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Notes on- Nominations
ficials should be settled across .fie
council table and not on the stage
of a nom}nation
This is .a pervading character-
istic of council, a belief that public
business should not be discussed in
public. The differences are settled
across the council table, but not
while the public is present. It is
done in the secrecy of committee -
of -the -whole.
The public may learn the re-
solution of the difference, but may
never be aware a difference exists;
never have the opportunity to, make
know which side of the difference
it places its support.
Mayor Walkom spoke in favor
of committee -of -the -whole as a
place where embarrassing — to
whom it is not certain—statements
can be made but not published.
He also described committee -
of -the -whole as a time when the
municipal legislators can relax and
smoke. Let us hope they do not burn.
Does anybody really believe
that it is proper conduct for an
elected official to say something
behind the closed door of a com-
mittee room that ,,,could not be said
at a nomination meeting?
Anyone Who went to last Thurs-
day's nominationsAn Goderich ex-
"Yecting rhetoric was probably dis,-
appointed,
Speeches were overlaid with
diplomacy and tact and few speak-
ers came forth with anything that
could be labelled a fresh approach.
It may be that there are no
issues into which an orator could '
sink his teeth, but this appears difT
ficult to believe when life today
seems fraught with problems.
One minor issue that was
readily evident, but which no one
mentioned, was inadequacy of Mac-
Kay Hall for a nomination meeting.
First it was too small. Although
no one could predict how many
were going to attend - the . meeting,
many had to stand and some were
turned away.
The ventilation is inadequate.
The air quickly became foul with
tobacco smoke—to many the na-
tural atmosphere of politics.
' No public address system was
available. Some of the more soft-
spoken candidates could not be
heard at the back of the hall.
One speaker said that differ-
ences of opinion among elected of
Christmas Bulbs Stolen
How dimly must the intellect open electrical sockets present to
burn in individuals who steal Christ- children.
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n�as'- tree lamps ...._ _ This -the n, -- -the -Qh
Last week Goderich Public parade will draw hundreds oral-
Utilities
f ci�il-
Utilities workers connected lights dren to the park area. They will be
on Christmas trees and angels in attracted by the lights and curious
about the sockets.
Court .House Park. ��
The lights created ° a display _ It would be too much for par -
that touched adults and delighted ents to expect the bulb thieves to
children. have much concern fof the safety,
During the weekend 24 bulbs of children.
were stolen from the trees and angel Parents will have to warn chil-
forms. dren of the dangerand exercise
The cost of thebulbs is insig- vigilance themselves.
nificant compared to the danger the Meanwhile dim minds flicker
in the midst of our society.
Safe Driving
Every 100 minutes, every day,
in Canada, a human life is snuffed
out in road traffic. It is not a digni-
fied death. It could could have been
avoided. The victim did riot expect
to die.
Every day in Canada more
than. 400 men, women and children
are plunged into agonies of mind
and body in road traffic. Many are
permanently disabled. They did not
expect to be hurt. Most of them lay
on unfri,ndly ground as strangers
stared at them while they • waited
for assistance. It could have been
avoided. •
A human being is no match for
3,000 pounds of racing steel and
glass yet every day hundreds of
humans challenge_ these speeding
behemoths to duels the humans can-
not win.
The Canadian Highway Safety
Councilsays the only chance the
human has is to know how to recog-
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nize .and avoid these highway perils.
It is called defensive driving.
But defensive driving is only
half the answer. Thereis anelement
in society that could not, understand
defensive driving if it was explain-
ed to them.
For them there is only one
answer and that is strict law en-
forcement. The Ontario Provincial
Police sky patrols have proven it
works by reducing accident stab -
tics • where they have been operat-
ing. ,
If every reader of this would
write his police department sup-
porting the enforcement of the
letter of the law—let the courts
worry about its spirit—the results
would sd'on be evident.
Defensive driving is fine. But
lets see a real offensive against
highway law breakers. Safe Driv-
ing Week begins today, it : ids . a
good time to start.
Insidious Killer
In Canada last year 105 people
died from carbon monoxide poison-
ing by inhaling car exhaust fumes.
The combination of two condi-
tions, incomplete burning of fuel
and insufficient ventilation, can re-
sult in carbon monoxide poisoning.
In a car, these conditions can
exist independently and not be.,
harmful. When they happen to-
gether, man can't escape poisoning,
Never .sit In a parked car with
the engine running for more than a
few minutes, unless the windows are
opened. In winter the car's air-
intake may be clogged with snow or
they fuel ifnproperly burning.
A car's exhaust systems should
be checked regularly, especially for
blown -out gaskets, loose manifolds,
leaking exhaust pipe connections,
and holes in the mufflers.
Do not warm up the car, motor
inside the garage for more than a
few minutes, even with the garage
door open.
In slow-moving, closely spaced
traffic, or while travelling through
tunnels, keep air -intakes of car
closed •to be sure that carbon mon-
oxide from the exhaust pipes of the
cars in front will not collect in large
amounts in your car.
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In the impoverished areas of soli kern Europe, thousands•of
hungry children receive their on? hot meala day through the
Canadian Save the Children Fund. ,In underdeveloped nations
"Cansave" not only supplies food, but medical aid, clothing, and
teaching aids. The Canadian Save the Children fund, a volun-
tary organization, needs dollars. ;Canadian Save the Children
Fund, 70 Hayter Street, Toronto 2, Ont.
Down Memory Lane
Beans Said
55 YEAI?S AGO —1911
Harry McCreath has taken a
position as local agent for the
Prudential Life Insurance Com-
pany. c
The "Boston Baked Beans" so.
cial held in the basement of the
Baptist Church last Thursday
evening, under the auspices of
the Young People's Union, was
largely patronized. All agre d -
that the menu provided was very
alatable. - T.i.,
The Sunday School of Knox
church is making arrangements
for the annual Christmas enter-
tainment to . be held on Thur. s.
day evening, December 28th. Ch.
oruses by the children and a
Christmas drama are special fea-
tures which should make the event
a very enjoyable one.
The steamer Wexford arrived
last Sunday with 95,000 bushels
of wheat for the Big Mill. The
steamer Turret Chief reached
here last Sunday 'with 125,000 bu-
shels of wheat and oats for the
Goderich elevator. •
15 YEARS AGO -1951
At a joint meeting of tbe ward-
en's committee and the road com-
mission ot;.urpn countycouncil,.
Peter Patterson, B.A.Sc., was
appointed acting Huron county
engineer. Mr. Patterson is fam-
iliar with , the road system in
Huron, having worked on it dur-
ing the summer months while he
was attending university. He
graduated from the University of
Toronto, and becomes the third
generation of the Pattersons to
ben Huron county engineer.
Alvin Bettles, R.R.2, Bayfield.
tied for fourth place with a scor,,
of 90.1 in the Ontario -wide fifty,
bushel winter wheat contest. Mr
°Bettle's mark is the highest ev::r
scored in the contest by a Huron
county competitor. He is pre-
sident of the Huron County Grop
Improvement Association. •
Wallace. McDougall, R.R. 4,
Goderich, brought five fox pelts
into the town hall on Tuesday,
an unusual number for this area.
Mr. Mc Dougall, who trapped
three of the animals and shot
the other two, said that better
Letters To
i'aiatabie
1results are obtained around-Clin-
j on where "more extensive trap
nes. are laid. The pelts used
1 b be worth about $35 in the
,twenties and thirties when they
ytere used for fur neckpieces, but
Ithe price has dropped consider -
,ably.
10 YEARS AGO -1956
Faced with requests for more
and more books; the library com-
tt " 33drO.n County- ouncrl'
ecommended that -the county lib•
ary budget be increased from
$7,100 to $8,000 for 1957...
Three Goderich teams " took
part in the Walkerton Bowling
Tournament over the week -end.
Making the trip were' a men's
• team• captained by "Ticker"
Mero and two ladies teams led
y Mrs. Doe Queen and Miss
1: Doreen Cooper.
Recovering from. a 30 -ft fall
into the hold of the S.S.Starbelle,
Larry McLung, 23, of R.R. 1,
Wyebridge, is in satisfactory 'con-
dition in the Alexandra Hospital.
Mr. McLung the third mate, suff-
ered back and leg injuries in the
accident which occurredwbile the
;' vessel was docked here Friday.
Sir:
Several weeks ago I wrote you
requesting your help in deter-
mining cause of week's delay in
receiving pafler.
On receiving paper on Nov.
16, the postman said "hows that
for service, here's a paper that
not published till tomorrow but
I have it for you today". The
front page was dated Nov. 17,
but all other pages Nov. 10.
I did not expect my letter to•
appear in print. In publishing it,
why not in its entirety? I stat.
ed, last week I received my paper
on Thursday, one full week, plus
hours after publication. There's
still seven days in a week.
Yours very truly,
W.A. Mc Allister,
Peterborough
Editor's Note: Mr. McAllister's
letter, dated Nov. 8, 1966 appear.
ing in the Nov. 17 issue of The
SignalStar, *as published in its
Letters
TA The
Editor.
Oir:
The letter in The •S gnal-Staff
of November 24 by J. AlexHuzne,
of Ottawa, reviewed in my :mind
a few memories of his first.day
as a 'cub reporter"' in 1921.
It might be. interesting if Mex
would re -live that first day over
again and tell us in.another letter
to the paper . Just what happened
as he sat in the old swivel
chair at a make-believe desk up.
stairs, near the window facing
North street. The, Signal at that
time was' published in the build,
ing now occupied by Canadian
Tire. •
• Having joined The Signal staff
in 1919 upon returning from over.
seas service in World War 1,
I remember quite well that day
when Alex reported for duty, also
the early morning ceremony of in-
vitation. Won't you please tell
us all about it Alex "old boy?"
Clarence MacDonald,
Brantford.
Sir:
I am a subscriber bo your
paper and was more than pleas-
ed ,with the Thursday, Nov. 24
edition.
In this issue, second section,
you will note your •pictures of
the 192.1 Godernch Old Horne
Week. The second ear from
top lett was driven by me, Ro-
land.J. (Roly) .Walker, and was
shaven as Roland (Raft) (Knox.
Also Councillor B. C. Mannings,
who should have, been B. ,C.
Munnungs, by the way was my
fatiher-in-law. In° the same spot
you showed I. H. 'Mitchell, which
should .have been T. H. (Thos.)
Mibehell.
In the top left hand (picture
'sitting beside my fallher Wesley
Walker, the one not identified
I think was Thos. Davis. Feel
1 cam tie en if y two (more mien in
second right hand picture. On
left C. C. Lee and on bottom
right, beside Judge D. Holmes
--VAT Dr. ,Maofonnel:l, �-demtasF o .
It- is rather strange as these
pictures included my father,
Wesley Walker, and any farther -
B. C. dViunnings, and my-
self.
Nish the .best for the 1967
Old Home Week, and I hope
I ckn be .there.
• Mr. J. Alex Hume is also am
old friend.
Yours very truly,
R. J. WALKER,
K'incardi,ne,
6.00.9
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Christmas SHOPPING?
HERE IS A -.
GIFT IDEA!
Maybe you are an adoring Aunt, Uncle, Grandmother
or Grandfather who 'feels that there is an adorable
youngster en your family tree whose parents should
have his portrait taken. Why no send them a GIFT
CERTIFICATE.
R. J. NEPHEW PHOTOGRAPHY
GODERICH, ONT.
• 95 TORONTO ST. 524-7924
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. A crowd of 4,287 turned out
at Mohawk Raceway Saturday to
witness a fine card of racing and
pay tribute to lion Feagan, the
23 year-old harness' driving ace
from •Goderich. Feagan, who be-
came the first Canadian and the
fifth Harness. driver in the world
to drive 200 winners in a single
season, was honored in a special
Ron Feagon Night at the subur-
ban trotting park.
The Goderich corps of the
Salvation Army will celebrate the
80th anniversary of work hereon
Saturday ' and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5.
Captain Roy Wombold and Mrs,
Wombold have extended art open
invitation to Goderich residents
to attend celebrations.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mills
celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary over the weekend
with their An -in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Francis,
Welland.
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The Editor
entirety, and is on file at The
Signal.Star office. Mr. McAllist:
er is correct; *the Nov. 10 issue
bore the wrong date (Noy. 17) on
the front page.`
New
Type
Readers of The Signal -Star
may have noted a new type
face is being used in the main
body type.
The new type results from
further innovations in print-
ing methods including new
equipment.
Since this equipment is us-
ed in an entirely different pro-
cess its mastery is a matter of.
time.
It is hoped readers will ex-
cuse minor errors which may
result from human nature ad-
justing to the machine age.
O.M.H.A.
MINOR HOCKEY
GODERICH ARENA ----
SATURDAY, MW. 24th
Goderich Squirts vs. London Squirts
Game Time: 6:00 p.m.
Goderich Bantam vs. London Bantams
Game Time: 7:00 p.m.
Goderich Midgets vs. London Midgets
Game Time: 8:00 p.m.
GodericJ huveniles vs. London Juveniles
Game Time: 9:00 p.m.
ONE ADMISSION: 25c COVERS ALL GAMES
You'll See Some Good Hockey
and
Encourage Some Real Competitors
When You Attend
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Sir:
This is request for news item,
as God hath given me a ministry
giving free Bibles to the needy
everywhere, and that without
money, and without cost to the
needy..
I have no organization; b
well located, and well establish-
ed in this great Heavenly call-
ing, making use for the useless,
and will gladly accept any old,
worn, torn discarded Bibles as
can be spared by donors, and
regardless of their"age, state of
preservation, languages or ver-
sions or any parts of any Bibles.
Because any one leaf from any
Bible is worth more, much more
than any man- made tract,
Bibles being ragged and tom
does not render thein useless.
These Bibles given freely, and
freely passed an to the needy,
with no formal application form,
readers seeing my address in
your news item making needs
known direct.
This God given, ,great and
heavenly cause and calling, has
for its purpose ito give free
Bibles to His needy peoples
everywhere, regardless of race,
creed or color. -
This God given ministry is in
my home in which I live alone,
and all ire welcome to visit.
T. S WHITE,
1719 Buckner St.,
Shreveport, La.
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