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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-07-08, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 8, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD VI fi1F 110 Clfi C:u( ATION .AID Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor 7.Q° Outside Canada 560.00 Pat Livingston -General Manager 1" $ o0 4. Outside Canada 5$. 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. Please go safely Last week on these pages we included a couple of tips to motorists to watch for youngsters now that school is out. We included a picture or two of kids playing just to get the point across. Also last week, ayoung resident of Lucknow was hit by a truck while riding his bike on our streets. Fortunately, the ten -year-old wasn't seriously injured although he did spend some time in the hospital and gave his folks some long, anx- ious hours of waiting. In a letter from the youngman received here at the Sentinel, he ad- mits to misjudging the distance and speed at which the truck was travelling. Writing the letter was an extremely courageous and, un- doubtedly, a very difficult thing for him to have done. Throughout his suffering he has been able to admit he was at fault and has asked that the letter be printed here as a warning to other children who may not always ride safely. This brave youngman is now at home recovering from his accident. He has had time to think about what happened and instead of blaming the driver, as he could have easily done, he is making a public plea to other children not to make the mistake he did. Take a minute to read the letter to your kids. Remind them that cars and trucks move very fast while they move slow and that they shouldn't, under any circumstances, take chances while crossing the street. Richy Hall has had time to think about his accident. He was lucky. Too many kids haven't had that chance. Do your best to be sure your kids understand the rules of the road and, again, watch out for them. Sometimes they forget. Thank -you, Mr. Hall, for your letter. Here's hoping you're soon up and riding again...safely. R.B. To the Editor; I would like to remind kids everywhere to obey all safety rules when they are riding their bicycles, especially on busy streets. They should always ride on"the right side of the road and never try to judge the speed or distance of cars. They should let all traf- fic go before turning. On Sunday, June 28, I misjudged the speed and distance of a truck when making a turn. I was hit and dragged several feet and badly hurt. Please don't make the same mistake I made. Remember to ride safely. Thank -you Richy East We humans are certainly a curious lot. It. seems we have this insatiable desire to know as much as possible. Day after day, well paid researchers spend a great deal of time and money delving into the mysteries of man's existence. We endlessly yearn to know if there's life on other planets, the origin of the universe and the possibility of endless life. Those are some the the big questions we ask ourselves. mt 'Here ale a rii-allber Uf small Vices aS well. Little questions that plague our very existence. Questions like... Why can't you tickle yourself? What is the definitive cure for hickups? And the really important. one, who stole my pen? ! Wouldn't you like to know, once and for all, where the socks go after you put them in the dryer? Why does the other line always move faster? Does it have something to do with a mini time warp or a seperate level of perception. Who knows? Well, I'll bet someone knows and you'll find the answer if you look hard enough. Just to prove this point, here's a question that at first glance looks unanswerable. Where do paper clips go?- Surely the world has produced enough paper clips by now to last forever. How then is it possible for paper clip manufacturers to continue to do a booming business? Unanswerable you think? Oh contraire, dear reader. An extensive study funded by Lloyds Bank of London actually followed the path of 100,000 paper clips and observed that on- ly about 20,000 actually ever cliped paper. That is one-fifth of the total. A mere 20 per- cent. Where do the other paper clips go? A black hole somewhere? Nope. The study showed that in addition to the 20,000 paper clips used to clip paper, 14,163 1 By Rob Bundy others were bent and twisted during telephone conversations. Another 19,143 were used as poker chips and cribbage pegs. A whopping 7,200 were used to clip together pieces of clothing and 5,434 became toothpicks. A total of 5,308 were neatly converted in- to finger nail cleaners and 3,916 cleaned pipes. The rest, about 25,0(10, fell on the floor and were unceromoniously swept away. So what does this amazing survey show? If nothing else, that man has an uncon- trolable desire to know the answer to even the most insignificant questions. Especially if you can get a federal grant. The Federal Aviation Administration once spent nearly $60,000 studying the average measurements of stewardesses. Now we know that the average nose length of an airline attendant is 2.18 inches. Vital information to say the least. In case you're wondering if it is, in fact 'a long, long way to Tipperary', yes it is. Tipperary is a town in southern Ireland, a little over 4,000 miles from Lucknow. By the way, yesterday I submitted an application for a federal grant to study why, in fact, you can't tickle yourself. Should be good for a laugh. Have a good week ! P.S. I'll be sending out applications for test ticklers very soon. You may want to keep that in mind for a summer job. rLef s see , is ;4. look fbo'Ik waLs5 before, CPossir 4 S1r'eef, or -Fhe V o+her around ? Mabe s.0• 1 70 years ago July 12, 1917 Lightning Freak -Lightning plays many a prank and gives many a close call without doing any great harm, but rarely does it play stranger a trick than it did at Thomas Bowler's, Ashfield, during a storm last week. To the fact that Mrs. Bowler was away from home for the night she likely owes her life. She had gone to J. Hogan's to care for the children. During the night the Bowler house was struck by lightning. The current struck the peak of a gable and after tearing the studding and lumber away, it descended and went clean through the bed on which Mr. Bowler was sleeping. He had a rude awakening by be- ing thrown to the floor. On examination it was found that the lightning had made a fairly clean-cut hole through the bedding, matress and all. The current. then reached the ground without doing further damage. Had Mrs. Bowler not happened to be away that night, there would likely be a different story to tell. 50 years ago July 8, 1937 Arena Club Boosts Funds -The Lucknow Arena Club, operating in conjunction with the First of July celebrations committee, had a successful day that netted the club slightly over $70.00 which boosts their fund to $156.15 as a result of three undertakings over the last three months. On July 1, this club of some 20 young men, operated a refreshment booth, a bingo and a street dance at night. The total receipts amounted to $171.74. Expen- ditures were $101.19. The assistance of the club members is entirely voluntary, their primary aim be- ing to assist in making an arena in Lucknow a reality. It is doubtful if there was ever a more energetic and 100 percent active organization in this village. Council Contracts to Gravel Streets -The Village Council on Tuesday evening con- tracted with Dennis Halahan for the gravelling of village streets. Considerable work is to be done and the village re- quirements will be placed and spread anywhere in the municipality at a cost of 50 cents a yard of crushed gravel. The work will .be done during the month of August while Mr. Hallahan has his machinery set up in Henderson's gravel pit. 25 years ago July 4, 1962 Council Awaits By -Law Regarding Plebiscite-Lucknow Village Council at their regular July meeting were delayed in acting on a probosed police officer plebiscite as the necessary legally -drawn by-lawhad not been received. It is ex- pected it will be dealt with at a special meeting within a few days. Cost of a full-time police officer would in- crease the Village rate by aproximately five mills. This represents a tax levy of about $5 for every $1,000 of assessment. Councillor Hamilton questioned the necessity of a vote, expressing the thought that Council might well proceed to engage a policeman in view of complaints and noc- turnal disturbances. Tl,�e Board, however, felt that the ratepayers should express a 'yes' or 'no' opinion and if not favoring, this expen- diture at least they would then have no grounds for complaints. Reeve Joynt is not anxious to have this heavy tax levy imposed whenthe money could be spent to much better advantage. But, he added, from the Reeves stand- point, it is nearly impossible to efficiently operate the Village of Lucknow without a full-time police officer. ,It was suggested that a public meeting be held after the by-law, which has to be advertised three weeks running, has been submitted to the ratepayers. The Department of Transportation recommends that a police officer is essential. 10 years ago July 13, 1977 SENTINEL Lions Club Marks 20th Anniversary -A special evening marking the 20th anniver- sary of the Lucknow and District Lions Club was held on Saturday at the local arena. Over 300 people attended the function which commenced with a social . hour followed by a beef barbeque smorgasbord under the, direction of Ernest Achert of Hollyrood. Joe Agnew, president of the Lions Club, acted as chairman for the evening. The head table members were piped in by Frank MacKenzie of Kinloss and included Lions officers, past presidents and their wives. Grant Chisholm, a past president and Past District Governor, introduced the guest speaker for the evening, Past District Governor Bruce Murray of St. Mary's who, in a very entertaining way, gave those attending his views on Lionism and what the organization meant from a personal to an international standpoint. The evening closed to dancing to the music of Bittersweet.