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
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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?
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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
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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.
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