The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-04-27, Page 2•
TheQodei'ic h Sagnal•S!ar Thursday, April - 7. 1907
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-The Town. is Tense
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Evidently the natives are `rest- d'a1s andYYshould be removed n 'the.`
less in Goderich tonight. Tension interests of keeping the place; tidy.
ounits as darkness falls over the A lady who did identify herself
.apparently peacefultown. out complains that the streets of the
bark! Mutterings of dissatisfaction town are littered profusely with
can be heard emanating from the ° glass, and that this is a highly un -
'residential areas, the apartments desirable state of affairs. Seems as
over stores on The Square, yes, even ;,though. the "no deposit -no. yeturris"
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ohcy On o s is c�onun: -home__.
the, suburbs._ � _ -
ActuaJIy, a little flurry of un- to roost. Some sweeping manges~are.
• signed letters to the editor has re called for here.
quired repetition etition of the'Ding estab-'.. A gentleman; Vho also identi-
li TheSignal-Star fied himself, felt there would 'be
hshed policy that , , ,
declines to publish unsigned letters. massive support for banning the
Even had they been signed, it sale of fireworks to children, or the
is unlikely they would have made use of them, until closer- to May•, 2.
grade. .rade. Granted, they are : a nuisance,
theP
Even so, it is interesting to note especially when tossed under the
the- topics:for concern. One ,achy - window by which,
one works. Grant-
mous writer wondered about the • ed, fireworks in the hands of un -
county civil `defence . co-ordinator's supervised youngsters are definitely
salary and if it is a waste of money. fire" hazards as well as a .source of
Another feels keenly that the many painful burns and mutilations
Centennial birthday cake in Court each year.
House park now -represents "gar- T -o the barricades, citizens, and
bage" owing to mutilation by van- right these wrongs !
Drop -Opposition
Withdrawal by the Roman
Catholic bishops of their. -opposition
to civil divorce- law reform should
hasten the work of the joint par-
liamentary committee Which has
been receiving ' representations on
this subject. The bishops do not
in famil values. Other denomina-
may be asking parliament to do.
things that it cannot do. They are
asking . it to take in too much terri-
tory. The Catholic bishops, for ex-
ample, see divorce law reform as
making sense only if it is part of a
wide, positive policy for strengthen-
Down MmoyLane
Telephone Coming!
55, Yeaxts Ago, 1912 _ 0.
, The subject which has been*,
per,Inost in men's minds during
the past week, the Titanic -dis.
aster, was the theme of many
pulpit references on Sunday last.
At St. Geige's church, the Morn.
ing service was of a memorial ,
character. The hymn, "For'
Those at Sea" was sung: The
ret:tor, Rev. J., 13. Fotheriogham
devoted -his sermon to. a review
of the ' sinking of : the Titanic.
Canada has lost a great and
useful' man in the death of Char.'
les M, Hays, who Was one of -the.
victims of the Titanic disaster.
As head of the Grand Trunk rail.
Way system, Mar. Hays w^as oneof
the builders of Canada. •
Local Topics: The Guelph mer:
:cliry says: ACP? telephone gang
is engaged. in . stringing wires.
from quelph to Goderich for a
)telephone line. In the course of a
couple of months, ,the system of
despatching t, ains by telegraph
on this line will be, discontinued
and despatching will be done by
telephone. -
Local topics in brief: Is God.
erich to have a lacrosse team this
year? In' groupings arranged for
the coming season, Goderich is
placed in group No.' 1 in the in.
termediate series, along with St.
Marys, Mitchell and "Ss'1orth.
District News: Dr Newton,
dentist of Looknow, Hb.s ceased
visiting outside points and will
henceforth give his entire attent-
ion to his home office in Luck.
now, where he will be found every
day. -
15 Years Ago,.i952.
Miss Bertha Jones, R. N. of
Kitchener, formerly from Dun.
gannon, was one of 23 register.
ed nurses certified as a *miff.
abandon - the. church s vle.�v , that g Y led nursing instructor in a tier.
.- `-.Tivarriatt d o lie -bnt—they.
do recognize; as indeed they. must,
that marriage has civil effects with
;1onS-m-oke---speeit4G- sugge&'lions f-Qr emohy the--I4itehener-.Nater
reconciliation procedures and for loo General hospital, after corn. •
p:eting a training course on the
aspects of atomic, biological and
marriage counselling. 1
which the state. is entitled to deal. These are wholly admirable chemical warfare. This course
ious contracts. Such as the shy`
Sinking and when these are let
and other details finalized,, the
work will proceed. '
'A backward' spring suddenly
arrived with suimer.like heatat
the harbour on Saturday.' Beats
-of the winter fleet headed. out
of the 'harbour on the. two days
previous to Saturday. First good
batches of perch were Made. dn.
• Sunday. ' ••
. �1V-ith-an increased- number - of
en_tries the 16th annual Huron
County`'rriusic : 'festival will be.
gin at the Goderich public school
auditorium next 'i?hursday, May
grid. Three new piano scholar..
ships are offered, this year as
a resuit.of a donation from the
Huron, county council '
The 600 h.p. tug, "Atomic"
of Amberstburg, winner .of the
international tug Witt race for
several yearon' the , Detroit'
river was an unexpected visitor to
-Goderich` harbour last week.
It is costing the sponsors of
the St. Johns Newfoundland pee
wees something like $6,000 to fin.
ance the team's trip to Goderich
during Young Canada Week.
Auburn: The congregation oil
the Auburn Baptist church gath.
ered in the Sunday sez'raol-room
on Friday evening to honour their
pastor Reverend John Ostrom and
his fam`1y who are leaving the
community.
At an impressive- ceremony
. in the Court House last Thurs.
day, Judge Frank. Fingland con••
• gratulated 51 natives of Europ.
ean. countries who had just re.
ceived their citizenship papers..
Judge Fingland explained that the ,
custom of swearing allegiance
was one wnich went 'back over
1,000 years.
essp From
The , Word
Tie had missed the baspoint of " her love for her mother by. pre.
Wesleyan teaching, namely, that seating .her with a gift which she
"the Fruit, of the Spirit is L" ove.,' has made. The gift may be very
The ' true Christian life is amateurish, perhaps sailed by a
marked out by consistency and little girl's hands, and w,:'".,)A?' .4 i;
by the- outward expression of a most unprofessional manner,
Christ -likeness is witnessed in But does the mother reprove her
all of life. In the office, the class. daughter for this imperfect -pre.
room,- the- factory, the -place -of sentation? No, ,tor -s k t. �.
recration and even in the diff. the gir!'smot:i'ves, and the girl's
icult times, the child of God con. love for ;her mother, are pure or
Unties to di play somethipeof the perfect. So, our Heavenly Father
likeness of His Father. does not punish or coiademn if our
This is basically . what 'the lives may lack the lustre of the,
people called Methodists' are try. 'angels, so long as our Love for
ing td getacross.Inr.ecentyears, Him is strong, and the motives
various churches •have emphasiz+which prompt us to serve Him
ed; similar truths, 'such as"the and. His Church are pure. This
Deeper Life", . or the "Higher is what We mean, by Christian
Life." We are glad of this. It is ' Perfection. Not. WM :we have
our desire, as with our fore. reached the highest pos5iblelevel
fathers' in the Wesleyan, Revival of religious life,' but that dayaby
of the eighteenth century, to share day, we serve God w ith actions
our experience with others, You motivated by 'love for Higi, 'as a
see, this is a very practical ex. true child in His family:; •
parlence. it doesn't just -make,• John Wesley, the revered
you more pious. It causes you tofather of ` Methodism, explained
be 'easier to get on with' at home Christian Perfection as "Love
and at work. (Arid isn't that the ing God withal' our heart and ser.
real test ofehristianity, the way ving Him with all our Strength."
we live at home and at• work?) . Deilridh Bonhoeffer asks,'"Who
It's one thing to put-on a good are the pure in heart? Only those
showing eachSunday moreing, but who have surrendered, their
the worth of our religion is evil. hearts toJesus, that He May dwell
ence d in `the routine of every. in there alone." This is our dis.
day living. Andrew Blackwood, of tinctive ' message. We ,invite
'A m e r i can , Presbyterianism, people, in the name of Christ,
made this clear when he said we to live dedicated Christian lives,
"have no More C•hrist.likeness motivated by a pure love for God.
that we can display in the midst it is -"hot a call to have more
.of life's routine," • - religion, but to- have. more real.
To many, the term "Christian ity in your Christian experience,
Perfection- is • sy.nonymous with • asit applies to the whole of life.
'!Sinless Perfection." This, how- This is our distinctive doctrine,
ever, is not so. The Christian and we should like to share•itwith
is made perfect in love and you , that in your own church,
motive, but not always inaction in your home, your work, and your
and 'deed: H e does not lose the
,�. �.r .�,,,.:...��1.etsilr�e:�lucuL.�.rrlig'ttt..•pAssess�..that:.
a i i ail ut` the necessffy"io mark ,of genuine Christian life,
sin. A child may try to express
Reverend A. R. Harley
Goderich Free Methodist Church
"I didn't know there would be
Methodists left i11 Caifada after
Church' Union in 1925." As a
inini�ster of a church which still
bears the name "Methodist", I
very often hear this statement.
--In answer-,-••I-point out that -there
does indeed exist such a den.
' omination in our country, with the
distinctive hallmarks o original
Methoc(ism'' in its theology and
worship.• What. j.s M.ethodisrn's
distinctive teaching, if any? The
"oae doc:viae wli►cu• identified the
early:clay followers of John Wes.
ley was the teaching of Christian
perfecVop. Today this term has
taken onfrightening:connotations:
All too often it lias been surround.
ed by,,confusion. Many have in:
terpreted this teaching as merely
a legalistic, rigid observance of
puritanicai"rules.
If your take the . trouble to find
out what •we Methodists believe,
however, you will find that we do
'not advocate an angelic, sinless
perfection. Further , we do not
strive to save our souls by tryin
to obey harsh rules. Rather, our
' historic -message has been and
still ' is the lovely teaching that,
the obedient, dedicated Christian
life can, in a measure, be like
his Master, Christ. 'The outward
evidence of this experience, aka
ording to Wesley, is Love.
When 1 was in college we had
a teacher who . constantly urged
the students to aspire to loft.
ier heights in their religious life,
and would at great lengths de.
nounce the 'sins of the flesh.'
But this man was subjecttobouts
of severe depression and ugly
moods. As a result, he was able
m: re V cry rrlise7able"" of"r `"°'i`T
those with whom he associated.
One Year Ago; 1966
Caordon Muir, has been re-ele t.
eti president of the Maitland Coun•
try Clubby the board of directors.
Bruno Lapaine has been named
vice-president with Brent Nelson
There 'now exists "church ani-- suggestions but they fall into the is sponsored jointly by the pro" re -appointed secretary-treasur-,
fortuity on the need for divorce law area of provincial rather than fed- and- ::ie registered nurses rr, Reeve Reg. Jewell demanded
vincial civil defence committee er.
immediate action to improve the
reform. No . complete agreement eral 'law. The parliamentary com-.the province, •
h Taylor's Corner entrance to the
e 1Vorce laws y p ..m town at last Thursday's council
imay make I r m
Kinsmen trophy as winnersofthe
dations about them but ariiaent tinier a ontesr for the all•'—meeting..__.
exists as to how far' the d'• 1 mitteee o en Goderich pee woes won the
should, be widened. ; The Catholic p p
bishops make no � recommendations itself cannot legislate. All this is in
Ontario championship after a The Goderich Art Club held its
game played Saturday''afternoon, April. meeting at the home of Mrs.
having to do . with- the- grounds for the area of civil rights and. by that .Fred :Fester with main discuss.
During the match, which was one ion for the evening,S"The Art
divorce. The Protestant denornina- token is under provincial j•urisdic- of the last of the Young Canada Mart'' to be held in July,
iii h h It " d tion W eek tournament sponsored by
g Wednesday evening by the many
rather than the "marital offence" committee should• not receive these
ns, however,
nave a ea y recom- The old world charm of the
n • Goderich Lions, the local lads`
mended that "marriage breakdown It is not suggested that the • tabbed a twato-one lead early Albion Hotel was enhanced on
• in the game and went on to win •. oil paintings displayed by the
be the criterion of divorce. In representations 4but it should guard the contest from Por:: Hope's Criss night school art. class.
•Beaver Athletic Association en-
simplerpurebred hplstein herd of
simpler terms, divorce should be against 'ta-king in too,., much tern- t p.
a • total • of ,19,085, an -average
alone' but. when it is. shown- eonclU- Toronto Untve •si,ty�atud nt�,spen1, of•$3a1 fon• 660 head, sold. at the
divorce laws equitable and give all the Easter'. vacation with his para farm by Shore Holsteins Ltd.
sively that, for" whatever i eason; Canadians equal opportunity of ents, M.t, and Mrs, H. J. L, The Goderich Siftos were hon.
the marriage has broken down. . Eedy. . ored at a banquet held at the
access to . the tribunals, whether h 17 clubs were represented at
' All the denominations havi? sur- � �` •arena last
.night. T
' committees.
(The Montreal Star)
try . , . r William 'cow Auburn, brought
granted not on' grounds_.of adultery - Dungannop Mr. Jack Eedy,
'tory. Its primary concern is to make
courts orparliamentarythe Clinton Collegiate Institute
rounded t h -e i r -presented with rings bearingthe
'recommendations on 'tuesday of last week at Red Wing insignia.
with caveats. It is just here that they the Huron County 4-H Hofne. A presentation ceremmy was
he team was
__.4 making club ' achievement day. held -at the Ontario H ital re-
Beware Gifts, Nearly all the 1 -57 -Who completed cently to honor Dr. J; N. Hagan,
Gift cheques in the amount of
ten dollars with numbers on them
indicating the recipient is .a Grand
Prize winner in . a "contest" spon-
sored by Dominion Sewing Centre,
St. Paul St.,---St:--Catharines, are re-
ported to have been distributed in
Go -de -rich during April.
A complaint about the com-
pany's , business methods .w,s sent
Hope For
What may at first glance ap-
pear to be bad news. for Goderich
in attempting to have a college lo-
•cated here -has at least a silver lining.
Consultants 'to the governing
body .of the "new, ,-Conestoga College
have indicated that the Fest location
in respect to potential student
population would be somewhere be-
tween Kitchener and Guelph.
Editorial
Setting the clock ahead one hour
seems like the final knell for Old
Man Winter, whose icy fingers have
• reached through Spring. With
freezing temperatures at dawn, the
action will be Irl -ore in hope than
expectation.
Man learns little from victory,
but much from defeat."—Japanese
proverb.
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to "Action Line", a reader service
of the Toronto Telegram which
comments:
"There is only one thing to''do
when you 'win' anything in a sew-
ing machine contestityorget it. The
'winning' number is just a lure to
get you into the store, so the high
pressure boys can try to separate
you from 'your cash". Nliff Sed?
Satellite
At ,the same time it is acknowl-
edged this would. not Properly serve
a large minority .of student popula-
tion in Perth andc, Huron and a
satellite setup seems indicated.
On the basis of this informa-
tion, divulged here Monday evening,
the possibility, however remote, still
exists that the Sunset hotel, of an-
other Goderich' location might still
become a college site.
Brevities
The computer dating idea has
finally -taken . root in. Goderich, and
collegiate students here are plan-
ning a dance to be attended by com-
puterized couples. To what avail the
coquettish eye, the loverly sigh?
Golf handicaps are to be churned
out the. same way. As the Greeks
wondered two thousand years ago,
what is the world coming to?
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their_ project, took part, under medical superintendant, on 'the
the supervision of county home- eve of his departure to beceme
economist, Miss .;ean Scott. director of the psychiatric clinic
Strong exception was taken to at Brantford General hospital.
criticism made by Magistrate Robert E'. Irwin was a guest
L. E. Holmes, Q.C. to a propos of honor ata dinner at the Han.
ed town bylaw setting a 20 -mile. over curling club on April 19th
an.hour speed limit on the square
at Friday night's meeting of the when he vis presented with a sil•
town council.
' Ten Years Ago, 1957
Preliminary operations are ex.
petted to start some. time next
month on the $6,000,000 rock
salt plant at Goderich harbour.
T enders have been called for var.
ver tray in appreciation for 20
years of service as a Supertest
dealer in Dungannon. •
Robert McNeil, eldest son of
• Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McNeil
has successfully completed a two.
year, course at-Ridgetown Agric.
ultural College. He came 17th in
a class of 79.,x..
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rimate
(Cont, from page 1 )'
Churchwarden E. C. Hill was
chairman of the Saturday even.
ing-meeting. Rev. R. W. Wenharn,
of Clinton, rural dean, was among
those at the head table, and clergy
of Huron deaner y were present,
man y with their wives. On be.
half of the parish, Churchwarden
R. W. Bell presentertthe Primate
with a copy of James Scott's re-
cently published book, ,mEarly
Settlement in Huron County.."
There was another interesting
• presentation when Lewis Taylor
made a gift of an oil painting
of the -Primate. Mr,. Lewis when
in Ottawa attended the Cathed.
ral, and enjoyed' a chat with his
former rector. The portrait was
painted in Goderich.
"We must 'a wed, .
vigorated churchbe,"rene the Archin.
bishop said to a capacity gather..
- .i -ng -in- the .parish
r:ertain that renewal of the church
is coming. In this .uneasy, glor.
ious world, the Church has her
place.
"Lessand less does the world
pay attention to the church -they
now pay a little attention to us
about divorce; this world so fas=
cinating, so full of, mobility, so
tremendously full of possibilities
for man.and so dangerous, be-
cau-se, man can now destroy him.
self.
"In a world of such rapid
change, what kind of church can
serve our -Lord Jesus Christ? We
have a great, love for the church
of our fathers, but only a renew.
To Breach
ed church will serve our Lord
Jesus Christ in this world. .
1'Sometimes Christians pray,
'Our Father in heaven, stay where
you are; don't get mixedup with
the world. Don't bring my relig-
ion into places of poverty.' You
should love the Lord your God and
your neighbor as yourself. For''`
too many Christians, their God ,
is too small. Who is your neigh-
bour- the people you can get along
with? When you, love your neigh.
bor, nothin g lies outside the
sphere aof your concern- white,
tllack, yellow, brown; ` They may
be different, they may not know
as 'much ar-yOul but they. are
God's children. This is the att.
itude we as Christians must take.
This is our task: .the love of God
and the love of man.
"Is the church really organized
now to serve pod in the world in
this 20th century? Is the parish
good enough? I do net mean throw"
it out, but I think we have to be
more organized.
• "Can ' you speak the truth in.
love? Some people can spealcthe
truth and the more it hurts the
better they like It. Some have
been fighting the United Church
so lopg they " would be terribly
sorry to lase it.
"I believe if the. Church- is
renewed in brotherhood, the
Church in Canada's second ken.
tory will be great, but my friends,
can you take it? Are you con.
tent to see man go through all
these changes, and walk on the
precipice
lose your all balance?thetime I wouldand lovenot
to I see ,the world to the year
2;000, "'It -might" be 'lawful-- but
it might be glorious."
The 'Primate was thanked by
"Tim" Elliott for his -address and
for honoring,,the parish with his
visit°
- Mont -real, Clue -home of
67, was found by;Paul Chomedey
de Maisonneuve on May 18,
1642. First known as Ville4VIarie,,
it was once the site of an In-
-dian village called Heohelaga.
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