HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1945-05-10, Page 1$4,00 ,
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' � {i r.111ii t X_ .• Yt� ztt i zs
which yzctoiy rn Europe Day -41S,
-observed lo�oally, were -largely at-:
tended services of praise ,: and
thanksgiving ,
About 11:45 ars, Monday, at1
hour and a, half, after:the vrllige'
siren: had, screeched -out the vie,
{.
tory ,:si j nal(one-' long :and three
short blastS.),. a .} ublic sere ce of
thanksgiving washeld In'the 1,304
ited 'Church, with the auditoriuin
well filled..' Students ,and teachers
of the Lucknow. High • School at-
tended in a body.
The Order, of, Service, ,approved
:by,. The' Canadian' Council �if>
Churches was. followed • Local
clergyriman, including Rev J rte .
oStewart, . Rev. C. H. ,MacDonald;
Rev., Herbert F. Dante and' M'r.
Harvey. .Parker, `student rector at
St : 'Peter "s Church took part in
this: impressive: ,%e'r ielke: with- 4L'7v, :•
MacDonald'giving the address.
• He :refererd to the surge •;of
happinessthat, came:yith the
nouneem'ent . that . hostilities' ,had
ceased:and that for many millions
Meant an . end to the worst of the
•' suffering. We at home _ await • the.
glad',rcunion wi`tht loved ones; but.
must , not 'forget' those who *ccim.e
not back, or those' wh •
with broken( • ..dies_and shattered
nerves,,
World War II; Mr.. MacDonald
Said. was. ;the .inevitable. outcome-
of many '.turning away from, God.
and ` the repudiationof Jesus
Christ; the Fatherhood of • God.
and the fellowship of : man. Manx'
wn land,.have :forgotten
in .caul , o gotten
d victory `ours,
a `. is '_we.
ar�d . a
;:hank
s.
,00.l.
'in t
'na
some not...only _ � _
�ust Y.
mP -
, ivin `but in en tense and the
determinationto.''•=,reconsecrate-
,ourselves to Him, and:thereby do
•partin.' building a better
*rid, for: Which the 'youth .of Our-
:
`land have toiled: 'and' .fought ght
and'
died
.TLUtI.t,l,_ _I Ii,ot-SD :-' MAY -
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Service
•
at 8 o'clock-
,
rills
O o Yevening.
C
l �
the
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Presbyterian:
g
service lce was �i
d. n
Presbyterian' r• Church..___Wh.e _--a
ca-paclty-e'orrgl:c gation ga hererl..ti
again, humbly umbl bo ' in l�, y ra� er- and
w
thanks g g avis f o r Victory %. i n
Eur ops
«ap�s escii`e
' r.
•
again followed:.and RL v-
.
Herbert l�,'`Dann -chs sari of'the
WLuckriow Branch,of the Cance lain'
Legion delivered a Stirring and
tun a
and
a'ddr ss e' .� e; ar
e ,Rv.Stw t
IV1r. Parker'also took part in- the
service- �tev: ,1VIacDtiriald :was iff
''Dungannon: taking part in a 4s1m
lar service.
• 'Headed by the . High ` School
Band, the Village Council, Leg-
. ion • and Auxiliary members ;'jar
,ailed to church for the Monday
.0/ening .service: Members of the'
Board of Education :also ,;attended.
in a body.
thz's
u
comm Y.
it •the achieveirlent : of
:.
:-actorY •, zn Ei mo e and the':offzcial cessatzortribute,to the sobrie
ty• of,,V-E:
TEhT_`:r
- WOOS
it :premature of the official.
announcement, but in, common
with many othercentres across
Canada, this comniunity celebra`!'
"ted ' Victory in ." Euidope 'Day-. on ",-,,r
Monday- Tuesday' was,"ciuietly obi-,,
served' :as • a ; public) holiday •with
a band .concert ;presented by -the-:
School ;Band in the afternoon.'
'It was; about 10.15 on..;Mondai
morning that•the victory signal
Was sounded on the village , sins?.'
The knowledge for days'bacck that •
this .word might come at any time
did not bring the spontaneous re-
.action.,
e .action., it otherwise would have
'There was no .wild....outbreak,
but ,1uickly the 'business sectionn. .
took, on a- flag bedecked appear-
ance; ' and the first sounds. rf
cheering came when the 'pupils
of the:.Lucknow 'Public. School
shortly appeared; waving flags '•
and shouting. The scholars lined ,
up on. the. 'town; bridge" and sang
a .number of patriotic choruses.
The afternoon ;was a holiday
for both high and pubiic school
:students, an d'• while `business
:places:, ;remained open,.;everyorie
who could 'spent' the, afternoon •...
out of -doors. • The.,High . School
dnd ` 'g an ' excel• ent band
concert :during the afternooi. and
Ieve gone was in joyousmood but •
there -,was little celebration of a
boisterous nature.
Bonfire :At` Night
.monster bonfire was arrang-,
ed for that evening, following; the
ri ne church ''service. While 'rain ::
rzarred' this spectacle, it. did pre-,
vide ample ;conflagration for the
11 these factors •'could,not..help but.: cp31_ ,.- .-,-erematin ,:of"the;: effigies of Hitler ."
Da' ,celebrations.
and Mussolir i.;The. Lucknow Fire'
Day - ,
:'ornpany had 'the ' Ci NX 'Rands
Far
a'�re st
reet
F zre
hand- of
War in, -the Boys . on . , f •
'
va
ave o Tuesday, ::May i3th, s d'• then t1?erc, i��,. tlre:.
Hostilities, `Effect r► '.An
.but at foe reeted with; �:'oyuus thanksgiving; u •
1
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._ zci` no
Malik `•-std
:.-; th
e'init
.. s1n
`same; time 'wilth ;a o y l
i �:l ' 'Wur 1=�:..Celcbr�tion5
he c
the. end .pf .VVor.d ._.�:
�tizth
.y�ei
Marked-.
' dance, but- torrential' rains :wash
Which United � :t, t to 'be com letecl a
iai v hzc. U
E�5 �� p
hours ':
z es`:.ancl : Bz it:ish -Err ire tr _too have bel the halt.....
t� t p � ..:.1. dancing; wads: held • in . e
..costs, •.,ars. 0n,.: Tu sda i r ht -TheClans
.� • '-____�-�_____�- l'. al:range,
e
1 revious
d`i= d a p, . Y. g
�t.a1czc.a the , znust..gi t.c„oz�z�e and bloody, • con..
clance in the Town Hall. This•`.'was •
1:a
c ... .,:. .... .. tic4lss of Warfare, Canadian. troops. -1a
and : r ,vided
4
Thee aIc epera.l: rca ;cns..,.Thc, S=Flet
Lira 4h� -t= I i !T1: ( res tti ��1.2
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Treated The `Kiddies.
When, the Public''School pupils
were Parading., singrrrg--qn
on YF morning, o celebrate vic-
tory in Europ , ,se'veral'boxes of
.gum were "discovered" by [Lorne
1V1acLennan :Who 'stopped the nryr-
:ade' to :r, sent .eac'h htlrt-virth-
a, package of this 'toothsome,, t)ut
mighty ,scarce 'product.,:
•_t a-3ul�_ zl.r_,t, rt3
.,..u,,deof.
.._•_
o' f 1I r . Hoag
'
and: students
announcenuitBLit' 'there was -mor,
, .to:;l •than futu.za vith.deep:• cancern:, t,hc•i.A' cknow-High
School are.
ire �CiYi ®,._ a -',--7-4-13`..77-#1.1i7'
V - -` 1.1i'a,, 67,Mi VES..IIIUCH,.CRE,'DIT
• . �. art az•a-c e
• that: w._, this community. People's s he s, worthy of.' uch: praise Land are
,_ �:, who h. e - ev.ident, in. t, i c..,.. y.. p, ,,
cis two
woe : .. r, ceiv}'n it for *their :efforts to
• seen,
e .. ." . ; � .:.. Were attuned toging ,thanks'and.:. , �, . , i~ )., ; .,
io 'th.ose .�tihsr, have
.. ,:, • nllrlds:.��.ez,o.rnore ,. g
• -.� provide this '' conmuniti with_a___
:. . -of;•ntu1. � there ar.za�'s. ,• .. ., , . .,.., ;, ,, .: }-. _Y _�__.,
wars within 4u quarter a. c s., seeking uidance foz� the . futui e. The et z-_
10 . �,., g-_� -. bzass oases:rtiiig_f`rom scr;atrh,.
will 'the peace be per
• � estiun:.'.Can car, ,. r� p ..__�--w_-
�.-the �. _.� .�,_ ..,:-,-.�-,.--�--=- �--�t this w:as, the, fact' that; two service, . ,:: these lads, In a few short months,
._...�,.;--�;r. s =oun steis .pat�ac3ed fisc strcE�t. ., . � •.
rnanent A.. 3 g � �.,.
praise � ,� ., vrng field ,.heze,,
. .•. ;: ,. _�. - ���o_.:dcca�'c.� . o`f and thank . gr • � , ,.
waving.' flags' „ons,..>u.andered .if t tja�, took precedence aver all other activities
Id be bearing arras; to ,pro- {ah.
hence they too, v�ou e . celebration was•rrot •inaz�.. masterly' fashion to; :the delight
, That the victory
power -crazed the ;towns•
other o� . and 'aa reciation of
f ram cmc.p .
. ct hms»rt° .
to Y' -. ;• y ,,. .: �.r;rirctarn�rc -is no deroeUtiorn of- triumph
1?�
concert, -,'and •headed parades!, in
•
:those'. *berries where the .641.0hatie flocliirri
In revOrenCe and. humility '.this community'
obsered boy;
loyed -Ones' iS 'as yet. fail awgy;
It, thrilled' iriany'.a "resident on • •
MacMorran; stepping 'out ,in •the
front .ranys., with the bbys,-
,toi ass bands in,LuelltiOw., .was'
master. of many :an-. 'instrtiment
man It was goo to' See hiin on
tiiners Nvlip turned out 'We're- W.
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ilendersOm
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