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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-08-02, Page 17GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR. THURSDAY; AUGUST .3, 1f73=PAGE 3 t ismumujor kid is' psi' pj sat °4e Due to a price increase of about IS this; wes c es Idle notes for a hot summer day. Columnist Richard, Needham-, a -modern -Cassandra who is never happier than gracefully. when he is crying disaster, When it was close to bottom, prophesies with some glee the there was an announcement to wiping out of the American shareholders of a dollar, and with , it the reorganization of the company. Canadian, owning to inflation, It would now be called Elder He say t9,,nat Auto coney in a and we would get one share of Swiss bank, in Swiss francs. Elder for each eight shares of Question: What money? Eldridge we possessed. Because of that same inflation This was a little disappoin- he's talking about, ninety. per ting, but 'it was better than a cent of Canadians, are lucky to goose egg. Each year came make ends meet, let alone have glowing company reports of the anything to invest. " great future for 'the stock. The Needham also says he report?) were all we got. doesn't believe in 'stocks and Then ' came another announ- bonds. Nor do I. When I was _cement. Elder was going to young and foolish, -just out of amalgamate with Peel and the the service, and had a couple f outlook was roses all the.way. thousand dollars in back pay, I Again there was a juggling of was twice bitten. Now I'm shares. I wound up with twelve thrice shy. shares. Not bad when I started Both "investments" were out with a mere 1,000. based on red hot tips. One But hold. Peel -Elder actually thousand shares of a real dog did stagger through and is now called Ansley, a "gold mine" a respectable stock, if the term which turned out to be moose is not automatically contradic- pasture. It rose three cents in a tory. My twelve shares are now week, and I was counting my worth almost as much as the paper money and original 1,000. In 25 years I am congratulating myself on my down only about $40. Except shrewdness. I seriously con- for that 1,000 shares of Ansley, sidered becoming a speculator which I've, written off' to ex - and getting rich. fast. perience. That's a pretty dang In two weeks Ansley was ept financial career, jf you ask down to twelve cents. In two me. ' You thought this story- was months it was off the board, as going to have a sad ending, we wheeler-dealers say. didn't you? But the second, tip was too This all seems to have very good to pass up. It came from a' little bearing on anything, but friend who was not only an ex- it does. When the Smildys--- -_ a_OEW. end.. therefore to be finally decide to go to England, trusted, but a stockbroker and the dollar is steadily slipping, therefore on the inside. He was and prices in Europe are sinking every nickel he could rapidly increasing. Result, the raise into Eldridge, another trip costs a lot more than we gold stock., -?figured on. Somehow+ there is a w home at GoderichThere really was a mine this - parallel there to my career in ' time. So I went for 1,000 shares- ::bt: at 33 cents. Like the otherthsstock immediatelytup a,= by Rob Kellestine r Goderich wife, as she contemplated the horrors of getting ready. "I'd much rather stay at home." Her trouble is that she's a woman. I could throw a sweater, shirts, socks and un- derwear in a bag and be off without a backward"look. She John Anderson of Kippen says, "But the house is filthy," d goes into„�Aa►” or of boat originally .knownas"Comrade"was renamed "Hedda---Gable)" when it wasppurr again led the traps outs s g g It r last vacuuming and scrubbing. The d to 1)71 by Chris Guiry. It is known to have been around the world at least three times. ` Wednesday (July 25) at the e ship was purchased by Guiry in Fort Lauderdale from an electronics engineer who had Vanastta Gun Club with a looked ed on the lunar module at Nassau. - near -perfect 24 out of 25 score. the ship was being brought up from Florida, a large museum in New York tried in vain to Floyd •Venner of Hensall hit 23, ' her from Guiry. `The museum wanted to completely restore her and use it for display pur- while Don Cunningham of • a Wingham struck 22. Other e"Hedda Gabler" was originally built strictly as a sailing vessel. In 1914 the first engine scores included: Herman installed and in 1939 it was replaced with a 60 horsepower Hercules Diesel. Fischer, Benmiller and Mervin e fuel tank which holds 160 Canadian gallons allows a cruising range of about 1200 miles Batkin of Clinton, -20; Jim r engine. Hogg of Seaforth, 19; and Tom ere can be no doubt about the durability of the "Heidda Gabler", as the hull is made out of - Allen of Londesboro, 18. inch long leaf yellow pine and the ribs are oak. , - At the skeet shoot last Satur- _ main mast weighs 1,500 pounds and stands 50 feet, above the deck. It is a very pretty ship day, Tom Jardin of Wingham atch under sail as it flies the mainsail, foresail, staysail and the flying jib. downed 24 skeet out of 25 tries, ilt in fine style in those days, there are 26 brass port holes, a solid brass binnacle and a while Herman Fischer of Ben - navy style compass'similar to those seen on freighters.° miller hit 21. Jahn Land of e inside cabins are lined with 3/4 inch mahogany while the decks are one inch. pine. Bayfield and Don Bricker each e ship can sleep eleven comfortably. 'There are three private cabins, a galley, main salon, hit 20, while Doug Scarrow of room with pressurized taps and an eight foot storage ,room. Seaforth and Mervin Batkin of o upcoming sailors in the family are Justin, three and one half and Heather, two years Clinton _struck 19. Don Cun- According to their mother theyseem tot love the sailinglife. just , )Hingham of,Wingham and Jim,.. Jis,is.a.Nuclear Control Operator at the Pickering plant but will be transferred to Kincar- Hogg of Seaforth each shot 18 in September. Both he and Madelaine had run the marina at Kincardine about three years and Ashley Gilbert of Goderich hit 17. few cents, no doubt due to heavy plungers like nie. Then it began to -slide, -slowly and 72 -foot gaff -rigged schooner built in 1909 ,in Bayonne, New Jersey, has fodnd a new home oderich under the ownership of Chris and Madelaine Guiry of Kincardine. 'though the official history of the 'craft has not yet been received from the States, it is ored that this ship had beefs built for "Teddy" Roosevelt. °• ` itcould only talk, what a story it could tell. It is believead to have seen service in the First Id War because when the boat was scraped down for repainting, grey navy paint was under "What arz 1 going to wear? What shall .we.do-with the cat? How can I be ready in time?4 What if it. rains all the time? Whb's going to mow the lawn?" And on and on: I answer: "Juat wear your swim suit.Then ' if it rains, you'll be all set, You wouldn't be. ready in time for your own funeral, and you wouldn't know what to wear. We'll put the cat on the back lawn and she can graze it, like a sheep." Like any .wife, she truly ap- • predates understanding and help like -this. However, all tie things can be ironed out. It's the financial aspect that's bad.After spen- ding a small fortune getting ready to go, I think we • have enough left for a ' one-way ticket. We'll get home somehow. I have a rich niece in England. If she doesn't kick through with the home fares (and I think she would, with alacrity, after we'd visited her for a few weeks) we might have to swim. 1 should have stayed in the stock market and bled to death slowly, with dignity. We would advise.you to orderyour bine now While i ittN tiNni+_ some available at the old price. We have,, ereoting jam to' assist you In erecting or we will do It for you Just Call.. LOVE'S LAST GIFT ' REMEMBRANCE Whether It's a • MONUMENT • MARKER • INSCRIPTION - You are remembering a loved one,. HELP YOU DECIDE ON YOUR MEMORIAL REQUIREMENTS IN GODERICH - Don Denemme SEE 77 HAMILTON StS4"8T6 j ' 3200 Galt Ocean Drive, Fort Lauderdale 33308 Acres of. private ocean beach • heated pool, sun decks • luxurious accommodation • golf priviledges on 3 championship courses• free tennis on premises • superb dining • nightly dancing and entertainment • visits to Walt Disney World available: See your travel agent or contact: - Innkeeper, 212 King St. W., Toronto, Tel. 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