HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-08-18, Page 2The G0dericb Signe',Star, Thursday, August 18, 1966
Purge A Ch
Mass purges and'blood purges are
nothing, new under totalitarian .
regimes, but. the purge . currently
taking place in China is one of the
Most tragic because of insidious
nature and its victims.
There have been no official re-
ports of executions; but the zealots
of the 'Communist Party in hunting
their prey are, manipulating the
forces of mass Criticism.
The campaign is being waged
mainly against professors and intel-
lectuals among whom, it is reported,
there has-been a wave of suicides.
Professors at Peking , Univer-
sity and at Shanghai, China's larg-
est city are reported to have taken
their own lives.
Peking University professors
have been forced to parade with
placards hung around their necks
stating, "I am an anti -party intel-
lectual."
Refugees arriving in Hong
Kong report the homes of profes-
sors; have been attacked, the win
dbws smashed and the houses viQlat-
ed in other ways.
Ko Lin, president of Chungsahn
Medical College, was pilloried and
more than 20,000- condemnatory
posters against him distributed.
Others have been the subject of
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p�te
.
Even more startling are W the
mass 'rallies of 5,000 and 10,000 per-
sons called at universities to hear
professors, who. hold views not
inese- Tragedy
-that . -.. '.
ro
.
A generation or more of half -
trained minds saturated with the,
party ' line will be its legacy. But
then, this is the reason for the purge.
exactly in line with those of the
party,.,harangued.
.The .'Communists look upon
Peking University as a hotbed of
student unrest. It has been sealed
from the public and foreign students
removed:
• Informed observers believed
that the purge, called a "cultural
revolution," is the fore -runner of a
complete revamping of the Chinese
educational system.
It is believed that time spent at
university by students will be slash-
ed, arts students to be graduatedin
two years. Even while at university,
students will be required to work
part-time in factories, on agricul-
ture or in the military.
If courses of study are shorten-
ed, China will be turning out twice
as many students half as well train
ed, observers believe.
The teachers, who are • feeling
the harsh hand of fanatical ideology,
probably objected to the watering
down of Chinese education.
It can hardly be argued by the
Communists that the purging of the
tation's best minds can benefit the
country's social and economic revo-
lution. The country' badly needs
them.
.Undermining of the Chinese
culture is only one of the sad effects
rs-pu. e: .
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Economic ' Pressures Cause . Concern
For several months now . eco-
nomic observers in both Canada,and
the United States have been giving
mild., warnings about. inflation.
But there is such a variety of
views 'on what the causes are and
how serious inflation is that it is
difficult for the , layman to be cer-
tain ." of anything more than that
prices are going up.
The Canadian Manufacturers?
Association in its magazine Indus-
try suggests wage increases and
fringe benefit improvements is a
contributor: ,
"There is no gainsaying the
fact that in Canada, as in the United
States, the . pace- of creeping infla-
tion quickened perceptibly in the
first half of 1966. Moreover the size
of recent settlements in labor dis-
pute§ of major consequence virtual -
assures further acceleration of
the trend by the end of the year,"
Industry reports that Canadian
prices rose three per cent in 1965 in
comparison with two per cent in the
United States. ' t believes the in-
crease this year will be almost four
per cent.
"Business activity in Canada
and in the United States now ap-,
pears to be growing at a 'more sus-
tainable rate' than at . the beginning
of the year," says the Bank of Mont-
real Business Review.
The B of M notes unmistakable
signs of strain inthe economy in
early 1966. -
"However, more recently . there
has been ='some easing of the pres-
sures of demand, and while the two
economies are still under -stress, the
course of business appears- to have
shifted to a. somewhat more modi r-
ate, and hopefully sustainable; rate
of advance."
Less optimistic is the Commer-
cial Letter of the Canadian Imper-
ial Bank of Commerce.
In mid -year the bank's letter
says price increases may acceler-
ate, '"unless' a determined effort is
made to counteract the increasing,
inflationary pressures."
"In addition, there are uncer-'
tainties regarding the course of
labor negotiations in a number' of
key industries," says the bank in
talking about consumer spending.
"While wage demands are high-
er, settlements would tend to accel-
erate consumer expenditures tem-
porarily, ,, strikes ' of significant
length would have the opposite ef-
fect."
Thebank, however,- believes
that consumer spending will sup-
port. ;L high level in domestic pro-
duction. -
The Canadian Chamber of Com-
merce -is also concerned about eco-
nomic trends.
"Welcome indeed waSthe recent
report that the Prime Minister has
requested his ministers to cut back
on., their- departmental spending' in.
the next fiscal year, in an attempt to
curb the ' worrisome current of , in-
flationary spiral."
The concern about inflation is
evident. The why and' what to do
about it is uncertain.
But as tong as demand con-
tinues to keep ahead ,of production
—although production, too, is ad-
•vancing—the value of goods will
rise above their real value, and in-
flation results.
There..is also the soft bubble on
which a largei''portion of consumer
buying rests, credit. Why has no one
yet suggested 'that easy credit con-
tributes to the spending splurge?
Wage increases and price in-
creases can become a self -generat-
ing l spiral. Go -operation between in-
dustry and labor are needed for a
check there.
• But more careful spending at
the consumer ' level may, 'be just as
important.
Letters To,,.,.The Ecitor,
The `country Boys" played
and sang for ,the Sheer en,ioy-
ewel ex doingso when the
Maple ' deaf Chapter,- Imperial
Order Daughters of. the Empire
served coffee, pastries and
lemonade to the patrons of the
Art Dart and the merchants'
sidewalk sales. The music was
catchy and it didn't 'take lone
for an interested crowd to
gather round.
This group is made ` up of
Mason Cumley, Frank Young,
Bud Harvey and Francis Schram.
They siiig songs old and new
with instrumental . accompanir
merit.
Janice Green, 13 - year - old
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Allist-
er Green played her accordion
throughout the three-day coffee
"Sidewalk Cafe". She was joined
on Saturday by Beverley Chap-
man, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs..
R. Chapman.
Members of the' Maple Leaf
Chapter cheerfully looked' after
their many' guests throughout
the three-day sale and are
greatly indebted to the staff of
the Court House, the Children's
Aid and the merchants for co-
operationand the interest
shown.
Holiday guests expressed their
pleasure of the friendliness
shown them on these gala days
by the town of Goderich, and
enjoyed relaxation, sitting at
the lawn tables, gay. with color-
ed cloths and umbrellas.
Mrs. R. W. Hughes,
Goderich. -
ASHFIELD
ASHFIELD.—James Macdon-
ald of Orangeville is, holidaying
with his grandfather, Earl Mac-.
d ,
Mr. and Mrs. ,,,Nelson Dorsch
and children of New Hamburg
visited relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Clark of
London visited with their sister
Mrs. Colin Howes.
Mrs. Thomas Bogie of Lam-
beth called on friends and re-
latives here.
Mrs. William Johnson
Death came in her sleep to
Mrs. "William Johnson who was
formerly Katherine Macdonald,
the only, daugl',ter of the late
Duncan Macdonald and Sara
Ferguson.
She was a faithful member
and for many years organist
of Ashfield Presbyterian Church
where the funeral was held on
Wednesday, with Rev. Wm.
Henderson of Woodstock
in charge. The pallbearers
were: Fred and Robert Mac-
Gregor, Earl Howes, Wm. • Col-
lison, Donald and Douglas Dren-
an.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by two sons, Jack of
Hamilton, Allan of Ashfield and
two daughters, lVLrs. Stuart (Hel-
en) MacLennan of Ashfield, and
Mrs. Gordon (Alma) Ronald of
Toronto, and five grandchildren.
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Sir: •
We are pleased' to advise that
it 'has been decided by the
Junior Farmer's Association of
Ontario that further- applica-
tions will be accepted for Cen-
tury Farm signs. '
In order to qualify, a farm.
must be resided on, and it must
be in active operation. Further,
the farm must have been gwned
by direet descendants by the
same family for 100 years or
more as of Jan. 1st, 1967. e.g.
farm may have been passed
down from grandfather to,
father to son or ,from grand-'
father to daughter—past down
from aunts, uncles, or cousins
who may be of the same name
as the owner, does nGt count.
Because of the popularity of
this peoject and the tremendous
amount of favourable publicity
which. is still being received, 'a
number of further applications
f�r Century Farm designation
have resulted.
We are therefore anxious to
have all those eligible for this
recognition who may have been
earlier turned down besause of
a late application to contact
Huron County Junior Farmer's
Provincial Director, Donald Me-
Kercher, R.R. 1, Dublin, im-
mediately.
D. 'S. Pullen, Associate
Agriculture Representative
for Huron County.
CREWE
CREWE—Visitors in this com-
munity recently were Mr. and
Mrs.. Jim Thompson and Wendy
and Heather of Fonthill with Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Hasty, Jrene
and Brock.
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Crozier,
Douglas and Brian of Dorchester
with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
roti r
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Curran on Sunday, Aug. 14,,
1966, in Goderich Alexandra
Hospital, a daughter. Congratula-
tion.
Mrs, Goldring or Goderich,
Mrs: Cliff Waunch of Orillia
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Berger:
Strayed from Lot 6, Conces-
sion 6, Ashfield, a hereford steer
with some white markings
weighing around 400 to 500
pounds. Anyone knowing its
whereabouts please phone 529-
'7185.
Dairy Group
fudges Cows
The Dungannon Dairy Club
held its monthly meeting at the
home of 'Clifford McNeil. The
members judged a class of Hol-
stein •cows with official placings
being given by David Inglis of
the departmentof agriculture,
Clinton. A discussion on breeds
of cattle arid their origins fol-
lowed.
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.Messages From
... The Word
By Rev. Leonard Warr,
Victoria Strut : United Church
"Men ought always to pray
and not to faint."
Prayer is important to the'
sPiritnal life. It is God's gift
by which mankind may have
fellowship with Him, and find
strength for every need. Few
gifts of the' Creator are equal
to the" power of prayer. By it
men and women are able to
push aside the veil whish Sep-
arates the material and spiritual
worlds _,o learn of God and to
seek His guidance for daily'
living. .
It is important that every
Christian know hdw. to, pray.
Prayer 'is much more than a
casual listing of personal wants
and desires, as if God were a
magician who performs 'tricks',
or a servant 'Who has been em-
ployed to cater to 'the ,whims
of his people.
Consider the Ten Command-
ments of vital prayer. They in-
clude the suggestions which
Jesus of Nazareth gave to His
followers both by His example
.and by His teaching.
L Pray regularly. Make it a
part of every day's work. You
Would not willingly allow a sin-
gle day ,to pass 'without seeking'
food to satisfy' the needs of
your physical body; nor should
you allow a day to pass without
partaking of spiritual food
through 'prayer. ,
2. Praise God. It is n o t
enough to list your wants. Give
praise to the heavenly Father
'b eats
e s e� is � . d --a a e=
_ ... e. Vii_. _._ �Go�, nd�t.�ee: �s...�
He is alive and at work in the
universe. .
-3.' Be thankful. Take time to
thank Him for the blessings
which have come .to you, Ex-
press gratitude for . your family
and (for your country. Thank
Him for your daily food ` and
for your material treasures, List
the special regions why you
are grateful for His blessings.
You will discover that your ex-
perience is enriched by every
expression of gratitude which;
comd8' from your heart.
4. Con'fss your failures. All
of us hav&ia'llen short .of What
God would have us do and be.
Tell Him 'of your unworthy
thoughts and of your selfish
motives. Your prayer is empty
in its results; if you fail to be
honest with. God in confessing
your sins.
5. Ask forgiveness. It is God's'
nature to forgive, but we need
the assurance that we are 're-
leased from a preying aware-
ness of our failures. That re-
lease comes when ' we humbly
ask 'God to forgive- everything,
in us' that has been an affront to
His will.
6. Pray for guidance. Be
specific about the matter. Aek
God to lead' you in making busi-
ness decisions, or in 'the solu-
tion of family nroblems. Re-
member nethine is too small
to receive His interest and con
'cern. You are sharing with
Christians of every generation
when you look for ' that aid
which is beyond the human in
deciding the procedure of every
day.
7. Pray for others. Keep
ever before you, the needs of
eth - - ►r•Etrqfor-eyyr tvbe -
of your family, pray' for your
friends and neighbors. ' Pray
for the Ministers, and mission-
aries who are doing God's work
in the world. Pray for those
whom . you are 'tempted to re-
gard as enemies.. At all tinges
the prayers of Christian people
should be lifted up to God for
others.
8, Listen to God. Prayer is
more than talking to Gqd; it is
listening for His answer. It is
asking; 'but it is also receiving -
When you have requested divine
guidance in settling Problem,
Listen for God's reply. Only
one-half of the experience of
p fl y'e-x has been com-
pleted wheat._ we have
finished our part of the process.
Then we begin the' important,
privilege of listening for God's
deply. -
9. Expect an answer. Jesus
referred many times to the need
for faith or trust. Be assured
that God will reply to your pray-
er. His answer may not be an
affirmative respense to" all you
have asked of Him. It would be
a one-sided matter if the results
of prayer were to be an asser-
tion that man's wisdom is great-
er than God's, and will 'be in
keeping with His divine under-
standing of human needs.
10. Surrender to the Heaven-
ly Father. Never end your
period of meditation -without
offering your life to God. Offer
Jilin' your strength and abilities.
When we recall that He is the
giver of ell life and all our
talents, how can we do other
than serrender to Him?
These are the Ten -Command-
ments of prayer. Yet are more
than} rules to be observed. They
Ose'
�th vat 'lodes
-thee -th
e.. key -_to t1
of iA:prayer ' which- reliable �Go
to do' for us , and through us
that which will make life
triumphant.
4-H *SUPPER CLUB
food P1'eparati�n' 'Studied
HOLMES VILLE. — Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Haacke and- son .Kel-
vin • of i'orkton, Saskatchewan,
have been visiting„ with Mr: and
Mrs. Barrie Walter.
Mel Gliddon who has been
a patient in Goderich Hospital
for a few weeks has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs.- Elmer Potter
and Cathy visiter on . Sunday
with Mr. and 'Mrs.. Kenneth Pot-
ter, Listowel.
. Miss Marilyn Beech, Detroit,
spent the past two weeks with
her aunt, Mrs. J. Huller and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Batkin;
Mrs. J. Huller- received. word
on Sunday of the death of her
sister (Flo.) Mrs. B. Brookes of
Vancouver, B.C. ..
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Johnson
are moving this . week to their
Down Memory's
55 Years Ago -1911•
The Liberal convention for
West 'Huron yesterday chose M.
G. Cameron, Mayor of Goderich,
a the party, 'candidate for the
approaching election to the
House of Commons. The conven-
tion was a remarkable proof of
the ` strength of Liberalism in
West Huron.
Clinton's tax rate for this year
is 28 mills..
J. P. Hume, the new principal
of the Collegiate Institute, has
arrived in town and has taken
up his "residence on' Britannia
Rd.; two doors east of South
Street on the south side of the
road, where he will bealeased
to, answer any inquiries of in=
tending students. .
The harvesters' excu sion of
last Saturday morning was easily
the largest that has left Goderich
for some years. Probably, 75
men boarded the train. at Code-
rich, and as many more climbed
aboard when,the train reached
McGaw.
Gooderham Park. with a 6=5
score.
10 Yeats Ago -1955
property in Goderich has been
purchased by The Bell Tele-
phone -Company of Canada for
the purpose of establishing a dial
exchange building, W. W. Hay-
som, the company's manager
here, 'announced= -today._.
telephone service is expected to
be introduced here in the fall
of 1958.
The third annual Goderich
Trade Fair, which ended in .a
display of fireworks Saturday
night,' has been termed "a
financial success," by President
Bert Such of the Kinsmen _Club,
which sponsored the show.
Ticket sales were higher than.
last Year, he said.
An alert troop ,of Goderich
Boy Scouts is credited with
averting a possible disaster by
extinguishing a bush fire in Al-
gonquin Park last week. Twenty-
four Scouts of the troop, under
the supervision 'of Scoutmaster
Glen Lodge, had 'gone tocamp at
Kearney Lake on Saturday,
August 4.
Notices were received by Post-
master A. M. Homuth at Gode-
rich yesterday indicating that
trains would no longer carry
mail ' to Goderich and a tempor-
ary truck service would be set
up.
One Year Ago -1965
Blonde, Goderich student Rose-
mary Turland joined the ranks
of the elite Ontario scholarship
winners when the Grade 13 re-
sults were announced Tuesday.
The attractive GDC1 student re-
ceived an average of 81 per
cent to become .an' Ontario
scholar.
Goderich kids have been play-
ing it cool in the pool during
the summer 'months reports rec-
reation'director Wayne Horner.
Each day some 500 have been
immersing themselves In the re -
15 Years Ago -1951
Five Fairmiles of the Great
Lakes naval training flotilla re-
tur'ndd to port on Saturday from
their cruise up the lake and four
of them cleared the next morn-
ing for • the lower lakes. • Cdr.
Naftel's ship, No. 711, remained
here..._.aintil Tuesday morning
when she' followed the others
to a lower lake port.
On Saturday, August 4th,
descendents of 'the 'brothers
Murdoch ' and Donald MacDonald
met in the grove of Alex. Mae -
Donald's farm for their twenty-
second annual - reunion. It is 107
years since the MacDonald
brothers with 'their widowed
mother came from Rosshire,
Scotland, their father having
died after an eleven -week voy-
age.
The Dodgers' winning streak
was again broken Monday night
by the Kincardine Legionettes,
who 'took the game.played at
Lane
cent'ly renovated 'pool, under the
watchful. eye of the lifeguards
and recreation supervisors.
Friday the 13th was anything
but unlucky for School Section
No. 2 West Wawanosh Township,
when perfect weather greeted
a gathering of about 300 pupils,
teachers and friends ' coming
k--tb i e',ew nrqueleirances.
The present school will not re-
open in September. It was built
over 100 years ago, just to the
north of the ' old log structure
which was the first school of
the section, and was used later
as a wood.shed until it was torn
down. -
new home at Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs, Ron 'Morrison,
Ingersoll visited this weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Doug. Nor-
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott
and family 'spent the weekend
at Niagara Falls.
'Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Garrett,
Margo and Wayne of St. Thomas
were recent visitor of Mr. and
Mrs Reg. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Steepe
and family spent last week holi-
daying at Niagara Falls.
Miss Faye Montgomery is
spending a few days vacationing
with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Avery.
Homemaking Club
The Holmesvi'lle 4-H Supper
Club will begin tte second week
in Septei b`br, meeting to be
held in the Holmesville Hall,
possibly on Saturday afternoon.
This' club is on choosing foods
for health, making supper dishes
salads, fruits, soups, tea biscuits,
and table settings. Any girl in-
terested please contact Mrs. El-
don Yeo, R"it: 3, Clinton. She
must be 12 years old, by Sep-
tember 1, 1966.
U.C.W. Meet
The August meeting of the
U.C.W. ,was held on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Harry Cud -
more and her group in charge
of the progra'rf on Christian
Citizenship and Social Action.
Mrs. Heard gave -the Scripture
reading of the Good Samaritan
and comments on the question
"Why are Christians 'Concern-
ed?" were .giyta,,,,lly- the leader.
Several avenues of -social 'work
.were reviewed. An 'article on
Youth Problems was given by
Mrs. Muriel Grigg. Mrs. Francis
,Cantelon gave a summary . of
the work of the Children's Aid
Society since its beginning .,in
Huron County in 1911. Mrs.
Heard spoke on the physically. `
handicapped and Mrs. W. Nora
man on the work "of the Ontario
Hospital.. Mrs. E. Potter gave
some interesting facts of the
Eye Bank. Mrs. E. Grigg was'
in charge of the business:' $25
was voted to the Goderich .Sum-
mer School and a $20 gift was
to be, forwarded .to our foster
daugter, Mo Meri in Hong
Konig. Hostesses for the day
were Mrs. Eldon Yeo, Mrs. F.
Cantelon and Mrs. R. Miller.
Ontario's forests cover 310,369
'square miles, 90 per cent of the
province's land area; 94 per
cent of th67 forests are on Crown
lands.
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