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Lucknow Ont., T:hrsday, March 11th, 1943
` H + FORMER. KINLOSS RESIDENT
Ask For Voluntary Donations PASSES IN CHICAGO
•, ' Word. has .been received here: by
i oca Red Cross am,. ai n -'relatives of the death of rs. Chas:
n R •Gerber which occurred
^Chic -
•
L • _ .ago' on February .264
• Ado ting the _plan that was son PRESENTATION FOR MR. AND_'Mrs: Gerber., who was past . the
sic' esaafu1 last ' year, The .Finance ` MRS.; ARCHIE. -MCKINNON four 'score mark, was a daughter, of
Committee of the • Lucknow Brandt - ., ' ' '' `the late Mr:, and, Mrs, Jolla Mac-
of,,Ahe Canadian Red Cross, is again • For the Second • time within a Week Kinnon of Concession 4, Kinloss.
con'aucting the local campaign bn the Sixth Concession schoolhouse She was formerly Sarah MacKinnon
_'"the.same basis. was the scene of a pleasant social and .has lived in the States :since
The local . campaign opened : on ' evening. On Monday evening friends her marriage, _
Monday of this week, 'with :head- : and neighbors in the community ' Her husband predeceased her, *as
quarters at the BellTelephone Of- . gathered for a presentation to Mr. well as two daughters Catherine and
fice in Lucknow; : wherevoluntary and Mrs, Archie McKinnon, who will Margaret, Two daughters suryive,
contributions will be received ,up move shortly to their farm in Cul- : Mrs, Gertrude AlcCulloch and Mrs.
to, and incl ding' Saturday of`. next rocs. "` ' il'azel"Hollowa'y - `- T
eek March -20th. The evening was • speiRt in dancing Surviving also are two brothers
' Volunteer . workers' will be at the and at the lunch' hour Mr. and Mrs, and two sisters, John MacKinnon;
Telephone Office . daily to: receive . McKinnon were presented with 'a Con° 6, Gravel Road, , and Peter,
our donations.' After March .20th, purse of money and two lovely oc- Mary and Margaret on the home-
' jnvassers will call on' all those'1 casional• chairs. stead on the Fourth .Concession.
The funeral was held on Monday,
March lst, • with interment in Mont-
rese cemetery, Chicago..
1 -Mrs. Gerberhad visited here each
summer -until -•about three years -ago.-
.fn the Village who, have' riot con-
tributed, -
Offieehours are from.2 '0.in. to 6
p.m.. eaeh day excepting Saturdays.
TOOK PART IN BROADCAST
om n ' son orMr
Mr. Win. �' Thso
p ,
Saturday hours are from `10 a.m. and Mrs D. M. Thompson, -took --part ° to' 10 p:mr in a radio broadcast on Wednesday
In the rural area canvassers' are at three o'clock over an Ontario net -
being appointed to Make a house -to- work of the C.B.C. Mr. Thompson
house canvas, sang a solo and was a member of a
The objective of the. Lucknow and . quartette. which sang several selec-.
Vicinity . Stanch •of the Red- Cross tions. The choir, from( Mr: Thomp-
is $2,800. Its a• high figure and -,will son's • school also took part.. in the
demand the liberal support, of every- program which is part of a series
one in the community if the quota for, .the'To
ionto
S rn p
onY
Orchestra
is te be obtained. • and ' was announced by Sir Ernest'
i$e Whatyou can. It . can't be' MacMillan.
y . iriuch.
too
' can't•°•b
tido little=it� e , •
•,, As the-:war—spreads-,the-•;great-.ASKS_FOR CORRESPONDENCE
.humanitarian work of the, Red Cross IN; CONNECTION WITH
increases daily. The urgent need to LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS
carry on their work is $10,000;000
All' contributions must be voluntary in the House`; of Commons' last
'as governments cannot provide "week A. M. Nicholson, M. P., `asked
funds for the Red Cross because of fora a copy of all corresporidence re -
the terms of the Geneva Convention. ceived by. ministers of the Govern -
We have: only to stop . and. think ment from • individuals or
firms 'en
for a minute of'what this war. would gaged in' the manufacture :Of beer,,
be like without the unselfish ser-• wines and spirits, regarding liquor
vice of the Red Cross, to realize . restrictions, since the'; time of the
• that this ' great work ,must' be .Prime Minister's•broadcast on. De
doubled, and'. re-doubledfor the sake cembe%: 16th.
of all war-torn' sufferers, -soldiers Prime Minister King. replied that,'
and civilians alike! What of the •he. thought the, member should also;
bombed and homeless in Britain who wish, . and ought to have the.cot-
. ._.._� ._. . - --- .. __-
must .have clothing and food, blood respondence from indtvidua
ls and,
serum- and medical stores? What of firms . other than those engaged in,
the starving in Greece and China, the manufacture of these products,,)
-.•- � � g • i -Russian_Allies.?--.•W.hat�-of.._So, a of it•• is very illuminating and
our -Hero e
-our own boys in prisons camps who some not 'quite so enlightening or
Wait ' for food parcels ,as they wait edifying, Mr. Zing said, but the vol-
for--deliverance,-desparately:-:._...LO-ur--ume was so great'that it would en -
fathers, our' husbands and our bre- - tail a considerable 'expense to copy
there in the Ai*ned' Forces who get it all.
their;, comfort and cheer from Red The Prime'Minister. suggested that
Cross gifts?. There is only one ans- all the'correspondence• be brought
Ver:; The battlefront, is lengthenuig. together for Mr, Nicholson to' look
The Red Cross must "step up" its through,. and haze a copy , of any
service in all departments' to meet . particular correspondence :he wish-
every- appeal: Do not 'hold back! ed: I
Give what you intended . to, and Mr: Nicholson agreed, pointing, out
then sonde! . • . that his. original question had been
'limited for the reason. of the work
and expense, involved.
•
ADDRESS ROTARY-, CLUB
Lieutenant Wa B::TOMB/ion, MP.
for Bruoe, who has -been visiting
at his home in Port Elgin outlined
to the. Rotary Club there a program
for • rehabilitation of soldiers ' and
war workers at theend of the war.
Men in the • services are already.
asking what the post. war world will
have for them, he said. Plans must
be made *AV to care for them. '
He proposed- a thorough medical
examination ofeach man before dis-
charge and attention to those whose
health may have been impaired in
&any"way,
Placing• of men in trades they have
learned : to aid the war effort was,
also suggested.
PINNED ...BY.,LOG '
OVER' THREE HOURS
'With both feet pinned down by a
fallen tree, Rory MacGregor, . Kin-
taildistrict farmer,., lay; in :the snow
for over three ,-hours before being
rescued by his' brother, Fred. Mr.
MacGregor, ' 66, was taken te 'God-'
erich.Ras • $. Ljhis left foot .badly,
crushed and . suffering.from • frost
bites and exposure. An x-ray'reveal-
ed that bones in the left foot were
broken. Otherwise Mr. MacGregor, is
;getting along nicely and no ill ef-
fects from the exposure 'developed.
The ' injured main went to the
bush alone at 9.30 ' a.m. last !Thurs-
day. He was engaged in trimming
the''branches from- a tree that'he of Mrs. Katherine H. table, assisted by Mrs. Gordon Mur -
had felled When a large branch sud- .,ores, son
s organ of Dallas, Texas. No. definite ray, Mrs..Alex Murray, Mrs. 'Robert.
denly . snapped, the trunk` r-olling date has been set. for the wedding. Murray, Miss Kathleen Murray, Cpl.
over on the man's feet, pinning him g Barbara Barbaze, C.W.A.C: and Miss
down.. Vii s tPaAr Y h. o d f Jean Murray:
In his struggles ..to free himself $ rrY J h grand-niece
Hedging of Ki Mr. and Mrs° Ross, natives of the
Mr. MacGregor. did succeed in free- Langside community, have lived in•.
ing one' foot. He shouted at the top Parkdale for more than 50 years.
his voice. at intervals; but it was• They:have received a cable- of -con-'
sofY.
one=thirty' before his brother, Fred, gratulations from England, arid let
concerned at.his non-appearance, K' ters and ;telegrams from friends
went to investigate. .He had just . .across Canada. They have seven
started on -the quarter-mile:iourney grandchildren, four of whom+are in
when' he heard -the injured man's t the service, and OS. Donald lur'ray,
cries for help, but on his arrival: was home an leave froth -Tits mmesweep-
unable • to do anything• alone:: After er, was present . at the reception.
Ynaking his brother as comfortable There eight great-grandchildren°
as, possible he returned far the' help
of neighbors:
SIR PAGES SENTINEL a • RED CROSS^ SHOWER
PRINTED THIS WEEK WAS SUCCESSFUL, EVENT
In this Issue of The, Sentinel,. A Red Cress' shower, .held at the
six of the eight pages are print- home of Mrs. :C.• D. McAlpine on
ed locally. .For additional local ' Monday' afternoon; t was. well at=
tended, and, a very . generous: • dorsa-
news •and feature articles be tion of toilet articles, was received
,sure to read Pages, three and six. for thewomen in .uniform in Great
Britain. .
Hostesses for the occasion .were
Mrs. McAlpine, Mrs. J. C, M.ccNab,
Mrs. Morgan Henderson and`�'Mrs.
W: B. Anderson: Mrs. McKim, and'
'Mrs: Hornelt poured tea.
The shower included articles rec-
ommended by the . Red Cross, such
as .soap, tooth brush; tooth paste,
la bdrY_f_s_oaL__o._r soaI
flakes,cold cream in -small jars
and
wrapped in 'a wash cloth, hair nets,
Kleenex; 'combs, tape lines, face
powder., • lipsticks, • hair pins, bobby
,pins; .safety and plain pins:' '
Men's . and Boys Work Clothing,
Sox,nnitte and. underwear. The store
with- the. stock.•. _.T.HE._ ..MARKE..T..
STORE,.
WEDDIG BELLS
ANDERSON=:MacAULEY, • .
The marriage, of Miss, Georgina
Frances ;(Jean), )MacAuley, daughter
of Mrs. MacAuley and the late John
MacAuley of 'Lucknow to Roy Chas.
Anders ' . sonof_Mrs._Andezson and_
the late George; Anderson, Torento,
took place a.t fine home of Mr. '•and
Mrs, Allan Jenkins,. Toronto, on Sat-
urday, March.,,Attr,., at three ' o'clock
with ,Rev. Eagle'Qf Chalmers United
Church officiating. . .
The bride, gi`ren in marriage by,
her brother, , ]V . Angus MacAuley,
wore a .street -length._ owder.,blue_
crepe .,dress' and .corsage_ of roses
and'' maiden hair. fern. She was 'at-
tended ,by' her. sister, Mrs. -Frank
Ritchie of Lucknow as bridesmaid
in a two-tone dress of black and
powder blue crepe and • corsage of
roses. Earl Anderson; brother of the
groom was best man. '
After the ceremony a buffet lunch
was J •Served. For; going away, ' the
l
bride wore' powder .blue: felt . hat
with veil, .black: coat with fox col_,
lar. and black 'accessories.. They will.
live in Toronto. Guests were present"
from'Petawawa, Toronto, Ripley and
Lucknow. '•
:. . .
• ENGAGEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney' O. Parry of
Dearborn, ' Michigan, announce ,the
engagement of their daughter Shir-
ley Harriett to• Tilford Hunter Mor-
gan, -First lieutenant •Army' Air.
MARKED DIAMOND.
WED.D•[NG .TUESDAY
In celebration .of their diamond
wedding -anniversary, .Mr„' and Mrs:.
Thomas Ross were at horrie to their
.friends Tuesday 'afterti , • and ev-
ening, ':at their home on lm Grave
Avenue, -Toronto... < •- '
the -
The rooms were colorful with .
handsome gift. bouquets sent from
their many ,friends: Mrs. Ross wore
a gown•'of queen's blue •crepe with.
corsage of mauve. 'orchids.' Their
two daughters, Miss Mary Ross and
• Mrs. A. J.:Murray; assisted the host
and hostess in welcoming the'guests.
-Mrs- • James Robertson and • Mrs.
Alice Morton presided' at the tea
Lieutenant Moran is . now stationed
ArmyAir F ices in Detroit..
7:'1159 is. the ran •-niece o •
the .late Mrs: on• o gins in-
i�iigh. •
Transferred -By fir -Lines '
HarveyMacDougall,' son of Mr.
ild Mrs:. Rod MacDougall ofKin-
:3SS, has been transferred by the
Canadian Pacific•Airt"ines frohi�
Muskwa . B.C. to their terminal: a
Whitehorse, . Yukon .Territhry.
PRISONER --_..LAU DS.. - ._... .
THE RED CROSS
No one, except his fellow-; prison-'
ers; is .better. qualified to testify td.
the `work of the Red Cross than- - is
Pilot Officer Donald B. McKim, now
a prisoner of war in Germany.
P.O. McKim is a nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. McKim of Lucknow,
and visited' here as a lad, • '
,The following letter from his
father, to the Secretary of the Delhi
Branch of the Red • Cross, should
convince any "Doubting Thomases"
of the worthiness of supporting the
current drive of the Canadian Red
Cross, to; permit them carrying on
theirwork Of mercy: _... • , .
Lynedoch, Ont,,
February 20th, 1942.
Mr. W. E. Sutherland, ••
President Delhi Branch `
Canadian iteci Cross Society,
Delhi; Ontario.
Dear Mr.• Sutherland: -
We have received a letter from
our son, 'Y.riot"'"Ciffinef "'">yn ltl"-"1Gfe
Kim, who is a prisoner of war in
Gerinai yi- .
,In' this letter he speaks very high-
ly ly of tile Red Cross, and• says they
are .doing ,a wonderful l ' work for
the pri'soners. Also it Is only, through
them that he is able to receive par -
In appreciation of the treatment
he has received from them, he has
instructed- me to pay thein $50.00
owards this drive for funds, and
t,
1 •�..ii ned
- out of his ass
per month
10.0g
$
0
pay as long as he is a prisoner'.. of
Wart
If you: care . to Show this letter
to ethers .you have My permission
to do so.
FRACTURED: LEG. IN
FALL IN TORONTO
Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie, • who is
spending the Winter. in Toronto with
her', daughter .Katherine, . suffe'red', a
frac ire eg in a; falrit&tlte;city"
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. MacKenzie was down town
at the time when she . slipped "on
the only bit of ice in the city. With
the assistance of two ladies, Mrs.
MacKenzie walked twoblocks to a
taxi, fearing nothing worse than a
-• t fire cel h•ex:
apartment, however,, she was•unable
to walk, •
The next day Mrs MacKenzie was
taken to
• St. Michael s Hospital
ital
taken 9
' where int xray revealed a fractured
fibula,boneabout three inchesabove
the ankle.
A cash -Was applied and because
of crowded hospital facilities, Mrs.
MacKenzie returned to her apart-
___he , d for : •" u1� , ..
apart -
Mont where she wait.be'�confine Yours tr y,
some tithe.
WEEK -END STORM AGAIN
TIED . 'IJP MOTOR TRAFFIC..
• The weatherman ie at least con-
sistent. Week -end storms have been
quite the customary -thing this win-
ter and the- past .week -end was no
exception. A
The storm- started up dn. Satur-
day arid' quie-k1y Made -1M- goirYg
quite heavy. By Sunlday, morning
motor travelhad been brought• to
a standstill again., The storm abated
•early'in the , afternoon. '
•
The highway plow' was in from
Whitechurch on Sunday to keep the
Lucknow-Wingham road .open, but
failed to make much headway on
the Amberley strretch on• Monday.
By Monday night the plow came in
from Holyrood, after bucking drifts
Fall
day from Ripley to Holyrood.
The Dungannon road- remains block-
ed.-. The, •temperature 'again nose-
dived to below zero on Monday
night.
The noon train on Saturday was
cancelled, as well as the Saturday
stock train. A plow, came up early
Saturday night followed by the "af-
ternoon" train, which arrived here
about :7.30. The line ' was kept clear
on Sunday with a two -engine plow
and railway service operated nor-
mally on Monday.
Due to Sunday's storm the fun-
eral of Mrs Frank • Henry fronn
Whitechurch to Soutil Kinloss .cem-
etery was 'postponed until Monday.
Sunday church . services were
again cancelled in some ca"ses,
As this is' written late Tuesday,
-an--lst wind and overcast sky,, in-
dicates that spring still remains'veiry.
ratiel iri rxr11 1?ae ca.*ner.
I. '
George' B. McKim.
COMING EVEIVTS. I
PROGRAM AND SOCIAL
A program and seeial evening,
snonsored by the Taylor-McDiarmid
Group of 'the. W. A., will be . held
in the Unified Church, Friday, March
19, at, 8 . o'clock. General admission
25c;, children under 12, free. .
HIGH SCHOOL . CONCERT
The annual 'concert of the Luck -
now High .hool •will..be .presented.
in the Towne Hall on Friday, March
12th, commencing. at 8.15.• The pro-
gram includes a play, "Buddy Ans-
wers an Ad". Admission 25 cents.
•ERIN "GO BRA.UGH
Second Annual .
St. PatriCk.
DANCE;
Under auspices of .Lucknow
Legion, Branch 309
are
Appeal To Canadians� To Sa.�►e
Every. Ounce 4fWastem Fats
C1
"CANADA FACES FUEL -WOOD *Canada :needs 40 million pounds
FAMINE NET 'WINTER" of fats for ercplosires.
, • . There is a serious shortage of.,fats ;
In: this is ue an advertisement and ,bones in Canada,. and the only'
appears issued by the Department
of Munitions and Supply; warning
that Canada faces a woodriuei fam-
ine next winter. "".
The Government recognizes tla't
the fuel -wood shortage is soy acute,
that steps have been taken to stim-
ulate the • output. The . measures
adopted are outlined iii the ".ad�ver=
tisement. • .
•
S. co. S. GIRLS HELD:
SUCCESSFUL• DANCE
The S. O. S. Club •of Lucknow
held a very ' successful dance . 'on
way" in, which this shortage can be
overcome is 'by the day-to-day-sav-
ing
ay-to-day"sav-ing .of every spoonful of dripping, •
every piece of scrap fat and every •
bone, cooked, uncooked or dry.
No'Amount Too Small • . -
No amount is too mall .to. . save.
If everyone in . Canada saves as . lit-
t1e 'as' two ounces• of waste cooking_:
fat in a week, it will produce the
glycerine required for the gun pow-
der to ' smash Adolph, Benito and
Tojo. ,There'is enough explosive hid-. '
den in ten pounds of waste fat to
fire 49 anti-aircraft shells.: • .. '
In the past most Of Canada's fat .. ' .
requirements ' have come from far
Wednesday. evening -with -music -pr -o- . '
Carruthers orchestra. Net
sources; now cut oif�iy, the
vided by_ _a _ • orchestra.
proceeds; 'including donations, were
$61.90. which will be . used .13y the"
girls of this Club to "Send Over
Smokes" to local',boys overseas. The
Club' members are very apprecia-
Live. of the support given them on
this occasion. ,
Door prizes . were. won'' by Lloyd
Hall. Donald Hamilton .• and Cyril
Brown. The spot dance prizes were
won by Donald McKinnon and•'Miss
Marie Stinson. °
Cameron MacDonald was. master
of ceremonies, but otherwise the
girls handled the. event'•themselves.
ASHFIELD, NATIVE PASSES . .
Word has been received of the
death of Robert McAdam. of Innis -
fail, Alberta., A. native of Concession
12, Ashfield, Bob .McAdam was. also
-well known`in the Paramount Com-.;
munity where he .was employed for
some time. He went to Western Can-
ada forty-one' years', ago, and last
year visite d old friends in this dis-
trict. He is survived by a brother,
Joe. McAdam of Goderich. •_ .
LIFELONG RESIDENT ,
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ••
This village was shocked and sad-
dened on Wednesday morning to
learn of the sudden death of Mrs.
W. E..Ifenderson, which occurred,
about midnight.'
A , lifelong resident of the. Village,
Mrs. Henderson •was beloved by °a
wide _circleof friends.. -
. As ' we go to- press oh Wednesday;
funeral arrangements have not been
completed,. but it is • expected the
funeral will be held on Friday.
BORN
Jape. The: problem is -to -replace replace this -
loss. It is being replaced partly by
some imports from Central and
South Ainerica but the ' biggest
source. of all has never been . fully.
tapped. That source is m Canadian\
kitchens. Needless to say, this `Can-
ada-wide campaign depends almost'
entirely on the home front --on the
• con ' ued efforts of everyone in
aria. This is a challenge to .
Ca
every
Canadian housewife; restaurant and
'hotel owner for it••• is their -job -,to
see that this fat is saved out of Can
ada's frying pans and broilers.' From ,
the dripping of steaks and 'chops, ' ..
beef and' pork' and; lamb roasts,:
chicken and turkey;'.ducks, and geese
must come : fat for glycerine so ur
gently needed to -Make explosives
for shells and bombs and depth
charges to win' the. war. ; •
In Germany the,salvage of fats
and oils is the Gestapo way .— by.
compulsion. '
Take It To Your Butcher
An advertisement in this issue'
gives ,instructions. on how. to 'handle
and what to. do with fats and 'bones.
Read it carefully. ••
Locally' the . Salvage Committee .+
FINAL, NIGHT OF MARATHON does not handle fats and bones. Dis-
'TO BE IN LOAF: -HALL pose of them..locally at your butcher.
•
shop -where -you --wi be -paid Gov-•
h' niitent a roved prices. This cain-
The sixth and final � night • of the er p1i
euchre and bridge marathon will be paign. is for the .duration. Start at
held :in-the,�I:O:0°F:-Hall Thiursdav -once-to-save=-the-drippings-and ail.y
night, March 18th: Beside's the play- bones. It is the least we can. do to.
ers, ail substitutes and those who keep•the explosives. rolling 'to the •
have loaned their, homes,.are ',in- boys who are firing •them•- for, our
vited to attend. • protection.
'Coffee will be supplied. Priestesses -
are . to bring, sandwiches: • The draw
and "hostesses will be announced in
next Thursday's paper.
McCHAItLES, —• To Mr.• arid Mrs.
John McCharles, R.R. 1 Ripley, at
Kincardine General Hospital 'Feb-
ruary 24th, 1943, a • son.. -
HAMILTON=In Wingham General
Hospital on Friday, February 26th,
1943, to Mr. and Mrs. 'Gilbert Ham-
ilton, Lucknow, a son:
SPLAN--Pte.: and.- Mrs. "J. G. Splan
announce the birth' of their son, John
Stewart, in Goderich General -Hos-
pital on February' 16th. Father
overseas.
PRIZES VALUED AT $14.00
FOR • BEST IRISH DANCERS
4.
emething •differentins' being fea-
tured at the Legion's second annual
St.;. Patrick's dance to be held, in
the' Town Hail next Wednesday
night, March 17th. The Legion is
offering prizes for the best perform-
ances of the Irish Washer Woman
and the Irish. Jig. Prizes for each
event are lst, a $5.00 War Savings
War Savings'tamps.
MacKenzie srchestra will furnish
music, and there will be plenty of
both modern nd old time dances.
Better plan now topin on a clue er
"'
o'shamrocks and .ehj:oy yourselfat
the St. Patrick night ball,
Transferred To Mildmay
John C. •Carruthers, Kinloss,
son of ' Mrs.
1 ss has
Carruthers
o i�in o
John f
been. transferred from Hespeler to.
the" Mildmay Branch ,of the Bank
of Montreal Ai accountant Mr. and
•Mrs. Carruthers, who ,were' married
early in January, have taken up;
residence in Mildmay. Mrs. Car-
ruthers was • formerly Miss Dorothy
Elston of Brampton, where John.
Waren the' ' bank stuff far adm` •"t'iiae
before going to Iespcler.
0
L. V C KN O w'
ed
. March 17
. .
PRIZES GIVEN FOR
gitimAan as_
-•IRISH WASHER WOMAN
HUSH JIG •
—1s $5.
Volt EACH EVENT t,
War Savings Certificate; 2nd,
$2.00 of War Savings Stamps.
llaeKENZ106 ORCHESTRA
of i
:With.. plenty' _ glares .......
SIXTY-SIX YEARS
MARRIED SUNDAY
' Visitor: My, what a lot of freckles
you have,, Cyril)
�yri1: They ain't freckles. That's
lily iron constitution goiAg rusty.
rw.
•
RATION BOOKS WERE
BIG PRINTING JOB
Ration Ministration officials of the
prices board have termed as "prob-
ably the biggest printing job ever
tackled in Canada," the new ration .
books isued last week. '
Mr. and Mfrs. Hector McKay, es- Ten companies Were engaged by
teemed 'residents ofi Whitechurch, the King's Printers to publish the
17 -page book with itsspecially' dyed
sheets of green, pink, orchid;. buff
and grey paper. The 'new book con-
tains silt moire pages than the. ;old.
and differs front it in' that the . de-
sign of each coupon is more clearly
defined and printed on, both sides.
Twelve million copies were issued.
Weighing 270' tons, they would fill
sin
nine box cars: Piledl', the g y
books would reach 11 miles in the
air,. • and, their 144,090,000 , 'pages,
Would forrii'.a ribbon stretching five
times aeross Canada.
observed their ath wedding anni-
versary. on Sunday. 'In' spite of their
advanced years, Mr. and Mrs. .Mc-
Kay are remarkably smart and act:
ive: •
Hector McKay and Katharine Mc.-
Donald
c-Donald were 'married in. Seaforth,
Orit., and drove by horse ,and buggy
to Wingham.,The .bride wa$ gowned
in her spring 'suit. She was heard
to • remark on Sunday about this
coincidence :referring'to the decided
difference in weather conditions 66
years .ago to that of 1943.
Mr. McKay was •borri in Inver-
ness, ' Scotland, in 1846; he carne • to
Nova Scotia at the age of seven on
a windjarrirner with. his parents.
They later, settled at Zorra, 'Ileal;
Woodstock, and .came later to White-
church. ' For 52' years Mr. McKay
collected 'cream lop at creamery.
Cream -collecting was an innovation
then, being done br a tank wagon
„covered....w.ith-a_canopy.•.and 6dl a, ?
"(neer •
by horses. It was a common
rence to .'Piave butter •' in the tank
when the load arrived at the cream:.
ery, due to rocky roads.
Mr. McKay worked atthis occupa-
FERTILIZER' DRAW
FOR WAR CHARITIES
• Tickets will go on sale this week, 1
that will result in someone whining,
a ton of fertilizer, --or, , if they have
no use for the fertilizer, the equiv-
alent in cash. The fertilizer has a
�Iue�of-•$285 '
This ton of 2-12-6 fertilizer has
been donated by Mr, John Jamieson,
with proceeds of the draw' 'to be
divided equally between the Red
Cross and the Aid to Russia Fund.
tion until he was 80 years • of age: ':i '•It is planned to' fiiake. 'the dram,
A fancily of 11 blessed this couple. at a dance to be held on 'Friday,
They are:. Agnes, at home; Mrs. April 2nd in` the Town Hai"
;Utiles Markle of Hamilton; Mrs.
George Markle of Bender, Sask.;
Mrs. Robert Mowbray of, White-
�rr-
.
a
T
churoh; Miss Bertha McKay
of
Ter -
Onto; John of Wowota,• Sask.; Dan
of Guelph; Charles of Dunnville;
Gordon of Wingharn and Angus of -
British 'Columbia.
The day was spent quietly as the
weather, prevented the members of
the family from being pre§ent.
yours early far a chanee -of Whining
the fertilizer or the cash, and at
the' same time give the Red Cross.
and Aid to' Russia Fun:s
ds another
boost. • ' •
Lent Started Wednesday
Tuesday was Shrove' Tuesday, or
"Pancake Day which precedes As
first t daythe of
Wednesdaythe
Lenten Season. E aster Supd
ay this
sear falls on April25th. •