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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1942-04-30, Page 5THURSDAY, .APRIL 30th, 1942 THE* L'[JCKNO N $1eNTJ[NEL, LUCKt4OW, 8111TARTQ Ed. Odium Describes Stanley Park • I suppose that many of your read;. ers have .either • seen or heard of Stanley Park in Vancouver. It' oc- copies the whole area of .a penin- sula that separates ,English. Bay on. • to west of the city from Burrard .Inlet -.on. the north.. Except. for the . .roads around, the paths. through and the garden area. and zoo near the . entrance it.' is practically still virgin forest much as it -was wi}cr. the Spanish commander Dori • Nat,.-' v a.ez and the • British commander' of -the ``Ijiscovery' , Capt... Vancou- ver, saw - it over a century and a half ago. A few years ago. during the depression the Parks Board .had • a lot of otherwise•unemployed nen cut 'up and'rerrrove the fallen anal seini decayed, trees'so that there are no\v..Sbtil.ons along ;the auto, roa:ds'r that are ;not quite sp. iinp,enttrahie. as• they used,' to be, The .trees are mostly evergreens -firs, spruces ane cedars ,.. of great girth ,and. immense height, but in spring -one.• sees war-• ions .shades. of green leave$ coming 'out. on the trees' that 'go. leafless through the 'winter. It is really a beautiful— place, especially in spring. Wheii 1 first walked. the nine miles 'around •the Park there. were no ' autos to. bother one •on the roads, just a few.- buggies and a • tally -ho, • or two drawn by four spanking .horses with `the drivers,. sounding •lnusical horns now and again to at- • ,tract possible , customers ., or .clear tilt road of. 'pedestrians.. Now there is ..nit endlessstream of 'auto' grid the • drivers ,do' .not :have to .hoick their horns for -the pedestrians .do mot •use; ,ti=le roads. :as' they used to— they stick to the paths and are care- • ful when they have to cross the •roads. On the. English Bay.' side , of • the Park are .two swimming beaches and 'Oh the othereside another"' one,. all' well. patronized. At two `of these are walled -in• swimming pools for "the c'hildteri. where .they have .hey water, even though. across the :wall the . sate 'inlay 'he • rough' .and big. waves may •be • rolling in. Inside :the • pools the .water depth. is • constant. while outside it varies with the •tides. From the beaches on the left,, u„c looks act ass to=Point: Greyr.t-Iw set Je •of' the landfall of Captain Vancouver, where the • University , • -uf British Columbian is now situated. Rrotn the other side one sees; pass- ing within a mile) all the boats that enter the port, of Vancouver thru the First Warr . ws. High in the sky- line 'above and 'beyond the North, -Lyceum Theatre :W I NGHAM Two Shows Saturday Night Thursday, Friday, Saturday April. 30, May 1, ' 2 SPECIAL IAL h M9fJ NlI oUISIAN URCHAs --= IN TECNNICOLOR ,; f .'•1 y q Purornount' Picture 1ri • Also "Cartoon" .and `1News Matinee. Sat. Afternoon 2.30 Monday,..Tuesday,. Wednesdzy May. 4; ^'Sr . 6 CARP GRANT '.• JOAN FONTAINE e'xin'r•a: `tSU'SP6Ci• ®N" The story of a • wife who lov- •ed.her husband 'even though she'thought he planned to kill —her. • • Also "Short. Subject" • Rastus: "Ah wants a . toothbrush". Clerk:. "What size?" Rastus: •"De biggest ,and bestest you got • dab's' ten in my fang- lily„ Music Teachers and Pu il .p TORONTO CVATORY OF. MUSICS $ osurm tER . EXAMINATIONS ' h'Prod/eel--Julie and: July Thiory—June l I h,.1.2th and • 13tb • , ,q, „ harbor for aeons and Aeons. Byrrard Inlet, which separates Vancouver from North Vancouver, is connected with English Bay (a part of the. Gulf of Georgia) by a channel called the First Narrows— where the tide runs pretty fait as. is alternately .rushes in to fill the many square miles of the Inlet and. its "Arms"—and • •out to reduce the level again to that of the B,ay with each rise and ebb of the tide. So much water has to go through the narrowsthat it has to hurry.at top speed. Vancouverites have always been' pr.ood of its, park, named after Lord . Stanley, • a forimer Gov-ernor Gener- al, and for yearsthey have consist- ently resisted . all efforts made by various. 'parties to • have -abridge built across the Narrows to cennept• Vancouver with. North Vancouver and West Vancouver: It.. meant cut= ting reads to the bridgehead and spoiling the natural beautypf the••. park. ' So' far they have kept the rail ways out but at last,.. after many, years, a company was given the right to build a bridge and the road leading 'to it; a new road to. be cut clean through the forest. The re- sult was a surprise to , all for the road has enhanced .the beauty of the park and the . bridge is, :a superb structure, one of the finest in the Empire. It is a wonderful sight toil see a great ocean linersailing maj- estically under' • its web-like sus- 'I pension span. One gets a great thrill looking ,down' from the bridge at a big, ship passing far ` below •or. from the' deck •of a liner up at the bridge ,hung like:, a long cord in the sky above.One, can hardry believe in the first case, that the boat •is a palatial liner and riot a toyship and in • the other case, . that the bridge carries' two lines of auto traffic between, two concrete' walks for pedestrians. Military restrictions have puta stoic), to standing on the bridge, so unless : one is a sentry on duty' he cannot ,look' down on a passing liner. The roadway to the Lions Gate Bridge crossesthe park 'on its .own level so that the traffic on the high- way around ,the park is •not inter $fered with' and the traffic on the ,highway to the bridge goes on"with- -out=-stopping . This_bridge-war_ fically opened by H.M. King George VI during his visit in March, 1939, just a few months before • the out- break .of this war—although it was actually in use for spme months before the' King's 'visit.. (Continued Next' Week)9. ecnvetratary- n5 MAY 15th, 1942 135 College Street, Toronto r13-a41to-i-1• —i t1r-= a'r-S.U411l,l lions hi Landon, and have. kept their vigil over. this 'city since its birth in 1886 aiid before that; over"the a� to -shoot an animal big enough , to stand on. Whereas an angler is sat- isfied ifhe can catch a fish big THE LUC KNOW . SENT! NEL Published every ,Thursday morning at L.ueknow, t Ontario. • L. CAMPBELL, TIIQMPS.ON Publisher ' and',' Proprietor THURSDAY, APRIL 30th, 1942 A YEAR H.A S PASSED It is 'one year to -morrow :since. the publisher assumed ownership of the Lucknow 'Sentinel. 4,'year • of .earnest effort to give our readers a newsy weekly paper;' an' event- Nil 'year in. fast • moving and often 'tragic world affairs; a str•enu'ous year for most of us; a. year . that has brought joy•to man —to -.Dithers y .. sa4dness; but to ,all of us, apprecia- tion of the blessed, fact that we live in a land where bombs do net fall and where lights 'may burn, From a business standpoint .we are appreciative of the patronage• •we hale; enjoyed in advertising and commercial printing, "and the sub-' -scriptir n patronage of a growing family of readers. B.tit above.' all,, we -thank the 'rural correspondents, so often.:overlooked, but who. faith-, ,wily week 'after week provide. The• Sentinel with interesting news 'bud- gets of doings in their community.' What the future holds no one •carr portend, but .we start our• second' year with the aim' to, still • improve and make more, interesting your weekly edition. of • The Sentinel.. But in 'this ...We require the co-operation. of everyone in the community. if • .you know -of- an item_of-rnews,-- y welcome.receiving it, or 'being ped' off", ..as the saying goes. .-Dorr't-i assume we know. about it—often, we do' not. 2f some organizations or societies appear to gr.' more puiblicity, than others, it, is 'because of better co- operation,•or'because that .particular group has 'a 'rrtore alert • and active press correspondent. We •play no favourites; and at all times seek to give our. readers a•irthcntic., and un•' biased news. • • But 'there • is. a difference 'between claws and free :publicity., and it is• in this latter ..regard that • newspap-, ers are played to • the .limit. 'We have no difficulty ur.,betn-rflxri rs'Yretl-with' free '•plugs frit Many events, but to• get.' 'a write-up • of the event after • it' has!happened' is often quite an- other. matter. . t • We are, always• ready.,.and 'willing to support any worthy or •worth- t✓lile ac use; but we cannot exist, or' _pay for this business, on free. Eli fiYi paid advertising,or job printing: ' n. YOUR AP RUBBER is now a vital wat mat¢t[ai Enemy action in the iFar East has caused such an acute shortage of rubber that our whole war effort is in serious danger. Canada and her Allies must have ° rubber,quickly, for the armed forces, for factories, for ships. The Japanese control our source of crude rubber imports—the othly other quickly available supply' is old •scrap. rubber; which can be recla'•med. Every citizen in Canada must do his part in collecting all the scrap rubber in the country and turning it over to the Government for war purposes. Here is how to do it. THIS IS AN URGENT APPEAL FOR TOUR '• HELP' Question: Is •the rubber serious? Answer: The shortage of rubber is so grave that any citizen hoarding' rubber or using • it unnecessarily is committing an act of disloyalty. 'It is now illegal to destroy any rubber article. • Queetiof: Of what use is reclaimed rubber? Answer: Old rubber is processed so that the rubber content is reclaimed: This reclaimed situation really Question : What kind of scrap rubber is needed? Ansvverl Every all -rubber or • part -rubber article must be salvaged. Here are a few of the articles you must turn in: Old Tires of every kind Rubbers Old Inner Tubes ',Overshoes ' Rubber Boots, Hats, Coats, Aprons, Pants, ' Gloves, Tubing, Matting, Toys Sport Shoes (crepe ,soles are especially good) Garden Hose Hot Water Bottles Stair Treads Bathing Caps and many other articles rubber is used in the manufacture of essential Question: What happens to the scrap rubber articles for our war effort, thus replacing crude.• collected? rubber. •• Answer: The scrap is sorted, baled and as- Questiont How much scrap rubberis'needeid?• ,emoted into carload lots and is the: purchased by the Government at fixed prices throughout Answer: Fifty Million ' Pounds. This is a Canada. The. Government pays forwarding large quantity, but it MUST be found. Every ., transportation charges on these carload lots, and oldpiece off rubber in Canada, no matter how is responsible 'for their allocation. You may be small, is 'needed, QUICKLY. sure that every pound will be used directly or • indirectl}y'in'the war effort. Question: How' do I g� about saving scrap rubber? . • Answer: Start hunting for it TODAY. Clean out your cellars, attics, garages and' sheds right away.' You .will find more rubber articles than you expect. Start them all on their way tothe battlefront. • • Question: Should I turn in any usable rubber articles as well as' worn out ones'? • Answer: Absolutely not! By no discard anything that is still useful and. that might have to be replaced. On the other hand, rubber tires used as boat bumpers, swings, etc., should be turned in for war uses. means ROW. DO I TURN IN The school boys and girls ,3f Canada are. being 'organized, through theschool authorities, to act as Official Collectors of Scrap Rubber. The school nearest you is,therefore, your best Collection Depot. You may dispose' of your scrap rubber in any one of the •following. four. ways: MY SCRAP RUBBER? 1. • Give it to 'the children for their school , collection:, • 2. Give it to your local National Salvage Com, mittee. 3. Leave' it with any Service Station or Tire Dealer where you see• the sign; "Voluntary . Scrap Rubber Receiving Depot." 4. Sell•it to a junk collector. When you gather up your scrap rubber and dispose • of it by one of these Methods, it will be used by the,Government for Canada's War Effort. bo it'AtoWI Department of 'Munitions and Supply SCRAP RUBBER DIVISION ROYAL BANK, BUILDING. TORONTO ?his advertisement is issued in co-operation with 'The National Salvage Campaign, Department of National War Services • WH iT•ECH.0 RC.H Mrs. Annie Henderson and Mrs. James McCartney of Powasson are• visiting for a few weeks with their aunt, Miss Tena Laidlaw, and other relatives. Mrs. A. Fox and Letty have re- turned to their home in, the village 'after spending- the winter . months at St. Georges. Mr R., Laidlaw and Mr. Clifford Pardon, Galt, spent the week -end at their homes here. • Pte. Mac "McNeil of Woodstock spent .the week -end with his wife. and family y here. • Mr..• and Mrs. Jack Henderson of Lucknow' . spent • Sunday - with 'her Mother, Mrs: McGregor.. •Mrs..Sam Durnin and Von Perry o Lucknow know � spent , Sunday• after- noon with her 'sister, Mrs: .john- . Jamieson .and Mr. Jamieson. 1Vlr., ..and Mrs. Kruger ,of Detroit spent the ,.week -end with her moths- ,,er; Mrs. D ^'Gillies. We are' glad :to report Mrs. "Gillies to be 'improving. from her •serious • illness. • ' • • ,' Mr. Angus McKay was the speak er . at the Young People's meeting on Monday of this' week. A good attendance froth both congregations was present arid all enjoyed the, profitable and instructive address given -Lunch was served and a .soc- fable half hour spent. - • BRIDG of varied type are num- erous : on the Canadian National Railways System •but one,. crossing Lachine Canal 'at Montreal is un- usual because it works like an ele- vator, being lifted to allow shipping to pass and lowered to .permit train traffie. 'This lift .:bridge uveighs 3,400 'tons .and when raised gives a navi- gation "clearance of 95 feet. " The bridge has two spans 'operated 'sep- .• arately. The spans praise, in 90sec- onds and the ,ani time .is required to lower them for railway service • 1117R'ON' COUNTY is .establishing: a milk pasteurization plant' at the County Home' at Clinton, and' a small building will be' erected to house .the plant. • The portly man was trying too get to 'his seat at the circus. "Pardon' me"; he said to a woman, "did I step on your foot?"' "I imagine so", she said after glancing at the ring. "All the ele- phants are still out there. You must' have." The . printing -publishing biisiness is riot subsidized. We sell advertis- ing space. and commercial printing, and these we cannot afford to 'give away any more than. you could ex- pect to' receive, free •groceries; dry goods, .hardware, etc. • The • publishing of a weekly paper is fascinating. Frequently' ,the time and effort • put into the publishing of an.. issue, considerably exceeds the • financial return' of that edi- tion,, but the aim and purpose.,is •none the less that of .giving our readers a paper. they 'eageriy await• each Thursday. Your co-operation is 'desired; and essential to' fulfill this • aim, and with -this• in mind we start our second year of ownership "And what kind of uniform. is that you are wearing?" asked Miss Dim Wit: • "I'm a naval surgeon", he replied. "Goodn ss inc. how you doctors do specialize these days". THE. PICTURE GALLERY WHO IS LIT? Last week's pieture was . that of —R. V. MaeKENZJE ' who is one sof the few 'men in this series of pictures, that still resides' in the village. At the time this pie- ture appeared in the 19.10 reunion issue, Mr. MacKenzie was' conduct- ing a bakery business' here, which he had purellased three years earl- ier from AnguS 1VIaccKerizie.' Both these gentlen'ren are residents of Lucknow and 'Havelock St. neigh - bora. Mr. MacKenzie, who was en- gineer at the Lucknow Table Com pany for several years, . has .not for some time been enjoying .good health 99, I°AG$ 'yrs% Commeneing Wodnesday,rel Zath Our Creamery and Storage will remain open Wednesday &Sat'Saturday EV enings (Until 9 - P.M.) nd Closed •Thursday . -Afternoons noors • (Until Fall) - FOR ADDITIONAL EARNING • Delivers Your Cream All Year. (1 cent pound more delivered) New Cream Cans Cannot Be' Obtained•' The War Measurers Act Now in Force Orders Release of All Cans.. SiLVERWOOD CDAIRIES LTD. 1; IyIAPEIEI'NG' . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hallam and family, visited at Mr. Robt. • John- ston's of Summerhill on Sunday. Mr:': Harvey Kilpatrick ,who has :been working at Camp Borden.'air- port was •home orf Friday last. He is now employed at . Kingston • air port. Mrs. Thos. Blake. who has ' been gill with' the 'flu, the . past• week, is much •improved :in health. Mr. and' Mrs.. H. Curran" visited their .son Jack and family at 'Crewe. on -Sunday p.m. - ' , ' Mr. and Mrs..E. Blake spent -Tues- day. in, London. • • • Mr. and Mrs..T. M: Anderson ited , Mr. and Mrs. Chas.' Hodgins of • Kinlough 'on Sunday afternoon, ' Mr. Hodgins is recuperating 'slowly. Mr and Mrs Roy Alton called ..,' • os., Blake on Mrs. Newlywed "I sewed up the RI'PLEY Mr. and Mrs. Ardel.Mason spent the week -end' .in Toronto: Mrs. Gordon Stanley visited in Toronto for several, 'daysover the. week -end. , Five • hundred trees'. have arrived in , Ripley for reforestration, ,to be. distributed among the member's of the Huron:.. Horticultural Society, and some cif thein are to be Planted in the cemetery, in the new part• which was purchased recently. A 'summary day will be held in Ripley, on the_sixth..of May,:io the Woman's Institutes. The class who took, . the courses >of, renovation of clothing' will model . the clothes,. which were re -made. Miss Collins • the ; instructor,, will ,be present. There will be other.progratn also. Gnrdnn,J Ix pna ?Draw Har y A •- n..-and-lVa l ted Mr. an -Mrs. •Chas. Pearce at Clinton on. • Sunday p.m. , Miss .Olive Blake who has been employed in.Clinton is home to stay fora while. m3'tom.01RniO10.11 3.. } e15 w` - "+1/1'vY PCSIC iVOZt:_ ry. ' Don't you think I look after you well?" Mr. Newlywed: "H'm yes. •But how did • you know there was -a hole?" Mt. S: B. Stothers and'' Miss, Eliz, abeth of Arthur c e up . to the: farm- on Monday p.Elizabeth re- mained to • assist Mrs. Horton. ' Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Anderson and r "THE HOAECDE Loyal citizens do not hoard. They buy only for their im- mediate needs.? They cheerfully adjust their standard of living, realizing that their country's needs must come first. They do not try to gain unfair ad- vantages over their neighbours. Are you a hoarder or a loyal citizen? I Are you hampering Canaila's war effort by un- necessary buying? Orare you People Who buy more of any- thing than they +urrently need, and merchants who„ encourage • them to• do so, are sabotaging .the war effort ,and ace therefore public enemies: co-operating to the best of your ability to save Canada from such horrors as Hong Kong? • If Canadians do their duty. there will be no more hoarding, Everyone will get a .fair share of the goods available. , More food can be sent to Great Britain. More raw materials'® more manpower ® will be available for making guns. tanks. plana, and other armaments to back up our armed fore,. 1 . ,o. Iu eases where it is advisable for you to buy in advanca Of your' thimediate requirements —such es your nett season's Coed supply—you will be encouraged to do so, by direct statement from responsible officials. WARTTWE PRICES AND T`RAD,E DORRIS OTTAWA Sk Ian 41: