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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-08-18, Page 1LU Icn Luc ow , Single Copy 35e amboree '83 - Published In Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, August 18, 1982 20 Pages 14 Student appreciates culture Mary Eadie of Holyrood has just returned, from a three month exchange trip to the United Kingdom which she says has left her ,t/ith,, a better appreciation of her home country. Europe makes you see the different • culturekwhich make urCanada and far from being a problem, this cultural "melting pot" makes us most interesting, says Mary. ° - "We are many cultures within one culture," she says. Instead of complaining, we should start working together to hang on • to what we have, she observes. • Having toured in the United Kingdom, Germany and France, on her trip, Mary says you begin to appreciate the wealth of our natural resources in Canada, the advanced methods of agricultural practice and the abundance of agriculturally productive land which is available to produce food. Canad- ians are very fortunate, she says. Mary accompanied three other Junior Farmers on the exchange which is sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. All four are from Ontario which is the only • in the news S.O.S. group meets During the last war a group of girls organized a club S.O.S. • (Send Over Smokes). . Periodically, smokes, as well as food par- cels were went to our Lucknow men who were serving their country overseas. It is 37 years since the War ended and the group • held a reunion Saturday, .August 7. • Eighteen girls sat down to a delicious ' • home cooked dinner, served by the ladies of the Purple Grove Centre at 12. noon. • The afternoon was spent visiting, reminis- cing and enjoying entertainment at the home • of Gladys Robertson. • Attending the reunion were Stella Com- • ming, London; Mae Bridges, Exeter; Flora Webster, Kitchener; Elmira Finnigan, God• - erich; Rozella Ard, Wingham; Alva McIn- • tyre, Teeswater; Jean' Willits, R. R. 1, Wingham; Mary Simpson, Whitechurch; Gladys Robertson, Purple Grove;and from • Lucknow; Marion MacKinnon, Kay Mcln- . tosh, Elizabeth Robinson, Kay Collyer, Arnetta Thompson, Hazel Charles, Mildred • Cameron, Mary Collinson and Maudie •Fisher. • Unable to attend were Helen Hall, Lucknow; Etta Belle MacDonald (Culver), c, and Zelda Stewart (Henderson), Toronto. • Anniversary held I As representatives of Lucknow Branch, WOmen s Institute, Jean Whitby and Grace Gibson attended the 85th anniversary hinch- eon in honour of the founding of the • Women's Institute in Ontario". The luncheon was held on August 12, in the Galaxy Room of the Constellation Hotel; • with about 1800 women , from Ontario and honoured ,guests attending. Mrs. Ziny • Westebringmuller, president of the Assoc- • iated Country Women of the World was guest speaker. • Pair return home Brenda and Darryl Gibson recently re- • turned home to Tokyo, Japan after visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. Max Bushell of Lucknow and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gibson of Oshawa. Brenda is teaching special education in a girl's private school, the International of the Sacred Heart. Darryl is presently working • for World Wide International Newspapers and has night classes teaching English. province .to participate in the exchange. Gery • Van Gurp of Chesterville, Dale Vancamp of Blackstock. and Mary Lou Weiser of Ayton also took the opportunity to apply for the exchange and were chosen along with Mary from 12 Junior Farmers whb applied. They arrived in Scotland on May 1 where they spent a few days in Edinburgh to get ()Ver their jet lag. hile there, Mary saw Holyrood House, thvjiorne of Mary Queen of Scots and from which the name of the village where she was raised is taken. Mary's first host family lived in Banffshire between 'Aberdeen and Inverness in the north of Scotland. They are tenant farmers who farm beef cattle and sheep. Mary's impression is that the feudal system is still strong in England. Her host family will renegotiate their rent at the end •of a five year term. The rent will probably be increased. The family has sown barley on a field they reclaimed from a peat bog and this and other improvements which they have done themselves will meanthe property value is higher and the landlord can ask more rent. • Many of the farmers are tenant farmers because the death tax is 60 per cent and only the wealthy can afford to own land in a • country where there is precious little land available. Farmers can rent land from a • laird, a wealthy land owner, from the crown • or from a pension fund. Farm secretaries • oversee the land and the farmers' uses of the land. I • After a week in Banffshire, Mary stayed in the south of Scotland with a family in Ayrshire near Glasgow, Bobbie Burns country. The host mother had been in 'Canada with her father who sold Ayrshire cattle 27 years ago. The fainily once milked Ayrshire cattle but now only keep sheep. • During her stay on their farm, Mary saw • sheep shearing for the first time. • While the county is called Ayrshire, the breed of cattle seems to be dying. out. Most farmers have, Fresians, she says. • While in Ayrshire, Mary visited Glasgow, which is a very industrialized city and not too impressive. Ireland • • From there she went to Ireland where she • spent three weeks. The first host family lived in Balleymone in County Antrim.from there she could look over to the Mull 'o Kintyre on a clear day which she describes as absolutely • beautiful. Most Irish are dairy farmers because the land is unproductive and*the growing season •• is short. Their industry is very intensive with • perhaps:a milking herd of 100 - 150 cattle on 55 acres of land.• Mary's host was a dairy specialist with the ministry.of agriculture who took Mary to see dairies and the' work done in the industry. In Londonderry which is closer to the border with The Republic of Ireland, the • people of the city refer to the free sector of the city which they say is in the Republic. Geographically the entire city is Northern • Ireland but to the residents the border runs • through the centre of the city. The political strife in Ireland was more evident in the conversations with people in Londonderry who say the media has over . emphasized the actions of a • very few • terrcirists. • The terrorist activity is fed by money from the .United States and perpetrated by the media, which blows the situation up out of all proportion.• ' • Mary said she enjoyed her stay in Ireland, The people are fun loving and like a good time in their pubs where everybody brings their instruments to play along. Following her time in Ireland, Mary travelled by train and ferry through the • Republic of Ireland staying a night in Dublin • and on through Wales to England. She spent the first weekend in orientation with other Turn to page 70 • • '4 • 4 Carol Ann Smyth IcentieJ became the first Miss Dungannon Fall Fair at the offlcI cro held last Sunday. It Is the first time in the history of the fair that a queen has b�en chosen. Carol Ritchie [right] was' Brit runner-up whge Debbie Diennan placed second. Other ,. contestants .were Carol Foran, Judy Carmichael, :Annette Curran and Belinda Cudmore. [Photo by Dave Sykes] Dungannon queen narned • Festivities leading up to the •123rd • Dungannon Fill Fair to be held this • weekend, got underway last Sunday with the crowning of a fair queen. It is the first queen the fair has had in its Icing history with the honours going to Carol Ann Smyth. Approximately 400 people attended the dinner and crowning. Carol Ritchie was the first runner-up with Debbie Drennan placing second. Other entrees in the difficult contest were Carol Foran, Judy -Carmichael, Annette Curran, and Belinda Cudmore. • • This year's fair promises to be better than • previous years with a large variety of events scheduled. The festivities qbegin on Friday with a chain sawing contest, tug of war, bale throwing and arm wrestling. On Saturday the main attraction will be • the fair parade with prizes going to the best floats in several categories. In addition there will be horse shoe pitching, a baby contest - and a variety of other events. All in all the fair should offer fun and excitement for everyone. Public 1 • if • • * 1 to view strategy plan _ • Y KRIS \-4vrong direction we hope to hear from BSVELA • them," Knight says. • Once approved by the minister the plan 'will act as a "working bible" for ministry officials in the future. Another aspect' of the study includes the possible exploration for oil and natural gas and a projeeted increase in the number of animals trapped in the area. • Knight acknowledged that some natural gas wells have been drilled and capped for future production. In addition there is some • speculation about the possibility of drilling for oil in Lake Huron, similar to the activity presently underway in Lake Erie. In the area of pelt trapping the study proposes that the present quantity • of 32,500 be increased to J6,000. • "When you think of furs you think Of Northern Ontario, but it is surprising how much comes from the south," he says. According to Knight many animals have not been properly utilized in connection with trapping. He cited the large populations of beaver and muskrat that are found in the • The Wingham District Branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources is inviting area residents to participate in an open house to be held at the district office in • Wingham on Friday, August 20, starting at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to give • residents an opportunity to offer suggestions . to a Land Use Strategy study presently under review. •n • According to War/en Knight a repres- entative with the ministry, the plan is part of a larger study being conducted throughout the province by the ministry. It includes proper resource management, resource • products such as oil, fish and furs, and the use of outdoor recreation facilities. "I guess it is not really a land use plan, it • is a land use strategy study to be used as a guide for our office for planning until the year 2000," Knight explains. ' The' ministry has drawn up a tentative report of future activities under several areas it controls, for distribution to the • public. The brochure outlines future plans which will affect residents in the area, pertaining to fishing, trapping, mineral development and provincial parks. The ministry hopes to gather local suggestions to the plan by the end of August before submitting the total package to the minister in Toronto. "If anyone feels we are heading in the area. ,The plan also deals with recreational fishing as well as hunting of deer and small game. The protection and expansion of proVincial parks is dealt with toinsure a solid recreational base for the future. Ministry officials are confident • that residents and municipalities will offer any suggestions or grievances during the open house. .