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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-12, Page 6Page hr -I knew Seeded, Wednesday, September 12, 1979 The LUCKNOW SENTINEL "The Sepoy Town" On the Huron -Bruce Boundary 0 LUCKNOW, ONTARIO )gatsb1lshed 1873 Published Wednesday Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O.. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second class mail registration number -0847 A SLGNAL PU$UCATION SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor ANTHONY N. JOHNSTONE Advertising and General Manager PAT LIVINGSTON - Office Manager MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter MARY McMURRAY - Ad Composition Subscription rate, S11 per year In advance Senior Citizens rate, S9 per year In advance .7 U.S.A. and Foreign, S21.50 per year in advance Sr. Cit. U.S.A. and Foreign, S19.50 per year in advance Conservation: A sign of the times -You never miss the water until the well runs dry. That adage was never ,truer than it is right now in the newspaper publishing industry. Everybody has heard about the gas lines in the United States, but it is difficult to appreciate the problem unless it has „restricted your own personal movement from one place to another. Gas lines for Canadians aren't real. Some gloomy forecasts predict a severe 'energy shortage in the years ahead f r Canadians - gas, oil, hydro electric power• But today, in the midst of fuse concerns, Canadians continue to live in comfort .and ease, for the most. part unconcerned about these future shortages which may occur some dim .and distant day 50 years from now.. There are even pessimists in. this country .who will warn that Canadians, living in the bread basket of the world, will go hungry in the years ahead unless someone somewhere right now begins to conserve land and resources that will ensure Canada's agriculture industry for generations yet t nborn. Still Canadians continue k squander prime agricultural land and toy with the farmers' livelihood, seemingly uncaring about what dire shortages may be just down the road. You never can truly comprehend shortages until they hit you where you live. It has been years now that the pulp and paper industry in Canada has been advising consumers that shortages of newsprint were a possiblity. And there have been shortages from time to time, but they have only been temporary shortages with the industry . being able to recover sufficiently ' in a reasonable time to prevent any lasting hardships. It's a different story today.' Thou" trees are indeed a renewable resource and though' Canada is one of the world's foremost producers of pulp and paper, the nation's mills just cannot keep up to the increasing demands for newsprint from Canadian and United States customers. The number of publications and printed materials making use of economical newsprint is growing by leaps and bounds in both Canada and the United States. So phenomenal is the increased consumption, for in- stance, that Canada has shipped to the USA almost one million tons of new supply newsprint, a 15 percent \increase, since 1976. United States paper mills lave produced something like 400,000 new tons, or about 12 percent more newsprint in the same period. But the US paper industry • has a much smaller base than the .Canadian counterpart, leaving the US extra productionstill far short of the mark. Canadian paper mills are at peak production right now. They planned for and accommodated normal growth throughout the years, but they just weren't ready for the abnormal demands there were placed on them. Canadian mills are now gearing up to increase their production still more, but they will not be able to keep up to the present demands or . any reasonable expected growth for at least another year. This means that for the rest of 1979 and probably throughout 1980, the supply of newsprint in Canada and the United States will be less than the - demand. This will undoubtedly drive the price of paper still higher ... 'and there will be no guarantee of delivery. Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. is feeling the pinch along with every other publisher in the country. In this crucial situation, it will be necessary for SSP to consider ways and .means to make more economical use . of newsprint and conserve space whenever possible in • every publication. Who would have believed that the raw product necessary to the weekly, newspaper industry in this• young, rich country would be, such short supply in this lifetime? Is it perhaps wise for Canadians to admit that there is need for everyone to be more realistic about what changes . in lifestyle may be vital today to support mankind tomorrow? -SJ`K jessie's Dream Editor's note: Reference was made to the Siege and Relief of Lucknow in the Looking Back through. the Sentinel column in the August 29 issue of the Sentinel. The column . also referred to well-known story of Jessie Brown which provides a romantic background to the story of the siege. The city of Lucknow, India was taken siege by a. barbaric uprising of native rebels, whose hideous tales of massacre reached even to the Canadian wilderness in the year. of 1857. In the fall of the same year the Relief of Lucknow heralded the quelling of the Indian Mutiny, In the summer of 1857, over 1,000 members of the 93rd Sutherland High- landers of Scotland sailed for India, landing at Calcutta. They joined with the 64th and 53rd British regiments to create a force of 4,000 men. The British army in India had been depleted by engagements in the Crimea and Persia, and the Indian uprisings had gained major proportions. The force found-, wells in Cawnpore choked with the bodies of 200 massacred British women and children. Fearing Luckinow's 1,600 Europeans, besieged in the city, might have met a similar fate, they pressed on to Lucknow. They fought hand to hand to route the Indian troops which numbered 40,000. Tradition has it that the approach of the Sutherlands was heralded by the far- away skirl on the pipes, first heard by a Scottish maiden within the beleagured city, who cried with joy. Dinna ye hear it? Dinna ye hear it? The Scottish maiden was Jessie Brown and the following song tells how the young girl believes she is dreaming about • her native Scotlandwhen she first hears the pipes, but then realizes it is the pipes of the approaching highlanders. The song andthe brief history of the siege of Lucknow were brought to the Sentinel by Mrs. Susan McNaughton of Lucknow and the Sentinel expresses its appreciation. { JESSI E'S DREAM Far awa tae Bonnie Scotland has my spirit ta'en its flight An' 1 saw my Mither , spinnin' In oor Highland hame at night. I saw the kye a browsing - My faither at the plough and the grand auld hills, a -boon them a', Wad I could see them now. Oh Laddie, while upon your knees, ye held my,sleeping head - 1 saw the dear auld Kirk at home, where Tam and I were wed; 1 heard the tune the pipers played - 1 kenned each rise and fa', 'Twas the Wild MacGregors slogan - 'Tis''the grandest o' them a'. Hark! surely I'm no wildly dreamin' —For I hear it plainly now Ye cannot, ye never heard it? On the far off, mountains brow; for in your Lowland childhood, Ye were nourished salt and warm, nor did you watch on the cauld hill -side, The risin' o' the storm. Aye! now the soldiers__hear it, and answer with a cheer, As "the Campbells are a-comin", Falls on each anxious ear. The cannons roared their thunder, and the sappers work in vain, For high aboon the din o' war, Resounds the welcome strain. An' nearer still, an'. nearer still, An' now again, 'tis "Auld Lang Syne", Its kindly notes, like life bluid rin - rin through this puir sad heart o' mine. Oh, Lady, dinna swoon awa', Look Up! the evils past - They're comin' in now, to dee wi' us,. or save us at the last Then let us humbly, thankfully, down on our knees and pray, For those who come thru' bluid and fare. To rescue us this day. • That He may o'er them spread his shield, stretch forth his arm and ave. Bold. Havelock and his Highlanders, The Bravest o' the Brave! getters to the editor To the Editor: The Lucknow Lawn Bowl- ing Club would like to acknowledge and thank the., following merchants who helped to make their Labour Day Tournament such a success, Robt: MacKenzie, Massey Ferguson, Henderson Lum- ber, Finlay Decorators, Loree's Ladies Wear, Mc- Donagh Insurance, C & M. Transport, Standard Trust . (Wingham), Victoria and Grey (Goderich), Garry Sut- ton, Hackett's Farm Equip- ment, •Art Helm, Fina Gar- age, Drs. Corrin, McKim and. Jolly, Goodhall, Campbell and Brophy, Porter's Septic Tanks,. Dr. Dick ' Treleaven, Robert McIntosh, Flax Mill, Symes Bros., Bank of Mont- real, C. A. Becker Equip- ment, Treleaven's Mill, Ron Forster, East End .Drive-in.,. Royal Bank, Gerry Ross, H & B Discount, Jack's Place, Pop Shoppe, Hayter's Gar- age (Goderich), Pine River Cheese Co., Jack McGuire, Machan's Hardware, Luck- now Appliance Centre, Stu- art Reavie,. ` Bud Hamilton, Allan Andrew, Fairview Foods, Petter Shoes, Bain's Fruit Market, Lucknow .Co- op, Super Scoop, Montgom- ery Motors, Grant Chisholm, Char -Man's Clothing, Sepoy Stationery, Lottery Shoppe, Joe and `Dean Agnew, Um• bach's Pharmacy, Johnstone & Son, Greer's T.V., Bill's Place, Ashton's Clothing, Bill Grant, Fairview Dairy. The Lucknow Lawn Bowling Club. Anniversary Dear Editor Integrated Studies, a Programme at the University of Waterloo for studennts who wish to explore their individual interests using the resources of the University and the community (with or without formal courses), Tara to page 7• Little hope for farmers Ontario farmers are offered little hope of living on the farm after retirement and Ontario Agriculture Minister Lorne Henderson doesn't think that's right. And the Minister raises a very valid \point in support of farmers who are shuffled off to towns after the farming is done. Henderson claims . that too many Ontario municipalities are denying and even outlawing severances that would accommodate a farmer retiring to a. second home on his farmland while other family mem- bers took over the farm operation. Under such stringent guidelines 11 farmers must move to the closest urban centre to live out their retirement. Farmers should have some „protection and without a doubt many would like to live out their years on the land they farmed, close to friends and neighbours. Naturally, the minister opposes the growth of residential areas in agriculture areas but doesn't believe the policy should apply to farmers' retirement severances. ° Although Henderson made no commitments on implementing such policy his views should at least provide some hope to farmers who face stringent severance policy.