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Rhythm band members,: Kai' Marie''H3.ardie, "Doug ,Hoffer,
arid Keith Broome, get set for practice,
'Letter -Sent Pro.
Turn »errrj Castle
Lstalies Office, .
The Castle,'
Maybole, _ i
15th May,,�� 11157
Mrs, Alice Aitlter
Bluevale, Ontario,
Canada,.
, Dear Mrs. Aitken,
Your^ letter of 2nd of April . ad-
dressed to the Manager of Turn-
berry Hotel has been handed to me
by 'flim. In. order I may :reply tp
'your query regarding Turnberry
• Castle. :The Manager of-' the Hotel
knew I am - .extremely "interested
in local history and being.the Fac-
tor \for .the Marquess of Ailsa on
whose property :the., old Castle
stands ` he t'h'ought 1 should reply
to your, letter.
Unfortunately I :cannot put' my
hands on any picture which shows
the Castle today, as the ruins df
the walls are'now so low that when
picture is taken they blend. in
with - the rooks and nothing is seen
rn''a picture but the light'house
which is built adjacent tp the site
of the Castle. 'There ;,are' some old
prints of the Castle but unfortun-
ately these are mainly in: books,
and I cannot put my hands . on
anything at all which would be
suitable for reproduction :in a the
booklet you are writing pn the his-
tory of Turnberry, Ontario,
As you are probably aware' the
Old. Castle stood on a small prom-
,entory on, the Barony of Turaberry.
and in. the ` 13th century was the
home of the 'Count'ess of Carrick
mother'of Robert the Bruce, While
there is no proof that Robert the
Bruce was' actually born/at Turn -
berry we naturally , like to main-
tain that this' fs so.. At the .begin-
ning of the lith century ; Bruce
whenhe sailed to Maidens Village
from : Rat'hland Isl'aud. sto'rmed.
Turnberry Castle: and'expelled,. the
English garrison and . it was. at
this time thati'th'eCastle was :de-
stroyed,". There'sis no record of the
Castle :being rebuilt or. made- habit-
Jimmy Ritchie, Johnny McKay, Betty Cameron.
Grade 1 •pupils, Donald `Procter, Brenda Niergarth, Barry McKay, Tommy • McKay
watch Teacher Mrs, Cecil Coultes demonstrate counting methods:
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Smoker ' Elevators
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' 1,No. 6 7 -foot Power Mower. (like 'new)
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Here is the man
who can help you
to a fine future
He is .Sgt. Keith
Moody, a Canadian
IArmy Recruiter, and
will he at the Wing -
'','ham Armoury every
IThursday , front; • 12
noon to 6 pan,
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and Tommy
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able after that date,
The 04s06:1s now; lino property
of the Marquess of A414a and be-
longs to thy., aneiept i;a=nBy .o
Kennedys who were. the aneier0
Earls of Cassiliis and :known as
the Rings of Carrick, Adjoining it
is .the Turnberry Ilotel with -its
famous golf coursesyand it is .one
Of' the most pleasant and pi'ptur
esque parts of .Scotlao.
It is of great interest; ,to rrze to
learn there is a small tivnship in
Ontario named Turnberry and in all'
probability it is clamed After Turn -
berry in, Carrick, Ayrshire. About a
hundreds years 'agosortie.' af. the
Maidens yiilagers left Maidens
village, whidh "is the small village
lyingunder the shelter .Of Turn;
berry Castle, and I believe .they
emigrated to . Canada. •1'n all pro-,
bability they would' name the
township there and it may be tha+
to this day there are sortie pepple
in the township with names such
as McCrindle,. Sloan er Rodger'
which are the prominent names of
the old families in 'Maidens.
Whfle. I 'would have :liked .very'
much indeed to,have taken a snap
of the old Castle site' .and send it
to you, you will appreciate that.
a small snap does not show, the de-
tail of the 'Castle walls and It.
would need to be a professional
photographer who would take the
pictures, and frankly : 'I . do not
think this is worth the expense.
I wish you every success in the
booklet you are publishing on
the first hundred . years history of
Turnbkfry in Canada, and 'I am
sure it will be read with great in,
terest by the iiihabiiants of your
tawnship:.
I :am,
Yours sincerely,
James T. Graf.,.
The Laurentian region of 'Quebec
isa vast mountain' .playground
famed for its all -year vacation at-
tractidnS. In winter it is the ',centre
of skiing activities in Eastern.
Canada; in summer it .is 'equally
as popular 'as a pleasant place to
relax and enjoy.magnificent •scen-
ery, epmfortable accommodation
and 'excellent. food. ' • , •
With the world at their"'fingertips these pupils: get clown to a study o
to' right, 1-Iugh Mundell,.`Jim Sellers, Bill Hall, and 'Melville, Greig;
geography,.. The bdys are from left
Your Army Recruiter has complete•information on
careers in the Canadian Army and wilishowyob"
, how you can .fit in. To be eligible you must be 17
to 40. and able to meet Army test requirements.,
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are getting oat fora gado of ba11, part of sohobl's ilghtet side, 1!'rortt left to right are,
bartalrl"$eute'niltfFtr: /ask eanieton, inti English, Bob Cdtneroit an Doug fstooter
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in conjunction with the Gay tmlia .
Society, wwillconduct ; wwatejr-saiety ,caap*.
from. JUNE 16th to JUNE 2Znd.
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Learn how to 'PLAY SAFE' near the water
The winners of the Burke Electric trophy, which was awarded to the top team in the league for the
1958-57 .bowling season at a function held .recently in the Queens Hotel; pictured after the presentation
hadbeen made by the retiring,seeretary, Bill Jobrston., From left to right, front, Lev Balser, Notrn
Elliott and Cal Burke, Back row, W'a'ter Brown, Tommy Jardin and Hap Swatridge. Theyare' members
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of the Burke ,Electric Bowling team. Other standings in the league were: High single, h , Ernie Walker;
high triple; Clarence White, who also had the highest average score in the league banes.
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To Our. New
Canadians
By Lewis Milligan
As a one-time immigrant,,I have"
every sympathy for the newarriv-
als who feel they are strangers in
a strange land, cut off from the 1
cherished associations , of their
native lands.' I,did not come from
the "lone sheiling and the misty
'islands', of the Hebrides, but I
knew 'something of how those old
Caledonians- felt when they sang;
"Mountains divide us and a waste.
of seas."' Even the: lone shelling,
with all its hardships and priva-
tions, was dear to them in memory
as the only home they had ever
known. The wild forest regions in
which they found themselves were
homeless indeed, . Yet they set to
Work and smote those primeval
giants till they vanished like a mist
and the wilderness blossomed as
the rose
The hemlock and the cedar,
The spruce and monarch pine,
Waved, .o'er the 'tents of Fedar,
Where now the harvests shine.
But who can tell the story
o' Of all the toll and stress
That wrought : a • land of glory
From out' the wilderness
Canadians should never forget
what 'they owe to' those old pioneers
who laid the foundations of -this
vast Dominion under the British
flag. .That flag still flies over
the rich heritage bequeathed to
us by those first immigrants —
and long may it wave! There is.
no need to apologize for that -em-
blem to the immigrants who have
come here from other countries
than • the British Isles. , They were
born and bred under different
national flags! and they speak dif-
ferent tongues, and most of them
gladly adapt themselves to' the
new environment and loyally;con-
form to the laws and traditions
under which Canada has prospered
as' a free nation in the British
Commonwealth,
These New Canadians, Whether
they come from Britain or other
countries do not or should .not ex-
pect to be hampered, 13y and
large they' have done well for
themselves. They see and seize
opportunities from under the very
noses of some of us old Canadians
who could not see the gold for the
rocks. The remarkable progress
along all lines that has taken place
in Canada in the last ten years is
due tb the revival of immigration
which, it is only fair to say, was
initiated by ea' George Drew.
when he Was Premier of Ontario,
10 was the 'first to fly immigrants
across the Atlantic, That bold
stroke gave impetus to the move -
Merit that has added over a million
to the population and enriched this
country by. 'industrial enterprise.
and a record inflow" of capital
investment,
Canada too has paid her 'full
share of blood and treasure in the
rriaintenance of world freedom for
which the flag of nritain •has stood
for three hundred 'years, Can-
adians, 'Old and neW, ; should be
Dere the boys proud to salute that symbol tinder
bon. Cameron, i which they have fought, wr'ough't
• 1 and os hied, .
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.Bowlers' New Executive
Executive members, of the Wingham Men's. Bowling League pictured
at their annual banquet and. 'meeting which was recently held in the
Queens Hotel, From left to right : are: • Charlie Perrott, secretary;
Harold Taylor, president and Norman Elliott past president. About
30 bowlers attended the banquet.
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