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aving in a tourist town must
be quite different from living in
a town of corresponding size
that has no link with the tourist
Industry.
are seen heading out of town
with their sunblackened chili
ren and their piled high cars.
But when Labor Day arrives,
. x and tiie avalanche slows, to a
attrickle, the town becomes a
.�..i�rew<�p�-lr*-�e11-tovtn hath -- .
was just beginning to find its; town again, not just a shopping
potential as a tourist town. ! centre. The citizens slow down,
,Quite a few cars in town were' stretch` their backs, and look
evident in July and August. Ev-I around at each oihe'r. Within a
erybody thought the, tourist bus• week, they have forgotten
bless was a good thing and scramble and the rush and the
something should be done about foolish business of making mon-
it. - A few people with large ey, and; full ,of renewed interest
houses and small incomes, in- in their town and themselves,
eluding my mother, put up get down to something serious,
"Tourist Accommodation" signs like planning a hunting trip, or
and were not only flabbergasted having a party.
but delighted to rent huge, im- -
th
•
(The following brief has been is totteri g on the brink of total to de coy the ncioral fibre of the
nation, a sitate, w'h!ioh history
reCordSi, •Ov r .a' id) over again,
treccded the a1 mations.
What will the fiulture bold if we
delete from education the book
that hist'or3ri proves has been
the source of inViration of the
noblest' idealism' of all tiane?
-rA,u Rt'lilat �is�fin►e err oultirre
has been developed mainly fro'tn
Judaeo-Christian . influence in
education and national life.
There is strong pressure_ t�
have agnostic Uniiitaria-nisan re-
place the Judaeo-Christian tra-
dition. This would- mean, that a
predoMina nitly Christian prov-
ince would have to sacrifice
Christian teachings, It would
SeniorCitizens lc lc ,
presented by The Christian Wo-
men's Council on Edpcation of
Metropolitan Toronto to the
Ontario Ministeer of Education.)
Unfortunately Many of the
annihilation; wheat. , :organized
crime, traf icking ° in human
souls, drug .addiction,- i imaralk.
icy and juvenile delinquency are
at an all time high;- when youth.
is being exploited •by commerc-
most, vociferous opponents to ialists who,. promote porriagra-
sp'hi:c literature, degrading en -
:l a? fl lmn�Rc �.lie schools tertatiment. --and sensuous; -Tyles --
have never had the gratifying nQ,tic musiic,,are they to be de`
experience of teaching such prived of Divine guidance and
classes or had the opportunity ,help to live clean wholesome
oT observing them. lives in spite of it allr
Without a solid foundation
how will they be aVe to with-
stand the agnostic and immoral
influence that is being promot-
ed in our universiities by those
who Seek to destroy all religion.
If non-Christian parents ob- mean that 'the mention of
their children learning
Christmnas and Easter ewould be
excluded from the' schools. How
soon then, would The Lord's
Prayer be attacked?
Unless the people of Ontario
let The Honorable William
Davis, - Minister of Education,
°l,�th t th
want Bible teaching con�tinuec
in the schools, there is grave
danger that it will be abolished.
For ,cornple'te information,
write for free sample copy of
"A Defence of Bible Teaching
in` Public' Schools," published
by The Christian Women's Coun-
cil on Education .of Metropoli-
tan Toronto. Write
Box 2''T
Station K, Toronto
Ontario.
The question should not be
j w�hcther . or not we should abol-
I ish, Bible study but how we can
teach and use it more effective.
1y; how to improve the whole
yitua•tion. - It, is unfair that isol-
ated cases, where errors have
been made in, handling it, have
been me gnifitd out of all pro-
enacula#e bedrooms for asamuch P,V RTE R+ I �� ;portion.
as $2 a ' night. The exemption ,clau,§e which
But on the whole, the tourist' 'PORTER'S HILL — Congrat-! permits purples to be ex
-
But i>,ed from classes is a
business- was Just a little extra illations to Mr. and Mrs. Bill' fine e x a mp 1 e o f dermo-
-_gra-vy,�.-and. the _tuvy ctt'-QWy�e'd_,._)^;ii•ic►tt- _who.. -were. ivarried_. in?�cxatt ,"freedom and indi�ti�iduai
through the summer, the mer' .Grace Church on Saturday af- ri.t.;!:its. Instead of appreciating
chants leaning in their cool-ternoon. The bride is the for- the privilege, opponents make
doorways, waiting for 6 o'clock MET Shirley McCowan. I exaggerated claims of harm
to come, so they could close up Mrs. Frank Picot is a patient done tos children psychological -
and hustle off to the ball park in Victoria Hospital, London. ly. This is unreasonable .in
after gulping their supper. - Recent visitors with Mr. and View of the fact, that in every
Mrs. Alvin Proctor were Mrs. J.Ilevel of education, certain sub -
What a differenc '' from the Hinman, Florida; Mr. and Mrs.' jects are optional. • Teachers
slam-bang-thank-you-ma'm • at- W L. Flynn, Allan Park, Mieh.; dep?>r that children are distunb-
rnosphere of the modern tourist Mrs Karl Gooding, Carolyn and' ed by being -excused from any
town! - Catherin, London; 111r. and 'Mrs.' classes. If such separation is
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Keith Harrison and family, Cal condemned as harmful then no
Today the' tourist business is
ear., Alta.: Mr. and Mrs." I3i11 child should ever be absent
not only a little extra gravy, it tlodgert and family, Seaforth; from a public school for a
is the cream in the coffee. the and Airs. A. Harrison, Seaforth. religious holy day. We would
icing on the cake. the cheese ,\I1ss Catherine Stirling has regret,- this.
with the apple pie and any other been. a patient in Clinton hos- i Paganizing
garnishing you care to nau- pital, , Paganizing the schools would
seate yourself by imagining,. It Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and cause such an upheaval that our
is the difference between survi<- family have returned home of-' wonderful public school system
val of the fittest and getting ter a holiday in northern Ont-, might .be seriously damaged.
along nicely, thank you, in the ario. ' Many would •seek the establish -
business world. Jim Riddell was i patient merit' of separate .schools.
in Alexandra Hospital last week. Many other teachers, as well
For the grocers,. the hard-
, grandtlnher,, D1r-. I. ti mer9as mvs'elf have had happy re -
wares, the drug stores, the tour- North Bay, was stricken with a latton.<htp> with Jewish .moth-
ist- season is a mixture of exhi- heart attack last week while vis-' ers. They all seemed anxious
laration and exhaustion. The itir�g her • son-in-law and Baugh- that we "make their children
harmonious tune of the cash ter, Mr. and Mrs. "Wilmer Rid- good." That is all we aim to do.
register is offset by the discor- dell:• Christians are not converted to
' dant scream of aching feet. Mrs, Reid- Torrance, Kipper I Judaism be cause we „teach the
and Mrs. Robert Haines. and magnificent character studies of
, Aside from its economic injec- Lloyd of Severn Bridge, have the Old Testament nor are oth-
tion, the tourist business has a been visiting in the community» ers converted to Christianity ,b -
very strong impact on the life of, Mrs. Maurice Hicks who has cause we -teach the lofty 'ideal -
a small •town. When the first b e e n a patient in Victoria; ism of Jesus. From these Bible
visitors begin to brave, in May ;Hospital, London, is improving stories children acquire a high
'and June, they are. as' welcome' in health. i standard of conduct. Sectarian -
as -the first 'flowers. They add I Mr. and Mrs. William. Snell,' ism Ls no longer taught in pub-
,. excitement. a a......,, of the _ __ E .. .. ,. i.•- -._t_.-_t,.. .. .. it was in the
outside world, with their differ-iHnllett Township, and Mrs. Mac
ent accents and. different Taylor, bawson Creek, B.C.,
land Mrs. Alvin Betties And fam-
and not just for their financial, Mr. and Mrs. Argyle Lock:
contribution. Most of them are'
ihart and daughters visited Mr.
very pice, friendly people, and land Lawsoh Lockhart of
early days when there were no
cosmopolitan problems.
- It is vital that the Bible be
tau•ght in public schools in or -
that all .-e-hildren.
made conscious of the presence
of God in every sipiferet of life;
that they bp .inculcated with .a.
it's a pleasure to greet the re- 'Royal. Oak, Michigan, on Sun- sense of awe 'and reverence for
h -e Divirre--to- -prepare-them to
Miss Catherine Williams is a
patient in Clinton Hospital.
ject to figure of all time,' 'Christian par-
ents could °Wed to their child-
ren, being tAtight about pagans
and their idolatrous religions.
This would be unthinkable for
of history of other lands and
civilizations? For purely acad-
emic neasons it is _not reason-
able to omit the study of one
who 4as the founder of the
ideal of brotherhood, humanitar-
ianism, human dignity, justice
and mercy.
Pupils are taught that Chris-
tians believe in the Divinity of
Jesus; that to some, He is one
of the prophets of God while
to others He is acknowledged
as the only perfect man who
ever lived, All three attitudes
justify teaching about Him. m •
Bible History has changed the
course of world _history more
embership 35
than any other influence, Can. Rotafy Club
education ignore it? .
Dedicated Ideas
The children of the East are
beong imbued with ideologies
which fill them with a dedica-
tion ',to work for these ideal's.
There has been a subtle influ-
ence at work across the West-
ern world which has Under-
mined too many youth, making
them spinele.ss and -devoid of
idealism or patriotism. Life has
no true meaning or purpose for
them as they have been corrupt-
ed by•a deliberately down -grad -
The ultimate aim of this is
The Senior Citizens held a
Monster picnic on July . 28 in
Goderich Collegiate with. over
400 attending.
The clubs attending w e r e:
Clifford, CheSley, Durham, Han-
over, Mt, Forest, Pt. Elgin, Kin-
cardine, OwenSound, Milver-
ton .and Goderich. Each club
put on a ten minute program.
. President Jim Young intro-
duced Mayor •Walkom,_,af God-
=Prich who:.: welcorned-:the_.ghesf~s...
He then introduced Adrian Spil-
let• of the Toronto Community
Prograuis y Dr. Dutton of Toron-
to was master of ceremonies.
The door prize was won by
Mr. Mickason -of Pt. Elgin. Mrs.
Mr. Blake Ball has been ap-
pointed •secretary of the Gode-
rich Rotary Club for the 1965-
66 season. On and after Sept-
ember -7th the—rugular—greet-
ings of the Rotary clip will be
held in the private dining room
ai the, Bedford Hotel. 'Member:
ship in -The ''llotary Club now'
numbers 35.
-The Goderich Rotary Club
voted to allocate $900 for 1966'
to the operation of the Gode-
rich Retarded Adults' Work-
shop• in conjunction ‘vith the
Lions and Kinsmen.
trip to the cottage. We have a
little yarn about the winter
nev. Gladys Griffin was the religion is not just a Sunday
we've spent, and like as not, -
they'll urge: "Now you b e
'guest •minister at Grace Church Matter to be neglected ip their
sure and come up to the cottage Ion Sunday. daily lives; tint they rndy learn
Congratulations to the fol- the source of and authority for
• and see us this summer. We'll
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accept and 'obey the commandt
ments of God; that they realize
have a cold one together. !lowing local farmers who won
high standing in the field crop
They start to come in a trick-; competition in oats spons_ored
le t hat quickly becomes al
the Bayfield Agricultural Soc-
ethics and morals; that they
learn- to distinguish between
good and evil and -how to cope
with temptation.
stream, then an avalanche. The iety: Grant Stirling', 90 points; Only in public scho4s can
• pace quickens in the small town Alvin Betties, 87; A,1len Betties, we reach thetincommitte'd child -
as everyone turns to in an eflort,86; and Wilmer Riddell, 85. ren from indifferent homes.
to cope with them.. By mid-Jul:t.,-,riThe winner of the contest was
• the whole town is throbbing withlWatson Webster, Varna, with
stream. You can't find a ,-)lacel
I Miss Julia Cox Was a vt;eek-
to park, shopping takes Chree'
•end'guest of Miss Roberta Prest,
• scarcely cross the street •be -i
cause, of the constant stream of
cars crawling through.
About this time, the touriiti
town has almost lost its identity
and resort operators dre like
fishermen who find themselves
in the middle of a vast c-:hool of
reaping -the harvest before the
first touch of frost kills it.
As August nears its end, and
the ,golden days fall rapidly
away, there is a little sadness in
the air, as the tourist season'
nears its end, and the new and;
old friends among the campers
Here lies the golden opportun-
,ity to develop honorable citizens
and' -prevent g ray e—soeial
blems in the future.
Solid Foundation
In an age where civilization
.uncia, akd t is ne alit" a siJevess
The 'Senior 'Citizens of ;Godo I' also to, thank all, those ntt t
erieh wOu1d li ke.. to thank ail the Chia.; ho' helped.'
Cooper was them called to -the
platform and.helped Mr. Young
who pinned a corsage on the
Oldest Lady, Mrs. Willis of Kin-
cardine, also a carnation on, the
Oldest Gentleman, Mr. Kaugh of
Pt. Elgin. "
Mr. and Mrs. George . Proctor
won 'the prize for the couple
married the longest.
The lady having a birthday
nearest July'28 was won by Mr.
Miller
-_ �, °_t
Owen Sound..._.
The couple having. an anni-
versary nearest July 28 W e r e,
Mr. a and Mrs. Alfred Fritz of
Hanover,_ and Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Ernest of Mt. Forest. Mr. Bish-
op was the accompanist at the
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