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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-03-24, Page 14PAGE. FOURTEEN THE .LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, • MARCH . 24th, 1971. Doors' 0=0C 0=0--0=0= oiao tmao 01001 1TTSBURGH PRIM INT,BRUSNES - TUIIPENTH,N POLYFILLA , • • OQo o>Q.O (MADE TO ORDER): co 0 0 =01===2 PHONE 528-31.18 LUCKNO OUR HOMETOWN PAPER BY ANNE.GORDON In terms of definition the week- ly -newspaper-as-we • know -it ,-is-one which is 'edited and published On ao weekly 'basis. and falls into twcat- egories larger and smaller. The. su larger ones. ch as the Family Her' ald"and The Free Press,:Weekly all_d but i�'_appeared,, HpW,7 ever we•do•' have the Star Weekly and the 'Weekend Magazine' which are published in conjunction with the week end .daily papers. But the•'one .with which` we are .present- ly concerned is the beloved weekly hometown paper Which emerges from most towns •and villages from. coast to coast •usually on a: `Wednes day or, arid Thursday abrings the printed word messages,,advertise- ments, sports, human interest stor• ies, general news;; you name it they have it: and for me thee day on hi it_ s_41ue has sp ,c ial „ meaning. •Very often there is •lit- tle or no ;mail -throughout the. week except perhaps an Unpaid account but come' Wednesday 'or Thursday one knows'he will be,rewarded for going to the mail, box or:: Post' • S'.rmcc�v-rrri-rrrn :� local paper and' when that same. paper 'goes on holidays,or is de layed •for, sorrie inexplicable. real on one.feels.a definite sense of. loss.' It: is almost•like a ray of sunshine on a cold . dull day in • is help. wanted or work needed. It of rs an excellent opportunity to publicly say thank yo' for servie es rendered... In fact ;the innum r era'ble ways in which tt serves: its' -readers are legion •,w. In, this rapidly ciianging.world' • . where big things are getting bigger and the, smaller .things' sometirnes disappear,•le.t us -fere- • ently, hope that our looal :weekly newspaper will:continue. to.cOme to us on .even keel.• This could' put the onus on the publisher him- self for often times he must be master' of the fate of• his paper; and to turn out a good •paper:and serve his readers weah,he must be. dedicated to his work and any " doubts or frustrations he may fees: would be far ,outweighted by the appreciation offthe .readers them_ selves and tthheir.actual,love for the paper. , ' • 'A local Weekiy'newspaper means enough to me. that whirr I subscribe.. to the Lucknow Sentinel should•:I• be in any sizable --town• in Ontario'•I would stop at the nearest; winter or a welcome shade tree on a hot sultry day in summer,. and what•better way'is.there to Spend a:period-of •relaxation than to sit'quietly down with the. home town'weelcly ,'and. read and 7reflect on.• the contents :therein. This '. same precious ,paper does :not -•stop within the 'confines of it's, own particular domain but reaches' out it's,: friendly informative word into every province of Canada into the far towering north,' and • to. many of the states: of our neigh bour to the south of us.and then :takes wings across the skies .to almost any corner df the globe The advertisement•pag.es'inthis. 'same weekly contain a wealth of. Information as to who has what to sell,. omay.r ay. want to buy. ..it inforrn•s us locally whether there local., It.',had but'1 ..¢ in my pocket and 'were obliged, to. choose. between a cup of coffee and • e weekly paper 1 would choos the latter •' For shutins,•:intron ed or tots ely people it is'aFmeans of corn munication all. its' own.It gives them an:intimate-relationship, with their. corn'munity and a link with a whole- series of tinycomrunitie; which they could never otherwise have. '•For: those Who „enjoy and_ : are capable it creates a golden •, Opportunity not :only. to gather local,'iterns of news•and• present them but.a chance ,for self expres- sion on ariy subject 'of their choice.: 1 think the ultimate value of 'the weekly, newspaper •can.be summed up ' and pro en• by the, - innumerable .Letters' which come.'; to the' editor -such as:the :one. which,appear'ed in the. Lucknow Sentinel two, weeks ago.'from a nonagenarian in Toronto. Read it, 'reflect; and judge .for,yourself. Receives av��rd'. �o Slides Show Commentar The Ripley and District,Hortic- ultural Society held their meeting on Tuesday; March 1. at 2`:-00 p.m. in St. •Andrew's United Church: basement. The meeting. was: oPerted�vith O C 'nada-and the Lord's Prayer with Mrs 'Baas Van der Hoek presiding. • Plans' were- discussed: for-attendi ing the District Annual On.Satur•' . y da, .'. April ril 17 at .Lion's Head. Fi al arrangements were made for the April 'meetin and it was .dec- .ided-te�-iny-ite--both-t-h�e Wingharri and Lucknow Horticultural Societ'=- ies to this meeting. May 1-8 was chosen as -#he -Bat -e•-.- for the Spring Flower Show. Prize lists for both theSprin.g and,Sum met Flower ,Shows were made available to the .time.mber's.. The roll c:all was, answered b}i:the ex: changing;of plants with 22 mem bers-.pxesent Ivlrs.q David Elphick rrad:e the' • presentation of the certificate , for th.e "Award:of Merit"'to Mrs. George MacDonald whohas com- pleted .her terni_aspresiderisLand has"been;an active meMber oyer:. a period: of years. -- Mrs ---0l- ver,- GGha-rles-cont vened the program part 'of, the ,meeting.: She conducted. a cone- test on newsp per articles and i troduced the ;guest speaker aret Machan.' She showed slides on• E cpo 70 Japan and gave a very interesting' -commentary as:`Well. as'showing many articles. .of intim erest-she. had-'"bro u$ - ht b 'k war— her. ith her." Mrs., George MacDonald thanked her and presented. her with :a' gift in appr_e_ciatioii-. meeting-elosezl Queen• and Grace and luridh was • served, us he ob meet ringtime 1 Mortgage rates are lower n . n and our capactty-tos� you'witfi an ideal, custonl- built-for-you''loan .was, never greater., So don't let, that "Where -will -I -.get -the= money?". problem ,get you -own, Hand -it over' to understanding experts wh-o have behind them over eighty.years of experience mortgagess- tO s'ui't individual needs. Solve your problem today at Victoriia.and Grey. ; 'or soundcounsel and a .fair price on a' tonuaient correctly designed from quality • material, rely. on Silver Lake: Wl SilverIake Women's Institute's. March rneetuig was -'held -at .the m home of •Mrs..Harold Banneran°. .The president Mrs. John Hodgins• . presided.:Sh e weloonied the. ladies and•opened the meeting with-ttie.�s-ingittg—orthe •Institute .Ode and repeating, the Mary Stew- art Collect. 0 Mrs;'-Elhsoir•Had in gave he treasurer's• report. The ,correspon Bence, included an invitation from -Ri<p1ey--Won e-ri nstittite=to tt-etid the short.cotirse',"Fashion• Cues• for You''. to. be held 'May 7 and from Purple Grove' Worhen's Institute •to join with thein for ,a ,bus trip some. time in May. • Mrs.. Harold Bannerman and. Mrs. Ronald Thacker' are the nom- inating committee. It was,passed -that�•a=dorrariorr l enc o B ruse lea Haven in Walkerton and to the 1st Kinloss Boy Scout'Committee•' to help sponsor William Dickie to the Boy Scout Jamboree in Japan: Convener.. reports. were given' by he a ta-nd-ing,corn-mitt s -•-•- Rill call "One°way to irriprove. our education after leaving school" was answered' by the mem- bers. -Mrs:- 11'o-nret`” 1 'evitt edu'cafion convener gave do inforrtiative talk and showed' slides on home decorating, aiso'displayed sever- al of her, own oil paintings which was of interest td:all. DOnt.,Freeze,:;; Weptease. Sunoco Nea#tng.�0il P. • <.•A ,top-quality clean -burning heat- ing oil. Plus:' Automatic deliveries. Free 24 hdurr'burner .service. Easy" ..year-roun.d:,payment plan _-Ge-t- complete, carefree heating service. Get Sunoco Heating 0i1. Call 'today_ • •HEATI'N0 OIL . by the'makers of famous custom -blended. • Blue Sunoco Gasoline FU ELS BOX 8, LUCKNOW 529-75.24 � o brother Passes In His 38�h Year GEORGE C•ItAWFORD WRA: Geor.ge..Crawi;; ford: Wray -of Lo. don•,,'former.ly of T'•urnberty._l ors ii- ship„passed away at•St... Jascph's Hospital'; London.on Wednesdc; ;• March 1:0 1971in his•313th }(car George was••the second son late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon', He was bornand'.educated in Turnberry Township , , where he i-es.ided, until r.y ars ago w cn • lie became employed: with -the Salvation 'Army., • Horton St ,; , 1.4;= don, 'George is - survived -by thre-e— sisters Mrs. •Stanley (Doris) flays., of 1;loiick \Township ,Mrs. Jack (l:iheen) Toms of Peterborough.,, Mrs., Frank (Loreen)Alton of° A -fi I{l=Towfiship-a. n&t-wq±-ls ers John•of Turnberry'Town�ship and Rev: Wesley of Vancouvc°r ; Bi G also-twonFy neea nd Pat' O'Hagan, Prop. 'Establishe'd Over Sixty Years WALK€RTON •hHONE. 011.0234 ONTARIO' VG TRUST COMPANY SING 'Loafer* Hill; Manager. Elgin and KCngston Streets" Goderioh' 5241' The nieeting. 'Opted by singing nephews. He attended the'Centrah• 13aptist' C-hurt-ih; nLgndon-and--was--viee--;=-=.•-•-- presidet.ofthe London Auxiliary president y ;of the Ontario Chapter of the Can ad•ian Hemophilia Society. .;the'fun' raj cervice_was cort,duc•, ted on Saturday,. March 13 Major Jae:k Barr and Major Hagg— luno of the Salvation Army, Loci` • Gorge •Ternporary entombrnent''was in the Gorrie Cemetery Chapel,. with final resting place i'n.Wox- eter Cemetery.:' ?Pallbearers were"; fir.artir__.` Inwood.., London; Raymond Stain- , ton, ,Goderich; Murray Hayden; Jamestown; Lloyd Simnmons,lic Willits and Murray Willits of. '� tiriiberry. Y ' the "Queen" and "Grace': Lunch was, served by the hostess and her assis"tan"ts Mrs, Clarence; Hedley and Mrs.. Ellison Hodgins.