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With our taxi driver, now an
out-patient `at the A.M. and `G.
hospital, I have had an op-
portunity 'to observe the
wonderful things happening in
the Physiotherapy Room.
This department appears to
be well equipped and the
Physiotherapist who talks. you
into trying to do things for
yourself, long after you are
convinced you just can't do it,
works wonders with his
patients,
Oner day_ he mentioned the
number of pairs of crutches
which had been taken out of the
hopital and never returned.
"Do you think you could
remind them that we really
need those crutches and •want
them back?"
I could scarcely believe my
ears. He assured me it was just
,that people stand them in qa
corner in the back room or
closet and forget them. They
have good intentions but there
the crutches stay.
How about -it - can't you get
someone to take •then back for
you? Ifyou 'ever need then
again they will gladly supply
anoth, r pair, but in the
meantime let's keep these
working! •
-It i pleasing to know that the
organizations are really
thinking about activities for
this summer. I know a couple of
groups who are already star-
ted.
Let's hear from the rest' of
you.
I happened to be rooting thru
an old,, old book of Signal Stars
and noticed some interesting
activities.
Issue April 7, 1949 in a Hobby,,
and Craft Show at the Arena,
the `Model Engineers' group
had. a fine display of -model
airplanes, speed boats and sail
boats complete in every detail -
,,and working.
This group were trying to
interest boys of 13 years and
over, in this great hobby.
Wonder if they .did? Are they
still functioning?
John Gauley had aPn Angara
rabbit and a loom, these were
creating terrific interest --
recall, John? I had a water
color painting in . the, „ Arts
Section - wonder what it.wag
'just cant recall it at all.
• On May 26 issue of that year,
a pretty little •girl was being
praised. Marjorie Hays, a
young teener, charmed .a full
house at MacKay Hall with her
"Songs,to Remember
The Sorority Bali in May '49,
•a first I believe, was a great
affair. In b the receiving line
•were Joan Buchanan, acting
president; Olive Davis, social
Convenor and their escorts;
Mayor and Mrs. George
MacEwan,; Mr,, and Mrs.
George F'flsinger; Mr. andMrs.
Frank Curry and Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Anderson. Auleen Curry
was Sponsor for the new grot'tp
and Miriam Anderson their
literary director.
There was a big Labor Day
-Parade that year with, a Keltie
Band, 'a bevy of flags from all
countries; decorated floats and
such great clowns Randall
Marriott and William
McGregor keeping the crowds
laughing. They had a beautiful
`Girls Band' at that time with
lovely Majorettes.
Some of the winning floats -
well known names some of
them not with us any longer,
wer• in farm floats, Robert
n and William Jewel.
Comic% - Fred -White,. Dave
Pitblado and Mitchell and
Bedard,
•In decorated .bikes Eddie
Riehl won a first with brother
Joe winning on his tricycle
along with Joyce Bosnell .and
Jim Gillespie. There were a lot
of decorated cars. The
RQUTNDaD ABOUT1ITH MARTHA
Women's Institute Won a
special prize with Mrs. George
Mumb.y, Mrs. Archie' Wilkin,
Mrs. FreciPrice and Mrs. R.
Marriott abroard.
Alt,ho' many of these nice
folks are gone, I'm sure there
are a lot of happy memories
around of the fun they had in
putting these floats together.
Jean arid Bryon Ainslie were
married in June that year and
Mr, J. ,E. Baechler, father of
the big boys of Goderich
'Manufacturing, died that year.
Also in the parade. the
Kinettes had a nice float
showing the new inhil'ator, with
lovely Grace,, Mrs. D.J. Pat-
terson, as president, giving it to
the (own. I don't think we ever
GAVE things to the Town any
more, do we?
Also, I noticed a picture of
young Bert Such who had just
purchased the Chiropractic
practice from Dr, A. N.
Atkinson. Mr. 'and Mrs. Such
Data processing
Fufl house
views
`Ice Nicks'
had one child.
A photo of Rev, R. C.
McCallum caught my eye.
After four years as pastor of the
Free""` Methodist° Church in
Goderich, he and his family
were leaving for Clarksburg.
Not only his congregation
would miss him - he had a
great many friends in Goderich
and the district. Isn't it nice
they should return to retire in
Goderich?
And in 1949 all the merchants
had floats in the parades - how
about it for THIS year A it's
been a long, longtime!
THIS Friday - Evening of
Music - at St. George's Hall.
THI$' Thursday a Euchre
Party, Colborne Hall.
Every Saturday at Legion
Hall --BINGO!
One for your calendar: April
1?, K. of C. Dance, Saltford.
Love
Martha
Friday and `Saturday
evening) February 7 and $ "Ice
Nicks" 75.was held before a.full
house.
• Ice Nicks feature skaters
were Rusty Orwandy' and
partner -Karen Osborne, Blaire •
Moore and Carol Wheeler, and
Pam Craven. Also there were
our own club skaters who armee at
a competitive level display g
their own skills. -
The whole of "Ice Nicks"
review was to demonstrate
each skater's , abilities.
Congratulations goes out to
Connie de Haas, George
"Dicr-olf,' and Lori Feagan for
doing a super job of selling the
most tickets.
Sincere , appreciation, is ex-
tended at this time to each and
every skater, as well as persons
who helped ' to make „ this
another successful event. '
Much of the credit for .such a
fine performance goes of
course, to our carnival chairm-
an, Mrs. Betty Harris, and our
club professionals, Mr. 'and
Mrs.Bruce Brady, and' Karen
Weber. .
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GODI.RICI-I SIGNA,Ia S'1G'�► " "HURSDA' ',SHB"
The Graham Electric 'All-Star team was recently outfitted with
new jackets by their sponsor. Members of the team include,
first row,,from left, Nick.Trebish, Ken Huff, Brent Williamson
and Tod Graham. Second row from left, John Thompson, Ken
Board buys :computer equipment
Computer ' `data processing
equipment is being purchased
by the Huron Board' of
Education and will be installed
at South Huron District High
School in Exeter.
Cost -._ of_ the _ equipment„ .is
esti matedat $35,000 with grants
of 95 percent available. •
Trustee , Molly Kunder,
chairman of the education
committee --presented a report
recommending the purchase.
,The equipment will be used 'for
data processing courses and for
use by all Huron secondary
schools for report cards and
time tpbles. °
Up to the a present time,
computer work is being done in
London and the arrangements'
are being handled by Willard
Long, a teacher at South Huron.
• In answer td a question from
Dorothy Wallace, Mrs. Kunder
said South I-.1, limn was chosen
because Mr,.. Long seems to be
the most knbwledg.eable on She
subject.
Huron Director of Education
D: °J. Cochrane replied 'on the
same question -"this equiprnent
is not being purchased
primarily for administrative
work but for a computer
science ' course. ° Typing is a
requisite for this -subject's
Marian Zinn. said she . had
soiree misgivings on the sub-
ject. "How many students will
go on to use their talents. Are
we here just to give a'taste in a
subject' or.. should we con-
centrate- on more subjects
needed in everyday life?" she
asked:
- I -Cochrane answered with,...
"We have to either get in or out
and quit playing around':,
Cayley Hill gave a brief
outline on the use of computers
in industry today. , He said
computers provide means' for
rapid analysis. As a business
grows data can't be " sorted
manually. Industry is really
forced into faster . means of
compiling information.
Reverse Meeting Procedure
As ., the result of recent
changes in the Schools
Administration Act Huron
Board meetings will be held the
first Monday of each month
instead of the third Monday, as
has been the practice, in the
past.
0 The Act now ' states "the
meetings of a school board
except meetings of a com-
mittee of the board's board
including a committee of the
whole board shall be open to the
public.
On the motion of Cayley Hill
the board decided to hold the
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March meeting on Monday",
March 3 at 2 p.m.
Hill continued, "This will be
the reverse procedure on
everything with all' matters
"coming to the board, first and
then passed.. on. to the proper
committee.
Charles Thomas said, "I
would ` like to think • our
meetings should be public.' I
think feedback from"the public
is good' before we- make our='
final decisions. In the ` same
vein feedback from our own
board members would be
helpful".
Mrs. Wallace suggested
going back to the two Meetings
per_month system. To this
another member commented,
"anything ais better than 'two
meetings a month".
Exeter trustee Clarence
McDonald- ' suggested the.
chairman have the right to put
closure on any discussion_. ``I'
went through the old times with
long sessions" ' added
-McDonald.
Mrs. Kunder was re-
appointed to the Huron -Perth
Tuberculosis and Respiratory
Disease Association. She
commented,. "It's about time .
somebody else had the job
preferably non-smokers". •
Approval was given to
change • professio'n.al
development day from May 30
to April 25 for schools for the
Trainable Mentally Retarded.
,The board approved `'an ex�
'penditure of about $1,500 to
send a physical education
teacher to Russia in May to
take part in an in-depth.study_af,
the Soviet system of physical
education.
The course is three weeks in
length and will • examine the
physical education curricula in
primary secondary and post-
secondary institutions for male
and female students.
The application to make the
trip came from Bill Weber .a
staff member at Central Huron
in Clinton and' he will probably
represent Huron.
In discussion Cayley Hill said
"I support the idea, but I'm a
Little concerned about who
should go. No .casting any
aspersions on Mr, Weber I
would leave the decision up to
the hoard. I congratulate him
for the idea".
• During the discussion Marian
Zinn said, "Isn't this the sort of
thing_ .we..wan.t,our •-teachers--.to—
do!"
In his presentation, 'Weber
said the • Russian Seminar
provides a rare opportunity to
,look at an entirely 'different
system. A the present. 'we are
over -exposed to ,a flood of
American ideas". -
Attending the .meeting • as
observers , were Roil McKay
principal of Hensall , public
schook, Sharon Soldan, vice-
principal of . Stephen Central
school and John Gummow,
Director '•of ' Education it
Middlesex- and three other-
from hieb ard.
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