Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 25 Jun 1976, p. 22

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6AThe Barrie Examiner Friday June 25 1976 British army picked sixfootthree Tiger to build military road to Penetanguishene William Dunlop was big man His sixfoot threeinch frame towered over average sized men by nine inches His moustache was fiery red and his shoulders measured over two feet across Rum and whiskey were his favorite refreshments preferably straight And when liquor wasnt readily available snuff would always do in great quantities He was rough tough witty Army man and his fry IdS called him Tiger lasks that required Her culean efforts always appealed to the man and during the War of 18121814 the British Army had job that suited his gritty character perfectly road connecting Lake Sim coe with the proposed Naval Establishment at Penetanguishene was required but it was winter it was cold forward to volunteer Never theless in early December of that year Dunlop did volunteer to do the job It was important work By building road north to the Penetanguishene Naval site the British could eliminate the longer route through Lakes On tario Erie St Clair and Huron But Dunlop never ww his destination With the Penetanguishene Road only 10 miles fr0m completion the Tiger was told to turn around and go back to York because the war was over In fact the war had been over for three months By 1817 British Naval con tingent had begun work on the Naval Establishment Its pur pose was to keep in good repair warships that could be refitted with armaments should agression again flareup bet States Increased costs of main taining naval out sts and years of peace wi the US resulted in reduction of the naval contingent in Canada By 1834 Penetanguishene was turned over to the British military It remained gar rison until 1856 when it was turned over to the Govern ment of Upper Canada STANDSIODAY The site stands today in its reconstructed and restored form as the Historic Naval and Military Establishments at Penetanguishene Visitors can explore its more than 15 buildings seeing and par ticipating in life as it was for British sailors and soldiers from 1817 to 1856 In 1817 Dunlop sailed for In dia to begin anew Begin anew he did for in short order he and soldiers werent jumping ween Britain and the United 555 9FOCUS 600 9wCartoon Playhouse ii Hilarious House at Frightenstein 630 7Across he Fence 700 24AFarm News 7Agriculture USA liSpecial Place 730 2Max Nimble AVASummer Semester 7Bugs Bunny 9Protessor Kitzel 800 311Circle Square 2Emergency Plus Four 4Pebbles And Bamm Bamm 830 2Josie and The Pussycats 1200 IJetsons JRoIier Derby 4Valley of The Dinosaurs 5Kukla Fran0lle zitCanadian Cavalcade 7Lost Saucer 9tucy Show 12Wild Kingdom 1230 2GoUSA AFat Albert 5Soui Train MORNING LP Flintstones ABugs Bunny Tom and Jerry Grape Ape 11 Dale Harney Magic Show 900 274 Waldo Kitty 97FunTowri 9210 ZvPink Panther 37vFamily Aftair Scooby Doo SWSesame Street 777 Adventures ot Gilligan 117 Spiderman 12Circle Square 1000 97Kidstuft Land oi The Lost Gentle Ben Arishazam lsis Super 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Door 12MovleWaik on the Wild Side flMovie Rumour 1100 9Movle My Sister Eileen 7Challenoe 110 llMovie Medical Story 130 7ABC News 140 5Movle The Only Thing You Know 130 iMovie Nurses On Wheels 9Movle 11 West Street 400 SMovle The Last Mile found himself leader of fan tastic scheme to rid whole island of tigers Unfortunately placing occasion used his everpresent snuff to daze the striped beasts before shooting them His life story is full of such strange tales Once stopped at US customs Dunlop was asked to explain the large amount of snuff he was carrying the official refused to believe it was all for personal use At that Dunlop threw handful in the air caught in On his face and snuffed it all in There said Dunlop Thats what want it for Thats the way use it His correspondence was brief and most of all in formal He always addressed the AttorneyGeneral as My dear sweet Willie and in letter accepting govern ment appointment his only answer was Can duck swim Overlyhot rum punch was always cooled with cold whiskey and nothing else live porcupine in the wildgoosechase fizzled keg of nails was favorite prac when the Tiger caught tical joke of his On trips he malaria but it was here that never bothered to pickup his his unquestioned ablility to old clothes after changing hunt tigers earned him 1118 they were simply left on the nickname Legend has it he even on EACH SUMMER the arts of military drill and musketry visitors at the Historic Naval DEMOLISHED HOUSE The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City was demolished in 1966 after 83 years of existence QUlTTERS REWARDED PHOENIX Ariz AP Five employees of ass firm here quit smoking received combined cash reward of $1 440 from the firm Last year the employees agreed to quit smok ing and let the company deduct from their pay cheques the amount they would have spent on cigarettes The company matched the deductions with an additional $1440 GIVEN CHANCE VIENNA AP This Aus trian city is giving oneyear tryout to 12 minibuses in its downtown area The vehicles which seat 28 and have top speed of 37 miles an hour are expected to lessen traffic con gestion and pollution floor for the next occupant His eccentricities did not Barrie Plaza are demonstrated daily to and Military CONTINENTAL alienate people they only en deared them to him which is amazing when one reads his Will The document has material suited to script for Friars Club Roast An exam ple leave Parson Chevasse the snuff box got from the Sar nia militia as small token of my gratitude for the service he has done the family in taking sister that no man of taste would have taken Tiger Dunlop died in 1848 but he left more than memories of an eccentric character The highways that now lead to the Naval and Military Establish ments at Penetan urshene No 93 and No 27 ollow the route Tiger cleared more than 160 years 880 The Historic Naval and Military Establishments at Penetanguishene is open daily from 1000 am to 600 pm to LaborDay Hes militant about smoking SIOUX FALLS SD AP Oscar Austad will even give smoker good deal on set of golf clubs But light up and the deals off With the chutzpah that comes with running his own business Austad will turn away cus tomer who wants to smoke while shopping for $400 set of clubs Militancy about smoking has been part of the Austad Co pol icy ever since the former insur ance adjuster and nongolfer began stocking few clubs in his garage 13 years ago dont know if weve ever Establish ments Penetanguishene highlights added to air to add light and face Beautiful New You Try new style of hairdo for spring with color grotessional hairstylists We can streak your HAIR STYLING lost an business because of it sai the relaxed 5+yearold Austad from behind cluttered desk dont care if we do The recreation shoes and golf shirts he wears give no hint of the phenomenal success he has become Four conglomerates listed on the New York Stock Exchange have made multi milliondollar offers for the Company which registered $9million in sales in 1975 and looks for $12million this year BAN ABSOLUTE The air in the biggest golf dis tributing warehouse in the country is hospital fresh Not one cigarette has been lit in side sign 0n the glass door reads Lungs at workno smoking and in the foyer is the last ashtray visitor will see until he comes out again When Austad hired each of his 75 employees Wrth Interest Taken ANNUAllY Member Canada Deposnt Insurance Corporation WCYURIAW VG GREY TRUST COMPANV SINCE 1809 MIKE BENVENUTI Manager LEOMIRTIT Account 35 ounlgp St 7371411 your hair by our youthfulness to your 7261112

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