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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-17, Page 46Page 2---Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 24, 1978 The Lucknow Sentinel A 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 publishes Sharon J. Dietz - editor Anthony N. Johnstone - advertising and general manager Subscription rate, $10 per 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 Market needs vendors The- Farmers' Market which is planned by the Lucknow District Agricultural Society is a good thing for Lucknow. It will bring peopleinto town on a Saturday turning, creating new busi- ness and circulating new money; it will attract tourists and people passing through town who would otherwise drive through, and it will allow small. producers or gardeners with surplus to find a market for their produce. The market can be a boon to local people and local busin,ess.' The market has been well planned. It will be kept local as vendors will be restricted to residents of the townships of Ashfield, East and West Wawanosh, Huron, Culross, Kinloss and the village or Lucknow. The limitations prevent outside parties coming In with wholesale produce to sell cheap and it removes the problem of parties who buy crafts' for resale: Vendors are not asked to make a committment to sell every Saturday but can indicate when they wish to sell their produce as it is ready or when they wish to sell their crafts as they make them. But, the committee requires an indication of the number of vendors who are interested in participating because without a core of vendors they cannot organize a good effective market. The committee feels there is consider- able interest for a market in Lucknow because of the response they received for the quiet little ads which appeared in the,Sentinel. Yet, few people have come forward to help organize the market or to submit an application to be a vendor.. The Kitchener -Waterloo Market at- tracts people from throughout the province and while the Lucknow Market will not approach the scope of the market in Kitchener, it will also be a market for the produce and crafts of the Amish in our community, just as the Kitchener market has a considerable number of Mennonite vendors. The Amish will also contribute to the success of the Market because people have a keen interest in their homemade crafts and baking and know their good reputation as gardeners. The Market is a good idea but without a definite committment from a core of vendors, who will participate, even if they cannot sell every Saturday, is required or the idea will die. Unless there is a larger interest expressed' by the people who are interested in being vendors, there will be no point in going ahead. An indication ofthe interest of potential vendors is necessary to organize a good effective market so people who come to the Market will not be disappointed. The wide variety di articles and locally grown produce which can be sold at the market makes it possible for almost everybody to produce something to sell. The market is being planned now so that local gardeners can plant their garden with the market in mind. If the Market is something you want to be involved in, speak up now. It would be too bad if the. Market went under before it got off the ground because of a lack of expression. Once the Market is established it will be all too easy to say, "Isn't it great we can take our bushel basket of peas from the garden to the local market, We can't possibly eat them all, and we don't want to let them go to waste, so we will sell them at the Market." The Market needs the support of people who are willing to participate in an idea rather than an established reality. The Market can be successful if we participate now. LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE SENTINEL FILES 75 YEARS AGO Monday last, Victoria Day, was loyally celebrated by the citizens of Lucknow. The weather was delightful and special attractions were provided. George Lawrence of Lawrence -r & Johnston, furniture dealers and undertakers, have purchased a splendid team of black horses for their hearse. 50 YEARS AGO So it's May 24th again, and a public holiday. The rising genera- tion will soon begin to ask what the holiday is all about. The boys who went fishing 40 years ago remember it was "the Queen's birthday". Only seven days ago we reported the death of W. C. Webb and now he has. been followed by his life partner, Mrs. Webb, who was seriously ill at the time of his death. 25 YEARS AGO Pictures of Queen Elizabeth IT ' and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, appeared on the front page of the Sentinel to celebrate the Queen's coronation. The Sentinel ran two sections for this special edition. The community observed the coronation with a public service in Caledonian Park preceded by a monster parade. • Dear Editor: In the past few months we have been hearing on T.V. and radio and reading all the write ups in newspapers as well as discussing some of our English text books used in the Secondary Schools in Huron County. Hopefully the books under question will be banned as well as other question- able books used in .our system. I only wish, now that someone would get on the band wagon (eg. government) and ban some of the T.V. programs where obscene language is used and lurid scenes are projected before our children. And no doubt a good number of the movies could be censored and banned too. However, aside from filthy books, pornography, etc. we the residents of Ashfield Twp. have a far greater challenge to meet this month concerning the lives and well being of our people. You no doubt are aware there will be a liquor plebiscite held next Mon- day, May _ 29th. A group have requested a vote as to whether the people are in fadour of the sale of spirits, beer and wine -under the Entertainment Lounge license for consumption on licen- sed premises. Alcoholism is our country's #1 social problem. Do we need outlets in whieh alcohol can be consumed? If Ashfield Township becomes "wet", anyone .in the future with the approval of the L.C.B.O., will be able to set- up business. Do we need more outlets, say in Port Alllert, Kingsbridge, North Ashfield, etc. where MORE alcohol can be consumed? Yes, sure many people view drinking as a chance to celebrate, have fun and forget; but what else does the overuse of alcohol do and certainly more often - - causes accidents and kills people - causes vandalism - causes child abuse and wife beatings - destroys health - breaks up marriages and splits families - boggles minds and breaks hearts - lowers self esteem - and costs a pile of money Somewhere there's a strange imbalance here. Alcohol seems to do a great deal more harm than good. How are you, the residents of Ashfield Township and your family going to vote next Mon- day, May 29th? Will it be from a self-interest stand point or will you be• thinking of the future of our children and grandchildren - with the above points in mind? For the past 10 years I have been making decisions concern- ing the education of your child- ren. Some of these decisions have been difficult; hopefully I have made some good decisions, too. However, friends, you will be making a far greater decision than I have ever had . to make concerning the lives and well being of the people and especially the young people of this town- ship. I care for them. DO YOU? Your sincerely, Marian E. Zinn, Trustee, representing the_ Townships of Ashfield, West Wawanosh on Huron County 1Board of Education. Our new look The Sentinel will take on a new look next week which we hope will make our paper easier to read, more attractive and will keep pace with a paper that is growing. We have wider columns on some pages; narrower columns on others; and totally new designs on some of the long standing. pages. The classified pages will be moved to the back of the paper where they will appear each week so the reader will know where to find them. This will allow the reader to get into the paper faster to read the news and features and look over the pictures. News that, is carried over from page one and interesting articles that could npt be featured on the front page because the space was taken by more important news, will appear on page. two. The editorial page will appear on page four and page five opposite will be the opinion including such columns as Acres of Memory and readers' opinions in Letters to the Editor. The new format will allow a more attractive layout of picture stories and a better use of space. We are very excited about our new look and hope that these ideas make our paper even more attractive to you. &fczed 01 Tfltiwory by D.A. Campbell Appears on page .19