Making History in Paynton
The bet was for a hundred dollars. A hundred dollars in the sixties was a lot of money. – Betty Prince
Bad Boys
“We were bad. We were pulling pranks all the time. Things I’m not gonna tell you because it could fire back and me get me in trouble.” – Russell Myers
Locking the Teacher Out
“The story I’m going to tell you, it happened in 1944. I was in grade two.” – Ensor Waite
Bobby Clow’s Famous Meat Pies
“One story is Bobby Clow’s and Cooper’s Red and White. And then there was another store in Rustico. And they used to always get together, they’d holiday together, they were best friends, and they were all practical jokers.” – Bob Burhoe
Drunken Horse
“Gillespie’s Stores, they used to have a pop cooler inside the door and they used to have beer in it. And my parents had a horse and they used to feed him beer.” – Don Corbett