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Contributors
Interviewee: Clow, Roy
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2006-02-01
Date Digitized
2010-02-16
Abstract
This interview begins with Roy telling of his mother's chickens (and "clucking hens") and how she was able to pick out which eggs would be roosters using a candle. They then go one to talk about selling chickens and different breeds. Roy tells a story of a poorly cooked chicken in Halifax, and then continues to discuss his mother's hens and killing chickens. The topic changes to foxes, then to Clow's store, and then on to stories about making moonshine from molasses. The interview continues with more stories about stolen moonshine, and then moves on to the topic of cars. Roy tells all about different makes and models, and tells some stories about different people and their cars. The discussion moves on to the fire at Clow's store and how they lost everything, and ends with a story about Ben Clow making his own blueberry wine.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:14
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1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:07:56
Discussion about Roy's mother and her chickens, Roy putting live chickens on the clothesline the settle them, different breeds, and his mother picking out which eggs would be roosters; hens, clucking hens, nest, eggs, candle, chickens, clothesline, roosters, coop, feathers, Tom Cook, Murray River, George Pool, Lower Montague, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, breed, grit, clams, shells, gravel, crop.

SIDE A 00:07:57 -- 00:12:30
Discussion about when Roy was in the navy living in Halifax and Grant cooked a chicken that even dogs wouldn't eat; Elmer Tuplin, Harry McGooghin, Grant Sensabaugh, cousin, chicken, Halifax, oven, cook, smell, crop, fertilizer, dogs.

SIDE A 00:12:31 -- 00:19:16
Discussion about his mother's chickens continues, with mention of egg circles and killing chickens; grain, chickens, hens, eggs, candle, hatch, roosters, egg circle, Dave Hicken, dairy, stamp, New York dressed chicken, Willie Dunn, killing, brain, feathers
SIDE A 00:19:17 -- 00:21:21
Discussion about foxes, both wild and domestic; foxes, skunks, wild foxes, red foxes, silver foxes, black foxes, Murray Harbour North, chickens.

SIDE A 00:21:22 -- 00:29:34
Discussion about Clow's store begins, but soon changes to stories about making beer and moonshine; store, warehouse, Murray Harbour North, Clow's corner, spigot, teddy, molasses, beer, moonshine, Raymond Reynolds, still, stove, dances, manure, shanty.

SIDE A 00:29:35 -- 00:31:30
Discussion about stealing a still back from Elgin MacKinnon to make moonshine; Elgin MacKinnon, stove, Raymond, Jack, shanty, Rover, dog.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:30.
SIDE B 00:31:30 -- 00:38:28
Discussion about stealing a still back from Elgin MacKinnon to make moonshine continues; Elgin MacKinnon, snow, smelt shanty, beer, moonshine, sleigh, teddy, Violet, fishing, 1930s.

SIDE B 00:38:29 -- 00:44:55
Discussion about different models and makes of cars, and the car Roy bought for $72; Erskine, Elgin MacKinnon, Reo, 1933 Plymouth, oval window, hydraulic brakes, 1926 Ford Touring, 1932 Whippet, Han Maben, Halifax, racing, Model-A Ford, Durant, Donnie Kennedy.

SIDE B 00:44:55 -- 00:47:53
Discussion about Elmer Miller asking Donnie Kennedy to drive him to Murray River and trying to get gas; Jack Ferguson, gas station, Murray River, Elmer Miller, Donnie Kennedy, mechanic, gas, hand pump.

SIDE B 00:47:53 -- 00:55:56
Discussion about cars continues with stories of crashed cars; Briscoe, Allis Chalmers, touring car, cars, Jack, Jim, air-cooled, aluminum engine, reverse, Montague, Thompson's, Buick McLaughlin, Ray Solomon, Georgetown, Jack Hicken, Minetta Hicken, Clow's store, window,
SIDE B 00:55:56 -- 01:00:45
Discussion about Clow's store continues with the story of how everything was lost in a fire, and how Clow's wharf was built; Clow's store, fire, warehouse, storm, George, money, Lloyd Johnson, Ben Clow, Clow's wharf, dredge, wharf, Freeman Reynolds, Murray Harbour South, ferry, eggs.

SIDE B 01:00:46 -- 01:03:14
Discussion about Ben Clow making blueberry wine begins; whiskey, Ben Clow, Barbados, rum, blueberries, keg, sugar, stomping, barrel.

Tape Ends at 01:03:14.
***Tape ends mid-sentence.