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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-01-27, Page 6e•• editorial Lbw Sentinel, we60101410e Jaaaeary 27, 1982,-Paga e. • LLICKNOW SENTINEL • "The Sea.y'Anne . 1173 SHARON J. 'DIETZ , Editor PAT LIVINGSTON - 011ice Manager MERLE ELLIOTT Typesetter JOAN HELM Compositor. Rosiness arid Editorial Office Tdepl*ope 528-222 • Maitiaa Address P.O Box 400. Luckaa.v. NOG 2110 Sewed Class Mali Registration Number -0411 &signiori.s leer, S14.50pafyear 1aidea or Sayler Dim me. $12.Mpar year lee rem U.S.A, arta Feretip, $23.00 per yesr % adva ire Si. Qt. U.S.11, and FereM. COM per year r Orem, Jury's recommendations should be implemented The recommendations -handed down by the jury at the inquest into Paul 'Riegling's death on. Friday should be legislated into the Highway Traffic Act, as they provide guidelines for bus drivers . and parents which are not now contained in the act. The jury recommends that bus drivers keep their flashing lights on at all tunes while stopped in front of a residence, to pick up children. They recommend that bus drivers extend courtesey to the public by stopping between pick lups only to permit traffic to pass. Bus drivers in rural communitiesespecially, have been pulling o#f.to the side of the road to permit traffic following them to get by. White the practice is common it is not outlined as a procedure in the: Highway Traffic Actand the proper procedure should be contained in the act so that all bus drivers and drivers of highway vehicles are familiar with the proper procedure,,to use. The jury made an excellent recommendation in this regard. The jury's remaining three recommendations are also important. Flashing lights on, all four sides of a school bus are essential so that anyone looking at the bus from the broad side can tell whether the lights are 'flashing. The suggestion that the bus driver motion tochildren when to cross the road to the bus is also a positive step in preventing another occident such as the tragedy involving Paul Riegling Parents should instruct their children before they begin kindergarten concerning bus safety and the jury should also recommend that a bus safety program be 'nstituted in schools for pre-schoolers who are registering or school. if enacted, the jury's recommendations will go a long way ,wards preventing the death of a child who has to cross the oad to board a school bus. But everyone must remember that children are . just that, they are:', children. They will forget to loot. , ,It is still the responsibility of all parents, teachers, bus drivers and, anyone who uses our highways, to be on the lookout for a school bus picking up or droppingoff children. Everyone has .to consider that school bus safety is their responsibility whether they have children riding a school bus or not. The simple fact that you drive a motor vehicle on a highways . m es you 'responsible for school bus safety rules. Perhap if we all keep this is mind another tragedy can be averts : Support hockey players Last week was Ontario Minor Hockey Week and while Lucknow is a hockey town and has °always supported its hockey teams, it is worth mentioning that many of the teams do . not enjoy Strong fan support througout the regular .season. The fledgling•Lucknow Sepoys are anxious for fan support to get their team, off to a good start in their first, season of play and are taking buses to some out of town games to encourage fan support away from home. Younger teams require the support of parents to drive them to the arena and the support of parentsto take turns driving to away games. As always some do more than their 'share and other parents never take their turn. In a day when transportation costs are considerable; the same parents should not be expected to drive toy all away games and those who refuse to take their turn, should be required to contribute to I kitty to pay the gas expenses of those who do the driving. All Lucknow teams require the. services of' dedicated volunteer coaching staff and if it were not for the interest. and time"given by these people, Lucknow would not have a minor hockey program. And a fine program it is, from the fleas through to the juveniles, all our youngsters who are learning to play and are enjoying Canada's favourite sport, have advantages in this minor hockey system they would • not have in bigger cities. It isn't too late yet this season to show the Lucknow teams some fan \support. Don't wait until one of the teams makes the All Ontario Championships to cheer them on. The arena should have a good crowd for all hockey games, not just all Ontario finals. It's a great sport, fine entertainment and these young peopledeserve. the support of the community. redtrees by don campbeN For th'e first time in his\life, Doctor Cameron felt both rejected • and humiliated. His attempts to woo the beautiful and: wealthy Miss Jane Dove had been thwarted, when she sudden- ly snubbed him at the meeting of the Friends of Skye; and turned her atten- tion to the Reverend Duncan Mac- Leod. The doctor would have liked to assume that her sudden attachment to MacLeod was only because of her interest in the settlement which would be formed in the spring, when the Highland immigrants claimed crown grants, to the north west of Bolton Town. However, being somewhat of a• psychologist in "addition to a medical practioner, he was forced to face reality, and abandon his hopes of ever winning the hand of Jane. As the days rolled by, he realized that the same hand held a golden key which opened many ' doors. This became particularly apparent when, in the capacity of an organizer for the forthcoming migration of his people, he visited the .carriage and black- smith's shop of Chisholm .& .'Grant to ascertain the progress. . David. Grant was absent at, that. dine;°'attending the farmer's market at Front Street, in the hope of procuring good horses and ox teams ready for use in the spring. The . carriage shop was, however, a hive of activity. Not only was Chippy Chisholm engaged in his task, . there were also several strangers (obviously qualified trades- men) engaged in building a stout wagon, and Chippy had apparently appointed ".himself as their ' foreman. Doctor Cameron guided Chippy into the blacksmith's shop toescape the noise of the saws and. hammers. "This is surely not a wagon to be used . by our people?" the doctor .questioned, in a tone filled ' with dismay and suspicion. "It is so, Sir," Chippy said, sig his beard but unable to hide the smirk upon his face, "But I have not yet allocated the funds for such a purpose, and if we are to work together, I am sorry to see that you have .proceeded to build wagons on your own authority." Chippy regained his composure, when he realized the doctor was 'dismayed. • "They are indeed being built free the journey Sir. I have been told tae furnish one wagon, frae each family and three marc to carry tools, tents and supplies frae several months." '•He. smiled as it about to reveal a well kept secret. . "Di ye no ken that our new friend, Miss Dove, has a yen tae be a wagon master? Aye and a provisioner tool She has the gold tae ' pay frac my services. Money is advanced frae every wagon which is to be built, and my partner likewise has the means the buy the bests tae pull 'em, Chippy Chisholm went back into the carriages shop and returned with 'a parchment containing a .list` of items written in a feminine copyplate style. Without a word he handed it to the. doctor who walked to the window to study it carefully, and then once more he turned his attention to Chippy Chisholm. "There is enough listed here to sustain a company of Black Watch engaged in a mission of warfare. It is indeed a well comprehended list of supplies." He sighed sadly. "Had I knowtri of this Mr. Chisholm, I would :havepaid more attention to the 'one foot in the furrow patients I have neglected during the course of the last few days!" . The anger on The doctor's face was evident. Without anotherword he wheeled around abruptly and strode. out of the smithy, slamming the large rough door behind him. Doctor Cameron was not the only person to be surprised (and slighted) by the •enterprizing Miss Jane Dove. Duncan MacLeod, after ridingmany weary miles to the Town of Brampton to make preliminary arrangements for the procurement of the crown grants, was told that his journey had been totally unnecessary. There were a1 - ready two over -dressed and portly gentlemen arranging' the transaction, and they .apparently, had more than sufficient funds to cover any expendi- tures.. • The Reverend gentlemenhad diffi- culty in controlling his feelings and there *ere words like "Audacity" and "presumptuous" which crossed his mind, , together with thoughts „not becoming a man of his station and sense of purpose. He found the offices of the solicitors Jackson and Bothwell, and enquired (not too discretely) on whose behalf the gentlemen ' were acting. The more portly of the two, an odd looking man with a large beard and a bald head, enlightened him. "Our client is Miss Jane Dove Sir,. whom you may or may not know, is the philanthropic daughter of the late, Sir ` Daniel Dove of Toronto. She has been kind enough to help some poverty stricken immigrants in obtaining their crown grants." It was an angry and ,humiliated Presbyterian minister who returned to Toronto like a dog with its tail between its legs. by bob trotter Those fiercely independent beef ers in Ontario are talking about supply management and a national marketing board. Eight or nineyears ago, I was guest speaker at a Bruce County cattlemen's meeting: 1 gave my, little spiel about how farmers need marketing boards to give them a fair return on their labour; and their investment. When finished, there was.a smatter- .' ing of applause and a lot of sour faces. They just did riot want to look at a beef marketing board in those days. But there will be,plenty of argument. this year at the .annual cattlemen's. meeting February. 24 and 25 in Toronto. They will have at least two reports to study and fight about a d a ° third report defending the first re rt. And argue they will. You can bet your interest payments that the ` disputes will rage well into the night. Beef raisers are in dire trouble as you are already aware. They have been hit hard by .high interest rates and low prices for the 'final product. More beef farmers have been forced into bankruptcy than any other type of farmer. They need - most of them, anyway huge loans to stock their feedlots.,They pay it back when the Cattle are sold but that can be sometimes two or three years later depending on the type of operation. Interest rates have been, crippling them.. They look around. They see the dairy farmerprospering because dairy farming in this province has had a marketing board for more than "'15 years. They see the quota system working reasonably well in the feath- ers industry: turkeys,' chickens, and eggs. They see their • neighbours actually making a few bucks and those neighbours have a marketing board. John Brubacher, Floyd Dunford, Dan Pope and Ron Wolfe were named to a committee last year to prepare the study. They recommend farmers push for a national price support program accompanied by quotas and supply management. A minority report, pre- pared by. John Bonsma Pat Daunt, Bob Kerr and Tony Noorloos, recom- mends a national and amore -generous support program but no need for quotas and supply management. A third report, prepared by the original committee members, defends their report against the minority report. • So, the stage i set for a ding-dong fooferaw at that cattlemen's meeting next month. A major reduction in beef supplies is rieCessary according to both reports. Too much beef means ' low prices. There appears to be .little argument there. But bow to reduce, production is the fly inthe milk pail. Canadian fanners cannot continue to prods, beef at less than their i costs. It -, impossible to stay in business andfarming is a business. Both groups also recommend much more detailed records on the number of cattle farmers buy and 'sell and the amount of beef gained while they own those animals. Any one who has ever tried to understand all the complicated clauses and legal gobbledygook 'in the milk marketing regulations will understand how difficult it 'is to get a system for. any, kind of supply management. Beef farmers will be no different. ' How do you make it fair for cow -calf operators, feedlot operators who only fatten cattle and dairy farmers who have 'steers,to sell?. It will ot be simple and the arguments on both sides will be • interesting • to hear. However those of us who remem- ber the;charges and countercharges when the hog board, the tobacco board, the milk marketing board, the egg board and the turkey board were formed can sit back and relax. • It will be a few years before this board is formed but you can see the , writing onthe stable wall, can't .you?