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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-10-21, Page 7A Al THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1943 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO SPEED the VICTORY Buy Victory: 'Bonds - Here Support The; Boys = There: Second Front DON'T LET THEM DOWN HURON COUNTY'S QUOTA . is $3,125,000, an increase of $85,000., We have, exceeded all quotas in Previous Loans -4- we can do 'IT age- \ INVEST ALL YOUR. SURPLUS CASH or fin- ance •yourinvestment over a period of six "months on the official Installment plan. YOU CAN BUY YOUR BOND from e. oca. Victory. Loan Salesman who will call on you, or AT. ANY BANK. When YoeBay TheFifth Vit�ory toanBonds You• Are.. .Speeding The. Victory KINLOUG.H Friends from here 'attended' the. funeral of the late Miss Margaret Campbell on Friday last at ,the home of her sister, 'Mrs. Nellie Brown, Concession 14. Sympathy . _ is extended to the bereaved. Mrs. John Button of Wiggins, Sask., is visiting 'with her bro ther, Mr. John Barr arid Mrs. Barr. Mr. G. C. Dobson, I.P.S., made his official visit to our school on Wednesday afternoon. The Red. Cross will hold a Hal- lowe'en masquerade social in the school ori Tuesday evening next, October 26th. The Iked .. Cross meeting which is always held each Tuesday afternoon will be. on Wednesday next (note change) and anyone wishing to contribute any treats, cookies or anything for the overseas bo,es will you please bring them to the school the night of the social. Mr. and Mrs. " George Hodgins and"Mrs. Jessie Hodgins of Mie- ford, Michigan were week -end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. ''James Hodgins and Mr. John Hodgins. Mrs.' M..Piersctn who has been at the Statter's' home for some ° time returned to her home at Millarton. Mr. and Mrs. W. Boyle, Edna; and May visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs..:, Howard Thompson. LAC. Mervyn Cameron and. Mrs. Cameron spent the Week -end at the latter's home here return- ing to London ' Sunday where they will take up residence. A number from here attended the confirmation service, at St. John's Church Ber-vie_onSunday last. Little Harvey Stanley, son of Mr. M.r. and Mrs. .Sam Stanley hal the misfortune to fall breaking his arm'. It will be some time before Harvey- wi-1 ° he going ST. HELENS' All the ladies; are invited to the . Red Crdss quilting in the community hall on Friday after-' noon. Mrs. J. A. Ward and Mrs. W. I. Miller attended the Sectional meeting of thh W:M:S: in --Bros ' sels on Friday, ° Mrs: Wilson was in tondon on Wednesday taking part in ' the recording ofa broadcast over- seas sponsored by the'•Canadian Legion. Pilot Officer T. F. Will- son illson was one of eighteen drawn by the Wingham branch of the Legion. Keep in mind the dance in the. Community Hall on Friday . of next week, _under W. :I. auspices. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin .McCabe. and Marvin of Windsor visited last week with Mn. John : McQhil- lin and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mc- Quillin, and on their return were accompanied by Mrs. Fred Mc- Quillin and Barry who spent ' a short visit in Windsor. A NET PROFIT of $1475.00 'was made by the Kincardine Kinsmen in a recent prize draw. This will provide 14,750 quarts of milk for children in Britain:. None of the prizes remained in Kincardine. First prize; a $300 bedroom suite Went to Paisley. without the east. Mrs. John McIntyre of Culross, Manitoba, is . here visiting her brothers, George and Wm. H ii- ,denby and their ' families. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Hodgins, Betty and Marlene motored to Camp Borden on Sunday to visit the former's brother. Mrs. Stanley Crawford and children of Goderich visited last week with her brother, Mr. Wil- lis Lapp and Mrs. Lapp: Mrs: Wm.- Lapp . and.' Douglas Ghent a few days with Mr. and Mrs; WJohn Currie near Wiiighani. ,'9 HARVESTS HUGE • CROP"OF. SPUDS. George Hackett and son Dave. are harvesting a crop of potatoes this. year that will run well over 1,000 bags. George, who has . b.e-,i come known as the --potato king pf the Cochrane District, is a brother of Mr. Harry Hackett of Ashfield. Con erning this year's ere!), "The Northland Post" carried the following story: r' TM Y rsokk 3 1 ear h) ,eotild do justice to . the hampers of .Potatoes- which were, brought into town from the new Hackett farm this week. A Pur-. chaser had the yield from, four tuber units (four potatoes plant- ed in sixteen sets) -from .33 to o 40 potatoes from each . one plant- ed; . only one ' failed to grade • for size. "An untouched hamper con- taining the potatoes just as .they had been taken from the ground showed each one: clean and smooth,, but another 'hamper in which the spuds hadbeen dusted lightly with a cloth looked as if it ' held ocean -washed „stones so round and firm was each tuber. 'Wednesday afternoon.. Zfhe Northland .Post traced the spuds back to - =thein , source. The flew : farm which is. being operated'by Mr. Dave Hackett in partnership with his father, Mr. Geo. Heat- ed, is, the west half of Lot 20; Concession 1, Clute township. A -settler has -it for - five. or -six,' years, then moved out, and for about .the same 'period oftime it has been lying. idle., This year's• :crop is the first it has had in that time, and' the soil was not prepared in any way last fall: a "About. eighty '75-1b. bags are being hand-picked per .day :by _ a crew of four. ' At present, how- ever, the potatoes are being plac- eed 'and sold in hampers; elim- inating bruising." They are being sold at $1.60 a hamper, a price which would make many a south- ern apple grower's mouth 'water. "While the editor watched some of the hills containing the tuber ,units' were opened by Mr. Hackett. Two of the units' rep- resented potatoes which had been cut in five parts. Frothone group of five sets' 51 spuds of market size .and 'three small ones were dug; from the other came 50 of market size and five small ones. Two units representing seed cut in four parts only • were Opened at the same time. One yielded. thirty market size .potatoes and the other 38 plus five smelt.ones. Making allowance for variations in size, Mr. D. J. Pomerleau, the agricultural representative, esti- mates that the field will yield about thirty-five bags for one. "These potatoes, all Chippewas, are none of them oversize. There has been no sign of blight. Tn one part of the field where the lastsettler had a garden_scab has. appeared; but the rest of the field seems entirely clean. The soil is. a light sandy loam, and it if as possible to walkthrough it im- mediately after Wednesday . ,af- ternoon's' heavy rainstorm with- out picking up any mud. .. a "There - was no forcing &- crowding on this field, such as was practised two years ago when Cochrane's potato king was try- ing for a record on the home farm, 'beut:it is estimated that the yield will tun over 650 bushels to the acre. From the two farms the Hacketts are.expecting to dig from a thousand to twelve hun- dred 75 lb. bags. Here 30 Years Ago "Mr. Hackett, senior, was born on a., farm near, Lucknow, Ont., and came North in ,' 1912. He Worked for an uncle at first when practically the whole country. was. mr: PAGE \EVEN PagefrQm a .y. rimer IQ.—What is the Fifth Victory Loan? c• -K •+7 Pc'-.i,<,..,......�_wA.x.a�''.'_, ��i.-:..s'��L ua �;a"� 5��....zt�ssiHJ�'SP 'ytii•.`". ...��'r.��c A:�It is *Other opportunity �Yfor. Canadians to • put' their ,money 'into the fight for. Victory...` Q.—How will my money help Win? A.—It will supply the vital weapons of war needed' by ° our troops overseas. Q. --How will I benefit personally? A.—You 'will be saving your money'. (with: in- terest) for the.. post-war period when you may need it -more.• Q.—Howmuch should I spend on -bonds this time? .—At least as much at ,Mast time. Every cent you can possibly spare -and. little lmore. This advertisement -contributed.. -to -.-the- iftli Victory_Loan _ C,ampaigi by Dominion Textile .Co. Ltd., Montreal. -�-\ .��e1-°1-Hca-°�-o-�-�1°��.-���o-�ti'�1�1��.��. 1�1-`-�� MAFEKINO Miss Muriel Blake ,of London, who . has been in;, th6 -;hospital since 1937 when ,afflicted with infantile paralysis, will . appreci ate being among friends in Luck - now. The trip was : made by am bulance on Saturday -Morning with no ill effects. Her parents, sisters and brothers spent Sunday with her at Nurse Mallough's, Mrs. Blake remaining. Mrs. -Root, JoMston Who—spent. last week in Blyth visiting her daughter-in-law Mrs. Eddie John- ston, returned home on Sunday. ' Mr. Thos. Blake who has . suf- fered a great deal with an infec- tion in his hand. is ,somewhat iris- pro'ied. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kilpat- rick and Douglas spent Monday in Stratford. Miss Olive Blake _ who has been quite ill the past two weeks, went to London on Monday for medi- cal observation. ' Mr. and Mrs. ,Lloyd Hunter of Wawanosh visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ander.: son., bush. Then rhe attended a busi- ness college, joined up wheli war broke out, and when discharged in 1919 : he returned North. He patented a homestead and bought another farm ' across _ the road, clearing. , about forty acres alto- gether. , a "Son Dave joined the - Coch- rane Boys' Potato Club in 1939, and working under he close sup- ervision of the agri ultural rep- resentative he and other mem- bers. of the club produced -sol of the ° finest Chippewas ever seen. Dave's yield was forty bags for one, the average yield for the club being,; about thirty-three• bags for one. The elders became interested and since then Mr. George Hackett has been one of the foremost apostles -=and grow-, ers—of certified LhippeWa seed potatoes hers". LAURIER Mr.., Sam Bradley of Toronto spent a day last week with Mr. and Mrs.' Jack Bradley: Mr, Wesley Robb has sold his farm to Mr. D. ' A. McLean, who- obtains hyobtains possession shortly. Mrs. Albert Cook spent a couple of clays with her daugh- ter, 'Mrs. Henry McKenzie and'. ].VIr. McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton, and ° daughters Isabelle, Shirley 'and Lorainne ' spent Saturday in London. They were accompanied imleyby Mrs. Roy MacKenzie of Rip- ley. . . Bride -Elect 'Showered On Thursday evening a large number ° of friends and relatives. of Miss Wanda Ferguson gathered at the home • of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ferguson, in honk-.. or of her. approaching marriage and to shower her ,with Many- lovely anylovely gifts. Wanda thanked her friends for their thoughtfulness and good wishes. Mrs:'. Bill Camp- bell was in charge'" of the pro-- gram, which included instrumen- tal by Mrs. , Wm. Johnson `antic Mrs. Jas. Nesbitt, a solo was sung by Mrs. ,Bill Ross accompanied by Mrs. Don Cardis. A duet."Bil- ly Boy" was sung by little .Joyce and Joan Campbell accompanied by their mother, Mrs. Bill Camp- bell. Then the ladies were in- vited to view her trousseau after• which Iunch , was served 'arid ae social time ,spent, e• Teacher (warning her pupils; against catching • cold)': "I had a little brother seven years old, act. . one day he took his new sled out in the snow. He caught pneumonn- • is and three days later he died'.. Silence for ten seconds. Voice from; the rear: "Where's: ' his sled?". PREMIER ILEO. DREW officially . opened_ 1ydro's__ new 6 -Million - dollar generating station at De- Cew Palls Friday noon• when he ' set in, motion a unit which will add 65,000 horsepower to the power. resources of southern `On- tario d.