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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-12-31, Page 17Winham Advance -Times, Tuesda , Dec, 31, 2363 Paye CALLAN SHOES YOUR FAMILY SHOE STOR WINGHAM, ONTARIO PHONE 357-1840 CHRISTMAS SEALS are strong weapons against tuberculosis, Mail Your Envelope Today! OOSE,HAD 11PFORKED TONGUE GERALDTON--A moose with a forked tongue is reported by officers of the Ontario Depart- ment of Lands and Forests in this district north of Lake Sup- erior. A cow moose shot near Long - lac was found to have a very pronounced forked tongue. There was no indication that the tongue had split from a wound and the unusual formation ap- peared natural in origin. CROWN THEATRE HARRISTON TUES:WED, DEC. 31 -JAN. 1 All Laugh Show — Double Bill "ON THE BEAT" Plus "GIRLS TAKE OVER" It's loaded with laughs Shows at 7.00-8.20-10.05 p.m. THURS: FRI.-SATURDAY JANUARY 2-3-4 Billy Rose's Fabulous "JUMBO" in CinemaScope and Color Stars: Doris Day, Jimmy Dur - ante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger and a host of Circus Stars Shows at 7 and 9.10 pm, 1 1 1 I "IN SEARCH OF 1 1 a THE CASTAWAYS" i I MAURICE CHEVALIER HAYLEY MILLS I GEORGE SANDERS FUTURE ATTRACTIONS: 1 i "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" i 1 A HAPPY SHOW FOR ALL "TWILIGHT OF HONOUR" 1 i THE FAMILY "MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY" i 1 ERN I E RICHARDSON'S CURLING CAPSULES I agree in part with Ed- monton's famed skip Matt Baldwin that most sweep- ing is more the result of a skip's bad direction than the real need for sweeping, However, since there is not too many perfect shots in curling the sweeping is definitely necessary and of great value. Sweeping will undoubt- edly bring a light stone a lot further, depending on the ice conditions, of course. If the ice is frosty or heavy sweeping will be of little value, but on good ice sweeping will, I feel, .lengthen the course of the stone between 10 and 15 feet. It will also help to hold the rock on course, if they are good sweepers. I must give much of the credit for my success in curling to the sweepers on our team. I have thrown many rocks that wouldn't have gotten very far over the hog line without the help of my expert sweepers. This was brought home to me forcibly when we won our first Brier cham- pionship in'1959 at Quebec City. It happened when after winning our first eight games we met Jack Bergmann of Montreal, the Quebec representative who had lost all eight of his games, LAST ROCK The play in point was on the ninth end with the score tied 5-5. Quebec had two shots well spread in the 12 -foot rings. We had last rock so I decided to try and draw to one of their stones. Although my draw weight had been good all week I became a little too confident and the shot was through the house, about two feet heavy. The Quebec skip confidently drew a third shot biting the eight -foot rings, forcing me to draw again with the last rock of the end. This time I was not quite so confident but when cousin Wes and my brother Garnet said: "Just set it down and we'll sweep it in," it made my task much easier. That's just what I did. I let the stone go so light that I didn't think it would reach thehog line. As soon as it left my 'hand, almost, Wes and Garnet began to sweep as hard as they could and they took it all the way Alrenilit4SHOWPLACE OF WINGHAM TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31 - JAN. 1 THURS: FRI.-SAT. JANUARY 2-3-4 "CALL ME B YANA" Colour Starring: Bob Hope - Anita Ekberg and Edie Adams This is a typical Bob Hope comedy which finds him trying to track down a lost space capsule in Africa before the Russians get to it. It's fun for the whole family. 1 1 1 1 WMAICAVAK 0%! AVAVAVAiFtWAVRWOVe Mt W. 4144 S tA For tops in YEAR 'ROUND irt VIEWING and LISTENING TUNE TO CKNX 41.1 RADIO -LTV HAPPY NEW YEAR FRO ANDA STAFF ENT a.OSVAL5GAte56145AAVGCVM~A561;603k5A53-WGIWAL5A to be shot by about two inches. I'm sure if they had not swept that rock it would hardly have reached the hog line. Instead of Quebec count- ing three, we counted one, and a valuable one at that since we won the game with last stone on the 12th and final end. Here again sweeping was of great im- portance. JUDGING Apart from being. a good sweeper that is, able to wield the broom with con- siderable force — a player must also be able to judge the weight — or speed — of the rock and know just when and how hard to sweep. The judgment should not be left entirely with the skip, but should be under his direction. Many a well -directed shot has been wasted through bad judgment in sweep- ing, while many an or- dinary shot has become perfect through good sweeping at the right time. Like blocking in football, sweeping helps to keep the players keenly active in every phase of the game. Twenty-three Skidoo Raccoon coats, the symbol of college gaiety during the Roaring Twenties, are fashion- able again on some Canadian campuses, Doreen Sanders writes in The Financial Post. And their popularity is spread- ing among high-school students as well. Despite the mild wea- ther, scores of students at the University of Western Ontario are lumbering to lectures in old coon coats salvaged from par- ents' attics and used -fur deal- ers. Dave Goodman, Toronto fur wholesaler says, "The coon craze is catching on in Canada. A secondhand raccoon coat is rugged and warm and costs $25- $100, in fact, $100 buys a very good used coat. There isn't another fur coat you can buy for that price that is as becoming to a young person-- and anyhow„ that's all they'll let me show them." Two male students at Western are wearing coon coats worn by their mothers 40 years ago. Eerie Choir of Timber Wolves The discordant chorus of timber wolves in Ontario's northland is "lunatic and spine - chilling", according to Conser- vation Officer F. N, Saunders, of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in North Bay. Of a recent experience, near his home a mile south of Tema- gami on the north shore of Fin- layson Bay, one of the many bays dotting the 3, 000 mile Lake Temagami shoreline, he reports: "The lead voice was an im- pressive bass; his rich and pow- erful voice reached many places in the vast forests. iiGradually the rest of the pack joined in an assortment of medium and higher notes and with wails, yips and yipes. The effect was lunatic, discor- dant and spine -chilling. Whether it came as a mat- ter of accident or some natural design, there were chummy duets, melodious arias and rambling obbligatos, then a mass of chorale -resounding splendour. "The performance went on for about ten minutes on this cold January night, then trailed off, diminishing slowly into the quiet of the night, to rise again in demoniac and throaty splen- dour. "In the five winters we have lived here this was the third time we had heard the wolf chorus, a thrilling fulfillment of the wilderness setting, of primitive nature. "All was silent then except for the soughing of the winds in the spruce trees at the rear of our house. Deep in the fore- ground we could hear the oc- casional thunderous clap of con- tracting ice on the Bay. The Northern Lights did their agile dance on the ragged horizon. Suddenly we were aware of being very cold. Not much wonder—the temperature was nearly 30 degrees below zero! "Science reveals that wolves have been in existence since the days of the sabre-toothed tiger. Snares, traps, guns and poison have had little affect on 'them. With advanced methods of control, it would seem that their existence is in danger. "Although much maligned, it would appear that the timber wolf has a vitally important role in the balance of nature. It would be pleasant to think that in ages to come, on a frigid winter night, our pro- geny might hear, as we did, this eerie choir of the wilder- ness." Doctor: "Now, madam, place this thermometer be- tween your teeth and keep your lips closed for five minutes." Husband (aside to doctor): "What will you take for that gadget, doctor?" tag the 'o%d, Ring in the nevi' Imo; � �!► . 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