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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-11-16, Page 113Ten new members joined_the Goderich Lions- Club Thursday,,November 3. This is the largest number ever to join the club at one time. The new members are, front row, left to right, Bill Hayward, Doug McNeil and Eugene Bender; middle row, left to right, Ken Straughan, Rick Turner, Jack Trebish and Bob Houck; and back row, left to right, Fred Durst, Al Saunders and Norris Peever. Students will enter essays On November 9, Mr. George Booth from the Ministry of Natural Resources was at Robertson speaking to the Grade 8 students about pits and quarries. There is an essay contest involving that subject and charts, graphs, and sketches were used to illustrate the contest. All Grade 8 pupils will be required to submit essays. The mark will count toward the second term language mark. Marks are given for a Composition Award at Graduation in June. The deadline for essays is Friday, January 6. The students are also working on essays, pictures, and poems for the Legion Remembrance Day contest. —By Heather Larsen ROBERTSON ROUND -UP Dear Principal Dear Principal, How long would I have to go to school to be a nurse? —Cindy Culbert Answer: Please go to the school guidance coun- sellor, Mr. Scott. He has on file a large number of pamphlets indicating what qualifications are necessary for any job in which any pupil is interested. New phone books out now The introductory pages of the phone book have been redesigned, giving the public what Bell Canada says is a fast and easy reference for all kinds of telephone informa- tion. Drawings, bold -face headings, white space and symbols are used to. make each section of information stand out in the 1983 directory for London -St. Thomas and sur- rounding area. Some 237,000 copies will be delivered, beginning November 15 and scheduled to end November 30. "This year's cover is a fiery explosion of orange and yellow, representing fibre op- tics, the hair -thin strands of glass used to transmit data, voice and video communica- tions," says Peter Croome local Bell manager. "We expect people will find it easiet to locate and read information in the introduc- tory section because of the new format," says Croome. "One part deals with customer service, another with finding numbers, local and long distance calling and a final one with the, federal rules which govern Bell." Gold coupons will be found at the rear of the book following the Yellow Pages. Gold and black on white in a separate section, they offer discounts to directory users. Most of the coupons can be used anytime during the Life of the directory. Some 110 discount coupons are being offered by a cross-section of the business community. Bell is continuing its policy of delivering one directory per household. Anyone who does not receive a copy should call the local Bell business office after the delivery period. After Five Club to hold first annual country fair On Tuesday, November 22 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Goderich and District After Five Club will hold a Country Fair Dessert and Coffee at the Candlelight Restaurant in Goderich. . During the "special feature" time, everyone will have an opportunity to pur- chase Christmas items, crafts, candy and baked goods, and preserves. Anyone wishing to donate same, may drop off their pre -priced items at any of the executive members' homes, or, at the Candlelight Restaurant on Tuesday afternoon or early Tuesday evening (November 22). Bonnie Dunn will be providing music for the evening. Bonnie is a well-known musi- cian in the Goderich area. The special speaker, Mrs. Carol Kent from Port Huron, Michigan, will be speak- ing to three Christian Women's Clubs in the area in November. Carol is a former - speech and drama teacher and former director of an Alter- native Education Program for pregnant teenagers. She holds her B.S. in Speech Education and her M.A. in Communication Arts. In 1978 and 1979, Mrs. Kent was selected to appear in "Outstanding Young Women of America". Presently, she is an area representative for Christian Women's Clubs. You are in store for a special evening on November 22. Come early and browse at the "Country Fair" and bring a friend - she'll be glad you did! Reservations and cancella- tions are essential : phone 524-9309, 482-7973. Worsell elected mayor 75 YEARS AGO Snow fell on Saturday and Sunday and on Monday, sleighs were out on the streets, the first of the season. On Tuesday last, the mayor, reeve and Councillors Gallow, Humber, Munnings and Laithwaite drove out to Port Albert to in- spect the work being done on the electric railway. A question has arisen as the protection of the municipalities where guaranteed bonds were furnished and their right to an independent engineer's estimate of the progress of the work. The members of the Goderich branch of the Y.M.C. A. gave a most successful "at home" on Monday. The Y.M.C.A. have secured the old Liberal rooms for their club rooms. At the regular meeting of the Water and Light Commission on Monday evening last, it was ordered that in all cases where the water rate of 1907 has not yet been paid, the water be turned off at once. The 3,u00 bushels of damaged oats which arrived on the Wexford this week have been sold to A.M. Polley. 50 YEARS AGO Eight young men left Goderich Tuesday to spend the winter working on the new road being built into Algonquin Park. The Town of Goderich paid their fares and supplied extra wearing apparel. N.H. Mixter has been elected president of the intermediate hockey club which organized for the coming season at a recent meeting held in the board room of O.F. Carey and Son. Covered with ice, the Bricoldoc arrived at Goderich with 230,000 bushels of wheat and barely yesterday. She ca a through a ``blinding snow storm fo ie of the trip down from the head o the lakes. It took eight hours to chop the ice from the hatches so she could be unloaded. LOOKING BACK Douglas R. Nairn, a Goderich native who has been DVA district solicitor at London for almost 10 years, has been transferred to Ottawa where he will be the branch assistant director of legal services, Department of Veterans Affairs. A depth of more than 730 feet has been reached in the shaft at the Rock Salt Mine. It is planned to go down to about 1,900 feet and it is expected this will be reached by about July 1. Plans are now under way for remodelling and enlarging the Blackstone Furniture store on West Street. A temporary doorway has been cut in the wall which separates the main store from the adjacent premises formerly known as Blackstone's Con- fectionery. 25 YEARS AGO The Goderich Public School Board has authorized the purchase of the proprty of Thomas Horton, lot four at Blake and Eldon Streets, at a price of $18,000. The site is for/ h location of an additional public sc"11i�o1' the o when needed. ayne Snyder is master Morning Star Masonic Lo Morning Star Masons lodge, Carlow, held its regular meeting November 9 with Alf W. Bro. red Crow presiding. Business of the evening was a request for affiliation with Morning Star Lodge. It was also the occasion for the election of officers for 1984. Elected were: Wayne Snyder, who will be the Master of Morning Star Lodge.; assisting him will be S. W. Bro. Donald Johnston; Junior Warden Paul Adams; S.D. Douglas Currie; J.D. Dwayne Rising; I.G. Allan Br wn; S.S. Douglas Stoll; D. of C. James Clutton; Outer Guard Avard Miller; J.S. William Bogie; Chaplain Greg Hazlitt; Treasurer Everett Spading; Secretary Bob Rising; historian W. Bro. Duncan MacKay; Auditors Wor. Bro. Douglas Feagan and Wor. Bro. Gregory Hazlitt; Sick and Visiting Committee, Wor. Bro. Gordon Fowler, Wor. Bro. Ken Scott and Wor. Bro. Hary Culbert; Chairman of Masonic Benevolence, Rt. Wor. Bro. Allan Stoll; and Chairman of Blood Donors, Wor. Bro. Hugh Feagan. The business of the evening being over, the members adjourned to the dining hall where they enjoyed an hour of fellowship. At the meeting on December 14, the new officers will be installed by Wor. Bro. Thorn- ton Eedy, a Past Master of Morning Star Lodge. It is expected that many area Lodges will be represented for this event. Elmer Graham of Goderich, a Past Master of Morning Star Masonic Lodge, Carlow, and a former Reeve of Ashfield PORT ALE3ERT NEWS Tom Livingstone, 6108-7645 Township, has been a patient in the Alexan- dra Marine and General Hospital since late October. He is wished a speedy recovery. Church News Communion was observed at the after- noon service of Christ Anglican Church in Port Albert Sunday. The Cemetery Committee met directly after the service to discuss a problem con- cerning the cemetery boundaries. Deer Blunting Douglas Clark, age 18, in his party of eight Lucknow hunters, hunting in the Whitechurch area about noon on Tuesday, brought down a buck.. The hunters report deer seemed to be plentiful. Douglas' father, Herb Clark, who retired from the Ministry where he was Recreation Director about three years ago, is very knowledgeable about the habits of wildlife in Huron County. Store Corn W.G. Thompson Elevators in Port Albert has found it necessary to store 100,000 ge elects new officers school was used as a play house by the children. In 1910 the frame school was veneered with cement by William Brown. There were more than 100 students at one time when attendance was at its peak from 1890 to 1898. At this tune, the school was divided into two rooms running north and south. With 100 pupils to look after, it kept the two teachers extremely busy. In 1936 a new floor was laid. Electric lights were installed in 1939. Inside toilets were installed in 1948., Ashfield Township School Area was established and became ef- fective in 19466. In September of 1955 the Sheppardton School, S.S. No. 11 was closed and the 13 pupils were transported by bus to S.S. No. 1. Mel Dickson was the school bus driver. bushels off corn on the runway at the former Port Albert airport. That amount of corn looks like a mach -made mountain visible on the east side of Highway 21. Management at the Port Albert elevators reports that corn coming from the Ripley area is of excellent quality. Corn from Ashfield Township is of good quality. One of the reasons for the corn being stored outside is the lack of boats entering the Godea'ich harbour. History Facts The Huron County Atlas records that there was one school in Ashfield Township in 1847. That school was S.S. No. 1. It was built of logs. It was replaced with a frame building in 1873, 100 yards from the first school The old Gingerbread workshop planned Have you ever wondered how the wicked witch from Hansel and Gretal ever created her delectable gingerbread house? Or, the anticipation Hansel and Gretal must have felt while munching on the sweets decorating the witch's house?' Web, fairy tales can come true. You can design and create your own gingerbread house - miniature size, of course. For two days (two hours each day) you will receive instruction on preparing your base, making pattern nieces. baking these pieces, and assembling and decorating your own house. A complete miniature ginger- bread house and other terns perfect 'for your family's Christmas, or as gifts for friends, will be the magic of this Christmas. The workshop will take place November 29 and December 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The cost of $20 will include instruction, pattern, recipe booklet and materials. Start the holiday spirit by pre -registering at 482-3544. 5 YEARS AGO Final votes were counted in Goderich Tuesday and voters elected former mayor Harry Worsell to the mayor's chair by a huge majority. Worsell recieved 1,701 votes to incumbent mayor Deb Shewfelt's 909 and Don Wheeler's 639. The GDCI Senior Vikings football team clobbered Stratford 62-0 to win their second consecutive Huron -Perth conference football championship here Saturday. The seniors, perhaps the best team the school has produced, despite its long standing tradition of excellent football teams, failed to give up a point through the entire schedule. The former Polley's Livery Stable on South Street was saved from the wrecker's hammer during the weekend when Dorothy Wallace of Goderich put her name to a cheque for an undisclosed amount of money. She is a member of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. The main post office in Goderich won't be open on Saturdays tarda s in the not too distant future. •i. Now is the time to save on some of the most beautiful draperies money can buy qj •caC v_xind.i 50% o 2'L4 coniinuecLAcrq /ci VoiL Sheero 1 9 9 27ripleull FINISHED FOOT • Egg Shell White only Perhaps nothing identifies quality draperies as quickly as French Rolled Pleats. It takes more time to make them, but the reward is a better -looking product for years to come. 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