HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-06-14, Page 1Kingsbridge C.W.L. launched campaign to ban.bo� ks
The controversy over the banning of three English literat-
ure textbooks from the secondary school book lists in .Huron
County started when a group of parents from Kingsbridge,
who considered the books blasphemous and obscene,'
initiated a campaign to have them banned.
-The Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League brought a let-
ter writing campaign to bear on the Huron County Board of
Education in April to have the three •` `objectionable" novels.
removed from the list of high school English Literature books.
The novels - Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, The
Diviners by Margaret Laurence and Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck - have returned to haunt the board for the past
three years.
The three books contain language that is "filthy" and
consistently refer to sexual activities according to the C. W.L.
Exerpts from the books were sent along with about 200
letters that went out to board trustees, members of federal
and provincial parliament township councils, county council,
minister of education, Thomas Wells, and area churches.
A public meeting on the issue of the book banning has been
.planned and was to be held in Clinton last night at the high
school. Authors, Pierre Berton and June Callwood planned to
be there to defend the use of the novels in high school
English.
Clarice Dalton, spokesmanfor the C.W.L. said the novels
were objectionable and should be removed from the list of
books used in the county's five secondary schools.
The women bolstered their request with letters of reply
from Wells, Huron Bruce MP Bob McKinely, MPPs Jack
Riddell and Murray Gaunt, and Stephen and Tuckersmith
Township councils. Both township councils endorsed
resolutions to have the books removed from the curriculum
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and of the politicians only Gaunt spore out against the novels.
Dalton said the CWL's strongest support carne from Gaunt
who, in a letter to director of education John Cochrane, said
he° was "really quite shocked and offended to read some of
this stuff". Gaunt said "of all the crap I have ever heard, that
has to be it, and I can tell you that if that material is going to
be taught in Huron County high schools when my children go
to high school, they won't be going to the public system."
Gaunt said he was fearful of the direction in which society is
heading if "this kind of junk" is taught under the guise of
freedom of education. The Huron -Bruce MPP said he hoped
the board would use good judgement in warding off a
situation which he described as a moral decay in our
educational ethics and standards".
Gaunt said he did not want to sound "prudish or
IN SENT
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14,. 1978
Single Copy 25c 28 PAGES
-' The Lucknow District Co-operative Board of Directors
turned the sod for the new Lucknow Co-op store and
warehouse on mond ay afternoon. Located on . Huron
County Road 1, south of Lucknow, the new facility will
increase the efficiency of the operation and bring together
all of the farm supplies, hardware, seed and chemicals to
one location instead of three different 'warehouses. The
board includes left to right, Albert Taylor, Doug Martyn,
Doug Cameron, president; Bob Irwin, Nelson ' Hill,
manager; Merle Gunby and Bill Scott.
Turn sod for new Co-op store
The sod was turned Monday afternoon for the new Lucknow
District Co-operative store and warehouse to be built on
Huron County Road '1, south of Lucknow, across from Kelm
Welding. Construction is to be completed for opening in
November.
Doug Cameron, president of the Lucknow District
Co-operative Board of Directors, operated the backhoe for the
sod -turning ceremony.
The Lucknow Co-op Board of Directors, Albert Taylor,
Doug Martyn, Bob Irwin, Merle Gunby and Bill Scott and
Co-op manager, Nelson Hill, Stu Kreller, job superintendent;
Kirk Freiter, U.C.O. construction supervisor; Bob Hladki,
U.C.O., senior project manager and Warren Zinn, reeve of
Ashfield, attended' the sod -turning.
The new 60 x 160 foot facility will house, a store, heated
warehouse, another unheated warehouse, offices and an
outdoor garden centre.
The new building will increase the efficiency of operating
the Lucknow Co-operative because of the expanded store
space which will be 3,600 square feet whereas, the present
store on the main street, has less than 1,000 square feet.' The
display .area in the new store will. be ' sufficient so that
products will not have to be stored in an area where the
customer cannot find them, as they are stored in the
basement at the present store.. By the expanded store and
warehouse, all of the farm supplies, hardware, seed and
chemicals can be kept at one point. There will be no need for
three different warehouses as the Co-operative now requires.
The increased office space will mean adequate space for the
accounting staff with privacy for the manager and patrons,
not now available.
It is easier to work tip enthusiasm for day-to-day activities
of the business in new, efficient facilities' said Nelson Hill,
manager of the . Lucknow Co-op. The ,new store and
warehouse will generate a sense of pride in the Co-operative
by both employees and patrons.
Reeve Warren Zinn of Ashfield" Township told those
attending the ceremony that the township was pleased to
have the, business locate in their township.
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Maricet opens
The Lucknow Farmers Market opened Saturday morning
and the turnout for the first morning indicated the market
may go over well.
The largest number of patrons at one time attended
between 8.30 and 9.00 and within the first hour the 20 loaves
of home baked bread brought by one vendor were gone.
Vendors sold fresh farm eggs, fresh rhubarb, maple syrup,
homebaked tarts and cookies, house plants, hand made
quilts, hand made raggedy ann dolls, handcrafted leather
goods, hand worked afghans and pillows, and macrame pot
hangers.
Tony McQuail 'of the Market committee said that some of
the patrons were potential vendors who had come to look over
the Marketand-decide whether to rent a stall to sell their
goods.,
Market patron's asked wheti the garden vegetables would
be ready and commented that they do not plant their own
garden, but still enjoy fresh vegetables, if they can buy them.
Several requested fresh strawberries and plan to return when
they are ready for sale.
One carload of patrons were passing through, stopped at
the Market to ask how long it would be open. When they
learned it was open until noon, they went for a cup of coffe
and returned to buy:
One vendor sold more of her hand made articles in the one
morning at the Market, than she had sold in two days at a
craft show in the area.
Ripley bridal
review
Bridal Fashions Through. the Ages was presented at the St.
Andrew's United Church in Ripley by the Ripley U.C.W. A
procession of gowns dated back to as early as 1912 and up to
the bride of a week ago.
The review featured the ribbon and tulle of the short styles
in the first decade of this century; the short handkerchief hem
of the 1920's; the cutaway hemline of the 30's; 'the red roses
and satin in the 1940's; the lace formal style of the 50's; the
hoop and traditional in the 60's; and the original gown of the
70's with a hood or wide brimmed hat.
Each of the brides proceeded down the main aisle of the
church as commentator, Margaret Gemmell, who co-ordinat-
ed the, show, described the gowns. Larry Needham piped in
the first bride. Marg MacKay and Shirley Harris provided
traditional wedding music on the piano_ and .organ and
accompanied soloists, Mary Ann Coiling, Rev. Jim Bushel!
and Elaine Pollock.
A bridal tea with wedding cake followed the fashion review
in the ' church parlour.
Picture store on page 16.
Bruce Board denies
Sau en Indian Band
representation .
The committee named to study the . request from the
Satigeen Indian Band Council for representation on the Bruce
County Board of Education recommended at the June 6
meeting that the request be denied.
The committee said it could not justify the appointment of a
trustee to represent 94 non-resident students when greater
numbers of non-resident students are unable to have
representation.
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