HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-03-12, Page 44O»E1QcH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 1 a, 1970
It's a i�hd of sweet and sour
There seems tg be a general feeling that
life has gone a little sour among many
.people today — mainly in our cities.
'The small town and rural areas don't
feel this malaise so deeply — perhaps
`because they live so'close to nature. Their ,parkland. and .:wilderness areas.; People
Qrle 'five". rchreeasons e-- t e-st fl - •must_be Kir: brag() to travel and _play--
, rise.
play —
rise once in, a while and the moon hang there by every means possibte.
*unbelievably large in the night sky: ^"
The small towner is deeply `aware of
--the seasons —.If they are good the farmers
have good crops.and prosperity — if they
are bed•— the town tightens its belt.
, Knowing what they `know seeing
what they see, almost unconsciously the
small towner is healthier for it. •
But the cities are, another story: People
in highrise apartments,, insulated in small
suburban 'homes,- walking along paved
streets, cheek -by -jowl to large buildings of
concrete and glass — begin to lose the
. feeling of nature.
To them, seasons are snow tires,
-,.- -antifreeze and long lines of jammed traffic . sustain his soul. Let's do our bit in
on parkways. Or dull . heat -laden days
when they swim through their existence
slowly, with the occasioned relief of an air
conditioned office or a cold shower.
These are a few of the basic reasons
why Canada must -guard and expand its
Man has an instinct to get back to the
,, country to find ol.it who and what he it '—
to rest and relax"— to feel the �rvar'mth :and
strength - and the .danger of nature. But
even this solace could slip from him
Ordinary people, legislature, municipal
politicians, farmers, school trustees just
about everybody- must' make it his
business to see that more camping
grounds are opened up,_ more roads built
into the northlands and stringent
antipollution measures passed to protect
°lakes, rivers and the land. Man must
support all efforts to keep the natural
environment liveable and beautiful to
Goderich and provide a trailer park.
Letters To The Editor.
NOT FAIR - BUT EASY!
Referring to the article in the
Signal -Star quoting that there
are •450..dogs....in-ou tawn.-- I
elleihatathervare-at-ieest one:
'third of that»-amuunt awned
citizens' of Goderich who believe
one of two things; either that,
laws are only made for some'
people or by those who don't
care about their dogs. ,
Our town bylaw states • that
all dogs must either be tied' up or •
under control at all times. Spend
an hour any day and count the
-number of dogs that wander into
your .yard! Many people buy
dogs and then remark, "` don't
believe in the poor things_ being
tied up." These sarin people
profess to' be animal lovers. They
allow their pets to get into filthy
garbage•, -pick up fleas and worse -
from other animals•,• try ' to
escape careless drivers - and yet
pretend to be animal lovers.
An "animal lover" is a person
-who purchases a pet, -regardless
of the amount he pays, looks
# fte the "health and welfare by
keeping the animal . well fed,
exercised, free from fleas etc., in
his own yard and loving -Firm.
But all this becomes useless
'when other poor neglected'
animals wander in searching -for
food or maybe just for someone
who cares. -
Licences in Goderich for dogs
are the highest, of any area in
Ontario. Four dollars for males
and $20 for females. What .do :1
receive for the licence I'
• .purchase?. A small tag - nothing
more.` For it is still impossible to
have your own pet, in your own
yard, without - other dogs
wandering in. .
If one purchases a female
registered dog for $75 and the
dog lives 10 years, it will cost
you $200 in fees for that $75
pet. I see no reason why a
female pet should be -penalized ! -
Once againit conies back to
the care of pets by their owners:
If they are properly' looked
.after,- there is no reason for the
fantastic fee of $20.
Conscientious owners restrict
their female pets indoors during
the 'heat period so this causes no_
trouble for anyone except the
owner.
Any citizen living in
Goderich, visiting a kennel with
the •intention of purchasing a
pet, will have to " bypass any
females • because they couldn't
possibly afford them. (It- is a
well-known fact that female
dogs make exceptionally . quiet
•pets.) • d '
I would like to suggest to
°--Mayor Mills and Council that:
(1) they review this matter in
an intelligent way
(2) that they set a licence fee
- that is reasofiable
(3) they ,penal'ize-the people
who allow their dogs to run
, • loose on the streets
The $20 fee could be used as
a fine to those who allow- theft'•
dogs to run loose. Control - not
exorbitant licences, Mr. Mayor -
is the answer.
The one absolutely unselfish
friend that man can have in this
selfish world, the•one that never
'deserts hims, the one that never
-proa;es..ungratatui;.nr <treacherosrs,:••
is�fis riog:'
-Think it over, gentlemen. Is it
for the good of Goderich 'that
these licenses have been raised
above the rest of the province -
,or it may have' been, that this
seemed 'the easiest way of
correcting our dog problem. Not
Fair - But Easy! .
J. Russell.
TRAILER CAMPS?
° It appears that Connell is
.about to reopen the question of
the location of a trailer cowry in
Harbour Park. Most of us
thought this had been decided
„• once and for all, five years ago,
when no less than 944 citizens
took `only 48 hours to express
their disapproval of - trailers
remaining in the Park.
Several members of the
present Council Were also
members: in -1964 when e
Matter was .thrashed out. � • atj'
has transpired to bring the
decision into question again?
Who, on or off the Council, has
brought the matter up? •
That a trailer -camp cannot be
called ,a thing of beauty is
undeniable. consequently 'its''
location in the heart of a
residential area, in the only park
which' Goderich 'possesses,
cannot be ,held -to support our
claim to being the prettiest -town
in Ontario. -
'Everyone .. _...(well;...: nearly •
"everyone') 'recognizes the several
hazards ' which. are .part. and
parcel of this form of camping.
There is the fire hazard, not'to
mention: the insalubrious nature
of a human ,.concentration -for
moeths on end,' on the same
spot. without permanent
sanitar}- facilities and, cheek by
jowl with permanent residents.
Surely. our widely . travelled
councillors have noted on, their
- journeys that trailer camps are
'invariably located on the
outskirts -towns and are
usually hidden by trees.
There can be little doubt that
the majority • -opinion of the
residents of Goderich is against
the continuation of a' trailer
camp at Harbour Park. If we
cannot get ' our'municipal
representatives, to support• our
wishes, must we appeal to. the
Municipal Board? T .
. , \V"ho is it on Council who is
trying to flout the.: expressed
wish of the People? •
Yours truly,
G. Macteod Ross.
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nature and' we investigate all of
them thoroughly. If ;our
investigations show that
sufficient grounds exist for a
criminal--chargem:to...be• laidagainst:
. e i ersonFresponsibie ffreff hie,
Society acts -_promptly to, fay
these charges and to prosecute
the persons concerned •in court.
In fact, a charge of this nature
was' broughainst.a resident -of
Thunder Bay, ,Ontario, only last
Yell-. In that case, the man in
question, driving a snowmobile,
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FAMQU$ FIRST INQRbS -
The questions: What motivates them? ,Why do they do It? with
referencre to achieving "first" will be subject for debate to the end of
' time, To be firSt'on the Moon resulted from several spurs. To beat
-the Russians. To bring kudos to Americans. To keep faith with the
late President's "plan." While people werediscussing the benefits of
landing. a tnan on the' moon, some other "firsts" su0h the
conquest. of Everest came in for examination as to their lue to
mankind. For the reaction of success on the respective principals we
must go to their earliest expressions after achievement. Edmunds •-
1I"la ,when he returned and metiJohn Hunt, the expedition leader,
• reported . "We've : lwnocked tie pasta". jd` 'f;"T untlI he Min- eal- ..
assured by Hilary, Hunt had no means of knoWing whether Hilary
`:and Tensing had actually reached the 29,411 foot summit.
In great contradistinction was the word from Neil Armstrong
after he had landed the lunar module "Eagle" in Tranquility Base. "y
"Houston:. Tranquility Rase here. Eagle has landed." The
• -dts§iintlarity •of the two statements was due to the 'very different
•circumstances. The conquest ofEveresthad been an intense physical
struggle, calling for courage and drive at every foot of the climb.
Hilary's . report was made to an intimate 'comrade,, who had no
certain means of checking his claim ,The statement was made over
the oldest communication system in -the world by mouth to ear.
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Armstrong's ordeal had taxed the mind rather than the body and
once embarked, there'"was much less opportunity to abort the
-mission than was presented to Hilary. Then too, the statement of at
landing was made from the base itself via radio waves, to a station
240,000 odd miles away which had guided the module to its resting
place. It is hardly surprising that the report was formal, whereas
Hilary's was colloquial.
Remember When ? ? ?
60 YEARS A90
"That the • police be
Photo by Ron Price instructed to shoot all dogs on
T I fM • ,streets or on any premises, that
are not mugzled or tied up," was
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'Deputy -reeve Munnings and
e ers eon inued Councillor Laithwaites
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• Councillor' Parsons wanted it
chased a wolf for nearly„ an. hour E.NQ WOL BOU 1�'
and when the animal was •
completely exhausted, killed.it : The harassment and vicious
by a numbert-of blows with an killing of a bush wolf on Lake
axe. A. 'subsequent- charge of Si•mcoe - recently vividly--
causing the animal unnecessary illustrates the low mentality of
suffering •..4 - vasdismissed m the .wolf hating minority. - - ---
Magistrates' Corirt. - The •. The: continued existence of
Magistrate •who heard the case the bounty system will only
took the • view that • the insure that such sadistic acts will
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F NT' mining engineers, geologists,
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bush pilots, teachers, salesmen,
hockey players, M,P.'Sr editors,
academics,' " civil' • servants,
foresters, • millionaires and
mendicants, we do . not know.
Perhaps our oldest living -
alumnus is among your readers
- or perhaps one of your readers
might direct us to him. . •
Your Iielp will be- much
ap
Well-known local practice by the preciated.
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authorizes, encourages and
be repeated: Indeed, it - is . : a
rewards all citizens to kill wolves minority "f 9. deliberately run H. John P..Schaffter,
by any means. A criminal act wolves'down by whatever means Headmaster.
cannot be committed if the • available;
., T4he , 7 i lire refore
p@rso'n• �,oncerned acted • with • � � „ �� r, • a.
�' � �e�ic+orrxxit . tiles ent: `f lie
words, if he at she - had legal Minister +of - Lands and Forests ;
justification for his or her that wolves will be afforded the
. •actions. The present Ontario, same protection as other wild
legislation, i.e., the Wolf Bounty animals .under the Fish and
Act, which authorizes ' • and . Game , Act but urges that he
rewards- the killing of Wolves, should go ' further and
provides that legal justification.'
completely -eliminate the bounty
Every case has to be taken on its ' system. According to Gerald ,
own merits, but unless there are. Mckeating, ,Executive Director •
some• extra special of ..the Federation • of Ontario
circurhstances, the mere fact of Naturalists, wolves 'are the most
killing a , wolf is insufficient °� maligned wild animals• and have
g
grounds • to justify a criminal long been subject. to persecution
charge under the ' Cruelty to by so-called sportsmen 'whose
Animals Section of the Criminal hypocrisy;, is an affront to the
Code.. • . - intelligent mind. A well-known
wolf -hating organizati 'prints
In• our opinion, the _present • von their propaganda `Don't put
legislation „ is too broad and your tongue in' high until you
provides legal protection for . get`yonr brain started." Too bad,
sadistic and brutal acts • We
• . colleagues • don't follow that
.eolot•-of right," or in other R ' h to 0 - n y
the present, manager and his
appreciate that,. wolves are
predators and some form of - d •
control program is necessary but
we do not agree that the
methods used to) control wolves
should ` be unnecessarily • •cruel,
WOLF KILLING
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Many members of the public
have expressed concern -over the
recent incidents in which wolves
have beep,. killed -in -different
• parts of Ontario, particularly the
Case In which a wolf was killed
b • two men using a snwmo
obil
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The Ontario Humane Society*, O
a vice.
Federation of
Ontario Naturalists.
brutal or sadistic:. For example,
we . oppose the use of cruel
' poisons such as strychnine •and
•the use of cruel, inhumane
-leghold traps. The humane
methods of controlling wolves
.are shooting and humane traps.
The Society has written to
the Minister of Lands and
Forests, the Hon: Rene Brunelle,
urging him to permit bounties to
be withheld from persons'killing
wolves by inhumane or brutal
methods. We hope the members
of the : general public will
support our suggestion and take
the opportunity to make eheir
views known to Mr. Brunelle:
In. addition, the Minister of
Transport , the Hon. Irwin
Haskett, has been asked to
require all snowmobiles to carry
-two prominent . licence plates,
one in the front and one in the
rear as a means of identifying
snowmobiles which are , used
improperly.
receives many complaints of this ntario Humane Society
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RAVENSCOURT SCHOOL ,
• St. John's-Ravenscourt
School in Fort paw, one of °the
oldest English-speaking scheols
in Canada and by far the oldest •
-in the West, this year celebrates
its one hundred ' and fiftieth
anniversary. To our knowledge
none of its alumni is so ancient
but just who is our oldest living
graduate : we do not know.
Through your help w�..• be
able to find him:
The school ' dates back to
1$20 when the Rev. John West
of the Church Missionaryx
Society built a•log house on the
banks of the 'Red River to
educate abandoned or orphaned ,
Indian boys. Three years later -it
became a boarding school and
with the Indian youngsters were
mingled the sons of Selkirk
settlers and of Hudson's Bay
Company i factors and traders
who wanted their sons educated
in the North West. Sir George
Simpson, Governor of the Bay,
was a staunch supporter.
Today, the school is
non -denominational and
international. It draws students
from many parts ° of Canada -
especially from the rugged north
o and west 4 as well as from ,
places as far away as Singaporeo
and Brunek Mexico, Biafra ant'
Iran.
„In 1950, St: John's was
joined, by Ravenscourt, an,
Independent school founded by
Norman 'Young in 1929. The
present alumni of St. John's and
Ravenscourt are many and
scattered across Canada and the
U.S.A. Numbers have achieved
h.
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busineri'en and lawyers, the
fe cis . doctors, ambassadors,
An Open Letter • To - •
Mr. •John- Turner,'
Minister
urner,-
Minister of -Justice
ANTI -HATE.
Whilst reading over. the
proposed' "Anti Hate Bill" re:
the daily paper, it came to my
mind what a God -send this will
be to all Canadians, French or
otherwise, because now at last
we, have a "vehicle. that will
protect by law. the.: Queen of
Canada arid the ,,Mona•r-ehy: It
will also punish those who have'
taken the ''Oath of 'Allegiance"'
to the. Crown such• as 'all'
Government Officials, Police,
• Lawyers, ant' Service Personnel
ect. ect. who either print or
incite_hatred, in. any way against
Her official office. Also it will
• prevent, certain TV • and radio
personnel. and dubious
Professors from bringing in
.certain known 'anar'chists and
revolutionaries, example, people
such as Rubin, Danny the Red,
Black Power. Beattie the Nazi.
ect. who preach sedition and
incite hatred either over. the air
.or on TV, and in our schools and
universities. It will also prevent
an'y given religious
denomination, from preaching
or uttering or condemning "The •
Oath of Allegiance" to • the
Monarchy which could only be
. severed by the Present Queen,.
otherwise there can be no law
against perjury in ou'r courts. It
will, also hold responsible, any
Official of TV and radio who is
instrumental in_ "obtaining the
services" of "sedition 'and hate
mongers." The Bill as such Sir,
as I read it will protect certain
religious '•assodiations. to whom
•the Union Jack is a religious
symbol, denoting the Crossed
- Cross, while they in turn honor
and respect Canada's ,own Flag,
the Maple Leaf.
Is it not an act of "hatred
for government officials in the
province of Quebec to condone
the .refusal of certain ministers
such' as , the • Minister Of
Education in that province to fly
the Maple Leaf on. all' federal
subsidited buildings- such as
schools, post offices, ect.:Is this
not an act of open aggression,
using the "Hate Psychology" on
,our youth in Quebec for all
things, Canadian and raising
them in open .derision of same,
and in the shadow of a foreign
flag, the Fleur -De -Lis, •intact.
If this is not s Sir, then bask
your high office of "Justice' for
all" is the Anti Hate Bill a one
way street? I ask this in all
humility. •
Does it apply 'to the spoken
tR+t�rd _ 47)4 V M, oro, b rrlass,
hatred. If out of 3,000 people,.
800 are arrested icor screaming
obsenities and hatred against,
shall we say "The Monarchy" -
and it is proven that said persons .
were indeed • guilty - of this
offence in the - courts; wound
these 300 receive terms of up to
two years as stated-
If a• mass demonstration: rose
in protest against the Nazi
doctrine 'now _flourishing. in
London, Ontario, which in itself
is a hate .movement, would the
demonstrators of same "against '
hate" • be victiinized by the
cq ifts? These • tjuestions are
asked in a sincere atterript to
gain a true understanding of.
what comprises an Anti Hate
Bill. as laid- dawn -by present
Legislation.
Yours Very S'incerely,'Sir
Norm Pyrah, Goderich.
ABILITY FUND
Please find enclosed copy of.
"The UPdater" which is
distributed to our local
-committees across Ontario. One
of the pgrpotes of this issue was
to- advise our people on the
excellent co-operation we.
receive' from Ontario
• newspapers. I would like to take
this opportunity to thank you
and your staff for coverage on
our behalf during the year.
Being disabled myself (as
many of our staff are), I feel
very strongly • about the -role
volunteer organizations Can play
in creating an environment
,where the disabled have an•
opportunity to help themseives.
The Ability Fund's purpose is
exactly this. - "
Every year our canvassers •
invariably miss people who
would •likeeto make a. donation .
made sure that..they were -killed,
and „suggested, that all dogs be
chloroformed as 'a safer plan.
Councillor =Hawking thought ,
Shooting was the most humane
way of killing, , but Councillor
Parsons ..contended -there -was -too-
much danger for' the passing
citizen. The mayor suggested a
dog catcher, but • Councillor
Hawkins said there would be too
great a danger of the man
employed being bitten. Frank
Dodge, whose child • had been
bitten by John Johnston's dog
the -same day, was present; at the
meeting and asked 'that' the ,d6g
be - killed. The council" gave
instructions --_..'to: the chiefof
police to have the - dog
decapitated by , Dr. Clark- and
sent aw " 'to the Provincial
laboratory for, examination.
There is a bylaw in existence to.
the effect that . no dogs are
allowed in the cemetery. No
signs to that • effect have been
placed- there, consequently the.
bylaw has not been enforced.
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to our cause; Your help in '
reaching them_ would be
invaluable, and if they would
like- to send their 'donation in _
care; of myself -at the address
below, a receipt will be issued by
return mail. Unfortunately many
of our -campaigns. across the
provineg this_P.ea`r.eitherran. into:,..
, "flu epidemics," inclement
weather, or both. Thus your
assistance would 'be more
appreciated than ever.
•
John E. Meyers,
Campaign Director
..The Ability, Fund -
(March of Dimes),,
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Jacotia-Reid' last
Friday morning received a
telegram notifying them that
their youngest son, Pte. Alvin
Reid of the Essex- • Scottish
Regiment " in Holland, • was
'missing. Hehas been - overseas
over two years and is in his 24th
year.
Sales' of liquors in Ontario a
few years ago averaged about a
million dollars a Week. -Naw -they
are .approaching the two millions
a week figure: In 1944 they -were
nd the profits -to
the " .government were
$20,000,000. The• -province is in
.the liquor business in .a big way.
:The thousands of good jobs
due to tthe war boom cannot- last
forever, and there must be
general appreciation to that fact
if there is not. to pe. top �4N
t, , there
is,
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10 YEARS AGO
Sifto Salt Compa
y is
investigating a meth %iii' of
disposing of ash and sort which
will reduce •the disch..ge from
its stack, council as been
informed.
Although Hol esville is now
one of those vial es which have
r J
been bypassed by the
straightening of Ontario
highways, it continued to
_operate about as usual, despite
the`change.
ONE YEARS AGO L..
For the second year in a row,
basketball teams at GDCI have
walked;- off .with' three WOSSA
chi tpipn hips.•iri the ,", .'µ_series.
Coach -of the senior girls' 'team is
Heather Findlay. Her team
consisted of Mary Kol'kman,
Rose Basler, Peggy Stoddart,
Gail. Fisher, Suzanne MacLeod,
Shirley Mohring, Karen Mills,
Linda Hirst, Jennifer Cook,
Ruth -7"•Melady, Judy Jenkins,
Linda Barlow and • Carol
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