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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 5, 1971, p. 4

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ANYONE FOR BOWLING STARTING YOUNG early age and judging The facil Iks program ALCINDER IN THE MAKING OUTDOORS By GEORGE HOARE A Very Uncertain Future for Troubled Old World We ore all more and concerned with fauna and flora too for thol mailer and here there are some elementary facts we never forge I In the first place security is I a matter of numbers It once fell to my tot to remark that lhe few muskoxen in the Canadian Arctic were reasonably while he caribou which num a couple of millions not because their environment was vulnerable I imagined that in another years we would actually alarmed for the caribou There Is no safety In numbers In 1953 the Ontario catch of pickerel blue walleye blue pike from Lake Eric was ten million pounds Ten years later it was gone Why because the Lake Eric it lived in was gone This case was special only because Lake Erie was so large and the blue pickerel were so numerous rhere arc literally scores of small creatures and few big ones In North that have been confined to a fe localities where they were ore too small or inconspicuous to I be noticed They used to be J perfectly safe hut nowadays are changing the physical vlronment on such a scale thai their niches arc being wiped out Undoubtedly useful creatures have gone without anybody knowing about them To crown it all we poisoning the whole Because the sea Is the ultimate repository of all our poisons we threaten to poison its creatures or at least render them unfit for our use a simple projection of what we are doing to fresh The first of our birds lo the Great the North Atlantic had a last re fug that was complete safe until it bleu powers of the universe against it as will malice of man However If it had lived until today the auk Ike Its living relatives would certainly been loaded with pesticides andl facing a very uncertain future we all The above article editorial token from a book published by thi Department of Lands and Forests It was written byC Clarke chief of the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the of Lands and Forests It food for thought I enjoyed it so I passed It on to the readers of this column It holiday time again and the Paynters Jim wife Ruth and son Kevin are at the present in New Brunswick enjoying a few weeks with relatives there It for sure Kevin will catch his share of pickerel and trout Bill Hatch of It Georgetown Is back in Nova Scotia visiting his parents By now Bill has probably enjoyed several good home cooked meals of sea food that enjoys so well How envy him Danny thoughtful enough- to send me a postcard from Cochrane this week Danny father and mother Mr and Mrs Cyril were also spending some holidays there They were fishing for pike in Taylor Lake and to quote Danny their luck was good lanther Martin lure illed tht panther mirtin Ins been making for some time for its fish Hit spin wobbler lure super dupcr his also entities It to fish getter it won I Hit lint it or nol blue worms in their shire of the I forgot to in madt of I three hooks witlr spume was more than surprised to learn that eels crawl over land Now I m so surprised that an so far up the Credit If they an swim up the lie of they just wiggle out iiml it Like a snake Big ones I am told can be Perth They are is thick through as a python tackle Mi I prefer to catch trout This Is ill for hi week so Tight Lines the Outdoors call Sife GIANT Draper caught this pound rainbow while fishing it Thornbury in May Making like basketball 3 Lew Alcinder Harold Branch a helping hand from playground leader Ted a l the Ilec real Ion Committee summer Versatile Sportsman was Player Coach Manager One of Georgetown top athletes John Scotty Pal terson Orchard died in St Michaels Hospital Toronto July following several month illness Mr Patterson who was was equally versatile a player coach and manager particularly In hockey He had played for the In termediate Raiders for several seasons later was coach and manager and also served in these capacities for the Junior Raiders He had been a member of fast ball and hardball teams and served on the executive of the Giants last year he was manager of Junior C hockey club He had also won awards In bowling and golf Since U61 be was a production planner with Smith Stone Ltd A native of Scotland he came o Canada with his parents the late Mr and Mrs Hugh Pat lersonini925 and lived in Milton where he attended public and high schools He served with the during World War 11 He was a member of Branch Canadian Legion He leaves his wife Mary Cummins whom he married in Acton In ltM She Is a member of the teaching staff at Georgetown District High school He leaves a Duncan of Milton and sisters Mrs Jack Mrs Duncan Kelman Lillian and Mrs Michael Burdette Hose all of Milton Mrs Merv Anne of and Mrs Harold Hilts Alice of Glen Williams Rev Norman Young conducted the funeral service on Friday at the Harold C Funeral Home and interment was In Greenwood Cemetery bearers were Dave Brush Milton Nick Gordon King Harold Norman and Ken Nash Consistent Christine Wins Motor Sport Event Once In while a woman can be reasonably and Christine Hamilton proved ft She was the winner in the GT Motor Sport Clubs recent Regularity Run held over an eight mile course laid out by Chris Bridge The varied route Included town and country driving stop lights and busy roads A driver Is required to the course three times the first time setting a pace and establishing a time for himself which Ideally Is matched the next two times around While It sounds simple enough It Is far from it since drivers are not permitted lo carry watches clocks varied from her first run time by a total of only 22 seconds a very commendable score especially for the first attempt SPECKLED BEAUTIES Ann Street displays a fine catch of speckled trout caught during a fishing trip in Quebec Bob Burns and Lloyd Kelr were also in the party Jill Barker Top Winner Invitational Swim Meet CLASSIFIEDS GET QUICK RESULTS mqulaiiiwno8 THE HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST 1871 Page LEASING A CAR OR TRUCK Any make or model AND M GIVE US A TRY BOAT MOTOR Sales and Service THE LARGEST SELECTION OF BOATS MOTORS AND ACCESSORIES IN THE AREA MERCURY Outboard and Outboard Inboard Motors and Motor Repairs and Service CREDIT RIVER BOAT CO With three lira Is and two seconds plus membership on the prizewlnning freestyle relay team Jill Barker was out standing In an Invitational swimming meet hosted by on July Teams from Richmond HIU Fairfield Streetsvllle Georgetown Burlington and Brampton competed Georgetown delegation of 18 swimmers placed them fourth In their first swim meet after three hard weeks of training Jill placed first in girls dividual medley breaststroke 11 and second in girls open 100 freestyle and 12 and under freestyle Wendy Bo us kill picked up a second place in backstroke and Second plate went Mike Hart with 30 seconds and Lorr finished third with 38 seconds Fifteen drivers entered the event third for for girls 11 12 Third places were won by Ted Kewley boys 13 freestyle Smilh girls 13 14 freestyle and Dave Long boys 15 and freestyle The winning freestyle relay team girls 11 12 was composed of Smilh Wendy Bousklll Carolyn Ewen and Jill Barker A boys team John Dean Smith Ian and Dave Long picked up third place In boys 15 and over freestyle relay open medley relay In the flutter board for children 10 and under Sue was first Ann Woods second Honourable mention goes to other fine young swimmers who placed In their heats 10year olds Mark Bingham Sue Kenny Heaton Herb Kewley 12 yearolds Paulino ton Andy Long Patrick Woods 14 year olds Robbie Kicron Woods

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