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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-09-14, Page 5Seaforth. tea bad behavior drin game displays Dear Editor, Last Thursday, I watched a play-off game between the Goderich and Seaforth ban- tam teams and was appalled by the behavior of the Seaforth team. This was a baseball game involving 14 and 15 year old boys. The very name, 'game' implies that this is an activi- ty that should be fun and en- joyed by all. As for being a sport, there was nothing sportsmanlike about this team's behaviour. They call- ed names, made obscene gestures to the Goderich bench, and yelled foul LETTERS remarks to spectators wat- ching the game. They have a very good team, as evidenced by the fact that they won the game and unfortunately most of these activities and remarks came from two or three of the players and one coach. Perhaps nothing better can be expected from a team when a coach sets such an example. I would like to con- gratulate the Goderich ban- tam team which managed at the end of the game to smile and even shake hands with this team. That's class and the best of teams! Congratulations on a good season, boys! Deanna Smith, Goderich Nazism is alive and well in Russia, says reader Dear Editor, Since April 8, 1950 until September 1, 1983, the Soviets have shot down 29 foreign aircraft over their territory. For the sake of brevity, I will not attempt to list the details of this action, but is it any wonder that world opi- nion is beginning to show strong objection to their policies? Groups of individuals who attempt to negotiate with them are shrugged off without any constructive response, or negotiation that is meaningful. One would get the same response by wav- ing a red flag before a bull. It is obvious that the in- dividuals who attempt to negotiate with the Soviets should become efficient in matador tactics. Let's look at a bit of history in regards to the beginning of 1945. Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. Shortly afterwards, the Soviets constructed an Iron Curtain around their coun- try, metaphorically, and started to arm, bearing in mind that the Russians gain- ed possession of the eastern part of Germany, except for Berlin, which was split. There,were numerous Nazi scintists who went over to Russia and they had advance knowledge of split- ting the atom and also in jet propulsion. In order to get the scientists to work for them, they must have agreed to major concessions to gain their confidence. They eventually were responsible in putting the first satellite into orbit, call- ed Sputnik 1, put into orbit October 4, 1957. My personal opinion is that in Russia, Nazism is far from being dead, but it is alive and well and has gain- ed major inroads into the military. It has a perfect cover in Russia for its operation. Even if they did detest it now, they have had over 30 years to advocate their Nazi hogwash among the young people. It could even be working among the second genera- tion. I also believe that the military will be predominant in Russia. They began to flex their muscles in China and Cuba during the '60s. The ones around the world who are favorable to Russia ideology might very well be working under a super delu- sion. Sincerely, N. J. Minaker, Goderich. Feels safer flying over Huron County corn field Dear Editor, Come now, fellate. We all know that The Strong Men from Huron County" are capable of great feats of derring-do, and rank tops in the world for many things,. particularly in the producing of food stuff. And we all know that corn is a big field crop in the production of dairy products and all meat. Too, we can ,accept corn "growing as high as an elephant's eye" as we are told in the lyrics of that famous song on 'Summer- time, when the livin' is easy". But corn growing so high that it interferes with passing aircraft"'»9 I am alluding to your page three sttiry, August --21, where it is reported that Goderich airport is in good shape, but that corn is planted within less than 40 feet of the runway's cen- treline. Golly, I would feel a lot safer flying over a Huron County corn field than I would over Russia. How about you? It is planned to use your story on "Report' from the Country". It will be the clos- ing item on the weekly feature scheduled for the late news presentation on Saturday, September 17. My sincere thanks to you for this help, and for keeping "The Star" shining in my mail box each week. Yours faithfully, Arthur Carr, CKCO-TV's "Country Editor." Swim coach disappointed with this year's turnout Dear Editor, On July 5 approximately matel 50 young people sat on the deck of the Judith Gooderham Pool awaiting instruction. These kids were eager to swim hut not quite ready for the warm-up exercises. The exercises were per- formed with little en- thusiasm and a lot of moans and groans. However, the kids and I soon found a middle ground, a level we both understood - I yelled and they sneered. Most of the kids were fun to teach and those who listened learned quickly. Each child regardless of their ability was invited to join and coached ac- cordingly. Most could swim many lengths of the pool easily, however, we had some who struggled with one. No child was forced to perform anything he or she was not capable of doing. They were asked to set a goal which they would hopefully achieve by the end of the season. In spite of the dwindling number of swimmers we were able to compete well at five meets throughout the summer. The team finished in third place behind Clinton and St. Mary's, not because these two teams were better, but because they had more competitors! There are points awarded for first all the way up to sixth and each point counts. Many of the events were unentered by Goderich swimmers, therefore, no points awarded in those categories. The more swimmers we have the better our chances are of winning. I was very impressed by our eight -and -under category swimmers. They worked the hardest to achieve their goals. Most of these kids received a ribbon from at least one meet, but some were just a bit too tiny and their ribbons will come next year! I was proud of all my swimmers but those eight-and-unders were the greatest. Swim team ended with a party which took place on St. Christopher Beach. This year's awards went to: Jeff Boyce for most valuable junior boy; Tracy Melick for most valuable junior girl; Alana Graham for most improved girl and David McCurdy for most improved boy. An honorable mention goes to Laurie Dawson for most dedicated swimmer all around, and Sean Carigan is the star of the future. Wendy MacKenzie also has an honorable mention for her undying determination! I would like to express my sincere thanks to those parents who contributed their time, it was greatly appreciated. i hope to see all the regulars next year as well as a lot of new ones. Karyn Drennan, Swim Team Coach. Identify street corner Dear Editor, in regard to the photograph of a street corner which appeared in the Signal -Star of August 24, we have identified it as the corner of Kingston Street and The Square. Our first clue was the windows on the second storey. They fit the placement of the windows over Dunlop Pharmacy, and, of the buildings remaining on The Square from an earlier era. Kay and Eleanor found this to be the only corner with such a window placement. Our second clue came from the 1967 reproduction of the semi-weekly Signal and Huron and Bruce Adviser of July 2, 1867. in the advertise-. ment of S. Furs", dated April 15, 1867, it says that "the subscriber having moved to the store one door east of the corner of Kingston Street and Market Square, opposite Mr. C. Crabb's Block, formerly occupied by Messrs. Parker and Cattle, druggists". This bit of infor- mation was spotted by Eleanor and it identifies the drug store. The third clue was the Colonial type pillars further down the street. in the September 18, 1975 edition of the Signal -Star, second section, there are pictures showing Shopper's Square about 1892 with the Albion Block 'picture showing the same type of pillars. Perhaps these pillars were at the front of the Colonial House, a clothing store with Charles E. Archibald proprietor in 1866 according to the advertisement in the 1867 Signal. In that same edition were advertisements by Shephard and Strachan, grocers, but no ad- ver:isements by W.D. Shannon and Co. This then leaves only the time period of the photograph to be solved. Bill and Kay Clutton and daughter Eleanor kill P3RTEIP3ETIOI1 I GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1883—PAGE 5 Edith Argyle, Margaret Jewell and Vera Margerm, all of Goderich, enjoyed a day out on Sunday at the Blyth Thresher's Reunion. They joined more than 300 people at Thanks for help Dear Editor, I would like to take this op- portunity to thank everyone who contributed and worked at the Blyth Centre for the Arts' second annual Country Fair. Without the support of our board members and you, our "Friends of Blyth", fund raising projects such as the fair are impossible. We had a very successful day, raising approximately $1,100. A special thanks to all the local ladies who donated baking and candy. It wasi'all very much appreciated. Don't forget our Medieval Feast on Saturday, October 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office (523-9300) or The Blyth Saga (523-4331). Thank you. Sincerely, Liz Herman. 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