The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-19, Page 2PAGE 2--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY; OCTOBER 19,1978
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BY JOANNE
BUCHANAN
Rabies may increase
above normal levels in
parts of southern Ontario
in the coming months.
Natural Resources
Minister James Auld said
the 1978-79 season is the
tenth year since the
disease last occurred and
there was a major out-
break before that in 1958-
59.
"If this ten-year cycle
recurs, a peak can be
expected this fall and
winter," Auld said.
Outbreaks of rabies
have already occurred in
Bruce, Carleton, Fron-
tenac, Grey, Lanark,
Leeds, Lincoln and
Renfrew Counties, with
red fox and striped skunk
being the major carriers.
So perhaps Goderich
citizens should beware of
skunks for a reason other
than their smell.
Auld said the rabid
animals are frequently
unusually tame, and any
wild animal whose
behaviour seems unusual
should be avoided.
He said that his wildlife
biologists advise that if
rabies is suspected,
contact should be avoided
even if the animal is
dead.
"However, if a spor-
tsman does contact
rabies, either through his
own dog of by direct
contact with a rabid "fox
or skunk, a physician or
veterinarian should be
notified immediately,"
Auld added.
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The Canada
Employment and
Immigration Com-
mission has made
emergency
arrangements to get
Unemployment
Insurance benefit
cheques to claimants
because off the disruption
in mail service.
The Unemployment
Insurance Office in
Goderich at 35 East
Pat Osborne, deputy grand knight of the Goderlch council of the Knights of
Columbus; used the Octoberfest-Saturday night 'to present the Goderich Pro
Life group a cheque to help the organization financially'. Accepting the cheque
on behalf of Pro Life. is Grace Austin of Kingsbridge.(Photo by Jeff Seddon)
Harry Worsell chairs
meeting at Moncrief
The Huron County
Historical Society met in
the Community Hall in
Moncrief oh Thursday
evening, October 12, with
well over 60 persons in
attendance, First, the
business was conducted
by the president, Harry
Worsell of Goderich,
which consisted of the
previous minutes, work
accomplished at fairs and
the International Plowing
Match; micro -filming our
records; and the ever
.increasing requests for
information on families
and ancestors in Huron.
After the business
session, they were
treated to a delightful
. program of music, (violin,
piano; singing) and an
off-the-cuff reminiscing
by Archie Mann, who
proved to be one of those
persons who can regale
their audience with truth
and laughter for the old
days, and as one story led
to another, the members
could visualize the unique
community history of
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Moncrief unfolding. The
village of Moncrief, on
the 16th concession of
Grey township got its
name from Scotland,
although the first settler
was a French-Canadian.
The next closest village
was Cranbrook, and from
this point the mail was
delivered every two
weeks.
The CPR, built in 1906,
was one and one-half
miles to the south, and
many planned excursions
were enjoyed. The station
is now gone. In 1937
Moncrief `got hydro and.
the writer knew this to be
so, as my father, an
HEPC linesman, often
told about the building of
the power lines in rural
Ontario. The village
thrived 'and consisted of
general store, chopping
mills, sawmill,
blacksmith, church,
school and can boast the
installation of the first
cyclinder diesel engine in
Canada. In 1961 the
church, first
Street began to.distribute
benefit cheques for
claimants residing in
Goderich and rural
routes of Goderich and
Clinton and rural routes
of Clinton on Tuesday,
October 17 between 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Further
distribution will be made
each and every Tuesday
and Friday at the same
office location and time.
Cheques for other
Huron County claimants
will be delivered in the
normal manner.
Claimants must have a
social insurance card
plus one other form off
identification bearing
signature and -or
photograph.
People picking up for
claimants on sickness or
maternity claims must
= -have----su•itable____.iden
tification and signed
authorization letter from
the claimant including
social insurance number.
Claimants should
return the report cards to
either their nearest
Canada Manpower
Centre or distribution
point. They should not
mail them.
Claimants who need
further information
should telephone 524-8604
or 679-4359.
Presbyterian later
United, celebrated its
50th anniversary. The
first Bible, donated by an
unknown gentleman, is in
the Archives room in
Goderich. The , church
was sold recently and will
be used as a residence.
• Names like Stowe's
Mill, where they cut three
million feet of lumber per
year; Beauchamp's
Creek, into which the
swamp drains;
McNaught's gravel pit,
which supplied most of
the gravel for the railway
between Guelph and
Goderieh; Lucas General
store, now up for sale. '
All of this has become
memories and isn't it sad
that Moncrief is no longer
even a place to be found
on our Ontario maps:, But
these memories are alive
and a delight to hear and
record, and protected by
the Huron County
Historical Society. - by
Isabel Theedom
Olson's Gravel Pit
Dungannon, Ontario
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B2 GRAVEL , .30
Bl GRAVEL .40.
STONE DUST, SAND . .90
CEMENT OR A GRAVEL .95
SCREENED STONE .95, '
34 STONE, 1.60
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Dosis and straw avidiabl• fora Good Wolfing jab
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Winners of $1,000 in the
Goderich and District
Community Grandstand
lottery this week are
Mike and Peter Burley of
Goderich. They held
lucky ticket number 1251.
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Distinguished visitors
with Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Straughan and
Mr. and Mrs. Don
Straughan, all of Park
Street in Goderich
recently, were cousins Sir
Colin and Lady Mary
Campbell of Dunblane,
Perthshire, (Kilbryde
Castle), Scotland. While
here, they met other
family members and
report a thoroughly
enjoyable stay in both
Goderich and Amberly.
The Campbells visited
Goderich once before,
seven years ago.
Prior to coming to
Goderich, they were
entertained in Barrie by
cousins Benson and Bill
Straughan and families.
There they 'visited City
Hall and signed the guest
register.
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An article entitled,
When Junk was Junk,
which appeared in last
week's Signal -Star ac-
cidentally had the
writer's name left off it.
Pastor Lawrence of
Dungannon Christian
Fellowship Church and
formerly of Monetville iri
Northern Ontario,. was
the author of theparticle.
Our apologies Pastor
Lawrence.
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The Goderich Kinsmen
Club is holding a fall
auction sale on October 28
at ,the: Kinsmen Centre to
raise money for that
Centre which houses a
workshop for mentally
handicapped adults.
Members would ap-
preciate the donation of
r any items for this auc-
tion.
The Kinsmen are also
holding a Men's Night on
November 4 to further
raise money for their
Centre.
The Kinsmen are
looking for old and new
donors to contribute to
the Blood Donor Clinic to
be_ held_ in town on
November 8.
A Police and Firemen
appreciation night will be
held by the Kinsmen Club
on October 23. The
Kinsmen have also
planned a tour of the
Bruce Nuclear Power
Development for•
November 6.
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Business opportunities
and markets for Ontario
companies interested in
developing or expanding
trade with the U.S. Great
Lakes border states will
be explored October 24
ands 25 at the Ontario
Ministry of Industry and
Tourism office, 305 King
Street West, Suite 507,
Kitchener.
Ontario manufacturers
who require advice and
information on . customs,
markets or finances can
meet with export
specialists for personal
interviews to review their
problems and programs.
For further in-
formation, contact
Walter G. Long, in-
dustrialdevelopment
consultant, Ontario
Ministry of Industry and
Tourism, Kitchener (519)
744-6391.
Everyone in business
today will appreciate the
need for the constant
monitoring of the
financial aspects of their
businesses, if control of
costs • and profit , im-
provement is to be
achieved. However, all
too often, businesses
encounter " financial
difficulty and even
failure, because of a lack
of knowledge about sound
bookkeeping practices.
It is with this situation
in mind that the Federal
Business Development
Bank has prepared a day
long seminar on
bookkeeping that will be
presented on November 8
at the Royal Canadian
Legion Hall in Goderich.
All owner -manager ,or
:employees of small
businesses are invited to
participate. Registration
is limited so interested
parties should contact the
branch of the Federal
Business Development
Bank at 1036 Ontario
Street, Stratford (271-
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JANUARY 15, 1979
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FEBRUARY 19,1979
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nights accommodation, seven buffet
breakfasts, seven dinners with wine, plus
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What is a marriage
contract? What are a
woman's property
rights? Do women have
support obligations?
Women in the com-
munity who don't know
the, answers to these
questions and are unsure
of the implications of the
new Family Law Reform
Act will have a chance to
hear them explained as
they apply to them, this
fall. "
Women and the Law is
one of 12 curses being
offered by Conestoga
College in its Women's
Education Program. It
will be held Thursdays
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at
the Adult. Recreation
Centre, King, Street,
Waterloo. It starts
NoVember 9 and the cost
of three sessions. is $11).
The course will be led
-by Barb Foell,. a lawyer
from Waterloo who
practises mainly in the
area of family law with a
Cambridge firm.
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