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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 1953
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ALONG THE RIVIERA
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For more than a century that
barrow strip of land known as
the Riviera has. attracted count
less numbers of English; French
and others from nqrtherp-lands,
to spend J a summer or a wipter
. vacation. The Riviera . is one of
earth’s fairest spots.
The charm of the region lies
■’i^uqfly in its unique climate, arid
in the entrancing beauty of the
scenery. Extremes of heat or cold
. are unknown ; while headland and
promontory, cave and sheltered
harbour bordering on the Med
iterranean Sea present a pano
rama long to. be remembered. The
French people fondly refer tb
their section of the Riviera as.
the “Cote d ’Azur”.
On the north are the Alps marj
itimes, and they protect this coast
from the cold winds; and to the
jsouth the wide expanse of> the.
Great Sea makes it possible for
„ the teihpered breezes which or-
. iginate in .the Libyan, the Sahara
<and the Arabian deserts' to reach
the southern fringe of France;
5and this is in the same latitude
as Southern Ontario. Successful
ly grown on the Riviera are
oranges, figs, lemons arid olives.
At Beaulieu - an olive tree is
' pointed but which is” said ■ to be
2,000 Jyears old; and doubtless
there are many other trees of
'"'great .age. ." •
riiid - winter, carnations,
•ww, : gigantic, ^geraniums; and
other flowers may be seen bioom-
irig in the open; arid, during the
'....winter> months a ‘brisk florist
trade , is carried on' with, cities
^larthernorth.Avisittooneof
the flower marts of Cannes; Nice
or San RemO is. a delight.
. The Riviera extends for about
Conehundredandfiftymilesalong
the coast, arid includes the cities
Of San Rafael, Cannes (“Kon”),
Antibes, Nice, Villefranche, Elze, .
Monte Carlo, Manton, San/Remq
. z hrid other ^^0^r. jr^orte., ‘ . •?
Cannes became renowned when
. Queen Victoria chose it as the
location for her annual vacation,
as did also Edward VU and’ other
members of the British royalty,
including the Princess Elizabeth;
and last year the yacht of the
. Duke of Windsor pointed out
in the anchorage.
Nice is a city Of many attrac
tions, and alongside ofc its color-
ful lido runs the Hgmevard des
Anglais^ reminding , us that the
British people havie been an im
portant factor in the development
of the city as a resdrt. One can
not well pass La Turbie, with
out turning aside to investigate
the high-towering trophy .in
.stone erected by Augustus
Caesar in 6 A J).: to commemor-
great
In
roses,
(By George Benson Cox),
ate the submission of the
Alpine GaUls to . the Romari
arms, A prolonged pause is made
at Monte Carlo where the well-
known gaming casino is situated.
At Menton the French-Italian
border is crossed after customs
and immigration formalities have’
been gone through s^ith, and soon
the rJrayelteY^aiTrives;'‘'at San
Remo. This , is the centre of the
great winter flower trade, arid
extensive displays of Howers are
to be seen. There are populartre„-
sorts all |he'; way to Genoa.
Monaco is one of the-smallest
independent'states in the world;
its agea is six .square miles. It
has .endured wars, intrigues and
slaughter; but is said now to foe.
the “haven. of peace arid happi
ness, where0 all earthly pleasures
are gathered”. In recent times it
has had rulers who were possess*
ed of wisdom, learning and cul
ture' As a result there are in
the principality several outstand
ing .institutions, namely, the
Oceanographical Museum, the
Prehistoric and Antiquities Mus
eum,, and, the Opera House iri
which the finest in * music and
drama is produced.
_ Jbo iCasino - includes the opera
house, restaurants, the gaining
rooms, and luxurious lounges.
Admissiori is by ticket, and the
price is moderate. Those who en
ter must present a respectable
appearance; and must be over
twenty-one years of age. There
have been ho taxes to be paid by
the citizens; the Casino pays all
expenses, but citizens are not
permitted to enter the games.
Iri the ~ large -main room there
“Craps”. The patronage of Monte
Carlo has waned,- and that be-
cause of competition; for there
are casinos now at Pannes, Nice
and San Remo, and farther away,
at Lucerne, Motreux and other
places. In this casino everything
is conducted in a quiet and ord-
erly manner; and the attendants
are particularly courteous and
answer all questions, even fool*
isH ones, with polite patience. No
One is invited or encouraged' to
take partv ; . .• '.■/***■.•■/ .* ■'
. In the City, of Monte Carlo
there are 53 hotels; but the most
i prominent of them all is . the
Hotel de Paris, with its large and
well-appointed lobby, and its
spacious dining hall profusely de
corated with genuine gold leaf,
and beautified by large and at*<
tractive murals which are regard
ed as masterpieces.
putside and in front of the
Casino and the Hotel is the park
where one sees towering palm
trjees, gigantic ciactii carefully
pruned into trees, beds of cycla
men, cineraria, . carnation and
other plants.from far-away lands;
for these gardens are renowned
for the large number of exotic
plants which they contain. In the
shopping district, which is on the
main . through-highway, a , full
section of^ high class merchan
dise is on sale..
v Even a brief description of the
Riviera should include mention
of the extensive perfume indus
try carried on. A drive to* Grasse,
a city a few miles inland, takes
one through deep gorges,, over
high—^yolcanic-^hiilsT-’Talong^-the’
-Font du. Loop- on an ever-wind-"
are ^several tables with roulette ing, ever-ascending road. On the
wheels. The players place their, way may be observed on the hill
chips; —the - multicolored^, wheel sides, liUtle ipockets of spil Jn.
spins, and the little white ’ball which are grown roses, carna-
is thrown zOn the wheel and tions, lavender, jasmine and tub-
. dances around at a merry speed erose. These flowers are to supply
Until the wheel slackens; its rev- the perfumery factories of the
olutioqs, and then tbe xball drops district. A ton of flowers is’ plac-
into one of the ^pockets . in the1
wheel, and that is the end of the
igiame. An operator with. a short
handled rake draws off the los
ing chips, and the winners are [valued at $500.
credited. (That is how it appeared'
to the writer). The < expression,
“raking^ in the cash”, may Have
originated here.
At these tables only small
stakes |aire jplayed1; but tickets
may be obtained for admission
into an adjoining room, and "there
the stakes may run as high as
150,000 francs. It is said that the
ex-king of Egirpt lost thirty-five
million dollars last year in a
series of plays.
Other games played ,are Chem-
in de fer, Trerite quarante, Pin
ball, and recently even the lowly
rmSBURGH Here'sa ^allmamerfdr'
inside and outside use on
wood of metal. Paint
K woodwork and trim in
spariding colors, do over
the furniture in. gay tones.
Waterspar flows out easily to
a smooth gloss,.dries .quickly,
resists Wear and abrasjon, can
be Washed often without injur*
ing its lustre.
the perfumery factories of the
ed in a retort, and when the pro
cess is completed two pounds of
the essence hast been recovered.
Two pounds of atar of roses is
Along the eastern French Riv
iera the highways run at three
different levels. High up is- the
Grand Corniche which permits a
sort of bird’s eye of the coast.
Lower down is the Corniche
Moyenne along which are view
ed a number of pretty towns; and
near the sea level is the Corniche
Littorale. • ■ ■' ' • :
One who has Visited the Riv
iera (this is the writer’s second
visit ‘ within the year), must be
impressed by the ample provis
ion for comfort, the^orderliness,
the climate, the superb scenery,
the sumptuous living, the vege
tation, the flower marts.
WHITECHURCH
Mr* and Mrs. A. Coultes a?nd
family spent Sunday at Paisley*
Mr. and Mrs.. E. Scholtz spent
Sunday at the home of his bro
ther, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Scholtz
at Auiburh.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.
-Nr-Thompson- is a patient. in the
Wingham Hospital.
__Mr^—andMrs.—J.—F^-MacLean-
of Wroxeter sperit Sunday at the
home Of Mr; and Mrs. J* G. Gil
lespie and other friends in the
Milage..
Mr J and Mrs* Tobias Jantzi and
family of Milverton' spent Sun
day at 'the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Geoiige Fisher and Mrs. ^D. Ken
nedy. \ .
Mrs. E. Welwood and Mr. and
Mrs. , Norman Welwood spent
Sunday at London visiting Mr* E,
-WelwbodHn'-Westirii^^
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JOHN W. HENDERSON
LUMBER LIMITED
Lucknow . Rhone 150 -Ontario
Kintail W.I. Evening Meeting
Kintail Women's Institute will
meet this Thursday' evening at
the home ofc Mrs. Fred MacGreg-
Or. The roll call is an exchange
of slips;-,AIL members rate re
quested tp attend and visitors a?e
welcome. '
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. . WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 1953 :
OBITUARY S.
IRVINE HENRY .
After , a lengthy period of fail
ing health, death claimed a life
long resident' of the Belfast disr
trict on Friday morning, May 1st
in theT passing of Earl Irvine
Henry, who, passed away at his
home in" West Wawanosh.
Irvine was iri his 56th year, He
was a son of the late Robert
Henry and Margaret Fergerson,
and was born in Ashfield on July
20 th, 1897.‘ ' ’ • ' . A t • 0
Deceased, was a veteran of
World War I., He enlisted in
Lucknow on January 18th, 1916,
ih the 160th Battalion and served
in France/with "the;.4th Battalion,
C.M.G. Corps. He took the ’flu
the day preceding the Armistice
—on November 16th, 1918 and
was hospitalized for a lengthy
period. He was discharged. pn
April 25th, 1919, and returned
home; to take up farming again.
At St. Helens on October 4th,
1922, he married Frances Ander
son, daughter Of Mrs. Janet An-
def sOn of Montreal and the late
Archie AndersOn.
■The funeral service was held
at the MacLennan - MacKenzie
Memorial Chapel on Monday con
ducted by Rev. J. R.Dickinson
of Blakes United Church, Ash-
JEield,’ pf Which he> was a mem
ber; interment was in Greerihill
Cemetery; the pallbearers being
Jack and Roy Irwin, Chris and
"Bill Cooke,. Blake Alton and JeT-
ry Cranston. Flower bearers were
Jack Alton, Gordon Rintoul, Ken
neth Cameron, Harold and Jim
Cooke, Bill and Sam Cooke and
Russell Irvin.
Mr. Henry is survived, by his
widow, one son Ross of Ashfield,
three grandchildren, Billie, Mary
Lou and Douglas; one sister, Mrs.
Sam Alton (Lottie) of Lucknow
and three, brothers, James of
Wingham, George of Ashfield and
Tom qf Peterborough. -
Presbyterian Guild 1
The > regular Young Peoples
Guild was hpld on Monday, May
4th with the meeting in charge
■^■^rsTWiimrAIter^ the opening
devotions the scripture reading
was read responsively. Hymn'$53
was sung. Miss Mary MacLeod
very ably took the topic. The
business was ^discussed, hymn
594 was sung and the meeting
cloed jith the mizpah benedic
tion.
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The main cause of deplorable
conditions in the world: For many
centuries it has been under the
management of man.
APRIL WAS DREARY MONTH
. April was a 'dreary month. On
that, most everyone will readily
agree, Official weather records
tell Just how dreary it was—* >
there was only one day in the
month of complete sunshine, and
it is expected the rndhth will set
4F near-record for dullness.
Rainfall was afodut average at
2.51 inches and,there was a 5-inch
snowfall, one Sunday. The high
was. 64 and . the low 24 degrees.
United Church Young Peoples
The regular meeting of the
Lucknow United Church Young
Peoples was held in the church
basemerit on. April 28th; The
meeting, was opened with a sing ?'
song and a prayer by Kenneth
MacNay. The Missions and World
Outreach convener, Dohria John
ston, took charge of the program
and the hymn “Take time to be
Holy” was sung. George Rich-
ards read the scripture. Donna ”
Johnston led in a prayer and the
offering w5s taken. Hymn “Will
your anchor hold” was sung.
Donna Johnston took the topic
with the help of Bessie Reavie,
Eunice Button, Kepneth MacNay
and George Richards; K^hneth
MacNay conducted the business
period. Games were played and
the meeting closed with taps.
A pessimist is one who makes
difficulties of his opportunities;
an optimist is one who makes
opportunities of his difficulties.
. - “FRIENDS? ? '
Some, folks say they like heaps /
of friends, -
Well I jpst like a few,'
A friendship mellowed with the
"years,
Good friends, that are true blue;
Just the few who drop iri to chat
Arid when they have to go,
They leave a warmth and radi-
' arice ■
Like sun-set after-glow.
Good friends are blessings sent
from God,
A gift from Heaven above, ~~
One of the greatest of His gifts
Arid ministries of love._
Our most precious possessions are
Kind friends who pass our way.
Just as a garden beautiful,
Eadyfriend, a rare bouquet.
—Wim. M. Buckingham.
One of - our . present troubles
seems to be that too many adults
and riot enough children believe
in ganta Claus.
LO'O KING BACKWARDS
THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES
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J. G. Murdoch bought the large
stone residence on Ross St. of
W. U* Little.
The marriage of Wm. Bower
arid Miss ‘ Susie Kiltin was sol
emnized iby Rev. A. McKay.
.Judge Barrett succeeded Judge
KirigSniill as senior judge of
Bruce County. A. B. Klein, Q.C.,
was appointed junior-judge.
Bessie. Farrish of Ashfield be
came the bride of Angus McDer-
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Thirty-Five Years Ago
The- marriage." was solemnized
in Detroit of Mr. A, D, Mackenzie
and Miss Dora Lees* * \ ,
:* John Moffat, a native\of the
-Langside district, was in the field*
for the office o£ Secretary” of
State in Alabama.
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— TwentyYearsAgo
Wm. Robb purchased Alex
Agar’s residence.
Durbin Phillips had a, new
Dodge Six on. display at Parker’s
Garage which was catching the
eye of motorists.
Mr. W. W. Hill. had a show
pony “Algy.” and brightly color;,
ed cart which was attracting
much attention;
Lucknow6 Juveniles won group
honors by defeating Wingham 2A .
iri the final game^ but weren’t
perhiitted to continue (in the
O.M.H.A, as they did' hot have
a wjririer declared in time: -Mem*
ibers of the/team were: egoal, Orr:
def., Hall, Holmes; ceil., A: Chin;
wings, B*fChii^ GTChiri; alt, Tre- 7
leaven, McDonald, Havens, Fer-
guson and Johriston.‘4
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