The Lucknow Sentinel, 1943-10-21, Page 2D
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THE LUOICNOW SENTINEL; IsUCKNOW ,ONTARIO
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LVCKNOW, tiNTARIO.
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THURSDAY,. OCTOBER 21st, .1943
EDITORIAL
WaTOOSPIfir
NextMornd'ay`is'"to be •Visitors" Day at. the
' Iaple Leaf Aircraft Corporation plant in Luck
znow. Citizens of the 'Village and District, and
n fact the entire County, are invited to visit
the plant that day, when .they will be taken
on 'a conducted tour that will give them a
glimpse of the part Lucknow's leading industry
is playing in . Canada's war effort:
Open House is being held m conjunction
with the Fifth Victory Loan, which ids being
enthiisi'astically"endorsed !and supported by the
!executive. and employees ' of Maple Leaf _Air-
craft. '' • •
With a payroll that exceeds' one hundred
employees, this plant has brought to Lucknow
an :era of industrialy prosperity not befor".e
known. This is not meant in anyway to belittle,
thecontribution other industries are making
to the. welfare ' and prosperity of the comi'nun- -
ity. By no Means! Treleaven's Flour Mill, The
Lucknow Sawmill Co., Silverwood Dairies,, An-
derson's Flax Mill are. ? all operating . at • peak
production, and it is what the Maple Leaf Air-
craft has
ircrafti.has added to their Contributions that has
given Lucknow that extra `umph" industrially.
Citizens of the district; we feel sure, will
:. welcoime.tbe..Qpponttinity_:to.visittbis-..plant ext_
oriday: You are welcome.. You are• invited;
and we have no doubt but that you . will be
agreeably surprised at whatyou: see; and.'*prob-"
ably quite 'amazed at the plant's transformation.
' MUST DE NO COMPLACENCY
' "The War may, last .two years . the..
worst is ahead ...: the Axis' only -hope of
victory now. lies in war weariness .... or ,
slackness in the Allied Camp". These are the
words of Prime Minister Winston- Churchill,
spoken a few days 'ago to delegates who rep-
resented several million , British women • who,
are engaged in the war effort.
As 'Canada's Fifth Victory. Loan is launch- ,
edwe can do no better than heed the warning
sounded by he who is best qualified to speak.
The great _Mediterranean offensive . is . just
in its infancy. Before our' boys overseas lies
eitaegtespi nee s.arbarl
,and' in .which are Impras r �r �s vfsubfect-
td d'people, Who will rise against the oppressor,,
when theopportunity permits. But to them, -
starved, - terrorized, 'exploited and tortured,
time is the essence,of their survival.
Canadians at home and overseas are eager
to get the job finished and to be reunited with
loved, ones at home
The one great common interest of all is--
to Speed The Victory. For us at home that
Means at the moment, maximumparticipation
in Canada's Fifth Victory Loan, The, minimum
objective is $1,200,000,000. We must not mar the
the record. Here it is:
Victory Number of
Loan . Objective Total Sales Subscribers
•1st $ 600,000,000 $ 836426;250 968;259
2nd 1600,000,000 996,706,900 '. 1,681;267
:3rd 760,000,000 ' 991,389,0.50 2,032,154
4th 1,100,000,000 1,308,985,500 2,669,111 1
5th ' 1,200,000,000
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WHAT THOUGHTLESS PACKING DOES L
A row of p reels; like weary soldiers, stood
gaping, open waiting to be fixed up. These par-
eels had come apart because. pieces of ,glue-
paper had been used to close :the carton instead
of heavy string..
In the repacking room of the Base Post
Office in Ottawa, our . interviewer saw what
happens when some relative or friend trusts
to luck or isthoughtless *hen sending off a
parcel to soldiers overseas.
Spread out on a table in little groups were
the spoiled and partly spoiled contents of many
parcels Waiting to be repacked. One heap had
a half -empty tobacco tin of' -honey, buried in its
depths. Another revealed the shattered remains
of what had been a bottle or hair oil. '
"They don't seem to' realize' that cartons
just won't stand up to travel", said • one of the "
packers. "And as for glass -we're always pick-
ing out the pieces of broken glass jars, and
washing jam and pickles from cans, candy and
clothes". -
Beside many, sticky wrappings, and ruined
gifts could be seen the cause of the damage--
empty
amage—empty and N.buckled cardboard cartons. Boot
boxes seem "to --be. the . worst offenders. The. •
flimsy cardboard is not strong enough.. to hold
cans, and they burst through, both box and
wrapping paper.
• Tracked down by its smell, one parcel.
when opened revealed a roasted 'chicken. •Look-
ed as if it had on a green sweater, but I guess
it was mildew", said the same weary packer.
On a piece of wrapping paper beside an-
other ruined pile of gifts was written "Fragile
-this side up". To know that the Base Post
Office handled 20,000,000 pounds of parcels dur-
ing the past year, and that those parcels are
sent forward in: bags by train, truck and boat, '
is to -•understand the „complete absurdity of this
request. n ,
Care and a little _forethought in packing
a parcel will ensure its safe delivery. In each
case, food in cans or tins closed with solder,
strong outside cartons, • and the whole parcel
firmly packed and ,strongly tied, is •necessary.
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First snow of the season on Saturday is
a' reminder'. that there are only sixty-four days
left in which to do your Christmas shopping.
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The Opposition couldn't lose in the matter
of .:Prime Ministei King's -Pronouncement on .
a Dominion election. He has beck taken to task
for not" going to the people, and had he called -
an election, there would have been loud `and
long wails about the folly of an election int'
wartime, especially when the life.. of the Gov-
ernment had not nearly . expired:
U
Quo• ting Rev. Colin Todd, "An optimist
is one who reaches for his hat when the min-
ister says, finally."
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Its not what we 'hae, but what we. dae
wi' wha-t-vie_hae_th.at... coo1its, is.__arslogan of
the British Minister of Food. Canadians might
well apply this bit of wisdom during the Fifth
Victory Loan.
The amount of coal saved by installing
tight fitting storm widows has been estimated'.
by: experts to be moi -e than 350 pounds per "_
window. This means that in a home with six
windows, more than a ton of coal can be saved
,each year by using storth windows.
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J. L. Ilsley, Minister of Finance, in a per-
senal . appeal to Canadians to. buy . the . Fifth
Victory Loan bonds, says: "Conscience will
tell us that there is only one reasonable excuse
for not buying Bonds. It is complete and ab-
solute inability to buy".
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- The easiest man to 'self a Fifth Victory
Loan bond to; is the man who already owns.
one. He needs no,�__urging to again'invest often '
more than he thinks he can wisely spare. Why?
Because he has experienced the satisfaction
that comes from the knowledge 01 dollars, well
and patriotically spent,, to say nothing of the
pleasure that "coupon clipping" provides.
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A total of 13,434 donations during the
week of mid-September set a new high figure
for donations in. Blood Donor Clinics across
Canada. The Red Cross is striving for a max-
imum of 15,000 donations weekly before the •
end of the year as indications are there will
be a terrific drain on available serum in the
coming months. Seven Mobile Units which are
now on the road are' responsible for an aver-
age of about 2,900 donations' per. week, •
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Monday of each week . is conservation day
in Kincardine, when business places remain
closed all day -that is, all but three of them.
A meeting of Kincardine Business Men's As-
sociation held last week, approved of obtaining,
legal advice as to whether or not these three
merchants could be forced by municipal by-
law to observe 'conservation- day. A gentlemen's
agreement sufficed for all but the three. Alas,
it 'twas ever thus. And then, of course, by-laws
are valueless unless they are enforced.
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The national salvage division of the De-°
partment of National. War Services at Ottawa,
emphasizes, as Canada enters its fifth year
of 'war, the increasing, need in the Dominion
for the collection of fats and bonen to produce
that all important' product, glycerine, for, ex-
plosives. The approach of cold weather facil-
itates, the handling of fats and bones, and
housewives are urged torenew their efforts -
in saving these. Of course, tires, tubes, metal,
drags and.paper are not to be overlooked. There
are 1,636 voluntary salvage committees across
Canada and reports -from 81 per cent of these
organizations show that in a period of,, twenty-,
seven months, from May 1, 1941, to July 31,
1943, salvage • collected and marketed totalled
almost: two hundred thousand tons.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1943
Local and General
'Mrs. Grant MacKenzie 'and
daughter Bonnie Elizabeth ' have
been '.visiting .with Mr. and 'Mrs.
W. L. MacKenzie.
Mr. and. Mrs. H. Austin and
daughter Catherine and her girl
friend of Mt. Elgin were Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Armstrong.
The week -end brought the first
snow ;flurries, of. the season, and
cold 'weather, that endedhe Vie-
lightful shirt ' sleeve atmosphere
Of the previous -.two weeks.
Mrs. Jas. Snow& lid- daughter
Betsy Louise are visiting at. the
'dome of her parents, Mr. and, Mrs.
Angus Graham,: 4th Concession:
Mr. Graham, who underwent a
very critical operation in Toronto
a few weeks agog;returned home
last. week. •
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Mrs. R. IL Thompson, and Mrs:..
Harold Thompson spent the
week -end in Toronto with Mrs:
N, L. " Caznpbell and Lorna,
'where they were.joined by Bob
and Harold Thompson.
Norval Richards of .the chem
istry research branch of the On-
tario Agricultural College at
Guelph, has been spending a two
weeks' vacation with his : parents,
Mr; and., Mrs. Dick- Richards of
- Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Armstrong.
and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Arm-
strong, Charlotte. and Billy of
Humberstone spent the week -end
at -the (home. of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Armstrong., Wilson is employed
in the Robin Hood Mill at Hum-
berstone and Cecil in the Maple
Leaf Mill. The latter, with a
13,000 -barrel . capacity per .'day,
is the. biggest ''producing ' mill . in
the British Empire.
Letters to Editor
October, 12, 1943.
Mr. „Editor• •
While• we are still living in a
free country, our . men are ye
battling to keep ourglorious heti-.
tage, "This Canada • of Ours".
Sonietimes we have. cause to look
.at bare facts, and we 'are'con-
vinced that were it not for the
unflinching courage : and ' devo-
tion to duty of our Naval . and-
1VIerchant_S-eamen-nn one-sht
load of men, munitions or -food
supplies—not one gun or tank=
not one truck load of greatly
needed Red Cross supplies—not
one parcel ,for prisoners of war
or even for our noble men of the
Navy, Army and Air Force could
be forwarded to the battle fronts
of the Empire.
Instead—the .great prize in the
minds of,. our enemies being the.
untold riches of , Canada, we
would be fighting and dying on,
the highways' and in the streets,
fields and lanes of our• "own land.
Every last one- of us' owes 'the
freedom we possess, very largely
at -least, to the gallant sailors who
have been and are still delivering
the food, men and
Cress supplies, our gi tf s and com-
forts to those other noble men
who fight in our places in Europe,
Russia, China, India, the South
Pacific and: wherever the enemy
can beound. I -
We. are indeed grateful for the
splendid support of truly loyal
citizens in the past,and, on your
behalf the Navy Leogue is lessen-
ing the privations, cheering and
encouraging our sailors afloat and
on `shore, and it should be con-
sidered a great privilege as well
as .a duty to support such . a
worthy cause. Let us pay at least
a small Part of the debt we owe
our boys by sending a donation
in keeping with our appreciation.
The Navy League needs the
help .cif every last man, woman
'and child in this • stupendous ef-
fort, so that our men of the sea
continue to stay on the sea, dee
livering to Britain and her Allies
all .that is needed to bring Vic-
tory. With your' help and the.
help, of others the Navy League
and our heroic seamen will carry
on.
Sincerely yours,
R. S. McLaughlin,.
Hon. Treas.
Navy League Special
Please make subscript
able ,to the Navy Le�agu
ada (Ontario Division)
ea1.
y -
of Can,
d ad
dress, to 1118 Bay St., Toronto.
1 watch, through the year, for
the most humorous or the most
foolish statement made by any
public man • in Canada. There's
amusement in search"i-ng• for the
best or the worst.
This year Mr. Stanley•Knowles,
M.P. Winnipeg North Centro,
wins the bun.
He . was speaking at The Pas..
during the recent "by-election,
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VICTORY LOAN PROGRESS
Canadians purchased $58,857,.
700 in Victory Bonds Tuesday,
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;bringing the cumulative total fee-
the
orthe first two days to $126,587,150.`
'Today's cumulative total $8,341,- °
900 greater than the 'sante m the
first two days of the last loan
but still falls below the "required
daily average -of $66,666,600 re-
quired to _put 'the loan over the
top.
advocating sweeping increases of •
expenditure on social ,services.
Someone asked if these ' addi-
tional, expenditures and the C.
C. F. counts on spending seven
timee more than .the .pre=war
total—would not increase taxes.
His- •:reply /was ''that :the govern-
ment would •malee so much pro-
fit out of industries taken over
that all : taxes could., be abolished.
The investment income of the
people of Canada would not. be-
gin to pay the annual" . pre-war.
expenses of the government and
the government through its in-
•come tax already takes almost
-half-of this: Not half --the---cor-
porations in Canada make money
and the government, if it owned
them all, would have to lose with
those which lost as' well as gain . .
with thus which gained. -
Stocks and bonds are owned
by corporations municipalities &
life insurance companies and
form a part- of trust funds for
the care of the weak and un-
fortunate—more trouble here ,for
Mr.. Knowles! ' • ,
Was this remark No the mem-
ber for Winnipeg North Centre
humorous or foolish—not every
member ' of the House of • Com-'
mons is wise ' ,all the time.
Yours very truly,
J: DEACHMAN.
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