The Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-04-06, Page 10the Litt*co ntine Lack w, fIntario
After a ,hasty exit from camp away. Due to a stiff wind bloW-
f `• because ing the ice was breaking up and
,• and an,impatient 'delay
of ferry service we were• finally closing in the • channel so xeeent-
on , our way for Prince • Edward •ly traversed by the • same . craft.
Wand. Once before through these With. searchlights,sgoing the cape-
corns I have described, part ain was seeking out the course of
of the island beauties. My . int-. less resistance. By this tithe the
-pression at that time was that interest of a couple of -hundred
. it as a"very .beatitiful< place., The of passengers was such that m*.
chag ed weather conditions of every e t went' out on deck in
course were not .conducive to too the ze rght air to watch the...
:favorable ,an ,itnpression if 'o'ne's. performance. • The boat'. would.'
journey brought them to this, back, up like certain' Wool ,bear
place, at: this time of year, •ing ‘animals you have 'seen, -then
' 'We tr;ave11ee1 as a party : which . `launch . an , atteck which would
• has the advantage of. companion- peter out in the ' next" hundred
Ship . in tribulation.. When one .'feet or so. 81
'rambles • around a couple of .thou- Finally we, landed ?'gain ‘.to
sand miles a month your travelboard the train which was to
companions mean , as great deal.: take us to Charlottetown: This_
Situated as I am in:, charge . of 'journey_. started from Dartmouth
a party most of whom are in...the via Halifax at six a.m. Our. des'
bloom of life, . I .get. quite 'a kick • tination was reached at 2 30 next
out of - watching ' them develop morning; My next article will .de
acquaintances, particularly :when scribe .more modern methods of-
it
fit comes ,to Some of the female
element.
Journeying by train in the
winter months to P. E. I, can be
`and' was on this 'occasion quite. . g
a test on the nerves and endur-
ance. We left the main, line from
Halifax ' Moncton at the town of
Sackville.' From ' this point we
:ravel through" to Cape Tormen-
tine. Because :of iee .conditions
which existed in ` the Straits our
ferry wad some four hours late-.
The -natives of the section accept
the situation as part of life .but'.
outsiders fuss and fume but still
have :to wait the same as anyone.
else. Like !all Other trains this
one: • had a full. quota ; of :passer-
gers.all:of who bore; down on. the ,
. ' poor storekeepers who :had to
., say nooftener than `yes to de-
mands for : sweets,and the various
:•-whims of .a travelling public. You
see back in the vaars ons which
present • quotas. are based • these
folk didn't have much -of -a clien
tel in winter ,so' naturally what
stocks they do get in don't last'
long- Theempty, shelves were
mute 'evidence of the problems
which face the small storekeeper
in a small. town. ,•
• Soon however word got .around
that one of the tvo former sum-
, • :her hotels had chicken on the
menu. so soon a well beate pat,'
Was made •to' his door, r -nm a
small'knoll various anxious souls
rnade frequent trips to watch the •
progress, of the ferry- across the
nine iilile.stretch .of Water Which!
lies between theisland and • the
• mainland. At •last •• th•e word \vac
• passed around that the ferry had
docked so everyone climbed a-
board tile' train again •and we
moved .off down to thea dock a-
' bout a half mile - distant -
Soon the pulsating of the mo-
tors bore us out through the nar-
row channel • of ' water skirted
with ice. For an. hour reasonable;
progresswas made in, the journ-
ey but soon our difficulties .be-
gan with land less than two rules
transportation and 'a contrast irf
the .time element. •
•- .
BORN.
CAMERON—At Wiiigham 'Gen-
eral Hospital, on Friday,.March
24th, to Mr. and Mfrs Ralph Cam-
-eron, R. 7, 4.iek--now, a daughter
CONLEY-At. Wingham. General
Hospital, on Friday, March 24th.
to' Mr. and Mrs. Len Conley,' R
3,' Holyrood, a daughter (Carolyn
THE•RAMB•;
LER Hope
THURS>!AY, APRIL 6th; 1944
TURNIP WAXING has .develop-
ed into quite a business at Mild=
may. MZire than 300 carloads of
"rutabagas have been shipped al-
ready. this season. About 3,000
bushels a day .pass • through the
waxer; and the crop represents
a revenue of more than $100,000
for the farmers in the district
who have gone into turnip rais-
ing on • a large scale: 1 -
Spoke At Wiinghaa4.-
Dr: W V, Johnston -Spoke ,on
socialized medicine at a- mee ing
,,
held in he Orange .Hall; Wing=
ham.', last night sponsored by : the
Winghain
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OTTAWA LETTER
By A, .M.;.Nielpison, in. F.
11tlarch 31, 1944.- possible to travel from Halifax
nce. each year officials _of the to' Vancouver, a distance of 32::5!
Trans -Canada Air Lines and tl.e ,miles, in a little over 24 'hours.
Canadian National Raihay give.
The Trans - Canada Airlines
an. -account of their stewardship management are now operating • .
to a spcial committee of , Pail.-
a Trans - Atlantic service and
iarrlent.: The 1943 report has been travel. from ,,Montre:al to ' Oreat
reviewed •this reek Britain in less than 12 'hours. Tnd
The Airline activities were as large .planes flying the , itlant'c
sixn:rctl by the Canadian ilationa]' .frequently , carry thi ce to foot•
:Railways following the' passage ' tons of mail..
,ref n. Act of• Parliament in- 1437. The, Canadian' National Rail
Very
few 'penpie • at :that time
ways 'p.resented ka..re:po•rt that also ;
'•ureamed. that air trave� G�'uuld broke all records. Although'
''.^e come so popular and profitau�•r shortages' of. labour and material'
so quickly. • have 'presented many difficulties
• The Trans - Canada.; Airlines the revenue was 17.3 per cent
carried 34 per cent more passen-
gers; in 1943 than, in the . previa
our year: The operating revenue
amounted, to over nine million
dollars. Three services a . day arc.
Provided from Halifax. to Win-
nipeg and two flights from. Win-
nipeg• to Vancouver- It
,is.
faouV
•
MARE DONATIONS TO
WAR CHARITIES
Froin the tsar work fond of I
• the Lueknc w Business Men's' A_-
Xciati* n a donation ,of S1•5 00 has
been nude' :o :he China and
lndi'a-relie'f to ,be .divided among
vocal churches: as 'well °as done -
:ions of Sl 0.00 each -to the Ad
to •Russia and Red ' Cross cam_
paians. • ,
• This war • work fund was est-
ablished • some time ago with the
proceeds of„, a horse `raffle. from
:Which war • charity donations
` havebeen made from time to
time until the fund is within S15
o'f .being exhausted:
• Judge: Ifat-e yott a Lawyer.
d
FOOD NEEDED
As Victory Draws Nearer
As the United Nations, inva.de the Axis -dominated countries,, fa rished
populations as well . as our fighting forces `must be fed. The need for
food increases as victory draws nearer.
m
Canadian farmers are confronted With a heavy task,
which may be made. easier through rhe use of bink •
Credit.. The Bank of Montreal stands 'ready to bake
every 'reasonable loan- y,-hich will promote
cre.� c• �t ret 777•^x^.. _r c l � n the
1..2 `A".7� in food �4L i. V'��y. :r.l.�I"Ja 1 .7.J.1 L11L �•' (.��'� ..a �-'..i a - J -.. .
1 1
If you need to b tr c u to improve yo'fir prof uction of �JT� Ceti ti*1t. ' ii ,1-
tate to talk with our nearest branLh manager. •
BANK Op MON'TREAL
Frrun4ed it 1017
Lucknov Branch: V. N. PREST. Matiage.r
Sam: No. suh. Ah: t• a decided
..i� •_
greater than the former high, re-
cord established ' in • 1942; although
the expenses were up there was
a net surplus of .ever•:thirty-five
million dollars.. When • it • is .r c-
. ntenibered that pre - :war opera-
tions ' resulted in deficits whit;,
ran as high as a million dollar,;
a 'week, the large surpluses ac-
cumulated during the last two
years ,have increased'the popu-
larity M the Government' owned
railway. The capital charges con ,
tinue' to. be . a source of Worry to
the management and'most of the
members of the • Parliamentary
committee are of the opin•i.on that
action will have to be takento
vectors these .capital charges. •
They '§hould be cut in half if the
• .0-N.R. is to be • placed ' in aosi -
sion •sim�ilai to the C,P R, or "Class
1
railways in the United 'States'.
Roth • T.C.A. and. C.N.R.•staffs
have made • valiiable contibu-
•tions in promoting • the war ci,.'
• for:L. .
• Before 'Mr. • Howe was voted
his requirements for this year.
the member for Mackenzie 'in-
;euir ed. about' the. dispos.i.ti9n. ;of
. the carburetter. 'made by Messrs.
13•::g,LLst•.,: and' Melnyk .of •Kely-
•ngtcn- Sack. •This 'carburetter
has' beet. patented • in the' Gov-•
err ent Patent Office and tests
"&*e l •e n made indicating th-rt
lv`=� :roles'' to the gallon might be
d: He understoot that 1.11,e;
- . ( aveoffered . it to .the.
to 'he used to save
-_ they are willing to 1D(:
-.: -- and how the. Depari-
: -r:g: t Decide. \Ir•. Howe
•that. theDominion ""In•
-
B,arelwould be. gfad• to
•r:: and '..if it is'promising .
f•"_.___,, funds would he avail -
for its • development—if, on
ale other hand, -the Board re-
ports . nf-
,�_. •,.� �.,_a•:ora.bly no help can be-
expected
e-
r c-
�xpeed from the ,Government... Paoiezncnt' is .adjourning for
twt, w'ee'ks •while members `re-
: turn constituencies for
t e meter recess. No announce-
;:rr 'has teen Made regarding
for 'the. Dominion -Pro=
•: r=ti= y Convention' nor .for 'the
-r, •e- of premiers in Iondon.
' sr. -..e - grimd deal ',of business
r. -: •r,sacted since the
: r t members wilt un-
rx: 1'y until the end
• ng of the .,remain -
•
'appF•aring on
r r.,i rl i�S pI'eSi-
,Cooio.E r Agricul-
`,r,'' holding of-
:-'--: s: He .is sue-
,? Mur_•I)rjnald who
for a •tw9-year.
%' 7`rf �-f :. ]'': (Ed) Yse-
•' • ~r'+e,;,' 1:nrwn . Kincar-
- '}' 'n �:r,*. Operator, occur-
= '.r.r:,r1,ne .Hospital on
„.', :t a fevty week;
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