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Editorial commentary.
It �xpi�ins itself
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The following letter was se- t --to rri'arty
Goderich�town council. Nothirig more` can So- lig dea.c co n bllors-, reason with
be.added from this end. our ,letter.. ,
With plans• to make ours square look
ro April 19,"1971. better.
,�,...... " ,., better- sk.heka4� Sgt :;
^r. , QUrriuggies too lasting longer' we met.
Sincerely,
Michael He"rlry
Tanya Scruton..
Now, as mothers may we state other
problems faced by us while walking.
1. The q,u,ick change of, Lights, at ,the
corner of Victoria St. an'1 Elgin Ave.
Dear'Sirs,
We have composed this little poem for
our children with hopes that itwill aid ih
portraying a few of the problems^ we as
mothers encounter while strolling our'
young ones in theircarriages.
tach day our mommies take us for walks
Sometimes we walk for blocks and blocks;"
Then there's .the dayswehave to shop, ,•„
So on to the square for our next stop.
We walk along grid then Ker Thump.!
Our mommies know we felt.,that bump.
They settle us again -with sighs
Onwar'.d wegoand we close our. eyes.'
We hear our mommies say to a friend
"If only , the rarnps they had time to.
mend.
We. guess a ,letter we'll have to send
Before our babies backs we bend."
If you fail to see"t-ki•-e point,we're making,
Go with a mother while a walk she's
taking,
Push, her buggy,. fall around the square
.Then using the ramps provide"d there
'Oh, Watch Out! Hold on' to your
tummies!
Now you •see what it's like" for our
mommies. '
Not allowing enough time for
pedestrians to cross.
2.. Uncourteous " drivers hindering
pedestrians crossing with a green light
• by A. Parking over crosswalks
B. Those making a right turn on a red-
light before slowing or offering the
right of way to pedestrians.
3. Difficulty in 'crossing by way of. the
island in front of .tfi:u British Mortgage
- and Trust building. -
4.•,A problem which shouldriot occur
'again unlit' 'next winter .A.' unploughed
streets
B. fin'diing crosswalks blocked with
snow after trudging a full street length.
_... problems and maybe,.trivial
We arewsure these. robte�ns
only trivial ones . to_- you, .have -been.
tolerated by many others ower the past'
1yutteel tfrey could. be looked into and
possibly remedied somewhere in the near
fu t u re
M y
A few reasons we've told 'you already
A d,, -asking around we ° find ,there 'are
Yours- Respectfully,
.Mrs. J Henry,
Mrs. S. Scruton,
Reserved for public opinion
Sir; P •.nothing for the
At last week's Town ebuncail stopped ' buying
meeting there were two .,farmer would go
farmer. If
altogether,
even faster
we "WHAT IS THE PURPOSE
the OF EDUCATING CHILDREN?"
out Why do , we not have
representatives of the National of business, • educational training for our
Farmers' Union asking and The farmer wants my help, 'Slow Learners' until the age of •
receiving permission „ to, use a but supplies me only with seven; when they are then put
Goderich - location for giving generalities about the Federal- into an -Opportunity ,lass? set
strategy
away farm produce, to •Governme.nt.' Am I just being (Seven wasted years.)
demonstrate 'to' the public how had under a disguise -and is the Why do we ,,•not have ..
little the 'farmers receive out of whole thing simply a matter of pre-school teaching for our
the high prices we pay.at food politics?.. mentally retarded children?(five
stores. '---• The farmers would make wasted years.)
. Printed statements were to be more sense if they took a long Why do they 'not test babies,
.handed -"out calling for public:. � and hard look at the net, of who • are not developing
support' and co-operation. As 1 organizations handling ' their normally, at the age of two or
have not seen the literature so products. If the" farmer receives ° three? Then,' where possible,
distributed, I can only go' by tittle •.and we play ei-Ough in the special- help be given in certain
'reports in The `Lozido ,„ „„k`,,i,e stores, then something must be areas',P ' I F HELP IS
Press indicating that•the farmers' happening between the' points of • AVAILABLE!
statement was a complaint' ' the farm and the store that Many dollars have gone into
against: the Federal Government. . should be simplified and Education. Where the important
I feelI am badly in peed of more remedied, if possib , The -farmer ingredients. are a Good Teacher .
information and I hope the can change that set -pp. If the, and _aM`MIND' to teac1f' i'«Huron'
p subject ' is also. discussed .. farmers,, are fed "up with the 'County we .have nice "new
elsewhere in,'the Signal -Star. -.19-resent marketing system, why schools; new equipmept; and 'ell
There are many kinds of don't they form their own the. best for ournormal students. "
frustrated ' people complaining, Co-operatives for directly selling " IT money is to be spent; can't
about all „sorts of things in • :their produce? 1I understand it we do without some of the frills;
has been successfully done in - and let it be used on necessary
other countries. ' • r Education, the prime ingredients
This Monday morning the beirig a' Good Teacher and a
headline in The London Free `MIND' to teach:
Press read "Farmers said ready _We are' fortunate in having
to drag economy down" and the the best of teachers at our
article underneath repeated that ' schools for retarded children, in
the farmers are prepared to Huron County. They possess
"shove the Canadian economy , that; extra spark, -and qualities
right vdpwn". Is this a new needed to teach' slow learning
interpretation. of "how !to win'•,,,,,childrens
friends and influence people"? 1 repeat, ,`•WHAT IS'THE
I like things to make sense. I PURPOSE OF , EDUCATING
am not going to be knowingly CHILDREN'?" •
and willingly instrumental- for. 1. To teach them to use their
pulling 'dbw4n more, ,things, as ' minds and•bodies to their full
there,is no solution in that. I am ' capacity.
perfectly willing to listen to 2. To- teach them ,how . to
constructive ideas and work and liye in the world
suggestions how we can around 'them,, as independently
influence improvements and as possible: -
growth in any 'field. Children who are slow'
Sincerely, learners, or children ' who are
Elsa Haydori , mentally retarded need early
teaching and training in their
formative'years between tole ages
ik of three and five.
Why can't we have this' type'
of -Education in Huron County
What stage in fife "does it to give these kids the head start
expand the most? they need to develop and
If given "the opportunity to expand their mental and motor
abilities in their early 'years. Or
expand in the early years; how, DO YOU 'MIND'.
Connie Osborn
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Looking across Huron
.... through the
County weekly newspapers
his word from -the Zurich
Citizens -News:
Mark D. S. Kellow, president
of the ,Ontario Chamber of
Commerce, speaking at the 20th
anniversary celebration . of the.
Zurich Chamber of Commerce
last Thursday night, challenged
business • and • industry to
voluntarily , assume 'more
responsibility 'for` resolving the
social issues of the day.
"A method has already been
proposed. 1 refer to' the strategy
proposed by , Ernest :C. Manning
and Preston Manning in their,
two documents "Requests for
Proposals and Social Contracts,"
Mr. Kellow explained.,
"In the first of these
documents "A strategy to
advance :.the role of Private .
Enterprise in " Canada the
authors propose a strategy' for,
establishing, a new set of
relations b tween „government
and' rivat • enterprise , in „
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This so
cial
Cana -aa" 'the ,authors propose a their actions. T s
for establishing anew " awareness has' appeared r. to be
of : , reI*trons between lacking in recenLyears
• government ... and pric•ate . ' `'In my simplistic reasoning,
ehterprise in Canada. Pursuit of in any undertaking you have
this strategy would: . vastly three costs - the cost of
expand the responsibilities and materials, the cost of men, and
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for . organizing resources o
achieve social goals. Examples of :
how the Strategy could be c
applied in such areas as the
housing crisis, regional
development, health care,
educational. services, research,
development and innovation are
provided.
. "1 would hope in. the days'
ahead the Ontario Chamber will.
undertake a serious review of
these proposals and 'enter into
discussions with the Ontario
Government regarding theirs
application in the Provincial
Business- scene,"the.. speaker .
added. "I would hope a similar
task would be undertaken by.fhe
Chamber of Canada with, the
Federal ,� Government? and. by '
local Chambers with their local
government."
The speaker explained that
labour is part of business, and
also has a responsibility to show'
re respect to'
socia 'awareness in sp
general terms, but .only specific
steps, based on realistic
possibilities can result in
meaningful improvements. -
As a' e nsumer I do not know
what. the "farmers expect me to
do. 'I have no,wish to receive free
milk, potatoes, or eggs, but I
would like to , hear some
down-to-earth suggestions how I
as a r member of the general
public can be helpful. •
- Off -hand I mention '` one
example that bothers me, as 1
find no answer. In one local
store pork tenderloin sells at
anything from, $1.99 to $1.29 a
pound, without any visible
System in the p'rice going ,up and
down repeatedly. The only thing
I can do and am doing is not
buying this item Whenever the
price is way up and adding it -to
" my shopping basket only when
it comes down to its lower
category. , Any farmer would
agree that this is a sensible thing
for a consumer to do, as it helps
the budget. But how am ''T'•
helping the farmer? -'Whilst the
store price jumps up and down,
the price the pork farmer gets is
More or less steadily on a
different level, Therefore, no
matter how I buy I can . do
D'O YOU 'MIND'
WHAT IS'THE MIND?
What is the brain? '
Doesitexpand?
much does the I.Q. increase?
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'SHIRLEY J. KELLFR, Women 's editor
gDWARD J. BYRSKI, advertising manager
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opportunities of Canadian , the cost of money," Mr, Kellow
Canada to attain • important
national, goals," he added.
business and industry and .enable went on to say. The cost of
materials, includes, in my
reasonig, buildings and
machinerY which also have high
labour'content.'' •-
"So unconcerned is labor
about . voluntarily • restricting
their contribution. to ri>nflation,
that one can 'conclude only that
they favour tate intervention
leading - to t tal government
control , of t ,e economy, a
control which ultimately will
mean wage and rice controls,"
he said.
Mr. Kellow said, "In ,,,the
second, document, "A Strategy
for Organizing Resources to
Achieve Social Goals," the
authors outlined' a new strategy
Let*r to Editor
N GARDE
T,he high wire fence
separating r y property from the
former •Viet kr Lauriston ^School
property was\sold by the Huron
County Boarct,of Education; and
removed.: n. An attractive new ,
fence was- ere k ted by me, and
the Town o ..Goderich was
requested to sha a the cost on a
50/50 basis, •
After nearly a rear, the letter
was answered, but the request
was turned down stating the
fence was erected without,,
permission, \and the property`
Id to , St. Pierre
Company. ,Town
in requested by
had'" been s
Construction
Council was a
letter: to consider my request,
but without anY\reply., • \ The Editor:
To be -fair toou , elected We wish to appeal to your
representatives, 'J r. ^ad it that readers for help in a program to
permission 'should hqvbeen preserve Canadian history. Many
"tion of settlers, in the Canadian West
1: .1:
Clinton said that two bulldozers
were working at the scene of the
washout, about a quarter mile
west of the road running from
Highway 8 to CFB Clinton. He
said several carloads of gravel
were standing by waiting to be -
dumped into _the hole but could ,
not he used until the bulld'ozer's.
had done their work.
The *hole, about 20 feet .deep
and 60 feet long was discovered
last Thursday. Earlier attempts ,
to fill the hole had failed when
the gravel, dumped in had been
washed away.
Traffic •to Clinton • and
Goderich has continued to roll
during the interruption using the
north -south -line from London to
.Clinton and then transferring,'
back to :the east-we,t.-line west
of Clinton. "
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High . school princi 'al
Completes history of Exeter s s
T -A: ,
- A. complete history of.Exe r"«
will -be published to coincde
with the community's centennial
in 1973.
SHDHS. principal J,
Wooden has been- preparing the
history and Monday night
Exeter council decided to :take
the project under their wing and
•have the book published.
Wooden, a former memb
council who has done hist rival•
reviews of the local PUC and St.
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Remem rl
,When
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60 YEARS AGO
April 27) 1911
The people in Goderich and
vicinity wjll have an opportunity
of hearipg_Hon. A. G. MacKay,
Leader of -the Opposition in the
Ontario Legislature, on Saturday
evening , next, When • he will.
address a public meeting in
Victoria Opera House, under the
auspices 'of West Huron .I,ilferal
Association. In addition, to. Mr.
MacKay',' r' . W. l roudfoot,
K.C.M..P.P..,,. and others will give
1YteS • ori-itif!es.5Y.•T]G'..1f+(!.4'.,JV,C„ r d;
Tell your friends Of the
special trial offer of the Signal
for the balance.. -.o -f the year to
new subscribers. for 50 cents
A surer .•cure, for the famous
Spring fever - a dish of
Burdette's ice, cream. Most any
flavor. Maple Moose every.
Saturday.
The Hotel Bedford was out of 1
business for a day or sci this
week,' Proprietor Davis and
Landlord Bedford having been
Unable to.agree uporLterms fbr a
continuance r „of the lease. The
boarders left' and bills were
'posted announcing a sale of the
effects. This afternoon, however,
it is announced that new
arrangements have been made
and the hotel will be conducted
by Fred and Norval Davis as
partners.
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25 YEARS AGO 4
hotels and the many changes in Thursday, April 25,1946
liquor legislation. «..w««...1N. , J. Morley of Exeter,
The 'high school head said he newly -appointed Magistrate for
didn't' think it' would - b� Huron County, was, on
necessary for council to `Thursday afternoon last,
subsidize the book. welcomed to the bench at his
' -At his.,suggeticn, the author first session of the. Magistrate's
will work out details of the book.,,....Court since his appointment.
with Exeter's centennial A pretty wedding tdok place
committee, which is''headed by quietly in Knox Presbyterian
Reeve.Boyle. Church on Good Friday, April "
* * * 19, when. Grace Douglas, third
Tuckersmith taxes down this daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. S. R.
year notes the Huron Expositor: . MacMath, Goderich, :was united
While the township general in .marriage to Donald 1-Iemari,
rate has been increased from 18 thirdson of Mrs.. Rutherford and
mills to 18.6 mills, Tuckersmith the "lite Mr. Mo/C. Rutherford,
tax payers will find taxes on the Woodstock, Rev. R. Stewart of
whale.w✓ill be lower this year. Knox. Church officiated at the
A township resident with a, double, wedding ring ceremony.
$3000 .assessment, will pay s, Others are asking: •Question: I
perhaps $20.less this year... am "a' .grocer and recently 1
The tax reduction is a one '• purchased some honey. It was
time situation and will not occur more expensive than honey - Ia
in 1972. Clerk J. I. McIntosh bought previously. Did my
said it reflects a reduction in the wholesaler make a mistake?
secondary ,school' rate which in Answer: • The wholes
tti,'t.`w; made, ° possible for this honey vis ,permit,':
yeaf' "only , as un
a result of surplus ' of one cent per po
money on hand' when . the ..
r Of 4.
' Josephs, indicated the co
printing , 1,000 copies of the
book woudd:'run around $3, 00.
He outlined some ofhe
topics that will be covered i the
book, indicatingitwould ver
the complete - history of' the
�conmunity .from all standpo n-ts,-
including some of the "t wn
characters."
"Ifr you use my' name .I'll.sue
you," Reeve Derry B yle
quickly commented.
He. indicated another chapter.,..
would she • headed "cigarett
whiskey nd wild, wild wome
giving,an\insight into the form r
The Clinton ,News -Record
reports 'On.„-- a Mudslide on-..
,.KaAtiw s,rtravel '•°^ on the
Canadian • National Railways
track through Clinton was still
disrupted . Wednesday_ ,morning
after a mudslide washed out part
of the 'railway embankment east
of town.
A spokesman: for CN. at
fetter to Editor
obtained before, c(\nstr
the new .fence., Hpwev
should not disqualif
. as the new, fence
quickly to prevent
bur young cedar t
flowers. Perhaps . the
new fence helped the
sell the property for $20,
Deputy -Reeve David
and the late Sherrman Blalt
alerted by me that the uro
County Board of Educe ion
should return- the school nd , Police, missionaries, railroaders
' property to the Town \of ?,k or ranchers, while others may be
Goderich. I had the privilege f • letters from relatives who
serving on the Goderieh Public homesteaded on the prairies.
School 'Board ,...far about ten\ If such items -are sent\� to
years, and recalled the _facts GlenboW, they .will be preserded
about—the -the transfer....of,,,., the acid made available to historians,
property from the Town of \Glenbow /14S r twp,-museums, ar'lr
Goderich to the Goderich Public
School Board: It was transferred cf
for the obvious reason - so the k
School Board could properly
look after it for as long as if was c
required for Sdhool purposes. in
It is disappointing that the ,
Town of •- Goderich, as ? iy west
r, that came from the older provinces,
my '.quest - so the•Glenbow-Alberta Institute
as needed
amage to
ees and
ttrae ive
own' to
00.
ow'r
we
of Calgary is now trying to
disco\er any old records 'which
,'night ` exist., ariiong eastern
families. 'Items such as diaries,
letters, photographs, drawings, '
political or business papers, and
artifacts dealing with the west :
are,probably lying in many attics_
in your area. Some may, deal
with the fur traders, Mounted
Subscription Rates $6 a Year
To U.S.A. $7.50 (in advance) •
M' Second class mail registration number -- 0716
gallery, library and archives
voted to this purpose. ' By
owing our past, we hope' that
pie will Understand their
ou try and have greater pride
b ing Canadi ns.
Tf any of your readers have
items or know where
county, board- was formed in
1968 which was turned dyer by
the., former area boards.
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Wingham Kinsmen `clean upt
reports Advance -Times:
An event planned ; • for
February finally took place this
week when members of the
Kinsmen burned the .Christmas
trees.,,
Originally to have been a
kip -off event in connecti'on
with the • Kinsmen Winter
Carnival, heavy snowfalls buried'
the trees and for some time their
actual location on the river bank
was inn doubt. -
-' Anxious to clean up the pile
of trees, Kinsmen held a private
burning session and tidied the
area.
' A work party will move in to
the park this Saturday to�Aclean
up the base all playing. area and
remove the fence separating the
park from the Gay Lea plant.
request -to share' -the -cos
new 'fence. It is not so much the
amount of, money involved, but
the principle.'
" -Don Aberhart
FRONT - WHOLE OR HALF ' `
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Hese'
recen tTy.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Thursday; April 28, 1966'
• Goderich to\wn council -
members voted themselves a
retroactive wage increase at' last
Thursday's . regular meeting.
Mayor Frank Walkom will now
receive $20 per day for
attendance • at • council or
committee meetings and
'councillors,will receive $15:
Reeve Reg Jewell demanded
immediate action to,improve the
Taylor's Corner entyance to the
town at, last- Thursday's council
meeting...
Ernie Vanderburg, the
-68,-year old - Clinton widower
who ran a want mad' in the
Signal -Star for, a wife,. was
secretly marriedt,•to, a ,.Toronto
widow last week'. The marriage
between the former bread
salesman and Mrs. Isabella
)'McCarthy was confirmed by the l
couple at their';Clinton home on
Saturday.
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