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The current postal situation is creating
caos in many areas, Goderich; knot the •
least of all.
Following the editorial on this page last
week we received word that all is not
roses inside the postal union itself. There
is discontent within its membership over
the tactics being employed by the postal
union with • regard to these rotating
"strikes" (for want of a better word), and
there is growing discontent over the postal
derrtment's policy of locking out
employees on certain day's.
It would seem there is an unspoken
�ar> a 3oing on between the postal union
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and the • department, 1Nork'ers who
"strike" one day will find •they will lose
another day's pay by being locked out in
- -the-near future.
It was brought ----to our a-tten'.ion' that
local postal workers met with this type of
situation last week when they were locked,
.out On. Monday7They found it was their
turn to "strike" on Wednesday and are
getting fed up with Goderich` Tesidents
blaming the two days'without mail on the
Mailmen. It seems there are two sides
every story.
While we are on that subject let us -clear
up a misconception that arose about last
Week's editorial. We criticised the postal
union as a body. We did not specifically
criticise the local members of the uriion.
We still do not agree with what they are,
doing, :or rather.• the way in which they are
doing/it, and we would agree 100 per cent -
with the post office department and lock
them, out one day for „every day they
;'strike' But we do realize the local post
office employees,' members of the
national body, take orders from their
union officers — at the national level.
Goderich residents should realize this too.
So. -It is to .the national organization,
that we address the editorial of Iasi week
and to which we address the following •
- . 'ut up or shut 1.10 fellows. Give the
!kcal- lads a , break --and a ic_as g about' -
this thing in a businesslike ways "Stike-lfi
you must, but for the sake of your
workers AND the Canadian public, get it
over with-. _
You are destroying the image of the
mailman that has been built up over the
years. Years when people believed "The
mail must go through,". and "neither
winds nor rain nor snow" etc., would stop
.the mailman.
Give the mailman back his self espect;
Give labour relations (Rack 'the respect of
the people who -have Come to believe that
a something was worth having it was
worth fighting for. But above a.11fellows,
if you :must fight get it over with. You
can't have your cake and eat it too.
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A. Let's clear the air about
this column. Its purpose is' to
provide a._meditni •for any new .
ideas which the young of ALL
AGES want to express in order •
to prevent mis-understanding or
::hasty pre -judgement. The
column isnot geared therefore to
appeal to any particular age
group although we do have a
slight preference for these under
21 and over 60. It just happens
that the majority of people wird
have a fresh outlook on life, who`. -
are curious and concerned, full of
wonder and awe at the richnesss -
and varieties of life, who
investigate fearlessly and openly
any . .situation, problem or
challenge, satisfied to not always
have the answer, willing to
patiently wait and let the answer
evolve at its own pace, are NOT
those between the ages of •21
and 60. This latter gi~oup which
is steadily losing its status as the
majority, comprise. the `living.
dead' trapped by their own
criteria : of ' material success,
bustlinvand bustling, muttering
under their - alcoholic breath,
`gotta make a living', `gotta
hurry', ' `gotta go', they are,
,moreover, only superficially
Curious and selfishly concerned;
they have the typical
Western -civilization attitude•
towards life, that religiously
says life is logical, practical, and
materialistic . which makes, Hying
• an obstacle course with the rules
appropriate to minature golf;
these : people also do not
investigate new situations openly
'and. fearlessly, but defensively
and within very • strict
well-defined limits; • they want,
answers to every question and as
a result they have to create their
own . deceiving, dishonest and,
eventually, unreliable.
explanation. Of course, there are
the exceptions and what you
have just read, is not what we
had intended to say.
B. What we wanted to say was
{that this column is written in
rather general, theoretical and
pedantical terms , in ap
undisciplined editorial style, and
therefore it rt (must be read in the
,appropriate manner; that is,
between the lines with careful
consideration and cautious
self -scrutiny. The underhand
snips and snaps will be felt by
those who have every right to
feel them, like Mayor Tom
Campbell -Of -Vancouver; parents
who don't listen, teachers who
spend more energy trying not to
get involved; big companies
which are to big; bureaucrats,
and this week especially the Bell
Telephone. Company for their
attitude as well as their policy
regarding the lease of telephones
to Youth Centres.
C. Everyone is quick to
mention that - they do not
discriminate in, their behavior
towards people because of race,
color or creed. What they mean
- is that they wilt not `unjustly'
treat someone different because
of race, color or creed. To -
discriminate is necessary because
the truth is, we are all different.
The • _emphasis is on the
UNJUSTICE of some behaviour
because of the differences this
also applies in the•world of sex.
Needless to say, we support the
Women's Liberation Movement
and wonderl, when.- the fight
against unjust, discrimination on
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the basis of a difference in
genital make-up is going to begin
in Goderich. Nurses,
kindergarten teachers and
mothers of the world, UNITE!!
D. The time is 1944 and the
Place is Ottawa. President
Roosevelt proclaims 'how proud
he is of ,our fighting men.' We
feel sick in our stomachs again
while we realize they knew not
what they did, and despite our
emotional anger _at war and.
senseless killing, wehave time.
dream of the day when our
children will gather in Ottawa to
heara le,lier proclaim 'how
proud he is of .our refuRai to
fight.' And to the individual
reader' who ,.'questions 'what can
we do?', we simply urge again
that each individual must come
to a peace , and understanding
with himself, then into the realm
of human relationships that
make up families, •communities,
provinces, countries until world
peace is achieved. We are foolish
enough to believe it can happen,
but then again,, we are over 21.
• E. We are not experts on the
problems involved with the use
(abuse) of drugs and alcohol,
perhaps because we advocate
that drugs and alcohol be used
for medicinal purposes only.
Meanwhile we apologize to the
Goderich lad fornot'yret printing
his contribution tothe Goderich
drug scene. We thank him for
being concerned, encourage the
narcs to lay off for awhile, and
advise the little guys to quit
while they're ahead. Also,
anyone interested in doing an
informative article on drugs and
alcohol: is invited to contact us
c/o Signal -Star.
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ADRAN IN THE ALPEs MARITIMES
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Le Cadran is the French.word for the dial phone. They have jitst
e Al�pes Maritimes, as that joker of an Irishman, Patrick -
got it in the
Campbell, explains. "It may ere easieito handle than the previous
one, `a black weapon so heady that the 'receiver often seemed to be
stuck to,.it. It had an extra earpiece, making three lengths of flex or,
rather power cables, which were so long they hartto be coiled and ' r
- stuffed...hehincl tie,• ftjrniture- Otherwise .they writhed:=out and caught
rqund peoples' ankles,, so that the telephone was dragged off" the
table to fall with a tremendouns echoing crash on the tiled'floor.
„The real 'trouble began when you tried to use it. It had a chrome
lever which you pushed to the right "without %r`utality' ` as-1,fie
phone book advised. This sounded a bell or something in the phone
office. More probably it gave the operator an electric shock, because
when she answered she was in a state if manic rage,. screaming what,
sounded like a flood of bitter abuse. Yon shouted your own number
back at;' her for some time:. "lei le trente-six-trente-six-trente-six"
until she stopped screaming and shouted "Le cent -six?" "Non,, non
- le trente-six" After a couple ,of, minutes of trenteing and tenting
she's get it and you'd start dailing the number you wanted.
That, was easy compared with calling a number in England.
You're in a spot if you tryr'to ring Hugh Yates -Knight in Felixstowe.
In French that's "Euh Yat -Kenai a Felix-comme le chat- stok-ess to o .
dooble-vay eu" The shocked operator .cries "Quoi?" You begin
again: "Ash pour Hercule, Oeh pour -um Urinoir" and you still have
all the trenteing and centing to do. Hence the great pleasure to
receive this telephone you can dial. A pretty little piece, but still
with the flex three times too long, and since they've left the old
phone behind,the old black one, there's more cable than ever behind
the `sofa.
It was a disappointment ''CO ' finch `w+e, stilt 'Windt • -et Tait' `Hugh`;
Yates -Knight, but we could dial directly to 94 departments in
. France itself AND to the Prinicpality; of Andorra. I couldn't believe
it and looked again. Yes, there it was:. "To call Andorra dial 16 07
and then the number"=, How about -that? We could be in direct
communication with that tiny Principality, 'high in the Pyrenees,
.. which „ at this- very ' moment waits . dee.p . in -.silo, anti .- smuggled
A :'Cadill c :waiting_.€ ler weather -.to :resume:. their journey -to
Spain., Ah, but whom to, ring in ' Andorra? We had --no—Andorran
phone book. What about Radio Andorra. Andorra One: Ask them1 '
play "I'll see you again when ever Spring breaks through': 1
remembered, reading Andorra waggoverned by two bishops, one
French and one Spanish. Try ringing; the French one, inventing 2
number at random. Andorra 69- Klike Vat 69. And,' getting the
Spanish bishop out of his bath, or out of bed. No thank you!
What we must • do is to get Hugh Yates -Knight to leave
relixstowe, paying his way in a Cadillac, laden with heroin, and send
us -his number in Andorra on a postcard. Then well dial him back
and say: "Elio Euh... (Patrick Campbell in `,The Sunday Times' -
for 8/3/70)
THE ROAD TO RUIN °
"There is no surer way to deprive citizens of individual freedom
and to subject them to collectivism than to dsurupt the currency by
a frivilous, allegedly social policy and to turn freedorh-loving citizens
into slaves *of the state". Thus spoke Dr. Erhard. Is k possible he had ,
Words of Wisdom
An Aim in Life...is
e greatest fortune you can find! •
Robert Louis Steyenson
Ifyou have knowledge, let others light their candles by it.
Remember When ? ?
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• in mind the proposals of ,Mr. Benson's White Paper?
CYCLAMATES
' The ban on cyclamates is paying off for competitors of this
outlawed. sweetener. In three months the price of saccharin has gone
up 30 per cent, so that it is now 70 per cent above its low, touched
in the Sixties when cyclamates first attacked it. The, price of sugar is •
also likely to rise. Thus all in all -the housewife and diabetic are
paying -for thefolly of ,the Delaney Amendment.
THE SILENT MAJORITY •'
There is reason to believe that a "silent majority" of the student
population resents, rather than supports the noisy minority which
tries to interfere with their studies. Hence it is by no means certain
that the new federal voting act giving 18-year-olds the vote will
benefit the liberal politicos who originated it. If in doubt ask Willy
Brandt or Harold Wilson.
60 YEARS AGO....
.The Mayor read a •
communication which he had
received from a c lergyinan at
Hensall in which he reminded.
the council . of what he termed
the filthy condition of Harbor
Park on the ., day the_ union
Sunday School excursion was
run from Hensall last year. The
reverend gentleman gave a few
suggestions as to how, to improve
the accommodation for
'.excursionists at this point arid,
intimated that if there were no
more conveniences at - their
disposal this year than there
were last year, 'this would be the
last time they would run their
excursion to this point.
Councillor Vanatter advised that
the parks committee should see
that a cup . be ,placed' at the
fountain , in HarborPark, to
which - the chairman of that
committee replied that alread}'
three cups had been placed there
and all had disappeared.
However, he promised that the
Hensall visitors would find • one
there when they arrived.
An attempt was made last '
evening to wreckrthe G.T.R:
northbound train at Brucefield
near Clinton. A r=ailroad tie was
placed across the track, but was
discovered and removed just
before the train came along. OIn
,Monday night, the conductors,
brakemen," •. baggagemen and
yardmen of the Grand Trunk='
, Railway System from Portland.,.
to Chicago went on strike.
25 YEARS AGO
It was a glorious 12th of July
at Bayfield. For 100 years,
Bayfield' has been a 'citadel for
Orangemen, and this year every
Orailgemari from all around the
country turned out with his
wife, family and friends to stage
an unforgettable demonstration.
Ab. e
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in tSay field, accordifg- toa
-i' Tank
Elliott, age 81, who attended his
first Bayfield walk clinging to his
mother's hand, 75 years ago,
Archdiscon W. I. Townshend of
Ndon ,oras -.;pne ,of the.
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principles of the Orangemen's
Society. "The Roman Catholic
Church is determined to make
Canada a lomran Catholic
country," he said. "There are
those in high places who avould
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destroy our connection with the
British Empire."
Goderich' has had some dismal
weekends this year, but the
latest one surely broke the
record. A rain and wind storm •
on Saturday night brought a
deluge which, continued all
Sunday morning and even then
seemed reluctant to quit. Some
people remembered that it was.
St. Swithin's Day and recalled
the, old tradition: "St. Swithin's
Day, if thou dost rain, for forty
days it will remain". Total
rainfall this' month is 4.35
inches. Here's hoping that the
worst is over and, that we shall ,
have some fine summer weather
before September comes.
10 YEARS,AGO.
The old post office building,
empty since the, new federal
building was dccupied on June
27, has not yet been turned over
.to the tbwn, which obtained it
in a deal with the Dominion
Government.
The leak that -cut off
Goderich water supply on
Friday was found at 14 `feet
-below Harbor Street pavement,
'opposite the old salt block. Wet
and crumbling soil made removal,
of the pipe too dangerous until
timbers were hauled' to make
strong shoring. • •
A union meeting last
Thursday evening iii MacKay
Hall -.., accepted, Sifto Salt
Company's offer of a -21-cent
"increase, spread over a ,two-year
contract, and the 'mine
- efripioyees returned to work
commencing with the day. shift.
They had been on strike for 11
days.
ONE YEAR AGO
United States astronauts Neil
• Armstrong and Edivin Aldrin Jr.,
stepped onto the moon, Sunday,
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'Workers at Dorn tar Chemical's
Sifto °Salt" Fine Salt Division,
ratified an- agreement , Sunday,
July 20 accepting a company
offer made earlier in the week.
male employee will go to $3.50
per hour and will .be increased to
$3.98 per hour May 4, 1970..
Women will get $2.48 per hour
rising to $2.94 next'year.
As part of his program to visit
every mining operation in
Ontario, Mines Minister Allan F.
'Lawrence toured Domtar
Chemical Ltd.'s Sifto Salt Mine
Monday morning.
The' 1,000th visitors this
season registered of the Goderich
Tourist Information, • Booth
Wednesday, July 16. They were
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kirk,
Toronto, who were inquiring
about • the Huron County
Museum. They were presented
with a $10 voucher, redeemable
at anv Goderich business.
THE CAMBODIAN RAINBOW
A column of tanks'of the second squadron of the Eleventh Armored
Cavalry Division was approaching Snoul when they came under
rocket fire. Seemingly it was not very heavy though there are reports
of one or two tanks being knocked out. Shortly afterwards the
helicopter of their commander, Colonel Don Starry, came under fire
from two fifty calibre guns near the town's grass landing strip.
Colonel Starry endeavoured to persuade the two'Viet Cong or North
Vietnamese operating the guns to rally to the Saigon government by'
shouting "Charlie Chieu hoi". One did, but the other threw a hand
grenade which wounded the Colonel and he was evacuated by
helicopter.
Colonel Brookshire•took' over command but had not been too well
....briefed since le was,told there were no .Cambodians in Snoul. When
the column. came under fire from somewhere near the town,. he
shouted: "Men there are one to three thousand Dinks up ahead....7.
He ordered an air strike and rockets and napalm rained on the town,
with the result that half Snoul, was destroyed. In the U.S.
Command's account, Toiir Cambodian civilians were killed. Colonel
Brookshire claimed a body count of 88 ..Viet Cong, but
correspondents present ',could see nothing like this . total. General
Abrams, the American Commander in Vietnam, is reported to have
- been very cross. He ordered that' anyone repeating the Snoul
incident will be relieved on the spot.
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