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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-02, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 2, 1987 • la"ti f . r:.4.; .4s .• .., P.O. Box 400, ,Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 628-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD VL Rli 110 CIRCULATION .AID Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bu'ntd,y -Editor $17.00 Outside Canada s60.0° Pat Livingston -General Manager . 514.°u Outside Canada x58.00 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. nd. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged , for, but the balance of the .adveft4sement will be paid at the applicable,rates. Environmental alert An environmental alert has been sounded by the Ministry of the En- vironment, and it could have far reaching effects on local residents. The ministry suspects that up to 4,000 of the 460,00 private wells in Ontario may have pumps fitted with motors containing the deadly chemical polychlorinated biphenyls, better known as PCBs. The chemical has been linked to cancer but remains in use in thousands of well pumps across the province. In this week's Sentinel there is a story of a Kitchener couple who, while spending the summer at their cottage in Bayfield, discovered the pump they were using was one of those suspected of containing PCBs. Fortunately for them, and the surrounding water systems, the seal on the pump was discovered to be intact when it was removed from the well. However, it was dangerously close to breaking and releasing the PCBs into the water. PCB contamination of water can lead to the contamination of food sources such as crops and livestock. The chemical has a long life and once released, is not easily cleaned up. It has now become the responsibility of every private well owner to make sure their pump is not among those listed as a danger to the environment. 1 For both their own sake, and their neighbors, residents in this area, where well use is wide -spread, are advised to consult the list we have included in this newspaper and take the appropriate action should they suspect their pump may contain PCBs. The Ministry of the Environment can be contacted by dialing the operator and asking for Zenith 33220. R.B. Be reminded that the Lucknow Sentinel office will be closed for the Labor Day long weekend this Monday, September 7. All advertising and correspondent material should be in this office by 3 p.m. Friday. September 4. Have a happy and safe holiday. The society in which we live is a complex network of laws, rules and regulations. Some are invented by man and some were set out long before we got here. There are rules of the game, books of rules and rules of the road. There are reems of rules, rulers and rules that were made to be broken. There are laws of nature, laws of the land and the law of gravity. There are in-laws, out -laws, law makers and law breakers. There's the long arm of the law, lawyers and law -dee -da. These vast and particular rules and laws combine to determine such things as the probability a peice of toast has of landing butter side down when dropped from table level. The only purpose thess laws serve when laid down is to make the little things in life more bearable. For example, I challenge anyone to dispute the following list of lifelaws I • have saved and noted over the years... Law of Relativity: How long a minute lasts depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on. The Rule of Rings: When you dial a wrong runner, you'll never get a busy signal. The Spic and Span Law: A child will never spill on an already dirty floor. The Food Flaw : Putting sugar and cream on a fly makes it taste very much like a raspberry. - Now, aren't each and very one of these lifelaws true! Just try and break one of these rules...it can't be done. And you thought the theory of relativity was tough. Herblock's Law: If it's good, it'll be cancelled or discountinued. Law of the Land: Other people's tools on- ly work in their gardens. Ma's Law: Mother always said there'd be days like these, but she never said there'd be so many. Standard of Life Standard: Every time in your life when you think you can make both ends meet...someone will move one of the ends. Will's Wule: Where there's a will there's a won't or at least a greedy relative. And here's one from the master, the psychiatrict of psychiatricts, the man who discovered that frying bacon has sexual overtones - Sigmund Freud. Freud once said, "Shunning women, drink, gambling, smoking and, eating will not make your live longer; but it will seem like it." Words to live by. Have a good week! P.S. Rob's Rule: Life is a tea pot. You get out of it what you put into it. I :vsf dorf3ef ��.e *ej're already tc►lK►ng a6oui `back fo School : l onl00nd a ,SurnMer jo6 !!t&eeI(I �` • 70 years ago September 6, 1917 Complaints of Soldiers -We recently received a communication from Lieut. Col. W.J. Brown, officer commanding this Military District, is which he points out that relatives of soldiers, who may feel that they have reason for complaint regar- ding casualties, pay of soldiers and like matters, should appeal to him instead of communicating with the press. Direct ap- peal to him will insure prompt attention, while an appeal to others is bound to result in delay and dissappointment. He adds that in spite of every care on the part of those in authority, such cases are bound to develop while military operations are carried out on a large scale. He pro- mises prompt investigation of all cases referred to him. School opens -The Lucknow School re- opened on Tuesday last with every evidence that the attendance in the High School department will be up to the stan- dard of the past few years. In fact, there will be as many students accommodated as possible. There are two changes in staff this year. Miss McLean is back in her old position, occupied by Miss Rutherford last year, and Miss Ada Webster is in the position left vacant by the resignation of Miss Burgess. SENTINEL 50 years ago September 2, 1937 In Favor of Arena -Voting on the $7,000 by-law to build a community hall and arena ended with property -owners voting about 5 to 2 in favor of the undertaking. This is being considered an amazing ma- jority, beyond the expectations of the most optimistic. There were a total of 246 votes pulled out of an available vote of 275 within the district of the village. Of those, 178 voted `yes'. Results were announced shortly after the polling booths closed and were greeted by a good deal of enthusiasm. Carnival Night a sucess-With perfect weather on Thursday night, the, street car- nival and frolic sponsored by the Arena Club was a complete sucess. Hundreds jammed the streets for the calithumpian parade and the events which followed and it was freely expressed as "the best night in Lucknow since the reunion 27 years ago". The parade brought out scores of mas- queraders and an astonishing number of youngsters of all ages with gaily decorated carriages, wagons and bicycles. 25 years ago September 5, 1962 Flames soar -An inferno of flames lept skyward at the height of the holocaust that swept through the Treleaven Mill early Wednesday morning. The destruction was complete except for a new metal shed at the north east corner of the mill. Firemen continually played water on the office area of the building and valuable records were later recovered "without a mark". Grain, timber and debris have since been continually burning with a watch kept on the blaze within the cement walls which stand as a gaunt reminder of this once imposing building. Hundreds upon hundreds of spectators passing on Highway 86 have viewed the grim spectacle. High School enrolment up -The opening day enrolment at the Lucknow and District High School on Tuesday last saw 234 students register, an increase over Tad— year. asi-.__year. The opening day enrolment last year was only 213. It can be expected that Tues- day's figure of 234 will be higher by month's end. Members of the high school staff met Monday evening for a pre -opening staff meeting. 10 years ago September 7, 1977 Children's Aid name change -After September 1, the Children's Aid Society shall be known as the Family and Children's Services of Huron County. The social work agency, which has serv- ed children and families for more than sixty-five years, has slowly changed its primary focus of work. At one. time the agency was mainly concerned with pro- viding shelter for unwanted children. The agency now stresses helping, strengthen- ing and assisting families in their task of raising children in the modern world. Board approves school -Preliminary sketch plans for the new public school to be built in Kincardine were approved by the Bruce Count Board of Education. The school, which will be built on the cor- ner of Russell Street and Dahmer's Sideroad, will consist of eight classrooms, one kindergarten room, a gymnasium, ..library, resource centre, health and staff rooms. According to Chuck Beamer, superinten- dent for the Kincardine area, the preliminary division will be of the open concept style while the senior classes will remain conventional.