The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-10-28, Page 25Communit News
Martha recalls carnival in 1969 involved many local citizens
GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987—PAGE 3A
1 haven't seen a Skating Carnival in years
and years. I'm sure you can tell me how ter-
rific they were and how beautiful. Groups
who work hard to learn to skate are the ones
who have the GREAT Carnivals.
I have a front page, second section of
Signal Star, that I have kept for years. It has
beautiful photos in color and the half page
write-up by "Martha". I had forgotten it and
it was a nice surprise when I found it. But, I
was a busy girl way back then, talking about
the Figure Skating Club's very successful
Carnival, Feb. 28 and March 1, 1969. The
Club had really grown and over two hundred
from this area had prepared fantastic things
for their Carnival. A lot of work.
In 1969 Mr. and Mrs. William Craven had
done a lot of research on the work that
follows to make the carnival the biggest -
and best,to hit Goderich. One phase of the
work that interested me, was the making,
building - and mechanizing of the animals
and special costumes. It is one thing to
make a realisitic looking head but another
to make the parts move and create laughter.
A big job. Can't you just see a skater, as a
ten foot giraffe, holding up that head on a
long neck and trying to control it and his
own movements? I don't know, how they
managed about long, skinny legs for that or
those, skinny animals but everything turned
out just GREAT. According to my write-up
everyone had a BA -A -A -LL!
Out of the past, they had unicorns - with
babies, yet! Also, pink elephants and zebras
and many other animals, all made of wood,
wire, thin paper, thick paper and glue,
paste, paint, sweat hnd tears...Where did
the last two come from? Well, Mr. Craven
didn't mention it, I am sure, so it must have
been me, but in building these, terrific
figures, I wouldn't be surprised if there
WERE tears.
Then there was the peacock, with a four-
' teen foot tail, yet! Now, that. took some
engineering. Mr. Craven told me our Ken
Boyce had helped with the mechanics and
that Mrs. Craven was the real craftsman or
Welcome to
the space age
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state's two largest exports — oranges
and reality — that caused them to actin a
collective and colossally stupid manner.
It was the same vacuum that could
been seen by looking into Michael
Wilson's ear as he stood side by side with
Simon Reisman and Pat Carney on the
steps of the U.S. Treasury after signing
the Free Trade agreement. It was a clear
tunnel of open air that transected all
three minds with no light at the end.
It was the same space I'd seen 10 times
on the replayP,!the.space betV'een Manny
Lee's legs, just enough room to drive' a ' •
dream through and watch „it die in.
shallow left •field.. It was the gaping hole
that echoed sound of silence in George
Bell's hat.
It was one real bad. Monday, ladies and
gentlemen. Welcome to the age of space.
FIITFhJIIFN
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PECK APPLIANCES
"IN THE HEART OF
DOWNTOWN VARNA"
ROUND N
ABOUT
With Martha IAethburr%
craftsperson behind it all. After so much
work, I'm wondering, now, if there really
were two hundred participating in that car-
nival'? At any rate the photographs, taken
by Ron Price, editor at that time were just
beautiful. But then photography was his pro-
ud achievement, since there were not too
many good colors in newspapers at that
time.
Editors are made of good stuff anyway -
er haven't you noticed? They are the ones,
who for years - were seen with a camera on
their shoulder, chasing any big shot they
found. They REALLY worked before they
reached Editor level. Hours and hours of
sometimes discouraging work, in all kinds
of weather and any hour of the day or night.
It wasn't easy, one of them told me and I
believed him. Anyway, I've met a lot of
them, ALL nice.
Here is a little story - in rhyme, that many
ladies will understand. The author is
unknown.
The old church bell had long been era ; d
its call was but a groan. It seemed to soun a a
funeral knell with every broken tone. "We
need a bell," the Brethren said, but taxes
must be paid. We have no money, yet, to
spare, let's ask the Ladies' Aid."
The shingles on the roof were old, the rain
came down in rills, the Brethren slowly
shook their heads and spoke of monthly
bills.
The Chairman of the Board arose, and
said, "I am afraid that we shall have to lay
the case before the Ladies Aid."
The carpet had been patched and patched
'til quite beyond repair and thru the aisles
and on the steps the boards showed hard and
bare.
"It is too bad," the Brethren said, "an ef-
fort should be made to raise the interest on
the part of members of the "Aid".
The preachers' stipend was behind, the
poor man blushed to meet the grocer and the
butcher as they passed him on the street.
But nobly spoke the Brethren, "The
Pastor shall be paid, we'll call upon the
treasurer of our good "Ladies Aid".
"Oh," said the men, "the way to Heaven
is long and hard and steep, which slopes of
ease on either side the path is hard to keep.
"We cannot climb the heights along our
hearts are sore dismayed, we ne'er shall go
to heaven at all, without the Ladies Aid."
Love, Martha
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