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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-10, Page 2• Page 2—Lucknow Sentl#nel, Wednesday, May 10, 1978 r The Lucknow Sentinel LUCKNOW, ONTARIO "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary Established 1873 Published Wednesday Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. Robert G. Shrier - president and pulilishet A • Sharon J. Dietz - editor Anthony N. Johnstone - advertising and general manager Subscription rate, $10 pef year in advance Senior Citizens rate, $8.00 per year in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $14 per year in advance Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O: Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number - 0847 Apathy Why are the business people of Lucknow so apathetic they will not attend the meetings of the Lucknow Business Association? Onlysix`to eight members of the 58 who have paid their membership can be counted on to attend the meetings. It takes a real hot issue that threatens the existence of several businesses before a dozen members will turn out for a discussion. Rarely, anyone who does not -operate a business on the main street attends. One of the topics on the agenda of the association's meeting last Thursday was a public rest tent to be sponsored .by the Lucknow Business Association for the upcpm`ing Ploughing Match in Wing- harn. " The proposal was voted down because a poll of the businesses in town resulted in an adamant "no". Each business would have been required to donate $100 to the fund to cover the costs of a horse drawn parade vehicle to advertise the rest tent and the costs of the tent itself. While some businesses were willing to give more than . $100, otherswould not even discuss the matter. Lucknow has a thriving business community and for the size of the village the number of successful businesses here is the envy of many larger villages and ,towns ,in „our. area,. Many ou.t.siders.... who visit our village are impressed' by the variety and success of our businesses. It creates an image for Lucknow that is good for our commun- ity. Why is it that the business people of the village will. not—take pride in our business community and work together to make it better? The few who do; attend the meetings and who poll the other business people, to try to ascertain their feelings on an issue, never have a full essence of what/the whole business community is thinking because the entire membership is never together to become involved in a discussion about the issue. For discussion to be fruitful, everyone must be present to contribute his/her feelings on the subject. One of the businessmen who conduct- ed the poll on the (rest tent learned that suppliers to the businesses would be interested in sharing the cost of a business's donation as advertising for his product. By the time this was learned it was too late to poll the membership again, because space in tent city is being allotted daily and there would be no chance of getting space for a tent. Had the entire membership met at an association meeting to discuss the tent, plans could have been made and possibly the idea of seeking financial assistance from . suppliers would have been mentioned. The project would h- e gone ahead much faster. • W h • the participation of busines- ses a ssociation meetings, each issue must be discussed individually with the businesses.' This makes a lot of leg -work for the six to eight who attend .regularly and nothing can be done until the following meeting after the poll is conducted.' Over 80,000 people are expecte& to` attend the Ploughing Match in Wing - ham this September. It is one of the biggest events to be staged in our area. The host farm is a stone's throw from Lucknow. Yet, the local business associ- ation could not get the- co=operation of its membership of this . village to .participate in a project which would have advertised the business of the village and created a very goodpublic relations image for our business community and our village. A rest tent for the convenience of the people walking about the tent city would have shown goodwill, interest and participation on the part of the sponsor. But these are the qualities the business. people of Lucknow seem to lack because they are unwilling to come out to their own association's meetings, let alone work together on a project to improve the business community of the village. Two days have been taken out of the business week in this village because the businesses cannot agree on a day to close. As a result some are closed Monday and others on Thursday. Only lively discussion, debate and compro- mise will settle such a basic issue, but it cannot be resolved unless all businesses come together to tiVork out the problem. The association is a method for such working together but, the majority of the business people refuse to use it. The ,business people should take an interest in their business community as a whole and ' work together for the betterment of the business section of the town. It takes work, but, anything that is positive and useful usually does. The rest tent at. the Ploughing Match Es a missed opportunity, but, it is an opportunity to learn from. Apathy cannot get anything done. It only deadens the possibility of improvement. Lucknow, Ontario, May 6, 1978. Dear Editor, We wish to .express our thanks to Rod McDonagh, Leo Advisor, and his helpers for digging and raking the garden this afternoon, in connection with their volunteer clean up project. This -was certainly appreciated. Best of luck to the Club in their Bike-a-thon on May 28th. May they all finish the course. Yours truly, Frank and Sara Ritchie, Sr. Citizens' Apartments, Walter Street, Lucknow. LOCAL CEMETERY TO BE TURNED INTO A FOREST Dear Editor: Having learned that the West Huron Junior Farmers have been asked to plant 600 trees in St. Helens Cemetery in return for a donation, I wish to protest the action ---of the West Wawanosh Council. A few years ago the Council cleared the cemetery and put in a cement base near the front of the cemetery and re -erected the upright tombstones on it but discarded the foundation stones. Off to one side the old, white slab tombstones remain piled' one upon another in a heap. Are our cemeteries a sacred hallowed burying ground or are they something to be ashamed of? Do the ratepayers of West Wawanosh, as ' well as descend- ants of the pioneers buried in this little cemetery, not wishto show more respect to our forefathers than to have their resting place covered with a forest of trees? Phyllis Morrison Editor; The Sentinel, Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario. NOG 2H0'.-- Sir: - • While those long-time political cronies, Pierre Trudeau and Rene Levesque, shadow-box over "na- tional unity," the situation in Canada becomes increasingly dangerous. Canadian editor Ron Gostick has now published a booklet, "Canada: The Moment of Truth", exposing the alliance between Messrs. Trudeau and Levesque -- and providing a fully documented account of their ideological backgrounds, meth- ods and' objectives. Freedom -lov- ing Canadians who value their future and that of their children must read and circulate this booklet. "Canada: The Moment of Truth" is available at $1.00 a copy from: The Canadian League of Rights, Bbx 130, Flesherton, Ontario, NOC 1E0. Very truly yours, Malcolm Patterson. Spot the Merchants prize -winners. WINNERS FOR MAY 3, 1978 Mrs. Gordon Struthers, Lucknow Mrs. Frank Ritchie, Lucknow • Peter Hare, 38 South Dr., Kitchener Mrs. W. D. McQuillan, Lucknow Barb Aitchison, R. R. 1, Lucknow Lisa Barger, Lucknow Mary Fisher, Lucknow Mrs. Jim Humphrey, R. R. 5, Lucknow Dorothy Lennips, Lucknow Mrs. Eleanor Gibson, R. R. 3, Lucknow Betty Stanley, Lucknow Janette Howald, R. R. 5, Lucknow Mrs. Lawrence MacLeod, Lucknow Allan Stanley,. Lucknow Alice Doelman, R. R. 3 'Holyrood Margaret Ann Whitcroft, Lucknow Sherri Jerome, R. R. 3, Lucknow Mrs. Lawrence MacLeod, Lucknow Ethel Rutherford, Lucknow Mrs. Harry Lavis, Lucknow Sandra Irwin, Lucknow Mrs. J. R. Arnold, Lucknow Mrs. Robert Forster, R. R. 1, Kincardine Joan Robinson, Lucknow Mrs. Graydon Ritchie, Lucknow fi