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"I,f escal'ting• price`s had put a
tighter squeeze•iolk bu'ctgets and
one:looked to the1new OAK to
t�ri`hg same relief t tdy the,
economy then the gprnment's
recent increase on �` per and
liquorcertainly has., to ptlt a
damper ons such dreams.
-TheY,price increase became e
'fective Monday, January 6, a .
the . government continues to
Goma downy 'hard on_ drinkers
;and smokers. The jnerease,
which was'influenced .b rising
costs 'And wages within the in-
dustry, ,.nears that beer
r drir kers will now4pay $6.,'30 for
24, 12 • 'ounce bottles Of
Canadian beer, an ..increae 9f
40 cents.
The coat of 12, 12 ounce bot-
tles has risen 25 cents. ib $3.45
and the''eost of six bottles jum-
ped 10 cents. to , $1..85: The' 32
Qunce can of beerr''has.risen .50 dulge
-cents to' $.3.70 while 12 ounce .1 2 8 -YE ARS. 2
cans, of beer will ntw •-cost
,$3.90.
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The Liquor Control hoard of
Ontario -(LCBO') -reports that
wines will rise by 20 cents "iier;
bottle 'wlti�'Canadian whiskey
will -gcr.tip in price by 50 cents
ft>f ' 2, Ounce.�hQttle, 25 ,cents'
fora 12. Ounce bottle .arid '80
centsofor ,a 40, ounce bottle.
Business was normal for
oth . the Goderich Brewers
etail and .,LCBO over the
eked - witl few shoppers
bo tiering to stack up'before the
nc ease 'came inbo effect. But
cert 'nly with Christmas -and
New Year's just over budg4s
'have taken an enormous
beatin.
With the new price increase
it cou-ldbe a long dry year for
;those wh are" inclined to in-
i,n. mforting bever'a'ges'
Mayor Deb Shewfelt was of-„ Leroy Haiti5on, Jim Peters and presence 'of husbands, wives
tidally 'sworn into office Mon- Bob Aden. -_:and' family of"" -most' council
day evening',; inan impressivi For the first time, the retiring :members.
ceremony., in the 'council cham- mayor, Harry Worsell, was • Town ,Administrator Harold,
hers. Taking the oath: of office. •4. present to place the chain of of -'r :Walis administered the oath "of°
along.•with' MayorµiS[hew_fe-lt fice around the neck of his'"stale-r"" =office before Mayor Shewfelt
.were Reeve *Stan Profit, cessor. Th,,oecas;ion was made, delivered.. his inaugu•ra•1 ad- .
Deputy -Reeve Bill Clifford and even more festive ,by several. dress. . -
Councillors Ccjrank" Walkom, bouquets of flowers in. the ...� Mayor , Shewfelt told his
Elsa. Haydon, Dave .Gower, c,hambers as :well as . , the .4aud'ienpe that much can qbe ac-
complished- in -the ne ,t two
years, if .rnembers of bouneil,.
"communicate, cooperate and
plant" , '
The ,main priority as far as`
Mayor Shewfelt is concerned is
the improvement "of the road
system in Goderich, The former
Public- Works.-Cha-irman',ca°lled••'-
for 'a five year projection arid
premised that in 1975, Eldan'.
Street; ,, Suncoast Drive from') .
.Eldon to Highway .21 and St.
;Vincent,,.Street would be paved.,'"
Mayor Shewfelt also hopes to ,
"prepare • other rst'reetii ' for
1pav' _g ". He .no t ed)'that better
'pro d' progr•arn. word save
oney on the "cost'` tar and
;chip method" of re. urfac'ing. / •
The :inadequate drainage of
';surface water in tnd'ustrial
` i,:Park was another 'matter on
;''Mayor- Sheweltrs 'list of
';g priorities.' He. ':said • , the
rz:
#:. mu'nicipality c uld - look for-. .
L,,,ward• to the imPlementation, of
*�an t
,,_.•. n -her storm sewer from In-
•dustrial Park to the lake.
" s'� _ t '��FIe alsn indicated, that • by =
r'ving cave head services at
stt al ark,- the approach.
.
Goderi from the ' south
ld'hercl„lr.improved'to.the
titifi
" '44,t,v4.ye s �. a peed! for t re+
boards and im ' eplatiop •
ships'between Goderich arid the
neighboring townships,', t 'n'
is important-- to com- -- The chain
•
o
9i LC7,T - N q
eet our 1115-16 jO: Council
hp Goderich Town Council for 1975-76 was sworn into office
on .Monday night .bytown 7clerk Harold' Walls -and were'given
some indication of what they will .be wdrking -towards .when
the, new.may°or, Deti.Sh`ewfeIt made.his inaugural remarks. The
council members are, from. left around the table, Ct?unciilors
:v•
Elsa Haydon, Hobert Allen, and Frank Walkom, 'Reeve Stan
Profit, town C rk.Hatold.'Wal'Is, Mayor Deb Shewfelt, Deputy
Clerk Marion- M clay, Deputy -Reeve Bill Clifford, pouncillors
James. Peters; L oy Harrigon and Dave Gower. (staff, -photo)
- municate and co=operate," said
Mayor Shewfelt. Such ,matters
as fire protection,creation
(continued. , ;n• page :3)
Mayor Deb Shewfelt received -the chain of off( a from H'arr_y 'Worsell on'Monday night
"mediately after he was sworn into the two year°t rapt office by town clerk Harold Walls: The
ceremony marks the first time in the. history of God'erich Shat 11,-)e. chain was placed by the .
:retiring ,mayor... (s, al f;p.h,(4tp.l..,..
.
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The old d•- the new. These two babies; are
Separated by e n ly one week in their b,ifthdates and,..,
They were born in two `'different; years. •
Both—are, bonus babies from-afinancialstandpotnt. '' '''
David William. Buc ran, Edward,. left, was the, last
'baby,• born ir5 '1 -97 -4 ---and will allow • his fattier and,
.mot -her,. Don -an L.iR.q• .E.ddw 4.-E-Wakee,ad°var�tage_af , .,„_ ,.._
his. irth-day at income• tax time. .. ,, ' '
Tafnmy Lynn Cook, rig t, was the', first-babyin' 1975
'"'"\ and- will ireceive gifts fro merchants in`' Goderich .•,
along, with' her parents Ra and and Theda ,,hook.
David was born on Decernb-r 30, 1974„at 3'32 -a.m.
nckwei g hed-"•e'ig ht pounds, e a ht ounces.,,.,He,,,.is,. ;
brother for -Laurie• who is 16'msnthp old.
Tammy Cook was born on J•anu : ry 4, 1975'"x"'4:57
p.m. and is the first Child for the;Coo 's who Five in RR
3, Goderigh•'•'
" The -merchants of° Coderich,. sponso a first baby
Cor test -every new y 'ar and offer gifts f.both baby
and parents of the ” inner•,• This year th '. o itft�• list in-
'crde`s'' a'- bouquet of 'flowel•s, a dozeno red ose5, • _a.
thermal blanket, a free dinner: 10 galldns of • `.,s and
a free car wash, a pair of baby shoes- and �- p : it of
slippers for the mother,. a christening .portrait, ree
6Iear ng for;maternity:_clothes going into, storage,' a
set .of -bumper pads, a baby bath, a gift certificate,
vaporizer, 'pass'es to the Park Theatre, ari 8” by 10"
color portrait and a year's subscription to .the Signal
• Star. (staff -photos) '
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