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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-03-16, Page 2Page 2 — Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 16, 1994 Special press kit deals with rumor •from page they send a small sum of money to Donahue Transcripts Journal, Graphics, in New York City. Donahue .. Transcripts Journal Graphics is a legitimate offshoot or the show, .Loizzo says, and it does provide transcripts. But it's been located in Denver, lorado, since 1991. he rumor has become so cyclical that The Procter & Gamble Com- pany, resigning itself to the inevitable, has made up a special press kit to deal with it. One of the items in the kit was the letter from Mery Griffin Enterprises. Part of the rumor seems to stem - from the company logo: a crescent moon with a man -in -the -moon face, looking at 13 'stars on a dark back- ground. According to the press kit, the first version of the logo was used in 1851 as a symbol for Star brand candles (Procter & Gamble began in 1837 as a small, family -operated soap and candle company in Cin- cinnati, Ohio). The earliest logo shows an al- most -invisible crescent moon with 13 roughly -drawn stars -- and, far from having any Satanic reference, the number of stars commemorates the 13 original American colonies. The logo.was re -drawn and refined over the next century or so. The version now in use was designed in 1991. The press kit also includes clip- pings from newspapers and religious newsletters, as well as 'copies of letters from prominent religious leaders, from all over the United States. Many are apologies '.or retractions. 'Also enclosed is a copy of a letter signed by Phil •Donahue, which says, in tones of exasperation, "it seems impossible that [this rumor] is still circulating after a decade." The letter is dated Aug. 2, 1991. There are also two Procter & Gamble press releases. One, from 1990: warns that the company is "intensifying efforts" to identify and sue anybody who spreads this. rumor verbally or otherwise. The second press release, from 1992, announced that Procter & Gamble had 'obtained a $75,000 judgement against a Kansas couple for spreading the rumor. The press release includes comments from the couple. repudiating the rumor and apologizing. According to the two press releases, calls and letters peaked in 1982, 1985 and 1990. The nearly 160 -year-old Procter & Gamble Company', based in , Ohio, makes a wide variety of household products, including processed foods, personal care products and cleaning aids. • Det. -Sgt. David Minzey, of the Michigan State Police Violent Crimes Unit, says, "I've heard people say the theme song from Mr. Ed is Satanic." Mr. Ed was a television show in the early 1960s whose central character was a talking horse. Minzey has been involved in more than 1,000 investigations involving Satanism. "But they fall apart when you try to pin them down about where they got this," he adds. "And if you challenge it: Boom! you're part of the conspiracy." Changes in moon and stars trademark The oldest documented use of the Moon and. Stars in Procter & Gamble's archives is this crude rendering on a price list from the late 1860s. The Moon and Stars had been refined to this point by 1882, and registered in the U.S. Patent office. By the late 1890s, the trademark was still basically the same, but displayed some of the decorations typical of the turn -of -the century. In 1930, . a sculptor was commissioned by Procter & Gamble to refine the Moon and Stars trademark. In •1991, the Moon and Stars trademark con- tinued to evolve, with minor refinements to simplify its look. uc 1� :arkct LUCKNOW ' • Lam- • 528-3001 We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements • rWith. This Coupon SAVE 1:00 Off Cheese Slices 1 Kg or Plain . KRAFT • , CHEEZ WHJZ Special Price w,'o Coupon 5 99 Exp res Sat. Mar 19/94 4. with this coupon CLOVER LEAF 6.5/7 5 oz' Tin • Sockeye Salmon or' White Tuna OUR COMPLIMENTS . Soft Drinks case of 44x355 ml Tins • 750 ml Bottle rWith This Coupon SAVE 1.00 Off 1 - 800 g. Box .NABISCO • rSHREDDIES CEREAL Special Price w/o Coupon 2.99 • 1 Expires Sat, Mar. 19/94 ' 1. with this coupon 44620820 KNECHTEL 12°5 oz Tin grange Juice r Grapefruit , 99 KNECHTEL'S 28 oz. Tin Beans with Pork OUR COMPLIMENTS Pizzarific • Introductory Offer 1211 Pizza .99 OUR COMPLIMENTS, Triple Chocolate Chaos 2 Litre Ice Cream FRESH 1 48 Kg Chicken Leg Quarters 67 Ib SCHNEIDER'S Dutch Treet, Lifestyle or,Reg Dinner Franks 450 g Red Hot Wieners 1 SCHNEIDER'S Regular or Honey 900 g Bucket of Chicken FRESH YOUNG ONTARIO PORK 3.73 Kg' Shoulder Pork 4.99Buttchs '1 . PRODUCT OF THE TROPICS Ch,qu ta. Dole or Del Monte' 86 Kg Golden Yellow Bananas PR I ■ Ib PRODUCT OF ONTARIO CANADA 01 Fresh , 10 lb Big Carrots PRODUCT OF U S A EXTRA FANCY ,2,18 Kg ' ,Red.Delicious Apples ■ 2.99... PRODUCT OF MEXICO NO 1 GRADE Fresh. Field . Road maintenance conflict still not settled WEST WAWANOSH - An in - camera session was held during, council's Mar. 1 meeting to deal with concerns , they had with the Ontario Municipal Board's (OMB) decision regarding the unopened road allowance at Lot 21, Conces- sion 7..The road superintendent was requested to -attend this closed ses- sion; During the .open -.session of ° the meeting,, Beverley and 'in Grier- , son addressed' council in regard to the OMB's ruling on •the status of the unopened road allowance bet- ween Lots 21 and 22, Concession 7. The only commitment made by council is for a continued level of maintenanceon the road allowance as has been performed in the past. (no 'winter maintenance and minimal grading).' Council will have the municipality's solicitor contact the Grierson'.s prior to the Mar. 14 • deadline as requested by ' their lawyer. Roads Department • Spring.must be around the corner. George Humphrey, road superinten- dent will : be calling for various tenders pertaining to crushed gravel and liquid calcium'chloride. Humphrey will also be registering, for a' CPR course ` to be, taken . in April. Snowden Insulation was awarded the job .of insulating the ceiling of ' the Works garage for his quote of • $1,498, tax included. Snowden, who is a councillor, left council chain- bers prior tofi the opening of the quotes, havingdeclared a conflict of interest.at the.outset of the meeting. Humphrey was authorized to, prepare specifications for a frac- tor/loader and subsequently call tenders for a new machine. Wheels Away Vicki Piluke and Barb Snowden; representing Wheels Away, made a presentation on behalf of the special transit corporation, stressing the importance of the organization and • the need for continued financial assistance from the participating municipalities: In 1993, the municipality paid .$500 towards the. deficit. ' Drainage Alex Nivins discussed with coun- cil his concerns regarding the as- sessment on his property for main- t1993.enance on the Hamilton Drain in Council directed the drainage superintendent to contact Nivins and explain that the method of billing for the maintenance work on this drain is that set Out by the Drainage ,Act and the Report. Minor Variance A Committee of Adjustment meeting was held during the regular council meeting to consider a minor .variance for Ronald Hallam. No correspondence had been received and .no one attended to address the variance. Subsequently council passed a motion allowing the side yard requirement for an accessory' building to, be reduced to 1.2 metres. Reeve Bob Hallam, having declared a conflict of interet, •, abstained from acting as a member of the Committee. Miscellaneous • Jane Cere, the clerk's assistant, will be reimbursed forthe tuition - fee paid for the third unit of the municipal administration course which began in January." Mike Cere has been .hired to count the dogs and sell tags within the municipality'at'a -cost of $2.10 per dog. The municipality is moving into the technological age. Joan Armstrong, clerk, was authorized to .. purchase a fax machine for the office, and if necessary, to have a separate telephone line installed. . Randy Fisher, marketing manager with Frank Cowan. Company, and Frank Foran, local insurancebroker, presented the proposed 1994 in- surance package to council. Council accepted the proposal for the 1994/95 year at a cost of $12,707. Michael Dubig of OME Insurance Brokers reviewed a proposed pack- age through • . the Rural Ontario .Municipal Association as it would apply to the township. Discussion regarding a hazardous building in Dungannon, at Part of lot 33, Plan 228, resulted in council directing the building inspector to examine the structure, and then contact the owner with instructions on how to proceed to remedy the • situation.. • Lottery winners Last week's, $50 winners in the Wingham and Area Seniors Day Centre Spring Fling '94 included Eilleen McGlynn,• Wingham; Richard Elliott Jr., Teeswater; Ron, Snowden, Lucknow; Carolyn Wil- helm and Lori Mark, Walkerton; Bob and Gloria Buckle, Teeswater; Harry Lavis; Lticknow; and Donald Casemore, Kitchener. Lucky winners in• the Belgrave Kinsmen's cash calendar draw were Mary Nethery, :Belgrave; Tracy McDonnell, Kincardine; Judy Sutherland, Allenford; Grant Helm, Lucknow; Bill Crump, Wingham; John and 'Mary Lou Perrott, Orillia, and Donna Bieman, Lucknow, all with $40.