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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-10-22, Page 9titickitowL4000r$:li am opener WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22-OCT. 25 SHOWTIMES: WED.-THURS.-8:00 FRI. & SAT.: Big Brawl- 7:00 FU MANCHU-8:45 4 NA EiROWL 0, referSellers the Tienolith plot.0 gitruMandou SUNDAY, OCT. 26-OCT. 30 Sun.-Thurs. One Showing 8:00 PMI. The Latest Fashi6n...In Murder. MICHAEL CAINE ANGIE DICKINSON NANCY ALLEN A Brian De Paltna Film DRE SSED otos II Vs..< I 0111110,9% '"tc',1141:" PARK GODERICH . ' PROGRAM SUOJECT T • CHANGE.WITH • UT. NOTICE WORTH OF EXTRAS FREE 2:30 to 4:30 7 BAYS A WEEK SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES... ,Come, visit our 'unusual country resort for Tea today! We've prepared- 'English muffins, freshly made scones, jam, assorted pastries and. Earl Grey tea for the occasion. Relax and enjoy as we serve you in front of an open hearth log fire in one of our two lounges. (Reservations requested for groups of more than 1.0). just • per person Complement your outing with a visit to THE HOLLOW. A unique gift shop just steps frorn our Inn Choose anything you want frorn our stock -of parts, garments and accessories, snowmobile suits, helmets, gloves, boots, sweaters, .hats, speedometers, tachometers, electric starters, trailers, snow- mobile covers and so on... ex- cluding Lynx and Kitty Cat, "Bet-miller Inn Nestled in Renmiller, Ont., just 7 kilometres east of Goderich my Huron County Road 1, just •off Highway • 8, phone 524-2191, • VARNA, ONT. ortfautuvia CANADA nARGISI Anne COWLES W194 HOURS It/FS.90 Y.K fiklitS Sp Int 9 SUNDAY 1.$ ClOSIb MONDAYS. JUST OFF HWY 4• BETWEEN HENSALL AND BRUCt PI ELO V019' 4Stenslin4749.),CL94$919 It is too bad 'Dr'. Hugh 'Hc rni3r-: resigned lost • month, as com- missioner of the Grain' Tran; sPortatiOn Authority. :• • ' More than a year ago, the grain • transportation system in Canada was -an unholy-•mess. Not enough..' grain cars were :available. The railroads, stuck with ancient freight rates, did not seem to give a, ' _fiddler's tune whether grain was shipped or not. No one seemed, to care Whether Canadian prornises of grahrshipments were kept. ' . • Joe Clark, a westerner, knew the problems. So did John , Mazankowski, another.westerner. In the short time Clark was.in power„.' the Grain. Transportation MithoritY was formed with Dr., Horner as the grain transportation' conimissioner, Little . has been heard' of the commission in the press throughout eastern Canada. Yet, from all reports, this ,coMmissionand its extremely competent commissioner`: have worked miracles . in a very short time. Even grain moguls:— and they are - • extremely' Powerful nien • ' in this country — have conceded that Dr, Horner and his eotnrniSSiOn have solved most of the problems. Dr. ,Horner, it appears, has astounded almost everyone.' connected with grain and grain shipments in Canada. When. aPpointed, he was • given only one legal authority. He could allocate grain cars wherethey were needed. ' With no more legal authority than that, using his powers of persuasion and his appeal to reason 'and' ef- ficiency, Horner has increased grain shipments in the last 12 months by almost 20 percent: The problems the commission faced appeared.' insurmountable: railcar shortages, inadequate ter- minals, labor disputes, lOw freight rates. What'Makes the commission's success so phenomenal is that the problems ,still remain but attitudes have changed, "Right now," he, says, "there is a real spir4 of co-operation being displayed by everyone connected with, the •grain transportation system.." In 1978-79, Canada exported 18,234,600 metric tons of grain.. In the year which-ended July 31, more. than 21,728,000 tons were exported.. Granted, Dr. Horner did not have to contend with any serious labour problems this past year because no major grain' industry labor negotiations came due. The fact that "he was able. to improve the situation so Arattiatically .in spite of the serious complaints . Of conflicts' of interest within the industry attest: to hiS efficiency. The federal goalls .to reach 30 tjt011ion tons of expOrtS by 1985r not IMP-oSsibte—If --the:veather On oPerates for farmers, Horner managed to increase shipments by almost 20 percent in a year by using common sense without too much physical change in the system. much. more work:eis, needed, mind you, to reach that goal of 30 million tons. More rail cars, better labOtir relations,- that new terminal ,in Prince Rnpert, B.,C., will -be necessary. But, the Grain Tran- sportation Authority is a landmark in Canada tOday, one of only a few , • excellent examples of what government authorities can do when: the right people are appoMted, Too eften, government meddling simply muddles the Water. Not this time. • Canada will miss Dr. Horner and so will grain farmers across the nation, tSlcs,$ a'rt, spile‘ ated 99 0.b .?,lit ie. los Fin 1.09.1.• Om N3• .IL L awa of eight teams - two from Clinton, Housewives and Sluggers, . the Lucknow ;Noisy LadieST and five Goderich, Elevators'„ Garb & Gear .Gold Diggers., Snper tarS and Sailorettest all Crowded into the Clinton Several innovative and new procedures were instituted, the most important-being-a League Constitution. ... Upon completion of schedule play, including an' all-star game in LucknoW, coupled with injury to their big centre Grant Clark.. It was learned on Saturday that Grant has bruised maselia behind the eye and may miss the next one games. — TrIfetatiars-next game is in Mildinay, Friday night and their- first home -game .(ice perniitting) will be on: Sun- day at 7.30 against last year's group 2 champs, the Goderich Sailors. some clubs entering into area recreational league tournaments, the Housewives -captured-the "League Play" Trophy with a fine dieplay of team work. In play-offs, the "A" Division finals found the Sluggers and Housewives of Clinton battling it out .for ' the Divisional Championship with again the Housewives cham- pions. The "B" Division Championship finals involved two Goderich Clubs,-the ElevatorS and Garb & Gear. In t he jpst game of that series, Garb & Gear picked up the The Central Huron Ladies Softball League hung up their gloves, puti away their bats and finished a good season of play with their annual •dinner and dance last Saturday. The League, composed The Lacknow Lancers op- 'ened their season with an 8 - 8 tie in "a Come from,behind situation against the Wing- ham Royals Friday night. Veringharty-seored-the- - four`goals, two in the first period ,and_thefirst two in the second period :before Luck- - now finally notched 'a goal by'' Carl Stanley.: Wingharn scor- ed again to, get their four goal lead back. • The Lancers then scored three straight goals to nat.- row Wingharres lead to 5. to 4. Both teams scored one, more each• to make =the score' at the end of the second period 6 to 5. Scoring—for—the_ Lanc,ers were, Grant Clark, Ian Mont- gotnerir, poi! Surridge and Catt to 'ley-with his' second of the night. The third period proved to be the most exciting of the game. Wingham opened the scoring at the 40 second mark and again at the three minute mark 'fct take a 'three goal lead, The Lancers then came back with three straight goals to tie the Score- at eight a piece. Scoring for the Lancers were Ian Mont- gomery, Jiln Murray, and Carl. Stanley to complete his -fitst hat triek_of-thear.,,, The Lancers were happy to come out of. the game with the tie, but were greatly concerned about an eye silverware,as champions, but were indeed pushed to' the, limit 'for it was in the eighth -inning-of- t-he-lost----• game that determined .the winner. EaCh club nominated a team member 'as their MVP and the following were rewarded for their efforts: Noisy Ladies, Judy Draper.; Sailgrettei, Judy Cruikshank; Slugger s, Debbie Alexander; Garb& Gear, Brenda Pollock; Gold Diggers, Marg _ Housewives, Louise Brown; Elevators, Elaine Phillips; Super Stars, Marilyn IVIacCuspey, Legion. A new League executive was, formed —last February-comprised - of president, Hugh }lodges, Clinton; secretary, Linda Miller, Goderich; and treasurer, Pattie Beak, Lucknow.