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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1972-08-16, Page 14are perhaps somewhat behind these modern times.' Now here in Can-, ada we all know that Clarence Campbell is the mightiest of all Campbells. Just ask Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Robert Stanfield, Wil- liam Davis and the whole pea picking, vote gathering bunch of politicians - they may think that they. represent Canada but the aforesaid Mr. Clarence Campbell represents the N.H.L. and that carries weight these days. This is just an observat'n • no offence meant to the. Clan Campbell. a a • • , A new grain handling facility has been built in Huron Township. It is Mike Snobelen's.grain drying plant on the fourth concession west in. Huron, on his farm almost across the road from the Verdun ' School now operated by John Inglis as a repair shop for his heavy machinery. Considering all this wet weather Mike's new P lant is timely. • • • • • On' Saturday the need for' the Ripley village scales was once more in demand and town fore- man Ambrose Gamble was kept busy weighing loads of grain. Nearby George Harkness and Don Reid have the old large wooden grain, elevator, once operated' by the late Rory Manyn of Ripley and his son Eugene Martyn now dismantled this past week. There just remains the clean up of the foundation. Back in the when grain was brought into Rip- ley by horse drawn wagons it stored hundreds,of thousands of bushels /for shipment on the rail- way. last year even the station was torn down. • • • • . • • 0 "70'0 - crossing. and family in Kitchener. • • • • • Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCharles and their committee on the success of their • second Lucknow Craft Festival. Several Ripley people took part and many from here attended. Both Mr, and Mrs. McCharlis have family, ties with Huron and Ripley. Away back in 1953 their eldest son Allan counted'the first, the-one-andonly-poinr totrat7---- date for Ripley District High School • in the big Owen Sound Track and Field Meet. All three boys Allan, Donald and John 'at= tended school here. Mr, and Mrs.% McCharles have helped the Ripley-Huron fall fair both as exhibitors and 'judges, hence we ' pass along well deserved-congrat- ulations. • • • • • Also back home after 'a two week vacation is Mr.. and Mrs. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 a4f++++++++++++++a+++a4444+ You Money Supermarket When yO,ur erran4 is concerned with rrionex, come to Victoria ___Land.,,Gre Trust where one ',visit gets yQua11 the sewces you need, including Savings at _generoui_irtterest Guaranteed investment . • ce,rtificates at high, high /. interest Mortgage,.. 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Knox Church o be able to be ' Rooney recently Kincardine and undergoing treat- cOndition: It is certainly Kenneth Rooney recovered so' as t out again. Mr. was a patient in District Hospital ment for a heart THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1972 -PAGE. FOURTEEN. This Weekin ,Riple Speaking of grain harvesting and 'shipping the continual inter- mittent rains have seriousli, hampered these operations and lowered the quality of the grain. Jack 'Treleaven of. Lucknow , :oper - ator of the Ripley elevator, has had two good days, as nearly as we can Judge, is7b-ndarand-Tues— day two weeks ago when loads of wheat were coming into Ripley with some testing under .14 points.. in moisture content. The wheat to-day is shipped, in cylindrical • metal tank cars on' the railway. Four empty ones now sit on the main line to Kincardine, just * * • Mrs. Marjorie Campbell of the 4th concession 'east in Hurcin ToWnship reports that the annual floWer show of the Ripley and ' District Horticultural Society wi held, in• the Ripley Huron Le 'on ball on AuguSt 22nd It wi eature Plant and Bake tabl_ s.and the ladies willserye., BY AB WYLDS Congratulations and best wishes from Huron Township and Ripley residents are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reavie of Wingham who celebrate their 35th wedding anni- versary this coming Sunday. Mrs. Reavie is the former Florence Smith of the• 4th concession of, Huron and Jack is a native of Rip- ley. Many remember Jack's good' (humour and• jovial nature and also his 'unfortunate accident when he suffered the loss of his hand in the old Ripley Flax Mill. We also remember Jack as a wonderful singer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reavie attended school here. S • * a ' • Well, on Wednesday of this week, August 16, the C.N.E. opens down in Toronto, The first day has the sortie 56 girls as queens' of local fairs competing for the title of Miss Sweetheart of • the C.N.E. Our own Miss Ellen Elliott daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Bert Elliott of concession 10, Huron Township , will be there as Queen Of Kincardine Fair. Ellen attends the Ripley District High School and her friend and class- mate Miss Sherry Pollock, d'augh- • ter of Mr. and Mrs, Wallace Pol- lock of the same concession will • •attend also as Bruce County Dairy Speaking of the C.N.E. it is this year featuring the first All- World Scottish Festival for four days namely 17 , 18, 19 and 20 of August. The opening day is feat- iiring,the Campbell Clan might'1 Test of the highlanders. His Grace the Duke of Argyll, Chief of the Campbell Clan, will officially, open. the 1972 C.N.E. on Thurs- day, August 17th, at 2.30 p.m.' on. the Bandshell. The Duke and Duchess will spend the day touring the show and will be' the guests of honour at the evening Grand- stand show featuring the Scottish World Festival Tattoo. 'This is all very nice but we can not help thinking those people in Scotland tea. Incidentally, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell live on the former Edgar Watson farm, one block east the 15th and. Mrs. Campbell is the secretary of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society. Mr. Campbell was for many years, before retiring, a member of the Royal Air Force in Great Britain. In addition to this, he is a noted writer 'for news- papers and magazines. •• • • * • New residents at the Fairhaven Nursing Ho-nre--hr-Kincardine--from Ripley Include Mrs.. Hilda Rustin and Mr. William Steer. Bill has been a pa tient in Kincardine and District Hospital for the past couple of weeks. • • • • • Back home from a trans Canada tour as far as Dawson City in the Yukon are. Don Paquette of Huron and Lloyd Wylds of Ripley. Both report a very interesting and ed- ucational vacation. • • • • f . This being the,month of Aug- ust , last Sunday , the congrega- tion of Knox Presbyterian and St. Andrews United held joint morn- ing service in Knox. This will continue during the month of August. • • • a • With the, closing of the _Thomp- son Nursing Home on Malcolm Street in Ripley, the operator and owner, Mrs. Mary Fludder , has a big sale of' furniture and 'contents scheduled for this Saturday, Aug- ust 19th. Auctioneers Grant. Mc- Donald of Ripley and Wallace. Ballagh of. Teeswater will be,in charge. A study of the large sale bills reveals a count of 55 lines describing the different types of furnishings offered. • • • • • Back to her home in Ripley is Mrs, Ernie Pollock after Visiting last week with her son and fam- Oy. Mr. and Mrs Dawson Pollock Princess, Sherry won the compe tition last year. She also won the crown again this year in Kin, cardine and hence will attend the C.N. E. in 1973 for Bruce County. In charge of the C. N. E. "Queen1 of the Fairs" competition is Doug Palmer of Schomberg vice president of the Exhibition. Doug is no stranger here as he often visited-Bert Breckenridge's Feed Store in Ripley, now operated by Elmer Courtney. Doug is also • well known as the driver of that fine six horse span 'of Belgians at the big fairs.' • • • • • • a ••• • • On Friday' evening, aparty was -lield--for-Mr-:-Terry-Kumnier , member of the Ripley Huron Cen- tral School staff and coach of the Ontario Champion Juvenile Hockey team last winter, and on Saturday evening a reception dance was held in the Huron township hall in Ripley in honour of Mr. and Mrs'. Lloyd Campbell of Amberley. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will reside on the fam- ily homestead on the hill over- looking Amberley Beach. 10:.••• _I, Ili • : :••• '1 " : -T- ON' ROSS ST. — JUST OFF LUCKNOW'S MAIN ST. IN. THE FORMER ELMER JOHNSTON GARAGE Phone 528-2702 This business is owned and operated by. Les Hazelden of Ludt ow. Les has had 32 years experience in machine shop and tool work hi Toronto and has been associated with the Ludmow —He_welcomes a ►one to ., .. in and visit his Machine Shop. ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK ALSO DONE • 1 • • • . • . •