The Lucknow Sentinel, 1971-07-14, Page 1$6,00, A Year In, Advancf, ,Extra To U.S. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14th, 1971 Single. Copy • 15c 16 -Pagfl
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LOST BARN BY FIRE
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$2400 Fo
Moffat F(imily
•Ahenefit dance was held in the
Lucknow Legion Hall. on Friday
• night for Mr. and Mrs. Dave.Mof-
fat of the Holyrdod area who lost
their barn by fire a couple of
weeks dgo.
A large arOwd„ between 4,00 •
'and 500 people, were in attend-
ance and approximately $2400
was realized./ Someof this mon-
ey .had been donated earlier to
friends,Whe canvasSed, a .wide
Dave has already begun the re-'
placement of the building,: having
ineve to his farrii.• .The Moffat
farm is east of liolyrOod on tlie • :
Teeswater road. .At thistirriehe'
plans to.erect.a,pit,silo to replace
the pright one which was deelar-
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Lucknow , India
June 16,19.71.
Dear Don,
I arn writing 'this letter as an,
open letter to the people of Luck -
.110w 'and area:
INITIAL IMPRESSION'S OF INDIA
I have been 'in India for two .
weeks and I arn enjoying rny stay
'along. With three other Crossroaders
Donna Martin, Inwood, Ron Per
owne 'Montreal; and Robin MOi-
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• I have found the temperature'
and hospitalitY'to be equally warm
In India, The temperature has
been in the nineties although
this is cool by Indian standards for
,this time of year as a few early
Monsoon rains have cooled the
area. The people are v'ery
.friendly and. eager to entertain, • ''
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teach Hindi and learn about •
Canada. • .„
Agriculture is.qtrite primitive • •
in this areaA team of bullocks,.
.a wooden plow and a hoe are the
wOrkin tools of most farmers.
However, a w, farmers have
tractors and dre employing new ,
techniques, • the movement to-
wards mechanization and imprOVe-
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rison, . ..•
• We. are stayingat the 'ikourig,
Farmers Institute about eleven
miles. from. Lneknow located Ona
:forty 'acrefarm which is quite a ,.
are four 'to five acres. •The Insti-
7—Ititi7is a 'teactirfiTaIdi extension.
• • branch of, Literary House striving
to improve the life of farmer'
,by teaching:literacy and .clertion--
Strating new farm techniques The
• ,Institute hasihreemain areas of
itivolVement:'' the teachingrof
trainees that come for short ard:
• long term courses eg,: tractor
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Luc now • rink was victoriOu
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in, the. District 4 Lawn Bowling
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• Asseciation playdowns held. in •
•JaCk Henderson and-Jack'Fisher
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Lucknow.:. • - •
of tucknow won the ,doubles
play -
downs oker_eight rinks fm mitoh-
elr Seaforth ,,ClintOn Goderich
• . Teesw.ater.,,Witighain and two..
from LUcknoW. They played three
12 -end pines.'
t is t c irsttime the playdowris
have been held in•laicknow.:
.The' two Jacks. will advance to.
further Competition in London •
on Friday, ;July/24tb.
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ells ill
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Blind Man Given
New Hope By
Scouts' Good Deed
Brian and Greg .Henderson,. sons
.ofMr. and MoloIVan Henderson
Jay Passmore , '11 and his 19-yearent fishing expedition in the Nine
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old brother Pat; so.ns ,of Mr. and
PasarriareLoilucknow, ,
proudly display three of the
biggest fish they: caught in a rec7
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Jack Campbell of Lueknow:baS:
sold his Rose Street residence to
Mr. and'Mrs Ross Cumming of
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Luc know •
• '• Curl -idling have
been-residing-tr-ti he Glenn Apart-
ments at the eastern part of Camp.
bell Street.
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SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT
/ Hole -In -One
Injured In/Truck
Train Collision
A driver whose truck collideq.:
last. Friday with a CNR freight •
train on a Huron Township cross-
ing one mile southeast72•TRipley7
is in satisfactory condition with •
head and facial irijuries.
The driver,' Yen '.8eishuizen; .21 ,
ofR.I4,Ripieywastakeflto
•Kincardine General Hospital loll.
7o -wing the, 1 pfiri • 'colifsiori.'i'rie
13eishuizen family reside on the
8th of Huron,, on the former
'Wilmer. MacLeod farni.,
Ben was travelling. south on.side-
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road 10; f 1/4 riiire'S eaSt 91.11,pley
between the nth 'and the iith.con-
cesSiorls when hiss truck was in•
llision with th7e7t.raili,,...tr
pact was heat&by thc. yalter..,
ivr8t4t iOnily.who live nearby
arid Waiter and Donald were On ,
the scene in minutes., They went
to the nearby. fa rrn of. [jot) Strath
• At mg am Course
. Boh•Greer, i8-yeat.old SOTI
Mr. and MrS. Clarence Greer of
Luc kno
Mile river south of Lucknow: • •
The pair baggedsix-pilzelte
longest one measuring 35 inches
and he next two 25 " and 24"...
Three irnaller ones didn't.m.gke
the photo, • '
The.,big one .Wat.Caught in the.
.river, east of Bob Carripbell's •
residence and had beet' the. object
of the attention,ofja tiurnber.of
fishermen .for. sorne time.
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the Most progressiVe agricultural
'techniques on the model.or dem-
onstration la,rin and extension
work in the SurrOundiugvillages::
As CrosSroaders., each of us has
been assigned to:carry_
Study in the'villages surrounding
the. Young Fah -tiers' Institute I
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will be making a study and work -
with' rural youth groups with
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- es u.rc e. urn erview.
,o eston, aye' een oing t eir
good deed" as members of the • .
-11.imberview •Boy Scout Troop.' .
The boys are the sons of Ivan • •
.and Jean (Errington) Henderson,
bothformerly. of this. corn,rnunity..
his :siglit:two years; ago because
of diabetes he gave up hope ' .
most everything, Through the • •
women's group of .Westminster
fecti've• means by which they can
improve village life at.Well as
helping in Maintenance and opera •
tion of the Institute and dernon-,
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scouts Were..apptoiched,and Volun7
teeredtdiake Mr, Harriden'on
tration farm .•
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eoc,cealeoe:reo.4o4;e
Bill Nelson New Lions ClubPresident
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n 9ric" at the Wingharri Golf ClubIfl,
• ,oti Thursday of last'Week.'.
1966 , t3ob had ,a h1p-in-one
oh. the No. 2. hole, at 'the' Wingham
course' LaSt week he picked No:
5 hole to.drive the 1)41 110 yards
tO its destinatiott,'
lie WAS golfi*.With his ;dad at
the tirrie.• 80)31,ftarted „on the golf
dptitse 1111065 when he was, twelve
years. of
• The engine was:net drailed but
da mage estimated At was
done to the braking inechaniSm.
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The engine v./ent a considerable
distance before it was able
'stop.. A locomotive WAS brought
from the Palmerston yards to help
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NBM,•*10,1i611:11ai been installed'
..-al•pretiderti f the :Ltieknow • and •
District Lions CIub He is pitur
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ed in the centre, On the left ,is
6erald Priestap, 1St viOe presid-
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Chisholm diat past .pret.
Went of .the Club,– •
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