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4' CADEUUVH SW9NAL.TST4R,,'i URSUAY,:JUNF 11,1910
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The Goderich outh Centre will
.possibly become reality, this week and
•whether it liveor dies is, at this, point,
immaterial,
The im rtant thing, is that something.
was dome and the talking, at long last, has
stopq&ed.
e wonder how many worthwhile
ojects fail to get off the ground because
of the wet blankets who find that second
guessing the future can be an entertaining
Way of squashing a plan?
We hear often that communication is
lacking in the world. Sometimes we
wonder if people.,, really know - what
communication is. Is it sitting down and
discussing ones problems with no thought
to how long discussions should go on? Is
it meeting with the&opposition'.t_o find out
if, perhaps we have had the wrong idea on
their ideas? Or is it merely trying to
understand a problem and find a solution
Y< th f�ryouth'
to_ it?. -
We would say the last.
Discussion does not necessarily mean
communication. To communicate we
must understand each other. Most of us
.do not .understand ourselves, let alone
adult. can only be described as one who
has ' gained wisdom and:. MATUR'lTY
through years of experience. .,
.But even if that is the correct definition
for ,an 'ad It, the experience gained by
that adult was in the past. That's a natural
law. How then does that experi'ence
qualify any person to say what the young
people of today want or do not want?
And that's really what this thing is all
about. It isn't a question of what the
young people should .or should not do in
order to become "better citizens." It's a
matter of giving them the freedom we
"adults" strive .so hard to maintain;.. the
freedom to do their own thing in their
own way — without ,interference from any
"adult."
If__,the youth centre fails it will be
because there is not enough support to
justify a lot of young people spending
their time and energy trying to keep the
thing going. It will fail because they loose.
heart.
To try to give the youngpeople reasons
why this thing is likely, to fail — such as
drugs, booze etc etc is not only unfair it is
not logical. These vices .are :present in the
----milers.. est of xis; .-.er x, •, rpt rritym wfset gr,. leve -As~ trth-
young people go, seem to be cautious of centre -or-not. To --those- -who- give -these
letting, them do anything by themselves, reasons we would say: have a bit more
molly 'because we do not understand faith in the calibre of the young people
—it different.` the, Who have . stated -_centre; those
. __ their ...woad and_ is .to �. .
average adult's world. Communication is - others who claim the, young people now
a two-way thing, have a "responsibility" to the rest of the
We `heard arguments—against a youth young people to make this thing work,
centre for Goderich. Many arguments. and- a„ "responsibility", to see that this
. None of the arguments were valid because does not happen or does happen, we
none of them was based on fact. would gi"e these statistics: in 1969 1;500
It was argued that the centre would died on tie roads in Ontario alone: 71,000
• become a den of iniquity -with dope others were injured, many of them
addicts, pushers and their ilk overflowing maimed for Life. Those "accidents" -.were
from the windows and doorways we . created , by people who also had a
presume. It was argued that young people responsibility — a responsibility to see
. cannot run their own affairs and need an they were fit to drive a car or truck or bus
."adult" to help them out, and'so on, and or motor bike or whatever kind of vehicle
so on. _. . was involved. Last week ' the Goderich
But what is an adult? A person older Safety Council started a modern driving
than the young people? A person, male or course at .GDCI in the hope of .getting
`female, a'who, presumably, knows more more information on proper driving„
_ about things than the young people do? Is procedures across to- the Oublic = the
a person adult merely because they have "responsible" public. There were : 17
been fortunate to live longer than others? persons registered out of a town with a
If that is so the older one gets the -more °" work force alone of 2,500 people.
seniority'We would get and the -oldest Who will speak row of responsibility?
would then be the wisest. Give the young folks a break, leave
We all know that isn't true. We think an them alone. Let youth be for youth.
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It is our bold opinion that the citizens
of Goderic.h.and district, being possessors
of open and sound minds and attitudes,
require a medium ' whereby they can
convenient;v read about and hopefully
come.to understand the many new ideas
which the young of all ages are thinking
and perhaps desiring to_realize.
The content and success of this column
cur Losity. he presumed silent
understanding ,which so often expresses
itself deceptively with shy pleasant
smiles followed by polite probing remarks
concerning the Wingham forecast' or
'relative' rumours, must extend through
meaningful and productive dial9,guejn10
the neglected' fundamentals. This has.
already begun in education, public health,
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Every• investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its
ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. — Athenaeus
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You•'can't judge modern 'girls by their clothes — there just isn't enough evidence!
anon
Remember When ???
60 YEARS AGO
The county council has
decided to buy a new flag for
the pole in the court house park.
This will put a stop to the
suggestion that a pocket
handkerchief be presented to the
county to take the place of the
abbreviated piece of bunting
that ' has been doing . duty for
e soeia I— aRel--economic- --programs----at=~tri i - te-ti me:
response of its readers, .either via direct
contribution or• indirect comment. The
original authors will eventually then
become mere editors of. every and any
topic which a reader wishes' to be
discussed or to have .,us .investigate. - As
potential editors, we do not desire to
• become referees for opiniated
. intellectuality but desire to .. foster
tolerant" communication based on
• reasonable ' objectivity • and just
considerations.' - '
However, these are but pretty words so
far. -
Nonetheless, we blatantly assume that
man's' inner need toknow must9extend
beyond superficial and indifferent
government levels, religion, blah, blah, ad
infinitum. This column can perhaps be of
assistance in this community's re -search
and re -turn to authoritative sources and
orgins. for purpose of extension or
alternatives.
Again, only pretty words so far.
Next week, we hope to shift from the..
generalized tone of this virginal edition to
specific , consideration of Goderich's
supposed neglected :adolescents; for
example, is what they "need compatible
with what they want? We invite the
young of all ages to share their ideas.
Send a note to us c/o The Signal -Star.
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Toodles, the town treasurer's
bulldog is no more: It died the
other day, evidently ; of
poisoning.
The Colborne Township
Council is improving the road on
Sands' Hill and erecting a fence
alongside the road at dangerous A
points. -
Several farmers are sowing
their corn over again, the seeds
having'lotted in the ground.
25 YEARS AGO
The question of establishing a
.public restroom was again raised
in council. A few years ago the
proposal that a rest room be
provlided.in connection with the
Court House made some
progress, but was dropped, and
the chairmen 0g the public
works and parks committee were
asked to look into the matter
again.
-Louis Lane, who has
purchased the to 'i business of
Clayton Edward, and who comes
to Goderich froeaforth, was
in the RCAF for tree years. He
was recently 'released from . the
service and is starting In business
on his own behalf in Goderieb.
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Juvenile. Court for the two
counties..
Dr. Habbs Taylor won the
election in the south and Hanna
won the election in the north for
the Conservatives. The Drew
government is returned with 67
seats out of 90 in the
Legislature.
10 YEAR'S AGO
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business of the Mustard Coal Co.
Magistrate A, F. Cook Of
Perth and .1-itirdiv counties has
been .appointed: judge of the
Brent Nelson was -selected
president of Goderich Junior
Chamber* of Commerce at a
meeting held Tuesday. He
succeeds Larry Aldham.
About 40 veterans from
Westminster Military Hospftal,
London, made the annual fishing
trip to Goderich harbor on
Wednesday.
At a meeting of Morning' Star
Masonic Lodge here last night, a
past Worshipful Master of the
lodge, Frank Clark, Goderich,
formally made the presentation
to the lodge of one of the most
unique individual- collections of
Masonic jewels to be found in
Canada.
Goderich has six dogcatchers
-- and none. of them willing --
according to a statement
made by J. K. Hunter, town
solicitor.
ONE YEAR AGO
The Federal " Department of
Public Works is to install larger
fenders on the east side of . Snug
Harbor dock.
St. George's Anglican Church
was host for the spring meeting
of the Huron Deanery Monday,
June 9.
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HORRIBLE INEFFICIENCY .
The `Globe & Mail' has been publishing a series of instances of
horrible inefficiency leading to waste of taxpayers' money. One of
the benefits which Heliyer promised resultant on his emasculation of
the Armed Forces (known now as' the Disarmed Forces) .was
,financial savings, One of the `savings' was the need ifor different
uniforms. (Explorers .into Darkest "Africa will probably -discover the.
population clothed in what_ the well-dressed 'soldier of pre-Hellyer
days wore.) New uniforms required new 'caps, Between 1964 and
• 1966 some 55,000 caps were' ordered:'Before delivery it was found
that the peaks "bubbled" -- 4000 ,of them in fact assumed this
strange disease. It was diagnosed as "incompatibility of adhesives" .
by the Psychiatrist of the Supply & Services Department. They „were
replaced ,free of cost by the manufacturer. In 1967 the newpeaks
were found unsatisfactory. There had been no• amendment to the
specification for adhesives. However in 1968 the spec. was amended
to demand "a suitable flexible adhesive." It Still. was not specified
that the peaks must not "bubble." In 1969; because of the `flaw' in
the spec, of 1967 the manufacturer .was reimbursed to the tune of
$15,000 for the '4000 caps, as well as for the remaining 11,000
which no one could use because'the spec. had been changed. Later in
.1969 a further 5000 peaks "bubbled and rippled.." This was the last
straw for the Supply & Services Dept. The caps were declared
surplus, so you may meet them also on your safari to Zanzibar, or
Khartum. . 4,
Nowadays it is the accepted thing that the government is, always
wrong unless it specifies everything. This is the way most money is
made at government (taxpayer) expense. It is part and parcel of the
success of the "lowest tenderer," aliasthe man most likely to
succeed in buffaloing the government experts." Well;!°the Civil
Service has always been a branch of the Welfare Dept. Long ago I
recall that the War Office' paid up for a reservoir, contracted out, at s-
camp named Tidworth, near .Salisbury.. It failed to hold water and
the contractor pleaded that the spec. did not require that it should.
How naive can'you get?
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"Once again you and your organisation can be proud of your
cm i cation=oto hey �snccess k.. f,...:. t ' :: A-pollo -LLpr amore.
—Communications -were -never better than during Apollo 12. During
every critical phase of the flight communications were always
available when required. Thank you for helping -to make that
• possible."
This-si the tribute ute ' "Cables & Wireless", a merger of 28
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companies and services over a century into what is now the biggest
international telecommunications organisation in the world, from L.
R. Stelter, the NASA chief of, Communications. Since the first
association between the two organisations in March 1959, Cables &
Wireless -has satisfied . every. challenge issued by -NASA from tracking
stations in Nigeria and Zanzibar to the Ascension aerial which locks
on to the satellite -and follows its slightest movement without the
need for voice control. Voice and data information are fed to the
earth station from the Ascension island's tracking station and
transmitted to NASA . control centre. The reverse °process occurs
from NASA control to a space orbitinsatellite.
Cables &.Wireless Limited has its'he�.ct'office in London,,W.1.
LETTER WRITING.
Is letter writing your strong- point? Do'you come down' in the
morning -with guilt lying like a.great suet pudding on yourstomach?
You have suddenly remembered there are 20 days to Christmas and
you haven't thanked Aunt Agatha for the present she sept; youlast
Christmas. How does.,your ingenuity_c�ea1 with this sort of situation?
Above all don't make the mistake of buying large sheets of
'notepaper: You will never be able to fill them. Then there is the
probelem of how to begin a letter. When you write: Dear
Sir/Madam...why must you end up `faithfully'? Being faithful to
someone of indeterminate sex sounds' dippy in the extreme. Then
suppose you have managed to finish a letter, there is the agony of
remembering to mail it. Do you too make those ghastly discoveries
deep in the pocket of your fur coat? A letter you wrote weeks ago,
which should have gone off pronto.
That is bad enough but far worse is' the letter you should have
written weeks before which has to be camouflaged as dated the same
number of weeks before. mere. the dope is to screw, crumple and
partially masticate it, having first predated it to the day it should
have been written. Then write on the back of the envelope:
"Terribly sorry. Just found this in my coat pocket."
In our. house, it is our dog that_ gets .most of the. mail. That is
because in a fit of extreme anger with the direct Mail forms you
receive I returned then' all in the dog's name. Now he is inundated
with information about lawn mowers,, washing machines, cameras.
and hair setting mechanisms, free packets of tobacco, coupons for 10
cents off.on Tide etc. etc. not to mention offers to regrow fallen
hair. There is an entrancing story of the girl who went to a Hunt Ball
were everybody was unbelievably unfriendly and turned their
pink -coated backs upon her as soon as they discovered she didn't
hunt. After dinner her'hostess said in a loud voice to a crony: "Isn't
it dreadful how young gals don't understand about balls these'days?
And --they haven't even the manners to wear long dresses". As the
oily other person wearing a mini -skirt was a Scotsman our heroine
realized the hostess must mean HER. It was then .tha. ';he dog of the
house, realizing her'humiliation, laid alarge yellow paw on her knee.
Later she repaid rudeness with rudeness. She wrote: "Dear Lady X,
thank you for having me to dinner. I did so enjoy meeting you dog".
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