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The Goderich Signal -Star, Thursday, August 25, 1966
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Fluoridation e - Something T o Consider
Whether sodium fluoride should
be added to the city's municipal
Water supply will again be decided
in London this December. Four
years ago a majority voted against
it. °
It is now approaching three
years since Goderich last, considered
the matter of fluoridation, and time
it should again.
Adding fluoride to water or re.,
cei:'ing it froltln natural sources has
been proven an effective preven-
tive measure against dental decay.
In fact,: informed opposition to
fluoridation seldom attacks it on
that basis.
The moral, legal and phili-
sophical arguments .against fluori-
dation are many. and usually tinged
with ,emotion, as The London Free
Pres: points out.
Arguments both pro and con
were heard by the° committee ap-
pointed by order - in - council in
March, 1959, to inquire into -and re-
port. on the fluoridation of munici-
pal water supplies.
Its conclusions were overwhelm-
ingly in favor of fluoridation.
Artificial or mechanical fluori-
dation is recommended in water sup-
plies where natural, fluorides are
less_. than. one part per 'million. In
muiicipalities where s.odlu)n fluor-
ide has been placed in the water, evi-
dence continues to accumulate prov-
ing its benefits and none of the evils
attributed to it.
It ins true that an individual
parent may purchase sodium fluor-
ide pills and administer them to his
.children during their formative
years.
It is also true that the same may
be done with chlorine, a substance
equally as dangerous as fluoride
when taken in excessive. quantities,
used to purify water,
The person who cannot afford
to purchase fluoride tablets is "the
one most likely tb require their bene-
fits. The person who cannot afford
chlorine tablets, to do his own water
purification, the municipality looks
after. e
It will require a—petition signed
by 10 per cent or more of those
listed in the last revised voters' list
of the municipality to, move town
council to pass the necessary bylaw
to authorize a vote on fluoridation.
Those who worked so hard in
favor of fluoridation in 1963 were
`discouraged by defeat %t the polls.
They might take a lesson from
those in "dry" municipalities under
local option who hold votes every
three years until success is achieved.
There is no argument that. per-
sistence ih making. _ liquor available
should be any less in providing for
the health of children:
RCAFAir-Dropping
Centenniai Medallions
• By John Fisher
Centennial Commissioner
RCAF planes flying over Can-
ada's isolated communities in
the far north are going to be
air -dropping some unusual car-
go in the months ahead.
During the coming' school
year the planes will be making
air -drops of bright new medal-
lions, souvenirs of Canada's Cen-
tennial, to the school children
of the north. Why air -drops?
Well, some of those commun-
ities are so isolated there simply
is no other way for deliveries
to coincide with distribution of
the medallions to the rest of
Canada's school population „.'in
time for presentation in class
rooms by June 1, 1967.
Six million of the Centennial
medallions for school children
are. now being produced for the
Centennial Commission by the
Royal Canadian Mint at Ottawa.
Each medallion, one. inch and 'a
quarter in diameter, will . be,
packaged in a special envelope
bearing the Centennial symbol
on the outside.
The first delivery of medal-
lions from the mint will be a
special one. --:--2,000 to the Cen-
tennial. Commission at the end
of September far the ,.air -drop
allotments. Then the mint will
make direct shipments to all
the provinces and territorie's by
April 1, 1967. Departments of
education will redistribute to all
their schools for presentation
toward the end of the school
year.
For Indian children, attending
federal schools, the mint will
make direct 'shipments to those
schools operated by the federal
government. .The Department
of National, Defence will distri-
bute medallions to all Canadian
school childr'en•Sat military bases
overseas.
The medallion design, shown
here, was ,,recommended this
past" -spring by a special advis-
ory committee to°the Centennial
Commission. The choice of the
design was made following a
contest conducted_ last year a-
mong five experienced; Canadian
designers. Winner of the Com-
mission's award for the obverse
side of the medallion was Thom-
as Shingles of Victoria, B.C., and
for :the reverse side, Mrs. Dora
de Pedery Hunt of Toronto, On-
tario. '
The medallions will be of last-
ing significance to all in the new
generation. Perhaps they will
be passed along from genera-
tion to generation of families
and a number will appear again
on the4200ih anniversary of Con-
federation..
Emergency Measures And The .Secret Report Letters To .T e Editor
There seems to be little doubt.
that the Emergency Measures Com-
mittee of Huron County Council will
recommend that Huron abandon.
EMO when county council 'meets
Sept. 16.
It was confirined to The Strat-
ford Beacon -Herald by county clerk=
treasurer John Berry, who is secre-
tai-y to the committee.
This was the day after Mr.
Berry had sent a letter to local
newspapers in Huron. County advis-
ing thein that the report of the
committee is confidential• until re-
leased; requesting them to restrain
comment until the report was re-
leased.
Mr. Berry was undoubtedly act-
ing at the behest of the. committee,
for it. little befits an•appointed pub-
lic servant to attempt to tell any
public journal what it should not
publish:
Could the report be packed with
such a dynamic recommendation
that it would he dangerous for the
public to know?
Hardly, since the decision could
only be to quit the EMO• or stay with
it.
Unless the committee is acting
illegally it should not be ashamed
of its report or recommendation.
If the members of county coun-
eil, outside the committee, have ad -
vance knowledge of the report, why
should not the public? Does the com-
mittee believe that something known
by 37 county .councillors, plus sev-
eral appointed officials,is really a
secret?
Cominittees that act on public
business behind closed.docrs cannot
expect to do so for long. The public
has a right to know and will event-
ually demand it. •
If Huron decides to abandon
EMO, let it be an expression of the
public through its elected represen-
tatives. -
Members of local emergency
planning groups might the_ n be more
willing to accept it.
The callous comment of N. W.
Timmerman, Ontario director of
EMO, that -it is "Huron County's
problem," and refusal to discuss the
,matter point up the great conflict
in EMO.
Mr. Timmerman's office wants
to force a standardized emergency
measures plan on all county emer-.
gency planning groups. The plans of
capable local officials and volun-
teers, gamiliar with local conditions,
are ignored. ; ' „ .
And this could be a very co-
gent reason why Huron would quit
EMO. The provincial government
should not allow such a reason to
exist. ..
Now Who Is- The Big Spender?
A new analysis of travel in 1964
by the Dominion Bureau of Statis-
tics dissipates the image of the high
spending tourist from south of the
border.
The DBS reports the average
expenditure- of long-term Canadian
tourists to the United States was
$81.30 per visit, compared with an
average expenditure of only $47.251
by long-term United States' visitors
to Canada.
The :number, of United States'
visitors to Canada in 1964 was equal
to, about 17 per cent of the popula-
tion or approximately one in six
said the DBS.
The amount spent by Canadians
travelling in the United States rep-
resented $24.70 per resident in Can-
ada.
The similar figure for United
States' residents' expenditure in
Canada was $3.10 in 1964.
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Sir: use of its parking lot, and Bud
Worthy, who loaned us his ser-
vice station facilities during our
car washes. -
Wegive special thanks to
Goderich District Collegiate, for
use of a• number of platforms,
Bluewater Truck Centre, for
our trip to and from Toronto,
and Bill Kirkey, for his help at
our dances. Finally, we would
like to show our appreciation
to the -people who supported
our ear washes, dances, and the
venture as 'a whole.
John Hughes,
Ed. Sanderson,
Dave Smith, •
Dick Corbett,
Jim Wallace.
Fourth Goderich Rover Crew
would like to extend i-ts appre-
ciation to the various organiz-
ations and individuals in Gode-
rich who aided us in our fund-
raising campaign toward the
Pacific Rover Moot trip.
We are grateful for the grants
given us by the Rotary Club of
Goderich, the Royal Canadian
Legion (Branch 109), the United
Church Women, and the Wo-
men's. Auxiliary of North
Street United -Church. We
heartily thank Donald Bert Mac -
Adam for the use of his beach -
h o u s e, Knox Presbyterian
Church, which gave the Rovers.
'Buddying' Encouraged
1n Prov. Park Waters
In Ontario's Provincial Parks'
public programs the buddy sys-
tem of swimming is encouraged
by the use of posters, films
and mimeographed bulletins.
This technique is a simple
extension of the well known
safety practice of never swim-
ming alone. While beach patrol
officers are employed where war-
ranted to maintain order and
assist in emergencies, it is an
.impossiblity for them to watch
every beach user.
It is indeed difficult for the
individual parent with a num-
ber of children to properly
Banding
Dragonflies
Thousands of migrating_ drag-
onflies will be banded during
August and September by a re-
search team from the Federa-
tion of Ontario Naturalists.
The dragonflies will be band-
ed by attaching a small self-
adhesive label to the hind wing.
Anyone finding a banded
dragonfly is asked to send the
number found on the band,
when the dragonfly was found,
along with details of where and
when the dragonfly was found
to: Federation of Ontario Na-
turalists, 1262 Don MilLs Road,
Don Mills, Ontario.
"Very little is known about
the migratory flights of dragon,.
flies," stated James Woodford,
executive director of the fed-
eration, "and we hope this pro-
gram will eventually furnish
answers to the question of
where the dragonflies go in
winter and what routes they
take.';
The common, large dragonfly
in Ontario, Anax' junius, has
clear wings and a bright green
head and body. It has a wing -
,spread of four to five inches.
This program will be carried
out at the Long Point Bird Ob-
sktvatory on Lake Erie. Large
nuStrbers of dragonflies are
caught in the -large wire -netting
traps used to catch birds for
Down Memory's Lane.
55. Years .Age 1911
Architect Langley of Toronto,.
was in town, this week examin-
ing the old Cameron .property.
on Napier street for the pur-
pose of reporting as to the i.pi-
provements or changes neces-
sary to be made before it would
be suitable for use as a. hospital
building.
The seating capaeity of the
court'. house `A was comfortably
filed on Thursday evening by
an audience ;bent on securing
firstrhang info cation from Hon.
Adam Beek regarding the alba,
object and work on the Hydro-
Electric Power Commission far
Ontario and is to what the
people of this section may ex-
pect of the commission.
The grain handled „ by the
Goderich Elevator & Transit Co.
during the month of August of
this year has been double that
of -tiny other month of August
since the company commenced
business: So far over 1,000,000
bushels of grain have been re-
ceived this month.
15 Years Ago -1951
Once more tragedy has struck
Goderich and the community
has been shacked by the loss
of two lives ;by drowning. ,On
Monday morning the news
quickly circulated that Keith
supervise the family group while
in the water, when varying de-
grees of proficiency in swimm-
ing skills tend to separate and
divide the family. , .
The Buddy System is an aid
in overcoming deficiencies in
supervision. Every bather. in
the group should have a water -
buddy in their own swimming
class. Beginners should be as-
signed buddies from the non -
swimming group. The better
swimmers should be paired off
in order that they have buddies
of comparable ability to enjoy
the sport and compete with.
Instructions should be issued
to every twosome that each
member of -the pair stay close
to and watch the opposite mem-
ber. In the event of any emerg-
ency, give warning by shouting
or contacting the- parents or
beach patrol officers.
The Buddy System will be
beneficial in precenting many
of the needless drownings which
occur annually. However, it
mist be stressed that children
under seven yars of age and all
non -swimmers should be super-
vised while engaged in water
recreation by a competent adult.
Gardner, 44, a welt -known farm-
er 'of Colborne' 'tdwnship. near
Benmil'1er, and Kenneth Haztitt,
3'0, =Age ofl'ree man employed
in Goderich but with his home
in the same . neighbourhood in
Colborne, were 'missing and al-
most certainly drowned in Lake
Huron opposite thebathing
beach;
An enrolment of about 650
pupils iS expected at the Gpde-
ch Public . School on opening
day, September 44th, according
to Principal If. M. Shackleton.
10 Year Ago -1956
Part of the remains of the
last "Fore -'A' -after to sail the
waters of Lake Huron will be
brought to Goderich in the'near
future as a perpetual memorial
to the day when the two -masted
schooner `Azov of Wellington
Square," sailed in and out of
Goderich Harbor. An under-
water search found the vessel
of the late Capt John,MacDon-
ald, of Goderich, which was
wrecked in a storm in late Oc-
tober, 1911, lying in about 15
feet of water four miles south
of Port Elgiri. It was found
last Friday by Bruce and Bill
MacDonald, grandsons of Capt.
MacDonald, and Jim Vallance
of Atwood, after combing the
waters for a distance of about
seven mules.
Despite the cool weather ,Sun-
day evening, a" crowd or more
than 500 turned oust for the
band concert put on by the
Goderich Trumpet Band assisted
by the Goderich Pipe Band.
A meeting to protest. the, CNR -
plans to curtail passenger ser-
vice on the Goderiah-Stratford
line is tdntative1y Scheduled
for- Thursday evening 4n . Sea-
forth. Oiiicials from, Goderich,
Clinton, Mitchell, Seaforth and
other district points plan a
strong .protest. ,.
One Year 'Ago -.-1965
Still "as spry as a ,chiplmttnk,"
Mrs. Ben Allen, 22 Victoria
Street North, will celebrate her
93rd birthday on September 3.
Huron County is booming as
an agricultural area with land
values soaring by $100 an acre
during the! pant three years, it
was learned this week.
Canada has left the lasting
impression that it is a land` of
"wide open spaces' -and "quiet
teenagers," according to four
English girl rangers visiting
Goderich this week. The teen-
age rangers called in Goderich
on Tuesday, as guests of the
Huron Girl Guides Association,
during a -six-week international
exchange trip. -
CMA HEALTH TIPS
-Fitness A ccid enc
A vital factor in the preven-
tion of industrial accidents is
physical and mental fitness
among "all employees.
The most 'common industrial
accidents are those whichoccur'
when workers- are, handling and
moving materials of all. kinds.
Injuries to some part .of the
1ody may result' from a direct
blow by the object, its handling
equipment, or by straining part
of the body by'muscutar effort
in lifting, pushing or pulling a
load. - -
Ihe hands. ' feet,eyes and
back are most freque,ntly injur-
ed, accounting for 50 per cent,
of all body injuries in industry.
Back injuries comprise 20 per
cent of the total, and 40 per
cent on injuries causing loss of
time from work. Fatal indus-
trial accidents most frequently
result from fails. '
Effective accident prevention
in industry depends primarily
on the policy and direction of
top management in enforcing
a well -organized safety program.
Supervisors must bo enthusias-
tic, oriented toward accident
prevention, and sincerely inter-
ested in the welfare and safety
regulations, working safely at
all times, keeping alert and us-
ing mechanical .andpersonal
protective equipment.
Arthritis
There has been more learned
about arthritis in the last 15
years than in the previous 1,500.
It now is possible to cure
some kinds of 'infectious earth-
ritis and control most eases of
gouty -arthritis.
Osteoarthritis • is frequently
associated -with being over-
weight, thereby leading to over-
use of a joint. The most .com-
mon joints affected are the hips,
knees, and back,, which bear
the brunt of excessive day-by-
day wear and tear on the ,joint
lining or cartilage. Reduction
in weight by proper dieting, and
the use of proper drugs to sup-
press inflammation and pain,
will help.
Physiotherapy, in the form of
heat to help relax tight muscles,
and special exercise to rebuild
wasted muscles, are also of
value.
The most serious form of
banding.
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arthritis is rheumatoid arthritis.
It is fortunate, ,however, that
most cases are mild and respond
to treatiment well if caught
early.
Proper treatment inVolves, in
the first place, a .trip to the
doctor for proper diagnosis,,;
rather 'than relying on your
own judgment or that of , a
neighbour. The patient imus,
make every effort to follow the
doctor's instruction in an at-
tempt •to stop the disease.
Factor
Possibly injections will be
prescribed, and almost certainly
drugs containing salicylates or.
other inflammatory agents wilt
be used. Advice will be given
on how to protect your .joints
with rest and splints, and how .
to rebuild your ,muscles with
physiotherapy and occupational
therapy so you can continue to
walk and use your_ hands.
Do not neglect your joints --
protect tliean through early ,
diagnosis and prompt treatment.
MP Back From North
Sees .Transport Need
Huron MP Robert McKinley
returned this week' from a
10,000 mile trip through Can-
ada's north. The Zurich man
made the trip with 22 other
members of the, Commons as
members of the standing com-
mittee on northern affairsand
natural resources..
The group covered the dist-
ance in an airplane acrd travel-
led from `coast • to coast and
were some. 300 milks above the
Arctic Circle at orre time.
One oddity reported by Mc-
Kinley was the arctic summer,
in which it never got dark dur-
ing the day or night.
"Canada Has some tremend-
ous resources • up there," he
stated, following his trip thr-
ough the territory and some of
the new mines being opened
up „
He said the main requisite
to open up more of the resour-
ces was a 'transportation net-
work of highways and railroads.
The local MP told of seeing
a man haul in a 20 -pound trout
and said that game and fish
abound and if people could get
into the, area . more easily, it
would be a boon to the country's
tourism appeal.
Forest Fire
Damage Up
Forest fire damage • through-
out Canada during June was
nearly three times as high as in
the same month of 1965, the
federal department of forestry
estimates indicate.
Some 215,000 acres were hit
in June by 1,275 fires, compar-
ed with ,75,000 acres damaged
by" 1,457 fires in the • same
Month in 1965.
The June, 1966 estimates in-
clude 158 fires in the Yukon
and Northwest Territories in-
volving some 73,000 acres. Dur-
ing the same month last year
the amount was much lower in -
this area with, only ill »fires
damaging 107 acres.
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