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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-10-27, Page 6�dtoraal Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 27,; 1982 --Page 6 LUC.]Pi �SENTIIVEL • "The Sepoy Town" Establiabed 1873 . THOMAS A. THOMPSON - Advertising Manager SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor PAT LIVINGSTOh - Office Manager JOAN HELM - Compositor MERLE ELLIOTT Typesetter Business and Editorial Office Telephone $28-2822 Mailing Address P.U. Box 400. Lucknow. NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail Registration Number0847 Subscriptlon,rate, $15.25 per year In advance Senior Citizen rate, $12.75 per year, In advance U.S.A. and Foreign, $38.00 per year in advance Sr. Cit, U.S.A, and Foreign, $36.00 per year In advance 1981 A dull sermon Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's speech to the nation in three parts last week was at best a boring sermon and at. worst a dull soap opera. Behind all the intellectual rhetoric, the cliches and truisms was Trudeau's attempt to regain the trust of the Canadian people. He knows that without the trust of Canadians his political leadership will be less than effective. But Trudeau lacks the natural warmth and personal simplicity that would enable the Canadian people to trust. him. Trust begins with openness and .throughout the TV trilogy, Trudeau remained distant, . tense and closed. Trudeau has been able to appeal directly to the people of this . country when faced with ' a dramatic challenge. • He appeared on television in 1970 to proclaim the War Measures Act and in late 1976 he took to the air waves to Calm the nation following the election of a Parti Quebecois government in Quebec. But Trudeau's economic lesson lacked the passion and sense of . purpose which might have created interest in the Canadians, who watched .his sermonettes. The political calculation behind the "fireside chats" became evident in the second of the series. Trudeau attempted to lay the blame for Canada's economic recession on . Canadian and thereby remove any responsibility from himself or his government: Trudeau did, not trust Canadians not even to admit that he . and his ,government mightbe partly responsible for the economic crisis we face, even if only by good intentions gone wrong. Trudeau's apeal to the nation to trust each other, to reach out to one another and to work together to make our country grow again, rang hollow because he refused to trust the Canadian people, He wasn't prepared to admit any mistakes, nor any responsibility for being slow to switch his attention to the economy away from issues that interest him personally, such as the 'constitution, Trudeau's attempt to regain the trust of Canadians and thereby effective, leadership as prime minister is beyond him. Trust must be open, honest and a two way street. Trudeau is onlyprepared to trust Canadians on his terms to tell others what to do while he does what he wants. Take effective action Canadians looked to .the Prime Minister's television appearances for one thing, and they didn't get it. For all the fuss the three part series created,' Canadians expected some indication of governmentpolicy and the 'direction the federal government plans to take to turn the country's economy around. • Instead we got truisms, cliches and rhetoric.' While Trudeau was delivering his sermons, no fewer than 80 Canadian economists released a statement which says that, in their view, the government can do something to curb rising costs and create jobs. In the statement released through the Canadian Institute for Economic Policy, the economists say that much of the economic mess has been created by the inept policies of the Liberal government. Ottawa's obsession with fighting inflation through high interest rates has created some devastating side. effects. The nation's wealth, measured as the value of the goods and services we produce, has fallen by an annual rate of 8.3 per cent from April ' to June. Utemploymennt has reached post -depression highs at a; rate of 12.2 per cent: Business bankruptcies have increased 40 per cent from January to July. Corporate profits. fell 58 per cent front April to June. Yet inflation remains high at 10.4 per cent. The -economists' statement does 'more than criticize Canadians and their inept government. They suggest ways the policies of the federal government can be changed. Interest rates should be lowered another 2 or 3 percentage points to stimulate the economy by increasing consumer demand, easing the squeeze on business and homeowners and ultimately creating jobs. While this could result in an exodus of capital to the United States in the pursuit of higher interest rates there, Ottawa could tax any interest or dividends which return to Canada. • The Canadian dollar should be allowed to float to find its true value in the international market. While it may mean Canadians would pay more for Japanese products, it could mean we might sell more lumber or subway cars to the U.S. The economists also recommend extending price and wage controls to the private sector. Broader controls would be equitable and more effective than varying controls in each province. Restricting the wages of civil servants will do nothing to reduce inflation or create jobs as the only single government policy to fight the crisis that• faces us. Government spending should be used to stimulate the economy and crate jobs.. The economic Challenge requires leadership and effective policies. The finance minister Marc Laidone will maize an economic statement to the opening of parliament today. Hopefully it will be a policy statement instead of a sermon. letters to the editor To the • Editor: As chairman of Jamboree '83, I would like to commend our committee members for the terrific job they are doing in preparation for our 125th birthday reunion. We are attempting to turn these four days into a celebra- tion not soon to be forgotten. At this time our program' is pretty well set up and bands are booked for parade and. other activities. The Le- gion's Massed Pipe ,Band on Sunday should leave each of us searching our history for a wee drop of Scottish blood. . But even if everything seems to be going well, there is one thing the committee would like to see achieved and that is the completion of our Jamboree,,Lottery=:Ticket sales. There are still approximately 400 tickets left to sell. This lottery was set up to defray our early expenses and believe us, they are very large. But by early ordering and early payment we have been able to keep the prices of our souvenirs very low so everyone may purchase at least one. So please do your best tobuy a ticket, or maybe another one, as it means about $8,000.00 for the com- mittee. The cost is still Only $1.00 per draw as the tickets are 'returned to the drum after each draw. Remember, after the bi-weekly $500.00 draws, leading up to the reunion, we then give away $1,000.00, • r-esitrees $1,500.00, and finally $4,000.00, all on this same ticket. Winners to date are: July 1, J. L. MacMillan, Lucknow; July 21, Chris Kuntz, Kitchener; August 4, Allan Irwin,ipley; August 18, Jean Whitby Lucknow; September 1, Tanis Chisholm, Goderich; September 15; J. Hignet, London; September 29, Gord- on Struthers, Lucknow; and October 13, Terry Merkley, Wingham.. Today, October 27, is draw date again with another on November 10, but you can't win if you don't have a ticket. Lets make this a successful Jamboree '83. Al Hamilton, Jamboree Committee Chairman. R. R. 3, Teeswater, October 21, 1982. Dear Maudie, +.I Would you please . accept . this cheque to be used as a donation towards community betterment, for Lucknow's Jamboree '83. Sincerely, Margaret McPherson. (Mrs. Thos. T. McPherson). To the Editor: The Auxiliary to the Wingham and pistrict Hospital reports a ,uccessful , fall rummage sale which raised a total of $2,199.90 for the hospital. The Auxiliary thanks , the many people who helped and to the many who donate so generously. M. Lavis, Corresponding Sec. Auxiliary to Wingham and District Hospital. , State your opinion Write a letter to the editor by don campbell Until ter wedding, it was necessary for . Kathleen Kelly to find accommo- dation. It might have been more convenient to have stayed at the doctor's house but for reasons which require no explanation, she was not invited. It was Flora MacCrimmon who made her welcome and in truth, there could have been no other person more .appropriate, to show Kathleen genu - ine hospitality. Naturally, Flora was just , a little self-conscious of her humble surroundings, but when she mentioned her embarrassment to Kathleen, she was quickly reassured. "My life has not always been endowed with affluence and we have very much in common." Kathleen said. "Whilst you have known the poverty and dirt of the Scottish coal mines, I can claim a life which has known more poverty than yours. I too knew humiliation but it was in the filth of the Belfast streets, and I endured it riot only as a woman, but as a child!" Although she did not doubt Kath- leen's words, it was hard for Flora to believethat this well-dressed, well- spoken and elegant lady could have arisen from such humble beginnings. Of all people in the community, Flora was one of the first to recognize the deep courage of Kathleen, and had admired her from the start. One day, Kathleen arrived back at the MacCrimmon cabin with a deli- cately wrapped package, and asked Flora if she would kindly invite . the schoolmistress, Mary MacKenzie for a' visit. In the early evening. and whilst the men were still upon the fields, the three. women enjoyed a quietand interesting chat. 11 Just before the schoolmistress was about to leave, Kathleen presented her with the mysterious parcel which she had brought from the store. When it was unwrapped, it revealed a magnificent wedding gown of white satin and there was a . headdress of crocheted lace to match.' "Is this for me?" Mary gasped in amazement. "But what about you?" Kathleen smiled, a gesture which she did not make unless it was genuine. "White is for the pure and innocent," she said. "As for . me, I regret to say,' I do not fall into that category." • ' It was not only Mary who was thrilled by the gift. Flora was also , overwhelmed,by the magnificence of the wedding dress. "Och, Mary dear, yell be a bonnit- bride. I hae never seen such a fine an' beautiful gown." The appearance of Kathleen in their .midst was another excuse for the settlers to indulge in idle gossip. The term "foreign woman" was dropped from the conversation and because Kathleen quickly established esteem amongst the community, it was replac- ed by the "Irish lady". The prominent position whichthe doctor's wife . had occupied now became very much in doubt, and the light which once shone- from the brightest star in the Caledon Hills, dimmed at Kathleen's coming. On the first . Sunday after Jamie - son's return, there was a heavy at- tendance at the church. The settlers came to thank God for their good fortune and his help in the sowing of the crops. Needless to say, there was . also another reason for the abundant congregation; an intense curiosity to take a good look ;,at the woman Jamieson had chosen for his bride. Unfortunately, there was one essen- tial item which was missing, or about to be missed from the service. Jane Cameron had not taken her usual place atthe organ, and' the doctor paid. his respects to MacLeod' and regret- tably informed him that Jane had a headache. There was a flicker of a smile upon the face of the . Reverend Duncan MacLeod as he addressed the congre- gation "I am sure we are all sorry that Mrs. Cameron is indisposed this Sunday morning. It is said that the Lord gives and the Lord taketh away. Therefore if He. has .taken our lady organist from us on this Sabbeth, it is written that He will surely provide. It is my great pleasure to welcome Mrs. Kathleen Kelly' into our congreatation and I very respectfully: submit that if she so pleases, we shall be most grateful if she would play the organ for us today." Without a word and justan inclina- tion of the head, Kathleen rose from her seat and with no trace of shyness, walked boldly up " to the front of the church and took her place at the organ. After the first few notes, the congre- gation became hushed, for they were listening to a woman who was a mast- er of the instrument. As far as they were concerned, they didn't really care whether or not the doetor's wife ever played the organ again!