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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-11-04, Page 4Page 4--Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 4, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 187 528-2822 vi t41f _L CIRCULATION Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in ael nce: Rob Bundy -Editor 317.00 Outsiae Canada $60 0Q Pat Livingston -General Manager $14.00 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 ortion 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. Under the umbrella If a youngster stays out past his or her curfew, or puts a scratch on dad's car, a parent can usually come up with a suitable punishment. But what if the same teenager takes his father's hunting rifle and shoots his teacher? The punishment, most would agree, should be more than being grounded for a week, or going to bed without any dinner. The Young Offenders Act is a piece of legislation designed to protect the rights of the young people in this country. Basically, it states that a minor con, and will be, treated°differently than an adult in a court of law...no matter what the crime. Ifthe crime happens to be juvenile vandalism, this makes sense, but in the case of 'grown-up' crimes such a murder or assault, ikv is a youngman of 16 any different than a man of 20? The Young Offenders Act has come under fire recently and is current- ly being debated by a panel of attorneys and law enforcement officers. It would appear the panel will attempt to draw that fle line between youthful hooliganism and adult crime. Over the past year in Canada, 94 young people under the age of ma- jority have committed murder. In one case, a young man was convicted of the premeditated murder of a man, his wife and their infant child. This particular 'young offender' received only three years in jail and his name has never been released to the public. To most of us this just doesn't seem fair. If the minor can committ the crime, he should be made to face the consequences of his acts. If the crime is not of such a serious nature, sure, the parents should be involv- ed, but shouldn't the youth be made to realize that what he or she did was wrong in the eys of the law? Our young people these days have many, many opportunities open to them., Let's not make murder one of them. The sooner the lines are drawn between 'fun that got out of hand' and a serious crime worthy of punishment, the better. R.B. Just as an update to an editorial that ap- peared on this page two weeks ago in regards to Margaret Thatcher's stand on sanctions against South Africa...I have recently discovered that England ranks number one in per capita baked bean con- sumption in the world. This may have something to do with the hot air Mrs. That- cher seems to be full of. Okay, down to business. Does anyone else get the feeling they should be putting themselves up on blocks for the winter ? Yes, ol'man winter is sneaking up on us once again. Snowflakes have been reported in the area over the past week and it won't be long before we're knee- deep in the stuff. We ,really shouldn't complain about the weather though, because you can bet your bottom dollar it'll find a way to get even before spring rolls around again. By the way, according to Statistics Canada, the average Canadian homeowner will spend $1,500 this year on fuel and electricity to heat his home. This figure includes heating the water that runs through our pipes to provide a hot bath after shovelling the driveway. While many of us make like the birds and head south for the winter mdnths, leaving the rest of the population at home to suffer through yet another Canadian winter, it really isn't that bad. I'm sure there are many good things to be said about winter...it's just that I can't think of any right now. Except, maybe, for hockey. I see that Bill has got the ice in over at the arena and soon the newly covered building will be alive with slapshots and end to end rushes. Ahhhh, there's nothing like a three goal game to wipe out the winter blues. Hockey is considered by most of us to be our national sport. It isn't. In fact, lacrosse is officially ... but who is going to argue with a 200 pound left winger carrying a stick ? Our local Rec. Director, Mr. Hunter, has indicated to us that the ice surface at the Lucknow Arena will get a good workout this year. And that's a good thing. There's nothing like a bit of exercise and friendly competition to build character in youngsters. And for us older youngsters, hockey is a great way to get out those frustrations that build up during a working day. Oh, sure...I can hear the ladies out there saying what a silly game hockey is. Grown men chasing a little piece of rubber, and each other, across a sheet of ice, but don't lump it until you've tried it. The comradery that is developed by be- ing part of a team is invaluable, to say nothing of the exercise you get by strapp- ing thirty pounds of equipment to your body and then trying to skate as fast as you can. With the right coach and a couple of good teammates, being part of a hockey team can teach , a young mind an in- valuable lesson about participation, team- play, and good sportsmanship. If you have a youngster registered to play local hockey this season, do your best to encourage him. And next time he's got a game, don't send him to the arena...take him. Everybody needs a fan in the stands. Have a good week ! 70 years ago November 8, .1917 Down a well -Magistrates Tolton and Ol ichardson, of Walkerton, imposed heavy fines on two Bruce County farmers who got in bigshipments ofwhiskey and then couldn't satisfactorily explain what they did with the booze. Cases, bottles and all, had vanished when Inspector White ap- peared on the scene a few days after the shipment had been received. The first man said he had broken up the cases and thrown them down an old well on his farm. The second man also testified he had thrown his case down a well. A third man, up on a liquor charge as well, also had recourse to an old well. Greenock must be honeycombed with wells. The well stories did not go down well with the magistrates. The first two men were fined $200 each plus costs. Nothing could be proven against the third man and he was allowed to go free. Ripley boy to England -Clifford Treveleavan, a Ripley boy and a lieute- nant in the Royal Flying Corps, was home for a few days recently saying good-bye to his folks before heading overseas. He has received a cablegram from the British Ad- miralty asking him to go at once to England to engage in research for the Board of Inventions. SENTINEL • 50 years ago November 4,1937 Coronation Medal to local -At the time of the Coronation, 100 medals were issued at the command of King George VI, to be given to teachers in this province of On- tario, who in the estimation of the staff of Inspectors, merited special commenda- tion for services rendered in the educa- tional field. The Village of Lucknow feels particular- ly proud that the staff of Inspectors saw fit to recommend the name of Miss Frances McLean, the principal of our local High School, as one of the most worthy to receive one of these medals. Steel work underway -Erection of the framework of the community hall and arena was completed on Monday after- noon, and the steel work ready to be com- menced. This was delayed until Wednes- day however due to high wind on Tuesday. Hauling of fill, the building of a chimney and erection of the snow shed is also being carried out at the same time. Halloween patrol -Members of the Lucknow Fire Department were recruited by the municipal council for patrol duty on Halloween night and it appears their ef- forts, in conjunction with the Provincial Police, were a factor in keeping vandalism to a minimum In spite of their efforts, however, some fence damage was done. On the . "morning after", the shop win- dows had their usual soaping and waxing but Campbell Street lacked the usual scat- tering of vehicles and tires. But the sidewalks looked as if the garbage truck had been wrecked. The litter made quite a mess. 2 All in all, Halloween 1962 was com- paratively well behaved. Ice pipes at arena -The `header trench' was recently completed at the Lucknow Arena and all is in readiness for the Canada Ice Machine Company to com- mence work on laying the pipes. A plan has been worked out for using the type of dividers that will permit the pipes to be installed 'on' the ashphalt floor so that ice can build up without having to use chipped ice. The plastic piping will extend about two feet under the east end boards so that if "any future alterations are to be made, the two foot cut off at the west end can be recovered at the east end. 10 years ago • November 2,1962 French in Grade Five -Next September, elementary students m Bruce County will start taking French in Grade Five instead of Grade Seven as they do now. They will also receive 1,200 hours of French instruc- tion by the time they reach Grade 13 in- stead of the current 720 hours. The Bruce County Board of Education adopted the reccomendation for expansion of the French program in elementary and secondary schools at their October meeting. The cost to the elementary schools will be $260,000 which will include hiring seven new teachers. Dog catcher -Dogs in Bruce County may soon find their freedom to roam the streets curtailed after ten reeves agreed Tuesday at a County Council meeting to share the costs of hiring a dog catcher. The decision sidesteps' a provincial regulation which says the county can't hire a dog catcher at the cost of the municipalities. No decision has been made on which of the municipalities would ac- tually hire the catcher.