The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 November 1979 — Page 7

Tom Gedgoud To Be Inducted Into Hall Os Fame Tom Gedgoud. Walkerton, will be inducted into the Roseland-Pull-man Sports Hall of Fame on Friday. November 2. at the annual Homecoming Dinner-Dance, this year being held at the Martinique Restaurant. Chicago. Tom (Monk) Gedgoud - Football. In 1926-27-28 Fcnger’s football coach. Mike Joyce, refused to issue the 137 pound Monk Gedgoud any equipment — he told him to go home and eat a barrell of flour, then come back. This forced Monk to play his football in the public parks and sandlots. Doug Fessenden, the new Fenger High School coach in 1931, took over the coaching chores of the Gano Athletic Club in the 160 pound league and Monk, now at 14 7 pounds, played guard, center, end, tackle and fullback during that year. He was used to balance the weights when heavier men were sent in — sometimes playing as many as three positions during the course of a game. Coach Fessenden called Monk the best utility player he had ever seen. Monk played with Gano A.C. for three years on a team that lost only one game during that time. During 1931-32-33 Monk, along with S/akash. Matisovic and Walls Hohman, helped Fessenden coach Fcnger’s “Little Giants” during their winning season. In 1934 he took a football scholarship to Ottawa University, in Kansas. After playing varsity ball during his freshman year. Monk's teammates voted him as the lineman of the year. Doug Fessenden, now at Montana State University, had Monk transfer there. He played guard

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on the 1936 and 1937 teams with Szakash. Matisovic, Forte. Williams and Lundberg Monk was the starting guard in every game; and in six of these games was used to call the signals from his guard position, with the team winning those games. With Szakash and Matisovic. Monk played many 60minute ballgames. (These three were the players Fessenden brought to Montana from the Gana AC.) In 1938 and 1939. Monk was the Head Freshman Coach under Fessenden at Montana. In the years 1928-29-30. Monk played ice hockey with the Northlight Sea Scouts that won the championships undefeated in those three years. In 1931 this hockey team entered the A.A.U. competition as the Roseland Pioneers and were undefeated in regular season play but lost the championship game, played in the Chicago Stadium. to the Shamrock Jrs. (an all-Canadian team) by only one goal. Monk spent five years in the Army in World War 11. more than half of that time fighting in the Solomon Islands. He enlisted as a private, went overseas as a sergeant and returned a captain - Infantry. He is married to the former Alice Whetham. a member of the "Ruby Seals” all girls club of Roseland. They live at Koontz Lake. They have lived here for the past 19 years. Thirteen of those year they owned and operated the Y-Go-By Restaurant at the Lake and retired six years ago. KOONTZ LAKE FIRE DEPT. AUXILIARY ELECTS OFFICERS The Koontz l ake Fire Depart merit Auxiliary will hold their next meeting on Wednesday. November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koontz Lake Fire Station. Ihe new officers arc: president. Mildred Nolcheff; vice-

president. Sandra Cook; treasurer, Elizabeth Michalski; secretary. Dolores Borelli; chaplain. Dorothy Meyers; sergent-at arms. Florence Vischc; and reporter. Mars Torreano. Pickle Factory Is Torn Down In Walkerton An industry that added much to the early prosperity of Walkerton was the pickle factory. In the early seventies. James Blaine contracted for pickles to be delivered to LaPorte. Later through his efforts, the H. J. Heinz Co., established a salting station in Walkerton in 1882. In the early days the local factory contracted 600 acres for a single season, which average about 60,(XX) bushels of pickles. The largest yield ever made here was 71,000 bushels. The price paid started at 50 cents per bushel and more for the better grades. It was no uncommon sight in those days to see wagons loaded with pickles lining the streets leading to the factory, and many times the last wagon would not be unloaded until 3 or 4 o’clock the next morning. In 1900 Water and Ed Atwood.

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under the name of Atwood Broth ers, started a pickle factory in the east part of town, north of the L. E. A W. tracks (now the Norfolf A Western). I hey processed their pickles and put out a high grade product which enjoyed a wide sale. However, the factory closed at the opening of World War I. This building was purchased hs H. J. Heinz ( o. and operated for main years doing quite a tidy business until the mid 1960'5. The building was then used for storage by Heinz until it was recently sold. I he building was torn down recently here by the new owner. Wayne Frushour. of Plymouth. Chamber Hears From Industries At Meeting Bob Gottschalk, manager of Wormaid International; Harold Rizek, president of Walkerton Tool and Die; and Sonny Cripe, plant manager of Plas/Steel Products, Inc., spoke to the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the J A J Restaurant Wednesday evening. October 24. Each of the speakers described the products of his industry and some brought

samples to show. Other local business people introduced were Ronald Dusterhoff and Bill West, of American Roller; F.d and Judy Witrow ski of the Brass Lion; Rick Madsen, of Ridge Automotive; and Bob Ihrom of the Dairs Queen. h was announced that the ribbon cutting ceremony for Wormaid, who moves into the new building erected by American Door, will he held luesday, November 13. It will begin at the J A J Restaurant at 3:00 p.m. It was also announced that the Chamber Christmas Parts will be held at the American Legion December 15. Leo Mahoney, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided at the meeting. Regg Williams introduced the speakers and Betts' King introduced the guests. NOTICE The annual St Patrick Church feather party will be held on Fridas. November 9 at the school hall. Walkerton. Hostesses will be Mary Ann Giese, Joyce Legge and Carole Powers. According to the Dept, of Commerce, some STSO billion was spent in 1978 on new plants and equipment by America’s business people

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