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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1945-05-10, Page 1$4,00 , ear --fin Advance; 50c E tra to ' � {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 - Qtn.,.:.v294:`; 4r - ;x • Service • at 8 o'clock- , rills O o Yevening. C l � the - 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 �� ' n ._ 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 sIl.lit,�,, 1 511"f i te. .cessation, C?1 hC. , '•lCl lI , t .) zn . Eur ops • c% as 1 rllattc r of +;. iii ��z��n' This ''rri��rl__�;�� c�z�aTz-r=--_r-;�1 ,:�c�tary.-,-'ser-enadc;, tyhe�ri �1t`�•� lnl't� in� this': ca. b_...,_______--- = r b:r: of e u p \.e>.r,seas r is. �conve rng, .t, xe �." _ ,. l eacIti`r �11arl;irari u , .. 5 , . - • r,, 1 , , , ht: the:..lbps- dent 1utlte.e.•z.d to. fr l't�l "1' 1 1a� e. � � g .. .. . .. �... , 14) ., . ,...� .. . �',MT/r rt.. [`�fYi1fA!'►Y D AA'T.'[�.. 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. • ilendersOm • 4.