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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1966-07-28, Page 3Bayfield %flan Published Every Thursday at Bayfield, Ontario by ART ELLIOTT PUBLISHING LTD. ART ELLIOTT AUDREY BELLOHAMBER Editor and Publisher Social Editor Ruth E. Hayman Associate Editor Authorized by 'the Post Office Department as Second Class Mail amid for payment of postage in cub Subscription Rates: Canada U.S.A. $4.00 per Annum 65.00 per Annum Advertising Rates on Request F.O. Box 94 Phew* 565 -2444 aot MacRae WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER 14111 Tim Snare Goderich FINE CHINA — cum REPAIRS Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Holum 6-12 A.M. — 1:30-6 P.M. Closed ell day Wednesday nate 2354433 *taste Roy N. Bentley PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 4 Britannia Road, East Dial 524.9521 GODERICH — ONTARIO G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Piton* 524-7211 GODERICH STILES FUNERAL HOME Goderich 524-8142 524-8504 • R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST Goderlch The Square 524-7861 J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 Isaac Street 482-7010 Seaforth Office 527-1240 Income Tax Specialists C. E. M. M. CONSULTANTS Box 64 — Ilderton, Ont. Phone 666.1844 PAGE TWO-The Bayfield Bulletin-July 28,1966 Slab', COma- The noise on The Square has abated considerably to the credit of the police and the court. Those who spend their evening hours around and near The Square are generally in agreement that the tire squealing, motor revving and racing, which brought complaints to town council and the police, has been squelched. But the police crackdown on The Square has forced the motor- ized boobs, who take delight in mak- ing a racket with a motor, out into the residential area of the town. Unfortunately the police cannot be in several places at once, and while tortured rubber is screaming in pain on one side of town, a motor- bike is shattering the air in another part. Goderich, for some unaccount- able l eason, has more than its share of individuals who have made an automobile or motorbike an exten- sion of their misshapen personali- ties. The most dangerous of these mental miscreants have been able to come by enough credit to acquire an overpowered f act o r y-built "bomb" while others have squander- ed their technical talent and funds building one of their own. They have become so obsessed with possessing a vehicle that will make more noise than a steam loco- motive, that the manipulation of the beloved thing to this end, is auto- matic. Roaring away in second gear— the doctored muffler providing the proper crescendo — slipping into second gear with a slight squeal of tires, is an act that takes the in- genuity of a toddler, but to these young idiots it is the supreme ac- complishment of their lives. There was a day in the age of young men when a car was used, like hair cream and the man's deo- dorant, to attract a member of the opposite sex. The auto, to these hairpins, is a member of the opposite sex. With the stop light, provided as a municipal starting device, these gear boxes drag through town prob- ably deriving the same pleasure that any pervert does in the climax of his act. They are probably not exceed- ing the speed limit, but the idea that the noise can deceive anybody into that impression is part of the plea- sure. Revved to full pitch, through all gear changes, the motorbiker falls into the same category. They will do so if only for 50 yards. "If I ever remember anything , about Goderich, it will be those damned motorbikes," said a new resident of Goderich. Several drivers, picked up by police for making a noise on The Square, have been fined. The magist- rate has warned these individuals that should they appear again on a similar charge, their driving licences will be suspended. It is a measure of how seriously the warning was taken that one of these individuals, subsequent to the court appearance, was observed driving about 50 miles an hour on Victoria Street. Complaints about motor noise continue to pour into police tele- phones from many parts of town. In most cases the complainant re- fuses to identify himself and the call is not recorded as an "occurrence." Even those calls on which the complainant does identify himself it is a difficult matter for police tc., apprehend the violator because of distance. Apprenhension on The Square was like shooting fish in a barrel. In the outlying streets an officer has to be on the scene to enforce the law against unnecessary noise. This is not an argument for more police, but it might indicate that more mobility might help. In the meantime, if the police want to increase arrests and the courts want to assess sterner penal- ties—suspension may _be the answer —they will have the blessing of a suffering public. 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