HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1945-07-19, Page 7THURSDAY, +tU X 1.9thi 1.9¢x•
Th tucknow Sentinel, Lucknaw, Ontario
r..GE SEVEN.
1HIN]!f...UTCH. COAST WOULD
HAVE SEEN Illi REGIVARLE•
'In a recent letter to his parents,.
Set, .Clarence ,• _Greer .describes a
4$ hour leave spent at a summer
ptel which has been turned over
•the troops at Nordwik, which
3y
r•
Jars: 'Batik a k of towrn:`has 'ret,"
'ceiv .
ed'..•wArd that her son, Don,
:
been,,honora}�ly disci vged:
Terri the army'
f.•
Cpl.( Jio
fSlan�8�l,l- xritlc� i setrirdoing .-aa
•fqt.
.lough with his' parents, Mr. and
Mrs, J.. W. Henderson...
air Sandy ,Overseas
.��
Je_
Miss Jeari.•Sandyi•, a •member.:nf
..•.
,, Corps for
•_the Wgmen. , Y .
hover two years, ar'r'ived overseas
about three. weeks , ago. Jean, is,
the daughter of ,1V1:r, Elliott Sandy:
of .Ashfield.. • .
r
Pte, James Hamilton, son .af• Mr..
and.. Mrs. ' Robert Harrri,lton ' . of
•Paramount, as in • 23rd General
'Hospital overseas, receiving treaty
Jnent-on his • eyes.: in ' each letter.
• home 'he. says he •is fine.; Jim,
- wishes.,to- ,thank ,the S,„O S,
'for cigarettes received recently.
• -RECEIVES; GERMAN' HELMET; •
PROM HARRY CHIN
Hague...- Tlie. building ,had been
_surrounded' by fortifications and:
at the, edge of, the• sand dunes wars,
a hi h concrete wall a.borat
. .� .. ,foui
icet ttic�lr mt}ro t :r! _•
;:1;t:,:gull
l.endtly-of the put( 1Vi, of S. ,
have .had the stuffing •beat out of
us...To Mmy thinking it is almost
impregnable";
German prisoners are. new .en-
gaged in .clearing the beach and
Jigging up underwater• obstacles..
sothere ,will be Safe bathing, but,.
'is .a, .job that 'will take
• ) ' c.. arenc
1-tague, took Ei terrific
the Dutch 1a'ke it in
arid•• I•egai•d it , as an
:accident for'''t hez
haex} of life Canadian armed,.
forces who received decorations,
'on Friday: which were won in
.European campaigns. The awards
were presented by .His Majesty
The Ding at , the . se.. nd 'largest -
all -Canadian >!nve i;ture.. to be,
e says' The
beating; but.
their •stride
un fortunate.
George. received the Milltary
Medal; his 'jaw • was fractured. Severzl •
,
weeks `before he suffered a hand
I 1:Q TQ_N--*;
'133• sic k and, :wounded men.
Mr, and Mrs. Johnston received;
a• wire from' Mei on. Tuesday, 'He
expected to reach Toronto, on,
Wednesday where.they thought
he might stay over for a day or
two.
gel was Wounded in Holland
,:shortly: before V -E . Day, when
:(X1;ie•'fill.4ft ; 1t t_7rJ,,' .'fA•
Sgt. C� i tai i .is Trow pay:.:Ser e`ant•
e3i the 1'th r,£'rrimt llt a.i
Lcoast-_r_. ,.� _ , .. ...�. - .. ..lubwthat. .-ilc �. as sit:lrc� .likes, ' t which awi11kee-7'-'--
andnetworki�bunkers .. � ,.° ...dhirn over thelrc 'for •some- tin -ie
and tunnels, ',Inland about• a .anile- = y� '
is anothr•row of fortification; and.
Clarence coni erre ; °':.''
� s lt.,s • � goucl'
thing we didn't attempt an invs.
ion_.t...he
re or -,we Certainly. •wou'
d
In ;a•tecent letter from •Harry
hinfi.hh promised, to send Mrs J ,
R,. McNab "•a: • helmr;et•.7.• a• rea11
:JerryT Prue - o his- ,; wordalong-
it carne a. fe: days ago • via :the;
customs office at TGoder ei . "The
helmet ,weighs three • pounds, and`
'bears; the, ‘:eagle ,and swastika:,
:, lvalurally, it is a prized souvenir_;'.
'SIX PACiFIC-BOUND
BOYS ARRI=VE HOME
Thr' last 'few •.. days.' have;; seen
the return .fr.oth •overseas of a
nuntber of 'district .servicemen, at
least ;six of .whom pre•i•esidents
of the; , imixidia�te vicinity ;and
have: volunteered 'for., service
rthe Racifie,. -
• Aboard the: Qraeen• Mary, which:
• docked at New York last Wed-
Red,`'son -'of lf�Ir. •arid :Mrs W'°G
Reed', Rapid .'City;. Ronald • Hen:
derson SOn s_af Mr:..and; lVlrs. Jaclt'.
Henderson-,•--=: Boundary-- -IJV e, -.s tr
Lloyd McAuley, son'•of Mrs 1Vi;ary
McAuley, formerly •of Paramou•rit,
and 'a brother of Nlrs Franle
` � Bitehie-vf�-ZLio�l � .
Over• 6,000•. Canadians disern-•
,barbed =from.:. the:>:
Queen,-
.•
ueen -•' early: ,'Thursday \ Morning' sand
boarded trains Tor •London, where
they arrived' elate. in the' -after
noon, but •not in time' to Ariake:
train connections:,, • As',. a resu1t
army vehicles were' routed .th'ru
this .district.' and- the ]oval • trio:
:arrivedlhere.not long after mid-
night.
They have :Been:: overseas, for
over three years .and will spend
a• month's• furlough at 'their ie
spectivs : homes; ':Another ,soldiera.
who_retttrne •`, on the- 'queen r'viarrw
was tleg Black; son . of ` Mr.: and
Mrs' Wale_ Blac-k, .of Godcrieh
.at f rmeri ftciel r a -vv:
�.<1 a rArme
• On board.' the Ale de France
which docked at 'Halifax '.at mid--
night on Friday Were WO, E1doi; :
Ruddivham, son of : Mr. and Mts.
Wm. Buckrn:glum; Conces'sio'n I.2;'
•Ashfield; . Sgt, Melvin Stewart,
son of; Rev. and Mrs 3,..W: Stew-
art i?id LAC. Elwood Sblbnnon,.
n of Mr and• Mrs Austin Sol-
omen. Eldon: 'ana__Melin--rived`
re y rials on 'Monday' night,
but• Elwoods arrival was ',aelayed•
a' couple.' of days•°
.. 0th�• .
er district airmen listed' on.
this ship were F1t:. Lt. MacKay,
b'P ti son, of Mr, 'and Mrs.• John.
MacKay of :.K ntai•1.,.:and t0-10.
Was
a prisoner of war ' or sone •til ne
. Grant 1"'raser : anct :l♦ igt• Sgt.
C, Colling•,of t ipley
Melvin Johristo'n, soca ;:
n. lY/t s "Ja e �. s" on.
r ,.. ...- m. s "�.ohn t
Lutkno.w,-is;l_,aek ih Canada again
having arrived•, aboard, the Can-
Letitia,. which
346: "wg R:E DFC084.T o ti ..
docked: at 'Halifax. Ort'Moriday
Sbt;, Major George. Whitby; ternouri after':lbein delayed •off-
1VI,M , was one of. 3,40 off`cers.:a nd ,shore•by fobh.etita 'carried
,
¥Rune"- tiom•• ahrapnel.-
--„At
t : 3VEeaford Qntorio where •
a adian vo1'•unteers for the. Pac-
�• n
Iic.war receive' their preliminary.
training,'thetreacherous swarrips;,
be v de
a u7i r ro ah. And 's, rm- .:' °•
Y ... g � .,, , �. vva
ing fries are said to• closely 'a
p
proximate egndi'itionsH'.in. Burma
and .New Guinea,
: diari, hospital. Ship.
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Rationing assures everyone a fair share of
scarce foods. Without rationing, farmers
might get all the butter they need; they might
not _get sugar. Citydwellers might get sugar
,but no butter.
® Rationing helps to keep prices steady.
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:Rationing icikassured•farmeJr4s sufficient am-
munition tie:protect,their crops and livestock.'
®' 'Rationing rncrkes; �t pos;li�ale for: Iarmers : tp ' get
rot—e• s'copons to-feecsebnie:i t
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`..�"' By ..collecti•n ands-ttrrtaln.g �ip...the coupo,»s ,.
:=3r:?` ',acquired against'be use: and,sale•,ot butter; ,
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0. ay,, writing-. to ./lie local • Ration Boards far';
application form` RB -77' as • SOON' , as - .they.
know definitely' that transient labour rations
will be needed to feed extra help hired for
periods of less than two weeks.
(Rationing. is• not intended to add, unnecesSarito theburden : of. Canadian farmers
• who,' .faced with"-s'hortages•,of . labo ir, ,,:mot rices ,and machinery, have continued to
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respond: fo repeat`ed-Tell f yea"tet :production.
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• h is; a protection against waste : etartages
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THE WARTIME PRICES AND TRADE BOARD
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