After the clanger was dropped during Monday night's televised 'SuperScot' quiz programme, Fellowship chairman Mr Fred Stephen was snowed under by telephone calls from not only indignant members, but also from many other well-wishers who knew better!
The question, which compere Jane Franchi put the panellists, concerned the occupation of John Boyd Dunlop: "The inventor of the pneumatic tyre".
Said an irate chairman Stephen: "Historically and factually that is quite inaccurate.
"Robert William Thomson, an engineer born in Stonehaven, conceived the pneumatic tyre and Dunlop, a veterinary surgeon, followed him 43 years later with a rudimentary tyre for bicycles."

50 Years Ago

Friday, March 7, 1958

WITH only three more games to play, it now looks as if Mackie Academy FPs will win the Third Division championship.
But their form, at the moment, is far below that expected from a team in their position.
Their last few games have been won by narrow margins and although they registered a clear-cut three goal victory over University Strollers at Cowie Park last Saturday, it could never be said that they impressed as a team likely to do better in a higher grade.
As in so many of their previous games, the main fault lay with the forwards, who played some shocking stuff at times.
Except for the last 15 minutes of the first half their attempts at goalscoring had to be seen to be believed.
Even from a distance of 10 yards some of their efforts were nearer the corner flags than the goal posts.

100 Years Ago

Thursday, March 5, 1908

AN INSTANCE of rapid delivery by sea occurred the other week when Mr James Ogg, coal merchant, ordered 100 tons of coal for Glenury Distillery.
There order was received by a firm of coalowners in Fife on the Wednesday, a vessel was chartered on Thursday and left for Stonehaven on Friday.
It arrived at 2am on Saturday morning and half her cargo was discharged before evening.
Altogether the cargo was discharged, the coals paid and the ship away within a week – a feat that one is not accustomed to hear of very often.

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ON Saturday last a Kincardineshire League tie was played at Glenury between the Primrose and Fordoun clubs.
The visitors came short-handed and picked up three spectators on the field to fill the vacancies; the Primrose team also being below strength.
Shortly after the start of the play, Fordoun put on the first goal, but after some time the Primrose assumed the lead.
The latter had all the best of the play but were rather weak infront of goal.
In the second half the Primrose added considerably to their total, while Fordoun put on another two goals.
At the close of the match the Primrose were the winners by seven goals to three.