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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-04-08, Page 4Page 4--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 8, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD Vtr ,5 .L U CIRCL L ATION PANS Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Alan Rivett -Editor x17,00 Outsiae Canada s60.00 Pat Livingston -General Manager $1 4.00 Outside Canada s .00 5a Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Violent society behind proposed death penalty As Canada's parliamentarians gear up to consider the proposed return to capital punishment. some aspects of the matter are a lot clearer than others. One thing that is abundantly clear is that opinions on the question vary widely. At one extreme, the leaders of the three national political parties are apparently unanimous in their opposition to the idea of returning to the death penalty. At the other, opinion polls suggest that an overwhelming majority of ordinary Canadians want such a return, although not necessarily the accompanying return of the hangman. We suspect that this enormous gap will be reduced significantly if the matter becomes the subject of extensive public hearings by a parliamentary committee.. Although there is not a shadow of dougt that the average Canadian favors capital punishment, opinion polls are an extremely ineffective tool for finding out why they want it. Our strong suspicion is that mos of th =e favoring ther death penal- ty are reacting to the fact that we live in an age of increasing violence. Everytime we hear of a notorious murder, and particularly when it involves the killing of a police officer, it is almost instinctive for or- dinary citizens to cry out for. revenge. - Orangeville Citizen Write a letter to the .Editor This and that ALAN After a week of witnessing the "Lion" portion of March, local residents will be no doubt be glad to see winter finally finished for another year and the return of the spring weather. NHL Playoffs Spring also means the NHL playoffs will be starting up once more. The Toronto Maple Leafs, although they have played some miserable hockey during the year, were full marks for the win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday to clinch a playoff berth. Will the Leafs beat St. Louis in the first round? Can Aardvarks fly? Stay tuned! Cancer Society sale By all reports, the Daffodil Serviette Sale held on Friday and Saturday by Cancer Society in Lucknow was successful. According to one of the ladies mann- ing the table set up at the Hair Creation shop, three-quarters of the serviettes were sold by Friday at 4 p.m. She said a number of people who bought the serviettes had inquired why the society had abandoned their sale of the daffodils. The change was made because of the poor quality of the daf- fodils which had arrived frozen in the past. Judging from the public's response to the serviettes, the change was for the better. The Lucknow Girl Guides also played a big part in the fund-raising campaign, packaging and helping out with the sale of the serviettes. Coaches Banquet All the minor hockey coaches in Luckiow enjoyed a banquet at the Mayfair Restaurant last week to bring the 1986-87 hockey season to a close. While this is my first year of coaching in the Lucknow Minor Hockey system, it has given me a greater understan- ding of what hockey is like from the behind the bench. Believe me, it isn't easy, but definitely worthwhile. Coaches in Lucknow give freely of their time and hockey expertise for the fun and challenge of working with young hockey players. As evidenced by the solid minor hockey system and the excellent calibre of players in town, they must be doing a super job. It's nice to see the coaches' efforts are appreciated through the banquet. Lucknow News Remember to phone in your Lucknow social news to the Sentinel's Lucknow News correspondent Geraldine Schlosser at 528-2218. In the past couple weeks, the renewed response from the public has been really gratifying. So, please, if you've got a social news item, please write it down and phone our Lucknow correspondent or simply br- ing it into the Sentinel office by Monday at 3 p.m. and share it with all our readers. impo the April Michelle Andrew (left) and Jennifer Porter of the Lucknow Girl Guides show some of the Daffodil Serviettes they helped to sell for the Cancer Society in Lucknow last Friday and Saturday. The serviettes were completely sold out by Saturday. (Alan Rivett photo) 70 years ago April 12, 1917 Report not confirmed - Last week's Ripley Express had the following : "Harvey Lindsay, post -master at Lucknow, has resigned." On being asked as to the truth of this, Postmaster Lindsay merely said: "The editor of the Express apparently has resurrected some of that famous cellar whiskey." Lucknow boy promoted - In a recent let- ter home Lieut. E. Cameron reports hav- ing unexpectedly met Corp'. Huntley Gor- don on the street in London. Gordon had just arrived from the front in France, and stated that he had been recommended for a commission in his battalion, the 18th. Huntley's friends will be glad to hear of this as the promotion certainly comes -well deserved. He was sent up to London to take some special training, which one does not get at the front, to qualify for his new posi- tion. Cameron further stated that Corporal Gordon is not the only man of his original platoon of the 18th who is still on duty. We often thought this Lucknow soldier was fortunate in coming through so much without a scratch, but did not think that his luck had gone so far as to single him out as the last man left of his platoon. 50 years ago April 8, 1937 Hundreds view Dungannon ruins - Fire that raged through half a block of Dungan - 's business section on Thursday night, left little more than a heap of ashes to be viewed by the hundreds of motorists who have poured into the village since then to learn for themselves the devastation wrought ,by a blaze• that came within an ace of wiping out practically the entire business section. Heroic efforts of a bucket brigade, Dungannon's only means of fighting fire, were of little avail, as the windswept flames kept leaping northward along the west side of the street. Calls for aid were sent to nearby towns, but it was not until the arrival of the Kincardine pumper that the blaze was checked at the alleyway beside the telephone office, after the flames had raced through four business places including three dwellings. Buildings destroyed included Mon- tgomery's General Store and residence; Lorne MacKenzie's Hardware with dwell, ing above, and Thomas Rivett's restaurant and dwelling. Total loss was estimated at from thirty to forty thousand dollars, and eleven people were made homeless. 25 years ago April 11, 1962 Sewage disposal system could cost around $112,000 - A limited sewage disposal system that would serve little more than the main street area, would cost an estimated $112,000 or a tax levy of around 12 mills. This report was tabled at the April meeting of the village council, and 'apart from its cost was considreed to limited in its scope to relieve the pollution problem that is reported to exist. A survey of an area a block south and a block north of Campbell from Ross to Outram Streets was made by the Ontario Water Resources Commion last December. The report pointed to a lack of sufficient property for septic tank installations and poor soil conditions in this area. The Com- mission which it: pressing for action said: "the most satisfactory solution would be afforded by the collection and treatment of sewage from the problem area." 10 years ago April 13, 1977 Andy Whitby is "player of year" - Andy Whitby, son of Mrs. Sid Whitby of Lucknow, has returned to Lucknow after a SENTINEL very successful hockey season with the Mohawk Valley Comets; Utica, New York. The Comets are part of the North American Hockey League. Andy is the property of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL and after attending their training camp was farmed to Utica. The Lucknow right winger was the win- ner of three awards while playing with the Cometsthis season. He was voted "Player of the Year" by press, radio and TV accumulating the most points in the three stars after -game selections. A travel agency awarded him a week's vacation in Bermuda and Nassau for achieving this and he will take this trip April 23. Port Carling takes Ont. Championship - The Lucknow Bantam hockey team was defeated by the Port Carling Bantams in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association DD finals in Port Carling on Sunday, April 10.