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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-07-20, Page 5■ 4 Sil 41 READ / SuiiEHTEsTkYOUR ■ ^cars ► PARTNER IN POWER BARGAINS! 10% DISCOUNT ON THE FOLLOWING ★“DOMINION" WASHING MACHINES ★ General KITCHENWARE ELECTRIC STOVES ★ HOT PLATES COME IN AND SEE OUR DOLLAR DA YS SPECIALS Howard Machan Hardware Plumbing — Josephine St., Wingham i Heating Almost a Century Since First Game Laws Passed in Ontario As early as I860, far-sighted citi- zens of Ontario were concerned with conserving the then plentiful fish and wildlife resources of the province, ac­ cording to . W. H. Canteion, wildlife management; officer, Department of Lands and Forests, In 1860 an act was passed for the better protection of game in Upper Canada^., and among the species of game mentioned were deer, moose, wild turkey, grouse, pheasant, quail, ducks and geese, This act provided that one half of the fine collected from the offender would go to the in-' former, and the remaining half to the municipality. The year 1860 saw a Commission appointed to investigate the fish and game situation. This group of men recommended the appointment of a permanent game and fish commission, and in 1892 an act was passed, ap­ pointing a five-member commission to serve without compensation, with the exception of the secretary. From the annual report of the game and fish commission of 1892 came this statement: “Our wardens are paid a nominal salary of $40.00 a year and SEE CAMERON’S for guaranteed X WATCH REPAIRS not wishing to Inpur the ill will of neighbours, they very wisely pocket the $40.00 a ygar and do nothing. There Is no protection and it simply arises from the fact that it has been everybody’s lousiness and nobody’s Jousipess in particular to enforce the laws.” During the 1907 session of the Leg­ islature, the Board of Game Commis­ sioners was abolished and matters pertaining tos fish and game in the province were put under the control of a minister of the Crown and named the Game and Fisheries Branch. ■ The system of part-time overseers was in effect until 1920, at which time they were replaced by full-time over­ seers. In the days of the game and fish commission, the season for speckled trout was the same in length as it is today only at that time there was no bag limit, Today the bag limit is fifteen per day in most districts. At that time the deer season ex­ tended from September through to the last day of January, with a bag limit of five deer per day as com­ pared with a one-deer bag limit and a short fall season in some areas of Ontario today. The wardens or overseers of old are called conservation officers today, and complete with uniforms, training courses, modern equipment and heads full of good common sense, are re­ fereeing shorter season, smaller bag limits, restricted means of hunting and dealing with ever increasing masses of hunters and fishermen. Your Conservation Officers deserve your support. They can do a good job only with your help. Your com­ mon sense on field and stream today will influence the quality, season and bag limit of game and fish tomorrow. OUTDOORS The fishing season for all types of fish is now in full swing all over the province, but in the Wingham district things are a bit-slow, according to all reports, or lack of them. Most of the bass fishermen we have been talking to say that they haven’t been getting very much of anything locally, in most cases only one or twp keepers. Whether this has been due to the hot weather or not is anybody’s guess, but from reports of other parts of the province, there seems to be lots of activity, and they’re probably just as hot as we are. Up Southampton way they are get­ ting some nice pickerel catches, ac­ cording to the Southampton Beacon. Ken McLeod, a local commercial fish­ erman up there, who angles in his spare time, is said to have caught “some real monsters” in the Saugeen river, upstream from the town, al­ though the exact whereabouts of the fish, is as usual, a mystery. During recent years the government .has re­ leased pickerel in several waters of the district, including Chesley, Boat, Isaaq and Gould Lakes and the Sau­ geen river. As fighters, pickerel have no great reputation, but on the table they are pretty hard to beat. Rumor was that there are pickerel in Purvis Lake, near Lucknow, but we’ve never met anyone who has caught them there. 0-0-0 With the bass fishing slow and the * The Wingham Advance-Time*, Wednesday, July 20, 2965 water In many of the trout streams too low for fishing, some of the local anglers are turning to bullfrogs as a paeans of whiling away the summer evenings, From our limited experience With frogs, we’d say there are lots of them in this neighborhood. There seems to be several favored methods of getting them. Some use a spear, firearms or just club them over the head, Others prefer to dangle a worm or piece of red flannel in front of them, Frogs aren’t too wary, and if you miss them oh the first shot, they’ll probably still be there for the second. Incidentally the smaller green frogs’ i legs are good eating, too, but of I course it trices more of them ,fet> make a meal, LIFETIME SECURITY a Canada Life special contract providing Life Insurance and Pension Option all in one policy available from age 0 to 55. CONSULT— FRANK C. HOPPER —Representative— Canada Life WINGHAM, ONT. SASH FRAMES CUPBOARDS PITTSBURG PAINTS GLASS STAIRS SCREENS HARDWARE Custom Woodwork Telephone 260-w Carpentry Building Wingham Fairyland INFANT’S AND CHILDREN’S WEAR VALUES FOR DOLLAR SAVING DAYS Boys’ and Girls’ SUMMER T-SHIRTS Assorted patterns and colors - Sizes 1 to 8 Regular $1.25......... SALE PRICE 2 for $2.00 ■ Saving Days AT CARMICHAEL ’S Three Big Days Full of GENUINE BARGAINS ! NYLONS first Quality 54-15 3 pairs for $2.00 NYLONS 60-15 Super Sheer 2 RACKS, CHILDREN’S DRESSES 2 PAIRS Substandard G. ALAN WILLIAMS Optometrist Patrick St., Wingham Cotton Seersucker SLEEPERS, 2 pair of pants Assorted styles and colors - Sizes 1 to 3 Regular to $2.49 i GIRLS’ HEAVY RIB Nylon Reinforced ANKLETS White Only . 50c Pair MEN’S SUMMER WORK SHIRTS $2.00each RACKS OF LADIES* SUMMER DRESSES Every dress on sale. from $1 to $5.00 MEN’S SPORT SHIRTS Reg. $2.98 to $4.95 $2.00and $3.00 This is a Real Special Ladies’ Fiiie All Wool CARDIGANS Reg. $6.98 for$5.00 . PULLOVER Reg. $1.98 for $3.50 These are top quality. BLOUSES Your choice of broken sizes each These outstanding Bargains and many more such items, will feature the 3 big Dollar Savings Days at Carmichaels Your Family Store for Shopping in Wingham. SHOP AND SAVE JULY 21, 22, 23 WORK SOX 2 pairs for $100 BATH TOWELS While they last! $1.50 Pa'*- LADIES’ BRIEFS ' S. M. L. 50c pair J prs. $1 Golfing * enthusiasts who like the short end of 18-1 odds are saying a Canadian can do it again this year to keep the Seagram Gold Cup in Canada. For 18 straight summers, Canadian golfers failed to retain the symbol of Canadian golfing supremacy. The Canadian Open had. long been re­ garded as the country’s top tourna­ ment for professionals and amateurs alike. Every spring, Canadian sports writers took the patriotic line that it was just possible that a Canadian would walk off with the Seagram Gold Cup. Few of the sports writers or their loyal readers really believed this until last year when a Canadian, Pat Flet­ cher, of Saskatoon, drove, chipped and stroked his way through a four- round, 72-role competition and came up with the winning score—280 strokes. Even then, there were critics who pointed out this was six or seven above other winning scores in prev­ ious years. But Saskatoon’s Pat Fletcher was there with the performance when it counted, and he has announced he will .-be out again come August to defend his championship at the 1955 Canadian Open at the Weston (Toron­ to) Golf and Country Club. The Open this year will attract the top golfers of the continent. Early entries indicate the field will com­ prise at least 160 of the best ama­ teurs and professionals in Canada and the United States. The entry will be loaded with Americans who enjoy the advantage of sharpening winter competition. The odds are about right at 18-1 that Pat Fletcher (or any Canadian) will have to hustle to take first money and the Seagram Gold Cup. But the first prize money of $15,000 is attracting promising Canadian golfers who believe it can be done a second time. After all, they argue, it is the Canadian Open Championship and the Seagram Gold Cup really should stay, in Canada. Phone 770 Evenings by appointment FIRST CLASS WATCH REPAIRS AT MODERATE PRICES Owing to lack of space, am com­ pelled to confine my repairs to watches only. George Williams Located in MASON’S STORE ■ SALE PRICE $2.00 Boys’ SPORT SHIRTS Assorted lines - Sizes 3 to 6 Reg. to $1.49 .... SALE PRICE 7gc & $1.00 Boys’ and Girls’ JEANS - sizes 3 to 8 Regular to $1.98 ■ 1 i SALE PRICE $1.50 f | 20% REDUCTION | i Boys’ Wash Suits, Girls’ Cotton Dresses, | i Summer Bonnets, Sunsuits, Bathing Suits g ■ sil CARMICHAEL'S Corn Invaded By Muskrats Farmers In the Cedar Springs dis­ trict are finding that the muskrat is again invading their cornfields. Not being able to find any water in their natural habitat roadside ditches and ponds, they are finding it in the juicy cornstalks. At first farmers wondered what was happening to the stalks, until they discovered tracks which assured them that the damage was not being in­ flicted by corn boro, The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests’ target in 1956 will be 30 million seedlings, produced for planting new forests. PLATFORM ROCKERS 5 Pc. CHROME SUITES FURNITURE VALUES Priced from NINE SUITES TO CHOOSE FROM SPECIAL $32«50 * V PRICED FROM S. J. WALKER HOME FURNISHINGS 3 Pc. BEDROOM SUITES $ for DOLLAR DAYS $ Priced from $119-°° $29500 NINE SUITES TO CHOOSE FROM Table Lamps Priced from ... Floor Lamps Priced from ......... ........... Wooden Lawn Chairs Priced from 2 Pc. CHESTERFIELDS .00 .00 $40.50 $11 q.oo = Hi/ •s s