The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-09-02, Page 11,0
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$2.00 A Year -4n Ailvance; 50c Extra to U.'8. A. . • LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPT. 2nd, 1941
• EIGHT PAGES
PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS TUESDAY ,
Lucknow •Public School will
•reopen. next Tuesday . morning,
September 7th. •
The. High School wilr. riot re-
open untii'MOnda3r; • Septernber
• 20th, the local Board of Educa-
tion has aecided.- ; . •
Premier, George Drew, Min-
ster of Education announced that
schools would reopen next Tues-
day, but authorized local' .school
boards to defer reopening: until
two weeks later if local labor
• needs warrant it.
The personnel of :the Public
School Staff eni a in 's unchanged,
and is as followsPrincipal, John
• D. Ross, grads 7 and 8; Mrs. J.
A. Crispie, grades 5 and 6;* Miss
Helen Hamilton, 'grades 3 and 4;
Miss Marion McDougall, grades
1 and 2.
Personnel of the High School
• staff, 'whose duties commence on
September 20th, •is Principal F.
E. McLean; 'Mr. D. R. McLean of
Newmarket; Miss • Dorothy Sharp,
of New Liskeard and Miss Jean
Osborne a Ripley:.
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•' but Miss McLean come as
new • members to the staffiiic-
- ceeding N. S. Calvert, Miss Ruth
Mathews and Miss Isabel Kalb -
Misch. ••
BOUGHT JOHNSTON
•RESIDENCE IN LUCKNOW
HUNT TRIO 'WON
• jOYNT TROpHY,
• The John JoYnt trophy which
' •• perpetuates 'the "name of 'the don-
or, was won by Fred Hunt's rink
of goderch at the annual teurl-
narrient •on.,Thutsday; August 19.
•,• Nineteen rinke•were entered
for 'this Irish • trebles event.
• Hunt's rink was first; 'Mel Don-
ohue of Teeswater second; and
Wally Miller of Winghani third.
Fourth prize went to the lOcal
•t
trio Of Wallace Miller, Wilflam
Schmid and Wellington McCoy.
The auction sale of the resi-
dence•and household effects of
the late Oliver •Johnston estate
on Sathiday • afternoon was a
final act in severing the close
connections of this family with
Lucknow. ,
The •residence was purchased
by'.,Mr.. Harvey Treleaven •Of
town, who will obtain possessioa
shortly. .
Mrs. Johnston, Elva, Eldon and,
Annie (Mrs. Gannett) have re-
sided in Toronto for some time,
and commencing with the open-
ing: of the, school term, Gordon
will take up residence in the
city, *Jere he has accepted a
,position on the Toronto teaching
staff. •
TO.zHOLD. FOURTH
BLOOD CLINIC • •
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The fourth Red Crois Blood'
Donor Clinic be held in',
Lucknow. .ori• Tuesday inerfirrig,
SePterriber 14th from . 8.30. :a.m.:
tO .11.,30, 'a.m. 'Cards will b sent
to. all, who.:.,-..dertate:c1 ten weeks
-.'weeks •
.There *ere 75 donor' -?t
jaSt - clinic; 'but • thik. :not -
ough, are inforined, as there
should be.about 95 at each
cliP-
ic. ,"But ,wecan handle all; wile'
.cOme", Dr. W. V. JOhnstoeadded..
In making an appeal for more
new donors; previous donors 'are
asked to make .a special effort
to donate,, ••• • '„
• It . is advised that .all Women'
who .wish to 'Make a repeat den,*
ation, 'have 'a ..,blood test taken.
by a doctOr„. prior to the ,chnic.,
This. also. applies' to "women who
plan to make a first, donation.
.•'OffiCials -in.charge of the Clin-
ic stress the' great. needfor blood.
donations. Don't leave itfor the'
other person. The. last .clinie fell
down in 'nurribers. It is hoped to..
better the record. on' -Tuesday,.
Septembet..14th.
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PASSED AWAY THURSDAY
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The death occurred in Goder-
• ich Hospital On. Thursday, August
.26th of. Jane Bertha 'McIntyre,
widow of the late :Kenneth:IMc-•
Ivor. Mrs. McIvor was 72. 1The
'funeral service was held in Ash-
field 'Presbyterian Chutcpt. •on
Saturday with i4iterment in. Kin -
cemetery. • •
,Residential Changes '
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fine, who
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have: 'resided in • Mns. Turner's
thorne for some time, will 'Move
Ito, Mrs. E. N. Hodgin's resklenee
I next week. The Turner home
has° been rented. to Mr. D. R.
McLean of Newmarket, a' mem-
ber, of the High School teaching
staff.. Mr. and Mit. MacLean and
two children will shortly take
up residence here. • °. •
AGED TEINLOSS LADY DIES
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• LUCKNOW UPPER
SCHOOL RESULTS
The 'following'students' 'have
._obtalned'the standing: indicated
at the Upper School Departnien-.
• tal examinations in June.
•" Class Honorai 75-190;
II—Second Class honors, 66-74;
Class honors, 69-65;
• c.--crecut, 50-59. •
ACkert, Lloyd—Eng. Collin:, 11;
• Eng. C; Mod. Hist., 1; Alg;
.1. Trig., Ii• Phys II• Chem I•
French Au., III; French Comp.,
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Hackett, Keith—Eng. Comp.,.
C; Eng: Lit., C; Mod.
• Phys., C; French -Au., C; French
.Corrip., C.,
Johnston, Catherine—English
Comp., Ii;.Eng. Lit., II; Med. Hist.
• I; Alg., I; Trig., I; Phys„ II;
I; French Au., I;' French
• .1 Comp., II. . • •
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•MacDtinald, Margaret- — Eng.
Lit., C; Alg., C; Phys., C; Chem.,
H; French Au., C; French Conip.,
C.
•• MacLennan, R:odney.—English'
Comp., C; Eng. Lit., III; Mod
':• :Hist,' 1. •
Mowbray, John—Eng. Comp.,
C; Eng. Lit., II;. Mod. Hist., I;
• .Alg., 1; Trig, 1; Phys., I; Chem,,
I; French Au., 1; French. Conip.,
Orr,, Helen—Eng. Comp., C;
Eng. Lit., I; 1VIod, Hist., II; Alg„.
• C; Trig., Phys., III; Chern, II;
' French Au:, A; •French Comp., II.
Prest. Katherine—Eng. Comp.,
III: Eng, Lit., ILI; .Mod. Hist.; I;
• Alg., I; Trig., 1; Phys., II; Chem..,
I: French Au., I; French CorhP.,
.II. . . •
• • Reid, Kathleen--Ehg. Comp.;
C: Eng; Lit., C;' Mod. Hist., C;
French Au., C; French Corep., C.
• Treleaven, `William—English'
Comp., C; Eng. Lit., Ct Mod. Hist,.
C; Phys., Ill; Chem., 11.
• Weatherhead, Grace—English
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7 ••••••••MMIMMINI
• The death of'Mrs. 'Henry Cae-
sar occurred at her- home, Con..
4, Kinloss Township on .Tuesday,
August 24th. Mrs. Caesar, wno
was, formerly Annie Woods, was
in her 87th year. •
The funeral service ' was held.
in St. Patrick's Church, Holyrood.
on Saturday' morning .at 11 a.m.,
with interment in HelYi.,o_od:R.__C.
Cerhete
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IN .HOSPITAL' WITH •
INFECTION OF THE ,EYE .
• Robert Buttop is a patient- in
Vitoria Hospital with an eye
infection: that is laffecting •the
sight. Cause of the infection was
due to a . burr ' from a horse's
mane which lodged in his; 'eye.
The optic is being bathed hourly,
night and day
AMOUNTS SET FOR
JAM. RATIONING •.
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The rationing of jams, syrups,
canned fruit; horiey, etc„ goes
into effect today. 'the amounts of,
each •prodiuct available are out-
lined in, an advertisement in this,
issue. .
"p" coupons from the new rat-
ion book are used for the pur-
chase of these commodities and'
the 'first of these become valfd
today. Consumer's who do not,
wish any. of theSeproducts may
obtain. one-half pound of sugar.
for a "D" coupon. This extra
sugar is ' available because of a
substantial in the com-
mercial packs of. jams, jellies and
, fruits due to the short fruit crop.
'ENGAGE•MENTS
• Mr. and Mrs. 'James T. Pear,
son, Ethel, wish to announce the
engagement of their second'
daughter, Jessie Musgrove, to
George Wesley Joynt, only son,
of .Mr. and Mrs. J. W: Joynt,
Lucknow. The marriage te take
place Wednesday, September A 15
at three o'clock_in the United
Church, Ethel.
JACK KILPATRICK NAMED
•MASSEY-HARRIS BLOCKMAN
Effective yesterday John Kil-
patrick,.local Massey -Harris deal-
.er„, assumed his new appointment
as blockrrian for Massey -Harris
-the territory ,extending from
Teeswater to Arkona. •
.1 Jack-,sticceeds Dave 13.6berts9n,
in this -area, he having been
'transferred to the Harriston:
dis-
-trict•
, The local. agency will be taken
over. by Bill Stewart, who has
• been employed by Jack, nd who
will take Over the business about.
October lst, and carry on in the
seine location: _ The:. Kilpatrick
family will continue to reside
here. •
WAS LONDON VISITOR
Bert Ward .sprit a recent
iday in London, Where he was,
a guest at the"home. of "Mrs,
Green from Friday until Wed-,
rieSday.... While in. the ,eity he met
Bob :Austin,' and 'went to $ttath-
roY tOallori Mrs. 'A,G. 'Elliott
and.•1VIr.. and .Mta, Ian McRae..
Bert attended .St. 'Paul's.. Cath•
• edral on Sunday morning . and.
-before retutrilrig.hOrrie•.:•visited•••
the London' jail Where..he 'had a
chat 'with the Big Chief :and was-
7eSeorted throtigh the institution;
.1ri' 'fact:offered a job; but Bert
,told.The :Chief ..his borne.' and.
friends were here, -,aha he.' was
corning- back.' Anyway.. Bert • 'says
life travels at. too fast a' clip i.n.w
the. city. to, suit him.
TO GET MORE TEA •
AND COFFEE
Beginning today the' Canadian,:
tea. and coffee ration Will be In-
creasel by one third. Value of
the .coupdris is not increased, but.
they will become validat shorter,
Intervals.? • It is also indicated , .•
there may be further increase .
before the end of the. year if the
Dominion'stiPplies • CI:intim:Le to
improve; . •
Officials said, however, there
will be no increase in the ration-
• ing 'of the two commodities in
restaurants—serVings will still: be
limited toone cup, per customer ,
becauserelaxing l of the, ration
would mean further demands on
Canada's sugar supplies;
, The present ration is .one oz.
of, tea or 'four; ounces of coffee
per person per week, and an in -
Crease . by one-third would lift -
the allowance to 1 1L3 ounces of
tea or 5 1-3 ounces of coffee. ,
The increase becomes effective
with the use; of tea and. coffee
Coupons, from the new ration.
book distributed last week': •
It is riot intended to change ,
the present value of the coupons,
each of which is worth two oz-
of tea or eight ,Ounces of coffee.
The increase will' be brought
.about 'by having two coupons be -
Come valid every three weeks in-
stead of every four weeks as.: at
present;
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Valid dates will riot be Shown.
for tea arid coffee coupons in the
new'book-L-NO. 3:-•-blit'these dates
will be announced from time to
tinie", The first coupons. become
dile 'September 2nd. . •
PRESENTED WITH CLUB BAG
PRIOR TO LEAVING VILLAGE
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Following the Church service
• on Sunday morning, members of
"the W.M.S. and associate organ-.
izations of the ,United Church
gathered in the Sunday School
town. to present MIS. Allan
Turner with a lovely club bag.
• Mrs. Turner has always been
most activeln all departments of
-the-church, -arid---partieularly.Lin
W.M.S. activities. She and Rich-
ard left. en Tuesday for Tororitb,
.RED CROSS 'WORKROOMS
REOPEN NEXT WEEK •
The Red Cress workrooms
which have been' closed for the
summer wili reopen next Tues-
day. Work days will be as usual
each Tuesday and •Thursday af-
• ternoon icomrnencing at 'two
o'clock.
A large quota of work is on
hand and an appeal is Made to
with this Work.
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Crops Real Good
•In renewing his Sentinel sub- . '• . : , : - • •
scription, R. F. Miller. of Elstow, .
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Sask., says • that Cropi, and ,gar- try a Want Advt.—They bringn
dens are real good this.yea0 al-. rsults.' • • •
• though:the latter are now in need
of• -rain. Grain cutting started on
Monday, August 16th.
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LOCAL COUPLE'
Moves To Kincardine , • '
Peter, Carter, who has been SIXTY YEARS 'WED • *
a member of the C:N.R. section • '
crew at Ripley for the past two
years, has been transferred to
Kincardine. Mr. Carter and fam-
ily moved to the lake shore town
last week.
EXCHAltrES HAVE •• -
where they expect to reside for
'WRONG FAIR DATES •
the next "four years; -while Rich-
ard completes his schOOling. ,
The gathering on Sunday was
presided over by Mrs: S. C. Rath-
• well, President, of the W.M,S'. An
appropriate address was read by
Mrs. W. P. ,Reed and Mrs.lBar-
bare Stothers made the presenta-
tion of Old club 'bag.
Miss Eva Greer extended a
• vote of thanks to Mrs. Turner
on behalf of the EYeping Aux-
iliary and the, expression of ap-
preciation of Mrs. Turner's set-
. ,
vices in Mission Band was voiced
by Mrs. Harold
To all these Mrs. Turner made
a fitting reply. -
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ISSUE MANY
BOOKS 'HERE
• Issuing of the third ration book
took place at the Municipal Of-
fice and at G. H. Smith's office
in Lucknow last WednesdaY,
in Lucknow last Wednesday,
Thtirsday; Friday .and SpturdaY.
Few left the securing of their,
new books until the last day and,
as a result there was no Saturday
rush.
'Ail told 2709 books were is-
sued at the two, distribtition cen-
tres. Volunteer workers handled
the task throughout.
They included J. W. JOynt,
head Of the , •local ration board,
E. H. AgneW, Rev. C. H: Mac-'
Donald, T. W. Smith, W. A. Por-
teous, H. 0. Bell, Marshall Gra-
harri, „ Mrs E. H. Agnew, Miss
Helen Haninton, Miss Muriel Mc-
Kenzie at the Town :Office and
Mr. G. H. Sinith and Miss Mar-
ion, McDougall at Mr. 'Smith's
Office
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A number of weekly papers
coming to our :desk, and which'
are carrying a liat.of district fall
fairs, have the dates of the Luck -
now show in error. After the of, -
ficial *list was Printed, -a change
was made and the Lueknow Fall
•Fair is to be held on Ttiesd:ay
and Wednesday, September 28th
.and 29th. •
Exchanges would render a fav-
or by correcting. these 'dates.
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CHARGE IS MADE
The idea 'appears' io exist that
there is no charge • for a "Card
of Thanks". Such is not the case.
A card of thanks is an. 'advertise-
ment for which a charge imnade.
By no stretch of imagihation can
it be considered as a news item.
FIFTY TWO YEARS
MARRIED TODAY •
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Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McMorran,
venerable • Lucknow • residents
are
are Observing their 52nd wedding
anniversary today. Two years ago
they celebrated their golden
wedding. •
Cbild Baptized
Allan Francis, infant , son of
Mr. .and Mrs. Henry MacKenzie,
was ba,ptized by the baby's uncle,
Rev. Dr. F. Scott MacKenzie of
Montreal. Among the guests were
Rev. Dr. MacKenzie, iMrs.
Mac-
Keflzie and daughter 'Isabelle of
Montreal; Mr. avid, Mrs. R. Mar-
tyn ef .Ripley; Mr. and Mrs, Al-
bert Cook and Viola and Misses
•Edna and Eliza COok .of Owen
• On 'Thursday, August 19th,Mr..
and: Mrs., Wm. Armstrong ob-
served their 60th anniversary of •
their wedding. at the home of
• their daughter, -Mrs:. 'A. C. Bar,
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ret. 548 Elizabeth St., London.
• Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong were
horn in;Birmingham. England,
Mrs. Armstrong' in June, 1859,
and Mr. Armstrong' in August;'
1860. They were married in the •
same . city Qin 1883;* corning to ,
Canada early in their married
life .
For more than 50 years they
have resided • in Lucknow • and .
vicinity where they have been
esteemed as exemplary Citizens,
qtriet and usassuming.
•Both are bright and fairly act- *
• ive iri spiteof th,eir. advanced -
years. Two years ago they left
Lucknow and went to sfLandon,
where they make their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Bar-
rett. -
Their• farinly cohsiSts. of tWo
sons and five daughters. Mrs. J.
J. Wilson of LucknoW; Mrs. Bar-
rett, Miss -Beatrice' Armstrong',
'Mrs. Andrew P. Buck and Mrs.
IVIatthews e‘f 'Londiin; , Alfred
Arnistrong, residing oh English
street London, .and Wm. Arm-
strong of Winghaiii.
They .. have -18 grandchildren, •
four of Whom are on active ser-
vice. There are* five great-grand-
children. •
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong re- •
ceiyed coragrathlations 'from :
many friends on the occasion of
their diamond anniversary and
, were the recipients of numerous
•telegram's, cards and other gifts
in honor of this.merhorable event
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are most
appreciative of the remembrances
from old friends in Lucknow. •
Present 'for their anniversary
frons Lucknow were Mrs. J. •J.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. A. •
seri and son Jimmy, •Jack WilsOn
and Celia, 'Wilson; also, Mr., and
Mrs, Norman Wilson from Ham.:
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