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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-08-11, Page 4rage 4 — Luettnow sentinel, %lednesday, August 11, 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 $2000 within 40 mi radius G S T Incl °cal Senior $17°.° within 40 mi radius G,S T brei Out Of Area (40 milr;s) - Rates available upon request F o'rign v USA $9$69 Publications mail registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow, Ont Changes of address, orders tor 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, wilt not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates Election may hold surprises With a fall election assured in Canada, pollsters will certainly step up their efforts to gauge public opinion and predict outcomes. It's as sure as death and taxes. It's also inevitable that people will be influenced by the polls. Maybe people want to be part of the winning team. Or perhaps they are looking for some advice, any advice. But it is virtually assured that•at election time in Canada, the voters will actually fulfill the prophecies of the pollsters, adding undeserved credibility and importance to their prognostications. The pollsters in mid-July had the Liberals in the lead with 43 per cent of the committed vote; the Progressive Con,selrvatives 33 per cent; the NDP eight per cent; the Reform Party seven per cent. In Quebec, the configuration was 'slightly different - Liberals 33 percent; Bloc Quebecois 33 per cent; PCs 29 per cent. A few guessed that with five parties involved, the result would be a minority government with the Liberals and the NDP standing together in opposition to the aligned Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois and Reformers. Still more speculated that given the Canadian mood, anything could happen - and likely would - between now and election day, . This last theory is the best bet for those with money to wager. There's enough public anger and .cynicism, towards politicians ofall stripes to nullify party loyalties and blind faith, rendering the election process(truly a potential surprise package. - SJK - A little more respect wanted for agriculture . and farmers To the editor: On Friday, July 30, Heather His- - cox presented a news story on TO THE EDITOR Global Television which examined, • the srnuggling of the corn herbicide Sentinel Memoirs Much thieving going on in area 70 years ago August 16, 1923 erhaps this locality is no worse than other parts of the province, but the amount of thieving being done is astonishing. However, small implements, chickens and turkeys appear to get special attention. There appears to be a sort of loose organization of thieves and bootleggers scattered over a considerable territory. Members appear to advise each other as to where available articles of poultry are located, and after the theft is committed they shield each other. The automobile in the country as in the city appears to be a great help to the thief, as it enables him to go a long distance from home and make a quick getaway. Citizens should fearlessly give every assistance to the constables to effect a rounding up of the gang or gangs. They are a slippery lot, an the law, unfor- tunately, is altogether too much on the side of the law -breaker. 50 years ago August 12, 1943 Rust is really bad - Grain has rusted badly this year, but' here's a story, vouched for as the truth, that emphasizes the fact. A white calf emerged from an oat field, as red as any red calf 'could be. 'Tis said the farmer didn't recognize the • animal, -.and asked his good wife where the red calf came from. She knew. - Hoardosis - My tins are full of coffee, my bins . with sugar burst, It others skimp' on rations; I safely stocked up first! Let other people's larders be bare as Mother Hub - bard's, all kinds of jars. and bottles weigh down my crowded cupboards! As long as I have plenty, let others go without, tet them grow lean and hungry, I'll be well fed and stout. Woriien are playing an increasingly important role, both in war industry and in the armed forces. About 25,000' women are now in uniform ana the combined enlistment objective of all branches of the service is '50,000 for 1943. There are 26 women doctors with the armed forces. 25 years ago August 7, 1968 hio family bikes 192 miles - Four members of Oa Bowling Green, Ohio family arrived in Lucknow after a 192 mile bicycle trip from their home to Fairy Lake, just east of the village, where they will spend a two week vacation. Dan Reddin, his son Dan Jr., 16, and daughters Diane, 15, and Judy 13, took the ferry from Sandus- ky, Ohio to Leamington, Ontario. They used three 10 - speed bikes an-tt one three -speed bike to make the 192 mile trip. ISee by the Sentinel - That a bible school, directed'by Rev. Glen Wright of Dungannon United Church and Rev. Laird Stirling of Lucknow 'United Church, is being held at Brookside Public School. First day..registration was 157 with 30 from Lucknow and the remainder from a large rural area. Bill Sproul, a member of the Lucknow Post Office staff, will be able to ride to work in the future. Bill was the winner of a new bicycle in the Coke com- pany's wheels contest. 10 years ago August 10, 1983 Wingham vocational centre expands - The Jack Reavie Vocational Centreofficially opened June 17 bringing to fruition .a giant step in the history" of the Wingham and District Association for the. Mentally Retarded. It, Offers mentally handicapped :individuals the opportunity to Learnlife skills or' to train in a vocation. LUCKNOW SCOUTS ENJOY CENTENNIAL TOUR - AUGUST .1967 - Back row: Andy Anderson, Terry Taylor, Rod McDonagh, Eric Taylor, David Button, Jim Button, Allan Andrew, Bill Boak, James Montgomery, Jim Henderson, Jim MacDonald, Donnie MacKin- non, Dr. Jack McKim. Second row: George Whitby, Jim Arnold, 6111 Chisholm Ken Johnstone, Douglas Stevenson, Neill Taylor, Peter Chisholm, Dale Hunter, Robbie Boak, Donnie MacDonald. Front row: Greg Hunter, . Ronnie Manto, John. Johnstone, Jamie Elliott. (courtesy Leonard MacDonald) The passion of the "wind tamer" "Accent"' into Canada. This report other countries receive safer an---eentr4buterl--to-the—development of provoked questions around whyglobal communications have • • more economical herbicides long before Canada does. Art Olsen, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, stated "we are concerned about potential health and safety impacts of a product that would be used on Canadian crops and that might show up in our food chain." This statement is an example of irrespon- sibility and disrespect for Canadian Agriculture. It is common knowledge that food products from other countries are sold in all of our grocery stores. The Canadian pesticide actdoes not regulate imported food and grain. Docs this mean then that it is ac- ceptable for other countries to place restricted pesticides on our break- fast table? The Canadian agriculture industry should demand accountability from such bureaucrats. The farm com- munity pays Canadian retail prices . for tractors, fuel, labor, electricity and supplies while Canadian farm • products are sold for the global wholesale price. In order to survive in this global marketplace, Canada's family farms have changed dramatically. Higher education and an aggressive attitude that demands results. There is simply no room for those who are inadequate. People that are truly involved in agriculture work for farmers. The future is bleak for those who cannot comprehend this fact. Art Olsen is an ambassador of Canadian Agriculture. He missed the chance to create the political will needed to revise our Pesticide Act. There was opportunity for him not only to acknowledge the obvious short falls of this archaic legislation but also to project farmers in a positive light. Instead, he chose to discredit the efforts of people who have the common sense to protect our environment. ' The next statement Art Olsen makes should be addressed to his employers, Canadian farmers. Agriculture Canada is in the process of streamlining , the pesticide regulatory System. It would be interesting to know what Art Olsen has done to ensure that this new system is working for Canadian agriculture. Miehael Hunter, Independent Crop Advisor. by Marsha Boulton SAINT HYACINTHE, QUEBEC, 1834 What wind instrument manufactured in Canada has earned an international reputation for ex- cellence? More than 3,700 organs have been meticulously crafted at Casavant Freres studio in Saint Hyacinthe near Montreal, and the inspiration for this thriving family business came from the musical aspirations of a village blacksmith.' Joseph Casavant was born in 1807 and he apprenticed as a black- sinith in his adolescence. Although he became known as a skilled. craftsman, Casavant maintained a passion for music and dreamed of a career as a musician. At 27, he shut down his forge to pursue a classical education. It was a bold move for a man of his age. Casavant enrolled in a seminary, where he worked as a handyman to pay for his studies. • His perseverance was rewarded when the seminary director asked him to repair an organ. Relying on a scholarly work by a French Benedictine monk, Casavant r_I tI 4.ift 11,x; proceeded to disassemble and . 'rebuild the organ. Applying his blacksmith skills, he fashioned and refined its delicate and precise mechanisms. Casavant called the completed organ "Marching Thunder". It was such a success that a nearby parish ordered one. The "wind tamer" from Saint Hyacinthe had found a second career. Between 1840 and 1866, Casavant completed 17 instruments which found homes in cities and towns throughout Upper and Lower Canada. The organ that he built for the cathedral in' Bytown (now Ot- tawa) in 1850 was the largest in North America. It consisted of 1,063 wooden and metal pipes, 18 five -octave stops and a three - keyboard console. Sadly, none of Casavant's original masterpieces remain. However, his sons, Joseph-Claver and Samuel - Marie, inherited his love of the instrument. They studied its science and traditions in Europe. In 1879, Casavant's sons opened an organ manufacturing workshop at the site of their father's studio. Their fust commission was for the organs at Montreal's Notre -Dame' Church. This triumph of tonality- established onalityestablished their reputation. By the turn• of the century, just about every city and town in.' Canada had a Casavant organ, and the company's ,.deputation spread throughout the world. Today, 90 per cent of the company's production is exported. While the Casavant family's enterprising passion for excellence in large-scale organs has resulted in an on-going business, another Canadian organ innovator,' Frank Morse Robb, was not so fortunate, Robb was the inventor of the first electronic . wave organ ever manufactured. In 1927, he began experimenting with recording the natural wave form of sound on the Bridge Street United Church in Belleville, On- tario. In 1928, Robb, obtained a •turn to page.3