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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-06-03, Page 5WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd, Do TH,E: LUCKNOW SENTINEL, . LUCKNOW, ON,TARIOi PAGE FIVE RIILEY MEAT MARKET "...-1Custom -Butchering Mondays Hogs, $2.00 in by 4:00. p.m Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound CATTLE, CALVES and LAMBS EVERY DAY, EXCEPT SATURDAY We Do Curing and Smoking B , . . Beef, � Pork. and Lamb. Sold . Whole, Half or Quarter ., . For Better. ' Service; And Lower Prices Call Ripley 100. Chas: Hooisma Prop • Canadian o Caravaners Get Close. close.Up, 01 Englafld Celehra'ting Whitsun 'Week -End Dear Friends — ing the, tents going up. They are Now, ;what.' to' tell you today? nylon and every . colour, shape isn't once it sn t hard - todecide and size imaginable. The smallest. -- Whitsun week -end • in : the New is just beside us and is just large Forest, at. least 900 Years old. We enough for two' boys to sleep in. arrived •here Friday afternoon be- It is about a ':foot ''high at. .the. fore the rush:, And :what a -rush! 'outside edge and three feet • . at The Automobile Association es put upthe ridge. We watched' six boys `tiuiated '•25 million people woulde. ,two tents a few minutes be on the. move, • using 8 million ago... The poles were: • in • • short -vehicles And in a' population of pieces which 'fitted together; one about 50 million'' that is a: large . pole in, the centre 'of eachtent. proportion.' , There were, extra The . ground sheet and corners of trains, ',,buses and planes ;inuse.. the tent were ; pegged . down with • Roads are • literally jammed.. And ' aluminum . pegs • and : the nylon or to our way. of thinking, so is our plastic . ropes : were fastened the part of the New: Forest. But it same way. And there was 'a sec- s' such perfectweather everyone .ond roof for protection.. from:: the :should enjoy. it if possible. And. sun. These . boys were , all hiking' ' I' think they are. and. carried . everything in pack We have watched the • ;people sacks, including sleeping •bags, . arriving in everything"on.: wheels 'cooking ,,equipment and 'food, Then (except b a b y' carriages and ' there are the larger tents,, brought wheel> . motorsy •cies • w i t h. and chairs) . b i c y c1 e s, in on cars. One' across from', us. . ,with- is quite ingenious. We. watched it . out 'pillions andjor sidecars (one go up too. There were actually even had' a pillion" seat for Mom, 1 two tents of common design' with a sidecar for . the kids and dog, ; a,: third' nylon. canvas joining them and `. ;a trailer • for. the camping rand forming, 'either ,anenclosed gear. There was probably a strol- tent on .an - open•. veranda 'style . ler :on top ` of ; the side car..too ), .' affair:, Farther . down the road we bubble cars, three wheeled cars,.1 saw one khaki old •timer and one .small ordinary carsm ,:' medium Sit -camouflaged tent. .Not much., ques- ed. Cars, •' fairly, large ,cars, a few I tion where .they came . from. .::sports cars, and 'a' number' of Then' the trailers. Again, they caravans. Without . exception, are.the ,every.shae size and .colour. cars either pulled •trailers or' were in shape,: like a colt-- loaded. ove loaded . down with' tents; and' other •One drove . looking ered 6• footsquare box on wheels.' camping equipment., We watched The. 1 top was hinged and:when asteady, queue at the permit of- opened and propped up an attach=' five, literally for hours: As soon ed canvas , made the . rest of the as a permit was received -. the I roof. One across the road has .a' permits ranged , in price from • a :beautiful awning all along - .one side, shilling .to...four shillings a..night,-with the ends enclosedand, a flap a, 'shilling. being about 15c - the for closing the' front. at > night. people went on and chose a suit- !. Most. of . the : aw ings . are just a able and satisfactory site. This [protection from • the sun, : particular spot is a "large fairly: • po large, � This site' has one 'water tap open .glade with ' trees all- around( but lacks all:the other amenities. and •a few large ones in the sen- So campers have to_provide: their tre.. We ' are ' between' three huge own to satisfy the forest auth oaks and some ' hollies; .and.. haw- thorns. By the time everyone was t orities. The caravans, (trailers) are se led Friday- night made ade 'Me equipped with'what , are , genteelly Y ' , • e- called Elsans (chemical toilets). think of Wagon Train or. spm. Many campers have 'a',coy little thing all ready for' .an Indian at canvas structure. . out ;back with tack .- the vehicles around',the. ,a nElsan in it, I suppose. Others? Outside and the .women, and child- Well use you own imagination. ' •ren in the. centre!' Actually, there "Well villa` e' With the. nes . There is al yi g , is one part . of. the centre, kept . free. of • vehicles . for the children essaries half • a mile down the • road. And • a 'forest close by, but to play. And - we were attacked,, last night. Twice; wild 'ponies :. of inite rules'of sanitation . or a stiff' fine.. ' • rushed past. . whinnying loudly: in' mare ethods as varied There was. no loss of life. Cooking as the ,habitatioria from a bonfire' It was. a revelation to.us• watch- n Sig J.....k' Back In he North Country Tundra Mines, Yellow Knife, N.W,T: May 13, 1964. Dear Campbell: / Well at long last here I • am and' I should have Written: long ago but one puts it off for • so long that you are. ashamed 'to write, • As you can see by the above address I am back in the ' north not . in. the country of little sticks as I used' to call it, but this time up in the barren lands and; it is 'sure well named. We still have winter here. In fact 'this morning, at four a.m. it was one above zero and we., are still in the grip of ice and• snow. We have perma frost down here close to five hundred, feet. The day I arrived here I hap- pened to look out the window and what do I see but a big timber wolf crosing over' near camp. And. we . also have both red and arctic fox and arctic, bears for neigh- bors. • • Cam, how : is the old . Sepoy town? How memory takes . me back to the barefoot days ' . and my many happy memories.. I. believe you are going to have a. visit from Billy and Mrs. Pan- ter' this 'summer. He was raised at "Big" Jim Webster's on the Boundary. .:I was at a bigfare- well . for Bill.: in March when he made his last/run:'as an engineer on the CNR afer forty-three years of railroading: • So we got. Ross McDonagh 'man ried ' off. Well, I . warned him but 'it was no .use.. These young .fel-: lows will not listen to an 'old- timer I. would' like to send.' a special: hello' to ,all the Andrew, Lane, and' Webster clans, also. a special re- membrance to Andy • Thompson and Lorne McDonald, . also Mary Andrew and your own 'dear moth er. Kindest Regards, Big Jack.. ('Webster). on the ground to a .2 . burner gas. stove with oven and -broiler.. And I .expect the meals are the ,same.. Some - people actually ' sit ; on the ground to , eat, some : have ,fold ing tables and. ' chairs ' outside or on their `verandas' and some have tables ,fastened' in their trailers. As I said, there is one water tap and always 'a queue filling the water holders of every shape, size and colour of plastic. Tonight is the last night for most campers. Bonfires.- are al- lowed and all • day people " have been carrying and dragging.., wood from the forest for fires 'tonight. I expect it will be a pretty sight after dark. There aree people of ; all ' ages and ` sizes too and their dogs of everybreed making themost of the first long week -ends of the. season .— and : such perfect weath- er too. In spite of the.. fact that' this site. 'lacks some comforts, .we wouldn't have missed . it for any- thing. Wish you were 'here too. Sincerely,. The Country "Mouse, New Forest: • igricoltural Society' Binding Dungannon on Monday evening, June 8th Auctioneer Bert Pepper will: offer for sale an assortment of Finance Company Repossessions, Personal . Consign- ments, New and Used Furniture, ' T.V.s, Appliances, Dinnerware, Wall Plaques, etc., EVERYTHING '•GOES furniture A 2 -pc.. French Provincial Chesterfield 'Covered in, top grade imported material with foamr. ,cushions: ' A: 2 -pc • Contemporary Chesterfield Suite (hand rubbed walnut 'arms): • 2 other assorted Chesterfield Suites, all with foam ;• cushions. . 2 Modern 2 -pc. . Daveno Suites converts to sleepers. 2 .9 -pc, Chrome and Bronzetone Dinette Suites •(8 chairs) . ' • .. 72" . Tables: two. ' 7-pc::Coppertone- Dinette Suites, (inlaid arborite .tables) ; two 5 -pc: Dinette' • Suites, 3 Bookcase .Bedroom Suites, : complete with . bed, chest of :drawers and matching box spring and mattress;.. 2 .39 Continental, Beds, c_o p1ete with headboards 'and' legs;; . 2 full. size 54" Spring, Filled Mattresses: " 2 sets of lamP s,. .;consisting of ` tri -light and 2 table lamps; 2 sets -of Step and Coffee Tables; An assortment of Knecktel . Kreations, manufacturers of Top Grade. Step Coffee,' End and Corner. Tables;: Hostess :Chairs Chrome•' Hi -Chairs, Chrome Step Stool; Telephone ..Tables; etc: Appliances and A'; large Refrigerator( with full -cross-top: • freezer; two. electric Ranges;. a long, skirt Washer with pump; a 20 cu: ft. chest type..Freezer . (full warranty) with '' over. 600 lbs . capacity; ; an Admiral Stereo A.M. and F.M. Radio, . like . new; Autornatio Washer . and Dryer,.. used only1 year, a variety of guaranteed trade name Tele- visions. elevisions For Your Financing Convenience Terns on all purchases can be arranged after or at any time during sale. ' is : Oat ThstandiSoli .:Don t: M'ss R n: � . Sales 'tax IEffect .In Cheques Accepted — 3 ;�% • BLACK KNIGHTS FAVOR :RED ENSIGN AND THE QUEEN ' The executive . of . the Royal Black .Knights of Huron County met in . ,Clinton . last week • and sent a telegram to Ottawa to Prime Minister the Honorable .Mr, Pearson "That the Royal Black, Knights ;of Huron County : want no other but the Red Ensign as.•Can- ada's National Flag.' . Also that NEWS BRIEF For the first time since . the Ontario Lacrosse Association was formed Fergus will not have eith- er a junior, intermediate or 'sen for entry in the league: ' There may be only three intermediate teams in the league national anthem.',this ". year.: "God Save Our Queen'; be our ' • Derry. Day will,be held at Clin- ton on August 8th: • ' e can offer valla: oto an attractive proposition. Come .and.:. see us! Ie ,• .'ROWE% NOTICEREcLosING' In Future The Mill IN [I Close Each Saturday at 12:00 Noon: , • have Feed DeliveYy Orile� bY,Thirsday, Please. 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