The Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-01-02, Page 54
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Do you remember
10 years ago?
A. good Iife
Canada is st11I. a pretty good place to live -.despite the ,
problems we -face hi 1981..Infiation, a svuggish economy, high
Interest rates and the !.constitutionn1 40b -Ste will go with us."
into'' the new year. Consumers find, more and . more of their
pay cheques going to pay for necesslties as food prices rise .
and everyone feelsthe effects. of 18 per cent interest rates,.
a stagnant economy forcing layoffs- and the 12 cent dollar.
But .unlike many countries to the worid, Canadians enjoy a •
great degree of freedom, a variety -of foods for our table and •
a bounteous.supply and *Peaceful state despite the regional
.bickering
Around the world,.thotisands doe every day for labk of food
on their table, In countries such as. Ireland ' end lintel,
stepping outside into the street carries the•:threat of being
shot -down by terrorists. in Italy thousands are. still, digging. •
out from one of the_ worst earthquakes every; ,they are
homeless, hunger and grief-stricken. Iran is"at•warwith Iraq.
The Soviets Still occupy: Afghanlsfan, a Polishpeople iine;
up for longer J"ihart eight hatiur a , ai . a One for _: w siring _, of
sausage 'to' bring home some Meat for the table.. The right to
free Independent trade unions is a right- ,only -recently
aohleved. Poiish `farmei are lobbyfng~for_ their own'unton so
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that the. rtman ,who. ,owns his land can have .the right to l thef -'
advanced technology of moderitfarmirig-- now rnly avaliabie
to the government state farms. The' very real.:A reat - of a
Soviet intervention with guns and tanks hangs:' avertho - tier
found freedOrrmis like -a, dreaded monster;. ., • . :-
Few people make in a year. what Canadians Constderto
their disposabieeir come. Few, In the world have the freedoms,
rights, the full -tummies the• peaciftit c o'exfstet i •with,.,
neighbours and nes hbauf'in countries that Canadians •
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enjoy.
•it Is something to think about is** head, Into another riew,
year. Something .to consider long and hard. We Canadians
have it so good: (from . the January -7, Sentinel) . • :f '
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Have you got tho. post.
Christmas blues? Vedahng a little
down, and need opickup2 Yes,.
well jon. the in ions of others
who .suffer depression hLoliowing.
the end of the Christmas season..
Now on to a lighter subject. Did
you know that Januar 4 is Trivia.
Day? No, well neither did 1 until
last 'week.
NOW this reporter has searched
high and low looking f'or trivia to
deluge Yew' mind rwith.. .
'little '" -quip `Thyour.
This 4 �t*
:.. esize �Yr,.
foot has very litde to do with yo
ability:m get it into your mouth.", .
brought to mind this piece of
nonsense. The length of your foot
is usually the -same length as the
distance between your elbow and
wrist bone. Try it - but please, it
is a. little easier to bringthe arm
down to the foot, rather than vice
versa. I wouldn't want you to
injure yourself!
Did you know -that deltiology,
which is ibe collecting of
postcards,, is claimed to be the .
,third : largest collecting. hobby, next
enly !-.stamps and coins?
‘Can you Wil:, rme tow may
chicken eggs it takes to. fill one
ostrich egg? You'll need 40.
The Great Barrier Reef" off
Queeirrlands in ni rttieastem .
Australia is the world's longest
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reef. It measures 1,260 .statute
miles in length,
Ever wonder' why .a jury consists
of 12 people?°It has been said that
the jury system was begun many .•
years age by selecting one juror
from each sign of the Zo t to
get a Waticod representation. And
this is why today's juries consist
of 12 people. Can't youjust
imagine the prosecuting', and
defense attorneys checking out the
Zodiac signs
of the.
Jwrors
suse: u� I:dyin
to -
know that there
were two.billion
passenger pigeons in the U.S.' in
1880, but he species was extinct
by,1914.
This one makes you stop and
think - The U.S. loses 3• billion
tons of soil through erosi
year.
This one is for globe trotters -
when flying, your body loses
water at twice the normal rate, _
which can be up to five ounces
per hour. To avoid dehydration -on ..
a long flight, drink an eight -ounce
glass of water every` hour and an
additional glass for every. cup of
-coffee you' drink. Oh, and make .
sure you sit close•to the washrooms.
If you've noticed some: of the • -
rather large stamps being made
these day►:s,:yon will be in awe to
learn that the world's - smallest •
n each
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January
stamps were issued in Bolivia
between 1763 and 1866 and -
measured .31• inch by 37 inch,
It is reported that Rat Macy `
Company, Inc., in New York City
is the largest single store. Thee
building has a floor space 'of
2,151,000 square feet and enploy
aboiit 12, people .who' handled
400,000: tems: Wouldn .t they
have -sone 'Christmas, may,
`You've heard°'people remark
. "It's s:: oold�to snow.", Well,
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gto�xny souk s :t#tat '
statement is'inrect The- • y1 nt
f'ainouk aq
o Moisture the' air can hold T
decreased. with temperature, and .
thus snow amounts -tend tic -be
smaller at colder temperatures, but
no*matter how cold the .•
temperature, air canalways hold
enough, moisture to produce snow
when further cooling brings it
below its> saturation point.
Star gazers will know thislittle
bit of trivia --- it is estimated there
are 1 billion t 'oo stars in the
universe'withs 4} visible to the a> .
naked eye.
Peeling a little happier now No
well perhaps °this will help-
only,-76
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only -76 days until spring officially
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' THE PHONE WAS STIIL A NOVELTY in 1884 when Thomas Nast created this pair of illustrations of a little:
girl calling Santa, who picks up the `receiver in.his toy -and -package -filled workshop: A jovial fellow with
ruddycheeks, capacious belly anti white beard, Nast'ikAanta; who graced•-the'pages of Ilatlier's Weekly for .
mei-20 years, was the basis for today's most familiar image of �St.: Nick: . '
70 years ago -
January 6;,1921 . ,
School notes - -The School Board -
has come in for a measure of cen-
sure because: the 'school was not in '
condition to .reippen on Monday,
which was the appointed day. The
explanation is that parts ordered for
the furnace which was ' Bing
repaired were ° side-tracked.
-somewhere between here and
Toronto and were about a week"late
in arriving. - !. -
However, the teaching staff got to
work .'on - Wednesday, the . Corp:,
tinuation and Entrance, classes fin-
ding accommodation in the town
hall - one in the auditorium, one in.
the Council Chamber and one in the
library.
The new principal is Miss Eva M.
Ranson, who comes from Prescott,
Another change occurs in the staff
also, Miss'` Campbell, of Ripley,
taking the place of Miss Morton.
50 years ago °
January 2, 1941
Farmer had fast one pulled on
him - On Wednesday night a good-
hearted farmer on the Boundaryr
west. of Lucknow left., his'. New
Year's dinner to help a • stranded
motorist, and had -A mighty low
trickpulled on him in return.
The motorist, giving his name -as
Mr. ,Roberton, stated that he was
out of. gas about a mile down the.
road, and wanted to call a garage.
The generous farmer, realizing the
position he was in, and at such an
hour, played the part of the Good
Samaritan. lie filled a five -gallon
cap of gas and went with the
motorist to. the .stranded car. where
he found another man 'behind the
•V o T
wheel.
The can was drained of its
gasoline, the starter was stepped on,
the motor responded and with ‘"Mr.
obertson" on' lite running board
away it wen, to the amazement of
Mr, rammer, but who was not too
amazed to take the license number.
194-V-5.
InU their sudden departurethey
forgot to even wish the considerate
fanner a Happy New Year, but they
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ENTINEL MEMOIRS
'would be well advised to do so yet,
with sotnething11. a little more
substantial to back up the greeting,
- before its too `late. .
25 years, ago
January S) 1966
Highest temp on record ends
1965 in Lucknow member
provided an unusual month
weatherwr< . On December 31, the
temnpe climbed to 56 degrees
here and gave the area the wannest
December 31st on record. Weather
recorder Last. Greer of Lucknow
advised the Sentinel that local
records go (back to 1887 and only.
once did Detemberll come close
to the record set this year. In 1936
the temperature sowed to 55, one
degree short of this yea's record
high.
»ecorated. roe were problem
:fiir two judges, - -Continuing their
home lighting And _ decorating.
contest this year, Lucknow District
Horticultural Society and Lucknow
Branch of thea Canadian. Legion
awarded. $50 in. 'prizes. to district
homes over the Christmas season.:.
The contest has sparked a tom
enthusiasm .'among home owners
over the past few . years and has
added, to the'Christmas ati nosphere
of the village and district con.'
siderably. • _ o
Mrs.
Ken Chester and Rev., S., E.
Jay of Lucknow judged the homes °t
on the evening of Wednescyr,
Decenkber 21.
Prizes for the outdoor decorations,
were $12, $10 and $8. The winners
were Misses Ada and lel
Webster, lune Collyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Ted McClenaghari.
Prizes for the indoor and window
decorations were $9, $7 and$4o
Winners were Rev. Dirk Liever-
dunk, Mn.'Kenneth Mowbray and
Mrs. Jessie Stevenson, boundary
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io years "ago
January 7, 1981
Cold weather keeps works crew
busy e. Saturday's -cold weather is
blamed' for a hydro outage which
()centred early Saturday morning 1n
the village, 'Power was off from
approximately 6 aan. until 8:30
a.m. . when an overloaded fuse blew
at the, switches, ; which feed • he
power to the village from the sub-
station, southof l ueknow.on Huron
County !toad 1.
Hydro replaced the film but were
unable to get it to hold. They called
the. Lucknow Works Deparinient to
make switching changes in the
village to allow the fuse to hold.
A situ` i situation occurred
venule about midnight
and power was off close to two
hours again • while Wingham PUC
and the Lucknow Works
I)eparrtment corrected the overload•
problem.
The power outage is suspected tc
have caused a break in the watt) ..
eas main at the Bob Street well
to