The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-03-30, Page 7rn
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THURSDAY, WIARCI! 30th; 1944
The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow
Ontario
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tAUE SEVEN
A' Gunner Eldon Buckingham
left n. Thdrsday to repOrt'at the
R. C. A. F. ;Commando Training
Centre at Valleyfield.
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Overseas air mail service .is
really speedy at present and sev7-
eral 160 people report receiving
• overseas mail' in six and seven
days.
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Tpr. Lorne Gardner of New-
,. market basic training. -camp vis-
• Harold Ritchie of the Canadian
Navy, in writing to hiS.rnothert
Mrs. James Ritchie, said that on,
•reaching port aftel- several weeks
• at sea,. in coming off his ship,
hemet Bob Thompson. Harold
was on his way to sse Howard
Johnston an -other local • boy in
the naval service. • •
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Played With Overseas . • •
R. C. A. F. Champions • .
.LAC. Harold- •Greer;
who ,pl.ay-
.ed Some claSsy*. hockey for, the
Lucknow Sep03is, hasn't' . laid
down..•.the •stick ;since.. arriving
overseas, .but rather ..has. „been
stepping: out in,. fast company.
"Toby"• played' on...4 line. with
MiltSchinid and Bobby., Baur,
'rnerribers of .•the Once • • ,fainous
Boston 'Kraut. line; .•in. the .recent •
ited over the week -end with'his .R.C.A.F. overseas • championshi
parents„. Mr. and Mrs, Mark series • played at .Liverpeol. His
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' Gardner. • • • .. team won the 'Championship, and.
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•_Gerald Culbert Of the R. C: A.
•F: spent a rcent leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cul-
. bert, before reporting to No. 1
• Wireless School at Montreal,
where he expects to be stationed
• 'for twenty-four 'weeks.
At East Coast
were presented with individual
shields. • For the fitial,.garrie„ wit-
nesSed . by 4,000 •people, •• they
brought up the .11.C.A.F...:Band
from London. It .was:a rough en-
counter. of which "Fish" Kemp .of
Listowel was one of the two ref-
erees, and . the better of the. two
Harold 'says...The score 'in •this
game was 9-5, with -Harold. bag -
goals which his.
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Sidney Smith, formerfy of Zion ging two Of five
was some time ago promoted to tine scored. :
t..he rank of Flight Sergeant, in •
•the Fi.C.A.F. Sid is 'stafioned••at
Dartmouth, Nva Scotia, where
•he is attached toa. bomber 're-
' connaissance squadron -doing pa-
trols over. 'thp ,ocean. Sid • and
Mrs. Srnith have taken .up resi-
, derice at Dartmouth., but still
• prefer good old Ontario.
• , Sees Local Boys Regularly
' MeQuillin, son of Mr.
John McQuillin of West Wawa-
:noshwho.. is --O-Verseas with the
R.c:A.F.; Writktha..r he is with
Norman Ro-ss. of Con, O. • kin:
• loss; that he' sees Jaek Thomson
egularly; that he passes- his
Sentinels onto Fred Wainwriffht
and that he recently met pill
Craig. of St. Augustine. Frank
says they are. busy seeding vhere
he is stationed. •„
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Now Mediterranean Area
,Pte: • Dave Swan. son Of Mr.
• 'and, Mrs. Ocorge Swan...Con. 12.
West, Wawanosh has arrived in,
'1 h e en tr al' Mediterranean
theatre of operations .accorcling
to thc, address .on his latest letter
received last • week. Tide' letter
was wiitten on board a. troop
ship, ready for poSting as soon
•.as Dave • landed at his unknown
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destination.. Dave has only been
,overseas for a few eks and
didn't have.a chance bee Eng-
. land before Moving:
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Paid Visit To His : ' .
Kneie's Grave ,Osferseas ,
Wray. of KfrilOtigh'
• while on leave'in London. Eng-
land recently, paid visit • to
, Brookwood, a fevr.miles distant.
There he visited the, cemetery,.
where his uncle, • the late `.Wm..
Dobson Of Wiarton, is buried. Mr.
Dobson paid •the supreme sacri-
fice in the First Great War. Wray
says it is a beautiful cemetery
• where 350 Canadian boys are
• resting in the military plot. Wray
Visited several bombed out areas,
in, London, Which makes you
N•ealize there is a war on he said.
'JOHN MacKENZIE RECEIVES
:VVINGS lAND COMMISSION
• John lc MacKenzie,. • son of
• Mrs. h Wm. MacKenzie of town,
was one of the graduation class
to. receive his wings at,a gradu-
ation.Aetttini-nony.. at 'Mallon 'last
Thursday. John has also been
commissioned as a pilot offider.
, AHe will spend two weeks fur-
lough, here and in Detroit before
reporting at the East Coast for
commando training. John. who
graduated as an air bornber, ex -
peas he Will then be posted over-
seas for operational training. His
mother, his sister Katherine and
Miss Irene Holmes of Toronto
• attended, the wings parade, the
presentations of tvhich yierenla le
by ,Squadion•Leader M. W. Dav-
idson and Fit. Lt. C. S. W.•Prbct-
or, D.F.C.
'brother
of WO. Alex MacKenzie. D.F.M.,
ttse
, LAC. Bill Treleaven of Crum. -
lin spent the- week -end with his
parents, Mr, and Mrs. Harold
Treleaven.
Hurt Overseas, Was '
Attended By Dr. Bowen ,
Reid McKim, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. McKim, was recently
thrown off a gun tractor overseas
and suffered a, back injury. To
their mutual pleasure and sur-
prise the attending .physician was.
Dr. R. J. Bowen, formerly' of
Lucknow. Although, •Reid's legs
were paralyzed for ,a time' his,
injuries were not regarded as
seriousand he is making a rapid
reckiverY. .,..
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•• On Friday evening friends and
neighbors gathered. at' the hall to
honor Bertram Curran and his
bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Don McIver and
babe Of •Kinkiss visited on Sun-
day at her parent's hdine.
Miss Lciuise' Windsor of Luck -
now spent the week -end with
Phyllis Blake.
Mr. Herman Phillips, Eda and
Lorne'spent Monday in London.
Douglas Kilpatrick is spending
this 'week in Goderich With his
grandparents:
• ZION
ooOomOoo,o,..
The March meeting of W. M. S.
• met at Mrs. Ernest Gardner's
with a goodly number present.
The president, Mrs. Jacob Hun-
ter presided. Readings were giv-
en by Mrs.. Howse & Mrs. Frank
Ritchie. The study boOlt chapter
was taken by Mrs. Will Gardner.
Roll calll was answered by pay-
ing of fees.
Mrs. •Wilfred 'Quaid, • Messrs.
John and Merle, Misses Mildred
and, Marion Quaid of Saltfordo
Mrs. D. Reefand baby -Margaret
Ann of Goderich were Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
aqrdnerr.
We are 'sorry, to. report that
Mrs.; 'Edgar iitchie1is. confined
to bed with, an attack of pleur-
isy.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell
and, Kenneth of Westfield and
Miss Jean Campbell of Goderich
.were •Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs.- Richard Gardner.
The Hackett and Zion Red
Cross put on a sifelat in the hall
here on Friday , evening when
progressive etiehre and a good
program was enjoyed. The school
children contributed several
numbers. Misses Lois and Lorna
Hunter sang a duet. Solos by
Miss Laura Irwin and Mrs. Peter
Going To Tilbury
Mr. Charles Alton of Dungan-
non who recently disposed of his
general store business, has been
appointed agent for the Massey -
Harris' Company -at Tilbury and.
leaves the first of tho week to
assume his new duties.
Cook and a ',reading .by ••
Frank Ritchie were given.-, • A..
draw for the lucky. . ticket for
the iamb donated by Mr. Bert •
Alton was drawn by Mr. Fred
Anderson. Mr. A. Cann of Luck -
now. was the 'lucky. winner. The
arnptint•realized,from the draw i • ”
was around 430.• f ' •
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Mr. .Harvey...Ritchie • was
winner ,of .the.'quilt.donated..by ,
the .•.Lucknow : S:O.S. • girls,' ... •
• Mr. Will'. Ritchie spent:. a few..
days in. •Goderichlast week. - • :
• Mr. •and Mrs. Mel Dickson and •
family of Dungannon spent Sitn--
day with Mr. and. Mrs: Cecil ..‘
Gardner. . •
Messrs. . Lloyd ,MeNall .& Harry
Swan, Misses Mabel Johnson .•and
• Margaret McNeil spent an. even-
ing with, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Gard- • •
ner. • • • • -• •
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. • .Miss Irlma. Hackett returned
hothe . last week 'from Toronto
where she has..s.perit some time in
war .work. •• . „.
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IN these decisive months all Canada's effort
is concentrated on one great objective —
the attack that is to destroy the Nazi menace
and all that it represents. Years of work have
goneinto its preparation. The best of °ter young
men are staking their lives on its success.
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higher pay or higher profits, we shall bedivert-
ing
, our attention from the main taskthis
•critical time..We shall also endangerh the
at
sta-
bility of prices which we in Canada have
achieved after great difficulties—a stability that
is essential to efficiency and fairness in war,
and to peacetime prosperity afterward.
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We in Canada must support and strengthen
this attack with all our effort. This one pur-
pose must command our work, our minds and
. • our heartsi.
Our noting men are fighting for a Canada and •
a world in which all men can have faith, hope
and seeurity. Each of thein wants to come
back to a job—or a farm—with *a future. We
at home must Ic.ep secure for them a strong
and stable foundation on which alone a post-
war period of promise, and achievement can
be built. \
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We must not permit any scramble for private
gain or individual selfish ends, to distract us
from or main task. If we concentr te on
seeking, individually or jointly, higher 1.3 rices.
This advertisement is one or a series being issued by the Government of Canada to emphasize
the importance of preventing further increases in the cost of living now and deflation later.
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