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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-04-07, Page 12THE LUC.KNOW SENTINEL., gr A xt , : ,EVERYBODY'S DOING IT Watching. • the • world .lately, Sid it hard„ to. believe .that ..:man kind has progressed very far since `the day Cain that Abel' and' .began a fad: that ha never lost its lobularity -- inurd'ering : 'one's: 'brother.. -Whether it's Alabama, Ham .Bmg or. Havana, Quito or Quebec, tate pattern ' is . the same:.. clubs .singing, • women screaming, skulls cracking, blood spurting;. Hammering one's fellow citizen 'With a billy -club: is one • of the .heading outdoor. spouts of this • gen eration. • 'It's difficult to believe that ,all the • hatred and viciousness . a- mong men is .based on; Color, 'or religion. ,The , Pakistanians and. Indians loathe , each other. They- 're the same color, different re- ligions; The Viet' Nams and the. Viet, ' Coags`' murder, each • other with mutual. relish. Same color, same religion. In 'South . Africa, . 'whites kick blacks.; around. 'In : North Africa; blacks kick;" whites arouiid. In both .cases, religion • is , ammater. ial. _ • South . ' America, the . rich ;111ck..the poor around, & they all.'.` go to the same .church. In . North, America, ;wiveskick their a' bus 'bands around. Same color; same religion; different sex. If it isn't • racial or religious or sexual, what then is the basis for all the' pounding of other.:people? is it simply fear. that ,if' you don't Smash the other fellow's 'skull first, he will kick you in'. the groin? Or' is .. it ; something more sim- ple, and primitive; just a savage iov in the letting' of blood, in pain E and cruelty?' •• It's' hard to know An arthro- poligist'`wil1 skv',one thing,, a' p chologist : another:. And a g :bartender . could : probably co as close to the truth as .either, It; is my experience that the ten- sions ` of: race, creed ' and• color are completely artificial., It : is only when they are,, fanned by .signor ance, fear or ,malice that they burst •.into. `flame: Ignored,:. they dissolve . and vanish. • The ' other •., day., 1 was supervis- ing :an examination •:'For some- thing •to, do; I' looked down .'a cou : 'pie: of. rows . of students and check-, ed off ,their national' origins. They were Swiss, Polish, •Dutch, :German, "Italian, Norwegian, An- glo-Saxon.. There were Jews and 'Roman ,Catholics and Protestants ' of all 'denominations. They. didn't • even look as they should have;'' A redheaded ',Ger- Inert, German, and a red=headed • Jew. A . couple of swarthy, black -haired Mediterranean types called• Smith and Jones. •• And, I happen to knowthere is no hatred, no tension over race • ' . or religion• or pigmentation, in. this'group, There is only the nor- , mal clash • of personalities, based entirely • on , individual, likes and dislikes. In 1943. . I trained • at a R.A.F. station in England. On my, Course were pilots from half a ,dozen European countries, from Can- , ada and the U.S., from. Africa and Australia, from Trinidad and India, and from all over the. 5 British Isles. Color ranged 'from silverblond' Norwegian, through, coffee -heed • Maori Indian from New' 'Zealand to coal -black West Indian, Relig- ion raja the gamut from agnostic • •to fervent R.Cd,•, from Baptist to Moslem.'We were like brothers ' On lily .'21st birthday, having' sprained • an ankle badly in a rug- ger game, I' couldn't walk to my... own birthday, party. 1 was . 'car- ried to the, pub on the shoulders of a magnificent turbaned' Sikh' ?from India, a Polish county 'an 'Australian dairy farmer, and the. . ' scion of 'a fine old Belgian . fain - ,It Was my finest hour, when my brothers dspOslted me •gent- ly at the bars. • And ° it .helped convince me that •'race religion • and color have very little• to do with man'a. nihuinanity, Or • • humanity • LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 4p 'AT,. WAI.KERTON' "MEETING Albert' Fish of Guelph installed' the , :1965' 'Office Holders of the Grey -Bruce , Real ,Estate Board. at a dinner meeting . in •the . Hart- ley, art le , , ' House; Walkerton, Mr. Fish was introduced by ' Director Rob- ert' Skalitzky and thanked bye President 'Wm. .Crawford. . , • The : guest speaker' was R. 'E.' Sanderson of Port Credit, a past president of the Ontario' Associa tion of •Real Estate, Board's, who spoke' on : "What the Association. Does for.. Its Members". ;He en- lightened the members ' with a very instructive address. . He wask introduced by Director Frank .Hicks and thanked by Reg: Armistrongr;.. Mr. Sanderson was welcomed by all members,' as he was the speaker at the .inaugural meeting of the Board, in October' There. was . an excellent' atten- dance of over forty : members : of the Board. WHITECHiiRCN and • (Intended For Last. Week) Skating Party Mrs. Olive "Kennedy,teacher, at Fordyce School; • and her• pupils attended. a skating party at Luc- know arena on Friday afternoon. Mr. and, Mrs; John. Gaunt were in London, `on Sunday and visited with their grandaughter, Karen, daughter :.of Mr and Mrs. Har- leyGatmt, and a patient in .the Children's ..Hospital. ' Mr.. and .. Mrs. Irwin McClenag han,,Mary I.ou, :.Ronnie and Nan- cy of SL Thomas, and 'Mr,. ' and Mrs. Harry Moss of Plattsville were Sunday visitors ' with their parents Mr. and ,Mrs.. Ben Mc- Clenaghan and. Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan. Mr. • and Mrs. Ben: McCieiiaghan . returned' home with Mr. and Mrs. Moss for a :visit: While' out horse -back riding his ponies, Carl ' •McClenaghan reports, seeing pussy.' willows . in bloom, robins' and'. kildeers, all, sure signs of spring being near at. hand. . . ' . Mr. and '' Mrs. Albert Coultas and Diane were Sunday visitors. with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Sch wichtenberg and family : of, Port. Elgin.. • . - Mr.' and Mrs. Norman Coultes. and his father 'Mr. George Coul;• DISTRICT • WEDNESDAY,, APRIL :Rho 1965 • MISS DEAN MacLEOD ' • ADDRESSES YOUNG PEOPLE. tes were Sunday visitors, with Mrs. CoUltes ,.at Pinecrest Manor, Lucknow. ' ' • • Mr. and Mrs, • George Fisher and " Doris " spent the week -end with Mr and Mrs. Gordon Fisher and family of Guelph. Mr. and Mrs,, Ivan Laidlaw and Janeet. and Herb Laidlaw were Sunday visitors with 'her parents Mr. and Mrs. John '(row.ston. Mr. and Mrs, Jack Coiiltes,. -Debbie : and Kevin of - Dresden were week end visitors ' with Mr.: and 'Mrs. •Albert Coultes, having' spent the first of the week with her parents' Mr. and. Mrs. Mer- vin Pipe, Brussels; 1VIr. ;and Mrs., • Ivan, Laidlaw and Janet, and Herb Laidlaw were . Saturday evening ' visitors with. Mr. and : Mrs. Jack. Kerr of Bluevale. United- Church: The Y.P.S. 'held, their . meeting in the 'Sunday .'school room : of the United Church on Sunday even- ing.. Mrs'.. George Mitchell . was pianist for the . evening. ' Elgin Sleightholm, . and: Billie Wall . had. charge of the meeting; givingthe scripture, lesson and meditation. ` Billie Wall gave the comments on The Comfortable . Pew: The next . meeting will be held April (intended' For Last. Week) On Sunday evening Iucknow•. Presbyterian 'young Peoples . Soc- iety were 'hosts to the. South Kin-.. oss Presbyterian .Young Peoples • Society. The two groups joined to- gether, to hear guest • speaker, .. Miss 'Dean MacLeod. Miss MacLeod spoke -on. "What- Can WhatCan a Teenager do •to prepare for the , Lord's .Service?" Her topic was based .on,, thescripture verse,„, Take 'the foxes,. the little .' foxes' that 'spoil; .the :r vines, for our vines have tender grapes. Some of the more prominent, points that Miss MacLeod, spoke of were: a small number of the little ' fox- es that pierce the 'minds of teens, selfishness, pride, etc. , Prayer, Bible Study, . Obedience and Witnessing are • needed, for.: growth: High School studies ben- efit 'a great.deal for life work: In closing Miss MacLeod stressed_. what makes. a Young Peoples Society a ::success. 1s,' Your : Subscription . Renewed? 13th. Rev: George Mit heli clos- ed' :the meetin ' with ra r. There g ..P• Were 12. in `attendance. Comair Monza Sport Coupe • Chevrolet Impala Super Sport•Coupe Oldsmobile Delta 88: Holiday Coupe ev-Olds dealers A GENERAL. MOTORS VALUE great names tiu choose from Here's where you find great trades. 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