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The oillcial opening oi the Sunnis Tannle Court VIII held on Thursday, September 3, Reeve leron oi Arnlbot township out the rlhi ‘ ban to nlllclelly open the court. Cutting the ‘ ribbon were tell to right: Put Down. Hun ary Hanan. Clllt Bowman, Ch-Irmnn ol the ‘ s-ubla Fronerly Owner. Aruoclnllon and Jim Hurley ol the Tennis A DcllllDllr The proloel has been unduwa tor a period oi Iwo years. Benetton: trom Sauhlo resident: I: well no visitors contributed to the cause. other lurid relsll'lg activities Included a 50 I 50 drew. ral- lies and garage sales, Future plans lor the court Include the installation al an acryllc too and landscaping the grounds. A tennis club wlll be torn-lad with lrla lves end A. Caner as coâ€"chalrparsansi Plans call lor tennls lnstruc than and tournament elev tor naxl season SOUTHAMPTON â€" Fifty years ago on ug, 31. 1931. Wi iam T. lanes. now 71. as almost a victim ole shipping disaster “Chantry Island. lones returned from California this past eokend for the first time to mark the vent. He was part of a live-man crew on the rancis P. Ritchie, n ISOâ€"fool vessel, that ank one-and-aâ€"quartar miles off the truth of the Saugeen River offer it hit a eel. Thanks to the alertness of Danny cueod, now 81, at Southampton. Jones ‘ was one at three men plucked from the ship only minutes before it broke up and sank. On Monday. the two men exchanged their views on what happened that Setup day afternoon 50 years ago. McLeod a former commercial fisher- -r:onn. said he was walking near the Saugeen River when he noticed the ship and thought it unusual for a ship to be in thatlocation, Immediately a crew of live local com- mercial fishermen ventured out in the six» foot waves to assist. On the way out they met two crew mem- bers of the ship who left in the only Elileboat available making their way to l shore. The former fisherman recalls they had difficulty convincing lanes to jump into the lake despite a lifeline. f Sun Times thillth will sr-ntilr hll'rllwi-L- William Jones [left] and Danny McLeod reminisce s avior, victim reunite a 0 years after rescue Iones acknowledged he was hnsrlanl about iumpinp into the cold water because at his diving experience where he would . always head for the bottom. Both men gave a broad grin when lurles realized what his allernaliva would have been, "I didn't really Lhink the boal would sink and was not aware of the danger un» til I Watched it go under [rpm the rescue boat." he said. “The other men were aware of the danger and were really shook up." he said. "But when I sow ll sink. l began to shake and realized whal a tool's paradise I had been going around in" To mark [he reunion. McLeod presented lanes with a belaying pin which was recovered from the ilHaled ship about seven years ago by a divert lanes admitted part oi the reason [or the trip to Canada was in the hope of retrieving some small memento of the vessel and come equipped with a diver‘s suit for the venture. "I can't believe your generosity." lunes said. McLeod is the only remaining member at the rescue team and Jones said he believes only one other member of the crew is still alive. The two had planned to visit the location of the sinking but dense tog Mon- day prevented that. Dons, Mrs Paisley. William Johr ol Owen Sound and Beverley winslcn nl Port Elgln. another son died as on lnlanl. They have six grand children and three great grand children l l ‘ Mr. bud Mrs. Bill Johnston celebrated their 55 wedding anniversary on Sunday at the home of their daughter Mrs. Winona McTeer, of Paisley. J ohnstons anniversary l Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnslo’l were married June 29th 1927, at the home ol iris brides parents lll Sklpnass, Ontario The hiiiliz, was the lormer Olive Gerilude Foreman, second daughter at the tale Mr. and Mrs. John and Hannah Foreman ol Allenlord The groom l They are adherents or me Hen worth naprrsl Church Their lamin includes Winona All/in McTeer Di A social alternoon was spent al l Winona's home in Paisley. on i Jun? 27th lDIIOWEEl by a dEllClUU‘ ‘ lamily dinner at the Paisley lnn. r The immediate lamlly was loinad ) by Mrs Johnston‘s brother‘in-Iaw Alva Moore ol Lea Manor ol Owen Sound and her brother and his wile Harold and May Foreman oi Allenlord. Messages DI congratulations were received lrom Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Cppnsilioll Leader Joe Clark, Premier William Davis. Eddle Sargent and M P Gary Gurr bin is the second .-r:n ol the lat:- Mr and Mrs William and Ellen Johnston Sr (ll Elslnore Rev Charles Hacket oil Cia'ed witnessed by over 50 guests The late Mrs Margeriie Mercer or Owen Sound. cousm ol the bride acted as Mower glri and HFlg bearer lhe COUDID haw.» hired and larmr ed all their lV’la'llEd lllE iii Amanel Townshlp BIII l5 well l'tCrWVl tor his masonry trade He especlall» loves hoilolng a natural lieldstone wall or “replace wun barely any morlar showing in m: maslei- pIECe HE is a 55 year member or the Al‘enicl’t Orange Loo 986 and was Me ier lrom 19-” 9-43 Oilie has shared the ‘arm dunes wun her husband and r‘\ali’laineri a large limit and vegetable gardenin later years lhEv nave lound more time to alleno auction Sales They rind this verv reiaxing and sometimes quite rewarding as they purchase more bread axes, liull Izrs wrenches ior horse-drawn implements or 'aricy dishes to add to ineii growing col leclloris “shank”... “w m r i