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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-07-21, Page 4P`arge 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 21, 1993 mmiamoramimil Published weekly b'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 $2000 within 40 mi. radius G.S.T incl. Local Senior $1 700 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 signaturet, will nom be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Education starts with prevention July 25 - 31, 1993, Is national and provincial Farm Safety Week. These two campaigns aim to educate Canadians of all farm safety elements. This year's national campaign theme is "Toddlers Need To Be Protected Too", while "Power Takeoff Safety" is this year's theme at the provincial level. But the real education starts with prevention on the farm. There Is no cure for farm accidents. Accidents take away something which cannot be replaced. Be it the loss of life or of a limb, the loss Is forever and no amount of 'what Ifs' or 'whys' can reduce the pain associated with the loss. Take the time to become more safety conscious, to acquire an attitude and awareness that determines safe farming operations. Spend time on increasing your safety awareness, to be prepared for the unexpected. Time Is precious when It comes to saving and preventing Injuries. You shouldn't wait until after an accident to (earn Just how preclous time and life are. Time Is wasted In asking unanswered questions and finding blame after an accident has happened. Common sense and a healthy respect for hazards will go a long way towards a safer tomorrow. We've all heard or read of farm accident statistics. Farming Is considered to be one of the most hazardous occupations, but accidental death statistics are just numbers until tragedy strikes at home. The recent death of a five-year-old Culross Township boy has Eititcted not only his family but the entire farming community: The first days of July should be the beginning of a wonderful summer. Instead, the tragedy of this little boy's death has disrupted the best of• plans and forever altered his family's future. Creating awareness and furthering positive attitudes towards safety among all farm family members and employees Is the reason for designating the last days of July as Farm Safety Week. Let's make the last days of July, and everyday, as safe as possible on farms.- DCD , Let there be light by Marsh Boulton CORNWALLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 1846 -- What Canadian inventor gave the world a better light long before the light bulb? If you knew that a failed horse trader named Abraham Gesner invented kerosene, you may also know that his methods and proces- ses of distilling oil from hydrocar- bons led to the establishment of the entire petrochemical industry. Abraham Gesner was a farmer's son, born in 1797 and raised near Cornwallis Dyke, on the west side of Nova Scotia Peninsula. He spent his youth collecting rocksand dabbling in chemistry. Jobs were scarce in the Maritimes following the War of 1812, so Gesner turned to horse trading. He planned to ship horses to the West Indies for profit. His first venture was successful, however, subsequent attempts floundered -- quite literally. Under the threat of disgrace from his creditors, Gesner's father-in-law sent him to England to attend medical school. Gesner spent gloomy days in the dissecting rooms and devoted his evenings to discussions of geology and chemistry with London scien- tists. Returning to Nova Scotia in 1827, he chose Parrsboro as the location for his practise more for its interesting terrain than for its •turn to page 6 The Sentinel Memoirs Former resident is named to Cabinet 70 years Ago July 26, 1923 Mmister of Health was former Huron Boy - The selection of Dr. Forbes Godfrey, of Mimico, as Minister of Health and Labor in the Ferguson Cabinet, has special interest for the people of Huron from the fact that both Dr. Godfrey and his wife are former residents of this county. Dr. Godfrey resided in Belgrave during the time his father was pastor of the Methodist church there; while Mrs. Godfrey, whose maiden name was Carson, was for a time a resident of Clinton and also of Belgrave. police Court cases in Huron County - County Magistrate C.A. Reid tried twenty-nine cases during the month of June, ten of which were for violations of the Ontario Temperance Act and ten for contravention of the Motor Vehicles Act. In all, a total of $964 of fines was imposed. Magistrates' fees were $64.75, constables' $104.86 and witnesses $9.93. Of the fines imposed $901 went to the Provin- cial Treasury, $38 to the county and $2S to the Federal Treasury. 50 years ago July 22, 1943 im Shearer resigns - James C. Shearer, Huron Co. Agricultural Representative for the past five years, tendered his resignation on Satur- y. He has been associated with the provincial Department of Agriculture for the past fourteen years. He is ane of the best known men in the County, and one who spared no time or effort in promoting the interests of Huron County farmers, as well as being active in patriotic and service club work. preying on poultry - In the Langside district at least a couple of farmers complain of rats decimating their young poultry flocks, and of inability to get small mesh screen .to line their colony houses as a protective measure. In the Teeswater district fox and skdaks are reported to be preying on poultry flocks. 25 years ago July 24, 1968 cFarlans Buy Kinlough School - On Satur- day evening a successful auction sale of the. Kinlough School and contents was held with Allan McIntyre auctioneer. The building, was pur- chased by Donald McFarlan. It will be remodelled into a home. ois Johnston Posted to Office of High Com- missioner in Cyprus - Miss Lois M. Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Johnston of Belfast, will leave Ottawa the first week of August for Nicosia, Cyprus for a two year posting there at the office of the high commissioner for Canada. Lois has just completed a 2 1/2 year posting at the Canadian Embassy in Prague, Czechoslovakia the end of May. She is with the Department of External Affairs. 10 years ago July 20, 1983 Lucknow native escapes injury in Orly air- port bomb blast - A Lucknow native escaped serious injury when a terrorist suitcase bomb exploded July 15 at Orly Airport in Paris. Armenian extremists claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Turkish Airlines counter which killed five people and injured 60. Brenda Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Bushell of Lucknow, who was flying home on the weekend to visit her parents, had gone to Orly alone. She happened to take an entrance to a departure lounge that was the farthest of two from the Turkish Airlines counter. ouncil wants fire board to decide siren issue A meeting of the Lucknow District Fire Board is to discuss who has the authority to decide the firehall siren will no longer be used to call iremen to a fire. Use of the siren has been halted ' ince the Lucknow department installed its pager ystem and members of the department complained to Lucknow councillor Herb Clark that the siren should. not be turned off. LOCHALSH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1919 - Back row: Roy MacKay, Harry Walker, Jim McKendrick, Alec (Cash) MacLennan, Russ Bissett, Duncan Matheson, Jack MacCrae. Front row: George Blue, Henry MacKenzie, Duncan Finlayson, Bayne Stewart, Roy MacK- enzie. (courtesy of Rhoda MacKenzie) Criminal justice system, needs reforming To the editor: The recent sentence or more correctly "slap on the wrist" that was issued to Karla Homolka is a clear example of the need for reform of Canada's criminal justice system. A sentence of 12 years apparently translates into four years until eligibility, for .full parole. It is suggested that even less time would have to be served to receive the opportunity for temporary passes', placing this criminal back into the community. Is this ample punish- ment for multiple convictions of manslaughter? Over the past several 'years the Reform Party of Canada has sur- veyed thousands of Canadians and have established a policy that 'r0 THE EDITOR represents their overwhelming call for immediate change to our criminal justice system. Reform policy spells out the following priorities. First, the rights of victims must receive the highest priority in the justice system. Second, the Young Offenders Act should be repealed and replaced with an act that stipulates that young people have a responsibility and an obligation to society. Third, as in the Homolka case, Canada's Parole Act should be recognized for the threat that it imposes to law-abiding citizens. Changes should be made to the Parole Act to restrict temporary passes to only, non-violent offenders on work release programs, and violent offenders should not be granted parole ,before their sentence has expired. The Criminal Cod should also be amended to provide that persons convicted of violent offenses, such as murder and cer- tain categories of sexual assault, be obligated to serve their full sentence and then be on parole - with their place of residence known to •turn to page 6