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Its. Thumb
reedom, Of The Press :Inviolate
By C. MacLeod Ross. -
Last week we concluded that
0mbtdsirpanship was not for us.
What then is the alternative?
A quick answer and one which
can be ,supported by muck evi-
dence is; The liberty . of the
Press must be kept inviolate,
so long as it retains its in.
tegrity and is strong. ' So
long as liberty is not :spelt
I.,4 �C,.-F�-N-C,-E. Oh yes, there
IS the {yellow Pres&' the slate
4:
,but if you are so concerned
ted: and biased press, subsere
ylent to its advertising income,
about your -rights, you too must
discriminate and patronise` a
newspaper which presents a fair
case on which ".you can form
a - judgement."There is no time
today for a nebulous, grey op.
Intim. 'As. the saying goes: 11
faut parier - you must back one
side or, the other. Io-ehoosing
our source of new we are hel-
ped by the competition of the
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market place w11eh'usually de. Columbia.. Le Rol 4101100f *r+ the' long run it is hard to+beat
cider that the paper which hews rested in the Newark, New ,Ter• the Press as.. the watch -dog
to the truth will survive. It 'sey riots, once ran •a "hate the of the citizenry, for the scan.
is only with the papers of small whites Black Arts theatre which- - dal, once exposed, whether it
circulation -- local papers -� .. got ".$115,000 in federal Ands be Profumo or Qerda, the
that a monopoly is fenjoyedt. before police discovered an , steady beam of publicity Its.
m
The Press 'has the advantage arscacche in the theatre. The uayly enforces action by the res.
of a coesjde1 able .array of ex. South West Alabama Farmers' ponsible government agency,
perieticed tentacles-whlch fan Cooperative of Selma,Miss., the firm or 'Whatever agency is
examine a given subject•indepth ° recently .received 700,000. responsible .for the nigger in
front -the Office. of...Econonhic the woodpile:
opportunity (O,hnL0.).This Coop THE LOCAL PRESS
numbers aeng its ,principals.
'xi aril ..
and thus disrnver what the
,6 causes of a given situation real•
ly were - all of course Within
the limits of human fallibility.
For example. take • some of
the later comments on the grave
riots which plague the. United
States. That well-respected
paper 'Barron's' reports that
Marion Barry, former national
head of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, later
charged with disorderly conduct
on the grounds of the Cant.
tol, was hired. at $50 per day
by the ' top
ganization of
John°pp , assn tailed
c With
the Kremlin -financed World
Youth Festival'andMissShirley
Messer, a prime participant in
the Black Panther movement,
designed to overthrow the
government of the U.S. .
Thanks to O.E.O., "the U.S.
taxpayer now has, a chance to
fieance his own destruction"
reports, the paper. The general
obtuseness of O.E.Q.is defend.
anti -poverty or. ed by Sargent Shriver, who
the -District of heads L.B.J.'s anti -poverty
program and Sargent Shriver
MALCOLM - MATHERS
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
46 WEST ST'. ' , 524-9442
• is, -like Brutus, ' an honourable
man, but that does not mean
that he does not ocdasionally
•
wear blinkers. -
Use,.HFC money- to- buy
. back -to -school- needs
An HFC Shopper's Loan pays for all
your back -to school shoy�/y,,. in Later .
repay HFC. conveniently. Get your.- -
Shopper's Loan from ' Household now.
Borrow up to $5000f
•�- ---Take-up-ta 6{i > s°^o-repar
Ask about credit life insurance on loans at low group rates
j HOUSEHOLD FINANC -0,"?.14
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GODERICH
• 35A West ,Street—Telephone 524-7383
(above the Signal Star)
Ask about our evening hours �•
e Parkin
Overnight foie' registered guests
is downtownLi
n •
The foregoing refers to the
powerful daily Press. What are
the comparable obligations and
respppsibilities of alocal news-
paper, possessed, as •it usually
is, of a monopoly in the dis•
trict?? Based on, the axiom that,
money is the root of all evil,
it is of the greatest import
that the doings of the biggest
spender of public money - the
local council- should be fully
reported. No longer can the
electorate be satisfied'
with the
catalogue which the office -hold-
er gives of what he has done,
at an annual town meeting. The
.._ number -of -street lamps he has
Mr, and Mrs.,. ,tI'rnest M
Cartney of Dodsland, Saskattr
Oman, have been visiting the
past few weeks with Mr, and
Mrs. Lorne McCartney and
relatives in Seafortk and Cline
ton.
* * *
Miss Violet Bogie sof on.
den and 'Mrs, Christens Mills
of Ferndale Michigan';have,been
visiting at the home of their
brother Reuben Bqgie and Mrs..
Bogie. They also attended the
.Colborne -Centennial. '
* * *
Visitors with Mrs. Ernest
crag, during the past few weeks
have been, 'Mr. and Mrs. Bill•'
Whaley Sr., Mr. and Mrs. pill
Whaley Jr., Belleville; Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Bradley and Miss.
Lynn Bradley, Toronto; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Godkin, Lon.
don, and Alvin Windmill, Nova
Scotia.
.* * *
' Mrs. Don Aubin .attended a
shower for,, her . sister, Mi•sS
Sandra Leachman, prior td'her.
' wedding in . Hillsburg on Fri-
day evening.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Don Aubin at.
tended a:school Centennial re.
Just • now some experienced- erected on B. • street; `the
ts�b, t; w.�cih»ti.*.wcsrrr:a -«n.
° the o ag•
ain i he' `(� Sp �in s ~ mea he s p y. a � ; � .." - c+ '-'
the Vietnam battle. They stress lesley and Essex streets. Such
the need for a native leader; post-mortems are not enough on AUBURN - Miss Myrtle
the problem is political slot which to decide whether he is Phillips of London is visiting
military; the coming election worthy of a second term.
has been rigged to ensure an
essentially unchanged trnvr�rn_ We need reports on low 'A'
•union at Badeno..ck, on, Satur*.
day. fK * .
Mitchell , Qrb$sman, Prow
fess pr at the State University
of Texas `than -returned to San
,Antonio after spending'the past
week as a guest of Mr, and
Mrs. D. A. Campbell, Wilson
Street.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Repaid Carter
and Mr.' and Mrs.` liar0ld Bogie
attended the funeral of Mrs.
„ Bogie's brother-in-law Pr. J.
Moss Beeler atMeridianNiiss,,
His. wife was the .former Sepkia ,
Kempten4
When, did Niagara
come into the pk..ture?.
this week with her cousin, Miss
Laura Phillips and other rela.
voted; what his ax ments were tives here.
ment; a continuation of heavy- ' ' * * *
handed police tactics; the same for and against a certain mo. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Mac.
tion. How else can the elec..
generally corrupt officials in to t�s�Aiati oSleie iu - fi Kay. left_ on_.Monda a rola eg .,7. g, ,,,. :
thp:f -pravirrces; the: amemr ksczn, or t it vii a =in- Sault Ste.
as a o ncillor'� Th
councillor'? e electorate
pirited native army; more war, is adult. It wants to know why
These are just contemporary $X00,000 must suddenly be
examples of the service of a found out of a blue'sky for an.
free Press. They could not be other school. -
•voiced by the government. Such Why two gym
reports give the reader a naris? Why electric -eye doors?
broader view. Enable him to Why one -storey and not two?
assemble some facts to' set'Surely there *as some dis•
against the official 'r'elease', cussion. $oma production . of
which" unfortunatel figures in support. Who: put
3 �ap • p'ften his.�fitiger on Th We`ilt"SpoUand
states a case which- is polis. how and by whom was he voted
scally . oriented, It is . certain down? Who showed foresight and,
that no Ombudsman, appointed who was for a short-term Com-
by the government and subsere
vient to it, could turn'up avid. promise which wasted money?
ence that the Anti -Poverty Pro. It is all vital • information on
which the electorate can
garm was rotten at the core; . de.
that the bus was being missed cide to support 'B'. rather than
in Vietnam because the solu- C . • It is their sole way of
improving' the representation
tion was security rather than Margaret and William and their
guns.• and were it• provided by the
press- it -would g
. g o far to brin nephew Ian Roberts of Wales
forward the best brains we can
Marie after, spending the sum.
mgr months here.
* * *
Allan Craig, Peter -McDonald.
and John MacKay are camp-
ing this week in Northern On.
tarso.
* *
Miss Frances E. Houston re.
- turned -frorri a-trio-tiie East
Coast with London friends last
Monday.
* * *
Miss Diane Kirkconnell of
London spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr. and -Mrs. An.
drew Kirkconnell,
* * *.
Rev. and Mrs. M-. R. Roberts,
It .. could be., --argued.. that _ the --returned. fiorrre° after-a-morrth's
foregoinir examples
ters for an Ombudsman in any find. It is a ,duty of the press.
event. Consider then, the Tor- As it is,' it would be impos.
onto 'Telegram's' column -Ace - sible for anyone relying solely
tion Line, which attends to all . on the accounts as they are ,
-#mannbr of domestic troubles. published to write a 'character'
Whence its potency? Purley the for any councillor,• either of
power of the bright searchlight the town, still less of the county.
-of publicity. The power to make Just blank nebulosity. No
public the errors of the ag• praise, no blame. No opinion.
,gressor, and is some cases to No interest. No detail, No won-
,
expose the charlatanism of the der we are accused of
aggressed. Honest publicity is being irresponsible and apa.
a very potent weapon.
Lord ' Thonson's 'Sunday
Times' in London runs an in-
vestigative service called 'In..
.. sight' which has brought to light
rogues in the drug° business;
rogues in the 'antique furni-
ture' business; rogues in fin.
ance and insurance rackets etc. Monopoly or not - it is a
sued! And the paper has not been__, sacred.- Obligation ` of the pro. ,
thetic. Without a strong and
ready press, we are deniedthe
bricks with which to 'build an
opinion, pro or con.
It is to be hoped that local
papers will acknowledge this
their obligation to the public
and become mirrors•rather than
winding sheets of public affairs.
James Richardson. & Sons Ltd.
Serving The Feed Dealers of Western 'Ontario
PHONE 524-8388, GODERICH
vacation spent in theMaritimes
and at Expo 67. .
* * , *
Miss Judy Arthur has accep-
ted a position on the staff of
Huronview while she is awaits
ing her call t0 train at Owen
Sound hospital as a nurse.
Distemper is commonly con.
sidered a form of influenza.
A medical bill. A clothing bill. A car repair
bill. They all seemed to come at once. Jack
needed money in a hurry.
Answer: A Niagara Loan. Jack talked it over
with the manager of the nearest Niagara
Office. Besides getting„the money, he got a
-lot of gopd_eciv ce o -bddgeti, ith.a.__
Niagara Loan, Jack was able to pay all
bills at one.time. And repay the loan' on easy
terms to suit his budget.
When you need extra money for any good,
reason,
ood,reason, you can expect the salve courteous,
quick service' at any one°of 300 Niagara offices.
NIAGARA FINANCE
COMPANY LIMITED
Member of the
Group of Companies
Arelhl
NIAGARA
. LOANS .
notriLdin
29 KINGSTON SY.
Phone 524.8357
IS 'THE PLACE TO COME TO ENJOY YOURSELF THIS
a
• .. , the finest Detroithas to offer in convenience. comfort and hos.
pitality. In the heart of the downtown office, theater and shopping:
area—within easy access of the city's attractions. Statler•Hlltteh
located right across the street. Modern guest rooms all with bath.
radio . television. Excellent food, moderately priced in the at.
tractive Tuller Coffee Room and new Cafeteria:
Special tourist and group sleeping rooms to accommodate from
four to six persons in.a room. Wide choice of Ballrooms. Meetin`
Rooms, Sample Rooms—excellent Convention Facilities.
M.. N al
D • 'AIRc•ONDITIONED 800 rooms with bath from
` �• SPECIAL RATES FOR GROUPS
FAMILY RATES ... No Charge for Children 12 and under,
H.A. KRAMER , General Manager Woodward 3.5200
FACING. GRAND CIRCUS PARK DETROIT. MICHIGAN
OWL
SUPPORT THE
GODERICH & DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL
DANCE
SATURDAY, SEPT, 2 — ARENA
Dancing to "The BLUETONES"
°Refreshments and Luncheon
3.50 Per Couple .•
8 p.m. 'til
THE
S.S. SOUTH AMERICAN
Arriving 3 P•M. DST Departing 6 PA. DST
SEPTEMBER 4th
, LABOR DAY
WE REQUEST THE SUPPORT OE ALL GODERICH CITIZENS. IN EXTEND,•-
ING A "WARM CANADIAN WELCOME" TO THE SHIP'S PASSENGERS
AND ASK THAT OUR 'LOCAL. MERCHANTS DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO ACCOMMODATE THEM.
t
SPONSORED Mt THE . OCWEUICII
TOURIST COUNCIL
34,'35
4,,11
Yf you are NEW -TO -TOWN or -
have just moved into a new
home'
GQDERICH'S OWN ...
ELCOME
BERV'ICE
would like to call on you with
"housewarming gifts" and in-
formation about your new loca-
tion. The -Hostess will be glad to
arrange your subscription to the
SIGNAL$TAR.
Call her at 524-9525
Dances -Parade -Open Air Church Service - Tug -of -War — Soap Box
Derby—Children's Races—Barbecue—Speaker and Bands
SATURDAY
8:00 p.m.--Dance-at Arena—Miss Union Maid and two maids of honor chosen,
SUNDAY
2:30p.m.—Open Air, Interdenominational Church Service. We extend a
warm invitation to everyone to come to .this service.
MONDAY
2:00 p.m. --Parade. 4:45 p.m.—Soap box derby.
3:00p.m.—Introduction of guests and guest speaker. Barbecue operating from 1:30 on.
4:00' p.m.—Tug-of-war and children's races: 8:30 p.m.—Street Dances.
These street dances- are our way of saying thank you for
your support. There will be two 'bands, one old time and
one modern playing qn opposite sides of the Square. It's
free for all and all are welcome, be our guests, we'd love
to have ,you. • -
FOR PARADE - ENTRIES •.
Contact Earl Williams, R.R. 2, Goderich, phone 524-7012. There arm'
five divisions, old, new,,comic, horses and decorated bicycles—lst, 2nd
and 3rd prizes given in each division.
.
FOR SOAP BOX -DERBY
Entries contact Gecirge Osmond, 145 Widder St., phone 524-7451. --
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in as many divisions as entries make necessary).
,"even Man Teams for Tug of War
Get your teams listed with George Osmond., Remember the, welders at.-
DRMCO have a team that is pretty hard to beat. Are they really as
good as they think they are? . •
Entry Forms for Miss U.niofl Maid
will be handed out at the door the night of the dace. 'Tice two runners- ,,
up will be her maids of honor. There's a trophy 'as well', as a prize for
Miss Union Maid, and prizes for the 'Maids of honor. Of course they.
will have a place 'of' honor in our parade.
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