HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1961-05-03, Page 11WEDNESDAY; MAY 3rd',
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1961; THE L :WCK1+,TOW SENTINEL; LUCKNOW ONT iR1Q
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BEANERY GANG ' ested in Boy Scouts and Sunday
School wprk° He operated` a gro-
(Continued from Page I) eery store in ,a' run-down section
of '.Toronto' .at one time,; 'and it
'social gangs in, the Toronto area, ,Was the plight of the underpriv,
which; held 'the`spotlight by ileged youth of that section which.,'
rowdyism, • vandalism, 'bloody 'moved hirci , and . other adults ;to
gang fights, stealing :cars ch erfly attempt' to do something for .t+his;'
for. wild' rides, and, promiscuity, group.
with sex becoming almost a div- Later he became a youth,'coun-
ersionary ,. activity:..The name... of sellor for the city and as such
the`;notorous; group .was blazon-
acrohis services were called on when
ed -across their•sweaters:in -
the eanery ,,gang got. out of
gant.; defiance of other gangs and:hand ' and their actions and sen
of. authority santional headlines 'literally "ter=
Acted As Youth °Counsellor, . 1 rorized the city. • •
,The reform of `the' Beanery Many • of the Beanery gang had:
boys'w,as spearheaded .by. Rev: a high LQ., • Mr. Wright recalls..
About:
Gordon Domm and: city youth
: 50% 'of` Vieth were sal -
counsellor • Wilfred Wright, vaged . and have. taken their
place.
Rooms in' . Bathurst St. United . in society. ..A;bout 25 ; he
Church were ;made available to classed as fringe cases, 'and have”
gang members and known ; as the
dropped out Of sight, : while'; still,;
Bathurst Recreation Club. The others, r ednained • anti -social with
public :'was. skeptical: and credu- a :few .pursuing crimirn:al-activi-
louse There . were times that the ties.
• . frustrated: Youth' leaders must •w ':: Ordained . This, Month
have felt the task was" futile, but Mr :Wright ended his work
th t . with the gang in:.1949, and'subse
ey persevered in their efforts quently entered the ministry: of
to break up the- hard core" of the
and they spawnedten major anti -
FAIR, SOQIRD PRESIDENT'
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jeopardy. There were '15, •in, at-
tendance .at this meeting and it
was evident that there , was a
desire to, see the fair continue.
,It. `Was also,. the opinion fresm,
private ;conversations that there
were a good . many in• both town
and country who.' would be dis=
appointed 'if :the' fair was to .be.
droppe
Thered;
were expressions on
Friday • evening that whoever,
would consent to , assume the
;leadership , of the Society, would
receive. • possibly more 'support
than has beenthe case in the;
' past But it"iwas generally agreed
'that there are a .nutiber' on the
Board • who7 show little interest
in the Fair, whatever the reason.
To, obtain provincial' grants it
was essential to have the or-
ganization complete and. reports
submitted; to:. Toronto. by May
lst. At this and 'previous Meet-
ings „Evan Keith had been com
gas , : and to divert their once- the Anglican Church. This month
to other channels.:'
he will . be. ordained as . a• 'priest
gies
Therewere timewhen. � of the. church by ; R•t. Reverend
. s: Mr; ��
Wright needed aii 'escort ;because � G• .N° Luxton at St. Paul'
threats, to•,his safety, but the deal, London.•
first task: was one of ,patience
',Mr. Wright is'not for coddling
p our
and. .understanding .,to ` gain the youth. The more you give
gang's confidence, and to became, them, .the more. they want, until
trusted as a confidant and not it becomes accumulated bribery,
labelled as an informer Ihe says, Be tolerant_and 'not too
Some, Of The Methods ••1 condemnatory, ' is his advise to
Initially one' • had: `to channel older people. • But we' , must not
r , fail to recognize that there al—
their •seeiningly . tireless energy ,
irito.soc socially deco 'tatble activities. I ways exists . the. ; potential for
y p gang anti -social activities if we
Strenuous . competitive . and coin- f
do not orsee the problems and
channel 'their energies .on: a pur-
'poseful course„
The family "unit, Mr. Wright
says, is still the strongest force'
to 'inculcate, religious, principles,
and develop a' stability" based on
••batitive games; were effective:
+Dances, night 'schools; . a steady
girl friend and other such inter-
ests gradually
nter-estsgradually awakened them to
:the, realization that society' .was
for them, not . out to kick them
• about
Youn religion that is not fanatical
g' criminals, Mr. Wright
. told The ' Sentinel, used' the gang' /
as a front, This gave social' lead-
ers the Opportunity to impress
on •gang members who weren t
criminally intent;, ` that these
hoods 'were ' making ''suckers of,
them, ,
Mr, Wright says gangs are al'-
right, so long as .they aren't anti-
• social,, Ie doesn't agree that' they
Were . entirely the progeny of 'the
.era, when children ran ',wild
es parents w.ete engrossed in an
all-out , war effort. ; Many were
from• broken homes and felt un-
wanted, Nit . a few were from
Wealthy homiest . Most demonstrat-
KINLOSS NEWS
• Mr. Williani..Downey,� 6th on.
:underwent major.' surgery last,
Wednesday' in:• Victoria fiospital,
London. We are glad to. report
he is making very favourable
recovery.:
Bill 'Bucltton w,ho has just fin.;,:
ished his first year' 'at Toronto
University is starting 'Sin—rimer'
'vork in the , engineering depart-
ment at •Do:minion' Road Machin.-
ery at: Goderich this Wednesday,
and Mrs. Alex Fairish &
family of Ashfield were guests„.
ed a convplete' lack of :religious . Sunda at the hoine of Mr.., arid
. principles; and would not con-
form, arid'.'ingeneral `their back-
gi titid,shawed a'lack. o'f parental
control and guidance irk recre=
t+ional, spiritual and cultural va1.-
110w He Flitered '`The Field.
�Mr, Wright was always 'inter-.
Mrs:
Lloyd Lloyd MacDougall.
Misses, Dor1a, •Rennae and' Mary'
Kay lVIacI<enzie of Teeswater,,
Spent the week -ends With Mr. 'e
..Mrs : Allan Graham and, family:
IVLry and Mrs i`ra • Dickie and
boys visited Sunday with . Mr. Si
Mrs, Jibs pickle' of Rope Bay,
P::AGI ' ELIEVEJ
plimented for his: efforts, and a .1VIr'll. DESPATCHING:
successful fair last year, but
•stuck with his decision to retire.
Finally, at a late, hour' Friday
evening he ".ceased to....resist” 8i
•when a motion was submitted
re-electing, him for 1961' to com-
plete a; ' 2 -year term, "he gave'
rn. .
+Fa!t dates, are, the;, last Wed-,
nesday and: • Thursday in . Sep-
tember,, . and this year -will ,mark
the 96th annual .shpw
The' Village of Lucknow : ha
increased the municipal grant. to.
'the Fair this • Year, which they'
have approved in the amount of
$200.00.,
To Revise 'Directors, List
Andrew Gaunt, a past Presi-
dent; of the Society :chaired Fri-
day's meeting.- The next meet-
ing is •slated. for Tuesday, ,' May
23rd, when .it is ,planned to re-
vise the list ' 'of directors and
associate directors with a view
to " adding scene. "new :blood,'.
who will be interested and ac-
tive, in promoting the fair.
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PI A.NGES DUE, TO R.S.T.
aiwch
went intoDaylight etSfeetving TS
on undayme,hire-.
sults in some changes in the an;
rival and despatching, . .of mail
at the • local post office.
Postimaster Kenneth; Cameron',
informs' . us that :there is no.
change, 'in the morning mail' ser
:vice, which isw scheduled to ; ar-
rive here from Stratford ' at 8:00
ain°, as has been the 'case. =
Outgoing mail via Wirigharn' 8t
Stratford is. despatched at 1:30
and the ,afternoon; incoming
mail from the' east arrives at '
2:30 p.m: The next outgoing mail .
via Stratford is at 6;15 p.m.
All mail for despatching must
be in the post ofice a half hour
before departure .times. `
Mr. and Mrs. Jim MacKay of
Port Elgin and i Ir:" and , Mrs,
Ralph. Nixon of Wingham, were
Sunday visitors with 'Mr, and
Mrs..Jdhin Emerson.
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