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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-06, Page 9A new business has started and it is operating in Goderich. Viscount Voice Systems, owned and operated by Bob Stephenson. He sells, services and distributes modern telephone systems for both residential and commercial use. Bob also sells novelty phones and all of the hook up apparatus. He has systems in six Goderich businesses, and he is seen here at ABC annuities with Darlene Crawford. Bob is admiring the work he put into installing the system equipped with all of its key features. (Photo by Todd Mowatt) Merchants discuss -retail woes 40 YEARS AGO More than 35 Goderich merchants crowd- ed into the council chambers at the town hall on Monday evening after discussing a number of current retailing problems. They voted unanimously to form a Goderich Retail Merchants' Association– the first of its kind here in many yeats. The new organization will deal with those problems which the Goderich Board of Trade (non- , existant for the past seven years) dealt with as well as new ones created by the changing times. Increases of $200 per year in the salary schedule of Goderich public school teachers were granted by the public school board at its regular meeting last week. The board in- creased the maximum salary from $2,900 to $3,200. No change was made in the minimum salary of $2,100: The "Goderich figure skating club presented its annual carnival last Friday night at the Goderich memnrial arena. 80 YEARS AGO The steamer Midland Queen was being fit- ted for use as a package freighter. Chief Engineer McGregor had a staff of 20 men putting in the decks. The Midland Queen had been a package freighter, but for the past six years had been engaged as a grain vessel. The Signal reported: "A fish over three in- ches long came through the water tap at the Signal office this morning. It looks as if there ought to be a muzzle on the town's in- take ntake pipe. W.H. Harrison jeweller and optician, pur- chased the business of W.E. Kelly. R.O. Stoddart of 72The Square GOLD - SILVERSMITH -DESIGN-ER- also *weaving • glass • CANADIAN AWARD WINNING DESIGNER GODERICH, ONTARIO 524-4509 FEBRUARY 271h BRIDAL SHOWCASE EDITION CORRECTION FOR ROWERS FOR TODAY GIFTS FOREVER 166 The Square, Goderich 524-8761 The Advertisement should -read: 10% OFF • I L WE DDI NGS - (ANY SIZE) BOOKED BEFORE APRIL 15th, 1985 We apologize heir this -error and arty inconvenience it may cause Dixie's or their valued customers. THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS AGO Will the opening of the Navigation system at Goderich harbor be early or late this year? That's an annual question with the ap- proach of spring. There are those who feel that this spring will see navigation opening earlier than last year when it was about mid-April before the first grain boats head- ed out to the Upper Lakes. To speed up the breaking up of the ice in the harbor..A forc- ed air system is being employed the same as last year, so that the winter fleet boats can be moved as early as possible. A former Goderich girl was one of six nurses_ wxioilew -aboard a special- R.C.A.F. plane on Saturday for Morocco. Miss Mar- jorie Baxter is going to Agadir to help the thousands of refugees in that stricken city. When the nurses arrived, they learned that the refugees had been evacuated from the devestated area. Eighty-six teams from Newfoundland to Winnepeg have entered the Lions Club's Young Canada Week. New Chairman Bruee Erskine is faced with the task of checking out 1,500 birth and player certificates. They need a foreign languages interpreter, because certificates of young Canadians in- clude those who were born in China, Ethiopia, Latvia, Germany, Holland and Italy. Another oddity—the' team from Six Nations Indian Reservation included six players, all with the same surname, Hill. ra Bc;ard bans triple grading at Kingsbridge Thein will be no 'Grade 6, 7 and 8 .studefltSin one'classroom at Kingsbridge Catholic school. The Huron -Perth, Roman Catholic Separate School board said it will not have triple grading in the senior classes. The decision was made at the board's Feb. 25 meeting. Now, Grade 4, 5 and 6 students at Kingsbridge, located north of Goderich, are in one classroom and there was some concern that the triple grading would carry on to the senior classes. Other classes at the school have two grades in each. Administration was also given the authority to hire a teacher's aide if necessary for triple graded classes at Kingsbridge next year. This is the first time administration has had such authori- ty in classes other than special education. Club hears about decorating The Goderich and District After Five Club held it s "A New Look" Dessert and Coffee at the Saltford Valley Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 26 with Joanne Poelman representing Norholme Interior Decorating for our "A New Room" Special Feature. Joanne brought some displaysand ex- plained how important it is to keep to a basic color scheme throughout the whole house. She gave us some very interesting ideas that will save us from making costly mistakes by thinking out our plans before we do our spending. Colleen Maguire especially honored us with a song she wrote herself entitled "This Man That I Love." Our speaker was Shirley Koch and she shared with us how she. has been very for- tunate to have had a happy childhood and marriage. We enjoyed her sense of humor as she shared some times she had when her now four teenagers were all.small. Our next meeting* will be held at Saltford Valley Hall on Tuesday, Mar. 26 at 7:30 p.m. NEWBORN NEWS QUINLAN Dennis and Nellie (nee Knoop) are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of their second child, a son, Der* dames, weighing 8 lbs., 14 ozs. on Monday, March 40985 at Alexan- dra Marine .and General Hospital: A little brother for Nicole. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Knoop of RR 3, Goderich, and Mrs. ' Dorothy Quinlan of Brantford. McGEE Bertha and Al, McGee proudly announce a first grandchild, a girl Alisson Katherine, 6 pounts 9 ounces in Fort McMurray, Alberta on February 22, 1985 to Tim and Marion McGee. The other grandparents are Enid and Reg Bell, Goderich. DUCKWORTH Julie and Bill thank God for the safe arrival of their son, Geoffrey William, born February 4th at Humber Memorial Hospital, Weston. Proud grandparents, Jean and Josef Sudyk and June Taylor, of Goderich. R.. R. NO. 3 GODERICH Telephone Hwy. 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