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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1940-04-25, Page 1'A1 *2.00 A YEAii—IN ADVANCE -50c EXTRA TO U. S; F �anrrkhrcym^>, Lucknow :Ont,, :. Thurs4ay April . ZSth, 1940 SON' ORDAINED' By • HIS FATHER, FitIDAY • . An occasion rare and impressive was, observed in Lueknow Presbyterian, Chriroh on Friday evening' before a large congregation, when Rev. C. MacDonald performed the .proud but - Pa solemn duty of 'ordaining his only son,• a lt. Douglas 'MacDonald into- the nein istry of the „Presbyterian Church: in • poeglas `has': been .appointed: by .th MissionBoard of the Choral -as pas for . of Alma St. Church "in St. •Thom air and was installed:. in. his -new pas torate , at a special •service• in tha city on. Tuesday night. b'riday.• night's ordination service was presided over by Rev. J. 1?• Wil kie, Moderator of: Maitland Presby tery. He was assisted -by .Rea. John Pollock of Whitechurch who delivered the sermon; Rev. S: M. Scott of Kin- cardine who led in prayer and Rev G. M. Young of South ,Kinloss mho read the Scripture. Rev. Wilkie licensed the candidate, with Rev. Mac- Donald conducting ordination service, that solemnly concluded as the Mem- bers of . the Presbytery 'grouped around the young man for the "lay- ing on of hands". Rev: Kenneth MacLean then ad- dressed the newly ordained ,•initiister, in a most able manner. Other clergy - meal present were Rev: Reynolds Esler of Ashfield, Rev. S. Kerr of Brussels and Rev. F. 'G. Fowler of Bluevale. During the service' Mrs. J. D. Wil- kie sang sweetly, with accompaniment by Mr. •Clifton Ireland, a cousin of Douglas:'Friends were present' •from Teeswater • and Hamilton. Rev. • MacLean, in addressing the newly ordained minister saidthe Oil- , casion was unique in that he could not think of any other such occasion when a young man has entered the ministry andhad returned to be or - i. dained in his own church by his own father. For •each and all of you it; is a great occasion he said. Addressing Douglas he said, "Many eyes are on you, many hearts go' out to you,_ and. the whole community looks to you with expectation. The . church, he continued, • has, gi v - en you your first congregation and thus you are saved the heartbreaks of many graduates in, preaching for a call.. Your big task facing you now is to ,learn to mingle and getalong with, people he .counselled, pointing out: that it is a great task to go among people as their minister, and as one of a group of Ambassadors of Christ. You, have to preacb Christ, he fur- ther advised, but. a greater task still is to live Christ. Our wor..ds are soon forgotten but,our lives go much .fur- ther and upon the conduct of our lives depends our reputation,' the reput- ation of our .college and, our church, he said. -There are disappointments await- ing you, . he said to Douglas, but you must persevere and 'go . on still pre:- claiming ro=claiming the .unsearcheble• riches of Christ. t DR. SCHOOL'S foot specialist will be .I: • at Rathwell and Reed's Store, Luck - 1 now on Wednesday, May 1st from 2 to, 10 p.m. HAS BASEBALL TEAM ' PICTURE- OF 54 YEARS AGO A half century ago the fame of St. Helen's baseball team 'was well known and probably you've heard about it from "old-timers" who like ta recall those good old days when this team was the best in the County. Walter Webb has a picture of this team taken 54 years ago and which Garfield MacDonald now has on dis- play at'his license issuing, office. Those were the days when the game was played without gloves, with the exception of the .catcher (whom we un- en derstand wore a so called glove, and as Well had the protection of a mask; - which is shown in the picture. Those Were the days, too, when the fashion dictate apparently called fol. those young men who could grow one, to 'ear a heavy "'li'lack moustache. Hair parted in the middle was also prefer- able. ' Included in the picture are Walter .Sturdy; Johnnie Gordon, Charles Tay- lor, Jack• Hetherington, George Webb, John McPherson, Bill Hetherington; Win. Cameron, Walter Webb,,and Wm. McCrostie. Three members of the ex- ecutive, all attired in their Sunday K�y"• - � 6 +�.. ,j • i G,'rri 3tlY1Rj. Y1i ""1' Q."h"�LY .: Mr. D. A. "Black Dan" MacDonald yaw . .�._ of the 2nd Con., Kinloss, played some r., with .the' team but was absent when the picture was taken. • REBEKAH PItES'IDENT• VISITED LOCAL LODGE TUESDAY Or Tuesday evening Jewel Rebekah Lodge received Mrs. Christina Munro, president of the .Rebekah: Assembly of Ontario, and Mrs. Cuyler of Kin- cardine, 'District. Deputy President, on ',their official 'visits.. Both , ladies addressed the meeting, which was pre - added . over Iby Mrs. J: S. MacKenzie, Noble Grand. . " K Refreshments were 4served• and the evening concluded by. playing military euchre: Visitors were present from' Kincardine and Teeswater lodges. ' Suffered Stroke. Mr. Sam McGuire of tawn, who is well past the four -score .mark, suffer- ed a. stroke last Wednesday night,. and due to his advanced age'' his con- dition is regarded as ; serionus. He ,has been of quite a rugged constitution However, and in recent years has recovered from more than one Ser- ious 'illness. HALF HOLIDAYS COMMENCE Half holiday timeis here again, and as' in the past, will be ob served each Thursday afternoon by Lueknow merchants, from May 1st to October. 31st. The first hol- iday is next Thursday afternoon, May 2nd. Local business places, with the commencement of the holiday, will remain open on Wed-. ,;nesday nights,.. commencing next • Wednesday, May .lst. ' The public, are asked to bear these facts in mind, so they may not be :inconvenienced by the • change in business hours. ' LIVES AT ALASKA BORDER We received an interesting letter recently from one of . our "unknown" 'subscribers, D. J: MacLean. of Stew- art, British •Columbia, who continues to enjoy The Sentinel, which. he says "is like : a letter from home each •week:" .• The Sentinel. goes to many widely scattered points where former resi- dents now reside, and Mr. MacLean's weekly copy has its destination at the 'British Columbia •coast,. within one mile of the border of Alaska. The highway from Stewart to the Premier Gold Mine in B. C. runs for thirteen. miles in American trritory,: Mr. Mac- Lean adds. •• Apparently, 'too, their 'weather has been more desirable than ours for the letter tells us ' they enjoyed a lovely open winter and a beautiful spring, and 1when written on April 5th, all the birds were• backandthe flowers in bloom. SPIKE RUMOUR RE RED .CROSS Some time ago therewas a rumour circulating thrlugh this area saying that a lady who .resided '•at Kinlough during the summer months had knit a pair of socks for the ;Red Cross and. had, put a note in the toe of, one re- questing the recipient to write her. She 'Was said to have received a letter from a miner in' Kapuskasing saying he had purchased them for $1.00. rt is very difficult to trace such rumours back to their origin. How- ever, Mrs. Victor Emerson of Lang - side, after much research work was able to get the name and address of the lady supposedly0involved--namely Mrs. Bertha Crang, of Toronto. Mrs. Crang replied saying she had not knit any socks for the Red Cross,but had given some to soldiers but had received no such letter. Red Cross Headquarters request that any such 'rumours be reported im- niediately to them, and drastic action swill be taken against those cirou- lating such rumours. SEC'Y OF RED CROSS CASH PRIZE CONTEST CONCLUDES NEXT WEEK °dorrin-rnfre 'a -ware tif--t'he Purity` Flour contest which is being currentIy advertised in 'The Sentinel. But have you entered it? Its sirnple--all you have to do is.write a line to complete the four -line jingle. Entries must be postmarked not later than Saturday,. May 4th. The contest is confined to six coun- ties irkeluding Huron and Bruce, with J ra >LYarc, � c,� h .esd � 3,`�t _ 3t , or -t .. 1 u.. '!� ants. First prize is and well P $30.00I worth the little time apd effo t it will • h • take to enter and have a chance of being . one of the winners. -0. CLANSMEN TO BUY , ARENA AMPLIFIER. • At a meeting of The Clansmen on Monday night the purchase of a sound system for the Arena was given un- animbus, support. Thepurcha'se is be.: irig made ,• from Harold Greer, and it is expected that ' the, system -will be installed,., and ready ':for •'use at., the 'Clansmen's annual' '24th -of May jam- boree ' in` the • Arena: Stich' an 'amplifier .outfit° has been considered a necessity , to, properly equip, the Arena, and .the decision of The: Clansmen to 'proceed With the :Un- dertaking now, will meet with. general satisfaction and approval. The Club is considering bringing a Woodstock minstrel show to town and delegated' a committee to ,attend this. show, being presented in Woodstock tonight; D. M. Johnston is a mem- ber of the troupe, and if brought to town the date will probably be next Friday, May 3rd.. • At a meeting of the Club last Thursday night a report of the Ben- ny Palmer dance was received, reveal- ing a net profit' of $48.80, less cloak room equipment costing '$14.05, which has been added to• the CliTbs assets and which was used at this dance for. ' the first time. Twenty-five dollars was voted to the Hockey Club, at this meeting, and the secretary instructed to receive in- formation regarding novelty acts for the 24th of May indoor celebration. The dance report follows:' • Receipts $131.25 Expenditures Orchestra $ 71.00 Advertising .. Decorating Wax B. Ward .... Net proceeds CROWDED OUT LAST WEEK , AS 6.85 l 3.10,. `.50 1.00, 92;45 $ 48.80 A last minute rush of advertising last week, left us without space to publish the Easter report of Lucknow High School .examinations as well as several rural newts budgets and other items of . reader interest. The reports appear this week .with apologies to the teachers for being unable to handle them last- week, al- though we daresay some of the pup- ils would notbe disappointed if they were crowded out indefinitely. No re- flections intended, we're just mean- ing some of the (narks 'we used to get in science and algebra especially. SON OF BRUCE COUNTY JUDGE • BACK. FROM FINLAND Salter Owens, son of His Honor judge .W. G. Owens, of Walkerton. and a native of Stratford, arrived in To onto last week from the most adventurous exploit of his lifetime. Salter, along with 'several others, af- ter being -turned 'down by the R. • C. A. F., although he (was a . member of the Toronto Flying Corps, and con- sidered a good airman, decided to. offer his services . to• Finland as• a flyer, and a little more than two months 'ago. left Toronto for' that country. He ,saw a little active ser- vice prior to the declaration of. peace. between Finland and Russia, and then come home through' Sweden and Nor- way, and was out of the latter•coun- try a few hours before the Germans came in and took possession. Mr. Owens plans to again try ter join the R.C.A.F. and if they won't take him intends to try to go back to Norway. - TAKES OVER LOCAL TELEPHONE OFFICE Miss Mildred Ritchie, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, James Ritchie of town has been appointed manager of the Local Bell Telephone office, an ap- pointment which'becarrie effective last Saturday, April 20th. Mildred has been an operator on the -local' -staff for some two years, and for some time, has been doing considerable of the secretarial work in connection with• The oific''e;hiring a period in which the former man- ager, Mr. F. M. Paterson was not enjoying good health. Thus Mildred is quite qualified for her new re- sponsibility. p Y• The change was made upon Mr. Paterson discontinuing. the drug busi- ness, with •whichhas been associated the, telephone office from the time of 1tEV. R. DOUGLAS MacDONALD Who, Was Licensed And Ordained In Lucknow Pres byteri an 'Church' On • Fri, day Evening,:And Has Been Appoint.' ed Pastor Of Abri. St. Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas: WHAT ABOUT BASEBALL? A question that has scarcely raised a whisper during the past two, or three. seasons, crops up this spring in a little louder tone -"What about baseball ?" • We • grant you there's no Bruce League. Championship squad.in sight, 'but the opinion seems to be, that there's enough "old" ball hawks avail- able with a sprinkling of.youngsters thrown in, to field a team, provide somesummer pastime, and probably lead to .a revival of interest in the game that may eventually. put Luck - now . back in the .baseball limelight again. ' At least its worth discussing and if a meeting were called, the baker's dozen should turn out to talk base- ball, with some possible '• action re- suiting. • Baseball appears to be a dead is- sue in Kincardine as well, and when a similiar •. situation prevailed a few yearsback the Lakeside League was organized and ' operated successfully until these clubs concerned were ready for faster company. Who's goin4• to take the initiative? We'd suggest the Finlayson boys. Card of Thanks Mrs. Ruth Brooks and family wish tothank their many friends .and neighbors for many deeds of kindness and 'sympathy during, the illness and at the time of 'the death of ,out dear husband and father. • NOTICE HORTICULTURISTS! Your Society is looking forward to another successful year, in its work. "The bea'utif'ication of our home, and school surroundings, also the parks''. Mr. Harold Thoi ipso'h will call, on you soliciting your membership for 1940. Five him 'a hearty, and. responsive •velcome in this public spirited endea- vour of your - society, to make our townmore beautiful. All kinds of nursery stock may be ordered through your Society. 1 COMING EVENTS :1 DANCE AT PARAMOUNT i° Paramount Dance Hall will re -open on Friday evening, April 26th. Doer ,prize, roasted chicken. McCharles' orchestra. General admission 25c. TENNIS MEETING A meeting of the Lucknow Tennis Club will be held in the Town Hall this Friday, April 26th at 7:30 sharp. All interested in tennis are requested to be present A. E. McKim, pres.; Norman Taylor, sec.-treas. • PLAY AND DANCE "Safety First", • 3 -act. play, in the Town JUN .-Lucknaw _ ... -Tiranthry April 25thCedary by the' Valley Young Peoples under the auspices of the Luck- ,now Consumer's Co-operative, An old time dance will follow with music by the MacCharles' 'orchestra. John Mc- Intosh floor manager.Admission ' = ,n to play and dance 25e. 8 p.ni. PATRIOTIC DANCE With proceeds for patriotic pur- poses a dance . will be ' held in the • tha-aJu. tr'ia=•ktlttuk»va ~naltaestr• now be occupied solely as a Bell Tele- phone ele- phone office and necessary altera- tions will shortly be made. The staff of operators remains unchanged. au6pi•ae:r �vc,rtlia., Wi"hi'irre#rWrr3't;itutt." on Thursday evening, April 25th: Music will be provided by Orton Grain's Gully Jumpers. Lunch will be "served. Admission 25e. -3" MRS. P..STEWART W. 1.. PRESIDENT At the April . meeting of the i Wo- men's Institute the chief item of busi- ness was the election of officers.'Mrs. W. B. Anderson presided in the ab sence, oil account of illness, of the. retiring president, Mrs, W. J. Doug - The secretary, Mrs. :C. ,Aitchison, tiresented the Financial'Statement and Mrs. M. Henderson reported' for :the Visiting Commi.ttee.'Mrs: W. V. John= ston'read the report of the Norninat- ing :Committee which was 'accepted as 'follows: Pres:, Mrs. Philip Stew- art; vice presidenta, Mrs. W. V. John- ston and . Mrs. W. B. Andera on; sec- retary -treasurer, Mrs. Cliff Atchison; district director; Mrs. ,Temple. Clarke; pianist, -Mrs. Norman Wilson; audi- tors, .'14Irs. A. C. Agnew, Mrs.; E. H. Thompson; flower committee, Mrs. P. McCall, Mrs.' A. Struthe s.' Conveners' of standing committees{ Legislation, Mrs. R. L. Treleaven;' agriculture and Canadian industries, Mrs.. Wm. Mac- Kenzie; 'health and child Welfare, Mrs. K. C. Muurdie; community activity and relief, Mrs. Morgan Henderson; peace and international relationship,. Mrs. W: B. Anderson; • histdrical research, Miss Hazel Webster home economics, Mrs. Harvey Webster; education and Better. schools, Mrs. H. G. Sheriff; re- presentatives :to attend • the district annual meeting. at Reid's Corners in June, Mrs. Philip Steward Mrs. Tem- ple Clarke, .MPs. W. B. Anderson; Mrs. R. L. Treleaven and Mrs. J. C. McNab. The following leaders of program and ' lunch . groups wiere appointed: Mrs. Harvey Treleaven, Mrs. Temple Clarke, Mts. R. L. Treleaven, C. ,McNab, , Mrs; Horace Aitchison, Mrs. W. B: , Anderson, Mrs. W. V. Johnston, Mrs. Morgan Henderson, Mr -s. Wesley •Huston and Mrs. W. J. Douglas. Mrs. Garfield MacDonald • gave a splendid paper on the' motto for the day "Thesecret of Happiness\ is not in doing what one likes best but in 'what' one does". At the close of the meeting tea was served. B.H.B. PLANS CLEAN-UP WEEK IN MAY The B.B.B., (Bruce Beautification Bureau) . a comparatively new organ- ization, with a purpose which its name readily suggests, has already accom- plished a great deal on each point of its 1940 program. .... This organization, which has an ex- ponent locally in the Horticultural Society, has set the' second week of May as clean-up 'wveek and calls for the co-operation of all to make this important phase of their beautifica- tion work a success. Special privileges are available ,to members of the Bureau to, carry out beautification work. , Rents Stewart Farm • An immense crowd attended the auction sale of farm stock and im- plements at Green Valley Farm, Con. 6, Kinloss last Friday when good prices were realized. Mr. tT. M. Stew- art of Rochester is proprietor of the farm, (which he has modernized in every detail since owning it. The farm wihch was also offered for sale, was not disposed of and has been rented by Gordon McTavish of town who gets immediate possession. Phillip Archer, who was in charge of the farm until the time of the sale, pians to join• the navy, we un- derstand. TO ORGANIZE FOR REFUGEE WORK For the purposes of organizing to carry on, refugee work; a meeting will be, held in the Council Chamber at the Town. Hall, Lucknow, neat Tues,- day uesday afternoon, April 30th at 3 a'-. clock. All ladies of the, town and .corn - minty who areinterested in this very needy cause are urged 'to be present. This refugee work is being organized under the sponsorship of the ' Red Cross Society and' will be ,carried on locally through the War Work Committee. ` With a surplus of certain Red' Cross supplies on hand at present, there is the opportunity, temporarily at least to carry on refugee relief work, with - BROOM CORN CROP TO BE GROWN LOCALLY A new farm crop is being introduced and already a few ,farmers are plan ning to try it mit. 'The new -crop is broom corn and can lbe grown readily we understand .on any'' land suited to growing corn; A guaranteed market at from' $35 to $6a an acre is elaiined'for, ,the prod- uct. The ' growth : ismuch; like any Stand of corn, and . the, harvesting •of it is.' claimed to'. be easily, mastered With . a little practise. So'w ng time is . about , the ist of June: , • One reason • in encouraging more widespread growth of this crop in Ontariois the loss of the Scandinavian output and .thea. United States 'rate of exchange; we are told. 5 'Samples of broom corn are dis played at Garfield . MacDonald'sof- fice. MAILING LIST CORRECTED The Sentinel mailing list was • corrected. last Friday, • and those' who made subscription payments during the past several weeks should note their ,label date to see that proper credit has been given. In case of error notify us at once please: If you have not yet renewed your subscription for, 1940, we would appreciate your early at- tention to this matter, and to those in arrears we especially ap • peal for an early settlement. May we,. count on your, co-operation in this regard: A DAUGHTER Of The PARSONAGE The birth of a daughter on April "9th to Rev. and Mrs. 'R.. Colin Todd, is a unique occasion in the history of the Lucknow Parsonage we be- lieve, and no doubt this little daugh- ter of . the parsonage, will be the pride of the congregation, :not to mention her parents. Mrs. Todd and little. Coleen may arrive home from Toronto the latter part' of the week. PIPE BAND BALL GETS CBL PUBLICITY This traditionally •Scottish commun- ity • received -some widespread publicity last. . Sunday morning when Andy Clarke, in his 15 -minute "Neighborly News" broadcast quoted from the Lucknow Sentinel a report of the re- cent Pipe Band. Ball. . Mr. Clarke read the article in full along with a commentary en the pre- domination 'of the "Macs" and the fact that it was the Pipe Band that sponsored it. He concluded his inter- esting reference to the 'event with; "Scots Wa 'Hae." - Mr. ' Clarke is heard each Sunday morning from CBL. Commencing this Sunday due to daylight saving time,. he will be heard at 9 a.m. NEW MARBLE CHAMP DECLARED (By Willard Thompson) In the second annual -Marble Tourn- ament staged by the Trail Rangers last Saturday, George Taylor, 1939 champion, lost his title to Reggie Fer- guson who despite a very closely can - tested. battle iwon ten of his thirteen games. Thirteen contestants ere entered in the tournament including defending. champion Taylor who by right of his title received a bye into.. the final round. Contestants were -.Toe Agnew, Bill Chin, Reggie Ferguson, Bill Johnstone, Ronald Johnstone, Bud. MaeCartney, Bud. Orr, Stanley Prest, Elliot Purves, Jim Purves, Allan Stewart, George Taylor and Bill Tre- leaveri. The players were . paired off by means of a draw, each team playing the best of three games with five of the six teams requiring the third game. In' the first round six were eliminated with Bud MacCartney, Jim Purves, ,Stanley Prest, Allan Stew- art Bill. Chin and Reggie i'erg uson surviving. • In the semi-finals MacCartney, Pur- vis and Prest were eliminated by Stewart, Chin and Ferguson in that order. These three , and Taylor then played' a twelve-gatne round-robin ser- ies with Reg emerging first with six". wins, Taylor second• with three wins, Stewart third with two wins and Chin l s s an th. ci_xie.mre s-artc -•uin're`-refaged work is of major importance and it is hoped that the district will •be,,i+t!ell represented at next Tuesday's meet- ing to organize for this purpose. - a"' rriiew".." 1F'XTi 1':tYCKiIOW ttiasi idir :a`•. a iv "p s awarded" a i"�ve-pounT box of Paterson's chocolates, the .gift' of the Wm.. Paterson. Co., Brantford: The ,judge rias Willard Thompson and the !scorer, Donald Macl1enzie. n PRESENT " NEWLY ORDAINED PASTOR Following the ordination service in the Presbyterian :Church on Friday evening the congregation adjourned to` the Sunday School room, when a plea sant ' social hour was spent; and the opportunity afforded to congratulate and present' the newly ,ordained young man; R. Douglas MacDonald. An enjoyable lunch was served and at .attractively;.laid tables tea 'was poured by Mrs. W. J. Little, Mrs. R. V. MacKenzie, Mrs. Wm: MacKenzie, Mrs: Richardson. Mrs. Lockhart, Mrs. W. J. Spindler and , Mrs. Thomas Reid. During the lunch • hour orchestra music was provided by Dr. Little,Cameron MacDonald and Miss Donalda McCallum. A letter of congratulations was read • '° from tev. and ' Mrs. D. T. L. McKer-.- rol, expressing regret at being 'unable to be present at this happy event. On behalf of the Men's Class Norman Taylor read a message of greetings and congratulations to Douglas: On behalf of Maitland Presbytery, Rev. Reynolds Esler of Ashfield presented Douglas with a handsome leather- bound Bible, and from Erskine ,con- gregation at. Dungannon came a gift of money: and the following address read by: Mrs. Richard McWhinney:. To Mr: Douglas MacDonald, • Lucknow, Ontario. • at is with feelings of real joy that your friends of Erskine congregation greet you tonight. We are indeed honored in your .achievement. For the first time in our congregational hist- ory, a member' has been "setapart", to follow the' most noble profession man may be devoted to. • You' have chosen to follow your Lord, and Vas- ter as did his disciples of old. May your ministry be .rich and fruitful. In this confused world abundant op- portunity: presents itself, whereby you may lead mankind into a fuller knowledge of truth, where youmay touch lives with love ,.kill to that of the Divine, and awaken and create a zeal intheir hearts to serve their God and their fellow men.' As you follow the teaching and ex- • ample of. the Christ of Calvary, may you in His Strength 'face life's prob- lens in the same spirit that St. Pahl faced the power of the Roman Empire. ' As a son of the manse you have had great inspiration and excellent -ex- ample in .yoilr 'worthy father. Mr. MacDonald has at all tire's given of himself fully' and freely to his church and served it, in all its in- terests. As a pastor he is loved by his people, as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, he is without a peer. In your' earthly career take him as your pattern and ever seek his kind advice. Accept this little gift of ours, place a few books on your shelf and when turning their pages, think of the ,many gobd wishes of Dungannon con- gregation, whose interest and prayers will follow you,and may God's richest blessing be youtrs now, and always. ,Signed, Mr. and Mrs. Rd. McWhin- ney, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilson. • Gone To Kingston . More than twenty members • of the SignalingCorp of the 97th and 100th Batteries were sent to Kingston last week for training.; Among them was Hugh Cuming, formerly of the Vill- age. The Batteries expect to move to camp next month, WARN AGAINST CUTTING PINES AT VILLAGE DUMP ,Some of the pine trees surrounding the Village dumping ground - are now conspicuous by their absence, and while the discovery has only recently been made it is concluded they be- came theiprey of Christmas tree hun- ters last December. When this dumping' ground prop- erty was acquired, some seventy-five pine trees were planted out surround- ing it nth a view to enclosing an. unsightly spot. ,The trees have now reached a height of several feet with some of them attaining a size of as much as three inches on the stump. While a warning against cutting •these trees is not altogether timely, we have been asked to draw the Mat- ter to the attention of the public and. articular) to Ynlarents o ine r.'♦♦ 16..E Lulu+Ct1.G e gyMarUgi 01144441 the e tre ;`:. wlirch; wliii they ...hn,; doubtedly make fine Christmas trees, 'were planted out for a very definite purpose and must not be tampered with.