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A philosophy of truth
The ,commentary on the "'closing of the
Goderich Youth Centre has now turned
into a critique of editorial comment,
rather than an assessment of.the valine of
the pro1ect carried out in the summer
months.
Mrs. Keller's latest defence of her
editorial "Youth Must Take The Blame,"
of two weeks ago states it . was not
intended to point the finger at "good" or
"bad" kids but rather "...to tell the whole')
unvarnished (!) truth."
,The unfortunate aspect of that editorial
and .. subsequent editorial and . public
commentary is, and has been, that no qne
has told the whole ti-uth nor has the
reason. or reasons for the closing of the
youth centre been made clear either by
this newspaper. or b^' any individual or
group involved with the project.
That criticism has been levelled. at the
"Youth Must Take The. Blame" editorial
is apparent, Mostly due, to the wording of
'''"'"-the. head.. .It did not say "Youth Must
The Blame" but was fairly explicit.
But the argument are irrelevant to the
question of responsibility to the closing.
.lf we want a youth centre, or. feel that
• one is needed; . it is necessary, toestablish
ttfe .truth, and the nature of truth has
been argued for eons. -
Many individuals faced with the
necessity of making a decision allow their
emotions to • sway them despite contrary
evidence or without attempting to obtain
and evaluate evidence.
Mrs. Keller believes that what shehas
written with regard to the youth centre is
the truth. But it is a false assumption that
at applies topart - of a whole truth
kes that. 'Part the: whole truth. The
fallacy consists- of .reasoning incorrectly
from the facts. Often the whole - is a
Gestalt — greaten than 'the sum of, its
parts.
To prove or disprove the wrong point is
to commit thewrong of irrelevance, often
- referred to as irrelevant conclusion or
ignoratio elenchi.. The fallacy of
irrelevance can be .most deceptive, for the
presentation, particularly in a .newspaper.
where things are often considered as
whole truths., 'may seem very: cogent,
obscuring . the fact that a question other
than the - one - under discussion- is being
discussed.
There is also. the fallacy -of-,..selected
instances or the fallacy of hasty
generalization, which consists of
attempting, to generalize by the simple
enumeration of instances 'without
obtaining a representative number of
particular instances.
And with the last lies the greatest
pitfall, Without all the facts, no truth can
be established, particularly if we will agree
`that truth is a judgement that accords
with reality;' that the facts of reality and
our knowledge of reality harmoniously
conform. This definition of truth is one _
that conforms in most respects with the
adeggation and correspondence theories
developed by great philosophers,
beginning with Aristotle and continuing
through the middle ages •and into
contemporary philosophy. The intellect
of man discovers facts through which it
acquires truth.'
These :facts have not :been . brought
forward with regard to the Goderich
Youth Centre and its,ctosing
'Insulffale
evidence refers to . the acceptance o
inadequate data as a basis for reaching a
conclusion. i.e. the fact that a murder
weapon was owned by one man does not
automatically mean it is true that that
man is th# murderer, nor that the youth
of Goderich, because theyoccupied and
had - use of . the youth centre ate
necessarily responsible for making it close.
To prove or: disprove we must have
facts on which to reach'a conclusion.
That the author of the editorial on page
6 second section of this week's . paper
believes the adult populace is "...running
scared," does not make it a. statement of
truth; it is only true ,for tticsse who are
"running scared." Which- brings us once
again to the fallacy of irrelevance. •
And so it could go on. These are the
pitfalls in attempting to find ,a solution.
without first attempting to uncover the
facts from all sources, and facts may show
,as • a difference of • opinion between
opposing groups..
We would -1 ike to hear what- happened
to the youth centre; we would like to hear
from both ends of the scale, from those
who feel it .did not fail, that its purpose
was achieved; from the young people,and
the adults, those in charge and those who
only used the facility. And we would like
to know if the objective was reached and
if so who believes so? -
Man's poisonous cloud
The pollution crisis is getting worse -
not only in North America but around the
world. The recent smog episodes over New,
York and Tokyo were ominous warnings
of the. problems mankind will face in the
coming decades unless more rapid action
is taken to control pollution.
New Yorkers were choked tor more
than week by stagnant yellowish -grey
smog that enveloped the city's
skyscrapers. In time, ' the poisonous
man-made filth's spread' _for about 1,000
mils along the eastern seaboard of the
United States.
in Tokyo, special police squads have
donned gas masks because of the growing
air pollution crisis, caused rnainly by
automobiles and : industrial plants. The
Japanese will impose ludicrously low fines
on motorists whose automobiles pollute
further the already foul air of the world's
largest metropolis. v
Already, - thousands have been admitted
to hospital in Tokyo because of air
contaminated by . large amounts of
nitrogerroxide and sulphuric acid mist.
Students in 'about a fifth of all the schools
in Tokyo are suffering from affects of
environmental pollution. .
'l n cities -like New York and Tokyo, air
pollution on some days reaches danger
levels. In other cities, in lakes,streams and
canals, along beaches and water frontages,
pollution created by human carelessness is
only too evident. Fish are dying and
beaches rendered useless. by oil, garbage
and sewage. Unless not only local
authorities but national governments,
possibly even the United Nations, make
more determined efforts to combat
pollution of the air, the water and., the
land, by next century this on lovely
planet will become a foul-smelling, ugly
global slum,
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Letters to the Edit
A COWARD'S WAY
Would you please print this
mot s:ge, with the hope that the
boys who committed this
cowardly act might have a sell
tinge of conscience. His
FRIENDS who stood and
watched and did nothing, are
justas much to -blame by not
acting morally.
HALLOWE'EN FIGHT
It's HALLOWE-'EN, .
The children's night.
Witches and Goblins on the
scene.
Everything is gay and light.
When out of the night,
Some cowards came,
Snatched a little boy's` candy
tight,
And spoiled the game_
The fun and candy gone,
Sadly he was homeward bound.
What manner of boys
would 'come like a thief
in the night~
Would not only steal candy,
But 'the enchantment of
HALLOWE'ENNIGHT.
It took real courage
to do .it. I'm sure,"
With your ids arocri°id
Your support was assured.
I hope you will remember
in days to come,
The night that you ruined
a little boy's fun!
Signed: A MOTHER
Letter from
the Editor
This week we received a
Letter to the Editor from
Goderich teenagers with _ regard
to ' the ; Youth Centre.
Unfortunately the letter was not
signed -
While .the Goderich
Signal -Star policy is to permit
letters to be " used without
carrying a signature; the letters
must be . signed on arrival at this
'office. "
If the writer's of the letter
would care to slip in and sign the
letter, ice would be pleased to
print it in the next edition. -
Opinions
. ' In order that Signal -Star
readers might express their
opinions on ami' topic of.'
public interest, Letters to The
Editor are always welcome
for publication.
But the writers of such
letters, as well as all "rimers,
. are' reminded that the
opiniant exprestsed in letters -
published are not Witty
the opinions belby The
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WIGHTMAN FAM LY
SOUGHT
I ani attempting to co tact
relatives of a Margaret Wigh . an
who lived in Belgraye, On
about 1890.
Apparently - Mrs. Wightman
was a friend or a relative o my
grandmother, Mrs. Peter S" . of
Wakarusa, Kansas. I believe she
reared a family and I would like
to contact - any relative you
might suggest who lives in 'our
vicinity. •
Both the Sims and the
W i g h tm ans originated in
Scotland.
Harry J. Jo • an,
P.O. Box 8 28,
International Airport,
San Francisco,
California 94128.
HARBOUR PARK
Having . read with interest,
your recent articles on the
Harbour Park problem, I would
like to write my views in regards
to camping in the park.
I lived in Goderich for most
of my life and when. I left the
town in later years, it was my
dream to be able to come back
to my home town and renew old
friendships with neighbours,
relatives and, former classmates.
For two years my 'family has
been fortunate enough to camp -
in' Harbour Pafk. This past
summer we spent our weekends
in Iincardine, as did many of
our camping friends. Needless to
say, we preferred Goderich, but
in no way do We have any desire
to camp on the outskirts of -the
town or in the Provincial Park.
In Harbour Park, we could walk
our _small children to the Square
and obtain our 'provisions from
near -by stores and our family.
was within walking distance to
your excellent playground
facilities and beach area. Also in
Harbour Park, our friends could
visit us, and we didn't have to
.impose on them for our
weekends. There are many
people who have camped here
for years, including former
ministers who I am sure feeI as I
do.
I will look forward 41he
outcome of the plebiscite and
andwe 4 hate the
pray
opportunity of staying inside the
town .-once again.— Otherwise,
Kincardine, h re we come. - •
"A Camping Fan"
SINCE 1905 •
Enclosed is my cheque for
$'L50 in payment of ren tai of
>tiy subscription to the
Signal -Star, which I have been
taking continuously since 190.6!
Yours tru
Margaret (Clark°] Mactetintui
(Mrs, Alex) *.
1 1 B. SditliStreet,
ice. ii3inoiis 1.1
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Remeniber When ? ? ?
60 YEARS AGO ...
Edward Jardine, who is
charged with murdering Lizzie
Anderson, and his brother
Thomas, who is to answer a .
charge of being an :accessory
after the fact, were before
Magistrate Buttler Wednesday
morning for a . preliminary
hearing.
Steamer Mai,tou in Collision.
The `steamer Manitou of the
Dominion Transportation
Company • collided with the
V enezuela at midnight, Sunday
night off Point Iroquois; in Lake
-Superior. While the Venezijela\
escaPed comparitively uninjured,
the Manitou was not so
fortunate, her bow being stove
in fifteen feet aft- of the stem,
and part of the bulwarks carried
away.
Society Women's Hair —
Nowadays every up-to-date
women has radiant hair: '
What a foolish creature a
woman would be if she ;lost the
opportunity to add to her
attractions.
Yet in Canada today there are
hundreds of - thousands - a
-women vviith harsh, faded,
characterless hair who do not
make any attempt to improve it.
In Paris most women have
beautiful hair,, and in Canada all
women who use 'Parisian Sage
have lustrous and luxuriant hair.
25 -YEARS AGO
Remembrance Day will be
observed this year with a parade
of the veterans of both wars to
North St. United Church,
followed by a brief ceremony at
the war -item-Pi-lir-` in 'Court'
House Park' tin honor of the
f• allen ' of both wars in
accordance with. the requof
the Dominion Government,
The Lions committee- which
had in charge. •the - collection of
clothing for Europe, with Martin
S. Stewart for chairman, is -well
pleased with the results. Over six
and a half tons of clothing have
been shipped, the contributions
of the people of Goderich and
the district and there will be
another small shipment. The
collection is now officially
closed, the quota having. been
exceeded.
The fire department this
morning. received a 'call from
Rouse's garage, where a blaze
had started in a fan, but the fire
extinguisher on the premises had
effectively been used before the
brigade arrived.
Friends of Mrs. Leslie Cox
Will be sorry to hear of an
accident which befell her last
Friday. While out getting
vegetables for dinner she fell,
fracturing her shoulder and
dislocating her arm. '.
10 YEARS AGO
Forty little girls and boys and
several mothers attended the
Baby Band Hallowe'en Costume
Party, held in North Street
Church Hall on Friday
afternoon < I'he eu�dr's
costurnes were gay and colorful,
depicting many nursery' rhyme
characters as well as the usual
Hallowe'en Spirits.
A large bouquet of 50 golden
mums and baskets of roses made
a lovely setting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Doak, 201
Keays Street, when . they _held
open house, on the occasion of
their 50th wedding anniversary
'October 26:
Over .150 -guests were
welcomed by Mrs.. James
Wilkinson, daughter of the
— celebrants. The guest book was
in charge of Miss Shirley
Wilkinson.
The morning after Hallowe'en
night, Maurice Dicks, RR 2,
Goderich, counted his cattle and
was surprised to find he had 13
more than usual. A police check
on cattle missing in the area,
-however, provided the answer.
Owner of missing cattle learned
they were at Hicks farm. A
search - for the pranksters who
staged the Hallowe'en roundup
has not located them yet.
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