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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-03-18, Page 6• Luchuow Seialliatol* Math IA, 11111 Letter to the editor SENTINEL Better co ,IOCELYN SHIM Petitither Math 17, 1981. 8HARON Oatt, editor `Co the Editor ANTHONY Ns 1011NST0NE Advetthivig altd General Moawget PAT LAVINOWON Mkt Mango " , , • , . • ' . totem Ett1011 li*mttr RAN naM t*Ipottiftot • kkt tt 4.0 t e oot ts tdi T 1 ph S28-2822 Mathng Addftts PA), Host 400, Waft*. NOG 2110' Seotla Clot MoAt ilegimtltion Number 4847 — • - 4ince being elected to. the Bruce Coenty Bow of, lidutatiott„ „I have • been bothered by my leek of corres- pondence with those who put me this position, • Like an alcoholia who does' not loOk for a solution until he/she admits to having a problem, similarly the B.CR.Eh will not be looking for a ' A ' solution until they admit there is a problellt. One serious problem that 1 believe exists within this board is* probleM of communication, There is not a ow pie* leek of communication but, there certainly are some loose connee. dons! This type of poor communica- tion ' exists not only between the administration and the trustees but also between. the , trustee, And the 'taxpayers. neat concerns may fall on deaf • Its sometimes difficult for our readers to understand this unpredictable business„ the community newspaper, In recent weeks we have received several irate phone calls from readers who do not understand why we ean"t print all the news and why their item' or story was omitted. As we have explained before, we 'cannot print all the news we gather and keep adding pages until we have printed all the news we have in any one week. To make the Lucknow Sentinel a viable business we must adhere to a 6S per cent advertising ratio, meaning we must carry 65 per cent advertising in each week's issue,. This determines the number of pages we Can run. Unfortunately for our readers we cannot determine the number of pages we can run by the amount of news available. This means the editorial staff must make some difficult detisions. We have to decide what will be left out and this is usually determined by reader interest. While everyone who contributes a story to the paper or • has their event covered by our reporter believes 'their' news is the most important, our editorial staff has a fair indication of the overall interests of all out readers. For • exam*. white some Of the ladies who send in women's institute and, church group reports . couldn't care less about hockeythe overall readership of the Sentinel is more Ilkley to be interested in what the Lancers and the Juveniles did last weekend, especially since these teams ate headed for playoff finals. Consequently we must hold over institute and church group reports until a later date ' to accommodate the hockey news and other stories and *tures of ;interest to a larger percentage of our teadership. For the winter months this year we have been running unusually small papers, a consistent 20 pages. It has • been very difficult to carry all the news we would like to . • and still give reasonable coverage to a provincial election. We have an obligation to provide objective and • comprehensive coverage of the candidates meetings and their policy platforms to assist our readers make their choice in Thursday's election. In the meantime, perhaps the news you wanted to see, the bowling scores, the 4.H club reports or the institute news had to be omitted: We , • apologize but ask that you beat With tis and perhaps we can Km your item next week. Its difficult to please, everyone all of the time and were sure there are times when you dont agree with Out policy or the decisions we make. But the next time we • ears, Therefore, I would like to make a • plow to all taxpayers that any concerns • be Written down, Send moiv, than one copy egsend a copy * the secretary ofthe board or the chairman of the board plus a copy to your trustee. That Way, if the concern happens to get misplatedin one department it tante, • presentedfrom another! kegPtethillY subrnitted, Alp,* COn114r*StrOniti have to leatie out an item Ott want to see, remember the Sentinel is a business as well as a service to our readers. We have restrictionsand guidelines like every other business which wants to be suecessful and while it May not always appear so, we do aim to please. • The Lucknow Bantams played, the tldrd gone of their consolation series With Teeswater at the Lucimow; Arena Friday night,: Winning 3' 2. Luctiow boobs the .110 consoiation Playoff strlei three games to tione. In this play, By Don Campbell • . It was a frustrated and very angry Sheriff's officer who , • was rowed back to the dockside of Halifax harbour, Unable to obtain a warrant for the. arrest of Neil MacCrimmon and Flora Fraser, because he was not able, ,• to contact the magistrate at that hour of the night, he had, attempted in vain to persuade. Captain Jamieson to release them into his custody. At 10 a.m. he was waiting outside the chambers of the Magistrate to secure the document. Hewes ef course, too late to make an arrest,' but he was anxious to prove that • be had lost no time in carrying out his duty. When he was Admitted into the august. presence of the maglitrate, retired colonel of the Black Watch, Sir Charles Munro, he • hastily -explained the reason for requesthig a warrant for the arrest. • • • • The magistrate was suffering from the effects of last . night's festivities at the Garrison Ball, but it was his head • rather than his feet which pained from the Aftermath* ,Mrs, Munro was an accomplished Highland dancer but the Colonel preferred the Whisky table to the dance floor, and it had been a long eitening. He took out a silver snuff box and delicately sniffed a pinch into. each nostril in 'an attempt to clear his head, The excited account of the findings at the tavern were temporarily &Milted, as the 'colonel sneezed loudly and • caused a brown stain to appear on his otherwise spitless. . white silk handkelehlet He witted away the residuefrom his • red nose 'and coughed to Indicate he was about to speak, • .. "Highlanders you say? A. woman and man called MaCCritninotiz who caused an unwarranted attack upon this tavern keeper . Red Morgan. You have of course brought inc the plaintiff, and evidence that it wits indeed this MacCrimitunt whoallegedly committed the offence? I warn yon, I do not issue warrants of arrest unless 1 am perfectly sure they are justified," Red Morgan was called into the Magistrates preience, His face was puffed and one eye Closed from the swelling. There were large patches of dried blood upon his shirt and lesser marks or sphitterings. The tavern keeper was 'carrying something wrapped ht sacking. "What is your name?" The colonel asked the sorry looking man, • . "Morgan. William Morgan! I ton the owner of the Southern Cross Tavern," • "Oh really?" The magistrate' said itt a bored tone, :"Your station 111116 does not allow you to dispense with the courtesy due to my ofteC Phut you will address inc as Your Honour, and later, you may say, Sir! Bothc by military rank and. civilian Status, I represent Her Majesty the Queen, Do not trifle with tne. You ire not speaking* a common tippler who frequents your unsavoury establishment!" • -• • Red Morgan told how he had been assaulted by .Neil MacCrimmon and left itt an WICOriadiailt state, Yes, it was the man called MacCrimmon, He had fled leaving behind the sacking wrapped pickage, .When.the sacking vvas removed it 'revealed a set of bagpipes, • On the chanter was a shish silver crest, The colonel examined this closely,• 0 goalie Paul lerome makes a move On a Triesweter attacker at& KOH Van Osch,. 5, moves In to assist. (Sentinel Stiff Photo) f„, 'Yes indeed, It was a MaCCrinttrion who once owned these pipes, Ah yes, MacCrimmon, pipers to MacLeod of MacLeod whose seat -is Punvegan Castle in the isle or Skye, twill grant you that I believe you were attacked by - • this man liAlacCrimmon, but let Us look for the motive for thislviolenci, Where did the attack take placer' The Sherifrs officer explained how Red Morgan had been found lying unconscious in the bedroom of Flora . Pieter, who had also fled the tavern, The magistrates eyes narrowed as he pictured the scene. take it then that you 'visited the woman's room hi the middle of the night and whatever you did there, prompted this, MacCrimmon to lay his hands upon you in an unmerciful fashion?"• Red Morgan gulped nervously and nodded, He sensed that the tables were about to be reversed, The colonel touted- loose the -desk and looked. me 'natingli at the tavern keeper, .„ "I doubt very notch it you, went to, this WOM1111.11 • bedroom tewiih herpleatant &Wind 1 put it to you that you went there for another purpose and you were interrupted by this MacCrimnion, who came to the wtimatt's defence, if you, William Morgan, wish ores's- the charge, at the sante time, and if such a warrant IS issued, I shall have YOU charged With attempted rape, If convicted by me of this offettce, 1 Shall have you publicly flogged within an inch of your Wel Let me advise you Morgan, to forgot the beating which MacCrintmon gave you, and pray to God in His mercy, that in future He may • rid you of the bestial thoughts Which fill your filthy mina" A