The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-31, Page 2•
PAGE 2 ---THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1978
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BY
JOANNE WALTERS
Mrs. Kathleen Glen
returned home from Key
West, Florida recently
after spending an en-
joyable week with her
daughter Joan Ray and
her grandson Cedric who
is four years of age.
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This week's lucky
winner of $1,000 in the
Goderich and District
Community Grandstand
Lottery is Mrs. Rose Hill
of Kingston Street in
Goderich. She held ticket
number 0240. To date
$17,000 has been , given
away in the lottery.
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Due to popular
demand; there will be one
more flea market in the
jail yard this Sunday
weather permitting. The
final flea market was to
have been held last
Sunday but . both
customers and vendo
alike have asked for
another.
The jail itself closes to
daily tours on Monday,
September 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Throughout the fall it will
be -open trona noon until 5
p.m. each day.
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The next Rotary Club
paper drive pick-up will
be on. Saturday, Sep-
tember 16. So, start
saving up those papers.
And speaking of the
Rotary Club, Nelson
eturse ,l ,of-Godericb has
won t ie'1rotarian's Mf1tit
Scholarship and Ken
Woods and Paula Butler
of Goderich have won the
W. E. Elliott Creative
Writing Awards.
During July and August this year over 10,000 tourists passed through
Goderich'S Welcome Centre. In -honor of being Goderlch's10,000th visitors
last Thursday, the Todd family of London were escorted by police cruiser to
the Candlelight, Restaurant for a. complimentary luncheon with - Tourist
Committee member, Bert Squire; taken on a bus tour of the town; presented
with various gifts, including the keys to the town; and flown over the town
for. an aerial view. Here Robin Todd holds son Andrew and poses for a pic-
ture'Aside the police cruiser with husband Don and other • son, Jason.
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the xchange rate on their money said Mrs.
Clut_.on.
COME FOR ATTRACTIONS
'Those people who come to the Dunlop Motel
for moue than an overnight visit, often have
relatives in the area. But quite a few come to
take inthe plays at the Blyth Summer Festival
or to see the tourist attractions in Goderich
including the museum and the jail.
Frank Johnston said he also has guests who
stay 10 days or more. They take in the theatre
productions the district offers.
"One group from Missouri stayed two weeks
and went to Stratford almost every day, said
Johnston.
While Gardiner's, Motel • t1'Highway 21 south
in Goderich has kept manager Anita Aubut and
her. staff busier than last year„ the adjacent
camping facilities haven't been all that popular
with tourists.
"I really don't know why," the manager said. ,
"People just don't seem to be camping the
- same."
Bert Squire feels that this summer's bouyant
tourist business may be a carryover from last
year's successful Jubilee Three celebrations in
Goderich. He thinks that some people got
acquainted with Goderich and the area last
summer, during 'the festivities and .decided to
return this summer for another visit.
Any way you cut it, it has been a great
summer for businessmen in Goderich, par-
ticuiarlythose who cater to the tourist trade.
The Goderich Welcome Centre will remain.
open from now until Labor Day. After Monday,
however, the booth will be open only on the
weekends until Thanksgiving.
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FASHION BOUTIQUE
SUMMER CLEARANCE
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SALE CONTINUES
50
oI OFF
a ALL SUMMER
MERCHANDISE
Wind Up Your Summer .
With A Welcome to Fall
•Velours
*Sweaters
*Separates
*Dresses
OPEN 7 BAYS A: WEEK
10 A.M. • 6 P.M.
THURS. & FRIDAY Ill 9 P.M.
Open: 7 days a week
10 a.m. - 3• p.m.
after 10badr Day
GRAND BEND
11/2 Miler South of Traffic
Ughts on Hwy. 21.
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As part of the Stratford
Fall Fair activities, the
Upper Canada Railway
Society will bg bringing a
steam train to the town on
September 23 next. The
train, featuring CN's last
operating steam
locomotive No. 6060, will
be making a trip from
Stratford to Clinton and
rearm during the af.,
tei'tirrr
The train was last in
Stratford in 1975 -and may
not be returning to this •'
part of the .province, so
the excursion will provide
people of southwestern
Ontario with a unique
opportunity to ride in a
steam train.
The fares, for what
may be the last steam
train to v,W. a area, are
$7 for adults nd $4 for
children and under)
or a family ticket
(parents :and two
children) for ,$20. Tickets
are available .by mail
from t e Wilier Canada,
Railwa 1•Society, Box 42,
Station"",Scar-
borough MIR4Y7 or in
person from the Stratford
.Colliseum.
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For
For those who like
history and searching for
fan ily roots, there will be'
a Genealogy Fair in the
Eva Brook • Donly
Museum in 1Sirncoe on
Saturday and ''• Sunday,
September 30 toOctober 1
from 1 to 5 p.m. The fair
includes a good deal of
material' of a general
nature as well, aF
Southern Ontario and
Norfolk County sources
and all are welcome. For
_example.,._.. the - spe-eial
Archives displayfe'atures
an excellent selection of
early marriage cer-
tificates. .
This • year's family
history fair will start off
with a Loyalists' Day
Preview, featuring a talk _
on Loyalist A-ntiques and
a Loyalist breakfast.
The main attraction
remains the large
selection of free
brochures, the variety of .
books for. sale .and the
opportunity for informal
chats with other
researchers. Local and
nearby authors will be
showing recent books on
local history and family
tree tracing.
• dmission is • by ad-
vance ticket at II' a.m. on
September 30.
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And now for my lecture
" � s I".; SILGo • erich. The next time I
hear someone in this town
say there is nothing to do
here, I'm going to get my
back up and • tell thetas
there is lots to do if they
would only keep their
- nd
weekend eyesawasears aopen. perfThistec
example.
On Friday evening I
attended a play entitled
Ten Lost Years put on by
the Summerhouse One
theatre group at the high^
school. There were only
about 20 people in at-
tendance that night and a
lot of empty chairs - a
real disappointment to
the group who worked so
hard to put together an
excellent production.
There was an ad in this
paper and posters put up
around town to attract an
audience and the ad-
mission was not ex-
pensive.
__ O.n Saturday - • the
Kinsmen Club held a
W.O.T.P.A. Sanctioned
Tractor Pull at
Agricultural Park' to try
and raise money for the
grandstand project. Now
not everyone likes tractor
pulp but only 398 paid
admissions when seating
was arranged for 1,200?
The venture was ob-
viously not a financial
success and -the Kinsmen
would think twice before
holding another. The pull
was advertised well with
posters and even a loud
speaker around town.
On Sunday evening, the
Goderich Little Theatre
group held a Variety
Show at the high school.
This too was well ad-
vertised and inexpensive
to attend. But where were
the people of Goderich --
many parked at home in
front of the boob tube I
suppose. Except for a
uijinqa
diamond?
If you are, or even thinking about it, now is
the time to stop in and get our
comprehensive booklet, "Diamonds,"
which will answer many of your questions.
This 36 -page pocket-size booklet, written by,.. :.
the American Gem Society, is helpful and
informative. It's free, of
course! We call it our
"Diamond Blue Book."
We know it will help you
in your purchase. Buying
a diamond is a big step.
We want to make it
easier. Stop in soon!
ANSTETT JEL METES
11 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-3901
SEAFORTH . WALKERTON
MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY
Please note: we will be
CLOSING FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8
:AT 4:00 P.M. .
Open regular hours Saturday
handful of people, no. one -
came out to support this
hard working theatre
group.
On Saturday afternoon
I was in Lucknow to take
pictures of the opening of
the Community Centre.
Yes, that little town,
which is seven times
. smaller than ours, has
raised. enough money to
erect a beautiful centre
complete with an indoor
pool. I wonder if Goderich
could ever do the same? I
really doubt it. Obviously
people in this town lack
enthusiasm when it
comes to supporting even
the smallest of events
here.
There are two types of
people in this • world --
complainers and doers.
To the complainers I say
keep your eyes and ears
open. There's lots of
entertainment activities
in this town which need
your support both
morally ,and financially,
And you have no right to
complain!
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Leonard Simms, 34, of
Grand Falls, Nfld., was
elected the 58th National
President of the
Association of Kinsmen
Clubs during the
organization's annual
convention held in Regina
last week.
Mr. Simms succeeds
Don Masterson of
Blackstock, Ontario as
the chief executive for
this country's only aIl-
Canadian young men's
service organization
which has 18,000 mem-
bers in 600 Canadian
communities from coast
to coast.
LEONARD SIMMS
�,tilteOri.
pertuttify
Lucknow Co..op embers
Special.
Menibr Loans
For new building projects
5 year member loan 91/2 % annually
10 year member loan 10% annually
15 year member loan 101/a % annually
20 year member loan 11% annually
Information available from your
directors or Co-op office
Lucknow District Co-op
Phone 528-30241
ONE DAY ONLY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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