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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-09-06, Page 12OE LV • THE LUCKNOW $E TINEL. LUCK • W ONTARIO WEDSIESPAY... SEPT, tti.„ .194T 1; • Culross Resident. Dies At Age 46 CHARLES G, LAMONT • Charles Garfield Lamont, 46. of R. R.1, HolyroOd , died suddenly of a' heart- attack recently at his home inCulross TOwnshiP- • A son of the late Mr. and. Mrs. , Colin Lainont , he had, farmed in this area most of his life, , He attended Riversdale United a; Church and later Salem United . • Church. • Surviving are his wife, the form- er Kathleen ,Hewitt whom he married in ;Buffalo , three sons, Charles, Orville and. Bradley and a, itefs-son „John; five • • . daughters, Nancy., Kathleen, Lynn Donna and Dianne,. all at hOrne; • three brothers,. Clarence and Kelvinof R. R. 1. ,Holyrood ,. and Orville 'of R., R. 1, Forniosdt two. si4,ers, Mrs. Patrick (Annie) Col- lison of R.R.1, Forntosa and Mrs. •'Albert (Hannah) Cerson of Tees - water. He was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters• . The, body rested at 'the Barry „ McPherson Funeral Horne where the service was conducted Tuesday of last week' at g p.m. by, Rev . J.• • .C. Downing. 'Burial took place in rhe'13aPtist Cemetery on Durham Road', Highway 9. , SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley Extoo, C'est , • Well, I scarcely know where to start. Expo 67 is.surely 'the ,•greatest display •of .human in- genuity, imagination and or- ganization that has ever been , assembled. on the. face ,,,of* the earth. It's absolutely „magnifi- cent in almost every resbect. All, you need to enjoy the big fair thoroughlyis about three. weeks $3 000 -and a pair: of legs made of steel springs. • We `did it in „three days, on $150, with • legs that rapidly turned to putty, if it is possible • for, putty to' ache Jike a -bad tooth, We 'took off right after' '• 'church last Sunday. AS usual, "right -after -church" gradually • turned into -3 p.m. •DrciVe 150 • miles: Stayed • with sister-, . in-law. Long time no see. Big ' palaver until 3 a.m. . " Bogged .another •....200, through .the heat to Allexan- • dela. near Montreal, where old buddy, .The Man. from Glengar ry, generous, joyous Gene Mac- donald, had offered,' free, two Motel rooms for as 'king as we' . • e- 1 • ; • • You ,Caq Wash And Spin -Dry - Up To 241bs. Of Clothes In Less Than 39 Minutes No special plumbing is required! Do a:6 -lb. dry weight load using 83/4 gallons ,of water — water can be saved for a second Wash! Maximum7svashing tinie is 4 Minutes —`spin dry in one minute Separate motors for washing and spinning allows you to wesh and spin dry at the same time! . This semi-automatic washer has a twelve -foot cord and rolls easily on casters — makes it very portable and easy. to store! All you require is a tap and sink or. even a bathtub for draining and a two-pronged electrical °Wet. Approx. Size 30" x 16—x 32". • CALL 528-3112 FOR DEMONSTRATION , . , • . • . ' • EACH . . . FREER D ELECTRIC •Lucknow.. . .Phone:.5284111: • • wanted; Swift 'tourof ancient, interesting town, drinkat golf; dinnek at' the Maedon, 11:Se!7'110-see, Ct' 0. story:iveOin4rfl. 1; 1 hospitality.even to, tall, dark • and handsome 16-yearTold son 'Neil ,,to entertain our Kim. Es tirnated departure time; • 14) :departibg e: 'Up brightaiidcai1y and off at the crack' of noon. Fortu- nately, as Gene. had ,promised, it Was only 'an hour's drive -front Expo. Became • biggest. • joke --of. trip. He . Obviously • meant by- ' jet, or straight across-conntry., My car • goes better on, highways. • "Just.: follow the. Expo• • signs;" • it said. We' did; We . completely surrounded the city • of Montreal arid .wound up in a• ' , parking ,lot • which was a' 3( -minute ferry 'ride from Expo: The.,regulat lets are five toten , Minutes. from the • •:grounds, The ferry cost $1.50, a.• perscin. The 'other- lots. Pro- • vide a free bus. The ferry. •„domped uS at the wrongend of Expo, just ten,- miles from •. where we Wanted to be.: At : 3.30 p.m. we ;were at EXpo. -• •'Never mind, we finally Picked., up 'My press pa.si.. The • press building was a little bit • • Or ' heaven: , air-conditioned; • food and drink reasonable. Slightl revived:, and , just • • about the time I hadthought • we'd be heading for home; we started, out to "do” EXpo.,: •' ,, ,As always with our, . family.; • there were no plans, no organi- zation,.. We went into the first •building We -Saw. :It was the • . International ' • :BrOadcasting •,Building.. Fascinating, perhaps, •for an engineer: -For us; it. was'. • :slightly less..absOrbing than a visit to the local library: Kill) at. the age when . she abhors, beingdragged around by her parents. Her first pro-, • posal was, ."Let'a split and meet somewhere." Would yOu turn loOse1 your: 16 -year -Old' ::chick' in a crowd. of 300,000; •:in an area the size of a laige • City,' when none' of us bad• a. clue about: how to get •haek: to :the ferrY? • • So,' we sulked • our • way • through 'the telephone build- • ing. It's f dandy show. And it Was 'here that i first discovered '• that My press pass: niade Aldd- • din's . tamp look. like an old • candle butt. a just•took itout • and kissed it as I See, • there are these 7,000 People lined up; about .four abreast, for. a. • quarter -Mile. • With a press pass, you :alk to the head of 'the.Jine, flash the pass, and your party is admit- • ted at the "reserved" entrance: • immediately, along with 'people inwheel-chairs, and comas and " other condition. '• • The first time. we did it, we . • felt like real skunks. I 'expect- . ed the enraged types in the • Iine-up to sereant and rave or threaten to tear Us 'to •pieces. • Nothing'happened. The second time, I' felt like. Chaties. de • Gaulle: After that, 1 lost alt • compunction for the standees, • and began looking 'for pavi-. lions with the longest line -tips. • for, the .sheer • pleasure • of gate-crashing. Such is man. Russian pavilion next.' • tiful line-up. Pavilion was rath'- vr like a vast departinent. store • specializing • in space4ravei • eqUipnient. My wife collapsed into a chair on the third floor •and --;„a number 'of. people thdught she waS, ,baving, a stroke. By • sheer ;goad ••ieek, we found our way home, anaihnr- • ticd that, ;:one hour 'from Expo” in only 21/2 hours, after • missing the • turn-off to Alex • and wandering about the wilds • - of Eastern Ontario ,for an hour, ••Bed at r.t.iiii#Eam' •• Yes!' NoW is the time to have your car checked completely from bumper to bumper. .Let our expert repairmen put your ,car in,,, topshape for school season driving. LOCHALSII•NEWS'. John Bradley and Jim Boak.Were on .a teamfrom the 4-H Dairy , Club at. Beigrave on. Wednesday evening and' gave a .demonstration on the Dutch Elm disease. •• Friends are happy to hear that , Reuben Wilson is home from Vietor. ia Hospital in London. Mr.' and Mrs. Peter Leeson and embers family were callers in the comm- unity during the week. • Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bradley took their daughter Phyllis to Toronto on Sunday, where she will be teaching for the coming year. After the heavy rain of the past week, the farmers are busy at the' combining ,of grain once again with the sunshine and cooler days.. For' increased: feria income CO■•OP Offers this Fall Fertilizer Program . . , • foi the mOtt economical use of fertilizer on Your spring crops. • . • ' practicesand an analysesl3ated onDePartihent of Agriculture results\ _ . , for cash and the convenience of t.QC41: SERVICE. For your fall fertilizer needs and for FREE soil sampling contact.. • • lucknO* 'District Co-op PHONE .518.1115.