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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-07-07, Page 4Page 4 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 7, 1993 • Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. at 619 Campbell Street Lucknow, Ont. P:O Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822: Fax (519) 528-3529 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager Pat Livingston General Manager/Editor Phyllis Matthews - Front Office Subscription rates advance: Local Regular $24°° within 40 mi. radius G.S.T. incl. Local Senior $170 within 40 mi. radius G.S.T. incl. Out -Of -Area (40 miles) - Rates available upon request Foreign + U.S.A. $9669 Publications mail registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow, Ont. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to Lucknow Sentinel at the above address. 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 advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Some still believe in humanitarian service The story recently of the Toronto taxi driver who stuffed a woman's assailant in the trunk ofhis cab before carting the villian off to the police station, is like a breath 'of fresh air in our otherwise corrupted atmosphere. It was Ahmed Khodabandeh's first clay on the job. The fare in his cab pointed out a confrontation between a man and a• woman at a bus shelter at the corner of Dundas East and Ontario. Realizing the man had a knife and the woman's life was in danger, Khodamandeh jumped out of his cab, managed to disarm the man and wrestled him to his knees. At that point, • another passerby assisted IChodarnandeh to put the man in the trunk of the cab. Then Khodamandeh drove to the nearest police station and dumped his package. Khodamandeh's paying pfassenger was charged no extra for the entertainment. One police officer who was interviewed on television, was absolutely astounded. Such things just don't happen in Toronto, he said. Khodamandeh would agree with him. The cabbie said while he was struggling with the assailant, "all kinds of people" walked by and lots of drivers honked their horns and shouted obscenities from their cars because the taxi was blocking their way.' Is Khodamanheh nuts? Didn't he think maybe he could get hurt? "The lady's life was in danger, not mine," he said. "If this happened to my family, I want to believe someone would help them." Alas Ahmed, it isn't so. By far the majority of cool-headed Canadians would put self-preservation ahead of humanitarian service with this degree of danger. That's what violent attackers bank on = and, in most cases, they are not disappointed. - SJK The original big mac One a day keeps the doctor away By Marsha Boulton DUNDELA, QNTARIO, ,1811 -- What hard and shiny Canadian fruit descended from one seedling tree planted almost two hundred years ago? The world famous McIntosh apple may have genetic roots to the fust apple tree ever tree ever planted in, Canada, but when it was discovered it was growing wild. Ultimately, it proved to be truly one of a kind. . In 1633, an apple tree called the "Fameuse" was brought to New France from Normandy. It was an instant success and apples became a prized fruit on pioneer farms, since they could be stored in root cellars, dried or pressed into cider. In 1811, John McIntosh was clearing land to build his farmhouse in Dundas County, in eastern On- tario. In the undergrowth, he dis- covered some seedling apple trees, which he transplanted. One tree in particular produced exceptionally firm, red apples with sweet, juicy flesh. While, other apple trees fell prey to the cold weather and disease, this particular tree was the hardiest producer in the neighborhood. McIntosh's son, Allan, attempted to grow seedlings from the tree in the 1820s, however, none of the seedlings bore the same crisp fruit as the old tree. The original tree was selfsterile and pollen from other apple trees that fertilized the blossoms produced a good tree, but not quite the original. The young McIntosh knew there had to be a solution. As a Nfethodist minister, he travelled the countryside always carrying, a sup- ply of the unique apples, which were affectionately known as "Gra- nny's Treats." Farmers throughout the countryside were impressed, but no one could solve the mystery of reproducing the tree. Just as his father discovered the tree by chance, Allan McIntosh discovered the solution to his tree reproduction dilemma through a curious coincidence of fate. In 1835, an American farm •turn to page 5 The Sentinel Memoirs Editor replies to "talk" about last week's bottle of gin story 70 years ago July 12, 1923 AStatement - There has been much talk during the week as to where the editor of The Sen- tinel got the information contained in the Article: "A Fanner, A Councilor and a Bottle of Gin." It has been said we believe that the information was given by Constable Douglas or by Reeve Johnston or by both. This isn't true. Constable Douglas never once mentioned the matter to us; and all the information we got from Reeve Johnston was that the men had settled before Magistrate McNab at Walkerton, and that consequently there would be no trial here. The next information we had was from the short article in the Bruce Herald and Times. As the truth of The Times article was being called in question, we decided to get firsthand information and we went to Walkerton for 'the purpose of getting it. Some folk who mistake the softness of their heads for goodness of their heaps, and others whose sym- pathy is always with the tiw-breaker no matter who he is, are ever ready to cry out "persecution." Just so! The lawbreaker always is "persecuted," according to his view, and the view of his friends, who are little. better than he is. The North Ontario desperado, who couldn't see why he was "persecuted" by the police, had friends whoagreed with him. He thought he should be allowed at large to do as he pleased, and his friends and the soft -heads though so too. It is also said by this class that newspapers have no right to say anything about these matters. "Why can't they leave them alone?" Well, newspapers often help greatly in the location of criminals and the enforcement of the laws. They have the privilege of publishing legitimate news, and they likely will keep on at it whether moral or civil law -breakers has the right and theprivilege to do what he or she can to assist in the enforcement of the laws and promote the public welfare; and good citizens will do what they can along that line. What sort of country or community would we have if everyone was so slack, so indifferent, or so cowardly that nothing would be said in the interests of law and decency? 50 years ago July 8th, 1943 Preached Here as a Youth of Nineteen - Canon W. A. Townshend; who conducted the evening service in St. Peter's Anglican Church said he was happy for the opportunity to be here. Not only as Diocesan Commissioner bringing greetings from 266 other parishes, but because St. Peter's was the second church in which he ever preached. That was 25 years ago, when he was a youth of 19. He conducted services for two and one-half months here, and has never forgotten the goodness of the people of the parish, making special reference to the late Dr. A. G. Elliott. He referred to St. Peter's as the lovely spiritual home, dear to those who worshipped there. The placing of the gorgeous flowers which adorned the .church, had been a labor of love, he said. Canon Townshend commended the rector and the Parish for their very fine efforts and made special mention of the success of the children of the Sunday School in the religious education examinations. M.H, Sales Manager - J. Melvin Reed has been promoted to the position of sales manager of the Ontario Division of the Massey -Harris Company. Mr. —Reed had -previously -been -assistant -manager -Mel.- - first association with the Company was as local agent in Lucknow a number of years ago. 25 years ago July 10, 1968 pectators Gather, Large Barn Moved- The moving of barns s&ms to be a common occur- rence in this area. On Wednesday afternoon spectators by the dozens gathered on the Finlay MacDonald sideroad to witness the barn moving from one MacDonald farm to the other via the road and across the river over which a new bridge had been built just last year. This barn was one of the widest ever moved by the Parson movers of Staffa. This week a barn from the Kingsbridge area will be moved to the farm of Jim O'Neil. . It was nice to see among the spectators at the barn moving Mr. Dan MacLean who is back home with Mr. and Mrs. Ewan MacLean. I See by the Sentinel- That Miss Mary Ahara of Wingham, winner at the Lucknow Fall Fair district beauty contest last year, was representative from the Lucknow contest at the Miss Dominion of Canada contest in Niagara Falls over the July lst weekend. Winning in Lucknow gave her the title of Miss Mid - Western Ontario and made her eligible for the national contest. Miss Nancy Wilson of Chatham was named Miss Dominion of Canada and will later enter the Miss Universe contest. Miss Ahara was named "Miss Congeniality" by the fourteen other girls who were in the contest. That the Township .School Area of Kinloss and Lucknow are putting up the Kinlough School for sale by auction on Saturday, July 20th, S.S. No. 2 Kin - lough is a brick building on a four acre lot. 10 years ago July 6, 1983 amboree 83; a weekend not soon forgotten -- Unofficially it's estimated about 5,000 people came home to Lucknow on the weekend to ce ebrate the village's 125th anniversary. Ap- proximately 3,000 people stopped into the Jamboree registration office to sign the guest book. The mammoth parade on Saturday drew crowds from its origin at the old fairgrounds behind Sepoy Apartments to Caledonian Park and back up Wil- loughby Street. One hundred and seventy-five floats and seven bands participated in the parade which lasted more than two hours. Wasn't it a party? Terrific, Fantastic Perfect Weather! What more could we expect? We wish to thank everyone for making our weekend what we could only dream of. From the bottom of our hearts, we wish to thank everyone who helped to make everything go. A special thank you to the Fire Department on the first aid and traffic as well as the "Boys in Blue". To the Lucknow Legion for the Parade and Drum- head Service, thank you. We could, go on forever but their is only one way we can express our gratitude. "Thank You" Jamboree '83 Committee. • No midway- To The Children of Jamboree'83- On behalf of the Jamboree Committee, we wish to sincerely apologize for no midway. They simply did not show up. Collapses during Legion parade- The celebration of the 125th anniversary of Lucknow was not without its sadness. Comrade Charlie McQuillin of West Wawanosh Township, who was marching in the Legion Drum ---Head-Service-parade-Sunday, collapsed_as_the-parade proceeded down Campbell Street. He died later at Wingham and District Hospital. SHIPPING OUT SQUARED TIMBERS IN 1894 at the south end of the CNR railway station. The two boys are William E Henderson and Jack McQualg. Standing on the timber are James. J. Henderson, Nell Macinnes, Angus Nicholson, George Gilles and Dan Hayes, the station agent Standing in front Archie Nichol- son. (submitted by Rev. W. Henderson)