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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-05-25, Page 2Goderioh Sd *1 , c *►3/, * A -Excellent Sample Now that Goderich KAights y Columbus have demonstrated what they really mean by a community fireworks show, the idea isiikely to get a much ore enthusiastic recep- tioh by the townspeople next year, particularly when it comes to pass- ing the hat. • The show the Knights put on in Agricultural park Monday night after the soccer garde made a first class Victoria day event for at least 2,000 people and probably many more, as the airborne fireworks could be seen from a long distance. What the crowd saw was . exactly $1,003.00 worth of fireworks go up in a dazzling display. If the show wasn't worth 50 cents per per- son, than it. would hardly be worth attending. But it really was. The K of C met with some dis- couragement during their campaign for funds, and some opposition too, from people who had the mistaken • idea the group was working toward the prohibition of ..the general sale and use of frewo- t• Their aim is sply to pool some of the funds that are frittered o away in puny individual backyard displays into a gigantic -display which will prove a memorable spec- tacle pectacle for. as many townspeople as possible. Unfortunately, . the organiza- tion fell just short ot,-meeting the financial objective despite. active solicitation. Opposed as we are to expenditure of tax money on non- essentials, we think in this°se the town. could pick ;.up the modest defi- cit, in view of the fact theshow was free to all. Next ,:year, having seen such :an excellent sample, the residents will, it is to be _ hoped, part a bit easier with their fireworks money, and willingly finance ,their own com- munity show and avoid putting the bite on the town coffers, Masefield Gone (Stratford BeaconyHerad) Much has been written in the past few days about the long, event- ful life, and poetic genius of John Masefied, English Poet Laureate, who died recently at the age of A poet's work is the expression of his experience : Masefield's poetry is marked by' stark realism of sub- ject Ind.. down to -earth language: His lack of pretension and frivolity can be traced to his life as an orphan, ' seaman, saloon porter 'and world traveller. Indeed, it was the expres- sion of his love forthe sea that en- deared him to his countrymen and to the,English-speaking world. In 1930 Masefield was appointed Poet Laureate, a -position which goes_back to 1616 when King James I designated Ben Jonson to write' poems' to commemorate important national events such as military victories, a' royal birth or marriage or, ,the death of a statesman: ' Tradi- tionally the honor—it can hardly be termed a job as it pays the spare sum of $291 per annum—has been accorded to the most eminent living poet. One of the more interesting an- ecdotes that have been reconstruct- ed during the_ .past few days con- cerns the manner in which Mr. 'Mase - •field became Poet Laureate. It seems that on the death of R,obertBridges�, Prime Mnister. Ramsay MacDonald, a Laborite; opposed the "appoint menta of the more: popular Rudyard , Kipling because he was related to, and a supporter of, Stanley Baldwin,' the Conservative leader. More curi- ous, url ous, it is ;alleged that.King George , V w r m' t nam Masefield as o ed to a ase P P to the p. st because . the King was fond of a poet's famous 'sea bal- lads. Appropriate, ' since it is the c• poem Fever" described as `.Sea probably the best-known' poem of • the twentieth century=--that-wilr in- sure Masefield a place alongside the great English poets. The Good Driver Conventional enforcement , of speed limits does hot lessen the number of traffic accidents, but may reduce the severity of accidents.. - . This surprising statement is quoted ' by the Ontario safety league. It is a conclusion presented in a recent- re- port of the National Research Goun- cil of Canada's motor vehicle acci- dent study group. The report says that speed en- forcement devices tend to be hidden. This raises resentment from the majority of the driving public, lead- ing to "a perpetuation of poor public relations of enforcement agencies whose images have been that of col- lection agencies devoted to producing revenue and utterly divorced from the pursuit of safety". Traffic law violations tend to be' treated as "folk crimes". This is a type of crime that is usually con- doned by public opinion, and diffi- cult ' - '- cult to control through rigid en - forcement. .Don't Pi Cool weather has made the trilliums late this year, but .they are out now to delight both regular nature lovers and the ordinary city dwellers' who make an annual spring pilgrimage to the woods. The trilliums may not be with us forever, and the Ontario govern- ment has issued a timely warning in hopes of saving them. A proper warning, too, because the trillium is Ontario's official floral emblem. Don't pick the trilliums, says the government, backing .up a well Established 1848 .—`rya Downs Memory tc rr a 55 YEAS S; AGO, 1912 most, on behalf o! the club, A pleasant event. took place 011 accepted a plaque presented by Monda • afterridon at the colla former InemberS of Pextlh,:l�turon' egiateYinstitute when the stud• and i vuce Golf 'Pape, in mem. eats gatih4red in the assembly • •ory of 'th. e late D.D. Mooney, an room at 3 o'clock to witness the ardent golfer. • presentation of a portrait of Dr,. TEN .YEARS A100 1957 L I. ' Strang on behalf of the collegiate institute literary sec; A near capacity crcWd heard iety. . Rt. Hon. G, D.. Hoge, federal mtn. The i atch committee of the ister of trade 'And Commerce, Huron county Rifle Ieagile met at. speak in MacKay d Dungannon, Thursday, May 16, to day afternoon. He appeared here transact business in preparation to speak on behalf of 4.Y. Me, „for .'the shoot at . Point ,Farm, . Lean, liberal candidate for Huron, • All memb6es wee present exe riding in the June 10•federalelec, -cept the secretary who has got tions, . ' past the .age . when he thinks. Priests 'from various parts..pf miles of pelting' rain, is good Ontario joined with present' and4 for young ducks. , former residents of l±t,• Joseph's The pi?pulal' • excursionto pariah, Kingsbridge, to pay • trib. . • Guelph under ,the auspices of the • ut to. a native sqn, Rev. M. J. ' 'arnaers'.,.Institute, will take Dalton, MTBE, on the occasion 9fplace on Saturday, June 6th,over the silver anniversary of his --tion to the priegthood, the CPR. ° The fare . from God,' • iamiamb.r erich for the.roand trip is $x,55, Re, Charles Cgx,of Miilbank; • Children .60 cents with the priv.. dill - +conduct "'79th anniversary ilege of remaining at Guelph un. services inVictoria'streetUnited til Monday, church here on Sunday. Mr. Cox Contracts for supp►.ies to be is a native; of Goderich town. furnished the military camp while ship. it is in progress next .month, The harness racing season gets have nearly all been awarded to underway' officially at Goderich local men. W. T. Murnny Sand J. on June 1 when Goderich Trott. °• " F: Andrews will supply meat; Jos. . ing and Agricultural association Haechler will furnish hay, oats holds its first meet of the season. and straw; H.J,A. MacEwan was ONE YEAR AGO 1966 awarded the tender for wood; ' Thos. Videan will supply floor; Fourth Goderich Rover crew A. J. Cooper will furnish the coal A speed -enforcement device produces "instant camaraderie'? in motorists. Once detected, a grape - :vine of flashin headlights an- nounces its prese ce to the majority of dri v ets-z its tiioug to the enforcement agency this be- haviour is chicanery", says NRC, "to the sociologist it may' be mature responsible behaviour, and the only manifestation 'of the power of driv- er communication that is well known". Perhaps speed -enforcement de- vices should be partially visible, says the report, and it favours the now obsolete method of using timing tapes stretched across the highway to measure the motorists's speed. "Any driver . crossing this device while exceeding the, :speed , 't de- serves to be subjected to the letter of the law, not on account of his speed, but because ; of his• inatten- tion !» THE PRINCESS AND.THE MOONWALKER—Pretty .... �. ;. ..He..,e.at..�he.__. six;,year-.old r Williams,an outpatient of the Ontario Crippled Children'•s Centre, drove her" Moonwalker to -meet Princess Alexandra during Her Royal Highness' recent tour of the Centennial Centre of Science and Techn6logy workshop in Toronto. The Moonwalker, a Mobile.chair with eight legs instead of wheels, is the successor to a'large Lunar Walker originally developed for the United States space program. Such Canadian -American achievements in bio -medical engineering ...will. be .exhibited in.the Science_ Centre's Hall of Health, From left to right: Tourism' Minister Jaynes Auld, -Mrs. Auld, Princess Alexandra and her husband, Hon. Angus Ogilvy. Messages FromThe Word "FOR SUCH TIME AS THIS" "(Esther 4;14) Y b Rev. Leonard Warr Victoria Street. United Church A _ greatr,, - nveh, :., ' •p_ was making its way Over. .tide Atlftf"e for New York At the mouth 'of The Problem -The Royal decree spells out great sorrow to the Jews. Mordecai feels the burden most keenly, He knows the rigid laws of the. Medes and Persians. But he -also knows--th'e righteous laws of God. Thus he appeals to Queen Esther - the Hudson, it got, into „-difficult•The problem' in a crisis is to les ..and san.X. S.eve , .l attelnp y ind.ithe pianor'womab°of theihour° were mace} torefloat it,•bud„ .,[,I„, ;,God has his agent ready for in vain. An ;old aptain approach.- ; the crisis. Witness Moses the del-, ed the authbrit' es and he assured iverer. Joseph' . in Egypt -David them that.; if, ey gave him .two , empty ships, 0 men aid plenty of gearin, he, would guarantee' to them tat befcre sundown of that da)1, ;lt e sunken ship would be in harb,bur,- This wasgrant_ed, two shipSii, 20 alien and chains and ropes. Down the river they challenging Goliath -Elijah and the prophets of Baal -Esther when Haman we •ild destroy the Jews... Jesus, coming in the. fulness of time! The world is in a crisis hour! The Church faces .,a crisist The ck Trilliums known but all too seldom heeded bit of springtime knowledge. Unlike other wild flowers,” the trillium's, flower cart beiicked without -pick - in the leaves. With the leaves goes the plant's. ability ' to store foofor 'next year's growth._ Result : one .dead trillium plant for each trillium flower picked. One 'dead plant may not have much meaning, but multiply it by thousands or millions and the once ab],iridant trillium may become ex- tinct. (Windsor Star) . 120th Year of The (u?&ti' i oat-eftar itailleatiox? —©— The County Town Newspaper of Huron' —O— D z' Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by Signal -Star Publishing Limited ROBERT G. SHIM li A�fi President- and Publisher F.i it JO'PT 'IVl,aeaging. Editor S. F. HILLS, Plant Supt. - a i sir Member of C;.w.N.A., O.w.N:A., and A.li.d. •. • Subscription Rates $5 a Year —To U.S.A. $6 (in advance) Authorized as Seooiid Class "Meal, Post Office beet„ Ottawa and for Payment of Postage in Cash I ' N wen .At low tide the two ships were brought to the sunken vessel, one on each side, and with strong ropes and thick chains they were bound to the sunken ship. When that had been done to the sat. isfaction of ' the captain, he turn. ed to hip,men and said, "Now we have done our part, the Old Atlantic will do the rest!" Grad. ually the tide cane sweeping in. The ropes creaked and the chains tightened as 'wave after wave swelled the volume of the water. At last, as a big and mighty wave came in from the great Atlantic, ftp came the wreck and the derelict was safely led into the harbour between her guard• ran sisters. "You see," said the old cap- tain with a merry twinkle," The old Atlantic' can do things -we can't!" • • Out of this crisis hour came the challenge to the. old 'iaptain who certainly proved himself to be. "the right man at the right time." Esther, too, catrie to the King. dem in order:`to'Verform a God. • given , task and ata time of great emergency in Hebrew history. 1•■•- A four year-old, in a fore with his mother, stood puzzled yet fascinated before a display of candy. His mother, in a hurry as•always, ;grew impatient, as the little fellow 1inered,. unable to make up his mind. "klurry, hurry son! Spend your money! We must now, be going!" To which the .little chap. replied, "Don't hurry me, .'Mommy,. I've only got'one' penny and I have to spend it carefully!''• Friends, we have one life and we need to invest it carefully! The Promise: Esther did a big thing. The king extended 'his sceptre. God heard her prayer She did . save her, people. She all these there, is a key' person. Is that soinebtYdy you? Have you and I come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Now God be thanked Who has matched us with this hour. Albert Edward W iggan told the story of a fine old negro who had a goodly share of life's troubles, but vino had remained strong and 'cheerful. `Uncle Joe" he asked, "Where did you get that strength - to meet what you did?" Came the reply: "Well, I'll tell you. I'se jus' learned to co-operate wad de inevitable!" The Peril: In her perilous hour, Esther nerved herself with fast. ing and praYer. God'had promis. ed to keep His people if they obey. ed. (See 2 Chrori. 7:14; Matt. 16:18, 1 Peter 1:6.8) Esther said, "I will go unto the king, which is not according to law; and if I perish, I perishl"Obedience may ' cost. In the Franco-Prussian war a French gunner was commanded to fire on a.small house,sheltering Prussians. With pale face, the fired. "Well hit, my man!" said the officer ' looking through his glass at the now completely .:-----Virile. the -name- -of God -is not smaaledhouse. -Artzln:s:lre noticed found in the Bonk of Esther, the a teat on the man's cheek, rough. influence of God flows through ly he exclaimed, "Why, what's its pages. He meets darkness _ the matter?" "Pardon me, Col,. with light and weakness with onel, it was my own little house. might. Four actors appear in the • everything. I had in the world!" record. There is Mordecai- aJew-' at the Persian capital with his adopted ward, Esther. ^ He was God-fearing,, far.seeing, loved his people, believed in their destiny, and was' faithful to the • king. There is„ 0E.der. the queen beautiful of -th= _" ersiaili throne. Esther means "star". She was chosen for her beauty to replace yashti who refused to obey an unreasonable . royal request. How tragic if one misses it! There is Ahasuerus known as Others have. King Saul, Moses. Xerxes. the famous Persian king.. And 'there is lianiarl': `a high ofd the faw giver, Judas. the tress• ictal in the king's court wealthy, user, Peter.the disciple! The ori• t;he Jews. velege of God's gracious salvo. influential, enemy of And God is his own Interpreter! tion is ours. The door to Ser. The Scene: A Royal Feast. The . vice in God's great program opens for us. Four things promotion of Haman- an offer of come not ba0ki the spoken word, $15° mtllio�i sparks a royal de- the sped arrow, the past life, the cree to kill all Jews. a result• neglected opportunity! ing 'crisis.* Out' of this crisis ° hour comes the challenge to Esther !'And whoknowethryhetha ° The Privilege: The crisis hour has its privilege. E sther's, gold. en opportunity knew the joy of undertaking ,for her people. She did not consider first what was convenient nor did she trifle with her privilege, Had she done so, the opportunity would have taken wings. In some form, the pr% vilege and opportunity comes to all- but° it may 'come once only! • . . • ° Y. ,Mordecai also w;as rewarded. His faith was honoured by God. The Jews were saved,and rejoiced. (See Esther 8: 16.17) In such a time as this, may we discover now how the great God is by giving .Him a' listening ear, the •. trusting heart, the, bedient will! On a large moving vara was in. scribed: "fou call! . We haul. anything, anywhere, anytime! "Why not say 'Yes' to God? Who. soever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved." .er `aril'` 'rt°acofne--to tad-Kingdorer ' for such an hour as this?" In every such crisis there 18 a Chid• given op1$ottunity with the focus on a Problem,' a Peril, a Pri. vilege, and a Promise. will be one of hundreds of crews. ail and bread. • across ° the coyntry represented 15 YEARS AGO, 1952 at the fifth Canadian PacificRov. Two prisoners who escaped er Moot on Vancouver Island from Hiron County jail' early this summer, The annual event, Monday afternoon were recapture held this year in the -village of ed yesterday at about 5:30 p.m. on Pa iiB,C.., runs from Aug. the farm of Ivan B ilyea, near, ust 24 to 31: , . o London.• . J. W. M -Laren of Benmiller. A project has been •initiated to guest peaker th rev%Ye the cultivation of thesweet ua1will meetingbe osf the Huronat. countyeann. . chestnut tree which was domin• Historical society. Mr. McLaren, - ant in.'southwestern Ontario early will, speak on the snaking of a his. in the century before it Weis grad.. tory book. ually extinguished by a fungus. John K. Sully president and type growth which arrived in general manager of Dominion Canada from the ,far East; quite, Road' Machinery Company, God. by accident° erich, will be a -Member' of span. • About 40 -• newspapermen from el, at 'the >10tki- nniversaary con. -daily and weekly papers in W°est• ference of the Mid.Western On. - ern Ontario, one from Detroit 'tario Iievelopment'association in' and several from • radio station New Hamburg next Tuesday. . CKNX and CFP.L Loadon,. took ' Goderich RebekahLodgeceleb. -part in the newsm•ens' perch rated its 57th birthday party in derby held at Goderich harbor on MacKay hall, May 17, with Mrs. Saturday. John Pinder, Noble Grand, pre. During the annual . Iilac tea siding. Guests were presentfrom at the Maitland Golf Club on Exeter, Hensall and Ripley. Saturday, • May 24, W.A. CouL• . -Y persistent: high:- blood- =pr-ess.•-. ore. makes the heart pump hard. er, a strain which can cause the heart to enlarge and becomeress efficient, the Ontario Heart Foundation says. _ • %if%i.`.%%:` r/Gi f f/rr<r r�r�• LETTERS EDITOR With regard to the Editor's note `in reply to my letter lin the May. 11th edition of your newspaper, may I advise you that I had al. 'ready written to the Representa• , tive for "this constituency,, The Honourable RobertM.cKinley; and „I wrote to the newspaper in hopes that others who either believe Steven Truscott is innocent or believe he deserved the right to be allowed to mix with society, would'w,rite also toMr. McKinley- or to`the Prime .Minister. y e law protect the law instead of the .rights of an in. 0 . 11. dividualrwhen the Supreme Court upheld the 1959 verdict? Do yogi not, , alter considering .° 1 '- evidence, have a reasonabl,t as to the- guilt of the acc (Miss)`Berva Allan 373 prunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario. Ed. 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