The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-08-03, Page 1Single copy 35c
Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, August 3, 1983
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Little Erin Eadie wasn't too sure if she wanted to try riding this wooden rocking horse
without her mom's help. Erin and mother, Connie Eadie were attending the Lucknow Craft
Festival when they decided to take a closer look at the wood and handcrafts by William and
Irene Dickie of The Calico Cabin, R. 5, Lucknow. ( Photo by Sharon Dietz)
Attends summit in Ottawa
Farmers and fishermen -from North
America, Europe and Asia met for four days
in July to investigate the growing interna-
tional crisis in agriculture and food produc-
tion. Over 125 delegates mapped out global
strategies for ongoing communications and
actions to address the problems identified.
Cletus Dalton of Ashfield Township at-
tended the International Farm Summit in
Ottawa July 7 - 10 as a delegate for the
Huron County Farm Survival Association.
The theme of the summit was Forging the
Links at Ottawa.
"What we discovered," commented Allan
Wilford, president of the Canadian Farmers
Survival Association, "was that farmers
everywhere face very similar conditions.
Enforced low commodity prices and insuffi-
cient income are displacing farmers around
the world. In addition, the seizure of prime
farmland for urban sprawl and airport con-
struction are another form of land ex-
propriation threatening the survival of
family farming."
The Survival Association, along with the
U.S. Farmers Association and the North
American Farm Alliance, were the main
sponsors of this first ever international
Farm Crisis Summit.
Major items of discussion included an in-
ternational approach to dairy production
and marketing, effects of low grain price
policies on both first and third world na-
tions, and the principles of equitable inter-
national trade. Throughout the summit, ef-
forts were made to overcome the common
perceptions that have worked to create con-
flicts between farmers in different coun-
tries.
Several of the delegates from other coun-
tries toured the United States and Canada to
investigate the farm situation in North
America before the summit. One of these
farmers, Thomas Moller, dairy farmer
from Denmark, remarked he was shocked
to find out that the farmers in the United
States and Canada face many of the same
economic problems as they do in Europe.
"We are told that the farmers in North
America are all rich and drive big tractors,
and that our problems in Denmark or
Europe are somehow isolated. The truth is
that we share the same problems and we
must work together towards solutions," said
Moller.
The summit made plans for further inter-
national meetings, including a meeting this
winter between representatives of farm
organizations in the Northern Hemisphere
with farmer and peasant organizations from
the Third World.
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Enjoy craft festival
Early 'Thursday morning the director,
wives and other helpers met at the Lucknow
Arena to prepare setting up for the l,ucknow
Agricultural Society's 13th Annual Craft
Festival. By raid afternoon many crafters
were taking advantage of the early set up
times.
By noon on Friday, the opening day, all
available space in the arena was occupied
with a couple of vendors outside.
Many spectators complimented the com-
mittee on the quality of the many fines
displays this year. The exhibitors were very
appreciative of the opportunity of being able
to drive into the arena to unload their crafts.
An average attendance was reported for
the two day show.
Miss Judy Ward, Miss Lucknow Fall Fair
and Miss Mid -Western Ontario 1982 was pre-
sent to make the major draws. Winners are:
First -$75.00 voucher from Button's Meat
Market, Leo Scoles,, Hanover; second -
$50.00 voucher from Fairview Foods, Nancy
Bieman, Wingham; third - $50.00 voucher
from Bain's Groceteria, Mrs. Eldon
Bradley, Lucknow...
Many of the craftsmen donated prizes for
the free draws throughout the two days.
The list of winners includes the prize, the
donor and the name of the winner.
Lamp, Jim Finnigan, Doris Baxter; sta-
tionery tote bag, Noma Campbell, Audrey .
Kaufman; jewellery, Vida Eckenswiller,
Ethel Taylor; salt and pepper, Mary Carter,
Clara Raynard; towel holder, Bernice Cher-
rey, Ruth Inkster; mitts, Betty Hamilton,
Violet McKenzie.
Glass case, Gord Rumming, Sandy
McLeod; jam, Mabel Fells, Violet Raynard;
mat, Barbara Ropp, Diane Miltenburg;
lawn ornament, Tom Cameron, Mac
Hackett; loaf, Mayme Wilkins, Agnes
Gaunt; needlecase, Mamie Roulston Ken
Ack worth; flower arrangement, Ann's
Craft, Dorothy Farrish; wooden worm, Don
Kenwell, Christopher Mills; coaster set,
Muriel Ritchie and Eunice Cunningharn,
Edna MacDonald.
Kleenex box cover, Mary Nelson, Nolda
Scott; plant stand, Bob Watker, Don Bud -
nark; cushion, Suz-a-dor, Gordon McPher-
son; flower basket, Wicker B's, Martha
Wagner; mini broom, Kerslake's Craft,
Charlene Seblefski; lamp, Helen West,
Freda Button; centrepiece, Theresa Camp-
bell, Mildred Purdon; novelty, Ruth Pig-
gott, Michelle Swift; glass sagging, Shar: on
Mitchell, Lillian Garrett; wall bracket, Reg
Gibbs, Robert Campbell; maple butter,
Suzanne Robinson, Harold Johnston; lawn
ornament, Tom Cameron, Michelle
MacGillivray.
Teddy bear, Ivadelle Coneybeare, Mary
Lynn McLean; jewellery, Ivadelle Con-
eybeare, Mervyn Snyder; bell, Bruce Co.
Tartan, Debbie Rintoul; stone pin, Bea
Spiegel, Hal Wiggins; book cover, Gail
Hunter, Gale Winter; fridge magnet, Wendy
Cunningham, Amelia Cumming; Lazy
Susan, Wm. Dickie, Debbie MacGillivray;
milk pitcher, Cottage Ceramics, Iris Scoles;
vest, Isabelle Thompson, Spence Irwin;
wooden spoon, Luba Strulton, Marilyn
Mawhinney; flowers, Renate Seblefski,
Irene Dickie; key holder, Walter DeWolfe,
Karrisa Dickie.
Kairshea W.I. catered to the meals on Fri-
day while the Lucknow Agricultural Society
ladies supplied the lunches on Saturday.
Montgomery Motors donated bus
transportation for the residents of Pinecrest
Manor and Sepoy Apartments to and from
the Craft Festival. Geraldine Schlosser
drove the bus, donating her time. The
Lucknow Girl Guides were present to assist
the seniors in viewing the crafts.
Farmers still wait for rain
Farmers in this immediate are still pray-
ing for rain. Areas north and south of here,
indeed all around us, suffered severe
thunderstorms over the weekend which
resulted in heavy rain. But Lucknow and the
immediate area received less than a cen-
timetre according to Harold Greer at the
Lucknow weather station.
A storm Friday morning passed through
Stratford and one early Monday morning
moved across Exeter and London into Ox-
ford County and up through Milverton into
Perth County. The severe storms brought
heavy rainfall which caused flooded streets
and basements as storm sewers spilled
over, wind damage to trees and crops and
hydro failure.
A storm Sunday night moved through
north of Lucknow across Bruce Township
causing a false alarm at the Bruce Nuclear
Power Development.
Crops need a steady light rain for several
hours or days. Heavy rain doesn't soak
through the baked crust on the surface of the
dry ground and runs off causing erosion. A
light steady rain would soak through the
crust and water the crops.
Farmers fear the grain harvest will dry
off before it ripens to maturity and the corn
needs rain to grow more before it tassels or
it won't form cobs. Farmers are expecting
the grain yield to be less than three-quarters
of last year's yield.
Competes in demolition derby
By Shelley McPhee
Don't let Cheryl Flynn's big blue eyes and
lovely smile fool you. She's "Born to kill".
Cheryl was one of the demolition derby
competitors at the event sponsored by the
Seaforth Agricultural Society this past
weekend. She's easy to spot at a derby. Her
"motto" is painted on the roof of her 1975
Oldsmobile stationwagon.
Cheryl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Flynn of RR2, Clinton, is an expert when it
comes to automobiles. She was the first
female to graduate from Fanshawe Col-
lege's Motor Vehicle Mechanic Course.
Brother Ray has filled Cheryl in on the
tactics and strategies used in the smash 'em
up, bash 'em up demolition derby. He was
her pit man at the Clinton Spring Fair's
demolition derby in June.
As the only female competitor, Cheryl
placed third in a heat of 10 people and went
out clue to sta rter troubles.
Preparing the 1975 Oldsmobile for the de --
by is a big task. The engine must he in top
running order. doors must be wired shut and
windows roust be removed. A hole has to he
cut in the hood of the engine to prevent fire
and a fire extinguisher placed by the
driver's seat. All but the driver's seat is
removed, a battery and small gas tank are
added.
A Class A apprentice, she is the only
woman to receive the diploma in the course
that's seen 20,000 graduates since it began in
1964.
While me of Cheryl's friends have ques-
tioned he career choice, she is more than
enthuse( about her future as a mechanic.
Cheryl as moonlighted evenings as a
waitres. in Clinton for the past three and a
half yea s. And in her spare time, she plays
ball - fir. base for the Whitechurch Swamp
Rats.
Cheryl is presently working at Mon-
tgomery Motors in Lucknow.
Cheryl has only a few more months left on
her apprenticeship until she writes the
government exam for her ('lass "A"
mechanic's license.
A life under car hoods, covered in grease
and gas is not what Cheryl plar7ned. In fact
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