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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-09-23, Page 1$2.00 A Year—In Advance; 50c Extra to U. S. A. 1 LUCKNOW, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPT. 23rd, 1943 „EItGHT PAGES Fall Fair Next Wednesda Promises To Be The Best In Years HIGH SCIS QOL OPENED. ON- MONDAY Higi 4 �1b1 -opened on Mon day, ith three teachers on the staff, under the principalship, of Miss F. E. McLean. The initial enrolrrrent •was . about, 80 pupils. The total may' yet increase to. about ninety which is somewhat below average. ' New members on the staff ate Mr. D. R. McLean of Newmarket; Miss Dorothy Sharp of . New Lis- keardand Miss Jean Osborne of Ripley. Mr. and Mrs. McLean and tiwo young children, Peter and Sandra, are residing in ' Mrs. Turner's home. Miss Sharp is boarding at 'Garfield` Ostrander's and Miss Osborne at the home of Misses, Ada and Hazel Webster. SPECIAL SHOWS NEXT WEEK - AT THE SEPOY There will be special shows next week at. the Sepoy Theatre. On Monday next there will be a repeat showing of this week -end feature "The Talk of the Town". On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be a.:, Fair Days special, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in "A Chump at Oxford", and then the regular week -end bill . on Friday and Saturday. ese Brother Passes Mr. WellingtonNixon received ,the sad news onday morning from his sister, Mrs: Frank. Daw- son of Port Arthur, telling him of the death of his brother' George, who was a. patient in the General Hospital, Toronto. He leaves his sorrowing Wife, one son 'Ray and a daughter, Phylis, of Port . Arthur. s• AGED GENTLEMAN PASSES I, AFTER SUFFERING STROKE You - The death occurred on Monday, at his home in West ,Wawanosh, of an -esteemed gentleman, John Clifton. He was in his 19th year and had' been critically ill for .a short time after suffering a para- lytic stroke. The funeral service is being held .privately at the home of his sister, Miss Martha Clifton, Grav- el Road, south, this (Thursday). afternoon at two o'clock. Inter- ment will be in Dungannon Cem- etery. ASHFIELD ROLL TOTALS. ALMOST $50,000 • Clerk C. E. McDonagh has. com- pleted work on Ashfield tax roll, which this year will raise a total pf $49,912.63 for all purposes.. ,• The : totaltax levY this year is somewhat higher due to . an in- crease of one-tenth of a mill in the County rate, and higher trus- tees' levies in all school .sections. BUTS VILLAGE HOME Cameron McTavish of town has purchased . the village home own- ed by Mrs. Tobias Jantzi of Mil verton, and tenanted by Mr. and Mrs J. C. 1VIcNab, _who are mov- ing to : their new home, recently ;purchased from Mrs. George T. Aiteth'ison Mr. and Mrs. McTavish and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan McTavish : will move shortly to their new home. They have been residing in Wallace `Twamley's residence in town, 'and .we under- stand Mr, Twamley and his' fam- ily plan to move' into the village and occupy: their homehere. Proud -He's A: Canadian Since •Helping Land (anucks At• `Sicily` F. W. Johnston, an Ashfield boy and , a member of the Royal • Canadian Navy; ' Volunteer Re- serve; helped. land Canadian. troops on the beaches at Sicily and he added with emphasis, "I was never more proud, to be a Canadian than I ' am now". The Canadians 'have again proved themselves as fighting men and to be from Canada is a fact to be proud of. "They went , into 'battle a§ if they were going to a party," Bill said. Bill Johnston, 'born at Lanes- ville in Ashfield, is .a son of the late Ariihie Johnston, and when he landed atthe home of his brother Fred at Belfast last week, even _Fred didn't know him at first glance. Of course that was excusable for Bill had grown the traditional sailor's , beard. You have to either let 'em grow or keep 'em shaved close in the Navy, and well, oh, maybe Bill Was just tdo busy in the Med- iterranean to keep up' with his shaving. He says he lost his razor and from what he revealed he might as easily have lost his life. Bill, is a diesel engineer and was aboard - an infantry landing barge that landed reinfnrcernent troops on the beach at Sicily ten Minutes 'after the invasion Start- ed. Their craft' was attacked, and 13i1.1 carne out, ef..the,_.mit "itpO--i?�uth- • • his feet burned :by blazing oil. He spent. two weeks in hospital in .North Africa then hobbled around in England on crutches for a couple of weeks, before be- ing granted a 14 -day furlough back to Canada. "And is it ever good ;to' be 'back", 'Bill' said, but in the next breath stressed -the' fact he's itching for action again. In England, Bill contacted Keith Johnston 'of Ashfield who is ,in the, R.C.A.F. and he got half a dozen Sentinels from him: "I never enjoyed a paperso much in my life", he said.. - - Such landing barges as. Bill was on, cross the Atlantic on their own power. They have an. invasion carrying • capacity' of a- bout 250.men,-and in the attack on Sicily embarked from a North African port. , Asked about the reactions of an invasion,' Bill says there is no thought of fear—you're. in tli,ere punching _and and never *think that your 'number's up. But when its over and you start thinking . of the 'boys who • didn't come . back, you wonder how you came thru it, he said.. Two Years in the , Navy has made Bill a real tar. He's away, West on. a flying visit, .but ek,- , pects to :call back here to say so long, before reporting for duty, andmore excitement which he es- SENTINEL MAILING • LIST .'CORRECTED- 'It. ORRECTEl3='If• you have paid your en- tinel subscription at any .time during ' the past , . several week& check the date on the label of your paper now, and see if proper credit has been given. The Sentinel ' mailing list was corrected oh . Saturday, and payments up to that time should read accordingly: In case of erroradvise this of- fice at once. And if you have neglected as yet `to renew your sub- scription do itnow, if: its - past " due, please. • SALVATION ARMY CANVASS STARTS At a meeting in the Village last ,Friday ;evening plans were made to conduct the local Salvation Army Horne Front Appeal, cam- paign,_ The canvas will commence on Friday (to -morrow) and ,.the local• committee expects the work to •be completed by the end of next week. Canvassers have been named to contactindustrial establish- ments, local organizations -and, the business section,- while others have been ' named- to make a house-to-house eanyass, °:where` contact is 'not otherwise made. A special committee has been appointed to organize a rural canvass by school sections.' For - canvassing purposes the Village has . been divided into four sections, with canvassers as follows:. South West, Jas, Picker- ing and, W. W. Hill; South East, Cameron MacDonald, K C. Mur,. die; North East, S. C. Rathwell and John D. Ross; North West,. Joseph 11lallough and Alex' Mc Diarmid; Business Section': South Side, A. E. •McKim, G. H. Smith; North Side, Wm. Murdie, L. C. Thompson; Industrial and Organization contact rnen- Sil- verwoods; G. H. Smith, A., E. Mc- Kim;. Sawmill,James Pickering; Maple Leaf. Aircraft, Wm. Mur - die; Flaxmill, A. E. McKim, G. H. Smith;- Flour Mill, H. Agnew; School, T. W. Smith; - Clansmen, H. Agnew; Old Light Lodge, _. T. W. Salkeld; : Royal Arch Masons, Cameron MacDonald; Rebekahs, Mrs. C. Cook; Women's Iristitute,• Mrs. G. Ostrander; Orange Lodge, Bert Ward; Canadian Legion, Clyde .Reid. • Messrs. S. E. Robertson . and R. H. McQuillin were named to arrange for a rural canvass in surrounding school - sections. Last year more than $500. was donated to the Red Shield Home Front Fund in this community.' The district objective is a mini - Mum of $2;500. The district in- cludes the- area centred by Wing- ham, • Whitechurch,, Teeswater, Belmore, , Lucknow, Wroxeter, Bluevale and. Ripley. Most every. one is 'familiar with the work of the Salvation Array. To carry on their work of mercy in -Canada clone to a million • dol= lars is an urgent 'need, -and to raise, this amount the Red Shield Home Front Appeal _ has been lau'nched . across Canada. Try a Want Advt.—They bring FALL . AIR WORK BEE ET FOR MONDAY - o make final preparations- ns- for the Fa11, k alr,. a work, bee will be -held. 'on Monday . to, put . the hall and grounds in order: 4` " This is an afternoon bee, and all_ directors and associate ,dir- ectors dir-ectors are requested . to be on handd early to assist with•the.. job.. Tested Hydrants Thursday ;Members of the Fire Company, made a round of the town or, Thursday evening, flushing and testingthe fire hydrants: There are 21 of them on -the north side of Campbell St. If you have the time and the inclination try . to locate them in 'your Mind's eye. By the way; a coat of bright red paint wouldn't do them any `harm and would-make'them the more conspicuous. SOLD' TOWLE - HOME Mr. Leroy Towle of Winnipeg, son of the late Albert Towle, was in ` town the .first of the::,. -.week, ,disposing of his- late father's homed -in Lucknow. The residence was bought by. Wm. McNall, who . came from the; West some time ago: He is employed at the Maple Leaf Aircraft plant and has been making his home at Mrs. 'W. J. McNall's. DEPEND ON SCRAP FOR ;.SMOKES FUND The Clansmen will hold a . sal- vage collection in the village this Friday evening, commencing at w6v451\ sharp. Have your- salvage securely bundled and set out at. the curb prior' to , that hour. The Clansmen depend on the sale, -_of _ this ._•§salvaga,;_._to_finance- the sending of smokes overseas. Expenditures to date thisyear, have exceeded salvage revenue; and ,a big collection` is hoped for on Friday evening. Rubber tires and tubes, scrap metal, paper, magazines, rags and bottles are all valuable, 'Dig them • out now, for this will be .the last collection for the season. - Sent $80.00 , Shipment, This. week. The Clansmen plat- ed an $80.00 order for smokes to the boys overseas. This includes not only boys from the village, but boys from . the community served by Lucknow and Holyrood rural • routes. This list, we know, is far from complete, but that is solely because of lack of co-oper- ation in providing local organiza- tions with names and addresses upon arrival. overseas. To. continue sending these per-- iodic shipments ' of cigarettes, sal- vage is required in large quant- ities, not only from village resi- dents, but from rural residents as well. A ,from collection is not feasible and so the co-operation of ' rural folk is necessary in de- livering salvage material's to the depot at Johnston's Feed Barn.- - Salvage not only plays a vital part in Canada's war effort, it helps keep the boys from home supplied with Canadian cigar- ettes. ' • TRAIN NOitT NOW • TEN MINUTES EARLIER Effective next Monday, - the &at -ternoon train; going north to Kin- cardine, is due at 2.25. „This is ten minutes earlier than the -pre- sent✓seh c • 4� Weather permitting, the 78th annual Lucknow Fall Fair, to be held next Wednesday, September 9th, promises °to be the best ' in years._ .. More interest than usual has been "shown ' by eirhibitors, and particularly soin the School Fair departmentsr; The directors have devoted a good deal. of .attention to arranging a program - of enter- tainment' for oldand young, that should prevent.. one dull moment during the afternoon. A. feature attraction is 'the 30 - piece Walkerton High School Bugle Band which will lead the school children's . parade to the grounds,.sharp at 1.30: Itis hoped ,that John Hanna, M.P P:, will be able to attend and officially open the Fair: There will be ' keen, competit- io s among rural schools in the school . chorus and yell, 'and it is expected that several contestants will compete in the .public speak- During the 'afternoon the Tuck Sisters will provide several sing ing,' dancing and -acrobatic acts. The square dance contest also promises to be an interesting fea- ture. Three prizes of $10.00,. $7:50 . and $5,00 are offered for the best sets. There will be a program • of sports events .with . cash prizes offered. .Public_ school: children riare offered a program of foot races andfor older students there will be bicycle races, - relay races and dashes open to all. Weather permitting the after- noon's program will be presented in front .of the grandstand in the park and a public address system will beon the grounds to inform the crowd of the various events_ '"'A program schedule is being drawn up, and appears elsewhere rn this 'issue. tis, planned to _start. __ __ the Fair promptly at 1.30 .and adhere . as closely to . this sched- ule''as possible. In the evening the Bayfield Valley : Five will present a con- cert in the Town Hall and well play for, the dance after. • - • WON TWO ' OF SIX AWARDS IN BRUCE Students of Lucknow High - ,School have won two of six Pro- . vince of Ontario scholarships awarded in the County of Bruce., The two students are . John H. Mowbray and Isabel D. MacDon- ald: y -"0141 This is the first year -these scholarships have been awarded, and number .333 throughout the province with a totalvalue of $60,000. The -scholarships are a- warded to • students of - good health and character, who have attained a high standing in school ,and who, might 'otherwise not decide to continue their formal - educatthn. John won a 'University scholar- ship which has .a value .of $400. It has been °John's ambition to study medicine, but the war may t, prevent this at present. Miss MacDonald, an Ashfield Township • young lady, wasp a warded -the Grade XIII scholar- ship which has a value of $100. Isabelhas resumed her studies at Lucknow High School. Both young people are to be congratulated on their - achieve- ment, which was a credit not " alone' to . themselves, but to the casing, staff oi' the 1001...Salo .- i,.