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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL; LUCKNOV4 ONTARIO
rs. W. Wharry Speaks To Hoitkultur.iIi.
cies On Recent Newfoundland Trip,
ote $22$ For New Cement Planter
tie October meeting of the Luck
and District Horticultural
' ie.ty , was held in the Town
11 Friday evening.. Mrs. Ross
mining, • President welcomed
se present. The .mutes of the
pte:mber �rneeting and those of
executive meeting held on
tober lith were read and approv
The treasurer's report was re-
ived'showing a balance.of
03, 28: which amount included,
grant from the Village of ••
60.00'
t was announced that as a result
the executive meeting' a row .of
es would .be planted at the front
:the Fair Grounds opposite the.
tory: This work, it is hoped'
1 be proceeded with right, away.
ew' planters, of cement have..
en proposed to replace the wood.
ones at the .village entrances.
rmission for these has to be
en by the Department of :High-'
ys and members of thit Commi-
e are; to meet the highways.
gineer this week. On motion of,
William Wharry seconded by
s. Wilfred -Drennan. it was . .
eed the committee be allowed
25.00 this year .on this project.
anque.t plans are well in hand
in this regard ,it is expected
's. Tessie Grieg of Lion's Head
1 be the guest speaker..The
quet is on Saturday,• November;
The Junior members will be
vassing the Membership with
quet tickets and anyone can
tact Miss Ada Webster:dkectly.
s, .Russell Phillipsand Mrs.'
is Cook was the. program •
mittee .:Miss Rosaline Phillips
yed two selections on the
ordian.. Rosaline is a pleasing.
rtainer on this instrument.
� W
s illiam.Wharry gave a. very
resting talk:on their recent ` .•
to -Newfoundland 'wherethey
tedtheir son John and d also en
ed their knowledge of Britain's
st colony and Canada's newest
,ince. They started .their trip
gh the U.S.A. , spending :
it first night in Albany.' N.Y..
from there Rockport. Mass. known
as an . arty centre was visited on
through Nova Scotia, .New Bruns.
wick., .P,..E.I,. and Cape Breton
thence by terry to Port Aux Basqu
Newfoundland. The ferry docked
at 9 a.m..' and, the eye was greete
by a greatdeal of bare rock'.
Highways are •in •the process of ,
being built. Heretofore' the comm
Unities 'have • been isolated and ser
viced from the•sea, Life outside
the cities is most smple'; unbel-
ievably 'so,• when Contrasted wilth,
Obi more .sophisticated living. Mr.
Wharry reports the folk have never
been aware of being deprived of
anything, but are a happy people
quite unaware of the 'outside
world. "
The Island is. becoming .indust-
rialized The: government encour-
ages European Industrialists to
establishplants there. The Federa
government is` participating in :
many projects, especially the re-.
ocating of ;families 'from depress-,
ed areas: •
The churches play 'a large part
the _iieopie2 11-fe :-M-arria-ges; _. _.
births and deaths are registered
hrough the church ,' ' '
The scenery: is rugged beauty as.
he slides shown by Mr,. Wharry
pointed out. Newfoundland has a
peasant. climate but due to the
ocky nature there is not:..much-
gricult'ure but trees, are plentiful.
n the higher points.
A native of Newfoundland', Mrs,.
Gordon Montgomery:; thanked the
Wharrys for their interesting'
ave1ogue.:.She, of. course., as we'
X11 did, .found it to be most int-
informative and made the' remark
that the Wharrys `had .probably
seen, more .of her homeland than
he had, .
• Parents and other. adults, help
when' they put money -in UNICEF
boxes', They help too when they ;�
show real interest when the Space -
Man or Monster at the .doorexplai
ns why the money is needed, where
It goes .and :how, :itis, spent.
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1966 FORD Custom 501,• 4. door /^
1966 PONTIAC Laurentian, 4•door, automatic ,transmission
P , op
2-1966 CHEV Im ala 4 d000ror hardtops,
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1966 PONTIAC Laurentian, Vi automatic, 9. passtnger
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1964 CHEV, 4.Door, 6 Cylinder
1963 PONTIAC, 6 Cylinder, 4 Door Standard Transmission
1962 CHEV,, 4 Door, 6.Cylindir, :automatic
1961 ENVOY, 4 Door
1960 PONTIAC
4 door
96.0 RAMBLER, 4 Door, 6 Cylinder
957 FARGO !/2 Ton Truck.,
SEVERAL OLDER.'MODELS
A meeting 'of the Lucknow Agric-
ultural Society. on'Thursday, Oct-;.;
ober` 20 assures the area of a. bigger
and better Fair: for 1967.
Tentative dates set are September
15 and 16, at which tune it Is hoped
the Village will ' cooperate in prom
:oting:a home 'Coming week end for
the celebration of� Canada's Cent-
ennialov. '
Further business brought to the
fore was ' a Go-ahead to .Charles
Webster . for another "Mammoth
parade and the hiring of bands:
Interested :In concessions. next
year are The: Singer Sewing ..Mach=
' ine Company. Ontario Hospital'
booth , The 'Lions. Club and several
other booths. It ` was suggested that,
perhapstenders on•Booth Priviled-.
ges would be a .good idea; so if
you have an imereste8 group, :it
would be. well to .plan now what
you want:. •
The annual concert date was set •
:for sometime in February and all •
groups is the area are asked to take
note andprepare to help make
BujIIsSelIW.fI,.:
But Females Go
Below Their" Value
Prices 'were: steady on Bulls at
the Perth - Huron Bruce polled •
Hereford sale on. October' 21 at
Teeswater. '
Two top bulls were consigned by '
Leonard Laverty; Sebringville.
Stewart Short of Woodford porch-
ased the top one for $560. , second
went to John,Maize of Dungannon
for $550. 10 Bulls averaged
$395:„50: .
Females sold below their value.
Top cow consigned by George Ken
Hedy was purchased by Vernon
Frickey,. Clifford for $275.00. Hee.
also bought two other Kennedy
cows for $250, each. Six bred
heifers averaged $228, Open
heifers. averaged $145. Overall
1 total was $1,1161,50 for 25 head,
this a concert to top all cads..
The slides taken at the Fair in.
1966. will be judged at the nem
meeting 2nd, Thursday in Novem.
tier - Have yours ready. Come to .
the mneeting.and enJOy the showing i
It was decided to invite the Dlst
rict: Agricultural. Society , meeting,
to tncknow for. the F all meeting
in • 1967 ,'
It was•decided to. accept the sum
of $50.00 :for the Banner damaged
before the 1966 Fair from the. Insu-
rance. Company: •
The gate receipts• were almost
$1,300, with x398, from the•dance
:on Fair :night, •
1. The visit of Miss Canada was a
good investment, and the Beauty
queen contest a good 'ideawhich
may be enlarged upon, for'.another
year.
The Ladies' section of the Prize
List and the School Children's
The Bruce County Warden's
.Banquet was held'recently zly .th Ludt-:
now Legion Hall and the evening/
was doubly pleasant for Ir aiden
and Mrs . P.A.. Murray o(Kinioss
Township. On this' evening, all ..
eleven members of the 'uyray
family, were able to be present,
with ithefr:;pareiits"to'.mark the
occasion.. Seated are. Phonse and '.
Mrs. Murray. Standing . left to •
right, • are meitnbers'.o( theft famity3.
Charlie of moss. Barbara Of
Windsor, ..Frank. of 'Culroict; Mrs.
Keith (Veronica) McCarter of
Wallaceburg. Leo;of . Kinloss, Mrs.
Bob (Margaret Anne).Dales Of St.
Thomas. Alphonse: junior Of -Bernie
Mrsc. Lorne (Eleanor) Kraemer of
Rexdale, John of:Kinloois, hihs.
Donald' •(Elaine) Fisher of Kinloss,
Geraid,:of Kinloss.
section has been Completely -renis,
led , .approved , and in the hands of,
the printer:
This is your Fair..The;Agricirltr.
ural. Societyare, anxious that it be
a success and ask your co-
operation now to make the Canad-. '
Jan -Centennial Fair a good one. ,
1f you are fanning, have no ether ,occupation, • howl
very small Incomio, and are urnietcemPloyed, you may quay
for training in the business" of farming and r t:elite .
finandal
.assistants during, • int . Period atilt. course.:
TRIS .:THREE •
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