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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-30, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 30, 1978 The Lucknow Sentinel LUCKNOW, ONTARIO "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary Establlshed 1873 - Published Wednesday Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. Robert G. Shrier - president and publisher Sharon J. Dietz-, editor Antony 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 LOOKING BACKWARDS THROUGH' THE SENTINEL FILES 75 YEARS AGO Our citizens were terribly shocked on Saturday evening last to learn of_the sudden - death of Samuel Barber at the family residence on Campbell _Street. Two weeks ago, Barber while working on a new stable he was building, stepped on a large spike. The nail entered his foot and although the wound was sore and painful, it appeared to heal up. But --a few. '--days before his death he develop- ed symptoms of lock-jaw and despite the efforts of two attending ' physicians, Doc- tors Elliott and Spence, there was nothing, that could be done to , check the fatal disease or save his life. The ceremonies in connec- tion with the corner stone laying at the new R.C. Church in Kingsbridge will t&ke place Sunday, Septem- ber 6. There will be a large number of clergy present. The Postmaster -General has authorized the issue of $10 postal notes. The coin - mission on the notes is only five cents and it is a conven- ient way of sending money. A supply of notes has been received at the Lucknow Post Office. Mr. D. C. McMorran, our popular band master, return- ed last week after a few weeks engagements with the Guelph, Seaforth and Hamil- ton bands as leading cornet player. had just crossed the bridge at the Allan block when the Essex hit Mr. Wallace Black's Ford. Black had just moved his car from the curb and his car was almost cross -wise on the pavement.. The Ford Was in poor shape after the accident and the Essex had bent fenders, a bro1 en lamp and a smashed windshield. Following a wet period through July and the early. part of August, which made hay and wheat harvesting. a. discouraging business, the weather underwent a change and for the past two weeks has been dry and at times too warm for comfort. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Ruttle, lighthouse keeper at Point Clark, who a few weeks ago was the victim of a stabbing affair, evidently has made up his mind to get even, if not with the thug who stabbed him, at any rate with the criminal fraternity. Last Monday he discovered a couple of fellows leavingr Jardine's refreshment booth, their arms well filled .with chocolate bars, cigars, etc. Assuming they were robbers he fired a shot into the air and told them to stop. He held the tuspects at a nearby cottage until the police arrived. Campbell Street, Lucknow was the scene on Sunday of one of the worst automobile crashes that has taken place in the village. Mr. Jerome and his mother were driving west in an Essex coach and . 25 YEARS AGO The work of getting class- rooms set up and established is going on apace these days at the newly constructed Lucknow District High School in order to ready for school opening next Tuesday morning. A full curriculum, including home economics, shop work and commercial, will be available and with modern facilities in a modern building, this is one year that students will no doubt be eager to resume studies again. Anxious to have Lucknow contribute a $13,000 share to the proposed new wing of the Wingham General Hospital, members of the hospital board met with the village council on August 19, to discuss the matter. The meeting followed the regular August council meeting at which the board decided against making the grant unless the Wingham Hospit- al adopted an active treat- ment policy or unless a referendum, was requested. Lucknow court of revision and a long list of appellants against the assessment roll sweated it out through a four-hour session on Tuesday night. It was after midnight before the court received the final appeal and adjourned to meet again at the pall of the reeve, when the. appeals will come up for review. The only case on which a decision was reached was a $200 reduction on Sam Sherwood's proper- ty, Community Centre needed We have a new community centre that is serving the village and the surrounding area in such a way that proves there was defintely a need for such a facility. The Lions Club was criticized when they initiated the idea of building a new community centre because some believed our existing facilities, the Lucknow Legion and the Lucknow arena were adequate. But as anyone who attended the Lucknow Band Concert in May knows, the arena was far less than adequate for such an event. The floor was so greasy from dampness that every step could have brought broken bones. The air was so damp, cool and muggy that it was impossible to be comfortable and the sound of the band bounced from one steel wall to the 'other. These conditions were better than on some occasions when the ceiling dripped with water, the floor had several areas with standing water and the washrooms were flooded. The Lucknow arena floor is not a dance hall and it proved that on many nights when wedding receptions that were too large for the capacity at the Lucknow Legion were held at the arena. Several open wedding receptions and anni- versary dances this summer and the dance at Summerfest have brought crowds of 400 filling the new community centre to capacity. There is definitely a need for such a facility in our community. The community centre has been booked throughout the summer and is still booked solid right through September. We see faces at the events being held in the new centre that were rarely seen at social events before. Especially our senior citizens are coming out to enjoy themselves at ' a dance. These members of our community were. perhaps reluctant to attend same of\the events when they were held in the arena because it was impossible to be comfortable in such conditions. At the new centre, where .the temperature is controlled, it is dry, comfortable and clean. There are still some who believe the arena will one day be condemned and the community will be faced with building a new arena. They say that then is the time to build a new community centre and build a complex which would include both facilities. . But the building committee of the new centre maintain that the advantages of a separate community centre' warrant building the new building now. There is no way that a complex could allow space for a major dance hall that could be licenced for as many as 400 people. The dance hall in a complex would almost certainly be 'built upstairs and equipment, food and beverages would have to be carried up and down stairs. If two events areplanned for the same evening, one in the arena and one in the community centre, there would be parking congestion, and it is a real headache to separate the people who are attending each event at the door so they pay the proper admission for the event they are attending. If a hockey game is being played in the arena it is almost impossible to insulate sufficiently so that the puck resounding off boards cannot. be heard in the middle of the best man's toast to the bride, at a wedding dinner in the dance hall. There are also financial reasons for building a separate community centre as insurance rates are cheaper for the community centre than they would be if the two facilities were combined. Our new community centre is defintely needed in our community and it belongs. to everyone. Named the Lucknow and District Community Centre, it belongs not only to the village but to the four surrounding townships and as soon as the debt is cleared . the Lucknow Lions Club will hand it over to the people of the community. The Lucknow Lions who spearheaded the project are to be congratulated for their hard work, determination and foresight. They saw the need was there and they did something about 'it. Stu Reavie, chairman of the . building committee, Walter Ar.noid,lichairman: of the,, fund raising committee, arici the members of, their committees, and •Brry McDonagh, treasurer of the community centre should be given .special congratulations for their contributions of time, hard work and their commitment to plan, organize, raise money and deal with the frustrations and problems of such a project. It's been called the biggest project this community has ever taken on and it's good to know there is the support in the community and individuals who will work to achieve its com pletion. . Aubrey's Observations After the owner and ad- ministrator of Pinecrest Ma- nor publishing an article, which stressed the need of visitation from friends and relatives to _ the people who make Pinecrest their home, I ,decided to write an article. As one of these residents, I would like to add a few lines even if he covered the. subject perfectly. There are still a few words to be said. One of the most important, being, the length of that visit. So mar people feel, that if they co a and spend five minutes with two, three, or four of us, that they have done their duty. Please do not misunderstand me, these visits are very much appreci- ated, but to make myself clear, when a person is confined to a home such as this and unable to see the beauty of nature in the spring or any other time of the year they have a great peed for someone to sit down and talk to them, and tell them about the outside world. /A visit like this; will do much more good, than the handful of pills they take each day. . I fully understand, that this is not the most cheerful place to visit, but if it .is worth your time to come at all, try not to be looking at your wristwatch every three minutes. I have written this in a. rather forceful manner, and yet it was what I wanted to do, and now for the few of us, who can get outside. I want to tell of a band concert and lunch, that was given for us in the public school gym. It was of top quality and something that a great number of us have not had the privilege of hearing for a long time. . There was special trans- portation for a number in wheel chairs, four of the grade 8 students of ;Mrs: Wheeler's class came and pushed them down. Also, some went in cars, . enabling quite a few to attend. The music was fresh and stirring, and- exceptionally well performed, and conduct- ed. It was a revelation just to sit and watch the expression on , those older people's faces, something I spent almost all my time doing. • If those young people in the band had been able to see the real pleasure they were giving, I am sure that they would feel amply repaid for all the inconveniences and hours of practice: After the concert, we had a very scrumptious lunch prov- ided by the nursing home, and tea provided by the school and served by the grade 8 students. In all, it was something that will not be forgotten. So a very sincere thanks from all of us. I have written this ,up at length because it was -some- thing entirely different.- It was an outing away from home, and of course this created a different atmos- phere. This does not in any way take away from the entertain - 'bent we have here at the home. We are so grateful to the many groups and organi- zations that have come to entertain us. The great variety and ,styles of enter- tainment, the time, work, and expense is really marvel- lous. So you can plainly see that we are not just a bunch of "has' beens" but more of a group of "would bes", had not so many years rolled around and different afflic- tions caught us on the way through those years. Hoping to see each and 'every one of you in the near future.