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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-03-02, Page 2PAGE TWO • THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUcKNoik,;ON'.rARIC WEDNESDAY MAR. 2nd,, 19600, THE LUCKNOW :SENTINEL LIICKNOW Ow A.RIO "The„ Sepoy Town" O ' :the 'Huron -Bruce Boundary • Authorized, as second class mail, Post Office Department,.. Ottawa ' Established .1873 Published. Each Wednesday Afternoon Member of ,the C.W:N.A+::and the O.W.N:A., Subscription Rate,' $3:.00 a year, in advance to the U.S.A., $4.1)(l. L, Campbell Thompson and Donald C. Thompson, Publishers , WEDNEs PAY, :MAR. 20,-1960 WISHFUL THINKING NOT ENO,UGH Canadians pinned false hopes on their team winning the Olympic Hockey title, and we had the pre -series feeling that some of the drum beating for the Canadian team was. sort of moral building bravado.. We have.:no` intention of berating. ' "The Dut= 'chi es:'` 'It is to their credit that they downed Russia : and took second place, after hope had gone.' of winning the gold' medal. Get- ting in by the "back door," had Russia defeated the,: United States, would : have been of little satisfaction. 'The • fact is that a number of countries..' have emulated and become quite proficient in playing our .. tia `fit-'onal game. It is a, bit humiliating- to • have, to accept upsets and defeat', ' but we must face the fact that no longer have we a ` monopoly on the skill and stamina de- manded bythe game. We have reached; the • point 'when we must'°now concentraIe, on being as good, or a little better than the `other fellow, and on developing' team play and the will to win. In spirit` The Dutchies were not lacking in the final game WHY NOT WRITE A LETTER It' is a .disappointment that "Letters To The Editor" are are so ' rarely ,received. How many times:. have we heard people "threaten to .write, ' yet never .db 'se, or suggest that the . Editor do it. On. the , other, hand, there 'are .;some of theexpressed. facts and "opinions," that receive quite. a play verbally, which ' the ' teller would not put in p int over :his or her .signature. That is. a. pretty good way to `,assess,. what is fact, fiction Or malicious' gossip, But let's get back to ? this letter writ= For instance, the subject of '`capital punishment is a very controversial,. one. There must have 'been those who ' disagreed . with the ' views expressed in the ,.editorial column op this : subject, .• If so; let- us . heat. from you: ,Recently,we asked for comments about the proposed • new bridge in Luck- now.. There. Must be various' opinions as to•` its necessity' and location. kat a line 'was received The most re -action we : have received`' • to our editorial efforts of ,. ' late, was in connection with our criticism of some of . the CBC's dramatic'• produc- tions. The expressed' reaction to this was all one of approval, with the comment that we "didn't put it strong enough.' '< And yet, no one 'added .their„ agreement in writing. :GOOD ADVICE. 'The Sentinel'had a 'cah last.w eek: from! a local .resident 'who' *las "always had some Y apprehension" • of the structural strength of the Arena. With the installation of; artificial ice being under 'consideration •by the : Lions Club, this ,.gentleman, :points out that the first thing ;to . 4o• would be to. calf. in a' qualified .provincial inspector. to "examine the building, to jive assurancethat it will be structurally ; sound : for many. years. `; to come. It is logical' and timely," he said to ,have the building • inspected. -The writer assumes that this would be, . the natural '`course of, procedut<e, and with Or' without artificial ice, the arena, and, all public buildings should; have ' periodic , scrutiny. Earlier this year Council recommend 'ed: that the arena be inspected by George Whitby, who as well as :being lire Chief,. is in the was construction business The inspec- tion ncarried out to Mr. Whitby's ''sat- isfaction • and approval, yet he sees..no rea •ton why a government inspector might not g be nailedin if available and desirable.. • • t STUDENTS WILL BE INTERESTED In last week's issue anadvertisement, appeared . under the ' title, "Scholarships and Bursaries." It has reference to a book- let ' on this subject which is available free of charge from the Sun Life of Canada. It deals particularly with assistance avail able to, studentsthrough a wide variety of scholarships andbursaries in Canada and abroad: than nbefore With'greater � stress.' a ` .: ever . being 'laid ; on advanced education, this ,pamphlet 'should have wide • appeal •and prove most , informative to' those . high school students who, plan to .'pursue their studies to graduation. And as' well it 'might; well be the' inspiration.'necessary. for 'those who • are toying • with the idea 'of leaving. school.. Students, ' parents and; 'education ' minded citizens': ingeneral,'. will find the pamplet well worth while. An enquiry from "a former''resident as to Scottish games Or a tattoo thi3 summer, .; should cause us to give some serious con- sideration : tto a periodic, :. if :' not an annual "big day:" Such an event might have some semblance of the activities. which at one. time made this` The Sepoy .:Town, interna- tionally ' famous, .Congratulations . •are in order to fello*, publisher It- G "Goldie" : Buckingham ' of • Kincardine who`was'. Flected president . of ,Y newspapers the Class A weekl at their convention in Montreal on .Saturday. Dis-. trict ' ublishers. have been' rominent PP.. giving leadership in the weekly, field. ,Geo. Ellis ,.:of the 'Goderich Signal -Star .is the immediate past• president . of :the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, a' `posit •tion which has. previously been held' in're- • 'cent: years• by. l3arry 'Wenger..,ofo-theS Win -, ham. Advance ` Times and 'Clayton Sc. haus of the: Chesley Enterprise This, week we were almost. ``run down",` by a public school student -on foot. Ap- proaching P, d' proaching . a groupof children ` on Outram Street, . which was narrowed by snowbanks and parked cars,the writer had dropped to a second-gearpace, snail's`` ace. and at that,. had to sound the ,'horn and come to a sudden stop to save the child from walking headon into the car:. The youngsterwas in earnest conversation with a classmate and was . in complete oblivion so far as the approaching carwas' concerned. ' If an, accident should.. occurr under such circumstances it : would be difficult • to• convince .parents that :the .motorist was' blameless. • .MODERNIZE SAWMILL?PERA TIONS Allan Manto and Ronald Frook who operate the Lucknow Ltun-,I ber Company S,awanill, . have : pur-' chased equipment .. ' that,, Win speed up' and generally improve log 'sawing operations at the mill. ' •A rear mounted "lift -fork" . • has 'been purchased from;: Omar Brook$ of Lucknow arid the .Sen- tinel' was on 'hand to' catch Allan' Manto, hoisting ,the, first log. Presently: a log. -car ; running, on tracks is the . •methodby which, the • logs:. are put:into . the 'for sawing. Considerable• manual labour;is required ; to ..load the logs 'onto ' :the log car. ii IA new' ` door in. the :south. side. of the mill will ' -Mean ; that logt can be . set right into 'the milt by the use of ,the, new machine, 'The lift' fork will also be used to remove the 1 .ber from the •mill 'at : the backwhere . • a 'track. is.. also ;being used. Lumber':wiil. be piled and`stripped asit comes, off the saw. They track§, .. both front and back of the mill, ' will 'be remov 'ed ' and it :is expected. :,that the machine and : one .man will be able' to do the: work :that ':four• men : were previously . doing. Sawing • will .no longer have to' cease while . • logs : are_ being brought `into the. mill: Sentinel ; Photo REPRESENTATIVES • d .ATTEND . G. R. CONVENTION Local ;Municipalities °were' re= presented.''at the..Good • ;Roads convention in :Toronto last. week:' In attendance from Lucknow were Councillors Alex ;McLeod; M. L. ' Sanderson, Omar, Brooks; from, Huron., Township,, Reeve, Chester:' Emerton,'- DeputycReeve, Alfred Walden,.: W. R. ` Lowey and Steve • Irwin; from' Kinloss, Reeve ' Harold : Perey, Councillors Wallace: ,Conn, `Eugene' Conley arid Road Superintendent Elliott Carruthers; from.. West Wawa - 'nosh, Reeve: John Durnin "and Councillors Harvey Culbert •and' Lorne Durniri; from Ashfield, , Reeve. Andrew : Ritchie, Road: Superintendent Herb Curran and Clerk, Donald,`' Simpson. Locally Boy 'Scouts, . Girl Guides and Brownies attended' church on Sunday,: to,. participate in. honouring the memory of Lord Baden Powell, founder of,: the move- ments. As well', 'the assembly. served to focus attention on the - fact that these groups have functioned effectively, in 'Lucknow . for Many years; due• largely to the devotion of able leaders. Public service such as this, and indeed in so many phases of communi- ty • life; becomes matter-of-fact, , and. taken. for granted: Not only did , Sunday's turn - .out of these young folk contribute to the observance of the 5 Oth anniversary : of ". the .' founding of the organii:ation, but .it also served • to make. us conscious of the faithful service ' of local leaders • over the years.. They deseve vote of thanks: No one is honoured for what he re- ceived. 'Honor is the reward for what he gave. • • MR. AND. MRS. FARNELL MARRIED : 57 YEARS' ME and Mrs. H. J. Farnell of Hamilton and formerly of Luck - now'. and. Ripley were entertain ed. at' a dinner of the home of their - daughter, , Mrs. Grace Keane 'in 'honor •o f their 57th wedding anniversary on Thurs= day, February 25th, 1960. Mrs. Farnell is'' •83 ..years of age and Mr. Parnell is, '85. PASS MUSIC:: EXAMS Three music students of Mrs; Wm: Graham of '• Ripley . have passed' the 'Toronto. Conservatory - of, Nlusic onservatoryof,Nlusic examinations in Grade. II theory. June •Ackert. of ' Holy- rood arid Betty. Hunter of _Huron: o ai° first class Township b!tned honours . with marks of 90 and. 8 : respectively.- . • Catherine :Mac- .. 5, espe Donald : of . Huron: Township ,re- ceived re-ceived honour standing. with a mark -of' 75. AT RIPIEY MEETING~ OF PRESBYTERIAN MEN A group of • men: from' the Lucknow Presbyterian. Church attended the Presbyterian Men's meeting in.' • Ripley Church on Wednesday evening of last week. Included in, .the group were • den Mowbray, Norman Taylor, Jim. Henderson, Win. McDonald, Stuart' Robertson and • John Em- erson. The meeting was well at- tended . and divided ,into ' three discussion .groups. This council, . known as "The Presbyterian men," came into being in 1957.. All across Canada groups' :of men are working with ,their ministers td • 'participate in council training. All men of the Church are invited to attend' The nett meeting will be held in South Kinloss: Church on Wednesday evening'; March 16; PHONE INSTALLATIONS, sH:ow...LOCAL'• INCREASE The • expansion . of telephone facilities; • in Lucknow: during: 1959 .was typical of the situation across the territory served 'by The Bell Telephone . Company of Canada, ,it was revealed in that company's 80th . annual 'report is - 'Sued this : week 'Last' year's tele- phone construction ••program • of $196 'million! was ', .the ` largestin. the corrpan :'s. !history, the.'re- port • ' .states ' 'and'.. 190;52:8 • teles +phones , were, added to' • those in service. . ' • . On . the. local scene, some ' 21. telephones were added; .Il. 11. P. Johnston, Bell manager for this region . said, bringing the total to 490 as of December 31st. According to the report, net income totalled $50,283,578 for last year; $11,384,289 higher than in. .1958: . Earnings . per, ' share amounted to. $2.48 'or 33 '.cents higher than in the previous year.. The quarterly • dividend of cents per share was increased to.. 55c for the final quarter .:arid surplus wasincreased by $9,107,` 8.45: Vie ''BORN LYON§ -r-' Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Lyons, lt.R. '1; Lucknow, a' nounce the birth of a sore. Muz' ray Er nest On Thursday, Febru- ary ary 25th,1960, a brother fbr John, ' 1Vevii'i and, Lynda. PERSONALIZED LABELS -,800 'with your' name and address in; plastic dispenser, only $1., Doti Thompson, Lucknow.