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Neighb Who'll give him thirdy dolla "T'm bid twenny five, make it thirdy dolla, twenny five, who'll .gimme thirdy dolla, thirdy dolla, make it thirdy five, I'm bid thirdy five, make it-fordy dolla...." Speed that up until it sounds like a 33 record played at 45 speed and you've captured.the sound of Carson Hill driving his car. Driving his car??? Carson, a_ well- known | auc- tioneer, like any good profes- sional practices every spare minute. A good auctioneer has to keep his tongue loose and limber all the time. It's his verbal profi- ciency that sets the mood at a sale and makes an auction either good or bad. So, when driving his car, muck- ing out his barn, or taking a shower, Carson practices. (Drives his wife and kids crazy!) The sing-song voice, the filler words between the bids, the in- creasing speed of the bidding -- all this creates an infectious excite- ment that's passed on to those in attendance. As a teenager, Carson used to do what is called "barnyard auc- tioneering'"' for no pay. He and a friend, Stuart James of Edwards (whose father the late Stuart James was an auctioneer), were both impressed with the trade. So ten years ago they went to the Reisch Auction College in Iowa and for 14 solid days they talked, breathed, ate and dreamed nothing but auctioneering. As Carson says, the school's motto was: "Auctioneers are not born, we make them". He highly recommends the course and would like to see Canada raise its stan- dards and make it mandatory that auctioneers pass a test before they hang out a shingle. There is only one school in Western Canada (as opposed to one in every State in the U.S.) After graduating from auc- tioneering school, he and Stu @® HEATING RUSSELL E. A. Campbell CONTRACTOR @ ELECTRICAL @ PLUMBING DON'T GAMBOL, SEE CAMPBELL 445-2167 COLOURS (SAMPLES) e YOUR CHOICE OF KIT. CABINET ; MORTGAGE 12 1/2% e YOUR CHOICE OF LOTS e YOUR CHOICE OF CARPET COLOURS e YOUR CHOICE OF CERAMIC COLOURS PHONE: OFFICE 445-5666 arter Hours: 445-3016 .. 445-2079 Chantal Place QUALITY BUILT & CONTROLLED BY CHANTAL DEVELOPMENT INC. e YOUR CHOICE OF HOME LOTS e YOUR CHOICE OF CUSHION FLOOR COLOURS e YOUR CHOICE OF COUNTERTOP DIRECTIONS: Take 417 East to Boundary Rd. exit, turn right 'and follow our signs to Russell, Ont. or take Hwy. 31 to Metcalfe Corner, turn left to Russell, Ont. OTs By Suzanne Veh James returned home and worked independently for two _ years before forming a partnership; to- day they do all sales together. While one is' auctioneering the other watches the audience for bids and keeps track of the numbers. They do all kinds of sales; livestock dispersal, equipment, li- quidations, land, household, and antiques. During a farm liquida- tion, they are always aware of the great responsibility placed on them for they are selling a man's lifelong business in order that he may retire comfortably. Carson remembers his first two professional sales in 1970. One was for John Lee and the other for the late Donald Duncan, both of Vernon; he'll always be grateful, for the trust they put in him at the beginning of his career. He still admits to a few but- terflies at the beginning of each sale but says that it keeps him on his toes -- in fact few'sales go by that he doesn't learn something' new. Carson, wife Carolyn and their three children, Laurie, David, and Steven reside in same white frame house in Kenmore that his father and grandfather before him lived in. Carolyn -does all the paper work involved in the business, as well as lending a helping hand on SUNDAY FLEA MARKET. KIWI CAMPING Hwy. 417 -- Cornwall Junction Baird & Nylene McNeill Mark Il $49,400 the farm where they raise beef cat- tle. To date, the highlight for Car- son was when he auctioned a pain- ting by A.Y. JAckson for a Montreal-based Art Gallery. His longest sale lasted ten hours and it took almost three days to get his voice back in shape. He has never lost his voice, but does get hoarse after a big sale; he chews gun con- stantly to prevent a sore throat. Next to the oral atmosphere, the bidding is, of course, what makes an auction tick. Bidding can get quite hectic, especially 'at cattle auctions when bids~are by the pound, so the pace is fast, and on top of keeping track of how many cents are being bid, the auc- tioneer has to keep track of all the bidders. Often the bidding is so discreet that an outsider would never realize what is going on. With no physical movement, the bidders signal Carson with a look in their eye, and the bidding rises. A different kind of look, or eyes suddenly downcast, and in a fraction of a second bidders signal that they're out of the bidding. For those who can't control the urge to scratch their left ear dur- ing a critical stage of an auction, it's no myth that they may wind up with something they never wanted. Accidents can happen, but the item usually goes up for resale. The auctioneer has to be alert the whole time a sale is in pro- gress, and some sales run for up to ten hours. As Carson tells it, hours of concentrated effort at fever pitch works him up.to a real 'high'; by the time a sale ends, it takes him a few hours to unwind. So what does he do after a big sale when he has stretched his vocal powers to the limit? Why, he sits around and talks for a few hours to relax, of course! 64 years hitched Married one day, up milking cows the next. That's how things were 64 years ago when Mr. and Mrs. Herbert James, R.R. 2 Russell, tied the knot. When Miss Jesse Quail of Ed- wards accepted Mr. James' pro- posal in 1916, she was aware that a honeymoon was out of the ques- tion, and unlike many contem- porary women, she says she didn't mind one bit. And that, says Mr. James is the reason for their (Suzanne Veh photo) marital success: "We care for each other a great deal," he says. The James' live with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clelland Hamilton, who along with friends and neighbors helped celebrate the happy cou- ple's anniversary June 28th. The story was told of a young groom travelling to Ottawa by horse and cutter to purchase a gold ring for his intended. The same gold band which adorns Mrs. James finger to this very day. CONTINENTAL MUSHROOM FARM GROWERS OF SOME , OF THE FINEST MUSHROOMS IN THE WORLD is happy to be part of the team that will help make Eastern Ontario prosperous by working hard and working together we will succeed