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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-10-21, Page 5all a in in )1d. ey- irth 7J4 -WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. '21, 104 T o• THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Your Weekly 'Mouse .14/ter , Dear Little Mice — Now what to lag: softly The. Mountains. of write you today is a real problem I I MoUrhe, Though I still don't know but I think you Little Mice might why Scottish boys would be sing - enjoy hearing about fishing rather ing about Irish mountains, An than castles or ..plays, or even older manwas walking along a Highland games. We are parked pat/h by the river tugging at a rope in a lay-by, .where we have spent over his shoulder. • And presently the 'night, beside a river, between , the net was in with a number of mountains in Glen Truim. in Scot- shining beauties. Willie and George, land. There is one spot somewhere my young* friends, asked if I in this Glen which is the farth- would like to go.out in the net boat est spot in all Scotland from salt so now I shall begin at the beginn-. water, So the books say, but it ing of the fishing and tell the whole doesn't look like that on the map. story — as soon as the red-headed , . • lay-by a widening on the side twenty-year old gafferfinishes of the road where drivers pull off , mending the hole inthe net. to have a rest or a sleep or a cup The boat was a big heavy clum- of tea. This one is very large and sy. old thing with a noisy hi -board wide. There were two cars and a motor. The nets had been carefully trailer here all night besides our , piled on a ladder -like affair which Dorm and several have come in was loaded flat on the stern of the 15 during the day to excercise child- boat. 1 was quite prepared. to ren or dogs, or to pick heather, : clamber aboard but they kindly Thursday was Castle Day and I placed a, similar ladder from the was quite prepared to use it for shore to the boat for me to walk this week's "Mouse" until this the plank and one older man stood evening. Then I changed my mind. beside it so I could lean. On his Our 'last Castle was Elcho Castle shoulder if necessary. A kind gen- near Perth and Bridge of Earn. tlemanly , gesture, I thought: One I always try to give exact names of the younger fishermen started because your parents or grand- the boat and away we went, May- , parents may have : come from ;.be a quarter of a mile up the some of these places and they river. One 'of the older men walk.: Will enjoy knowing exactly where , ed up the path, and when we got We are: Elcho Castle is hundreds ..to a certain spot, he took. the end of years oldand is built ,of stone of a rope from the boat and then quarried right ' out of the hill We all waiteduntil the men. back where it stands. The roof is on at the windlass had almost fin - it and glass in all the WindOws...ished emptying .the net already in In fact you Could move in and the water. The boy ' at the tiller live there if you could be satis- ; was 18, ,is finished high school and fled with primitive heating, kit- is entering the nUniverSity. Of .St. chens and plumbing' facilities. 'Andrews, to take a course in Math - When I . came up .from the Castle,' ematics and Physics leading to Ernie Was talking with two chubby ' Electronics. Fishing is a 7•;;Week farm boys 9 and. 11 years 'old. job in the summer, to 'earn. some ank They were asking questions about !Money.. • red Canada which we were answering j Soon it was time to set the 'net. oll- as well as .possible, They were : He went slowly part way across very interested when they heard the river and then fairly straight that we were going to .spend the, downstreama little past the wind - night; almost in the barnyard! lass.. All the time the net went There' was a large, clean, cement- into the •waterin such a way that ed space' between a pit silo and the floats were on top and the Some haystacks and we had been • bottom of the net. straight down. given permission to stay there if Then he turned and came ashore. we wished. Well, the boys asked The man on the path walked down if we would liketo see the Net and the boys turned the windlass Fishermen ,at work. I had never and in 'Came 'my' net. One.:.fiali seen this ' particular kind of net and not a very big oneat that!' The fishermen at work so I said .yes. one before had 13 including They gave me about half an hour i several 30 pounders and the next to cook ; and . eat our dinner.And lone 7 or I certainly. didn't bring 1 nearlymade it too. . I much luck! As soon as the fish We walked 'dewn past the Castle ' were out of the water, the slaught-, to the Tay River ,or rather, the er began. :All the men .,clubbed wide tidal estuary of the Tay. The the, 'shining silver . Salmon and tide 'was going but while we were packed ..themf in big boxes •belly there. On the way down, we pass- side up." s • ed the pens where the farmers A few days before, I had paid dip •the sheep. to kill parasites. -as much'for. , 3 Tay salmon Steaks They,. told .Me you can .see the as. I had been asked for a whole filthy ' dead grubs all :over the barbecued chicken. ' But it 'wasn't ground , after dipping. •There was high wages to, the fishermen that another' trough the sheep have to caused the high Price. A com- walk though, containing a Solution] pally owns, the fishing rights along to treat foot rot. I that stretch of water and pays vho re- Pa- tal, led ow. iter to red, tal. ery.; ex- 'ar- Ind re- ne rice cial rold. Vat - Ars. Mc; the hese •bad ' • AEN N But Fishing! We soon reached I very low wages. They , recruit the River where 7or 8 .men were fishermen from the Islands and at work. When we got there Our school boys on holiday. Tay River slim young teen-agers in hip boots1Salmon is the king of all British The were turning a windlass and sing- salmon; I believe. The .• AMBERLEY A joint- meeting of Units one, and two, of Pine River U.C.W. was held on Tuesday evening of last week, Mrs. Leonard. Irwin presided and opened the meeting with prayer and a Thanksgiving hymn The roll call was answer- ed with a verse containing the word harvest. Mrs. George Wight - man gave the treasurer's report, and Mrs. Duncan Thorburn con- ducted the worship service. The scripture reading. by Mrs. Wil- liam Courtney was followed with meditations by Mrs. Thorburn wh6 also read. an interesting story. A recording of a familiar hymn "His eye is on the sparrow" was played.. A reading and pray- er by Mrs. Sam Gibson and a hymn brought the meeting to a close. Unit 2 held their meeting ,in the S,S. room with Mrs. Leon- ard Courtney presiding. After a prayer, Mrs. Donald Courtney conducted the .worship service and. read a poem. Roll call was an- swered with a verse containing the word Thanksgiving, •Mrs. Al- lan Irwin gave the scripture read- ing •and meditations,. and •Mrs. Gordon Elliott a reading , and, prayer. After a hymn and the closing prayer,. Unit 2 joined, Un- it 1 rn. the church where an in- teresting film was shown. Lunch was served by the committee in charge. Mrs. Winnie Watson spent a few days with Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart and. Mr. and Mrs. John Cardiff of Brussels. Mrs. Pearl Bradley of Toronto spent the Thanksgiving week -end 'with relatives in Ashfield and Amberley.• • • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown are visiting with friends in Wheatley. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Culbert Of Southfield, Michigan, spent •the' week -end in • Amberley. United Church Women held quiltings last ,week. Mrs. Duncan Thorburn is, convener, of the work committee. Well•done is better than well said. The Farm. It is 320 acres of the best kind of soil, part in pasture for Angus cattle and sheep and grain, part in hay and the rest in potatoes, turnips ,,and peas: It supports the farmer who rents it from the Laird, and six farm workers and their families. It is completely mechanized with all the machines we have at home including a manure loader as well as a machine for topping and lift- ing turnips. How they manage to make it pay, I have no idea. But I wish you young mice had been fishing with me. You'd have loved clubbing the salmon. Yours Sincerely, The' Country Mouse Between Dalwhuuue and Newton - more. August 9, 1964 PAGE FIVE or such a iittie tifre..! • She looks up at Mummy and . Daddy with complete trust, and that trust is well placed. For not only is she given love and understanding but financial protection as well. Her family are Sun Life policyholders and her father makes sure that their life insurance portfolio is carefully checked at regular intervals to take care of, changing needs, • • I'm associated with Sun Life of Canada, theCompany with the policy. • that's right. for you and your family Why not call me today? • • VIILLIAPA J. KItlAHAN R.11. 2 Lucknow Phone Wingham 357-1987. • SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, A 'MUTUAL COMPANY • World Traveller Is McNaughton Calver Within the. past: year The Sen- tinel has carried a couple of articles about David Kelly, a twenty-one year old travelling en- thusiast from Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, in Yorkshire. David worked for Andy Ritchie in • Ash- field and Harvey Ackert, north of Kincardine for a time. David left his home York- shire early. in January; 1963. He travelled through Europe and the Middle -East to India. From. India David got passage as a deckhand • on a boat to AuStralia, a country he toured quite extensively. He was in Australia at Christmas time last year. .Then he spent a month in New Zealand.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim McNaughton, with whom David became friendly while he was here,. received, the following letter' relating some of David's further travels. . Vancouver, B.C. July 3, 1964 Dear Susan, Jm and Jim, Once again, I. am on Canadian soil •and within another. 2 months, I hope to be in Ontario, where I will look you up. From New Zea- land, I went to Singapore and then spent 21/2.• months in Malaya, Thailand and Cambodia. From: here to 'Japan on the "Viet -Nam" via Saigon and . •Hong Kong. I enjoyed 2 very interesting weeks in • Japan, hitch -hiking over a large area. My' one regret was that I could not spend longer.. .. I ,boarded .. the "Oronsay" at Yokohama and spent 2 weeks in getting to • Vancouver. We' had •a A day hi Honolulu which was only Ian American tourist mecca. I had. ',a quiet trip, brightened by plenty • of dancing and folk -singing. Tomorrow, I am hitch -hiking to • Calgary for the Stampede and when that is over, I am heading . North to see some of the N.T. and the Yukon,. so it is difficult to say when I should reach Toronto. Would you please drop me a line sometime, to cfc Poste Restante, p.p,o„ Toronto. I hope, that this line finds you all in good .health. J • See you soon, _! Rest 'wishes, The • • Ti ,idegAtoice coed .09/t se2e..3013 HOME FURNISHINGS MorrA r APPL/ANCES' AND KROEHLER • . • David • • a • ori iv David visited the MeNaughton's • and other friends in • this .area• about , the second week ..in Sep- teniber. Prom here he planned to go on 'across Canada to the Maritimes, through the United •• States to Alexico and then catch . a boat home to Yorkshire. as he • has promised his ;mother 'he Would • be "home for Christniag." David has '"worked his ' • during most of his trip and' has • • done "quite' an amount of hitch: hiking also It was three years ago this fall that • David left this. . • area to return to his hOmeland • when his grandfather died. ENTIRE • STOCK . SELLING AT PRICES D SAVE!!!! 4 t * * * * * * * * The closer you are to a , person, the more tact " and courtesy you, need.