The Lucknow Sentinel, 1970-08-26, Page 15WEDNESDAY, AUGUST,21h, 1970..
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
PAGE FIFTEEN'
tOMMUt±ELY FORUM
' Noble: Thoughts aid. Nicholls.'' Notions.
RURAL LIFE OR U'RBAN LIFE
Which• isl better , .rural life or
urban life? This has been•a long
• debated question whenever some-
one from. the city meets someone
•from' the country. Those froth the
•country .like to boast .about -,-the
advantages of rural living.: Here
one can beclose to nature. One
can fish and'ht?nt , tramp through
• the woods, hear the singing 'of the
birds, and enjoy.the beauty of.
nature. No smoke from large.
industry pollutes .the air; no noise
from jets, or clamour from traffic
disrupts a night's sleep;•-no'traffic
jams frazzle nerves already worn
thin' from the rush and confusion
of the day's activities. In the •
country •, time 'and space see. m to.
be, extended to allow a. person.
More freedom to appreciate liv-
ing.
iving. • Where else •can. one .have a
large lawn and a private back
-::yard? Where else can .One have
fresh garden vegetables• from their
own garden?.. Where else can
people know their next-door
neighbour and• count' on hien to '
help in an emergency? Where •
else can•people,know everything
that is going on in the commun-
in, sports. In the city , two arenas
served 200•,,O00 people; but in •
the country .one .arena served
2',u.0.0 people. His•children will
haVe more opportunity to use the
arena in the country area thanan:
.the city.
• "Iris easier to -raise .c:llildr
in the country ," claim ome
"Children are not faced with the
temptationsof the city." Many
rural parents fear for their .child.-
ren whenthey leave the country
to find a job in the city. They
are certain their children will
be corrupted by the evil .influence
of the city. •
Obviously.; rural living has
many advantages. But remember.
this. Many- of those who sing; the
praise .Of. rural living with *a bias ,
also want.many of the advantages
of the city, without accepting the
responsibilities and problems of
city life. They wantthe most
*up-to-date cars:and mechanical
l b ,ur=savrng-machines;; -w•h-ich-
must •be produced• in the city.,
without dealing with the noise, and
srnog• and confusion of industry in
the city. They want to goon a
shopping• bonanza in the huge
.ity and show common concern • shopping ma•lis of the city without
= -about
all that effects the .'corn- •1-thee-prablems_of rnass-societ_j�.
triunity?: I'ndeed , rural• living. has They are glad to see the city prod
many advantages over city living uced television shows , attend the
Ocie-person-w-ho--le-ft--the<ert-y• movies , -a•nd see N:H L: hockey
to live in:the country~said he; which become available because
came so his family would have •of the urban environment. They
more opportunity for involvement want their children tel go tgcol-
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or find a job from the multiplic-
ity of possibilities found in, the
city . ..:...
Cities have other advantages,
too. One.can selec. t his friends ,
and notnecessarily associate with
the person next door. One can
make responsible' choices about
the things he.wants and the things
he•• does. out:.of an endless ,variety'
of•s6ifetion. dne can gain eat-
er. maturity; as he is forced to
Make these responsible decisions.'
Also because bettertrained
people tend to. locate in larger
centres, and because more tax
•money is available for'better
schools and Services, 'urban dwel-
lers have a better chance of re--
ceiving:the°best services. avail
able. Contact withmany cultur-
es and ideas helps •to. overcome
a narrow view of life and helps
develop a more sympathetic ap-
preciationof• others.
When we think about it we
soon realize• that we .cannot hold...
a. biased view that.,one style 'of
life: is better than another. What
every.rural dweller must realize
is that urban life is here to stay
and will continue todnfluence.
to a greater 'extent -the style of
life witli which°he is now familiar
It is. essential , therefore that he
appreciate the worthwhile values..
of•urban living and use the best
Of urban. life •to enrichhis:own'.
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Dungannon,—Ontario
On August 1st ; ••themembers of
the MacDonald Clan gathered On.'
the farm of -David and•Finlay'•M_ac•..
Donald', Ashfield Township, 'to • •
celebrate the 41st'anniversary of
xhe,re uunion.._
Acquaintances :were renewed
and new ones made , .in the grove,
while the Scottish Pipes .pla.yed '
153 signed the guest book. '/. •
Relay games and faces were •
looked after by Mr. and Mrs.
�1Tan MacDougall and Mrs. Jim
West. The young people won.
chocolate bars and Suckers;' and ''
wound up•.•with: a bubble gum.. •
scramble
Pictures were taken of all. 'the:
first cousins,which will provide .
a record •.for the 'future..., . ' ' '
Christine MacLennan ushered
n
the -pipers--David-Ma-cDona1d
D. A. MacLennan , 'Murray Mac-.
Donald and Wilfred McQuillan,,
to the :platform., where musical
numbers were, enjoyed by all.
A=so10 terc rristi a , acconrpa n
ied by D. A. MacLennan•ended
their prograrn.and• grace was
sung beforethe smorgasbord ..,
lunch
Mrs. Jean West Mrs. Orland'
Mrs•.. Robert Simpson and Mrs,
Ralph. Cow,le: were .conveners for.
thedelicious meal.:
.The program„was chaired by
the President Donald Simpson.
The youngest •baby present was
Bethany Anne MacDonald Berk
.haieg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
'Bob (Mary Edith .Agnew.rBirk-
haieg of Chicago, U S ..A; 'those.
over.eighty present were Mrs.
-Belle-Campbell ;.- Miss Agnes
Campbell and Steve: Stothers;
and to come the farthest, Finlay
(Kenneth) .MacDonald from Cal-
ifornia, U.S:.A. and .Mr. and .:
• Mrs. Lane. MacDonald from Vir-
ginia ,
irginia; U S•..A. Marriages.in'
the -=past jyea-r wereMr and-M•r-s
.Paul Harris, 'Mr. and Mrs.' Rob •:
Davies (Betty Anne Simpson),
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robson
(Cathy Cglbourne) . The new
mernbegs-;:were.--w-elcomed-into
the'clan.
Two•: new flags were donated to,
the MacDonald' Clan :by Finlay
y(Dan)`MacDonald`from Chatham
•and another from .Mrs.,Janet
Mathos (daughter of Mr. and Mrs..
Lane. MacDonald)...• The•American
flag was flown over the' White
louse :in Washington •D.C.. and is
iiow up here tobe raised in Cedar,
Grove: Donald Simpson expressed
apprecraticsri on behalf of—the,.
Clan
A moment of silence was 'o•ser-
ved for those who'had passed o
during the last. year , Lloyd 1. c-
Donald , Arthur Simpson; and
Mrs. John (Francis) MacDonald.
AMBERLEY
Glen: Ferguson of Amberley,
who graduated• from : Stratford
Teachers' College will teach • at
Y irmouth,Nbva Scotia.
Mrs and.-Mrs::Donald 'Court=
aey,-•Carol., Coutrney of- Kitch-
ener . and Mr. ' and ' Mrs: Gary .. .
Courtney, attended •a family re-
union at .Stayner on Sunday of
last week.
Dennis Irwin-ot- a-lifax;,-No-
va.Scotia is home on leave with
his parents and farrtily, Mr. and:
Mr3.' Leonard .Irwin.. • •
Miss Judy Thorburn of Lon-
don. spent the weekend with
her-parents-Mr:.a d Mrs. •Dun-
can Thorburn.
At Pine River United Church
on Sunday Mrs. Bob Courtney:'
and Mrs. Bill Kempton sang a
iitet.-
'Mrs:. Glen Campbell motored
to •Port Stanley on' Saturday to
visit her aunt; Mr, Sadie
Vollams ;who spent ifranie time
at the Campbell home last
I year. •
” A shower in honour of Mary
Ann Funston, bride -elect.: was
held at Reids: Corners . Com.
rnunity: Hall on . Saturday :of
last week. • Mrs. Reg Godfrey
ep
erred with 'a Sing song led by
Mrs. Linda Campbell who ' was
accompanied by,. Mrs. ' Gayle
Lowry at the piano. Mary Ann
was escorted to •her place of
.h•.o•
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•1•• • ••
r, and •rs. eorge ac pona •
Murray MacDonald and Finlay
MacDonald provided music which
brought out some .good step -dant
;ets, t- set the mood' of the -----
evening. -_-evening.
,From' Pine' River ;.Phil Paquette
Larry Irwin and Peter Walden
sang "Green , Green, Grass,of
s
167,1e'",-,g,..7�to nd j� er //^^� pptT11
accompanied by Lillian Simpson.'
The secretaries report was read
by Mrs. Jim West, and. David ' • •
MacDonald gave the treasurer's
report. • Both,accounts were
accepted as read.
Election of officers for next
''year are; President, Jim West;
Vice -President , PetQf Campbell;
Secretary, Mrs, Jean West; Treas.
urer, David MacDonald,
Lillian Simpson planned the.'
'entertainment which started with
a sing:so:ng led by Marion M'inn•.
-Everyone--joined in singing—the—old
time favourites.
Square dancing Was, next; with
Gebrge MacDonald calling, and
Irma MacDonaldla,Ring the'
piano and Murray MacDonald on'
the -fiddle. ' Dancers and spectat-
ors alike, enjoyed this event. .
Closing remarks ,by -Donald.
Simpson, along with the singing
of Auld Lang Syne and The Lord
Is My Shepherd, brought to .a
close another enJoyable re -union,
Clarence Greer provided' the trio-
rophone system for the event.
and Joyce Walsh, after which
an address was read by *Joan
Sheniman. • •
-Ve^a1—duets'---were-°-gtiv'ei� .bye
Joan ' Ferguson and Shirley,
Reid. with Mrs: Mary Gibson as •
accompanist. After a reading ;
on `'Marriage," by M-rs. Ivy
Courtney, many lovely gifts
•were opened b the bride -elect'
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• er assis s, • art yn
Thompson, Eleanor >✓tmnerton
and Joyce Walsh•.. Mary Ann
made a gracious reply thanking ••.
everyone foci' the gifts and
special thanks to those who ar-
ranged the Showera.nd pro-
gram. •She extended 'an inti
tation .for everyone to come to
her home where `cher trousseau
was displayed. Lunch was sere
ved by friends of the bride -el.
ea aind a -social time followed.