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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LIJCKNOW, ONTARI
The f UCKNOW SENTINEL.
"The Sepoy'Town, On the.. Huron -Bruce' Boundary
• Authorized as: second class ' mail,. Post. Office. Department, Ottawa:
Established ,1873—Published Each: Wednesday Afternoon
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L. Campbell Thompson and Donald C. M1 Thompson, Publishers•
Press :Ryn This Issue 2247 'Copies
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WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY, 29
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1964
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Flow far Doi You . Go
We. like ' to ,be helpful ` and ' try to
answerthe many questions that meet us
:from Jclay to day in the publishing bus-
iness.° What time does the hockey .matc h
start? Where is, the body resting? Where
does John Jones live? We receive a great
variety of questions from day to day and
we usually can supply the answers and try
to do so .; graciously: We are' pleased and.:
complimented when people ; feel . we can'
be of service. Even when the phone rings
and ;you are in the basement, ' the linotype
has ,burned' out an element, the press is
fouled : up with static., el ctricity or . the
septic tank'. is not working,' you grit your
teeth and smile . when':, the sweet ' old ladx
asks you if this is,.The:Ce tral
:Offi
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Something For Not
"Those 'witodeduct employee's income.
tax at source and ,there :are: many of us in
.r . schedule
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shin' area.will have 'received thett. .
of deductions for ,1964. . In .the;°accompanyr
ing • form letter from the • tax department,
we areadvised that the new ' schedule
`gives effect to they increase in Old Age
Security Tax
The old age pension is a blessing:.
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to many who need and use it well. We ' lave
no quarrel . with the need for an increase ' in
this department However, under the 'shin-
ing oratory and promises of an' election
campaign hes the truth. If is not the "party"
that provides anything, but "we" the tax-
payers. We are . somet'imess . misled .' "into'
thinking that one of the four• parties is go-
ing to "stretch" the dollar ° to' handle their
list of promises, but ,this is false reasoning
The single worker who is making $50
a week is paying $1` 3 : a year ; more in de-
_ductions in 1964, Thep. guy or gal -who is
where, you pay, your phone bill. ,
• ' Last week : we were asked where you
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could' get a job mimeographed? . Just how
fardo you go? We' told this party that
the local churches and schools have mach-
ines We could have . toldhim that' some
are publicly purchased, machines' taking jobs
from y
the ver people who help' put them.
p p, ,
there. We could 'have told hirci that they
are required,. to charge ..11%
1 1 o federal tax
and . 3%. provincial.' tax on ..the jobs' they,
do, the same as we.': But we smiledsweetly,,
cussed the tax department under our breath
for 'contributing to printers loosing` many of
these small jobs, and Went back to work on
the mortgage
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a weekasked pulling downx$100 is for
, .
$28.t 0 .more'
' annually from the, boys at
Ottawa The: present:' government;` has been
t ' ade'P t at raisin . salaries' and . it adds
quite
g..
nothing : to ' the::stature of our legislators
of all 'political hues . •that 'one of tile•. few
times that , they have seen eye -to -eye",
• Was. in raising their own salaries, with a gen
erous "portion of it being tax exempt.
Provincially the hand,writing is on the
wall also. The Premier has announced ` fu-
ture 'tax' increases,, in manners that • have •
been suggested as coming' from hospital in- •
surance'" premiums, or 'maybe more retail
sales tax.' Take; your. pick::
In, any election_cam ai g n
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Y , . p , let � kis. not
be ;fgqoled. by what is being promised.
`• lHow, refreshing it would be in the next
election campaign` to have the:` contestants
state what, b pnevolence they have in mind
and then'inform us, of `*hat .it will. cost,
and how we will pay for. it.
.An :Iiflerestiflg....S�bjeci
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'. (W ingham ,Advance -Times).
Last week . this writer. expressed ; serious
doubt about the wisdom of extending the
franchise to ' those in the 18-21 year. age.
bracket: Our . reasons, as you may recall,
were that the vast majority of young people
under 21 : are not sufficiently . conscious of
or informed about public affairs 'to vote
:Since that .editorial "appeared we have
• received „many comments' 'about it — most
• of them agreeing with 'our own, opinion, al
though a .few thought :we, Were wrong.
This' subject is'• a basic and important
one,: We feel very strongly. that the. fed-- •'
eral goernmexitjs overstepping. _ its _Yauth w..
; only, .i proposing to enact legislation. of
such .'a broad and far-reaclin • nature with
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ractcall'. g
y no effort to ascertain the wishes
the Canadian people.
• Apparently' the extension' of the ni
lY' .., frau ,
chise ,can be made.
e a
1 g lly by an act of
Parliament,:' but we doubt that it should
be: It is so closely related to the constitution
of our nation that it is evident it should have one party to give the' ublic more . than
P the
deeper study and wider approval than,iscould
other' party can promise ---� and it couifid
possible' within the time 'allowed for Part-, become the open track tonational ruin.
iamentary approval. • , , •If• you have opinions of +your own in
Most ofus recall our own..days :in.. this regard, : express them,' put them: on
of '.the'world' and see how frequently .the
powers or unrest 'and. insurrection . turn to
a group ot, students when ,they. want to rouse
a ,troublesome rabble. '
We. do not.. suggest here.. that. Can-'
adiar teen-agers' and 20 -year-olds are all '
;insurrectionists, but we do- believe that like
most normal ,young, people everywhere, they
areliving through. a; time of life; when they
•are easily led to reactionary thought and,
:,activity. Given. .a fewmore years and the
a .atnollifying influences of •jobs to hold.: and , ,
,homes ,to ,maintain and the most thein
reason a bit More slowly and* ;make • more
..sensib e:__allowa ce� or those ilii s
1 n �......f ng : which •
are wrong in government' and 'what can be
done to rectify them. - . .
This is a. dangerous- :-
d g age as far as goer
ernment. is concerned.. Even seasoned, old
politicans seem to be, caught, up in the mad'
race to give, give and give more. It is time
we.. recognized' this ..trend for 'wha't it is
plain political °bribery. It is ' the effort of
high school and immediately . afterwards..
Those were the . times ;;when we : all, would
have turned the, world upside doiNn, when
the existing institutions 'were beneath our,
contempt • and when :authority was some'
i •
thing to be_ pushed aside.
Look ,for yourself at the troubled areas
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paper as a letter to the editor. Wewill pub-
lish them and make sure they reach Otta*a
and' the desks ,of {those who make: the de-
cisions for tis:
(EDITOR'S NOTE) Theme 'chow
Senti el . would be .pleased to publiish any
views on this editorial or any' other. ,article,
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TEN YEARS 'AGO
Fred Newman was bead of' the,
local chapter. ,of . the Royal Arch
Masons. '..
Dr. Edwin Heath, was staging a
series of hypnotic' shows to' large.
audiences'.. in the Town Hall.
,''•Win. Oswald of Elderslie. "Town.
ship was elected warden of Bruce,
winning the honors . by a .'sinall.
majority over David. Carruthers,.
who sought to. bring , the honor
to . Kinloss Township for.' the . first
time 'since 1912 when °D:. A. Mac-
Donald was wardden ' .
Harry Pierce, member of a pio-
neer Kinloss family, died, in Win-
nipegin his., 86th year:
Wilson, Irwin, a lifelong ' resident
of the community, died suddenly.
at his home in L' ucknow in his
85th year.
Baillie Stothers,. age 65, : son
of : Wm. Stothers and . Mary. An-,
drew; pioneers of"the community,,
died in Windsor andwas buried,
in the family plot in ;Dungannon
Cemetery. :
TWENTY YEARS AGO
William : Sneyd Homes died in
Toronto in. his 101st " year. The
funeral service was held in 'St
Peter's: church; ,�Lucknow, ..coiduc
ted by. Rev. J. W. Donaldson..;
One of a . family ' of ' ten, he . was
born in the hamlet whichbears
his name Holmesville in
1843. He 'established a . grain. and
fruit ' export business in : Lucknow.
where "in 1872 he: married, Alicia
Taylor, who : predeceased him , in
1911
`St . Clair .Irwin: died suddenly
in St. Michael's. ':,hospital, where
he had been admitted to; undergo
surgery.. A veteran of, World. War.
I hewas n his 49th year:
Helen . Archibald a native , of
Lucknow and '' primary .: teacher
here for .20years,.: died ' at Sault
Ste. Marie.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stimson. re-
ceived word that their:.. son.. Bill
had ;been : wounded..: He :was . in.
"Italy `: with the Princess Pats: A
letter received later " = from : Bill
said he had received. a' . twisted
leg after
being blown wn into the air
by one of Jerry's .mortarBombs.
Members of the Juvenile hoe -
key team were: goal, , Bud :Orr;
def:, Lloyd Hall, W. _Stew
centre, Bill Chin;• wings, ... i
and' George Chin; alt., .Roy
ens, Herb 'Culbert, .Jim P}'
Bill Jdhnston.
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•TtlIRTY YEARS AGO;
W. Hamilton was •e
reeve 'of Lucknow with count
elected being W. .3. Andy,
Dan Ferguson, 'Wm. Murdii
N. E. ° Bushell.
In Abe midst, of the:. depit
a . 50c. • reduction from the
rate ' was :allowed for , ad
payment . of Sentinel' subscrii
Mrs.�Thomas B. Taylor of
8, .West Wawanosh died • sud
at her home from a heart .i
.at thea age Of ' 55, n, •
Lorna Campbell was honor
the Lucknow Dramatic Si
before..leaving for the West
address, read at, a party
home of . Mr:- . and Mrs. .l
Jpynt, : was ` signed by Re
11. Georghegan, Martha' M '
lum and. Edythe F. Joynt;.
Stewart Cameron . had . °a
in his :. arm :• .broken by a h
puck. In :the spring hesuis
a fractured wrist "crank
FORTY ':YEARS - AGO
Kinloss, Council: was con
of .Joe. Tiffin reeve coon
Ernie Ackert, Dave Carry
Adam :McQueen, .„Mac . Ross.
In Ashfield it was. °Reeve
Johnston; Deputy, John Jan
and' Councillors. J. Campbe
Sullivan, J. Farrish ..
Ice coated streets . which
'good skating, for .the young
'couldn't ,stop 'some of the: oI
from getting , down .'street •a.'
there 'daily. custom. • Three of
':who made it safely., over tli'
and .: gathered around the stc
Neil MacKenzie's grocery
B.' Miller; 84; Jimmie Hunt(
and Robert Carrick, . '82
Robert '.Johnston was 'ret,
by ` acclamation 'for his .8th
as reeve ,of .' Lueknow.
In the .4th.-- Room at Luc,
Public • School,; :Kate Mact
Was teaching: L. • Webstei
Milnes , G: Fisher,; 11. Webstt
McInnes, G: McInnes, M. Pa,
(Continued -'on page . 15
goer FROM QUEEN'S.
MURRAY, GAUNT,
Theopening, of the 'Seco s Ses-
sion, of the 27th Parliament 'of. On-
tario :.is now history This ; year
as never before the •4pomp and
ceremony was viewed on televis-
ion' by thousands of people across
the ' Province..
Lieutenant -Governor, Earl Rowe
and his wife left their. vice -regal
suite in.' the Royal 'York •Hotel at
2:05. Mr. Rowes .four white Ar-
abian horses drew the Lt. Gover-
nor to Queen's Park in his open'
Carriage. Mr: Rowesteppedout:,
in. front . of the .Legislative Build:
Ings` . and . with his 'flowing 'grey
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cloak putaside, took the 'Royal.
salute. The '123rd Battery of the
42nd Canadian Artillery Regiment•
fired :the 15 gun, salute. . -
nn He greeted representatives of
the Military y a liar d: hien went inside
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the building.' �'
The "procession was given the
signal to. advance into the. • .Leg-
islative chamber by C.B.C. Tele-
vision employee who` got his sig-
nal from • his' :producer' :via walkie
talkie. ,
Hundreds of Queen's Park em-
ployees lined the', red. carpeted
route. Inside Mr. Rowe took, the
Speaker's chair and picked up the.
27 page Speech from the Throne:
In the speech.. from the Throne
the Government, promised to in-
tensify °efforts to promote Ontario
products in the United States: and
to explore the possibility of • fur-
ther trade with Eastern Europe.
A\ series of aimpity clinics
for trade expansion . will be spon-
sored during the year and a two
day seminar for municipal, 'Indus -
:
trial Commissioners will .be
This. past summer `.water
been- a very acute problem
.farming "communities :of " WF
Ontario and it was with In
that the Speech: from Throne
.reference,to the fact that. th
tario'• Water Resources ,Core
sion has been asked to into
its studies of Ontario's Wate
soiircee*th particular eine,
on , agric 11tural, needs' with
view to implementing, steps I
sure adequate water: suppli
Ontario farms, and for Ontar
dustries,
Many farmers have exp'
interest hi: the possibility, of
Ing . the ..maxin ium loan ' peri,
under the Jr. Farmer Esta
ment ' Loans Act. The • T
Speech proiiiised-that rriend:
to the. Jr., Farmer Establish
legislation • will be introduce
raise the maximum loan perp
from $20,000 to $40,000 in
to • provide more 'adequate
opportunities for Jr„ Farmer,,
to assist in further strength
the family farm.
The Throne Speech also ins
ed that a program will be.
sented to eradicate' common
berry, which harbot'irs stein
on oats and is estimated. to
Ontario . Farmers , $6 million
lars a:` year.
So . the pomp and ceremoi
the opening of the second s�
of the 27th Parliament has
barked the • 108 'nfembers, :f
Throne Speech it any Indic;
on a btisy' and lively: ,sessia
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