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LUCKNOVV, ONTARIO THURS., NOVEMBER lith; 1943
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PLACE WREATHS
AT CENOTAPH-
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Remembra.nce Day was 6bier-
ved in Luckn•ow on Sunday, when
members of the local branch of
the Canadian Legion attended
Divine worship in St. ..Peter's
Anglican chureb, and later held
• a7 -service. of remembrance at the,
CenotaPh, :•,
The parade to St. Peter's was
headed by Piper Allan McKim,
where an approprial4 sermon
was delivered by the Rector, Rev.
• J. W. Donaldson, On this the 25th
anniversary of- the signing of the
The ceremony at the Cenotailh
was conducted in a driving rain,
anal with the dirge of the pipes
adding to the solemnity of .the
• occasion that is now a service of
remembrance for those whb have
• . paid the supreme •sacrifice in two• .
wars.
As the colors •Were lowered,
P. A. Murray, president of the
localbranch, placed the Legion's
• wreath. This was followed by the
•placing -of the no vinee--of n -
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aro wreath by Mrs: S. C. Rath.:
well, and later Mrs. 'Thomas Ait-
chison placed,a -family wreath in
memory of her, son Almer. •
A minute's silence and God
O Save The King concluded .the
brief but . impressive seivice.
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.',NEIGE1130RS HELD'SURFR/SE
• POIITIt• FOR' HAZEL,
•IVIiss, Hazel Webster 'Was pleas-
antly Surprised on Saturday ev-
ening, when the neighbors drop7
ped -in toThorier her onlier birth -
O •, A pleasant.. evening , of' game.S.,
and music • •was enjoyed during:
Which Hazel 4he.reCipiierit of
a shower of p'an'try shelf -artieles.••
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SCHOOL CLOSED,'
• Fofdyce School closed this.
• week'dne to an outbreak of Scar-
• let fever in the section.
A Wise Pig
One farmer in the 'district cre-
dits a:brood soy on his farni with
.being particularly wise. His grain
• supply is very low and Mrs. Pig -
co -operated by producing a litter
•numbering ••,one lane piggy. What
a hog this *tie porker'will make
• of ,itself. • •
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SAILS FOR AMErtil4
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• The Gripsholm, bringing more
than 1500 Americans and .dan-
adians home from internment in
• Japan, 'sailed from South Africa
on Thursday', for New York via
Rio De Janiero. The liner is ex-
• pected to reach the South Amer-
ican port on November 14th,
Presents, ,Painting
Dr. W. J. Stevenson of London
has presented the painting "War
News o e 1 niversity of. Wes-
tern Ontario. The picture Was
painted 'in 1915 and is • one of the
finest examples ,of the work of
John Henry Marshall, R4.W.S.
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0. RINTOI,JL—InWinghatn Hospital
on Tuesday, 'Noveniber 9th, to Mr:
and Mrs. Gordon Rintoul, West
Wawanosh, a son. •
" , ' Yin Cyril Bunton, Y.M.C.A.
11 •secretary, Port Albert, will' sup-
ply, the pulpit at 11 am. at'
•• Blake's and 3, p.di. at' Haellett's
•' onSunday; Rev. J. A. Ward, 7.30'
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MARK 4'Oth WEDDING.
ANNIVERSARY IN WEST
-Mr. and Mrs. R. ,E, Finlay of
Saskatoon 'recently marked theii"
4Qth wedding anniversary, spen-
ding the day 'quietly at •the
hpmes of nieces -and neplews,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Wilson and
1V1r. andMrs. jack ,SpenCe of that
•" Mr. and: Mrs. Finlag Wereniar-
ried in Ashfield on October 28th;
1903, but, the joy of 'their •40th
anniversary was, tempered by the
loss' of their only, on Tom, who'
was killed overseas while serv-
ing in the R.C.A.F., a year ago
this -past summer.
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Attend.,Kincardine Meeting
A Prices Board district meet-
ing was held in. Kincardine on
Monday afternoon, which was at-
tended by J.. R. •McNah, presi-
dentof the Business IVIeri's As-
sociation, W. W. Hill, William
Hornell, •J: Hall and Clark
Finlayson..,
Stlecialseurd___RAig
Gobd, assortment "of 'patterns and
most sizes: The Market Stote.
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BRUCE AND. HVRCIPN
OVER THE_TOP
O Canada's Fifth Victory Loan
campaign for $1,200,000,000 in 18
days, reached its minimum ob-
jective last Thursday, two days
• ahead of seh:edule. It was the.big-
get Money raising' d'iiVe in the
• history of the Dominion; and the
over -subscription Will 'approach
another .hundred million• dollars.
•• Oyer, lia0 the, national • total,
640 Millions., was subscribed in
Ontario', This province's; contri-
bution alone, is More than twice
the amount' of, the National Vic
Wry Loan •2t1917.
Loan • salesmen in thiS district
were given until Wednesday to
"clean. up" their business.
• Huron was oVer the top on Sat-
urday night with sales of ' $3,-
345,000 reported. The quota was
$3,125,000; West Wawanosh steod
in third place in the ,CetintY•with
sales of $88,850. The objective was
$67,000. .Ashfield too was well
over the top, with • $109,700 or
$6,700 in excess of the' objective;
Bruce Is Over
• Late returns this ireeic but not
• final figures,* put Bruce CornitY
ever the top with $2,717,400 or
104% per cent of the objective.
Kinloss had reached 85 per cent
of the objectiVe of $65,000 and
ucknbwvs just reached the
uota Of $' ,100. It was the hard -
t task of any of the five loans,
Mr, Smith states.
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Aircraft 'Cele
'Employees of the
Aireraft 'Corporation,
ed over $12,000 'in'
loair, were feted at a
ing on Tuesday night
Hall,, when a picture
and d
brats
Maple 'Leaf
who invest -
the eurrezit
social even -
in the Town
show, lunch
pleasant evening.,
During the evening the presen-
tation. of' ,the .Thrue-Star- Fifth
Victory Loan pennant and a cer-
tificate of Honor was made. This
certificate,, issued by' the Hon.
Mr. Ilsley, signifies • that over 9Q
.per cent of the plant einployeeS
have purchased bonds_ to a total
of at least 115 per cent of the
objective. . 0 .
Mrs: S, Coffler introduced Mr.
Winchester, of the Loan Organiz-
ation, who made the presenta-
tions, to which Mr. George Cook,
plant manager,' •• replied. •The
Three -Star pennant was display-
ed .by' Mrs. Jardine and Miss Mar-.
in Stinson. •
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BLOOD:DONO_R CLINIC .VISITING IN THE WEST
HERE NEXT' THURSDAT
„ Mr...Tho; A. MCKeitli.
Next Thursday '?rning, , • moi`e, •.Sask., in renewing his
November " 18th, • the •sixth ". entinel; says that he is having
Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. the pleasure* of a visit, from his
is to he held in Aiitchno,w.- brother, Leslie McKeith
o Ash -
Not less than ' one hundred field, whom he had not seen for
donors is the objective for 18 • years. "He is well, and finds
this clinic. Register now. much to 'interest him here", says
his brother. •
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Mr. IVIcKbith "says that •crops
were good in that district this
year, and harvesting' ;completed
in good time. -At the time ,of
November 2nd, he said
the ground was eoverel, with a
heavy wet snow, so very essen-
tial for the •stalling of the 1944
spring croP.
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DRAW TONIGHT
AT' LEGION, DANCE •
TO SERVE NOON HOUR
HOT DRINK AT SCHOOL.
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Commencing 'December lst, 'it
is planned_to serve noon -hour
hot drink to public and high
school •pupilswho are in the
'habit. of bringing their lunch.
.This was recommended by the
Inspector and was discussed at
the regular monthly meeting' of
the Board'of Education last week.
MFS. 'Ai, Anderson and Mrs.
Morgan Henderson, members of
•the .Beard were •appointed to
work in conjuction with Miss F;
E. IVJacLean to arrange details of
the plan and Securethe necessary
equipment. • '
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That • three cords • of Wood, -
which the; Legion offers as a door
'prize at their . Remembrance
•Night. dance .tonight (Thursday)
is catching the eye of more than
It is expeeted-•-th-at 'ithe emit /those -who like -to -trip the light
teachers 0 on 'the staff will take
turns in supervising the serving'
of 'this. hot drink, which nci doubt
will .be reiiihed by those who
must eat a 'cold lunch at noon
hour.
•, •EIGHT rapgs
RETURNED FROM
WESTLLAST WEEK
Jilin Colwell of Kinloss return -, •
spent in WestPrn c.anada; where •
ed last -F,'rclay after two, months •):•
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he had a hand in harvesting 6P-
eratiOns, as well as :visiting with- '
his two brothers, Reg. and Jmi. • •
Colwell.- • • •
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At: his brother- Jim's he saw
and helped build a 'barb wire •
granary, which' is a • common.
method of storing surplus grain
in. the /West. Poplar poles are ,
driven into the ground in a cir-•
cle, and given a few wraps with ,
barb:wire. .The inside is lined
with sheaves about 'three high,
sorne straw is poured in the bot •
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torn, and, in4 goes the grain. .
Sheaves are also used as a cOV•
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ering.' In • one. Such.granary 2,500• - • ,
bushels of 'grain were stored.
The potato crop in Saskatche•r
wan, was also, a revelation. Mr.
Colwell brought home a sample
of the Delhj spuds, about twice'
as big aS the average run in the
•East. in fact . they ,don't pick up •0
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fantastic. Most any household anything small% than your fist
would be mighty. glad to win it, and 'when the cellar ,is full, the
with the 'fuel , situation as it is. rest are left in the :grohnd. You
But that's bnlypart of •to, can't ,sell them out there.
night's 'show". The draw will Mr.. Colwell related how "Wes
also be made to decide the win- Smith, who w,as.__bOin -42--Kin
ner.- of -four tig.,prizes ya ue o. atloss,--.--SO-Wd., and: harvested' 600.
$130.00. , ,,. acres- of grain •single-handed.
SET RESTAURANT
. With a one-way disc and seeder,:
CLOSING ,„HQURS DISCUSS COUNTY he sowed the crop in One opera- ,
tion, and us,ed a corribine to har- '
vest it His b o her EiValso iv --s
Al__thPi,rregular--rneeting—laStl-KURS1NG PLAN • , . in the West :They: are' nephews •
week the Village Council sup- • • of the late Clara McNiece of
ported a Motion regulating the Over 150' men and women from
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all parts of Huron County crowd, • :„.:,•-•,,, „
. Jack . also had an interesting .1 '
ed the eouncil.chambers, Clinton,
on November 4th: to/ hear Dr.
Phair,, deputy minister of Health,
Toronto, and Miss '1Margret
Infractions of the order will Grieve,: R.N., WoOdstock, discuss
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his trip West. Was his grandson
cause cancellation of the offend,: health • nursing serviceon.a coun- Jack Mason -Other harvest work-
er's 1i -cense, the order stA.,tes: * tY 'basis- . • 0.. ers who Made the trip Were Chas :•',
' The hours. ser requir4 that res- The meeting .Was under the and l Albert Waddel„ Dick Orr, -
taurantOnse at ten o'clock Sun- auspices of the Huron Federation and, Ken Donaldson.
day night, . and ' at midnight of Agriculture and presidentW. i
throughout the week, with the L. Whyte, Seaforth, presided.
exception of Saturday, when' the It was decided to send a dele-
closing hour is 12afrit; aild gation to .the
30 IN. OLD. AGE •PENSIONS
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.' vember , session
that they remain closed to the of the County Council to discuss.
public until 6 a.m. the following An Increase in the, ri;--ax,s-ithurii' • ' .
with the members the advisabil-
morning.
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.ity of inaugurating a scheme in. old -age pension from $23 .to $28 '
The order. further banns the Huron to benefit the 5,000 boymonthly and Upward revision of
operation of lotmachines or inn
and girls going . to public and mothers ' :allowances were an- '
ball machines on Sunday.
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separate schools.. ' • ' ' 'nounced Thursday, by Dr. R. P.
This new order will have little ,
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Favorable recommendations of Vivian,' public welfare minister.
affect on a couple of restaurants theOntario
of Ont
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plan was expressed by War- ... „
in the Village, which' do not Make den Benson Tuckey, Exeter; TCost of the increase in old -age
a practise of remaining open
C. 'Wilson, Bluevale; Mrs. O. G. pensions, effective November' lst,
Sunday, and are frequently bri
Anderson, .Winghani; Dr. E: A. will be . borne by the Dominion
closed during the week well be- McMaster, Seaforthi Jas. Kin- and provincial governments on a
fore midnight kead, •and R. 0: Staple, doder- 75-25 basis, Dr. Vivian. said. D&'
...; . annourat4-7,,--4-4--—
iclif L. E. Cardiff, Brussels; Dr. tails of increases in moths' al -
Hobbs Taylor, Dashwood; John lowances will be -
Hanna, •Wingliarn; Mayor A. 4. shortly. . • .
McMurray • and J. C. Shearer,
• closing hours of restaurants in
the Village. The new schedule Of
hours was drawn up in Writing
I and presented to each restaurant.
•in the Village. 4'
story to tell oT mass hog :r�,.'
-duction in :the West. Get him: to
tell it to you some time.
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Accompanying Mr. Colwell,
ANNOUNCE INCREASE
HOLY
R. C.
HAD BUSY YEAR-.
, At the annual meeting of the.
Holyrood Red Cross Society. _the
following officers Were chesen
forthe coming Year: President,
Mit. Almer Ackert; secretary -
treasurer, .Mrs, Maurice Hodgins;
supplies committee, ' Mrs. IL .1-
liott, Mrs. E. Ackert; Committee
in charge of delivery of. gdods
to Lucknow,, Mrs. T. Harris, Mrs.
11.,.• Harris.
The. secretary; Mrs. Raynard. to inspect the school children Gordon Johnston of Ashfield
Ackert,, presented a report of the
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twice during their school'career suffered painful facial injuries
work completed during the ,year, (in grade oneand in grade sev- last wek. Upon 'Commencing to
:also the financial report, ;as fol.. en) and to report . their findings out wood at his home, his Coat
lows! to the local medical officer of became caught in the belt and
Goods delivered to Lucknow-- health who has the authority to he was thrown some distance
96 quilts, lfi,pair mitts, 2 hi° ,us- have defects corrected. striking the side of his lice on
es, 1 b ,th--cwel, 1 lady's coat,. 1 Out of over.v2,000 pupils in Ox- an old tree %root.. We understand .
bed jacket, 1 scarf, '1 child's night- ford totinty physically examined that the cheek bone was badly
gown., 5 Washcloths, 1 sleeveless over 1,000 had major defects, " crushed: .
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sweater, 7 shirts, .4 pair socks. ' Local Speakers of Huron fore,
Totalreceipts - ' ' •-----"-----f---1,-...._ ' '
$417.33 about the 'same situation Good Stocks of standard lines,
Total expericliture , 289.20 amongst the school children here
Men's and Boys' warm under- ' r •
lq the plan, was put Into _Opera, wear,The_Store with-t-li•e-6164-,. -- ---- '
r..• i • -, -- -:-.-- 411,21tia 'fi't% ' ' • ' . THE MARKET STORE.
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Clinton.• Partridge The Easy Way
'Dr, Phair outlined the finan- Jim Campbell had a partridge
cial backing, of .the • 'Department' dihner the other day and he
•of Health whereby one-third of didn't have to go gunning for
the cost to the COurity Council the bird. It came to town itself,
was remitted by the provincial :and net •an untiMply end by
government. - fracturing its neck upon -crashing
Miss Mapgaret Grieve gave a into the plate glass window at
splendid picture 'of. the work and Finlayson's Store. • ;. „ .
results in Oxford County 'where •
three countYn health .nurses are PAINFULLY INJURED
employed by the County Council
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