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75 YEARS AGO
Between two and three . o'clock on.
bootleg whiskey was taken in hand by
Constahle Ferguson and locked in the local
police cell for safe keePing.
Having abent the convicts burning
the state prison. at. Columbus, Ohio,; this,
gent thought he would pull off a similar
stunt here, and when he was put into the
cell, he swore he would bUrn .the place
down if he 'wasn't let out. Unfortunately,•
in his., search of the prisoner. Constable
fergrison overlooked a few matches which
the man had.
Left to himself, he tore Open' a corner of
the mattress and set fire to the This
made' only a smouldering fire which was
discovered by girls, who out of curiosity,
went to have a look at the wild man,
Councillor Miller who chanced to be about
the Hall; was made aware. of the circum-
stances, Had the, bedding been of more
flammable material,. the drunk would have
had an experience that he likely didn't
count on, for it was some time before •
Constable Ferguson who had tjie cell key
could be located. •
25 YEARS AGO
Successful efforts in extinguishing a
straw stack fire on Thursday afternoon
averted, a conflagration that might well
have razed all the buildings on the farm of
Joshua Dawson and-Mr. and Mrs, Huntley
Dawson,' of concession 2, Kinloss.', The
straw stack adjoined the barn and a brisk
north-west-breeze was carrying the smoke
over .the buildings, ineluding the barn,
henhouie, -implement shed, house and
work shop. A bucket brigade did valiant
fire
work in keeping the blaze down until the
, truck got into action. Neighbours
the Straw was scattered over a field. The
moving of the „stack proved a wise
precaution, as there was evidence that the,
fire had not been completely drowned out,
after , it was believed it had, been extin
guished.
During the period April 18 to April 22, a
total of 1,903 Grade 1 and Grade 2 children
of Bruce County received their initial
inneculation of Salk vaccine, at a Poliomye
litis clinic.
John W., Hanna who has represented the
riding of Huron-Bruce in the Prqvincial
Governinentsince 1943 will again carry the
Progressive Conservative banriet it the
forthcoming •provincial electiOn 'set for
Thursday, lune 9. „ • •
, At a nominating convention,in Wingham
on Tuesday, Hugh , Hill, Colborne Town-
sbip, was chosen as Liberal candidate for
Huron-Bruce riding in the provincial
election in June. Hill has twice contested
the riding, losing out by slim margins to
member eject, J. W. Hanna.
•. •
50 YEARS AGO
A man, who last Thursday night became'
altogether too noisy, and wobbly, dile to
swallowing too much government or
Wednesda-Y4rierriing,-May 3, the-large-Saw
mill belongirig to ThoMas H. Treleaven on
Havelock Street, .in this village was totally
destroyed by fire. How the fire originated'
is a mystery and as the flames had gained
great headway before it was discOvered, it
was impossible for the. fire brigade who, •
were promptly on the scene to save the
Wilding from destruction. The "loss is a
serious one -to Mr. Treleaven as-there was
only an insurance of $1,000, on ,the
buildings and maehinery. Besides the saw
mill; the . new chopping house was also
destroyed and hiS loss over the insurance
will be fully $2,000.
Marjorie Wilkes, that beautiftil little
mare owned by T. M. McClean & Sob, left
for Hamilton last Wednesday where she
will go into training with one of the best
professional trainers in Canada. We wish
her owners every success'with her, as sbe
is one. of the speediest and most promising
mares in the Dominiori. •
offered to pay for the damage if hewere
taken arhiS home, ReeVe—Rae—who--had
been roused nut of bed to deal. with the
situation, throught perhaps the best way to
*get rid of the man would be to send him
home,, Constable Morre was commissione
to supply the transportation.-
Its hard to say what's the best ,treatment
for a bug of that sort; but if he pays for a,
new mattress and for his night drive home,
his night's entertainment will cost him
more than if he had gone to the picture
show.
The fire was easily extinguished, and the
prisoner, who had sobered off somewhat,
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it a viable , economic unit that is
order, two issues at once, recently I ' attracting more and more dollars to
the Urea hritit also pays out dellar in
considerable salaries and goods and..
•
Out of a 1980 operating budget of.
$136,000, the .Board of Directors is
H, J. MacRae; pledged to raise $21,000 in private
40 Glen, Road, ' donations. We need your help. ‘No
Toronto. , contribution is too small to be
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appreciated. All donations are tax-
dediietible and those of $100 and more
are' listed as patiiiiislOn our Summer
Festival programs.
Thank you for your consideration of
this letter. "
Your's truly;
Lynda Lentz,
Board of. Directors.
Education
efroin page 1
in the following year's budget under
benefits. A teacher is entitled to a
pension after 12 years service.
*from page 5
cancer because it can now be produced in
enormous doses.
While the treatment methods improve,
follow up clinics will continue to play an
important role in the treatment of cancer
until a cure is known. -
The continuing interest and dedication of
volunteers and the energy shown by • the
Canadian Canc Society will maintain these
clinics as a service to cancer patients,
To the Editor:
Theatre a delight at Blyth Festival....
Gina •Mallet
Toronto Star_
Rural festival illustrates Canadian
theatre's diversity....
Jamie Portman
Ottawa Citizen
Blyth Summer Festival, thriller , could
end on Broadway..::.
Doug Bale
London Free press
Something unique and exciting is
happening to theatre in Canada and
it's happening right here in our:own
backyard—that's right, at the Blyth
Summer Festival.
Right in. Huron County we now have
the only professional theatre in
Canada that is producing totally
original Canadian plays by Canadian
authors. We have a national obligation
to fulfil and perpetuate this role. And
we are distinctive in that the content of
• our productions reffects the, culture
and heritage of Southwestern Ontario.
Because our audience is still 70 per ,
cent local, we must continue to meet
their expectations while still providing
the different flavour which is bringing
increasing numbers of theatre-lovers
to Blyth and Huron County from all.
over Ontario. Audience figures for the
1979 regular season were up 13 per
cent over 1978' and with "The Don-
tiellY's", our total audienc-c—ekceeded
21,000.
And, eyes, we are distinctive on
another level. As pointed out in a
feature on The National News on CBC,
the. Blyth theatre is one of a very few
in Canada which finished its fiscal
year in good financial standing. As
well, the April issue. of Chatelaine
magazine included the Blyth Summer
FestiVal in a feature article entitled
"The Ten Best Summer Theatres in
Cabada".
Yes, it is all happening right here on
Our own door steps. But the theatre
needs continued finantial support
from the surrounding area. Not only is
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