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ers sits am no lnNorthein Electricflcm it seemed inevitable last May that quarterback Jackie Parker the Edmonton Eskimos would be named athlete of the year in his own baiiiwick Instead the Edmonton Sportswr ten and the vSportswritcrs Association placed Matt Baldwin ahead or Parker in Early settlers curledon theiinal standings it was great surprise to many pwplEthata curler ahould win such an awardespecially in com petition with the Jncompanbie glackicdarkcr who had only re cently sparked the Eskimos to their third consecutive Grey Cup success This incident is possibly as good an exampleas any of the impact that curling has made on the Canadian sports scene There has been much controv ersy throughout the history of curling Research into the games oflgin has taken three different paths Firstly attempts were made to ascertain the time and plate when those crude channel stancs were used which were the forerunners oi the polished and balanced granites at today Secondly much delving was donc into the origin ot words that are usually associated with ice games the third path took logi cal approach The results were contention even when curling atone upon which was carved the date of 155l was discovered in pond at Dun blane in Stirlingshire kuting atone however was subsequently found also in Scotland and it ahtedated the Dunblane specimen by some 40 years Theformer stone had handle attached for throwing purposes while the kut ing stone was oi the more primi tivc type with only slots for the fingers and thumb Although these flnds might be considered as giving Scotland amA pie justification to the claim that curling is fit native origin etymol ogy students subsequently upset the npplecarthy claiming that honor for the Low Countries The Reverenddohn Ramsay of Glad uir for instance held that some of the characteristic nomec ture associated with curling in cated marked continental influ ence Such words as bonspiel curl kuting rink wick brough andwitter are either ioreign or of doubtful origin Dr John Kerr checkmated Ram say and his fellow etymologists for in his Historyoi Curling he very reasonably assumed that even if these words are of Teutonic origin it does not necessarily fol low that curling was nurtured in Low Country cradle The dragon waters oi the St Charles River near Quebec most probably gave Canadajts earliest glimpse of curling in 1761 when sic and wounded veterans tried their skill The coovalescents troops of Frasers Regiment and the Seven tyEighth Highlanders had only recently ought an action at Ste Foye under the command of Gen eral Murray However it wasnot until 1807 that the Montrealeuriing Club Ivas founded This club now the oldest of its kind to he organized in Canada called the Royal Montreal Curling Club The first indoor rink was built very ap propriately on St Charles street in Quebec City in 1867Beiore this event all matches took place in the open spaces and good curl ing conditions were dependent upon the weather Colle Fields the Plains of Ahra hamon the St Charles and St Lawrence Rivers One can well imagine thesur prise that localrresidentsoi that day might feellwhen they unext pectedly encounted me avid that dateindeed marks of Cana an farmer who banished upon scene Lvu aujourdhuiune bande dEcossais out ietai de grandes houles do fer faites comma des olAllsaC the their gt game curling and sweep in desolate piae One account of mi why there was scarcity precious granitésviaken the Royal sleep clitf at the rocky lan in theumary of the Clyde vPioncers tron lthe fits shoviéd ingenuity indesiyt iitg and gt fashioning clrculnr CIIIX ing blocks tram beech and maple wood when banded heavily with iron thesernakeshitt granitcs proved to tieexcellent substituted or the Another notable contribution came from theBritish conquerors otQuebec City when theymelted cannon ballsaome oi which weighch nearly 65 pounds to make iron runners Enthusiasm still vies with ingenuity today in the Middle West where nuny youngster propels his graniteIV tin caniilled with cement over the ice andiowardstho house Canadas transcontinental Curl ing Line was finally established in 1812 when the VaneouVer Club was formed chain of curling clubs now stretched from Nova Scotia in the east embracing many olthe larger cities east oi Toronto and continued with its everincreasing number oi inks until it was stopped by geographi cal necessity on Vancouver Island in the evergreen province of Bri tish columbiar East years annual report of that august body the Royal Caledonian CurlingCluh indicated thata1tiii ated cltibs throughout Canada had total membership of almost 90 000 curlers in its 1635 clubs while the Dominion CurlingAssociation which embraces Western ano North Western Canada has men hership of 200000 lumtho western mvmou lt ta gthéretore quite understandable why Wynstern tuba have domina ted the Dominion Curling ionships 1m winning 2i title in 28 attempts Victoria the capital pity tish Columb iwillpbe the of Championships when as team romeveryfian adianprovlnccyillacom to once again tor the flooding rier Trophy altiwnuld apnea thumb Royal Caladonian lCurling Clubs princb pal objective To unite curls throughout the world into one Brotherhoodoi the Rinhus well on the way mwardaiuldlhncnt There are branches not only in the British Isles in Canada and the UnitedStates but also in Swe den Norway rSwiLaerland And more recently in italyl The sport has made2an initial inroadinto the Sduthern Hemisphere by way 01 New Zeaisnd lt Ever since the vent of arti ilcial ice and of th indoor rink curlers have ceased tosdcpend upon hoarLrostto seal the ground or them Another game great scope has been added to and firm ly established in the annals of sport gt So long many travellers to the Tail oi the Bank haVe Ithe occa slon to listen to Ailsaa blasting andtosee the barges laden with granite for Blue Honesp Rcd Hones Common Hones Eteaming to Giwan down the Clyd his sister Mrs George Stunden Fl CANADA Will erntor ILdiiiereht station wagon is Chrysler Plymouth pod oto lines including thePlymou tr sixpassenger Sport Suburban shown her Ttiese vehiclesl wul range from thevsmartand ruggedsixor Vd Sub urbans in the Dodge and Plymouth lines through the countryclubset Dodge and Plymouth Sport Suburbans such as tho modetplcturedabove to the luxurious Cbry tor and group cosine orker Town iinviiation to the men luv Savory will speaks Spcalm lromlapan Ladies St Pauls Stroud and Painswlck districts are invited to hear flown givory recently re turned Iron Japan Savory will he at St PaulsChurch on Wednesday Jan 22 at profiles ill be serveda so rants Recent Visitors Rccent visitorswith Mr and Mrs Noble Hanna were Ross Stin soh Dehert NS and geny of London Masteryvia Sloan is visiting his grandparentshin Sireetavilie Joint meeting joint meeting of the GA and cm Guidcs of St Pauls will held on Wednesday evening la 22 at 73010 hear Rev 5a SLPauls WA metat Mrs LiA onel Romas home for their Jan nary meeting There were 13 members present himLea Gib lack Reyolds Milton is visiting the devouoml lngs Mrs and business meets and herfalnily this week Pot Luck Luncheon study book on lapan Apot luck luncheon at Plans weremsde to startquiltn Pauls Church 12 noon Jan 22 ng Anyone having patcheslare of the Fellowship Group Special asked to bring them the next bins presidentwas in charge at Hanna read fromEthel nose on Kinley in Amhla aim feet in De Soto tou door so and ninepassenger Townan CountryWagons in tomato six engine th var usiyfwagoxis lvirom th wellknown Chrysler 251 cubic inchdisplacement throughthehrand new360 cubicinchglfl giie9p1é9évfim W97 asemceiisoutsiandmg commensurate than These willronge six icyllnqler origin to on 392 cubicinch power plantused in the luxurious Chrysler New and Country Wagon meeting oldwoollens are being saved tor sending away on the hlaokels in March The mt meeting will be held Feb5 at Mrs Leo Gihbins homo Will beorrered tn heightad Haunt Bverefi inlnula ammo in Stroud Members areasked to brlng cocldbs or sandwiches on Jan 22 when Rev Savory will speak at StriPauls Church dainty lunch brought to close as New Cars Trucks By the hour day week Anytlrn BARRIE naivn oaR coiro hang an own is situa onJ the meeting son Arrowmm rnonuraum Housebolda prompt cour Infact outoilgniiw customers aroriatarred to old customers borrowuli to $1000Wifll Ct ficlenoe from recommended finance company Modern inane as ice on your ofex rlonco re Regent Moor hardtop Maytai human lust at It bssutiiui Dod modeisxi acted by