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GREENER, .THUMB'.,
By G. MacLeod Rose
The Bulldozer Versus The Bruce
On a wall in one of our mus -
emus is a bold sign which reads:
THE ANI1VIAL YOU spE HERE
IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE
CILEATURE ON EARTH. Be-
low these words ,hangs a large
mirror. Fotrty-five years ago to
this very menth a number of
these animals, whim had been
• carefully nurtured „to maturity
, in the British Isles, were- en-
gag,ed by night in front of pas-
schendaele rootling in the ill -
drained mud ef Belgium. The
oPeration entailed tile digging
and revetting of an assembly
trench in ";No Man'S Land for
the 3lat of July 'third Battle of
Ypres. Meticulous organization
enabled an unusually long
length of' trench to be .dug ,anu
completed in that one ,,night.
At_ Ike time _fervent .prayera
were said for 'the production
of a mechanical device which
cOuntrygide to ue changed be.
Well, today and for some years
past that prayer nas . been an-
swered. The animal in ques-
Olin has presented himself with
the bulldozer and is employing
it in what are_ termed peaceful
practices. With this powerful
weapon trees may be felled,
hilly sites leveled, beaches
changed and trenches dug.
'Had the aforesaid animal
kingdom decided to licence the
use of this lethal weapon and
,modulate its usage there would
bp less reason to proscribe it
refer: Wok iniStrearri from the
bridge to Bayfield and note the
battery of monsters, scarring the
liness. Drive fro* Benmiller
bridge to the junction of High-
way 8 and centemplate,;another
aWful scar„on the peaceful land -
Cape. These are -a fetv ex-
amples right on your doorstep
of what modern machines can
accomplish in a Matter of hours.
We will not complicate tire
issue with more than passing
reference tO the havoc wreaked
by iiie power saw to what used
to be a vety pretty Own park
op Essex street. These same
devastators' ef nature are equal
ly available for action in the
Bruce Peninsula, or what Dr,
Sherwood Fox has called "the
great North American rendez-
vous of plants."'
In the 13ruce grow many of
our' native orchids. Rare ferns
and the so-called Huron Iris,
which grows barely two inches
high Nit has one of the 'love-
liest iris flowers to be seen. 'The
Queen Lady Slipper, blue-eyed
grass, Eastern paint brush, the
yellow -slipper orchid, the dainty
grass pink orchid,. the Alaska
orchid which is not found near -
MARGARET HUSTON i'sgE
Margaret Huston See, secre-
tary to the Canadian Veterinary
Medical Association Ladies'
Auxiliaryz-ls the wife of John
N. Sce, B.S.A., D.V,M., M.R.C.
V.S., of Mahon, Ontario, form-
erly of Goderich. Mrs. .SeR is
and Mrs. See have three child -
ken, Jacqueline (Mrs. Kenneth
Taylor), Robert and Nina.
Mrs. See has as hobbies, Early)
Ontario furniture with which br.
and Mrs. See's log summer home
in the Albion Hills north of Tor-
onto is furnished, and curling,
at which she is adept.
The Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege observes its -.100th annivers-
ary this year. The Canadian
Veterinary Medical Association
convention ' *ill be -at' Guelph
on July 16-18.
er this arca than some poo
miles, hut it is qui:cker" to pick
up Wberry,'s-'VV ld Flower Guide
to obtain an idea of We W iciue
flowers the Bruce sipports
The " dense population of
Southern .Ontario is determined
to 4eV1op, its° summer resorts
and has already made'
inroads
into the best areas so that to-
day only fragments' of untouch-
ed nature remain. along , the
Peninsula and on Manitoulin Is-
land. And not only bulldozers.
What about boots? • "Boots=
eots•boots-boots movin' uP and
down again." Next time you
are in San Francijco drive south
down Rotxte ,101 to the Lobo's
Paint Reserve Park and note
the extreme measures taken
there to preserve a lovely wild
area from the boots of hoarder
-of -'selfish .,;people who wish to
run hither and thither and
trample all underfoot. "Dam
you Jack, I shan"t be here
again."
It isa not anticipated that any
appeal'it even from the
Angel Gabriel himself, would
influence irrespoonsible ignor-
ance and these words are not
addressed to those whose liveli-
hood is' dependent on the fast
buck made at the expense of
posterity. Nor is it, suggested
that vast wild areas can be de-
nied to our slowly, increasing
population forever. What is
sought is the financial means
to preserve just ONE area which
is typical of the terrain of the
Peninsula on which' Many of
these rare flowers and ferns
can thrive. Just •a zoo, if you
like, for lants. �_
The Federation of Ontario Na-
turalists, .through its active
member, Malcolm Kirk, has
taken an option on 300 acres
atDorcasBay. The option ex-
pires in August and if the area
is to be spared from the shacks,
rusted iron bedsteads, scroung-
ed roofing felt, dinted Cola
signs, dumps of rotting garbage
and tin cans too numerous for
nature to hide, then we, the
animals who care, who still
possess a fleeting thought for
the morrow and remember
some of the .beauties of 'nature
our mothers showed us — we
shall have to find $20,000 to
purchase this area.
The G.H.S. has already shown
its interest by making a dona-
tion from its meagre funds.
Will any private individuals in
Goderich help? The address is:
The KO.N. Edwards Gardens,
Don"'Mills, Ontario, and the re-
ceipt . may be used for income
tax purposes. If you fail, yen
simply add. an exclamation mark
to the sign above the mirror.
If you respond you may ignore
egion Asks Survey
Citizens
a past president of Branek 109
and chairman of the speo"ial
committee, :said - he thought . a
survey by local people might
be mutually embarrassing.
s., t =is the desire' of the l.,e
gion," he told council, "to ..do
something real and, sound for.
the community, Surveying the
situation, as we see it, would
be to offer accommodation for
senior citizens. We' know this
has .been before you before,
but we ..feel we are able to
do the job, We wrote - thede-
partment, and cannot go ft;rther
without your; concurrence by
way of a resolution."
Where do vve stand with
Twin Pines?" asked Reeve Wal-
korn.
"They prefer that we conduct
a survey or" have it done," re-
plied Mr. Johnstone. "We feel
that a survey conducted by a
local committee could be very
At request of a Canadian
Legion collimate, town couPoil
'on Friday passed a resolution
"that the Ontario Departnapt
of Economics and Development
be asked to carry out a survey
in 'Goderich to determine- the
necessity for senior citizens'
housing."
The resolution was required
-by the department as a Prelim•
Mary to such a survey. a
letter to the Legion it added:
"We may pat beahle te make
it immediately, as we are hard-
pressed te keep up with re.
quests."
A resolution was passed some
months. ago authorizing the
Twin Pines organization to make
a survey. Its representative re-
ported M June that he was
contacting local groups, includ•
ing the Legion. Eric Johnstone:
the° mirror and go on your way
rejoicing.
There remain two doer prizes
froth the June flower show to
be claimed: Numbers 147 and
159. Call at Cobourg street.
This is the last dil!
whose engagement hai been an'
pounced to Mr. Roman " "(laY)'
I iehar l l ulta3', sou of Mr, and
Mrs; William klultay, all o
Toronto, -
T.he bride-to-be visited this
area last summer, the guest
of cousins, Mr. and, MrS. Andrew
Bogie of Bogie's Beach, and is
a great-granddaughter of the
' 'fate, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Toombs,
Proprietors of the first - Hotel
at- Port Albert; they also main-
tained the, Stage Coach, service
to and from Goderich, consider-
ed quite a journey in those
'days. Formerly a popular child and
teen-age model for leading fash-
ion reviews,. including those of.
the Canadian National Exhibi-
tion,
xhibition, Lois has latterly devoted,
' her Several talents to as serious
business career.
would do such a job, they- are
the people to apply to, and we
will give them all the assistance
required."
When the matter was discus -
e O ler eh Srgna4 $tar
e w
edd
in Will
takeice
MY 14th, followed •by anner'
reception in the Sheraton Room
of the King Edward Hotel, Tor-
orito. After a slier(
hon
eyno,
on
1to the liburton rHghianda
the haPpY =Pie will na�e
their borne inrToronto
} ,
ea u
v my �
e , o the .. '�a 0
security 'pension, payable.
age '7Q. Now Inany in:, lbi
.65-0t69' years age ,group r
,ceive he pension 'that .ia pay.
:able oa proof of need??
fir, :V hat picopprtion. df. Canada's
4 489 UQQ boos+ holds hive
., st.
b
65,0
1. Of purc-bred dog, which.are
the most popular species With
Canadians? .
.2. There. are 265 seats in 016
h• House of Commons. Which
province has the largest n.urn-
3, Manufacturing employinent
Canada was 608,114 in 1939,
1,171,207 in 1949. What is the
current total?
4. About, 920,000 Canadiaris re-
• automobiles?"
ANSVIMRS; 5. At" Itlar; 1904
68.8 per cent. 3. At July, 1961i
1,288,30k record high. in 1957 -
species reg,ister.0 With the Can,
adian icennel Club, the beagle
end noodle' .are most Popida
and about -equal in number.
4, About 100,000 pers,onS in the
604o-69 years age group receive ,
ge assistance on proof .of.
need. •2..9ntario, with 85 Seats;
Quebec has 75 Seats,
MISS LOIS ANNE SMITH
Mias Lois Anne Smith, daugh-
ter 9f 'Mr. and Mrs. WilliaM
Smith, Caledonia. road, Toronto,
sed in committee of the whole,
Couricillor Reg. Jewell said:
"The Legion is interested, and
we should let them go ahead." '
He seconded a motion by Coun-
cillor R. Hays to authorize the
survey. It wag approved un-
animously.
GRATINGS
for the
MAITLAND BRIDGE
emolition of—tke
SALTFORD MUDGE
as a step ,in the
construction of the
Maitland liridge Project
was entrusted to
I ed
Manufacturers of
BURKE'S MARINE &MACHINE
GODER ICH — PHONE JA 4 7424
PRODucT
Safety Grating and ,Stair,:rreads ,
for Bridges, Shipbuilding
and the Che ical industry
BEETON
ONTARIO
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ONTARIO
hways to Greater Progress for ntario
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The opening of the highway improvements
on Highvvay 21 near Goderich marks another
step forward in the fine network of highways
leading to_sarious parts of this Provine,p.
Three new bridees, and a mile and half of fine highway will iid the flowoof traffic and pro-
vide new aligpment viith easier and safer grades at a cost ,of approximately $1,326,000. Siniilar
niajor worli to make the King's' Highways §_qfer:_4n4 ketter. are being____priiceeded_
aood truth,-highWay-ste-greater progress in Ontario. -
For the Goderich arta, long famed. tor its
attracti9n for vacationers,,highways haNT an ad- -
ded iinportance, apd i§ apparent new highway
construction such as- this •Goderich 'sedion ge a'
long way to influence our thousands of vaetion-
, ers coming. here annually to visit Goderich and
other ,points, Huron -Count&
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Best wishes are extended to the people of the area upon this fine impiovement and for
continued progres and development.
Hon. William A. Goodfellow
Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart
111INISTER OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY
Hon. John P., Robarts, Q.C.
PRIME MINISTER AND 'MINISTER OF EDUCATION
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OF THE .PROVINCE, OE:ONTARIO
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