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turning
Receipt of . a message that the
Goderich Businessmen's Association is
preparing to install special Christmas
- lights and decorations in" the next few
days sharply .jogged the editorial me-
mory that "you -know -what" is just
around the corner again.'
. Not that it should have -taken us
by surprise. ,
The first real snowfall usually sets
the mood quite effectively, and Gode-
riChites are already hardened winter
veterans this year.
Then, the gradual :infiltration of
Christmas merchandise into the 'local
stores, and talk of plans for the annual
Santa Claus parade. (Can it really be
just a week away?)
There are some, of course; who
decry the influx of Christmas wares
while the event is still more than a
month off, but we tend to take a more
pragmatic view.
After all, the preparations are not
exclusively of a secular nature.
A random survey of some of the
local clergymen this week confirmed
the fact that. Christmas plans are already
in the works at our churches; with
specialservices and celebrations to
the corner
prepare for, ' special seasonal music to
learn,. Christmas bulletins and offering
envelopes to order, and so on.
So it should, be.
This is, after all, ,the season when
persons of all faiths as,' well as those
of no particular religious stripe are -tra-
ditionally caught up in a spirit of mutual
goodwill. The - lion lies down • with the
lamb, and even the straight-laced Vic-
torian can spare a smile for the "flower
children."
Too early? Nota bit; if it takes us a
month or even two to prepare ourselves
for the one short period in the year
when good feeling can flow freely
between us, surely it is worthwhile if it
can lead to a greater, more open rap-
port., .
The ideal, of course—and someone
brings. this up about two days after
Christmas—would be to find a way to
extend goodwill throughout the year
and throughout mankind. Not so much
with lights and bells and cards , and
parcels, as with smiles and words and
selfless deeds.
So, "mix the punch, drag out the
Dickens." There are only thirty-two days
left.
discouraging -results
Organizers of last week's Blood
'Donor Clinic at North Street United
Church are justified in feeling -discour-
-aged with- the results: .
Of a population nearing 7,000, a
response from 159 blood donors could,
scarcely be termed overwhelming.
Taking' .a conservative 'estimate
. that less than half of that population,
or about 3,000 persons, fall within the
18 to 65 age. limit and are in good
° health, this means a turnout of. little
more than 5 per cent of eligible adults.
Even allowing for bad weather
and a general "mid -week slowdown",
this still is not a very encouraging per-
centage.
The reserves are not bottomless.
The demand •for blood plasma is much
greater than the voluntary supply.
Those who gave and those who donate
regularly are to be commended for
recognizing this.
The cost- is not large. "Half an hour,.
on a Wednesday afternoon, and a little
discomfort are all that being a donor
demands.•
' a
Counterbalanced with the privilege
of .saving the life of a stranger or of
making -someone's suffering less acute,
is not a big investment.
The tgift of life casts the giver
little, but is worth the 'world to the
recipient.
Let us hope Goderich's next clinic
in May will see a more enthusiastic
response. We owe it to ourselves.
stitch in time ?
Whatever the eventual.oeffect, if
any, upon those of us snug in the nest
of southwestern Ontario, the devalua-
tion of the British pound is -bound to
have some repercussions on Canadian
and world economy. -
The pound sterling has long been
the bellwether of international economy
and any... change e in its position—even
'the present 14.3 per cent'cutback which
some economists terrn a "modest" de-
valuation—almost axiomatically gives
birth to a circle of ripples throughout
the world financial. theatre.
However, it appears unlikely
Prime Minister Wilson's move to breathe
new life into his country's floundering
economy will have any serious detri-
mental effect on Canadian trade.
The major part of our billion -dollar
yearly business with Britain is in raw
materials, ,foodstuffs and 'newsprint,
rather than more vulnerable manufac-
tured goods.
In the aftermath of the initial flut-
ter of activity which followed the de-
valuation announcement, it became
apparent .that Canada, the U.S. and
European Common 'Market countries
would not alter their exchange rates, al-
though
l-thoug" h domestic bank rafes registered
an irnmediate hike. .
The biggest question, of course, is
what effect devaluation will have on
the `Nilson government at home. Is the
stitch taken in time, or should it have
been taken in 1964 or even 1966?
There can be little doubt that the
Ltablished
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move was a last resort measure, which
has been resisted by the Prime Minisier
for three years.
But the one plausible• alternative—
increased loans` from abroad at the cost
of even further tightening of an already
stringent domestic economy—was hard-
ly more encouraging.
Whether the Wilson government
can rescue itself from . the roasting spit
and survive to restore world confidence
in the pound remains to be seen.
The present crisis, coming in the
wake of a series of setbacks- in local
by-elections and in the midst of recur-
ring-
ecurring- dissention within Labour Party
ranks, indicates Wilson "rnay actually
have little left to lose and'much to'gain
through devaluation.
Canada, too, may have much to'
gain from Labour's plight.
Even now, as Finance 'Minister
Sharp is beginning to tighten the coun-
try's belt, the British situation might be
a useful added reminder to "deflate
before too Fate."
Pegging the Canadian _dollar be-
low. the present 921/2_ cents U.S. is
obviously not our best ;answer at the
moment.
- Now is the time for sensible, long
range anti-inflationary measures, while
we are in a good bargaining position,
and while our economy is still relatively
healthy. Not when we are backed into a
corner.
Hindsight, as Mr. Wilson is no
doubt finding, is an expensive luxury.
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120th Year of
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Messages - from Th
Word
By Lt. Ralph Hewlett
Salvation Army
In the Spring of this year
I took a very important step
in my lifeand proposed to a
very charming young lady. She
accepted and we were engaged.
Three of her aunts who live in
Montreal sent us four very"
beautiful china cups as an en-
gagement present. They will, of
course,be treasured in the years
to come.
The Bible also speaks of cups.
In Psalm 23:5 we read "my cup
runneth aver." Here, -as in a
number of outer places in the
Bible, the word cup symbolizes
one's portion or lot in life,
The Psalm st David used it in
this very fam'liar Psalm to tell
of the many blessings that had
been his in life through the good
providence of God.
Someone has said that the
greatest sum 'n existence is to
count your blessings. However
difficult life m^y bocome there
is ..still many things .to thank
God for. What was true of David
we will find true of us. Our
cup or portion of life has been
and is full of many good things.
There is a chorus to a song
that goes:
"Count your blessings,
name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see
what God hath done.
Count your blessings,
name thein one by oae,
And it will surprise you
what the Lord hath done."
* Letter To The Editor
Sir: The newspaper announce.
ment concerning a liquor
licence for Harbourlite Inn_ had
escaped my attention until now,
but as the mere passing of a
deadline does not eliminate the
problem `tself, I hope you will
permit me to express my opin.
ion on the subject, particularly
as I understand that the Town
Council has recently supported
the application on the grounds
that there have been no com-
plaints against the Inn. To make
such a statement is misleading
and in no way represents the
reality of a rather unfortunate
situation. After the newspaper
announcement directed the pub.
lic to address their objections
to a lawyer in Kitchener, it is
obvious that the residents were
not sending their letters to the
Towp Council instead._ Apart
from 1`his, I suggest that ,in
a town of the size of Goderich
the Council members could not
have possibly overlooked the
_facts of a very real and con.
tinued situation.
Whilst other residents in the
more imfnediate vicinity of the
Inn are likely to have added
complaints of different nature
as well, my unhappiness has
been caused by, .excessive noise
alone against which I • have re.'
peatedly protested in the past
and which is the sole reason
for my objection naw, as it is
reasonable to expect that a
liquor licence would result in
increased activity with extended
entertainment, the noise of
which would be poured out all
over the neighbourhood in the
sum ner; thus further aggrav-
ting an. already unpleasant sit.
uation.
In the past I have written a
letter on the subject to the
Town Council. The sum nor
before your newspaper printed
a further letter of mine (fol.
lowed by a 'letter of another
resident who agreed that the
Harbourlite noise was ex..
cessive). I have telephoned the
Police about this noise at such
times agya a. m„ Sunday morn-
ing, on various occasions
around m°dnight or oh Sunday
afternoons when a band had re-
hearsals of such volume that
it was impossible_ to.cape the
noise inside our horns. on War-
ren Street; let alone enjoy sit-
ting in the garden. I have mono
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As a result of a number of
requests, the Sir:mai-Star, will,
shortly re.\ er t is former
type face for Cl: ssif:ed advere
tisements, Publisher, R. G:•
Shrier announceu this week.
We Hope the ileo• "font" of
type, which ':s expected in .2.
few weeks, will re salt :! .t clear.
et, less c•lt".teroct rl:rss.fied
section . •-
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We were pleased to receive a request. tor -.= subs' rtpticin renewal
from one of our oldest and longest. -standing subscribers, Mrs.,
Leah Shetler, who will be 99 next •rnnnth. 'We hope Mrs': Shetler
will continue to enjoy the Signal -Star- in,gooci ;nL;alf;.
tioned the Harbourlite noise
among other things when I had
occasion to telephone the Mayor
Dr. Mills, in connection with
the near -midnight shouting of
the racetrack announcer.
Our Town Council represents
the residents around. Harbour.
lite Inn as much as it repre.
sents business interests. Let
the Council members find a
constructive way of keeping the
situation reasonably under con.
trol. It is hardly good business
sense in the long run to favour
one party by constantly anta.
gonizing another` group of cit.
izens. Perhaps the owner of
Harbourlite can be persuaded
to show a bit of goodwill and
co-operation on his part. A hall
of this size can- do without
amplifiers; if for some reason
it cannot, it is not difficult to
keep the volume at such a level
that the entertainment is con.
fined to the premi ses where it
belongs and that people are riot
forced' to listen to it in their
own ,.homes. Airconditioning'
(certainly heartily welcamedby
patrons) would result in closed.
windows at Harbourlite, thus
eliminating the noise offending
a num5er of residents or keep.
ing them aw. Constructive
things sucha.ke`as those suggested
can be done and it is reason.
able to believe that the atmos.
phere around Harbourlite would
be easier and ,here pieasantfor
everyone concerned. Now that
the Council has shown its sup.
port for the liquor licence ap.
plication let us see what it pro.
poses to do to protect the resi.
dents in question. But let us
not pretend that there is no
problem at all.
Yours truly,
• Elsa Haydon,
148 Warren Street,
Goderich,
An apology
The Signal -Star extends an
apology to Mrs. H. B. Tichborne
of 125 Trafalgar Street, who
was inadvertently reported as
having died inlastweek's issue.
Mrs. Tichborne's name was
confused with that of the late
Mrs. Annie Tichborne, of 53
Trafalgar Street.
We -0 regret any embarrass.
-menu caused to Mrs. H. B.
Tichborne as a result of this
.error.
55 YEARS AGQ,1912
The address given in the court
house Friday evening last b'
Hon, W.H, - Hart,. Ontario.
minister of lands, .forests and
Mines, was a revelation of the
capabilities` of a part of our
country ' to which too little. at.
tentioa - has, been paid. Mr.
Hearst's visit, arranged by the
Board of Trade, was the firrit
of a series of such Miro
proposed , to be held during
winter months.
Under 'Editorial Notes' ap.
peared this artidle shedding
light on the economics of 55.
years ago: "A Winnipeg man
opened -a barrel of Ontario ap.'
pies and found in it a note
which read, 'I got 75 cents for
this barrel of apples. How much
did you pay for it?'
The Winnipeg man paid
When producer and consumer in
Canada can get a little closer
together there W111 not be so
much talk about the high cost
of living."
Clever work on, the part of
Constable Whitesides resulted
in the capture of Sidney J.
Cope; the young man who vent
off with a horse and rig belong.
ing to his former employer,
Wilfrid Farrish, of Ashfield.
Const. Whitesldes leftGoderich
Thursday morning andwas back
with his "man man: Friday night,.
having found him at Meafo.rd.
The horse and outfit were also
secured. They had been traded
and money had changed hands
over them more than once, but
with some little difficulty, the
tangle was straightened out and
everybody concerned received
his awn. Cole will appear be.
fore the county judge tomorrow.
TEN YEARS AGO, 1957
Town Council has accepted
delivery of a new garbage
truck with gross vehicle weight
rating of 25,000 pounds. Total
net cost of the new garbage
collection unit will be $10,861.
Drilling •of four test holes
at .the .waterfront has been com.
pleted under the supervision'of
Allan Clark, a geologist from.
Columbus, Ohio, who has been
engaged by Ranney MethodWa.
ter Supplies. The drilling ,was
done at the expense of the Ran.
ney organization to determine if
ground- formation here is suit-
able for a Ranney water pump.
ing system.
Interest is mounting rapidly
in the annual municipal nomina.
tions coming up Friday night.
Reeve E. C. Fisher is the only
candidate who will definitely
seek the mayoralty now held by
John ,H. " Graham. D.e eeve
Dannelly has stated that he wi7f
be a candidate for reeve.
Two new Huron 'county
bridges were officially • opened
Tuesday. In Morris township,
County Engineer.'J. W. Brit.
nell cut the ribbon to the new
$50,000, 150 -foot span, Fifth
of Morris Bridge, southof Wing.
ham.. In Turnberry township,
Warden Harold Gowdy officially
opened Fitch's Bridge,: a
$100,000, 200 -foot span on con.
cession 9 and 10 of , that town.
ship.
Goderich Sailors, the team
that almost never was,. scored
their third straight victory,
dumping the Sarnia Legion.
naires 4-1, before 670 wildly
cheering fans at Goderich Mem.
orial Arena, Saturday night.
15 YEARS AGO, 1952
Following a watering attack
on alleged attempts to prevent
new industries locating in God.
�xich, Town Council Friday
night decided unanimously to
dissolve the GoderichIndustrial
Commission. DeputyrReeye sic).
seph Allaire claimedthe com.
mission had, "undone the work
.4 of two years"; anopinion shared
by Mayor J.E. Huckins.
Four organizations have ex.
pressed iztterest in reril
• space at the old Collegiate buil a ,
ing. The interested groups are:
No; 532 Maitland Air Cadet
Squadron; the Kinsmen, Club;
the Goderich Art Club; and
the Collegiate Cadet Corps.
Philip- Carter Jonston, the
London architect who designed -
the new Goderich Knox Pres.
byterian Church won an out.
standing honour Friday for his
design of that church. The
honour came at a special dere.
mony in the National Gallery
at Ottawa as -Governor. -General
Vincent Massey awarded "Mas.
sey Medals" to winners of a
biennial competition among
Canadian architects,
, Goderich Samis Pontiacs
went down to a 12-6 defeatwhen
they journeyed to Walkerton
Wednesday night to play the
opening game of the 1952-'53
WOAA intermediate schedule.
"Publicity like this can't be
bought anywhere" stated Mayor
J. E, Huckins Tuesday even.
Ing as he, addressed. a gather.
ing at the Legion Hall of over
100 persons honouring the God.
erich Dodgers, ladies' Inter.
mediate WOAA softball champ.
ions. A fowl banquet was ser.
ved-by the Legion Ladies' Aux.
iliary. •
ONE YEAR AGO, 1966
Sparks could fly at tonight's
nomination meeting as contests
for town council's three top
positions have already taken
shape. Mayor Frank . Walkom
will be challenged by Dr. Frank -
Mills. Reeve Reg Jewell will
have to fight Councillor Bert
Such, and Councillor Harry
Worsell will seek the chair
now occupied by Deputy -Reeve
Joseph Moody.
The mayor and all the coun.
cil declared themselves " can.
didates at lastThursday's coun.
cil meeting.
• Goderich District Collegiate
Institute Vikings held their Fri.
day night victory banquet last
week in the "school cafeteria.
This year the Vikings are: co -
,champioria withanghan'z as
they battled- t6-�Ytreles4
with the Mustangs recently,
the 'Huron -Perth confer en
football championship.
Huron County Council, follow.
ing a secret session Tuesday,
has referred - a wage dispute
with county health unit em.
ployees ' back to Huron County
Board of Health. The action
Came out of a committee -of -the
whole session held in the dying
hours of county council's last
Session for 1966.
.GDCI board is providing a
new scholarship in memory bf.
Ralph D. Munro, a member of
the board for 25 years. Mr.
Munro an Auburn merchant,
who died earlier this, year, was
the representative for West
Wawanosh.
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Meet Your Municipal Official
,Goderich's town assessor and tax collector for the past eleven
years is genial Edward Humphrey Jessop, of 182 Wilson Street.
The 60 -year-old native of Erin Township, Wellington County
assumed his post with the municipality in 1956. He is a licenced
assessor, and completed a three-year correspondence course
in Assessment Practice and Principles from Queen's University
Kingston, in 1960. Besides his duties as assessor and collector
of tax revenues, he is the town's building inspector and secretary
of the committee of adjustment. Mr. Jessop moved to Goderich
in 1940 and was equipment officer at theNo. 12 Elementary Flying
Training School here for four years, following which he was
employed by Goderft h Motors until he took the position with the
town. He and his wife, Berith, have been tharried 30 years. A
former member of the Committee of Stewards at` North Street
United Church, Pair. Jessop has alsobeen secretary of the Goderich
Mona Club and served as secretary to the board of Goderich
pistrict Collegiate Institute for more than eight years, A golfer
who shoots in the - 90's he also enjoys curling, but describes
himself as "s1a f by an amateur" in both sports. (Staff Photo).
ED. NOTE - This is the second in a series of feature articles
designed to acquaint our readers with the persons charged with
the responsibilities of running town affairs in a non -elective
capacity.
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