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"If all printers were determined not to print anything
they were sure it would offend, no one, tkere would 6e
Benjamin Franklin
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A letter FROM the editor
Dear Readers:
In the newspaper .business writers are
vulnerable to attack from time to time
from various types of people. There are
those who criticize editorials,
proofreading, content, just about
everything. There are those who criticize
specific editorials or specific items and do
so with sincerity and intelligernce. There
are also those, who criticize for their own
benefit and ' not for any constructive
purpose,
It is th.e nature of man to disagree. It is
the nature of man, by his very
individuality, to form opinions and to
believe that those opinions are the right
ones.
Recently there have been editorials in
the Goderich. Signal -Star that have come
under the critics' eyes and to that
criticism I address this reply. -
Members of town council and Mr.
Clayton Edwards objected to part of an
editorial in the October 16 edition that,
primarily, was concerned with minor
hockey, but digressed to a criticism of the
past committee of town council
responsible for recreation, notably with
regard to the condition of the arena.
„Let it be clarified right now that no
criticism was aimed at any other
committee for recreation in the town in
years other than the past two. No
mention was _made of other committees
and none was intended.
The statement that no money was ever
spent at the arena `rias been under fire,
apparently because those who jumped on
this comment had stopped reading right
there. If they had continued they 'would
also have read the rest of the sentence
which said, "...until something fell down
,.and then spent a small fortune putting it
right." Obviously this was an admission
that plenty of money had been spent at
the arena, a fact borne out by both
members of council who objected, and by
Mr. Edwards.
The appearance 'of the arena at the
beginning of this year did not lead one to
believe that anything in the way of regular
rnainten.ance had beet, carried out for
several years.
But let's set the record completely
straight. Appearances can be deceiving, as
I have found out since that editorial was
written.
A great deal of money has, indeed,
been spent at the arena and it is now my
opinion that regular maintenance of the
arena in the past few years has had to be
set aside . to give priority to the capital
expenditures that became necessary to
improve the facilities.
The gentlernen . of the former
committee of town council , responsible
for recreation deserve an apology; I hope
they will accept this as such.
The major factor that led to this belief
was the approval by council last week of a
major overhaul of the arena for 1970. No
body of .men — and there are still some on
council who served on'` recreation
committees — would approve such a
project if they did not have a genuine
interest in the arena for the sake of the
community. This being so, there is no way
that I can see that these men would
willingly allow the arena to deteriorate.
As for the members of past recreation
committees, I would agree with Mr.
Edwards, they deserve a lot of credit ip,
getting the arena started in the first place
and in bringing it to a condition -where it
could at "least help to pay for itself.
If that editorial misled Mr. Edwards
into believing something that was not
intended, my apologies to him also.
It is the hope of the present recreation
board to proceed with plans for a major
overhaul of- _ tfie arena Willy the—fait
support shown by council last week. At
that meeting council did show its concern
for the people of Goderich by refusing to
allow a public fund raising campaign and
.,agreed to debenture for the costs of
renovating the town facility.
Lights on this Christmas
A. Christmas lighting contest organized
through the Goderich Tourist Committee.
featuring prizes donated by the local PUC
is underway. It is to be hoped that many
Goderich residents will fill -out their
coupons which appear in this week's
edition of The Signal -Star and return
them by Monday, December 22.
Decorations in the court house square
have, been blazing for about a week now.
As well, many merchants have gone all
out to ensure attractive window displays,
for the festive season. All in all, the
Goderich business section is gay and
impressive in plenty of time for
Christmas. Many .are to be congratulated
for their efforts "
H6useholders cath take a cue from this
.and brighten up the residential district of
town through the use of , lights and
decorations. While some may argue that
expense is a factor which cannot be
overlooked, it is also true that a few ,well
placed lights and a bit of imagination will
work wonders against a background of
snow.
Already some homes in Goderich are
displaying thoughtful outdoor
decorations. Some are intricate and
elegant; others _ are simple and effective.
. All lend beauty to the scene.
We suggest the amount of lighting at
each home is unimportant Rather we
would like to see every home in town
displaying.some sort of special dressing to
mark Christmas 1969.—SJK
the white gold of Christmas
Thousands of children in India and
Korea would -settle for a single cup of
milk on Christmas morning. You can give
it to them so easily. Just one dollar will
buy 1,00 children a cup, of milk. So
simple,. and yet — you- will be giving the
priceless gift of life. We cannot aid
everyone this Christmas, or any other
Christmas, but if we only help a haniriful,
we can sit down" to our own Christmas
dinner With any -easier mind. If " you can
spare it, send a dollar today to the
Unitarian Service Committee at 56 Sparks
Street, Ottawa 4: Somewhere a child is
waiting for your Christmas remembrance.
GnberYrll tigntti-ibtar.
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__55YEARS AGO . r
Mrs. Littlechild of Eldon
Street, Goderich, is in receipt of
a letter from' her brother, Private
Wm. + Claxton, of the -4th
Middlesex Regiment, written in
the hospital at Boulogne,
France. He ..writes in a. very
jocular manner, minimizing his
wounds. He says tilatAfis right.
--leg-lss-almost well.,. but *the• -ether ,.
will take a long time to heal, as .
the calf is ,entirely blown away
and he "needs a couple of
beef -steak to fill the hole."
A number of Signal
,subscribers have called during -
the past week to pay • their
subscription i for the year 1915.
Out of each dollar • so received
ten cents is credited to The
Signal's War Relief Fund, which
is to be divided among the
various relief projects now
calling for public support.
The finance committee of
town council reported at the -
recent meeting, recommending
-that a number of accounts be
paid totalling $65.18.
Goderich markets: Wheat per
bushel, $1.05 to $1,10; flour,
100 lbs., $3; butter per lb., 25
cents; eggs, fresh, per dozen, 30
cents; ducks per lb., 10 cents;
turkeys, 12 to 14 cents; chicken,
10 cents; geese, eight to 10
cent.
A notable addition to, the
business houses of Goderich has
been made by Robert Tait, the
well-known electrician, who has
opened a store on West Street,
next to the post office, for the
sale of electrical goods.
Judging by the enthusiasm
displayed on Monday evening at
the meeting called to discuss the
hockey situation there is a bright
future before the local hockey
team this season.
Apple, buyers at Zurich . are
paying $1.50 per barrel and
providing their own barrels.
Many apples went' to waste early
in the season, thus the good
prices now.
evening and a sum " of money
stolen.
. At the draw made by the St.
David's group of St. George's
Women's Guild, the lucky
winners were Mrs. Francis
Overholt and Mrs. H. J. A.
MacEwan.
A sailor doing some shopping
on the Square last week had
me hard luck. He had made
lime purchases in a store and
Cook out his wallet to pay for
them. Then he noticed
something else .he wanted and -
moved over to inspect it, leaving
on the counter the things he had
al eady purchased, with his
wallet beside them. When he
returned, the wallet containing-
$85 in cash, was gone.
No special permits" exempting
applicants from the existing
regulations governing motor
truck operators will be granted
for the transportation of -
Christmas trees and commercial
trucks will not be issued permits
to carry trees to any point in
excess of 35 miles from their
registered address.
Subscription Rates $6 a Year,— To U.S.A. $7.50 tin advance)
Second class mail registration nul. tber -- 0716
25 YEARS.AGO
The Goderich Ministerial
Association made arrangements
for the services of the Week of
Prayer.
Mechanics are at present in
Goderich removing refrigerator
equipment from Sky Harbor. It
is said to be in great demand and
is earmarked for Ottawa. Its
removal marks the first stage of
demolition at the airport.
. Miss Jean Kershaw, who was
injured in a car accident some
weeks ago, is now recovering at
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital for chest and back
injuries andnervous shock.
Thirty young people of Knox
Presbyterian church visited the
plant of the Goderich Salt
Company Monday night under
the, direction of Missoris R.•ir?.
fellowship convener of the
Young People's Society.
Beevers' store on West street
was 'broken into on Monday
TEN YEARS AGO
Magistrate D. E. Holmes of
Goderich is a, patient in Clinton
Public Hospital where his
condition is said by hospital
authorities to be serious.
Headline: Town Election Sees
1,638 Voting.
Colborne parents are
protesting the possible ending of
the school Christmas concert. In
a letter to The Signal -Star they
write. "We, as parents, want the•
heritage of these concerts for
• our children. We feel that a few
people have made a decision that.
the public in general isagainst."
Land buyers from the Ontario
Department of Highways were in
Goderich Tuesday and
Wednesday completing
arrangements for the purchase of
land on either side of the
Maitland River at Saltford. The
newly acquired land will be used
.. in the Overall plan `for the
• building of the million dollar
bridge over the Maitland, work
on which is scheduled to
commence in the spring.
t?he Goderich Recreation and
Arena Committee has so far
received a total of 14
applications for the position of
Goderich Arena Manager.
Bryan Petrie, small son of Mr.
and, Mrs. Elwyn Petrie, Port
Albert, returned home from
Goderich hospital Saturday
where he had been a patient for
several days.
A 50 percent increase in the
number of GDCI - students
interested in the driver
education course was recorded
wheff a total of 66 students
enrolled.
Doug Madge, postal officer 1,
Goderich Post Office, scored
160 percent in an examination
on postal laws and regulations.
Miss Shirley Skelton Of
t'oderich has been appointntt tv,
the ODCI hoird to the teaching
stair, effective the first, of the
new year.
SIGN ON -A BIRDCAGE.
"Mother's Whistler." •
RENT CONTROL.
The astounding discovery has just been made again in. New York
City, that a quarter of a century of Rent Control has brought the
biggest city close to becoming the biggest slum. In the four years
from 1965 to 1969 the 'city has lost 21,000 housing units;
abandoned or torn down as no longer habitable. A survey shows that
landlords of `controlled' apartments collect a quarter of a million
dollars a year LESS than the sum required for adequate
maintenance.
Once again proof is provided, that despite the magical powers of
the politician, you get out of the pot only what you put in to it.
DOGS; GOING TO THE,
It's not just brains that are going south it is dogs as well. Ad in
Globe & Mail for 16/11/69. "Last seen going south on Avenue Road
bus; a small honey,colored collie; curly tail; no collar; female;
answers to the name of Sebastian." Sebastian? Didn't someone make
an error? 0
NAME PLATE ON A BASEMENT FLAT: 'Wuthering Depths:'
THE BOTTOMLESS PIT.
Human needs are limitless. The educability of a human being
(some human beings only) is literally infinite. Medical Care in the
widest sense is self -augmenting, not self-liquidating. The need for
security is limitless. The yearning for security is as.unsatisfiable as
security itself is unattainable. There is never such assurance against
the unknown future that we do not ask for greater. The infinite
nature of man's needs places a lever in the hands of those who wish
to magnify the role of the State in human society. Given the
"apparently' innocent, apparently beneficial proposition that it is the
'business of the State to see that the citizen's needs are met, there is
no end to the encroachment of the State on the individual and no
means of resisting it." In both provision for education and health •
there is no natural limit, only a series of temporary resting places on
the line of endless encroachment; only a pause for breath. There is
no limit to the security and comfort to which people could aspire in .
their declining years. Different men in different -callings tried to
provide it in a variety of waysnand according to different priorities.
Into this varied scene enters the State and declares that all must have
a pension in retirement, which bears the same proportion to their
earnings in working life. The result is much higher figures than the
.present' so-called insurance scheme affords.
And just to encourage the others, the Robarts government votes a
50 percent increase in pay to all M.P.P.'s. A most appropriate gift
from Santa Robarts. At this juncture; with inflation rampant; it was
a fine example of the degree to which our Provincial Members care
for the proletariat. Or was this thought to be the last chance before
the whole crowd was rejected by an irate and sickened populace? It
certainly looked like an action of despair.
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CANINECARE.
I can't wait till one or more of our three competing socialist
parties announce Caninecare for, Canada; free veterinary attention
• for your dog, cat, pet alligator or puma. Which party will be first? v
• ONE YEAR AGO
Ahmeek Chapter IODE
presented a cheque for $1,000
to Goderich Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital last
Monday afternoon as the
Chapter's final payment towards
its room a't the hospital.
At the November meeting of
the Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital Women's.
Auxiliary meeting it was -decided
to purchase an. electrocardiagram
at the cost , of approximately,
$1;000.
Bell Canada has announced
that because of rising costs it has
applied to the Canadian
Transport Commission for
approval of, higher telephone
rates and charges.
Bill Smiley writes:
God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
You'll have your Christmas bills,
all paid
By the 24th of May.
In a second letter to town
council, Ken. Hunter suggested
certain changes in a` lease the
town had received from Mr.
Feagan concerning the Iand to
be used as the new town disposal
site. Mr. Hunter suggested the
addition of an escape clause that
would relieve the town of the
lease after one year if it so
desired and also a second clause
that would give the• town the
option of a second 20 year lease
on the property if the town
desired. 1 embers of council
stated they were of the opinion
the clauses were not necessary
and would " in fact adversely
effect the town's standing with
the leasee.
THE MEANING OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
"University means that you'va come to the end of one stage and
you've got to be prepared to start learning new skills based on the
ABILITY° TO ,LEARN that you've acquired at university rather than.
what you've. actually learned." Lord Stokes. Chairman of British
Leyland Motor•,Corpn.
WHAT THE ARMY TEACHES.
"I was in the Army for six years during the war, and what I
personally learned and what most impressed me were the disciplines
in ,the Army system. The only thing wrong with that system is that
they don't have to -make a profit But whenryou think that -we had.
an Army of I don't know how many millions of people who got fed
every day, who got their ammunition every day, who got their
gasoline and oil every day, wherever they happened to be; it must
have been an efficient system." .
Again, Lord Stokes.
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THE SALVATION ARMY. .
The Salvation Army °is essentially an autocratic body. Its
formidable founder, William Booth, said "the best c, kind of a
committee consists of two - one of whom is permanently ill."
STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION.
The Post Office is offering a prize to under 13 year olds for future
stamp designs. This should give Canadian starrlp design a real fillip.
Previously the age limit must have been 5 years for designers.
THE TREE SHOOTING SEASON
Trees are being shot from Surrey, England to North Carolina.
There is no •,statutory close season. This is not eccentricity, it is
concered with conservation and increasing timber output. The North
Carolina State University's Co-operative Tree Improvement Program
uses high powered rifles, though some prefer shot guns. They select
the tallest, straightest, roundest, straight grain, disease-free trees and
shoot branches from the inaccessible crown. These twigs are taken to
seedling orchards where they are grafted on to young rooted grees.
Thus young two and three year old grafts produce flowers, wheras a
normal seed grown pine would take up • to 15 years to blossom. The
International Paper Co. expects to plant 3.8 million acres with super
trees and will harvest them in 25 years, as against the conventional
40 to 50 years. .
' Many people wish the Goderich Council would do more shooting
and less buzz sawing before the town is bald.
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