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•Goderich town uoundl must
tonight the future of its eontroe.r-sial two,
hour parking Eby -law wi'hicli • even now
bei.lrq caotrtested in the courts.
The by-law itself has been really a
compromise betwevu ad-lib parking for
the tOvtvtr alt.d° the grim possibility of drab
-parking ]peters desecrating (fur'-sut•routld-
ilrtis.
1t w'a' first instituted too ing -1
petit 1011 froth 11.1(' •lo(•rt1 businessmen's as-
sociation for some furor of parking r, .
.lr•ictiolis in the town.
'-1'11 ' issue was eotittts(�11, by the ,fact
that a number of • signatures requesting
rest riot ions. also appeared on a petition
against restrictions rwl►iclr :::was presented
at tht' 'same time.' '
Thir( sho\•ed either the . riterchant.
theniselVt5 were 1111y511rc' or that petitions
(10 not really rti 1't•t- tltt- i'ue ftlelitigs of
the people, who sigrt them.
The (1ilest1011 of whether God irh
.had a parking problem before the by-law
was enforce(} k a matter for conjecture.
If there was a parking problem then
the nlert•hants and th ir staffs cannot he
excluded front the racks of the tulpt•i,ts.
A (]'tick walk ar0t111(1 the Square \you'd
show to,. whom the majority of the cars
belonged.
Even now we see a shuttle service in
PARKING METERS
deride operation between parking spots. Nay
dotslibt this is 'timed to perfection to avoid
the forthcoming parking ticket but it ,Also
defeats the w'hol'e pxt.rpose of the, by-law.
Apart from these "offenders" we ,find
that one group, .1)t people has- been ex -
eluded troll✓ the rulings of the by -lacy jii
a ineye, \•nisch can only be described- as
unfair and Iiseriit. inatory, . members of
county coutn,'ii hvti•e allowed exertlptiou
stiekers..'1'llis sll(rtl(J he elar•ifie(1 by council
tonight.
The by-law has already prove(] a head-.
ache to the local pulite force. As one town
councillor pointed out it seems ridirul(ltl5
to sS'e a $5,000 a year officer 1)randitihing
a pieeie of chalk.
If council agrees to amend the by-law
The Word.
THE GODERICHrMINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
By Rev, G. G. Russell, St. Geo-
rge's Anglican Church
For many modern day people.
fending the Bible is a ' formid-
able task. They would read
practically anything else,' be-
cause they have been led to be-
lieve that the Bible is terribly
difficult to read and 'e'ven harder
to understand! Nothing could
be further from the truth. There
are parts of the Bible thatare
difficult, but an' intelligent read-
er will give them up till he gets
some help, and simply pass on
to something else. There are
parts of the Bible that are dull,
and this is the more serious pro-
blem. "Once bitten, twice shy,"
says the proverb, and it is true
that we are too, busy to read
things that have , no meaning
then it will 11101111 that the town )'ill foot for us.
the bill for removal, of the present sign.;
and the`l'1'e1'ti.o11-)1f-1 ew..
7 4)110. ----
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The answer to the .whole prolkl'em,
We see it, would -still ill be 0 -,gentleiitiii's
ag,r4met1it"arl°l1(111g the nierehallts, that
they, and1 heir • staffs, park behind thei
stores. After all the -by-law benefits only
one group directly and that is the mer
chants.
Only. one tiling is certain, the by-law
in its present for in or amended, will be fa.
])referable, to the parking teeter 1non
strosities which -sprout up like weeds trot
the sidewalks in dense, urban areas.
" Iu'a ed- 110 it'5 only the hydro
again.'
..blued 10 transistor radios last \'eek,
in true -Z'pli rgenvy measures style, one
co-uld almost hear the thud of Russian
jackboots 111 our backyards.
Icy the. light of candles and lamps,
huddled groups discussed the alarm re-
port\ We 'were 'treated to by the news-
casters. It all eveutttally seemed to
}►c►i1
down .1')) -the equally dr)ast leHrIttrat•
of -being over -ruin 1)y the enemies or having.
'110 television to watch that evening..
Early reports over the Anlerie)lll 101 -
\vorks were vaguely reiriiIlt:se'erit of t )'•soil
\belles' famed `• War of the Worlds'. broad-
cast_at'Ida.ch...__11.t11'11'tL-..ilre , .1"nit0,(l `;tate;
i'iti�ens inti( 0 blind panic.
Statements like: •"The possibilityd of
sa.botage 111(5 not yet been rule(} out, -
seemed 'unlikely to reassure the grandmas
quivering in the corner muttering : 1
knew those (ierina115 would do it again."
The ur1tr fact that no ea,r•10'1' broad -
east 110(1.. ('yell suggested sabotage was 111)
1)arei tly overlooked by the headline-
h'n'ngry newsvnIkters.
11 report from olio • alit horitativ_'
ooii'ree ,in Washington politely pointed. out
that 'the Pentagon had Tun 11 (1lticl: obey!:
to see '' if otlr 'nuclear arras are ready.'•
One could picture high 'ranking- mili-
tary ]bras, groping around in the, dark
saying'. ''Now I put that Bolnare somtle
where,''' or : "If only I rould -field that
button, 1 'd show them . ' -
It seems • .somewhat obvious to point
out that- it might`'have be.en a little late to
do anything if ill NO it had been sabotage
a'nd we ° were in tlie . process of being
invaded.
felibaket• must have been kicking
hinaself•'that this 'lid not happen during
the campaign. There he would sit, ,jowls
jure ri'rlg in- 11111500 with the flickering of
('amdh'light, proe'lainli'rlg ; ".A vote for th)
I'I ogresz,ive Conservatives mean: thbp lights
will 1':•r l!',► 0'11 111 (••allada rtg)llll,' het'allS(,
you ,•,1;1 .1-• t rit,t t he i.Fhe.r•als ill the ,dark."
Atter 11:, }nit►)ll 'hysteria, \VIlieti
a '
fortllriate-ly •v r1. .r.e itriet((1 to tint other
;irle of the h(1 1:'), the power, that h,e-
and still want to 1►e over there --started
to look for a` seapego't.
At•' 10 p.nl. the finger was 1)0011:' 1
:
aeeitsingly at 11y(lrn 'officiak responsible
for swi,iteh points within ten miles of th
side Of. Niagara Falls. -
't'wenty minutes later, atter apparently
looking to See if one' of their' Ruses •I1a.1
been blo"wlt, the local officials there refute,l
the statement. They said they were
"amazed" that sunt an ac ha l
hetet made. After all one wouldn't receiv3
all award for putting :340 Million people
in the dark. -• -
_ t noble t o pin it..ou anyone. else at the
blue,, it was announFeed that the Federal
]'ower lCommission would . ilnilte(liately
bourn an,investigation.
By this time the people stuck, in
elevators h)1)1 been unstuck and tht'
((1,0e -tors could inadvertently remove flash-
lights thwy might'have left^
iinnards. The light had (•olpe hack, and we
(.1)111(1 see Where we were going.
Un 0rtunately for Premier
,1011•'1
IZobarts and some of his henchmen -this did-
not,
icit
not, seem to be th.e. ease. A short time later;
he was apparently still "its the dark" as
to the rause by eon,idering a stiggestio 1
We should' leavi' the "grid.' whichhoirk3'
into the 'l'.-4. �rounter•parts.
.On TuesdayTuesdayTuesdaymorningrlring of this week,
there l'a'st have liven 5)1111) reel faces11
l►ntaric� ;fly(1ro,: Jrlrticularly in Q)1('ellslon
Ontario. , -
There It was filially learned that al.
electrical .device' "fit little larger than a
grapefruit " had triggered oft the whole
incident. A relay device had failed Trt the
generating plant' which seat a huge Burg
of powerinto the transmission lines 1 )
provide the blackout .as the end result.
-.No doubt a few steads will roll but
w•e will 1)1'04414y he left 111 the dark about
!his as well.
In this article I would like to
whet ycftir appetite for some very
interesting-reading_in-the -pro-
phetic.' books. Very few people
realize that most of the pro•
phetic books are poetry. (In
fact, a great deal- of fhe Old
Testament' is poetry.) Therefore,
the best translation of the Bible
to read the prophets from is
one which sets them out in their
poetic form.
Hebrew poetry is not like ng-
lish poetry. It doesn't rhyme,
but it uses a sort of dialogue
style, in two line stanzas. The
second line repeats the idea of
the first line. .(That may be why
so many of us clergy are- prone
to repeating ourselves very flew
sentences!) The English Revis•
ed version of 1898 was about the
first translation to .take account
of the poetic form.' But there is
a simpler form in up-to-date Eng-
lish by J. B. Phillips called "Four
Prophets"—a very reliable trans-
lation of Hosea, Mieah,...Amos
and most of Isaiah. This is an
excellent place. to begin your
acquaintance.with the Old Testa-
ment prophets.
In Phillip's translation the
prophets lose none" of their pow-
er and dignity. Imagine one of
them speaking to us in these
words:6
"I know how wYlful are your
crimes,
And how determined are, your
sins—
You browbeat honest men, you
take bribes,
And ignore the poor man's
claim for justice.
`'`therefore a wise man keeps his
mouth shut,
For the days are full of men
ace."
That is Amos. -He continues:
"Seek good and not evil --
There is no life for you other-
- wise,
--And-- youe -will -never-find- that -
the Lord, the God of hosts, "
Is with yqu, as you say he is.
But sometimes the prophets
can be -very. tender. Isaiah de-
nounces the nation:
"You are a nation rotten to the
core!
A people bowed down with
guilt, •
A generation of evil doers,
Sons who cheat and lie!"
' Then he entreats them:
"Come, now, and let us settle
the matter, says the Lord,
Though your • sins are like scar-
let
They shall be as 'white as snow;
Though they are red like crim-
son
They shall become like wool."
There are many kinds of mess-
ages to be }found in, the prophet's
—denunciation, encouragement,
a future hope; God's righteous-
ness -:and. God's plan of salvation,.
Dear Ann Landers: My hus-
band's oldest sister lived with
us from the day - we married.
Their relationship was more like
mother and son than brother
and sister. I didn't know how
sick they were until it was too
late.
For 18 years I lived like a
stranger in my' own home. My
On 1!h is side of the hur(ly'r the r(-
8(•tion "could only tae described as apathetic
in �curu•par'ison to the all -feeling Americans
Perhaps we are more used t -o hydro fail
u►•es than those on the other side as the
blackout seemed' able only 10 produce
minor grumbles ars work -weary husband
peered through the darlfness at semi-
,.
Booked- sausages.
()1(I()1(IMa ('R(' eame (1'
calm, reassuring reports
('al),(' Ile)11• 1 ii excitement
which iwver
of l4atirda
husband's sister did the cook-
ing and I was not allowed in
the kitchen except to clean it
up. But s'he hated housework
so she didn't do any and I was
treated like 'a maid.. We 'had
no children. My sister-in-law
said God was punishing me be-
cause I was a -convert to their
religion—not born, into it..
I could write a book on that
woman. She was like a charac-
ter from a novel. But what's
the use? What I need now is 0
solution.
My husband died suddenly
three weeks ago. The houseewe
live An was a . gift front .my
father who wisely insisted that
I keep it in my name. Now
my sister-in-law refuses to move.
She says the 'memories inside
the house are :all she has left
Of her brother. What shall I
do'—PRISONER.
Dear Prisoner: Sell the house
?end set yourself free.
niwrhl hockey.
tic► t'he next time you think we a r:'
})eine'' invaded why not check with -your
!peal hydro first.
—ll The County Town Newspaper of Huron --p—
Published of Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by
Signal -Star Publishing Limited
ROBERT G. SHRIER
President and Publisher
S. F. HILLS, Plant Supt.
C. COWLEY
MPanaging Editor
criptlon :a --x ,$4 a year. To U.S.A., $5 (in Advance)
Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept.,
-. Ottawa -and -for -Payme'n't- Alf 'POStkge` . t 'C }1i ,
`Because I am your mother and
have to do as I say."
The lies. I have ,ton tell for
her are mostly on the tele-
phone although sometintesthey
are in-person lies. There. are
certain people my mother does-
n't like to talk to and when
hey call up I ant suppos d to
say my mother isn't home, even
if she is. When a certain neigh-
bor comes to the door I have
orders to say, "My mother. just
left."
Yesterday I told my mother
I hate to lie and she said, "You
are not lying. You are doing
as you are told." I am all mixed
up. Please set me ,,straight.
BETTY.
Dear Betty:, Kids should do
as they are told, but they should
not be told to do things that
mix them up,: Tell your mother
you wrote to me and that I said
you are a very honest, girl and
I hate to see you change because
you got mixed up. Ask her to
please excuse you from lying
for her from now on.
Ann Landers will be glad to
help you with your ,problems.
Send them? to her in care of
The Goderich Signal -Star, en
closing a stamped, self-address-
ed envelope. �»
Dear Ann Landers: I am hav-
ing -a- =problem with my 17-year-
old
7year-old son. He has been dating
a girl who is only 13 but she
could pass for 16. Whet .a friend
of mine' asked why By was.
taking out a girl who was in
the seventh grade I couldn't
believe it was true. - °
The girl's parents are separat-
ed and she lives with an aunt.
She can stay out as late as she
,pleases. One evening she was
here watching TV and a terrific
storm came up. Billy asked" if
she could spend the night. I
said, "All right, but she 'must
call her aunt and get .permis-
sion." The girl piped up, "My
aunt couldn't care less where
I spend the night." I finally
called her aunt myself.
My boy's father is dead and
I can't seem to get through to
him. He is 'with this ,girl every
night and I'm afraid they'll get
into trouble. I need your help.
—PLENTY WORRIED.
Dear Worried: You 'need more
help than I can give .you. And
you need it immediately. Some-
one in whom the boy has con-
fidence must speak to him.,, 1
suggest your clergynialn, your
physician, a teacher of a rela-
tive who,can talk to the bly like
a Dutch Uncle.. And good . luck,
(1
Dear Ann Landetsi, ,I am a
1.0 -year-old girl who is all mixed
up. My mother says I must al-
ways tell the truth except when
I lie for he'r. When asit'why
it's O.K. to, lie for her she says,
One 'should not read the pro-
phets in a hurry. It' is the kind
of reading one does slowly and
reflectively, a few lines ,at a
time.
Your reward for such reading
is a clearer understanding of
some of the greatest men the
world has ever produced.
S$ .¥04014' Ag,a '19,111
Arrangement were Completed
for the purchase ,.hy the town
of the McIver property on the
bank overlooking the harbor at
a total cost of '$1,150. It was
described as "a most commend-
able action" and the hope was
expressed that the town would
secure more lands overlooking
the lake or river.
It was anno'uneed that the Rev.
,leo. E. Ross would be i<1'.iducted
into the pastorate of Knox
Church by . the moderator of the
Dear Sir:
This is a protest against the
recent editorials regarding teen-
agers..I feel that these articles
exaggerated the facts for the
sake of sensational writing. At
no time was there any danger
of the court house burning down
on' I-Iallowe'en ,as the 'bonfires
were few and small and super-
vised. Also this so-called fad
oi-fglaiwing- The�fiit enriiKa
nothing new in Goderich, as peo-
ple"of-all age groups have been
doing this for at least the last
twenty years.
MUD SLINGER
Mud slinger, mud slinger,
Where did you go wrong?
When you were sixteen, did the
teen-agers, too
Refuse to play along with you.
Did you always feel you didn't
belong?
Mud slinger, mud slinger,
Why you act so: strange?
When you were fourteen, were
you forced to compete ,
With others that you never could
. --beat?
Did you think the others were
- d aranged, old buddy.
Mud slinger, mud slinger
Please take my advice,
You know in your mind that
you're plumb`. insecure,
And that Ibuging the kids is
real immature.
It's justan attention getting
-device.
There you lie, throwing the mud,
old buddy.
And now your mess begins.
Out on the street, some folks
" will say - -
You've written of the toughest
teeners of your day,
But time will expose your edi-
torial sins.
The following -1-s an open tet
ter received from the local St.
John Ambulance brigade this
week.
Dear. Friends:
You will -13e enthused to hear
of the progress of our associa-
tion this year. Because of the
splendid financial support from
your organization and from all
members of our local' associa-
tion, we have been able to buy
a brand new and thoroughly
equipped mobile unit.
• This unit has now arrived in
Goderich and our brigade boys
are 'very busy getting it all
ready for active duty this winter.
The brigatde, under the lead-
ership of John Cory and assist-
ed by Officer Dave Harmon, has
been' very busy with first , aid
classes, withvsave-a-life program
and with home nursing. classes.
In addition, . our- mobile first
aid unit has been in attendance
at numerous public events, in-
deed; every Sunday during the
season, at least - two members
of our brigale proceeded to
GiInd`-Bend"'to 71 -nate `sure tKat
first a.id services were available
at the drabraces there.
The excellent work of your
association has been recognized
and honors have come to our
members. Officer Dave Harmon
and Miss -Lilly Youngblut have
each been awarded a "Priority
Vote of Thanks" from the Order
of St. John. In addition, Her
Majesty The Queen, the Sov-
ereign Head oft the Order of St.
John,'has approved your chair-
man as an Officer, Brother in the
Order.
Our women's 'division is now
functioning actively under the
leadership of Mrs. Ashton. She
has been promoted to Corporal
and has six enthusiastic mem-
bers.,
We need more, uniformed
workers in our brigade. The de-
mands for service are increas-
ing and the calls on our pr-es�.
exit members `are pretty strenu-
ous. I am sure you must know
public spirited friends (both men
and women) who would like to
be active in our brigade, and
assume a share of this load.
Won't you please encourage
them to contact John Cory
(Phone 524-8424) and offer their
services. It's a =great - oppor=
tunity.
We have been successful in
establishing a branch in Wing -
ham under the direction of W.
T. •Cruickshank. The members
of our brigade -have also agreed
to provide the initial instruc-
tion for the new members in
this new Qrganization. This is
the splendid spirit -13f service
that permeates the whole atmos-
phere of St. John and makes
for the strengthening of this
great humanitarian organization.
We thank you earnestly for
your kind help and we look for-
ward with confiderrice to your
continued . support.
115.. Years so
4In o :;�
A Goderich _ tleman""has
. just returned f ". a totir -tri
the new county of Bruce. He
informs us that the settlers
are in a ✓,much better condi-
tion than we -could have ex-
pectek Industry, improve-
ment, comfort and prosperity,
he says, are 'visible through-
out the settlement..In the.
village of Kincardine, Pat
Downey hasenlarged his pre-
mises, and now keeps a tavern
a ff .o r d i n g accommodation
much superior to what would
be commonly expected' -in a
new settlement 30 miles north
of Goderich.
the contract for construction of
600 feet of breakwater south-
west of the harbor entrance at
a total cost of $140,417. A con-
tract for a post office addition
,was awarded to an Ingersoll firm
at a cost of $7,023.
' 35 Years Ago -1930 -
__T i , _t Wit_ o `Goderich'ms1 od'
to gain substantially by changes
in the apportionment of legis-
lative grants among the public
,and separate schools.. Grants
were to be based on the ratio
of the salaries paid to the
teachers in relation to the equal-
ized assessment.
A school inspector who visited
Goderich Colle1giate urged school
officials to improve the standard
of the school library. "It should
be made to more fully serve the
requirements of the students,"
read the official report. The re-
port pointed out that the stand-
ard of teaching at the school
was "good."
Goderich Fire Brigade was
credited with saving many homes
after a blaze destroyed proper-
ties in the village of Auburn.
15 Years Ago -195.0' °
A traffic safety patrol for the
protection of-sehool children was
implemented . by the Goderich
Kinsmen Club. Local public
school boys, equiped with metal
"stop" signs, controlled traffic
at busy road intersections in the
vicinity of the public school.
The Very Rev. John Cody.
Bishop of the Diocese of London,
visited Ste Peter's Parish, Gode-
rich, tQ conduct a- confirmation -
service for 70 local candidates.
Premier Leslie Frost was re
ported to be coming to Goderich
to deliver the address at the
official opening of the new. wing,
at the Goderich public
The Columb' $mboys. clip.
slated to officially 0) t,
son for the Goderich Cts',
Concert 4ssoeiatio4
event was scheduled: for
Street United Church,
10 Years -Ago„„195
'Ontario Provincial Iv
Hhron„Oounty were said t
checked 800 cars, 1ald
charges and issued 62 {y.'
as the result of a pro*
crackdown on Highway
Act• violators. Sergeant'
Anderson told 'the Sign;
that the results had been re
ing as motorists had begn;
inggreater care ort the r,
St. Peter's separate;
board announced the open,
a proposed • fourth, room a
school due to increased
ment.
Attendance at a Reme416
Day service at the Cenotap
reported down because o
verse weather conditions.
A total of 31 appeals
filed with the town of God
regarding local assessment
The first plane ever to
been totally construe .edin
lcie wad suecessfi3, 'test
here by Keith Hopkinson
took four local enthusiast
months to build.
One Year Ago. --1964
The estimated operating
for GDCI for the year 1y
excess of $800,000: Tea
staff at GDCI numbered 2
Increase of three.
A total of 27 members o
Goderich Lions Club re
pins for 100 per cent attend
Miss Clare McGowan,
director of the Children's
Society, issued an appeal
'i'hore foster homes.
Final tribute was pal
Mayor John E. Huckins a
George's Anglican Church ry
hundreds of local residen
tended the funeral.
Lyle Pinkney was elected
of the Goderich and d'
branchof the Canadian -Ca
Society. -
Members of the Alexa
Hospital Board discussed
.,chasing a new X-ray mach'
could ba
att(
at ape]
soon
out ea
elEhlO
Forbes
oqb Su'
tors a� »
ffnblei
nee, M]
�aci1 indr
It and ml
Don for
rt9 yea
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teeve EI
NEW KINSMEN
Goderich Kinsmen Club o
ials initiated seven new
Vers at a ceremony recent]
The new Kinsmen are:
Basler; long Morley, Ross C
ford, Michael Carney, Don R
Robert Baechleraand Bab Me
Initiation ceremonies incl
an explanation of Kin ideals
the history -of the service•c
There 'are more -than 1.8 mil-
lion women in Canada with pard
jobs, and the largest group of
women workers is in manufac-
turing.
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