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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-10-05, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 5, 1988 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 VL RI{ 11.0 CIQC.UCATION BIDE a aeon AWARO 1988 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Mapager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor $1700 Outside Canada $6090 Pat Livingston -General Manager $14400 Outside Canada $5800 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 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. Get out your boots After months and months of eager anticipation, a federal election has been called. Canadians will go to the polls to elect a government on Monday, November 21. The announcement was finally made by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney early Saturday morning. The timing of the election is questionable, even after such a long wait. The sources close to the PM's office have been predicting such a call since last spring. The federal election will come just 11 days after municipal elections when we choose our councils, reeves and boards. Whether two important elections less than two weeks,.,apart will have any effect on voter turn -out remains to be seen, but one would guess less votes will be cast in each. It's a simple matter of election overload. The hot air in this country will be so great over the next five weeks, that we may well see tropical fruit growing in window boxes everywhere. And, like a walk in an uncleaned barn, rubber boots will soon be a necessity. Aside from all the empty promises, which will undoubtedly be made in the coming weeks, watch for the election 'plums' to start falling. Election plums are the steroids of politics. The huge sums of money suddenly granted to worthy causes serve a single purpose...to shore -up voter strength. We will refrain from saying they buy votes, although some might make that allegation. While the harvest of these plums won't be realized until November 21, their seeding has certainly begun. Within hours of the election call made by Mulroney Saturday, MP Murray Cardiff granted the Blyth Festival 450,000 dollars for capital expansion. A worthy cause indeed, but come on Murray, a little blatant wouldn't you say? Election time can be an exciting time, a time when anything goes, but it can also be a time of, dare we say, BS overload. We have no choice, fellow voters. Put on your boots, wade into the campaign, and may the best man win. R.B. No steroids at Sentinel Some West German journalists have been experimenting with performance enhancing drugs, and while the temptation has spread here to North America, I for one will go on record here and now to state I have never used steroids. Yes, I realize I have, written some brilliant news stories and this amazing super -human talent may lead some to believe steroids were involved, but such is not the case. The temptation, mind you, is great what with the pressures of deadlines, fast - breaking stories and the constant stress of coming up, with a witty and thought pro- voking editorial column each and every week. But the use of steroids to develop quicker typing fingers, a lightning -fast camera hand and the ability to go days on end without sleep just isn't right. My trainer said, "Everybody's doing it". My coach felt I had to have the steroids in order to compete. And my personal agent felt I could demand a much higher salary if I was able to work endless hours without sleep or nourishment. Without pointing any fingers, I do have knowledge of some Canadian journalists using the banned drugs, and with wonder- ful results, but in my mind it's more im- portant to be 'clean' than to have the abili- ty to cover every meeting, conference, social outing and church gathering held in 0 by Rob Bundy N THE SIDE Lucknow and area. Besides, I would hate to lose my million dollar endorsement deal with that multi- national Vaseline company. What would tempt a simple -yet - adequate writer to take steriods you ask? The thrill of victory over a tough story and the new-found ability to cover each and every news event in town no matter how dry. Without steroids, we are limited to the best we can do - nothing more. It's a lot to give up, sure, but playing by the rules is important too. So, while some writers will always take steroids, and will therefore always have the 'big story' ready at press time, the rest of us will be happily content to know we simply played fair. Another thing which has kept this newspaper editor away from performance enhancing drugs is the fact that they ap- parently have some side-effects. I have no desire to have muscle-bound ear lobes or to be barred from running 100 metres. Can we be content with just adequate news coverage by doing the best we can without steroids? We are going to have to. Heck, I don't even have a bottle of Scotch in my lower desk drawer. Have a good week. TRENDY APP/Z0,10-/ TO THE SuAIDAY COLLECTien/ PLATE ,/ 70 years ago October 3, 1918 Club a hit in Kincardine - The Lucknow Dramatic Club came in for much high praise for its work at the concert the night of the Fall Fair there. The Club presented that splendid farce 'Captain Rackett' before a crowded au- dience. The play was a success evidenced by the continual applause and laughter that greeted the performers from the ris- ing of the curtain. Scene after scene of clean, wholesome funn followed rapidly and the audience was kept in roars. Fall Fair scores success - Lucknow's an- nual Fall Fair was one of the fortunate ones in the matter of the weather. Sight seers from near and far came to town to view the 1,500 exhibits put in competition this year. The number of entires surpassed that at any recent fair. There was a fine crowd too though gate receipts were down slightly. Profits from the exhibition amounted to $347. 50 years ago October 6, 1938 Wolves were actually dogs - From the Department of Game and Fisheries comes word that the pelts of three supposed SENTINEL MEMOIRS wolves, shot in Kinloss recently, are ac- tually dog pelts. As a result the Depart- ment declines to pay their share of the $15 bounty on wolves. Harvey Scott and Gor- don Stanley, who each shot an animal, will be out that much. The word from the Department was "after careful inspection by our ex- aminers, it was unanimously agreed that these pelts were other than wolf. The skins have been declared that of dogs and we are directed to inform that there is no recourse but to refuse the application made for bounty". For the prevention of Diphtheria - A clinic will be held in Lucknow for the giv- ing of Diphtheria Toxoid to children. This treatment is given free and is available to any child in and around Lucknow who is nine months to ten years of age. Parents are strongly urged to bring their children as this treatment will protect agianst Diphtheria for life. Three injec- tions will be necessary in all. A fine hall - The pew arena in Lucknow was occupied for the first time over the weekend as the exhibition staged by the Agricultural Society was a real "knockout". "As good as London," com- mented one visitor. Indeed the new facility bright with displays was a sight. 25 years ago October 2, 1963 First big money announced - The first big money winners in the Shop in Lucknow Community Draw have been announced. A Lucknow resident claimed the first weekly prize, $5, and made his purchase with the money at Hall's Red and White Store. In the month-end draw, an Ashfield man won $25 and made his purchase at the Lucknow Fruit Market. Siegrist's Market Store had the distinction of providing the winning ticket for the second place prize, that to a Ripley gentleman. Building room for poultry - Frank Alton of Ashfield commenced construction of a large poultry house. The structure will be 160 feet long by 40 feet wide and will have a capacity for 3,000 laying hens when finished. Spence ,Irwin has the foundation poured now and hopes to have the barn finished by December. It will include special insula- tion to assure a controlled, even temperature. 10 years ago October 4, 1978 LPM attendance record set - The Huron County edition of the International Plow- ing Match set attandance records for the 65 -year history of the match despite down- pours both Wednesday and Saturday last week. The Wingam site was at some points turned into a quagmire. A spokesmen for the IPM said between 215,000 and 220,000 people attended the match over the five days of its running. No final figures have been compiled though. Opening day ceremonies featured Pro- fessor Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. The opening ceremonioes, which Armstrong attended, drew an estimated 30,000 people. Lucknow's retired receive grant - A group of retired people in Lucknow are among 66 groups in Ontario to receive New Horizon grants announced today by Health and Welfare Minister Monique Begin. The Sepoy Apartments, on Walter Street, will receive $680 to initiate new ac- tivities including picnics and outdoor games. New Horizons is a governmental program designed to help retired people create projects of their owp choosing.