Clayton Ballum T2 [Tape Two]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Ballum, Clayton N.

2003-07-10

01:03:55

This interview is with Clayton Ballum of Tyne Valley, P.E.I. Clayton begins by telling about his grandfather making caskets and ghost stories. He then talks about home remedies, doctors, midwives, and planting by the moon. He then goes on to talk about tractors, horses, the 1956 ice storm, and the first telephones and cars. Clayton then tells about his service in the Air Force during WWII, the Mt. Pleasant Airport, liquor scripts and moonshine, and the start of legions. He then mentions the biggest changes over the years, traveling and transportation, general stores, mills, coal, horsepower, stationary engines, and thrashing machines.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:08:24 Discussion about his grandfather building caskets and ghost stories; Norman MacLennan, ghost stories, caskets, Helen Tucker, Victoria West, ghosts. | SIDE A 00:08:24 -- 00:11:54 Discussion about home remedies, with mention of doctors and midwives; cod liver oil, physic, salts, salt herring, doctors, home remedies, Dr. Reid, Wellington, midwives, mustard plaster. | SIDE A 00:11:54 -- 00:13:39 Discussion about planting by the moon and other superstitions; superstitions, butchering pigs, planting crops, moon phases, firewood, marijuana. | SIDE A 00:13:39 -- 00:15:59 Discussion about the first tractor he had, with mention of horses; tractors, horses, tractor prices, Ford tractor, 1950, 1945, horse trading. | SIDE A 00:15:59 -- 00:21:06 Discussion about the 1956 ice storm; ice storm, 1956, electricity, generator, milking, power outage, generator, power plant. | SIDE A 00:21:06 -- 00:23:09 Discussion about the first telephone and the first car; telephones, crank telephones, cars, Mt. Pleasant, Whippet, Model-T Ford, Model-A Ford. | SIDE A 00:23:09 -- 00:31:32 Discussion about serving in the Air Force during WWII; WWII, Air Force, army, Charlottetown, Newfoundland, RCAF, Moncton, 1941, 1977, Slemon Park. | SIDE A 00:31:32 -- 00:31:52 Discussion about the Mt. Pleasant Airport during WWII; 1942, Mt. Pleasant Airport, WWII. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:52. SIDE B 00:32:00 -- 00:36:57 Discussion about the Mt. Pleasant Airport during WWII continues, with mention of plane crashes; WWII, Mt. Pleasant Airport, plane crashes, Bill Leblanc, Cascumpec. | SIDE B 00:36:57 -- 00:42:02 Discussion about liquor scripts, moonshine, and the start of The Royal Canadian Legions; Royal Canadian Legion, liquor scripts, moonshine, 1945, military canteen. | SIDE B 00:42:02 -- 00:43:32 Discussion about the biggest changes, with mention of electricity and money; electricity, money, potato prices. | SIDE B 00:43:32 -- 00:44:48 Discussion about traveling and transportation; traveling, transportation, walking, Summerside. | SIDE B 00:44:48 -- 00:48:31 Discussion about businesses in Tyne Valley, with mention of coal, general stores, and mills; coal, general stores, mills, Hayes, MacKay, Sharp, Lidstone, Tyne Valley, Ellerslie, Bearley, McCall, ice house, Holman's, bartering, Northam, firewood, groceries. | SIDE B 00:48:31 -- 00:51:27 Discussion about horsepower, stationary engines, and thrashing machines; thrashing machines, stationary engines, farming equipment, horsepower, Halls, rolling floor, cutting bands, hay. | ***The remainder of the tape, from 00:51:27 -- 01:03:55, is dead air. Tape ends at 01:03:55.