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torical Society
cts officers
as a large attendance
gham, Brussels, Clin-
Bayfield and
erich,
t the annual meeting
ron Cot flty Historical
ay 16 in Wingham.
'G, Turner, President,
e chair and conducted
ess.
ne 12 there will be a
to Brantford where
s of historicalhenterest
Bell
visited,
ead,. Brant County
Mohawk Chapel and
Johnston's home, a
11 be in attendance. Af-
1 non-members will be
to go on the tour. A
rich will be taken by
ing and dinner will be
in Woodstock on the
ip.
ill be; Bus trip $3.25,
,n to Museum 50c,
silver collection,
Johnston's Home
`Glenn Hays, Goderich,
for the election of of-
fs of interest were an -
were June 4, 8:00 p.m.
-Archives Room
, June 21, Kingston,
Historical Society,
Exeter, Centennial,
15, 8:15, Bayfield,
r Timothy of W.W.O.
`ver an address on the -
Work of John Galt.
ockeridge of Wingham
for the program in
The guest speaker
Colin Fingland, a
of Wingham whose
are Indian artifacts,
and .gardening. - He
.with authority and
on the origin and
',of the town.
as followed by Mrs.
ghton with two short
, and by Mrs. Myrtle
'n with a History of Tar-
tans and Plaids. Mr. Lawrie of
Blyth entertained with Scottish
songs and Mr. Clark Johnston
with Irish:
The 1973 officers of the
Society will be; Honorary
Presidents, Miss Belle Camp-
bell, Seaforth, Mr. W.E. Elliott,
Goderich, Past President, Mr.
J.W. McLaren, Benmiller (R.R.
'4, Goderich), President, Mr.
Harold S. Turner, Goderich,
first Vice -President, Mr. David
McClure, R.R. 1, Credition,
second Vice -President, Mr.
Harry Worsell, Goderich,
Secretary -Treasurer, Mrs. Otto
Popp, Clinton, Assistant
Secretary -Treasurer, Mrs. Mer-
vyn Batkin, Clinton, COUN-
CILLORS, Mr. A.Y. McLean,
Seaforth, Mrs. W. Metcalf,
Bayfield, Mrs. F. Fingland,
Clinton, Mrs.. M. Batkin, Clin-
ton, Mrs. Earl Haist, R.R. 1,
Credition, Mrs. Wilbur Turn-
bull, Brussels, Mr. Harry
.Bolger, Brussels, Mrs. Harry
Bolger, Brussels, Mrs. Nelson
Reid, Walton, Mrs. Harold
Turner, Goderich, Mrs. Cecil
Blake, Dungannon, Mrs. For-
dyce Clark, .Goderich, Mr.
Raymond Scotchmer, Bayfield,
Mrs. -.Edith Baker, Seaforth,
Mrs. Robert Simpson, Hensall.
CHAIRMEN OF STAN-
DING COMMITTEES; Mem-
bership, Mrs. Leroy Toth,
Bayfield, Projects, Mrs. Tait
Clark, R.R. 6 , Goderich,
Finance, Mr. Harry Wor-
sell, Goderich, Personnel, Con-
stitution and Bylaws, Judge
Glenn Hays, Goderich,
Editorial, Mrs. Tait Clark,
R.R. 6, Goderich, Auditor, Mr.
C.E. Murray, Goderich,.
Ex -Officio Members, Warden
Roy Patterson, R.R., Wingham,
Reeve Harold Lobb, Clinton.
Archivist -Historian, Mrs.
W.D. Mack, Crediton and
Public Relations Officer, Mrs.
D.D. Mooney, Goderich.
est Orangeville man
heavier than- usual
ue to the long holiday ,
the Goderich
I Police force report
ree minor accidents
he past week of ac-
er activity the police
ted 25 occurrences of
sorts.
' elopee. from ' the
Psychiatric Hospital
reed to the care of staff
'o reports of missing
were investigated and
ents of wilful damage
oto. .
arning was issued to a
with regard to • the
e .of firearms._ within
nicipality. The irate
ner had been shooting
ay dog.
mon assault case was
ted, two petty trespass
dealt with and four
made under the Liquor
Act.
were also two thefts,
estic complaint, .one
nd enter one prowler
s
and three stray animal reports
handled by police.
One charge of impaired
driving was laid by Goderich
Police officers.
Two arrests were carried out
for the Orangeville Police
Department. Graham Hin-
sperger, 17, of Orangeville was
charged with "abduction" of a
15 year old girl who was . also
charged by local police ori
behalf of' the Orangeville
department under the Juvenile
Delinquents Act.
Goderich Police also hold a
warrant for the arrest of San-
dhu Sukhwinda on a charge of
Fraud._ -
Sukhwinda is wanted in con-
nection with an unpaid bill at a
local motel pinounting to
$155.94. Three other men,
presumed to have been selling
encyclopedias, were with Suikh-
winda in Goderich.
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY MAY 24. 1973
Wayne Doak third baseman for DRMCO connects for the first
home run of the season as the Industrial Softball Schedule
Looking back
When
By 'Sue Paquette
The Great Northwest
Exhibition for the year 1903
was held on the,. last Tuesday
and Wednesday of September
at the Goderich Fair grounds
which are 'presently surrounded
by McDonald, Blake and Eldon
Streets. The weather was ideal
for the Fair and consequently
the attendance was improved
from the previous year. Gate
receipts totalled $296.10.
Membership tickets were sold
to the public which would
allow the holder of the ticket to
take his entire family to the fair
with no additional admission
charge. Another change made
that year was the abolition of
the school children's five cent
ticket. This resulted in a lower
number of children attending.
I was unable to find out if
the Goderich Fall Fair was
financially successful in 1903.
But it is known that the direc-
tors' hada Tiank note Of $450 'to
pay.
There. was a number of good
exhibits, but a lack of com-
petition. A new and interesting
department for that year was
model fair features. Besides
local farmers, competitors were
the West Huron Women's In-
stitute, teachers, scholars and
students entered in the new
nature studies division.
The event turned out to be
practically a one day fair. It ap-
parently took all of Tuesday for
judging entries so the fair
wasn't open until evening for
public viewing.'
-Tuesday 'night the town band
enteitnined a large crowd
which were comfortably seated
in the grandstands. Four pretty
young girls demonstrated
Highland dances and an
acrobatic performance was put
on by two local gentlemen.
Wednesday morning was oc-
cupied by judging the stock and
cattle. Again there was good
quality exhibits but a lack of
competition.
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opened up on Monday night at Agricultural Park. Carlow
came back to edge the DRMCO squad 3-2. (staff photo)
Third in series
local fairs were "King"
Areas attracting female
crowds were the fruit exhibits,
peach class, dairy products,
needlework, a few flower en-
tries, and ` a new exhibit of
pressed, flowers, seeds and
weeds. Cooking demonstrations
and , lectures by the Women's
Institute of West Huron were
also given. Butter making was
an interesting feature with
competitions in different pur-
pose spreads, such as salted
and cheese spreads.
Only three local merchants
did 'displays. A mahogany
parlor suite, a piano demon-
stration and, sewing machines
and bicycles completed the ad-
vertising.
Entries on outside depart-
ments were light,and the fields
of horses, sheep and poultry
were poorly entered.
The categories were broken"
down as follows: Horses -
thoroughbreeds - roadster -
saddle horse carriage -
general purpose - agricultural -
heavy draught - speed program
- Cattle - shorthorn - hereford -
jersey - grade cattle - fat cattle -
Sheep - leickster - south downs
- fat sheep - Agricultttiral
Products - apples.- pears - plum
- peaches - grapes - flowers
Garden Vegetables Home
Manufacturers - patchquilt -
embroidery - stockings - Fine
Arts - professional oil - water
colours - Nature Study - 'for
public schools - Pigs Poultry
Pullets.
There was a total of eighteen
judges which were divided into
the different categories.
In a personal interview' with
Mr, Sandy Sterling, who has
been a resident of the Goderich
area all his life, he admitted to
being 85 years old. When asked
about what he could recall
about the Goderich Fall Fair of
1903, he could not help but
speak in generalities because
that was a long time ago. He
did however have a very strong
opinion that the judges were
not as honest as they needed to
be. He felt there was a definite
-click" running the fair.
Perhaps this explains why there
was a definite lack of com-
petition in many of the depart-
ments' judged.
Dr. Whitely apparently
raised colts and consequently
won all the prizes. This would
discourage fair competition.
Mr. Sterling also added that if..
there were no entries in a cer-
tain class, the farmer would go
home to catch his beast grazing
in the orchard, and enter it
regardless of classification and
win the prize.
This gentleman does however
have many good things to say
about the old Great North-
western Exhibition. He remem-
bered the horse races to be ex-
cellent. There was no starting
gate and the horses pulled their -
carts a full five heats.
An excellent midway held
the children in excitement and
a two-storey building housed
the ladies interests. The men
even tested their strength
during a tug of war.
It is unfortunate that the
Goderich Fall Fair does not
&ist todaljn its glory of 1903.
The present committee ap-
parently lost the Goderich fran-
chise because it' wasn't exer-
cised.
Dungannon Fall fair - 1 903
By Linda Jefferson -
Despite the raw weather, a
big crowd was on hand to share
in the activities of the day' at
Dungannon Fall Fair.
The financial results were
highly satisfactory despite the
prevailing cold and threatening
sky and the chilling wind.
This just goes to show how
underestimated was the
drawing power of Dungannon's
great fall show, and the deter-
mination of the people in-
terested in it.
Among the activities were
the speed contests, animal
judging, and exhibits, just to
mention a few. -
In ' 1903, the crowd was
bigger than ever and this ac-
counts for the fact that they
earned $65,00 more than the
previous year. At the concert on
the same evening, they netted a
$140.00 house, with the hall
jammed to overflowing.
The receipts of the two days,
not including membership fees,
were over $550.00.
A few weeks previous, it had
been undecided, due to a
disagreement with the Driving
Park Association about the
lease of the lands, whether or
not there would be a fair.
President Bailey and his
associates kept up the high
standards of the past, increased
the prestige and laid a surer
foundation for future successes.
The advance of quality and
morits of articles catered'to the
strong competition. In the
horse class, there was an in-
crease in the prizes, and they
had a splendid array of horses.
- Thus, competition was keen.
The cattle and sheep had an
excellent showing, but the
swine offered only a fair
exhibit. The poultry also was
not above average.
Many of the spectators at the
fair had to agree that the
exhibits were the hest ever seen
at Dungannon. it was generally
felt that the fruithad a fair
showing and the root and
vegetable class had a ,good
display.
W.N. McCraker, a veteran
gardener of Brussels, said that.
he 'tad been at six shows that
fall and that Dungannon was
the best of all, with one excep-
tion. in the upstairs of the
main hall was found the ladies'
work, and it was felt that the
women had . outdone them-
selves. -
For the concert, there was
such a great crowd in the hall
that there was very little stan-
ding room. The entertainment
included orators, _ soloists,
pianists aad.even a hunourous
vocalist, J.H. Cameron.
Dungannon Fall Fair was
now completed for 1903, but it
is still an annual event.
However, many of the fair
features ot 1903 have been lost
in 1972. For example, there is
no longer a concert held in
honour of this special occasion;
the fair lasts for only one day;
and there is now only one floor
of exhibits.
In Dungannon (1903), the
fall fair was likely one ef the
major social events of the, year
and everyone near and far
came to it. Thus, I feel the
Dungannon fair was a suc-
cessful social affair in the year
1903.
Riddell in the House
Huron's representative at
Queen's Park, Jack Riddell
(Lib.) took the floor in the
Legislature May 10 to ask
about the prevention of
pollution of Lake Huron, par-
ticularly through the an-
tiquated sewage systems at
some -. cottages along the
lakefront.
That question and its answer
was recorded in the official
minutes. as follows:
Mr. Riddell (Huron): Thank
you, Mr. Speaker. A question of
the . Minister of the Environ-
ment Why does the minister
not consider prevention of
-pollution of Lake Huron to be a
priority programme of his
ministry? In this connection,
why will he ,not comply with
the request of the medical of-
ficer of health in Huron for
assistance in the investigation
of the sewage disposal problem
that exists on the cottage and
year-round residential sites
around Lake Huron, con-
sidering that 35 percent of all.
the sewage and waste disposal
systems have been - either
washed out or filled in and the
people who owh these residen-
ces are not aware of this par-
ticular fact? -
Hon. J.A. Auld (Miniter of
the Environment): Mr.
Speaker, as far as — what i
would understand to be— the
first part of the hon. member's
question is concerned, we
realize that there is a problem
in the cottage area and that, it
does require to he surveil'
However, in the judgement of
my own officials there are other
places where there are more
New local baseball
season looks great
with veterans back
BY MORLEY LEEKING JR.
Last summer the Goderich Industrial Softball League enjoyed
one of its most successful season. In my opinion, the reason for
that success can be attributed to one key thing - BALANCE. All
eight teams in the league are on a very competitive level and the
eighth place club could knock over the league leaders anytime.
Last season's pennant race went right down to the final pitch of
the regular season to decide play-off spots: All indications
from the spring camps suggest that Goderich Softball fans are in
for another interesting and competitive season.
Many of the 'veteran players will be back along with an im-
pressive group of rookies and some new faces to the softball scene.
All -in -all, it has the makings of a very entertaining summer of
softball action in Goderich.
As far as the teams themselves are concerned, the DRMCO
"Champions" will be defending the championship which they won
last summer with primarily the same line-up as last year. Led by
last year's MVP Don McWhinnie and a highly volatile offence, the
DRMCO seam will rely on speed; and power to win a good number
of games this summer.
Jim McWhinnie will be behind the plate catching brother Don
as well as Wayne Draper and newly -obtained Gordie Walters.
Veterans Clare Harmon at first and Frank MacDonald at second
look after the right side of the 'infield with Mitch. Miller and
Wayne Doak patrolling' the left side.
Outfielders Bill Gallow and Larry ,McCabe give the DRMCO
squad good speed in the outfield. The "Champions" will definitely
be a contender for top spot in the circuit.
Carlow Tire (formerly Gower's Garden Center) is another
serious challenger for top spot - in fact they surprised DRMCO 3-2
in the season opener. As in the case of DRMCO, Carlow will have
about the same squad returning as last year.
The Stoll brothers, Gord, Doug and Bruce will handle the pit-
ching chores with last year's batting champion Glen Falkiner cat-
ching. Bill Black (the one who hits home runs) will be at first with
Ray Mathers at second, Phil Petrie at short and either Bruce or
Gord Stoll at third.
Doug Stoll will see action in center field with Don Elliot, Casey
Wildgen and Dave Patterson patrolling the others.
Carlow will likely rely on a good hitting attack mixed with good
pitching depth and IF they can keep the defence tight, they'll win
a lot of games this -^summer.
Over in the Sandy's "Clippers" camp, some new faces give the
Clippers a new -look this season. With Bill Fritzley retiring this
year, the third base job is up for grabs.
Paul Paquette seems to be the best bet at the hot spot. Don
Shortreed, Karl Butler and ,Deb Shewfelt are additional
newcomers to the Clippers and should give the club some needed
depth, especially behind the plate where the "Outstanding Catcher
" of last year, Tommy Crawford looks after things.
Ken Daer and Rick Sowerby give the Clippers a good one-two
punch on the mound and they can hit the ball as well. Younger
brother Ron Sowerby, a southpaw, may get a few spot start assign-
ments.
Morley Leeking at second and Doug Spitzig at short will look af-
ter the middle of the infield. Harry, Kerr, Bill Hogarth and John
Phillips will patrol the outfield for the "Green Machine".
If the Clippers can combine their traditionally sound defence
with some timely hitting, they to.. will win a lot of games this sum-
mer. (Long ball power is a new word to their vocabulary.) The
"Clippers" should battle DRMCO and Carlow for top spot.
A team which irriproved immensely last season was Kendall Oil
(formerly Goderich Building Center). This year, they should im-
prove even more. If the defence can cut down on the errors and
they can get the clutch hit - they'll be tough:
Wayne Fisher looks after the catching duties, and he'll be cat-
ching a fast -improving youngster, southpaw Brian MclFenzie who
will share the hurling with big Bruce Betties.
Phil Turner anchors first base with Frank Hagen a' second:
Newcomer Ronnie Clagus should add some zip to the infield at
short with Al Sygrove back at third.
Hayter., .dim_ Ila�rli� - and John Poechman wilt play the
outfield and if the boys, can get their 'defence and offence gelling
together, they could seriously challenge the "big three" for the
championship.
Coach -John Doherty of the Gord's Sport and Cycle team sets his
goal at fourth place this year. The red, white and blue squad will
have a mixture of youth and experience in their line-up this
season.
Four pitchers are presently in camp: veteran Gerry Petrie,
newcomer Doug Rouston anf rookies Glen Tiggert and Ronnie
Marshall. If the team can get good pitching, they should be tough
as they. have a tightly -knit defence.
Brian Rumig will handle most of the catching and George Van.-
derburgh should see a lot of action at first. Denny Williamson
returns at short and Jack'Kellough (obtained from DRMCO) will
look after third base. - -
Outfielders Jon and Jim Ginn along with Jim McLeod and
Keith Good round out the Gord's Sports squad. The team has had _
its problems in the past few years getting the key hit but if the
bats come alive this summer, fourth place is a very realistic goal.
Brindley's Plastering is a team that is entering their sophomore
season with great expectations.
Last year, they managed to score a lot of runs buttheir problem
was that the opposition scored more.If the Plasterers can tighten,
up their defence and give the Dauphin brothers some support, they
could go a long way this year.
Returning to the team are Carmen Fielder , Rick Duckworth,
Allister Nevins, Glen Ribey and Bob McWhinney. If the veterans
from last season can combine with the newcomers, then this club
will win their share of ballgames.
The Sifto Salt Squad are hopeful that they can improve on"their
record of last season..Last year, the team played in the same mari-
ner that a chamelon changes colour.
One night, they looked like the best in the league and the very
next night they would appear to be the worst. If the miners can get
all facets of their attack working, they will certainly better last
year's performance.
Bob Cuncic leads the mound corps - Don Parker and Walter
Bell will also see some starting assignments.
Others returning to the squad will be Tom O'Brien, Vic "Chi
Chi" Whetstone, Ed Jones, Harold Leddy, Len Willis, Ronnie
Whetstone and Ray Volland.
;Newcomer John Cosgrove should crack the Sifto lineup..IF Sifto
can reduce their errors, get some long balli power and continue to
get good pitching, they have a good chance to make the first
division.
Another relatively new squad to the GISL is Fisher Custom
Building - and all indications are that this team is ready to do
some giant -killing this summer.
Last season, the team lacked a solid offence and subsequently
found themselves on the short end of a lot of 2-1, 3-0 and 5-2 type
scores. .-
Fred Pellow, Glen McNeil and brother Don are three good pit-
chers who can play numerous - other positions as ,well. If the
sprinkling of newcomers can fit in with an established lineup, the
team has an excellent chancey as do any of the other seven teams,
severe problems. There is a
problem there, but there are
more severe problems
elsewhere. We simply do not
have the funds for doing
everything at one time. We are
doing about 15,000 cottages a
year and we are attempting to
do the areas where preliminary
indications indicate _ the
greatest problem.
.Secondly, as I understand
the hon. member, he is talking
about a slightly different thing,
and that's the effect of the high
water on some of the private
waste systems. Is that right?
Mr. Riddell: That's right.
Hon. Mr. Auld: We can deal
with that in those specific
cases.
Mr. Riddell: Thank you very
kindly.
Hon. Mr. Auld: I will check,
but I would think that we have
indicated to the MOH there
that we are ---again, within the
limit of the resources that we
have ---prepared to work with
the health unit in these special
circumstances. I think we in-
dicated in a statement a week
or so ago that something in the
order of 35 to 40 percent of the
private waste systems along the
shores of Lake Ontario, Lake
Erie and Lake Huron have
been affected. In some areas
it's a high percentage and in
some it's a low. We've in,.
dicated, that we are quite
prepared to give what technit~al
assistance we can to the health
units to deal with these, and to
suggest to the municipalities
methods of handling the
problem on the short term until
the waters recede.
of winning the championship. -
This all reverts back to my original statement about BALANCE
- the key word that seems to sum up the Goderich Industrial Soft-
ball League for the 1973 season.