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two sides of the coin
The-i'roit page of the last issue of the
Goderich . Signal -Star carried an open
letter to the people of Goderich from the
workers at Dominion Road Machinery
Company.--,BasicatIy, the letter was one of
thanks and acclamation for .the
management of the company that can
now guarantee employment for its
workers for at least one year while other
companies” are facing lay-offs and short
hours.
The. credit that must go to any
company that achieves such success a� to
be praised by its workers should be
recognized. The fact that the workers
recognize this themselves also deserves
credit.
There are two sides to every coin, and
while the workers give credit to
management for the~ affluence ,they are
entoying.. -and can look. forward to.
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continue to enjoy, we are sure the
Dominion Road Machinery Company
officials would be the first to
acknowledge that no .company can exist
without its workers and no company can
become affluent unless its workers are of
the highest calibre.
What makes the workers at Dominion
Roads that way we don't know. We do,
know they are held in high esteem' by the
management. We do know the people of,'
Goderich, also are aware of the
management -labour relations at DRMCO
and it gives the town a feeling of security
that is lacking in the majority of centres
across Canada and the United States. •
So while labour takes off its collective
hat to management, may we join in and
take ,our hats off to them both? For
without one side of the coin, there could
not be a second.
Much to- say
Many people around town have much
-t-o say about many things, ,but seldom, if
--+evel-,•a`tttrto e'thei-rthougfifs--imPri-nt oq- - -
the editorial pages of the Goderich
Signal -Star. Why?
Surely if something needs to be said, it
should be said to the greatest number of
people. Surely- if somone feels strongly
enough about something, action should be
taken to bring action about that will make
whatever is wrong, right again.
The 'editorial pages . of .the Goderich
Signal Star, specifically the Letters to the
Editor column, are for the use of the
people to express their views on topical
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subjects, of interest to many people. The
column should `be a mens of saying what
yotr"- trin-k -with itit. fear -of -reprisat-for-
.while names and addresses are required,
they need not be used in print. 'A
room -de -plume is sufficient.
Use the column, Say what you have to
say and make your suggestions as to how
things can be changed.
We will not permit readers to use the
column for personal. vendettas against
private citizens. We will not permit
libelous staternents against anyone, but
otherwise there are -°few controls., The
space is free, why not use it?
Letter to the Editor
S.S. 8 TEACHER'
four historical account of
Colborne S.S. No. 8 was very,
interesting.
YOu might. be interested to
know that as a- teacher who
became a member of a local
Colborne Township family was
my mother, maiden name
Elizabeth ()live Helyar. She
became Mrs. Samuel B. Gardner
in 1 90tand must have been ,the
teacher either preceding dr
following Stevenson, I
know *she taught many of the
students who are in the 1907
picture and received_ less than
$300 a year.
The Gardners have not had
much image in the area but
being connected •with a
newspaper, I like,to make
records as complete s possible.
• Eric B. Gardner.
THAT'S LJ!-J.JL,
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THE EISENHOWER PAPERS
Twenty five years after D -Day Johps fIopkins Press presents us with
the wartime papers of General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower, in
five volumes, These -are -far too interesting to bp, resect .-A—
professional readers, yetprice the ensures they will not be widely
read. • Raking- through these papers, the. student will find no
unexplodedbombs, but,What he will find is a very Blear appreciation
• of 'the character of Eisenhower himself. They remind us that he
possessed that priceless military asset: Luck. When he found.himself
Head of a Division in theWar Department', he devised and persuaded A
General Marshal to 'accept a plan- for the invasion of, North West
Europe„ and within six months he was General commanding the U.S.
Forces in Britain, preparing for that invasion. In three years he had
come from obscurity to be one of ;.the great ones of the earth,
without as far as one can see, making a single enemy.
The'Papers show that from the beginning he had a mind with a hard
cutting-edge; he 'shouldered responsibility, effortlessly; he grew at
beanstalk rate to keep pace with his job. The human qualities which
made him famous were complementary to the professionalism which
made hitn sti,ccessful. There ,were plenty of other good professionals
available, but few who had mastered the'problems•of dealingwith a
huge and intricately -constructed force-of•unq ilitary citizens -wearing
an unfamiliar..and unloved uniform. With the gentlemen of the Press
he dealt in as friendly and circumspect fashion as he knew.
His papers reveal the speed with which he identified his - major
problem ..on assuming supreme command, namely: Good Allied
relationships, and he devoted unwearying attention to it to the end
of the war. The failures and patronising airs of the one, and the
' inexperience and boastfulness of the other; the differing customs
and temperaments of both, all made for trouble, so that a less
imaginative, generous and•implacable attitude might have had serious
consequences.
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To -Me -Ed ror o f
'Snip and „Snap'.
Each icing I see nrneune
ideal sofa i� �ittackr> g _apathy.
smugness , and narrows •
mindedness. I ln% ariabl,, blush
and Wis..'nexplain ably asliamed
• Your column suceeds in arousing
this kind of reaction and
iner stably I q feel a desire . to
explain nr, embarassment
Part of the answ,er hos to the
fact that V• hen 1 ,was. a youthful
resident of Goderich. I too, in
• my- own way, sciught to expre
the 'frustrated needs of • my
generation.' This desire. howeNer.
remained onl.}, a desire • - for
rea'tistieall� . ` it just didn't seem
t worth all the effort '. lrpotence
in the face of immovable,
stagnant social forces in
• Stoderich isnot preferable to the
call of 'distant places where a
much greaten and richer future
was promised. Our generation
waitea and in the long run
attained a -partial satisfaction of
the happiness *sought after.
Neverthel , the passive always
feel guilty 'and the active youth
of today keep our guilt alive,
,The rest of the answer for our
embarassment lies, I think, in
the sociological make-up of
Goderich and its environs..
Predominantly small c.
cons 'rvative,'provincial in view
anti . traditionally' unambitious
and unimaginative. the residents
of this part of Herron County
strongly Lear change., - Therefore,
all harbingers of youthful and•
idealistic thoughts are
unconsciously ignored or
thwarted; • the•it ideas must not
be put into action'
Comprehensible of course, but
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'Have you ever considered care
+uiiy the opening words of the
Bib,e; In the beginn'Ing God cre-
ateo the heaven and the eart I
'Ally doesn't It simply say that
God created the universe' ' h\
the hearer and the earth' '
As we go on reading we J nC
the ar.rswe'r tf this question, for
t+•e B b4e ctear'� . teact''s that.
God has a two ro,d pu-rpose
-av•hg,, to do , ,t:I the Bait` ar.
heaven
t^e sub.ect cf-;0roche':•> wr. e
the atter s the s.:b;ect c` e
sec -et re ea e:
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1 arc c' •Ro"' 16:25 'he
. .er icer^s lsrae
r•at•or•s t:.e ,atter ,,the Sc'o. `f
Christ the 2n,,rcr ,-,f, the reav
Sc -re acp.e are sr•.ro' s - : °to
ear^ tr''at tr'rere s net
se r t -e , h^ e C d Testa-re-nt
ab. ut ,going to heaven Thee` the
0.ut;Gox is earth:.,.v th'"
Vesslah rel,gn,ng es Klro ter
23-5 et ah when cur rd ap
oeerec ,- tr'e fes the angels
ed_ Peace On earth rlege
2 14, He Hin'self said :hat the
"eek should Inherit-tre`ea-tr
(Matt 5.5) He taught His s-
nevertheless- something to be
ashamed of for our generation as
well as the older ones; for the
youth- of to -day as tomorrow's
leaders. should not be frustrated.
For 'these reasons, I blush and
feel°• ashamed when 1 readour
first articles. I. like yourself and
many others. do 'hot want the
generation gaps; we also do not
want unjust discrimination,
apathy., smugness or
narrow-mindedness •and
.therefore, I hope indeed that•
your endeavour to bridge the
generations in effective • and
truthful 'communication is a real
success. Thank God for the
youthful activists - may they
and you achieve the. peace and
happiness for `which we
compromised , ourselves • too
much.
A graduate of (;.D,C 1. 1961.
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BY CORNELIUS R. STAM -ARES:
SERE AN BIBLE SOCIETY
CHICAGO, iLUNOIS 60635
GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSE
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cp+es to pray.' ',Thy will be done
Ln earth, as it. Is rn heaven" (Matt.
6. 12 , Even at Pentecost Peter de-
clared that a+ter ..the restitution
,ot all ttngs God would send
Josus back to earth and the times
o' refreshing would 'corfie from
tree ptteserce of the Lord'" (Acts
3 19.21.
Not until :he rats hg up o'` Paul
do we ;ear r that now all believers
in Christ. are baptized -nto one
boy' t l Ccr 1.2.131. and Col.
1 5 and r"any. other Pauline pas-
tiag;esl speck of -the hope•which is
alil up for von, r 'heaven. •' In
deed. "before God believers are
enly places In Christ" (Eph. 1:3:
2:4.7).
The prophecies regarding the
kingdom, however. will still be ful•
filled and Christ will 'reign on
earth and bring the promised
-times of refreshing.- Thank God.
this world will -not ,forever be a
place of war and bloodshed, sick•
ness and death, misery and woe.
Indeed, at that time. heaven and
earth will' be opened to Pach
other, and thus will be fulfilled
God's two -fold purpose: "That in
the dispensation of the fulness of
times He might gather together
In one all things in Christ, both
a•reac. given a posit*on -in heav• ,„,3h,4ch are in heaven, „and which
en r ;•aces. • , and ' are ' blessed are 6n earth; even in Him” (EpTi
with ai: spiritual bless ngs in heav 1:10).
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There. is 'an interesting letter he wrote to Lord Louis Mountbatten
when the latter was about to take up the South East Asia Command.
"An Allied Commander -in -Chief must be self effacing, quick to give
ti credit, ready to meet the other fellow more than half way; must seek
and absorb advice and must learn to decentralise. On the other hand
whenthe-.time tomes -that -he himself feels, he
,�•�:�st.make a.deeisio
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-�e�ust .makeiLo�Wa�eleanr�i�£a��� wrres onsibility77 -
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take full blame for -anything that goes -wrcmg*isetheror•n'ofit''
results from his mistake, or from an error on the part of a``;:,'
subordinate...."
In fact he never hesitated to assert his authority and take unpleasant
decisions -Wlien :necessary; .and if it wasseidoff necessary --the- credit -
was due to the c"ornmand structure which he guided with a very,.„
-loose In -handling tw ucii-- diffic36143.baordinates as
Montgomery and Patton, his strength waiteste,d to the full; but the
documents bear witness to the firmness with which he handles the '
, latter, an old friend, and the infinite courtesy and patience extended
to the former. .
What emerges is the care with which Eisenhower thought out his
position and ,the firmness and dignity with which he defended it,
whether ,against the assaults of Churchill from above or those of
Montgomery from below. He had much to teach the -former about
patience and the latter about magnanimity, and little to learn from
either, by the end, about the conduct of war. These volumes confirm
our memory of Eisenhower as a highly capable and really rather
great man. (Michael Howard in the Sunday Times for 10/5/70)
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Remember When ? ? ?
60 YEARS AGO .. .
It you. are- troubled with a sick
headache, try a seidlitz powder,
the fresh and fiz.zy kind made by
E. R. Wigle,. druggist, .successor
-to-lames dads i
The Smith's Hill Presbyterian,
Sabbath School held their
annual picnic at Point Farm.
An interesting occasion was
that of the musical and literary
contest in Nile church, The
contest was between two of the
energetic organizations of this
church - the King's Daughters
of whom, WM.., Bailie is leader,
and -the Young ;Men's Excelsior
class, . conducted by George
Currie. They awarded the palm
to the ladies.
A number from Kingsbridge
attended a Women's Institute
picnic at Lakeview Park. Kintail,
Saturday. All ' enjo.•ed
themselves thoroughly. Now ,if
Mr. McDonald can have a better
picnic on Dominion Day. let him
at it. �.
25 YEARS AGO .
• Mr.' and Mrs. James ()spa ald
-Craigie and family. Buffalo. are
spending the summer at
Sunnycrest Cottage. Lighthouse
Point.
The Club Grill on Kingston
Street near the Square. is a new
addition to Goderi'eh's eating
places. It is .operated by Bert
Brereton, who recently returned
from service with the Canadian. „Mr's. Beth Wilkin, Blake Street,
military camp. •
Award winners at Goderich
Collegiate Institute'' were Joan
• Scott, Grade X; Donald Scott,
Grade XI; and William
-Moorhead, -Grade--X-11..
10 YEARS AGO ...
• Betty Moerbeck, daughter' of
, Mr. and Mrs. J. Moerbeck,
Cameron' Street. is the winner of
,.the first .'prize - an electric
clothes dryer- - in the draw of
the "Live Wire 'Group" of the
Goderich • Businessmen's
Association.
A special centennial sen ice
will be held at Knox
Presbyterian Church, Auburn.
Sunday.' when Rev. Findlay B.
Stewart. Kitchener, will be the
speaker.
Scholarships at (;DCI - go to
'M a r �•- L o w r e y, • L -e -o
II doge nboom. •• 'Margie
Koopmabs.. Douglas Clark, Carol
' iindmarsh and by reversion to
Sylvia Gilbert. .
Revs. H. L. Jennings has
announced his resignation to St.
Paul's Anglican; Church.
aingannon, and has accepted a
parish at Brussels after eight
•years ser ice'in_our midst._
ONE YEAR AGO...
Headlines: 9ya1 Hotel fire
leaves -eight, residents homeless.
Patricia Wilkin, 'daughter of
Harbourlite Inn.
' Workers at the Sifto Salt
Company's Fine Salt Division
will strike July 6 . unless
agreement over wages is reached
with the plant management.
MAKE-WORK .
Until scientists admit that in the name of sciences a,. Jot of
• make-wo>k,goes on, pleas for money are apt to fall on deaf ears.
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ENGLISH FOOD!
British culinary traditions go back centuries, not "ten. years or so."
When the French were making bouillabaisse, masking old -or coarse
fish with bay leaves, saffron, fennel, olive oil and garlic, their
proverb: "C'est le sauce qui fait manger le poisson" - the British
were forcing down the world's finest roast venison, jugged hare,
pigeon pie and roast swan stuffed with rump steak: Set that against
your stringy rooster stewed in undrinkable wine, or your molluscs
drunk on garlic butter. Careme, the camouflager; did not found
modern French cuisine but drowned his cooking'in a sea of sauces,
complicated works of art, which killed the natural flavour of his
food. It tpok Escoffier to rescue French cuisine and bring it back to
delicacy. (A letter from 'The Old Rectory' Dining Club.')
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A DOG'S L'I F E
',Vest German scientists have stumbled on to a rejuvenating drug
which can sweep aside the symptoms of senility and allow an old'
hound to live like a puppy Until the day he dies. gets working in the
Bayer chemical labs came across the drug quitel by chance. Apart
from helping the dog to avoid many symptoms of senility such as
stiffness, arthritis, general lethargy and less alertness, the new drug.
could ' have importantl'conomic and • social , repercussions. For"
example extending the life of a Guide dog would reduce the cost of
training which now runs to $625 to buy and train and teach a blind
person to work it. The drug does not prolong life, it merely makes it
more pleasant and productive.
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it has become popular, and as it from Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, too '.
is conducted in first-class style it the may -or of a Newfoundland
promises to have a long arid town ,where she will spend two..
successful run. weeks this month.
Miss
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leave Godetirt h Sunday morning The last gradu ltiop /banquet
at 8:30 tt'eIorek tor two• weeks' for students of Vietor Lataiston
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