HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-04-08, Page 142A (ODER;ICU SIGNAL.STAR°, 'I'HLURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1971 . •
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Smaller and wiser
The worldnust begetting smaller and It was truly remarkable to observe the
mankind must be growing wiser. comradeship between the children and the
At St. Peter's Church Nton,day adults present. It would warm a -spot in a
afternoon a group of Indian children from heat 'where there was no warmth before
Moose Factory, Ontario, were ' laughing be c se it was, vivid proof that
and joking and singing and hand -clapping protherhood is possible even when there is
with children— of a similar age from prejudice and, hatred all around.
Kingsbridge.* 'Mr.. Dalton and Clem Staffler, principal
Except for their natural differences: in at Kingsbridge, are to be congratulated for
appearance, the hildren were alike. Any their foresightht in arranging this exchangee
'!.'Cas'tta 'i3bsef r ttS *-F.at alt hwvfgrr i'T' ereis ' at.Tbrtt er `lfJ
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these ' ,children came from different '
cultures, different Packgrou.nds, different
parts of theprovince.
Penny Dalton, a former resident of
Kingsbridge and nowa teacher at Moose
Factory; was with the visitors. He spoke
aasily and with pride on behalf of his
students.
Mr. Dalton said his group was pleased
with the hospitality extended to' them by
the people in. Goderich. He remarked that
these ''immigrants" from Goderich "really
knew how to entertain the. Canadian
"natives" from Moose Factory.
be more gained from this one experience
than from the same amount of time spent
in more conventional studies.
When the Kingsbridge children pay a
return visit to` Moose Factor the circle
will be complete • Then ,will mar- the
evaluation which is inevitable.:.
Surely the entire' episode will be
termed a success for the students, for who
can say just how much value has been
stored away for the future. Who can really
judge what contribution this exchange of
students has made to the order of things
to come.
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Goderith
!ih:ears reports;
elects. slate. for 1971-73
The Goderich branch of the
Women's Institute annual
•-meeting was held in MacKay
Hall, ,.Thursda'Y, Actprili 1. The
meeting opened with president
Mrs.. Wm. Porter presiding and,
Mrs..Rob.t. Bogie at the piano,
Mrs. Elizabeth Sitter gave the
secretary -treasurer's port and
;read corresponden a which'
included announcement`
Siwgardnz,1,b0.Pehp. T4pr
aw
of 'the 1.0.0.E, 'dessert card ,
party • and bake sale in the
Legion Hall, April 14, at 1:30,
• .•and a .letter from the
Department outlining short
courses available for 1971-1972.
Thank you notes from Mrs. Ivy
Johnstone;` Mrs. Millie Marwick
f
and Mrs. ,Leona Lockhart were
received.
The program planinjng
meeting for the West Huron
District Annual will be hel
MacKay Hall, Monday, April 5.
Members offered lunch to serve
,.about 50 people.
A donation-' to MacDonald
Hall Expansion Fund:, was
discussed and a bake sale wii1 be
held as soon as the arrangements
can be made to finance this.
_ .Cards _will be sent to Mrs:
Bullen and Mrs. Robt. Good
who are in hospital. There. were
two birthdays,, 28 present' and
one. visitor. '
It was decided to have a short
course on "Canadian Fruits" or
"Paper Mackie" as second choice.
Mrs. Archie Wilkin
recommend) the group send
the old' Record Books to' the
Court House,for safe keeping:
Annual.. reports were received
D. 0. Sitter; assistant
secretary -treasurer, Mrs. , Mary
Clairmont. •
a ,
Public relations, 'Mrs. "W.' H.
Talma; • assistant public
relations, , Mrs. Fred Barker;
auditors; Mrs. Jack Cook, and
Mads: K. F. Wilkinson; district.
director, Mrs. R. ff. Wilson;
as follows: • , ` alternate district director, Mrs
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by Mrs. Elizabeth Sitter; P.R.O., Pianists, Mrs. Allan
Mrs. W. H. Talmay; . Flower McTaggart and Mrs. Robt. Bogie; ,
Fund, Mrs. L. Bannister; floWers, Mrs. Lyal Bannister;
Agriculture and Canadian branch directors; Mrs. , Mary
Industries, Mrs. R. H. Wilson, - Clairmont, 'Mrs. Andrew
read by Mrs. Jack Cook. Straughan. and two others to� be
Citizenship and Educatipn, appointed.
Mrs. y Jack Cook; Home
Economics and' Health, Mrs. J. --
Ryan,, read by Mrs.. E. Sitter;--�--
Historical Research 'and Current
Events, Mrs. , A. M Holmes; •
esolutions, Mrs. Bert Crawford.
Mrs. Andrew " Straughan,
District President, presided for
the„ election and installation of ,
officers which was as follows:.
Past president, Mrs. R. H.,
Wilson; president, Mrs. Wm.
•Porter; first vice-president,''Mrs.
Geo. Morley;', second
vic:president, Mrs. Clifford
Crozier; secreTaryireasurer, Mrs,
Woman
to .Woman
BridgeScores
There were six, tables' in play
at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge
°club on Tuesday, March 30.
Winners and their scores were
as follows: Dr. A. B. Deathe and
A. J. Weerassoriya, ' 105: Mrs.
Jim— Peters and Mrs. R. • L.
McDonald, 931/2; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Martin, 90 and Mrs. J. Coo and
Mrs. J. Chisholm, 87.
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• T took a few holidays last
week and went into the big city
of Toronto as `well as other..
neighboring' points of interest.
There is a1 s'blutely .no doubt
about it .. the pace'in Toronto
is different to the pace in
putting -much more effort into
drama for several years now and
the perfo;rmandes by"the actors
and actresses from Brantford
were considered superior to the
on-stage work of the Goderich
kids. M
. • Goderich and for tny , Money, It seems to me, hOwever, that
• I'm happy .1 have my home here. the _ GDCI drama club ,deserves
A couple of times, I went comMendation .for its efforts
shopping in one of the more this year. The young,people with
exclusive' sections of the city., I their teacher have brought favor
- didn't -intend -to spend- mon6Y-- upon -Goderich and cititenshere
, My shopping jaunt was purely an should be grateful to them. '_ ,
adventure into .the wild world of . * * * "
fashion, -. . . and .I wai not I was over to the high School
disappointed. last Nronday before 'leaving for
The gypsy look seem,s to be my short but -welcome hbliday. I
the .big seller in Toronto this saw—the male members of the
spring. The stores aie just alive,„ 'cast of the' GDCI play loading
with these colorful outfits which the huge set ' onto a truck, In
'fairly jump out at you from the fact, I. took a pictUre of the
racks, The brighter and"gatrdier action.' That photo,
• the print, the wider and fuller unfortunately„ was pushed out
the flounces, the better the • by other news considered, more,
outfit becomes. Add a gay scarf urgent' but if it- hact, been •
around - your head, a pair of published it Would have shown
dangling hoops on year eats and,. the hard work which
1 a huge peasant apron arid you actompanies drama. , ,
are well dressed forany oLasion The , .rboys ',A, last . week
.. and I Mean any occasion. dismantled the set' at 913detielf
, And of .course, hot pants are Monday, set it up' in a London
stylish , for . summer wear 7 High School Tuesday for a
daytime or evening, casual or performance there; took it down
dress. But hot pants are not and loaded it again' for
complete without the -..high transportation back to Goderich;
knee -or -over -the -knee boots" set it Up in Goderich again for a
• which 'kind of close up the gap showing of the play in the dDCI
caused by the brevity of.the hot -au d itorium on , Thursday;
I really can't, say that I am transportation to, Brantford; set
adverse to any of the fashions it up again for the performance
fin this sunimer. I must admit in- BrantforcWnd then took it ,all
that I am rather'. broad-minded down and Joaded it akain for
of late about suth things arra I transPortation-back home.
find that the "shortness" or That.takes work — plenty of
What does bother me is the
,, thought that . these summer
fashions are going to be terribly
. hot for women. I can't think of
anything much , worse than
full-length frilly clothes with all
kinds of spaligles on Your arms
'and legs. And those boots up to
the knee must be, warmer than
I guess l'il' not be in fashion
again,,this summer. I value my
comfort too well. ,
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. , editor?, Before. leaYving last
Tuesday I urged 'him to write,a
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front page of the—,newspaper,
announcing his arrival but he
assu4ed me, that was -net his
Jack Mills arrived. at The
Monday from The New
Hamburg Independent. He tells
me- he -is very- pleased- -with ‘What
, helms seen so far of the tOwn of
Goderich.
He *as particularly impreSsed
with the efficient manner. of
Town Council . and I believe
he has said so this week, in an
editorial. ,
That rerninds me. It would be
worth the whileof any citizen to
make an effort to get down, to
the town hall on a Thursday
evening at 7 p.m. to witness 'the
, session of Coi,incil. Anytime ,I
have been 91Lduty there, I have
'seen only one or two couplesin
attendance purely as observers.
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Council welcomes the public as
few councils do.
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fown. Council at Some future
date would get themselves down
te the weekly meetings .of
coUncil as obiervers. There is
much to be learned and I have
• noticed that our council is
thoroughly appreciative of
' public interest when it shown.
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'Pinkerton is .opening today.
You, don't now - what
Nursery School being held at St:
George's Anglican Church.
According to Mrs. Mona
Mulhem, the school is opening
today with' a full class — about
20 children. EquiPrnent hasbeen
coming in nicely ' and the
executive of Tinkeitown is
confident that things are moving
Parents,- of the children
enrolled., were invited to a
meeting Monday" evening to
discuss Tinkeitown and its aims
and objectives:
Mrs. Mulhern suggestS that
mothers and fathers with
children they Might want to'
enrol in Tinkertown for the fall
term should get -in touch with
someone on We. executive as
soon as possible. You cOuld call
Mrs. Mulhem, Mrs. Carol Egener;
Mrs. KathY Jewell or 'Mrs.
,Marion Lane. with regard to fall
By the way, frgdol,hope some 4
of you have' given sOme serious'
thought to a kind of nursery
school ,for retarded children.
Actually- it ' is called
Mothere-Morning-out and is
little More than a ..babysitting ----
service for womeh,who have tots
at home vvhO are4tarded.
,u .'ska,„)V.ezzNATit:Alotigliti
child Who has less than normal
patience it must require to be
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It reminded me of my
conv,ersation with Principal John
Stringer just after the Goderich
group won the dialna festival
here. When he explained to me
the kids would be moVing the set
to Brantford for the festival
there; I was immediately
concerned about transporting
that huge platform. .
But Mr. Stringer knew his
group well. He told me he was
constantly amazed, by the
ingenuity of the drama club at
. the school and assured me that.if
I haVe had a telephone call there war a waY to accomplish
from Warren Robinson, at ,the the fete it would be done.
high school advising me that his I saw it with ' my own eyes
draina t group brought home a last Monday and I was
' couple of ' awards .from the impressed.
dnring,the Weekend. 7,..Groups in town who like to
Cindy Leeking and Trudy -7--Tzwave sing-songS at their meetings
Kernighan werelthe triumphant will be pleased to hear of the
pair. Cindy got the Special new , service offered by ,The
-*adjudicator's award for best Goderich Signal -Star.
stage management and TrudY ' President Bob Shrier has
won for best supporting actress. •• presented to me a copy of the
Congratulations to both. , song sheet now available free of
Mr. Robinson -WRY me the charge at this office to be used
• Goderich effort — The at banquets, social evenings,
Madwoman of Chaillot — which clubs, lodges and churches.
took the best play award here They cOntain the words for
. during the Huron -Perth drama 'Such well-knOwn favorites as Old
festival — , was in close Black Joe, Let The Rest of the
' competition for first spot won World Go By, The ,Man on the
by the Brantford play. Flying „Trapeze, Smile A While
' - According to Mr. Robinson,. etc. m,... . 1 ,
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