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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944
‘, RECORD CLINIC -
ON. ',EpiqESDAY
• EIGHT PAGES
RESTRICT USE OF
' LAWN TAPS
, The number of donors at the
13th Red. Cross. Blood Donor
Clinic here On Wednesday ,morri-
ing set a new record with an at-
tendance ,af 120 persons.
Men &Wag totalled 72,- of
• which all but one were repeaters.
, -There were 48, lady donors, in-
cluding 3" repeat, and 13 new
donors. Wednesdays
„ the total of blood donation at the
13 clinics to "1087.
Donors were: Chas Shaddick,
• Harvey Houston, John McFar-
, lane, Dr.: James Little, Rbssell
-Irwin,' Ewart Taylor, Chas: E.
Hallam, 'Miss Elizabeth MacDon-
ald, Miss Margaret MacDonald,
• Clyde Reid, John H. Mowbray,
Gordon Fisher, Miss Mildred Rit-
• chie, • Mrs Arnetta Thompson,
Mrs, Marion.Cami, John Hender-
"• son, Wes Huston, Vernon Hunter,
• Art Cann, tEverett Harris, Wm. A.
Schmid, Grant McDiarmid, James
• Ketchabaw, Walter McKenzie,
Wm. KetchabaW, Clifford Can-
• nel], Roy Lattner, J. B. Camp-
. bell, Albert Alton, Wma Hum-
• phrey; John Ackert, Miss Phyllis
• Blake, Mrs. Eva. Black, Mervin
Avery, Donald MacKenzie, D. G:
MacDonald, Mrs. Beryl Mowbray,
• Alla A. Miller, Rev. J. W. Don-
- in; Virden- Mowbray, Miss
• Susana_CarrickaaDave__Nlarshall
•••• - .314iSs-Lotlise-Campbell;'Missrlean
McMillan, Ken Mowbray, 1VIrs
. Janet MacPherson, Miss Doreen
Miller; Miss Sadie Mcoliarles
Edward Johnston; Aack Roulston
Harold Gaunt, RorialcrtReleaven
Jas.
R. AitchisOn,, Mrs. Annie
Gaunt, RodMcCharles, Frank Rit;
• chie, Ronald Forster, Harry Swan
Mrs. Olive Culbert, Rexford Os-
trander, Miss Myrtle Finnigan,
Miss Christine Finnigan, •Allan
Cranston, Miss Grace McKinnon,
Harvey Alton, Ed. B. Finnigan,
John B. Ritchie, Chas. Anderson,
•Jas. W. Errington, Mrs. Amber
M. Popp, John Cameron, Otto H.
• Popp, Orville Elliott, Ed 1VICKeri:
• zie, Herbert McLennan, Ambrose
. Gibbons, Miss Ruth Ramage,
Mrs, Mart McTavish, •Mrs. Mary
• Errington, Mrs. Dorothy Crosier,
Mrs. Elizabeth. McMillan, Mr's.
•Mae Bridges, Mrs. Laura B. Mole;
Harry MaCDprialda Mrs: Nellie
Johnston, Gordon Ross, Jerry
Cranston, Arthur SimpsonaClark
• Finlayson, Richard Elliott; Ernest
• -Ackert, Miss Dorothy Robb, Miss
• Catherine •McLennan, MelViti
MOrri-s5-n. Mrs. '011Ve
• Stuart Robertson, Mrs. Mary
• Sproul, Mrs. Myrtle Percy, Wm.
Stanley, Mrs. Alice Stewart, Mrs.
• Agnes Thomson, Mrs. Mary Lav -
is, Finlay McDonald, Mrs. Rena
•McNab, Mrs. Mildred, Irwin,- Alex
•-'I\ McKenzie, James Cochrane, Mrs.
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1,• Margaret Ste*art, Mrs. Christine
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Miller, Isobel Miller, Miss Helen
MacKenzie, Miss Betty MacDon-
ald, Mrs. Florence MacKenzie,
•Alvin C. Alton, Mrs. Etta Suth-
erland, Howard Blake, Nfrs.
• Laura Blake, Mrs. Virginia Hac.k-
• ett,' Lorne Woods, Thomas Web-
• ster, •,
•The demands made on the local
water system during the current
arought, has made it necessary
to .restrict' the use of lawn taps
for all watering purposes, to .two
hours daily, from 7.00 p.m. to 9.
pm.
The Fire Underwriters demand
that a certain heightof water be
kept 'Constantly in the ataridpipe,
ta.prevent the hazard of a water
shortage in case of fire. In order
to maintain this requirement is is
imperative that the, restricted
lawn', tap hours be observed by
every water user in the Village.
To Hold Carnival' ')
Early In September
The Clansmen's annual carni-
val and bailie will be held in the1
arena in three weeks—Thursday, I
September 7th. ' . '
There will be a variety vaude-'
ville show, carnival games, a.
prize draw and • jitney dancing
to old tyn and modern music
b th
y e RoyalCasino orchestra
from Toronto.
There will be, a prize drawfor
four valuable prizes—a bicycle,
chest of silver, occasional chair
• and 32 -piece breakfast set. Tick- 1
eta are now available from any
member of the Club. - •
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a _
_addition there will .be a door •
• -prizedraw for a table larrai and_
a 32 -piece breakfast' set.
SENTINEL WON'T BE
ISSUED NEXT WEEK
e Sentinel will not be
p Iished next week. This
will be holiday week for the
Publisher, when the usual
custom of dropping one is-.
sue in 52 will be observed.
Rural correspondents will
• have a respite from prepar-
ing their weekly budget, but
we would appreciate if Reins
of particular interest were in-
cluded in the folloWing
week's news.
• Remember, the next issue
of The Sentinel will be pub-
lished Thursday, August 31st.
WON TEESWATER DOUBLES'
° Three Lucknow rinks compet-
ed in the mixed. doubles twilight
at Teetwater on Tuesday night.
They were Well McCoy, Mrs. W.
A. Solomon; W.°. I. Miller, ,Miss
Helen Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs.
E. 'H. Agnew. •"Pelt". and Mas:
Solomon won first prizes, while
"Ike" and Helen also finished
among the prize winners. •
• BORN
WEBSTER—In Wingham General
Hospital on 'Thursday, August 10,
te Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webster
Of Lucknow, a daughter, Judith
FORSTER-a-In Huron Towriihip
n Saturday, Augist 12
• o gals th, to Mr.
• and Mrs. Walter ,Forster, a son,
Robert Alexander.
HIP INJURY KFirs
SAM CHIN IN iirosmAL
,. HEAT, DROUGHT
Sam Chin, who has been a' 4
patient at Byron Sanitorium, IS SERIOUS
London, for upwards to three
years, was within three days of Three ' rainless weeks, plus
tal when he suffered a hip in combined to create.a drought sit -
being discharged from the hospi- Periods of excessive heat, have
jury that upset his plans uation that is causing no little
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event ita a weiner roast, whenlweather—if one, could stand the
Sixteen silver buttons were
• presented on 'Wednesday to the
following who made their 6th
donation: Dr. Little, Mildred Rit-
chie, Mrs. Art Cann, Wes Hus-
ton, Grant McDiarrnid, Donald
MeKinnotia - Susie
Carrick, i Mrs. Gordon (Janet)
McPherson, Harvey Alton, James
Errington, Ambrose Gibbons,
Stuart Rebertson, Richard Elliott,
James Cochrane, Alvin Alton.
Eighth time donors on Wed-
nesday were Harvey Houston,
'Gordon Fisher, Art Cann and Jim
Campbell. Donald McDonald
SUFFERED RAD. FALL
AT POST OFFICE
Mrs. J. Stewart suffered a
very had fall at the post Office
• last week and was most fortunate
in escaping serious injuries.
Tripping as she came out the
door, Mrs. SteWart failed to -zel
-gain' her balance and..went tumlo-
ling down the steps, falling
Wards on her head on the,cement
pavement with terrific forbe.
• Mrs. Stewart received immedi-
ate medical attention that dis-
pelled, the fear of a serious head
injury. She was confined to bed
for a few days and has made a
rapid recovery from the effects
• of the fall, 'that also included a
'sprained left Wrist. •
LEARN DETAILS.
OF SON'S DEATH
Since their son Gordon was
killed action' in France, .Mr.
• anal Mrs. W. S. McGuire, 'RR. 6,
• Lucknow, •have received letters
of condolence frpai 'both the
Captain and the Major of Goa
don's unit: Needles, ,to say they
are highly treasured letters, and ta
emphasize the conunon bond
-isting betWeen officers and' other
ranks in the Canadian Army.
Mr. and Mrs. McGuire were
informed that Gordon had been
killed- by an explosive left be-
hind by the retreating Germans:
From Captain\ R. M. Sketch,
• Mr. and Mrs. McGuire received
• the .followin' g letter:.
o P Huron Boy For . .
• Massey Scholarship
•
At a meeting in the •Agricul-
tural Office in Clinton on Thurs-
iday, plans were made to select
a suitable boy,for the Massey
seholarship at the O.A.G. The
scholarship is valued at $100.
Fifty dollars has been voted by
Huron County Council and thia
amount is; duplicated from the
Massey fund.
The scholarship Will -be award -
i which requires a junior mattkW:
ed to some needy boy. wishing
to attend the 0...A_C., entrance to
-ation-scanding-_---Fifty -dolla-ra,. of
I1 a i'larilar amount at:the first of
the scholarship money is - 'Paid
upon entrance to the college and
the , new year.
Applications or inquiries from
any boy desnnus of attending 0.
A. ?C. this fall should.be received
by Bruce Matheson, Huron Coun-
ty agricultural representative, not
later than August 19th.
Other members of the seholar-
ship committee are Warden Fred
Watson and James Kinkead,
I.P.S. for North, Huron. I
• Several of, the out-patients
concern in this community:
were celebrating the approaching It has been excellent harvest
Sam had the misfortune 'to injure
his hip, which. will, confine him
to the hospital for some time yet.
CRITICALLY ILL
1. Taken ill last week with the
"summer 'flu" and complications,
Miss k Barbara Pagan has been
critically ill at thehome of her
sister, Mrs. Gerald Rathwell. Her
condition is cause, for gravest
concern. • Barbara underwent a
major abdominal operation last
year.
•Mrs. Cyril Brown (nee Doro-
thy Nixon) has also been 'quite
ill at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs.
Harry. Nixon.
DROWNED IN.
MICH IGAN
Mrs. Malcolm Machines, Sec-
ond Concession; Kinloss, receiv-
• ed a wire yesterday with the
tragic news that her son IVialcohli
had been drowned at Tawas,
,
Michigan, where • he and Mrs.
Machines and two children were
vacationing at her home.
Here On Sunday
Rev:- J. . LL Geoghegan of
Woodstock and former rector of
St. Peter's Church, Lucknow, will
conduct the, morning service in
St Peter's at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
made his 9th donation and -will
be eligible for a gold button upon
attending one more clinic.
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heat—but at the 'same time pas-
tures have been burning up, root
crops suffering, and water sup-
plies dwindling on many -farms.
Not .since July 26th has there
been rain of any consequence in
this area. • Arid in that period
there has been two. weeks of
blistering weather with the meia
cury soaring to as high as 97.3.
For sustained heat, with little re-
lief day 'or night, there may be
little to
equal it on the records_
Pasture and water for cattle
are two problems facing not a
few. farmers. The pasture situa-
tion is being felt by the local
dairy, which at times is unable
to cope with the demand for milk.
The first week of August
brought • a succession of over
ninety -degree temperatures. Civic
holiday week -end brought a res-
pite when gomparatively cool
weather prevailed on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday with tem-
peratures of 80, 82 and 82 res-
pectively.
• But theanercnrY started climb-
ing again last Wednesday and
for a solid week there has been
withering heat in the • daytime
and oppressive humidity at night.
•Yesterday the breeze was a bit
cooler, and some indications that
rain might not be far off. 1
- Temperatures 'for the past
week, AuguSt. 9th, to 15th, have
been as follows:
Wednesday 88 degrees
Thursday 95 degrees
' Friday . • • 94 " degrees
Saturday ...... 85 degrees
Sunday 90 degrees '
Monday 97.3 degrees
Tuesday i 915 •degresa%
UNDERWENT OPERATION
Dear Mr. and Mrs. McGuire:
You. will have heard through
official channels that your son
was killed in action in July llth.
As his Troop Comm a,der I am
now writing to perfo• ine ofn
officer's mOst tou duties.'I
cannot hope to 'ease the sorrow
this blow will have brought you
and your, family. My object is
to tell you something' of the cir-
cumstances, and pay a tribute to
this quiet, modest, cheerful boy
who had many friends in the •
.1:Troop and Battery and was
1 thought otas a- trusted good sol-
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"bii the- evening a ihel Uhl -Sgt;
Winter, his detachment aomman-
der drove in to report the hap-
,
perking. I left immediately, with
a ffrst aid man and found your
boy had been killed instantan-
eously -by one cif the fiendish
gren.c•..athat G Geirmans leave
at'
behid them when they rt_
• etrea
He suffged no pain and died,as
a r• -...1B0 -of one of the haaards
that every soldier accepts , when
his about his countrislul-lkless
in the battlefield.
The next day I attended, with
a small party of his friends, his
• simple funeral He rests under
the tall trees by the roadside in
a Canadian Cemetery at • Beni -
Sur -Mer in Normandy. •
Please write me if there \i's any-
thing more I can tel you. I sup-
pose every officer trys to speak
kindly of iis men in these cir-
cnstarces It is ho e.ffort for
me in the case of your son. I have
trained with him for many
months and I shall never want
a finer example of the Canadian
soldier.
AS 1, saluted at the foot of his'.
grave before leaving, I resolved
anew that the job he started with
us would be finished as he and
all you brave folks in Canada
want it finished.
With: deepest sympathy X re -
/pain yours sincerely,
R. M. Sketch.
In Major B. M. Osier's letter
he Said in Part: I looked oiaGor-
don as one of my .best men.
Mickey, as all his friends called
him, was always a hard worker
• and had a cheerful way when
the going was hard . We
all miss him very much and 1
hope that as time passes our
Sorrow will be a little lessened
bythe knowledge that he died m
the course of doing his job and
doing it well.
Harold Gaunt UnderW'. ent an op-
eration for appendicitis at Peta-1
wawa Military Hospital on Fri-
day_ Harold, who is employed at
the Maple Leaf Aircraft Plant,
attended the Reserve ArmyCarnp at Petawawa: While there
he developed tonsilitis ad latex. .1
was stricken .with an attack of
appendicitis.
FORMER MINISTER TO •
PREACH IN ASHF7LD
A joint service of the Ashfield
Circuit viral: I be held at Hackett'
s
Church Pn Sunday afternoon at
2.30 to hear a former pastor, v.
DeWitt Cosens, who will occikpy
the pulpit. The Cosens family is,
vacationing this month at Point
Clark. •
REMARKABLE
WAR RECORD
• Johnston Little of Toronto, son
of Mr. John Little, of town, has,
a family of nine children—seven
sons and two daughters, who
have a very remarkable war ser-
viee record.
Of the seven sons, three are
serving in Italy and two in
France. Another boy was reject-
ed -for savice- Tta the Canadian.
Navy,. and the seventh and
youngest son has just received
his call having _pasted his Ath,
birthday.
Mr. Johnston's two sons-in-law.
are also in uniform. One is ser-
ving overseas and the other has
just recentlyreceived his wings
in.. the
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Toflot To. Dance
The street dance staged by
The Clansine.n on Tuesday night
was fairly well attended but did
not attract the crowd of dancers
that attended a similiar ev-ent in
mid-july. The reason — 4t was
simply too hot to dance, and
heiiai*
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