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Be Our Guest
We are opportuned from time
to time to ' 'publish some . real trip
snofting editorials, raise. a little
hey with this or that, give so-and-so
a 'hard time and generally disturb
the pace.
There are times when a sharp
prod or an equally , effective word
of praise can ,get good results when,
seetningly nothing .else will do.
There' is a time for hewing to the
line and letting the chips fall where
they may, andwhen that time
comes, the axe will swing.
Meanwhile, those who clamor
for the, "good old. hellfire and brim- ,
stone' -kind of editorial column tend
to forget that the rabid, partisan,.
emotional editorials of yesteryear
"would make usllaugh oursel?es sick-
today.
"o-
- Actually, we believe thoste w.
want the "disturber" type of e�
torial are ` looking for arc tisement, .,
kicks. or have a vindictive desire
to have someone . else throw their
snowballs for; them.
"Get in there and fight, boy,
we'll hold your coat," they urge..
Gentle. Reader, welcome to the
fray. You are cordially invited to
metaphorically, roll up your sleeves,
spit on your hands and wade in with
your Irish up, Write your editorial:
Sign your namkand address.
If we think it is worth publish-
ing, it will appear in the editorial
c )lumn under your name, and we
will hold your coat while you get
in there, boy, and fight, ,fight, fight.
Be our guest!
The Old Provocation
In a scene strange for Parlia-
ment Hill, what .The Stratford
BeaconiHerald describes as "a mob
of farmers looking for all the world
like 'a pack of animals" stormed
° Parliament last, wed. -
News reports state glass in the
main doors of Centre Block was
smashed. RCMP officers were jerk-
ed and jostled,- and doors of the
House were pounded with fists and
beaten with sticks.
We saw: some television film on
the event and are inclined to agree
the rough? stuff was "sickening,
boorish and disgraceful" as our con-
temporary remarks, and of. course
not necessary. ,
Much of the blame for the un-
pleasantness has been . placed on
militant', Quebec farmers who re-
acted violently to a speech by For-
t estry Minister Sauve.
Walter Miller, 2nd .vicep - resi-
t dernT he"'i0FIT Sys the lush "was
"provoked by the federal govern-
ment". Does this line sound fami-
liar? ami -liar?
An unruly mob, crashes . palice
r .
_Last . - had
lines, then claims provocation:
It is a downright shame if
rabble misers in the crowd hurt
the chances of the sincere dairymen.
We consider the dairy farmer
needs more mone and the principal
• demand ' of the, farmers should get
long and serious consideration"
'We do not accept the conclusion
of The Beacon -Herald that "thegov-
ernment now has every right to
shut the door ." Mob tactics are
certainly distasteful, -but surely
Agriculture Minister J. J. Greene
could'see for himself how it came
about, and that it does not repre-
sent the attitude of the Canadian
farmer generally, especially those
who need a price increase as much
as anyone, but stayed home and
tended to their "knitting" - or more
likely, seeding?
-=-The Hon. Mr. Greene, we trust,
has too iglu : statu-re ---to- -Se - the
rowdiness as' h ekcli ;g' fa'r rdehlin-
ing to consider what we believe to
be a reasonable demand, no matter
how badly the proposal was. pre-
sented.
Peter Craske, Cambridge` University student, who is presently
attending John Hopkins University at New York through a
Comm.onrvealth •sdho'.arship while working towards a PHD, last
weak visited Goderich, a town which- his gre=at, great, great,
grandfather, John Gait, helped "to found while employed with
the 19th century British colonizing agency, the Canadh Conu any.
Greeting Peter, is Mayer Frank Mills M.D., who welcomed
John Gat.t's descendant to Goderich and directed him • to }e
Pa:. Muse use situated atop the harbor hill: This building was
ttie original headquicter oi the Canada Comj,iny Which played
an importantrole in the settlement of Huron County. .
t:i:.`... _ :: lilt t :•ibt-:•w::r at;ii:
Stay Alive
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summer *eather. It was ideal or
all the water sports and .recreation
that we 'enjoy participating in. But
-there's a"note of tragedy that comes
to us from the Red Cross about last
summer's fine weather. Because of
the increased, activity in the water,
drownings went up by 141/2 per cent.
Drowning already ranks third
on the annual list of accidental fata-
s in Canada. This
high!
There's pnly one way to correct
it. ' That is for each of fis to become
more aware of water safety, and
to apply its�principies and practices
at all times. • • `
Let's not have any drowning
tragedies in our community this'
summer. Learn to survive and stay
alive!
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ay Art Elliott
The publisher of this esteemed
-family journal has suggested that
this column be a regular feature
of 'Tie teriaT page or *We: ever
'nearby, slgt may be available,
Terms of reference are vague,
so the writer Will be able to wing
wide, topically, 'and mayhap even
sniff the exotic scents of the lit.
erary, artistic and cultural world
as it exists hereabouts.
One thing has been established,
and should be made clear from the
outset.` This column will not nee.
essarily represent the views' of
the publisher' or The Signal.Star
as such, but could easily de so,
in the happenstance of seeing eye.
to -eye. The inexorable law of
averages seems to tall for it.
DEPJSI' HERE
This column could be a handy
little vehicle for trundling away
queries and "complaints from the
J customers, as in a rubber tired
wheelbarrow. Sort of. Like, taking
....stiff to. .the .dump --E very on can ..
see yfor •iii elf-w?eVit is, and
can see what disposal is being
made of it. In short, a garbage
disposal unit.
Immediately to hand is a sug•
gestion for "G. H.C.""who sent
--ar rg-a m
reinm der frothe "Act-
on Line". column in the Even.-
ing,Telegram about Medic.Alert
.tags. All Ontario -hospitals have
been brought up to date on them.
It's hard to believe that , som
nurses don't know about these
Medic.Alert bracelets and
necklaces are .produded by the
Canadian Medic Alertfoundation,
:116 , St. George streets, Toronto,,,
and bar..Wa.r rings about anerg.
ies and an international phone
number. In an emergency a per.
. son's complete . medical back.
ground can be obtained in min.' .
Utes by dialing this number. The
writer, , has a homemade dogtag
which implores: "In the event of.
a crisis, kindly force brandy
between my teeth."
An old friend phoned to confide
that someone had knocked or
-throw.i, _a ,golf ball through his
window. He was pretty upset about'
it, and 'felt it was just one more
piece Of evidence that holligan.
ism.... is She. wave of the future.
we h.3p•z it doesn't happen again,
and w? hope the future,will sim.
m^:• d)wn. .
SAFETY VALVE
Another p_aintive but sprightly
letter to the editor in the•Mail.
bag this --Week. A, titer
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te; - Pyr? i
team iaT fOblo offSam eighere'
by Itev. 'H. de Vries,
First Baptist Church
"HOW Faith Slips.Away."
A man was ' once spending a hol.
iday in an ' English village winch
possessed anions other things a
little church of great beauty. Day
after,daY #le went to renew his:
sense of God's" 'presence.. Ile
noticed that every •day a woman
camp 'too. She carne and .stood.
before a. picture of the mother of
Jesus. But it was not to adore;
for her face was hard and bitter.
Intrigued, the,man asked some
Of the village 'folk about her, and
this. is what he,.,,learned. When
the woman' was young she had
been chosen by an artist as the
model for that 'picture. 'Her inn.
essag
ocence and beauty had been in.
spiring. The years passedby, She
left the village and was forgotten.
Then oile day she returned; her
beauty was gone, and hard, bitter
'lines covered her face. She want
every day to that church to took
at ' the beauty which once was
hers, but which the passing of
years had filched from leer.
Haw often this'happens .to -men
and women ' in the Christian .ex.
periencel This is so because the
busy passing days crowd oat our
religious enthusiasm. The result
is that our faith slips away andwe
hardly know that it is gone. Th{ s
may happen in a comparatively
short time, or the time maybe
longer, between youth 'and arid.
life. How often we read the Poll.
owing words in the gospels;
4'('� ye of little faith," ",And He
said :,:oto them, `Have faith in
God.' " Words similar to these
are repeated over and over again
in the Gospels, °` ' •
The poet has left us -the full.
owing words which adequately we.press the experience of many
folk, •,• . .•
"Nit mine the life I thought tb
live, •
When first I took His Name:;
Mine but the right to weep. and
grieve over my� shame.
That too often Jia the tale, but
it need not•be so: We needtopray
as the man whopconfrontedJesus,
long ago, ."Lord.. help thou my
unbeliefl'All the rich, Adequate
,resources Of God are at the (Ilse
posal of those who will turn from
self, turn to God, and lay hold'
upon them..•
Down•
- Memory
Lane
55 YEARS AGO; 1912
The anniversary and°dedication
services in the Baptist churchon
Sunday marked the beginning,of
a new era in the - life of that
congregation; After working en=
thusiastically for several months
the different organizations raised
sufficient. funds to cover the cost
of new church pews, new seats
for the choir, ,and other furnish.
Ings. •
Jim Shepton, of Exeter, lost
a three.year.old colt the other
day and narrowly escaped drown.
ing himself. He, and his son Wil.
fred were riding along a si der Jae
three miles'west of Exeter when
the horse became frightened•and
jumped into adeep ditch of water.
Mr. Shepton was thrown under.
neath and but for • the help of his
son he would have been drowned
as he was completely under water.
The colt got tangled up in such
a 'way that it was impossible to.
save it. -
Victoria 'Day. was marked by a
delightful entertainment given in
the Opera House by the Central
'school. The performers, most
of them pupils of the. school,
were well received; the audience
was large and appreciative. The
only fault in the program;if it
that was a fault) .was it was too •
long. It lasted a good three hours
but the interest of the audience
was sustained force last.
TEN YEARS AGO, 1957
The funeral of John H. Lauder,
61, whose"' death occurred at
Victoria hospital, • Londrn, early
Tuesday morning,, is to be held
at` St. George's Anglican churph
this afternoon. Rev. K.E. Taylor
will 'conduct the service. Inter.
ment will be in Maitland cemet.
ery°.
Editorial comment:Itwasplea•
sant to be assured by Hon.C.D.
Howe in his address here last
week that Goderich, would, as a
result of the St. LawrenSea,' Sea,'
way, "benefit from the increased
activity on the Great Lakes as
an importantportand distribution
centre."
It was •open: house ii Saturday
at the grain elevators, here. of
. Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence
Transportation 'Company Ltd, is related to a Fee, or has5
Numerous grain brokers. from anecdotes about this family well.
'Toronto w re present to view the
�' known in Goderich.
new bins and unloadifigfacilities. Ralph Pearson,
15 YEARS AGO, 1952
The annual commencement and
graduation "exercises 'of Goderich
pl agaate--
1 � we're -held ` b7�1 F 4ti2.
041y \ two, years since I coined
(I hope) the word 'numbskullery"
and employed it -as a'rather "des.
picaule noun editorially:
Keep the letters' to the editor
.coming. Blat out all your hopes;
fears, aspirations and objur.
gations: Honest confe5sion.is said
to be good for the soul. Sign
them, or they'll end up in the
WPB.-
Be he ever so hum`le, there's
night, a £ended- by a•°I.r ge crow
of parents and friends. It was
an historic occasion as it marked
the last one to be held in the
old school: An interesting pro.
gram of music, speeches and pre.
sentations was presented, with
Mr. R.D. Munro, chairman ofthe
collegiate board,. presiding.
'reams sponsored by the God.
erich Lions have won 22champ.
ionships in W.O•A,A. and have had
11 teams' in semi . finals in
G
is
1$
III -Conceived
The current demands .by some
politicians and a ' `scattering of stu-
dents that the Truscott case be
,heard again, or that the young man
be pardoned, immediately are the
results *cif emotionalism, at best, or _
of political opportunism, at worst.
Since the Truscott boy is the
surviving principal in a tragic
drama, it is natural that sympathy
should be felt for -his -plight. On the
other hand, should the decisions of
two hearings before properly con-
stituted courts 'of the land be dis-
- regarded we. would all have good
reason to lose faith in 'a judicial
system which is generally acknowl-
edged to be one of the best in the
world.
Every court decision in' future
would be open to questions and to
political influence. Our courts 'are
among the most valued of our
democratic institutions and un-
happy though the consequences may
be; we mti t abide by decisions which
are reached after careful considera-
tion. Our laws provide for every,
possibility of unfair trial and for
appeals whenever~ ' justification can
be found. The prisoner in this case
was granted a special hearing, one
which was not recommended by
• legal authorities until exceptional
publicity was given to his case.
Fortunately Trtiscott will soon
become eligible for parole and the
chance it affords to prove his ability
to rejoin society.—(Wingham Ad-
vance -Times).
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even the rawest police rookie has
had the point drummed into him.
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it o'nl.udsmn,i, "all
and sins to bear".
Art
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Dear Editor:
At, the corner of Hamilton and
Victoria streets there was once a
small and potentially attractive
building that served.Goderich as
a todrist information booth.
The location is ideal . so was
the .former gas station. It• had a
q saint charm, because. o` its de:
sign, that was unique when. com.
pared to information b :ildings in
other areas. It was strong and
well, constructed. Touched tip,by
w,r'te paint, bright shutters, and
'colorful boxes of flowers (which
incidentally, would not -have cost
a great deal) it would have looked
cheerful and different. The tour.
fists wouldhaue stopped, and "the
prettiest town in -Cahada" would
snag another -group of-happy-vic—
tims':
Only a, portion of the building
•was being used asan information
office, therefore several groups
of people asked the town for the
unused part. This posed an almost
insurmountable problem to our
resod:• ;eful town council:
"Blys, let's alt put on our
thinking caps! Now wiio shall we
give it to?"
"r1' he beatniks!'? cried one.
"Hell no! We don't want no
protestin' around here!" cried
another.
"What about the handicrafts
clique?" piped up someone from
the corner.
'I've got it! Lets to
spoke the -most lean
member.
"He's .got it! Our p
ar it down"
red senior
.: oblems
are. solved!" theyO ail shouted
with glee.
Then out flowed the taxpayers'
money ^ to tear the little building
down,,and oat flowed more money
for °a _big white ugly trailer re...
, sem ling a Misplaced boxcar.'It .,
rests on cement blocks before a_
wide expanse of antiseptic gravel,
with a small "tourist inform.
action" sign propped against its
side. Perhaps a1f=ew pretty strings
la.sti.n.4lags trl11-b4
,strung up later? It ranks second
only. to our multi•candled squat
centennial bo,cake as an arch.
iteotural masterpiece.
I remember ashort while ago, a
certain councilor was "up in
arms"' over the ugliness of the
411
our, griefs
trailer' in Harbour Park. "Let's
clean Up" was ,the war cry.. I
hope h is satisfied now, with a
tiaile�on the,,highway(nothidden
away in the+ Park) where everyone
who passes through can see the
great effort Goderich puts forth
to welcome visitors.
Janet MacDonald
, Bob Cadman
P:S, r Our criticism will pro.
baby fall upon numbed skulls.
Dear iri
D ing the recent tragedy in
our rea many people, in their
official capacities, were involved
with !tile McNee family. I would
like ,to bring to the attention of
the readers of the SignalStar,
the ---kind and -sympathetic --con.._-
sideration each gave in carrying
out 1iis duty and; in so doing,'
lessened the burden of the family
and,. indirectly, mine.
Especially,;I would draw hien.
tion to the Ontario Provincial-
Polkce'. who,- from the' moment
they were called showed under.
standing; also the assistance of
the Goderich Police Force; the
clergy, Rev. Glen Wright of Dun.
gannon Pastoral charge, Rev. J.
Donald MacDonald ofNorthStreet
United Church, and Rev. R. Clark,
wh¢ with his congregation, made
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernaccle
available tci the McNee familyand
to Nile United congregation.
'f'he combined , efforts of area
funeral directors; our son,.Bll,•
ofAuburn;Floyd Lodge,Gbderich;
LlOyd Tasker, and Neil Leslie,
Mitchell,' were magnificent,' en.
abiing us - to serve the family at
a most difficult time. Harry Jen.
kills grid staff of Colborne Cern.
etery made every effort to ease
the family by the simplicity in
arranging the place of interment.
Pithily, I am deeply grateful
to the'Signal.Star, whose report.
ing was •01 a -high order:, Cert.
ainly the whole staff in checking
details gave a ttr�ue picture,.y,��with.
{ e9Or' ��kO Sgf Yi0tta1istn
sd• often apparent in news,cover.
age.
„.. To all concerned, I extend the
deeily felt gratitude of my wife,
myself, and my Thirdly'.
' « Stiles Funeral Home,
E,J. Stiles
to •••• • since • • •, i was re.
'vealed by Lion "Nip" Whetstone
at the annual sports night of the
club on Friday last. A large atten.
dance which included W.O.A.A.
officials saw dozens of happy
- youngsters, members of teams
sponsored by the L ions, • honored
at the sports night;
Editorial note: May 24th was
a washout so far as holiday.
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.01
making was concerned. But that
was an exception. it is usually a
fine spring day. ,'Long live the
24th of May!
uates have successfully com.
pleted a two.year course inbasic
psychiatry and nursing p. oce.
dures. About- 200 guests were
present for .the ceremony.
At least nine.wards of'Huron
Cougty. Childrens AidSocietywill
go to summer camp this year.
Their' visit to summer camp will
be- made possible by funds donated
by various county, residents'and
• organizations.
LETTERS
Dear Friend: 1
Col..Ralph E. Pearson, who is
_,_p,reparing a "History of the FEE
, Family," would like to hear from
anyone named Fee, anyone who
was a Fee, has a Fee ancestor,
Over 300 people crowded into
7.egi.on Memorial hall at Clinton,
• to hear two Huron riding candi.
dates debate farm policy of their
respective parties. The program
included 20 minute addresses by •
Elston Cardiff, Progressive -Con:
servative candidate, and A. Y.
"Andy" McLean, Liberal can.
didate.
One Year Ago. 1966
Goderich collegiate is moving
toward the climax of the school
,year with exams whichbegin next
1Vf onlay.- Grade 13 students who
are spending thisWee1 ,s u lying,
-lunched- vi►ith- principal .John
Singer and staff members on
.Friday.
After six and otic -half months
of negotiations a new contract
has been signed between theSifto
Salt m'ne division of. Domtar
Chemicals Ltd. and Local 682
of the. International Chemical
Workers kers Union.
The third annual ...graduation
exercises for .hospital aides and
attendants at the Ontario hospital,
doderich, were held last Thurs.
ay. In a ceremony, at the hos.
petal auditorium, 28 students be.
came staff mem..oers. The grad..
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This coming Sunday, June 4th,
is Shut.in's Day. If you can find
space in your next issue for men.
tion of this event it would be
very m...ch appreciated.
Thanking ,you. in advance for
whatever support you may care to
give this Day, and wishing you
every success in your new pos.
itlgn as,editor, I am,,
, : ` Yours very truly,
Ernestt--Barb
Goderich, Ont.
ED, Note:
Mention is made of this
special day in the. editorial col.
umns as you request. Ideally,
every . Sunday "could well be -ob.
served in this way. A little less
selfishness on the part of the mai.
ority of us would make for a great
deal more happiness on the part
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the idea And hope it becomes a
chronic, year 'round thing,
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