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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-10-05, Page 2Ik+ The. 1' 1 -Star. Ows(l sOctober S. 1%7 orials .. . Time For Action The conference of. federal Liberals at Montmorency House in Quebec dealt with a broad variety of topics but thy one which clearly- most attracted dele- gates — mesmerized might be the better word -- was the constitution. Coincidentally, while,the thinkers were chewing over • the; status of this •,fro_ wince and Mr: Lesage was making' an, other speech .on,the subject, the fourth annual review of the Economic Council,. of Canada was made public. The prob- lems it posed for Quebec and Cartad3 as a whole made our unending pre- occupation with forms and symbols curiously irrelevant and if the cautious, careful language of the report was not enough, an article by Peter Katadotis, director of this city's. Urban Social Re- development project, in his newspaper on Saturday, put a harsh spotlight on our real troules. It is high time some of the energy• and imagination being devoted to documents is transferred. to issues which have immediate and vita;' meaning. Mr. Katadotis presented a picture of the interior ghetto of,this city which only urgent, wholesale action can,. change. Some of his details are worth recalling:"- Deaths 12 per thousand in well to do areas, 50 per thousand among low income groups; 79 per cent of the population in downtown -Mont- real without full high school education; inferior schools without kindergartens, libraries and visual aids and using - teaching methods which ignore the background of the children attending them, .50 pcent f the -housing in force or any industrial nation"; housing, which must grow "faster than other sectors of the economy"; education— Canada now has, relative to its popula- tion, voile of the largest school popula tions of an'/' ountry in 'the world"; urbanization—"almost three-quarters of, the !Canadian people now live and work in .cities and towns occupying less than a hundredth of our total area." these problems, alone would tax the political and administrative skills of the country even if we were able to devote our whole attention to them: But in this past year we have wasted time on a debate which will not build one house, provide one job or educate a single child. • One of the delegates to the Liberal conference reminded his audience that one cannot eat constitutions: Senator Lamontagne warned - the same repre- sentatives that we are confronted with the challenge of permanent evolution in this country and that we had little time to cope with it. We don't know what, impact these words had on the assem-ble'd thinkers. Judging by the way attendance flow- ed into' the various sectors of thcon- ference, precious little. Yet in its way our condition of constitutional 'hypnosis may do for Canada what Viet Nam is doing for` the United States: distract, us from matters of real importance to side issues which, if they have relevance, only have it to the degree we succeed in meeting the enormous social difficul- ties ahead. 'For the working people of this per o - country the debate on the constitution adequate in the inner city° aras; and • must be ironic nonsense. Those who so on. are leading it almost without exception The council report, which will be are from the socially comfortable, if dealt with in detail later, discussed not the well to do. We have yet to hear these problems on the broader canvas the working man of Quebec worry of the whole country: population grovY- about the BNA act or its possible suc- ing "somewhat" faster than the Un" --d States and "significantly faster" than • cessors. He. is worried, and with reason. about this winter and next summer for other major western countries; employ- h"mself and his family. ment—the "most rapidly -growing labor Thanksgiving In the early days of our childhood, we were told the story of the first. North American. Thanksgiving—how the Pilgrim Fathers in 1621 after gathering irr their first harvest in the new land, collectively arranged a huge spread, mvit'ing "a friendly Indian chief, Mas- sasoit, and ninety of his.braves, to join them in a banquet and Service of Thanksgiving. Ail\ through the years, Canadians continua to celebrate Tha•n'ksgi 'ing. Every year a national hol•day is, pro= claimed for the purpose—in the month of October, when the foliage of, our woods has reached its zenith in exciting color and stately grandeur. Especially in this Centennial Year, Canadians would seem to have a multi- tude of blessings for which to be thankful: — for peace in our land —for political and religious freedom — for the opportunities ava:'able to our youth SignOf Campbellsville, Ky. — Three Ken tucky weeklies in adjoining counties have announc:d a jo.nt publishing ven- ture: • LThey will publish twice a week, - with. the first issue of the week going to the combined circulation of the.three papers. Ta ing part in this unique venture, • which had a first joint dateline of Aug. 29, are: • The 2,945 -circulation Adair County News of Columbia; ,y ,o The 5,445 -circulation News -Journal of Campbellsville (Taylor County); • And the 2,878 -circulation Greens- burg Record -Herald (Green County). " The joint edition, which has a listed circulation of 10,000, will be —for the beauty of our county itself.—mounta•ns,, forests, lakes and rivers —for our fertile fields with their dependable harvest:of grain —for the resurces of our forests in- - pulpwood and lumber —for the minerals extracted from our rocky regions —for our coastal waters teeming with fish These are but a few of the, bless- ings we share in this bounteous land, of Canada, extending "from sea to sea, and from the river unto the end of the ea " Let us reflect on the needs of others during our 1967 Season of Thanksgiving, and as we thank our Maker for the many blessings we enjoy, let us consider pledging some of our substance, our thought and our time, to those of other lands who lack, in spite of these enlightened times, the necessities of life -food, clothing, medi- cal care and education. The Times "'•^YaiaA printed in the' News -Journal, plant at Campbellsville on Tuesdays. Each paper will continue to pub- l;sh ifs regular issue later in the week: Wednesday for the Adair County News and Thursday for the News -Journal and Record'Herald.• According to an announceinejt - that ran simultaneously in the three papers, the bi-weekly .publication is to fulfill: "Demands of the advertisers and readers for three -county coverage in• a, growing area ... the three newspaper will merge their city, county and rural circulations to blanket the, three coun- ties with' current news and advertis- ing." Established 1845. 120th. Year of t!r r u i,rxxt tgttat-*tar Publication —0— Th. County Town Newspaper of )F1uron --0-- Published at , Goderich, Ontario every. Thursday morning by Signal•Star Publishing Limited ROBERT G. SHRXER President and Publisher JIM 13AiBNE717 Managing Editor Member of CW.N.A., 0.'W.N.A., and A.B.C. t Subscription Rates $5 a Year. --To U.S.A. $6 (in advance) ar 4 ilk Authorised as Second Class,eMail,, Post Office Dept., 'Ottavia., ands for 'Payment of Postage in Cash lc.wjr FE,,R)/5 r/ti,'��• 'aM' 1.. ,, The •cariboo road to the gold fields of B,C. completed in 1865: miners are going in, and a coach is coming out; 'witti gold guarded by armed men. Placer gold was discovered on the Fraser River in the 1850's,It was Canada's ,first important find of the precious metal. Further discoveries up the river sparked the Cariboo gold rush of 1858- Only two years before then, the white population of B.C., then known as New Caledonia, consisted of employees of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading post 'plus 40 freehold -farmers, at Fort Victoria on the colony of Vancouver Island. Then came the impact of thousands of prospectors and adventurers from California and all over the world. Britain quickly proclaimed a • second colony • on the mainland, named it British Columbia and gave it a' civil government with its capital at New Westminster. The gold rush also led Sir James Douglas, the first govelrnor of the ' two colonies (which merged in 1866) Messages from The Wor From the Imperial Oil Collection Down Memory finer -R 55 YEARS AGO, 1912 The thirty--auurtn annual :meeting of the West Huron Teac. .hers' Association was held in the Collegiate Institute, God. -.-4 erich, on September 26 and 2'7. The chair was taken by Miss I. E. Sharman of Goderich; de- votional exercises were conduc. ted by • Principal J. P. Hume. An interesting meeting was held at the town hall Monday afternoon when J. W. Moyes of .Toronto, president of the On. tario West Shore Railway Corn. , pany, met representatives cif the municiipalities which have guar. anteed 'bonds of the railway. Municipal representatives pre. sent were: Mayor Patterson and Reeve- Hunter of. Kincardine; Reeve Wilkinson andCouncillor Brown • of Huron. Township; Reeve Stothers and Councillors Stewart and Dalton of A.,shfield; Mayor Reid,. Reeve Munnings, Deputy -Reeve Clark and Coun. calors Vanatter and Elliott of Goderich, W. Proudfoot, MPP • Charles Garrow, of town, and P. A, Malcolmson, Kincardine, were present as legal repre. sentatives ot,tne_,municrpalities, Mayor Reid of Goderich pre- sided over the meeting. The' banquet • given by- the YMCA, to members of the church baseball league, took place last Thursday in the As- sociation rooms. After' pass- ing a pleasant hour with games and music, all sat down to en- joy the fruit supper provided by the refreshment committee. 'to build the Cariboo wagon tra0 up the course of the Fraser River from the head of steamboat . navigation at Yale 'to Barkerville, the centre of gold mining in the `tariboo country. The road was planned by Royal Engineers under Colonel Moody and at their direction it was completed by private contractors in less than three years, one of the finest roads ever built. It was nearly 50Q miles long, 18 feet wide, and justly regarded °as a major triumph of engineering, because of the precipitous canyon and rugged country, it traversed. The Cariboo trail and the people who used it brought about the first extensive settlement of B.C. Although many successful miners returned to "civil. ization," others remained and continued prospecting or turned to other occupations, The opportunities of feeding, and, supplying the gold rush induced pioneer farmers, ranchers and tradesmen to settle in the fertile valleys of the 'interior.. By Rev. Leonard Warr "Saul was afraid of David)' because THE LORD WAS WITH HL41, and was departed froni Saul." .1 Samuel 18:12. What one hears and sees in any situation -4s very largely de. termined by what one is pre- pared to hear and to see. The ear of pride and the eye of envy took the helm of Saul's life. And though David had faithfully served his king and country, when the women of Israel sang, "8aul hath slain his tliotisands, and David his ten thousands" we read this preg- •nant statement "Saul eyed David from that day and for. ward," (1 Sam. 18:9).. The re. sult of that observation of Saul - that 'close eyeing of David - was that the Lord was with David. How observant are we? In "A Labrador Doctor" Sir William Grenfell tells of a Glas. glow professor who once mixed kerosene, mustard and castor- oil in a cup, dipped his finger in, sucked it then calmly hand4l the cup round his class of students. Each student obed. iently dipped a finger in the cup and sucked it, all making faces, for the concoction was unspeakably hdrrid. When the cup was at last returned to the professor he shook "his head sadly. "Ah, "gentlemen, he said, I'm afraid you didn't use your powers of observation. The fin. ger I dipped into the cup was not the one I afterwards put into my mouth!" The story is told Of .a little girl who, on -hearing that the family would soon be leaving for vacation, went upstairs, ` knelt beside her bed; and pray ed "Goodbye, God, we are going on our vacation. See you next September!" What did she ob. serve? Soviet cosmonaut Titov in his round the earthfllghts, reports, '"I looked into space for God and found Him not'" Did he expect to 'see Him? , unlike the little girl who was prepared to give God' a vaca. tion and unlike Titov who was prepared to say, 'Exit God!' Saul of the Old Testament was prepared to recogniie that 'God was with David'. "The'Scriptural record is not that of man struggling painfully onward and ~upward forever, only to be disillusioned at the last, but of God coming down to enter into and share our human life." (Willard L. Sperry) It is not so important that one should be rich; that one should be popular; that one should carry many degrees to his name. Some folk die by degrees. Others thrive on them. But all important fact is that we may have God with us. It is a privilege to have fellowship with great minds and hearts in their books or in their bungalows. But it is a vaster privilege to walk with .God, as did tnoch, It 'is more important to be a friend of God, as was Abrau hath. it is g, rare delight, to e lit -•e with God. as did• Daniel. The outstanding observation concerning David was that God was with him. That is pos. sable for any individual' There are folk we are com- pelled to meet and with Whom we must negotiate, but wesouls: not choose to live with them. Amos, the prophet, asks: "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" (Amos 3:3). Spine folk, are so vastly' out of agree - 'tent with our thoughts, pur- poses, ideals that .it is im- possible to walk and talk agree. ably. How marvellous that we, who are so contrary to God by nature, can be changed so that we may have God with us: The essential fact upon which we must agree with God is estimate of HisSon, Jesus,' What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is He?" (Matt. 22:42)•, Rev. J. Mickle, missionary in Japan, tells how he knew, of a little four year, old girl, who at the end of a wonderful day of play with her A mericanandJap• anese friends. asked--per;misf sibn to say her evening pray- ers in her own words. Then she •said, "Thank you, God, for a pleasant day." She hesitated while she 'thought what should come next and then in complete sincerity added, '1 hope you've had a good time too,' To have God with us is conditional; there must be agreement between Him and me and then will come the blessed assurance of His ,un. failing presence. she f.dlsely advertised herself as a pupil of Liszt. Liszt vi. ited that town• She knew that with his coming,she would be 'exposed and 'her parents de- prived of maintenance. 'So she went to him, 'shedding many te,rs, confessed her imposture. Be told her that she .had done wrong, as we all do, and there bade her sit down and play to him. He corrected her and then said, "Now my dear,.you are a pupil of Liszt: you willan-�--^e a recital by yourself and you will say that the last item on the program will be played ,by your teacher - myself." Liszt might have been intolerant and •impatient but his response was God -like. God be with you till we meet again. David had (1) Superhuman Wisdom: In at least 61 chapters in the Bible recording the ex. p"iences of David,we find re. peatedly: "David enquired of the, Lord." He sought Divilie direr: tionnot only as to the road he should travel but as to the steps he should take. How" we do need'this same wisdom amid the duties,'. the difficulties and the diverse experiences of the dizzy todays and the dim to. morrows! "Not for one single day Can I .discern .my way, But this 1 surely know, Who gives the day, Will show the way, So I securely go." John Oxenham. (2) David had Superhauman Strength: God enabled David to be victorious over the beast, over man, and best of all, over the enemy in his owri heart, so that he could praise God in saying 'He delivered me from my strong enemy.' (3) David had Superhuman Patience: What is the mightiest need of the Christian? ft is not to be alert in action, or to be brave in battle. But it is to be patient arid oft silent when under fire. Read about David's patience in 1 Sat uei,chapter 24,1 and compare it with John, 18:10-11; Acts 8:32. A German girl supported her invalid parents by 'teaching and playing the piano. To assist, • • 15 YEARS AGO, 1952 Slashing out a convincing 15-4 victory over Clifford Swing Skirts her•e,last night, Goderich •DO:tigers won their fourth straight game and tate WOA championship, Two men, Harvey "Johnston, 19, Toronto, and Rimmer Bak- ker, R. R. Auburn, were drow- ned when a high wave washed theca off the breakwater into heavy Lake Huron waters. They were working onconstruction of the building whir'.; will house the new foghorn on the south break- water. A plowing match for Gciderich District Collegiate Institute stu- •.dents - .somet!c.n new in the. annals of the school -- was held last Friday,at Black's•Point on the farm of John Hindmarsh. About 25 boys and one lone girl competed for prizes donated by Goderich merchants-. TEN YEARS AG0,195'? Members, of Maitland Air Cadet Squadron, Goderich, have taken new training quarters in the ARO$ Hangar at Clinton RCAF Station. The Maitland Cadets, who have trained at Sky Harbour :Irn preyiouyears, moved to the new • ation through permission ofcomman• ding officer, G. C. Cameron. Six members of Goderich Jun. for Chamber oZCommercewent to Owen Sound, Sunday to at. tend a diskrict conference. High. . • light of the day was a cruise aboard • the Normae. Council. for Peter MacEwantY ay+ ,gderich Jaycee, handled a dishussion on .government affairs• at a busi. ness session held in Owen Sound's city hall. Other God. erich Jaycees who attended were President Howard Aitken, • Bill Anderson, L. B. Graham, Ralph Blackstone and Howard Kuenzie. One' 'of the senior students taking part in the GDCI plow. ing match held last Friday, Gerald Walter, of Goderich Township, won the special tro. play for the best plowed land,' 'crown and finish. "Open House" is being held Friday night to mark the grand opening of the new Earl Raw. son Style Shop, Larry Aldham, formerlywith McMorari's Men's. Wear, Fort F'rie,bhas come to town, and is with Pridliam's Men's Wear here. ONI: YEAR AGO, 1966 Toward Aitken of Goderich has been appointed secretary - treasurer •and manager of the . Goderich Housing Authority,fol. lowing the retirement of C. F, Cliapnian. Mr. Chapman has . been a member of the authority for 11 years. Goderich Little Theatre group has hired a professional director' 'or ' one of its three ' presentations scheduled this year., They will also perform a musical revue -written by Ben. miller artist Jack McLaren: Mr. McLaren's musical should .be the highlight of the season; Called Stereoscope '67, it con. cerns historical highlights of Huron county, A former member of the Ice Capades,.'Robert McCrabb, 23, has been appointed professional for.. the 1966 -67 season by the Goderich Figure Skating Club. Night school classes may not be held at Goderich collegiate unless more persons register, principal JohnStringer said this week. "The maximum that have registered to date inany coirse is seven" said Mr. Stringer. ' The population of Goderich gained 85 in the past year; ac- cording to figures compiled by. a ,se;sor F. H. Jessop. T`ptat ; pti atibn now stands at 0711 compared to*6,626 in 1965. - Two. local c.lrivers for Irnpe. rial Oil Limited, Harry West. brook andJamesSmith, wondis. trict laurels,Thur.day driast week, at the truck_. -.driving roadeo sponsored by the corn. pante for its (Iri\'c�rs Westbrook' • was 1 top scorer for - str `ryht truck competition ncf` diet '4n'• tractor trailer class. T. •aRYDE & SON Memorials Finest Stone and. Experienced 'Workmanship Frank BMcu Awa iQ.. REPRESENTATIVE 5247861 or 200 Gibbons St, 524-9465 50tf • WE ARE FIRST WITH PICTURE THE FINEST IN MOTION ENTERTAINMENT • • SAVE 20c LB. ,HAAA sTE Cottage RoUs SikVE 40c. LB. — SPRING oinLambC 1 FRESH DASHWOOD TURKEYS LB. 59c Psi 9r, OVEN READY CAPONS° SUE'S 4S'