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No passenger trains
.Unless the 'people of Hlron County act quickly they
are going to be left without a ,passenger train service.
Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific
Railways have requested permission of the Canadian.
Transport Commission- to cancel, passenger `train
services In the area bbunded, 1 codericLOwen _
•Sound and Toronto, because, they claim the services
are losing money. The commission will lfold`a public
" hearing into the request in Owen Sqund on March 31: `
Huron MP Bob McKinley intends to be O. that
meeting on behalf of the people of the county. But
he will `need sorn.e_ammunition. If you, use, have used,
intend touse or want (others to use a passenger train
service in this area; if you. do not want this area of the
province cut off „from other areas; if you do not want
the railways to take Targe sums of money from this
area in freight without providing at least sortie
services in° return,` if yuu so nafi caut•to--be-ferced 1cr-
use road tri ,icdui=_irig winter , storms, write .to Mr ,
. n. ay and tell him, so,- A,ddress.Your Letters to
Robert B. • McKinley, MAP. Huronj,� West --Brei-,
Parliament Buildings,Ottawa. No . stamp, veil.!
required. Area' mtinibipal councils have already •
'started to move to stop tIie° action- intended , by the
railways. Just for once, get out your pen and paper
and back those municipal councils up. Write to
complain and write TODAY.
Arenaplans delayed by OMB decision;
await information on education finances
Plans for a $150,000 renovation program
for. Goderich Memorial Arena were
▪ temporarily set back Thursday night when
council learned the Ontario Municipal Board
is holding up the town's proposed debenture
issue. s ..
In a letter to council, the OMB said
consideration of the request _was being held
up until financial' information is obtained
regarding the Huron County education
program, '
Town clerk, Sherman Blake, suggested
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Youn Canada Tourne
coieS to
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When the first. puck is dropped March 20
for the beginning of the Young Canada Pee
Wee -Hockey. Tournament of- the- Goderich,_
'' Lions Club,- the tournament will come of •
age., It was 21 years ago this year that the
first tournament was held with, 12 teams
taking part from such "far off"'plaees as
Wingham and Seaforth, Chesley and
Leeburf9. This year 86 teams axe entered
• with youngsters travelling from . Vancouver,
•- B.C., and Greenwood, N.S. to take part. _.
Referee in chief will be Stan Stokes, who
will be in' the spot for the 16th consecutive
::°year. Bill Beacom will control 20 referees
from : the Goderich area, including Jack
Meriam who has been a retree with the
tournament since'the first game. The local '
• - referees, take the early morning games to
LL allow officials from out -of town time to
travel in. Out of town "refs will come from
a fax away as. Quebec. - „ - ; , .„, ..,... _. .
Highlight of the tournament will be the
annual East-West exhibition game, played
this year between Vancouver and Canadian
• Forces Base,: Greenwood, Nova Scotia. That
the town find out whether the county
education, board is proposing any capital
expenditures and if it is not, notify the- OMB
and it might speed things. up a bit. • •
Work on the arena has been scheduled to
start in April.
In -other business, council accepted an
offer from Goderich Building Centre of a
chalet,style building far use as a tourist
..,information booth.
- •- = : Responsibility -for maintenance and
:a.. —insurance on the -building would be the
town's.- '
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The Rev. Robert Raymont was inducted as minister of North
Street United Church last Friday evening during a special service.
Left tolight are Murray McGill, clerk of the sessions; Rev. Barry,
Passmore, Wingham United Church, guest speaker; Rev. Robert
Raymont, the new minister; fievr--Harold Currie, ,.chairman of
1.1
. • The building- would replace a camping World Day of -'Prager held at St.
trade p Y
Council passed a by g
purchase of the former Victor Lauriston
Public School from the Huron County board'
of. edueation. The school was closed last
June and reverts to the town under the
provisions. of an early deed at a cost of
$17,000; the original price of the school.-
Permission' was granted tai the Church of
God'" to erect a 45 -by -132 -toot church on
Huron Road of .a•cost of $40,000. -
Paul Baechler was appointed to ' the
Goderich Tourist Committee.
game will take place at 9 p.m. on.
o Wednesday, March 25 and to make sure the
folks at homedon't miss it, the 'Greenwood
,boys- are bringing their own radio transmitter
to broadcast the game dome.
'By the, time .the end. of the tournament
comes, some 25,000 boys will have played in
it since it started; close- to 10,000 goals will
have been totalled up •over the 21 years in
the 1,500 games played.
That's quite a, record when you consider
it started:as a dream by Nip Whetstone many
years ago. a
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law au -
The annual World Day of
Prayer service' was held°in .St: -
George's • Anglican Church
Friday, March 6. Itis celebrated•
with fellow Christians -in more
than 130 countries on the same
day. •
The theme this year , was
Take Cou •rage." About 150
ladies attended. -
Mrs. Garwood Russell greeted
customer service rec
Bell Canada set -records in almost all 'areas
of 'service to customers during 1969, states
the Company', 1969 Annual Report, issued
to shareholders today. -
_Neverbetorein ....its -history did the
company so •many additional
teleYphones,- serve so many people, connect
so many long -distance and local calls,
transmit so 4nuch data," the report -states.
Of the -302,000 telephones added to the
network in 1969, 84 were in Goderich,
bringing the total number of telephones in
The Goderich Little Theatre ll stage its first drama of the Rita Ross, as Emmie, the maid; Standing is John Turr>tier in the
Current season on Friday and Saturday di this week under the lead. role as�Edward Bare; Marj Robinson, who plays Charlotte
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r• direction of Ruth Leonard. "Mu oder Mistaken," a two act Young; Gil Rummenie as Phillip Mortimer, the lawyer and seated
mystery by Janet Green, is the second production of, the local 01 front is Kathy Jenkins' as Mrs. Jefferies. Absent when the
little .theatre group. The first one, Barnaby, a comedy photowas taken was Shirley McMillen, who plays•N`onica Bare. —
- pantomime,.washe!d at GDCI 'in. November. From the`Ieft are staff photo.
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the worshippers and Miss Marion
Aldous. • Special music was by- a
music. `,Special music was • by a
choir of ladies from local
congregations.
Mrs. E. F. Sale was in, charge
of the service, 'while others
taking- part were 'Mrs: William
-Barlow, Mrs. James Remington,
• Mrs. S. C. Argyle, Mrs.
Buchanan, Mrs. R. H. Cornish
Huron -Perth Presbytery who conducted the induction. '-Hey is
minister of Hensall United Church; and at far right, Bob Smith,
chairman of -the board of stewards and secretary to „the official
board.
George's Anglican
arid Mrs. 1-i. Rivers. .
The:. offering: was'` taken by
Mrs. D: .E, 0. Slemin, Mrs. D.
Wilson, Miss Lily Blanshard and
Mrs. D. Clements.
The guest speaker, introduced
by Mrs. M. E. Campbell, was
Mrs. G. -Beecroft of Belgrave.
She delivered; a thought-provok-
ing address and charged the
women to "take courage" and
.. atafLphoio.
Church
have faith at a time when change
part he'
seems o much a of t
'world.
Projects assisted by the World
Day of Prayer Offerings, are
many, among them the -World
Council of Churches, ' World
Council of Christian Education
and Canadian - L,ouncil of
Churches.
service to 4600. The total number of
telephones served • by Bell reached 5.7.
million doing the year.
Taxes amounting to $18,640 in Goderich
during 1969 were part of the company's
$148,516,000. tax bill for federal, provincial
and -municipal governments.. .
,Bell's 1969 payroll in Goderich region
amounted . to $22,788.17. Total company
payroll was $273,972,000.
Telephone calls originated by Bell Canada
customers climbed 'to more- than 34 million
on the average business day.
Town -band elects
officers for 1570
At a recentmeeting of the Goderich town
band the following executive was appointed.
President, Don , McMillan; treasurer,- Dr.
Jim Peters; secretary, Mrs. Shirley McMillan;
librarian; Miss Gerda Potzel.
Social convener, Fred L'aisen; budget
committee, -Stuart Shanks, George Griffiths,
-.Dwayne Linney; - music committee, Miss
Nancy Hills, Charles Kalbfleisch.
' Forthcoming ` engagements include
concert at Huronview, Clinton, evening of
Monday,- March • 16; participation in the
111:00 a.m.-worship service of Victoria Street
United Church, •Goderich, Sunday, April 5
`and a band concert at London's Story Book
Gardens, Sunday, Julie 7. •
Thanks to the guidance and patience of •
bandmaster Charles Kalbfleisch the band :is
maturing and its repertoire -is' gradually
increasing, • -•
The bandsmen look forward to playing
• more concerts this summer- than in past
years. '
The band has rgom for a limited number
of—new members who are prepared to
practice diligently and attend rehearsals
faithfully.
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_, salute. our. a■ • rs.on�u�er1=
The Sinal -Star SER
a You have made' Goderich the finest shopping centre in this �g VES AS A MESSENGER to bring the buyer
region. Your shopping habits and buying skill have thrown ^the . and the seller together. We respect your shopping habits, and are' =_
spotlight on Goderich, and •have caused other communities to cast proud to join the followi,ng merchants in a "SALUTE" to• "YOU c
envious eyes in our direction: •Mr, and Mrs. Consumer. F.•
A %The merchants ` advertising in the Goderich Signal -Star �Aberhart's Garage; .\i'gyle Marine & Small Engines; A & P; Arthur
F.F.Et "GREATER GODERICH DAYS" pages in this edition have long wa , , Bros. Fuel; Apple Park; Bannister -:Motors; -Baird Motors; Beauty
been aware of your value, but have recently come to appreciate you WE DMR U Lounge; Blackstone Furniture; Breckenridge Hardware; Blue's a . even more, When they compare safes receipts and bank deposits with ., lip, AND MRS, CONSUMER I Supermarket; Conklin Lurribe>`_; Crystal Lake Mobile Homes; Coach
1'other communities throughout the district. House Travel Service; Culbert's. Bakery; Club Grill; Campbell's; Don
. " Hoist Real Estate; Dunlop . Pharmacy; Edward Fuels; Ernie's
=� � 1, air ` Hairstyling; Fashion Shopper French Dry Cleaners; Fincher's Smokeildin
' Your knowledge of fine merchandising keeps these merchants busy, �, ' orl... ,,; au Y g' Goderich Motors; Goderich Building :.� � Gord s Sporth•
=_ constantly looking for bigger and better values, to pass on to you. � ;�� & Gift Shop; , �, Garland's; • t�'oderich
These firms are proud of _their. -.new merchandise. They pride . Centre; Goderich P:U.0 .; Graf s Fina; Gerrard s; ..arland s,
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g themselves in that they can find the identical item in Goderich that Discount Centre; Goderich Restaurant; Hibbert's; Hoffemeyer 1
you can find anywhere and in most cases, for less. money. • Plumbingq & Heating; Henderson's Book Store; Hat Shop; John g
�, r„„„�„ & Jeffery Son; Jewell Brothers Appliances Kentucky Fried Chicken
You can shop to Goderich with confidence, The shopkeepers here Take Home Store., t ionel's Sunoco; Lodge Furniture; W. J. Mills 5
McArthur &Refill M -W Motors; N. T.
* Iare your friends. Their purpose is to supply you with the best 'Motors; Mill End Store;y; M
quality merCYtandise, at the lowest possible priced . Q • fl Ormandy Jewellers; O'Brien's Market; B. R. Robinson; Rawson Style .
n•y• Shop; Rieck Pharmacy; Rivett Radio & TV; Ross” °Shoe Shop;
Shop e " - , oes; .$chaefer's Ladies Wear; South End Body Shop; Sky g
the, GREATER GODERICH DAYS ~ for THESE Sproule Sh
merchants. Ranch, Singer Co.; Shore Gifts; Schaefer's„.Interiors; Worsell Bros.;
<a oolworth's.
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The girls of the'Juriior Viking Team at GDCI won the WOAA "AA", basketball title last
weekend defeating Ingersoll 34-18. The score at the time this photo was taken, shortly
before half time in an early galme with Tillsonburg," was 2E1.10. The girls blasted the
Tillsonburg ,team 54-23. It was the first year' Goderich had been entered in the."AA"
series, having qualified this year when enrollment at the school topped -800.
GDCI girls win title
For • the first time Goderich District Clement had eight.'
Collegiate Institute girls' bastball teams Results• for the day° are as follows: Junior
were- entered in an AA championship this semi finals, Ingersoll 27, St. Mary's 23; high
year and they walked off with the title. • scorers on each team respectively were. Mary
The school qualified for AA designation Clement with 12 and Lorrain •Folkard, 14.
this year when enrolment went over 800. Senior semi finals: St. Thomas Parkside,
The "Junior Vikings Girls Basketball Team 44, Central Huron Secondary School,
under coach Moe Dowds slammed its way Clinton 26. Scorers, July Gifford, 14 and
through a perfect season of wins and a 51-23 ' Dianne Carter of Clinton With 26, the
victory over Tillsonburg Glendale in thesemi highest score of the day. -
finals and a 34-18 wire over Ingersoll in the Senior semi finial, Tillsonburg Glendale
finals last weekend to take the'WOAA doube 49, Stratford 31; scorers Debbie 'Sits, 11 and
A title. • Marg Price,, 12. '
„High scorer for ° the home team was Sue In the senior finals Glendale defeated=.
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