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"If ail printers were deterrnine4 not to }print anythin5 till.
they were sure it would offend no one, there would te
very little printed ..." Benjamin Franklin
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A reasonable suggestion
We have a suggestion this week from a
local resident, Don McKee, that the town
stop using salt and let cars run on packed
snow.
Mr. McKee's views with regard to
pollutionhave been expressed before and
his obvious cohc m for the ii creasing
problem of pollution is stated again in his.
letter this week. -
That a problem exists there is no
doubt , whether that problem is• caused by.
the amount of salt that gets into sewers
and, eventually into the lake, or with the
amount- of damage done to cars, trucks,
etc.
People hacie a way of scoffing at
suggestions that salt, chemical wastes of
other kinds; solid wastes from our
kitchens and industries and other forms of
_waste materials, • if disposed of ,without
realty considering the consequences, can
literally bury us alive, pollute us off the '
face of the earth.
The Earth is the name we have for the
planet on which we live, yet it consists of
75 per cent, water. At the present rate of
consumption of. that water, by 1980 in
the 'United States alone, all the waters
available a --,ch year w;11 be -r:quired for
cooling generators that produce power.
That leaves nothing for any other use,
except in such cases as the heated water
might be cooled or converted for other
uses, which would be minimal by
comparison. The h{;at from the water
which, if present practices are retained
Will also be dumped into our lakes and
oceans, will destroy much water -life and
perhaps create new 'species, strange to
man.
The creation of new forms of life could
in itself contribute to the extinction of
man as w know him today, It sounds
Frankenstienish to sPeak of a land filled
with some form of monstrous creations; a
page from the novels of H. G. Wells or
Jules Verne, but conceivable in every way.
Rapid growth of algae and mutations of
water life are caused by pollution.
At the least we could create a situation
in which we have rio resources with which
to sustain life of any kind on this planet.
Is it foolish to forsee what might not
happen? Perhaps. But it is even more
foolish to ignore the possibility of such an
event. We would be ridiculed by most
people if we refused to be vaccinated
against sena l i pox because we didn't see
how we could get it, yet "Other people in
this world get it" would be the cry. And
other people have already been pot l uted
out of the areas in which they have lived
for centuries.
Pollution is an insidious disease. Unless
treated in the early stages a polluted area
.iincreases in size by m_ltiples of the.
original polluted area:. The early stages`
have been passed and are many years
behind us. , Experts are only now
beginning to realize, the amount of
damage irresponsible waste d'_:posal has
caused.
We in 'Goderich have one small chance
of helping stem the pollution of the Great
Lakes. It might not be by refusing to use
salt on the streets, it might not be a direct
action with a noticeable result, but surely
every little helps, just as every little bit of
pollution contributes to the whole
picture.
Snow packed streets are easier to drive
on. Many more communities are stopping
the use of salt on the streets and
substituting sand on top of packed snow
when the surface becomes icy. We could
it here, ,et least.
Caged humanity
The affair of the inhuman tiger cages
on Con Son Island in South Vietnam,
shocked—the West. It surprised few peopfe
in Indo-China where the barbarities of
warfare .seem to have rendered people..
immune from the emotional pain most of
us suffer when we hear of man's
continuing inhumanity to man.
One student who ,had been shackled in
the tiger cages for a year, and had been
released not Icing ago, told correspondents
in a matter-of-fact way he had been so
hungry that he had swallowed 'live
cockroaches in order to stay alive. He
took it for granted that everyone know.
-how he and . other prisoners had been
tortured and beaten. One prisoner,, he'
said, had been shack!ed on Con Son Island
for 13 years.
Yet this was the kind of .affair ten of
twelve U.S. congressmen, civilian
legislators supposedly picked by voters for
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IN THE .HOLD AND LASHED
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DISREGARDED AN APPROACHIN(
STORM AND SET SAIL FOR
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AND FREEZING TEMPERATURE
BROUGHT ANOTHER CARGO
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After a few days illness of
pneumonia, ex -mayor Robert
Thompson died at his home.
Ten patients are receiving
treatment at the hospital this
week.
Monday of this week,
Victoria School was opened.
After nearly seven months of
strenuous labour, the Western
Canada " Flour Mills " Co.
completed their 600,000 bushel
. elevator.
The building with which P. T.
Dean has filled out the .corner of
East Street and The Square was
opened on Saturday with a stock
of fancy goods.
The roan team used on
Gundry'silas for some time past
has beee purchased .by John
Rogers of Goderich Township.
The price paid was $450. The
animals are four -years old and
will make a first class
agricultural team.
Speaking personally r:
With Ron Price
25 YEARS AGO
West Street, the Broadway of
Goderich, has had added to its
attractions a music shop, opened
this week by Roy Breckenridge.
Three trees in Court House
Park, beautifully illuminated
with colored lights, are a feature
of the Christmas celebration.
They were arranged by Ed
Nelson and assistants of the
PUC.
their integrity, wished to hush up, and to
keep irom the public. .
- _.Mien wilt remain in their mental Cages
of ignorance until they are prepared to
involve themselves more deeply in the
injustices. perpetrated by dictatorial
governments. The fact that the United
States claims the Saigon regime stands for
honor and justice and freedom is in itself
a shameful lie.
Many Communist" governments, of
course, are just as guilty of inhuman
treatment of political prisoners. Yet this
does not , j'ustify suppressing facts that
show up Saigon's leaders " as ruthless
military dictators prepared to resort to
grisly cruelties in order to perpetuate their
rule. Canada must become more vocal in
telling her American neighbors just what
Canadians think of their "freedom -loving"
allies in Saigon.
Christmas thoughts
At Christmas little children think of toys; the parents
think of things to bring such joys. -
The shut-ins think of being out again; the sick seek
life without much pain.
As life takes tur playing tricks on all, the wealthy,
not so wealth' .short and tall.
The Christen message comes and goes again; is missed by
children, parents, shut-ins and obscured by pain.
Missed too by those who only seek fulfillment of the joys
they find in things material — the toys .
and coats of fur and shoes of leather, strong and fashioned
clothing, dresses short and long.
But Christmas is a time for giving thanks =-- the gifts enhance
that wish that we be grateful that a child was born,
too soon to die that we might live — in peace with all.
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Ron Price
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- There are just two more
issues of the „ Goderich
Signal Star to come before the
'end of 1970. It has been a busy
time for the staff at the Signal
and of change for the town_
What • will happen in 1971.,
nobody can say with certainty
although there are those who
might b!lieve they have some
means of prophesying events. We
have done our share of that here
and perhaps the business of
second guessing the future is
part of life.
But it isn't all guess work.
Certain events can lead to fairly
accurate predictions as to their
e f f_,ects, or possible
effects—making educated guesses
if you like.
One thing that keepspopping
up about this "predicting," and I
suppose it's one that should have
been forseen (t'
there somewl
objection that
anyone on t
voicing an opiiiA
come you always think you're
right" type of thing.
Obviously, if I didn't think
What I was writing was right I
wouldn't write it (if=you can sort.
that lot -out) . and equally as
obvious should be the fact that
'just because I think some things
are right, it does not necessarily
follow that they are.
It's all -"a matter of opinion
and we must have some
convictions about our.,.ppinions
or we wouldn't be publicizing
them. Objectors appear to
believe the people in the
news paper business aren't
'entitled to opinions, and of
course all people are, whether
they work here or anywhere else
or don't work at all.
It will soon be time for New
Year resolutions and—what
else—time for a few predictions.
Thoughts uppermost in the
minds of most people. in.
Goderich will probably be
churning around relatives,- self,
health, money and perhaps
council activities.
For those interested in
municipal politics this next term
of office will provide food for
thought and, hopefully, will
present some sound reasoning
for certain actions needed if
• Goderich isn't to come apart in
the next few years.
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To make predictions about a
council on which 1 have to sit
appears to some to be asking for
trouble. But it being close tq the
time for predictions, the effort
must he made to predict,
following along with the age old
reasoning that by the time any
of the predictions are supposed
to come true, most people will
have forgotten what they were
anyhow.
An' ediiicated guess would
have recognized the need by this
council to put on a good Jam;
especially at the outset, just to
show there are no ill feelings,
grudges held, etc., 'ad Infinitum.
What most people might not
recognize is that the effort might
well be a genuine, one to show
that none of the,, bad feelings
that have existiad,in the past do,
in fact, still oat. I would have
gone with a prediction that, 'iti,
that will be the c '
If general, sanity prevails and
cliscussion is promoted on this
next council - public discussion
— it could well be that the next
term of office will be one of
benefit to the town.
It follows there will be some
discussion as to the • need for
weekly m : etings over twice a
month meetings; which, readers
may recall, were advocated by
some members of , the present
council t.vo ycars ago. There
probably will be a split opinion
on that issue, because while I
feel weekly meetings serve the
public more espe iantly. 'than.,
-twice a month meetings, others
disagree. Hopefully here too the
democratic - principles will be
applied ,, with recourse to --
members lobbying for what they
believe is right. Discussion
should give a clear indication of
the feelings- of all the members
of council on the matter and
majority rules, or should
Matters that will
undoubtedlycome under
discussion at some time within
the forseeable future are: a five
year road renewal program;
renovations to McKay Hall;
notably to the antiquated
fighting system; repairs to the
drainage system at - Judith
A former • Goderich youth;--)
Johnny Cymbal, now a resident
of Cleveland, Ohio, has si : ed a
recording contract with MG
Records of New York City.
Patients on the top floor of
Coderich's ' Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital will not
have to swelter next sumnmer
thanks to $3993 grant from the*
Atkinson General Foundation.
Moving operations started
Tuesday of the `old Dunlop '
Hotel, which is being moved
across the road to a point south
of its former location.
Rev. G. L. Royal will be !
inducted in Knox Presbyterian
Church on Friday, December 16.
1 YEAR AGO
A $42,000 a year industrial
development program for Huron
County was outlined to two's
dozen county and local
government officials by an
Ottawa firm in Clinton Tuesday
night.
About 5,000 people jammed
the Square to see the Santa
Claus parade last Saturday.
A snowmobile owners' club
will—be formed in Goderich in
the near future as a result of a
meeting held on December 13 at
MacKay Hall.
Seven digit dialing went into
effect in Goderich yesterday.
Headlines: Park House to be
Rebuilt three Full Stories High,
Council's Decision.
Miss Lillie Macpherson has
resigned her position as Registrar
of Deeds for the,, County of
Huron, and John M. Roberts,
formerly, County Clerk of
Huron, has been appointed to
succeed her in the office.
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Gooderbam Park; enlargement . • •
of Snug Harbour to provide
extra dockage, at the same time
discussing dockage fees and a
schedule of rates; restructuring
of present committees and their
obligations made clear, revision
of the. present standing rules of
council to bring them up to
date; street lighting renewal and
replacement of some types now
in use in the town, and one
major one, the replacement of
the lights on the Square with an
improved system.
The final major concern at
the present is still with regard to
waste disposal and permanent,
or at least long term, site for it
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somewhere not too far out. If it %It
has to be at Holmesville surely
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than two years. The province is •
moving toward regional. • , OVEN
government, with it will come•
regipnal facilities. It will be
better to have an existing facility. •
to which other municipalities •
can truck waste than have to' LEAN
truck ours to some far off spot. ' '•�
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Forthe rest of the town, the
recreation and community .
centre board has been in office
two years; time has come for.
re -appointment; predictably
there will be some changes. As
yet no one 'Tows just what.
Certainly the time has come for
a look at the future and the
desirability of a Parks and
Recreation Board away from
council, but controlled to some
extent in its spending by it. It
has been done in many, many
centres and proved tobe a very
successful arrangement. .
• Signs. for traffic control will
be going up as soon as the new
signs are ready and with them
the people of Goderich,
pedestrians, motorists,
snowmobile fans, etc., will be
faced with added , responsibility;
new legislation concerning
anowniobiles will be Melt here as
elsewhere and tomPlaints from
residents• about° misuse of the
tchines May. have results,
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