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Lettej To Editor
Palmerston, Ontario,
January 16, 1974.
The Editor
Lucknow Sentinel,
Lucknow , Ontario.
Dear Editor,
Basic concerns of every level
of government - local, county ,
provincial and federal, are cer-
tainly the continuing
mushrooming energy crisis , unem-
ployment , pollution „highway „ °
fatality statistics and lack of
public transportation for many
Canadians.
°In May' of 1972, the very im-
portant Standing Committee on
Transport in the House of Com-
mons 'at Ottawa held well-attend-
ed public hearings to find out the, ,
need for', and the desirability of
restoring rail passenger service to
this area of Southwestern Ontario.
,This Comtnittee, with '••a „ majority '
of Liberal Members, recommend-
ed unanirnouly that all rail pas-
senger service discontinued on •
November 1., 1970 be immediate-
ly restored-to service.
This involves rail-lines from.
coderich, Kincardine Southarnp-:
ton, Owen Sound - South through
palmerston to Guelph and Toron-:
to , or to Stratford and London.
Restoration of this much-
needed service would mean
employing men for track:main-
tenance , equipment mechanics ,
crews to operate the trains , etc.
It •should be iMpressed on, both
the Federal GovernMent and the
C.N.R. that the Railway was
given grea.i'surns of money , and
vast tracts of land for right-of-
way for which "our communities -
were to receive' perpetual train
service. The Railway has the
money and the land (try to get
either backagain), but where is
the train service? Trains would
mean lessening of highway fatal-
ities and pollution, and would
help in the fight to conserve
energy:
Many of you, who- are reading
this letter have written in 'the
past to your own M.P. , the Min-
ister of Transport , the Prime Min-
ster , etc. As individuals , groups,
local or county councils , you are
once again urged to write to our
Members ofP,arliarnent - to keep
this issue' before our Parliamentar-
ians. Letters to. Federal, Members
of Parliament do not require post-
age. While Members in Ottawa ,
enjoy theyery best in public
transportation by trains ,• planes ,
etc . (no one would deny them
this right) citizens in this area of
Ontario are denied even the very
baic rail passenger service which
is our jUst right.
the establishing of railway ser-
vice across our great country was
what built and united• Canada in
the first place. More and more
Canadians now realize in this
energy crunch that the Railways
must be fully utilized both for
transporting goods and people -
to keep our country operating and
healthy. .
Trains connecting from the lake-
shore communities at Palmerston
With passenger service to.Strat-
ford and London, or to Guelph and
Toronto would provide us• with •,
proper. passenger service. The
report of the Canadian Transport
1Cormnission, just released , had
to recognize this continuing and
growing need.
Sincerely Your ,
Robert S. Cherry ,
PairnerstOn , Ont.
NisoAy, AN.OA.Fly 23, 1974
TODAY$ CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Neil, .9 years, is a handsome lad of Irish, English and Dutch
descent. He has dark eyes, bromic.' hair and olive skin. Tall and
slender in build,, he is in good health.
Neil is in Grade Four. He is at least average in intelligence.
All through school he has done well, even when putting little
effort into his studies.
He likes music and recently joined the junior choir at church.-
Camping was `a happy summer experienee for. Neil. He likes
games but until recently did not have much interest in sports.'"
That, however, is beginning to develop. He is a 'good skater,
having had skating' lessons.
Perceptive, sensitive Neil is easily aware , of other people's
feelings. arid knows at once if he is being accepted or not: He
understands his.own feelings too and is able to talk about them.
He has a good sense of humor and is often witty.
Neil needs: a mother and father who, are able to combine -
warmth and firmness, and who have the time, and the desire, to
spend much time with their son and share activities with him.
Because Neil craves and needs a great deal of attention, there
should be no other children in his adoption home.
To inquire about adopting Neil„please write to Today's Child,
Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888, Station K,
Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption information, please
contact your local Children's ,Aid Society.
12 YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 1962'
tucknow entered a new era of
telephone communications on Suit.
day, December 2nd. At 2 a.m.
the telephone system here changed
from manual to, dial operation -
in a change that took less than
two minutes to carry out. A new
building on'Campbell Street
housed the new dial system , bring-
ing to an end the era of "Number,
please?" operators.
This district enjoyed a record
spell of mild weather, which start-
ed on November 22nd with tem=
peratures'in the 40's-. Shirt sleeve
weather prevailed with the temp-%
erature reaching a high of 60 deg-
rees on DecembeL3rd. In a
weather check, there hadn't been
anything like it in the previous
50 years. But it didn't last too
long. On Saturday evening, Dec -
ernber 8th the snow started and one
week later a total of 58 inches
(just short of five feet) was offic-.
iaily recorded locally.
32 YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 1942
A disastrout fire destroyed the
plant of the Lucknow Sawmill
Company., one of Lucknow's busy
war industries, operated' by R.C.
Robertson and W. E. Henderson.
Butter rationing went into effeCt
in Canada on a bath of one-half
pound per person per week and
coupons were valid only during a
specified period.
LuCknow Public School named the
following students - Clifford Men-
ary , Betty Brown, Winnifred. John-
stone Jack McAllister . Bobbie
Thompson, Marie Holnbeok ,
Philip IvicMillan, Mary Bradley,
Melvin Johnston, Jim Henderson,
Leonard Webster , Alan Phillips,:
Edda Agar , Verna 'Steward, Jack
Fisher, Phillis Cousins , Donald
McDonald , Alfred Armstrong,
Hugh. Wharton', Cameron
Finlayson , George Whitby, Edwin
Whitby , Charlie Palmer.
Isobelle Murdie, Teacher.
KINLOUGH
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Bushell,
Margaret and Marilyn of Wing-
ham , visited on Saturday 'evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Don- Bushell.
Mrs. Bill Burt visited during the
week with Mrs. Earl Elliott , con-
cession 10.
Ladies from the Holyrood Wom-
en's Institute attended the Sum--
mary Day for the course "Baked
in a Pie" at Teeswater on Wednes-
day . The leaders 'from here were
Mrs. Gerald Rhody and Mrs. .
Wayne° Rhody.
Some from here attended the
Jewellery party at the home of
Mrs. Victor Gawley at Purple _ Grove.
Mrs. Lyman Sutton entertained
friends at a Tupperware party 'on
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Janet Busliell R.N. of
London spent a few days at the
home of her parents Mr. and Mrs
Don Bushell.
Miss May Boyle visited on Wed-
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Edna
Whytock at Teeswater , who is
convalescing at her home after a
recent illness.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Lyman Sutton
spent a day in .London and visited
with Mr, and Mrs. Rodney Janssen
and David.
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The Junior class- in Room 1 of
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