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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-03-07, Page 4Page 4-,-Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, 'March 7, 1979 Letters t�.ta itor Lent.,e. The Lueknow Sentinel "The Sepoy Town"' LUCKNOW, ONTARIO On the Huron -Bruce Boundary. •CNA • Established 1873 Published Wednesday Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. Sharon J. Dietz - Editor . Anthony. N. Johnstone - Advertising and General Manager Subscription rate, $11 per year in advance Senior Citizens rate, $9 per yeazi in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in advance Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Adress P,O. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number - 0847 Needless frustration There is nothing more frustra- ting than renewing your motor vehicle registration. That endless wait in line, sometimes outside in freezing rain or snow. Making sure you have, all the necessary informa- tion with you (the car's owner- ship and . insurance' cards, and your driver's license) because the form to be filled out: requires no less than three different numbers, each at least 15 digits long...You .must pay in cash. The form must be signed by the owner which means, if you have two family cars, both owners must stand in line,, Why, can't motorists pay their registration by mail? Why must every motorist in theprovince of Ontario make a trip to an agent's office to renew their registra- tion. The trip is unnecessary and annoying. Some 28 per cent of .the province's motorists still had not renewedtheir registration on March 1, . a day after the deadline. Why not adopt an automatic mailing system- .similar to the renewal of drivers' licences? The Ministry of Transporta- tion :and Communications which has the name and address of the owner of every vehicle register- ed in the province, could mail out the appropriate forms,. You would simply fill them out, enclose the certified cheque or money order and mail them back to the ministry. Your new sticker would then arrive by mail. , An editorial in the "`TorbPto Star suggested . the mailing system would save the ministry the 85 cent commission•now paid to agents, for each .registration. This would then be used to cover, the ministry's additional postage and, clerical costs. The editorial goes on , to suggest the dillies, other than registration renewals, perform- ed by agents such as replacing dost, stolen or destroyed Licence plates could be provided by the municipal or provincial 'police departments. • Apparently the 'ministry is considering a staggered mailing system of renewing motor vehic- le registrations based . on the registration date, but does not see the concept being in use, for another three or four years. It won't cometoo soon. Why should *e. pi'y? Ontario Hydro seems to be a -victim .of its_ own , successful advertising 'campaign. ;y. For ' sometime, Hydro has been sponsoring' a series of newspaper and television com- cercials advising consumers, that "wastingeiectricity turns people off!" Apparently Hydro users have taken the message to heart, turning off unnecessary lights, using energy -burning applianc- es only when necessary and generally being a little more conscious of . wasted energy around' the home. Of course, when we see office buildings and skyscrapers a- blaze with lights at night, it may skem pointless for the ordinary consumer to worry about leaving on an extra light or two when a room isn't being used. But individual energy saving has been '• an- ' important factor in cutting down on Ontario'select- ricity needs. Both the successful advertis- ing campaign and Ontario Hyd- ro's miscalculations In estimat- ing future power needs in the province have, resulted in the company being left with a hefty power surplus on its hands. One company spokesman said the company • overestimated local demands for the 1980's by as much ' as 40 per cent. Now the power company is negotiating the sale of its excess power :to eastern seaboard states to 'the south of us. The idea is ' that the sale of surplus power will , prevent we taxpayers from paying for power we •won't be using. • Consumers, after all, deserve a small pat on the back.for taking Hydro's message seriously and cutting back on wasteful energy demands. Now let's hope con- sumers will be rewarded for their efforts when they receive -their. monthly hydro bills. Consumers shouldn't be pen- alized by having to pay for ;he power Ontario Hydro has su:i- denly discovered it doesn't need! -The Huron Expositor. March of Dimes raises $1,375 To the Editor: Canvassers calling for the Ontario March of Dimes in Lucknow and Dungannon and 750 rural letters raised $1,376.49. It is good to know that these communities real- ly believe and demonstrate that disability is everyone's business. Bernice Davies and Laura Lee Cayley, chairmenof this campaign extend thanks to all who worked so hard and to everyone who gave a donation. The work of volun- teers ensures a future of hope and encouragement for Ontario's disabled adults. These canvassers are: in Lucknow, Margaret Wilson, Jessie Joynt, Hilda Andrew, William Schmid, Sandra Col- lyer, Alene Clark, Kay Craw- ford, Jean Kaufman, Gloria Murray, Beth Ritchie, Jane Treleaven, Mildred Loree, Greta Johnston, Roberta Whytock, Peter Bilstra. Wanda Damsma, Winnifred Gammie," Rita Gilmore, Nor- ma Weatherhead, Vi Arnold,' Olive Warren, Tena Gard- ner, Elaine Steer, Sharon Petteplace, Marlene Struth- ers, Irene Hodgins, Jane Cauchi, Mary McMurray and in Dungannon, Penny Hod- ges, Sandy McWhinney, Bev Storey, Mary Ann Brindley and Cathy Olson. Thank you, Bernice Davies Laura Lee Cayley. Hockey tournament To the Editor: The coaches and manage- ment of the host Lucknow team would like to thank the support given their team by parents and fans at the Flea Hockey Tournament on Sat- urday. A special thank you is in order for the . following pe- ople: John MacKinnon, Ar- thur Clark,' 'Allan ` Rhody, Steve Pritchard, David Gib- son, Randy Alton, Brian Murray, Blair Alton, David. Black and Gordon Kinahan, who acted as referees for the games, and gave their time free of charge as a donation to the tournament. Archie De Groote, Flea Manager. Battle of the Books To the Editor: In reply to Peter Edis- bury's letter to the Editor in the February 28, 1979 issue, I would like to say, more and more of the tax -paying par- ents are reading and becom- ing aware of what is being taught in the high schools. Never before has there been greater concern. "They don't read so they'll miss a lot they could hate," comments writer June Call - •wood (London Free Press, Saturday, February 17, 1979). Parents are reading - but reading is not enough. Make your views known to each local school board as it is up to each local school board to approve the books CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 1'' Kinloss 1861 Alex Wilkinson surveyed first farm BY SANDY NICHOLSON The first farm land to be surveyed in Bruce County was in 1§47. Alexander Wilkinson P.LS: was ' engaged to stirvey the boundary between the counties of Huron and Bruce. North of the line in the townships of Kinloss and Huron, he marked 100 acre farms 40 rods by 1% miles so that ne' hbours :would be close in case of Indi ra ' s. ,By the time he reached Lake Hh in t e demand for land was so great that he w s instructed to go north two townships - Huron and Kincardine. He was then tomake an angular survey north to the mouth of the Saugeen River, and along the river for -about ten miles. In the following year, 1848, to attract more settlers, the Government decided to. survey the Durham Road from Durham to Kincardine. A free grant of 50 acres of land to actual settlers was offered on the two concessions north and south of the road. In 1850 Brant and Kincardine townships were surveyed. In .1851 the townships , of Arran, Eldersley, Huron and the west part of Bruce were surveyed. In 1852 the rest of Bruce, Carrick, Culross, Kinloss and Greenoch were completed. On May' 19, 1851 Alexander McNabb was appointed Crown Lands agent with his office in Southampton. This was, a long distance.; from the south of Kinloss. The first store, post office, and tavern in the township were established at Kinloss - but always better known by the name of the tavern - The Black Horse. These were established in 1853. By 1856 Holyroothhad a store and Post Office. It was not till 1859 that Lucknow had its first store and Post Office when Malcolm Campbell set up business. The land was very low and did not seem to be the ideal Place to develop. The fact the townships north of Kinloss were settled earlier made it easier for settlers to make their first payment on their land. Most of the two thousand or more who.walked to Southampton for the "Big" land sale on September 27, 1854 came from the townships of Kinloss, Culross and Greenoch.` , Rarhara MacD9ugall Saur of Sooke, B.C. has compiled interesting material about life in Kinloss in 1861, She had come East fa attend- the affair at the Grey Ox and collect more material about her family. She found that the enumerators coned their information for the Census between Feb- ruary 2 Land March 23, 1961. The township was divided into three divisions - South, Central and North.- The district which included the. Grey Ox was typical. There were four small log schools. At the Black Horse there vas "a very , commodius Frame school house...cost of building $260 size 24x30 it is opened for all religious denominations except Roman Catholics... they o hold mass and . are visited occasionally by the -priest." s Barbara's great grandfather, Peter McDougald, on lot 11, concession 4, Kinloss, had 18 acres in crop and still 80 acres of bush. Their farm implements were valued at $30. They had made 50 pounds of maple sugar. They had 7 oxen, 3 cows, 8 sheep, 5 pigs, 0 horses and valued the livestock as being worth $180. Barbara las sent a list of 12 families all of interest to 'the MacDougalls. I believe that Leonard' and Freda Maclnnes to be the only family residing on an original homestead in the ,group. , Freda's grand- father Angus McDougald, as spelled by. the enumeitator,. had 14 acres' in crop. He too valued his implements at $30. They had 5 oxen, 2 cows, 13 sheep and 3 pigs and no horse yet. Their livestock was valued at $135."All the settlers seemed to value 100 acres at either $800 or $1,000 by that time. An examination of the township papers indicate 'that by 1861 quite a number of settlers were selling and moving to where they hoped to find greener pastures. In this division there is mention of ,the only church in the township. "That house has been erected by the congregation of the Presbyterian.t,C'.iiurch of Canada. The house itself is of very little value but there is 50 acres of land attached to the building. The extent of the house 24x32." In a previous article itwas mentioned that they made the down payment, lot 11, concession 2 for the full 100 acres. By 1861 the north half had been sold to Peter MacKenzie to get funds to construct the "Big" church which was big like a barn,and was used for many years till the present South Kinloss ' Church was built.