. Gs,• A: ld L� 'l�Lod e -•-`; :'
•ediatel It; hockey, seam we . •p fol IMaster-of'O. g, • , g.
ing work '.done . ianm y W. F Hen- '•
*Wan; •• 'vice Pres,,. Trapped' by thick, smoke in,'a.
stressethe f act • that 'a. 'gr'eat deal •
derson'.hon.' •Pres„_ G H.' Smith, second floor apartment ,,in Sai
of:.'work.' can now�.be done• in win •
. . manager, . R. , H,' .. Thompson, • sec.,
- :suitable workmen ... nia Mrs; J. K... MacGillivray, for, t`
law should get, out of the bust ter'. and: that ,s : , . .
A: E. M:llson• areas,., i3, R. Aiim, s
vailable: Later .on they may y
ness. ..:.area , ,menl ' of ,.Ashfield 112anse, ,wa
•Br wn Mallough• ;executive, rescued :b . firemen who. took'her ,
le and `obs may caipt.,. a Y
..A welhrun:., hotel is a; ;great not be availab 1
w. on Rdbt: ` .Johnston, .:from the building.by by a ladder.
.. .. • R H . Thoi�rps . �, ,. .
inunrt and . On suffer,'dela s. and irritating hold-
asset. to any corn Y 4plays Ilcndcrson, ..• �:. • �•...:.. • •.rre . L., .. �
•. , .. avoided : b .:.
•
orrr for an :other s .whrch, could be, y 1�. W.
tario.. has no ro Y irp ,
• • • Geor :e•. thbben' enlisted iia the'president
.�.. .. .rests e.. action It .is fel�..that , g Rabertson��•as • of` the -
•kmd. •A responsibility also riYiariediat .
• 3'rd battalion at Clintonicultural Society... t :them- .. . eS• m. interior work. can be. 3 ►'
,:upon the., public .to Conduct all tygdied in Christie. '•
n •' co -a este one` Burin '•winter :and: ,that � the ' Mr. and Mrs � Fred .MacDonald ,
George. Shirley .
selves:, prgperlly a d , , p d. g �•
celebrated their `silver. We
kept
:St,. aiosptah
' � ; •anaement:; Those 'Who eat "rush• whiefi- takes place • in, -• . ,, ;
with the:management:, g .. ,
th - • ' ... i ed if anniversary.'. ”, A banquet..Mas..held .in the
refuse hould be: tossed out: and ;the • spring! could be avoided d
ke t• out. The public .generally. people •would, 'spread' 'these jobs
Mr. :and aVlrs. ;A : NLcLelland .. j;0; Hall •in . honor of F. G.
P• celebrated their -:60th `wedding ant:.:Todd and S onaid :.McCharles. Mia
ahs: -Simul c
willa laud •;the; ,action of any. over -the -winter molt ,
1�P
at the home, of•. Mr;, and
•Todd''had won the Junior female
-hotelman •who- •throws• the -Person, - ;taneously. -....workers.. •would 'find _niversarY ;. � '..the .. _ •.
' ` nk ' a d . is :, in : ' o ' ' and the . coinimunity 'would Mrs: Joseph• .Agnew:championship at : Chicago n
-Ont. who gets . dru n J .., bs . , . ..... ..with
b , . , . Mr:: Mendeison received . .a; card ternational lxpositro.n
other :ways ; olbJectionatble: be helped., 3rd"' an
• and Obviously, it. wotiid be:foolish 'from 'his youngest brothe Diavid "Erica of St:.Helen`s' ,
' June• and
Urge the undertaking' of any;' informing hirn.`that. late ; n Sep- Donald's'.little mare,
to g .,
� t`' , bei he 'was one: of several• tan had never finished'outside
" - r` `era .'etre have ;t' e. of 'wor„k.. which' cannot. be , em ...s � •
In the post , ' k yP
n' 'thousand Russian 'soldiers who the ,money `tri 33 races , during the
� nter. •• O , .
seen Dominion, .•Prs�vincial , and;, done •successfu ,in wi
unici; - :the other hand the need ;for`'jdbs• had. 'been ..taken prisoner . by. the. season:
in; soave instances; even M P,.
:., ,.Gentians. Eddie Gaunt' bought A•rnold...
al governments ,seentmgly vieing is pressing• .in :some communities:. , °iness,
- if citizens'who Thorriipson s trucking ,bus,
with each. • Other ilii , the lavish Workers are available,. Word from Charles Pinner.• ow fell in. Jan-
:mmunities will have nee- abe Wounded at was Five,feet.,of • sn
spending ,of pti(blic moneys. -But of the co _ had been :. ,'Ypres• mads blinked fie-
rk drone: TheNationalthathe was conval-;..nary and had.
the honeymoon. its about -over and essary, taro . . to. the offeet
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•ergo into 'Employmeirt' Service urges alt escing in England and expected: ' uently.• t. date'
tin the levelling off p d et 1s, the ;
_. , r J o :.' c itizen .to g ive consideration to . , in his re invent . on March 26th was s
which w�e •are.,eanerrging, lVir. Jahn. c s g .• sgon to .reJo ; g
.: ik nd reme' bei that . r for ; a .Dominion' election. :
Q. Pwblic is likely to demand d ;the m•atter a n the Continent, Ce,1ebiate has
1a loin. is seasonal rn .• its ' G: S. Robertson
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Ripley residents were • . UP. in
lrttle�•s�aner and less, ,extravalg,ant the.,, p 85th birthday..•' He `-had• •boort a
economy' than': that, •which :•ores nattire :that conlmunity..`co-opera- arms °vet failure to ,properly: en.- Sec.
entl •' exists •under the grant;, :tion• can• solve rt • and. that . if we • � • member of the Agricultural
y force.,local',option rrr that village,
that are can get . over the next 3 months :. iety for 65` 'years. .
�gra,'blb•njg , inxlucerrients- _ - ., .
one,' •
dangled' I.1.• e. us. • Evert though successfully there will be her g _ ... .,......, a -- individual .._.L._ L.” '•Twenty. Years.Ago r� part -.
Teen=Agers Y
Lite" -know and W,ingham Inter About fifty..of. the communrt
mediates played a.90 -minute 1-1..teeri-gagers held a surpi`ise birth-'
draw. Licknow's ' line-up was. day party at the Reereatronal
ni ti al
goal,. Reid;:def.,., McCoy; .1VI. Heng "Centre last ThttrsciaY g -
'derson; centre C Thompson; honor • of Gladys: Chin Games
i.u,iui.a. L114�.aVraaaaaau• Varav�, wings,' G. Fisher, W. ; . '
. Henderson° contests ;arid- dancing;, wit
,' ° providedr a
Walkerton, Ont. sob's; A.. Thompson,; H: Agnew, N. freshments served,•
a Wilson.. . • . .';i very, enjoyable ec.ciiirzg for the
In: the last tax. year it cost.
Mrs.. D. R. • 1VLaclntosh died in young folk . j
the Local bakers The Lueknow Board o•
h d rig
papers ,are feucling-.-tver the
school district qttestion Ches-
ley is cOricerned that the, Walk-
. erton district Would . come too,
close ',to Chesley's 'town limits:
The' reactioh to the "„distriet
what 'foot 'the, shoe's on. ,
"Aphrrilbs" originate, the 'theory is • wer w,hich ean he done is Urged
that we'd better get" our share of 10 get into touch. with the: loCal•
it7-the,other felav.tr. is. ., :. , . , , .11.atiTe7ali:nypoulo,yment Of.:_fice. '
May. be a :big, aid, in consuming the e**'port surplus; but • if we
quit :eating. sausage.,' and haln..-
burger, won't that cause a .glut :Ottawa .$2(1,061,031 to' on the pork and !beef •market?
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government'S. tax income,
The -cominunity;' auction' sale ,to. NUrnerOus ..hydrO' breaks • on
. be inaugurated here on March Tuesday . delayed'. publishing • of
1st, can prbve,,to- be a real bOon:. The Sentihel 'this week. While
tts success depends solely on the ,the• hydro' is off ' the linotYpe .
respOnSe, of buyer and seller Jo 'metal pot hardens,. and when.
the Opportunities afforded, and,to hydro is 'restored.. the machine IS ,
charidise. offered for sale. To in- melts. Then,,•,there Was no rural!'
stlite, the Suceels of, this firat sale, mail sprvite " on Tuesday, a
take part 'in it rather than wait some. corre lidera budgets did
"to: see how it, goes".. net. 'arrive,
mrnertori