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miins
and, lives At Shakespecire.
I i 'I:cwin, 75, of Shakes -
ire near Stratford has been
mating violin, for more than 2,5::
• years; Mr, Irwin is a: ` native of
'Unless 'Township butleft this.
area as a young ' man..
He is ;the son, of the -late James
Ian andformerly lived on the
2nd of Kinloss west where Rus•
sell Ritchie' now .. resides. , Three
brothers, Johne George and
James Irwin. 'originally settled , on
the< 10th of {Ashfield but later the
three aU . riioved-+ to . the 2nd -of
Hinios. sand: bought , 50 . acres .each.
William J. Irwin, the son of
John ' and ' Clarence ' Irwin,.. the
son of George, still reside on the
farms. ` They: are first. cous ns % of
the. '.: violin maker . Leslie. The
following . article appeared 'recent-
ly in., : the daily press.
SHAKESPEARE .Any per-
son .trying to make' a living man-
ufacturing violins in Canada
"would starve to, death."
James 'Leslie Irwin 75,' the
author . of that '.'statement, , should
He has been makinig • violins for
more than' 25 years.
"A man who takes the tithe to
turn out the best just can't com-
pete with the cheaper , outfits;
„ now coming in .from China," he
says "Those' Chinese outfits,
including the . case, 'sell for less
-`than I pay for the wood.".
Bert.. • Mr. Irwin, ' who.. has been
familiar with violins: ; since he
was a boy of 10 in Maioss Town-
ship, ' is not 'perturbed` 'about the
inverted instruments.
They 'have a ' reasonably fine
y., Y
tone, he says, s and the..meet:. the,
requirements . of `'musicians, ex
perienced or beginners.
But ' the personal touch . is re-
quired for 'anything , in the top,
bracket,he says:,. ;
Mr. .:'Irwin has; made. about : 40
violins: "I never got'' more than
$35 . back In the early 1930s," he
says,. "and I' ' never got - more.
than $150 at any time."
His " ,. workshop, behind his
Shakespeare home, is ;' an order-
ly *litter ,of ;' violinarts� special
.
P.
wgod and ' .tools:•
fi e served an apprenticeship
inblacksmithinS ca and ntr..►.
rle� : Y
.;for the carriage -making trade. at
Lucknow and . later . `spent a few
years :: at construction.. jobs.
His . violin -making, a hobby,-
has
obby,•has :filled hours oftime since be
retired .'. and moved to . Shakes-
peare '18 years ago.
'Manufacturing a ViolinDein . re-
quires more than ' just shaping
woody to ,a pattern," he says, Two
instruments'. made from the
same wood by . the' same man
can produce . different tones,
A player accustomed to one
violin' may not . be able to play
as well . on another, even 'better
instrument, he says. , He recalls
a - visitor • whobrought . him a
$9,000 _ violin -"that's what he
says he, paid for it":, who Was
unable. to "get' What he wanted
from it". '-
The, man discovered he could
do a better playing job with One
of • Mr. Irwin'sviolins. But . 'he
did not leave the ' $9,000 instru-
ment lying around.'
He says the best violin wood
is imported; from. Europe, maple
for the back, sides and ' neck of
the, instrument and spruce'. for the
top.
Mr. Irwin says he has repair-
ed hundreds of violins "but I've
never seen a genuine, .Stradivar-
ius." There
tradivar-ius."':There area''lot of fake ant-
iques, he says. `
Mr. 'Irwin, who .once ; played
for dances, says the 'advent, of: the
guitar and : jazz :have ousted ;the
vi6lin._ Hestill.. visits thefidd-
lers' . contest, ;:at Shelbourne but
does not compete:. •
The "old timers"`- are all young
fellows now, he says.
And ;he. has 'never ' tried his
hand at making ' a . bow. That's a
field for other 'experts he says.
PAUL. FARRELL REPRESENTS
R.IPLEY •.HIGH •',SCHOOL
The students of Ripley' District
High. School., have :selected Paul
Farrell, a : grade 12 Student, : to.
represent their : school in the Stu-
dent Leaders' Club :sponsored by
the . University of . Western ;Ontar-
io and The London ; Free' Press'.
Paul, 17, the son of : QVr. •and
Mrs.: 'Murray 'Farrell,. of R.R. 1,
Kincardine, ' stood fourth in his
class Of 32 ' ,
He is 'president of the ::school's.
student 'council • and ' the young
people's ' organization of • Pine. Riv-
er Church:. He is also a member'
of the- school, curling club.
Paul .is .interested, in ', .science
and.': mathematics and . hopes to
:..
pursue •a course in . 'engineering.
EDNESDAY,; JAN. 27tk, 1145'
onga sssion..
Parliament Forseen
f
Murray, Gaunt MP.P', for Hur-
on Bruce has sent us the follow=
ing report on tyre opening :of
Parliament
Ontario's . '108 • legislators got
down to: business on Wednesday,;
January 20th, as the third ses-`
sion of . the 27th Parliament . got.
under way:.. The.: opening had .all.
the pomp and ceremony of a min-
iature coronation... Lieutenant Gov-
error. Earl' Rowe and Mrs. Rowe
rode•.'•frorn, the 'Royal, York 'Ildtel
to Queen's Park' in an open horse-
drawn landau. A guard of honour
:greeted :them at Queen's. Park.
Their .arrival. at Queen's Park was
heralded by a 15 -gun -salute •by
the ' 29th Field • Artillery • Regi-
merit. At 3 p.m.. Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Earl Rowe started reading`
the ' Speech from' the Throne, • 'the
main parts sof which are (1) The
establishing . of an -Ontario . ,. Ad-
visory Committee an ,Co!nfeder-
ation. , (2) The ; ,' Department of*
Economics a n d Development
will' launch 'an - international ad-
vertising campaign :.to , aid -ex
porus ; and . , help attract invest-
mere: (3). "'Workmen's : •coxflpen
savior} ;benefits . will be.. extended.
to • agricul't'ural workers, (4) • A.
board of appeal will be -set ` up to
hear : persons. whose . driving ' lic
epees : have been . suspended, un-
less they were suspended . by'. , the,'
courts Mandatory under the
Highway Traffic, At.. This' would
apply to a few cases that up
to.
now . •have been heard by the Min-
ister of Transport, (5) ' Amend
:meats' will be made to • the' Milk
Industry Ad ' to improve the prov
ince s milk. marketing • system.
(6)" -,Increased grants up: ,oto 80%
of costs will be extended to local
authorities . for retarded • .child-
ren's; education.,,,Ais session
promises. to be a ..1 one, per-
haps
er haps • the longest on record
KINLOU
••We .extend ..sympathy to ' the
family and relatives of: the late
Walter Schumacher. Frank Schu-
macher, 'concession
chumacher,:'concession 10, is, a .bro
ther. -
, Donald .Barr of' • Waterloo spent
the week -end , at his • Thome', here.
• 'Congraulati+ ns to Mr. -and, Mrs-.
Bud 'Sutton ..on the ;birth • of •
Mr ' and. Mrs. : Clare Sperling'
Five men ° lived for a month in and ' family of. Walkerton visited
a shelter 36 feet below the sur- on Sunday with .Mr. and Mrs,.
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CONTACT OUR :AREA. REPRESENTATIVE
drren Zinn, R.R. 1 Dungannon
Celebrates ::90th ; Birthday„
We ' extend congratulations . to,
Mr...John R. Lane, who celebrated
his 90th . birthday. on. Tuesday,
when he. was . at home to. his.
friends.
Arthur Stanley of `. Kitchener
spent the. week -end at. his home
dere.
Sympathy. . is extended ';to the
family of.' the late 'Mrs ; •Eliza
Walker who passed: away on Tues -
X.
day evening at her her home . at :Luck -
now. •
Presbyterian W.M.S.,, .
The Presbyterian . W.M.S.. ``tet
on ,Wednesday ' afternoon at the
home of : Mrs. Tom ' . MacDonald.
:The :president, • Miss . Winnifred
Percy, ' was . in. charge • :After the
opening hymn, the scripture.: was'
read by. Mrs. Morley Bushell.'.
Mrs. 1)on- Bushell. led: in. prayer.
The roll call 'was answered with.
the' word "measure:" Supplies for
the Welcome and Welfareand a
new Study book is to be ordered:
A get well card . 'was:signed by'.
the members for_ Mrs. Frank
Johnston who 1st in the hospital.
Mrs: 'Lyman Sutton gave the,:, mis-
sionary- readhtg from" Miss Hilda
Herrnanson from, the . Glad Tid
Ings. A report of the Presbyterial
which was held . at.. Lucknow was
given- by Mrs. -Frank 'Maulden and
Mrs. Tom .lMabDonald, Mrs. Frank'
Maulden ' presided .for ' the , ,pro—
gram which . opened with a hymn.'
The scripture was.' from St.Mat-
thew. Mrs'.' Lyman .Sutton, Mrs.
Tom MacDonald Mrs. Jack Barr •
Mrs. Don Bushell, and Mrs. Frank:
rMaulden' dramatized ."The Chang
ing Scene." New Years ,readings
were given by .-Miss Winnifred
Percy and Mrs. Morley 'Bushell.
Mrs. Jack _ Barr' favoured with a
piano ' solo, The Bible ' quiz was
,000 Damage:
Upley Death
In :one of thelargest court jud
gments. 'in many :years, a Rripley
woman was awarded $42,445: dam
ages and costs. for.. the death ` of
her husband three:,years:ago.'
Mrs- Marie May.. Pollock; ; moth
er ' of four children ,° received the
award, from a six -man jury at the
winter, assizes of . the :Ontario. ' Su
preen Court, : now sitting at. God
erach.. '
The' jury awarded ,the. woman •
$65,300, but found the defendant,
Archie T. Blandford, of .:624 Herd-
ley • Drive, London, only. 65 per
cent to blame for . the; accident..
Darwin Raymond Pollock Was
killed August 30, 1962 " when the
tractor he was driving was hit '
by a ,: ear.: driven' by Mr. Bland- •
:ford on County Road 6, 21/2 miles
west of Ripley. He was 32 at ' the•
time o f this . death.
The jury brought: do*n • its de-
cision ,'a• week ago after a . day.'
and a half . testimony, ,But Mr:
Justice, ,Sarmuel:: Hughes reserved
endorsement
endorsement until yesterday td.
hear ,legal ' arguments, from , ram-
ie'.
coon sen. .
James ,Donnelly, QC, of .'Goder-
ich, represented Mrs.. Pollock
while London - lawyer 1). ` G. E.
Thompson, QC : acted, for • Mr.
Blandford, _ ;
'from.,2nd Samuel chapters 10 and
11. Courtesy remarks .were given
by ` Mrs. ' .Prank • Maulden. , The
;Lords prayer :closed. the , meeting.
Grace was sung. afid lunch was
served,
RIPLEY MEAT MARKET
Custom Butchering.
MondayHogs, $2.00' in by J:00 p.m.
.
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound.
CATTLE, CALVES ,and LAM13'S EVERY bAY,
• , EXCEPT SATURDAY "
We Do Curing and Smoking ..... Beef, Pork and Lamb.
Sold 'Wh ole,
Lower P'rHalf ,or `cesCall rt�' � For Better Service,
,
Ripley 100,
Chas. Hooisms a••••-' Prop.
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