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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-07-07, Page 7editorial LLCIO• EN3'INEL 'The Silpey Term" Established 11173 THOMAS A, THOMPSON •• Advertising Manager SHARON J. DIETZ • Editor PAT LIVINGSON • Office Manager: JOAN HELM' • Compositor MERLE ELLIOVr • Typesetter Lucknow Sentinel, 'Wednesday, July 7, 1982—Page 6 Business and Editorial Office Telephone 520.2822 Mailing Address P.O. Doi: 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second Class Mali Registration Number 0847 Subscription pito, 814,30 per year M advance Sealer CItimi rata, 813.00 per you la advance I U.S.A. and Foraip, 838.00 por poor la advance Sr. Cit. U.S.A. and Fowye, 836.00 per you l •advance isiae1is are brutal • redtreES The Israeli invasion of Lebanon five weeks ago has killed an estimated 10,000innocent civilians and wounded perhaps twice as many. Film footage shown on CBC television news over the weekend showed brutal scenes of men, women and children literally "fried" by the bombs the Israelis have dropped on the cities of Lebanon. These bombsare specially made to burn human flesh. No one is saying where they were. made. The scenesof this war are like nothing we have seen since the Viet Nam war. . Israel claims It has invaded Lebanon to rout the Palestinian Liberation Organization to prevent the PLO from dropping bombs on the civilian populations Israel has settled in Judea and Galilee (The West Bank). Israel promised when it entered Lebanon, it intended only to push the PLO back from the borders of The West Bank and said it would not attack Beirut. Today Israel sits • on the hills surrounding the city of Beirut poised for an attack. Israel's invasion of Lebanon was intended to weaken the PLO but instead will achieve the opposite. The hatred and bitterness Israel . has sown in. Lebanon , among .- the Palestinians and Arabs will produce radical extremists who will embrace terrorism as their credo. The chief political casualty in Lebanon is' the school of moderate Palestinian thought. Israelis will : be . the targets . of 'unprecedented' terrorist attacks undermining Israel's security even more so. .Israel forgets the Palestinians in Lebanon are not tourists. The vast majority are the `original Arab, townsmen 'and villagers (and their dependants) of now Israeli Galilee, whence Israel expelled them across the border in 1948. According to the Palestinian point of view, the future of Lebanon as a pluralistic democracy depends on coexistence and consensus and radical social and economicreform. 'Such a model of Y,ebalnon could serve as a model for Israel's own relations with the Palestinians. The reconstruction of Lebanon is not Israel's business in,any, case..: The stability of Lebanon cannot be, anchored .in the dominance of the . Christian sect as Lebanon's self interest resides in friendly relations With Syria and with the Arab and Moslem. hinterlands. The devastation of Lebanon will only spread the radicali- zation of young Palestinians makingit all the more difficult to find a moderate .Palestinian with whom workable 'autonomy arrangements could develop., The Israeli plan fore. . Palestinian autonotny on The West Bank is little more than an Israeli version of .apartheid. Israeli's deception of its chief . supporter, the United. States, by invading Lebanon after a ceasefire negotiated in •July,1981 which President Ronald Reagan guaranteed; has seriously eroded the U.S. reputation as a nation committed to justice and humanity. .• It is :'time for Reagan to stand up to Israel as President Dwight Eisenhower did in '1957 when .he forced' the Ben Gurion government to obey the UN resolution to withdraw its forces following their attack in. 1956 •on.. the Suez. Eisenhower' lever was:. a threat to cut off all U.& aid to Israel i it d not comply. On can : ' ,'port Israel as a Jewish national home but that. does not mean the United States should assist in the building of an Israeli Empire.. ' at the library A feature writer for the Walkerton Herald -Times for over six years, Laura Gateman has now entered the professional writer's field in a notable way, with the publishing'of abook entitled, Echoes of Bruce County, copies of whichare now available. " A resident of the Chesley area, Laura, who has become a very knowledgeable historian, where the County of Bruce is concerned, has written her first hard covered book in the same easy -flowing, unique, interesting and informative style, which has so weir characterized her writings in the Herald -Times feature, under her pen, Reflections of Bruce. Echoes of Bruce County will initially be sold at each Public Library in Bruce County, where on certain . days, Laura will be present to personally autograph her book, She will be at the Lucknow Public Library on ,Monday, July 12 from 2 5 p.m. and 7.9 p.m. to sell and autograph copies of her book for local residents. by don c=arnpb 11 The ghosts of the nineteenth century would applaud our scientific. and technological progress but, at the same time, ,„deplore 'our search for synthetic happiness through self -grat- ification, in a world of declining moral standards. The dream of true happiness. is. eternal, andf it was just as elusive in the days of the pioneers as it is now, They too, may never , have found that "happy ever after", (and who does?), but they derived a degree of personal satisfaction and contentment through hard work, religion and simple social activity, which is beyond all modern comprehension. Conversation was the main means of passing away any unorganized leisure time. The "Friends of Skye" can be forgiven for indulging in idle gossip. In this respect, they were no different to any other people, in: another place or another time. There were numerous topics to. fuel the fire of imagination at Redtrees in the year 1843; buildingactivities; land clearing,: the expected birth of young Mrs. Brodie's nrst cniid, and the forthcoming marriage of Chippy Chis- holm, to name but a. few. What caused most tongues to wag, was the arrival of Mary MacKenzie in their. midst. She was a, veritable beauty. "An' sure tae bring oot the wickedness frae the minds 6' the menfolk", or, so the gossips were inclined , to believe. It was true, and quite naturally so, that Mary becalm 'very prominent in .the fantasies . and dreams of men, especially the bachelors. Wiry of offending anyone, in case she should jeopardize her newly found and.highly appreciated position as school mist- ress, she avoided any contact with her pursuers, but, not' entirely with suc- cess. Some of her admirers "just hap- pened" to meet "her on the way to church or, "by chance", occupied the seat next to Mary' during the service. A seat, incidentally, which never seemed; to be vacant. • The Reverend Duncan MacLeod was not blind to • the . amorous.. inten- tions ' and devious tactics of Mary's many devoted pursuers. Indeed, al- though he tried hard to concentrate on his work, he , was concerned that so many, young . men attending church, paid more attention to Mary MacKen- , zie than they did to the words of. Duncan • MacLeod. It was a thought which troubled, him, and not only for theological reasons! - At one time, MacLeod .had hoped that Jane Cameron (then Jane Dove) . would have shared his prestigious but often lonely life. Herpreference for the. handsome young doctor, although 'not altogether unexpected, had ended his aspirations. One cannot, of course, ' 'dismiss love to lightly, and the minist- er had ' secretly continued to hold an, , affection for the doctor's wife, at least until the sudden W and, unexpected appearance of . Mary MacKenzie. One Sunday morning, as he pro- claimed in an eloquent .fashign the words 'of the Ten Commandments, he was relieved to discover that the no longer felt a twinge of guilt when he said: "Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- boor's wife' He was by this' time, fully aware that it was the beautifuly. face of Mary MacKenzie and not Jane Cameron, which: was constantly 'mil - letters t0:i.he,edltOr ing at him from the innermost: corners of his mind. • Duncan MacLeod was not sure if he would have any ' more success in capturing Mary than he had with Jane. He was determined, however, to make his intentions known at the first ' appropriate and, convenient opportun- ity. Win or lose, le would not wait so long this' time. in asking thatmost important question, especially since there were so many competitorsvying for the same prize!. It was a fateful Sunday, and one which would be remembered by the community. MacLeod ' hadproclaimed the bans of marriage between Chippy Chisholin and the widow Brodie, and as they were singing the closing hymn, the church door suddenly burst open. Ewan Brodie, the son of the widow, stood before him, dishevelled and obviously overcome with emotion, The • singing trailed, off into an uncomfortable silenceand all ' heads turned in the direction of the clumsy. intruder. Ewan Brodie was oblivious to the unceremonious manner in which he had , entered. the House of God. " There was nothing so important as the terror which. filled his heart. "Doctor Cameron Sir! My wife has been trying frae a long time tae ;part,. wi' ' her bairn. She is losing . her.. strength and. I hae fears frae her life!" ,There was an ominous hush in the congregation and without a word, Doctor Cameron rose quicklyfrom his seat. Suddenly stripped of his calm and dignified manner, he half walked and half ran down the aisle, and out of the church. To the Editor: As many of you know, Nursing Home Week was June 21 - 27th, and what a great week it was. Nursing Home Week is combined with Heart Jamboree Week where many Nursing Homes hold events to raise money for the Ontario Heart Foundation: This was our 3rd year participating 'tithe Heart Jamboree, and it was our very best year yet. A Wheel-a-thon was held on Tuesday, June 22. Prior 'to the actual wheel-a-thon the grade 4 and 5 students at Lucknow Central . Public School canvassed the town with pledge sheets to sponsor the residents of Pinecrest and the students who did the pushing of 'our wheelchairs. We had a marvelousresponse from the people of Lucknow and we thank each, ongof you who contributed to our; Wheel -a -thou. The students and residents wheeled from Pinecrest down to the Super Scoop, where they all enjoyed a refreshing ice cream cone, and then they wheeled back again to Pinecrest. We want to say a very special thank you. to Mrs. Black, her grade 4' and 5 students for all their hard work to help our wheel -a -then be a big success. You are great! The amount of money raised by the Wheel-a-thon to be donated to the Ontario Heart Foundation is over $600.00. To show their appreciation, the residents had a barbeque for the students the next day. 11 On Tuesday evening, June 24th, Norm Dunsmoor and three members of his band gave a • benefit concert at Pinecrest, • proceeds also going to the Ontario Heart Foundation. There was a good turn out and we all enjoyed a lovely evening listening and singing along to some great old songs. Norm is also a great story teller and we had many good laughs that evening as well. Thanks Norm for a super evening. To finish off Nursing Home Week; we held an Open House on Sunday, June 27. We held the draw for an afghan that we had been selling tickets on all week, and Mr. Ron Gingrich,• a board member, drew the winning ticket for Mrs, Sarah Ritchie. Mrs. Ritchie's husband, Frank is a resident at Pinecrest Manor. Congratulations Sarah. Summer is fast approaching, and we at Pinecrest wish you all a safe and, exciting .summer.. There are several events planned for the summer. In July we are having the. movie Jesus Christ Superstar. Everyone is welcome. In' August we are. showing Smoke, and the Bandit. Also in August we are having a Giant' Flea Market and Barbeque. Then again this year we will be having a Summer Round -Up barbeque. We, are having the Country Companion to entertain. A bus trip to . the Huron County Museum in Goderich is also planned, so we are expecting to be very busy this summer. So from all the residents . at Pinecrest Manor - have a super sumer, and we hope to see you at some of our summer events. Donna Crich, Pinecrest Activity Director. Jarflbore.�'e3 Dear Maudie: iamonmaimumma 1. am pleased to participate in the Lucknow. 83. Find enclosed 820 money order for purchase of ticket. I do wish " my old home town every success in this Jubilee and l do hope 1 win something. Should this happen will you please apply my winnings to the perpetual care fund for the old South Kinloss Cemetery where my. mother, Annie Fraser, and my' sister, Rena, are buried. Sandy Nicholson sent me a copy of "Tales of the Old Grey Ox". As I am blind I had a good friend in my church read it all on cassette tape for me and 1 was so excited and pleased for all the good memories it brought back to me. I have passed it on to my brother, Gordon in San Francisco and he is so pleased to get it and will see that it stays in the Fraser clan. A very good friend is writing for me; Clarence Fraser. (Clarence Fraser is a son of the late. Mr. and, Mrs. Mex Fraser who formerly lived on the fourth concession of Kinloss Township).