The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-09-22, Page 2The Goderich Signal -Star, Thursday, September 22, 1966
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Frightening Tide Of Garbage
In such a mundane matter as
garbage, `Goderich citizens can take
pride in knowing that their town is
up there with the best.
Canadian cities .are fighting a
losing battle against garbage. The
citizens of this nation are among
the world's greatest producers of
garbage.
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Every man, woman and child is
credited with providing 4.5 pounds
a day. Unfortunately Goderich resir
dents have taken to padding their
contribution with weeds to keep up
to the national average.
'It is difficult to say whether our
city dwellers have been resorting
to the same deception to maintain
their end of the garbage flow, but it
- is doubtful since green thumbs tend
to turn sere in the city.
At any rate Canadians are ex-
pected to spend $50,000,000. in the
next four years on garbage incin-
erators to keep up with the current
volume of trash. Piled on top of this
smouldering mass are the climbing
costs of collecting garbage.
Goderich is fortunate that it
has a high hill over which it can
^'row its rubbish. Not that it really
removes it from human conscious-
ness since its smoke generally per-
vades the town's atmosphere, but it
is economically expedient..
Early ast year the Ontario
Water Resources Commission order-
ed ,the Goderich dump removed
because it was polluting the Mait-
land River The town council said it
could not afford to do that and built
a mud dike around the -base of the.
hill down which the 'municipal, ty's
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waste cascades.
. The OWR�C 'is still fretting
about this, but has not cor>je for-
ward with any further edicts.
In the middle of the past sum-
mer Goderich abandoned garbage
collection as a municipally -operated
service and gave the job to a private
contractor.
Living up to the terms of the
bylaw which governs garbage col-
lection in this town, the contractor
has declined to take the large piles
of garden refuse which citizens have
been putting at curbside with their
household accumulation of trash.
Council is now fussing 'over
what it should do. It could pay the
contractor more and expand the
service to include the weeds and
cuttings.
It could ignore the matter, as
suggested by Mayor Walkom, and
hope that it will adjust itself by
next spring.
Neither is very satisfactory.
One ofthe finest garbage ser-
vices in Otario is operated by the
municipal corporation of the City of
Brantford.
The garbage men take the cans
from behind the ,h.o.use, dump them
and return them to , the resting
place from whence—they came. But
they do not take anyarden,junk.
Not that theynever take any
garden refuse, thedo.
Twice a year, after a schedule
is published in the local newspaper,
a- special pickup is made of the
garden waste. Between times the
gardeners must stockpile it or dis-
pose of itthemselves.
Pearson. Could FiII The 'Job
The 118 countries of, the world
which -comprise the United Nations
can be briefly thankful that Secre-
tary-general' U Thant has agreed to. -
extend his term of office until the
end
Thant has not completely ruled
out the possibility of a second term,
but he has strongly indicated he
would like tb relinquish the position.
In the time he has been secre-
tary-general Thant has distinguish-
ed himself as a humanitarian- and a
quiet -spoken champion of the -dig-
nity of man rising above the politi-
cal turmoil which has swirled about
his office. •
Now the UN has osome breath-
ing time "iri which to select a _suc-
cessor to this gracious follower of
Buddha who has been a conscience
for the world. •
Canada, which has beenmen-
tioned as being considered for a seat
on the security council, could offer
an excellent successor to U Thant
in the person of Prime Minister
Pearson,
Mr. Pearson left the UN - to
serve a higher office in the govern-
ment of this nation. Unfortunately
his government has been the power
in Parliament when that house, de-
spite, its accomplishments, h a s
shown itself far too prone to indulge
in. -petty political bickering..
MT. Pearson is a distinguished
Canadian. He made all Canada
proud when he spoke for this—Coun-
try. in the U.N. He would be an able
successor: tcy Thant andnowthat
there, is discussion of his retirement
maybe he is available.
Ancient Art Form Exposure
Anybody under the- mistaken
impression that the younger gener-
ation is being deprived of exposure
to ancient art forms need only visit
a night spot in a nearby town. to be
corrected.
The dancing would make Salome
blush.
Those who watch television
"youth" shows have a mild idea of
the gyrations involved. But seeing
it' in the flesh has twice the impact
of a shimmering electronic image.
The twist and its variations like
the frug, the swim and the monkey
have opened the back door to almost
the same entertainment from which
grandfather took vicarious pleasure
at the old Casino Theatre in, 'Ilo-
,ronto.
It disposes of the sophisticated
and tune -consuming undraping and
comes right to the point. The mod-
ern version moves faster, but is aif
there with the prurience of pelvic
movement and the subtle sugges-
tions of the finger tips.
Calling a spade a spade is a
healthy thing, but, unsettling to the
conservative mind to watch females
in frenetic action to lyrics like,
-"she'll do it any, time for fifteen
cents or a dime, or a nickle any
time."
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The department of health and
welfare points out that the average
cost of having one cavity filled
would fluoridate water in a com-
munity supply for an individual for
about 50 years.
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Messages. From
By Rev. Garwood G. Russell
St. George's Anglican Church
Recently, I was reading some
of the devotions of John Donne,
an English poet and parson of
the 16th century. They include
the familiar lines: "Never seek
to know 'for whom the bell
tolls; it tolls for thee.', Donne's
Devotions are difficult to fc llow
because we are accustomed to
a much freer prose style now-
adays, but there is more spirit-
ual depth per sentence than in
most things you may ,read out-
side of Holy Scripture.
It occurred .to me that one
cannot produce such profound
meditations without a great
deal of time, and time is the
very thing we seem to lack. DI-
spite of all our labor-saving
devices, there is less time to do
things which are important. I
am writing this article as quick-
ly, as possible so that I can get
on with a host of other things
thatt-demand m ;ttt ntiori. The
same is true of preparing Sun-
day sermons. Busyness is the
curse of our century.
According to the New Testa-
ment,
estament, Jesus was able to retreat
into the mountains or the desert
frequently for prayer and medi-
tation. John Donne's Devotions
were written during a long
period of illness, but I doubt if
he ever filled his clays with as
many administrative details, as
clergy do today.
Our dilemma today is not just
the curse of busyness, hut that
society places such a high 'prem-
ium on "the organization man." -
Meditation and prayer are, in
many people's opinion, a sign
of laziness. Therefore, it is virtu-
ous to say, "I'm terribly busy,"
The Word
and to count our accomplish-
ments by 'tie number of meet-
ings attended or interviews con
ducted.
Everything gets done except
the production of Devotions as
valuable as those of John Donne.
We are so busy that' we haven't
even time to read Devotions or
the New Testament or the
Psalms.
Another aspect of this same
trend is the way people react
to, long church services; they
stay away from them. Clergy'
are under pressure to squeeze
everything into the shortest pos-
sible time. After one hour
people begin to look at their
watches. After an hour .and a
half • they resolve never to come
back! "By all means, let us
worship God—but let us be sure
to do it in fifty-nine minutes."
Next January the Ministerial
Association in Goderich will
sponsor again the 24Ifour.,3ti:
of Prayer, and invite people to
spend- at' least a half hour in
silent devotions. But this should
be only a symbol of an activity
which goes on all year.
As a Protestant, I have the
greatest admiration for the
Roman Catholics I see coming
and going' from their churches
at all hours of the day. We have
a• lesson to learn -from them of
the. intrinsic value of spending
quiet times in church in the
midst of our busyness..
The words of Jesus to his
disciples ought to be taken to
heart by oqr generation; "Come
ye 'apart into a deserted place
and rest awhile." God's House
is a sanctuary of stillness and
holiness at all hours, not just
during church services.
Match Preparations
Transform Farm Fields
What until recently has been! 1Vlateh trophies which plow-
men willbe.competing for will
be displayed in the window of
the Toronto -Dominion Bank,
Seaforth.
Acceptances are flowing in
as a result of challenges issued
by Mayor John Flannery. of
Seaforth to Ontario mayors and -
by Huron Warden Ken Stewart,
tb all wardens in the province_
''IaDon McKenzie, chairman, of
gates and parking, has had a
meeting with the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police and all plans con-
cerning ..the police are sell ad-
vanced. The OPP will set up a
headquarters on the grounds
and police the Tented City in
addition to directing traffic for
a distance of to miles from the
site. Ticket sales and parking
will be handled by Goderich
and Clinton Kinsmen and Exeter
Lions. Tickets are $1 each, with
an advance sale of six for $5.
Coaching days have been set
for the last three Saturdays in
September and the first, Satur-
day . in October in -preparation
for 'the match. The Lands Com-
mittee and the Huron Plowmen's
Association are arranging to
have three coaches supplied
each day by the Ontario Plow-
men's Association.
a series of farmfields on the
Roxboro 'road west of Seaforth
is rapidly taking -on•-the appear-
ance of a growing community.
Crews of telephone and hydrd
workmen are erecting thousands
of feet of. cable- along more than
50 poles which line -f"lo"e streets
of what ' will be the Tented
City when the International
Pitfwing Match opens here in
October. Other crews are at
work erecting buildings and
providing services for the near-
ly 300 exhibitors that will line
the streets. ,
Meanwhile overall plans for
the . match are advancing to
schedule according to_ D. H.
Miles, secretary of the Huron
local committee.
F. A. Lashley, secretary -man-
ager of the Ontario Plowmen's
Association has expressed con-
fidence the match here will be
outstanding.
"I have never worked with
a group where there was so
much_ enthusiasm indicated,"
he said, "It seems to be pop-
ping up all over."
. The Farmstead Improvement
Competition is .staged annually
in the host county for the pun,
pose of encouraging farmers
to dress up their premises in
readiness to receive visitors who
will be attending the match.
Top prize—a silver tea service,
donated 'by Topnotch Feed's Ltd.,
will be on display in Anstett
Jewellery, Seaforth.,
A grant of $500 from the
Plowmen's Association - plus do-
nations from local firms help
to make up a substantial prize
list. The judges are supplied by
the department of agriculture,
Winners will be announced at
a ceremony at the match on Oct.
12. `
Larry Snider, co-chairman of
the local committee, said the
air strip is now ready except
for a fence which still' has to
be erected. Handling aceomtno-
dation for ai=rcraft at the match
site is expected to be a con-
venience not only to match vis-
itors but also to exhibitors.
Among visitors expected to use
the air strip are the Flying
Farmers, a group of United
States farmers who use air-
craft.
Designates
J A
Development' ,
Ontario Highways Minister
MacNaughton has announced
that he has designated that
section of the Base Line Road,
Huron County Road No. 8,
from Summerhill to Auburn,
as a Development Road for
preengineering.
This action has been taken,
the ministersaid, as a result
of the recently - completed
County Roads Needs Study
carried out by Huron County
and the financial arrange.
ments associated with that
study.
Under the direct aid pro-
gram of the "department of
highways allied with the
County Roads Needs 'Study,
all pre-etngineering and elig-
ible physical construction costs
are borne by the department.
Down Metnory Lane
oderich Outpulls Township
55 Years Ago --1911
The tug-ofwar contests on
Tuesday and Wednesday creat-
ed intense excitement while 'the
pulls lasted,' On Tuesday 'Gode-
rich pulled Ggderich Township
to, defeat, and Wednesday the
winners on the previous day
beat ten "huskies" from Col-
borne.
Reeve Reid occupied the chair
at the regular. meeting of the
town council on Friday evening.
A letter from Chas. 't. Lee con-
tained an offer to purchase the,
summer hotel for the sum of
$4,000. Mr. Lee agreeing to have
the. place run as a summer
hotel for at least five years and
to pay all taxes.
A very happy occasion for the
congregation of North Street
Methodist church was the open-
ing of the fine new pipe organ
which has just been erected in
the church. On Friday evening
a- large . number of people, in-
cluding many from ether con-
gregations, were present to hear
Mr, Arthur Blakely of Toronto
give the opening recital on the
new instrument.
15 Years Ago -1951 •
Conforming with the origin -al
plan of having Goderieh's new
arena a war memorial', the
rena manager Lorne Wakelin,
has written to the ambassadors
of forty-four different countries
at Ottawa, asking them if they
`would 'care to donate a flag of
their country to be hung in the
new arena.
At an' impressive and in-
`spiring service on Sunday
afternoon the congregation of
Knox Presbyterian Church
meeting in North Street United
Church, honored three young
,people. who are about to. begin
preparation` for full-time service
in the Presbyterian Church in
Canada. They are Peter Walter,
Brown Milne and Miss Ida
White, Reg.N.
Police were searching incom-
ing parcels 'to Goderich on Wed-
nesday looking for a shipment.
of lotterytickets which was
supposed to arrive here that
day.
10 Years Ago -1956 •
"Andy" Anderson, considered
one of Canada's best trumpet
band instructors, has agreed to
conduct the weekly music prac-
'tices of Goderich Girls' Trumpet
Band 'on a temporary basis. The
band has been without a music
instructor since Mayor J. E.
Huckins resigned from the hand
nearly two months ago. .
After considering six tenders
for the addition to Alexandra
Marine and, General Hospital,
the Board of Governors decided
that all bids were too high.
Meeting last Thursday, the
board decided to seek ways of
bringing the cost of the addition
down . closer to the $400,000
estimate made earlier.
There are two different his-
torical books which are becom-
ing unusually scarce. For' sev-
eral weeks now there has ap-'
peared an advertisement in the
classified section of the Signal -
Star offering to purchase either
or both of these books, Beldens
Atlas of Huron County of 1880
and 'kin the Days bf the Canada
Company,"
One Year Ago -1965
Goderich Town Council has
called for tenders for the pro-
posed sewage treatment plant
after receiving approval from
the Ontario Water Resources
Commission.
Industrialists have a "mental
block" which does nbf allow
them to look farther than a
100 -mile radius, from Toronto'
when considering new locations.
This claim was made in Gode-
rich on Monday evening by Wil-
liam G.: Urquart, manager of
the lid -western Ontario De-
velopment Association.
A 16 -year-old Goderich youth
braved bruises and dirt to be-
come champion in the calf
scrambling contest at this year's
Western Fair. Howard McCul-
lough was one of 21 husky 4•H
Club members in a ring with
10 Aberdeen Angus calves fresh
from the pasture Mast week.
CENTURY FARM
Members of the Junior .Fsrm-
ers' Association of Huron Coun-
ty have started to •erect over
240 Century Farm markers
across the county. In a series
of work bees, the Junior Farm-
ers have constructed and paint-
ed sign posts for all Of the
Century Farm • Markers. The
work of erecting the signs has
been divided:
Seaforth Junior Farmers, Mc-
Killop, Hu1lett, Tuckersmatih,
Stanley, 76 signs; North 'Huron
Junior Farmers, Morris, Grey,
West Wawanosh, 42 signs; How -
ick Junior Farmers, Turnbeeruy,
Howiclk,,, East Wawanosh, 28
signs; Clinton Junior 'Farmers,
Ashfield, Colborne, Goderich, 38
signs.
The Junior Farmers have set
October 5 as the completion
date for this project. ,
`Century Farms must have
been owned by direct descend-
ents of the same family for 100
yeais or more as of January 1,
1967. As well, in order to qual-
ify, Century Farms must be
resided"' upon and Trust -be in-
active operation.
-o- Letters To The Editor .4.
,, On `Aug. 11, The Signal -Star
published a., picture of Junior
Grade 4 at • Goderich Central
School when it was located on
North Street. It was forwarded
to • the • teacher Mrs. Laura
(Brydges) Armstrong now liv-
ing at Nanton, Alta. She wrote
and enclosed a picture of her-
self:
Sir:
Last Saturday a clipping froin.
your paper was. enclosed in a
letter from Marjory (Aitkens)
Moss. This was' dated Aug.' 11,
1966.
Does this picturerresemble'the
teacher of that elass? It is the
same= Laura (Brydges) Arm-
strong.
I'm- due for a birthday 21st
inst. Can't say what ,my age is
since a number of years past
(I've forgotten just what year).
L -decided to count' backwards.
Yes, I still •teaoh! At least
a dozen teenagers have been
successful in winning a free trip
to New York under my coaching.
Here they are shown just how
the United Nations carry. on
their program.
,Possibly E. J. Young may let
_you see ,the letter I mailed to
him yesterday. I intended en-
closing this card so you might
give to him when you've seen it.
I have several 'hobbies. The
main one is teaching the art
of speech. For five years I've
coached 50 or more pupils from
Grad -es one to eight inclusive,
for- May Festival in the district.
in my home. I - also taught
oral speech two of those years
in six of classes in - our two
schools but decided that was a
little tad much for me so dir-
ected the teachers instead when
they came to my house.
I love to see children able
-to stand up and express them-
selves properly, making their distant future. Past week had'
the pleasure of visit from all
but one of my family. Stanley
and wife havea motel "Cozy
Pine Motel" 'about 140 miles
north of Nanton just south of
Red Deer, so could not leave.
effort pleasing both they them-
selves and to the listening aud-
ience.
My other hobbies are fishing
and playing scrabble about twice
weekly. One of my sons who -
lives next door, has taken me out
fishing about ten times recently.
One day I caught the limit of
ten mountain trout. An -other
day I fell into the stream. Those
stones are so slippery, but I was
so glad my son didn't happen to
be near enough -to witness the
downfall!
Howard and wife Dorie look
after' our store which my late
husband Sam Armstrong, start-
ed as a "Gent's Furnishing
Stare" many years ago. This has
been enlarged and we now hand-
le Steadman's novelties. You -
can purcase almost -everything
there. It is on the main road
going sough from Calgary -50
Miles—right across the street
from a water tap.
We have a uniquie water sys-
tem 100 per cent pure water
comes from springs (never fail-
ing) a few miles west, no pump-
ing. • We can use all we need,
but of course we pay for same.
My old home, that stone house
half way between Square and
station on south side of street,
is now owned by my cousin,
Mrs. Laura Fowler. I hope to
get back there in the' not too
My daughter, .Mrs. Melba
Knight and two sons were here.
The older one, Norman, flew
from Bermuda for a short
senior course. He is an account-
ant. My 'youngest son Dr. D. E.
Armstrong, of MdGill'University,
landed in Calgary. Wednesday,
but ;wasable to spend only two
hours with us since he had to
attend a meeting Thursday
morning and then, off to Van-
couver to do some salmon fish-
ing. However he, wife and fam-
ily of three fiew out for a visit
in August and he'll be back in
October to give a talk in Edmon-
ton. Hope to go fishing then.
Yesterday granddaughter Judy
(Armstrong) Banks arrived from
Charlottetown PEI, after playing
two roles in "Ann of Green
Gables" and on alternate nights
five roles in "Turvey' which'
her husband directed. •
-Looking forward to Centennial
in '67 and a visit with son and
family in Montreal, was there
for two months on way back
from Florida. I like California
better than Florida.
Sincerely;
LAURA B. ARMSTRONG.
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