1981 - Buckie and District Fishing Heritage

198116 Jan A Memorial Plaques Committee of nine people was formed at a meeting held inthe Town House on Monday evening. The community council, under thechairmanship of Mr Sandy Wilson, convened the meeting. Elected chairman of thePlaque’s Committee was retired skipper , Mr George Murray, Baron Street. Othermembers of the committee elected were – Wm. Mair (Portknockie) and AlexanderMurray (Buckie) both members of Grampian Regional Council , Peter Slater and RevFred Coutts, Buckie Community Council Gilbert Smith representing the boatowners ,Scottish Boatowners, Mutual Insurance Committee, Mrs Agnes Lawson, and Mrs JeanHillier, the two ladies who proposed the scheme.The Gangrel – tells a good story about Captain John Gordon, laird of Buckie whoaccompanied his feudal superior, the Earl of Huntly to Donibristle Castle in Fife toarrest the Bonnie Earl of Moray in 1592. It was Buckie that struck the first blow ,which ended in the death of Moray.Later we are told the new Earl of Moray married Lady Anne Gordon daughter of theman who had helped murder his father.Lodge Gordons 589 – Brother J. H. E. Clarke was reinstalled as RWM of the lodge.The story of the Fishermen’s Hall – part one by W. G. C.Buckie Rovers were forced to switch venues when it was found that they wereunable to play their ‘Scottish’ cup tie against Shettleston (A Glasgow side) at VictoriaPark because of the state of the ground. They were narrowly beaten by one goal tonil. Alex Sammon, their recent signed ‘keeper from New Elgin had a tremendousgame though all the team played well and were not in any way disgraces sinceShettleston were a highly rated side. David Sellar, the Rovers right back sharedthe Man of the Match award of £25 with Reid of the home side.A poem is found on page 9. This is written by L.J.I.Boatie’Portgordon and titled ‘TheJan 13 Fishermen’s Hall re-opened - The hall had been closed for three weeks after alarge chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling. The ceiling has now been repaired witha promise that the hall would receive a face-lift in the not too distant future.Committee seek harbour premises - The Seamen’s Memorial Committee areinterested in acquiring premises at the harbour and are to write Grampian RegionalCouncil for the use of the room above the harbour office which was designed as aretreat for retired fishermen but never used. They are to ask that the use of theroom be changed to a Memorial Room. Four more ladies became members of thecommittee – Ms Joey Bowie, Mrs Patricia Hillier, Mrs Fiona Bruce and Mrs ElsiePhimister. Mrs J. Hillier was appointed vice chairman.Advert – R. S. R. Painters and Decorators, 22 Seaview Road.Things re looking up - No fewer than five photographs are shown in the thisedition taken at the 2 nd round Scottish Cup match between Buckie Thistle andStranraer at Victoria Park on Saturday. Still no team lines given which is a nuisance.There were 2,300 at the match.Hurrah the Rovers get a mention too - They beat Deveronside by three goals toone in a league game. Keith Sutherland scored with a penalty, David Findlay and NeilMurray were the scorersAdvert -Portgordon.Bruce Mitchell, High Class Butcher and Poulterer, 3 Gordon Square,The story of the Fishermen’s Hall. Part 2 by W.G.C.

Jan 20 Banker to retire - Mr Tom Morrow, Manager of the Clydesdale Bank, Cluny Square,Buckie, for the past ten years is to retire at the end of the month. He began work inthe bank in Aberdeen 44 years ago. He left school to work in a fish shop but withthe fish trade in a depressed state in 1934 as it is now and in 1937 turned tobanking. Apart from 6 years war service in the radar section of the REME in whichhe was a corporal he has been in banking ever since. He came to Buckie initially asan accountant, moving later to Lossiemouth as manager before returning to Buckie.2Notice - Buckie Thistle are to meet Stirling Albion in the 3 rd Round of the ScottishCup at Victoria Park on Saturday 24 January 1981. Adults £1.00. Juveniles and OAP’s50p. Enclosure 30p.Templeton’s Supermarket is now open from 8.30am till 7.30pm every Thursdayand Friday to suit customers.Sales - Hay’s Ideal Homewares, 25 West Church Street. Wallpaper and Paints .Robertson’s Buckie and Banff, Furniture, Carpets and Venetian Blinds.Ladyfare, 19 East Church Street, clearanceSale of the Century – Alex J. Slater, Complete House Furnisher, 23-25 EastChurch Street.T. M. Jack, Menswear, 35-37 East Church Street.General Drapery Store (under new management Mr John Morrison ) 51-53West Church StreetFrancis Ritchie – Winter Sale – 72-74a, East Church Street.Shearer’s annual clearance – 20% discount on all made to measure suits,jackets and trousers ordered this month. C. I. Shearer and Sons, 6-8 EastChurch Street.Peter G. Slater, Gents Outfitter, and 65 West Church Street. 15% reduction onall stock. Made to Measure suits 10% reduction in January orders.Firth Furnishers, 33-35 West Church Street.John Sandison, Draper, 22 East Church Street.George Sutherland, 21 West Church Street. Annual winter sale 20% off allfashion shoes and winter boots.Baby Shop, 5 Bridge Street, Portknockie, 15% off all stock and 25% offreduced rail.Anne's 29 West Church Street also Alex Mair, 8-10 Seafield Street, Cullen 20%discount.McGruther and Marshall Ltd Buckie 20% cash purchases on DIY duringJanuary.Knitting Wool Sale - Morlands Knitwear and Yarns, in the Cluny Hotel on Thursday22 January.Advertising weekend entertainment - Buckie Thistle Social Club , West ChurchStreet, Buckie District Masonic Club, Newland’s Lane, Strathlene Golf Club, RoyalBritish Legion, Buckpool Golf Club, The Mill Motel, Tynet, St Andrews Hotel.Winter weather hits Buckie - A number of pictures of scenes shown, the qualityof the reproduction considerably improved from that of years 1978,79,80..Ex Buckie High School Broadcasters join Grampian Hospital Radio -Grampian Hospital Radio is to start broadcasting on January 14 and four of the newservice staff have already had experience with Buckie Hospital Radio. Keith Fraser,Steve Wilson, Andrew Merson and Mary Reaich whose studies have taken them all tothe Granite City.

3An Alphabetical Quiz by Dodie A. He says there are some horrible puns in thisweek’s puzzle so advises those who may have a sensitive disposition to skip it andmove on to more restful reading such as Reflections or the J J column.As usual the first letter of the word is given and also the number of letters.Letter No. of letters ClueA (6) I shall enquire of the lady about the state of America.B (5) Hercules making char.C (7) Sexy grub.D (8) I and an old penny have a country between us. It givesus a statesman.E (3) Animal Maggie (Thatcher) wont make turn.F (9) It’s rash to cheat Nelson’s osculatory friend.G (9) Happy Rock for a bag.H (6) I’m attached to another bag! A president could fill it.I (12) There’s a fruit in the old penny for this American town.J (4) He’s after the union, and a lot of bowlers are keen tocontact him.K (5) Town between Gilbert and Chesterton.L (4) Start reading him when you’ve finished Bacon!M (8) I’d miss our Ian! Especially if he’s insides partly U.S.N (5) Seems like the hives deserted for the Biblical prophet.O (5) Oh come! It’s picked by prisoners.P (8) Take a broad view of dad, Nora, and mamQ (9) In a French cathedral, he’d quite a lot of backing.R 8) What a one-basketed Russian monk says he does withall his eggs.S (5) Edward took a stone from this edible placeT (3-4) It’s the limit of human understanding .U (6) Useful overcoat these days – especially in IrelandV (6) Anger follows the flirt. She may have stuck somebodyfor the drinks.W (5) Pan’s pal known for her hut.X (6) Sex Rex. Not a forward footballer, but a backwardmonarch.Y (8) When the Queen had four Mary’sZ (9) No-----not another prophet! Yes and the cook’s after abackward ounce!The answers will be give in another place so that you won’t be tempted to peek.‘Coorse Weather ‘ is the name of the poem found on page 7 and written by BobWatt.Jan 27 Boat launch – A 74 foot seiner trawler, christened the Amaranth by the wife of theSkipper Eddie Fiske, was launched last Wednesday morning from the shipyard ofMessrs Jones, Buckie. The new vessel was built for the Lossiemouth partnership ofFiske, Main ,Duthie & Co.Amaranth is a Greek word meaning everlasting and this will be the third boat ownedby the Fiske family to bear the name. The first was built at Lossiemouth in 1911for William Fiske, Eddie Fiske’s grandfather, while the second belonged to his uncleJimmy Thomson of Lossiemouth and was built at Banff in 1932.Skipper Fiske’s previous command was the Leander.The vessel is the sixth of a series built at the yard and is powered by a 300-hpdiesel engine. She is fitted with all the latest equipment including a refrigerated fishroom.Since being forced through lack of orders to make several of their workforceredundant late last year Jones Shipyard have been able to keep the remaining 84employees in work. At present though another boat is being built the managingdirector of the firm is not overly optimistic about the future.

A photograph of the Amaranth is shown on the front page, registered INS 287.4CSE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION - This is a new qualification which a numberof youngsters will receive this year. This adds to the existing Higher and O Gradequalification and is being introduced into more than 30 secondary schoolsthroughout Grampian this year. Although the CSE was initially designed for about30% of the pupils, i.e. those seen as being less able, academically, more andpupils have been following this course. Although in recent years only a few schoolsin Scotland have offered CSE courses they are already well tried in England andWales. The work was marked internally with Moderators going round the variousschools vetting the marks that teachers had given their pupils. Sample paperswere then taken and presented in front of a Board that included Headteachers. Iwas one of the Moderators, paying visits to schools in Aberdeen , Peterhead,Fraserburgh and Forres.lb.Advert – J & I Esslemont, Portgordon, Drapery sale.Butchery Department – Steak mince – 90p perBeef sausages – 60 per lb.Streaky bacon - 72p per lb.Gigot of pork - 95p per lb.Grouse Whisky £5.49Bells Whisky £5.39Eggs ½ dozen size 3 30 penceNew company formed - Five skipper/owners of fishing boats have formed acompany to act as their agents. The Buckie Inshore Fishselling Company has beenregistered with £50.000 capital at 19 East Church Street.The business started 6 months ago as a partnership between skippers Lewis McKay,59 East Church Street Francis Lawrence, 9 Cameron Crescent, Wm. Wilson, 8 KingStreet, Ianstown, John Flett, 19 Provost Reid Crescent and James Robertson, 3Harbour Terrace, Portknockie. Fraser Weir is manager.Whole page - The advert for the Co-op Supersave supermarket took up a wholepage.The answers to the Dodie A Quiz are - Alaska, Bruin , Crumpet, Disraeli, Ewe,Foolhardy, Gladstone, Hoover, Indianapolis, Jack, Keith, Lamb, Missouri, Nahum,Oakum, Panorama, Quasimodo, Rasputin, Scone, Toe-Nail, Ulster, Vampire, Wendy,Xersces, Yestreen, Zoaroaster.Thistle goes down - Buckie Thistle was beaten at home by three goals to one inthe Scottish Cup. John Colquhoun a 17-year-old super sub came on after 65 minutesand scored the two goals that took Stirling through. John Colquhoun later signedfor Hearts and for a time in the late 1990’s wrote a column in the newspaper,‘Scotland on Sunday’.Buckie Rovers beat Islavale (Keith) by two goals to nil at Merson Park onSaturday. The Rovers top scorer, Keith Sinclair, scored when he connected with across from Neil Murray’s cross. The second goal was scored by sub Ian Coull with hisfirst kick of the ball. Ronnie Smith took the eye with his strong running andindividual skills.**** A poem is found on page 9. Written by J.G. S. it is titled Oor Blessin’ Givenbelow –Tae a’ you fowk in friendship meet,Wha cares pit by, an sairs forget,Tae ilka bony lauchin ‘ childWha’s mind can be wi’ ease beguiled;Tae ilka sair forfochen aneHer pairtner loast, bides on her lane;

Tae a’ wha mony days hiv seenWha’s earthly race may seen be deen,Tae a’ at hame, tae a’ at sea,Baith near and far, faur - e’er they be,Tae every achin’ hairt forlornThat may some lo’ed and lost ane mourn,We send through wind an sleet an’ snaw“A Guid New Year tae ane an’ a’”5Advert - Motor body repairs Cars and Commercial, accident damage , Eddie Thomson,Aultmore, Keith.The story of the Fishermen’s Hall - The concluding article on the Fishermen’sHall, written by W. G. C. is found on page 13 of the 27 January editionQuality shoe sale in the Cluny Hotel on 7 February. James Donn, Fraserburgh.3 Feb The cocksure loon got it wrang - Maybe you could do better. Read the followingsentence and then decide Would you accept a job with a salary of £5000 per yearwith half yearly rises of £50 or a job with the same salary but with an annual riseof £200?Following all the Burns Suppers Dodie A thought that he would make out analphabetical quiz with more than a slant to Robbie BurnsLetter No of letters ClueA (6) Weighty protection for Rabbie’s spouseB (8) Con Banks for the Bard’s barley cakes.C (6) Order one of the ‘Twa Dugs’ to grab the girl!D (6) Auld’s paternal nick-name.E (5) Scotia’s darling seat.F (6) “Holy Wullie” sounds like sea-going Buckie manG (4) Girl drew him thrice on Valentine’s Day.H (6) Grey cloth mentioned in “A Man’s A Man for a’that”I (6) He asks Mary if she will go there with him.J (2) John Anderson’s friend starts joke.K (7) Wee-hained cottar’s cheese.L (7) A balloon-shaped Bonnet worn by a lousy lady.M (7) The Scotsman’s drinking place is Rabbie’s lastchild.N (6) She’s awa’ – the goat!O (5) Lady who only had one pub in LandStreet.P (4) What Rab and Allan did to Willies peck o’ maut?Q (5) Cottage implement for grinding corn.R (5) Rabbie’s ornithological namesake.S (6) “Buttered ------- wi fragrant lunt set a’ their galsasteerin?T (7) Wi’ this cheap tipple we fear nae evilU (7) Bruce’s orders laid him low!V (10) Yestreen at the ------dealing, My heart tae mymou’ gied a stenW (7) Rabbie’s dad.X (4) Other name for what Burns called Yule tide.Y (8) When the dance gaed through the lichtet ha!Z (4) When Rabbie Burns was at his bestHe chased the bonnie quines with yestAnd even when he wisna weelHe chased them a’ wi unco ………

A poem is found on page 8 titled Robert Burns - This was written by Wallace G.Kerr, Toronto, Canada.6Feb 10 Ice-rink for Buckie - Moray District Council decided to have an artificial ice-rinkconstructed in the Fishermen’s Hall for a trial period from May through to August , atime when the hall was used less often for other things. The ice-rink costs £19,500.Playhouse – Keith Wednesday, Friday and Saturday – The Blues Brothers AA Fullprogramme 7.30pm. Next week The Big Brawl. ( I have many happy memories ofthe Keith Playhouse . I saw my first ever film there sometime in 1938, not longafter it was opened. Miss Gordon my teacher in Standard One at the Green’s Schoolsent stamps to the value of the entrance ticket to allow me to go to the Saturdaymatinee. I visited the cinema many times afterwards when I spent my schoolholidays at the Bush Farm or at weekends, and still later when I had the company ofa lady friend. I remember cycling all the way up the Enzie Braes from Clochan totake her to the pictures one Wednesday evening. It was sad to see it completelydemolished in 2002 and the ground cleared. )Bruce's Sports Outfitter and Fishing Tackle dealer – 61 West Church Street.now on.Cluny Fashions 7 High Street, were also having a sale.SaleFeb 17 At last The football report of both Buckie Thistle and Buckie Rovers at long last gavethe scores at the top so that you hadn’t to plough through the whole report to find outwho had won. Unfortunately it wasn’t yet thought to be the done thing to give theteams , which was a pity.Buckie beat Deveronvale by four goals to 1 while the Rovers drew two all withRosemount of Aberdeen in the Dryborough Cup. David Findlay (Parl) and Keith Sinclairwith a penalty were the Rovers’ goal scorers.Feb 24 Buckie Thistle now has a taxi business being run under the CommercialManager, James Slater as a money-raising ploy. The business is operating from thegarage on Colonsay Place.Who was he looking at ? Do you know the answer to this old chestnut? A chapgazing at a photograph says: “Sisters and brothers have I none, but that man’sfather is my father’s son.This week’s puzzler. If a clock on a steeple takes ten seconds to strike the hour often , how long will it take to strike 12. Think about it, the answer is not 12 seconds.Dodie A was amazed that some puzzlers cannot or will not admit that a rise of £50every half year is better than a rise of £200 ever year. Let Charlie be an Englishmanwho is employed at a salary of £5000 a year. He is told that he is due a £200 rise atthe end of the year. His pay will then be £5200. At the end of the second year it willbe £5400, rising by the same increments to £5600 in the third year and £5800 by theend of the fourth. His mate an Irishman called Paddy was stupid enough to accept arise of £50 every half year. For the first six months he took home £2500, the sameas his English partner., before his rise was due when his pay went up to £2550. Hewas thus £50 better off than the more clever English bloke; not only that but hewas due a rise of £50 for the first six months of his second year meaning that hewas now on £2600. For the second part of the second year he received another riseof fifty pounds so he now drew £2650 which meant he was again fifty pounds aheadof his partner. In fact he was always £50 per annum better off and they say thatthe Irish are thick – I ask you. (“I still dinna get it” - Allan)Advert - Robert McLaren, Painter and Decorator, Keith, Specialist in Ames Taping andTextured ceiling and wall finishes.

7Advert – Dennis Scott, MSAAT, Architect Technician and Building Consultant, 3 EastHigh Street, Portgordon.Advert - Best Service, best prices, Malcolm Grant, 16 Low Street, Removers, Storers,Auctioneers, Valuators, Complete house clearances.The answers to the Marie Johnston quiz – Armistice, Brandish, Callander,Damages, Euphrates, Fanatic, Galatea, Habits, Insolent, Jealousy, Kittiwakes,Lackadaisical, Magnesia, Nahum, Obstretician, Panama, Quack, Reuters, Shiftlessly,Turkey, Urgent, Veranda, Wallflower, Xenophobia Yestreen, Zebra.Buckie Rovers were beaten by two goals to one by Rosemount (Aberdeen) in thereplay of the Dryborough Cup. The match was played at Linksfield Park. SandySammon the Rovers’ goalkeeper had to call off unexpectedly and the versatile KeithSinclair took over between the sticks. One of the Rosemount goals was from thepenalty spot.Rovers’ photograph - Reading from left to right back row – Jimmy Mitchell, trainer,Dennis Clark, Alan Reid, David Sellar, Johnny Cowie, Sandy Sammon, Ian Taylor,George Cowie, Ronnie Smith. Front from the left – Neil Murray, Keith Sinclair, BillyCormack, Mike Smith, David Findlay, Sandy Thomson (linesman)New man at All Saints - Rev Stanley Bennie has been appointed Episcopal priestfor the parish of Buckie and Portsoy. He came to Buckie from Ullapool where hisparish covered a large area, including the Isle of Skye.Mar 3 Former proprietor of the ‘Advertiser’ dies suddenly . Mr Jack Johnston, formerproprietor of the Banffshire Advertiser died suddenly in Spynie Hospital last week.He would have been 78 in June.On leaving school he started work in John Calder’s shop and saw service at JonesShipyard. He then entered the family business to devote his whole life to theBanffshire Advertiser.He took over the business on the death of his father in 1939 and retired in 1968 infavour of his son Ian. Sadly Ian died shortly afterwards though his name lives on inthe name the Ian Johnston Park. The other son, Billie is an executive with GeneralMotors in Oshawa, Canada.Dedication service - On Sunday 8 March at 11.am a chair will be given in memoryof Rev George Duncan will be dedicated at this service.Opening announcement - The Bookshop at 12 Baron Street.Vandalism - Two Buckie school suffered badly at the hands of vandals at theweekend causing £1000 of damage. The schools were Millbank Primary and theannex also Buckie High School.Fresh Fruit - Ramages fresh fruit can be had from Cowie’s at 39 East Church Street.Another big sale in the Cluny Hotel - Redram Supplies Ltd, 351 Hollens Road,Oldham Lancs. Prices truly unbeatable – the selection of mainly textile goods issimply phenomenal. Come see them at the Cluny Hotel on Saturday 7 th March.*** Hepworths closing down sale starts on Monday 2 March with 25% off all stock. –suits, jackets, trousers, raincoats, overcoats, casuals, shirts, ties, socks, belts, casualshirts, jeans, cords, underwear. Yes you can use your club 24 card.Hepworths had been 40 years in Buckie, Norman Mackinnon , manager, said that thebreak in which occurred a fortnight ago in which clothing to the value of £7,000 wastaken had nothing to do with the decision taken by the head office to close downsince the loss was covered by insurance.

8Over the past two years, however, the slump in local industry has had a majoreffect on sales so that the decision was taken over a month ago to close the branch.Performance of a branch, he explained, was not judged against a branch of a similarsize but on how much had been sold in previous years. The Buckie branch was sellingless and less every year so head office had no other option but to close the branch at17 East Church Street, Buckie.Another building society office opened - The Anglia Building Society opened anoffice in Buckie at 3 East Church Street. (The former North Church manse - next doorto James Mackay’s ) The manager is Mr Gordon Stephen. He was asked whether itwas wise to open in Buckie at a time of depression w hen there were already buildingsociety agents in the town and the Leicester Building Society had only recently openedan office. He explained that the decision to open in Buckie was taken two years agowhen the economy had been considerably healthier but added that once the difficultspell, we are going through at present, is over I think there should be a reasonablefuture in Buckie for both Leicester and ourselves.Advert - Cox – Fish/COFROST, March Road.We now sell fish daily, fresh and frozenAdvert - Longmore Taxis – Now radio controlled. Telephone 324xx. Any time anywhere Also executive wedding hire.A full page spread - Anglia Building SocietyCampbell’s ‘Do’ A photograph on the front page shows a group of those taken atCampbell’s Joiners annual dance in the St Andrews Hotel. (The quality of reproductioncould have been better.)For sale - Taxi business for sale Good reason given, phone 320xxCommunity Council agrees to making a cassette - Jeff Jones suggested to themembers of Buckie Community Council that they might consider producing acassette that could be sold in aid of charity. The suggestion was accepted in principle.Dodie A said that he found it strange that people should still have difficulty withthe old chestnut, ‘brothers and sisters, I have none, asking who the man was lookingat in the photograph. He was looking at a photograph of his son Dodie says it maybe made clearer if one takes the statement in two parts - “That man’s father - ismyself” and then “My father’s son - is also myself “Dodie A has also given the answer to the clock question if taking ten secondsto strike ten how long would it take to strike twelve. He agreed that it was not soobvious as would first appear.The point in (he says) is that the time factor operates immediately the clock strikesits initial ‘dong’ so that one does not count. The question really boils down to “If aclock takes ten seconds to cover NINE INTERVALS how long will it take to cover 11?The answer is eleven and 1/9 th second.Mar 17 Now no way over Mill of Buckie bridge - The bridge over the Buckie Burnbetween the end of Highfield Road and the farm of Mill of Buckie the state of which hasgiven concern for some time has now been completely closed off.Mr Craib of Wester Gauldwell Farm. Craigellachie on whose land the bridge stands wasserved with a notice to either repair the structure or render it safe with work to beginwithin seven days and completed by 6 th March.The bridge is now inaccessible to the public by the erection of a 10-foot highcorrugated iron barricade on both sides of the structure.Opening announcement - David Smith ARIBA ARIAS Dip Arch (Leicester) CharteredArchitect, Bank of Scotland buildings 19 East Church Street.

9Mother’s Day lunch at the Cluny Hotel, Sunday 29 March - 3 course and coffee£2.75 including either a hot meal or cold buffet and sweet table. 12.30 – 2pm. Dinners£4.50. Steak suppers, £4.30 served every day including Sunday. High teas onSaturday and Sunday only between 5 and 6.30pm.Advert - T.R. Bass, Hardware and Garden Centre, 31-33 Seafield Street, Cullen. Dukeof York, seed tatties, at £1.40 per stone (6.3kgs ) approximately.£1000 fine for Buckie Thistle - Buckie Thistle were fined £1000 by the SFA for thepart their fans played in the crowd misbehaviour at the Qualifying Cup final atBoroughbriggs, Elgin. Inverness Thistle was fined £500.George Rattray , Aberdeen F.A. representative made an impassioned plea to the SFAthat the fine should be halved on account of how hard this would affect the Thistlewho were struggling financially but with no success. The vote was 21 – 21 with thechairman Willie Harkness, having the casting vote. The two Highland League club atthe meeting Brora Rangers and Inverness Thistle voted for the fine to stand whichdisappointed the Thistle management.The answers to the Burns quiz are – Armour, Bannocks, Caesar, Daddie, Edina,Fisher, Glen (tam) : see poem ‘Halloween, Hoddam, Indies, Joe, Lunardi, Maxwell,Nanie, Onlie, Pree, Quern, Robin, Sowans, Tippeny, Usurper, Valentines, William,Xmas, Yestreen, Zeal.Clearance sale – Cluny Hotel - Friday 27 March , Leather and Suede, Jewellery andwatches.Mar 24 Tragedy Strikes Again - the town of Buckie was stunned by yet another fishingtragedy. The local fishing boat, Celerity, BCK 142 is known to have been lost in thePentland Firth along with all 6 of a crew. It was thought that she may have beencaught in a trough before being hit by a lump of water.Another skipper, Albert Watt, of the Macduff boat, Crystal Sea was in the same areaand had been speaking off and on to Skipper Sandy Bruce of the Celerity off and offspoke of losing contact on Wednesday morning not long after 5 am.Lost along with Skipper Bruce 38 of Binview Cathay Terrace, Cullen were RichardClark 47, 10 Linn Crescent, Buckie, John Innes 45, South View, Cluny Terrace, Buckie,George Reid 35 , 126 Douglas Crescent, Buckie, Francis Goodall 28, Mackenzie Road,Buckie, William Grant 21, 28A Gordon Street, Portgordon.They were all married men, Bruce leaves his wife Elizabeth and four children, Innes,wife Veronica and three children including daughter Kyron who is married to SandyPhimister who was rescued off the trawler Bounteous. Francis Goodall leaves wifeJean and two sons. Clark leaves his wife Isobel and three children. George Reid whois Clark’s brother –in-law is survived by his wife Mary and two sons. Grant leaves hiswife Mary who he married only 6 months ago and who is expecting her first child.A daughter of Richard Clark she lost her husband, father and uncle in the tragedy.It had been a horrific 21 months for the Buckie area - The catalogue of disastersbegan on June 26 1979 when the 58’ Corinthia, BCK41, with Skipper Edward Lawsonand five of a crew were lost off the Orkney Islands.. On December 13 1979 the nineyear old , 64’ Ocean Monarch sank off the Fair Isle with the loss of seven of a crew.The last words heard from Skipper Taylor were “ I’m feart we have caught it thistime.” In January 1980 three men were lost on the trawler Bounteous as she wasfishing for mackerel off Penzance.New laws for CB radio - Due to the legislation of CB radio it is proposed to start aclub in Buckie. All those interested are welcome to attend a meeting to be held in theCluny Hotel on Sunday 29 March at 2.30pm.Bill Forbes the ‘Lightning Barber’ An article is included in this edition on page 5written about Bill Forbes who at the age of 71 had just returned from a lengthy andstrenuous safari that took him through some of the most arduous conditions to beexperienced in North Africa. Bill had a barber’s shop on Cluny Square for a long timebefore moving to Baron Street. He retired in 1980. (He was a super-fit man and

10thought nothing of walking to and from his home in Fochabers to work in his shop inBuckie.)A relic off the fishing boat Celerity - A battered life buoy marked Celerity waspicked up in the Moray Firth and later an inflated , partly -punctured life raft wasrecovered from the sea three miles north of Peterhead.Buckie lawyer dies - The death took place at Seafield Hospital after a short illness ofGeorge ‘Doddie’ Paterson, veteran Buckie lawyer. He was 81.He lived at Rathven Station for a long time with his brother and sister (both now dead)and was often to be seen chugging up the High Street on his ‘moped’ on his wayhome. He worked in his office up until his last illness.Mar 31 Another fishing tragedy claims the lives of two - Two more young fishermenlost their lives on Friday off a Ullapool registered fishing boat off Lochinver. The twomen who were lost were Skipper Ian Smith 28 of 2 Blantyre Terrace, Ianstown andDavid Bruce, 17 Seatown, Buckie, both married men with two young sons.The accident occurred after 1am as the Loch Eresort and sister trawler Ilene wasreturning to Lochinver after a short fishing trip. Apparently the Loch Eresort struckrocks before overturning and sinking. Kenneth Bruce and Douglas Smith, the othertwo crewmen were saved after managing to clamber on to the rocks.Big congregation pay their respects – Almost 1000 people gathered at BuckieSouth and West Church on Friday afternoon for the service in memory of the six mancrew of the seiner, Celerity, lost in the Pentland Firth in early hours of Wednesday 18March.Come to the dance – the bus is free - Starting on Saturday 11 April a free buswill run to and from the Garrowood Hotel , Grange starting at Portgordon and goingvia, the St Andrews Square, Cluny Square, Portessie, Findochty, Portknockie andCullen.Buckie High School public speaking contest - This was won by Kay Geldart, afifth year pupil with a speech titled – A Day to Forget, a humorous dissertation on thetrials and tribulations of sitting exams was much appreciated by a packed audience inthe school lecture hall.There were 15 contestants.- Morag Middleton, Sharon Smith, James Fowlie and NormaLawrence all received certificates of distinction while the others received meritcertificates.The judges were – Duncan Jamieson, Ian Duncan, Bill Cook , Bill Jannetta and JohnWatt. The winner’s shield was handed over by Duncan Jamieson, President of BuckieSpeakers’ Club who organised the contest.Apr 7 The poem Sunset by Tennyson is found in this edition -Sunset and Evening StarAnd one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning at the bar,When I put out to sea.Sunset and Evening Bell!And after that ----- the dark;And may there be no sadness of farewell,When I embark.But such a tide as dreaming, seems asleep –Too full for sigh or foam,When the Great Voice from Eternal DeepCalls me to Home!Far, far from out the bourne of time and placeThe tide shall bear me far;

And I shall see my Captain face to face –When I have crossed the bar!11Advert - A New Age of Video – two whole pages of information and adverts fromthe various stockists of video machines.Buckie Speakers’ Club met in the Cluny Hotel on 19 March. The appointments madefor session 1981-82 were - President – John Fowlie, vice president – Stewart Benson,10 Cross Lane, treasurer, Ian Brown, educational director, Bill Jannetta, socialsecretary, Alan Lonie.Major speakers of the evening were – Peter Slater and Ian Duncan, Chairman for theevening was Bill Cecil with Bill Jannetta being Topics Chairman.Advert - R. J. Erskine, Ironmonger, 26 East Church Street, annual stock-taking sale.Cordiners Garage, High Street (later taken over by John Robertson , Moravian) –Main Ford Dealers - The four cars shown in their advert - Fiesta, Capri, Cortina andGranada.Apr 14 Plans for the renovation of the Fishermen’s Hall drawn up - Moray DistrictHousing and Technical Services Department have drawn up two detailed plans for therenovation of the Fishermen’s Hall, Buckie. The plans will be discussed by the DistrictCouncil, Buckie Community Council and users of the hall. In addition it wasannounced that a further £6.500 had been set aside from the Council budget forrefurbishment of the building.There would be no major structural changes .Plan one visualised the ceiling of the hall being lowered while the existing toilets andchanging rooms would be brought up to a higher standardPlan 2 was much more comprehensive and involved a complete gutting out of theinterior of the hall, leaving only the supper room intact. This plan would also involvethe upgrading of the kitchen. The plan was very flexible but proposes the removal ofthe balcony and the stage.Another local Girl Guide receives her award - Norma Lawrence, is seenreceiving her Queen’s Guide Certificate and badge from Mrs McCorquodale,Commissioner for Moray Girl Guides.Notice - Buckie Thistle Boys Club - Davy Higgins Football Tournament will takeplace on Sunday 19 April. Qualifying rounds will take place at Merson Park and theLinzee Gordon commencing at 10.30am. The semi-finals and final will be played atVictoria Park commencing at 2.30pm.Notice - The Thorn City Breakers Club19 April.will meet in the Cluny Hotel hall on SundayAdverts - Wm. Hay, Joiner and Contractor, Buckie. Jake Coull, Mason , allbuilding work, Portknockie.Doolin and Clarke, Painters and Decorators, Buckie. A. Innes, Carpets andUpholstery Cleaned, BuckieI. McAllion, Window Cleaning, Douglas Crescent. Geo. Cowie, Builder, Cooper Street,Buckpool.James Leslie, Plumber and H.Engineer, Craigbo. Dennis Paterson, Slater/Tiler, ReidTerrace, PortgordonA. Smith and Son Painter and Decorator, Artexing and Ames Taping, Oglivie Street,Portessie.James Parkes, Slater and Tiler, Lady Road, BuckpoolBuckie Thistle hit a bad patch - Rothes 1 Buckie Thistle 0; Elgin City 4 BuckieThistle 0

12Advert – Score with Thistle taxis – all cars fully comprehensive for five passengers.2p for every phone call received goes to charity. The total is no standing at £60,00.Phone Buckie 339xxApr 21 Buckie Lifeboat Guild celebrate 21 st anniversary of founding. A photograph isfound on the front page.Death of Lollipop man - Benjamin McKay who for the past three years had beenthe ‘Lollipop Man’ for Cluny Primary School children at the Queen Street/West ChurchStreet junction died in hospital at the age of 67. Mr McKay who lived at 31 JamesStreet was a native of Sandend and spent most of his life at sea. His most recentberth was on the fishing boat Lucerne. He is survived by his wife two sons and onedaughter.The Mill Inn at Tynet is to be extended - The extension will link up the existingbuildings and make it into a hotel. The additions include four additional bedrooms, aresident’s lounge with a link to the Mill building.“This can be taken as a gesture of our confidence in the future “, said manager, PeterRobertson who added, “ we find the demand for accommodation is there and up tous to fill it.”The Coffee Shoppe, Findochty is now closed - The business will shortly be for salebut meantime we would like to thank our customers for their support.Advert -undertaken.Alex McKay, Portknockie, all classes of carpentry and joiner workBuckie Youth Club , which started four weeks ago, has had an encouragingresponse from local youngsters. Attendance at weekly meetings have ranged from40-60 something that has greatly pleased the organisers.The activities include, hairdressing for the girls, five aside football, indoor hockey and ademonstration of air weaponry handling and shooting given by an expert for the males.End of Championship dream for the Jags with two further defeats - Huntly 2Buckie Thistle 1 and Thistle 1 Brora Rangers 3.I’m ashamed of this part - A letter to the Advertiser said; “ I have visited most ofthe beauty spots of what we are so proud of in Moray District. I now wonder which spotwithin the district we should be most ashamed of. Could it be that part of the old LNERwho passes through Buckie bordered to the north by Buckie Bowling Club and to thesouth by the Church of Scotland? James Murray 76 East Church Street. April 21 1981.(There has been talk of tidying this area up and making a walk from North High Streetto the site of the former railway station for many years, in January 2003 the projecttook a step nearer when money was allocated for the work. Don’t hold your breath fortoo long!)Garages advertising in the ‘Advertiser ‘ – Archibald Motors (prop. Eddie Malcolm)Barhill Road, Frank Ogg and Son, Aberlour, Huntly Motors, Torry Street, Wakes Garage,Cullen (Sandy Hay), The West End Garage, Arradoul (John Duncan), Cordiners, HighStreet, Buckie. Moravian Motors, South Pringle Street, Millbank Garage, High Street.Apr 28 Get your skates on! - The artificial ice-rink in the Fishermen’s Hall is to open thisFriday at 2.30pm. Back in February of this year Moray District Council RecreationCommittee agreed to accept the offer from the Scottish Sports Council that if theybought the rink at a cost of £19,500 they would pay 90% of the cost.The 2000 sq. feet structure will come complete with skates. Mr Bob Cherry, MorayDistrict manager of Recreation is confident that the numbers that will be keen to skatewill meet running costs.Grant Morgan, Chief Assistant in the Recreation Department stressed that setting upthe ice rink in the hall would not in any way affect the plans to renovate the building.

13New pavilion at Linzee Gordon Park - The official opening of the new sportspavilion at Linzee Gordon Park will also take place on Friday. Initially the changingrooms and showers will be used by Welfare League football teams but is hoped that theuse of the pavilion will be extended in coming months. Gary Morrison designed thestructure.Playhouse, Keith. The film showing this week on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday is‘Breaking Glass’ An AA film – its sensational!The quality of the reproduction of the photographs in the ‘Advertiser’ is onceagain fairly poor.Who is Buckie Thistle’s top fan? A search is about to take place to find out whomight be described asThe Thistle ‘Fan of the Year’. This idea was put forward by manager Alan White andtaken on board by the committee with a trophy being bought.Advert - Wellfield Construction Ltd. Alves and Cullen, Building and ElectricalContractors, Farm Building Consultant. Wellgrove Timber-Frame houses.DIY – A. O. Chalmers, 6 Castle Street, Banff. Forbes Watt and Son, Decorator andHouse Painters, Glaziers and Paper Hangers. 21-23 High Street, Banff.Advert - David Forsyth and Co. Ltd, Joinery Works, and Elgin. For all type of trades,home extensions, improvements and renovations.Versatile Window Company, Deskford, Cullen.Windows.Versatile Glass c/o VersatileThe Thistle release the following four players - Colin Brett, Malcolm Cowie, WillieMacdonald and Ally Christie. It is also likely that Hammy Souter will not be availablebecause of work commitments. It is thought that he will return to the juniors.Malcolm Cowie has been offered a coaching post and is meantime thinking it over.The Davy Higgins Tournament (Buckie Boys Club) - Renfrew won the Davy HigginsTrophy with one of the Renfrew players being judged the best player seen.Teams in the Buckie District Welfare League - Football is once again getting somecoverage in the local paper. The Welfare League table is given in this edition after theyhad played four games. Reading from the top the teams are – Portknockie, Portsoy,Whitehills, Buckpool Victoria, Thistle Athletic, Cullen, St Marnan’s and Portgordon.Buckie Thistle AGM - The president, Mr Reaich Green spoke about the state of theplaying surface on Victoria Park. They had sought estimates from experts regardingbringing the surface up to standard with the figure of £20,000 being quoted. Therewas no way that the club could look at such a figure and were looking for a grant fromthe SFA. In the meantime he said they would have to restrict themselves to verylimited attempts to improve the condition of the playing surface.He went on to say that the committee had had two very cordial meetings withrepresentatives of the Buckie Welfare Society, owners of Victoria Park and re-affirmedthat it was the club’s aim to gain ownership of Victoria Park from the Society.Advert - James Dean, Plasterer, 22 Viewfield, Keith, wishes to intimate that he willcommence in business as from Monday 4 May 1981. Roughcasting, Ceramic Tiling andCement Work. Estimates free - phone 712xMay 5 Fishing boat Celerity Inquiry returns a formal verdict. “ Overcome by anexceptional sea” was the opinion of Skipper Watt who was last to speak to SkipperSandy Bruce.

14Seamen’s Memorial committee at their recent meeting the committee discussedthe wording of the plaques and agreed that there should be three categories –Those men who had been lost at sea and never accounted for would be described aslost.Those whose bodies had been found would be described as drowned and those whosubsequently died as a result of an accident at sea would be described as killed byaccident. The final wording, however, would be up to the family of the lost man.It was felt that the skipper of a boat should have this beside his name but again thiswould be up to the family.Notice - The Harbour Bite at Findochty will now be open 6 days a week from 11am till1pm. It will be closed all day on Monday. Over 100 choices, grills, entrees, specials.Remember the price is right at the Harbour Bite.Aberdeen F.C. 5 Buckie Thistle 1 (F)Dons - Leighton, Kennedy , Angus (Harrow), Watson (Jarvie), Garner, Miller, Simpson,Rougvie, McGhee, Harper and Scranton.Buckie – Wood, Scott, Brett, Wilson, Forbes , L. Duncan, Hunter, Souter (Cowie), Nicol,C. Duncan, Kennedy (Thain),This was the first time that the ‘Advertiser’ had given the teams for a long time, what adifference it makes to a report.Ice Rink in the Fishermen’s Hall in action - a photograph in this edition showsyoungsters having fun on it.May 12 New minister - The new minister of the linked charges of Enzie and Rathven is Rev.Osbeck. His last appointment was as assistant at Dyce Parish Church.He was born and brought up in Riddrie, a suburb of Glasgow and went into nursing onleaving school, training to be a Registered Nurse at Stobhill Hospital, later a staff nurse.In 1973 he left the nursing and began a five-year course in Divinity at GlasgowUniversity. He moved to Dyce in 1978 to serve his probationary period.Together with his wife and two-year-old daughter they have moved into 70 WestChurch Street.A picture, on the front page of the ‘Advertiser’ taken at the induction shows alarge in Enzie South Church. The building ceased to be a church in 1994 and layempty for a number of years until it was converted into a crematorium in 2000. Apartfrom the pulpit being removed very little alterations took place to the interior which stilllooks as it always did.We are always open - Archibald Motors is open daily from 8am till 9pm.Advert - Robert Hendry (Dennis Mitchell & Partner) 191 Mid Street, Keith. All kinds offurniture come and compare our prices.Wanted – Driver Mechanic or Drive Filleter, SFF Fishmerchant, The Harbour, Findochty.Advert - James H. Smith, Builder, and 3 Park Grove.Advert – Moray District Tapers – Specialists in Ames Plasterboard Taping, Painting andDecorating and ceramic tiling. G. A. Thow, Buckie Phone 318xx and W. G. Russell,Elgin 758xxThe Buckie cassette - The scheme involving the production of a tape about Buckietook another step forward last night when recording of some of the pieces took place inthe North Church .The venture whereby a cassette made up of sound pictures contributed by localpeople linked by music from local artistes is to be sold to raise money for localcharities is the brainchild of local record producer Jeff Jones.Buckie Community Council have given their backing to the project and last night MrJones began recording some of the contributions: Education by Mr George McKenzie ,

15Rector of Buckie High School; Fishing by retired skipper, Mr James Murray; localcharacters by businessman, Mr Charles Shearer; musical pieces by James Alexander,Jean Redford and by the musical group, Unity.The tape will also include an original song from the group Good ‘N Countrydedicated to Buckie Thistle.‘T’ shirts with a boat motif taken from the town’s coat of arms have been producedand these will be marketed along with the tape.Shop for sale at 30 West Church Street – formerly the gas showroom and at onetime Munro’s Draper’s shop. It was taken over by R .S. Cruickshank, Electricians, Radioand TV Engineers.Cash and Carry Sale - Carpets, Stretch covers and bedding in the Cluny Hotel onFriday 15 May.Co-op Discount Centre – Electrical, Hardware, Furniture and Drapery, East ChurchStreet.Travelling shop to be withdrawn - A. G. Stewart & Co are to withdraw theirtravelling shop as from Saturday 16 May and wish to thank their customers for theircustom over the past 20 years and also vanman, Robbie Innes who has served themduring the last nine years. We offer free delivery from our shops – Billy Booth 29West Church Street and Charles Sutherland, 1 Seaview Road, Findochty, which is nowopen.May 19 Change of use - Grampian Regional Council has granted the Seamen’s MemorialCommittee the use of the room above the harbour office as a memorial room. Thismeans that they can now proceed with the drawing up of a list of names for theplaques and planning the decoration.Pupil discovers a new dye - Graham Farquhar, a 6 th year pupil at Buckie HighSchool has discovered a new dye. A fairly lengthy account is to be found in thisissue.Advert - Reading material – W. F. Johnston – 13-15 West Church Street. Popular,Current, Ordinary People- Judith Guest, Princess Daley- Judith Krantz. Man, Womanand Child – Erich Segal. The Postman Always Rings Twice – James M. Cain . Scots,Historical, Macbeth the King, Margaret the Queen, Montrose the General – all by NigelTranter.Special – Debrett Book of the Royal Wedding plus a large selection of hardbacks andpaper backs on cooking, freezing, hobbies, westerns, science fiction, romance, thrillers,also a large range of children’s/teenagers books, fun pads, puzzles etc.More ‘T’ shirts - Buckie Community Council are to order a further 110 ‘T’ shirts withthe Buckie 81 motif . the first 25 were snapped up. It is possible that more could besold but the council are limited by the funds that are available.More material for the tape was recorded last week, this included items on distilling andlight industry. Pieces on boat building , sport and several musical items have still to berecorded.Drainage work at the Victoria Park A photograph in this edition shows a diggerbelonging to Danny Docherty busy at work at Victoria Park putting a leader draininto the main drain which runs along the edge of the playing area parallel to thegrandstand.Outside traders still calling - Two outside traders are to hold sales in the ClunyHotel. One on Friday 22 May and the other on Saturday 23 rd . The first one will havefor sale – Radios etc. as well as clothing of all types for men , women and children. Onthe Saturday, Rugs, curtains and household goods will be on display.Advert - Billy Scott, Portknockie, School of Motoring. D.O.T.A.D.I.

New doctor to take up post at Cullen - The new GP at Cullen from next monthwill be Dr Derek Morrison from Portree, Isle of Skye. He is taking over from DrAlexander Thomson who has been GP at Cullen for 33 years.Dr Morrison’s wife, Susan, a native of Aberdeenshire is also a doctor. The couple havethree children.Want something copied? Photocopying Service available on a private and businessbasis. Douglas Properties, 12 Cluny Square.May 26 Hullo there ! Come skating on synthetic ice at the Fishermen’s Hall, Buckie.Wednesday , Thursday and Friday throughout May, June , July and August from 4pmto 8pm. From 4pm to 4.50pm every day for Primary School children only. From 7pmto 8pm Thursday adults only. Cost 50p per session including hire of skates. Privatesessions bookable outside these hours. Contact Elgin 4512xTupperware Party (They used to be very popular but they stopped holding themin January 2003) The Portknockie OAP Association are to hold a Tupperware Party inthe Seafield hall on Friday 29 May at 7.00pm. Price 30pThorn City Breaker Club (C.B) A meeting will take place in the Cluny Hotel onSunday 31 May at 2pm. Film Show at 7.30pm’ Love At First Bite’ (Comedy) Adults£1.20, children 60p. All welcome.Advert - Popeyes Restaurant wish to announce the start of our mid week summerentertainment. On Wednesday 2 June 8pm till midnight music by Eric Fargalo on theHammond organ. Special dinner menu for £5.00. Enquiries to Chef/manager, ArchieCameron.Zetta St Clair wrote this a poem in found on page 5 – ‘On the Year of the Disabled’Round Table at the top of the Bin - A picture on page five shows members of theBuckie and District Round Table taking a seat and a shelter at the cairn on the top ofthe Bin Hill. The cairn unfortunately bit the dust in 2001 to allow Buckie Rotary Club toplace a small block and viewfinder in its place. People who make regular climbs to thetop and welcomed the shelter given by the cairn were quite annoyed. I was one ofthem and made my feelings know via a letter in the ‘Advertiser’.Buckie Rovers need a new coach - Ian Cole ended his association with the club afterfive years during which he has rebuilt the side into an outfit with a great deal ofpotential. The Rovers’ secretary, Mrs Margaret Maybury announcing at the weekendthat Mr Cole had tendered his resignation said the committee would like to express theirgratitude for all the hard work he had put in both on and off the field and were nowlooking for a new boss.June 2 the St Peter’s spires - Renovation work on the twin spires at St Peter’s Church are togo ahead. The estimated cost to be in the region of £36.000Playhouse, Keith - the film showing this week is Jack Nicholson in ‘The PostmanAlways Rings Twice’. This is an ‘X’ filmA winner in the Bursary Comp. 17 year old former Buckie High School pupil, Wm.Garden, 11 Reidhaven Street, Ianstown, came 8 th in the Aberdeen Bursary Competition.He will receive £186 to help him through a four-year course.Outside traders still calling - On 5 June A. Mellish, Whitefield will conduct a sale ofclothes, footwear and ladies outer and underwear in the Cluny Hotel.Player of the Year - The Buckie Thistle football player chosen as the Advertiser ‘Playerof the Year’ is Rexy Hunter. ‘Fan of the Year’ in Mrs Violet Reid while the clubprogrammes ‘Player of the Year’ is Alan Scott.16

And another outsider - On Saturday 6 June a big sale of all kind of things rangingfrom household goods, bedding, costume jewellery, clocks, watches, gold coins boughtand sold, silver pre 1947 and scrap gold, medals, and watches.June 9 The most expensive plan adopted - Moray District Council agreed that the moreexpensive of the two schemes for the renovation of the Fishermen’s Hall would beimplemented. Part of this scheme will see the removal of the balcony. (They tell me itwas a super snogging place.) A photograph in this edition shows the hall with thebalcony in place.The £200,000 scheme involves demolishing the stage (this didn’t happen) and balconyand creating a multi-purpose hall with tiered seating (This didn’t happen) and aportable stage.Councillor Frank Anderson had supported the dearer of the two schemes all along whileCouncillor Jack Cole felt that refurbishment rather renovation would be better andcheaper. He also felt that the high cost of renovations would be reflected in highercharges for users.Lost overboard - A 29 year old fisherman, Stephen Lorimer, was lost overboard fromthe seine net fishing boat Loraley. The incident occurred early in the morning inextremely foggy conditions. He was mate and part owner of the Loraley. He issurvived by his wife Arlene and two small sons, Andrew (8) and Aaron (2)RNLI DISCO - will take place in the St Andrews Hall on Wednesday 10 June withmusic by 2001. Age 12 to 17 only from 7.30 till 10.30pm. During the evening thefirst two heats will take place to choose our Gala Queen. The second heat will takeplace on 17 June with the final on 24 June. “ See you there”Still they come - Redrams, Supplies, Ltd Oldham are to hold a ‘Major Sale’ in theCluny Hotel on Saturday 20 June. Their advert took up a whole page so I guess boththe hotel and also the ‘Advertiser’ made money.Advert – Bremner and Stewart , Joiners. For all joiner work, alterations, renovations.Telephone 314xx. Previously it was Bremner and WallsNotice - John and Betty Morrison wish to thank most sincerely all customers, whohave patronised us for many years in business. We would also like to thank ourvalued wholesalers for caring for our needs so ably and pleasantly. On our retirementwe have been touched by the many cards we have received. We have sold ourshops at 46 West Church Street and 1 Pringle Street to Mr and Mrs R. Skerving whohas just completed 20 years in the RAF and offer our best wishes for their happinessand success.June 16 Come to the circus - Pinders Circus and Zoo will be in Merson Park on Friday andSaturday 19 and 20 June.Memorial Service - A Memorial Service will take place in the North Church Buckiefor Steven A. Lorimer on Sunday 21 June at 3.00pm.Snowstorms play havoc with Region’s Road’s Budget - Although it had no bee aparticularly bad winter the cost of keeping the roads in the Region clear of snow and icecame to £2,400,000. More than 32,000 tons of salt were used and 55,000 tons ofsand. The average cost per mile of gritting class 1 roads in Moray was £476 whilesnow clearing per mile was £463.Where was Lady Onlie’s ale house? The Gangrel seems to think that it was nearto the end of Land Street.Buckie Welfare League - Portknockie are still top after seven games have beenplayed with 14 points. Portgordon were in mid table with Cullen at the foot.17

18The Buckie Maltings - The new £6,500,000 malting plant built at Buckie by RobertHutchinson and Co. Ltd recently opened its doors to business people and journalists.The plant is managed by George Hook and under manager, Bob Cameron.The fact that there is only nine of a staff has been made possible by the introductionof the most advanced micro processors, which control the whole process down toautomatically telephoning duty staff at night if anything goes wrong.Ambulance men down tools! The six ambulance men at the Scottish AmbulanceService Buckie depot took part in Friday’s surprise strike by the North East ambulancemen in support of a 15% pay claim which gave Grampian Police just 4 minutes toarrange cover.June 23 Community Council claims lack of consultation - A big row has taken place inBuckie regarding the structural changes that are to take place to the interior of theFishermen’s Hall. The community council complains of lack of consultation and is towrite to Moray District Council about this. Rev Coutts, secretary, said how thedecision was taken without consultation as he had predicted a month before.Priest now a Canon - Father David Keith, parish priest at St Peter’s RC Churchbeen installed as a canon.hasHigh School teacher dies on school trip abroad - Assistant Rector at Buckie HighSchool, Mr Bob McGowan, 66 East Church Street, died suddenly on Sunday afternoonwhile on a school trip to Knonach in West Germany. It has been reported that hesuffered a massive heart attack.Mr McGowan was one of four members of staff from Buckie High School who wereaccompanying a 30 strong party of pupils who are engaged on an exchange visit.He had been a teacher at Buckie High since 1964 and before being promoted toAssistant Rector was PT of P.E.He was a keen golfer and last year was appointed captain of Buckpool Golf Club.He is survived by his wife and two sons.The Buckie cassette - 100 copies of the Buckie cassette are to be produced at acost of £4 a time. They will be ready in about a month’s time.Butcher’s business changes hands - C. & M. Stewart, Butchers, 10 West ChurchStreet has been sold to Kenny Stewart. The same name but no relation.Anglia Building Society - A photograph in this edition was taken at the opening oftheir new branch in Buckie at 3 East Church Street, the former North Church manse.The Buckie branch is the firm’s tenth in Scotland.Garage site for sale - The site on Barhill Road on which John West had his garage,later taken over by Christie Morrison is up for sale by Moray District Council. It wasoriginally bought by Bill Geddes, Joiner, but around 2000 a large bungalow was builton the site.Farmer to sell a piece of ground - E. A. Boyd, Hillocks Farm, has ¾ acre of land tosell at Parkhill, Clochan, for building a house. He also has a house at 30 Yardie forsale.**** Saturday will be a big day in Portgordon - Portgordon Recreation Park Committeeis to open the new Bowling Green and pavilion on Station Road this Saturday.The Bowling Green was constructed with the help of a grant of £5,000 from theScottish Sports Council, while Moray District Council also gave a grant of £2175.The Scottish Sports Council also gave a chalet-type building to be converted into apavilion for the Bowling Green.New chairman of the FMA - Skipper Alan Cowie of the fishing boat Gem, 11Steinbeck Road, was elected chairman of the FMA. John S. Smith, 8 Craigbo Terrace

19skipper of the Julia Ann is vice chairman. He has been with the FMA since 1974 whileCowie joined two years later.I dinna like it - The construction of a poorly designed ship’s wheelhouse in the BuckieMaritime Museum was criticised by Buckie Regional Councillor, Alex J. Murray. Hesaid that it bears no relation to the real thing and its size will reduce the spaceconsiderably for displaying the many exhibits that have been collected.Advert - George W. T. Henderson, General Builder, 29 St Paul Street.June 30 Come skating on synthetic ice - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm till8pm. 50p for adults, and 30 pence for children, both charges including skate hire.Portgordon Bowling Green A picture on page 7 shows President Eileen Scottthrowing the first jack.Welfare League - With 10 games now having been played Portknockie are stillleading the field but have been beaten twice. Cullen have moved up one hackey andare now second bottom with Whitehills the strongest side, holding the rest up.Commercial Hotel under new management - George Adams and his wife Maxineare the new management team at the Commercial Hotel. They are both natives ofAberdeen but have been working in England for the past 22 years and have been inthe bar trade for 6 years.The Commercial Hotel is owned by Scottish and Newcastle Breweries.Minister of Baptist Church to retire - Rev Alexander Barr has announced his retiralfrom his charge. He came to Buckie in 1948 and before entering the ministry was amaintenance engineer in Wishaw . (In the year 2003 Rev Barr could be still seenaround Buckie and taking the occasional funeral service, most times in Billy Mair’spremises on Newlands Lane.July 7 The first shipment of malt from the new maltings at Buckie , 460 tons, will beloaded on to a coaster at Buckie to be taken to Rotterdam. At this point it will betranshipped on to a barge that will then take it to a Strasbourg brewing firm.Next month another 2000 tons will be exported to France, Norway and Belgium fromthe Buckie plant owned by the Fife firm of Robert Hutchinson.The Dux of Buckie High School is Alison Smith, daughterSmith, Barhiil Road, Buckpool.of Mr and Mrs JohnA mystery - At the inquiry at Dornoch Sheriff Court on Tuesday last into the sinkingof the fishing boat Loch Erisort off the west coast of Scotland in March, Sheriff EwenStewart concluded that the incident would remain a mystery.Another incomer sale - A Montrose firm is to hold a Cash and Carry public sale ofCarpets and Bedding in the Cluny Hotel on Friday 10 July.Two adverts in this edition were for radio cassettes - Buckie CommunityCouncil + JAI Records present Buckie 1981 at £3.99 each also ‘T’ shirts with Buckiemotif – Adults £3.50 and children £3.00The second spoke of a RNLI cassette recording , which is to be released inSeptember. Like that of the community council tape this one also includes musicalnumbers by Isla St Clair, the group Unity and local schoolchildren in addition to manyother of fishing lore and poetry. The tape to cost £2.75.Buckie businessman dies - The Well-known Buckie businessman . Ian Munro (59)died suddenly at his home at 40 West Church Street last Thursday as a result of aheart attack.

20A partner with his cousin, James Mackay in the drapery business of Mackay’s ofBuckie, Mr Munro spent his life working in the business apart from a break for warservicewith the RAF.A Past Master of Lodge Gordons 589 (Freemasons) he was also an elder of the Southand West Church. He is survived by his wife Janella and two daughters, Anna and Joy.A poem is found on page 7. This is entitled ‘ A Sprig o’ Heather’ and reads –‘Tis just a sprig o’ heather,Frae fowk ayont the seas,An yet it jines the githerOor thochts an’ memories!Aul Scotia’s bens an’ glens appearAfore oor raptured gaze,Her wimplin’ burnies fresh and clearHer bonnie an’ braes.‘Tis just a sprig o’ heather,Bit naethin daes as much,Tae bring us close the githerAn keep oor herts in touch.Wallace G. Kerr. 188 Withrow Avenue Toronto, Canada.Business changes hands - ‘I Mrs Janet Morrison. 1 Station Road, Portgordon havesold the business to Mr and Mrs D. E. Runcie who will continue in the same way. .Grateful thanks are extended to all customers during the 34 years my late husbandand I had the business and the kindness and help shown since he died. Thanks alsoto all who contributed to the beautiful crystal on my retirement, the many other giftsand cards received all of which were greatly appreciated. Mrs Isobel Reid would alsolike to thank all that contributed to her unexpected lovely gifts. ‘Buckie man lost at sea - Leslie Thain of 30 Yuill Avenue was lost overboard fromthe Peterhead fishing boat Rosebloom while fishing 40 miles off Norway on Saturday.He had been relieving another crewman for a week.A divorced man he lived with his parents. He has two daughters, Paula, 11, and LesleyAnn who is 9.Killed on the road - Two young Buckie men , John Lyon, 26, 166 Milton Drive andErnie Murdoch, 22, 60 St Peter’s Road, Buckpool, died in a two car crash on Saturdayevening at 9.15pm. The accident occurred on the Cullen to Fochabers road near tothe Arradoul Garage. There is reason to believe that their car hit a deep pool ofwater. The middle-aged couple in the other car , from Rosehearty, were bothremoved to Dr Gray'’ Hospital in Elgin.The two en were close friends and workmates with Versatile Windows of Deskford.Murdoch’s girl friend, Margaret Lobban of 19 Well Road and Lyon’s wife Marcia aresisters.Mr Murdoch ran a disco - 2001 Roadshow with a friend Wm. Smith, Portessie. Theyplayed at discos throughout the north east. Mr Lyon, was the eldest son of Mr Wm.Lyon, The Bow, Buckpool while Mrs Murdoch was the eldest son of Mrs Anna Grantand stepson of John G. Grant, 60 St Peter’s Road.From the Buckie Common Good Fund - St Peter’s Church was given the sum of£3,000 from the Buckie Common Good Fund towards the cost of repairing the twinspires which it has been estimated will cost £36,000. With only eight months havinggone past since a start was made to collect money to pay for the work the sum of£8,000 has already been gathered. Father David Keith described this as hardlybelievable but then one had not counted on the generosity of the people of Buckie.Buckie Common Good Fund presently stands at £39.500Advert - Hair Design 3 Bank Street.

21Opening Shortly - Buckie Gas Centre at Peter Reid, Plumbers, 23-27 High Street.Now a Queen’s Guide - A photograph shows Isabel Clark, 9 Yuill Avenue acceptingher award from Mrs D. McCorquodale Commissioner for Moray Girl Guides. Also in thepicture on page five is Miss Pat Legge, Assistant Guider who is to be married shortlyand is leaving the company after 6 years and Mrs Margaret Bruce, Guider.Buckie High School report for 1980/81. Found on page 9 this was written by MrGeorge McKenzie, Rector of the school. The school roll at the start of the sessionwas 1042, a slight reduction on the 1979-1980 figure. The S1 intake next sessionwill be 240, about 20 more than the intake in the last few sessions.July 21 Promotion - Two Assistant Principal Teachers of Guidance at Buckie High School havebeen promoted to Principal Teacher of the subject – Helen P. Slater and John Cole.They will take up their posts in the new term.New manager - The new manager of Jones Shipyard is former White Fish AuthoritySurveyor, 44 year old John Richardson of Auchindoun, The Square, Fochabers.Advert - Get you taxis for Peter Fair - Thistle and Longmore - cab rank at the top ofthe March Road.New President – The new president of Buckie Rotary Club is John McLean, who takesover from James Findlay.First with an Autobank - Last week Buckie became the first town in the immediatearea to have the facility of a 24 hour Autobank.RNLI Gala Queen - Heather Niven was chosen as this year’s RNLI Gala Queen. Herattendants are Elaine Morrison and Lesley Robson. Photograph appears on page 9.The Gal Day was a big success and it is reckoned that in excess of £4000 would be sentto the RNLI Headquarters.July 28 Peter Fair – Robert Morgan, a student at Glasgow University and son of Robert Morganan outstanding golfer of days gone by on local courses wrote a report on the age oldFair. This had prominence on the front page. Thursday, which is, now included, aspart of the Fair was wet all day with low lying cloud but the traditional day, Friday, wasa lot better.A number of photographs of the Fair were taken one on page one and a few more onpage 7.Rovers have appointed a new player/manager. He is John ‘Johnny’ Cowie aTeacher of Technical Subjects at Buckie High School, former Highland League playerwith Buckie Thistle, Inverness Thistle, Keith and Lossiemouth. He has already signedSpencer Lyon, another former Highland League player with Buckie, Keith andLossiemouth. The Rovers are on the look out for sponsors. A new committee has beenset up but additional members are being sought. Anyone who is interested is asked toapply to John Cowie.Teacher puts the chalk away - Miss Ann MacWilliam who for the past 28 years hastaught at St Peter’s R.C. School retired at the end of the term.Overheard at Peter Fair - “ The fortune teller wifie telt me that my husband was aman of rare gifts, an that’s richt enough. He stands me an ice cream slider everyPeter Fair.Friendly football game - Forfar Athletic 1 Buckie Thistle 0 . Stewart Kennedy,former Glasgow Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper was in goal for the ‘Loons’ and wastheir top man. Best for Buckie were George Thain, goalkeeper, Doug Ellis, full back anew signing from Fraserburgh United.

22The Thistle team was – G. Thain, Scott, Ellis, Wilson, Forbes, Robertson, Hunter, L.Duncan, Nicol, C. Duncan, Thomson, Subs, A. Thain, Kennedy.He hang up his apron and knife - Charles Stewart retired after 51 years in thebutcher trade. His shop at 10 West Church Street, formerly occupied by GibsonChemist and later by Fowlers as a tea room has been taken over by Kenneth Stewart,28 Station Road, Findochty.Charlie began his working life in his father’s butcher’s shop at 4 High Street , betweenthe entrance to the Cluny Hotel and Pozzi Newsagent, in 1930 and apart from 6 yearsarmy service has worked as a butcher ever since. In 1970 he took over from his fatherand moved to 10 West Church Street in 1973. His home is at 64 west Church Streetand he intends to spend his retirement in Buckie with his wife Mary.Kenny Stewart worked with Charlie Stewart for 8 years.A whole page of Cullen shops and businesses – The Harbour Fish Restaurant andChip Shop, Seatown; Cullen Dairy Ices, 40 Seafield Street; Grant Arms Hotel; GinaMcDonald, 28 Grant Street, Dolly Fashion Outfits, towels and sheets. J.K. Stewart, TVRentals, Electrical Contractor; Ann and Mark Wintrip, The Coffee Cabin, 8-10 TheSquare. Douglas Allan, Industrial doors, 28 Seafield Street. Cooks of Cullen, 140-18The Square, Diploma Ice Cream. Bayview Hotel and Restaurant, 57 Seafield Street.Alex Mair, 8-10 Seafield Street, T. R. Bass, Hardware and Garden Centre, 31-33Seafield Street. L. A. 28 Seafield Street. Lilian Allan, Wool, artwork, macrame,tapestry.Cullen Gala 1 August to 9 thNotice – The Cullen Filling Station has been re-opened – Sandy Hay Wakes Garage,CullenPortknockie Gala Queen - Valery Shepherd, 19 Geddes Avenue, Portknockie waschosen as the Portknockie Gala Queen. The Gala was most successful with £400being raised for the Amenities Association.Aug 4Former Dux wins prestigious award - Colin Shearer former Dux of Buckie HighSchool has won the prestigious Amoco Award scheme for young scientists in thenorth of Scotland. He is a son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shearer, Hermisgarth, Well Road,Buckie. He won the award for his chemistry project on ‘Complexes of Cobalt (iii).The award carries with it an all expenses paid trip to the USA and a camera, Theschool also gains as Amoco will donate audio visual equipment so that all pupils maybenefit from Colin’s success.Aug 11 Rowan Fair - Don’t miss Rowan Fair this weekend – August 15 and 16 at Mill ofNewmill Farm, Newmill, near Keith. Theatre Groups, Clowns, jugglers, fire eater,acrobats, all day bars, marquee dances on both nights, Rock and Roll on Saturday withFolk Music on Sunday. Pipe Band, Brass Band, Tug of war professional wrestling.First game - Buckie Thistle 4 Huntly 1 (League Cup) Buckie lost keeper GeorgeThain who was injured before half-time Thomson went into goal.Advert - Sandy Marshall, Joiner, Portknockie.Advert - General Drapery Store 51-53 West Church Street (John Morrison) Back toschool wear ( A notice some time before said that he and his wife had retired -strange. ) (He and his wife died within weeks of one another in December2002/January 2003.)Advert - McCormacks of Elgin, Gigantic Sale of china, housewares, garden tools, toysand games. 2-10 High Street.Benefit match - The match between Buckie Thistle and Elgin City on Saturday to betreated as a Benefit Match for Malcolm Cowie, the former Thistle full back who was

23released at the end of last season. He is now coach with Nairn County. He hadthree different spells with Buckie.He joined B.T. from the school in 1966 and was with the Thistle for two years. Duringthis time he went for trials with Southampton for whom he signed but due to certaindifficulties the deal fell though. He moved from Buckie to Peterhead in 1968 withwhom he won an Aberdeen Cup medal and a R/Up League Cup medal.While at Jordanhill College in Glasgow he trained at Ibrox, He sighed for InvernessCaley and won a Qualifying Cup and League Cup medals in 1971.He won two Scottish International ‘Caps’ at Amateur level before moving back toBuckie in 1972. He went to Keith along with his brother Willie in 1973 where he wonHighland League Cup and Aberdeenshire Cup medals with the ‘Maroons’ as captain. In1974 he moved back to Buckie for the third time where he remained until given hisrelease. With Buckie during his last spell he won a Highland League Cup medal inseason 1979/80 and an Aberdeenshire Cup R/Up medal during last season.Aug 18 Taken over - The local building firm of Wm. Douglas and Sons was taken over lastweek by the Edinburgh firm Anchor Construction Ltd. The new firm will be calledAnchor (Northern) Ltd but will continue to trade under the Douglas name.“The take over of Douglas Builders by Anchor Construction is seen as a very positivedevelopment for the business and indeed for Buckie itself”, said one of the directors.(With hindsight one has to ask whether it was – the firm was again taken overbefore it went broke in 2002 and all assets sold off.)Notice - St Valery Cup Final between Whitehills and Thistle Athletic will take place inthe Victoria Park on Friday 21 August at 7.30 p.m.Three garages for sale - Douglas Properties were advertising three garages forsale on Main Street . They were all built with cement blocks with concrete floors andasbestos roofs.Sheltered Housing for elderly folk - The first sheltered housing project forpensioners in Buckie at Newlands Lane is making excellent progress and should becompleted by the target date of May 1982.The building will consist of 12 one person dwellings, 12 two person dwellings and onefour apartment to be used as the warden’s lodge.A fair crowd at Benefit Match - A crowd of between 4 00 and 450 was present atthe match between Buckie thistle and Elgin City, the benefit match for Malcolm Cowie.He had a note written in the local paper thanking both the committee of Buckie Thistleand also the supporters. The game ended in a two all draw. Joe Wood was in goalfor Buckie as George Thain was still on the injured list.Buckie Rovers won their first game of the season when they beat Deveronsideby three goals to nil. Keith Sinclair, Neil Murray and Alan Reid had the goals.Move for the fish man - Me Eddie Mair who has been a fish salesman for the past14 years is to move from his present premises at 7 Low Street into brand newpremises at the former railway station site off Commercial Road.Doctor retired - Dr J. F. Cameron retired this week after 33 years in practice inBuckie. He is to move to Dalgety Bay, Fife. He is to take on a new part –time jobwith the Royal British Legion in Edinburgh.It’s not correct - there is no truth in the story that a chap from Cork bough a blackand white dog since he though , like the TV, that the license was cheaper.Green Fingers - Bert Dawson, Land Street , Buckie won the Baldwin Bowl for mostpoints at Deskford Flower Show, Gladys Smith, Hunters, Drybridge, took the BaldwinRosebowl . She won most points as a lady exhibitor.Sept 1 The Banffshire Advertiser went up from 10p to 12 p this week

Thorn Lighting - Many of the workers at the Thorn Lighting factory are on a threedayweek with others on four. This is directly as a result of a dramatic downturn intrade because of the worldwide depression. The shorter week had meant thatmore redundancies have been avoided.Advert - Wallace Avenue Stores – Tatties 6p per lb, ½ bag £2.75. Charger lager,34p.Seafield Hotel, Keith , new owners – Gerald and Alison Findlay.**** Portgordon F.C. open new ground - Five years of hard work by the committee ofPortgordon United F.C. was rewarded on Saturday when the club opened their newground, Gordon Park , opposite Reid Terrace on the right hand side of the Enzie road onthe outskirts of the village.The president Lachie Stewart, retired Police Inspector explained how the club hadraised £4,500 of the cash required and had received grants of £5,780 from the ScottishSports Council and £4,000from Moray District Council.Future of Buckie Community Council uncertain - Chairman of Buckie CommunityCouncil, Mr Alex Wilson is extremely concerned about the possibility that a number ofthe members of the community council may not stand again when their term ofoffice expires at the end of October.Thistle Athletic won the St Valery Trophy when they beat Whitehills by five goalsto one. Kevin Stewart son of ex Thistle and Dundee player George ‘Rough ‘ Stewarthad four of the five.Sept 8 Repair work begins - Work has begun on the repair work to the two spires at StPeter’s Church that will be rebuilt at a cost of £36.000. A grant of £3.000 was receivedfrom Moray District Council bringing the total to date to £8.000. The work on thesteeples will take from between two and three months.Buckie Rovers go down - The Rovers were beaten by the only goal of the game byForres Thistle. The Rovers’ team was given for the first time for a long time. It was –Roy, Sellar, Scott, Smith, Cowie, Lyon, Reid, Murray, Sinclair, Henderson and Cormack.Death of Buckie publican - Alex James Gauld, 1 Duguid Street, died suddenly onTuesday night as a result of a heart attack. He was 73. Sandy, as he was known ,belonged to Damhead Farm, Portsoy and was a bus driver in Huntly before coming toBuckie in 1934. In 1946 he bought the Harbour Bar, Main Street which he ran untilhe retired in 1973. He was a keen gardener and an active member of Buckie BowlingClub. He is survived by two sons, Ian and Douglas and daughter, Marian. His wifeMary Helen died in July last year.Clearance sale - Large reduction on all goods in stock. Dennis Murray, 1 ClunyTerrace.Advert - Caithness Glass – Sam Cowie, 27 East Church Street.Taxi firms – Longmore, Innes, Thistle and M& B, Buckie and Cullen.Sept 15 End of an era - A photograph shows the Thomson slipway in the west basin beingbroken up (This shipyard was carried on by the Norwegians during WWII)Big job for Buckie firm - Buckie electrical firm, Thain and Davidson announced atthe weekend that they had been awarded a major contract by oil giants, the BritishNational Oil corporation. The job involves the complete installation of electricalequipment at their Invergordon base for their operations in the Beatrice field thatstarts in a month’s time.24

25Notice is hereby given that as there were only seven nominations for the 12vacancies on Buckie Community Council all seven has been appointed as follows:-Fred Coutts – 14 St Peter’s Road, Derek Arthur Horrobin, 3 Cross Lane Mrs Elsie GrantJamieson, 47 East Church Street, Charles Mackay, West field, Duguid Street, MissHelen Mary Rattray, 87 High Street, Alexander Stewart, 33 Wilson’s Land, AlexanderMilne Wilson, Burnside House, 3 Queen Street.Mini-market opened - Cameron P. Hendry has opened a mini market/chip shopnext to his Spar Grocery shop on Milton Drive.A big sale will take place in the Cluny Hotel on 17 September of Nottingham lace,quilts, shoes, socks etc. by A. De la Haye, Yorkshire.Buckie Singles Club - will meet in the St Andrew’s Hotel on Tuesday 15 September –Dancing – Members 80p non-members - £1.20 Strictly over 25. Single, divorced,widowed, and separatedThe Fry Inn – 19 West Church Street Chip shops comeAnd chip shops goBut we are here to stayEstablished in 1905Why try the restWhen you knowWe are the bestFresh fish the Fry Inn way Monday to Friday 12-1.30 7 days 4.30 to 11.30pm.Advert – Jon’s Place – 29 Yuill Avenue All kinds of Take Away mealsPlumbing problems? Heating problems? Contact Allan G.S. Henderson,Fochabers, 820xxxBuckie Community Council - One of the council members who decided not to standagain, Mr John Legge gave his reasons. “I accepted co-option last year because Ihad hoped to see better understanding between the District and community councilbut this hadn’t happened and consequently I did not put my name forward for reelection.I have become disheartened as I do not think that we’ve really achievedanything I don’t believe that it is the fault of this council what is lacking is cooperationbetween the district and the community council”Sept 22New robes - A large turnout of members of the congregation children of St Peter’sSchool and clergy were present in the St Andrew’s Hotel on Friday to see one ofBuckie’s most popular clergymen , Canon David Keith presented with a set of Canon’srobes. These were presented by Mr John Esson, one of the oldest members of thecongregationA committee chaired by Mr Tom Hillocks was set up for the sole purpose of raising cashfor the robes. Mr Hillocks also gave the vote of thanks at the end of the evening.Boat launched - A somewhat rare event nowadays was witnessed when the 75 feetlong seiner/trawler, Avoca was launched from the FMA owned Herd & Mackenzieshipyard last Wednesday. It was an uncommon event in an other way since the newboat is owned by the firm themselves.The new boat which cost in the region of £500.000 to build is powered by a 415 hpengine and is equipped with all the most modern navigation aids and equipment.The Avoca will be skippered by David Campbell of Findochty.The profits from the vessel will go to skipper Campbell but he will have to pay alease for ten years to the FMA before he has a choice of either continuing with thearrangement or requesting that the vessel be sold.A photograph of the Avoca bearing the registration letters BCK 294 is shown onpage one.

26Buckie’s G. O. L. is 104 Mrs Lobban who has been a resident in theShipwrecked Mariner’s Society Rock House for the last few years celebrated her104 th birthday there last week.Mrs June Ritchie, housekeeper said how Mrs Lobban had been in Spynie Hospital inElgin with a cold in March and when she had paid her a visit the old lady hadsaid: “ I’ll jist come hame wi ye”. She did indeed come home with Mrs Ritchie andas she said hadn’t looked back since but was as bright as a bee.Travel Agency opened - A new travel agents to serve mid Grampian – BuchanTravel Ltd has opened at , 16 Carmelite Street, Banff.Sept 29 Painters at work - A photograph in this edition shows Tom Hillocks explainingto a photographer and reporter from the ‘Advertiser’ the procedure for therefurbishment of the crosses which stand on the top of the spires of St Peter’sChurch, meantime undergoing remedial attention.The solid brass cross was unscrewed from its mountings and taken down by thesteeplejacks carrying out the repair work. An end piece was fitted to the cross byHamilton Brothers, Engineers, Buckie, and then taken to the workshop of TomHillocks Painter and Decorator.With the aid of employee, Dennis Stead they covered the cross with 22½ caratgold leaf. Mr Hillocks explained that despite the fact that it cost 60pence persheet gold leaf had to be used for the task of decorating the cross because goldpaint would not stand the test of the elements. Gold Leaf will last a lifetimeapparently. “ Most of the gold leaf will have been donated anyway”, he said, “ sothe job wont be that expensive.”Fancy going to the pictures? Showing this week in the Playhouse, Keith is thefilm ‘Outland’ an AA category.In his column Peter Dick spoke of one of his relatives taking her six-year-olddaughter to Keith to see a Disney film as a treat, the first time she had ever beenin a cinema. After settling herself down she said, “Mummy where are the seatbelts? Peter spoke of how going had been very popular at one time so much sothat there were two cinemas at one time, the Palace and the Lyceum while for ashort time films were shown in the Fishermen’s Hall.Buckie Speakers Club - At the inaugural meeting of the Speakers’ Club held inthe Cluny Hotel on 3 September retiring president, Duncan Jamieson introducedJohn Fowlie, housemaster at Buckie High School as the new president for session1981/82. Fifteen members were present and the Rev Fred Coutts who is joiningthe club. Chairman of the evening , William Cecil introduced Bill Cook who devotedhis speech to examining some historical myths and Peter Bruce on the art ofgrowing flowers from seeds. Wm. Taylor chaired a topics session on the generaltheme of beauty. Their responses were evaluated by Bill Jannetta.Buckie Thistle was beaten at home by Ross County by four goals to nil.Buckie had Ally Jenkins, son of Alex Jenkins, former Elgin City keeper, fromBishopmill United in their line-up alongside youngster, Mike Cruickshank.G. Thain, A. Thain, Slater(Wilson), L. Duncan, Forbes, Robertson, A.G. Thain.Jenkins, Nicol, C. Duncan, Cruickshank. Sub Kennedy.Advert – Wynn’s of Elgin – 232 High Street, Elgin’s leading House Furnisher.(Wynn’s had advertised in the ‘Advertiser’ for a long time.)China Bargains - The China Pot, 167 High Street, and Elgin, next to Woolworths.Advert – Cammies Mini Market , Chip Shop, open Sunday to Thursday from 4.30till 10.30pm. Friday and Saturday to 11pm.Unexpected visitors!. Why worry when we can offer all your needs after shoppinghours. Bread, milk, bacon, butter, tinned food, etc. or choose from our readycooked food menu. Milton Drive.

Advert – Archibald Motors – Kenny Gunn Clearance offers on cars and boats.27Oct 6Speak Easy Disco Road Show – Disco, Scottish Dance band, ballroom, Countryand Western, Rock and Roll, etc. Available for weddings, birthdays, gala days, puband clubs. Jim McCartney.Free transfer - Joe Wood, Buckie Thistle’s longest serving player accepted a freetransfer last week and severed an association that lasted 8 years with the Thistle.He joined the club straight from school football in 1973 and served under threemanagers and partly because of this was given his release. Joe who is 25suffered a lapse of form towards the end of last season and as a result lost hisplace in the side to young George Thain but had played excellently up till then.He returned for the Aberdeenshire Cup Final at Pittodrie and had a brilliant gamefoiling the eager Aberdeen forwards time and again.He is now living in Fraserburgh where he works as a bank supervisor with his wifeand two children.Death of former skipper and teacher - The death took place in Dr Gray’sHospital in Elgin after a short illness of Alexander ‘Sye’ Wood at the age of 68. Hewent to sea at the age of 14 on trawlers working out of Aberdeen.In 1940 he was called up for war service and served for six years onminesweepers reaching the rank of Skipper Lieutenant. After the war he servedon seine netters until in 1952 he became skipper of his own boat the Briarbank.In 1956 he and his crew saved the crew of the Aberdeen boat Katren that theyhad towed from Cullen Bay to the mouth of the Buckie Harbour in the face of agale. Though the Katrin foundered on the rocks there they were able to rescueall the crew. Sye was awarded the silver medal from the Royal Society of Artsfor a deed of professional merit at sea.A heart attack saw him come ashore when he opened a shop on Wallace Avenuebefore at the age of 56 took Highers at night school which enabled him to take upemployment as an assistant instructor of navigation at Buckie High School. Hetaught for 8 years before retiring in 1979He was a member of the Christian Brethren.Oct 13 New Cemetery to be extended - The high number of deaths in Buckie recentlyhave resulted in a lack of space at Buckie’s New Cemetery with only five lairs leftbefore the ground will be exhausted before it was expected. Moray DistrictCouncil have taken the decision to proceed with an extension as quickly aspossible.A junior CB club for those under 18 is to be formed.Opening announcement - A shop called Hobbicraft is to open for business atLand Street. . Fresh flowers, bouquets, wreaths, pot plants, crafts, tapestries, softtoys, chess sets, etc.Thorn City Breaker Clubs . Legal CB due to legislation of Citizen Band Radio on2 November 1981. All members and anyone interested please attend a meeting on18 October in Cluny Hotel at 2.30pm.Buckie Singles Club will meet on Tuesday 13 October in the Supper Lounge ofSt Andrews Hotel. Tuesday 20 October, dancing to Don Grant. A forthcomingattraction is a bus trip to the Cabrach on Saturday 24 October. Single, Divorced,Separated and Widowed . Strictly over 25.Buckie Junior CB Club - Junior Disco in the Community Centre on October 17from 7.30 to 10.30pm. 80p. Dancing to Sonic Discos. Right of admittancereserved.Another two big trader sales in the Cluny Hotel on Friday 16 October andWednesday 14 October.

Archibald Garage with the garage being reopened following majorrefurbishment they chose the occasion to unveil Leyland’s newest car theTriumph Acclaim.Advert - Liam Barr stone mason – interior and exterior stonework, stonefireplaces, stone carving and wood lettering. Little Woodend, Drummuir.Hey ho! Did you hear about the Dublin tenement that went on fire. A woman wasseen at a top window frantically holding out a child. Paddy Mulligan was amongstthe crowd he stepped forward and shouted , “Missus, I used to play in goal forOirland for 10 years, drop the little ‘un and I’ll catch it for yez.” The tiny bundlewas released and fell a hundred feet into Paddy’s massive paws. As the crowdcheered he bounced the baby on the pavement and booted it up the street.Buckie Speakers Club - met in the Cluny Hotel on 17 September when thechairman for the evening was Charles Brown local manager of Thorn Lighting whointroduced the club president, John Fowlie, housemaster at BHS whose speech wasentitled “ A Cause for Retiral” was a critical re-examination of the evidence andcharacters involved in the well known ballad, “Who Killed Cock Robin?”. Other mainspeakers were George McKenzie, Rector of BHS who explained the tantalisingintricacies of the Rubic Cube and George Jappy, Ex. Officer with Dept. of Healthand Social Security who discussed the various forms of art painting in vogue withinthe current century.Topics chairman George Campbell head of Portgordon School . These wereevaluated by Mike Harvey, proprietor of a local music shop,. General Evaluatorfor the evening was John Watt , a local bobby. The vote of thanks was given bytimekeeper, Duncan Jamieson.Oct 20 Ten girls have been given notice of redundancy at Thorn Lighting plant atBuckie take effect from mid January. A whole product line is to be paid off since itis discontinued. Mr Brown suggested that because of the world-wide depression itcould be that smaller firms that bought their lamps had gone out of business.Rathven and Arradoul Community Council - The following people have beenappointed - James Grant, Ardelle, Rathven, Wm. Milne, 5 Kirk road, Rathven, FredRumbles, 7 Kirk Road, Rathven. For Arradoul – Patrick McIvor, 1 CraigminCottages, Drybridge and Mrs Margaret Wilson, Walkerdale Farm,. Drybridge.Lennox Community Council - Clochan and Enzie - Jeffrey Jones, ClochanSchoolhouse and Freda McLean, Kirkland, Clochan. Speybay – Mrs MargaretForbes, Upper Dallachy and John Stewart, 13 Bogmoor, Fochabers – John Birnie,Peter Dawson, Dr Donald Cameron, Brian O’Brien, Mrs Joan Douglas, GeorgeRamsay, Portgordon – Alexander Johnston.28Closing down - Casual Wear Boutique, 16 Grant Street, Cullen.shop fittings also for sale.Prices slashed,A new outside trader - Mrs Burnside, Montrose m Carpets, bedding , ClunyHotel, Friday 23 October.And in the Fishermen’s Hall – J and G Conn from Bacup, Lancs. Underware (sic)and clothing for all the family. Wednesday 21 st October- all British goods.Buckie Rovers beaten by Nairn St Ninians – by four goals to two .Sammon, Sellar, Mair, R. Smith, A. Ewen, Lyon, Cormack, Cowie, Murray, Coull andReid.Mair hooses - Alexander Hall and Sons, Aberdeen are to build 61 houses atNetherha at a cost of £951.342.

29The hall in the Seatown - On page 9 Wm. G. Cowie, 26 St Peter’s Terrace in aletter to the local paper tells us the history of the Free Church Hall in the Seatown.October 20 1981 – columns 4 and 5.Video films - Beta, 2000, VHS at the Video Connection, 3 High Street, Elgin.Glue sniffing fatality – A teenager on holiday in Elgin from Dunfermline onAugust 23 died as a result of indulging in the noxious practice of glue sniffing.Councillor Wm. Mair, Portknockie, fears the publicity given to the case and gluesniffing in general is counter productive, Up to now in 1981 he said 270 youngstershave come to the notice of the police in Grampian in this connection compared with125 in the whole of 1980 with more than ½ being under the age of 16 and two stillat Primary School.Moray Arts Club is to present -Catch of Red Herrings in the Mind by the 7.84Theatre Company in the Fishermen’s Hall.Playhouse, Keith. The film this week is ‘Chariots of Fire.’Buckie Community Council - The newly re-formed community council are toapproach several individuals with a view to drawing up a list of people for co-optionor nomination for election to the council.The names of the new council members are – Fred Coutts who was appointedchairman, new member Mrs Elsie Jamieson, secretary, retiring chairman, SandyWilson, treasurer, and Alex Stewart vice chairman. The council is still five membersshort.Advert - Mutch Motors, 56/57 Regent Street, and Keith.motorist.Everything for theNovember 2 is CB day. Full range of CB accessories and new legal rigs arriving.Charles McIntosh. High Street Motors.Redram Supplies, Oldham took up a whole page with their advert for a sale inthe Cluny Hotel on Wednesday 30 October.Nov 3 SNP -St Andrews Night Supper/ Dance in the St Andrews Hotel on 20November. - Tickets £3.75. Chicken Supper, tea or coffee.Over 18 Disco – in the Cluny Hotel hall – Thorn City Breakers.Drummer. Members 80p with non-members £1. R. of Ad. Res.Dancing toThe end of the road - The long established Buckie transport firm of Taylor’sTransport is to be voluntarily wound up.A meeting of shareholders in Aberdeen agreed with a winding up proposal fromthe directors. A liquidator has been appointed to the company.S. Ritson Ltd, Rug Manufacturers are to hold a Discount Sale in the Cluny on 4and 5 November.Special sale of shoes and boots in the Cluny Hotel on 6 th November by JamesDonn, Fraserburgh.Stevens’ Drapery Peterhead, will be present in association with James Donn.Four photos of the Buckie Rovers’ match when they beat Forres Thistle by 5goals to nil. The team was A. Innes, Sellar, Mair, Smith, Ewen, Lyon, Murray,Cowie, Reid, Burgess and Cormack. Subs. J. Coull and D. Findlay.Nov 10 Changes hands - The Harbour Fish and Chip Restaurant in Cullen has changedhands. Tom and Margo took over from John and Agnes.

30Junior Discos - Buckpool Golf Club Squash Section . Also to run similar dancesis Buckie Junior CB Club in the Commercial Hall. The Golf Club discos will cater firstfor those up to 12 years and later for those between 12 and 17.Portknockie native killed in Hawaii while walking his dog. George Mair, 77,who prior to his retirement was superintendent of one of the largest sugarplantations was killed in a road accident. His late parents lived on Seafield Street.He began his working life on drifters at the height of the herring boom and survived3 shipwrecks, however most of his life was spent in Hawaii. He is survived by hiswife Jean who belongs to Buckie, a son and a daughter.Buckie Speakers’ Club - The maiden speech of Rev Fred Coutts gave members afascinating insight into his research of early numbers of the Buckie paper publishedduring the festive season of 1881 referring to the local Sabbath School soirees.George Campbell advocated the establishment of a local radio station Radio BCKand speculated on the local news such a station might broadcast. Alan Painerecalled his experiences as a trainee cinema manager in the hey day of the silverscreen.Spotlight on Portgordon – this is found on page 11 and written by A.M. In thishe tells of the two boys who were killed in the early years of WWII when theywent into the minefield beyond Vimy Ridge to search for souvenirs after a Germanmine had been blown up. Their names were Peter Farquhar and Charles Pope. Athird boy, Robert Wood escaped with bruises, being sheltered by the other two.The report also tells the story of the German spies who came ashore in September1940.House sites for sale to the east of High Street, Buckie . Apply to James C Bell,Chief Executive,Nov 17 . Temple of Pomona at Cullen - An article is written on the front page.Work to rule at Thorn Lighting - Men are at present on a four day week butnew arrangements means that instead of some working on Friday and some onMonday they will all work on Monday. An agreement was reached that thehours of certain of the work force would be cut to 39 hours.Work completed - The work on the twin spires at St Peter’s Church done by theMidlothian firm of Pendrich (Steeplejacks) LTD has been completed. The top 25feet of the spires have undergone a face-lift with several of the sandstone blocks,which had been eroded by the rain and wind being replaced. The crosses weretaken down and coated with gold leaf.The cost of the work to be in the region of £36,000. A grant of £3000 was receivedfrom MDC with another from the Scottish Church Architectural Heritage Fund. .The Save Our Spires launched a year ago has really been going well .Seamen’s Memorial Committee is to receive a cheque for £400 from Markand Spencers. The stores buy a lot of fish at Peterhead and once they learned ofthe group’s existence were keen to make a donation from their charitable fund.At the body’s meeting on Friday Alex Wilson, former county architect submitted asketch plan of the proposed design for the interior of the Seatown Hall which is tohouse the memorial room.The main part of the conversion work will consist of panelling one of the wallsand its division into sections where the various plaques will be mounted.The committee has also asked Charles Florence, PT Art at BHS to draw somedesigns and quote prices for stained glass windows. Rev Coutts said how MrFlorence had past experience of stain glass windows in churches and isapparently keen to do some work for us.The barbers’ pole Why are they painted red and white? Very few of them areto be seen today but they were once more common. In olden times barbers

31doubled as surgeons and occasionally bled their customers into a ‘bleeding cup’before bandaging their arms.Another trademark in Buckie was to be seen in the window of Rome Innes,Chemist, on Cluny Square. He had on display large glass bottles filled withcoloured water.By election not co-option - Moray District Council decided that in order to tryto fill the vacancies on Buckie Community Council an election should be held ratherthan co-option.Taylors Toiletries , St Andrews Square – first ever sale .The difficulties wheelchair users have to face - A whole page is over to thissubject. (Great improvements were made following this campaign.)Yet another ‘incomer’s sale - Darta Electrical from St Annes on Sea Lancashire,TV’s, binoculars, continental quilts. Etc.De La Hay from Lancashire will be back in the Cluny Hotel on 25 th of themonth.Nov 17The Banffshire Advertiser celebrate 100 years in print with a special supplement.Alan Wiseman, reporter, writes the history of the firm from 1881 up to the presenttime.Spike has a story entitled about Peter Rawn – ‘The Ghost of Dodie Scuttle’Q Coull has a poem ‘The Buckie Paper Centenary. His first poem for ten years.There is a page of cartoons.A number of different people wrote on a variety of subjects.James Murray ‘Souter’ on Fishing.Rev Fred Coutts ‘A Century of Work and Worship’Alan Wiseman ‘A Century of Service by the Buckie Lifeboat’George McKenzie , BHS Rector ‘100 Years of Education.Quiz about Banffshire by Wm. Cowie. On page 15A poem ‘Sunset on the Moray Firth’ by Exile (Portknockie)A poem by Zetta St Clair ‘Chiffin Ower the Dyke’Cullen - 1881 to 1981 by Rev John T. Guthrie .Portknockie,Findochty by Rev D. Bennett.Portgordon by the GangrelFochabers by Edwin Rumbles.The answers to the Banffshire Quiz are given on page 24.Herd and Mackenzie by Ian SinclairJones Shipyard by John RichardsonPoem ‘Alnath Street’ and the Buckie Disaster – The loss of the fishing boat ‘Loyal’Church Bells with specific reference to those of local Banffshire and Morayshireareas.Nov 24 The Maternity Department at Seafield – the six members of Buckie MedicalGroup Practice has issued a statement intimating their strong opposition to anyproposal to close the Maternity Department at Buckie Seafield Hospital.Come Alive Together – Beacon Fellowship – Town House.Buckie Solitaire Club - Travelling Country - no age limit (This was formerlystrictly over 25.)New club in danger - The organisers of a club formed two months ago tocombat the problem of loneliness single and unattached people have beendisappointed with the response from the Buckie public and fear if it doesn’t pickup soon may have to fold. The poor response is surprising since the singles Clubin Elgin is very popular.

32Redram Supplies, Oldham is to be back in Buckie at the end of the month.Advert - Grants Ice Cream, Easter Bogs Farm, and Clochan . Mr Grant, farmerbegan to make ice cream in 1929. Now making all kinds of gateaux . (Their icecream was very popular just after the war when we used to cycle over on a Sundayto buy a slider.)Dec 1 Playhouse Keith - The film this week is Kramer versus Kramer.Advert - Tender Years, Prop. Jean Stalker, Land Street , Babies and Childrenwear.Book Review of David Kahn’s books ‘Hitler’s Spies’ Bill Cowie says how thePortgordon spies are mentioned on page 5.Queens’ Guides - The following girls have all become Queen’s Guides – KayJappy, Steinbeck Road, Gillian Cook, West Street and Margaret Murray, TitnessStreet Beverley Smith, Doran Drive and Jill Hughes, McNaughton Avenue, Theyare all Patrol Leaders with 1 st Buckie Girl Guides.Buckie Rovers 3 Tulliallan 2 2 nd round of the Scottish Junior Cup Aphotograph of the Rovers is to be found on page 10.Sammon, Coull, Mair (Sinclair), Ewen, Lyon, Murray, Cowie, Reid,Burgess,(Findlay), Cormack.Buckie Thistle have signed 17 year old Malcolm Murray. Murray hasreturned home after spending 16 months at Leicester.Another player that manager Alan White would like to sign is Steve Paterson (Pele)from Mosstodloch the former Manchester United player who had a spell with Buckieearlier in the season. (After a successful spell as a manager with Elgin and Huntlyin the Highland League Paterson took over the Caley Thistle before becomingmanager of Aberdeen F.C in December 2002)Great win for BHS under 14 football team - At Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday21 st November BHS under 14 football team , under captain David Legge, beatKincorth Academy by four goals to two in the final of the Aberdeen F.C. Trophy.They were the first north team to reach the final and beat Hilton and NorthfieldAcademy to get to the final.The team was Andrew Innes, Malcolm Anderson, David Legge, David Reid, KevinBain, David Sutherland, David Farquhar, Andrew Smith, Douglas Innes, and EwanGeddes Sub . David McKinley, Graham Lappin, Michael Fielding, Ronald Mair andPeter Marandola.Sale in the Cluny - A. M. Fashions, Nairn – Jeans and thermal clothing.Great Clearance Sale - Akram - Newcastle on Tyne in the ClunyDec 8 Apathy towards joining the community council seen in both Buckie andCullen. In Buckie Alex Wilson, treasurer and former chairman said that he wasmost disappointed but still had a belief in the value of the community council.Edward Douglas former District Councillor and town provost who had earlierdecided not to stand again made a return.Cullen Viaduct - the future for the former railway viaduct is in doubt.Consultants have estimated that it would take £40,000 to demolish it and £35,000to renovate the ‘The Kings’ section.Buckie Speakers’ Club held their recent meeting in the Cluny Hotel. Thechairman for the evening was John Watt a local policeman who introduced the firstmain speaker of the evening, William Taylor a retired chemist who in a speech

33entitled “A Spoonful of Castor Oil” recalled the various types of purgativemedicines commonly dispensed in his early years of pharmacy.The second speaker, Peter Bruce, traced the growth of the whisky industry onSpeyside while the third, Wm. Cecil, a technical lecturer in electronics withClydesdale TAV spoke on the development of micro technology.Alan Paine, a sales manager with Barratt the house building firm, was Topicsmaster. George McKenzie, was Topics Evaluator while Bill Cook was GeneralEvaluator of the whole evening’s proceedings. The vote of thanks to the president,Wm. Munro gave John Fowlie a trainee building surveyor with Smith Gore,Fochabers.Woman killed on the road neat Tynet –Mrs Valerie Armstrong nee Wilewskiwas killed when her car was in collision with another on the Tulloch Brae justwest of the Tynet cross roads. Mrs Wilewski , 30, a native of Buckie lived in NewElgin with her husband. It is believed that with her husband away working shewas on her way to see her mother in Buckie.New assistant head teacher at Buckie High. He is Alistair R.B. Gray presentlyassistant rector at Lossiemouth High School. He is aged 40 and has been teachingfor 18. His previous schools have been Lybster, Wick Academy, Peebles,Campbeltown Grammar. He moved to Lossiemouth as PT of Modern Languages in1975. He graduated with an MA degree from Edinburgh University in 1962.Alan Wiseman the 6’6” tall reporter with the Banffshire Advertiserthe opportunity by Cordiners’ Garage to try out the new Fiesta XR2was givenDec 15 Saturday was a big day for both Buckie Shipyards - At Jones Shipyard the79’ seine/ trawler Prestige built for Hopeman skipper, James McPherson waslaunched just after mid-day and around half an hour earlier the 63’ trawler,Providence built for Gardenstown skipper, David Watt and partners took to thewater at the FMA owned Herd & Mackenzie yard.The Jones built boat was began 11 months ago and completed on schedule butbecause of poor weather only dipped her feet in the water before being pulledback up on to dry land once the engines had been started.Mr Richardson, manager, could announce that the yard had received anotherorder from Shetland – a 60’ x 20’ trawler for Robert Watt and partners which willgive work for 75 workforce for another 12 months and are still carrying on a lotof repair and lifeboat work.The FMA yard also had good news. A Grimbsy partnership placed an order for agill netter. The yard is busy building a 60 foot trawler for a Fraserburgh skipperand now there should be enough work to keep the 100 employees busy until atleast the summer holidays.Thorn Lighting - The work force at Thorn Lighting factory who have beeninvolved in a work to rule for the past month have returned to normal workinghours.Following a letter circulated by the management which stated that unless therewas a return to normal working the plant would be closed until such time as anindication was received that there would be a return to normal working levels thework force backed down and returned to working at normal levels. They did win aconcession in that the management agreed to put a 39 hour week agreement intooperation.Advert - Maynescan offer – 12, 16, 45 or 53 seater luxury coaches.Two nominations for Buckie Community Council - John Burnett, 68a eastChurch Street and Edward Douglas, 17 Marchmont Terrace. These were the onlynominations for five vacancies. Over at Cullen there were three nominations forthe four vacancies.

34For Sale – a four apartment dwelling house nearing completion at Site 1 CoreFarm, Enzie Cross Roads. Slorach and Simpson, Gordon Street, Portgordon .He shot a wild mink - Sandy Goodall, 38, 18 the Bow, shot and killed a wildwhich was swimming in the water up near Inchgower Distillery. He was out withhis 12 bore shot gun after pigeons in the woodland area known as ‘the Planting’when he saw what he though was a rat in the water and shot and killed it only tofind that it was a mink. He said he thought the mink was quite rare and that hewas a bit sorry to have killed the animal but the gamekeepers said no that theywere becoming quite common over the past ten years or so and are found nowin most burns and rivers where they have a disastrous effect on fish stocks. It wasthough to have escaped from a mink farm.Alphabetical quiz. Another Horrible Puns by the Gangrel - the number of lettersare given in the brackets. The quiz was actually made up by Mrs Marie Johnstonproprietor of the Banffshire Advertiser for the Jimmy Saville Stoke MandevilleAppealA (9) Fog and frost follows the turning of Egyptian God – its time for a truceB (8) If you need more bulk in your diet, wave it about a bit.C (9) By the sound of it, girls, you could find a date in this place.D (7) As the reservoir grows older, liability to these increases.E (9) UP RATES . He shouldn’t really, unless he wants to find a historic river.F (7) High spot for a Lady WINDERMERE’S air conditioner should guide youto over enthusiastic supporter.G (7) Celebration meal for Pygmalion’s Statue.H (6) Customary ecclesiastical garb.I (8) In these straits, yachtsmen can sometimes become rude.J (8) A lousy finish to my Gallic start – there’s unhealthy ENVYK (10) Could the girl have been aroused by these Birds?L (13) Off-hand shout about loss of common flower.M (8) I am Agnes, and when confused, I take it for DyspepsiaN (5) Sounds as if the hive is deserted for this minor prophet.O (12) For a leading member of the Labour Party, Ian arrives late.P (6) My hat! An obviously turned centre comes between parents.Q (5) Duck, when approached by the doctor.R (7) Britain appreciates her true news agency.S (11) Could Godiva have ridden through Coventry in this feckless manner?T (6) Bubbly –jock, countryU (6) It’s of the utmost importance to locate Abraham.V (7) For ever and a day I shall remember our meetings on the porch.W (10) Neglected plant.X (10) I, inside a phone box, intimate my aversion to strangers.Y (8) When according to Burns ‘The dame gaed through the lichet ha’Z (5) Normally wild but you can cross it safelyBuckie under snow and ice – no footballWallace Avenue - It is proposed that the houses on Wallace Avenue, each withfour flats, be renovated, the flat roofs replaced with pitch roofs, improvementsmade to the insulation and two apartment houses built for old people to give thearea a better mix.Alan Wiseman is given a new Vauxhall Cavalier by the Moravian Garage totry out and declares it to be a winner.Dec 22 Christmas Greetings - Donnie, Anna , Gordon and the Staff of Mayne’s Coaches.Dolly and Bill, Portgordon Chip Shop. Dodie and Sheila and Staff, Cathcart ChipShop.Cath and Brian, Richmond Arms, Portgordon.

35A. G. Robertson, Ladies Outfitter, 39 West Church Street. Taylors Toiletries, StAndrews Square.Robert Benzie, Highland Garage. R.S. Cruickshank & Co and Staff, 32 WestChurch Street.Eleanor & Bill Pirie and Staff, Hunter and Pirie 31-33 East Church Street.George’s Chip Shop, Portknockie. Taylor’s Chemist, 1 High Street.John Sandison, Draper, 22 East Church Street. Orpool Meats, St Peter’s Road.Hair Boutique, Sheila, Annette and Dawn. Bill and Mae Summerfield at Green’sChemist.Walter, Alison and family of T. M. Jack. Walker and Smith, West Street –Special offer Soda StreamThe firth Furnishers, 33 –37 West Church Street. C. I. Shearer and Son 6-8 EastChurch Street.T. Beattie, Gents Hairdresser, 9 Pringle Street. Hang Hing Tao Fog ChineseTake Away.Campbell family of St Andrews Hotel. Gordon and Ellen Harper, Crown Bar.Sandy Anderson and Staff Painters, Cathcart Street. Hays Ideal Homewares &Staff, 25 West Church SDavidson’s Joiners, Baron Lane. Marine Hotel, Peter, Lilian, Michael and Staff.Cluny Fashions, 5 High Street. Charlie Bennett, Harbour Bar, Main Street.Jamiesons’ Radio and TV, West Church Street. A. G. Stewart, Wholesale andRetail Butchers,Lamont, Butchers, Findochty. Mr and Mrs Henry Packman and Staff, 72-76 MidStreet, Keith.Buckie Speakers’ Club - The first main speaker of the evening was BillJannetta the Educational director who in a speech entitled ‘A Life In Your Hands’explained the origin, character and future of the Scottish language.The second speaker, John Fowlie recalled an experience as a trainee bugler in theAirborne Division with one of those characters who form the backbone of theBritish Army, the senior NCO’s and John Watt who spoke on ‘Home Heating’.Stewart Benson was Topics Evaluator and Alan Paine General Evaluator.Former Advertiser printer dies - The death took place on Sunday of Mr GeorgePringle, 5 Hendry Terrace, he was 77. He was involved with the production of theAdvertiser for 50 years and his death marks the end of an era of service by thePringle family. His father Thomas Pringle was a compositor /printer with theAdvertiser for 40 years. George started to learn the trade as soon as he left theschool at the same time as the late Jack Johnston who worked closely togetherfor many years.Dec 30 Playhouse – Keith – Chitty Chitty Bang BangFiona (Scott) at the Buckpool Bread Bin wishes all customers a Happy NewYear.Sales – Wynn’s of Elgin 232 High Street. Peter G. Slater, 65 West Church Street.Robertson’s of Buckie and Banff. Alex J. Slater, Furnisher, 23-25 East ChurchStreet. F. Ritchie, Draper, 72-74a, East Church Street. Henry Packman, MidStreet ,Keith.Garages - West, Arradoul, (John Duncan), Archibald Motors, (E. Malcolm),Millbank Garage, 18-22 High Street and East Road, Elgin (Wood) Huntly Motors,Wakes Garage, Cullen, (Sandy Hay), Cathcart Garage (Charlie and Pearl Hay)

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