The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-04-06, Page 2THURSDAY, APRIL • 6th, 1944
ITIS DEPARTURE 'REGRET,TED
From country 'and. town throltghout the
. , _County, a huge gathering assembled in Clinton
recently to bid •farewell to 'Jim Shearer who
has resigned. 'as' .Huron County Agricultural
Representative. Possessed of a magnetic and
. harming _personality and endowed with ex-
ceptional . vitality, organizational and executive
ability, ,Jim was just about the most .popular
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o , The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
• THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
LUC NOW, . ONTARIO.
Established 1873
Published Each Thursday Morning
Subieritition Rate -- $2.00 A Year In Advance.
To United ' States $2,5.0. Single. 'Copies 5c
Member of The C. W, N. A. �.
L. C. Thompson, ,`Publisher and 'Proprietor
THIJRSDA\Y, .APRIL 6th, 1944
ED1� ORIAL
:.STUDENTS :CAN PLAY 'VITAE ,ROLE
:Under the urgent necessity ,of greater food
:'.,production as an essential to -victory, the On-
tario' Farm Service•Force• is ,issuing a strong
appealto high.:,school, students, boys and girls,
,to volunteer for-'farin. work this summer. The
need for more food to prevent shortages is
• more urgent than at any previous period of
the war. Ontario farmers can produce the
• necessary food,' butthey cannot do it unless'
tens of thousands of high school students, vol=
• unteer to speird thein holidays as part of the.:
student army ..of the land.
To fill up the farm .camps operated. by the
Ontario Farm Service Force tin conjunction.
with the Y.M,C.A.. and Y.W,°C:A4:, over 4,000
boys and 4,000 girls will be needed. 'In. addition
many thousands •mere ,Will be required• for
work on ' individual selected farms, ' where good
Ii mn s, the best of food . and-- attractive rates •
of pay Will. be provided, ' • •
The Department of : Education has issued
an
,order ppkermitting students to -leave school
after April. 28th to: work on farms. These
' students must have .a .50 . per cent- standing
on the' year's work, must have a farm job to
go• to -either' on . their• • own home farm.. ,_or„ any,..._
other Ontario'farm, and mustufider'take to
work at least a minimum of , 13"weeks.
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Last year boys and girls in the Farm Ser
vice camps earned over half s a million 'dollars,
in spite of the badseason, and this.year more
• students than ever 'Will . be . required.. Applica-
`tioriiss fo ..f m.aw rk' from, students, either for
_the ' camps . or for individual ., farms, are now
-. gent, in the:county. He.,, had a genial knack for
getting things 'done and .for ,doing them. Hip.
popularity was very evident at the banquet
when, he . was showered with many valuable
gifts, as ;,well as, 'a weanling., pig with which
to'l)elp. stockhis farm in Oxford County. There'
are . deep' regrets •at Jirri„ Shearer's .decision to
leave the County; but his '.-successor. J. Brune;
Matheson is assured of a hearty welcome and
the co-operation of all with whom he will -be
associated.
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March ran' true to form. 'Twas anything
but -a- pleasant month, and_"went . out like a
lion",' and April's entrance wasn't anything : to
enthuse about.' .But there'sconsolation in. the
• oft used phrase that "nowos the time to get it".
The Chaplin and 1 nergan trials, the mur-
der of 'a 14-year-r7ih a Detroit city. dump •
and that Quebec story of "fraternizing" with,
" German prisoners has provided plenty of lurid '
Local and general
Mrs. A. D. Mel:nnes returned
last week from visiting . in De-
troit and Windsor. •
Mr: and Mrs, Nelson Bushel!
of Hamilton spent the week -end
With jier 'mother, Mrs. R. 3. -Cam-
Bron.
•
Leonard• :Irwin who has been
employed for 'the past few
months: at Canada Packers plant
in Toronto, returned to the, home.
farm the first of the week to as-
sist his brother' Ah .
Seriously: ID
Duncan McCharles 'suffered a'
critical seizure. on Sunday that
rendered him unconsciousfor a
time, but his. condition was . con-
siderably unproved by Tuesday.
His sister, Mrs. N: D. MacKenzie,
,has - been ill also, and has not
been able• to be in her shop.,
Mrs. Mac Graham and Lois
Henderson spent .the week -end in
Toronto.
Mrs. W.. J. Little .who suffered
a hip fracture. some time ago
making an. encouraging recovery,
and is able to be up for a time
each day. ..
Mr. and. Mrs. Redvers Johnston
and family have moved from the,.
residence, on Havelock St. to the
aparthient above . the Legion.
Rooms.
'Name Omitted
Tit last .week's• list -of, Red Cross
contributors we omitted • the
name of .Elliott Carruthers, $1.00.
Mr, and Mrs., Adam .Johnston .
and Gordon and. Mr. Mike Bow, .
ler •spent Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. William Hytnter,
who on Sunday marked • their
31st , wedding' anniversary:
WHITECHURCH Sart' -Saturday' evening at • • the
Pte. Cecil Froome` of Kingston
spent ''ttie week -end with ` Mrs..
Froo.tne... •
Mr. and. Mrs. Kenneth • Zinn
(nee Olive Pardon). returned to
this. community last week and
are living in ' one of '. Mr... John
•
reading in the daily pressduring the past Purdon's••• houses on 'the Purdon
week.. I• sideroad, . i•, -
being received, and 'all boys and girls willing,'
to volunteer for this necessary patriotic' service ,.
are urged to apply 'at once to the Ontario Farm
Service, Force, Parliament Buildings, Toronto:
A COMMENDABLE SERVICE
The warservices of 'tlae, -015Der Canada
Bible Society are deserving of the utmost com-
mendation:Among other things 'the annual re-
port, just issued, ie_veals a circulation through-
out ,Canada of over 600,000. copies of. the Soc-
iety's service edition' of the New Testament.
This special edition is supplied without cost
, through the Chaplains ' Services for all • Can-.
adian men and, worsen' on active service. The
Society's war services -include also provision
of Scripture in the required languages; for
prisoners' of war and interned aliens, and • for
the sick and wounded: The Bible Society stip-
plies, for inclusion in the emergencyequipment
placed . in life -boats and. rubber rafts, a copy
of the New Testament -,enclosed in a specially
designed waterproof cover., T• he Upper .Canada Bible Society founded in
1819 - as an auxiliary of the parent organizations.
the British and Foreign Bible ,Society, has over
500 branches throughout the Province of -On-
tario. One of these branches, ' is established
locally, where contributions last .Year insup-
pert of the Society totalled $224.74, which re-
. fleets
e:-
flects credit on local officers, and is . evidee
that many residents of the community recog-
nize the . worthinests of. the Society's work.
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The, solidarity ,with, which the , British
House of; Commons is behind Mr. Churchill . as
Britain's wartime leadeir was evidenced last
\veek when they member's' did a right- about face,
en the. question of equal ' pay for men and
women teachers. The'Government was defeat -
.ed on' the question, but on the threat of resig-
nation gave Mr. Churchill a sweeping vote of
confidence. Such "whip cracking" tactics will
rcr-doubt have- . leer
percussions -in lost -wax
.. • -
Sulfanilamide, the new "wonder drug", ' _
which has; been used..; so effectively in check- •
ing serious infections, can . also be quite danger- :-
ous. Several, deaths have been attributed to
..the,_;;dritg,..,chiefly„.when tkken.-.:indiscrimrnatel3
without medical supervision: Sulfanilamide is
no'dayman's. plaything nor a cure-all.
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As a result of The Kinsmen sponsorship of
tlie• Milk -for -Britain fund, more than one • and
la half million dollarshas been raised,• making .
,it possible to . send over X13. ,million 'quarts of
Canadian milk ' to children in Britain. Recog=
nizing the continued need, -because children
drink milk every day, The Kinsmen Fund will.
be continued for the diaration and '"for some . '
months after victory".
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Canada's new solid -stem wheat, being de-
veloped at the Dominion Experimental Farm,
Swift Current, Sask., . will be ready for wide
distribution ` not . long. after the war "is over:
Not•subjectto the ravages of the saw -fly, which
does $30.,000,000 crop :damage a year, Hon. • J: G.
Gardiner, Minister 'of Agriculture, : says the
new wheat will be as important a development
for Canadian agriculture' as . rust -resistant
wheat. .
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• It has been refreshing to hear War Secret-
ary Stimson admit "the simple • fact • is that
the Germans have stopped us", in, referring, tor_
the Italian 'campaign,. chiefly in and a,round,
Cassino. Frankly we were growing tired of
having the weatherman' charged with the lack
of progress. Mind you, 'we . aren't doubting
the. difficulty
of slogging through the .mud, or
the countless` other .problems, the terrain offer-
ed.. And above all we aren't for an instant
questioning the "ability of the allied fighting
men. Has it been generalship bungling or what•
is back of -the stalemate and reverses in Italy?
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The deferment of the payrnen.t of 1943
income tax balances to August, has removed
a snag 'whic'h was going to prevent those in
some income brackets from participating as
• •
they. .otherwise • would, in the Sixth..Victory
Loan which opens ' on, April 24th. During . the
pre -loan period- is. the time to take stock of.
available cash, and 'study the prospects of yin-
titallmejnt buying. More than ever the individ-
ual purchaser is being counted on to put 'Can-
ada's objective of . $1,200,000,000 over the top.
Every $50:00 bond' is going to be a mighty °
important factor in the forthcoming loan. Most
anyone can `scrape up" at least fifty bucks if
`-they`m-ake`up-their•-mind to -do -gm "P=ut Victory ,
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Miss Katie Ross was taken . to
Wirigham hospital, last week. She
has bronchitis.:
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh .David Mc
Donald. of St. Helens moved last
week to', Mrs. - Harry Godkin s•
farm formerly occupied by Mr:
and Mrs Eugene Conley:
Mr. 'and M. Walter James
moved on Saturday into the
house on Mr. Scott " Pattex son's
farm, formerly Mr. Wm. Purdons
farm.
'-Mr. and . Mrs. I Harry Moss 'of
Glencoe spent •the week -end witli
her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. 'Ben
McCiena-ghan. • •
63 Years Marrtei .
Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs.
John Gillespie, Sr., who, celebra..
ted their 63rd wedding anniver-
home of . their daughter, 1VIrs.
Charlie Martin and Mr: Martin.
Pte. Jack Gillespie, Jr. and
Mrs. Gillespie of Brantford spent
the week -end with their relatives
-here. '
Mrs. Lorne Durnin and two
sons John David, and Ross visited -
on Sunday withher mother,,Mrs. I
David kertnedy..
Congratulations to Mrs. Wm.
Taylor - who won the cash pirize
on • the C'KNX . barn dance Sat-
urday , night. 'She also wonone
last year. .
Mrs.. Merril C.antelon of` Wing=.
ham spent theweek-end with her
brother: M'r.'° Alfred`Patterson
• We extend our sympathy, to
Mrs. Walter Lott' in the death' of
her father, Mr. McKay. of Brus-
sels who passed 'Away thi$ week.
The. Farm Forum had 'a pot
luck supper in the Institute' hall
last Wednesday evening with a
good 'attendance considering . the
weather. A short program 'was .
-given after' the supper and- the'
remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing to music by loc-
.al talent.
PRODUCTION MEN -keeping in
constant touch with
sdurces of raw materi-
als, suppliers : of parts,
• government and mili-
tary authorities.
THE ARMED FORCES with ref,
sponsibility for training
and supply, for troop
movements, . for opera-
tions on land, air and
ocean battlefronts,
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS—in
touch with every phase
f our production and
military program—with �.
foreign :governinents — '
with national and international war
agencies. ,
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YOU -depending on your telephone
for quick, essential com-
munication at work and
at home,
telephone lines can .
carry this wartime :load pin1y if we all use
existing facilities sparingly, and keep. our
calls just as• short and businesslike as we
can.
Additional .equipment is severely limited by,'
material ,shortages; co-oporation must take,
the place of construction if essential calls
are to go through promptly.
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