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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-07-11, Page 6•t i•. "The Sepoy Town, . Established 1873 The Lucknew Sentinel, P.O. Box 400 Luelinow NO02E0 . . Telephone: 5 28 Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 11, 1084—Page 6 Subscription rates in advance Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager Sharon Dietz - Editor ' Pat Livingston -Office Manager Joan Deana - Compositor • Merle Elliott - `Types Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied b -37 -the • erroneous item together with a paidp� willchargedfor, but the balance' of the adve ement will be at thea applicable rates. t'+easona le allowance for signature, not be 1o0 b. Outside , s45,,o0. Canada Senior Citizens tila so Outside • a43 O0 Canada ,§econd class mailing reg.. no. 0847 BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1984 Address tissues • Prime Miiniist er John Turner has called an election. As anticipated .'anadiaas will elect a . new government September 4. Turner has made a legitimate political judgement in calling an election. As prime minister he has no mandate from the. .Canadian people and there are serious issues facing the country at the present time. - Unemployment stands at 11.4 per cent and there is no hope on the horizon that many of the . unemployed will find jobs soon. Of critical importance are the unemployed youth of the country. The prime interest rate/ s. above 15 per cent and rising. Economists warn of another recession. Our S30 billion deficit requires careful management and free „trade with the „United States has emerged as a major .isslal: which needs careful '.stuy of the implications. But an election call at this time has forced the cancellation of Queen Elizabeth's planned tour of New .Brunswick, Ontario` and Manitoba at the very last minute. She was due to arrive this weekend and the royal yacht, Britannia was already on its way. Communities such as Windsor, Prescott, 'Branttord and ' . Sudbury have spent thousands of dollars planting trees, refurbishing buildings, repaving street and sidewalks to spruce up -for the visit. The cancellation • of the tour is a major, • disappointment.' The call for an election and the postponement of the Queen's visit was legitimate if Turner, Conservative leader.' Brian Mulroney .and. New Democrat leader Ed Broadbent intend to address the issues facing . Canadians,' with constructure details"as to how they will implement programs to deal with these problems, durinug the election campaign. Canadians want Turner,, :Mulroney and Broadbent • to be 'honest and to present progressive economic programs which - • they intend to implement if elected.. • If however, the three leaders plan to dish up a. healthy dose . . of poiitcai platitudes, grandiose balder and shallow generalities, it is.going to be a very long, hot summer indeed. If the decision to call an election and postpone the Queen's visit is nothing more than an exertion of the Liberals' 'divine right 'to rule, an attempt to capitalize on thepolitical momentum gained by the 1ftrership campaign and not a. Canada to meet the urgency of the challenges we face in Canada today, the postponement of the Queen's visit won't be the only disappointai<ent vvie- Neil MacCrimmon sat on the doorstep of his cabin and gazed across the land which. his muscle and sweat had wed out of the bush. It had been a good year, and soon .the wheat would be ready for the scythe. The ,lay in the Mow of his spall barn was packed to the roof, so that there was scarcely room for the swallows to skim beneath the rafters. His \' 'sheep . were -fat and increasing in numbers. The cow gave ample Milk for his family's needs and sufficient surplus for all the butter and cheese they CcAild.consume. '. God . had been good to the • Friends of Stye andhad led them to a veritable paradise; a... laid flowing with milk and honey. But this was only the ming;,' Mac- Crimmon told himself. Soon, fine hooses would replace the log buildings and the thriving conununity would expand. There would be facilities for the grindingof grain and a saw mill to produce"finished lumber. A host of small businesses would eventually provide the needs of a .growing population. Yet Neil was too much of a realist to think such dreams could be easily accomplished. There would be ,nsany hardships and heart breaks when 'personal greed inevitably replaced the pioneer spirit et neighbour- liness and collective endeavour. Ma Crim- mon knew only too well that time does not . r improve the selfishcharacteristics of human nature; the greatest. deterrent to the happiness Of man, is man himself! Whilst his father sat and. contemplated :on these things, . little James pulled a toy haycart up the pathway. • It was .a rough contraption fashioned by the hands of Chippy Chisholm and just one of the many play things the old man had made for the children of the community. • s. hi thinking of the carpenter, a smile came to MacCrimmon's face.: There were times whew hippy was regarded as a "know -it - air personality, persuosiity, forerver poling his nose into other people's business. Only " now, in his absence, was he fully appreciated. There was` nobody to fix a wagon Wheel in a hurry, make a ''peggy leg" for a AlotnenTswash ,,tub, or entertain ' with fascia'ating but out- landish tales of adventure. Chippy waSaway on ' the Atlantic Queen; and though few would admit it; he was sadly missed. • '!When the ship was recalled to MacCrim- motes.mind, he tried to visualize what effect an additional sixty or seventy immigrants would have upon the community. Would they •settle easily in the new land, or would they :constantly pine for the "auld tame;l lie so many unappreciative newcomers were prone to do? REDTREES by Don Campbell The lure of the mountains and glens is always strong as long as there is a drop ,of. cel -tic blood in the veins. But after. some 'years in the new land, MacCrimnzon realized that the mystic of the Highlands is not .:,.confined ;within- the•boundat•ies of Scotland. It is present in eve'y corner of the world where the Gael have settledthrough choice or force of circumstance. As long as there is the urge to maintain ancient traditions, whatever earth is beneath a piper's feet, is a little bit of Scotland! The breath of fall had already touchedthe maples, and MacCrimmon hoped that Captain Jamieson would soon return with . the relatives of the Fries ' of Skye, who were anxious to escape the potato famine which had now visited the old land. Perhaps they would arrive in time to see the trees flame in full crimson glory. Then there' would be no reason for them to ask from whence' their newhome acquired its name. For as the Reverend Duncan Mac- Leod had said when he first came to this place and looked 'in wonder at the colour of the trees:," We should look nae mare frae a name. Can ye no see it written by the 'hand'of -° Almighty God? This place is Redtrees!" There was much to do before the Atlantic Queen returned to Canada. With a long hard winter ahead, it , would be too lute to build houses to accommodate new people. They would have to be4;billetted in „the. existing homesteads -until'' £the following spring: Additional food wild need to be stored. more rough . furniture constructed and of course, the school house would be packed to capacity. ' : . MacCrimmon hoped they would settle into pioneer life with as little disruption to-, the community as possible. He hoped too that they would appreciate the blessings of the new land. Certainly MacCrimmon had no second thoughts about his decision to ' come to Canada., There was deep pride in a man being his own master and satisfaction in a .full belly from his own land. Strength came from a people working together for mutual survival. Survive they would, and God help any tyrant who sought -to take this land from the exiled sons of the Gael.. For they were a. people of r extraordinary courage, who believed: "If a country is worth living in - it is worth fighting for". And that belief has endured to this day! ' .