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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-08-29, Page 6a "The Sepoy'rown"•• • Establishedj87 The LileknOW Box 400 Lucknow NOG 2110 Telephone: 528-2822 A • fouclaiow Sentinel, Wednesdab August 29, 1984—Page 6 SubScript.1011 rates in advanee ThoMaS•ThOMPSOn AdvertisingManager Outside Sharon Dietz .., Editor - • fi 311"qa *45 90 Pat Livingston; Office Manager- Canada Joan lielm - Compositor Senior Citizens Merle Elliott - Typesetter• q3,," (3104tSiddae $43, fr Second claSs reg, *0. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a tyPographical, erriii, the pOrtion of the advertishig"ppace occupied by the erroneous OM together with a reasonable allowanceler signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Exercise your franchise -On September 4 Canadians have: the opportunity as well as the responsibility to each make his or her contribution to the country's political process. . Voting is one of a country's citizens' most important civic duties, and should be regarded with appropriate sobriety. Over the long years of parliamentary democracy there has been adequally long fight to gain Universal aoffrage; . now • that we have attained such rights they should not be taken lightly. • • Reasons of laziness or lack of interest for not voting, are the most inexcusable. Itis easy tosay that everybody. should be politically aware, but of course impossible to expect that. Undoubtedly Many people art uninterested .in the major political issues of the day. But these people must remember that by ignoring politics they are net left unaffected, that the political issues 'Or social programs, taxes, :Unemployment,' affect them as much as they do anybody else. Most people, do . not .vdte after consideration of all the. issues addressed during the campaign; People usually vote for a few issues important to • them, or on perionality, • charisma, leadership potential, often according to party affiliation, and even in protest to other parties. • These are all reasons to vote, some of them better than others, Surely,..everybody can find at least one issue, and • probably, many, in the cainpaign which addresses him or her, and thereby make a responsible and personal decision as to which candidate to support, • ' ' A very few people, after comparing candidates' stands on issues important to them, may come to the conclusion that their concerns are not being represented. 'A min -vote, in that case, would be a considered, decision not to .suppert a •political system which is not . supporting• their concerns. Some special interest single (Issue groups advocate that their members mark on the ballot their reasons for not voting if they decide not to. " Another reason people use for not voting is that they consider'the results are already obvious 'anyway, or atleast they would appear so listening 'to the media and public opinion polls. Polls are scientifically accurate .only at the time of polling - an era of quickly changing opinions they can be obsolete even before -printing, People who choose not to vote because their 'candidate is a sure winner may be surprised at an upset if enough people feel the same; those who refuse. to vote because their candidate cannot win can only make the defeat worse. • People may not realize the potential power of the non-voter. In the last federal, election in Huron -Bruce, 75 per cent of the enumerated population of over 45,000.people actually came ciut to vote... • • That makes well over 11,000. people who did not vote, in ,an election in which the' winning candidate was only 2,000 votes ahead of his nearest opponent. Also, the large number of abstainers, although average by Canadian standards, meant that the MP was elected by slightly more than one-third of 'future conatituenta. A larger Voter turn out could have changed the results, but more importantly it would have given the *winning candidate a more definite mandate from, the electorate. Make your voice part of the mandate. Vote on September , • DK ' • . • •'. • • ..• . • • Gordon Struthers of Lucknow Mast be doing something right in bis garden to get "Seven -font gladioli. Mr. :Struthers beside the giant flower, which he planted lasfspring in his garderi:gf his Wffe • received a doFen bUlbs as a present: kor their 4th wedding • anniversary.. Several, of. Oe floweri grew to be six feet high, and: one reached the seven -foot mark. Mr. Struthers was sinprised to see them • grow so high,. and he says the top height for gladioli is generally around live feet. Each of the.plints has flowers of a different colour, Including a rarely:teen green -flowered gladiolus. [Photo by Damen Kloezei >.• • Roderick Lockhart was a gentleman getter- REDTREES ously bestowed with wealth and education. ' By the same type of philosophy which marks all failures in busitiess irresponsible fools, Lockhart was regarded by his not so success,. ful fellow merchants as merely havinC!the luck of the devil". In fact, he was en entre- preneur of extraordinary capabilities, and turned a 'small family legacy into a consider- able fortune. When his dearly beloved wife died ofpneumonia, leaving him with an only daughter of some seventeen years, Roderick became restless. To drown ils sorrows, and. •,totally foreign to his nature, he. began to drink heavily and , became a well known frequentergof the fashionable places of enter- tainment in Glasgow. it was also whispered that he had turned into something of a phil- anderer. • But Lockhart did not become lost too long in the fog of self pity. When he could at last confront the world without constantly being • haunted by his departed wife's face, he decided to break completely with the past, 1, and find a new life in Canada. Thus, it was, "thathe and his daughter took passage on the Atlantic Queen. • 2 Lockhart had no idea what his fortune would be in the new land, or to what venture he could apply his business skil1s Dining by Don Campbell ' Eventually Lockhart approached the subject which was the primary purpose of his visit. I believe you' said, sir, that you carried on the business of general merchant at that • the voyage, he conferred with Captain Jamieson and listened intently to all the advice he offered. When they eventually arrived at Toronto, he was still not certain on • his 'course of action and took temp0ary• residence in the New American Hotel until he could finalize his plans. He quickly realized that Jamieson was the only person • in whom he could confide and decided to visit the captain just once more before he finally departed for Redtrees. When Jamieson saw Lockhart and his ,pretty daughterwalking along the dockside towards the ship, he called for Teddy Murdoch. "Quick, lad! Go and clean your- self up and put on your new clothes. If I am to help you' with your romance - it will be now or never!" 'As Teddy scurried avvay, delighted with the prospect of seeing Lucy again, Jamieson called after him: "But, for goodness.sake don't wear that silly looking hat!" The captain entertained Lockhart and his daughter in bis cabin. There was china tea for the girl and good whisky for the father, place- Redtrees, I think was the name. To the best of your knowledge and belief, is • there some other enterprise which could • flourish in the same. area?'" • - Jamieson' gave the question careful • thought • before ' he answered. He was not sure if this Lowlander was equipped to be a pioneer. • `.'We certainly have •need for mills, sir. Both for the grinding of grain and the sawing of lumber, But pardon me for saying so, I do not think at your age, you are equipped: physically, nor do you' have the necessary expertise, to embark upon such undertak- Lockhart smiled. Surely the captain wars not so naive to realize thatgold was the key to opeifall doors, "Forgive me, sir. May I be so bold as to suggest that what I do not have in strength or knowledge,.can be supplied by men who are amply paid, I would .be very interested in ' such a venture and in particular, a.saw mill." 'Life in the backwoods of Canada 'is a little different than the residential ateas of Glasgow," Jamieson reminded him. "Are • .1 you sure you could tolerate such an exper ience for an extended period? The winters, Sir, are particularly harsh." When Lockhart could not be dissuaded from .his new found interest, the captain decided to call upon Meirof more experience than himself to discuss the prOduction of dressed lumber. He sent fon:. Chippy Chisholm and of course, the lovestick Teddy Muriloch. ' I . • Chippy was embarrassed , by his own appearance when he entered the cabin. He was dirty froin working in ' the forward hold. Teddy was embarrassed to, • but for, a different reason. There sitting sedately at the captain's :table was his .heart's delight, ,the beautiful Miss Lucy Lockhart. ' "Why, Mister Murdcich, sir, You loot positively dashing," she said, and Teddy's faceblushed crimson to the roots of his hair, Lockhart, Much to the old man's disgust, ignored Chippy cornpletely and turned his attention to Teddy. "I believe you are exper• ienced.in matters of lumber and carpentry. If so, sir, 'I think I can Make,you a proposition which you are not likely to refuse," Teddy Murdoch was perfectly sure that what Roderiek Loekhart said was rtve. Especially when he looked into•the blue eyes of his daughter!