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A
better chance at life.
There are days when editorial writers
wish they .never had become editorial,
writers.. Those days usually come when
editorial comment has to be repeated.
Back to school days are, a fair example.
Of course it isn't our fault that
reminders are needed to warn motorists of
the dangers that exist for young children
-on their wayto and from school- for -the „
first time in their very young lives. .
It isn't the fault of:the "young children
THE PETER PRINCIPLE INACTION*
I y.a, MaCitoOti
ROsa
The Peter Principle may seem like- a joke to some, possibly beeaupe
RS , presentation is in negative form. In this respect it .copies.` the
method b. y which. Parkinson presented;.. his Law. The fact remains
that a large number have taken the Principle as a valuable •
, contribution to enhanced efficiency,in dealing with the. personnel of
an or.ranisati!oni•
• What ,Dr. Peter argued was that one job leads to promotion'up the
Udder in a continuous process,- until a man reaches a job . level in e
., • which he is incompetent. At this point promotion eases, though he
is 'rat+ely fired. However his inefficiency' then. becomees detrimental, to
' the:.morale as well as to the performance of his company. To put itv,,
another way, the -Principle means that if a man be a geniys'at•selling,
he should be allowed. and encouraged to go on. selling; his greater,
performance being suitably rewarded. Thus you,ensure that .your
salforce is the most efficient possible.{
But if the hieraithy of the.company is such that the Only way to
reward a Tuan itS to move him up, the ladder into in administrative
• posiblon,the possibility arises that he may have no genius
whatsoever fOr administration. He has been promoted into a post in
. which he is incompetent; to the detriment of someone who IS
po'mpeent. The company, has jettisoned his genius as i salesman; it
'has ensured the disgruntlement of an administrator, who should have
been given:the •the vacancy; . the , efficiency of the company suffers and
bad feeling has been generated' to#no purpose.
A new marketing company has just been organised by International
Distillers and Vintners in which the several aptitudes:. selling,
production; administration; advertising etc. ,will all, be segregated as
regards their personnel. Each will have its own cadre, so that once a
man has shown himself to be a good salesman, he will always be
employed as such. His competition for promotion will be limited to
other -salesmen.-
In the result he may become senior to a regional manager and. even
earn more money too. The same will hold for the production man,
or for any other major cortipany activity. As such it appears as a
giant step.to greater efficiency.
AUSTRALIANESE
A British migrant was giving, her first- party in her new home..,in
Australia. One—other Australian guests turned up without his wife.
"The wife" he said — or so if seemed "is a crook" -'Spent they
• weekend •in bed with a Wog. ,Had to leave'~her;, behind." His hostess
-appaiieeplied:`"OhPm-so-sorry."
"No worries" he said`fshe'Il-be
apples". Later the hostess learned that her guest .had-actually-saiid'
that his wife was ill (he had not. said "is a crook" 'but ."is crook")
and `that, she had 'spent the week in bed with a bug or virus (not an
. Arab) and that God willing, she.would be well.
GUNPOWDER, BROUGHT DEMOCRACY?
Roger Baco_ji• -secretes the foula gunpowde izra trypttzggam,
rn
which when decipher° Take 7 parts of saltpetre; 5 parts�of
young hazelwood • (char 0 ) and 5 sulphur. Bacon lived from 1214
to 1292. His claim to fame is challenged by Berthold Schwartz
whose,-- statue can be seen in the market place of
Freiburg-im-Breisgau. The • ,date of his invention being 1353.
Gunpowder ended the permanent mediaeval world in. a way that no
invention - except perhaps printing - could do. Gunpowder killed.
both knight and serf and in so doing proved them equal..The dawn
of democracy?
_,T,IENTSIN AGAIN!
From the Peking 'Review: "By breaking down fetishes and
• emancipating the mind, revolutionary •workers ° at the 'Tientsin
Hsinking Shipyard have successfully built the 10,000 ton. Tientsin
freighter on a 5000 ton dock." Chairman Mao remarked: "More
that they must travel dangerous roads to
and from school. That's one of the facts
of life. •
But motorists can reduce the ,danger
just by keeping their eyes open for. these
young people.
They are your children and ours.. They,
are alLsomebody's children: Let's not see a
them hurt. Let's not gee them ..aimed.
Lets just see them -• to and from school -
and give them a better chance at life.
Looking- the other way
The stories of torture in Brazil.
continue to horrify every decent human
being. Now, the International Commission
• of Jurists has 'de*tored--the systematic
nurse . :of .political ,prise wer;~';
1 tarry,,,., dictators of' '-Bray `
heads are forced into buckets of filthy.
water, urine and excrement until the
JG rxrs.a! most✓dxo n _ .
;r4; ; ;3..i_.,.& ,rbF rrnoment, therare-released-::=
- - Nations. in Ottawa, Washington and other
world. capitals, Brazilian ambassadors will
still be feasted at diplomatic dinners.
Canadian, American and other
x s4nessnW it4 atctt .fit dt n,.tre to r
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.8ra�ittaft" rner6a�ts' �•m►as� o �e
" the ruthless regime in power through =
bribery.
yLnne voices in foreign governments, in
In this way, no physical"marks at -torture
appear on the body tin case the prisoners
-have to' appear before a jOdge. Children
are tortured before the eyes •of their
parents. Husbands and 'wives are tortdred
in the same, room: Women prisoners are
raped in front of their husbands. Torture
is the only method by which the corrupt
regime can stay. in power.
The grisly details of torture are no
longer. secrets: The tragedy is that the
world community will do little to change
matters. Brazil will continue to be a
member in good standing of the United
the churches, -in -business will suggest -that
mankind as a whole should do something; '
anything to Whelp sweep the cruel dictators
of 1razit of 'their _thrones. 'But most
governments, pleading that they cannot
interf,.ere in ' the ,internal affairs of .a
sovereign state, will ignore the issue. Most
people around the world will shrug and
look the other way because it is easier. ,
And the atrocities in Brazil will go on, If
mankind continues to shrink- its basic
;responsibilities, in' tim our _civilization
could again deteriorat oward paganism
and savagery.
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Local history valuable
Time and again weekly newspapers are
approached by readers, ' particularly by
former residents, inquiring for historical
information of various kinds.
Weekly editors or their staff do . not
always have the time required to search
through old newspaper files for the
information desired. It could take many
hours to dig up something a reader wants,
Then, again, the information wanted may
be in an old file which disappeared many
years 'ago or is so disintegrated through
age that the print is either riot legible or
has been torn out.
That's why the University of Western
OntarJo, some years ago, started.. to
microfjlm the pages of old issues of
weekly newspapers , so that their
preservation for posterity might be
assured. The U. of W.O. knows. the value
" of local history as recorded in early issues
.. of the w ekly newspapers,
The continual search 'for historical
information' is much more widespread
than the average person, realizes. This
information. increases in value with the
,passing years. District historical societies
realize this and are- doing; a tremendous
job in collecting it from many .different
sources. Their, invaluable work will only
be fully appreciated in years to come.
The Huron ,County Historical .Society
is doing , a tremendous job .j.& -gathering
Idoa( iistorjl.entails they are collecting
today may not be possible to obtain some
years from - now1) Old residents die and
take with them to the grave historical
knowledge which will never again be
'available. This possible void in local
history the Huron County Historical
Society is striving to prevent. Local
'historical.material is always being sought
for the Archives Room of the Huron
County Historical Society. Yourhelp is
needed to make their records reasonably
complete. .
First meeting for the corning season of
the Huron tnty Historical Society is to
be at the Community Hall, Crediton, on
Monday evening, September 14. At this
time, Professor Herbert K. Kalbfieisch of.
.the University of Western Ontario, will be
the guest speaker. His topic will be "Early
German Settlements of South Huron."
On Monday evening, October 19, the .
meeting will be at Carlow Hall when there
will be a panel discussion on "The History
of Colborne Township." Taking part will.
be • numerous residents of Colborne
Township.
Records are kept of all information
brought out at these meetings. In
addition, efforts are made to. seek
additional._ history from other sources. it
takes money to do this. For this reason,
the Huron County Historical Society,
whose members -give giive service for no'"
remuneration whatever,. appreciate any
financial support given to the worthwhile
`workof the Society. This assistance can
be given by"taking out a membership in
the Society, the cost of which is only a
• few dollars.
•
'The Huron County Council, among
other organizations, gives some ,financial
, assistance but for the historical research
welfare of the County their financial
' assistance might well be increased.
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Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by .
-Signal-Star Publishing Whited
eaters
ABOLISH SALES TAX
The Ontario Retail. Sales Tax
should be, abolished. It is unfair,
awkward to; collect, and presses
most severely on those who can
least afford it. If Ontario
imposes income tax, it should
end sales tax.
•
Ip : ' 1968-69, sales tax
„p r o'd u c e d about
S485,587,552.53. • Provincial
income tax collected by Ottawa
was 8620,475,685,33. Ontario
collected about. $90.00 •per head
• from income tax and S70.(0 per
head from sales tax. 'At 1969
rates, a married man with a wife
and two children earning $90.00.
weekly, paid about $62,40 per
year in Provincial income tax, or
about 1' 3 percent of his income.
He paid, 5 percent sales tax on
what ' rte bought, subject to
exemptions; a higher .percentage
in sales tax than in income tax.
The little man pays the same 5"
percent as the millionaire and
• must spend a higher proportion
of his income just to survive.
Income tax is at least progressive
and ranges from nothing on
incomes under $1,100.00 with
higher percentages on higher
incomes. This is fairer than sales
tax. •
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•
Sales tax, is awkward to
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collect. Thousands of harrassed
storekeepers are forced toe be
underpaid revenuers, and
collection costs -run. about 3
percent. Meanwhile, Federal
machinery for collecting incorie.
tax exists. By simply ,increasing
the Provincial" income tax
collected, Ontario -can raise the
..extra revenue needed at no extra
collection cost. Quebec,
ir.or
• hope:in the future you can find
something better than that to 'fill
nearly a whole page ,in , your
paper. •
Hazel :I. Hartwell
Editor's note: The article wag
' not unsigned. The credit line for
our columnist was inadvertably
left "off. Incidentally while.this
reader is entitled '. to :her
Manitoba and Saskatchewan opinions, we mustpoint out that
now do this. Wl-iy not Ontario. • The Blue 'Thumb is 'a very
Some provinces without big popular column. •
corporations and high incomes.
within their boundaries must
rely on sales taxes on the little
man, but not prosperous,
industrial, wealthy Ontario.
No one enfoys paying taxes,
but if taxes are .to be levied, they
should ,be fair and equitable, but
the Ontario Retail 'Sales Tax
isn't.- r°
It should be abolished.
• JOHN C. MEDCOF
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FINp SOMETHING BETTER
I have just read the article
under the 'heading "The Blue
Thumb" in last Thursday's issue
of your papery I notice it, was
unsigned and I'm not surprised
after reading such tripe. Whoever
it was ought to be ashamed. I
Opinions
Ir order that Signal -Star
rea .rs might express their
opinions on: any topic • of
public interest, Letters to The
Editors are, always welcorn'e
for publication.
But the writers of such
letters, as well as all readers,
are reminded that the
opinions expressed in letters
published are not necessarily
the opinions held by The
Signal -Star.
Remember When ? ? ?
60 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO struck by a car while riding his
Tqwn Council accepted an
invitation- from Reeve J. l . Goderich . housewives e
Kernighan • of Colborne complained to Town Council
Township to attend the farmers' . ' that soot corning from the salt
picnic.at Point Farm. plant was spoiling their washing
• Fred" Davis of Hotel Bedford ,every week: ,
"told Town Council he would run ° Mr, and Mrs.: Leo Chisholm ,
1-totel Sunset •in a mariner which' celebrated 'their 35th wedding
-would be of benefit to the town anniversary on September 4.•-
and himself. Town Council met Meeting at• the Sunset Hotel,.
with representatives of the the Goderich Lions Club notes it
planned Ontario. West Shore was exactly 38 years ago the
Railway re town streets over first -Lions- meeting- was held at
which ,tracks could be laid for the same ,place. Now only six of
the railway. the 27 charter members are
The ' Goderich Industrial' living.
Es'hibition booked "Chantic"ler" A total enrolment of 1,760
to appear at • the. local fair. .pupils was recorded at Goderich
"Chanticler" was a gigantic schools on opening day. Of
rooster. which put • on a these, , 5.79 were at GDCI and
spectacular performance. 975 at the -Public School.
Plans were completed for the
5 YEARS AGO unveiling of a plaque on top of •
<Doiniriion Road Machinery Saltford Hill' , to honor the
Company announced the memory of , William "Tiger"
appointment of *W. Earl Dunlop-
MacLaren as district 'sales and
123rd Y EAR'.."" -service representative. -
A petition .from 130 bicycle 'on Highway 8'ohe mile
ast of town. .
than one way to skin cat".
24 HOUR FLU.' •
-
Velly old doctor man, say: Stomach flu always come when peaches
and corn ripe.
Tfi g SHELL SAGA ri r �` = F .� ma r �? .'
Do you watch the ` orsyte Saga mi Sunday nights Would you
believe that a government run undertaking like the C.B.C..would •
ruin one oLthe best TV presentations of the day by their constant '
interventiorwith PercySaltzman making his'"break-through"' every
five minutes. Personally 'I await the day when Percy Saltzman
"breaks his neck". •
In the„ `episode' for' the 16th of August ,there was the significant
remark: "My father and his brother used to shoot woodcock
together"..
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"We are sure that one reason why the church- is languishing today is
that it seems to be, saying to the wayfaring soulsy "Come in just as -
you ' are --don't bother to wipe your : feet - it doesn't matter to us -
whether you track in Mud or not". People in immense droves ignore
this -invitation.. They do so because in their hearts they know it is not
the Real "Thing. The only substantially growing religious 'bodies
today are those Pentecostal groups and others which Make serious
demands uppn their members in the name of the Lord. There was ,
something literally Christ -like about that grandmother's saying:
"Come in, but wipe your feet _first". Some day. Christians will see
once again the connection between `discipline and discipleship and
will rejoice in a yoke which is after all,easy and the burden light."
[Editorial in "The Living Church". 9/8/70] .
PREDICTIONS
Robert Heinlein predicted the world of 1970, fourteen years ago.
There was to be an. automaton which cleaned the 'house called
• "Hired Girl" Cars were to be fully automated. Nudity would be
accepted on all beaches. There ,would be a six week nuclear war this
year. In 1930 someone named Olaf Stapledon predicted that by 1970
the world would regard America as decadent• and immoral. Who
would have believed it?
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ONE YEAR AGO
Goderich ,welcomed the The annual becoration Day
• •'passenger steamship South parade and service of Branch
American on her second call of 109 Royal Canadian Legion -was
the'seasan here. There were 450 held at Maitland Cemetery.
passengers aboard. Parade marshall was Sandy
Spr. Lewis MacHardy, . 22,. of Profit. The wreath was laid by
Goderich ' was awarded the the Legion President, Harold
Military Medal fory gallant service' Chambers.
177.,V,7..;r g• ora ti 1:kyl t,,tk�.,v tra,Ai:!M„'T '': a fiin'A.7.,M4 •; M,Z,.r.'%. illi
=i °tiding -taw- 'rn Goderich trivc t"rgat -sake,- Iitsssibillti o `
sine'e 1,930, Frank Donnelly' was constituting an anti -noise by-law
� S�klt� tor, Oosfrvae eej to
°rrtplaints�
1-C 1--'kVlrilliain Stoddart, son -
of David Stoddart and the late, : Mr Charles Mills resigned as
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after serving three and a half Library,
years oversea as a driver with Harold Phillips, • 46, of Rt't 2,
Canadian Army Beare° Coro, o oricfli, ' was killed when
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