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Niece recalls 'Uncle Orv' ECA F LTPP LSS a fod Town Of Wasaga Beach Orville Wright's connection with Georgian Bay i te Zz by Shirley Whittington | added Mrs. Miller, "He natural. They shared their bicycle sales and National Advisory "Uncle Ory" carving the wonderful fishing. And it e In 1911, Ivanette Miller used a piece of pipe for a everything." repair shop in Dayton Committee for. turkey the Christmas isn't unreasonable to 2 and her two young cast. He was the kind of There were many' Ohio. Mrs. Miller Aeronautics, and lived before his death. imagine him, watching cousins went flying with man who did things for famous' visitors at remembers that shop, quietly until his death in The quiet summers of the gulls soaring in the their Uncle Orville. They were the first youngsters ever to go aloft in an airplane in the United States. Last week, Mrs. Miller and her husband flew to ue in a modern jet-- @ me of the millions of globe--shrinking craft that crowd the skies of the county, the Millers are that opportunity to visit family pues for a seventies. sure there is anold fedora an old friend. The gift of book about her famous : . - In her lifetime, Mrs. withscreenedholesinthe the compass makes a uncles which she is Continuing Education, Miller has seen an ex- plosion of aeronautical technology that is almost himself. He even drew up his own will." Toaster Another Wright in- vention was a toaster that worked with a kerosene lamp. Wright refused to have electricity on his island. Somewhere in Simcoe crown that belonged to Orville Wright--part of the precious memorabilia Lambert Island during the Wright years. Vilh- jalmur Stefansson and A.Y. Jackson both spent time there. A visit by Amelia Earhart has not been. documented, but since she made a flight from Wasaga Beach, it is probable that she took Lambert Island visit seem even more likely. The Wright brothers which has since been restored, and moved to Greenfield Village in Michigan. "'My mother used to drop me off there while she went shopping, and my uncles would baby sit me until she got back." She's drawing on such presently writing. Wilbur Wright died in 1920 of typhoid fever. Orville Wright's life were spent on Georgian Bay. He loved the rocks and solitude and the 1948. One of the Miller's most precious possessions is a strip of movie film, showing the blue summer sky, and thinking about his passion--controlled __fli- ght. COLLEGE GEORGIAN Midland - Penetang Campus, COLLEGE 1977 - 1978 SCHEDULE WINTER GARBAGE COLLECTION Starting Thanksgiving Weekend 1977 beyond comprehension. that disappeared when Brie. both jckcallent Orville sold his interest in 3 L S p ' h ' 0 é Mr. and Mrs. Harold the place was mechanics, and they built the Wright Company in and Continuing Until Miller came to Midland to demolished. "He fished their early aircraft in 1915. He served on the 9 Lorne treet, enetanguls ene, ntario. view a collection of Wright memorabilia that has been placed in the Huronia Museum by Guy and Kathy Johnstone. WHO SHOULD CONTINUE Victoria Day Weekend 1978 As Follows They were delighted with ed the photographs of LEARNING AT GEORGIAN COLLEGE? MONDAYS x, SOUTH OF THE RIVER, AND EAST END OF TOWN "Uncle Orv and Uncle ees Wilbur'? and requested copies of some documents You qualify if: TU ESDAYS - bales Wy arenes AND NORTH OF BAY to be added to existing You learn from experience Pres "S % Wright collections in the You ha desire to | US 8 eee sices. WEDNESDAYS -- _ 45th STREET TO WEST OF 35th STREET (INCLUD- Few people know that Orville Wright had a Georgian Bay connection. The famous aviation pioneer who with his You want to learn a new career Want to improve your job qualifications You want to learn a new art Are curious about other human beings You want to stay healthy THURSDAYS - ING BAY COLONY SUB-DIVISION AND WILSON SUB-DIVISION) 35th STREET TO 18th STREET brother designed the first You like visual stimulation ay 18th STR powered aircraft and flew Like to plan a course of action FRIDAYS" STH 20 eee TOD it at Kitty Hawk North The telephone is not the best way to communicate for you Carolina, found fame and Home remodelling will be your next project COMMERCIAL COLLECTION -- all its attendant publicity History captivates you tedious. He longed to get Native culture intrigues you MONDAYS -- East of Schoonertown Bridge away from it all, and in 2 s ' You dream of starting a business TUESDAYS -- West of Schoonertown Bridge 1916, he rented a cottage 3 ' Exercise in the Chinese fashion enchants you FRIDAYS -- Complete Pick-Up -- Whole Town on Waubec Island in 7 Hor The law is a mystery to you WAT Ae : Georgian Bay. While Special visitor Y y u Note: Whena public holiday falls on Mondays, that day's collection will be made on there, he frequently took his meals at Fran- ceville--a summer resort owned and operated by Mrs. Ivanette Miller (right) of Dayton, Ohio visited the Huronia Museum recently to view some of 'Uncle Orv's' memorabilia. Along with Mrs. Miller are Kathy and Guy Johnstone. Staff photo If any of these descriptions fit you, call us in Penetang at 549-8360. Tuesday in that week. Kathy Johnstone's_ formally," said Mrs. - grandparents. Miller, 'wearing a shirt Bought Lambert Island and collar and a bow tie, Wright so enjoyed the privacy and beauty of Georgian Bay that in 1918 he bought Lambert Island, north-east - of Beausoleil. He summered there until 1941, when he was called home by the Pentagon for advice on aeronautical develop- ment. ; The island remained in the Wright family until the early fifties when it and his fedora. But the hat was hot, so he cut ventilation holes in the crown. Then the bugs got in through the holes and bothered him so he glued pieces of mosquito netting over the holes." One of the joys of cottage life was taking visitors through the islands in the Kittyhawk, a wooden cruiser built by the Peterborough Boat te con 's HYWAY Hwy. 27, was purchased by a Company. In 1975, Guy Midl Toronto publishing Johnstone rescued the | an magnate, and here, fate craft from watery took an ironic twist. The new owner was as anxious for privacy and seclusion as Wright had been. As soon as he took possession of the island, he ordered that everything that had any connection with the husband was executor of the Wright estate. "We had removed Uncle Orv's personal effects, but there were so many other ingenious inventions in that cottage that we would have liked to preserve." According to Mrs. Miller, Orville in later years 'spent many a winter afternoon in his Dayton laboratory devising amenities for his beloved summer home. "He built a lazy Susan for the dining table," she recalls: "It was on ball bearings. We'd just pile the food on it, and nobody had to pass anything." There's a photograph in the museum of Wright's inclined railway, powered with a gasoline engine. It carried guests and supplies up the hill from the dock to the cottage. "Orville broke his finger once, working with that engine,'"' recalled Mr. Miller. "And he set it himself," famous inventor be gift to Orville Wright demolished. from Amelia Earhart, an "Tt's too bad," said American aviatrix who Mrs. Miller, whose was a good friend of oblivion at Franceville, and had it completely and authentically -- restored. When Kittyhawk was launched a second time, Mrs. Miller christened her. The original compass on the Kittyhawk was a Wright's. Where is it now? "We threw it out," says Guy Johnstone ruefully. '"'We found an old compass when we were cleaning things out at Franceville but at that time we had no idea of its significance." The Wright brothers were totally unlike in personality. Wilbur was the theortician and Orville was the ebullient doer, and they worked together' in perfect harmony. In fact, they used a joint bank account, and signed cheques with "Wright Bros."' "Once," said Mrs. Miller, "Wilbur was honoured at a_ special dinner in Paris. He was given the Michelin Prize--a sum of money. 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