The Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-08-23, Page 14.4q. The Goderich Signal.Star,. Thursday, August 23rd, 1962
DUNLOP NAMED KING
ANADA'S WILD FRONTIER
(Contin'ued from page 11)
fi dS ,
From now . on he was one of
the attractions of the country,
if travel books Can be believed.
Their authors met. the famous
Tiger at' York or Burlington,
in Goderich or Belleville, '('ren -
ton, or Prescott. None passed
through Detroit, Sandwich or
Buffalo without reporting meet-
ing or just missing Dunlop; and
for many yearsvisitors to ,Niag-
ara Falls seem to have gone to,
see him in .,the same way as
they went to •see Table Rock
and the Cavern of the Winds.
Dunlop's achievement has be-
-conie..so.' much a part of Canada
that later generations can scare
ely give credit for it the`
eighty :miles of road from Wat-
erloo through Stratford to Gode-
rich. Roadmakers seldom re-
ceive the honor due them. The
discomforts of their earliest
constructions must prejudice
their contemporaries, and later
improvements contain no ole
ment of drama. The hot*
flaking, heart -breaking, time -
devouring roads of Canada run
their tortuous way through
every book of travels ancimem-
oirs of the time. The difficul-
ties in building, them were en-
ormous: swamps• without end,',
almost impossible to drain;
primeval forest• of trees four
arid five feet in diameter; a
tangled undergrowth of• vines,
bush and windfalls,. piled up
crisscrossed as high as six feet
above the ground. Besides their
bare hands, axes and oxen were
all these first road -builders had
to help them clear their path;
labor was scarce and inexperi-
enced. The wonder is not that
the roads were bad, but that
any trail was cut at all.
, Taverns Abound
Taverns infested ' every qil-
- lege and were found every
twenty miles or so along the
primitive roads. The simplest
were merely log cabins a` little
larger than the settlers' first
houses. They had no windows;
the cracks between the logs
were stuffed with pine chips
or crumbling clay and the floors
were of • loose split logs. The
fire, a blazing, four -foot cube
of tree -trunks, burned on a
stone ,hearth. in the centre of
the room. At one end a big
log stretched from wall'to wall,
closing off ;a square bn the floor
filled with straw on which trav-
ellers slept in a row, covered
with old rugs or coarse blank-
ets. The table was of rough
planks on trestles; the chairs
were blocks of wood or element-
ary stools, ,
- The food was generally pork,
potatoes, coffee (often brewed
from roasted grain), milk and
whisky. .,Frequently, there was
no bread and at times no food;
never -no_ whisky.
These taverns were the bases
of operations for the unattach-
ed. young men who came to
Upper Canada to make their
fortune and spend their time
hunting and brawling. When-
ever there was a raising — or
clearing—bee they could be
counted on to come. The work-
ers generally divided them-
selves into teams and competed
at getting the job done, while
the owner directed the work
and the "grog boss" kept the
men's spirits up. He passed
around all day long with a tin
cup, and pati 9f whisky to keep
things moving. -
The day ended with a huge
meal prepared by the women-
folk; who then withdrew to a
neighbor's or to a shanty and
left the men to finish out the
night. They .did Ws with jigs
trials of strength which usually
turned into fights, and drinking
until dawn. Fighting was a
popular recreation, and it is
perhaps only a slut oxaggor
ation to say that it ,was uncom-
mon then . to see a Canadian
outside" the towns who had not
a bitten ear or nose, knife
scars or the "Virginia brand,"
a gouged eye.
, The Women
The women who came out in
the new immigration that .com-
menced around 1826, the year
the Tiger returned to Canada,
were of a very different type
from those. °wwe- have been dis-
cussing. It is difficult not to
feel that the final subduing of
the forest and the successful;
establishment -of a peva nation
owes more to them than to the
men they -accompanied. It is
certain, at lea t 'That they ac-
cepted .cyrisTete1y ' and, without
question their share of the es-
sential, domestic partnership
that is nowhere more vital than
in a new community.
The dark side of this picture
is overworl4, -exhaustion and
early death. It was not un-
�yR
The Veterans' Memorial Park at Maitland.
Cemetery where Branch109, Canadian
:Legion, will hold its Decoration Day Ser-
vice on Sunday, August 26, at 2.30 p.m.
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OBITUARY ¢
JOHN FREDERIC LITTLE
Funeral services for the late
John Frederic' Little, Goderich,
were held Thursday afternoon,
August 16, at Stiles funeral
home, conducted by Rev. Canon
K. E. Taylor. Mr. Little passed
'' away at ,Alexandra Hospital,
August. 13, as a, result of in-
juries received in a ,car col-
lision earlier in the afternoon:
His ° five-year-old son, Brent,
escaped with minor scratches.
Born at Holmesvilie, July 20,
1927, the On of John Ernest
-Little- and r mile •Ford-' L--4tttle,
he had made his home in`.•Gode-
rich since 1944. He was mar•
ried. to Margaret. V. Robichaud,,
of New, Castle, N.B., September
13, 1952, in Trinity .Anglican
Church, Bayfield, where the Rev,
Herbert J. Webb conducted the
ceremony.
common to see a man sitting on
a fence, his scythe• beside him,
having a smoke and waiting
for his wire, who was binding
sheaves, to catch up with him.
The men could see no point in
cutting faster than their wives
could bind; and surely it was
proper to divide the labor be-
tween cutting and binding. As
Aune Langton remarked in a
letter, -.women in Canada were
frequently—little • better than
slaves. •
Accomplishments
To, William Dunlop belongs
the greatest part of the credit
for the energy arid considera-
tion with which the Canada
Company's purchasers were
placed on their land. He play-
ed the great lord and dispensed
favors; he went hunting with
them; he condescended to . get
drunk with them and Lfight with
them, although .-he_ never had
to hit a man twice. •He under-
-ateod their difficulties and was
familiar with , their hardships,
yet brought an air of the great
world outside. Perhaps it , was
essential that he never really
shared , their labor, but moved
like a red -bearded . comet
through the forest, dispensing
jokes and favors, advice and
help, never tied as" they were-
a',privileged and powerful man.
Dunlop --moved around the
country indifferent to where he
`spent- the night.If he could
not. get into a hotel, he. would
sleep in a cart in the driving
shed, well protected with bran-
BU(I
TION PROBLEMS! FOUND
dy. He affected a grand in-
difference to money, . tossing
dowri a .sovereign for a drink
and as often as not forgetting
his change. He left his snuff•
sprinkled clothes behind him,
sometimes recovering them on
the next visit, sometimes. not.
He frequently Tan but o: money
but never out of frrcnds. After
being drunk for several days in
an hotel in Detroit, he was
locked in his room until his bill
Should be aid. He dropped a
friend in Windsor one of his
laconic nnes: "Dear Jimmy,
I'm in pawn. Come and take
me out. Thine, W.D.
:4ohn Galt was • recalled to
England in 1829 and, by the late
thirties, the Tiger was ,fighting
Galt's successors in the Canada
Company. In 1841, he was elec-
ted on an anticompany vote to
represent ,Huron in the Legis-
lative Assembly for Canada.
The rough habits of the fron-
tier did not suit the new time.
Friends and- prestige dwindled
away. He spent nis last ' days
as Superintendent of the La-
chine Canal 'and died on .Tune
29, 18(8,
MILITARY REUNION
A reunion, of the First Can-
adian Parachute Battalion iaTbe-
•ing held on September 15th,
1962, at 2 p.fn., at the Fort
York Armouries,' Lakeshore
road, Toronto. All former
members 'are invited to attend.
Please contact Jack Knowles,
11 Cross street, Dundass, .On-
tario.
FAREWELL PARTY
Miss Janis Green, Bennett
street, recently entertained sev-
eral classmates at a party in
honor of Debbie Harrison, who
is moving•to Manitoba with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N
Harrison, formerly of Market
street. Games and sports were
followed by a barbecue supper.
Debbie was presentee -with a
matching necklace and ring
from her friends. '
PERSONALS
Visiting with Mrs. H. Led
nor at Port Albert during the
week were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Shutter and Donald; of Hamil-
ton; Flt. Lt. and Mrs- Wm. Balk -
will, Anne and Karen, of Camp
Borden; Mrs. Mary 'Dickson and
son, Fred, and Brian Johnson,
of Toronto.
In 1944, Mr. Little saw active
service with the Canadian Army
Tdhnieal School, 4th convoy.
Later he joined the: Royal Can-,
adian Navy, serving four years
on the aircraft carrier Magnifi-
cent. The Royal Canadian Leg-
ion, Goderich Branch 109, held
their impressive„kervice during
the evening preceding the fun-
eral. ,., : ,..-,.,•a ' .
At the time of his death he
was employed at the Sifto Salt
Mine. He also ownea and oper-
ated Huron Tower TV Service.
He was a member of St. George's
Anglican 'Church, Goderich.
Mr. Little is survived by his
wife and three sons: John Den-
nis, pine; Gregory Paul, seven;
Richard Brent, five; and one
daughter, Janette Alice, ten
months. Also surviving are his
parents and rredrbbrothers;-Ford,
Harry'' and Frank, all of Gode-
rich.
Pallbearers at the funeral
were: Ken Gillis, Port Bowen;
Bud Gerow, London; Be. Qra-
LIVING
CCOMMODATION
SENIOR CITIZENS
ham, Floyd Moore, Jim Anstay
and Bob Goodwin, alt of Gode-
rich. '.Flower bearers included
Terry Fisher, John Thurlow,
Julius Kovac, of Goderich, and
Eldon Wraith, Lucknuw.
Many friends attended -;from
out of town. Interment was
observed in Maitland cemetery,
Goderich.q
EDWARD C. GLEN
Edward C. Glen, 69, Stanley
Township farmer,,, died Sunday
in -Clinton- hospital,- -- . --
He is survived by his wife,
the former Mary Alice Mac -
Laren; one son,. W. Robert, of
Goderich; one daughter, Mrs.
Chester (Alice) Neilans, ` of Lon-
don;, uiree sisters, Mrs. Frank
Saunders,- of Goderich; Mrs. G.
M. Elliott; of Oakville; Mrs.
'Frank Howe, of - Florida; five
grandchildren.
The funeral service` was held.
on Tuesday afternoon - at the
Beattie funeral home, Clinton.
Interment was in Clinton ceme-
tery.
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MRS. GRETA MacINTOSH
Mrs. Greta MacIntosh, 63,
died Sunday in Victoria Hos-
pital, London. : She had been
a patient at Packwood Hospital
for some time.
Surviving are one son, James,
London; one sister, Mrs. Vera
Young, Toronto; four brothers,
Frank Robinson, Toronto; Stan-
ley, Mount . Albert; Scott, Lon-
-don; Wilbert (Bert), Goderich;
one grandchild.
The funeral service was held
Monday evening at the. James
1'4. Carrothers and Son funeral
honie. Burial : was in York
cemetery, Toronto.
Movements At
The Harbor -
Week -encs „arrivals at Gode-
rich harbor, over the week -end,
included the Str. Leadale, at
2.30 p.m., Friday, to take aboard
10,000 tons of salt at the Sifto
loading dock.
Saturday, August 18, the S.S.
andoc cleared-for-MileagefoI-
lowing a long lay-up at the
north block. In command of
the Vandoc was Captain Murdo
MacDonald,_ Skipper of the Fort
Wildoc, substituting fQr Captain
Don Wilson, the Vandoc's reg-
ular captain, who is reported
as . being on the sick list.
,Later, the Same day,: , the
steamer James B. Eads arrived
from Milwaukee, under com-
mand of Captain Lorne Young,
of Collingwood, with 105,000
bushels of corn for the Upper
Lakes elevator. The "Eads"
left ,late, Sunday, bound for Tor-
onto, with the remainder of her
cargo of grain.
Dr. and Mrs. J. D;' Powrie, .
Miami, Florida, .are visitor's at
,the home of Mrs. C.L. Bissett,
Church street.
Mr. Ross McDaniels, latterly
of Kingston, and formerly from
Carleton Place, is the admin
istrator of the new Ontario -
Hospital here. He will be mov-
ing ,into a new: house being.
built on "'Eldon street.
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At the reiuest of . the Council of the Town of
Goderich, the: Housing Branch, Department of Econ-
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is conducting a Survey to determine the need and
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