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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-30, Page 2• PAGE 2 -- GQDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978 � Bits... Tid Bits..Tidi Y ..*�Tid Bits... BY JOANNE B UCHANAN There is a correction to the story about the crossing guards which appeared on the front page of last week's Signal -Star. The crossing guard named Jim Johnston should have been named Jim Carey. Our apologies to Mr. Carey. +++ Hope you enjoy the cook book the Signal -Star has put together for you. Bon appetit during the festive season! ++1- The ++The Ontario Arts Council recently an- nounced grants totalling more than $1,400,000 to artists and arts organizations in 157 communities throughout the province. The grants, to 457 individual artists and 215 organizations, were decided in recent Arts Council meetings. These grants, the third series announced, bring the total awarded this year to $9,700,000. By the end of the 1978-79 fiscal year, the Council will have granted more than $11,000,000 to individuals and organizations working.._ in . the , arts throughout Ontario. The Arts Council, which receives its funds from the Ontario Government through the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, is in its 16th year of operation. In this area grants were recently awarded to Blyth Centre for the Arts ($1,500) ; The Gallery in Stratford ($9,500); Goderich Rotary Club ($1,500) and Huron County Library, Goderich ($263). ++1- Urban ++Urban Affairs Minister Andre Oullet has an- nounced his approval of a Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation loan to help finance a seniors' housing project in Seaforth. The federal funds total $346,235. The borrower is the Ontario Housing Corporation. The Seaforth project will be a two-storey, `walk-up' building con- taining 16 one -bedroom apartments. One apar- tment will be designed and equipped for oc- cupancy by a han- dicapped tenant. +++ Ontario Industry and Tourism Minister Larry Grossman is encouraging the province's ' manufacturers to "turn wastes into profits." A new brochure published by the ministry describes how waste rubber, paper, film, plastic, metal, steel dust and- oil have been reprocessed and turned into profits. "Through the ex- periences of Ontario manufacturers who have profited by waste. utilization, "Putting Waste To Work," describes sources of available information on the subject and the technological' advances made by government . agencies, research organizations laboratories and trade associations," Mr. Grossman said. Manufacturers ' are encouraged to examine their own waste products for similar opportunities by instructions on how to become involved in the Canadian Waste Materials Exchange and waste utilization con- ferences and through a list of waste utilization publications. Putting Waste To Work can be obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism's 15 regional offices or by writing to Industry Branch, Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism, seventh floor, Hearst Block, 900 Bay Street, Toronto M7A 2E4, telephone (416) 965-7196. +-I- The +The winners of this year's Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Contest have been an- nounced and un- fortunately, there are none. from Huron County this year. Last year, Paula Butler of Goderich, won in the prose section. The contest. sponsored by public libraries in the Region of Waterloo and in Perth, Huron and Wellington Counties and by the Midwestern Library System, will be held again next year and it would be nice to have some winners from this area. One of this year's judges, Harry Boyle, is a native of St. Augustine. +++ In the madcap rush of the Christmas season, when the stores are crowded with bustling shoppers and the strains of a favorite Christmas carol lull us into .a buying mood, it is even more important to shop carefully. Today the jingling sound we hear is that of cash registers, not sleigh bells, and an over abundance of Christmas spirit could herald a bleak January. Before you join the annual foray, the ministry of consumer and commercial relations offers a few timely tips. Know the store's refund policy'. Stores are not obligated to refund money or to exchange merchandise purchased' as a gift. Policies vary from store to store. So, if you're not sure that Uncle Joe likes polka dots, check the store's policy before you buy. Be sure that a refund will be given or an exchange made if merchandise is unsuitable and that this agreement is clearly stated on the bill. If a - company represents that it has a refund policy and money is not returned, this is in contravention of The Business Practices Act. But if no promise is made, so don't expect a refund. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR DELIVERY. Post offices are full 'to overflowing during the holiday season and a rush of orders to a mail order firm will probably take q,0111TE WITffyr much longer to process as well as deliver. If you are buying furniture as a Christmas gift, insist that the promised delivery date is clearly stated on the bill of sale even if you are given a verbal promise of pre -Christmas delivery. Pay for the item on a cash -on -delivery basis or, better still, arrange to have the goods picked up yourself. UNSOLICITED GOODS AREN'T YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Many companies or organizations send un- solicited goods, such as Christmas cards, through the mails at this time of year. They ask you to send money to pay for the items. If you didn't order them, you are not obligated to pay for them. You may keep them, destroy them or send them back at the sender's expense. BE WARY OF FUND RAISING SCHEMES. Most pleas for money are authentic but to be sure that your money goes to the needy, keep the following points in mind: Be wary of telephone solicitations; make sure you un- derstand the nature of the donation . request;__ ask how they got your name; ask for the name of the person calling and thefull name and address of his or her employer, in- cluding the telephone number; if in doubt, request that the solicitation be made in writing; check a com- pany's reputation with the Better Business Bureau. For further in- formation about refunds and exchanges, mail order buying, fund- raising schemes or consumer complaints, write Consumer Information Centre, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, 555 Yonge Street, Toronto M7A 2H6. And just a reminder. Be sure that gifts pur- chased for children are non-toxic; check the Christmas tree for flammable decorations; and turn out the Christmas lights . when the tree is unattended. +++. Miss May Ervine has returned to Goderich after spending ten weeks in Windsor for surgery and convalescence at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard (her niece). She is looking forward to . seeing all her friends in Goderich again. Mrs. Myrtle Good of Goderich is this week's winner of $1,000 in the Goderich and District Community Grandstand lottery. She held lucky ticket number 1499. Don't forget the first London Symphony concert to be held in Goderich G.D.C.I. on December 1$. It is sponsored by the Goderich Rotary Club. + ++ And speaking of the London Symphony, the orchestra will present "Sinfonia" in a special "Lollipops" Christmas show on Saturday, December 2 at 1 p.m. in Centennial Hall, London. Featured on the program will be songs from the musicals "Annie", "Oliver" and "Anne of Green Gables". A Christmas carol sing will also be included. Admission is $1 per child and adults are admitted free when accompanied by children. Tickets are available at the Sym- phony Box Office on Civic Square and at the door from noon on the day of the concert. + ++ Over the past several weeks the Ministry of Revenue has been distributing , a Vendor. Information Kit to new and recently established retail businesses throughout Ontario. The kit, which provides retailers with basic in- formation regarding the collection and remittance of retail sales tax, is an integral part of a com- prehensive Vendor Information Program, implemented by the Ministry's Retail Sales Tax Branch. The kit is distributed free of'' charge to all new businesses when they register with the Retail Sales Tax Branch. For further information about the kit or the program phone Paul de Winter (416) 965-1753.. ▪ ++ This is the time of year when many of us are entertaining often. There is more food 'around, more leftovers and more chance of food poisoning if food is not handled properly. Proper food handling techniques are important, stress the food specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The key is to remember that temperatures bet- ween 40 degrees (F) and 140 degrees (F) are in the danger zone range for keeping perishable foods. In this temperature zone, food poisoning bacteria Multiply rapidly. Keep foods such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy products hot (above 140 degrees E) or cold (below 40 degrees F) . Do not leave these foods at room temperature either before or after you've served them. ° Also check your freezer to be sure there is enough room to store your Christmas turkey. It is extremely important to keep the turkey frozen until you plan to cook it. If you buy it now, don't hold it in a refrigerator, garage or anywhere but the freezer. Before cooking, allow your turkey five hours per pound for thawing in the refrigerator, one hour per pound for thawing in cold water and one and a half hours per pound for thawing at room tem- perature. + ++ During the winter, houseplants require less water than at other times of the year. The frequency of watering depends on the type of plant and light and humidity in your home, says Rob Hamersma of the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario. Plants grown under lights or grown in bright and d.ry, conditions, may. require watering every second c. day. Many tropical plants suffer from the dry conditions common in Ontario homes during the winter. "The ideal sollution is a humidifier," says Hamersma. "However, you can also take plants into . the bathroom while you shower, or into the kitchen while cooking, to create a humid en- vironment." + ++ You can cut your fuel consumption from ten to 25 percent with these simple energy-saving habits and better car maintenance says the A.C.I. TRY to' maintain a constant highway speed of 50 m.p.h. AVOID jack rabbit starts. They use more fuel and cause wear on your tires. „t•-, ACCELERATE strongly .-and smoothly when passing or merging with fast traffic. Press the accelerator evenly not abruptly. DON'T rest your foot on the brake pedal. This practice decreases brake efficiency, reduces brake lining safety, increases fuel consumption and causes the engine to work harder than necessary. TURN OFF the motor if you are waiting for someone. Long periods of idling to warm up the engine are also un- necessary and wasteful. Grand Opening Fashion 220 SUTTON PARK INN wishes to invite you to our GALA NEW YEARS EVE PARTY :18B KINGSTON STREET, GOJ)ERICH OUR BEAUTY CONSULTANT______ KATE HERLUSSEN ionday Opening Special December 4th to Thursday Deceinber 7th FREE JP LESSON WITH EVERY ala°° FACIAL Appointment Only 524-4221 Since this is our first celebration we are offering a great offering q, at a reasonable price. For enquiries d Reservations CALL 3963444 Hwy. 21 N. SUTTON PARK INN Kincardine ,g) rts 13 DON'T store heavy items in your trunk. They may be costing you gas. Remove roof racks when not in use; they increase wind resistance significantly. MINIMIZE the use of air • conditioners. When • not in use in hot weather with stop and go driving, the conditioner can in- crease fuel consumption by as much as 20 percent. MAINTAIN your car properly. Make sure you get fall and spring tune- ups. Pretty valet Jason Jeffery gets some assistance with the buttons on his coat from Municipal Day Nursery supervisor Eveleen -McDonagh in preparatjion`.:or outside play time. Nursery school is good for children from a social point of view and it also helps to increase their at- tention spans, says Mrs. McDonagh. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Fully Licensed Under The L,L.B.O. We're Still Open! 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