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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-12-18, Page 15ate With Shirley J. Keller Woman to Woman e Christmas comes but once a year And then it keeps you hopping With what to buy for mother dear and father dear And where should you go shopping..,. • I don't know when it was I first heard that jingle ,but I do know it came from a credit company of some name or other. 1 think I remembered it because it fits so well with some of the thoughts I have around .E Christmas. It sure keeps me hopping to get things done especially when I leave everything to the last minute. That's a habit of mine. At this point the tree is up and decorated, the front hall has « been dressed up a little. and the outdoor lights are up. There is no baking done, no gifts purchased, no cards mailed (although they are addressed) and ; no . holiday cleaning completed. -In short; I'm just as far behind . as everyone else to • whom I've Been talking lately. * *. Christmas parties are the order of the day lately. A week,. ago we enjoyed the Signal -Star annual outing and this week it was the Conklin employees' evening out. Last Wednesday evening my husband and I were guests at the PUC employees' party. I must say how much we enjoyed that night. Being newcomers to the town, we were a little concerned that we would be rather conspicuous. We needn't have given it a second thought. Everyone was as' friendly as anyone could have hoped they would be. Highlight ofthe evening for us was the M4cMillan family's presentation. It was just great. Hoyv refreshing it was to see the truei spirit:4 Christmas 'present, at that party: Of course, the Goderich PUC Little Theatre group was tremendous. That play had everything — laughter and tears, mountains of tears. There is just no way I can describe for you the heart-rending appeal of the presentation. afternoon tea and bazaar. It really isn't. Actually those kids put a whale of • an amount of work into that affair. It isn't unusual either that kids of that age should have so much vim and vigor, What is -unusual is that they put that energy to work for some useful purpose ... and as far as I'm concerned, that's worth mentioning. I love teenagers. I always have. I think they are a great group of people who deserve much more than the constant badgering they are getting about their long hair and their music and their clothes. Outward appearance • is so deceiving. After all it's what's inside that really counts. The kids I met at St. George's Anglican Church were a fine bunch of young people. They were a credit to their families, to their church and to their community. And I think more adults should recognize that fact. I've been receiving some notes lately from folks who are pleased by the coverage they are getting on the women's pages. I thank. each and every one of you for taking the time to write but I feel that I should be the one to write the thank -you notes. You see, I'm not doing anyone a special favor when I get out to cover the women's news events in town. 'Women's news is my business and I'm always pleased to attend any of the functions in town which are of interest to women. That's why I keep asking you — any of you — to -write me. telephone me or see me when. there is something going on which may be of interest to the women's readers in Goderich and area. I'm pleased to hear from you. * * * By the way, I'm fresh out of recipes. This week's Christmas Recipe Exchange has emptied my file of tried, and proven Christmas recipes. If you have liked the Christmas Recipe Exchange box, send in some more of your favorite recipes. We'll keep the recipe exchange without the , Christmas flavor. Sorry gals. This will only work with your co-operation. I keep wondering how the lady made out with the shortbread she called me about. One of the Christmas Recipe Exchange readers tried one of the recipes for shortbread and found it was extremely dry ... so dry she was unable to make it stick together. How did you get along friend? Did you solve your problem? * * * I was most impressed by the young people I met December 6 at the Anglican Church where the kids were having a Christmas bazaar and tea. A more polite and. thoughtful group could not be found anywhere. Maybe this seems like a small thing to some of you --- this business df youngsters working together to produce an * * * - I got over to the official opening of the new wing at Robertson Memorial Public School and was somewhat awed by what I saw. there. Of course I was most dazzled by the music room and by the resource centre. 'What remarkable advantages there are in those two rooms for today's students! I looked high and low for a lunch room and found none. With youngsters in Grades 7 and 8 from all over Goderich attending school there, it seems to me that some of them must have a long chilly walk these days to and from school. Some of them must carry their lunches to school. • . In . a . school that is ultra -modern in every other respect, I would have thought some provisions would have been 'made for the boys and girls who must eat at school each noon. I was also in Victoria Street Public Sdhool last Thursday when I had to go to meet my daughter's teacher. It always amazes me how bright and - cheery most classrooms are these days. The craft work and the art work hanging around in the rooms and in the halls makes me wish I'd been born a few decades later than I was. I was reminded again of a language experience (reading) class I visited in Huron County about three years ago. The children looked to be doing everything but reading some were listening to records, some were making tape recordings, some were printing the class newspaper, some were drawing pictures, a few were just sitting around discussing. things, more looked to be playing in a makeshift teepee in the centre of the room. I learned from the teacher that out of this seeming chaos came- a marvellous learning experience. The topic that month was the North American Indian and each child was concentrating on the facet of Indian life which interested him or her -the most. I still wasn convinced that the system was working, so the teacher showed me some essays this Grade 2 class had written. There in black -and white was the proof, — beautiful compositions containing words .a Grade 6 student in my day would have stumbled over. All sorts of knowledge was packed into these page -long essays. Never again will you hear me find fault with the new teaching W. 1. Denomme FLOWER SHOP methods. At the hand of a Willed teacher the new system can produce results none of us had imagined possible. * * * How I ever got on the subject of education in this bit of prattle I can't say but since I've touched on it, I'm reminded now of the ETV productions on television five mornings a week. Have you ever sat down to watch and to listen to these? Some of them are excellent. Others :.. well, there are others. I was just a little miffed Thursday morning. It was my day off so I was enjoying TV with my youngest son. We were watching a school program. I don't know what grades it was intented to reach but I was thoroughly appalled by the fact that the narrator for the story was smoking while relating the tale. In Huron County, the health unit • spends a considerable amount of time and money convincing, the students` here that smoking is injurious to the health. It seems to me that all the ' anti-smoking campaigns in the world are defeated if ETV productions . depict men and women smoking — and obviously enjoying it immensely. Maybe we should complain to someone in authority. * * * 4 I guess there are disappointments in every business. My particular disappointment is that I've been receiving no social news from you folks. ' Surely you will be having some Christmas visitors. Won't you call nye 'and tell- me about your holiday plans? Dr. D. P. Ormrod, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Guelph, recently presented the Garden Club of Toronto award to Miss Paul-ann Lowrey, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Lowrey, Goderich. The award valuing $100 is offered annually by the Garden Club of Toronto to the student who has completed the fifth and sixth semester at the Ontario Agricultural College, who has shown the most outstanding 'proficiency in Landscape Gardening and Floriculture. Paul-ann, one of only seven girls enrolled in the course, has worked for the past two summers at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton. She plans to pursue a career in floriculture. I Baby's formula has history Imagine feeding rum or goat's milk, honey and ground wheat from a pottery or metal nurser to a newborn infant! Far-fetched as it may seem, that 'was: the practice up to colonial times. Glass nursers were not used until the early 1800's and even then, formula feeding was not a safe substitute for mother's milk. With see-through glass nwsers, mothers first came to realize that daily rinsing, considered the height of cleanliness with pottery _ nursers,, did not adequately safeguard babies' health. Major breakthroughs ' in infant -feeding did not occur until sanitary standards of • handling milk were developed and bottles and nipples were introduced that could be easily cleaned and sterilized. Only in the last 40 or 50 years has formula feeding been practised with any real success, and only recently through modern technology and packaging have there been rapid advances in the formulas. themselves. Complicated early formulas were evaporated milk, sugar and water. Later - carbohydrate formula modifiers designed specifically for use in infant formulas were developed. These were followed by modified milk formulas in powder and liquid form, and finally the concentrated liquid forms for mixing with equal amounts of water, which are widely used today. In most cases today, the decision to feed by breast or bottle is largely up to the mother. But with the increasing safety and convenience of formula feeding, many mothers. now 'depend entirely on prepared formulas. For Your INSURANCE see or call MacEwan & MacEwan 44 North St. 524-9531 Donald G. MacEwan "Peter S. MacEwan REAL ESTATE LISTINGS. AND ENQUIRIES INVITED Peter S. MacEwan — Realtor Donald G. MacEwan - Salesman tfm„ 5- SlaIlAirSTAR, 141 PON E�]/�� fir/ ... ........ .. HEAT LAMP AA G iii n SOOTHES MUSCULAR ACHES PAINS Adjusta'hle :joldsr * Built•inl.reflector * Amber infra -red bulb*** :Safet Switch 9ualr± Y concentrates heat 6 feat oft�rd RIECK PHARMACY Oil °III Now it's 7 DIGIT !DIALING for GOpER1CH, 4) o• To make sure your calls go through, remember to DIAL THE FULL -SEVEN DIGIT NUMBER -on all calls. This includes calls made to another Goderich number, or to a Clinton number. Now is a good time to update your list of frequently -called numbers. Why not write them in a handy Personal Directory? Just call your Bell Canada Business Office for your free copy. Bell Canada Bui11, managed and owned by Canadians. What goes on in LaSalle Towers dunng the winteri Natural gas heat, for starters. Clean, evenly circulated, 'fresh - air' natural gas heat keeps ever, resident of Burlington's fashion- able LaSalle Towers in wall-to-- wall comfort. Eighteen roof -top boilers do the job. And the job is consideraiile, There are 220 luxury suites in the 19 -storey apartment building • Plus three large penthouses. Why did the owners of 'LaSalle' Towers choose natural gas? Dependability was their first reason. A flame can't wear out As well, natural gas is both easy 'and economical to maintain. And the versatility of natural gas entered into LaSalle Towers' management's considerations,too Natural gas 's -the energy source which produces the hot water that allows tenants to enjoy the apartment swimming pottil ren tJ.� cold -est.. inter ri.a'. Natural gas he_1ts the 5:111 1 An.d keeps ever, one rr the br i! i ,ng nl clean clothes h.., poweP n ; ,he hot '.water sunoiv for 16 lao.;n' dr/ rooms Union Gas TOTAL ENERGY FOR TOTAL cOMF.ORT Why,' not thcJuc.lht tj natural ,lis' ccthe,r •,uu have to house :- ple than LaSah!e Towtie'rs 0r ,n'» There's n , r modern m,lre , economical heat a factory, an off,.,e ,i store. j school or a home Your heat ' ,-a t gas represcnt it .'? has the hole story' See hI' He knows hat goes on. VKw ATTENTION home owners ' If you are located on the same side of the street as a gas line which was installed prior to April 1, 1968 and you change .-* to a natural gas central heating system from another fuel between now and September 30, 1969 You may qualify for $50 ALLOWANCE or... A completely installed charmglow GAS LAMP. And if you install a new automatic gas water heater at,the same time as you convert to your natural gas central heating system as stated above in lieu of the foregoing offer You may receive an • ALLOWANCE of $SOP1US a 2YEAR'S FREE RENTAL on the Gas Water Heater or... A $100 ALLOWANCE See your heating contractor, department store or call Union Gas Obmpahy. Imagine feeding rum or goat's milk, honey and ground wheat from a pottery or metal nurser to a newborn infant! Far-fetched as it may seem, that 'was: the practice up to colonial times. Glass nursers were not used until the early 1800's and even then, formula feeding was not a safe substitute for mother's milk. With see-through glass nwsers, mothers first came to realize that daily rinsing, considered the height of cleanliness with pottery _ nursers,, did not adequately safeguard babies' health. Major breakthroughs ' in infant -feeding did not occur until sanitary standards of • handling milk were developed and bottles and nipples were introduced that could be easily cleaned and sterilized. Only in the last 40 or 50 years has formula feeding been practised with any real success, and only recently through modern technology and packaging have there been rapid advances in the formulas. themselves. Complicated early formulas were evaporated milk, sugar and water. Later - carbohydrate formula modifiers designed specifically for use in infant formulas were developed. These were followed by modified milk formulas in powder and liquid form, and finally the concentrated liquid forms for mixing with equal amounts of water, which are widely used today. In most cases today, the decision to feed by breast or bottle is largely up to the mother. But with the increasing safety and convenience of formula feeding, many mothers. now 'depend entirely on prepared formulas. For Your INSURANCE see or call MacEwan & MacEwan 44 North St. 524-9531 Donald G. MacEwan "Peter S. MacEwan REAL ESTATE LISTINGS. AND ENQUIRIES INVITED Peter S. MacEwan — Realtor Donald G. MacEwan - Salesman tfm„ 5- SlaIlAirSTAR, 141 PON E�]/�� fir/ ... ........ .. HEAT LAMP AA G iii n SOOTHES MUSCULAR ACHES PAINS Adjusta'hle :joldsr * Built•inl.reflector * Amber infra -red bulb*** :Safet Switch 9ualr± Y concentrates heat 6 feat oft�rd RIECK PHARMACY Oil °III Now it's 7 DIGIT !DIALING for GOpER1CH, 4) o• To make sure your calls go through, remember to DIAL THE FULL -SEVEN DIGIT NUMBER -on all calls. This includes calls made to another Goderich number, or to a Clinton number. Now is a good time to update your list of frequently -called numbers. Why not write them in a handy Personal Directory? Just call your Bell Canada Business Office for your free copy. Bell Canada Bui11, managed and owned by Canadians. What goes on in LaSalle Towers dunng the winteri Natural gas heat, for starters. Clean, evenly circulated, 'fresh - air' natural gas heat keeps ever, resident of Burlington's fashion- able LaSalle Towers in wall-to-- wall comfort. Eighteen roof -top boilers do the job. And the job is consideraiile, There are 220 luxury suites in the 19 -storey apartment building • Plus three large penthouses. Why did the owners of 'LaSalle' Towers choose natural gas? Dependability was their first reason. A flame can't wear out As well, natural gas is both easy 'and economical to maintain. And the versatility of natural gas entered into LaSalle Towers' management's considerations,too Natural gas 's -the energy source which produces the hot water that allows tenants to enjoy the apartment swimming pottil ren tJ.� cold -est.. inter ri.a'. Natural gas he_1ts the 5:111 1 An.d keeps ever, one rr the br i! i ,ng nl clean clothes h.., poweP n ; ,he hot '.water sunoiv for 16 lao.;n' dr/ rooms Union Gas TOTAL ENERGY FOR TOTAL cOMF.ORT Why,' not thcJuc.lht tj natural ,lis' ccthe,r •,uu have to house :- ple than LaSah!e Towtie'rs 0r ,n'» There's n , r modern m,lre , economical heat a factory, an off,.,e ,i store. j school or a home Your heat ' ,-a t gas represcnt it .'? has the hole story' See hI' He knows hat goes on. VKw ATTENTION home owners ' If you are located on the same side of the street as a gas line which was installed prior to April 1, 1968 and you change .-* to a natural gas central heating system from another fuel between now and September 30, 1969 You may qualify for $50 ALLOWANCE or... A completely installed charmglow GAS LAMP. And if you install a new automatic gas water heater at,the same time as you convert to your natural gas central heating system as stated above in lieu of the foregoing offer You may receive an • ALLOWANCE of $SOP1US a 2YEAR'S FREE RENTAL on the Gas Water Heater or... A $100 ALLOWANCE See your heating contractor, department store or call Union Gas Obmpahy.