Click on photos to enlarge;Their 27-foot boat was out of gas and adrift on Georgian Bay for eight days, Mr. and Mrs., C. S. Carter of Lions Head and their dog are shown in the craft at Ossosane Beach dock. Their bed-sheet distress signal was sighted by Wymbolwood cottager Fred Conron, who went out in his boat, investigated and returned with a five-gallon tin of gasoline. 

A piece of tarpaulin held by C. S. Carter of Lions Head was fashioned into a sea anchor during Saturday night’s and Sunday’s gale like winds on Georgian Bay. 

Mr. and Mrs. Carter with their rescuers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conron, Murray and Patricia Conron of Port Credit.

Mrs. Carter is 66 years of age. Her husband, a retired school teacher, is 76. In his younger days he taught public school in the Bruce Peninsula, and later was a teacher at Eastern High School of Commerce, Toronto, for some 20 years. He returned to live at Lions Head following his retirement. On August 11, the Carters set out with their collie, Rover, in the 27-foot “Karen” on the first leg of a trip to Kingston via the Trent Canal. Their immediate objective was Port Severn, the western terminus of the canal. “It was hazy and foggy and I missed the Western Islands by about half a mile,” Mr. Carter said. “We went right across the bay, finally being stopped by shoals somewhere south of Parry pound. Everything was still covered by haze and fog so I decided it was best to go back home, some 65 miles away.” The Carters got back as far as Cape Croker, about 20 miles south of Lions Head. It was then Mr. Carter admitted, he made his big mistake. “I didn’t check my gas. I thought I had plenty to get the rest of the way home. Turned out I had about enough left to run the boat for about 15 minutes. This was Tuesday morning (Aug. 12). From then until the following Tuesday afternoon we were bouncing around all over Georgian Bay.” During that time the Carters saw only one small boat, on the Owen Sound — Cabot’s Head route. It was after midnight and the people aboard the boat were unable to see the Carters’ distress signal. Worst portion of the ordeal began Saturday night when a strong northeast gale sprang up. It blew all day Sunday, reaching 45 mph, Mr. Carter estimated. It blew the Karen from off Pointe au Baril to the vicinity of Cape Rich, back on the Bruce Peninsula side of Georgian Bay. The Karen drifted along the west shore of Georgian Bay all day Monday, past hundreds of cottages. Still, no one paid any attention to the distress signal. It was not until Tuesday afternoon that Mr. Conron finally came to their rescue. 

Some 36 scouts and leaders of 1st Anderson Pack and 1st Camp Borden Boy Scout troops are attending a camp at Sturgeon River this week. Some of the leaders are seen above with District Commissioner Harvey Boyd and Jack Brownlee, Scoutmaster of Knox Troop, Midland. Left to right are, front row: William Cleasby, Keith Hayes, Harvey Boyd, A. L. Johnson; back row: Ben Pessah, Jack Brownlee, R. Bourne and John Thaw. 

Crucial game between Allenwood Beachers and Sturgeon Bay saw the Allenwood aggregation come out on top by an 11-8 decision at Sturgeon Bay Wednesday night. The win put Allenwood two games ahead in the best-of-seven Rural Softball League finals. The third game will be played in Elmvale Saturday night. 

Trip from Alberta ended in mishap for Wm. Morewood (with police), involved in an accident at the Waubaushene cut-off on Highway 12 shortly after noon Monday. Dog in damaged car morosely surveys the scene. 

Hamilton motorist, Patrick Scullion suffered $400.00 damage to his car and boat at Waubaushene cut off on Highway 12 Monday. The car behind was unable to stop and smashed into the stern of the boat Mr. Scullion had on a trailer behind his car. 

Jeanette Lefaive holds a freak double cucumber picked from the Robert Street, Penetang garden of her mother, Mrs. Lucille Lefaive. Little imagination is needed to picture this garden oddity as a catcher’s mitt. Both cucumbers are securely attached along the entire length. 

Councillor Doug Holt reported Monday that the Ossosane Beach building containing toilets and change rooms will be ready for use this week. The new structure is in the parking area on the road leading to the beach. 

Canadians are again thinking of boat cruises in large numbers following a few seasons in the doldrums. The CPR steamships Keewatin (above) and Assiniboia have enjoyed “very good” seasons to date, officials said last week. 

The CPR cruise ship Keewatin in the background provides a nice setting for pretty Giovanna Baggio of Port McNicoll. The little cannon is one of three which attract much attention from visitors to the CPR gardens at Port McNicoll. 

The latest addition to Elmvale’s fine set of public buildings is the new fire hall, seen above during the official opening Friday afternoon. The building also includes police and public works facilities. It is immediately west of the Community Hall, which opened only a few years ago. 

New modern quarters, bring smiles to these members of the 20 member Flos and Elmvale Fire Brigade. Pictured at the opening of their new building Friday are, left to right, front row: Jim Vollick, Chief Richard Columbus, Graham Whitton, Paul Tripp; back row: Cliff Vollick and Ken Wright. 

New offices have been provided in Elmvale Community Hall for police chief Horace Ellwell, left, and village clerk Mel Barrett. Both were on hand for the official opening of the new fire hall Friday. 

Signing cheques is only one of the many duties of Elmvale Reeve Harold Nash. In recent weeks, Reeve Nash has addressed a number of neighboring municipal bodies in an effort to establish a new hospital in Elmvale.

 

• The Free Press Herald headline from August 20, 1958; Say Department Favours Tiny Provincial Park. A request from Tiny Township that the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests consider the establishment of a large provincial park within the municipality apparently is receiving some sympathy from officials at Queen’s Park. Council, in a recent letter, had recommended that a particular area be taken over for this purpose. The proposed park would have an excellent sand beach and provide plenty of space for developing parking facilities as well as picnic areas.
• The County Herald headline from August 22, 1958; Sanction West End Site for Yacht Mooring Basin. Representatives of Midland Harbour Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Yacht Club and the federal Department of Public Works all agreed on the site at the west end of Midland Bay. It is expected that within the next two or three weeks the following steps will be taken: (1) The Yacht Club and the Chamber of Commerce will draft a submission requesting federal aid with the marina project (2) The Harbor Committee will give the plan its approval and submit it to Midland council for further endorsement. (3) The proposal will go to federal member Dr. P. B. Rynard for presentation to Transport Minister George Hees. Meanwhile, Public Works engineer Charles Stocking said he is forwarding a $200,000 estimate of a permanent breakwater scheme at the westerly site. It would include accommodation for about 200 boats; some of them up to 40 feet in length. Originally it was thought dredging a basin would be advisable. It was pointed out, however, that this would leave little of the property for parking cars or erect a building later.
• Latest of a series of fine community-owned buildings in Elmvale, the new fire hall, was the scene of an “open house” Friday. Built at a cost of around $16,000, the new structure also provides facilities for the public works crew and a police cell. Reeve Harold Nash attributed the comparatively low cost of the building, which measures roughly 110 feet by 40 feet, to the fact the village handled its own contracting. The reeve’s office and those of Village Clerk Mel Barrett and Police Chief Horace Ellwell are located on the second floor of the adjacent community hall. Richard Columbus is the chief of the newly-organized Elmvale and Flos Township fire brigade. The two municipalities had separate fire departments until the re-organization early this year. Reeve Nash said the move was an economy measure, with each municipality paying half the costs of operating the brigade.
• At its meeting last week, Tay Township council decided to call for tenders for constructing a sidewalk on the north side of that part of Yonge Street West situated in Tay. Councillors made the move after hearing a delegation of six Yonge Street residents point out the danger from cars in the area, which is not a 30 mph zone. The Department of Highways is expected to assume half the cost, Tay clerk Ralph Dalton said. The proposed sidewalk is to run from Parkside Drive to within 200 feet of -the Tay-Tiny border.
• PORT McNICOLL NEWS— Mr. and Mrs. Cal Duncan and Bill of Galt are spending a two-week holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Duncan and George Walmsley. Pat and Margo Duncan of Galt are spending this week at Simcoe Presbytery Camp near Midland. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Armstrong of Ottawa arrived Saturday to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. H. Loomis. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stephenson have returned to Keswick after spending two weeks with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Colquhoun. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Armstrong and Bill of Guelph spent the weekend with relatives in Port. Sheila Armstrong is at Simcoe Presbytery Camp near Midland as Camp Counsellor for the first and second Explorer Camps. Barrett Smith of Toronto spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith. David Saundercook of Toronto is spending a week’s holiday at his home. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Phillips were Mr. and Mrs. Don Anslow and Ricky of Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wallace and family, and Mr. and Mrs. John Dunlop of Orillia. Joanne Waples of Toronto week-ended at her home. Mrs. A. E. Davidson and children of Willowdale are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Biggar and family who are holidaying in Penetang visited former neighbours in Port last Friday. Weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McArthur were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson and family of Port Credit. Linda McArthur returned to Port Credit with the Andersons for a holiday. Betty Ann Saundercook is spending a few days in Toronto. J. Connelly and Sheila Cavanaugh are visiting in Toronto. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hartford last week were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haley, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. A. Barrett and Carol of Toronto spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. Coughlin. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Calvert for two weeks are Dorothy McConnell Dorcas McConnell and Reynold McConnell of Toronto. Irene Zoloty of Toronto was home for the weekend. Judy Johnson of Port Credit is visiting Margo  McArthur. Mrs. Mary Jivcoff of Milton visited her father, A. Dubbia during the weekend. (Delayed) Gail Walmsley returned to Toronto Wednesday after spending a month with her cousins. Bob and Doug Duncan. Mrs. B. Adam, Sandra, Linda, and George have returned home, following a month’s visit with relatives at Fort William. Betty Ann Saundercook and Mary Hatley have returned home from a motor trip to Erie, P.A., St. Catharines and Hamilton. The Orillia and Port McNicoll teams of the Little League met Wednesday evening in the Port baseball park. The final score was Port 12, Orillia 8. Judy Quesnelle of Barrie spent from Monday until Wednesday at her home. Mr. and Mrs. E. Clear and Marie, Buffalo, are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. John Kent. Doris McFarland, Utopia, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. Dexter and her cousins Carol, Patricia and Linda Dexter. Mrs. Ernest McFarland of Utopia is visiting her mother, Mrs. Irvine.
• A double-barrelled attraction of the midgets and two of the top brother combinations on the continent drew more than 1,400 fans to Arena Gardens Monday night for the weekly pro wrestling card sponsored by Midland Minor Hockey Association. Although Midland favorite Little Beaver wasn’t on this card, the midgets provided their usual barrel of fun, for everyone but Referee Sam Gotter that is. And who cares whether Gotter has any fun or not? After close to 20 minutes of high-nonsense action, the team of Red Feather and Tito Infanti won a popular decision over Beau Brummel and Tom Thumb. Earlier, Maurice LaPointe and Lee Henning had gone the full 30 minutes to a draw. The main event was billed as an “all in'” tag team bout between the Miller Brothers, Dan and Ed, and the white-haired Lisowski Freres, Reggie and Stan.
• Births – HUME – and Mrs. Al Hume announce the arrival of a daughter, Joanne, a sister for Billy, on August 18, 1958, in St. Andrews Hospital, Midland. SANGSTER — Mr. and Mrs. Karl Sangster (nee Shirley Valcheff) of Port McNicoll, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Robert Scott, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, on Wednesday, August 6, 1958.
• TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK – Plans were being made for the annual memorial decoration service, to be held Sunday, Aug. 22, at Lakeview Cemetery. The events of the day included the placing of wreaths at the Cenotaph. * * * A request was sent to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of National Defence and to William A. Robinson. MP for Simcoe East, that a battery of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters be formed at Midland. It was also strongly urged that training facilities, including an armory, be provided. * * * The recently-established Elmvale Trumpet Band made its debut at the sports day in Vasey. It was outfitted with the latest in valve trumpets and drums. * * * Post-season cruises for the S. S. Noronic were to bring the huge lake liner into Midland three times during the month of September. * * * The Owen Sound Sun-Times was being quoted to the effect that teacher shortages could be overcome “if salaries were sufficiently attractive”. * * * The editorial page cartoon indicated that the foundations of world peace were cracking. Palestine was seen as the cause 10 years ago. * * * An editorial note read: “July’s dry spell costs the farmers of North Simcoe thousands of dollars. Many grain fields have stalks under 18 inches high”, and the heads are only two thirds normal length.” * * * Babe Ruth, the home run king, had died on Monday evening, Aug. 16. He was described as baseball’s greatest figure.
• Editorial – Wise & Otherwise – It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good. Kitchener police report that since the “beer strike” began the force has had fewer impaired and drunk drivers, fewer common drunks and fewer family arguments and fights to settle. * * * Although it was slow in starting, several resort area operators reported last week that, to date, this has been the best year they have had in years. This fact would appear to be borne out as well in the report from Midland Chamber of Commerce that more newcomers came to Huronia for holidays this season than for many seasons in the past. * * * This month of August is making up, both in heat and humidity, for all that July denied us. The current season may go down in history as “the one month summer”.
• Tay Township council has rescinded a motion which would have permitted building a rink on the park at Waubaushene and has stipulated that the land be retained for park “purposes and that no buildings be built on the property. Council considered its first motion ill-advised, Tay clerk Ralph Dalton said this week. The property, several lots north of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, had been deeded to the township by the Georgian Bay Lumber Company on condition it was used solely for park purposes. Last winter, council approved the building of a rink on the property, but now feels its action was not within the terms of the deed, Mr. Dalton said. Some people, he added, had been doubtful that Waubaushene could support a rink. The township pays a caretaker to look after parks in the community during the summer, assisted and supervised by the Waubaushene Chamber of Commerce.
• OPP Sgt. Blake Ball of Victoria Harbour detachment was almost certain he had lost a prisoner who had just been sentenced to a jail term Thursday morning in Penetang court. When the officer went looking for the man, he apparently had disappeared, and couldn’t be found anywhere around the building. When the search proved fruitless, someone suggested looking in the cells. There was the prisoner, resting comfortably on a wooden bunk, in an unlocked cell. Sgt. Ball only had to snap the lock to secure his charge.
• It has been reported that work will start next week on an 18-hole golf course and a motel on the G. A. Seymour farm a mile and a half south of Midland. Midland florist Mac. Perrin is understood to be one of the backers of the project, which is said to also include a miniature golf course. Neither Mr. Perrin nor Mr. Seymour was available for comment at press time.
• Well known Midland Indian pitcher and an active leader in youth work at Midland YMCA, Joe Faragher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lome Faragher, returned home from a Toronto isolation hospital Wednesday. He was rushed to Toronto last week suffering from meningitis.

And finally a well-written ode to the end of summer by Rhoda Downer.

Many of the captions and news items have more information printed with them and we would be glad to provide that to anyone interested in a particular piece. 

Barbara Duke, left, of Kirkland Lake, and Mary Brett, right, of Shelburne, are the new public health nurses for the Midland – Penetang district. They are replacing Miss Jay Yule and Miss Frances Hincks.

Several persons escaped with minor injuries in this truck-car collision on Yonge Street, just west of the Midland town limits, around noon Sunday. Small truck, driven by Ed McWatters of Wyebridge, was overturned by the impact. The driver of the car, Forbes Millington of Toronto, has been charged with careless driving. 

Although he’s been a regular visitor to Midland’s Little Lake Park for more than 30 years, Jack McGee, of 91 Billings Ave., Toronto, was “from Missouri” as far as big bass in the lake was concerned, until around noon August 6, that is. Then he caught the 4 1/2-pounder he’s proudly displaying to his wife and parks manager Harold McAllen, right. 

Blinkum the clown delighted these Elmvale youngsters when the circus came to town last week. Talented Blinkum produced coins, wieners and other amazing things from the ears of his young admirers. In real life, he is Bill Arnott of Toronto. 

Knockabout acrobatics of the Stevens Brothers proved a crowd pleaser when Murray Bros. Circus played a one day stand in Elmvale Wednesday. Their visit was sponsored by Elmvale and District Lions Club, headed by president Frank Hannah. 

Nothing in Midland was in more need of a coat of paint than the light standards on the government docks at the foot of King Street. Two members of the Midland PUC staff are seen above performing the much-needed task which will spruce up the dock area immensely. 

“You meet the strangest people on this job,” says Gilmour Nesbitt, left, owner of a Midland service station, as he examines “Junior,” a year-old skunk owned by R. Allen of Weston, right. “Junior” had his protective armament rendered “skunk de combat” shortly after Mr. Allen bought him from a small boy for $1. “What does he eat? “Anything,” said his proud owner. 

There’s lots of room in the new boat Capt. Percy Beatty of Midland is building for himself at Port McNicoll. Capt. Beatty (facing camera) discusses a problem with Fulmar Neilsen, who is putting the finishing touches on the all-welded steel hull. 

This new, all-welded hull is being fitted out for Midland’s Capt. Percy Beatty, who will make the boat his permanent home, winter, and summer. Hull is 34 feet long and has a 10′ 10″ width. The boat will cruise at 12 to 15 knots per hour. 

Iain Brownlee of Midland will receive the $25 award for the outstanding student at the “University of Western Ontario’s Summer School of Indian Archaeology”, presented annually by the Huronia Historic Sites and Tourist Association. Association secretary Barry Conn Hughes announced today that the school’s director, Dr. W. W. Jury, had designated the 16-year-old Midland boy as “the obvious choice” for the award. Iain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brownlee, 329 King Street, and it was the first time he had attended the summer school. This fall, he enters Grade 11 at Midland-Penetang District High School.  

Iain Hutchinson Brownlee – Peacefully passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer at the Haldimand War Memorial Hospital, Dunnville on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Born March 26, 1943, in Port Glasgow, Scotland to John Brownlee and Robina (McMaster). Iain immigrated to Canada with his family in 1952. Iain was raised in Midland, Ontario, where he began a long broadcasting career. His distinctive voice and news writing abilities moved him first to Barrie T.V. and then to Toronto where he worked at CHUM, CKEY and CFRB from the 1960s through the 1980s. He also taught broadcasting at Niagara College in the 1970s and was the narrator of the T.V. Series ‘Wild Animals of the World’. The descendant of a long line of skilled tradesmen, Iain later became a gifted carpenter whose attention to detail was appreciated by family, friends, and contractors. He spent many summers boating on his beloved Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe. Iain was devoted to and is lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Ann, his son Scott and daughter Jackie (Dan Tickler), five grandchildren, Mackenzie, Maysen, Daelyn, Payton and Grady, and sister June (Baker). Gratitude and thanks for the outstanding care given by Dr. Xu, the nursing staff at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital and the CCAC nurses especially Beth and Jackie. Iain requested a private cremation and interment in the family plot in Midland. A public Memorial Service will be held at BALLARD MINOR FUNERAL HOME, 315 Broad St. E., Dunnville on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 11:30 a.m.

Landing this 18-inch black bass would be a thrill for any fisherman. It was even more so for 8-year-old Jo-Anne Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Connie Adams, Elizabeth St., Midland. Jo-Anne made her big catch, using a leech while fishing off the dock at Port McNicoll Sunday evening. “It’s bigger than any I ever caught,” her proud father admitted. 

Here we see that nasty big Ed Miller giving poor Yukon Eric the business with the corner rope during Monday night’s wrestling card at Midland Arena. Referee Bert Maxwell, natch, was nowhere to be seen when all this was going on. These scenes and others are repeated every Monday night at the Arena.

 

The natural gas lines in Midland are nearly ready to go into use and the local coal and oil dealers are using the newspaper to get out the message on the advantages of their products.

 

• County Herald headline from August 8, 1958; Councils Back Hospital for Elmvale District. Meetings held at Wyevale and Woodland Beach,” Mr. Nash continued, “show that the people are almost 100 percent behind the proposal to build a hospital, and the vote of those present indicated they are willing to have 1.9 mills added to the tax rate for hospital purposes.” He added, “We’re not going to let this matter drop; we’ll pursue it further until we have the necessary 66 percent signatures of property owners on the petition. About 80 percent of the farming area has been covered and roughly 100 of 550 cottagers.”
• Free Press Herald headline from August 13, 1958; Midland Plant will Move Toronto Personnel Here. One of Midland’s younger industries, Pinecrest Products Ltd., plans to follow a $25,000 expansion program here by moving its Toronto operation to Midland late this fall. Robert Holt, president of the ready-to-paint furniture and wood specialties company, said Webster-Smallwood Ltd. would start construction of a 3,500 square foot addition to their Centre Street (Bay St. east of William) plant within two weeks. About Nov. 1 the firm will close down its Toronto plant and conduct its operations entirely in Midland, he said. The move from Toronto would add about 20 employees to the 30 who normally work in Midland.
• County Herald headline from August 15, 1958; Midland Group Protests Threat to Two Midland Firms. Midland Chamber of Commerce sent a strongly worded protest to provincial Minister of Labor Charles Daley Wednesday after two Midland manufacturers were threatened with criminal action by the Advisory Committee to the Ladies’ Dress and Sportswear Industry. Last week, Jim Thomas of Fabulous Formals Limited and Saul DeVries of Celebrity Formals, here, received letters from the Committee threatening criminal action within a week if they did not comply with its regulations. Late in May, the manufacturers were informed of the appointment of the advisory committee and its issuance of several regulations. Most contentious of these was the prohibiting of overtime work except under special conditions, and then only after a written request had been made to the committee; and the levying of a tax of one half of one per cent on the wages of employees in the industry and an additional one half of one per cent to be paid by the firm on its total payroll.
• Midland police chief Robert Cameron was knocked unconscious when hit on the head with a stone yesterday as he sought to question a man on the southerly outskirts of Midland. Later it was learned the man who threw the stone, (name withheld), 31, was an escaped mental patient from the Ontario Hospital at Smiths Falls. Chief Cameron had stopped to question the man on King Street south, near the town limits. Not satisfied with the answers, Chief Cameron asked the suspect to get in the cruiser for further questioning. He demurred and took off, with the chief in pursuit. Picking up a rock, he hurled it at Chief Cameron, striking the officer on the back of the head. Knocked out, Chief Cameron later required medical treatment for cuts about the head. Meanwhile, several citizens who saw the episode captured the suspect and took him to the police station. He was turned over to authorities at the Ontario Hospital in Penetang and will be taken back to Smiths Falls later this week.
• Of late years game dishes have lost some of the glamour previously attached to them. Roast wild goose and wild duck, black squirrel pie, fried rabbit and beaver tail were a few of the delicacies on the culinary list that caused people to smack their lips. It has been said that the plucking, drawing and general preparation of such game for the oven, is not to the liking of the present-day housewife. Despite the illegal action it was interesting to hear there are still some hunters who do not believe in throwing certain types of game in the garbage. Conservation Officer Fred Bowes of Waubaushene was surprised to discover the head, wings, legs, and feathers of a loon in the vicinity of a summer cottage. Investigating the incident, he found the occupants were roasting the prize meat on the stove in preparation for a sumptuous meal. The explanation the cook gave the Conservation Officer that the bird was actually a Canada goose, was not very convincing and it did not excuse the parties concerned from court action for an infraction of the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
• Two Midland boys whose case had been heard Monday in Midland Court were given suspended sentence of two years in the custody of Salvation Army Lieut. Swaddling, when they appeared in Penetang Court for sentence, July 31. Magistrate J. Rennicks told the boys that conditions of their probation included being in the house by 11 each night and 12 Saturday night. They must abstain from liquor, and be very careful of their company. Evidence was given by OPP Const. R. T. Donaldson was that the two had been caught stealing gasoline from a truck belonging to Angus Rawn, Wyebridge, on July 22.
• Eighty-seven of the Jones Clan met at Vasey, Aug. 9, for a happy get-together. Supper was held in the church basement, after which members of the Vasey W.I. washed the dishes, while the Clan met at the park for games and the annual business meeting. Oldest married couple present were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cumming of Barrie. They also had the most grandchildren present. The eldest person attending the reunion was Mrs. John Bacon of Midland. Western members included Phoebe Jones of British Columbia and Tom Jones of Edmonton. The most recently-married couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ron Graham (Patsy Jones). Officers for the coming year will be President, Murray Cumming, Toronto; secretary, Dean Jones, Toronto; treasurer, Jack Crooke, Midland; sports committee Earl Carscadden, Toronto, and Mary Campbell, Wyevale.
• Either Mrs. Bill Logan’s fame as a cook has spread considerably or some person was just plain hungry. In any event, the home of PUC Commissioner Logan and Mrs. Logan on Lindsay Street, Midland, was entered over the weekend. Concentrating solely on the refrigerator, the thieves made off with a roast of beef and other tasty foods. Money, however, was the object of thieves who broke into Strohm’s service station on Yonge St. W. Tuesday morning. Removing a pane of glass in a rear window, they ultimately gained entrance by removing the entire frame. Loot was about three or four dollars in change police said.
• 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK – “Large gathering spent money freely” was a sub-head on the story of the Kiwanis Carnival held this week in 1933. Apparently, there were weather problems that summer too; the carnival had to be postponed from Monday till Tuesday evening but was crowded and successful. * * * Charles Hill, a Civil War veteran, and Midland’s oldest resident died one month to the day after his 101st birthday. He was reported as well and mentally active almost to the last. * * * Two thousand pilgrims, the majority of them from Welland, visited the Martyrs’ Shrine on Sunday. The majority came by chartered bus, but several hundred made the trip in their own cars. * * * Fire did considerable damage to the residence of Mrs. Coombs on Colborne Street. No water damage was caused, the firefighters confined themselves to the use of chemicals. * * * Boxing and wrestling were attractions at the Parkside Pavilion. Dancing started at 9 o’clock, with the bouts in between. The management had announced a corn roast. * * * * * * George Young, the conqueror of the Catalina Channel, was scheduled to appear at an Orillia sports day. * * * The fourth reunion of the Rumney Family was held at Couchiching Park, with about 30 present. * * * 200 of the Russell family gathered for a reunion in Little Lake Park. The youngest member was the three-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Edwards of Vasey. * * * This being a depression year, there was a long list of land for sale in arrears of taxes. * * * All records were broken at the Midland Little Lake tourist camp over the Toronto civic holiday weekend. Peak was reached Sunday evening when there were 510 tents in the camp. The previous high had been 430 tents.
• Held at Couchiching Park, Orillia, on a warm late-July day, the 26th Rumney family reunion was attended by 87— the descendants of Matthew Rumney who came to this country in 1882. The founder of the family arrived with his second wife and four children by his first wife. (The fourth Rumney reunion was recorded in 1933 and a reference is made to it this week in the Twenty-Five Years Ago column.) More than 80 sat down to a picnic supper at No. 2 Pavilion, where the official meeting was held. The president, Mrs. Harry Rumney, expressed pleasure at the large attendance and called for the secretary’s report, which was read and adopted. It was decided to hold the 1859 reunion at the same place, the last Saturday in July Officers elected for 1958-59 were: President, Nathan Edwards; vice-president, Robert Rumney; secretary, Verne Rumney; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Art Brand, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilton. Youngest member present was Joanne Bidwell; oldest member believed to be Charlie Beatty; largest family, that of Mrs. Nathan Rumney.
• At Port Arthur shipyard recently the Alexander Henry was launched for the Department of Transport for service on the upper Great Lakes. This vessel will be assigned to the Parry Sound Marine Agency of the Department of Transport, which regulates channels, lighthouses and other marine services on the lakes above Sarnia. The C.G.S. “Alexander Henry” is well fitted for the task ahead of her, being a modern ship in every aspect of her design. She is an ice-breaker, supply and buoy vessel and thus is designed for the general service demanded of the Department of Transport work on these large lakes. She measures 210 feet in length, has a displacement of 2,440 tons, a beam of 45’6″ and a cruising radius of 6,000 miles. She is powered with two 10 cylinder diesel engines, each developing 1,775 h.p. The engines have been installed with the special task of ice-breaking in mind, the large fluid clutches being placed between each engine and the propeller it drives in order to take up the shock when the wheel jams against a block of ice. The ship is also equipped with a helicopter landing platform to be used for scouting weak spots in the ice when this work is going on in the spring and fall.
• WEDDINGS — Red and white carnations decorated the altar of St. James the Minor Church, Stirling, Ont., July 19 at 10 o’clock for the summer wedding, when Rev. F. J. O’Neill, P.P. united in marriage Helen Frances Kerby of Ivanhoe, daughter of Mr. Michael Kerby, and Ambrose Lalonde of Midland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lalonde of Midland.  * * *  Gladioli and summer flowers formed the setting for the wedding ceremony Aug. 2 when Eleanor Blanche Minaker became the bride of Frederick Clark Miller. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Minaker of Lochlin and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Miller of Toronto. * * *  A summer afternoon garden wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne McMurtry, Midland, July 26, when Betty June Cudmore became the bride of John Roy Fenton. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cudmore and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Fenton. Tall standards of pink and white gladioli and baskets of mixed summer flowers formed the background for the double ring ceremony conducted by Mr. A. Dellandrea, evangelist, of Port Loring, Ont. * * *  Kathleen Esma Edgar, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Anne Edgar of Toronto and the late J. Edgar of Midland, was married recently to John Sluyster of Holland, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. Sluyster, in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Simon Perdue of Saint Basil’s Church, Toronto. Given in marriage by her brother, Warren Edgar, the bride wore a floor-length gown of embroidered nylon. Her tiara of seed pearls held her chapel length veil. She carried a bouquet of orchids and Lilly of the valley. * * *  Standards of white gladioli and white Shasta mums formed the setting in Knox Presbyterian Church, Midland, for the wedding vows exchanged by  Patricia Anne Perrin, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacKenzie Perrin, and Ernest Bruce Cowden, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cowden of Vasey. Rev. J. Leonard Self officiated at the afternoon double-ring ceremony July 19. Organist Stanley Harman played the wedding music and soloist Mrs. Joan Smith, the aunt of the groom, sang “Wedding Prayer” before the ceremony and “Wedding Hymn” while the register was signed. Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a white floor-length dress of lace and net over taffeta, featuring a bouffant skirt with appliqués of lace. The fitted bodice of lace was styled with a scalloped neckline and short sleeves. Her mittens were of matching lace. The French illusion veil of finger-tip length fell from a coronet of seed pearls, and she wore the gift of the groom, a string of pearls. Matron of honour was the bride’s sister, Mrs. Shirlie Germann. Bridesmaids were Miss Helen Laidlaw and Miss Norma Cowden, sister of the groom. Identically dressed in blue crystal charm sheath dresses with overskirts of pale blue silk organza, and picture hats covered in matching material, they carried old-fashioned swing style baskets of white anemone ‘mums and feathered chrysanthemums. Flower girls, Janice McGee, cousin of the bride, and Barbara Smith, cousin of the groom, wore blue Crystal charm dresses styled with pinafores of white silk organza. They carried flowers similar to the bridesmaids’ but smaller in size. Best man was Gordon Brand, cousin of the groom, and ushers were Laurence Donnell, Ward Barrie, and Pat Roberts. The men in the wedding party wore white dinner jackets and navy blue trousers.  * * *  St. John’s Anglican Church, Waverley, was decorated with baskets of mixed flowers for the three o’clock wedding on July 26, when Kathleen Sarah youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Truax of Waverley became the bride of Paul Eric Eplett of Toronto, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Eplett of Victoria Harbour. Rev. A. G. Fairhead performed the double ring ceremony and Mrs. George Brock was organist and accompanist for the soloist; Mrs. Wm. Sibthorpe, who sang ‘A Wedding-Prayer’ before the ceremony and ‘The Lord’s Prayer’- during the signing of the register. Given in marriage by her brother Roy Truax, the bride wore a floor-length gown of embroidered organza over satin, featuring a portrait neckline and bouffant skirt with nylon tulle and lace flounces.

Tips on canoeing with the Huron by Jean de Brebeuf S.J. 1637

(Quoted word for word) 

“If you don’t want to make them annoyed at the beginning, don’t keep them waiting for you to get into the canoe. ”
“Take a tinder-box with you or a burning glass, or both. This is so you can offer them a light if they want to smoke during the day or night when you make camp. Little gestures like this please them”.
“Eat their food the way they prepare it—even though it is dirty, half-cooked and tasteless. There will be other things, a lot of them, you won’t like. Put up with them for the love of God without either saying a word or as much as appearing to notice them”.
“In the first days, take everything they offer you even if you can’t eat it all. When you get used to it, you will find there is none too much”.
“Force yourself to eat at daybreak (unless you can take your dish into the canoe with you). The Huron eat only at sunrise and sunset when they are travelling, and that’s a long day to go without eating”.
“Don’t dally getting in or out of the canoe. Tuck up your soutane so it won’t get wet and drag either water or sand into the canoe. To be well dressed, have your feet and legs bare, you can wear your shoes at rapids, and on long portages, you may even put on your leggings”.
“Don’t at any time annoy even one of the Indians”.
“Don’t ask too many questions— and don’t let your eagerness to learn the language lead you into passing remarks along the way. This can be carried too far. Spare those in your canoe this annoyance—especially since it won’t do you any good anyway. A quiet tongue is a good piece of equipment in times like these”.
“Take half-a-gross of awls with you, two or three dozen little pocket-knives, a hundred fish-hooks and some beads of plain and colored glass. These can be used when you meet other tribes- to buy fish and other things to make a feast for your Indians. It is best to give these things to them early on, saying, ‘Here’s something to buy fish”.
“At the portages, try to carry some little thing according to your strength. No matter how little it is, even if it is only a kettle, this pleases the Huron. “Don’t stand on ceremony with the Huron. Take anything they offer you in the way of comforts—like a good place in the cabin at night. The best comfort they can offer you will be uncomfortable enough, and they get offended by polite refusals”.
“Don’t start anything you can’t finish. Don’t, for example, offer to take a paddle unless you are willing to paddle all the way. Take at the very start the place in the canoe that you intend to keep. Don’t lend them any of your clothing unless you want them to keep it for the whole journey. It is easier to refuse at first than to ask the thing back afterward”.
“Remember, finally, that you are going to live with these peoples. The opinion they form of you on the way down is the one they will keep back in this country. If they find you irritable or troublesome, you will have a lot of trouble changing that judgment later”.
“And you are not dealing only with the men in your own canoe but with the whole country. You will continually meet people who have asked the men who brought you down what kind of man you are. It is incredible how much they observe and how they remember even the slightest fault”.

(Brebeuf had made the 800-mile journey three times when he wrote this.)

Click on photos to enlarge;A panoramic view of the Midland Armory during last week’s quilt and rug fair gives readers an idea of the attractive arrangement of the 150 quilts and 75 rugs which were on show. Quilts appear to be as varied in design as they were in number. 

There was plenty to interest the record number of visitors who took in the tenth annual quilt and rug fair at Midland Armory last week. Quilting demonstration by Mrs. Newton Brown and Mrs. Mervyn Edwards of Vasey always had a good audience. 

Miss Margaret Robinson and Mrs. Fred Cook look over a number of handicraft exhibits. 

The Huron Indian Village is featured on the front covers of the 41,000 Bell Telephone directories for 1958, now being distributed in the Midland, Barrie, and Collingwood areas. Bell’s Midland manager, H. Kilroy, center, displays the first copy to Frank Bray and Tom M. McCullough of the Y’s Men’s Club, which built the popular attraction. 

First drowning victim at Tiny Township beaches this season, nine-year-old John Mangos of Toronto lost his life at Balm Beach July 25, unseen by a large group of bathers. The first intimation of the tragedy came when John Craig, a cottager, stepped on the boy’s body as he was leaving the water after a swim. Mr. Craig picked up the boy from the bottom of the comparatively shallow water and brought him to shore. Although a group of volunteers immediately commenced artificial respiration, along with assistance from Midland Fire Department’s resuscitator, they were unsuccessful in their two-hour struggle to revive the lad. 

Once the site of a busy sawmill in the heyday of the lumbering industry around the south end of Georgian Bay, Tannerville has in recent years blossomed into the site of many fine cottages at what is now called Tanner’s Beach. A fish-eye view of some of the cottages taken from the lakeside. 

In a section of Ontario where summer camps, operated by a great variety of organizations, it may be quite a surprise to many North Simcoans to learn that the Society of Friends (Quakers) have just such a camp near Waubaushene. The most surprising thing of all, to this writer at least, is the fact that it has been there for 25 years! The site of Camp Neekaunis was purchased from the Tanners of Tannerville some 26 years ago and the camp is now capable of looking after some 50 or more children or adults during any one camp period. It operates three camp periods from the middle of July until the end of August, with Stirling Nelson as camp director. The campsite, comprising about ten acres, includes a portion of high ground from which the campers get an unobstructed view of Beausoleil Island, nine miles away. The property stretches across the CNR tracks to provide a sandy beach for swimming activities. The name Neekaunis is a fitting one, for in the Huron language it means the “meeting place of the friends.” Well appointed, the camp includes a large assembly-dining hall, a large cottage for the staff, and seven cabins. Excellent water is obtained by pump right from Georgian Bay. The above photo captures a sing-song at the camp. 

Everybody works at Camp Neekaunis, operated by the Society of Friends (Quakers) near Waubaushene. Calvin Nelson, left, of Niagara Falls, and Charlotte MacInnis, Hamilton spruce up one of the seven cabins while the young campers watch from a window. 

Impressive  “Burial” services were held last week for a 125-foot length of plastic pipe destined to bring raw water from the bay to Midland Industries Ltd. and possibly several other east end Midland firms. It took 15 “pallbearers” to carry the long sections of pipe from the MIL plant to the pump house near the Canadian Name Plate plant. (Behind the Bausch & Lomb plant, viewed from George Street) 

 Playground equipment installed at Penetang’s new beach park gets plenty of use from holidaying youngsters. Swings, teeter-totters, and a circular Maypole ride were installed this year by Parks Board.

Hot weather is bringing Penetang’s beach park into fuller use. The float marked portion of the swimming area attracts many children who are unable to venture into deeper water. The area is supervised by Mrs. J. Puddicombe, the park lifeguard.

• The County Herald headline from August 1, 1958; Reported Flip in Plans Causes Stir Over Marina. A report that the federal government had decided to locate the Midland Yacht Club marina at a different site than originally proposed, prompted a special meeting of Midland Chamber of Commerce directors Monday night. Secretary-manager R. B. Moffatt, in a memo, reported that the club had been informed a decision had been reached by the government “on the advice of certain local citizens” to locate the marina on the southerly shore of the harbor. The location recommended by the yacht club had been at the westerly end of Midland’s harbor. He asked for instructions and the establishment of chamber policy on such a development. Chamber President Frank Bray said he could see no objection to the southerly location provided construction was of a nature to give proper protection to the boats. He added that the position of the chamber had been, and presumably still was, that the marina should be built somewhere, but that the chamber would want it built in the best and most logical location. It would be regrettable if a mistake was made as to location, he said.
• The Free Press Herald headline from August 6, 1958; Midland Police Smash Teen Theft Ring.  Midland police believe they have broken up a gang of juveniles responsible for a crime wave which swept the town over the past week and the holiday weekend. The chief, Staff Sgt. George Wainman and Sgt. Ernie Bates are working on the case. In the past 10 days, the YMCA, Midland Public Library, and Pinecrest Products Ltd. were broken into; three residents had the tires of their cars deliberately punctured; $106.75 was stolen from four cars and a Toronto bus in Little Lake Park; a $140 camera was taken from a Toronto visitor’s car; gas was reported stolen from Murray Wagg’s boat in Midland harbor, and a car radio worth about $100 was taken from Boyd’s Service Station.
• In the June 27 issue of the County Herald, a letter of mine was published which conveyed the impression that the walls of St. Ann’s Church, Penetanguishene, are 100 percent Quarry Island limestone, whereas 80 percent would be more nearly correct. Brown granite field stones were built in at the corners and scattered throughout the walls to produce a pleasing contrast with the white limestone. The limestone was carried on horse-drawn sleighs over the bay ice during the winter, and the granite boulders were rolled onto stoneboats which were horse-drawn along winter roads. The cornerstone of the structure was laid in 1886 and the church itself was completed in Thomas Zoschke was foreman of the half-dozen stonemasons. His monument may be seen in St. Ann’s Cemetery, and his handsome stone residence bears testimony to his ability. It is on the homestead about one and a half miles from the Oak Ridge Hospital, in the direction of Midland point. (By W. R. Williams)
• A short-lived summer electrical storm Sunday afternoon turned a gay holiday picnic into tragedy when a bolt of lightning struck and killed 21-year-old Paul Hamelin at Penetang. Paul, with Urbain Moreau, in a small outboard boat, was starting for Beausoleil Island, with four companions in a larger boat, when the storm struck at about 1.15 p.m. They had just left the floating docks and had come abreast of the big concrete dock and about 200 feet out when the lightning hit Hamelin, who was riding in the front seat. Urbain Moreau, running the motor, was knocked unconscious and when he came to, found his companion stretched stiff in front of him. He later told his mother that he splashed water on Paul’s face and tried to get him to sit up before realizing his body and clothing were burnt.
• The Paterson freighter Prindoc, which arrived at Owen Sound from Collingwood recently, is expected to be laid up for an indefinite period, according to Owen Sound officials. It is believed that the lay-up is due primarily to the temporary lull in Great Lakes grain shipping. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 6,600, a keel length of 387 feet and a beam of 50 feet. Three ships are currently laid up at the CSL winter berth in Midland, with the arrival last week of the Westmount. Two other CSL ships, the Hagarty and Donnacona, have already been laid up several weeks. There is one ray of hope in the picture, however. J. G. Hendrickson, CSL manager in Midland, said the Lemoyne is being refitted for service again. The Lemoyne has been laid up at Kingston since June. Mr. Hendrickson also said there is some space available in the CSL elevator when the ships start moving again. “We’re at least keeping the rust off the machinery this year,” said an official of the CPR elevator at Port McNicoll. Last summer no grain was shipped in or out of Port for many weeks. This year the elevator at least had two ships in during July, although they were admittedly small ones.
• Lafontaine News – The Rawleigh dealer was in this area selling his products. A truck and crew were busy Wednesday renewing the white traffic line on the main road. Children are now picking the wild raspberries in the bushes. The planet Venus is seen now every morning about 4 a.m. in the east. Rosair Moreau makes large sales of new potatoes daily. Joe Mulie of Toronto was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mulie. Rosair Moreau is the first farmer that is ready to stook and thresh this week. Union of Electors is organizing to attend the New Brunswick congress about Aug. 30. Mr. and Mrs. Florent Marchildon and Roger Jakio of Toronto were the guests of Ed. Marchildon. Mike Jasson has moved to Midland with his family. He has been employed at the Name Plate for over a year. Albert Gignac of Preston, Ont., was visiting Mrs. Elie Moreau and Em Moreau, his brother-in-law. The bazaar is over and it has been a success. A thousand plates were served, two hundred more than last year. The Maurice Bros. sawmill will close for a couple of weeks. P. Toutant received a phone call from Midland Saturday, to say that his daughter, Mrs. Patrick Brunelle, was very sick. She is now in the hospital and Mr. Toutant will not return home for a few days yet.
• BIRTHS, — To and Mrs. R. D. Brooks, 339 Irwin St., Midland on Thursday, July 24, 1958, a daughter, Joyce Elaine.  — Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wood are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Lorna Mildred, at St. Andrews Hospital, Midland, on Tuesday, July 22, 1958, a sister for Cheryl.
• TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 1948- Elmvale’s newly organized trumpet band made its debut at a sports day at Vasey. The band led a parade of athletes into the Vasey Park. * * * Archaeologist Wilfrid Jury, conducting excavations on the site of old Fort Ste. Marie, Midland, reported that diggers had uncovered the outline of the first building to be built at the fort. * * * Gloucester Pool Cottagers Association requested the Department of Game and Fisheries to set up a fish sanctuary in the Severn River waterway between Big Chute and Little Chute. * * * Deploring the lack of military training facilities in this area, Branch 80, Canadian Legion, Midland, requested a battery of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCA) be established at Midland. The request was sent to Prime Minister W. L. M. King. * * * CSL officials announced that the S.S. Noronic would make three post-season cruises. On all three, the ship would make Midland a port of call. The first cruise was to arrive Sept. 14. * * * A deputation from Coldwater Board of Trade, consisting of I. G. Wylie, Lloyd Letherby and Keith Robinson had interviewed the Department of Planning and Development and the Board of Railway Commissioners in Toronto in connection with the establishment of a new industry in Coldwater. * * * Eighteen students at Midland High School were to receive Honour Secondary School. Graduation Diplomas because they had attained honor standing in at least eight upper school examination papers.
• For Sale – PET SKUNKS, deodorized, frisky and healthy. Write Mr. Pilon, 56 Poyntz St., Penetang.
• “We seem to have set some sort of a record at our information booth on King Street,” said R. B. Moffatt, secretary-manager of Midland Chamber of Commerce. “Certainly we have not had as many people there looking for accommodation in the past ten years, at least.” “Every bit of accommodation we had on our list was completely sold out, including hotels, motels, cabins and tourist homes,” Mr. Moffatt reported. In addition, many private homes not on the list were called in an effort to find some kind of accommodation for the visitors. Despite this, many families were forced to spend the night in their cars, Mr. Moffatt said. Evidence of things to come could be seen at Barrie by noon Saturday, as police struggled to keep traffic moving on Highways 400 and 27. Police said traffic was proceeding at a stop-and-go pace over a 40-mile stretch for several hours. One lady visitor, when she arrived in Midland late Saturday afternoon, said it took two hours to get around Barrie. This used to be commonplace in the days before the opening of Highway 400 when traffic had to crawl through Allandale and Barrie on a busy weekend. In an effort to speed up the return flow to the cities on Monday, police were directing traffic onto Highway 93 Waverley to Crown Hill and all other available alternate routes.
• Waverley News— Mrs. Ames is spending this week in Toronto with her mother, Mrs. Lacey, who is quite ill. Barbara Anne and Russel Reynolds of Wyevale spent last week with their grandmother, Mrs. Clarke French, and also attended the vacation Bible school. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Adams, Mrs. Douglas Adams and Gail of Toronto were visitors of Mrs. Wm. Adams. Cindy Brown of Toronto is spending some time with her grandmother, Mrs. George Brock. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Reynolds and Dennis spent last Sunday with Mrs. Clarke French. Miss Maysie Reynolds of Toronto holidayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cummings and Gail of Thornhill spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Trew and Clarke. Gail and Carol Tinney of Hillsdale spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. H. Hornsby. Mrs. Clarke French and Dougie were in Thorold visiting Clarke while his boat was unloading.

Some older items from August of 1923, 95 years ago;