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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-02-22, Page 4Page 4--Ludmow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 22, 1969 P.A. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 5282822 Established 1873 . Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Pat Livingston - General Manager - Editor $1790 Outside Canada $6090 $1490 Outside Canada $5890 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. Police are human too The recent controversy between city police and the public brings to mind -vii hat a tltank-iless care r; at-thees tele men ani" women -have embarked upon. While there may be a problem there, it appears that the public is usually made aware of the bad side of policing rather than the good side. Members of the police force are human and it is unfair to judge all by one bad apple so to speak. In every part of society we will find someone who is not up to public. "standards". The police are there to enforce laws, protect our families and our property. Theirs- is not an easy job. These man and women are fathers as and mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters - a part of a family. Being called to the scene of an accident or a domestic dispute where small children are°involved can be a gut -wrenching experience for even the most experienced officer. The desire to give comfort to young ones involved in such a matter comes naturally. Thanks to a pilot project in OPP District 6, all cruisers will now carry "teddy bears", which will be used to forge a bond of trust between the officer and the child. These teddy bears will help ease a traumatic situation. "Teddy" will be on patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to give solace when needed. There are lists and then THERE are lists Ever noticed the number of "lists" we are bombarded with during the year. No, I don't mean grocery lists, errand lists or things -to-do lists. The lists I refer to in- clude The Best Dressed Man. list, The Worst Dressed Man list, ThI Best Dressed Women list, The Worst Dressed Women list. A new one, at least new to me, was The 10 Most Watchable Men of 1988 list! I couldn't recall having read this one previously and contribute my ignorance in this most pro- found area to my former lack of reading all the dailies. Since taking this editorial position I at- tempt to read, each and every day, the three dailies that arrive in Lucknow. Ask Mr. Fixit. I'm driving him 'round the bend with the amount of newspapers I cart home, dailies and weeklies. He doesn't mind me reading them, he minds where I toss them when finished with them. This is one of my bad habits - dropping the papers on the floor beside my chair. Let's get back to the 10 Most Watachable Men of 1988 list, which included Donald Trump, Paul Newman, Mel Gibson, Kenny Rogers, John F. Kennedy Jr., Tony Danza, Andrew McCarthy, Alan Thicke, Tony Curtis and Lou Gossett Jr. Much to my surprise there is a-Manw chers Inc., which boasts 15,000 members ! One would presume they are all females. I can't visualize any men belonging, afterall, what man would want to watch other men, simply to put the other guy on ., this « I was further shocked and amazed at my ignorance that this group was started in 1975. According to the president of Manwat- chers Inc., the group of 10 represents a variety of attributes including attrae- AMBLINGS by Pat Livingston tiveness and success. The president was quoted as saying, "They want it all, and this year's list has it. Big bulging muscles have never been important, but now dress, grooming and keeping in good physical shape has become much more important. Good manners and communication are equally essential." Apparently ambitious women of the world, at least USA, are looking for super- ficial things the bright and the savvy, which is a change from when the group originated in '75. No mention was made of how big their bank account had to be. "Bright and savvy" brings to mind the saying, "tall, dark and handsome", that has been a favourite flippant • response, over the years, to the question, "what are you looking for in a husband?" Ui der their breath, they added, it would be nice if he was rich! Not knowing the famous "10" personal- ly, I hesitate to comment on what it would be like living with them. This list was obviously comprised of well-known men. I wonder if I could com- pile a list of The 10 Most Watchable Men - in Lucknow? ? Of course, heading the list would be Mr. Fixit and Then, and then........ = I'll let you at= fuusin the hist. Remember the age-old sayings: beauty is only skin deep; beauty is in the eye of the beholder and never judge a package by its wrapping. Happy looking ! P.S. Three previous holders of this prestigous title included Bart Reynolds, Tom Selleck and Don Johnson, who weren't eligible in 1988 - they had been elevated to Manwatchers' Hall of Fame. And even I'll vote for that! Cod a beef? Write a letter to the editor. 70 years ago February 20, 1919 All Home By August - The Minister of Militia has handed out the following infor- mation: Demobilization is proceeding steadily and troops will be returned at the rate of thirty thousand per month during February, March and April, forty thou- sand in May; forty-five thousand per month thereafter. R this program is car- ried arried out, practically the entire C.E.F. should be.in Canada bytheend of August. On or about theist of March the first units of the Canadian Army Corps, will leave Great Britain for Canada and the balance will follow rapidly. Mild weathermade it impossible to hold the Old 'Time Skate billed for last'Thurs- day night. It will be held this 'Thursday evening if, the ice keeps good. A league hockey mea between Milver- tonand Lucknowscheduled Tuesday night m Lorne fink faded to materlsbxe. uncertainty of thou is knocking poitis winter. 50 years ago February 23, 1939 Has His Eye On McLeod - Johnnie Jones, prominent in hockey and baseball circles, and who has refereed the last two games in which Lucknow has played, has an eye on Eldon McLeod. Eldon shares the defense duties with Kenny Cameron, on the in - ;immediate team and both of them are cticallysixty minute men by necessity. When Jones learnedthat McLeod is only seventeen, be jotted down his name and address, and gave the local club fair warn- ing, not to be angry if be "stole" him. Jones manages the Guelph Juniors in the ."Big V' loop this year and intimated McLeod might get a try -out later this season, when the schedule was wound up. Helyrood Bays take -Private Pilot Test - Weatherpermitting, three student fliersat Sky Harbor airport, Goderieh were 'scheduled to take their tests yesterday in an effort to saecure their private pilot cer- tificates. ihe teams, under the supervision of Ken Wlute, 'district Mutant inspector 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111911111111111111111111111111111111 SENTINEL MEMOIRS 1111111111111111/11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 of civil aviation, include taking off in a plane, performing spins and loops, and landing. Where is also written tests on air regulations. The boys who have passed their medical examinations and are : taking „the tests, are •George Parsons and R.J. Dean of Goderich, and George Robinson of Holyrood. 25 years ago Februar`y26,1904 Lions Have Jo Raise ;About 42,500 to Lay Permanent Floor In the Arena - How to raise upwards of$2,500 to complete the ar- tificial ,ice project, was a question Lion President Bob McIntosh tossed at the menibersat theirregular meeting on Mon- day :ni,t. A permanent floor over the artificial ice pipes, and a floor suitable to roller skating, will cost around $6,000. The Club has about $2,000 in the artificial ice fund, and winter works assitance and rants will amount to upwards of another $2,000. The Lions roughly estimate up to $2,500 still required to properly complete this major and ;most valuable artificial ice pro- ject. 10 years ago February 21,1979 Hold 100th Annual Meeting - Frank Thompson and his wife Cora were honoured on their retirement as secretary - treasurer and assistant secretary - treasurer of the West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company, :at the 140th atn- nual meeting of the company in Dungan- non on February 16. They have served in their positions with the eompany since 1962. George Feagan retired as adirector of ,the company after serving for 26 years. Stephen and Joanne Whitney have taken the positions previously held by the Thompsons.