HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-11-17, Page 2 (2)The ciodeu'ie Signal -Star, Thursday, NRveneber »'f, 1960
Still In The Hands Of The People
In the wake of Remembrance
Day and the midst of a rolling boil
in Parliament about unification of
Canada's armed forces, two retired
service officers, resident in Gode-
rich, are expressing their opinions
on Defence Minister Hellyer's bill
in this edition of The Signal -Star.
prigadier G. MacLeod Ross, • in
his regular column The Blue Thumb
puts Mr. Hellyer's proposal against
the backdrop of a British predeces-
sor.
He concludes:
"Tice defence force presents an
intricate mechanism. Anyone med-
dling with the `works' had better
be fully alvare oP' the consequences
of his bright ideas."
Air Vice -Marshal J. A. Sully, it
a letter to The Canadian Press, has
come out strongly in favor of uni-
fication,
He said:
"I speak with intimate knowl-
edge when I say, that if the public
was aware of the tremendous over-
lapping of effort, and the conse-
quent inefficiency, and the appall-
ing inter -service jealousies and
rivalries for status, they would rise
as one and demand immediate uni-
fication and at a much faster clip
than is now planned."
Godericho wis.'fortunate_ to have
,�, tf ���
twren o�"l��i�Ita. ex er�Ience- v�II•rrth--' �p l mac•• -e. lifmthlutl��c.
are willing to make known their , Opp tosite is the case.
views on a matter that is causing so
much controversy in political and
military circles.
It must be agreed °that what
Brig. Ross says about Mr. Hellyer's
reticence to give the Canadian pub-
lic the full facts about the ramifica-
tions of service unification is a nag-
ging concern.
It is for this reason that Op -
.position Leader Diefenbaker's stand
in Parliament must be approved.
For whether or not Mr. Diefenbaker
is merely making political hay, as
he has a habit of doing, Mr. Hell-
yer's proposal deserves the closest
scrutiny and the minister of de-
fence should be able to justify his
decisions to any committee.
This should be done -if only in
an attempt to clarify in the public
mind what unification will °mean to
Canada. It • might as well be recog-
nized that the public is none too
sure of the advantages and disad=
vantages.
The confusion undoubtedly
arises from the charges and counter
charges -of closely -interested parties
including suggestions that the mini-
ster of defence has not spoken with
complete candor.
. One certain comfort can be
taken from the fact that the deci-
sion rests with Parliament. The fate
of the military is in the hands of
l� w
Exposure Through Idiot Box .
The British House of Commons
is being wired fortelevision broad-'
cast of debates and• the same thing
is being considered foer Canada's
Parliament.
Speculation on what the impact
of exposure through the idiot box
will have on Parliament is endless.
One thing is certain; some of'thbse
w'hpdc ..r ot. deserve. -to there.inay
be replaced .by some who de, .and
the self-serving conduct of a 'min-
ority may no longer be countenanc-
ed by • the electorate.
Possibly some day Goderich
will have grown to the extent that
it will have a daily newspaper and
television will intrude itself into
the • : meetings of; town council.
Imagine what will happen on the
first ,and third Thursdays of each
month (July and August excepted) .
"Good evening ladies and
gentlemen, this is Norman Dafoe at
town hall. In a moment we will bring
you live from town hall the debate
of town council on the naming of
Goderich's third Centennial Park.
The, next voice you hear will be that
of Mayor Gem.""
"Now,
em."-
"Now, the next item is naming
the Centennial Park. Has anybody
got anything to say?"
"Your worship, that park has
been known as the Bingham Grove
since I was a -boy, I don't see why we
should change it."
"Thank: you Councillor Irk-
some, has anybody ... ? Yes, Coun-
cillor Cutemoff ?"
"Your worship, that park cost -
us too much, and I think we should
leave it With the parks committee,
it cost—"
"Your
"Your worship, .the parks com-
mittee has been studying this mat-
ter now for 13 years, besides'Goun-
cillor Cutemoff almost mentioned
the price of this park. I move we
• discuss this matter in committee
of the whole."
"Moved by Councillor Shaver
and seconded by Deputy Reeve
Worse, we discuss this in commit-
tee of the whole. All in favor?
Good!"
Established
1848
Norman Dafoe speaks:
"Ladies and gentleman, we in-
terrupt our coverage of this major
television debate by town. council
on the naming of the town's third
Centennial Park with , a recorded
musical , interlude featuring the
Harbor. Hearers on steam boat
whistles in the Graveyard of the
Gr .--Lakesm rirre--Museunr--1'ota --
ed at Goderich •Haisbor."
While council deliberates' in
committee of the whole, the audi-
ence delights in the steam boat
Whistles selections as the pictures
on the screen pan from thegrain
elevators to the salt mine and back.
Then Dafoe comes •in tersely and
tensely:
"Council now resumes regular
session, and the dramatic naming
.of the unnamed park."
"Can we ,have the committee of
the whole. report Reeve Satch?"
"Yes your worship, and I might
say it is a pleasure to do so, particu-
larly for those watching on Tee Vee.
The committee of the whole recom-
mends that the park be named Third
Centennial Park."
While Dafoe cuts in to remind
listeners that following the con-
clusion of the council meeting he
will he asking the members of the
Labor Council, ''the Businessmen's
Association, the Ministerial Associa-
tion., and the Horticultural Society
what they think of council's deci-
sion, Mayor Gem is heard in the
background:,
"Remember council next Thurs-
day is auditions and we ..."
"Auditions Your worship?
What in the world ... ?"
Some honorable members: "Oh !
oh!"
",l am sorry Councillor Rabid -
son, I meant nominations. I just
want to remind you all it will he
televised this year, a navy blue suit
and white shirt, rather than a tee
shirt and pullover, look more sin-
cere, and remember if you, have
dandruff wear a tweed jacket."
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Framed between two members o,f Goderich Pipe Band, Mrs.
Isaac Gauley laid the Province of Ontario wreath on behalf of
the Silver Cross Mothers at the cenotaph last Friday.
Expwi 'P'hone System
55 Yttars Ago ---1911
Theme University of Toronto
harrier: team, of which G. R.
talitoti, son of, G. M. Elliott, of
Goderich, leas a member. won
the annual intercAillegiate cross-
country run over an eight mile
course at Totonto last Sunday
morning. The McGill team was
second in the race.
At least thirty miles of wire
have been added to the mune
cipel telephone system during
the. past 'season: There are
twelve circuits, nine eentralling
at Clinton and three at Gode-
rich which will be connected
very shortly. The system is
managed capably and appears to
give entire satisfaction.
E. V. Lawson's auction sale
last Friday was very successful.-
Calves sold from $25 to $30 and
two -year-olds ranged �in - price
from $45 to $50. One colt sold
for'$100 and a cearlinn heavy-
-draught brought $130. All the
:cattle sold were of the Aber-
deen Angus breed. Thos. Gundry
was the auctioneer.
Messages From
The Word
By Rev. Leonard Warr Have the waters. in your brook stood before God. Where do"we
Victoria Street United Church failed? Have you ever been live? Where do we stand? What
i`What Joest thou here Eli- under the juniper tree? Did is our address?
jah?" 1 Kings;17:1 24; 18: 1 46; God's angels refresh you for the Prayed and Prayed
19: 1 21. journey that was too great for h he pray ars of some folk
,.-alt ah _w*wv� � .:mom ,tr .#�.• .tlr=,. t�Yhrrhb:all.a:,r�au. - �.��,�ed. ,-,;3
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...,ro..r ... �,....,� ,.�.:,-,.,•_ ,.:.... ...J�,..,, �,3 �i3• 'ill
'">✓veryday R6ad.'""i ETijafi' was a to cave fli did you •fiear tie stiff !=• rr
man subject to like passions as small voice'? Have you felt the mar and syntax—as if God were
we are, and he pray( earr.cr-t'y contrary winds, the shaking of a teacher of rhetoric! The best
that_.it might not rain: and it earthly values, the fires• of trial prayer may be much" less than
rained not on the earth by and temptation 'and after the the best English. A 1Oyear,old.r
the space of three
yez,.' : > y; sii;_ fire the still small voice'? Did boy faced a. disagreeable duty
months. And he p:•a:.»•d ::air, the vicious voices constrain you and prayed, "U Lord, help us to
and the heaven :,ave :•hen. a'id to flee for your life and drive de the thing we have to do to
the earth brought forth her you into the wilderness? day • ,and to do it without
fault:"—Ja:ne� 5: 17113. • Or were you the benefactor? suua\%tUfl'!"
Science may grapple with the Did you ever kindle a fire in a Whent we pray, is it primarily
quc.::ions of Who" What? cord room for another, or light a to get scsmething? We ask for
Which? and Haw? but only re- lam pin someone's dark room, rain so that the earth may bring
%ligion has the ins -war to thea and then discover that your own forth and bud, that there may be
basic problems of "Whence?" lamp in someone's dark room, seed to the sower and bread
re -
and "Whither?" and "yehy?" your own room was warmer, to the eater. Not so Elijah. He
"Whence came I?" "Whither am your., own faith was stronger? first prayed that .it might not
I going?" and "Why am I here?" rain. He prayed long that the
"What dost thou here here. F�li heavens should be stopped from
Before Whom. I Stand -
jah?" eivine devV or rain, until. every
_- James, a New Test- - - ...-r. ----- Thus --repeatedly- diel--Bl;t-ja�h�.-_._±1..-.. a�...._-�-..-._;.-Y-
t writ- ,brook woulc`-be dsy, un,>h every
upel .aa'theeg e they were ho .-
`ti' 1aSs: & 156-kalTY"i rtil -
15 Years Ago --1951
Two former Goderich hockey
players were seen in action at
the Galt 'Arena Saturday night
when Galt Black Hawks took
St. Catharines Tee Pees by'a 5
to 3 count. Jerry Foley scored
St. Catharines' third goal. Nay-
ing defence for Galt was Jack
Price. Talking with Foley be-
tween periods,' he wanted to,
know how Goderich was shap-
ing up for hockey this winter.
Miss Eileen Gliddon, A.R.C.T.
took part in the graduation
exercises of the Royal Con-
servatory of Music, Toronto,
on Thursday evening, November
8, which were held in Convoca-
tion Hall, receiving her diploma
during ° the impressive cere-
mony. The graduates were
presented by Sir Ernest Mac -
Millen, Dean of the Faculty of
Music, Toronto. Diplomas were
presented to- the graduates by
Mr. Sidney Smith, president of
the University of Toronto.
A cooking school sponsored
by the Women's -Institute, in
which Westinghouse kitchen
equipment held the spotlight
for a large attendance of house-
wives and others,_ was held in
the public school auditorium
here on Wednesday and Thurs-
day evenings of last••eek.
10 Years Ago -1956
A portrait of Die William
"Tiger" Dunlop, ..key figure in
the early history of Goderich
and Western Ontario, has been
placed in the entrance of Strat-
ford Public Library. Dr. Dun-
lop's likeness was painted by
A. B. Stapleton, a former resi-
" dent of Stratford, from an ciid
portrait. The painting formerly.
hung in the library board room.
. ... T.. e•:N4Y..: a.S'AmnuNenvvmY✓_6..nev1..:..f.sl+iraf.S+aY>.A'lti'.'•y...... 'L'Ge.'
er ,surnma•tizes the record of an
Old Testament hero c•f the faith
—Elijah, the It is the
story of a summon. man for
•vs'hoen, in whom thrcuh whom
God .did the uncommon tlling —
yes the needful thing not a!',:ne
fcr his time, but for such a
time as this.
Like Passions
Elijah was subject to depen-
dence, to depression and to dif-
ficulties .What strange agencies
God enlisted to minister to
needy Elijah! Among these we
tell us where he lived and stood. granary should be empty, until
He lived in the conscious, in every field should wither, there
timate presence of God. Would should .be no rain until folk
you find Elijah — then and now would learn to acknowledge
—you must address him "in God. Ch: rith and Zareghath wit:
care of Jehovah." In 1521, Mar ness so •th cost of this prayer
Mar-
tin Luther, before the Diet of to Elijah himself, Rain was
Aorms, when he was asked to necessary, but one thing--pre-
retraot his writings, uttered paratory to showers—'was more
these historic words: "Here 1 so.., That was `Fire.' " Phe God
stand. I can. do no other. God that shall. answer by fire, let
hep uta: Because Elijah could him to God." There are same
s•�,r,d bcioie incl, he could stand things, spiritually speaking, th
bebiure an Ahab, a Jezebel or all need to be burned up, before the
the prophets of Baal. I1 v<e can ,refreshing showers of the Spirit
have the ravens, a widow, a s:�..,d in the presence of God we may fall. When the altar v�hieh
brook, a tree, an angel, a cave, r i .and before anyone ur any had been brokn down, was re=
an Ahab, a Jezebel.*hen the th:ng. We recall that he who stored, the fire of the Lord fell
doves did not arrive, have you 'v. as subject to like passions as and consumed. Then Elijah pray-
known the ravens to feed you? we when ail the tides .x!..111 to ed again and the fruitful rain
Has another's poverty deposited be against him, stands on the ensued—first but -a cloud the
something' to your account? pages of e history because he size of a man's hand -"then the
heaven was black with clouds
and wind., and there was a great
rain."
Faith in God 'and implicit
obedience to Him, tam our
stand for Christ and His Word,
Complete allegiance to the Holy
Spirit is bound to bring great
showers of blessing to folk who
really Frey. •
Woods, Waters, Wildlife
By James Woodford
Ontario is a vast area, stretch-
ing a thourand'miles from Point
Pelee. to the shores of Hudson
Bay. rt contains over 400,000
square miles of land, lakes and
rivers. It is difficult to believe
that Ontario is faced with a new
conservation crisis — the prob-
lem of providing open space for
outdoor recreation and- yilder-
ness preservation.
Southern Ontario lacks parks
and other outdoor recreational
facilities to an extent unparal-
leled by any other majorpopu-
lation centre in North America:
Two-thirds of our population
lives in the area around the
west end of Lake Ontario—
often called the "Golden Horse-
shoe." In 1960 it was estimated
that 42.000 acres of rural park-
land was necessary in the, area
--only 3.000 acres were present.
Some progress has been made-
-there are about 12 000 acres
todav-,-,still far short of what
is considered minimum require-
ments To compound the prob-
lem it is estimated that by the
year 2000 at least 9; 000 acres
will he' needed.
Public access to Lake Ontario
is virtually non-existent. A
studv in the Niarrara Regional
Development Assoeiatien's area
found that there were only
8.15 miles of shoreline for public
use --about on inch ner person.
The nonulation. the report notde
was due to inereas by an-
other 1.000.000 in tewenty years.
There is only one small nrn-
vincial park----Darlineton (295
Ceres) — btween Os lawn ani
P. Catharines, 'ilhe re::pondi=
btlity for acouirin' and develop -
ins new p'ar1rs and not -door rec-
reation areas in the "Goldn
il'orseahoe" resign seems to fall
mainly on local conservation
authorities. Within the limita-
tions of their budgets most
authorities are doing an excel-
lent job of developing facilities
for all. types of outdoor rec-
reation.
It seems clear that the con-
ventional approach teeproviding
parks in southern Ontario is not
adequate for present needs and.
certainly will not be .adequate
for the future. according to the
Federation of Ontario Natural-
ists.
The demand is large and it
is growing. More and more
people have the means and the
inclination to use the outdoors
for recreation.
The kind of recreation most
people want is relatively simple
=-ea path to walk along, a place
to swim, a stream to fish in
• or an attractive spot for a fam-
ily picnic.
A detailed study of the rela-
tionship of the various agencies
presently developing and opera-
ting parks in southern Ontario
is desperately needed. Along
with this there should be a
detailed statement of provincial
parks policy, including a classi-
fication system for parks and
recreation areas..
One .thing is certain—we, must
move quickly if we are to as-
sure ail citizens of Ontario,
present and future, permanent
access to their great outdoor
heritage.
Aiways help the driver behind
to pass. Keep well to the right,
and slow down if necesary. But
don't ,make a practice of waving
him to come past. If you do, 'and
an accident follows. you may
be held legally liable.
Miss Evelyn L. Raithby, 01
London, daughter of Mr. an
Mrs. Glen Raithby, has ° bee
successful in Passim her legis-
tered Nurses examinations,
Evelyn was a former student
at Goderich District Collegiate
Institute 'when her parents liv-
ed in the Auburn area.
Olyde Carter of the advertis-
ing ,staff of the London Free
Press, a Goderich boy why be-
gan his newspaper career with
the Goderich Signal, has com-
pleted 25 years with the' Free
Press, and at the staff dinner
of the London paper at Hotel
London last Saturday was hon-
ored with the presentation of a
gold watch.
One Year Ago_ '1965
Ronnie Feagan, , 23 -year-old
trainer and driver from Gode-
rich became a member of har-
ness racing's 200 -victory club
with a win in the ninth race
at Mohawk Raceway Tuesday -
night.
Up to date, 22.800 persons
have visited Huron County
Pioneer Museum this year, and
"we may have 200 yet," Cura-
tor James Chisholm told county
council. He was speaking to a
report of the property commis-
sion presented by Chairman
Elmer Hayter, deputy reeve of
Stanley Township. The visitors
paid $6,667.25, Mr. Chisholm
'reported.
Seventy people were in at-
tendance when a "meet the
players night" was held re-
cently at the local arena. The
occasion was a buffet dinner
for the players of this year's
edition of the Junior "B" Sifto
hockey club and their girl
friends, provided by the execu-
tive of the Goderich Booster
Club.
Letter To The Editor
Sir: -
- Please find enclosed money
order for next year's subscrip-
tion. I always look forward to
any hometown news.
Several years ago I always
received my paper on a Satur-
day. Since then I have received
it on Saturday, . Monday, Tues-
day, and quite often on Wed-
nesday, one full week, plus
hours. after publication.
The postmaster has no ex-
planation for this and suggested
r request you to have a tracer
put on paper.
If thisecould be done without
too much trouble it would great -
]y be appreciated.
- W. A. McAllister,
Peterborough.
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