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Hi kids.
Greetings
Comet.
I have just arrived in
from Captain Goderich from another
galaxy and have taken on a
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I guess Captain Comet
doesn't have to tell anyone
that Santa Claus will be
making his Christmas rounds
in just a few short weeks.
And boy are you in luck.
You see Santa is a good
friend of the of Captain here
and if you want to make sure
that he gets your letter then
just send it to me and I will be
sure and deliver it. Or maybe
we could just print them in
BY THE G.D.C.I.
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Recent newspaper articles
about the discovery of a
possible 10th alanet in our
solar system ave revived
public interest in astronomy.
This kind of interest is im-
portant to teachers of
•,a
science. It makes his task of
teaching science, and
astronomy in particular, an
easier one.
The general level physics
taught at the Goderich
District Collegiate (Phy340)
includes several weeks of
Astronomy, a topic that never
Don't miss Santa
Be sure you don't miss the
annual Santa Claus Parade
Saturday.
The town of Goderich is
sponsoring the Santa Claus
Parade, Saturday beginning
at 2 p.m. The parade will
follow the usual route up
South Street to and around
the Square. But this year the
parade will only make one
trip around the Square so
watch closely.
The theme o_ f this year's
parade is A Cartoon
Christmas and ap-
proximately 20 to .25 groups
and industries are entering
floats. The parade will also
feature a couple of bands and
the main attraction of course
is Santa's float.'~
All children will have a
chance to meet Santa Claus
after the parade in Santa's
court in the Park theatre.
Santa and his helpers will be
handing out treats and it
certainly is a good chance to
tell Santa exactly what you
wanted for Christmas.
The Ladies of/ the Beta
Theta Sigma -Phi sorority
with the help of the Goderich
Rangers will assist at Santa's
Court.
Also before the parade
there will be a special cartoon
showing at the Park Theatre
so check the paper for details
and enjoy the day.
fails to develop interest on the
part of the students who take
it.
What about the previous
discovery of planets? There
are some interesting stories
to tell about them. The larger '
planets, and the ones close to
the earth, are easily visible.
Jupiter, for example, the
largest planet in our system,
is currently the second
brightest object in the sky,
clearly Visible in the eastern
sky each evening. Venus, the
perennial "evening star" is
also visible during the winter
months in the western sky.
Saturn, Mars and even tiny
Mercury are visible to the
naked eye at various times of
the year. Their curious
"wanderings" through the
background of stars have
intrigued observers and
philosophers throughout . the
years.
The planet Uranus, which
appears as a very faint point
of light, was discovered quite
by accident by the German -
English astronomer, William
Herschel. In March of 1781 he
was- making a routine
telescopic survey of a portion
of the sky and noted that
the paper and send one to
Santa. He likes to read the
news.
So kids. don't forget. To
make sure that Santa knows
what you want for Christmas
send your letter to Captain
Comet at the Signal -Star in
Goderich.
Make sure you write early
because Santa gets plenty of
letters to read before
Christmas.
new mission with the'
Goderich Signal -Star. And
that mission is to produce a'
children's section in the
Signal -Star every week.
That's right. Each week the
Captain will prepare a page
of stories, pictures, some
interesting aspects of the
world of science and things to
do just for kids.
In fact, I hope it will be just
like 'having your very own
newspaper each week.
But this new mission is a
very unusual and :Unique one
for the Captain' and I . Will
have to 'Ask all the young
readers for some assistance`
with this project: Maybe you
could help the . Captain by
writing a letter and giving me
an idea of what type of things
would be of ''interest for our
readers.
Perhaps you have some
interestinghobbies, pets or
projects that you are doing at
school. You.; could act as a
reporter for the Captain and
provide some valuable
material!at the redder , �` tz r l�[ger le�ti►tt
I ani just 'getting hey;",'$d pak k k she° 1
mission ;'off the ground titlt the paper >t►i wi♦{j a
week and 'hope " it' . will g t we can have plenty p;
through his telescope, this
faint bit of light did not ap-
pear as a stellar point, like a
distant star would, but rather
as a small disc. He first
thought it might be a comet,
but after several months of
careful observations he
calculated the orbit to be
nearly circular, lying beyond
that of the planet Saturn. It
was unquestionably a new
planet!
Whereas the discovery of
Uranus was quite unex-
pected, the discovery of the
next planet, Neptune, was
actually the -result of a
mathematical prediction. In
the years following the
discovery of Uranus,
astronomers carefully plotted
its orbit. By 1840 there ap-
peared to be a discrepancy
between its observed position
and ' what mathematical
calculations predicted for its
orbit. Could another, yet
undiscovered planet, with a
strong gravitational pull be
causing this discrepancy in
the orbit or Uranus?
(In our next article, we will
describe how the discovery of
Neptune was made.)
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Santa Claus made his annual visit to the town of Goderich in
the parade last year and will be back on the float for the
Santa Claus parade this Saturday. The parade begins at 2
p.m. and will be followed by Santa's Court in the Park
Theatre. Be sure you get to see Santa in his court afterthe
parade because he has a treat for everyone. (staff photo)
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ehicle license fees go up
The first increase in motor
vehicle registration fees since
1972 goes into effect today,
Transportation _and Com-
munications Minister James
Snow announced recently.
The fee schedule was an-
nounced in last April's
Ontario Budget. The new fees
increase the cost of
registration for a four -
cylinder car from $23 to $30; a
six -cylinder car from $32 to
$45; an eight -cylinder car
from $40 to $60. Motorcycle
registration fees are up $5
from $15 to $20.
In addition, any automobile
with an.engine displacement
of more than 6.5 litres (397
cubic inches) which is
registered for the first time,
will cost the owner $80. ,
uilt for money
The International Plowing
Match comes to Huron next
year and with it comes an
opportunity for people who
are able' to do quilting to
make some extra money.
Three prizes totalling $225
are being offered for the three
top quilts.
The quilt competition is
being sponsored by the ladies'
committee �f the match and it
is concerned that everybody
across the county, who is
interested, learns details of
the event.
In order to be entered, the
quilt is to be an original quilt
design depicting some aspect
of the 1978 International
Plowing Match and have a
minimum size 66 x 78 inches.
, _ ...The entries will be judged
on originality of design and
quality of quilting.
The competition is open to
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There is no entry fee but
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September 1, 1978.
The quilts will be judged at
Seaforth Fall Fair and entires
must be delivered to the Fair
by noon, September 14 for
judging.
Prize money is divided,
first $100, second $75 and
third $50.
Under the new schedule,
1978 registration fees for all.
privately -owned passenger
cars and motorcycles in, the
northern half of the province
have been reduced to $10.
The Minister added that an
amendment to the com-
mercial motor vehicle fee
schedule is also being
prepared to allow northern
Ontario residents to purchase
their 1978 annual registration
for vans and pickup trucks of
5,000 pounds or less for the
same fee as passenger cars --
$10, providing the applicants
sign a personal declaration
that such vehicles are used
primarily for recreational
purposes and private tran-
sportation.
Under the amendment,
passenger car registration
fees can also apply to all
commercial motor vehicles
anywhere in Ontario with a
vehicle weight of 5,000 pounds
or less. Again a personal
declaration must accompany
the application.
"Switching their
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registration could also mean
a saving for owners of light-
weight commercial vehicles
in southern Ontario,
depending on the number of
cylinders." said Snow.
The 1978 registration fee for
mopeds and trailers remains
unchanged at $5, as does the
$10 fee for snowmobiles and
historic vehicles. The fee is
the same in northern and
southern Ontario.
Licence renewal stickers go
on sale at 311 licence issuing
offices across the province
today and the deadline for
having your new licence
renewal sticker is February
28, 1978.
To complete the renewal
procedure, motorists are
required to .present their
Motor Vehicle 'Permit, proof
of insurance and the ap-
propriate fee to purchase the
blue 1978 stickers.
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