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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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THURSDAY, JULY 15th, 1943
THE—LUCKNOYVSENTINEL
LUCKNOW, •ONTARIO.
Established 1873
Published. Each" Thursday Morning..
•.SUbscriptien Rate $2.00 A Year In. Advance
To ,United States $2.50 Single Copies 5c
• Member of The C. W. N. A. •
L. C. •Thompson,' Publisher -and Proprietor
' THURSDAY, JULY '15th, 1943
, .sEDITORIAL
A PROBLEM TO BE CONSIDERED
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. Net to 7 the knowledge of the writer' has
This Village ever experienced an industrial
• boom, such as at present, and with higher
„7--- seages_being pa. thecombined industrial -
roll of the Village will far exceed any previous
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• Such plants as the. Maple Leaf Aircraft
Corporation; The Lucknow Sawmill Company,
'Treleaven Flour Mills, J.. G. Anderson & Son
Flax Mill and Silverwood Dairies, Lucknow, are
. working at high points of production and are
' making contributions that are indispensible to
-progrese-and -prosperity-of-the-Village:. • ' -,--
' But this very favorable indust ial condition
o brings its problems, one of which is thehousing
situation: In one instance we know, of a man
driving forty miles a day to work here. He
• a-hous-e, or roOrns, in----Luzknow but so
'far has been , unsuccessful n his search, and
not because he is at all "pernickety". .
Numerous Other workers are living out-
side the corporation, although possibly of their
own ehooting daring the summer months at
- least Bit whexe_the tnow._. flies the housing
••• prOblem will become even_ more acute.
This is -a problem that should be dealt with
xnethedically..The Business Men's: Association
is the, logical organization to handle the Matter,
• and a live housing eornmittee appointed by the
Association Could Offer an invaluable service
in this regard. Not only in assisting newcomers
in their efforts to Secure suitable living
quarters, but also as a reception committee to
let these people know that Lucknow welcomes
• them, and to aid -them to become socially
established in our Village, which has always
-Eieeti-re-gardedTs a -friendly spot, but which
•tome new residents may question. •
An active housing committee, would mean
a good deal of work for its members, for a a
survey .of the Village; woul4 be required, and
in a goodinany cases, householders with space
going to waste, would haveto b "'sae 'oxi
, the idea of making their homes available to
these workers, even to the point of making
some alterations if necessary. After all, it would
prove profitable, as Well as assisting in' pro-
• viding living quarters .for people who want
HAY, v HOE, HARVEST- • •
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The Ontario and Dominion Departments
of Labour 'are making a determined effort to
induce students, teachers and everyone who
:"Can spare an hour", to join the ranka of the
,harvest helpers..• One appeal has been, "join the
• farm 'commando brigade". Another slogan is'
"vacation fel- victory On a farm".
Locally there was noresponse to the appeal
to register as farm commandos.' But likewise,
there' Were few farmers Who indicated - they
d appreciate such help. Nevertheless there
are quite a number from the Village who have.
teen lending what assistance time permits in
the hay fields, and no doubt their efforts are
proving valuable and are appreciated. .`
• Increased farm quotas Call for greater all-
round production, and in the face of labour
shortages on some farms, this can only be aer'
m shed by'llarrielP artrban residents
.-Canadian -farm -front.--ii-erf-- Major- importance-
. to an alliekvictory and every man, .woman and
child mustnmderstand the importance of har-
vesting the 1943 crop, and should realizeikthat,
if physically able at all, their services cal., be
utilized in sorrie way .on the farm.
" But the farmer should also recognize the
fact that many urban residents are 13tity folk
too. Many are working long hours at their jobs,'
and, growing victory gardens ,in their spare
tiine. Some have not the means of getting out
to the farms, and others' aren't, fortunate en-
• ough to have a gasoline category or, tires in:
• condition to permit running back and forth,
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There Must be an understanding of each
'other's problems. Co-operation is important
for best results in the hayo hoe and harvest'
for victory program':
IS.1VIOSTLY_TROUGHTLESSNESg • . .
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• A word of advice to "night hawks"—keep
• your lip buttoned and your finger of 'the hem-
. during the hours when most folk are in bed.
The Village Council has- threatened to pros-
• ecute such noise makers. .• • ••
It doesn't seem so long ago sinee the .writer
did his share of early morning galovanting,
but we don't recall arousing the neighbors. by
heralding our. arrival home. With the raucous
notes, of a car horn. We Were chiefly concerned
in "slipping in" without arousing the whole
household,' but never succeeded -7i guess all
• mothers. • are alike: •• •". •
Perchance it should he getting near, the
• hour 'of dawn, the "worstest" noise of all, in
...those days; was the infernal chirping of the
-birds. What a racket they seemed to make ,at
that hour. • , •
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to establish homes in Lucknow. Let's' do some-
thing about it for its' an enviable position for
• a small town to be in.
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•,• OUTPOSTS OF MERCY .
• - • Not ;only in starving Greece dr war-torn
• France and England .do people look to the Red
• Cross Society for aid and asSittance. Right. here '
•• in ,Ontario, far froth the ravages of war, th• e
Red Cross Outpost Hospitals make life safer
for those Ontariant who live beyond the reach
. of the city -hotpital. • •
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These "outposts of mercy", scattered as
they are. through the Provinces Moreremote
sections, bring a service' that is sorely needed
by people who, in. the past, have had only the
•-fortitude of their ,pioneer ancestors 'to help
therri' bear the hardships caused by sickness •
and accident.
• Throughout Ontario, reaching from the Prov;.
ince of Quebec to within a few miles • of the
Manitoba boder, twenty-eight Red Cross
Out-
• post Hospitals are placed wherever the need is
greatest., They range from the impressive
$250,000 Memorial hospital at Kirkland Lake to
the small one -nurse centre at Kakabeka Falls.
Then there is the completely equipped Red '
Cross Hospital gar donated to the Society b
theSariadian Natidnal:Railways, which travelS
up and dOwn the . province wherever 'medical
attention is. needed. Of the' twenty-eight out-
posts, eleven. are one -nurse centres, • placed
usually Where there is no resident physician
within twenty of thirty miles.
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It turns out, that there was little need for
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• all the fuss and trouble this spring in attempt-
ing 'to regulate business hours in the yill1 1age..
As we have always maintained, the folks -With
11ie •greeribacks-te-triend pfetty-friu-7,b
when the retailer. snaps the lock ori the door
• at night. And as far as the morning is concern -
'ed, merchants appear to be opening their places
cti business when and as they4 please.
• But seriously, noise -at, night is very
• tilrbincte those who have retired, particularly
• so, to those whe are not in the enjoythent Of
good health, and who once awakened may find
• it difficult, if not impossible, to get back to
• sleep. •••
. • It is mainly thoughtlessness on the part• •
of those who -create this disturbance. To them,
in a gay and carefree mood, the night is young,
and intent upon their own pleasure they pay
e" no thought to those who long. since have ceased
.• "burn the candle at both ends": •'
• .It may be that an appeal to these youths
to be 'considerate -ef others, especially their
eider, will produce more co -Operation and
better results, than a threat of prosecution
• . which more likely than not, will never be enl -
forced.
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• Regardless of one's political ffiliations, we
look for aj good turnout on Saturday ' night to
greet "Sandy" Nicholson, as he takes the 'plat-
form to expound the principals of the :C.C.F. •
"Sandy"; who grew,. to .young manhood here;
adopted this political creed: while serving as
a United church outpostaminister in Northern'.
• Saskatchewan during the depression years, and
• where he fund it difficult to have people ad
cept religion on empty stemacht. Conyinded
• that the C.C.F. socialistic policies offered the
solution to the edonomic and social problems
it of these people, "Sandy" contested the con-
stituency of MacKenzie a as C.C.F.: candidate,• ,
and upon his second attempt was elected to the
• Dominion
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The "Glorious Twelfth" Was •blessed with
a torrential downpour on Sunday that put a
stop 'to haying. and permitted hundreds to cele-:
brate in Wingharri on Monday, who . would
otherwise -have "made hay -while the snit
shone".".
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Honey • prospects .havo brightened consid-
was poor, and until a few days ago, another
vow light yield was expected. It is possible
that the busy be has learned of sugar
0. rationing,
Local and General
• Mr..and•Mrs. Malcolm Clark of
Toronto . were week -end visitors
with friends ..here.
Miss ...Belle Robertson -left on
Monday to spend the summer at.
Pen Lake in Muskoka. •'
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mullin arid
family of. Listowel visited With
friends in town on Sunday.
.•Mr. and Mis j.IL Fensham
and daughter Linda of KitChener
were weekend visitors with Mr.
and Mrs, Jim Smith. •
• Mr: arid Mrs. W. L. Anderson
• and family of Detroit are holiday-
ing •With relatives here, and in
the commtinitY.• •
Duringthe, summer • months
• there will be a show every other;
week in the Sepoy Theatre. There
will be no ihOW this week.
•°•
Morris Pearlman whO • is at-
tending dental college in, Tor-
onto, is spending some time at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
1VIts.• Ben Pearlman.
'• Miss Roszella Mullin is spend-
ing her . vacation --With • her bro-
ther Mr. Cecil arid Mrs. Mullin.
at, Listowel and with friends in
• Orangeville.
Mrs. Robert Smith, , formerly
Etta Belle MacDonald, and her
aurit, Mr Ewen of Sault Ste.
Marie; are visiting at the hone
Of Mr: and Mrs.' John MacDonald.
• Mrs. Margaret Cole of Detroit
spent a few days with Mrs. Frank
COle.
• Mr. and Mrs. Andy %uteri of
• Toronto visited with his mother,
Mrs. David Huston.
Miss Eileen oran, who took a,
course in hay dressing at London,
.is assisting at :EVelyn's Beauty
Salon.
Mildred Horne, who has been
visiting her' mother, Mrs. Walter
Horne, returned to Detroit on
• TuesdaY nu:ha-ling. •
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Mr. and Mrs. "Bud" John n
and 'son Barry of •Goderich ere .•
Visitors at the home of her sis-
ter, Mrs, .Harold ThomPsOn7 -:•
Mr. and Mrs. •George tiurgess,
Were recent visitors in Toronto
• and on their return were accorn-
panied by Mrs. Wm, Russell, Bil-
• ly- arid Bobby and Billy Mathers.
• Mrs. N. L. Campbell' of Toronto
is . visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs: R. H. Thompson. ,
Mits Leiria •CamPbell *spent the
week -end here before leaving for
ValleyfielVte visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Hewat. •
Miss • Audrey • Campbell as
been obliged tei give up hertr
ing at Guelptri General Hospital •
for the ,time .being, due to 'poor
health,.and is at present a patient.
Freeport Sanitariten, Kitchen-
er: •
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• By A. M.: Ni
The B.N.A. Act provides that
following every decennial census
the , representation of the prov:
inceS in the House of comthons
shall be adjusted. The province
of 'Quebec is ,always to have .65
'members, and the other provinces
in the Dominion ate represented
according to population. As a re-
sultof the large enlistments from
• the prairie provinces and migra-
tions of others to "war industries
in the East ancl on the West
coast, Saskatchewan stood to lose
four members and;,Manitgbathree
members, if the • redistribution
was_eompleted--at-present- • - -
The Minister 'of Justice has in-
troduced legislation which will
postpone, until the first session
of the Parliament of Canada com-
mencing after the cessation of
• hostilities„ the matter of redis-
•tribution. It will be necessary to.
get the approval of the British
Douse of Commons' before this
change can be made. There were
only nine member* all from Que-
bec, who OpPesed the resolution,
'While no immediate steps are be-
ing contemplated, a great many
members expressed the hope that
in the near future Canada would:
be permitted to change its 'own
-constitution without 'referenee t�
'another country. Reference .was
made to a statement by the late
Dr. Skelton when a spedial coin-
mittee . of Parliament inVeitiga,,
ted the matter of changing the-
,B.N.A. Act in 1935.. He pointed
• out that no other country in the
,world• looked to another Country
for the thaping of its own con-
stitution. Ile remarked that the
present situation could be ,sup-
ported only if we believed that
Canadians were the only people
so incompetent that they could
not work out a solution to their
own Constitutional problems, and
,so biased that they could not be
trusted to deal. fairly With • the.
• various admestic interests con-
ce
Arrnheed
ivf.
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Mister of Financeand his
assistant have been before the
chola*, M.P. • • : • .
House for •hong hours each 'day .„..
•discussing the'. Wartime :Prices, . •
and Trade .Board• and the 'Various
• .
controls introdneed....'While-there
have been many crititisins. as.. a • .
• result of 'inconvenience caused ,
• by these regulations,- all. members .
Of. the House agreed • that if an
attempt had not been 'made to •
prevent prices: frem.' rising '133;•
now, costs 'would have seared.to
such.. an extent that it. Would . be
• difficUlt for'• people in • the. low • .
income . brackets to • pnrchate." a.
-great: many •carrnedities, •
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The
took:,pceeptien to .the :government •
policy in connection with sugar •,.
distribution... .Hereferred to . the. •
returns recently brought down •
showing . the *punt of sugar
available for canning, the making .•
Of soft 'drinks, Candy.. and 'Wine.. •
Only 100 million pounds of sugar ..• . •
will be available for 'preserving;
while we' .are using 60 . million'
to make soft drinks; 9,100,000 for-. . •
Wines; and. '48 Million for, candy. -
For •a family of five, this men •-•
that o.uti.of the -total peel, we pro -
••vide. approximately 50 • pounds
kir preserving; ,33 pounds for4soft ,
drinks, 41/42 pounds for wines, and
24 pounds for 'candy; or 61% for
luxuries. and 50 for. .preterVing.
For country peoplewho have...
never bought • canneds.fruitt nor
jams, it iS going to work a real
hardship' to be restricted to such
.a small quantity of sugar for pre- ..
.serVing Reports from the ,fruit
areas indicate that large quant-
ities ef 'fruit wiH be wasted as a
result of the lack. of sugar.
Sessions of the House corn-
inence at 11 o'clock every morn- • .
iikg• and continue through. until )( •
11- o'clock at night for the hal- • ,
ance of the session. With a .nurri-
her of committees- still. meeting,
.rnembers toent on getting very
little sleep ,until the House ad- '
journs. While there • is no • way
of knowing hove: 'long members
Will diteu.s.s.:,any..partieular• item., • - •
it is .expected the House will ad-
journ about the 23rd of July. •
Honie From -Overseas
Mr. and Mrs. H. J:.L.Eedy of
'Danger -men, and' in fact•th.e.Whoie
• village, were thrilled and stirpris-
sa this week by the' arrival horrid
of Fit. Set:: Thornton Eedy,. 'who
charged* this week -from the hos-
pital at London wherehe has
been a patient for six weeks.
• Thorton has a rrionth't furlough
'before rePortiqg at Toronto:
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• BORN
AVETIY—In Kincardine General -
Hospital, July 3, 1943 to Mr. and
nMor.ws:Maedr:iunihAtVeerr.y, R.R. Dick-
. F. Ion a yearand a half.
A:family reunion is anticipated •
this week, as Grir. Frank Eedy
is home from .St. John; N.B., and
Irvine Eedy expects to be dis-