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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; THURS., FEBRUARY 17th, 1944
EIGIIiT PAGES
HOMECOMI NG
° PLANS. :MADE
The Soldier Reception Com-
mittee, . 'the personnel of .. which
includ s the Village Council;
local clergymen and represent-
at'ives of the • Lucknow Red Cross,
Lucknow Legion, Fire Company,
Clansmen, Women's'`Institut and
the Business Men's Association,
mei: in ,the Municipal ,Officeon
Monday 'evening.
Reeve J..• W..Joynt pregrded at
the • meeting which •was officially
organized as a Reception Corn-
Mittee .to welcome .homeall re-
turned men on completion of
their active service, and plans
were made as to the mannerin
which their service would be
recognized.
Officers were 'elected as fol-:'
lows: Chairnan, J. W. Joynt;
Assistant Chairmen; Rev., C. H.
MacDonald and Mrs. A. E. .Me-
Kinn; Secretary, G. H: Soak
Treasurer, Rev.. J. W.; Stewart;.
Committee on addresses of wel-
Come, Rev. J:. W.: Stewart, Dr. W.
V. •Johnston.
The ,,matter of obtaining a list
of all those •ori active service
from the village was left with
Clyde Reid, one of the committee
representatives from The Legion,
which is :conducting a canvass
shortly . to • obtain this informa-.
•
tram • ' •
• It-was-decided-,to-.;p'esent each:
returned •man and woman with
anappropriate address and a
token gift of , money. This will
includeall on active service from
" . the Village and within a radius
of •a "mile -and -gttarter.:
• For this purpose . it was estim-
ated' that at least $1,0b9 .would
ebbe. required. A ways and'
CAN BEAT ANDY CLARK'S
PIG RAISING STORY.
Sam Gibson, claiming he, could
beat Andy Clark's recent' pig
raising story, proceeded to prove
it the 'other' day. Sam goes' back
to an 'original litter of 13 porkers;'
Qut bf: this he retained five. sows.
Each sow, "gad two litters and
from. these ten litters he' raised
125 pigs. Three of' the five brood
sows . •.were • then sold.' The re-
maining two have since had a
• litter each totalling 23 young•-
ters. So there you have a total
'of 13 litters aggregating 161, pigs
or an . average of better than 12
per litter. °
MORE . THAN :FORTY Q'UILTS'•
DONATED. TO RUSSIA FUND
Sortie time ago an appeal for
forty' quilts was made locally for
the "Aid• to Russia". bales. This
number .:has already been ex-
ceeded • but contributions • of.
quilts, clothing and, cash are . still
welcomed . and will be received
until .March .31st. These donations
may, be left at T. W. Smith's
Garage.
EXTRA COPIES AVAILABLE
In this issue ' we publish a pic-
ture 'of the Chin Brothers, who
have. won . widespread publicity
for--then/selves --and-. the—Village
through, their hockey: ability and
NEXT BLOOD CLINIC IS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ist
The next and Blood Donor
Clinic in• Lucknow will be held
on Wednesday, March' 1st. Clin-
ics are held here at •periods •of j ss._ c4 Health Given
MAKE.FAMINE
RELI EF APPEAL
To ,aid in the relief of the -
famine .stricken millions in India
and China, a Dominion -wide . ap-
peal for financial : assistance is,
being made throughout . all.
churches On Sunday. •
This Famine Relief ,Fund .will.
be . ,administered through' the
rnissiorraries oris the field in India.
and China. Envelopes 'will be
provided for your contribution
and you are urged to attend the
church of your choice lon Sunday,
prepared to give liberally. to this
huinanitarian cause:
It is difficult, if not impossibie,
for Canadians to grasp the sig-
nificance of the word starvation.
But the dire plight of these peo-
,ple' can be, realized to some de-
gree by the fact that, in India
alone enough inert, women and
children are dying daily" to -make.
up the ;population of a good :sized
Canadian town. Let not ..the dis-
tance nor their. color dull our
ears to the plea of. these,, people
for food. ,
Canada's . contributions on .Sun-
day •will . be an expression of loy-
alty in .-helping to , relieve the
distress of fellow citizens of the
British. Commonwealth of Nat-
ions and of appreciation of a gal-
lant and ,unconquered. ,Ally—
China.
the fact that they are the :only
known Chinese line playing' or-
ganized' hockey. '
Extra copies 'of this issue will
be available: '.
means -HONORED. ON THE
committee was. appointed corn-
prising the -chairman of the sev-
eral organizations represented on
the Reception Committee, which,
supported . by the several organ-
izations • in the town, will en:-
deavour to raise this amount
during the corning. months.
A.s•a start, an ice carnival. will.
be put on in the Arena' in the
immediate future. The . co-opera-
tio'n of all citizens is requested
to assist in this worthy purpose.
•
FEW. ENTRIES YET. IN • • ;
FIELD CROP COMPETITION
•
To date there has been a very
poor response. to the request for
entries in the Agricultural Soo-
'iety's 'standing field crop eon-
petition in oats. A :minimum of
ten entries is required tb hold
this -.event. '
Besides the $75.00 in priie
' money' offered 'contestants, it
,,,t • provides ,an opportunity to' get
? ° registered seed at a time when
good seed grain . is- hard to ob-
tain: °
The Club,: however, must be
organized' early to be sure of se-
curing this registered. seed, En-
tries' should be made at once
with • Joseph. Agnew.
ttttO.RT_RECOVERY OF BODY
OF HURON TWP. FLIER
1.7. A. McDonald of Huron: Twp.
has received a messag4 from the
casualty officer at -Ottawa, ad-
vising him that the body of his
son, )+ lt.. Sgt. Colin Murray Mac-
Donald lias been found. Flt. Sgt.
MacDonald had previously been
reported' missing.
While this information• has not
been confirmed by the. British
War Office, it has been received
from enemy sources thrdtigh the
BROTHERS TAKE PART IN
UNIQUE ,WINGS CEREMONY
Air navigators and . air bomb-
ers- received their wings • at
,graduation ceremony .at Crumlin
on .Friday. Among ,the graduates.
was LAC. Norrhan- H. -Mathews':
of Port Arthur,, ..brother of ;Miss
Ruth Mathews formerly of the
Lucknow , • High School teaching,
staff.' : .
His wings were 'pinnedon by
his older brother, "WO. J. L.
Mathews, D.F.M.; who is horde
from operations overseas. WO.
Mathews, who is a wireless op-
erator, won his 'award for : bring-
ing an aircraft back safely after
the pilot had been shot,
WON TENOR SOLO. CLASS
AT TORONTO FESTIVAL
Lloyd Stewart of Stratford :'and
.son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ste-
wart of town was in Toronto last
week . attending the • Kiwanis
Musical Festival held in Eaton's
Auditorium. •, ,•,� '
Lloyd' was successful °in win-
ning first 'prize' in the tenor solo
class,.21 .years and under. 'He
was 'given 87 . marks.. He is . a
pupil` of Mr. A. A. Harrington,
organist, and' choir leader 'Of St.
Andrew's ' Presbyterian" Church
.in 'Stratford.
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-CLEARING" Several Lines . of
Men's Better Quality Underwear.
The Store. with the • Stock.: -THE
MARKET. STORE. •
IR approximately five • weeks. There
35th ANNIVERSARY was about six weeks between the
7th and 8th clinics' and the 9th
A family.,gathering was held at
the home of Mr' and Mrs. Harvey'
Brooks, Thursday evening . Feb-
ruary 10th, in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. . Rod . Campbell who cele-
brated their 35th wedding anni-
vetsary. Guests numbering 25 sat -
down to :supper at 7.30. The table
Iwas 'centred with a cake' with 35
111 ,
KEITF McCORMICK
will be'. held about ;a week .earll-
ier., It • will be; held two :weeks
from yesterday.
With Canadian .casualties in.
Italy. numbering •: around 3',000,
the urgency, .for .a continued and
increasing flow of blood plasma,
cannot be' doubted.... :
candles on . it. Games Were play-
ed . and an ' enjoyable . evening
spent. •• • .
During the evening Mr. and -
Mrs. Campbell' were' presented
With .a lovely -chair by their -fam-
ily:. They also received' other. use-
ful gifts. The following poem was.
read, to them: • '
Dear• Mother and Dad '
We've all gathered here
On this fine Winter night,
Opr hearts full of 'cheer
Andour eyes full'.of.light.:
For it: means a lot• 'to' us •
To have you both hearty,
Enjoying the fuss
Of our family party.
For thirty-five years
You have travelled together,
Through smiles and through tears
. And in all kinds of weather.
This time 'when we're gazing
At roads left behind; . •
We 'joi,n you in praising
The Goa who is kind,
For ever His' blessing'
Is with them who toil,
While proudly confessing
A love' for the 'soil.
And now that your days
Of hard tbiling are o'er,
You're hearing the praise
Of the ,children you bore.
You're wealthy in fact
With our love, we bestow jt
By word and. -by act
For we vvf'r`it° you to. know it.
Here's a fine corhfy chair,
May, it add . to the rest
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Kh1LED ,OVERSEAS
Flying 'Officer " Robert ..Keith
McCormick, 'With.,•the R: C: A. F.
overseas, was , killed on active
service on February 5th accord-
ing to word received last 'w.ee'k
by his parents, • Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. McCormick of Ripley. The
funeral 'was' held at Saffon-Wal-
don,,Essex, England on February";
9th.
Keith : was well . ; known in
Lucknow, having played' hockey
with the grout-chanpionship Se-,,
poys ih the : winter- of 1940, and
who were eliminated in the play -
downs• by Georgetown. Keith was
popular ,with players and fans.
alike, was a clever hockey play-
er and still a .better Sport.
He was born on the South
Line, Kincardine Township,, 24
years ago,, but ,had resided in
Ripley since five years of. age. '
�In February of 1941 Keith en-
listed in the E C. A. F. for train-
ing as a pilot. In December of
;that year -he --went overseas and -
since the; has 'seen much action.
HIe was more recently piloting a
Mosquito bomber, and had 'been'
nroinoted ''to the' rank of Flying
Officer. Keith had made upwards
}o sixty sorties 'over' enemy ter-
ritory and it was expected that
',A • would shortly have been
' f"r1rnleh back to Can-.
At Institute Meeting
Dr.: James. Little, guest speak-
er at the. February meeting of
the • Women's Institute,' gave an•
interesting and instructive talk
on the topic . `Health",, dealing
KINTAIL FLIER.
AWARDED D.F.C:
Flight 'Lieutenant Donald `Ken-
zie McKay, of Kintail_ was one of
a .,group of ten Royal Canadian
Air. Force men to be• awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross„
according t� an announcement
from London, England last week.
Donald is a son .of Mr' and Mrs.
John McKay of Kintail, "but 'as
yet :they have received no . in-
formation concerning the citation 4
of the award. However; Donald
was mentioned. in a single cita-
tion for "skill,- fortitude and de-
votion to duty" in .operational .�
raids. 'Five of the ten winners of
the D.F.C., although not named,
were cited for heavyattacks on
.enemy shipping and undersea
raiders. Donald' had p1eviousl'{�'�
won distinction: by being inclucl--
ed in; The King's New Year's'
honors list. • '
Flt. •Lt. McKay wasborn at
Kintail in March 1915. He . en-
liste�d in November of .1939' short-
ly after the outbreak of war, • but
was retained in' Canada as an
instructor' until 1942 , when he
went; overseas. After enlisting he
trained at. Camp Borden: and was
later commissioned at Saskatoon.
1 -le acted as an instructor ' at
Trenton, Saskatoon and ; Brant-
-ford before going. overseas.
Fit. Lt. McKay's interest in
aviation goes back to pre-war
days. • He: took up commercial
flying at. London' in. 1936 and
later qualified as a flight engin-
eer. •
Don -add has two brothers; Dun-
can of the Canadian . Army at
'Barriefield Camp at.,' Kingston
and John at home. '
TWENTV-FIVE TABLES .
'Azr INSTITUTE SOCIAL\
Th.e' Women's Institute • spon-
sored an enjoyable bridge 'and
euchre socialin the ' Town Hall
especially with the, care of the on Thursday evening: There was
«teeth and their relationship- to a total of 25 tables, 13 for bridge
good health:- The 'roll:, call. was
answered by a health rule. ,
and 12 for • euchre.\
Bridge winners were Mrs.. W.
The motto -for the ' day "The S. -Reid and Geo: Fisher.. Euchre
'Greatest affair in life•is the•crea=-j•prizes were -Won by Mrs. Charles.
tion of character and •this can .be
.accomplished as well in the cot-
tage as 'in the ,palace", was ably
given. by Mrs: Philip.
Miss Eva ' Greer, convener of
the standing 'committee.on' Social
Welfare •gave a splendid'talk on
different 'phases' of the 'subject.
An impromptu program consist:
ed of readings' by, Mrs. A. Mow-
bray, Mrs. V: N.• •Prest,. ,Mrs.. W. ALL • TEACHERS PASSED
Youn and Mrs. B, Roach. . " X-RAY EXAMINATION •
Th correspondence ' icluded • •
an appeal nfrom the •"Federated
Women's Institutes of Canada for
a donation , to the' . Emergency
Fund and. it was decided to take
a 'collection ,for this fund when
tea Was served at the close of the
-meeting. The. collection amount-
ed 'to '$2.50.• • •
' Mrs: Youn' had. charge' of an
arriusing 'Valentine contest .when
prizes were won by a group com-
posed of. Mrs. Phil Smith, Miss
Jean. Lyons. Miss Mary McLeod,
Mrs. Philip Stewart, "Mrs:. tarries
Smith and Mrs. Temple Clark. •
Mrs: G'eoghegan's., Mother -Passes'
Word has,.been .. received
town of the death of Mrs. George
Steward and Peter McCall, A de-
licious . lunch was served at the
conclusion of play. •
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BORN
GRAHAM—On February 9, 1944,
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Graham;
Holyrood, a son.
Results of x-ra examinations
of 175 West Bruce. teachers in .
the recent chest clinic conducted'
in Kincardine' by the department
of health'and the department of
•educationshowed that all :teach-
ers responded negatively to the
test. .
A Jew teachers were required
to undergo a second examination
before being, found free of . pul- I I.
m.onary trouble.
BLU'EV• ALE PASTOR `•TO
MAKE CHANGE THIS YEAR
At the annual meeting of- the
'Blrrevale..Circuit _-of : -tire __United'
—
:Church, 'Rev. Campbell 'Tavener
stated his ;intention of snaking' a
Hamilton at her home in Listo- i pastoral change. this. year. Rev.
wel on . February 10th:Mrs. J. H, Tavener, a former minister on
Geoghegan. is •a daughter:' Mrs.
Hamilton • was .known in Luck -
now, having frequently . in,
at the' Rectory, while Rev. end
Mrs. Geoghegan Were sect! f
"the Ashfield Circuit; has been
at ttuevale for the past five
,Fears: The meeting tendered a
'"earty vote of appreciation of the
Ntliftrl services of .he and Mrs,