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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-05-03, Page 23j is /41/1-1111 is with , ith m Knit Witty:, yl-, evenint le of club d Culbert, bens anew hl by meki. for the p for hied. finished,,. 1 Hems 'm discueeed meeting w it the Nniti listed end ved In out CROS$ MS nuch must is and IM 600$111 44 the rind pi RECTO TS n avanh ad sauteaptly ORRECTS EALER'S )ES 524 erlch Town Councillor Dave Gower makes a point during union with other councillors and George Parsons, right, (dent of Godarich Elevator and Transit Company when group toure&thu focal waterfront to show Huron MP Bob McKinley damage and talks about possible repairs. It is the hope of council and the transit company that when the repairs are made much of the sure problem will be relieved. (staff photo) McKinley tours harbor area with councillors cher of the Federal tore for Huron, Robert ey was in Goderich day to to survey damage oval waterfront and look ;age to Goderich Harbor Municipal- Moine. -McKinley's visit was d by a lettere sent •to veral weeks ago by Parsons, President and 1 Manager of the h Elevator and 'Transit y, which had also, been endorsed" by h .Tawn Council. ,t Iette'? 1r. Parson had to the Huron M.P. the damage, es rmates of are now apriroaching 0, which was caused high winds struck', the ront in late March boats moored frrr the\ loose and slamming tato one big tangle at the southest end. Parson had expressed r that shipping corn'= might not put their t Goderich for winter due-to..,the dnmt ge and fears confirmed when oma Central Railway ced their boats would :back. tempt to find out from officials at Goderich what was needed before he pushed for projects to get underway on repairs. Engineers working for the Ejevafior and Transit Company feel the establishment of a beach at the harbor's east end, loss of wintE r r)rage of essels could have a effect on winter em - t at Goderich as a own Council supported sons' request for 'action 'late the surge problem" local harbor. ' surge is blamed for the boats loose -and h it has always been the harbor it was made by high water levels perienced all along the akes. water over the winter Ited in high clears up the municipality along where tons of gravel posited by the waves;. Goderich Marina high as flooded the catwalks `•hed much of the gravel out of the main pier. attempt to economize nicipality has trucked f the gravel which had moved from the beach ,or use as fill at the rder that repairs he out to the catwalks and amaged fixtures Mr.r. Y has already applied bepanment of Public or a grant of $15,000, Federal . Government harbors in Canada and ,tea is just leased by the ality, The Federal ment, through its ent of Public Works, is e responsible for all and maintenance. town of Goderich also recover some of their este up caste by el fill for the marip& selling 5 Public Works Depa tKinley said his tour, harbor wa et1 At- downwind tt) the prevailing - Maitland ' River or the in - westerlies, could be part of the stallation of water baffles. answer. Whatever the solution Town A number of other officials and representatives of possibilities are also being the Goderich Elevator and looked at however including 'Transit Company would like to the opening of ,surge tunnels see work completed before .. from the " harbor to the _ freeze up. Y Tbe oberirb SIGNAL --STAFF 126 YEAR — 18 The Farm Show THURSDAY; MAY 3, 1973 THIRD SECTION' Gets rave reviews One would hardly expect leading Toronto drama critics to be hailing a production called "The Farm Show" with loud, words of praise but ever since Paul Thompson and his Passe Muraille theatre group left Holmesville last summer with the rural production th0- have been receiving" rave reviews. The Toronto threatre group lived on what is known as 'the Bird farm near Holmesville for six weeks last summer and visited the farm community around the village gathering impressions. These impressions were then worked into a play about farm folk and the production was. termed -,vigordus, informative, stylish and `Often insrinel•y u funny "by Toronto Star critic Urjo Kareda. 'Mr. Kareda said in his review "It remains the most beautiful, exuberant, human group show of the season, a proof of how the theatre can open our eyes to experiences we've never known and stir within us responses that we weren't even aware of." 'The Farm Show is an enter- taining series of skits, sketches, -sound poetry, mime,. im- pressions and impersonations collected by Paul Thompson and his acting company from their experiences living in' an Ontario farming community. • Paul Thompson, the director at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille, felt that in 'the theatre there was not enough value being placed on the ex- periences of Canadians. He ex- plained: "For a long time now, Carlgda has looked elsewhere for dramatic material ... We studied other countries' material - England, the United States. But it can be exciting *and as much fun to deal with what's around us ,as 'with what's foreign." To prove his point, he moved his acting com- pany into an old farm house, belonging to Ray Bird, near Clinton, Ontario, and with the help of the Don Lobh family began to live, work and listen try-the-pevple of Clinttm's-fri r - ming community. Paul Thomp- son later remarked that "the By Ron Shaw farmers were amazingly kind and helpful: They accepted us into their homes and willingly provided an abundance of anecdotes, stories, characters and even real props for our work." With an improvised stage built in the barn where they had been rehearsing, Paul Thompson and his three actors and three actresses invited their Clinton neighbours to a Sunday afternoon performance. To the delight of all, they per- formed a series of songs, poems, skits, exercises and monologu4s based on the actual experiences of the Clinton fanners. The first show was a success and the company was urged by residents to carry on their plans of bringing the show to Tbronto. • The result became THE FARM -SHOW which, because of its high critical acclaim and audience popularity, re -opened in 'Toronto this past week: This second .engagement is being sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council. After refusing a profitable of- fer to tour the United States, Mr. Thompson has currently arranged to tour THE FARM SHOW through rural com- munities in Southern Ontario. But even after its success and popularity, THE FARM SHOW still remains a warm and -understanding view of the hardships and joys associated with life on a Canadian farm. It has kept the original stories and even names of the Clinton area farmers. THE FARM SHOW is entertaining and has been called "theatre for everyone". The Farm Show was in Blyth on Sunday and last night they played Kincardine. Tonight the group will be in Clinton, then in Wingham tomorrow evening and back to Clinton on Sattar- day. Its on to Brussels May 6, then up to Owen Sound on May 9. Port Elgin is scheduled for May 10 and Hanover on May 12. The Western Ontario tour will wind up at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival-, where the show will play to an inter- national audience. Director Thompson says that the play will mark the first time in nearly a decade that a Canadian play has been presen- ted on the ,Shakespearean stage.' "The Farm Show", a rural theatre production staged by the Toronto group Passe Muraille, Is presently touring Western Ontario and was In Blyth on Sunday. The play will also be in Clinton this evening and on Saturday evening. In this scene the cast act out a Goderich Township council Meeting as they saw it during their six week stay In the township last summer. (staff photo) George Parsons, President of the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company, and Robert McKinley, Federal Member' of Parliament for Huron, discuss the surge problem in Goderich harbor during a tour of the facilities last Wednesday. Mr. Parsons had earlier written a let- ter to the MP asking him to push for action on repairs at the local harbor so that there would be no recurrence of damage to ships such as happened during a storm in March. Town Council endorsed the request and members of the council went along with. Mr. McKinley on the tour. (staff photo) Huron County Council • Tree replacement program planned The county tree replacement program was reviewed briefly tinder the Huron County Road Committee report at last Thur- sday's session of county coun- cil. It was learned the county is planting 2,100 six .foot to eight foot hardwood trees this seting. These . hardwoods are in ad- dition to 3,000 seedling white pines and red pines which will also be planted this spring by county forces. in 1972, the county planted 900 six foot , high hardwood trees at various locations throughout the county on n trial basis. "We find that 80 percent to 90 percent, the hardwood trees survived •the first winter and consider the project suc- cessful." claimed county engineer Jim Britnell. "To our knowledge Huron is the only county in Ontario with a tree replacement program of this magnitude." "We estimate that about 3,000 elm and other tree varieties on county roadsides have been cut over the past eight or ten years due to Dutch elm and other diseases, old age and storm damage," reported Britnell. "We hope to be able to continue this replacement program and in some small way help to beautify our road- sides." • r Rural llving Is portrayed In Passe Muraille's production of "The Farm Show" with all Its joys and sorrow. This scene depicts the futpre of farming in Ontario with children leaving 4 the family farm (or portrait) to go their own way beoawe the economics of farming its no longer attractive to Mont. (staff photo)