The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-03-11, Page 2PAGE TWO
•
, • LUCKNOW, ONTARIO.
"The Sepoy. Tawas'. On the Huron -Bruce BeeTlory
AUthorized as second .class midi, Post Office Department, 'Ottawa
• . Established 1873 -;-Published Each Wednesday Afternoon •
Member, of .the C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A. and C.C.N.R, • •
1•.Stbseription Rate; $4.00 a year in advance — to the •U.S.A„ $5.00
.
-
L. Campbell Thompson and DonaldC. -Thompson;-4`Publishers
. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1964
The LUCKNOW SENTINEL
'4'4 A43, "oh
E LtiCKNOWIPOL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY,: MARCH ii 1964
"""•••••••••••••••••••••••••-lit•OPP*0600••••••••••••••_seel•O•000••••••••
4,
•
14
4.7
. • .
. • .
• , .• •
• or
Good News For The Area
The announcement this • week by the. Bell Telephone Co. and
the Huron and Kinloss Telephone System that' the Lucknow Bell * •
exchange and the H -K Dungannon exchange .will soon be on an
EAS/basis (extended area service) was greeted by this news-
paper as a Very significant step in the business and social life
•of this community. The toll free plan will be effective before
the year's end.
For those who are not aware, of the significance of this move,
it will merely mean that the Lucknow and Dungannon phone
exchanges will now offer its customers the privilege of calling
from one to the other without a toll charge. Previously it had
cost 10c ter call Dungannon from Lucknow„ of vice -versa, if you
made your , conversation very brief.
Naturally, this move does not come without a slight increase
in the 'telephone rates but for those of us who use, and could
us.e, this service the slight increase would be nothing in com-
parison to the, advantages offered. It is a great help to the
business man in Lucknow and puts •him in free contact with .
the large rural area to the south. It is a forward step for the
rural people and puts them in contact with Lucknow which is
. , "home town" to many of them.
,Under the new plan; Dunganon will also have the free-icall
area extended to Goderich and for those residents who make
Goderich their centre, and who have friends and relatives there,
this , will be a boost for 'them and for Goderich.
Socially, it unites _friends by, telephone' that Would otherwise
. .
ress
. •
t COATS . .
is
Spring • • •
:.Tweed -and 'plain colors in laminates, all purpose
,
42 .
it coat in long and 3/4 lengths, colorful, in juniors,
• '. .. _misses and 1//2 sizes. • .. , ,
Priced budget wise from.„ . ,,... ... ". $16.95 to $39.95
• '
,
,
•
• •
;r
:SUIT'S.
Chanel and fitted styles in double' knit boucles
1•
•
• and linens- in high fashion colors. ,
•
'
• • Chose early for.Eister
M1 .
1.;MILLINERY .—with Spring flair
• . .
• With fluffy flowers, sailors, • pixies and women's
•
• wide rollers. •
Priced from . • . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.98, to $9.98 ,
•
•
ACCessories, galore to mix and match .-- sc.' arves,
44 gloves, handbags; hosiery and lingerie: •
• PLEASE DROP IN '---CHOOSE AND LAYAWAY
•
YOUR EASTER WARDROBE at Moderate' Prices
••
411'
•
• .
•
•
•
•
•
•
• • .•
•
•
•
▪ •
•
•
•
•
•
•
• •
.0.
• "
o.
•
• .
•
• '
• • • • P
• . ' ..
et', .•
• • .
r lit,
•
.••
• des . qv
Men's Wear, Lnc no*; r. Phone 28.31,16 , , . • ..
La , . • . •
------.1.. _ . •
lo•••••••••••••9•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••i••••••••• . •
•
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
• •
9
O
0
1
••
O
.0
,
.1111
• •
O
a
•a
0
0
a
a
a
a
a
•
•a
•61
remain apart from each other to- a certain degree. How. many. • •
• •
times' have you, in an effort to watch your budget, refrained
from putting a call through to your friends or relatives because
of the 10c involved? How many times have you 'phoned a friend
and suggested that he or she phone another half dozen people
because "you are on the same line?" The new system will no
• dOubt make for better social connections between the two
• • There are those who. Will say, 'it won't help me, it' only adds
to our costs." True, there are those who will glean little bene-
fit from this move, but we believe this group will be a small
minority. If you are in this group it must be realized that the
phone companies are in business to serve the interests of the
• majority which we think they are doing in this case.
A Bell Telephone official asked us our opinion about a similar
extended area service With the *bighorn exchange. We believe
that it would be Plore advantageous that Lucknow be on a sim-
ilar plan with the Ripley exchange rather than Viringharn. We
would think that free interchange with Wingliam would benefit
a relative few compared with free exchange with Ripley system
which extends deeply into Kinloss and Huron Townships, as
well as the northern part of Ashfield. '
Two Modern dial exchanges offering this improved service
is a real forward step locally. The '‘Iiinited calling area" cry
which has been a problem in the community for a number of
years will be much, unproved, Emd the residents of the areas
served should benefit greatly from this new announcement.
• , • e • • • , • , • , ' •
Students Decide
•
It is interesting to note thOt. students of .Grade 12 at Lucknow
District High School are equally divided, 20-20, as to wIrther
the voting age in Canada shouldbe lowered to eighteen. This •
Would seem to have sonie significance to us.
50% of the students who themselves are getting very close
to, or have reached the age whereby they might ,hove the op-
portunity to cast a ballot, doubt the wisdom in • sanie., •
• Let us think of , the many, many drop outs from grade ' 8
through to grade .11,, who will be reachiog the voting age at
same time as their friends whohave„..:eQtAtintied lu h
sehool education. Our open. would be that the grade 121eis,
. • •because of. their furthering • of education, would be better able
. • to grasp the responsibilities Of a 'voting franehtse` than 'their,,,,
/friends 'who had chosen to quit sehool. -
It would seem log,ical that if a student was -not interested in
• learning; that, their chances of being interested hi politics and
the way their country is run are very slight. This, of course; •
Would have 'eXceptions, . • • ;
Here we have '40 stiidepta who have' attained the learning a'
4, years of high School and have the intelligence to digest and
Study politics and . the nations business TWentY of them appar'
,ently 'do :not feel qualified to accept the responsibility of inark-:
ing their X on: a ballot. Perhaps the . government should think
over. the findings at Lucknow District High School and 'take
a Similar sampling of student opinion aeross the nation,
If the eighteen-year-old.s are to be given the right to exer,
cise their franchise, there should be none better qualified than
they to decide if they are sufficiently informed to cast their'
vote, and if they daire So to do.
Easter Sea un
Continues To Climb
• Contributions of over $200 to the.
Lions sponsored Easter Seal fund
were received during the past
•week, sending the total donations
to date to over the $600 mark.
The objective is $1,000, but even
if it is exceeded, there is no limit
to the need,:- and the. benefit that
these dollars do in aiding and re-
habilitating crippled children.
Evidence of this assistance,. can
be .found, locally in •leg braces,
wheel chairs, orthopaedic shoes,
surgeryand such services which
prove invaluable t,o: handicapped
children. hand over Ond above the
local need,these dollars are used
•province -wide to 'aid over 16,000
Ontario crippled children on. the
•Society's "active" rolls.
In this, issue an advertisement
by the Lions auto lists an addition-
al partial list of contributions re-
ceived to date.
WHITECHURCH
:Vim' Cecil FalcOfiery-Mr„ Jack.,
McKay and lds,. daughter of ,Sai-
katchewan, Miss Lois and. Mr'.
Jim. Falconer went to .Streetsville
on Thursday and spent the rest
of the -week with: Mr. .and Mrs.
'Angie Faleoner:. All returned.
home on •Sunday.. .• •. .
Mr. and ..MrS. Robert SimmOns
of,. Harriston visited Sunday with
and • Mrs. Ken Currie and
family. • '•
.--and4Wrs....-Jack-Coultes-,and
Debbie' of Wallaceburg Spent the
• Week -end. with his parents Mr.
and MIS. Albert Coultet. • .
Mrs. Carl 1WcClenaghan is spen-
ding a few days this week with
Mt. and Ms Malohn SteWart .of
Preston, ••
Mr, and Mrs, Ben McClenag-
han; .111k. and. Mrs. Carl. McClen-
aghan .visited •recently with. Mr.
and Mr si Clarence McClenaghan.
who are doing rniSsion, work on
the 'Indian 'Reserve at South,amp-
ton. Mr. McCletiOglian has asked
for a transfer to a,place so that
he..cotild attend a University and
further his education for - the- work
which needs leaders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dirstein
of Toronto spent the week -end
with her parents Mr. and. Mrs,
'.. .. . . . • • •
' ..,.......,—....
„ .. .. . . ,
' . REPORT 'FROM QUEEN'S ..PAR
(BY MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P.)
aubtmeor "mes4).6.0..m.64rodiumpo.mottimoorimiiimpiiiipoimoic&cioloodicouirojoimmkolociaro,... spoaokrtiirror.iis
With the estimates df 13 depart-
ments yet to be presented to, the
Legislature for approval it looks
as though the remaining 21/2
weeks before* Easter will . make
for long days and short • nights
-if the Prime Minister bowsto
complete this session before Eas-
ter.
Last Monday the estimates of
the Department of Transport be-
gan, In .1963 for the first time,
the number of registered. drivers,
exceeded 2.5- Million.
• . Hon. ,......*---.11askett, Minister of
Transport ' said the Department.
has hded out ..compulsory vehicle
examination; at least for the pres-
ent. He indicated that 'such
system would, cost 'approidmiitely
12 million dollars to establish. --It
would cost another § million dol
iars' annually to operate. it:
In the. estimates of the Depert-
ment of Agriculture; 'Hon. W. A.
Stewart stated that the total food
needs in Canada are expected to
rise by. soine, 70% in' the next
O years. World needs are expect-
ed to increase by .80%.
6Q% of all food sales in Ontario
is now 'controlled by large food
chains and another 20%. is 'in the
hands ,of stores engaging in group
buying, • ,
In 1962 the farm families' of the
province paid more' than $50 mil-
lion dollars- in .real 'estate taxes
a''ll together paid out more than
$650 million for. their. operating
goods, and services and •other,
expenses, thus' 'making them one
of the 'largest, 'consumer.: grOups
in Ontario. •
, I was honoured to .be chosen by
our party to -lead off the debate
in agriculture. I pointed out that:
the lack of adequate income in
the farming industrytoday was ..
due to a large extent to the .Gov-
erriment's lack of long-term plan
sung and long range planning in
the agricultural field. ..
I expressed concern. that rural:
people up until this. , point, have'
not been bi4olved in the planning
and execution of the *RDA plan.
The Minister pledged that this
situation was going to be recti-
fied. . • , •
. .
It is rather difficult to put into
a 'few words what was said —
one hour and ten minutes-- but •
I did express concern-' about , the
dairy- industry- and .the-lWeat in-
spectioP Act. In any meat inspec-
tion Act the consumers inust be
protected. The Other important.
aspect of the problem is that the
small operator in some .way must
be able to stay in business if' he
produces, a high quality. product,
Following, agriculture,' estilnates.
of , the . Treasury and Civil. Service,
were discussed. ,
It is hnportant that the Depart-
-ment ° of Agriculture have a re-
sponsibility,te help and work with
other groups to improve, the. far- ,
• ming 'industries 'public 'relations
and public image in general. The
goVerriment's ligures are more or •
-less-,-designed-forHpolitical--adva
tage. This is to the detriment' of '
the farming community and to
farmerin general and this has
resulted ia• the bad public rela-
tions which we now have. . The
Hon. Minister should not miss any
opportunity to tell' the farmers,
and to tell the people of this pro-
vince in. general, 'some of ' the
pertinent facts about agriculture.
The hon.., Minister should _eon: .
sider amendments to the'Varni
Products Marketing Act which
would .require that the marketing
plan, after it has been implimen-
ted and brought into operation, be
given at least two years of OP'
eration before it is passed to:. the •
producers, in order that they could
:popterovol iotr, torojeeoitthioenr give their •
4'
Russel Gaunt.
• Mr. 'arid Mrs. Larry Henderson
.Linda, Gail, Brenda, Eddie' and
Mr,. .Hugh David -Henderson of
Listowel called. on Sunday at the
Currie Puneral. Heine 'where rest
• ed tine remains of, the late Mr.
Robert ,Purdon atid later visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin..
• Mr. and Mrs,. Gene 'llunney;
Riekey and Shirt Ann of Ingle-
wood spent Sunday with Mr, and.
Mrs, Neable and f I
•
, •
'
•
a'
•
a
. •
0
.0
•..0
•
a
in
OD
all
da
vi
1$1;
Cle
Ot
ho
E.
• ,
7M4
se)
•
de
att
the
• lirt
• '1(1
da:
• ite
11(
.tr0
• 1Viz
Mt
Ye
ref
• Jo)
.Sai
the
1(