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Santa w.iU.pay two day
pre -Christmas visit..
In a special bulletin to the
Goderich Recreation and
Community Centre Board,
'Santa's secretarial staff advised
Monday night, that $anta will
visit Goderich on two
consecutive days this year.
On Saturday, December 13,
Santa Claus will be the featured
guest at a massive parade tribute
to the Spirit of Christmas for
children. The parade is
sponsored by the Goderich
Recreation and Community
Centre Board.
Parade Committee Chairman,
Martha Rathburn, presented a
list of 20 entrants and themes to
a meeting at the Goderich Town
Hallday evening_ for
participants in the parade. She raffic b
pointed out that the figure of 20
floats did not include two bands,
numerous clowns and a small
. number of individual entries. It
is expected that a local riding
club will be well represented in
the parade with a number of
horses and riders in addition to
the other entries.
Parade Marshall, Doug
Cruickshank, acting as a
representative of the Goderich
Kinsmen Club, presented a
preliminary ' outline of the
parade route and asked for the
co-operation of all entrants in
assembling the parade on time'at
the marshalling point to be
announced next week.
"Santa won't be kept
waiting," he pointed out.
Special arrangements for
Santa . himself are being
completed by Mrs. H. L. Blue,
The spectacular finale for the
parade Will consist of an
elaborate float to accommodate
Santa and all of his reindeer.
Mrs. Blue is importing special
accessories for this float to
ensure Santa a place of honour
during his pre -Christmas visit to
Goderich. ,
Santa is apparently impressed:
He has. decided to hold Court
at, the Goderich District
Collegiate Institute on Sunday,
December 14, from 2 p.m. until
5 p.m. At that time, he will be on
hand to chat with all the boys
and girls in Goderich. He is
expected to bring several helpers
with him to entertain and treat
the children. The Students'
Council at the high school has
agreed to provide special
decorations for the second day
of Santa's visit.
Santa will be kept busy
between the dine of. tl'ie�parade
and Sunday Court by touring
the town and making special
visits (with ' his float) to the
Alexandra General and Marine
Hospital, the Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital, and the
nursing homes in Goderich.
Councillor Paul Carroll,
chairman of the Recreation and
Community Centre Board,
pointed, out Monday .that the
response to this year's parade
has doubled his initial '
expectations. He hoped that the
enthusiasm would continue . to.
build as the date of the parade
moves closer.
"We expect that most of the
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The town's new traffic'bylaw
received third and final reading
at the last ,meeting of council
after more than a year of,
shuttling back and forth
between council and the
provincial government.
The bylaw gives the town the
authority to designate truck
routes, through streets, parking
zones and to erect stop signs and
yield signs.
It requires final approvement
from the Ontario Department of
Transport before becoming law,
Three minor changes,
suggested by the department,
were approved by council. Most
notable was the inclusion of
snowmobiles into the regulations
controlling traffic. .
• Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor,
himself a snowmobile owner,
. suggested it might be an
appropriate time to -initiate
regulations for the use of
snowmobiles on town streets.
Council took no action on the
suggestion.
confirmed entries will carry
through with their plans and
additional entries will be
received during the next week or
so," he said. Floats for the
Parade have been entered by
industry and commerce, service
clubs, hospitals, church groups,.
and schools. Previews of float
designs provide every indication
of a spectacular parade.
Any group wishing to enter a
float or those who require ,
technical assistance are asked to
contact Martha Rathburn, MA.
H. L.' Blue, Doug Cruickshank,
or Ron Price at the Signal -Star. ,
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Council has been urging quick
action on the new bylaw because
of the increasing accident rate at
unmarked intersections and due)
to a parking problem in some
areas of town.
Board turns down
Calvin school request„
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Calvin Christian School
Society will be advised by Huron
County Board of Education that
their petition for assistance has-
been turned down. '
The Society has requested
assistance in the form of
transportation of pupils and had
suggested that the Huron
County Board of Education
share library and gymnasium
facilities wherever possible.
The members of the Board
noted they were sympathetic to
the , problems of the Calvin
Christian School Society because
they do not receive a tangible
return for their dollars invested
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Kingsbridge. news
MRS. A. VAN OSCH
St Joseph's Council meets ")
-'Twenty members of St.
Joseph's Council, Kingsbridge,
were present at _ the monthly
meeting held on Tuesday
evening November 11 in the
school gym:
The meeting was opened with.
League Prayer and the version' of
the New Mass which will start
the first Sunday in Advent, was
celebrated by Rev. Fr. Bonnici
with Fr., Cassano giving the
commentary. Following Mass, a
short meeting was held with Mrs.
John Austin presiding. In the
absence of Mrs. Frank Riegling,
the minutes were read by Mrs.
Antone VanOsch. A letter to the
`League members. from the
former director, Fr. Galea, was
read.
All were in favor of sending
a donat'io1' '-''te ^t`i'e Marian Villa
Guild. Educational convener,
Mrs. Joe O'Keefe, gave a report
on the cancer rally held recently
in Clinton and which a number
fef ladies attended.
Mrs. Carol Riegling read what
she has prepared on. her report
on poverty. --It was decided to
change the Newlyweds Gift to a -
Crucifix. Mrs. Joe Courtney gave
her report on what she has
gathered for the history of the
League.
Moved by Mrs. Mark Dalton,
seconded by Mrs. Carl Riegling,
-that the League sign the -
resolution showing our
recognition for the need of a
Homemaker's Service in
Goderich.
In charge of the Christmas
shopping for the sick and
shut-ins is Mrs. Bob Howard. An
invitation to' attend 'their
pot -luck supper'was extended by
the C.W.L. of St. Peter's Church,
Goderich.
The meeting was adjourned
by Mrs..Gene Frayne. During the
social hour the Mystery Gift was
won by Mrs.' John Austin.
Huron -Perth board
interviews applicants
BY'WILMA OKE
The Huron -Perth Separate
- School, Board, meeting in
committee of the whole fn
Seaforth Monday evening,
interviewed applicants' for the
• -post- of -business'xdrrttnistrator -it
is understood that a choice was
made, , but by late Wednesday
the name had not been
announced. <�
Paul Franck, the board's
administrator since the
two -county system was created
last January, last month -
submitted his resignation,
effective Dec. 31.
In other business Monday, the
board learned that it still owns
St. David's convent in
Kinkora—a building it thought it
sold' to the parish for $1.
The trustee "were told that
the solicitor were asked last
May to co plete the sale, but
that the transaction is still not
finished. The result is that the
board must piay $162.64 in taxes
onithe convent.
Francis Hicknell, chairman of
the property' committee,
reported furniture for the bo1rd
room Is, fp be delivered in eight
`iso"� tt.. nil 416 mearlti to the
br d „i, ii`,; 11 ,1: t1r t1 as usual
ht `,, ti kirt+ teed„ .8eitfotth:
Arthur Haid, chairman of the
bus committee, in a report on
plans to replace one of the
school -owned buses at Zurich,
said a mechanic found the
second bus at Zurich was in
worse condition than the one
fife----cointnittee '-intended' tis
replace.
"That bus," he said,"could be
put off the road (by the
Department of Transport)
before the end of the year. The
tires are practically nil, and the
• valves are ' no good." Several
prices were given on a new bus.
Trustee James Morris of
Stratford` questioned whether
the Board should be in the bus
business.
The Board decided it did not
have sufficient information * for
the trustees to rule on what
should be done and instructed
the• bus committee to get more
offers On a new bus and to get
the cost of running a bus on the
Zurich route.
A donation of $10 was made
t� the Seaforth Chamber of
Commerce for Christmas lighting
on Main Street—the chamber
asked for ,50 cents per foot for
frontage from each business on
the street. The board's
administration offices are on
Main Street:
Mrs. Jim Martin was home
from the hospital to spend the
weekend with her family. We
hope it won't be long before she '
is home to stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin of
Hamilton spent the weekend in
the area visiting relatives and
attended the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. Lassaline on Monday.
Our sympathy is extended to
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dalton on the
passing of their sister-in-law,
Mrs. Eva Lassaline ' at her home
in Goderich-last Thursday.
Sympathy is extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Howard and
family and Mr. and Mrs. John
Howard and family , •on the
passing of • Jail and Bob's
brother, Tom Howard, who
passed away at his home at
Bogie's Beach at the end of last
week. The funeral mass was
celebrated on Tuesday morning
November 18 at St. Joseph's
Church, Kingsbridge.
1ST COMPANY
GIRL GUIDES '
The Kingsbridge Girl Guides
Co. of Kingsbridge held a Court
of Honour meeting Thursday
evening last week instead of the
regular meeting.
Patrol leaders and seconds
were all present plus Capt.-Tigert
and the three Lieutenants.
Meetings were planned with
Patrol Leaders up until
Christmas.
Christmas programs for good
turn was discussed with Patrol
Leaders- to �be in charge,: also
'Christmas - bazaar was planned
for December 18.,
The meeting closed at 8:30
p.m.
Ashfield
MRS. . HOWE -
Members of the congregation
were invited to be present when
the C.G.LT. welcomed five new
members to the group. Mrs. Jim
West, leader, explained the aims -
of the group and each girl
quoted the. purpose, in turn. The
five were Dianne Mackenzie,
Flora - Simpson, Brenda
MacLennon, Janet Farrish and
Lorraine Macdonald.
Two hymns were sung and
scripture read. After the meeting
Mrs. West and the girls served
lunch.
Christine MacLennan of
Stratford° was home for the
-weekend. •
The Explorers Group met
after four on Monday in the
church school.
in the way of property taxes for
support of their schools, but
they felt there are complications
which would make co-operation
between the two school systems
unfeasible at this time. 0
In the matter of
transportation, the board
pointed out that the Schools
Administration Act- specifically
allows a board to provide
transportation "for' its resident
pupils to and. from a school that
the board operates,"
The Board feared it was
leaving itself open to criticism, if
not legal action, by using public
funds to contravene the
Statutus and said the problem
of dual jurisdiction over the
conduct of the pupils on a bus.
could present a number of
"sticky" problems.
Where library facilities art
concerned, ' the Board calle
akte>;ition to° 1,0i2,t :.tha
number of books in a schoo
library is based on an expenditure;
per student enrolled. Use of;
these books by an; outside
organization would reduce the
number of books available to the:
students in the public school.
As well, the time the library is
free would beseriously reduced
and it was felt that the
confusion caused by eight grades
using the library facilities is
sufficient without compounding
the problem by the addition of
eight more grades.
Space is another.problem as is
the imposition on the teacher in
charge of the library who would
be responsible for extra
supervision' over and above her,
regular duties.
The problems of supervision,
use of equipment, liability in
case of accident and timetabling
of n gymnasiums are all of
sufficient importance to cause
the board to doubt the
practicality of sharing these
facilities with the Society.
Dan Murphy, Goderich,
representative for the Separate
School in the county, suggested
that the Calvin Christian School
Society be advised of the reasons
behind the Board's refusal to
grant their request: He further
asked that the Minister of
Education be notified of the
decision and thereby, the
problem.
"Frankly, I have some
sympathy for their requests,"
stated Murphy. "They are not -
unlike requests from the
Separate Schools 50 yearn ago. I
wouldn't want to leave the
impression that we didn't
,,consider t 1Q " '
Calvin Christian Society will
be advised in writing of the
reasons behind the Huron
Board's decision.
To hold
piibiic
meeting
A public meeting will be held
in MacKay Hall on Thursday
evening, November 27 starting at
8 p.m.
Town Council has called the
meeting at the request of
Councillor Paul Carroll and
Councillor Deb Shewfelt to
enable the general public to air
their views on issues and to meet
with council.
The meeting will replace the
'regular Thursday night meeting
of.counci . .�
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Scho�l custodians to form union
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The Huron County Board of
Education has received
'notification that the Labor
Relations" Board has received the
request of the custodial
employees In Huron County to
form a Union and has certified
the Service Employees Union as
the bargaining agent.
At Monday evening's regular
meeting of the Board of
Education, a labor relations
Lodge elects
-fficer-s
Maitland Lodge officers for
1970. were elected Tuesday
evening, November 11. "
They are: Worshipful Master,
Bro. J. Howard Aitken;
Immediate Past " Master, Wor.
Bro. Frederick Minshall; Senior
Warden, Bro. Roy M. Mugford;
Junior Warden, Bro. Ivan
McConnell.
Treasurer, Wor.' Bro. Wm. W.
Ross; secretary, Wor. Bro.
Carlton J. Worsell; director of
ceremonies, . Wor. Bro. Brent
Nelson; Senior Deacon, Bro. H.
Earl Rawson; Junior Deacon,
Bro. Wm. M. Duncan. •
Inner Guard, Bro. Leroy
Draper; organist, Bro. Ralph H.
Henderson; Senior Steward, Bro.
James S. Remington; Junior
Steward, Bro. J. Thos. Eadie.
, Tyler, Bro. Geo. Bacon;
Chaplain, Bro. Wilfred
Dockstader; auditors, Wor. Bro.
Harold W. Shore, Bro. Roy N.
Bentley.
Installation of officers will be
December 3. ,
eeeektetee
afutetteftda4,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sturdy
were feted at a family dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Groves on Sunday
November 9 in honor of their
55th wedding anniversary.
Relatives were present from
Toronto, Alliston, Goderich,
Clinton and Goderich Township.
The couple have one son, Jack;
_and twograndch,dren,,...Barbara..:
and John.
" Mr. and Mrs: Sturdy have
lived on East Street, Clinton, for
the last nine years, having
formerly been engaged in
farming near Holmesville for
many years. Both enjoy very
good health and are active in
Lodge work, 'as well as being
interested in community affairs
and matters of government.
The honoured couple were
recipients of many gifts of
flowers and cards of
congratulation to mark the
occasion.
committee was formed _ by the
board to be chaired by Dan
Murphy, .Goderich lawyer.
Other, members of that
committee are Garnet Hicks,
Clarence McDonald, Gordon
Moir, James Taylor and Mrs.
Marilyn Kunder.
The committee will now meet
to decide whether they will meet
with the ' bargaining agent - or
whether they ._ will solicit
professional assistance in this
matter.
TRANSPORTATION
Approval has been given by
the Huron County Board of
Education to the
recommendations of the
committee on transportation
which met Nov. 10.
Bus drivers in McKillop
Township, because of extra
noon hour runs will be paid
$211.50 per month. All other
drivers will receive $1,80 per
month.
Each driver will have ten days
sick leave per year. He will also
be responsible ,for obtaining his
own spare driver and servicing,
Cleaning and performing daily
maintenance tasks on his own
bus.
Drivers will be paid at a rate
of $2.25 per hour for field trips
authorized by the Principal of
the -school.
Spare drivers will be paid
$8.50 per day from the Central
Board office.
A few extra days
can mean so much
That's why, this year, the Christmas shopping
season will begin NOW ' to give
us .allthat extra tiine,we need to chome wisely,
to shop appropriately and to mail without anxiety.
BRIDGE SCORE ° ro
There were five tables in play
at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge
Club Tuesday night. Winners and
their scores were as follows: Bob
Fraser and Carl Lawless, 421/2;
Mrs.: Jack Chisholm and Mrs.
Jack Cook, 41; Mrs, A. Galbraith
and Mrs. Bob Sproule, 381/x; Dr.
and Mrrs.'Morgan Smith, 3$.
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"Never again." (Next year, we'll get it all done earlier,
won't we?)
Those two words—"Never again"—we say to ourselves
almost every year. How did we ever squeeze in
the time to get greeting cards into the mail for those
almost -forgotten friends? How did we ever manage
to buy those last half-dozen presents, let alone get them
wrapped? Chris-mas-i's surely a most wonderful and
exciting and stimulating and inspiring season. Yet, it
can sometimes become hectic and nerve-wracking.
When this_ happens, the real joy of the season can easily
be lost. Obviously, the only remedy is time itself - time
to plan properly for all of the many aspects of Christmas.
Time to eliminate those frantic "last, minute"
preparations..
That's why, this year, gift suggestion advertising will
begin early, to let us know earlier about the wide and
wonderful range of choices available to us.
That's why, this year, hundreds of mailmen at the
postoff ice will be thankful for those extra, early days.
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`that's why, this year, thousands of salesclerks will be
better able to serve us, without the extra harassment
of last-minute purchases caused by a shopping season
which otherwise would have been shortened by
almost a week.
That's why, this year, all of us will be able to spend more
- time et oying-the-really- srgnificant-things,of-the..-'-- , '-
Ch rist ma s
-Christmas season that have to do with home and
Children and church.
A few extra days can mean so much.
So let's all 'relax, and take a little more time. Then
the 1968 Christmas shopping season will be a time of
greater friendliness and more fun - and certainly no
less inspiring or„personally rewarding..
Presr,,te f in the ,,Jere• of hiller public- rrndrrs anding of u ht
'Oda) rearorr arI crlrcnrg is appearing earlier lbis year,
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