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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-05-25, Page 4Page 4 — Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 25, 1994 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 Helm — Front Office Subscription rates advance: Local Regular x2000 within 40mi, radius G.S.T. incl. Local Senior $1700 within 40 mi. radius G.S.T. incl. Out -Of -Area (40 miles) - Regular $32.24 - Senior $29.24 G.S.T. Incl. 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 ,aa't the above address. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the eJent of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by th.e erroneous ite.m together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but then balance of. the advertisement will be paid at the applicahle rates. A castle called Lucknow A Sentinel subscriber, Wilamina Hill, came across an interesting article while wintering in Florida. She cut it out of the St. Petersburg Times and mailed it -to the editor. In New Hampshire there is a stately • castle that was lovingly referred 'to by its owner as "Luc - know". "Shoe magnate Thomas G. Plant once wrote, with considerable understatement, that his New Hampshire hideaway was 'an estate for a man who enjoys big things.' "And there's no denying that his dream home, now a tourist attrac- tion known as Castle in the Clouds, is built on an epic scale. l "Here, atop a 1,300 -foot -high hilltop overlooking the vast con- fusion of island -dotted bays and waterways that form Lake Win. nipesaukee, Plant built his stately pleasure dome. Using granite stones and oak beams, artisans labored three years to bund an eagle's nest of a home, a place where Plant and his new wife could sit.and.survey their woodsy wonderland. "Plant has long -since died, but his rock -solid, castle like home still stands. And for the hundreds of lowlanders who flock daily to the home Plant called Lucknow and to - the thousands . of acres of woods and mountains that surround it, Castle in the Clouds is a peak ex-. perience." The sturdy stone edifice Plant moved into in 19.14 is a big draw to tourists. It is reported that at one point 1,000 stonecutters were employed. Letter policy The Lucknow Sentinel welcomes readers' views and opinions. All tetters must be signed and include the author's address and telephone number for verification purposes. ' Letters should be topical and are routinely edited for length, style and clarity. Brief letters which make a point have more impact and stand a better chance Of inclusion. Personal attacks) consumer complaints and potentially libelous letters will be rejected. The Sentinel Memoirs There was marital discord in '24 70 years ago May 29, 1924 arital discord - Seems like marital discord was present .even 70 years ago and couples didn't hesitate in taking it to the press. In 1924 a woman published a legal notice that she would not be responsible .for the debts of her hus- band. The husband followed suit, and subsequently published a notice stating "there is no reason whatever for my wife publishing a notice stating that she would not be responsible for debts which I might », contract. I always pay for what I get, and I never charged anything to her nor never thought of so charging anything. I wish further to give notice that I shall not be responsible for any debts. which she may contract without my consent in writing." Controversy over a picture - A loud and senseless controversy has for some weeks been raging over the merits of a portrait of King George painted by Char- les Sims, and on exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, England. We don't know whether it is a good picture or not, blit to one on this side of the "big water" it does look a bit absurd - too many robes and frills. It is the picture of a man who is purely ornamental. Kings of that type are out of date. With honest common people, an exhibition of royalist such as this, with more frills than a•June bride, can serve only to bring the King -into contempt. This'sort of king belongs to a time that has passed. The kings of today Are the men who can do things, or give the world ideas or 'ideals' to lead it forward and upward. As he is represented he looks very much more like a palace parlor ornament than a useful leader of men. 50 years ago June 1, 1944 otorcycle afire threatened garage - A fire alarm was turned in on the moming of the 24th; when a motorcycle took fire in Robert Moffat's Supertest Garage, and threatened the buil- ding. Jimmy Boyle was working on the machine, when it backfired and burst into flames which shot to the ceiling. Jimmy succeeded in getting the flaming cycle outside, where the fire was extinguished. Won general proficiency award - Miss Joan MacK- innon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie MacKinnon, was a member of the graduating class of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, who received their diplomas and medals at graduation exercises held in Convocation Hall on May 16. In a class of 74, Joan was successful in winning the Dr. R.J. Dwyer memorial prize for general proficien- cy. ' 25 years ago May 28, 1969 Home ec and industrial arts coming to public school - An expanded program of home economics and industrial arts will be taught this fall at the Lucknow Public School. The program will include Grades 7 and 8 at Tees - water and Ripley Public Schools as well as the Lucknow students who have been receiving similar training this year. The Teeswater and Ripley students will be bussed to the Lucknow school. LCPS hosted a Generations. Day last Friday with all members of the students' families Invited. Joan Black's class took their various generations to the Kinsmen Park for a picnic and couldn't, have picked a better day, as the sun shone for a change. Enjoying lunch In the park are Jennifer Pidgeon, Amanda Ritchie, Karen Ritchie, Ashley Ritchie, Andy Rltchlc, Alice Ritchie, on the left picnic blanket. Next to them: Dylan Park, Carolyn Park, Susan Wiens and Blue Wiens. (Pat Livingston photo) Peter Pitseolak, a man who recorded the "old ways" CAPE DORSET, NWT 1973 -- With radio antennae poking out of his igloo, Peter Pitseolak was equal- ly at ease with the conveniences of modern life as with the old ways of his ancestors. However, he feared that his descendants would forget the Inuit ways and wanted to leave a record so that "my grandchildren will know what went on while I was alive." The Hudson's Bay Company first arrived in Seekooseelak in 1913. Peter Pitseolak-was 10 years old. In the years that followed, 'mis- sionaries, teachers and government officials arrived. When he was 12 or 13 Pitseolak met Robert Flaherty, a documentary film pioneer. According to . his daughter, Pitseolak often spoke of Flaherty. It was probably from him, • she said, that Pitseolak "got the idea he wanted to have a camera and do the same thing." Pitseolak wasn't the first Inuit in Seekooseelak to have a camera, however. That honor belonged to his nephews. Pitseolak was im- mediately captivated and he bought his own camera shortly thereafter, probably in 1942 or 1943. Pitseolak approached his photography with determination and perseverance. His daughter complained: "The pictures didn't work out! He had to tear them up! He'd get mad! I got awfully, very, tired of it - when 1 wanted to go to bed he would go on and on." He and his wife, Aggeok, developed the pictures in igloos, tents and huts. In camp they covered their seal oil lamp with a red cloth to make the room dark enough for developing. Many of the pictures are of his family, usually wearing skin clothing. His sister recalled that because skin clothing was already disappearing, many people would borrow her clothes to dress up. for the camera. Other pictures record the day-to- day activities of camp life - his wife setting out a caribou skin to dry in the sun, seal and whale hun- ting, travel on dog sleds, hunters enjoying a tea break. When print -making was introduced to the Arctic, Peter Pitseolak took it up•with the same vigor he had applied to his photographs. He liked his pictures to tell stories, and unlike other Inuit artists he often wrote syllabics on his drawings to better explain the stories behind them. He also wrote an illustrated book, describing -how he and his son-in-law narrowly escaped death when they got caught in a moving ice -field. Beginning in the 1940s he kept a diary filled with the day-to-day details of his life - the weather, the catch of the day. He also recorded stories of general interest and kept track of the births and deaths of community members. Pitseolak pioneered sound recor- ding as well as photography. He used a tape -recorder to record songs and stories form different regions of the North. Ethnologists have dis- covered new information about the history of the people of Seekooseelak from these tapes. In the year before his death in 1973, Pitseolak devoted himself to People From Our Side - the story of his early life. The book was published with many • of his photographs in 1975. Later, his negatives we purchased for the National Mu ums of Canada. y Pitseolak's achievements have' earned him enduring respect in Cape Dorset and beyond. Most importantly, however, he achieved what he set out to accomplish. In the words of his wife, Aggeok: "The children have the pictures on the walls. .They tell me they see from the pictures how it really was." Ashfield WMS continues study of Caribbean Frances Nugent presented Religious Crossroads, the third session of a study of the Caribbean, when the Ashfield WMS met on May 16. By a skit, poster and map, mem- bers Teamed of the, diverse cultures and religions from the . time of Christopher Columbus and of the problems they faced - slavery, little education and poverty. Many chur- ches have helped to make a dif- ference by helping with education and health care. Two lively Carib- bean songs were learned. Elaine Collins and June Wylds assisted Mrs. Nugent. Mrs. Collins reviewed the IMay Glad Tidings, and rollcall was answered by showing a wedding picture of your mother. The Children's Rally at Camp Kintail is set for June 16. The Ladies Aid will serve lunch at a sale on June 4.