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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-03-11, Page 4'Au HA MIDGET "Bum, FINAL Y -OFFS 1.A.IRA MIDGETS VS. RERICH UONS MIDGETS • TIIU INDAY, • • arch 11 • • GODERICH ARENA Adulis 35c Children 25c , • • • • , .... • LOCAL WOKEN MARK WORLD DAY OF PRAYER • Mrs. A. L. Fleming, wife of the late Right Rev. Bishog.A. L. Flem- ing, was the speaker j5t the annual World Day of Prayer held on Fri- day afternoon in SL George's An:. gliean Church. She chose as her' theme "Prayer" and pointed out the peace and consolation, to be gained from our dependence upon God. 'The order of service was that adapted from a n service prepared by the late Dr. Sarah Chakko of India for the World Day of Prayer. Representatives of the various de- nonainations and the Salvation Army took part in the service. Prayers of intercession were of- fered by, Mrs: J. R. 'Venus,Mrs. J. Bisset, and R. Mrs. Martha Mar- , lett, and special music was played by the ,organist INTERMEDIATE HOCKEY alkerton Capitals - vs • oderich Samis halloos Friday, March 12 HARVEST -TIME IN THE. 13UL.PWOOD 'FOREST Deep in the forests, the annual harvest of Canada's valuable pulpwood crop is well under way. Men are felling trees, sawing them into four -foot logs and the trucks and sleighs are hauling them to frozen lakes and rivers to await the spring thaw. In accordance...with approved cutting plans ren like veteran logger Joe Cote, known in pulpwood circles as a "dump boss," see tat the 'logs are set on the ice so they will get away to a fast start at spring break-up time. Joe is one of the large army of men ow harvesting pulpwood for its ultimate journey to, the mill where it will be made i ppulp and paper, the nation's chief export. Chicken meeting, Thursday, • March 18, 8.30 p.m., in Goderich Pontiacs, Meet Walkerton Friday, Town Hall, door prize. George Wraith, phone 1285. -10 ' Forest Lakesides Next Monday Night -7Lady golfer:. "You'll drive me out! at MY mind." Caddy:. "'Phat wouldn't be a drive, lady, that's a putt"! • Ittibby:• "The bank has returned that check" Wife: "Splendidi What canwe buy with it this time Walkerton Capitals will make their debut on Goderich ice to- morrow night • in an exhibition tilt against the local Samis Pantiacs .Intermediate squad. The Capitals, although knocked out of competition by the Durham Huskies on Monday night in -the best -of -five OHA Intermediate "B" semi-final series, have a strong squad. • - • Many of the faces of members of the Walkerton squad will be fam- iliar to Goderich hockey followers. One :of the tea -producing for- wards is George Zuk who last year tiiirled for the Walkerton ,entry in the fastball league. Another is ; Jack Knox, who also played for the fastball squad. , .•. .• One pf the highly -touted mem- bers of the, Walkerton Crew is the goalie, Mel AllAright. .Albright has been a shininelight in the Walker- ton nets all year, according to 're- ports.' Next big. game for the Pontiacs is on Monday night when they play against Forest in a game that was postponed from last week because I of bad weather and road condi- tions. With one win 'under their -belts against the,....Lakesides on Forest, .ice. -the 1pcals t will be, out to show that they can come uP with another victory aver 'their big .rivals. ••••• • A car load of newsprint made from such logs as shown above will be unloaded at the C.N.R. station today. It will contain a total of 20 tons, half of, which will go. to The Goderich Signal -Star while the other half will go to another Huron County weekly newspaper. The ten tons for the Signal -Star will contain about 175,000 sheets of newsprint which supply will last the Signal -Star for a period of less than nine months.. This particular newspriht is from the Abitibi Mills at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a different type than that which the. Signal -Star has been using in the past. The first- of it will probably be used early in April, - Photos by Malak, Ottawa RESERVE 756 . Accused:. "Judge, I don't know whet to do."'7 Judge: "Why," how's that?" Accused: "I swore to tell the truth but everytime I try,. some lawyer objects." 'Phe Halifax Gazette, which be- gan publication in 1752was Can- ada's first newspaper. First paper in the Prairie Provinces was the Nor' Wester, published at Fort Garry, now Winnipeg, in 1859. -Eleven goals'down after last Sat- urday's- lilt in Elmira, the Gode- rich Lioris Club Midget 13" team will be out in earnest to come up with a win here tonight when they go against the Elmira team in the second game of a two -game total goal series. Elmira captured the first game 13-2 in •a one-sided match last Sat- urday afternoon after the Gode- rich team had made a two-hour trip over snow -packed rough highways. Game time tonight is set for eight o'clock and a -big crowd is expected to be on hand to cheer for the locals. Winner of the series will go on to meet the winner of the UnionvilleeThorold series for the OMHO Midget "B" title. • CHURCH BOWLINd LEAGUE• . St. Peter's B 124 Knox C 102 Victoria A98 • St...Qeorge's, • United Knox A • St. • Peter's A • 58 • Victoria B 55 Baptist 16 • High triples; S. Alcock -143,264, 193--600; A. Hartman -276, 171, 233-680; C. McLean -283, .174, 239-696. FOR'THAT NEW HOUSE, GARAGE, ETC., OR FOR THE aEPAIR JOB OR ALTERATION YOU An PLANNING. Monday's trip to Meaford was an unprofitable 'one as far as the Goderich Samis Pontiacs were con- cerned. In a closely played contest, the locals dropped a WOA.A. Inter- mediate "A" round robin playoff game to the Meaford Knights by a score of.8-7. Sinee the locals claim one of the Meaford goals was scored after the wnistle had blown, it'Snot known whether the game will be protested. It Ivas the second win 'foe the Knights over. .Goderich in the round robin series. - Smarting from the defeat, the Pontiats, in a second -period splurge, swamped the Strathroy ,Rockets by an 8-1 score in a game here -irue414i, night. Path* "the local attack were Don Emms and Ted Williams with two goals apiece. The Tuesday night win gave the locals a ,500 average in the found robin affair.. They have dropped two games to Meaford and won one game each over Forest and Strath - Y. With St. Marys out of the pit- ture, Walkerton Capitals have(' been obtained for Friday night here to pier an exhibition , tilt, replacing the one -which -the Pontiacs would have played against the Aleets. •• By "Observer" • • . • with the Whitefish catch up three- quarters • - 10004104110110001141061)00411/0000041100•41‘00011000000.0...... 18.4 per cent from 3,953,000 pounds • in 1952 to 4,682,000 pounds in 1953. With the announcement last atesamits may, the tinhethfeansesawsoonu.mBseutrhelat in Southern Inland Water and in Smaller increases were also noted week -end by the St. Marys Alerts see a better brand of hockey than Lake Huron. that they were elrepping out of further competition, the 'picture ef., ' 'th ommercial Catch Of Fish In Great Lakes In DO Up By Over 15% • TORONTO. - The preliminary estimate of commercial all land- ings in Ontario, according to a production report just issued by the Ontario,Depertment of Lands and Forests, shows a total of 32,209,000 pounds of fish taken in 1953. Since late reports -are _not included in the preliminary estim- ate, a final production figiire 15 to 20 per cent higher is indicated. The 1952 preliminary estimate re- ported 28,172,000' pounds of fish taken, denoting awlincrease of 14.3 per cent for .195,3. The greatest', increase was - evid- ent in Lake Erie where 'bigger catches of blue pickerel, perch, white bass and brought the 1953 production to 16,444,000 pounds, 29.2 per cent higher' than the 1952 figure of 12,719,00 pounds. Georgian Bay production; quarters of a million pounds, roSe they have seen so far this year. Decreases were -reported inlLake Perhaps e way to avoidbeing Superior, where 2,439,000 pounds WOAA Interrnediate" playoffs "-A ' knocked out would be to ice a were takeh; six per cent under the had a radical change. Teams left stronger squad. ' 1952 figure; Lake Ontario, 1,352,000 in the running are Goderich, For- But the season isn't over yet. pounds or 8.3 per cent under 1952, est, Strathroy' and Meaford, and Maybe there will be some good and Lake St. 'Clair, 520,000 pounds; word via the grapevine has it that games played before the summer or 18.2 per cent less, than 1952. the Meaford' team is getting ready is upon us. Significant changes • in produc- to secede from WOAA. playoffs to '• tion of the more important species , go into OHA. Intermediate "B" Still on ,Cyclon•e activities, we are: • playoffs. . note in the Exeter Times -Advocate Yellow pickerel, on a provincial Up until the time St. Marys de - where Cyclone playoff for the basis, varied slightly -3,392,000 cided to drop out, it had been a MacMillan, Trophy may be played lbs. taken in 1952 and 3,420,000 in five -team round robin affair. Now and four teams -Zurich, Lucan, 1953. •Lake Erie showed a marked it' is reasonable to doubt whether Strathroy and Exeter = have in- increase during the fall months but .the second round robin will ever eLicated-they are anxious tp par- produced only slightly more in be finished. It was to have*nded ticipate in the competition. Other- 193-1,492,000 lbs. taken - than by,. ililarch..16,_.but....a, game between teams • may be interested, but the previousyear's •catch of Strathroy Rockets and Medford there's nothing official yet. If only 1,396,000 lbs. A significant rise in Knights slated to have been played the four teams are entered, the production' was nat,ed for Lake last Saturday night and postponed storyisays; the'playoffs would prob- Huron, from 212,000 lbs. to 302,000 because of bad roads, has been ably start with a semi-final series lbs. in 1953. • Yellow pickerel rescheduled Or March, 20. to eliminate two clubs and finish taken from Northern Inland Wat- The idea when St. Marys drop- with a final series to declare a ers showed a small decrease, from ped out was to let the fur &emit- winner. It's interesting to note 1,337,000 lbs. to 1,260,000, ing teams battle for positions, with that the four teams advocating the The increased perch production the first and third-place squads to trophy playoff never were too for Ontario as a whole, •2,943,000 meet one another and the second much of a threat during season lbs. for 1953 -compared with 1,916,- lind fourth meet. Now, if Meaford, play. Zuricht Lucan, Strathroy 000 the previous year, is due main - is -finished, there will only be three. and Exeter -finished third, fourth, ly to a 66.3 .per cent increase in the What then? Perhaps the intention fifth and sixth respectively at the Lake Erie catch, from 1,558,000 lbs. is to let those remaining three end of the group schedule. In to 2,592,000. A rise from 208,000 forther years the team that wound lbs. to 231,000 was noted, in Lake up on top of the heap at the end of the schedule won the award, Last year, the Ilderton team was winner. Goclericli Lions Midgets go into action at the local ice palace to- night with their backs against the wall. Having come out on the wrong end of a13-2 score in Elmira - last Saturday, afternoon, the young- sters will be going all out ty make up the 11 -goal deficit in order to take the two-garneitotal goal series. The Midgets have had a good sea- son. The series With Elmira is a semi-final one with the winner going into the OMHA Bantam "B" finals. Unfortunately, all season, the team hasn't had .crowds On hand victory. So, if you wantito give the youngsters a,.,,bit.„otio.inur;ealt1;i4teirippgatzto •at the 'arena togight...,Minor hockey is a' big;itefn with Goderich young- sters. They -need your "help to keep in the win columns. Should be'a good crowd at the arena on Friday .night, too, when the Pontiacs take on the Walkerton .Capitals. The Walkerton crew has had . a fairly good season and if previous eichibition games are any mdieatien, • tomorrow ffight'..s. tilt .ought to be wdrth seeing. teams battle it out to declare a WOAA Intermediate "A": winner. Seine time ego we remarked that the "Cyclone" .playoffs reminded us of the old tune, "Waltz me around again ,Willie." Apparently there aren't even enough teams left now to do any waltzing. And the situation is comparable the little song that goes: "Ten little blackbirds perched in a line, one flew away and then _there were nine." And so on, until • there were none left. ' Now, the picture has become so confused that not even the players, let atone the fans, know what's happening., A while back, when the ArsL round rdbin was -started (before the• schedule had even been 'finished) there were six "A " --teams in the playliffi.... Then the Hensalf FilikS decided the going was a bit' too rough for tlieniVaiiiredlleti it llintre" Things wentalong for a while With -- the remaining five teams still play- ing along to see which one would I be eliminated. it was obvious i long before 'the round robin was Islated to en that Goderich and Foregt would be in the second round robin. Strathroy made the grade, and so did Exeter Mohawks, leaving the St. Marys Alerts Out in. the cold. Then Exeter decided it had *had enough 'waltzing' and deeideiI to 4rop.....out-_-Besides,„ they • Ain't like the idea 'of the long trip to Meaford. Who was to take 'the ,'SHEPPARIITON, March 10.L4Mr: • place of the Mohawks? , There was Huron. Herring taken in Lake Superior increased from 678,000 lbs. to 770,000, but'a sharp drop was ii -ora - for .,,both Lake Erie,' from 267,000 lbs. to 178,000, and Lake Huron, .from 105,000 lbs. to 68,000. Lake Huron chub landings in- creased from 63,000 lbs. to 253,00fi, or 172 PPP. MIL •THURS., MARCH 11- 1.30 to 3 p.m. -Learn to Skate •• C lasses. 3.30 to 5 p.m. -Free School Skat= ing-Grades 7-8. - 8.30 p.m. --Elmira vs. Goderich. FRIDAY; MARCH 12- 8.30 p.m. -7 -Walkerton vs. Goderich SAT., MARCH 13- 8 to 11.30 a.m. Pee Wee Hockey. 12 to 2 p.m. -Figure Skating. 2 to 4 p.m. -Public Skating. 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. -Figure Skating. 8.30 p.m. -public Skating. MON., MARCH 15- • - 1.30 to 3 p.m. -Learn to -Skate Classes. 3.30 to 5 p.m. Free School Skat- •ing. Grades 1-2-3. 8.30 p.m. -Forest vs. Goderich. TUES., MARCH 16- 1.30'to 3 p.m. -Learn to Skate Classes. 3.30 to 5 p.m. Free School Skating • Grades 45-6. 6.30 p.m. -Figure Skating. WED., MARCH 17- 2 to 4 p.M.-Ourling. 7 p.m. -Industrial Hockey. THURS., MARCH 18- 1.30 to 3 p.m. -Learn, to Skate • Classes. -,3.30 to 5 p.m. -Free School Skating -Grades 7-8. 7 to 11 p.m. -Public Skating. 11101110111811111140111000001411141•611/1) only one team left -St. Marys. $0,, and Mr$„ Frank McAvoy,‘ when,onMonday night of last Catharines, visited recently at the isi, , ,of:-...Mrs.,_MeAitoy,s.,oparentse- ZereiraTfhTEanli o•ftlijFfuT 14r-lnuf-Ivirs:"S• ert-Regte7-4141rs:- Knights in Meafoid, they said Bogie returned to •, St. Catharines with them. for a few days. Mrs. Agnes Foster, Ralph Foster All of which leads us to wonder and family, spent -a week -end re - once again: Is the WOAA a worth- cently in Torono, Mille organization as far as eGnde, Mrs. Ernest Crawford, Linda and rich" is concerned? Douglas, spent the week -end Ian All of this business this year of Vitigliattl, at the home of her sister. teams dropping out and eliminated POrd01/.DoughertY has been help - teams being-hreught back into CM-ing his cousin, tionfild' McKenzie,. petition is' „quite a lot to ask the w411715arkwork. Weare sorry to average fan to Veer. • say Donald has not been enjoying Tine, there have been a fair the beat of health. , *inter ot•galtieS Oiled'ea a re. Wednesday of last week during WOAA Cyclone gkeuPng, but how the school children eking ;them mani p;f. them hoe actually' bon to their homes With' 00 .• tractor snit orf the .POntiaegi eiNin the the Foster assisted rost "go"games?Nitifet retest, play. where 'cars, cOld not go tkough. I ed here'; -or fbafail'itt One visit, or ,„ the teuple f tick* -$amett „with • St's,,,Peter*i-llar'S ireir,Oli *reit e.,16e and ,ar'noiifillitin toot*. Peterd rho° attdifOr Adults er, there waff a b t :of attidit it fro ,0 A- to 17,3Igt .st. It would he passing strange, and what might be termed a reverse play, if a renais- ' sance in lacrosse should be inspired in this year of grace by the fair sex. And yet ,„, is -possible. • Here is Canada, we don't assciciate la- • markedas ;it is by hard checking, with the girls.. As played in .th* Thoniinions,, lacrosse is no , „..i,,laibe,.,101.1.a:_biekt.....• • • . " • • , 4,, : ' • But in 'England, it's quite • different. While lacrosse is played to a surprising eittent by the Male athletes on the other side, it is also a very popular game among the girls, to the point that a team of English women players is due to tour the United States this year, starting this month or next, while a male American team shuttles to England. Possibly one of the reasons for dislike of vigOurous body checking in British lacrosse (and this dislike applies to hockey,:. tool is that it has been developed primarily as a woman's game. St. Leonard's School, St. Andrews, Scotland and Princess . Helena College, England, weKe" the first.British girls'. schools to take to lacrosse after Queen -Victoria had many years- ago • watched a game between teams of -French Canadians. and • Iroquois Indians. • "• ---11.ershost4-4141.-A94,•be,Camtarit,was,considesestAn ---rhythmle•-reereation-ferAfeung-4ellies..---"taerosse4t-was-stesidt-;- movements based on the natural body movements, and both sides of the body are brought into ' - Its. development was hampered by prejudices against the participation of women in sport, whioh no doubt was typical of the Victorian era, but 'following the collapse Of most of such prejudices through events of World War I, lacrosse for girls began to establish itself. • Ry 1930; there were national associations flourishing in all four countries of the United Kingdom. • • And today, -the game rates,the,"101- most popular of all wenten's teanw,ieniiit behind: notheIlf,And field hockey, with its "itiferbOailaW,, Strange, lentt,;itiffiet the mother country should inlieCtfit,YOrs have takert.,;w1th more favor to Canada's than We,inVenetia ttilik o#tAtide:# t ateto. :$1,0f) ,,g, .11dreg, SO, ikome;),.. Oen hag the local team had 4# result,O't tObilitigINtrOAA, tat060,- • '44r - fidaleVerti, het, e• ltgaineat, It•aditao 6 ,yo e "' • ed out of tlie41401 tor Vour cofit and iteogisilont for dolmen will be weleerned b 'beet ergus4n, cto Colvere House, 431 Yonge$1,400 '