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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-10-15, Page 4Page el—Liiekiariv, Se tifuell, Wednesday, etober 15, DSO ox 400, Lucknow NOG 2H Established 1873 52 -2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1986 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Alan Rivett -Editor 317,00 Outside Canada s60.00 Pat Livingston General Manager 514.00 Outside Canada S58.00 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 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 riot be charged , for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Many things to be thankful for at Thanksgiving time b Although Thanksgiving time has pissed,, we can still think of many things we can be thankful for in the wake of Thanksgiving, even though at times there is little to be thankful for. On the international scene, we can be thankful that the two world superpowers of the world are at least talking about arms control, although there were little hopeful signs that an agreement' can be reached towards nuclear arms limitations. • In discussions in Reykjavik, Iceland, the lone stumbling block in an agreement to phase out medium and short range nuclear missiles, was the United States' refusal to keep their Star Wars defence plans from being tested outside the laboratory. There's no arms agreement -bat .with more willingness to bargain between the two nations - there may be some hopeful signs that the proliferation of nuclear weapons will be kept in check in the future. Locally, we can be ..thankful that the record rains that have fallen in our area have subsided, for the meantime, allowing farmers to get out . on the land and harvest the corn crop and the harvestable portion of the white bean crop, which was so heavily damaged by the rain. With farming as the backbone of our local way of life, the unex- pected losses of crops will hit farmers hard. It's time the governments, both- provincially and federally, have a look at the serious plight farmers have been placed because of the rain. Immediate relief, in some form, should be devised by the govern- ments in order to offset the heavy losses. They've done the -same -for the western wheat producers and for a number of banks which were saved from bankruptcy by the governments. It's about time something substantial in the way of relief came to help the farmers in this area. However, in light of the many problems endured in, the world and in our own little corner of the world - there's always a great deal of things we can be thankful for at this time of year. A.R. Much ado over beli You_ know it's one of those weeks when you have to correct the original correction from an item in the paper. But, that's just what we have to do this week. For those of our readers with a little time, to spare, I'll explain the whole situation to you. It started with an innocent article from a 'meeting of the Huron County Historical Society which was held in St. Helens on September 23 as reported in the October 1 edition of the Sentinel. In the article a mention was made by Mrs. Janet McPherson of the St. Helens In- stitute that all that remains in the village was the Institute Hall, the Soldier's Memorial and the "big bell of the church". Soon after the paper came out a man phoned the Sentinel'office to say the bell did not belong to the church, but was rather the bell from the No. 4 West Wawanosh schoolhouse. He asked me why we were printing incorrect material, and asked that a correction be made. We complied. However, we learned that the original story was correct and our correction was incorrect. Ross Errington from the . St. Helens area said the bell was from the Calvin United Church in the village which• was built in 1919 and torn down last year. The bell came to rest on the pad beside the Institute Hall, as the belfry of the church was leaking and a deci- sion was made in 1978 to move the bell ALAN by crane onto the pad instead of fixing the belfry, said Mr. Errington. As for the No. 4 West Wawanosh school bell, Mr, Errington said no one is exactly sure what became of that par- ticular bell. On that note, the Sentinel regrets making the mistake as we should have followed up with Mrs. McPherson to see whether it was indeed the church bell or the school bell. Just like everything in life - mistakes, as much as we try to avoid them, still crop up from time to time. But, that's what keeps life, in- teresting, isn't it? Birthday Club As we announced in last week's Sen- tinel, we would like to establish a "Bir- thday Club" column in - the paper. It's for kids 12 -years -old and under. How will we do it? Well, moms and dads can call the office at 528-2822 with the name and birthdate of their child and when the week of your child's birthday ar- rives, we'll print it in a special column in the paper. However, do to space, we'll be unable -to print pictures. So drop off the birthday information at the office or give us a call and we'll let everybody know! Jeff Hopkins and Ross McMillan from Elgin Market Public School in Kincardine have a breather after the junior cross-country races held at the Lueknow Central Public School on October 10. While they finished 43th and 52nd respectively, the boys said they could have done better if they hadn't eaten so much Kentucky Fried Chicken beforehand. (Alan Rivett photo) 70 years ago October 19, 1916 Was Highlyhl Successful. Crowd Greatly y Pleased - The Crowd at the Town Hall last Friday evening was delighted with the presentation of "Under Two Flags" by the Dramatic Society. "It was just splendid" was the remark on many lips as the crowd left the hall. The Hall was not packed as at the former presentation, a number who bought tickets having failed to come in on account of rain and bad roads, but there was a good audience, which at 35 cents ad- mission, contributed $109. Under the cir- cumstances that was all that !could be hoped for, as it speaks well fir the people of Lucknow and vicinity, as well as for the popularity of the play. There was close on $100 to hand over to the Red Cross Fund. They Don't worry - We this week receiv- ed a personal letter from Pte. Arthur Newman. He wrote on Sept. 30, and up to that time had been at the front for several weeks. He is much interested in France, • and tells of a number of "close calls" he has had, and the dreadful sights upon the great battlefield. When writing he was in billet, but expected that his company would go up to the real front in a few days. He added that "it doesn't worry us in the least, as hardships are all in our line now." 50 years ago October 15,1936 Committee makes appeal Again,the - call has come from the west, asking for help for those in dire need. To those in our community who feel that they have been blessed with an abundance of good things, an opportunity of ,helping our less for- tunate fellowmen will be 'given. A car will beloaded in Lucknow on October 20, 21, 22. Acceptable donations would include, potatoes, turnips, carrots, beets, onions, beans, canned goods, honey, maple syrup, apples, ground wheat, rolled oats, preserves, pumpkins citrons, etc... Classmates showed -A pleasan gather- ing was held at Miss Jessie Henderson's home on Saturday evening, when members of Miss Katherine 1VIacKenzie's class held a "personal shower" for Miss Isobel Dougals and Miss . Christine Finlayson. Isobel is attending Stratford Normal Schooland Christine, Shaw's Col- lege, Toronto, both being home for the holiday. ' A gay evening of games and cup reading was enjoyed during which the gifts were presented the honored. guests. In conduc- ting the shower, the girls went in pairs, each buying similar gifts for the two, popular members of their class. 25 years ago October 25, 1961 Hunting parties get their moose - The ap- pearancese at that - -io a f� moosedead o a caused much interest on Campbell St. on Tuesday morning. It heralded the return of a party of local hunters that morning and was evidence that they got their moose. They bagged the 800 pound animal on Saturday afternoon. One member . of the party said credit would have to goy) ' Blake Alton. It was 'quite an experience bringing it down.- The first hit was made when it was in the water, and then it was trailed into the bush. Several shots had to be fired to finally bring it down for keeps, and the trailers had to be on guard for it would turn and charge them. Bullets just ricochet off the skull of a moose. In this party were Blake Alton, Bill and Russ Button, Tom Hackett, Buster Whitby, Roy Havens and Art Baker. Tractor accident claims life - Amberley, an area that has.experienced more than its hsare of tragic accidents in the past few years, was hard hit on Thursday of last week when James S.1VfeNain met death in a tractor accident. Jim's sudden death saddened a wide area surrounding Amberley where he is well known and respected, SENTINEL a 1I fa": ,mom: tx •:v;•:r,:i?4r{'J..•�{i+.•J..3�i•%.fY:�YF%f.:+R:!•+:%ij,`:i$':..++1.:{+5;::;e;F:t:;'.',+,'.:'f;1::`:i f > r rkp+;/.•• .;t;�4 ty r�{C.;:."Miiii.;::::: it}v:ti' :.`-+..:;;::.•: ;y;4;•`. . :f 10 years ago October 20,1976 Senior Citizens Home becomes project - The OntarioIlousing Senior Citizens "Rent Geared to Income", housing project' on Walter Street is within a•month or so of completion. The only thing that is missing at present is enough people to fill the 20 -one bedroom apartments. With the caretaker occupying one of the units, there were 19 available for the residents of Lucknow. tlp to last week, on- ly eight vilage residents had shown their interest. • Local rider wins Brenda Taylor, the 16 -year-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ken Taylor BE 3 Lucknow, competed in the 1976 All Arabian Horse Show, October 15, 16, 17, at the CNK Coliseum in Toronto. Riding a 4 -year-old grey, purebred ara- bion mare, Ami Joves Spitfire, Brenda competed against some of the the top Ara+ bian riders in eastern Canada and United States. She placed first in the open junior rider.- English Pleasure Hack.