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Canada must defend
its own interests
Canadian wheat farmers may be adversely affected by a
new deal struck between Canada and th United States.
Despite the fact the U.S. pasta Industry wants more of our
high-quality durum wheat, Canada will cut the amount of
wheat It exports. This country's government has argued this
trade deal (another In a long series of Canada -U.S. trade
agreements) was the best way to prevent punitive American
trade action. Perhaps It was.
It Is very hard for the public to gauge the winners and
losers In a trade agreement. There Is a danger, however, that
American legislators .willlconsider this a victory for their talk -
tough trade stances. Advocates of free trade agreements
insisted that Free Trade would protect Canadian exports...the
evidence is not clear that Canadian Interests ,were well -
served in the latest negotiations.
There are some hopeful signs with Free Trade...notably the
recent resolution of the Canada -U.S. lumber dispute.
However, Canada can't start backing down because of the
bark of United States legislators. This country must stand up
for Its Interests. (The Huron Expositor) •
Celebration was fitting
for 20th anniversary
They went to the- Blyth Memorial Hall ret:ently to celebrate
the 20th anniversary of the Blyth Festival Theatre, and what
a celebration it was.
Aside from the nice presentation of the hall history to the
people of Ontario through The Hondurable Henry N.R.
Jackman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, In dedication of
the memory of Evalena Webster, and, the wonderful reading
by W.O. Mitchell, the evening also offered pieces of many
Blyth produced plays from the past. '
It was grand to see the many actors on stage, watching ap
their acting comrades perform d In the various performan-
ces, listening closely as the audience did, and laughing right
along with the audience at the amusing parts. The 20th
anniversary season's artistic director Janet Amos provided
one of the most hilarious scenes of the evening in a song
from Country Hearts that had the audience and cast in.
hysterics.
-It seems fitting, for a theatre based In a small community
such as Blyth, that 'the audience and cast could share such
an experience on . a special night held to. mark. .the 20th
anniversary. •
Happy anniversary to the tlyth Festival, and may the next
20 years be as bright and joyous as the recent celebration.
(Clinton News -Record)
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The Sentinel Memoirs
It was too hot to dance in '44
70 years ago
Aug. 14, 1924
Wet weather - The rains which have come on
so persistently, allover western Ontario for
the past month, is threatening the fall wheat
with considerable damage. The wheat crop is one of
the best ever cut in the province, but with heavy rain
coming every other day there is likely to be damage
by sprouting.
Men wanted - 18,000 men arc wanted to harvest
the western Canada crop. To meet this demand,
special Harvesters' Excursions will be operated by the
CNR. Through solid trains will be operating to
Winnipeg without change, consisting of Convertible
(berth) colonist,cars of latest design.
Lunch counter cars will be attached to all trains
serving food and refreshments at reasonable prices.
The date of the Fxcursion is Aug. 26 and the fare
is $15 to Winnipt., plus .15 war tax.
50 years ago
Aug. 17, 1944
T00 hot to dance - The street dance staged by
The Clansmen on Tuesday night was fairly
well attended but did not attract the crowd of
Master story
teller coming
to Lucknow
A well-known writer and
master story -teller has been
making the rounds of branch
libraries in Bruce County. •
Basil Johnston will be ap-
pearing at the Lucknow Library
on Saturday. Aug: 20, at 10 a.m.
He is a story -teller who has put
down in writing the heart of
Native Indian culttue, its rich
lore and its love 9f storytelling.
Audiences of all ages find his
presentations enthralling.
Everyone is welcome to attend
and admission is free.
dancers that attended a similar event in mid-July. The
reason - it was simply too hot to dance, and when it'‘
that hot, it's hot!
Heat, drought is serious - Three'rainless weeks,
plus periods of excessive heat, have combined to
create a drought situation that is causing no little
concern for this community.
It has been excellent harvest weather - if one could
stand the heat - but at the satne time pastures have
been burning up, root crops suffering, and water
supplies dwindling on many farms.
T.here has been no rain since July 26 and in that
period two weeks of blistering weather with the
mercury soaring to as high as 97.3.
Pasture and water for cattle are two problems facing
not a few farmers.
Best sellers - In 1943 the Bible outsold all other
books, far exceeding popular novels, war books and
all types of fiction and non-fiction.
In 1944 the most popular book in Canada is the
liquor ration book whose sales are greatly in excess of
all other books sold put together. What a great change
has taken place in our reading habits! The 13 -oz.
book -of -the -month club has many more subscrihk rs
than all the public libraries combined. (from the Port
Elgin Times) •
Lucknow's oldest man
1910 - Herewith is presented a
picture of the oldest man in Luck -
now.
Mr. Joseph Little was born in the
county of Armagh, Ireland,, nearly
90 years ago. Coming to Canada
with his parents at an early age, he
learned his trade as a shoemaker
with his brother in Port Hope. In
.1869, he removed to Lucknow and
commenced business in that line.
After a number of years the
business was transferred to his two
sons, John and William, of whom
the latter is now, and has been, for
10 years, proprietor:
Mr. Little bears in a remarkable
manner his burden of years. At the
Reunion that has just been held, he
had home withhim a great
granddaughter, Miss Luverne
Powlison, seven years of age, from
Wheatland, North Dakota.
Joseph Little
The age of discovery and exploration
by Catherine Carstairs.
THE. ARCTIC, 1847 -- When the
Erebus and the Terror 'left England
to search for the fabled North-West
Passage in 1845, an air of jubilance
and excitement surrounded the
departure. Many observers were
convinced the passage would be
found - easing the way to the riches
of India and China. It would be one
of the greatest triumphs of a trium-
phant age.
Sir John Franklin, the leader of
the expedition, had already
completed two periods of service in.
the Arctic. His crew was ex-
perienced and capable. The well-
constructed ships were plentifully
provisioned with food, books and
scientific instruments. In a
revolutionary move, there were
even ' two steam locomotives on
board.
But two years after the ships
sailed, nothing had been heard of
the. expedition., Worried that the
ships had been . caught in the
treacherous northern ice, the British
Admiralty sent three relief ex-
peditions - two by sea and one by
land. They found nothing.
Something had gone terribly wrong.
By 1850, a fleet of ships were
looking for any sign of the missing
explorers. Lady Jane Franklin was
one of those active in the search.
Well -travelled and scholarly, she
was a notable. woman in her own
right. However, she became best
known for her devotion to finding
her missing husband.
Lady Franklin spent much of her
fortune outfitting ships. She became
an expert in arctic geography and
pleaded with the President of the
United States and the Emperor of
Russia to help in the search. Her
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fiuest made her a romantic heroine
to 'Victorian England. Poems and
songs were written her honor -
all in praise of her steadfast loyalty.
. In 1855, a Hudson's Bay Com-
pany employee reported that the
Inuit had told him that a party of
white men had starved to death
west of Pelly Bay in 1850. Worse
yet, there were indications that the
men had succumbed to cannibalism.
The crew of the Erebus and the
Terror were given up for dead.
Nonetheless, people continued to
look for any clues of what hap-
pened in the last years of the tragic
expedition. in 1859, two skeletons
and several notes were found, in-
dicating that the ships had been
abandoned in 1848 and• that Sir
John Franklin had died on June 11,
1847.
The mystery of what happened to
Franklin and his men has never
been conclusively solved. We know
now that the canned meat they were
eating contained dangerous levels of
lead. This weakened the men and
allowed other diseases to take their
toll. Also, lead poisoning can caase
erratic behavior which may explain
why the crew was unable to find
their way to safety. Allegations of
cannibalism have also been con-
firmed.
After learning of her husband's
certain death, Lady Franklin con-
tinued to travel widely - visiting
Hawaii, India and the West Indies.
She kept up her contacts with arctic
explorers and whalers and' never
gave up hope of learning more of
what had happened to her husband
and his crew.
Lady Franklin shared her hus-
band's passion for travel. In another
age, she might have been the
explorer and Sir John Franklin
might have endured the long wait
for news. But she was born in
another time, and her devotion and
loyalty to her husband also
exemplify some of the finest human
qualities.
Student
employment
centre closes
0 THE EDITOR
Dear editor:
The summer is quickly coming to
an end, and students are busy get-
ting ready for school. They are
putting away their bathing suits and
picking up their pencils as they
reflect back on their summer job
opportunities and fun experiences.
The Employment Centre for
Students had a great slimmer also;
but like all fun, it must come to an
end. On Friday Aug. 12, the CEC-S
doors will close for the summer.
However, job orders can still be
placed after this date by phoning
the main office. The Student
Employment Officers from Clinton
(Leila Beier), Exeter (Sheila
Dougall) and Godcrich (Jen Jewitt)
had a lot of fun this summer; it has
•See Student, page S