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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-03-21, Page 15Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, March 21, 1.963 — Page'1 GROWING GIRLS' CHOOL or DRESS SHOES. Lace or Pump Style $3.99 to $4.99 CALLAN SHOES YOUR FAMILY SHOE STORE WINGHAM, ONTARIO PHONE 357-1840 AI THE WORK OF MERCY RED CROSS CANVASS By Members of Wingham Legion :FRIDAY, March 22nd Found: Bird or hat, which flew or blew into frown's Ser.- vice er+vice Station. It's sort of round with green and red feathers or quills on it. If you've lost a bird or a hat, or even if you haven't, drive by and see it; it's worth the trip. YOU SOUND LIKE A TV COMMERCIAL! IT'S JUST THAT I'M SO PLEASED WITH THE PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT AT VANCE'S PHARMACY © LOCAL TRADEMARKS, Inc. • Mt6030NIZIZ with John Power MEMBER OF OUTDOOR WRITERS OF CANADA The return of the crows is a sight to gladden the heart of many a sportsman. Crows pro- vide us with some excellent off-season shooting and there is an ever-increasing number of nimrods who look forward to the spring shooting with almost as much anticipation as they do the opening of duck season. I once read an article writ- ten by a wildly enthusiastic crow hunter, who stated it was the very ultimate in' wing shoot- ing hooting and the finest of all out- door sports. He went on to state he felt the crow was the scattergun shooter's dream bird and should be protected by seasons and bag limits. Crow shooting is indeed a very enjoyable and often ex- citing sport but I doubt if he rin — AND THE FOOD IS OUTSTANDING AT — Danny's Restaurant HIGHWAY 86 -- WINGHAM OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT FRI. & SATURDAY TO 2 A.M. Party Reservations — 357-3114 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 00000060000.0000 OVERNIGHT FREIGHT HAULAGE TO AND FROM TORONTO, HAMILTON, KITCHENER, LONDON, STRATFORD, WOODSTOCK WALDEN BROS TRANSPORT LTD. WITH EARLY MORNING DELIVERIES. ALL LOADS FULLY INSURED. LONG DISTANCE HAULING ON FULL LOADS ANYWHERE IN ONTARIO. FULLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE ALL HOUSEHOLD MOVING. CALL COLLECT FOR FREE ESTIMATE. HEAD OFFICE WINGHAM Phone 357-2050 .nn...o.....6110.,01..6•1110.nbx.1.,1 would get many supporters for his cause. The truth of the matter is that crows are among the worst predators and the shooter is doing the farmers and sports- men a great service by elim- inating all the ,;rows he can. These bandits c ` the bird world take a heavy tc ,1 on our song- bird and waterf wl populations by killing fledgings and eating the eggs. Crows are an extremely cagy bird and make a fast and elu- sive target. These sharp-eyed rogues even seem to be able to tell the difference between a shotgun and a broom handle. Have you ever noticed how close you can get to them when you're not armed, but just ap- pear with a gun under your arm and they're gone like a flash with only a scornful parting "caw" or two as they disappear over the tree tops. SHOTGUN BEST Crow hunting is basically a shotgunners' sport although the boys with the scope mounted varmit rifles take their share. Any gauge from 20 to 12 is fine with modified choke probably the best spread for this type of shooting. Seven and one-half trap load will nicely do the job and makes for pretty reasonable shooting from a cost angle. A lot of the fellows I know find crow season a good time to use up all those No. 4's, 5's and 6's that have been kicking around since last duck season. A great many hunters spend a good part of the spring cruis- ing the country roads armed with a varmit rifle, As well as knocking off a whale of a lot of groundhogs, they take a fair number of crows and it gives one a sense of satisfaction to hit a target as small as a crow at 200 yards. BLIND SHOOTING Once you have established the crows' flight pattern, which is often between a dump and their rookery, then you should prepare a blind to shoot from. This could be a low clump of cedars or pines. Where there is no natural cover, you should build a blind such as you would for duck shooting. If you wish to be successful, you must stay out of sight, CAMOUFLAG E Leave your yellow shirt and flourescent cap at home. It is important to dress as incon- spicuously as possible. An old pair of coveralls splattered with green and brown paint are ENJOY TROUBLE-FREE DRIVING OUR SKILLED MECHANICS WILL PUT YOUR CAR IN TOP RUNNING ORDER FOR MILES OF HAPPY SPRING MOTORING. ALL MAKES OF BLUEVALE RINK Wins Fred Davidson Trophy A Bluevale rink Skipped by Jim Adams won the 9 o'clock draw and the Fred Davidson Trophy at the bonspiel last Wednesday at the local curling rink. Other members of the rink were Jack Shiell, vice, Elmer Bruce, second and Ross Peacock, lead. Their score was 3 wins and a plus of 14, Norman Rintoul's Wingham rink was second in the 9 o'clock draw with 2 wins plus 11; Ken McKague of Teeswater, third, and Dr. W. A. Crawford of Wingham won the consolation. Topping the entries in the 11 o'clock draw was Murray Rae of Wingham with 3 wins plus 13, giving the trophy win- ners a close run. Jack Bateson was vice, Don Adams, second and John Cruickshank lead. Lloyd Casemore was second ideal. A camouflage rain cape which many fellows wear duck hunting is also perfect for the job. Many hunters will wear a silk stocking over their face and some mosquito head nets will work well. DECOYS The Great Horned Owl is a natural enemy of crows and the sight of one of these birds will drive crows into a frenzy. They will swoop and dive at the owl and raise such a ruckus that all the crows for miles around will be attracted by the cawing and rally to the battle. For this reason, an owl de- coy will often improve the shooting immensly. Mache owls can be purchased at most sporting goods stores, but if you happen to be fortunate enough to have a stuffed owl in one of those dusty old trunks in the attic, so much the better. Tie the owl to the limb of a tree nearby or merely set him • out in the open on top of a fence post. It will certainly do no harm to set out a couple of crow decoys as well and many hunters will take several of the first crows they shoot; tie them to a string and toss them over a tree branch in plain view of the black marauders. CALLING ALL CROWS It is essential to get a crow call and do some practicing with it. A crow call is inex- pensive and can be the main factor between success and failure. You can learn how to use it properly by listening to crows and imitating their calls. Bet- ter yet, purchase an instruction record and practice at home for a few hours. You will be an ex- pert in almost no time. Someone once said "If men were birds, there would be few of them smart enough to be crows" . ,;,Automatic Transmissions EXPERTLY SERVICED SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL SIZES OF TIRES 4erf Armstrong Garage YOUR STUDEBAKER LARK DEALER Wingham 3574460 and another Wingham rink, skipped by Omar.Haselgrove was third, The George Patter- son foursome from Ripley got the consolation prize for the 11 o'clock draw. Ladies Win at Paisley Bonspiel Two Wingham rinks were entered in the ladies' open bonspiel at Paisley last Thurs- day. One rink skipped by Mrs. Bob Vivian with Mrs. Wm. Bain, Mrs. Herb Hotson and Mrs. Al Hafermehl, won the 9 o'clock draw. They had three wins and a plus of fifteen. Each member received a lovely leather train case. Mrs. Joe Kerr's rink, with Mrs. Harold Edwards, Mrs. George Galbraith and Mrs. Don Rosenhagen, were entered in the 11 o'clock draw. While they did not win any of the prizes they did enjoy the curl- ing. There were 28 entries in the bonspiel. Rink Does Well at Highland `Spiel A Wingham rink attended the 4th annual Tartan Bonspiel held at the Highland Club in London, where they were suc- cessful in reaching the semi- finals in the main event. There were 36 entries in the 'spiel. The rink was skipped by Harley Crawford with Jack Bowman, vice; Sam Sweeney, second and Jack McDonald, lead. N E 0() w S LADIES' LEAGUE Team standings: Players512; Matinees 51; du-Mauriers 482; Gay Lords 47; Belvederes 47; Sweet Caps 43. Gwen MacLaurin took high single with 285, as well as the high triple with 810. Way to gc Gwen. 0--0--0 LLODY'S LEAGUE The highest team score this week was taken by the Spades with 3017 followed by Aces 2713; Jokers 2691; Queens2637; Diamonds 2613; Kings 2508. Both the ladies' high single of 225 and high triple of 593 were taken by Marilyn Ritchie. Mac Ritchie had the men's high single of 297 and Bert Her - tog had the men's high triple of 693. 0--0--0 BANTAMS Angels 26; Yanks 22; Giants 17; Mets 15; Twins 14; Cubs 14, High single, Linda Lockridge with 182; David Balser with215. 0--0--0 JUNIORS T, Birds 23; Jags 22; Chev- vies 18; M Gees 18; Stingrays 15; Caddies 12. .High single, Gayle Gannett with 172; Peter Callan with 231. 0--0--0 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Tonight, we played the last of our regular games, and our congratulations go to the Leafs, who ended up on top. So, if anyone notices Norman Camer- on going around with his chest out and buttons popping, it is just because he is proud of his team, namely Dot Templeman, Dot Cameron, Isobel Burke, Harold Wild and Morris Swan- son. Our spares for the night were Helen Casemore, Dot Boyd and Gary Templeman, and we thank you. The ladies' high single was taken by Lois Cerson with a 310 as well as the high triple with 645. Harold Wild took the men's high single with 281 as well as the high triple with 733. Final team standings: Leafs 116; Wings 111; Bruins 109; BRIDGE CLUB North and South: First, C. Hodgins, 0. Haselgrove; se- cond, Mrs, G. Gannett, W. Wharry; tied for third, Mrs. H. Fisher, Mrs. R. Dundas, and Mrs. D. Nashith, Mrs. F. Forgie, East and West; First, S. Laidlaw, Mrs. C. Hodgins; se- cond. Mrs. H. Crawford, Mrs. G. Godkin; third, Mrs. H, Campbell, B. Ortlieb. Rangers 90; Candiens 88; Hawks 87, Now for the playoffs, and the big question is - What team will end up as Champions? Once again, luck to you all. MiiiialiMENNOMMIBUIRIMONIE WINGHAM KINSMEN CLUB NOME BINGO $100 Prize FOR FULL HOUSE CHECK YOUR CARD WITH THE NUMBERS BELOW: B INGO 1 16 32 47 61 3 17 33 48 63 4 18 34 49 64 5 19 36 50 65 6 20 37 51 68 7 21 38 52 69 8 22 39 54 70 9 23 40 56 71 10 24 41 57 72 11 25 42 59 73 13 26 45 60 74 14 27 75 15 28 29 30 CARDS AVAILABLE FOR $1-80 EACH from any member of the Kinsmen Club or from the following places of busi- ness: Burke Electric, Walk- er's Home Furnishings, Stain - ton's Hardware, R. A. Currie & Sons Furniture, Reming- ton's IGA, Red Front Gro- cery, Hanna's Store. Belgrave, Willis Store, Whiteohureh, Moffat's Store, Bluevale, Ed- gar's Store, Wroxeter. Numbers called this week were: G59, Bl, 126. 3 Numbers drawn this week by H. V. Pym IMIIMIMINNIONNEMP HELLO FOLKS, In my estimation the main issues in this 1963 election are: FIRST: Was this elec- tion necessary? SECOND: The outstand- ing legislative program of the Conservative Government in the past four years created this situation as indicated in the words of President Kennedy: "With the single exception of Can- ada, the United States last year had the best record of all the industrialized world." price stabilization in THIRD: A bold, constructive program of development and expansion to maintain and increase the outstand- ing economic expansion of Canada. APRIL 8 VOTE HOWE. MARVIN X Hear and See MARVIN HOWE CHANNEL 8 WINGHAM, 12:S5 noon FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd. Mr. Howe will be seen WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th, at 6:10 p.m. CHANNEL 8; THURSDAY, APRIL 4th, at 6:10 p.m. CHANNEL 8, and on TV -13 SCAN PROGRAM at 6 o'clock FRIDAY, APRIL 5th.