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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-03-07, Page 4Page -4.4seknow liVedosioloy, Mardi 7, IMO :O. Box 400, Lucknow, Qntario NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Advertising Manager Subelcription' rat advent*, Pat Livingston General Manager $1711 outside Canada 4080400 Editor slow *Canada $580. SeniorCitizen Second cleat mailing rep. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical ewer, •the par-. tion of the advertising space"occupied, by the erroneous item together With a reasonable. allowancefor signature,, will not :be charged for, but the .balance of the advertisement Will be paidat the applicable rates. Driving is a pr �riled� • please don't Ause it! Winter driving in laid-W*tern Ontario demands the strict afteen- tioa of .motorists as they travel ties highway"! We are all too well aware of the:many different road conditions on• may run into in a very short distemee.:from travelling on dry pavement in clear Con- ditions. to block • ice, to snow passed or icer covered roads in white- out ,conditions testa• the, capabilities of ail drivers; As with everything in filo,: there aro olrrays those who r fusee to be responsible drtvoea and risk The Rums of Others onthe road. A.. recent trip to Goderich brought.thio fact to mind - very., clearly. Throw driven insisted , on tailgating roach other and o highway plow. that due to th• wind: directions was. ;busing temporary whiten -outs .:for traffic proceeding. in the opposite direction. it 'was impoostble for the tollgaterirs to pose .the plow. These :.IrresponsibI. drivers. ars es menace on the road, showing aleck . of -respect for •#heir own lives aod, even worse. the lives, of Others. These careINs driven; arrived in Goderich the some time as the . cautious driver,' who maintained , a safe distance behind the pock. Effective last Thursday (Merck 1) the higher fines for speeding of. fences went into .effect. Ontarlo Transportation :Minister .;William Wry• believes that "hitting spiders wham it: hurts" •will maks it a costly proposition to willfully exceed the..-speied limit. If you have a heavy foot and afire convicted of driving 00 km over the speed limit. be prepared'. dole to :out as much as i5115, up. from *195 under thea old sch dulee. On the lower 'end, .if eorivict*d of drriv. ing -15 km above this limit.` 00,44. to. pay as much as $45, instated of , $18.75. Wryer said, "The higher, finis will. restore thri deterrent valuta. eroded by two. disados of inflation sines: thra bit increase." Driving a vehicle is, b privilege - don't abuse • ill (PL) Judgin 8 w�IN g AW R peopie:qPat Livingston immommummommummum dy necsrt ud bit in Maderw informed raiders that a numegem.nt memo in- totmsdacrd editors of Caaediern Press thInverters at their Sof wearing blue jeans tee work 1y,lh members tohed come an meet the public most new "weer the kind of clot *ss that they would wear for an I* terview with a cabinet minister." Afenow cobenniet recently wrote about what he felt in obe that when he was to college. l g . lie the older gentlemen teacher felt that because of hie keg hair, there was little between the earn. My fellow eventually earned the respect of his - teachers, despite his shaggy hair, wire - :Ing awards in both years of college. At a recent Saturday company meeting I was just a little surprised to see the familiar faces .coming through the door, in unfamiliar attire. Dress code is relaxed for Saturday meetings, ha I was a little taken aback to seethese gentlemen in other than suits and ties.. On the two occasions I have been caught with bluejeans on . when doing. paste nPMthe plant mGoderich,many remarks have been made, such ars, "On holidays today?" ac- customed seeing me in edeas clothes and high heels, and to them jeans roust MOM I wasn't working. Years ago, when Interviewed for my first job, and thanks to a severe case of nerves, I boned out during rtl"a 'ibin my shorthand *tee. I lett that interview positive I wouldn't get the position. You can imagine my surprise when I did land that job. It was months later, after pro- myaebf, that nay boas informed me he given me the trial period because I had dressed properly for the interview. At that time, young ladles wore glove* for an interview. I guess I was the only one with gloves on that day. .411 of the above incidents prove tee , that we are quite often judged on the basis of our exterior presentation. Secondly, when you have set a precedent, changing quite often throws people for a temporary loop. These judgments many not seem fair, but after all we are only human.. Ci -UK -CUT GOOD -LOOKS The GrayDnrt is not.atsrtlinciy_ extreme. the Cow: Dort, it a ear of quiet hesoty--mouth hnee mid trert.ct proportions. The smart. new top is b.rti•tailoteci in our own ;ncps, 'Thee, new hood. withiis many, lung. narrow louvres lands: lust s touch of Eur style, French -Pleated upholstery, too. ' And completing the picture—the wonderful Cray - Dort finish -development of 60 years* coach -butt spplidby miser craftsmen. Griy.Dort trained. Unquestionacly there will be a shortage of these -ears at $1365. You i,ad better see the CrsyDort denier now. GRAY. DONT MoTons: LtalrTeu • aloft,.' r. Ontario' IPA Om. rw 1"365 9;0.®. ce1.4THAM WAR TAX -e"TRA • r i..ALLAT, - Lucknow ORT Remember when. March 1920 Palmerston ousts Lucknow in 1920 District match S!NTLMEM01R: 70 Years ago .March 4, 1920. PALMERSTON WINS DISTRICT -Big crowd sees good hockey in Lorne Rink scored 5.4 for visitors: The. Lucknow- Palmerston uucknowPalmerston hockey match played here Tuesday night proved a great attraction, and it was the fastest and best game ever played on Lucknow ice. The 'only bad feature was that the final score was big on the wrong side, Palmerston Winn- ing by one goal. This puts Lucknow •out of the league games for the season. The seating and standing capacity .was , taxed to the limit, .there. being '504 paid admission. Quite a number of Kincardine and Ripley enthusiasts were down to see the contest. 50 Years ago March 7 1910 SUBSIDY UP BY NEW ASSESSMENT- Assisselent notices that are being. distributed now in West Wawanosh are to be accompanied by a notice informing the taxpayer that while there has been a general 'here se in , all assessments, it will have no ,affect on the amount of axes. It . will, however, mean an addi- tional dditional revenue of $500.00 to the 'Township through the Provincial subsidy of one mill on the .assessed values The notice points to thenew equalized assessment adopted • by the ,County of Huron, with West Wawanosh's assess- ment for County purposes ,fixed at $1,911,000. The local assessment for 1939 was $1,419,000 and' in order that the local and equalized assessment be the same an increase of approximately 35 per cent in all assessments has been ordered. It is emphasized however that this will not affect the taxes, neither to increase or decrease them, but will result in an increasied Provincial subsidy and a fair valuation for all property within the Municipality. 25 Years ago. March 3, Ili; ALVIN HAMILTONS BUY RESTAURANTMr. and Mrs. Al Hamilton have puurchaised thebusiness and property of the Mayfair Restaurant located on Lucknow's death street The sale was Made through William S. Reed Real estate of Winghaunm. • The .Restaurant was most recently operated by Mr. and .Mrs. Wilson Loder who, with their family, moved to 'Kit- chener Kitchener a few weeks ago. It has been dos- ed since then and dates for reopening were not definite at writing time. For the information of the readers at a distance, the restaurants the old "Chin" property. Al is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Hamilton of Lucknow and formerly of Paramount and his . wife was the' • former Gladys, Gibson, daughter- fo ° Mr. and Mrs; Sam. Gibson of Amberley. Al is an employee .of. , the 'Lucknow District Co-op and plans to remain at his penditures actually are up only 6.7 per cent, a total increase of $219,000. However. the IVIinistry of Transportation and Communications has reduced tss sub- sidy y ,000 this year, meaning more job. 10 Years ago Mairch 5, 1980 . SPEND MORE ON ROADS -Huron Court- ty will have owith an addi- tcome up ional on roads in 1980,\ tional i�r000 to anincrease of eight per cent lover: the last year. In the budget presented to county last Thursday it was noted that proposed ex - of themoney must be raised through the county levy. Engineer Bob Dempsey explained the major increase in the budget is due to the energy situation. Asphalt prices. are up to $1504160 per ton, he reported, com- Pared to $70475 when he came to the county two years ago. McKillop Township Reeve Allan Camp bell had a suggestion how the county could save some money, but it didn't get very far. • Mr. Campbell asked that while he had no quarrel with the $1,366 the county spent on repairing . the Hullett-McKillop boundary bridge last year, he did ques- tion the 910,000 budgeted for engineering ses an that bridge and another one in He could have told the county the bridge- is in bad shape, he commented, and he Would have been glad to do it for a lot less than 910,000. "If you'll fund d0 per cent of the cost I`ll be glad to take your word," Mr. Dempsey responded. He explained the MTC requires an engineering study to qualify a project for subsidy.