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° Still more prizes needed
The Town of • Goderich is to be
heartily congratulated for establishing
an annual $500 bursary for a deserving
''GDCI graduate going on to an in-
stitu-tion of higher learning. The first
recipient, Pete Willis, has been
selected by a panel of GDCI teachers.
'Pete' is enrolled in the University of
Western OntarioAnd wil.t_he-putting the
town's gift to good 'Use. •
The 4bursary was established
following an editorial which appeared
in this newspaper, suggesting that
additional financial prizes be made
available to young men. • and wornen
graduating from the local high school.
The editorial pointed, out that many
more scholarships and bursaries could
be awarded from various
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organizations, businesses and•in-
dividuals in Goderich, thereby
providing the greatest amount .of in- ,
centive " to,' the greatest number of
students possible. "
While the Town of Goderich then, is
to, be sincerely commended for
grabbing hold of the suggestion, it is to
be hoped that others will.; promptly
follow suit.
The provision 'of meaningful and
worthwhile prizes for Goderich and
area `graduates is the surest way, to
encourage top performance from local
students ... and to send them off with
the friendliest thoughts about their
hometown, •maybe"even with the deep
desire to return one day to make their
contribution right here. —SJK
Reply to nit-picker
The Signal -Star has received another
anonymous note... this tinie from a
reader who protested the poor quality
Much discussion' within the
organization has centred 'around
whether or not "such un.suif.able
of a wedding picture carried in a recent photographs should be accepted . for
edition of this. newspaper.' publication. Up until now, the Signal -
•Two points were made by the rriter °' .Star. has opted -not to refuse anything
which merit comment, it is to be hoped but totally inadequate photograph for
such comment will serve to inform ' reproduction.' Sin.ce most customers
anyone s'epitting pictures to the do not kno V or careaboutethe technical
Signal -Star- of some of the problems problems of reproduction, if has been
encountered here. wiser to 'accept most prints for
First of all, the anonymous writer, publication and explain later, than to
obviously .assuming that the Signal- -- try to explain a complicated and im
Star photographer took the wedding possible ° darkroom , procedure to a- • �
photograph. r ;, stated, "(our blushing bride or a proud parent.
photographer., should know enough to The 'Signal=Star record to date .has
use a flash in such as this." Secondly, ' been quite acceptable. An extremely
: the writer asked, 'Why publish photos competent and talented darkroom
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Eleanor and frk 11(1 bv Dare 'Sykes
that don't show faces properly''?"
Signal -Star photographers do ' not
take' wedding photos. In most cases,
technician has been able tp save a
respectable number of colored and
otherwise unsuitable prints Morn the
Vie- photographs are taken by unusable` bin. A surprisingly small
professional .photographers who are - percentage turn 'up' dark --1 `and
vtelI informed about proper lighting ,t unrecognizable in print. When they do,
techniques: In some instances,- the there is always some uriinformed nit -
photographs are,, taken by hobby picker. who takes pen' in hand to
photographers, probably relativesor complain, as ih this case' without
friends, possibly to cut down on ' . signing a name ... but it has ever been
_weddiing ,. costs -But under no cir thus" -SJ K
cumstarices does the Signal -Star
provide: photographers for weddings.
The photograph to which this writer
specifically refers was a color' photo.
Time and time again, ,the Signal -Star
staff warns people that color
,photographs are just not'suitable for
reproduction purposes. But .modern
day brides, graduates and celebrants
of all kihds, take little else but color
photographs on special occasions...
.and thexSignal-Star attempts to satisfy
people by doing the best job possible
with a questionable' photograph.
Essentially, if• a ,color photo has a
blue hue, it will probably reproduce
without much difficulty. If, however;
'the photo has a reddish tinge, it will be
dark , upon reproduction. The redder
'the tinge, the darker the final product.
If asked for an opihionf the Signal -
Star 'staff will' often advise the
customer that the photograph probably
will be dark when it appears in the
newspaper and that faces may
disappear entirely: Generally,
customers will respond with something
like, "Well, try will you. It is the only
photo we have .and we'd like to ha`ve:lit'
in the newspaper."
,Canadians
never
had it so goo
Between 1965 and 1973, the average
income of Canadian families rose by.95
percent to $12,716 from $6,536, reports
Anne Bower in. The Financial Pqst.
The "real" increase,. after aIIdvui:ng
for the increase in the consumerpr'ice
index, a, mounted • to 39 percent:.+ -The
gain isn't 14'uite so good, as it.' looks
because,'of the fact -that -there were a
growingnumber of families with two'
and three earners rather than the
traditional single bread -winner,, says
The Por.'.
Stilly" there's no denying that there
was a'• substantial advance in living
standards - *and a reduction in poverty,
too.
MOONING BACK
80- EARS -AG -O -
The Deputy Warden Curry
takes this opportunity to warn
campers and others against the
violations of game laws in this
section. A number of cases of
breaches of the law have been
brought to justice, and„
hereafter,no illegalities of this
kind will go unpunished- No
further notice will be- given.
D..I. Strachan -is patting in
the necessary machinery for
construction and repair of
bicycles in Goderich. He .says
he will have several Gode ;G) I
bicycles on_exhibition this fall,
He advises all that wish to.have
goon up-to-date machines that
can be depended onto wait until
they see the wheels he turns
out.
Friday 'last a game of
baseball was played at Blyth
between Goderich and Gorrie-
Wroxeter. The' latter won by a
25-11 score. Goderich made far
too many costly errors, eleven
of them in fact, to allow the
Unions to badly humiliate them
in front of their hometown fans.
The following from the Gorrie
paper• was written especially
for Goderich fans. "The,,tribe
who inhabit the circular cow
EAR READERS
"You're the cream �.'in my
coffee,
You're the salt in.my.soup,
You will always be, my
necessity,
I'd be lost without you. "
Remember that old song?
Well, the song writer came
much closer to speaking the
absolute truth than even he
expected '... for unless the salt
miners get'back to work soon,
some people are going to have
to salt their soup with nothing
more than lovely memories.
• I'm writing this column mid-,
afternoon Tuesday. I've just
.done a survey of the major,
grocery stores in town, and
only two can report even small
quantities of salt on their
shelves. One store said it had
an adequate supply of table salt
for sale; one other store had a
dwindling supply of pickling
goes in a hurry, sometimes
before getting to the shelves.
,.Housewives tend to stock up on
this item, too. .
More .and. more people are
resorting to home canning; as a
method to cut down on food
costs. But between 'salt strikes
and the jar lid shortages,
people may find themselves
forced to curtail much" of their
home canning activity.
Freezers may be pressed into
service in • new and wonderful
ways.
Incidentally, tomatoes
once thought to be taboo in the
freezer'', ... can be frozen quite
nicely for casseroles and stews.
Just pop the tomatoes in the
freezer whole ... if you have lots
-of room :.. or peeled and sliced
to conserve space. No salt,
necessary either,.
But,. consumers should be
aware of these shortages.
salt. ' "If you' ••a°re••-.interested''in '
As . one grocer remarked:
"It's ridiculous. Here we are,
sitting on top, of it, walking all
over it, and we have none to
sell.''
Most grocers are hopeful,
though,. that shipments later
this week will provide them
with salt to supplyat least some
of their customers this
weekend. But it does appear
that salt is difficult to buy ..,
both for the grocers •and forthe
consumers.
You never miss the water till.
the well runs dry? Even now, °I
can taste new potatoes, corn on
the cob and tomatoes ... all
without salt. Pretty blah!
According to most grocers,
shoppers are stocking up on
salt. -They are buying much
• more than their immediate
- needs, hoping to be prepared in
the event that salt becomes.
even more difficult to purchase
fora longer period of time.
There's no doubt that sum' -
•mer and 'fall is a high demand
salt season, With all, the home
canners putting away pickles
,,,and other vegetables for winter
use, salt is an important
ingredient. .You just can't
pickle -without salt.
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And you can't can without
jars arld lids .., and according.
to Ontario Consumer Minister
Sidney' Handieman, there is a
real shortage of sealer caps on
the Ontario market.
Two firms in"Ontario who
make these lids say they've
been running 24 hours a day
since the spring to meet the
consumer demand. The British
-Columbia situation isn't
helping. Up until last year, the
BC' market had been supplied
from California,` but metal
shortages resulted in the
Californian firnis cutting off
shipments to B.C. Now the
Ontario firms are supplying the
Western Canada market as
well.
,Theme was a shortage of
sealer tops last year, but in-
,Iications are that this year the
• shortage is even more severe.
When talking to the local
grocers today, it was learned
that lids for th'e orslson jars are
mot difficult to buy ... and
when a shipment is received, it
doing home preserves, as
apparently many people are
these days, you should take the
precaution of making sure that
you have .all the supplies for
home preserving, before you
purchase the produce to
process," Mr: • Handleman
advised. "That way, you won't
find's yourself stuck •with 20
quarts' of, tomatoes and no
possible way of preserving
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'With only'a couple of weeks of
summer vacation, left, it is time
to .think about ' the children
.going back' to school; In this
regard, the president of the'
Ontario Association ',''of••
Optometrists' reminds
everyone that 80 percent' of
school work depends on vision
and the maximum
achievement of a child often
depends solely on good eye
sight.
The most basic needs for
adequate vision are near
vision, distant vision, binocular
co-ordination and adequate
field of vision. • -
Near vis onineans the•ability
to focus and see clearly and
comfortably with both eyes and
each eye separately at a
distance of about 15 inches.
This is the distance at which
most schdol work is done.
Distant vision refers to the
same ability as needed for near"
vision but for a distance of(20
feet or more. This is necessary
to seethe chalkboard, to enjoy
motion pictures and TV and to
engage in sports. • ;
inocular co-ordination
refers to the ability to make the
two eyes work together: This is
Bo Shirleg J. Keller
necessary for• art work, han=•
dicrafts and play activities as
well as to real efficiency. ,
Adequate field of vision
refers to the ability to see ' '
both sides, and up and down
while focusing ' on a ' small
target. This saves unnecessary.
eye and head movements and is
essential for participation in
sports and forpersonal.safety.
-The-Ontario- Association of
Optometrists naturally
recommends. an annual,
professional .,vision
examination ... but it really is a
good idea and an excellent way
to prepare your children to do
their best at school this Tall.
PEAR EDITOR
Allergy sufferers'
Dear Editor
There are a great many
people in distress these latter
Summer days and worse at
nights because of 'Allergies, to.
which' they may not be aware ...
and,., there can be relief if
everyone will co-operate. '
The symptoms are: sneezing,
watering of the eyes and nose
and severe stuffiness of the
sinuses which drastically in-
terferes with. ''breathing
properly. The misery is in-
describable, especially if one
has to walk the floor every 20
minutes the whole night
through for temporary
easement to breathing ... which
is very hard on the nerves and
sunny disposition" Called
"Hayfever" it can too easily
develop ' into Asthma which
eventually can mean an un -
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SONG OF THE LAKE -
Today we hear the swoosh of the Lake -
Pounding upon the shore; •
Swelling and swelling, back and forth -
Singing, its lovely song!
From whence does it come -
And whet'e does it go? -
Back and forth, across the great expanse,
'Rolling and rolling, from,shore to shore!
The sunset upon it lies,
As in peace„it rests beneath evening skies -
Purple and torquoise and gold-
Everchanging, never told !
Like a huge heavenly jewel,
It shines, ne'er to be man's -
Just to delight the•sensing eye,
Painted by Nature's unseen hands!
God's wonder, at our doorstep lies-
, Free, to drink in as we choose -
Gorgeous and glorious, singing and free
Lovely Lake Huron, CTod's gift to me!,
P.
by Anne Livingstone
RR 3, Goderich
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timely, gasping death.
Its greatest irritationperiod,
to most of those afflicted with
this "baby -type” of Asthma,, is
August 15th to early October ...
the peak being early Sep-
tember.
Medical specialists, Who
have been studying the subject
all their professional lives,
have ' discovered that the
greatest culprit is the Ragweed
because its pollen travels so
many, undetermined, miles.
The next in line of pollen -
distance is the Goldenrod and
the.. next two, in order, are
Ma.rigo.14 and Cosmos.
In' and around Goderich
flower -beds and gardens, there
are many which include and"
even major .in Marigolds and
Cosmos. This letter is,
hop'efullyk meant to draw these
facts;,' to the attention of, the
Parks.,aDepartment and all
people who plant. And, to
beseech them, in future, to
select other types Cbf flowers,
always equally attractive. One
never knows . when he will
gather' an, allergy himself, and
allergies can mean many years
of torment.
Ragweed and Goldenrod
should be cut down, and out,
everywhere by mid-July. Early
August is mach too late as by
that time their pollen has, gone
thither and yon. The
agricultural authorities should
see that these weeds are
destroyed in proper time and if
necessary do the. cutting out
themselves, charging costs to
the taxpayer.
Accordingly this writer hopes
the powers -that -be will do
everything IN their POWER to
eliminate these unec'essary
threats,to good health .,. which
are all around us. And, many
thanks in anticipation of
everyone's sympathy and co-
operat•ion.r
Another Victim.
P 11C rip off
Dear Editor;
Wondering why your hydro is
up this last bill, and why you
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pasture which serves as the
county 'seat, organized a
baseball club and a short time
ago our Unions went down to
play ' a friendly game. The
spectators, not like the players,,
seemed devoid of any signs of
civilization.' Had the Unions
'been a city club, they might
have mistaken the sPectators
for so many half fed calves.
Since we defeated them 25-11
and the Stratford' Maple Leaves
whalloped us 16-0, we wonder
what the score would' be if
Stratford ever condescended to
,play Goderich." Are we going
'to take that lightly or are we
going to show them that our
fans are also true sportsmen?
60 YEARS AGO
A number of automobilists
are• driving their cars at night
without carrying a -rear light.
This is against the law and may
result in a visit to the police
court for some of the offenders.
Two of the concrete abut!
ments over the new bridge
being constructed over the
Grand Trunk Railroad tracks
at Saltford Hill are now being
completed and a gang of men
ate making preparations to
place'the steel girders in place.
The 1915 voters' list has been
posted' at the 'town clerks s .,of-
fice. It should be examined by
all who wish to, exercise their
fr-anchise. If any' names grave
been omitted, they may be
added at the Court of Revision.
Lieut. Col. , Wilson, com-
mander of the 33rd Battalion,
mostly composed of local men,
has received word that a
Bicycle Corps will be recruited.
The cyclists perform good duty
at the- front; and the Allied
'cause needs more of them. '
The Goderich Collegiate
Institute Wil rreopen Sept. 7, All
who propose attending school
this fall sl'tould be present ,the
First day 'so that a`•good-starts
can be made and selection will
be equal and fair to all o ,
You will find the point farm
ideal in every respect for next
Wednesday's half -holiday;.
when the owners of Ford cars
and the Stewart Orchestra will
hold their annual picnics.
Amusements of all • kinds -
,,baseball, tennis, bowling and
bathing. The Stewart
Orchestra will furnish music
for a dance in the evening.
Come and spend a pleasant
afternoon and evening!,
The Signal thinks the Star has
gone' a little too lar in its ac -
Signal steals •
news items from their offices,
We receive the . same news
releases a,s they do, if not at the
same time then earlier.,
` :FIVE YEARS AGO
The owner of the Sunset Hotel
was given two more weeks to
'board it up. Owner of the for-
mer luxury hotel'Jack.Rothfeld
of London asked council for the
extension. He told council prior
'to Thursday that part of,. the
work ordered last month had
,been completed, but some of
the boards had already been
torn off by ,vandals. Mr, Roth-
feld�wanted tooknow what sort
of, guarantee the council would
give him that the boards would
not be torn off again. Council
said all they could do would be
increase ligling in the area
and extend police patrols in the
area.
The Brigantine Pathfinder
from Toronto called in -:.at
• Goderich last Saturday on its •
way back from a training trip
in northern waters. During her
stay here the crew was taken on
a tour of 'the town on a bus,
provided by the town and in
return the brig was. thrown
open to visitors. The captain
'had the sails hoisted and the
boat sailed around the inner
harbour for about. an hour
under the command of 1,6,year-
old executive, Officer Cooke"
The skipper stayed •on shore
and witnessed along with the.
rest of the onlookers one of the
,greatest displays of seaman-
ship^this town has seen in many,
years, certainly by the
youngest crew. The oldest
crewmember is 16 and the
youngest 14.
The Goderich Youth Center
will be closed'Friday, following
a special Meeting of the Flub.
The closure is temporary and is
being made so that ' the
program can be assessed and
attempts made to obtain more
adult help. Youth Centre
spokesmen, said that, the
closure in September had been
brought forward due to lack of
help ,from adults making it
necessary to close the centre on
occasion recently. .One
spokesman said a list of adult
volunteers had been made but
that people 'who offered their
services had backed out when
called; leaving the burden of
work on a few.
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