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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
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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,
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