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5200. A Year—In Advance, 50c Extra, to U.S.A.
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO. THUR54) NOVEMBER 4th, -4.94?
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OVERDIDIT ON 10ENOTAPH ON., SUNDAY
• . MEMORIAL SERVICE , AT, LONG ,WAY To. GO
HALLOWN
AS LOAN TEND NE,AR1
• , The Legion annual Remern-
HalloWe'en, 'which fell. this year.
011 Sunday, 'brought overdose •
••of .pranks as • the • occasion, was,
tsels,Fe• 2-4•6102ra••:•.,
. .• • .-tSaturcley; Sunday, 'and Monday
•: •••• nights. • • • .• •
••. The. thing was ciVerdone,• and
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.• , while. the majority of the noctut-.
7 • nal 'devilment was of a comper-.
.harmleso . nature, there
was some wilful,. destruction, that
. the ..perpetrators shouldn't ;get
• away with. - • •
. • When it comes to soaping win,
• dows, ene • looks for .• that,but
three nights of 'it is a, bit more
••tirari• you'd' expect and ,some . of
. the obscene scribblings weren't
, any credit to the soap -bar art-
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* Then . there was ..the village
• billy-gdat that -was introduced to
• 'many •a stranger 'ancl at many a
"home ,The bi1Iy-goat didn't 'seem
• to mind and the boys hada • :big
time gettinghim acquainted in -
,;•••r0,,,
brance clay parade will take
plage, next Sunday,:. November 7th
•to St. Peter's Anglican Church.
rn• m edi et e ly folloWing the
peeed the deriotaph where a
I.Vr•ebthNkfill be placed in Memory
of, those who paid, the supreme
sacrifice.
AU veterans, also members of
Abe active forces _of the Army,
Navy and R.C.A.F..on leave, 'are.
cordially invited to join in these
services.
All are requested', to he at the
Legion tooms•by 10.45 a.m. Usual
• parade dress, beret,' .medals, atria
bands.
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•CELEBRATED HIS gist
BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK
Mr. Hugh. McIntosh celebrated
his .81st birthday last week on
the old farm now occupied by • his
•'son Jack at Paramount.
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Iritosh is still a match -for much
younger Men at either the.ckers
or a 'game of cards. He holds the
optimistic ,Nview, that the world
is shaping fer Much better •times
ahead. . • • •
..to-w.nralthough we haven't heard
9f anyone inviting him bak. It
. • was fun. that- no. one could object
to.much-7-.if "Old .Whiskers", ' or
• his .owner •
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• ;But•iwhen it comes to •cliptiing..
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'Bath Bruce and Huron ount-
ies have a long way to go • by
Saturday Midnight if 'County ob-
7eedtium,,,,am.„„icabe.,,; ••Loan.
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fident they can again, go over the
top, but stress they • •must have
the _all-out support s of . every
salesman, and • the sUpport, if
every citizen, regarcess. of whe
• ther it !s. a $50. or a $5,000 pur-
chase. •
• Sales recorded at headquart-
ers at Walkerton up to Wednes-
day noon, •give Bruce total sales
of •$1,742,750 or 67 •per cent of
the Objective. This is an improved
showing over a• week c.ago, bit
sales are still 9 per cent behind
the objective percentage at this
time in the last loan- ' :
In Huron County up to Mon-
day •night, total sales were $1,-
864,000 or 59,67 per cent of the
objective; which ,leaves • the 5-
• day task of raising $1;260,200::
The standing of the following
Bruce County centres up .t05 -W•
nesday noon was: •
- Sales %
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Lucknow ••$49,900 •5.3%
•• Kinloss 20;050 43 7
Huron 66,500 63 "
elothes line.wires and breaking
street -Tight- bulbs that is pure ed Among-eon-gratul-atiorrs reeeiv---4 —234059 1177 '
On his birthday were greetings Culross, ' 48,400- -57,
vandalism, that they Shouldn't from his grandsons, Robert' Mad- Op to Mopday. Night:
get away with. Clothes line ,,vires Kenzie with the Cenadian Arini; Ashfield $44,050 43 54%
. just can't be bought . now, Which Overseas ,land Robert McIntosh, Wawanosh 49,100. 73.28 "
• makes the act that much the
worse. We Understand clothes:
lines at constable W. Douglas',.
• Gertie Treleaven's and Mrs, Wel-
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• lington Henderson's °all suffered
• a Ail:inlet fete.•A number of, street
•light 'bulbs were broken with an
• air rifle, a back window a vill-
age store was also broken and
,•there was the usual' 4rgy of*ttp-
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• setting privies... . .
••And these acts of vandalism— were not done by children. They
• wire young men who should
know better and ‘intidentally
•• they, weren't all village residents
• either.
Wellington .• McCoy's bowling the end of the week to the Greer
green power roller went for its .
residence south. of..the Catholic
UstLal, ride, 'bait • "Pelt" didn't church. Elmo received possession
Jninel.AJIt .ended up down street of the newly purchased -property
• just a few yards from where he °O MondaY.
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POPULAR KINLOSS • FARMER
EIGHTY YEARS OLD • • • •
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Believe it Or. not, Mr. D.. A,
MacDonald, Second. Concession.
Kinioss,Qicrsprved his 80th birth-
day on • Saturday,- Oetober.'30th.
Better known as "Black Dan"4:
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younger than his age and is re-
rn:arkably, alert and 'active.
He's busy every clay operating'
his farm, and is working harder
than ever., Mr. Mac -Donald said.
Then he hastened to explain that,
it .wasn't because he was doing
More work, but, that. bedause of
his 'four' score years' he is finding
the job a bit harder to do.
, Mr. MacDonald has a host of
friends in the district who widh.
him "many happy returns", and
continued good health,
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WILSON—At Wingham General
Hospital on Friday, Octciber 29th
to '1Pilot Officer T. F. Wilson
•.(overseas) and Mrs.. Wilson, tor-
•-e-dy—Mies LaurineMiller Re
N., a son; David Terrence.
MOWBRAY—In *Wingharn Hes-
•pital, on • Sunday, October 24th,
to Mr. and Mrs. Virden Mowbray
of Luck•nohr ,a .son. •
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who is frying with the R. C. A. F.
• at Windsor. "
• . Mr. • McIntosh's younger son1
Robert served with the. Princess
Pats On World War I and yvad-
kille& in the bettle. of Courcellet
The Sonnte:•
commenting at 10.45. The -Speaker
BUYS VILLAGE RESIDENCE 'on this 25th anniversary of the/
, • . signing of the Armistice, w111 be
Elmo Pritchard of West Wawa- Rev. J. -W.' Stewart of Lucknow.
nosh hag bought the Village resi- Rev • G. S. Honor of Kinlough
dente ,owned by, Mr. Harry An- and Bervie will_ also take part,
derson, and occupied „by Mr and rn the service:
Mrs. Ken Mowbray and 'family.
Mr. • and Mrs. Mowbray 'inoVed
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TO HOLD 'R,EMZVilliR4NICE
SERVICE AT HOLyROOD
• A • Remembrance Dar: service.
will be held next 'Thursday in
the Townthip Hall at liolyrood,
• had to • take it to have repairs
made. • • - •
••• A Worthwhile Act •
• For the youngsters, ' there
wasn't. the candy and „applea.
available this year .as Usual, and
on the recommendationof their
teather,-SOTrie of these ghosts and
- • , : goblins changed their tactics. In-
stead of asking for a "hand eta!'
of sweets, theysolicited pennies
for the Navy League. ,More than
• two •dollars worth of these were
turned in 'at the school,
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ROUTES' CHANGE, COPY
DEADLINE IS EA.ittiER •
Commencing on Monday, all
rural routes out of Lircknow,
with the ekeeptiOn'of R.R. 1, how
are on a morning cleliverY,sched,,
• ule for the winter months. •
Nieves To Second ,• This means that The Sentinel,
for triter 'delivery on Thtirsda,,y
,morning, must be completed. and
in' the Post Offite on Wednesday
•night. That includes the various
,tasksof type-settleg! make-up,
press, work; folding and labelling,
all of whith .occupies nota mat-
ter:of hours, but days. .
We frequently make • appeals
for early: copy, and with the rural
delivery change; now in effect,
this becomes more imperative.•
We must have all articles of
any lerigth,in the office not later
than Tuesday at six *o'clock, if
ptiblication is to be, assured. Earl-
ier when possible. Nothing can.
be accepted on Wednesday morn-
ing, other than a. "Want Ad" or
a personal Rein.-- — -
Specials in Men's Work Clothing,
Underwear, Mitts, Socks, Etc.
THE' MARKET- STORE.
•'Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hodgins
and family have Moved 'to the
farrn of thei late: Melvin Irvvin
.en the Second Concession. Mr.
Hodgins Is employed by Mr. W.
E. fienderson' Mr. Sam Stanley
has moved to, the Hodgins farm
on( the 10th ot Kihloss.
LOCHALSH NATIVE
IS ONE 'HUNDRED
. • maglzines Packed ' ,
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For distribution among sailors : Mrs, Christine Macdonald of
and .the merchant marine, thill 585, Logan :St., Toronto,- observed
ihe Navy League, quite a num- her one hundredth birthday on
•• her of magazines 'have been col- ;Friday, October 28th. She ton-
,_10c:fed at_the' pubiit 'St hoo4,...Miy tinuesto _enj_oy good hearing and
- • Ross has-• Vie magazines ri-o.W7 sight and reads with keen 'inter-
- . packed for shipment and they est and understanding, She rb-
will 'exceed 2Q0 pounds in weight. quires glasses Only 'while reading,
. which she confines to the news:
• LEGION'S )ANCE AND DRAW paper :and her Bible, which is
.NiNT THURSDAY NIGHT a constant 'source' of comfort to.
• • • her. • She takes much enjev-
' The LUcknow Branch. of the ment in helping with the dishes.
• , Canadian Legion Will hold therr• Mrs, Macdonald was a. child of
• !annual Rernernbrance • night six' Wpan her parents carne to
• • (lance • and: prize draw, ,in, the Canacle-:• from *delve,. Rosshire,
• : Town. Hall next ThUrscley night, Scotland to settle at LochalSh.
No!vember .11th. Carruthers of After •her .marriagesh lived on
' •' c•hestra will, provide musid. • • . the.12th Contession,-Ashfield, go-
DUring • thr., evening the drawr ing to Toronto on her husband's
• will he mar for. four big. prizes ,death: 28 ,Years age, • .
\ 'a1:1.1(T) at $130.00. First prize is Seven of her 11 children ,are
• a bicyele, second . a purebred living. They are: Mrs. W. A. Dun -
Yorkshire sow; 3rd, a cedar chest an, • Miss • Catherine Macdonald
and 4th a pair of all wool blan- •and Miss Margaret (Madge) Mec-
kets.. Tickets are available from donald of Toronto; A. B. Meg-
• an 'members of The ,Legitori :at donald, K.C„ and MrsF. R. Me-•
• 25 . cents. . •
Charles of •VanCouver; Murdoch
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SEVERAL CASES —
OF WOOD THEFT
•HODGINSIn Kincardine Gerv-,
eral ifo-§Pital, October 23rd, 1943,
to_Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Hodgins,
R. 1, Holyroocl; a daughter, Ruth
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Anne. • '
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Visited Sam • Chin'
Mr. J. R. Mc*ab visited last
week • with .Sarn Chin at ,Byron
Sanitarium, where he has been
•a patient for .a couple of years.
Sam is looking well, Mr. 1VIeNab
.says, is studying hard and fired
a score of questions at him about-
Lucknow andfriends in the Villi
age...
CANADIAN COMMANDER IN
ITALY URGES BOND BUYINGMa'
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jor Geneial G. G. Simonds,
• commanding the Canadian Forces
in Italy has cabled the following
message to the people of Canada,
'Urging support of the, Fifth 'Vic-
tory Loan:
"In Italy Canadian soldiers
realize onlyconstantly increasing-
• 'pressure, will bring final enemy
collapse. Are not sparing them-
selves achieve that •end. Urge all
Canadians back this effort by
purchasing. an extra Victory Bond
during next three days to help
Speed the Victory." •
• LOCAL BOY
:SEM! -FINALIST
From the .-Lucknow • Public
School, two *Fifth Victory' Loan, ,
• quiz conteSt winners competed
They were, Wilfrecl.`, Black; the
• Iota], Winner of Group A, pore-' •
prising grades 7, 8 and 9, and -
Donna Miller, winner of Group ,
representing grades. 1, 2.and 3,
• • Wilfred is the,, son of Mr. and
1VIrs., Roy Black 'and Donna' the
•daughter of M. and Mrs. Alvin
Miller;
• The winner who •representeel
Kinrois Township rural schools
••at _ Paisley, was Ronald Stanley
of S.S. No. .1 Kinloss. 'The, Pais-
ley •quiz brought together all
winners in Mr. G. C.: Dobaon's
West Bruce inspectorate , and in
Mr. .Gazne's inspectorate of East
• Bruce and Grey. -
Wilfred • Black- and Donald
MacLennan of Grade, IX Ripley•
Centinuation' School were placed
in first and second place in the.
-West Brdr sp-ectorate—and
Saturday ,took part in the inter7
cotintY: quiz at Owen Sound.
Al-
though_ neither boys were suc-
cessful, they made a very credit-
able, showing. Ralph 'Brody,the'
winner; Will compete iri the final '44'
-au-iz--in Torento 'as--a7gtres-t-79f• •-
the Robert Simpson Co. •
The Owen Sound competitions
were broadeast.over, CFOS, "The
Voice of Grey 'and l3ruce". •
• Mr. John D. Ross, plincipal of
the Lucknow Public School, says: . •
"We'• are proud of *Wilfred who '-•••
had the distinction of being the
Winner in these seven town -
hips"
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'VISITED AT HER ASIIFIELp
HOME ON MONDAY
• !Miss Muriel Blake spent Mon-
deafternoon at • the home of
her parents in Ashfield, being
taken there on a stretcher. Mur-
• iel had ,to be .brought' back to
the Mallough home evening,
as she requires the aid of the.
"iron lung" for sleeping.
• It was not Muriel's first visit •
home since '•afflicted with petal-
.ysis Six•y•ears ago. While in Lon-
don, a service club in that city• braught her to Ashfield on a
couple of occasions. •••
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Nurse Hannah MacDonald is •
now assisting in caring for Mur-
iel. 'The doctor, understand,• '
has recommended that 'Muriel
have less :, visitors for ' a time.
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EPIDEMIC OF RATION
BOOK LOSES PAST WEEK ,
SINK -HOLE IS
During thepast week •The
Una 'has had •-three difereht ''en•-; •
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ABOUT. FILL•EIX
• qUiriesabout lost ration • books. • .
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The appetite of the West Wa-
•Wangsh sink -hole is about satis-
fied it seems, -.after two weeks.
lof work, during which the hole
was fed about•'800 .yards of dlay
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By Tuesday night this spet-on•
the 9th ;Concession County Road
Was abOut levelled• up again, and
"uhless:settling continuesl, the job
is nearing completion. Over the
5.'veek-end'' the road . settled oily
. 'about' a foot.
• The road "vent' bar.* Moro TO SPEND' THE WINTER
,nond Of which had beenhealed.
in or •reported• to this office.;
which is pretty Much regarded as • •
.the bureau of, lost and found, art- -4
An, • A-Slifield fenIner, log* his
p.,•asolind 'book. Intheother twri •
caSes. children' rest •the books
•doing some. shopping for .
Mother., One.nt least of 'the '
to Iwo books has sine been:
.found.•
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than two weeks ago at. a time
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when the highway was being
widened and imPrOved. Pressure
forced water up through. the zw‘;‘,
road construction arid started the
trouble. Theroad sank 'badly and
at .one time the ,hole • seemed
bottorrileSs. • For a few days it
was completely dosed. • '
Sixty rods of rail fence were
cross -laid •to one side of the road
to give temporary support to con-
struttion machinery. Once: "the
fill" -was built up to carry this
machinety,,..traffic ' was permit-
ted to pass, although the road
was grosed each night, as a pre -
Caution 'aiainst a sudden cave-in
again.
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Wood tl'efts are; becoming not
uncommon, bat' a partjtularly
mean bit of thieving, took place
recently when the wipter's sup-
ply of wood was stolen at .Ziota
United Church. About three cords
of choice dry hardwood was stol-
en 'frorri :the church Shed, • with
only enough 'left for the caretaker
to light .a fire or Way after dis-
covery of the theft. •
We understand that Hackett
• 'United ChUrCh also ldst their
• In 'addition there Will be a Macdonald of Schriler, Alta., and wood supply in the same man -
1, iteky ciper-'OriZe-f.Or-yoTr-coirid Nilliaurr-of-Califophier-Tlwee--ef net,-
n't guegs—threep cords of wood, her .18 grandchildren and one of In the vig'age t•oth Bob Camp-
• which is really something these. her 12 great-grandchildren. are (3n bell and Bill Carnegie have had
days. •, active Setirike. ' • •, wood toleoff off their property.
THE ALLAN HIGHWAY',
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George Middleton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Middleton of
Kinloss. plans ,to. spend the win-
ter in Northern B. C.. and Al
aska. Since last March George.,
has been operating heavy diesel-,
powered constructionlquipment
ori the Alcan Highway. Ile.'has
transferred to an American Con-
struction firm and will remain
• in the North for sorne time.
' A box of choice apples, sent
• from here recently, was received
by .deorge _exactly seven days—_._
after it ra shinned, and,he just never reaPzel. hew good
an apple could
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