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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-12-16, Page 2o.SI(NAL-STAR, TH,IIRSDAY, DEPEMBR 16, 1971 l_- • Intermediate Hockey? Hooray. / /t it was with great interest, that we the wheel °d tackling the hard and discovered last week plans were in the frustrating Nob .of setting up the works to re-establish Goderich in , Intermediate Hockey. The first public :reports of theme' ►ove, which is apparently, afoot to thisk end,- came out, in 'reports' from a Goderich Recreation Board meeting, organizationland financing the new team. It is a great pity the .Recreation Board can -not see.its.way clear to "provide" more ^for the suggested team than they • have offered but no one should fault"them for their °decision..».,..,,.jt - is that board's All .reports indicate" much support for responsibility, through their .arena this 'suggestion and we,would like to take committee, to operate the Memorial this opportunity to add our support to the cause. It is no doubt far past time that • Goderich was once more represented in the ranks of I ntermediate hockey and even further up•the ladder.. It is the feeling of those behind getting,` a new team off the ground that both the interest and local support, as well. as the needed calibre of hockey, -are .now available in Goderich • and few could under at great cost to the taxpayers. disagree. Stop into the Goderich arena As a result the new team needs public some evening when a Central Huron Hockey- League- gar -e is -to be played- and -- it doesn't take the eye off a, trained scout to see greavpotential in the ranks ,of those teams. - in the 'longe run 'the C:H.H.L. could Arena for this community. The brutal truth f the matter is that the situation is onef dollars and cents. No' doubt the operation would not go broke through providing free practice time for the new team alone, but the related circumstances of having`to provide equal •. opportunities to other organizations, would doubtlessly drag it support all tn1 more. At the moment they are -looking tor--sprgnears' --aTrd perhaps - exhibition games will be played this season against other Intermediate teams giving Goderich residents an :opportunity to assess Godericht's possibilities and •to Dear Editor, Voice of Youth is silenced or 'examination's 4 Opinions In ,order that Signal -Star readers • m ight 'express their .opinions can any topic of public interest, Letters to the Editor are, always welcome for publication. But the writers o such letters, as well as all readers, are reminded that ; the opinions expressed in letters. published are not necessarily the opinions helot by The Signal -Star. .We ,get letters.... • ..y UNICEF Greidi]g. Card "Windflowers", the design contributed to"UNICEF, the United Nations Chil- • dren's Fund, by the U.S.A. artist, Harriet Chaprack Kapel, for the 1971 card sales. Propeeds from the sale of this.card help UNICEF -in its many ,programmes to aid chil- __ dren world-wide. - Q0. outs hasiiwctys M eIkd1:pIecte1- new _ideas '' UP WITH YOUTH provicd°e a great source of players• to a new financially. support the new team , by In the, latest issue of the team and within a very few • years turning out to the game. Tiie money ''`Signal Star" 1 have been Goderich .could • be .among the top , raised,at the gate wilt no i bt be a great readingaetters,b� young people, and while I am not Lou" familiar •contenders. '-I'n the past our teams have " - part of the funds used to finance the newwith the argument that goes on „n. xw ,rt ._ .._t.._t:1 Source to f. l.__D ..r.lsrn iinv.l. down to the question —• Has Keays St. about the conduct,the a Granted that a great deal of time, effort and talent produced good lighting, sound effects and costumes; what about the effect of two plays especially, on the minds. of the, we hope, budding actors and actresses. Complaints were made to the, =tiet•w n 1" re — F-efo-tffitrl rt-bv-lis---G •'D:ttt'br tiP413'ouse'kro'ld'ars: ort--- :Hockey League as weld and with. further e.lsion in that _league th'oppo.rtunitie: s are:: even ;.a.aderich'PlYes . . making their mark at ,the top. This._ may all be • several years in the future ut for the meantime the hockey enthusiast are putting their shoulder to bridges, railway . crossing signs and even - protection danger signals at tie public':rossings to the extent one had to be replaced at considerable expense where I am employed on the C.P.R. e I would like to say we have ii a ono �i�-•-ra rgc�`i�n In the past Goderich .has been a hockey' youth the -right and the duty to language and the actions on their ? f fawns by' the-Qollegiate studenis,, town flf,--some�. note and. has; .reduced» -',t... idea~. 1 this is the , q UeStzon 1 'Would with an unqualified yes, And while I am -no longer youthful,' I have been youthful for as long a- period as anyone, and longer thawthose wlio are still youthful:. ow wthat 1 have presented my credentia,,js, I shall proceed: • As . a. _y.outh.�.1, ..too _rebelled against the old mush' ideas that were -cherished. not only by the olds , b^Ut _h�'tl�e conforming oung. And I am 'convinced it will be ever thus. It will always J the' .duty of the ybung and tht�se who• think young, to project ,.new ideas that will penetrate the'walls of orthodox' thinking, and drive the old ideas into discard. .If._ this is not done then 'intellectual stagnation will result. We must all drink at the well of knowledge, which was created by the generations that preceded us, those generations .of accumulated knowledge and experience. did while doing so, we, must .learn _ to .separate :facts '.from.. fiction. There are far too many established beliefs• today that are based on likes or dislikes, rather than 'on, evidence, truth,' facts, or logic. _ The sooner our young people can hold such things up to the 'light, and clean up the old shelves a bit, the sooner will human 'knowledge advance to a higher plateau. • Y'ourS''truly, A. Laverty. s©me outstanding N.H.L. players.:, The time is -ripe for the return of Intermidiate hockey and, `,it is up to everyone to support the cause: o WiIIproclaim mention of this_ last -year in our editorial columns near Christmas but to no avail. Apparently .the congregation at the Anglican Churich in Auburn see no need to evict Santa .Claus and his reindeer from • the :Church lawn during the Christmas season. According to Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock's 'news, the jolly old elf ,himself and his eight four -footed' •flyers are • perched on the premises again "this year. We "cdo•,inot wish to be -labor the point a time in history,. when people are that Christmas is • indeed a Christian 'i ` "� searching more diligently- than ever 'for holiday -After, all, would there ellen be a ' "t e ,yang child" the Saviour - se'ems Christmas if the Christ Child had hot been to be the height of foolishness and'wasted' born at Bethlehem that, night? And"'isn't it effort. the church's mission to proclaim that We':ask .agar. this year, Christmas of :,,,Good News, especially at Christmas. 1971.• if the Christian church does not We have nb quarrel with Santa Claus.. hold forth the Christ Child of Bethlehem Some -people think of him as the Spirit of 'during the Christmas season, who will? Christmas and .for some, Chris Kringle may well be all. there is to the ° cornmercialized version of Christmas 'We've come to know in this society. Certainly there can be no argument that Santa Claus figures largely in the modern Yuletide: We see him everywhere and weihear-his happy HO, HO, HO until ,we think we can stand it .no longer.` But for the Christian church to display Santa Claus instead of the Christ Child at r - A Iett�r:to Santa Dear S, nta, ,. I' writing on behalf• of the Town of God rich. You know the place on the sh re of Lake Huron with the commercial hafrbor and the unique Square and the •beautiful trees? The Prettiest Town i Canada they call it. Santa, if you have room in your p `ck for a few extras, there are some things thy• town could, use. In fact,. you may b our last. resource the way things hay been going lately. . --- ; / , First - First of all, •we'd like a new wall at the northeast end of the harbor. We know it seems like a tall order, but we think the wall is absolutely vital to our harbor operations. And by the way, Santa, that's another thing. We`appreciate, it if more "interest could be generated ;/ in the—district to utilize the shipping industry, as a very economical, and direct link to Toronto,,,. and Montreal and some uSA points. We'd' like some additional enthusiasm directed to the beaches, too, please. We ° believe 'filth one of Godertchys.best points is its location on one' of the bluest and n cleanest of the Great Lakes and we'd like to ash in on this asset. Our Reeve, Paul Carroll, has some truly exciting ideas for the Maitland River at Goderich. It would be wonderful if you could help the town implement some of these suggestions during 1972, just to prove t9 the skeptics that the tourist industry is healthy for business in- thi's part of Ontario: And like frosting on the cake — and only if you have anything left to give, Santa — could you turn our Square into a focal point it should be? Could you pour color, imagination and -a life into °that centre park so that it alone would be reason enough to visit Goderich? I've got to• go•, now, Santa.q There's much more you, could do for Goderich. but good children shouldn't be greedy.. We'll try hard to be satisfied with whatever ` r you can provide. . Merry ChristmSs, Sincerely, A Citizen' ?S — Pl edse keep th-r�s letterort file, -Santa-, - for reference at future Christmas seagons. ESTABLISHED I Obfilt j 124th YEAR 1848, -. SIGNAL -'STAR of PUBLICATIOi1 —i_r- The Count'y Town Newspaper of Huron --C�-� d• � Published at Goderich , Ontario every Thursday morning by-._._.. ignal-Star Publishing Limited TELEPHONE 5244331 area code 519 , ROBERTG. SHINER.— presidentand .publisher SHfR LEY J. K E L LER — editorial staff Subscription Rates $8:00, a Year = µ `9 To U S.A $9.50 (in advance) !, n1 r.KNw. to , �W(*., • n�4' �r�'''SgUi!�.a" .:1P' - `,-, , "w1i«' Orifi ' '` r hi' �i.�74taKn;;aana• ....,....k.w. WARD J. BYRSKI advertising manager" Second class mail registration number' 1)716✓ lime to 'ans�ver' •duf nm`^ the' time 'that` rehearsals ' POOR SELECTION,, , were, goi•ng••._on,' Yet we are asked to pay to see these sarpe actions carried out on the stage. Last - year I left the school feeling happy that I . had • been well -entertained. This year, • I a decided Never again. Also, with so` many fine..nne-act plays that can uplift both ,'actors -and_ audience, why was, it necessary to take a ,section out of such a . •• splendid drama as Murder in the Cathedral, which should be seen in its entirety. Herbert' _Whittaker describes ' briefly''lrr-..Theatre, CGlobe and Mail, Dec. 20th, what an audience has a right t� expect from a stage presentation, even an amateurone. Flora Macdonald. preserves all across our fair. d.om.inion to preserve our wild life and .Competent. game _overseers and h wardens to look after this business. Areas can be set aside where no trapping is 'allowed thus ensuring a good ,crop for, the following year,. The same applies to cutting timber. 'R'eplanting is started as soon as. an area is cut over. Our lakes and streams • are stocked with fish also by .the. Lands. and Forests department. Our buffalo are ..better.,off in our national parks than roaming' through our western. wheat ' fields. If any .species becomes scarce, all they . have to do is close the season on that particular kind of game,.. Scarcity of animals is not always due to hunting. In the• Manitouwad'ge area; the failure of theberry crop caused bears to go into their dens in such poor Condition •they starved to death before spring. It is rabies that has been 'responsible for the scarcity of. fox. M for wolves, - 'they are . a menace to deer and sheep and small,'game wherever they are. All; one . has to do is follow them in winter and see the game ,they kill. This is why. there is a $25 to $40 bounty paid for each one taken. We had •a case where a large timber wolf attacked a section' man on track patrol 'in Northern. Ontario armed only with a track wrench. The man was .almost exhausted when a train stopped to give assistance and only then did the animal. take off into the •bush. I know of a farmer at Haileybury who had a calf killed by a bear. -Also, I was up at Algonquin Park where a bear slashed a tent opeii. where a woman was asleep, the motive --she had a box ctf chocolate bars in the tent. The bears "were smashing into 'cottages in the fall of the year' to get food as they -had been used to feeding at dumps in the summer. As a result • the Lands BIBLICAL BASE?. Dear Sir: , I have read with interest the leZtters for..and against hunting; and being a hunter4for over 50 years 1 have a practical .knowledge of The same. I believe .this thing begs a long time ago, for we read in Genesis 3:21 -the., Lord God made for Adam and Eye coats of skin and clothed them, and I don't suppose He skinned the animals alive. It also tells us God gave men dominion . over. the fish, fowls, cattle and all. the wild beasts of the earth. He also gave man common sense to run things, 'but it is sad that• common sense, is so uncommon. I agree ,with Dr° Watts and our friend- who wrote in last week's paper that th are some Dear Sir: disgraceful things done 'by I, was surprised and .' people with firearn s, but -some disappointed when I read'in the of these individuals should not Signal -Star, the account of the be classed as,hunters. ,are Drama Club plays at ° the , ,trigger-happy shooters, f6r they Collegiate and no mention was shoot at about everything they made of the type of -plays used. see including water barrels at anti Forests.. departpent shot over 40 of them. There must be a reason why residents in northern , Ontario Are paid a bounty bears. (This is not for hunters: In closing, I, would like to refute the statement 'that " ---hurrtem are such a' 'despicable bunch. Hunting has nothing to , do with on ''s .character, I have • hunted ' and -tact Twit3 while • huri"f'rng preachers,' doctors; and` others from many walks of life. They were just as fine as any non -hunters I have met and the idea that sex has anything to do with ,hunting, anyone in their right mind should know better than that.. One good reason why people go hunting, I believe the p g� aur .Lord... put moose and. deer in au woods fqr use as. well as ornament. We have had our winter's meat supply 'after a successful ,hinting -trip. Some 6f our • friends •would be better informed if they contacted ourt local Lands and Forests Representative instead of going by something Ugg and club Wrote, or was it Jung and Adler. , Real hunters don't go 'killing harmless birds and animals, only game birds andanimalsallowed by the game laws. Wrrr. A•- Hoy 1...-ET'S ^.R.ECYCLE . Dear Editor, • . Just a note from a subscriber, home on a quick visit, The town 'looks great fbr Christmas festivities. ' There are many things. going or the youngsters about town, or which I am very proud to show my friends with me. However, I am so sorry to say the elders and service clubs are not up to the mark as other towns 'and cities are.. For the chipping enclosed please note. In showing our town I have noticed tha'ny' ' corners of our streets are •littered with broken. GLASS, on Monday, Saturday and even Sunday mornings. A little attention brought to our schools, newspapers, about dangerous practice of breaking bottles etc. on our streets. I hope I am not stepping out ,n.. ••H'7Ci,'. fir ;'S+2dr •+.475.1 4' i : d 40,4 y. 1,1)10i':!`,j K'`� ,t,,r .y V.: r.+ v'r P "r i-'i,Sxk. ?,r4. PETER NELSON " . ,. •° I• . r , i+ L 'Nuc+na .•.. ' Vii' - LJinel_B u t D v h y not ask our people — WHY, BE A LITTER -BUG and S.tratford's-, environmental ' club should be watched: Yours. truly, John W. Scott. Editor's note: The writer encln:isd a clipping front, 'the London' Free Press showing Bria,'z Shaw of Nra thwestern' ,Secomia y; - S4/wo./,s, . lei i' Environment Club, using a crowbarssmash glass collected. in and around Stratford. The glass will be sold in Toronto for recycling, the clipping noted. Remember When 7 2• • • r • 1 ti r A 65 YEARS AGO- Liberals GO-Liberals were againvictorious in. Centre Huron as W. Proudfoot carriedtheir banner to victory at • tliepolls in the provincial elections. ' Goderich Mayor M. G. Cameron, in ' a letter to the Editor of the Goderich Signal,'' annbutiieed 'his candidacy, in the upcoming municipal elections:* F. F. Lawrence, local agent for the Grand Truck Railway was offering special rates , for those planning to travel over the' Christmas season. Headlines throughout the paper such as "Local Option a Fair Thing," "Liquor Interests Doomed to Defeat", "Our Hotels to 'be Freed from the. Blame of selling Liquor", and' "Temperance Sentiments. Growing in Momentum" clearly stated the • •Goderich Signals position on temperance legislation locally. A cast' in ,County Court against Harry Lowe who's alleged—elopement. ' -wi'th- 'Mrs. Join Collins engaged the atf'ention of the authorities two weeks earlier was tried before Judge Doyle. The charge laid against Lowe was one of theft in connection with, the escapade. He :was "found guilty of -the offence but sentence ' was suspended after the judge gave the prisoner 'a severe reprimand for his conduct. • '" FIVE YEARS AGO The campaign for the building fund at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital had gone $63,751 past its objective and was still climbing. It was announced that Goderich would be among 92 Ontario towns and cities to be visited by a travelling troupe of performing 'artists during centennial celebrations in 1967. The Goderich Little Theatre hired a professional director in the person of Joni Clavir of Toronto but the group had'yet to decide what play it wished to produce. The Huron•"''•• County Federation of Agriculture was seeking 'the removal of taxes on tractor tires. = The Goderich District Collegiate Institute Board announced that it would have to spend an extra...$10,500 to make sure the roof on the new High School addition, valued at $1,390,454 would not leak. The' Goderich Siftos stirred some hope when they picked up three wins in two days in action played against Elmira and New Hamburg. 'the Children"of North Street United Church presented a play telling tb6 story of the first Christmas as told by Huron Indian Legend. Bruce Howlett retained his seat on town council when a p ,4 r ,ana R. S. Hethe lington granted him Nur additirnfil votes. - \., a 0 0 • e 4