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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-01-06, Page 7.4 e4. 411 ^a THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1944 •"! A The Lucknow Sentinpl, Lucknow, Ontario A4,44.44.540,44444 ; Dave . jeWitt who iS. stationed .in'Britishi-Columbia with a. High- • land7regirnent„ • spent,.the week-. , end 'at the home / of, his -mether.. • flariston Tay19.T.7761 theLC Thomas .has 'been . spending, ....his Airlough "at; the •,.. homeof sits T..., B.. Taylor of ...St.. Helens: , • .• • HUntei .Patterson..has.been tinned .for limb... in.:, New:- foundland with the 13,C.A..F• Hun- tef ..ofIen, saw M1 Oi'r ;.when he • was in M.:yr./feu/Al .1d. and rnisses• lain 'since his return to.: Canada OI -Posting •elsewhere. . , • Tpr, Jack., Lockhart :a:nd Tpr. 'Tony •KauShrnan of--Cam.p Borden, • formerly ef Fertile, Sask.', spent • part of their N'ew Year's, :leave with Mr. .• and. Mrs. Elmer John-' • ston, .and. later .,Visited With. the ..foi-rrier's uncic Mr. _Henry', sar, Fou4h ConcesSion.e, • • , • J..o.hnstonof the R.C,.A.F..• •-• fit'.1•10 eisVille-sperit..New 'Year's 7.with , is: parents, Mr.and Mrs p ns on, is mother." has • • made'r favorable -recovery from her: recent • Arrived Overseas • • Mrs. A. C. Hai:Mit:on 'of Htiron • To-wh•ship -PeCeived- wOrd-rec • • ly that her son Andrew had . ar- -• rived. overseas early , in Decein • ber. Andy enlisted last• March. Calvin McKay of .Camp Ipper- ' wash spent.. the week -end With Mrs. McKay'at .Holyrood Who ap- • companied him, -�n his return to London. ' 'In 1VIediterranein.Theatre • ,• Mr. and, Mrs. Robert McNeil eeeived word from their son Rae last week that he had landed- in • Italy. Rae left for overseas • in . . McNal1, stationed at Hamilton with the R.C.A.F. and who is convalescing • from pfieu. monia, spent the week -end with his parents, Mr. and ,Mrs. Robert McNeil. Pte. D. M. Phillips, nephew of • Mrs. George •Phillip, has arriv- ett with the Canadian Forces in • the 'Mediterranean theatre, 4,i ace cording to an air letter -received by his aunt. • „ HAS BEEN IN THICK OF SICILY AND ITALY BATTLES • • • Mrs. • Percy Crosier, formerly Dorothy MacDougall • of :Kinloss, 'receivetti 'an airgrapli Christmas. •" gr( etirig . cart! 1(o -in her husband, in Italy, which bore the insCrip- tion "Christmas Greetings from the Eighth Army" and the quoti ation, "Together you and 1 we -will see this. thing through to • . the. end". .. Dorothy's husband is with the • 1 lth Canadian • Tank Regiment and has.been in the thick of the fighting ih .Sicily and Italy, and•. , • has.escaped •"without a scratch". Percy landed in Sicily On- July. 10th, and in:Italy onSeptember' • 3rd.. He states he liked it in Sicily;'but he'doesn't think'intich of the rain and mu.d in 'Italy at present. . The elements,and terrain' corn- -, bined• to inake tank warfare possible for a time and Percy was transferred temporarily; to • transport driving duties, but is nOw back . in action • with the tanks again. • N • , Mrs. Crozier and her d'atighter Sandra are making their,honi• e with her mother, Mrs. jphrt Mac- Dougall, 'Second Concession, Tin - .Flt. - Lieut. "Bud" • Hornell, nephew of :"Mr. Wm. Hornell re- cently 'arrived overseas at the ,controls of a big bomber: Gnr. Hugh Rutherford of the Regimental Police at Orillia spent .New Year's with his par- exit§,- Mr; and Mrs. Wm. Ruther- ford. Bruce MacLennan .of the Mer- chant. Marine has .been hoUda- ir3g with his parents; Mr....-' and. .Mrs.• Alex, MacLennan, - • , •-• ' Allan -Treleaven of 'the. R,. A, F.,- at •1VIarining Pool, Toronto spent,. christrrias.vith:. Mr, and: . Mrs. 'Harvey, .TreleaVen...•:-. Wm. StirriSOn, Sr., of the,„Veter- ans Guaed returned, to his. unit, on Tuesday. Bill had an extended 1.(..aVe • due to, an attack' • ,. .of .sciatica. • , •• Mr. and Mrs.. Peter Moffat of .received Wed.nesday from theirson David; that ... • . he Wei, well and had just..arrived... Overseas.... Gordon- CooMbi 'AO, has been Making . herhome' at the Whitby tesidenCe,:.• 'received a c able last.; Week announcing •the arrival' overseas Of her husband, .r,ecentlY • of port Albert. • t • e -e-•' 1 ra ar ' 10. •Ted Buswell, sOn of IVIr. and Mrs. A. E. Buswell, and FO. John Weston, a nephew of rt, J: *Ore of town:NV-et-Met at Gib- • raltar: John and Ted knew each ot er lyas-. boys, Nidlen .John used to' spend his holidays •in Luk - now: with.. Uncle Bob, but they didn't recognize each other When they' met in R.,C.A.F: :uniforms at Centralia. ' . • , '•They were on the Same 'flight one day when one of- the boys •suggested. flying over LucknOw, The other's curiosity was arouSed as tb what h knew about Luck- now,3t, and so.- ey renewed * a school bby• cquaintance which has grown ,to a warm friendship and which has been further strengthened -by a surprise meet- ing .in far-off 'Gibraltar. ,,* • -. HONOR ,LOCHL.SH 'MERCHANT SAILOR • . LochalshiCommunity Hall was the scene of a social evening on New Year's Eve when a- large gathering of friends and: neigh- bors met to honor.John Finlayson of the Merchant Marinewho was home on furlough. The evening was spent in danc- ing and at the lunch hour John was' presented with a- purse of money by .Finlay MacDonald ef- :ter Roy MacKenzie had read the following address; Ladies and Gentlemen: • ; • • We have gathered here tonight to honor one oour native sons. A§ many Of yt3u already know. John is in the service of the, Mer- chant 'Marine. He has, in the short space of °time that , luA -1 elapsed. since last May, Crossed the. Atlantic a number of times. He is now entering service on another .ship which in all prob- ability will take him .43 mere. distant parts .of the world. Sohn, we cotildh't see y9u go without showing some small token of gratitude of your ser- Vices4n helping to carry this war to a successful end, and, so in •asking you to accept this small gift, we wish you "Bon Voyage", Smooth sailing, and a girl- in every port. And may it not .be long . before you are .back again. • Signed on behalf of . your. friends 'and neighbors, Finlay MacDonald, . Roy • MacKenzie, Duncan A. MaClenzie. .• John •thanked") his friends for their kindness and assured them he would always remember them o• 91S. 444444444.4*L04404444444.**464,44444,4344:4,4444;.44:144•444istlas4442 ' • • • Itr •rA.ta SEVEN 4,4•41•44....4,44444441444 The Past Year In Review From Tilt; Sentinel Files of 1943, we surnmarize'some of the highlights o the Past Veal-, which review we- found to be of interest to our readers. jANUARis,.. • ' , " Fit. • Lieut,.'DOriald MacKay of. , King'S honor, :list,' • the citation • reading,. ''cornsr- ices in the air, non op- • • . • - • .• ,. • • •• • .• -Mr. obserVed his 91st birthday.:, .. • - ' Aftcs•r more than ayear, of ious :waiting, Sgt. Chas—Jewitt Was listed as "misisng in' action" at Hog Kong which fell to the daps d Christmas Day ,1941.', • . Bertha; Jean, blue, daeghter ,of Mr. 'ancl•Mrs.:,156nald.131ue,.was ,presented with a, layette- as '.tire first child, born, in Kiricardi.nt Hospital in the NeW Year:".- •• F. G. Todd re-elee.ted,as.a..'Do: ininion,director of the'Aberdeen- Angus .Association, . •Kinahan of. St. 'Au- gustine died, frorri WhCri ',trampled by an in:, iSP-'21--7 • Ne- Council took office under ,reevesitiP,.of J. W. Joynt. N. E Bushell.' 1 Donald' Ferguson and Harry • McQuillin • retired' .frorn Board,' with.a corribined period of service tifith-Iling :yedrs. • General ••tie -tip Of traffic by violent storm that started on January 18th, andidelayed open- ing of County -Council sessions •till late in 'the week. Fit -Sgt. • Alex MacKenzie . de- clined opportunity' to :return to Canada" after 36 bombing trios over enemy territory. Was on rest leave, and acting as an in'stru'ctOr awaiting chance "to get back'. ori operations. •• W. 'A, PorteouSinstalled as. Master of Old Light LOdge. • . Mrs.1 Annie Campbell eelebra- ted her' 85th birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. -C. W. Alton.. Jean Graham, 'daughter of Mt. and Mrs. Angus, Graharn, Conces- sion • 4, Kinloss, graduated n'tirse in • Windsor, El-igland,• . • • 'where she too -k appst-gracir eottree--mesurgeitr.-ande planned. to, remain there:•- • ..* • . . • •J. R. :Lane and °sear' Keiffer suffered frozen fa*, when• -they had to ,abandon.' their car in bi ter January storm and walk from Greenock:to Kinloss. •• Joint Huron and Bruce two,: lay farra. meChanie courses hE,.1d in Lucknow. Gnioss C,otindil named 1Vir. 1VIc- • George of 'Chatham 'as the• -new :rigineer. on the. Ackert •Drain,' John Fairish imas-pjetted' pres dent of Agricultural SoCiety. Weather. re(riew 'howed Jan- uary iinowfall to ;be' Over thOt•?, • feet,, 'with no thaw, during the month and only, three -clear days.' • Jack.Aitchi§on was Severely in. jored and confined to hOspital fer some time, when struck by2heaVy limh while Working 'in "the. bush. Local 'Red Cros report showed receipts of over $4000. during 194.2. and the War Work Corrithittee':s report. .showed that' more than 5600 articles had been made, Mrs.'. WM. .Hornell • .was appointed to -theeeed Mrs: ' Mekim - as- :War Werk Committee Convener. Sam Cook 'of West Wawanosh observed his .91,st birthday. DEATHS—win. J. MacKenzie. • William J. Thompson, • Charles Durnin, Mrs. John Egleatone., Mrs. John McKinnon, William R.' Conn, Dr. Edgar Coultes, Mrs. J. F. Davidson, Mrs. Donald .Mae - Kenzie, Joan Elva Turvey, Mrs. Foster Moffat,: George, A. Boweti -FEBRUARY James Lyons re-elected: dent of Dungannon: Agrtcultural • Society. • West ' WawanOSh •Mutual Fire' Insurance. Company :voted $1,500 to*Aid to Britain and $500 'to Aid to RUssia funds. • Miss Dorothy Douglas left fOr • British Guiana,- ,W,here she was • serit• bY .the VV.1111.,S,.: of the Prei- bytevian Church • .• •• :Marathon, got underway ,with 14 tables for' bridge and , 7 for . • euchre,. • Mid-F-burary cold' Wai'le ,gerit Mercury zooming to.30 below. • . • LUCknow .and district. contri- buted a 'total of $1,150 to the„ Aid •to R,ussia fund as Well as •several •bales of warm clothing and bed-. • Re.. J.H Gebghegan, -formerly, • of LUcknow; transferred frem. •Strathro,y tO_Woodstople ' , -Tom Webster of West •Wawa - nosh ,indisposed for several •weeks from infeetitin that result-:, frOm a nail 'penetrating his kee • • Cecil Mullin.suffered fractured. .leg in accident at, Listowel. Word was received • by Miss `13eatrice McQuillin of 'St. Helens* her. brotrer;-:--P11 Geerge McQuilhn was missing • after 'air. OperationS. 'Legion cOnductecl carnival With. proeeeds of $33,85.d6nated to, Aid to Russia fund. ' •• . Kairehea Club matie,„pieSerita- tions . to ',Mrs. :Tyndal :RObinson: and Mrs. Archie -McKinnon be- fore rnoVing from the community. Lucknow Juveniles finished on top ,of the group -with a tO 3 win over Wingham. London lodgeh'Onored John El- liott who was a member of Laek- 1:161; Lodge t:O.O.F: for 64 years: Volunteer workers distributed 2,200 .No. 2 ration books at Muni- cipal Office and • G. H. Sinith's office. DEATHS — R. V. MacKenzie, Wilbert Perley, Mrs. •Alfred Rit- chie, Angus • MacKenzie, Robert G. Wellwood, Mrs' ArChibahl Thompson, Mrs. ,Frea chaplin, Henry Hawkins, John IVIeKenzie,, Colorado. Continued in Next Week's' Issue EASTERN SEAPORT • (By 'Mrs. A. W. MacMillan) • Tarrying along in •this old Eas- tern Seaport, one surely gets tht. breath of windjamniers—it-is n.ot inernory only. They arrive from all ports of the nine 'provinces, some. with. the rolling gait,of the 'prairies, others with that from the house across the street. Gocid boys all: It is the Navy on Parade, Dutchies and- -Norse French, anti Greek, the Cockney, at home and abroad . When you hear them whistle "The Road to the Isles", you *realize, they; have absorbed something from the people of the Garden of Eden. The spirit of the Scot still broods where his fath- ers conquered a wilderness and founded- an "Hello, 'Airy, gorblimey your iyte. Och, I 'was dropping a line to the bairns". '1.1.e big Scot from over Cape Breteri way swings along in tow with the sailor from Norway, where to, heave ho, and let's* dunk up at Little Joe's Cel- estial Palace, where' they serve biscuits for bombs. • As We sing along by the hill that was the Battery, we hear* the staccato of guns—air guns. not pop -guns. We see the outline Of ships, all on the assembly, rid: ing high,' a graCeful shape, just lau,nehe - -another lady to, ear- rY hell to Ver. Shepherding the Woe • ' .0at.esie • • • . .• Canada, • proud and defiant in their coats Of grey, giving a sense of security, an omen of victory— the price of peace—the cost of war. -Past the depot, along the street called Front, stopping for a soda, looking across the' wafer at th, beautiful farmlands . OPPosite.' •chatting with the boys from Mon- treal,. Brandon. Vancouv4r. Stop. - ping in, meeting old friends...Jean And Eleanor, discussing the Lakes and "The Grove". This war has brought us all together. Peculiar how space has become compact in this land. Tinning the corner in- to Water St: and along to the Post Office, rnail. from home. A- long the street to monuments to other heroes and other days and there Ole _old bank blinding, the mother house of one of our great; institutions of finance. A quiet evening at •hoi'ne Sun- day next: They do go t& church here in this old Port. The church- es on their hills watch carefully over the lives •these -people who o do o he sea in shif)s, • and the men who build the ships for them. Old port, new people, strange voices and stranger tongues. In- teresting, yes? • "So that's jour new Overcoat?! It's rather loud, isnlit?" "Yes;' but I intend to wear t-44.1114,1,4' ' A 41.4.4.14.1;:4 '7.44.417, ..t..7•:,rt-4442.1144,4e17:24 • ctp•-•,•••••,...• • , • , : • • Help, Yourself ' to the .Vitamins . . At dinner ,iiaLtheilay• of old, - We simply used ,.:-to` sit and * • grappie '• • All a hungry man could .holcr Ofbeef or -bacon, ham or scrap:: . Craving coming from within ' • Was • all, that ever seemed .10 • matier--L Thins; continded to be 'thin; • Cornplacently tho, fats 'grew .fatter: . •• Now; our modern kitchen queens •Feed us, mixed and in rotation.. Carbohydrates, starches, grfens. Proteins in balanced ration. With a retrospective sigh ' :1 .view the present and decry bnce We used to live .and die; . • ' Now We 'have to live and diet! • The song was "Asleep in the D,eep" and the =singer was well And truly *deep when a friendly" voice from the back of the hall _assailed him: . • "Go easy, old • chap. gel:141e Yourself if . you're not cakefur. Mothel': Harry, where are the apples gone that were in the •cellar? . • Harry (after much hesitation): They are with the cakes . that ttepe.4.n.--the. * •