HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-08-12, Page 2r.
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• WAGE TWO :.
,THISTLEDOWN
(By Cataobh)-
The glitteringbrass, the shiny
Sam Browne belt, the peaked.
taps, of World War. I and II are
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now. • things of the past,. Ary
mittee . on 'army dress, meeting
in London, England, has decided
that battle dress shall' be the cor-
; •'eet garb for all occasions.. .
The Highlanders' were at ' the
meeting, in, force and carried their
Point.. The kilt ,and battle- dress.
blouse would be retained for off-
-duty. hours.` For . dress occasions
• the,Iighland .regiments will.Weir
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
K.INLOUGH
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Mr. and ' Mrs. B. McLean,.
Balfour and Bevin & Mrs, Sles-
sor motored to Aylmer on Sunday
to viSif with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon
McBurney.
Honor New Slide
On Friday afternoon about 79
ladies in .the community gathered
at the 'Anglican church to honor
and to shower Mrs: B. Cor on
(nee Evelyn McLean). The Sun-
day School room was prettily 'd, e-
eorated with evergreen, pink and
white streamers and bells and a
miniature:. bride arid: groom • and
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1;t4
'ugh: MacMillan Writes from (hina-
July 5th 1948: into .the hands chiefly ofCan-
The
LuclEncrw.. Sentinel,
' adian .personnel serving, in Many
Lucknow, Ontario,Canada. Chinese institutions. In this third
Dear Lucknow V.encis:phaseof the program, the policy
Just a year a I arrived in is to look to the future and, to
Inake the final part of the - Can -
Canada atter ,spending the prev-
.lion `Aid •effort. • contribute as
far as. possible to' long-range ef-
fectiveness ehess and continuing' good
will between'our two•:cciuntries,
.ious winter in Edinburgh—one
said tohave been the coldest and
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snowiest Scottish season. in a hu-
dred years. My last •letter, if
memory serves correctly, v,s•
written after- a , ' `walk. `along
Prince's $t, .on a.,windy, wintry
'day., These lines. I ,, now write
must; therefore,. pick up from that
point. On a sultry evening • in
,green tunic, kilt' of :proper tartan, basketfuls • of pin an •-w ite „ ea.
on • the' plane ,.trees outside' my
,diced hose ..and white spats, Tar- phlox; To the'strains.of the bridal , . • • 'her om-'
Ian t ews once widely worn arechorus ' Mrs. F . A. Graham 'es- window, and •with the t m ,.
n tr , w y worn, � .. • .: . �. ever- at:.' 9�, it is cooling to recall
..'',Also ori their' wa 'out corted the bride to •:the- place .of, ea ».• • : :t a tFrrt. of
y � � ... . could blasts from, h h , ..
• The•. tartan kilt'of the High-. •honor:. Mrs.. Tom '•Hodgins.:then Forth '`
lender' has established ' itself in welcomed the, ladies• and' acted as •, Little did• we think, my •wife
`t i chairlad for the -following pro- and I, as we .prepared last July
'the minds of all as :a •romantic Y g
and appropriate garb .for men ' gram:• community singing solo, for the long • journey Eastward,
w - b ll ro- Mrs. Harold Haldenb• ; reading, • that' we • would- experience ' win -
mance :and adventure and daring Mrs. Perry Hodgins solo, Mrs, .nada. forh men. a season.. We
-of centuries. The tartan and the John Emerson; reading, Mrs. F' acted to•' be in• a c imate not
' . are associated' with dignity,. gnity, • .Moulden; reading, • May Boyle i unlike Southern- California. _ Af-
courage and; the: .finest. spiritual 'reading,' Mrs. Don MCCosh;. solo, ter a fortnight.. in Taipeh; how
values of life: Perhaps D. C. Cuth- Miss Margaret Ann Murray. Rev. ever, I returned to Shanghai on
'bertson. has expressed it best of and. Mrs. Owen spoke briefly and Canadian .Aid • to • • China work
-all. in.this.this was. followed with an -address whine my "better half" took' over
little ,poem:. <f while smbi ' the" .Mackay
What's the, story, of the tartan read by Mrs. .Arthur • Graham,
---.--R- �: -; �. Memorial- Hospita�..iback..in::..F.or '.
7"6at is lifts'my'heart so high Balfou` r .1GYc1 read and, gra- Mosa: Then, winter in : Shanghai
What's the secret' of the tartan 1 ham carried in the basketfuls., of became •,an experience for which.
When'the'kilts' go swim b ? lits. Mrs B. E. •M•cLean and Mrs. I. the endurance of'Lucknow `or:•,Ed-
g y g Frank Maulden assisted in.•:open- , inburgh' cold• was • only prelim-
- reading the - 1 inar disciline. Houses stripped
What's the:. story of 'the" pibroch ing the . gifts and rea g h a� Y P
• hat it waksuch desire— ' Cached' verses: Evelyn then thank- of radiator's and stoves by' the
That � abs ,, ,. , Y� Japanese ` -militarists •. for. muni=
• • ' ' what;s� •the secret . of the pibroch fed the. lac`''es for ; their ltindness
< tion -making .were like' : ref, rigera-
;,-;, That. is' sets my heart on, fired to her and invited them to visit stoves
•tors. Fuel for make -shift,
her m her. new 'home `m London .•
• • q was •scarce too. ;So . the days were
•inow'that,, far behind the tartan, The brides mother also' expressed. 'shivery. .'• Such .memories now
`` Lie 'a' record and a tale:.' her gratitude and'all . joined ,'in bringcooling thoughts if`.not: : cool-
rlis'. ,. g
And in the wild notes of the singing . Foy She's '.a. 'jolly Good ing • feelings-
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pibroch y Fellow::A dainty lunch' was ser-' 1 have just been looking m my'
ved_ d' a • cial. chat 'enoyed .files: over. some. Sentinel.clippirigs
.ia�es. the record of the Gael. �... so.. 3, y .. 'to e last.•...ear
kindly supplied . , my
Word was .'received • here on by 'the' Editor.. Among. these are
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o �• reports of activities around Luck
da of • the sudden � as.in
Tuesday p g.
now in the interests of (;anadian
• of file late •Mrs.'' Wray;,Pinnell,
Yoti: may ask .what is one's
chief impression .: after seeing'
something of .this , big undertak-
ing, It : is that the whole effort
could :hardly -be • accounted: ' for.
'apart from Christian missions. A
BORN
McKTM--In Oakville 'Hospital: on:
Saturday August . 7th, .1948, ..to.
Mr. and Mrs:. Reid • McKim (nee.
Joy :Stewart), a• ;daughter. Karen
Deepest. .sympathy .is' extended .to•
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the bereaved husband• and• •little
daughters:
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Ask fir it either u•ny ... both
:trade -marks mean 'the same thug.
Evttler Hyl Co -C"Jia tinder contra i.pith
Lirnitt.d'
GODERICH BOTTLING WORK'S
GontRicu PHONE 489
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ceded it...and •iriade it . possible.'
That was a century when a :flow
of man -power fOr leadership.'
carne into this country and ren
dered 'important ' service:' To the
successors of those` earlier dead.
ers '(a comparatively small .nu m=
ber scattered throughout the
country') has ' fallen the task : of
distributing the flow of good will
gifts that have. come in. In . spite
of already , heavy; burdens ' and
almost, insuperable' .:difficulties,
there can'be no, doubt that these
are rendering" 'a good• -account..
• They • are doing ;the job that those
who know China's' :need and the.
value of -a ' dollar can best do..
The Sentinel was • quite•;right, in
OBITUARY".
' ROBERT' MALCOL1V ' •
The Kinlough vicinity 'and the
country at large lost a, true ,and
valued citizen in -.the passing of
Mr. Robert Maleolrn .on` Satur °
day morning, July 31st due to a .
heart .Attack from Which he failed
to ''rally: While he had been; in
indifferent health for some bine,
he was always; able to be .uii oriel
•around and his sudden passit,g,
was quite unexpected
1Vl'r, Malcolm' was tile{ y Saktrig. t '
son of the late Wm, Maleolii�,),v.h..
brought his family • fr.om quit i s
1862 to'the...then Queen's lush
the -d.- on'
Kinloss • • Township, >iabei t Will
born i:n;1865 oh this farrn;' whieli
'became one of the `in t u.o
• os •�
date:'in: •Bruce.'Co ty under the'
management of he .and . his late
brother; Thomas.. Here .he :lived,
spent ' his life, and passed on,-
leaving'
n,•leaving' a memory to• be revered
and' loved. ` ..He was .a faithful •
member . and attendant 'of the
Kinlough • Presbyterian ' Church
and seldom missed being in his
pew on.the Sabbath: Day. Be will
be.•sorely :missed' in' the church's
activit'ies.-
Robert never. married, 'and'' was •
a ymember�:of the. family home • He
pointing out, when money ryas leaves to mourn his. passing in' _ •
•being • raised, that •the distribution the home, Mrs:. Malcolm`, widow
'of ..relief would be in the hands
of •Canadians. I would. add'` "in of his' brother Thomas, and her
co: operation with like.- minded
.people from `the•.British Common-
wealth or 'the, States"'.,<These mines
call for co-operation,• and • the Malcolm. of Almeria,' Kansas and
spirit of co-operation makes the: Hugh Malcolm 'of Los. Ar ge es
ndertaki a. ssibility.
u ng : possibility.. y . California,; who was abler ' to be '
daughters; Nellie and Margaret;“
a niece, Helen Malcolm of Tor-
onto:: also.two,rnephews,':1Villiar
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Out of'this. impression grows
the' conviction 'that a. continuance;
as' in the past,:'.of. the flow. of man=
power • to this country is a num
present for the .funeral; and three
nieces�,Ldaughters • of _the- late.' Dr,
Wm.•Malcolrn, one'•time`mi'syi,on
.. y '•'n •'China..'' •
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per one' prior.'ity, for present d.ay The sympathy of °ir lai ;c, r.iicl
action. ' Personnel .is sadly : la.ck
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ing. Today .the': manpower :flow : of fi•lencls and 'acctuaintiance•s p;s,
of, :Past ars has becorrie d mere . out to all 'these in the=t:i DT.
tri ern
triei.•�e � nd. that a�a'sfs th ti 5-` t. ' ,
Aid''.°to China,. 'As .'executitve . in a r e c
•• ,on .vrhethei the source` 'of: the. A•ri�iate funerstl scr'..tc>t, (•"t
{China for the Canadian National p
past cent'ur .Effort is beginning ! ducted bv his. ascot
.Conrrriittee i•esponsi}ale:•.i'or`•tlirsI. , ..
to dr u .'. :a cars• arrd hag acines'
r a.rt'cula•-. y p � ,F? g ... t. s Smith . assisted. � •L�c•y. *,J: C�
turd, these :i;eports a ep r f: h' • - f (g'� b.
icholson ' ��•� s he d.. I t', r: t1.:• . .
.borne on Tuesday, Aui ist
2.20 ' o'Cloc k with interment..
iiica<r lin 0eri eco '
•ly interesting. Reading them_sug; r om dine sometimes• i e lett not
gested • that the- home folk would faith in • the . ChIrtese people as
like to hear . 'a little', about • the; formerly but son1•e::,.doubts and a
distribution ;of, then gifts: So. I'll.little cynicism But surely those
e7,4:--. tlY sirb ef- cl tii:e—zni-ssiOno=r-y- =t r
of V this . fetter. prise d'o not : reflect such an at-
Up to • the;; present, Corolla
'Aid to China. may' be said to' Yiay
Canadian
e
Come through three stages First,
when *tile ' war" was : still on, it..
-took theform of helping,,hospitals
—mission : hospitals :chiefly, .for
:triose' were: the ones in.the deed-
fest' areas: •This' phase may be
symbolized' for Canadians in part
'in the work: of the famous
•titude. °Need• any one in this" tray.
an generation ..be: rerri�nded that
if ihter=country and inter -people's.
relationships are to be 'human, it
is the . attitude of • SUCH• mission='
ary, Minded people:lthat .must' pre-
vail?. If' the'springs` of their, faith
are .running dry it • must be re,'.
.are
seasbn's•.of drought
do not: last: ]Stains come' : in • due
Friends ; .
An�Qbulance . Unit.: More . than a 'time,: •if people but Wait:. ' Then
score • of young "Canadian .voluri will. the springs bubble 'up. again.
teers ' joined unit comrades': from ' 'Thoughts of, dry .weather and
the British . Isles and became 'rain remind me that a t'y'phoon
truck drivers deliveritng much is;. reported .in the:•Philippines and
needed, hospital 'supplies to' insti- . is said :to be • moving north west-
tutions: in Many' parts of •: `the
country. They braved the Burma
a , an the • a. ost impassa e
trar S. that fanne • out into North-
erir; • Central and Southern'China:
-Transport was the great' need
ward. • It •; may . reach `Formosa to-
'morrow and the .rain ;will be wel-'
l d d h 1n1 bl come. Early in 'the morning I
•1 d take to the ..air 'for a three hour
'flight. back ,to Taiipeh _ for. a,
month • of '• summer ' conferences,
at that time"' said' one of them and for ,.an occasional: evening "at
to me: recently "Road condiltions : home". I hope the :'plane' ,gets
were, Often .terrible. Trucks' also : through' before +the wind begins;
froze up,.cracked: up, -',:or , Were for typhoons this time of the year
shot • u but : 'trans ort .:we,
' P' p • � sup- _
plied and the stuff' so ' how got
'th"rough" ,
A second 'phase—of, anadian
Aid'. tookthe foral:,off .relief. to •
people suffering • under conditions'
of fafnine, flood and raging pes-'
tilenee. Such conditionshave not
infr'equeritly.' occurred in. China
in ;the` past, but during,the recerit
'war 'and after, many areas of the
Country suffered in seemingly un--
due measure. North, Central and
Southern parts received aid from
Canada .in the form: bf foo, helps'
toward flood control, proje ts„ and
supplies. of •medieirtes, .Thi , phase
'of .the° work tapers off in these
days 1'xi.t• some needs arestill be-
ing met. ,
The third phase i4 stillin pro-
cp. s : grEs.",i. It consists of the work of
distributing the rem -wining gnat-
errals purchased ir .Cquida With
tnc moneys left when the •Fund
officially closed last ear..These
materials, .(for example, hospital
, ' equipment and Medicines, .Can-
aiiarr books and paper for print
ing Chinese .• texts) are being put
la
sOn; funeral 'director,'
Maulden.
condition. He *as a brother -Of.'
The difference is droll;' •
•,. The ciPtirniSt sees th6 doughnut
The pesiirnist, the hole:
:can make: travel- a bit barnpy.
'to say the least.
Tills 'little report •MaY 'serve .
also tO. count as my mid -sot -inner
1948 letter to The'. Sentinel,
Yours. Sincerebr,
014, Disabled • or Dead Faiiin
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With undamaged hides/and aceording..to size and condition
31)0., ca41) $2.00
us $2.00 per 100 for 'additional weight
.Wingham,•121-.1; 59.46' or 38-19; Ingersoll, 21
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WILLIAM STONE 'SONS LTD',
INGERSOLL, ONTARIO
AN ALL -CANADIAN FIRM, ESTABLISHED 1870
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