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Old timers of Goderich
will fondly remember the
Wong's Cafe', established
by Gordon Wong in 1926
at the corner of Montreal
St. and The Square.
I am told this Cafe was
most unusual for a small
town since the, good
meals, good service and
the great cleanliness of
the establishment -
besides its beautiful
Chinese decor -made a
name for itself
throughout Southwestern
Ontario.
The staff were all
chinese-smiling-eager to
please and working from
early morn to the wee
hours of theanite.
The spotless kitchen
had a great old fashioned
stove on which they did
all their • cooking and
baking.
A great many people in
Goderich have been
surprised by a gift of
"fancy pastries which they
would wrap every time
they had extras and take
to them. When did you
ever receive such a gift
from a restaurant?
At that time a relative,
Fred Wong, was in
charge of the dining room
at the old British
Exchange Hotel.
(Woolworths now occupy
that site). Every Chinese
New Year -which happens
in February -either
Gordon or Fred would
hold the celebration and
all the chinese ih town -
yes, there. were laun-
dries, too -and their
special friends enjoyed a
great feast and en-
tertainment.
People from near and
far always came back to
"Wongs." The Chinese
never forget a friend -or
even a customer of just a
few times -and once a
friend -always a friend -
and you were very 'for-
tunate- If .they . were
real busy or shorthanded
you were even allowed to
help yourself -How about
THAT?
There was just hap-
piness -never any trouble
in this cafe arid -that has
-to -'be " a... 'placeto
remember. '
Gordon sold out to
George Baechler iri 1947
-and in '48 made a trip
home to Canton, China,
returning in 1950 to
Canada with his wife and
son.
Gordon died in 1961, his.
wife, Kow Shem died this
year on Aug. 11, in
Ottawa, surviving by
son Ken of Hull, Quebec,
and a daughter living in
China. She is also sur-
vived by 10 grandchildren
and one great-
granddaughter.
I'm sure people of
London, Ontario and
Goderich will remember -
fondly -The ' Wangs-.and
the end of a wonderful
era. •
Today I found the
origin of the title "Boxing
Day". I always believed
it had to be a sports day
after Christmas, but here
is the story: In England -
or the "Olde Country"
boys apprenticed to a
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trade for seven years.
They lived with their
bosses and received little
or no pay. The day after
Christmas..,,,,they were
allowed to go around and
visit their customers and
expect a "Christmas
box" or gift for having
served them faithfully all
year.
Later this privilege was
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taken over by the post-
man, the lamplighter, the
milkman (and the paper
boy!)
So that is why we have
"Boxing Day". Have
your gifts ready -
I recall his paper
money -but he still came
`around "Boxing Day."
Since school is about to
start, this item in the 1945
issue of the Signal -Star
took my eye. It concerns
the teachers and the,
parents of the youngsters
in school.
It goes: In this day and
age, good manners are
considered "sissyfied"
by ,theyoung pupil and
teachers could help in
counteracting this ten-
dency.
ople
particular
With the arrival of little Michelle Armstrong on August 8 of this year, five
generations were complete in this family. Back row, left to right, are the
baby's mother, Penny Armstrong of Goderich and baby's grandmother,
Dianne Katcher of Thunder Bay. Front row, left to right, are the baby's
great-grandmother, Olive Rean of Goderich and the baby's great -great-
grandmother, Laura Powell, 91, of Goderich. (Photo by Joanne Walters)
It goes: In this day and
age, good manners are
considered In this day
and age, good manners
are considered "sissyfied
" by the young pupil and
teacher could help in
connteracting tebdebct,.
The need for discipline
and teaching of self-
control was stressed -and
it should be taught in the
home. Also the teaching
of religion in schools
where no minister was
available (apparently in
and out of the
way places with no
churches- This doesn't
apply now.)
The'school should be a
place of happiness and
pupils should be taught to
remember their debt to
the Motherland -often
forgotten.
From kindergarten
they should have learned -
at home -how to dress and
be responsible for their
belongings. They should
be to school on time and
regular attendance is
under the control of the
Martha Rathburn ap-
pears weekly in The
Signal -Star
parent. Enough sleep and
a good breadfast will help
them concentrate and not
need so much urging
from their teacher. When
this is neglected, children
are shunned- by other
children and problems
Free tickets`
gifts for goers
A pair of free tickets for
the show of their choice in
the 1979 summer season
at the Huron Country
Playhouse, will be given
to the 50th, 100th, -•etc.
persons passing through
the door of the theatre at
each performance of
Springtime" For Henry,
playing this week only, it
was announced recently.
by–James' Murphy; --ar-
tistic and managing
director of the theatre.
- "We are doing this. to
mark the Playhouse's
. fiftieth production, .-_the•
"golden presentation" if
you will, of our seven-
year-old theatre,"
Murphy stated.
"A different guest of
note will be on hand at
each performance to
make the presentations
and help spot the -winners
–as .,they, turn-.uptlat -the
door. The how seats 500,
so there will be at_ least
six winners at 'most
-performances.''
In addition, projected
attendance figures for
- Springtime For Henry
confirm that the 100,000th
visitor to the Huron
Country Playhouse will
also. turn up sometime
mid -week. A surprise
package is being
prepared to welcome this
VIP. Box office personnel
were reluctant to guess at
which mid -week per-
'• formance this lucky
visitor would appear.
Springtime For Henry
is the final 1978
production and stars
well-known Canadian
actor Antony Parr in the•
title role, a familiar face
from his three years on
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the television police
series, Sidestreet,
playing the Desk
Sergeant.
Performances. remain
on the regular season
schedule, playing
Tuesdays to Saturdays at
8 :30 p.m. with a Wed-
nesday matinee at 2:30
p.m. The box office is
open 9 to 9 daily, except
Sundays, and reser-
vations may be made by
calling it at 238-8451.
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THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THUIMAY, AUGUST 31, 197.8 --PAGE .3A
arising from this are hard
to resolve.
Obedience and self-
control -must be taught at
home as' ,discipline
learned early stays by
them for life
Homework is easier if
away from the radio and
they should do the -work
themselves.
How much of this has
changed since 1945? Of
course they have not only
their radios now but the
television -and I'll bet it is
the same old cry -"I work
better with the radio on!"
A lady from Clinton
called me regarding
tours of homes -and there
is not one in the near
future that I know about
but I wonder if the tour of
the Energy Alternatives -
set up by the Energy
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Martha
Conservation Centre was -
what she had in- mind.
This should - be very
interesting -and
educating -since many
know little about con-
servation orenelrgy in the
liome-by the whole
family.
This tour is on Satur-
day, Sept. 9th from 10
a.m. to 4:,30 p.m. Get your
tickets at the Energy
Conservation Centre on
West Street, Goderich.
The tour visits 15
,locations including 11
homes and is guaranteed
to be unusual and ex-
citing. Make up your own
car loads.
Till your calendar
dates in. Have a good
week.
Love, Martha.
for
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185 Park St. GODERICH
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INSURANCE
Life, Auto,
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319 Huron Rd.
Hwy. 8 Goderich
524-7411
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Box 337, Clinton NOM 11.0
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The Square 524-7661
Cards For
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*Gifts
*Books
*Stationery Supplies
*Records
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33 EAST ST.
GODERICH
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
47 CHURCH ST.. 524-6253
Goderich, Ontario
For
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Radios may be picked up and dropped off at
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M'Lady complete hair care services
M'Lords hair cutting,& styling — Tues., Thurs. evening
Senior citizens discounts Wednesday afternoons
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81 East St., GODERICH
524-8994
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