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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-09-02, Page 9, �14..„Mbstit„,0%. • WEDNESDAY, SEPT., 2nd, 1944 { THE LIJCKNOW SENTINEL,' IUCKNOW, ONTARIO Fells Of. Fa' rn. in in Yorl shire Dales And Of A Church . Service In Edinburgh Dear Friends;, ' right now Our Dorm is parked be - Now what to tell you today? side the park gates ' on the east It was to have been an, Agricultural. side .of Charlotte ..Square, Edin,• report again but several other burgh,. A moment ago a black things havehappened that might and white collie came along, sniff - interest some of the Bruce County ing at the gates, I was afraid it people so I may condense the .farm-- .was lost, Not A bit later a. man ing a bit. came .along, took a large key out If any of you know Edinburgh, of his, pocket andunlocked. the • youmay be able to . picture us gate. ' He is now 'walking sedately everything AT CTION TERN GRANDSTAND FEATURES . . Opening Fri. evg., Sat. aft. b 'evg;,. Sept: 11, 12 . "Speedway Auto. Racing ' Mon., Tues., Wed., Sept. 14' to 16 Parisienne Follies • starring The Step Brothers Mon:, Tues,,' Wed., Thurs.., Sept. 14 to 17 ' 'Bell Rocket Belt. Demonstration Flights Thurs„•.Fri., Sat., Sept. 17 to 19 Hubert Castle's 3 -Ring ',Circus” Tues. 'and. Wed. aft., Sept. 13 16 Golden Horse Ranch ..Thrill Show :U.S.,. Space Exhibit Featuring space capsules , and models. used in Pro. .. iect Mercury. ;• • Dept. of Lands and Forests Exhibit • A plea : for conservation from Smokey the Bear and friends. • Square IC Folk a•, Dancing Annual 'competitions,featuring the finest dancing roues of the area. • • • Horse Show:.: On. ' of the most popular features •of .Western fair. • Agricultural Displays 'Largest Agricultural Machin:. ••e.ry display of any exhibition in. Canada. • , WIN A• TRIP TO THE WORLD'S FAIR • A .complete expense -paid trip. for, two. Drawn' daily at the. .Grandstand. • Manufacturers' Exhibits New products from Canadian. manufacturers ` new ideas for everyone. The kids love touring the exhibits.' • Midways Adult and''Kiddieland. famous Conklin Shows'ha've; new rides . , new excite- ment. + . W 1_N .. $1,000 A NIGHT It'sa new .drew for $1;009 .every day. Everyone has a chance to win.. / ,See a ,world in action /. . . ` a world inmotion a .ONDO °NT.. 4,*„0 SEPTJEM BEIM 11-19 14A about and the dog is gambolling to and fro rounding up sticks and leaves instead of sheep. Charlotte Square,: by the way it is so perfect •architecturally that no change may be made in the buildings' without special permission. from the GPVernnlint,.It is a perfect. example of something, else I read about. Ori the continent, city build=', ings are built around a place or plaza which• is paved or cobbled; In Britain they copied the" idea but'. • the cobbled centre soon be - dame 'a park, or, garden. Directly across is St George's Church for which a well-known hymn tune is named. It is pow disused, Well, here we are in. Edinburgh; We hurried a bit to get herethis. week -end to meet the son of friends, Bruce Patterson, who. is. over for a month on a Scout Tour: His father is a . cousin of Judge . Fingland. The Scouts were parad- ing to . .church this/ morning, so we . went too, The church . chosen was Palmerston Church. It is• a large,. square, dignified building. 'on the outside. Inside', the choir end is square alsobutthe backof• the church is .rounded.' There is an arcaded gallery . around three' sides, clerestory .windows all a- round . the top .an interesting plaster design in' the 'centre of the. ceiling with a : dove of. peace, lovely carving around :the. , organ. , pipes with .,the burning bush on tap. The console . of the list ofwhistlesa was down. in. front. of the'of. . table and the choir sat of i chairs at one side.: There Were several little] Presbyterian .cere- monies I had' forgotten about until this morning. At eleven o'clock, the Church • officer in black gown' came in ' carrying in .a dignified manner, . a Bible, Hymn Book, another book: ' and ...some., papers.. Then he escorted in •the preacher; and. his :.assistant. , The minister.. went` up. .into.. the .pulpit and the' officer closed the door. The assis- tant minister sat lower . down behind' the 'Communion ' table. There ',wa's a ; Baptism and again the officer ushered in the parents, and the .'.god -mother who' carried the infant. She gave , it to. the father , who presented it for Bap- tism:. The • baby 'was received ;into:. the. "Catholic: or '• Universal Chur ch," : and at :the conclusion 'of, the ceremony, the congregation'. sang . exhilarating..When we reached the The Lord Bless. Thee 'and:. Keep top of ,'Holme 'Moss and looked Thee • and :the ,minister presented over, there ' was the lovely' pattern the father. with 'a Testament: •for of :the, stone fences enclosing the. Simon.' N The. 'next thing was what. al- most amounted. to. a •• funeral • eu= logy for an obviously much -loved and, highly -honoured Church officer Who. had : died. . last week. Then the. Banns were proclaimed for the Yorkshire Dales, ' Airedale' and.,trees, singly. or in clumps,:' re- three couples'. Prayer Meeting Wharfedale, Bishopsdale and Wens- placed the bareness of the moors. before the 6.:30 ;evening service leydale to. name ' a few: Again in For ' several days, • the names of was announced arid it was time the. Dales there was more pastur- the wayside' pubs gave an indica- • for the sernjiori, which was on age than. grain ' growing. • E,ysery- tion of the nature of the work • Prayer The. only disappointment where, there were the stone walls, ; animals, wool,. ; .carter, miner ' etc. was that -there was no music except light grey, dark grey or 'medium • Tom' stayed one. night at the Wen .the hymns, ,and the minister, could ,grey depending on thekind of rock. sleydale' 'Heifer and, the next . at have been .either ' :Canadian or These were many beautiful,dainty, , the Black Bull! • ' American: Certainly his . tongue fairy waterfalls coming down the , We continued on the following ' would never have marked 'him. as. steep 'sides. of the dales and swift. , day along: the path of the old Ro- a Scotsman, 1 rivers tumbling along in their., man Road, straight. up hill and I r.,have used exactly' half. 'the .rocky beds. There were small1 down, like Hall's. sideroad . only :stone. barns . in many . of . the. fields ; many, many miles' longer, Finally - . , `shelters . for the cattle 'when I after climbing Soutra Hill over : . tere -snowflakes fall'' as one farm- F the 'pass and the boundary .We had;, told me. They all had a number ' that sudden . and' dramatic • change - i • of. narrow- slits, in 'the' stone walls again from the lonely hillsides to PAGE: SEVEN' "`You never had to: worry about retirement" Not this happy couple! Many years ago, Bob invested in a ; Sun Life Retirement ` °In- come policy and, now that ' he is •' 65 he will be receiving from Sun Life a . $400 cheque revery month. And when Bob dies, '. his wife will receive two-thirds of this amount each month. as lo,•xig'as she lives. Chances , are you' too ,.may look • forward to many happy retirement years: Follow Bob's example. Why not give'me.a call today? WILLIAM J. KINA.HAN :R.R: ',2 Lucknow ' Phone `Wngham. 35;7-1987 IN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA A MUTUAL. COMPANY . we 'left. Buxton, we. crossed the Pennines by a road over Hohne. Mossand several inoors with, great ., water_'.reservoirs in the valleys. I alwaysfind;. the moor- lands, very lovely ` with their " grass and :sheep ' and ' wide wide • skies. .And ' reaching . the top, after the clin;ib up ,.the long ,hills is very The next day we finished the Yorkshire .Dales at Lower Wensley-' - dale and again' we' had that change' from pasture' to mixed .farming. For miles we passed through lush, prosperous ; booking, 'cultivated fie- lds oats, barley, spring . wheat or rye (I can't tell . as `Y drive' along) .potatoes, turnips,. mustard (cultivated), all the crops we see at home', except. corn . and sun- flowers. unflowers I think the. crops are a bit later.' : maturing here as it was irregular many coloured fields of the third week of July and nothing Yorkshire a •complete contrast was ripe.. There' had 'been some `after the Derbyshire and Cheshire torrential ' rain and ; hail ..'storms .moors:: -It was just too great a over the week -end and the grain to be taken" in all at once. was down badly. For some :miles; .The " next day was nearly all in hedges replaced the stone walls' paper 1 am'' allowed for, an .Air Mail so..I still have space for my farm report. I" think I told.' :you last .week a 'bit about farming in. Derbyshire as we saw it or , :our bus. tour: There .were all sorts of for ventilation 'and • to ' -prevent the rich cultivated fields of the pastures sheep p so a place ; Lothians : with ...the Pentland Hills ' hay f elds wit balesd. of cattle haya or . the fields were so narrow Oneand the ` on the ' horizon. "We Were in Scot - r • balers at work.' But • I saw only walls so close . that we could not land, the land of my very . remote • . one field of grain -barley. Of course see ani grans between a's we 'look- , ancestors and of yours. I . wish • .there is more than one grain field ed across the top of the walls. ' you .were 'along to enjoy it With us: in Derbyshire butcertainly not as Again,grair fields justweren't to • Sincerely,, 'The ,Country. Mouse much arable as pasture. The day' be seen ! one field of oats • that Edinburgh, July 26, . 1964:. Tap DRESS HAY AND PASTURE „...: w�YW CO0Oa �'ERTfL1YER Co -on Fertilizers rs come hi alt the latest recto ithenc ed' ratios and• analyses. 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