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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-02-11, Page 14Talmay, 1929; Mrs. Norman f a tOWOmart Mrti 3tssct. i Clairmont, 1937,• Mrs.; Archie (�u�lthas alays been. a a Woinan Wilkin, Mrs.`'George Mumby and popular •mone`hiaking� , project Mrs. J. H.'Johnstone, 1940; --Mrs. with the ladies and early records Lyle Bannister, 1941; Mrs. Don shoe that quilts were made for With ,Shirley i Kelle ' Riehl, 1944; Mrs. Jean Chambers -as little.as $3 each!' y ,° and Mrs. Bert'Mills, 1946; Mrs.' .. In 19.27, '1 somewhat unusual ' Hattie Van Arman, Dungannon, In was .made by the Goderich get letters at thetake for the , " 19'19 to 1960 and Gbderich WI. for the price of 10 cents, you4 production, HMS ; from° 1960;' and ,Mrs. R: 'Park, :ladies could have their Iiiames We1 tt s h And,'I'm m afraid can Signal-Star.'y percentage f people', Pinafore. iJistowet ..East " from.,......1932 , to d&: --This week I -received -a letter give shall ere to. think it over I was - u-i-te.-im resse.d..with'the , embroidered onto a quilt block. t l� em• time q p 1969 and�,Goderich from :1969. postmarked. Toronto . from ` and you will find,a great portion whole' set .. and, in fact,. with Mrs. W : M. Porter, •president. someone who signs the.' note T. of this small' group, backing the kids who were working on.it: of Goderich WI;was chairlady ,Kennedy. Just why- this person down from the responsibility. The boys seemed to take a pride for the luncheon. Greetings from decided to write to nie I' have no It all means that, the number in their work which is a' the District were conveyed. by - idea; but 1 can say that I was not of persons who aspire to. ..town_ .,,_ pre -requisite for a job well' done. Mrs. Andrew Straughan, district particularly impressed with, the council is minimal —"and as''we Mr. Schade was becoming a president, and the toast•to the communication.. saw this' year, there `were not little weary of the task because, Institute 'was 'proposed by Mrs, (The letter, --incidentally, is. . even enough interested persons as he so kindly explained, the set Wes. Bradnock, London Area printed in this week'g'Letters To to necessitate an election for the makers havevery little time to First Vice -President; The ;Editor n•' colurnn for 'the councillors' chairs, devoteto the work I guess it enjoyment (?) of the entire I .do' not say that hiking could, be stated that Mr. Schade readership.,)' 4council's •• pay will necessarily was concerned :that the set , I do not wish to challenge the improve the performance of •would not be, ompleted until writer's opinions. That would be council., , I doh 'say that an close toiproductio time. pure folly., 1 am content that increased allowance for regular "I'm •very 'glad we started citizens and • ratepayers in ,meetings might enable. a larger early," he told me. ' , Goderich who know Ron Price percentage off the, ratepayers to. Bill ; Cameron and Mrs. personally ,will have their own become eligible for council and ,..Shaddick'are in charge of ,the • ideas concerning -the content of by the sam oken, it shOul-d music and Mike Vrooman will the letter and •the writer's result i a wider selection of 'Conduct 'the lighting., It all ' viewpoint,` - • ca ates • at forthcoming , sounds so' pro-fegsional doesn't' ' What I do wish to object to is.:. -elections.' It might even ensure it? So much more' sophisticated the writer's invitation to me — "the , best..__' zepresentatlon. ,.than our concerts of years gone . . -to me personally, since the letter_ possible". ,by . . . but 'then, that's another was headed up ."Memo to Mrs. 'Phe Goderich Town Council subject. Keller" • `-- to "ditch him". :,I isn't the only town council in ,. * * * " • sincerely dislike any suggestion Ontario to give consideration to One thing which set my birain that this column would be used raising their. own pay. In.. fact,, turning back the years was the to undermine the actions of any. , there are rumors , that even sight of children squatted in the membe'r of '"council' `sinipl '' , Goderich Town- Council ,his; in hallway at Robertson Memorial . because I or some readers of.the previous years, discussed . the School . watching the American column, did not agree with that , matter "in committee" away astronauts walking on the moon:` • • councillor's performance on from the p ing eyes of public. When I was' a child, it was •a council. ' ' opinion. momentus occasion to get -- . `r * * • * ' - ._ listen to a music appreciation And s(nee 'the subject' -has The Only, Liffe aence„this �i~r e�� -program on radio. Many of you is that the subject was. been ,,opened here in this May recall those 15 ' minute ' approached openly . . and. mann�er,`i--wuuld like to• express believe it, 'or ,not there ,is very ' .br'oadcasts R with Dr. Roy' ply viewk•1concerning the basis Fenwick as the host. _ little' opposition to the idea from ' , for the writer's concern,— a raise I remember , that- the little i .,. ,ratepayers w.ba-undetstatKI-:- c Iii ” •. -m.pay.f+or rt r. c u�tei �s ,.� .... ; w g i�adio:-we 2t td.' .ul s+ 2t1o) 4wv. a' lime -consuming arid' thankless'a far from dependable. „I'm a ratepayer' in Goderich p ndable. The and I'm a's anxious as everyone task 'town council service can be. programs came from Toronto'— I 'remember hearing a story' to „keep costs down as low asT,we on CFRB I believe -- and that about �a chap who `,was w a 'difficult station to receive can. I believe that in order for interviewing carpenters' -for work the job to be done as efficiently, on a rather large project. minus static and with sufficieTit and as effectively as possible, we "And how much hour do volume to make it audible across need the very best , ` ?„ the entire schoolroom. ' you think you are - worth. What's it was 'quite ' representation on town council.more, q to a asked the interviewer of one , I have stated before — and 'I task for the teacher to maintain will say ,again, =- that 'in, many man. The carpenter had been out of ",the Interest or the entire class ;, instances, the opportunity to for the length of the program. It serve on town council -•-or any work for a while and was was such a simple matter for the anxious to have a job again. municipal body — cannot be "Two and a half per hour," students'minds to wander away seized'' by all ratepayers. The from the music and of t onto the was the carpenter s reply. la round perhaps, or down to reason in many cases is- purely a �, P Yg p P , I dont hire anybody who matter, of finances -� frankly, the creek. same persons wouldlose bio doesn't consider hes worth at At any rate, we didn't have an least $3.50 per hour to this opportunity to watch television • much ' money in lost time at o PP Y work (most notably, of course, ' company, « •retorted the; — but if we had, we Certainly shiftworkers) to mai it interviewer. Good day. would not have been able to practical for them to even * * .actually SEE history being ' eo•, cider a councillor's position. 1 visited Robertson Memorial made. Who would have imagined 'In + G o d e rOc h , this. School Friday morning, We had when I was in elementary school_ immediately eliminates a F.fair several jobs to do there but, for that we would one day hear that segment of 'the population. Of the post part, WVe ,were riaeetjng a man had landed on the moon . course, there are other persons with a 'group of Grade 7 . . or even more unlikely,' that who for various reasons, cannot youngsters who are formin" ''a "'' we 'w-ocild be able to witness the aspire to council . and this . press club —.a kind of liaison event while it was happening Increases the numbers of persons between the school and the miles and miles and miles away. *hit. are NOT ELIGIBLE' to ---public-via the Signal -Star. Is it really' any wonder that participate on town council, The kids had plenty ' of our students • of today are Of the remaining segment, not enthusiasm and we are looking thriving'? That they are learning l are suited for the job, ,or for great'things from theni in thew _and understanding more than we interestedin " the job. So way of school news. dreamed possible? That. ;tllerelOre, the et"glnlrr�ratepayers While yisiting ' there, we education is so sought-after? " reduced viewed the set which is being i * * percentage' of the townspeople .'Schade for the operetta to be anniversary celebration of. the who? will even consider a term on presdnfed in March. Mr. Schade Nittitei ,' : and his crew' are building a boat Please turn to Page " A 0 A GODERICH'SIONAL,STAR, THISDAY, FEBRUARY 1 U1, 1.971 ;fro the Distaff Side The great leveller 4 .4 Goderidi WI �I�brc'ite.. -Am years 4 of .service r to: cornmuni. , From time to time, the editors at the ever alert while shopping. When. there is a Signal Star ,receive telephone calls from problem, it is Only courtesy to bring it to .The Women's- Institute of Rev. G. G. Russell .asked the Park for• the convenience of "ditty bags" made for -the-navy pehave been obit shopping in the attention" " Of store manger or Goderich has [rade service to the blessing and spoke briefly, picnic fanciers. , personnel of ,the nation. rsons who the local stores end return home believing, owner first of all to ascertain whether the . community its motto since His i Worship, Mayor Harry In 1928, the Goderich '/I , She remembered the plowing 9' formation of the organization in Worsell and his wife also supported a move by WI's across match at Port Albert in 1946 'to their, dismay, that they have been mistake is one which can, and will be 1901. This fact was boldly attended . the luncheon as the county, to introduce music when the ladies of'the Goderich ' "'taken", ` '''' . - corrected. l n any case, it is best to make presented ' last Thursday, representatives "of' the Town of instruction in the elementary WI, supplied meals: $he recalled This ,alleged "•beating" may take several grievances known 'to the .. store' afternoon at an anniversary Goderich. s4Y schools. The first salaries of that at that time, Tuesdays and ` management n a e m e n t before recounting luncheon , held in.- St.., George's Soloist forr the event was Mfrs. music teachers were paid by the Fridays were meatless because of cjltterent Corms we are told. Nerha-ps an 9 Parish Hall attended by over 100. Lee McCallum why was WI and the Goderich branch the war and she said that "m.uch iter, •adver'tised� as being "on sales' „is not experienceslsewhere. persons.. accompanied at the piano by records show'.that the ladies even avail„ab1 When the customer arrives at the Shoppers may_ also take corrifort""in the Special speaker for the event Mrs• (�leanor Iietherin on. figuring was necessary to work gt paid the salary of one school "'-"store," • ma:ybe • there is plenty of• the • .f, c, that•i.f problems arise and continue to was ''Mrs. .Austin. Zoeller, • " --nurse for year.. ` peciar,=without an torr eftive action at the President •of the federated TRACE HISTORY . S'cho astic exi ellence,has been�. pertipular ,ar acts' on the shelves but it is' Y- HuronPerth. Presbvteriol. „ ,� W4men.'s . 1 tuQesz° ,I; ,ntazG�a�r 5 ,,,yw M w encour ged through the years b h ,,,,,, ...t, r are le 'slati .s�ai ' ., *,.w .- . �..s .a�,: r ,,"W, ry f� � g ., ,,- a e, rye. hr#r-p�� .;. y, � �����,y7y��:�[, �be�a� �� -. . •"1� � 9 4 � `. � � �, � � r ..;: ,. . � .. �.-... � , , i 1 It`"i '4; .M.xa�o �iWt . '7"''."' 1N' ' • ., +w, . , _ .. a7' ^rM .., "� �fxs. "u°eller' who resides to New The;",�llrorf,.' t l:rY�'i�tit�^Pr[ tarinli ..�...�.,: ,»,.:..�,�,w�„��r,,�.,,,ti shipment 'purchased especially for ie•sale available to protect th-e.consumers. p p p Y� ,. Hamburg, 'reminded the ladies`of Goderidti was traced over 70 annual prize •being awarded to , The Fourth Annual Meeting. in Change': -w Y r - has' been depleted; l e the cashier I t may ..o" be' suggested here that the, the 75th anniversary of WI 'work years by 'Mrs. James Bisset and students on behalf of the -group, ' of "the.' Huron -Perth, Presbyterial The meeting will commence p eted; mayb. formation• f a local C.onsurri:ers' i Charges full price for one sale item which n the world. Mrs. A. Wilkin. ' Mrs. Wilk}n went on to United Church Women will- be fit #130 a.m. Guest speaker in ..cif bought in pairs, would come ata special Association would be • considered 'She said since the first, group Mrs: Bisset noted' that most outline a few Nhighlights of later held in Mitchell United, Church the afternoon is to be Mrs. E. price. -And there Have been other methods advantageous by many persons although was formed by Adelaide initial' members of Goderich WI years She recalled the work on Wednesday, February 17, Egilsson, Woodstock, President Hoodless in 1897,,the world has were rural ladies with during` ttie war years for the Red ! 971. of the ,,London Conference described to us throughout recent weeks. there are others who believe , suchp going Cross and. spoke about the Theme is "OurResponsibility United Church Women. .9 � � � benefited until now WI men>.bershi Din at times as Most often, the ersbn who complains organizations are apt , to 'become encompasses 6°,500,000 women high as 1Q0. At the present time P p cmnecessar° pressuregroups�:, around the lobe, she said membershipi 61: _.. e Coincidentally, businessmen in. •`' g,... insists he or she does not want©jun - Mrs: Zoeller- said- WI work - home of the deXnonstrations " ' to ma_ trouble for the shores. ,As one' man., so. Y., and the surroundingarea ,should be ever helps its members up: the ladder at early meetings showed the nicely explained, "I , would like a': to bung iter citizens," ladies how , to bone fish, dress correction,. nota conviction. mindful that today,s consumers are reserve fruits' and growing more and more knowledgable' wives, bet er mothers, better fowl, p For obvious reasons, this newspaper is 9 9 9 homemakers and better women, egetables, make oatmeal not willing ,to point fingers at local' , , concerning their rights and privileges as "Members .should encourage, ridge and iron a man's shirt.' merchants.. concerning these charges. shoppers. It is ' th,eir interest for .never. discourage," she stated. • "I ...4,907, Mrs. Bisset recalled, Goderich is a small community and life businessmen 'to try even more-Mstre.nuously ' "We must offer cestructive some'' meetings had to be here revolves around 'a friendly to provide the best .service, the best criticism in a kindly way within cancelled because of a smallpox fur local branches and never lose scare. ' atmosphere which is easily destroyed with . quality and the best prices possible at allour enthusiasm, our imagination, „She also- remembered the an unkind word or two. times. Competition,Tj.$ still a great leveller, „ ou.renergy." ' annual --picnic when the WI was It would be wise for shoppers to be — SJK • y - , "Women are bum - p€ople-," young in Goderich. She said the she concluded,. "We must\learn ladies would hire a horsedrawn ". to apportion our time and not to bandwagon to ' take them ° to `"' spread ourselves too thin." some spot outside of town. The ',4%.-- , , Highlight of 'the gathering trip would cost $4 plus. 50 cents, came When 18- ladies—Vete ' "for the horses' feed." .err ' honored after giving service to In January" of 1905 an oyster ,--;.o.. i ; t `� the group. -for, 25 years or more..~--- supper was prepared -for— the .o.. Theywere M F Young, ' public-'hy theWI at a c . � � Mrs. C. E. un , a_ ... g cost o , 1 < • - membei=wine-- 0 7 -Mrs V ..P . .. e s -per perso ' , w Mr e .r,,,,i,:;., i Abell, 1913; mss. C. L. BYss�tt, A little later, the minute book ;�Y- 1923; Mrs. James Bisset, 1925; recra�rds a three-day event, at e ‘4.-.............4;,.. • . .,.•.•.--�°- ; Mrs. Wm. Doak, 1927; Mrs. H. which meals were served for 35 N n Tichborne, 1928; Mrs. Jas. wcents each. "It was a work-out Campbell and Mrs. Horton every year for many years;" said out suitable n)enus. She said the ladies purchased 100 pounds of frozen salmon,to be cooked for the plowing match event expecting it to last for sometime. She sand it was eaten in" one day, likely because - salmon was such .a " difficult commodity to getin those days. • Please turn to Pae 6 A. The finished--quiit was won by the president for that 'year and donated to the 'Hu.ron County Museum where ican be seen to this day. In 191'1, the, meAers of the Goderich WI petitioned" town council to consider putting tables and benches in Harbor Y ,P These "ni"embers"'of the Goderich Women's institute were honored -last' Thursd y ' at the :4th anniversary luncheon when presentations were madeto them.for their service of 25 years cid .,more. They are !back left) -Mrs. J. H. Johnstone, Mrs. W. P. Abell, Mrs. Jas. Campbell; ('middle left) •Mrs. Lyle Bannister, Mrs, Geo. Mumby., Mrs`I�orman Clairm*nt, Mrs. -Archie Wilkin; (front left) Mrs. Jean Chambers, Mrs. James Bisset Sr., Mrs: Hattie Van. Arman. Those wh7 were^ missing• when the photograph was taken were Mrs, Charles Young, Mrs. C.; L. Bissett, Mrs., Wm.. Doak, Mrs. H. Tichborne, Mrs: Horton Talmay, Mrs. Don Riehl, Mrs, Bert Mills and Mr.` R. Park. (staff photo/ • BARGAINS BARGAINS BA RGAI NS NSULATED WEIC_IOOfis Includes- Kaufman, Etc. OUR' REG. LOW PRICE ALL WHIR .... Winter Clothing Gloves, Jackets, Jests, .,Snowmobile Suits, Hats PAR. RLUS FLASHL 3 OUR .. REG. DFFLOW , ,;PRfCE GHT BAT' Thermal UNDERWEAR WINTE+R SHIRTS % OFF CUR' REG.' LOW., PRICE ERIES R ALL PET SUPPLIES � LOW REG, . PIS CE � ti 1.1 g 2?1 F ■ Warfarin Rat. & Mouse Killer. AND, . Animal Lice .Kill 107"O U 'E -E0 OFF INDUSTRIAL GA ROENCENTRE Hamilton St. 524+8)61 ....,...r..4 ,i • • •, • A Si 40