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BY JOANNE
BUCHANAN
H. Davidson, Super-
visor of Letter Carriers,
wants P to alert
homeowners to . the
problems associated with
the delivery of mail
during the winter mon-
ths.
Every winter, letter
carriers are injured,
some of them seriously,
by fps -and falls. The
best way to- avoid these
accidents is to eliminate
slippery surfaces.
Homeowners are asked
to please keep their
walks, steps and porches
free off snow and ice-- use
a non-skid paint next time
steps need touching up.
To the majority of
customers who maintain
their premises free of
hazards, letter carriers
express their thanks.
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Janet Gardner of
Goderich is the suc-
cessful candidate in the
Rotary's Student
Exchange Program for
next year and should
know her destination by
February. Mike Grace is
on stand-by and it is quite
prbbabie that 'both these
students will be suc-
cessful in the program.
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What happens to your
garbage after it's buried
in a landfill site?
To continue a thorough
scientific investigation of
the answers to that
question, $36,250 in
Provincial Lottery Funds
has .been awarded to the
University of Waterloo
Research Institute. The
funding, spread over two
years, with an equal
contribution from the
federal government
(Fisheries and,
Environment Canada,
Inland Waters Direc-
torate) will continue and
complete a scientific
investigation of the Camp
Borden landfill site.
The Camp Borden
landfill site was chosen
for study because of its
age -40 years, the type of
soil, the pattern of
groundwater flow and the
general geology of the.
area.
Any further knowledge
gained in this study will
be applied to the location
and operation of other
Ontario landfill sites.
"While we are actively
developing reclamation
processes to reduce
material and energy
waste and reduce the.
amount of landfill
required, we must accept
that sanitary landfill will
be with us through the
foreseeable future,"
Environment Minister
Harry Parrott said.
"So it's important for
us to continue scientific
investigatiolniof landfill
effects so that we can
continue to improve these
operations."
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Wilf Denomme of
Goderich is this week's
winner of $1,000 in the
Goderich and District
Community Grandstand
lottery. He held lucky
ticket number 0531.
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Hey!. Don't forget to
contribute to those
Kinsmen toy boxes set up
in the. Met Store, the
Stedmans store,
Woolworths, the People's
store, the Canadian Tire
store, Breckenridge's,
Robertson Public School
and G.D.C.I. You've only
got until December 8 to
place your contribution in
one of these boxes.
Toys games, books and
other small item§ are
needed for children aged
0 to 16. These articles will
be distributed to needy
families throughout the
county by the Family and
Children's Services.
Clearance
ORGANS AND
PIANOS e.•
Reduced
20" to 40"
Gulbransen,
Wurlltzor,
Lentos, etc. at.
PULSIFIER
MUSIC
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Please take time out to
gladden someone's heart
this Christmas. Some
children wouldn't. ex-
perience any Christmas
at all if, it wasn't for
projects like the Kinsmen
Toy Drop. ,
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Stamp collectors might
be interested to note that
the Postmaster General
recently announced that
Canada Post will be
issuing at least 39 new
stamps in 1979, including
five new definitives and
34 commemoratives.
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Have you eaten any fish
this year? The question
isn't as silly as it sounds.
For many Canadians, a
fish is either a tropical
pet or something that
puts up a sporting fight on
a lazy afternoon.
While the average
Canadian consumes more
than 100 pounds of beef a
year, he eats only 15
pounds of fish, says a
Consumer and Corporate
Affairs bulletin sent to
newspapers recently.
Yet, ounce for ounce, fish
is probably the most
nutritious food one can
buy. And you don't have
to eat a lot to get a lot.
That's why fish is a
perfect food for people
who are trying to control
their weight.
Among the leanest
varieties of fish are cod,
haddock, sole, ocean
perch, freshwater perch,
pike, pickerel, smelt and
all shellfish. Halibut and
whitefish have a slightly
higher fat content while
herring, mackerel,
salmon, lake trout, tuna
and turbot have even
more.
Trying some of these
kinds of fish can be a real
adventure in eating.
There are hundreds of
recipes to try and bar-
becued fish is one
delicacy that is often
overlooked.
But no matter how you
prepare it, it's most
important not to overcook
fish. Otherwise you'll find
a lot of taste and
nutrients have gene up in
smoke.
Because it delivers so
much protein, fish isn't
really as expensive as it
might seem. But if you're
cost conscious, you'll find
that ocean perch and tuna
are moderately priced.
When buying canned
tuna, try to remember
that light tuna is just as
good as white and it
usually costs less.
The least expensive
fish, in terms of units of
nutrients provided, are
sardines and mackerel.
When you're buying
fresh fish to get the best,
look for bright bulging
eyes and scales that don't
flake off when you touch
them. Also check for firm
flesh, reddish gills and a
milk -fresh odour.
When, as the Food
Prices Review Board
tells us, Canadian
families spend up to 40
percent of their food
budgets on meats, it's
time to consider the
neglected fish. In one of
its - reports, the board
warns that Canadians
tend to consume protein
in quantities vastly ex-
ceeding their body needs.
So, fish could be a
solution to the problems
of both cost and nutrition.
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The Working Group on
Scales in the Retail Food
Industry has announced
that food items that are
being weighed in retail
stores, such as meat, fish,
poultry, produce, cheese
and candy, will be sold in
grams and kilograms
starting next year. For ,.,
example, when this takes
place, food sold by the
quarter pound and pound
will be sold by the 100
grams and kilogram.
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Mrs. Bertha R. (Jones)
Rudow of Elmira, a
returned army nursing
sister, sent an interesting
article into us this week.
It concerns a Doctor
Thomas Case who
delivered many babies in
the homes in and around
Dungannon and Lucknow
in the late 1800s and early
1900s, including Dr.
William Victor Johnston
and Mrs. Rudow.
In Dr. Johnston's book,
"Before the Age of
Miracles", Mrs. Rudow
says the author was born
on May 9, 1897 and Dr.
Case of the hamlet of
Dungannon, four miles
distant, was the one who
brought him into the
world for which services
his father paid him seven
dollars. The author goes
on to say that Dr. Case
never grossed as much as
$5,000 in any year of 50
years' practice.
Dr. Case, says Mrs.
Rudow, turned out to be
her first patient. His
office was located on the
street where her parents
lived so she passed by it
daily on her way to S.S.
Number 8 school.
As her older sister,
school chums and herself
were passing by after
lunch one day, they heard
a cry for help coming
from the doctor's office.
The others would not
accompany her to see
what help was needed, so
she went alone and found
Dr. Case collapsed on the
floor. He was able to point
to his home and asked
Mrs. Rudow to get his
wife. She did so and raced
off ,so as not to be late for
school. This was in the
early twenties when she
was six or seven years
old.
Mrs. Rudow recalls the
name of one of Dr. Case's
three soldier sons was
Benson. He also had a
daughter named Ethel
whose name was men-
tioned in the Dungannon
news as having visited
there earlier this year for
a reunion of Dungannon
old girls.
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Statistics showing a
decline in full-time
university enrolment and
Mrs. Bertha Rudow of Elmira sent in this picture of Dr. Thomas Case and
his three soldier sons. Dr. Case, she says, delivered many babies in homes in
and around Dungannon and Lucknow in the late 1800s and early 1900s, in-
cluding herself. She knows that one of his sons was named Benson. Does
anyone know the others? Read more about Dr. Case in Tid Bits.
GO CLASSIFIED
Children am sfso OUT biggest minority. Can
adArs prntnr,hnn of children's rrghIS sew err er
ample lnr most 01 'the wnrlrl
Yet what wP ar.knnyvlerlrae rn prior rple, wr.
don't always put into practice. The 11 N.'s
Year of the Child in 1979 and its minted ;Jr
trvrties ntrnt your full support .Ind pet lama
hon,
Herman MIMS iity rs,Dtv.r rtrtAa lrlth rrrn
"smallest minority" d55erva to he nor terplest
r.orrr.Mrn
Spnosor.•rl I ry
Bahol's of Goderich
co. fro* 212. Goderich
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an increase in com-
munity college enrolment
were released recently.
Dr. Bette "Stephenson,
Minister of Colleges and
Universities, noted that
recent reports predict
considerable decreases in
enrolment during the
coming decade because
of the expected declines
in the number of high
school graduates.
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CAPTAIN D.D. STEMP
National Defence
Headquarters recently
announced the promotion
of D.D. Stemp to the rank
of Captain. Doug is the
son of Donald and
Annette Stemp of
Goderich. Father Donald
Stemp retired as as
Warrant Officer after
serving 29 , years in the
RCAF and CAF.
Captain Doug Stemp
joined the Arkned Forces
in June of 1973. He is
presently stationed at
CFS Beaverlodge as
Station Logistics Officer
and resides in the town of
Beaverlodge with his wife
Judy, son. Kevin and
daughter Melissa,.
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According to two
studies byQ. Wilfrid
Laufier University
socioloOr ttudents,
women t' ing the
short eti k� the stile
when itcopies to, buying
and re ming cars in the
Kitchgr-Waterloo area.
One group of studehts
found that women can be
quoted as much as $110
more than men for car
repairs.
The students, including
former G.D.C.I. graduate
Laurie Boyce of
Goderich, took two
damaged cars, a 1968
Ford Mustang and a 1974
Chrysler Newport to 14
body shops in the Kit-
chener -Waterloo area. A
male student took the
cars to the body shops for
estimates and one week
later, a female student
returned with the same
vehicles and asked for the
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same work to be done.
The female was quoted
prices $60 to $110 higher
than those quoted to the
men.
"We suspected women
were being ripped off but
we were surprised at how
much," said Laurie.
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Direct time loss from
work stoppages due to
strikes and lockouts
amounted to 1,012,050
man -days in August 1978,
Labour Canada reported
recently. The number of
stoppages was 233 and the
number of workers in-
volved was 78,698.
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Shipments of Ontario -
grown Christmas trees to
urban centres have
already begun and it
won't be long before they
are on sale at corner lots.
When purchasing a
Christmas tree, an im-
portant consideration is
the length of time you
plan to keep `the tree
indoors, says Burke
McNeill, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
-- and - Food - extension
horticulturist.
"A Scotch pine is ideal
110 fa
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if you plan to keep the mini* nal and it can he
tree a long time," he kept indoors safely for
says. "The needle drop is , about three weeks."
Although spruce and fir
are also popular, they
don't last as long indoors.
Christmas trees can
become fire hazards
indoors if they are
allowed to dry out.
McNeill suggests setting
the base of the tree in
water to maintain
moisture.
Civic
Corner
Goderich Town Council
will meet in the council
chambers at town hall on
Monday, December 11 at
7 : 30 p.m.
The Committee of
Adjustment will meet in
the mayor's office at
town hall Lon Tuesday,
December 12 at 7 p.m.
The Inaugural Session
of Huron County Council
will be held in the council
chambers at the Court
House, Goderich on
Tuesday, December 12 at
2 P.m. and will continue
on Wednesday,
December 13 at 10:30
a.m.
Protect yourself against
too much sunlight over-ex-
posure may cause skin cancer.
Wear protective clothing when
you work -outdoors. 1f you like
to sunbathe . practise --sense
in the sun". It's up to you to
help prevent skin cancer.
The Church
Kestaurant
Cor. Brunswick & Waterloo
Stratford, Cntario
fFinterSeason
Dining and Dancing
Friday and Saturday night — Live orchestra
Lunch — a wide selection of st la carte dishes,
old favorites (CREPES, OMELETTES AND
PATE) and many new suggestions to enliven
your appetite.
Dinner— famous Church Specialities including
fresh fish and lobster flown in from Halifax. We
feature a fixed price menu Tuesday to Thursday
— 3 courses and coffee $8.75, children $4.50.
The Church is perfect for Christmas parties
(140 persons maximum). With the new dance
floor, special gcchestras or disco can be
arranged: Also available - our private room
..:for 20 persons.
"The menus - including brunch - are ever changing
and never disappointing."
Diane & Lynn Brooks
London Free Press Oct. 27, 1978
"Only in Stratford you say? That's right,
however no cause to say "pity". An
autumn Sunday in the tranqull and
handsome community thatincludes
brunch at The Church is pure pleasure."
Winston Collins
Toronto Sunday Star Oct. 8, 1978
Please phone for reservations
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(519) 273.3424
Tuesday to Friday Lunch 12:00 - 2:00
Sunday Brunch
Tuesday to Saturday Dinner6:00 on
Licensed by L.L.B.O.
r
you°`are planning to
cut your own tree this
year, don't make the
common mistake of
decorating it before it has
a chance to warm up.
"A tree taken indoors
from the cold has very
brittle needles," explains
McNeill. "If the needles
are disturbed While the
tree is cold, they will fall
off."
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CHRISTMAS
REMINDER
This year's
Christmas Message
to your loved ones...
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