The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-02-03, Page 2PAGE'. TWo�
THE x:UCKNOW. SENT
EL, • LUCKNOW, ONTARR.0
WEDNE$DAX, 'EB. 3rd, 1960
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THE .LUCKNOW SENTINEL
xvc NOW, ONTARIO
"The Sepoy' Town" 4..On the Huron -Bruce. Boundary
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L. Campbell Thompson arid' Donald. C. Thompson, Publishers
WEDIN ;SDAY, : l``EB.. 3rd, 1960
TO BRIDGE, OR NOT TO BRIDGE
At the •inauguralmeeting of the .Vil-
Vil-
lage Council, a progressive programme: of
municipal improvements was outlined:. A
good deal has been accomplished in recent
years, while 'keeping. the tax ,rate in check,
and the furtherance of such a program will
have general acceptance by the ratepayers.
One of ;`the . proposed sProjects •is a
bridge ,over. tie. Nine Mile River, north of
Campbell (Main) Street. The fact , that
from Canning Street (at the flax .:mill) on
the south side; to Gough St.. 4 blocks north.
of Campbell: 3treet, there is only one
bridged street (with the exception of the
main thoroughfare) leaves little doubt as to
theneed. of another bridge.'
One might argue that we , have gotten
along .for years this way,, but, in 'doing .'so,.
recognition is not 'taken of . the constantly.
increasing motor vehicle traffic Pnd• resul-
tant ' congestion at times. Nor; does it take
into consideration theinconvenience- the -lack.
of a :bridge ; has .meant, particularly to those.
in the north-west sector '. of the •Village.
The question is not so. much, -"should
there be' a'bridge? but . rather; "where
should it be?'., ® .•
When : the, project was first . mooted
last year ,by Reeve •G W. •Joynt, it, was sug-
gest d •'the• river• be bridged onr•>Wlileeler
Street, a ' block ' north : of . dampbell Street.
Emphasis wasthen laid.; on the fact that a.
access road could thus . be . built to . the rear
of. business places on the north side, which
'would allow. ;transports to do "back -door'.'`
unloading and relieve the congestion and
bottle necks they help 'create on^ the ' main
thoroughfare, which is a connecting link of
Highway.86.
The point has since been :.raised : that
such a road would provide 'access to a
limited' :number ` of 'business places which _ :.
gives rise to , the question of "where is the
most logical, place for its construction:if
and when the project is proceeded with.
Its chief function, it seems, would be'.
to provide a river crossing: to divert traffic
from Campbell Street, and tri .provide a
safe and convenient crossing for, a , goodly
number of • Village residents; At . the same
time the importance of an access road,
cannot be .discounted either-
Where should the bridge 'be? No doubt
the /Municipal Council would like to hear
some opinions . The : "Letter To The. Editor'
column ', is always a means of- this end. 'Let
us hear. 'from.. you
MATTER FOR AIRING
.Under' the above caption, '
p , The .Tee's
water' News lashed out last week at law
administration,
The " editorial was prompt=;.
ed .by, the recent .death- of a young Tees
Y g
water girl, while 'in the company an . of 'a •
• Youth, who had previously been involved
in an accident which claimed • the lives of
three Teeswater young men.
The' News introduced the editorial by ,
copying a letter to the Kincardine News. '
•(which The. Sentinel: previously copied):'
asking, '`What' Is .A Human' Life Worth?
This letter stemmed' from the sentence
handed out to the party • involved in an
accident near Amberley that claimed ' the
life of a Huron Township, .farmer.
From here we ,quote from The Tees
water News:
"We agree whole-heartedly with the.
writer of this letter, and have a few things;:' •
to say .about the matter of law administra•,`
• tion,, in F3ruce County,, By this °we are. not
pointing a finger, at the police—they simply
make • •the arrests or apprehensions they
do not mete .out the •penalties or decide
. whether a • person is guilty, or innocent.
"In the case mentioned in, the letter it:
•must: be adrinitted that the guilty, party did'
pay some sort of a penalty; small as it may
,seem, but we would like to refer to the
instance • last year when three •of this •e:om-
munitys. young ..men dost their lives • in ' a ..
motor accident. In spite of 'a hearing :that,
'in our opinion most definitely:showed a
youth ;in one of : the /vehicles ,was directly
-responsible : for • the ' crash (and lived), .;
he • never was ., charged,. never appeared in
court,: -never• paid,, a penalty or even .lost•
,'
his driving license; Why? . That's a big
'question to which most of us : here would
like an answer..
'Now, ,the picture takes 'on another
aspect and 'may we be 'forgiven, if we re-.:
fer. to. • the deceased.. Last week the youth
who was driving `the "other •car in, that
triple fatality, passed; away as' the result .of
accidental asphyxiation. He was in .charge.
of the car, at the time of his demise when,'.
it is believed the exhaust of his 'car became
it . now , stuck on he
packed w swhile h_ while, ;stheavy
•_
roads near Winghan .
.'Why mentio :this? Well, we contend:
that if the wheels of justice had done their
'
•.
job : following last . ear. s sad 'incident, the.
youngman 'would . have been penalized,. at
,
least to : the Yextent . of • havingJ icense sus-
pended, 'and : hewould no, f have
been 'a
l-
Towed to carry on as,nothing had.hap.
pened: Such 'being: the case the chances
are. that Last, week's fatality would not 'have'
Occurred. It seems like a stroke of fate .that;.
a partner in. death last week ; was ' a Tees -
water girl who . was. also asphyxiated in the
• car. This :brings the total to four deaths '
from' Teeswater with ' which: the youth;. was
.directly .connected.' Surely the powers -that -
be in Bruce'have now• more: food for.
.
thought,and•. twinges ..of conscience.
e.
• 'So is it. an wonde :'that thequestion
, Y r, q
of law. 'adninist ration in Bruce' is_ ` unde
e , ecent heating �rmagistrate's.
fir. At 'a r. h a mg in
.court. in Walkerton,' a' 23- e .old man was
• y ar..
charged fed with indecent. assault against a 15,-
.
5-. Year-old girl. The . ponce . had 's'o much-evi-;
dence against:•thee accused that a conviction:,.
could not be dodged.. , He was found guilty
• beyond a ' doubt and. 'penalized . with
ten' days • in fail.' Ten days for one of the
most. despicable crimes . against. , society ! As'
the' accused.' had already served ten days
awaiting 'trial, :he was free the 'minute the,
sentence was passed.:
'Yes, :it is tine that things in Bruce.
County were straightened ,-put. • This is not
going to : be ;an.. easy' job to accomplish':'
.,Firstly, if is'difficult to get action;; secondly
the whole mess could be more extensive to.
-clean 'up than . what' • one might first; ima-
gine. However, if 'you feel 'that such action
is,. lo ` overdue and . would'like. to
ng see the.
situation • rectified, adopt the ' Kincardine
writer's suggestion and send, a letter to the
Attorney General; Parliament Buildings,
Toronto.
Locai
th
Measure • a 'man by • the opposition it
takes to discot,tage him..
The fellow with money to ^•burn -,seldom
sits by' the ,fire.
Temptation may be strong, but it seldom
overtakes the man who runs from it. ,
It's beginning to.: seem that people of
some :56 years ago : who called cigarets
"coffin nails" were.psychic.
Another :bad combination
shoe and an old corn'.'
isa new
couple Quiet!y
edging•
Mark;_.
;Anniversary
Residents' of the Lucknow ;dis-
trict
dis-trict since • '1947, •Mr. and ` Mrs..
Donald :Campbell Kingsbury,; are
quietly • observing • .their 56th
'wedding: % anniversary. ' 'today,
.(Wednesday,., 'February 3rdj at
their home •just; west. of. th'e Un=
iced,,Cl ureh, 'the former 'Owner.;
•on:.home in• Lueknow. • •
•Mr.. 'Kingsbury.; was , •thorn at
Teeswater81 years ah, and Mrs.
Kingsbury, •the: former': Phoebe
:Reed . Was born:at . ,Pinkerton,, 78
Years . ago. -Although Mr nand
Mrs,, ". Kingsbury were' both
'"Easterners they: met ,and rnar,
ried in :Western' Canada: Dan,.
as :he is Y'fainiliarl.known, went
west, to . Saskatche'vwan :with an
aunt and, uncle with whom he
lived.. Mrs: Kingsbury went 'west
for '`a' visit; liked .it. there, . and
stayed..'•11iey• were .••married . at
Dalesboro;' Saskatchewan,• on.
February. 3rd,. 1904
•• 'After their•marriage, Mr. and
.. Mrs. •=Kingsbury • farmed in :.:Sack-
atchewan • for. `eight years, before
going':. -to .Kelowna, .B.C.; *where
•they lived:: for 'three years.
They; then.' came "back: to On:
tario'and for 1.1. years, Dan was
a.. conductor ..and,- 'driver:. on , the
radial • rail.wa `•s: ' '. at . H' mi•1 o
y a t n.
When the railways closed'' down
and the •busses: took over an
worked :for Bertram's " machine -
shop in: Dundas where he spent.
the next 21 years.
Mr. and . Mrs, Kingsbury re-.
tired to the ,Boundary ;West' rn
1947: and 'took 'up residence
across the road from their -
:daughter, Mrs, Robert ,Reid; in
the. house where :Charles Short
now .resides.' .In ' 1958 'they moved'
to •the apartment where':.they are
presently living
Both - Mr. and`•:Mrs. Kingsbury
are in `good health. Mr: Kings
bury's eyesight is' not: good but
it' does notp. revent' him from.
making his,•daily trip to :the post.•
office .:and his "round;:of the
street." •
Mr. .. and Mrs. Kingsbury ,have
a••family. of.'. ,one . daughter, Mrs:
Robert. Reid :: ('Ne11ie)' ,• of the
Boundary. West, Lucknow; • three:'•
sons; 'William' of ;North Star, Al
berta, •Donald of Bayfield 'and'.
Charles sof Guelph, nine ,grand—
children• and two. : ;great grand
children. .'Mrs. Kingsbury hasa
sister in;•,New Westminster w.ho.
is• 80, and. a'"'sister in ,Thessalon
A family -:dinner is planned
when ,the .weather 'conditions are
more favoura'bl'e.
Sentinel' 'Photo
SET EEARLr MARCH
F RF LK
0 6 SC��oo
The Bruce County Education
al Committee met: in Ge%rge
Gear's' office, Walkerton on Fri-.
day;' with ,Torn ' •Ribey, of; Under-.
wood •presiding.:
The County ,Folk. School was
•'discussed..The 'purpose of a folk
school is to create 'a' situation in
which people can secure, greater
understanding of: themselves,
their eommunsty, and• the' world
in • which they: live.,
•
Soiree elements . of- this basic
purpose are':" (1.), TO. explore the
concept's of the Community.
(2)To : enable People to gain
deeper , insight into • •themselves
andtheir relationship to ; others:
(3) To, provide an opportunity
for people to probe . the problems
of our time, the why's of 'life.'
Victor Morrow, Hastings; Ori
taro ,Field Mani addressed the
gathering. It . is hoped to have
a school on. March 3, 4; 5 and '6.
The place 'will, be announced
later, Students, young and old
are invited to attend; The therne
'will. be ''You, and your CoYniy
tnunity�'
•Letters' : To. The: Editor.
Dear Sir, •
•
From • reports r.from
Postmasters in all' partseceived 'of Can-
ada it• is ,quite evident ..that once
•
again .the public , has responded
generously to the, Post • Office
Department's request to "Mail
Early for Christmas." Postmas-
ters have ''mentioned, in parti-
cular, the .public .service tend:
ered .by . newspapers in stressing.
'the ` need . ,tor c0-
operation; in
mailing 'early to avoid: " diap
poinstnaent during the • festive
season, '
The co-operation of ` the Press
and public,• coupled with, Parti-
cularly •good weather• over the
greater part of Canada, made
possible a successful handling of
a record volue sof Chi"istmas
rn.ai:l by. postal :mstaffs.
On behalf of . the Canadian
Postal Service, 1 wish to thank.,
the newspaper's of Canada most
sincerely for bringing to the' at-
tention of their readers thg' i i•
portance of mailing early' . at
Christmas'.
Yours sincerely',
• G. A. Boyle,
Deputy 'Postm'aer General.