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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-09-15, Page 6eclitorii 0.1 • LUCKN •S1ENTiNEL ... "Me Sem Trots" Estaldislied. 1103 THOMAS A. THOMPSON - Advertising M'nager SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor IAT LIVINGSTON Office Manager JOAN HELM - Compositor MERLE auorr - Typesetter Lucknow snunei, Wednesday, September 15, 1982 --,Page 6 Ameemonmeimmammuminminna Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400. Lucknow. NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 0847 Subscription rate,114.50 per year In advance Senior atlzen rate, $12.00 per year In advance U.S.A. and Foreign, S38.00 par year in advisee Sr. Cit. U.S.A. and Foreign, S36.00 per year in adVaitell Cabinet thAffle promising. Prime Minister Pierre Trudean played musical chairs with his cabinet this past week. The jobs are new but •the fates are the same. Perhaps the most delightful change is the removal of. Allan MacEachen froin the finance post and hopefully this spells' some hope for the many unemployed and the sluggish economy. n While westerners may wonder why the finance position must always go to a Quebecois and no doubt they will not be thrilled,with the appointment of the former energy minister Marc Lalonde to the position, he is one of the cabinet's most . progressive and effective ministers. Perhaps Trudeau learned something about the human hardship the policies of his government have created when he crossed the country by train this summer during his vacation. , ' Lalonde has worked hard to achieve results in his other cabinet appointments and it is hoped he will not continue the long suffering preoccupation with inflation his predecesSor saw as the only challenge to the job. Jean Chretien,, who takes over the energy portfolio from Lalonde, is more popular in the west and hopefully he can appease the western tempers which flared over the energy agreement with Ottawa. MacEachen's appointment to the external affairs ministry is a gift from the prime minister for his years on the firing line in finance. MacEachen held the post before finance and did a competent job. The appointment of Mark MacGuigan from external affairs to justice is suitable. As a former law dean he will 6e knowledgeable in the rewriting of the criminal code which is to be the ministry's primary undertaking in the .next several months. As MacGuigan pointed out it is a job he has been preparing for all his life. While there, is little new blood in the cabinet it is encouraging that the changes which have been made, reflect an attempt to put the person' suited for the job into the position necessary to get the job done. • It will take more than a different face in the finance ministry to get people back to work and to get our economy working again. Only time and action will tell if the cabinet shuffle has nny real impact On the economic plight of the countty. Slashing services Canada Post's recent announcement that rural mail delivery on Saturdays will cease is yet another minus in the public's growing disenchantment with the country's postal system. Many Canadians had high hopes for the new crown. Corporation which was going to straighten out the bureau- cratic nightmare and make our postal system function ensmenuy. But even before Michael Warren took over, the cost id stamps was doubled and now after a year on the job, Canadians can see no signs that Warren is going to be a saviour. Many businesses use courier systents to ensure their mail is delivered on time. Businesses and corporations are hand delivering bills to save postage. Yet the bureaucrats continue to cut service in their attempt to reduce the outrageous losses. • Perhaps someone should suggest that a company stands the chance of turning a profit if you get rid of the dead wood •at the top of the corporate heap who collect big wages for doing little effective work, if you undertake to- stop bureaucratic waste, and encourage union workers who demand excessive wages to work efficiently and effectively for their wages. But then Warren has only been on the job a year and one can't expect results too soon. One thing 'is certain, the savings made by cutting rural mail. delivery won't make much of a dent, if any, in the Canada post deficit. State your opinion Write a tetter to the editor , Jamboree 983 redtrees '83 T TI. week's Jamboree picture shows the Lucknow L.O.L. In 'a plasm taken about .1900. The pkture was submitted by Charles McQuillin. Members of the lAklmow •band are shown In the- front of the pictre. by don carripbell • The' weather around the Caledon Hills hi the early part of January 1844, did not hinder the work of settlers. From dawn till dusk, the bush echoed to the sounds of axes and crashing timbers. Children on their way from school, paused to warm themselves, whilst they watched Grant the black- smith, fashioning tools in readiness for the coming spring. Chippy Chis- holm, wrapped in a comical and odd O assortment of old -clothing to ward off the chill of thewind, busied himself on the roof of the small MacCrimmon • sheep barn. Only lan Jamieson was not engrossed in the .building of Redtrees; his restless heart was. in Toronto. 0 0I Thus far, .there had been little snow to drift and block the rough trails and. Jamieson; oblivious to the dangers of travelling alone in a Canadian winter, contemplated taking a horse and fol- lowing his thoughts south, down 'the Sixth Line. Before taking his depar- ture, he had to find people willing to run the.General Store in his absence. By promising to compensate Hamish for the time he would lose on his land clearance, he was able to persuade the Murdoch family to serve the needs of the people during his absence. There was yet one and even more important O detail to attend to; the necessity to prepare the community to receive an Irish "foreigner". Neil MacCrimmon listened to Jam- ieson's plans with less than enthus- iasm but the Reverend Duncan Mac- Leod, in the midst of his ardent courtship of Mary MacKenzie, was sympathetic to Jamieson's impulsive urge. "The Lord did not tell us to discriminate by race when selecting a wife," the minister said with an air of superior wisdom, "but only that we should love, honour' and protect those whom we accept in Holy matrimony." In the face of such basic Christian doctrine, nobody amongst the Friends of Skye could find a valid argument. Thus, Jamieson packed a few belong- ings and began the long journey to Toronto. The days immediately following Christmas and New .Year were not a lucrative trading period for most of the merchants of "Muddy York". The ice bound Saint Lawrence brought a standstill to an otherwise' bustling marine industry. Along the wharfs, ships of all descriptions -shivered in the cold winds which blew across Lake Ontario, their masts and yardarms standing naked and frigid, rOpes, rails and decking coated in glistening ice. Only one vessel was still alive in the otherwise death of winter. Her Maj- esty's Frigate "Pursuit" consistently enforced the rigid and monotonous ,discipline upon a, reluctant crew. In daylight hours, the white ensign flew from her flagstaff, seamen repeatedly obeyed the calls to muster at the sound of the boson's whistle, and in between times, polished the already gleaming brsisswork of her equipment. Poorly paid and far from home, they became a nightly nuisance in and around the taverns, where they tippled away their meager earnings, and gave vent to their frustrations in drunken:brawls. The market too, had only a small O fraction cif the summertime patrons. Farmers who madeweekly visits, were those who lived in the immediate vicinity, and able to drive their livestock through ' the muddy and half -frozen streets. Kelly's Emporium was also in .me doldrums of business. Most of the clients were those of •the wealthy upper-class; seeking fancy goods to embellish their already over -abundant possessions. As always Kathleen Kelly maintained a highly efficient establishment. In such tunes, she took the opportunity to rearrange the displays of her merchandise, or metic- ulously keep her ledgers up-to-date. Neer -do -wells peeked at her buxom figure through the thick small window- ' panes, or if bold enough, entered her shop in one pretence or another, to engage her in conversation. Their efforts were fruitless. She despatched them quickly, with her .firm but O eloquent speech, and the cold empty look within her eyes. O After such encounters; her heart warmed to the memory of the captain of a merchantman who hadtrisited her in the previous fait A woman of the world, she was capable of shrewd analysis of the character of men, and Jamieson measured up to the stand- ards of her judgement. She was far too mature to pretend that, her brief O meeting with him would be any more than just one fleeting glimpse of a rainbow in her otherwise lonely life. "Secretly, she had a dream, even though it may never come true. , There has been much written and spoken about mental telepathy but little was known of this phenomena in those days. Let us say then, that it was by pure coincidence when, thinking about the man of her choice, the deer of the store suddenly opened. to admit • a very cold and tired traveller by the O name of Captain iin Jamieson.