The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-02-24, Page 8e�.
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The Lucknow, Sentinel, Lucknoiv,= Ontario
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from Thompson's ..
MAPLE LEAF CHEESE:
YQ 1b. paekag'e 19c
KRAFT DINNER
2 -packages .., - 35c
FANCY EGG NOODLES
Package 1Oc
QUAKER MACARONI'
2 boxes 25c
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ANCAKE FLOUR
Package
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CHOICE WHITE BEANS
. 4 lbs. 25c
SOUPS—In Good Variety
CANNED FISH Pilchards,
Sardines, Mackerel, Chicken
Haddiie, Herrings in Tomato
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ITo QONTINUE
WELFARE WORK.
A • dinner meeting of the
Clansmen was held at Sohnston's
restaurant at 6.30 last Thursday
evening, when Club activities
were planned . for the spring.
A dance committee was named
to arrange for the Club's annual
spring dance in April,
The Salvage` Committee'` re-
ported, that . a scrap collection
would be held as soon as weath-
er permitted in the spring. Cur-,
rent emphasis is placed on waste
paper, ' and: the .public are urged
to save all this. Proceeds of the
salvage sale_: are used ..to send
cigarettes. overseas and at 'the.
pr..esent time the fund is ;down:
'to_ about $150., about i $100 of
which will be required for the
next shipment. ,
A report of the work done by -
the Welfare Committee in . 1943
was received ,.and this committee
Iwas authorized to carry on. more
work of this nature as they saw
EXPECT SMELT ARE WIPED I fit in respect to providing glasses
OUT 'IN GREAT LAKES
A mysterious disaster , which
destroyed millions of Great Lakes
smelt a year ago is believed to l The financial report revealed
be `so complete that probably that the Club's" current ,account
assets . were so low, that it was,
felt the . annual contribution to
meet the arena debenture could
not be made. In failing to assist
in this matter, it Was pointed
out that on other occasions The
Clansmen had done more than
ily, and amateur fishermen us- "'what was expected of them.
uaily -.catch two or three tunes I -
that—many, so-plentiful-ar-.es'-•they--
at the time of the spring spawn-
ing runs. _
When 'the epidemic struck last
winter, a large number of smelt
were examined far tracesof dis-
• ease, but noclue to the cause of.
death has been found. The epi-
demic was first .noticed in south-
ern Lake Michigan and spread
northward : too the other Great.
Lakes. •
THOMPSON - BROS. of Teeswat-
er have turned ;the old King Ed-
ward hotel building in that vill-
age into. a modern coldstorage
plant where they will break and
freeze eggs. This treatment. is
said to be even more modern
than the egg powder .process.,
Choice Fresh Fruits. & Vege-
tables
always on hand.
Order Yours
At
THOMPSON'S
'PHONE 82 WE DELIVER
and arranging for tonsilectomies.
Such welfare work was conduct-
ed by The IpClub last year at a
very low nominal fee.
none will be taken this. spring
when the fish normally swarm
into the tributary streams,,
Commercial fishermen usually
,take. a catch ` of about 5 million
'pounds of •smelt '"a small silvery..
fish 'related to the salmon fam
Ashfield Soldier Seriously
Injured'In' Italy'
Mr. and . Mrs. John A. John-
ston, Concession 3, Ashfield, have
received^.official notification that
their son, Tpr. Harvey Milton"
Johnston, had received serious
injuries in action in Italy. A sec-
ond, telegramsoon after the first
informed them that he is . dan-
gerously ill in hospital there. He
is suffering from a compound
fracture of the skull. Tr. John-
ston, who is now 21 years of age.
signed up with a Royal Can-
adian "tank ` corps in July, 1942.
He trained at Kitchener and
Camp Borden, and went overseas
last fall. He was in North Africa
before going to Italy and was
driving a tank when he was in-
jured.
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS of
theuse of electrical power next
winter are almost certain if the
war continues. Dr. Thomas Hogg,
chairman of the Ontario Hydro
Electric Power Commission has
revealed.
No Excuse
In police court in Kincardin
last week Magistrate Walker im-
posed a fine of $5.00 for failu
to have a radio license,' and ord-
ered that one be< purchased. The
defendant claimed he had leased.
a furnished apartment . including
a radio,' and did not know wheth-
er or not the owner had procured
a license.
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UNITED CHURCH.
LUCK NOW
Rev. J. W. Stewart, B.A., B.D.
Pastor
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27th
11 a.m.-"Pentecost".
Story—"Rash Promises".
Junior Church.
3 pm. -=Sunday School. Spe-
. cial Offering for India
and Chilli.
7 pan.—"Practising the Pres-
ence' of Christ".
8.15 p.m. -Y. P. U. Christian
Citizenship.
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THURS., FEBRUARY ' 24th, 1844,.
BLOOD
CAN SAVE HI.
-..rii.
sf�i'' 'Mr 9,
Thousands of blood donors are needed each. week to
supply 1ife..savingserum for the Armed Forces. Give a
,eint of bloodto save a life. For appointment call Red
Cross. Blood Donor Service.
Next .Local Clinic, Wed
March 1st
OBITUARY
THOMAS 'MARSHALL
Thomas. Marshall, whQ was ,ad-
mitted ,to Clinton T hospital on
Wednesday last, died on Fri-
day` in his 70th year. Mr. •Mar-
shall,.who lived alone at his home.
in Clinton 4vas • found by neigh-
bors' children lying unconscious
;ozi the floor having suffered a
stroke. He had apparently been
in that condition for two ;days.
or more since the coalfires had
burned out and the rooms were
icy cold.
His nephew,' Mur. dock McLeod,
was notified and with the. assist-
ance of a neighbor, Malcolm
Montgomery, had him removed
to . the hospital where efforts to
prolong his life were unsuccess-
ful, pneumonia . having resulted
from the exposure to cold:
He was a son of the late Wm.
Marshall and Eliza Carter . Mat --
shall and was born iri Bruce Co.
"near Ripley where he ,spent his
boyhood and school years.' About
40 years ago he came. to Clinton
and was employed by the Can-
adian National Railway as sec-,
tion man. He later purchased the
Clinton skatingand hockey arena
which he operated until retiring
ten' years' ago. He was :not mar-
ried, and is survived by a bro
ther. George Marshall, Kincar-
dine, and three sisters, Mrs. Rob-
ert Freeman,Hullett; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Roach and Mrs. Peter Car-
ter, Ripley.
The funeral was -held in Clin-
ton on Monday.
THE LEADING fox hunter in
East Wawanosh appears 'to be
Don Cook of near Marnock: Don
says the hunting has been good
this season and that he has bag-
'ged 21 foxes.
MRS.-. GEORGE BUTTON
Death 'came on Saturday to one
of • Teeswater's I residents, . • Mrs.
George Button, who: was in her
89th year. Born in the Erin dis-
trict, she had resided in the
Teeswater district since her mar-
riage in 1873, and had lived in,
-the village €or the past- 62 -::years-.
She Band her husband observed
the it 70th wedding .ann.iversary'a
little More than a year ago, . on
which occasion they,_were the re-
cipients -.of a cable .message from
the King and Queen. Mr. Button
died in March of last .year, and
Mrs.. Button had been in failing
health for sometime. There were
no children, and only a numberuf
nieces and' nephews.. survive. The
funeral was. held Monday after•
noon, service being conducted by
Rev. R. N. Stewart, of the Un-
ited church, of which deceased
was a member. Interment was in
the Teeswater cemetery. ;
Mr. Robert Button of town
is a nephew. '
NEW MOTHER Hi1BBARD
She went toht e butcher's
For spareribs and suet,
But found that some•others
Had •beaten her tuet.
She said she would settle
For sausage or liver,
The butcher insisted
He had none to giver.
She pleaded for .pork chops ...
For meatballs ..,.for mutton
The butcher said: "Lady,‘,.
I ' just ain't 'got nuttonn'
Of course, one way of getting,/
away from that income tax nuis-7
ance is quitting that nice -paying
war job, and getting -yourself
sent overseas.
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