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GODERICH SIGNAieSTAR, THURSDAY, NOVP4BER 4, 1971
The Blue Thumb .....
By G. MacLeod Ross
Everyone recognizes pollution
as one of the bigger beefs among"
the legion of contemporary.
complaints. L o c al 1 y we are
congratulating ourselves that at
last we have rid the Maitland
bank of the ancient rat hatchery,
the location of which has now
been wishedon to some other
unsuspecting community. Out of
sigbt; out of rnind. It is -time our
f decorum was:sharpened
to recognize the devastating
effect of the automobile
cemeteries' which are rearing
tr ugly- heads- -elf -over the
landscape.
We have p..sed sual
plethora of by-laws wit w ich
we are wont to salve, our
conscienc.es, knowing full well
that few will be, or can be,
enforeed..., short of a kolcEnan
in every .pOt so to speak. As a
result we now stand sentenced
to eat the snow' which falls on
our property, or which blocks
our exit - Courtesy of the
ploughs,. More recently leaves
have Wee added-. to Our diet;
leaves which -once we were
permitted • to burn. So far so •
good. We can continue to pat
one another's-, backs. We 'have"
•struck our blow' for clean air and
we on!y hope h'Idr . the
third and fourth generatien will.
remember' our valiant stand.,
Unfortunately, the' general
problem of controlling pollution.
presents Circumstances whith'are
not so obvious, •nor so amenable
to sirp le 'actions as those
men lone. above.'"'"7"'"
When Dutch Elm disease
overtook us, we were all -
world-wide - caught with our
trousers down, metaphorically
speaking, and we .'ould rejoice
inwardly that the only known
palliative - to fell and burn
was so expensive • that no
reasonable .autlfority could point
a finger at 1is for our inaction.
And Since we are now so densely
Dutch settled in Huron County,
this is a' suitable moment to
point out th,at the Elm disease
called -Dutch was thus named
because it was the Dutch:people_
who had done more than the
next country in the way. of
research to find a cure. Now,
having -written' off the' very
lovely ,American Elm from our
midst; not just from our fair
town, but from the provinceas a
.whole, our efforts to hide from--
.er..eyes the dead Maples Along
our streets and . highways must,
surely fail since..they; are noW
becoming' too numerouS to be,
Inored. •
Once again events in Holland
have served to warn us of Yet
other vipers in the Communal
bosom which threaten our trees.The province -wide program
As everyone khows, Holland has will utilize varied ways to inform
of recent years fallerrheir 'to a the public -through speaking
vast natural gas •field in the engagements, distributions of
North Sea, which now provides , pamphlets, film screenings,
fuel for every possible purpose.-pliblieity Iii-r-ieTvipapers and the
Itovasidot long" after this that other media sources. In general
the trees. -began to die is hoped that a face-to-face or
Rotterdam b,_thousands ,and ' person-to-person. discussion
upon investigation it was found among friends, relatives and
to be due to leaks from the working confreres, 'oung and
mains carrying." the natural ga:s. old, .will get the message aceoss
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The polluter in our midst
Britain too has recently changed
from coal gas to natural, also
from a North Sea field, and here
too an increasing r4iimber of tree
deaths are reported. It is not jest
one species of tree which is
affected like the- American Elm\
but Maples -as- well. •Gas as the
cause of ,death has. been,
admitteil 'by the British Gas
Council. in North' Wales at
Llandudno, where 12 'out of a
• lirte-o f .-4-2-Ehris. and- Sytarrrore
Maples have been killedthe
Superintendent of Park S is
demanding, a check. Cambridge
and -Letchworth are, als-'6
stricken, while the' North East,
Gas Board has a claim against it
for $600 forloss of rose bushes.
Two questions arise. How is it
that gas escapes and why does it
kill the tree? Let us deal with
the gas escapes first and this is a
Matter which does ,not redound
,, to the credit of gas distributers,
for explosions in Windsor,
Ontario and now in Glasgow (20
dead and'100 injured') are of too
-recent memory.,
The old coal gas pipe systems
relied on screwedferrules to join
the lengths of pipe and these
-aystema -are --still'ettsed-evehere
available. 'Natural gas is
distributed at a slightly higher
pressure than was coal gas, and it
-TiaA -been found"dry7�Cth-e-
screwed joints which were first
smeared with white lead. to caulk
thein.' The newer distribution
pipe systems are electrically
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welded. inspection of the weld is
done in sitti, before the pipe is
buried and few will contend that
the conditions under which
• inspection is done is conducive
to discovering the pite-holes to
w h lasuch welding is
susceptible arid from which the
gas escapes to form .theslow
leaks Which build up to
appreciable proportions either to
act on the roots- of -the tree, or
to-oekise-ari-eietal
Why are the trees killed by
natural gas?,,The Dutch find that
though natural gas is non-toxic
rermarrand-beast, it end"
the growthofbacteria, which-, in
turn, use up the oxygen in the
soil and gradually asphyxiate the
tree. Trees in paved and black
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topped areas .are partieularly- gu m reer the Highw ay
vulnerable, .because ;. Department fells as many shade
impervious surfacing cuts off the, trees which line the highways 'as.
oxygen supply to the roots,. To possible in order to perpetuate,
deal with these ravages the the " ancient Roman habit of
butch have developed a form of running the highways as straight
artificial respiration foe serimfs as A die. In consequence, when
cases irfc which air is pumped we note the numermit trees
down to the roots under dying along ,our highways,we
pressure. In Rotterdam 8,000 write thorn off mentally as the
trees have been thus treated and price of ....open highways
a further 10,000 are still in winter. Butsalt is, used within
danger. the towelimit.574IM
These experiences. in 'Holland have two suspects: salt and gas.
and in England should be the The latter is a new culprit, not
writing .on the wall for_capecla usually associated with subtle
and more particularly Ontario underground attacks Goderich
\Here in Ontario
dtiterid with
leaks, for here
use of salt in.
BAINTON
LIMITED
FACTORY
• OUTLET
.has not moved
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our trees have to possesses so many trees that we •
more than gas .seldom count their loss and the
we make lavish difference in attitude of
winter while in Llandudno's
' Superintendent in demanding a
It . check on tree deaths after he Ifas
eco lost-a-mem-it:men "apite'ars tO"tre-°`
Town Parks
.
.• . as almost ludicrous. Whilst
• ' • Llandudno fells its thousands, "
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reality m Person to Person
_Goderigh fells its tens of
thousands,, but then the trees in
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• ' , Goderich are nobody's baby.
. this country, cancer -is one of the knowledgeable volunteers of the ..
Having regard to the evidence
to the greatest number of pe.ople cured. (Of the major diseases in However, when some 50,000
with the greatest iMpact. from Holland would it be asking
The public's fear and lack of most curable, provided that Canadiare Cancer Society ip too • much to have' the Gas
knowledge must still be .treatment begins when theOntario swing into action this
° Company investigate the deaths
overcome if -cfiv"digeage-frrolyi .disease is ' - still local.) Most month with the Person tO"Per'Sbn -of -Maples - in -..our boulevards
conquered, according to Cancer disheartening of all findings' where gas mains were laid a few
.ehdigh houcational program, they have
p thatthey years ago? We are all aware now
Society officials. Surveys have • concerned the fact that 81.
been me in the past; one is percent of the men and ' 75 of our apathy in respect of the'
being carried out his year. The percent' of the women -stated to help people -develop -a -more--
, American Elm, but there seems
sobering facts of rational„ realistic and hopeful to be valid reason why Wig new
last polls that if they felt they had cancer, '
showed that one in five feawould prevent them from attitude towards a disease which threat to frees by asphyxiation
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,Canadian men did not think that going to find put about it. This in many patients can be " should not be investigated and
, there was anything you could do was fear, not just of the dise, prevented,' in others can be proven one way or the'other.
to prevent cancerOne in fourbut of doetor§--operations and d.
cured, anin_all patients caneheaL-- 'At .the..turn.--of--the. century
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and opposite reaction was
considered trite. Tbday, as we
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' complicate our lives more and
BAINTON'S ARE CONTINUING TO OPERATE
IN THEIR ORIGINAL OLD MILL BUILDING
IN BLYTH
Shop in this old building, a landmark in Huron County
since 1894.
unk-e du Wool and Leather products offered
up to 30% LESS. than last year's Sale Prices.
The name "BAINTON" is our guarantee
--An ad venturous ' Mass
education program • will be
launched in November by the
Ontario Division of the Canadian
-Gancer Society. -
Patterned -after the highly
successful Wornan to Woman
educational campaign two years
ago, this . new, more
comprehensive project, called
Person . to Person, will
ambitiously tackle the problem
of trying to reach -e-v' eryOne in
the -community, men as well,t.s
gfeerreenerreel,
them about about cancer, .' its
prevention, detection and
treatment.
The Mainobjective is, to
increase the number of peopIF
seeking yearly check-ups,
intluding . specific, tests for
diagnosis of cancer and
precanceroes eonditions.
'In a letter to Unit Medical
advisors', Dr. Kenneth I.
• Mustard. Chairman of the
Medical Advisory Committee,
Ontario Division. C.C.S., has
heartily endorsed the program
and solicits the cooperation and
„support of the '„ medical
community at large. "Our
message will centre around the
Seven Safeguards of Cancer,"
announced "Dr: Mustard. He
listed three. FOr;everyone: have
a regular medical check-up;
do,n't smoke cigarettes; have a
dentist check for unusual
cOnditions; arrange with your
doctor for a bowel examination;
avoid excessive exposure to
sunlight women:
practice regular breast
self-examination;-: have a regular
Pap Test. " -
)0. • , more, the trite cliche of 1900
. _ thrtiugh dept. program
-the ostriches in our midst must'
devastating punch which even
turn.s out to possess a
W. R. Catton the Wildlife
management officer in this
district with the Ontario
Department of Lands , and
Forests this week reminded
huntersthat fife department is
continuing their program of deer
hide collection as set 'out- in an
announcement •earlier this jlear.
In return for all. hides turned
in to various collection points in
--the- Western Ontario region the
department will giving
hunters a handwarmer stamped
"Compliments of the
Department of Lands and
Forests,"
"In past lyears'.. Mr. Catton
notes, "most hunters have
discarded deerand moose
hides once' the hunt is over and
the butchering comelete::Allt
this was happening at a time
when hides have been very much
-in demaedeby- remote northern
Indian settlements, he added.
Through an agreement with
the ' Federal Government the
Department of Lands. and
Forests is .attempting to collect
as many hides as possible, have
them tanned and given ,W
various Indian bands. The hides -
end up 'as beautiful works of
handicraft from the talented
native craftsmen.
In returp for , one complete
hide (in quirter pieces is
satisfactory) thhunter can pick
up his handwarmer. "At the
same time he will find it
heartwarming to. do this service
to help some northern Indian'
people," Mr. Catton suggests.
Collection points in the Owen
SO".und division will be at Hams heed.
Esso Service in Meaford and Ken
MacDonald's Fur Farm R. R.,5,,
division at Point Farms
Provincial Park, fOur miles north
of Goderich and in the Hespeler
'Division ar the Hespeler Division
Office on Beaverdale Road at
I-lespeler.
Owe ll Sour,In the Wingham • GIVE so more will live.
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In Flanders Fields th`e-p.oppics bloW
.Setween the CrOSSe$,F0Vi on -row,
-1 hzi 'mark our place., and in the sky,
1helai-k:;,;:1111 bravely singing,' fly
Scarceheard amid the guns...below.
We are the Dead. Short Ziay.i'ago,
felt dovtit, saw suns -Qt glow, ,
LkIvedianj:1;rt., loved, and flOIN we, Ite
In Fland.r. Fields.
3 kfrip "EctiTiliTSFretiVillf7ivert-,;.7
To you from failing hands, throw
The tcrch he yours to lwld it high..
If ye bre.tk faith th us who die
We shall not sleep.
Though poppies grcw
Iri Flanders Fields. •
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