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.Arena renovated in 'l/l'l'; Waller radium. Ru Hsvlihnm are all we Dilmincr (‘ninliiunity Hall in Warsaw is iiiiu ill the midst of a major i'enm ntiiiii project. “'0 l'lLl'. dressing rooms. tun neu “SSllliiIHllS. new plexiglass at ilie top (‘HU ul’ ilie icc surfarr, and a nun siurngc room are being installed in the arena. it was the day after the wet snow. John Payne was catching the run- off from the eaves trough and Carlyâ€" ‘ing the pails of soft water down tn the eistern in the cellar of his modern house on the edge of Warsaw. "Well, are you coining in?” he asked in a strong friendly voice. Not until we were inside did he find out who we were. John Payne was born in 1590, the great grandson of Levi Payne who came from England in 1831 and built the first house in Bummer Township. "The little old Englishman, " Jnlln calls him. but a man strong enough to walk the fifteen miles to Peter- borough once a week and come back with 50 to 100 pounds of goods for his inuilly. "Times was tough here. but ‘hey was tnugller in the Old Country and the settlers at least had enough to eat. " said John. He's not exactly sure how Illa great grandfather met his death, but he thinks that he liked to drink a little tor) much. One day after he got into the whiskey, he fought a man who hit him a blow from which he never quite recovered. Levi was in his seventies at the time. One 0! seven children. John W7|S raised on the Payne farm on the fourth line. 0i Hummer about four miles nartll Di Warsaw. [is a young man he worked tor a while in western Canada, there's a photograph in one oi his eihums at a strong nundsnme farm hand washinfi up for dinner at a farm in Saskatcheâ€" wan. ll'Ei Jnlln himself in 151']. He describes himsell ufl "u bl! ger- Dyer. Russell Todiord. Ceclal Banks and Erwin rking an "is Dummav Communliy Centre lhls week. I Rodgci D_\‘cr. with 5Uan help iroin li‘ii‘lll kids. mnilngud to slap on mme than 45 gallons of paint ihmuglmui the inde of the blilldlnL’. A neu ire sul‘lace flimrler has lirl'ii‘cd and is now being used. of a rambler", a man who loved to travel when he had the time and who has worked at many different jobs. in the early tivcnties, he was wurked on the road gang in Bummer: eventâ€" ually he became s road silperlntende out. From there he went to county road work "although iwso net-ei- noes ' there. " Then he got intn the ioggging husr lness, "working with other [ads buy ing timber and bringing it nut." He had to quit the timber in his elghtielh year because he couldn't get around like he used to; the right knee was giving him too much trouble. The timber business was once a big part of Dummer's industry. Tal. straight pine were used to build the masts for ships in Quebec and Engâ€" land in the 13405 and 505. "Most ill the really good wood was gone out 0] here heiore my time. '- said Mr Payne. He laughed when he told us about the big tires - a pine that was seven and one half (eel. wide and yielded 960 cubic feet oi lumber [about 11,000 bunrd feeti. When it was hewn it tool: 22 teams of horses to sled lt from Westwood to the river. Tim horses got across the ice. but the big lug broke through. .7 "That Was a big unc, " nnld John. ‘le ilnii told me about another one they out (or s msst. It took 14 teams to haul up to money Lake. ” Thu uiinnges In the township don't all meet with his gpnrovnl. expeciâ€" ully the decline in agriculture. "There's u lot going to pasture and n int not worked at all. They can't; Death Thoughts one with lhe family of ill nun... nil“; Ki???” Sim Russelliias on :lvici hoclrey fdn niih one son playing for 1hr: Redmen and another [or the yers. His .. it. goisiiifhmlm ‘ m. a son son-in-luw and a daught» e . . r In law are all coaches. Russall was also on the :urling team in Warsaw and a member of the Warsaw Lions Club. He vv-as a very active man and Will be missed by all who inew him. To his family‘ .v ‘5 53y ~ Memories are .ver dear. 'l'lHR’l'Y YEARSAGO Dr. Donald Monro of Warsaw was said to have braughl avel' » 3.000 iniaan in the combined Douroâ€"Bummer Townships min the World. Dr. Munro was ac- tlve in medicine and politics to have kepl three inst norm in his stable at all times. and "many were the major opera- tions pertormed in larmhouse kitchens in coâ€"opel'allnn with lhelale Dr Alex Fraser, 3L. oi Lakelleid." said Nick Nickels. Dr. Monro was president a! the East Peterhornugh leeral Association ior 23 years and ulsa'serveri [or 12 years as i nresldml oi the county associa- liun. l “it . . get the men in wurk it nnd they can't pay the wages. it's not like the old days when it was wnrk or starve; take small wages or die. It Allhuugh he mlks of his ancestors frnu'l the 19th century as "the old fellowfi", John himself [5 part of an alder uchuul. He came from s genemtlon thst Worked for 50 cents a day Ln the thirties and if you couldn‘t get so E’nw, you'd work for 25. Nine or ten hours a day, and we never thought of striking. ” He loved the deer hunt. when the deer were still plentiful, and the armament of the log lame and the who takes part in the Old Tyme Fiddlers Contest which will be held in the Dlmlfiifl' Communiiy Arena, (lumber in. This event is sponsored by the . [here tor 40 years He was said ladies Warsaw Legion Dr. Donald Monrqe hid his practice in Warsaw anthe' surrounding communities. fur ovzriil years. 1!: died innit. .34:qu his inguinal .nraz iusision, the Hector loved music and taught many the men the m of fiddle playing. nmong'lhem the Leahy boys nl Duum. Thomas Walls anilgnary’mo" Leahy heads 1i ‘ memorial l ' committee i i WARSAW (Slall) â€" Gian Lraiiy \Vl’as named as head at a mmmiuse {or the Dr Donald Munme Memorial. Others on the calm-litter are Thomas Davis. Mrs. Barbara Bell. Mrs. Juyz'e Payne, scecrelzry and Mrs. Emile Payne, treasurer. The cummiue has keen given permission In place : plaque l‘n,ihe park in Warsaw. wind] will he mun nnw on known as the Dr. Donald Munro: Memorial Park. . Anyone who wislm in donate“ inwards the expenses of the plaque may do st) by' will taming any c o m mitii‘ee member. A Dr. Donald Ma nro e Trophy will be presented in a, llddlei' Whn is sixteen or under auxiliary on the. v15; 'Ine pleasure of talking with the lads at work. Now. "my woman‘s gone and the three girls are married. and I'm right back where [started only not near as good a man, " all said with only a hint of regret and a 390:] dose of laughter. Why is be snvlng the water from the eaves trough? It gives him someâ€" flllng to do along with reading and his visits by car around the township and he hates to sea the wner go to waste and the examine helps him keep his appetite. "A man‘s got to have a guild appetite to eat his own cooking, H he said.