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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-05-20, Page 7• • i, -%‘ 4... 9. THURSDAY, MAY. 200, 1943 THE LUCHkOW: SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, Q11ITARIO • CpI., Orland Paterson of /P .,aWawa has' been Visiting with his • 'unele, Charles Taylor of .Kinloss. •• -Pte. Ray McNeil of Barriefield near Kingston, spent 'the' ,vveek- •end with his •parents,- . Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNeil. • Gordon Steward of the Army Post4 Corps at Ottawa is spend- ing• a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles`Steward. -Stewart Russell, a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Regi-• menta has been visiting-ikfith-his parents, 1VIr. and Mrs. W. A. Rus- sell of Wingharn. and formerly.of Lucknow.• • Wellington .Harvey of the Can- adian Navy is -spending his fur- lough With his mother, Mrs. Lew- is Taylor. WelhngtOzi is on the • crew of a corvette, which has done. considerable cruising in ,the Meciii)erranean. Pictured in the •London Free . Press on Saturday were Warrant • Officer Alex MacKenzie, D.F.M. • and Pte., Jack Findlater. Pte. Findlater who has arrived over- ' seas is a son of Hugh Findlater of London andformerly of Luck - Indian Funeral Is .Gruesome Sight • . , A letter from Sgt. Alec Smith •."sozneWhere in India" with the' • 11..A.f., written At New, Year's: • was recently reeeived by his par- '• ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith. It came via Sea. At that time the weather was much like late • spring .or summer in •Ontario. Flowers were blooming ireabun- dance, ceconuts.hung in hUge gol- • den. clusters, maize •fields were ripening and Many strange fruits were ripening on the vines: It is a season of rapid growth and quick maturity, Alex said. •• • ,As the letter was being writ- ten a. funeral procession went by. Alex says the. Indian "(Hindu) funeral `is a gruesome sight_ _to Most pagan _stied - ace. The body, dressed in all • finery_i_i_s_carried,en„ an_ep,en.litr• - ter; gaily decorated. Fifes, drurps and dancers head the procession followed by' ras band of curiesity seekers ' and 'hired mourners,' al- • ways all men. • At the burial ground 'there is a ceremony of eating and -reciting 'some. lingo. While the drums beat - the body -is stripped and a fun- eral pyre made by breaking up the wooden litter. When the fire. is started all depart but the cre- kmators and a near reIative.,After the crude Crerpentetion is corn- ' pleted the ashes 'are either buried • • or spread on the, ocean. •• In en air .mail letter written • a month later Alex mentions that it is over two years since he left. Canada but so much has haPpen- . ed since then it does not seem - that long.. " me of the boys have had n4laria he said, although the dii• - eas ,is comparatively rare among " them. The Indian mosquito is a small and crafty fellow. You •don't feel the bite until several hours later. - Prices -are cheap in -India. Alex • had a pair of shoes made to mea- • sitre for $2.10. Bananas .are -six cents a dozen and, hired help is very low. They pay their "boy" $3.90. a month, which is high as . pay goes for such services. UGH CARIOLICHAEL of London •, e, -• has bought the North .End groc- & ery in Wingham, which he took over on Monday. Mike Was for - 4 merly po_ DU NGANNON , Mrs. Fred.BoWden, S. Thomas is •visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. Sproul. Mr.. and Mrs.- Harvey Finnigan, Detroit, spent the week -end . at •Goderich and with the former's Parents, .,Mr. -and Mrs. Jas..Fin- nigan, Dungannon. •• Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Bryens, Mrs. Thos. Dickson "Sr. and Mrs: Willa Dickson, 'R,N.; Spent the week -end visiting. relaliVes at London . and :Tharnesford. • Mr. Leroi •Stingel Of. *alike - burg is spending this week at his borne here. • .„ • Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hefford • and family .iofToronto' are Spend- , ihg the coming.week-en with relatiyes here. - ' I Mr. and -Mrs, Chas. Fowler who purchased the -house of• the- late ' Mrs. David Glenn •are making some repairs and will be movin there soon. Master .Ray .SteWart fell from his bicycle Monday evening onto some• broken,' glass • receiving a nasty deep cat on his knee. His parents, •Mr. and .Mrs. Gordon Stewartl teek• him tothe doctor Where seine, stitches were requir- ed to close the wound This 11:- • year -011d led seerns -t� have mis- fortunes. The winter before last he was laid up for several weeks •with broken leg. ' • Ice cream •once again is on the Market in the village. Since Mr. Thos,.:Rivett closed shop :last fail there hadn't been any Sold here until, Monday when Mr. IV J. L. Eedy had -the proper equipment installed in .his store. With the shortage of sweets, this palatable' food is sure taking well. Mrs George Hamilton and Ohi.17 • dren, Ann and Kaye have return- ed • from. Woodstock for a time and are occupying' "roOrns with Mr: and Mrs. John 1VIcGee. Mrs. Robt. Fitigerald• has re- turned' to her home after Spend- ing the, winter with relatives neai Lucknow. " Mr, •Godfrey Hall is spending a while up on his' farm home in Ashfield. • Mrs. T. G. Allen, formerly of Dungannon and Goderich; has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Everett Sgt.• Bob Brigham, R, C: A. F., Portage : La Prairie, spent the -week-end- with uneler Reeve Brown Sinythe. . Miss Ettabelle Webster, daugh- ter of Mr: and 1VIrs. ,Web- ster is enjoying a thfee week's vacation fromthe Brantford Hqs- vital in- which she is training. ST. HELENS- • Charles MeQuillin of the R: C. C. was a week -end visitor at his home here after being a patient in Tovento •hospitals for si'X' weeks. Mr. .McLay of Riley was the Speaker the United church on Sunday morning representing the Ontario Ternperance Federation. The Sacrament of 'the Lord's Supper Will be observed next Sunday morning at 11 a,rn,- Pre:, paratory services will be 'held Friday evening at 8 o'clock. • Mr. Evan Haines of Shipman, Sask., was a recent 'visitor with Miss Beatrice and Mr. Wm. Mc- • the weekly meeting of the Y. P. U.. was held at Mrs: Gordon'i on Monday evening with Stanley Todd in the chair. Mrs. Lorne Woods read the scripture lesson and a story of Captain ddie Rickenbacker was read by Stan- ley Todd. Mr. Clarence McClen- aghan of W1itechurch, .who is president of the London, Confer- ence, Y.P,V., was guest speaker _ajar mez4bAt of the and dose as 'sutNe_Fr1 "--4`-r"1"` :In My nernr -c or Jr, '•-• . „ • PAGE' SEVEN- - • Says :Licknw 'Stud. . Out Looking'After, Boys Overseas • • • March 26th, -1943. HIGH VEGETABLE PRICES. Dear Cam: Because you,.mOre than anyo else, are'M touch with the veri6 ne ariadians 'are 'paying • high us prices for fresh fruits and yege- eh tablesbecause they. are buying out -of -season goods• imPorted • rom the U S and Mexico, viThere .Feiling prices • are higher, ..aectird- • mg to a statement - by' the. War. • time 'Prices arid Trade Board. OY. people and organizations send cigarettes to...us who are .Way, I thought I would 'drop line, -hoping that you will pa on my Most sincere thanks. I 'often thinkthat,perhaps do not realize just hew much ,means, to us, betause yot have to be• -in' our position to really a preciate ,it. : •...v , P •• In our company, we have fel- lows 'from across the width and breadth. of Canada 'and notwo from the same place and I assure you that. the _people of Luckno stand Out far in the lead *hen comes to loOking.after their bo it ys from the home town. The way the individuals and organizations 0 -operate end keep up the flow of smokes is somethinglor which you may be proud, and in which we, who ,are on the receiving-encl.' May be very gratefuL 1 ,can as- sure you that ever one 'of us deeply appreciate thr thought;. fulneas, even althoui there may • be. others, who like iiyseli,, are 'a bit lax in writing a tines. I have not seen anl of the local boys for some tiz:n but • had. a letter from "Tilly"'Webster the •other day, in which • he enclosed a two pexicei half penny stamp. He said that he had concluded 1 had broken' my arm but I "guess fig- •ured that , I could at least stick on the stamp, if. it was at hand. At any rate 1 took the hint, but have not heard frqm him again We, unlike you, had. quite a p-iild winter this side of the pond. It was rather different over here the -winter before though. I could 'really go for Some good Canadian • weather abouf.now....The flowers, of couelse, have been out for some .time and We have been playing tennis on odd days for the past month 'or fnore. We are very for- tunate in having a „tennis court attached to the house where we are billeted at 'present. • We are kept fairly busy, doing ,nothingLusually,---P-11-admit—but- still busy—if that's not, too im- possible. , . Kindly extend my best -regar-ds to all and again, many thanks td those, through whose untiring ef- forts we keep smoking—and I think that includes very._ nearly everyone. •_ All the best, siricerely, • DOUG CLARK. P.S.Unfortunately , f • haven't been getting any Sentinels. thrn since the New Year and I really miss them. Guess f carr blame the mails though. See Bob Andrew now- and again and have gotten several from him. To.the Edito• r of Lovelorn: Six mentlis after I'became engaged to young qn:iari I found he had a wooden leg. $houlcl 1, 'break it off? • • BLESS THE WIVES The Chesley Enterprise , pub- lighed the following items taken from a Kinsmen. bulletin. issued in honor of•Ladies' Night: • "Here's to our Wives and Sweet- hearts—may they never meet". • "Woman—she needs no eulogy -he speaks • for herself". - • Bless the wives, • They. fill the hives ' With little bees, and honey. They ease life's .shocks, They mend our socks— But don't they spend our money! .When We are sick • They heal us: quick--• ; , • That is, if they love us. If not, we die, - tid raise torolateatz, above- usT" • , • Cabbages • are.breight LL WL1L South 'Carolina, and Tqxas. Tom. aroes- are coming froth M ex c and: Texas, green beans:from Flo- rida,onions from LOuisiane and carrots 'from California and Tex- as. •"Those 'who -•want them must • pay the U.S. Nice. The only al- tefnative is to cut them off al- together and that vC;ouldrobably cause more unrest than° the high- er prices.. . • • •,-"Putting a pin on teacher's chair is an old joke". • "Yes, sir" chuckled Alfie, "but it 'hasn't lost its point yet": • • GUIDE NEWS •',After roll call and horseshoe • formation on the grass, two Guides •laid a trail using Wdod- craft .signs. Meanwhile the rest of the girls were'inside figuring out what to take on a hike*next Saturday. If Mrs. 1VIcKini• ca* come some of the girls are going. to try their first-elass 'hike. . After the Guides followed the trail, 'tour of them tried their Morse receiving. Mrs..1VIeQuillin couldn't come • • to try the Laundress Badges but • she:will be coming next FridaY.' • Instead of the GUides. marching to church the'Sunday before May • 24th, •Mrs. ,Calvert is going tO wait until the girls try the War-, time Emergency Test and, get their armbands...this will preb- ably be in June. ' , »PARAMOUNT 'Miss Tiilie MacGillvary of Tor- onto visited he sister, Mrs. Oliver • MacCharles. 2 L-1Vlias Relria_Cookr -cif Owen - Sound is. visiting her parents; _Mr. and Mrs. A. Cook. •• and -Mrs-.11-Riclrarcl,-Mf.' and Mrs, Orland RiCher.d. attend- ed the funeral of Mrs. D. Rich - brother, Mr. Patterson, of , , • -Mrs. T. Sandy and Mr J. .jOhrisidn-Of Goderich visited Mr. Jas. Mad:Veld. • We are glad to hear. that Mrs. . Webster' who has ,had her leg in a cast, is improving nicely. „rr-r ammism....vmownwee, -BRAY CHIC/f Does the Trick! • -Bray Chicks are real money- makers'. I can prove it. Place your order here.- 100% live de-- • • • • livery guaranteed. •• ' ' •' FINLiitYSON BROS. LUCKNOW • MAXE' YOUR LIFE A GARDEN Make your life • a little garden, - Live yeur life the Christian way, Make yoUr life a thing of beauty Do not live, just for to -day. ,Make your life a little garden, Pill' it up with pretty flowers, Let its beauty cheer the lonely, ••' • Help the sad, thru weary •hours; We have keen the tranatormation. In a weed -filled, •Vacant19t, Aftel.S.dineOrie planted flowers It became :a beauty„ spat_ Too many lives, like vacant lots, They have no aim, or goal, • They Might hav,e :been fair gar, • Rich gardens of the Soul. • WM. M. Buckingham. • (Written for the Church Editor • at London as a eonnienion poern . for his subject "Make Your ,Life A- Garden) • ENGAGEMENTS • The engagement is announced. of Lois Elizabeth, daughter of ° Mrs. G. C.' -Treleaven and the late • Mr. Treleaven, Dungannon to Mr. - Arthur N. Brown of Dundas, Ont. son of Mrs.• C. C. Brown, • Dun- gannon. •The inarriage to take place June 12th. MAFEKING Congratulations to Miss Ferne Twarriley whG has 'successfully passed her ,exarninations at Nor- mal School, Stratford. Mr.• and Mrs. Harold' Webster • , and Allan of Auburn visited_ at M-111-11-ce's -on Sunday afternoon. Mrs-. Blake returned home after • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Curran and' Dickie of Wawanosh spent Mon- day. afteritoon at T. M. Ander- son's. • ughie McOuire, wile is in hos- pital, Goderich, is recovering from a hernia operation" Mother's Day service will be held at Blake's church on Sunday.' next at 11 o'clock. • • Volunteeks Wanted TO JOIN THE Farm Commando Brigade AND ' elp oe ay arvest FOR VICTORY ,T110SE WHO WILL•VOLUNtEER to help" the farmers in • -haying and harvest are requested to register their names with WA. PORTEOUS, Lucknow. ' ..,LOCAL FARMERS who require help are also asked to leave , their• names with W. A. Portedus. RATES OF PAY are to be from 25e to 40c per hour. The Farm Help Situation Is Serious mgmaNdemisitrimwsirag -4" • • sv•svvettes.—...1. • . 1 '