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4 QQAERI;Cj SIGNA.LSTAR TTHURSRAY, JULY 24, 1969
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"If all printer were deterinin¢d not to print onythins till
they were sure it would offend no one, there would be
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• •Beniami Franklin
....Eagle has landed
,At 4:17.40 p.m. eastern daylight time
on Sunday, July 20 the voice of United
States astronaut Neil Armstrong came
ac • o earth from effi`�"5u��rface
Mown. "Houston. Tranquillity base here.
The Eagle has landed."
And man had made his first faltering
step into the worlds 'beyond our world,
The accomplishments of tie United
States astronauts in all the space shots has
been superb. Problems that niay, at first,
have seemed unsurmountable, were
overcome and these few short words on
Sunday brought to fulfilment the dreams
of` men throughout the ages.
The crowning accomplishment of all
came at 10:56 p.m. eastern daylight time
when Neil Armstrong made, "One small
step for man; a giant leap for mankind,"
onto the surface, of the Moon itself.
There can hardly have been a person,
no matter how sceptical of success or how
critical of the money being spent on space
.exploration who was not moved by these
seemingly simple words.
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The religious and, scientific
iniplications of the feat will, nodpubt, be
subject for debate for many years to
o� die _ come. ThartfielVicfori i`nia "a°s: e rr er
of interest to milliyns o upon millions` of
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people, can never be questioned. This Was
apparent • even in Goderich where the
streets were deserted as the critical
moment approached.
That it broughtthe people,s of the
world together for the first time in the
history, of man,can hardly be doubted for
all over the world men of all creeds and
colors were out there with the 'men of
Apollo. l 1.
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And perhaps this would be a gond ti.me
to take the words of the first man on the
moon and put them into practice. He
urged •all the peoples of the world who
were witnessing the greatest event in
history to ".... think about what has been
done and give thanks in your own way."
AMEN.
Mrs. Mamie'Sutc1iff of Goderich received an envelope this week
that involved her in the moonshot of Apollo 11 and will one day
be worth something to collectors. Th, envelope was a
commemorative one sent from Cape Kennedy on The day the U.S;
astronauts left on their trip to the moon. The one error was that
the postmark was stamped Cape Canaveral. The name ,was
changed several years ago in honor of the, late president John F.
Kennedy. The moment) of the historic flight was sent by a
technician at the cape. - staff photo
A closer .look
It is always gratifying to note that
editorials are being read and even more so
to hear they are being used for a good
purpose.
The recent issue on the lake boat
durnping waste •into Goderich Harbor is a
case in point. .We hope some good comes
Of it..,.., _., _ .
,But taking a look around our town this
past week has caused us• to• stop .and.
think: perhaps we are being too quick to
condemn others for something we are
doing ourselves.
The question of the town dump, has,
of course, beeri haggled over for far too
long. We still have no official word of
what is going to happen or how much it is
.going to cost. The "two month miracle"
that was going to be wrought by the new`..
administration has now progressed into
seven months and could go on much
longer.
In the meantime 'we are continuing to
permit burning at the' local site without
the controls that were supposed to be
'going to be put into effect last February;
we are still permitting "the stench from
___these fires to pollute - the 'air of an
otherwise refreshing part of the province
and we are still letting the tons of garbage
pile up each, day knowing they will have
to be removed, one way or, another, once
a new site is putinto u§e.
We don't know What the cost of
closing the old site will be, but one thing
is certain; the longer the town goes along
with the present site the more costly will
be the job of closing it.
The people of Goderich are continually
being kept in the dark about the progress
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toward putting a new site into operatio.
The last word anyone had on the matter
was that an agreement was being drawn
up and was e*pected to be completed
soon. that was last month:
What is the agreement about? Whom
does it concern apart from the peoplef
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Remember When ? ? ?
55 YEARS AGO
The Goderich Collegiate
institute cadets left Goderich on
the 7.05 Grand Trunk train on
Monday morning, July 6th, and
arrived in London shortly before
11 o'clock the same morning.
Leaving . the station in London
they marched about half a
block, and after waiting for a -
few minutes "boarded an Oxford
car and . were:- conveyed td
Carling heights, wherethey
spent the week in camp.
The cutting for the
government ••tS.nnel to connect
the harbor and river has been
opened through and timbering
has commenced. When
completed it will be enclosed
with timber sides and top and
will have a depth of three feet
six inches.
The chimney at the Goderich
Lumber and Milling Co's new
plant will be complete, this week.
It -will -be 65 feetinheight, eight
feet square at the bottom and
will taper to about five feet
square at the - top.: It is double
lined- to -1- height "of about 70
feet.
The diving operations in
connection with the laying of
the cable for the new foghorn
attracted quite a number to the
harbor on Wednesday. To those
who had never seen a diver make
a descent it was a novel and
interesting sight. Many who
went to fish neglected to do so,
becoming so interested in the
operations of the diver.
The hydro -electric are
completing their telephone
system here by the stringing of
two coppered wires from the
town hall to Britannia road.
Goderich? When -wily it be completed?a= -
when will the taxpayers'be informed of
what council is doing to improve the
-dump situation?
These are questions that concern every
individual in the ,town and many who are
not residents here, but live across the river
in Saltford or who. -own cottages, nearby.
By the look •of a new sign on highway
21 just north ••
of town a new housing
development is likely to start near the top
of the hill: We doubt whether 'the
developer will find ' many interested
buyers if ,they learn of the condition of
..the Goderich dump and the effect it can
have on living to people in houses down
wind.
If it effects the development, it will
effect the economy of Goderich for where
else but here would the residents shop?
All- of- these things shouTcT be
considered by the men who are trying to
establish a new disposal site for the town.
And having taken 'these things into
consideration, every efifort should be
made to hurry the process along,
It could well be that these men are
making superhuman efforts to resolve the
problems they have no doubt
encountered, but we don't know that for
sure because apparently, no one wants the
people of the town to know.
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An attempt to destroy the
cottage at Ayr, Scotland, where
:&olhert Burns, the Scottish poet,
was born was made last week by
two members of a militant
suffragette "arson squad." The
two women were surprises' by a
night-watchman as they were in
the act of placing large , bombs
against the doors and windows
of the cottage. One was arrested.
'5 YEA.RS AGO
Huron County's school
pursing scheme will be instituted
on September .1st nekt if
sufficient qualified nurses can be
secured, the new health
committee of the County
Council, presided over by
Deputy Reeve D. D. Mooney,
decided at its first meeting, held
in Goderich on Tuesday
afternoon.
The Maple Leaf Chapter,
_ I.O.D.E. scored another
outstanding success • at the
carnival held on the Square last
Thursday night. The gaily
decorated booths where games
were played ,won a " ready
patronage; the fish -pond was the
Mecca for the kiddies, and there
was a constant line-up of those
wishing to see into the future at
the fortune-teller booth. It was a
hot night, so soft drinks had -a
ready sale
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. Herbert Disney, of Los
Angeles, California, brother of
Walt Disney; famous Hollywood
movie and TV producer, and
Mrs.' Disney, visited Huron
County, the landof his
forefathers, last wee. While in
Goderich, they went to the
Huron County Museum, which
THAT'S LIFE!
Ely G:`MacLeod Ross
Duron History
Corner
DRAFT OF FAMED DUNLOP WILL SHOCKED
AND AMUSED FRIENDS OF ECCENTRIC LAND COLONIZER
By W.1.1, Johnston
Dr. Dunlop, better k own as the "Old Tiger," has always enjoyed
the reputation of beinglhe "Arch Joker" of the Huron District. In
few instances hashis reputation been better sustained than in his last
will and testament and which,' ever since, has been a curiosity of
surrogate literature.
To the Miss Lizars we owe a deb Aptitude for the preservation
prof the,story-of-its-makingritsi:ee y. ci. les -and --the•. final•• earrying-out --
of its provisions. The following, Paragraphs_ give a brief account of
this famous document:
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was once the old Central Public
School, where the .father of the
Disney boys . attended school
while living here. '
Goderich was like an ant hill
on Friday evening and Saturday `
--as swarms of little sports cars
darted here and there all around
town. They were here for
Saturday's international holiday
trophy races • at • Green Acres•
sports car circuit.
ONE YEAR. AGO
' As the strike at Domtar's '
Sifto Salt Mine in Goderich
enters its 19th day, hopes of
settlement seem brighter," said
strike committee Publicity
Chairman, Robert Goodwin this
week.
Goderich. and' surrounding
area Orangemen held their
annual parade Sunday morning.
July 7.
The recent. Goderich Harbour
face-lifting has enhanced the
harbour and made it a more
attractive placeboth for area
residents and tourists. •
• Cadet Doug, Spitzig stationed
at the Goderich Detachment or
the Ontario Provincial" Police
since 1966, was promoted to the
rank of Provincial Constable
June 29. He will carry out
general police and patrol duties.
Excitement and anticipation
hovered in the air in the Music
Department at the Stratford
Festival, on the eve of the
concert season, which opened
Sunday, July 7.
All greens were filled for the
annual Dominion Day Goderich
Lawn Bowling Tournament
sponsored by the Victoria and
Grey Trust Company, held
Monday afternoon and evening.
THEMEN-ON THE MOON
Perhaps the best way for anyone to try to understand the size of .
such an undertaking is not to list the thousands of problems that had
to be overcome, but for each one to go out in his backyard some
night, look up, and try to imagine how he'd begin, if it were up to
him. And as we think of the men who finally got there and the men
who got them there, we should ask ourselves: Why are we lucky
enough to have such men? Wher id we get such men?
ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 UTES '
In 1946, the dawn of international aviation, it was predicted that
man would eventually fry round the world in an hour. Now, 23 years
later, it is possible for an astronaut to Walk around the world in 85
minutes. Early in the next century, hypersonic transports will cruise
at 4,000 miles ah hour, which means Ottawa to Tokyo in 75 minutes
and Ottawa to Amsterdam in 50 minutes and to Rome in.less than
an hour.
THE CIGARETTE CONTROVERSY
Anti-smoking charges rest almost entirely on statistical
associations, providing the critics of cigarettes with a "guilt by .
association" basis for their claim that cigarettes do indeed cause
disease.
Non smokers suffer from the same heart and lung diseases as
smokers, and these diseases existed long before cigarettes became so
popular. The reported increase in diseases associated with smoking is
due, in large part, to improved diagnosis. Inspite of the
"dose -response" concept, the peak age for lung cancer remains at 60.
Fort, years ago relatively few women smoked cigarettes. As more
women smoked it was to be expected` that their lung cancer rate
would approach that of men. In -fact it has widened. In Britain the
cigarettes smoked per person is fewer than in the U,S:A., yet the
incidence of lung nicer in Britain is twice as high a:l in the U.S.A.
Australians smoke as many cigarettes per headas the' people of
Britain, yet they have less than one half the incidence of lung cancer.
"One afternoon John Haldane, Sr., and John Haldane, 4., walked
over to Gairbraid •to make a friendly call. They were kept waiting, an
unusual thing, for welcomes in that house were fronp ,the doorstep
ben. At length the Tiger came in, laughing.
"Mr. Haldane, I have just been writing my will. If you like I'll
read it to you."
But before the reading the "Twelve Apostles" (the doctor's black •
whisky bottles) were at the disposal of the visitors, But continuing
the story:
"Mrs. Dunlop, the captain's wife, wasin the room as the doctor
wrote the first draft of the will and as he progressed, he read aloud
to her. She often expostulated but with no effect until he came to
allusions to herself, outrageous and not tope borne. She tried to get
the paper into her hands but failed; chased him about the round
table and so manifested he'r displeasure that he promised.'to'expunge,
everything relating to her in any way objectionable. After the
famous tossing for her with the penny and enjoying as he did her
many peculiarities and Highland characteristics, it is easy to. imagine
what pungent paragraphs he might have, made. The will and codicil
show he kept his word." '
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The opening and closing paragraphs were written -in the orthodox
way but now we shall give verbatim some: of the peculiarly worded
bequests of the said will:'
.g_I-'leave the property of Gairbraid and all other landed property l
may die possessed, of to' my ` two sisters; Helen Boyle Story and
Elizabeth Boyle Dunlop; the former because she is married to a
minister who (God help him) she henpecks. The latter because she is
married to nobody, nor is she likely to be for she is an old maid and
not market -rife. .
"1 leave my silver tankard to the eldest son of old John as theme
representative of the family. I would have left it to old John himself
but he would melt it down to make temperance medals and that
would be sacrilege. However, I leave my big horn snuff-box to him;
he can only make temperance horn spoons of thato
"I leave my brother Alan- my big- silver -snuff-box as I am
informed he is rather a decent Christian with a swag belly and a jolly
face.
"I leave Parson Chevasse (Magg's,husband) the snuff-box I got
from the Sarnia militia, as a' small token ,of. my gratitude for the
service he has done- the family in taking a sister that no man of taste
Would have taken.
"I leave my books to my brother Andrew because;he has been so
long a Jungley Wallah (a bushman) that he may learn to read with
them."
And so on to the end.
His guests were, amused-• but the elder Haldane. was a -trifle-
shocked. •
"Doctor, are you not wrong to treat so sacred a subject in that
way? I consider it will invalidate the will."
"That is serious," responded the doctor. "I shall enclose it to my
friend, Col, Prince, and.if he concurs with -you 1 shalt atterit."
Col. Prince's reply inscribed on the will was as follows: "1 have
mused, the above will. It is eccentric but it is not in that sense illegal
or informal. To a mind who knows the mind of the testator it will
remain a relict " of his perfect indifference (an indifference to be
commended, in my opinion) to what is called fashion, even 'in
testamentary matters. I conceive it' to be. a just and Ripper will and
no person can question its legality in point of form'and substance."
He also wrote that as it bore evident marks of authenticity it was
needless to change it.
All friends of Dr. Dunlop will be glad 1.o read the foregoing
statement which removed this celebrated will froth the field of the
ridiculous to that of the humorous.
In 1845, with the assistance of Col. Prince, he added a codicil by
which his brother's widow, Mrs. Dunlop, was to have the dwelling
and all household furnishings along with a considerable -portion of
the real estate to enjoy during the term of•her natural life.
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