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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-01-27, Page 2m, W S The .:`'�ucknoWSentinel, Lucknow, ntario _THURS., JANUARY 27th, 1944 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, Established 1873 Published Each. Thursday ' Morning ' Subscription Rate $2.00 A Year In Advance To United States '$2.50 ' Single. Copies 5e Member of The C. W. N. A. L. C. Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor THURSDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1944 • EDITORIAL COMES A BI'h 14TE . The opinion seems general that , the new hog bonuses to be paid= producers have come a bit late to, provide the ,desired' stimulus to hog raising in Ontario. The gran . harvest in certain sectionsof this province, which amounted 'almost to :a complete .crop failure, decided many farmers. to "liquidate" their hogs, even to brood sows. Bad the new bonuses' been .announced some time ago, many farmers would no doubt have seen their way clear to buy Western feed and Continue raising hogs. . As it was, hog raising looked like too much • of a gamble. The prospects of buying Western grain and being -much : ahead "financially when the litter was sold, didn't seem very encour- aging to, many farmers.. The juggling of the overseas quota of bacon t� Britain, and wide- spread talk of victory in 1944, made manly producers skeptical, of the future of t e og business. Now the farmer is offered newbonuses and a guaranteed market for six months, after the war, •ends. But the damage has been done by the previous lack of a more definite policy,, and increased production cannot be expected overnight. • * WHAT YOU WON'T MISS, THEY :DIE WITHOUT This seven word slogan is a :concise Wand effective' : way , of emphasizing ' what blood plasma means to the boys on the fighting fronts. The need is great, as the demands for this •life-giving serum are ever increasing, on_ all the Allied battle fields, Canadian.donors have a ,special interest now inbuilding.. up' as plasma .reserve in. readiness for the - opening of the second front; when boys from the Dom- inion will no doubt spearhead the attack.. The next clinic for the .Lucknow' district will be held on Friday morning of next week, February 4th. This will be. the 8th clinic to be, held in Lucknow, 'and weather permitting °a record-breaking attendance . is desired. . , From the time the first clinic was held :, here last June, until, Christmas time, blood donations locally totalled 5.21. A very credit- able showing, but one which must be excelled in 1944' if the "Victory year" supply of plasma is to be ample to meet the needs. * * * • The Paisley Advocate notes the rapid dis- appearance of the., starlings from the district, until now' they are conspicuous by their ab- sence. There will be no grieving if they never come back. • * * * . The" fine work that the Lucknow and Vicinity Branch, of the Red Cross has carried on since the outbreak of the war is :deserving of more recognition, The volume of work that has .been:, turned' out by the little groups of volunteer • workers in Lucknow and throughout therural community is truly amazing." And here. too it is the "faithful few" who carry on week in and week out, * • *• * The W.P.T.B. might have. been better `to let that "bit" of salmon slip onto the market, without so much fanfare. The total pack re- leased for Canadian consumption. figures out at less than a pound per person, so that the problems of distribution will likely result in some centres not even -getting a smell of the, delicacy,. And remember. how 'some' folks used to turn their nose up at a :salmon sandwich or try to lift the top flap to get a peep at -err -.,roc - Canadians ate proving their fighting worth in the Mediterraneantheatre, but not without paying the price. Battle' casualties';to the end of November were 3,533. . * * * ` `' •.Bruce County enters :1944 free of debenture debt which must be a comfortable feelings',foi today's legislators. Twenty, years' ago. the County. had a $209,998.84 millstone about its neck.. • Th1' Port Elgin Times thinks that the Luck - ,now ` Fire Company's idea for redecorating the 'Town Hall offers many possibilities for achiev- ing somecivic improvements in the Lakeside town. *. . Spent a couple of days indoors the end :w of the week trying to shake .Old." Man Flu or Whatever' the ailment was/ : One thing is cer- train, it.. left us with little ambition to tackle the job of .getting out this week's paper. .* . .* * * Funny things happen in elections; says the Teeswater News, in commenting on the defeat of . Charles ^ Holm of Normanby, reeve " of ,":th itt, .. Municipality for twenty-five' years—Only funny thing we see about it is, that he wasn't defeated ' long ago. * *• * * *. Canada's , grand : • old rrian, Sir William Mulock, observed his 100th birthday last week. Still virile of. mind, Sir William took this op- portunity to appeal for - greater racial unity : in eloved .Dominion. 'He too, no 'doubt, sees the schism every wi • enin _ , r do long_ z S_. all our political parties try to curry favor in Quebec we can see no healing of the breach:. In. Chesley__there_ was much difference of opinion in the : matter of store -closing hours during the past year and finally ' the ".Council • was .appealed to to pass a by-law regulating the hours, which the Council did, but not with- out. opposition at the Board. How 'the public viewed the matter was evidenced at the Jan uary election- . when ,two; proponents of the ..by= law were defeated, and . the member of the Board : who vigorously opposed. it, headed the poll: 1.� Local and- General Mrs. Hugh Curring is conval- escing from an attack of bronch- ial ' pneumonia. Mr. Leonard Phillips of Wing - ham spent Sunday at his home at 'Fordyce. We welcome items . for this column. • If you have '.a visitor or govisiting let, us know please. Mrs. Wm. McNeil returnedre- centlk from Wingham- where- she Cuyler Ramage- left last week for Chicago to take a six months' electrical course. Mr. and Mrs: Elmer For `spent Sunday with her parent Mr:.. and Mrs. George Philips. Mr: Charles Steward is• spend - , this week. in Toronto . with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Hen- derson and Mr. Henderson. Miss- Mildred_ _ Horne spent, a had been visiting : for a time with. I'week here with her mother, Mrs... Miss Minnie ‘Barbour‘ and Mrs. Walter Horne, who .accompanied Victor Durnin. Mildred her return to Detroit. • Parcels addressed -to troops overseas are still giving postal authofities much trouble.. ,Many of them contain forbidden materials or are poorly packed, •and are therefore delayed or ,withdrawn from delivery. Sortie still insist on putting inflammable materials` in their over- seas parcels, and while these items no 'doubt. are very welcome over there it' is most selfish and short-sighted to persist in ' disregarding regulations that are designed for the protection of men and materials enroute to battle areas. * ,* * -What price loyalty? Did the .boy next 'door think of it when toiling up the muddy moun- tain trails in, Italy with an ammunition pack on his .:back; or when he pressed home the attack on his target in Germany in spite of fk and night -fighters. What is our loyalty at home worth 4,yenough to accept merchan- dise shortages and stair behind . price control to conserve' goods.. spend less to buy a bond .... save waste paper and fats ....,,or toothpaste tubes That's the sort of loyalty that is expected on the home front, yet how many grumble : at such' comparative trivialities or disiregard them altogether. Tuesday, marked the birthday of Robert Bunn` the great lyric poet of, Scotland, and al- though it is nearly two hundred years since ° his natal day, wherever Scots ' predominate, • . they still celebrate the event. Burns was -born near Ayr en January 25th, 1759 and at an early age developed a flare for writing poetry, and his effort soon became widely "recognized: Be is one of the few ,poets who excelled in humor, tenderness and sublimity. Be ,died the early age of 37, and while his character was marred by imprudence he wasnever con- taminated by deception or meanness: He, was beloved in his native land, and as his works became known around the world, millions have, beaten a footpath to his shrine in Dumfries on "ALEX PORTERFIELD OF WAWANOSH" (By Austin L. Budge, Hamilton) The title" as above of this brief tribute,. might well mark the grave which so recently received Ateanne l-remainen,ofAlex.Por- terfield, a native of the Town- ship,one of its most respected and popular residents, for "thirty, seven -years its capable clerk and on one occasion was inspired to write the following: "I have been in' many places, Sweet as lilies •of the dell, Some of these I sometimes fan- cied, - .. • ! Others `did not look4 ,, 'so 'well. at I always ear you eal�ri� "Corrie back home and hang your hat". Dear Oki Township,' how I, loved you! ., You're'a good` oltt- place at • that". Among his writings is a sketch of his father; Peter. Porterfield, a young man: from; Scotland eager to make his fortune it Canada. What stands out in the experiences. 'described is a quot- ation from his diary which the son veined highly. It was a state- ment of faith in God and decis- ion to serve Him 'rather • than yield to the temptations .of men. His fortune indeed was :. a : real home -making wife and Mother of eight children, to make Mar- noeh as livelya bit of the town- ship' as found among the sturdy pioneers.. 0 Marnoch! Pretty 1 iIarnbch,. kissedby the sunny beams! Just at thy feet the ,Maitland a noble river gleams. The four crss-roads dip down- wardto the valleys rich and green, Or upward where the wheat - fields are like a fairy screen. The Porterfield's home was on the chief corner- of that -.rustic hamlet; It was the post office for a large block of population, a general store and a farm. Alex had . three brothers and two sis- ters to ,inspire him at work and play as .older members of the family. In due time it was his .job to, ride. -horseback to the sta- tion as mailman, a round trip in all seasons of at.. leastseven miles, just as his father and el- der brothers had done. The coun- try school was down the " road, and the church in Belgrave, where they regularly filled a pew with •the Presbyterians, from aisle to aisle... When the organ was introduced his sister Helen wasthe first choir leader and in the social, life of the township they had the popular gifts to serve 'in many ways. County :Agricultural °Comamittees Given . Power, The annual meeting of the On- tario Federation of Agriculture had' an ,'.agendd-which proved al- most too large for two days' ses- sions. ° There : were many interesting reports from both Federation committees and Government committees. There were reports on "Soldiers' Rehabilitation", re- construction in the post-war per- iod, "Ceiling and floor. prices", "Health", "Hog producers", "Beef producer, "Cheese and dairy products",°'Ontario commission of inquiry and others. �-mtarrrH ate e efforts of the Federation in the movement of western grain to' the east with the plan; of 'subsidy assistance. He also spoke on their . . -work' i7. connection with dairy `r products and the income tax. In his opinion "Reconstruction" is our most'. important '.job... ,We 'hear : a good deal about floor prices these times but , it was pointed out by M. M. Rob- inson that ceiling prices are more or less easily maintained during scarce or surplus supply, where, - as floor prices would be easy during short supply, surplus sup- ply would take a great deal of participation , by producers in controlling and • marketing' the product. • The Ontario commission of. in- quiry has given a lot of study to the set . up of County committees. County' committees are likely to be given a good deal of power and are likely to be a tower of :strength to agriculture,in coming years. Alen succeeded his father in- the- nthe clerkship,-• the two making a proud record of 73 years of Care- ful and appreciative • service. The store and post office 'passed a- way with the scythe and saddle, but in keeping the homestead he and Mrs. Porterfield made it a beautiful country residence, with farm ;.equipment; and were given to a gracioes hospi'tality, which. r:r : bowl& Other Oranges Letters to Editor Auburn, • Ontario, January 22, 1944. Editor, Lucknow Sentinel Lucknow Ontario. Dear Sir: At the ann al meeting of Dun- gannon unit of the Red. Cross, held yesterday, a motion was passed asking Me to write yen,' a letter of appreciitation for the' publicity you had given our unit in your paper during the' past year. Therefore I take pleasure in aaking you to please accept our thanks' and gratitude for • what you have so kindly done for us. Wishing your paper every 'suc- cess in the future., Yours truly, Mrs. Olive' S. Culbert; R. 2, Auburn, Ont. Sec, Dungannon unit Red Cross. probably are to take place and even names be lost, but a cairn might well be raised to direct traffic at those ,historic cross- roads. Who in the township and from far beyond would not halt the. car to read a worthy inscrip- tion, as a memorial t� "Person:, ality and Service asdrendered�`by io 'YPof rfi�erds': father chid gon' .