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The Ayr News ~ Published by the Schmidt Family Since 1913 ~ My office can help you with: • Passports • Canada Child Benefit • Veterans’ Affairs • Citizenship • CPP, OAS, & GIS • Federal grants • Travel documents • Immigration • Canada Post • Income Tax • Fraud Prevention • Any federal programs Bryan May, Member of Parliament 519-624-7440 BryanMayMP.ca Subscribe for only $45 per year Contact 519-632-7432 or www.ayrnews.ca The Ayr News ~ Published by the Schmidt family since 1913 ~ North Dumfries • Blandford-Blenheim • Brant • East Zorra-Tavistock • Wilmot Vol. 122 — No. 30 AYR, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7th, 2019 $45 Per Annum — $1.00 each Ayr family member plays one small step in the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 by Irene Schmidt-Adeney who work with him,” accord- the Canadian Weekly maga- In July, the 50th anniver- ing to the article. zine. sary of the first lunar landing “I’ve been in this rocket At NASA, Chamberlin di- was celebrated with grainy game ever since it started and rected a staff of 160 engineers, black and white film footage of I’ve never seen anyone with designers, and draftsmen, co- the first moon walk broadcast- his ability,” said his Ameri- ordinating the work of 1,000 ed on media outlets. can assistant Paul Sturtevant, contractors to build the Gem- People might not realize that “Problems that confound other ini space capsule, at a cost of those first steps on the moon engineers are solved by him $500-million. might not have taken place if sometimes in a matter of min- NASA historian Chris Gain- it weren’t for a boy who spent utes.” er said, “Chamberlin made lazy summer days playing with Jim Chamberlin was de- many direct contributions to his model planes in Ayr. scribed by his co-workers as a the success of Apollo. He was With their medals are, from left, Kelsey Mitchell and Amelia Walsh. In 1915, Theresa Goldie “hulking man” of six feet, four one of the first people at NASA Photo courtesy of Dave Holland, Canadian Olympic Committee gave birth to James Arthur inches, with a “quiet modest to see that Apollo would suc- Chamberlin and he would be- manner.” ceed by using the lunar orbit come one of the “geniuses” of “Among his few close friends, rendezvous flight mode, rather Amelia Walsh wins first Canadian the NASA space program. he shows a rich sense of humor than the direct flight mode fa- Theresa Goldie was the and a warm personality,” said ...continued on page 2 cycling medal at PanAm games granddaughter of John Goldie, Ayr native Amelia Walsh the team had a time of 34.096, who founded the former Goldie won a silver medal at the Pan- finishing less than one second Mill on Greenfield Road near Am games on Thursday, Au- behind the Mexican team that Ayr, and later helped build the gust 1st in the Team Sprint, had a time of 33.424. Gore mansion on Northumber- which was Canada’s first med- Mitchell went on to win a land Street. The Gore was torn al in a cycling event. gold medal in the Women’s down last year to make way for “We took a pretty big risk Sprint event, defeating teams a new residential development. and put me up about four from Colombia and Mexico. A magazine article, written inches on the front to see if we She also competed in the Kei- in the Canadian Weekly before could get any time back,” said rin event where she placed the famous lunar landing in Walsh in a post on the Cycling fifth. 1969, emphasized the contri- Canada website. “I think with Walsh also competed in the bution of Chamberlin to the the conditions of the track, it gold medal round for Women’s space program. wasn’t a bad ride for us as a Sprint and placed seventh. “While Americans were still team. I’m quite proud of it. A The Canadian cycling wom- rejoicing in John Glenn’s great medal is a medal, I’ll take it. I en’s team placed second over- flight, Jim Chamberlin, the competed in TORONTO 2015 all in the standings. Canadian jet wizard, emerged in BMX and it wasn’t good at The PanAm Games are be- as the most important figure in all, so this is a very big step up. ing held in Lima, Peru and be- the next phase of the U.S. space I’m really happy.” gan on Friday, July 26th. The race with Russia.” Along with teammate closing ceremony is on Sunday, “His genius for spacecraft Kelsey Mitchell of Alberta, August 11. technology overawes the people Jim Chamberlin holding a toy airplane. 24th ANNIVERSARY SALE Entire Inventory* 1/2 Price! 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Last week, the North Dum- fries Historical Preservation Initially, the pole was placed directly in front of the cairn. Energy+ employees moved it off to the side on Friday. Society (NDHPS) chair David Pyper requested the town- ship’s summer student create HYDRO POLE MOVED ON FRIDAY a list of all archival material at the Ayr Library. The student Energy+ shocked to learn new pole blocks cairn to a ‘father of Ontario hydro’ was told that archival materi- By Irene Schmidt-Adeney feedback we received from cus- tweiler went on to advocate als and documents are no lon- Energy+ erected a new tomers and communities,” she for the development of the St. ger kept at the library. hydro pole in Roseville, and added. “There are always op- Lawrence Waterway system. “It is disappointing to hear perhaps without realizing it, portunities for improvement Detweiler, Snider and Beck that local historical records blocked the view of a cairn that and we are happy to respond to are credited with Berlin be- from the Ayr Library have commemorates the birthplace make this situation right.” coming the first community in been sent to the Regional ar- of a Roseville native. Detweiler was born in Rose- Ontario to get hydroelectricity chives without involving the “Ironically, this cairn marks ville on April 10, 1860, the son in 1910. This was the first time local North Dumfries Histori- the birthplace of D.B. Detwei- of Pennsylvania Dutch Men- that lines were strung from Ni- cal Preservation Society,” said ler, one of the founders of what nonites, Rev. Enoch Detweiler agara Falls to a community. Pyper. “Our goal is always to would become Hydro One,” and his wife Abigail Bechtel. Before that time, some keep local records in a local said Councillor Rod Rolleman. Eventually, he left Roseville homes and businesses had elec- space, close to our community. The cairn is at the inter- and went to work in Berlin tric lights that were powered We believe that local records section of Roseville Road and (now Kitchener), employed as by a mill or coal plant. Such should be retained locally and Fischer-Hallman Road. a button salesman and vice- was the case in Ayr, where not lost to other municipalities After being contacted by president of a shoe company. electricity was generated from or levels of government.” the Ayr News last Wednesday, Later, he was president of Al- a plant in Nithvale beginning The regional website said Energy+ spokesperson Allison goma Power Company. in the 1890s and in 1908 from that the archival collection Cann said that the pole would He was one of three men a plant located at what is now held by the Ayr Library was be relocated. The pole was called the “fathers of hydro” Snap Fitness. Ayr joined the transferred to the Region of moved last Friday. in Ontario. The other men in- Niagara power system in De- Waterloo Library in 2017. “The balance of the lines to cluded Adam Beck of Baden cember 1913. Daniel B. Detweiler Waterloo Region Informa- be re-configured will happen in and Elias Snider of St. Jacobs. Detweiler died on April 18, tion Technician Matt Roth the next couple of weeks,” said Eventually Beck and Snider 1919 and is buried at the First Photo from www.generations. said, “They are now located at Cann. both served as chairs of On- Mennonite Cemetery in Kitch- regionofwaterloo.ca. ...continued on page 2 “We really appreciate the tario Power Commission. De- ener. August 29th to September 2nd, 2019 Tickets on Sale Now! SINCE 1858 parisfairgrounds.com 35th Anniversary St. George AppleFest September 21st & 22nd, 2019 SaturdaySeptember 10am-6pm 21st • Sunday & 22nd 10am-5pm, 2019 OverSaturday 130 10am-6pmVendors! • Sunday 10am-5pm Over 130 Vendors! 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