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Invasion Of Rights
During 1965, there were 4,879
persons slaughtered on Canada's high-
ways, according to "The Cup That
Kills", an article in The Canadian Motor -
Canadian, authorities estimate thet
close' to half of our traffic fatalities are
a direct result of drinking and driving.
In two other highly motilized countries,
Britain and United States, figures show .
that from 56 to an astounding 68 per
cent of traffic accidents can blamed
on the drinking driver.
Why are we so complacent about
drinking. and . driving? Of twenty-five
countries reporting to the World Health.
Organization, Canada leads the way
with traffic deaths 25,3 per 100;000
people•
Something is necessary to stir us
from such dangerous lethargy. One
way would be to make the breathalyzer
test compulsory everywhere in Canada.
So far, only Canadians living in British
Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan
are compelled by law .to submit to the
breathalyzer test. Prince Edward Island,
Nova Scotia and Quebec are consider-
ing sirnilar.legiSlation. Ontario. wit, her.
great concentration of traffic is lag ing
behind in putting an approved theory
into action.
. It has been suggested that such a
test is an invasion of personal rights, but
is it really? Is it a violation of rights
when a policeman searches a 'suspect
for theft or interrogates a murder sus-
pect? We would regard'such action as
protecting the rights of all others. What
about the rights of other drivers on
the highway?
Safety campaigns have no effect
on the drunk driver ... he is invariably
hostile and self-destructive.
We won't make any progress until
we view the intoxicated driver for what
he is ... a potential murderer.
A Quiet Man
After the colorful Churchill, the
modest Attlee. It was said of Earl Attlee,
British Prime Minister 1945-51, that he
developed Britain's welfare state and
presided over the dissolution of its Em-
pire without once raising his voice.
But those were tremendous years
in which he worked. In the coalition
government with Sir Winston Churchill,
in which Attlee handledadministration
while Churchill pursued military vic-
tory. In tie postwar Labor government,
when the world sought a hopeful fresh,
start. and was to build housing "fit for
heroes" but got .bogged down in
austerity and the cold war. -
As Prime Minister Clem Attlee
was more of a wise -counseling, stern -
disciplining chairman of the board than
a public -rousing leader. Yet two vast
developments are associated with his,
name: Britain's cradle -to -the -grave wel-
fare state, and the granting of indepen-
dence to .India and Pakistan, Ceylon
and Burma.
In Attlee's six years of power, the
Beveridge plan was brought to full
fruition, from pensions and hospital
care to free spectacles. And with swift
strokes Britain proceeded to divest it-
self of its chief Asian possessions-
gaining instead "a tenuous Common-
wealth and much international good-
will.
Earl Attlee placed firm reliance on
British -American understanding. He
early developed a workaday friendship
with President Truman.
The Attlee government"s most,
controversial deeds \were its national-
ization of almost everything in sight:
coal mines, railways, gas, iron and
steel, electricity, the Bank of England.
Today nationalization -is a waning dog-
ma in Britain's socialist philosophy.
Sir Winston once said of• Attlee
that he "is not a self-seeking man and
always tries to play the game and do
the best he can in the -circumstances;
which is very.. much to his honor." In a
• struggling ° post-war world Clement
Attlee proved how .much can be accom-,•
plished by a quiet man whose thoughts
are luminous and whose steady aith
is to serve mankind.
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It would 'seem frorr happenings
at Huron County Council sessions this
month that councillors are- ''unhappy
with the 'rate of pay they receive for
their efforts on behalf of residents here.
in,fact, although Stephen Reeve James
Hayter was to our knowledge the only
member who actually complained that
councillors do, many things for the
county for which they are not paid, it
is evident that 33 other council mem-
bers agreed. °
A recorded vote of 34-1 showed
that only Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter,
was of the opinion that county funds
Should not be used to partially finance
alrip to Expo '67 for county councillors
and their guests. This must mean that'
every other' representative was coif='
vinced that the expenditure was legiti-
mate and that council was entitled to
the $340 which is to be applied to the
cost of the tour.
The' whole argument seems ,to
hinge on whether or not the excursion
-could come under the heading .of "edu-
cational"'since the money was taken
from. a fund annually endowed with
$500 for "educational trips". We would
be anti -Canadian to suggest that a tour
w of Expo could be anything but edu-
cational, but we seriously, doubt that
this type. of educational trip was the
kind councillors of past were consider.
ing when the„fund was initially set up.
oney!
We can endorse tours outside the
county to London. to visit the University
of Western Ontario where some Huron
County dollars go as grants each year
or trips around the county to view the
general conditions of all municipalities
under the jurisdiction of council. How=
ever, we cannot condone the expendi-
ture of any amount of county funds to
supply a -trip to Expo and we suggest
council take immediate steps to 'qualify'
the term "educational trips” for the
reference of future councils.
• Concerning cbuncif`s silent claim
for extra financial consideration due "to
the fact members expend certain
amounts of free time Irrthe line of duty,
we strongly urge a committee be form-
ed to make an extensive. study and a
public report of the hours that. council-
lors are called upon to serve officially•
in the interest ,of ratepayers'. if, as in-
dicated, councillors get inadequate re-
muneration for their work, let that com-
mittee. also bring in recommendations
to correct the situation.
In the meantime, we are hopeful
that county council members will bear
in mind. that few of us are ever com-
pletely satisfied with the -wages we
receive and that while honor will nor
pay the. bills, honor is a large part of
salary affordedHuron councillors.
It's an unhappy, fact of all muni-
cipal work.
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Nothing {lid more 'to shape the skills, habits
and customs of Indian tribes than the food
their people ate. In almost every tribe, a
desire for regular supplies of meat prompted
the men to strive for excellence as hunters,
trappers or fishermen. But, depending on local
circumstances, different tribes had different
ways of keeping themselves fed:, some tribes,
predominantly meat -eaters, were obliged.to be
migrants, following their food supply as it
moved around on the hoof. The Chipewyan
Indians, for instance, kept constantly on the
move, following the caribou around a region
of the northland east of the Mackenzie River.
Similarly,• the Assiniboines roamed the southern
C a.nadia n prairies on a continuous hunt for the
migratory buffalo.` The Micmacs in the Mari-
times spent their winters .in the woods hunting
moose, caribou and porcupine. In the warmer
monis, they lived at the seashore, gathering
shellfish, catching fish and hunting seals. The
Hurons and Iroquois relied mainly on planted
crops. - They managed to lead comparatively
settled (though not necessarily peaceful) lives.
While they roamed to some extent as hunters
in search of secondary • food sources, they
maintained the same village sites year after
year. When they did move it was usually
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Smoking & drfrri9 moose meat
because the soil around their village was
exhausted or because some enemy had burned
their crops. As hunters, trappers and fisher.
men, the Indians lacked some of the equip-
ment and mobility of the white man - metal
tools, firearms, and the wheel. But when allow.
ance was made for these disadvantages, the
most killful Indians rated high' indeed in all
three pursuits. From childhood, the Indian boy
became a shrewd student of nature, at least
in every way that might help him in the hunt.
By instruction and observation he soon grew
to know the habits; instincts and life cycles
of every species of game. Even without steel
or gunpowder, the Indians contrived several
pieces of hunting, trapping and fishing equip-
ment more ingenious that} anything invented in
Europe. Since the spear waS generally ineffective
against big game at ,larges herd animals such
as . buffalo and deer were usually` driven into
an enclosure and speared at close range. Some.
times advancing buffalo were killed by archers
lying hidden in a shallow pit. Occasionally the
hunters would stampede the buffalo over a cliff
and finish off the inured survivors below
with spears or clubs. In other regions caribciu,
moose or deer were driven into streams or
inlets, where they were easily speared from
canoes.
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Messages : from T
e Word
Garwood G. Russell
Instead of a message from the
Word, I am going to write a
message about the Word'- mean-
ing; of course, a message about
Jesus Christ, the Word made
flesh.
The first chapter ofSt. John's
Gospel describes the coming.of
Jesus as a dynam'.c and cat-
aclysmic. Invasion of history by
God's will. ,
St.' John's first Epistle echoes
this in the openingwords: "That
which was from the beginning,
which w2 have heard,'which we
have'.seen with our eyes, which
we have looked upon, and our
hands have handled of the Word'
of life; that which we have seen
and heard declare we unto you,
that you also_ my have fellow-
ship with us; and truly- our fel-
lowship is with the Father, and
with 'hi . Son Jesus Christ."
St. Pa says the same thing
in a different way in his letter
to the Galatian Church: "When
the fullness of the time was
come God sent forth His ion
that we might receive the adop-
tion of Sons."
The Word which -.was with God
became flesh. This mighty act
of God is the heart and core
of the Holy Scriptures. Jesus
Christ is the Worcs from whom
the Christian message is pro.
claimed.
The message is many sided.
Life and its meaning is one
aspect. Personal morality and
social issues is another. Pray.
er and liturgy is -still another.
No matter how long the list
is, the message has to involve
the impact of the Word on every
facet of 'life. It concerns the
dynamic impact of God in huin n
affairs.
We have been accustomed to
.think1ng that the Old Testament
message is inferior to the New
Testament. Really theOldTest-
amei*"says the same thing in
`a different way. The mighty
acts of God "are 'clearly" per.
formed within the• realm of
human history.
God chose to speak to the
Israelites with special clarity
---and-fullfilment of purpose. But
surely r•God moved with equal
power and purpose amongCelts
and Chinese and Africans and
Polynesians and 'North Amer'.
cans, though both,the power and
the purpose was not revealed
so clearly in written form. God
did not choose only the Jews:
God so loved the world - ".
This tremendous insight of
God's universal love was
the particular message of the
Christian Gospel, but the force
of God's nearness has been
felt by man ever since man
began- to feel anything at all.
What the Old .Testament pro-
phets were certain of, Jesus
declared by his very existence.
f, The nearness of God to man
is the essence of the In-
carnation, _The Jews felt it at
the Red Sea and at the gates
of Jericho. The prophets felt
it -in their moments of crisis.
Even Jesus. as a man, had to
feel it at his Baptism, on the
cross and at many -other times.
The message from the Word
for us' is that God has always
been nearer than we imagine.
This has to be true for all
nations and peoples, not first
for the Jews of old and the
Christians after Jesus' Resur-
rection. The Old Testament is
like a vignette of the :mighty
acts of God performed among
chosen people in order that we
may perceive that the same.
mightt, acts have always been
performed among all peoples as
LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
Dear -Friends: As Gladys
will be making a trip toAustra-
lia this year to visit herfather
and sister we are taking this
opportunity of wishing all our
very dear friends a Happy
Peaceful Christmas. We have
read with interest the activities
of the Centennial Year and nat.
urally have wished we could
have been there to participate
The Signal -Star is read from
front, to back. advertisements.
births, deaths and so on. We
note from time to time little
lads and lassies that are now
dt University, Bodes and Bride.
grooms, also the passing of dear
friends.
We have been happy to wel-
come folk to England from time
to time and earnestly extend to
you all an invitation any time
you are around. "It's mighty
hard to get in" anywhere near
London.
Sorry there will be no cards
folks just a wee donation to the
Cancer Fund but I know you_
will understand.
Sincerely,
Jack and Gladys Drew
8 Old Coach House,
Royal Russell School,
Coombe Lane,
Croydon, CR0.5RN
Surrey, England.
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far back as mankind goes. The
New Testament confines the
focus upon one man - Jesus -
the incarnation of the Word from
His coming tp His Ascension.
He is "the Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world."
St. John Perceived that the
result of the Word's presence
must result in a fellowship- of
people who believe in the near-
ness of God declared in the
person of Jesus Christ.
This message about the Word
may have been heavy reading
(if anyone has gotten this far!)
but it seems to me that it is
important in these times to
know what we are talking about
whe we say "the Word of -God."
We are talking about God speak.
ing with power inhuman affairs.
He has been doing it for"lhousr
ands of years in all parts of
the world. That He spoke to
the Jews with special clarity is
the clue --to our •veneration of
the Holy Scriptures. That He
spoke with ultimate force in the
person `of Jesus is the unique
arid timeless message of the'
New Testament. That He does
this in our times also is the
dimension of faith which alone
can deliver us from the terrors
of fatalism.
55 YlaA1 S ACQ, 1912
Wingha n: The locs�l police
are confronted with a myste•
rious robbery. The ,stun' of $40
all in bills, was sn .
mandator
° night, too n tlietole,�ontWSat1
the store of Wallace hough, on
Josephine Street, between 6 and
6:30 in the evening, while Mrs,
Hough was in the basement pre. '
paring tea. The stare was un•
occupied at the time,'and the
loss was not detected until. 7.
o'clock. .
• Aniong the Goderich boys who
. are °steadily going to the:front
is Hayden H. Wijljam,s, son Q1
R. S. Williams, formerly man.
ager of the Goderich branch of
the Bank oo' Commerce.. The ai
' Toronto papers .record the ap•
pointment of Mr. Williams the
younger to the managership of
the Dominion Bond Company of
Toronto. He has. been with the
company only six months and
his rapid promotion to his pre.
sent position is unmistakable
evidence of the confidence re.
posed' in him by the directorate
of the Comapny.
The merit badges issued
since August last to The God.
erich Boy Scouts number -in the
neighborhood of seventy.five.
The Boy Scouts contest in swim.
ming and life-savingwill be held
at the river on Wednesday after.
noon next at 2 o'clock, weather
permitting. Dr. L. M. Mabee,
Rev. J. B. Fotheringham and
H. C. Dunlop will be the judges.
Some interesting events ' are
expected,;
On Tuesday afternoon George
Ashton, near Loyal Post Office,
suffered a loss in the destruc.
tion by fire of his barn, contain.
ing the season's crop. There is
insurance of $900, but the loss
will be greatly beyond this.
Children at play are supposed
to have caused the fire.
The scholarships given by
J. I. Carter,. of Sarnia, for
competition in the county of
Huron, have been awarded this
year to three pupils of Seaforth
Collegiate Institute, as follows:
J.F. Doherty, $100; Mary L.
Cowan, $60; Samuel W. Archie
bald, $40. ,.
TEN YEARSA-GO,1957
There was a total of 225
-students away from the Col. •
legiate, Public School andSepa.
reate School with the flu on
Wednesday. Figures showed an -
increase at the Public andSepa.
rate- schools and a decrease
at the Collegiate. •
Achievement -Night for the
Goderich Grain Corn Club was
held October 8 at GDCI. One
of the second -year members
of the club, Gerald Walter, won
first prize with his display, of
corn.
Driver Hebo Siertsema, 22,
of Blytb, escaped unhurt when
a truck loaded with milk cans
crashed into a clump of trees
on the 31st sideroad in East
• Wawanosh Township last Thurs.
day morning.
More than $120 was realized
when' a tag day was held on
Saturday for the Goderich Girls'
Trumpet Band. Officials ex.
pressed themselves as satis.
fied with What was collected in
view of the fact that there
were not as many taggers as
were necessary to coyer the'
area required. Those people
who approached were generous
and showed interest in the pro.
gress of the. band, one of the
band officials stated.
While Mrs. Robert McClure
of Benmiller; was truly thank-
ful on. Thanksgiving Day for
Canada's bountiful harvest this
year, she found evidence in her
garden of a harvest of an un.
usual nature. She picked°plei ty
of big, luscious raspberries
from the patch in her garden that
day.
15 YEAS 41,00, 1952
rhe purchase :at at OPP 4
for the Br ,churches
Western Qn . was aDpollm.
ced last Weak by Ernest F.
.West, Kitchener, secretary of
•the camp committee for Camp
Hermosa. The property puar: •
chased consists of about 12,
acres of - land situated eight
miles north 'of Goderich on
Lake Huron.
A number of anglers , took-
advantage 01 the goodweather on,
Thanksgiving Day to •try their
luck --'at the harbo'llr and ,some,
fair catches were i'epcbrted,
commerical fishermen report
satisfactory catches of perch
with' a few pickerel, the biggest
haul being •upwarde, of a ton
and a balf.
The Goderich Racing Assoc
lation, in cooperation with
local harness horse owners and
drivers, is all set to stage the
fifth racing malt of • the 1952
season at the Agricultural Park
oval on Saturday afternoon.
In the elimination contest for
driversof Imperial tDil'' Mimi•
ted oP the Ontario Division at
Toronto on Tuesday of last
week Jim Smith of Goderich
placed second in the ' tractor
trailer. class and Harry West.
brook of Goderich placed third
in the straight, truck class. The
winners of the events take part
in the provincial roadeo spore•
sored by the AutomotiveTrans.
port Association of Ontario to
be held next month at the CNE
grounds, Toronto.
Provincial police here are in.
vestigating the knocking over of
several mail box posts on Rural
Route 1, Lucknow on Saturday.
It is believed they were knot.
ked over by a car. William
Lumby, Sr., was high gunman,
winning the long run event at
the Howard-Ridgetown Rod and
Gun Club ThanksgivingDay trap
shoot, held atRidgetownonMon.
day. Marksmen competed from
Toronto, Hamilton, Woodstock,
London, St. Thomas, Kippen,
Chatham, Ridgetown and Wind.
sor.
ONE YEAR AGO, 1966
Goderich's summer recrea.
tion program attracted 706Per.
sons this past summer, Coun.
chlor Such reported. It was a
27.2 percent increase.
Fifty honor students from
Goderich District Collegiateln.
stitute visited Montreal Sept.
ember, 29, 30 and October 1.
The students visited the site
of Expo '67 although they co cid
not get in,several visited muse
eums and took a- three.hour
tour of the city. -
Mrs. A. Palmer recently re.'
turned from a three-month_
visit in En`glaitd, gave the high.
lights of her trip at the meet.
tog. of St.' George's Afterndhn
Churchwomen's Guild. f ry
A fire "of nb *i origin
pietely destroyed the barn on
the farm of Mrs. Robert Boak
Nick Holmes, son of former
Goderich.District Collegigte:In.
statue teacher, David •Holmes
has' won .the Central Elgin Col.
legiate senior cross `country
title for an unprecedented fifth
straight year.
It is 100 years since Samuel
Platt discovered' salt in the
valley of the Maitland Riven,
and that event is being com.
memorated with theunveilingof
a memorial cairn. The mem.
orial is located innewly-named
Platt Park on the west side
of Highway 21. Mines Minister
Wardrope is scheduled to un.
veil the cairn. It is expected
he will be joined by Premier
Robarts and E. P. Taylor, pre.
sident of Domtar Limited.
The Community Concert sea.
son 6pened on Saturday night
in the Collegiate Auditorium
with almost the full membership
out to enjoy the artistry of
"Four Go Dancing."
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