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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-29, Page 4PAGE 4—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1977 Year 5 students predict interesting 1978 Well friends, you will not he pleased to learn that the upcoming year will not be one of the hest we've ever. experienced. Dot, as we all know, things must get worse before they get better. gI'o begin with, the vvhole North American continent will he off to a had start. without the help of Guy Lombardo to greet the New Year. Rene Levesque will again he in the limelight. In 1978, he will be elected president of the "Chain Smoki'rs Association of North America. Mr. Levesque will also succeed in his heroic attempt to tear the country apart. Things don't look too bright for)rur Prime Minister in the upcoming year. Mr. Trudeau again will be continuously nagged by the Opposition Party, Rene Levesque, wife Margaret, and, his ungrateful coun- trymen. Before - the year is out, Mr. Trudeau will have been committed to a mental institution following an inevitable nervous breakdown. Canada's formerly respectable R.C,M.P. will relocate "in California where they will join forces with "Richard Nixon and Company", to form a massive corporation specializing in bugging, wire tapping, and other scandalous activities. From the consumer's point of view, 1978 doesn't look too promising either. Major price increases in the arca of food, will have an effect on most of our pocket books. For example, three mainstays in most of our diets, namely, peanut butter, sour cream and onion potato chips and but- termilk, will double in price. On the other hand, our budgets will be significantly relieved b; the fact that the price of dill pickles will drop drastically. Energy conservation again will be of major concern to Canadians. Premier Bill Davis in co-operation with the "United Hamster Breeders of Ontario" and a team of brilliant scientists, will initiate . an ingenious energy creating system. This system will provide power to the entire City of Toronto on it's trial run during 1978. The power will be generated by thousands of hamsters (working in shifts), which will run on treadmills. The final result will be the powering of several large generators located on the outskirts of the city. Goderich District Collegiate Institute will pay little -heed to the government's efforts and raise the heat in the school to an all time high of 50 degrees F during the winter months. Undoubtedly, these predictions will be very informative to the general public. P.S. Any future validity of the above predictions is purely coincidental. Mary Anne Boyle Our predictions for the new year consist of five events that we feel will happen. Our first prediction comes from the sports world. Through much hard work and discipline, Toronto Maple Leafs will meet a totally astonishing and much im- proved Vancouver Canucks in the first all - Canadian Stanley Cup in years. Locally, a couple of on-going feuds will be resolved and started. The battle between Kingsbridge, Kintail and Port Albert will disappear and tl}s, three will unite to form the thriving country of Port Kinalbridge. This action will prompt Auburn, Don- nybrook and St. Augustine to retaliate and form their own country of St. Aubrookstine, forcing a civil war to break out between these two immature and rival countries. Margaret Trudeau will win an Oscar for her first movie role, prompting hubby Pierre (that the P.M.) to star in a movie based on his colourful life and rise to power. The G.D.C.I. students will initiate the first Teacher of the Year award. The lucky winner will be chosen by the Year four and five students because they have had to put up with him for the longest time. The five finalists will probably be a variety like Mr. Feavcr, Mr. Kalfleisc1h, Miss Doidge, Mr. Carpenter, and Mr. Worsell. By the end of June, a ballot will have been taken, similar\ to the vote of Homecoming Queen. One ofr these lucky people mill be crowned King or Queen Teacher and will receive gifts that will suit the teacher's personality. Finally, because of the recent success .of Star Wars and science fiction films, there will be an influx of aliens from another galaxy wanting to participate in sequels. Also their purpose will be to set the record straight about their way of life in outer space°.They have been watching for thirty or forty, years and through these movies, they have become totally disillusioned over the earth's concept of space. These are our predictions despite the absurity of them. R. Crawford F. Hildebrand The year that is rapidly drawing to a close saw many of the predictions from 1976 come true. The same will probably hold true for 1978, concerning ^this year's predictions. The Canadian political scene in 1978 will remain unsettled and turbulent. Quebec separatism will be the major national issue with Quebec introducing its own anthem, "Oh Rene Levesque, we leave Canada for thee." The Montreal Canadians will, of course, be renamed the Montreal Quebecois. Parliament, however, will have more immediate concerns when the Prime Minister is kidnapped by a band of militant bee keepers while cuba diving in his swimming pool. 1978 will also be a tumultuous year in- ternationally. A severe drought will result in a world-wide shortage of dill pickles. Riots and mass hysteria will follow as shoppers battle over jars of dills. The problem will be partially alleviated by the invention of a substitute - dill peanuts. Dill peanuts will only be the first of a long line of new inventions. The most famous will be the manure -gas converter (MGC). This device will revolutionize Canadian agriculture as farmers turn to full-scale manure production with food as a by- product. Theft of manure will be punishable by a 10 -year prison sentence or 5 weeks solitary confinement in a chicken barn with_10,000'chickens. Considering everything, 1978 looks like a promising year for psychiatrists if nothing else, Anne Marie Howard Each time a new year beings people predict things that they are sure will come about. Every year has its surprises and disappointments. The year 1978 will be no different in these aspects. Using great foresight and intuition, I predict the following things for 1978: 1) When the drinking age is raised from eighteen to nineteen, teenagers will not start getting drunk until they are fourteen instead of thirteen. 2) In an election, which will be held this summer, Margaret Trudeau will lead the Communist party of Canada to victory. 3) The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup! 4) Jimmy Carter will challenge Farrah Fawcett to a smiling contest and it will be called a draw because of the glare in the judge's eyes. 5) Howard Cossell will forget all words longer than four syllables and become completely mute because of this. 6) The Fonz will commit suicide after losing his leather jacket. 7) At high school, marks will be eliminated and teachers will only pass the students who bring them apples. 8) It will snow next December. 9) A terrorist group will kill all the members of the rock group, Kiss. They will be found not guilty since they were acting in the best interest of mankind. 10) The high school newspaper, The GDC Eye, will force the Signal Star into bankruptcy and later out of circulation. Since the above predictions come from a highly reputable source they are to be termed totally ridiculous, Tim Doherty eNA Godericthe h _SIGNAL STAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron Founded In 1848 and published every Tin rsday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. AdvortisIng rates on request. Subscriptions payable In advance '13.00 in Canada, '17,00 to U.S.A., '20.00 to all other countries, single copies 30 cents. Display adve, tIsing rates available on request. Please ask for Rate Card No. 8 effective Oct. 1, 1977, Second class mall Registration Number 0718. Advertising Is accepted on the condition that, in the event of typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous Item, together with reasonable allcwance for signature, will not be charged for but the balance of t e advertisement will be paid for et the applicable .rote. In the event of a typ graphical error advertising goods or services et a wrong price. goods or service may no be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell. and may be withdrawn at any time. The SI nal.Star is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 524-8331 area code 519 Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT G. SHRIER — president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER — editor EDWARD J. BYRSKI — advertising manager Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 220, Industrial Park, Goderich Second class mail registration number — 0716 Reflections The following is editorial comment written by Paul Harvey. +++ One good example is worth a thousand admonitions. A year ago in one of my broadcasts I talked about how Texas was•reducing its welfare overload by requiring anybody able to work - to work. Now 17 states, one way or another, are putting relief recipients to work. "And the federal government's "Work Incentive Program" is finding more jobs for welfare recipients - twice the number last year than during all of the previous four years. • Some cities, on their own, are unloading the goldbricks. RBridgep'ort, Conn., now requires em- ployable people on welfare to work one or two days a week. If they fail to work for two weeks - no more welfare. In one year Bridgeport's case load has been reduced by 45 percent - a million dollars' saving to the city's welfare budget. Milwaukee County, Wis., requires all able -bodies welfare applicants -to accept city or county jobs at $2 an hour. In the state of New York since last May, all employable persons on welfare have been required to work three days a week in a local government agency. We don't have a head count yet, but many are going out and finding a full-time job instead. That, of 'course, is the objective. In Utah. where the largely Mormon population uses the highly effective LDS welfare system as a model, results are so impressive that the Carter Administration may use th.is as a template for national welfare reforms. Here is the Utah plan; Anybody drawing welfare payments is put to work. This in- cludes mothers on ADC. And this Utah plan is the first such ever to he approved by the HEW. In.Utah, if private employment cannot he found for able-bodied welfare recipients, they are put to work in state or local government jobs. 'They may be teacher's aides in neighborhood schools or they may plant.. trees in public parks. But the only welfare recipients excused from work are the ill, the aged, the disabled, or mothers with children under six. All others are told to take jobs or lose their welfare payments, July through December last year 782 persons were assigned to the work program. The 311 who refused to work were dropped from welfare rolls; 218 promptly found other kinds of employment. Leaving only a fraction of the original 782 still dependent on welfare. And communities benefit from the available work force. In Salt Lake_ City there was money to purchase insulation for the homes of elderly poor people but no labor with which to install the insulation. Welfare trainees were assigned to the job. Oklahoma's Governor David L. Boren initiated a law requiring anyone 18 years of age or older in a family receiving ADC to visit the local employment office and sign up for any job available. Hundreds accept permanent jobs, instead. And what the statistics cannot rcfl^rt iq the number of persons in these states who never apply for welfare, realizing that they will he required to work for it. k Pet, the cur. ew pew ate mer B0191 IoJ Re @< lvodee ilea, aura publ , whi dl tan 1k p6 t„1m4 ,arch° anEmF Glee God< iml awnN piediet ,vrro abn Kno WO. rtne rn . ✓ upi oN<� o,ac� tiled le end g um �t p ROM o�d .tide fterbo On drivers Dear Editor, Some drivers entering the Square await not only pedestrians on the left half of the marked intersection but invite persons on the right sidewalk to step down and cross in front. I wish these drivers would read the relevant sections of the Ontario Traffic Act and be governed thereby. Benevolent variations, besides holding up traffic, are hazardous; the next driver along may be one of the impatient ones, merely checking speed at the crossing and charging through. PEDESTRIAN Needs help Dear Editor, I am in the process of researching my family tree. As part of that search I am looking for information on my grandfather, Ernest Arthur Mitchell, who was horn in Goderich in 1881 (exact date not known). It occurred to me that your newspaper, which I un- derstand to be quite old, may DEAR E have information regarding the birth of my grandfather in the old issues. Consequently, I would appreciate it if you could advise me if the back copies (year 1881) are available? Are they on micro -film? If so where?. Are they available for inter -library loan? In lieu of micro -film could a search of the birth notices for 1881 be conducted? If so how much would it Cost? Also, 1 am interested in knowing the name of any local genealogy -history groups, or individuals who might be able to help me. Additionally, any general local history information you might reference me to would he most appreciated. Thank you in advance for your very kind attention to this matter. Sincerely yours, Gerald Mitchell, 863 Lakewood Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94086. You're invited Dear Editor, Calling all former students of the Fort Erie Secondary School home to the town that skirts the border to mark the 50th anniversary of the school, May 12 and 13, 1978! D Mark the date on . your calendar and pass the word on to as many other former students as you can. ITDr Tentative plans include a reunion dance, golf, a "memories" reception at the school and several other activities. Mather Public School is, as well, celebrating its 50th anniversary and it is planned that May 12-14 will be turned into a real 11Old Home" weekend. Your help is needed, though, to make this event a success.. Those interested in attending are asked to con- tact the Reunion '78 Secretary, Mrs. M. McMillen at the school, Tait Avenue, Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 3P1, (416) 871-4610, as soon as possible. The reunion committee also invites parents, relatives and friends of former students to write these people and urge them to contact the school. We aren't promising any cannon firings at Old Fort Erie, but we're sure all former students will get a "bang" out of this 50th an- niversary reunion. N.L. Pring, Fort Erie New column Dear Mrs. Keller, Sometime ago in our ;correspondence I mentioned the possibility of a short column on an intermittent basis in the Signal -Star, dealing with promoting the sister city relations between Bay City and Goderich as well as informing Goderich of any Bay City general news of interest. I'm sending the attached as a possible first, since I did have several items to bring to the attention of your readers. These columns, as I've in- dicated, would not be on a regular basis, only con- tributed gratis whenever I have something to report. I'm fully in -your corner after the Signal -Star's recent editorial — the exchanges should be 7built into full community support whereby every club, church, women's, school and other civic groups are participating. ' And perhaps the newspapers will have to take the lead in this promotion. My Saturday column in The Bay City Times today carries many Goderich items, gained by reading the Signal -Star which you so graciously sent me for a year. And upon expiration date, there wi a check there in 1978 renewal. You are to congratulated on a we paper of high quality, o the finest I've seen. With Christmas and Year's greetings to you yours, as well as the other fine friends I've this past year in Goderi am, Since Leslie E°A 1977 Presi Bay City People -to -Pe Also Copy Editor -Colum The Bay City, MicTihi Editor's Note: Mr. A column appears elsewhe this newspaper and dese reader attention. —SJK The real spirit Dear Editor, One day this week shopping in one of our st I saw something happen makes one believe the Christmas spirit is not at An elderly lady th very little sight left, ha clerk checking or Christ her purs money to pay buying for gifts she was buy g family, and was $5.00 sho A very kind lady at Turn to pag 75 YEARS AGO Mr. Thos. E. Durnin of Dungannon was a caller at the Star office this week and announced that he was in the field for County Councillor to stay. Mr. R. Jewell and Mr. John McKenzie have both resigned the rromination and this leaves hut three aspirants in the field. On January 5 every freeholder will he asked to vote on a bylaw passed by a former council hut which was never completed, granting exemption from taxi,tion for the balance of a term of ten years to the Goderich Knit - LOOKING BACK ting Company, Ltd. and the Goderich Lumber Company, Ltd., two progressive and prosperous industries who are large employers of labor with a heavy pay list. Frank Lawrence says he never saw SQ large an express business any previous Christmas and the Post Master states that letters and parcels received - are ex- ceedinglylarge. A considerable quantity of corn was shipped from the elevator this week to Seagram of Waterloo. 25YEARSAGO On Thursday evening the members of the Goderich District Collegiate Institute Board met at the home of vice-chairman H.M. Ford and presented him with a coffee table as a personal gift from the members in recognition of the outstanding work he had done for the board as chairman of the building committee in charge of the construction of the new Collegiate. On December 16, the Auburn Athletic Association and Community feted the champions of the Midget D baseall series, who won the W.O.A.A. and the O.B.A. championships. At a special meeting at the Town Hall on Monday af- ternoon, Town Council ap- pointed John Gardner as its representative for the 1952-53 Board of Trustees of G.D.C.I.' 5 YEARS AGO The shipping season at the local waterfront closed of- ficially last week with the arrival of the grain boat Agawa Canyon.. George Parsons, president and general manager „o;f the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company said had been .an average The number of hushes wheat handled(9,768' slt was down only . g ly recent years. Judge R . Betheri° administered the oath allegiance to 12 new CanB citizens Dece of their er 1�i large group and family members. Of the 578 dog tags 1972 by Animal Cot Officer Dick Eisler' seven were female emal1 went �s ogs remaining dogs at $4 per tag.