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THE LUCKNOW ,SE iTI.t EL
LVOKNOW, ONTARIO.
Established 1873
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L. C. Thompson, Publisher and Proprietor
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY '10th, ;1943
EDITORIAL -
THE
D1TORI'AL•"THE NEED HAS' NEVER; BEEN .GREATER
'The :Canadian - Red Cross will snake a "nat-
4• 'idnai appeal •for $,10;000,000 in voluntary coli
tributions 'throughout Canada starting •
Feb
The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario•
TIIE -FORGOTTEN COUNTY
U In 'the course of his toast to Bruce 'County
' Warden Miss Sarah Mallough is 'con-' , Mrs. W. J. Little is showing
at the .recent banquett tendered to
William Shewfelt, J. G. Morrison brought out siderably improved in health, ate gradual . improvement each day.
ter being .seriously ill: • Mrs, T. %i.. Alton returned home
$i7C.
some "'facts . of interest. in . •connection with
Unfortunately, they. are facts, over t W tson has been last' week after spending'
Bruce. bed for a complete weeks
which there is little to enthuse.
' Briefly, he . pointed .out that Bruce has the
longest shoreline :hf any county in Ontario, and'
yet •:1acks ..a" major port or, facilities usually '
found in • such• centres.: in addition, the county
• , 'ha's a priceless • heritage in the rustic.and 'rug-
•ged''$r uce peninsula, yet there is rio national:
or provincial.. park in.the: area, which abounds
ta
in all that' tourists seek.
: Though 'the county . has made aotea ley,• . were .wee .e.
"thhIr and M
THURS., FEBRUARY 10tho 1944
cal and aid General
Mr. Peter a' in London.
ordered to o '
rest for an, extended period. The• regular meeting of the
The condition of Mrs W.-J.Women's Institute will be held
* the Town Hall, Friday, Feb -
improvement.
continues to .show gradual lith at 2,30 p.m..
improvement.' ruary
Mr.. and, Mrs., Alfred. Ritchit� Wiz, Jac9t Watson of ;London
have taken up' residence in. Kit' visited over the week -end with
chewer rhere'he is employed by. MI .and Mrs.:Peter 'Watson and
the atimar t Packing Company:, renewed' ai quaintances here.
'Misses Ferne and Hilda Twari3- Johnston and
Ola lc- nd vi'rtors in.
Mss: D:'; M.
Betty, Ann ' of Chatharn` visited
fast week with • her parents, Mr...'
and Mrs. W. J. Todd. .
Presbyterian Guild
.The meeting on'Monday night `,
at the home of• Mrs. Noble John-
ston, was in.charge of the der_
votional convener, Mrs. Garnet„
Henderson: The opening __hymn,
'What ,a friend we have in Jesus'
was
followed. by prayer and a:
sing song. Joan , McQuaig took the
Bible reading ' ' and Catechism
question 541 was•explained' by
Frances Hamilton: A contest fol-
lowed. Mayme Irwin read a poem
,based 'on .the words ' "The night' ,
cometh when, no man can work".
Mrs. Garnet Henderson had for
a. topic' "What's wrong with the
`world?". It was brought ;out that
the only cure is to give �God,His
rightful place here end now. 11
such was the case,' `there kvc'uld. '
, be no 'wrong suffered • or done...
Each individual is , responsible•
for curing the i11 that .comes un-
der. his or her control. :MariOn
Graham .gave the closing prayer
after which sides were chosen for
a spelling match.: The next meet-
ing
will be at the Manse.
n.: ti.a n•,imhAr, of its, s
Bane and• attended the, Nor-
ons and dao- Starttoid �t r•
rs.: Vii
ruary 28th.. in the armed 'forces and posy- G. Bar
ghters serving, nial `School .`'At Homey'.
- In previous appeals the people of .Canada . rrect type, no air fArc.. '
esses land of the sego~
have more than supported the.cause and the army ,camp was established in Bruce.
generous. response of -the Canadian people in or Summing up, Mr. Morrison- declared that
the last •appeal showed their openheartedness 'tyle. comity has not been aggressive enough � and
and understanding; of the Red Cross work.
international organza. that unless it does, ',become so it can not .. but •
this
The Red Cross is an'intern fail to take its proper place in the •post-war': •
____tion and, under the• Conventions' of Geneva,: is.� ' , w_o�� .
required 'to obtain its support by voluntary h. f eople can disagree. Bruce
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subscriptions . to preserve .its rights, privi1 gt.s direct
: and immunities • guaranteed under International.
OTTAWA ' . LETTER
By A. M. Nicholson,.. M.P.
On resuming the throne debate•
week, parliament listened to
a ea ers o• our 'parties on a single-
day. 'In former sessions, the With .t isfew p osit'an and.the
lead -
county, ::it has been pointed out, iS on the ler of . the opp t,
line of important air . routes . which will span 1 prime ,minister have : made .very
long' speeches which occupied
continent as part of ,a wort system,
this in mind, the county must be aggres-
sive
both afternoon and evening ses-
sions. Both Mr. Graydon and Mr.
King �
had' completed their' re -
Bruce will be the forgotten, county just •� r •
•
Law.
The national •appeal in .March was 'plan d
with' the.ffullest co-operation of 'the Dominion
Government to avoid disruption of, plans of the
National War Finance'. Committee. 'And too,
the 'American Red : Cross is snaking its national,
appeal during the '"same month, making it a
continent -wide campaign-
• :The largest work facing 'the Red Cross
during;'the current year is supplying food par
cels for . n
.Caadian, • British • and Empire prisoners'
of war in 'Europe and the. Far East. The Society
now. has 'five 'packing plants in' • Canada, with
d •-wide sys
• ne . this
With
site what are its natural -rights.
as long as the people of Bruce will let it. be.. • I .marks by six o'clock and the
—Kincardine .News.. leaders ofthe aocial Credit, C. C.
P. and Bloc populaire parties
were .all heard at night; as, they
discussed government policies.
The prime minister was heard
at his best. as he spoke with brief
notes before him. Most. of ' his.
prepared speeches ' have, been
written by. one ` who has always
been interseted ..in what future
historians -would say and . think
of
of 'Mackenzie King's public. ut-
terances. Witen his speeches are
read in the house, he rarely re-
ceives : the hearing which was
given him on ',Monday. The an
nouncement thatit was the 'gov-`
ernmerit's . desire to. postpone ' a
general election until {tire cone u=
*
Could it '• not be arranged to illuminate the
Yost Office clock with that streetlight • hydro
,p that burns before•'sunset and after sunrise?
That, old legend about the ,groundhog. has
a weekly production bf.100,000 parcels. Of this been worn' threadbare, but just the same if he
amount the. Canadian Red Cross donates 0,000
ventured out last Wednesday'' he did ,see his
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weekly for prisoners in Europe, the remainder shadow and the deduction is that we will haves
.being..paid for by the' British and Ai straliaf six. more weeks of winter—or should we omit
Red. Cross, Societies. • Provision also _has to be
the more. Six 'more weeks of the January wen
'•.
Made •for •food; drugs. and other supplies' for ther -we enjoyed would bemost acceptaple to
Canadian prisoners in the 'Far East. These two • everybody, but, and there's always a but, it
objectives alone will require $5,500,000 during : wasn't good hockey 'weather, and that's' the
1944.
concern of quite a section of thio, community
The work of .the Canadian • Red Cross has • at the moment. `
never been ,greater, and the need has never
ted ,a.great volume' of 'informa-
tion indicating the .'extent of Can.-
1 .ada's contribution .in the •.fir.
'sion of the war. or at least until ()ver 867;000 men.,have been talc -
the full five years had passed; I en into the three branches of the:.
# „ I has changed*• the atmosphere on armed forces: This'. represents'. -
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lif 35.1 per cent of the total . male
population between the ages . of
18 'and' 45. The achievements of
the remaining •65 per cent; as-
sisted by the women, . children
and older men, : have. surpassed •
alI previous accomplishments.
Starting from scratch. in"'39 '40,
we have, produced 4 times as.
many, mechanical transports.. in
'43; 20 times as many cargo and •
naval vessels; 8 times as many
aircraft;. 196 times as many ons •
and 'small •arrris; and "63 times 'as
many instruments and • signals.
Farmers ;have • done •an except-
ionally 'effective jab. ,'Seventy-
five per cent of the farm, work- •
ers available in ..'39 produced 60
pFr cent more -foodstuffs in 1943.
In other • words, •every fanner . in
Canada • produced twice as much '
in '43, as in '�39: In addition t ' .
sending large quaff itities of foods
t, Great- Britain, we . have 'in-
creased r,ur ciuilian cotnstitnpiion
at hran In.�spitc •of the very
inn* F:, : �,r�,s<,sais ;Paan. t- he large shipment , of pork products
<.rr,;,:: e ,•yrr;it;f,ni.41'n an 1•owe`l' tr, Britain, , • wP• A.r' • - conMurning
Jet• asgilrnptions, are -inr' at home4than...3n�..°35-'39,
T•I'Ati j%• - `.Y.fi j'.';r,f r�si P, t'r^ 1 -1 -ere has b'Fan .much increase in
r t * c r ^;'^,e• ' relent• a '.rF1-9'rinsum tis n, the consuPn
^itf Q' ar•' Yri ;.<,n' ^ s . o. xT si 'Very .`.ir.r ..;f }ti<,<. }hs '43 being 21'' per
;t renter .than the average
•TIsr«' ^',f fi fr,'.cr' new nom for thr:f-a' r year~ before 'thea
Y,f;; ., r,rs tr• r ,:sr:e `nP:r rn8irlan• w r e }tour• shipped' timet/
f; rxt r'nmmun- as 'mut'h, prank as. in '30'; 40 tunes
t : t `l, ,6' ` 1..t•r+r r "�}_ . tl• e;. House., .rap ::..•eg s ---an F1f •.._p'. ,,i' tethtt.Thoi e.
fr�,rr, l:a;4,n» (irpt�vt' .i ;4 (4'10r'gfi ,snit Ahtnit 50: per cent
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r.r,ly�;,�A`•`s• Y:.<,< :,Y✓,i; r4 rellPrrt- ` t`�1r,rr> 'Nheat than in the pre-war
I parliament hill The Halifax
been greater. This year, it .is; hoped, will be Although criticism of'the Dominion Goff; - Torento ' speech has obviously
victory year, but 'the work of the Red Cross created some embarrassment .for
ernment's family allowance plan may be a
does not end with the cessation of.: hostilities' 1 tore ' on the face of it we just can't the Canadian government, since
it continues wherever there humanpremature,
t 11 have h
little prerrca ,
the desired results. 'If,. • they had received no intimation
Suffering. there was any guarantee
that r will
• � see '
a
that this monthly' that such a speech was to be de-
�, �,livered. M. King, iri stating that
Ripley's teeth are gaining wide publicity ' ' windfall was to be used for the sole benefit "it seems to me not ,to be a'mat=
ter. of.
for that Village.. In'.Lucknow we get it.with of the.child or children in the home, all matching manpower and.
we l or in other words'
mil -
our. Chins. end -good. But methinks there will be too manyresources
* * * � itary ,and
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industrial potential be
cases where it willmean nothing more than
"pin money" to "spend on gasoline, in beverage .: tween three or four dominant
states. What we must strive for
rooms and: at various places of entertainment' is close co-operatidn among those
. * * * * great states ' themselves and all
Prime Minister MacKenzie King's "no el-
ection" statement must • have :taken' the wind
out of • those who have been predicting that
Liberal party activities all pointed very def-
mitely to an early vote. Mr. King made .it
very clear that his Government plans to carry
• on until the war is • won, and he •placed the
responsibility for the necessity 'of an election.
being called before that' time plainly, in the,
lap of opposition fprces. It has .been bur ,opinion
right along' that 'Mr. King plans to• see this
rear to.. a successful conclusion,' after which
be will retire from politics. Of course, this is
curtly an Opinion.
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A local advisory committee has been alp -
pointed in Kincardine toiwork in 'conjunction
with the Town. Council in• the matter 'of- post-* *
war `planning. How much or how little 'can be
accomplished_ the Ag•
nes- rlacplraii, CCF: rrier:rber dor York
The facts in connection with • other "'like minded countries",-•--
Lt. -General was expressing the sentiments of
A. G L. McNaughton being relieved ' of his the majority of the member a. Mr.
command of the . Canadian Army overseas, • Coldwell, speaking tater, pointed
should have 'been made public at that .time. out that the Halifax proposals
The official announcement said it was due to i Were inacceptable not only be-
hiscause
' health. McNaughton says "there is nothing they are against the in-
terests of Canada but also be-.
wrong with me". The powers that be should cause they are against the best
recognize that the truth. will out, eventually ir'.ter+�,it,'a, qBritair. of. the,oriro.
and it is. just such cover-up tactics that tend rrrin•�:ga:tr. and o'f the world H¢
to cause the public to lose faith in officialdom, tr,r,ught tr.P• Principles underly-
• and which wilt not be readily restored when
it takes a debate on the floor of the Hous:
to, drag. out. the true story. .
smaller rentres
Last, will sit at the right hand of. E. B> Jolliffr-,
regard remains to be seen, but it is definitely -leader of the 'Opposition, when the Ontar;n
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encouraging to see municipal consideration be- y Legislature opens later this month..The C.�;.F.
ing given. the matter of rehabilitation. Reeve header comes; --as. ;a.-y`freshman" to the _Leg's,-
Jrcynt proposes that the first step 'taken locally lature and will no doubt find the prtirtnpting
al the erstwhile Dotninion House member quite
helpful, Aggie will be quite proficient at mak.-
nig the balls, and evert ata hurling them, her- •
Self when the occasion derriands. It, will rnark
the first time in history in the prO ince that.
ri woman will sit as "righthand man" tri tr.,•
be the compiling of a complete, list of all boys
. in uniform from the village, as, well as other
informative data, including: their pre-war oc-
cupatiorist Many Municipalities have been ins
-vesting in war 'bonds to provide a post -•War
sinking fund. In this regard the Village is not
•
so fortunate having no such a nest egg, as y,',r
at least,
lcader of the Opposition.
1-•kr fr, (.✓';r•`,A" ,n•the,,r gpoftrhes .y' rA '
,
'.,r,rf,,:.`a(; t' -<' it,;,,f r'%,sting, ^ T.-0 fl"i'r,--.!'.e. <l<`i",f)te ts notlikely .
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