HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-04-09, Page 142 O»ERK U SiGNA ^:r `+%TRilR ?\A, Y., APRIL9, 97
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With Skirley J. Keller
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Woman to Woman
Thursday's strum didn't jive • re-organitiattonal meeting, was (hie of . the senior leaders
too welt's' with -the -Second- fronts -PI -amen -and--, directed T - present s -suggested-- -1 cps-'--.,
Page in the Goderich .Signal -Star ' Goderich'5 energetic Betty mothers wouldn't mind paying
did, it? Our paper said that •; 'Bedard. It was a real success, I'd to have: certain' jobs done around
Sprin was surely on the way S Y• ' the house.
• g"I'm just as much a part of
and that the last. snow of "the „ My topic was community
winter, was melting from the invehement. I tried very hard to 'the family as my mother;,"
landscape in Huron County, point out that community answered one girl. "She doesn't
Our editor, Ron Priie tell a itr olvement is a very broad get paid for • work she does ,
he's thinking about runnixe he subject, demanding in all sorts of around the house. Why should I?•
same picture again this week and duties and responsibilities which .. I help to make the mess in the
saying the snow is STILL are not normally considered by first _place"
melting from the landscape in teenagers, as ' a Part of what do the kids want?
Huron County. • community i.nvolvenient. I'm I gathered they wanted to be.
That's the way' of it every not just certain that I made my left alone to live as they liked
time. Something happens to foul point but I came away_", much without any outside '
up we newspaperpeoplewho are wiser in the ways of younginterference. And that's
trying our'very best to serve the people. a something I knew before I went
public. I invited comment from theto that meeting. It has been
It happened to me last week, '' floor, and believe me there was evident at 'every turn since,. we
too. plenty of it:.. For the most part it began talking Youth Centre. -
' I had a telephone call from was intelligent thinking, I'd say, Where do we go from 'here? I
Jim Coulter of the Huron although it was impossible to just don't know. I do know; that
County Department .of agree 100 percent with 1970 teenagers are a different
'Education• advising me that 'everything that the girls said. brand than the teenagers -,of 10
Grade 7 and students in Huron
THE FOR.YTE
For
Goderich Art Club
Exhibition is sucessful,
The Goderich Art' •Club. Melda
very successful exhibition and
sale Saturday, April 4, at their
studio in St. Peter's School. A
large . variety. , of pictures in
various media of oil, watercolor,
acrylics end- ' pastel were • on
display.
Packages 'of charming'
handinotes printed from hlstorie;
i nstanee�',,. b learned that
g'd � ' � ears ago. it is almost.
pountyswaaa]d_be doing a survey .loris do not agree 'with. adults °frightening to hear some of their,
that leisure lime should be .used d e
'oto -determine -the number of viev�poi.nts± '"
pre='schoo1' -children m the -for constructive .activity. i 'don't mean -by this that kids
county. He: told me that survey "We get enough of that at
a, are worse than they used to be.
would •be completed within the school and at home,, said one Far from it. If anything, young
next . Week or so, after the gals 'We just want a place to go people are much more intelligent
•sere to be with other 'kids `and to
'--newspapers-jilt -fhe...uon w .. _ .... _. , _ __ andy..,cn.ur..h. _mo�...�3tla.reu. aunt.' .-
out so that greats. would know' have some"enlovment:"
p ., .. the teen years than. ever before.
what was o on. One girl from Seaforth
. just ging, _,a It is� ; just that somewhere
-Well, in. sdme parts 'of explained that in that' along the lime, the kids believe°
• Goderich the s.. survey was community, the teen dances are along have garbed the right believe
completed before the paper just • great. These dances are
came, out ,- and to make 'matters chaperoned nova, she said, sinceo
question, to retie! and to think
the nearrriots of last year. Before - for themselves . . and they
even more complicated, the
- ant to exercise that right-. They
leg -work had- been accomplished the dances were supervised, she feel a ui ed to solve their own
by Grade 6 students. - ' admitted, there had.been lots of .q pP
rights -b out. Now, 'she problems as well' as the p oblerns
The eagerness of those 'Grade � reaking world. .,arid• they
w
6 kids is not to be ridiculed. It, thought,' the dances were much of the en
more fun because there is less are too., enthusiastic and • too•
work as far as 1 can gather, and trouble.
was apretty efficient' piece' of inexperienced to !mow '' that.
I also learned that the kids lasting solutions do not come
the •. stridents I talked , to who � � . easii;~y..-
- , were •on the project were ar'e not happy with the social and that easily., what is maturity?
enjoying it immensely.. . • morel ' laws. ... and I really- Some adults woat ors 50 years ?
Some of the parents weren't wonder • if they .. have much
f
tj for them. ' • -age are still not grown up in
- too happy, though..A few of the
children were , working through Their • attitude seemed to be every respect.
evening to complete the survey
that they didn't .make the laws - One young Ranger made this
the n000ho and in the so why' should they live by observation: If you don't know
on their areas and. some parents them. When - 1. sumg�� ested-_ .}a„}hether or not you ares mature,
adults live by these s~+me lawr,e —then you probably' aren't.
•
felt. this was a bit much to . That's the kind of ready
with there' the kids .answers the kids have for
,scenes of Goderich by local
Artists were sold.
• The ladies of the Colborne
Craft Club displayed a variety of
handmade " articles, including
prettY quilts for children and
artistic candles fashioned from.
bees wax, as well ai many Other
interesting items.
President MiSs Mary Howell
assisted by 0th+ rs c the Art
Group received a steady stream
.. ,,�. .ten � ,� ,� ° ,.-,�w . .. ,.
of • visitors 'Whirs r 4 we j ,,- x +� s.x7:
during the afternoon : and
evening.
After viewing the exhibits,
the - visitors • stayed for
refreshments and a leisurely chat
dwith members of theclub.
Lana Morris and Kenneth More are in the distinguished cast of
The Forsyte Saga, a dramatization of John Gdtsworthy's novels
about a wealthy English family in the 'late 19th and°early 20th
centuries. The 26 -week series, termed "a television master-
piece" -by critics in some 30 countries where it has been shown,
::makes itsanadtan debut on CBC television Sunday, April 5,
The BBC,. production sells the fascinating sfory of the
forsyte- family over several generations. Miss Morris .plays •
Helene, and More is seen as Jp Forsyte.'
•Octogenarian° Club
Goderich.
Signal -Star takes great
pleasure in extending
hapRi birthday,;g_reetines
te the following new
members .of the
Qctogenarian Club of this
newspaper
Rod Johnston, Nelson
Street Nursing . Home,
,narked his. 80th birthday.
April i;
Mrs. R. J. Sullen, 36A
!Nest; Street, will cel'ebrate�
her 90th birthday April
15.
If you know of
someone who will soon be
celebrating an 80th
birthday or better, write
or telephone us at the
Signal -Star office giving
the name, address, age and
birthdate of the celebrant.
There is no charge for
this service and we are
very pleased to hear from
all of -you.
•
ing the
If jolt are not no-w,.enjoy �
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chegLte (at; no charge to you for a
reasonable number of cheques) •
come on over to Victoria and Grey.
P,yin bi-l�l. Aty,chegs_ save' you
time, reminds you right in the -
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danger of having, unprotected
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save money, make money! Come
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The senior Trust ('umpmav
de vot,ed,entire.Iy to serving
the�peopk� o/" Ontario.
GREY.
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TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1,889
Bland Hill, Manager 524.73aJ
Elgin. and. Kingston Streets, Goderich
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too,although they may not
wonder'if this wasn't just a complex uestrons..
the ehddren s own enthusiasm
-retaliated with statements like, q
" for the project that was showing. t they change
• "So why don
them
fit, e have a few more names to
I'm
certain the school did not
expectOne
� the 'children td miss told that as soon add to our list of volunteer adult
' ,.
-
meals or to be out after dark '� me workers w•ho woi.tid be willing tothe kids are 21 years old, or help out to Youth a gel outh Centre
because of the survey. of voting age in the event -it is
es
However,
in t a 'r h -
However, the survey is about lowered to 18 years] they will: . There . have been some
completed in Goderich. Now we move ,tochange those things
-
' can- soon know just how we they don, comments -from adults that t like. calling for adult assistance
istance so
stand here in comparison with It reminded me , of . tile` early iii the game will . kill the
• other parts of the county as far township councillor I sll6eard -whole idea before it really has a
as pre-schoolers are concerned. speeking et ore.. nomination chance to get off the ground.
* * meeting. Said the councillotr, The kids, they say, should be
Our pre-schooler wound up in "When I came, on council last contacted first to find out just
Alexandra Marine and • General; year, I • thought I'd walk in here what they . want in the way of
- Hospital Saturday• evening. and change things to have therm facilities in' town. ,
Fortunately, it is nothing too ..running MY way.. If 1 'didn't - I understand the young
serious just a bronchial learn anything, else in my first _people in Goderich and area will
condition which is about cleared year on council, I learned that • have a chance 4) give their
up now. ' things just don't always work opinions soon It is hoped that a
The one thing which the way I'd like them to." questionnaire,will be circulated
impressed me was the concern' of Nevertheless, these kids were in Goderich schools to
• our family doctor for our son. certain that 'as soon as they had determine just what the kids
Naturally we • had to call the the opportunity, things would _really do want in the way of a
doctor at his home. He was very be' changed . , . and changed youth -program. '.
understanding and agreed to drastically. In the meantime, if funds are
meet us at the 'hospital to Talking about life at home, to be raised to support it there
;examifle our son: - one gal said that it used to be has to be some commitment
Being new to Goderich that the father was the from some adults. in town-. to
(about eight months now) we undisputed head of the• prove that this thing really has
,,. - ..1,. race .pleased to, find such household. She said she still the approval it requires. Sof the
thoughtful medical people. in • thinks cif her father as • the head - names on' a list are : vitally
town. You hear so- much these, of , the house, but now she ,has important•
d`s about the difficulty in' the ° right to' "question. '"his ° Please call.. me at the
reaching 'a doctor in case of an' decisions and to voice' herSignalStar if you can spare an
emergency during • the weekend opinions on the "matter. She evening - per week - or more or
Now I wonder if maybe the didn't say when the right was -lam, Editor. Ron Price . is
• situation, Isn't exaggerated •,in given to young people. compiling this list but I will pass
some instances.. along to• him the names I get.
* * 4pother girl said that as soon -
' I also 'wanted to mention - as she disagrees 'with her father'
something about the honesty of cid any issue •.: as soon as she
.. Goderich folks - or maybe it is makes a statement that is
' simply, that" the weather contrary to his way of thinking -
• conditions discouraged any she gets a big lecture and there is
would-be thieves. a big argument.
,It- was two or three weeks ago . Money was another matter
when I . was covering town about ' which there was some
council in the absence of Editor discussion. One girl present said
• i'riee. The, weather was terrible it' was . very degrading for a
that' evening as I, recall. I had a teenager to have to ask • her
fresh hair -do so I was more parents for money to do this or
concerned about getting • from that.
the carr tai the council •chambers A part-time job? Most girls
• without' ,getting blown apart complained there is just nowhere
than I was about : anything else, kids can get a part-time job
That's why 1 left -my wallet on, before they are 16 years old, and
the front seat of the car, !,guess. then, jobs are at a premium..
I ' sat a through the council -----
.
••-,-
• meeting without even, giving my
wallet one thought. It wasn't'
• ,until 1 'left the meeting that 1
' begat to wonder .where it was.
When i got back to the.car, there
%vastly whet -. untouched.
* * *, -
Saturday afternoon, I. had
one Cif the most unforgettable'
wheats that .I.,have had in a
..,1iiciclwout,.
rt ut lt►tri speak to
about . 50 young " Rangers
of {� (igroWtiks and
from Wu1e district.) .:;
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