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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-05-26, Page 14PAG"' FOURTEEN: THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PATIO (Grey) KEEP =/N TN1FRf,SN/1ESS' , :WITH Size 18" x 18" and 24"x24 Made of 2" B.C. Red 'Cedar (Bolted and.. Assembled) e Size' 24" x '30" •N•N•M•N•N♦N•N•N• ••••N•N e Glass Screening'' In Sizes 20" to 36" WILL NEVER STAIN OR RUST Can; Be Cut With Scissors • No Sharp -Edges • PHONE 528-3118' ' ' SHORT : TWO IMIEM.EERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE .1 . ' . • home I suggested that 'the 'meet- ing might be held ,the following ' • PICKNOW.,: of the level of honorarium , .he. almost amounts'to a volunteer • Thompson, :publisher of. the Luck now Sentinel,. ;I hope that the 'record may be set straight and complete by the, publicizing in the press of some of the'd'etails sur- . rounding the 'calling. of this meet-. ing•.•on a.day other than:the regul- ar meetm" gg day.:. The regular; meeting day this month was on the;llth... Harold 'Gre'r ;• who at. ' . was still hoped' would reconsider , his resignation even'at;this time-, - ,;and the .writer., are exceedingly' interested: in prfessional hockey, and for. myself I do, not • le . any- thing interfere with, my following the Stanley .Cup Payoffs and never' have. In. addition, our Clerk was not available for 'this .meeting. and it was. called off '.for .these several: reasons. On :a personal visit to your Y. Morning, or daytime , or evening, 'but not on the coming Thursday' because of another :• playoff game scheduled. 'In, 'addition, on avis it to the town office on Thursday morning, while the•'date for this . meeting had still. to; be deizl , : employee . ,Everyone offering himself for office knows this•,•. ' and.'accepts it;. as. part of the .job. '.I1owever, , I' do not have to apolo- gize for a lack of application. to or :interest- in 'municipal work'.. .With very few -exceptions when.— 'WEDNESDAY, .MAY ;26 1971.r and s.,kimpy set of books and re- cords. I am, still not at the end of this, and these days and weeks' Iave been taken away from my business with no remuneration,. very little 014nks, and now public criticiscu,, This position on the . Arena. Cominittee is probably one of the busiest of the council com- mittees, om-mittees, and little credit is, given in its execution. N Since 1 have made the head-,. lines ,this week, and since there: is more to the story than: appeared in. the press.,, I wou:ldhink that the '• press in all fairness would print the rest of ,the story. •In`addition, I would •also give• hien ano�th•er headline. "•, In view of the unjust criticism publicized today based on-incocn plete information; in the lack of genuine appreciation of past coin- rnittee: work; in view of the fact that,. by conscientiously trying to, perform these committee duties; my own business;su'fers-and.'in . view of the fact that, all of the above has killed any further inter- est I might have in municipal work, I hereby tender my resigna tion ' from;the council of the Village -Of •Lucknow, together with any committees;on''whch I serve effective this date �. I. a-gai-n-a-dvised tfie `to. n-0lerli L- -had -to be-away-on-persona'I,pusiness, - :or recently when I• took a short;; • 'holiday , rhave attended -all the .. • regular' meetings the many spec= rnreetings:held in 1969:and -1970re the.Arena; etc., •In a,ddi tion•,' as one of Lucknow'srepres- entatives on th_e Lucknow Arena Committee as"its Secretary -Treas- urer I have spent very many additional hours attending to these duties.. Today, am in'the third, almost continuous week; of try- ing to prepare•a comprehensible, set of'records covering the Arena Operation - from 'a very: inadquate to try: to call it for any other time but that Thursday :evening because I, forgone , 'would be un-. available for the: meeting. This 'Was, well known when the date.", for.the meeting was finally decid- ed on, ecid-ed.:on,_ despite the :fact. that I. would be unavailable was well, known. '; I should Also •point out • that a • Councillor 'in the village of Luck • now is not :a full time . employee and usually has his own•.business to also Consider. Also ,• in view • *Yours very truly, Pinecrest Ma nor''Nursing' Home A;dtinistrator,, STATEMENTFROM' MR,; NEW.-:. .BOLD TO THE SENTINEL In' connection with the subject.• of the letter to Reeve..Joynt., copy of which I also ;sent. to you;, .there are several points a would. wish to, Firstly, on Tuesday' I visited the Reeve at his 'home in .the mid-' dle of •the•day to suggest that in view of the. hockey, playoff, 'and; also due tothe fact that the Clerk • THERE ARE TIME$ 'WHEN EVERYONE -N.EEDS.: SOUND INVESTMENT F.2 ESTATE COUNSELLING Now, is the Time to Pion. Your SEED' Supplies' of top quality seed 'grainare,limited this spring due to the, wet harvest season last year: Order. your supplies now! FERTILIZER Your Co -o eratioa•offers you • acomplete line of quality' fertr- • izers, .Contact them now and arrange for delivery ; or pick-up of your spring .requirements, �rL Custom spreading and equipment leasgng'' kpplied fast? Then ;see your CO-OP and arrange the„, fertilizing serviceyou need: " WhervyouTneed: the competent services .of a trust company;let us ,help you on such. items as Tax: Matters,, Succession Duties,` Planning and Administering Estates; Investments, Savings` and' High Interest Certificates.' • ,RETION STERLING TRUSTS 372.Bay •Street, TORONTO you Can buy our Guaranteed .Trust Certificates, from :your locjaf-financial counsel -or Mr.• Alex T: MacNay BOX'.:;125 ': LUCKNOW, :QNT: had'taken"his wife to•tlic-ho l•it.1,,... it; might be very advis'ahle i6 schedule the „kyle etin ;' to ailotl.ier• time.:. •With this he agreed ;iild l told him that.an.y .time, dtii ik th'e week would be satisfac t >1:, `to,' me, except Thursday ev.luut.hc cause there .was another•.P1ayoff hockey game:that 'night During a visit to the town'office • .later on; I also nientioncd Webster tna,tl woue una��r�i- able on Thursday .e'vening' for i:re- scheduled` meeting and le;; rnecl at this. time that: no time 1.1:10 yet been seg During a visit to the town. office g on Thursday morning fa,gai1t. lea:rned'that the ;neetins still had _not been'rescheduled - and: l• advised the Clerk at this time that any.tirne would be alri.T1.tt 'rill me exceptthar evening, wl;et� I would be unavailable because4ot the hockey playoff, k1e 106, dr .pressed unhappiness;if -the meeting • --w-ere-to-bei.-ea-1-1 or a- In mid afternoon a plo«C, chili 'to, rely .Bone around 3,4i>.1,:.1n. 1 1d,1) e11. called for fliursday, ev'cit>>rg, lit spite; of the foregoing , and' ,:gain, at this ti,rrie, illy u'nava i1a l�illty Was cotxrrnitntcatod` rbcs lc t•Ct I, have been'pub1icly ;1;1t k up'•t:o censor and ridicule as a fri\�0lolls:r irresponsible pu,blir servant .arid this idea is abroadthan ;b00 l'orr 6.84 11 (ntLL0 svl11(1r your paper covers, ly unearned :and uninsti.tnc '.4.,0' cause,. by oatnrei 1 ani,,fl,t 'cu. opposite a.r''d'often rcc ' CritiCi801 for be ing Too 3.0. l 111' ious to the:neglect or,tr',• i t' busxriess , when bec°onirn, :1 • 'iT: i.` 'in outside actiyitc5s. Using' Department of ;,Agricu'lture tecOmmendations . as a :basis, he will recommend ,a• mixture . of high quality -name-Variety seeds,,These will be ,blended ,with .prescription accuracy in the exc usive CO-OP:_Seed.1iixer: •QUAL,ITY• AND SERVICE ARE THE- MOST IMPORTANT:. COMMODITIES OF YOUR LOCAL SCO -OF. THAT IS WHY. IT PAYS TO SEE YOUR CO'Of' . ,: Convenient pick-up cuts .Costs' • ?our CO-OP BULK SERVICE *CENTRE:is, stocked q� with fertilizers that -mee : your our re urrements; ready for immediate 'pick-up, +•w CIN't�INt3lU) .O]ut'A' .1