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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-01, Page 33i�. a the ark no the '•rvice gel R // 524.2231 ds 10: iod thew 5:8 5:42785 des 5 upl a.m. Y" Bach tel with us. r 4th 1977 Y 5349341 'ICH) TT OOP MR. AND MRS. KEN ANDERSON ed in ondesboro Lighted candelabra and white, yellow and rust daisies rmed the setting in Londesboro United Church on riday, October 21 when Diane Marie McDougall and hn Kenneth Anderson exchanted marriage vows. The bride is the daughter of Thelma and Gordon cDougall and the groom is the son of Marjorie and Eric nderson. The Reverend Stan McDonald officiated at the double ing ceremony. Louise McGregor was the organist and rant Ellison was the soloist. The soloist sang' Sunrise unset and We've Only Just Begun. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She ore a floor -length gown of quiana which featured edieval sleeves. The gathered midriff was raised at the oat, dipped to the waistline and fell intosa.long train at e back. The collar, sleeves and train were accented ith little white daisies. The bride also wore a half-length irband veil accented with little white daisies. Matron of honor was Shirley Taylor, sister of the bride. lewore a floor -length gown of rust polyester. Bridesmaids were Brenda Cook, friend of the bride and t and Mary Anderson, both sisters of the groom. They ere dressed in gowns identical to the matron of honor's. Kelly Cook, niece of the bride was the flower girl. She ore a dress the same as the other attendants' dresses. 11 the bride's attendants carried bouquets of white, ellow and rust daisies. Groomsman was Jim Anderson, brother of the groom. shers were Ken Hesselwood, friend of the groom, Bill cDougall, brother of the bride and Larry Appleby,., usin of the bride. Dale Appleby, cousin of the bride was ringbearer. The groom wore a champagne colored tuxedo with rk brown pants and lapels. He wore a boutonniere of range roses similar to the bride's bouquet. Thegroom's attendants wore brown tuxedos with dark rown lapels and boutonnieres of white, yellow and rust Isles. Guests were greeted at the Blyth and District Com - unity Centre by the parents of the bride and groom. The bride's mother wore a full-length gown of light own polyester crepe with a floral design and a corsage orange roses. The groom's mother wore a full=length gown of brown yester doubleknit accented with a floral cape and a sage of yellow roses. Prior to the wedding, showers were held for the bride Norma Preszcator, Marg Anderson and Donna amm. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Anderson are residing at R.R. 1 ndesboro. Wedding stories and pictures must arrive at the Sig;:al-Star ;within one month of the ceremony, or a '15 charge will be made for publishing the items. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMI . problem.. Shoplifting: An expensive . • from page 1 A ters are not a common type. He said no specific age group or sex was more of a problem than another and that shoplifters do not steal out of necessity. He did Say that kids seem to steal things like models, candy, cosmetics or sporting goods. Older shoplifters go after clothing, tapes and records and shoes or boots. Chief King Said that some statistics had been prepared on shoplifting and indicated that boys start stealing earlier than girls. The average age for boys stealing their first merchandise is 10 years old while girls 'don't seem to start until they are 12. Boys steal things like pen knives, models and candy while girls take cosmetics, panty hose and of course candy. Adults are not so petty. When they steal something it is usually valuable and is usually something they wouldn't normally buy. Many steal out of a compulsion, enjoying the thrill of doing something wrong and getting away with it while others feel it is their right. The chief said that many .people don't consider it stealing. They feel that the store is making a good profit and can afford the loss. They are just looking for something for nothing. COURT LENIENCY "There is no , mention of shoplifting in the criminal code," said the chief. "The penalty for the crime is a penalty for theft." Many merchants are concerned about the leniency of the legal system Where shoplifting is concerned. They feel it isn't worth their time to seek a conviction against a shoplifter because the court usually lets them off with a probation or give them a small fine. Many merchants simply get their merchandise back and -order the offender out of their store. Chief King tends to agree with the merchants pointing out -that the penalties for shoplifting are not all that stiff. He said many first of- fenders are given the benefit of the doubt and released on probation. He added that the maximum fine is normally about $200 but could be higher if the court decided it should be, The chief did say that not all courts are easy on shoplifters and that some judges listen to no excuses and impose stiff penalties to discourage people from trying it again. JEANS POPULAR Al Scharlach, owner of the Captain's Quarters men's clothing store, said that he was afraid to even think about what he loses in a year through shoplifting. He said it SAVE ENERGY and Insulate U.F. Foam 8 Fiber Insulation Serving Huron County 15 years COMPARE...CONTACT STEWART'S ALUMINIUM & INSULATION 207 Huron Rd. Goderich 524-8821 LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY WORK BOOTS HUDAC NEW HOME WARRANTY PROGRAM 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON NEW HOMES INCLUDING CONDOMINIUMS! Purchasers should buy ONLY from a Registered Builder and be assured of 1. Deposit and downpayment protection. 2. Correction of defects anti deficiencies during first year. 3. S Proyearstection against major.structural defects for 4. 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He adds that not only would he have the cost of the em- ployee but would still suffer from shoplifters. "People just see something they want for nothing and they take it," he said. STEAL WITH CLASS Shoplifters don't seem to be the type that nervously looks around a store then snatch something when they think no • one is looking. More often than not they shop for what they want and the steal it. Taylor said he had a Citizen's Band radio stolen from a display shelf where it was bolted down. He said some one looked the. radic over and liked it so they went to the hardware section, grabbed the wrenches to undo the bolts, and then stole the CB. He said in another instance a CB base radio was on a display shelf and he sold it to a customer. When he went below the shelf to get another unit that was packaged and stored under the display shelf the box was empty. Someone had taken the radio out of the box, put the box back on the shelf, and made off with the radio. The Canadian Tire store owner said that one woman that was stealing from him even took the time to in- vestigate his cataloguing system. He said the woman wasn't stealing the items but was changing price tags to buy things cheaper. He said his price tags also include a coding for merchandise and the woman realized that and never changed the tags to alter the code just the price. He said he finally caught her when she cut one price too much, reducing an item from $35 to $12. Scharlach said he also had finicky shoplifters at his store. He said one woman stole .a shirt from his shelf and although he was con- vinced she had stolen it 'he .wasn't sure enough to accuse her. He said he failed to mention the theft to his part- time clerk and while the part- time employee was working the woman returned and exchanged the shirt for LUXURY MENUS Shoplifters don't confine themselves to clothing and department type stores. Jack Hinton, manager of the A&P said he also faces con- siderable losses through theft. He said people that steal food usually steal small, expensive items that they want to try but normally don't buy in their regular grocery items. He said he had no way to calculate his losses because of the type of business he manages. Some of his merchandise is' damaged in transit and sold at cheaper prices and some is returned to wholesalers as perishable items that didn't sell. Hintqn, said that novelties his store stocks are common items stolen and small, ex- pensive things like canned lobster or shrimp are stolen • because people want to try them but don't feel they can afford to pay for them. "Some people steal out of necessity," said Hinton. "They get behind on bills and - don't have quite enough money to buy what they need so they steal it." MORE REPORTS Chief King said merchants should report items they have stolen even if they don't have a suspect in mind. He said his department can do nothing about stolen merchandise if they don't know it's stolen. He added that he realized that much of the merchandise can never be recovered but that anything that has a serial number should ..be reported missing. He said the police may never get the thief but they may be able to recover the merchandise. Despite the heavy losses merchants face annually from , shoplifting they still manage to believe that the Huron's population on increase An interesting report tabled at Huron ..County Council Friday showed that the Town of Goderich and the Tpwn of Seaforth recorded population losses from 1976 to 1977. Goderich's population was decreased by 12 but still remains the largest in any municipality in the county with 7,324. Seaforth lost a total of 21 residents making it the smallest, town in Huron with 2,025 people: The total population in Huron is up however to 56,032. That's an increase of 568 over 1976 and is an encouraging trend. The fastest growing town is Exeter with a population increase of 20 bringing the number of citizens there to 3,519. Wingham was a close second with a recorded growth of 19 bringing the total population there to 2,861. Clinton's growth was a respectable 14 with a total population now of 3.124. The Township of Tucker - smith had the largest growth of any municipality in Huron in the 1976 to 1977 period at 110. No doubt the develop- ment of Vanastra has had much to do with this growth but it is also interesting to see that Goderich Township grew by 101 during the same period with neighbouring Colborne Township growing by 84. Among the villages, Bayfield experienced the greatest growth at 51. Blyth grew •by 43 persons and Hensall grew by 29. Zurich and Brussels both ex- perienced modest decline - Zurich 6 and Brussels 15. In all, 17 municipalities of the 26 showed an increase in population through the 1976- 1977 period. 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