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Cameron MacPhee’s work with Victory Bonds, car sales, and potato inspections made him as well-known a figure in the district as any politician. He was always dedicated to his work. His interest in the potato industry, for instance, was lifelong, even though he retired from the Department of Agriculture in the late 1 95 Os.

Cameron was one of five children born to Ronald MacPhee and Catherine MacDonald of Little Sands. In 1947, he married Margaret (Peg) MacPherson and they had one child, Doris. Until his death, Cameron lived with Doris and her husband, Donald MacDonald, in the MacPhee family home in Glashvin.

E ldon was a big place. I remember when I came to Eldon first. Right after the [First World] war.... We had a bank and we had an Orange Hall and a Masonic Hall. We had the doctor, we had a tailor, had a blacksmith, and a harness maker. Right in the village. And then, shortly after that, we put up the Belfast Hall...on the comer. No, no; no govem- ment grants then. I think the most of the thanks for getting up the hall then was given to Normie Gillis. He was a great worker for the community and it was a beautiful building. There was lots of lovely times in it.

The courthouse was at Eldon, where the Royal Bank was, and Moore’s old store. I think there was courts held there during the war, in the ’14 to ’ 18... . But the courthouse originally was in a building back of there.

Larrabees had the store and AD. Rosses, they had a beautiful store, and then Peter Penny had the tailor shop. And Jim Larrabee’s father had a blacksmith shop. And Halliday’s Wharf; that was quite a business spot then. The Harland used to run there every twice a week.

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