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ie Se a a | i | L Football practice can be hot work in the middle of the summer but the district enthusiasts are determined to make a good-showing in the N.O.R\F.U. play this year and are out three times a week to get into shapé. First games of the season start the last week in August. Two potential members of the reorganized N.O.R.F.U. in the tri-town practise a placement kick last week at the mining school. The footballers practise every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Or- ganizers of the football club are urging everyone interested to turn out for practice so that the team will have the best possible team. Grey Ow! (Continued from page one) Bear Island Reserve, but shortly therafter moved to Biscatasing. He guided and trapped in that region, which included the area now con- tained in the great Mississagi Pro- vincial Forest, until 1914. In the latter year he obtained employ- ment as a fire ranger. In May 1915 he joined the Can- adian Expeditionary Force, and in August, 1915, was sent to the 13th Battalion in France. Twice wound- ed he was discharged as medically unfit in 1917. War service further strengthen- ed Belaney's dislike of civiliza- tion, and determination to cut him- self off from normal contact with white men. He returned to North- ern Ontario and in the next four years adopted the life and customs )f a nomadic Indian. His principal mentor in the Indian hand to which he attached himself was Negani- kabu, an elderly and philosophical Ojibwa. The latier added to Be- laney's already considerable know- ledge of the bush. Belaney was formally adopted into the tribe and given the name Washaquonasin or Grey Owl. From this time until his death he was generally believed to be an Indian, an impression which he seems to have himself encour- aged. In 1925 he left Biscatasing and moved north to an uninhabited re- gion, and later to the Temiscouta area of Quebec province. In 1928 he gave up trapping and devoted the remainder of his life to con- servation. Grey Owl displayed a remarkable ability at gaining the confidence of wild animals. This was particularly true of beaver. He built his cabins by the edge of lakes and actually had families of beaver living in a portion of the building with him after they had constructed tunnels to the water. He was thus able to make an un- paralled study of their habits. During the winter of 1928-29 he wrote an article based on'his ex- periences in the wilderness which was accepted by the English mag- azine "'Country Life". This started an extremely successful literary career, during which he wrote such books as "Pilgrims of the Wild", "The Vanishing Frontier', "The Adventures of Sago and Her Beaver' People', "Tales of an Empty Cabin" and '"'The Men of the Last Frontier'. These books were widely read in North Amer- ica and the United Kingdom. They came at a time when, after a per- iod' of. comparative" neglect, the public was displaying a renewed interest in the 'conservation of the forests and wild life. Although specialists in the field had long advocated public support for con- servation measures, Grey Owl's books reached a mass audience '|and helped greatly to publicize these measures. ° In addition to his writing abil- ity, Belaney was an accomplished natural speaker, and in 1937 made extensive lecture tours through the United Kingdom. One of these lec- tures was given before the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace. The National Parks Branch of the Federal Government had been working towards the same goal in the field of conservation, and re- alized the value of the publicity furnished by Grey Owl. Conse- quently, from 1931 until his death he was employed by the branch to carry on his beaver. He was first assigned to Riding Mountain Park, but the lake on which he was stationed there proved unsuitable for beaver, and he was transferred to Ajawaan Lake in Prince Albert National Park. Department films and photographs= featuring his work with beaver _were widely distri- buted: Grey Owl died at Ajawaan Lake on 13th of April, 1938. Following his death investigations by news- papers 'disclosed much of his well- concealed background, establish- ed the fact that he was an English- man. This' destroyéd=some of the romantic illusion with which he had surrounded himself. However, it did nothing to alter the fact that through his life and writing he had greatly stimulated the cause of forest and wild life conservation in Canada. In some form or another, labor costs account for about- 8@ per cent of the price of any consumer 'the big league was not an easy one, 'and urged them to keep up. with experiments -with: Thursday, July 30, 1959 ELK LAKE -- Ralph Backstrom, Montreal. Canadiens hockey star was guest. speaker at a: Scout's Father and Son Banquet held here last week. Backstrom. warned his young listeners that the road to a job in their studies. "Only one. player in 5,000 makes the NHL," he said. Joe Sexton; president of the Elk Lake Chamber of Commerce, Sponsors of the, First Elk Lake Scout Troop: pledged continued sup- Miss . Hilda. Dianna. Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Forrest W. Chapman of Lombardy, and Mr. David Russell Fleming, son of Mrs. Fleming tand the late Dr. D: R. Fleming: of New Liskeard, were united in marriage on Saturday, July 18 at high noon 'in St. John's Anglican Church, Smiths Falls. Rev. S. H. Clarke officiated at the ceremony, and Mrs. Elton Hewitt presided iat the organ, and: accom- pamed the soloist, Mrs. H. Patter- son. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. Ever- ett Chapman, wore a floor-length gown of silk organza over taf- feta, with cap sleeves and. cowl collar with V back. The bouffant skirt featured appliqued roses, and roses and sequins enhanced the neckline. She wore silk organ- za mittens coming to a V over the hands. Her shoulder-length veil fell from a tiara of sequins and pearls, and she carried a white prayer book with red Sweetheart roses on white streamers. Mrs. J. E. Ellis of North Bay, was matron-of-honour, and the bridesmaids were Miss Iva Looby of Ottawa, and Miss Dorothy Jor- dan of Toronto. Miss Carolyn 'Looby of Toledo, was flowergirl. The attendants were gowned in blue silk organza over taffeta. Their flowered headdresses fea- tured short veils, and they wore white gloves and carried nosegays of blue and white carnations. The flowergirl was winsome in a dress of blue nylon, with white flowered headdress and gloves, and carrying a nosegay of blue and white baby mums. Mr. G. Ross Fleming, brother of the groom, of New Liskeard, was groomsman, and ushering were Mr. Arnold Chapman of Lombardy and Mr. Richard Fleming of New Lis- keard. Following the ceremony, a re- ception was held at Barker's Mo- tel, Lombardy. The bride's mo- ther received the guests in a dress of blue printed nylon over taffeta, with white accessories and a pink rose bud corsage. She was assisted by the groom's mother who chose a pink embroidered linen dress, white accessories and a corsage of yellow carnations. For travelling the bride don- hed a brown sheaith silk dress with matching duster, and beige acces- The Haileyburian Fleming - Chapman ' Page 3 Canadian Hockey Star Urges More Schooling port for the troop which has op= érated: with continued. success un- Wder the leadership of Scoutmaster Paul. DeLong: As a high spot in the evening was the presentation to the Moose Patrol of badges and knives for being the: best among the four pa- trols over the past year. The award 'was based on games, cleanliness, peatness and adherence to the Scout laws. ' "- Seoutmaster DeLong reported' to the fathers: and the committee -on iprogress made during the year. Football With the pig-skin season just around the corner, Tri- . Town football enthusiasts are dusting off their coon skin coats and looking forward to some rousing sport. For the first time in several years the Tri-Town is entering again into the Northern Ontario Football circuit and plans are already laid to make this year's team one that will really be able to account for itself. The good turn out at the practices give the organizers every reason to believe that this year will be one of the best yet. Spokesmen for the club ask that everyone interested in participating turn out, prac- tises are well under way, but the positions on the team have not yet been given out. The team _ practice every Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day at the Mining School sports grounds. The Tri - Town "Miners" whose executive consists of G. Morrissette, G. Rouse, M. Laveigne and W. 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