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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-08-25, Page 32AtICHSIGNAL-STAR, THURSPAY, AUGUST 25, 1977 and About. ••• • I am having a terrible time with millimeters. and stuff like that there! Inches I can judge quite closely - even feet and yards arse nearly, accurate by. my guess system - but the metric -1 just,draw a blank. Is it that I don't want to be blithered figuring it out? You're right - THAT is my -; 15iire, fri...wait Na enough someone will ° tran- slate and I'ilAno* if.I was out in my calculation or not. What an attitude to take! I KNOW we have changed over, we need to have a world wide standard of measurement - I had run into that part of the problem during World War 2 - my, but I'm right in there this mor- ning - first thing you, know I'll be talking kilometers and such things! Kilometers - that's one word I was quickly pulled up on some years ago. My younger son, wife and family had just returned from four - years overseas and were right up there with German, French and „the pronunciation of kilometers. "Not kill -o - meters Grandma. I was haven't forgotten it. Now my only problem is tostart-using it What started this anyway? Oh, I had looked up the report of Chir,• our weatherman, because someone told me we had had almost two feet of rainfall a'nd I couldn't believe it. So I find the report had said in part - "In one five Area deaths ADELBERT (DEL) GARDNER Adelbert (Del) Gardner died on Friday, August 19 in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital after a short illness. He was 89 years of age. He was born to John and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Gar- dner in Goderich Township on August 25, 1887. He was a life long resident and farmer in Goderich Township., until moving to Goderich 21 years ago. Since moving to Goderich, the late Mr. Gardner had been actively engaged in training and racing horses. ' He , was a member of the Canadian Trotting Association. He was predeceased by his wife Florence (Perdue) and one son, rack Gardner. He is survived by one son, William L. Gardner of Goderich; one daughter, Mrs. Cameron (Joyce) Thomson of Trenton; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The Reverend G.L.Royal conducted a funeral service at McCallum Funeral Home on Monday, August 22 at 1:30 p. m. Interment was in the Maiotlanj1 Cemetery, Goderich. Pallbearers were Bill Gardner, Paul Gardner, Larry Drew, Bill Fritzley, Bud Sheardown and Ron McGee. MRS. CLARA PHILLIPS Clara Phillips formerly of Colborne Township died on Tuesday, August 16 in Adrian, Michigan at the age of 88. She was born in Ontario on October 14, 1888 to Elizabeth (Slee) and Thomas "Pen- nington. She married Emerson Phillips and moved to Adrian, Michigan. She was predeceased by her husband on September 3, 1976. She was also predeceased by one brother and two sisters. She. is survived by one stepson, Donald Phillips of Marshall, Michigan; one stepdaughter, Mrs. George (Doris) Gobba of Adrian, Michigan; four step - grandchildren and two step - great -grandchildren. Immediate treatment is available to an injured worker if there are trained First Aiders on-the-job. St. John Ambulance says, prompt treatment of an in- jury can reduce the time an employee is lost to his firm because of an accident. The late Mrs. Phillips rested at Braun Funeral Home in Adrian, Michigan. Stiles Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements in Goderich. Interment was in Colborne Cemetery where the Rev. G.L. Royal conducted a graveside service on Friday, August 19 at 11 a.m. MISS VERA VICTORIA GOOD Vera Victoria Good of 80 Picton Street East, in Goderich died suddenly in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Thur- sday, August 18 at theage of 81. She was born in.Benmiller on May 24, 1896 to Emma (Killips) and Edward Good. She lived in Colborne Township until moving to Goderich 30 years ago. She was a member of Victoria Street United Church. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Good of Goderich, Mrs. Sarah Brownlee of Sault Ste. Marie and Mrs. Mabel Gibbs of Windsor. She is also survived by two nieces and three nephews. The Rev. G.L. Royal conducted a funeral service at Stiles Funeral Home on Monday, August 22 at 2 p.m. Interment was in Colborne Cemetery. Pallbearers were Marvin, Keith, Elwyn and Ernest Good, Harold Chambers and Roy Mugford. Fr. Moynahan.. • from page 9A parish priest at St. Peter's Chuch in Goderich for 18 years. He studied at St. Peter's Seminary, London and was ordained by Bishop Kidd May 26, •1934. Father Moynahan also served as parish priest in All Saints Church, Strathroy, 1944-59 and St. Mary's Woodstock, 1934-44. Father Loebach, presently the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, London was ordained in St. Peter's Cathedral, London, by Bishop Kidd. in 1947. Father Loebach was parish priest at St. Michael's London following his ordination until 1948 when he took post graduate work at Capital University in Washington. He taught at St. Peter's Seminary from 1950-68 and was pastor of St. Cecilia Church, Port Dover from 1968-71 and then served as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Monk ton from 1971- 77. TOWN OF 4 GODERICH NOTICE THE GODERICH MUNICIPAL DAY NURSERY. will open on M,. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1977 For further information contact: Mrs. Carol. Egener 524-6$06 or Nursery School. 524-1441 Before 5 p.m. 75. minute span during those two hours, 5.6 MM. - .22" fell." So it was point twenty-two in- ches -- quite a long way from nearly two feet of rainfall. We almost had a flash flood it seems but luckily we are high and dry on top of a cliff ,( pd floods have to be of cur own doing.The storm sewers were full, drainage ditches were full and the road nearly ti rea„ittICWInPassible for the works and engineering mento do anything but wait. When there are things floating about in the basement and inches disappearing up the wall - watching someone WAIT is the most frustrating thing in the world, with the drainage of this town running either towards the lake or Martha Rathburn ..appears. weekly in The Signal -Star. Holmesville, that.. is. The future storm sewers just have - HAVE to be made to carry a much heavier load. Why fool around with things that "ought to be" good enough? Anyway they tell us that our summers are going to be much shot tel,' longer., Sp what else iSaew? Well now, lunch time and l just had a goad me tol THUMPIN' Euchre„o tR like it to raise yOO, to perature or something. card games that go on,dt noo hour at the Signal^ "airy something else. It makes a . great break for the fellows and girls who have to stay at:: lunch time to have, afast' An interesting reunion coming up in September, is a' gathering together of all the, guys and dolls who graduated. from the Goderich Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, ANY year, ALL of you. It is pretty hard to keep track of graduate nurses of any certain hospital. They seem to scatter to the four corners' of the•earth;'Because of our special year; Jubilee 3 ey aretrying to reach all grad. nurses and hope you will notify any you' know: olf thjsryea's event, `ember 14, the date. or phone Rosemarie nS, RRA. Goderich, 524- 9 i46 fir Jean, Pap,en,ick Eayley St.524-74r86, Brating200 them home. Don't, forget the -big sky •Ijw.cnm g. ahrthye long weekend. September 3, 4 and 5,' As David told you last week, it is " the largest sky diving competition ever staged in Canada and one of the largest ever held in North America, How about THAT! Approximately 450 divers have registered for the three days of not;' -atop thrills. The iri p ,coderich Oldtlmer 'Hockey Club are the sponsors, Jubilee ,.. 3 Committee are backers and the community will benefit by the project. Entries are fromall over the United States . and Canada. Jumpsl'tart at 12,500 feet (how many kilometers?) ' and it promises to be an exciting event. They hope to break world records as skydivers perform free fall Check the"`"Bui1+�Ii'Yi' $nerd Page. Love, Martha _ Phone", 524-1113 DAY OR - NIGHT "fpeet for 24 FILM- DgVELO INSURANCE George Turd LIFE, AUTO FIRE AND ALL OTHER'1,1 319 HURON -ROAI GODERICH iN ERIC CARMAN PHOTOGRAPHY 114 THE SQUARE is pleased to announce "WEDDING WEDDING INVITATIO { % COVERAGE AS LOW AS $ 9 9 50 iYeeibtO Dy N TE RbAf OF ,S'RA1F In addition to a.complete line of wedding invitatio and stationery, we have added a budget priced albu to our complete line of photographic serµices. Drop and discuss your day with us. w 524-7924. or 524-7615 4. On behalf of the Goderich Old Timers Hockey team Brian Warrilow (right) presents Mr. and Mrs. Alton Matthews of Goderich with airline tickets for a two week all expenses"' paid trip to Copenhagen in March 1978. The Matthews -Will:, also receive $500 spending money as part of their prize for winning the Old Timers' draw. They will make the trip in conjunction with the Goderich Old Timers' trip to Copenhagen where the team will play in a hockey tour-,.' nament. The Matthews have been lucky in other draws as well having once won a trip to New Orleans and another time winning a Dodge Duster car. (staff photo) at The Village Guild ...,,.. END -OF -SEASON SALE SALE STARTS TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 ENDING LABOR DAY AT 5:00 P.M. BY SUNTOURS SKYLARK WARDAIR STRAND ETC. "iT'S YOUR CHOICE. ..THIS?" • "... OR, THIS?II!" 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