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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-08-19, Page 15One of the attractions of last weekend's Tiger Dunlop Days at the Huron County Pioneer Museum was horse-drawn carriage rides given by Don Sowerby, behind the reins of his high-stepping beauties. ( Photo by Cath Wooden) Elva Straughan marks birthday The Auburn Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society held their August meeting at the home of Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson. The president, Mrs. Sanderson, gave the call to, worship, followed .by the hymn 'Christ is Made the Sure Foundation', the hymn on which Lady Diana en- tered St . Paul's Cathedral. • Mrs. Sanderson welcomed all and the devotional was taken by Mrs. Roy Daer. The scripture lesson, Romans 8: verses 28-39 were read alternately. The meditation, 'Hope for Today's World', was followed by prayer. The roll call was answered by a Bile verse containing the word - Purpose. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Mrs. Lillian Letherland. The financial' statement was given by the treasurer, Mrs. Frances uburn news Eleanor Bradnock. correspondent Clark. The hymn, 'Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee' was read in unison followed by the mission topic, 'The Christians Worship. in New China', given by Mrs. Frances Clark. The hymn 'Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting in the .Joy of What Thou. Art' was read' and .Mrs,'" Sanderson Looking Back Harbor Hi1 walk 75 YEARS AGO Councillor Sallows, as chairman of the Parks Committee, has had drawings prepared showing .a proposed improvement of the walk down Harbor Hill. This will be considered by council at its,next meeting. On Tuesday at 11 a.m. the Berlin excursion party arrived at the depot and Marched to the Square, the: band leading, the women and children being in carriages of which there; was a long line. Mr. and. Mrs. William Swaffield celebrated their. golden wedding anniversary attheir residence on Britannia Road this week. .Contractor Gutteridge has the foundation for the C.P.R. depot at this end of the line rinarked out and many men at work on the contract. The ground around the building station is being put into Shape. and many men are 'employed btiding the cement yall to hold up Light o e Hill. • At the town council meeting on Friday last, the tax rate for 1906 was set at 22 mills; the proposed gas company got its franchise; and Mayor Tilt handed in his resignation. Dan R. McLeod of Lucknow has accepted a position in Hutchison's Barbecues can kill Barbecues and hibachis are intended for outdoor cooking, not a heating unit for the cottage or tent on a cool evening, says the On- tario Safety League. Most combustibles emit some degree of lethal carbon monoxide and in a poorly ventilated area it takes but a few minutes for the CO level to reach the danger zone. The only way to ensure your safety is to practice preven- tion. `M. 546-7591) pronounced the benediction. Shethen served lunch. Social news Mr. and Mrs Frank Raith- by and John Raithby visited last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Raithby and family at Co llingwood. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Hanlyn of Belmont visited last Sunday with Mrs. Albert McFarlane, improved tonsorial parlors on. Mon- treal Street here. Yesterday complaint was made .to The Star about horses being driven into and. over the bathing ground at the beach. Contractor Anthistle and his, men are doing good work .on the cement walks, St. Patrick's Street' being just about completed. 25 YEARS AGO Termed a $64,000 question by Mayor J .E. Huckins, the problem Of Goderich's inadequate water supply may have a $550,000 answer. That was the figure men- tioned Friday • night when town council and the PUC held a special joint meeting to hear Dr. A.E. Berry, general manager of Ontario Water Resources Com- mission and James ,F. MacLaten, Toronto con- sulting engineer. • • • About 19 million. bushels of grain have been, received at local. elevators so far this year and prospects are very good for brisk business until the close of navigation. Goderich Girls 'Trumpet Band received terrific ap- plause along the route as they took part in the Warriors' Day parade at the CNE Saturday. It's public knowledge that teenag drivers are a problem in G erich, said Crown Attorney H. 'Glenn Hays in police court here recently. "We seem to have an epidemic of horseplay among these juvenile drivers," he said. 5 YEA RS AGO A fire late Tuesday af- ternoon destroyed a garage on West Street owned by Alf Hoy and caused.considerable damage to the Goderich PUC building next door. Plans are in the working stage to dispense ap- proximately 30,000 doses of vaccine in Huron County for the next three months at part of the provincial $9, million anti-fluenza program. Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt was elected a director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario at a three-day conference last Week in Toronto. Commercial progress in the core'area may meet with strong opposition from the• Goderich Architectural Conservancy Society if plans to demolish the 105 -year-old former Colborne Hotel are carried out by McGee Motors of Goderich. M. and ,Mrs. Emerson Rodger and their son, Gary Rodger, returned last week from a five week trip to the West Coast. • Auburn Librarian, Mrs. Lillian Letherland, has requested that all Huron County library books be turned in by August 22 to be ready f or. the exchange. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs.. Tom Jardin and Mrs. Elva Straughan were Mrs. John Shouldice and Mark of Etobicoke, Mrs. Clayton Robertson of Meaford, Mrs. Bonnie Armour of Waterlcio and Donald Jardin and Greg of Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. F. J, Lapp of St. Thomas and Mrs. R. C. Templar of Rochester, New York recently visited • for a ',week with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Lapp of 11R1 Auburn and also with Mr. and Mrs. KOth Lapp, Cheryl and Christine of RFD Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Denys, Jeffrey, Janett and Amanda of RR1 Kippen. Mrs. Tom Jardin en- tertained over 20 friends last Thursday afternoon when they called to congratulate her mother, Mrs. Elva Straughan. on the occasion of her 91st birthday. Several ladies from the village attended the Blythi Flower Show last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Rita Brown of Goderich, Mrs. Marion Sproul of RR3 Auburn and Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock were guests last weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arthur at their cottage at Bogie's Beach. Letters to the editor GODERICH.SIGNAL,STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1!..:),81 ---PAGE 15 Day Centre needs help in raising funds Dear Editor: The Huron Day Centre for the Homebound, located at Clinton in facilities donated hy Huronview Horne for the Aged, is looking to the businessmen and women of Huron County for help in raising funds to keep our Centre operating as a viable alternative to premature in- stitutional admittance, as an extension of Home Support Services offered to the elder- ly and physically home- bound residents of Huron County. Our Centre has been in Wants increased° trout plantings Dear Editor: Below please find a copy of a letter written to Mr: K. Lof- tus of the Ministry of Natural Resources re- questing increased plantings of trout and salmon in the Maitland River atGoderich. Chinook and coho salmon are now being taken during July and August in Lake Huron off Goderich. Unlike those in Lake Ontario, these are edible fish and we feel the Ministry should follow the pattern of their counter- parts in Michigan and realize the potential of the clear waters of Lake Huron, We are therefore soliciting the support of Our local M.P.P., the District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the media., Dear Mr. Loftus: With the news of con- tamination of the waters of Lake Ontario and the warn- ing regarding the dangers of eating fish taken from those waters, I would ask on behalf of sport fishermen in the Lake Huron area that the ministry strongly . consider increased plantings of trout arid salmon in the Maitland River .and others along the eastern shoreline. • Plantings in the mid Lake Huron region 'have been practically nil compared to those in other lakes over the past number of years. This is difficult to understand con- sidering the purity of the .Waters of Lake Huron com- pared to other lakes. • The state of Michigan has increased . its planting of lake trout and salmon over the past number of years. Many of these are now show- ing up in the waters off • Goderich. It is reported that one million lake trout will be • planted in Lake Huron this year and the same amount in 1982 by the state of.Michigan Natural Resources. Lake Huron it is felt will be • Got an opinion? Let it be known in a •letter to the editor 1982 RX.7 PAODELS NOW - IN STOCK MW MOTOR'S RX4 Priced to sell as fast as it looks. • Gel heltind the wheel and RX -7 will tell you what' a state-of-the-art sports car is all about. Rotary engine. disc brakes, 5 -speed gearshift .inti-suay liars and plenty more. including the newlutury GX model. Rut ‘laida RX -7. doesn'tnecesSarilY sport a hig price. Come on l in and drive one. ihen price it. 1 ou'll soon find out ith tazda RX -7 is Canada's Fa % oritc imported 2. seat sports i•ar. mamaAIIII THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU LIKE MW MOTORS LTD. 184 EAST ST., VOLVO-MAZDA/SALES-SiRVICE GO/EMRICH 524-2113 the largest producer of lake trout in all the Great Lakes within the next few years. Unfortunately, this is mainly on the American side. The state of Michigan ac- cording to reports has in- creased plantings in Lake Huron because of problems encountered with commer- cial fishermen overharvesting in " Lake Michigan. This claim is not unique to the State of Michigan, but is echoed by sport fishermen throughout Ontario. Increased plantings in Lake Huron will certainly mean a closer scrutiny of commercial fishing on Lake Huron along with amended regulations limiting the amount of fish being taken by them, particularly trout and.salmon. The Ministry of Natural Resources Should not reduce production of game fish in hatcheries because of the impurity of water in Lake Ontario, but should instead, even if it means imposing a licencing fee, increase its production and like the state of 'Michigan, realize the pro- duction capabilities of the clear waters of Lake. Huron and focus more attention to this area. • Yours truly, ••Fred Salter, • BluewaterCharters, 284 Mary St., • Goderich operation since October 1977 and may be familiar to many who have read about our varied activities in local news media. For those who are not aware of our pm: - pose, the Centre was originally set upl as a pilot project by the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices in co-operation with in- terested citizens, Le, doc- tors, public health nurses, Home Care, V.O.N., social workers, ministers and others concerned with the health and mental well-being of the homebound in Huron County. Dear Mary Jane : At that time funding was provided on an 80 percent basis from the Ministry, with the other 20 percent being raised through user fees, sale of crafts, public dona- tions and asmall grant from„ the County "of Huron. Since then, however, fun- ding has been reduced by the Ministry to 50 percent which makes fund raising a very important aspect of. our lives at the Centre. With costs in- creasing alarmingly, •(our own costs have risen from $40,000 in 1977 to over $00,000 for 1981) we now have to", at- tempt to raise, • through Public donations, close to $U$.1tswththisijmjjd that we ask you to .e0nAtter our Centre worthy of your eoneem and support. • if you would like to know mere about our program or have any questions regar- ding our appeal for help, please call me at 482-7943, Ext. 223, when Shall be hap- py to answer yourqueries. The.. HOMEBOUND need your support. I trust you Will be able,to help in someway. . Thank you Sincerely, Rosemary .Armstrong, Co-ordinator 1 missed you last 'week, you'll. have to tell me all about your rafting trip. M.). I've lii/edin this area for most of my life' and last week was my first trip. to St Marys. Wow! What an interesting place, really unique and very'busy. As I hadn't- plannedto shop when 1 went, take my Money, so I suggest we go there on Sat.- For starters, Earl,Campbell Jewellers is having an anniversary sale.. Vouwill be glad to know they always have 20% off their Royal Doulton figurines. It is really an interesting store, with lots of room so clumsy people like me don't get paranoid. For their anniversary sale, there will be 15% off all stock and a daily up-to-50%°off savings table. Besides the Doulton they carry Hummel Figurines, crystal and Much much more. They have •a store in Exeter too! Another place 1 simply fell in love with was Marshalls, right on the Main St. It used to,be the Grand Central Hotel Three stores io one -gift, clothing and cards'n things. I could spen,d hours in the gift shop alone, and tor a tourist town, the prices were exceptionally good. In the clothing section you can find really fine wools, yarns, and all around.loVely things. t actually did spend a fortune on cards and wrap ih the last section. It was just so good to find such a variety that 1 bought almost a year's supply. ., this town is something else. I went next to Stonetown Antiques, just off Main St. on.Church. I have never seen a better selection of collector plates 1. was told itis the biggest in Ontario. They'even have a Plate Club, Plates are a real, investment, and.any I buy from now on will be from Stonetown. Add to the plate collection antique Canadiana .furniture and you have a fabulous 'store. Prices are ; good too, but most important, especially to a new collector. like me, is the free advice. For lunch, we could then go to Westover Park, on Thomas Street. You'll love it, It's a.big old'home on beautiful park -like grounds, which has been turned into a hotel while not losing a bit of its stately grace andcharm. We can have a gourmet lunch or supper in their delightful outdoor terrace cafe. 1 felt like a real lady of. IciSure right out. of the later 1800s sitting there. It was actually somewhat therapeutic, and the food 'was very good as were the prices. Maybe you'll be interested in spendtng a weekend there this winter. Well, must ruSh, see you Sat Bring pictures of your rafting trip. ,; Adv.' • Betty For 3 Days Only On Your RTS N EEDS • We've marked prices down faster than a, speeding bullet to bring • You the greatest .sporting goods sales event ever! All Summer Clothing MUST GO! 50% oFF All Baseball gloves catchers equipment, bats, caps, etc. 1/2 Price All Clubs 207o OFF Bags, Balls & Ace. 35% OFF * 4 &Or. Racquets , Balls Presses, Headcovers & Acc. 50% °FF Ball Spikes & Knobbies Golf Shoes Tennis Shoes 25% oFF Rods - Reels Tackle Boxes, Nets & More 50% OFF 01111111 ! Dorninion Red Wheels $59,99 3ocia.,:s Back -To -School Special ADIDAS CARRY -ALL Reg. $15.95 SPORTS BAG 'N°"nlYs9.99 Rad4ue * Reenember...We Hove A Full Line Of Shoes For Back -To -School 60 West St. Goderich 514717