HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-09-28, Page 4Page 1 - [,ucknow Sentinel, V%'ednesday, September 28, 1994
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PO Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario N0G 2H0 . 528-2822 Fax (519) 528,3529
Established 1873
Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager
Pat Livingston - General Manager/Editor
Phyllis Matthews Helm - Front Office
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Sentinel Memoirs
`Hobos' on the loose in 1969
70 years ago •
Oct. 2, 1924
Big freighter lost in- Lake Huron - It seems
definitely established that the "Clifton", one of
the large steam freighters plying on the Great
Lakes, was lost on Lake Huron somewhere north of
Kincardine..
On Sunday, shortly after the Clifton entered Lake
Huron, a heavy gale setin reaching a velocity of 56
miles and hour, and it is now assumed that the vessel
was literally swamped in the storm. Th Clifton carried
a crew of 28 officers and men and all appear to have
been lost.
Curious accident - A very. unfortunate accident
occurred on the farm of Geo. D. Currie on Sept. 20,
when the floor of his granary' collapsed under the
weight of grain.'
Publications mail registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow, Ont. Considerable ,grain will be lost and .much more of
' `Changes of •address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies different kind is hopelessly mixed. The grain will all
(return postage guaranteed) are 'to be sent to Lucknow Sentinel at the `have to be moved to prevent heating, as the stable
above address. Advertising is acceptedon the condition that in the.event of- under the granary had about two feet of manure in it
.a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the and the grain is now, resting on this. Three cattle were
erroneous Item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not buried in the grain and dead before the accident was
be charged for,
1....ir,...... the advertisement will be paid at the discovered.
applicable rates.
Think before you act!
We should all be thinking long and hard about the matter of
signing up with alternate Tong -distance calling companies. As •
With all disputes, there are two sides to consider...except in
this case, there may be some long-term ramifications that will
cost us plenty down the road.
The war is on between Bell Canada and dozens of rivals for
the billions of dollars Canadians spend each year making
long-distance telephone calls. Giddy consumers are being. -
wooed and won by this company - or that one - promising
reduced rates for all long-distance calls in or out of the
country.
In just a few short months, Bell Canada has gone from a
monopoly to just one of 60 or so long-distance service
providers in Ontario. Where Bell had previously applied for
approval for higher and higher rates charged to their cus-
tomers', the company is now fighting to compete by slashing
long-distance rates up to 40 per cent in some cases.
It's working too. Indications are that the newcomers are
finding it tough to attract and keep customers who are
hooked on Bell's reputation for dependable service and will
stay with the communications giant if rates are comparable
to - or better than - the opposition.
But what happens it Bell Canada successfully fends off all
competitors and ends up with a monopoly. again? Will rates
begin to rise once more? Will telephone customers be worse
off than before if Bell kills off allthe interlopers that forced
Bell rates down? -
On the other hand, what kind of communication services
can we expect in the future. if long distance calling rates are
not/high enough to fund continuing innovation, technololgical
advances, new construction? Will Bell Canada's world-wide
reputation as a industry leader be put in jeopardy?
Has Bell been taking advantage of its position? Or is there
wisdom In rates sutficient to maintain growth and profits high
enough to ensure distinction?
Now is the time to think on these things - and decide. -SJK.
This cute little canine had to be the best -dressed four -legged
visitor to last weekend's Ripley - Huron Fall Fair. (Pat
Livingston photo)
50 years ago
Sept.28, 1944
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Our readers write
ttendance low - The attendance at the 14th
Blood Donor Clinic last week dropped to 66.
In comparison there were 120 donors at the
12th clinic held- five weeks previous.
Board buys two farms - The Soldier Settlement
Board recently completed negotiation for the purchase
of the farms of Cecil Robb and Bert Breckenridge on
the 4th concession of Huron Township. Several other
farms in the district were inspected.
25 years ago
Oct. 1, 1969
Hobos on loose - The hobo is usually associated
with things of the past, reminiscences of
depression days when bands of them roamed
the countryside in search of a handout and a place to
sleep.
But the hobo has again made appearances in the
area in recent months, not singularly but in gangs and
one of them is reported wield a large club.
The appearances have been all in good fun, and for
a' purpose. Ladies of the area have been conducting
hobo teas. The "come as you are teas" take' small
groups of ladies,. on the spur of the moment, to a
.friend's home. The host is required to put up a small
lunch for the gang, while the hobos themselves kick
-in a small amount of money which is used , for
charitable work in the community. .-
Complaint founded on misinformation
To the editor:
I am writing in response to
Tracey Simpson's complaint about
the Fall Fair in last week's Sentinel.
As ‘a Director of 'the Lucknow
Agricultural Society and a father of
young children, I tog was disap-
pointed by the absence of any
children's rides at the Fair.
However, it is unreasonable that the
blame for this unfortunate situation
be placed upon the organizers of
the Fair. •
This appears to me .to be a case
where the complaint is founded on
misinformation-. First of all, the
midway people were provided with
plenty more room than they could
use. In fact, a director was told that
the reason the Alligator • ride -was
not set up was due to missing parts
and 'not inadequate space at all.
• When the statement was made
that Ripley would be getting 8 -or
10 more- rides the following week,
someone .forgot to mention • that
many of these were in •use at the.
Western Fair which ended Sept. 18.
The suggestion that the rides be
located where the tractors and foixi
booth were (north of the pool), does
not take into consideration the
location of the cattle show. It would
be unreasonable to ask people t4
participate in such a show right
beside the sounds of screams and .
noisy motors which are commonly •
associated with midways. - .
The Agricultural Society has, and
will continue "to do its very best to
ensure. that 'the Fall Fair provides ,
-opportunities and enjoyment • for
people of all ages. A larger midway -
which caters to everyone will al-
ways be an important goal. Volun-
teer's and public input are ap-
preciated! •
Dale Gilchrist.
A few more pointers on St. Helen's- signs
To the editor: •
In response. tor. last week's
editorial letters. and the big to do
about the Si. Helen's signs, I would
like to make a few pointers myself.
•1. • Apparently a petition went
around the- village to have the signs
made.. We never knew anything
about this until .the signs .were up.
My daughter then said .they called.
early one morning when we weren't
home and she, signed the petition.
2. The sign 'was erected extremely
close to our barn driveway. This.
obstructs the view to the south
when sitting in • the tractor. A
MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR. Mrs.
Leeman cannot tell this from stan-
ding on the ground. •
3. The questionable sign was also.in
the way of blowing snow back from
this driveway. We need to keep this
driveway clear for access to our
• barn and for some place for the
township to put their :snow. .•
4. We are not in the Village so
therefor the .sign is 'not properly
placed. I told Councillor Snowden
that if the Township wishes to'grant
severance on our property so .we
could become part of the Village
then then' can leave it where it is.
The sign was moved down..the road
but is still in front of our property.
5. Thanks to Councillor Snewdcn
for the courtesy of not mentioning
any names. No thanks to Mrs.
Leeman and the newspaper reporter
for mentioning ours, making us
look like the bad guys. Several
other expressed their opinion.
6. If the Leemans get• their friends
to write letters to the editor maybe
I should get mine. to do the same.
Where was their cotnmunity spirit
when they were opposing'
improvements to the arena in this
very same column. Where is their
attendance at local St. Helen's
community functions. This doesn't
mean others do not have com-
munity spirit either.
7. I have also served on Council
and my husband works for the
1 ownship, so we arc very aware
-how hard it is to pry a dollar out of
the municipal pocket, but we all
benefit when the tax' bill conies out.
Too had both federal and provincial
governments aren't as .thrifty.
8. If cost was a major factor 'why
'not just have the name Si: Helen's
on the sign. it would have saved a
lot of paint and lumber as the antis
tic endeavor was. probably very
time consuming.
9. If Mrs. Bridges believes in .not
saying anything unless she can say
!something nice why did she send a
Letter to the. Editor."
1'0. Also• want to thank everyone for
snaking this a big issue. Now we
have lots of visitors out just to see
what the ruckus 'is- all about. Too
.bad the store isn't open to sell tea
and ice cream.
11. Freedom to express an opinion
ly,what makes this country So creat.
Thank- you. I have jittoyed
•making m.y �omniettL .
KaU1f". I! i UtG.
Writing a column has some benefits
Writing a weekly column for
this newspaper can sometimes be
a piece cif cake, and other times
feel like the weight of the world is •
on your. shoulders.
One of the nicest things that has
come about as a result of this
column is a rapport. that has
developed between some of our
readers and myself even though
we have never rnet in person. .
When subscribers renew by mail
they quite often include a little
note 01 -appreciation for their old'.
hometown paper.
An example of this, arrived on
my desk this week. Russell
Armstrong of Port Colborne, one
of our long time subscribers, sent
me a package of interesting tid-
bits. A copy of his Port Colborne
paper was included, along with
Rby rat 1 wmgston
AMBLINGS
some pages from an old
'Chatelaine magazine dated July
1972,
A note on one of the pages in
the Chatelaine reads ":I still look
for your picture on Ramblings -
young or old." I had a good laugh
when 1 read this and took now. of
the advertisement on which Mr.
Armstrong had made the notation.
It 'was a full page advertisement
for 2nd Debut complete with a
gorgeous strawberry blonde ,model
whose eyes jump off the page at
you, The headline reads "Not even
one sign of age..." I thumbed
through no oilier 1'4 . 1tage:, !win
Chatelaine and ,iii mime
found other ads such as has
coloring and shattipoc rut
promise to ntakc all women
beautiful, •
Now Mr. Armstrong, 1 don't
know if you were sending inc a
hidden message, hut you provided
me with a few moments of
laughter during a very hectic day.
Thanks!
On the f ront page of that
Chatelaine was a picture of the
then Margaret Trudcau and Son
Justin. Other headlines were;
Should Housewives be Paid`';
Winnipeg: could you live there:';.
New, safe, simple sterilization for
women; What the New Woman
• See Some, page 5