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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-08-02, Page 4PAGE 4---GODERLCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1973 History _can Oe lofs of fun BY CATHY McKINLEY '- - Zurich, Ontario Judy Maloney of the Experience '73 history project in Huron is seen here interviewing Mr. and Mrs. Elgin McKinley about the early days in Stanley Township and Huron County. Ex- perience '73 is sponsored by the provincial Ministry of Education and Huron County Council is meeting any additional expenses incurred by the six studbnts working on the data collec- tion program. (Citizens -News photo) The, festivities'on The Square are over and, traffic will get. back to normal. There is still a good - bit of summer left and - this means many more people "around The Square walking, :'.driving, crossing — or trying to cross — from- or to The,Cour- tho'use Park. Did you ever stop:and look at the pedestrian traffic trying to cross the road at this- point? • .One of our Police force, who is 'we.11 known_ -for his work in Traffic Safety, said it reminded him of a' sentence from the Bible — ''Be quick or you're dead!" -• And he is RIGHT! -You take your life) in .our hands when you try to .cross The Square on a busy night and you have to be rea f to stop fast., on a busy day as some character is sure to be talking to those in the- car alongside and not watching the crossovers. We are very fortunate there have not. been more killed on the Square, since there have been quite a few accidents - and will be brave enough to make a "citizens arrest,": but unless you complain, the police have to overlook a lot of this non- sense. Well, now, `how did I get on 'this subject? Someday I'll tell you. Love, Martha. Congratulations to ,Anne Frances Foran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Foran and Theodore Brian Symonds, son of Mrs., Ernest Symonds and the late. Mr. Symonds of Wind- sor who 'were married in the Roman Catholic church .,at Sr: Augustine on Saturday, July 28. The .wedding dinner and reception were held at the Salt - ford Valley Hall. Mrs. Josie (Dalton) Cleary of Wallacelaurg and Miss An- toinette Dalton of Royal Oak, Michigan, are holidaying at the a great many NEAR accidents., home of their sister-in-law, The law says a driver must Mrs. Dennis Dalton. yield right of way to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Maison- pedestrains in the crossover ,,ville (nee Bernice Murphy) and and allow them free and unin- family from LaSalle, Ontario terrupted passage - slowing and her mother Mrs. Irene down or stopping if necessary. Murphy from Goderich visited It is dangerous - and , during the past week with unlawful = to pass a vehicle Frank Austin. within 100 feet of a pedestrian --.Henriette.= Van-_,Diepen beek, daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Diepenbeek, and Bill Wilkins, son of M -r. and Mrs. Charles Wilkins who spent the past two weeks in Alberta with the Farmer's Union Youth Exchange retur- ned to their. homes on Friday evening:Due to the train strike they were flown to the Toronto airport from Winnipeg and bused to London where they were met by their parents. Henriette was hosted at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swanson in Camrose, Alberta, which is 50 miles South East of Edmonton. Bill was hosted at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Qlstad of Norway, Alberta which is about 80 miles South East of Edmonton. -• - Mr. andMrs. Jerry Ross and family from Kitchener visited during the,week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Courtney and' family. - " • Farmers in this area were thankful for the badly needed rain which fell on 'Thursday and Saturday afternoons. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneiker crossover. One hundred feet is not a great distance when you con- sider how fast these cars are travelling,. at times, around The Square. It , i; n't .safe to start across the road - knowing the...c.ars must. stop - and just. hoping they will. This is hard on the nerves and I always keep a- sharp eye on the cars - as most; drivers give you the impression they are doing you 'a favour by slowing or stopping. Here's another item - a NO STOPPING sign means it is illegal to stop your car - even for a moment -,except for traffic - or in compliance with a police constable, a ,sign or a signal. A NO STANDING sign. means stopping ONLY to take 3 on or d,ischa?ge passengers. A NO PARKING sign 'means it is illegal to stop except to take on or discharge passengers and/or merchandise. AIse it is , unlawful oto pack Within 30 feet of a crosswalk at an intersec- tion or a pedestrian crossover. I .believe ourk!nB spots arou i_ '` Square are closer T-- Tnd—fAMITY-8-nd—lgFit4-`-1C° than 30 feet to the crosswalk, McLaren from Goderich are holidaying at their cottage near but there are no actual inter- sections, tho' ; ou have a time parking near Kingston, or West Streets near the crossovers. It is a fact that our busy police force cannot be watching coninuously, the .activities 'of the smart alecs going 'round and 'round The Square or • blocking traffic by Staying side by side giggling and .aping and CREEPING along. You -CAN turn in licence numbers of these offenders and who knows some day someone here. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin and family from Hamilton are holidaying at a cottage at Mid Huron Beach. Doctor and Mrs. Peter Boland from Clarkson spent the weekend at. their summer home here. • Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mur- phy, Darlene and Wendy from Toronto and his mother, Mrs. Irene Murphy from Goderich visited during the' past week with Frank Austin, Mr.. and * '' * Mrs. Cyril Austin and Mr. and Ontario's forest industry is Mrs. Joe Courtney via family. *mated in timber harvesting Mrs. Jim Martin Christine ,operiitions on some 105 million and Arletta visited during the acres of the province's week in London with Mrs. woodlands. Monica Law, Mrs. Roger Mrs Joe Cour-tneg 52941189 Belanger (Kathleen Law,) and family, with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dodds (Patricia .Martin) and family, and with Mr. and Mrs. Bill MacDonald and family. Reverend Father' Raphael O'Loughlin, of Toronto spent the weekend at the home of his sister, Mrs. Bernadine Kinney. Mrs. Kinney returned to •Toronto on Sunday evening with Father O'Loughlin to, spend,.apiew.,da„ys..,there. Mrs. James Moore (Dorothy O'Neill) Mr. and Mrs. Charles ,Schindler (Mary. Martha Moore) and children Charlene and Jeffrey from Marine City, Michigan are spending a few days with the former's brother, Michael O'Neill . and the O'Neill families.' Mr. and Mrs. Len Woodley (Veronica Austin) and family of Mallon spent the weekend at -the-home—of- her -mother,_. Mrs. Clifton Austin. Peter Van ' Diepenbeek; a sailor on "The Royalton” is t'spending a month's vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Diepen- beek. Several children' from ' this area are enjoying the August. swimming instructions which began ' o'n Monday at the Lucknow and District Swim- ming Pool. The . Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League will have a booth at the Third Annual Craft Festival iii Lucknow on Saturday, August 4 in operation between the hours of 1 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. " Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sinnett and family from Detroit, Michigan are visiting with;Mrs. Jim Sinnett and family, and Mr. and. Mrs. Michael Dalton and family. Eric Drennan, son of Mr: and Mrs. Henri.' Drennan escaped serious injury while at work at the Dominion Road Machinery Company in Goderich . when steel fell breaking his right re "Young fellows today don't know anything about work, sit- ting up there with the radio going, touching a button or lif- ting a switch ... in my day those things all had to be done by main force and awkwardness,' This is one of the obser- vations of Richard Robinson, 94, who has been a Huron County, farmer for many years. Mr. Robinson, R.R.1 Zurich, is` one of a number of Huron County residents who are being interviewed by the six students wgrking on the Historical File for, the County. The interviews are to help, students to under- stand what life was like' in the early 1900's. • Besides interviews, the team members are busy taking slides for sequences also to be ,available " to students throughout the County. Houses from pioneer days to the present, fire -fighting equipment old and new, and the develop- ment of schools throughout the years are just three of the topics covered by slides along with voiced -over narration also prepared by the students. A walking tour .sof Goderich to be available in booklet form is al'so underway. . The main work is the Historical File located in the county offices, Goderich. Progress is • rapidly being made on its contents. Working in three teams of two members each, the students have collec- ted a wealth of information on Huron County from 1900 to 1914. They are now working on the years 1'915 to 1929. Sources for the information Foing into the file include newspapers, Tweedsmuir • h stories, P.U.C. records, municipal records, telephone system records, district in- surance company offices,• local histories, and especially people. The project is sponsored by the Experience • '73, P.E.O.P.L.E. program of the Provincial Ministry of Education. The Huron County Council is meeting -additional expenses. The students, all residents- of Huron, are learning a great. deal about their Count through all phases of the work, but. particularly throug the interviews. Being a student now sounds a lot easier than. being one in 1905. 'As- Mr. Robinson. put ` it, "That was when we really went to school and the teacher had a big stick or something ... it was 'come or I'll' fetch. you."' Barn in'Listowel for Mr. and Mrs. George Couto. Mr. and Mrs. John* J. Desaunois have returned to their home in Spanbroek, Holland after spending seven days vacation with her brother 1Trie Nan Diepan and .seven days with another brother Theo Van Diepan and the Van Diepan families. Congratulations to Mr. and, Mrs. Arie Van 'Diepan who received their Canadian Citizenship Papers during ceremonies held at the Court House in Goderich . on Wed- nesday evening, July ,25. Mrs. John Howard, Mrs. John Austin, Mrs. Charles Wilkins and Mrs. Lorne MacDonald attended the An- nual Corention of Region 3, National Varmers Union held. in the War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph on Tuesday, July 31. Sister Elizabeth from Water - down is spending her vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Herman Lambertus and with her sister Irene, Mrs. Dennis Dalton. Mr. and Mrs. Jim White (Mary Perry) of Del roit spent the weekend at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Drennan, Mrs. Dennis Dalton drove her sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie , _... (Dalton4 Glear - I ni1worth-- arm. Te wearing a'` it: Via" Congratulations to Delores last Wednesday, ""where Josie Neves, daughter of Mr. and was met by members of her Mrs. Luis Neves of Listowel, family and returned to formerly of Dungannon, and-. Wallaceburg. Weekend visitors George Couto of 'Toronto who-' with Mrs. Dalton were Mr: and were married in St. Joseph's Mr's. Arnold Marsman (Fran - Raman Catholic church in ces Dalton) and family of Lon - Listowel on Saturday, July 28. don., - Mr. and Mrs. Joe. Risdon of Miss Marianne Frayne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Montreal spent a few days with Eugene Frayne provided the Mrs. Risdon's sister, Mrs. Or - wedding music. Soloistb were mend Heffernan. Son Paul is Miss Kathy O'Keefe, daughter remaining for a couple of weeks of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph vacation. O'Keefe and Miss Marianne Douglas Heffernan has retur- ned to Newmarket after spen- Frayne. The dinner and recap -----ding a weeks vacation with his tion were held at the Blue Barn in Listowel. cousin Brent VanOsch. 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