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Seaforth Legion
Celebrat
nniver
The 50th anniversary party
of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal
Canadian Legion which
branch Members are
'Planning is going to; last all
year,with events planned for
each menth,aceording to Tom
Wilbee who is heading the
program committee. '
. To highlight the golden
anniversary occasion the
branch asked student s at
S1M1S to submit entries in a
contest for a. suitable
anniversary crest. The
winner was Linda Axttnann
and the crest she deSigne0.is
available on a truMber of
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soervertiet Sweaters., and
mugs.
The branch reCeivect its
charter on October 25, 1929
and of the officers elected At
that time only the president
Col. S.W. Archibald is living.
He is. a patient in,
WestminiSter HoSpitah
London.
Tbe anniverSary year
began on New Years (14
•when members received the
eornmunity at a New Yeas
ball. February featured a
highly successful
Brotherhood dinner and �n
March 1"' new metnbers. will
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be initiated.
Members of the ladiOS
atlxiliarvw ill be guests of the
branch at A dinner on Ap ril
20 whenthe men will prepare
And Serie dinner.- A dance
will follow.
Installation t)f new OffiverS
is :Scheduled for a Ma) 24
eerettrain,),.
The public v ill participate
to a series of events in June
as branch 156 jiiinS with
other branches across
Canada .•to mark 14egiOn
week. jnne 24 to June 39.
Plans :all for a decoration
da‘ einony and Outdoor
communo !church service. R
. is ;expeeted a display of
hiStorieal material and
pictures will be arranged in
the Legion Hall during the
week -and that there will be
participation by an army unit
from London. The historical'
display, being arranged by
Frank Phillips, will be an
extension of the display that
proved so popular during
Seaforth Centennial
activities several years ago.
A 50th anniversary dance
is scheduled for Seaforth
Arena on July 14 when Chris
Black and his Swinging Brass
Orchestra will play.
Attgyst will be sports
Month and details are being
worked on a series of sports
events. . In addition , other
events, at which members of
area Legions will participate,
are being planned. -
Veterans of -World War 1
•will be guests of honor at a
banquet on September 16.
ANNIVERSARY CREST — A special -crest to
mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment
of Seaforth Brandt 156 of the' Royal Canadian
Legion has been designed by Linda Axtrnann of
VValton' a student at SDHS. Her entry was
• chosen as most suitable from a number
submitted by SDHS students in a contest
sponsored by the Legion.
(Expositor Photo)
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• The anniversary program -
will be highlighted On
October 6 when for the first
time a president of Dominion
Command will . be in
Seafortht- 'Dominion
president Edward C. Cathy,
of Calgary will speak at the.
50th • anniversary
• dinner -dance on October 6,
• During November . usual-
• Remembrance Day activities
will be featured and in
. • •• December the program will
include a Christmat dance
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• and children's party.
Srriiles
The presidentof the elec-
tric eompaii:%. Ni as addressing
the doh. -1 he electric cont.
pally," he said played
an integral part • in the
developntent of this con-
niunit I might as Well Say,
to make a pun, 'Honor the
light Brigade.' " •
From the back of the room
came a loud "And, oh,
what a charge they made!-
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DOWN THE HILL --, David Androw'Dunn was
• the lead man on the toboggan as these two
.. kindergarten, students•trossed the finish line
during the- kindergarten class toboggan race
during .Huron Centennial's, School Ft:in Day in
the snow on: ThtirsdaY, afternoon. „ "
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SEAFORTH1TE$ VISIT PARLIAMENT — Seaforth C Beavers were
greeted by Huron Middlesex R.E. McKinley -when they visited the
Parliament Buildings on their recent Ottawa trip. Shown in the rotunda of
the centre block are (left) Mr. McKinie.y, Ken Doig, Carpi Baker, Ernie
Ahrens, Gar Baker and Ray AnSte11-
now mobiles and
trainL tracks don't mix.
"The snowmobile might be capable of
A.14 year old boy died' in a train-
snovi, mobile accident last year on a hrisht getting out of the way in time, but in many"
winter's daN in the ottawa- area. He was eases the rider can't hear the locomotive
crossing•CP Rail.tracks when: his vehicle meGo,an, .
until n's lust a few feet away," said Mr
St4lied WO hV‘ as unable to get Out of the. "In most fatal accidents,' the snow,
0.) of an on-COming train in time. =biter is either struck from the side or
A tragic ending too day Of winter fun, a behind. ithout any prior awareness of the
deathreasonsthatneec
d‘Neh't)tharp'peholieear
happened wit
e :ra,i,n's.pilerresneen‘dter
c%ce," inheseasyts.
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ah aggressive safety n this year
directed At Snowrno rs and cross-
country skiers throughout Canada. Eight
other train -snowmobile accidents were
reported in .Quebee. New Brunswick and
Ontario last year, theugh fortunately none
were fatal.
Representatives from the CP Police
department are visiting snowmobile and
other winter sports dabs now, discussing
• and demonstrating 'the clangers of using
' the railway's right-of-way for w-inter.sperts,
"Few people seem to realize that a train
cannot stop like the family car," said 14.
• McGowan, superintendent, 'Investigation
CP Rail Eastern Region. "A freight train
tfavellitig at 50 m.p.h, takes up to one mile
To sTOpTe ud -brthen-it- mav'be teo late,''•
skiing. We. have broadened our safety
prevention eanmaign and designed a new
poster to cover this activity, said Mr.
Mckio‘%.in "An inexperienced skier be-
tween the. rails can find • it is almost
impossible to avoid- an oncoming train."
Face-to-face encounters are no less
dangerous because wintertime visibility,
Sometimesmakes it very difficult for the
snow mobile rider or cross-country skier to
judge the speed of an oncoming train.
There are other, lesS •obvious, hazards
•too. A snowmobile moving parallel to the
traelcS can hit a bump and throw •the
operator beneath the train wheels, The
protruding' steps of cabooses have killed,
More than one snowmobiler who came too
close
$eafot1h,• Beavers• old
timers Imckey team, enjoyed
a full weekend in Ottawa.
when they took part in the
National Old Timers Hockey
tournament.
• Equally enjoyable was,
learning of the reaetien of
teams against which they
played as was indieged in a
letter received by. Ray
Anstett from Alan 14; Kelso,
secretary of the Niagara Falls
Skylon Old Timers HOckey
AssOciation• In his-10eMe.
Kelso .says:..
Pear Ray;
• "Ott behalf of 'the Niagara
falls Skylon Oldtimers Hock-
ey 'Association I wish to
express our sincere appreci-
ation to all members of your
hockey club for the display of
fun, fellowship and friend-
ship during the game be-
tween our two clubs in
Ottawa this past weekend,
The competitive spirit was
evident as was the true spirit
of Oldtimers hockey to keep
it clean, fast and friendly.
During the first half of the
game we gave serious
thought to. either turning our
net around, playing two
goalies or going with six
forwards and four defence -
men at one time you
wouldn't let us have the
• puck, Then I guess your
goalie must have given. you
hell because he was freezing
due to lack of work because
we did manage to get few
• shots during the second half.
That beautiful swan. dive
our 'old grey-haired defence-
• man, Number 26 took at the
puck and resulted in him and
one of your players ending
• up in a heap in the Corner.
should have been saved for a
swimming pooland not a
hockey arena. The dive and
the slide was no problem but
the sudden stop at the boards
s,'r ts4ie1LwasJt shock.
Actually 1 was the guilty
party and again offer my
apologies to your team mate
1 so ungraciously swept off
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Naturaily speaking
- by Steve Coolc1',
Dogs on'therun
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In late winter and earlY siring, the sun ' only too willing to help by tying the dog up
starts to warm up and tlie.sn'ow begins to or baying it destroyed to the beligerent
melt. Alternate thawing, and • freezing type who orders the Conservation Officer
temperatures cause a crust to form on the . off his property and continues to let the dog
snow. For people, it's gladdening because run loose. "We don't like to shoot dogs,"
it's a sign that spring is on the way. For Bellanger says, "but if that's the only way
deer: however, it means the Most danger- we can control them, then we must"
ous time of the year is here. • Roy also says that the dogs do'not have
Itis a known fact that any dog will chase to inflict a great deal of injury to a deer in
a deer. Maybe not the first one it sees, or order to cause its death. He says he's seen .
the. second, but if , it encounters enough, • deer pursued by.a small dog die when the
• sooner or later, it will start. When I say any only visible signs of injury were small cuts
dog. 1 mean EVERYONE—from that cutsy and scratches on the belly and flanks of the
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wutsy little lap sitter that you own to the animal. Sheer exhaustion and shock seem
Great Dane that liyes'down the block. And to be the cause.
ifdogs runin twos or threes, the chances of ' • -
them chasing deer is even, greater-, • When 1 contacted the veterinary clinic in. -
• part o , e year, i ,
.t .. Seaforth, they agreed with the observation.
During the most f the
would require a very skilled and persistent It s like dogs chasing sheep, they said.
dog to actually kill a der When a hard .Tci the dog it's a game, but to the sheep it's
crust forms on the snow; however, even the terrifying and it runs until it collapses and
smallest of dogs can cause deer to die. dies. R's also very similar to marathon
Deer, with their long slender legs and --rtiftners who push themselves to the limit
sharp pointed hooves are next to helplesscol lapse.Whenan
of . endurance and. ,.
in deep trusted snow -,-Dogs -on the others animal does this, it has used up all of its
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hand 'can skim over the crust while deer reserves and usually goes into shock and.
founder. Add to this the fat that late dies. It's the same mechanism that can kill
winter is the most difficult time for deer to • animals that are pursued by s"wEnnbiles'
get food and their condition is probably at You may not think it's fair to your dog to
the lowest level, and you can easily see the keep it penned or tied, zbut it's even less
situation we have. fair for the wildlife in the area for you to let
A lot of people; however, flatly refuse to it run 'those. Remember, Your dog doesn't
believe that their dog would chase a deer, •have to be big, or come home all covered
• "That dog sleeps around here all day and with blood to have' been out killing deer. Do
never leaves the property" is a common yourself and your dog a big favour by
response. That may be true, but what does keeping it confined, especially during
it do all night while you're sleeping? Roy these spring months. •
Bellanger from the Wingham Branch of the If you do see dogs chasing deer, report it
Ministry of Natural Resources reports that • to the Ministry of Natural Resources by
there is a wide range response from people • dialing 0 and asking for Zenith 92,000. Do
who are told their dog is on the run, These it immediately if possible however, as a 4
range from the concerned owner who is day old report is not much use to them.
his feet. Fortunately neither
one of us. were injured other
• than shaken up a bit but the
comment your player made
to me was my highlight of the
weekend. Prostrate on the
ice I looked up and apoloa
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gized to your player. His
comment was - "Dan't worry
about me, you're a lot older
than I am, are You OK?"
That is .what I call title
sportsmanship and 1 will
chuckle about that for years
to. come. Here I thought
wearig a big helmet and face.
mask- hid my grey hair and
-wrinkles.
As I mentioned in your
dressing room just as soon as-
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visit Otto,...wo. •
we finalize44 few details we
will be getting out .our
invitations, to the Reid
Memorial Tournament here
in Niagara e4lis. January
19, 20, 1980. You will
definitely be receiving
and we certainly want your
club to attend. The tOUrtrA*
oreOt totals 40 teams,
divisions of 8, guarantee of 3
games minimum and 5 maxi-
mum if you reach semi-finalS
and finals with the first game
starting 3:00 p.m„ friday,
Jan. 18.
The game. in. Ottawa was
tbt first between Our
rearms And if She ,attitude
displayed IS, liadi.eatlYe arttio
rapport between, us, we
=Wily look forward 10
further meetings. 'YOu were
winners because you scored
wore goals but we also were
Matters having the pleasure
of associating with you..
Again my apologies to, the
gentleman who the
brunt of my not So graceful;
swan dive. 1 guarantee
not do that again unless they
lengthen the ice Surface by
about 200 feet."
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