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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-11-11, Page 4Page 4--Luekuow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 11, 1987 `ffc/ ":(M'•'Zcf:n f�:}jSj} ;ir�:• r�:jrf P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Rob Bundy Pat Livingston 528-2822 -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: -Editor -General Manager 517.00 Outside Canada $60,00 514.0° 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. k1 w • Informed decision High school students in this day and age have a great many pressures imposed upon them by our "fast lane society". Never before have there been so many chores for students as far as careers, further education and travel are concerned. Another big decision sitting heavy on the shoulders of teenagers to- day is the use of drugs and alcohol. In on effort to make this decision a little easier, or at least more informed, students in Huron County high schools have recently participated in the ADAPT Program. ADAPT is an alcohol and drug awarness program initiated by the Huron County Board of Education. Last week, various speakers made stops at county schools to tell their side of the story and, from all in- dications, the sessions had a great impact on the young minds. Too often. we older. more mature adults tend to forget that 'young men and women don't have the tools they need to make the right deci- sion when it comes alcohol. Sure, it's easy for us to say "You shouldn't drink and drive", but unless this has some impact on our young people, these words will fall mute. The recently completed ADAPT Program is a great step, but a first step only. The local school board has shown a great insight and responsibility in bringing the facts about drug and alcohol abuse to students in a way that makes an impact on them. It is a program which' saw mothers of young people killed or injured in alcohol related accidents talk per- sonally to students. The stories were sad, often tragic, but real. Other school boards would be wet) advised to take it lesson from the ADAPT Program initiated by the Huron County Board. If you don't think ADAPT had an impact, just ask an F.E. Madill or G.D.C.1. student. R.B. Seems some of the Halloween spooks are still around these days...and have taken up residence in our camera. Due to cir- cumstances beyond our control, some of the photos ince took this week 'didn't quite turn out. If y u can't find the -picture you're looking for in this week'sSentinel, be a sured we'll have it for next week. I took on the task of researching war this week for an article I was working on, and was truly surprised with some of the facts I came up with. We all know, or can im- agine, how horrible it is to have to go to war, but the horrors of war didn't stop with WW II. The thing that really surprised me while digging through the old and new books at the library on warfare, is the amount of in- formation available about how to kill other people and how well we've kept track of past wars. In addition to these facts, the amount of material available about how the nations of the world are continually preparing for the next war is staggering. I think some of these facts might sur- prise you too. If you think all is well in the world today, just have a look at some of the things I dug up about war, past and present. In the world today, there is one physi- cian for every 1,030 people but there is one soldier for every 43 people. During this century alone, there have been 200 wars fought with 80 million lives lost. Four times as many deaths occurred in t e 40 years after World War II as the 40 ye rs before it. ifty-seven nations on the planet today are under military control. At any given moment over the past few years, about • four million soldiers were fighting in 40 different countries. The United States is the largest supplier of arms in the world, with the Soviet Union, Britain, France and Israel close behind. Any Third World Country will spend almost three times as much money preparing the defend themselves as on providing health services for their citizens. Global military spending has now reach- ed close to $1,000 billion per year. If that figure was spent on food, the nations of Africa could be fed for many centuries. There are enough nuclear weapons on this planet today to kill every human being 12 times over but not enough medical facilities to immunize children with a polio vaccine at a cost of 12 cents per child. While military expenditures are escallating daily, non-military aid to poor countries has not increased in real terms for, 25 years. If we're talking money here, you'll be in- terested to know that, the military cost of staging the First World War was over $370 million each day for four years. EACH DAY! Imagine what could have been done with that money if we weren't fighting. The cost of WW I aside, imagine what it would cost to enter a war today. Both my grandfathers fought in the war and I have a great deal of respect for the courage any soldier shows in the face of the enemy. I also feel grief when I think of all the youngmen and women who have died defending freedom. And I feel hatred and despair when I think of what it would cost to participate in World War III. Wouldn't it be great to have a war and have nobody show up for it . We must never forget the soldiers who died for our freedom and we owe it to. them never to put our children through the same thing. It's time we learned from our. mistakes, lest we forget. Have a good week. I GcTT Its I Gc r IT." • 0 70 years ago November 15, 1917 A real food saver -The steady pressure of public opinion upon the Food Controller and the government has won in the matter of prohibiting the use of foodstuffs in the making of alcoholic beverages. After November 30, the use of foodstuffs for that purpose is, forbidden. Not even two per cent beer will be made. That is the right and proper step for the controller to take and it will be a source of encouragement to those who have been called upon to save. The measure is even more stringent than that passed in the United States. There, the use of food grains in the making of beer is permitted. Candidate for South Bruce -At a conven- tion of the South Bruce Liberals and Con- servatives held in Walkerton on Monday, Mr. Alex McNabb, who was warden of Bruce County in 1916, was selected to con- test the coming election in the interests of the Union Government. Mr. McNabb has been a life-long Liberal in politcis; he is a lawyer by profession, and in religion a Roman Catholic. He has never been particularly active in politics, but he is a clever, capable man, a fair public speaker, and if elected to govern- ment will make a good representative. SENTINEL 50 years ago November 11, 1937 Two inspect building -The construction of Lucknow's Community Hall has been well inspected and the separate reports of two qualified inspectors should dispel any criticism there has been by "the man on the street". George Norris, a lumber inspector of many years experience, was engaged last week by the Village Council to look over the building. He expressed complete satisfaction with the structure and submit- ted a written report to Council. Previous to Mr. Norris' visit, Henry Ogden, a builder and contractor, made his second inspection of the building. He stated -emphatically that this community hall was well above average in its construction. Strawberry time? -With this favorable November weather, Mr. Sproul is likely to harvest a second crop of strawberries. The patch, it is reported, is in full bloom,\\with berries forming. A few large berries, on the vines, since last week, are just new ripening. 25 years ago November 14, 1962 Collapse kills six -Six head of cattle were killed and one injured so severly it had to be shipped when a feed shed collapsed last Saturday at the farm of Elmer Foran. Elmer and Isobel were in the stable at the time doing evening chores when, without warning, the adjoining shed col- lapsed with a noise like a crack of thunder. There were 18 head in the shed at the time. Some 2,000 bales,of hay in the shed helped save some of thttle from being crushed and smothered. As it was, three cows, two calves and a bull were dead upon removal from the shambles of the shed. While the loss is regrettable, it is for- tunate that Mr. and Mrs. Foran were not in the shed at the time. Fire razed barn -The barn on the `Lannan Farm', Con. 9 Ashfield, owned by Gerald Walters, was destroyed by fire on Thurs- day afternoon. The outbreak of fire was discovered about 4 p.m. but was too far ad- vanced to warrant turning in a fire call. There were no other buildings danaged on the farm is a result. Lost in the fire was a hammer mill and between 2,500 and 3,000 bales of hay. Had the fire occurred later in the season the stable would have been full of stock. The barn, which was completely leveled in a very short time, is about a mile from the Walters home. 10 years ago , November 9,1977 Sharp tax increase -A sharp increase in this instalment of Lucknow property taxes is due to a 2.79 mill carry over from last year, according to Village Reeve. George Joynt. The carry over resulted because of a deficit of $20,400 not met by last year's mill rate which was not set high enough ,by the auditors involved. The auditors, MacGillivray and Com- pany of Listowel, were hired on the recom- mendation of A.M. Harper and Associates who retired last year after serving as Village Auditors since 1955. MacGillivray and Company failed to make adjustments to consider yearly in- creases in several accounts and in one in- stance, interest and debenture payments were forgotten. The deficit resulted when the mill rate, which is set up with the budget previous to the fiscal year in Oc- tober, was not set high enough to cover expenses.