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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-09-21, Page 6,PAGE 6 ' 0.14 ;VA' !,11iE .i1 SDAY , SEP E ER ?1, 1943 Goderic , ° Weekdays .'4 0O faturdays, Sundays, Holidays '6.00 PLAY AS MANY HOLES AS YOU LIKE! "VISIT OUR PRO -SHOP For our CLEAR -OUT SPECIALS - While they lestil CALL 348-8991 Bill Ducklow, Manager Enjoy oceans of Hot Water { A Superior Propane water heater is fast, convenient and delivers plenty of hot water. Automatic temperature control lets you "dial" the temperature you need. You'll love the luxury of oceans of hot water for baths... showers... dishes ... and laundry. Rei,, {or f2.9'b e,„o,eth al „r use tptus Propo VISIT OUR SHOWROOM. 6116 upe PROPANE LIMITED HOURS 363 Regent St. MON. TO FRI. Godo>Ich, Ont. E AM toy PM 324.2661 rior book to The historypofl`, Heritage Days in Goderich Town p, to be published in C01011110- tion o 1111tion with the township's 150th celebrations in 1985,1s starting to take definite shape and looks as though it will be both informative and fascinating reading. The executive committee has decided on the, basic for- mat of the book and ap- proached atimber of publishers regarcii'g rates and time deadlines. Regular monthly meetings are held at the Township Hall in Holmesville on the first Tuesday at 1 p.m. and anyone who has information and or pictures they think p-h*ory: ed 'soon would'te of `Intel Best id most welcome toAttend. Some of the nation. beads have already handed in draft copies of their data and the results are most interesting. For instance, did you know that there were 18 churches in Goderich Township at some time? Can you tell us exactly where St. Peter's Anglican and the Bible Christian Church were situated in Sumrnerhill? Do you remember St. Stephen's. near Goderich? Also, at least nine hamlets have been iden- tified. You may recognize Holmesville, Taylor's Cor- ners, Porter's Hill, Mid- dleton's, and Summerhill, KIDS' DAY ASC Radio Maek Newest Computer Centre COMPUTER GAMES COMPETITION Saturday Mornings Starting October 8th, 1983 9:00 AM -12:00 NOON 3 Age Groups: 7 yr. -10 yrs. 11 yrs. -14 yrs. 15 yrs. -18 yrs. Register Now! Registration forms available at your school 524-4232 or 524-7924 YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE but- how many of you , place Piper's Darn, Upion, Bridgewater and Garfield? Thirteen schools have been 'identified and we are trying to locate as many photos of these schools and , their classes as possible. Can you help? In the agricultural section we are looking for good clear photos of older harvesting methods - binding, threshing, stooking and are hoping to gather material from township residents diaries of years gone by. Have you any such old let- ters or day books among your memorabilia? The number of commer- cial enterprises located through the township is equally surprising. You may remember Burns Pottery on the Maitland Con. and the Holmesville Cheese and But- ter Factory, but what can you tell us about the Holmesville- Vinegar Works, the Brewery on the Old Mill Road, and the various saw mills and lime kilns dotted along the way? We've come up with a lot of answers doing our resear- ch, but with even more ques- tions! If you can help us with any Goderich Township in- formation, please contact Mrs. Alison Lobb (482-7167), Mrs. Jean Lobb 482-7580 or Mrs. Alice Porter (524-7004), or join us at our next History Book monthly meeting in Holmesville Oct. 4 8 p.m. GET IT DONE RI NOV Losing money through your windows? Replace then with Alcan's new energy-efficient vertical sliding TILT -ACTION window. Both top and bottom sections of these attractive windows lilt inwards for hassle - free cleaning. 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Only Alcan door and window products bear the distinctive Mean symbol, your assurance of quality, Look for it — and your nearest Mean Authorized Dealer. 1111 ALCAN Some of the activities held at GDCI last Friday during the annual Grade 9 initiation day included a tug of war between Grade niners and the senior students (with the Grade 9s winning); passing the orange down the line using your chin, only; and a race to see who... could push a peanut the fastest across the gym floor with his or her nose. (Photos by Joanne Buchanan) Square dancers entertain Enterprising Seniors held their Sept. 15 meeting at the Community .Centre in Holmesville. r. President John Semple chaired the meeting and Jean Lobb played the piano for the opening exercise. Frank Yeo presented the financial statement. Charlotte Norman read the minutes. Correspondence in- cluded notice of the Zone Rally to be Oct. 5 in the Seaforth arena. A motion was made to only serve sandwiches for lunch at club meetings. For the next meeting Everett Mcll- wain, Hazel Mcllwain and Iona Blake will be in charge of the entertainment and lun- ch. Jean Perdue called on her group of entertainers, the square dancing Wheelers and Dealers dancers of Clin- ton, under the direction of Lois and Ed Wise and caller Glen Patterson. The group performed various dances, including the two step dance and the Butterfly dance. Stan Mcllwain and Lois per- formed a comedy Daisy Daisy. Lois invited the Seniors up for the Bird Dance and the straight line dance. Bert Mc- Creath thanked the group for coming and they were given a standing ovation for their entertainment. This meeting was the An- niversary meeting and all 45 members enjoyed sand- wiches and coffee followed by a piece of anniversary cake, which was beautifully decorated. Mr. Morrison gave the blessing before the lunch was served. - Ball News The Holmesville Squirt boys won the Squirt Cham- pionship and Goderich III won the consolation prize at the Sept. 17 tournament. The Pee Wee tournament has been cancelled till Oct. 24. ' Fun Day for all Goderich Township ball teams will be _held at the ball park at Holmesville on Sept. 25. Everyone come out, patents, friends, and enjoy the after- noon. Some of the children of Holmesville Church walked with their parents in the Terry Fox run for Cancer. Congratulations to all who walked. Paula and Gordon Lobb have been gifted with a new baby boy. Congratulations. Please keep in mind and mark your calendars , the Playground Project for Holmesville School dance will be held November 4 at HOLMESVILLE NEWS Blanche Deevea, 482-3383 the Community Centre Holmesville. For tickets call 482-3780. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mrs. Stock from the community. Please remember and please try to attend the Goderich Township , 150 meeting Sept. 29 at 8:15 p.m. at the Community Centre. Worship Service in the Holmesville United Church was held last Sunday. The Senior choir sang an An- them. Rev. Bechtel spoke to the children and Bill Batkin and Carman Tebbutt receiv- ed the offering. WI meet The Goderich Township Women's Institute held their first meeting for the • fall season at the Community Centre on Sept. 12 and Presi- dent Alice Porter opened the meeting. An invitation was extend- ed on behalf of Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute to attend their meeting on Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. It was announced that the County Rally will be held at Bluevale on Oct. 3. Tickets are to be procured for the quilt, made and donated by one of our members, the proceeds of which are to be used for work in Women's Institute projects. A Committee was set up to arrange for the Variety Con- cert being sponsored by the Institute on Nov. 10 at the .Community Centre in Holmesville. The guest speaker for the evening, Janet Amos, Ar- tistic Thrector at the Blyth Theatre, gave a very in- teresting talk on her life, and the history of the Blyth Theatre. A lively question and answer period followed. The next meeting will be held Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. A&P purchases grand champion steer at Western Fair For the - seventh con- secutive year, A&P Food Stores has purchased the grand champion steer at the Western Fair market livestock sale. The grocery chain paid $7 a pound for the 510.75 kilogram (1,125 pound) cross -bred animal exhibited by Murray Dobbin of Petrolia. A&P also pur- chased the reserve cham- pion steer from Jack Nostadt of Maidstone for $2.75 a pound. Ralph Bos Meats of Strathroy paid $5 a pound for the grand champion market barrow shown by Kathy Pat- terson of Kerwood and bought the reserve cham- pion market lamb for $4 a pound from Brien and Taylor of Ridgetown. Ralph Bos Meats also purchased ten other animals from the sale. Mount Brydges Abat- toir bought the reserve champion barrow shown by Haren FPF Yorks of Ridgetown for $3 a pound. Stan Wyatt, The Perma- nent Real Estate, London, purchased the grand cham- pion junior barrow shown by Fred O'Neil of R.R. 2, Den- field for $4 a pound. The reserve champion junior barrow exhibited by Adrian de Graaf of R.R. 3, Thorn - dale went to Al Newcombe of London for $2.25 a pound. Blenheim . Abattoir pur- chased the grand champion market lamb exhibited by Brien and Taylor of Ridgetown for $5.25 a pound. The grand champion market kid shown by Laura Goddard of R.R. 3 Kerwood went to Ekfrid Meats of R.R. 3 Appin who also purchased one other market kid. Knights Livestock of RAI. 1 Blenheim paid $7 a pound for the reserve champion market kid shown by Russell Parker of R.R. 8 Watford. In all, 78 animals fell under auctioneer Hugh Filson's gravel, with pro- ceeds totalling more than $53,000.