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Printed in Lucknow, Ontario; Wednesday, August 8, 1984(
oters ant ederal leaders ._
to discuss issues,
The Sentinel is conducting a series of in-
terviews with area voters during . this `
federal election campaign to learn how peo-
ple at the grass roots levelare.thig. The
interviews will attempt to show how people
see the election campaign,, the three. patty
leaders who hope to be thenext prime
minister, the issues of the campaign and
what they hope .to yearn as the campaign
progresses.
Ray Hogan, Ashfield farmer •
1 have some ideas (about the campaign).
They get back to my pet subject, soil- con-
servation. A
on-servation.,A federalsenate committee held'
hearings ,and made •h .recommendations'
regarding: soil conservation'and one• recomi-
oynt olendation was that their findings be an ,
election issue. I have yet to -see any of the '
parties put soil 'conservation as one of the
ft planks in'their.platform
I phoned Murray Cardiff (PC) and he has
not been able to read the report. Heintends
to call me back about his position on the
issue.. I am calling all the candidates
(Valerie Bolton NDDP and Bruce.;MacDonald
Liberal) to see' where they stand. I' want to
see all the parties take a position on 'this
port..
1 did.not see the debate:and.have been try-
ing
to watch the • papers. (Agriculture
er Clarke) Ferguson has announced
proposed changes in . the 'Farm Credit Act
cel would affect farmers passing on:>their
to theirsons. Ithink thecredit" area a
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agriculture needs to be addressed quickly
with so many farmers going by the wayside.
Bank Act changes are also necessary so that
• banks cannot force a farmer off his land.
• The Liberals are holding the campaign'ior
their own selfish reasons from their stan-
ding in the polls and it is my impression
their campaign is in disarray. The Con-
servatives and -the New Democrats are bet-
ter organized. I think some of the confusion
with the. Liberals developed because of the
change . in leadershipand the mystery_
around .Trudeau's' ressiignatRiin, whether ' he
would go or stay,
• As we get !Other into the campaign I hope
to- see something more concrete offered.
There has been nothing very startling so far.
Thee deficit, interest rates and tax reform:
• these are problems that°must be addressed.
Weneed some new directions.
Eleanor MacDonald, :waitress
The ,campaign has certainly been
fascinating. I couldn't believe (prime
minister John) Turner's position in the poll.
' (which surveyed people about whom they
want for prime minister).
The discussion in the campaign has been •
silly up to this point. 1 hope theyget down to
a discussion of the issues (during the
remainder of' the campaign);. The
4loym sue is so important. '
e Ube a `. ected the campaign to o
�s exP,g
othly "'�'.tr theY placed too much on.
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Finlay 'MacDonald of Ashfield
Presbyterian -Church walked, 100 Miles in
four days last week to raise money for the
congregation's allocation to the Knox Col-
ege Restoration Fund... :
The walk came about as'a challenge from
two friends in Michigan who have always
talked about walking from the Bluewater
Bridge in Sarnia to• Finlay's farm in
hfield..They' asked Finlay if he would
meet them half way :at Grand Bend .and he .
agreed. '
Finlay decided if he was going to make the
walk he might as well make it worthwhile
mid he chose to earn pledges for the restora-
tion fund:. n
Finlay left home Monday morning . and
was piped the last mile•home by David Mac -
Anne Dobie, left," of county fife, Scotland, it.
on a Junior Fanner exchange in Canada for
three mohths this summer. She was hosted'
by Sharon Alton of the West Huron Junior
Farmers when she visited Huron County
last week. Anne is wearing het family tar=
tan of the ancient Robertson clan. (Photo by
Sharon Dietz)
Donald, another member •of, the congrega-
tion. Finlay says he understands now why
they, had pipes in the 'army. It makes .you
step smart even though .you are feeling pret-
ty tired. • . .•
His two Michigan friends, Cathy Robson
and Jane` MacKinnon were unable to com
plete the'walk because of sore feet, making
it only half' way. Finlay appreciates the ef-
fort of Donald Bann, who picked up: where
the girls left. off and accompanied him' the
rest of the way. Donald was a real compa
pion, he says. Finlay persevered, he says,
because he was too stubborn to quit.
Over 5,0 years : of age, Finlay says he
doesn'tthink he is an old rnan,'not any more
anyway..•
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Rev.'Edwin,C. Garvey C.Q.B.'
Priest marks golden'jubilee
Father Edwin C. Garvey C.S.B., M.A.;
Ph.D., of Huston, Texas celebrated the 50th
anniversary 'of his 'ordination, - to. the
priesthood at a mass of t w.:.zg ving held at
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic- Church,
Kingsbridge - on Stinday, ' August 5 A
reception -r family. and friends,.fld: at,
the Leave Iiorr)estead, s,,,hfjeldLTownship
A native PPKingsbridge, 'ather Garvey is
the. .son of the late -.Thomas Garvey and
Margaret:DDonnelly He. is.one of a family of
11 children and the younger of two brothers
who• became .Bascilian priests. Father -
Wilfrid Garvey died
atherWilfridGarveydied in 1930. •
He received his early education at S.S. No.
2, Ashfield and St. Joseph's School, Ashfield
Township.;.' ..•
Since 1968 Father Garvey has been on the
faculty, of the University of St. Thomas,
Houston, Texas, where he , has - been
professor of philosophy until his recent
retirement. • .
Following.postgraduate studies; he began
his teaching career at Assumption College,
'Windsor in 1937 where he was stationed for
z4' years. oaring these years he directed a
Labour School at the College'and instructed
Labour leaders .in, the: Papal Encyclicals
dealing with Labour. •
From, 1961 he spent three ' . years as
Superior and Principal at St. Mark's College
at the University of -British Columbia and
was .a faculty member of that.. university: -
The next three years he was professor of
;philosophy at his Alma Mater, St Michael's
College the University of Toronto
•Concelebrants at the Mass of thanksgiving
on Sunday were : Father Robert Scollard,
C.S.B., Bascil an Archivist; .Father Wiiliann
Brown; GS B St Michael's College,
Toronto; Father Dave Bauer, C S.B., litre
Dame College, ; Saskatchewan, Father '1
William Young, C.S;B., president of the
University of St. Thomas, Fluston, Texas
and Father Ed Dentinger, C.R.,'pastor. of St.
Joseph's Church, • Kingsbridge., Father' J. .
Charles Caruana of Seaforth also attended
• the mass:,
Michael Garvey of Clarkson was master
of ceremonies at the reception which
followed at the family homestead:. Speakers
included Maurice Donnelly, . warden of
Bruce County;. Eugene . Frayne,
representing the • community • of. •
Kingsbridge; . Marguerite O'Connor of -
Whitby; Mr. Justice Frank Donnelly of
Goderich; Father Robert. Scollard, .C.S.B.,
Bascilian archivist; Dr. Vernon Bourke of
the University of St; Louis and Father Dave
Bauer, C.S.B. of Notre . Dame College,
Saskatchewan.
A dinner on'the lawn of the family home
wasenjoyed by family and friends..
Scottish leas here; on junior farmer exchange
Exchange is'a great advantage , good fun riieeting all these. folk
•
• Anne'Dobie is a pretty blonde Scottish lass
who has been touring Ontario as a Junior
Farmer exchange delegate since June 4. "A
native of county Fife, Scotland, she has
visited host farms in Lanark, Lennox - Ad-
dington; Simcoe, Brant, • Kent and Huron
counties.
Following the, summer games in Guelph;
after a stay on a Middlesex farm, she will
join the other 10 delegates from the United
Kingdom for a flight to Calgary where they
will take a .minibus through the Rockies to
Vancouver before they fly home the end of
August. ,
Anne works in a 'town library in St. •An-
drews Scotland and lives on her family's
farm where her two brothers have a beef
and dairy operation. They milk 120 Fresians
and run 70 beef cattle on their 500 acres as.
well as' growing winter and spring barley,
canola, turnips,:. grass for silage, grazing
and hay. Unlike the farms north of Perth
where the country is very hilly, the Dobie
land is all arable.
Anne noticed some differences in farming
practices and- mentions that Scottish
farmers rotate their -crops on a 4-5 year cy-
cle, whereas Ontario farmers will grow corn
for' years, on the same land without rotating
the crops. 'She also finds it strange that the
sons of Canadian farmers are,all trained in
an occupation to work off the farm, Whereas
Scottish farmers' sons work on the farm on-
ly.
Anne says her trip to. Canada has :been'
"good fun meeting all' these folk".
Everybody has been friendly, she likes our
countryside and our climate."except for the
hot humid days". Sha appreciates the oppor-
tunity to see another country .of the.world, to.
learn about different farming techniques
and another lifestyle. '
Language. expressions are the 'most
'noticeable . 'difference between Scottish
customs and Canadian traditions: In
Scotland there are no gravel roads and you
never drive as far as Canadians do on a day
trip. If you drive for two hours in Scotland,
she says, it's a long ride and it's time to get
out and stretch your legs and have lunch
before going. on. Canadians also drire on the
wrong side of the road, which she finds very
difficult to get used to and supper is tea at
home.
While in Ontario, Anne has enjoyed, white
water rafting down the Ottawa River,a trip •
to the Toronto Zoo; the CN Tower and„
Niagara . Fang, a cruise through the Thou-
sand . Islands, a visit to Ft. Henry at
Kingston, the Collingwood slide ride, a day '
at Wonderland, a tour of the'Bruce Nuclear
Power Development, the Botannical
Gardens at . Hamilton, a trip to the Elora
Gorge and a day in Goderich where she saw
the Gaol, the Museum and the Harbour.
• Before her trip to Canada, Anne hadn't
done mach travelling except for a trip to
Amsterdam when she was in school. But
now that she's got the bug,, she says she
won't stop travelling.
Shea thinks it is a great advantage to have
been afforded 'the opportunity to come to
Canada and she appreciates the support of
the. Junior. Farmer organization in Canada
and the Young Farriers in Scotland which
makes the delegate exchange possible,
"It's a great experience to see the world,"
'she says. -