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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-06-06, Page 10.4 • single copy 35c Printed in tue_know, Ontario, Wednesday, June 6, 1984 know area Legion members left Friday on the 19th Field Regiment RCA; tour of England, ance, Belgium ' and ,Holland; to mark the 40th .anniversary . ;of the D Day Invasion Of onnandy,, Shown leaving the Lucknow branch of the Royal Canad1ai Legion are from, the Clarence Greer.;' Arpetta Thomptwn, Bob MacKerizie,,;Bud Thompson; Angus and Helen Donald, Jean and Albert Colwell and George Whltby. George Anderiion, who left for pe earlier, is meeting:the `Lucknow group in -England. • •[Photo by Sharon IDietz] hitbys€ tor's note: Russell and`Ntabel Whitby of ucknow have just returned from a trip to ngland which included a visit to one of ussell's war time • army camps near orking. The following account of their tour as written by their, brother-in-law, Maurice kroner. Globetrotters Mabel and Russell Whitby ave just returned from another trip .-to ngland where time was spent with various latives, including Mabe1's mother, now 86. The christening . of their nine month - `old eat nice, Emma Susan was also attended - nly three hours after landing at London Gatwick) Airpot! The European sun spots-awere not on the tinerary this time, but time was spent with abel's sister Jean and .her husband,, John t their caravan at Pevensy on they South oast, which included outings .in the East ourne, Lewes and Hastings area, where les, pre -historic eaves and other attrac- ons were visited. A boat trip was made round the famous Beachy Head cliffs and ighthouse. Mabel and Russell's extensive list of ountries visited was added to by a visit to orth Wales with Mabel's sister, Betty and usband, Maurice, based on the resort of landudno, where another first was achieved a ride in a cable car up the -Great Ornle eadland. Various excursions. were; made through he valley of the River Conway and the nowdonia National " Park, capped by Mt. nowdon (3560 ft.) with' stops at Befws`- y - oed, Pathmadog and the Swallow Palls. The eather was kind at`ti the Spectacular plendour of the mottntain s+ enery through he Llanberis and Aherglaslyn Passes was dewed at its best. The massive new hydro lectric power station., actually btlilt inside a ountain: beside a.lake and opened by the ce of Wales few days -earlier, was also een. Another trip was to Blaenau Ffestiniog here the narrow gauge .steam train was een and a visit to the Lieel weld glider- ouad slate mine WAS' Made:Twb under- tow journeys were made, one by miners amway which took visitors [ria a tunnel into he side of a mountain far into the caverns here slate had been mined. Life lite Weis of miners strategically placed in the 8 dimly lit caverns and workmens huts and recorded noise effects gave a realistic impression. • A guide explained the systems used in earlier times, men working 10 - 12 hours a day from the age of twelve, entirely by candlelight with hand tools, often spending their entire working lives in one cavern, for pay which was entirely:.dependent on results and the quality of slate found, and could result in little or nothing fora weeks work! The ether trip was on, &darts "steepest railway, on a 1 in 1.8 gradient' down an incline to caverns deeper in the ground, with a tape recorded commentary. The skill of slate splitting was also demonstrated. • Outside the mines whole mountains are completely covered with waste slate giving the area an unusual and somewhat eerie appearance which, contrast- ing with the beautiful -mountain scenery but a few miles away, the quaint Welsh place names .passed through , - Penmaenmawr, Beddgelert, Lianwwst, ' Ty'n-y-groes, Pentr- 'efoelas, Pont-ypant, Penrhyndeaudrath and Tail-y-Cafn - tO mention a few, and the similarly unreadable Welsh language signs, ensured,,. a lasting impression of the Principality.. Opportunity was also taken during the visit to find one of Russell's war time army camps near Dorking. After 43 years he was surprised to find some of the huts still in existence, albeit derelict, with their numbers and descriptions still discernible. He spent a few minutes there in solemn reflection, remembering how things had been and recalling old comrades, including some who were later lost in action, a nostalgic experience. A day in London visiting the sights took them to Buckingham Palace, (where the Changing of the Guard and the arrival by state landaus of the new High Commissioner for Sri Lanka were witnessed), Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the Cenotaph, No. 10 Downing Street, the Horse :Guards' Parade, Trafalgar Square, Nelsons Cblun n, Tov er'r pridgd, St. Pauls Cathedral and the Pare of London mon"- MOM. , All these experiences have brought them. back to the Sepoy Town with lots of new tales to tell and photographs to record yet another action packed holiday in Britain. „ 20 pages County clerks earned 4,000 in finders fees last year By Stephanie Levesque Last year the clerk and deputy -clerk of Huron County made $4,000 handling the estates, of Huronview residents. Huron's deputy clerk -administrator Bill Alcock, told the Bluewater Regional News- paper Network on ,May 28, that both he and the clerk-administratorreceive a finders' fee for investing about $3.4 million of Huron - view residents' assets. The two county employees also received for the first time, a finders' fee for investing county reserve funds .this year. Mr. Alcock said that in 1979, the clerk and deputy -clerk officially became : agents for Victoria and Grey, an action approved by county council. • The deputy clerk said at that time Victoria and . Grey , was the only; trust company . around, but now there is Standard Trust. So, earlier this year, the county reviewed its previous decision of having the two men act as agents on behalf of the ' residents and agreed to extend that to Standard Trust. Mr. Alcock said the finders' fee is about 1 per . cent of what is invested, but it does depend on how many years the money is being invested. ''We .look at it as part of our salary," said Mr, Alcock. The clerk's 1984 salary is $46,228 and the deputy clerk's is $39,000. The deputy clerk said the finders' fee does not cost the taxpayer any money and saves the residents' money: The county, said Mr. Alcock, could have the trust companies invest the money for the residents. One method would cost about $250. per resident and there are approximately 300 residents. Another method would cost about $120,000 based on a. fee of 1.25 per cent on the principal plus five per cent on such things as§ interest. The deputy -clerk • said there - is . more. involved in handling the estates than dealing with paper work. In many cases he is in charge of selling off estates for residents and spends after hours' time on these details. As for the county reserve account, Mr. Alcock said those funds had, until January of this year, always been invested with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At that . time, short term interest rates were higher at the. trust companies and the county money was invested with .the trust companies. Mr. Alcock said $600,000 in reserves, in $60,000 chunks, was invested. The county made $1,600 more in interest than would have been made if the money was left in the bank.. • The deputy -clerk said he and Mr. Manly can split $80 for that transaction. TiEr tpage 2• Day care sprority for rural women A study on the concerns and priorities of women in rural Ontario indicates the profile of today's rural woman is not unlike that of herurban counter part. In addition to her responsibilities in the home and .on the .farm, she probably holds a paying job ,in, the community as well. Summer rec programs ready to go Summer recreation programs are getting underway in Lucknow. Three soft ball teams are entered in the WOAA league for young boys including a mite team for boys under 10, a squirt team for boys under 12 and a peewee team from Hoiyrood which is playing home games in Lucknow this year. Eight local girls teams are organized and commence play this week on the Kinsmen Community Park diamond. The senior men's Legion team has dropped out of the Bluewater Fast ball league and are playing in the WOAA league this season. In the organizational stage is T -ball for girls and boys up to the age of nine. Junior boys and girls soecer and a junior girls ball team is also being organized. Boys under 12 and boys 12 - 16 teams, to play in a recrea- tional league involving the four municipalit- ies which belong to the rec departniteynt,' are also being organized. A roller skatingprogram is planned to start in June and the swimming pool with its various program will open in• time for Kin Summerfest weekend June 16, weather permitting. All summer recreational programs will be organized to commence as soon as school -is out for the summer. Any programs for the young or not so young you wish to see introduced, can be suggested by dropping in to the Lucknow Recreational office, where Bill Hunter, recreation director, is willing to discuss the feasibility.' • •, "The study documents that rural women share urban dwellers' concerns over such issues as equal opportunityfdr women in the workplace, pension reform and child care, and are justifiably. intolerant of discrimina- tion they face in hiring practices and in dealing with lending institutions," com- mented Dennis Timbrell, Ontario minister of agriculture and food when he released the study this month. Titled Women in Rural Life - The Changing Scene, the report is based on a study carried out across the province by Molly McGhee, former vice principal of the Centralia College of Agricultural Technol- ogy. echnol- o McGhee said the study shows that . the generation gap among rural women may be even more pronounced than among women of more heavily populated areasof the province. It also shows a new breed of farina woman has emerged. "This new group is anxious to discard the stereotype of farmer's wife and helper. They want and are willing to be regarded as equal Tam to page 2• Barn fire Fire completely destroyed the barn on the farm of Douglas and Charlene McEwan, Kinloss Township around 2 a.m., May 30. Lucknow District Fire ' Department was called to the scene but were unable to save the barn or its contents. Farm .implements, and a quantity of hay and grain were lost in the blaze. There was no livestock in the barn at the" time of the fire. Lucknow girl dances in talent competition Heidi Pritchard, daughter of John and, Ruth Pritchard ,of Lucknow, took part in the 13th annual talent competition in Mildmay on Sunday, June 3. Heidi placed second in her step dancing class, Her dance teacher is Shannon Colvin of Teeswater. Heidi also danced in a recital last week in Teeswater. •