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for all
A rather, quiet,' dedicated
organization, not often 'in the,
,news,., has reached amilestone-
in ,its history. . °
The Gideons have given
away 10,000,000 Bibles, , andel
pieces of scripture:
Robin flacon, of Goderich, is
a member of the §outh Huron
Camp of the Gideons Inter-
national in Canada. He, told -
the Signal -Star recently that
the special 'Bible was given tq.
the Lieutenant Governor of
New Brunswick, Herard
Robichaud.
'Mr. Hacon is one of three
Gideons in Goderich. He, along
with Alfred Hoy and? Lawrence
McKnight, give Bibles away
free in this area. '
The South Huron Camp, to
which, the three men belong, is
a club of sorts. It is non-profit ,
and non -denominational. '
The Gideons have three ob-
jectives: to be an extension of
local churches; to witness
salvation; and to get the word
of God to people. •
The Gideons do • not solicit
funds'doot-to-door, or attempt
to 'raise money in • any .other
fashion with one exception, -Mr.
Hacon said.
.Special Bibles, selling for $5;
are- distributed at funeral
° homes. They Bibles have especial
dedications to lost_ -loved. ones,
although no names are men-
' tioned, he• explained.
With these funds and other
money-co11ect"e'd "from Mein liery
ship dues and private
donations,, the ' Gid:eons
distribute their fsibles.
- ' They place Bibles in motels,
.hotels;' hospitals,' schools and
other public institutions,. Mr.
Hacon said.
There ' are members
throughout southern. 'Huron
County' in. -every municipality
except,, C 'n a rioted.
Clinton . , probably have a
Member joining the, 6ideons
soonthough, he added.'
He. wasn't sure how many.
Bibles the South Huron
Gideons distribute in a. year;
but they gave 350 to Grade 5
students and about•20 to senior
citizens last year.
- "We • ,lust keep issuing them
when there is a need for them,"
Mr. Hacon explained.
The' Gideons make rounds
and receive calls• which insure o
n who want and need them. a ri c. c arrm an
With all thoseBibles going to
people free of charge and the
Gideons not soliciting' funds,
don't .,they run into money
problems sometimes?
"Money just seems to start
flowing:. in when it's needed,"
Mr. -flacon said."
Besides distributing Bibles
and other religious tracts,�,the
Gideons attend church services
of all denominations.
Mr. Lacon , said that they
don't change various. services.,
The Gicleckts give ptogress.
reports on their activities and
deliver, brief gospel messages
during regular services.
The Gideon" organization
which began in' Canada in
1911; is growing. It took -
Canadian members 41 years to
distribute 'their first 1,000,000
Bibles. The second million took
five years and the third million,
three years
Worldwide, the Gideons
distribute .1;000,000 Bibles
every 28 days in 98 countries.
To meet this growing
demand, the Gideons
throughout the world, in-
cluding the, local camp, are
looking for new members:
Members are getting older;
the job is getting bigger and the
Gideons need new .blood, Mr:
Hacon said.
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QODRRICH S1ONAL 3TA'R, THURSDAY; 'MARCH; 1 PAGE', 9A.
Domtar expects good year
The organization wants to
grow, but within limits to keep
it effective, he -added.
,The organization wolald be
too large when there is more
people than work, he explained.
The work is entirely volun-
tarywith members doing their
work .evenings arid - on
weekends, u
The Gideons prefer • that
prospective . members have
flexible working hours because
often,- adjustments have to be
made to suit Bible 'distribution.
The South Huron Camp
holds,one meeting per month,
Mr. Hacon said:
The South ,and North Huron
camps soon may not -be enough
to effectively ,cover the county
though, he said.
It could require a third camp,
he said.
Intended for last geek
Mrs. Donald Wheeler' and
sons of Calgary have been
visiting her parents, Mr. and'
;Mrs, Gerald Dorscht and
family.
On Thursday dight, the next
Shoot Party will be held in the
St. Helen's Hall. -
Tom Todd is a patient in
Wingham and District
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Perrott
and family of Goderich were
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Lorne Forster.
'Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnston
- of Bluevale and little' Heather
McGavin of Wa`ttbn visited on
• Sunday with- -Mr: ' and Mrs.
Frank McQuillin.4
Mrs. Bryan Gammie, Jeff
and Donnie spent the week
with her, mother, Mrs. Ann'.
Rosenhagen at Collingwood.
Mr. and Mrs. ,Gordon Hunt,
Jim and Greg of Owen Sound
visited with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Cranston on
Wednesday. 4s,
Prospects appear good for
Domtar " Limited in 1974
despite an .especially uncertain
economic environment,, the
Company;..y,�;,,,pz �.i. annual
report issued today.
Lopking at worldwide
eteomic, activity,the report
lists inflation, fuel shortages,
foreign exchange instabilities
and the possibility of restrictive
commercial practices in some
countries as ' factors. con-
tributing to the current uncer-
tainty.- These factors. may. well -
have adverse economic con-
sequences'for Canada, whose
well-being is 'so dependent on a
flourishing world economy.
Nevertheless,, the .Company
•expressesoptimism for 1974..
Unless there•, is a severe
recession, .demand for pulp'and
paper. products is expeed to
remain relatively firm during
' the year. No major increases in
pulp and paper production
capacity are foreseen for 1974.
The outlook for construction
materials remains good, even
that 'the Bibles, reach "people
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Garden City,.S.kywaY Bridge.
Announcement of the new
service was made by Industry
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an Ontario Development or-
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Mr. Bennett said the'decision
to ' set up the new centre ca'fne
after consultation with the four
area members of government --
Hon. John • T. Clement,
Minister -of consumer and
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,
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GIVE. THE PROPER
ADVICE,WE
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REFUSE
though housing starts will
probably decline from last
year's record, since construc-
tion -activity in the commercial,
.industrial and institutional sec
tors is expecte tb-cont rtu~e at a
high level. A modest 'im-
provement in the profits of the
Chemicals groups is anticipated
as .new 'investments begin to
generate additional earnings.
On the subject of capital ex-
penditures, the .Company ex-
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Minton
' Phone •
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million on fixed capital ad-
ditions and related investments
plus ,an 'additional $6 miljion
on pellution abatement in
1974. In 1973, net additions to
plant and equipment amounted
'to $42.1 million, Expenditures
on pollution abatement
totalled $3.3. million.
The Company achieved .net
earnings of $40.6 million in
1973 compared with' $17.4
Million, before extraordinary
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Sides of Beef
Pork Wrote or Halves.
Light Weight Young Sows L8. 5
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50 lb. Lots BIade - Short Rib
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10 Ib. Lots Homemade -Sausage LB. 6 9c
10 lb: Lots Young Beef Liver LB. 69c
10 16. Lots Loin Pork Chops LB. 9 9C
10 Ib: Lots Spare Ribs -Fresh 99c
101b. Lots Home Cured Bacon La:89t.
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