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The Lu ow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
THE L J KNOW SENTINEL
LUCKNO'W; . ONTARIO. -
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THURSDAY, JUNE u1st; 1944
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A CONFERENCE OF IMPORT
Results of the 'London . Conference of Brit-
ish Commonwealth Prime Ministers` show that
.,Canada I played an iznportant role in delibera-
tions of moment . not only to the .Empire but
to the world. The foreign policy expressed in
the joint statement of all Prime Ministers after
the meetings, is in complete accord with the..
stand Prime Minister King took before and
during" the conference: Adopting. the key: -note
- set by Mr. King, the Commonwealth govern-
�D n,P�eads-declared �olgily #or a�w`orl
a gt• z ization, to maintain peace and international
MISUNDERSTOOD BY SOME • friendship; rather , than a return to the old
There appears to ,'be confusion in . some system of power pblitics..It is- notable,,too, that
people's minds about the canning sugar allot- the :conference did not establish or favor a rigid
went: Actually the specific allowance for can,' system„ of Empire 'organization, which would'
ring is' ,ten pounds per- person --the • Same, as • tie the hands of the dominions' in dealing with
0. last. year., Half of" this quantity is obtainable • other nations. Canada and the other dominions
are free to exercise their best judgmentin
affairs of special interest to them individually,.
This means, for one thing, that, while retaining
her high place in the . Commonwealth, Canada
can continue to cultivate •her' growing friend-
ship • with • the United States and South. Amer-
ican countries.' This will peimit. the Dominion:
to - maintain her efforts, to draw together in
closer amitq, the whole British Commonwealth
nd the United 'States.
Altogether, thegeneral view is that the
London conference was a 'signal achievement
for . Canadian stateranship and which was evi-
denced on Mr. King's return to the House when
he received a sincere and spontaneous recep-
on by all parties. i?i
tiM. J. Caldwell, C.C.F. leader
summed is up this way: "We feel, as I think all
the House feels, that the Prime Minister on
kis recent. , trip acted with distinction to him-
self
and honor to his country" •
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There are \bicycles by the score in the vill
- Th h of May,,,;.,.has;--come . an'd--„ger3e--�—
e, and,-we°often"rriarve1: at the way Some of and what a difference the wartime observance
with 5 "F” coupons in 'Ration Book No. 3 • oin or
' after May 25th. The remaining' five pounds per
person is • available 'after July 6th. -
In addition, the "D" coupons, good for
honey, jam; jelly and canned . -fruit, may beused for the purchase of sugar at the rate
of half a. pound per. coupon, There are • 26 of
these preserves coupons to cover the year, and
the ; person who uses them all for sugar can
thus acquire 13 extra pounds in the 12 months; . a
They •become valid only at therate of two
coupons a month however.
Thus in theory itis possible for the in-
dividual this year to obtain 23 pounds •of sugar
in addition . to the regular ration—but this
'means' no purchase of honey, of jain, Of jelly,
of canned fruits for. 12 months. Actually the
extra allowance is 10 pounds per person—any-
thing above .;that . is secured by giving yup those s.
other commodities 'your: "D" coupons will buy.
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the riders can handle them --and as well, some-
times shudder a bit at the disregard of traffic
, regulations that result in some narrow escapes
of Victoria Day makes, with a complete ab-
' sence of fire -crackers and most all other trad-
itional celebratipns. The day was observed
from accidents There. is a code °of regulations locally as a holiday, marked mainly by suck
for bicycle_ traffic as well as motor vehicles.
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The -acuteness of - the labor shortage was
evidenced last •week when a large indust Cial
concern failed to obtain one personal applica-
tion in response to an appealfor girl and
' women workers for continuous or short term
employment. This firm has a vital war contract
• to be filled,and is in dire need of more help,
and is scouring the country for it withoutI(much
success.
.A . Boy Scout troop is to be organized in .0
-. Southampton : under . the sponsorship . of the
Rotary Club. Scouting has an important part
to play ';yin "the life of every lad, and it is
regretable that there is no troop in Lucknow::
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The . dance. hall tragedy at Hamilton last.
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week is having repercussions, as .did the Boston.
- and St. Johns conflagrations' with their appall-
ing loss of lives. But how • quickly we forget
these tragedies and • the need to take proper
. precautions to eliminate fire hazards in public
meeting places. The. Hamilton tragedy presents
new ,problems in that . it occurred in a private,
hall, not 'subject. to provincial or .• municipal
license. Queen's Park is aroused, however, over
the Hamilton catastrophe and new 'and more
stringent regulations are forecast governing
both public and private halls in Ontario.
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Sunday, June ,4th is Shut-In's Day, a day
specially marked fer visiting the sick and those
confined to home -or hospital. The idea of such
a day originated in Canada' and its observance
received widespread adoption and approval:
In the words of George Matthew Adams: "Not
all the great battles of the world are fought
out in the open. Right this minute thousands
of _heroic battles are being- fought in little
homes, in hospitals, in isolated farmlands, in
army camps' and crude camps • These
fighters are the shat -ins of 'the. world". Sunday,
June 4th is specially set apart -to bring to them
A a little extra happiness- by a demonstration of
thoughtfulness and neighborliness: The secret.
of• happiness is in making others happy.
activities as - gardening and fishing
Those who have been spreading their but-,;
ter a bit thinner under ration regulations •may
be surprised to learn that creamery . butter
production in Canada in 1943 • set an all -tine
high; exceeding 1942 production by 28,000;000
pounds.
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It appears we will have to brush up on : our
-French if we are to read our mail thoroughly.
It's not uncommon to: have a message presented
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in both English and French, but last week our
n eyes popped a bit when we got a 'free publicity'
release in straight French. Maybe 'we'd better •
give the country back to • the Indians.
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The passing of municipal by-laws, and the
enforcingof them without resorting, to prose-
cution,, are two verydifferent matters. Tees-
water Council recently enacted a by-law aimed
to protect gardeners and florists against the . .
menace of dogsand chickens running at large.
But the dogs don't seem to be payjng much
attention to the by-law, so Council has advis-
ed
gardeners . with 'grievances that 'its up ' to
them to present their complaint to the chief
of police and lay a charge against the dog
owner. There are few, if any, who will do this,
yet they expect the Council • to do so,
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In a comparatively short space of time
several of Lucknow's older, and long time
residents have passed to their reward. We who,
are -younget% can't but wonder what are the
innermost . and unspoken thoughts of those who
have reached the evening of _ life. It was Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Justice of the - Supreme Court.
of United States, who once said, after reaching
his ninetieth birthday, "Why should ` 1 fear, •
• death? 1 have seen him often. when he comes
he will seem, like an old friend".
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Editor Davis of the. Elmira Signet utters
a: great truth when he says, "One hears a lot
about what the other fellow isn't 'doing. Just `a
bit of ,human nature to, cover up our own de-
ficiencies". ' •
THURSDAY, JUNE 1st, 1944
Local and General
Mrs; W. F. Schell of Toronto is
visiting at the home 'of her dau-
ghter, Mrs. 'W. V. Johnston and
Dr. Johnston..
'Mr.. and Mrs. George Jackson
and; daughter Mae .of Walton
were recent visitors' with, Mr. &
Mrs. P. McCall.
Miss Anna • Finlayson of Tor-
onto spent the week -end at the
omeof-her—otter; - :11th& A. R, -
Finlayson.
Mr. and Mrs. W.. J. Davison,
Mr,' and .Mrs; Harvey Webster'
and Miss Belle Robertson, visited
for- a couple of days last week
in Toronto.
Miss Esther McGill returned
from London the first of the
week, where she had been under-•
going, further treatment for ` eye
trouble.
Mrs. A.: • G. Elliott of Strath-
roy attended the funeral last
Wednesday • of Mrs. W. J. Little.
and remained' for a few days vis-
iting friends here.
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AC. Ted . Collyer and Mrs. Coll-
yer spent the week -end in Flint;
and Detroit with their .cgusin,
Helen Maclntyre.. On their re-
turn they were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McKinnon of
Flint, who are spending two
weeks, with relatives here.
Members of t e - . .
spent the afternoon of the 24th
picnicking.
Mrs•. Arthur Haldenby of Tor-
onto visited last week with Mrd.
Margaret Dudley.
Lucknow Legion .sponsored a
successful holiday dance here on
the 24th., - • `
- -kiss Flora Andre -w of -London
spentthe: week-end.'with`her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. a:Andrew.-
Mr. ,Wm•. Boyle. of Moose Jaw, '
Saskatchewan,' is visiting at the'
home of his brother, Mr. Wesley
Boyle `of Kinlough.
Gordon S. McIntyre, who has
been stationed at Toronto- for a
time, has been posted to Ottawa.'
Mrs. McIntyre is taking up resi-
dence also in .the Capitol.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hodgins
and „ family moved recently to
the Carnochan residence, east .of
the C.N.R. depot. Oscar is em-
ployed at the Lucknow Sawmill
plant.
Mr. Dave and Miss Elizabeth
Hornell of • Toronto spent . the
week -end at the home of 'their.
brother, Mr. Win. Hornell and
1Virs. Hornell. They were accom-
panied from , the city 'by , Miss
Jane Hornell.
OBITUARY
Her home .:and family was her
chief interest but Mrs. Swan won
MRS. WM. J. LITTLE: many friends ' by her kindness
Ori Sunday afternoon, May '21st' and neighborliness . The funeral service was held '
one of Lucknow's . most . highly � at the home of her son George
in Luck ow on Wednesday, May
24th, conducted by Rev. J. W.
Stewart. Interment was in 'Green
J ji C meter if7th.,M.a shall -Gib- '
son;. George Gibson, Peter . Cook,
Peter , Glazier, Chris and Will
Cook acting as pallbearers. .
Mrs. Swan is survived by her
husband; four sons, George of
Lucknpw,. Sam of\ Belmore, Earl
o#' Ashfield and Jack of Port Hope
-arid by one daughter, Mrs.• Mary
McAuley, of • Ripley. A son pre-
deceased her in young 'manhood.
Of a family of eight, a brother
Sam of West. Wawanosh and a
sister, Mrs: Mary Ann Glazier of
Ashfield survive. Survivingalso
are twenty grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.
Mrs. Swan was predeceased by
her- first marriage by her hus-
band, the late Harry. Walker, and
by a son Harry who taught school
for a short time at the Isle of
on January 2nd of this year. She Skye. He died in his 21st year.
spent some time in Wingham
Hospital and the fracture healed, , ALEXANDER PIERCE
but in spite of all that 'loving : The death of Alex Pierce,,a
lifelong and most popular resi-
dent of Kinloss.- Tpwnship,. oc-
curred at his home on the §th
Concession on Thursday, May 2&..
He was an his 66th year.
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esteemed residents, Mrs. W. J.
Little, passed away at her home
here: Mrs. Little, whose maiden
name was Amelia M. Whitely,
was-the'Tdaughter'of t'h late'a: R.
and Mrs: Whitely: She' was, the
eldest.. and last .,surviving mem-
ber of a family of five, two boys
and three girls. She was born . in
Goderich and ;came as a '.young
girl to Lucknow in . 1878, where
her 'father, who was a carriage.
maker, moved to this village. In
1886 she was married to : • W. J.
Little and they have resided in.
Lucknow ever since.
To . them three children. were
born, Elliott, the eldest, who sur-
vives; Robert Hammil, who died
as a little lad in '1899;. and Mary
Lorraine who died in 1916.
Mrs. Little, who was at the
time recovering from anattack
of 'flu, had the misfortune to fall
and fracture her hip in her ho"me
care could do she gradually grew
weaker ; until she passed - peace-
fully away on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Little was a woman of
great charm and of fine Christian'
character. She was deeply inter-
ested in her Church and as long
as .health --,and strength -permitted-
was seldom - absent from her
place •in God's . House. She was
also for . many years an active
member of the W.M.S. and great-,
ly enjoyed the meetings of the
local society and also of the Mait=
land Presbyterial which she reg-
ularly attended. Mrs. • Little will
be greatly missed not only by
those in her home but by a wide
circle of friends.
A private funeral,conducted
by her minister, Rev. C. H. Mac-
Donald, was held at the family.
home on Wednesday, May 24th at
2.30 with interment in the family
plot in Greenhill Cemetery.
To her 'husband, who is Luck-
now's oldest citizen, and to their
song Elliott, the ,sincere sympathy
• of the whole community is ex-
tended. , -
Alex was a son of the late
Henry Pierce and -Frances- Har-
per Pierce; and was ; born on the
farm where he died, and which
was solid Bush when taken up by
his father • as a young : man.
Alex• was a big, jovial fellow,
and well and widely known in
this community which mourns
his passing.` He had been in All
health during the, winternd
confined to bed the greater part
of the time. ,He was seriously ill
for some ten days preceding his
death, ,Mr. Pierce was a member •
of the Lucknow United Church,'
and fraternally was a member of
Old Light Lodge, and the C.O.F.
The funeral service- was held.
at his late residence on Saturday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. J.
W. Stewart. 'Members of .01d
Light Lodge were in attenda
to confer the last rites of t
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MRS. GEORGE SWAN Interment was in . Greenhill
The death occurred in Walker- C
Cemetery. Pallbearers were 'W.
ton Hospital on Monday, May 22
of Mrs. George Swan, who. 'for
many years was a highly esteem-
ed resident of this community.
She was in her 88th year.
Mrs. Swan was formerly' Sarah
Cook; a daughter of the late Sam-
uel Cook and Sarah Cantelon.
She was' born at Streetsville, but
spent ,The greater part of ,her
life in this immediate : district:
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W. 41111, Allister Hughes, Ernest
Ackert, Ross MacMillan, Alex
Sutherland and John McLeod.
Mr. Pierce is survived by four
brothers 'and three sisters, Harry,
of Winnipeg; ''om and Jim of
Reston, Man.; Mrs. George Harri-
son (Alice) in Huron; Mrs. W. M..
McLean (Bertha), Culter's Lake,
B. C.; and Jennie and Noble con.
the home farm.
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