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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-08-04, Page 18• PAGE #.-^ 000EHIC SIONAl,NS'A3i, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, i BIRTHDAY CLUB,. , My i ame is Jodi Webster; 1C live near Auburn with my brother Shane and my mom and dad, Marie andGlen. My birthday is August 5 and I seven years old. Jodi Ten tailors here once BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Tailoring seems to be a lost . art . these: days but Arnold,McConnell, a retired Goderich businessman, remembers whenre were no less than 10 ' tailors working out of shops here. "I: was looking through the Signal -Star recently and some clothing adscaughtmy eye. I turnedto-mywife and told. her. I could reme when 1 could -buy a tailored _ ?Waite to -measure surf " bere with two pairs of pants' for $29.50," Mr..McConnell remarks He sat down and. made =list of`all the°tailors and tailoring'businesseshe Could : rememdi,er' operating here ;in the late 1930s and early Charlie Black and Johnny Nivins came to mind first. They had a tiny tailoring slap- at the -.corner of East Street The Square. . • "It was just a littlehole-in- the=wall- It used' to be fun to _watch Johnny_perched upon his stool in the corner with needle:;and..thread, -''...recalls' Mr McConnell who explains ' that in.thosedays, only small sewing machines existed so almost;, all sewing was done by hand-evenbutton holes! ' Charlie and' Johnny, ;later moved their business to the location of the former Sproule. Shoes:storek The McLean Brothers; Allen and Wilhamn,' had a first class•tailor shop on the Royal Bank 'block of The Square. E. J. Pridham had a ' men's clothing , store: where David E. White Clothiers is located today. Then there was Frank Martin .who made suits from a large stock.,of material he kept on hand. His store was first located on. West Street but later moved to a brand new modern shop on The Square where Dr. G.B. Clancy's office is now Iocated. W.C. Snazel then moved into Martin's former shop on West Street and not only tailored men's suits but sold other men's apparel as well. M. Robins and his brother had the Tip Top agency located on The Square where the Goderich Discount Store is now. But' probably the best know tailor of all in Goderich at this time, says Mr. McConnell, was Joe Fritzley. "He worked for all the other tailors at one time and also had his own little shop at his home. He V/as really something, walking down the street in his bowler hat and tailor-made coat. He was always • dressed im- maculately." How did all of these tailors make a living when the population of Goderich was only about 4,000? Mr. McConnell thinks it might have had something to do with the extremely low prices and .the, number of sailors who regularly visited Goderich when their ships were docked here. -All of the Cores' Were - really modern and up -ted, -.- date. - •date. None of them were junky. And it only took about 10 days for your suit to be made after you were measured," he says. Today, Gerrards and David E. White Clothiers are the only•two men's clothing stores on The Square, and tailoring is a lost art. Len Lumsden of David E. White Clothiers says' they still getstsome requests for custom made suits and there are a few tailors in Montreal and London who can make them --but at 'double the price you'd pay for a suit off the rack! PROCESS CHEESE SLICES, THINS Kraft Singies 500 g PKG OF 24 SLICES OUR .REGULAR PRICE 3:29 • for freshness iL Savings' • PROD. OF ONTARIO. ASST FLAVOURS ANN PAGE Saiad.... Dressing 1 LITRE JAR o ' Compare to our Reg. pace on Miracle Wimp at 2.49 CANADA NO. 1 GRADE, PROD. OF ONTARIO Fresh CauI if! ower TI 0 O: Fr IND Oaf each 1 PROD. OF SOUTH AFRICA. SIZE8B'S J.B. Large Sweet Fruit Drinks Juicy Oranges 1 64 FL OZ BTL 9 10 for 299 CANADA NO. 1 GRADE PROD. OF CALIFORNIA Red Plums a MARVEL, SLICED White_ Bread 675 g LOAF • , 100% VEG. 01L Imperial Soft Margarine 2 LB TUB OUR REGULAR PRICE .70 (made with 100% pure veg. shortening) OUR REGULAR ?RICE 2.69 You'll do better with BAKED GOODS from A&P! You'll do better with FROZEN GOODS from A&P! HAMBURGER BUNS .OR _,_ Wiener. Rolls OUR ItGULAR PRICE 1.09 pkg of 12 ■ JANE PARKER. SLICEED.IMADE WITH 100 PURE VEG. SHORTENING' Protein Bread 45Ufg ■79 loa JANE PARKER Apple Pie JANE PARKER. PLAIN. SUGAR OR CINNAMON Cake Donuts • P41°1 ■99 JANE PARKER Pecan Twirls SAYE .40 SUN PAC, FROZEN, CONCENTRATED; Orange- Juice. OUR REGULAR PRICE .89 12.5 fl oz tin ■ MRS. SMITH'S. FROZEN. CHOCOLATE OR COCONUT Cream •Pies • 1:1(C:179 FROZEN, STRAIGHT OR CRINKLE CUT McCain Superfries P432.59 FROZEN, CONCENTRATED, FRUIT BEVERAGE Five Alive BLUE WATER. FROZEN pkgg °}' ■ 89 Haddock in Batter SILVERWOOD, ASST FLAVOURS. CANADIAN SUPREME Ice Cream 159 21K?Ib..99 1, litre carton OUR f1EGULAR PRICE 1.99 CANADA FANCY. PROD. OF SOUTH AFRICA. SWEET. CR PROD. OF U.S.A. SWEET RIPE Granny Smith Apples 2.1$,kg/ lb .U9 Whole' Watermelon •PROD. OF U.S.A.. LARGE. SWEET,,,,,CANADA NO.1 GRADE. PROD. OF ONTARIO, LG SIZE FRESH Fresh Blueberries 'pint 1.4Celery Stalks ea. each 2.99 . 69 CANADA NO. 1 GRADE. PROD. (W CALIFORNIA_PROD. OF U.S.A. Red Grapes 2.84,kg/16 1.29 Nectarines 1.96,g./...89 CANADA NO. 1 GRADE. PROD. OF CALIFORNIA SWEET CANADA NO,1 GRADE. PROD. OF U.S.A.. LARGE. 99 Fresh Cantalou e Bartlett Pears 2.18,kg/b . p CANADA NO.1 GRADE. PROD. OF ONTARIO, NEW CROP . 6 quart basket Potatoes CANADA NO 1 GRADE PROD OF ONTARIO Corn -On -The -Cob 12 for each 9 CANADA NO.1 GRADE. PROD. OF ONTARIO. CRISP. FRF {. LG SIZE 1 for 2.9 Head Lettuce PROD. OF ONTARIO. GREAT IN SALADS 1.99 Fresh Spinach . 99 . 99 1pkgz ■ 89 PROD. OF ONTARIO. GREAT IN SALADS. RAW OR COOKEDPROD. OF ONTARIO. FRESH. TENDER. GREAT 1N SALAD Fresh Mushrooms pkg 1.99 Zucchini Squash Ikg Ib r�9 64 CANADA NO.1 GRADE. PROD. OF ONTARIO. 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FROZEN Fish & Chips 16.6 fl oz 39 tin • pkg 1.69 5rTgg 1.89 SCHNEIDERS, FROZEN. GREAT ON THE B.B.O. Steakettes 5p0k0g9 2.39 BLUE WATER. FROZEN, BOSTON BLUE Fish Sticks 14°z 1 79 pkg ■ L SAVE .50 FBI, PURE Apple Juice' 29 48 fl oz btl OUR REGULAR PRICE 1.79 ALL PURPOSE Five Roses Flour OUR REGULAR PRICE 10.49 SAVE 2.50. 10 kg 7 bag 99 KAM•REGULAR Luncheon Meat ASSORTED FRUIT FLAVOURS Freshie NABISCO CEREAL Bran Bites & Bi ins POPSY CRUNCH Caramel Corn LIOUID CHOCOLATE Brown Cow VALIANT Iced Tea Mix ZIPLOC, GALLON SIZE Storage Bags 3408 1 69 tin r' g e6nvs ■ 99 5pk11 g 91 ■:. 9 •- f 200 g pkg • 9 400 btl 1 59 pis; ilCi � mL 24°Z c 2 79 cin e 131120° 1■39 FABRIC SOFTENER • Fle`ec Liquid OUR REGULAR PRICE 3.85 SAVE .56 3.6 litre plst btl 6 329