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darkness fell November 11, 1913,
hts after the Great Storm had
its destruction on the Great
e world believed it had heard
st of the story. As the news
coming into Pt. Huron and
d xthe next day the nation
the story had just begun.
ications reopened and the
1wsbegan to trickle in.
s not mentioned in previous
es were now listed among the
Wfien several staunch modern
led to reach port during the next
days, it became certain the
dtaken its toll, unlike anything
lYexperienced on the lakes.
and wreckage steadily washed
or days. In places wreckage was
'e or six feet high and up to 1500
we the normal shoreline. The
amount of jetsam and bodies
ashore between Goderich and
!ward, both on the southern end
Huron on the Canadian shore.
d curiosity drove people to
r Port Franks as well as other
to view the frozen bodies and
le, all that remained of many
d their crews. Men living close
' shores have from time im-
11 considered as their own the
frayeayand many of the
qui appropriated bales' of
inea), life
woodwork goodsfrom� binsnand the
spite the warnings of Capt.
aCanadian marine inspector.
souvenir hunters were to be
condemned for more than their greed.
Their activities hampered trained in-
vestigators who were searching the piles
of debris hoping to find and piece
together inforrtttion to identify .Ships
f'nd to supply information to a waiting
number of homes and agencies.
These same souvenir hunters also
made body identification difficult as
rings, watches, wallets and papers were
removed from the bodies.
The local police departments were
strengthened to retard this action. As a
point'of interest a newspaper clipping
dated Goderich, November 16, 1913,
stated a reward of $25 would be given for
the recovery of bodies of sailors lost in
the storm.
Every effeirt was made by the Lake
Carriers Ass2ciation to recover the
bodies of seamen lost in the storm. A
complete land and sea patrol was made
with the help of coast guard cutters.
President William Livingstone felt this
was inadequate and wired Michigan
state game warden William Oates,
requesting the aid of his department in
the search. This was granted and these
men aided in the beach patrols.
Over the next few days (Nov. 14-15) a
steady stream of friends and relatives of
men lost in the storm came to Port
1-luron and Cleveland hoping to find
information regarding their loved ones.
One elderly man from Sornbra, Ontario,
inquired for his son who was aboard the
"Henry B. Smith".
"Don't you think there's even a chance
of my boys being alive? I just plain can't
tell mother he's gone. It would kill her."
London Symphony begins new season in Goderich, December 17
Handel Messiah first trea
Handel's Messiah will be
performed by the London
Symphony. Orchestra
Saturday, December 17 in
North Street United Church.
This concert is being brought
to Goderich by the Goderich
Rotary Club through the
generous support of the Sully
Foundation.
The Messiah, perhaps
Handel's most famous work,
is being presented in the
North Street United Church
where both the seating and
the acoustics are much
superior to the facilities at
Goderich District Collegiate
Institute where the remaining
two concerts of the season
will be held.
"Vire believe the church
setting is most appropriate
for the season," said Dan
Murphy, chairman of ' the
Rotary Symphony Com-
mittee.
Conductor for this program
will be Brian Jackson,
assistant conductor of the
London Symphany
Goderich
hosting
Foresters
Orchestra. A native of Cor-
nwall, England, Jackson has
studied piano, flute, viola,
"• 4 orn ` and timpani.
WItile attending Oxford
University on an organ
scholarship, he was the
conductor of the college
choir, orchestraand the
University Opera Club. He
spent three years as music
producer of the BBC before
coming to Canada in 1968....._,
He was conductor of the
Peterborough Symphany
Orchestra and director of a
professional choir and
chamber orchestra at
Erskine and American
Church in Montreal. He was
also assistant conductor of
Montreal's Elgar Choir.
In 1975, Jackson went to
Detmold, Germany on a
Canada Council grant to
study opera conducting.
While there, he was music
director of the Viennese
Operetta Touring Company
conducting performances
throughout Germany, Austria
and Switzerland.
Other special performers
for Handel's • Messiah will be
soprano Marjorie Sparks;
alto Christina Jones: tenor
Brian Trevor's and bass Alvin
Reimer.
Two more concerts are
scheduled for GDCI to round
out the season. On January
21 the Sinfonia will present a
concert featuring harp soloist
Maria Lorcini, and on
February 25 the entire
symphony orchestra will
appear. At this concert the
members of the London
Symphony Orchestra will be
joined by the members of the
GDCI band ..for a'. special
number to be written by
Howard Cable.
Subscriptions are on sale
for the 1977-78 season. Dan
Murphy reports that of 150
subscribers for last year's
series of concerts, almost all
have resubscribed for the
new season. That represents
about 450 people, Murphy
said. However, more sub-'
scribers are welcomed.
"The family ticket is a
.tremendous. bargain,"
Murphy added. '"At $20, the
third ticket irt'the family only
costs $2. fol• the three -concert
season and all others are
free."
This year, the cost of the
bringing the London Sym-
phone to Goderich will he
$5,000 and Murphy is quick to
point out that without the
support of the Sully • Foun-
dation, the symphony season
in Goderich would not likely
he possible.
Frank Walkom honored
Frank Walkom had a
pleasant surprise late in
October when he received a
Silver Jubilee Medal
honoring over two decades of
public service in Goderich.
Walkom, a high school.
teacher in Goderich for '';
years and a member of town
council for 22 years, said he
was "very pleased" when the
medal arrived by registerect
mail. He said he knew• his
name was suggested for the
medal but did not know he
had been chosen to receive
one.
Walkom. said he had been
talking to Huron -Middlesex
MPP Bob McKinley and had
Turn to page 2A •
The Huron Division Council
of the Canadian Order of
Foresters is hosting 150
delegates from the Western
Ontario Provincial Assembly
of Canadian Foresters and 50
Foresters from Eastern
Ontario at a two-day con-
ference November 18 and 19
in Goderich. This is the first
time the conference has been
held in Huron. County.
The Huron Division Council
includes two Courts from
Benmiller, two from Kinburn,
one from Atwood and one
from Wallace.
Four motels in the area are
booked for the event to ac-
commodate guests. The
opening ceremonies Friday
evening will he held at the
Legion Hall. Saturday
morning the guests will be
picked up in a bus and
transported to the Can-
dlelight Tavern for breakfast
and then on to the Legion Hall
where the day's business
sessions will continue until '
about 4 p.m.
in the evening a gala
banquet and dance will he
held at Saltford Valley Hall
when the group will present a
cheque to C. A. Archibald,
administrator of Huronview.
Another substantial donation
will be made to the group's
chosen charity, the Canadian
Cancer Society.
These Brownies from the fourth Goderich: Brownie Pack
were welcomed into Girl Guldes at a fly up ceremony held
at Victoria Public School on. Thursday, November 3. Back
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row. left to right, are Dulcie Mero, Melody Griese, Lisa
Harris and Jeannette Green. Front tow, left to right. are
Vicky Gavin, Kim Carman and Shelly Fisher. (staff photo)