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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-04-27, Page 1Single copy 3Sc I4 UCkfOvs' an ores '83 Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, April 27, 1983 The Lucknow Klnette Club presented their annuli fashion show, Fashions Under the Rainbow April 18 featuring a special tribute to Lucknow's 125th anniversary this year. Delores Cross modelled this wedding gown of re -embroidered linen belonging to Lenore Glenn's aunt, Mn. John Adams, who was married In February of 1883. The handsome gentleman who played the groom, is David Hanna who wore a suit and tails belonging to the late Russell Johnstone, a former funeral director In Lucknow. [Sentinel Staff Photo) in the news Identifies Jamboree pic Margaret (Rae) Alton of Goderich wrote the Sentinel to correctly identify the children pictured in last week's Jamboree photo. The children in the picture were all sons and daughters of Lucknow businessmen. From the left, Mary Louise Porteous; daughter of W. A. Porteous, owner of the hardware store; Doug Finney, son of Lawrence Finney, manager of the Bank of Commerce; Mary Lou Connell, daughter of Dr. William Connell; Richard Turner, son of Allan Turner, proprietor of the shoe busi- ness; Mary Lorraine Johnston, daughter of Dr. W. V. Johnston; and Joe Agnew, son of Howard Agnew, clerk of the Village of Lucknow. In the background is Catherine Johnston, daughter of Dr, W, V. Johnston. The picture was taken by Dr. Connell and belongs to Mrs. 13i11 Porteous. Play goes on the road The Lucknow Agricultural Society's hit production of Everybody's Getting Married will play in Belgrave, April 2i; Whitechurch, April 30; Auburn. May 3; Howick, May 10 and Kincardine. May 11. Correction Dennis Timbrell, Ontario Agriculture Minister, set the record straight, while he was in Lucknow last week to speak at a meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. He was not health minister at the time the ministry attempted to close the Clinton hospital, as stated in a story written by Shelley McPhee published in the Sentinel last week. Frank Miller was health minister seven years ago when the ministry tried to close Clinton hospital, Timbrell was health minister following Miller's tenure, prior to being appointed agriculture minister 14 months ago, Case adjourned to June 13 Former Lucknow lawyer Robert Campbell appeared in Goderich Provincial Court April 11. Campbell chose trial by judge and jury and the case was adjourned until June 13. Campbell is answering to more than 100 charges of forgery, theft and misappropria- tion of funds. The charges were laid following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police and the seizure of documents from Campbell's Lucknow office a year ago. 24 Page Close Ripley high school Building to be used for elementary students In a sudden, surprise mow, Bruce County board of education approved a motion last Tuesday to cease operation of the secondary school at Ripley District School. The decision, expected to be final, con- cluded three months of conflicting thoughts on what should happen with the village's secondary school. In a letter drawn up by Murray Culbert, a Huron Township resident and Huron Township and Ripley board trustee Mike Snobelen, the board was reliev- ed of a promise they gave to the Ripley school recently that they would keep the secondary school open next year. Mr, Culbert cited enrolment as the major reason for recommending that the school be closed. As of last week, only 60 children has registered to attend Ripley District School in September, a decrease of 40 from last fall. "There were three or four of us ( writing the letter)," Mr. Culbert told The News Monday. "We wanted to see if there was any support and it didn't look like there was support," Ripley District will become a senior elementary school, housing at least grades seven and eight students next year and possible grade six classes, relieving Ripley- Huron Central Public School of some over- crowding problems, Mr. Snobelen said Tuesday he had mixed feelings about moving the Ripley secondary school students to Kincardine District Secondary School but felt the board gave RDS "every possible chance it could". "You're matching community pride against a choice of education," the trustee said, "We had two alternatives, either close it or import students," An original move by a committee formed to look at RDS to bus junior students from Kincardine in the fall was rescinded when parents from Kincar- dine, Kincardine Township and Tiverton protested with petitions and a public meeting, Ab Wylds, The News' Ripley Express cor- respondent, said writing about the school closure was like writing "my own obituary" Monday afternoon. Mr, Wylds, who attend- ed the secondary school for 39 years as a teacher and student quoted a story from Saturday's Toronto Star that stated more and more schools are closing across On- tario. "One person said that the public educa- tion system could end up serving the poor, the maimed and the unedueatable," quoted Mr. Wylds. "I don't like it ( RDS closing) and I don't think it's necessary," he added, Barry Schmidt, the board of education's chairman said he was surprised by the let- ter from Ripley. Turn to page 14. Timbrell assures farmers tax rebate program is safe Ontario's agriculture minister assured members of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture last week that the proposed farm land tax rebate program is safe and that farmers do not have to fear the government is trying t� usurp their property rights, "A fundamental part of the proposed tax changes in the program is that the individual farmer will still pay his or her taxes to the municipality," stated Timbrell, who was speaking to the North West Huron Federa- tion of Agriculture annual meeting held at the Lucknow District Community Centre, April 20. The tax rebate proposal calls for farmers to pay taxes on their houses and a 'deemed' lot, The lot, because it cannot be severed will be assessed at 50 per cent of a similar lot. Farmers will be eligible to receive a rebate of 100 per cent of the taxes on their farm property, land and farm buildings. A previous proposal exempting farmers from paying taxes was dropped, The muni- cipalities feared an erosion of their tax base and farmers feared a Toss of property rights because they were not paying taxes. Timbrell said present fears that the new proposal will result in a loss of property rights some time in the future, are based on a misunderstanding of the information, The people of this province are not likely to elect a government that will ignore property rights, observed Timbrell who pointed out that if this argument is followed to its logical conclusion, accepting any form of government assistance for that land, a system for tile drainage debenture, a 25 per cent rebate or a 50 per cent rebate or whatever, would be sufficient grounds tv give that kind of a government the authorit:. to take away property rights. Timbrell added Turn to page 2r Province will announce program for beginning farmers in May Ontario's agriculture minister, Dennis Timbrell told a meeting of Huron federation members in Lucknow last week he will announce a program for beginning farmers shortly after the province's treasurer presents the 1983 budget May 10. Timbrell was speaking to the North West Huron federation of agriculture annual meeting held at the Lucknow District Community Centre April 20. More than 200 area farmers and members of the Ashfield and West Wawanosh Township federations of agriculture attended the meeting which was open to the public. Timbrell said he recommended the program for beginning farmers to cabinet shortly after he became minister of agricul- ture, along with an improved stabilization program and the proposed extension of the Ontario Farm Assistance Program. The program was presented to the treasury department the middle of last June, right at the time the treasury officials were inform- ing cabinet the government's revenues were going to be a minimuin of 5300 million less than projected. This program and several others had to be shelved. Timbrell assured the meeting he would not he a party to including the program in the throne speech a second time, if he did not already have the assurance of the premier and the treasurer that they will proceed. Jim Hoak, an Ashfield Township farmer, asked the minister during the question period, if the program would permit his two sons who have lost their farm to start farming again. "The cows are gone. the quota is gone. and so is the farm," said Hoak. "Your government is now proposing a program for Turn to page 2.