Godwin, Bill, Part 1. Interview with Bill Godwin, Barr'd Islands.

Bill Godwin discusses fishing and fish splitting and salting as it was done in the past on Barr'd Islands; discusses working on the flakes, drying and salting fish; the role of women in the work; the need to bring fresh water from Joe Batt's Arm. Includes Godwin's own experience working in the woods, moving to Toronto and later Montreal, where he worked several different jobs; returning to Barr'd Island where he fished for many years. Discusses family and life in the community.00:00 Stage built in late 1920, by Arthur Godwin -- 00:20 There used to be flakes... a hundred feet long -- 00:55 Wharf put in 12-14 years ago -- 01:20 When you were young, did you make salt fish? -- 01:25 "I remember when I was ten years old..." -- 01:40 Bullies (boats) -- 01:55 The big storm -- 02:10 Bill's role in fish cleaning when a child (cut-throat) -- 02:30 Picked up fish that had fallen through the flakes -- 02:45 112 pounds = 1 quintal fish = $1.40 then, $200 now -- 03:05 Transportation of fish -- 03:10 The Liver Man -- 03:35 The women woudl get the liver money -- 03:50 The women were the workers, the men going fishing -- 04:00 200 or 300 quintals of fish, every rock, every flake -- 04:15 Fish guts on gardens -- 04:25 "Worked like dogs! But they didn't mind." -- 04:35 "My mom only had 8 children." -- 04:40 Getting water (had to go to Joe Batt's Arm) -- 05:05 Pump for the bathroom now -- 05:15 Nine or ten buckets for a shower or bath -- 05:30 A lot of deaths, young boys drowning -- 05:45 Hanging around, throwing fish at each other, helping dad -- 06:00 No hang-outs for youngsters -- 06:10 Story about being punished at school, clothes-pin on nose, strap across hand -- 06:50 How he started off, beginning of personal history -- 07:00 $400 for 6 months logging -- 07:10 Born in '37 -- 07:30 Professions of rest of family -- 07:50 Train travel to Toronto -- 08:20 Four years in Toronto, then to Detroit -- 08:40 Willard's Chocolate Factory -- 08:55 Hospital in Montreal -- 09:10 All together, twenty years on Toronto -- 09:25 Came back twenty years ago, in August past -- 09:30 Four children, 142 year old house -- 09:40 Wife left last week, after 32 years marriage -- 09:55 "I might look tough on the outside, but deep inside it really hurts." -- 10:45 "People do talk, and people hurts." -- 10:50 Illustration of local gossip -- 11:25 "How do you know the house is 142 years old exactly?" -- 11:50 Acme -- 12:00 Personal fishing history *** -- 12:40 "I come in one week with over $1300 in me boat. But that's all gone now." -- 12:55 Overfishing foreigners - not all their fault "I'm a fisherman." -- 13:30 Goverment of Canada don't know the difference. -- 13:50 Salting small fish - rounders -- 14:15 What did the boys talk about when working? The time they had the night before, old times, the future. -- 14:30 Could be there for hours without a word spoken -- 14:45 One man salting, one man the splitter, two cutthroaters -- 15:15 Amounts of fish got a day -- 15:50 A barrel of fish = 300 pounds. Used to get 80 barrels a day. -- 16:05 Come up for a cup of tea, molasses, go back to work -- 16:45 Mother is still alive, 81 years old -- 17:00 Bill talks about him mom -- 17:30 Furniture back then -- 17:45 Boys and girls back in the day - go for walks -- 18:10 "At that time there was no kissing on the lips, it was always on the cheek." -- 18:25 Ten other guys would also have a crush on he