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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-11, Page 27R`A, • it Wane Bowra has some of the tools used in the Industrial Arts class.explained to her by her sora Dean, it grade 7 student at Roberts,on"Menaorial. Some Robertson classes travel to the new elt►ss.raom during the school week to take industrial arts and fitmily studies in thenew classrooms. Scott Bowra (second from right) and Trevor Erb (right), two grade three students, listen and dream of someday usingthe equipment themselves. (staff -photo) Help your Heart... Help your Heart Fund to better. serve NOW THERE ARE E. J. BYRSKI, ADVERTISING MANAGER TOM .THOMPSON you---- ` SIGNAL -STAR ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES DON HUBICCK BILL PSHYK Phone 524-8331 •Display Advertising Department the uaericfj SIGNAL—STAR til • Final instructions for Christmas mail rl (; ODE RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSI''AY, DECEMBER Posties .r�adyfor Christmas rush t.l ,r of (,ucferich planning,, to n►, i1 Christmas cards or packages to friends,_ out-of-town have two days to get their letters to the Goderich post office to ensure delivery prior to December The December 13, deadline for out-of-town mail has been set by the post office to allow sufficient time to moven the barrage of season mail to its destinations. Mail destined for in town delivery can be held until December 17, Goderich .postmaster Mel Farnsworth •said this week that his office has cleared out the backlog of mail caused by , the recent national postal strike and is ready ,for the Christmas rush, He said that the Goderich workers process aboutA0v000 pieces of out-of- town mail during the festive rush and about the same amount arrives here for street delivery. The postmaster explained that there should be no problem delivering the" extra mail on, time provided,, it is addressed correctly, has., sufficient postage and is n„ailnrr nn 1,7.�,� i•Ir' id th-,r Christmas cards are con- sidered third class mail and can he sent in or out of town with a six -Gent stamp. "If the customers” want the card to qualify for air service then they must use an eight cent stamp for first class," said Mr. Farnsworth. He added that the third class mail should be processed but if any problem developed that delayed the " mail, then the first class ' pieces would get priority- from,the post office. Due to the mechanization of the mail handling systeni customers Hr111 this year be - per'mitte-d to seal their Christmas cards. The sealed cards will b'e delivered to anywhere in Canada with a- six- cent stamp hut mail destined•for foreign soil' must he unsealed to. conform with international postal regulations. "The. sealed cards are based on the honor system," said Mr. Farnsworth. "The customer is limited to five words in a handwritten message to qualify for, third class rates and although • Santa's mail may be dropped at Union Gasoffice uptown White the postal strike finally over and ,the, backlog of mail is graduailly being cleared, it won't be long betore the Christtas rush starts. How can a little boy or girl be sure that all-important letter to, Santa will get through`?" One way is to' send that letter ;by Claus Express --the special delivery , set up by Union Gas especially for Santa's mail,, Claus Express, announces while the strike was in progress, is still operating just to make sure Santa's mail gets through 00 time.. • Letters trom Strnta will ,be. accepted at,,,ari.y Union Gas office. ' • r On Monday, December 15, the 'boxes will. he cleared and the letters will be delivered to Canadian Arctic Gas'I'ipelinc Assessment rolls delayed Limited i'n "l'orontii.From there Canadian ' Arctic Gas Pipeline Limited .Will tran- sport Siintii's mail by air- plane to its most northerly office in In k, Northwest 1'ct ritnrii�s, Into ik is 0 convenient spot' fur Santa to'pick'up his mail. It's only about two hours "by reindeer- from the North Pole- tt '•practice run fcir Rudolph atnd'the gang before the bi-g --trip on C"hrislntas„„, Eve If •you have a letter for Sit/J(0, or if you know s011 U'nc Vyho does 9'i•ing it to 'an'v Union . Gtts-,.offic -mby Der. ember Ii. ' Arthur Moen. Minister of ;Revenue, has' announced that as a result of th'e mail strike. •the return of assessment rolls in 'municipalities and localities across Ontario will he postponed. The daze for the return of assessment rolls has now hecn extended from December 16, 1975 to J anu;ary,, 21, 1976 and asse'i.sment notices will be delivered to all assessed people on J anuary 19;6,7 14 days ,,before the assessment rolls are returned to municipalities. • The final date for lodging complaints to 'Assessment Review Courts has been extended- from January (i. 1976 to February 11, 1976. "It 'is most important that people be given adequate, opportunity to• review or a ppea I their prope r,t' assessments. Since . the regional assessment.. flices of my Ministry rely heavily on the malls to get not ices out to people, I want to stake sura the postal disruption doesn't shorten the time people have to 'consider their assessments. As well, 51tnulcl the strike • continue beyond these dates, I shall consider granting ;another• extension, Mr, Moen said, TRALEE KITCHEN CABINETS Announces the 'Appointment Of BILL NELSON OF LUCKNOW as their area repfesentative Bill would be pleased to show you The complete line of Kit- chen Cabinets and Vanities and provide you with free estimates at no obligation Phone-Lucknow 528-2949 • some o.t the mail• may be inspected most of it will be sent through unchecked'," The post office is seeking some cooperation from its customers ,in addressing Christmas letters. The complete address including the postal code is needed to ensure delivery on time for Christmas and for United Stao mail, the zip code must be included on the address. To handle the large influx of mail for Goderich the letter carriers will he making a �ake�ttiis o all those 'W the th-i.l 1, 1975.. --PAGE 7A ro special trip around town on Saturday,'Decernberz 21. The post office; however, wilt be' shut down on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Street letter boxes will be cleaned out on Boxing • Day;'"' You unity to sincerely thank orted this year's charity, Christmas Fund. May we • �''a`"'"`'` feelingthat we have a I I share " ►, t �:,�,,�,,,, . • p,Y -�o this year helped to make others happy at Christmas. Again, many thanks Signal -Star PAPERLEAFS Hockey Club -7 4.4--- `�'' `,,- Instant color cameras. ..„ Low, low prices. w.. • Polaroid's Super Shooter Yo.0 get' big, Super Color pictures.wi h Polacolor 2. 95 This is Polaroid's most versatile camera. It's specially designed,for ultra brilliant Polacolor 2, the film that will saturate your pictures with holiday color and sparkle. 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