Loading...
The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-09-09, Page 2*OIC TWO -77,17 is THE LUCHNOW SENTINEL, LIIEKNOW, ONTARIO THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL _ _ ... LUC'RNow, oweatio, Established 1873 I?ttblished Each Thursday Morning Subscription Rate - $2.00 A Year .In Advance To United States $2.5.0. Single Copies. 5c Member of The C. W. N. A: L. C. Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor THURSDAY, SESTE +fBER 9th 1943 E.DISTO'RIAl. WE'RE INCLINED TO FORGET TIAs Aid -to Russia''sent by Britain" and United States to .the end of 1942, totalled 5,600 _planet, 6,174 tanks, 'arid 85,000 motor vehicles --enough to' equip 32 .armored ,divisions in, tanks and " 400 squadrons in aircraft... In . addition there have been shipments totalling thousands of tons ,.of aviation gaso- -line, fuel oil and'" Tubber, as well as millions of rounds of small arms :ammunition and a vast , range of other supplieh. To help get this aid to a valiant . ally, British workers toiled day and night to build 1,000. railway cars which were dispatched to Iran to carry these . mat- erials . to. the Soviet' This task, representing -a- twelve months' peace -time, output,, was ac- complished in two mont*. But much of this war rfnaterial reached Russia,' by, the hazardously northern sea route that required a. naval escort of seventy and more warships. In;, getting the tools to Ruslia, Britain lost, two -cruisers, . three destroyers and , . three minesweepers. At ' elle height of the peril , of this route one convoy was attacked by 350 enemy bomber . • Britain has been delivering the goods, in more ways than one—and too often some of , these legs spectacular, and little publieized achievements are overlooked and. underestim- ated: LOSING THEIR HEADS' Frank Sinatra has come, to the fore as the crooning ,idol of the jitterbugs down, south. One might expect -anything of these jitterbugs and their .'male likeness . the zoot-suiters, but its hardly conceivable' that the mere. appear- ance, of this' vocalistwould send 5000 girls completely off the beam. - But here's what an AP dispatch from Pase ,adena, California, had to say recently: "A screaming, clawing, .hair -pulling crowd of teen-age girls fought all over the station ,platform today to get a close view Of Frank Sinatra, idol of the nation's . jitterbugs. Mr. Sinatra came to California to make .a motion picture- and--tazsi-ng- inHall-ywopd: Bowls-here- °;tofore reserved only, for artists of the opera, ' and . symphony performers. 'Police estimated there were from 5,000 to 6,000in the crowd, most; of them girls. Mr. Sinatra was kept on the train for a full twenty minutes by the yelling throng of youn.gs s. "Several girls fainted. A newspaper re- porter, caught in the milling throng, was bitten on the' arm ` by one girl in her frantic efforts', ▪ ' to "get near her idol. Finally Mr. Sinatra, es- corted. by police, was taken to a near -by gar- age to talk -to reporters, and the 'girls beat and kicked at the barred door". . Parental applications of the good _ old hair brush on proper regions of anatomy, might have 'a sobering affect on these teen-age goofies., ' * * .* THE,. BLOOD DONOR • This is my blood. And through the alchemy Of science, one far day its vital strearjki Wi11 span the aqueous miles triumphantly 'To consummate a visionary's dream; Perhaps a battlefield along the Nile • Will witness the transaction here begun, When the mysterious fluid iri this phial Will claim from death a woman's wounded son. 1 know him not, within whose eager veins. My sentient blood will' leap with- life anew -- To find sweet peace iri quiet English lanes, .Or scale the lofty Andes in Peru!. , .And it could even be, the blood I give Will Mean that you, beloved, still shall live,: * * Poi ley children are '.going to take to the water.,l ke ducks, the 'Rotary Club ofl •that town «ha& de ermined. A swimming instructor was engaged this year for only two" weeks, with amazing results and a more lengthy period of instruction is planned for next year. livery child should be able to swim and the Rotary Club is to be congratulated. on sponsoring this ewinini schools, SAPPHIRES FOR SEPTEMBER Sapphire, the stone of September, is a full brother of the ruby. They are both varieties of corundum which is a mineral occurring in almost ,every colour of the rainbow. When transparent and red is it called ruby. When transparent and any other colour it is sapphire. At presentonly the blue sapphire is considered to be precious. This. is merely, a matter of fashion, for all the other colours, are.. equally as beautiful. They . are often called "fancy sap, phires" or; a great . variety of confusing trade names. The blue sapphire was once supposedto be the gem of royalty.' It was usually associated with divine favour and often considered sacred. Fraud" and envy were 'banished `'by . itspres- ence, •It was believed to exert:'antonic influence, �,. and to be a' cure for certain infections of the »eye. fi •There are sapphires of many different colours in the Royal Ontario Museum. Among them are two. star sapphires in which you can see the strange" phenomenon, asterism—a point --of light being broken up into six long rays. Sapphire is especially needed . now during the war. It is used industrially ininstruments and machinery where hard bearing surfaces are necessary. .Although manufactured syn- thetically, the,;quantity is not sufficient. Corun- dum suitable for abrasives is common in :Can - l ada, but so \far none of gem quality hae been found. * 'TIMELY WARNING A'. suggestion made by the Ottawa Better Business ,Bureau that Victory' Bond holders should.. be on theirguard against irresponsible promoters deserves. a wide hearing.' War Bonds are rapidly becoming the aver- age family's most injportant savings reservoir, the Bureau observes, Thus, such' investments and securities are always prime lures for rack- eteers, with their schemes' for persuading people tb cash in their bads and turn the money over"' to there on "irresponsible promises of getting .. rich quick. One thing is certain, the Bureau advises-- these propositions will sound good. They have tb seem plausible to. get our moneyeSome may appear to \bean opportunity for one to make a good' profit. But, unfortunately,' in too many deals, -the. promoter is the only .one to profit. Says. the Bureau:. "If you are urged to cash in your bonds for "investment" in an unknown proposition, Watch Out! Carefully' investigate the offer for these good reasons: "1 -It may be a racket. "2 -It is real patriotism `to keep • the War Bonds you buy. "3—These bonds are one ;.of the best in- vestments you can make"., * * . •*-- The ' bowling green park has been ,badly neglected this season, where lack of grooming has currently turned this . would be ' beauty spot into an eye -sore. ... *' * •s i Some idea of the magnitude of the task confronting the. postal service,. can be gained from the fact that more than 35,000,000 pieces of mail were despatched to members of the Armed Forces overseas in 1942. * *, . * • a, ri • The old axiom ,that "good 'things are done up in small parcels", seems to be recognized in the Canadian Army, where recruits `don't have • to be physical giants . to don a uniform. Minimum r,equirenients.• are: height, 5 feet; weight, 120 pounds; chest measurement at ex- , halation, 32 inches: , • * * * * Under the, nev r regulations regarding the. rationing of jams, etc:, the fluid and net weights, may be somewhat confusing at first. But it isn't so , difficult" after all. For •example—Six fluid ounces equal 8 ounces net. weight, 9 equal I2 or 12 equal one • pound. To determine the net weight just take ;the fluid weight and add one-third:.. * * * * , Monday, -Blue Monday, has been bluer than usually`: this summer, for almost without ex- ceptien during the past two months, wash day was' either postponed or prolonged by , old Jupiter Pluvius,e who with regularity, let loose the rain, clouds on that day. If Old, Jup. keeps it up he will . be permanently in the black book' of the fair sex , * * * .»* Prime Minister Churchill has been a mem ber of Parliament for 40.years and a member of the British Cabinet 20 years of his life. He has .made more' than 3,000 speeches, each a finished masterpiece, and has 'written several great hooks which insure for him a place,' among the greatest writers of the. English 'lang- �r THURSDAY, 'SEPT. 9th, 1942 Local and General Philip Stewart and Allan spent the first of the week in Stratford and °Woodstock. ` Miss Myrtle Webster returned to Ottawa to resume her teach- ing duties. Mrs. A. Y. Johnston of Victoria, B. C., is visiting with her sister, Mrs: ' Wm. lVfacIenzie, Mrs. Hamilton Clutton and two children visited with friends ,here the first of the week, A Few Specials in, Congoleum Rugs. THE MARKET STORE. The Store with the Stock. Donald, Johnston of Toronto spent two weeks with his ,.par- ents,, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. John- ston. • . Mr. John McQuillin is visiting in Windsor this week the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Irvin Mc- Cabe and Mr. • McCabe. Mrs. W: B. Davidson and Kar- en and Mrs. 'Jean Haigh of Ham- ilton visited: • with Mr and Mrs. Russ Robertson. Miss Islay Campbell of the Bruce County Hospital . staff at Walkerton was a recent visitor witho her parents, ,Mr. and Mrs. Jack'Campbell. Lloyd. "Stewart of . Stratford spent the weelf-end with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stew- art and on Sunday evening sang a solo in Wingham Presbyterian Church. Mr: and Mrs. Clifford Menary and Mrs. Jake Hunter spent a few . days last, week in London While there Mrs: Menary .under- went_ ».a tonsil and adenoid opera- tion in St. Joseph's • Hospital: Mr. ° and :Mrs, James Bowden,;', son Jimmy, and Mrs. Alex Leitch of Detroit, • and Mr. and Mrs. Horace McGuire and daughter, Shirley Ann, of. London,were week -end visitors with friends in the community.. Mrs. John Shier of Bervie is visiting with Mrs. Mary Jane Webster. Misses Mildred Ritchie ,and Hazel Culbert visited last week" in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs:17V. S. Reid, Bobby. rand Karen visited last week in Toronto . Miss Tena Smith, an esteemed octogenarian resident. of the vill- age,' is rnot,,enjoying good ,health. Mr. and °Mrs. Cliff Aitchison of Hespeler''were week -end visi- tors here. Miss Jessie Henderson of Tor- onto returned to the. city Mon- day- after holidaying at her home °heree Mr. C. .A. Higgins and son Jack of Detroit visited with- the for mer's mother at the' home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Treleaven. Miss Sadie, Jewitt and Mr. Ern- est' Hastings of London spent the` week -end with Mr. an'd Mrs. Percy Webster. Chester Twamley and Mrs. Wesley -Twantley of Woodstock are holidaying with : relatives here:. . • The re -opening meeting of the Women's Institute will be held: in the Town Hall on Friday, Sep- tember 10th at ...2:30. . J. 'L. McMillan's truck was ef- fectively, decorated by. Kelley Ritchie, who did a bit' of free- hand artistry to paint a couple . of cow's heads on • the vehicle. •' Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Maulden;. of Glen 'Orchard, Muskoka, are visiting with her parents, Mr: and Mrs. J. R. Lane and with her sister,; Mrs. A. M. Phillips and Mr. Philips .at Hespeler. Miss Belle Robertson returned last week from Pen Lake in the 'Muskoka district, and has open- ed her millinery business In the new stand adjoining The Sepoy Store. • Letters -to- tieEditoi_ The Lucknow Sentinel, Dear Sir: You. will find enclosed 'a $4.00 postal note to pay my Subscrip- tion; this should haven been done long ago. You have very much improved your paper, as it is now totally local, For :that I wish to congra . late "you. not that Ontario has had an election. Once more the peo- ple are offered several' political baits, and after the election they will be left where they 'Were— the goats. We have no greater curse in our country than politi- cal parties and to my opinion, they should be. done away with, new and, old; and in their place institute political democracy, something we now -have not `got. Under the party system the ,only democracy we can have, is by our vote, to choose which party we want as our dictator. They formulate the policies and the people have nothing to say about them: Under political democracy tlaepeople within an association would formulate the policies and the elected representatives would put it into action; then and .then only. would the will of; the people prevail. They could demand the results they want. That would be democracy: I would. like to see all ' the weekly papers demand and ffght for .political democracy and 'the Luckhow Sentinel .take the lead in Ontario. Yours truly, Gordon V. 'Towle, 2456-E, 37 Ave., POISONED HORSE MEAT wip- ed -out-the-mink _farm -of -A: -J.----_ Metzger of Hanover. 500 of the animalsdied a 'short time after the feeding. The -loss is estimated Canada's vegetable; oil indus- try is one of those revolutionized, in -a sense, by the necessities of this global wai-. This industry is, • of course, agricultural. Take flax seed, of which 53 per centof that used was imported in 1939. In 1942, however, all of the 3,388,105 bushels .used were of domestic origin: Our" acreage objective for 1943 is 2,492,090, or an • astounding.' increase•over the previous year of 67 per cent. . Harking back to the Order -in= Council which made it an offence to waste coal or heat, owing to the serious fuel situation facing Canada, it is, interesting to know that our normal peacetime, coal needs are about 30 million tons. This year, geared to such »a high war tempo,' provision must be made for about 47 million tons. Send Paper Overseas • . The Mildmay Red Cross Soc- iety recently decided to send 'The Gazette'' to each boy from that district ivho is ,overseas. • Losses Were 'Small • During the years. 1940, 1941, and 1942, Red Cross supplies and materials were carried overseas on 616 ships.- Of these, only four- teen,o approximately 2 per cent, i ,were lost. All .others reached their destination safely. Fai'r'y tales used to begin with "Once . upon .a time . ." Now many' of them beg,i_a..iuit}i..rt: m an 1tioYis , . • rn