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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-09, Page 1Two young people visiting Lucknow on Lions exchange Two young people who are visiting Canada on the Lions International Youth Exchange have found that the Canadian lifestyle is not that different from their own in Austria and the Ivory Coast. Sebine Cournil from Africa's Ivory Coast and Hansjora Teissl of Austria have been staying with two host families in Lucknow. Sebine arrived in Canada on July 12 and stays with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chisholm until August 14. Hans, who arrived on July 13, is visiting with Mr. and, Mrs. Barry McDonagh until August 18. Although the lifestyles are similar, both say the food is different. They always have three full course meals each day and 'never eat sandwiches which are popular, here. Sebine has noticed that there are hardly any black people living in our area whereas there are many blacks in her city of Abdjan. Hans was disappointed when he first arrived because there were no skyscrapers. "The conception of Canada and the United States in Europe is big" says . Hans, "Big cars, big roads, big houses." "Manhatten is Anierica" he adds. He has been to Ontario Place, Goderich, Niagara Falls and Woodstock and will visit Toronto before he flys home, so be will see some skyscrapers before he leaves. He finds the standard of living is perhaps a little higher at home in Austria and the flat, large openness of our farmland has made an. impression. Hans and Sebine are two of 54 young people from 12 countries who are visiting ,Canada on youth exchanges through the International Lions Club this summer. Hans' CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 The LUC KN OW SENTINEL $10 'A Year In Advance $14 To U.S.A. and Foreign .-r WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,1978 Single Copy 25c 24 -PAGES St. Augustine church celebrates 75th anniversary St. Augustine parishioners 'and former parishioners celebrated the 75th anniversary of the building of the present church building on Sunday, August 6. The parish was honoured to have His Excellency John Sherlock, newly appointed bishop of . London Diocese celebrate concelebrated high mass, assisted by Rev. Ed Dentinger and Rev. L. J. Coughlin. Bishop Sherlock gave a special welcome to Monseigneur Mahoney, the vicar general of the diocese who came to be with the parishioners for' the day. His Excellency said that Monseigneur is a link with the historic past because of his great aid and experience in this diocese. After reading the Gospel, Father Dentinger welcomed Bishop Sherlock on behalf of ' those present and His Excellency gave an inspiring homily. ,At the offertory procession, former members of the parish were asked to take part, namely, Miss Beatrice Kinahan, Mrs. Rita "(Boyle) Turner, Mrs. Clara (Leddy) Raby, Sister Mary Cornelius. Foran, Edward Brophy, Dr. Jim Cummins, Morgan King and Fred Robinson. Also assisting were Gus Redmond, Bill Kinahan, Eddie Franken and Marius Beyers- bergen. At the conclusion of Mass the Bishop thanked Father Dentinger and Ather Coughlin, the altar servers and the choir for their assistance. Immediately following the Mass a dinner was served to over two hundred and fifty people by the Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League. Following dinner a' short program was Presented with George Brophy as Master of Ceremonies. He introduced Msgr. Mahoney, who was born in 1889 and ordained a priest on June 6, 1914. Msgr. said that his first duty after being ordained was secretary to the late Bishop Fallon. The first trip he made was to St. Augustine for Confirmation. Father Oean was .pastor. They went to Lucknow which at that time was a mission of St. Augustine. He said how the first two churches CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Lucknow Sales Barn in operation 30 years The Lucknow Sales Barn has been serving the farmers of the surrounding community for 30 years this past April. Located originally at the former livery stable where Reavie Farm quipment is now situated, the business was started by John McIntosh. In 1958 the new barn was bunt on the present.." p . location west of the Lucknow 'arena: ,A Chamber of Commerce was started in Lucknow about 30 years ago and John McIntosh sat on a committee which looked into services required in the community. A sales barn was of the services, the committee discovered would be an asset to the community, and McIntosh went about starting up the business himself. His son, Bob, has operated the family business since. John died in 1953. Bob cannot remember a time- when he was not around the sales barn. _ But he does notplanto stay with the business until he dies "Everything is top . heavy with., bureaucrats," :Says Bob, : "There is':;sc► miwb""red" tape in filing reports." Reports have to be filed regarding health regulations and reports are sent to three different departments. The Lucknow Community `Sales Barn serves an area which includes Paisley, Cargill, Teeswater, Goderich and Clinton. If there was no sales barn located here, farmers would have to travel to Listowel, Brussels or Hanover. The sale last Wednesday handled the selling of 1,030 pigs and the sales average 750 pigs and 150 cattle. The sale has grown to the capacity of the barn, but Bob is not interested 'in expanding. "Twice the business is not necessarily twice the profit," he says. Cornpa.ed,:to: they original barn, " which handled the sale of 300 pigs and 75 cattle at its capacity, the staff has also grown from five or six then, to 15 now. They also run four extra cattle sales a year; three in the fall and one in the spring. If they run more than four, they are required to buy a licence that costs twice as much as the one they now require. The business now turns over $3% million worth of livestock in a year. One of the advantages to the local sales barn is that the CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 . Jim Boyle and Wally Houston, both of Lucknow, watch over a side of beef barbequing on a revolving spit over an open fire. Wally had seen beef cooked this way on television ten years ago and he took his idea to Jim. Together they designed the spit which • was built at Jim's business, Jinn Boyle Distributors, and the speed it rotates remains a top secret. They cooked a' :: h::t:azutT:t;0•Vs.:t['aviry side of beef on Saturday and another side on Sunday, beginning about seven in the morning with the first meat ready in the early evening. Over 500 people gathered at the farm of Ken and Joy Houston, Kinloss, for barbequed beef on the two days. 4t was the "great Kinloss Kaper". Wally Houston, Lucknow, did not want a conventional reception fol- lowing his marriage to Kerry Hodgins, Ripley, on the weekend. He barbequed a side of beef on a rotating spit over an open fire at his brother's farm in Kinloss and over 500 friends and relatives gathered for an open house on Saturday and Sunday. The spit was a combination effort of Boyle -Houston En- gineering. Wally had seen a side of beef barbequed this way on television about 10 years ago and he took his idea to Jim Boyle, of Jim Boyle Distributors, Lucknow. They sketched a blueprint and figured the dear ratio (the speed at which the spit turns being a top secrrelt). Jim had the gear box and the equipment around his shop and the result is better than he had anticipated. He plans to make another spit which will cook several rolls of boneless meat at the same time but will be designed so the meat will finish cooking at various times for serving a crowd of people.