The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-10-06, Page 611,
PAGE 6--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1977
Police report
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The Goderich Police
Department was called to
investigate four accidents in
town during the past week
one of which resulted in a
major damage estimate.
A two -car collision at the
intersection of Bennett and
South Street resulted in a
total damage estimate of $500
to vehicles driven by Audry
Van Den Heuvel, R.R, 2
Goderich and Edward
Bowers, 97 Wolfe St.
Goderich.
Damage to the Van Den
Heuvel vehicle was estimated
at $200 and $300 to the Bowers
vehicles. There were no in-
juries.
During the week the police
laid 21 charges under the
Highway Traffic Act, seven
under the Liquor Licence Act,
one under the Criminal Code
of Canada, one under the
Narcotics Control Act and
three under the Motorized
Vehicle Accident Claims Act.
Donations
needed
The Goderich Kinsmen and
the Goderich Kinettes are
holding an auction sale, -at the
Kinsmen Centre on Saturday
October 29 at 1:30 p.m,
Harold Lamb of Goderich,
auctioneer. will be donating
his service,
Donations of furniture,
toys, books and appliances
are needed. For pick up of
these donations call 524-6635,
524-2916 or 524-4141.
J. Paul Aitken, an investigator with the Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Canada spoke to
advertising representatives of the Biuewater Regional Newspaper Network in Goderich
last week. Mr. Aitken, one of 11 such investigators in Ontario, spoke on misleading -ad-
vertising, promotions and deceptive marketing practices as covered in the Combines
Investigations Act. Advertising representatives from Goderich, Kincardine, Lucknow,
Clinton, Mitchell, Exeter, Zurich, Wingham Listowel and Mount Forest attended the one -
day seminar.(staff photo)
Dear Editor........
• from page 4 REAL King" Lieutenant Neil
over to the shoulder of the Watt of the Salvation Army
road? states "His last moments on a
Yesterday 1 . couldn't cross were so majestic that
believe my eyes when two even as He died, a Roman
,highschool age boys were guard could see that He was
riding side by side down God." That account is found
Bayfield Road completely in the 27th chapter of Mat-
takingllp_�e whole lane. thew, verse 54; and it does
These road hogs did not stop NCI say what the Lieutenant
to consider the motorists on says it does! •
the road and they very nearly I have 13 translations
cause
d• a car accident before me and ten of them
be say. "He really was the Son
because of their stupidity.
o
One has only to position of God!" The other three
themselves near any of the state; "certainly this was
schools in town to see other God's Son!"
The "Good News" tran-
such examples of.
carelessnegs on bicycles. station, in context uses these
Are children not taught expressions: "Save yourself,
bicycle safety at home or in if you are God's Son!" (V.46)
the schools any more? And "He trusts in God and says he
where are the police to en- is God's Son." (V.43) "About
force the bicycle safety laws? three o'clock Jesus dried
out "My God, my God, why
As for adults who act
did you abandon me? (V.46) records.
theyy
carelessly are supposedlys old
caeon bicycles whend And verse 54 reads: "When
enough to know better, I , the army officer and the
would suggest that they are soldiers with him who were
' watching Jesus saw the
Dear Readers......
• from page 4
were married.
Being a new bride and not
too wise about the ways of
white beans, it was time for
the Western Fair. Friends of
ours were going to the fair.
and we had been invited to
make it a foursome. But my
pe,w husband declined the
- invite. He said the beans were
ready to put away and he.was
going to stay home and do ,it.
We had a few choice words.
I cried. He stomped off to the
field. I felt sorry for myself.
He worked around the clock.
But two days later, when the
fair was over and the beans
were in, it started to rain. And
it rained and it rained and it
rained. Every day it .rained
my husband's smile _ grew
broader, because he knew
that the wetter it got the more
the beans in our barn were
w orth,
The next fall when my
band said it was time that I first learned to make
beans out in mows awoulddry.
inly
as possible so theymachine
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When the threshing
came, the beans would be
fairly dry but the men would
choke in the usual dust which
was laden with an extra layer
of mud.
At least one year, we
worked at beans with snow•on
the ground. That's almost
more discouraging than rain.
+ + +
Now of course , beans are
combined . and many,
many people have their own
machinery so that when' the
opportunity does come to get
the beans off, there's not
much to stop the process,
Beans can be a lucrative
crop ... but from experience
I know they can be an awful
headache too.
It was in bean time ... the
rainy season, I called it . „ .
hus
to do the beans, I was all sweet rolls to take my mind
set to help , , . Western Fair or • off the weather. After
not. But this time things'were tramping aroundin"' tht. ud
different. This time the rains
started before the beans were
off .. . and that's the way it
was every year after that.
In those days, not too many
people combined beans.
Threshing was the thing .. .
and the procedure was to pull
the beans, rake them into,
rows, bunch them and then
load them onto wagons to
take them to the threshing
machine. And by the way, you
had to wait Your turn for the
threshing machines. There
v,ere two or three, machine.
There were two or three
machines in the whole area;
and you simply waited until.
your turn came up.
Usually we got the beans
1840's. Past issues will con issues of Signal Star are pulled and raked without too
tain a wealth of historical on microfilm and are much difficulty. And then
information. available for viewing through came the wait and the rains.
the Huron County Public So it' meant turning those
library. SJK
At present I am resear-
ching my father's family. My
great grandfather settled in
Goderich in the 1830's or
1840's. I was. wondering if you
kept records of previous
pa -ill r--t>n +aa-iorof+lt> '
in some other -form, I "would
like to consult some of your
old issue's with your per-
mission, of course,
Particularly, my great
grandmother, Ann Munro
died in Brantford lvla'y 31st,
1894 and was taken to
Goderilh"for interment. I
would like to look at -the issues
for June 1 or 2. 1894. Her
obituary may tell nye where
she came from in Scotland.
I would appreciate a reply
from you regarding your
just plain ignorant and
earthquake and everything
disobedient. else that happened, they were
d Is it going to take a very pp
seriou's accident in which terrified and said, "He really'
someone is killed or seriously was the Son of God!" •
injured before people Such misrepresentation
smarten up? l hope not. reminds me of Jesus own
Joanne Walters. words recorded at Matthew
7: 15-19. Eventually the
TRUTH will out.
Sincerely yours
C.F. Barney.
Here's a beef
Dear Editor,
Your editorial page invites:
"Got a beef? Let's hear from
YOU," I HAVE a beef! ! ! Why
do men who have the con-
fidence of a gullible public
insist on misrepresenting
God's Word?
In
the article "Christ - the
Needs search
Dear F.ditor:
Your newspaper is one of
the oldest in Western Ontario,
founded 1 believe in the
Yours truly,
George R. Munro
the
beans
everyday to keep them
from getting -black and
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Editor's Note: A letter has
.been forwarded to Mr. Munro
advising him that while the
Signal -Star, does have a
library of historical issues,
they may soon be off-limits to
the general public. These old
papers are' fragile through
age and handling leaves them
even more fragile. The oldest
BEA GAY BLADE
Thank
You
to the many people in the area
for making our Designer Collection '78
showing at the River Mill, Benmiller
such a success.
Our special thanks go to
The management and staff of Benmiller Inns Ltd.
Ontario Provincial Police (Goderich Detachment)
The Raintree
Bruce Rathwell
ANSTETT JEL METEDS
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Beefs or
mouldy. You'd go along the
• rows and hoist, them into the
air, hoping to get some air
trough them. -7Y-001- —roll
bouquets. them over onto a spot that
was maybe a little drier and
every once in awhile, you'd
,top your work to look
skyward for some sig that
them in a Letter the weather was improving.
Lots of times we loaded the
Tell us about
to the Editor
wet, soggy beans onto wagons
and hauled them into the
horn Thorp wn'ri cnrParf the
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(QiuncooiI' mall,
fora day, viewing nothing but
white beans getting browner
by the hour, there was
something about watching
sweet rolls rise and swell into
gorgeous, golden brown
goodies that made it all right
again. And the smell ... the
great smell of something
fresh and delicious: was such
a welcome relief from the
stench of mould and
moisture.
To tell you the truth, 1 may
have to give in yet and bake
some sweet rolls. It will be
my personal tribute to the
bean farmers in this area who
really have my sympathy this
fa11.
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