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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1947-06-19, Page 6A•GE . i TEE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCittl'OW,, 0NTARIO Einforcement effitiafs”-= compared .Ta The Gestapo Mrs. Lydia, Philip of .. Vernon, B. •C: and forxiierly of Lttclt;now;:' " has: forwarded tis a. letter from. an intimate friend• of hers in Eng- land, and which we, reproduce in part, to convey some idea f • the hardships 'these people. are en - g, . ,, dirt. with their lives controlled' *tb• a point wherefreedom dis- appears. completely:: The letter, dated April 29th, 1941: commences with reference t4 -her home which ”Was • badly damaged in the early days of the SIM $5. "`At long 'last I' am • delighted ,to .be -able to say our house has been reinstated. It has been done very thoroughi•ly, and is 'looking. ,spick and span. The,' exterior, i.e. roof and gutters;, , also balcony, and greenhouse; have yet to be attendedto,' but . the interior is just lovely, at any- rate compared to the awful conditionit was .in: It took seven men the. , f irst two weeks, five men the third, .. fourth and, fifth, weeks, and two men the remainder of the` -time to carry out the essential reinstatement,.' so ;,you can guess in' what aicstate the• • whop - tering~ was We •did not have the, Council to., (1p • it, but had' .our &Wn con trac r, but the• difficulty was 'to • get: license,' this took a terrible. -time, such a,: lot of red tape, tape, etc,, because,.; {Without the..:'necessary license' ;'the builder lcar'nnot get ;paint, .•or 'indeed any materials.: to so you - can see they have your all: •ways ;here... Nothing but 'restrict tions .restrict ons,_ andfurther re-' strictions •No wonder 'the people; are.:seeking. to emigrate in thous • ands, there is ° absolutely :•no .free-. -noxi ;left to° -us: -On -top• of which there ;is 'a terrible shortage of everything necessary to a civiliz ed' life: :Everything. is 'chaos :"This government-�is driving the coun- try full steam ahead to ruin.: •I must "tell'. you ':this,•:1• had. my' bacon.. ration for the • week'- this very orxing,- it :consisted of. "one thin • straggling' rasher, which. I cut in half' for two morning's .mea gre breakfast •. There was no.: fat -`wto fry it . with, except what `I could spare ouit. of } my ration of 20x for the- week; . It is true . w„,e . are :supposed to have some iardw, but this. we. ,never get by: 'any chance .whatever,' but some : syn thetie substitute •which ,imparts. a disgusting flavor to everything c hires - sit contact Sugar`,is you have :been born' Arid bred' to 'these early hours,���-but to anyone like myself never, accustomed to it, it can be, .and is, extremely WEDDIN . BELLS. SAUN DERS.-UASEMORE A quiet wedding; took place at the United Church inane, Wing . held' on Saturday, June 7th when Rev, W, • A. Beecroft united • in i.g a Laura.June; eldest dau- ghter : Milo :Case.- . ghter of Mr, and .Mrs. Milo Case - more, andM..loyd 'Stewart,son of tiring" 1 M. r. and Mrs. George Saunders, Everything is just' as scarce as Lucknow,' : • ' ever.' No improvement whatever, the bride a :looked lovely • in a andve e. r will be I... am'. afraid, gold silk jersey dress with black, n with the . present government. d gold: on the nationalization of 'everything with money:in it,, they are absolutely starving us all to;. attain their 'Object 1,_cannot .. 'pos- sibly describe to you present day t i �1, Judging - Competition Monday The livestock .judgin.g'„coinpet titian: for. young men ,of Bruce' 'County, will, be held at. Walker- ton next' Monday, • Two classe each of horses, .and • cattle; dad cattle, sheep .and swine will be jd”" The : winner . ;will go to ude g the International ` Exposition m at Chicago, • Th eight. top bays' ' will •b'e• eligible • to:. contest two scholar- ships of $100 each, .furnished by T1•IURSDAY, JUNE 19th,• 1947 1 . Hamper .of Groceries Won The -Women's _-Guild of St; . Peter's ' Church held. a. successful bazars• and tea -last Wednesday afternoon, featured, • by .a draw. for ;a bushel hamper of assorted' groceries and fruits. Winner of ` the prize was Mts.'. Wrn, Purdok R, 2, LucknOw. JOYCE 'INL:,AYSON, daughter of Dr. and- Mrs. ' D. R.= Finlayson, of Toronto.. and formerly of Rip. unit Council and Bruce ley, is a member of „the 1947 gra- Bruce County • l of Suck C tid ' black. ai :."' ' A riculture ' • for , duating c, :ass ;'...ren s topcoat -and,b, . Federation of g. cesSories and . corsage of pink •first ear students at O:A .C. 'Hospital, • roses:; o 'Zli,ey were attended by f Y Miss ,:Betty Casemore, :sister of the bride who wore a -blue dress and : blue,. ,and pink ; accessories: conditions. Just take–yesterday yesterday .with corsage of • "pinh roses.; Mr,. for example. • : Gordon Sau'hders, brother' of the Breakfast -bread with a serape groom, was best 'man. After the of butter, (2 ozfor the whole Ceremony a buffet luncheon,: was week) Bread of such quality Vis served at the home of; the bride's it is Unfit for food after two days. parents to about '30 guests • Very small quantity of porridge milk"strictly rationed, likewise sugar. •Two cups oftea, tea. strict,' • ly rationed,. " pin'ner--very` small quantity of Meat, ' which::is : strictlyrationed. and is of poor' quality, frequently hard . and ..flavourless. Few . pot- atoes, .no .greens unless you': can grow them. - Pudding, some •mac- L-caroni, ' not" cthe Italian, but Eng- lish, xnadq substtttxte with,_neither Erle Ild,vo u`t� - guvuires's: at -1'1w original, ,fniTk substitute, .and sugar substitute Tea—Bread and butter,if you are lucky enough to, 'Make 'the. 2 t z. last. No 'cake, o'. biscuits.' One .pound' pot of dam' per person per. month, so .one cantruly say 'no ,y. 1 is t ti c Jtf;1 s. 'e')rf is les as "the`'Gestapo. There is no -- thing; w,e can do, nothing:' we. can buy, ;indeed the ,w -hole of our lib- erties have been- taken from _us at any rate ' for the • time being. Never was there. such Utter, bosh as "the: `land of the free" as ,re - 4 than, week hard di -ale 'may try. Very -poor "'in quality likewise. • As to sweets, or indeed luxuries of any- kind, it as impossible, to think of, we are on the 'strictest and: hardeit diet ever known in this country.__ er have._been lith_ out :fish what with strikes, and gales, and'.labor troubles,, but when it is possible to buy it, it is `so dear 'as. to be alinost ''pro- hibitive, and frequently not fresh when 'purchased, just a gamble whether it•can be neaten or buried. 'So you can.•. seejust what we are going through.I` believ the. - bur den is not so heavy 'on' the', rich, if there are any. rich these days, as they can go to.•restaurants and get all they want at • a price which' would' be prohibitive to us' It is necessary for '`one adult ;person in every' family to waste' -I do :;jot know how' much' time each day. lining up ."outside, 'tate, shops for essential • 'commodities. Not =only `do --you line --up-outside tide -shop; but: inside �as 'well; when also; ver., inferior, -not propercane sugar, • but beet 'sugar,'':' which is inferior in every way. We are in a de ' arable 'state,1 over here... Everything rationed, everything scarce, and everyone. disgusted, and . discontented:' `it is: necessary for one .member of the family to line up for• -hours to be able to get even • the most: essen- ' tial ': articles.:, : Prices are soaring alarining'y; no' one knows where it will , stop. ' Cabbages, : which . w;ould. cost formerly: about ;11/2d .or.2d each. are .nowt from 216, and practically -everything else'in pro ,portion. As_ to soap, when ,,you can get it, it of course, 'is i strictly 'rat- ioned -2 tablets 'one:` month, and ,3,'tablets the. next:.per person, price= of course. 'exhorbitant HoW one is supposed to do laundry' and hotisehold cleaningout of this, would be best . answered by the, authorities, but that is ho'w it is: I: am pleased that we have the. gard, this country these 'days. There is no, each thing as freedom at • all.. I do not know if conditions. xnll1: •a'lways be the__: samm_e,NA realize that the 'rte i' sped'" n of the •coming'generation' are fast leaving the country4 Good luck, to them. • • No business can afford to faee•'. rusks which 'should be: covered by insure once. Let tis analyse your needs, explain Low insurance: can protect •your business from loss: in'ma y' ways and arrange.,plan• : _ ned Pilotp olicies to cover all eventualities.. ., We write Pilot Insurance to cover sel- ected risks in Automobile, Fire,' Personal Property • Floater,. Burglary, Cargo, Elm. , tor, Teams, Plate Glass, General 3ndx Pub+' lite, Liability, Fidelity and Surety Bondi. SYEAL IUB .BUSINESS ur. turn comes, -more often than not, you have '.to take Whit.. ie given .'.to you and : pay,_ or else god without, "It is not. necessary for you' to. say what 'you • want,, You are glad totake' what is 'giv- en to 'you. To such a- pass -has the war ,for freedom? ? ? brought us. Last•'Saturday I, waited' tWo.hours Outside, a shop before being ser- ved, when' my turn eventually ar- rived, ` I was served with what suited the shopkeeper; which I' need, hardly say was something far cheaper than that, which I 'asked 'for, butcharged at the top rate: • I suppose I must' not complain, but `.I thought ' you would ibe ;terested .to hear the 'actualcon-, ditionsprevailing tri. London to date. .I; must not .omit to add 'the particulars .of our .supper,' which consists of a cup' of. tea, if there is any milk` substitute. available, • 'weather with. us once' again, but Iia slice of bread With a crumb of naturally feel. tired; as we now 1"cheese—we are strictly' rationed arise .'• each ,morning at 4:30, 'the cloicks' having been • put" forward 'two 'hours. We have to be in' the office' each morning at 9 o'clock sharpy not leavingt until 5.35,in the afternoon.. We" da not, work on Saturdays at all, but 1 somehow o feel' it extremely. irksome rising so early .each morning: It is all • very well in the • country 'when with cheese,: which works out, .per person to one tiny sliceper week. So you;will understand to what e' pass our war for freedom has brought us, There is ' absolutely no; liberty; at all .here•.no . We. do'ihot call the officials Gestapo but "En- forcement Officers" who appear, to have practically the same dut- • FLOWS `IMI YO R FOOTST•EPS . It springs from. they r 'ic•h earth :furr `wed by your Itis berm, .of' the Iowhgeha ,t' ;' nd the corn and tke barley and al! the f00d you tirod'uce. • Yes, your crops are the •very faun - dation 'OE . our ;- .nation s prosperity, ; because 'rood' is an absolute necessity y for every Man. 'woman'and rhikl because the ''growing' of 'food'. is: Canada's most important. primary industry.. And., the greater' your.har• vests :-- the more solid is prosperity s. foundation." : • The •Edon you grow is aI'so,`ielpin. to build, a lasting` peace by warding., off .,famine in the war -ravaged •caun tries of Euro e. during these years of - reronstruction. cI cd yours rs a, tremendous re- sponsi•hility to'.the nation. and to t,he.world. But Canada is full',. co'n ham, that you will 'contin1te.to`pro-•. duce SII: the food .'you possibly can that your foot- steps wi[I never • tidier ,tri ..tlie van guard of prosperity. BANK 0,F :MONTREAi working with Cunadions In every wall; of life;q00 it301 1 ro (�AN•H. H111JON.CANAD/AMS THE B of••.M has' worked with Canadian ''farmers since 'the days, ofits. founcla`tion,' 130 years ago providing financial aid and helpful -advice. • If :you need a loan, to improve 'your' fairs, drop in and talk it over with :your nearest B of M manager. Ask, too,, for our. folder, - "Quiz for a, Go -Ahead . Farmer". 01059 •