The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-09-15, Page 39Noting, i nal gnal-Star Publishing pang Ltd. is now one Qf e locations west of oto where there are hies for computerized Eng service, Such service been available in London Kjr-etthenerbefothis, butGoderich has the costly ratus with s yandspeedilfficiently y e thousands of items for mail, ranging anywhere o from an envelope to a Lgthis month, nnginningaI•Star Publishing pay Ltd. began mailing 5 copies of ten different lican Diocesan papers each month, as as 273,000 copies of the dian Churchman which out monthly to 98 per of all Anglican homes in ominion of Canada. All these publications are ed in the Signal -Star s room. Star maing.room busier than eve "If it is an Anglicanpublication, there's a good chance we print it and mail it," says John Buchanan, production manager at SSP. In August, Signal -Star began mailing three of its own publications under the new system. The Goderich Signal -Star, the Mitchell Advocate and The Kincardine News now have the clear, stick -on labels from the new mailing machine, a real improvement over the previous addressing systems which sometimes left post- men wondering who really was to get the copy. The transition has been "one monstrous un- dertaking" during the initial period according to Buchanan. "And it is likely to get worse before it gets better," he adds. The decision to offer computerized mailing i.eople 111 pa i1iru� • GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1977—PAGE 15A • • 4,1 facilities in Goderich has necessitated the acquisition of some very expensive equipment. COSTLY EQUIPMENT -- First of all came a Pitney - Bowes metal plate embosser and a new employee Mrs. Joanna Crabb. Mrs. Crabb was charged with the responsibility to prepare an embossed plate for each subscriber in Kincardine, Mitchell and Goderich and to make any changes as they occur - such as a new address, a new subscriber, a new expiry date. Next arrived a Pitney - Bowes 7062 addresser printer and a Pitney -Bowes pin feeder to transfer the in- formation on the embossed metal plates to a print-out sheet which is eventually put through the labelling mach ine. iterature convener speaks regular meeting of the U.C.W. was held Sep- er 8 at the home of Mrs. tledge. s. R. Pentland,L,Christian opment Convener was arge and opened the ng with Hymn 681. 698 was read in unison. ditation, .an article by Little," was given by Rutledge followed by the 's Prayer in unison. s. Pentland then in - ed the guest speaker Myrtle Johnson from rich. She is U.C.W. attire Convener for n. She gave a report on attendance at Alma ge. St. Thomas in August, She then told about different material that is available to help in planning programs. She also had a display of books that will be available Oct. 4 at Blyth. She was thanked by Mrs. Pentland and presented with a gift. Mrs. C. Johnston then took over for the business. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The roll call which was answered .by naming a book you have read and its author was an- swered by 11 mernbers and one visitor, The treasurer's report was given by Mrs. E. Feagan. A rt Albert students page 8A e; Jo Ann Doherty to hawe College for or Decorating; Judy Port Albert John Tigert, spondent 524-7424 DECISION Tigert to McMaster University in Hamilton for her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vrooman of Corunna were up to Blyth Saturday for the steam threshers reunion and called for a visit at Jack and Rita Tigerts. Mrs. Mary Johnston was at Detroit for a few days visit with her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Roy O'Koney. Bill and Aileen Tigert accompanied her: Ottawa, September 7, 1977 Following a Public Hearing commencing June 21, 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Radio -television and Telecommunications Commission announces the following decision effective forthwith. Decision CRTC 77-565 GODERICH, CLINTON AND HOLMESVILLE, ONTARIO - 770264000 Bluewater TV Cable Limited Application to amend its cable television broadcasting license for Goderich, Clinton and Holmesville, Ontario as follows: Fees: stallation fee Monthly fee Present Proposed ;10.00 $25.00 ;5.75 $6.50 e above are maximum fees. The applicant proposes pedal fees for additional outlets which are detailed in the Pplication, rvice Area °Increase its service area to include the communities of eneset Park and Saltford, Ontario. cilion: APPROVED e increase in the monthly subscriber fee to a maximum 1$6.50 shouldpermit the Ili:ensee to take immediate steps encourage and facilitate community participation in mmunity programrrling, and to expedite the 'provision service to the communities applied for. boundaries of the new areas to be served will be elficAlly described in the amended license. Canadian Radio -television `a mniecommunkadons Lise Ouimet Secretary General Conseil de la radioditfuslon et des t616communications canadiennes donation was given to the Board of Stewards. A lovely lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Rutledge and Mrs. Pentland assisted by Miss Jean' Rutledge. A meeting of the board of stewards was -held Thurs., Sept. 8. Plans were finalized for the auction sale on Sep- tember 24 at the Nile Church. The Kirk -Rudy labelling machine with the ability to label in excess of 10,000 pieces for thetmail per hour, takes both the print—out sheets prepared in Goderich and the- compuierized mailing list for the Anglican Church papers which is supplied by Alphatext, a computer firm in Ottawa. And,. finally, there is a Samuel poly -strapping machine which bundles the papers with poly -straps for mailing purposes. As well, an increased staff - sometimes as many as 12 persons at one time - are required to operate the labelling machine, bundle the papers, stuff them into mailbags and load them onto skids ready for the trucks. A mailing crew is required for about 10 days each month, 11 months out of 12, About 7,000 mail bags are filled each month with the Anglican newspapers. The Post Office picks up the bags at the Signal -Star plant and transports them to London for despatch. Two truck loads of mail hags per eight-hour shift - about 16 skids - leave the Signal -Star office each day. FUTURE LOOKS BUSY The new equipment and the new _enlarged staff, which is presently learning to,operate the machinery will probably get busier as the demand for such a mailing service grows. Buchanan says Signal -Star Publishing Company Ltd: will eventually be able to offer mailing services to all the weeklies published at the Goderich plant. These include e 22 newspapers from Bruce, Huron, Middlesex, Perth, Grey and Wellington coun- ties. As well, any company or,.•. organization wanting to do a complete householder mailing in the province or in the country, 'will be able to arrange for the service right here in Goderich at SSP. "It opens a completely new avenue for Signal-Sta-r Publishing Company Ltd.," Buchanan points out. "There's really no limit to the possibilities such a facility could have." But right now the main thing is' to get the bugs worked 'out of the present workload...and tame the monster created for SSP mailing room staff. t. Pat Clifford ffoothey . __..__ ...._ _.._.. - Pat and Ruth Oke check address labels on church papersasthe y com off the new mailing machine •onto the R. K. PECK APPLIANCES "In The Heart of Down Town Varela" • Vacuum Cleaners - Sales and Service of most makes • C B Radios and Accessories • Speed Queen Appliances • Moffat Appliances • Smoke Sensors • Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units • Handcrafted Gifts Varna, Ont. Phone 482-7103 We've probably taken off more weight than anyone else m the world. \ie kno\V Of nothing else that's done more to help more people learn to lose more v.c.ight than the \Weight lt'atchers " Program. 11'e have Over 6 nuillion hours of classroom experi- ence, \Vorid«vide, and over.8 million memberships since we 'began. Our Medical 1)irector, behav- ioral psychologist, nutritionists, gourmet chefs and our ihousanids of skilled lecturers \\ori: continually to brim you the vwel(1') bet weight control pro,lranl. The 1\fei,hl Watchers food phi] is based till imdav's ;lcl- Vanced ideas in dieting: simpler, imp, tll'�II)It', \\ iilt !mink. foods you never thou,grht you could bye on ,I vvI iglli coffin)! 1! Ortlgralll. Sec' for yourself. Losing weight never tasted set good. WEIGHT WATCHERS The Authority. You're this close to losing weight. GODERICH McKAY HALL NELSON ST. ENTRANCE MONDAY 7:30 P.M. FOR CLASS INFORMATION CALL LONDON (519) 679-8709 wt•i FREE EACH MONTH Yes Each month members Of our classes receive Weight;Watchersmagazine absolutely FREE Don delay — loin today ENROLL AT ANY CLASS Enroll at any class First meeting Fee $ 7 All other meetings $3 — special senior citizen 8 student rate — 'first meeting $4 All other meetings $1 50 WEIGHT WATCHERS The Authority. Walmar eastern Canada Lwnged authon,ed user rI the trade mark W,,phl Watr her, of 1 rap141pred nwnn, 1 q.7 �7 conveyor table. The machine has a capability of addressing up to 10,000 items for mailing per hour. (staff photo) THE BASE FACTORY OUTLET "The Store That Saves You More" Sewing Department SPECIAL Our Sewing Machine Expert Technician EARL BERSCHT will be at our store for demon- strations and repairs SATURDAY SEPT. 17 10 A.M.-5P.M. SEW SAVE FABRIC DEPARTMENT We now have a large selection of good, fully - reconditioned USED SEWING MACHINES \\ Including: . HUSQUVARNA, UNIVERSAL, SINGER, PFAFF, WHITE, BERNINA fully guaranteed at reasonable prices. • We Do accept Trade -Ins • Repairs to any makes. ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION ON ONE OF OUR MANY MAKES OF NEW MACHINES BY BERNINA, UNIVERSAL, MORSE, NECCHI TUBULAR 0 7 KNITS s YD DRAPERY MATERIAL $2 .2Y? $3 $3 So . • YD. Select Factory Ends CORDUROY q74 Select FABRIC ENDS $1.71.77B For Your Added Shopping Convenience... We're Now Carrying GROCERIES Including Bread 8 Dairy Products, Packaged Meats, Canned Goods, etc. New items will be added as demand warrants THE BASE FACTORY OUTLET The Stare that Saves Yes Mors" on , ', SONS - BOYS' - LADIES - OIRtS' S. RAW WEAR YARD GOODS ftWINO MACHINES - POUND boobs — °Rants NEW STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday,io a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 12 noon - 6 p.m . (Sunday for Food Dept. Only) HI • hwo 4 - South of Clinton CII v onosfra