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141JYKNOW SENTINEL,. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
THE `LUCKNOW SENTINEL
• . LITCKNOW, ONTARIO
"The Sepoy Town" On` the Huron -Bruce Boundary
Authorized as second class; mail, Post Office Department,, Ottawa
Established; • 1873;: Published Each• Wednesday 'Afternoon
Member of the C.WN.A. and. the OW.NA.
Subscription Rate, $3 00 •a year,•,in advance , to•the 'USA,, $4.00.
L. Campbell .Thompson and Donald C. Thompson, Publishers`.
• WEDNESDAY, MAR. • .30th, 1960
WORTHY CAUSES ALL!
During the year each 'community is
,,called upon to support " a multitude of
worthy humanitarian causes. ,This vicinity
-' never lacks volunteer workers to organize . •
and ' conduct the various campaigns, ,and
citizens generally are quite responsive and.
; generous 'to , the appeals.
Currently there are three such appeals
beforethe public. The' annual Red Cross
blitz is . to be " conducted this, ..week. Luck-
snow .and District has been Red Cross con- •
• scious since 'the days ;of, World War i. . At
the outbreak of the second world conflict,
Red :Cross activities were revived, and" the
local organization has : continued ever since
to loyally support the peace time projects
` .of the Red Cross which has become a syin-
• bol of assistance . and succor in time of em-
ergency and distress
Then there is the Easter Seal Fund, by
the Ontario Society' for. ` Crippled Children,
by which as the name implies, you can help-
a crippled child. There are more than '14,-.
000 crippled kiddieswho need this help,
which includes medical and surgical treat-
ment,
. therapy, speech-"cor-rection,- braces,
crutches, wheel' chairs . and camp : holidays.
There ` can be little so rewarding as
the knowledge that your ,dollars have ' help-
ed .a child back to a more normal way 'of
life:
' And in .the offingthe is'' canvass on,,..
behalf of the Canadian Cancer.'Society, to.
• assist 'in the relentless battle against .that
dread scourge which strikes at all ages, and
which each year takes the lives ' of more
than 22;000 'Canadians.
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CANADIAN ,LIBRARY WEEK
Although library 'services have been
expanding rapidly in Canada, tkere are
still sections of the country which, are either
inadequately served' . or of . served at all.
In- addition,theret is std�
iR greatneed for
greater distribution : of books through
booksellers:: and other agencies.
Canadian Library Week, April 3 to 9,
will be devoted to stressing ,the importance
of reading. The chief, purpose will be, , to.
further the 'already marked increases in the
number of libraries and : books available to
Canadians.
The Canadian . Institute of ' Public
Opinion : surveys' indicate that only 26 per
cent of. Canadians asked were reading a
book recently, compared to 3.1 per cent',
in 1953 and •40 per cent in 1945. Women
were slightly ahead of men in this' respect,
2.7 per cent of the women were reading a
book, and . 25 . 'per cent of the Men.
The experience of public libraries,
however, shows an unprecedentedincrease
in numbers, wof , books, circulated :and bor-
rowers.-
orrowers•• The most recent figures available
show a • more than :.5 0 per cent increase ''
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Capital' Punishment • Controversy
MAKE . SU,RVEY OF
CURRE•NY'.-ISSUE
'At a . recent meeting- of ` the
boardof directors of the Canad-
ian. Weekly Newspapers Associa-
tion, it.. was ,proposed that :the
•association conduct, through its
members, a • survey ''of weekly
"Car Dain iged
Duringa snow'• squall, Melvin
Husk, R:lt 2 Holyrood, was in.
. 'a . rear -end collision on the "high
way West of Walkerton with
another car . driven by Harry
another
°:Damage to the front, of
the Rusk car was , estimated at
;$600.00.
since 1945 in the circulation of Ontario
public libraries and association libraries.
The ' number of borrower -s has . risen by
somei60 per cent in the e answersame period.
�.. �u e .
fact
probablyh e s i
th
nws
�
that . where library or book store facilities
are available, Canadians are reading more. ,
There is still a major job to be done in
making ' these facilities. available to all
Canadians. •
This community is served by a very
fine library, but -are we making the most
and' best use ofit?
"IN SPRING, A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY"
Spring rin brings .out.•the' Sunday drivers."
..
Sunday last was the .first: balmy day of 'the
season and it :''brought them out by the.
hundredswe were one of therm'
An unusual type of Sunday driver may
be found on Winghami s Main Street. Why
they choose Wingham's thoroughfare ahead
of. others in the district is possibly because
it is long and they can practice. their. sport
for a .greaterlength'. of time without using
muscles of .the ` arm to turn the ` car in . the
opposite nrec ion. •
Most, ' of • the: drivers we . are referring
to 'are in. the age group, twenty-five • and
under. They come to:Wingham ; from
Lucknow, Bluevale, , Brussels, Teeswater,
Blyth, : Belg rave, Whitechurch, Corrie,:'
Wroxeter to mention" a:' few towns in the
area. Bumper -to -bumper 'they, edge up the
Wingham : main street ' to the CNR area
where they wheel, around with glee'` and.
make their way in a similar fashion ..back.'
to their starting:: point . in the vicinity of 86:
Highway • where they ,start all over . again.
Many of the friendlier ones wave at one
another until' they pass for the fifty-fifth
th
time when it ceases to be necessary. Some
of the more reckless ones toot' their horn
Ythey
"everytime • :pass'. a friend or' a group
...
of the' female sex who crowd 't the sidewalk.:
We didn't drive in the rush hour traf-
fic. We satalong
the curb and ':watched
' ',..,
the excitement. " If they : only knew. how ..
much more relaxing. and entertaining it is.
to sit and watch..But there again, if every-
one
. sat . there would be no one to watch.
Anyhow, they have their `fun and 'so ,did:
we.
LEFT HERE: WHEN FIFTEEN;
SON VISITS' BIRTHPLACE
CaUers. • at • The, Sentinel last
week were Mr.gand Mrs, L. B.
Harper of Nina, Manitoba. At
the request of his father, Albert
Daniel Harper of, Brandon, they
were taking;•p'ptures of the area:
The , elder M. Harper was born
in..this area, 90, years ago and
was the son of William, .Harper
and Ann.'Switzer, They lived in
the Belfast. area and Albert
Daniel„ attended Belfast` school
and later, Dungannon school. In
1885, , when he was fifteen years
of 'age, Alert Daniel went west
with his parents and other mein-
hers of the family. He has never
been. back .'since ;and uncertain
health :,prevented him from
coming last week .with his, son:
The . Sentinel suggested to Mr,
and Mrs. Harper that' they con-
tact Brown' Harper ' and his . sis-
ted, Miss Helen. Harper , of . St
Helens. If any'' of the' "old tub-
ers" could offer any information
in regard to the Harper family,
The Sentinel would • • be Most
happy to pass it along.
We never cease • to be amazed at the
community -wide interest : that has : been
, aroused in horticulture It . bears: out the..
fact that the success of any project depends..
on . such things as ' leadership, enthusiasm,
effort, publicity : anc4, salesmanship.
Children are ' a great deal : more : apt to
follow your lead . than the ' way you point.
It's better to give. than .to receive ---be-
cause. it's deductible.
newspaper readers' reaction to
the current' parliamentary de-
bate' on .the. abolition of capital
punishment.
The .purpose of the survey is
two -fold:
1, To provide the. newspaper
with an accurate , measurement
of its readers on this vital sub-
ject, and, 2: to make it possible
for the C.W,N A,'to present to
Parliament a report of the trend
in the thinking 'of weekly news -
WEDDING BELLS'
MCINNES GIES
• The marriage .: took place at
theKnox . Presbyterian, Church
manse, Walkerton, on:. Saturday
afternoon, dVtarch ° :19th of .Mr.
and ' Mrs:, William (Bud) Man--
lies.
oIn-Ines. •The bride is the former
Darlene Gies, daughter of Mr
and Mrs: ' iRupert. Gies of Kitche-
ner, while ' the groom's parents
are Mr. and Mrs William: McIn-
nes of Walkerton. Officiating' at
the ceremony was Rev. 'William.
Henderson,' minister of ' Knox
Church;' • •
The "couple were Attended by
Mr.. and Mrs.. John McInnes `of
Bluvale, the former beinga
cousin of the groom, . " •
A dinner for the immediate
families' was. held at the Hartley
House, /Walkerton, while in :the:
evening : a large gathering of'.re-
latives and: friends:of the newly-
weds . assembled at the Legion
Hall, Walkerton, for'a presenta-
tion, '
Following ' their honeymoon,
Mr. and Mrs. McInnes will re-
-side
e
• id • '
s e in Kitchener.
WEDNESDAY, MAR, 30th, 1900
PHONE SERVICE ,CUT
AFTER CAR STRUCK POLE'
The Dungannon, exchange of
the Huron and Kinloss ' Tele-
phone System was without long.
distance :.service for a time the
first of the week.
The disruption .was caused'iby
a car, ` wh' Lch strut h ro
k a yd pole
north of Belfast, which carried'
the • Bell's long distance line:
Repairs ,were made on ,Monday some .folks is just to sit. down
'to restore service.,, and listen` to :them;.
MARCH WE AAT H E R.
UNPREDICTABLE
With. most 'everyone anxious
for the Weatherman to prove
that it is spring, the vagaries. of
March weather possibly make a
greater impact 'than other
months: of the year,, •
For instance,, we 'assumed
that March ,brought us more
snow ''than ..the preceding months.
Up. to the writing of this; there
.was. 24 inches: of snow in March
as compared • with 30 : inches- in
February, . 45 inches • in' January,
,inches in December and 19 in-
ches in. November for atotal of
101 feet =-= .126 inches; as com,.
pared with ,the previous winter's
abnormal total of 160 inches.
But:,. temperaturewise,_ 'March
has same. interesting compari-
sons
ompari-
sons over the years. J. • M. Greer -u
did some record. searching a
few days ago to; prove this.
In March 1910, Mr:. and Angus
Graham were married when
sutnmerlike weather . prevailed.
Temperature '':readings that week
reached. 'a high of 73 ", degrees on
their 'wedding day, March 29th.
Other temperatures at :that time
:were: .24th; 71 degrees 27th, 60;
28th, 67;; 30th, 70." • • ''
In the corresponding week in
1946, the temperature' climbed
into the 60's and 70's, with the
record high 'set on March 29th
at :74 degrees.
• But, who .:remembers Easter
Sunday, April .1st, 1923, when
the temperature. dropped to 12 .
below zero.' That climaxed six
days of 'sub zero weather start-
ing
tarting „March 26th with 7 below;
'28, 1 below, 29th, 6 below; '30th,
1.•below, ' 31st, .7 .below.
.This' past week high tempera-
ture readings were: March '23rd„
26' degrees;, ,24th, . 33; 25th, 32;,
26th, 32; and .Sunday the 27th,
45 degrees, Which. "settled"' the':
snow somewhat and was the
:warmest ; day since ' December•
4th. •
•
REVERT TO SATURDAY
NIGHT OPENING • '
Goderich merchants' have vot-
ed., 43 ;to 34 in favor of keeping
their :stares ' "open "', on • Saturday
night Friday night . shopping
has been in effect for some time;
with most stores 'remaining' open.
The '.new open , , night : ' adoption,
stemmed.' from a secret. ballot
takenfollowing.a meeting last
week. .when . a God erich' Business
Men's Ass. was ' formed : for a
"concerted ;promotion which:
could bring more .'people to
Goderich. to 'shop?'Several• pro-
posals to thin end. were tuggest-
ed
The easiest way to.. entertain
,paper subscribers. It is -believed.
that such a report would be • of
great interest to Parliament as
a whole.' .
A Coupon is published in this
issue; ' 'and any of ourreaders
who Would care to express their
.feelings on this subject are ask-
ed to fill it in anf1' bring or send
it to this • 'office •nor drop it in
the ' Sentinelletter drop. No.
name need be signed to • the cou-
pon.
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