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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-08, Page 35Round `n'About, About June 18 Her smack them for it. Majesty's Canadian Ship They've spoiled my whole "SAGUENAY" docks at line of thought! Anyway, I thought some talk on the Nipigon might be in- teresting for comparison when the Saguenay was visited. . Now, perhaps someone who knows these ships might send us a few words about them and that could help us out. The year 1967 was a year to' remember - especially for those teens to the fifties. Below that age, they weren't in- teres'ted and over that 60 year age we kept them busy picking their brains about the last 100 years. The couple of years, 1966 and '67, were full of interest and excitement and could only be outdone by our executive for the Jubilee III year of 1977. Canada and Goderich, to us, have a wonderful past, present and future. We love it all. Looking back over the year '67 brought back a few smiles, especially when I came across the Centennial Birthday Cake lighted with 100 candles in Courthouse Park. The cake and its design had been my baby and I chased down the Port of Goderich - the first large destroyer since the Nipigon in 1967. I don't know much about the Saguenay, but the Nipigon fascinated me. To begin with, it was the introduction as the "helicopter destroyer" which hit me. Right away I thought, "why do they need such a large ship to destroy helicopters?" Well, not really, but that is the first nutty thing to enter a nutty mind! The Nipigon, the second ship to bear this name in the Royal Canadian Navy, in- corporated a hangar and a flight deck in her initial construction and was also equipped with Canadian designed two -jet engines and carried •homing torpedoes as well as sophisticated submarine. detection equipment. The helicopter "Sea King" went along in an anti-submarine role. It had a detection and destruction capability which multiplied the radius of effectiveness of helicopter destroyers against the most modern submarines. enough hard centres from This all-weather rugs to be cut up for the 'copter - over nine tons in "candles" and the rest weight, had a crew of was up to the carpenters four. and electricians. Well! I don't know who This "cake" created a was proofreading and lot of noise but it looked who the paste up girls pretty good when it was were in 1967 at the Signal . lighted for the New but some very important Year's festivities in 1967% info' was deleted in the At one point about write-up and I could January '67 some screwball wrote that, "Harry Rumo, a °sailor missing for three days from his rooming house in the Harbour district, was found in the Cen- tennial Bitthday Cake in the Town's Courthouse Park. When asked, Mr. Rumo said he did not know how he got inside Martha Rathburn ap- pears weekly in The Signal -Star the cake. He was released by passersby who heard him thumping on the inside. He also said he kept warm by wrapping himself in the Centennial flag." You probably recall all the talk that was flying about and the people who tried to look inside the cake. I for one walked around it twice to make sure it was not true. The Stratford Beacon Herald struck a sour note by saying they had asked one of our police regarding the whereabouts of Harry Rumo. "It's just a 'rumor, some idiot at the paper wrote it as a joke." Sorority Queens. Two ladies were crowned at the Beta Sigma Phi May Ball held in Holmesville May 27. Pat Spence was crowned queen of the Xi Delta Epsilon chapter and Joan Smith was queen of the Beta Theta Chapter. So ciety name officers At a recent meeting of the Goderich Branch of Canadian Cancer Society, held in the Board. Room at the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, the slate of officers for the coming year was presented by Claude Kalbfleisch, retiring chairman of Planning, Development and Nominations. N.D.P. meet The executive of the Huron -Middlesex N.D.P. met May 30 at a mem- ber's home in Huron Park. Several members will attend a one day seminar, concerning organizing, and compaigning, in Guelph on June 24. Delegate Stuart Craine will be, attending the Provincial Council meeting at the University of Windsor on June 17 and 18. I't was unanimously agreed that a letter condemning the role of the Ontario Provincial Police at the Fleck strike and the use of the riot squad against the women picketers, be sent to Premier William Davis -and Solicitor -General George Kerr. The Huron -Middlesex N.D.P. executive will meet on Wednesday, June 28 in Clinton. Mel Farnsworth will succeed Fordyce Clark as president and Iva Wood and Harold Chase were named as first and second vice-presidents respectively. Marjorie Brown will continue as secretary and Milton Raynor and Eugene Bender will continue as treasurer and vice - treasurer. Other officers are as follows: delegate to district council, Mel Farnsworth; campaign chairman, Lens Pitblado; vice-chairman, Claude Kalbfleisch, com- memoration funds, Zella Crawford; education, Dorothy Smith; vice- chairman, John McKibbon; medical advisor, Dr. R. B. Thomson; planning, development and nominations, Jean Ginn; publicity, Marion Shaw; service to patients, Edna Stephens; vice - chairperson, Chris Gautreau; transportation convener, Harold Knisley; and vice con- vener transportation, Fordyce Clark. GODERICH MUNICIPAL � DAY NURSERY PRE -REGISTRATION for School Year 1978-1979 JUNE 16. 1978 Of The Day Nursery 15 Caledonia Crescent Time: 10:30 A.M.•2:00 P.M. Pre -registration fee 62.°0 The facetiously - intended conjecture that a man lived in the cake was taken as gospel truth by many. Signal Editor Bob Kearns had to put a damper on the fun since it could be a slur against his staff and too since the policeman had not been identified by the Strat- ford reporter, it might be a slur to them also. So, the fun was stopped abruptly, but the Harry Rumo stories were top entertainment over the coffee cups for quite a long time. As far back as 1967 in a January Signal editorial it says: Engineer. -Editor Tom Weissman of Canadian Controls and Instrumentation, likes dollars better than pounds, shillings -and pence, litres better than gallons, kilometres better than miles. He says at least once a year, over many, many years, , at most major Engineering Conferences, the subject of converting the inch to the metric system comes up 1,,for discussion. As things stand, North America may soon be isolated, surrounded by a world attuned to the metric system. To the U.S. this is not too difficult a problem, -because of the size of its domestic market. For Canada, with its in- creasing dependence upon business outside the country, ..the ability to move in the "metric world" as well as in the inch system, will assume vital importance especially since both Britain and the U.S. remain vital customers. The major task ahead for Canada is to make a move - soon - doing more than just indicating an interest in converting to the metric system. A gradual adoption of this system should • be laun- ched - it could be done in 10 years. Well, I hope it is finalized soon, one way or the other. They have had their ten years. On Saturday, June 3 at Port Albert Christ Church is the Craft ,and Newly appointed Grant Gould has been appointed the Summer Assistant Agricultural Representative for Huron County. Grant, a native of Kitchener, Ontario is a past graduate of Cen- tralia College of Agricultural Technology and is currently at- tending the University_of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Grant 'is looking for- ward with .great interest to working with the farmers in Huron County. Jack Duffy signed to portray Felix James Murphy, Artistic Director for the Huron Country Playhouse announced recently that television performer Jack Duffy; has been signed to star as Felix in the Playhouse production of The Odd Couple. Opposite Mr. Duffy will be ACTRA award winner, Les Carlson, in the role of Oscar.::.,_ .. The two Canadian actors team up in Neil Simon's comedy which opens July 4 for a two week engagement. Both actors are being brought in through the courtesy of a . special grant from Conklin Lumber Ltd. Les Carlson? won --has.... ACTRA award for Best Supporting Actor in the television show Raku Fire as Steve, opposite Eileen Atkins. Last fall he was a regular on the CBC show Custard Pie. He is currently involved in the filming of a new movie called Lost' and Found starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. Jack Duffy (Mr. Television) besides regular, appearances on Party Game for the past seven years, has been seen as the principal performer on the Billy O'Conno,r Show, Showtime, The Barris Beat, In the Mood, Wayne and Shuster, Upside Town, Frankie Howard Show, George Kirby Show, Hudson Brothers, Razzle Dazzle, Bobby Vinton Show, Perry Como Kraft Music Hall and his own series Here's Duffy; ' The Playhouse per- formance schedule is Tuesday, July 4 through July 8 and July 11 through July 15 in the evenings at Q:30 p.m. and with Wednesday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Information and tickets may be ob- tained by phoning (519) 238-8387. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 19781 -PAGE 15A ...with Martha Bake Sale for the Girls Rall Team sweaters. On June 8 is supper at Holmesville United Church. On June 3 is the Foresters Dance at Saltford. On June 10 is the antique cars, flea market and air show at Brussels. On June 10 also is the car wash at the Assessment Building parking lot. On June 17 is the Strawberry Fest at Benmiller United Church Smorgasbord. Phone 4-6327 for tickets. The Salvation Army have open house at their Glenhuron Camp - come to their "Country Fair" on June 15. • June 17 is Rotary Club paper pickup ... not a paper pickup but a PAPER pickup! Love, Martha. ALVIN'S TV YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR • ROGERS MAJESTIC TV • EXPERT TV SERVICE • ANTENNA & TOWER INSTALLATION 162 MARY ST. GODERICH 524-9089 Attention Community Groups and OIaniza1ions k howCanadaW�rks worksforus. • Rescue unit formed by Canada Works project. N. ew jobs. And a better place to live. Canada Works, a Federal Government job creation program, has done it before and Canada Works can do it again. Get your group to agree on a project you can all support. Most importantly, it must make use of and improve the skills of unemployed people in your area, create at least 3 new jobs, and make for commu- nity benefits thatlast. Complete your'application carefully and on time. If your idea is 'good enough, Canada Works maybe able to contribute to the Ql1T Children Off. trail necessary funding. To apply, just go to your closest Of nature- Canada Manpower Centre/Canada Employment Centre or job Creation Branch Office. Pick up Public Information the application form and Meetings the "Guide to Huronat County Applicants'? Canada Canada Manpower Centres Works is Goderich - 35 East Street for your com- Monday, June 12th 3:00 p.m. munity. Your Exeter - Main Street province.Your Tuesday, June 13th country. For all of us. So let's get 3:30 p.m. working on some new ideas. Future loolisgood in M X' Job training lass, 14P Employment and Immigration Canada Bud Cullen, Minister ApplybeforeJune24. Emploi et Immigration Canada Bud Cullen, Ministre Bare down gracefully With the first hot weather, thoughts turn to summer days basking in the sun. This season, dazzle the beach set with a swim- suit from our great collection. Very good colour selection in sizes 8 to 18. STAN JONES $24. up Opoa Monday fo Saturday from 9 a.m. fo 6 p.m. rrldays 11119 p.m. SHOPPE LIMITED SHOPPERS' SQUARE GODERICH CHAVISARIAN MIMIN1