The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-01-20, Page 4Letter, to Edi'! v.
the usefulness OfMDC
/� - * t, {�, p . What at :kid the outward appearance of .a �- ?'IID whi�eh is extolling the virtues stf
Q w/e� determrnecl (/�J a. o ri'n' � hins'1 lnsalr_1a,rt°iia first ccaccirir� of Huron County the region �U people iIf'all walks of life ln.
wer 9 it
there w
out
� ;.. t-� w�:.�.�w w.�,M Council may .turn out to bell the basis of one . many,^roams-places. •
Township roads publlC
IAnopen letter to Reeve Everett
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eisions members ; But it was Peter Branch who got down to. a
r brass tacks. He sttidrhe was concerned' about °
Council's first 'Huron's 'Seemingly , d senehantment • with ■ Dear.Mr, Reeve;
-. !ter towing, - MI C:and-said MDC-.- officials were "rather. ,..1 , : .."-I. ..-wonderif you .and yMIX
Midw esters ,• hurt" by Huron's attitude. ' , • •
De'i 1 t ri it Hayter,. MDC "If you are not over -enthusiastic about con d °nee mote attempt to
•. , ,president;. end 'et e,r Branch;, co-ordinator of
it f
O the most important dr
111 will make this year.
Benfiln it in Pra ' ;'On Wednesday, at
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i meet' cif 1
. loss• n
• w executive -director of
.,e -opren 'Council;
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could result, The • u>iiowmoblle,
lets face It, is here to stay, WWI
at I hate the ,noise and�>ertell..,As '
an; old teamster yourself, Mr. -
Reeve, you will imMedlatelY
.too, can , e
retort that ho'i^ses, At. , b
Goderich. Township- Council Very', guilty of `"`poW e an smeU'* `
1 e. pollution, and .,,.1‘ agree- One
MDC telt us`!what are the alternatives," said explain to the incidentof several Years ago,;will ,
■ 1 ag - suffice,
Branch. "What . does- . Ml '•not .hay '•°that. 'a ■ Bluewater" each •'Cott'. er s
■ I was taking anadult group"
sante' other :organization might have.. 'i here a Association, that the tow'1G1Jst ip a church- rofessiortal
can the, council serve' you, better?" . ; : 1 roads, lanes, walks.and'dedicated from > 1 cal p
Touchin on the' importance of re i al ■ parkland in that Subdivision are ethics forbid that •1 divulge the°.
Touchingg on ' denorriix►atio , . on a sleighride.
co-operation through MDC, Branch said that ■ public property, ' and NOT for n,
■ the exclusive uses of association The horses' were takiOg a
' from the 10 regions across.the province the ■
government received "104 -viewpoints, not 1' } membersy ' breather on nook -Out Point at
several hundreds or thousands". ■ This win
w 'President ' Jim Hayter summed up the
presentation with a few well-chosen words
from MDC's standpoint:
More on „snowmobile, 1 �1' ° " ■, services ''tor • the p:roi�incial department,
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' .a T easu; arid i�conorn1't ,, 'worked . together
snould be clearly set otit in the bylaw; and " 11, convince members to support,MDC�° ODA)
we think that certain. pail( areas in :: again Oils year. -'
The entire morning session of council was .
Goderich should,,, be • off` limits 'to ■
a talon up in the presentation of the MDC''
snowmobiles. 1 -.brief: Only the last, 20.,,.minutes or gig was
It is ,possible that snowmobiles ,will ■ devoted to questioning from Huron
remain a headache for some citizens and ; members to MDC 'officials. A noon. Warden
a to`.'present a brief to council 41'04. ti would.;
Bruno Lapaane-had a yali i point when
he°'si,ggested to Goderich' Town council
last week that an anti -noise bylaw would ,
be- -fairer and of more value to this
Community than a -bylaw regulating the
use of'snowmobi les.
We'believe the local hot* man-v4Il.find
lots - of support for his theory on that
subject from among. people who deplore
nose`';'everything from backfiring, roaring
motorcycles td heavy salt trucks gearing
tip or down and whining' lawn mowers on
a Sunday morni- g.insummer,
Of course; t 'ir °.i till ' r
�e iti s s the ob 1 em of
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enforcing an 'anti -noise bylaw. Here again,
'council would, have to work together to
strike legislation which could. be enforced
to the letter - and that's no easy task.
We woujd Qommend Reeve,' Paul Carroll
for his forethought .in> drafting a bylaw'to
control snowmobiles' in •Goderich before
they' become a serious 'problem.. The
ratepayers have every right to expect that
sort of action_tr.om, council -and they will
appreciate the- Reeve's keen -sense of
responsibi qty.
However, we• still,. -.feel . that Reeve
Carroll's. :proposed • bylavi . will hot be
effective. We think that Councillor, Stara •
Profit is righ' and that snowmobiles found
motoring on the streets. of Goderich will
always be -"on their way straight home".
Of what use is a law which provides .such `
an obvious- out for offenders-?
Furthermore, we feel the ' bylaw
proposed by caun ii las riot gone tar
=eno�s.g:b� Ryer-.b-el.i:eve- that.. i -iber�: is .to- be.. -a- -
bylaw at, all, - there should be a section
Molding the registered owner responsible
for the snowmobile no matter„ who is
operating it; - we think- that the pe-nalties
■ metrlbetship will have to be"rear ed by that Gastel in the Clinton operation-. He said it is put back, Last 'week, .after
t �" . time, +, MDC `recognized the sale of CFB 'Clinton. as ■ legal advisement I sharpened my
----:'b.,..practi lly ofd, the Complaints i : year ost Huron taxpayers Fees for invest'me.nt? _ .1 these unlawful, and - potentially
• ' '� � ■ t, � i e Will • in in Gowin answeredu that MDC Tanned •to lethal,�obstruc'tiorts to allow' a
-° ■ .March and a decision about . Huron's do -everything possible "to assist 'Mr, van a ,sleigh -load of youngsters to pass,
manufacturers producing a"nichine that ■
created less not§e and di -d 'not' interfere
with TV set - y g , such a ■ , , waiter dowing quoted many statistics for just the "first step up the ladder".
technical achievement should -not be an : the enlightenment -of council and even Gerry jinn of Goderich township as
ter the residents Bluewater Beach: A new moon
seem especially militant, It may was just starting to settle intothe ice -fields. The night to*as'
`i have something to do with the
■ t•clear, .calm and cold. A few -
northern lights flickered over the
Harbour. The passengers, many
of them choir members, had
sung their way thrWmost of the
old Methodist Myrna ' Book.
They ° were into last stanze of
"The'Old,Rugged Cross," when I .
saw it was about to happen.
(old .Albert, 'our "haw" or left
horse, had a chronic problem
with wind -in -the -bowels, - was
famous for his high; fluted, -
flatulence.- On , this - night in
for council -for Iior a long time to come. i *matter
Hayter advised the delegation the ex rem° cold or .the solitude - I
whywe. would urgeGoderich i mtter would -be tkn to the pining and "We ned your ssupport" -aid Hayter ■ dont know., They persist in
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( toa more -a' ■ development comhittee for study and, ' "`not -just your financial support but we need 1 blocking off township roads over
Town Council to u ook : recommendation to county council the support of.. the people. Send us your which . I have driven teams for
permanent solution. at the root of the : . MDC officials were called in when it problems:Telephone us in Stratford:" ■ the past twenty-five `years, and
became apparent that some members of One 'question`' from the floor was how il ' •which are clearly marked" as
■ eo my council were ,dissatisfied with the' . MDC planned toY de T°'wiih the newownerof publico' in the local registry
editor of the ,- E xeteri ■ r�ults achieved b • -the `•• ion first W CF.B«Clinton John van Gastel Galt.' Would 1 office.
The' ti . h organi�,at
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Times Advocate expressed it this way: a formed _in• 1956 Membership in 'IDC last MDC assist him in securing industryor his ■ ry
f Eve tithe I remove one of
could be snuffed out with the ■ he om ng year 1 be collected age g p
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In this da and a e
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im.possibi I ity, and the manufacturers traced the growth of MDC through t r r ears., ,S question concerning MDC's interest in the i stumps a birso the horses would
■ Still he was hard pressed to impres Huron ° agricultural / industry.. He wondered,: what • not stub their toes, and
would probably .:rise to the need very ■ ■
: ty Council with the. progress report plans MDC had to put the rural economy on` i informed the spectators,: that, if
•quickly if 'the- provincial government
■ which remained intangible and b0 and a' par with industry. ordered to do . so by a Court,. I
forced them into such a `situation. The iT•_'. "
fou_��jjhi,ng. or;rrientall}• grasping.unle�� there ' Ginn was told that�f�or the first.: time, !� would' replace these posts. I
machines may then be more costly,. but a had/been personal involvement. agriculture is a priority item with MDC and ■ don't see how much' clearer or
t boy -scouts axe, cut three posts at question I fear he had also eaten
ed a . ■■ ��rou n'd -level, smoothed. 'the a .bit too much alfalfa hay. His
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head dropped;,•his ears flattened,
his back straightened - sure signs
he was searching his bowels fora , -
breat-h of wind. w
,As the wrd ' "cherish" was
sung, I thin, one
k.of the wildest
orgasms of wind -breaking I -have
ever heard, drowned out the -
singing, scattering . hay, .hats and
other , light items, all over the- '
point, One passenger' still 'claims
to , this 'day that the northern, - -
' lights momentarily went out,
but I have .no signed affidavits,'
A sequel to this event - and a
rather sad coi'Yimentary on` 2�
-machine-age-man - was when this
same group. approached me the L,
-following -year •for their annual
most enthusiasts would pay fie extra to ! He/ attempted to explain that the near' that, atr agricultural section of,MDC will take 1 fairer .I can be, dq you? I also
■ the cool ms of farmers to' overnment• in an ' Is tried to ex lain how 'these acts
e i,r ea s
.
'11 Study io ben~ released about Int' end of effort to encourage fair practices 'and better could cause a serious accident,
have the freedorri' to cavort to Th heart's ■ $1,000,000 u aterloo and South Wellington . p r' g. ■ p
content.", 4• 1 February', " had very definite implications incomes for rural people. evpecially in''. deep snow
■' hich would .affect Huron County. - He *Ed -Oddiiefson, reeve of -the village sof - 1' •conditions, as well as being
And there may be one other way to �di,cted 'fantastic growth Jr, int- coming Bayfield, outlined the poor system of.•� selfish short-sighted ' and
Control" snow�miobiles effectively...Worki heaps to the aterlo� South •
V4ell�n�.un area. communtca ton in uron sun y
n9 s VC .. ti H County and ° ■' -down-right anti-socral:
_ on the assumption" that the majority' of Ai' and .suggested that planning Ana" underway suggested that a. better 'road system 'is ! SoSmehow, Mr. Reeve, 1' don't
snowmobilers are sensible citizens with , to ensure that 'westerly counties including : necessary if Huron is ever to provide services ' ' ■■ think.` got thru to, themat all.
`' ° 1-hijron would 'provide a vi. - role - in for industry, see tourism grow or help the " 2 The. scene, when the initial
care and concern for harmo�iy. in the ° ■ ° ■
' , ■ _ to the_boom i farmer' o better markets orar , . --
. s h sing auxiliary is rt s rvi es-�
•. . . e n e or •
■ e provincial go.ue.trirde . ' e , ai • e -x Si Highwa•
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• tf pl i e c f t b tt f his n oducts a dust and chips had settled was
community perhaps a snbwmobilers ■ area.•Vowing said tha"t` 1VID sees th need f reminiscent of the old joke:
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The in Gader•ich cou Idol ice the �' �, � 1 � -Le
e,�i...-eI' H � 401�..�from° the -- i A n� W"p�-�r
few offenders °who jeopardize the fun of 'i would play a larger supporting -role in MDC's Kitchener -Waterloo • area *to Goderich.. He a `liquid manure' hit the electric,
211 I -a-ybe• arl - energized,- volunteer - . 1� n ansl-it - izsigortanf cX t erg . said i h'at as. conditions_ ._change in the I fan? When ' _I lett, one very
1 . istrict within the four county region of Kitchener -Waterloo area such ,a highway formidable female was ,,running
.executive drawn from snowmobile's could /d
1 Wa .erloo, Wellington, Perth • and Huron wouldbe a valuable asset to the, region. • ° • a. for "new posts and, barbed
do more for snowmobt (
a contro in this ■ ■
■ would. hive a voice — an opportunity to take'With regard to the transportation hearings ■ wire. Another for the OPP, The
„town -than any bylaMw :...i. if there was `a •
vvi,l i to do so. .
'liaison between the grass roots people and ' •MDC, is preparing a brief; to be presented at ■ when public roads in that area
A •
•- ' art in the decksion making of the pitfvince. being -hosted by a •committee of the federal 1 situation is 'rapidly getting back -
•- `� • Gowing outlined MDC's irnpoIrtance as a government •in this area, Bowing said that i to where'll was ten years ago
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£omrnitteesy-s•
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. u,p q� jn 9ntario. HA- said that in. the the hearing, in Stratford on - January 26. 'He 1 • were blocked -with steel posts set
" c�6ming year`; -it was hoped- MDC would, vy o k indicated that the eontett of the brief would' 1 in concrete. Round the clock
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John Henderson, the - `scrapper from
McKillop .whol makes life interesting at the
best. , of • times for the -- members of the
Huron County Board of Education, isn't - -
always right. After all, who is? ' . - '
But John Henderson, 'in. our Opinion,„'
wa's right Monday evening when ' he stood
against almostall the other tnember-s of,
- the board as - some new -and perhaps•
unwise- policies were hammered out. - y
For instance, we think- John Henderson
was gtiite right when he objected to the ,
closed-- meetings . of " the -Chairrnan's -
Advisory Committee which comprises the.`'."'
board chairman, the board vice-cha-irman,
.the executive'' committee chairman and
the management committee chairman. We
~agree with John - Hendei-son that , all
meetings having'to do'with board business •
should be open to all members of the ,
boards who are elected • by 'the ratepayers:
of this county.
We understand John -Henderson's
concern about the `enlargement, ofthe two
mayor committees` from five 'members to
seven: There:may have been.a weakness in .
the - flye-member system since. some
municipalities might -- not have ., been
represented . on either , committee, but
whatever - happened- to all that,: stirring,
discussion - three years ago about
forgetting' areas and working together for'
the benefit of the entire .county.. Isn't it
More . dangerous to create a means
whereby a committee can over -rule, the
board: if the conditions are right?
And we applaud. John : Henderson's
quick ; appraisal • of a situation which
'appeared as,.though the chairmanship of
the 'two, major committees had aIso'been
re rrir ebr the Chairrma i''s' Advisory
Com' itte., As i�.s somer"tme aid -in battle,
fillolie Ktinder observed, "It sounds pretty
cut and driedto me." •°
We, understand that the•bbird members'
, hoped to• make their meetings shorter and
more efficient by -gain' to'the committee
.system. We can; appreciate thein eagerresg`
to avoid • duplicatiort ' of" workload
wherfever .possible.
But it is evident • now as 'never before,
that the • committee system presently i n '
use by the county schoolboard is not the,
answer,' partly because ,of the appalling
lack of corn`munication 'between
•committee► and 'partly "because of the
wide diversification of ,.duties ,for . -each
•-committee.-
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If the board of edticatidn's comrrlittee
system is patterned after the committee'
-system at Huron County Council, it is a
poor imitation which leaves much to' be
desired: There's too few committees and
not enough depth of `discussion, judging ,
from the flimsy reports presented to
board members and the press prior to
each meeting. It -,would ..:appear that the
right 'hand' does not know that the .left
' hand is' doing, - and in aAkf organization .,
which -handles about ;ten ,million tax °
dollars annually,that's not good enough, Fora `�utYouth.
John Henderson admits he gets some •
of -hinformaton n "through the '
grapevine'. 'A. risky business ,we would pear -Sir:• longer unless things change 9oti.
The foil"owing letter _ is "an ' .Admittedly we late undertaking
says , --
• Theopen conimti'nicatlohl-:�o the these a ents with the hope of
m system . of two en, youngturning some' profit no matter
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people of Goderich.
bus n ss fmeetings sper month. "plus some hove Shull .but surely the
First of ali' we would like to 'activities provided .but
to the young
"I n Camera" sessions of , the -board may °
J . make use -of the Sigriaf-Saar to people re wortfisomething. •We'
have been - cumbersome and express out thanks to those are not begging " for support,
;time=consuming but it . `kept board ' y ung people who turned out to merely king for a fair try. We
members and taxpayers -informed of, the e dance air MacKay Hall last .went into this with our eyes
"reasoning behind decision-making. What's'... Friday and particularly to those open -an if we' could not.afford
more, it thrust responsibility -onto - the who, seeing . the financial the. gamble :we would not have
problems we were•"facing, . threw.•.,,.,:.taltedit •
director-'of41educatton Mand his.,.:staf f to do extra money in the till and took We rid it surprising to hear
•° much of the research and.to have instant '
a collection in •an attempt, to, young people complain of
answers for a questions board members nake .our losses as light' as nothing to do at then find a
or the, press might pose, . • ssible. We fully realize . that - mere' � andful turn out. when
We would urge a return to that sisters '
Young people have a limited such events are'promoted. 'Those'
�....,.. Chi -ride- �- . � --�• _ � � • amoifnt _ of - -spendrn ttiotte
or a to any System which would � �' who cTo come outwill verify t�liat
when/ they •
, depend on • an the entertainment is sop grade
om home and don't but it seems the feeling,of young
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ri. e, . u re• es ,• eave . ert
in his stall, replace him with Old t ,
a- 24 -y -e -a -r ' •, _ ol-d •
quieter -running brute probably
suffer.�i�}g from what the
advertising world would call
tired or • ageing colon",, and
quite incapable -of puffing a,
ping-pong ball off a pie' -plate;
even at obi nt-blank-range, if,y ou- •
ore closely with county couucils -:perhaps • suggest to government alternate nietho s 1 guards : 'friiii "`-' 'the' • BItteurater-
t'hro • h a merest. tative fro . e : °; • ublic trans • ort °-such ,.as.• air sece•, a ch o n
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council sitting •on the -regional iouncil in, - - could be- 6 -stab fished virithh1 the area in which a "; "were statirirned by . Chained and
Stratford and -through a proposed plan for passenger train service was discontinued. i •padlockedgates to -,forestall any
■ MDC officials to meet on a regular basis with Gowing also suggested that some form• of i of the Great Unwashed from
individual county' councils" in their ` own .. government subsidization for such . a. 1 reaching the ,public beach - or
chambers. transportation service - would likely" be • I the ` chains from •ending up on
1 The executive director also'explained' the' 'appreciated`: • •114 neighbouring farms for more
difficulty in attracting ind ustr, t"o-•t-he, region Also inthe audience was Spence . • 1 mundane . purposes.:.: some ' were.
•'-afi more particularly, to an essentially 'Cummings, +development officer for -the • 1 said "to. be. of rather good
a rictiltural county like Huron= I-1e.said that - county of Huron': Towards the end,of 1971'. ;■ material.
get th�E:-Ipt,tu.._Mr.54'• ,.
pBeing a' purist, and believi
■ C ;, is working with industrialists' council had hinted that,, the county would 1 .Warm and weary tourists
1 throughout North America and in • other ^ have to discontinue something --c either a , looking for a watering -hole note
a , countries, to• 'acquaint them with the membership in MDC or the sere of the �: •the Department. of Highways
1 advantages of business in the midwestern development Officer. •- ■ sign pointing to Bluewater Beach
Ontario legion. •The decision still has not been reached„ a and - happily turn west. ,Its a
1 , : . Pert of •MDC's work is to ,assist existing ,- but MIX officials 'did their best to.stem 1 the snare. -and delusion. .The ,,,Its
1 ' e industries in this region to -:grow. and expand. tide of discontentment in . Huron County I, 4 isn't. blue, but they never get to
die spoke -.about the Council's new magazine Council, " find out,:anyway. There. is no
•■��- 1 place to park pas most of the 66
i ° 1:11foot 'road allowances °are taken
l■■■i�■■■■■■■i■■■■■■■irk■y■■■■■i■■■■■■■■■■■a■■ssm i■iii■m■si■■■ manna .num ■■■,mum ■ m a up s by cottagers lawns and
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permit alt board infc!rmation to flow llowance fr
through the trustees-• and the Ii`ave a job and the thought people that unless a 'dance is -
administration and ort to the teachers,
behi'rid these actions, as well as ,held at the local arena -it will€be
the amount collected, is greatly no good. We_choselVlacKay Hail
other board Of...education staff and finally
, the taxpayers. Surely we have a right to ,, Even more we. appreciate the for one reagon and that is
expeot that rniich'fron-i our elected school fact that they turned out to the . fiarneannaciaaul taon reevnetn it hn eg
. officials *in Huron County. , -• dance in 'the dist place and were. , iliitto.erioustrsri$f5o0r
sb patient with the problenris -and the . town can , provide
.created by weather forcing near facilities at 'MacKay Hall for,
cancellation of The event. We only $15, the choice ;seems
both' feel, as does the band
- "Breathiest," that those who a r t Ataenrp_telki somwo4na_tnhu at4o2 e8v1nptts
i were ori hand were just a terrific - •-• JA n
manager again on Monday and, eatamdinosaphetewiollf aitffeeinHouthsee
- . group. We spoke with The band
. he asked that we extend our best and on the following night top
wishes :on behalf of the 'group
Toronto band called "Rush" will
to a betteraudiente. ' set for -MacKay Hall. ,, The
'"--. -WorKle,rftil is all this soiinds tUrnout: at these events Will .
%tare are some 'problems. We as .
tiromqtera, are losing 'Money Again we., thank those "for
heavily awl will not be able to
.. tiieir kind help duilfig last
Roo Shaw.'
MIS
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AL-tiSTAR •
, , • POLKATION
Pubilsbad attioderlch ;Ontario every Ttiursday morning by
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MOWN 524.8331 aria 519
RT 411411411Eil Preskhnt and ern*"
edlit;tial stria*
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tobseriptket Rates $11.00 a Year
tolihirlitIon mambo,
fences. • They're. curtly 'told the -
beach is private,' and to, "get
lost".
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The ' snowinobiler ' "poses
Anotherproblem. Should these
cottagers carry •out •thei'r threat
`to string . barbed wire, thereby
gutting a, horse or decapitating a
snowmobile -driver, a very messy
situation literally and "legallya-
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• sm011 like horses - nor theft
silenced' and sanitized
counterparts on TV - I
refused
. However, I fear I digress from
the issue at hand. ,How we
natives ' can co -exist with the
Bluewater . Beach Cottagers
Association? Possibly the first
step 'should be t� take the entire
Goderich - Township Council,
plus •their .;-_wives, on -an old
fashioned sieighnde to view the
various,pbstacles; tank -traps, and
-'so forth •R asort of general
fact-finding tour: I'll' promise to
leave Old Albert in his stall that
night.
C. Hindmarsh
RED CROSS
means oink
People 'AY
Helping Peo � le
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FRESH OR- SMOKED — SAVE 2:0c lb,'
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