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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-10-25, Page 911 c KlMtta' Girls' Softball Team wrapped up their softball n Tuesday night at the Victoria School Gymnasium, in wining of volleyball and treats. The wfnning team this season coached by Del Mitchelmore Is pictured e, Back Row (left to right) Joni Thompson, Theresa tor, Diane Mitchelmore, Kris 'MaIIIet, Lori Keller, Lori Ilowe'en good spooks ber is the pause between •time and the brisk, days of Canadian win- e fruits and vegetables been gathered frorjt or - and field; the grain crops fele stored. This is the we celebrate, for we live untiful land. -- countries had no har- ts Fear. Severe drought crop failures and food ges in India. The people Africa.syfft red famine idemics of cholera and Wednesday evening, Oct. the shout, "The witches out''`be rejsdv• with een shel lou t treats for Idren. Be ready, too, to d to the of her shout the en gave s(► 'en- tically, "Airy pennies for safety tory fetter received - by the hTown Police from the nan Safety Inventory m, Traffic and Safety tment of the CAA, six recommendations provement in Goderich s_ fan Safety Program. rding to the Ontario League, continued atten- pedestrian safety is to -maintain the out - ng pedestrian casualty in Goderich. OML said that Goderich take advantage of the onal traffic engineering available through the sal agency when plan- t evaluating such traffic as crosswalks, signals, lks, and so on. nY schools today do not adequately planned lks for, safe access of n to and from school. Y your school area ns and make certain that, lks are provided in the of the schools," stated L in the letter. Ice assistance with Safety Patrol operations programs, etc., provides able aid to the school education program," it "The friendly and relationship between children and local police build good police - nay relationships." OML also asked in the t the town police keep blit aware of the con - d for alertness in traf- that a safety committee Plan, a year-round' of action. For exa}n- September special 1 °Pen Programs could •eloped to caution to be on the lookout Id�fS` last bit of advice from Lives that holidays and months bring special tis which could be ted in the planned °pram for the area. Streeter and Del Mitchelmore; (front row, left to right) Denise Mitchelmore, Sandy Koss, Jennifer Harper, Debbie Shad - dick, Lori Thompson, Bonnie Reid, Debbie Elliott, and Lon Jewell. Missing from the team photo was Anita Shrler and Ann Marie Murphy. (staff photo) Some to collect for UNICEF UNICEF?" As the small ghosts and goblins at the door will tell. you, one cent buys enough vac- cine to protect one child against smallpox.. Five cent's can bu'v enough. antibiotic ointment to cure one child of trachoma. When you give your small change to. UNICEF's Halloween helpers, ' you help children in the developing countries. UNICEF helps children who live in the shadows .of star- vation and disease with emergency food, medicines_ and water. In 111 countries it also provides long-term programmes in health, education,. nutrition and family and child-. welfare. Support -Halloween . .'for UNICEF. So far, this year, the only school in the Goderich district to report any „UNICEF ac- tivities on Halloween night :iiia. .. the Victoria Elementary School on Gibbons Street in Goderich. According to the school prin- cipal, Don O'Brien, there will be "a couple of classes from our school going out this year with UNICEF boxes", "Our students will ,most probably be passing late in the afternoon and early in the evening, probably around 4.30 p.m. until 8 p.m.," said the,, Principal.. Mr. O'Brien said that last year, the school -had ap- proximately 100 students collec- ting for UNICEF, and that they collected about $175. "Beiitt ° the door -t o -door collections, we also have UNICEF boxes at the school and -the students bring money i for these boxes during school children in the developing days," stated Mr. O'Brien. ., countries. UNICEF reports from other schools in the area should be finalized by our next edition of the. Signal -Star. Wednesday,49 October 31 is Halloween once more, the most ancient of our holidays. Children love the fun of it, the make-believe and candy treats. To ensure that the evening is:a safe one as well as fun, check your child's ,costume. It should be flame-retardant,. and Tight in colour so that the child can be seen. Trim a dark coat or b(i)ts with reflector tape. Keep The costume short enough so the wearer can move up and down .steps without stumbling. A fabric mask or false -face can, obscure vision. Offer help with make-up: a touch of lipstick, rouge and eyebrow pencil can create any effect desired. And white `neightyt l`ttood youngsters come knocking,',have a howl of small change ready for their UNICEF boxes, along with treats for . themselves. Your small change can bring real change into the lives of t Goderich 1 FRENCH::., 1 Dry Cleaners f ''� r 35 WEST ST 524-8451 4331 'How long can �. high rates last The present high, high interest �n long term-savings—how long can it last? Equally important is how much are you profiting from it? Smart people are putting all the money they can spare, into Victoria and Grey Guaranteed Investment Certificates, paying a truly exceptionally high rate of interest. How about you'►—today= at Victoria and Grey. Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation VG The ►euior Trust Compton. devoted entirely to serving the people o/ Ontario. VICTORJAandOREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889' Serving & Investing In your community Lyle Zurbrigg- Manager 524-7381 100 KINGSTON ST., G1ODERICH GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 107S-PAO* 1* Historical Society members number 182 Huron County Historical Society held its final meeting of 1973 October 17 at Zurich. H.S, Turner, president, reported a visit- from two bus loads of the London -Middlesex Historical Society in Septem- ber. He and the Museum Curator escorted them to many points of interest in Goderich and surrounding area, the president said. “The total membership in Huron County' Historical Society was announced as 182, very disappointing in com- parison with other historical societies in 'Ontario. However, there was a very large atten- dance in Zurich. Members were reminded of the _,Seminar in Guelph on November 3 - of the Architec- tural Conservgncy Vof Ontario. The theme is "Conservation - a Constructive Community Policy". John Fisher (Mr. Canada) is the speaker. Mrs. Simpson of Hensalj was in charge of the program which consisted of music provided by Mrs Earl Deicher and her daughter Elizabeth. In 1972, the young people of Hay Township researched the history of their township, especially pioneer teachers. Mrs. Parker' of Bayfield showed slides of the 1969 Zurich Canada — Zurich Swit- zerland tour taken by ,herself, her husband and many more from Huron, A social get-to-gether with refreshments concluded an in- teresting meeting, Residential Lighting Display Electric Heating "INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL" RESIDENTIAL - WIRING CUSTOM. TRENCHING , GRAHAM ELECTRIC AMBRIA RD N G V DERICH 524-8670. ILLUSTRATED NISTORICAL'ATLAS of HURON COUNTY Reprint. Originally published In 1/711. Complete with detailed maps showing names o1 property owners. 101: pages. Hard cover. Sin 191" x 101/9'.. Price • 113.00 postpaid (only 150 copies left) Order from: Mika Publishing,2Q0 Stanley St., &Neville, Ont. 1! • Iy tt+� � � i � � `N't I l��ttl;►11�� Miii►►+4444 li,,,,1uylul1I111 lI I�I�I �: • ►� PEPSI ,I ,T. t1 n f r Pf n S TUCKED BEVERAGES- EXETER Ontario's Urban Transportation Prograni A choice for everyone Sontethinrg.ver\ frightening can happen to cities when they grow. up They can get out or hand and almost oyer - power the very people that give thent hf'. he worst of endcrs ore often transport- ation s\ stents. (-ars and trucks c.ut heeoi e menaces. highways and roads taming bottlenc:r«ks..Sfuhvu.tys., can jam and hoses simply ret'use to handle an ever-increasing load. Local communities have hien doing their hest to keep ahead 01 the problems: I3tit ae'\ help is ;t\ailable I(►r rlr tyy.,ind !or fisc Itittire. People come first. People really do conte first. That's vv h\ the (;oyernnten1 of Oittarit► is encouraging .an urban transportation -s\ stem that will sere Ontario► pc, plc the- vy,t\ they should he served efficiently. conifortahly. inexpensively. ;ind with The last possible disruption of natural surroundings. - The \1inistry ,)f-Fran.s.portation and ('oi m1unications has instituted (;O ;A Ni',AV WAY. an urban transportation program to dev elop modern transit ~.stems in ourlotv'ns and cities and to support theist linanciall�. New transit vehicles • ('onilurtahle \chicles and conecnient facilities make- public transit attractive. So the government is paying oldie 4ost of • municipal buses. streetcars, trolley huses and related facilities. Go Urban. A new, exciting inter- mediate -capacity transit system is he;ing developed for large urban muntci- palities.The system will he fully automated, quiet and emission -free. It is much less costly than subways or express- - ways, may use existing - rights -of -wave and its elevated guideways cause little interference with regular pedestrian or vehicle traffic. Cities will he subsidized to the extent of 75', in applying the (;O URBAN system to their needs. 75', („/I,'rrl,114 ',!! ,!1/,,1,1,1•, .,I -�'. rrhl�,' , ,ul1 �n74,1i 1r lrt,rl ,/,, 4,7,21,, nal ;,,,,,,1,1, 4,1i 'Staggered hours. Another way to reduce peak -load cOtl 1es- tto►n is to stagger.\vorkutg hours and alter daily and week lx traffic patterns. II`passenger demands can he spread over longer periods. people can he moved more quickly. 1=easihilitx studies will he subsidized up to 75',. The goVerrtr)tent is implementing a staggered working hour prograni for its own employees and hopes others will benefit from its findings. Computer • controlled traffic In Metro. oronto. a computer controlled triflic system has proved that a substantial increase in road capacity. ” can he achieved witht computers,The saving in road construction - costs is many times the cost of the necessary computer equipment. • So 0', cif the equipment necessary for implementing or expanding computer systems in urban areas and for installing traffic control devices is being underwritten by the government. /r4,uk, 119.,,1, ON4 it4, 2,1 ,,•h,'/m911,1!lir, /111.2/7 (;O( RR 1\ 0111).'/i //,,11,j'1 free rrr.„+ !miss/), ./u,) /AU•, ,r/ (,) 1 \ / 11 HAY. ): Efficient road policies. ( ontntunities can increase road capacity xv ith greater use of one -war streets: restricted deliv- er\ hours diad modern parking policie. !Municiliah studies on these subjects are supported financially. Co-ordination is vital. - • \`ormal transit routes.often carry o` it people across municipal houndaries. (`o -operation .and co-ordination in inter -community transit planning. therefore. are becoming more and more essential. Your g'ox ernment has intensified the eth its and resourceC devoted to the co-ordination of transportation planning. - -GO Dial a Bus. Dial A Bus is ,t Moroi of public transportation that has heen pioneered in Onta i-io. It does not operate on fixed routes \\ ith predetermined stops. Instead. it operates front a 11 1, 1 /'!, 1,,, 11222,-, }Ji fixed point. such as a mainline transit station, into a limited area. usually residential. Passengers are not required to hoard and'leave the Dial A RuS at bus stops; the bus comes right to their homes when requilsted to do.so. Dial .AA this is now operating in Pickering. Stratford. Kingston. Ottawa and•Bramitlea and wills he operating soon in north Metro "Toronto. (►O A N i AW WAY pins people first, all the, ay..And people have to he involved to make n work. Resources. researeh and finances are available to help urban municipalities in Ontario build trans- portation systems that will surpass anything' else in existence today. And prove that,., cities really are for people. (,O /)/ r/ 1 R('.,' 1 r„u)rr1' ,rn•r ro,,n'rl ,19rinr! ,nrr, 1,4141 n,/+,.,,rlr Urban transportation win be one of the most signi fi(7111t challenges fining us all f !r ►'cares to conte. 7 /1(11 's N'/11' the Government of Ontario developed GO NEIII 1/1;'A )' 0 !Moderil transportation spo!-tation /)r ograa t /,or the needs of Ontario c'wtl!)Jliltilic'.s, .The benefits of this program are available to any municipality 111 Ontario wishing to participate. S.'4 NP. 11111141, Ontario's new Urban Transportation Program. Alinistrr of Transportation and Communications. 1h,n yV,tI,. n ( I);fnt . Premier 1t,m (;anion ( ;mon xlrnf.R•r v t (' "NrNah. Omit\ \1m,.trr () r,