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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-12-10, Page 44 'fa014giUCB STAR;THURSDAY, PECEMBI R.10,1970 fit iiS/ Editoriai commenter NI NnNIIIIIM I IHItteell1tlealet##;ll nae nnIMMIIIIIMIU IIIIIIUMII1101011giN111011111111111.11 {M 90111111111M11Nu11111iN;1011111111{pllu01111i • " If aEE jsrinters were determined not to print anything tll. • they were sure it would offend no on¢, them would be very little panted Benjamin Franklin 11 Clarification Last week's editorial "A -patter of business," made reference in part t� "...this 'newspaper taking sides." It should be made clear to our readers that the views expressed in editorials carried in the Goderich' Signal -Star are not necessarily the views followed by our staff members. The members of our' staff Ere • individuals with individual thoughts and their own opinions. Employment with the Goderich Signal -Star does not carry with it any inhibitions of -beliefs, nor demand belief in the policies and views expressed in the editorial columns. We would hope the readers will not be critical of members of our staff because of what appears in the editorial columns. Generally they are the opi lions of the editor and often the viaws of the publisher and owners. When they are not, the publisher, no doubt, will make his stand on the topic clear. Santa - And his helpers too Goderich witnessed its finest parade yet last Saturday when Santa and staff arrived to join with 32 other entries for the pleasure of the people of Goderich. The parade was sponsored by the Goderich Recreation and Community Centre Board and was organized by the Goderich Kinsmen Club, assisted by local volunteers. People at the parade Saturday said what a good job these groups ' have., done and praises have been showered from other quarters. All appreciated by all those involved. - But we are forgetting one man and one woman without whom we possibly would 'not have a Santa Parade and certainly without them it would not be the same. We speak of course of Mrs. Elsie Blue "(Mother Christmas?) who brought the .idea of a parade to reality with her beautiful Santa Float; and the Old Man of the North -- Santa Claus himself. Both have spent rhany hours of their time to. help make this parade for the past two years a success; both have much else to do. We hope we speak for the people of, Goderich and the surrounding ,area when we say "Thank you Mother Christmas and thank you Santa, for giving Goderich something to remember during the long winter months ahead; thank you for bringing happiness to our children and to us and for all the other goodly things you have done to help make th' ' est parade in the area." And the cupboard was bare At some time or other, most of us have chuckled .over the nursery rhyme, of .Old Mother Hubbard who went to the cupboard ,to get her poor dog a bone -- but it is Ls,ad fact that within our own town, even as Christmas approaches, many families have cupboards that are nearly as bare. Bare not only of the varied foods we take for granted, but bare of dignity, bare of friendship, bare of hope." Fortunately, there is a well-known organization that is dedicated --to filling r., these cupboards" with the joy of Christmas. Since 1865, The Salvation Army hasworked hard to help the ill, the needy, and the troubled. As 'we enter another holiday season, its men and women are redoubling ' their °efforts to seek out and aid those who would otherwise have a bleak ar, d cold Christmas. Alcoholics, unwed mothers, aged shut-ins, hospital patients, prison inmates, deprived children - all these and more find Christmas joy through The Salvation Army. the t'w� Christmases Decrying the commercialism of Christmas has become a popular conversational sport. The door is, hardly shut on Thanksgiving before the big stores start ushering in Christmas. The decorations go up, sale fever' sets in and the rush and the panic begin to build. Take away the Santa Claus parade, the rivalry to have the best display of outdoor lights, the biggest turkey, the -most lavish presents and what is there left of Christmas anymore? Those Three Wise Men certainly didn't know' what they started that night to long ago! They brought their most treasured possessions, gold, oils and spices, commodities of great importance in the trading economy of the day. They gave • their best as an act of worship. Whatever happened to that, idea? Or to the Christ's mass of early centuries? Or the celebrations surrounding the Bishop of Asia Minor, Saint Nicholas, patron of sailors? Imported to the North American WORKING.. AT THE HARBOUR La of _ llluluuulllnnlun1Nf111IllIn1111LII111W011uu1n11nuu1111nun1111nNnuuhlllnlunlultuluUuI1ultlnulnlpunllHnhIluuuuuuluuIIIII11111111111111111111utHIIIIIOult continent by the Dutch, the venerable ecclesiastic became Santa Claus and his day was marked as a children's holiday. irhe changing tines have brought us a long way from those celebrations and from the unsophisticated family fun which marked the yule season of 50 years ago, when there were skating parties, taffy pulls, carolling and parlour games. Sometimes it seems as though Christmas has `degenerated into a grab and grasp season of overspending, overeating and credit . buying, an excess of tasteless, frenetic ugliness. But sometimes the decrying of commercialism is just a cop-out from the whole Christmas scene by those too uncaring or insensitive to explore and re -discover Christmas as the happy, sharing experience it was meant to be. Christmas in the NOW? Different for sure, but is that all bad? It's up to us which of the two Christmases we celebrate. •► 123rd YEAR 'ESTABLISHED111148 t' (nrrtitt oat etar ' - -- Th. County Town Nowspapsr of Huron --O-- PUBLICATION Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thuriday morning by Signal -Star Publishing Limited • TELEPHONE 5244331 area code 519 RoDER1` G. EHRIE11, president anis publisher RONALD`F.'v. PRICE, managing editor SHIRLEY J. KELLER, women's editor ° EDWARD J. BYR$KWriebertiiing manager Our readers write OBITUARY CORRECTIONS I am writingin regard to the obituary of my sister, Annie M. Clark, which appeared in • a recent issue of the Signal -Star. It was a rather disappointing one! The person who submitted it should have obtained correct and adequate information! An important part of Miss Clark's professional career was not even mentioned: that is, that for many years before her retirement -she was Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The list of •,. pallbearers was incorrect. It should have been as follows: ' Harvey McDowell, Graeme McDowell, Douglas Mackintosh, Earl Howse, Ernest Snell and Earl Martyn. Also the spelling of the name of the last-named sister in the list of survivors should be Colina (not Calina) Clark. It would be appreciated if these corrections would appear in an early issue df the Sinal -Star. Subsscriation Rates $6 a Veair To l$.' .A. $7.60 (in advance) 01, Second class mail registration nui,iber, 671'6 Yours truly, Margaret•(Clark) MacLennan (Mrs. AIex). Editor's Note: Please accept our apology Mrs. MacLennan. We used the information as supplied to us. • SURPRISED In last week's issue you brought out strongly the names of the two candidates you feel should be elected and ,most suitable for the positions. I have been a lifelong resident of this. town. • And never before have I read anything like this in any newspaper. I an rather surprised that you the Editor would print your opinion like this in our, we ekly paper. I for one am disgusted because I firmly believe it is strictly up to the taxpayers to decide who they would like to vote for. Remember Mr. Editor you will be sitting on council for 1971-72. Gerald L. Spain INFORMATION' Fdr some • reason the float that Wilfred Chapman, Ken Boyce, Ewan Ross and Earl Williams had in the, recent Santa Clause Parade was given out by some of the news media as being entered by only one of them. . As everyone reads "The Letters to the Editor" in the Signal -Star we are using this means to correct this lack- of information. May we also take the opportunity of thanking all. those who loaned us equipment and a special thank you to those who took part in the action on the float -especially "Maw". She and her broom nude us go. All of us wish all of you the very best hg the corning year and may next year's parade be representative of the whole community — the sponsoring committee work so hard to bring people in and thus make Goderich go better. W. Chapman K. Boyce E. Ross E. Williams. COMMIE INSPIRED Some six years ago, I wrote a letter to the Signal -Star, warning of - Cuban inspired Commie activity in Quebec, and that, not only were activists busy training in a type of guerilla warfare in said Province, but certain groups of students were receiving money, from very high sources, to spend a "VACATION" in Cuba. Many Canadian citizens, may be surprised, as to just where, this money came from, however, it is safe to say that the, "sugar daddy," was Canada itself, if of course, we can still class Quebec as Canadian, territory. This letter prompted some very irate Goderich *citizens, to phone my home, anonymously of course, and whisper sweet nothings in my ear, like WAR MONGER, trouble -maker, etc.. etc. My, personal reaction to , same, was pity. One gentleman wanted to know just, "where in hell 1 lived" so that he could knock my block off," but he never showed 'up. Use only approved lighting To complete your Christmas tree fire safety program, use only lighting equipment bearing the. Canadian Standards Association label'' of approval,. and make sure every wire and socket is in proper ' working order.. Finally, , gse only decorations made of non-combustible or approved slow -burning material. Use of ' a fine -retardant chemical" spray on your tree is no substitute for butt immersion, , and is . - not recommended. (This fire safety information 'is based on ,experiments concluded by the Department of Forestry and Rural Development, at the Petawawa Forest Experiment • Station, Chalk River, Ontariq.) The most amusing episode of all, came from a very prominent Goderich resident, and a man for whom I have the highest respect, as a person, but not towards, his then, professed,€ political views. This criticism, came in the form of prose, and was printed in the Signal -Star, in 1964. I will quote part of same, because although rather comical, it is also pitiful. At 'this time, I wasactive in "Emergency Measures." l[' have this poem? before me. now, "so I" quote:— Wailed the Seer of Dungannon, our prophet name&"Norm," Join EMO now, I foresee a great storm, Foil the "commies" the Cubans —"OUR OWN FLQ," Ere they do us all in with Tabor . or Tabuh. The poem goes on, and finishes with:— So please help Old Norm, as he - peers "neath our beds," He's not lobking for pots --- he's ,. just been after "reds." To the people, who are a little vague on "Taboo or Tabus," it's a certain type of gas, I wrote about. I believe many may remember said poem. It was typical of the reaction of many, at the time, even Some nice old ladies who had travelled through Quebec, as they informed rne, But Ifeaven help them, they do not KNOW Quebec. torrri Pyrah, r, ff��r GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU HELP fl RED "CROSS rfrrrrfrl r r r/if /A/� fff f f f r/f�llorty N rT. • Remember When ? ? ? inamintossamrs 60 YEARS AGO The estimates for the year 19114912 presented to the House of Commons include' two items of specialinterest to Goderich: the appropriation of $17 5,0.0 0 for harbor• improvements;, and $8,0,00 for the addition to the Post Office Building. A fire in McLean Bothers' stable at the rear of their store gave the fire brigade ' a half hour's workout Wednesday morning. A sPecial program consisting of readings, vocal and instrumental music, and a special drama presentation, will be given in the GCI assembly hall Friday night. The public school board met in Victoria School for the first time last Monday evening. , 25 YEARS AGO A disastrous fire broke .out in the Park House about ' 4:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon and the firemen worked for five hours before it was finally extinguished. The last two ships to join the winter fleet at Goderich docked here Saturday. The Goderich Elevator Co: has had a record year, having handled' 28,500,000 bushels of grain. Last Monday night a big tractor -trailer belonging to National Grocers became lodged in a perilous position, with its back wheels hanging over the 75 -foot precipice on the county road between Saltford and Benmiller, and blocked traffic for several hours before getting dislodged. 10 YEARS AGO Miss Judy Mason, service representative. of Bell Telephone, Goderich, was chosen by *her fellow employees to reign as live princess when the new Princess Telephone was introduced to Goderich Monday. Favored with unseasonably mild weather, Town. of Goderich elections on Monday drew 1,645 people to the polls -- seven more than in 1959. The students at the high school all appear more rested this week after finishing writing their exams. To warn motorists — most of them strangers to Goderich eight large, one-way traffic signs are to be erected on Court House Square. ' ONE YEAR AGO Robert. - McClenaghan celebrated his 101st birthday Sunday, December 7,. at the Goderich Nursing Home. A delegation . of Goderich residents last week petitioned council to set up a Homemaker's Service for the town under the provisions of the Homemakers and Nurses Services Act of Ontario. Goderich Town Council last week approved a proposal presented by Coun. Paul Carroll to designate the South Beach area as a municipal park. . Town Council also gave unanimous approval to plans for a, major renovation for Goderich Memorial Arena. /©EEE o V� Dpdu 11nlfrnitN FROG FOOD . — Frogs abound in and aro lakes and marshes. They eat great quantities of insects. In turn they are food for herons, bitterns, various shorebirds, marsh hawks and northern _ pike. Their .eggs and tadpoles. are eaten , by waterfowl and fish. The leopard frog is common in marshes and the smaller .wood 'frog, found 2 - 70 around marsh edges and wet woodlands. 4, AINSLIE'S LEAN MEATY SPARE RIBS HOME CURED MAPLE SMOKED BAC 0 N FRESH STEAKETTES Baby Beef. LIVER FRESH 'Xi/ARABLE, THIS WEEK. FRESH 1Y SAVE M\4• 20' Ib. SPRING LAMB ONLY .b.59' Ib. 494 FRESH AT LOWER PRICES 1 N w. �i 0% .,1 Ir 5, MP