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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-06-30, Page 18PAGE 8A —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1982 Best Interest * 11/2s 1veaR INPe r®preeent many Trust Companies. We are often w-Iktfa'aLatMETJW.r.,.W.i,ftQ'efal. Wiir4�Ega5:x tt1e Brad on Guaranteed investment Certificates. 'Sawed to chomp zry Gaiser Knea e • Insurance Brokers Inc. EXETER CLINTON GRAND BEND GODERICH 235.2420 482-4741 238-8484 524 2118 dr 'KAMM IN THE SUNCQ ST iM L1 IiWY. 21 SOUTH- GODFJbICH (519) 524-8515 HOURS TuesBNkd.10-5Thurs&Fri. 10-9 Sat., 10- 4 I Closed Mondays Patton's Place says, "People ARE Buying" Ron Logan, co-owner of Patton's Place, the London area's biggest furniture and appliance outlet, agreed that customers are looking for quality and good value. But he disagreed that consumers have stopped spen- ding money. "The money's out there", he said. "But they have to have justification to spend. We're not suffering. I won't deny it hasn't been hard slugging." Patton's Place laid off 28 employees in December but has since rehired, or replaced them. and total em- ployment now stands at 102, Logan said. He and par- tner. Gord Patton founded the business 24 years ago. "I'm not denying a lot of people are hurling, but they have to get back to basics," he said. "You can't quit ad- vertising. Many are having difficulty because they're not advertising." Logan said his company uses newspaper, radio, and television advel'tisiing heavily in London, Chatham. and Sarnia; and this a main reason that, it has been able to attract heavy traffic to its store. Ra io Club holds fieldday at Point Farms It was "Hello North. America" at 2 p.m. Satur- day, June 26 at Point Farms Provincial Park, Goderich tell>S nlTv } bib f~�. `�i t�ir 13ar�io t,`�ti set up shop. This was the 46th annual field day when amateur clubs throughout North America at 2 p.m. tune in their sets. The Kincardine Club was in touch with Boulder, Colorado, North Texas, North Florida and Rhode Island to name a few places. On Sunday at 2 p.m. when they concluded their 24-hour project, they had made 550 contacts. The club used the barn at Point Farms to support their antenna. Those at the con- trols were John Mann of Wingham, Kevin Pickes and P. iw{ip: n ,w.2% -qt , " ail s �3.'4.rmaisibmxvl v."?�F'LL+''natea Tum Livingstone 13128-711345 i0 Lloyd King of Kincardine and Fred Gibson of Tiverton. Social News Frances J. (Red) Kane of Arlington, Texas is spending a vacation at this cottage in Port Albert. His daughter, Mrs. Brad Williams and son Bradley of Dallas, Texas are visiting with him. Visiting with Bernadine Kinney later in July will be Drainage pae pays off in healthy soil ,bacteria Bocterto in the soil break down fertilizers, vegetable and animal wastes and gases Into nutrient forms which can be absorbed by plants. The health of the plant is dependent on a critical balance of ,air. water and temperature—a balance which is maintained by good drainage Droth drainage LIMITED FARM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS Ripley, Ontario NOG 2R0 '1:IP (519) 3955838 her brother, Father Ralph O'Loughlin C.S.B. who was ordained into the priesthood in Toronto in August of 1942. Since his ordination, he has spent some time in the Mission Field in the area of Houston and at the present time he is located in Mexico City with 12 other Basilian Priests. On July 25 he will return to the Kingsbridge area where several social events are planned in his honor. It will also be the occasion of his 40th year of ordination. He will be in the area until August 15. residents of Detroit, they will be the flower girl now make their winter home assisted the bride-to-be in Tamrac, Florida. Due to the opening of many _gifts sickness in the family last which were presented by the year, they Were unable to children in attendance. g P. } lr �Il 1(� �t'�SVC7 �=i�',(C5�'�"raa`�� �� .�U�5sic[�a���i+ �v. Goderich for the summer. Visiting.. t their cottage in the village Itis 'week were 3Mery and Myra Lahn of London and children Pearce and Peggy and a friend of the Lahns, Susan Goddard, also of , London. Visiting the Latins from Kitchener was Reta Smith, mother of Myra Lahti. Norval Anderson of River's Bend, Port Albert, observed five geese and a. mallard duck Monday morning on a small island in the Nine Mile River, just, previous to it emptying into Lake Huron. Visiting in the village this -week with her daughters, Mrs. William (Margaret) Balkwill of Downsview and Mrs. George (Kaye) Fennell of Hamilton was Jean Lednor, one of the oldest residents of Port Albert at the age of 98. She was born December 11, 1883 in a log cabin in the village. Her father was James McEwen Dunbar who died when she was eight. It isnice to have the Gailbraith family at their summer cottage, south of Goderich. They have been vacationing in this area for many years. Former How will Canada's new National Training Program prepare today's workers for tomorrow's fobs? here is -a tihin-tage of Canadians -trained in the critical skills and new technologies., A shortage that will grow. Filling those jobs is a Icderal government priorit. We're making a one billion dollar commitment to helping ('ataadiaits train Iliir those. nitrons. lere's hat w doing: Canada's New National -I•raining Program. _ 1(i meet the growing demand for skilled work -ors, the (oI (*amnia 1s introducing a new 4attonttl 1 {'rostrum. V 1 ntpktynteni ,red Immigration we helie'e training in ken.skills is an'•iniportant Ci /MIN of the long -terns solution to the employment challenges of the ?{(I's. Our new tiatlonal I raining Program will stake our (ocational•Irairung <�stenl more resp( nsne to the skills Canadians need now. ere going to train 250,000 Canadians in. theskills_ of tomorrow. \\'ith tie ;t l(1tnrnal 1unding just anmotanre(I we will he. training over a quartet 4 41 a million melt and woolen a year. I \tri luridrng will create thousand's more training positions to the fields where skilled worker's are to high demand. - e rc creating a new fund to huild state -of -the- • • Wart training facilities across the country. \ ere committed 10 i.' utg C anada the finest skills training program in t114' world. But the sophisticated equin-. trent and tcchnol(,t_T\ needed to train our workers is expen- sr‘e. Sn }ke're'ot'lenng.grutts to help colleges. pn, inciat gnkernnents. industry and other groups to huild the modern Iacilities the national Training etlitrt demands. Our new, work sharing program keeps thousands df workers of the job, where training and upgrading.can continue.. • • foo (Men, apprentices are the first to suffer from len-o1ls. that means on the job training is lost. A valuable luwre worker's progress is halted. Work sharing helps keep workers on the job where they can continue to learn and rncrelise the national pool of skilled labour. W" re investing in the future of our young people. Our investment in training means that Canada's young workers ca-n'hane more secure employment for years to • cone... because we are helping them train in the skills that are in demand, today and tomorrow. It's an investment in johs. I't's an itn•estnent in Canadians. 'Ind it helps' Canada work..' For 1! cop, (4I the booklet "Are we ready to change?" write. "(11'\ti(,.1 " Ottawa- Ontari(( K I A 0,19 11 \1>IWI tiff Helping Ca work. Canacl'a1410 Eimploymenl and Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Empioi et Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, jMinistre Visiting with Frank Sheldon at his home in Port Albert were Archie and Irene GIajch and family of Windsor. The families have been friends for many years., Ball News The two Port Albert ball teams cleaned up at the Kinsmen Slow Pitch Tour- nament held in Lucknow over the weekend. The Port Albert Bulldogs eliminated Reeces Corners. - to take home the trophy for the A championship and the Port Albert Pirates played three games Saturday, coasting to easy victories over the Ripley Raiders (20- 2), the Walkerton Central Tavern (7-2) and, Wiacer Plumbing, Listowel (6-2), to take home the trophy for tiii� B.championship. Both trophies are on display in the village general store. Cheryl Atm thanked those in attendance for their generosity. Graduation Michael Garvey of Toronto returned to St. Joseph's School in Kingsbridge to speak to the Grade 8 graduating students last week. Mr. Garvey, a graduate of St. Joseph's, is following in his father's footsteps in the practice of law. In his speech to the students, he spoke about their faith, the separate school system and the challenges that face them today in our rapidly changing society. Melvin O'Reilly, 87, of Windsor, a former resident of Kingsbridge, also returned this year as he has done for several years to present Bibles to the 13 St. Joseph's Grade 8 students. In his brief but timely message, he spoke about the importance of faith and heritage. While in the area, O'Reilly visited at the home of Ber- nadine Kinney. He is a former employee of the CNR in 1910 was one of the st students enrolled.in the Stratford Business College. Bridal Shower Lois Sinclair welcomed the many neighbours and friends who gathered at Christ Anglican . Church, Port Albert, Saturday af- ternoon for the shower to honor Cheryl Ann Hodges. Jo Anne Doherty who will be one of the bridesmaids and Kelly Vanderburgh who Church News Communion was observed at the Sunday morning service at Christ Anglican Church, Port Albert. The Reverend Robert Crocker conducted the service and spoke from St. Luke's Gospel, chapter 15, verse5. Margaret_ Young, –president of 'the ACW, an - nounced that the ladies will meet on July 2 in the church at 1:30 p.m. to finalize plans for the, garage sale to be held Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m. v ¢•� T r "4 il.: ^ Mike Murphy, 18,of Goderich and Richard Day, 16, of Whitechurch are studying the operations of a provincial park at Point Farms this year. Orientation ,Day at Point Farms was held June 29. The opening speaker wase Bill Creighton, park supervisor, who spoke on "Outdoor Recreation": David Ablett, land technician for the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Wingham, spoke on "Land Use". John Sollars, ad- ministration. supervisor, spoke on "Office Administration And P-aul Chamberlain, safety officer from the Owen Sound office of the Ministry, directed a first aid course. Fish Stories John Joseph of Sarnia was fishing in the Nine Mile River at Port Albert Saturday afternoon when he reeled in one bass and one sucker. On, his second bite, it was another sucker. Joseph, who is retired from Sarnia where he was a machine operator for 26 years, was enjoying the warm sunshine as he fished. Shawn O'Hara, 11, of Elmira caught himself a bass in 15 minutes:_of fishing at. Port Albert. Mike Wales of 'London who fishes every weekend, caught a three pound bass Saturday morning at the Goderich harbor. Wales claimed the river at Port Albertwas too dirty and the river too high for fishing but he has a great deal of respect for the Nine Mile having earlier this Spring been fortunate in catching three rainbow trout, one at 10 pounds and two at 7 pounds. You can just bet these two youngsters would love to get their hands on a gas powered model aircraft, and while they did get their hands on some of the models on display at the .-Goderich Airport Saturday, they had to be content to watch the demonstration.(Photo by Dave Sykes) Park plans special weekend. Point Farms Provincial Park, located six kilometers north .of Goderich on Highway 21, offers excellent opportunities forswimming, sunbathing, picnicking and sports..Don't miss any of the fun activities for area residents, campers and visitors. Celebrate Canada's birth- day this weekend starting with an hour of films at the horn. Entertainment for the whole family starting at 8 p.m. on Friday evening. Meet at the permit office at4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Ju - Personalized Office Services •GENERAL TYPING REPORTS, ESSAYS SPEE(:HES. RESUMES •PERSON, - IZED LETTERS *BOOKKEEPING •OFFICE OVERLOAD SERVICES IN YOUR OFFICE OR 0111115 10A THE SQUARE CODER ICH 524-2332 ly 3 to visit Glen and Cliff McNeil and their families at their neighbouring dairy farm for a unique tour of the operations. At 7:45 p.m. a haywagon ride will bring everyone from the camp- grounds to the barn activi- ty centre for the barn dance. Kick up your heels to old time square dances, waltzes and polkas! Music is provid- ed by Joe Tiffin's Band from 8:30 to 11 p.m. and Horace Crawford, square dance caller, will teach the steps. Bring the whole family! An informal church ser- vice and sing -a -long con- ducted by an area minister will be held in the barn at 11:30 a.m.' on Sunday, July 4. To complete your weekend, meet at the beach for out- door art at 2 p.m. While visiting the park, stop and see the site of the former Point Farm Hotel built in 1873 by Joseph Josiah Wright. , For more information about the park and ac- tivities, contact the Visitor Services staff (524-7124) or pick up a , weekly newsletter at the permit office. Admis- sion to all events is included in your camping fee or your $2 vehicle pass for day use.