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Upwards. of thirty-five •veterans:
of World War • II ' have (signified
thein .:interest in new homes in
Lueknow,, and 'aS: a, result•"'a pet-
ition has been ..forwarded to . War-
* time 'Housing Limited,: ",requesting
the construction: of newx,;homes
This action stemmed . from a
meeting 'held last Thursday night
when the :Village . Council.,' and.
Executive: of the, Business; Men's
Association : discussed at :some
length the acute housing shortage
that exists here.. °
' Reeve Joy',nt reviewed • what`
had been done ,iii' .the past few•
months, with little Success, in an
effort; to relieve the situation.,. and
which ad 'Culminated. in a recent'
decision to deciar • this, an •;emer-.
`
g enc: area, :by• which the Emery
g Y �
gency Shelter Administration has-
- o-wet-to.:_enforce-.the ent ng_ of;
• : •'vacant dwellings,.
E. H. Agnew. outlined the. re-
uirements, of Wartime ' Housing
q
• projects, as they had :,been ex-;
rood to• him a few pla . days .before
' • by C. G. Hoagie of Wartime Hous-.
ing,..who callT 1 here: 'while;,on a
-housing mission- at •,Goderich and
Kincardine, `
Huses built, l 11"
e
plan-
a"efor .
r
Muni-
cipality must provide, the •.bui
IV .lots at ...the . nominal fee of
•$I.00; a lot.. Houses are of .4 :5 and_.
. 26'room:size 'with rentals. ranging
g ng�
from..',.$20 to $30: 'a °month,•• 'al
. no enan .can .vent 't ' •se
h(mes. 'if•' the rentals re resents' tails
P of this -plan arnow''awaited;.
LUCKNoW, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,, MAY 2nd, 1946
PAGES
HURON TOWNSHIP FARM SCOUT RE -ORGANIZATION
HOUSE )13URNED FRIDAY liIEETITrTG NEXT WEEIf SCOTTISH BRIDE'
ARRIVES HERE
The. farm home' and 'contents` Revival. of a,+Boy ;Scout Troorp:
ere... :of .Kenneth MacLeod; bachelor
P
gore than one-fifth of his income,
The homes cannot at "the pros
ent, be purchased. • A stipulated
amount • of . taxes is, .:paid by, the
'Government, and at the end .of
15 years' the municipality'
buy.., h p .., .y may
t ese• homes,.:for $1,000 ' a
unit; .•,
These e. h'
ousiiig, projects°.are uri-
dertaken in groups. of 50; homes,
but it ";is possible. for • one .rnu `- TO 'PUBLISH
B • LI SH.
ni
efpa`lity to tie in with a� nei hbor
in town to cam `1 D'
� � . � p etc the Project.
AY EARLIER
farmer .,of, Concession ".4; Huron
Township• ; about' ' a, mile west of
the 15th• sideroad,b'was completely
destroyed by.;fire that broke out
shortly after midnight :''Friday
night. • ,
The blaze is reported to have
,been started ''by a gasoline: lan
tern ;and • spread, very, rapidly:.
.•
s y,
Goderich has a project at pr:esent-
welh•.•underway..and , too',far ad-
vanced for Lueknow to, "get in on.
it", .it was revealed b .a long
ng
distance :calll to Mr. Hoose.
Canvass
Made
At Thursday night's ght s meeting,..
Dr. W. V. Johnston; and W..0.
Finlayson were appointed to' can-'
Vass war ,veterans of the cam
rrtun.ity;1and ins---]es5' than twent
Y.,
four' hours . had more than t F '
, bitty
Signatures. Of veterans: whp 'were
interested iii ' housing .acco:riioda
tion here. ,Th•is:.petition •. was for.-
Warded
or
warded immediately to.';Wartime'
•
me`
•
I' 'The�chane.
.g to the observing of
the weekly half : holiday on, Wed
nesday,: poses1, a •problem at'The
Sentinel ,.Office, but as' it does riot
•seem feasible to observe the hour,
day ; -:other:: than in . conformity'
.with other, businesses, , b esses, we propose
to ,publis1,�,:, :a•• day' , earlier: next..
week
arid the ' '
reafter, f ,tli`,e.
Change proves .satisfactory': •
•r._
T... a e w '..
he 11 ;thus' . -
R P ,. l go -to.-press.-,
Tuesday afternoon, for ,local` dis=
tribution on Wednesday morning',
and in. the rural area on Wednes-
day afternoon...
Housing bLimrted, as 1VIav'-.1st. was ' ` • In order: to accomplish. �th'is all.
they deadline :for any .•possi•ble ,aural, news budgets• must be •re
action =this': yeari, What eeived -by, not later than Monday '.arrival and departure . times of
sults�m� be are- u•nkn.i-fternoan., and; the. dead -line "for- iris •o�•i ,the palmers on meat=:
�•
in Lueknow is- 'indicated, and .is" a • •'When: `.Harvey `.Hall and his
movement' that should have fiche
Scottish' ..bride stepped off •the
support of every parent in the train on' Mondaynight at the
corinrnunity. Rev. R. A.Joselyn g •
has • consented. to la ' a leader- local depot, little did they expect
p Y to be ..greeted: 'b
ship role in,
this movement which by: a gathering' �f
is "half the battle" won. - welhwishing friends • and • the,
l Skirl•, o' the bgpipes, piayed.:b•
A•.' re-organizaaion'' meeting •will ; �'
D, A. of Lochalsh. ,
,be°;held,'',' in the. Town Hall next: ' Mrs: • MacLennanf
Thursday- eyenin Ma 9th . at' 8 • Hallwas orAmerly Sheila
g'
p m. •.. to' discuss the prospects'of Munro:. of . Aberdeen;•, Scotland
reviving Scouting in Lueknow,' \She and -Harvey met in Aberdeen .
In attendance at 'this meeting will
on his 'first leave spent in that
y Scout 'field City; while serving with ;the R;' •C.
be H G :Firth'. Bo
commissioner ' wlo. will have
A. F. Romance blossomed< and on.
something ' Worthwhile—to- offer-
June.26rth:.of last year their mar `
nage was .solemnized, . Besides .h r
•
the meeting. riage - ,
e • I arents, • . ' Mr. ' and- Mrs. 'Jo • �n
I All interested boys and adults
p .. • ► h
Munro, '.Mrs. Hall` has a .*brother
are urged. to be Present*: , Remeri- •
ber the date =next' Thursda Jack in Aberdeen.
Y' M.S.1
Hall sailed on •the Letitia
May 9th.. • l �, •
on April 18th' and. arrived in Tor...
MEN'S and Bo s' Wor� onto` last Saturday morning, :..
....y k. Shts,
pants , and overalls. The Market where she was. met • by Harvey
Stare.
arid' his, sister il;een: Mrs. ;Hall's
first impressions�fLcariada were
1
•
N..i HT 1''RAI.NN
HOUR U EARLIER
R ER
C.1V R. time table �h an g e s'•,
wLiith went . into effeet_.tha_fixst..
of., the •.vveek:.-have .,changed the:
quife•..pleasing,":-and •-she .,aridHar=� ---
Vey were very appreciatiiie of the
reception : tendered • them upon
arriving, `here, They' Will 'shortly
take 'residence id°ence. in the apart-
en.:a
met boyo thq .restaurant
CADET ` P4S. E XIo
,.The• iii--nisi"at ,..,.,nws: articles.of.-•any kmd'-will:be ,
.� t .was dine: lir
ie, _ sin a ut
_1} •ce-, as •the- ..rail
�. in b wa s
M nda t: six '
�
L
YESTERDAY
veterans only.: The intim been advised. that 'til:G2vern-- , n Y a o'clock. • Classified ....innui o' standard time the
g
is sun• Zang . a.. new.' .pl•an* n i ten o t Wiese changes is .offset
into
se centres whore fast time
is being, `observed...
• Here; is .'thee' new t' `'e table "
. ixn as
it a • • hes.to arrival and debarture'
�:timcs; a.t the',Lueknow depot, "ala'
':times i eferred .to being standard
'bine a'.
'''‘The morning ;train' to Palmer
The co-operation of . ever: one.
Y _,,i story .leaven 'at:6:16• a.m •which s;�
:is requested` in this •connection 20 minutes later than.. the prey.
rld-
merit wi73 e ' acre "ted u it
e c p.
�f h •
a
whereby ;local, contractors will- Abe `o'clock Tuesday morning., h
s.
given priorities to 'build'.' new..Reports of. meetings: from' press
'
horrres, to 'be sold at: a* set, �priee.:'secretaries: must: be in. the week.
the are•held' •and i •n`•t':
within • �blrt. d ' s • � • � _ they -are f o received
einment willtake.unti on ay .can not..'•e':assured
them over. De, .
of. .p_ blica'tion..
TY
HOSPITAL AT TIMESAME-'
•.
!R FUN
has-
not:,yet shown' its usual.:generosity
in supporting the `current .cancer
fund Campaign.
The camp'aign.ob;-
'e iv '.'
} tt a ;s $2.,1)00,000 for. ,the
pose of • settin u. cancer.:
p clinics
a
i
..05 :,,
s the.
co .
ntr an � •
d
cord
y, uCt-
ing research, aimed at conquering.
uerin
ihis scourge.
Donations
are ':bean
g. received
• aocal`
ly at the Rank. of Mature,_.
and ;While': to date
they. number:
�1}�-rrin�t
of ' 90
one
$ i dr .'
>, , n vrdtial .� aft ;bean
forg g.
the amount 'of $50;00
No doubt:: there are: 'm many � more. , •
.,than nine,••:People int this vicinity Five Years`:Over.seas
who are uf..'
�u ficientl : i -
y nterested•ins � `-C 1, '�Al�lan D i -ii--'
this .. p , tam reael3•ed:...ki-i-s-
s great undertaking, ; to..offer :home'': here =last Wednesday after''
sariie financial assistance regard= noon aftei;';abo>ut five. ,y.eais of
less of how small •the •amount;may ' overseaps service ` 'and of late
That the -'number: of donors: . ,months.' was ` with the .arm of
is not; much .larger .is due solelycocoa .at•'or in German Allan re
Io..} Y-:.,
to oversight .or •neglect;• 'we think `. turned- on; the Ile -r
j de 'France
:, and•so•.draw this.ma�tter:_.a ain to__w_a tme _a- L.n.
g s t- � o don by 11�'It-sem-Dux'--
•By. a strange coificidence three.
brcithe s eaehi t�.ncia•, ii silt It is
operations•at,ahout the sanie time
at widespread' points.on the:•con,
tinent: The trio are, Da•n `T,, James':
and Ronald McKinnon,',:sons _ of
the: late Mr and :Mrs.; Angus'Mc-
Kinnon offi Kinloss' a•nd Lucknow.
Dan recently, under went " a
do. ble:. hernia "
operation in Tot -1
onto, ,and. at the 'same:: time his
brother Ronald of Winnipeg', was
i. .
g
na°- s..
o ton `�os•
B p taI and his bre-.
All:?advertising copy must be'
•in by `Monday noon
•
hour. of 5 56 a.m. \
fiHR "$"RIDES .• TO' R.EACII • The . ``noon ' tr�aiif' for Palmer=
e' stoic leav`esLucknoW ,at° I•.20 ; im. ,
p
:COMMUNITY THIS WEEK
which is one hour and -10. minutes
later. than the. previous departure
.Ori:.board the A uitania which p p
q
docked .!a Ilalifax. ' " time' : 12.1°:;•. The: *`afternoon.
t on ,Tuesday, ,.. ..
train"for, Kincardine
i' "
s s lie'
c d 1
were three - over •;i
ued'
seas de
•
br s, whose
strriation is in 'thi ;immediate
iue
*comm.unit Y'. •
They are, Mrs: Florence .Ross,
wife of LAC J.W. Ross and °dau=.+
hter:Patricia; bin to the`.bome
g g..g,
of Mr and,'•Mrs.• J; H:r Ross, ;Con.
10 Knloss;.Mrs.: '.Catherine Pur
ves, wife' of Cfn. Alex Purves,
going to the' home of Mrs. James
Purines •.of-,St.,.'Helens;,a'and:`Mrs:,'
`Jane ; Johnston; .; wife ':;.-,cr f ' LAC:-
Keith4ohnstor'i, :• going to the-
hoirte: of .'Mrs. Frank Johnston,.
Ashfield,.R. 7 . L'ucknow:
• •
Gate;
fbrnia•: was` in a l:o ,
,• s• Angeles hos-
pital.:
to__leaye the. Local: depot- at= 2,007
o'plock, , rather'' than 2:25 as, for
merly:.These two trains continue'`
as "mixed. -trains" and : time is
:allowed at each station for handl-'
ing _freight; Which, means that
these trains reach the depot some.
15 minutes prior to the• scheduled
:hour,.' of departure, as: :':stated
above..
The night train.' t Kincardine
is duetin:Lucknow at.'10.46, which
is ' exactly; -one Hour ,earlier, than
an
:the •former time;
Mo'derx ` steel coaches M 'first'
:class condition Will be..operated
fOM NG , EVENTS
on` these trains;. Mr. A. E. Robin=
son, 'M p k, has:.. been advised by
LYCEUM SPECIAL' , J, F. Pringle,_: general. manager of
• e'attenti'on of our r ' The. popular film "State; Fair"..
coders nit' and three children Helen •
is the ', s ecial 'attraction at the
..p.
'There, ,.
is no or..ganization • or Maty and. Charles. Y,
.,.eanyass- rp-coi - __ .:..7..... Lvice Theatre Win• Ytari ,the.
rection with 'this ,,
campaign '-I';'is sole , : ' .. • • " �.. first of. next wEe...;'Monday,•fiues-.
t ly a volun . Underwent `.O ration '
any donatio� die da' and Wednesrda There ll. b'e
, y.
. �, .wbicltocan�be rxiade= . . � .._..,_:... Y:.-..�.._ .:__,�.,.....-. .
$f P ei . ,is rm .:un ei W n .
any bank, where receipts c e tw.o shows at 7;30 and 9.30 p:m.
be issued. ]Viake �o r..:._dona i will a major °pei ation in' Western' •
u y � ,1r
to this. worthy cause now n • hiospifal, To.i onto; on Saturday L. tIula AitXIng of
While• •
it is' fresh and. is, progressing. favoi`ably, Tlae reg.ulaf r o theg ' of can
. esh . .your. mind. F Ladies' Auxiliary' to the,.Cariadian
Has Been Seriously I11
;Vlrs;• Hassall of "town has. been
s
ei
,past week; having suffered two'
musty i11 at hei home for ihe'
severe ht stt-t attacks: . On account'
of.•hei� condition .r.
,1�..H: , _:. condition, .,-_ 'and 1Virs...
assail and "Billy :of London.
were 'here. 'the first
of the week.
MRS: •HUG,
H PRiTCHARD ..
DIES AT ',NEWMARKET
•
.
• Word has been ,.
of .received 'here
the death"'of :Mrs. • •Hi.igFi,'Prit-
which occur e -,
mark �' d, at New
et where she; w.
her .,.,.. ..Was :.making.
,home tvrth 'her "
Interment • i son;. Tom:•
ment : will ' b e today.
(Thursday) at. two o'cloc -
•carolne Cemetery: •
kin Han
Mr. and ..__.
time Mrs. Pr`Ttchard at one.
e resided;, in the Laurier
• mtia'ity in• cam.,.
eratO Ashfield• were he '01).'11. They later; moved
to Lueknow, to'. t
owned :11j : � he ,home now
prat J • 11. Iall, :where Mr:
Chard died .thirty,
or more: rty' years ago
:PRESENTED VI/ITInt
E , ... _B.E R HI P.
.:LIF MEM, S P.
Tho Easter. Thank ffei°ing'•' of
:the United --..Church W . ,S•.:."was
'holda vni
last Thursday y �, e g, ,With
"
Rev. 'Reba • Henri of • Varna. as • the
guest. speaker, Rev. Hera, ' who
'is. the. only, ordained lady Mini-
ster of the. united: Churchin On-
tario,.,gave a' very • fine acitii•rss,
'which wa's'.li•stcned to .with iiuch
interest by her mixed- audience.
Mr. l•Iern, :Who has •bect.1., .at
Varna,. tot' five. years,. i' a' sister
of, 1VIr°s.' . (Rev.) Rogers of, Dian-
Bannon: • •
• The tweeting was pt esic ect over i
by,Mrs,•Conr'ad Decker, pies clent
.of 'the..W.M.S. , who called on. Mrs:
S. • C.: RathweI I tc make the pre,s-
•entation .of ' a ..life membership
certificate to' Mrs, Thomas Burns,
who: for tweri•ty'-one tic it , has
been .the;efficient tit� istri•rr' of `i,the•
Society. •Mi•s: l:3ttrns Was. take
completely ley . surpr'ii e�
Legion; B.E.S.L.,,' will :be held in
the, Legion :'Rooms on Tuesday,
'May '7th at 8 p.m. .Initiation.
'Members please lie present
ANNUAL; DANCE i
''Bert Worth and his CK.N Am-
bassado
rs will provide music, for.'
the C•lansiij.en's' 'annual 'spring
dunce to be held' in the Town
Hrt11; •
Lucknow, Tti•esday, May .,14:
,Dancing 9 to 1;00. Admission' 75c.
`GOOD GRACIOUS -GRANDMA'
The Port Albert f ranriatic 'S'bc
irty:•will pi;esent their play, 'Good
Gracious' Grandma', iii the Town'
Lueknow, ort: Friday.,, May
10th at 8.15 p.M., under auspices
of �'t•c>� •c W. A. Aelmission 85c,8z,
20c,
CONCERT ON. FRIDAY `
• i
'f : r three -act comedy "Beadon
i �'
ll'i11.1zllv'wbe presented b
y
the Toes water Dramatic Societ.
y
in 'the Town Hall. Lucknowr,I"ri-i
day, May' 3rd at 8:15, under au '•
•
traces of the Lucknow Women'
Institute'. •Admission 350 .and 25c.'
the `C.N R:,' :who also, states that
•the possubilities .of .operatinga
Sunday. evening train.are:being'
;looked 'irito, : ...`'`but frankly this
does .oat, .io'ok..,-hopeful from the,
standpoint of patronage"
- Cadet Ens ectton lD sob
p sY" �wa
served
at: the ' 'High ',;School•
, rounds. on Wed e' d m'
grounds n , s a ornn ,:,m • �.
Y g.
with: Major J..:Yo n ID C.O. of
-M =D. I, receiving the. salute and •
•conducti.n the in ` ecti`n'
g aP o
The local Corps includes •two:' :•
'platoons of cadets, a •;band• platoon
and* a platoon. of 'girls. Second
Lieut -Ivan • Ll'oyd' Was iri' charge
assisted by C_:S'_M:•. George; •Chin
an'cl: ' platoon S. t,.• jam"' Crispin:
'Second.
Second. Lieut.. Mary Marshall was
in. char 'e•bf thegirls.
g ,
After thecadets c dots li•ad passed in
p s
Pe -17.1 e,
s -"on
eev�-other-=�f stun e -
the pro-
.
•
grain
included a 'platoon p ooii- drill,
girls;; P T. drill,., 'boys •P.T.
d
i nallin '.and f�
g" gy, t..`aid''arid seI=
esctions bthe -sciishool' `bard';' :after '
which the hollow : square forma
tion• was taken'. . When ".Major
._. n;..
Young briefly addressed • 'the
Corp' • �` n; he
compliriented the cadets, . band
and officials . ort theirfine, per=
A
formance:' The entire Corps, then:
'paraded '.down town, headed by
the Ii S. •Band:
' MARRIED. AT'GLA•SGOW.
•
A'•marre•
gia of much' local in-
terest was ;solemnized , at:
gow, : Scotland;. on Wednesday,
April -:17th,;- when -Miss Betty Hart
of 'that city, becafnethe bride of
Cpl. ;S'ewart Cameron, son ,of
Mrs, R. J: 'Cameron of .Lueknow-'
'and the late -Mr. Canier on;;Stew-
r-at--ex eeti to e ry hort-I ettti i,:
fr.ort - overseas. •
p: ey-Huron. Considers Full
•
Time „Recreat�or�a1: Director:
A full-time :director ie
r ctor
of •sports.
and recreation • is a .distinct pos-
sibility for' the • Village of Ripley
-and the Township. of -Huron, and
these two municipalitis `have
formed a Ripley -Huron .Commun-
itSt w
Welfare Council.. hich i•s
presently quite. act've in an effort
to establish the' n .•
w venture.
This' Council, which consists of
1.3 •residents. of Huron.' Township:
and ;sik •residents of Ripley was
p y
organized' at a recent meeting„
held in the Ripley Fire ,,call and
addressed by Mrs, Charles.' Aug.
terberry of, Toronto
The " obJect , of the Welfare
Council is .td" co-ordinate all . re-
creational, educational and .sport.
activities under ;one central
organisation, and,to • secure the
service of i,•fulltime director' of
all such activities,.
The Council . has in mind en-
gaging Squadron ' Leader John
Be11, . of the .;R.0 A,F,, and a Huron
•
_.
•
,
•
•
•
1•
r
Township boy;..as the , director
'One-third of his salary, will be
paid by,' the 1' Province.: and the
-remainders-by the, •tvVo'. mtunici -p al=
i.ties.' The •Council -plans to • attend.
the .next meetings, , of, .the; Ripley
and..Huron: - Boards, • seeking `ap
proval . of this Undertaking,' and •
in ,the meantime ratepayers of the
community; are being circularized.
with 'details of this project.,
Crafts, arts, hobbies and sports' :
provide a score' of activities .franc
which selections can be made.
The •organizing cominittee is
composed of: Mrs. Bert ]\Tasorii,
Chester Ernie •ton, 'Cart, Pollock,
Mervyn Eekmiei', Jack .MacDon-
ald, Gordon.Fin'layfiori, b. A, Mao
Donald, ' Jcrlrn Willocks, :buncari
1VtacArthur : Gordon Scott;: Mrs..
•Jack Scott, Bert Mason;, -Ed Hat.- -•
i'ison. 'Ernest,' Po`1Tctck, • C•armron
1VfacAulcy, Norval Stewart. Al-
bert Wylds; MMc
Leod, Wm.:
Harris.
• 4.