Oct. 7, 1992

25 Years Ago

Yes campaign mobilizes: The local YES campaign has spread across county lines and party lines in an effort to guarantee a positive vote in the Oct. 26 referendum on the new constitutional accord.
It was announced that the chairpersons for the Pontiac riding will be Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss, Pontiac MRC Warden Robert Ladouceur, Pontiac Municipal Mayor Eddie McCann and Aylmer businesswoman Jocelyne Doyle-Rodrique.

Middlemiss urged the mayors to let their names stand as spokespersons for the YES Committee in Pontiac.
Pontiac Jr. Bs defeat Timberwolves: Judging by the celebration, one would think Shawville’s Junior B Pontiacs had already won the league championship. Considering that their opponents were the Renfrew Timberwolves, last Friday night’s win could very well be one of the sweetest victories in years for the Pontiacs and their staff, club manager Jim Hodgins even kept the puck. It’s going on four seasons since Shawville beat the wolves.
Shawville fans who ventured to Renfrew for the Pontiacs’ first regular season game came home real happy campers.

Oct. 12, 1967

50 Years Ago

Rotary speaker makes nuclear power development easy to understand: Mr. Ivan Lloyd, PR agent for Ontario Hydro’s Thermo Nuclear Division was guest speaker at the regular weekend luncheon meeting of Shawville Rotary Club.
Mr. Lloyd pointed out that many countries, including Canada will be obtaining much or most of their electrical energy before long from generators operated by steam turbines, driven by steam obtained from water heated by nuclear fission.
It was a technical and difficult subject but with the aid of slides, Mr. Lloyd succeeded in giving a clear explanation of how the energy locked up in the atom is liberated both for the atomic bomb and for peaceful purposes, the latter being mainly as a source of electric power now produced mostly by falling water through hydro-electric plants.
270 boys will need coaches and referees: Mrs. Albert Armstrong has informed us that though the minor hockey season is just about ready to get underway there are a few problems which could hold the program back. More coaches and referees are needed along with more interested parents.
There were 195 boys registered in the Shawville District Minor Hockey League last year. At least another 75 boys are expected to enroll this year which would raise the total to 270. There are six divisions: Mosquitoes, Atoms, Pee Wees, Bantams, Midgets and Juveniles.

Oct. 15, 1942

75 Years Ago

Local News: The annual convention of the Pontiac County Sunday School Association was held on Wednesday in Yarm United Church with a large attendance of delegates at both afternoon and evening sessions from all parts of the county.
Fresh from a long series of allied conferences, Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell drew a broad and confident picture of the war’s outcome with the assurance that the United States, Britain, Russia and China “are going to fight it out”.
The Russian army is still intact and its air force is going strong and it is getting toward the end of the campaigning season although there will be another five weeks before weather stops the campaign.
One of the biggest fights is going on in the Atlantic. Our losses are serious, not serious enough to prevent us winning the war but enough to hamper our strategy and delay our winning of it.
Wavell said successes were being scored against the submarine but added what collapsed in the last war was not submarines but he supply of crews that will stick it out.
The air offensive is causing Germany a great deal of damage both material and morale.
Children put into day nurseries by mothers working in war industry will be protected by health and welfare safeguards in New York state through state-wide regulations recently adopted.

Oct. 18, 1917

100 Years Ago

Local News: Sgt. Jason G. Smart who has been reported wounded in the fighting around Lens, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Smart. He was 18 years old when he enlisted and after leaving here in April 1916, he was picked in the first draft for France and joined another battalion in June. He went through the battles of Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge and was wounded on Aug. 18.
Dogs are reported to have caused serious damage among the sheep at Elmhurst farm on Sunday night of the last week; some 10 or 12 head being worried to death.
In view of the acceptance by Mr. G.H. Brabazon of the position of superintendent of the Upper Ottawa system of storage dams, it becomes the duty of the Conservative Association to select another candidate to contest the county at the forthcoming federal election. But inasmuch as a union government has replaced the Conservative administration which has held the reins of power during the past six years, it now seems the proper thing to conform to the changed conditions which this fact implies by choosing a candidate who is prepared to give the new administration a loyal support.

Oct. 20, 1892

125 Years Ago

Local news: Mr. W.B. Ives, M.P. of Sherbrooke went down by train on Monday after spending a successful week’s deer hunting on the Coulonge with Mr. Dempsey.
Miss Alice Armitage of Quyon fell while getting over a fence one day recently and broke her arm. Dr. Astley set the injured limb and the young lady is now doing well.
The closing or championship lacrosse match of the season was played in Montreal on Saturday last in the presence of 15,000 people, between the Capitals of Ottawa and the Shamrocks.
Mr. W.H. Walsh is making great improvements in his hall in Bryson which will be very commodious and comfortable when completed, which will be shortly. The second flat is to be fitted up as a place of worship for the Roman Catholic citizens of the village.
A Mr. McKendry has been engaged measuring a large raft of waney timber, the property of the Messrs. Klock, which is to be wintered at the head of the slides.
Quite a number attended the fair from Elmside this year. They all missed the pleasant face of our M.P. and president of the society, Mr. Bryson and in his sad affliction we all sympathize with him.
Mr. Wm. Graham has just completed a silo, which makes the sixth in this neighbourhood.
Two teams of ten men a side participated in the annual shooting match here on Monday last.