60 YEARS AGO
ROLL OF HONOUR FOR LAST WAR: Hawick Victory Fund Committee have arranged that the Roll of Honour of those who fell in in the 1939-45 war should follow exactly similar lines to that of the 1914-18 war, and that Messrs Scott Morton Ltd
, Edinburgh, who designed and constructed the oak stand for the 1914-18 War Roll of Honour, should make the extension. The design of the new oak stand will be exactly similar, but it will be a completely separate memorial.
CRICKET CLUB CENTENARY: Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club should celebrate its centenary this season. Any doubts which may have assailed officials of the club as to the exact date are understood to have been cleared up. Where confusion may have arisen is the fact that it was not until 1860 that the club became tenants of Buccleuch Park.
Fifty years earlier in 1910, a jubilee book was published entitled "Fifty Years' Cricket in Hawick." In the "History of Hawick from 1832", it is stated that the Hawick and Wilton Club was formed in 1849.
Cricket was introduced into Hawick about the year 1844 by a number of Englishmen from hosiery manufacturing districts.
OLD MORTALITY WINS AT 33 TO 1: Mr Turnbull, High Level Bar, was at Doncaster on Wednesday and saw Old Mortality run a grand race to win the Great Yorkshire Steeplechase at 33 to 1. The Hawick-bred Old Mortality, owned by a Birmingham businessman, won by a length-and-a- half.
40 YEARS AGO
LUCKY WINNERS: Miss E. Cochrane, 6 Fraser Avenue, has won first prize of £100 in the "Hibs" FC weekly bingo competition. She also won a further £40 for the snowball prize.
Mrs Otto Weisz, managing director of Pringle of Scotland, who retires today (Friday), won a "mini" car (or the equivalent in cash) in a local prize draw on Tuesday.
SOME YARN: A parcel recently arrived at Braemar's yarnstore bearing the address: "Messrs Braemar Ltd., Victoria Mills, Hawick (near Galashiels).
FLYING START: Hawick Hosiery Company's newly appointed manager Mr Tom Hartop flew to Italy yesterday via Marseilles before going on to Milan.
YOUNG BOXERS ON FORM: Three Hawick youths had good wins at Grangemouth Amateur Boxing Club on Monday night.
Dave Paterson gave a fine performance when he beat S. Menzies of Glasgow Meat Trades Club to avenge a previous defeat. Dave stayed closer to his taller opponent, and scored freely to the head and body to win all three rounds.
Rob Paterson, Dave's older brother, soon got the measure of J. Cameron, of the Glasgow club, and was declared the winner after three hard-hitting rounds.
Watson McAteer boxed well against local Grangemouth boy J. Buchan. Using the big ring and his long reach to full advantage, Watson easily outpointed an aggressive opponent.
20 YEARS AGO
DEATH OF CENTENARIAN: The town has lost a real character and true "guitterbluid" with the death on Friday of 100-year-old Miss Mary Hogg, a resident of Drumlanrig Hospital.
Born in Loan on November 18, 1888, she was a Common-Riding enthusiast with a great love for Hawick. After her schooling at Drumlanrig, she began work at Wilson and Glenny where she learned the skilled job of darning.
In her youth she was fond of dancing, which was held in several local venues, notably the town hall and in part of the Exchange Buildings later known as The Palais.
VIP VISITOR: A VIP visitor to Humphreys on Friday night was Haluk Billinger, better known as Mehmet from Eastenders. Though the turnout was disappointing, those that made the effort thoroughly enjoyed his outgoing personality and charm. Haluk went on stage at 11.45pm and stayed for 15 minutes, answering questions on the Eastenders programme and spent an hour posing for photographs.
Commenting on the turnout, Marina Centre manager Bernie Woods said: "The public have a right to choose who they want and don't want to see. I am only trying to bring a cross-section of entertainment to Hawick."
HOTEL DEAL: Mr Minex Karia, owner of Marshall Lauder Knitwear and who is opening a pizza parlour in Howegate, is understood to be negotiating the purchase of the Kings Hotel from present owners Mr and Mrs George McCusker.
NEW SHOPS: It is understood that Galashiels jewellers, Goldwrights, Channel Street, are opening a branch in the former Timpson shoe repair shop at the top of Walter's Wynd; and that footwear retailers Freeman, Hardy & Willis, are to lease part of the remaining shop unit at the former Co-op store redevelopment.
