HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-06-15, Page 2" I taac. Thursday Ju g 1 "1
Tragic
We could not help but agree
With ,the distinguished represents=
five from the Republic• of Mali to the
Security Council of the United
Nations Sunday night, when, in the
course' •of the emergency Meeting
called to consider charges of truce
breaking, he castigated the codicil
for the "shamefa paralysis" which
' he said had seized, -it and rendered
it impotent to make .,a simple de-
cision.
We cannot help but share some
of the shame of this, delegate and
probably others who are not greatly
impressed by filibustering tactics of
the great 'powers over a truce in-
fraction involving a few `'hundred
yards or a few miles- of sand: These
same powers were able to turn the
blind eye 'when war loomed un-
' mistakably on the horizon.
"We .do not agree there is any
need for an emergency session of
the Security ° Council," said the
„USSR, in effect: "We do riot con-
sider there is any crisis".
A few days later, after the Arab
nations squandered millions of dol-
•, lars of Russian provided armaments
in. their fiasco of a "religious war"
°Fare
against the Israelis, ruining chances
forsacial and economic progress for
years ' to come, suddenly a point
which must be considered ,minor.. in
the context of the one-week war
beconies•a matter for breast beating
and towering oratory. .
4 °, Small wonder .the Israelisove
little respect ,and less use for'the
United--- , ations and, hope • to • deal
direct h their enemies when it
comes to re-establishing peace in
the Middle East.
If Professor McLuhan is right
when he declares "tile medium is tk'e
message"; when it`"comes to .tele-
vision, we are getting the message
on the United Nations and it is ist-
sad one. '
If there is any truth in the
speculations of . some commentators
(which we think must be postulated
more in hope than expectation) that
Russia is blustering as a face-saving
device while support of North Viet
Nan is withdrawn, we could bear
the shame with a bitjlipore. fortitude,
rationalizing the end to be worth
the cynical means.
What a way to run a world.
Small Mercies
range . of 'eighteen to twenty-five
cents 'on the average ,prescription
costing $3.35, or about five to seven
per cent of the retail price. The tax
is applied at the wholesale level.
On higher priced drugs where a
professional fee Method of pricing
is used by the druggist, the reduc-
tion will be higher. For example, a
prescription that costs .$6.00 before
the tax removal will be about $5.60.
And that's plenty.
Another shall mercy • we could
be thankful for would be the re-
moval of sales tax from cemetery
memorial stones, as a fitting fare-
well to. people who have been taxed
from cradle to the grave, ' and then
beyond.
Elimination of the twelve per
cent federal sales tax on drugs aA
announced in the federal 'budget
last week is.a mercy, however small,
and should be received with thank-
fulness, in view of the absence of any
other tax consideration for John Q.
Public, aside from Some aid to uni-
versity construction.
The -Canadian pharmaceutical
association has asked . druggists
across the country to reduce pro-
portionately their druglprices as of
September I, effective date of the
legislation. It is thought that drugs
on- which , the tax has already been
paid will have been sold by then.
A spokesman for the associa-
tion stated the reduction in price to
a patient will be somewhere in the¢
Jolly
More than 9,000 individuals passed
through the Confederation caravan
during the twelve-hour stay at Agri-
cultural Fark -here Sunday, and as
the. saying • goes, slightly para-
phrased: -
"There was hardly ever a dull
moment".
• ° The multitude which enjoyed
-. he visit •of the—caravan was also
well" entertainedly the particularly
well selected program of local talent
of a great variety; as described in
the news columns, and it was indeed
a happy day for a good many people.
A special word of thanks to ail
who helped to make the day ',such
The Plant
•
Goderich and "'area residents
may take comfort from the latest
report by Huron. county's .public-
health unit regarding the condition_
of the lake front south of the town
harbor.-
' In
arbor.-
In a statement made early this
week to the Signal -Star, Dr. F. C. S.
Evans, Huron county public health
officer, reported that bacteriologi-
cal sampling -of Lake Huron water
in the area Along the public bathing
beach indicated.- a ,significant drop
in the presence of bacteria. Dr.
Evans added that bacteria content
Lalong-this-seption—of-latetnffirh4d
shown a marked decrease since the
town's recently completed sewage
treatment plant was put into opera-
tion over a month ago.
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Established
1848
Good -Sho v
a good one has been issued by Coun-
cillor Ray Robinson on behalf of the
local Centennial committee. •
The' Signal -Star chimes in with
an added word of praise for Coun-
chlor Robinson, the sub -committee
in charge, and all the- many per-
formers who, contributed to what
added up to being a first rate pro-'
gram, and a big one.
The.. caravan ....itself ,was_... a
thoroughly 'Professional show and,
wellpby 1 n
set
s e
�,
d . courteous and
well-trained crew. We commend the
the show to our neighbors in West-
ern Ontario who will have an op-
portunity to see it in the days and
weeks to come.
•
Works
Town council members will take
special- satisfaction from this recent
report on sanitary conditions along
e Goderich shoreline. Construc-
tion of a°million-dollar-plus modern
sewage treatment plant was a vital
but costly undertaking for the town.
Council members and citizens alike
will be satisfied however, that the
pf,oper measure was adopted to con-
trol and, hopefully, . eliminate the
problem of pollzitiorl along this
community's public beaches.
Once more, bathing and swim-'
ming is being enjoyed at the Gode-
rich waterfront. A -certain amo
--- ,.M„-Mennb-era-ef' the naregationwho who -
Battle of Lake Erie, 1813: By 1813, the second
year of the American invasion of Canada,
attention was focussed on ,the Great Lakes,
In 1812 the . invader had been beaten back and
by the beginning of 1813 ,no"British territory
was in the bands of the Americans. N -ow the
Americans realized that by gaining control of
the lakes they • could prevent supplies from
reaching the British forces: The Americans
fitted out their ships well and sent nine of
them, under Captain Oliver Perry, against
Captain Robert Barclay, a Trafalgar veteran,
and • his six British ships on Lake Erie. For.
two hours the battle raged until every one of
Barclay's ships had been disabled and he was—
From the Imperial Oil Collection
forced to surrender. On -Lake Ontario naval
encounters were light, but the Americans dis•
patched fourteen vessels and two thousand men
from Sackett's Harbor; ,the Ameridan javal
headquarters on Lake Ontario, to York where
they look over the town andburned the provincial'
buildings. While this was going on the Briyish
naval forces' and an opportunity to capture
the lightly defended Sackett's Harbor, but failed.
The British suffered another severe defeat when
they attempted to secure command of Lake
Champ.'.iin in. 1814. There again the superior
American naval force routed the British ships.
(This historical -feature is one of a serief may
whish to clip and save,)
Messages from
The Word
Rev. J. Donald MacDonald*
North Street United Church
Goderich • •
This week has been proclaimed
"Veteran's Week" 'all across,
Canada. It provides us an oppo-r.
tunity as Canadian's to reflect on"
the tremendous contribution of
those who were in thearmed
forces .of our coiintry in two
world wars. It was required of
them that they be people of cou.
rage and loyalty, 'with a willing
spirit of sacrifice. All of these
are worthy virtues:
Some would regard any honor
or gratitude shown toour vet-
erans as tantamount to an acknow.
ledgment that war' is right and,
therefore is justified. This is not
the 'case, but is rather a recog.•
nition that in a time and era of
war, not of their,choostnt-g'or•mak.
ing — they responded to a call
to. defend when , it was then too
late to barter or negotiate , a
way out, ,
• We hope we shall never reach
the point where it is again too
late to sit and discuss the pro.
blems that beset the human fame
lily and that sons 'and' -daughters
yet upborn, or even now lads
and lassies in school, may ever
again have to engage in wars
not of their•making.
The thought of another .world
catastrophe is too terrible to
--Contemplate °: Today's weapons
are ones of total destruction
'of • mass annihilation, far too
wicked ever•to be unleashed on
the world family. ,
When I. contemplated these
thoughts — I realized how im.
portant it is now than ever be.
fore, to be a good citizen in
every fine sense of the word.
Dr. George Goth has suggested
that Christian people are under
a moral obligation to be intel.
ligent. It is. not sufficient to be
a decent'citizen, we must be
an infored, intelligent citi.
zenry,
A good citizen of Canada does
more than work a 40 hour week,
come homey and read the news.
paper — prop 'his feet up and
watch TY. A good citizen will
make every effort to inform hiin.
self about Canada, economic"her _
socid ,ani `political posture, and
then determine "to become in..
volved'' in ensuring that his con-
tribution in town, province and
country will have at least some
influence on that stance. But,
this we cannot hope to do, with.
out first intelligent -understand.
ing_ of_• otuw.great land and its
people:
--'But -we-are more than citizens
'of Canada. = we are citizens
of the world. This is so because;
everything that happens in one
place or other of this globe.will
have a direct or indirect effect
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-' Dear Sir:
It is fitting that in the ob.
servance of Canada's centennial,
tribute •should be paid to those
who in the past 100 years have
offered themselves in times 'of
war to defend our nation and the
grin 7.iples bf hum^.n freedom and
dignity which God in His love
and wisdom wills for every in.
dfvldual He has created, To this
end the Jine 11 to 17 has
een• set aside as National Vet.
erans Week.
The National Committee is so:.
iciting the cooperation of all
parish churches and cong'r'ega.
tions to mark ', the' beginning -of
this Week with a fitting memc.r•,
ial w: thin' the context,' of their
regular corporate worship on
Sunday, June 11th. This may. take
the form of special prayers, S cri.
pure readings .nanymns,asweii
as an address on this subject.
responsibility now . rests, with
those using the town's public bath-
ing facilities to do their 'part in
keeping the beaches clean and un-
cluttered.
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—0— The tounty Town Newspaper of Huron —0—
Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday, morning by
• • Signal4tar Publishiihg Limited
ROBMT SITRIER 4 FT4JIOTT
President and Publisher
S. F. HILLS, Plant Supt.
'Member .of 0.W.NA.; and A:13.C.
Subscription Rates $S..a Year—To U.S.A. $6 (in adriance)
•Managing. Edits
Aut'4o ;'zed M Second eras •''ail, Post Office Dept.,
Ottawa and for Payment -°6f Postage in Cash.
120th Year of
Publication
are veterans could be invited to
attend as a group, wearing medals
if they so, wish.
Special Sunday leaflets have
been printed for use by congre.
gations and are peing distributed
without cost to any congregation
requesting them. The front of the
leaflet will ha,e an appropriate
,picture•or symbol and the back
of the leaflet will bear a mess.
age setting' forth the significance
of the occasion. The two inside
pages will be blank For the in.
sertion of your own material
regarding the Order of Service,
etc. A 'supply is available for
your use.
We all abhor war and would
like to forget the horror, pain.
injustices, and cruelty that are in.
ev!tably a part of ,v.: a,^e. Never.
theless, wc: ;►ave a reponsibility
;to remember with gratitude those
who, motivated by love, • have
made possible the celebra.tion in
freedom of the one hundredth
birthday of our Nation.
W e earnestly request your res.
ponse to and cooperation with
this endeavour.
Ed Stiles
Veterans .Week Committee
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir: I am looking for in.
formation on two men:
Thomas Christilaw, 12, West
15th Township of Colborne and
•`Thomas Hawkins, 13, 16 F, Town.
ship, of Ashfield.
This information given inSgth.
erland's County of Huron Gaz:
eteer Durectoryfl'969-70. Thomas
Christilaw, mil wright, Presby.
terian,,,,_ married 1879 at Dun.
gannon, Elizabeth Ann Hawkins.
His father, Thomas Christilaw
resided in Colborne Township.
Also James Dale, born 1824
in Yorkshire, married 1847 to
Elizabeth Nicol, born 1827a in
Edinburgh; Scotland. '
Mrs. 'John -D. Milne
57 Treadgold Cr: a•
Don Mills, Ontario. .
T. PRYDE & '' N
• --Memorials
Freest Stone and Experienced Workmanship
• DISTRICT
Frank MCIuwasn REPRESENTATIVE
4247861 or 200 Gibbons St, — 554.9468
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refugees in the Gaza strip, live
on , seven pennies a day -�-- this
mi t have an effect upon ns _—
if not on our economy, . t kii at
least upon our conscience.
When millions oflittle tads
and toddlers are undernourished
and underfed this must have an
effect upon us — if not on. our
world trade, at least upon dur
compassion: We have 'gone too
fair to be unconcerned —we know
too much not to care. Whether
we like it or not we are 'citizens
of the whole wide world.
There is not an alert, Intel-
ligent and knowledgeable veteran
alive that ,•is not conscious of
the need to establish a happier,
healthier, more wholesome type of ;
'world family — so that their
contribution and the sacrifice of
comrades. and buddies ,after all,
will not have been one' immense_
waste of time and human life.
Down Memory„ .one
Whistle Ended Strike
ONE YEAR AGO,1966
1966
The whistle at Goderich Man.
ufacturina Co. Ltd., blew for five
minlutes last Thursday, signaling
the end of 13 weeks inactivity
at the plant. },Members. of Local
3054 of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and -Joiners Of
America, had voted to go back
to work: They, returned 1_,2 421.(,)!,3,.
jobs qn Monday. '
Harry J. Boyle, manor and
broadcaster, who was born at
St. Augustine, October 7, 1915,
is returning to his home come.
inanity this weekend. He will je
be at Anderson's book store for
a brief period during his visit.
to Goderich to discuss and.auto.
graph for customers, his late
est novel, "With a Pinch ofSin".
Huron county board of health
has lost the services of four
employees, Reeve, Calvin Kra.
uter, Brussels, chairman of theboard, told' Huron county council
Monday. They are: Dr. R. M.
Aldis, director of the health
board since its inception 15 years
ago; Mal L. Robertson, Miss
M. -Keough, and Bruce Lobb. At
the same time, the board has
engaged the services of a sum-
mer assistant, Murray Lobb, who
will later be sponsored in a
course •at Ryerson Institute of
Technology.
Sixty fishermen from Westmin•
ster hospital, London,' came to
Goderich last week to try their
luck with hook and line. The vet-
erans' fishing trip is sponsored
annually by Branch 109 of the
Royal Canadian Legion. MacDon.
ald Marine provided the tug.
•
10 YEARS AGO, 1957
Off to a fl'i'ng start in early
returns, Elston Cardiff Conser.
vative candidate for Huron, pro,
gressively stretched out his laid
to finish in front with .,, .' maj.
ority of 3,700, 'in Monday's fed.
-Ieral election. It was nearly four
times the 953. majority which
Cardiff ..obtained in• the 195.3 el. '
ection. The Liberal candidate,
A. Y. McLean, conceded victory
at 9:20 p„m,t • in' a phone +$ail
to the returning officer at God.
erich.
• Thirty , United `ttates weekly
newspaper editors, visiting Gdd.
erich . on Wednesday, fell in love.
with the town and were not hes,
itant in, saying so. . They 'were
on a 12' - day tour of Ontario,.
sponsofed by the Ontario' depart.
ment of travel and publicity..
Two -hundred and fifty Boy.
scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides and ,
Brownies from Goderich andBay.
field, marched Sunday afternoon
from MacKay hall to Agricul•
tural park where a colorful drum.
head service was held. The ser. .
vfce commemorated the 50th ann.
iversary of scouting in Canada”`
and the 100th anniversary of Lord
Baden-Powell's birthday, who
was the founder of the move.,
ment.
Huron county museum is head.
ed in the direction of another
record year for attendance. Last
year the attendance was 11,638.
So far this 'year, attendance is
nearly 700 more than it was for
the same time last year. •
Personal
Mrs. James H. Whyard, editor
of the Whitehorse (Yukon) Star,
was an unexpected visitor at the
weekend with Mr. and I1rs. W.
E. -Elliott, Arthur street, andMr; ,
and Mrs. Arthur Elliott, Bay.
field. She is the daughter of
Invited -to- join
the royal party when Princess
Alexandra and Hon. Angus Ogilvy
were at Whitehorse, she flew out
with them via Yellowknife, Ed.
monton, Regina, Brandon, Winn.
iaegTto. Expo 67 at Montreal,
She was back in Whitehorse Mon.
day morning.
Dear Point of View,
Reading your heartrending cry
of today's date ' about a 'deaf.
ening silence' in this column,
I felt the ' least I could do was
to break the sound barrier. This•
once done, other Goderich read.
erS might be persuaded to brush
the spider's webs from their quill
pens and give tongue: •
I refer to a curious incon-
sistency in the' deliberations of
our august council.
On June 1st you report that
council refused $800. to the High.
land Pipe band because it Could
not fulfil ten local appearances.
Why? Because it was committed
to publicising Goderich all over
Robinson's barn in competitions.
On June 8th you,,,report the
Goderich Dodgers softball team
asks• .a council grant of $200.
The request was referred to the
finance comn4ttee,_:which action,
according to form, means they
will et a grant, The .softball
letter say' ' :::theDodget`swere.
the only team ..,to carry the name •
of Goderich to other points of
Western Ontario "
Surely this is discrimination?
Everyone agrees that to hear the
pipes at their best they have to
be afar off. Butwhy, when ,coup.
cil is forever. beating its coll.
ective breast and vowing to att.
ract industry -. attract tourism.
attract anything,. why not '"cast
some piper's bread upon thewat.
ers as well as dough to the soft.
bailers?
As John Kean .said 146 years
ago:
"Heard melodies are swedt
but those unheard '
"Are sweeter; therefore ye
soft pies, play on.
If ,Counil can find money for
softball, why not for soft pipes?
Yours for the Pipes of Pan,
G. MacLeod Ross
It was interesting to discover
the Christian Guardian,which be.
gan publication in 1829, was the
first weekly newspaper of the
Ryerson Press, Canada's oldest
publishing and printing house.
The proceeds of the Guardian
were "applied to the support of
Superannuated or worn-out pre,
achers ... and to widows and or.
phans of those who died in work.
The writer has a copy of Vol.
ume '1, No. 17, March 1830 which
is one of several, the originals
of 'which will be -included ,in the
Centennial exhibit of the Ryer.
son Press, ""A CANADIAN IM- •
PRINT" at the Royal Ontario
museum, June 27th to July 13th.
REASONABLE
Even in 4830, job' printing
was "executed with 'neatness,
despatch, and .iii the ` ""nost1
reasonable terms". The Guard.
fan editor, Egerton Ryerson
Vouched on • every subject
from poetry, the influence
of education ("numbers are
doomed to blush unseen and
sink into oblivion"); improv.
ing the memory,• to • an
obituary on Mrs. Jane Car.'
rol who ,departed this life
in the 28th year . _of her
age. There was foreign news,
the latest from Europe by
the packet ship Erie , and
recent parliamentary. bills.
• Of equal import were the
weekly gleanings; medical,
liter and scientifid, for
those who wished to pre:
serve life and health, ' and
maxims for parents on
. visible cement, threat of
consumption, dropsy, the sting
of " a wasp or bee, the
discouragement , of vice and
the curious effect of moon'
light.
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