The Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-02-19, Page 7TI• UltS., FEBRUARY 19th, 1948
. IMMI•ORANT- FARM LABOUR
WILL BE AYAILABLE 1ki1T 1948
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Having in mind the immigra;-
ytion id Canada which is now tak-
• ing place, and- the•, possible in=
Crease in immigration during athe
near future, the Dominion -Prov--
.gncia'1 Farm Labour Committee of
.Ontario is 'anxious to obtain first
hand and ' accurate ' information
as to the'nunlber.' of farm workers
that:can 'be utilized .}»y the farm-
ers ofOn.tario for Year-raurd em-
• ployment. 1 •
- It : is known that ' ,in Europe
:there are many suitable workers,.
of long agricultural experience;.
both single; nten and .'married ° me' i`
families,' who al* deaperate-'
ly anxious 'to• come. to' Canada to
rehabilitate themselves and their
families .These people are'of def•:.
ferent. nationalities. Inall cases,
applicants are being carefully
selected from. the. standpoint of
`health and su`itability° for the job.
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The c. rnm'ittee feels that these
-workers will prove to be • a great
asset..toOntgrio. agriculture and
will help: to fill the continuous
demand for farm .labor as'.:expres
sed 'by .farmers: and farm organ-
izations . th`roughout .the province
,bid.. if they : are • to reach Canada.
in tirn . for, this sunmer's work,
no• time must be lost in obtaining
rityns
such workers. .
• Special `application` foims are
now available 'at every National
' Employ hent Office . in Ontario'
•• and also th the ` offices of the
'Agricultural Repi esentat i v e s ',
These should be .filled; in aind. .;
turned to .either' the National Em_'
THE LUGKNo r SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, •
UBITU`A..Y
MRS, RUSSELL C, BURNS
The death occurred -at Cold -
Water, Ontario: on Wed
February lith of Mrs. Russell C;
$urns, .a, sister°•'of 1Vlessrs, William
.and IC.teorge Bower or Lu'eknow.
Mrs..Burns was in he.r 83rd year
and hadbeen in failing health for
more, than a year,
She • 'was ' formerly Lilly ' A.
Bower,a;datighter of the fate Mr.
and' Mrs..Enoch Bower aria was
} ,orn in. Dent. Her father was- 'a:
sawyer by :trade and, the family
settled here many:yeais ago.when.
tie • bought the, sawrhi•11 • . and
shingle. •'inill `,on the Oi•avel: lloacl
at the • 12th poncession ,of Ashi
field. • • •
'Of a family, of five; only .the
two brothers now. survive-', Mrs.
Burns, was predeceased by. 'two
Sisters, ' Mrs. Arthur MacDonald
(Minnie):.i,and Nl•s Will Trelea
ven• (Estella - •I! •
The , funeral was held on Fi i=^
da , at . Palmerston, •
Transferred T,a' London
Mraid' Mrs, D. M Bell. (for-
merly .. jearC Bissett) have "taken
residence:ir London, Mr,.Bell
having recently been "tra'nsfer:?'e'd.
W. 4. Meeting
'The g6up.of
the- V4�, Et '"met at the horne' of
Mrs. Kilpatrick with' 21 . present.
Mrs: McNay presided: The meet -
,
opened with hymn ,and pray-
er. Ai3rs. Breckles read the scrip..
ture „lesson: 'The roll call was.
•answered'with a Bible.verse; The
rninidtes' of last meeting were.read
and ad'o'pted: ' Mrs'. McIn us, , Mrs
Suroul dnd Havens were ap.
pointed 'sewing • comri`irtte.e; Mrs;
McKim' gave an interesting: read-
ing and Miss Noreen • Klpatr_ick
a • piano. ;o•lo.: Miss- Welsh conduct='
ed ICOntest. All enjoyed a 'social
half hour. 'The: meeting , closed
with a hyrrin and the rnizpah^ben--
ediction. The .next • sheeting: is. to
pe held at Mrs. W. B, Anderson's;
Program coma-iittee,. - Mrs. Ernie
Crawford,',Mrs J . Miller 'and'.Mrs.
Carnegie.
Group No,. 3,. W.. A.
This meeting was held ,at the
home':of Mrs. Barkwell with an
attendance of X/. Mrs. R:' Black:
:book Dhe chair for the business
Hazel Webster is our new presi-
dent and Jean MacMillan, secret-
ary. Mrs. J. -Wraith, Mrs, A, Wil
son ;and Mrs. J. Ritchie volunteer-
�d fug the pi ugrairi ;for the next°
Meeting ' at Mils. " J. • Cameron's
horns. 1`Jlis J. Smith gave the
scripture reading and .Miss Hazie1
Webster gave a reading. The
topic on Lincoln's childhood was
given . by Jean MacMillan, MrS.
4T, :'Robinson gave- a group oflit-
erary gems. Mrs. Harvey' •Web
s:ter gave' a' piano solo. Mrs. Ver
non Iunter contributed a read -y
ing, The , mizpah... benediction
;closed the'meeting, A' contest and ,::'
lunch followed,.' ;
1.
ShouldBc Notified
From time to time street lights'.
burn •"out in various sections . of.II
the village. When such occurs,
it will be 'appreciated ' if inform-.
ation td :this effect is made known.'
•at .the Municipal Office..
U BE R
STAMPS
rders Taken. at
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ployrnerit Office or. the '.•Ag'ricul-
tura l'i ep.•i seritative pfllhis. county.
•.i - , .ce e.: glee: ing .was opened
of 'the Bink of Nova Scotia 1 with: a reading and 'prayer: Miss•
';
e Sentinel Office`
Active In: Young I'ieople's
Work Ir;. HaYriilton
Miss G 'race ' : , MacPherson o f
Hamilton,' Who was ;quite active.
in, young- people's work -.of .:the
Presbyterian •pto;i oh-'in;Milverfon r..
anddistt�ict, is • continuing her in-
terest in •� this,. Work.: hi Hamilton
arid',under. 'herleadership: they
have organized a Young People's°
Society in McNab ;.Presbyterian
.:Church at '.H•dmilton. This is the`
•furst•.one„in: the history 'of the••
chiir.ch.' '14Liss 1VIacPherson has•
been 'chosen 'fellowship.• convrerier.
Since' their :organization t h e
” 3'otrng peopae are respondng nice-
ly and the meetings are vers in-
terestin'g.. —Milverton' Sun..`
Giacc is' well•k'nown here, hav :,
ing been 'born_' on Con. 10, Kinloss
where she ;spent, her childhood:'
• A word'of` credit is due that.
`Hardy battalion • of men• charged
with' the responsibility, of ,keeping
Ontario winter roads . ppen: for 0,
• traffic. In this iinmediate district
• an excellent job :boas been done: i
keeping main highways• open and
in •good coriditi.on for winter.:.
• motoring,• The magnitude of the
task is• indicated by the .fact that
9000 miles of provincial roads are
being plowed,.. withmany more
thousands of miles being 'kept •' .
open- by ,County and township • •
snotiplowing crews: `
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inter-County '.Peace Threat ••
(Port Elgin Times)
Scotsmen. will rise . up, in right;
eous •Wrath at; the description of.
their •beloved' 'Haggis". by .a Grey
County clergyman' as' a • reeetit
public gathering "It taken a :lot
of guts to. make it and a'h of
• a • lot More to eat• it .The fol-
'dowers 'of John, Knox and' the'
admirers of 'Bobbie Buns• should r
hold 'a''•day of. mourning :to .pray
for ' this poor, lost soul .Lest the•
Scots '01-` truce descend on ` the -
'heathen of •Gx:e..
y who, countenance::
such blasphemy. Those are fight-
ing words and no ;Scotsman ever.
ran ht.
' foiein •away from,a fight.
g The 'Sens-' .
the United might be to refer it
• . to
t t nited Nations.Organiza
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It `has.. become necessar `.due • to ci reduction:.' in ;the :amount of .
-urchased: ower available. to issue . t`he followi
mun ci antics rind . direct customers `of th:e Commission in the
out ern Ontario System.
:eE Festive February18,' 94$,' : ,and continuin
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until further +notice, the dail consum• -`,tion of_
kilowatthours: shall :: be '�restr ted to a 'ma cim m
of.:90% a th;e' 'averag+e dal consum tion of
iCihowatthouin the months •.of ;4cto�bier,; 1947. '
This .reduc'tr�
i•oo' shook nota.'ppl- to...•c°ustom'ers
m fio a ower su wet . inters tedt
Commission in October, ''1947'. to. the: extent.
.1,0% or more of, normal"'de'liv e.ry.:'
a dem oras l emer enc arising from
Th�s'�is . •p Y:•' J y sub-rtorrnal'r.+airr-
li
fall•last. Artumn which' Kat fore :.
°°o ed � two of .the : Q.uebec�� power.
compe:nies to dry
The Comrrli'ssion
This; restriction .will be'.'lifted• just as soon , as circu r 1stances Y er
:mit and in' the mean•tl,,e Qall .consumes '0,ust. play 'their'. Mir;
part .by�'saving electricity, at .all times.:
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If the' specified reduction in• consumption of electricity: •is' not
obtained,, i ; will be necessary to cut the upply of a%ctricity
entirely for definite in#e�rv..als. , o time• each. days wherever :tie
p:
consumption is ei li exceeded.
. s ecifie.d.
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