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4 t Q ►SIUCR°S1GNAL•STAR, T$ RSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1969
Editorial ...
Student Acievernent
In the past few years we have—heard
-increasing reports of student unrest. There
is • Student Power, Student Protests,
Student Walk -outs, Student This,_Student
That, but very little has been said about
Student Achievement. •
Well this week we Ido have a. story
concerning the achievement of students in
our own town. it is a story that lets in a
ray of hope for the future and will make
local residents, at least, breathe a little
easier when they think about the tax
dollars that are being spent on education.
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The 17th Annual "At Ho.me" ball of
Goderich District'Collegiate Institute was--
held last Friday and the effort and
ingenuity that went into decorating thew •
4 auditorium and balcony areas resulted in a
truly outstanding effect.
The students of the school chipped in
and . constructed segments of Paris to
make their theme for the ball.. The work
was done after school hours with many
students working well into ,,the night at.
times to finish their project.The "pro.s
would, have done justice - to
Hollywood movie •set. The ingenuity
shown -would have been a credit to Walt
Disney 'and his staff. The behaviour of thee„
students during the ball was of the highest
order and the overall result was an evening.
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that was. _enjoyed by all, and will be
remembered for many, many year. mw "
It is hard to b slieve students of the
calibre responsible: for the , show' last
Friday will ever go on o greater halls of
learning and create s ch havoc as was
w.i.tnessed in ' Montr al this week. That
.action was taken by students who gave 'no
thought for their fellows who want to
study instead of riot. •
The -students of GDCI' who were'
responsible for the effort at the -Ball last
week very obviously gave a great deal of
thought to the needs of. others and went
all-out to:achieve their end. They were
considering adults as well as fellow
students. They did a first .class job of
showing the adult population of the area
that all .kids are not bad, that all students
are not irresponsible. And they did a first
class job of showing the people of the area
'that they have a good school, for any
project that receives the acclaim the "At
Home" Ball has this week, must surely
reflect on -the pr-incipal. and .teachin'g staff'
of the school.
To .all the students of the school and
to the members of the staff we would like
to say a very hearty "Well done," and
express a• ,wish that. the students carry
their civic pride on with them when they.
go on to university.
Accepted, With shanks
Following publication of the last
-edition of the Signal -Star with the
coverage of the town dump issue,
publisher Robert Shrier and myself
•
received many, many complimentary
calls.
We were stopped on the streets and in
town stores by persons wishing to add
their good Wishes vvand it would be an
impossibility to 'remember the names of
all well wishers and thank them by letter,
as should be done.. We would therefore,
like to take this opportunity to publicly
thank them and assure our readers that we
will' continue to bring • matters of
importance to the eyes of the public — no
matter what the . issue, or 'wh.omever is
\•\ inV%vel
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�v los�y. 1\n
this. week, it has become apparent that
action will be taken and in all probability
will be takne by the same men who last
week refused to.sign the lease for the new
dump site.
These men have discussed the subject
among themselves in some detailand it is
our belief that action will be forthcoming
-
soon. ,.
,
These men ha've'questions that they
would' like answers to. What these
questions are, •hopefully; will ..be_.w_rx ade
public ata meeting of town council in the
very near future. .It cis to be hoped
constructive debate on, the issue will be
held and the necessary .steps -taken to
remove the present waste disposal . site
from the town and provide the necessary
WINTER SUNSET
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Remember When ? ? ?
ONE YEAR AGO
Baskets of while
chrysanthemum and white
gladioli made a pretty setting in
Knox United Church, Auburn.
for the wedding of Brigitte
Schlicting and John Patrick.
Sanders of CFR Clinton.
Four►
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girls 1s
are -°i►�—in-e�n•ti�aY
,for the ,title of:Sc hoo Queen at.
Goderich _-District Collegiate
Institute this year. They are
CathyBisset, Mary Duckworth,
Donna Mac.Keni.n' and Sue
Remington.
Students triumph mor
teachers at G.D.C.I. fun night!
Sergeant. R: F. Keene. in
charge of the CPP detachment.at
•Goderich, 'qualifies to wear three
trilliums, on his slee�•e .under a
new • system of awards for
rebogtlition of service.
Canada's cook of the year at a
Grand Bakeoff in Toronto last
Nveek. 'She received her cash
prize of $2,500 from \V F.'
11cLean, president of , Canada
Packers Limited, sponsors of the
three-month R.akefest. Mrs.
Marais won with a Chocolate
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:A +ell known citizen of
Goderich \1exander Morton
Robertson. observed his 90th
birthday on Monday, January
1?•
Faced with a petition from
one ,group of businessmen and
protests from others, - 'i'own
Mary ons y which�o, iso cif'
wa �,
Leadership. In Research
• Over the years, Canada has shown the
way .to• the world in many aspects of
medical research. It was. here that insulin,
the life -blood of the diabetic, was
disoovered; it was. here that the Salk
vaccine for poliomyelitis was developed.
We should be Rroud tth�ltapt�wvep, hparv�{e in}
r. yin wr< .,,, , 1: _..-./�C+'•W't9M1SVUWi�6+�"'+w®.�CY+YKiJP'6r4t
who can provide the , leadership,
inspiration and imagination to the world
o# mned-icine.
Today, many of these men and
Women are 'engaged in an all-out fight
against heart disease. They are fortunate
to have at their disposal the facilities of
our. medical schools which are among the
finest in the world. Already much of their
,effort has beer_ croWned with success.,
Research on heart disease. in Canada
need knew no bounds, unless it is lin)ited
by, the lack of funds. During this month,
February, the Canadian Heart Fund is
conducting a drive to- ensure that the
research may continue uninterrupted.
Funds are needed*_to meet ekpenses
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the doctors and medical Kientists on
fellows.hips.
All onus have'a vitalsta-lce in the,:fight.
against heart disease: Our support of the
Canadian Heart Fund will help our
° medical scientists to conquer yet'�another. .
enemy of mankind.
Remember: Give From The Heart
To Help Your Heart!
ESTASL1SHED - 12.2nd ,TEAR
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---0-- The County Town Newspaper of Huron ---p-- PUBLICATION
Published at',Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by
Signal -Star Publishing Limited
ROBERT G. SHRIEK
President and Publisher
RONALD P. V. PRICE
?4nagirtg Editor
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10 YEARS AGO:
Mrs: Leopold Marois of St.
Eustache; P.O.. was judged
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Council Friday ordered- ."full
speed ahead" on, drafting Of a
new traffic and parking by-law.
Trustee Don Aberhart Was
elected, chairman of Goderich
Public School Board for 1959,
and trustee Harold Shore will
serve as Vice-chairman.
25 YEARS AGO
Maitland Golf Club sent out
an appeal forIold golf balls as
manufacture of,neW ones, was.
suspended for the duration of
the .war.
At. St. Mary's Church,
London,' Ontario on Tuesday,
January 18th, the marriage took
*place of John Leo Redmond.and
la-ne--�herese- litre:--°`- • ' e
f.assa `I4h
e n _.. was _ o e
s retn� 1 pr3�rf �"
Rev. Father Maloney.
C. W. A. C.'s are to have an
issue . of.—faux pairs-- of .fine
stockings: it .is -announced Now,.
girls,' don't crowd the recruiting
officer.
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50 YEARS AGO
Ji51
Huron .'History
Corner
BEGINNINGS OF SETTLEMENT
AT THE MENESETUNG. RIVER
By W. H. Johnston
When we who have . passed middle life and are now
sliding down the hill towards. the,rich'valleys of hope and
beauty, sit down to rest on the benches by the roadside
and ruminate on the climbing to the summit, we may well '
wish that many more had taken to heart the old
Scotsman's saying of, "Be aye.writing a bulk on the days
that are gone. Twill be music to those who come after." 11'
Surely that is what we can say of the book the Days
of the Canada Company." But'for it who would know
aught of the pioneers of.the Huron Tract? This book
preserves for us, and will -for the people of one hundred
years hence,. the names and --characteristics of those
pioneers.
In writing of the county town of Huron, beautiful
Goderich, we'are happy to learn that the first white man
to visit the site of the town was the great and chivalrous
Samuel de.Champlain, he, who named the boundless Lake
Huron,. Mer Douce, meaning the Freshwater .Sea, and in
cruising around the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron spied
'thea opening in the forest where the Menesetung emptied
into the Lake and who was so interested he landed to
explore.
The first real 'settlers were Trader Gooding and Frank
Deschamp, a Frenchman, who had established a trading
post and erected a log cabin near the water's edge. He had
come from the mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie
with a small vessel laden with supplies forthe Indian trade.
Previous to this time, about 1826, Goderich was.a"
calling place for the Jesuit missionaries and Hudson's Bay
employees on their way to -and from Detroit.
In 1827 came Dr. Dunlop, Warden of the Forests, and
his following of nearly thirty men, among whom were a
number like himself, built in gigantic proportions and
capable of ' performing feats of great strength and
endurance.
Among them were MacDonald, surveyor and draftsman, W
called Stout Mac; a highlander; John Cameron; a Mohawk
chief, Dogfish; an Indian, Louis Cadotte, and John Brant, a
son of. TYendiinaga, the Joseph Brant of history. The last
two were such splendid -looking specimens of manhood
that Major Strickland said he could well believe that when
a Benjamin West first saw the statue of Apollo Belvedere he
said that it could best be compared to a Mohawk chief. .
When -Dunlop built his house on top , f the bank about
200- feet above the water's edge, whici ,was afterwards
always. known as "The CaStle," it was these men who
carried the logs to build it' and laid them in place in the
walls.
- Then when the roof was on and it was ready for
�-
� -someone ask
--occupatione e ed hovv. -they were to get -their
114/4,Supply plxly of.. bar-rels- of salt pork and flour in Goo' mg s stor
brought upthe steephillside. "Ach " said 11` lac onald "a�
g ► ,
-
ken tek one up." This In
. barrels up._ Dogfish„ equally big° and strong .performed
marvels of strength with logs and stores. A really- large
company in more ways than one occupied.the Castle and
were a happy and congenial household.
In 1828, John Galt, the commissioner of the Canada
Company, following -the same course taken byt Dhramplain
around the Bruce Peninsula, came in a "vessel loaned him
by the Government, but did not become a permanent
citizen.
Soon afterwards came Sproat, • MacDonald and
McGregor from Zorra, bringing a yoke of. oxen, the latter
being useful In the clearing of the land. Others followed
them and presently there was a rather lively settlement on
the hilltop above and below the harbor. -
.Gooding, coming originally from Onondaga, N.Y., was a
�-rrtistrsu�rect~an�d United
I�llillia Jas r a in
nald oo .froo\,.y .
four u hters. The three oodr
K 9 ng young 'men courted
these daughters. William married Jane, Jasper won Mary
,and Edwin, Nannie. Some' years afterwards two of these
brothers were drowned from the same canoe. Theirs was -
not the first death in the community, as James Hales, who
had arrived with his brother, Benjamin, before 1833, fell
through the' ice 'ort the river while skating and was.
drowned::,
Mrs. Gidley entertained about
25. little children on 'Friday
evening of last- Week in honor of
Miss •Forma and Master Willie
McVittie.
Geo. Buchanan, B.A. who -has
been teaching. in the Portage la
Prairie Collegiate, has accepted
the position of classical master
of the North Battleford,
Saskatchewan, •collegiate. He
commences at 81700 with $100
increase per annum for six years:
Reeve Carter of Guelph
--`t'owns'hip is tlto 1"trd1115°N-S1
—r`-
of a very old 1Monic
\� \ith.t \ I rtie 1` e1
- and it lam
o� •his grarnd\ \unc c�,'� W
Lt.i�linan�, ° and was registered in
the Grand Chapter of the Royal
Arch, London, England, Sept.
29; 1806. It was signed by the
officers on Oct. 13, 1806 and
bears the seal and ribbons.
Although it is more than 107
years old the parchment is still
- in good condition. -
ARE WE RUNNING OUT OF OIL?
•
The Free 'World has, in conventional. crude oil, at, least 350
billion barrels in fifty different countries, enough to last more than
30 years. To date, the U.S.A. has produced 83 billion barrels and has
31 billion barrels of proven reserves. This same relationship between
production and reserves has held steady for 23 years. Louisiana
crude grew from 135,000 barrels a day in 1958 to 700,000 in 1968.
Alaska,- with nil production in 1957 now produces 200,000 barrels a
day. The significant discovery at Prudhoe Bay 'is only in 'an early
state of development, but it is clearly a major producing area for
North America.° Nevertheless it is still possible•that we shall have to
fall back on new sources for liquid hydrocarbons, if.we are forced.to
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wa `a� y- ttle�nd Had
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Colorado'and Wyoming, riot to mention the great Athabasca sands.
containing an estimated 600,000 million barrels, perhaps half of it
recoverably. But the economics are _4till marginak.A-cubic..yard._o_t____
sand yields about a barrel of oil, but it also yields a cubic yard of ,
sand which has to be disposed of. If just 10 per cent of the known
coal reserves in the U.S.A. were converted to liquid hydrocarbons,
300 billion barrels would result. Now that Canada is beginning to tap
the oil barrel, it is a suitable moment to ask: Are all these nuclear
power stations really necessary? Their capital cost is invariably
crippling when compared With an oil or coal fueled station•. Perhaps
this is" where the nationalistic 'spirit overwhelms common technical
sense, for Canada is trying hard to hew out a place for herself as -a
supplier of nuclear power. 'It is reasonable to suggest a little more
"softlee, softlee catchee monkey"
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BE PREPARED
For the benefit of those contemplating .a trip to the big game
reserves of Africa this summer, here are a few tips on deportment. If•
attacked by a lion, thrust your arm down his throat. iThis tak(
considerable practice). A charging rhinoceros is unpredictable; it has
a very tiny brain - step aside! 'An elephant can turn quickly but does
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not see very well. Never run away. Run sideways. A buffalo can turn round'
v don erous if it..cl►ar es -al all.Bee 2 i%�*its own, length like a polo_pony,__ery ,. � n .. g
-Cffi —reasr likely 'to do so. A hippo can chop a man in two. A shot
giraffe dies very slowly, going through the motions of running.
Remember: Practice makes perfect. Ev'bning classes at the GDCt will
no doubt start within the next few weeks, .or as soon as Dr. Davis
can round up sufficient lions for proper practises.
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