HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1945-09-13, Page 1, a .
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. Lucknewv : and the surrounding,
ist-.ret.
• ourns the •death
' d� .n?
�t jF•
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..ti:::•'e� iza
r
kae...r _.
Monday roo.11�?n• . .
has ssed:' on::'gri•
that " G.H,"'s Pa . • �s .,•
'.,
one;•a'to the throat. ,bring�ng lump
r. .to rrrany ;an'°' eYe.
,and 'a,•tea
i, ith
:se.1n1thb,.y.• Sihniss. qualified
.by..
'awide
'm'argin as:-Lucknow'sNo.,1:citi-
cvic.. wide and •zea-
•
•
He , once.. said he loved ' .ucknow•
and could not do too much for his
native village. •He spent his life.,
hink
• doing, it. One can. scarcelyt
-
of an organisation �Withi`n the vill
a'Be, in 'Which George Smith, -•at•
one time or another, has : not:'
:Influential'
• --take�n-an• �a¢tive ..a:nt!'
Part. He was .' Lueknow's "indiis
pensable" citizen. 'There was only
one George Srnitii There • have
been few -civic accomplishments
• :luring, his lifetime, i which
.Mr. 'Smith's ennth.usiasm, a
energy are not 'exemplified.'
The arena is',one ''of the :nein
orials'to• his name; and' many a
proud' and happy - moment he.has
spent in it, sharing with :the
`ers.the excitement of • the 'game;
•
pacing the -length;; -of the; building,:
•
space pe matted, :when the.` go
:mg' was tough; shouting
,;. = •
encou
r
'ageme t to' he boys; but aleay
sbeing as goodalose as he'was
a:: a wanner Since his youth .George.
i Sm'th :was:an,--ar-dent: and 'true'
sportsman :who splayed' the game,
'`
or promoted it, ,honorably ands' for
the love •of• the_; game. Lacrosse
was"hs"t• game, but . he_ was 'al o
i
a crack Curler,;and bovitei";; .and
has through :the years , done much
forthe' promotion .of hockey and
• baseball in the Sepoy • T own. •
• Throughout two • wars , ,George
- Smith has work'ed`'untiringly. He•
- as
been president et, the
now - and: Vicinity -'' Branch Of the
Red' Cross,- and few if any .; ar•
aware of the work he did for.'. this:
organic P:; w..orked inti
• ingly,;, in-° •preparing. for :: Blood
Clinics and the. packing' and ship.
link:tat-the •(many thousands :of
articles xi -lade by the local Branch
was done almost single handed
• b .
him
Y . No gatriiotic or civic task:
::_was= -to • -- > .. •H
o menial.:He--never-�hesi=
tated too roll .up -his e
sle yes : and'
_
•
• os 6. to work` and ,the jobs ..behind
: the scene'suited: him .'best. • He
shunned Opportunities ortuni i
tes to,be' in
the
public' eye,
and• avoide
d the
' 'publicity that heso justlymerited
by his super activities.'
Column's' could • be• -written -•-about
George , Snmith;' his 'civic zeal ;': his
lerice, _his toleraxiee;`fo-r-'he
Was sometim
. es criticized• :for - his,
'enthusiasm' ' to' 'get things done;
t he' was always •a'. gentleman,
a friend to' all of high
or •loyv
`
estate, with: a genial and happy
;•.di .
ion :
spoSit
' ; , • , who .took a :sincere.
delight in
everything..he: -j under-•
I:His
flower and vegetable,... ar-'
.den. and and home; surroundings oc-:
copied • hours•.'- and' hours of ' his
,•' •time,'which, the ' results readily
i• manifest ;in: 'the' 'be Y
out :of
the
Y
place,' ,
For`many Years :he was warden
OE, St° .Peter's . Anglican' r
h Church';'
•
e served on the municipal- coon
• til; h � •.
•had :fraternal' ties, :rand. was
actively ,associated .with': most
every eiVic organization-.
thathas
ever:functiond here.'
e
Mr, Smith was in n hst'70>�h year',.
was born in Lucknow on Sep-"
tember e
30th, 1875, b.. i_ '
of the late ngng ,a son
` H; Smith and Eliza
•Trleatten i.'As,
Geon a yotitig '~Trion
, gg entered the employ of the
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LUCKNOWi "ipNTARIQ, THURS , SEPTEMBER 13th; 1945
TO ORGANIZE FRIDAY •FOR• -,•
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE•
'.
' On Friday evening.ofthis week~
ameeting will be held in the Town
r.mcl�i'v.v tri swi"Fi" tTr-� ..
P� e�wai'cratiam
AtrreysHome Front A cal,'
which will` opeiri "next week.
The work 'of Th&.'Salvati'
a on
Army must .,g6 on.• The •Army's;:
task-ca"lls.'for o. ',the' hu an-' t' u
m eti.
and., the .understanding'heaitand
patience that is never
discour
aged'
!
hy failure.That Salvation
Army succeeds in, restoring
people • who • have made. 'serious
misteps in life . can • be prove
anywhere
the a
rmY
operates,
Their eao; onlyb acc m
plished by:your financial support.
.
The '.National `objective this year
.m
Your attendance isur
ged at the
organization, .meetingbeing' held.
here • Friday night, The-, loci l'
chairman is ,Wm. Mu'rdre ai?d A.
E. McKim• is secretary:: ,
Move To Toronto ,
�Mr-•and-Mrs:-Haro}d- Treleaven-
and family • moved last week to
Toronto where, Harold and • Jack
are -employed Zbyw: the-Map1e'y e f
Milling Company,
LEGION' HOLD! WAWANOSH, LAD RUSHED ENGFit IETH FAIR
•TWELVE PAGES''
•TO • LONDON HOSPITAL ___:_ _ .
VICTORYI :NIGHT '.• T�3.:BE..BEST E'T
The
�.. ... Dungannon
u�1En�gannon Com_tm....ut..nity ai A -'
`w�astscchoc.k,edt.•;on�1r#ueSl.,aLyL -,drhteUolCr ,lili�4U�;1ce �now
.A Il:«; `0,ri t�a�.l..ra."•�l.��sq:�ya� >_
tlewson weeks-awayThe-item
T
q, uesdav a Wedi sda ...Se
and ,: -d e ,. latera-
.,1Vlrs._,:tia _ +e ..__A,xidrews ...ion.:.:._ __ __ __ y . -_.
'bei 25th...an`d,.:26th." 'This ' jubilee
r
n.al'a ., took a biions.:;°shell..
3r6,41:4show promises `to be• the,best
yet and President John Farrish •
.Mon„ y,;n7 htlint •his condition
did, wet .'seeih.fw r inign ntl the and•'the Board.of Directors -.are
,'
next 'morning When. he betaine
bending everyeffort'., to , fittingly ..'
.. obsery : this
th s
much worse,'•and� lapsed•into .a;- e
]fere n. a:'nutshell :''what` ->
, .l
serhi•_unconsctous state. The` lad.: .. ell,. �
.the • ha e linen -
was rushed to 'Victoria Hospital l• y v ed up for your, en
t.tertainment.. The Fair will get :
where` close: observation is. being • •
g-,
made' to 'diagnose' hi$• case:
i underway ' at 1.30 , sharp with a, » •'
Ton•ight...(�Tlursday)• promises to
�« 1.1 ur �.tah IJtic :` o
Ar t eii thF°`:1r :1: brant11. - f
the.:an• dram e i n ,`
� ._o ._ � ns:
.' .. g Po _ yrs •a;.
Monster "Victor Celebrat '•r:... .
Y on
,Fro•
m 8 to 8'^30 'there will be `a.
pipe bland. concert. on -•glair street-
and 'i'n•' the arena:'''F' llowi -.t Viis.
•
ng, h s
the crowd.•twill. be• treatedh*•to. •an.•
' all star vaudeville -erforrnance.
Pe
to ented
P.. S, ,by Bern Cori.way;„ Can•,
ada's:.Biggest Little Show, CKNX
,public address.' system .Will carry
this
h ro ra
m
Which :i •
c w1
P Will -be -sta
g b
,: , : school ren'parade,'
ed' from an: elevated platform so child s
infantile: paralysis. was suspect headed
ami t regardless .o,f.,the.; crovud .by.Seaforth Highland Brass Barfd. °
ed but on Tuesday . night London
everyone will be 'able to see and There. is free •admission dor child
doctors were •p'not decided upon '
hear,this to notchw. ^ ren •:parading as .a school At the
• hear,, -, this cause „of his :il'lness, and."dia'
After the show" there'll' be`•'it Fair,• grounds there win •.be an
•enot liminate the possibility Ghat•
ney, . dancing and carnival. games,', '
: • it could' be a severe •attack of `the.
,including:::;. bingo, crown a n d
ring toss etc.” et
The' schoo which: Arnold- at=
. Admission 'to the arena' is. •35c:' ;tende .. ..
�i.�S�
,.SA..,•,lVo: '�2 •West Wawa:-
and: 15e.� The •Legion''s"slogan is, nosh lias;been closed in the mean
"Come and enjoy yourself and
,time. •'
help :the I;egron-=•help-the-•.boys-
who helped you." Re.' ember -its
tonight; . September 13th
RECEIVED .HAbF 0P--
-OUTSTANDING-WAGES.-
PAR.
OUTSTANDING--WAGES
.T;
Employees of • the•' defunct
Maple Leaf Aircraft' Corporation
oration
plant which ,closed down .the end'
;of the year. and subsequently
'went, into'bankruptcyrecentl re
-
ceived'
hair of their , outstanding
a
w e '' "Pa 'm nt'
• g s. . y,.e was•:made
thrd.0 h._the "custodians
_.P . 1 OVER
TA
5', fiAX�
ROOM"• I ' ^�� ••
•A•PAC IT•••
• ATbeginrer class cif overthirty
p u?ils, "upset the a?leca t •.at:
Lucknaw Public Schoo'l, last week.
when school ' re -opened' 'for the
fall terra, and a : meeting •:xothe
_13•aid-of F
ducations. iad- to„;: be
hastily called,', to, deal with the
contingency. � ; '
�T a .unusually -%large •�beginnex
'class :in .:addition to ...Grade ' 11
pupils overtaxed the seating'cap-
PAR.
H ME 'FROM. H �SPITAL"
O F OM O ,
inter -school competition in choral.
singing and , school yell, and a •
public speaking`' contest.
Replacing the square dance
contest of.--the—last two -years • will
be . a Scotch ;Reel 'competition;
"open -r•• -to 4he orld":-Against-a`ll
comers in the Provincial. riding
of . Huroi-Bruce, • Ashfield stal;
warts—Will--defend--the,
,Mrs- • Gorge Taylor, returned 'Hanna tug o' war 'trophy, which-
they won last year '•
^%v
'4 • home: -from St,' Joseph's Hospital,
London, 'early Past 'week,' where:
-she : had -been a.: patient for. -some
The 'National Clothing ..*•Collect
ion for ; •the millions of destitute
.....__
._,
spu
tatedwthe-elbow..., cbut t
in war-devas ated lands abroadd_operaisiOn:_viasAnessar
opens on Monday, October 1 t. a�..
to •remove the arm Midwaybe.-
Samethin ew- wig eche
baTy.__contest open to childr-en one
time. having undergone two oper.-- year and'under, Fifteen;prizes are
ations. on , "he left ..,•61111-• , In . the
• beingoffered �n '
d the.ndcatio-ris '`
first *operation, the rm was am -
are -that :competition will be keen.` • '
Thelight, .h:. .; . l .
orse c ass ::will be
4
,
Partici an `in
p ti, g this
.aie tweenthe elbow•and:the shoulder;
the :=Cana is •:United Ared
Re-
'lief 'Fund on behalf of UNNRA
(4Unite°d-Nations Rei-ief--and--R-e-
habilitation Administration) and
more than 30 national ' organiza=
4RN FUE .,A
PO11O MENACE:
sensational ;this year. There are`
ten'
events .in tTs�'ass with raze .' .
money, offered totalling' $,200:00 •'
Inters 'P ersin.the' afternoon's*
g
activities will ' `be a ..-grandstand
performance by six',versatile
youngLondon artists. •.
T e :Rollo-=
tins in Canada. Ever an `w way; Twins' will'; resent 'Scotch
0 3' m o .Occasional .cases ,,of; Infantile P.
man and child: should'`contrParalysisNare 'ippearing in W
ibute` '' .acrobatic and:accordian ntinibers:.°
• est -
and the Rhmn; u rtette :