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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-10-07, Page 7C 0 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1943 . • THE 'LUCKNOW sENIINgL, iaxikNo#, ONTARIO COOOOROOSOCZOOtc • Jack -Cook' is now- stationed. at St. Thomas with the Capt. J. E. • Smith of London, spent the week -end with his,• -.per:` • ents, Mr. and MK...Tames Smith: Gordon Steward of the Army. Postal ,corps Heedquarierss, Ot-, t,"twa, speWthe week -end with- . his parents, • M. ad][. Chas. Steward. '• Arrived Overseas • Mrs. Melvin Hackett of Wood- stock has received worcrthat her husband has arrived overseas. Mel is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hackett of ..Ashfield. 'Flt. -Sgt. Lloyd Henderson, son • of Mr.- and Mrs. Jack Henderson. , of Lucknow, stationed at No. 4 Repair 'Depot, Scoudouc, N. B., is ribW taking a six '';eceeks' Diesel' engine course, with the Internet-- • 41one' Harvester Co. at Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Temple Clark re- ceived- a -cable .last week fro• m their son Doug advising therm he was."well and fit". Doug was in- disposed for .a few days and had been confined to hos •y. In a recent issue of the Tbr- •onto Star there was a 'picture Of L4dizte7Col Murray Johnsori. of Oshawa, Mrs: Johnson and their son Michael. Col. Johnson is a son -of awe, and formerlY • of LucknoW. It is believed that Mirray rs in command of the Ontario Tank Regiment in Italy. Lient.-Col. Johnson is a cousin of W. B. An- - derson of town and his father is a nephew of Mr. Thos. Burns. • Smokes Acknowledged • • From India F: -Sgt. Alex W. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith, is at-, Jached to the R.A.F., somewhere in India. In acknowledging re- ceipt ofa carton of cigarettes sent by The Clansmen, Alex says! "Dear. Men: Thank you, thank you,. thank ypu, for your pea - ant greetings greetings" via 'Sweet Caps". Fortunate, indeed, is, hp_ who comes from Lticknow, where people know they are alive and • are always letting those -of us „ ver, here know 'it. Sincerely, Alex". The acknowledgement card, sent by air mail, was 'dated July 12, 1943 in India, and bore a Lucknow- post mark'of September '.14, 1943. LOSS OF ALEX MacKENZIE SAD $LOW TO SQUADRON Friends of Pte. ,Lloyd McAuley were pleased to hear that his mother; Mrs. Mary McAuley Of Ripley, received a cable stating he had arrive,d safely overseas. Arrived Overseas • Mr. W. S. 1VIcLeod ,received a •cable last Wednesday from his son, Sgt. Jack IVICLeod, announc- ing his arrival overseas. Jack had been attached to. the office staff of the driving and maintenance school at WOoditoCk. We under- stand that Sgt. Bill Jewitt of Lon- don was on- the same ship. Favors .Town -Developinent In a recent letter to The Ches., ley:- Enterprise, B. J. Deachmap 44. PAGE SEVEN concludes with, this paragraph: "There' is another thing 1 'ain anxious about—I .would like to see the towns ideVelopecl• more and the cities less. espite every- thing that may .be said about the 'advantages of the city, life in Chesley, Lucknow, Kincardine or Walkerton has its good points and I hope that the people who live in these places and an the ether to'ns' _Ontario keep that fact in mind": „ • • „ Popgun Pearl, the -steno, says that her ,bOSs is the most priap- preciative man in the world. The only 'time .ever says "Well done, is When he orders i'steak. —••••••••••••—"•• Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie has re- ceived a letteo from. the Wing' 4 Commander of the R. ' C. A. F. • Squadron'to which her son AleX wasattachet;L It was written be- fore --Alex was known to be a prisoer of war and read in part as follows: *. "During the two month i your •.son was with us he took part in • eleven attacks on enemy targets.. • These' included some of the re- cent heavy raids ,on Berlin, Ham- burg, Milan and the Rhqr Valley - towns. The Wealth of experiente .','Ma.' had acquired during, his first tour ofeations stood in very good stead and his happy- go-lucky temperament made him • a very popular lad around the Squadron. On titro occasions when the aircraft lOst an engine over the target area, your son's' navigational skill was instrumen- tal in getting the aircraft safely back to basJ can assure ycm: that the loss of such a valuable man is a sad Wow to the Squad:- ron and theP Air'. Force' as a whole", • The Wing Commander stated that Sgt. J, C. 'C. Foley, a per- ' serial friend of Alec's, was writ- ing to Mrs.' IVIacKenzie,, and we hope to palish that letter next we,e1c. Comes 500 S. J. Brennan, who has men1 1,Miles o See Mother T working on' the Alaska high,way, came all tfe way from Fort Nel- son, B. C., 900 miles north of EdMontOn, Alta., by plane and rail, to visit hisaged mother, who is in health at the home of her daughter Mrs. Frank Mc- Carthy, Kingsbridge. He spent: yesterday and teday with her, leaving on the afternoOn train for the far ' North. The • round jduruey covers about %ON Miles. Mr. Brennan says. he frequently sees Toni O'Neil, alsO of Kings- bridge, who is working on the higliWay near' hirn.—Signal;Star. ' ' • tt. .. • TO THE .,HOLDERS OF Dompooti. OF CANADA 596 BONDS • DUE ANOTPATABlik AT PAR OCTOBER' ..11,.1943 '• • " : • . AND 4% BONDS DDE OCTOBER: 15,4945', , • • • (which have been called tor payment at par OnOctober15,1943). .;Your hoIdiifesiiiues may be converted into Fifth 'Victory Loan Bonds dated November 1, 1943.- • Bonds of • these issues will be accepted at • a price of 1001/s.% in payment for Fifth Victory /Bonds. This • conversion may be, arranged during the Victory Loan with your Victory Loan salesman, with your Bank, Trust or Loan Company from ,whom details are available. DEPARTMENT OF, FINANCE FALL FAIR.TRIZE LIST , 111,1!••••••••••••••••• (Continued from Page Six) Lockhart; petunia—Mrs, SoloMen, Mrs. Wes Huston; gladioli, best spike—S. C. Rathwell, • G. H. Ssmith; gladioli, spikes -LT. J. Saikeld, S. C. Rathweil,- • Pot Plants Rex Begonia—Mrs. Chas.. Ste- ward, Mrs. Solomon; tuberous. Begonia-4am. Wes . Huston; Be-- gonia, other variety—;Mrs. Wes Huston, Mrs. T. J. Salkekl., fern Wes Huston, Mrs. Solo- mon; geranitiin, single—Mrs. Sol- • omon;,, Geranium, ''double—Mrs,. Solomon; ' best house plant—Mrs, ; • Wes Huston; Mrs.' Chas. Steyeard,.. 4:-. SCHOOL COMPETITIONS •• GraLn"' " • • • ,Wheat, quart-4imrnie Hackett; •• oats, sheaf—Billy. McPherson; oats, quart Jimmie Hackett; • barley; quart ---Jimmie' Hackett; golden bantazn—Jimmie Hackett, Freda .Hunter; sunflower-Jim- mieHackett Vegetables, Roots •• Beets Charles - McDonagh, Jimmie Hackett, Beryl Solomon; carrots—Beryl Solomon, Jimmie Hackett; Lawrence, Salkeld;• . OniOns—Jimmie Hackett, Jack . Helm, Grace Huston; potatoe-s•=-' Lawrence Salkeld, Beryl Solo- „ mon, Billy McPherson; 'cabbage McPherscin, jiime; Hac• - kett, Beryl Solomon; • pie pumpkin Hackett; mangels=-Bil- •:; •• • Ty MePherson; cueutnbers--ROss McDonagh, ,Jiriurzie• Hackett, • volume of credit are matters igh national monetary policy. . - • Canada's Chartered Banks exist to perform two main services: 1. They receive the savings and other funds of the public, who thus build up •bank balances in the form of savings and current accounts. 2. They advance money to communities, enterprises and persons to serve their •legitimate needs. Along with these main functions the banks, through more than 3,000 branches and sub -agencies, render 'Pa large number of other ivp9mt.31setvicesselated to locaT and national needs —services • which have greatly increased -as a result of the war. existence in the country at any given time, and the volume of credit, are matters of high national monetary policy. The, -- nation's gym _central_hattk, _the_ Bank of Canada,,cletermines thein. The Bank of Canada makes„ex- • tensive use of, the Chartered . 'Banks' facilities in giving effect • But the, quantity of money, in to these policies. • The Chartered Banks' responsibility, clearly established and regulated by the Bank Act, is in the realm of commercial banking -that is, fo receive deposits and to serve the- needs of trade caul industry, • Flowers , • • - - .• • :Asters—BerYI Soloznon, Grace Huston, Freda .Hunter; Petunia— Grace Huston, Jima -lie Hackett, • Freda Huraer;-Zirinia=Beryl Sol- .• •onion; Phlox -7- Beryl Solomon, , Grace Huston; Cosmos.Beryl --Solomo.nr-Jimmie-Haekettr'Grace-- - ----• Huston; Dahlia -L. -Beryl Soloinon, .• Grace Huston.; collection /annuals . . '—Betyl Soloinon, Lawrence Sal- keld; •collection -perennials-,-taw- „ • rence Salkeld, . Grace Huston;• , Beryl Solomon; :Scabiesi—taw.- . rence Salkeld; Nasturtium -Law- rence Salkeld,• •Eunice Helm, Grace Huston; French marigold .—Eunice Helin, Lawrence Salk- eld, .Freda Hunter., SnapdragOn —Beryl Solomon, Grace. Huston; Gladioli --,: Lawrence -Salkel4; , Grace uston; B• ouquet—Law- • ' ;i' I retied S lkeld, Jean Ritchie, an - n. -lie Hackett; ett; ,Affice,n Marigold—, Lawrence Salkeld,, Beryl . Sole - Fruit • ,1-- - - Spv—Lawrenee- Salkeldr, Carol. - Gardner, Billy McPherson; Rus- sets—Lawrence Salkeld; Talnian Sweets—Lawrence Salkeld, Cara. 01 Gardner; Fall epplei---4;a*- rode Salkeld; Jimmie Hackett; . Winter apples—Lawrence Salk- eld, Jimmie Hackett; Tomatoes -- Jimmie Hackett, Lawrence Salk- eld; Snow—Carof Gardner, Law-, rence Salkeld; McIntothl-Law- rence • Salkeld; King — Carol Gardner, Lawrence Salkeld; • Wealthy-immie Hackett,Law- rence.'Slkeld;• Pears — Jimmie Hackett. . ,• ' ' • ' • Poultry .& Pet. Stock Pen Mility.Fowl imrnie Hac- kett; White Pekin ucks—Jim- nue Hackett; Ducks, other breed Jimmie Hackett; Bantams—Mur-• _ ray Henderson, Floyd Milne,' 2nd and rd; Pigeons, -Murray Gaunt, Livestock • ' Calf—Bobby; Lyons, Murray Gaunt. •. - . : WEDDING BELLS • JACKSON—BORILEY . • Kinlough Pentecostal Church le was -the -setting-----for--an- autumn- " wedding of interest as Ruth Bor- • ley became the bride of Alfred , GeOrge Jackehn. The bride. who, was given in marriage. by Capt. William Bennet, Salvation Army. • Winghain, wore -a street -length' , • gown of navy sheer with match- ing • accessaries and corsage . of red roses: She was attended b. Mrs. Harold Thompson:, Kincar- dine. William Jackson was his brother's groomsman. . Wedding music was provided BY 'Miss Helen McLeod, Kincardine..Rev, j, Hazlett Officiated. • • After a wedding trip to Nia- gara Falls and other paints, Mr, and Mrs. Jackson will reside in Kineardine. • • 4. a • •b