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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-10-21, Page 4lLdrr'4�•. Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 21, 1987. P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Rob Bundy Pat Livingston 528-2822 -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: -Editor $17.00"outsiae Canada $60 as -General Manager 9 4.00 Outside Canada $58.00 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. Britain stands alone Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip have been in Canada since last week to oversee the Conference of Commonwealth Nations in Van- couver. All the leaders of the Commonwealth countries worldwide get together annuallyto discus common problems and how to deal with them. This year, the discussions at the conference centered around South Africa and their deplorable system of segregation. Apartheid in South Africa is a terrible human injustice thot has, and will in the future, lead° to much bloodshed. The small country at the tip of Africa has gained worldwide attention for its treatment of blacks by a minority of white leaders. Every country in the Commonwealth, Canada included, have stressed that they are dissatisfied with the extreme racial prejudice that thrives in South Africa, with one exception. Mrs. Thatcher, the Iron Maiden of England, doesn't seem to care if money is made in South Africa from the blood and sweat of humans with black skin. Brian Mulroney, along with all other leaders except Thatcher, hos come out strongly in favor of economic sanctions against South Africa. This would mean, basically, stopping trade with the small country thereby isolating it from the rest of the world. It is hoped that such sanctions would make a point, a strong point, that the conditions that exist in that country are completely unacceptable. Mrs. Thatcher says sanctions would only lead to more bloodshed, although how she comes to those conclusions seems to be her secret alone. Great Britain is South Africa'svreatest trade partner. With high-tech communications and speed of sound travel, the world hos become a much smaller place. These things have made the world a global community and when we hear of a bully on the next block, we have the responsibility to do all in our power to quell the foe and fight for justice. Talk no longer will work in stamping out Apartheid. Joe Clark tried that last month and he came home empty handed. We, as responsible nations on this planet, must hit a little harder to defeat the monster of racism and prejudice that roams South Africa. And we must do it with or without the blessing of Mrs. Thatcher. In the eyes of the other Commonwealth nations, Thatcher has an Apartheid stain on her blouse and refuses to wash it. out. R.B. Have you noticed what's happening first thing in the morning these days? It hap- pens every year about this time and lasts for about six months. Not only is it still dark at 7 a.m. now but it is almost impossi- ble to get out of bed in the morning. While the summer months has it too hot to stay in bed past sunrise, old man winter keeps us in the dark that much longer and therefore keeps us under the covers well past the acceptable time. There's not much we can do about it really, other than make excuses to stay in bed for that extra five minutes...that stret- ches into twenty very easily. So, because we can't stop the seasons from changing, here are a couple of good reasons to stay in bed after the alarm goes off... 1. If God had wanted us to get out of bed on a frosty morn, he wouldn't have given us down comforters. 2. You probably stayed up late watching the World Series the night before and need the extra five minutes to make up the difference. 3. To get to the bathroom you'll have to walk across what will seem like miles of cold linoleum. 4. Just when you get up the courage to get up, your partner asks for a cuddle. 5. You may have forgotten that it's Sunday morning and it's worth staying in bed every morning until you are sure. 6. You finished off the Captain Crunch cereal yesterday and Bran Flakes just aren't worth getting up for. 7. Due to the autumn equinox, 9 a.m. in Oc- tober is the same as 6 a.m. in June and it gets worse...10 a.m. in February is.. the same as 5 a.m. in July. 8. The good soaps don't start on television until after noon anyway. 9. It's probably too late for breakfast so you might as well wait until it's lunch time. 10. You've been late for work before, so why stop now. 11. If you get up, you'll have to look at yourself in the mirror. 12. Canadian winter days are so short it's going to be dark again very soon anyway so you might as well stay put So there you have it, a dozen good reasons to stay in bed on these cold morn- ings. On the other hand, it might be Wednesday and you'll want to get up right away to read your Lucknow Sentinel. If you do get up, have a good week. C7rea't Qfi'CA(n Aparhe.i c C mrvonu)eta ( 70 years ago October 25, 1917 Military Medal Awarded -The name of Gunner H. Graham appeared in a recently published list of Canadian soldiers in France who were awarded the Military Medal for distiquished service of one kind or another. This, in all likelihood, is Gun- ner Herbert Graham of this village. Herb hasn't said anything about it himself, it isn't his way. He is known to be excep- tionally skillful in handling his gun as he is in heavy artillery and he has been a long time at the front. Hats off to Gunner Graham. On 100 Mile Tramp -One of our Bruce Co. exchanges says that in their letters home last week, some boys of the 160th Battalion tell of a 100 mile march by the battalion through England. The battalion stood it well and not one man dropped out. Sixteen miles a day was average for a days march. "I never felt better in my life", is a common expression used by the boys just now writing home. It doesn't look as though the men were in bad shape and not fit to go to France. Of course, the pessimist can say that this was a trial trip after their recovery. SENTINEL 50 years ago October 21, 1937 Loading Car this Week -With a refridgerator car in place, work of loading the car with produce for drought stricken Western Canada is being carried out this week. Frequent rains -have made it difficult to harvest potato and other root crops and postponement of the loading was con- sidered. But freight cars have been dif- ficult to secure, however, and with a refridgeration car available this week, it is being filled as first decided. Break in Hydro Service -Overheated pipes in the Ferris appartment in the Congram Block were cause for a fire alarm Tuesday night about nine o'clock when a high wind was blowing. No damage occured however, but a close watch was kept until the red hot pipes had a chance to cool. A few minutes later, the gale was responsible for a break in the hydro ser- vice leaving the village and as far north as Holyrood, where the trouble occurred, in darkness. The short circuiting of the system caused blinding flashes on the Bell Telephone switch board. 25 years ago October 25, 1962 Church Renovations -Anniversary services on Sunday at the Lucknow United Church were timely as they marked the reopening of the redecorated sanctuary. The major renovation program, which has been underway for the past few weeks, is now all but completed. The lobby entrances re- main to be,done. The ceiling beams of an ornamental design have been lightened in color, grain- ed and varnished, as have the seats. The organ recess was also redecorated with symbolic designs added. A large congregation attended the the Sunday service and a very generous offer- ing was received. 10 years ago October 19, 1977 Hired Arena Manager -Al Hamilton, Lucknow, was hired as the arena manager by the Village Council at a meeting held October 11. Hamilton, who held the posi- tion last year, commences his duties Oc- tober 24. Council also met in a special session to consider a zoning by-law and secondary plan in conjunction with the Bruce South Planning Board. It was also mentioned at the meeting of council that the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority is doing a study to see what is required to prevent the nodding of the Lucknow River north of Highway 86 behind the stores on Campbell Street. Road Reconstruction -The constreuction of the Bruce County raod running north of the Village of Lucknow to Kinloss is the number one project of the county's long range program for 1978. The planned con- truction of the road which has been remov- ed from the county's program several times, was to be completed before the end of this year. The increased expenditure for snow removal, and the construction of arterial roads to link up with the new government road built from Highway 4 to Douglas 'Point were cited as reasons for the removal of the project from this year's plans.