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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-12-31, Page 5WEDI SDA'Y, DECEMBER 31, 11941 • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, '>i�UCKNOW, ORTAR,IO PAGE WIVE 44711,714:24. L ���•.eumTheatre re 4� . • •I �- GHAM V!i N. lie � I aturd ht Two S ids S ght a Thursday, Friday, Saturday January r 3 pnnnwt$_±11' f OB• HOPE PAIILUTE 1ODR r•6 A ' riotous , comedy in which " Bob ^•Hope has to tell the truth S for 24 hours to win 'a bet. Alto "Cartoon" • 'Tete Smith Specialty". "News"-- �y MATINEE NEWYE'4RS DAY b & SAT!JBDAY at, 2.2'0 p.m. , iiimexammigkoritgestatiottottig Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday anuary 5 6 :: 71 WALTER PIDGEON 11* DONALD MEEK * * in * •*• 1 A mystery film based on the Nick :Carter.;detective_stories._ - A1.10 -"Canada Carries: Ora" "Ray: Whitley Comedy' 1.1 "Novelty Subject" . MAPEKING leOUGH Happy NewYear to all. Mrs; 3. B. Hodgkinson suffered a stroke • of paralysis on ',Saturday last Her many friends hoe for her { speedy recovery. VMr. Win. Boyle , of Moose Jaw, Sask.. is spending the winter months. with relatives here. v. Miss Marion Walsh, Misses Dor- othyand Eng Pinnell,' Misses Helen ,arid Jean Thompson, all of Kincar- dine wereholiday visitors at their i espective homes .here..- ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Maulden of Glen Orchard were visiting with nd Mrs..J R. Lane.. her parents,. Mr. aa , • Miss Winnie Percy, R.N. of Irist- owel visited'•during';the week at her home. here. - ' Mr and yIrs, Wilbert ifedgkir son and Kenneth and Mr. Joe Hodgkin- son odgkinson of .Goderich; Mrs. Wes . Whyte; Mr. and Mr r... Bushell and Ron- nie of London, --Mi. and . Mrs. Ger- ald McIver' and children were Xmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hodgkinson, Mr. and Mrs.: Harvey Hodgins, Glen' and Kenneth • of North , Bay are ---holidaying- :with relatives here: Mr. and Mrs: Levi Eckenswiller and Douglas of. London spent a few days with . their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Guest of near Teeswater spent Christmas with Mr. and 'Mrs.:Wes . Guest. `;Mr. and Mrs.:Ez •Stanley andfam- ily were Christmas visitors with Mr. and'Mis: "Albert : Stanley of IKinloss Gnr. Wray Pinnell _•9f , Kitchener, spent a few 'days at his home here. •re Haroi4-•P1aldenby of Toroanto_ was 'horxie over Christmas. ' • ,Mrs. Karl' Boyle and Marilyn are holidaying -with her parents' at_Lon-' don. - - New to u all. -- =' A" H$PPY 3'n Mr. and Mrs. George Twarnley .are visiting' "with relatives in De Miss Margaret MacCallum of. St. Marys visited at the hone' of Mr. and. Mrs. I. M. Kilpatrick: on . Fri- -day. Xmas- visitors.. in- the- runny were'r-1Vli fir• Trace 7I2 ~D.acr b with her parents Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Blake;. Miss Mary Horton of Strait-' ford with'. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hor- ton; Mr. I1arvey. Kilpatrick Of Tren- ton-with"his-'parents;-Mrs-and- Mree I. M. Kilpatrick; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pearce of . Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Webb 'and . children of St. Helens' and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hod- gins of Kinloss with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Anderson; Miss Willa Irvin and Mr. and Mrs, Percy --Blundell: of Goderich with Mr. and Mrs. Will Irvin. • Mr. and Mrs. Will Andrew • and .children spent Christmas day with Me .and . Mrs. George Andrew, Luck - now. ' The pupils ^and .their• teacher, Miss Jean McMillan held their Christmas concert at the school Thursday af- " terneen • December 18th. They also pit on the 'program for the Sunday School .concert at the hall Mon- day evening of .last .week. Much credit is due to both teacher, and pupils for the entertainment. The W. A. are sponsoring a Red "Cross tea in . the hall Monday even- ' ing. ID,tr LANGSIDE NORTH Mr. and Mrs. Bert Moffat and ride, Mr, and Mrs Ira Wall of Bel - g rave and Mr. and Mrs, John Wraith aith and children of Hamilton . "spent Christmas atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Wall. Mrs. Murray, and Agnes of ,Sar- ' nia are spending tize Ch-ristheaa hn- days with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mc- Kinnon. MIs Margaret Moffat of Sault Ste.Marie is spending the holidays. at her home here. Recent.visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Moffat were Mr: arid Mrs, Harry Osborne and Jean' of Ripley, ; .Mr. ,and- Mrs. Robert Scott .of Culross and Mc,'•Ronald Ross of Teeswater " • • , • •• Pte. ItObt ' Or left ore Friday for New Ilrtrarsteick:... Mr. and Mrs: -Nell 'MacDonald and Mrs. Free spent Christmas with Mr. and -Mrs. Free of Seaforth. 1 • Mr•: and Mrs. ' Walter Richardson and family and 'Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Moore and family spent Christmas at the •:home. of Mr. and ' Mrs. Clif•- ford Young arid Mrs.; Wm. -Young. - :1VFp: Angus --McKinnon_ 9f Hamil- ton 'is spending the holidays at his .home. ' Mrs. (;'tiff. Borthwick of St. Cath- arines- spent thepast week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hod- gins,... Mr. Cliff Lloyd of Tonawanda! N. Y., 'called on ' Christmas day to see his. mother,' Mrs. E. J. Haldenby • Miss Madeline Breckles, of Tor- 'onto or-'onto was home -rove, the i1oliday. 'Miss Evelyn -McLean of London was • a holiday visitor at -her home here. ' Friends, of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Breckles. (nee. Mary -Bushell)" gath- ered at the - hall Tuesday at Kinlos,. to honor them being, recent newly w• eds • - WHITECHURCH Mr. -and Mrs. John Rhintoul spent. a3 , few days with relatives in Tor- onto, also Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fal- coner and Mr. A. E. Purdon spent Christmas in Toronto: Mr. George Ross of Owen Sound is spending a -few holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Ross. Mrs. Tom Inglis returned to her home { last week after spe ding a few weeks, 'in Toronto with her daughters there. , Mr. and. _Mrs. Jim McInnis and AL." family spent . Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Roane at Tees-. waters ,• ' Airman , Norman Wellwood is Spending two weeks with his' par- - en*. Mr. and ' Mrs. E. Wellwood here. Thos. Wilson of the R. C. A. F., • .- Quebec spent a few .days- with his mother, Mrs.. J. Wilsn. - Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 'Pollock ate moving today to his new , home in Fordwich. We • wish themevery success. ' 1/4FIW Vie ai"P st ext 441 ill* on ' Wednesday next January 7th at the home "of. Mrs. Richard 'Elliott. Convener, Mrs: Charlie Hodgins; as- sistants, Mrs. Ernest Ackert and Mrs: Alex 'Perey,"topic; ^community-' act- ivities and relief: problems of squat- ter days. C'ontesit, an article 'made froni-a flour sack to be donated to the bazaar. Motto, More blessed to givethan receive; roll call, a need. in , the community; ' lunch, Mrs. 1. Elliott; Mrs. Bill Graham, Mrs. Sles= sor. ! (Intended for.- last, week) The entire community was shock- ed . andsaddened on Friday last to learn of the sudden passing of 'Mrs. Charlie Gillespie at Memorial .Hos- pital, St. Thomas. She was_the-elder. 'daughter of Mr, ,and . Mrs. James Hodgins and had spent the' greater part of her life in this community. Mabel,' as she was best known by, - Was a girl beloved by all. Her kind- ly disposition and loving manner will live on throughout the years. The Many beautiful floral tributes showed the high esteem irr which she :was held. The funeral service was held on Monday afternoon from the Anglican church. Sympathy, of the entire community goes out to the bereaved ones. Rev. F. C. McRitch{ie of Walker- ton called on friends here Sunday. The December meeting of the We= Men's. Auiciliary was held on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. J. McLean. Mrs. Walsh presided and opened the meeting with hymn 553 "My faith looks up to Thee", after -which Miss May Boyle read the scriptuire lesson. The members pray- er, Lord's prayer, prayer partners prayer and special prayers were of- fered. The minutes of previous meet- ing were read and approved: A bale of quilts and Christmas cheer was packed to be sent to Moosinea. This being the. business meeting the fol- lowing officers , were elected( Hon- •orary president, Mrs. A. L: Hamil- ton; plesident, Mrs. Milton Walsh; first vice president, Mrs Jame od- gins;secretar'y-treasurer, s. Geo, Haldenby; prayer partner secretary, Mrs, A. E. Haldenby; social service secretary, MT's. W. , J. McLean; little helpers secretary; Miss May Boyle; buying committee, •Mrs. H. A. Gra- ham; raham, Mrs. F. A. kodggins. The meet- ing closed with the litany and re- freshments were served. -Mr. Jack McLe ri of Niagara Falls' 'spent Christman With his parents, Mr .and Mrs. J. F. McLean. The annual meeting of the ses- sion will be held' at the Manse Fri- day of this' week at 2.30 p.m. All the members are requested • to be Present • • M. Stuart Scott who has been employed at Peterborough spent the holiday at his home. . wI ELS r Happy New Year to all! _1VIr, D vid Cowan .wasp home for the holiday after ' sailing . the Great Lakes this season. Sub• Lieut. George Sullen of Mon- treal.: was at. his home here for, Christmas. ' Mrs. Rhoads :is a patient in Kin- cardine Hospital having gone there for . treatment - Hearing Andy. Clark in his. Neigh, 1Rorly News ' on Sunday morning;, speak of the Is'abels, in one ' family we were reminded that Mr. '.John. Bradley's:two—grandni -others; . his - mother, his only sistee and has rife's1 name is Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Martin of. London were visitors at Mr. D. A. MacLean's on Christmas. On Wednesday of last week the community lost one of its oldest and most highly respected residents in ;.. . ;d •m ai; :m the o� Mme.. I•lr �'- the�•dea . Y , .. . ham. Mr. Buckingham isy survived by his wife,. one son William and one daughter Tena. The funeral was. held on Friday in the' Presbyterian •church -with.. Di. Rhoads officiating. Interment was in Kinloss: Cemetery, • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL Published • every '!i'"}iursday morning • at Luelrnow, • Ontario., -SON ` . CAMPBELL THOMP I� • ` :Publisher and Proprietor • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1941 TO PAY BONUS ON EGGS FOR BRITAIN For the plirpoie%of encouraging Canadian egg producers to supply themaxinium quantity of the best' quality eggs foBritain due in next year,, the_. Agricultural ,.Supplies ,Board ;has been ,authorized under an Order-Til-Counil lust: passed,, to pay :a 'bonus of 3.'eents•'per ,dozen on Na11 Grade A eggs ;purc.ased for, export under the ;present • agreement with the British . Ministry of Food. An. additional bonus of 3/z centper dozen, will . be paid for oil dipping. such eggs,: a process which helps retainthe quality, and which is,now. especially requested by the Ministry. Existing contracts with •the Brit- LUCKNO`�� . ice car sirens and soon saw the `•1 streets get darker and .darker as_. .IN THE B LAC KOUT • the lights were shut off in store after store. Then the street cars • .(By Will Faraday) were darkned as far as possible by Vancouver, B. C. .loVer in blinds inds and tur n'm. g off the ecembe~11th 1941. head, number andna a lights. . Au tos ran with lights out, the driver. Vis'you have learned from the the' wester~. flashing them on every •little nubile radio and the press,z 'to make sure the were going coast areas of Canada and the Un - s i ht. During the meal mernbei=s tra tz ,ted States have, ,far' the fust time, g g of the experienced what an all night black- `cafe staff carne in and turn- experienced ed some of the lights off 'saying the out means. Last summer, A.R.P. warden had asked,' them to er and surrounding districts; after reduce the light. The front lights a full months warning and prepai- were turned off: By ' the time the tion, had . a fifteen minute total beo le meal was over and we got out on occasion came do i townt p e . Granville Street ; found it so dark came down or, went �•o cera that i had to ,walk very carefully e the Tuts o . v uta e 'tb se fain po , £ , a city to a corner to . get a street car for effect of a Targe .}arlliantly home .It. was cloudy and dark.but lighted with electric lights,:and, neon bleakness, people kept pretty well to the right signs suddenlycIt fade to b. side of the . , ;` thus avoiding ,.eel- Ina silence. It was not a hundred ed' good riat- percent blackout { for the first fevw lisionss, Everyo e. seem , minutes .but before the fifteen ,min-' ' ured. • .On' ,the . way we passed sever_ er 't •was .'..nearly sp. 'Pal . stores, till brilliantly, lit' up,. be utes Were ever a Y ;cause the owners .had gone hme Street cars and autos ceased to.run • calm and had their lights off. As it was' and hadn't yet 'come . back to turn known to be only a fifteen minute. test it was comparatively easy' for ,residents to accede to the' blackout order for all they ' lied to .do was ish Ministry call for the delivery of to turn Off all lights. It was no great 772;000 cases of eggs before May 31 next. • Recently the British 'Ministry has ' requested that this quantity be increased .and also that •the..greatest• quantitypossible be placed in stor- age -in Canada for ,shipment in the fall of 1942. The sum provided un-' h Order -in -Council is suffi difficulty to • sit for' fifteen ' minutes in ' the . dark.. Instead of staying 'in-, 'doors many'came out to' 'see all'• they could as there , was no danger of . bombing. To add, to the Interest of spectators' flares ' were --dropped frons some of our airplanes. In fact, the er- der ex vel .- ,.- ___-,....:� _� ._ W' �it.:Taras��omewhat;:of•,,,,_a•�no�:....�:.LL�p_:�.._.. dent to cover a, total . of 1,272,00.0 • . fence and was' enjoyed as such 'by cases of eggs. It is hoped that • with many and made the best of by all. the incentive the bonus provides tlrat-Canadiai p-radueers-wtli-so-ar But this week in Vancouver,. Vic - • their poultryefforts that toric; New Westmi i er and all tghey e eto Paints en ornear ,the coast in Bri- ' will be able provide the p. tish Columbia, Washington, • Ore- quanti ies of eggs Britain is asking for: _" • • 'eon and.Califoraia foTatie first-time' The rice. for 'Grade A. eggs for there: were. -all• night-blackauts:,•On_ p the British Columbia coast . they' export during the. winter. 'period up to February 28, 1942, 'now' becomes were from .dusk, to dawn. This order dozen and fo__the .caused some confusion as many did. 35:12-• cents _per period March 1,; to May 31,' 1942, net k know when it was dusk -nor dust it will be 31.79 cents per dozen; both when dawn came. prices'f:o.b. seaboard. The bonus will What a week: it has been. We in also apply -on Grade A. eggs placed p thefar west _forgot' the wars in Rus- in_storage_for export 'in the fall sia and„Libya because of the events . of 1942, and the price for these Will ;in the Pacific war theatre. On Sun - be the same as for the winter .ship- . day' when I arrived home from ment, 35.12cents per dozen, " f.o:b. 'church at noon my boys greeted me seaboard. ° with the startling news that'. Jap - The increase' in prices will be paid anese planes had bombed Hawaii. through the trade on' all Grade A From then •on. for'the rest.. of the lot export purchased from pro- day I 'listened to news coming in ducers on and after -December 22nd,' over „thevarious stations, much cif. • elyinter- � v.. it duplicated but all intens • 15F.t wll>4"[ili� .. fes^•• tlhea � ct est�gb inter - The � . � earlier agreement with the British attend to the office and 'cotitd not Ministry ,were • considered satisfac • listen. ' to news although I heard.. tory at .the time the agreement was President ' Roosevelt's concise roes - made. In the meantime labor and sage to congress asking that. it de- _ that 'a. st te of war existed , p ' •duction costs have •risen, con- dare th a a�. io sequently making.it difficult: to se- with the Mikados Empire. cure the maxiinuln-quantities of eggs Just .before I closed the office to' requested. by the British Ministry. , go to a little bancituet at the Eden The bonus will be limited to Grade Cafe to which I had been invited A. since the rl3ritish Ministry is ask- by our Young- People's .Fellowship, ing that no less than 87 per tent I got a telephone Message from my Of the eggs' under : the spring con- wife that a blackout had been ord- tract be of .that quality as contrast- ered by the authorities to •embrace ed witha' division of 60 per cent -A the coastal region,. including this and 40 per cent B taken under the city of three hundred thousand souls. 1941 spring contract. . • . :.I. hurried through an eight -storey The effect ofthe bonus assures building' to warn the tenants who egg "prodticers of a stabilized price were still in their offices, including -throughout 1942Mr.top quality eggs:_ a group of men working out. plans The bonus will not be'paid on Grade' for a blackout who didn't know B and ,Garde C eggs. THE ' PICTURE GALLERY ' WHO IS IT? • ..DONN'YBROOK. . • • f rk (Intended last a wee ) The W. M. S. met in the base 'ment of the church, with the pees- hamn . in' charge. Mrs. R. C ey c $e. The scribture lesson Vitas .read and Mrs. (Rev.)' Wilson led in prayer. Christmas hyinns were sung . ~ and Mrs. Jones took' the chapter .in the •- . p Ie book. wilt was, co`rri tell" study bo A quilt p for the Red Cross and the following • efficers. elected: President, Mrs. A. ' Campbell; first vice presideit, Mrs. N. Thompson; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. J. C. Robinson; " Ten iperance or secreta~ Mrs. B.Naylo r; , g . anist Jean Robinson; Missionary monthly and Press secretary, Mrs. R. Cham - Miss Olive 'Jefferson; R.N; of r Nie= gaxa Falls ' spent the ' week -end it • her Tie ere.. Mr. elvin ' Craig of Kitchener was home over the week -end Others home for Christmas holm . days' included: The Misses Irene y R,obirison, Edna and Ada Brophej the lights off. Quitre a number of ; and Mildred Jones of Wingham IL School; Miss Irene Jefferson of Dunville and Mr. Warren Bamford,; _- B.A: of .Northern Ontario. •the --walk from the street car to her home three .. blocks off. ASo 'I went. out of my 'way to walk the three blocks with her although her young eyes could see; much better than my old' ones. Next night: I went out for a bit of a walk just to seehow dark it was. but didn't go many blocks.- -The . houses .were:-rriuoliw-bet ter blacked mit than thanon Monday. night: Some of them_ . in the dark neon lights were still• showing. On - the • nthe' car • going home • there was a young .lady. friend , who confessed ah-e--was-a€raid Of. the dark along; right away, ,hatless coatless and supperless and didn't get in till. of : ter ten. It had been raining and he was pretty .wet but rather jubilant that hehad been• able }to do. his bit_ even : in a small and unspectacular way. He said that . after ten a lot • { pfs=-houses' -previously-dark-shower -= • lights up stairs. The bedroonl win- dovea apparently had been neglect - and the fog looked wierd. *One ed , looked" like an ivy covered brier On Sunday the•. Americans building. I knew, however, • there feted their great loss in Hawaii o iv no brick;' just a d .on Wednesda we learned'o"i the ...was _n _. _ivy __apd ear► - Y frame building with- a stucco sur- loss: of the- Battleship • Prince of: " .face. On 'the whole the first nights of the blackout left much to be desir- ed to make it effective in. the case of •a` raid., 'Tuesday . there was' 'a rush for cardboard, ,tarpaper,' . felt paper, thick wrapping paper, three-ply, board, thum: tacks; dark cloth, flash lidlits, batteries, etc. The managers of one big ' store ordered, a dozen gallons of black paint from a fact- ory on Vancouver Island to blacken part , of their plate' glass windows. When it reached here the whole shipinent was coinmandeere4by an. airplane factory .for its use. Then Are. storey peri fried to get•• three ' plk, bat;:aft Ietriteiri az. hamdn Y j'f.. big sheets of it they were informed it had been sold. Then. they .fell back on felt.' .I tried to get card- boardbut the warehouse had sold out two tons during the morning -and had none left so I had to get corrugated cardboard' in rolls:. ' It worked fairly-. well. Auto owners were busy painting their head.. lights, black or covering them with paper leaving . a strip three inches by 'one-quarter of an inch. In the dark they looked very odd but there wasno uniformity for half of them had horizontal and half vertical slits. One lady came to my office to -find out if, vertical • didn't mean cross- ways. That night I went home early Last week's picture was that of MOOREHOVSE, MITCHELL who for long was actively associa- ted with the industrial life of Luck- now: Mr. Mitchel]{ was one of three brothers who . conducted, extensive sawmilling business. They had an immense export market for maple rollers land ' other lumber products and at dne time had a business of- fice in Liverpool, England which Mr. Mitchell had charge of for some four years. ' Onil,. member ' of the Mitchell family still re"siding in Luckntgw in the old `home is Miss: Lillian Mitchell of the Bank of Moritreal• staff. Mr. and Mrs. John McFarlan arid family of Kincardine visited Sun - ay d with friends and relatives here. , The Cliriitmas concert which was to 'have been Monday night was Postponed owing to the bereavement hi the congregation until the Mon- day after Christmas, December 29th. Private Bob Orr, of Sussex, Brunswick. visited 'during the week -with Mr.."'and Mrs, Harold Percy and Mr. and Mrs. W.. Lapp. , Miss Helen Malcolm of Toronto is ' a holiday visitor with the MV1al- cohn family, here. ' Members from the Presbyterian congregation attended the induction service of Rev. 14. Dann at. South Kinloss on Thursday afternoon last. On Sunday last he began' his min- istry , here.. ' Miss2eah• Lane of Welland is hol- idaying at her home here. New PURPLE, GROVE Mr. McKinnon of the training Air Force School of Toronto visited his cousin, Mrs. Sam •Emerson, •Mr. and Mrs. McTier 'of rat. Cath- erines visited with her parents over the week -end.. • .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shier and Miss Mary Stintson of Ripley spent' Christmas with Miss Sadie 'Pollock. Mr. and 'Mrs, Kenneth Robertson spent a few days with his father. Mrs.' Angus Graham of LucknoW was a visitor at thehome of her. parents last week. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Collins had the family gathering at their home for 'Christmas Mr. Leslie Congram apd 'Cecil Spent Christmas at Mr. W. H. Scott's. • Mr. and Mrs. Jack Emerson vis- ited. With is-ited•.with Mr. Isaac Nixon of• Bel- fast en Friday. ' CULROSS 'CORN -ERS, , Mr. and • Mrs. Jas. Wraith and Gertie spent Christmas ' day at Mr. Gordon Stobo's. • Mr. and Mrs: Earle Hodgins and • S,liirley and Mr. Wrn. Whytock vis- ited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whytock on ;Christmas day. Mr. and , Mrs. Morley Bell and: family. , had their Christmas dinner. with Mr. and Mrs. Joe 'Hanna. ^ Mrs. Wm. Brewer. and family of Sodbury, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McVay and family of Hamilton and Billie Ross spent the Christmas holidayed the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ross. one posed After stair -well' lights ' were out I went out on the street to walk 'the five or six blocks to the cafe. The street lights were out but two thirds of the stores still had their window lights and signs burning. While: en- gaged at the dinner we heard' pol- as I actually ordered and sup - o' be in force at the time. eking sure the hall and and stayed there for in addition to the natural darkness there was a heavy blanket of fog in.my part of the town. My wife said it was the first time she had ever been glad to see fog. Wednesday nigh blacked out all o'clock my boy o •A.R.P. work. He we were again fight. About, five fered himself' for as put on 'a beat Wales', and -the .Battle -Cruiser Re-' pulse.' Thursday noon • Hitler and Mussolini declared war on the Un ited States and the Congress of - their •country, accepted the challe- e the same day by declaring war on Germany' and '"Italy. • Now, thank - God. the whole Anglo-Saxon world,,, is allied and shoulder to shoulder will fight to "a glorious victory for democracy and the overthrow of the brutal Hitler idea of the total- itarian state .God Bless America— God Save the King. So say we'.a31. At noon Thursday we were told the blackout was ' lifted till such tithe, • at it' would' be necessary, to • :put- it int:- farce again.`That._nigtt._ .`• y -:- . �I�•A'iu�^a'or�-wag" Trr� titcar•Iy�.-� �-�, evening. I saw girls roller skating ,along the pavements,, happy as larks. as if there were no. wars in ' the. world. Even at midnight there were fair crowds of people --on the street - going home ..from shows. The. car blinds were up and the -street lights ablaze. Everyonee seemed happy. .. They say one never realizes how ' much he owes to .certain common - plane privileges until they are . lost. Only on Thursday night when we saw Hastings 'and Granville streets lit up with,• vows of street lights, hundreds of neon. signs and thous • ands of colored Christinas lights on • the big, stores, did we realize what a great blessing artificial light was. It made us very proud- to_ .live in Canada where we can have such ad- vantages even in war time, and at the same time very sorry 'for the • people in Britain where for two years every night has been black. More; than all it made us very proud of those people who have faced their difficulties so bravely and of Churchill, their , great leader. Will Faraday. Mr. and. Mrs. Earle Hodgins and Shirley hirle spent an evening recently , ...- with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schumacher. Mr, Wm. Wh. ' ock visited •Mr. and 3't , Mrs. Dan MVMcFarlan . Monday' after- noon. ' • Canadian Tanks From C. P. R. Shops g p d of the The craftsmen of the Canadian Pacific RailwayAri us; Sho s at Montreel, are prow • they -are blinding for the Canadian, British and Allied Armies. These mighty powerful tanks €,'._ .. .. p weapons stream off the assembly lines as the clay and night shifts��labor to produce •snore and P . rrio a of these "Valentines for Victory." The illtist ration shows a number of ,lie• tanks in iiAss for- . r . rolledutak -i Pacific flat -ears for shipment to the ItGiiig fro rria�ton pet before they aboard Canadian � 3 -x