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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-09-07, Page 88, The Goderich Signal -St , Thursday, September A701, 1961 POLICE SAY THIS 'IS CAR ACCIDENT TIME Sgt., 11. Barker, of .The Gode- rich detaehment of the O.P.P., l? fore leaving on holidays last week', again issued a warning about the possibilities of car ac- eidents at this time. He stated motorists have a habit of relax- ig• their• customary caution 1 Alp *� t �,A W +4 Y d , � at.Ci en t�� d t During the month of August, in. the townships of Collborne, West" Wawanosh, Ashfield and Goderich there were 20 car ac- cidents and 11 of these were reportable.' The Iatter group is where damage is $100 or more or some one is injured. Among them were 12 single vehicle ac- -cidents. There was a total of five persons injured, none fat- ally. Police checked ' 625 ve- hicles, issued 189 warnings and made 63 charges, 23 of them being for speeding. BACKACHE When kidneys fall to remove excess acids and wastes. backache -tired feeling— disturbed rest often may follow. Dodd'e Kidney Pills stimulate kidneys to normal duty. You feel better. sleep better. work better. 80 Remember. a couple of aoL I was telling what a wicked place The"City has become? And of the dreadful pitfalls into which a steady, reliable chap from a small town can stumble, partiettlarl if -he's -at the dang- erous age? I promised to con- tinue the confession of my wild adventures that night, m the next week's column, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. * • After serious thought, how- ever, I've decided it's ipy duty to reveal the perils and the purlieus that, exists,' in the hope that you may be saved, should your foot slip from the paths of righteousness, as mine did. You'll remember that, torn by who knows what strange and wayward desires, I had already been clipped at a honky-tonk piano joint. And then been shorn at pne of those wicked foreign movies in which the actors seem to think sex is funny, not sinful;,, -s we all know it is. * Well, 1 escaped from there, and had determined to go straight back to my room and read a pamphlet called The Teachers' Superannuation Act, in an attempt to pull myself together. SuuuR and EPICS CAR DRIVERS ARE FINED David Corey, Clinton, pleaded guilty to driving 40 m.p.h. in a 30 -mile zone in Bayfield on Aug- ust "17, when he appeared be- fore Magistrate Glenn Hays at Goderich last Thursday. He was fined .and costs or three. days %4t(•vin 79'1,4117G4fi e ijpp tato-,By Bill Ty iF -.- weeks gleamed as she sang. * * Sad songs and love songs and old songs and funny songs she sang, picking them out as daint- ily and strongly as she picked out the °aeeompaauiient--cam:her guitar. And that was my intro- duction to The Purple Onion, and the..world 7)f folk music, blues and jazz that comes to life in The City when every- thing else is going to sleep. $10,000 invested in' January 1950;-in:.Commonwealth Inter- national Mutual Fund — sold by Joe Allaire (Phone ' JA 4-7671, Goderich} was worth $36,427.34 on July 15, 1961. King Merritt and Co.6 (Canada) Ltd. ' 33tf ,HEATING 0115-GASOLIN; 'MOTOR- OILS -GREASES J4418812-60GERICN * * But I fell. It was a warm, seductive, summer night, re- member. Just as I walked past this narrow old house, it hap- pened. The door was open, young people laughed and talk- ed in the dimly lighted hall, and from the depths of the house, faintly, came a sweet song hand the tinkle of a guitar. * * * • I couldn't help it. 1 turned and walked straight in. 'I must have thought 1 was in another incarnation, as a sailor on a street in Marseilles or Shanghai, rather than a staid thoroughfare in what was - not Ibng ago the dullest city in christendom. - * * : A darkly handsome young fel- low barred my way and asked me, pleasantly enough, if I ,was a member.; When- I shook my head, mouth open, he suggested I might like ,to join. It `could have been the Foreign 'Legion, for all I cared. Forking over 'the modest fee, I almost knock- ed him down as I hastened through the door, anticipating mystic rites, cabalistic ceremon- ies, exotic dancing girls and, if necessary, a pipe -or two of opium. • 5' ,. On the surface, these clubs— there are half a dozen of them in The City now—look like dens of iniquity. They are shabby, dimly lit. There is exciting music, and in some, home-made poetry. They are full of kids in their early twenties. The atmos- phere is intimate. They stay open late, late. • * * And yet, it's a curiously in- nocent world.. Let's take a look at The Purple Onion. First, the audience. Here, three pretty Japanese girls listen., .intently. Over there,- five young fellows heckle the singer good-natured- ly, between songs. Near them, two young -married couples, •sup- ping- onion soup. A big; sad -eyed blonde girl sits gazing into space. * * It was dark inside. On a small, lighted platform in the middle of the room, in the centre of the gloom, stood a very pretty girl, with deep red hair and white -skin and white teeth that immamessoi•ese•e•s•e••••e•••••••••••••••••• ENJOY THE -FINEST FOOD IN- TOWN • • Our Specialty • • • 1+CHINESE FOODI+ ALSO TAKE-OUT' ORDERS *f • I' • OPEN DAILY from 7 A.M. to 12 Midnight o • The 'rr#'lliI11'�r RESTAURANT! • • The Square — Goderich — JA 4-9941 ti • ••Ne•N•N••N••••c••••e•e••••N•NN•••eN LAWN SERVICE SODDING -- SEEDING --- FERTILIZING POWER, ROLLING or GENERAL CLEANUP LANDSCAPING and FOUNDATION PLANTING CALL IVAN'S NURSERIES TOP OF DUNLOP HILL -- JA 4-7171 —, WE DELIVER AOR GENERAL INSURANCE eSee KEN; CROFT FIRE —AUTO — LIABILITY CASUALTY Phone JA4-7253 * * * What about the atmosphere? Well, the wildest drinks served are hot apple cider and a youth- ful, nightmare called coke-au- lait, which, believe it or not, is coke and milk, mixed. The en- tertainers joke with the' audi- ence, and there's no smut. The waitresses smoke on- the job, and demand cash for coffee. A fel- low with a beard and a babe with long black hair struggle noisily in the tiny kitchen, look- ing like two people washing up after a party. * * * Let's have a chat with that girl singer, who's just finished a "set" of songs.- There's no dressing -room to retire to, so she sits down and drinks coffee till she's on again. With her is a nervous -looking young fel- low, in horn -rimmed specs. * * - :x She's Karen James, 21, folk - singer ,,by choice, Canadian by residence, Norwegian - Spanish ancestry- She's poised, intelli- gent and knows what she wants to do. Her ideal of the good life wouldhbe that of a strolling sing- er, wandering from town to town. But she concedes that that is impossible for a girl, especial- ly one with an urban back- ground. So she's doing research on Canadian, folk' songs, hopes to become -a specialist in them, intends to go on singing, and has made a record with a U.S. company. ' * The bird sitting with her, Who' dotes fondly as she talks, claims he's the only' real beatnik in The City, because he works only whenhe's starving. ° At what? He de,signs surgical instruments, has -the surgeons try them out on him, shows the scars to prove it. Erne t 1"rafcis. Dal~; ` Gtfde- rii1; was -remanded in; custody until September 7; when he ap- peared on a charge' of unlaw- fully defrauding the public by passing a Bank of Mexico note on August 26 in Stephen Town- ship. Raymond Garron, 16, Clinton, -le=aded,-guilty of three_ offences on August .18, in Goderich Town ship obstructing the police, careless driving, and illegal pos- session of peer. On the first charge, he was given suspended sentence for 18 months. He was fined $15 and costs, or three days in jail, for careless driving, and fined $10 and costs, or two days, for having the beer. George Orville Durnin, Gode- rich, was fined $20 and costs, or three days in jail, 'when be pleaded guilty to failing to yield the right of way on enter- ing a highway in Goderich on August 14. Robert Mennel, no fixed ad- dress, was fined $10 and costs, or twd- days, when he pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in Seaforth in a public place on August 25. Wilfred Grahari ,Goderich, was remanded for a week when he pleaded not guilty to unlaw- fully permitting drunkenness in his residence at 64 South - street on August 26. Joseph Fritzley, Goderich, was also remanded for a week, when he pleaded not guildy to being found in the premises, 64 South street, Goderich, on August 26. Gerald Weber, R.R. 2, Clinton, was fined $30 and costs, or four ,days, .when he pleaded guilty to •driving 40 miles an hour in 'a 30 -mile zone 'on August 17, in Stanley Township. ANNOVIICEIVIENT— Mtie Ketchabaw EXPERIENCED BEAUTICIAN from "KARL'S HigR. STYLING" LONDON, ONTARIO IS CIW AWAITING YOtpit APPOINTMENTS at ,.the r� . ER BEAUTY SALON 108 Irtl*usi: fra'if, Cct.rleffA . JA 0461° tf .rel -...� ... �.. �r.� 1,-,I. * * Let's have a word with the manager. He's the young fellow who wai at the' door: Is he a night-club operator, a gambler, a prothoter? Not exactly. He's a chartered accountancy stud- ent, and so is his partner. No beatniks they. They like 'folk music, running the place makes a nice change from the grind of work, and they even make a little money at it. Another young fellow, with a little beard, sings while we chat. He's a bit nervous, but pretty good. He comes over, and sits down. He's Rick Smith, who has been singing at the Black Swan in Stratford. It turns' out that the songs he just sang -were an audition. No wonder he was a trifle nervous. Does he get a job- at The Purple Onion? Yep. It's all settled over a cup of coffee, in a delightfully vague manner. * * The whole business has a casual, comfortable easiness that is charming, in these days of the hard deal, the solid con- tract, the cold, efficient• and mercenary attitude encountered in most clubs and restaurants. Arid this old columnist,,,loggy with coffee, groggy with lack of sleep, totters into the street at 4 a.m., thinking maybe The City isn't so sin ter all .and -with ten hours Willie town behind him, heads back for the bar- racks, wistfully wishing he were twentyyears younger, and could twang a guitar. First Ashton Family Reunion The first Ashton reunion was, held at Harbor -Park on August 27th with over 35 in attendance. Guests were present from B-rucefield, Blyth, -Dungannon, Owen Sound and Goderich. Un- der the leadership of Mrs. 'Wil- liam Park, a program .of sports resulted as follows: Six and un- der; Bruce Ashton, Valerie Park and Vickie Parka 10 and under, Jim Ross, Marilyn Ashton and Linda Ashton; 10 to 16, (boys), Gary Lee, Pete Ashton (tie); 10 to 16 (girls), Dorothy Ross, Gail Ashton; kick -the -slipper, six to 10, Marilyn Ashton; kick -the - slipper, 10 to 16, -Gail Ashton, Dorothy Ross, Pete Ashton; wo- meri kick -the -slipper, Mrs. Betty Lee, - Carolyn -Ross, Mrs. Bill Park; lady with longest leg, Mrs. Bob Ashton; lady with shortest thumb, Mrs. Bob Ash- ton and Gail Ashton (tie); ladies' nail driving, Dorothy Ross, Mrs. Seldon Ross. Carolyn `Ross; men's nail driving, Seldon Ross; men's kick -the -slipper, George Warrener; man, with longest nose, Seldon Ross; man with 1961 coin in pocket, Gary Lee; -closes -t-- -birthday, Hafoid-- Ashton; bow tie contest;' Mrs. ,arold Ashton; chew soda bis- cuit and whistle, Mrs. Betty Lee, Mr. Harold Ashton. Gary Lee `guessed the number of holes in a fly swatter. Next year's officers - elected are: President, Mr.,George War- rener; vice-president, Mr. Bill Park; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Betty- Lee; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ashton and Mr. and Mrs,. Harold Ashton; lunch committee, Mr: and Mrs. Seldon Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ashton; - It was decided to hold next year's picnic the first Sunday in July at the home of _NIr. 'and Mrs. Se1dttr Ross, Brumfield, Ontario. Lake Titicaca, aloft in the Andes and shared by Peru and Bolivia, is the highest lake in the world on which steamboats ply. The first ..printing press in the southern hemisphere was set up on its shores by Spanish missionaries. TORONTO'S MOST OONVISNIEIIT OQO rooms and suites with • tub, shower, radio, and TV. Home. of the Canadian Pump Room—Dancing ... no covet, us LblImum. Ample free overnight parking. Fine Convention. ... Facilities. Faintly Plan ALSO ttEIICE NIBE.R Your POLICE CALL. Novi 3A 4.4. i 35-36 UNIVERSITY AVENUE AT KM STREET' Telephone EMpk.1.1848—Telex 0224S$ i, MoNtREA1:•i•4r0Kin* UNivesiity 6-6881 u' to OTtAylA tsl.phaiti ittentral 5-8333 TORONTO D 1 S,rIS..ty 1, mow, ,ys a - aE" r. ,- , t"'d:� ONTARIO ►7 tl h• Y4 -4Ti. T � ti - t \4' Y ^ 1• .(' '144$1 5 ""' FZ �'.� A..: ''�xr'i � 1t 444;)ai %�:.:: � . %�. a ... •�� �,y � s�S. UXv[� "'W C 2 A i. . nr about the • t. TARIO BETA.i- -LES TA-)-- The following basic information about the 3% Retail Sales Tax, that went into effect September 1st, will be of interest to every resident of 'Ontario. Why the Sales -Tax was introduced° Ontario is experiencing the most dynamic growth in its history. - As a result, the demands on the provincial treasury continue to grow. a,/ an unprecedented rate. 'or example, during°the next five years we must build -the equivalent of one thousand schools large enough for 500 pupils each. This means that provincial grants to schools must be greatly increased in the years immediately ahead, or municipalities will be faced with crippling mill rates to provide ,basic educational facilities. Hospitals, highways and other public works must also be greatly expanded to meet the needs of our rapidly increasing population. e Your Province must increase its revenues by about $150 million annually to pay for these vital projects. After considering every method available to the Prov- ince, of raising money, your representatives at Queen's Park decided that our vast financial needs Loulci not be met- out of present sources of revenue. It was agreed that The Retail Sales Tax Act was the fairest and most practi- cal way'for residents of Ontario to contribute to the cost of their schools, hospitals and other essential services. Before drawing up the Ontario Retail Sales Tax Act, your government closely studied the retail sales taxes of-seven-other--Canadian--provinces and many states of the .U.S.A. The Ontario Retail' Sales Tax Act has the broadest exemptions of any of these retail sales taxes. Only two other provinces have a tax rate as low as Ontario. Collection of Tax Those who regularly sell goods as a normal part of their business must apply to Ike registered as vendors..Those who have applied are now receiving their permits. They will collect 3% tax on the price of goods sold to the ultimate consumer. The tax will be collected only once. Thus, a registered wholesaler will purchase goods for -resale tax free "from the manufacturer. He in turn will sell to the retailer on a tax free basis. Then the re- tailer will collect the tax when he sells to the consumer.. Major Consumer Exemptions Most of the day-to-day necessities --of life are free of sales tax. Food, prescribed drugs and medical sup-. plies, and children's clothing are all tax exempt, Heating fuel, electricity and gasoline are exempt. Newspapers, magazines and books are exempt. No tax applies on restaurant meals charged separately at $1.50 or less. „ Each sale of less than 17¢ is exempt. These and many other exemptions are discussed in detail on special cards that are now being mailed to retailers and other vendors. Homes Not Taxable —Houses and other •buil-dings re• real property and -are- - not subject to tax under this Act. The building con- tractor pays tax on materials incorporated into the home or other structure but no _tax is payable on the labour that constitutes a large part of the total price of a home. If furnishings such as draperies, stoves and refriger- ators are sold with a home, tax is payable on the fair value of such furnishings. �. ^ Services Not Taxable e9 Only items of merchandise that are moveable,.and tele- phone services, except long distance calls, are subject to the tax. Those persons selling "services," such as barbers,, beauty shops, launderers and dry cleaners, do not collect tax, but must pay tax on the materials they use in supply- ing their service. However, if a repair service includes substantial quantities of parts or material, the entire bill will be taxable unless the materials are shown . as a separate charge from the labour. • Casual Sales When an individual sells goods privately, the transaction - --- is a "casual" sale. In such cases the purchaser and not theseller of taxable goods is responsible to report the purchase and pay -the sales tax on the purchase price.to -the Retail. Sales Tax Branch, Office of the Comptroller of Re"venue. Instalment Purchases Sales tax is due on the total price when the sale is made, even though payments may continue over a long period ,of time. Finance charges are also taxable finless quoted and itemized separately. Trade-ins - The actual selling price minus the amount of the trade-in allowance is the,amount'upon which sales tax is payable. Farming Farmers will be exempt from tax on most equipment, on agricultural seeds and feeds,, on.. drugs and medicines for livestock and on many other commodities used directly in the business of farming. - Exports and Imports Goods -exported from Ontario are not taxable since the tax is applicable only to goods used in Ontario. No tax is payable under this Act by manufacturers on goods they purchase forusein the production of goods for sale: Thus, their competitive position in the export market is maintained without° chan$e after the' introduction of this tax. Goods imported,,,,into Ontario are -taxable since tlie►' are purchased for use in Otitario. The purchaser of the imported goods is subject to the same tax he would have to pay to an Ontario Vendor' ifhe purchased the goods in Ontario. Rental of Moveable Property The person- who acquires possession of moveable prop- erty by paying a rental price for its.use is regarded as a purchaser of such property under the Act and tax is payable by hiin on the rental price paid. Registered vendors are receiving special cards that list exempt and taxable goods. Each explains how the Retail Sales Tax applies to ach particular type of business. Addi- tional information is available from the District Sales Tax Office serving your community. DISTRICT OFFICE AT ,STRATFORD serving Huron, Perth and Waterloo Counties 36 Erie i3treet Tel. 271-0601 District Tax Administrator, H. C. Lounds PHILIP T. CLARK, Comptroller of Revenue a.