The Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-12-18, Page 67cera,..IR:SSELS'' business 'men will
mce in January to observe
e day half; holiday the year.
ixcepting the month of De-
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Why bother: your neighbor by bor-
rowing his paper? Subscribe for, it
yourself and get it as soon as it is
published and have' it for ready re-
tference at all„ times.
'Till LVORNOw 112WAM, LE104 ., 0ri'iAn10
• KILLED. BY 'STRAY BULLET
Corrine Helen Knapp, 16 -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Knapp of Ayton; near Hanover,, was
killed almost instantly on Thuradai►'
Deceit kI b,.er 4th, when struck by
stray bullet. that, entered her chest.
just ' above the .heart. •
The fatal shot is believed to,have
been fired by orie of .two Normanby
Township youths—George Watson
and Gordon Hartman -a eho: were
hunting nearby, though neither was
aware of the: girl's presence until
a scream led to the discovery .of
: her . body. ', Shertly before both fired'
shots at a squirrel m that direction."
According to relatives Miss Knapp
whose ',bonne: was •buut a.. few roda
away, had just entered the:bush to
deliver a message to the boys •abouti
.a concert • ,practice at the school.
Sugar .and Witter Stops Fall
or paktum*, Tree Needles .
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SHORT COURSES in . Agriculture.
and Home . Economics for farm boy's
and .girls have been arranged by
the Ontario Department of Agri,
culture in :six caunties,, R. S; Dun-
can -director of the Agricultural
Representative . Branch announces:
The courses will commence January
6 and conclude January 30. The
course in ' Bruce Countye will be
held at Teeswater:
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It's easy to stop the tall of Xmas
tree needles. Saw a portion of the
tree'sbase—enough so `the fresh
wood will be exposed.' Set -a hollow-
pan of water beneath the base, of
the tree, in which the base should
be immersed. A teaspoonful of sugar
should' be: added to. the 'water. 'The
water provides .needed .Moisture and
thesugar nourishes the needles, giv-
ing `them -strength to hold on longer.
GORDON MUNN .of Ripley, 'who for
the Bast two months .has' been en-
gaged • at .the. Port Albert Air' Navi-
gation • school as assistant meteor-
ologist, left last Weelt 'for Quebec
City;.: where he will continue 'in"this:
line of duty.
CHA ED with o g g . eer i
Bruce County °during the open sea-
son, contrary to law, Millard .Bailey
of the Listowel district was asses-
sed $20 and costs by Magistrate F.
W. Walker. Bailey was one of a
party of six, for whom Earl White-
head . of Brant Township, acted . as
guide, and who was assessed .a sim-
ilar fineafor riot having a license,
although he carried no gun, and
did not take any partin the hunt.
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TO THE WOMEN OF CANADA
Hese is
Bi War JobOne - g
which You*knie-Caa
"Ceiling; Prices" Must .Be Maintained`
omen of Canada. There is Its success' will. a big step on the road to victory.
This.is,an appeal to thtr.w
our war effort which depends on you. Its failure 'would b a serious blow to our war effort.
one vital part of .. �..
L ace , o e if 1: -_You can. tip the balance towards success.
....... . V'aui��. �,- �.�A b.�L"mha�3apl'JZ�.�Slnna'�'st� g+r_ . '�. -...-
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of every ftve•dollars' "--- Will"'you; then; undertake tar maks Yther•suc cssful� -
prices, You are the buyers of four out ry
worth ' .of, all the goods'sold,in.this country. Your control of commodity prices' an. established . fact? We
whole -hearted' help isneeded in this price control plan. know you will. And we 'know that when you undertake
If every'roman does her part. it cannot fad. ' , this task' it is as good as sdone.. •
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This i the work you are asked-. tdo
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1. � Make a list of commodities ' `3• Write down pirittA,
We want, you'.to sit down today and make a list of the. After each item'we want you to write down, if you can, the
things you buy from week to week and from `month to'month. , highest price charged at your store during the period September
Write ' down food 'and clpth:ing items in particular, because 15 to October 11, 1941. If you cannot remember the prices charged
during that period, fill in your list with today s prices. Our
these account for the biggest share of your expenditures. But survey shows that retailers, with few exceptions, arc • keeping
We wadi you to listthose articles you buy at the drug store, prices well within .the. ,"ceiling"' levels. As exceptions are
hardware store, and other' stores, too.. • , being discovered they are' being quickly brought into line.
2. Make notes about quality . '
Now go over your list again and mark down the necessary
details about quality, type, grade and size. Then when making
future purchases you will be able to compere values as well
as prices.
4. Keep this list --use it when you buy!.
Make up this price list neatly and accurately. You will
not beable to get all the items at once. Keep adding to your
list from day to day. Make it your permanentcheck list—
your personal safeguard against any further .rise in prices.
Prices May be Different in Different Stores
There has always been a difference in prices in different
stores—even stores in the same locality. This may depend
on the kind of service the store gives; or the way it oper-
ates. Some stores, for instance, have delivcry.servke, give
credit, or provide othcr'extra services.
Under the new Price Ceiling Order there wilt still be
differences in prices at different 'stores. The new price
regulations will not do away with competition. The high-
est prices in any particular store.mustnot be higher than
the -highest prices in,force in that store during the period
September 15 to October 11. They may be a little lower
or a little Higher than the prices in other'stores.
The prices you .will mark down will `be the highest
prices charged at the store where you'ahop.
A Few Ptiinlrs to Reniemlier
' 1. The ceiling price is not necessarily, . the price you
paid. It is the highest price at which the store sold the
particular item' ,between September 15 and October 11.
2. A metthant may reduce his prices, for saleS'or other
reasons—he mayalso raise them provided they do not go
above the ceiling price.
3. Variations in seasonal prices on fresh fruits and
vegetable are permitted. Rulings on seasonal markets will
be announced Exon time to time by the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board in newspapers and over the radio.
4. Fill out your price list without bothering your mer-,
chant. In many cases he is making a financial sacrifice to
sell under the price ceiling. The war has left him short-
staffed
hortstaffed and the Christmas rush is on.
( Description
1 Item . (`:se,, Quality, yetc.) Store Price tionItem (Size; Quality, etc.) Store
I FOOL) CLOTHING (Men's, Women's, ChlLIren's)
I Milk Coats
1 Butter r Sweaters
1 Eggs �... Suits . .
• 1.. Sugar v Dresse5r
I Tea, Coffee
1 Flour Skirts, Blouses ,
1: Cereals Shiro
I Bread s r Underwear
1 Meat.,...,.
1Boots and shoes
1 Canned Goods Rubbers, Goloshes
1 OPERATING EXPENSIiS Stockings
( Laundry and cleaning
1 Soaps and other cleaning agents Socks •
Blankets, Sheelts, Towels Eats; Gloves !
. ..�r...,r-�:r..... r.r............ --ter.® eye ie. a.r Nes as. rer...rerr—.r—r..
----- Items most frequently bought
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µ. . e: Add •t the other items ou buy or expect to, buy-
This is not intended as a complete list. It is simply offered as -,guide. Add to i y Y �
Price
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Why yciu must -do your part
If a price stens higher thaw the ceiling, ask your merchant
about it. If further information is necessary, report the full
details in writing . Address your letter to the Prices and Supply ieptcsentative, Wartime pates and Trade Boa d at any
orate
following: Vancouver, Edmonton, ReginaWinnipeg,
North-
kville Montreal bcc City,
Bay, London, Toronto,. -roc . � , y,
Saint John, Halifax, Charlottetown,.
To ensure the. success of this price control plan, 'every
Woman in Canada should make a list. Retailers are showing a
splendid spirit of co-operation. The great majority of them are
determined to make this plan work, but if you do not to-
operate
o-o ate the whole plan might fail -- prices might start to
skyrocket. So keep your list handy. Check the prices you pay •
against it.
Published under the authority of mg WARTIME PRICES AN'D TRADE BOARD, O ttawa, Canada
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Flying ' ��wough Hostile, .kie�s
Canadian. Editors Reach England •
(By Hugh Templin) gese farmers must have spent bun-
,
The first close egntacts with war dreds of years building 'stone walls
came at Bermuda. Because of bad along the. roads, and it was a foggy
weather at .the . Azores, .the Dixie morning but this time the taxi driv-
Clipper turned back during the night er was cautious and crawled along
arid the first six Canadian editors over greasy pavements. . •
spent • over a day- on that Island. In ..a_.Burope at.• war, Cintra air -
Not only are there two bevel bases port is surely a unique place. Out on
on the islands, one British and the the field stood three planes, .one.
other American, but the big Amer- ,Dutch, one Portugese and one Span-
ican PBX flying boats- (Catalinas, ish. The Spanish one looked as if it
the British call them), took .off'. reg- 'Would : not lift off the ground; the
ularly every two h'outs . or 'so to ,Dutch plane was heavily' camou-
patrol the nearby ocean. It.; was"
obviousthat the U.S. 'Navy._.was de=
finitely in the war -even then. Dur-
ing my stay in Bermuda, I had .a.
-chance to see several ships of: that
navy:
The first -hint of personal danger"
came when wee returned to the cus-
toms office on one of Bermuda's'lit-
tle islands. The word went out that
our luggage. was to be searched,, be-
cause there was a danger that 'some-
one in 'Bermuda might have secreted
a bomb among our clothing and if
One of them exploded while the
Clipper° was in the air, it would
be just too bad. One of my bags, had
been .broken 'open during the time
I awas_in Bermuda, goal ,>,nsisted qn
a thorough search of its contents.
There was no bomb, and nothing
seemed to be missing..
;E4 • ;rest -Grua° 18xample-of Warn_!
The first grim example of a' world
at war came the morning after ,,the
Clipper"liad left -Bermuda: I awak-
ened and stretched in my comfort-
able Ea th, , and then looked out the
little window. Eight .thousand feet
below, ' there was a great patch of
oil upon the water, with long streaks
out •towards the 'west. Nearby, two
little lifeboats floated .on the great
expanse of ocean. From that height,
they appeared tobe empty, but per-
haps .I was mistaketi.
II wonderedwhat to. do. No doubt
th'e crew, watching all the time, had
seen the same thing that I had dis-
covered. What would they do about
it? Anxiously, I. watched the shad-
of the motor' -on the wing to see if
we would circle and offer aid,
though just . what the Clipper crew
_"ecttrfdaderaseeinedataaeeutaiva.Latesa
I learned that the radio operator
had sent word to an American de-
stroyer, which, was already on its
way to give ' help, after receiving
an S.O.S. call.I never. knew the
name or nationality of the steam-
-er, -or the -fate -of -the--crew. - -
In Touch W the Enemy
At Lisbon, we came An closer
touch with the enemy. Portugal is
neutral. ,It may be that the war-
ring nations, find it to their ad --
vantage to keep the country, that.
way,. Lisbon is full 'of spies of all
nationalities, refugees, people who
once had °money and now have none,
gangsters who would make money
out ' of the war. To ,that port only,
in all Europe ,American • ships and
planes have been allowed to. go. The
feeling of tension and intrigue soon
becomes apparent to every visitor:
There is a :saying that. "Germany
doesn't even need to invade Fort-
ugal; Hitler can take the country
by telephone any •time he likes".
That is partly German propaganda,
but it doesn't make • a stay in'Port-
ugal any more pleasant.' Those who
go to Lisbon noW are not on hbli-
days. ,
Our stay in Lisbon while on the
way to England was brief. It was
midnight when our group cleared
the Portugese customs. Out in a
tiny courtyard, taxi drivers pushed
and jostled and shouted in a strange
language. The British Embassy pee••
ple got us placed in a, big car, sup-
plied us with Portugese escudos and
sett us away to the Estoril Palacia.
That .15 -mile 'drive to 'the Seaside`
resort of ' Estoril . was' the most ex •
citing of my life.- It was, perhaps,
a taste of things to come.. Most .Lis-
bon streets are narrow bat two cars
can pass with care. But there is an
added complication when there is
also ' a street car running down the
centre. In places, an automobile.
could not bass a, street car. That did
not seem , to worry the drivers„ He
would go at 60 to '70 miles' an hour
until he saw a street car coming;
then he would jam .on his brakes
and turn into the nearest side street.
Once he barely made the tern, run-
ning up onto the sidewalk. After the
Street . car had passed, he backed
out again and continuedon his way
to 'the hotel: It is said that . Lisbon
taxi drivers: have just one accident
-their last.
The porter at the hotel collected
our precious passports and assigned'
room numbers while sleepy waiters
served 'our first European meal,
Which waS excellent. B. K. Sandwell
and I went up to our monis in the
elevator with a German , and an
'Italian.
An International Air""port
I was away again, long before day-
, light, (•to Cintra airport. The .Por' tu-
flaged.
Inside; _ the , ticket offices of the
British . Overseas° ..Airways acid the
KLM (which is ' the Roa5a1 Dutch
Airlines) • , are_ on one side .ofohe,
hallway, and the Lufthansa (Ger-,
roan) and the Italian Lines on the
other. The passengers all go out
to the field through the same door-
way and are weighed on the same:.
scales; in kilograms: A young Port
ugese served 'us tea and cakes. He
spoke English. He .lived- three years
• in New York and went' to school
there, but he still: had a grievance
against his teacher. She did not
know that Portugalwas a separate
nation. She insisted he 'was a Sean-
. .ard.. No wonder it rankled.
THi tmiti t,1'iECEMBER isin,1*941
1941 -MOTOR VESICLE PLATES
'COLLECTED' FOR RED CROSS
A plan for the salvaging of ob-�
solete 1941 motor vehicle registra-
tion plates, will again be carried out
by . the -Ontario Division•nf the. -.Can- ...
adian Red ' Cross Society early in -
Felareary; .194x'.
From the proceeds of the sale of
'these' plates, the funds of the. Red '
Cross Society will benefit by, a sub-
stantial sum, and motorists are ask- .
ed to co-operate by delivering their
old registration plates to any gas-
oline service station.
A deep ditch separated the. air
field froma sheep pasture. On one,
side were the planes, backed by
`a--grott'p-ref ultra -modern., utidings.....'
On the other side was an old shep-
herd with a staff and long flowing
robes. •As hea walked, • he -=called to
his. sheep; and - they followed him.
He might have stepped right out
of the Old .Testament. Behind him,
the •Mountains of Portugal were tip-
ped with sunrise pink.
Flying Over Portugal .
I was' glad whenthe plane rose
from .the bumpy runway of the Cin
tra airport and left the soil of. Por-
tugal behind. Somehow the air
seemed, more, free and more safe,
though really it ',was a dafigerous
trip that lay ahead. The Dutch
crew looked like mere boys, : but
they said they would reach 'England
at three' o'clock that . afternoon . and
they brought, us down at one min -
tete. to, three. There is no waiting
for• perfec
r-' eelaweatlteteeethatataipaathe
planes, run on a time schedule.
,Grattan O'Leary and I sat in: the
front seat 'of the Douglas. The' Ot-
tawa editor slept much of the time;'
but I was' interested in the almost
perfect performance of that young
crew, taking a land plane on a long
sea voyage. r could see the altimeter
and l knew with what skill they
flew • their Douglas through the dan-
gerous
air opposite the unfriendly
coast of Unoccupied France.
As long as we travelled.. beside
the' coasts of Portugal, the :plane
stayed low and I could see the lit-
tle white houses with their red tile
roofs, the white stone fences along
the roads, the churches on the hills,
and an occasional city. Near Oporto,
we came in over the swampy coat
and landed on an airport which was
little 'more .thati a pasture field.
While the Douglas was being re-
fueled, a train of tank cars drew
up . beside a sugar refinery not far
away. Along the borders of the. air-
port , was a 'stream. At a broad pool,
Portugese ' omen were busy doing
the family, washing, beating the
clothes on the stones and hanging
them to dry on • the' bushes growing
along the bank.
Over the Ocean • in a Land Plane
The route after • leaving the north
west corner of Spain is probably a
secret and rio doubt it varies soinp-
what with each trip. We no long-
er flew low, ' but so far above the
clouds that they looked' like the Prai-
ies in winter • — an even, glaring
White. 'Tile pilot - cYtose•'a height of
more than two miles above the
water" and, after that the altimeter
needlenever varied for ' hours at
a time. It was a little too high for
comfort. Looking down at my fin-
ger nails, I saw that they Diad turn-
ed a bright blue,, and there ;was a
numbness in my hands and feet.
That wasn't important then. • Far
more important was the fact that
an enemy plane could have been
seen 25 miles or more away against
that snowy . background. It is 'said
that planes have been .molested on
that route, but none has ever been
lost, •
At noon, one of the Dutch boys
gave me a box lunch and a' light
.
tray. The • lunch'was huge, but so
was my appetite.' There was a large
cut of ,some kind of fowl, which
intrigued most of the Canadians.
One ,editor ventured the opinion that
it was ostrich. Possibly it was a Por-
tugese turkey.
"All In the Front Line Now"
Before' the British Isles were in
sight, the windows of the plane .were
covered with locked shutters and
the passengers saw nothing of the
land until the plane canie down with..,
scarcely a bump on British soil.
Through the co-operation of the
oil companies,, and the Automotive
Transport, Association, ' . the plates -•
will ; 'be collected from• the : service
,stations and transported to the steel.
mills where , they will, be used . in
production for:war industries. The
colleetion and transporeof the plates
ale being conducted by the oil .cony
parties ., and the Automotive Trans- --'
port Association without charge, and
motorists who 'co-operate lay' hand-
ing in their old plates at the service
stations are rendering .a two-way
service, at no.cost to themselves,
by providing the Red .Cross .Society
with the proceeds of this . salvage;
and /adding to our metal resources.
This is an "effective form of , .aid
to the national salvage :campaign
and provides ' the motorists with a
plan for disposing of qld registration,'
platertfiat la -at athe- same'- tune use- `11,•--•-
ful and practical. „
.MAY UNITE PRESBYTERIES
PRESBYTERIES
The- Pr-esbyteey . of Huron_of the___
Presbyterian church held a regula't
meeting in the Clinton Presbyterian
church ' on Tuesday. Rev. William
Weir, Hensall, the moderator; pre-
sided. One of the •.more important
reports was that of the moderator"
on the condition and' achievements
of the young peoples societies and
Sunday schools of the Presbytery, a
ana the -proceedings_ of_the leader-
ship trainingcourse held, this fall.
The' question of the amalgamation
of the Huron and Maitland Presby-
teries was discussed and Was fav-
orably considered. A' committee was
appointed ' composed of Rev.. W.
Weir, Hensall, Rev.. Hugh Jack, Sea-
forth and James Shortreed, Walton
sr- confe�ith a .similar.., > epreaen:• .
Cation from Maitland' Ptesbyteryaailaa
which Rev. Stanley Scott, Kincar-
dine, is moderator.—Goderich Sig-
nal -Star. .
LAID-.TO..RE ST_ AT_ KINGSBRIDGE
The body of the late Mrs: Patrick .
McCarthy, who died at her' home
in Detroit on December 2nd, was
brought to Kingsbridge on Friday,
December 5th for burial amid a pro-
fusion of . beautiful floral. tributes.
Requiem high mass was ,Celebrated
by Father Cassin, a special friend.
of the . family, who also led the
prayers at the grave, assisted by
Father Quigley, P.P. of Kingsbridge..
At the offertory of the mass Mrs.
L. Dalton sang with feeling "Lord of
Mercy and Compassion", and the
pallbearers were six nephewsof the.
deceased lady, namely,' Stephen
Martin, Philip Hogan, Clifton Aus-
tin, Austin Quigley, Frank Austin.
Mrs. McCarthy, who was ' eighty-
three years of age, was the last of
one of Kingsbridge's largest Tamil-
.ies. She was the third daughter -of„
Philip Austin and Julia King, who
were among the early settlers of
Ashfield.. Her husband predeceased
her eleven .years. She is survived by
four sons and two daughters, Chas.,
John, James end Pat, Mrs. Cassin
(Nellie), all of Detroit, , and Mrs.
Travis (Minnie), • of California. May
she rest, in eternal peace. Mr. and
Mrs. John 'McCarthy, Mr. and -Mrs. :
James. McCarthy and
Mr. and Mrs. Pat. McCarthyatter-
ded the funeral of their mother.,
Plan Compulsory Collection
Walkerton Municipal Council pro-
poses to, make the • town's garbage
collection system compulsory. A
second-hand three ton truck has
been purchased and will be used
for snowplowing, garbage collect-
ion and other municipal work.
I stepped . out into the sunlight
and looked around curiously: The
low buildings were catnouflagefl.
Walls of sandbags were built in
front of.'the doors and windows.A
big Wellington bomber, the first one
I had ever seen, was taking to the
air and , Reseed over my head. ' t'lte
buildings of a city ,showed over ; a
low hill and above the hill floated,
seeeral barrage ballons. They look-
ed exactly like the photoguaphs I
had seen so often --from that dis-
stance like , silvery hot-dogs , in the
sky, +ith ' a ,piece of the sausage
hanging out one end of the bun. .'
This ,was, our ..first sight of Eng-
land in wartitne. We were "all in
the front line now",