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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-21, Page 4MEMOIRS Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 21, 1988 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager y2 c,,CD .. FREMON awaRD 1988 Subscription rates in advance: $1700 Outside Canada 56000 $1490 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. Keep Christ in your Christmas In these days of mass consumerism, when the angels we have heard on high. tell us to go out and buy. it is important for each and everyone of us not to lose sight of the true meaning of the season. One way we can all keep Christ in Christmas is to be sure our children understand the reason for the season. While a kid surrounded by toys and presents, with his face all aglow. is indeed a glorious sight and one memories are made of, it is equally important to include love and peace to all mankind in the traditions. Take a moment this holiday season to sit down with your kids and read them the Christmas story. Maybe have them select a gift to give to the focal Christmas Fund and impress upon them that not everyone finds gifts under the tree on Christmas morn. Christmas means many things to many people. To some. Christmas is simply a time of shortbread cookies and bulging stockings filled with toys and treats. To others. Christmas is a time to reflect on the good fortunes of the year and to pass a little of that good fortune on to others. And to others. Christmas is o sad time. A time when Santa forgets the small children of a needy family. Family traditions are built at this time of year. They are traditions that are passed along from generation to generation for many. many years to come. It is up to us. the parents of these young families, to assure that the traditions we pass along are of good thoughts. love. and global understanding...not just eggnog and finite. The most recognizable Christmas tradition of all is the image of Santo Claus. The jolty man in the red suit is the symbol of Christmas to all. children but he is also one of hope. love and understanding. Impress upon your child that Santa isn't just "the man who brings the toys", but rather that he is the man who cares for all the children of the world. the man who spreads peace and goodwill. the man who doesn't care what colour of skin you hove or how much money you make. Christmas 'is a joyous time of year, a time to remember the Christ child born of Mary in Bethlehem. Help keep Christ in Christmas this year and have a happy and safe holiday. R.B. 'As 1988 quickly draws to an end, it's time for one and all to make a quick review of their year to date. Let's see... -in this space over the past 51 weeks we've looked at the joys of hockey, the despairs of football, and the anxiety of self-expression. We've delved deeply into the mental capacities of spiders, poked a little fun at federal politics and complained loudly about the fact that hospital waiting rooms never reading material post -1982. , Who can forget that brilliant expose (x - pose -eh) on bumper stickers that appeared here last spring, or the thought provoking look at the joys of turning 29 again? Over the past year we have looked long and hard at things like how much junk mail we all get, at what lengths one should go to avoid a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman, and the fact that free trade doesn't mean our Canadian Tire money is good at any hardware store in Florida. Your humble scribe has carefully con- sidered time, space and hand-knit socks while taking care to avoid things like religion, sex, and the plight of the whales. So, the question can now be asked, what's left to be discussed? As far as this journalist can figure, all that's left to do this year is to pass along a couple of tips on peace in the Middle East_ After all, it is the time of year when everyone is thinking of Bethlehem. Yasser Arafat has become quite promi- nent in the news again as he seeks to establish a Palestinian nation somewhere. I think a lot of of Yasser's problem could be solved quite simply....all he needs is a little Iesson in public relations and per- sonal appearance. He needs a new hat for one thing. That tea -towel he wears on his head is getting to be a bit of an eye -sore on the evening news. You never see Margaret Thatcher wearing ON THE SIDE by Rob Bundy a bed sheet on her head do ya? My sugges- tion is a nice fedora or at Least a red and white toque. Next - get a shave for heaven'os sake The guy's always got a five o'clock shadow no matter what time of day it is. Grow it out or shave it off, Yas. The only other thing that might held the PLO gain some credibility world wide is if Yasser Arafat had a nice birthmark like Mikail Gorbachev. Something in the shape of a machine gun or a hand grenade might be appropriate. And with that, I have this deep-seated feeling that there is nothing left for me to sa Hence, this will be the last colunm that will appear under my by-line in the Lucknow Sentinel. Yep, a bit of a cor- porate shuffle is in the works and it ap- pears your truly will be shuffled off somewhere else for a while. So it is with fond memories and a misty eye that this editor bids farewell to the fair village of Lucknow. I'm leaving the big chair here in the capable hands of Mrs. Livingston and wish her all the best in her new capacity as managing editor of the Sentinel. Thank you one and all for overlooking the typographical errors and the occas- sional misspelled name, and for making me feel very much at home here in the Sepoy Town. For the last time from me - Have a good week and the very merriest of Christmases. / DON'T' CARE WHO YOU ARE --- rNE MODE DEAL DESAT r(/C_K-/N .7 -/LL 7 -NE NEW DEAR, 5o THERE'S OUT)" 0&m/G ON ?'OUR JOLLY LITTLE /91_,=-5 , G.1 u/0E5, AN' gL./FORMA BARBiES s 70 years ago December 19, 1918 Kinloss boy acquitted - A charge of housebreaking laid against a young man of Kinloss was tried before Judge Klein on Monday. The charge arose out of a charivari following the marriage of a local resident during which a good deal of glass in the windows was broken. The damages amounted to more than $20. A good number of witnesses attested to the innocence and good nature of the ac- cused and the crown case broke down com- pletely. The accused man was aquitted of all charges. War stamps - The Canadian government began the sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps on December 2. 13y this means not only will the government secure more money that can be profitably expended in the reconstruction period, but the war sav- ings plan offers to the small investor an safe security at an excellent rate of interest. The interest rate being offered is just over four percent which will compound semi-annually. SENTINEL 50 years ago December 22, 1938 Nominations set for Monday - Nomina- tion meetings will be held in Kinloss Township and in Lucknow on Monday. What developments may result in either or both municipalities are difficult to predict. Kinloss will nominate in the afternoon and there will likely be a lively discussion following the naomination hour. The Ackert Drain has been a troublesome mat- ter in the township during the year. So far as the Lucknow municipal developments are concerned, we won't even hazard a guess. Rural hockey - Interest in hockey is evi- dent in the rural community in this district and plans are underway to organize a Rural Hockey League in the near future. The offer of a trophy for competition in this loop has already been made and if suf- fucient entries are received, the league will get underway early in the New Year. At least six teams are considered necessary in making the league a success. 25 years ago December 18, 1963 Weather speeds up conversion - Many from the village and surrounding districts braved the very wintery weather to in- spect the new dial phone offices and to witness the cutover to dialing last weekend. Rural customers were converted con- tinuosuly starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the finalcut was made at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. The transfer was started a little earlier than planned due to the weather. No customer was without service during the cut. Lucknowite becomes G.M. - Allan Treleavan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Trevleavan, is another example of local boy makes good. Allan has been appointed as general manager of the Toronto Real Estate Board. In sending along his Christmas list of gift subscriptions to the Sentinel this week, Allan included a personal note wishing everyone in the community the very best of, the Christmas season. Drinking drivers - Magistrate O.C. Mc- Clevis has put inot effect his announced crackdown on drinking drivers by increas- ing the fines for ability impaired from $100 to $150. "If that doesn't stop it, I'll double the fines," the magistrate said. 10 years ago December 20, 1978 Tinney acclaimed as warden - Jack Tin- ney, the reeve of Hay Township, was ac- claimed as warden of Huron County in a peculiar turn of events at the inaugural session of county council Monday. Tinney was acclaimed after Harold Robinson, reeve of Howick Township, used his five minute campaign speech to withdraw from the election. Claiming he was "up against a hard wall", Robinson congratulated Tinney.