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On Wert',
Boott and sad: Kelly
Whitj to Toronto•
Ynternationa Airport to
meet their eoueiln, Masa
Gillian Look and her friend
Was ••• Donna tewellen • of.
Ashford, England. 'They
have been staying with Nor.
val.tand label Stanley,
Monday . evening . callers
.with Don and 'Tiny. Robert.
son • were • Margaret and
Thompson Macpherson. of
.Teeswater,. • .
A. number of: eople from
the covin unity attended the
Heel Producers Banquet
which was held in Chesley on
Wednesday evening. • .
A successful Craft Show &.
Bake Sale was held in Ripley
• this weekend, *my.: thanks.
to all workers` and donators
who helped irks Purple
Grove's effort so successful, .
Mrs, Gertrude Walsh and
Mrs. Catherine Scott visited
Iwith Mrs, Clayton Watke,
Carrick Township, sin
Wednesday afternoon,
Jore��y 1lehn, Tiverton,
spent Wednesday with Mr,
Mrs; Norval Stanley,
and Mrs, 'l3ryarn l3oyle
of • Peterborough spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.,
!Francis Boyle, Sunday even
ins, Mrii. Olive flughea, .
Goderiuh, visited the
Boyles'The Van Boeyen family
spent the weekend camping
with friends from
Orangeville north of Win-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs, Van ltooyen
of Forest visited Bill and
Marg Sunday evening.
Janice and George Miller
and Susan MacDonald, Lon.
don, visited with the -Farrell
families this weekend, Also
visi was DaphneGopaul,
Laura & Tanya, of .London,.
Last Monday, Mrs Janet
Farrell and Mrs, MacDonald
motored to. Toronto Airport
to meet " Laura Farrell, .
David and Sarah of Edition.
ton, who will be visiting for a
few weeks
Going away party
Saturday evening, a going
away party was held in Pur.
pie Grove Community Cen-
tre for Don and Mae:Dore
who ars moving to Dornochr
A program was presented
with Tiny Robertson as.
chalrlady. lion Robertson
and Walter Collins gave
some musical numbers,
Irene Boyle led in a dings �e
bye etM were d
t i. and
Sandra . `}°ouster,. Piano
numbers were played by
Jennifer and Angel► Cpllin.
A,few words were given by
Marion Ener and Fr
c Hole, The address was
d y 'Mari, Thompson,
The gift of !sewn furniture
and a purse of money was
presented byJudy 'Titov
son, Kathere Collins, and"
Maureen Collins,
Music for dancing was pro.
vlded by Don nrnpson,
Lunch was served, The Best
Wishes of the eomrrtunity. go
with you to your new home,
Mae ikon,
Mr. and Mrs, Norval
Stanley and Mr, and Mrs,
Morley Scott attended the
Blue W Martini wedding in
Paisley evening,
Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Sutton
visited , with Mr, and Mrs,
Vernon henhouse in 'the
Clarks, Missouri for a few
days last week,
The Sutton's were dinner
guests of Cecil's parents in
Teeswater Sunday evening.
T� Sutton spent a few
days last week with: her
grandmother, Mrs, KKing, in
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Howie Moren2, u Mitchell horn hockey player who became an NHL staff and died at the
young age of 34, is the subject of Myth Summer Festival's fourth play of the season, Fire on
tee, which opens August 4. (Photo courtesy of Myth restive')
Hockey's "Babe Ruth"
featured in Fire on Ice
Hockey in August — it's hard to believe in
snow and ice when the mercury's soaring
and the air conditioner's roaring, but die-
hard sports fans can start the seasonally
at the Blyth SuummerFestival this year,
Fire on Ice tells the story of Howie, who
was born in. Mitchell in 1002, Ile began
t playing hockey, or shinny, as it was called,
on the ponds and river of Mitchell as there
were he indoor rinks available for the
young people of the town to play on.
Equipment was rudimentary to say the
least, Protective equipment often con-
sisted of only magazines . or Eaton"
catalogues strapped to the legs. Coal or
frozen "horse buns" served as .pucks,
Howie
started making a name for
himself 'at .a very early age. His family
rnovad toStratford when he was 14, and he
soon started playing in the City Industrial
Leagues and in the Midget League, in 1918
Stratford won the championship of the
area leagues, largely due to Howle's
outstanding.play.
. All this expertise .did not go unnoticed,
and Howie was approached, several times
• by scouts from the major leagues. In 1523 .
• he signed a contract with the Montreal
Canadiens. He spent 11 years with the
&anadiens, and beanie a star with the
fans in his first year there. He was called
the . "Babe Ruth" of hockey, and
established a reputation as the fastest and
most determined. player they had ever
known, • I
After 11 years with the Carnadiens,
Howie had one bad season, although "bad"
was only in "Morrenat" relative tees, He
was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for
one year, but then returned to the
Cea radlens in 1036,
In 1034, halfway through his first season .
on returning to the Canadiens, Howie
' suffered a freak accidenton'the ice, A hard
cher, a sate caught in the boarder, a
twist, and Howie ended up on the its with
a leg fractured in five places, Howie was
hospitalized for several months, and
although the .. medical prognosis for
recovery seemed hopeful, Howie, chafed
at the' inactivity, and worried constantly
about his future in hockey, His room was
always crowded with his fans and well.'
wishers, for whom he always kept up a
cheery .and carefree. front, On March 8,
1037, he 'suffered a heart' attack and died
shortly after, at the age of 34, : '
Sports fares throughout the nation
mourned his passing. His funeral service
was held in the Montreal Forum, and
15,0000 people jammed the sten& and
thorisands more lined the streets of his
funeral procession,
• Throughout his life, Howie was honoured
with almost every award of the hockey
community. He won the Hart Trophy
severaltimes, Ile was one of the first
playeto be named to the Hockey Hall of
Fame, and in 1050, • he was named the
Hockey Player of the Half -Century,
The lilytth play, Fire on lee, recreates
the atmosphere of excitement and big
business speculation that surrounded the
major league hockey teams at the time of
Howie's greatness. It was at that time that
the hockey leagues began their' period of
great ex ansion.
The play is adapted , from an original
script by Keith .ltoulston, who is well
known for his past successes such as
McGillicuddy' i Lost Weekend, His Own
!loss, and The Shortmst Distance between
Two points, It features, the original tunes
of John Roby, who wrote the ,musical for
one of Illyth's plays in the IMO seam, The
Life That Jack Built, David Fox directs the
production, end the cast features William
Dunlop, Graham McPherson, Sam
Robinson, Frank Scott and Keith 'Montag,
Fire on lee rubs August 4, 5, O ort 2
O,. 10, 13, 14„ 10, 20 at 2 pm, and 22, For
tickets and information call (510) 523-9360;
(510) 523-0225.
Thursday. Friday, and Saturday
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