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Harold Turner, president ofthe1-luron County Historical Society,
unveiled a commemorative plaque Sunday that will stand as a
memorial to the Great Storm of 1913 in which 244 people lost
their lives. Nineteen vessels were lost during the three day storm,
seven of them without trace; and 19 otherswerestranded. High
winds with blizzard conditions ravaged the lakes hitting Lake
Huron particularly hard. Bodies from wrecks were washed up
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along the shores of Huron County and a base was set up in
Goderich for the recovery and identification „of- the dead. The
plaque stands at the look out point .at Cobourg and Lighthouse
Streets. It was, dedicated during the ceremony by Rev. G. -L.
Royal --Dignitaries-- were present front the federal ,and provincial -
government and from the county for the event.
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unveiled Sunday, August 3, at Mr. McConnell for the program,
the lookout point at Cobourg which,,he said, was an honor for
and Lighthouse Streets and will the Lions Club to take part in.
stand as a memorial to the Great Mr. MacNaughton said the
Storm of 1913. storm played a significant part in
Federal, provincial ,and local. the history of the province,
dignitaries were present for the particularly of the Huron tract.
event and were joined by He said it was unlikely a similar
hundreds of local,,residents and tragedy would happen again due
visitors. to technical advances.
The plaque was erected by He said it was a pleasure to be
the' Archaeological and Historic able to bring greetings from the
Sites Board of the Department province.
of Public Records and Archives Mr. Gaunt was introduced by
of Ontario following a request the chairman who said it was
by the Goderich Lions Club. through the Huron -Bruce MPP
Clayton Edwards, chairman that the Lions Club had first got
of the Lions Club community together with the provincial
betterment , c$mmittee, was department concerning the
chairman of the event and gave plaque.
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Mobile museum will
.spend .two weeks here
The Royal Ontario archaeologists and design staff.
Museumobile, a 72 -foot long Education Minister William
tractor -trailer unit that describes Davis officially opened the unit
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the world of archaeology, is in in a ceremony at the Museum in
Owen Sound for two weeks. Toronto May 30.
From Aug. 6 to Aug. 18 the Each section . of the
big grey -and -white unit will be at Museumobile is intended to
Owen Sound's Coliseum and answer some of the questions
Fair Ground where it will be frequently a.sked about the work
open to visitors from 1 to 8 p.m. of archaeologists. The one on
4 daily except . Mondays and .Jerusalem illustrates how
Tuesdays. Admission is free and dateable evidence is used to
arrangements will be made for . chart the city's growth through
group tours. the ages. Dr. A. D. Tushingham,
The Museumobile began its the museum's chief archaeologist
__ three-year -tour of -,Oritrio July who took -part in the recently
5, 1969 at Barrie, receiving an ' completed excavations, provided
• average of 1500 visitors _daily. "Material for the display.
Midland was its second stop and The Museumobile section on
when it leaves Owen Sound Aug. Altun Ha, an excavation still in
18 it will be in Goderich Aug; 19 progress in British Honduras,
to Aug. 29; Sarnia Aug. 30 to .answers "how do archaeologists
Sept. 14 and Chatham Sept. 15 ' know where to dig?"
— to 29. Photographs that follow show
• Visitors to the Museumobile the jungle site and the
will be introduced, to the work progressive uncovering of Maya
of RdM archaeologists and their temples. The Altun Ha dig,
"digs" in five different areas: directed by ROM archaeologist,
Old Jerusalem; Godin Tepe in it Dr. David Pendergast, has
Iran; -Altura Ha in British _produced many. valuable
Honduras; and in Ontario at artifacts including a stunning
• Hungry Hall (an Indian burial carved jade head of a sun god.
area) and Fort Albany (an early The head, weighing almost ten
of . civilization uncovered by
excavations that go down 90
feet.
The two excavations at
Hungry Hall and Fort Albany in
Ontario were completed a few
years ago by the ROM's • Dr.
Walter Kenyon. Hungry Hall was
an early Indian_ burial site and
the displays describe burial
practices of the inhabitants
about 750 -years ago. Fort
Albany, a Hudson's Bay trading
fort, was constructed with
imported bricks. The displays
describe the' buildings and the -
life of the Europeans at the fort
in the late 17th century.
The Museumobile is a further
attempt to extend the ROM into
Ontario communities.
Design of ROM Museumobile
No. 1 (a second is being
planned) was supervised by John
Anthony, chief of the ROM's
display department. He was
assisted by- Lisl Levinsohn of his
department in consultation with
the office of the chief
archaeologist. The displays were
constructed by Panex Inc.,
Toronto.
Mrs. Levinsohn says the
trading post). The displaysthat pounds, is the largest Maya jade Museumobile attempts] -to show
tell the story consist of colour. object ever discovered. " that archaeology is a ,complex
and black -and -white photographs, The section on Godin Tepe science and an absorbing ,Life.
- text and real- artifacts (there are also concerns a ROM excavation Before an artifact goes Nn
no reproductions). still in progress in Iran under the
display, the amount of work is
The Museumo4bile
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tractor -trailer unit was obtained
'by the ROM from the
Centennial Commission. It
originally was part of the
Centennial caravan that travelled
across Canada in 1967. With the
aid of a Canada Council grant, it
6 was converted by ROM
direction of Dr. T. C. Young. It ,
illustrates how one civilization is immense -- the ' excavation,
built on the ruins of another and photography, research
also describes the Methodology , identification, conservation or
of archaeology. Pottery sherds as repair, and authentication.
well as reconstructed potteryPerhaps most important, the
and bronzes found at the site arMuseumobile attempts to answer
the why of archaeology. In a
shown.►tccurate drawings and --
Photographs reveal 5,000 years final statement, br. Young, now
PccWees
meet
Clinton
tonight
He recounted much of the
history of early ships on the lake
and some of the men who sailed.
them, singling out Capt. John
MacDonald who sailed the
"Alarm's to victory and brought
the Great Lakes Racing Trophy
to the county: The "Alarm" had
beenbuilt in Goderich for a
Seaforth man.
He spoke of the prosperity
the lake had brought to the
area .,' stating trade, and
commerce could well be
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exlected to increase as the St.
Lawrence S ae y expands.
He concluded .by likening the
lake to the people of the county.
"They are mice, pleasant, gentle
people...until really aroused,
then watch out!" he said. -
"This ` plaque is tangible.
evidence of what can happen
when the lake; or the people of
the county, is aroused."
The unveiling ceremony was
performed by Mr. Turner with
' Rev. G. L. Royal conducting the
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credit for the program to Arnold Mr. Gaunt said he was very -
McConnell, a long standing. pleased the province had seen fit
member of the club who w to erect the plaque which
suggested enquiries be started as commemorated a "...very real
no one had ever done anything part of the history of this area."
to commemorate the storm. He too said it was unlikely a
- Mr. Edwards recounted some similar tragedy - could happen
of the history of his own family • again.
in the area and spoke of Mr. "We have made tremendous
McConnell's outstanding record advances in communications and •
with the Lions saying he had 27 the prediction of weather is
years of perfect attendance with much more accurate now," he
the local club. - said. '
Mr. Edwards said the He noted• that shipping had
province should be commended been improved too, which would
for seeing fit 'to,erect the plaque also contribute to safety on the
"...which tells of a very tragic lakes. "
part of -the history of the area." ' Professor Goulding told the
.Reeve Harry Worsell brought gathering of the events that take
greetings from the town in the place when a site for an historic
absence of vacationing mayor plaque is suggested; of how
Dr. Frank Mills. Reeve Worsell
• said the Lions Club should also
be commended for the interest
and service it had shown to the
community, noting the plaque
program was only one of many
community betterment.
programs in which the club was
involved.
Mr. Edwards introduced the
guests of honor that included
provincial treasurer the Hon. C. •
S. MacNaughton, MPP (Huron);
Murray Gaunt, MPP
(Huron -Bruce); Prof. W. S.
Goulding of the Historic Sites
Board; Harold Baird, Lions Club
president; Prof. James R. Scott,
Seaforth historian; Harold.
Turner, president of the Huron.
County Historical Society and
Rev. G. L. Royal of Knox
Presbyterian Church. • °
Robert E. McKinley, MP, was
also among the guests.
The Goderich Legion
PeeWees dropped the first game
of their best of three group
semi-finals last week to. the
Clinton Ponies by a score of
10-5. 'Clinton Pitcher Don
MacDonald struck out six
batters and kept seven Goderich
runners stranded on base
Casey Wildgen struck out 10
and kept four runners stranded.
The second game was played
in Clinton on Monday night with
Goderich beating Clinton 7-4.
"Casey Wirdgen • struck' Ont 10
batters and walked three.
Clinton pitcher Don Cook struck
out 11 and walked five.
Key blow in the game was
Ron Sowerby's home run with
Casey Wildgen on base.
Third game of the best of,
three will be played in Goderich
Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. ,,
working at Godin Tepe, Iran
writes in part:
"in trying to find out Where
we are going as human beings, it
helps a lot to have some idea of
where we have been ... The
study of the past— gives us
perspective on, ourselves and our
culture that we can get in . no
other way..."
But in the end, Dr. Young
admits; archaeologists, like other
historians, study the past
because it is there -- and it is fun.
And, he says, "having fun by
using our brains to solve
problems ofany* kind is one of
the important things things,,We do that
make us human."
research • teams investigate the
events surrounding the history
and how recommendations are
made to the *board involved
before anything goes ahead.
Professor Scott was the main
speaker of the afternoon and
gave an extended account of the
history' of :the Great : Lakes and
Lake Huron in particular, noting
the, benefits the lake had given
to early settlers and the
important role the lake played in
present day life.
"We must not forget the
other moods of theJake," said
'Professor Scott. "This is an old
girl not to be tampered with.
Over the past 200 years she has
been put to good use. Before
that the Indians, used it and
there is good reason to believe
that even the early Jesuits made
it around. the Bruce Peninsula
Daniel Joseph Baker, 18, of
262 Regent Street, Goderich
died in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, on Thursday, July 31
from injuries received in a car
accident June 29. He had been
listed in' critical condition in the
intensive care unit of the
hospital:
Two other Goderich youths,
John Harrison and Wayne
Draper, injured at the same time,•
have since beenreleased- from
hospitals, in, London. One other
youth was not injured.
The accident happened in the
early hours of June 29 when the
car in which the youths were
riding crashed 15 feet down a
bank on Kitchigami Road, south
of Goderich and struck atree.
Mr. Baker was born in
Windsor on March 16•, 1951 and
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Baker of Kingsville.
He had lived in Goderich
mbst of his life and was a
student at Central Huron
Secondary School.
Surviving with his parents are
two brothers, Robert and Larry
and sitz sisters, Darleenc Nancy,
Rita, Paula, Karen and Laura, all
at home in Kingsville; his
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ida
Baker,. Goderich, with whom ,he
had been living and his maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Ernest
, Deslippe, Cottam.
Mr. Baker rested at Lodge
Funeral Home until 'Monday,
August 4, when a 10 a.m.
funeral mass was conducted. at
St. Peter's Roman .Catholic
Church., Rev Father R.
Moynahan officiated.
Interment was in St. Peter's
Cemetery, Colborne Township.
Pallbearers were Joseph Baker,
Kevin Rumig, Wayne Draper,
Larry Mohring, Gerry Pitre and
Ken Young.
Mrs. Arthur Elliott, the
former Ruth Hayman, owner of
the Little Inn in Bayfield,
suffered a serious head injury
when struck . by a bicycle
Tuesday evening and Was in
critical condition at London's
Victoria Hospital when. The
News -Record went to press. •
Mrs. Elliott, 51; was taken by
ambulance first to Clinton
Public Hospital and then on to
London after the accident which
occurred about eight o'clock on
Main Street- in front of the inn.
Ontario Provincial Police,
Goderich detachment, said that
Mrs. Elliott was struck by 'a
bicycle ridden by Bradley
Turner, 15, ofd Bayfield.
Constable. John W
investigating.
The injured woman's brother
said she was 'headed across 'the
street and had just stepped off
the sidewalk when she was lit.
He said" -his sister was being kept
under close observation as
doctors waited to see .if surgery
would be necessary. He -noted
that Mrs. Elliott once before
sustained a head injury" in an
auto accident. Mr. Elliott was at
the hospital yesterday.
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Many federal, provincial, county and town . dignitaries were
present Sunday for the dedication of an historic plaque at
,Cobourg and Lighthouse Streets. The plaque commemorates the
Great Storm of 1913. Among those present were, left to right,
Robert E. McKinley, MP; Clayton Edwards, chairman of the
event for the Goderich Lions Club; Reeve Harry Worsell,
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representing the town; The Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, provincial
treasurer; Murray Gaunt, MPP (Huron -Bruce),; Harold Baird,.
Goderich Lions Club president; Prof. W. S. Goulding, : member,
Historic Sites Board of Ontario; Prof. James R. Scott, Seaforth
historian; Harold. Turner, president Huron County Historical
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home. Linda Grafton brought
the other run across the plate.
Brucefield collected two
more runs at the bottom of the
sixth to end the scoring.
Sharon .Sillib and Joyce
Carter came through with three
hits each. Sue McLeod, Norma
Walter, Mary Kolknian and Lil
MacDonald each chalked up two
hits and Linda Grafton one.
"Bev Wright went all theway
'for Goderich. Pitching for
Brucefield,!wes Betty Graham.
The Goderich Ladies Fastball Linda Grafton started the
Club wound up regular play second inning off with a hit and
Monday evening` defeating .,,,Joanne Wildger► picked 1 up a
Brucefield S-6 for the WOAA walk to move around` to second.
league championship. The team Sharon Sillib loaded bases with a
now has a bye of one week single and Sue McLeod picked
before entering the finals. up a single to bring two runs
Goderich opened the scoring acibss the plate. • -
in Brucefield picking up two With two out in the fourth
run. Joyce Carter hit a single Sharon Sillib and Sue McLeod
and Norma Walter batted a triple picked up two more singles and
to bring in the first run. The were scored - on a double from
second run was scoreVon" a Joyce Carter.
double from Mary Kolkman. Brucefield were held to one
hit until the fourth when they
came back with three runs from
Shiels, B. Graham and McNutt.
Goderich increased its lead in
the fifth on a home run from
Mary Kolkman. . Brucefield
gained another run, Mso in the
fifth off a walk - by S. Graham
and another on a hit from B.
Graham.
Remaining runs for Goderich
came in the sixth with Joyce
Carter getting a secoritl ''and
Norma Walter bringing her