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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-04-01, Page 9’ *■ I »• * z - WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1st, 1953 'THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO LETTER expresses rural OPPOSITION TO FAST TIME The following “Letter to the Editor” appeared recently .in the Advance-Times, and a local, farm-: er has requested that we publish, it as expressive of his disapproval of fast-time: , , Dear Editor: ; In the interest of a greater un­ derstanding between the rural . and town people re the content­ ious subject^; Daylights Savihg Time, I submit, some of the; reas4 ons country people have against put.. into b force in the First Threat War, to^ave hydro, it has not been' needed for that for many years, as most factory workers say that the lights stay en day and night. Some, contend that the mer: chants on Main ; Street want it, yet, when ten merchants in one town on Main St., were inter­ viewed recently by a Farm For­ um chairman, only one said he liked it. Several Post Office of­ ficials have, been interviewed and they agreed that as soon as it ^started-, gi-eater; sales were, made by mai»l order houses in cities. Do you know that ^wherever Farm Forums, Toiwnship Coun­ cils, County Councils, and on and on into the conventions', farmers ■have ; brioughtsin„;__resolutions. against its adoption for many years. • . . Mothers in the homes .of little families,' and working people have always complained against it." They must. • rise so early to get. their men off to. work, then try to get sleepy children up in­ time for early. school. Again the school is calledearlyatnoon, "in.7tKe“ hottest part-of~ the^day, rand “then? the "cKilcifen are ou t so early to be watched for hours, as all want to «play ■ until, "sun- -down. Usually" this"day"calTs~“for7 four meals, as all are hungry on T PAGE NINE are done in ;the evening, the folks hurry to town to keep in touch With the loved one in the hospi­ tal, only .to be told that visiting hours qre over at 9 p.m, and on fast time, that means .before many can even get there and almost two hours more of dav- •liight? ■ • • ’■■■ Do you know that because labor demands an eight hour day, it is almost' prohibitive on farms to hjre help? They want to start in good < time; so. they can' be through and_ away. They. _ don’t Want to chore. Yet, on; many I farms, the- only part of the day for haying ‘ and harvesting, is/ af­ ter dinner. Do you, know that , on over 60 percent of,’the farms in Ontario, the farmers are ail over, sixty years old, and that it is be­ yond them to keep all up to par, and that with early and late hours, and short income, they have encouraged-their boys and girls to get jobs in the < cities where they would not be;at such a disadvantage. Even the rural ball games are. called at 7 p.m. Do you' know that if farmers want, groceries in towns on 'Sat­ urdays, it almost always requires two trips on D7S.T.?’ One in. the afternoon to get the groceries, and ’ again in the evening to mingle with the folks and be sociable. Do you know why few farmers can get to town churches don^ast--^time^in-^t:he:;-;-eveninigs?- Chores cannot be done in the middle of the day and the young folk want to get away in the evenings. With many more reas­ ons, I must be brief. Farm Forum groups, are circul­ ating' a resolution to7, be signed by >he groups in. Huron & Bruce Counties, asking that a start be jpade to, terminate this time, . which works hardship on par­ ents, families,. sick folk, arid ’ the farming ' communities,. Several provinces have done it/ Several v, • i - elet f ? Vllh 10a<1 °f SUrpriS’ lmis/hews I The Friday Assembly was op­ ened with the . hymn, “When Morning Guilds' The Sky”.; Caro­ lyn Gibson read the scripture, Mark 15:J-26 and the Lord’s pray­ er was repeated, The second hymn was sung and Audrey Ross played a pi^no solo. Donna Lan­ non gave a reading. During the announcerpents, Mr,; Hoag congratulated . the. Midget Hockey Team onvwinning the OntarTo- Championship and also stressed the : admirable qualities of any sportsinaii. . ’ ": ji. r • <. ’* .5 \ . *■/! . 6 Honor hascome again |o our school. Thig time in another form, George Anderson, a grade 12 Student has been chosen as one of the 16 cadets in. Ontario to attend a camp at Banff. This sel­ ection was made considering the proficiency’' in ’ ‘ character and the leadership qualities of the cadet. And ,so congratulations ' George! You r school is proud of you. J For the past several weeksjthe Upper “School English class has been listening to radio broadcasts on Tuesday mornings, presented under the direction of the Ontario Board of Education. These broad­ casts are based on our. English -course-arid^di^cuss-the-meritsof good .poetry. . Last week we had the privilege of hearing Rev. Mr. Young, chap­ lain and lecturer , of 'the OAC at Guelph" spdak to thei student body- He described the courses offered there for both boys and girls and spoke personally with the senior boys at 3.30. . —. - ■O-TT-/; Are boys smarter than girls? They’re supposed to be, cording to custom, but science has -r TH X D^d: What do you mean by' hours' later in Kincardine. Along kissing Norma in that dark .corn­ er? ■ ' Jipi: Well, now that I see her ptit in the light, I. wonder my- self, \ . f ■' . .!■ —---------------——— Lad Fatally Injured Crushed under the wheels qf'a tractor-drawn wagon load of gravel, Gordon Moore'/ 6-year-old son of Mr/and Mrs, David Moore of Iluron Township, died two with pther • schoolmates Gordon was getting a lift on Mervin- top­Cameron’s Wagon, when he pled off the load. “Was the doctor ver^ when vyou were there?” “Yes,. terribly: he had a in- the waiting room “Have please”. busy sign saying, your symptoms ready, <7 > o— % inch, us understand the^ matter, and it down? Thanking you, Mrs. Jack-in-the-Box. cadetship, the L1- L ' 1___1_____ 1 cadet. And , so I I /■ 6 u i J * •s> ••* ■ , . • “ / t. i) ' • e t b i t o « i JOHN DICKINSON & CO (CANADA) LIMITED AND RESTAURANT FADS THE LUCKNOW sentinel /llld/.-.,...,.......... /■ I arrival home from school and make a. start in good time, or | why not giver people a chance to vote it down? . \ . again hungry in late, evening. Do you know that many of the rural High School students'have been waiting on. the road lonfi before 8 a.m. most of this winter for the school bus, and -what that will mean when the fast time conies? What time will those teen-agers have tp give a hand with early chores in the morn­ ings, and there are not many homes where this help is not re­ quired in order that the pupils may have the advantage ofliligh School education. This is worse in September when the children -leave—homeibeforedaylight:? ~ Do you know what it means to be sick and helpless ip the- hospital, and doze off near morn­ ing, only to be wakened to be prepared for the early exchange of nurses? Do you know that summer is rush time on most Protect The Infant From Colds Small infants ar^ more serious­ ly affected by colds than older children or adults and should be protected from contact with those suffering from any of the respiratory diseases. When it is necessary to employ someorie to take care of aybaiby/ care should ibe taken, to see that the baby­ sitter is not. suffering from a rolcL or cough. The mother or other person caring for an infant should, if they have a cold, wear a gauze mask while handling the child. v. ___ ___ ___... Advertising doesn’t cost farms, and that after, the chores pays’ , . > I » * * ► * 7 T rn = cnr m cs —|« pm 5' »— Q 0s 52? 2 > PLYWOOD /•J I One Carload of Fir Plywood 7'“'., in stock ALL THICKNESSES / inch, < % inch, inch, ALSO SHEATHING PLYWOOD IN 5!16H THICKNESS I Come in arid get your Free Booklet / ... giving many ideas on the us£ df. ' •I A JOHN W. HENDERSON LUMBER LIMITED •Utkhw “" Phone 150 Ontario • ■XX 1 «wn®i > O z x 7? 2> O m 2 6 9 5 !Z2 5 m x x 7.c Q3 CO —< — H z „ 17 O «< '-''rn Z X JD Lz “ w < u> (Dim m rn z -4 ing facts. 1— Boys are head of the class more often than girls, but girls beat the boys in high marks. 2\nd here’s ari interesting twist: There are more eminent intellects among men, but there are also twice as many idiots. 2— Women excel in verbal tests, and in English, usage, and out­ strip the boys in spelling .too. . 3— -Women memorize pi or e quickly and have better sight and color vision. Their hearing is bet­ ter attuned. Actually a lot of the differences are. strictly phonies. They’re just’ male inventions. For instance, when women get together to-talk Their conversation is labelled “gossip”. With men it’s /‘shop talk”. When a woman keeps close tab on Her husband he’s “hen- .pecked”, but if the situation ’is reversed he’s “attentive” or “de­ voted”. ’ , . One authority, Amr am Schein - field, says flatly “No intelligence tests can be devised which will, permit us to say that men are superior in intelligence. Anyone W:ho> doubts this should try to prove that blue is a superior color to red or that the shape of an apple t is stirperior to that of a pear. ’ ■ That’s what we’re told but when Xve look at those 89’s and 97’s iri Physics—We wonder? <v o "T3 ©■ ST / & ■ (0 21. ~5