The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-09-09, Page 74.44
TIIIIKSHAY, SEPT. 9th, 1942
TICS LITCKNOF SENTi tL, , • 14.10KNOW, ONTARIO
PAGE SEVEN
M. C. Orr of. the R.C.A. . has
been posted to-•Newfoudland
since his recent furlough,
Fus.. Dave Jewitt of Niaraga
on -the -Lake pent theweek-end
at lme°
Cpl. Harvey Naylor of the Pay
masters Corps of the
was recently posted to Goose Bay
in Labrador, 1
LAC. Allan' Treleaven of Mt.
Joli Bombing and Gunnery
School +ias been indisposed with
the mumps.
In the next bunk to LAC. Her.-
Old
ar=old Greer, somewhere overseas,
is Bobby' Bauer of hockey fame.
Milt Schmid another member of
'the famous Kraut line is physical
instructor of the squadren.
lJim Henderson of the R.C.A:F.
flat Sea Island, B.C., is •spending
his furlough withhis parents,
Mr. -and Mrs.. John W. Hender-
son. Jim has been stationed at
the West Coast for the past nine
months.
Lloyd Burgess, Jr., of the Can
adian Navy,., visited ' for ' a .few
dayslast week with his. grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bur-
gess., ,Lloyd joined `the Navy a
couple of months ago and' is sta-
tioned at Montreal.
,Seriously,' Wounded
Acting Sgt. James E. Carmich-
ael, a:.member of the Royal_ Can
•adian. Corps .of. Signallers, was
seriously wounded in Sicily ac-
eordirx to word received by his
parents, . Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Car-
michael of Edmonton. His '.moth-
er was formerly Mae Lyons. Full
details of . his .injuries are not
known, but ,one arm was badly
mangled,
Reported_.-Qn_ .Friday ._ _
'Jack Cook, who has jeined the
R.C.A.F.,received instructions to
report at'London last Friday, and
was posted to Manning Depot at
Toronto.. Jack had previously
been instructed to report later
this month.
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SID , WHITBY BACK IN
UNIFORM AGAIN
Enlisting at the outbreak of
war, on Labor Day four years
ago, Sidney Whitby, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Whitby of Luck -
now, is • back in . uniform again.
Sid, George and Ted Whitby,
Kenneth Cameron and Elliott
Webster were the first five Luck-
now ° boys to join • up, enlisting
in the,: 97th Battery', . R.C.A. at
Walkerton. Sixmonths later Sid
received his honorable discharge,
due to an ear •defect, according
td medical examiners.
Since then Bid's been a . bit
restless. He was employed at Port
Albert for some time, and after
quitting that job tried unsuccess-
fully to join the Merchant Mar-
, ine. Under the new call=up of
medically rejected men, Sid re-
ported at London on August 27th
and received an A2 category. S
he's back in uniform again, thin
:time attached to an infantry i eg
iment -and`l temporarily stationed
° at London. Sid spenta forty -
.eight hour weekend leave here.
His .brothers; George and Bus-
- • ter have 'been overseas for some
time: Ted, who enlisted the some
time as Sid, was rejected for
overseas service at the time the
Battery embarked, and some time
rw,�,1olaplaorably lis -
charged.
..•
Howard Johnston • of the Can-
adian Navy returned to Halifax
last week after spending 'rds 'fu'r-
lough with his,,,parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. M. Johnston,
Arrived Overseas
The arrival overseas of a large
contingent of .Canadian land, sea
and air forces 'was announced on
Friday. Among them was Capt.
T. H. (Tim) 'Leishman. Mrs.
eishman was 'formerly' Mary
Douglas, and. with her young son
,is now residing in the village:
Appreciated School Letters
Harold, Humphrey, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Wm. Htimphrey ofWest
Wawanosh=received a letter, or
volumeof letters, : recently from
the teacher and pupils of Belfast
school. Miss Hilda Twaniley and
each of the pupils wrote letters
to each boy . overseas who had
attended Belfast school. Needless,
to . say these letters were . most
welcome and interesting. Heroic'
has been overseas .now.•' for up
wards of two years:
Had . Leg Amputated
Mrs. Billie McClure of God-
erich has., received word that her
husband; Sgt. Wm. McClure 'has
had his leg amputated below the
knee. . Ike had his foot and leg'
badly .injured c' in . a , motorcycle'
accident, ski weeks ago, but at
first it was not believed that
amputation would be necessary.
Sgt.' McClure is . the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. McClure of Dun -
Bruce Member Overseas
Lieut. W. R. Tomlinson, • K.C.,
M.P., arrived .overseas recently'
-according: to word received by
Mrs. Tornlinton at .Port • Elgin.
Lieut. Tomlinson who represents
Bruce' Countyin the Dominion
House, has been in uniform for
a long period: He.,was stationed'
in Newfoundland for some' time
and returned to Canada to take
special courses before proceeding
overseas.
He intends to seek re-election
in Bruce' at the next Dominion,
election.
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To Take Course In Quebec
•Bob Thompson of the Canadian
Navy arrived home on Monday
for "a few days' visit, prior to go=
ing to St. Hyacinth, Quebec, for
a ten weeks' t petty officers',
course in wireless telegraphy.
As 'a coincidence, it was exactly
three years on ,Monday since Bab
first. reported for duty:
for . the past two years he has
been' the leading telegraphist on.
the corvette Sudbury, and. during
Athat time `has travelled:.upwards
to 100,0g0 miles at . sea,' much of•
which has been . done at .the con-
voy -crawl rate. of from 8 ,to 10
knots, an hour.
The submarine menace is. not
now nearly so great on this side
of the Atlantic, where • stragglers
are . the e. subs main' objective at
present. yA. few •weeks •ago one,
ship in theirconvoy was picked
off as it . trailed about twenty
miles. The Bang r of collision is
always present, especially when
travelling in convoy, and fog
and blackouts at night don'thelp
matters any. •
Enrou'te .Home
Bev. R. W. 'Craw; who visited,
here_last week, stated that. he
was unaware of the whereabouts
of Dr: 'Wm. Mitchell, his wife.
Dr.' Helen Craw Mitchell and
their three children. The Mitchell
family is enroute home from
China, having flown from- there
to India on the first lap of their
trip. The remainder of the route
to be .taken; as well as when they
may arrive, '., was unknown to
Rev, Craw.
• A Highland farmer . has .agreed
to deliver twenty . hens . to the
local market. Only, nineteen, ,how_
ever, were sent, and it was alp
most evening before the twent-
ieth bird; was brought in by the
farmer.
i"Man", said 'the butcher,
"you're late with this one!"
"Aye", agreed the other, "but,
ye see, 'she didna 'lay until this
afternoon".
f T RANliLER"
Jokingly the boys ' from On
tario down in the Maritimes refer
occasionally to the day they will
be going on their furlough back
to. Canada. It is an event looked i
forward • to with great expects
tion. Atlast it came my turn
to take that long train ride which
was, to bring me back to the
scenes of many ,pleasant" days.
Ontario, is a province second to
none •for spending „a holiday in.
I had the rare pleasure of seeing
the deluxe way of spending a
holiday at • Ontario's premier
summer , hoteh , We starte ., from
aHtintsvihe which, in peat days,
ws famous for its summer and
inter . sports. A sizeable little.
boat. wasawaiting the. crowd of
holiday-makers. The crowd was
quite varied in stature, flesh and -
occupations, so naturally afford-
ed plenty of interest • for those
who take an interest in the
humanness of their fellows.
After negotiating ' . the open
spaces of the lake and through'
the canal we finally arrive at
North Portage which is to ° be our
first -port of disembarkation.
From, herewe take a ride on
what is reputed to be the short-
est railroad on the continent. This.
fact I cannot verify. It does how-
ever go a total distance .of one
mile. Without a doubt it is most
uniceae, in its design; Since there
are some steep grades to be ne-
gotiated they , use twb engines
which puff and snort like valiant
steeds. These engines are similar
,in design to some, used around
lumber yards. This is followed by
a box car: for freight, baggage,
etc.. Last but, not least is ` the
coach which must have . been
quite a conveyance " in its day.
Rumour ,has it that it : at one
time ` served as a street car in
Toronto in the days when street
cars were .'horse 'drawn.The seats
were open at the . ends which
afforded rapid . loading andun-,
loading, .a precaution hardly ne-
cessary under the circumstances:
However itgave one something
to reflect. on in comparison with.
the congested travelling encount-
ered in most cities at the present
time which endeavour to handle
111011 SCHOOL EDUCATION'
NO LONGER REQUIRED
to;o,n t,a
YOU don't need a high school
, ,education to win your wings
now. TkFILC.A.F. is prepared to
provide you with the education
necessary to make you eligible fir,
aircrew. -This is your chance to team -
sir.
A
up with the hard-hittingcomrades
of the skies in the big drive for
Victory. Yes! .:.\you can be in a
fighting man's uniform at once
Make your decision right no'v
Enlist, for aircrew, today !
Planes and Schools are Ready to
Train You Quickly`
No more delay getting into aircrew. Basic training begins at once.
Skilled instructors are waiting. Fast planes are ready..
If ydu are physically et, mentally alert, over 17 and not yet 33, you
are eligible.
Y 0
Joni the Fighting' Comrades of. the Skies
Recruiting Centres are 'located ill the 'principal cities of Canada: Moine recruiting .units `visit
•
ama#1er centres regularly. •
AC -9V
large crowds from the end en=
trance. All having secured a seat
the train trip was underway. The
personnel of the train crew was,
made up of two engineers, a
brakeman, .conductor' andthe
purser from the boat: The con-
ductor didn't function as such in
the ,usual' mannerr as the. purser
collected the fare. Finally'; after
all the huffing .and ; puffing,.
squeaking and 'squealing, the end
of the ',steel hove in sight and
our trusted brakeman applied
the, brakes :which 'brought us to
a- stop on the • dock of South.
Portage.
From this point we were to
spend the balance of the day
cruising .on the : "Lake of Bays"
-a name : quite appropriate. The
scenic 'beauty is superb for ,one •
who ; loves . the combination of
lake and forest -
Tho first boat has the distin-
guished and -historical name " of
"Algonquin" , while the . 'second
also bore a name of equal his-
torical value namgly "The Iro-
quois". This latter boat fulfills
a'', very ' important function for
those who make this area their
summer camping and vacation.'.
land. It brings in snail and pro=
visions as well as providing uni-
que transportation . to' the out-
side. World which would not be.
accessabie by any 'other. means.
There are about a 'dozen ports
of 'call, two • of rather major im
•portance ' so far as holiday
makers are concerned. The fam -
ou's' "Bigvt,in Inn", being the large
er, naturallyattracts the greater- )
interest. Rather than being one
huge .structure, it is a collection
of very sizeable buildings with
individual functions to perform.
The. size of these and the per
inan,ence .of.. their !,construction
cannot'
but impress 'one. a•I am
given to Understand that •the
daily expenditures around this
place would make most farmers
think a new day 'had come if it
were to' fall into his . lap. .Brit-
tania, another port and turist
centre, has one 'large summer
hotel which is well patronized
by those a 'more limited means..
Strange how the' .'atmosphere
of a boat seems' to make the prob-0.
lem of getting acquainted so
much easier to evercome:. By, the
end of the dayyou have had a
few words with everyone on the.
boat:- The weatherman had been
in rare forth for the day so alb
returned back to camp feeling
proud of Canada. and Ontario in
particular.
"THE RAMBLER".
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Send Smokes To Prisoners
In addition to food parcels; the
Canadian Red Cross \Seciety is
now supplying two million cig
ar.ettes per month to the pool in
Geneva in order to take 'case of
the needs of Canadian prisoners
in this regard. • • • • • -
"Look here, Mrs, Murphy, why
have you ,been hitting. #fly °little
Bobby?"
"I only hit him because he was
rude and called mea fat old pig".
"But good gracious, Mrs. Mur-
phy, you ought to know better
than that. Hitting' my son won't
do you any good;. you'll have to
start dieting!"
Advertise—Or Be Forgotten
"1 have nothing to sell, so why
advertise?" asks many a man who
ordinarily seeks business through
publicity, consistently and gen-
erously applied. The answer is
obvious to those on the firing
line. It is: Keep advertising your
name, your brand of goods your
service—even if ,you haven't ons
item of goods in stock; even if
the raw materials are unavail-
able; even if there's a temporary
decline° in demand. In ,short„ keep
yourself among those present.
Keep your customers conscious
you are doing at the old stand
whatever business is to be done,