The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-13, Page 11Activity was just getting under way Saturday
evening on the Square when this photo was taken
through the small midway that kept the
youngsters' amused during the greater, part
of the week.
THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1967 ,
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SECOND SECTION
In an early evening ceremony Saturday, a young oak tree was planted to
mark Centennial in Court Eouse park, donated by the Barker' family of
' Goderich: The tree, shown at lower left, planted by Dr. G. F: Mills, mayor
of Goderich, grew from a seedling off an oak tree presented to Goderibh
Hprticultural Society in 1937. ° It originated in, Windsor Palk at Windsor
Castle in England, and was sent to, Canada to mark the coronation of King
as
George VI in 1937. One was planted in Victoria• school yard ad later 'died
A second still flourishes In the yard of Fred Barker of Goderich. Left
to right are Albert Barker, William Barker, Rev. G. G. Russell who dedicated
the• tree; Percy Barker, Ernest Barker, Dr. Mills, Fred Barker and Harry
' Barker.
Street Dance- Ends Old
Or
The youngsters joined in the street dance with.
" a W. stepping out to some unorthodox measures
and improvisations of their.own.
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-Home Week.
BairelsTo
Be Sold
By Sandy McDonald
Would you like to buy, yourself a souvenir of the Goderich Old
Home Week Centennial celebrations?
If- so, why not acquire one ' of the wooden barrels that were
used by the Goderich Businessmen's Association to make the f
three-storey barrel archway that was erected at the junction of
Kingston street and The Square prior to the week-long Centennial
'celebrations Field here from July 1 to 8.
It's possible that another community - yet to celebrate their
Centennial, program, would consider decorating the entrance to
their center in the same manner. Isere then is an excellent op.
portunity to purchase the prefabricated material needed for
your Centennial archway at the amnazinglyN low price of $3 per
component.
NOT ORIGINAL
Indeed, -if the town council of whatever communi4.--happened to
order the complete lot. of them, so desired, the Goderich Business.
men's Association who built the original (oops, pardon m?, not
the original; built in. 1874, .the first one was called the._Dufferin
barrel arch and stood at the entrance to. West street, and it was
composed of salt barrels) might lend the services of one of their
members •to the planning committee of the .next Centennial arch-
way. His experience gained while builcfinc; the Goderich archway
would prove invaluable to them. _ . '
Come to think of it, the God?rich Businessmen's association
were almost forced into the desperate situation of having to dis-
pose of the.barrels by calling a "fire -sale" on them.
Last weekend, pranksters were determined to add some un-
.scheduled .fireworks' to the Suturday night's Centennial finale here.
'rhe loW,er barrels of Me archway were doused with kerosene
and a match was set to them. They took afire instantly and, but•
for the prompt action' of • the Goderich fire department, the whole
archway would have been quickly destroyed and not only that,
but a portion or the town's In siuess section might have gone,up
with it.
Pranks of this . kind we can do without.
The public was entertained by young majorettes.
fromi Zurich and the Goderich brass band in
the early stages' of ' The Square • program
Saturday night.
Photos by
Art Elliott,
Sandy MpcDonald
and Bili MacDonald ,
The West side of the Square was loaded with
dancers Saturday night as this general view
of the area indicates. The dance attracted
dancers of all ages from Juvenile to grand.
parents.
Winners in the children's divi , ,
� sion�$or costumes (with carriage) of 1FVingham, $5 cash prise;
at the street dance on The SquareSaturptaynight Lisa Sholtz, Goderich, third, $2; Janice Hugial
were L. to R. `Marlene and Joy 'Sewers Goderich second x $3.
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Brian Allen, left, Goderich minor league soccer all-star. got
together with another Brian, Brian McKenna of the Sir Hugh
Clopton high school soccer team, for a flight over Goderich
prior to the exhibition game played here Sunday between the
two teams. 'The youthful pair 'of 'soccer pleyers were on their
way to the, Allen 'boy's Morrie for a delayed dinner. Other -members
of the Goderich all-star soccer team were hosts to their English
soccer mates prior to the afternoon match.
Dancing with gay abandon was this quartet of
old fashioned "swingers" on The ' Square
Saturday night at the street dentia . that
up Centennial week in Goderich: