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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-23, Page 4Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 23, 1987 ;4r:::•,y:, r,:: i,...r; �r; �;%, ; :sty; ...,; r:';:• r r.ry..;;+',trifT..+.`•f:;:.`•.j•.?,.n..^'y.':F#31f5i:•r.•:':!:..%.'•`/.':;�if..',•.!i+�,rr.;;:.... •{.' P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Rob Bunidy Pat Livingston 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD VI R 1 .( r) LIRC:UL ATiOry -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: -Editor : 317.00 Outside Canada $60.00 Genera! Manager $14.00 Outside Canada $ .00 58 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 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 advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Valuable volunteers Now that the Fall Fair has come and gone for another year, and sum- mer is unofficially over, it's time we all took a moment to recognize and applaud the many volunteers • who keep life interesting in this small community over the summer months. The members of the various service organizations in Lucknow and sur- rounding area, and the Lucknow Agricultural Society in particular, are to be thanked for their ceaseless efforts in bringing to the Village such events as the Fall Fair, the Tractor Pull and the Miss Lucknow competition. The efforts of a few make life interesting and full for the rest. In addition to the volunteers who give of their time and effort, let's not forget the local business organization from whom much of the sup- port comes. This support comes in the form of cosh donations and adver- tising for the various events. Local businessmen and women are the ones who sponsor the Fall Queens and give donations in the form of prizes, etc that keep the activities of this community vital. Volunteer labor is the backbone of any small community and is an ongoing effort. The Arena Fund Raising Committee and the Reunion Committee are tasks which involve many hours of 'free' labor and the people who make up these groups rarely see the thanks they deserve other than the succesful completion of their 'job', The Foil 'Fair Parade held this past weekend was enjoyed by many thanks to the work of a handful of interested citizens. The some is true for the men and women who coach our local ball teams. Where would we be without them? From those of us who love a parade and use the arena and take in the thrills of the Tractor Pull each year...thank you. It's been, once again, a job well done. R.B. I've noticed something recently that has me a little worried. The number of bumper stickers on cars and trucks have increased dramatically over the past couple of years. The thing that worries me about bumper stckers, and this is the reason I refuse to stick them on my bumper or anywhere else for that matter, is that if you're reading the bumper sticker on the car ahead of you...who's watching the road? The chrome on cars has become a great place to state your political views, get in a poke about your mother-in-law, tell the world you're over sixty-five, show how many kids you have and how old they are, get across your views on the plight of whales, tell a joke about the condition of your vehicle and make mention of the fact that you do own another, more expensive car. This big fad of sticking something on your bumper or back window all started with the 'Baby on Board' signs people started displaying a few years ago. This is a good idea, I guess, but will telling other drivers you have a baby make them less likely to -hit you? If I don't display a 'Baby on Board' sign, does that mean I'm fair game for a colli- sion? I hope I don't have to have kids to avoid an accident! Maybe I should get a `No Baby on Board - Take Your Best Shot' sticker. I've been keeping a little note book in my car to record some of the better bumper stickers I've seen lately. I loved the 'Who cares Who's On Board' sticker I saw near Nile and the 'Ex - Husband in Trunk' nearly had me hit the ditch at Auburn. The small car that boasted 'Made in Japan from Re -cycled Beer Cans' was a good one as was the of beater that stated it hoped to be a Porsch when it grew up. F%%,frlr/:ryr .i •:r``}•,�/.'��j,':rf 'i.'... I couldn't bear to look at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker stating 'My Other Car is a Broom', but I could identify with the guy who plastered 'My Other Car is a Piece of Junk Too' on his back side. I, in my travels around the county, have even come across some double stickers. It's not funny unless you read both bombers. For example, 'This Car is Like a Headache' adorned the front bumber while the back said `It Feels Good When It Stops'. The variations on the 'Baby on Board' are pretty good. My personal favorite is 'Baby Driving Car'. There was a bumper sticker I saw that had me tail -gate a vehicle for ten miles just to read it. 'Old Fishermen Never Die - They Just Smell That Way' said the brown Toyota. I also noticed he needed a little air in his left rear tire but missed my turn-off while reading his bumper. The same trip allowed me to read this gem from the back of a light green Chevy : `Everyone is Entitled to One Mistake. I Just Happen To Be Driving Mine'. Some of the stickers I've seen these last two weeks are simply bad. The worst was this: 'This Car is a Virgin - It Doesn't Go All The Way'. I've made a deal with my car. I won't stick anything on it and it won't get a flat tire unless it's not raining out. I think that's fair. There's enough stupid things on cars as it is. Have a good week. lar ? Si1 S Porter P Sore. 1` h i S Wogd . ov eolte, 70 years ago September 27, 1917 Pte. Chisholm is Home -About three hun- dred citizens of Lucknow were at the sta- tion last Thursday night to welcome home Pte. Herbert Chisholm who was returning home from the front in France. Pte. Chisholm was invalided at Vimy Ridge where he contracted neuritis owing to dampness and exposure. He is said to be much heavier than when he went away, but evidently is riot as well in fact as he is in appearance. It's good to have him home. The Food Pledge Cards -A canvass of the village will be made this week with the ob- ject of having all women engaged in housekeeping sign the .Pledge Cards which have been issued by the Food Controller. Organization for this purpose was affected at a meeting held in the Council Chambers last week. The women who attended were more than willing to save food in every possible way. They added that they were doing that already, and most of them always had been, and they didn't feel quite pleased about being called on upon to save more while the Controller and the Government still permitted the distillers and brewers to destroy thousasnds of tons of grain in the manufacture of beverages which was not only useless but harmful. As one women said, it looked like "trying to save spoonfuls while throwing away SENTINEL tubfuls". They were, however, in favor of having the Pledge Cards signed. 50 years ago September 23, 1937 Work on arena started -Work on Lucknow's Community Hall and Arena commenced on Tuesday under the direc- tion of D.L. Weber of Kimberley who was in charge of the construction of the shell and foundation by the Roofer's Supply company. Work on the foundation is underway and with favorable weather, will be completed within a week or ten days. In place of capp- ing the portion of the old side walls, a new wall is being started at the footing inside of the old wall and will be carried up and over it to ensure a doubly strong base. The building should be completed entire- ly by the end of six weeks. Many seek nasal spray -The case of paralysis which developed in Ashfield last week resulted in scores of young people ap- plying for nasal spray. Over the weekend, more than 150 patients were treated by local doctors, with the rush so great that long waits to receive treatment were necessary. 25 years ago September 26, 1962 Increase in taf rate-Lucknow's tax rate for 1962 will jump by seven mills. At a special meeting of the Village Council last week, the tax rates were struck with school costs representing 5.8 mills od the seven mill increase. For the first time since 1958, the Village tax rate is up. This year the increase is .9 mills. The county rate is up .3 mills, the public school rate is up 3.1 mills and the high school up 2.7 mills. The total assessable Village property is $657,525 for residential while commercial for schools and local improvement was set at $330,411. New mobile feed mill -Gordon Johnstone of Lucknow and Gordon Maurer of Elmwood are this week in Nashville, Ten- nessee taking training to operate a new Seco mobile feed mill which will go into operation locally early next month. Mr. Johnstone will operate the new service with Mr. Maurer, an experienced mobile feed mill man, employed by him. Johnstone recently purchased the seed cleaning and treatment business form Stuart Robertson of Lucknow and will con- tinue to carry on this business in the area. Premier to be here -The Honorable John Robarts, Premier of Ontario, and Mrs. Robarts, and George McCutcheon, Pro- gressive Conservative candidate in Huron - Bruce, along with Mrs. McCutcheon, will be in Lucknow on Tuesday of next week. This is part of a tour of the riding climax- ing the momentum which this by-election has mounted. They will attend a reception held at the Legion Hall starting at 1:30 p.m. 10 years ago September 28, 1977 Request to ministry -The Lucknow Village Council has requested the Ministry of the Environment to undertake a sewage works project in the village's downtown core area. The project is to use the provin- cial method of financing which makes available grants to cover up to 75 percent of the total cost of the project to bring down the annual cost to the homeowner. Although the request is to be made now, because of the budget restrictions, the representatives of the ministry stressed to Council that the ministry would not be able to proceed with the project for about five years and probably closer to ten years. Water rates increase -Effective October 1, domestic water rates in the Village of Lucknow will increase from $3.40 to $4.50 per month.