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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-07-30, Page 15BAYFIELD by Bud Sturgeon, and Helen Owen The captain of the Survey ship "The Bayfield" accepts a framed print from Bayfield Reeve George Fellows at ceremonies marking the survey ship's visit to the village last Saturday. ( Bud Sturgeon photo) Bayfield Babes take trophy The Varna Agricos were in Bayfield last Tuesday night and handed the Babes an 18 - 9 defeat to clinch first place in the Bluewater Ladies Slo- Pitch League. The Babes had led 4 - 3 after one inning with Trudy Robertson belting a home run but fell behind Varna by a 9 - 4 score aftger five innings. In the only other scheduled game, the Bayfield Blue Shadows travelled to Zurich where they whipped the, still winless Buckettes by a 32 - 9 score. The win gave the Shadows sole possession of second place in the league standings. .Bluewater standings (as of July 27)• Team GP W L Pts Agricos 11 9 218 Blue Shadows 11 7 4 14 Babes 11 6 512" Buckettes 11 011 0 Future games: Tues., July 28, Babes at Buckettes in Zurich; Wed. July 29, Blue Shadows at Agricos in Var- na.End of regular season. Playoffs are set to start on August 3 with the Babes playing the Blue Shadows in a best -of -three semi-final and the Agricos playing the Buckettes (no date set as yet). Men's Slo- pitch In South Huron Men's Slo- Pitch play last week there was only one game involving the local teams Which pitted the Bayfield Flyers against the Bayfield Knighthawks. The K -hawks led all the way to a narrow 6 - 5 win over their cross town rivals. The K -Hawks record now stands at 10 wins and two losses which is good enough for `first place. The Flyers record is twins and 8 losses. There are several make - Lampoonery BY BUD STURGEON And so ends another historic week in the Village of Bayfield, and another one is about to happen as the Moison's Great Canadian Weekend moves in. What are they going to do with all the Buckeye guzzlers? Here at the Bayfield Newsroom, we received a letter this week from Heidi Premo of Sault Ste. Marie who has this to say about Bayfield "Hi, my name is Heidi and I'm from Sault Ste. Marie. I am visiting my aunt Dolly. She has a shop and I help her a lot. Sometimes it can be lots of fun working m the antique business. But not all the time. Most of the people that come in are just 'BROSING' (browsing). Now that is where I get to the point of my title, The Browsers of Bayfield." "Really I don't mean to be mean, but sometimes it gets on your nerves. If only people came in to buy stuff it would be a lot better. Well, I shouldn't keep you. Bye " Yes those are my thoughts exactly Heidi, too many lookers and not enough spenders. While we are on the topic of the Bayfield stores, I heard a tourist exclaim after leaving one establish- ment on Monday morning, "That was the biggest rip- off in Bayfielil': ' The family however was greedily clutching little paper bags of goodies. They proceeded across the street into another shop where they stayed less,than a minute. When leaving the women muttered, "And that was the second biggest rip-off." Frankly, the three of us here, me, myself and I have found nothing to complain about as far as the Main Street Stores go. They are as competitive as the stores in any resort town and probably better. As 'for the tourists, I can hardly wait till September when they go home. -4- This This brings us to topic two for this week, The Royal Wedding? As usual, par for the course, the TV satellite network is going to turn the entire event into a circus. As the closeup cameras pan the audience all will be looking to see which members of the wedding party are toting the guns. I even heard there will be a follow-up TV movie starring Ben Turpin as the Prince, Jane Fonda as Lady, Fess Parker as the Duke and CP3PO as the Queen. Well at any rate, I can't see myself rising at 5 a.m. to catch the whole affair on the tube. It is such a ridiculous time of the day to get married that one wonders whether the Prince had all that extra sack time on his mind when he planned it. The Lady is a real charmer. As for the Prince, they all say he is hand- some but if the truth were known, he couldn't sneak up on a water glass. If they cover the reception we'll even get to hear the ethnic jokes told by the wedding party and see what kind of food rich people eat. TV coverage of an event like this is necessary. After all they are spending millions of dollars of English tax money to marry this guy off to a girl that has never had a boyfriend before Chuck. It can best be described as lavish. Too bad Shakespeare still wasn't around. He could write another classic play. I wonder how many Irish- men are invited to the wedding? up games to be played before the playoffs start but no dates have been set. Players return Fulfilling its role as a place to serve the communi- ty, once again the Executive have laid on some good fami- ly entertainment in Pioneer Park. This year, the Lamb - ton Players will offer three performances. On Monday, August 3rd at 3 p.m. - A Children's Play; on Saturday, August 22nd at 7 p.m. melodrama takes the stage, and finally on Sunday, August 23rd at 3 p.m. there will be a children's play. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1981—PAGE 15 Village's history is enriched with special visjt By Helen Owen Brilliant sunshine, sparkl- ing water and clear skies greeted the arrival of 'the CS -S. Bayfield last Satur- day, July 25th. For the Bayfield Historical Society, it was the culmination of ex- tensive preparations, and more important still, —the combination of the past and present as a contribution to the history of the village in the future. Just prior to the sail.past, which had been scheduled to meet the vessel and welcome her to Bayfield, Don McLeod's fishing Moat sailed into the harbour resplendently painted and decked overall. - a timely reminder of the fishing in- dustry and the charting of the Lake by Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield over 150 years ago. .Pioneer Park and the har- bour were thronged with sightseers, who watched the sail past of some 30 boats. The Regional Director General from Burlington Department of Fisheries and Oceans) with his wife, and Ross Douglas, Hydrographer from the Ocean Sciences and Surveys section, together with Reeve Fellows, the president and members of the executive of Bayfield Historical. Society waited to greet the Captain when he carne ashore. Headed by the Clinton Pipers, a procession then formed and , moved on to Clan Gregor Square where another crowd had already assembled. Captain Ber- chem then inspected the Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, Guides and Brownies who had marched in the proces- sion and congratulated them on a fine turnout. Welcoming . the guests, Miss Kay Reid, President of B.H.S., presented Captain Berchem with a souvenir of the occasion - a picture of the Bayfield River as it must have appeared in the time of Admiral Bayfield. Inreply, the Captain said that this memento would be hung on board ship, a reminder of a special occa- sion, and a special kind of man whose charts and maps were so accurate they were still in use. He referred to the history of the present ship, the fourth to be named after the Admiral which still con- tinues to carry' out his tradi- tional tasks, including the updating of charts - a fact, he felt sure was much ap- preciated by present day yachtsmen. Today, the work is extended to scientific research including sampling Of water, soil -and pollution. Commenting on the Ad- miral's personal life, Cap- tain Berchem related the story of how Bayfield had written to his mother asking her to select and send out a suitable wife for him. Past President, Mrs. Gwen Pemberton told the audience how following a story by Bud Sturgeon which appeared in the Clinton News -Record .last year; it had been possible to make the arrangements for to- day's visit. Ross Douglas, Hydrographer from the establishment in Burlington, stressed the importance of the survey work carried out so long ago by Henry Bayfield, which in turn had played an important part in the opening up of Canada. Even today, he said, half of the 215 charts in current use had been produced by the Admiral, and checking them with all the benefits of sophisticated scientific equipment revealed the thoroughness and accuracy with which they had been compiled, although at the time, a lead line, sextant and theodolite were the only in- struments used. Mr. Douglas then presented the Historical Society with a crest of the Canadian Hydrographic Ser- vice. The kids were all dressed up for the Bayfield Lions Frolic last Friday night as the annual event was held in the village. (Bud Sturgeon photo) CO.OP Whether your needs are great or. small, CO-OP and Westeel Rosco have combined forces` to bring you a grain bin to fit your needs and your budget! For More 'Information CoII or Drop In To HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP llvueofisld Zurich i4®e�sc�lr 42-9823 236-4393 2491-3O 2 Before introducing the next speaker, Mrs. Pember- ton said that she proposed to take the opportunity of demonstrating her pride in what had been done in researching the Admiral's activities by members of the Society. She told of Mrs. Ethel Poth, a local historian, who had been tireless in her efforts, and during the course of a visit to Dunedin, New Zealand had discovered a street, school and hotel named. Bayfield. Further material had been unearthed during a visit to Bayfield, Wisconsin. Mrs. Vivian Mor- ton had pursued her resear- ches in. the extensive na- tional archives in Ottawa. Finally, she mentioned Mrs. Muriel Althoff,. who having been born within a stone's throw of Greenwich, had on a subsequent visit to England made a point of car- rying on her investigations in the biggest museum of navigational history in the world. Also, during the course of her travels, she had located and met with the great granddaughter of Ad- miral Bayfield. Mrs. Pemberton then in- troduced Mr. McCulloch who had recently been appointed as Director General for the Central Region of Ocean Sciences and Surveys. Mr. McCulloch referred to Admiral Bayfield as an ex- ceptional man even for the times in which he had lived - a man who had earned respect for his dedication, skill and leadership qualities. He recalled that Bayfield had started his career as an 'unpaid gentleman volunteer' when he was barely 11 years old. During the course of his first voyage he was in action against the French and on another occasion; shortly after that was wounded in action in a Mediterranean battle. His promotion was fairly rapid and it was as a Lieute- nant that he first began his tremendous work surveying the Great Lakes. Even after his retirement, when he had settled on Prince Edward Island, he continued to.act in an advisory capacity to the Admiralty. It was a coincidence, said Mr. McCulloch, but never- theless, a very happy one,• that the same week that Bayfield was paying .tribute to the Admiral, the establish- ment at Burlington had an- nounced that it was to be renamed - "the Bayfield Penny Salers say thanks On behalf of the Bayfield Lioness Club, the penny sale committee would like to say a hearty thank you to all the patient and helpful people who supported our Penny Sale, and to those who helped number tickets without a word of complaint many thanks. " Also, a special thanks to those who were so kind to donate such an excellent selection of gifts: without ,-you we could not have had such a successful event. Laboratory for Marine Sciences and Surveys." On behalf of the establishment, he then made two further presentations to the Historical Society for their Archives. The first was a picture of the Admiral with the first ship which was named for him - and which had cost $15,000; the second ship illustrated and bearing his name was purchased at a cost of $50,000, likewise the third. The other picture he presented was of the present ship, formerly a yacht belonging to the Eaton fami- ly. This had cost some $500,000 at the time, although at today's prices, would, be more in the region of $5 million.' Reeve George Fellows then thanked the guests for taking time out of their busy schedules to be present, and congratulated the Historical Society on the success of their venture. The Bayfield Lioness pro- vided an excellent lunch and having satisfied their ap- petites many people then went to take advantage of a trip out to the survey ship. Aboard, the crew were courteous and helpful hosts, explaining the workings of the computerized equip- ment, whilst in the mini - laboratory visitors were able to see something of the work carried out by the marine biologists. The guests visited the Ar- chives Room and were then entertained at a farewell reception at the home of Brigadier and. Mrs. Morgan Smith. Signal from historical society The Bayfield Historical Society would like to thank all the boats who par- ticipated in the 'sail past' to welcome the C.S.S. Bayfield. It really was a wonderful welcome and a magnificent sight. A very special thank you to Acting Commodore Stewart Smith and his wife Jane, who did so much to ensure a good response from the boats. . Ship your livestock with ART HEFFRON Blyth Shipper for United Co-operatives of Ontario Livestock Marketing Division Ontario Stockyards, Toronto CALL BLYTH 523-4221 by 8:00 a.m. Monday Stockers and Feeders Also Available W.G. 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