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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-08-03, Page 4Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 3,1988 Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 BLUE RIBBON AWARO 1988 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General M - S1790 Outside Canada $6090 ger 14110 Outside Canada 85890 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 p � Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. The lines of battle are being... drawn With Prime Minister Brian Mulroney keeping his famous chin in the public eye more and more these days,it appears rather obvious that an election call is in the wind: His recent visit to the area was a great op- portunity for Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff to be seen with the "big guy" and can be seen as a pre-election photo'opportunity. Back in Ottawa, the lines of battle are being drawn. Liberal leader John Turner is putting his political future, and that of his party, on the line by announcing that Liberal senators will delay passage of the Free Trade agreement until Canadians get a chance to decide, by way of an election, whether they want it or not. Turner is insisting that the people, not the politicians, have the right to decide. And he's asking that Mulroney do the same by calling an election now before the agreement is radified. By making such a broad and gutsy statement, Turner has left the door to his political future wide open. If Mulroney calls the election, fights it on the Free Trade issue, and wins....it's bye bye Mr. Turner, but at least he can soy he tried and retire with dignity. If the prime minister doesn't call an election with Free Trade as an issue, he is leaving Turner with a great deal of ammunition when the call to the polls finally comes. It seems fundamental. Canadians should have the right to decide and the Liberals will make great use of this fact over the next few months in an effort to prod the Conservatives into a pre -Free Trade election. After that, it's up to us, the voters, to get serious about the agree- ment. To know what it means to Canadians and to make an intelligent, rational decision. Will Canada get a chance to vote on Free Trade? Turner demands it...Mulroney ignores it. The scene for an election is set. R.B. Mrs. Mulroney is much better looking in person than she is on television....the Prime Minister was wearing nice shoes, but they weren't Gucci...and it's true, all the security guards wore dark glasses, hearing -aids and they taked into their sleeves alot. Last week's visit to the area by the Prime Minster of Canada was an in- teresting experience for those of us in the community newspaper business. Our weekly duties rarely include a chance to get out and shoot the P.M. With a camera, of course. While those of us in the local press corps are usually content to cover township council meetings and take pictures of Grade Eight graduations, last Thursday's visit by the Mulroney family to Goderich was indeed a rare opportunity. We got the chance to be bowled over, stepped on and stood in front of by the throngs of the national press who shoot the Prime Minsiter for a living. We were able to see first hand the famous Mulroney chin that cradles a politically -permanent smile. And we got to see enough security men and RCMP members to guard a whole fleet of P.M.'s. The news stories you've probably seen this week, including the one of the front page of this issue of the Sentinel, will tell you why he was in Goderich and what he did but only here will you read that he changed his clothes completely twice dur- ing his three hour stop. No where else will you read that he said, upon his arrival at the airport, "See you down at the harbor. We'll put on our bikinis and go for a swim...Mila's first!" While those of us from the local press who were on hand to greet the Prime Ministe figured his movements would be p well orchestrated and thought out well before hand, I was surprised to see just how closely he and his family were watched. Security men in dark suits and sun glasses could be heard whispering, "Move to the other side of the car," and "This way Mr. Prime Minister." It was an interesting day for us lowly reporters who don't get a chance to shoot the prime minister very often. Both Brian and Mila are experts at playing the crowd when it comes to "pressing flesh" and they certainly gave us lots of opportunities for pictures. No matter what your political views and support, you have to respect a guy like Mulroney. After all, he is the leader of our country. I must give top marks to Murray Cardiff as well. He took the time to find us local reporters and give us as many tips and hints as possible. He also stood as close to Mulroney as humanly possible during the visit and smiled for the camera just as well. I must admit, I've never really been a big Mulroney fan but now that I've seen him through the lens of my very own camera, I feel like he's an old buddy. So, I guess the public appearances on the campaign trail do work. If you can get an old cynic like myself to feel excited about seeing a politician, you must be doing something right. Have a good week! THIS IS A NICE HAR BoR YES, A REALL! 1 �N ICE NAR60R 70 years ago August 3, 1918 Some tall oats - Oats six feet high, we fancy is a rarity this season. This however is the length of a few Sample stalks brought over to our office by Mr. McDiar- mid of Kinloss. They don't show any signs pf the recent heat and drought. Most fields of oats do and farmers believe that if there is not more moisture within a week the damage to the oats and other spring crops will be irreparible. Booze shipped as hay The biggest seizure of whiskey ever made in Guelph or even in Western Ontario, was pulled off by License Inspector James O'Brien Satur- day morning. Had it not been that the head of one of the barrels broke open, the liquor would have been safely delivered to the parties for whom it was intended. The result of the breaking in of the head of the barrel while being handled is aprox- imately $8,000 worth of fine whiskey no ly- ing on the CPR track under heavy guard. The whiskey came to the station in a car labelled "baled hay" and addressed to the Imperial Mattress Company. 50 years ago August 4, 1938 Hail left damage trail - A brief but SENTINEL MEMOIRS furious mid -summer storm swept a nor - row path through Ashfield and Lucknow last Thursday evening, leaving in its wake an unroofed barn, broken windows and flattened crops. The storm brpke in the form of a sharp electrical storm accompanied by high winds and rain. It concluded in a hail storm when chunks of ice beat a tattoo on roofs and windows and boucned around on lawns and pavement like rubber balls. One peice of hail was measured at two inches long and an inch and a half wide. Old timers can reacll nothing of this sort ever happening here in this district. Tax rate set - Maybe it was the heat, for the Village Council held their shortest meeting of the year on Tuesday evening - a mere two hour session. Little but routine business was handled and the striking of the tax rate was dealt with. The rate was struck at 44 mills, an in- crease of two mills over last year's rate. The school rate is increased 2.2 mills, relief at .3 mills and street lighting at .4 mills which is offset by a reduction in the County rate of .9 mills for a net increase of two. 25 years ago August 14, 1963 Firt full-time officer - Lucknow now has, for the first time, a full-time police officer. He is Joseph Balzer who commenced his duties here on the first of the month when he was officially sworn in as Chief Constable. He is an expeirenced officer who served some two years in Hanover, was Police Chief in Harriston for a time and for the past eleven years has been a member of the St. Catherines Police Department. Speaking to the Sentinel, Balzer said he did not come here "to clean up the town." Rather, he welcomes the full cooperation of village residents to abide by the laws. Legion Licence approved - The Lucknow Branch of the Canadian Legion has been notified that their application for a club licence has been granted subject to the premises being officially approved by the licencing board. The Legion Hall has already been in- spected and some changes have been recommended. These changes are not of a major nature and the building for the most part is in good order. 10 years ago August 2, 1978 Virus a minor epidemic - The Lucknow Medical Centre confirmed Monday that there is a minor epidemic of a virus infec- tion here. Although children have been the most susceptible to the infection, there is no clear evidence to connect it to the Lucknow swimming pool. The infection is not being passed in the pool but around the pool from child to child said a Mediacl Centre spokesman. Virus swabs have been sent to St. Joseph's Hospital in London, which does the virus studies for this area. The actual virus has been isolated but not named. Hydro lines out - A severe rain and thunderstorm on Wednesday evening last week caused damage in the Lucknow area and resulted in a five hour power outage. Lightning came in along a wire at the home of Gerald Murray, RR1 Holyrood, causing fire in the ceiling of the utility room there. The hydro went out about 6:30 p.m. and Mrs. Murray said they noticed the fire about five minutes later. No one was injured while the home sustained about $300 damage.