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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24th, 1944
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
.-14011NOW, „:ONTARIO.
-• Established 1873
Published Each. 'Thursday Morning
Subscription Rate— $2,00 A Year In Advance'
to United States $2.50 ' . Single Copies Sc
Member of The C. W. N. A.
L,,C Thompson, Publisher, and 'Proprietor
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24th,. 1944'
E .D I TO R I AL•
GETTING OUT THE PAPER.
• A recent ,query, i'Why didn't you put it in
the paper9'r concerning an ,item -received Wed
nesday morning, convinced us t1 at there are
probably few people who , hem an understand-
•ing of theoperations involved in publishing a
paper—and getting: it out on schedule. That
is quite natural' and to be expected. We, by
the same; token,, would have scant knowledge
of the details involved .in' the other fellow's
job.
A little •explanation about "getting • out the
paper" may not be amiss. First of all,: in pub-
lishing a paper, one is' constantly . working to
• meet a deadline -a time when the paper must
be on the press in order . to catch the .mail.'
Readers of ,anypublication don't . appreciate
hit: and miss 'delivery. To meet the • deadline
you work till the job's done. It can't be put
off . until tomorrow. '
"SLEEPING"
South, Kinloss Church, setting for the Six-
tieth Anniversary of Maitland Presbyterial,
owes' much of its historic interest to the beauti,
ful 01d ' cemetery'lsurrouridifg it, The following
poem, written • by Miss Dean, MacLeod, will
• no doubt strike a responsive chord in hearts
far and near:
•H.ere, 'in, the City of the • Dead, I4stray
Amid the memories.. of a bygone day.
• The place' is lovely, on a ; broad plateau
That 'drops to westward just to watch the 'flow •
Qf winding river 'in the plairi below, _ '
And on the slope tall, sheltering,; cedars grow.
It eatClit• glory •'torn .. the• morning 'Sun
And basks' iri 'beauty when the day is done.
Behind: a lovely church part seems to hide,
And 'stretches out its armson. either side.:
So quiet it is,. so set apart and fair,
It draws my , footsteps like a magnet there,'
Graves,'. some unmarked, date .back to pioneer •
days,
When men and women walked in simple ways.
Here ' read the 'tale how some had crossed the
deep .
Their love for Freedom and. for God .to keep:.
And all, around are .stones of differing size,
Some. men were learned, others net. so wise.'
••Here lie., the rich, the poor, the „young; the old,
All quietly levelled in a common mould.
Beside, the path there nestles a' white lamb
Carved • from ,the stone, His Type who said "Lam
;Type- setting • is not a one day. job. One . The resurrection and . the life", it keeps
issue is scarcely delivered *ere work on the - Watch o'er the spot where long an infant sleeps.
next one starts. An estimate trust be made of Year after year this.. city wider grows
The volume of advertising for any issue, al -0
the amount of news copy ,that will be re=
quired. But pre can never 'anticipate; these re-
' quirements accurately, for there is always. the
unexpected which upsets the best ai plans
We .cannot anticipate, these developments,`
nor do we know whether rural correspondence
.will be "light or • heavy", and the latter; is not
and cannot be' expected to be . received before;
Monday or 'Tuesday. It, is for this reason that
we 'constantly urge contributors of news items,
and. press • . secretaries to send in copy •• early
when it is possible tO .do so, in 'order to relieve
'that inevl'table Tuesday and Wednesday rush.
Wednesday morning at The ,Sentinel 'Of-
fice 'is ..reserved for completing the .type setting
ofcopy on' hand, and not '.for the receipt of
new copy generally speaking.. True .whenever ,
there is.. a Wednesday "news break" 9f import-
ance we try to handle • it, "and in some cases
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we reserve space for. copy that isn't obtainable
until the last minute, and which we know
to plan. for.
• : As a general rule, .however, we can handle
nothing of any length on Wednesday, for when
'type setting is .• completed there is still much
to be done. The paper has to be "made,up", and`'--
proofs j . checked . before . the press run corn-
mences. Then , follows, folding, and ,addressing
° and each :of these operations involves hours,
,not .minutes.
Quite often • when we commence our
"make-up" we find we have 'a surplus of; type;
some of which has to •'be Held over 'till the
next issue, or discarded altogether. It is rarely
that we are short of `enough to • "fill up 'the
paper". That isn't one of our problems. The
problem is to •get' all the live news of the
district and to receiveit earlyenough to avoid
setting. other matter which at "make-up, time",
has to be discarded.'
. , When our._ requirements can a gauged.
in sufficient time, extra page can always • be
run, but riot at the last minute if we then find
that news and advertising has- exceedea our
expectations.
This . is an article of explanation, not • of .
complaint or Briticism.. We. appireciate and. re-' •
peatedly ask for . news ..contributions • from
everyone in the district It is only by your co-
. operation' that The Sentinel can be the "newsy
sheet" you have the right to meet ect it to be.
What we have said is simply to give our
readers a better ,understanding of what is. in-
_ 'volved in publishing the paper and the "early
e00:4_14.to. giwirig IT.), ' the ,bests__
• And ceaselessly' the river onward flows.
Here in God's acre, 'thoughts' are deep and high, '
• They. rise to Heaven, an tins oken cry,
Why was one journey long with'painful end, „
"Ariothier'short`,';'etirtiff froin"yontirand-friencl?
•. 'The sun lies warm upon, the growing grass,
The. winds are .soft and gentle' as they pass,
'.Birds, flit about in joy from..tree' to tree ,w.
The odor of sweet flowers comes to rrie.
This spot, made' sacred with the tears of life,
Lies. far removed from battle and from strife.
So' much' of . love is mingled with its soil, '
Each body grew by patience and by toil
Each one came new and helpless at his birth •
And each was laid- within ,the lapof earth;
.. All waiting here, j beneath the sheltering sod
trump of God.
the inner voice.
human; heart. rejoice,
The resurrection ,and th
Here ,to the living come;
Of Him, who bade the
Because He broke the gates; ,the'•iron bars
Of Death, that 'men might see the ' stars.
I leave the dead-. unto their hallowed sleeping,
The spired • church its tender' vigil keeping.
While from The Word, a message comes with
light,
"Shall not the Judge of all the earth, do right?"
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After June 5th slot machines are "out"
in Ontario. There won't beany technicalities
about their legality and . after that date the
police may confiscate .them • at 'will, 'without
any evidence of ' them being operated as a
gaming' device It appears that at longi last
• these' "iron bandits" are to meet their doom.
According to ' the Canadian Postal Corps,
the best way to determine if your overseas•
parcel "can . take it", is to "stand on it. If it
won't • bear the weight • of the average person,
it can't he expected to withstand . the weight.
or sever'" a'i t`liousand bulging mail' fags.
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Though not iricl,uded in the •Dominion's
wartime statutory holidays, the 24th of May -
it being Commemorated in many r iunicipalities ,
by •'spe4ial proclamation. Victoria Day marks
the birth f the British Empire's beloved: Queen.
Victoria. ,on May . 24tH; 1819. She reigned fronti
1837 until her death in. 1901, which Marked the
longest.._.period that any British ' sovereign oc-
cupied the throne. ;any
• Victorian . era was a
',brilliant period in British progress in writing,
printing, ,statesinanship and, scienee. His Maj-
tv.KiXtgg.George Y1 is a meat gr
J;0c8,1 and Gener41 {
Mrs..Olive McWebb of Flint,
Mich., is' a visitor at -the home of
iVlr. and Mrs. W. W. Hill.
Mrs: A. E: Millson • spent the
past 0, few days vi itin with
friends here. ' • .
Send m your visitors' names.
Mr. Harvey. MacDougall who.'
has, b.ee"n« visiting with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rod MacDou
gall, left' on Tuesday an his re
turn to Norman •:Wells in the
,North West, Terirtor'ies. • .,_..
• "THE
It was my pleasure , recently to
visit another church, the history
of which ;'dates back to' when`
Canada . came under English con-
trol. This building ,has many Uni-
que . features, -but one 'which is
remembered by most visitors is
the. -fact •that it is generally re-
ferred to as the round church.
Jokingly I . have . heard . of ,people
claiming membership in such a
Churchso .the devil couldn't catch
them4 Whether this was the idea
of 'the designer ornot the fact
'still' remains • that the outside
walls are a 'complete circle, with
a recess . for . choir and pulpit area
and.another .addition for the ap-
proach. and Administrator—Captain _ of
'The building was built in„: the 'loyal American Regiment of ,Foot.
latter • part af. the 18th `century, —1756 won distinction @ Louis-
a few years 'after the -building Of
the' St Paul's church :.which : 1
described in a previous • ,article.
The round church is graced with
the very common Anglican name
of St. George's, which .seems to
be a favorite of the faith. '
took' place: The organ,. which *as
one of the 'oldest in the city, suf-
fered ' possibly more than ,.any
other;' part. ,. 1
• The designer of -the church .was
a mast colorful; character :about .
Viotti have learned a great deal 8.
since it has been my. happy lot.
to have made the aquaintance of
some of his descendents. Col.
Desbarres was an engineer of
some nete as records show. His
remains repose within the .vaults
and is tablet .to.his memory is .on
the walls: The following inscrip-
tion is :On it:
, Col. Jos. Frederick Wallet Des-
barres—Cartographer, Engineer
Common to Most churches of
the period .is the fact that' the
pews. are all 'boxed in • by oors.
However in two -points they ,are
different in that the circular'ar-
rangement
ar-rangement of the seats is main-
tained and thatthe entire ' area
of the pew is covered With dark
red silk reppe.Material. The aisles
run in : a straight line from the
two sides of . the vestibule. This
leaves the folk who sit at the
front but outside the lisle 'facing
the congregation. In order to
make room for everyone, and pro-
.vided you still had the power to
climb after •negotiating the hill,
outside, there are two levels of
'gallery. Needless to' say those in
that upper gallery are in heights
sublime. There is some compro-
mise in . that the pulpit choir,
area is. raised.
:During the' Halifax disaster the•
explosion did considerable dam-
age as the location of this church
is close to where the explosion
thla e F,,e'rve ..li.
burg, 1758 Aide De Camp to Gen..
Wolfe @ , Quebec, 1759 surveyor
general of 'North Atlantic Coast;
Preceptor of Captain Cook. the
circumnavigator and author of
Atlantic Neptune; Founder of
Sydney, Cape Breton; Lt. Gov-
ernor • of Cape Breton -.:and Prime
Edward' Island.' Buri d in 1825
@ the age of 103 years.
' .• Among the heirlooms; I had the
pleasure of., seeing a watch which
was' once the '.personal. property. •
of ,' Gen.. Wolfe . and 'which was
turned, over` to Co. Desbarret-af-
ter. Gen. Wolfe received his mor-
tal
wound on the Plains of Abra.
ham: In order to check ,on the
authenticityof this the present
possessor had the watch checked
byexperts on such. subjects:and •
.found ,that the., type ,of manufac-
ture was that of the year 1750 to
'56. so 'there can be little doubt .
about the genuiness'of the watch
The case was of silver, over' tw
and a half inches across and
about; an inch thick with •:a very,.~
heavy. convex •crysta'1.'
Many stories of interest are
told of his life which would in-
dicate thap hismany, years must
have been full of ' interest.
."THE . RAMBLER".
OTTAWALETTER
By • A. M. Nicholson; M.' P.
to our liberties than standing
armies. AIready they .have raised
a moneyed aristocracy' • that has
set the ' governments at defiance.
The issuing power`. should be tak-
en from the banks and ' restored.
to the people to whom it properly---
belongs". He also called • to wit-, , •
mess the words of the Lord Chief..
Justice of England, who jpaid,
"The issue:'which has swept down
the centuries and which will have
to be fought sooner or later is.
,the ''people versus the •banks".
Coming to more 'recent days, he
quoted from Lord. Wavell, ori
of Scotland's `greatest cotitrilb�•u-
tions to the Empire's fighting
generals. Lord Wavell has said,
"It ' has always • seemed ' to me" a
curious fact that money is forth-
coming in • any quantity .,for a,
war, but that no nation has ever
yet produced the money on* the
same scale to fight the evils . of
peace—poverty, lack of educa-
tion,- unemployment and 11I
health. When we are prepared to • e
spend our money and our efforts
against them as freely and with
the same 'spirit as. against Hitler,
we •shall . really be making pro-
gress." '
Graham Towers, youthful gov-
ernor of the Bank of Canada, has
stood up well under the ,cross-
examinations of well known le- •
gal light on• • Parliament Hill. '
Althou!'i' the views expressed
by Mr. McGeer. and Mr. Slaght
will receive a good deal of sup-
port from C.0 F.• and Social Cre-
dit quarters ity is 'not , �e*pectect ..
that . oily drastic auitges in , the
Banking problems have been
the subject of discussion in Parl-
iament and in..the Banking and
Commerce committee. Arthur
Slaght, K.C.; .M.P., one, of Can-
ada's best known criminal law-
yers, has become an ardent mon-
etary reformer and has caused a
good deal of,. ' embarrassment to
Government members on . the
treasury benches. Using picture-
sque language, Mr..Slaght des-•
cribed the growth of the banks•
with an original '. investment of
$145,000,000 till now he estimated
their assets at $388,000,000. They
have borrowed • ' $1,600,000,000
from the people. so that altogeth-
er they have .about $2,000,000;000
which, in his opinion; they should
,he entitled to; loan. • But 'Mr.
Slaght took exception to Section
59 of the • Bank Act which allows
them r to deposit a $5.00 • Bank of
Canada bill with' 'the' Rank .of
Canada leaping out, .$100t00 if
they keep %he- $5.00 bill there.
While practice has resulted in
only ten times •the amount of
money being loaned,, he protest-
ed .againstgiving this monopoly
to the chartered banks.
. Gerry . McGeer, 'Liberal M.P.
from Vancouver, has also em:r
barrassed the Government con=
siderably. One of the most elo-
quent on the • Government side,
• he has criticized Government
banking policiesin the House
and before the committee. He re-
minded the House. of the ,state-
,:Hent Made by Jefferson, presi-
dent of the United States in 1800,
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