The Lucknow Sentinel, 1942-03-19, Page 1.ti
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Lucknow Ont., Thursday, March 19th, 1942
-• MARATHON ENDS
TUESDAY DAIf 'NIGHT
GRANDMOTHERS' DAY
The regularmeeting of the . Luck-
now' Women -'s Institute was . held
on -friday March 13th, Mrs: Temple
-The grandSpine,. of the euchre Clark presided for the business.
and bridge marathon will be staged meeting and Mrs. J. W. Joynt look
charge of the 'program. As it was
Grandmothers' Day a special pro'
gram, was prepared in honor of the
grandmothers present. •
musical
The program cotrsi.sted of m
numbers by Mrs. I. Campbell. and
Mrs., Jas. Webster,readings by Mrs.
Ale* Andrew and Mrs. .3. ;Kilpatrick.
The. "You are never too',old
to learn' wasgiven by Mrs..' Alex
Mowbray. The topic "Historical Re-
search" was taken by Miss Mary
MacLeod who gave . an excellent
paper on "The Pioneers". Contest
-"A poem on ,Grandmother" was
won` by Mrs. Ostrander, Mrs. Youn,
Mrs: Button, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs,
Chas. Steward, Mrs.,.' lie. The
hostesses, Mrs. J. W. Joynt, Mrs.
George Andrew Miss Mary Mac-
Leod• lunch.
in- the Town Hall, next Tuesday ev-
ening commencing at 8 o'clock
sharp.
Plans are pretty well completed,
the details 'of which. are as follows:
The' 22 tables of bridge 'arid 21
tables of 'euchre • will all 'play, at
the' Town'Ilall:
Play 'starts at 8 ' o'clock '. sharp.:
,, .,
Twenty-four hands of bridge twill
be •played and two hours ofeuchre,
as usual. AU playing will. cease at
10.30• even if the above limits have
not been reached. •
It will not be .progressive..Each
table will pivot' as during the .mara-
thon. .
Hostesses have been named and
a draw: made as listed.
Hostesses are required to bring
a card' table, 'cards, seine pad, .peri-
cil, and g plate of sandwiches., • for
their table.
Each-hostesss--is-asked to -bring -A
sandwiches, so that they can • be
served as' brought; at her .own table.
Card tables are to • be left, at. the
Town Hall not later ' .than '3 p.m.'
Tuesdaur
Coffee ,pickles,. create and sugar,
and dishes• will be provided.
Hostesses will be , required to col‘
, feet 2$ .cents' from each member at
their- table: '
Substitutes. who' are • not playing
that evening, those who have loan-
ed or offered their. homes; •and those
who have ,donated to the fund, but
are: pot . participating are , invited to
attend
The committee will ' endeavour to
have additional table's so that these
people may play cards, if they so
wish and lunch will be served them.
• Prizes for the two highest bridge
scores and . thetwo highest euchre
scores; during the six, nights of the -
marathon will be presented that
�y MR-
Four otherizesr, for- srrm
high counts; for the seventh night
in the hall.' Will. also: be awarded.
A check for the complete proceeds
' of'. the ,six nights will be . presented
to the president, of the Tied Cross
that evening: Expenses will be tak-
en out of the proceeds of the sev-
enth night and the balance 'turned
ver to the Red Cross. • ,
The draw is as follows:'
EUCHRE Seventh Draw
Mrs. J. Kilpatrick -- Mrs: ,Ken.
Mowbray, Elmer• ,..,Johnston, Harry
McQuillin; ' ,
Mrs. Gordon, 'Fisher= -Mrs. " J. W:
Joynt, Bill Gollan, Alex Havens:
Mrs. Margaret, MacDonald, Jr.
Mary Irwin, • Robert : Rae, Norman
served
and
THE POLIO TOLL HYDRO W0 KI: PROGRESSES
With the ' sad -.71;;; of little. Jean
WintersteirrSunday.Sund, the toll of
the poliomyelitis epidemic that
struck .Lucknow last fall has. been
raised to four 'deaths, caused by, or
_ . _ WEDDING -BELLS L a
WOODFORD TRELEAVEN
related to . the ,scourge.
Three . others,. .Merrill Gibbons,
Donald- MacKenzie: and Elaine' Ir=.
win' passed, awfay'sobn after contras-,
ting the disease. '
In all' there. were seven .cases in.
Lucknow '„and immediate vicinity -
In the other. three instances' very'
encouragingencputaging recoveries, arebeing
Made. Young Jackie' Ferguson,' and
Keith Kilpatrick are both quite ac=
tive again, while Lorne Reid, ,whose
lower limbs were. alirrost : comple"tell
paralyzed is gradually • regaining
strength and. the use of them.
A' quiet wedding was held in the
United Church,: Dungannon at 'noon
oh..Sainday following the morning.
service., when • Wilma Edith, elder
daughter of Mrs. Treelaven, Dun-
gannon, and the late G. C. Treleav-
en, was married to Mr: Maurice R.
Woodford, Toronto; son of • Mrs. J.
Neely' of South River and the late
E. Woodford:. Rev. W. P. Newman.
officiated in • presence of a large
congregation who remained to wit-
ness the ceremony. '
mhP . t;r;de-vias u, - tended and
wore a • smart tailored, beige suit,
with brown accessories and ' cor-
sage of roses and..bouvardia.,During•
the signing of . the register, Miss-
the signing' of register, .Miss Louise
Treleaven, ;,sister of 'the bride, sang
''God Gave. Me, You" to: accompani-
ment by her .Mother, who also play -
M lssobrest-weddir
a reeessiona`l-.
reception followed at the home.
of he bride'smother, where twenty-
four guests were entertained ' at the
wedding dinner. The . table in white
and pink was centred with . a three.'
storey wedding cake, baked by'Mrs:
Neely and iced and decorated qui'
pink by the bride's ' 76 -year-old
grandfather, Mr. Samuel Roach. Mr.
and. Mrs. Woodford left, later by
motor for Stratford-vlrhere-:they took
a train' for Toronto. They will live
at 7 ' Galley Avenue, . Toronto. Miss
Louise and Miss Betty Woodford,
Toronto,, sisters of the bridegroom,'
attended the wedding:
Miss Fern Reid -Mrs. Les,Purves,
Jinn • Smith, John D. Ross. . .
Mrs. Peter' Watson -Mrs. D. Mac-
Donald, Herb Miller, Redvers John-
ston.
Mrs. Chas. Steward. Miss K. Mc-
Gregor, J, L. McMillan,. Rey $lack.
Mrs. Wm: Robb -- Mrs.' Shirley,
Ben Naylor, Wm.' Webster.'
Dr. Jas. Little -Mrs. Roy Black,
Con Decker, Jim Hamilton.'
Rexford . Ostrander•, --Ken McLen-
nan, Mrs. Alex Havens, W. J. Dav-
ison.
Mrs. Herb McQuillin-Mrs. N. H;
• Hedley, Dave Thompson, Bruce Me-.
,fi1lan.
Mrs. J:, Hall - Austin Solonion,
Roy. McCreight, A. J. 'Wilson. •
Mrs. V. Mowbray -Mrs. Mel Orr,
Mac MacLennan, Jack MacDonald.
Mrs. R. J. Cameron -•J. R. Me-
Nab, • Jack Kilpatrick, Mrs. 'P. M.
Johnston.
Mrs R. Rae -Peter Watson,. Gor-
don Fisher, Mel Orr.
Mrs. Mac MacLennan -Lorne Mc-
_�R
Lerman,
_ _.. J. Button, Alex' Mac-
t`a ""yDiarmid. w
Mrs. A. Solomon Wm. Lloyd,
Joe Irwin; Frank Cole: -
Mrs. Hussey - Etta' Belle Mac-
Donald, Johnston, George Has -
Sall.
RECEIVED HIS'"WINGS •
Miss Ruth Matthews of the Luck -
now High School staff was at 'Jarvis
On Saturday when her ;brother, John
Matthews received his wings and
sergeant's stripes as an air ` obser-
j ver. Ifer sarenta - i. =-arrd 1VIrs -] I
H. Matthew of Port .Arthur also
attended the gradfiatiop and later
called on. friends mere.
The Jarvis. graduating class of
aim gunners . and air, observers con- •
sisted ' chiefly ,,of Canadians. 'and .a
few ,Australians. Their wings and
sergeant's' stripes 'were presented by
Group Captain G: E. Wait;: officer
commanding _ the school,.
The work of .Overhauling an . ret
riveting , the Weal hydro system to
step up the voltage, is 'progressing'
satisfactorily and with a minimum
of inconvenience 'to hydro users:
There is still a couple . of weeks
work to be done it is .expected..
On Sunday there will be another
shut-off of cirri eat; The west side
of the . village .from approximately
the. Post': Office` Will be ci.t off in'
the . morning, axed the east ' side' of
the village frpne.appr„oximately •the
same point, ' •thr;ughout ; the after:-
neer'.
fter-noon.••:t `.• . ,
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Glendinning -Parker -0n Saturday,.
March .7th, at St. Peter's Church,
Hamilton, •y e`ev. W. -G. Sunt'er
'Mrs. Eve Parker, Toronto, to Major
William. Hall Glendinning of Dun-
dee:
FORMER LOCHALSH BOY GETS YOUNG LADIE§ '"ORGANIZE
PUBLICITY IN SCOTLAND S.O.S. CLUB LOCALLY
This past week were interest
••ed in
the' perusal-of-,-a-Scottish.
weekly, newspaper,.,..". ohn O'Groat
Jourrial'i, :published at' Wick, •.Scot-
land, •
We received the• paper from D -.A.
MacLennan 'of, Lochalsh, who in
turn had received it from Cpl. Rob-
ert Forbes, of -the: Port Albert Air
Navigation . Schbol:
Cpl. Forbes is -
a native of Scotland,, and -incident-
ally .is. quite a .,piper, and 'le expec.
ted .to perforin .here at .the: Pipe
•Band''s .annual-' ball in April ,
Apart from' the general interest'
of the Journal it contained an art-
isle .about the.. -33rd annital..banqu_et
and dance of the :Winnipeg Caith-•
nets Association, et which Mr. R:
K. Finlayson was 'guest speaker. •
'Mr:, ,Finlayson. is a native of the
Lochalsh 'distr-ict and. a brother, of
Donald Finlayson of ..-,Jchalsh. In'
introducing Mr. Finlayson as the
banquet speaker, referencewas
made, to ,his..distinguished service
in the last war, • up to ' the time , .he
was wounded. He, was then posted
-to the :British Eiribtassy4a-t---Washing
.ton In more. recent years. he .served
as secretary' -to ,Lord Bedford, then
the,,, Right Hon: R. B. 'Bennett, Prime
Minister of Canada.
Ikl In Winnipeg,. -
Mrs.' Thomas f Watson, who , has
been spending th'e winter in Winni-
peg with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Pierce and Mr. pierce is a'patient,
in .Grace Hospital, •suffering from
a heart ailment accompanied by a
paralytic conlitioa.
GEORGE BUTTON, ':oldest resident:
of Teeswater observed • his , 93rd
birthday on_ Monday of • last week.
mareh..as< 7k'N� p, _
Button
i ltd a
will: 'Celebrate their. 701ii± - varedckin
anniversary. .
RAIN STORM MONDAY
;- --A•=•week-4aagorll oncla-y--br-ough a-
trrific, but short : lived snowstorm.'
Monday of thus week; was : featured
by heavy, rains •and. a severe elect
rival storm about midnight. Many,
cellars were flooded by' the contin-
ued deluge and ail' day Tuesday the
river through the village' continued
to rise, reaching • an :Unusually . high
flood -time ', level:
•
BACK HOME after serving as ad-
jutant at Port Albert,. Flt. -Lieut. C..
Fletcher ,' of London, England has
-nothing but praise. for Canada, and'
plans to .return here, after the war.
Flight Lieutenant Fletcher was .lar-
gely instrumental ' in the . formation
of the Port Albert R.A.F.. orchestra:
Because of ill health he gave up
conducting the band several months
ago and for a time was in hospital
at London before . his return
Kenzie; Miss F. E. MacLean, Bert
Roach. k
Mrs. H. R. Allin-Rev. Darin, Mrs.
B. Pearlman, D. Heal".
Mrs. J. C. McNati-.Harvey Web-
iter, Dorothy Nixon, N: R. Bushell
Mrs. A. E. Mci im=-B'en Pearl-
man, Mrs. Hooper, , Miss Elizabeth
Murdie.. '
Mrs. W. L. MacKenzie -Russ Rob-
ertson, ' 'rrs. Harold Treleaven, Mr.
Hooper. •
Mrs, Jas. Johnston --Dan MacLeod,
- Mrs, P, McCall, J, W. ;Joynt -
Mrs. • D. , Huston .Phar. Steward,
Jas. Ritchie, George Taylor.
Mrs A. J. Wilson - Donald Me
Charles; Alex.'McKenzie, Harold
Johnston.
Mrs. J. S. MacKenzie -Wm. Robb,
John Hall, Dr. Evely.
Mrs. C. I). McAlpine -E. H. Ag-
new, Miss, R. Matthews, Mrs. Harvey
Webster. .
Mrs. C. R. 'Chapple -H. R. Allin,
Mrs. Wm. Douglas; Eric Cox ' '
Mrs. Jos. Agnew -C, R. Chapple,
Mrs. B. Roach, Mrs. R. Johnstone.
• Mrs. Wm. HornellM Phillip- tew-
art, Miss L. Mitchell, Mrs. L. Mac-
Lenrian.. .
Mrs. Clair Agnew -R. H. Thomp=
son, Mrs. T. Clark, Mrs, Donaldson.
'Mrs. Cam. Thompson -A. •V.' Mc-
Kim, Mrs Jessie McInnes•, Cam
Mac-
Donald.,
Mrs, Wm. Murdie-Wm. Douglas,
Mrs. Wm. Schmid, Mrs. M. Hendee
son. •
Mrs. R. H. Thompson -J. C. Mc -
Nab, 'Mrs. Harry. McQuillin, Mrs.
Stewart Mullin.. •
Mrs. W..B. Anderson=N. S. Cd1=
vert, ' Miss L. MacLean,, lis. Phillip
Stewart. •
Mrs. Gordon Taylor -Clair Ag.
fie* Mrs. "C.' Cook, Mrs.. Alex An -
BRIDGE -Seventh 'Draw
Mrs, W. V. Johnston --Clark 1'in-
lay
son, :Hazel Culbert,, W. Ai Port-
eous.,
Mrs, C, MacDonald- .Harvey Tre.:
leaven, 'Mrs. T.',S. Reid, T. Clark.
Miss Lena Robinson -W: L. Mac;
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED
• Mr. and Mrs. John Falconer' cele-
brated their 50th, .wedding anniver-
sary ' Sunday • at the home 'of their
son, . James .Falconer, East Wawa -
nosh. The Marriage took place at
Tham'esford on March 16, 1892. Mrs.
Falconer was formerly Hester
Quinn. They made their home , in
Culros's township until 27 years ago
when they moved to East Wawa-
nosh. The past few years they have
spent with their daughter,. Mrs. El-
gin WeIiwood of Caledon.There are
four children, two sons James and
Cecil and two •daughters,• Allie and
Nora,. who, with their families were
all present at the family 'gathering
Sunday '` •
TO CALL TENDERS --
FOR AIR FIELD
•
Indication that progress is being
ado-ori-theestablishment__of . a
unit of 'the British Commonwealth
Air ' Training scheme in Huron
Township is seen in trade journals,
which note thati tenders', will soon
be called for the •construction.
These' reliable publications re=
ported that the '• Department of
Transport will ,so °'46cept'- tenders
'A',group of young ladiesin the
village have organized • an S.O.S.
<Send, Over $niokes), Club. The.
young ladies meet weekly at the
homes of the, various members, who
so far include Roszella Mullin, Maud -
ie Fisher, Gladys MacDonald, Mary
MacKenzie, . Arnetta Dahmer, Kath-
leen MacIntosh Mary •Struthers,
Elora -.Webster,,., Zytda Stewart 'and
Mildred 'Ritchie: '
A weekly, collection is taken a-
mong the members, but the young'
ladies are'.planning other methods
of ,boosti°r g. their fund'..One of their
first .activities:will be tosell tickets
on a $5.00` permanent --
donated by
Miss Hazel , Culbert. .
Successful, , Dance
• St. Patrick's night was marked
in Lucknow on .Tuesday by a dance,
in the Town Hall, sponsored by thy
local branch . of The .Legion. An ex-
cellent crowd was in attendance to
dance to the music 'of MacKenzie's
orchestra: .
111:vlaAaiyw:e
drew.' •
Mrs. W. A. Porteous -- Garfield
MacDonald,. •Mrs. Hassel, Jos. Ag-•
new. •
Mrs. C. Finlayson -•W. I. And-
erson, .Mrs. R. J. Button, Miss Mil-
dred Treleaven. ' .
Mrs. E. H. Agnew-- Dr: Johnston,'
Mrs. D. H. Mackenzie, Phillip Mac-
Millan., ' •
Mrs. Well Henderson -4. N. ?rest,
Mrs. Wm. Reid, Mrs Philip..
Mrs. R: Robertson --G: It Smith,
Mrs. Prest, Wm. Murdie. ,
Ripley.. The est mate.d:•,.eos.
000.
Whilethe tern- "aerodrome" is
used to. denote that the construction
will be for the air training scheme,
it is not • thought that there will
etually be such construction,as, the
undei+standing existing locally
that the new. field will ' be given
ver to gunnery and bombing, and
at •a. field of this type' does 'not
require as inuch building as a fly-
ing or navigation .school.
With - tenders , being. accepted
shortly; it is , quite probable that
necessary construction will be un-
dertaken_ ,early in the .spring,- .so,
that the range maybe Put into use
at the earliest possible moment. -
Ripley . Express.
ANDY CLARKE NOW ON
LET ITS HAVE ITEMS .BOAT
THE BOYS IN UNIFORM
Thereare, no "doubt many items
.of . interest. about • the 'boys in uni-
form from this district, . which we
would '.be pleased 'tO .publish. Ex-
cerpts from, letters and personal''
items. regarding the activities of the
men in the service both in Canada
and-Overseas-•wvould-provide-an_ix
teresting weekly column. Let. • us
have your co-operation • please so
that ourreaders may be kept in
intimate contact with these . chaps,
of whom everyone 'is' proud, and
niost interested in. N •
•
DEATH CLAIMS
SWEET LITTLE GIRL
�T.
Patricia. Jean Winters... _ _ tein , young-
er
y oun
er daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Winterstein passed away early, Sun-
day evening at N Victoria Hospital,
London, where' she has been a pat- . .
ient for over fiive months since .af-
flitted with' infantile paralysis early.
in :October: •
It was on October .2nd of last year
that , Jean's case was diagnosed'. as _
poliomyelitis.:'The. next. day, as the
paralysis 'spread rapidly ,.• Jean was
rushed to London and placed: in a
respire for '•
From a condition of almost com-
plete paralysis . Jean • gradually
showed some improvement to\ a .de-
gree, that wasviewed hopefully. •By
Christmas she was •able to be out
of • "the lung"- for short intervals
and which were gradually length-
ened until the was able to be out
of the respirator during_ the day.
During the intervening time she had
regained some ' use of her hands.
A week prior We her death, ..com-
•plications developed, • and through-
..
-outLast week--Jeanwas_a brave
tle patient as doctors and nuzaes.
did all in their .power to determine
her. trouble and bring her relief.
But her strengthfailed rapidlyand
on Sunday death brought release to .
in Greenhill Cemetery on .. Friday d` u • :this little manned -who, d ter e _
•
afternoon. The funeral service was
held in the,Lucknow United Church;
conducted by his pastor, Rev.., J. W.
Stewart Pallbearers were James
Hackett,. David McGratton, Howard`
Sproul, Will Sproul, ' Peter McCall
and Oliver Srnith...
Mr. Sproul,, 'who was 'sixty-seven
years of age; `'passed away early,
Tuesday -morning -of last weeks- -
ter a serious . illness of amore: than
two.. months, during which he bore
Much suffering with . great patience.
Mr. Sproul was born, on Cdn. 4,
'West Wawanosh, a son of the late
Matthew, Sproul and Nancy Reid;
°Thirty-six years . ago, last 'Septem-
ber he married Margaret •. Begley
ano dFew .n.if flee y„, :y,,v w r• isPe'(t„4o
Winghani where he was employed
in :the Walker and Cleeg furniture
factory for, over three • years.;
It . would be' thirty-three years
next, inonth. since Mr. and' Mrs.'
Sproul' inoved to Lucknow and
where they have since resided, with,
Mr. Sproule a faithful employee• of
the Lucknow Table'. Company
throughout the Years,. ' • ,
From las`�t July until Christmas
when he took ill, Mr. Sproul was,
employed at Southampton., in the
Fitton and Parker furniture fact-
ory: He was a member of the C.O:F.
, lodge, Dungannon.
Left to mourn • his loss, are his
widow and one sort, William. • Sur-
viving also is a . brother .dins on 'the
homestead and two sisters,. Mrs:
„Gillespie •(Mary) of Rudyard, Mich.
arid Mrs. McIntyre (Maggie), Nile.
A brother Dave 'predeceased him
a few years ago.
4 -t-$'VARY
MATTHEW . SPROUL
Mr. Matthew S. Sproul, 'an est-
eemed resident • of Lucknow for
over thirty years,• was laids
near -
1 COMING EVENTS I
to rest
Mr. F, W. Rayfield,placeinent"of-
ficer for Bruce County; vas in town,
last week and spoke to the students
of .the' High,Selipel on the •need .of'
farm help in Ontario. The speaker
-asked- the •students.to. .conductthem-
selves at this critical • time in such
a way that when in future years
they are asked • what they did for
King and'Country in 1'942 they will
be able to:' say that though they'
werenot old , enough to serve in
the . armed forces .they served on
the land or in the . producing of
food needed so badly for, Great Bri-
tain.
Mr. Rayfield would like; any far-
mer readers of The Sentinel • who
require High School -boys to help
on the farm, to write' him and he
will try to find suitable boys.' Only
those of good chaeacter and phys-
ique will be' placed. Address let-
ters to ;, the ' Ontario Farrn Service
Force, Parliament Buildings, Tor,"
onto.
PIPE:, BAND 'BALI] • •
The annual 'Lucknow Pipe Band
Ball will be held in the',Town Hall•
Friday, April 10th. Ari old time
dance of Scotch - reels, schottishes,
Lancers, Jerseys, two steps and old
time waltzes.. Reserve this date for
the best: dance, of the season.
k. I , u,ness .man. gets all my,
gimes;
''•,; had a,. shop_ in tow*j ... ° e'
, ut ' aiu. "The men testing the,
wele-told to pull no Bunches, 'an
they didn't. After •we used th
guns, :we stripped them. down an
'inspected the parts. They wer
still in excellent condition, despit
the hard, knocks they had take,
"The -Brea guns turned out i
Canada are the best Breng uns i.
the 'world. There has .'been • n••
falling off in quality under vias
prodOti.on, either."
ts.
'THE' AIR AT 10.05 A.M. : al'
--�-is
On Sunday, Mar. 22, Andy Clarke I'e
will commence . broadcasting his f•-.
Neighborly News from the Ontario ,s.'
Weeklies at 16.05 a.m. Eastern Day- d
light Time. This is a new. time and 'r
the . change has .beert made by , the Es
CBC,Prograni Department in accor-
dance' with the wishes- of manylist--
eners who have indicated that the
present hour is inconvenient for
most rural neighbors., It 'is hoped
that the '.new time, 10.05 to 10.20^ a.
m. EDT., will be found satisfactory
for Andy,Clar-keS host of. old friends:
and will attract many new 'ones to
Neighborly., News, as well. .
When a Scottish barber was en-
gaging a, new assistant he pointed
out: . " ,
° "I pay lower wages in .the Slim-
mer because the work's lighterj'..
"But surely people get their hair
'cut quite as often, if not oftener,in
the summer than the Winter?" pro-
tested the applicant for the:. job..
"Ay", 'agreed the barber; "but you
dinna ha'e to help thein • on wi' their
overeats" ..
•
say, would never have sufficiently
overcome the paralysisto return
home; or to romp and play with her
Churns, . as was so typical of . this
sweet-and-vivacious=youngster:.
Jean, 'observed her ninth . birthday'
Last December, while,.. in. the res-
pirator. ,°
A private funeral 'service was
held at . Davison's 'Funeral Parlors
on Wednesday affernoo conduct'
by Rev. J. W. ` Stewart. The little
white casket was borne to the grave
in Greenhill Cemetery by Stanley
Prest, Bud Orr; Billy Allin and
Allan Stewart. ,
Jean is 'Survived by her, • .heart,.
broken parents . and. 'elder sistey,
Ruth.
Raise $20 For 'Red 'Cross
Two card parties held at the home
of Mr. and. Mrs. Jack 'MacIntosh,
Boundary West, last Wednesday and.
Friday evenirLLs dr iced $20.00- fore
Red Cry-- On . Wednesday
McNay ` won the
sixty ,;f.„;„ze and Fra::.. Barkwell`
°:.d Grant . MacDiarmid were tied
for the man's 'prize. On Friday •night
Mrs. Howard McGuire was high
lady, while, Alex MacLennan and
Donald B. MacKenzie tied. . -
Jack Henderson, • while not high,
didntlose a single game in the two
nights.
Thirty -Nine, Years Married
Mr. 'and Mrs. W. J. Spindler •ob-
served their ' thirty-ninth' wedding
anniversary on. Wednesday • of last
week, March llth, and received
numerous ekpression's'of good wish-
es on this happy occasion. It was
on• March 12th, thirty-nine years
ago, the day after : their marriage
that 1Vlri+ and Mrs. Spindler came to
Lucknow, by horse and buggy, of
. :course, and with the roads a. mass
of mud.
- Friends and relatives attended
the funeral from Port Dover? Wrox
eter, Belmore, Goderich, Nile, Dtifi-
gannon, Ripley and Brfield.
Victory. Carrot
We haven't heard much of "V :for
Victory" signs of lite, until last
week, when Miss Dorothy Robb, It
R. 2, Auburn, broughta twin carrot
into the office, which was joined
at the base forming a •'Perfect V.
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Has Hatl An . Egg
In . a letter to his sister, Mrs. Mar-
garet MacDonald,' Bdr, Elliott Web-
ster says he has • had one egg since
arriving overseas, ' but in "Tillie's"
humorous style he adds, "there is
a rumor that we may get another":
Received Wlth Thanks
Our request last week for a ,few
issues of March 5th, brought a fine
response and we .thank the follow-
,ing- subscribers for their kindness:
Wm:. J. Robb, R.- 2 Auburn; S. B.
Stothers, Arthur- Mrs. •John. Mullin,•
and Adam Johnston, R. 7 Lucknow;
Angus Graham, R. 1 Lucknow; and
W. J. Little, Jas. Hackett, G. S.
Robertson, J. W. Irwin and Adam
Bowman of town as well as one
from Sault Ste: Marie which we
presume is from Stan Murchison., '
•Conserving Paper
Great stress is being placed upon.
conserving all wastepaper in every
form. To what degree this is being
carried. put is evidenced by the fact
that envelopes; formerly boxed in
'quantities of 500, are now boxed in.
quantities of 1000. This means the
"Saving of a box' bottom and a box
top on each thousand. All paper
will become increasingly "muddy"
in color as the Chlorine content for
bleaching is being sharply cut;
Printing inks and press rubber roll-
ers will ,also be affected by war
priorities on ingredients entering -
into the manufacture of these pro-
ducts.. . .
14/077
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(lielenem by 1'he hell e••ntn
NO FRILLS. FOR MEN
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Effective immediately, a leading
Manufacturer., of men's clothes an-
pounces a curtailment in style that
does away with all "frills", as well
as , more substantial , changes that
prohibit double-breasted suits acrd
Successful Sale • ' .* two pair of trousers.
Mitch interest centred around the Although no mention was made of
Malcolm' sale at Kinlough last cuffiess pants, this Can be .expected:
Thursday, and With fine weather If its the style nd one • will much
prveiling a large 'Crowd was in at- miss these snow catchers, althou
ace: Biddingwas brisk. and they do come. in handy Sometimes
tett epee:
g�
ood prices realized. Of Chief at- in catching a stray coin and, thus
traction, in the ring was the dairy prevent a tedious .hands and knees
herd o ' shorthorns, with these cows' search. And we've even .known a
a
going as high as i g h $150.00 in some in- pants tuff • to act as an emergency
stances. . ash tray:
F. OF A. DIRECTORS TO
CONDUCT FARM SURVEY
Gus Kenahan and W. A. Culbert
presided for the joiitrt•meeting of the.
Federation -of Agriculture' for West
Wawanosh and Ashfield, of .which
they are the respective presidents.
Guest speaker was J. C. Shearer,
Clinton, Huron agricultural repres-
entative, who outlined the work .of •
the federation.
It was 'decided 'to have a survey
made of the two. townships. Printed
sheets were distributed to the dir-
ectors, who will be responsible for
the survey and who will send corn-
•plete returns to the agricultural of-
fice where they will be compiled
for future reference.
SENDS $1.00 FOR . SMOKES
A Sentinel subscriber. in this dis-'
trici; upon renewing her subscrip-
tion recently, enclosd an extra dol-
lar to send smokes .to dome bey
,overseas: Rather than pick out one,
from ' a• half a hundred' boys from
this district, we have placed .the.
donation in The Legion Milk Bothe
in The Sentinel .office. The contrib-
utor prefers to • be known only as,
"An , Old County Lass", and who
incidentally has relatives in the ¢fid
Land.