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THE 14,UCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
THURS., NOVEMBER' lith, 1943
THE LU KN W SENTINEL ,
L lCKNOW, 1ONTARYOI
Established 1873
• Published -Each Thursday Morning
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THE LlGIQ14 SEP VES
Remembrance Day- i'oeusee attention on• the .
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vice League. For seven years after the First j '
Great War there was no common' policy' t •'
leadership,, or united effort among war ve
To United States $2,50 Single Copies 5e. eran groups to ensure that those who
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�•faught and -bled in -the -service- of -their -country_
L.' C. Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor • -would receive •.a fair 'deal for themselves and
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• their dependents. " ,
It • was in 1925 that the Canadian Legion
was formed' and'. since that time ' its , prestige
' and influence has increased,, important
achievements- have' been accomplished bene-
.fitzng veterans of both the last and•the present
war.. The Legion has an .enrolled membership
.-THURSDAY,: NOVEMBER 11th, 1943
EDITORIAL
A 'QUARTER_,OF A CENTURY HAS PASSED
-Today marks the 25th anniversary of the
• signing of The Armistice, bringing to •.a close.;
four years • ,of destruction and _ bloodshed by
which the war mongers. of Germany were sub -
This day, has since become :known as Re-
eneinbrance .Day, and there is' scarcely a hamlet
•.across Canada .where, ,annually, tribute le not
paid the memory of those 'sons, husbandsand
brothers who paid the supreme sacrifice a--�
quarter of a century ago, to "end wars for all
time":
Today Remembrance Day: has doubi'e sign.
ificance for there' is a mounting . tell .of sons,,
husbands, brothers, who are again giving their
livesn defense of the freedom, we 'enjoy. and
of over .215,000,
Some of the purposes 'and. objectives ;' as
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outlned inn The Legion's , constitution are as
• follows;
To bring about' the Unity of all who. have
served in His Majesty's Navy; 'Army, Air Force
or any Auxiliary Force; • to'further among •them
he spirit of comradeship and. . mutual . help,
d the close andice
kindly ties of active serv;
..es of.
.... ernori
To preserve the records and m
their services,' and to see that' their services
generally shall not'be ,forgotten by the nation,,.
and that 'clue attention' shall be ' paid.t o their
welfare and'. 'that of their dependents,
•,. To perpetuate the memory arid deeds of
the fallen and'of those who die in the future;••
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• rhi h again has. ,been threatened by the same ;,,- and to promote and care for memorials to their ,
and- to keep an annual Memorial Day..;
rale -less, militarist ermingd German hordes.
The tragedy and sorrow of World .War I,
is . Mirrored .'and becomes munch more realistic
valour and sacrifice; to�provide suitable burial; •
To see to the maintenance and comfort of
by the sacricifes being made in the '.present those who require special treatment, . of the
;;; coo,-flrcic�A•t-`the .service of -Remembrance at iso e
the Cenotaph in the village on Sunday stood
parents, heads bowed .in .sorrow, who .know..
the anguish of sons lost in. the service of their.
country in both these,, wars..
May wise `counsel be 'exercised'at the peace
table so that twenty-five years hence another of their
disabled, d,. sick, aged and needy; and to promote
. the welfare . of the women, . children and other
dependents;..
Tn support suitable undertakings for' the
training, , employment and settlement ;of ex -
Service • men and women, and . the education
children; _ w
rhvod' To ; preserve -heirsstat-uteree acquired -and_..__
legitimate rights, and . those... of their ' depend-
ents; and in so doing to , offers the Legion's
cd -operation to those oficially charged with the
responsibility of' administering such rights by
federal or other .governments; •
Te assist comrades now serving, especially
in connection with their • return- to civil life,
• and to safeguard the .interests of'their depen-
dents whilst they are in service;
'L.- Local and ,Gerj.erai S
• The November meeting of the
Wornen's Institute will be held,in
the Town Hall on Friday, Nove m-
ber 12th, at, 2.30. Auction .sale of
articles donated by members.
Underwent Operation •
• Miss "Fern ' Magoffin, an ein-
ployee at the Maple :Leaf Air,
craft•.,plant, ,underwent an ap
pendix „operation .in' 'Vllingharn
•Hospital. on. Friday, 'October•• 2.1.
11.:7
of-•-
eneratierz , e flower-of-Garradrarr-ma
Mrs. Garnet Henderson is .*as-
sisting
aslsisting at the Post Office.
' Mr and Mrs, N. E. Bushell and
Jean of Hamilton spent the week-
end with Mrs. • R. J. •Camerae •
Elliott Little has . returned to,
the Village after spending rxiore
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than a month in Chicago. •
Conwaateseing Favorably
.: Mr. V . Innes Paterson, *ho
underwent ,ail : appendectorny. in
Wingliam Hospital recently, re-
turned to the home of his sis
1Uloiiday of last week, where he
is convalescing quite favorably.
Returns 'From West• =
Dick Reed, `son of Mr. and Mrs.
W: G. Reed, returned from Al
'berta., the first of the week,,
where he has spent the past, four
years.. Dick . likes the West, and•
although ` 'he', - giadeto.-"be. ,home;
hopes to . return West next .spring.
Mr, • and Mrs. George Huston •
and .:family . of Melton spen the
week -end ' at the home of : his ".,,.
in,Mrs. David , Huston. '
Mrs: ' Philip . Stewart waas
C�rtielph . last week- :attending the
Women's Institute Convention, as
a delegate from the locale branch. • ,}
•
' Mrs, Wilson Woods and child- -
ren, Teddy and Nancy,. of Guelph
spent last; week with her. parents„ -
Mr. and Mrs. James Hackett. ,
Rev. J. "W:• Stewart leaves for--
Chicago this' week to attend °a
convention of the Order of the:
Eastern Star. Mrs. Stewart will '
accompany ;Trim to -'Detroit at .
least.. • -
Mr.and Mrs. Ben Logan of •
Ripley spent Saturday evening••
with- lier brother, Mr: John: Hod-.
gins;, Sr.,; This being his - 83rd
birthday other .members of his
i dNLOUGH
AC. Lorne •Hamilton, R.C.A.ii .,
•returned to • • St. Thomas after
visiting with Mr. and Mrs:• Wm.=Com. -, '
Mrs. Steinacher from Manitoba
visited during the week with. Mrs.
W: J: McLean. and . other friends
here. '
•• • and womanhood shall not be sacrificed to the
"Gods of. War..
And may we over , continue. to ..remember,
while life fasts. •
C,A.NADIAN-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP'
While there are soil- who may be re-
luctant, to accept the fact, Canada and Soviet
Russia. are destined to establish .a closer friend
ship. Sa powerful and skillful an -ally in the ; - • •
field of . battle, cannot' be given the cold should-
er in the post-war' world:'
Canada's serf-interestnow and in the fut-
ure demands. closer friendly relations' with the
U.S.S:R., and to help bring this about there
has .been established' in- Canada the Congress ,•
of Canadian -Soviet Friendship. which will hold .
a three-day coirivention in Toronto: this week-..
The opening • of northern highways and air
i routes makes Russia -Canada's closest neigh=
bog; with the exception,. of course, of the Un -
To • „secure adequate. • pensions, allowances,
grants and war gratuities for ex -Service' men
-and women; their dependents, .and the widows,
children end -dependents of those who are dead,
and to labour for honorable provision being
made . for thosei who in declining years are un-'
able to suppo i themselves. '
"Old Timers' ". tales of Hallowe'en pranks
of other days, make the lads of today look like
pikers. Of ' course • those ' tales; may improve
with age, but it ;does seem. that "Halloween
"ain't what. it used to be", in spite of , some of
the acts that took' place ten days ago. •
Muss. May. Boyle , is visiting this
week with Mr. and .Mrs. K. Terry,
Belleville:__.- --
.The
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• The Holyrood ; Women's Insti-
tette met at the home of Mrs.
Tom ,Hodgins on'Thursday last.
The • meeting . opened ' with '" the
singingyof the_ Ode and the Lord's.
prayer .repeated in unison: ;After
the business, part of the greeting
the Remembrance Day service,
was planned to be ' held in • the
•
Holyrood hall on°November Ilth.
A play was. discussed also mov-
ing-pictUres. Mrs. Perry Hodgins
read the topic on "The rnanufae-
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ture' of Sheet Glass". Mrs. A.
Ackert had charge of a .Biblical
contest. The current events were
given by Miss . Edna Boyle. In
.place of the motto: there was a'
discussion on • "Do the best you
can with what you have wher-
ever you are". 1Vlrs.' Plionse Mur -
•family ewereealsoe_present-to- -ark,' ,
this occasion.
Little Helen°`.Shaiirnacher, Con.
10, spent the week -end with her .
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Win.
Wall. -ro
Mrs. Win.:, Holland and' babe
an • ' -bra Tout o£' car=`
dine spent Sunda�r with Mr. and '
Mrs. Robert' McLean. ' •
* * ray read •a' poem. The roll call
ited States. This" makes a mutual "good neign- , . A "Moon Prophet" predicts that , we won t '
have any' snow until December 20th or maybe
was answered by a wartime -in-
. bor"
artime in-
bor" policy essential, 'and Can only be accom- dustry:- Everyone is • asked to
plished by knowing each other, better. later. ;Don't delay, getting out the long undies bringcookies, fruit cake, etc.,- to
It is., the aim of- the ' Congress to effect on. this account, because :he also forecast that the next les, for boxes to
an interchange ' of information and ideas • be -.the first seven days of November would be '
,ween Canadian and _Soviet scientists, educa- .
"Apar" and 'oriole — —
•
tors, farmers, . doctors, business, labor, and so . .
forth, • so that each may have an appreciation
of the achievements of•the other hi i the field
of science, xnedicine, agriculture,. education, .
' labor .and arts.
Sir Ellsworth . Flavelle, chairman of the
Congress says: "The new Russia has come of
age.' She , feels and knows her own strength and
has unshakable confidence in , her 190 million
energetic and inspired 'people. The choice lies
with us: We can distrust and repulse them, or
• we can -co-operate with thein as wartime allies •
and peacetime friends". , •'
Only the latter course seems reasonable,
and not only will a • deeper mutual understand-
.ngeomtr-routeeta-theepreseeutioia-o•S t1ie•-•w•ar,
but the mores° to a• just .and 'permanent peace.
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"Meeting Without Eating" might be taken •
as a wartime' slogan, says' the Consumer
Branch of the W.P.T.B.. c
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• . The ' sitth Red Cross bloodDonor Clinic • is to be held in • Lueknow on Thursday, Nov -
either 18th. "Give a, little and save a life".
*•• * * „*
Teeswater apparently has the best: of fire
fighting equipment, but leeks a completely
organized brigade , ° to, handle it. A writer, to
"The News" says: "Good equipment is worthy .
of a good. -and complete fire brigade to handle
it. By the seine taken a fire brigade should
be entitled to good.equipment, whcih is sortie -
:
thing s9 el laCkin uti .this .village:,
* * . *. * ' '
Although • Hallowe'en. passed off quietly
in Ripley, the ]ads of that district are no angels.
At a recent • dance in the. Township Hall eon- •
siderable damage was done in tlr . building,
which leads "The Express" to suggest that some
army discipline and corrrinando service is what
fellows of this type need. .
* * • * *
. Into' the headquarters of. the Canadian Red
Cross are pouring letters of. thanks for jam
made by Canadians housewives. "Jam . on it",
is the ultimate in sweet -meats to many a c
—adults not excluded.. Especially is, this true
with jam -hungry English kiddies. And then
from Canada it came. Jam in tins, in jars, in
barrels. In return are coxnfn`UIe ters of Thanks;
and as one. little 8 -year-old lad frankly. put
it, "We like you very' much, but we like your
jam .better".
SUNDA'i SCHOOLS LAUDED
J. Edgar' Hoover, Director of the Federal -
Bureau of, Investigation in, the United States
said: ``If more American harries• were cognizant
of the leading prole which the- Sunday' School,'
young people's meetings, • and, similar groups,
have to our youth, we would not now be con-
frented with the rising tide of juvenile crime".
He urges the churches to take an active interest
in the 'problems of the young people. Juvenile
delinquency in Canada is a real problem and., •
it is up to the parents, the school and the
churches to give our young people .the proper
: xaini► i # ;rel anuer. - - _ �_ Y
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child
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GUIDE NEWS,.
be ,packed for those in service
still in, Canada, The meeting
closed with the national anthem
and lunch was served by the
hostess and committee in charge:
The next -meeting 'will - be held
at the home .of. Mrs. Eldon Eck-
enswEriller. Convener, Mrs. Phonse
Murray; assistant, :Miss May
BoyIe.' There will also be the
usual exchange of • Christmas
gifts. •
We are •sorry to report that
:Miss . Anna Ross is not as well
as , her many. friends would like
o see her.
The _sleocking nays eacas:rece)V
ed Friday, night that only fire
guides. ' passed the • • 'Pathfinders
Badge ,which was tried the pre-
vious week,. The following passed
by obtaining a standard above
70 per cent.. Mary McQuaig 77;
Mary Marshall 76; Margaret Tre-
leaven 75; Ardonna Johnston 75;
Helen Mowbray 73.
The first lesson on Child' Nurse
Badge was taught by Mrs. Ken.
Murdie. This was the teaching
of the proper food and : clothing .
for childr n.
After two lively games the
'Guides dismissed: '
Mrs. Thos --Andersen -s-peat-a
few days with her daughter, Mrs,
Charlie Hodgins,
Miss Margaret- Ann Murray
was among those who were chos-
en to go 'to Paisley as a result of
the quiz eontest, held in Lucy now
last week. .
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley •Guest
and family wore Sunday visitors
with friend's , at Clinton.
Mr. -and Mrs. John Gillespie,
Mr.' and Mrs. Gibson Gillespie,
Mts. Martin and Louise of,White-
church, Mr. Chas. Gillespie, Mrs.
Jack Hodgins and' Johnny of i1in-
cardine were Sunday visitors
with Mgr. and Mrs. lames •Hod-:
Letters to Editor
Dear Mr. Editor:
On _ _behalf.. of ..the Lord's .Day ---
Alliance we. express our thanks
to you for..kindly courtesies 'ex_
tended in announcing, the pres-
ence of our • representative in
your• community in former years.
We will appreciate your further
.courtesy :in inserting the follow=
ing announcement in an early
issue of your paper: . .
"The Lord's Day 'Alliance is
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represented in our community
this year by Mr. Hugh Moore. '
"This organization is recogniz- .
ed widely as fine •perfortning'val-
•uable national and ,community
service in safeguarding the nat-
ional weekly: day of rest for Can.,
adian workers, andthe freedom
of our Canadian Sunday from
commercial exploitation. The op-
portunities far Christian . wor-
ship and spiritual -culture are
likewise .important,' but these are
questions for individualldecision
and attitude. In ,any event, the
leisure and quiet of this one day
of the week are . of real value,
individually and collectively".
yours sincerely,
• The Lord's Day Alliance.
M. W. 7D avidsou,,. .
e c ettary, -
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