HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-09-05, Page 4The Godericia Signal -Star, Thursday,"September 5th, ' 1963
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A SIGN OF THE TIMES,
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Pas-seuger° ships on the Great Fakes
apparently do not live by p,s-sengers alone
but by every bit of package freight that
proceedeth into their holds. For this rea-
son, they are a, dying breed. Latest .eas-
nalry Is• the S: S. Norgatua 'wliI h sailed
1;)etWeen Owen Sound and the Sou. Next
are likely to, be the t'PR boats, Kvew itirt
and Assiiuboia, sailing from Port Mt Nie-
lrod to the • lakehead. Thus, the hope of.
lake passenger boats running out of (loder-
ieit to Detroit or across to Saguniu . for ex:
a a alp] e, is fruitless. 'There Just isn't the
package freight to subsidise the compar-
atively 'small fares paid by the passengers
and they've got to have it in order to
exist.
Early iii July we tried to hook pass-
age on the Assiuiboia and were told all
passenger space was ,00ked u1) •tor the
rest: oi__t .e, )tiutut�t._ ..Setting, off- ou _.li.i 1-
idays by ear, we happened to see .the Assin-
iboia at the Soo v •hen there. We went
aboard the familiar ship on which we work-
ed as, a waiter during college days. The
Captain told us that the clays of the Assin-
iboia and Keewatin were short numbered.
Despite the taet that, passenger traffie is
quite heavy_package package fright has fallen a-
way off and; this is threatening the contin-
ued operation of the ships. Moine 15 years
ago- the passengers aboard these two •60-
year-old ships were 80 per cent young peo-
ple. and 20 per cent middle-aged and elder-
ly people. Today, the percentages are com-
pletely reversed. Young people go by car.
The package freight business is being lost
to the trunks.
If you have ever taken the Norgama i
from ()'vera Sound through, Georgian Bay
and the North Channel to the Soo, you
will do so no more. It is to undergo con-
version to carry '36 ears and will be trans-
ferred to the ear ferry -passenger service
hetween Tobermory and South Bayin uth
on Manitoulin Island. It will join the
N oi .sle, for .50.. ors, on
the sante run. Norisle's little sister, the
N orinae, which handles 11 ears, will go on
r.,
the Blind River run.
It's a sign of the times. Ships can't
operate on passengers alone.
THEY WANT TO BE NOTICED
The desire to be noticed and ad.inired
seems to be a basic characteristic of human
nature. The housewives love it and so
does the pretty, young teenager.' Pet
dogs love it and so do some husbands.
Apparently even teenage. boys do, too ,--
but we don't like the way some.,of thein
go about it --- indulging in noisy ear ex-
haust systems. squealing tires and speed-
ing cars.
(;oderieh police do Nvhat they can to
..keep the situation under control but they
a•au'.t,be every whero- atic•1- h-o-t-Incl-d-i-ng-s-eenis
to be ju,t a little too 1>r4 val-e1it' on-4-lr►der-
ick strerts. •
l'tz11 tiir-i!r holes in exhrtrt t systems
and ittstalling• Huliy�voot1 typi niuffleIs to
niche ;lie ordinary- automohi1e sound like
-ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKEN
A writer in the New Fork Herald
Tribute • • par a piece" in the paper, the
other 'lay-. under the heading "English
is for Madmen. • • He po,iii.ted out the dif-
ficulties of i -for-eigiret' mastering. the com-
plexities of the English language \vlren se
inaii1'_similar arrangements of letters can
be expressed differently. This rnoved.an-
other• verrespondent. Arthur Sherrill. to
write a batter io the editor •as follows:
I'd like to live guy- whole lite through
And have-uly troubles be but ft,ilgli.
I'd like In have a lot of dough
And never have to lift a hough.
like to sit beneath a hough
And be as lazy its a Bough.
ktit rough and tough, I've had enough'
I'd like to write more simple Stough.
I've got a cold, I've got a cough,
I'd better take a few day~- ough.
Through, hough, dough, tough, cough
ought to rhyme,
Perhaps they will some other thyme!
THE
a highly -tuned sports ear is an objection-
able practice on the part of some of the
yoituger drivers. This sort of thing pro -
(hives a thundering racket which is ann-
oying at any.- time and especially so at
night.,
of the youthful drivers also
enjoy spinriiiig their car wheels and tak-
ing corners at high speech This leaves
rubber on the pavement and irritates the
ears of persons nearby. _
There are teeth • in the law to take
core ofirresponsible, ad--rrri-ration-seeking
yo-iui tern w -ho persist in- driving ears
crazy -like. Maybe it's time more of them
, elt these teeth. - Residents are entitled
to reasonable quiet oethe streets arognd
t4)\n. -
A VICIOUS CIRCLE
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We've often wondered wvliat, the rea-
son was for' the continually increasing
army of- civil- servants at Ottawa. Parkin;
son'',; law, apparently-, .has the answer. It
declares that 'the numltei - of employers
in a government ,agency increases in direct
prop.ortiotr to the decrease in the workload.
Say' an $8,000 or $10,000 employee re-
tires. The man below hire moves into his
job, There is an unexpected appropriation
because the man in the higher, bracket
is gone. But,, instead of hiring one new
Ivan, the tendency, is to hire- two or three
Igen at the bottom of the payroll ladder.
Both payroll and personnel_ grow... These
wren ultimately work up to higher salaries,
eventually retire --- and Parkinson's law
is repeated all over again.
There 'are those at Ottawa who will
vehemently deny that Parkinson's• law'• is
applied in the civil service, They claim
that,, the duties assigned to them have in-
creased.
ncreased. And who assigns the duties?
Parliament, -by passing new legislation. -
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Down• Memory
50 Years Ago. -•1913
A disastrous fire ,took place
on Tuesday afternoon in Col-
borne Township in the vicinity
of McGaw station on- the C.P.R.
From some burning rubbish on
the farm of Wartier Walter, on
the division line, the straw-
stack
trawstack took fire and "then the
barn which was completely de-
sbroyed, along with the con-
tents. A burning shingle was
carried a quarter of a mile to
the roof of John Stevens' barn,
from which the fire 'spread to
the house and driving shed, and
all three buildings were burn-
ed down.
The Goderich Horticultural
Society will distribute among
its members for 1913 over 300
handsome peonies each mem-
ber receiving .One plant each
of white, pink and crimson.
A notable achievement is that
of Mrs. -William Green, Trafal-
gar street, who at the age of
9$ years . has taken,several.
prizes for needlework at the
Toronto Exhibition this year.
30 Years Ago -1933
The Oshawa Daily Times of
recent date in commenting on
the activities of the Ontario
Regiment while in camp this
summer, made commendatory
reference to Capt. Lloyd Cur-
rell, under whose supervision
the sports program .for ,. the
1'15 Years -Ago
In Goderich
The :Editor of the Huron •
.Signal • became poetic -over- a
picture of the setting sun
over Lake Huron at Gode-
rich as follows: "The eye
strains and stretches far as' -
the power of vision, and sees
but water—clear, and smooth
and motionless- The ear
listens, but there is no song
of bird—no hum of bees—
no whistle of the plover nor
scream of the sea mew; even
the splash of the oar, or the
hoarse voice of the ocean
child, the mariner, is not
heard. All, all is still save
the low murmur of the,Mait-
land river—as it warbles forth
its plaintive dirge o'er the
things that are at rest. How
- calm — how beautiful—how
full of-tho 'ght."
year was carried out. Lloyd i
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Currell of Saltfrd and has oc- 1
c
cupied the position of chief ac-
countant with the W. E. Phil-
lips Co. Ltd. for the past six
years.
Nile, Aug. 29. — There are
evidences of a -spiritual awaken-
ing in the Nile church and
MESSAGES
FROM
THE WORD
BY
ODE RICH -.-MINISTERIAL
_ . ASSOCIATION --
Lane
community these days. Some
Oxford Group meetings have
been held with the help of
workers from iVitgheil, Sea -
forth and Stratford . and the
good work is being followed up
by the local young people.
15 Years Ago -1948
A total, of 38 men left Gode-
rich this week for Winnipeg to
Work at the Western - harvest,
They were despatched .through
the ,Goderich branch of the
National Employment office.
Those from Goderich and dis-
trict were George Turton, Ger-
ald Garvey, Ronald Sproule,
John K. Graham, Norris Me-
Creight and Bert Johnston.
Others were Jos. McGee, Dun-
gannon; John Thompson, Au-
burn; Bert Doherty, Port Al-
bert.
More than 30 entriesin the
speed box derby are expected
on Labor pay, according to
'Harry 'McC' each, in charge of
the event. Considerable niter:
est is being shown in the con-
tests and lively races are 'ex-
pected.
10 Years Ago -1953
Don Jolley, popular leader of
the Goderich Girls' Trumpet
Band, has taken over the band-
master duties of the Blue Water
Band, following the retirement
of Al, Close.
An outstanding student at
G.D.C.I., Marilyn V. Turner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S,
Turner, Montreal street, has
been awarded the James C.
Taylor Memorial Scholarship.
Miss Turner who has led her
classes and has been awarded
scholarships each year in her
studies at the collegiate, this
year captured nine firsts` and
one second in her provincial
upper school examinations
MEET THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
By Capt. R. A. Wombold of The
Salvation Army .
"When Jesus -saw him lie,
and knew that he had been now
a long time in that ease, He
saith unto him, Wilt thou be
made whole?" St. John 5:6.
In the fifth chapter of the
Gospel according to St. John,
we have the stoty of a man
who had been so long in a state
of helplessness that,...when Jesus
met him, he had almost reach-
ed the point of utter hopeless-
ness.
What a difference it makes
in the case of any life when
Jesusets a chance to address
Himself to that life's need. He
presents to us the opportunity
to arise out of our helplessness,
and dispels the last long sha-
dows of dark despair.
For thirty-eight years . this
man had known what he wanted
to do, and he knew the limbs
with which, it shoulci be done,
but he lacked power. His
trouble was a certain kind of4
paralysis which had held him
in its :grip.through-those long
We too, -sometimes suffer
from certain kinds of paralysis
in -the spiritual part of our
being. There is the paralysis of
speech. There are those to
whom we feel we should speak
about the deepest things of life:
of the awful fact of sin, the
mystery of the atonement, the
glorious. -possibility of forgive-
ness as something -which must
be felt by every Iife if that Iife
is not to be lost forever amid
the wreckage and ruin of sin..
Or perhaps there has been
conceived within your mind the
beautiful form of some unselfish
act which, if carried out, might
'have led to a larger and lovelier
life of usefulness, but the vis-
ion has vanished only to leave
you in the all -embracing grip
of your own plans and pleas-
ures. What a shock you might
get if you were given riow one
real glimpse of what you have
lost because you are suffering
from the paralysis of Well -doing.
To us Jesus comes and says
"Wilt thou be made whole?"
WHOLE! What a wonderful
word; and what a glorious con-
dition of life it suggests.
To be Made whole means
that we can now see with what
the Bible calls "the single eye."
Our consecration is not fitful
or feeble. but whole -hearted
and steadfast. Now we respond
to the cup, however bitter its
contents -and to the cross, how-
ever cruel its thorns or long
its nails, without murmur or
complaint.
There is a primary condition
which you must meet before
the Son of God can work the
miracle -ref- healing in your rase
-He must have the consent of
Your will may be enfeebled,
and you may, nett trust yourself
even when you say yes; but if
you will sincerely say that you
One Year Ago -1962
A Sky Harbour contingent of
nine planes and 25 airminded
citizens left the airport Labor
Day morning to spend the - day
at the Kitchener -Waterloo air
show.
Wayne Treitz, son of Mr. and
Mrs. K. Treitz and a 1962 gradu-
ate of G.D.C.I. will enter the.
University of Western Ontario
and has signed up for try -outs
with the U.W.O. Junior Colts
football team.
are willing to be made willing,
His power, through His Word,
shall come into operation in
your Life and the healing work
shall come to pass.
• Hitherto you' have been vacil-
lating in purpose, cowardly in
confession, and paralyzed in ac-
Won—but if you will commit
yourself to - Christ everything
will be changed, Weakness will
give place to strength; ignor-
ance will give place to -know-
Iedge, fear will give place to
courage, selfishness will give
place to generosity, fault-find-
ing will give place to praise;
and you wiII become_master of
all that -formerly made you a
slave.
"The-. -Great---Physiriarr-rrow- is
near,
The sympathizing Jesus!
He sp,eaks the drooping heart
to cheer,
Oh, hear the voice of Jesus."
T. PRYDE & SON
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Robert G. Taylor, 33, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor, Bay -
held road, on August 30, re-
ceived from the University of
Chicago, his Doctorate of Phil-
osophy in the Graduate, School
of Business. He has previously
received degrees from the Uni-
`versity"- or- Western' --Oifiar o
where he obtained his'B.A. in
Honor Business Administration,
M.B.A. from the University of
Chicago, Graduate School of
Business, and C.P.A. from the
State of Illinois. Married . to
Marian M. Volansky of Glencoe,
he now lives in Notre Dame,
Indiana where they have two
children, Kathleen Anne, four,
and Robert William, three.
Mr. Taylor, an assistant pro-
fessor at the University of Notre
Dame School of Business Ad-
ministration, has recently�Jeen
granted a leave of abse f e for
one year to accept a faculty
residence offer from Arthur An-
derson and Co., an international
firm of certified public account-
ants.
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product. Japanese Pie 'isnot a
pastry product. Winter Crook -
neck is not a form of rheuma-
tism. They all are varieties of
pumpkin.
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