The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-06-17, Page 9ti
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17th, 1943
96. THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO .
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.Reid; McKim of- Camp pp�
I per -
wash spent the. week -end at. his
home here.
' Pte. Harold Irwin, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. . Wilson Irwin , of
• Ashfield arrived, overseas.
Hui ter Patterson of. the R. C.
• A. F ' visited this week •at the
ho of Mrs:, . John .McDougall.
Ted Collyer: of the .R.C.A.F. has
been: p.osleds.._from.._..:-Centralia--to-
Toronto, and spent the week -end
here. '
Thornton Eedy, eldest • son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. L. Eedy' of
Dungannon has been promoted • to
.the' rank of: Flight -Sergeant. He.
has been • • serving . overseas for
nearly two years. `
' Pte. Irvine Eedy, second eldest
son• Mr. and Mrs. H. J. L. Eedy
of ngannon, . is a patient in
;West inster I•lospital, • London,
where he 'underwent an opera-
tion for appendicitis. Pte. Eedy
had . been in training..at Ipper-
wash:.
Mr. and N):rs Jim__Ritchie —re=
ceived their first letter in 'about
a month from .their son Harold
who is on the Destroyer .Hamilton.
Harold is enoying life at sea: -He
laid their ship went over the top
in the Victory Loan and • it was
quite a sight to see all the. Vic-
tory pennants flying.
Highland Hospitality ;.
Cannot 'Be Equalled:
Mr. and ,Mrs. Donald MacKen-
zie, Con. 8, Huron` Township;. re-
ceived . the following interesting
letter .from LAC: Donald. Smith,
'with the R:C:A.F.' overseas. Don-
ald..;is a son' of Mrs.: Annie Smith;
Con. 8. ,. .,•
. Bonnie Scotland, May 1043.,
Dear Donald & Mrs. McKenzie:
A parcel of. three hundred cig-
ar!ettes--has--.-bust-reached--mei and
no .matter how hard .I try I ' can-
not find ,•words which ,would de-
scribe the thanks and apprecia-.
tion I feel. Cigarettes are some-
thing .of a problem to the smoker
over here so you will realize just
how much "your thoughtfulness
and kindness was appreciated. I
must also say that my apprecia-
tion is twofold due to the fact
that it is a grand sensation to
be remembered so kindly by old
friends, even though we are sep-
arated by .many lniles and a few
years.
For the past year I have been
enjoying life to the utmost, away
xp here in the Scottish Highlands.
It is a wonderful part of this
world. • and its towering, rugged,
Darren , hills and heather ' covered
noors have completely captivated.
ne. I am certain that when the
•i _ comes for me to say goodbye
;on
e Highlands and the High-
:antlers; there will be a lump. in
ny throat that is going to be ter -
• ha -rd to swallow. However
shall always have pleasant
nernories df •these Highland hills
Ind of a people whose hospitality
!an never be equalled, not even,
'rri-.a'fraid in our own proud Can -
da:
Before closing let me again say
hank you with all my heart for
*cigarettes. Kindly remember
ti Jack and Kenneth and give
hem my very best regards.
Wishing you the very best, of
11 good things, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Donald Smith.
Sees .Many Odd
• Sights In India.
In the, small space -available on
Air:, Mail letter cards which his
parents receive regularly, Sgt:
Alex • Smith, who is with the R.
A. F. ii India,, , often tells some
interesting tales of life in that
country.
• •He -witnessed one .of their rel-
igious ceremonies, ,always. held' at
night, when Indian- men dance
and sing to t'he ' beat ,of tom-toms.
Their temples are dirty 'and. un-
inViting. outside; but -the interior'
.is a regular show place;, ornainen-
ted with the gods, , pictures and
candles. ' . •!
, -Threshing in India is done on
a hard packed • , mud floor con-
venient to the field The maize..
heads are pulled off and• either
tramped, or beaten out ori this
floor. The grain is cleaned at the
grain store' when• purchased, 14y
shaking it in a sieve and ,tossing
it in the breeze to winnow it. The
housewife grinds it between
stones to•produce pancake flour
which is 'the favorite flour dish.
The grain stalks in the .field. are
cut for fodder. ,
•Alex1was one.of a party of air:-
men
ir.=men to 'be entertained. bDy, Rev:
and Mrs. Garland, • Americans
Serving with the Canadian Bapt-
ist Mission. Chocolate cake,.'cook-
ies and' doughnuts which they
were. served were "marvellous".
Candy is unknown to the' In- Canadian hosPital ahip' "Lady.
than=boys in the Village -where..
Alex is at. He 'gave them .some
wrapped in paper, and in it
wentpaper and all By actions he'
explained that the paper should
be removed, and Alex says. he
wishes he could picture the .look
of 'unbelievable joy • on their
faces when they got thetaste of
the sweets.
Labor is.. so cheap that it never
occurs, to them howr.a few simple
'tools might help: "Alex• once saw
some women . screening ' gravel,.
With 'huge hoes they scooped' the
gravel into pots • and then 'eiript-
ied • them . on .the, screen, rather
than hoe the gravel. directly On'
to it, , much • more quickly and,
easily.. .
• Cecil Irwin, son of. Ernest•Irwin
of Wilkie, Sask., spent the week-
end here atthe .horne,of. :his, _uncle,
Joe Irwin. Cecil is at present sta-
tioned at St. Thomas With the
R.C,A.F. •
Passes Officer's Exams
Kenneth Rintoul, .a former
member of the Lucknow Pipe
,Band, recently graduated as .a
lieutenant at'.; Brockville, where
he has been taking the. officers'
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training course.
Arri°ved Overseer : • "
Miss Beatrice McQuillan receiv-
ed ' a cable from her . ,brother
Charles'. announcing his arrival'
overseas; Charl is, attached to
R.C.A.MMI.C.: and is s on board the.
MAFEKI N -G
Mrs. Frank Johnston and Edith •
of Curries Corner and Mrs. Dun-
can MacDonald of Flint, Michigan
spent Wednesday afternoon with
their cousin, Mrs. Herb Curran.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnston,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnston at-.
tended , the Federation of -Agricul-
ture ' Field . Day, at Seaforth on
Monday, June 7th.
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Blake spent
Saturday, in London , with , •their
daughter Muriel:
11�[iss Editl Phillips attended.the
Menary-Hunter wedding on ,Sat-
.urday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Thompson
o f Holyrood spent Sunday at the
home of her parents, 'Mr. and Mrs.
-George 7 Saturders:-- .
Mr:. and Mrs. T:. J. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. 'Harvey Anderson
and Marylin . attended, annive'r-
sary serves • at• Wesley -Willis •
United church, Clinton on Sunday
last. ti•
Mr. and • Mrs. George Fitzsim-
mons of Arkona visited with their
daughter, Mrs.. Cecil Johnston &
1WIr.• Johnston last week.' °
Mrs. Robt: Johnston is spending
this week .at Blyth with her dau-
ghter-in-law, Mrs. Ed. Johnston.
Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Hallam and
family visited friends in Seaforth
on Sunday. '
Mr. and : Mrs: S. B. Stot'hers,•
Stephen and Ituth, Mrs: J. 4.
Crispin and John: spent. Satur. cay
at the farm borne. ,
ALTHOUGH we, the Canadian railways, are carrying
vastly- more tra: c than at any time in -history, we are
also building guns and tanks, ships and shells. Our
machinery : of. _ _production.. _hums.. day and —night.-
Implements
night.-Implements of war roll from our plants in steady
streams. They'revmade by the railways .. hauled by
the railways . . the railways of Canada. •
Only, your railways, ready and capable of meeting
the emergency before • it occurred,: can handle this
double "must' . , mass transportation and mass
war production, °
Your railways meta mighty challenge. in Canada's
period of construction. ; They . are rendering - dual
service in War's period of destruction. They will be
deeded more than ever in the reconstruction period
of peace. They will meet that challenge, too! •
AVOID ttRAVEL,OVER WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS
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St. Peter's Guild ; . ,
St. Peter's Women's Guild held
the. last meeting of *the season at
the rectory. Opening prayers •
were led by the president and the
scripture lesson was read by Mrs.
M. 'Stewart. Reports of the past
season 'showed . good work being , °'
done. In preparation for the fall
the; election `of 'officers: was held
and resulted as follows: president{
Mrs. Temple Clark; vice Presi-
dent; Mrs. W. Lloyd; secretary, ' '
Mrs. E. D. Hassall; treasurer, Mrs:
V. N. Prest; - program convener,
Mrs. J: W. Donaldson; visiting &
flower committee; Mrs. Donald. -
son, Mrs. T. W. Smith, .Mrs. R. H:
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McQuillin and Mrs: W. Stirnson.
Newton=Joynt Group W. A.
The June meeting of the New-
tori-Joynt group of the W. ` A.
met at the home of Mrs. Ann,-
strong
rmystro>g Wilson on Wednesday,,
June 9th with -17 in attendance.'
Mrs. Russell Robertson took
charge of the :meeting, opening
with a devotional reading., Hymn. 1.
"Take my life and`let it;be „was -
sung followed by group prayer.
Eva Greer read the scripture les-
son. The program' consisted
a humorous reading by Mrs. R. H.
Thompson, and .a most. instructive
topic on "Wild Flowers" by Mrs.
T JSa7ke1��" i lyann an;cd' pr`sy-
er brought the meeting to a tilos"e.
T ilor-McDiarmid' . Group
The Taylor-McDiarmid Group
of the W. A: met at the home of
Mrs. Almer Ackert with 27 in at-
tendance. Mrs. McDiarmi' con.:-
ducted
on=ducted the meeting, A"quilt, made
by the Group, . was sold to Mrs.
Taylor for. $7.00. Mrs: Wm., Mc-•
Lean of. Kinloughgave,. aninter-
esting .address. Miss Grace Mc-
Kinnon gave , a reading, and 'M:iss
Marjorie MacDonald a solo. Mrs.
A. Ackert; acted ass auctioneer for
a sale of donated articles.
Andrew -Haddock Group'
The Andrew -Haddock group of
the Unitesi.. chur-chF V :.A: met at
Mrs. II.' Murdie's 'home, •Wednes=
day June 9th. Mrs. Prest gave
=a:- paper 'oris- the -lift -of ` John
Smithers and Florence. Nighting-
ale. Mrs. Andrew. gave a reading
and Mrs. Russ Middleton two
musical selections. The program
closed with a contest and' lurch:
'DUNGANNON
A wedding reception' was ten -
detect Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown
newlyweds, on Tuesday in the
Parish Hall. During. the evening
Lucille Eedy read an address and
Bill Wiggins made the presenta-
tion of a purse of money. The hall
was nicely decorated for the oc-
casion. • .•
•'A'memorial service will.be held
•at Dungannon Cemetery on July'
4th. .
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickson
Sr. are visiting their daughter
Mrs. Murray Dyer at Guelph.
Rev. Richard Stewart will
preach anniversary- services .at
Erskine Church on Sunday.
Little .,Joan Mills, daughter of •
Mr. and lylrs, Charles'' Mills of
Ebenezer is visiting Fern Robb.
Mr. Harold 1+'innigan, • Toronto,
who is 'working at Port Albert
airport, called on Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Moore on Friday evening.'
Mrs. M. J. Reed presided for
the June, meeting of • the united
church W.M.S. Mrs. J. J; Ryan
read the scripture lesson. Mrs.
James McWhinney reported on
a bale shipped recently valued
at $20.00. ,Mrs.. Stingel played a
iano
•solo. 1\4rs. A._ Ti`1iiet tookr
e c apter from the s ufly book.
Miss B. Elliott gave.; bort stories
on stewardship.
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