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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-07-06, Page 4Page 4 -Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 6, 1994 The Sentinel Memoirs Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd at 619 Campbell. Street Lucknow, Ont P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 Established 1873 528-2822: Fax (519) 528-3529 Thomas Thompson -- Advertising Manager Pat Livingston - General Manager/Editor Phyllis Matthews Helm - Front Office Subscription rates advance: Local Regular $200° within 40 mi. 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. Changps 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 cha, gecl for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates, Garage razed by fire in 1944 70 years ago July 10, 1924 Bfig day coming at St. Helens - Everything points to a big crowd and a big day about St. Helens School on July 24, the date fixed on for a reunion of those who as boys and girls Studied and played there. The gathering will be at the schoolhouse, and field sports will commence at one o'clock. There will be music, dancing and a list of field competitions. A game of baseball has been arranged between an apple picking team and a team selected in the school section. In the evening a concert, by city talent will be given, in the open, if weather permits. 50 years ago July 6, 1944 Belfast garage razed by fire - Fire of undeter- mined origin completely destroyed Archie Nicholson's garage at Belfast. The outbreak was discovered shortly after the noon how- and the flames, fed by oil and grease, spread so rapidly that Archie had little more than time to remove his car from the building. Three carloads of • employees of the Maple Leaf Aircraft plant drove to Belfast to assist the volunteer bucket brigade. Nothing could be done to save the garage and the efforts of the fire fighters were chiefly directed in protecting the nearby Nicholson residence as well as dousing the gas pumps. The fact that the home had an insul brick covering, plus the work of the, fire brigade, was credited with saving their home. Tempting Canadians' wrath Canadians may be seeing the first visible chink in the Parti Quebecois armour. It appears that PQ vice-president Bernard Landry and PQ leader -Jacques Parizeau may have 'a slightly different agenda when it comes to a Quebec referendum on sovereinty. One day Landry. suggested that if elected in Quebec„ the PQ would choose the right moment - maybe even at the end of its mandate'- to hold.a referendum. The next day, Landry qualified his statement by saying that "with all facts at present at o,ur disposal, the referendum will be held in, the year following (an election victory) that is next year". It's possible' Landry changed his tune when Parizeau indicated that • if elected, he would be sticking to his previously announced agenda. He told reporters a referendum on sovereinty would be held in Quebec under a PQ government within eight to 10 months of taking power. Hc said it was "interesting to speculate" on Landry's comments, but added he could see "nothing that would persude me to delay matters". So says Parizeau - and so goes Quebec? Maybe not. The most recent polls in Quebec show the voters are split almost 50/50 on the issue. A referendum could go either, way. Most pollsters would say it is much too close to call at this point. In the meantime, Bloc Quebecois Leader Lucien Bouchard is. the wild card in the sovereinty deck. Bouchard, a passionate Quebecer who is currently leader of the official Opposition in the House of Commons, is under RCMP bodyguard because of . alleged death threats against him.. While Bouchard hasn't said much about it, it is no secret he has been travelling in and out of the country, spreading the sovereignty message and trying to garner support wherever he can find it. Many Canadians are incensed that Bouchard is allowed to spend the nation's scarce tax dollars for his treasonous purpose to break .up the country. A few may be bitter enough to want Bouchard struck dumb - or dead. But Quebecers too, may be getting a bellyful of Bouchard. Unlike Parizeau, he's unnecessarily stirring the federal pot and tempting the wrath of Canadians from coast to coast who aren't as passive as Bouchard may think. Bouchard may find his tempestuous tactics will work to his detriment right at home - and help tum the tide against the sovereigntists in Quebec. If that begins to happen, it will take more than a few Mounties to keep the separatists from tearing Bouchard apart, limb•from limb. - SJK Kinloss residents clarify issues discussed at meeting To the editor After reading last weeks Kinloss Council news, we wish to clarify some of the key issues discussed the evening of June 23. Our concerns were . for the ratepayers of Kinloss Township, not against any particular trailer park. The issue was not the work of the 14th concession but rather an e- quitable way of determining which road upgrades will most benefit the ratepayers of Kinloss. Regarding licensing/permit fees of permanent trailers, our concern dealt more with a fair collection of tax dollars from permanent dwel- lings within Kinloss Township. TO THE EDITOR Concerns for agriculture, environ- ment and further damage to roads and property prompted us to request maintenance of the Black Creek Municipal Drain. We hope that we have clarified these issues to the ratepayers of Kinloss. Kevin Ackert and Murray. Kraemer. Please, don't rideover another's property 'To the editor: This letter is for all children who own bicycles and their parents. When 'you visit someone in town, please leave your bikes at home and use the sidewalks when travelling from one place to another. Do not cross over lawns and flower beds. I planted seeds this spring . and children drove over my flower bed, now I have no flowers. How would the parents of these children likeit if someone stepped on their flower ' beds or cut the lawns with bike tires. W. Huber. Discuss fire hall need - The need of improved fire fighting equipment and a proper fire hall is a subject frequently discussed by the local Fire Brigade, and was again up for discussion at the regular meeting. The first requisite, in the opinion of the Brigade, is a suitable fire -proof building in which to house motorized fire fighting equipment. Consideration was given the purchase and remodel- ling of the old monument building, but this plan is not now regarded as feasible. The suggestion was that a cement building be erected on the town property at the rear of Donald McCharles' store. A committee was appointed to draft a plan of an appropriate building and to obtain estimates of cost. 25 years ago July 9, 1969 Four adventurers navigate river to Lake Huron - Some Tom Sawyer and Huck Finns recently navigated the 18 Mile River to its mouth at the foot of the 12th of Ashfield. ' Russell and Alex MacDonald, Walter Murray and Thain Johnston were the foursome who built a raft and set sail of Monday, June 30. The raft was built at Finlay MacDonald's and with the river unusually high after a rain storm, the boys had little difficulty moving along in the swift current. It's about five miles to the mouth of the river on Lake Huron.and the boys did it in about 11/2 hours. They abandoned the raft as it entered Lake Huron and luckily so, as they stood and watched it go over the horizon' toward the Michigan shore. The foursome walked most of the way home and had a real tale to tell their friends capon arriving.' 1937 - Orville and Joe Tiffin delivering wood to S.S: # 10 school Kinloss. They waited for snow so that they could use the sleigh but they lost patience on Feb. 16 and subsequently took out the wagon. (courtesy Wm. Henderson) fighting segregation in Canada by Catherine •Carstairs NEW GLASGOW, NOVA SCOTIA, 1946 -- In 1936, a black man and two of his friends tried to. purchase a beer in a tavern attached to the Montreal Forum. The waiter refused to serve them, saying that he was instructed "not to serve colored people." The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. In. its 1939 judgement, the Supreme Court found that the tavern had acted within the law. The Chief Justice of the Court declared that if the man had been "humiliated", then it was only because he had been so persis- tent about demanding service. Thus, in the middle of the 20th century, discrimination on the basis of race was declared to be perfectly legal. In many places across the country, blacks were denied entrance to swimming pools, dance halls, theatres and hotels. In 1946, Viola Desmond, a suc- cessful black businesswoman from Halifax, decided that she'd had enough. On a visit to New Glasgow in November, she took a courageous stand against the indig- nities of racial discrimination. Movie theatres in 'New Glasgow were segregated. Whites sat downstairs, blacks sat upstairs. Viola Desmond bought a ticket for the balcony section, but she sat downstairs. When confronted by the manager, she offered to pay the• difference in price between the two yi14xt.11o A.rit�u I I seats, but she refused to move. The theatre manager called the police, who carried her away and held her overnightin jail The next day she was brought infront of the court. Without a lawyer to represent her, she was fined $20 for having defrauded the government 'of a 1 cent entertainment tax. But the battle was not yet over. With the help of the 'Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.S.A.A.C.P.), she appealed the decision. The N.S.A.A.C.P. .convened public meetings and raised funds to help defray the legal costs. The Clarion, a Black newspaper founded only a few months earlier, publicized her case and drew atten- tion to the widespread bigotry in Nova Scotia. ' The case was eventually thrown Trivia out of court on a legal technicality. However, Viola Desmond suc- ceeded in attracting attention to her cause. Over.the next 20 years, the province of Nova Scotia passed a number of bills prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. In 1963, the province passed the Human Rights Act. Four years later, a human Rights Commission was established to investigate complaints. Beginning in Saskatchewan in 1947, other provinces passed, Acts prohibiting discrimination. By 1975, every province had passed a human rights code, all of which were ad- ministered and enforced by per- manent human rights commissions. In 1982, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enshrined in the Constitution Act. Section 15 declares that everyone has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on race. . Viola Desmond died in 1965. She and the other pioneers in the fight against segregation have much to be proud of. Where is the world's . largest sculpted strawberry? In Strawberry Point, Iowa. If you travelled at a snail's pace, how much ground would you cover in an hour? 25 feet -for a great many species.