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EL; LUCKNOW,-ONTARnO,
• Tl -lugs':, DECEMBER '.21St
SENTIN � -
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
Lucknow, Ontario
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Authorized. as Second Class. Mail, Post'tlffice• Department, Ottawa
Member of The C. W. N. A. .
Established 1373 — Published "Published Each Thursday Morning.
Subscription Rate'a--' 82.50. A' Year in Affiance—To USA, :$3.00
L. C. 'Tho Ti son, Publisher .and Proprietor.
T,HURS. DECEMBER 21st, 1950 ,
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
It is Christmas.. time• again, cli-
Maxed' ->y home . comings and
family gatherings that quicken,
our affect .
ins :and make m
this fa -
o
'i1y festival time the highlight of
the year.:• •
i a time "fora, loin
Christi -las.. _s g . ,g
and remennbering, '.'and while
there are •„those • who will argue
that • it is over,. commercialized,'
and ; exploited, , Christmas .and
giving are •• inseparable
has been symbolic of, Christmas
since the Wise t Men_ placed their?
gifts at the manger in Bethle- •
heart:. Without : this remembering
:and ?giving, Christrrnas, would, in-
deed lack Murk of its true. mean
Above all, Christmas ,is . the an-
niversary of the birth' of the
Saviour and if .its. true '• signifi
.cane is- ` to be grasped, Christ
must not be left •tiut of l.Christ
xnas.. The . religious theme needs
lse
`aparticui y emphasized . ar1 em 'at this
•
se"a"son of the year and pot all `the ,
glamour focussed : oil material
things.
Too often this; festive; season`. is
aebaiiched and degraded; :.but,''on
the other hand:the true • obsery
ance.• of this • season With; dignity
and. reverence., aseems'to. outweigh
all . el'se. In chutx"•ches, : Sunday
schools, day • Schools and in the,
1-�orne . families gather” to hear arid
'Sing, the old .familiar hymns' and
carols .arid .to ,be impressed over
.:;th ' - •never -d`-
.
and oven again by e Y
ing story of,: the Nativity. � .
And while Christmas• 1950 finds
strife and war,.
the world torn: by ,
fear and uncertainty;' yet it is'the.
s ory o Y that-" . o •anuary'
alive ,:the hope and:• trust that placed bx' a District High School
somewhere • in; the 'future lies ful- Board ' : and. locally ..by: a ' pi blie
filrnent of -the Christmas wish for School ;board.: of }six members.
Peace. on. Earth, 'Goodwill. to Men:. Tomorrow ''night's': nomination
* * `* meeting should be boldly' ringed
"IT
•suoia,A LITTLE THING .� in• the. he: date book ;of every Luc,:
k,
•
It 7 now ratepayer and civic minded
IE1GHT'1T.0N
CHRISTMAS DAY
Mr, Duncan M eod .af Luck -
now will: be 88 years ..of age. on
Christmas Day andh's 'istill as
spry as a cricket, without, a pain
or an ache., Sickness hasbeen al-
most unknown. to "Dune",., al=
'though he does admit. he• had a
bit of a gall bladder attack last
spring, but soon threw that off
and was back eating his favorite
S YOUR,' MEETING
eveningof this , foods which had `been denied him
Ori Friday • . = a ordered for
week, December 22nd,' citizens,.ofthat w s
on . the diet _
him following hist sick spell. •
Lucknow•have • the privilege: and ;
.. For 65 years Mr,'MacLeod: fol-
duty of � • attending, � the annual 'lowed • • " ed' his trade ;as � Plasterer acid
g•' low h.
nomination• meeting I� "is your . , .,
• which• •ou have , the bricklayer,. and ' was a master
meeti:ng,.:'at .. .. , y . .
craftsman' at the 'business, He `re
opportunity Of • hearing, disetis; ed ;
tired •frorria. the..job •a:•fe�w9 years pan John
�d the adin nfstrat v'e. • . .,: ' • s �w McKenzie' Jahn McLenn h_
and explame
of : municipal affair' and ago, • but did admit ito doing a Harper, eter McKenzie, ' Wm.
details P bit•of ::patching for .a .neighbor
wh' h toda isbig, business; Here ,, • Valens, Jas. Purves, Robert Kar-
'
,y.this: ear..
issatisfied with the' ad- y .. • . : per, James Baker; James McLeod:,
also, ,if dissatisfied Wm. Hodgins, M, Forin, . William
Ministration, ,you have the o *Congratulations anal best, wish-
, . Y P � . • eman. • : • 1 : x McKenzie Henry;
Hodg}ns, Thomas. Malcolm; Wm
...
1 LO..OK1 ,
.. KING_ B' A C K V1f�A. R D .S
. THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES
*Sixty send-off.:party for Harry , 7
Years Ago who enlisted in the 5th 11
The little daughter of James sity Corps.
Findl.ater narrowly escapea.
drowning when she •fell in to the
river in crossing the fobt., bridge
on Wheeler St. " '
•
Rev, Joseph Coiling was pastor
of Lucknow Methodist., Church. .�
Members .of . Kinloss „Township
Farmers' Institute were as'.fol—
lows: Harry Thompson, Peter,
''Corrigan% . John Purvis; John
`Lane Chas.. Turner, Jas: Connel-
ly, James Marshall,.: James Ross,
J. H. Ackert,' A. Shoebottoin,' : A.;'
P!i`erson�' W'r .. McLennan, P.
Mc
es to this venerable gentleman- Switzer, A e .
portunity to say •so,• , and•, if you
wish ,it. is also 'within your ' power'
to, take .steps tg change"the .adt
ministration;. ` These . are . powers
and privileges that today are de
-
riled the, citizens of .many lands..:
• On the. threshold of . Christmas,
is a • bus'y'. time to pause to. hear
i1 a>;e" affairs reviewed, ; �bu
•. CHRISTMAS' BELL'S
T.; heard the 'bells on' Chi istmas
• DaYy.
Their old, :familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
'.The ,words repeat''-
Hetherington, 'William , K n ey,
Thomas' Fletcher.
The- Sentinel`was "reminiscing.
and . recalled' the "Big Fire" of
November. 2nd, 1867•, that wiped.
outt much; -of Lucknow's business'
section. The fire, ,which was dis-
covered by Sam McKee,, broke
v
'Of ;peace onearth cod-urill : to' out late t night the=Domin
there 's; no civic or 'social' matfire
,ter more ;im important. The' "late;': amen.
.r n,
arid ,election, if. re-
nomination #� ,
quii. ed ` permits the ratepayers to
�
obtain` a clearer..•finanCial picture
of the full years .transactions,
and this •• y:ear's :picture;` with,' its'
budget, is � articularly.`,
balanced. g , P
interesting•.
. In this' '• day and age. the 'de-'
for .. •extended Nand im-
proved' ;services on the one.' hand
and .lower tax bills on. the other.,
The.,two', obviouly, are. not com-
ev r � . rob' bl ° ;. ' was.
at b1e�:. ' Ne .e p y� .
fi .a
thele: a time' when: municipal
matters' required as sane and.
rudicious handling, • as today~
4 ``These. are It di''renttrus days .jn;
educational `development and ex,-:
a Sion and. with- the changing
panSion, ., h:...
times' the 'Lucknow Board of. Ed
E.xtst at the -
Arid.
.'ceases °to
en
It's' '•last a little stamp; : a ,tiny
' Christmas sticker, 'but 'it packs a ,
Treleaven just -north of his own
mighty .wallop. The stamp.. that • * *:' * * J
is the
we-:' are ..;talking, . about . .. _ _ _ •. _ .... _. residence.` .... ,
Your Christmas.tree despite Rs Finlayson had repaired
Christmas• Seal•of the tubercul- big brick block on the corner
Longfello
osis- associations which you see ; • , Y.
tential danger .of which should of .Campbell . and': Ross Sts.; and
now on . so much Christmas ;mail. .
he' wallo • that it packs is strong
not •be' nunnhized. This warning: "That's the guy. ,I in •laying opened• a flour; feed •.and grocery
T P P e butt bears repeating,muttered' the hen as .the farmer business: He was in '• business at
is not new
he aid;` . . Lochalsh for 23 ears starting in.
crossed . t y . Y ► , g
the service of the late J: G. Mur-.
doch and his brother.
• The play "Under Two Flags'"
was .'presented. b D' 'Gilt t
citizen.
And thought how, 'as
• come, .
The belfries of all'' Christendom .,
Had rolled. along
'Pile, unbroken song
Of . peace on. earth,'good; Will t
Students. tri 'oral. III ?
Continuation School. were 1
Nain, .E. Hasty,: D. Doug]
Mitchell, E. Twamley, Mi
'nen, C. Woods, J, .Spence,
win, V.. Tiffin, L. 'Johnst(
Durnin, M,' Miller,` S. MOI
C, Cannell, E. ,Howe,:M. M
mid, L. Greer,• B.' Stewart, 1
Clure. .
t, •
Twenty Yeah Am
Robert.:.: W. Andrew 'Wer
partnership with H.:`B. 1Y1,
I e.C.,:`of Listowel
Ashfield 'Council ;iby ac
tion was Reeve John • Mc1
deputy reeve Jas,. Ritchie;
.eillors, Samuel 'Sherwood,'.
Matheson and Richard Jol
Thomas Anderson retired
platy reeve,
Miss Mary,',Rutrford., si
Mrs, Elizabeth 'Balls,, died
Helena:
'The ' roof of the Ford ..+
.was ;damaged when ori
.girders. gave way unci
Weight of snow:,:
el ni:g u. in , ,Alan . Meravish' 'bough
ion:' .I-loteh .There '�+'�2s no i.:. • , . 'busin.es from. la�ck�
.,righting' eauipinetat :'at that.time.Pd aY• ... , ,
the day had ' and on. the north•. side • of • the Louis Ki deme, s barn a
:street' not a store -remained be-
St• and the "_brick
tween. Stataffei ,,
store"., .On the south: side all was
burned out except A:. Murray's
"now .Cain's hotel".
Cliff and P"o,rster; furnitu
men
Till riming singing on its. wa r,
•, tinging, g on:
its
. World • revolved. from' night'
today,
A "voice a ,chime,
,
A chant sublime,
10;` :Ki'nloss, was burned
ground.
Daaid Errington of::'A
di `d in his . 90th' year,.
'The . death .. occurred ' o
h.
ie Ross,, practically a..lifelon
completed:: •.ar l dente of •;Lucknow
manufacturers,
ranigements to have the factory.
lighted with, forty incandescent
8 . Mrs. Thomas Malcolm died .sud-
denly at her'home near Kinlough
,at the age.' of 29.
Of peace on earth, good -will to
e r. ':A 0
men.
Thirty Five Y a s.. g „
Then: in despair I bowed niy ' . : An apple •evaporator •at':Dun= condition: were encouragin
A' ,presentation . W s m
Lothian friends to Mrs. R.
bell and; her daughter` Gre
fore 'moving to .L'ucknow
ride. '
Alice Leith had been.
lent tin Sick Children's l
for tour; months 'with, a
ailment, 'and reports • as:
head; `'•
"There is no peace' ori earth", `I
"For. hate is strong,
And'_mocks the song
,gannon, the.property'of J. R 1VLc
Nab, was destryed by, fire.
Excavating cornrnenced for 'a
biggarage.' built ,by Gar-,
being
field.: Ostrander, adjoining his
lacksrrft h-$1 . J -ac H -en ... a
had the` contract`' and 'subl'et the
cement, work .to Neil MacCalllam.
Fin Malcolm did' the excavating:
.d
.The ' death of John Mirehouse
occurred': :at his home . at'Lang,
side,
Brick 'work . was completed' on.
the home being•erected by W. E.
Of peace'on eart •, : goo...wi
men!"
Then pealed the, bells more:loud
and deep
h He
God• .•is not dead. nor dot
ii
.
The 'Wrong• shalt fail,
The Right prevail
With peace op earth,. good -will to.
---men
enough to 'wipe .out. tuberculosis•'
Nearly 'fifty. year:•s ago a Dan
ish postal clerk) had an :idea for
raising Money. to -combat ° tuber
eulosis. His, idea was to ask;every;•.
one, to put an e*tra `stamp ori''
,their' Christmas mail. %Out `,of his
suggestion sprang the Chri,tmas
seal campaign and all the anoiiey
• raised from`• it is used• to combat
•
tuberculosis: ' . ' •
The story of t' Christmas Seal
is . a thrilling One. .• It is an�iazirg
,for every.Cl r,istmas time, fire;and
often 'death, results' from' • Christ-
riias tree lights in faulty :condi-
tion or candles improperly used.
The manufacture and• sale o-
margarine, ;in Canada doesn't
•seem: to' have hurt the dairy, in-
dustry as. much as it�'scared . it,
Butter today is :retailing at 60 -
percent more , than• margarine,
-and at.that : price our: surplus= ---
butter
-
butter stocks are fast disappear-
' what this ,:tiny, piece of sticky _
paper. has 'done and what it can ing`; After all, nothing can • gen-,
uinel ; take the place • of butter.
still .do.• It is just • as °exciting.. as y •
DANGSR."
THIN ICE.
the story of David arid Goliath * `
*
.. ,and the pebble` .in ' the slingshot There isnot a ' problem. facing
which brought down the giant the farmers of •Canada', ,.today:
Christmas seals have gone a : that could not be .'solved better
long ,way :these past fifty:years
towards defeating t fFiercuxos s,' a
disease' that used to rank as. the
most • 'dangerous' kzher' .of our.
times.'Today its menace` has :been'
Much reduced. Thanks to TB
seals which people have bought
_� and used on their 'holiday mail,.
'educational information. 'about.
tuberculosis'has .been spread not
only:in Canada but in many count
tries of . the, world. , Today: We
know that TB • is not a fatal dig -
.
ease. •We know ,it Can be cured
and can be conquered.. In fact,
doctors are now predicting that it
cap, be .wiped out in twenty-five
years.
Yet before. we .rejoice too pre -
by , ' true' cooperation than by
connireI` and re TaTa"troii; "` Tever
before • have -.Canadian . 'farmers
been so well equipped by know-
ledge..
now-
ledge , and ` ' resources to keep
their; y` own affairs in 'their own
haiids and . to build • solidly for
.the• future.
maturely• it'must be remembered
that TB`is a Contagious disease, It
still .kills more,yaung.. people than
any other disease which is: a loss
we can ill afford, •
It's Must a little thing, all right,
and it's just a little thing to do
buy Christn•ias. Seals But
something that is well . worth
while.'
64EETINGS FOLKS!
Winter is, here. With it come
akiis. and •skates. Everyone is anx-
ious ; o•get going: on winter sports,
,But Willy, -that's the in thea illus-
-?ratio aabove; asks you to reinem
ter -This Is The Most Dangerous,
Time • Of The Wiinter: Because;
.new ice is treacherous -4t. can
look solid, and' ,.conceal a • death
Warning to skiers afirst; snow-
falls do not cover-stinhps .and,
branches. These can be ' a real
alienate Do Not. Attempt hills
until they are . well -cushioned
with snow. (Remember=there's
a long winter ahead).
: Watch for me. I'm going to be
handing .out safety tips tram this
column, often • .. Red Cross hopes
these tips , will help' you enjoy
a •safe and hjppy winter ;season.
Ten Years Ago
Acclamations . in . West'
nosh and Ashfield, Towns
ected'the:'couneils far 'a t
term under •vvartirie • acs
Provinical :Government: T
field, Board'.. was coiner
Reeve Alex: • McDonald
reeve Gilbert Frayne • e.nc
cillors 'Lorne Johnston, ' F,
derson arid, Cecil Johnsti
West Wawanosh Counc
corriprised of Reeve Thom;
ster. • and .. Councillors
Sinyth,•Gordon" McPherso
�liace. Miller' and Harold s
Kinloss gave its Board
clamation• but voted on t
year term' and defeated'
phatically, ?but. with 'a srn4
90. to 8. Personnel of 'thy
was' Reeve , Richard. , Elli
Councillors Alex- MacKen
Hodgins, an 'T. McKim, y ave. i er George Tiffin:. •
son, Robert 'Brown, T. S. aReid, A Legion .branch was
T. Watson,. Aylmer Aitchison, W.
L: ;Macltenzie; Ernie Millson, . A, ed here ',with 'Allister Ht
the •
D. •Mackenzie, 'Miss' .Rena 'Gores first president ''and
don, Miss . Lila Taylor, Miss. Etta Reid as secretary . .•
Johnston and .Mrs. J. W. Joynt,. Rev.. -Alfred Maloney
The death • occurred at Kinta;!1 Peter's •,Church Was .actin
of John T. Griffin.. porari•ly-as Chaplain •at t
• `In the 1915 'vote `on the issue ,'beet•- R.A.F. navigation s
Of Church Union„the local 'Pres ;.Sheep claims in Kinlo
byterian 'congregation' voted 225 •• down„ to $528 from the
against and 92 for:
The Young Men's • Bible Class
of the, Presbyterian -Church had. a
cord 'of • $121'5, when .T
flocks were •ravaged : b;
dogs".
ISHING :YCJI
MERRY CHR.ISTi
AND -ANEW YE
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