The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-09, Page 142A ,GOPEItiCH SIGNAVSTA1t,,, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
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Marriage 'USSR style
• The western world is showing„ an
increasing disregard for the romantic and
religious aspects of marriage. Even in
Quebec, a civil ' marriage, sans church
cerernony, has become acceptable.
In Russia, they've teamed. from
4%experie'nce- to value the glamnr-ous and
,traditional aspects of marriage which in
,-the. ,early days of the USSR was Iittte
more than engagement in a personal
contract. Russia's Bridal Palaces— once
the palatial homes of Russian"nobs I ity —
represent that country's rather successful
.bstitute for the once traditional church
riding. A decree of 1944 made,
)ligatory that marriages, to be valid, had
o be registered.
This measure was deliberately taken rd
stabilize and' strengthen the moral
foundations... of Soviet marriage and the
family. In 'Moscow, a' city of three and a
half Million people, three such Bridal
Palaces celebrate from 30-r40 40 marriages
each day.
Russian bride are much like excited
brides anywhere in the 'world. They are
extremely lovely with their white veils,
glamorous wedding gowns, ti, hovering
bridesmaids'-- and of -course, the nervous
grooms.
Probably such bridal- couples aren't
thinking • too much of , the 'social
significance of the ceremony • they're
participating in". But' Russian, authorities
are contributing eve'rytri, g possible to
make rt a 'memorable" -occasion i0 ..„,a
magnificent setting.
The marriage is performed by an
imessiv'e woman dignitary. Sh.e..
addresses the coyple, emphasizing to them
the seriousness of the step they are taking,
and its importance to the State, in that
their union involves the possible future
responsibilities of family life. The bride
and groom exchange "rings and formally
sign the marriage -register.
Presently, the bridal pair accept their
marriage, certificate and adjourn to a
nearby equally impressive salon, 'where
their guests extend congratulations and
toast them in wine.
Obviously the USSR. is fully aware of
the importance of providing.marr. iage with
romantic and emotional associations.
WeII'known Goderich couple marks 50.yedr.s.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard •
Robertson, 34 Wellington Street
South, Goderich, un September
quietly observed, their golden
wedding anniversary at their
home built in 1867,
Confederation Year. -
The couple were marriedyon
eptember 1, 1921 in the house
in which they now live.
Three clergymen were present
for the ceremony. Officiating at
the marriage was the bride's:
father,
ride's•-
father, the late Rev,. James E.
Ford, father also of the late,
Arthur R. 'Ford, longtime Editor
of The ,Landon 'Free Pres: 4.1
addition. to ,,the former minister
or Goderich's Victoria Street
United Church were Rev. Jack
ccrtt, a brother-in-law df the
bride, and Rev. Mr. Moyer, then
minister of North Street United
Church, Goderich.
Because "too many
unfortunate incidents"
happened to the Ford family
over the years during the iAonth
of August, the first possible date
in September was selected for
the ceremony. Hence, ,Sept. 1,
Mrs. Robertson_stated.
Mrs. Robertson, who was
educated at Alma College, St.
'Thomas, and the Ontario G•lege
of Art, Toronto, has not been in
the best of health in recent
years. .Consequently the
anniversary ' observance - was
purposely quiet, •
Used . specially to 'take
newlyweds to •Goderich's C.P.R.
Station, Swartz' Livery had a
team of pure white horses,
Robertson' were the last couple
to -'be transported to the station
by this particular team.
For r their honeymoon they
went by train to Toronto, then
by the lake, steamer Cayuga to
-Niagara-on-the-lake. At Niagara
Falls they stayed at The Clifton
House. Returning to Toronto,
•they went by train to Kincardine
and thence by livery,. to Bruce
Beach. .
Mrs. Robertson, the Iorrner
Jessie Maria Ford, was one of six
children of the late Rev. James
Ford and. Mrs....Ford. The others
were Arthur RN -Ford:' Mrs, W..J.
(Hellen) Scott of Lindsay; Mrs.
Dr. Arthur (Kate) Bean, who
with her husband and child were
burned to death at Consecon,
Prince Edward County; Mrs.
R.P. (Willa). Davidson, Cobourg,
Ont: The latter two were twin
sisters., John Ford died in
iefancy. .
ftev. James Ford; a Methodist
minister, served at various
Ontario municipalities, including
Goderich, Thorndale, Lambeth,
Clinton, Essex, Lucknow and,
Point Edward (where Arthur
Ford was born).
The Robertsons have three ,
children: John of Napanee Ont.,
Mrs. Donald (Helen) Bartram of
Montreal,, arid James,, formerly
of London and now of Toronto.
There are II grandchildren
and two great grandchildren. '.
Howard Robertson was for
years assessor and tax 'collector
at Goderich. He is a son, of the
late Johrr- Robertson, a native of
the Orkney Islands and later' a
Colborne Township fartrner. • The
other children besides Howard
were the late Ernest Robertson, a
public school teacher at several
Ontario '"" municipalities, , and
Charles, a retired Goderich
Merchant.
The house,' more than 100
years old, in Goderich in. Which
the Robertsons reside was sold
Beta Theta Chapter
by the late Henrietta Naftel to
Rev. James Edmund Ford on
May. 20„ 1915 for $1,700. The
Naftels bought the house ort
July $1, 1900 from Anne
Cooper, widow of the hate Judge
Robert Cooper.
The property on which the
house was built was deeded by
, the Canada Co,plpany, on
October '19,.• 1832 to Louis
Bellamir, who was /lamed in the
deed as an "Indian trader.."
Beginning Day social
Tuesday, August 31, a
Chicken Bar -B ---Q... was held at
tile home of Mrs. Dorothy
Feagan. „ Fifteen members
attended.
After a delicious supper of
Bar„ -B -Quad Chicken,
corn -on -the -cob, and salad,,,,, Mrs.
Shirley Baechler • welcomed the
girls,,,b,ael after, the summer. She
„ also • passed out booklets
containing the committees, and
a list of the meetings to be held
ill„ the coming year. •
• Each girl then exchanged gifts
with her secret sister and.fountl
out who had been her particular
secret sister . for 'the past year.
New names were then drawn for
this years secret sisters.
It was announced that Miss
Rita Burton would soon” be
leaving us for Trail, British
Columbia, and a final goodbye
was said to Mrs. Patty
Dockstader who is leaving
Friday for her new home in
Toronto. .,.... ,t
While tea and coffee was
being served, the Sorority
scrapbook was passed around so
that the girls could see the new
pictures of the May Ball
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How -long, .mothers? How foods (and/or"gasran"'be on letter was` written to encourage
long have you .keen fighting your way home or to the coffee someone in Exeter to grab hold
against , the long hair • which is clatch in as little as 90 seconds! of the craft -festival idea but it
worn by your teenage son? Well, -\ * * * , was his comments on- God-er•ich-
you can stop. pestering now for With school back in now,• and the Art Mart which
the indications are that the Goderich womeri will be getting interested me.
estabiisbment is beginning to back to their regular (all • He writes: "Here are some
accept the trend and before you scI'iedule-housecleaning (ugh!), random thoughts following the
know it, son is going to cut his 'baking ( maybe even for two craft fairs at Goderich and
hair...or shuv his age. Thanksgiving and L.Christmas),. ,Lucknow. , . .
That's 'right., At a recent club meetings, v nteer work . - ``Both •• events focused
meeting of the • American Risk, and church organizations. attention on the communities in
and Insurance ,,Association in We're looking forward to a question and brought in people
Montreal,._ the speaker warned bang-up fall, winter and spring as from miles - around. As . the
the industry' that the demands of far as women's activities in., Goderich show was held in the
producing new products, coping Goderich are concerned. This • open, .one could' 'Only 'girte'ss at
with\' increasing government„ newspaper' has bad great the total number of people. that
,-regulations and satisfying -better' response from most women's passed my pottery display.
educat d customers ,will force , groups during the last year and- "However, if sale of goods is
the instrers- to hire "the, best we are hoping for bigger and an indicator 'there must ,have
ey can get -even if they better things come this fall. been as many people there as
northodox by present . Once again we'd like to , Lucknow where nearly 7,000
n. c e c o m p a n Y remind the ladies to send it their were reported as going through
s ..translation, meeting reports. Our deadline is the turnstiles by supper time of
5 p.m. Monday' for publication the second day.
e what'i'mean? Do t e following 'Thursday. That ' "In one' of the three
at this could'me.an s ems early, I know, but when' restaurants I ate in at Goderich
eople? - y u get ttsed to it, it isn't any there was a 20 minute wait
, if most Males mo a difficult to • keep than before I got even a',glass of water
their hair long, Tue ay at 5 p.m. - • they were so busy. •
be for the kids ,. hat's more, we like to hear ' "Surely a; good many dollars' "'
ing locks? So, special activities which' -changed hinds at the' fairs and it
something result in pictures .for our- is quite certain that some of this
shaving their . pei', We do ask -76u to be must have rubbed off on local "
my notion fug and to call us well in businessmen as well as those ,
a lot -worse - of the event so that we who were catering to the inner
le). In fact, our schedule a day or man,"
Since the editorial - There was more to the
is newspaper has home letter -all about getting Exeter '
per"sonal interests as citizens interested in an Exeter
orting jobs,we1find it show -but we'll ignore that part.
we can plan our free 1 just wanted you- to know how'
ell '-as . our working- one . Goderich visitor sees us.
ss nicer ---or our during Art Marty -...
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people t
do look
in'stier a
standar
long -hairs.
Doyou s
you realize w
to the young
For instal
begin to wear
a
what kick will i
to wear their fla
they will t
else -maybe like
heads (which t
would be a heck o
than the present st
when I was in the \ city a• few
weeks ago, I actualjy', saw several
young men with their - heads
shaved clean.
,.. The funny part of it is; if the
young fellows refuse' to shave
their heads when that becomes,
-the "new in look"--4it shows.
either they have swung over to
the side of the establishment • or
they are simply growing up.
Either way, it is a relief for
mom.
** *
'Housewives will be interested
to know about Bread Basket
International . Ltd. and Dairy
Earn Stores of Cattbda Ltd. Both
firms will permit women to shop
for staple foods without leaving
their car...and the store hours
will be from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Here's how it works. The
Bread Basket . firm will have a
,,customer drive into a bay
containing a gas pump and a
sector borard resembling a
c mputer. The gas attendant will
fill the car's tank while the
customer punches her food
needs on -the panel. That signals
a cleric in the station who fills
, the grocery. order.
And to top it all off, gas and
food biila are charged on the
gasoline credit card. Hq►w about -
that? •
abou
could
newsp
though
advanc
can pia
so ahea
staff at t
lives" and
well as re
helpful if
time as
hours. (I
families, to
We'll to
present tin
triembets
charities, etc
of new m
speakers; of s
There is a
to have these
published in
However, -
beforehand,
co-operation f
us at least thre
event that yo
picture taken.
If 'you do
public relatio
* * *
e pictures 6f special' On somewhat the same order,
s such ,as pins to I had a telephone call from Mrs.
r donations to Vern Smith, wife ' of the
of new executives; president of the organization
mbers; of special which promotes the Labor Day
ecial events etc., , Ball Tournament in Goderich.
solutely no charge "But it Isn't a one-man show
pictures taken and by any means," Mrs. Smith was
the newspaper. quick to add.
as mentioned, ,--Actually, Mrs. smith was
we do expect telephoning to enst,ire *photo
om•you by telling coverage of the event but after
days prior to the we got talking for a while, I
wish to have a learned that this tournament -is
another annual moneymaker in
of have a special Goderich. ,.
s officer in your `For instance; did you ••know
organization (or if the person that> one ball team from
you have is not fulfilling her -out-of-town booked an entire
duties) we suggest you take a motel in Goderich for the
new look, at the matter at your weekend?' Now that's business,
first meeting th-t Rall. • I'd say. It seems that the ball
Good publicity for your players bring their --entire family
organization is valuable. It is and make the - Goderich-
important in so many 'Ways, but tournament ' a -.-h•-o-i-i4a y
most important of all, I' suppose, outing....and that's business; too,
is in -attracting new, eage' I'd say.
members for yodr club who will The idea started originally as
help to make it tick. a scheme to make money to
The Dairy Barn's ' ° - meet expenses for- the ' ball
- So, get your meeting reports p
into this. office on•a regular basis season in Goderich. Before that
this fall. We .promise to publish time, the players were having to
them all dip' into their =own pockets for
* *, * ..� the funds to. . pay umpites and
1 was skimming through the buy balls.
weekly newspapers this week , The tournarhent has been so,
and , discovered a letter to "the ' successful that -the -Association
editor i n t ti's E x e tet was actually able to 'Meet the
Ti me s. Advocate which season's expenses during this
interested me, 1 thought perhaps past year as well as tb put aside a
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ts`..,t�%'n /creme, -the A'rrClub-membeTs' •ou%c'�• i ""'1~i'ri'a Ct�r t t13 � r ," k gatt'rit
dr'ive.1 i supermarkets will appeal glad to hear about it, too. , .. just in ,ease bad weather played
to the ladies, it will probably be The letter came from William havoc with the crowds.
ti p► tfri'leltezffet . They say 1y,ou Hart, a pottar,'who had a booth And next .year, I understand,
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more conventional. Customers
drive in, order personally from a
clerk and pay cads.
he cgm'panies' '•have
--incorporated JO Quebec and plan
to start up' fi>l,,st in Metropolitan
Toronto this month, then go
cross -Canada.- Both see a
potential of -800 atoreg 'v�ithin a
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