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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-08-12, Page 6PAGE SIX, HOUSEHOLD FLY DISEASE CARRIER 4•01011111•10114•144.•=14 • 4.• -..m•••••••• -• • ••':"^". • '• .g.H.0 • • • •-. • Because it is one of the most active agents in the syread of 'dis- ease and one • of the. greatest en- emies of public he'alth, the com- mon. housefly should not be tol- erated in the home or its sur- roundings, or in shops' -offering human ft oOd andfruit for . .It breeds in filth, and passes .dir- ectly from this filth to human food, carrying bacteria and part- • icles of decomposing "erganicmat- ter ..on its hairy body and legs and on its stieky feet and month. -It .May light on thelace of a sleeping, child, and this. common fly :is noteriouS, for .the part it • plaYs.in Spreading infantile diarr- hoea,' typhoid, tuberculosis,: chol- era; dysentry, and other diseases. -- It Is strongly suspected• of being a carrier of the virus causing fantile paralysis;, and already the. case has been almost proved by the finding of the •virus in a mix- edcollection of flies taken in di§- tricts where infantile' 'paralysis lad occurred.: • The common house fly is one the most serious corrupters of food. In the home, ;control of flies is comparativelY, easy. They can • , be destroyed, and effective cover- ing of the temporary garbage will prevent the flies • from finding a breeding place. Th-E-most-effeAtive- xnethc controlconsists.in eliminating or • • reducing their breeding places outside by the proper treatment and disposal of such materials as, manure and garbage.. One neg-. :Iected -Manure heap or. 'garbage dump is often sufficient to infect, • the whole , neighborhood, • and therefdre in the Control a flieS it . is necessary to .enlist the active co-operation of the whole Corn- munity PractiCal information on • ' this subject will be found in Bul- • letin No. 637 "COntrol of • Some . Common Species of Household Insects", which may .be obtained free by writing to Dominion De- . partment Of Agriculture, Ottawa.; THE 1,4UCKNOW SENTINE111/4 I..UCKNOW), ONTARIO,L "THE ,RAMBLEIt" ' Halifax: is a name that will live long in the. memory of men in the services. To. many it rep- resented the end of a long train journey and the start of a long boat ride, which Could have had a questionable ending. ,It also is a welcome sight to many R.A.F. boys who have crossed from the other side. Fortunately however the stay is usuall7y short as 'the waterfront Js not a very preposs- essing' sight. One has: to beton:it athistorried -to, 'the -place to; really anpreciate its true significance, which is something which grows on you Sorn5tirrie .I hope to be able. to •give',,you. a better des;- aription of, the. Place. • Althoughmost of the travel through Halifax is in an easterly or westerly direction, on this oc- casion .r shall describe ba, journey south or more: properly called south-west fromHalifax. South in Nova ;Scotia of cOurse borders on the Atlantic, and innumerable glimpses Of the sea are. to be Seen from the train which by the way is: destined for Yarmouth. The first hundred miles south of Halifax ,is very picturesque, since the shore line is very much cut up by innumerable bays and •inlets.' A goodly number a streams hurry to the sea leaving gulleys and gorges but adding onaanee-7to thr--settingeny- hundreds of islands, all shapes _ and sizes, dot the coast,line. Nat- urally such beauty attracts Many cottagers from Halifax and some very fine summer -homes are to be found. - Once we pass out of' the tourist settlement we come down into an agricultural area, which dates back for many years., The fore - bearers were • German stock and like thee people in. Ontario they have been :Very • progressive and have built up a very prosperous conimunity„ the centre of which is Called Luneribtirg. Another town which impressed be a :great deal was Bridgewater. This place althouglT inland sev- eral miles. is visited by ocean go- ing vessels. In years past fortunes were made and lost , at this town in the :heart of the lumber in- dustry:. The town is built sub- Stantially and hasthe air of be- ing aristocratie,irid1very clean and • well -kept. This town made a ...most remarkable showing in the War Loan Drives, which are really taken seriously by all Nova Scotians. Once having passed Liverpool and, Lockport we were again in bush country and unable to see much Of the sea,. Since it • • • • t • . .0 ST. HELENS 'Miss. Anna ' Stuart of Tordnto has been spending •part of .her- • vacation with Mr. and Mrs, Geo.' __ __Stuart_ •Mrs. Alex-Mtirdie and Bobby' of Toronto are visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R Woods. • Mrs. John Webster , of London • is a visitor with relatives in the *community. •• • Mr..and.Mrs. Jim McKay, Pais- ley and Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Kil- tri d 'Brian of Toronto were recent guests of Mr„ and Mrs. Lorne Woods.. • Mr. and MrS^Chester Taylor and family, . Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Miller, Miss Isobel Miller, Mrs. McIntyre, and—Mrs.- -`11-. Todd and Anne., Miss M. C. Rutherford, Mrs.. Gordon and Mr. Allan Miller • were among the • guests at the Miller -Taylor wed- ' ding in London on Saturday. , The August meeting of the Wo- men's Institute was held in the community hall with Mrs. Har- old Gaunt presiding. The roll Call 'was responded to by the naming ,of `my favorite radio program'. Friday, .August 20th was the date chosen for the Red Cross quilt- - ing. COmmittees were appointed • t,o arrange for a pique. Mrs. Gor- • don McPherson read an article on the Blood Donors Clinic and urg- ed the ladies. to 'attend. The mot- to "More hurry, lesS speed" was 'taken bYlMiS.'./Ohn'CarrierOn and' ,• Mrs. Thom gave a reading. The Snoring Husband,' and; the topic, 'bon% be a door -mat" was taken by Mrs. T: J. Todd. • THE ARENA in Wingham is hav- ing a new roof put on. The old roof was "leaking like a sieve". takes eleven hours to make. the journey to Ili -Mouth one begins to- lose interest. in the' scenery, which for the last half is rather mOnotonotis because of its sim- ilarity, My first impressions of Yar- mouth' were. the marvelous well - kept. lawns and flower beds and the ever -recurring logs. Even the ,English boys «whwho we always. think' .should feel at home a fag complain that it is even worse than "over ',owe". This of course may in some measurea be the reason for the abundant growth of gardens and grass since they never get a chance to dry Out. , :The chief industry 'Of the ton' is divided between those who go • down to the sea th fish and those who work. in the qt‘iite'large cot- ton mill. The place® is quite nar- roW:baCk-from 'the water front but stretches for miles. There do not seem to be many homes of • recent construction but the older ones in. general • are 'Very, well kept. • .A couple of points of -historical interest .lay well inland on the river. One •of these was an old millstone which had been brought from Massachusetts .on June 9th, 1761, by some enterprising indus- trialist of his tirne. The other point of - interestat this section was a cast iron horse abotit two- hirdr-lifestz-e-whi-Chormed the dual,,purPose of being ering place both for than' and beast. It had been -donated by some public spirited person in the year 1805 arid one: could not but wonder as to how many threugh the years had benefited from this • convenience, • Fit. Lt. A. A. Maloney, a former rector of 'St. Paul's Anglican -Church, Ripley, who for the past two years has been a chaplain in• . the R.C.A.F. arid is now stationed in Toronto, accompanied by Mrs: Maloney, called on friends in Rip ley on Tuesday.—Ripley Express. You gotta hand it to the huto- mobile industry for the progress it has made in the past several years.,, Time marehes on, as fol- lows:' , • . •, 1940—No running -boards: _ , ,-I-941-No "'gear shift. • 1 1943—No car. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1943 At this point 1 saw the most equal distribution of the various service uniforms asall three are quite liberally repregented. The town shows evidences of the two ancestoral lineages, both in the • people and in the homes, as well as the cultural standards of the place. Over fifty per cent of ,the people are again,Aeadian- stock, the balance .preclorninatinglY Eng- lish, .the two types of achitecture - are everywhere °evident. A very fine, set cif„eliimes enhances your appreciation of .a beautiful sum- mer Stinday.,t,On the Sunday evo ening the local band put en• a• concert which was a credit to any, musical organization. Thus Wih very „ pleasant meniories of the, most southerly point of interest in the. Maritimes we turn back to Halifax to once •more begin another journey. • I PAY INCREASES EFFECTIVE IN 'WOMEN'S SERVICES • The Canadian Women's Army Corps have been given substan- tial increases , in pay. Everyone from lieutenant -colonel to priv:: ate 'share in the raise. • Similiai- Ancreases were granted the Wor men's Services of the Navy and the Air Force: • Basic pay will. now be 80 per paid_ra. •• Armed Forces, ipstead;of thefer- • mer 66 213 per cent. • And the girls, eligible for trades pay, will be'paid ' at the same rates, as their male comrades in arms. Previously they were paid two thirds of Male trades pay es. r the new Wage. scale, a private's- (C.W.A.C.) pay may be increased to $1.10 a day after, four Months efficient service, 'and to $1.20 a day after' six month's efficient service. Dependents of •members of the C.W.A.C., as well as: these -of the' Wrens and -the Women's Division of the Air Ferce, other than hus- bands and Children, are now el- igible for dependent's allowances at the Same rates and .under the Same conditions as apply to de- pendents of men. Thus a depen• dent parent err other close, rela- tive may receive 'an allowance Increases' in basic pay and trades pay are retroactive to July' 1st, .1943. • • DONNYBROOK • Pte. Sam Thompson retailed • to Barriefield after epending a couPle of weeks at his honie here. Miss Jean, Campbell °has re- turned to her. duties at Sky Hr - bop after spending a week at her home here. - • Master Billie Chamiley of, Windsor and Mrs ,.Olive. Allen of Goderich visited last Week at the home of 'Mr. and.Mrs. R,, ney. lyIrs. Graham Chamney, and little son Bobby Who have been, visiting there have returned to their home in Wingham. Pte. Gra- hart' Chainney of Red Deer, Alta:, , • Was home for, a- few days last *reek: . . •• °Recent weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rob:, inson included Mr. & Mrs, Iforlie. Horley and children and Mrs. ' Frank Huey or WallacebtUlg, Mr. and Mrs. Gorda Robinson of Wingham were Sunday visitors there and Miss Jean Robinson of London is home for a two 'Weeks' vacation. , • Mrs. Elizabeth Naylor is spend- ing a few days this week With her, sister,:in-law, • Mrs. Louise Naylor in LucknOw. • - • Miss Dorothy Naiter•s of Wing- ' hain, is a guest this 'week with her friend,- Miss Irene Robinson. . Miss Margaret ,Jefferson is vis- iting with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jef- ferson at Bradford. ,. • .• • • . .• ' Businessman: Yes; I advertised . • for a boy about your size. Do you • Canadian . soldiers ' Overseas • smoke? ••• Tommy: No, thanks, but you can blow me an ice-cream soda 1 you want to! , have 'marired an estimated •eight thousand English and Scottish 'girls. 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MAIL 'OUR COUPON TODAY! • • Speinsoi.ed irj • THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) in the interests of nutrition and health stall aid to Victory. '*The Nutritional statements in Vi'"Eitt- to-ork-to-Win" are accentable to N,1:1 t r tion Services. D'epartment of Pen - slops andNationg,Flemith, Ottawa. tor . the. Car:radian Marlton -Prograrnmel." ' -NuTitrrioN POR VICTORY", BOX 600, TOROIVTO, CANADA. Piease send me my iFREE. copy of "Eat -to -Work -td -Win". • Nene ' Address. -1' iyI4,FEKINd Mr. and Mrs. C. Hallam. vis- ited friends in London on Sunday. •• Mrs. Rdbt: Johniton and Leslie • returned home with them after, a week's Visit in that city. Fred Finlay, : Mrs. Finlay and sons • Warren and Bruce of Cen- tralia, called on friends in this ° vicinity on Sunday'. Mrs. Stothers and Ruth return- ed to Arthur. on Mondaymorning • with'S. B. •Stothers. • Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hodgins Kinlough visited Mr.' and Airs:. T. J. Anderson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kilpat- rick . and baby visited with her rnother, Mrs: George Pollock at Sheppardton on Sunday. • 'Tom and Freddy 'Hallam are spending this week with their_ _ Tob7riSton° in Blyth: • Miss. Mary H9rton spent last • week visiting friends in Arthur • and Mount Forest.. ; Mr. and .Mrs. Joe :Huber, Mr. and Mrs. N. Schwartz and Laura, Mr. Leo. Schwartz of Mildmay Visited -with M. and Mrs, Elmer Johnston during. the past week. • , . 4TLANTIC ROUND TRIP 1.11. ADE IN FAST TIME' ..., The increasing sped of. air ser - ,vice. is.indicated by the fast time 7 on the,round trip of a big plane ()Dented by Trans-Cana•da Air' 'Lin,escrews in'the newAy.estab- • ljshed Canadian. Government war • time trans-Atlantic service. The plane which took 'off from Mon- treal. airport'late on a Thursday afternoon, reached the British Isles in the record time of 12 hrs., Et ',•. . ) 26 'minutes. landing .early Friday , morning,. With just clver twenty • ',.., four hours on land, the same planstarted off for Canadaon Saturday afternoon and arrived in Montreal airport early Sunday.. • 15.- hours and . six ..i-nin.utes after . take off,' having faced rainstorms ' throughout the entire ,crossing....., Thus: ' leSS "than 72 bours .were required to traverse approximate- ly -6.000 miles, with' a bit Of a ',breather in between. The OA - bound trip from Montreal Was a record, clipping off 25" Minutes from the previous best non,,Stap .flight from Montreal to. Britain, pri bpth...tripslarge consignment's of army Mall were carried.. . .. . ' ,41 1 • - J-•••••- • 4.,:zi...er,-t1.-•"