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BY D.A. CAMPBELL
IMMEDIATE
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ON ALL UNITS
Until the end of February 1980
1979 CUTLASS' SUPREME, .2 door, 6.
2:;. 1979 CHEV IMPALAS '
1979 CHEVELLE MALIBU CLASSIC, 6 cyl.
r.
1979 PONTIAC PARISIENNE; 3 with air,
1 without
179-78 LA MANS, 6 cylinder
1978 CHEVELLE, 6 cylinder
1,978 PONTIAC LAURENTIAN, 4 dr.
1977 CHEVELLE, 4 door, with air
1977 OLDS 88 ROYALE,. 4 door, fully equipped
1977 CHEV IMPALA, 2 door
2 - 1977 CHEV IMPALAS, 4 door
1977 DODGE MONACO, 4 door with air
—19-7-7-DODGE DIPLOMAT--stationwagon-,-6-cyL
19'76 CHEV IMPALA, 4 door hardtop.
1976 CHEVELLE' MALIBU CLASSIC, 4 dr.
1976 LE MANS, 2 door
'i976 OLDS 98, full power
1975 PONTIAC LE MANS, 4 door
1975 OLDS CUTLASS, 4 door
1975 CHEV IMpALA, 2 door
1974 PONTIAC, 4 door
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1979 GMerik-ton-Ocktiti
1977 ,C1-1V VAN.
1976 CHEV, 1/2 ton van
1975 CHEV. VAN
1975 HI CUBE CHEV VAN
1975 CHEV, VI ton van
'1973 INTERNATIONAL 1600 series, cab and
chassis, 5 speed transmission, 2 speed axle
1971 INTERNATIONAL, 18' van, 5 speed trais-
mission, 2 speed axle
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• - LUCKNONV LEGION
NiTED1NIESDAY,FElt,p r 8i09 OM:
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liebeast Sentinel, Wednesday, Febrility. 20, 19801Page '7 Bridge and euchre party aut Finecrest
ATTENTION FARMERS
TiffrOMM011$100110fr
nesday evening:
The guests were welcomed
by the Worthy Matron Dr.
= Alma Conn-Armstrong and
Estarl convener, 'Mrs. Flor-
ence Reavie, Musical enter-
tainment was provided by
Mrs. Donalcla Moffat for the
residents of the home and
. was, enjoyed- by' all
Huron Chapter No: 89 -Eva Carr; • high man, Joe A IOVely lunch-Was served. were welcomed on behalf of _
held the annuatEstali McMillan; high lady playing by Members of the order to the staff and residents of
•• bridge, and euchre party in as a man, Mrs. Ferguson and bring -the enjoyable evening Pinecre'st Manor and thank
Pinecrest _Manor Nursing high man playing as a lady to a close. .for their participation
ionic to Luclraow Wed- Gordon Fisher. 0:E8, and gueSts - yearly, by Mr. Aubrey; .
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Elmer Smelizer . read
scripture; followed by a,Med-
- itation 'and. prayer. by Mrs.
'
Courtney. The Mission Study.
on Japan was.00p*od by
. •
The February meeting of.
Pine River U.C.W. began
with dessert,. enjoyed by 20
members at, the home of
Mrs, Carl Hooey, Mrs. Jack
•
.. • , Whether they like. if pr. not, op m ildren'ust accept the .• , Redtrees :.-• a
th e
•of white `framebuildings in a:
. deOisions' of theirparents.' Sometimes in olanninglhe hollow of the 'undulating :terrain:. In the distance,: a
- --Hoburse-of-destinyT-the jeye-,--hopies and dreams of' little vehicle' spearheaded .a clotid of -dust as it -:headed
. - . 'hearts are. too often oVerlOoked; Our deCiSion to:feaVe • . towards-. PantOWri . and the: urban-. areas beyond
thp Hungry' 'Hundred severed" :Many ' thildhood- ...TOMorroir; we would travel alahb that road.
. friendships, some of them 'Which adultS never -quite ..As we strolled' back towards the barn; I. was draWn
understand, The fantasies of. dhildren.do:.nt4 take-into td .the. last resting plade of ,the.MaCCrim moris, a fitt le
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account the cold realism of life: SaYing -•goOdbye to a group ofitoMbStOneS pearthe sixth concession It was
Scheel. friend or. a 'pet, which hae..been showered, -with: a Taman. green patch of ground surrounded by brown..
, .. idve and .devotion,r.can be a Ver traurnatiddccasidn. I , grass and golden rod . ThroUghout•the years, AnguS y.....___
' ,•.• tried to'tuShion 'the blowe as ..b" sl• I COuld,- but I Was' . had 'kept the'' place trim Only. with a pair' of ' hand • •
'`-'• asked a' lot . of awkward: que tions,'' some of them. ' 'shears. I .-read again the' inscriptions ..and pages of '.
' almost- impOssiblete'ansWer: I rerrieMber a little blond hietorY appeared . before My...eyes, 'There were names
head bending over aHsrnall cage of twigs and String. :and 'dateS which. revealed som.e of the tragedieS of
Laboriously he fastened' the pieceS :tbgether. and •wa6 , • pioneer dayS - babiet only a few days old 'and young
- -: so-intent 'with hit task that hettaldn't notice"-M-e ,women _who died •,inTchildbirth.-:---Here--,were- the-last--
"That's a fine piece of work, '7 I said, ',"1/Vhat is. it reCbrds -of life and liberty wrestled. -from a vast
for?" • . " . . • :, wilderneas. I think Sue read my thoughts. • .
"'It's .a littLeihouselar Charlie 'There .won't be .4-• ``f have atwayS led this place, Daddy.,...and yeLl
shedirtIthe_dity_i will. them?" '.. . , 1 .. . ' never really felt,we 'belonged, here. It is still the horhe
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Charlie:: WaS . a duck, who at that 'moment was of these people!" ., . . . .
enjoying the• freedom., of the pond in the valley'. It was not the voice .of the child speaking,. but the
EVidently;"Charlie was.a very. Irnportant.persOn in 'my ' echo7of the innermost thoughts of both'of . us. Thelrian
little son's life. . ; . ., • , --• and the 'child, feeling the presence of yesterday.. So
"I've been thinking about Charlie." I said,:tryin.glo ' much of the pioneers ;remained. The huge 'stones
be.-very concerned. • '1 don't think' he'd j?e• happy , dragged' off theland to the property lines: Split rail
were we are going, No', there is no shed at the. new .fences, unmoved frOm the position where they had
place and no pond ,frir ducks, to swim on,... Yes,=_Vve..,.:_first .been • pleced..,Thelarge .retigii. timbers -of -the .
been thinking about .Charlie, and I want .him to be
• happy: :Suppose we leave him with one of the
neighbours: until we can find a 'Proper plade to keep
him: If, we leave'him here, we can all come back and .,
. visit him. I think Charlie would like that.-
. We found homes fora dog, two cats,' a rabbit'and a.
hamster, A large toad and some garter snakes 'were
set free to. fend 'fOrthemselves. The entire Campbell
zoo was ' gradually dispersed to various locations .
across thecouritryside, and by one means or other my'
wife argil. srpeotbecLthe,tr_oubietLwatersqL.,child.it.h......_
dreaMS. ' '. ; • ' ' ,' • •
"Whatever .ernotiOns my qldest daughter felt, she
kept to herself, Jeannie. was constantly, employed
sorting out what had to be-kept and what had to be:left
behind. A practical soul ; she helped with the washing. . . and ironing .but. always kept one eye 'upon the
.children, as if their safety was her respdhsibility,
' Marjorie was two years: younger than Jeannie and
like myself, a roMantic. TOday, somewhere ihSritish
Columbia, she, is a writer' under the pen name of
Marjorie Campbell, but in those days we just called
her Sue. I realiZe now that Sue and I had a •,lot in
common. I might have known that w hen.she. began to
Make up fairy stories and tell them to a bunch of wide
eyed kicIsT some day she would put her vivid
imagination on paper. -
On the Friday before the sale, I helped in, gathering
together the numerous -.items which Were to be
auctioned on the following day; and' when We had
finished, I took a• last walk over the' rolling land. 1
'really wanted to be alone but'I was not surprised when
Sue joined me, It seemed in those days that Sue had
two wonderoUS eyes set in a freckled face, on either
Side of a little snob nose. She wore her hair plaited in
Ord tat f MUdh TO the delight".dfthe,mischievaus.bOys:
who sat behind her in the one roomed school house.
• We Walked together in silence takingl n the familiar .
scenes. 'On the high groUnd wecould see the village of
..8tOy
an
The bridge prize winners Campbell opened the meet- Mrs. Smeltzer, vice at Pine River Church on
were. high lady, Mrs. Don- ing with a poem on "Friend- March 7, with Mrs. Donald
aIcla Moffat; high man, ;Far- ship". Mrs. Bob .Courtney Acting secretary, Mrs. Mitchell the speaker.
Ijsh Moffat.and mystery, •Roy introduced the Valentine Lynn Lowry, read previous
F'inlayson. The euchre prizes theme on "Love", All joined minutes and called, the roll - In closing all joined hands
were won by high lady, Mrs. in singing "My Task". Mrs. which-was answered with'"A for the, mizp;11 benediction.
Book I Have Read". Treas-
urer's report was given by
Mrs.. Ken Farrell. 'The ladies
Were reminded of the
World's Day,. of prayer ser-•
p .
buildings joined only-by wooden bowels and trimined:
by rough tools and hands. , .
The'Redtrees community Could have been founded
by any one of many ethnic groups, but it so happened
that it was settled by the ScqtS. The Highlanders and
their descendents are scattered throughout the world,
and much of their tradition remains. As 1 stood
looking down on the monuments to the pioneers,. I felt
not only the presence of the Spottish ghosts in an alien
land, but in that moment when imagination is deep
and_ 'profourtd„Lbear.dinelament. p I ay e,d_by_the_bi pea
of the MacCrimmons.
My wifealling from the housearoused me frorn my
romantio dreams and brought me back to reality. I was
wanted on the telephone by my friend who had found
me the job in the aircraft factory. It was an interesting
conversation both for me and all the subscribers on
the party line!
"How would you, like to 'stay in the neWspaper
business?" my friend said, It seemed like a very
strange question to ask the late editor of the now,
defunct Grunt and Thunder.
"You've got to be kidding,- I said, fearing that my
job in the city had been cancelled. "Do you mean I've
been fired before I've started?"
"No! No! We are going to put out a publication for
the eMployees - something like a monthly newspaper -
figured you would rather do that than write technical
books - lots of scope to use your writing."
"Sounds &eat," I said enthusiastically. "What
about the salary?"
"A few bucks more than the other job we offered
you," my, friend said.
It took .about two seconds for me to make up my
mind. "You got yourself a deal," I told hini. "HI see
you Monday morning.." • " - •
I recalled an old saying of my mother's - "When
God closes a door, he opens a window!'