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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-10-06, Page 611, PAGE 6--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1977 Police report r, 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 • 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 • 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 Renowned for Quality Sind 1950 11 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-3901 SEAFORTH WALKERTON 4 • 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 <• (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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