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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-02-27, Page 2. . yt, PAG 2,GODERICH8,mKAL:STAR.1OHURQDAY..FEBRUARY 27'l975 Just like at home Lucky is the man 'or woman who lives to enjoy retirement. Fortunate is he or she who has the good health and financi& resources to rernain at home, live,. the life style of choice and be connp|ehe|y|ndependant and free asthe . year creep onand old age sets in. . For some of the elderly though, changes 'necessary. are ���muary. Oue to c|r' rnmtamces, they often must leave home and familiar otirroundingo to reside in other facilities such as Huronview. Thanks tu. people like Chester Archibald, the 'administrator at Huronview, an atmosphere as lose as possible to the .one at home is nna|ntainedforfhe residents there. ' This weekend; the Royal _Canadian Legion Branch .lO9\nco-operation with the Legion Ladies Auxiliary /oun- dertaking a fund-raising event to collect nnone^ to buy furniture for a pub already establishedforHuronvkevv residents there who enjoy a little nip fron,�n�etohrne. ' Mr. Archibald explained that the , men and women at Hurohvievv have enjoyed drinking privileges for sometime now. Last June, a pub-like . facility ~n� opened for their enjoyment but s ' through the generosity' of the Goderich Legion, the room will take on a cozier,more comfortable air. The austere makeshift appearance will bm and ��rons of the little social gone p, centre will 'have one more pleasant reminder of the world they may have feared they'd IeftbehindfOreV?r. - Only sincere cornrnndat\onrnuatbe accorded ' the Legion members who are thinking of the happiness of the residents of Huronview; to the Huronvievv personnel and the county board of directors who are en- deavouring �et deavmur\ngtooirhUo osome degree the atmosphere "back hornm" and to assure that the rights of all individuals are respected. ^' C��ours�fhe are limitations onthe 'cuo-turnera^|n the little bar. Only two drinks are served per sitting, andonly iwo Sittings are permitted per day. But even so, it is a real joy, for those who ' are soinclined, toVisit the pub, buy the bar tickets and s|tdovvnfohave adrink' ' with afriend. Alnlost||he it was when things were different. How things really work ^ "Hello. Signal - Star? We're having a presentation of a 50 -year pin down here � right mV�'?'The feUa's leaving in about five rninutes*��ou1dyou semd.somabody over r|ghtavvaytogetap|cture?" • "Is this the editor? Well, .1 got this story for the paper.T | 'U kill me if it . 'isn't in this week. The girl at the desk . told meI'm too le*,but \ couldn't get the baby to go tosleep any earlier so 1 _could write it up. | haven't got a car �. today` \ was wondering' if you would take it over the phoneY or can +++ --•-EverydaY the staff of a small town . newspaper has. todoa| with things of this | re'...andkeep to a schedule, too.S,dmeUrnes there iust is no ~ way ,but to disappoint people - goocl customers, valuable readers. ' r About four years ago, the Signal -Star begana sincere canpa�ntobring to. �drich and district the best weekly heyspaperit aspossible toproduce'^ The new&^.o\icy was simple - cover every event in the area of interest.to readers. - - It is a big (ob,^asome-timesneo ihm' oasib\e task. But the policy has. not , changed. It will not change in the foreseeable future. Some things HAVE changed though. .The nevspaperie getting |arger. The .company°Sche4iles are. • is growing... -tighter. A sdund financial picture is more and. more ary. A. more. ' profass/ona| /pproach is imperative.Deadlines must be met., There's ,less • room for maneuvering.. -^a f'� -1- The first day of the work week is -- .Thursday a -t tha.S|gna|StarThat is. the day last week's paper hits 'the street. That is the day news for this week'saper begins to happen. In a week where the adver�Sing is •,expected to be heavy,the word goes out thata three section paper is in the �f|nQ.[emdUnetorrnaTthird wgCw.." Monday nocn. All adsand aU cizipy for that section nuatbo'to the production'department no later,. than 12 o'clock Monday. Deadline for the second secMon is 10 a.m. Tuesday norrIng. DoagUne for the first section is Vemnaad^ ^ 10 a.m. but it can be strefched.�'noon in some diredrcunstancea. Monday norMAmg arr�es. Work begins on the third section.Copyis scarce. Uia�Uedwith asmuch feature material as Was prepared by. the reporting staff the last four days plus 'any' other•a«aHab\e news .ready set. Tuesday morning dawns. The news ^~� • and ad copy py which is in a' 'nd p ' r ep`are�d for printing is included in.thissection., Tuesday afternoon, maybe hours after the first two sections ofthe paper' have been'»rinted, the wires start to hum. People start ca\lin8and br|ng|rg in news. t has been a struggle to find enough- news andadstof|\the first two sections,and all at once then4 isfoo much --material for the Wednesday section. It can only beemaximum ofl8 �._ ' m~"--' the editor hasto cut something; knowing -lull well that on 'Dear -- _ Readers, nin there's* going to be a call from an irate reader who simply won't understand why his or her hews has been left out. r,' f++ Reportersand photographers are human. They have hona,sand families like everyone else. They have 'wives , who like to go out on Saturd6 ni'ght, too. They havo'cN\drenwho like tzsee them a„tt,home some evenings. They like to have abowUn8 nightt belong to a service club',. and get involved a church. They get tired sometimes. The' forget things. Life is much easier for!.then, if assignments, especially on weekends, -- can be planned. Thepresentytion.ofa 50 -year .pin isn't some unnxpecnad, happening |i�afi� Or tornado. Such1*inoncanbe'arranged\nadvance. _ Contrary to 'common -belief, . photographers am� reporters' aren't, expected to wait and waif for games to end hngstobegin, They want to do a good job but there are many other things todoby dead Une`..Uhe�oup/ng film and printing pictures, writing cuU| eS and copy, planning |ayouts,'answeri ng the telephones, researching � kk, " WONPEA T A�- tY ' D S TO' CLAIM 51 N w NT` ? " ~ JAC'S . �~ ;TIS _ ,~ ' .F1011 QOEEN'S.PP(k The u t ' Association �po , sored a eooYore��et in the - prevention of --' 'nrmm , agodentiear schemedVh s.,lrer negoti ng with otaric the .'. OntarioGovernment m- plement the dentp e plan, but it now appe0 be' less At the preseRt. ti e,. only about 'half of tbe'7 eople in tist fact ^ that ^"""` ^ eper ent of the population some ar.Oolilerns. Many people do notqe1c treatment u nt`because oV„th,/ 'high cost of dental c '-' ' as with / n oi u^ - " - -' prob|omo, the earlier a problem .s treated", the better. The Ontario Dental Ae000iutkn feels that a dondouce would `n- . prove �h� \ health of the population 'over \pn,.mu of . Thursday � n ^ - oigbk'tuthe ow�Aoy things after a vacation is always'di�ioub but returningto an office with an extra and new deadlines to hotels.wantthis words travelling on the plauded.All were Canadiabocit is twiCe as, hard. Such is for Goderich, but one nice Queen Elizabeth Way from who were visiting Florida and nEvery s �M�e�dof the wwpk Canadian the road to „the beach and there 'heYoo�|0mtaking them out �r~State oYF�rida.uooamusome absolut:ely no ��o��nt�\� despite the fact he's which cannot finding a 'place tO swim and spent inb�car. here, ' sunbathe in relative privacy. He told me his iness But the clincher Came ds Of course,Floridabeachesbrings Canadaevery few about 12 of the are lined with rhotels and weeks. He had a few choice restaurant Stood up . .r� ' "^ . � 'dining°"`,"~,~^`^Falls -'-' '-displaying some wutmr�6yLake Huron �=uumuo 'un Highway omrand T»ron�vnational pride .mu^v/- a/mn,"-m-°`. fewer' problems «�u'n0,vw_ov=,°"",=~^"^~, . .a twoeven asstraffI vacationed in Florida again ic. He complained about an r• ' ' ' ^ ''uoh6u}d be im' ~ plerneinted as soon as pugmi�e. Tho proposed •ocheme would ensure than in time all citizens of Ontario c tine u\ theynoud It iwv`l« be, ""p'""^^^~~ in four. phases, .d`o first being ooverago of children. At the end of the' � m five yeuro' thv plan would cover all children in the Province wider '}�, and would, cost, about $180 million a year.'If children have regular dnn�u care and are taughtgood 'oral hygiene habits, there is good chance they have ' w �ALLO� U= - 'r c�~RU^-r' P"t"C" =_ VEYF _-' "-"--' ^. /� — - . . . - d���saying - �� �uyla ,uaru�nu At one fresh water lake there_the exit signs Personally,' n\6tor ynaro. this winter ^ubnyhusband ~'nun/x""ee the ,"�~ordpnu-- � theODA Yohb b�''-- �b�� and two Cho'~,~"' Weenmvebuut o �"""" "`� atmosphere and confusingLike the day he cidentally trying to the +��` fantastic weather and many oaroundf refreshment stand was 27 with ~ at, - nearly so impressed'«Ndba�ing area. hereb� db'---~peo'~ aged 65 and ovor'^u""^io..'�.., ` ' ''-'-'shaded tables and chairs. �terthe h�bwoyhad been re- pushedbuckat me with 9,P care �e -- Florida'sothod`i\dmh»n patio and 'brella- exit on 401 to discover miles - -Native Floridians' ~er« not There wbou'u-]esou,e�pshop nvnbecedg27! reach m�the'= '7�o second ph9oo inyo\veo an a sun � un d*mxo n,ren��x My� Husband tipped a weather as were we' I:luct' was music |nthe ��and people -Ymbu�� �nruo| waitress in Ohio with al! ' These senior = -_ - ~ citizens would ' �Muny oy' them -.actually everywhere. It Florida.Of course, must American Money exceptforbe pruyNod with normal ' ,~lived for o,,---) air and rovonde and ,cYtn'otiw� ~_ couldn't help mc"="v""ier °'~~~~^a __= ra=~~` quarter. The the sometimes cloudy skies.== how a spot tike maintain in a atatp'whoro snow restaurant was closing when services' in addition to te(hot?) beach 'without too much but it is certainly a pleasure to roa\bodI'd .�rmy complete and partial den' But to us northerners, the would be on Goderich'sandyrnot are u�noo� unknown,We left.After getting outside l sunshineenough u ^mvceud' ~ ^ ~ „Pleasant ond`' was drive almost onvwherd `in handbag.l went back -into the extend coverage t«' young , get a tures. The third ph000would -~'—�--.. people" - complain One road seems better ' restautant- in time to hear the - n o op|e up to ago 18 On - sunburn almost any day you'the co�mon:iu\ism ofFlorida, ' than the \��' � ' about the ,tinning satisfied. many, many conveniences "-' ff+' �' she'd received with a bit yy` grou�'»«y»n« age u' The could choose. Su . we were • the ` • � While We swam un&uunnbd'�e�for �em'rtaa�a/�ee' .. 'While the ~ mwplay ~^\ included. ` �na\phase would bou�cover, FNrda'eresidents looked otuat~~^catered ~ and '-'orodof peopleFlorida (and allvnWmms-sawmo.'shm sold, the' general -population,^T6is is a Canadian, many of whom would have shoppinguncoNme, "Oh � wonder .usy a_courteous, there |mn't^ assured her » ° ' already been punticipu»td in the plan hvmm time. Those uandxUt�sAaOne |�dmgal ma .�»qt^every wish possibility. along �rn to Florida),are ^` can tell the ay. touristsdght Iare the only ones who aVe N _ofnuisances. day l got a good background � -nedMor|,takinQ� news �|�nat, the counter, following 'the fire:truck and iust plain reading and learning from' other newspapers and publications. f+ + The staff at the Signal -Star is dedicated to producing a newspaper which contains a|\=the Goderich and �iStrict news it is Possible to cram /n. ` W^nt to give attention to all spoils, all service clubs, all boards and counciis, all churches, all schools, all business' and commerce, all recreational activities, aUpeople inaU parts nfthe enMrecirculation area. But there are Unitat1ona...and schedules and deadlines. For maximum satisfaction to .all there 4, Must an understanding of the way things at thi des|re to co-opera'te and a capacity to accept ,the reality that human fallibility will always bepresent. ' ' eA ' SIGNA~ . -C_ T�Cm��r���w�ap��Hu�` Founded In 15449 and published ()Very m"mv�mm^�6�um"�wwm�,momoWw^mmoWw^ Advertising rates on reqUest, Subscriptions payable In advance $10.00 In Canada, $11.50 In all cowl tries.Other than Canad'a, single copilla 25 cents, Second class mail Registration Number 0715 Adver tising is accepted on the condition tnat, in the event of typographical error, the advertising space oc• cupled by the erroneous item, together with reasonable allowance for -signature, will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement w1,11 be paid for st,,the ripplicable rate. In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at 6 wrong price, goods or service May n61 be sold • Advertising is merely an offer 03 Boil, and May be withdrawn at any time The Signal -Star Is riot respon- 'sible for the loss or damage of unsoliolted manuScripts or photos, ~ nutiness and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 5244331 'area code 519' ' P.0.130X 220, Goderich - class MmWr�imrmNmnnwmm�-0nm . POlished by |�a pomwwinwum ROPtERT G. SHRIER-president and publisher JEFF $EDDDN--editorial staff DAVE ,SYWES-editorial staff' EDWARD J. tYRSKI-advertising manager DAVE R.v|LUAxG-�uvor�inm representative ^ ` ^ " sc. r" " ^ -]x ear -round are some people who`th�k of She smiled. ��u can't foolentering theadult group Canadians as foreigners-'.- . . oogouatan .hardy enough mum +++ Speaking- of quarwterpreventive --- totdk - recounting her experience to itwas 'until Iasked � . 'prubob\x 4»hu}r|ng fewer / the beach at Daytona. I ex- me. This gal had a - .ot really ht it as play_ This time our vacation was v\ainodtohim that lworked �rnmneY''' ~/ Iho`0D� said �75v"aotbw ' upcn�inu�ario�x»�n�»t«)pn�d newspaper in Canada and -`- it� � aotvvhnro" ,.Now it Was my" t«r�to be original target dme for the ' hotels. We had d` opportunity a ^ was experiencing sheprovoked overheard one waitress surprised.I'll mostimplementation .� of the "".'"'"``~'~''^~'"--difficulty ,in hiring m sayup-,, "Give a''x""',*' Canadian wait-e*9,p andon bus and ether , business people hafe seen dnnd ro plan \un in Ontario, -beach and tbe pool, ar ;They are Canadians, ' for th' type tri ` x � = I asked him,if would mind This woman from Toronto 'r " a. poony mmornn- but it now seema§ highly � . �,ca�w / " vv ho ~ . qua. l was surprised by the^oi`/~g "° what -e earned .an lost her cool. She stood uptohori umco-und nioN'"s'aritt'dines '"^xk,/, ~b,/ th�o*e"~ ~umb~' of ~~n�- «^�._.n 'uying the Florida sunshine . m"n[ oro:xu6��w'th "o ~`~. `~~~ '- ' least five .feetand told the ~and'�und. �� v' � o--y�wa��ossn �omc� Concise ao welcome hem. l have ^ v with their travelling ,""' '�'h"u^for ~^''_,.. '-. while he was more A� .^°,i°~"' n~,//^~ abounded, 'It's not bad as longu» you indeed a ^�"^"��"� she ~.. to 'r"., '"�."^ =r' poolside and e. just have to sit here,all day," he spending American dollars and currency and . E�or�ooup�o uu�/mouPand .'e,, on to say. "That's what paying for American services :Tourism is a mighty � down the beaches,.most people eo'l��ooa But which had been advertised on |ndua�y. holding hands and o`g`^^=me days/ go into the ocean minute of it. Life was good .m,~o'&N he was u0 $49 getting old was one of God's his depth. That's when I earn four or fi"~~A-es.-o pull out these lucky people. ' some guy Who has gotten over I have always thought thatmay look ' richest blessings, solong aS one my salary. And a fellow doesn't is fairly healthy and financially ' live t6o high,on $2.49 an hour." comfortable, -Now I m sure of I had to agree with him. It e a to some it. ^ l ap�nt some time talking mu people, hut to me, sitting out few senior ddzA$ut thev/au�� there onthat mm ^,. eight I - visited. Most of them had hours at m time in all kinds of *°mrked hard for their weather is^`~'~--' -wwant to "mw"/.".... . ',- y ^` ^~�o scheme at this time. All tie p machinery is Set up �d `"i='' ready to go, bUt d`eD�ry yia) of Health is acting Ortunt reluctant bridegroom* . ' ' ODA suggested at pe o d rnnyorenco that if Gnvurnmpnt were prepared r children, the \ou*tit:^n �6-;yembark on a bge 'advo�8u|nQ camp„ directed towards Qq And~ohiNrno^on habits. 'Hopefully unig- dw I raise the rking some ^ people on x portance of good be a ugu\ur visits to th each and proper techni through.world*, * � '~"°= this, but he ~u, �.~�80g problem was go�g`in�'that vmn� retirement. All were thankful m�.«�o'ar fotheir~OAccording,o`.n. , little more courteous,.; ;- February 22 n y vital and as as lifeguards. " plentiful in ---' --'-~ �oN»rN ladies drove to other, after all we're going cleaning the • mou many folks half their age and it i�\'haten�dng.But then ~ yoomahoarbytowntoorFlorida even though �p pay ve, »o.tu� was truly a joy to chatwith tm them. But 1 was reminded of An Irritatedn_'^,, many, nunx senior citizens for. mention ,-'-v"'r~~'-''-^' was Mrs, M. Or. whom life is not no�l� so en- There's lots ot of pouring rain about that time. ]nyah'e'''undlwished kir more",~,' ` - the . Well it did that the most of the = 'u" winter -An FNri«ul p in no^ ""'"'~~^~.-g' not try to make bu bit more \mOeh~9uu could We arrived approximately 3 �o^aoant for each othor'a commododon, od»quut«°»\d f9ncircled the square several Thank inerehan8s\uw cost housing ac- aYuarnonn' force the 55 mph dnioe to find pu'k\nAP)oct „age ponsinno, improved health n, ,U,, " n and welfare measures 'and speed limit, in Florida? Indeed close 'to Wom\wordh's.whe'iethe they do. And the result hbeen ladies 'choen to shop. We did, make their sunset years' atreyyi»4e"u'^'safer highways and . fewer hut while l was waitingm' a community concern 'm worry -free and funfilled as car to (back out. another car with, a travelling* sa'""ncA and took the parking ok�m.. ' -f �+ from, New York State. This Now, as a result ;��do.in- Couldn't helpbutcomparekd\m� was telling me~ he's considerate driver,four of the .mo beaches1 visited m the discovered that ~ speed Um\toy harequirest d to stay beud`oy hero in Huron County. 55 miles -an hougets him toh� mumoan^o�» se she l'was surprised by the appointmentsand in awn�orWhere vmhad to park *h Unes� of �e Florida hotter humor. He's not nearly «hewou��avobeen soaked nx ""~- - ~~~'-. �hodnrshe got tothe store. pomrib\o' • [ had u~ m)k one afternoon pulled in -`=�..`,\nv=on,ofm~. _ ���nd �����N�,obeat at en the hruch0 to the pubic when ��m:frh|o Grant^�the driver didn't , (continued on page a) Dear Editor, I would like to use your column. to express our thanks. Last the merchants" of Goderich sponsored a contest, the prizcbeing a trip for two to Barbados. My sister Joni was the lucky winner! To the many nice people who inquired about us, we did ."=^ take the trip. We'V'e been home for two weeks. It's taken us that long to get our . ' n Yntda} Id io'' tion, vyh(o6 include brushing `nd. flossing., owd the conference W�rpreventive dend�dt�Um t past there has beep little " no emphasis by either t profession or Goverpment 0 prevention of denta ^' p'""'""' People tended ` regard their dentists 'ak repairte technicians who nm�� et and treat prob\onmd, not h mdiuu{urm. People tend to b hesitant to pay a,ddntiotfw a -session on prevmutiw which, may lead to m.0rmu saving Mar of the younger Wt have rnoontlyQr�ouuxmm very keen on preventif (mdmm mmdunp�e . discussed' Another topic dioc000wd