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The Wingham Revolver Club entry
in the United States Revolver Assoc'
iation won first place in the Class D.
Novice. The classification was deter-
mined by the scores made in the first
three matches. All told ten matches
were held, The scores were reported
from headquarters and the standing
given out from there. The percentage
scores of the local marksmen were as
follows: Dr. Kirk, 91.3; T. W. Platt,
85.4; Alf Mitchell 75.4; F. Sturdy, 70.8;
D. Cleghorn, 70.3. This is the first
year that the local revolver club has
been represented in this competition
and they are to be congraulated on
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their splendid showing.
At the Stratford Horse Show local
entries carried off some of the prizes,
In the Roadster Team, Currie & Ter-
vit took second and Clayton Fryfogle,
fourth, In the Single Roadster, Currie
& Tervit won first and third and in
the Gentlemen's turnout Clayton Fry-
fogle took fourth, At the Clinton show
Currie & Tervit won first in roadster
in harness class. Melvin Taylor, Eel-
grave, won third prize for Shorthorn
bull calved in 1936 or previously.
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Melville, Sask.,
March 30th, 1953
The Wingham Times
Dear Editor:-
Kindly pardon the writer for but-
ting into your sanctum in this ob-
trusive manner, But since I am a
pioneer of your community and deep-
ly interested in your busy town,
perhaps my vicarious interest and
motive will mitigate the need for
formality.
As hinted I was very conversant
with your district and intimately in
touch with your then hustling little
town during the latter part of the
18th century, How vividly can the
writer, through the aid of a happily
retentive memory, recall a bare foot-
ed urchin, with red hair brush, be-
freckled face and dusty garb; head:-
ing at the dhwn of early morn on
hoof r.from iLi d own native 'village
some ten miles eastward to attend
sports day in your town.
These events turn back the time
dial to 1890-1895 ,when I was approxi-
mately 14 years of age. In that era
your town sported a fine half-mile
track and as my memory recalls,
what hectic sporting events were pro-
vided on that track.
As I recall it the central pivot in
the promotion of this sport was J.
Swartz, who at that time conducted
the Brunswick Hotel.
Mr, Swartz was an internationally
known horseman of that period, a
keen student of race horses who
could pick likely horse flesh at sight,
And his advice was sought on rac-
ing far and wide.
As intimated, Mr. _Swartz was the
central figure on the promotional end
of track racing and owned several top
notch horses on his own. Two of the
Most famous horses my memory
recalls were "Two Strikes' and "Har-
old H".
Mr. Swartz was very fortunate in
securing the able assistance as a
trainer of the well known country-
wide horseman, Richard "Dick"
Aoach and one of the best drivers
that ever drew a line on track horse,
I am quite certain there are still a
few old timers in your community,
who can verify my brief review. It
will be of interest to your readers to
learn in subsequent years.
The writer played as a competitor
both football and baseball in your
parks. I can still vividly recall the
black and yellow ringed uniforms
This building, which was construct-
ed three years ago, was a big ven-
ture for a community this size, but
happily for the town and executive
which sponsored it, the first three
years of operation has more than
substantiated their faith. Just a few
interesting facts about this imposing
palace. It is constructed from lam-
inated spruce, prefabricated by a
construction company at Melita,
Manitoba, put together in sections
and trucked to Melville,
The original cost of this institution
was borne by the sporting fraternity
alone and the executive didn't say
"let George do it", Every man with
a drop of sporting blood in his veins
purchased shares in the venture in
accordance with his status.
We have in operation here The
Big 4 League of Semi-professional
Status, comprising Melville "Million-
aires", Yorktown "Legionaires" Re-
gina "Caps", Moosejaw "Canucks".
The games are hotly contested and
the patronage of all games has been
almost sensational,
I am a regular attendant at all
games and have kept a close check
on the crowds. The minimum attend-
ance has never been less than 1,500,
sometime exceeding 3,000. This is
remarkable considering Regina and
Moosejaw,` who bear the status of
city, never reached that attendance
during the playing season.
However Melville has now reached
the point where the stadium is com-
pelled to install an artificial plant
since both Regina and Moose Jaw
have up-to-date plants and are ready
to take the ice weeks earlier in the
fall. This difference has created a
problem in arranging the schedule
and creates a big handicap in the
preseasoning of the Yorkton and
Melville clubs,
I am herewith enclosing some liter-
ature prepared by the stadium com-
pany bearing .on this venture which
I am sure shall be of interest and
help to your local arena executive.
Just to keep in touch with my old
stamping ground I am enclosing $2.50
in payment for one year's subscrip-•
tion to your esteemed Wingham
Times.
Sincerely yours,
W. J, McLeod.
P.S. With the co-operation of the
stadium I have\ procured some litera-
ture and photos bearing on the sta-
dium which will. be quite enlightening
and informative to all interested
persons or' executives.
W. J. Mc.
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Editor, Advance-Times
Dear Sir:
According to official reports our
little bewilderingly efficient, and eas-
ily lovable Pee Wee Hockey artist,
Peter Nasmith, scored seven goals for
his side in a game played in Goderich
the other day against the Seaforth
team. All seven golds were made off
his own stick on his own unassisted
efforts. Peter's performance was truly
a wondreful one, astonishing, astound-
ing, marvelous and I believe unique.
Peter now holds the enviable posi-
tion of top rung on the Pee Wee scor-
ing ladder and rests there for the time
being without any companionship,
smilingly nursing the laurels he so
handsomely won.
This young hockey wizard should
feel proud of his achievement which
all the fans are talking about, but,
strange to say he doesn't, I had a
brief talk with him today and asked
him just how he managed to run up
such a stupendous number of goals.
He very shyly evaded a direct answer
and "guessed" he must have been
lucky.
"Don't speak to me of luck," I re-
torted, luck never made or broke a
really capable hockey player such as
you have proved yourself to be. Luck
did not favor you. It was pluck that
went hand in hand with you. Pluck'
that inspired you. Pluck not luck is
your friend,
"I am sure too, Peter," I said, "that
you carry in your little noodle a very
extensive encyclopedia of hockey
tricks, many of which even George
Howe of Detroit Red Wings has not
yet dreamed of, and you release these,
one at a time, as the game goes on to
outwit your opponents. You always
drop the right one too at the right time,
and each and all of them usually bear
fruit. Hold on to your hag of tricks,
Peter, I advised, you composed them
yourself and you use them skillfully,"
Wingham fans have placed Peter
in their Hall of Fame Albums. Long
may he wave there without wavering
any, Good bye Peter till next season
and the best of luck abide VAth you
always. -
Jas. G, Webster
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Ent I must call a halt, I have been 0
meandering along forgetting in the
Meantime the real purpose of my t i
epistle.
I always recall your town as a
lover of all clean sports and during
the winter ice sport conscious, In gi
support of it you have in recent years
built a fine new commodius arena,
My home town with a population of
approximately 5,000 and being an
enthusiastic backer of all types of
clean sport have built a very pre-
tentious Ice Stadium which perhaps 0
rivals any like Sportoriurn in north 0
eastern Saskatchewan.
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a large force of workmen in Wing-
ham a present working on the new
bridge which is being built by the C.
:P.R. Co., over the river at the north
of the town. The old wooden bridge
has done duty for a number of years
and is being replaced by a steel bridge.
It is expected that the work will be
completed in a few weeks.
The Clinton town council has decid-
ed to offer a reward of $200 for evi-
dence that will secure the .onViction
of the persons who tampered with
the ballots cast on the local option
by-law. The provincial Attorney-Gen-
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be asked to take up the matter and
assist in running down the culprits.
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and offered to pay one half the re-
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At Victoria Street and Diagonal
Road intersection on Saturday after-
noon, two Ford touring cars disputed
the right-of-way, and with rather dis-
astrous results. S. Burke was driving
up Victoria Street with J. Lennox as
passenger, when they met A. D. Smith
proceeding to Bluevale. Both cars
Were travelling at a fair rate of speed,
going up grades, and both likely failed
to see one another on account of the
heavy rain. While the Burke car had
the right-of-way it caught the Smith
car a glancing blow just below the
front door, damaging the fender, lamp
and wind shield and throwing Mr.
Lennox out, He sustained severe cuts
about the head, and remained uncon-
scious until Sunday afternoon. Since
then he has shown signs of improve-
ment.
Mr. John Galbraith was confined to
the house last week, from an injury
sustained by d—heavy roll of oilcloth
pinning him to the stairs. The roll
slipped, crushing his legs and injuring
his back. For a few days he suffered
considerably but is now improving
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Po ,The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday April 15, 1958
Don't Try to Catch All
of Them
Whoever started this business of photographing
smirking sportsmen holding a string, of fish as long as
yot%r arm, will have a lot to answer for in some other
world, if not, in this, The practice has probably done
more to eradicate fish and eliminate fishing than all the
other evils of civilization combined.
Pictures such as these have given a lot of people the
idea that to have fun fishing, or to rate as a fisherman at
ally one has to come home with the catch limit, not only
for the individual, but for the whole party. And with our
fish resouices‘ at their present depleted stage, that is a
dangerous idea.
Actually now, while there are still a few fish left,
seems like a good time to revise our whole conception of
fishing as a sport. Too much emphasis has been placed
on catching as many fish as possible. Catch limits 'should
be lowered, but people should also be taught that you
don't have to catch all the fish in the lake to have a good
time. The idea of fishing for the fun of it , and releasing
fish that are not needed, should be fostered.
Then there's the idea that the fishing's lousy if you
can't catch fish hand over fist and all day long. With to-
day's heavy fishing and large catch limits, it's getting to
the stage where it's pretty hard to get the limit. One has
to either be a good fisherman and work like a Trojan for
one's fish, or charter a plane and fly up around James Bay,
where the fishing is easy.
Within the next few years, if present trends continue,
Canada, Which used to be the paradise for any duffer with
a pole and bent pin, will be pretty well fished out. And
when that time comes we'll all have to be experts to get
any fish at all.
Good Enough for Dad
There are certain people around who seem to think
'that because a thing is good enough for Dad, it's good
-enough for you and me, and the kids. Whenever the
question of recreation or education arises these good peo-
ple are bound to pop up with the remark that nothing like
this was ever seen when they were young. And, although
it is never exactly stated, the idea sems to be that we didn't
have it when we were kids, so nobody should have it now.
Along with this you will usually find another idea,
based on the same kind of thinking. It's the idea that men
nowadays aren't what they used to be, modern kids are
sissies, and the whole race has been sliding down the
skids of decadence for -the past fifty years.
All this may or may not be true. It seems to us, how-
ever, that if people fifty years ago were superior to the
present breed perhaps the men of a hundred years ago were
superior still. And so on.
Carried to its logical conclusion, it would appear the
original "good old days" were spent in caves,
:‘I Would Go to Canada"
There has recently come to our desk a small pamphlet
entitled "The Listening Post", published by` the Dominion
Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. Among the
many useful items of propaganda that find their way into
our mail, we find this is rather extraordinary. Instead of
an attempt at selling some such item as sewing machines,
home permanent sets, razor blades, or cheese, this is an
attempt by Canadians to sell Canada.
-Not, of course, to sell her literally, but to sell her un-
lrunited possibilities. And as these possibilities become
letter'known, this is increasingly easier to do. We read
in the above mentioned pamphlet a message on the New
York .Town Hall radio program, introducing a series of
talks•about Canada:
"'When all the free world looks to North America for
leadership we in the United States must be well informed
--particularly about our closest ally in the struggle for
The survival of all our free institutions—about Canada's
resources, her people, the quality of their thinking, the
calibre of her political leaders, the stature of her men in
business, finance and the professions, the outstanding ac-
complishments of her scientists."
America was, not so long ago, the place where young
-people went who wanted advancement in their chosen
work. That is gradually changing, American young folk
Tire coming here. American businessmen are seeing oppor-
tunities for success in our country. It is up to us to see
that what they find in Canada is good. It is up to us to
see that they meet a grown up Canadk—a country with
confidence in the future—and above all a country who sees
clearly vsihere it is going, and how it's going to get there.
The old saying "Go West young man" is being replac-
eitby the recent,. statement of Bernard Baruch, "If I . were
al young -man to-day I would go to Canada." —Clinton
.mews-Record.
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