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Round and About With Murtha --
..-A meat of tiny birds
A few years ago 1 was done in their houses as it was
stunned to read of the way these too cold in the out building.
tiny birds - "no bigger than a Feathers, feathers everywhere Love Martha.
sparrow were trapped by nets, - but they are, used for stuffing
killed and prepared for the big pillows and - mattresses.
hotels - an restaurants of Apparently for the hours
Montreal, Qtrebec, Thee Rivers 'worked, no one gets rich, so you
or and other places along the St. would wonder why they carrier]
Lawrence River Valley where on the' tradition - unless it is
these tiny morsels -- two to a because there is still a demand
bird - provide. a. gourmet meal for "ortolans" or "bruants des
requiring , one dozen birds , per neigeS" or the menu of many
' area, per person. ' , ' hotels and restaurants. . '
March was. the popular month - I can only hope this has been.
• . for --this ,.,..slaughter byc„ „a few, dis,,c9n4tred . rkow .--- but+. have
iirfiliTierroir-the,lsle-WOzieans---..-wat-chtiOed-,.;'oil,*' '."'-...-Perhall$41t114
just across the river from Cape solve of you would know abOut
. . _ - ---- To urrnentei-Gape-Tourtnen te -is - iCand- could save -me the trouhle ---8-Acriyirojiy, Apr[ 17th
one of the two resting places of of finding out about it. 1 only Rummage Sale, , St. Peter's
the Greater Snow Goose on its think of it in the winter when I Church ' Hall, from 1-3.
long two -stop journey from see these flashy little birds so it ., Sponsored by .St. Peter's
Greenland. to Chesapeake Bay. has been easy to ,neglect the Catholic Wornen's League. -
The other stop is at Fortescue checking. ' • 11,-13,14,15
on the New 'Jersey shore. ... I have mentioned a fa-rill:41s
• Speculatidn ' is that these Rock Group coming to Goderich HOLIDAY,Happy How' for boys
northern species of birds ' are t� G.C.D.L Auditorium March kind girls every morning March
22nd to 26th,"., e
obeying a tradition established 22 and you and - your teenager 1030 Salvation- Ar'rny, Goda.m.erichat th
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when the glaciers of the Ice Age will not want to miss it.
set this pattern of migration and When I say 'Rock' - this isn't MOTHERS - Huron County
O this particular bulge in the S. a„ HARD ROCK as we know a Health Unit invites you to
„ Lawrence continues to be a stop great many of these group S to attend the Goderich ' Child
for all the Greater Snow Geese be. Health Clinic, Court House,
as well as great numbers of the These youngsters - aged Goderich, on the third Saturday
otherwise unpredictable about 20-21 -,are real ofeach month from 9:30 a.m.
snowhirds.......... ' . -- _ MUSICIANS and anything -Mtn to 11:30 a.m. WHY? To reduce"
It has become a folkway of classica1,. jazz, country music or . dental decay by application of
is the Orleans -Islanders to trap the. Blues really shows their Fluoride to all children, ages 3
these tiny birds in March of each exceptional background in , to 5. - 11
year and this has been going on music. No acid rock with this A RUMMAGE sale, March' 26th
for a couple of centuries. ,. 'group. at 1:30 p.m in MacKay ' Hall:
They have Iplayed to packed
The Fish , and Game. .sponsored by the Ahmeek
' Departinent continues to permit houses from Yellow Knife, Chapter of IODE. bonations to
the practice of taking and selling N.W.T., the West Coast, right .this sale gratefully received For
song birds which is no longer across country to Ontario, pick-up call 524-7602, and
524-7781. —7 11,12
--''tolerated -in -any other part of Quebec , and the ' Atlantic ,
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' Canada or the United tates. Provinces. '
it makes ine °wonder if the ":1ALAC'? taken , from - the EUCHR.E, 500° Crokinole Party,
practice still confaities br has the -AT'abic- word meaning "Glory Th 'd March 18 8
Legion Hall, sponsored by
snow bunting been now added jneans also something in their 'Sunset Circle. Admission 75c.
to the list of the Migratory Bird way of life. "Live a Good -Life" Lunch and prizes. Everyone
- Act. You often see the snow • - that is their way of showing welcome. - 10,11
birds in, flocks along the -you , don't nee,d, drugs and
, highways because of their -alcohol to have a good. time.
peetliar, habit of gathering gravel Music, conversation, ' the
. for their gizzards. .. ' rights of every individual as an
They are a weed -seed eating individual ' regardless,. of race
bird, living right across the color or creed n'ke this a group
northern hemisphere; across with • a' message and the message
O . Europe, Asia • and North is always found easier to spread
America. Their cheery tinkling -when you use the universal
"teer-teer" note always sounds language of music.
lively even in gale orblizzard. - 'There is a press release.in this
' The snow bird netting is done issue regarding this group-- which
with traps which are circular and is well --worth reading and
look like loosely woven tennis ANYTHING these _days' which
• racquets - minus handles. Live can ' give us understanding of
decoys are set with the traps ourselves, and others and - the
w,9 s it, „4',14„:•. , ..
enwit,• , I • WeNld ,,,. josciblms wel face, HAS 'td be
gr m use. as t,,,ar._ ; birdIra ivorth looking into.
become enmeshed in the netting ,D,on't forget _the- Joll§-Millers..
and the attractive at ZION 'School Carlow (not
w h i te-black:and- brown . snow :Lion) on Saturday, March 20
- birds are gathered in by the and Monday, March 2.
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hundr,eds -7 about 300dozkn, at, Ahmeek chapter ,- of 'LODE
a time. ,, , Rummage Sale March 26;
At the time of the story these `Canseve' at North St. United
farnilies were getting about Church 'March 29. They, have
$1.50 . a dozen early in the Wm. B. Stock executive assistant
season. Wheri the price_dropped ' to National Director of Canadian
below 50,,centS they would then Save The Children and Mrs. J. N.
• can them for their own use. Rogers,chairrnan of the London
Preparing the birds is an all ' Branch t6 tell you•of work being
family affair and the feather done and to help us do more to
plucking is an assembly -line help others.
tiresome job which has to be See you next week in 'Sunny' . „falai
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(I hope) Florida. I'll keep you
posted.
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THE ST. JOSEPH'S Sehool
Association is sponsoring two
bingos. The firStis to be held
March 19th at 8:30 p.m. in St
Augustine Parish Hall. The
second bingo will be held April
30th at 8:30 p.m. at; St. Joseph's
Parish Hall, Kingsbridge. A &TV
will be held at this time. All
proceeds are for the school
excursion'trip to Moose Factory.
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WM. „ B. STOCK, Executive
.Assistant , to the National
Director of Cansave, and Mrs. J.
V. 'Rogers, -Chairman of he
London Branch of Cansave, will
speak in Goderich at North
Street United Church in the
Christian Education Hall, On
Monday, March....29th,, at 8 p.m
Mr. Stock will bring movies and
slides, of.Cansave Work. in Africa,
taken during his recent trip
there. .,Everyone invited!! .
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Nimiiimgimgammmimmik
Every- Saturday
"LEGION HALL
Starting Time -8:30 p.m.
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JOLLY .Miller Concert at
lborue Central School, -
Saturday, March 20th, and'
Monday, March 22nd, at 8-p m
Adults $1.00, Public 'school
Id t) 50c. Everyone
welcome. -1 0,11
ST, PATRICK'S Danc*',
(omMunity Memorial Hall,
Auburn, on Friday, March 19th,
;i)onsored. by Hall Board Scott 's
Orchestra, .dancing -10 to 1.
Prizes to best dt..-ssed Irish
couple,' noveirl prizes.
Admission $2.50. per couple.
Restricted: Lunch counter. - 11
DESSERT card party, bake sale,
auspices Goderich Rebekah
Lodge No, 89, MacKay Hall,
1:30 p.m:, April 7. - 10,11
WATC11 FOR - "La "Boutique"'
Fashion Show and Dessert Party,
at St: Ge'oros Parish Hall, April
28, 1971. 71,011,12,13,14,15
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NEXT TRAVELOGUE
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
JAMES FORSHEE
"Japan"
'inonsort.d by Goderich Rotar
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Elmira Syrup
set for sat.,
Satociiny_Apra 3 mer_kr.,4....e_i,
seye.nth annual Maple Syrup
• Festival in Elmira, the home of•
the original Maple Syrup •
Festival, e
Almost a year of planning
and 10 .per cent of the town's
population of -4600 are required
to put on the one day family
'festival. Attendance this year is
expected to surpass last yearS-
- record -56;000:. ,The-ltrst: festival.
attracted 10,000.
Eight trains are running in a
shuttle service from Kitchener.
Other cities are planning
excursion trains. Trailer caravans
are already, booking available
space. and the recently ,opened
' Galaxy Inn motel is receiving
' reservationS. "
Elmira's main street becomes
a pedestrian mall as traffie
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Festival
April
Preseht
appearing locally° for Baha'is
all types of rock 'musiC
The Baha'is are sponsoring word that .means "Glory" and is
free concerts featuring Jalal in also one of the months of the
the towns of .Goderich and aabal year.
Exeter , this month. The local Much of Jalal's music can
concert is March -22 at GDCI. only be described as 'spiritual'.
' Two years ago the rock But this. .is not to .say that
er_044,94.41012,4_0..se_3,itay_strefets musciana, thcn itiatrVet-r- g' -to Jalal is !Ike- being Ti
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during the festival. Industrial Mozart Grodp, ,' played in church. Far from it. The
parking facilities are used, with- different parts of Canada. The musicians in Jalal are just that -
group went through many musicians. And . the theme of
changes in the' intervening time their presentation is "The
and now musically far Community of Baha'utlla,h"„
removed from the days of acid-, They have just returned -from,.
rock. The change has been -due a. trip which took them as far
free tractor and wagon taxi
service to the centre of town.
Special festival tick ets'include
a meal of pancakes and maple
syrup and a trip to one of five to -something that seems out of north as' Yellowknife, N.W.T. '
sugar bushes. Pancake booths are place in today's world, and that down through northern British'
-located just off the mall to avoid something is religion. . Columbia Vancouver Island, .„
. congestiorr-ratimsarentipt&t1X3Fr:"''''Al"ous.--mtrashirdi.e''""dil'd' "Stre.rriallifirrartfteri—tteilt
members of -the Baha'i Faith and', , through the western provinces in
their music shows the influence the' middle of winter. They are
of the pervading Baha'i' ideas of presently on their tour of
world unity, faith in God, 'and eastern Canada which will cover
belief in- the worth of the Ontario, Quebec- and the
individual. Atlantic proVinces. • ,
The name Jalal is an Arabic There has been tremendous
a.m. to .4:00 p.m. Applications
for other booth space on the,
itall • are screened to create a
farmer's market atmosphere
with home -baking, home -cured
Meats and. sausages,. preserves,
homecrafts andfoods, all of a
Pennsylvania Dutch nature.
Several churches golfer full
course mealspf traditional home
cooking.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE -
Owing to the renovations at MacKay Flpll and
the installation of new ,stage lights, we are ,
unable to produce our second play as
scheduled. W ch for advertisement next
week's wiper or dates of play and box office
otierling.
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Bridge Scores
There were four tables in play
at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge
Club last Tuesday night.
Winners and their scores were
as follow: First, Mrs. Bruce
Erskine and Wm. Cochrane,
29'/2; Second, Miss L. Robinson
and Mrs. I. Papernick, 26; Third,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin, 25'/2;
Fourth, Mr. A. Weerasooriya and
Dr. A B. Deathe; 23.
DISCOUNT'
RECORD
BAR
LATEST HITS ,
Also Tape Cartridges
And Cassettes "
JEWELL BROS.
The Square
SPRING DANCE
SATURDAY, MARCH- 20
9 p.m. to la.m.
COUNTRY PLAYMATES
FOR TICKETS PHONE:
5244185 or 524162'
response both to their music and
the message they talk bbolit,
after the music - the ideals of a
world community in which the
"rights of every individual are:
safeguarded", in %Inch the
problems 9f ract§m_and
suffering have. been
eliminated, and in which the
artificial :barriers of age, i raee,.
religion and cultural background
have been lifted.
Just out!
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New Ontario road nutp
The Depactment of Highways
official road map for 1971
shows an area of the Province's
northland ektending 210 iniles
fahher north than any previous
'map issued. by the department.
Included, within this area' is the
Polar Bear PrOvincial Park -;
Ontario's largest Provincial Park
- Covering 9,306 square miles
loated on the wet shore of.„,
Jarne§,13ay and I ludson Bay. .
On. the Southern Ontario side
- the ReOdnal NiuniciPafity Of
York and the new District of
Muskoka are outlined. One of
thee panel maps
len
ilshows.aci„
BurlingtOn, ck
Mississauga, the IaSt named for
. the first time. . •
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On the North American key,
inap time zone clocks hae been
inserted and..1,4he -Trans-Canada
Highay •thate is shown
Copies may be obtained, free
of charge, from' thek, Ontario
Government. Bookstore, 880 Bay •
Street, TOI^onto; the Map Office,
Documents Section, Department
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of Highways; Downsview; all
Department of Highways offices
throughout the., province; the
,Department of Tourism .and
Inforrnation, 185 Bloor Street
'East, Toronto 5, Ontario;
Ontario Gq,vernmen.t Touristp
Reception Centres at border
Crossing points, and Service
Centres. -ml Highways 401) and '
404 (the Macdonald-CartieT,-
Freeway),
SQUIRE
GIFTS
Re -opening
SALE
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Bayfield Rd., Goderich
GODERICH
30 THE 'SQUARE
PHONE 524-7811
AIRCONEATKINED--
SHOULD 1
RDEN?
SEE NEXT WEEK'S 'PAPER
Goderich Horticultural Society
• Formerly
The
'PIZZA PATIO
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BAYFIELD RD. (Highway 21S.)
90DE'RICH
ENTERTAINMENT
Every Friday & Saturday
& Mincing
Fri. & at.,'Mar-ah 19 & 20
A GROUP CALLED.
SUGARFOOT
7.
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Thurs, 8
GIVE
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"RIO LOBO" "'iv"'"
.m..„9,11Y Friday .and ,Sacturdai at 7:30 and 9:30 p,m.
CH LDREN'S MATiNEES
SATURDAY
MARCH 20
Doors Open 12:30
Two Showings
ALL SEATS 50c
Starring JUDY GARLAND
FRANK MORGAN • RAY BOLGER
BERT LAHR • JACK HALEY
'7'
Colonel San.ders'petipe
ttttuck y .•
1 d Chicken
SNAK PA
TUESDAt ONLY
2 PIECES DELICIOUS
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
GOLDEN BROWN
,FRENCH FRIES,
Kentucky
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"GREAT Wilk MAKfNGt"
A/ TIME'S
Col,,Spnderp,makes it
"tirtoerhckin good"
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