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Click on photos to enlargeWednesday was “open house” at Midland Public Library and here librarian Dawson Leigh shows an odd Japanese production to Mrs. Don Swinson, wife of the chairman of the library board. Seated is Mrs. H. MacLaren. This Japanese book has an unusual slipcover — made of wood. 

Plowing her way through lake ice in Midland harbour, the CSL’s Hochelaga is headed for the coal docks where she was joined Thursday by the Coverdale and the Georgian Bay. The latest word from Ottawa is the ice-breaker Alexander Henry will be at Midland Saturday to clear channels from Midland and Port McNicoll so the big freighters can head out. 

Ice and snow, and not the usual sandy beach, forms the foreground for this picture of the first ship struggling its way out of Port McNicoll Friday in an effort to start another navigation season. Seen off Paradise Point, the ship was followed by four others from Port. Along with a flotilla from Midland, they were aided on their trip to open water Saturday by the new Canadian Government ice-breaker Alexander Henry, which came down from the Soo. 

Midland and Penetang citizens still have time to contribute to this year’s Easter Seal campaign and thus assist youngsters like Midland’s Betty Morin and Penetang’s Douglas Mayer. With the youngsters here are, left to right, Wilf LaRose, Midland Kiwanis, L. J. Mayer (Doug’s father), Ray Murley and Doug Bensley of Penetang Lions Club. Ray is acting as the Penetang “Timmys” guardian and Mr. Bensley is chairman of the Easter Seal Campaign in Penetang. 

Top teams in Midland’s Academy bowling league this year were IGA and Pillsbury.  Winners in the regular schedule, the IGA team includes Bill Bryan (seated) and (left to right) Bob Jackson, Stan Brooks, Dave Hudson, Len Zablotny, Doug Hebner and Elmer Hebner. 

Top teams in Midland’s Academy bowling league this year were IGA and Pillsbury. Winners in the regular schedule, on the Pillsbury team are Charlie Yorke and Wray Faint (seated) and Albert Atkinson, Jack Stainton, Keith Fleming, Albert Blythe and Cecil Launder. 

North Simcoe is filled with music these days, with large entries in first the Midland music festival and, this week, another in Coldwater. Adjudicator Roy Fenwick is seen with three happy winners in the class for girls’ solos, 10 years and under. Left to right are Shirley Piotrowski, Elizabeth Piotrowski and Michelle Webb, who placed first with 85 points. 

Gathered at St. Paul’s United Church auditorium, Midland, March 31 several Scout and Cub leaders received their certificates following a recent basic training course. Left to right are front row, Lloyd Sallows, Mary Magloughlin, Ruth Bissette, “Bunny” Wood, Maimo Sauks and Gordon Walker; back row, Art Richards, Harvey Boyd, Lawrence Wilcox, Ray Worrell and Vic Denise. Veteran Scouters Boyd, Richards, Wilcox and Worrell assisted in the ceremonies. 

Cubmaster of 4th Midland Pack, Lawrence Wilcox is presented with his wood badge, which is comprised of Gilwell beads, neckerchief and parchment, by District Commissioner Harvey Boyd. The presentation was made in St. Paul’s United Church hall (sponsor of the group), Thursday night. 

Cub leaders Art Richards, and Lawrence Wilcox congratulate each other on achieving wood badges. Both received Gilwell training at Blue Springs camp, near Acton, last summer. The presentation was made in St. Paul’s United Church hall Thursday night.

 

Scouter Ray Worrell is presented with his long service medal by District Commissioner Harvey Boyd. The medal is granted to Scouters who have at least 10 years service. A cloth emblem, with a design in yellow, green and red, for wearing on the Scout uniform was also presented. The medal itself represents a cross-section of a tree with 10 annual growth rings. 

Dressy Dresses” were the theme for these three models at this stage of Edwards’ fashion show Friday. Mrs. Eric Paul (left) shows a beige cashmel dress, with oversize black bag, towering, crown black straw hat. Mrs. J. F. Morris (centre) models a tan figured silk dress with flowered hat. Dress worn by Mrs. Larry Dumais is pure silk in a sheen finish. It is worn with a lacy straw, straight-brimmed sailor hat. 

Lieut. William Johnston of the Midland Salvation Army Corps stands in front of the citadel in Midland. As a church, the Army marks 75 years of service in the community this year. 

Top artists in this year’s Midland Music Festival, sponsored by the Y’s Men’s Club, were awarded scholarships to further their studies. In this group, left to right, are Sandra Gung, Patricia French, Robin Benson, Lois Cowan, Louise Bellehumeur. 

This two-year-old German Shepherd, “Caesar von Auerberg,” won first prize at the Sportsman’s Show this year. He’s with his proud owner, Hans Albrecht, who operates a kennel on Penetang Road. 

“Seeing Double” is getting to be old stuff for Harold Cowden, right, Vasey farmer. No less than six sets of twin calves have been born on his farm in less than one year. All but one set, still-born, are living, and thrivin’. Helping Mr. Cowden to hold the year-old twins (a Hereford- Durham cross) is neighbour George Robinson. 

Winners of the play-offs in the Academy Bowling League recently was the Legion Red team, seen above in the new jackets presented at the annual banquet held at Bourgeois dining room last Monday night. Left to right the champs are, seated, Fred Bath and Howard Henderson; standing, Gordon Smith, Adam Staruck, Fred Lemieux, Murray McComb, Ted Brodeur and Charlie Scott. 

Top men in the Academy Bowling League this season were, left to right, Adam Staruck, Murray McComb and Dave Hudson. Staruck had high single 390, McComb high triple, 845, and Hudson high average, 222. 

Big smiles denote the winners in the doubles events at Midland garrison Badminton Club’s recent finals. Mary-Jo Hargadon (Quilty) and Elizabeth McTague, of the MPDHS staff, copped the ladies’ title. Men’s winners were Jack Yelland, another teacher, and Doug Gerow. 

Winners of the consolation awards in Midland Garrison Club championship games at the armoury recently were, left to right, front row, Mary Taylor, Barbara Thompson and Susan Wood. Back row, left to right, are Garnet Rourke, Dieter Heller and John Delaney. 

Big moment for the hundreds of young artists who took part in Midland Y’s Men’s music festival was the awarding of scholarships last Friday night.  Winners in the piano competitions are, seated, Anne Webster, Janet Setterington, Eleanor Boden; standing, Joanne Kettle, Robert Gervais, James Cleaver and Anne Lortie. 

Big moment for the hundreds of young artists who took part in Midland Y’s Men’s music festival was the awarding of scholarships last Friday night. Left to right, front row, are Jim McKean, Paul Howard, Paul Davidson, Lloyd Preston; back row, John Weeks, Tony Moffat, Wayne Farquhar and John Richardson. 

COLLECTIONS UP $20,195 AT MIDLAND CUSTOM PORT

County Herald headline of January 8, 1960. Increased industrial production in Midland is reflected in the annual statement of customs and excise collections for the 1959-60 fiscal year at the port of Midland. The report, issued by A. E. Martin, the collector of customs and excise at Midland, reveals there was an increase of $20,195.34 this year over the amount collected in the 1958-59 fiscal year. The 1959-60 collections in import duty, sales tax, excise taxes and sundry amounted to $775,517.94 compared with $755,322.60 for the same period last year. Mr. Martin’s statistics show there was a decrease of $52,452.64 in import duties for the fiscal year just ended. The 1959-60 total for this item was $122,073.84 as compared with $174,526.48 last year. But increases were noted in sales tax and excise tax collections. The figures (with the 1958-59 sum in brackets) are as follows: sales tax, $652,385.42 ($580,042.89); excise taxes, $654.43 ($217.98). Sundry was down from $535.25 last year to $404.25 this past term.  Of the total amount, Mr. Martin said $4,073.22 in import duty was collected at the outport office of Penetanguishene, which closed April 1. The decrease in the amount of customs duty was partly accounted for by reduced importations of bituminous coal from the United States, and by the fact that more and more goods are being transported by truck and are cleared at border offices rather than inland offices, Mr. Martin stated. 

WINTER WORKS PLAN RECEIVES COUNCIL’S OK

Free Press Herald headline of April 13, 1960. Midland’s hard-beset winter works program, stalled for more than a month because of severe weather conditions, appears to be on again. Under bitter attack by Alderman Percy Crawford at a meeting Monday night, the council voted to re-start the program “as soon as possible”. In the recent lull in the program, Reeve H. J. Beauchamp, chairman of the public works, arrived at the decision that much of the work could be done at a more economical basis on supplementary works program. Under the supplementary plan, the town would get back half the cost of the labour, plus half the cost of materials, from the provincial government, he said. Under the winter works program, a joint federal-provincial-municipal agreement, the town receives 75 per cent of the labour costs, but nothing on the cost of materials. For nearly an hour council debated the merits of the two systems, with a visibly upset Alderman Crawford holding out steadfastly for the winter works version. His peace of mind was further disturbed by the fact that, just prior to the meeting, he had taken his wife to St. Andrews Hospital for treatment for a broken arm. He had made one further trip to the hospital during the progress of the meeting. (There really was no clear headline in this newspaper; important news must have been scarce in “sleepy hollow” that week. This was the 29^th edition of the year and the 81^st year of publication.) 

    “We are just awfully lucky. It could have been so much worse,” said Cal Simpson yesterday, referring to his daughter’s accident in Collingwood arena last Saturday. Four and half-year-old Virginia “Ginnny” Simpson fell about 18 feet from the mezzanine floor to the rubber matting where the players step on to the ice. She received a four-inch clean break in her scalp, explained Mr. Simpson yesterday. “It would have been much worse if she had missed the matting and hit the concrete,” added Mr. Simpson who had taken his family along when taking a number of Little League Hockey players over to the finals in Collingwood. “She is out of Collingwood Hospital and back home now and she is going to be all right,” he said. 

   A group of Penetang Public School ratepayers, meeting in a special session with the public school board Wednesday night, apparently pressed for the establishment of an “English school,” with oral French being taught. A four-part resolution presented by the ratepayer’s group “Will be incorporated into the minutes of the board,” according to board chairman G. J. Robillard.

   “It is an achievement which is the first of its kind on the North American continent and has won the praise and admiration of electrical engineers all over the world.” These were the words of Lloyd Letherby, MPP for Simcoe East speaking in the Ontario legislature, Tuesday. He was congratulating the minister of energy resources, and the Ontario Hydro on the results received at Hydro’s one mile of high voltage test line built near Coldwater. “This accomplishment was a successful experiment in high voltage history throughout the world, and will prove to be of tremendous value in increased power supply as Hydro is called upon to look after our future needs,” Mr. Letherby stated. 

    “Marathon readers and speakers should be curbed,” contended Simcoe East MPP, Lloyd Letherby in the Ontario legislature Tuesday. “I think the rules of this legislature should be changed to limit a private member to speak for 20 minutes,” Mr. Letherby said. “What the average private member cannot say in 20 minutes is perhaps not worth saying.” 

    Should Midland try to sell the oldest of its four fire trucks, or keep it a few years longer and then donate it to Huronia Museum? That was the question raised by Alderman William Orr, chairman of the fire committee, at Monday night’s council meeting. He said the council would be lucky to get $500 to $1,000 for the “museum piece” even now. Reeve H. J. Beauchamp said about the only possible outlet for the sale of the old truck would be some Northern Ontario logging camp, where it might come in handy protecting forest limits. The question of the fire engine came up after Reeve Beauchamp, chairman of public works, asked council’s direction on the purchase of a new front-end loader. The present equipment, he said, is “completely caput”. 

    Although his month-end statement had been out only for a few days, Clarence Sinclair, chairman of Penetang Arena Board of Governors, was able to tell council Monday night, that the $7,200 showing on it as a debt against the arena, had been further reduced to approximately $6,600. A major part of this most recent reduction came through a $500 donation received last week from the Toronto-Dominion Bank. In his closing remarks, the chairman told council he is quite confident the building will be debt-free by the end of the year. 

     One new principal has been appointed and one transferred to a larger school by Midland Public Schools Board, following its meeting Friday night. The men are Kenneth Cowan former principal at Sixth Street School who succeeds James Robinson at Parkview and William Barnett, assistant principal at Regent, who will succeed Mr. Cowan at Sixth Street. Mr. Robinson will retire this year after more than 40 years in the profession. No decision has been made as yet as to a vice-principal to replace Mr. Barnett at Regent. Jack Yelland has been named vice-principal at Parkview School. 

     Seventy-five years ago, March 25, 1885, to be exact, a “war” began in Midland, but it wasn’t a shooting war. On that day, staff Capt. Eadie of Orillia Salvation Army Corps and a soldier set up the Midland bastion of Salvationists and left the citadel in command of Capt. Jennie Langtry. Since then the Army has existed as a church in the community, with an open door to all, and a practical application of Christianity that stemmed from a Christ-inspired love for mankind in whatever state they may be found. 

    Retiring after 47 years as treasurer of Wyevale United Church, James Wilson was honoured at a dinner and presentation at the manse of the Wyevale-Waverley charge April 4. Following supper, the church’s elders and stewards and their wives were led in a sing-song by Pastor Arnold Creaser. Chairman of stewards, Victor Stott, on behalf of those present, thanked Mr. Wilson and presented him with a gift. Expressions of appreciation and gifts were also made to Mrs. Cecil Blow the church organist, and to William Phillips who faithfully does many acts around the church building and grounds. Duke Caston made the presentation to Mrs. Blow and Mrs. Edison Doan presented the gift to Mr. Phillips. 

TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Midland public school teachers were requesting an increase in their starting salaries from $1,600 to $1,800 per year and that the maximum yearly salaries be increased from $2,200 to $2,550. * * * Proposal to reforest 40,000 acres under a municipal forests corporation in North Simcoe was receiving strong support with the release by Fletcher S. Thomas, MLA, of the report of the provincial government’s select committee on conservation. * * * Coldwater village officials were predicting a jump in the tax rate from 53 to 65 mills. The increase was reportedly due in large measure to increased educational costs. * * * Midland’s new zoning bylaw, dividing the whole town into areas for various purposes had received two readings from council and was being sent to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. * * * “Centennial” celebrations were being held in the Presbyterian churches at both Penetang and Wyebridge despite the contention of M. H. McGuire of Penetang that work in both the congregations had started 117 years previously. * * * Pledges of a thousand dollars in land and cash were received at a public meeting in Waubaushene Legion hall, called to consider the erection of a memorial sports arena. * * * Canadian passenger ships on the Great Lakes between Sarnia and the Lakehead were reduced from six to two. The two remaining passenger ships were the Canadian Pacific’s Keewatin and Assiniboia running between Port McNicolI and the Lakehead. * * * A Toronto school supply firm was having difficulty selling its new five-foot canvas-backed maps in Medonte Township for the respectable community of Moonstone was listed as “Moonshine”. 

    (For the “boat nerds” out there, here is a list of CSL captains and chiefs for 1960, many of them from our area. An excellent record of CSL ships in service at that time, many of them built in Midland.)
The forthcoming navigation season will see the following masters and chief engineers in charge of Canada Steamship Lines Limited vessels. The company operates upper lake package and bulk freighters, self-unloaders and lower lake bulk and package freighters. Listed here are the vessels, their captains and chief engineers:

Murray Bay, A. Allen, E. G. Smith.
R. McLagan, R. Belcher, D. G. Pruder.
Sir James Dunn, C. Armstrong, R. Brooks.
Thunder Bay, E. A. George, R. D. Couper.
Nipigon Bay, G. O. Jamieson, R. E. Stephens.
Georgian Bay, L. G. Bird, A. E. Hardman.
Coverdale, L. Mallard. T. J. Coyle.
Hochelaga, W. G. Tomlinson, T. A. Mordecai.
Lemoyne, E. Jardine, C. D. Tuck.
Donnacona, E. S. Taylor, H. McCoag.
Gleneagles, O. Cromwell, M. Murphy.
Ashcroft, C. J. Hall. D. F. Lockwood.
Westmount, H. D. Miller, A. V. Smith.
Hagerty, G. S. Ward, C. A. Ross.
Goderich, W. C. Pitfield, A. E. House.
Prescott, S. Wilkinson, H. R. J. Canning.
Burlington, R. E. Maher, J. Cordes.
Fort York, H. L. Beaton, H. T. Phillips.
Fort Henry, R. Anderson, L. E. McCutcheon.
Collingwood, W. E. Kraus, F. B. Bonnell.
Martian, H. Laliberte. P. Gordon.
Renvoyle, J. P. Kimmerly, G. V, Stacey.
Stadacona, E. Gow, C. Kennedy.
O. Petman, R. Drummond, J. Wilson.
Midland Prince, C. K. Stowe, M. Wayrynen.
Coalhaven, G. A. Johnston.
Battleford, D. G. Nicoll. F. W. Davis.
City of Windsor, F. Gagne, W. J. Locke.
Fernie, J. Coleman, C. McKinley.
Lethbridge, J. McFadyen, P. D. Quinn.
Saskatoon, P. Morinville. L. H. Tremblay.
Selkirk, S. Thibert, R. G. Kelly.
Weyburn, J. R. G. Tompin, J. A. Adams.
Winnipeg, F. G. Wood, C. McCutcheon.
Elgin, J. J. Lacroix, R. Adams.
Grainmotor, S. St. Onge, E. M. Brown.
Hastings, F. Germain, L. LaFleur.
Iroquois, F. Fortin, W. MacPherson.
Metis, O. Pregent, W. Lander.
Simcoe, M. Buckland, A. Monder.
Teakbay, N. Donaldson, H. Glendillen.
Glenelg. H. Ambeau. A. Willams.
Eskimo, W. H. Cowie. R. Harrison.
Tadoussac, P. W. Murray, G. Laroche.
St. Lawrence, J. P. Doherty,  E. Laroche.
Richelieu, G. B. Lodge, J. A. Robillard

ONE PAPER NEXT WEEK
As Good Friday, a statutory holiday, coincides with the publication of the County Herald, there will be one issue only of the paper next week. It will be the Free Press Herald, which will be published and distributed Wednesday, April 13. Rural correspondents are asked to get their news in as early as possible.

    Claiming that Toronto was unhealthy, smelly, noisy and overcrowded, Lloyd Letherby of Coldwater, MPP for Simcoe East suggested to the legislature Tuesday, that the Ontario government should be moved to Orillia. Mr. Letherby, noting that a Toronto newspaper article had expressed the view that “Toronto was a leading contender for the title of the- smelliest and noisiest city on the continent”, pointed out Toronto’s medical officer of health had declared that “evidence is accumulating linking cancer, heart disease and chronic bronchitis with exhaust fumes.” Mentioning that Toronto is overcrowded, Mr. Letherby continued, “I question whether this is a fit and proper place to have the capital city of this great province of Ontario. 

VICTORIA HARBOUR—John Gilmour, a respected lifetime resident of this district died unexpectedly at his home here March 25, owing to a heart condition. The funeral was held March 28 from the Nicholls funeral home in Midland with temporary burial in Lakeview vault. Later burial will be in Victoria Harbour Cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. C. H. Carter, and the pallbearers were Chas. Schissler, Walter Lumsden, Leonard Delahey, M. MacKinnon, Roy Gouett and E. J. Springthorpe. Relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral included Misses Frances and Marjorie Crooke, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Arbour, Penetanguishene, Mr. and Mrs. Dubeau, Owen Sound, Mrs. Jack Smyth, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Oliphant, Mr. Mullen of Toronto, and Herbert Merry of Oakville. Mr. Gilmour was born in Waubaushene in 1879 and came with his parents to live here 73 years ago. He was married in Victoria Harbour to Arabella Doran, who predeceased him in 1939. He was employed for many years by the Victoria Harbour Lumber Co. as a filer in their mills and later he owned and operated the ferry boat between Port McNicoll and this village. He was well known to the summer residents here owing to his great interest in boats. He had built many of them. Mr. Gilmour was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Pearl Gilmour of Toronto and Mrs. Bruce Crooke (Addie) of Victoria Harbour. 

A resident of Sturgeon Bay for 60 years Mrs. Jennett Lawson died there, March 24, following a stroke. She was in her 83^rd year. Rev. Ross Gumming conducted the funeral service, March 26 at Nicholls’ funeral home, Midland. Pallbearers were Wilmot Wilson, William Potter, Harry Beckett, Tom Duffy, Dale Connor and Steve Gratrix. Born and educated at Hawkestone, Mrs. Lawson lived there for 18 years and was in Hobart for four years before moving to Sturgeon Bay. She was a member of the United Church. Her husband, Thomas Lawson, predeceased her in 1934. Mrs. Lawson is survived by five sons, Tom, William, John, George and Fred of Sturgeon Bay and Mrs. Elmer Gratrix (Sophia) of Waubaushene. Out-of-town relatives and friends attended the service from Coldwater, Foxmead and Orillia. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery vault. 

Mrs. Harriet Norton Potter died at her home, Sturgeon Bay, April 2. She was in her 81st year. Rev. Ross Cumming conducted the funeral service, April 4, at Nicholls’ funeral home, Midland. Pallbearers were six grandsons, Leslie Hodgins, Bill Tinson, Albert Stewart, Bob Potter, Tom Adamson and Brian Low. Born in Mulmar Township and educated at Honeywood, Mrs. Potter, the former Harriet Lockhart, married Frederick Potter August 24, 1903, at Coldwater. She lived all of her married life at Sturgeon Bay. She was a member of the United Church and her hobbies were sewing and knitting. Mrs. Potter was predeceased by her husband in 1948, by a son, Robert, in 1951 and by a daughter, Mrs. Herb Hodgins (Mary), in 1958. She leaves six surviving daughters, Mrs. Bert Tinson (Annie), Gertrude Potter, Mrs. Jack Low (Fern) of Toronto, Mrs. Harvey Stewart (Edith), Mrs. Clarence Mount (Ellen) of Sturgeon Bay and Mrs. Thomas Adamson (Fredena) of (Coldwater) two sons, William of Sturgeon Bay and Jim of Welland; and one brother, Matthew Lockhart of Victoria Harbour. Forty grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren also survive. 

This memorial continues to be published, 43 years after the event.

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Click on photos to enlarge.Fourth Midland Scouts and their leader are grouped around John Cranston and Bob French, who received their Queen Scout badges last week. The rest of the troop appears to be proud of the accomplishment of the two boys. Calvary Baptist Church 

Three pert high school misses, Bev Scott, Jill Phipps and Mary Anne Nicholson (left to right) showed teenage clothing trends at Edwards’ fashion show Friday. Miss Scott and Miss Phipps are wearing classic and dressy shirtmakers styles. Mary Anne is modelling a beige linen jacket and sheath. 

The big event of the year for Midland curlers, the 11th annual mixed ‘spiel was held last week. In the top photo, John Fraser’s rink from Forest (front row) won the Orr Trophy and the main event. At the rear is Ernie Nicholson’s Midland rink, who lost in the final, and Alderman Bill Orr (right) who donated the trophy. Second event finalists are in the lower picture with the winners, Tom Gillespie’s Scarborough rink, in front. Harold McAllen’s Midland rink (rear) lost 10-9 on the last end. (Harold “Mac” McAllen, Marg McAllen and Jean and Jim Moss.) 

Finest in spring weather of the new season favoured the fashion show at Edwards’ Specialty Shop Friday. Here the audience watches Mrs. Eric Paul model a Glen-Cheek sports dress. Nearly 90 dresses, suits, sportswear and children wear items were shown, along with suitable accessories. The women apparently flipped over the new lids . . . er hats, they will wear this season. Are you listening dad? 

Spring fashion show attracted a large turn-out at Edwards’ Specialty Shop Friday. Here, Mrs. Bill Henderson (left), models the newest style in hats to go with her navy blue duster coat. Mrs. George Stephens wears a printed silk dress with a blue topcoat. Her handbag is white satin, plastic covered. 

An employee of the Walker Store in Midland for some 35 years, Miss Florence Hopkins was presented with flowers and gifts at a dinner Thursday night at the Georgian Hotel to honour her on her retirement. Miss Hopkins here receives a gift from Lome Craig, manager of the Midland store, while Mrs. M. Schram, left, and Miss N. Healey look on. 

Formed only recently, the Midland-Penetanguishene District Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is already planning a campaign for April 28, to be known as “Torch-light Night.” Looking over the local unit’s charter are Mrs. W. L. Attridge, right, president, and Miss Margaret Wilson, Reg. Nurse, secretary. The first person in this world to hold many of us. 

Arlene Staruch, Elaine Binkley, John Delaney and Jim Cleaver hold the trophies they won as mixed double champions in the junior division of Midland Garrison Club badminton tourney. Tie playdowns were held on the weekend. 

Armour-plate glass door in Del Hastings men’s wear in Midland popped like a rifle Monday afternoon when, for some reason, it crystallized. 

“Say Fire Razed Buildings Struck by Lightning Bolt”

    Fire, believed to have started as the result of an electrical storm early Tuesday evening, completely destroyed two farm buildings on Conc. 9, Tay, south of Waubaushene early Wednesday morning. The blaze, which called an estimated $8,000, damage, levelled a combined driving shed and woodworking shop on the farm of Charles Cross. Destroyed in the conflagration was a considerable amount of woodworking equipment and tools and a heavy farm tractor. So far as is known the loss is only partly covered by insurance.     

“Flash Flood Hit Industry, Disrupts Greenings Work”

    Some half-dozen men were slated to start work in the new Greening Wire plant, Monday. Classes had been arranged where the men were to learn skills new to them in the field of wire rope manufacturing. Instead, employees found themselves doing a job that needed no particular teaching — on the end of a broom, sweeping up water. All this was the result of a flash flood that swept through the spic and span new plant Sunday afternoon, leaving behind a disheartening mess of silt and water. Hardest hit in the plant was the office section, where tiled floors became a sea of mud. Fortunately, according to officials, damage to the plant proper was small. Much of the water ran into pits and will be pumped out later. All electric motors are raised just a few inches off the floor — in this instance, barely enough. “We got some wonderful help from local authorities, who brought pumps and other equipment to the scene,” a company official told this paper. Midland PUC and town employees, and the contracting firm of Thos. G. Wilcox and Sons, all helped materially in lessening the damage done, he said. 

    Girls and Boys vocal results at the music festival; Boys’ solo, kindergarten, Jimmie Swales, Midland, 83; Charles Morden, Midland, 82; Craig Davidson, Midland, 80. Girls’ solo, kindergarten, Kathryn Downer, Midland, 84; Judy Cowdy, Wendy Biggar, Midland, 82; Karen Redditt, Midland, 81. Boys’ solo. Grade 4, Tommy Sweeting, Midland, 85; Danny Donaldson, Midland, 84; Charles Dyer, Kenneth McCaughen, Midland, 82. Boys’ solo, Grade 5, Blair Shakell, Ronald Henderson, Midland, 84; Dalton LeClair, Midland, 83; David Paul, Midland,’82. Double duet, boys, girls, or mixed Grade 5 – 6 , Pauline Keefer, Mary Jane Mohan, Ralph Battrick, Stewart McElroy, Midland, 83; Margaret Walker, Connie Stelter, Sandy Widmeyer, John Wilcox, Midland, 82; Anne Delaney, Debbie Bertrand, Carolyn Cowan, Pam Ellison, Midland, 81. Double duet, Grade 7 – 8 , Elaine Dorion, Anne Sauve, Geraldine Borsa, Carol Montgrain, Midland, 80; Vivette Asselin, Marie McLaughlin, Erna Vrhovnik, Madeline Butineau, Midland, 78. Boys’ solo, Grade 8, Robert Stanway, Midland, 83; Ricky Howard, Midland, 82; John Svoboda, Penetang, 81. Girls’ solo. Grade 8, Sandra Gung, Coldwater, 86; Robin Allsopp, Penetang, Sharon Benson, Midland, 85; Gayle Langridge, Midland, 83. Boys’ solo, Grade 8, Fred Hacker, Midland, 82; Ford Hegadorn, Midland, 81; Keith Craig, Midland, 80. Girls’ solo. Grade 1, Yvette Marie Quesnelle, Penetang, 84; Nancy Tomlinson, Penetang, 83; Leslie Pinchin, Janet Elrick, Lynne Harmsworth, Midland, 82. Boys’ solo. Grade 1, David Cooney, Midland, 82; Charles Glassier, Midland, 81; Raymond Leeking, Bill Jones, Midland, 80. Boys’ solo, Grade 2, Stewart Duncan, Midland, 85; Guy Asselin, Penetang, Timothy Adams, Midland, 82; Tommy Barber, Midland, 81. Girls’ solo, Grade 4, Mary Lea Rutherford, Midland, 86; Madeleine Robitaille, Penetang, 85; Sandra Brodeur, Midland, 84, Girls’ solo. Grade 5, Ardythe Boden, Midland, 85; Suzanne McFarlane, Midland, 84; Jay Ellis, Brenda Hamelin, Midland, 83. Boys’ solo. Grade 6, Bruce Wilcox, Midland, 84; Bob Montgomery, Midland, 83; Brian Clark, Midland 82. Girls’ solo. Grade 6, Beverley Hanna, Midland, Sheila D’Aoust, Penetang, 85; Sandra Sheriff, Midland, 83; Mary Jane Mohan, Midland, Linda Russell, Midland, 82. 

    Two years of hard work and a lifetime of savings were reduced to a few smouldering embers in less than an hour when fire levelled the Tiny Township home of Lucien Marchildon early this morning. The only thing saved from the nearly-completed new, five-room home, located on the county road between Penetang and Perkinsfield, was a small armful of clothing as flames raced throughout the structure with almost lightning speed. In the house, asleep when the blaze” started were Mr. and Mrs. Marchildon and their two children, aged 2 and 3 years. Lucien Marchildon said he was awakened by the fire about 5.15 a.m., and he immediately got his wife and children out of the house. He then tried to get some furniture out, starting with a television set. He managed to get the TV part way to the door when the extreme heat forced him to leave it and get out himself with an armful of clothing he grabbed on the way. “Then the front window blew out,” he said. 

    Although Midland harbormaster Dave Hewis has had “no definite word,” there is a possibility the Canadian government’s new ice-breaker, the Alexander Henry, may be operating in southeast Georgian Bay by the weekend or early next week. In recent weeks, Georgian Bay Development Association officials have contacted Hon. George Hees, minister of transport, on several occasions, requesting the Henry be sent as soon as possible to free the 14 ships waiting to clear Midland and Port McNicoll harbours. Also waiting access to open water is the S.S. Murray Bay, slated to start trial runs out of Collingwood. The GBDA received word April 4 that the Henry would proceed to Georgian Bay as soon as the U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaker Mackinaw finished its task of clearing a path through the St. Mary’s River and Whitefish Bay. This was reported to have been accomplished Monday. The Henry is expected to reach Georgian Bay “about April 8” GBDA officials reported. The latest survey of ice conditions locally disclosed heavy windrow formations around Giant’s Tomb, officials said. Severe frost conditions during mid-March added several inches to the thickness of ice in the Midland Port McNicoll area. Earlier in the month, it had been only 20 inches. 

    Weekend rains coupled with melting snow caused extensive damage to country roads in this area, and prevented many farm families from attending church services Sunday morning. A number of farm people in the Lafontaine area used tractors to get them through the washed-out areas, to attend church. One of the worst was at the intersection of 16th Concession Road, and the Cedar Point Road in Tiny where culverts washed out to the west and south of the corner. Approximately 150 feet of the sideroad, south of the concession, was washed out after water started pouring across it from a washed-out culvert in the concession road.    

    The annual meeting of Penetanguishene General Hospital postponed March 9 because it lacked a quorum was held at the hospital March 16. Jerome Gignac was again named president for I960. Mrs. Carl Williams is vice-president. With E.J. Moreau still on a slow road to recovery following a heart attack some months ago, the board named Felix Turcotte to act as secretary-treasurer pending Mr. Moreau’s return. Three directors were named for a three-year period. They are E. J. Moreau, Mrs. Chas. Sweet and Mrs. C.S. Wice. Other directors with portions of their terms of office remaining are Rev. A. J. Desaulniers, two years; Alf Cage, Mrs. Carl Williams, Lucien Marion and Jerome Gignac, one year. 

BIRTHS

METCALF — To Mr. and Mrs. Amos Metcalf, Port McNicoll, at St. Andrews Hospital, Thursday, March 17, 1960, a son.
CHARLEBOIS — To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Charlebois, 70 Quebec Street, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Thursday, March 17, 1960, a daughter.
POLLARD — To Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Pollard, Broad Street, Penetanguishene, at St. Andrews Hospital, Saturday, March 19, 1960, a daughter.
SZIGETI — To Mr. and Mrs. Sandor Szigeti, 316 Fourth Street, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Sunday, March 20, 1960, a son.
DEMPSEY — To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dempsey, R.R. 2, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Monday, April 4, I960, a daughter.
HALL — To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hall, 110 Fourth Street, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Wednesday, March 30, 1960, a son.
MacINTAGGART — To Mr. and Mrs. Basil Maclntaggart, 92 Fifth Street, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Sunday, April 3, 1960, a son.
MAHEU — To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maheu, R.R. 3. Penetang, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, Wednesday, March 30, 1960, a son.
MIXEMONG — To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mixemong, Christian Island, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, Sunday, April 3, 1960, a son.
PELLETIER — To Mr. and Mrs. James Pelletier, Victoria Harbour, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, Tuesday, March 29, 1960, a son.
RACHER — To Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Racher, R.R. 1, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Saturday, April 2, a son.
TODD — To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Todd, R.R. 1, Waubaushene, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland. Sunday. April 3, 1960, a son.
THAYER — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thayer, 99 Gloucester Street, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Monday, April 4, 1960, a daughter.
THOMSON — To Mr. and Mrs. Christie Thomson, R.R. 2, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Wednesday, March 30, a son.
TILON – To Mr. and Mrs. Montfort Tilon, 100 Main Street, Penetang, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, Wednesday, March 30, a son.
Lacroix _ To Mr. & Mrs. Herman Lacroix, 66 Robert St., E., Penetang, at Penetanguishene General Hospital, Wednesday, March 23, 1960, a son.
QUESNELLE — To Mr. and Mrs. Maurie Quesnelle, 10 Brock St., Penetang, at Penetanguishene General Hospital, Saturday, March 26, 1960, a son.   
MORIN — To Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Morin, Perkinsfield, at Penetanguishene General Hospital, Saturday, March 26, 1960, a daughter.
BELANGER — To Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Belanger, 23 Brock St., Penetang, at Penetanguishene General Hospital; Saturday, March 26, 1960, a daughter.
BRUNELLE — To Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Brunelle, 31 Peel St., Penetang, at
Penetanguishene General Hospital, Saturday, March 26, 1960, a daughter.
BRUHN — To Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bruhn, R.R. 2, Lafontaine, at Penetanguishene General Hospital, Tuesday, March 29, 1960, a son.
TOWNES — To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Townes, Elmvale, at
Penetanguishene General Hospital, Tuesday, March 29, 1960, a son.
St. AMANT — To Mr. and Mrs. Jerome St. Amant, 55 Maria St., Penetang, at Penetanguishene General Hospital, Wednesday, March 30, 1960, a son. 

25 Years Ago This Week

Store and office employees in Toronto presented a petition to Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. They were seeking the protection of an eight hour day bill and an unemployment insurance act. * * * A. B. Thompson, M.P., was one of the principal supporters of a federal government measure calling for an appropriation of some $200,000 to promote the tourist industry in Canada. * * * Midland Board of  Education decided, after an appraisal of buildings under its jurisdiction, to reduce the amount of insurance carried by $37,000. Public school teacher’s salaries were to be reduced by 10 per cent on those $950 and over, and by five per cent on salaries under $950 but over $800. Both moves were implemented to cut school costs, necessitated by the town’s financial difficulties. * * * A surtax ranging from two to 10 per cent on investment incomes over $5,000 and on all incomes over $14,000 was announced by Finance Minister E. N. Rhodes in his fourth federal budget speech. Corporation income tax was increased from 12% to 13% per cent. * * * A flock of nearly 60 Canada geese were seen flying in a north-westerly direction over Georgian Bay. The big birds were reported to be very low. It was said the geese were nearly two weeks ahead of their regular annual northern flights. * * * Midland parks commissioners were astounded by letters received from Toronto residents who had heard that Little Lake Park was to be sub-divided and the lots sold for housing. Several of the letters came from campers who had been using the park’s facilities for years. The commission took steps to squelch the wild report. 

    Effective yesterday, James Bath is the new issuer of automobile licences and drivers’ permits in Midland. New licence bureau will be located in the office of Mr. Bath’s plumbing firm, 198 Hannah Street. Life-long resident of Midland, Mr. Bath succeeds the late Alex Macintosh, who died earlier this year. Mr. Macintosh had sold the licences locally for the past six years. 

    Canadian Pacific Railway, steamship division, has announced the appointments of its officers for the 1960 sailing season on the Great Lakes. The officers are as follows: S.S. “Assiniboia”, captain. E. H. Ridd, Midland; 1st mate, J. L. Delahey, Midland; 2nd mate, K. Guthrie, Elmvale; 3rd mate, N. E. Edwards, Elmvale. Chief engineer, G. A. Gervais, Victoria Harbour; 2nd engineer, U. J. Lefaive, Port McNicoll; 3rd engineer, G. J. Garneau, Port McNicoll; 4th engineer, A. G. Rice, Port McNicoll. Purser, M. C. Tracey, Port Arthur; chief steward, E. J. Cadeau, Victoria Harbour; 2^nd steward, J. Slanisky, Port McNicoll. S.S. “Keewatin” captain, A. Campbell, Port McNicoll; 1^st mate, T. A. “Swales, Port McNicoll; 2nd mate W. J. Estey, Midland; 3rd mate, L. McClung, Midland. Chief engineer, W. J. Irvine, Port Arthur, 2nd engineer, Amos Mateff; Port McNicoll; 3rd engineer, Elmer Yon, Midland; 4th; engineer, R. C. Rother, Port McNicoll. Purser, W. A. Paxton, Port McNicoll; chief steward, H. W. Arbour, Victoria Harbour; 2^nd steward; W. Graham, Port McNicoll. 

Obituary

MRS. PAUL LAPENSEE Resident of the Northwest Basin area of Tiny Township for 56 years, and since then of Penetang, Mrs. Paul Lapensee died at Stewart’s Private Hospital March 23, following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 25, 1879, Mrs. Lapensee was a Roman Catholic. Her favorite pastimes were knitting and quilting. Predeceased by her husband in 1941, she leaves five sons, Theophile, Napoleon, Celestin and Norman, all of Penetang, and Harry in Tulsa Oklahoma; and five daughters, Mrs. Henri Quesnelle, (Alice); Mrs. Albert Patenaude, (Helene); Mrs. Jos. Grisdale, (Florence), all of Penetang; Mrs. Archie Patenaude, (Albertine), Highland Point and Mrs. Bill Link, (Leona), Roach’s Point. There are 36 grandchildren and 37 greatgrandchildren. Funeral service was held Saturday, March 26, from Beausoleil’s Funeral Home to St. Ann’s Memorial Church where Rev. J. Marchand officiated. Temporary burial was in St. Ann’s mausoleum. Pallbearers were Oliver Lapensee, Herb and Eugene Mailloux, Harvey Beauchamp, Lawrence Ladouceur and Louis Duval. Flower bearers were Mrs. Marie Lapensee, Mrs. Shirley Staley, Mrs. Exilda Duval, Mrs. Lorraine Marchand, Mrs. Bernice Beauchamp and Miss Joan Link.

It’s not bad luck to have a woman on board if she is a good cook. 

Find below Horrell’s Easter ad from The Midland Free Press April 5, 1917 and some local news from the same paper.

The photos found in this blog post are the property of Huronia Museum, Midland, Ontario. Any reproduction for commercial use without permission is prohibited.  Any other distribution must credit Huronia Museum.  Please contact the museum with any questions you may have. 

Click on photos to enlargeSponsored by Midland Kiwanis Club and Penetang Lions Club, the annual Easter Seal campaign for funds to assist crippled children is now underway in the two communities. Above, Mayor Charles Parker is seen with Betty Morin “Miss Easter Seal” in Midland and Douglas Mayer, Penetang’s “Timmy”. 

Editorial page photo entitled; “Still Riding High”. Stern view of the CSL ship Coverdale sitting empty in the ice at the Town House (CSL) elevator. (In the days when 10 to 15 ships wintered in the two ports every year, holding millions of bushels of storage wheat. Not one this winter!) 

A Hudson type royal class steam locomotive, one of few the CPR still has in operation, hauled the special train which brought members of a Toronto railway fan club to Port McNicoll Sunday. The engine is the same type as those which hauled the royal train during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. 

Members of a Toronto railway fan club chartered a special train and travelled to Port McNicoll Sunday. Here F. P. Tingley, Bolton, L. Saundercook, CPR agent at Port, and L. Bowes, Bolton, stand at the side of Port station. 

Frilly dresses and shining faces were the order of the day Monday as Midland Y’s Men’s 14th annual music festival got underway. The children above were among the early winners. Left to right, back row,  Ruth Davidson, Jean Charlebois, Helen Gignac, Sandra Nesbitt and Ann Garroway. Front row, are Judy Hamelin, Ann Cleaver, Ann Montgrain and Tony Svoboda.

The advisory committee to the Canadian National Institute for the blind is making plans for its annual fund drive in aid of sightless in North Simcoe. Members of the campaign committee are pictured following a meeting last week. They are left to right, back row, Bill Murdock, Ernest Cadeau of Victoria Harbour, Dan L. Nicholls, Midland, Herb Stevens, Coldwater, R. G. Gillies, Midland. Front row, left to right, Mrs. D. Bazinet, Mrs. A. Robillard, Penetang representatives, Mrs. M. Black and Mrs. A. Copeland, both of Elmvale. 

Harold McDonald and Fran Brodeur of the Midland Garrison Badminton Club won the men’s and women’s singles championships in the club’s tournament on the weekend. 

No wonder this lad and lassie are smiling. They won the junior singles titles in Midland Garrison Club badminton tournament on the weekend. Titleholders are Elaine Binkley and Jim Cleaver. They also figured in a mixed doubles win. 

Do you remember when smokers were able to roll a cigarette as nonchalantly as we check our cell phones? They would be perfectly formed and filled and I can see that motion as they licked the paper. Or the memory of the rolling machine on the kitchen table, the can of tobacco, the razor blade that cut them into individual “smokes”. Perhaps we should thank the marijuana smokers for perpetuating the art. 

(We reprint this wedding photo in memory of “Betty” Taylor, for those who knew her she was an inspiration, a shining example of the joy of life despite the terrible adversities she faced. A positive spirit, a caring heart, R.I.P. )

“BUSINESS FIRMS GROWTH HERALDS PENETANG BOOM”
County Herald headline of March 25, 1960. Present indications are that 1960 will show a substantial increase in commercial building permits issued in Penetang, with prospects looking bright for several ventures. Only two permits issued to date, according to building inspector Alf. Atkins, have been for commercial establishments. The first was for a renovation of Gignac’s Men’s Wear Store, where the floor space was doubled in a two-month remodelling project. The expanded store was officially opened yesterday and all-new display space filled with stock. The announcement was made this week and the building permit issued for a new store building for Webster’s on Robert Street, W. Owner Ed Webster said the new building will be attached to his present appliance store and will be used for displaying and selling furniture. The announcement also was made this week that arrangements have been completed for the installation of a ready-mix concrete plant at Penetang Concrete Products. Owner Louis Gignac said this will include elevated storage bins for sand, stone and cement, along with weighing, measuring and mixing equipment. Two mixer trucks will be used to deliver the material directly to jobs, he said. Fern Shoe Company, a division of Shoe Corporation of Canada, is “actively considering construction of a 6,000 square foot addition to its main plant in Penetang,” according to Jerry Zabransky of Fern Shoe. The additional space will be used for warehousing purposes. FIRM TO GROW Yesterday, Hubert Patenaude of Patenaude Electric announced he had purchased the adjoining building which has housed the Mohawk Restaurant. “It is our intention to move our appliance division into this newly-acquired store, and open up with furniture in the present store,” Hubert said. A number of years ago the two stores were connected by a passageway when The Club Shop was operating a furniture store and grocery. 

COMMITTEE GIVES OK TO ADDITION AT MANOR
Free Press Herald headline of March 30, 1960. Simcoe County homes for the aged committee, Friday, pressed the green light button and ordered architects Craig and Zeidler to proceed with preparations of working drawings for an addition to the Georgian Manor in Penetang. The first phase of the work is expected to get underway early this summer, according to Reeve Alf Cage of Penetang, one of the committee members. This phase will include the construction of a new kitchen and dining room. Following construction in the first phase, the old part of the building pictured below, which was originally Penetang General Hospital (new hospital visible behind), will be razed in preparation for more building. The second construction phase will be a wing designed for bed care residents only. Mr. Cage said the committee hopes it will be possible to tear down the old building and start the new wing as part of a winter work project. Committee consisted of Thos. Joslin, Alf Cage, Ivan Vasey superintendent, Jos. Belford, Fred Hunter, Montcalm Maurice and Warden George Lisk.

 

   When the century-old post office, courthouse and telegraph office at Craighurst was torn down last fall, a great deal of Simcoe County history tumbled to the ground with it. Some things were salvaged for posterity, however, including a “Seventh Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario. Printed in 1911, it contains the story of parliament in Upper Canada (Ontario) from 1790 to 1819. In poor condition from fire, water and mud, the paper-bound history was brought to this office by Joseph Lea of Hillsdale, retired Orr Lake forester. Mr. Lea has long been interested in historical matters, both in Simcoe and elsewhere. Early portions of the book, badly damaged, deal with the formation of the legislative assembly. One of the first things legible was the division of the country into two provinces, Upper and Lower Canada, in 1791. Among the names listed were those, of Alured Clarke, acting-governor; John Graves Simcoe, and Guy Lord Dorchester, knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. George the Third, “by the grace of God,” was king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, “defender of the faith and so forth”, at the time. After the division, the book then becomes a journal and proceedings of the legislative council of the province of Upper Canada, starting Sept. 17, 1792. The first capital was Newark, in the Niagara Peninsula. Present were William Osgoode, James Baby, Robert Hamilton, Richard Cartwright Jr., John Munro, Alexander Grant and Peter Russell. Osgoode became the first speaker of the house. 

    Members of Simcoe County Mutual Aid Fire Association Wednesday night decided each individual brigade would approach its council with a request to purchase foam equipment. The consensus of the meeting, held in Midland’s municipal building auditorium Wednesday night, was that an earlier plan to establish a foam bank for county brigades would be too costly. Chief R. Irwin of Barrie, mutual aid co-ordinator, said he felt the establishment of the foam banks was too expensive for smaller brigades. Midland Fire Chief Arnold Tippin asked how many brigades in the association now possessed foam and foam equipment. A show of hands indicated there were five, including Midland. 

   “We are having a bit of trouble with dogs following children to school,” stated Midland Police chief George Wainman yesterday when he noted that Vickie, 8, and James, 7, children of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Charlebois, John Street, had been bitten by a dog on their way to Sacred Heart School yesterday morning. “The owner of the dog has been advised that he must pay any damages and must keep the dog tied up for two weeks,” stated Chief Wainman. “They were only minor bites and I gave the children anti-tetanus injections,” stated Dr. R. J. Cardwell, who saw the Charlebois children shortly after the incident. 

    COLDWATER — Highways Department estimates brought down in the legislature this week include completion of paving on the Crown Hill to Coldwater portion of Highway 400, with work scheduled for 21.9 miles of highway. Previously, it was announced that the department plans to extend Highway 400 from Coldwater to Huntsville. A new road will be built through Matchedash Township. (That route, of course, was changed and Coldwater to the new Trans Canada Highway at Waubaushene became the next section.  An excellent web site documenting Ontario’s highways can be found at “thekingshighway.ca”.) 

BIRTHS
ALLEN — To Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Allen, Sunnyside, Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Wednesday, March 23, 1960, a daughter.
BOLT — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bolt, 80 Fifth St., Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Sunday, March 27, 1960, a daughter.
CARRUTHERS — To Mr. and Mrs. James Carruthers, 305 Midland Ave., Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Tuesday, March 29, 1960, a daughter.
CROWLEY — To Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley, 358 Midland Ave., Midland, at St. Andrews Hospital, Tuesday, March 22, 1960, a daughter. (Stillborn).
KIERNAN — To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Kiernan, 2300 Orleans
Ave. Montreal, Que., at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, Saturday, March 26, 1960, a son.

    Mayor Charles Parker and Alderman Douglas Haig were authorized by Midland council Monday night to continue their exploratory moves to obtain a new garbage dump site for the town. Mayor Parker reported to council on a meeting held last week with representatives of Penetang, Tiny and Tay Townships. The mayor said Tiny Township officials did not seem to be opposed to Midland using a site in their area and indicated that the township might be willing to join in the move for a joint garbage area. Tay officials also looked favorably on the proposed joint dump site, he added. Mr. Parker pointed out, however, that Penetang did not feel it could support the joint plan at the present time, but that it might at a later date. The mayor said a 20-acre site is now under consideration. The question now is whether or not it can be purchased. He felt he should have a definite answer for the council by the end of the summer. (Became what was called the Pauze dumpsite.) 

TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Midland’s new zoning bylaw was not expected, to have any direct effect on assessment. Mayor Oliver H. Smith advised a special meeting of the council. Council commended the zone boundaries which had been drafted by the mayor. * * * Representations by Midland council and this newspaper resulted in amendments to the unemployment insurance regulations so that many lake sailors who were previously debarred by the seasonal nature of their employment became eligible for supplementary benefits. * * * J. Lance Rumble of Hillsdale was judged to be one of Canada’s best-dressed men. Award was announced at the annual Canadian Men’s Apparel Fair at Toronto. * * * Penetang’s three hotels, the Brule, Canada House and Northern were appealing their 1949 assessments to the Ontario Municipal Board, having been turned down by the local court of revision and the county judge. * * * Penetang taxpayers went to the polls to decide whether or not Beatty Bros. Ltd., (Spencer Division) should be granted a fixed assessment for general, tax purposes of $50,000 for the next ten years. * * * Medonte Township council received information on a proposal for reforesting part of North Simcoe in a brief prepared by W. H. Cranston. Council expressed its interest and agreed to attend further meetings on the subject. * * * Grew Boats Ltd. Penetang was re-organized and plans were laid to standardize boat models and add new product lines. * * * High commendation of the calibre of personnel in Georgian Bay’s newly-formed light anti-aircraft regiment was expressed by Major-General Chris Vokes, general officer commanding Central Command, when he inspected the unit composed of batteries from Midland and Parry Sound. 

DEATHS
HERBERT H. PARKER A Midland resident for 41 years, Herbert Henry Parker died at his Russel Street home, March 15, following a heart attack. He was in his 70th year. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. L. Morden at A. Barrie and Sons funeral home March 17. Pallbearers were Bert Megaw, Russell Robbins, Henry Mosley, E. Wilson, Norman Leclair and Albert Woods. Born and educated at Coldwater, Mr. Parker married the former Lena M. Moore Oct. 25, 1916, at Oshawa. He was a member of the United Church and a member of Canadian Woodsmen of the World. He had been employed by the Aberdeen Elevator Company for 35 years and in the elevator explosion July 8, 1944, although severely burned, he was the only one of seven employees to come out alive. Previously he had been employed as fireman on a freighter, at the Manley Chew mill and had worked as a young man in lumber camps where his father was employed as a cook. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Harold Clements (Jessie). Temporary burial was in Lakeview Cemetery vault.
WILLIAM SUTTER – Funeral services were held Monday for William Sutter, retired CPR employee who died unexpectedly at Port McNicoll Friday, following a stroke. He was 69. Mr. Sutter retired in October 1958, following 39 years service with the CPR, which he joined in 1917. He had worked in several departments at Port McNicoll for several years. In 1924 he became a bridge man in the bridge and building department and was promoted to a carpenter in 1954. In 1928 Mr. Sutter had served as a member of the village council. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Sylvester, a contractor at Port McNicoll, and Mark, Toronto; and three daughters, Mrs. Charles Henry and Mrs. Bernard Lesperance, Midland, and Mrs. E. F. Day, Port McNicoll. 

    Midland youngsters made a good showing at the second annual Georgian Bay District junior badminton tournament held at Orillia recently. Held for the first time in Midland last year, with 80 entries, this year’s event attracted 110 youngsters, making it one of the largest in the country. It outdrew both the Canadian tournament, to be held in Winnipeg this week, and the Ontario championships, held at Stratford earlier in the year. The success of this year’s tournament will make it necessary to stage the event over two weekends next year, Midland’s Brian Wood reported. Highlighting the 1960 championships from a Midland standpoint was Mary Taylor’s win in the girls-singles in the 15-years and under class. Mary downed an Orillia opponent 11-6 10-11 and 11-1 in the final. Jim Cleaver and John Delaney also reached the finals in the boys’ doubles, 15 years and under. They lost to Dave and Don Moon of Bracebridge in three games. Teamed with Susan Wood, Mary Taylor also went to the semi-finals in the girls’ doubles before losing 15-18, 15-6, 10-15 to an Orillia pair. 

    Gabriel Maurice was named chairman of Tiny Municipal Telephone System at the system’s annual meeting in Lafontaine March 10. Other commissioners are Gilbert Robitaille and Robert Gignac. The manager is P. G. McNamara. Reports presented at the meeting showed the system has 66 subscribers and 146 renters. There are 42 miles of poles, three miles of cable and 250 miles of open-wire. The auditor’s report, certified by George Reynolds, showed the system’s total assets at $46,235, made up of $15,239.24 in current and $30,995.26 in capital assets. Earned surplus to date was listed at $35,514.21 and current liabilities at $48.49. 

   Annual spring fashion Supplement, sponsored by Midland and Penetanguishene merchants will be published with Friday’s issue of the County Herald. The 12-page tabloid-style supplement will contain news and advertising messages of the latest trends in fashions for men and women, and boys and girls. 

EDITORIAL 
Midland council has been asked and the town’s public utilities commission is being asked to supply water for a major housing sub-division on King Street South in Tay Township. The 150-acre property is known as the Brandon farm. (The Brandon home was the current Heritage Animal Hospital at 687 King Street, the property extended along Galloway Blvd.) While it is quite true that Midland is not oversupplied within its present boundaries with land suitable for residential development, its main shortage is in industrial sites. And new housing without new industry to support it makes no sense for any municipality. Alderman Douglas Haig and a number of the members of the town planning board have recommended that no action be taken on supplying water to the Brandon development unless and until that land becomes part of Midland, and unless and until a substantial acreage of its highway frontage is zoned for industrial use and a firm option price placed on it so the Midland Chamber of Commerce and the Georgian Bay Development Association may have an opportunity to merchandise it. To permit a new housing development without adequate compensating industrial assessment, or to encourage either development without ensuring that the new assessment will bear its fair share of the cost of future water, sewer and road development costs would be a disservice to Midland, to Tay and to all the property owners concerned. Before Midland council or its utilities’ commission agrees to provide utility services to any new area, they will be more than wise if they first decide what role that new area will play in the overall future growth of the community. And they can and should decide it promptly. The Brandon farm area seems worthy of development for both industrial and” residential purposes and the water can be made available.