The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-08-19, Page 17.
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ARRIVED HOME
FROM ALGIERS
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'Charles 'McQuillan of the "Fi;, C.
A. M. C., and who is attached to
the Canadian Hospital ship "Lady
Nelson" has been spending ti}e
week With his sister. and brother,
Beatrice and William ° McQuillin
Of .St. .Helens.
Since assigned to the "Lady. Net -
son" Charles has been seeing the
world. They arrived in, Halifax
a few days ago from Algiers in
North Africa, making the journ-
ey viakEngland.
On board ship, but unknown
to Charles; was Russ Button, who
was invalided home 'from Eng-
land. '
English, Canadian .and United
States soldiers, 'wounded in the
Mediterranean area of operation§:
comprised the "Lady Nelson's"
passenger list. She sailed from Al-
giers to England to discharge the
Old Country wounded and 'to
Ipick up Canada bound sick and
wounded men.
The movements of the "Lady
Nelson" are no secret, She; sails
'at night with lights, ablaze and
' every 'four. hours her position is.
made known :by wireless. Sheis
a gleaming white vessel, .has a
broad green band and illuminated
Red Crosses and brilliant flood
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lights in accordance . with the 'pro-
visions of the ,Geneva Convention.
Her "cargo" is solely sick and
wounded, many of whom have
paid dearly in health and limb
for • the defense of our freedom.
Charles marvelled at the cheer
fulness of these wounded men—
many of them maimed for life by
loss of limbs. 'He mentioned an
English soldier who had lost both
his arras, and .was practically
totally blind. Others had been
burned "so badly you would won-
der, how they survived, he said.
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 19th, 1943
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EIGHT PAGES
LEFT FOR NEW YORK
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• Miss Jean -Thom, ' 1VJothercr-aft
nurse, who has been in the Mari-
times for the past '3 1 months,
spent the week -end here and on
Tuesday left Tor Sarnia to accom-
pany Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Ken-
nedy and their daughter Lesley
to New York 'City. where they
will spend two weeks. Dr. Ken-
nedy is chief medical officer of
the Polymer CRrporatidn at Sar-
nia.
LOW .CATEGORY MEN
URGENTLY NEEDED "`.
Men of category are now
urgently needed to take the place
of draft reinforcements who have
left for overseas in large num- c
bers recently. This factwas t
stressed by the officer in charge
of the Mobile army unit which t
called here on Tuesday.
As well • as the urgency for men h
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THIRTEEN CARS ' OF CATTLE
SKIPPED ON SATURDAY
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When the stock' special . pulled
out of the local depot' on Satur=
day afternoon, it was "made up of
twenty-two cars of `cattle, thir-
teen of which were shipped from'
Lucknow. '
Largest individual shipper was
W. E. Henderson :with: ten cats
of choice 'steers, whichr. averaged
better than 1300 pounds apiece.
There were 139 head in the 'ten
'cars, being part of 225 head which
Mr. Henderson has sold to Can-
ada Packers at Toronto. There-
mainder are being shipped to-
day, we understand.
Ernie Ackert shipped two car-
loads on Saturday, while. a, Clin-
ton .buyer 'shipped one. Earlier
in the week ,seven carloads of
;hogs ° were 'shipped, making a
total of twenty carloads of live-
stock that moved from the: Luck-
now depot during the week.
FORMER RESIDENT
PASSES IN,93rd YEAR
The death of Mrs.' Neil Beatbn,
mother, of Mrs. J. M. Greer of
West .Wawanosh and of- Mr. Jas.
Beaton of ,Huron Township, oc-
curred at Elrose, Sask., last
Thursday. The funeral was at
Dunblane on Saturday.
Mrs. Beaton, who' was in her
93rd year, and will be remember-
ed by many , here: She' , at , one
time lived on the Second Con-
cession and later beside the South
Kinloss Manse . for some years
before moving West with her hus-
band, who predeceased her eight
years ago.
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Opinions may differ about' the
modern "Jive talk" of the 'teen-
agers, but We think "fag hag,',
their term for a girl whosmokes,
is at least 'descriptive.
HOUSE STRUCK IN_
VIOLENT STORM
A violent storm struck this dis-
trict at the noon hour on Friday,
with a combination of high winds,.
a downpour of rain and thunder
and lightning.
Theresidence of Kenneth Cam-
eron in West Wawanosh was
struck 'by. lightning. Although,
fire didn't break out the tele-
phone and radio were put out of
working order and 'dishes in a
china cabinet shattered.
The' bolt entered by the tele-
phone wire, passed behind the
china cabinet . to the radio, and
caused the cabinet doors •to fly
open, spilling a good deal of the
ontents on the floor. A pole in
he yard was spilntered and there
was other evidence of the' tricks
he lightning had played,
John Pritchard who was in the
ouse at the time had moved
way from the radio just a few'
oments before . the lightning
truck.Jlritown, Mr. Hugh Mc-
Intosh felt the affects of a bolt
thattruck a tree near his resi-
dence. 'He was standing at the
doorway at the time.
Turn Catfle In Oats
The wind and rain further lash-
ed, . crops ' that had ' previously
taken quite .a beating from rain
and rust. The majority of oat
fields present a sorry picture of
flattened, broken and twisted
of low category, emphasis is also
placed on the need for 'recruits'
in -the- Wo'inen's- Army Corps: --
DUCK SEASON' OPENS
IN MID -SEPTEMBER
The duck and goose season, in
that part of Ontario lying north
of the . southerly boundaries of
Bruce and 'Grey Counties, will of-
ficially, open on September 15th
and• continue until November 30.
Throughout the _remainder of
tlw Province, except in Essex,
Kent and Elgin, the season will
open on September 25th and close
On December 10th.
Daily bag limits are 12 ducks
and 5 : geese or a season's limit
"Of 150 ducks and 50 geese.
L.•
grain. ,So' severe was the damage,
that some farmers are making no
effort to harvest • the crop, and
plan to turn 'the cattle into the
oats. The reaping of some fields
would be almost . impossible,.. and
simply a waste of time and twine.
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NO SENTINEL WILL BE
PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK
'According to the custom of
many weekly papers, : one is -1
sue in fifty-two is' dropped,
,during the year:The Sentinel
its observing this custom,, and.
nopaper, will' be published
next Thursday, August 26th.
Readers, advertisers ° and
-correspondents are thus re-
minded that the next issue of
The -Sentinel will be Thurs-
day, September 2nd. All items
of news value will be wel-
comed for that issue. :
TO DISTRIBUTE
RATION BOOKS
NEXT WEED"
The new ration book No. 3 • will
be distributed in Lucknow next
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, August' 25th to 28th.
Locally the distribution will be
carried out much the same as
for book No. 2,andas before' a
staff of volUnteer -workers will`
undertake the task.
The Municipal Office and the
office of G. ' H. Smith will .be the
two distribution centres in Luck -
now. The hours these offices will
be open in this regard' are as fol-
lows: Wednesday -10 a.m. to 12
nobn; 1.30 p.m.to 5.30 p.m.; 8 p:m.
to 10 p.m. Thursday -10 a.m.. to
12 noon. Friday -10 a.m. to 12
'noon; 1.30 p.ni: to 5.30 p.m. Sat-
urday—same as Wednesday.
i In other words, rationbooks
will 'be. available morning,` after -
neon and evening on Wednesday
and Saturday; Thursday morning
only; and Friday morning and
afternoon. '
Ration books mustbe called for.
If away from home they can be
obtained where you are located.
Go to your nearest distribution
centre: Fill in, at home, the ap-
plication for your new book, This
application -form -is the -first post
card in the back of your present
book:
Note carefully -print the ration
book number including the pre-
fix letters. Print your name. Print
your usual address. Write the
date and 'your. 'age if under 16.
You must .sign, not print, the
signature dee ration at the bot-
tom of the card.
All. persons 16 years or over
must sign their own ration card.
Persons who cannot write must
.make their mark and . have 'the
;card signed by a` sponsor. Cards
of persons under 16 must be sign-
ed by a parent or sponsor.
Do not tear outthis card. Take
our ration book with card prop -
Hy filled out and attached to
e
the distribution centre.
An adult may take the ration
books of all persons living at the
carne address if the cards have
been properly completed and
signed by the bookholder.
In rural areas a bookholder4
may bring in his neighbor's books.
More than 11,000,000 ration
bookswill be issued in Canada
in these four days. ' Help • these
volunteer workers by doing your
part in making application..
And above all, don't throw a-
way ration book No. 2. It con-
tains. Spare "A" coupons for meat
purchases. The meat coupons in
the new book • do not become
effective until November 25th.
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RIPLEY'S TAX RATE has been
set at 18 rriills, an :increase Of
five .mills over last year. The in-
erease was decided upon to wipe
out .a '
isted at the close of .1942
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. MOTORIZED UNIT SPENT
NIGHT' HERE MONDAY
A motorized ..convoy of., several
`universal; carriers enroute from
Camp Ipperwash to Wiarton spent
Monday night in the Caledonian
Park. And what a night! The
park is saturated from recent.
rains, .and to add. to the ' discom-
fort the night was, cold with' a
drizzling rain. Group beets and
a' projection of the. tarp that cov,:-
ered their vehicles, offered the
only protection from conditions
overhead and underfoot. Whether
that accounted for it, or whether
they departed on 'schedule, ' the
convoy moved out about 5 a.m.
Had villagers been aware of
the presence of this small convoy
• they could have won the apprec-
iation of these soldiers by throw-
Ming their homes open for the ev-
ening, or by billoting and enter-
taining them as 'a group in the
Town Hall 'or Arena. '
FORMER LUCKNOW RECTOR
NOW AT WALLACEBURG
Appointment of Rev. 7. ` C.
Caley, rector of. Norwich, Angli-
can
rgli-can 'Church, to a charge in Wal-
laceburg, to take effect August.
15th, has been announced by Bis-
hop C. A. Seager.
Ordained in 1933, Rev. Caley is
a .graduate, of the University of
Western Ontario and Huron Col-
lege. 'He is a native of Douglas,
Isle of Man.
Since ordainment he has held
successive parishes in Southamp-
ton, Lucknow; . Ripley, Lion's
Head,Port Rowan, Thedford and
finally. in Norwich, where he has
been since -August .15,. 1941.
Presented With Shower
The P. 11:- A. M. Club -enter-
tained
renter-tained Miss: Jessie Pearson at the
home of Mrs., Stewart Jeffray
one evening lash week and- pre-
sented her with a cup and saucer
shower.—Advance-Times.
RED CROSS WORK
AND DONATIONS
Work and donations by rural
units of the . Lucknow ' and Vicin-
ity •Branch`s of the Red.. Cross dur-
irig. June and July were as fol-
lows:
Hackett's—Three sweaters..
Kairshea-6 shirts; donated, 1
quilt:
Kinloss -5 blouses, 10 shirts, 2
sweaters; donated, 3 dresses, \3
pairs sox, 4' quilts.
Kinlough-1 pair boys pants,
4 sweaters, 3 pair. sox, 1 tuckin;
donated 8 quilts, 2 small. quilts.,,
Kintail--donated, 2 quilts.
Langside--3 shirts, 4 blouses;
donated, 1 quilt
•Paramount --2 blouses, 11 pair
sox; donated, 5 quilts, 1 small..
quilt. • -
St. Helens -7 pair sox, 1 dozen
gauze handkerchiefs; donated by
ladies of 9th Concession, West
Wawanosh, 4 quilts. •
Zion -3' shirts,- 4 blouses, one
skirt, 1 sweater, 5 pairs sox; don-
ated, 3 quilts.
ENTERTAINED IN
HONOR OF MRS. Mc''KAY
Mrs. Robt. Mason of Hall: Ave.,
Windsor, entertained recently in
honor of Mrs. Calvin McKay, for-
merly Eileen Valad of Holyrood.
The evening was spent in games
and at the lunch hour Mrs. Mc-
Kay Was presented with a lovely
chenille bedspread by her friends
and co-workers, to whom she
the beautiful gift.
RUSSELL BUTTON
INVALIDED HOME.
Ill since last May, Russell But
ton, -son of• Mr,. and Mrs.`•R. J
Button has been: invalided .home
from overseas, Russ arrived in
Halifax last Thursday aboard the
Canadian hospital ship "Lady
Nelson": The.' ship sailed from
England the previous Thursday.
Russell reached Toronto by
train on Saturday from where
.he . phoned his parents, advising
them he was . enroute to. West-
minster e.Hospital at London:. Ori
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Button and
Mr. and Airs, Alex McNay, viir-
ited Russell at London, where he
will 'remain temporarily _for a
complete medical check ' up.
, . It was late in May that Mr. and
Mrs. Button received word that
their son was seriously ill with
pleurisy and effusion. Russell's
recovery has been slow and he
is still- far from being restored•
to. health: He knew that he was
to be teturned to Canada about
a month prior to.sailing.
Russ enlisted in the Royal Can-'
adian Artillery :at Listowel in
May : 1941 and trained as a dis-
patch rider. at Petawawa. In De-
cernber he sailed for overseas ar-
riving in. Scotland .on Christmas
Day 1941..He was transferred to
other duties overseas, : and was
eagerly awaiting the chance '' to
get' into action this spring, when,
due ° to exposure and climatic -
"conditions he contracted a serious
attack of pleurisy, the develop-,
'ments. of which have necessitated
his return to Canada.
ANGUS MacHENZIE RECALLS
GOLD RUSH` DAYS
Mr. Angus M K nzie of Burn-
aby, B.
urn-aby,.B. C., is a visitor at the home
of Mrs. Wm. Stimson: Mr. Mac-
Kenzie is a brother of the late
Alex MacKenzie who 4iassed a-
way in April of this year,
Mr. MacKenzie was born on
the Second Concession of Kinloss:
but went West 50 years ago. He
1 is a son of the late Angus M49.,
Kenzie and Margaret MacDonald.
• Mr. MacKenzie was i • . -Mani-
toba in '97, when he hard ru-
mors of a gold ;strike in -'Alaska.
He set out at once and beat many
to the North before the big rush
got underway in '98. Mr; Mac-
Kenzie staked a claim and stri ck
it rich in the Yukon, and for 20
years he 'nevermcame out from
Dawson Creek and Fairbanks.
He' was at Whitehorse when
the first shack was built for the ; .
R.C.M.P. Today, as a result of
highway construction, Whitehorse
has grown overn ght from 400 to.
25,000 inhabitant.
In later ' years Mr. MacKenzie
deserted placer mining for hard
rock mining and had an interest -
in the Premier Mine, on the Bra
-.
tish Columbia and Alaska border:.,
HHe carries with him ' a piece of
rich ore out or the mine, and
wears a watch chain, a Souvenir
of placer 'mining days. The \chain
is studded with little gold rug-
gets from which is suspended a.
fob of gold:.
But Mr. MacKenzie has reach
ed. the age when mining- has lost
its hire, and he has retired' to
the Fraser. Valley district in B:.
C. to enjoy a 'life of ease in a,
more moderate clime.
B
fo
tr
b
or to
een Big Demand
So great, has been the- demand-
r honey -this season, that dis
ict apiarists have ,been, besieged
y prospective buyers to the point
to ney nave iardiy been able
find time to take offthe crop„