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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-05-09, Page 6Page 6—Lacknow Sentinel, Wedneeday, May 9, 1979 • The Chain letter disturbing LUCKNOW SENTINEL "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Established 1873 Published Wednesday Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. Sharon J. Dietz - Editor Anthony N. Johnstone - Advertising and General Manager Subscription rate, Si1 per year in advance Senior Citizens rate, 59 per year in advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in advance Sr. Cit., U.S.A. and Foreign $19.50 per year in advance Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2F10 Second class mail registration number - 0847 Sir William Osier, the Canadian phys- ician who was one of the makers of modern medicine, said this in one ,of his • essays:. "Happiness lies in the absorption in some vocation which satisfies the soul." Yes, of course. But •the kinds of dredgery which many people today must . face in their work are enervating and demoralizing and terribly frustrating. For many there is little satisfaction, little r, fulfilment, in their. daily work. For them— 4 work is primarily an 'ordeal that must be undergone in order to make money for the basic necessities of life and for . leisure time activities in which some personal fulfilment may be found. We who find fulfilment in our work must resist the temptation to be over • critical of those whose work is dull or - distasteful, those whose work consists mainly of routines which can put callouses :on the heart as Well as on the hands, those who labor merely for existence and for the leisure in which ' they -can find their main fulfilment. • A few years ago a team of social scientists predicted that in the year 2000 • the general pattern of work in the devel- Oped parts of the world will be one ofa: seven and a half hour work day instead of eight, with for, working days a week instead of five an4,only 39 working weeks per year compared a the present 50. In I * • the face of all that is now happening in our society, that seems a fairly reason- able foreeast, Our Society is already becoming leisure -oriented in many ways. How will we respond to .the new leisure? Will we use it for making our lives more humane and more fulfilling? Already there is evidence that many of us are succumbing to the devastating boredom that is always a threat to those iwho have such leisure. 1 — • ' . Dr. Viktor Franki, one of the more influential psychiatrists of pur. time, points out that "Boredpm is jJw causing,. and certaintly brings to Sychiatrists; more , problems to solve than is dis- tress." Bertrand Russell once said, "Boredorne is, a vital problem for the moralist,:since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by fear of it." • In an age of increasing leisure fer most people art and music and drama and literature and sports become increasingly significant in our spciety. 'And religion can play a creative role here, helping people get beyond their anxieties and insecurities to awareness of life's deepest ." :meanings.. And, as Bertrand Ruselrwent on to say, "If a leisure population is to be _happy, it 'nest . be an educated popula- tion, and fling be educated with a•view to -.mental enjoyment as well asto the direct usefulness of technical knowledge. • LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE SENTINEL, 75 YEARS AGO Chief Taylor of the LucknoW Fire Department has secured his volunteer , force to represent one of the contending parties ir. the Great Russo -.lap water fight to take place in Lucknow on the morning of May 24. There will be no lack formusic and entertainment on the 24th this year. A charter was 'granted to Walkerton, and Lucknow. Railway, empowering it to build a line between these two points by the Railway Committee of the House of Commons on Tuesday. Opposition was made to the granting of the charter by supporters of the Huron and Ontario • Electric Road but after animated discus- sion, the charter was granted without amendment. June is the month of marriages, roses and even temperatUre and all will hdpe that the coming June may keep up with its old time reputation, for Lucknow has some charming girls who will change • • , , . their names that month, May old Sol shine on each oUthein when they plight their troth: 50 YEARS AGO After making us all believe summer was just around the corner, the weather man evidently took another whim and the past week has been cold with ram and snow and even some frost at nights. Although vegetation had made a great start, and some trees got out their buds, no great mischief has been done yet. Growth has' been at a standstill for some time, Farm work has been held up owing .to the wet condition of the ground, otherwiSe seeding would- have been completed. Lucknow horse-shoe pitchers have or- ganized a club which will be one of the active sport organizations of the town. Turn to page 1 I • To the Editor: We received this repulsive unwelcome letter on Wed- nesday. May 2. It was post marked Meaford and was unsigned, with -no name, asking us to carry on with this chain of 20 letters. People of this nature must be'firrespensible and arro- gant, and should be stopped. We feel it shouldn't be carried on. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Blackwell R. R. # 1, Ripley. TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND HE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE AND HE WILL LIGHT THE. • WAY. The prayer has been sent to you for good luck. The original copy is from the Netherlands. It has beeti. around the world , 9 times. The luck has now beeu brought to' you. • You will receive good lock within 4, days of receiving this letter provided you; in turn send it back out. "THIS IS NO JOKE". You will receive in the mail. 'Send copies of this letter: fo people you think 'need good. luck. DO NOT SEND MONEY? for fate has no price op it. Do not keep this letter. It must leave your hands within 96 hours after you receive it. An RAF officer received $70,000, Joe Elliott received $450,000 and lost it because he broke the chain. While in the Phillipines 'General Weich lost his wife 6 days after he received the letter. He failed to circulate the prayer. How- ever, before his death' he received $775,000. Please send 20 copies and see' what happens to you on the 4th day. This chain comes from Hanazucle and was written by Saul Anthony de Caolte missionary from South Am- erica. I myself forward it to you. Since the chain must make the tour of :the world, you must make 20 copies identical to this one. Send it to your friends, parents or associates. After a few days you will get a surprise. This is true even if you are not superstitious. Take note of the following, Constantine Dias received the chain in 1953. He had his secretary make 20 copies and send thern. A few daykilter he won a lottery in -his country. Carl Dassett, an office em- • ployee received the chain letter, he forgot it and a few days later he lost his job. He found the chain letter and • sent it to 20 people.' Five • days he got an even better job. Dolan Fairchild received the chain letter -and not believing it threw it away. Nine days later he died, For no reason whatsoever should be broken. Remember, ',..'SEND NO MONEY", :PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS: IT WORKS. Exuberant Dear Editor : Rhythmic sounds of a great jazz band filled St. Joseph's Community School on May 1. The word 'exuberant' barely describes the musicians of the "Knights of Jazz", They are talented and professional. This high school band fro,m Kincardine is anything but `typical'.. • The 21 members, con- ductor and retinue returned April 24 from a • two week engagement in England. . Invited to the Inter- national Youth' Festival, they performed. among bands from 12 Countries inclUding the U.S. and Japan. larrogate Hall, a 1506 seat performance auditorium, was packed • each evening of the week the "Knights of Jazz" performed. Twice daily concerts - soon brought Turn to page • Howard Barger enjoys a milk shake at. the Super Stoop IceeteaM Parlour which. opened Lucknow two weeks ago. Since the opening, the parlour has become a favourite 'of many 1 the village, young hnd old alike: Operated by Diane Hackett, Barb' Helm, Jan Langlois an Wilma Blake they boast 19 'flavours of leetreani. They also feature 25 different sundae including a kiddies special, Diane's Delight, Barb's Bash, Jan's 'Joy and Wilma's WOnde There is always a pot of hot coffee on and milkshakes, sandwiches, muffins or tarts if: yt don't fancy iceeream. • [Sentinel .StaffPhot