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THE LUCKI3f W-- SEm,I ,LUCKNOW, .ONTARIO
'HIE L ,ICKNOW SENTINEx. TGU R N Elf MONDAY
Lwow, Ontario., ',WAS .BIG SUCCESS
• Published Each Wednesday Morning •' • Village mercha
• :and industrial concerns;
ail . Post Off ice Departrriel ti Ottawa
W N -;A r- ay,. -.a '.
r ._ Y _ ---•- b.- f the C �,..: Labor- D auple�s,• '�
• M
Established 1873 u . Forty one g tits
'tion Rate ". $2.00 A Acirvance To U S A $2.50 donated
Subscrip,
art
to• the Lticknow , Bowling Club's
__.emer.o
. Thompson, Publisher • and Proprietor which was .a big success and'
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I -• O
TOURIST .THINK'" dicated that . they. w"ou1d '�, avoid
WHAT. DO
Ontario's .est 'ridUstry-=the
Oritari . g8'
••busi ess---is ' rapidly tap • ,
.. tourist . n .,
rrn -pff from the summer`peak,
and ' as another 1'ucr�ative•; season
' `� t would be `well for'
• concludes i
.:all -Ontarionians: to assess them
• selves° in the eyes of the Amer-'
lean tourist.
• We 'must not make the Mistake
of. "killing the goose'.which lays
the golden' egg".The American
visitor tan rightly expect service•
and courtesy without. any sem-
blance a • exploitation:: Those who
' attempt to: capitalize ` on United
States • visitors'' free ; spending
"t are ' following . a Most
' an. 'offense • that is "Where—no ragweed...
"committing « ° adequate :_fly! � control
nothing short of; criminal. • "More . q
doesn't need be 'in• a lake measures,:• especially in • restaur-
'One„ •
ping to ' a ' place where'” alcoholic
6q g
beverages, were , available.
While complainers were in a
minority the . nature : of "their
y.
s is im or"tant.; If ere,
Coini'nent .. t? :
are a few, • significant•'ones:'
• "A tourist needs •xnest of all,
a.'...comfortable. bed" •'
'"Should hould :grade plac"es'. A, '8,'
S g
and• C, .and. ;have better sani-
' tation".
"Filling stations_ and: stores
not very ' helpfiil;' do. not . make
any effort `to: wait•: on your or, to.'
information as `' 'to
.give- you .
where you can , get What- you
want". •
s or s> • "Please—good, 'coffee
'short-sighted course; .and are' •���. •
promises to become an outstand-
ing: annual event, '• .
Twenty-five rinks swore enter-
ed,. arid "play. was 'concluded that
evening in'pite of rain which
fell. for -Via.' "'timer-' The- Winners
were.Geo. athieson, ''G.oderich..
...... M
'Jelin, Baker, Ooderich; Isaac 3/til-
ler,
no: Ito Firil'aysen;•
Luck w, y
Lucknow , _ Wm. 'Schrnict, d.uck,-
now; ' Dr: .1 • Johnston, ,''Lucknow ;
:i . Clark
Pete , •:Br<uderr � • Hano ve r , r,
Finlayson, .Lucknow; Wellington
McCoy, Lucknow; • Hugh. Coming,
Lucknow; Austin Solomon, Luck-
now;; Dune. Kennedy; Wingham
Cam Finlayson, : Lucknow; Cliff
McN,Mnus,:, Goderiich, Mr; McCart-
ney,. Clinton.'
The prize and cash. donors were.
as follows 'prizes -Hugh ••Cum-
^ing; $3:00; Wm: Davison; $4.50;.
L. ' E. , Downs;. •, $5.0; • John Hall,
$1;0'0'; W. W. Hill, ' $2.00; William;
ornell;. -$9.00; Lucknow'. Indus-
tries, $18.. ,L
00; ucknow Fruit 'Mar=
,
ket $2.00; ' A: 'E. 'McKim $1::50;
Donald•, McCharles . $2:00; ' J; L.
:` ,t •`o Wxn� Murdie.
„, v50.; E, '-McK• ay
25• . ° C...Rathwell�:and
$hop - $8. .S ,
Son. $10.00, Rae & Porteous .$3.75,
Sepoy Store ��$5.00,; WM: Schmid-
$4.50; 'Templeton • and Co. $8.00;
Thompson and Sons''•$2;00. .
Cash : pi izes•—H:. ` Agnew $3.00;
E:. ,V., Daker:: $2.00; R. °J , Button.'
�' ford $2:00:: Chas
4y
V
ail
• k�
Ali
a
"t. Pe e:._ L?e- co e d.. apes
abou£tourrst trade,. Ther -r en
but should be concerned . about
,our shortcomings in the :,eyes ' of
sununer . visitors a •d.•,now is the
Vine to examine such weaknesses
and. be6 certain that they are not
repeated next year: i•
nter-
viewscompilation. of 5,000' inter-
'.•rtL •to .i Sto fr: »n Co. th.
of the bor• er' in• i a
their ..patronage'.. s' likely to con
.. to a large extent, • a good.
'time g
man acl ust raise -•,-their-
•y
andar.;ds of service and recep
on:
iter
hour gout of.; five' tourists, ti
'Viewed .,relied •that they would
v P
recomi` lend'' Ontario: as a vacation
area, nine out of •.ten •: felt they
.alue". for '.their holi-
day'
"good�value"
day' dollar, 'and ' -'over, half::,bre-
lieved . that.:: Ontario, folks sur-
----passed—their tome staters-
- --pass
ed ...
rtes. and friendliness.
:coo .y
ercent: thought
'But; only ; 24. P
d was:° better than, 'th'eir,
49 our_, feed: -
thought it about '-the.
P
and 14: percent' thought
;'same,
it' worse.' Accomodatiof ,also was
criticized : ,Only ..one • person. 'in
five believed Ontario tourist'
ac
tomo a' _: ti • n . to; be. better than in
we-1iu ` e'`
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THURS., SEPTEMBER 4th, 1947
FILES iQO.K 1 N G.
• 'TUROLJG. FI THE •
Sixty -Ye ars Ago
SENTINEL
Will McDonagh 'was eaching~at.
Paramount.
W Grundy' . olatained the . con.
i~ession 'for ' dinners • and refresh
menta on the grounds on Cale-
donian Day, - ' •
A._ ,Maclntyre was 'offering 40
held . a • garden Party ' :at Balsam
Grove• Farm, the residence .of Mr,
and Ma. W 1lfam-'- T* n;
the death of Mrs. John Crow}
Ston occurred on August 'nth, agc'
76. years, She"was -stated to be.
the .first white woman , to, ," Uok
a meal across the 'creek that runs
between the farms .of ' Thomas . •
f- soapfor $1.00,. 7 brooms Wi aith .and olin 7Vfurr�ay„ Mr,
baxs o •
for 1,00 and 20 'pounds of raisins: and Mrs, Crowston .were • L ari'ied
for $i OOy • • • .
near Toronto on. October' •3, 1853:
L Johnson: 'sold, his; photo and.Started the. nekt day for ';their
ries to Mr. W; String : new :.hoxzie;in• Kinloss; They
graph buss s ; , " '
elled :from, .; Toronto• to ' Hatniltoi>''
er, .
B. Mallough was clerk• of.;the: by boat, from 'Iaxnilton .to, C:ilcnns
Village.. • ' Hill via ' Goderich :by wagon,.•
g ..
A lar a barn at the rear of Ijtrom. Glenn's Hill toy McQuill'�n's
,E. Harn'ley's residence: on Out ,Corner by: ox cart and from thexe r;'
'ram St. was destroyed by fire. - to ' their Kinloss , home by, oxen
The two, fine brick stores'erect- and sleigh.: Their 100 -acre •
ed o• Campbell .St, by. Mr: Thos. _Was solid bush; and afthough. a'
n.
Reid received, ,the f•i, n i.s.h i n g `log shanty was ; in the-c,ourse of
:from the painters' brush. 'construction; the roof' was . not.
touches. f r P •
John :Baird, station agent, was •on when the' young couple art
vacationing in Chicago. • . ' rived..
i • essrs.,. R. J, Whitely and W A : committee of women .wai ed
M
Little suffered a, serious loss 'm on the council to, ask •for a by,
trotting bred law prohibiting'the sale of cig
the death of .their �,
stallion Angelo A.bdal�lah. arettes.
storeti use on . Willoughby Thomas Ford'of Lanes was of •
A hA
t ,u ied_ by Mr, Alex Mac- feting for sale a 100 -acre farm ot
�ntyre aL des ... _ &b.7', Ire ot• time d= i line 'in Ashiie'ld..._..
mysterious origin.
'reference ,:to the large. post
'":'In
-ers-announcing. the= Caledonian
games :on, Septeimber.': • 7th, the
,Toronto ' Globe::published .the: fol-
IoWin item: "The bill boards are
g
again: occupied with the an-
nouncement
n-
n uncement. of tile `Caledonian
o ..
Much merchandise. to the Can •
adians. -- not people to + make
friends with",,
le basicallY•*' resent. • Am-
. Peop ,
ericans •• and do not ' give value.
for Money" ,
"Accomodation, ` , eating a n d
in are far.' behind' : the
le of
Quebec more- friendly:,, Food bet- F
ter; : and ' more.:plentiful. •`. , 1
"y�r; people are , ' all , money,.'
grabbers".
,.
'One. Person `cad ` spoil, "a whole
P
• se
• Tho
'holiday' fors some visitors.
who _ are discontented, ''then go'
home• their' unfavorable in3-
pression of this province- is COM-
1?
municated • to other: `potential
Twenty . Years Ago'
Mr;' : Angus • , MacKinnon; broom
then of .Mrs. 'Robert Andrew. of
:Zion, •died •at Calumet Michigali, •
• School:: ,'re -opened: with:. Mr.
Grant 'of •Teeswater' succeeding
.. rind • al a% ciari • Arn' stru'rg un iti T.
Id - pthe' lacard; :being •oc-. Continuation op sta.
son � Bros: ` 3.00; �H a,:r: o.l'. space :in P,•
inlay $
representation resen'tation of 'a The • •following .Lucknow': • stu=:
• H I3 dl •$2 00' •' "d by "...a ep
W --y. "ET--•, �o'hnsto ` o '�
c
Greer " 1:00; :N. topic
estr ii e'd'`•to the 'waist dents;..passed Upper :.sch:ool exam-
1nlancl�� p
mendousl "'' rotruding • inations.:; Many' ,o glas, Blanche'
Joh ton $2.00; Elmer Johnston showing tie Y( p t}
Olive, K 1
�• in the,, act of Hamilton, O .. p
„ •McIver,
Sarah
i
S
a
al
ow' Sawmill ;'$5.00:; Lucknow "putting the stone That the ion McDoug
��inel • 2.00 •: Jim Lem $2.00;
Seng $ , -
Joe McCoy` "$1:00; : Chas. .Mason.
2.:00-" Garfield. Ostrander .$2.00.;
Harold Ritchie $1L50; Merv':. Sol
omen: $2.00. • `:
•
• i atrick .Mar
-as he
i
$.100 J E Little $2 00 Luck muscles S
.
tourists.
EFFECTIVE .. SILENCER
-'The Scene")`'
C
.Great
.�. in.', C� .
..'1 he -Strike-breakers
Britain- who . broke the strike of
Miners. rna
of'm s Y
a� group'
•
S: or,' J. Alvin°;Rowe;.
,LAST RITE f
whose charges. of.. a provincial.,
hee ' "gesta o" were one.. of the
PQ P
issues in e -
held in ,wen `Canada :but' a United
Soun°t with interment in; States • '
9,year=ol son, Douglas .Fath-
er son were drowned
St. • Clair, -When their' plane Fresh-,
ed• .
are' a great in-' Grant ` MacKenzie,: Mai y:.McKim
Lucknow games
. alread " known o w n..non, J. E. Smith, Jesse S:tewart,.'
stitution' ' is Y �•
I • •h_: a'n d 'Marion . Stewart,
�' hoot . the - 1 e,ri.g t
throug
e f America: This picture Silverwoods Cargill plant, was•
b a�th o
re
e Lucknow. Highland- formally opened• on August ,17th,
known as th.
et,is so well calculated to. at:: under_ the management• .of.. Mr. J.
�� .. lant
mond for' •the• -bills• anrienricing- of the Lucknovu
tract attention • that. it is in de- R,` 'McNab, who was in charge.:
s ever; where,' and' -Mrs'. •'John McPhee, ;.formerly. ;
Scottish game Y
the Katherine McDonald: of Kinloss
the tinted sheets and.even �`
y :Annie.
tial elec
only
b arming ` th last proven cut itself have • been used'••.not. died in ::Edmonton....l
who "broke
major
the hoists; the'•soldiers O' n • th ' U t d Mrs . �••hamb,, formerl
tion .were nl
ood • truckers,. and , ' Kennedy'of Whitechurch had her
'the strike off t Tara •
Fort Years.: A o'
Y S
on was born in :Lucknow
A; s
to: Mr. :and 'MPS. R ..V. MacKen-
zie.
J. Dawson of -i ear Langside had
W .�h
` lsrn' destroyed by fire
stevedores whci broke the also was arm broken ^ near. the shoulder
the Cemetery. Lad to i est
" were atriots; when upset :from a buggy.
dock :strikes, p
w _circumstances. alter cases. in hake , l •eve D. •,M Johnstone, Mrs.
Ho .. , an
ca illegal- strikes Johnstone and Helen. and Mr. and':.
North A g I Yi
In
their . me . state and' :• as many trans ortatior� and'
= - The ` others, can ' disrupt . p
though :it worse. , . -,. ,
_ to menu' and
Considered our � o e •
livelihood' ,of ntiillions bulk anyone
sorts 'just average.
s the work of: the strikers
• . ' ,• . .. tourists cher- who.,doe the,
work
..•..States. • genet, - a lo-atlsome�cab-•-
• of is escribcd a5
; ally . cor�dplained of shortages crit
:places to :stay;, '‘good , places to
and :anyone who demands.: the.
forceriment . ' of law is: labelled a
• eat',things to see .,arid !4o,'acid
' " '• - i er, ` the . dupe or .tool of
�' believed that :Ontario was , sli labor: ba t. , ,P •
- ' P- `tern:
- : exploite•rs. in .. as a fishing.., area.. ____ _ ••_ •. ,
-ping". It is . virtually impossible for a.
Aifion other' criticism 'w�s, .
g � citizen in • either:' Canada or.
conformity in :mid- good ,
the lack, sof . y ... • , • tooraise his
a s- the .United States,•
weeks half •• holidays which :c u
' for arbitration, . fair. ' play*
' ed inconvenience' 'in, • shopping; .
. voice •,� .. .. arbitration,
becom-
and„court justice .
the lack , of distinctive .Ontario rofessional de -
products
ing a targetof . p
''foods, ”' ,handicrafts' and . other'Abuse for •visitors to buy, in- fanners and slanderers. Abuse has
bco
:adequate traffic control; .and, the , beco'Si need' for 'gleaner . rest • rooms:..in, s
"There was, considerable ; cam -
Plaint
regarding munici a1`. street Ev
� ' regar g ,, P
although .. 80 percent the
�tciarkirigs g �;
pelt
that • Ontario's' 'highway'' dir- ev
: tion•' signs and. markings ::were left
ec ever,
. + •: good:
Approximately half of • the U. Pap
°
S. visitors' to, Ontario who .Were
interviewed. used alcoholic' bev- T
erages 'ori ,their vacation and Seg
•if' do ,not.. Of those • who ad-, the
• ,- ha
''tnitted :using alcohiol, 28 'percent
said . that , the . availability of . al- are
�coholic beverages, affected their you
choice of a vacation ;spot. Six -ing -
percent, of those interviewed in- Ser
Saved Garage gar
Syd Rouses fire- ,bombs have Sts
Y
again proved their•. worth: A short do:
time ago as Syd wase pulling into hem
a wayside ' station between: 'Whig-- ire
halt. and, Listowel, 'a car which rile
. mere
ed h t 1s and re , be -devil • the. ernp y
EDDI1IG. ELLS
Mco IARLES-•-BOWERS
home of Mr. and Mrs, , Shirl
• The
Bowers,'; Ripley,, was', the . scene of
- ` - : ,a'• en:_wading_on at-'.
a ,pretty g xd,:
urday, ''August :23rd, when, their
'oungest daughter, M a r g a r e•t
y
Elizabeth ` became ",the bride of
Alexander' Bair .• McCharles; son
of : Mr. . and Mrs. Donald McCha�•-•
yes qf. Hilton Township
: u erbrid e
'' used R.e v : ; Leonard U t g ,
Me a •.form of •blackmail Regina,. Sask, uncle: of the: bttde;'
encin ublc: opinion.. ' ,.' _. •. : _Rhoad
it b P . P , I assisted by Dr. W: O .. M ,
1
• led, performed. tthe cerefnony •un-
ery newspaperman "': knows
truth;• of the statement that
er thin our. patrons want
y g -
aiut -of the paper is :: ews
ant' ut ih'tQ •'tile
ything they w p
Pape i advertising". • '•
1V,Irs:.••
• W.=• J,, Spindler returned -
from a' week's'rnotol` tri:p.to: Min=.'
neapolis.' .
• erson ,Gordon Mc=
a •John `: Mcl?h f
is .. � uillm .:
• eyed - iris -Prier-son nd • GGcorge M ,u•
-•.L, C.:.`.•: Arins�trong�sev .. -
1 With: left for the :.West:
drug. store, connections here
the:: business;. carried :on •.by his
brother; .Garnet
- V:: t -Murdoch and A.-�McDon=
ald :winners •. in •. the> doubles •lawn.
:bowling .competition; won gold
pins donated 'by 'G; A Sddall..
Lucknow' • ball team., `won, .a
doubleheader at Blyth defeating'.
Wingham '17 to. 7' and Blyth' 13.
to •-12.' The 'Lucknow battery 'for
both' `aures '' was' Johnston and
g
der.: an 'arch. of evergreen a n,d
:
gladioli', .
in:marr' e
• The •bride, given. . lag
- were a ° floor
by her ` father, ,
length 'gown: of ' ivory satin and
nylon, marquisette.: The: barque;
— o bodice of • satin, with` marquisette
e 'i :a cryinneed''for Farm ' edged with' shirred satin in-
her.. s.• ,,Y' g , w;as, :• neckline,
vice Force workers to . help in set • at the . sweetheart neckline,
"n tial work of 'harvesting,. 1. eve. were three-quarter
essential � g, These . s q
it, and vegetable crops: There 'length with matching shirring •on
vacancies for as high` as ` 400 ,cuff: 'Her full length veil, of em-.
n men and ,women,.'witl '.liv- broidered net,.fell from -a halo''of
g
accotnodation,. avaafable' ill white`. flowers1,She, Carried 'a'•bou-.
vice . Force Camps.,
quet of Sweetheart roses. • She
fire as the"mechanic word the gift Aof the groom, a
age took,
r tri t1_ gold: necklet '• and 'earr•ilags•. set
rted the raptor. Syd p o p y
used it with , one of.'his • fire with pearls.
mbs and.. the. blaze •was smoth-
d--�:--before: the ,astonished
ehanic could get out of the•
'oras undergoing repairs, in the i car
McCoy.. ;.
The:, WM.S. of 'Ashfield Circuit"
` ;.. les ' :Tor-
aret McChar
Miss Marg ,
onto,,'sister of. ' the. groom,' as
of honor
bridesmaids.' matronThe-
wrote aV white triple*, sheer gown
with gathered bodice and ' lull
skirt. The bridesmaids Were
gowned • in White ' lace with. 'mat-:
Ching headdresses• of gardenias;
and carried nosegays:,of summer
flowers.' " ""
•Shirley Anne, 'Culbert; niece of
.the bride, made .a winsome flow-
.er ; girl in,: floor length gown of.
'' swiss: • She' wore
' dotted'' white
wristlets of :looped white : ribbon
any' tiny headdress of ; white
flowers, • Summer flowers formed
The bride" was • attended' by her her nosegay.
... "' trs George McLeod .Kin-. The grooth was:•attended by Al-
':
mister, • 6 r
f li lister McKay Ripley. Walter' Cul-
P.S.—Syd 'sold 6 bombs, Miss Patsy Levers Detroit, and bert and John 'N1cChar1es were So3P..
While ile t reshing : ,was`''in•pro,,`..
h threshing , 's 'barn.
gress, •Louis Weatherhead;
at 'Si. Helens', was ,.destroyed..kY
Efforts, were futile to get
fire.
orator-i�•owned 'by., D tniirt
the', sep , , .. ,. .
and, 1MMacDonald, •'out :of .the". barn,
too was destroyed.:,,
and it'
lkerton and Lucknow. tennis
• Wa
eltibs .'held a,, tournament Local,
,layers were' Misses .l±:ve1YP
P
•Craw, and Mary Connell; Messrs:
and
S. • Reid, W B'.; „Anderson a ..
Dr: ,Connell,
cardine, as matron " o onor. aS er • c ay, i ' e •.
usher s. ,
•Mart Toronto,, sang,
: John .. , .Yn>
`,4The ,Lord's Prayer" before the,
h •�. ° ' during
ceremony .and :".Because",
f the 'register, Jack�'1
the: signing o �
Bowers; Toronto, . brother of. th
bride, played the' wedding mask',
'A 1•eceptior ,• fonowed on: the ;'
lawn for - over 100 "'guests. Th
*
bride's mother.receive, i in a gown
4 a
Corsage.
. h.
of pink silk •jersey With , .
, room s
of summer" flowers ;The .g
lowered' silk and
mother wore f
similar corsage'
• , . l chose
For travelling the bride
dressmaker suit with
a
grey.. dressma cessor`�
pink blouse; and black ac or,
les'.:upon thein return Mr, and
.r tin.
aries will reside.
Mrs.' 1wtc�h • . . �:owns
fife groom's• fai'7Tiy tlurOr►