HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1965-11-11, Page 2A massive Liberal onslaught forced
only sli ht chinks in .the apparently im-
pregnable
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•pregnable Progressive Conservative •arrnoe
in Huron riding on Monday evening.
Typie•al comment 'from a "(aril,' mho
Nv�a;tched the results coming in, was : `` If
you put a monkey up and labelled it PC
it. would get a majority in Huron."
Sour -grapes, claim the Conservatives
who, admitting their entrenehed,rural vote,
point proudly to the qualifications of Bob
1V1cRiuley, hand-picked by the ,,party elite
welt successor to' veteran Elston Cardiff.
• Tlie fact is the Liberals Have moils to
(•cinvern. them, following this particular
election. Fur the defeat of highly -touted
plait Edgar ,can only be eousi lered as a
serious setback to the party's hopes • here
• .was ripefur a serious
I t ov(.,� r_lic_ time Li a�
challenge. to tJ.n Tory supremacy thi.s,was
he elections in litirtin. With. veteran politic-
ian Elston Cardiff throwing in the towel
it appeared the Most open political race
in 25 years.
"Time for ,a change., thundered th, -
1,iberal spokesmen as they •laune fled their
most extensive ----as well as expensive—
campaign ever in Huron. For them teacher
Edgar appeared to be the nrau to turn the
previously strong Conservative tide.
unfortunately for the Liberals he was
forced to stand. like King Canute as the
waves of PC.- votes lapped round his ankles
on election night.
• -liis t•arnpaigit marhincry was excellent
as well it ireedcd to be. It. Goderich in
• titirtirular• a smiling?; 'quit had •become a
Fixture at social event for the past few
On election day itself the PC's could
raise only one car for every two provided
by the Liberal team to.ferry voters to- the
poll,,:...h.ere. But as one PC organizer re-
tilarked : ' ` Lt doesn't matter, they'll vote
I'(' no matter who takes thein.''
However the Liberals did 'show a
inrtrke(1 iniprovem eijt in Goderich Living
•here by
the '700 majority gained h i t
.� trr
in the April 1963 election. •
Clinton burned .out to be the biggest
blow to the Liberal hopes in this election.
At their main headquarters there officials
listened in dismay as the results came in
fro`nr the six polls.
ingterid of the expected big vote pick-
up t hey trailed by two votes ' •hen th' final
vomit had been mail.
Areas,,Where the Liberals, picked' tip
Most support were Colborne Township,
Goderich Township a n d surprisingly
enough MrI itiley's home town of Zurich.
New Democratic candidate J. Carl
Hemingway of Brussels brought up the
rear of the field to serape an additional
55 Years ASo-*+191O
A local youth Was corn itted
to stand trial•°fer the murder of
Lizzie Anderson •owing a pre-
rw A..liintinary h ,ring which 'lasted
,les than one hour. The hear
.t'•
• F
• Card ncil
in was' ..held in the coo
chs hers of the town hall and
a large crowd of curious spec-
tators had filled the room more
than'30 minutes before the hear-
ing got underway: This necessi-
tated. the clearing of the court to
make room for the 35 witnesses
who had been subpoenaed to ap-
pear.
Mayor Cami,eron announced he
would be seeking re-election at
the forthcoming municipal elec-
tions. A number of town coun-
cillors said they would not be
seeking office for a further term.
`Tired of it—sick and tired of
it," was the comment made by
one town father.
35 Years Ago -1930
A garage and stable at Au-
burn was destroyed in a •$10,000
blaze which was fought by mem-
bers of the Goderich fire bri-
gade.
ereived stood in June, of 1962.
IIts tuts,• of t,I�l(T showe( i lTlei t TTiuon was
not ready to go along with the mueh in-
creased \ i)1' vote in the rest of Canada.,,,
Local Tory leaders can pat themselves
.011 the beets for fanning a sound, if rather
(lull, (^arn�i)aigm. The presence of PC leader
,Tabu Diefen�baker- was the one high -spot
of their vampaign and no .doubt was a
deeiding factor in strengthening an already
votes
when,he
�.,.,. _ «_.._. : _ ... ,.._; .._ leis -requested -a' grant" ot•$I0 00
from the- government--to-help
relieve the unemployment situ-
ation in the town.
The lake level at Goderich
was reported tote dropping ac -
stalwart party vote. -
Now it is all over including the shout-
ing and one can only hope the people of
Canada will not be ' asked to return to
"'th'e polls again , for a reasonably sub-
sta•ntial period.
For PC's in Huron the picture looks
rosy. The Cardiff image has been replaced
by yet `another Conservative image for the'
county:
The Liberals are simply left to lick
their wounds and wonder at just flow long.
it will take to dislodge a Conservative from
this riding. e
Politicking has now been completed
for a time and we are fortunate, here to
have w'it11essed a campaignunsulliedby
unwarranted ,personal 'attac'ks. The victor
11asa.had his moment of triumph and only
the vw•eary path of responsibility lies before
him.
e4 to Mrs. John Johnston and
her 'daughter, second conces-
sion of Goderieh, A quantity
of damp gunpowder spilled
on the floor of the root house
was kindled. -The explosion
ignited the _ clothing of She
lady and her�etlaughter at a
time when no other members
of the family were present.
Their l garments were burned
on their bodies. After 11
days of suffering both the
mother and daughter died.
cording to the, Canadian hydro-
graphic serivce report.
Members of the Maple Leaf
Chapter of the IODE established
a $1,000 endowment fund for a
room at the Alexandra Hospital,
15 Yee'rs Ago -1950`
• Goderich town council voted
5-2 in favor of payment for,�nem-
bers: The eossalar was -set
+� y
t--$300- a year-witir a deduction
of $5 for each council or com-
mittee meeting missed. Other
members of council had their
salary set at $15Q a year with
it appears- A group of thrill -seeking
hell -raisers has tonnid a neW form of
1 " kicks" here in (i-oder•ieh. They are now
1►a(•ing fir(' engines on their way to the
The- sound of the fire ,siren, has be-
come the; rite - to "burn rubber'. - in the
kvirke of the. auxiliary .crews 0:S they rush
t (iw•ar(ls a reported., blaze.
;Like vultures awaiting a prime cadaver
the local thrill -kids begin to hover in the
immediate Vicinity of the. fire hall, wit.hilt
ecun(ls' of the siren sounding.
Prom carefully ehosen vantage. spots,
k-Olrh as, the service station lut across the
road, the youthful "sports'; wait to roar
c►ff in hot pursuit' knowing full well the
pollee cruiser w-ilh'be leading the way.
Squealing tires' ea'n be heard blocks
:sway as these driver -creatures treat the
emergency situation as if they were en the
set for a teen -drag Tno'ie. ,
• `Fun, fun, fair'' it might be to these
►ne-gnide(". road hogs but it can, only be
cleseri'bed as sick humor where ' road'` ot-
riciciit vietinis'*an be left "laughing" all
Ow w'a,s- rto the morgue.
Householders with, small children_ in
i.lir ,netie(liate area.crf the fire station have
t•xprc:-. d (•oncern over the conditions that
exisl f•r no to five minutes after the siren
• ,, ! 0110 this week: "It is not safe for
uY to (int on "tlie roads let alone the
kids. These fire -Chasers treat the whole
thing as tllniieh it were a raee provided for
1hem." m m
Inspe etinv he seene one evening last.
week it was obvious What all the commotion
concerned. Seconds after the siren started
tu1
ra began ,to slip into their starting posi-
tions - , As •the f_ii•e trueks, with danger signals
flashing, pulled out of their sheds 'to fol-
low .the polite cruiser through town there
the uninvited convoy gunned its motors.
It looked like the mass start at� Le
Mans with unskilled drivers Behind the
wheels. Curs and small motor cycles raced
out of side streets from all angles cutting
arrd thrusting— a path into the, high-powered
flow- of traffic.
A dozen'near' misses took place within
a matter of seconds as more than 20 ears
joined in hot pursuit. Admittedly a number
of thesebelonged to the auxiliary firemen
who had failed to make it to a truck on
time, but these formed my a _splinter
group in the general helter-skelter exodus.
There is no immediate answer to the
problem. At each of these emergencies the
pollee are hard pressed enough to clear
a way for the fire trucks to -get to the fire
without leaving to fight a rearguard action
at the same time. •
It is nip to the average citizen to take
action. Goderich is small enough that most
of these iznv-anted motorists can he recog-
nized. They should be sought ont and
Iva.rned before this paper has to print the
pathetic story of someone losinghis life
because it- safety device has become a rally„
int call for irresponsible action on the
town 's streets.
We Inust- not be left in. the position
where action will only he taken after the
obituary lits been written. • •-
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Dear Ann Landers: My parents
have gone on an honesty kick.
They sat all of us kids' down
the other night and told us that
each one of us can make the
world a better place by being
better ourselves.
My dad •said a lot of people
are crooked because nobody eller
explained the difference between
right or wrong. He said this is
a responsibility of the parents
and he wanted to make sure he
didn't fail us.
There are certain things we
couldn't agree on. We'd like
you to give us the final word.
Like:
1. Is it honest to reuse a post-
age stamp that was missed by
the cancelling' machine?
2. Is it honest to take home
the stationery from a hotel
room? .
on your r>teighbor's door and ask
for the vase. It may be that she
meant to present it to the trash
man.
Dear Ann ,Landers:--Jriery- of-
fice has a self-appointed `oracle
who thinks he knows everything.
Our office oracle says a gentle-
man need no longer take the
outside when walking with. a
lady. He says it made sense
when women had 'to be ,protect-
ed from mud splattered by
horses' hooves, but.not anymore.
We say it is still good man-
ners. Yes or no?—JN and LF.
Dear JN and LF: The way l
heard it was that the gentelmen
took the outside in the days of
open saloons to protect the
ladies from the drunks who were
lying in the gutter. No matter
what the original reason,. the
3. -Is it .hon.esteto tear -a -.coupon- tradition is. still with -vs.. M
out �f a' magazine in a doctor's SHOULD walk on the outside,
office? - • . closest to the street.
4. Is it honest to keep a quar- I �' s.
ter if you find it in the coin cup
of a public telephone?
5. Is it honest to help your-
self to an old, vase that your
neighbor has thrown in the
trash can?
You are going to settle the
arguments, Ann, What do you
say?—W.W.R.
Dear , W.W.R.: It would be
wonderful if more fatsnilies.argu-
ed. about what is honest, instead
of which TV show to watch. ,
In answer ,to your questions:
1. No. The stamp already car-
ried one letter. Thatfs all it's
supposed to do.
2. Yes. Hotel stationery is
placed there for the person who
occupies the room.
3. No. Magazines in the doc-
tor's offices belong to the doctor.
4. Yes. Since it would be im-
possible to. track down the. per-
son who left the coin in the
phone booth, I say, "finders
'keepers, losers weepers,"
5. It would be best to knock
, I."
$3 deduction for xne0tinga Piss
ed. -
Members of the local racing
association asked council for per}
mission to lease the stables at
Agricultural - Park for a noriiinal
figure. It vvas pointed out that
if the town made repairs to 'the
stables the association would AN IMPRESSION
then maintain them. By Rev, G. L. Royal, Knox
The hearing of charges against - Presbyterian Church
a M ( Stanley.Township resident for have been reading a new
sen I
book (new to me, that isr"this
past` week entity, The Nev
Reformation:. (SCM Press) by
the "Honest -To -God", Bishop,
John A: T. Robinson. It has been
a marvellous revelation. He
leans heavily upon Dietrich Bon -
r!Orfl :.
The Word
THE GQpECH MiNISTERIAl, ASSA.GIATION
OF TRUTH got to' learn that' the house of
God . is primarily 'the world,- in
which ,God lives, not the con -
trader's but set up• in the
grounds ' Il;ow many men think
of the Church of Jesus Christ
its 'a building situated at the
corner? Ilow many men• today
remember that Christ .,Jesus
walked and talked and ate and
instructed men right in' the situ-
ation where men are found? in
the streets? in the market -place?
in the doldrum hurdygurdy= of
life? Christ did not wait for
Zacchaeus to come to the syna-
gogue --no He. went out ihto the
concourse of daily -activity and
brought that man down out of
the tree. When the divine call
went out to Levi (Matthew) our
Lord did not stand apart wait-
ing for this. tax -collector to make
up his mind—He went to the
place where the "receipt of ells
lansee;_yvere received. ___ _
We -allow ebb oftens -ourelofty-
steeples to be our call to man;
we pride ourselves in the beauty
of a sanctuary and hope that the
"outsider" will appreciate it in
his ignorance; we form organiz-
ation upon organization that we
might thieve away'parental re-
sponsibility and say -it is "in
the name of the Lord." Jesus
met man as- Man—He always
preferred the title Son of Man
to that of Son of God-�--in time
Levi, Zacchaeus, Nathaniel, Tho-
mas et al came to know Him
as Lord—but first, as Man. Do
you remember that sublime
moment in history when Thomas
met the risen Lord, "My Lord
and my' God,"?
The plea is for some warmth
in modern Christendom. Robin -
keeping a'coxnmon bawdy 'hon
was adjourned for one week.
Three men and two women were
named in the charges 'laid after
a raid on the house by O.P.P.
officers,.' • .
10 Years Ago -1955
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital Board officials estimat-
ed the cost of theproposed new hoeffer , and Paul Tillich, but
wing -in exec _s of $360,000. within his pages are some of the
A firm of Wronte engineers most dynamic material read in a
suggested far-reaching changes loeg time. He is making a val-
in the town's water supply sys• iant attempt to steer the Church
tem after a survey here. into proper and constructive
George Filsingerbecame the channels. Foie one example he
first Goderich resident to strike, quotes Bonhoeffer as follows,
oil on his property. ' A gusher "The Church is her true self
of oil shot up when he. was 'only when she exists for human -
working on his basement floor. ity. As a fresh start she should
It ewas_thene.discavexed. that_• a ,gj.y away all her endowments
_telhad p,iereed a pipe jtt t,be-_to the Door and -tieefxr - h -
low the surface. clergy should live solely on the
President Evelyn, Carroll was free-will offerings of their con -
nominated by acclamation to be- gregation, or possibly engage in
gin her fourth term as the pre- some secular calling. She must
sident of the Ladies' • Auxiliary take her ,part in the social life
of the Royal Canadian Legion, of the world, not lording it over
One Year Ago -1964 men, but helping them and serv-
Action on the proposed ap- ing them. She must tell men,
pointment of a full-time fire whatever their calling, what it
chief was deferred for' six days means to live in Christ, to exist
by town council. This was after for. others." This, mind you,
a delegation asked for the mat- from a man condemned to death
ter to be the subject of a plebi- by the Nazis (later executed) and
scite at the December 7 election.• lying exhausted in a prison cell.
Reeve` Frank Walkom announ- It forms a'reniarkable comment-
ced his intention to contest the ary on the habits of the modern
mayoralty following the news church. There •is an iripression
that Mayor May Mooney would of truth in these syllables. The
retire after one year in office words that strike out and pierce
Bill Klrkey was chosen "Kips- are; "not lording it over men"
man of the Year" for District and "what it means to live in
One at a meeting-. of the area Christ, to exist for others;"' How
clubs held at Niagara Falls. the strong is our compassion today?
award ismade on thew basis of How interested are we in the
promoting p
side interests.
Dr. F. Mills announced he
would be moving to Barrie after
eight years in Goderich.
romotin fellowship and out- plight of others?
Bishop Robinson is not a man
to draw back from a challenge.
He tells us that the church of
the 20th Century is but another
"fraternal organization," "a sec-
ond-rate . service club," a per -
LETTER:
er-
tETTER TO THE verseplex." dyein O e "superiority
eaylt utTice,
"It has been an institution along-
side, not the leaven within, the
world it exists to change." This
pear Sir: is certainly illustrative of mod.
I recently , returned from a ern churchmanship. May I be
visit to England where I renew- so bold as to rob his book of
ed acquaintance and friendships another quotation, "We have
with a number of former RAF
people• who were stationed in
Goderich during the last war.
, . o aghteL.. Q 9., is
Mary, daughter of%the late Air
Commodore John Innes -Crump
and Mrs. Innes=Crunfp, who lives
in a charming 300 -year-old Kent
eottage and teaches at Benenden,
Princess Anne's school. There
are also three other Royal daugh-
ters there ----sister of Jordan's
King and two little dark-skinned
Abbyssinian princesses.
My friend remarked that it
seemed strange to be "teaching
the Queen's English to the
Queen's daughter."
I was also entertained by the
Brian Lewises, now Lord » `and
Lady Essenden, at their pent-
house in iBelgravia. •
They rented Mrs. Baker's
house `on Caledonia Terrace in
named Sambo. Al' you may re-
Goderich and had d a black poodle
call, there was no vet in Gode-
rich at that time and Mary and
I sat up all one night, pulling
Sambo through -an illness. We
did, too! ! He has, of course,
since gone where all good ca-
nines go, but ours was a joyous
reunion.
MISS ANN WURTELE,
5 Lark Lane,
Woodstock.
Dear Ann Landers: Is it true
that some people are born hot'
blooded and others are born
cold-blooded? ..
My sister and I were married
the sapie year. Her husband is
Norwegian. My husband is
Italian. She says her husband
doesn't care a- hang about sex
and if she didn't remitd him
he would forget about t alto-
gether. When I told her my
trouble is just the opposite she
said, lure. You married an
Italian. They are born lovers:
My husband is a Scandinavian.
They are cold by nature." •
True or false? Is it in the
blood?—HOT AND COLD RUN-
NING SISTERS.
Dear Sisters; False, It's NOT
in the blood. It's in 'the mind.
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Ann Landers will be glad to
help you with your problems.
Send them to her in care of The
Signal -Star, Goderich;, enclosing
a stamped, self-addressed en-
velope. u
son states without evasia
equivocation, "modern s
man, whether as an inti
wer"ker, or as an intellect'.
deeply estranged f xotnn. the'
tional life and.°teaeliing 4
churches." • The only
where a man can come int,
tact with his Ged is by
sponse to the calling of the
Spirit. This must bring
the searchlight of analys
our present preacherings, p.
ings and doctrinal enthus
Man is to be met as Ines
Scriptures are to. be sea
for the living Christ.
Faith is not poured into
container but into many -se
individual is an individual,
Christ Jesus confronts
such. We are starting at
wrong end—we must acre
man where a man is for
is the situation where c
Are--hietsne °Cur lines
the mercy of God in Christ
_we can sow the seed, but
will , surely, according to
Will, nourish it.
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HOLMESVILLE. -=- Mr,
Mrs. Les Jervis have move
their new home north of
village.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Br.
Detroit, were weekend vi'
of Mr. and Mrs. D. Gliddon,
Mr. , an'd • Mrs. Allan Park
family, Centralia, were re
visitors with Mr. and Mrs,
Jervis.
Stuart Grigg, who has
with the Royal Bank in
cardine, has been moved to
Toronto"branch.
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