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THE LUCKNOVV SENTINEL
LUCKNO*, „ONTARIO.
.Established 1873
Published Eao# Thursday Morning
Subscription Rate — $2.00,A Year In' Advance.
To United .States $2.50 Single Copies 5c
Member of The C. W. N. A. "
L. C. Thompson, ;Publisher and Proprietor
The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
SDAY, ,. JUNE 22nd,. 4944
THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1944
EDITORIAL
A SAI1UTETO THE WOMEN OF CANADA
When the history of the present ivpar conies,
to be written the part played by the women
of the Canadian Re4cross will be an.interest-
ing.. and inspiring chapter.: An 'inkling' of the
contribution from the women is contained in
' the annual report at the .chairman of the Nat-
ional Women's: War Work Committee present-
ed to the, Society's Centra): Council at . a . recent
3neeting:
Since the outbreak of hostilities nearly 28
million articles of comfort and supply'
have
been distributed to our Armed: ' Forces, the
Merchant Navy, victims of war in Britain and
Allied Nations, and hospitals. In 1943 alone the
grand total' of articles' reached ' 13,221,475 in-
eluding the following: civilian relief, 1,531;297;
hospital supplies:' 671,960; surgical dressings,
7,778,606; woollen comforts .for the Forces,
846,198,, and. woollen comforts for the Auxiliary
Services, ' 98,335. In addition . to these . figures
a targequantity of goods `was sent to hospitals
in Canada and.' Newfoundland.
If that alone represented the :achievements
of " the women workers of "the.. Red : Cross tit
would be a :remarkable record but to. get the .'
AV -little picture it is' necessary'* mention` sur -
`ivbr-'bilttdlesbi raue sirps-citot__ho_rf
"bugs '
and "capture 'parcels for our prisone3s of war
' In Europe.
.,For five years 'the`'women of Canada have
remained faithful to their task. It is not a
glamorous job, but real hard work lkio medals
are bestowed, the ` only reward being a feeling
of satisfaction that Comes with the performante
of a vital task well done.
' This . year will. be ' testing time. There will •
be a sharp increase. in'casualties, and therewn?l
be more wounds to dress. This means. More and
• more work for the women of Canada through
their Red Cross?,
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A. SWEEPING VICTORY .
Last week's 'provincial election • in Sask-
attthewan was .a sweeping -victory for the • C.C.F.
party; even 'more complete than the most
ardent socialists hoped for. The Liberallparty
which _has 'held sway' in Saskatchewan since'
the 'province• was formed, except for a period
from .1929 to 1935, was all but annihilated. The
Progressive -Conservatives who 'were reputed 't%
be ,gaining ,prestige under the. Federal cairn=
paigning ' of John Brackeri, failed to elect a
single member.•••
Both the old . parties, with which' Sask-
atchewan voters appeared to be pretty well
fed up, are consoling themselves' as best they
can that the issue pupas not socialism in Sask-
atchewan 'and that only a small percentage
of those who voted C.C.F. are really socialistic_
Be that as it 'may, the new ' p'arty comes
into power ' unfettered by opposition and, will
have a free hand to legislate as they wish and
to- .implement their promises, albeit sometimes
vague, of how their 'socialist program will make
things better for' everybody. How , socialistic
Saskatchewan is can best lie gauged four or --
five years hence) The record of the incoming
,administration will decide that.
*, : *'.
Ottawa has clarified the matter of when :
Dominion Day is • to. be observed. The .holiday .. .
-Will be held, as it should • be, op Saturday.
July 1st Dominion Day is one of the six _war
time statutory holidays.
* : , •* *
After years of highly -iinforrnative quiz
programs. we admit that we still don't know
the answers to ,a lot of things.---Chesley Enter-
prise.
NICKING IT AROQND "AGAIN
The Dominion' and Ontario Governments
are again vigorously kicking around that pol-
itical football—liquorrestrictions, and the pub-
lic are ggnerally fed up with the buck -passing
of the responsibility in the matter_
Ottawa has• a plausible answer . for 'the
apparent discrepancy. in the amount of Liquor •
available .to residents; of f Quebec and Ontario;
pointing out that ' each province" is entitled to
seventy per cent of the quantity of spirits re-
leased for sale in the year ending October 31st,'
1942. m n
On • the face. •of it. the.
; monthly ration 'of
13 ounces in Ontario and. 80 „ounces' in Quebec
seems anything but fair. However that 13—ouni e
•ration s
ha s story behind it. in th• e' past `year
permits issued in Ontario increased more than
eight -fold. It is scarcely logical that seven out
'of eight persons now holding permits should
'ecide overnight .so to 'speak, that they were
going to become patrons of, the liquor stores.
o, - many . a person i� getting far in excess of
his 13 ounces on someone else's permit who
las no ' particular hankering for the stuff.
There doesn't seem to be any shortage 'of.
liquor. If Ottawa is goinz to try and curtail
the consumption of it why not coarse out flat-
footed, Tell the boys and girls there's lots of
it, . but that in' the: 'interests of full prosecution
of the war effort, it must be consumed in more
terinporate quantities and put every : Canadian
•on 'an equal basis the same as other comnaod-
:ities are rationed.
' No .amount , of explaining, by Ottawa is
gong to convince some people that, Quebec's'
so-called preferential treatment is not aimed at
trying 'to retain ttiat province in the Liberal
fold.
` "the"oth liaind"'Ort io's`Tiquor bi1]l fol=
• the . year ending March 31st," 1943, was over
$120,000,000, an increase over the previous fis-
cal year of nearly ten million dollars.
Neither Ottawa or Qu -;,'s Parc an.
thing to be .proud about in 'l i, eir handling of
this contentious problem and which appears
to be of - more concern to sore than the fact
that Canadians are fighting and dying in
France : and Italy. .
s s . x.
QUITE SIMPLE •;
This story is told . of D. L. Moody, one
of the Beat preachers • and evangelists of an-
ther .day..
. One day .a young man came in great per-
.plexity to' the clergyman, Dwight L. Moody;
and said.: "Mr.. g1oody, I want to reform and •
lead a better life. But I don't know how I can
give up my undesirable companions".
'That's not •difficult, young anan'",. replied .'
the revivalist, smiling sympathetically upon
his visitor. "Just live. a good life and your un-
desirable. companions : will give you
as simple, at that.
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,Last week we drew. attention to .the fact
that it took eight . m4aths for a, carton of: cig-
arettes to reach its destination overseas, due
to an incorrect address: But that's not all. At '
least three more shipments of cigarettes have
'Since been made to that same "wrong address'.
We have appealed time and again , o the .folks
at ,home' to . keep us up-to-date on all overseas
addresses so that the mailing list,. used by sev-
eral local . organizations, may ' be as accurate
. and' complete as possible. Since last week's
appeal a grand total of two persons have taken
- the trouble to see if we have "their boy's" ad=
dress correct.
* s * *
The, disappearance of the great spring runs
•of smelts, which for several years have ascend-
ed the streams entering Georgian. Bay and the -
north Channel' of Lake Huron, has the biol-
ogists puzzled. Enaurry at tlwe 1lgi�,.»�t?'±.:�
Museuna has cited' theinformation
.
ell'information.• that no-
thing 'is known about the cause of the death
• of vast numbers in Lake -Huron in the, summer -
and fall of 1943. In contrast 'to their virtual
disappearance in Lake Huron smelts appear
to be still increasing in Lake Superior and
Lake Ontario as shown by increased spawning
' runs • earlier this spring. • .
•
L- Local end General
-' Mr. and Mrs Horace Aitchison
of Winghham, spent the weekend
here.,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. - 'Your of
Chesley . were week -end visitors
'with friends here.
Mrs. "Bud" Johnston and son
Barry of Goderich are visiting
• with her sister, Mrs. H. ' D.
-Thompson,
Mr, and MiX. Robert Hamilton
accompaniied by • Nfr_ and Mas,
Lucknow' High -School students . ' Hamilton visited recently
are this week in. themidst of .. iia Dundas, Hamilton, Toronto .84 .
writing examinations: ' '. Niagara Falls.
'�
R: .J. Button and her
rratiter, Mrs. John. Hone, left
last Week .on a trip to Wester n
Canada_
Sack" 'Kilpatrick is again ; con-
fined to .bed. With a slight attack
of .phlebitis; Jack 'is 'having more
than his share of ill fortune .and
sickness_
W. J. Lane of Ripley who has
not been enjoying good health
for' a time was taken to St_ Mich-
ael's Hospital, Toronto, for treat-
ment on Monday of last week.
Mr_ and Mas_ Wm. Robb were
recent visitors . in Collingwood
and on their return were accom-
panied by Mrs. Robb's sister, Mrs.
Andrew Hamilton who is spend -
lung two weeks here.
Mr. and Mrs_ . Jack Campbell,
Islay and .Audrey attended the!
55th wedding' anniversary of his ,
parents, Mr. and Mrs_ S. C.
Campbell of Rothsay, which they
celebrated on Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs- Clarence MacMi1-
lan of Toronto returned to the
city the end of the week after
holidaying with relatives here_'
They assisted last Wednesday at
the local ,Blood Donor 'clinic.
Messrs. G. . A. Webb and Fred
Webb of St Helens, Mr. and Mr,._
Sam Durnin and Betty of Luck
-avow :..and;..„Mr_ ,and_ Mr-s�..,.,Henry:
Carter of Clinton 'motored ' to
Granton on Sunday an spent
the day with Mr. and :,t , , ' Joe
Leslie ictal Gordon_
LANGSIDE NORTH'
11fr. and Mrs Robert Moffat,
Shirley and Joyce of Lucknow
visited cin :Sunday at Mr. F_ G.
Moffat's_
)1
Mr_ and Mrs. Norman Holmes,
Oshawa;..L Cpl. W_':11oltnes and
Mts. Holmes of ' Torointo, 'Sent
the week -end with. Mr. and -Mrs.
C..ebster.
-Mr. and Mrs:'Robert 'BBar-kwe11
of Dundas spent the week -end "at
the .home, of ' Mr. and ' Mr=s.' °G
Backwell. Mr. Barkwell has been
bedfast for a time.
Mr. and `Mrs_ Wm- McGill, Mrs_
Phillip McMillan, Miss Jean and
Bruce McMillan spent Sunday
with Mr. aid Mrs. Robert :Hamil-
ton and witlx- Mr. and Mrs.• 0_
Brooks of Carlow_
Lorne Reid, son of Mr. and
Mrs_ Manson', Reid, whose lower
limbs have .been'' left paralyzed
since the infantile paralysis epi-
deltaic in 1941, has been employed'
at Rathwell's Store for a time
where he is learning the shoe
Miss Audrey Campbell, a pat-
ient for several months at. Free-
port
Sanitarium, . Kitchener, is .
spending a week with her par-
ents, Ma-: and. -Mrs. J. C_ Camp -
Audrey will welcome visit-
ors from two to five each after-
noon
or from . seven to ten in the
evening_' . •
' Anniversary services will be
held :in St. • Peter's Anglican
Church on Sunday. The evening
service wail-b+e"Con4 'eted'by men-
enable 'Archdeacon Hartley of
Kincardine The evening service '.
in the . United Church will be
withdrawn: on this occasion_.
Mr. •andMrs_ john .McInnes &
family ..visited on Sunday • with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Moffat.
.LAC. Eric Evans of : the R.C_
AY., Toronto, is spending • his
ease with his. parents.
On Monday evening the Y.P-S,
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tinos- Widdis of Teeswater with '
ai attendance of ;23_ The social ,
conveners, Charles Tiffin & Jim
Richardson were in charge of the
program_ ami-. -
Anniversary services were held
on Sunday with Rev. Cram of
Teeswater as guest speaker_ Spec-
ial music was given by the joint
choirs of Calvin, Whitechurch Ft
Langside.
:Mr. and Mas_ Wm- EiVans ern=
tertamed a number of friends on
l Thursday evening in 'honor '.. of
Mr. and Mrs- Robert Brown (nee
Edith Evanis) recent newlyweds_
Mrs. 'and Mrs_ John. Currie and
infant 'daughter; Mr and M
Bill Lapp and family, Mr.- and
Mrs. Harold Percy and'son and
Miss Isobel Orr were Sunday
• visitors with Mr. and Mrs.' Win.
Orr.
Miss Dolena:° Orr of the R. C.
- F- (W_D.), Rockcliffe, left on
Sunday after spending two weeks
leave here.
Mr. and Mas_ 'Wesley Tiffin
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. John Melones.
Mr. Ernie Fianna ' visited. on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.. Far-
rish Moffat.
an as_
First Visit Home in'°36 Years .
Mr. David Kennedy of Victor-
ia. B.C., is visiting with his moth-:
er, 1#tlas_ . David Kennedy. . of
Whitechurch. It is 36 years since
he: Went. West and this is his first •
visit' home. He was one of those
on the West.. Coast that built
Cargo vessels for war purposes_
Prior to that he was constructing
large dock's_ Recently he purchas-J
ed. a greenhouse" which will not
be such a strenuous occupation.
Recently ,he invented a large
saw gadget for splitting • logs
.which. is -run by. his ' son. It is :•
reported ' .that it works with
Marked success. Wingham Ad-
yanceTimes:.
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