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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-05-13, Page 4' 4 ( (. I PRICH SIONAL.S. P RU THURSDAY; MAY 13, 1971 itorial commentary Jettit hri�- Chrit..:,„,7Fin,,Super. Star will . be iii our, hands by next week's It's a song — Jesus Christ — Super Star. And.we like it,. edition wren we intend to print. it in its And we like the message. • enrirety. ,Ruff 'there' are quite. a -few people who we're trying 'to .,say now is -don't Isnock. it until You understand it. Or'at 3 clog:s:+Y'�s�"•?+sryro++kaa'.tu. " » =.w .: ,,• •"'a •Y:cts imt,NlKw.t,v.RWiUW«AWi,6txw , naxu+n ,. t Ieast ha_ e...'se'e,- '-liftW t. -Thereat ":. k, . •Unfortunately we ha'en:,,t' been able to get the complete words to this sbng. but it art)some who will.never understand if. KwitchedarnbeIiyakin, Federation! Now the Ontario Federation of Anglers and • Hunters' is beefing, because the provincial government has decided to do away with the53 angling licence, We -really- can understand, the ,federation's reasoning. The province has' already said it is. costing them as .much to run the administration portion of 'issuing the licences as 'the revenue involved. This is good enough for our money. But the Federation' of Anglers and Hunters insists the reasons given by. the provinces are pute_.fuddle duddle. Sportsmen generally rho not agree that the licence was 'a nuisance because at last they were contributing to the future of their recreational, fishing, claims ._the Federation, "If the , government' cannot collect a S3' licence fee at a good profit then there is sgmething seriously wrong at Queen's Park.' We, go' along with the Federation of Anglers and Hunters. most of' the°time. • But this isn't one of them. These kids opened up our eyes Yesterday' was one of -those days -when these :lard -hearted stone•faced editors, had to 'give in to the �,vr�ums of the , masses, The masses in this case were three -i young ladies 'in the person of Sandra Palmer (Sf`" ilrlary's Schooll,-'and Anne. -1: McDonald and Laura MacDonald, both of 7 Robertson. - The girls had written the words acid' music to a song, which they..c.all, '"In' my They asked us' if we would publish We agreed. B.ut, ,f.i.r...st, tney insisted we listen to 'them sing it. We also agreed to mat: Here's the song: .<, I'was'sitting by the. garden gate; Night was here'and ii was late; , Dreams.,`` I was sitting on. my wooden stool, And not yek....wes,itcold but cool,, Tra la la Tra tale Tra la la la la la Tra la Tra is °4* 1"3 ;a ,la la, it was' cool,' not ld. I was tbfnliiing about,the day, 'It wasiCfu'I1-of laughtyr and gay, I was thin -king aboutthe song . I„was ;singing about the bells-thatwere it. ringing. That nignt I was dreaming about ,what• tine next day wouIdbring, • Then 'all. of a sudden. I ,vtiwol.e up', and saw my rx ite puP. THANKS, Sandra, Anne • and • Laura you Tilade our day. ' • Little help for lura+ community. The Seaforth Huron Expositor Each Huron municipality, finger. on a •'subtect of growing interest to -:tor instance, continues to pay many , res'identsof this area. • •'' thousands of dollars to meat- educational During recent years the extent to' cost,'At the same time little appears to be which • rUral 'Ontario shares in the done to encourage the development of the provincial economy has continued"...,.,to 'towns' within the county so that• the - decline, While" revenue in some areas has graduates, which the education~ dollars increased, rising costs of the things a produce.can find suitable_'employment. fa'rrner must buy have more than offset ' .� . ,_ any gain he could have expected. ' . Instead, it seems at times that Ontario While much is being done by Ottawa to is determined to write.off many counties create changes that can offset the 'as far as'" -development is concerned and differences din the level—of. return as that their role is to be limited to that of �,...,. between rural, and -urban ; citzens, much • 'Providing open space for Sunday and More remains to 'be done, ' puts the H uroi County. holiday y;isitors from :the -cities: The It is essential for. rural Ontario to .get various studies commissioned by fair and equal treatment, essential to government whichhave been released ri` develop a sound economy for the family during the past year confirm this view. farm. ' There must be, developed, too, 4 Certainly the budget recti`+ " `ly released :opportunity for employment to prevent by Provincial ''Treasurer 'Darcy McKeough the erosion .of rural youth from the farms -did._ nothing to recognize the rural and small communities. Their migration, Problerrt• to larger urban centres can onlyaaddto' „ The small. towns, the farming the problems of the cities,' communities which make up rural These 'are provincial responsibilities" Ontario, must be given due priority.,,.if and this is'why the, Ontario government'.s , they are to make the contribution to the • obsession with centralization is disturbing provincial economy 'of ' which they are •to people ' in places such as non -urban capable. _ Reserved for public opinion Mow 'the Goderich dragon Oh, hark for a while And 'a story you'll hear Of a brave Sir Eisler Who had no fear. When duty called him ,He did not shrink Sir George had his dragon And he had his mink. Or was it a raccoon Fierce. wild, and irate. At least it was breathing But soonmet its fate. lost its head Reserved' for public opinion - Dear Sir, I wish to thank you for the fine coverage your paper gave our National Farmers' Union give-away program in Goderich recently. . .A special thanks to Shirley Keller in her "Woman to Woman" column. She gave a splendid explanation of ' Our purpose `thus answering many consumer questions about the 'progratn, I would like to make a few additional comments,, First of all. let us make. a comparison between the farmer and the worker who ,lives in town. The worker has his house. his' means of transportation and his family's personal expenses (food. 'clothing, etc.) to look after.. The pfiice of most Mr. Editor,, In answer to Mrs. H. M. Armstrong's letter in .last weeks piper: _.First, we'd , look. , a . littie ridiculous' running around , the' race track 'with our, carriages while .being chased by' horses: wouldn't 'we. What, larger form of Obstruction could ' you possibly want to find? for ' your daughter's misfortune:' we are all at, one lime' -Or•.another. faced with some ; type of accident and no matter how ,large, or small we. cannot cpectothers to be indebted to us. The _tow'n, as a good exaMpli5 would find ?it eost'l��'`°'pa °trig for repairs of every child who fell on its property and broke an arm Or damaged his or her teeth. • Granted. we are sisters of the , everything has gone. up but iso; t,n..Reeve.(Mr.'Carroll) and are have 'the wages. ' ' • proud , of him and his . contributions to the community., , The farmer • •has the same However. we would like to make expenses, then on top of that. in . it clear that although we enjoy order to .run his farm' he must �t+ong faintly ties at such t.ime., 'have two, 'or' three tractors, reference is never made .to the' seeding,' haying and �tart\est ;Qat held by him. equipment —• if he •is,..iat..,..da,ir.y.._. At the time we directed our ' farming --he has to buy cows. poem 'and letter' to 'the town milking equipment and have a council. �;'e did not think for one ' barn. mijk house (government brother's regulations") — whatever ° he'would cur • position 'would have any. bearing on Om' 'specializes -in; there is he request. Also, as • it is not the accompany'i'ng cost. :There are • l�eeee, alone ,who is responsible many operating costs freed. for the amount of money being seed, fuel, etc.) that must, be. , spent on the ' town.. projects. he ' met. , . _ alone ' cannot �, remedy ° the problem -presented by •us. Our The prices the farmer, receives only- intention was to bring to in the last 20 years have not 'the attention of those gone up as wages have, and yet res onsible the condition of the ..:his costs have soared so the rachis on' the square. • farmer grids' "hirnseif borrowing Finally — Many of our Town more money, getting deeper and Fathers ARE just the "average deeper in debt until he is forced • working man'` who at the same off the farm. , time give up the little spare time This ' is why thie NFL' are they' do have to serve on our holding_ these,, give=aways. - to town' cotfn.cil and many of try and matte the ' consumer whom ,also cannot afford the aware' of .why- the farmer is in luxunes -- of boating or horse such financial difficulties. racing. They are making these activities available• to us only for Over the years the farmer has the benefit, of the, people and to been told fo become .more give us.. the' outlets ' of efficient and increase his volume , recreational activities,. _ writici''r 'for a -better income. He has every. tours- should, have: At the became more efficient but same time,,°'keeping its people :'.. ,what's the use of increasing the interested 'and encouraging volume? i"'or example -- pigs — if others_to come and ,share with us one pig lases you over„S7,00 — •the'i?nterprises of-ou,r town. .__- 100 pigs will lose you $700.00 — In closing we would like to You might as well quit first. thank• the editor for the space When' the 2;3 of the farmers provided us to air our cdmments and , wish to advise this, will 'be that the .Federal government. our final letter pertaining to this want to leave the farms, go to particular topic. the towns and cities - What is it . Behold the brave hero With hand on his gun Turned his best angle to'camera While the foul deed was done. R. Van Der Meer 55 Montreal St. GODERICH, Ont. ITSTABLISHED Thi ODeTttIJ 1848 SIN4L—STAR -C]- -The County Town Newspaper of Huroh Published at Goderich , Ontario every Thursday morrri'rig by Signal-Star Publishing Limited 124th. YEAR of PUBLICATION going ' to do top the, ' huge unemployment problem that , already exists? • - If big corpcirations take over farming which will follow when only. a few"'farrners are' lif t, " can be sure that food prices are» not going to get lower. The family farm • is a most economical 'unit” because all the members, children as well as adti its,• help withihe work'. The consumers can help the farmer in his fight to `keep the family farm by writirig their ,complaints about Federal Farm Polley and their support of the .,farmer to: their MP at Ottawa; - their MPP . Queen's "Park, Toronto; their newspaper. .h R pectifully, . Scruton, 'J. Henry. TFUEPHHONE 524.8331 area ' code 519 ', .,. JACI(.W H. Mit.i..'.+ ditpr,, . r §a''n $l.fRLEY J. KELLER, worrien's editor. . EDWAf D•J, B''R Ki, aadvenising 'manager a; Subscription Rates $6 a Year'�- To U.S.A. $7.50 (in advance) • Secant!, dm maillegisultion number +- O/16 m � 4 We annot have a healthy urban society,, if we have a ' sick.' rural society. Sincerely, Cls Wilkins, Sec. Loe41335, National Fanners' Union. IT'S YOUR 1.1F ... LOVE IT! A Abortion must 'be left to each woman's 'conscience. It is a decision she makes alone. --All-the advice .in the world -can be offered. But it means nothing -unless her own conscience and her own 'needs ' are met. Every woman has her own' particular circumstances. Many could never condone an abortion for themselves. Their opinion should, be respected. ' Other women could not in all'. conscience have the babies, for which they can not r plan. Their wishes should be respected .too.. - • This 'is the simple yet intensly complicated reason -why no kind of legislation," can ' , exactly fit all the circumstances of abortion. Yet legislation _._is meed,ed to. protect both' the woman and the doctor. • All cbncerned must 'be informed and not Merely pressured by 'circumstances. For thesame reason population control is not' a valid argument for abortion. And the assumption that abortion' ''kills" a human. being is no reason to 'Legislate against it. This point`coul,d beargued until the end 'of time. Some' women feel as soon -as they are pregnant that life begins. Others 'believe just ,as firmly- that ' human ,life does not begin until the baby is born— separated from their body. - ' But the major," question a woman should always ask herself is - do I want this baby - will'the baby be loved?.... , Because ' view, .personalities,. religious beliefs and needs differ, 'abortion should be an option, and nota sh'ar'ieful one. There 'should be room in society for alternatives. No one%segment\of society, no government legislation, should- dictate to another' the' agonizing d'ecision of bearing or not bearing a human being. Remember When ? ? ? 60 YEARS AGO► Will Goderich regain its old-time supremacy, in the salt manufacturing business? There appears - • to be a most encouraging prospect that such will be, the outcome of present developments. .Definite steps have already ' been taken to secure- possession of the Platt Property on the river flats, where years ago a salt block was situated: It i`s . stated that machinery for the plant is - ready on. the way from >.PM74" 24Ennc. ... ,'jWuy `i4+4]I land: . '•There- - same speculation as to the possible • bearing of the project upon the reported discovery of potash deposits in this' neighborhood. The plans ,for the erection of the new plant! may be expected to mature very shortly, and the re-establishing of the salt business' as one of Goderich'`s chief industries, if such 'should be the outcome, will be hailed with gratification by the people of,the town and district. •Clinton's population this year is 2,300; Exeter is to have an 'all-night telephone . service; the total assessment -for W'ingham for 1911 is $807,398. A consignment of eight horses was received last week from Pictori,fpr Gundry's livery. The horses are all of a good class and a handsome team of blacks is especially admired. ' Y 25 YEARS AGO . a The Town Council held " a special meeting on Monday evening to consider the estimates of receipts and expenditures for the current year and to strike the tax rate for 1946 and found would be necessary to levy a rate of 42 mills for the general taxpayer and 41 '<:i mills for Separate' School supporters. A little, ' figuring (one mill representing $2.,600), will show that ' unusual or increased' expenflitures account for approximately' 10"nnills, which is three • mills more than the increase in the tax rate. The:,.,.;. s Council expects , toget by with the,, use of a portion of the surplus 'which was accumulated three or four years ago., , The cottage on Bruce Street owned, by Mrs. 'Gray was bought on Saturday's auction sale by Mrs, James Reid, Hamilton `Street. The house on Nelson Street, formerly' owned and ,occupied -by Gordon Lamb,. has been ` purchased ;by Walter Westbrook. Tom ' Morris, a merchant, ' has d the brick building w 0 4 .Saltfor porch diagonally across from his store, which in days gone by •was occupied as a hotel. , • 5 YEARS AGO Sifto Salt Division of Domtar hemicals Ltd, has ' pledged' $7,500 ' to the building fund of the Alexandra , Marine and General. Hospital in ' three year . $2,500 instalments: The strike at Goderich4 Manufacturing ' Company . Ltd. has developed into a, war of bitter . words, and .../t. ompany officials say ' settlernent appears further away . than when negotiatione•st`a.rted last August. Huron C unty ° Library Co -Operative B and has accepted the resignation f librarian, Mrs. Jock Pirie.. Mrs.'Pirie is returning 'to her former . work as a high school teacher. AINSLIE'S 1 Home Dressed Select Meat SPECtAL'` Fresh Lqk'e-' Huron' COHSE So BONELESS POT A 'SWEET PICKLE COT T BEEF mon o lb. AGE ROLLS MADE' FRESH DA t.Y SAUSAGES 3;b. US. FIL,L YOUlt FREEZER 1 �r. WITH OUR 4WI4OLES'ALE 'We Buy Direct Frere The Producer — Save The Cost" Of . " The Middle Man - All Our Meat is overnment Insp ted 'a