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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1974-05-02, Page 16_..._, .,.....—. .. v:-:�.,w:,«c••y,r�.c,-_.: r.:�e•.F:.;z ., —,...t,, .- n.-•,m.»ne-µw a,;.,, .x:a ..i.w. .. ..... .. ....,. _. ... ... ... .. ..... ...,. ... _. .. .. .. _. ,. , ..... ,.r;... M i es Thinkgs ha a changgd since the days of Christopher Columbus. Columbus headed for India and wound up in Santo Domingo. Today' you head for India, you get to India. It's your luggage that winds up in Santo Domingo. A backyard swimming pool is a body of water completely surroiCded by other people's kids. There are many questions that no man can answer. And most of them are asked by five-year olds. „Changing Times Everything's changing. Remember back in the good old days when kids asked you to tuck them in at night? With our energy' crisis, a lot of kids have electric blankets. You have to plug them inl A History ; of,,,,, 11 Tuckersmith, By Isabelle Campbell ,,:—.IS NOW AVAILABLE AT -1- t .13,900 P Ur {'DIY PHONE 527-0240 SVAFORTH WANT ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS: Dial 527-0240 , r LUNCH BREAK — Prin'cipal, board member and administrators all got together for lunch at the professionjai development day for Huron,County teachers at CHSS in Clinton -Tuesday. Trustee Mrs. Dorothy Wallace, left, of Goderich talks with w EM EM g ER • Director of Education John Cochrane, Mrs. Ila Kayes, Co-ordinator of Special e „ Education and Seaforth Principal John Talbot. Huron Centennial School principal Arnold Mathers and Donna Kenwell are in the background. (Staff Photo) Your 'First Love moilt ifernSayan s wll Chan a with metric s sJEWELLERY___ ' In terms of each. car on the Amiss is as good as 1.6 (e) litre (liquid volume) Family Rin Charm_ Bracelet Charms F ; ;` ` = ,. , toad, MTC experts estimate the " kilometrds. (a) millimetre (1000th of a metre) g� r cost of changing road- signs, •28.4 grams of prevention is- ...mm providing speedometer, stickers North 453.6 grams of cure. centimetre (100th of a metre) Watch, Ring, Necklace and 'arr�ngs. +� f and driver education at.no more Give him 2.5 centimetres and ...cm ' '` ` i+.,. than $2.00 per velijele. Where he'll take 1.6 kilometres. 1 -metre ............. - ..........) .....m �.� PERSONAL GOiNG METRIC -- Ministry. OT i ransportation and possible, road signs will t1,e" 1 wouldn't touch him with a 3 kilometre (1000 metres .....km Commu•hications • crews have erected 21 metric changed by using economical metre pole. 1"=2.54 em destination signs along major highways throughout overlay•stickers. Don't hide your ligh-Kunidera'38 1'=30.48 cm Dresser Set, • Jewel Case, Evening Bag, Planning for metric conversion litre basket. 1 yd. =91.44 cm the Province signalling the start of a six-year on Ontario's highways has been There was a crooked man and 39:37"= 1 metre Music BOX,, .Purse, Accessories program to convert the Ministry's operations to the ''underway since the Federal he walked a crooked 1.6 kilo-' (b) gram (1000th Qf a kilogram).. -g metric. system. -,All highway signs in Canada are Government announced in , metres. Kilogram (1000 grams)........kg HOUSEHOLD scheduled to be changed to metrics by September, January, 1970 that conversion The Texan ww;e�.,* 38 litre hat. ion= (1000"kilogram):.......... t , was an objective of Canadian Conversion Table (c).035 oi. =I gram ................ ° k • 1977. Photo by 1.76 t =litre............ Ornaments ;�. policy over the next dec,�de. Vt Here is a handy, table for P �•– ••••••••1 Dinnerware, Figurine., Floral Ministry of Transportation and Communications) As Canada moves toward conversion to our present 2.2lbs.'-1000 grams adoption of the Metric System for measurements to the Metric 3 qt. milk container=3.41 litres Pictures, Mirror, Candles and Trimmers 4i all measurements sonic of our System. Metres per second ............ m/s more commonplace sayin' g s are Basic Units Are: Kilometres per hour.......... km/h going .to undergo some change:' (a) meter (linear) Knots (international nautical S E A F O R T H JEWELLERS' P • - , Metri c 'ro a Stg n s Below is a metric•version of some (b) gram (weight or dry meas- miles per hours) _ . ,old'saws. ' ore) 47 MAIN STREET'. SEAFORTH 527-0'270 From St. John's (NfcUd) to '''(waft. Wrap All. Year" Vancouvbr is 6840 kilometres by 1977 1.11 Ca' nada Rab1eS 'Clinic Success 21 metric -destination signs will are made, they^ will likely -be e be alerted on Ontario's changed to round numbers in , A large number of area animals Anti Rabies. Vaccination- Clinics Highways. signaliing the yt art of kilometres per hour, such as 50 are rabies proof, as a result of the held in Perth County during April. a six yc ar pmeram to convert the km/h in place of 30 m.p.h., dr 100 �, ,� Minist ,;',. Opel r. 4< to the km 'h in place of 60 m.p.h. Consumers The total vaccinations for Perth wetc as follows: " metric, system, Honourable John Metric speedometers are HereR. Rhodes, Minister of'franspor- p a, Dogs 5128; Cats 2803: Rabbits•29; lk Verytation ;tnd Communications, has already found on many imported Corner Ponies 27; Guinea Pigs 4; Racoon SOS ■ ■� cars and motorcycles, and will 1. totalling 7992. • announced. The on -the -olives that most g soon be a feature on new g • The green and white signs will families lead don't lend 'The s figure's represent an. .–" d75mestic automobiles. When the increase int S2 n� loews to A vertisers.show the.• di5tanrc• in kilometres to. themseh•es to the traditional l animals over the � � �� � ■ ■ma or Ontario communities. changeuyer ' takes place, )973 Clinics. p1 conversion stickers will be "three square meals a .day.' The conversion factor is 1.6 km a available fur older vehicles. And-, as children grow older,- „k � - i mild, therefore, I(; kilometres Iit's even harder to corral the equals 10 miles -• or breaking it The plans of the various, µ.hole family three time's each day * O T four Their down further, eight kilometres Ontario Ministries are being Wa.nt,,The - g to serve them a balanced meal., � ,Who co-ordinated by the'Metric Office THE equals tivr mitts. So, homemakers may do'the - The sigtis u ill he located on within the Ministry of industry next ` best thin het their major hi ghwivy , near such centres and Tourism. g P SEPARATE All 10 Provinces co-operated in children develop proper eating. Advert�s� n Dollar I €� * e 'g,, as Hamtlhm, ly rth Bav; Ottawa, P habits so they %vilf eat right when Toronto, Thunder Bay , and"`on"""development of a national plan for they are away from home. �( , *' highways near principal border metric changeover irf highway Ii is best to begin the wise SHOPPE. crossin otos, - construction and operations and K 1 g P " eating habit 'when children¢ are • Main Corner —Clinton 'All tcn Provinces and the this plan was adopted in October, very young. It's a time when you Federal Government are \kivkin 1973 at the annual convention of • BLOUSES. K - still jnave some control over ghat to an nijeod plats �%ith a target the Roads and Transportation children eat. • PULLOVERS IS * ` date of September, 1977 for Association of Canada. Make sure the snack's and • 'CARDIGANS changing all highwav signs in Adoption of the metric system meals you fix for the children, or Canada.. will bring Canada in line -with the for the lunches .you pack for * PANTS * i No changes in posted speed system of measurement already . school, contain a variety 'of foods' * STs limited from miles per hour in use by all major countries., front these four groups: milk; (m:p.h.) to kilometres per hour outside of North America. The meat or meat alternate, such as * • The Huron Expositor, established in 1860, has been serving Seaforth and surrounding. tLreas (km/h), or on •other regulatory logo "Go. Mei ric" has been cheese, fish or peanut butter: OPEN 2 to 6 pm. *, signs will be made before chosen to designate the fruits and vetables; enriched CLOSED WEDNESDAY * for 114 years and has"¢ weekly circulation Of 3,000 copies, with an average o£'3 to 4 reader ]� 'September, 1977. Ministry's implementation breads or cereals. s When 'speed 4imit conversions program. * per copy. This means our advertisers reach over *' News of Auburn, Mr. Norman Noran is home from N'ingham hospital, Mr. Michael Boyle is home for the summer from university in London. Goderich high school -formal was held Friday night. A number from here attended. Four children from St. August- ine made First Holy Communion in St. Joseph's""Church, Kings- bridge on Sunday. They' were Steven Michael Hickey, were of Mr. and„Mrs. Joe Hickey; Brian' Joseph Leddy, sone of Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Leddy; Ronald Del- bergue, son of Mr. and Mrs-. Ron Delbergue; and Betty Jane Foran, o daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Foran. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brophy are coming home to the Br pI home for summer months.�Ed- wArd teaches at Don Mills. Master Brian Leddy returns to Sick Childrens Hospital, London, on Monday for further treatment. - Miss lucy Thompson was home for the weekend from Oakville Tough as' 9,000 READERS Per Week . all outdoors. HERE ARE SOME OF TODAY'S FIGURES, and the PLACES WHERE THE HURON * EXPOSITOR IS WELCOMED EACH WEEK IN THE YEAR.. r S WE'LL DEMONSTRATE vivo *' iNTERNANARYESTER A where she teaches. Mr. and Mrs. Moss Shelter USE moved to tete Biil Ceasar farm ��������� * Rennember. The Expositor �s No # which they bought. They lived all winter n the farm n yRaymond ur �► ARM EOU1�'MENT LTD � � n fShoppers Boyle and have a 'family of four WANT -ADS A�•t�.7 `7= * The Hearts o Laos a 1 1� girls. 1111 M BUSINESS R�T.IABILifi'i�' BiIILT°' �ik' The wind storm df last Sdnday Phone 527-0240 did some datiyage to 'barn roofs �i27-Q12a i with many hail stones and wind. AYE •�• SEAPORTS --� CAMBRIDGE �i f +. �t t 4 The real winners show their stuff when you look at them outdoors. And ours are winners. Automotive -type , frame, Fiberglass body. Safety Approved mower, The list goes on and on. And they keep going, too, long after the grass ♦C stops growing. To remove snow. To landscape. To seed, weed; feed ... even sweep. Your choice: 5 or 7 hp., built to take tfae worst any year can throw at them. NAME THE DATE ... - ■ WE'LL DEMONSTRATE vivo *' iNTERNANARYESTER A where she teaches. Mr. and Mrs. Moss Shelter USE moved to tete Biil Ceasar farm ��������� * Rennember. The Expositor �s No # which they bought. They lived all winter n the farm n yRaymond ur �► ARM EOU1�'MENT LTD � � n fShoppers Boyle and have a 'family of four WANT -ADS A�•t�.7 `7= * The Hearts o Laos a 1 1� girls. 1111 M BUSINESS R�T.IABILifi'i�' BiIILT°' �ik' The wind storm df last Sdnday Phone 527-0240 did some datiyage to 'barn roofs �i27-Q12a i with many hail stones and wind. AYE •�• SEAPORTS --� CAMBRIDGE �i f +. �t t 4