The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-05-19, Page 2PAO ,' W
THE. LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW
LUCKNOW SENTINEL,
L;UCKNOW, ONTARIO,
Towel" --On the Huron -¢rue.; Boundary
g tra_tion Number : 0847
dished 1873 Published; Each Wednesday Afternooi.
Member of the: C W.N A. and O.W.N.A /•
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Donald C. Thompson, Publisher
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WEDNESDAY: . .
n, �• MAY 19th, 1471.;
LETTER TO TH.E' EDITOR. .
Rural Shopper
Complains
Of Hours
'Mr. Don Thompson,
Luc know, Sentinel ,
Lucknow , Ont.
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THE COUNC.ILR.ES.IGN�TIONI
The village of Lucknow is, faced with the necessity of an appoint-
ment
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PPont
ment'to fill the vacancy in council caused by the resignation of coun
dllor Harold "Toby" Greer.
Mr. Greer was first elected . to council about 21/2 years : ago. He.
f�
leri tt,e.Polls-in-a-hotly -contested-election-w t the, n"
�w�w . Ll...
issue. Mr. Greer served a' two year term and last December ...agvn was
elected to office for a further 2 year term,tuff's time byacclamation,
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During this ` time he ' gave unselfishly of his time and knowledge in,
carrying out the work of the municipality. He was a good councillor.
However, the resignation, 1 coming about . four :months after;
accepting office for a further two . year term, leaves manyquestions
tl s
unanswered ': in the minds of rate a ers, :. No specific. •eason. has P • Y
r , . been
gwen_the electorate
The Sentinel first learned of the resignation about 21 weeks
ago. Mr, Greer : was contacted but would neither, confirmnor deny it
and suggested that we contact the . Reeve for ' an • release on the
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matter We ; slid_,not�fol1ow stip
t4i's--'sugge n -deli' at�onl Mr.
wing�ttt y
Greer could: ,correctly : confirm. his 'decision.
We later discovered that the resignation had been received at.
a Riedel meeting of council on April 24th, prior to our conversation,
-and
n,
-and was recorded in. the minutes, .a matter of ' ubli
men p c record. We had not
checked the minutes nor with anyoneexcept
• y p'1VIr.:Greer..'. .: .
In:.a matter of such im .ortance the public, an&.theiry_onl::.:rep.
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resentative at council meetings, the press, , should be given.`some
straight • answers, not' the runaround.
Dear Sir. ;
ONTARIO
• WEDNESDAY,. MAY 19th, 1971;
Through the medium of the:'
Lucknow Sentinel ,II'd like to
express my opinion of a very dis-
turbing
.situation that has' develop-
ed
evelo-
P
ed.in, Lucknow.
I'm only;one:of many who
has been in .the habit of shopping
in Lucknow, but feel from ••
now on I'd be better to.try some-.
where else.
Like most people; groceries
are' the first item: on the list, and
due t.o the fact that two of the;
grocery stores in. Lucknow seem to
think all people should finish•their
day: at 9 p. m . , I find myself
going elsewhere' for my groceries...
• •What I'd like.•to know is why
the two'grocery stores close at 9 •
and. all other stores stay open till-
en.
• Just . a few years_ back; these
same''two •grocery stores were.
vieing with one another to:•see,
how -Much, longer:they could •sta Y •
g Y.
open, and furthermore; you could
find them' npen rrrnst :slys even
thoughtholtay,exisd ' te ed 1se•
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where.
Of course everyone suffers when
the grocerystores are closed'. and •
for this we -feel sorry:• 1-iowever, 1•
know of at'least:a dozen families
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who are:.doing shopping: elsewher.e,
having` found the• grad ery..stores
cl.osed•'in their:fa'ce' on,:Fxiday-,
nights, in Luc know;:
Parents desiring. to have. a child attend Kinder
garter at Lucknow and District Public School tiur-
ing the • 1971 - 72 School Term are requested to.'
register with Mrs. Helen • Hall, at ' the Anglican-
Church Parish Hall
FRIDAY AfTERN00N,
MAY 28s 1971
Froin 1:0.0to3:00P.M.
PROOF- THAT THE: CHILD' WILL 'BE FIVE 'YEARS OF AGE.
BEFORE' • DECEMBER 31st, 1971, .1S . REQUIRED .:AND SIF•
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POSSIBLE THE CHILD SHOULD ACCOMPANY• PARENT AT '
• TIME: OF' REGISTRATION, • • :,
he is forced' off 'the farm
This is• why the N U.: are
holdingthese give s. to'tr `
.-... g •Y Y
and make the•consumer aware'.,of
why the' farmer is in•such finan-
cial difficulties.
Over the years, the farmer .has
been told to,become more :effic-
ient
.ffic-ient and increase his voium'e for •
a-be-tte-r-indome- g -has bet. ;
more efficient but what is the use
'of increasing.the voltinie9•.:For • •
'e.xa mplc pigs - -i f -ane pig- •,-
loses, you: over $7;'00 ;'100, pigs,
will lose you $700..00; you inig ht
as:well quit first.
When the two-thirds •of the
farmers :' who the Federal Govern
ment••want to leave'thefarms., go
to towns and cities what is it
It's nice ,to feel so' independent.
and'not need the: trade :,: ,but . per-
haps' they should think:,of some of
the other merchant's who aren't
so well off; if theycan't, think
of the ;lowly farrier who works'''
from daylight to dark, ;be it day
light saving or standard time.
• ;'Yours truly
Marion McCharles.
st•-
TRY OUR
RENCH-FRIES
H ►BURGS _ HOTDOGS
CHICKEN DINNERS
ONION RINGS
CONES =: SUNDAES
MILK SHAKES
VARIETY :OF :.
BEVERAGES
PROPRI'ETO'R OLIVER. 'GLENN'.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Explaijns N.F.U.
Sive-Away Program
Dear' Sir;
Since our .National Farmers' Un'
'n;• '-woe
erich'rec'ently, many sonsui ers
have been asking `questions. i
would-14.keLto--make--a few oo-rr ---
ments.
First 'of all, let us .make acom-:'
pariion between the farmer and
The, worker who lives in town,; The
'worker' has his house ,•'his means of
transportation and his family's
personal expenses (food ; clothing,
etc.). The price sof almost 'every
-tiling has •gone up :hut. so'. have
wages. •
: The'farmer has the same eX--
lienses-then on top -of that ; rn -
•order tO run his farm, he must.
have two or three tractors, seed -.Along with thousands of others,
ing., haying, and harvest equip:'" including several "from this corn"'.
ment, . If he is in dairy, he has to
munity, Harvey arid I were guests
buy'cows , milking •equipment.ana of Prime Minister Wm: Davis and
:have -1 a a, r air e g Pion. ;Allam osstzlan,. ttta:rio
rnent.regulatons) = whatever.he Place in Toronto'last'Sunday, The
specializes in,. there aYe;aecorn-
tour' took us •about 2 1/2 hours.. ,.
p'anying costs:: .There are the , Thinking of 'how to describe what
- we saw is like try in .to tell of
operating costs (feed, seed, fuelY g
eta.) that must be rn.et - -- :•' - ,)'our family You._don't Cant to ._,_.
The Parade their short corrin g
s. prides, the, farmer received rieth:'�.
in the last twent er' do you want to enlarge on,
y years have not Y i,
gone up as wages have, and yet their' good points acid it is very;'
his costs have'soared so he finds
difficult sometimes. to keep on tile
narrow line between,
himself borrowing more Money,;
getting deeper in debt until Many of you will know mote of
going to; :do to ,the huge' unemploy;-
mens problems •that already •
exist?
If' big 'corporations take' over ..
farming, which will follow when,:
only a''few farmers are le.ft, we.•
%can' be sure that food prices, are,
',not going to get lower.
Thefamily farm is a Most :ec
onomical'unit because; all the
,,eI;e . c, d: et'
:adults, help with'the work.
The consumers can help the
4armer• in his fight to keep, the
_family farm by writing:,the.ir .com-
plaints about the Federal Farm
'Policy ,and their support of the
'farmer to their .M.P: at _Ottawa;
their ;M.P.P. , Queens' Park , Tor
o o;-_,_t:h�i r•ye spapen.
We cannot;have�a healthy'urban
society if we have•a'sick rural
society.
Sincerely, ;
Mrs. -Charles Wilkins-•;•;•-
Sec, local 335,:
National Farmers Union.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR /
Comments On
Ojtaijolkice
this latest achievement.' f this.;,
rnan-made, Showplace than .I'. It';
is built on reclaimed • land, aii.d;•in
fact a 'large dredge is still work-
ing on•the site. ;Parking your car
in the C.N'. E rounds,you :want.•.
'across an enclosed -cross walk to
the•turnstiles and'the first build.-
ing. The young rnen•and •women,
actin -ides are dressed -a -sec-
fully,' they rneri in blue :b.lazers and:
trousers';'• the girls in yellow' pant'
su-res-:a-rtd-H-are:•most-eo--oper-at>
•ive '. 'Music ., lights , .,pic'tures are
shown on many screenso,and• in one
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section.on large canvas bags:,
Which,you .'ushed aside .as thou li
w "Yo:u p. �.
.going through a forest.
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Carpeted .steps -act as.seats4r}',
front'of a.lar."g a screen,•showin 7
pictures of Ontario and its'•peop•le
inaction.. . The. ground floor has
a museum connotation.' Thesc
'are'pioneer objects; ,,early editions
Of 'Canadian ?n'agazines''and'papers,.
etc,:• . Going out the.exit you'_ wa ll<
along a -.:for want of'a. better
narrie` wharf to restaurants,
snack bars attractively surrounded.
by waterways, park like. sections
Ater nrI se'ATs are�r)r.OW—:. �:
ided will be":most picturesque.
The young trees and fresh sod •
appear to be taking.' hold and"a
large_:crew` :'Of, men are still busy
planting and ,rolling the sod., ;
There` are many modern light •
•standa'rds'whichmust be attract
ive from the mainland•at night
..'.,.1
- re- re -a -g„ nu rrr leer--o#-
steps to climb up and .down whic;li •::
I found tiring '.And: at this 'early
sta-ge,o-fvisiting-one--got-the-fuel'
ing o f dropping .in on a family`,
the ,day they moved in. • You•
could -see the 'basic -faun which
by mid summer will have many .
of the bugs ironed out,; •.Even the •
little boats' •will be transporting:
passengers `around. the waterways' :.
by. next .week. :
There.is'one headache we'
wouldn't want though where, will
all the cars''Igo at Exhibitioil ,ti Mc
Toronto l5 irenir 7irthplac ,-- -
do feel proud of Ontario, Placc , It .
is• a real achieveri ent and a mod, •
ern addition to, the attradtions of
that city. Itis, something that
will only improve with age.
Edith Webster.
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