HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-11-24, Page 2The Goderich Signal -Star, Thursday, November 24, 10013
Editorials.:.
Comme 11 Faut. N'est-ce Pas?
It is impossible not to marvel
ate the small mins that would cavil
about bilingual cheque forms being
used by an organization distribut-
. ing Christmas seals.
A week ago David M. Rae, of
Stratford, president of the Ontario
Tuberculosis Association, •said the
cheques, printed in both French and
English, were sent out with Christ-
mas seals in Huron and Perth coun-
ties.
He said a number of cheques
have been returned unsigned. • Ad-
verse and critical comment of the
cheques' bilingualism was written
upon . them.
The persons who .did this did
nQ,Lhaue.,vth ..conn e ,.of ,their, con--
victlons to be identified with them.
They are the same type of per-
son who love% to tell about the time
he told the new Canadian, who voic-
ed some slight criticism of this
country, "if you don't like it here
go back home."
There can be • little doubt that
the individuals who• will not use
an English -French cheque will not
hesitate to accept some of the fold-
" ing green even if it bears "One" and
"Un."
The intent to give was prob-
ably never present. But petty com-
plaint and abuse cannot salve a
chiding conscience. ti
Canada has operated as a bil-
ingual country -and with little con-
stitutional guarantee—for almost
100 years. Let us hope that it con-
tinues` so for another century. The
r s
o il-
ace f h -who ob ect t b
t
o.
ose
ingua li>sm is growing smaller:
Besides the Christmas spirit
is strongly touched with forebear-
ance, the spirit of Dieu avec nous.
Time To Choose Carefully
Tonight is nomination night in
Goderich.
It will be the last annual event.
In future years nominations will be
biennial.
Town Council has passed the
necessary bylaw and those nomin-
ated tonight and elected Dec. 5 will
warm the chairs in Council, Public
Utilities Commission and Public
School Board for the next two
years.
A preliminary view of what
will transpire tonight has been
given by those who have already
declared their intention to stand
for nomination.
Council
Two councillors making bids
for higher offices will leave two
seats empty and open to those who
aspire to public office.
Unfortunately those who aspire
to public office are not always those
who should be in public office.
Thus' the opportunity for some-
one of inferior ability to gain a seat
on an elected, money -spending body
presents itself unless persons of
ability -are willing to make them-
selves available.
The groups which administer
public affairs in Goderich need new
faces, new ideas and an aggressive
approach. Tonight is the night to
seek them out.
Bek,ind_- C.losedd-• -Doors -.
Neither has county council dealt
fairly with the public by discussing
the matter behind closed doors.
. The . public has . every right ' to
know all details and ramifications
of what it would mean to lose the
• services of those who guard the
health of the citizens of Huron
County.
Huron County Health Unit em-
ployees say they will leave their
jobs next Tuesday if new wage de-
mands are. not met.
If what the lawyer, represent-
ing the health unit employees, says
is true the county has not dealt
fairly with them.
Down Memory Lane.
Skating Rink Near
55 Years Ago - 1911
The construction work on the
skating rink is ,about completed
and from its present appearance
Goderich will have a rink build-
ing -of which it may wellbe proud.
The Curling and SkatingAssocia.
tion will call for tenders shortly
for the, use., of the rink during
the coming season.
A blazing chimney on the resi.
dence of J. W. Fraser, Elgin
Avenue, brought the fire brjgade
out in a hurry last Friday after-
Sir:
I have known both The Signal
and The Star as separate pub-
lications, and I loved them both.
Enclosed is my cheque for $4.n5
' U.S. equivalent to $5 Canadian
at .93. I regret this exchange
•and wish that the Canadian
- bdoHar Was equivalentor-better.
Ttis your role to play an im•
portant part in seeing such hap -
,pens. I wish you good will and
that you use your best judge-
ment. Your -"Salt" edition was
splendid.
Your friend,
• Rs J. Dean, -
Lake Ba,lcroft. Va.
Passengers_ Can ,Sine
A new right of court action will
go into effect Jan. 1, 1967, for pas-
sengers in motor vehicles in Ontario.
A guest passenger will have the
right to claim damages from the
driver and - or owner of the car in
which he is riding, if he is injured
in an accident caused by the driver's
gross negligence. .
At present a guest passenger—
this is, one who is not paying a fare
—has no claim against the driver or
owner in such circumstances. (A
fare -paying passenger does have the
right of action, .however, and this
right will continue.)
The change results .from an
Established
1848
011r (ubirwtif
amendment to the Highway Traffic
Act that was passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
In announcing the effective
date of Jan. 1 for the new provisions,
the department of transport pointed
out its significance for drivers'and
owners as well as passengers..
The insurance industry advises
that almost all automobile liabiity
insurance .policies now 'in effect in-
clude coverage against this new risk.
However, all car owners are urged
to check their policies to make sure
that the policy includes passenger
hazard coverage and where.,there is
any doubt you should check with
your automobile insurance agent.
'tgnai-Otar 119th Year of
�7 Publication
—0— The County Town Newspaper of Huron —0 ---
Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by
Signal -Star Publishing Limited ,
ROBERT G. SHRIER R. W. KEARNS
President and Publisher Managing Editor
, di S. F. HILLS, Plant Supt.
11 A� Member of C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., and A.B.C.
Subscription Rates $5 a Year—To U.S.A. $6 (in advance)
Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept.,
Ottawa and for Payment of Postage in Cash
Sir:
As a retired newspaperman
,with 42 years,' experience, who
began as a reporter on The
Signal, 1921-24, may I extend
my warmest personal ..and pro-
fessional congratulations to The,
Signal -Star upon the installa-
tion of a new,,web offset press.
'This action, as pointed out in
the independently -written edi-
torial by R. W. Kearns, manag-
ing editor, is indeed "An Ex-
ample of Faith." The fact your
new press will be used to print
as well five other weekly news-
papers in the' area, is a fine
examle of co-operative effort in
a crazy old world amidst time;
that try men's hearts and mind
With that veteran news-
paperman, W. E. Elliott, further
tapering G off his reportorial
activities in his deserved re- •
tirement, The Signal -Star is
fortunate in Nein; able to make
use of the services of another
veteran weekly newspaperman.
and a long-time acquaintance of ..
mine. R. S. (Ted) Atkey.
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noon shortly after 1 o'clock. The
fire was extinguished without dif:
ficulty,
E. R. Wigle is in Toronto this
week , in attendance at the semi.
annual meeting ofthe council of
the Ontario College of Pharmacy.
He is the representative of dis.
trict No. 12.
15 Years Ago - 1951
Muddy water, stirred up by
the recent storms, has kept ang.
ling for perch at a standstill in
the neighborhood of the break-
water and the piers but commer-
cial fishermen have reported
some catches in their nets farther
out • in 'clear water.
The first annual at-home of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
was a gay affd.ir in the Gode.
rich Pavillion on Tuesday night
when the Jaycees played hosts
to the town for, the first time
in their brief but important his.
tory. Over 150 people enjoyed
dancing to the music of Johnny
Downs and his orchestra.
Complete
A. R. Scott, principal of Gode.
rich District Collegiate, announc-
ed today winners of Carter
scholarships awarded for high.
est standing in upper school
examinations. They were: John
�M. Hudson, Goderich $100, Phyl-
lis Hanly, Clinton, $60, Douglas
Webster; $40.
10 Years .Ago.- 1956
Hydro was off in Goderich and
district for about an hour on W ed-
nesday morning due to a break
near Clinton RCAF station. A
Letters Readers , Wrife,
My wife and I have made
careful note of the July 1-8 dates
for another Goderich Old Home 1
Week in Centennial Year and
we both look forward to visiting
on the earlier contribution on,
the :council by your brother-in-
aw, Mr. Cockburn Hays, and
your nephew, Robert Hays?
My late father, J.. P. Hume,
having been 1911-34 principal
of the Godrich Coellgiate In_
u , t . ;atYuxalj .utas interest
t �-
ed tok read of the latest $-1,-
395.454 addition to the GDCI.
In 1911, the GCI had eight
teachers and about 180 students.
• Pertinent to the demonstra-
tion of faith in the future de-
velopment of Goderich, as dis-
played by your new Signal -Star
pre's. may I express my objec-
tive pride in the town's pro-
gress -thus far: On a recent visit
to Ottawa. the "Earl of Ayon,
(formerly Prime Minister An
,thong Eden) pointedly observed
that United Kingdom residents
are "too prone to self -denigra-
tion." Regrettably, on the eve of,
Canada's Centennial of Confed-
eration. I fear, too many Cana,
dians are displaying the same
weakness. Too many aae..think;•ng.
neg.atively or timidly or region-
ally. instead of concentrating
on 'Canada. In Goderich,' I am
afraid from regular reading of
The Signal -Star, there are too
many timid, critical citizen.s.•I
quite realize that, for certain
obvious reasons, it is difficult
for towns like' Goderich to
secure new industries, but pa-
tience and perseverance, it is to
be hoped. will pay off, even in
that connection. My political re-
portorial work has taken me
hack and forth across Canada
many times and no one can
shake my confirmed opinion
that Goderich, Huron's Golden
Gate, is • indeed' • a wonderftfl
town in which to live and work.
'
My professional compliments
to the author of the interesting
article in The Signal -Star on
the plaque unveiled in Seaforth
recently in memory of the late
Hon. William Aberhart, Alberta
Social Credit premier. I report-
ed several federal -provincial
conferences in Ottawa at which
Mr. Gerhart was a prominent
figure. I must confess, however,
as a parliamentary correspon-
dent in Ottawa 'for about 35
years, I always distrarried what
1 term religio-politico or even
politico - religio combinations.
Undoubtedly, of course, the
my sister. Miss Esther P. Hume,
at that time. I have most happy„
reCOI eetiitns hof earlier-- such-
events -in renewing Warm friend -.
ships I made as a Goderichite.
1911-24.
Goderich has indeed a strong
case •'for, worthwhile federal
government action in improving
Snug Harbor for pleasure boats,
because of Goderich's strategic
location half -way up the eastern
shore of ,Lake Huron. It may be
.difficult in getting the desired
results in the midst of the gov-
ernment's anti-inflation move
in cutting. expenditures, but all
concerned at Goderich should
prepare and press their case
ready for action when the threat
of inflation passes, everybody
hopes by 1968 at the latest. It
may be recalled that Prime
_Minister Pearson is on public
record. some 'months ago, in
stating. that the federal govern-
ment had definite plans for con-
siderable additional aid for
pleasure boat faciliities in dif-
ferent parts of Canada.
When I recently read a Letter
to the Editor by my lone -time
friend Mr. Frank C. S. •Evan.1,
the thought promptly occurred
to me. what a fine contribution
he could make as a member of
'town council or on the hospital
board or on the collegiate board
because of his excellent experi-
nce as Canadian Pacific Rail-
way ,vice-president and general •
counsel. for so many -years -How--
about it, Frank, why not carry
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Woods, Waters, Wildlife
By JAMES WOODFORD
Once, ours was a vast land of
diverse and beautiful natural fea-
tures. The pioneers found forests
of lidless variety, marshes,
springs, sand dunes, lakes and
rivers. To them these appeared
boundless and inexhaustible. But
our people grew in numbers and
spread out over the land. Farms
joined farms; cities developed;
industries thrived and multiplied;
the wilderness gave way.
Today ours is a settled land.
Only scattered fragments remain
of some of these natural features.
These remnants have escaped
destruction chiefly because the
land was too steep, rocky, wet,
or inaccessible, or had soil too -
poor for use. A few landowners,
with rare foresight, ndelits'erately
saved parts of their properties,
just to have a little untouched
nature left on the place.
Today we can find such small
patches of wild nature here and
there, areas that have thus far
escaped the plow, axe, fire, live.
stock, drainage ditch, and bull-
dozer.
These natural areas coii'stitute
an irreplaceable resource, as
important to mankind as the
earth's economic products. They
are the living museums that ex.
emplify the past for the benefit
of the future.
• The more civilization crowds
forward, the fewer natural areas
there Will be, and the more
precious they will become. If
there are to be any natural
areas Wit for the future, they
must be set aside today.
Natural areas are requisite to
our way of life, for it if to
nature that man frequently turns
for inspiration. Also, they furnish
the only true background against
which to measure the changes
"that civilization has wrought in
our environment.
They will be a source of wonder
and excitement as theyr, unfold
the story of nature to children
of the future, They will demon.
strate the true character of our
et;
land, its vegetation, and _
life. They will provide a living
picture of the country as seen
by the 'pioneers -remnants of the ..
wilderness that nurtured our civ-
ilization. They will show the
amazing variety and profusion of
resources that made Ontario the
province of opportunity.
We are living at the time Of
Aran's overrunning of the wilder-
ness. What we have saved, and
what we will save in the next
few years will be all the true
wild nature that will remain to
be passed on to future genera.
tions. There will never be an-
other chancel
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1. Post war immigration to Can-
ada totals 2,250,000.What
has been the total of emigre-
. tion from Canada since 1046?
2. Who was the first Canadian -
,born Prime Minister?
3. What was the average income
of the 4.7 million Canadians
who paid Jpersona1 income talc
in 1962?
4. Who won the only ` Vbctorda
Cross ever awarder] for, ser-
vice ID Canada?
5. Which represents the greater
annual cost: tan fly allow-
ances, the old age seourity
pension, or interest on the
federal public debt?
ANSWERS: 5. Foi' the•govern-
ment's current fiscal year in-
terest changes on the federal
puibliic debt' will Cost $1,037 mil-
lion, the old age secunitily pen-
sion $900 million, family allow-
ances $546 million. 3: Average
income was $4,436, average tax
was $432. 1. To the end of
1963, emigration totalled about
1,000,000. 4. Amey private Tim-
othy O'Hea, for single-handedly
exbinguis'hing a fire 'In a freight
car of ammunhion being moved
from Montreal to Fort Erie dur-
ing the Fenian raids of 1866.
2. Sir John Abbott; who suc-
ceeded to the office on Sir John
A. Macdonal'd's death in 1891.
State and the Church must
work closely together, but each,
really, has its own peculiar
function to serve in our demo-
cracy. The co-operation of
Church and State, in my opin-
ion, has best been served, over
the years, by fine, practising
Christians -serving` in'arhament•
and at other levels of govern-
ment.
overnment. I still have,- amongst my
political, reportorial memora-
bilia, one of Mr. Aberhart's
abortive Alberta Prosperity
Certificates which momento
has more ,historic than intrinric
value, I might add.
Huronites, may be alerted that
Ontario i i g h w ay s Minister
Charles MacNaughton of Exeter
undoulttedly is due for early,
deserved promotion in the On-
tario government at Queen's
Park, quite probably as next
provincial treasurer. And, Who
knows, if Ontario Premier Jonn
Robarts becomes national Pro-
gressive Conservative leader as
rmight easily. do within one
or two years' time, ,Mr Mac
Naughton might be the next
Ontario premier. However, even
Mr. MacNaughton would admit.
Education Minister William
Davis' will indeed be a tough
man to beat for that top rung
provincial political post.
May I say how readably
topical I find those
Thumb" columns by Brig.
MacLeod Ross. I wonder how
many of the readers of . Bill
Smiley's "Sugar and Spice"
column realize that, a lot of the
time, he is just spoofing and
leg -pulling his' readgrs. If he is
not doing, that, then Mr.
--Smiley's-column-is frequently
off key and even off color, in
my opinion that is. Wishing
The Signal -Star continued suc-
cess
nd
r,.
in the future.
J. Alex Hume.
Ottawa.'
tree was blown across the line,
interrupting service, said Elmer
Weaver, Goderich=PUC manager.
Goderich Public School Board
is considering the installation of
six smoke barriers in Victoria
School at an estimated coat of
$6,500. The plan was discussed
at the board's November meet-
ing following the reading of a
report from the Ontario Fire
Marshal's Office.
The MV Stenodus, a 45 -foot,
all -steel craft, was launched at
Goderich harbor Tuesday after-
noon by Mathieson Boat Works.
She was built for the Canadian
Department of Fisheries, which
will use her • in research work
at Great Slave Lake in the north.
One. Year Ago - 1965
Fire of unknown origin com-
pletely destroyed a two-storey
barn owned by Mr. and Mrs. ,
Ralph Lubbers at. Auburn last
Thursday morning. It was first
noticed by a passing motorist
who notified Mrs. Lubbers and
by time the Blyth fire brigade
ai.r
'v I Has . out . of control,
l,
A-t
least four county council-
lors are to be appointed to the
Children's Aid board of direr.
tors and to be members of the
executive, it is provided in the
new Child Welfare Act, reviewed
by the local director, Miss Clare
McGowan, at the November Ses.
sion of Huron- County Council„
The children of Victor Lagris-
ton public school are taking the
St. John Ambulance course on.
first aid. The brigade supplied
the triangle bandages 'and books
:or everyone. Mike Vrooman and
Mrs. D. Hayden are teaching the
first aid course in place of the
regular health classes.
Seek Fur . ,w
• March of Dimes workshops
throughout Ontario urgently
need old fur coats to keep up
with the _dema ds for the Es-
kimo dolls which are produced
.in these shops by the physically
disabled.
If you can help out, please
send these coats to the Rehab-
ilitation Foundation for the Dis-
abled, 12 Overlea Boulevard, Tor-
onto 17.
The dolls are ,one. of the, pro -
.ducts, made under the Found-
ation's sheltered workshop pro -
•gram. This provides employ-
ment for physically disabled .citi-
zens of Ontario who cannot eom-
pete- hr.. regular -industry -Most _-
importantly, it keeps themoff
total welfare.
The Eskiario dolls" are sold
through regular retail stores, but
now demand is exceeding. sup-
ply.
T. PRYDE & SON
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DISTRICT.
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SAVE 20c LB. - MAPLE LEAF -=
.SLICED BACON ib.79c
COUNTRY STYLE
SAUSAGE 2Ibs.89
FRESH , KILLED - OVEN READY
CHICKENS
'6 LB. AVG.
.b. 55c
WE ALSO °HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY OF
FRESH KILLED DUCKS
OPEN WED. AFTERNOON., -- THURS. - FRI. 'TIL 9 P.M.
FEATURING Home Dressed Inspected Meats