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THE LUGKNOW. SENTINEL, ,LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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THURSDAY, JULY 22nd, 1943
SHE' LUCKNOW SENTINEL
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO:
stab ?llshed 1873
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L. C. Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor .
THURSDAY JULY 22nd, 1943
E•D'1TO'R'1AL
IS THE TREND TOWARD C'. C. .
• There seems to be 'a definite C.C.F. aroma
in the .'Political breeze, which did .not exist
even. a :couple pfweeks ago..What it "amounts
to will be revealed when the ballots are count-
ed on August. 4th.. ,
The C.C.P.'Rally. in 'Lucknow on Saturday.
night waswell attended. This might 'be at-
tributed, not so :much" as a leaning to the
C.C.F; doctrines, as.' a reception for "Sandy"
: Nieholsan-•-But one ' eani't-disregard: the fact •
That there; was keen .enthusiasm at the close
of the meeting to form a riding association and
to name a candidate in Huron -Bruce.
The . C.C.F. has a fifteen -point program
outlining what it will do, not if, but when,
3t is elected to; power.' Two of. the clauses which
• are: popular With the rank 'and file, are as
follows "To free thepeople from the power. ; r
sof the monopolies now...in control of all im-
portant.' business : and industry' and: to • bring.
these monopolies under: social ownership with
immense savings to: farmers, workers ' and con-
sumers". m• _
-C: w,e€feet, contends -that --
War conditions will again be the'' same as they.
were *ern 1929. to 1939, under either of the,
old parties, but . which, by C,C.F. policies .of,.
social and economic planning; can be prevented.
They do mit-appear' to concede that the Old
parties : may have learned something.:from the,
experiences of' that period.
Norman Thomas' definition of socialism: is,
"the form' .of society.:in which'the ;Means of.
production; distribution and exchange'are see-
lally owned .and democratically' managed in the
interest, of all the' people.. rather than ; for the
benefit of a few". '•
We were enamored, by the picture'of . the
Post-war world . under C.C.F. government as
portrayed at Saturday' night's meeting, but
frankly we were disappointed by the general-
, ities of the :speeches, and . the lack '\of any ex-
• planation:as.to-how-this-Will be -accomplished.
• For. instance, how will the ,C.C.F. "break" ,
the monopolies? Will it require. a virtual dict-
atorship, . and if, se where will it'end? In. short,
will an attempt to achieve this utopian 'state, •
lead to •cerruni nism where' everything finally
comes under state control?
After all,,no Government can be any better
than the people that elect ,it, and we have
as . yet not sufficient , •faith in mankind to be-
• lieve that even a .C.O.F. government will be
beyond approach; or above reproach.
Definitely there are.many who express
themselves as sick .and tired of the old parties,
and ready to 'vote for any worthwhile third
party candidate. This"attitude may do much
' to assist in electing a number'' of C.C.F. candi-
dates,. but it appears to us that a growing,
Opposition is the. best they can hope for at
Queen's Park, and as such they would have
an opportunity to prove their worth;:In .Ont
ario, at least, we don't believe the party is
'sufficiently' organized or its fc 11owers' as yet
properly schooled to successfully implement
their • social program: .
It will take time. and study to . do this,
and a C.C.F. Government that failed to bring'
' about speedy social reform would soon become
labelled as 'a dismal failure. We don't believe
the C.C.F. in Ontario is ready to attempt to
accomplish this and if , there is any real worth
in their program, • to be elected to power might
well prove to . be the 'worst fate that could.
befall' this party. • '
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Neither has 'Kincardine met with much.
•success in its farm commando .organization. The .
score last week .stood at three to nothing in,
favor of farmers wanting commando help. In
both Lucknow and Kincardine a farm labor
organization was set up, but it .takes more than
that, as. evidenced' by what is being accomplish-
ed at Teeswater. In the Culross Village Alex E.
B. McKague is acting as "placement officer1,
with .good results -=-but, ire 'the'm�ajority of cases
Alex has to go .out and hunt up "Herr to db the
job. That shouldn't be .necessary, .but it does .
prove that a good many urban risidents are
willing•to shoulder a hay fork, if only someone
goes t®: the, trouble of sparing time and effort '
to, round therm up for the task, :
NOT AN EASY TASK
The enforcement 'of small town rules and
regulations is not an easy task. Currently the.
Village Fathers •of Teeswater-•ar-e finding that
out, and have dropped proceedings to fine
some twenty-five residents for failure'to ob-
serve the "tie-up the dogs" by-law. Paisley.
Council is also meeting with little success in '
having the curfew by-law observed. �' K
The passing, of municipal by-laws is a
simple prpcedure. The enforcement ,of them is
another matter. ' A's a rule village . police of-
ficers ° are paid a • "mere pittance for' their ser,
vices, and . are dependant on some other aceu-
pation , for a , livelihood. They, cannot afford,
nor is the .job worth it,' to make : bad friends
by' the rigid enforcement'of local by-laws.. And '
in many .cases, were they to do. so, might not
.be supported in their actions. • by the Council
Board of the municipality.
Those -who serve their municipality with-
out 'remuneration, ''likewise may hesitate to
support. the :enforcement of some by-laws, to
the point of hailing the offenders into court
on a charge which,_ viewed ;individually;. _may
appear' to be a trivial matter.'
Thus it becomes. a matter of getting real
tough with one's' friends and neighbours, ox ;of
disregarding the offences until the, fact is for- -
gotten that a municipal by-law exists 'govern-
ing such matters.
About the only ' sporting *activity' in the
Village this _year is__bowling.-'.Both. the . men's,
and ladies': clubs are quite active, but as. the
Publisher doesn't, bowl, and as no one ever
thinks to tip him off to activities at the green,
the Sentinel lacks a "Bowling News" column.
We would like to see a press ,reporter named
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t -post €®r •each-elu# to' •
�reepthe- game -properly, pub-' ••
licized, aridwhich would be of interest to .many
readers, especially former members "riow living .
elsewhere. '
• It is somewhat of a revelation to learn
that:for every ''50 pounds of sugar ayailable for:
canning, 57, poundsgoes into the manufacture
of soft drinks and candy, 'Farm women Might
try . serving pop and sweets as desert to hungry
threshers, corn cutters and apple pickers .this
• fall, 'rather than grow grey : trying to stretch
their sugar . ration to • provide pies and pre- .
serves.
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Seaforth ' is to be re-established as• a salt
producing, centre according. to The Expositor.
That . is, provided the promoter of this enter-::
prise does ;not eventually decide to sell'. out to
"Big—Business—". Privately- 'operated -salt -plants ---
have gradually ceased to exist, .arid today 'the
farmer pays far in excess for his salt, :what he.
did when he could obtain it from plants- at
Wingham and Kincardine.
What we would' like more. clearly' explained_
is ''where : Socialism .ends and where Commun-
ism begins.
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Buy a dollar's worth of War Saving Stamps
this week, .and send a message of encourage-
ment to the boys 'in the Navy who are constant-
ly . on the alert for enemy U-boats: Ninety:
dollars buys . an "ash can"• that may finish a
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sub.
- Adopting the axiom . that discretion, is the
better part of valour, Teeswater Council has
restored peace in tie Village, by dropping the.
plan _ to prosecute'.clog owners who had failed
to keep their canines tied up: Some twenty-
five residents were scheduled to receive Court
summonses, and the blood pressure of ,the ac -
cussed was said to have been rising rapidly,
when Council capitulated. •
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If. pre-election pledges • are kept, . We can
look for -.cheaperhydro rates 'regardless of
whether it, is a. iberal or a Progressive -Con-
servative 'government in Ontario. Both Col.
Drew and Premier Nixon have advocated more
equalized ' hydro , rates for the smaller centres .
and an expansion of rural hydro after the war.
That is also oneof the objectives of John W. •
Hanna, Progressive-Con_servatjv, _.candidate . in
Huron -Bruce, 'who . says: "Electric lights and
•power' on every farm at reasonable . rates".
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With an election' in the offing, Mr;
Mrs. John Public will .' be pretty ' important
people . for . the ' neitt .few weeks., . •
Paisley , Council _ is also • concerned abotlt
the increasing menance of sidewalk, bicycle
riding. Strikes. us that their penalty should be
...an effective deferent—confiscation of the bike
for two weeks for the„first offence.
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A poem 'appeariig in this issue asks the
question "W;here do you live, on, Grumble
Corner or Thanksgiving Street?” Well; where
DO you live?
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(� Local and... General .4
Mr.. Russel ;phillip spent the
week -end at his home at Fordyce.
"`Miss Christina Carrick of Ter -
onto is spending a couple of
.weeks with relatives here..
Mrs. Brabson of Windsor is vis-
iting at the home o . er mother;
Mrs. David Hustor>
Messrs. Lloyd and John Phil-
lips of Fordyce, visited on. Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Duririn..., ".:. ' . _
Beth Gaunt, who Lavas employ-
ed near Dutton until a .couple of
,months . ago, is now working at
Preston. ° <, _ '
Bobby Lem arrived from Ham-
ilton last week to make his home
here with his father and brother
Eddy. '
Mrs. ° Frank Pinder of Camp
,Borden left -for- S.pringside---"-flee"-
visiting her aunt and. uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. George Phillips.
Mr. and'•'Mrs. Sam Reid, Mil -
vert and Lorna were ,Sunday vis-
itors with Mr. and . Mrs. Charles
MacDonald. ' ,
Mr. and Mrs.. Frank' Tyler and
daughter Jean of Kincardine have
been visiting. with Mr: and Mrs.'
Alfred Sherwood '• in Ashfield', and
with Miss Dorothy Cook of town.
Remember • to let The Sentinel
know about your summer visi-
tors.
Mrs. John. Johns and, Ronald
of Windsor are visiting here, eaf-
ter holidaying •y at . Bruce Beach
with .Mr. and Mrs. Clair Agnew.
Mrs... Kenneth Malthouse of •
Prince Rupert is visiting with her
Sitter, Mrs. W. S. Reid and- Mr.
Reid. v
Mrs: 'Ross MacLaglan and-chr1=
dren Billy and Betty Lou of Lon-
don are visiting .with her parents,
Mr. and, Mrs. 'James Ritchie..
Mr. Sam Carnechan of ' Sear
forth spent the. pest two 'weeks
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Johnston and with other 'friends
in the"cornmunity.
Mrs. T. A. Leishman and son,
hn- -Douglas••are•vvisiting urith
Mr. and Mrs. , Temple Clark and
other relatives. Captain Leishman
of Camp Borden spent, the .. week-
end here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carter
spent the.. week -end with Mrs.
Carter, . Sr., . and Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Durriin. Miss . Betty Durnirr're-
turned with them after spending
two .weeks holidays aPtheir home
iii Clinton. ,
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MBLER'.'
'Some little time ago, while 'en-
route to' Halifax ,I.. became en-
gaged in. conversation with a
mere youth in his early.' twenties,
From his: conversation it was evi-.
dent.that he had reason to appear
older than you " might 'otherwise
have. guessed him to be. Such is
the price being paid by., the youth
of Canada at war.
Canadians have much to \\ be
proud of in our accomplishments
at home and abroad. Practically
starting from scratch; so much
has been accomplished by the in-
dustrial effort of the ,good folks
at home. Airplane production
borders on the nine thousand
mark. Mechanical land units are
now over the. five hundred thous
and mark as well asIhe undre s
of water craft which daily ex-
pands the Royal Canadian Navy.
Enjoying; the rural atmosphere
of . Lucknow district where all
is quiet .and serene, 'save for the
drone of planes from the ,nearby
air ports, itis so :easy to regard
the war as. being in some far off'
place such as Europe or the Near
or Far East. In Eastern Canada.
one who has the ' opportunity. of
visiting the ocean ports can see
many evidences of Canada's home
front activities 0
Having indulged in conversa-
tion with members of all services
it is so hard to say • just• which
service is contributing the most
to the cause. '.No one section can
steal the show because of the
wonderful system of co-ordina-
tion which has proven the value
Qf . team play: One's sympathy
cannot help but be aroused for
the merchant. marine. They are
the boys ,who doggedly ,get the
fruits of your labors, .factory or
farm, to the required destination.
When one • talks to not only one,
but many, who have had one or
More' boats sunk ' from under
them and are striving' to get' back
on the job again, it sure •calls
for your deepest :"appreciation.
The Navy has don • excellent
work., Being a figh.tig unit one
naturally texpects them to' have
casualtie - resulting :froth .their
frequent engagementswith the
enemy • who • approaches Canada's
shore • more than many of you
suspect. Fortunately for Canada
dame nature has done much to
guard our vast shoreline..Iiow-
ever we have marty miles in dir-
ect contact with both the Pacific
and the Atlantic. Here our army
boys do a"difficult task. Difficult'
because of, the eternal vigil which
in itself is an irksoine job. I' have
met .many. of these .boys.; who in
small groups miles from civilize-
., maintain their ,posts, strip-
ped of ' all association with civil.-
ion
ivil-ion life. Doing the 1s� same thing
day in ' and day ou't calls for
a great deal of ' stamina. - If any
of you have..' friends who are en-
gaged .in this type of work • by
all means write them often for
•the mail they get is precious and
appreciated.
---The most active of: the :services.
bath home and abroad of course
is the Air Force. • They are the
eyes for all the services on• land
or sea: When this conflict is over '
many strange tales . can ' be told,
breath -taking experiences, •. which,.
for .the present must be kept sec-
ret but nevertheless are doing
much to turn. the tide in o%ur.fav-
I started this article with a
reference to 'a youth met on the
train . bound for Halifax. He in-
formed
n formed me he was enroute to'get
his discharge from the Army.and '
a pension for the rest of his life.
Yes, you guessed it, he • wasa
hero who survived the Dieppe
raid. Through his slight body -had ' '
passed five 'machine gun pullets.
One pierced his helmet but not
his skull, one had finished off the .
use of two toes and the balance
had passed through his left arm.
He regarded himself as most, for-
tunate, to be alive. .
• This interview was brought to ,
my attention yesterday by a sight .
which .I Shall not soon forget. The. •
movement of a hospital train was
a new experience for me to view.
They were. bringing back . boys
who ' had made sarcifices in the '
present ,conflict. Many on crutch-
es, nursing an injured foot,, or it
may not,have been 'a foot, at all.
Many were°grim and,.eri,ous.after
possThIy .rrronths. of 0 suffering,
Coupled :With a' long jourfey
which to one who is well is often
boring. Here and there of course'
was the jovial soul, who is ,a1 -
ways welcome when ' the world
looks blue, feeling elated with.
the prospects of seeing loved ones
from whom he "had been separ-'
ated so lohg. '
Nrxmerotis'° as tljese- casualties
were, who were able to return;
one. Co d not help but think cf
the nu bers which would never
return to. their native soil. Stich
arse the grim realities of war' and
they . must . be faci;d. •"So having
put your: band to .the plough+ turn
not back".
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