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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-06-25, Page 6t SHARON J. DIETZ Editor ANTHONY N. JOHNSTONE - Advertising and.. General Manager PAT LtVINGSTON Office. Manaser MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter MARY' McMURRAY - Ad Composition MC 4 061 fa 4.` Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, Telephone NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration'number -0847 Subscription rate, $12 •per year in advance Senior. Citizens rate, $10 per year in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in adviume Sr. Cit. U.S.A. and'Foreign, $19.50 per year in advance A SIGNAL 'PUBLICATION Nothing for kids *CNA MEMBER cp Ent) MEMBER 4.--oarrP. 4 .414 • 'tinge 6--Incilinew Sentinel, Wednesday, June 25, 1980 re fast in There was something for almost every- one at this year's Kinsmen Summerfest, a slo-pitch ball tournament, beer garden, bed races, a dance, and card party for senior citizens. But there was nothing for the children of the community and that's a shame becauSe Summerfest has tradition- ally been a family event. In the past the' Kinsmen have had a midway for children at their Summerfest but this .proved to be a costly proposition .that the event could not carry. But because one event failed' does not mean that another event for children will not work. What about a penny carnival at the community centre? While it would take Area ;farmers are wondering what else can happen to make' their lot "in life more miserable. High costs for agricu rally produced goods, and generally decreased funding opportunities and increased inter- est rates are making financial success difficult for all but the 'well-established business man with a keen sense for making the right decision. But this week, farmers around Goderich and throughout Ontario have had to contend with a new headache. Near freezing temperatures most nights and some frost in parts of the immediate district has threatened to destroy this spring's crops and make costly replanting necessary. According to, one spokesman this week, good hot weather in July and August could still save local farmers. Most field crops would catch up under sunny skies and the occasional warm rain. Grains such as wheat, oats and barley will be unhurt. Corn will be stunted but will likely revive if there is plenty of warmth in the weeks ahead. White beans, perhaps the most delicate of area field crops, and of course some small vegetables, may need to Banners bomb Those who support the banning of certain books from high school English courses suffered their greatest, defeat, recently in Grey County. Ironically, it started out as a victory when the board of education in that county removed several books from the approved list onra narrow 8-6 vote by trustees. However, two of those trustees have since changed their minds about the books that were banned. The • reason? They decided to read the books and found them -TeSS objectionable than what they had been led to believe. Yes, Those trustees -had made the decision about the books without having read them in the first place. That, of course, is nothing new. Even during the great debate in Huron over certain books SENTINEL "..3111111 : if fp4 • ‘IVSPAPCIA•S • CO"'' some planning, it would not 'cost too much to. organize. Why knot look 'into the possibility of renting the arena fOr roller skating. The arena was not used this year to stage another Sumrnerfest event, such as the car show last year. There are events which-could-be-inclUded in Surnmerfest for children which would make the weekend an event for everyone.. While the Kinsmen are planning Sum- merfest as 'a fund raising event they should not lose sight of the fact that they are still a community service club . and children should not be ignored in an event that has traditionally included them. be resown. These second plantings should do well, farmers believe, if the weather is warm enough`forr quick germination, fast growth and early maturity. Weather buffs though, have been predicting a cooler than normal summer in southwestern Ontario. That is probably adding a new dimension of fear to the farmer's plight. Take heart though. It has been the rare season when area farmers did not come through with good yields from most crops regardless of the bleak outlook from time to time. That's probably becauie nature replen- ishes itself annually, and orders the forces of the earth every year so that the harvest is always adequate to feed the world's hungry. All in due season, as the Bible says; according to the will of The Maker. Farmers then, must certainly be-among the most faithful workers. Theiestis a risky business if you look blindly `‘to the future....but a sure thing if 'you recall faithfully the past when there was plenty for all without fail. —Goderich Signal-Star on the English courses it was found that many of the people who were voicing objections had not even read the books. In some cases they had been shown some excerpts which had been taken out of context and had made their decision about the entire book on that questionable. criteria. The debate on books will continue but those who seek to ban certain selections have lost a considerable amount of their credibiliW with the'-conclusive-proof that many objectors don't know what they're talking about because they haVen't Mon the time to read the books hi question. It's strange, but true! And oh, how embarrassing! —Exeter Times-Advocate , furrow Yalia. 1.0114, 6,4 SW*, A.Relb, 80014441m • Eicta,e, Flo tisnwa N36 2C [Guest columnist this week is Jim Arm- sometimes worked until they could no. strong, a first,year student io ' the longer see in the dark, jouma~Ytsm program at .the Doon C~unp ita . -They-lived-an hones fife They Oarred' of Conestoga College of Applied: Arts and every penny they saved. They never Technology In Kitchener. Mr. Trotter is Complained. Farming was-their life, their co-ordinator of thUt program] only way of life, Nothing else mattered. . They did what they loved, Joe Rende, dirt. firmer, died a few To me, farmers of the Holland Marsh months ago:, do not get enough credit or recognition. After 63 years of his hard life 30 ' „fee and Mary Bende were not alone, years spent tending his. 10-acre field in Others still face hard times., They are the :the H011and Marsh -- his worn, aged body few ,who never say die when the going was put to rest. gets tough." Each, year brings. different Joe was a hard MAIL His weather-beat- disappointinentS and rewards. God ,alone en face showed Creases from Worry and knows what will happen in. the years to anxiety, His cracked hands, crippled with come. Will it be a good year? Will we go arthritis, were still stained from the land bankrupt? r even thOUgh he hadn't worked for nearly Unlike most other occupations, ,*the two months, Joe always walked with a farmer has little security. His future limp caused by a foot infection suffered depends on such factors as weather and . years ago. ; fluctuating prices• . -- He looked older than his years. ' One hail storm can wipe him out. If the A former Hungarian police officer, he price isn't right, he may work all year at a married in Hungary when he was.,a young loss. man. He and his wife, Mary,: moved to I think prices paid for produce are an. Canada two years after they were . injustice to farmers. A box of cauliflower married, they rented five acres of prifne tray net the farmer $4 which includes 70 land and a small, red brick, two-rota?' cent for the box.-There are 12 heads of shack, with all the money they had., cauliflower in a box. The farmer may They gambled. Farming is always , a make 30 cents a head. But in the super- gamble, full of risks and disappoint-, markets, that same head of cauliflower ments. The, gainble,•fortunately, paid off.. might sell for three times 30 cents. Add Unlike many other young immigrants the cost of spray, fertilizer, labor and at that time, they survived the first few transportation and figure that the fanner years of bad weather and drought. Others makes next to nothing in profit for his failed and moved back to the old country labor and investment. with the few dollars they were able to These people are a disappearinglire.ed. scrounge from the land. Some have found unemployment an easy Today, Mary fiende lives alone in her means of escape. Others turn to factory modest, 10-year-Old home on the out work for employment. _skirts of 'Bradford only a few miles from The true farmer though, like Joe the old farm. After her husband's death Bende, sticks it out to the end, no matter this spring, she sold the land to her what the consequences. nephew, also a farmer. Maybe it's time we recognize the Joe's death shocked her. She and her Ontario vegetable farmer and give credit • husband had worked side by side for where credit is due. many years. Rain or shine; they labored • Maybe the rest of the country should on hands and knees weeding their crops listen to farmers when they are asking for and harvesting their produce. help. A little help at the right time may be Their days began at 6 a.m. and ended all that is neededto prevent men like Jog at -7 p.m. If the works Was finfiniShed; th67 Bende from dying before his time. Ed Blackwell, Lucknow's school crossing guard has submitted his resignation for health reasons and will not return to his familiar spot on the main 'street hill in the fill. Ed says he regrets he must resign, as he's been crossing guard for nine Years. Here he assists Ellett Stanley across the Havelocktimpbell Street corner. [Sentinel Staff Photo] Esttibllebed 1873. PatilfittiidlireWlerdify Nature's in control "The Sepoylown" --"OtrthellvirowBrueenottntbUr