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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-11-18, Page 2'^^ • ^ ``. ~ . .. THURSDAY, N9VEIVII3ER 18, 1971 - . _ 0� all printers w�omdeterninecI not -to print yt� �s till oo ' K� - U ��Ute, `uh~�^ werewereweres~ 0t 8.� ��V�e~ t0��� would� " ' U' n UK very'���printed . � " Iknjatnin Franklin - The man attraction? ." . An inventorial-- Report of1NidWoStoi'n Steven Truscott or, for that matter, k�� --that it vvoO\d cmn� �� gorY.paSt ^� ut�n�Re� v��o .� ��v�*//� "~~''~ "' ~ - -' ` mostconcerningdredged again and again iust because it . 0od-inter�o1ing conjecture g up Goderich. It states that.Huron County Jail happens to be the, Huron 'community in in this town is an underdeveloped which the 'county baoti\\m\n located. ' Historical attrantion ' The p~'~M|~ which is published by ~ But it may certainly be good business NOOA, oboorvos'that since the )�i/isthe-a '°iuramingoard for a growing tourist site of the last public hanging in Canada in' industry which h\ch ' is hunting fox anything ny1hing of 1889 the premises would of supreme anun�»uu~and m.^^v-i_a/"nature �. and interestrotoUr|ma who are, looking for bits and. p�oeo of historical lore to take • home with them. • Add to this the now famous feotihet 15 -year-old Steven Truscott was held payingforzhe` p|eaounen-v/ev~ngo.' Ai the present tirne, Huron County ,Council is preparing tear dovvn^ the Thick ,--,stone walls which enclose 'the exercise yard. The purpose., of this prisoner in thisvery same jail for eight demolition is tomake way for another , months awaiting the death .penalty, and piece of asphalt to alleviate- a parking - • •r~ - 4 „I 'Or •••• � ~ Alp —_ 1110-00., . "Someone remarked that `...enemies are only friends in disguise'. ,ieodu often byexpecting more of us than we are able to pe,fnrm, but our sb-called enemies ^ challenge us by expecting less "^"" "a P _ 0 |N u�IC� EF G re m timg:C^^ ar d "Nordic�vening',tbn design contributed to UNICEF, the United N a'xionxOh|dmm'uFund,hy thoSwadinh artist, 8ven- .^ Ehrwn,,aoeSpaciu| dilion card 'for the' 1971 thooalelof this card help in its many pro- grammes to•aid children rogromoomto'uhdoh||dnm wodemide: ` � . ' Remember uWhenJ?? . ~ 60 YEARS AGO The' board of trustees at the Alexandra Hospital in Goderich presented their annual report and it was announced that the citizenS of the comniunity Would be asked to vote on a $15,000 expagsiOn project,. • The TemPerarice, Field. Day 4held by the churches ,o,of Goderich and Huron County was uddreuSethyguest speaker Rev. Dr. Abraham of Toronto anfl Mayor Pearson of Newmarket.' The Peerless Male Quartette was to sing at th public local option .meeting in the Temperance Hall. M. Broderich of Seaforth wag' — for Centre Huron and PMO'ot or East VYawuuoob for Northuu,00. The non jnry sitting of the High Court of Justie for Huron county was ,,setxoopen utthe Goderich Court House.. Q. R. Elliott, son of G. M. Elliott of Goderich won the cross country race at the member of that schools .Vanier team. Maple Leaf of the Daughters or the Empire held a tea And raised a substantial amount of money to An towards purchase of aambulance for' the local hospital. n -' .--- µ hs . ' ` Ta pear Editor, Therehave been-several letters addressed to you latelyngu,a\u8 huuth,a and hunting. I would like this letter addressed to you, your readers and Dr. Watts, not, necessarily in - like to inflict pain with a phallic • symbol, the knife. ' e^^4^40 Umoe, |y, Vm.Qtmvm�. �e*mt&hum.Q�e� "=" ^=' `=""^"~^'^~~' -_- -.- massive stone --'-i prpb|enat the Children's A d Society and . --' Watts -'_-_. _ nnkr Jung arid uutch .ab'sokute_hetrnd byTrunCott, now oontern about. the historical value of the 5=g=1=W3Z===m".1*71A freed from prison, in a new book, -..:'The SteVen ~[rusoott Stor ^ as told ' to JaCk Trent, the jail d,oes indeed take on a new look for tourists seeking exeitennent on their vacation. Wearen't .at all oa'rtain tHot Goderich wants tb be-remembered-for-its'part in the old oOuntv jail, it is fast d\sappeeri in favor n ' of a rn` Ono urgent t neod like accommodating motor vehicles. ' MODA may well have a great idea for putting Goderich even rnone:soUd\yon•the tourist map, but we yvi\\ |ikm1,74ever knuvv just how,' great the suggestron really. was • . . ���@� �����.,.'..canto's �mm�����m�~� parade m Well its nearly that time of year again. In a few places throughout Goderich the first Christmas decorations are begbnning.-' ,-,to done can o|rnbothear the yet "'' appoaran far �,,off sleighbells of Santa Claus- _ -•' Santa - l��set -to -make hig .first appearancein Goderich on Saturday, December when he will be \ntovvnto ` take •h)u traditional place in the Santa Claus Parade. Early indications are that Santa 'should'be taking part ih a porade this year that hevvU|baproud of. Organizers of the big event report that no less than` six bands have already confirmed their intentibns to be„ town -that day, to it is � a|sb reported that �urnberoue floats have been registered to make an appearance as well. °' It all looks pretty rbuy but lets not §att|o back and assume the event is going to be a smashing uuconnovvithoUt our help. Aiother opinion - ° ^ .. = .^ "gld bureaucrats never die - 'they just waste mvay." • ayae3tav�me� The Hon. John A. Volpe, Setretary of Transportation said \uv'4ieeuh about- alculior undteafCic safety, in Ottawa this' ' 'u Sweden and �youc�England, there is 'no Iicence to kill and the law'is backed up by severeSocial nalties. The drunken driver is bad news in his community. Period! Peop|eguo,pn\m. He is ' - o�,��eu.uomn,�&�n/muny nightclub cumedkaoa. He is koo�n for what he is - a potential killer." Quoted by the Dntm�o�u(ety��«���__ nwssm*m��l��a��mm*�Ap^ ' Businesses, -. ` and groups • urged by ox�uc�ed.Bo�n���miOodb ` "-the Santa Ctaus Parade Committee t� start -p|anning their floats and t register. floats,lots of them and a wide variety of them, what would the annual pre-Christmas,prooesoion be. In addition to floats other participants are welcome as well. CloWns are .a1‘7vays needed and the committee claims GOderich-has a few of those. . . Even if you do not represent business. o7 club :there are, countless othar 'ways' e�hperson can help make this part ofthe Christmas' season a smash. Jtoupto you though. What can you. do to help? . . Decide W»�nt that. contribution might be, and get working on it. Lot's make 'Santa's visit to Goderich this -year one both .he and all the residents of this community will remember for a long time to come, . ' ~ nobody ����������� '���� 0��� Afraid ��� ������~��� - . Is the following a true picture of the times? Perhaps not, but There may be 0. more truth than fiction in it for nonie people, .~ 7—t -7 -Seems a disgruntled school teacher handed in his resignation with the following comments: "In our schools today, the teachers are ofns\d\of the principals, the print1pals are afraid of the syperintendentS, the superintendents _are afraid of the board; .and the board members are afraid of the parents, the parents are afraid cif the children and the children are afraid of nobody. When the' obove^ comments are considered in tho^|ight of some of the Ho|\ovve'�n oo in Ontario --' Communities; re is reason to suggest, the toochorm/y 't too far off the mark. In Milton, for instance, theRiot Act had to be read after mobs of young -' people broke lietween '50 and 60 -` ESTABLISHED:,���� `r 1048/ "Old bookkeepers never die - they just lose their balance." Adler not tothe contrary* Dr. Watts characterizes the hunter thus: "In -any light, thereCo,*, the ..te,appears rt of character - ignorant and secretly afraid of the countryside, insecure and cowardly ^uud sexually \oudogputeuoddeNnus." -Well, E,nost BemmingWuv, Prince Bernard ` of the Netherlands, Prince Charles of CnQ)und, Past. ~ President O|nenhm,,r-,-undlocally Ellwood Epps are ardent h.unters, to make a random selection among well known people. Do they fit th|ndeac,ipUoh?� Here •on this huge and great continent of ours there are some 25.,2miV|on'liqenood hunters and, to suggest that. this ..group has serious .-abo,oat\nna because it likes to xiot is as ridiculous as saying that, snrgeons become . ` ^- Tbp mobility of young people' ' has always beengreater than that of their parents, but today it is vastly increased by improved transportation and a wanderlust unmatched by previous generations. In the course of a year more than 44%� ofthepopu|utiun in the 22.to '1«4 year-old age bmcketchanges 7� windows, set fires, tossed vegetables at passing cars and oodoutrians;oto,�atc. The scene at' Goderich wasn't much Vetter. Reports indicate one policeman waS physically assualted and some of the abusive language being heaped on people by„ young people - some .of them 14 and 15 year-old DiMy-vvaouhooking. We hesitate to�ug the majority of kids jn the gangs were bent on destruction .in their ovvn.'cornrnunitiuo. However, they did indicate' by their actions they are "followers'.' and their deodo were inexcusable. They^ may not be afraid of other 'poop|o, as the teacher suggests, but perhaps they' should be afraid of themee|vem. ' Unfortunately, the actions of a few will be used as a brand against all young people in Goderich and Milton. That's the sad plight of young people everyvuhera when some of their contemporaries get out of hand. -Exeter Times -Advocate (�oberith . - ' 124th: YEAR'. ^�� SIGNAL—���,~��� U�~�u8-^�/ PUBLICATION The County Town Newspipa,r cif Huron Published at G�derlch, Ontario every Thursday morning by Signal -Star Publishing Limited TELIPHONE itotteirr let El‘4.:4KELLERv-,,,,editoriatlitif,,,, ,,,,,+ �„�~�4 __--~g.~.~_~'.-'^ ` m�,�v.w�ov�aw -- editorial staff ' ' DiVAIto J. EIVRNSKU advertising manager S�cond cIas mail registration number - 071 Cie t�__m�.^ • 4 ` n.fiZA3atMCKEZ4 � M, u The first ' Indianapolis 500 -mile classic was won in 1911 with an average speed of 75.59 m.p.h., says the Ontario Safety League. Forty years later the record stood at 150.867 m.p.h. ' There is the story of th.e U.S. hippie who was on a TV man -in -the -street |ntmrvieW program, who was asked what he thought about the Indianapolis 500' He replied, "I think they're innocent." ^ ' xmgz�mMsK4my4zmtimmtmsmsm'~ Election Laws \o•many areas , place restrictions on the voting rights of meptal patients, but a study, at a hrge mental hospital shows that there's not much difference in political preference between those on the insicle and those 2n_the outside. In the study, mental patients filled our ballots for two elections. The geSu|b were identical with those of the surrounding community. tysimswatmmwuu4r4K:mYt4tS MM:(am Tuesday is the safestd in the week to drive your car, according to a group of insuran& appraisers. Worst days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. V� Voice �« Editor Signal -Star, ` ' accounts - In regarding', the history 'of Point Farm sumnier hotel, it is Stated' that the originahotel was .^bult Davis)by a man named Davis,. and that it burned, being rebuilt on a. larger scale by J. J. Wright in the early 1870C -This version has -been _ _reiterated through the years, but that doeg not necessarily Mean it• is accurate, OWner of t4 lake shore farm was Charles Boulton Davies (not an who�"depar,ted- this life U[om` • the 22nd day of July, 1856 " If there ,,waS a summer 'hotel on the Davies farm in the early 1850s, I would .be most grateful to anyone_who can supply evidence by v.iy of an authentic record or account,. I am ="`" iinpressed by t.- -_-- tout Davies" w.iclOw. in placing property ivatrust, pending her marriage tO Wright Youth � . house and wutbubUuQu." Would she have ove,�uboduhotel? , stone marktrig" the grave of Joseph J. On the plainlittleWright?' in Maitland Cemetery,�ed u�o •�mo�u;uou�� the inscriptions are hard to - his wife, Susan Ellen, died 1880 - but it is possible tO m `,:Fouudor.n[Point Funn'"-Thut, no doubt, was a tribute of his son, Thomas. Upouthm.ektidyuwe available to me,.I take it to be -'-�p'�.DU�� . Opinions „In order. that Signal -Star readers might express, their opinions on any topic of public ~Lmttmn The Editor are -always Welcome for publication. - But the writers of such letters, as, well as all readers, are reminded that the opinions expressed in letters published mre.nOt necessarily the opinions held , by The Signal -Star. 25 YEARS AGO, The Huron Cotinty Council was sin session. and.a-rep\ort there from the architects in charge of work on the new court House •to be located at Gbderich reported progress on Wilding preparations. The Goderich Lions club -. intho,tradition they would again sponsor Hockey teams in Goderich • during the «pcoth�gseason. Tuo annual meeting of the Goderich township ,unit of tlie Federation of Agriculture met ' and elected a new slatof officersfor the newyear with Lorne Rodgers as., the new o,oaideot..The 'meeting was held pat resident, . Jt was said that several members.of the town council, as it ouood, intended to announce their retirement from municipal politics as the nomination night for- !candidates drew near -in preparation Co,. municipal election in Goderich. ,Tu� Huron County TubeeCu|uuio^ Association announced, following a meeting at Clinton, that the group Would . open Ka -annual" Christmas drive for funds beginning on November 25. The -Robertson. brothers of . ColbOmo township officially presented the COtirityTnt-Huron with their family farm to be used in a reforestation pugect. A deputation to -town council [uom'tbo local Public School board asked comicil to pass a towards a schotil addition, A partial eclips of the sun was expected to 'be visable across Canada for about thrmr,hnu, • Satkirday of that week. n'ew �������i4� system'����� v�� ��N�� �. - -- ' ' ~ BY DON MG:GEE - - The importance of education has inonaaodd greatly in the past few years, to the extent that a young man or vvorngn going into society must have it, in order to earn a decent living. . This is where the family' comes' in: We aneffort to allow the student in believegrowing 'ch|d on his responsibility as part .of society, and allow thatohUd'to mature. A family thatreato their teenagers as being younger r than they chronologically are; is the worst possible environment for them. The parents will have talk 'to their student teenager, discuss futu plans with him, and help him arrange the .all important decisions that effect - his., 'education and therTore, his' life. � This"' is the drawback. How.mature are 'y ~x teenagers when they come into high school? How well can they make such serious decisions? We feel that anyone fourteen or fifteen years old should have some nonu0 .or direction. If he doesn't, then at least he can easily change his course at anytime. during his high school years. We hope parents / '-- undmr such conditions, since everyone no could, eNily achieve asecondary dip|orn8 The d\ffiCu|1y ehCountoredin obtaining it mdu|d be based solely on the student and what he feels is important to him- ' —n' ,� \ x. high school to develop as fully as possible ' i introduced anew •Svnte of,creditsjor the the Ontario Board of Education has rvvhat6e field hofinds himself inclined, secondary school level .which is reported' elsewhere in thioiSuue. . 'Vo•quaut\m the advantages offered to a student under this nevdlan. . At this time, the student in school does not have a.free hand as far as choosing his 'curriculum goes. In fact, utudontu are babied and spoon-fed to the point that lot of them have given up on the syst.gp and become simply hangers-on, joy-riders We realize that the way things are now, s. is an improvementther However, with such ocompetitive society as has evolved in Canada and the rest of NorthAmerica, we feel a student has a ` much better chance of success in life if he is'allowed to plan his education as suits ~ his needs. True, there are a great number of students graduating from big schools every year, but how many of them anything more The nm[obnnuvudmk'm",=ia"=mU'=U themselves during their formitiveyearsin many have been able to involve swapped for the car hetraded in - school, in subjects -„that interested and now nHis ambition is to motivated them? We are afraid that very as oft paymenton the one he s. keep how farb�ind hefuvhad that , pM»4\adgo, that golden was last ear. ^ opportunity! ' ��mmsmrefamtz'�mivame. With this new credit system,' the .....- &u |o as looks leaders would have to "sell" themselbe someone tO give nothing for ves their subjects.Thisvmu\d'weed~our, thm poor and unpopular ;teachers, furthe'aomoU`|nQfornothnQrdmme»\U' something. -' 'o\amkern'nouw'mmmuuou, who are there n |ty(nthefor the free ride, Permitting more serious ~ HEART FUND classrooms. Futher, less "`"°= would drop-out • ^ ^~* ^�v ' ^ •� �- #~ ' • • --`-x--p~ � FIVE YEARS AGO Defending the MidWesternOnta i | Tourist Council under criticism Howard Aitken of Goderich said that the council Would do anything it commun was president of the council. Sandy' Profit and, Ross Doll, both of Goderich were elected vice presidents of the Huron New Democratic Party Association at the groups annual meeting held in Clinton. A car containing the body of to help small Mr. Aitkenstill needed coaches and referees taken from the,water of Bayfield harbour, The vVrist watch calander worn by the dead man had stopped on November 10, , six days before the discovery. ,The Goderich Minor Hockey Association announced that it " communicate with their teenagers season oVerate and the group scheduled - a third general meeting in an effectively, '"e"="~ ~^''`~~~~''` vr ttempt to -Stir up -interest and . 'nna*hpnmmaeahmn. ^ fo�Dh�� ~6or' -------'---^' Of course, p�o nt Carl Govier was elected vne guidance counselling and ocoornodation^ director of the OFarmer's for increased students on free time will Clinton,unmu mo a meeting held in probably be taxed in +����"innino' We do not feel, however, that, monetary conoernofloed enter the picture when the well-being of our new. generation is at stake. - •. feel vinovv era in eduotion has come about, and congratulate it? -Province .for -finally realizing the • need7for it. If _ In the Huron Perth` School d.football. championship game the match ended in a scoreless tie between' 'Wingham and Goderich in a game played at Wingham. Annual 'Renmembxuooe Day services were held In Goderieh a members of the Royal Canadian Legion .turned out to remember ' with their parentshelp and guidance, take in the two &treat con.flicts of advantage of it, we fee | only goCrd can modern history. result, aid that the social institution o, 'the first performance of the school will at last, be .providing onore Goderich ^Theatre'susefu|Yunction for* o'greater number of played to a sell nutumdienow.ut production 'Of ~~~ Too Late" ~ •w 0 0 ��