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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-05-01, Page 4l Rf l St ►NAL, STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 1,1969 "Ii all.printers were �etermined not to print anything tilt they were sure it would offend no one, there would be very littie printed, .. Benjamin Franklin for the sake of other On Saturday,- bright and sharp at 8 a.m. something like 700 walkers willstart out on a '25 mile hike "to sufferr'for. others." And suffer, some of theme no doubt will. Young children, older persons) people in public office and just plain Joes "Neill be taking part in the walk in the hope 'of relieving the suffering of many people throughout the world, You. - can't give this kind of person praise. 'There just isn't any ,,in the way of words that could describe what good they are doing. To understand you have to have been to other less affluent countries and seen• the squalor some people have to live in; the hunger , which is part of their every -day lives; the hopelessness in the' ...faces of small children .too long without food. It's hard . for people such as Canadians, who have. just about all they could ever wish to have, to realize„what it means to a young child to have his day • ,"made” for him to find Qa'scrap . -cif food during his daily scavenge hunt. We take for granted the medical services and,,drugs that are available here and if we were to see a young child in Canada left abandoned, wasted to skin and bone with open sores festering .on 75 per cent of his body, we would be horrified; we would demand penalties for the people responsible for leaving a child in such a staYet we are willing to go on with our wait`- of life, oblivious to the needs of children all over the world who 7 4 live their whole lives this way. Not all of us can help by taking part in the walk on Saturday; not all. of us are able'to sponsor a walker and so give fora good cause; but we can encourage those who are able to and who are willing to. • It doesn't , take much to help cheer them on and it takes little more to offer our services in any other way. .W.omen's groups are helping with refreshments; service clubs are donating their time and resources; church people are - donating services` and facilities; children of all ages will be walking and MPs and MPPs are taking time out from busy schedules to help by taking part. There *must be many ways to give encouragement and there must be • as many ways to • help. The OXFAM corrumittee: is always happy to receive donations of any kind and therel are, of course, m any other charitable organizations that could use a boost now and then. It's probably quite true that manyr people are getting to the point of refusing help to charity because they are asked for help so many times. But one thing we should all keep in mind: if there are so many calls for help, surely it can only be because there are so many that need help. Don't think ,of the dollar when you are asked for help, think of those kids who the dollar will help; think of the Canadian kids who will be patching up their blistered feet Saturday evening because they wanted sorne less fortunate kid to have.a little more to eat someday. Out of evil There must be some truth in the old philosophy that out of evil comes good. After spending Tess than an hour listening to June Callwood. recall "some of 'her experiences with the hippy movement in Toronto,, one could not help but be impressed by' the profound effect these young "misfits" have had on her. Her personality projected beautifully her feeling for these people and her sympathy, for their condition and for what they seem to be trying to achieve. In our cloistered little world or Goderich 1 it has been all too easy to sit back watching the carryings on of the crazy kids congregating in- Toronto's Yorkville, through the various communications media, with disgust and apathy. How many of us have exerted our thought processes to the extent of wondering 'how and Why they are there? ' Miss' Callwood found out a few answers, albeit the hard way. She became involved when one of her children joined the Yorkville movement. And she indicated, very clearly, that poverty and, unfit hornes were,. for the most . part responsible for- producing the types that have been labelled hippies. "These kids have been rejected by family and society; they are without love." And so they have been forced by circumstance to band together and make their own society where brotherhood and love is the foundation of their philosophy. We condemn them. But have we any right to? Are we not responsible for their existence if only because of our apathetic reaction to their pl't? Brotherhood and- love have been preached from pulpits for centuries, and never more urgently than during the past decade )when world politics is in such -turmoil and our very existence is so seriously threatened: And yet we are turning a deaf ear to even that. "Don't be critical of others; look for good in them. Be honest with yourself and give of yourself -to. others." So says June Callwood, speaking from experience. Perhaps we should listen? Sit HAPPINESS IS WALKING FOR OXFAM ESTABLISHED 1,22 d YEAR �` -- The Cou ifif Town New4iariel• of }Huron B L I C A T I O N Publisnea at Goderich, Ontario evei., nursday morning by . Signal -Star Publishing Limited a �.,. !It�r(tt! 142nd �igrtttl=���x � ROBERT G. SHRIER President and Poblislier RONALD P. V, PRICE Managing Editor EDWARD J. BKRSKI Advertising, Solis Subscription Rates $6 a Year -- To U,SA. $7°60 (in advance) Second class mall registration number --- 0716 • o4 , 4 r BOAT • 44111 .1111 . • Photo By Ron Price ON A -LEASH - GODERICH -� u uurmnuuiruuinnunnunuunnuuuuuuuuuuuuuiuiuuunuuiamuuuunuuuutuinn uununuunununuunu ii uuuuuuuuuus uunuunuuuuunnunuu Remember When ? ? ? 55 YEARS AGO If enthusiasm and numbers count for anything, the' towns and villages of Huron and Perth counties will soon be linked together with hydro radial lines. Initial steps were taken on Wednesday of last week, when 200 delegates, representing every municipality from Goderich to Stratford, met in the Exeter town hall and decided upon a• course of action. The recarving of Huron County , for federal parliamentary purposes has been decided. upon at Ottawa as follows:— North Huron — Ashfield, Colborne, West Wawanosh, East Wawanosh, Morris, Grey, Turnberry, Howick, Goderich town, Wingham, Brussels, Blyth and Wroxeter. South Huron — Goderich township, Stanley, Stephen, Usborne, - Tuckersmith, Hay, Hullett, McKillop, Clinton,. Seaforth, Bayfield, Exeter and Hensall. K. 25 YEARS Hw Lieut. Kenneth Hunter, son of Mrs. (Dr.) Hunter, Victoria Street, town, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Nevertheless, he has arranged to make a monthly donation of $5 from his ,pay to the Red Cross, because he knows just what the Red Cross means to men in German prison camps. This spendid gesture onthe part of one of the best-known younger men of Goderich has been commented on widely and favorably. With the close approach of spring, activities at the waterfront are being stepped up and- the harbor presents a busy scene. The William Schupp is discharging her cargo of wheat THAT'S. LIFE! • By G. MacLeod Ross FROM THE PERSONAL COLUMN OF THE TIMES ` "I, Jack Sykes of Sanday, Orkney, believe myself -to be of sound mind and completely indifferent to the charge . of selfishness, solemnly declare and herein register my declarati iri, that I am ° utterly opposed to having my dead body, or my half-dead body cut up�l o providespare parts for any purpose whatsoever. Am I alone? (signed) J. Sykes. . , I, Richard Armour of Ringwood, Hants being of sound mind, fully-endorse--the-sentlmerits- o -f Jack Sykes- oF.Orkn-ey._._. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir, My First class mail is reaching me promptly and my second class mail is not unduly delayed. My telephone. service •is efficient • and courteous. What am I doingwrong? (signed) G. A. Boston. WHAT WAS SAID "Across the three 'levels of government .in..Canada, ,tax dollars are being spent, in large measure, by people who never rap a profitable • business.. _They are_ .professional.spex less, who do_not.know _what itis__ like to come to the bottom of the page and show.a profit." - -JAI Hawke to Vancouver Board of Trade. MARKS -& SPENCER' A history of this unique arm has just been published and it has received rave reviews: "One of the world's best known chain stores'; "The miracle of low costs and high standards in an enterprise orientated to, the consumer"; "The firm which wiped out class distinctions in women's dress." Here, in this history, you have an example of" what capitalist free enterprise can do while operating in an open competitive market, free from government subsidies and unprotected by tariff'•walls. No, there is no mention of plutocracy, tycoonery, moguls, bloated capitalists or even sordid profitmongers. Youth may repudiate the values of our society but they haven't repudiated the values offered by Marks and Spencer. In the whole of this paen of praise from ,the reviewers there is only one omission. Nothing is saidabout the --personalities- of the men who conceived and ran this modern miracle. But surely they cannot be perfect. Why, the low cost and high standards were just a temptation to buy more than was needed, while open access to the counters simply put a premium on shoplifting! We are always being taxed to bring our !standards down to some level in the politician's eye. It's a crying shame for a man to be able to smoke a cigar when poor children hre short of milk. "But what is your gripe if the man can afford his Corona because he cheapened the price ,of milk. (Heavens! What an unfortunate choice otexample here in Ontario. Whoever heard of the price of iiitiilk being+ cheapened?) If a man cheapens a product orra service „for the benefit of the masses, i.e. adds to its abundance, why worry if he wallows in champagne? It is time our political masters concerned themselves less with a wealth tax and more with the creation of millionaires of the Marks and Spencer brand. We Could do with a few. ,, at the Western Canada `elevator and is the last of the winter fleet to unload. A • good deal of repairing and refitting still remains to be done on some of the vessels of the fleet. • 10 ' EARS AGO Opening of the quarter million dollar store of F. W. Woolworth Co. Ltd., in Goderich today at the corner of The Square and South Street marks the 213th Woolworth branch store in Canada. The Goderich area was, fortunately, at the tail end of a mad March wind which on Sunday night howled through a widespread area of Western Ontario. It was only about 55 m.p.h. around in here in contrast to 98 m.p.h. in some areas. , A by-law to provide for the issuing of • $240,000 in debentures, to finance construction of an addition to GDCI,„is now 'before the Ontario Municipal Board. • 'Canada's oldest twin sisters were separated by death on Tuesday when Miss Martha (Mattie) McIlwain, who celebrated her 92nd birthday, on March 1st, passed away on ,Tuesday. A higher salary schedule for the teaching staff of -doderich District Collegiate Institute was agreed upon Friday night by the board and the teachers' representatives., Twenty-ninelocal retailers voted Tuesday on whether” to staff own -Fritlay or Saturday nights'this year, WHEN BOSSIEb riOmiviED AT WILL ON THE STREI=TSOF GQDERICH By Alex Mclvor, Winnipeg WINNIPEG, Jan. 28 (from a past issue) — After a moderate winter up -to-about January 20th, the Old-time stuff has been edging up and sub -zero weather arouVI 20 below to nearly 40 below is now the situation . here. However, there is very little snow and not much wind, and thesub-zero weather is not as bad as it sounds. Any • Winnipeger will tell you that it IS such a dry cold you don't feel it anyway. Just as ,Vanavuverites will, tell 'you their rains are such dry rains that they don't wet ybu., So probably fur coats in Winnipeg and raincoats in Vancouver ' are unnecessary -equipment. In my Goderich recollection of the '80's and '90's a question that hung fire for many years, namely, the question of cows' liberty to roam the streets, comes to mind. Up to the' late '90's Goderich cows enjoyed -this liberty legally in the daytime but were supposed t� be locked in at night, which was not generally 'done. So a bossy stood a good chance of being run into the°Britannia road cow clink and a great many of them .,suffered this fate, and it cost the owner 50 -cents per cow to'regain their liberty. Usually it was the housewife who on bossy's failing to show up, for a`?nilking in the morning would know pretty well where to look, and the keeper of the clink would usually be told in no uncertain tones what was thought of him. 1- remember'many strong-minded women who could do just that to perfection. The_ rounders -up of the...cows were usually boysin need of;.pocket money and the split was 50-50 or -25 cents each. in pre -electric light nights in town and no moon the streets could be plenty dark, and -that kind of night would' often mean a big roundup. In the early 'O0's'there began a little movement • to bar the cov7s''the . liberty of the streets altogether. County weekly papers began poking fun at Goderich the county town, nbeing so far behind the times. The cow -owners argued that the cows served, one useful purpose, namely, that, the cows kept the grass on the streets down, whereas in other towns the streets resembled the jungles df Africa, which they did. So for several years the question kept coming up but no action. About '95 Goderich began to get qqite a few summer visitors and the sentiment in town began to increase and it began. to look as if bossy was on the way out. Finally, a couple of years later, the town fathers took their political Life in, their hands and passed. a bylaw barring the cows. The cow -owner vote was a considerable one, but it was soon found out than many owners were ignoring the bylaw, and as the chief of police was not on duty "at .nights there was no one to check_ up and enforce; the law •— another crisis. After much deliberation this was solved by the appointment of a special cow officer and the pledging by the Council: of its backing. This special officer surety' had a hectic time, but he stuck to 'his guns and gradually the " cow -owners bowed to the inevitable. So, as they say .in the Westerns, law and order at last prevailed on the Goderich frontier. And the cows which had served so well began a retreat in the general direction of the Huron road and the last 13 steps. I remember many of the cow population and their characteristics. There were smart ones that could open gates with their horns and could find a weak spot in a fence if there was one, and there were the stupid ones who would persistently get bogged down in the clay banks at the foot of Elgin avenue, necessitating a rescue squad of neighbors with ropes to rescue them while a crowd of spectators would look on from the bank above. (Editor's Note. — Alex. being a west -ender was not in touch with the cow situation in the east end, where the hollows on the "commons" afforded comfortable places for bossies to bed down 'for the night. Residents crossing the commons on a dark night would sometimes step on a creature that heaved itself up and made necessary some agility in getting to solid ground.) ONE YEAR AGO Eugene M acLaren, 34 Gloucester Terrace, Goderich a 29 year=old mechanic at the Sifto Salt Mine, has received the Silver Expert -Shield for marksmanship with 'a handgun from the Dominion Marksmen --Headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Members of . the Clinton Junior Farmers presented a cheque to the Huron County Children's Aid Society Monday at the :Society's new headquarters, 181. Victoria Street, North, Goderich. The $100 cheque represents proceeds from a dance held recently by the club in Auburn. AINSLIES `8 TO.10 LB.:AVERAGE FREsH HOMEMADE TU KEYS HEAD CHEESE IDEAL FOR THAT QUICK MEAL • 6 - 4 .b. 39 Ib. 594 STEAKETTES lb. 594 OVEN READY WITH DRESSING ROAST PORK Ib. 594 WE HAVE LAKE HURON FRESH COHOE SALMON A t