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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-18, Page 112 • 4 ; • • :ee Ready on the set...Take one! For the sebond year In a raw, Hollywood has come to Goderich in the guise of Al Leggatt's grade eight class. The Robertson School students are making a movie about an escaped bank robber (Jim Bissett) who strikes again. Each person was asked to write a story from which How mobile• •are seniors? BY SHELLEY MCPHEE Are the elderly, handicapped and disad- vantaged receiving adequate transportation services? Are they able to travel to social functions, the grocery store, the doctor? How easy is it for them to get to these places and what problems are they having in their mobility? These are some of the questions Action for Wheels is asking and looking for answers to. The summer youth employment program, sponsored by the federal government is talking to service organizations, church groups and various clubs throughout Huron County to find 132 YEAR -25 Turn to page 18 • different ideas were incorporated into the final script. In the first picture, cameraman Tim Chisolrn prepares for the third scene. Following that, the bandit enters the bank, makes his heist and takes a speedy departure, Ieaving the little girl (Vicki WhetstOne) without her tricycle. In the final scene, the bad guy is caught and justice Is restored. The students greatly enjoyed the exercise and look forward to editing hundreds of feet of film before presenting their feature to other students at the school. (Photos by Jason Ainslie) II WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1980 35 CENTS PER COPY 4. • Construction will soon be completed at the pollution control plant where workers are replacing the corrigated outfall flume (storm drain) with closed in cement tile. Each one of those tiles Is 78 inches in diameter and weighs eight tons. (photo by Cath Wooden) • •••4,etp•• ri8ulaters defraud public If yousare thinking of insulating your home it is advisable to deal with a reputable and, in' many cases, local firm. Police Chief Pat King issued a warning this week that many insulation companies are soliciting business door to door and in some cases charges have been laid against firms. "Hundreds of firms are going door to door and selling their product under the Canadian Home Insulation program (CHIP)," he said. " There have been no complaints locally but the key words are 'buyer beware'." Chief King said local residents should view any door to door salesmen with suspicion ad- ding that it is much safer to deal with a local or area company. If anyone is approached about the CHIP program, Chief King said the first thing to do is to call CHIP, toll free, at 1-800-268- 1818. Enquirers will be then be sent an ap- plication form and information kit from CHIP. A second step that should be followed is to obtain more than one estimate for any work. "If someone has quoted a price on a job tell them you intend to get other estimates and they may back off if they are not sincere," the Chief said. "Also. check with other people, friends, neighbours, relatives or ask the company if they have done any work for others in town that you could check with." If you are having insulation work done the Watch your change BY JOANNE BUCHANAN English shillings and new pence are being passed off in Goderich' as quarters and the Goderich police are asking people to be on the look out for this. The English money has been used in vending machines and has been spent at the arena and several fast food places in town. Police Chief_ Pat King says it constitutes fraud and police would be interested to know where the money is coming from. The Goderich detatchment of the Ontario Provincial Police reports that several com- panies in Clinton area have received an ad- vertisement in the mail that looks like an in - Voice or bill. The ad asks for money --anywhere from $50 up -but has the wording 'This is not a bill' printed in small letters at the bottom. The ad is worded in such a way that it does not constitute an offence but it can dupe people into sending money for something they do not want. The anti -rackets branch of the O.P.P. has been notified and is keeping a close watch over this advertising gimmick. Bicycle thieves getting bolder Over the weekend 11 bicycles were stolen in Goderich--many of them were taken right from front and garages. Several of these • bicycles were recovered at Meneset Park. Almost all of them had been badly damaged. Goderich Police Chief Pat King says that finding the bicycles damaged is a different trend than usual. Most bicycles, he says, are simply stolen so the thief can ride from point A to point ti and when these bicycles are recovered, they are usually not damaged. hief King is urging people with bicycle locks to use these locks. He also says it is important to purchase a licence for your jicycle. These licences cost only $1 for five years. Without them, it is impossible to trace owners. —• 4 The anti -rackets branch has also been watching a group selling emeralds by mail order. Prospective customers receive a letter telling them they have been selected by com- puter to receive the offer to buy the gems and only the addressee is eligible to make the purchase. The emeralds are offered for $7 each. The buyer is easily led to believe that he is being given the opportunity to buy a very valuable stone at a bargain price. In fact, the stones are low grade and worth about the price the customer is paying. Rams elevators Ge'orge Parsons of Goderich Elevators and Transit Company is wondering if, there is any such thing as the Ides of June. On Monday evening, almost one year to the day that a salt boat rammed the elevators to the tune of $175,000, in damages, The Mediterranean Enterprize, a Greek ocean- going ship in harbor , loading corn for Cuba, sideswiped the buildings in the exact same spot while moving from one elevator to another. Parsons said damage was estimated at between $10,000 and $15,000.• He admitted that while the repairs will be costly, they will be almost insignificant in comparison to last year's incident. We're very proud Signal -Star staffers are giving themselves a pat on the back these days. They recently learned that for the first time in the company's history, all five of its publications were major winners in the annual Canadian Community Newspaper Association contest. Goderich Signal -Star received first place for the best feature photo in its category. This was a photo taken by Dave Sykes of Stephanie King feeding her pet raccoon. The Goderich paper also received second place for best special edition. This,.was the Winter Fun edition put together by Dave Sykes, Don Hubick andllinne 1. • Chief advises that checks be made on the in- sulation brought into the house to be sure you,, are getting what you paid for. When the work is done check the depth of insulation in different areas in the attic to be certain it is uniform. " • Also, make it a point to check the roof vents Making sure there are openings for the vent. Some consumers have vents that are merely screwed on and perform no function. If you are considering getting insulation work done and are not ,knowledgable about the product or work involved, check with people who do know or have had similar work done on their home. Elderly people are also asked to exercise caution and have friends or family check agreements before any purchases are made. erATIERNIVERMVAIMMES:15011135232NMEFAMW C A ef NSI F 'UHF At 1,j 01'43111 ALSTAH. . H., Sailing school underway The Huron Sailing School has added windsurfers to its fleet of water craft and coordinator Paul Parsons will be raising sails for the third year of in- struction on July See pictures and story on page 11 of this section. Celebrate Canada! Goderich people will have an action - packed Canada Week (starting June 27) complete with a music festival, parade, fireworks, sailing regatta, and giant air show. For details and pictures, see Joanne Buchanan's feature story on page 1A, 2A, and 3A of the second see - tion. p. Seniors near goal Fund-raisers can take a lesson from the real professionals at McKay Centre for Seniors, who are nearing their goal of $15,000 for renovatidns to their building. Renovations began on Monday and money is still coming in. 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