The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-05-28, Page 18E ZGNAL,S AR, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1970 •
orge's ACW.
onsor volunteer
The- ay :cieneral Meeting of
St, George's ACW was held on
Tuesday, May 19, in the Parish
° fall with. the President, Mrs. E.
F, Sale, in charge.' Hymn 401
was sung with accompaniment
1,d by Mrs. J. A. Seaman, and
prayers were led by Mrs. Sale.
The secretary and treasurer's
reports were °given by Mrs.. M.
Sirnpsoa .and Mrs. Seaman. It
was' moved by Mrs. D. Nilson
and seconded by Frances, Munn
that our annual commitments to
the diocese be paid.
It was ,voted to financially
support Mr. Robt. Legg who will
0travel shortly to • British
Honduras for a two-month
period to do volunteer work. He
has been selected as a Youth
Worker from Huron Diocese
• who will represent the Canadian
Church in this Summer Work
Project. -
- Money was given to the
Social' Service Group, so that
they may continue to take
patiehts from the Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital for
afternoon drives. •
A very interesting report was
heard from Mrs. D. E. Slemin,
one of the church's delegates to
synod. She told of discussions at
Synod on church union, on
women as churchwardens, .on
failure of some.parishes to meet
their apportionment ''and the
effect of youth representatives
at Synod. Mrs. Siemin was
thanked by Mrs. Sale. -
The " closing Potluck Supper
will be .held on June 16 and at
that time tickets for the Garden
Party on July 16 will, be
distributed.,
The meeting closed. with
Benediction and refreiIments
were served by•Mrs..,Reg Bell and
Mrs,, Michael Rogers.
Refrigerators of past
smelly, noisy monsters.
Manya housewife of 50 years
ago must have wondered what a
monster -.like refrigerator of the
day was doing in her kitchen.
They°were noisy, smelly, none
too -efficient contrivances that
well could have been regarded as
much a liability as, an asset.
Today, refrigerators are
almost a forgotten servant7some
'of them don't even require
chipping ice or handling dripping
water .trays. Inside of them it's a
frost -1 free world-_
Vintage units used
sulphur-dioxide•—today's,
pollution bogie—as a coolant.
One story is told of a New York
woman of 1920 who smelled gas
and "called the police. Some of
the city's, finest arrived, sniffed
1 'around her new -refrigerator and,
• on the theory that it tight blow
up, promptly tossed it out of the
second storey window.
Another householder
purchased a $1,500 model only
• to find that it shook the whole
house. A reinforced steel
platform was "'fashioned for the
offending appliance, and while it
still• shook, it was less noticeable.
Just before the sfock market .,
crash of '29- all -steel cabinets had
replaced. earlier plywood types.
:New insulating materials were
also being introduced and
refrigerator efficiency was
climbing. '
During the next decade,
engineers developed Freon
cooling, improved • the
compressors, freezing
compartments -and paint
finishes.
Good use: o stage:
This all -Canadian robot was- constructed at Queen Elizabeth
School in time for the open house held there last Wednesday.
The artists were , Terry ibb, Clinton (left) and Robert
Mitchell, Goderich. The maple leaf and the long feather on the
robot's hat are reminders of Dominion Day and Canada's
Indiin heritage. Consideration is now being given to lighting
up the robot's eyes, nose and mouth and according' to Terry
and Robert, this can still be accomplished quite easily. (staff
photo)
.nerfArrnance
LT cast delights- three `pack d ho
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• (by Shirley J. Keller) - Wainwright (Roberta Machan).
The third` . play staged by move in with Alcott.
Goderich Little Theatre this While Alcott tries in vain to
season was a tlelightful offering evict the trio of intruders, a love
which left audiences chuckling affair mushrooms between Dr.
for days after the three :Dorsey and Daisy Durdle who
performances were over. are both still very much alive.
A comedy directed by ' Kathy The main action of the play
1 Jenkins, "140 And Behold" was „ centres around the exchange of
written by John Patrick and is . dialogue in the spirit world and
the story of a somewhat in the world of the living...with
eccentric bachelor .writer who the ghosts able to hear and see
wants to reside in his own home the, living ` and the hying
after death. , ' supposing ,they are entirely
Milo Alcott, played by Crown alone.
Attorney Bill Cochrane, decides •The love affair between the
that because there appears to be " doctor and they maid is
no privacy in.heaven, he prefers complicated by the appearance
to make provisions to have his of one of Daisy's gold boyfriends,
home on earth left vacant a bookie, Jack McDougal played
forever so that he can spend by Warren} Robinson.
. eternity there in absolute peace • After a very stormy second
and quiet. and third act, the doctor gets the
The will is drawn up with the 'girl, the three trespassing ghosts
help of Mr. Wingate (George ' decide by . mutual agreement
Atkinson). Alcott's personal with Alcott to leave the house,
physician, Dr. Robert Dorsey and Alcott finally gets his wish
(Gilbert Rummenie), is also made for tranquility even in death.
aware of the plan and is invited As Alcott, Bill Cochrane gave
to participate in an experiment. a very real portrayal of the
Alcott ° and Dr. Dorsey sometimes cantankerous old
contrive to meet after Alcott's writer. His movements on stage
death on the first Friday of each were remarkably smooth,
month in the library of Alcott's especially during the first act
home. The code words to be' when he was confined to a
spoken by Alcott are "Lo and wheelchair.
Behold." Nancy . Graham brought a.
•
All the plans laid, Alcottnatural dash of wit to the saucy
considers shooting himself but • character of Daisy Durdle and
decides instead to eat himself to -Gil Rummenie as the doctor,
death "with -the help of a fill-in played his `straight' lines
maid, Daisy Durdle played by admirably. , v
Nancy Graham. 'Miss Durdle- Of the ghosts, Minnetonka
Smallflower' (Sharon Atkinson)
was tops.THer dry, poker -laced •
•better refri erotox-model _ ,�#: :- ,, �.,,.... :Mart ---.-~aril ;ate-flo:Qver„-lar e~a.-, sn ,T=-. dinner .:.. crhIck..._.hU'nror�was:=the-•hit o€the ,tow.
iss. ..�,_ .,rt...�—SRL the�sto�ta�xva,�lzevEreslclent, „wbl3ew.:..�r � P 3�'
Taking •a leaf from .the Miss Mary Howell presiding. festival. ,Displays would be. set ultimately contributes to Roberta Machan as Hbney•
automotive book, engineers are Mrs. Jeanie Smith read the up inside the lower part of the Alcott's demise. Wainwright made a creditable
• using therms -electric modules or treasurer's report which stated . courthouse as well as outside. Immediately upon his death, Southern lady and John Lodge
b metal strips. In _. a. car. the w .Alcott's spirit emerges from the made Kenneth More as deadpan.
p received a • grant of- $.1(16.65 h Martha Rathburn, wily : be
bimetal strip on an engine is b from the Goderich , body and takes up life in the old and dull as the. writer obviously
Convener again this year for the ,
actuated by heat and.sends out a Recreational° Council to •help Art Mart, with Paul Carroll and ' . house. It isn't long before three` had intended.
tiny electric current .to operate a cover' expenses of the fall other ghosts, 'Indian maiden If there was a weak member
temperature gauge. Beryl Harper on her committee.
p g g seminar. The •date of August 5._ was ' Minnetonka Smallflower of the cast — and I'm not' at all
The -refrigeration engineers. 'Paul Carroll announced that (Sharon Atkinson), . „ pianist 'sure there"wtras — it was Warren
f the 1 Art Club
.. -plans
IbderschArt C uGo
,,Mart for August
Art �
The Goderich Art Club ,held • the Horticultural. Society, doesn't liriow of Alcott's special
Tomorrow promises even -their-monthly-meeting May 19 ..described their idea of enhancing ' bland diet .and serves Alcott a
verified or a annua Kenneth More (John Lodge) and . *Robinson as Jack McDougal.
sending ••the • electricity throughof S ou:thern belle 'Honey - Although Robinson. seemed at
have reversed the process and are no future grants can be expected trip to Southampton for a day's
the bi-mental strip. Sent: in one
direction it' cools, in the other, it
heats. Several of these strips
make up •a thermo-electric
module. • , '
This will allow refrigerators to
be placed ' like cupboards
anywhere in the house an owner
•might like one." In fact, by
reversing the electrical • current
the refrigerator of tomorrow
could heat the home and cook
the food as well.
Refrigerators , have moved
from monster to fairy'princess in
less than a lifetime.
from . the Department ,, workshop with Alex Millar.
Education. He suggested that to
cut-down expenses it might be a
good idea to send out a
newsletter which iriay be-.
obtained through the Town Hall,
.instead of the usual brochures
for each seminar.
Lu . Legge reported that the
fall seminar to take place in late
September had been verified by
th'e artist -instructor John
Watson. The members discussed
Martha ' Rathburn 'suggested tc
pans for the Art Mart to take
,place `July inclusive, on
the Square.
Wendy Hoernig, secretary of
that Art Mart week should be
declared Goderich Week with all •
sorts of planned •activities
advertised in advance by each
participating group.
Lorna Vincent showed slides
illustrating her two years in the
Soviet Union, after which a
social hour was enjoyed by all..
The next meetingwhich will:
finalize plans for the Art Mart
will take place - at the'studio-Jun *
16. All members , pleased take
note and attend if possible:'
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Announcing
the fastest beetle ever made.
You probably won't be able to spot the
big change inthis year's Volkswagen if you
just pass one. on the'highway; but ycu might
get an inkling when one passes you.
The 1970 VW has a bigger engine. (It's
now 1600 cc.'s.i
How we did it is interesting: we r ode
Sew o.I.ginek nig. .7114,1 V q'," n.t add
vkigr: JZ9 x w ff'Ie''= rl~ �t1's s;, the l ffvw•it0e.'v—
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harder, it doesn't push itself any harder.
,u One of the reasons why Volkswagen
engines with 200,000 miles'bn them are not
unheard of.•
Still, a little more horsepower, hardly
makes the bug a 'Beast.
A new Volkswagen won't show any-
y. that ya:.u'v airy b ° , , _i1,
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home"on the stage, moving well
and an expert on telling facial
expressions, he didn't seem to
convince the audience that he
was really the rat that McDougal
was supposed to be.
Ai usual, the set. design was
excellent. Those in charge for
this play were Betty Cochrane,
Marj Robinson, Martha
Rathburn, • Doug' ' Graham,
Warren Robinson, Bill Cochrane
and Marj. Macfie, -
Stage manager was Ruth
Leonard; lightipg, Glen Lodge;
sound, Rita Ross; warp. , be,
Irene Vanderburgh; promp`�er,
,Leslie Williams; house manager
and ,program advertising,' Stan
uses
14cGratten; malGenl►, Eleanor
•Robinson, . Betty Percy, Ruth
Bere, Susan Miller, Taffy
• Graham.
In N may opinion, special
''-bouquets should • go to the
director, Mrs. Jenkins, a fine
comedian herself. The action
flowed smoothly from .start to
finish with all the cast making
maximum use of the stage and
the light hu{norous;acript.
While all three productions
this season were of the highest
quality, Lo And Behold was my
..personal -favorite: With • many
other Little Theatre goers, I,look
forward to next year's plays.
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