Chapeau restaurateur Fred Meilleur presented the Mark Meilleur memorial trophy to six-year-old Belgian Riverview Anna, owned by Gordon Nesbitt as best draft horse on the grounds.

The heavy horse competition was interrupted by a tense moment when 11-year-old Tim McGuire was stepped on by the 1,800 pound Clydesdale he was showing in the junior showmanship competition.

An ambulance was called in but after an examination it was determined that the young boy had suffered no injuries.

More dialing required soon: By next month, it will be cheaper for people in Shawville to telephone Ottawa than to call Fort Coulonge. It will also be quicker.

In March of this year, Telebec subscribers in the Shawville exchange voted in favour of establishing local calling with Ottawa-Hull even though it will result in an increase in their monthly bill.

Starting on Sept. 4, all long-distance calls, even those within the 819 area will require the caller to dial the full number, including the area code.

All North American telecommunications companies have agreed to adopt the new longer dialing system as a way of coping with increased demand for new numbers.

Aug. 27, 1969

50 Years Ago

Opening night at Quyon’s 50th fair: Quyon’s 50th annual fair, like the 49th that preceded it, has passed into history but its passing wasn’t allowed to go unnoticed.

Favoured by excellent weather, this year’s fair was one of the most successful ever. The board of directors headed by president Lloyd Balharrie spared no effort to bring about that success.

Their program consisted of an exhibition of western games and square dancing on horses, interspersed with clown acts and an amusing race between a billy goat and a donkey. The group included 24 riders, music was supplied on an electric organ and Mrs. Moore was the announcer for the performance.

Pontiacs edge Blunderers 9-8: The game turned out to be actually a good ball game and the Pontiacs could easily have lost to the splendid team fielded by CFRA but managed to eke out a win to the absolute delight of all the local fans.

Along with all the regular hockey players who dressed for this exhibition baseball game against the Happy Blunderers, were their usually non-playing manager Bob (Shasta) Bowen and the team’s financial whiz Al Cunningham as well as the good samaritan who has been lauded over CFRA for helping out wayfaring strangers in these parts, Clarence Knox.

Highlights of the game included the relish with which the fans received the umpire’s verdict of “strike out” twice against Lowell Green who so often and in fact almost always gets the last word.

Aug. 31, 1944

75 Years Ago

Local news: Strength of the Union Nationale in the new Quebec legislature rose to 48 tonight when Dr. Arthur Leclerc swept to a one-sided victory over Independent Donat Lacroix in the deferred election in Charlevoix-Saguenay.

The result left Premier-elect Maurice Duplessis with an overall margin of five supporters in the new legislature. He had taken 47 seats in the general election of Aug. 8. Liberals took 37 seats and the Block Populaire four, C.C.F. one and Nationalist one.

In the past few weeks residents living north of Shawville have reported seeing quite a number of bear. Some have been shot and some allowed to roam.

King George VI has issued a proclamation to the Emprie to which has been added the approval of the Premier of Canada and the heads of all Canadian churches, that the people of the Dominion should gather in their respective churches on Sunday next for special services of prayer of thanksgiving for our recent victories and re-dedication the task of winning the war and obtaining a righteous and just peace.

Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Murray of Maryland received word on Monday that their son, Cpl. Stewart Murray had been injured in action in France.

The Department of National Defense notified Mrs. John Morrison of this village that her son Pte. Maynard Richard Morrison of the Algonquin Fusillers was reported missing in action overseas on Aug. 10.

Nazis are planning long-range conspiracy against the world: it might be said that this became a thirty years’ war with the advent of August. The world conflict which began on Aug. 1, 1914, was interrupted by the Armistice of 1918 and was resumed on a larger scale Sept. 3, 1939.

This past week American superfortresses in a record 3,400 mile round trip from secret Chinese bases, blasted Japanese drydocks and shipways at Nagasaki on the southern tip of Japan archipelago and oil refineries and depots at Palembang, in southeastern Sumatra. The spectacular bombing is the beginning of the new offensive which American military leaders promise will bring Japan’s unconditional surrender.

Aug. 21, 1919

100 Years Ago

Local news: There was a good attendance at the lawn social at St. Luke’s Church, Bristol on Wednesday evening last and the event was quite successful. In the program which followed the serving of resfreshments, Shawville musical talent contributed largely. Addresses were also given by Dr. Fraser and Rev. Mr. McCallum.

Mr. Clifton Woodley left for Calgary, Alta. on Thursday last. Clifton is thinking of availing himself of the Soldiers Settlement plan to acquire a farm in the west.

Many Shawvilleites attended the box social at the home of Mr. H.T. McDowell on Friday evening under the auspices of L.O.L. No. 34 and the surrounding neighbourhood was also well represented, weather conditions being particularly favourable to the event. The musical end of the entertainment by Shawville talent, selections rendered by the Methodist vocal quartette, Miss Violet Smith and others.

Owing to the abnormal situation in the leather market, the government has passed an order-in-council prohibiting the export of raw hides, skins and leather for the manufacture of boots and shoes, pending consideration of other necessary action. Unless something can be done to arrent the rapidly advancing cost of leather, the prediction that the price of boots will climb to $15 and even $20 may be fulfilled.

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It is expected the Liberals of Glengary-Stormont will tender Hon. Mackenzie King, the new Liberal leader, a unanimous nomination at a convention to be held shortly. It is said Mr. King would like to sit for Quebec East, the late Sir. Wilfrid Laurier’s old constituency.

Aug. 23, 1894

125 Years Ago

Local News: The elementary department of the academy opened here on Thursday last in charge of Miss Scott.

The Clarendon Roller Mills are at present undergoing extensive repairs and improvements and a quantity of new machinery is being put in.

The demand for binder twine here last week was unprecedented since that commodity came into use in this section.

One would scarcely imagine on visiting Quyon on Tuesday last and witnessing there the immense crowd of people assembled at the R.C. picnic, that we are now passing through the busiest season of the year. Besides a very large representation of the farming community of the neighbourhood, there were also present people from a number of distant points on both sides of the Ottawa River.

The regular train going east in the morning brought a large contingent and the special train from Ottawa which arrived about an hour later, with the Crescent and Emerald lacrosse clubs and Barrett’s brass band were well filled.

The first feature of the day’s proceedings was a baseball match for a set of silver medals between the North Onslow and Shawville nines. The score was Shawville 30, North Onslow 14.

Much interest centered in the lumber boat race which was contested by two crews of young men engaged on the river in the neighbourhood of Quyon. The light boat manned by the “Rapids Crew” reached the winning post about a quarter of a length in advance and as they raised their oars, were given a hearty cheer by their sympathizers on the beach.

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