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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-23, Page 18Page 18 Times -Advocate, August 23, 1989 Earl Heywood in Country Music Hall of WINGHAM - On June 21 Earl Heywood was nominated to be in- ducted into Canada's new Country Music Hall of Fame in Kitchener. The choice was made by an adviso- ry board of 40 country music offi- cials across Canada. Earl will be officially inducted into The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener on Wednesday August 30 along with many of the first Country Music artists to make recordings in Canada. The people who pioneered this grass roots art in our country. (Tickets are availa- ble at the Centre In The Square for the public to attend, and it will be televised by the Kitchener TV sta- tion. Earl Heywood first,made a record- ing in 1949 for RCA Victor which was the only major recording com- pany up to that time recording Ca- nadian artists. Wilf Carter known as the father of country music was the first Victor artist back in the late 30s, followed by Hank Snow through the 40s and it was when Hank Snow left Canada to promote himself in the US that Earl was signed to a Victor Recording con- tract. Alt together Earl has recorded in the neighborhood of 100 songs, many of them which he has written like Alberta Waltz, Moonlight on the Manitoulin and of course his songs telling the story of the Don- nellys ''Talcs of the Donnelly ED) n n 0 Feud". His recordings have been re- leased in far off Australia and his songs have been heard around the world. For 11 years in the 50s Earl was the Canadian editor and correspon- the same time Pee Wee King who wrote the Tennessee waltz and had a show band and television show in Cleveland invited Earl to guest on his show to make it International Earl Heywood Week. Another achievement in Earl's ca- reer was when he appeared with Bill Haley in Philadelphia in 1951 who was known then as Bill Haley and his Saddlemen, but a couple years later became known as Bill Haley and his Comets and the father of rock and roll music. Bill was the one who started the rock craze. Still another highlight of Earl's endeavors came in 1960 when he gathered his family together to make recordings in the RCA Vic- tor Studios in Toronto. On March 28, 1960 they made history. The Heywood family became the fust :.imily to make commercial record- ings in Canada... and Grant Hey- wood the youngest of the family only seven years old -at the time became the first and youngest Ca- nhdian to make commercial records in Canada. Besides Wilf Carter, Hank Snow and Earl Heywood there were 25 in all which included Gordie Tapp and Tommy Hunter both of London, Ontario, The Mercy Brothers all of which have appeared on the famed CKNX Barn Dance out of Wing - Earl Heywood dent for Country Song Roundup a magazine that was devoted to pro- moting Country Music in the US and Canada. The magazine sold a quarter of a million copies every month to newstandsand subscribers around the world. In the 50s Hey- wood was a busy man receiving and answering mail from all around the world. RCA Victor in 1954 Promoted a National Earl Heywood Week across CAnada,-the only time they had ever done this for an artist. At need V=1 Ctt AUCTIONEERS FILSON & ROBSON The Experienced Auctioneers that Guarantee You More $$ Considering A Sale or Need an Appraisal 666-0833 666-1967 Call Collect Supplying Ycki with 30 Yrs. 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Cool, delicious drinks were priced at 10 cents and jelly beans sold for one cent each. Bell planning town improvements EXETER - In 1988, Bell Canada spent $893,000 on placing fibre op- tic cable and other improvements for the 2,494 customers in the Ex- eter exchange. As well, Bell paid $89,050.85 in municipal taxes. This included S3,928.19 in real estate tax, S1,178.46 in Business tax, and $83,944.20 in Gross Receipts tax. Another $2,684,268.05 was spent on payroll expenses for the 87 Bell employees in the Stratford area. The gross receipts tax is set at 5 percent of all telecommunications revenue from Bell operations in On- tario in the preceding year. The amount apportioned to each ex- change is based on the number of Bell telephones in use. In 1988, this was $30.41 per telephone. In addition, in 1988 Bell spent a total of $2.2 billion on capital im- provements. Of this, $1.408 billion was spent in Ontario. The forecast for 1989 is $2.3 billion, with $1.387 billion to be spent in Onta- rio. Local improvement highlights in 108R include $893,000 spent on placing fibre optic cable from Exet- er to Hensall and from Hensall to Clinton and replacing cable throughout the town of Exeter. Local plans for 1989 include S509,000 to be spent on replacing cable throughout the exchange and JLat4 ±iy Sale Ends August 26 Wnnnprc ,N4 .!, _ _ ant_ _ , viIIIUieiikie0 installing digital transmission and fibre optic equipment in the switch- ing centre. "This investment helps to main- tain affordable, high quality local telephone service for the people of Exeter," says Tom Bennett, Bell's local manager. "It's part of Bell's overall construction program that represents an investment of more than $300 per customer per year." ham. Other Canadian artists listed in- clude the likes of the late Don Messer, Charlie Chamberlain and Marg Osborne, Orville 'Prophet, Pay Griff, Bob Nolan who origi- nally came from Nova Scotia and was the leader of the Sons of the Pioneers whom many will remem- 'er in many of the Gene Autry and Roy Rogers movies. Also Myrna Lorrie Canada's first female vocal- ist in the country field to appear on recordings in Canada... and others. The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, an 11 year dream of country singer Gary Buck is re- sponsible for the development of officially Atablishing this centre for the home of all of our great Ca- nadian Country performers. At present there is a home that was donated to house the artifacts that are presently being collected. This was temporarily donated by Fame Royal Homes -of Wingham until the million dollar structure is built and in place for a grand opening next summer at Pioneer Sports - world in Kitchen. Last but not least Canada's great and famous artist, Ken Danby who has been known for his paintings of Olympic stars will paint the pictures that will hang in the Country Hall of Fame. Earl Heywood is in the process of writing a book about his life and career, and the story of country music in Canada. It should be available sometime next year. Earl Heywood went to Exeter High School, sang in the James Street Choir and in 1935 for five years was a euphonium player in the Exeter Brass Band. He was born in Usborne township and married to Martha Thiel, and they have two children, a daughter Patricia and a son Grant. 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