HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-10-26, Page 2The Goderich Signal -Star, ' Thursday, Oct. 26, 1967
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era ends
It's not often we are given to being
sentimental. But once in a white the
jaundiced eye of the fourth, estate can
be made tosquint away from the every-
day and stare offinto space for a wee
while. It happened one day this week.
An era carne to an end'' this week
when the Great Lakes cruise ship South
American made her last voyage fron*
her home port of Detroit.
'This grand old lady of the lakes
—she is 53 years old -left Detroit ,last
Thursday for Montreal. Her passengers
an.d crew returned"' homer by train on
Monday. .And as this is written she is
under tow for Piney Point. North Caro-
line where she -will be used as a train-
ing ship- and seaman's barracks for her
new owners, the Seafarers' Interna-
tional Union.
Besides being the last of the Great
Lakes cruise ships, the South American
was probably the handsomest of them
all. She was designed and built for the
lakes, but had the rakish lines, of 'an
ocean liner.
The South Americarvwas a familiar
and frequent visitor- to Goderich over
the years, and she did much to foster
many friendships between the citizens
of this town and the people of. Mich -
igen.
It was always something of a gala
day for u's when the South American
paid a courtesy call. The last time she
more
_.'
was here Was on the Labor Day week-
end. On this occasion she extended her
visit byseveral hoyrsso that her as
P
sengers coup! take part in the festi'4-
ties.
There was always an air of ex-
pctancy—of pulse -quickening excite-
ments—as her gleaming white hull slid
like a wraith between the north and
south walls. Her whistle would be
blowing to be answered by the pipers
tuning their drones on dockside ready
to pipe their American guests ashore.
Nothing seems quite, to compare.
with the courtesy call of a ship. This
one brought something tool Goderich.
Something more than happy, noisy,
money -spending tourists. She , was a
symbol ofihe good times. She and her
master Joe Testy -on 'were old friends,
among friends. They took back happy
memories in return we hope.
The thousands who have sailed in
her plus the countless others who ad-
mired her from shore will be saddened
by her passing from the scene. And
while there , is some consolation that
the Georgian Bay 'Line plan to replace
her, she will be missed.
The South American may not have
been a Queen Mary or a Mauritania but
just the same she will always be :e-
'memberedwith a .certain fondness on
phis side of Lake Huron.
and better
"Human curiosity still grows with -
education. The new generation will be
specialists who want specialized .know)
edge . and background."' With these
words, Lord Thomson of deet, one of
the most successful ' newspaper mag-
nates of all time, buttressed his' con-
viction that the coming gears would see
"more and better newspapers" despite
some popular opinion that the day of
the ..p.ri.nted. word is passing.
Lord Thomson touched upon a pro-
found and encouraging, fact. There is a
thirst for knowledge, for background,
for insight, for sound interpretation
which today far surpasses any in his-
tory.. This thirst cannot be satisfied by
..either„ television or radio, despite the
speed and incisiveness with which
these are often able to bring ,the latest
news to public attention. This is shown
by an interesting fait to which almost
any -serious newspaper . will bear wit-
ness, na i'r4ly •that any important piece
• of news, any .grave crisis instantly
causes ,a sharp rise in newspaper cir-
culation regardless of how much is
being carried on radio or television.
There is another kindred fact. This
is that newspaper readers today are
more demanding,, better informed,
top
more rightly skeptical than, in times
past. They question not only the sources
of news—be they official or private—
but they also question the newspapers'
handling of news.
Most newspapers, including this
one, look upon these developments as
welcome and encouraging. They recog- -
nize that such reader attitudes reflect, a
greater awareness of the world and a
sharper -appreciation of the importance
of 'understanding this world. This
creates a- continuing challenge .to a
newspaper to satisfy this new and more
Sophisticated outlook, but it is a chal-
lenge which most newspapers are glad
to have.
Mankind's demand for information
is indeed insatiable. Each passing. year
shows more clearly that the time for
thinkers and the time of. thinkers has
come. In this swiftly moving age no one
medium of communication -be" it, books,
magazines, newspapers, radio, tele,
vision or the screen—can s'atisfy'' *is
demand for facts upon which to make
wiser decisions. All avenues of com-
munication are' needed. All will' grow
and thrive depending upon the degree
to which they meet this vast hunger for
knowledge.
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From time to time, "we- receive
interesting comments taken from athe
Canada Trust Bulletin. This, month we
were particularly pleased to note a plea
for joint estate planning—by both hus-
band . and wife.
As most solicitors will tell us; there
is often an appalling lack of knowledge
about financial affairs oh the part -of a
widow when her husband. dies. The
following editorial discusses some rea-
' sons for this, and offers advice for
couples in the matter of 'estate' plan-
ning
. "Why is it that a man wilt discuss
his ,estate plans with his advisors, his
business associates or his golf partner,
but not .with his wife?
Recently we administered . an
estate of a man whose widow was
completely unaware that 'her husband,
in the few years prior to his death, had
transferred to her a large interest in his
company and several parcels of reap
estate.
Sometimes a husband might think
he has valid reasons for not discussing
such things with his wife. Perhaps he
feels he is shielding her from worry
and -concern. However' if he could
foresee the -administrative difficulties
which can be created by his action,
not the least of which is the tax com-
plications involved, he would not take
such an attitude.
-- We realize that some estate plans
are complicated, but most are not. If
the testator can explain the plan to his
family, he should do so. If he cannot, his
estate advisor shouldbe asked to ex-
plain it.
Some matters between husband
and wife might be top' secret, but we
do ,not lbelieve estate planning to be
one of them.
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Messqges from The Word
By Rev, 'o: L. Royal,
Knox Church, Goderich
Many ,finer heads ,than mine
have said that there. tore two
things necessary ti our • 20th.
Century society: Reconciliation
and Commitment. These are two
very demanding categories. Re.
conciliation means getting to.
gether not only with our God
but with our fellow - human
beings. Once the reconcilement
is completed within us then we
can give our full attention to
the s.pcond quality, Commit.
ment. This "'means that we are
prepared to expend all talents,
strengths and waking moments
in attaining . a completion to
the job.- Perhaps Coleridge in
his "Aids toReflection" was
thinking along these lines when
he wrote; ""The most frequent
impediment to men's turning the
mind inward upon themselves
is that they are afraid of what ,
they shall find there. There is
an aching hollowness in the
bosom, a dark cold speck at
the heart, an obscure and bod.
ing sense of something that must(
be kept out of sight of the
conscience; some secret lod.
,ger, whom they can neither
resolve to reject nor retain."
Maybe Coleridge was right!
Man needs a thorough purging
LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
Sir: I have lust finished read.
ing your leading editorial "In.
vasion of Rights". I wish to
congratulate you on the way in
which you have dealt with this
subject.
As you suggest we in organ.
ized society are surrounded
with restrictions of many kinds
the most Qf which we take for
granted. However, there are
always sohie that
obtect even
to the law that says we are
to wear some clothes.
There is a point which you
did not mentio'h and that is
those- of us who do not drink,
and there- are still a few, need
protection by a test in the event
of an, -accident • to' prove that
we are ;what • we say. Let .the
truth be public whatever it may
be.
May you continue to publish
editorials of your usual clear.
ness and vigour, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Frank Raithby,
Auburn, Ontario.
Dear Str: I .:n ,'.rcad:, con-.
cerued etvc 1 the' .tum'ter of pa-
rents, wilo•,tll')%% !i rtr ..hihiren
to ridet,ic . 1. ..4tt. r dark; with.
out ligl.ts - is :t
law against 1111...
1 wonder h,lv, motorists -
like myself have tinct w brake.
hard when a ch 1 Ice appears from
nowhere in front of th.,m
Please pleat.: with thesecar(e-
less parents oefore there is,
a nasty accident. Surely a
child's life is wortlt.inore than
the cost of a couple of bicycle
lamps for back and front light-
ing.
1I. Hirst,
Rat 3, Goderich:
Sir: • While we continue to,
read of the "glorious" achieve.
ments of the USSR on its Nov.
ember 7 50th anniversary of
the Revolution, why.do we not.
hear of the plight of some 37
captive nations throughout two
thirds of the world? Why have
of 'his soul in those'rthings that
hold. him back from seeking re.
conciliation with his God and his
fellow -humans so that'he can .
get on with the .job 01 commit"
ment. We sometimes call it:
egotism. It is a self-centred
attitude. We are afraid to look
out and see what the world
presents for correction - we
are totally immersed in our
own selves. God, in Jesus
Christ} calls us out of ourselves •
first of all, to Himself - .then
to .the service of "nen every.
where. Thus, reconciliation is,
a prerequisite to commitment.
We cannot do the work of
evangelism if we are not first
reconciled .to the God who made
us. In II Corinthians 5:19 Paul
states,an implicit fact, ("to
wit, tat God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto him-
self, not imputing °their tres.
passes unto them: and hath.com-
mitted unto us the word of re.
conciliation." Once we have be.
come convinced of the truth of
such an assertion then we can
join with Paul in'another great
proclamation, "for I determin.
ed not to know anything among
you, save Jesus Christ, and Him
crucified." (I Corinthians 2:2)
Taken together these two state.
ments of one man's faith give
us the essence of both recon-
ciliation and commitment.
The soul of man is a fear.
some thing. Abiding within the
private soul are all the wars
and rumour's of *ars that can
be imagined. We are ashamed
of what dwells within the heart.
Something has to be done! But,
what? Out of the Holy Scrip-
tures come the words of Jesus
Christ to - all men, "I am the
way, the truth, and the life:
no ' man cometh unto the
Father, by by Me." (St. John
14:6) Here is the solution! God
has given man the -hope for to
morrow in -Jesus Christ, His
Son. If the pollution of our in.
ner beings is to be cleansed,
eradicated, stopped, then an
about-turn to Christ Jesus as
Saviour is the. absolute neces-
sity confronting us:. No hope is
to be found elsewhere! Jesus
Christ has become and is the
centre of history.-
Too often we confine to the
funeral • service these wonder.
fulwords of John in Revela-
tion, "and he said unto me,
it is :one. I am Alpha and Ome.
.r, the be ;inning and the end. I
will give unto him that is athirst
of th fountain of the water of
life freely." (21::6) God is our'
"1.1.ginnitlg" and God is our
''ew1." There can be no other!
In the Gospel according to St.
Luke we learn, "for the Son
of;m:ut is come to seek and to
save that, which was lost."
(19:10) There -it is! We are com-
pletely cleansed in the Saving
Act of Jesus Christ! We are
reconciled to God, and thus to
-man, because of those certain
redemptive activities of the
Messiah - His crucifixion', His
resurrection, His abiding Pre.
Bence. The strength of His
Saving Grace is with us con-
tinually: "and lo, I am with you
always; even unto the end of
the, world." (St. Matthew 28:20)
Thus,our.Salvation is accom-
plished in and through Christ.
Reconciliation becomes-- real!
We can again stand in the -Pre.
sence of God and know Him as
Father. What was amiss has
been , righted - because' Jesus
Christ,, His Son, has brought
about reconciliation.
However,64 spoke. of two in.
gredients: Reconciliation and
Commitment. The second de.
mands our full' attention, 'We
have entered a new environ.
ment because of redemption,
What we possess we now want
others to possess. We find our.
selves the recipients of a 'com.
mission. It was best stated by
Christ in these. words,. "go ye
therefore, •and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the Name of
the Father, and gf the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost." (St. Mat-
thew 28:19) We cannotsitback
and enjoy our reconciliation as
we might our summer, holiday,
or a vacation, • or •a trips to
Expo. Demands are now made
upon us to be up and at it.
Commitment is not a dedication
to idleness. It demands the
fibre of a man: his all is com•
mitted'to the furtherance of the
Evangel as handed to us in re-
conciliation. There can be no
stint or hesitancy; We go for-
ward under the banner and
Cross of Jesus Christ to spread
the seed of the Gospel every.
where. However, do not isolate
this commission in terms of
those "who dwell across the
seas," It is at our front door
back door, in our classrooms,
in our homes.
People are the objects of our"
cofnmitment. We ' meet them
best through our own actions.
The old philosophy of "ramming
the Gospel -down someone's
throat" has gone by the board.
• Our lives tell the ,tale today!
Our lives tell the story of whet.
her we are committed to Jesus
Christ, or not! Our •lives reveal
whether a definite and incisive,
reconciliation has taken place
between' ourselves and God. Our
manner of speech is important:
How do we deal with others
when confronted with them? Are
we impatient? condescending?
superior? holier -'than -thou? If
so - go back - examine again
your relationship with your hea.
venly Father as expressed best
in Jesus Christ. Attitudes count
for a great deal: what do I
think .of social problems? and
what do I do about those so.
cial problems? What is my duty
regarding political morality? If
I am committed then it shows
in every fibre of my being
whether dealing with people" .sit.
uations, thing's or nonentities.
So - there you have' it! Re-
conciliation with God through
Christ is an absolute neces-
sity. leave we got it? Have we
made things rigbt-in the sight
Of God Almighty? Have we ao.
cepted -the gift He proffers in
Jesus Christ, His Son? If sol
reconciliation can andhas taken -
place -int our lives for we know
the agony of Calvary, the tri.
umph of the Resurrection Morn,
- the indwelling Spirit. Butt when
all this is said anddone is
there commitment in our daily
chores? Do we set forth with
the rising sun to help society
live better by revealing through
our lives that we are indeed
committed Christians? Does it
change our attitude as we make
our way around the Square? Do
we see all things in terms of
. Jesus Christ (as did'Teilhard
de Chardin) and seek to fulfil
His Will in everyday livin�-
Reconciliation and Commitment
are absolute "musts" in 1967
Do you possess them?
we not read of the '3.75 mil-
lion people who fledfrom East W.M.W
Germany; the 590,000, from , A new regulation body the
Poland; 530,000 front' Hungary Canadian Radio Commission,
and countless millions from the will replace the Board of
Baltic States, Bulgaria, Yugo. .-Broadcast Governors. This
slavia. and Czeckoslovakia? was revealed in the House of
While our Press, Radio ..and • Commons with the first read.
University campuses speak of ing of the new broadcasting
achievement and progress, can legislation. °
There will be five full-time
members ' who will have
powers greater than those of •
the 'entire BI3G. An additional
10 !tart" -time members will be
able, to vote on matters ef
general policy.'
.These five members will
have virtually supreme power
descent? over the granting' of licences.
As we . co-operate with do- .; They can be blocked by the
Cabinet, but the Cabinet can.
not grant a licence without
their say so.
A broadcaster may be pro-
secuted ---under the law for
breach of regulations and fined
up to $100,000 andDbe thrown
_in jail as well.
The proposal for' the CBC •
'm'anagement involves the ap•
pointmetit of a president and
an executive vice-president.
The commission will have to
negotiate , conditions with the
, CBC, and if they can't agree
the secretary of state will
arbitrate,
we point to any country on this
planet which has accepted a
communist government by free
elections? Are the captive
people of any communist dom- n
'inated nation free to leave their
'"lwTrk-ers paradise" and exer-
t -Me e freedom of speech, free•
dom of worship and freedom of •
mestic "peace" marchers pro.
testing U.S. involvement in Viet-
nam, have we ever seen a pro.
`'test march demanding "self
determination" for the captive
people of the world? While we
rightly protest Hitler's murder
of six million J ews during World
War II, do we hear any- pro.
test about the 74 MILLION who
have been�-mardered, starved
and otherwise illiinitiated as
part of communist "achieve.
ment" and "progress"?
Yours truly,
Don Mac,
North Surrey, B.C.
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Down .M.mory Lows
55 YEARS AGO. 1912
"cheap Pawer tour Goderich
Cannot -be Got from Niagara
Do not Obstruct the Maitland
River Power Proect," head.
lined a story on The Signal's
front page of the October 31
issue, 55. years 'ago. The .ed•
itor of the Signal was expres-
sing an opinion contrary to
that expounded by a contem-
porary weekly editor of that
Period,. The Goderich Star,
publisher. The Star editor r up.
held the prospect of Town
Council obtaining hydro elec-
tric power from the tiagara,
Falls generating station, with.
out reservations.
Local Topic: The tsoyScouts
were out . for a tramp on
Thanksgiving Day. About 25
of them took part in1a signal
and sign hunt, The Scouts
were_ under the leadership of
John Storms and were divided
into three' patrols.
Ar joke, printed in the Oct-
ober 31, 1912 issue of The .
Signal, is repeated here: He:
"Wes a woman when sloe's
married expect her husband
to tell her his business at.
fairs?" She:. "I don't know;
but a woman expects a than to
talk business when he's court-
ing her.
,,
15 YEARS AGO, 1952
Lucknow: October 27, 1952
An exploding blowtorch today
started a fire which destroy-
ed a chopping mill on the 12th
concession of Ashfield' town.
ship and almost claimed the
fife of the owner, Gordon Mc-
Gregor. The one-story frame
building was levelled by the
flames in less than half an
hour.
H. J. A. MacEwan, one of
the • towlli?s most' prominent
citizens and a former mayor
with a 12 -year term to his
credit died at his home Mon-
day morning, Born in, God.
erich,_ he was a son of the late
Peter MacEwan and Christina
MacKay and had lived here
all' his life.
Damage estimated at
$1Q,000 was caused at Sams
Motors Garage when a fire
broke out -there early Wednes-
day morning. The fire was
discovered by OPP Constable
Doug Whitfield of the God-
erich detachment. He was pat-
rolling the town about 3 p.m..
when he noticed flames in the
garage and turned in the
alarm.
Adam Gnaw, widely acclaim
ed • Canadian tenor soloist,
scored a distinct success Fri-,
day evening when he gave a
recital of beautifully sung
solos in the auditorium of the
Goderich public school. A
large and appreciative audi.
ence attended the concert,
sponsored 'by the Young
• 'Women's Mission Circle of
Goderich, Baptist Church.
TEN YEARS AGO, 1957
Harry Donald Feagan, 34,
was killed Monday •when the,
plane in which he was riding
crashed into a small lake at
Blind River, near Elliot Lake
uranium mining center. Kil-
led also ,was the other occu-
pant Peter Roche, 2'}•,nof. Tor-
onto, the plane's pilot. Mr.
Feagan, vas barn In palborne -
township and,livedin Goderich
township before moving to
Northern Ontario.
Pouring of cement for the
head game of the m,' in',sfraft
at the rock saltpinntwill�com•
mence Monday. The head.
frame will rise above the
ground more than a 100 feet.
A happy event took place .
last Friday in the nursQs'
diningeroom of Goderich hos.
pital when Miss Rosemary
McGuire was feted on her re.
tirement from the nursing pro.
fession.
A huge birthday cake was
the focal point of the Goderiph I,
Lions Club's 35th anniversary'
banquet held at the Bedford
Hotel Friday night. About 100
persons attended the event,
including two charter mem,.
bers of the club, George Mac.
Ewan and Frank Saunders.
They were honored by the
presentation of 35 -year Mian.
arch Chevrons. Because of
illness, a third charter mem-
ber, to receive the award,
R. C. Hays, was unable to
attend.
Since its "Save a Life" pro.
gram was introduced, St. John.
Ambulance has "frained more
than one million Canadians, with
ti
ONE YEAR AGO, 1966
Goderich reeled with heady
praise' as Salt Centennial Day
was observed here last Thurs.-
day.
hurs•
day. It was 100 years ago that
Samnet Platt discovered salt
in the Maitland River Valley
in the area where the hamlet
of Saltford is naw located.
The first Ontario Milk Mar:
keting Board conference at
Geneva Park,' Orillia, was at-
tended by three members from
the Huron Milk Coman'ttee;
they were Cliff McNeil, Col-
borne township; John McLen.
nan, Goderich township and
Martin Baan, Walton.
Goderich Home and School
Association held a principal's
night Tuesday evening. Ralph
Smith, Victoria School prin-
cipal, showed slides depicting
the public school pupils -in.
volved in ;various school ac.
tivities and later spoke to the
members about courses of,
study and new educational meta
hods.
Elected officials in God.
erich will sit for two years
in the future. Council last
Thursday passed a bylaw
which provides straight double
terms for the mayor, town
council, .public utilities com.
mission and public school
board.
Rev. G. Lockhart Royal'
Presbyterian minister inGodl
erich for the past six years,` 'N..
was elected moderator of the
Hamilton • and London Synod
at Monday's session in Ham.
Ilton.
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