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THURSDAY, SEPT. 4th, 1958
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IS IT REALLY PROGRESS ?
Are, Boy Scents of today attending sum-
mer camps which are too lUxurieus and not
"roughing it up" as they once did/
A national BOy Scout official in the United
Stages thinks so. He urges that Scout leaders
,stop `,`babying". boys with Snell conveniences
as -dishwashing machines, freezers, hot show-
ers, air mattresses, potato peelers and heated
eabins.
Private camps started the trend toward'
soft living in boys' camps, the aforementioned
official maintains, and the armed services and
the Boy „Scouts have joined the trend. The
same official says it's an uphill fight to .tet
back to the pioneer spirit of self-reliance:
One troop of Cloderieh scouts this summer
roughed- it up on a seven days' camp on the.
Bruce Peninsula. They had no comforts what-
ever. Last week -end another group of Gode-
rich Boy Scouts attended a camp at Innerhuron
where propamPgas—not eampfires„.mind yon—",
CANADA AND - TH
, • Canada and the United Sats, -having coni.
pleted more than a century of friendship with
es pe et and ine Teasing - -
operatiOn, are closer together today, eeononii-
cally and spiritually, than any other two im-
portant nations in the world.
These two countries are active participants
in world affairs. enstodians of 13 per cent of
the world's area and home of seven per cent of
the world's population.
Few figures ape pecessary in,an essay abeut.
Canada and the United States. Despite their'
liking for statistical data, these people are
more interested in the aspeets
thinking- -and feeling and. --derng. Here a
eomparison of some numerical features;
Area (square Miles) ;, Canada -3,695,189;
KTS.A.-3,022,387,.
Population (1956) ; ,Canada -16,081,600;
U.S.A.-168,174,000.
National Tucothe (1956) ; Canada—M,-
049,000,000; U.SA.—$343,600,000,000, ,
The per yapita national ineome is' $1,433
in Canada and $2,043 in the United Slates, but
the disparity does not mean that Canadians
are indigent neighbors. Their' .standard of liv-
ing 7ince4, nof differ kreirtty from that- aerosse-
the line. •
were used.
One Boy Scout leader in Ooderich blames
the. trend towards softer living on the part of
today's Boy Scouts to government regulations.
Department of 'Health rules are 'aimed at pro-
per refrigeration, sanitation, etc., WhiCh pre-
vent Scouts 'from holding summer eamps in
the manner they did some decades ago. There
must be so many cubic feet of air in each tent
for each boy. No boy nnderthe age of 11 may
attend any camp unless there is a building
provided in which he can sleep. In fact, if
the scout s are camping for any period of more
than three days they must 'get a certificate
from the Department -of Health to hold the
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eamp.
„ No, government regulations have now
made it so that such camps as Boy Scouts once
held, in which they roughed it up and learned
how to live the hard way—and enjoyed A—
are taboo. Thus, civilization, progress or what
have you marches on.
E UNITED
STATES
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, Some persons go tothe length of thinking
that Canadians' are just like Americams except
- that they did -not have - sense -enough to -settle -
farther south where it is not so cold, and that
their •popalation eltisters along the border ,be-
•eause Canadians -Wish to get as close- to the
United States as they'can. •
It is true that half the'. Canadians live
within 100. miles, and 90 per cent within' 250
miles,of the border, but it is alsotrue that
tnore,.than half the population of the United
States within 250 miles of the same
border.
The explanation is sini'ple; in the early
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Ws. A. CaRiCk ce1rated .her
94th birthday at the home Or her
daughter on Newgate street. A
riatife of Scotland, rs. Cirri*
lived in Gilti,fraatford and Ash-
field Township before . coming' 10
Goderich.
jOPstrue#0 04 a county elect*
way, connecting alt urban
centres in Unroll, was proposed 1?)?
Dr. W. J. B. Holmes at a inOting
of Goderich Board of Trade, a com-
mittee was formed toinvestigate
the project. •
4odericb won the district la-
croSse championship after some
tough battles with Clinton and
Wingharn teams. Local merchants
agreed to closetheir stores Wed-
nesday afternoon so everybody
couldsee the next 'game between
Goderich and St. Marys. • '
The 600 -acre Attrili property was
sold for *40,000 to O. E. Flemihg,
a Windsor lawyer, and C. ,Yit. Ta
well, a contractor from the same
city. The property was sometimes
used as .a military camp in the
summer,
F. H. Wood moved his billiard
parlor from West street to the
former Cameron store on the
Square.
25 Years Ago
'Gid" Litt„ Goderich reinsman,
entered the Hall of Fame in the
harness racing world when he
drove his Bedford (4rattan to Vic,
tory in the futuritUm• pacers at
the Canadian National Exhibition
in Toronto.'
Godertch's two summer ilotels,
the Sunset and Menesetung, closed
after a quiet season. The manag-
ers ,attributed, the decrease in busi-
ness to the deplorable condition
Of the Blue Water Highway and
the fact that many potential guests
from -the U.S: Werirtb tb.e Century
of Progress Exposition at Chicago.
Nearly 1,000 people attended the
annual field day 'of the Goderich
Township Men's Club at Porter's
Hill on Labor Day. There was a
parade headed by, horseback riders
—*E. Cox, E. Switzer, C. Gox, D.
Schoenhals and R. Cox—followed
by Clinton Boys' Band.
The winners of the Tong distance
events at the Goderich Collegiate
Institute swimming meet were
Norah Costello, Arthur Dowker and
Norman Craik.
Approximately 1,000 ptipils re-
ifli'rt iii6gliWa VS 'et "raltrOads-,- and'. turrrettto-Gaderich-schoolg on•Tues-
the pioneers were compelled to travel by water.
. Settlements grew up beside the rivers and the
lakes they conneeted., and many of these water-
ways extend along what is new the boundary.
Once theseetwo peoples wereenemies, and
now they are friends. - They didn't make the
change by thinking high and obscure thoughts
about the brotherhood of mail, but by learning
the uneasy sch8ol of experience that it is
" bolter business to be friendly, and only corn-
. miei sense to be neighborly., - -
—Royal Bank Monthly Letfer.
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day morning. The total figure was
up slightly over the 'previous year.
15 *ears Ago
R. 0. Staples, •the new public
school inspector for South Huron,
'reported for duty at Goderich. He
succeeded E. H. MeKone, who had
been appointed principal 6f Peter-
boro Normal School..
Cpl. J. Burns Jerry, of Goderich;
was among, '100 soldiers who wit-
nessed a two -car collision in front
of the London armories: After the
,crash, one car, with a stunned wo-
man slumped ovw-the----steering
wheel, ran wild 200- feet, heading
straight for .a row of troop carriers.
Cpl. Jerry sprinted to the runaway
auto, lifted the woman away from
the wheel, steered it clear of the
trucks and stopped it.
Another tumor was spiked. Sky
ane
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iearti1y
when asked w*tr119 tha an
American aircraft carrier, convert-
ed from a Great Lakes freighter,
was being brought from Mil-
wau)ee to: train students of, the
Fleet -Air Arm.,
A bird owned by Clayton. Ladd,
of Auburn, placed first in the latest
race staged by Goderich Homing
Pigeon Club. Georgetown was the
'starting point in the race, which*
'waslimited to young birds.
The mixed doubles tournament
held at the Seaforth lawn bowling
greens was won by a Goderich
~pair, George Mathieson and Mrs.
Keith Cutt.
10 Years Ago
"Fun For You," the local talent
show presented by Goderich Dram-
atic Club to benefit the Recreation
Council, was greeted by'a large and
appreciative audience.: The show
was directed by Kay Squires, of
'Dallas, Texas.
Tom Pritchard, Charlie. Naftel
and Jack Long brought home prizes
from the golf tournament at the
Stratford Country Club.
Gordon Sampson succeeded J.
E. Mutch as the official weather
observer at Goderich. Mr. and
Mrs. Mutch moved to London 'after
35 keirs as residents of this town.
A former president of Goderich
Lions Club, M. B. Tennant, and
Mrs. Tennant moved to Montreal
after 10 years of residence in
Godefich.
J. W. Boughner, who .was en-
gineer in charge of harbor works'
here 20 years ago, paid a visit to
Goderich.
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Letters To The Editor
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Signal -Star Publishing La
Goderich, Ontario".
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find our mat for
a display ad. which we would like
to run in Friday's. issue or ye/F.
week -end ' paper.
We have had gratifying results
from previous advertising we have
done with your newspaper, and
are anticipating similar results this,
time.
Regarding space, we 'would cer-
tainly appreciate being located 4n
one of your choice spots.
Thank you,
E .P. DIGNANt Jr.
Maniager, Colonial Homes Ltd.
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119 N. Forsythe St.,
Sarnia, Ont.,
August 24, 1958.
Editor, Signal -Star.
Dear Editor,—
May I congratulate Mr. Hind -
marsh through your columns, for
his very fine and appropriate letter
that appeared in your paper on
August 14. Only through the ef-
foils of such public -minded citi-
zens are the rights of the public
protected. It is to be hoped that
More people in Goderich Township
will take steps to see that another
of the few remaining accesses to
the lake`does not disappear.
Mr. Hindmarsh was being mild
and exceedingly conservative in
his description of the attacks made
upon innocent persons wishing to
reach the lake. I have been a
resident since 1950 of Blue Water
DID YOU REMEMBER TO TELL
EVERYBOW 'INTERESTED TO
COME TO LEEBURN CHURCH?
SUNDAY SEPT. .14
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SERVICE AT. 3 P.M.
Special Speaker,Rev. R. G. Hazelwood, B.A., B.D., Mt. Forest,
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• COKE AND MEET YOUR FRIENDS
Write all the folks within driving distance.
GRAND OLD RE -UNION
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Beach where I own a cottage and What an exaniple of flagrant abtise
„adhave seen examples
0stglcs. People ;wishing to spend
quiet Sunday afternoon on the
beach have been insulted and turn-
ed .back lay a certain group of mal-
icious people with threits about
trespassing on private property.
Few people have the mirage to
face sueh onslaughts. And indeed
such treatment is not reserved for
just the non-residents of this beach.
Property owners 'not conforming
to the wishes of those desiring to
fence the road to the lake are
treated similarly.
The reason offered for attempt-
ing to close this road is that cot-
tagers, particularly in the vicinity
of this lake access, claim that they
are disturbed by so-called night
parkers. I wonder how many peo-
ple in Goderich Township are not
also being disturbed by The sons
of some of these very cottagers as
k out favorite re -
they see some
treat?
These week -end, residents of
Blue Water Beach attempting to
close the public road to fhe lake
are acting in an illegal manner.
of the law and public rights to set
torAuXifenthl.,..,TheseoterY-keppiga
would be screatiOngIntiefilitervieTn-f;-
quency if our young people were
to have committed a similar act.
Surely the councillors of Gode-
rich.Township are adequate enough
,to clear up this Blue Water geach
nonsense.
One is amazed t note that a
person may drive the entire length
of Buron County along Lake Huron
find that there is not one pro-
vindial park and that . the public
beaches, like the one at Coderich,
are miserably inadequate: How
long will such beaches beable to
even 'partially serve the needs of
a progressive county with a rapidly
expanding population?
Thank you for granting me this
space in your columns.
Yours sincerely,
Lawrence Crich.
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three Prime Ministers .of Canada.
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BURSARIES TO.
PUPILS
Winners of bursaries a'nd scholar-
ships at GDCI are announced by
Principal'A. R. Scott.
It'Vfilald Moore-, son, of Mr. and
Mrs. Elfred Moore,- of Colborne
Township has been awarded scho-
larships which total $1,325 in value.
First, he was granted a Dominion -
Provincial Bursary to the value of
$500. He is to get, too, the llugh
Innis Strang Memorial Scholarship
which has a total possible value of
$625. lin addition, he gets the
Robert MacKay scholarship of $200
for the highest standing in grade
13 in GDCI. Ronald plebs to enrol
in . the engineering course at the
University of Toronto.
Two, girl's have each beeli grant -
'ed' a $250 Dominion -Provincial
Bursary to attend Teachers' Col-
lege. They are Gail Gardner,
daughter of, the late Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Gardner, of Colborne Town-
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