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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-04-21, Page 6editorial The; LucKplicrw sawnweL "The Sspey Teva" Establfaled 1873 SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor" PAT LIVINGSTQN - Office Manager MERLE ELI.IOTT - Typesetter JOAN HELM Compositor Lucknow Senl nel, Wednesday, April. 214 11982--Pege 6 Business and Editoricl Office Telephone 528,2822 Mailing Address Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 08+41 Subscription rode, $14.50 per year In advance . Settler Olken rate, 512.00 per year in advancve • U.S.A. and Fenign,, $38.00 per year la advance Sr. Uit. U.S.A. and Foretell, $36.00 per year to advance Doctors' action debateable Ontario's doctors should reconsider their work to rule campaign. Now is not the time to play catch up in salary negotiationswith the province. While doctors feel their recent salary settlements with the Ontario Health Ministry have been unsatisfactory, at a time when many of their patients face long periods of unemploy- Ment or are threatened by bank foreclosures, it is not the time to use their patients as pawns in a squabble with the government. Nor does the current dispute do anything for the doctors' professionalimage. Many professionals and indeed owners of business and industry would gladly take the doctors' settlement in return for guaranteed payment of fees and services. Doctors have come a long way since the days when patients, who could not afford to, pay for health care, offered baskets' of potatoes in . return for adequate came. The Ontario Medical Association's threat to withdraw all services except emergency .services in this dispute, is deplorable. Our ° doctors should be professional and dedicated and they should be willing to take the good with dieted. These are tough economic times and now is not the time to use their patients to gain financial increases. We bII realize our doctors work hard and must carry tremendous responsibility, but this is not the way to voice objection to the government's overall restraint in health care funding. State your opinion Write a letter to the editor Wawanosh awards graved contract West Wawanosh .Town- ship Council met for the regular April meeting on Tuesday, . April, 6, 1982, in the office at the Municipal Building. Councillors Cran- ston, Durnin and Seeger were present, and Reeve Durnin presided. ` The minutes of the regular March meetingand a special session held March 10th were adopted as printed on motion of . Councillors Cran- ston and Seeger. Motion ' by - Councillors Cranston and Durnin, That West Wawanosh Township hereby approves a grant to , Blyth and District Commun- ity Centre .of $550.00 .for the year 1982". e Frank Foran attended the Council meeting and briefly' reviewed the Township's in- surance coverage: No chang- es, other than automatic increases by the Company, were authorized for 1982. Motion by Councillors Seeger and Cranston, That West Wawanosh Township.. herebyawards the contract' forcrushing and hauling ap• proximately 25,600 cubic yards of granular material to Township roads in 1982. to Joe Kerr Limited, Wingham, at $1.45 per cubic yard for • roads and, $1.00 per cubic yard for stockpiling", By -Law #7, 1982 was given third reading and finally passed on motion of Council. tors Durnin and Seeger, authorizing the Reeve and Clerk to execute the neces- sary documents to enter an agreement u►ith Colborne Township for the mainten- ance of the boundary road between the two municipal- ities. Road, accounts' in the am - aunt f S15,829.66 . were authorized for payment on a motion by Councillors Durnin and Cranston. Motion by Councillors Seeger and Durnin, That West Wawanosh Township hereby approves applications for loans for tile drainage for H. Hickey, D. Gaunt and R. .Hallam. • Motion by Councillors Cranston and Seeger, That West Wawanosh Township hereby gives tentative ap- proval to an application for loan submitted by P. Clark, pending •receipt of official notification of title transfer. Council concurred with a resolution from the Township of Maidstone regarding Min. istry of Transportation and Communications Encroach- ment permits for work on municipaldrains across prov- incial highways, and directed the Clerk to inform the - Premier of Ontario, the Min- ister of . Transportation and Communications, Murray El. ston, M.L.A., and the Asso- ciation of Municipalities of Ontario of its endorsement of said resolution. A building permit for E. - Good for a milk house ,was authorized on motion of Councillors, Seeger and Dur- nin. By -Law #6.82 was given third reading and finally pas- sed on motion of Councillors Cranston and Seeger. This is a Zoning By.Law to rezone the 2S acres purchased from T. Inglis for a gravel pit. The general accounts were passed for payment on mo- tion of Councillors Cranston and Seeger, in the amount of $9,935.13, redtrees by don Ca►r. npbell The doctor's.vvife, nee Jane Dove, settled into her new life with a deter. mination and fortitude which surpris- ed, not only her husband . James Cameron, but each and every one of the Friends of Skye. It was true of course, that she clung to many of the socialite. habits acquired in Toronto. Her beautiful dresses seemed out' of place in a pioneer environment, and the French perfume clashed somewhat with the ' natural scents of the bush. With, the usual female jealousies, she was of course, both envied and ridicul- ed, known by, the whispered name of "Madam Fancy Bloomers". Jane's hautiness did not in any way, detract from her practical approach to the new lifestyle. As soon as, the log cabin had .been completed, she confronted her husband with the state- ment: "The large room in this house should be put to some useful purpose. I suggest that it be used as 'a school room. Whatever else we do in this settlement, the ' children must be educated, and in English. Doctor James Cameron' was busy mixing medicines in his small dispen- sary, when Jane introduced this topic. James. was inclined to be 'a little absend•minded when he worked at his tasks; and. his reply was less than enthusiastic. . "A schoolhouse? Yes indeed. But you seem to have forgotten one important fact; a schoolhouse must have a .teacher!" It was Jane's moment to triumph. - "Then I shall be that teacher; until we can find; some other .suitable person. I believe my education is quite adequate for the purpose." The doctor shook his head. He never ceased to be amazed at his young wife's spontaneous ideas. ' "If you so wish, my dear, But 1 really think that as a doctor's wife, you already have your hands. full!" Jane smiled sweetly, and the doctor melted before her glance. "Let us say for the time being . James, until you have patients to occupy the room, we shall tryto teach the children the three R's." The clearing beside the doctor's cabin had grown to some two or three acres, and Neil MacCrimmon, in spite 'of the late date, intended that it should. be planted with oats. ' David Grant's root contraption was hauled to the clearing and a crowd of sightseers gatheredto watch the machine in operation. After digging around the tree stump, three "Claws" at the bottom of the machine, were placed as low as. possible under the roots. Men pulled . on the lever attached to the "nut" on thescrew thread and .the. tree roots squeaked in, protest at the strain. Suddenly it gave way, and a cheer rose from the crowd of onlook- ers. David Grant's infernal machine was a complete success! When the first, plow bit into the sandy soil, the pioneersrealized they had to overcome yet another obstacle. There . were ' stones of all colours, shapes and sizes; and the blacksmith fashioned a stone boat, to assist in moving them off the land. The stones, of course, had many uses; to construct lr'ioUgh news root houses, and the basements of the ' frame homes, which the settlers would build in later years. One unique purpose, was to form the boundaries of the lot lines, and the walls can still be seen to this day. It was mid-June, before green shoots emerged above the sandy soil, but it was not trio late for the oats to mature. With the doctor's house com- pleted, the men turned their attention to clearing their own lands and building their log cabins. The women who had lived in the cramped quarters of the wagons, looked forward to the day when they could resume a more orderly way of life. In some instances, when the walls of the cabins were only a few feet high, they moved their belongings onto an earthen floor and under a makeshift roof of canvas. Perhaps the most important part of any cabin was the lar$e stone fireplace. It was a pleasure to see the multi -coloured field stones utilized for such an admirable purpose. The work was not without mishap. There were niany injuries sustained from using axe and saw. One man had his arm broken by a glancing blow from a falling ' tree, And another sustained a badly mangled leg when he was run over by a wagonwheel:'At such times it was fortunate that . they worked together as a group, with professional , people ready to assist them in an emergency. As Neil MacCrimmon proudly said: "We hae a doctor tae mend the body, and a minister tae heal the soul." By` May Boyle Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Tom McDonald on the weelr- end and during ' the week were Mrs. Fred Bloomfield of Paisley, Mr.. Joseph Guest of Walkerton, Mrs. Milton Guest and, . her daughter. Sylvia, Mr. and Mrs, George Claridge and Douglas of Markham and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kaufman of Calgary, • Alberta. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burt spent the weekend in Tor- onto with Mr. and Mrs. George Burt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Francisco. Mrs, Margaret Hedley vis- ited during the week with Mr, and Mrs. Bert Nicholson and Lois. Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCue of Cambridge spent , the weekend with Mts.:Agnes Hodgins. ' A most enjoyable family gathering • was held at the Kinloss Community Centre on Saturday, April 17 in hon- our of Mildred McDonald, Mr. and Mrs.' Ron Young of Kitchener and her sister, Esther McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Clare Bushell on the occasion of their 25th wed• ding anniversaries. Esther and Mildred are daughters of • • Mr. and Mrs. Tom McDon- ald of . here. Relatives at- tended from Kitchener, Teeswater, . Wingham, Kin. cardine, Fordwich and Kin lough. Their youngest sister, Eima Mae and .her. husband, Glen Kaufman, were also here for the surprise gather- ing, then had to leave for their return trip to Calgary. Some from around here attended Jim Burt's auction sale on Thursday. Cathy Hedley of Kitchener was home over the Easter weekend and she and her sisters, Debbie and Karen 'went to visit with their sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Visser and family. It was the occa- sion of Tracey's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hod- gins and Mrs. Audrey Borth- wick were dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. 'Don Bushell. Mrs. Adel .Reeves, Pam, Corey and Paula of Mount Forest spent the weekend with Mr, and Mrs, Ron Cross, Lindell and Michelle. Ktnlough W.M.S. The Kinlough Presbyter- ian W.M.S, held their Easter thankeffering on Thursday evening, beginning with a congregational pot luck sup. per. The president, . Mrs. Glen Haldenby,presided and gave the call to worship. Program conveners Mrs. Don Robertson and Mrs. Don Reid used the Easter worship service from the Glad Tid- ings. The theme, Where are you in the. Easter Drama, was taken by Mrs. Glen Holden- . by, Sandra Reid,, Randy Nicholson, Blaine Salkeld and Larry Reid. Mrs, Don Robertson show- ed a film strip on Easter and told : the story `of Jesus' ,Crucifixion, Bruce Bushell spoke briefly and he and his wife, Barbara led the young . . folks in some action songs. A second film strip, Every Race and Nation, was shown, Mrs. Don Robertson and Mrs.,. Don Reid had some games for the young folks which: concluded an enjoy- able evening of fellowship. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Page went to Burlington on Wed.. nesday where they were guests at a friends wedding. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. ' Richard Page and Andrea, New arrivals deBRUYN - John and Maur- een de Bruyn of Lucknow are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Elyse Nicole, .'8' lbs. 2 oz., on Thursday, April 15, 1982. Proud grandparents are John and Dorothy -Harris, Dungan. non and Herman and Corn elia de Bruyn, Wingham, HARE - Peter and Brenda (nee Johnstone) are happy to announce the birth of their son,. Steven Andrew, born Friday, April 9, 1982 at Kitchener Waterloo Hospit= al, 8 lbs. 12 oz., a baby brother for Melissa.. Proud grandparents are Mr. • and Mrs. James Johnstone, Lucknow, and Mrs. Bruce Hare, Listowel. RINTOIJL - Gary and Barb Rintoul of R. 2 Lucknow are happy to announce the arriv- al of Kevin's wee sister, Corey Leeann, 9 lbs. 10 oz., at Wingham and District Hospital on April 16, 1982.