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iScropbook tells stories of Wolken‘on's post 991~ ’Cordwoiner published , by Rot: Wassinlr \ WALKERTONâ€"-A book on short stories of Walker- 4 ton and area is at the printer's and will be published in time for Walkerton's homecoming celebrations this year. The Cordwainer's Scrapbook is the compilation of a decade‘s worth of newspaper columns by the ' tCordwainer. The Cordwainer is really Lloyd Cartwright. a rctircd Walkman businessman who grew up in the shoe business. The main street business named by his father continues to operate . under management of Lloyd‘s son, Bruce. It was his work in the shoe business that led to his ‘ naming a column in the Herald-Times 'The Cordwainer‘. The colttrnn was started after then- lnewspaper publisher Harold Wesley wondered if ‘ tCattwn'ght would put his memories of Walkerton‘s early days on paper. l And that he has done every week for the past 10 years. The Cordwainer is one of the most popular columns in the Herald-Times as it tells stories on a 1 personal level of goings on irt Walker-ton. Most of the stories centre on the first part of this century. Earlier stories are retold by the Cordwainer as he remembers his elders telling him. 1 It was at the urging of Tim Maneell, co-chainnan of S. a. Homecoming ‘91 and Herald-Times staff. says Cartwright, that he followed through with an idea to publish the best of his short stories. or columns, in l book form. The first copy is off the press and it is an impres- sive collecan of a unique history as told in swry l form of Walkerton and area. 1 The scrapbook is just thanâ€"each page contains the l Cordwainer‘s columns as they were printed in the pages of the Herald-Times. And there are a lot of ‘ them. about 230. Add to that an im rcssive collection of about 120 old photographs of Walkerton‘s early days. What ' makes The Cordwainer's Scrapbook real special is that it is filled with people. Though many are deceased. the Cordwainer also tells stories or people who still live in Walkerton today. There are sad stories about the unusual circumstan- ces surrounding the death of Walkerton‘s police constable; of drownings in the Saugeen River: of two boys suffocating in a grain bin at the local mill. But there are also storm of upstanding citizens. such as the milk man. coal man. bread man and gh man. And there are a couple, of tales of Walkerton‘s renowned Justice, the Honorable Campbell Grant, and of the time he became lost during a hunting expedition on Manitoulin Island. Cartwright says his favorite stories are those of Walker-Inn‘s main street and the people that made up the business community. “I spent my whole life on main street." he says. Ironically, Cartwright will have completed his first 10 years as a newspaper columnist in July. the same month set aside for Walkenon‘s homecoming celebrations. He says he was always interested in the unique stories that add flavor to Walkerton’s past. And at first his first columns were written from memory. He says he has since researched his columns in order to include dates and other pertinent facts. His early stories too, dealt with the town's main street One favorite in particular is of a local boy making good-41': about lrwin "Lobie" Lobsinger. who shares column space on the Herald-Timed editorial page. W;W" "risfirl >»..»,_, V lnglis is honored for outstandingigfiiée A ' LLOYD CAR'lWRIGHT, author of Hetlectlonn. has published hls tlrst book, The cordwalnet’s Scrapbook. (Wessl by lion Weasink WALKERTONâ€"OnetheWalhr- ton Agricultural Society's hardest working individuals and conth promota. Morgan Inglis. has been rung-rind for outstanding service to the society. The prestigious agriculture] ser- vice diploma was presented to Inglis at the society's annual , meeting in Walkman last Friday l v evening. The announcement by his brother. President John Inglis. was a ‘ complete sm‘prise. 1“ Inglis has been a member of the - society for more than % years. He first became involved in the Walkerlon Agricultural Socict through his uncle, Les McConncl . who was secretaryrtrcasurer. El" says he can remember doing ogtt jobs at lair time when he was 1 . ' Inglis is proscnlJy the chairman of ' the building committee and chair- l man of the property committee. He was also Chall’mfm of the building committee when lht: new banquet hall was built. Over $80,000 was raised mrough public donations to rebuild the bumctl-Out structure. He scn'od JS president for a two- yeur LClTlt eight years ago, and has born involved in various tnmttttl» lrLS ol‘ the agricultural soczcty over the years. including the Tn»Cuunty Holstein Show. [It photo)