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4 GDDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SPTEMBER 11, 1969
Cash and compassion
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Those ' who canvass for • such
community causes as United Appeal, the
Red Cross and Cancer Societies and the,
needs of the retarded learn a lot about the
human species in the process of picking
up =- or failing to pick up — the required
cash.
Reports from most 'parts of Canada
indicate that response to these causes is
dwindling. One can blameinflation, tight
money and so on but collectors see
sobering signs of callousness ' and
irresponsibility.
Though most householders are pleasant
enough, many — clearly visible in this day
of picture windows = simply do not open
their doors at all.
Prominent among the, non -givers are
single men and women in the 20-30 age
group; this in spite of all the talk about
the "social concern" of contemporary
youth. Volunteers note how many of
these, approached as they emerge to enter
late -model cars, refer the solicitor to their
parents inside, or if they opeiAtthe door,,
meet canvassers with, "my parents are
out."
Older people have their alibis too; "too
many appeals"; "no money in the house";
"come back another day." .
Attempts. have been made to analyze
this collective indifference. The falling
away from religious observances may be a
factor. Churches have always stressed
sympathy for the less fortunate, and
,taught systematic giving. (Donations to
Biafran relief through congregations were
six times higher than those collected
through banks.
Already some services, in several cities,
have been dropped. Others, which are
indispensible, may have to be supported
in future by an imposed tax not an
attractive prospect.
Alcohol is also a drug
I n spite of, or perhaps because of, all
the .articles and television programs on
drugs, , nmost parents have evidently
missed the first point regarding drugs and
the young. Not the only point, but the
first one.
The more •rrmost adults warn about
marijuana, the more their hypocrisy
shows.
Many young people are aware of the -
dangers ofjnarijuana. They have also seen
the dangers of. 'alcohol. They consider
them both to be mood -modifying drugs.
One is not •"alcohol" ,and the , other "a
drug." Both are. drugs. Many have
experienced both, know the differences,
know the similarities.
Then what? -Along come their parents,
anxious, puzzled, righteous, to lecture the
young 'about the "terrible dangers" of
marijuana, which the parents have never
experienced. In the next room is a bar
stocked with powerful drugs in quart
bottles.
The hypocrisy is so loud that it drowns
out the parents' words:
And that is the first point. It must be
dealt with before there can be. useful
discussion, between adults and the young,
on mood modifiers whether inhaled or
imbibed.
Our
readers,
write
Letters from readers are welcome. Alt are
subject to condensation. Views given are not
necessarily those of the paper.
CAUSTIC UNDERTONES
Having been away on our
annual vacation for the—fast—two
weeks, we eagerly, looked ----
forward' to "catching -up" on the
local news in the Signal -Star. But
what news!! In the Aug. 21st
issue the headline that greeted
me was — "Former Manager
breaks . word, etc., etc." I read
and re -read it, but failed to
understand .the caustic
undertone that ran through the
whole article. But the best ik, s
yet to come as I soon discovered
• on the Editorial page. What kind.
of a mind devised that bit of'
folly! Surely the ethics' of the
publishers of our town paper
hasn't sunk so low that it has to
stoop to singling out one man,
and blatantly and maliciously
tear apart his character!
By the time I had. read that
___ _.•_.._ieRgaliy epistle;�I` new -that the -
author of said epistle was
mentally having. a temper
tantrum that could only be
----appeased--y iting a very, very
one-sided appraisal of this whole
unfortunate affair.
No one needs to understand
the rules in the Fastball
------1 ,ule..boak----to-know that, in any
organization, : there is a
President, or a Chairman, or a
Manager (as in a Ball Club), who,
'bec'ause of firstly, his ability,
and -,secondly his knowledge of
the management of his
organization,. guides and directs"
his group to the best advantage
of all: This has, without
instance, always been the policy
..9 of the Manager of the Goderich
Dodgers. He unselfishly and
generously donated of his time
and moneys over a long period
of years - just to produce a
first-class team which he has
done: he and many other
fair.mII,ded- -- sportsman wham'
the sports -loving people of
Goderich know. His only fault is
that he is too generous and too
lenient. - When differences of
opinion arose among team
members — as is bound to occur
in any group of individuals — he
let these opinions be heard, and,
if valid and if for the good of the
team as a whole — he let them
be acted upon. Because of this
attitude harmony prevailed. But,
there is a limit to the amount of
insubordination and abuse a
manager can tolerate and still be
the captain and steer his team to.
victory.. No player can play for
two or three teams and give -lie -
best to any one team, and no
player, after being suspended,
—.�_...co.rrtii•nu�.....p.i.a�,ng�leg ,
even you can understand that,
Mr. Editor.
• As far as certificates go — I
am.. -sorry, but also proud_t±;__sa_y,
that Mr. MacDonald would have
kept his part of the bargain,
because that's the way he is. Of
course, as yob must know, the'
.o. ther.._si-d''�.of the_agreenient was,
'not kept. At the time
writing, most of the - uniforms
have been turned in but not all:
a trophy and some valuable
equipment have not • been
returned. -If the conditions of
the agreement had been
complied with, then the
Goderich Dodger ball certificates
would have been turned over to
the new ball club. How these
certificates would benefit the
new club remains a mystery. The
certificates- made out in the
name of the Goderich. Dodger
Ball Club would, under no
stretch of the imagination, be
valid to a team known as the
Goderich Ladies Softball team.
If you are still reading Mr.
Editor, ,+can only say that on
reading "!vo Good Sport" the
first time I was angry, °hurt, and
revengefuL Now, however, I
think that sympathy is in order:
— sympathy that this apparently
is the limit of your ability, that
the paper becomes a spring
board to launch all your
aggressions on . th,e misinformed
public, and lastly, appointing
yourself judge and executioner
of a man's character!!
.No one person wanted to win
the Championships for the third
year in a row more than this
man, who is my father. Noone
thought more highly of every
gi ri-in-the-team-•- =•and-sti 11_ noes,.
than he does. The Goderich
Dodger Ball team was his team:
- he started it managed it and
_groomedn�
it to b_ecoe a
Championship team. So, how
can you possibly say he denied
the team a chance to win the
• championships?
Do the pu'bl'ic a favour, Sir,
of this and print the vvhote-truth --riot
just the half-truths that are your
version..
SUNSET SAIL
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55 YEARS AGO
• Thousands of boys have•been
cured of the cigarette habit by
having a little nitrate of silver
rubbed upon their tonsils. It has
been discovered that a solution
of one-half of one percent of -
this drug has the strange quality
"Of abating: t.the • appetite £or j
tobacco. Usually a fortnight's
treatment will effect a cure. For
the first week the mouth , is
rinsed out after each meal; in the
second week one application a
day is sufficient., As nitrate of
silver is poison, - care must be-
taken
etaken to avoid swallowing any of
it, although the risk from such a
weak solution is not very great.
A doctor who has had
considerable experience says
that if a small piece of gentian is
chewed when there is ,a strong
desire for a smoke the craving
will be abated.
25 YEARS AGO
The one hundred and
sixteenth anniversary of the
Anglican Church in Goderich
was fittingly observed ' in St.
George's Church on Sunday last,
with Venerable Archdeacon
Hartley, D.D., of Kincardine, in
charge of the services.
After the meeting of the
Town Council on Friday night
last the reconstruction
committee held' a session and
decided to obtain estimates on -
the following projects and
submit them to the Department
-at Ottawa:
1. construction of road to the
north side of tate harbor. -
2. Sewage disposal plant.
"Kew sir a walks ani repaving
The Square. •
4. Curbing and repaving Nortb,
• (Mrs.) Phyllis IV►.
' Johnston. (MacDonald)
P.S. According to the note in the
Signal -Star all letters from
readers mare welcome. I would
appreciate it if you would
include this letter in your
column "Our Readers Write".
Thank you.
ESTABLISHED- 122nd YEAR
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5. A. mortuary chapel.
The boys . of the Goderich
Band, after their strenuous- day
at the races •on Monday, decided
to 'have a time of relaxation on
Wednesday, when they held
their annual picnic at Bayfield.
At the Town Hall on Monday
evening, after " .another civic
holiday race meet of the
Goderich Trotting and Pacing
Association had passed 'into
history, officials and directors of
the Association gathered with
-horse owners for -the -payoff and
"post mortem."
10 YEARS AGO
Two days of evidence at the
preliminary hearing of Stephen
Truscott, 14 -year-old Clinton
boy accused in the slaying of
Lynne Harper, 12, resulted in a
decision by Magistrate Dudley
Holmes to commit him for trial -
at the Huron assizes
' commencing September 14.
Goderich is well on its way
towards another .million -dollar
year in new construction. •
A much better split on cost of
a joint -Goderich Provincial
Hospital water plant will be
sought . by a local. delegation
which is going to Toronto.
H.M.C.S. Buckingham left
port about .10:30 Monday
morning after nearly four days
here, during which her
personnel, regular and reserve
saw much of Goderich.
Rev. ' Brother Joseph I.
Doorley, of Cardinal Newman
College, Buenos Aites,
Argentina, visited with relatives
here last week.
The Goderich branch of the
Canadian Cancer Society has
THAT'S LIFE!
By G. MacLeod Rott
THE LADIES... .
The backbiter: "Gideon said you weren't fit td eat with the pigs,
but I stuck up for you. Said you were!"
The Bubble pricker: "I tried to find a moment all evening to tell
you you'd got cabbage stuck to your teeth, but you were so busy
vamping that divine man."
The Honest Broker: "May I really be frank for once?"
The Gloom Merchant: When you're just back from a holiday and
are ZSonscious of having put'on weight she says: `gExpecting a baby
darling?"
• The Backhander: "I wish I had your. relaxed attitude and cou
live in such a pigsty without it getting me down."
The Twister: Me: "I adore your dress." She: "Yes everyon • does.
I carr never understand why." -_ --
The Imperfect Guest; She's the one who comes to dinne and
instantly recognizes the unreal thing. "Fake mashed potates" she
cries to all and aur'rdfy," I can't think why people get into such a'
tizzy overa few chemicals."
The Bluff Caller: She's the bitch who. knows rail haven't got the
point of`the boss's joke though you' are laughing like a hyena. She
sidles up to you and says in a stage whisper: "I missed that. Do tell
mp why it was so funny." [From Jilly Cooper on "Bitches". ]
WHAT TO TEACH
A Mr. James C. Taylor in a recent letter to the Telegram asks•that
education in primary and secondary school be amended to give,
instruction in the following: Why and how to buy a house; Why and
how to buy stocks and bonds; Why save money; How to sine up a
politician; Why"vote•, Whyread a newspaper; How to. choose a mate;
How to start a business:
In other words: "A smattering of everything and a knowledge of
nothing." „
been authorized to extend the
services ,it provides needy
patients hi this area, Mrs.
Josephine Chisholm, chairman
of the - • women's service
committee, has announced.
ONE YEAR AGO
The worst storm of the year
hit Goderich area Tuesday night
and left in its wake a trail of
fallen 'trees, downed hydro lines
and poles and many damaged '
homes.
More than 40 official guests
attended the opening ceremonies -
of the ' Goderich Marina and•
Snug Harbour Saturday, August
3 at 8 p.m.
The recent acts of terrorism
and vandalism in Ducblin,
reached . their climax last week
when the house of Mr. and ..Mrs.
Herbert Brown and, their son
John's car were riddled by
gunfire.
Nurses Miss Toshie Inoue and
Miss Ikuko Wami arrived in
Canada from Tokyo during July
and took up duties at the
hospitalhere two weeks ago.
• The 'new "washroom and
changeroom facilities:Tat 'the
main beach in Goderich were
officially opened on Monday,
August 5 in a brief ceremony.
Bruce Johnston of London
made local' golf history when .he
made a hole in one Sunday
August 4 at the . Maitland
Country Club. Johnston and his
brother-in-law Fred Gilbert of
Goderich searched for the
golf -ball for a few minutes
before they realized what had
happened.
_flee last man .to accomplish
the rare feat was Issy Bedard of
Goderich. He made it last year.
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escaping death orserious injury in a col-
lision. So before you turn the key, make
sure all seat belts are fastened.
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