Roy Clow T15 [Tape Fifteen]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Clow, Roy
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2007-06-19
Date Digitized
2010-02-24
Abstract
This interview with Roy Clow continues on from tape fourteen. Roy begins by finishing a story about Finlayson's dam, and catching and cooking eels. Roy then talks about Jack Leeco's aluminum air-cooled touring car. The conversation then changes to black mitts on a fishing boat, and then on to other fishing superstitions. Roy then talks about fishing with Jim Davison and buying moonshine stills from Hickebaum. On the topic of moonshine, Roy then tells about Al Leblanc, a bootlegger in Charlottetown, and Dolphie White from Newfoundland. Roy then tells about the feud between the McGuigans and the McGees and McCairns. He goes on to tell about the relationship between Catholics and Protestants. The tape concludes with stories about Willie Dunn.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Charlottetown, PE
Murray Harbour, PE;
Subject (Temporal)
1960
1928
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:38
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:16:31
Discussion about catching eels and Finlayson's dam continues; eels, waste gate, Finlayson, dam, 1960, water wheel, Greek River, Jim Finlayson, saw mill, mill, Jack Leeco, spillway, eel oil, eel skin, home remedy, cooking, Saragasso Sea.

SIDE A 00:16:31 -- 00:22:52
Discussion about Jack and Jim's aluminum air-cooled touring car; Jack Leeco, Jim Finlayson, 1928, engine, air-cooled, aluminum, Murray Harbour, crank.

SIDE A 00:22:52 -- 00:26:55
Discussion about the superstition of black mitts on a fishing boat; black mitts, fishing, grey mitts, mitts, superstition, devil.

SIDE A 00:26:55 -- 00:31:41
Discussion about fishing related superstitions continues, with a story about Jim Davison; whistling, devil, Elmer Miller, Jack McPherson, sod, boat, fishing, basin, Jim Davison, traps.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:41.
SIDE B 00:31:46 -- 00:40:05
Discussion about fishing with Jim Davison continues; Dave Miller, Jim Davison, superstition, fishing, Poverty Beach, Murray Bay, basin, Hughie Campbell, Al Horton, Peter's Road, sea thistles, shellfish, shanty, Will Graham, flaming cross.

SIDE B 00:40:06 -- 00:42:30
Discussion about Gladstone Hickebaum's moonshine stills; Ed Clow, Raymond Reynolds, moonshine still, Gladstone Hickebaum, mailman, Montague, blacksmith.

SIDE B 00:42:31 -- 00:49:39
Discussion about Al Leblanc the bootlegger; Lower Queen Street, Charlottetown, moonshine, bootlegger, bootlegging, Al Leblanc, Dolphie White, Newfoundland, bodywork, cars, pork barrel, Erskine, George Miller, Great George Street, violin, casket, beer, Bill Leblanc.

SIDE B 00:49:39 -- 00:53:04
Discussion about the feud between the McGuigans, and the McGees and McCairns; Jim McGuigan, McGee, McCairn, mailman, Gasperaux, tender, St. Mary's Road, fighting, Catholic, mare, sleigh.

SIDE B 00:53:04 -- 00:57:58
Discussion about Catholics and Protestants; Sturgeon tea party, Catholic, Protestant, boat, McCairn, McGuigan, Jim McGuigan, mare, mailman, Willie Dunn, ice cream social.

SIDE B 00:57:58 -- 01:03:36
Discussion about Willie Dunn; binder, farming, grain, Jim P., Catholic, Protestant, tramp, Fred Miller, Stanley, drinking, rum, prohibition, card plays, teddy, George Miller.

Tape ends at 01:03:38.
***Tape ends mid-sentence.