The Lucknow Sentinel, 1960-09-28, Page 8LUCKNOW SENTINEL,,: LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
utmost "comtempt fent the atwl►#;d-
ity, the nary: owxnindedness• of
the members of thetown coin-
cil. Their callous neglect of such
vital 'problems as; resurfacing
the' street on which I lived was
little short of erjminal.
Them, one winter' night, 'half-
delirious from the 'fl1t,' 1 allow-
ed my, • name to be put forward
at the annual nomination meet-
ing. Por the next. two .years;: I
served ' on the town •,council I
was shocked_ and . disgusted,' dur-
ing my term; in office, at":the pet-
tiness, the orneriness, and the
utter disregardof the fundamen-
tals of municipal economy, that
existed among the' taxpayers;
all SIP Ina "Ira Ili
ROY HAVENS'.
'Plumbing ,and' Heating
Esso :Oil, Burner
Sales and Service
OR SAFE,.
iEeENOABIE
►ug��• end spice
By W. $. T . Smiley
It • all . depends on where • you
sit. Years ago, I used. to be bit -
t
erly . critical' of •the newspapers.
It, didn't require mush,.. intelli-
gence. to see that editors . ' were
craven,. afraid to., publish the.
truth, It ,was„•obvious that their
,Policies were dictated by their
advertisers, that publishers were
interested -milk in prof its. I'd
have written them. 'some pretty
fierce • letters' on. the subject, I
can tell you, but• they probably
wouldn't have printed them any-
way.,
Then' I became a newspaper
editor. In ten years on the job,
, I found out that editors.- were
absolutely , fearless, 'dauntless
selfless;, that, they' were idealists,
devoted to progress and the bet-
terment of the coriimunity;' that
the cared nothing about , money,.
if 'a: principle were 'at stake:.
Dur",ing the mune period, I dis ,
covered that newspaper sub-:
scribers' were irritable, unpre-
dictable and . impossible • , ` to•
please;; that ; they: were detand-
Ing, did' not .aptireciate ' the': edi-
tor,. Mid. "would .not write .a :let-'
ter to him 'unless they • had an
axe. to 'grind: '
As an ' editor, I criticized . the
r operations. of :; .various . organize-
! tions,
rganize-!'tions, from " th+e fall "fair.' board
to the; tourist association. 1' sug-
gested . they'were •were. poky, somno
' ' lent, :;antiquated • I , claimed ::.that
they' needed new ideas, a better
system' I inferred :that the exe-
-Cutive was ,asleep at the, .Switch
and badly in, need' of new blood.
Invariably, at the next, annual
meeting, I would' be elected to;
the. (board of directors of the, or-.
ganization Within a year, I,
would. have found out' that ' a
few: harassed officers were do
ing all' the work:; that 'you prac .
tically had to use a; gun 'to'• col-,
lect annual fees from the mem-
bers;. and thatthe latter's, •chief
:pleasure in life was criticizing.
the executive 'on street -comers
or in•... saloon's.
. I remember when I used to•be'
an ordinary caniplaining,'.` irate
taxpayer.[ - I felt nothing ;but• the
Convenient budget terms
,'. up to .5 yearsto
/HAYSLOOTTO1Mif111111 FOIIAl IEST
• • GEORGE ' CHIN • "LOOKING
FOR OIL" IN WEST
Jleceived an interesting note
from -George: Chin' a' few, days
ago which accompanied ' his Sen-;
tinel renewal. George • "keeps in
shape" by playing softball.in
the summer but hasn't played
hockey. for a ;couple of seasons,.
and confines his: activity in. this
regard to`koachingi teams in their
.community' rink.
George is' a 'resident,',,of Ed-
mouton. and is • employed as a
geo oistthe :Pan' 'American
Petroleum;. Corporati.on He is
still searching for'. oil . and `.en-
joying his :work very:,much., Geo
sends "regards ,to all my Luck -
now 'friends.". •
Rave °'You •tencwed Your Sub.
scription?,
•
During one phase, ” I was :cer-
tatn .that raising beef cattle' Was
the ultimate. _ in easy money.
You just ,:bought ; some ' cattle,
put them : on the grass, sat back'
on the porch, arid watched them
swell into big, juicy ',sirloins' at
$1, a pound.:
' •Then ' I learned that it goes
like this. You buy-osomecattle in.
the fall, at 23c 'a . pound. Yoxi
feed them $500. worth : 'of hay,
•a d pump. water ' to • them all
winter. ; In the spring, • you', put
them out''to. pasture. One :falls
• into a ;crack in the, rocks, and
breaks his silly :neck. Anpther.
e, pines horribly,. after eating .,.a
'broken; beer • bottle that some -
:body threw over . the the
A
third comes down with the bloat.
But' they've gained ' 100 pounds
each, : and you : can 'still break
even. Soyou :ship them• to mark-
,et' in the fall. And that•, week;
the bottom drops out of 'beef
prices, • and they ' •go under the
hammer at .1$c a .:pound,' leaving,
you ,a net profit of minus $700.
Until. this ' • year, I' regarded
teen-agers as: 'the 'twentiethcen
tury's• ' answer to, the :bubonic
Plague,' or. the Great Fire of
'London. I knew they , =were lazy,
insole4it,. selfish, dull` .'and not
worth a fiddler's foot. This year,
we have a teen-ager of our own,
and I'.ve 'discovered that they
are essentially lively,'high-spir
ited, , 'lovable,. Warm-hearted• and
fnscinatirig., young- • eople, ' 'the
hope. of • ,the. 'future..
f *:.: •.
As'a frazzled editor, ,putting;
a long work -week, I. used.: to.
•.view .withenvy, and. not ,a little
.indignation, ` the : teachers • ambl-
ing 'downtown . about `4.30 each
day:, With Other disgrunted rate.-
Payers,
atepayers, I spent hours figuring
out how many days they worked;
how many holidays they''. had,
how much money: they :got; and
how 'little they did for it all:
Now I'.m : a' teacher. `•I've, been
at it for only :a c ouple of weeks,
but .I've; ' caught en 'quickly'.. I.
'realize • that';nobody is so vital to.
the .welfare of the 'community
as our teachers: No one is so
• overworked, . underpaid and un-.
appreciated,; as the; teaeher. I've
learned that teachers, are com•
pletely 'uninterested 'in salary
schedules, . annual increments &
superannuation. • .figures. They
just do' it for -the •Sheer love of
it.
It aLt depends on where you
sit
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Thom son 'Lucknow Ont.' ,
' The first meeting of. The 'Club'
`rirki.„, ntertai
ris.. *iH':_IC,hub =,w.as-.
held on. September 22nd at the
home of Mrs: Jack Ritchie,
This Club is to
teach the 'girls
tic:4r to prepare and act: 'for en-
tertaining guests.
The meeting was opened with
the' 4-I pledge: ,The' leaders are
Mrs. • Jack Ritchie` and Mrs, Alex
Hackett. The members ' are as:
follows:' Ann Arnold, Barbara
Nelson,' Peggy Button, ' Mary
Andrew, Carlyle Menary, , Ann
Ritchie, Marjorie: Alton; Marian-
na MacDonald,.' Hilda Ritchie,
Sandra Cameron; Joanne . Crozi-
er, Sharon, .'Courtney;, Jo -Anne
Alton, Diane Hackett arid Linda
Little,
The election of officers result-
ed as follows': s': President, .'oa the
Crozier; Secretary, Barbara Nel-
son; Vice -President; Jo -Anne Al -
,ton Press Reporter, Mary And-
rew, ”` turned home front • rWingham advice; everyone . has' more of it
1Vfts,: Itacltett• discussed heady 1 ospital, , p oved, din" than' he can usee
ings. and, tips •on; how' to con-'
struct our :files. Mrs".. Ritchie
:talked On: the "requirements for
club members and ,working , pro
edure. Marjorie .Alton demon-
strated •"measuring. .liquids' ,'and.
dry. ingredients. Jo -Anne Alton
showed how to arrange " an .at-
tractive
at -tractive dining room bouquet of
asters and , marigolds
The next meeting is to: be held
at the' home of .Io -Anne Alton:;
on . September• 26th. We.closed
the meeting with God' Save The
Queen arid .a. delicious' lunch..
PURPLE GROVE
Mrs. Andrew Patterson was in
Stouffville instituting a new.
Rebekah Lodge, and spent the
week -end . with' her . son and
daughterein-law, Mr. and , Mrs..
Arthur: 'Patterson in Agincoirt.
Mrs. Guy Ramsey and daugh=
ter Ann of Toronto, visited Mrs:
Victoria Smith. aria Mr. Murray
Campbell and attendecr the
Campbell reuni n.. Mi. and. Mrs...
Edgar Nolan of Collingwood;
Mr. and' -Mrs. Harvey , Chamney
of Listowel also ,h.olidayed.in'. the'
Campbell home.. "•
Mr. He ry Scott, 'Ripley i4S,
spending a couple: of weeks
with Mr's. Frank, Currie, Brenda
and Darlene
Mrs,µ Dave"MacI onaTd; Loch=
:alsh and Miss Keiffer, 'Toronto
Spent Tuesday eyeriing',with ,Mr.
and Mrs. Burton Collins: • '
Miss'Laura''Klinton 'of" Wako
n;iata Lake; Miss .Mary, Anne 1Vfc-
Cosh, Toronto • spent'. the week-
end with the: • latter's parents,
1V1r. and Mrs. Don McCosh.
Miss Edna .Boyle•.R.N." of Orili
lia spent •the week -end. with Mr
and Mrs, Frances Boyle, `
Mand, Mrs. Cecil Sutton
Mr. &
Robbie visited with Mr, and Mrs.
King of Bervie, .
Miss Margaret and Mr. Obn
Robertson were dinner' guests
of Mrs.• A. Lott, Whitechurch on
Friday', • .
Mr. 'and Mrs. Abbert 'Smith,,
'Detr'oit spent the week -end with'
Mr. • and Mrs. Jack McIver. •
.:Miss Catherine 'Bushell re-,
health:
Misses Rosalyn 'Swann,. Lon-
don;; .Eileen Collins, ; Goderich;
' Ruthe -and Annetta. Forster and
Doreen McLeod • of Toronto' were
all hon ie for the' week -end and
Ripley Fall'' Fair;.
` Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MaciDon-
ald were, guests at : 'a ' wedding
,reception :.at . 'Carlsruhe, Friday.
nig=ht. •
` ,'Miss . Eva Culbert has had a
dandy „second crop' of tame •rasp-
berries. • ,:She's had plenty for •
jam...and freezing as well as raw
fruit for. ' her. table.
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Mrs. 'George Emerson' spent
last : week. in Toronto: • She at
tended the '• Grand: 'Chapter of
O.E.S. o, Ontario. ' •
116; and '.Mrs.. Lloyd, McClure
and Lawrence, Paisley, Mr, and.
Mrs. Fred . Gilchrist of Con: • 4
Kinloss nvere Sunday visitors, Of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MacDon-
ald.
Mr. and Mrs .Bill Arnold; Mr.
and Mrs.. 'Done McCosh,' Mary.
Ann and Richard & Miss ,Laura
Klinton , spent Sunday with Mr. •
Robert McCosh in 'Ripley.
Mr. and ,Mrs.: Bill Eadie, loot,-
rood spent Sunday at Mr. Lorne•
Culbert's. ` .
•'.Miss Mary • Murray, . Lucknow;
Mrs. Christine Dayman, .Bruce-
.
AnnueT„Lott. of._�.
Whitechurch visited 1:ast wee
with Miss Margaret R ertson.
Practically everyone,_ om '.here
attended 'Ripley Fair on° Saturr
day., It was a grand "day.. anda
wonderful Pair, ; CongratulationV
to the President; Mr. "Wallace
Pollock and his efficient Fair
Board for their'efforts td make
this the Best Rt rat Pair. gin Pc-.
tario.
Mr. and 1Virs, Lawrence Fry;
Betty arid Loran of .:Xlncardine
spent Sunday with ' Mr. and
Mrs. ' Frank. Dore' and• family,
Some people „ �wil xg'noie a
man's incorrect Engrish, providr
.
ed his Scotch is good:'
There is always a surplus of: