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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-03-09, Page 4Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 9, 1988 P.O: Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 •Alu Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager $1700 Outside Canada $609° $1400 Outside Canada $5890 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 tcgether with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. Do we really have the right to know How much do we as members of the public have to know about our elected representatives? Does it really make a difference what assets a wife of a member Of parliament has? If the conflict-of-interest bill recently introduced by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney flies, elected representatives would have to lay their lives on the table. And it doesn't stop there. The wives of those members would also have to declare all their business deal- ings, assets and contracts. Granted, Mr. M. and his cabinet has been in a lot of hot water over the past couple of years due to some of the members of his inner circle having business dealings "in the grey zone", but how far will he go to. assure such things don't happen in the future? A number of wives of members have jumped up and shouted, "It's none of your business`" and are justified in doing so. An elected official gives up a lot when he or she makes it to office. Often, assets are hidden in a blind trust, away from the day to day dealings of parliament. This new conflict-of-interest bill will bare their bones to the public. At the same time NOP MP Robinson came out of the closet and into the cabinet with his declaration of his sexual preferences, one has to wonder - do we really have a right to know that much about our government Officials. They are just people, not gods free from human failings. We shouldn't worry about how much Mr. Crombie's wife has in the bank, it's none of our business. We should worry more about the na- tional deficit, free trade, abortion and education and less about the purely sensational, private dealings of our elected officials. R.B. 70 years ago March 14, 1918 Canada goes dry - The Dominion Government has passed a prohibition measure completing the work of the pro- vinces, so that after April the first, there can be no more shipping of intoxicating li- quor froin a "wet" to a "dry" province. Also, the manufacture of liquor above two percent in proof spirits will be pro- hibited after that date. There will be no ex- ceptions made to that feature. Beer may be made in Quebec and native wines may be made in Ontario until December 31, 1918. The provincial laws permit this now. This government order makes Canada the most advanced country in the world in the matter of laws intended to supress the liquor traffic across the nation. The law reads, "No • person, after the First of April, 1918, shall'either directly or indirectly sell any intoxicating liquor which is in of which is to be delivered to any prohibited area." Every little bit helps - Every available maple tree should be tapped this spring and every sap bucket, pail and pan pressed SENTINEL �i�EMOIRS into service, whether it is the most up to date equipment or the old time sugar mak- ing outfit that hasn't been used in years. Every little bit helps and every pound of maple sugar is needed and wanted. 50 years ago March 10, 1938 Many travellers - Canadian National Railways weekend bargain fares that replaced the cent -a -mile rates continue to be quite popular in this area and the weekend saw a heavy passenger list from many points along the Lucknow line. No less than 35 tickets were sold at the local depot towards the end of the week, chiefly to Toronto and London. Lucknow noted for shipping - Lucknow continues to hold an outstanding position as a shipping point for fertilizer. For spr- I was thinking this week about some of the cushy jobs some people have. Ones like executive positions where you can hide away in a nicely panelled office and tell your secretary to "hold my calls" while deciding how many martinis to have at lunch. Another cushy job, and I know this because my brother tried it for a while, is being a clothes hanger tester. Some of the tougher careers around, in my humble estimation, are: being a Grade One teacher; an explosives expert; a salesman specializing in Toronto Maple Leaf souvenirs and being a member of Mulroney's cabinet who has ever invested money in real estate. The hazards associated with these jobs are far too numerous to mention. I like to think I have a tough job. One marked by set -backs and pit -falls. Yes, dear readers, the life of a writer is not an easy one. Don't believe me? What about typographical errors lik3 th9se? They make life very difficult for me and have caused me many sleepless nights. Other hazards of chosing journalism as a career include: -hearing that a guy you went to college with is now working for the Toronto Star as a sports writer and spends the winter m Florida pretending he cares if the Blue Jays have a strong outfield. -getting calls from people who would like to get a picture of their cat in the paper. -leaning back in your adjustable chair to work out a big idea... and toppling over. This is particularly tough on a writer if there are other people m the office at the time. -politicians of any description near elec- tion time. -people who disagree with your editorial comments. The fact that your wife doesn't buckle over with laughter when she reads your column is a real blow to a writers' ego as well and certainly adds to the growing list of things that makes a journalists' job tough...right up there with being a door-to- door vaseline salesman. If you don't think it's difficult doing this. job, just for a moment imagine waking up in the middle of the night with a great idea for a story and not being able to remember it come the morning light. Many people believe, and I've had folks tell me this, that the ability to pound out a good news story; or humorous column comes naturally, without a lot of, effort or thought. Oh, contraire. As with many jobs it is blood, sweat and tears which produces the final project. And what about writers' block? It is one of those elusive, temporary phases that comes over people in a position such as this. It's a time when your mind takes a vacation but makes your body go to work anyway. There is no known cure and I don't see the Writers' Block Foundation of Canada out canvassing to fund research. But do you Quant to know what the toughest part about being a newspaper writer is, besides being forced to shave your beard in public? It's knowing that the guy who reads the eleven o'clock news does about the same job you do but gets a million dollars more a year, has more hair and perfect teeth. Yes my friends, it's a jungle out there. Right Cheetah? Have a good week. P.S. We here at the Sentinel would like to acknowledge some of the positive feeback we've gotten recently regarding this publication. A humble `Thank you' is ex- tended in particular to the couple of letters we received this week from subscribers in Hamilton. We're glad you enjoy your Sen- tinel as much as we enjoy putting it together for you. (SEEMS To QE A CoxPLE or SIZES DIGGER THIS YEAR... JQ000o ing .delivery, thirty cars of CIL and Em- pire Chatam fertilizer have already been ordered shipped to this point, to be unload- ed within the next two weeks. This speaks well for the prosperous far- ming community centered around Lucknow. Twenty years ago, N.E. Bushell began shipping fertilizer to Lucknow, a business then in its infancy. Since then, the tonnage has steadily increased until last year it reached a peak of 52 car loads. This amount has not been exceeded by any other shipping point. 25 years ago March 13, 1963 Local leader to World Scout Jamboree - Lloyd Ackert, organizer and Scoutmaster of the First Kinloss Scout Troop -a unique group of rural Scouts- has been awarded the high honour of being chosen as one of the leaders of the Canadian Scout con- tingent to the llth World Scout Jamboree beingheld in Greece this summer. The Jamboree will be held at historical Marathon in Greece from August 1 to 11. It is primarily a camping experience in world brotherhood. 10 years ago March 9, 1978 Well abandoned - The well drilling operation on the property of Bob Purvis east of Lucknow on Highway 86 has proven unsuccessful and the well has now been plugged and abandoned. Dave Johnston of Shell Canada said on Monday that they "were very dissap- pointed" that the drilling had not been suc- cessful but they were still analyzing the data obtained from the drilling. Shell had drilled to test the rock forma- tionm and had drilled through the rock in hopes of finding oil or natural gas. Neither were located. The drilling through rock in this area, Shell reports, would be a distance of some 1,800 feet. First lottery ticket drawn - Walter Ar- nold, chairman of the Lucknow District Community Centre fund raising commit- tee has announced the winner of the first lottery draw for $1,000. Joy Houston of Holyrood won the cash. The money rasied through the local lot- tery will be used to fund the building of the Community Centre in Lucknow.