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-GATHER GARBAGE'TEN .DEGREES OF EROS, 1 0. a GIRLS MADE .r11 R. ALCM-, HEADS
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.MORNING -OF MAY 1st • WELL ON Quicarl,. BOWLING CLUB
NEXT NYEEK
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Due to the backwardness t1e
• weather that has- delayed a clean-
up of winter, refuse, the. garbage
Rollirfion •system will not . com-
mence .in the Village until next'
Thursday. and Friday, May 13th'
and 4th: Collections will be Made
on
iit e North .side Of. Main Street
eae. Thursday, and on the &kith
side each Friday. ' '.. ' •
This was decided at the regu-
• The first. of May was ushered
in bY an early. morning temper.;
attire of 22 degrees: Offi'cial re-
cords ,show this to be the second
coldest_ May 1st' morning' over. a
Period of fifty-five.years.. Coldest
morning ,on recordforMay 1st
was in 1907, when the tempera-
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ture dropped to .21, degrees?
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The weather generally this.
spring has been cold arid wet and
n. re 1 'late seeding season seems:
lar-m-eetinrof--th-e-Vrllage-Cb-tih:----certa
cil on Tuesday night . last week, but the big part of
Council again -stressed that tin the job remains to be done., .
,cans will be collected, but must- ' A wet cold Week:end;Prevented
be thoroughly --washed and kept farmers getting on the land the
in a ;separate container from other first of the week,, but a clear ,sky
garbage. Unless these regulations and sunshine on. Tziesday lends
are observed the collector is au.; hope that the weather may now
thorized not :to lift the garbage, be settled.
It, was. --also :pointed --out--thatTAin • —
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cans accumulated during the win- 'FIRE COMPANY INVESTS
- ter will not be collected. Each IN' FOURTH VICTORY LOAN
"household is requested to have • • . _;____ .,. ' • • .
th winter refuse pile • removed • At the regular meeting of the
dung the next week prior .to the Lucknow Fire Company .on Mon-
, . stait 1 of garbage collection.. day evening:' it Waa-decided to
•June 1st was set for the hear- invest $200.86 in the Fourth Vic -
mg of •-appeals against the asses- tory Loan.'
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ment roll. , .Another list of • names of those
"School, Drive Siowly" signs on active service was compiled,
are to be erected on Outram and and eighteen more fountain pens.
Havelock street at the,apProaches: are to -be. .0N:161*d 'by the'. Corn-.
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- • to • the- Seitool zone. .a
pany. • • • • •
Councillor SolOrnbri pointeeout To prevent oversights,. the, Co.:
that , the 'Town Hall required would apprgeiate being' notified.
shingling, especially the south of any - men.•or Vicinenfrom the
and east sides of the roof He ;village on active service who
stated that the building was built have. riot yet been 'presented With
in 19i0 and still has the original
,a pen. - •;
• shingles Mr. Solomon was au- •
thorized to, have the building in-' nr
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A lnely quilt whieh the The annual meeting of the
Club raffled off, netted the girla'Lficknow Bowling Club was -held.
a total of $66,40.: The draw was on Monday eVening. In. the 'a6-
made' at The Clansmen's dance' sence of the president and vice
,on. Friday -night, with. Gordon, president, Fred Stewart and N.
Fisher hoiding the :lucky • ticket. R. Allin,,Itobert 10e was appoin,
The girls use their funds for ted chairman:
sending smokes to,Lucknow boys. Election of offiCerS resulted as
overseas. .
, follows; Pres., H. R. vice
I pres., W, I, Miller;. sec.-treas.,
4.1 Clark Finlayson; grounds .com-
mittee, W. McCoy; J. A. Mac-
--BonaldAustin-SolomonTliobt
• Rae; membership conunittee, G.
H. Smith, Harold' Allin, Clark'
Finlayson; tournament cont -
.tee, WrE. Schmid, convener, Gioln.
don Taylor, W. I. Miller, Wes
Huston. • • ' •
Monday 'evening was' named as
local jitney , nights with James
Smith, Donald _Henderson:: and_
Robert Rae the committee in
charge. • •
Membership fees remain im-•
changed at $5.00 and $3.00. •The
.financial report showed a suc-
cessful year. in 194Z. with a bal-
ance of over $100.O� on hand.
•It was decided to join the Pro -
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vineiaBowling Associa-
tion., " • • •
ceed with the work. "It is too
good a building to let rot",
com-
mented Reeve Joynt. lVIr.irSolo-
- Mori was also authorized to see
what building repairs were re-
quired at the pumphouse. •
• The "School Board requisition
for $1760 was passed. ,
• Fewpair of fireman boots and
three coats" were ordered upon
• _request hf the -Fire Company__
Council accepted ,the Opplica-
• '• tion of W. E. 'Treleaven for a
• -powet serv-iee-of aa additional -
40 horsepower.
Support Loan •
• Council authorized the inser-
tion of adVertising inThe-Sentfn
el .in support of l the Fourth Vic-
tory Lo'arr, and Went on record as
being wholeheartedly in support
of this loan.
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13TH POWER 'BILL - ,
REBATE OVER $1,000.00 '
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,Z;53r4tiprOkedenakaTOM1575403kkel ,
'''''Vetived t iwrBi14rin'
the H.E.P.C., which represents a
rebate of $1,059.82. -
The 13th Power Bill represents
4the difference between the estim-
ated cost Of power at the begin-.
ning' of the year and the actual
cost of power as determined at
thei end of the year. This bill can
either, be a debit or a credit and
the local :system is fortunate in
having this sizeable amount on
the credit side of the ledger.
Ttre-rebate ei:WeTar-the ficai
Year of ,the Ontario Hydro-Elc-
• tric Power Commission, ending
October 31st, 1942.
THINKS IT'S FINE
*ammue
• ConimentS which we have rb-
, ceived on the change to tabloid
have been very welcome, and the
approval of the new format far
.• outweighs , anything we have,
heard to the contraryl Mot of
all we, appreciated, the. comments
' of Lucknow's oldest resident and
the publisher's neighbor, Mr. W.
3. Little. said
think it's fine",
Mr. Little said, and from one who
has been a Sentinel reader since
its " establishment seventy years
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7irialVIr-Effff'. erOftrhaernfdf-
ed a long and'active life adds the
note of warning, "don't work too
' hard". -
HAS MAJORITY
• A petition cireulatee among
business men in the yillage this
week has resulted in a small maj-.
ority in favor of remaining open
on 'Wednesday night as well as
Thursday morning._ •
• s The original motion called :for
4:decision on the questien of re-
maining open On, Wednesday
night and closing all day T•hurs-
daymal_ce_ prOvisionfor
a complete expression of opinicim:
the petition as ,circulated embod-
ied three aiternatiVes:
- To rPri**/ Ppen on Wednes-
day night during May, June, July
and -August, and on .Thursday
morning as usual.
2. TO close on Wednesday night:
3. To remain open on WedneS-
- ay 'higlit and:- Clbae. 'ail day'
hursday. , •
The latter proposal received.
scant qsupgiort"Opinion was about:
Iffednesday'alight` "Ph P:Viitte 'caj:tiVt
before w6 go to ..preSs stands at
20 in favor „of remaining open,
and 18 in' favor of closing. This
appears to be the 'final result,
and on this basis, business hours
in, 'Lucknow for the months • of
May., June, July and August will
be 8.30 a.m. to 6 pm. Monday,
Tuesday and Friday; 8.30 to 11
p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday
and 8.30 to 12 noon on Thursday.
mot,. BARR-. yC NI ON '
former Provindial Secretary of
the Hepburn. Government, • who
was chosen as leader • of the Lib-
eral Party at a convention. in. Tor-
onto, on 'Friday. Mr. Nixon. was
elected on the first ballot.' Due
to illness, Premier: Gordon Conant
v-vf-rom-t-he--Aeacler
contest. ' •
&INCLUDE LOCAL. AID
TO RUSSIA DRIVE
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The Lucknow and - Community
Aid to Russia cartipaign has been
brought to a very Successful con-
clusion' with the shipment of the
balance of clothing which •was
clonal -ed. last7shipment -con.-7-
tained five cartons, .consisting
chiefly of quilts, weighing 250
pounds
A Previous- shipment of cloth-
ing Neighed 450 pounds, or a
total (i)f 700 pounds of clothing.
Clothing, when sorted and pre-
pared for shipment to Russia, is
;valued by Headquarters, at $1.50
a pound. •
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'Cash donations to the fund tot-
alled.$1304.08. To assume that the
clothing and quilts (all of which
were of high quality) had a value
of $1.00 .a pound before.srth
litAweltdd vskowliliatNthisigeonsmunt
e4ontribution454llegfund !tot -
ailed $2,000.00.
HALF HOLIDAY STARTS
'AT' POST °OFFICE •
Commencing today (Thursday)
the weekly halt holiday will be
observed at ' the Post Office and.
will continue until the end Of
October. The office will close at
3.30 p.m. each Thursday, except
when the train is late. •
APPEALS.
FARM
WHAT VICTORY
..BONDS MAY MEAN'
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Victory Bonds can play an im-
portant part in keeping the young • . •••
folk On the farm,:accOrding to the
National,Wag.jpance Committee. • • ,
Modern eon niences andlcomfort
of city 1iring,' along with work .
made easier by the mechanical .• ,
equipment used in factories and
offices; 'do a lot to 'draw sons and •
daughters away from !lira corn- •
munities.
The answer to the city's pulling
power lies in making farm life
more attractive. This means such •
thin m as .a.• modern bathroom,
electrification and labor-saving
• equipment, including electric
washing . machines, ironers • and -•
refrigerators, and •up-to-date
heating systems.. It means tract-
tural equipment that enables the , • -
farmer to reduce his production '
cogs and realize larger profits
for his work. All these things will
be available when victory is won:
When the boys come hoineaf-
ter the war, they will be used to
having• modern facilities such as.
baths and showers, in:their bar.
racks and stations, and accUst-
caned tousing mechanized equip- ° •
ment _in -this "war of,thachines". - •
By cutting .spending to the bone, .•
and-nlacinz savinguitr-Vittory
Bonds, families in rural eommun- • .
ities can be sure of Carrying out
post-war improvem.ent plans for
their boy.s' home -coming and as-
sure their own future comfort and
security. •, • '
The war has brought larger in-
comes to most farm homes in .
spite o some increased •expenses.
Most agricultural producers • are ..
ina. position to make provision
for reducing any debts' they may • .
have, and building up financial
reserves. • ,
Today, Victory Bondsspell •
fighting dollars for fighting men
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The following article has been
received from Mr. G. R. Gear,
Bruce County Agricultural 'Rep-
resentative: .
Seeding operations in Bruce CO. arid equipment. When the war is
• are at • least two weeks behind' over these same dollars can be
normal. Grain productions will used for impidv,ed. equipment and _
"WeiTend upoh how -much grain' can buildings, better -b
, reeding stock-
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LUCKNOW, HAS
.LIONG WAY TO GO
• At noon on Wednesday Erne°
County was hearing the half way
mark in the Fourth Victory Loan.
Sales reported at headquarters
in Walkerton totalled $966;700 or
43, per cent. of the minimum ob-
jective of $1,20,000.
Kinloss however has just pass-
ed one quarter of its objective
and Lucknow has not -yet quite
made it.,
Headquartera figures at Wed-
nesday noon show sales in Luck -
now at $29,750, representing 24
per cent -the objective on 3-3
sales; Kinloss $14,250, 26 per cent,
41 sales;" Huron Township, $40,450
43 per ,c ent, 91 sales; Ripley,
'$16,300, 51 per cent, 28 sales; and
Culross $18,050, -22 per cent, 72
sales.
Itneed not be errpha'sized that
-Lucknow and Kirilbss as well as
Culross 'have a long way to go.
H. A. IVIcOillivray, chairman of
Bruce County War Finance Com.-
TnitfeeA,Vais...that•--Brum. CofttY,
l&lea441w-.11mjahree-:.2 ;,-
-entage of sales, if ^evtrybody
drgs in and supports the loan with
kverythini they've got for the
v•e4t ten days.
MISS1NG.
Flt. Sgt: Ja-c'c-71--VEtNewton, of
Gorrie is reported missing in R.
C. A. F. flying operations over-
seas. He is a son�f Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Newton. Flt. Sgt. Newton
landed overseas on Christmas
Day„, -I941. During 1942 he and
other members of his bomber
crew received a memorial plaque.
for outstanding service in raids
over. enemy territory. ,
Jack was employed at Holly -
man's Bakery in Lucknow for a
time prior to enlisting. '
Sells Village Reddenee „
Moves To Collingtv00d
Mr, J. Wear bAq qold his
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IretrArife-hliiner-To--"Areir
-deem Mr. and Mrs. tdgar- and
their Um daughters have moved
• to Collingwood to reside.
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'be seeded 'within the next two soil improvement, electrificatjon •
weeksAgricultural production in new car .and truck, 'new h me
Bruce Countyis now not just the furnishings, better education for
responsibility of the farmer, butthe children, and maybe a we'll'.
of everyone in 'the connty, both earned vacation trip for the farm -
rural and, urban. This fact is be- er and his wife. Meanwhile the
ing *brought _libine forceably to money placed in Victory Bond's
everyone. Scarcity and rationing 'earns three per cent inlerest,
. of many staple foods, ,following double the bank rate: -'
one of the greatest harvests in
history, make us all wonder what
the situation would be f011oWing.
a poor crop. , A
Heavy yields, of grain are only
obtained „froth .early -seeding. So
lagginvaifelsisfolietimmysctichaviefiV gatignayetlathardingditiameholitektue
mke.othot_tratetiegargn. yre.-:'‘gt•r.01\mr itamitten.-Zhitiora; • • ••
on the Bluewater Highway four'
be in the ground Within the next
FINE FARM HOME
pESTROYED, BY pIRE:
' Last Thursday afternoon fire
two weeksmiles north of Goderich. Mrs. '
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Farmers are short of help. At Clutton was formerly Isobel
least half of the hired men have Chestnut of Lucknow. .
.left the. farms •since 1941. There Their home Was two-storey
is -only .one able bodied man on red brick 'Structure, only the
the average Bruce County farm. walls of which remain. standing.
The time he can spend on a trac- A .chirriney fire, which was be-:
tor or driving, horses is limited by lieved to have been extinguished,
the fact that many have a: full was the cause • of the conflagra-
line of .stock to feed and the fact tion, which broke out first in the *
that a man is able physically to roof and spread to ' envelop the
run a seeddrill-Or operate: a trac-: w o e Ouse. • •
tor just so long. There is -.suf- , ' While -efforts were being made
ficient machinery in the • county to I control the blaze, volunteer
to put this seed in the ground .in workers sucoeeded, in ._saving
the specified time: much of the Contents of the home.'
Mr. and' Mrs. Clutton lost -their
In the towns and 'villages in the
county there are many men with barn' by fire less than two years,
a farm background as well .os ago. The newsteel barn and other
-buildings were not -seriously- , ..
threatened by the flam-es that'de-. '
strdyed their home.
men with mechanical
could operate tractors or drive
a team for even a"short" period
of time. 'Perhaps' it could be ar-
ranged to have these men
wish-
ing to do their bit assist their
farmer friends. The first step is
up to the farmers theinselves. The
fanners wishing this -kind of co-
operation should have their
school, section representatives of
the Federation of Agriculture
'bo.are also the-teoctscatatiwk',,
"at-theq-,44-r-ioufteitt---.3Marzot-liw
tion Committee contact the reeves
4 their nearest towns or villages
see if somethingsofthis nature
vitlt be arranged.
RED CROSS DONATIONS
Donations to the Ripley Branch
of the Red Cross, collected by •
Cameron Cook, were as follows:
Walter Dexter $5.00; Jack Mcln-
tos1010.60; W. 11.4Martin 2.86; Art
t7.•()(3; 1w.Betol•-10.0(?3--Mr
t.! ,
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5.00; Orland Rfafird'S .5.00; Mar-
ion McDonald 4.00; Sack
.ton 1.00; Andrew Stein 2.; Lloyd
tein
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