The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-05-18, Page 2AGE TWO
THE LirCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIQ
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO:'•
--the Huron -Bruer Boundary
, The Sepoy Town" On . •
Authorized as secondclass mail, Post :Office_ Department,' Ottawa,
• Established': 1873 Published Each Wednesday'. Afternoon,
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Rate,,$3,00 a year, in advance - to the U.S.A •.$4;00
L.. Campbell Thompson and Donald C: Thompson, Publishers
WEDNESDAY, MAY .18th; 1960
ABOUT- MAGAZINES AND METHODS
Periodically this; community is' invad-
ed by, magazine: salesmenwho' , are "work-
ing their; way through college." They are.
of both sex and their "technique" varies ac-
•cordingly, .but:. both have' in common a.
glib, ,tongue, 'which is' •a give away the mo-
ment. they, Start: talking.
Recently we had one of: these young
;budding '`medical students'." call on us.and
introduce 'himselfas a .McGill University
roan. He lead `'quote' a : sales pitch Posing,
we :suspect, as , a medical ° student, ': he 'and'
other w uch students; across the pr wince,.
had, he ;claimed, "rin • Out ,of scholarships
And , bursaries,"' and were working their
jawsto the bone in; order 'to make enough
Money' t�/return to college.
The, '.,approach , was :`th'at he was soli-
citating votes from "influential" people in -
the.
nthe community and that theprize, for: the
most: votes received: ` was ` '$1,000, In ,order
to, give him .a -vote we' had to :,buy a maga-
zine ::from, him. He told , us `o f :the. wide -
•"•read `publicity .the scheme had been given
and seeniecl surprised' when .:we;; told• him
we had heard nothing about it. The only
thing -that -slowed . down the sales pitch was t:
When _; we ,offered to. sell : him "a' agazine . .
being .ourselves�an agent.. ' '
m
s •s �
ifthese• a t kin` ales;;;
� •, ,�� rar
falsely poking as University ;students,: it
time -.seine action- was taken to curb their
activities.' for they are boldly ‘and:flagrantly
.using the :• nanies • of; Universities and of the
Ontario Medical Association: '"If they are
bonafide' students, they , are certainly ;no : •
credit to, their,; future Alma Mater.
The .M.D. ' (magazine distributor who
called of ` us, ;has missed his calling.: He
would make. • a . better auctioneer than '.'a
doctor:.. ,
Since the incident, we have written to.
the ,Ontario Medical Association to ascer- •
tain:if they have any information about: the
Sales ' scheme, and ,the young men who . are
romotin it. To date,although that ` is
P g ,.
over two weeks . ago, we have: not received
. a reply
...Several years : ago, • while attending
school,'in. Toronto, we were. approached on
numerous occasions on Yonge , Street' by
girls ' //Using the same pitch. The only .dif
f erence was that they were : 'working for a
nursing, course, ` Apparently, many never
succeeded, as we recognized many of the
same faces' two years later •' still working
diligently: for their nursing career,•
Paisley Memorial Arena which has
been' operating in the red fora time, re-
versed the f inancialpicture . last winter and
paid its :way as •.well as picking up a deficit
from the previous season. The Paisley'
Advocate had °a word' bf praise last week
for , those responsible for , the Arena's : ops
,enation and concluded: "They not only
provided `' a great ' winter of sport , and
brought ,'a• WOAA championship to Pais
ley, but they proved that with home-brew
clubs, and sound administration, an arena
can be made to pay its way in a hockey,
town . like Paisley!"
The Ontario Department. of Travel
and Publicity 'is currently running . a series
of "Know Ontario Better'' advertisements,'
For the asking you can obtain travel liters.
tare showing 'you where to._ go, and where
to stay at the price Y old want to pay., This
should prove quite valuable , to anyone
•p
tanning a . summer holiday trip and
the moreso to those who don't know 'where ..
• to go,
NEVER: THE POORER.I
There's truth in the . thought that we
cannot fully appreciate anything, unless
•we've experienced it 'ourselves, AI. good
illustrationof this is that every • generation,
generally' repeats many of the mistakes of
the generation before. Experience, it seems,
will best convince on
Consequently.,:. it has taken . the, Eski
mos of Frobish. r.`' Bay,: . . on• remote Baffin,
Island,to fully „appr`eciate the.: plight 'of' the-
world's •`'refugees.
in presenting sorne -of`.- 'their finest
handicrafts recently to. the United Nations
.special representative , in Canada for -World
Refugee :Year. (which' later 'realized . about
$5;000 at auction in "tiesouth.'`): the • Es
kinins' spokesman said; ;.'We' knowthat: the
WEDNESDAY; MAY 18th, 190 •
TO MAKE THEIR ,HOME . N 'WEST. WA\NANOSH
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Ambrose
Foran, who exchanged marriage
.vows in St Patrick's:: ,Roman_
Catholic Church, Lucan, ` will
maketheir, home.: in West Wawa.:
:nosh :. Township: ,
The bride is the former' Helen
Marie Mollliar?gey,. daughters .of.
of _., es are need of food shelter and'..': ' FOR,
r .uge r in •. , ORGANIZING BALL 'ROR
warmth. .1» tbe past we have lived this way.
ourselves: This is why we wish to join many
of' our ' fellow=Canadian$ - in ' helping . the
world's refugees."
World Refugee . Year s , nearing an
end ".. - although it is ' difficulty to P com re
head an end to' :this task 'while the' need
remains so'' great. in many. centres a: conn i :-h.'th from town' and.
<.flay ng,. d.
Mr. and . Mrs. William F. Mc-
Ilhargey, :,Ducan, and '• the grown
is the 'ton of the late Mr ` and.
Mrs. ,Cornelius Foran.
•A ,:largely attended: : reception..
was held . recently. at St. ;Auguste
tine in honour' . of. Mr. and Mrs,
Foran.. ••
(Photo by •Boy Kurnano)
COMING SUMMER SEASON
or-
Lorne � • cid is; presently,
�
ganizing-� the . Bantam'' and ,'Pee-
Wee ' •softball .teams which .will;
again - operate under the spon
'sorship of the Lions Club. , Lorne
requests all boys interested 'in
ciousness: is just being fully aroused . to • the' rural area, .to leave, : theirname
plight of these near -destitute .and' .homeless with him.at•once. His ' shoe , re-
people.' pair shop is located;•:at ' the back.
In Huron County a'. county -wide. can- 'of Rathwell's Shoe Store. .
vassis being, launchedlaunchecb for, this, cause,. e Age, for $antam payers is 14
cently a fund-raising campaign , was held years and under, as of May 1st.
been informal talks locallof wh
• PeeWee age'is 12
as. a local effort -r Kincardine, Therey at can haveyears and un.
der, as of .May ;lst.
.;,
' Field Secretary • for the • Brant-
• ford area.
'be done in an 'organized' way to aidin
what hasbeen termed as the first world-
wide humanitarian crusade.,
We were approached this week by a
• gentleman who ' wanted to know where he
Could. make:: a donation, "apart from, send-
ing it to• national headquarters in, Toronto.
There have been 'many appeals of
late ' - `-: some might say, too., many ., but.
this'. community is, always generous, and
none of us are are ever , the poorer' for having
given to aid: our less fortunate. fellow
g rite,.'
What . can ,be done locally about •
World Refugee . Year?
WHAT ABOUT'. A "MUSIC 1rE.STIVAL?
A local ' resident, this past week, spoke
to;. us about, the value of music festivals in
surrounding areas, and /felt that . it was a
shame ..that ..Lucknow and District schools
did not stage such an : event.
Knowing little about ' festivals, we
hesitate to .coinrnent • on the matter; Cer-
tainly "they, are an excellent way of deve- '
loping children musically.
The question always arises! in some,
minds if too much time is spent, by teachers
and, .pupils , on such events. •.:Naturally; when
teachers are preparing for .festivals, fall
fairs, Christmas concetts and other . such
events, the. basic educational course . will
have to be side-tracked.,
But, if it . is ever . suggested • to drop
such participation, many complaints ''are
heard from. those concerned:' Maybe some-
one who knows something`; about : rntlsia'
festivals could use the "Letter to the Editor
column." It's yours for the using •
,Good ' brakes . on cars are no ; protection
against badbreaks in behaviour..
A great many men shiver in the 'cold
just. because :they '.imagined they• had the.
BLINDED DIEPPE VET
'TO SPEAK ,AT CLINTON'
Blinded . war veteran, Capt::
', J. L Woodcock, will be guest
speaker" tat the Annual ,.Meeting
of the • C;N:I.B.'s Huron County
jAdvisory Board,to be: held at
St.: • Paul's Anglican Church in
Clinton, on: Wednesday, May 25..
Capt.. Woodcock lost his : sight
,during the Dieppe raid in. 1942.
He was.: a prisoner -of -war for
two years. When lie :.returned to
Canada, he . trainedwith the
Canadian National Institute . for
the Blind and 'was appointed
LOCHALSH y
• Mr. arid ' Mrs: ,' Duncan Farrish
Arid . family . spent :the week -end
in Detroit and attended the wed •
'ding of •.Mrs:-Farrish's brother,.
Mr, . ,and' . Mrs.,'.' Allan Ashley-
and
shleyand• Miss Helen McGillivray of. .
Wiarton ..visited . on Sunday with
Mr and Mrs..•Oliver McCharles
and, >:John.
We are are...perry to report that
both' Mr.. and • Mrs. George . Mc
Gillivray are not •as Well 'as their
many friends would' like to see,
them.
The •C.G.IT.. underthe leader
ship ` of 'Mrs.. Ewan McLean held •
family . night 'in ., the Church,'
Monday evening. The . guest
speaker was. from Teeswater,
Miss :`Louise ,1VMcLe,pnan:-of
Toronto.: sent the; 'week=end'
Spent
with Mr.. and' Mrs. Emile Mac-
Lennan..
.Miss. Audrey Boss -Of London
spent the week -end with Mr. &
Mrs. Bill -Ross. and'Doug,
Mr. and :Mrs. Lloyd Brien: and
family and Mr: Parney of. Ridge
town, visited With., Mr. •and Mrs.
Lorne ,Luther over the .week-
end.
eekend.,
JUST LIKE ;MILK
•BUTTER BELONGS ON.:
//YOUR . FAMILY TABLE!' '.
ONTARIO CREAM PRODUCEPS'
• MARKETING BOARD;
lfPltSENIING 50,001 CREAM PRODUCERS,
. ,
«i
o Place Like Home"
SaysBurqlar:Bi1I:
• If' you tookthe . advice. .of
'Burtglar. Bill, you'd keep allyour
valuables, at ..home. "Under the
mattress, maybe, Or in 'that old
teapot ;which lost its spout.
But Bill's advice isn't entirely
objective.: He figures if you
leave your valuables at home,
even in ' a
"safe" hiding place--
he stands a !better ' chance of'
gettting .his hands on them.
Much, better 'advice ,comes from
Milton Rayner; manager of ithe
now 'Site
elusively you'rs, costs :less than
two ,cents,a day, and it pays for
itself over and •' over again 1n
peace of mind alone," he adds.
Hundreds of thousands of
Canadians use B of M safety
deposit box facilities, Their vat.
uables,i `bonds, leases, stock ter-.
5tificates, insurancepolicies;.
deeds,, birth certificates, • 'Pass'
ports •and other important fam-
ill paperwhats-alt s '
reteel.;Bsafe doors' and
shound
behind e e B
of M 'vet
Forgauthurglar gars',
Mr. .Tayiter says, "Clean out
those closets, drawers and tea
i
potsthe,'bBringiite►yourad, valuables oles in
u
L C1c b h of the Bank of
Montreal. "Keep' your valuables
really safe in. a B ,of .M safety
Today nothing: seems to succeed' the. deposit box," says Mr. RaY ner.
appearance of success.
Y
"Your personal strong •box, ex
•
to
bank