HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-06-18, Page 17BY G., MacLEOD ROSS
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His youngest soft, Conrad, writes.
'of him:
His obituaries miss his
essential simplicity and
spontaneity. He gave his mind to
any intellectual subject, except
politics, because it was fun. Nor
does • the public portrait,. convey
the extent to which he `was an
outdoors man. Trains fascinated.
him and ,he carried large parts of
`Bradshaw' in hisrhea-
His attitude to " . nuclear
disarmament had something akin
to Eric Shipton's attitude to
Mount Everest: "For God's sake
let's climb it and then get back
to .real mountaineering." If his
political work appeared strident,
it was because lie decided this
was the befitway to pursue his
aims While he did • not believe
politicians to be more wicked
than other people, he did not
credit .,them with infallibility
and!, with nuclear weapons, one
error was too many. Nuclear
armament was quite a different
issue from Womens' Suffrage.
The latter could afford to wait,
but the former, if postponed,
could, bring eternal failure. It
threatened the dissolution of
society and as such; he decided a
"breach of the rules" - illegal
methods in fact, were justified.
You have to get your arguments
noticed_.:aniLthe n ore _dignified
",YourTIPt s;.. e ,,::press
notices you.
Those members 'of 'the press
who regarded his later work as
bizarre suffer from what Mill
called "the inability of the
unanalytical mind to recognise
its ovvn handiwork." But none
of this means that he should be
remernbered as "the apostle of
demonstrations," ' for
intrinsically he ' was a profound
believer in an orderly and'
rational political process in
which persuasion was achieved
simply by clear presentation of
the arguments.
Perhaps his greatest
achievement was the mental
resilience with which he
accepted retirement; something
for which he had prepared since
childhood, when he learnt to
find a sense of permanence in his
•
work and in the world of out of
doors. Thus it was •that when he
could no longer walk, his last
year was the happiest' he had
ever spent. For those who knew
him, some of the fun had gone
out of life with his passing.
*Bradshaw -- Railway Time
Tables, of passenger trains,
Unknown here, since, passenger
service withered on the rail.
THE BLUE THUMB
CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
OF UNDETECTED°CRIME
The President of the
Institution of Civil Engineers
recently (1012/70) wrote the
Blue Thumb as follows: At the
request of the Council and on
behalf of your fellow members I
offer you the heartiest
usse
congratulations of the
Institution of Civil Engineers on
the occasion of the fiftieth
anniversary of your election to
that body. ,
Your service- to the
engineering profession during a
long career and your association
with the Institution . during the
fifty years' that your•,narne has
been on its Roll have been much
appreciated and 'valued by the
Council, and . I wish, to express`
the hope that you may lonk
continue to interest yourself in,,,
the professional activities with
which you have been associated.
I trust that your future Years
may be frill of contentment and
well-being.
Yours sincerely,
Angus A. Fulton.
President.
Maple.-
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(hapter
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At q ed�tc tentertaineg .
Mrs. Eleanore Robinson, a
guest for the evening, conducted
a sing song using some songs
pertaining to the IODE which
Mrs. L. Royal had brought from
the convention in Hamilton.
In her • reort about
Convention, Mrs. Royal outlined
the vinous interests of IODE
The Maple Leaf . Chapter
IODE held their annual pot luck
supper June 2, at Mrs. J.
Remington's cottage, Port
Albert.
Forty-five members enjoyed
delicious supper. After the social
hour Mrs. J. Stringer, Regent,
,conducted the _businesa u eetin ..._
--�,��he:�ass�istariee-�rve•:
The Fhapter members�veted n. ,-eafl. iveut l _ ' .
favor of assisting.the - � h'e �t�l � d'i'd'
and Canadian Indians:
Homemaker's Service. It was brought • to the
Mrs. ° J. Wallace, special attention of the meeting that
projects convener, reported that Sept. 23 is the IODE luncheon
the hanging flower baskets withr PierreBurton
IVI s. r as guest
would be. placed .off the Square speaker.
very soon.
ASHFIELD
Visitors from Alberta
Saturday with Mrs., Colen
MacGregor were Mr. . Mrs.
Macdonald, and Mr. an i Mrs.
Arnold Macdonald and four
children. Mrs. • Macdonald was
formerly Grace MacGregor of
Kintail.
Anniversary Services , at
Ashfield Presbyterian Church
were well attended, with former
members present from Ripley,
Lucknow and ..Goderich. • Rev..
Robert Armstrong of St.
Andrew's Wingham, preached
sermons. on "A • Call to Serve"
and "He who meets our needs".
Soloists were Miss Corinne
Macdonald and Miss Sharon
Mowbray. The choir sang two
anthems with , Mlrs. ' Duncan
' Simpson • as organist and
director.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. MacGreggor
of Hamilton.visited relatives here
.last weekend.
A Ladies' Canp will be •held
this week from June 19 - 21 at
Camp Kintail. •
' Mrs. Sandy Macdonald is a
patient in Goderich Hospital.-
•
or Octogenuricins
and those older
The Goderich Signal-SStar take great pleasure this. Week in
extending ,happiest birthday . gr . ngs to the following new
Members of the,Octogenarian Club:
Mrs. Hanna 'Willis, 95 Picton St, presently confined to :
hospital, whd was 89 years old June 9.
If you know of arityone. who is soon having. an 80th
birthday or better; telephone us or write us giving the
celebrant's name, address, age and birthdate. There 'is
absolutely no charge for this service and We aro pleased to hear
from allof you. ,
Another baby boom
predicted in Ontario
The possibility of another
baby boom catching the Ontario
educational system off balance,
as happened following the
Second World War, is raised by
Dr. Betty Macleod of • the
Department of • Educational
Planning at The Ontano
Institute for Studies in.
Education.
-Dr. Macleod, in a
comprehensive study on
Enrollments, Fertility, and
Migration in Ontario, has found
a trend suggesting that Ontario
mothers may now be choosing
to have their children earlier,
and closer together, than they
:were before ' the birth rate
declined (from ' .26.6 per
thousand-ziu r 5B.. Z8 in__
effect is strengthened if there is
an expanding proportion of the
population inthe childbearing
ages, as will be the - `case in
Ontario during the next fifteen
years. The overall effect is to
increase the rate of population
growth.
Dr. Macleod's study found
fertility levels to' be dropping
more rapidly in outlying areas
than in the highly urbanized
parts of the province, where the
decline had begun earlier. "This
• appeared to be contributing to a
,,provincial trend toward uniform
levels of fertility for women of
comparable ages," she says.
"Because women •would be
having children earlier in life and
closer together, the gap between
generations would.' tento'
close," Dr. Macleod says. "Over .
time this would make the
population grow at a faster rate,
even though fertility might be
no higher than before: From the
educator's point of view, this
could ,mean that enrollments
would remain at an
unanticipated high 'level, even
though family . size might
become somewhat smaller than
formerly. '
The average childbearing age
for mothers decreased, during
the, period from -1956 to 1966, '
and should this continue, the
number of generations to occur
in a century would gradually.
increase. Such a generational
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The fertility' rate in the
:Metropolitan,- .Toronto - ..region
Abe amtalling;:earlie ,thane in_.th
rest of the province and wag
lower for women of all ages, yet
the actual ratio of births to total
population of the region was
high—when cotnpared With -that
in other regions. Dr. Macleod
thinks that migration may have
created. a concentration of
women, in the childbearing
years, within the Toronto
region, resulting in the higher
ratio of births.
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OU{NCH SIGNAL gfAR, Thy
Ahmeek IODE donates
to- local committQe
The June meeting o<f the
Ahmeek Chapter of LPO.DX. was
held June 8 at home of Mrs. G.
Henderson. R . .
The Regent Mrs. Habel
conducted the meeting:' Roll call
showed 15 members present.
Minutes of the -last meeting
Were ,read and approved. The
treasurer's report was given by
Mrs. Henderson in the absence
of treasurer.` It ,showed a nice
balance in both accounts. '
The , Regent expressed her
thanks for the,, wonderful
co-operation of the members,in
the recent jumbo sales, and tea.
A letter., was read from the
committee of Homemakers
Services, asking for some
financial help to get the
organization working and also to
attend a meeting June 17 in
Seaforth.
It moved to send a donation
of $10 to the committee.
Mrs. Clairmont and Mrs.
Habel were appointed to present
the,, trophies to pupils in grade 8
orhighest standing in Literature
at Robertson Memorial and 'St
Mary's' elementary schools.
The flower convener had sent
cards to sick. A get well card was
sent to Mrs. H. Tichboume who
is at present in Victoria Hospital,
Lon don, recovering from
surgery. The'carcj was signed by
all present,
Mrs. Clairmont gave a talk on
• little thymf' _ a�f)P[� _ to . -
e-= .-poi% , rP • cnoltin nr
rubbed ~into -the _cavity--befoire
roasting perks up the flavor, say
home economists, Macdonald
Institute, University of Guelph.
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$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50,. $100,
and $1,0.00 eurran. •• .
Mrs. Henderson showed some
very interesting gifts fr!m the
European. 'continent which had
been given her. . ' ' "-
Next meeting is .to be held at
Mrs. H. Tichbaurne's home
September 13. Mrs. Habel and
Mrs. Everett will` assist the
hostess`
Lunch and a .,cup of tea was.
served by the hostess and herhelpers. Mrs. Setter thanked
there for their hospitality.
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