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Laeknow Sentinel,, Wednesday, July, 18, 1984. Page 6.
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"The Sem Town"
The Lucknow Sentinel,
Telephone: 528-2822
.O Box 400 Lute;
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A concerned Lucknow f esident called The Sentinel this '
week to ask -the editor to print a reminder to motorists that
children out of school forthe suiinmer often forget their
traffic safety rules. He saw several; local children on
' bicycles speed down • the Wheeler Street : hill. across the
intersection at Inglis. Street, without stopping to look
carefully' for 'oncoming traffic
The -caller wondered where the children's parents were
but as diligent as parents can be about teaching safety
rules,.they cannot be with their children all the time to
.supervise, their decisions.
' The most common mistake adults make where children
"axe concerned is that they assume once a child istaught
something, ,he never forgets. Children are no different
than adults, Many ,adults.are,: aware of 'safety -rules, but
that doesn't mean they always obey 'the#n;;
This is especially true of; children who feel a false -Oise
of security and will take a. chance that an accident can't
happen to them, are too preoccupied with the fun they ale
having to temember the rules •or,'are in top big a hurry to '
remember, the rules, ,
It is the responsibility of motorists to drive defensively.
To watch for childen during the summer when school is
out It is also the responsibility- of adults to ,remind their
children of the safety rules and to continue to remind them
to be careful so .this -summer` will be . safe and happy for.
everyone. I
Talk campaign issues
. The. first .week of the, federal election campaign has
passed by without one policystatement by any of the.
' candidates for.`- prime ;. minister. The campaignhas
established where each of the leaders of the Tories .and
Grits will run for election but very .little of substance has
been said 'about the issues. _ •
Canada is facing critical issues at this time. Indeed, this
is. tie reason Prime Minister John Turner felt it imperative
to postpone Queen Elizabeth's visit to call an election..
There is precious little time between now and the election
to spell out programs and propose . initiatives which will.
:effectively show how each of theparties and their leaders
'will deal with. the problemsour country faces.
Canadians want- change. They'.want a government with
responsibility which will take control of the situation and
provide sound : economic . management. They ' want a
campaign which shows. the: . direction a party will take if
they form the :new government. „
This campaign is not short on issues: unemployment;
the prime interest rate, economic growth, the deficit,
technological change. So far however, the campaign has
been . long on hot' air as the political 'leaders exchange
verbal insults and continue their . political posturing. -
It's dine for straight talk about the issues and, how a new
government will set forth .programs, o cope effectively with
our economic problems. Let's talk issues in this campaign.
Thomas Thompson - Advertisin$Manager
Sharon Dietz - Editor
Pat Livingston OffioerManager
'Joan Helm - Compositor
Merle Elliott . Typesettek
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BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
1984
V4, "ne.VIMMO'iln4ActtAttO
Lucknow Swimming Pool Staff' this - summer includes in the
uM, piper left photo, clockwise. from the' top, Diane. Miltenburg,
arilynn • Maclntyre, i Wilma Nandervelde and Helen' Macln
tyre,
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The Atlantic Queen discharged her cargo.,
of lumber at the port. of Glasgow and then
sailed on to Portree in the Isle of Skye. From
here,', Jamieson sent messages to the
isolated crofts on the island, instructing the
relatives of the Friends of Skye to assemble
at the ship within seven days, if they wished
to. emigrate. •
Portree was (and still is) an ancient little
haven 'on the east coast of Skye. From the
quay, the town rises upwards on hilly -land,
with most of the prominent buildings on the
Historians
a `around the market square.
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have told of importance in the
escape of Bonnie Pince Charlie from the
clutches of the English in the year 1746, with
the price of 30,000 pounds sterling upon his.
head; a tremendous fortune in those days. It
is also a favourite locale of romantics d
Was it here that the over exaggerated
relationship between the prince. and Flora
MacDonald came to an abrupt end I shall
leave the answer to that question for my
read
• ers to research for themselves. .. '
It was three days before the first of the
emigrants made their way to the ship. They
came slowly and perhaps. very reluctantly
down the steep narrow road to the quay,
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pathetic and shabbily dressed people,. some REDTREES
with bore and bleeding, feet.
Exhausted and weak from the lack of food, by Don Campbell
they saddened the ;hearts of the crew) who
rushed forward to assist them' onto the ship.
Captain Jamieson lost no time • in making
them comfortable in; the 'quarters that
Chippy'•Chisholm and Teddy Murdoch had '
constructed in the,,forward :hold.,
• The last stragglers appeared on the sixth
day and with theme, 'an old and; very weak
man whom his son was reluctant to abandon
to his 'inevitable fate. Jamieson had the local
doctor examine him. •
#41Ie has no disease. that I know of," the
doctor said. "He is just a tired old man.
burdened by years, and emaciated through
lack of food."
"Is he strong enough to endure . a voyage
of six or mere: weeks?"
Before the doctor could reply, the old man
struggled to raise himself on his elbows: ':`If
ye're worried about me'dying, 'laddie, diriria
, fash yesel'. I carve not when and where I
meet my maker, be it on land or sea, so long
as when I gae, I can be holding. the hand of
• my lad!" • '
There were sixty-two people willing: to go
to.the ,litew land: They comprised thirty-three
men dnd womenunder the age of fifty,
twenty-four children and five "old folk". On
the seventh day, Jamieson gave the order to -
set sail for Glasgow: There he would take on
merchandise for resale in 'Canada.
As the ship sailed out of Portree, the
emigrants lined the rails to take a -last look at
their . island home. Jamieson noticed a
.distinct difference between these :people and
his kinsmen back home ;in Redtrees. They
were almost conipletely silent and watched
the land fade into the distance with . sad,
emotionless faces. It was as it they had
endured somuch hardship and, poverty that
nothing, not even the prospect of• a long
journey into the unknown, could either scare
or excite them anymore.
The Atlantic Queen stayed only sufficient
time in Glasgow to pick up Jamieson's car-
go. He had expected many of his crew to lea-
ve theship, but a letter which awaited them
changed their minds. It appeared the 'Vessel
had been sold and the new owner was willing
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to employ all the crew, both officers .and
men,when she arriked back in Toronto. This
meant of. course that "Mister" MacLachlan
would eventually resume full command of
the "Queen". '
Unexpectedly, a wealthy merchant and his
young daughter sought first Class passage on.
the ship, acid since Jamieson had sufficient
room to accommodate them in the officers'
quarters, he agreed to take them on board.
When ' ,Teddy Murdoch saw the young
woman lifting her skirts . to walk up the
inclined gangplank, he was filled with.. a
strange inexplicable emotion, He . 'was
carrying supplies aboard . ship and . had a
small barrel of wine on his shoulder. A t the
sight of the young lass, hs fantasies worked
overtime and in h" .-xcit m t,. he tripped
over a rope a nearl droppe the -barrel
overboard.
"What i. the matter wit ' you lad?"
MacLachlan • lied from the wheeldeck.
"Can't you loo where you are going?"
Chippy Chish m was standing •near the
first officer and it' did not take him two ticks
to recognize what was wrong with the ,boy.
"Don't be angry with him sir - I think our
little Teddy is sick - 'twould appear he has
been .smitten with ,petticoat fever!"