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planning two weeks in the
stn this winter? Well it's not
itipossible but it could prove a
little more difficult than your
holiday In Florida last year
iid certainly it will cost/ -you
pore.
According to Brian
ller{cson aertshe, e Coactheh frau l
Travel S
inrstion is mixed. People plan-
ing to travel this winter, are
worried he admits, perhaps
tore than they need be, but
heir concern is not entirely un-
founded.
Fuel shortages seem to be the
kr, to problem and combined
nth more people wishing to
nivel to sunnier climes the
ituation is not improving.
Air travel, non stop from
toronto to Miami or some cen-
9l Caribbean Island, is not
icing seriously affected by the
ituation although fares are
ping up. If you had a holiday
Arvind over the March school
holiday, however, you might
st as well forget about flying.
'We'%,e been booked solid for
(larch since last September,"
gr. Markson exprains.
Air fares will also be in,
:easing as of January 1 by as
much as 10 percent and that
does not include new govern -
rent taxes being levied on
avellers.
For trans-Atlantic travellers
be situation price wise is even
worse with a recent increase in
fres of six percent and another
rat percent increase announced
just last week.
If your holiday plans are set
for January.4or February then
there are still seats available
he it might be advisable to
book early. Seats on American
omestic flights are somewhat
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1973—PAGE 3
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harder to come by since the fuel
crisis has "knocked U.S. flights
for a loop", according to Mr.
Markson.
-"We recently received eight
foolscap pages of flight can-
cellations involving Amercian
domestic air services," he ex-
plains.
That trip can always be ae-
`complished kaJ' bus, of course,
and for the moment it would
seem this is the most assured
method of travel.
"Buses are being favored in
At a meeting of the Goderich
Industrial Commission Iasi
week members of that body
passed a motion to begin steps
toward filing for approval on a
plan of subdivision to.cover the
municipal Industrial Park.
In a presentation to the
meeting engineer B. M. Ross
outlined three possible ways of
organizing the proposed sub-
division plan..
• Tl/e first provided for a sub-
division plan to cover the
Whole industrial park complex
and having ,the present land
owners in. the area sign the
necessary papers to change the
designation of their property
from its present status to a
description as it would apply
under the new plan.
The second arrangement
would provide for the same
procedure but would exclude
,the property now known as the
Mitchell farm. The final,
suggested alternative would be
to subdivide. the property
leaving out present owners.
Mr. Ross -told the meeting
that his first suggestion was by
far the best but would prove
slightly more expensive and
considerably more cumbersome
to carry out. The third solution,
he said, would bejthe quickest
and fastest but not as efficialt
in the long run.
He added that he would.per-
sonally recommend acceptance
of the first alternative. 7.
Cost of the recommended
solution ter the plan of sub-
division was estimated at about
$4800 whereas the third
solution put forwward would
cost about $800 less:
During discussion on the
matter commission member
Bruce Sully said the first
suggestion should be adopted.
"Let's get it done and get 'it
done right," he told the
meet ing,
Some discussion also cen-
tered around division of large -
portions of property in the park
during work on the plan of sub-
division.
Commissioner, fiord
McManus suggested that at
only/$1000 per acre which the
municipality charges for land
in the park, the commission
might ,find industries locating
in the complex buying more
land than they really needed.
- ""('here could be investment
speculation on the land," he
suggested.
It was pointed out, however,
that even in the -case of large
tracts of land there would be
no difficulty. in selling only a
portion, of it since the
municipality does not require a
severance to do so.
It was also suggested that
land- prices in the park would
he subject to revision early in
1974 since the present price tag
on $1000. per acre is no longer
covering the cost of installing
services.
The industrial commission
agreed to accept the first alter
native proposed , by Mr. Ross
and proceed with application of
approval of a plan of sub-
division to cover the park.
In other business the com-
mission also discussed work on
a road to connect the park with
Highway 8. B. M. Ross told ;he
meeting the cost of that project
would be about $34,600. There
were Targe areas of bush to be
contended with, he said, anc4
the clearing and grubbing por-
tion of the work would be ex-
pensive. •
That road is not surveyed as
Vet.
fuel allocations over private
cars," Mr. Markson points out.
He also notes that rumors
recently indicate a move afoot
by motels, at which bus excur-
sions to the south stop each
night to organize a syl$tem
which will provide fuel tanks
for the buses at each stop.
Best of all there are seats
available on bus systems-
What ab_lt rail'.' For the
moment this situation seems
stable far as travel in
Canada is concerned but
despite reports to the contrary,
no extra trams have been put
in service as vet.
Rail travel in this United
States has its draw backs,
however, since the system does
link well with the Florida
hcilidav area and since rail
travel in the United States is
actually more expensive than
flying.
At the moment it is also
taking the Coach House five
weeks to arrange rail reser-
vations in the United States:
Then there's that CaFibbean
cruise you always dreamed
of well that's going to coat
you more as well.
Several lines have instituted
a fuel surcharge of between
$2.50 and $3.00 per day per
passenger on such cruises. The
cruise routes are also being
altered with certain ports of
call closing down due to fuel
shortages.
"Captains on these ships
have also been asked by the
companies to slow down in an
effort to conserve fuel," Mr..
Markson added.
Well, if all else fails we can
take the family car to. Miami
you say? That's a possible
solution but indications are
that it inay not be such a good
idea.
Volunteer fuel rationing
systems in the U.S. has -tended
to be most strict on Canadian
drivers. Some . stations are
reported to be posting signs
reading • "No fuel for
Canadians."
"One gentleman was in the
office recently," Mr. Markson
explains, "and he told us that
he had a great deal of difficulty
getting gas while driving in the
U.S. on business. He . has
decided to book a flight to
Florida instead of attempting
the drive."
For some time now Florida
has represented the budget
holiday for Canadians because
they could drive their own
vehicles down and provide
transporation for themselves
While vacationing. - It was
cheaper than flying or other -
modes of public transport and
•offered the advantage of
freedom once you got there.
It may. still be cheaper but
the question lurking in the back
of many would-be holidayers
minds is "Can I buy enough gas
to get there?"
With that question in mind
the Signal -Star decided to coo -
duct a first hand investigation
with assistance from Goderich
Recreation Director Mike
Dymond.
Mr.'Dymond leaves today for
a holiday in Florida. When he
arrives (if he makes it) he has
agreed to contact this
newspaper with some fi'l3t hand
observations of what the.
holidayer planning to drive to
Florida might encounter in the
way of gasoline shortages.
In one way Mr. Dyrnond's
observations won't give a per-
fect assessment ofthe situatio
since he has al"ready devise
one way to improve hide chances
of buying enough ga ....his
party will be. travelling in a
vehicle bearing Michigan State
licence plates.
We'll let you know next week
how he gets along.
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Alvin Robb .is a patient in -
Wingham Hospital having t, een
injured at work a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Atlee Wise II1
and family of Akron Ohio were
recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Wellington Webster.
Mrs. Emile MacLennan was
a lucky winner at bingo recen-
tly and came home with over
$100 in prizes.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan
Farrish have enjoyed the good
weather and roads to attend
hockey games when their sons
play near enough to attend:
K. L. MacKenzie is -a patient
in hospital.
Miss' Donna Wvlds of Lon-
don is spending a few days with
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Wvlds.
Mr. Lorne Luther has retur-
ned from a trip to Winnipeg
where he attended the conven-
tion for The Farmers Union.
Rev. Jamieson. from
Hamilton was t;he visiting
lriltt�rt Ashfield .:a
Presbyterian Church on Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Farrish
are building a new house on the
12th of Ashfiejd.
Mr. and -Mrs. Ernest Gibson
and girls spent Saturday in
London and saw • the show,
"Anne of Green Gables".
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b lntertown bowling competition this season Goderich is represented in the ladies division
by this team. Left to right are (front) Herta Sartori, Kay Glen, Del Mitchelmore, and Verna
Jackson; (back) Barb Straighter, Gail McWhinney, Mary Johnston and Marj Moore. The
team represents sortie of the top bowlers of the Goderich area with the house league high
aingle, high triple and high average all being held by members of the team. (staff r-hoto)
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Sheaffer Pen Company Bill Gardner, left, presents a ards to Country Club. Left to right the team members are, Ian Grant,
this Teeswater rink who emerged winners of the nual skip, Dave Hawkins, vice, Dave Grant, second and Arthur
Sheaffer Pen Bonspieon Saturday flight ,at the Maitland -, _ MGKague, lead. (staff photo). „_ .,�-_ -
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free and equal in dignity and
rights."
Canada• is committed to a
principle that permits no
distinction in rights and
freedoms ,between men and
women .as 'proclaimed by the
Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
In 1959 the UN approved a
supplement to the Declaration
of the Rights of the Child, part
of it as follows "Whereas the
Child, by reason of his physical
and mental immaturity needs
special safeguards and care, in-
cluding appropriate legal
protection before as weal as af-
ter birth.
Nowhere in ,the report of the
commission is,, there a nv
reference made- to _the primary
right of the unborn child or the
alternative to -abortion which
should be made to Canadian
women, such as agencies to
assist women to carry their
babies to term, the full im-
plementation or a rubella
prophylatic ' program.
Abortion is treated by the
report as a solution to grave
social problems; only dealing
with the effect and not the
causes. To ignore the
Declaration of rights of the
child is to ignore the basis of
feminist ideology which is the
value and equality of all
human individuals. it is in-
credible - that a council
specifically created to ' fight
discrimination, could recom-
mend the repeal of the abortion
laws and return to the ex-
ploitation of the weak by the
strong.
1 appeal to. the women of
Canada to unite and write to
Dr. Katy Cooke (Chairman) (ii3
Sparks St., Ottawa, asking that
the unborn children also be
protected by the Bill 'of Rights.
This Goderich rink took the runner-up position on Saturday
as the annual Sheaffer Pen Company Bonsplel was held at
the Maitland Country Club locally. Left to right, Sheaffer Pen
manager BIII Gardner presents awards to dam Bogie, skip,
Jim Hawkins, vice, Doug Bundy, second and Ralph .Faster,
lead. (staff photo)
This groupof Goderich
h bowlers is making a name for Itself In
the recently revitalized "lntertown Bowling League" in-
volving the communities of Stratford, Mitchell, St. Marys,
Exeter, Clinton and Zurich In addition to Goderich. At the
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moment the local 'teim leads the league by a lour point
margin. Left to right they are (front) Jim McWhinney Mines
Young and /Sonny Moore; (back) Tom Fisher, Don McWhI n-
ney and Heinz Sartori. (staff photo) -