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v fjjwwjiwi j irauapton n pole pneadi se its owethin- i j good peoni 7t save 8 on every christmas shopping pqllaul costs nothing jo join deposit as you wish 7 abovo tdm j notice t notice i- fljfcw tlfrr- now veteran newspaperman johnston started career at hillsburgh three veteran members- of the weeklyi newspaper industry were recently named honorary life members of the canadian weekly newspaper association the hon orary memberships were presented at the cfnas 38th annual conven tion at the banff springs hotel recipients of the cwnas high est honor were edward westwood johnston of the fart erie ont times review john a vopni of ihe davidson fsask leader and robert a- giles of the lachute que watchman bora in winnipeg in 1898 edu cated in public and high schools there john vopni apprenticed him self to the printing trade with lqgherg an icelandic weekly and was the means of starting his four brothers in the trade from 1921 to 1431 he operated a commercial printing business in winnipeg in the spring of t931 he purch ased the davidson leader which under his management showed speedy progress through saskat chewans depression years his community work has been notable through the intervening years included are several terms of office as town councillor mayor for 16 years chairman of the hospi tal board hen secretarymanager of the hospital secretary and then president of the board of trade a director of the saskatchewan gol den jubilee provincial committee and the davidson jubilee commit tee and various executive positions in other organizations he is a past master of the masonic lodge john vopnis efforts have always been directed to the activities of the weekly newspaper association jfis operative limited his hobby is photography and he is in other business in terests in davidson r a bob giles was born in montreal in 1893 and west to la- chute at the age of one where his father j s giles worked for the watchman later the elder giles purchased the paper and at 88 is still quite ac tive and anxious to do his share bob started early and had his fin gers in printing ink as a youngster in stovepipe pants in the then small giles plant working mes senger boy firing the old steam boiler and making himself gener ally useful during outofschool hours he officially became a member of the firm in 1911 after graduating from lachute academy two sons john and bob jr are now in the business with him having spent more than 50 years in the trade with the exception of three years service overseas dur ing wortawar 1 bob and the la chute watchman have been strong members of the canadian weekly newspaper association since it was formed he was a director of the association for many years and was president in 194748 he is a phst president of the former ontario quebec division of cwna and was secretary of the division for seven teen years in 1955 he was awarded an hon orary life membership in the ontario division of cwna and is currently first vice president of the quebec division having served as secretary of that branch bob has always been active in community activities some of which have been president of the lachute chamber of commerce both national and provincial he is a past president of the canadian member of association weekly newspaper association and t- m l ocal the saskatchewan weekly ncwspa- masonc lod grand officer of per association as well as being the oddfellows president and sec- ii aiiwiiiuun as wen as being at f 7 7 manager of prairie publishers col f f fsh and game club president and secretary fail paid poitk of the lachute curling club prcs- iident of branch no 70 of the can- arirrf iiimi adian legion which honoured him ladies work recently when he was presented j with the legions meritorius serv- honho1d linens and cottons ice medal bridge set mrs oscar locker j the giip bob married peggy rockwood ashgrove wi lunch eon cloth mrs sam milcham ash grove wi mrs harold faulkner initialled pillow cases ashgrove wi crocheted pillow cases mrs wellington wilson ashgrove wi crossstitch pillow cases mrs a cole guelph ashgrove wi dres gorman of brighton england in 1923 have three children lorna 32 john 28 and bob jr 22 hobbies are curling in winter and in summer enjoying the island camps at lake louisa 12 miles north of lachute the giles family now comprises scr scarf ashgrove wl vanity four generations john jrs son set silverwood wi ashgrove wi kmbroidered tea towels mrs wellington wilson ashgrove wi crocheted work pot holders mrs wellington wil son mrs sam milcham ashgrove wi chesterfield set limehouse wa ashgrove wi buffet or vanity set ashgrove wi baby jacket set mrs a cole guelph mrs oscar iocker rockwood handkerchiefs ashgrove wi li mehouse wa centrepiece mrs doug ismond ashgrove wi doily mrs oscar iocker ruth ismond mfc doug ismond bedspread mrs irene trimble mrs w r lawson knitting richard being 14 months old business in the giles publishing mouse limited continues to flour ish with a french and english ed ition weekly and plenty of commer cial printing to keep it 15 cmplo- m ihe now and up- todate plant creeled i years ago born in tnrnnlo in 188 eddie johnstons firt acquaintance with the art of printing bciii with his apprenticeship with hi long since defunct llillsburgh heaver from this point he moved to fergus and continued his education in print- i ing with the fergus canadian i when that paper was sold and ab sorbed into another local paper j eddie moved with his family the georgetown herald wednesday eveg october 0 1997 page 7 although forced to ease dp fol lowing a heart attack about two years ago eddie is still very much on the job editing the tunesrev iew and supervising the produc tion of the highferade printing for which his company is noted jnterviewed earlier this year at the time of his recognition by the ontario association eddie had some words of advice for the stud entreporter who conducted the in- terview a young reporter should work on a weekly to get to know people and spend stune time on a daily t learn to meet deadlines of weeklies he- said dont mimic the dailies publish a hometown 5aper with its own personality edward westwood johnstoon has followed this precept with well recognized- success br ads haw flowers for your exclusive wedding gifts plant or garden needs v call tr 79761 hunter building 120 guelph street how you ccn kill 3 birds with 1 stone it takes 3 kinds of insur ance to protect your home as it should be protected fi theft liability but you certainly dont need 3 policies just one a package policy does the job call us for details john r barber agency insurance and travel john r barber c frmman krsy kill street triangle 73521 mens fancy sox mrs e miller bridgcbury now known assort er ashgrove wi mens solid color ic whcrc his fahcr took ovcr tho sox ashgrove vta mrs a cole t r i childs cardigan silverwood wi i in eddie took over the mrs e miller mrs dennis brown tj from his father and childs pullover mrs a cole mrs i in the ycars fo built a news- e miller ashgrove wi childs j publishing and commercial knitted suit mrs frank smith ba- 1 printing business which for aua b t s mrs a coe mrs ity is rated one of the best in can- w r lawson silverwood wi entrics in the cyy fancy mitts ashgrove wi mrs com for commercial print wellingfon wilson knitted lace ing were consistent prize winners article ashgrove wi childs mitts and hc won the le trophy so ashgrove wi childs socks mrs oftcn that the original trophy was a cole and ashgrove wi childs cardigan special mrs a cole mrs e miller mrs dennis brown wearing apparel ladies pajamas ashgrove wi afternoon dress ashgrove wi practical apron mrs a cole sil- vcrwood wj ashgrove wi fancy apron mrs a cole limehouse wa ashgrove wi mens paja mas ashgrove wi smocked dress 34 years mrs wellington wilson smocked dress 5 years and over mrs wellington wilson mrs a cole girls skirt ashgrove wj childs sleepers ashgrove wj childs cotton blouse silverwood wi and ashgrove wj ladys hat norval wj quills and rugt pieced quilt mrs oscar locker mrs a cole appliqued quilt mrs a cole fancy quilt mrs oscar locker pieced and appliqued quilt mrs a cole ashgrove wx hooked rag rug ashgrove wj hooked yarn rug mrs oscar lock er ashgrove wx braided rag rug ashgrove wj mbcaalamou chesterfield cushion ashgrove wj norval wx mrs f j mur ray articles made from 4 square yard of material mrs dong is- moml sampler mrs w r low- son limehouse wa ashgrove wj qnlu blocks mrs a cole needlepoint ashgmvaiyx mrs- a cole swedish weaving aste grove wj sl jwrjghtbest eventually given to him for perm anent possession mr johnston was recently hon oured by the ontario weekly news papers association as mr weekly newspapermen of 1957 it was a disappointment to everyone in at tendance at the conven tion that he was unable to attend due to illness railway time tabu chances eflbdrvft staadby oct 271b 1957 full information from agents beat m ks a xi