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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-24, Page 2tiTAR. Tlll'ltSDA 811<it``4 :a 1 19'11 10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 21, 1 Bock And w Goldthorpe intended, 40 commence operations at their apple evaporator in Saltford. D.V. Hamlink was also expected to .; -be- in=--the-businesa',agaim_iwtheY. - -a fall and have his plant running -at the old , stand__ on -#Nelson ° Street. �. A" purebred shorthorn_ow.,-40 belonging to the Ridgewood ` Park herd, was killed by falling - over a bank while grazing. It was a very'valuable animal, Mr. Attrill having paid $650 for it.,It was missing for several hours before it wasfound dead. f = H.K. Jordan ac; eptecd the,, position of instructor of music in the public schools' of the city of th antford.° ' Under " instruction from President - McGillicuddy, Secretary Joe F. Clark notified 4' the members of the Press Association that the Industrial Exhibition management decided, with the approval of the -executive, to have a special press day. ' - Messrs. Proudfoot and Hays, ` on behalf'of :'Olson hand wifeT� 'x Clinton, issued a writ against the Grand Trunk Railway Company, clainiing damages of $10,000 for injuries sustained by' Mrs. Olson on a G•:T.R. train. Mrs. Olson it is alleged, ' was coming to Goderich and at the station here, -.-when-. -the- --train stopped. She started to get off. the ear, when the train started again and she was thrown against the car. door with such force as to inflict severe injuries. 25 YEARS- AGO' AUGUST 21, 1947 A variety program ':presented . by the Goderich Dramatic Club attracted *,art appreciative audience to MacKay Hall., The 4 two-hour program included music, dancing and dramatics by cleverly trained artists. Despite the hot night, ,the hall, which was undergoing repairs, was comparatively cool, as large electric 'fans were used. The Club grill on Kingston street o . erated for more than two years by Bert Brereton, was . sold to V.A. ("Vic") Burt of As a' community' newspaper.. we are quickrecognize the awards and achievements of peopleand businesses. AS publisher of this newspaper I am equally quick to recognize the recent achievement ,of The Goderich Signal- For Borne years this company has been undergoing .change in staff, in equipment • and: by. virtue of acquisitions. 1971 was the first year that might be considered normal. Even:in that year we bought and solda publication. However, it . was normal in that personnel changed very little. -1971 was the year when Shirley Keller took over as the editor of this newspaper. There were many skeptics who felt that a woman could not produce the 'type of -:=newspape ;that'.--Goderich ant dist*ict- -- - • citizens :had come to expect. 1971 was also the,,year that Ron Shaw joined the editorial staff of this • newspaper and his presence was quickly felt in more complete news coverage. Theta.cornbination_of _Keller and Shaw teamed with the advertising. department headed by Ed Byrski , resulted in 1971 in an award-winning. newspaper. At a recent convention of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association, the Signal -Star and its staff were recognized for their efforts in 'two- different classifications. The Signal was judged -by' an independent -team of judges as .the third best all-round.Weekly newspaper in 'Canada and placed second in the judging for the best editorial page. Although advertising was not recognized for an award it was judged for its excellence in the all-round newspaper competition and came out well ahead of all others. As publisher of this newspaper I am proud of the achievements but even. moreso, I: am proud of the people who produced them. (hough newspapers .are filled by advertising and news it takes , many people to produce the product that . arrives 'on--.yourdoorstep-every-Thursday: s -- Few industries can boast a better staff than the Signal -Star. The spirit of cooperation and. teamwork which prevails has culminated in the first awards for this newspaper since 1959, the year. we_ moved nto the top category for competition." Readers, we are proud to present you , with an award winning newspaper. • Belfast versus violence, It's happening again. Children are turning into blood- thirsty little- monsters . as savage as the adults in movies that are 'being produced of late. The horrors occurring in Belfast are 'something. for the rest of the free world to worry enough about to. do something. --Children are caught up in the frenzy of the war between the British and the IRA. The IRA is encouraging them to stone the army and antagonize them, luring thhminto'the-deadlrtrapS Of--fhe IRA: Is - this Christian? It is thefarthest thing removed from Christianity. As long as _ . those children are kept in the midst of Ireland's violence, they will be a part of.. it. They become violent themselves to the pojnt - where death to people is just another necessary function to help their "heroes" -- the IRA butchers. -It happened before — in fiction stories. Ones like "Elarbarella or "The Lord of the Flies." As for really. happening in Guest opinion e. history, that's something to question. How will these 'children grow up to be anything other than' , gleeful savages? Children here aren't exposed tto the reality of, actually partaking in butchery, but what about the violent movies on television and at the theatre today they take in? Is that, not conditioning them to become indifferent about violence? ' Indifference about anything so important as another person's life is to ly w Our sic which was._/ elion _ • Auguste 2nd had to be held indoors at ' MacKay. Hall due to rain.• In the newspaper a May I say that Goderich is to . in every other business, , you be congratulated on the have,.,your good days and your wonderful merchants that they bad days.... your dull days and-, ,have, as not one • of them when your bright days. approached for a prize fort ur Monday started out as all picnic refused and in fact they Mondays have `since I've been seemed very pleased to donate a on short weeks for, the prize. - . `summer•....rather bothersome To my wife and I this was because it was necessary to get very gratifying as we have only up out of bed. and get down to lived in Goderich eleven the office after four full days of r months, having joined the relaxation. • r. ° =DEAle f Thankyou Dear Sir: I would like at . this time to thank you for sending your photographer to • our Senior Citizens . picnic to take the -picture, which appeared in last week's Signal Star. decaying society. Are the walls of this society falling down. around us as they did in the time of the Roman empire? Young couples today are ,planning for zero popu'tation because they are scared to raise children in this society:' Maybe the horrifying answer to where our -society is going will come to u,s° all too soon: Then again, maybe it'll take a few more hundred years before society can begin anew. L.M. Shirley J. Keller, •Editor, Signal -Star, Goderich, �—,w•a�ry SRV • � .d 4,1y4V,Ilk �•�.w.r. business as A dubious gift Publicly these days, Robert Stanfield 'is crowing over the fact that a former Liberal cabinet minister, Paul Hellyer has joined the ranks of his Conservative party. It shows, he says, that people are turning from the Liberals to' his party for leadership. • But is he so happy privately, one wonders. Hellyer is a strong man who says and does what he likes and isn't adverse to• stepping outside party policy. He did it many times in the Liberal party, and provided- a good deal of ammunition for Stanfield and his colleagues when they tried to prove even Trudeau's :own party couldn't stand' him. 4 Hellyer was the man ' who pushed through unification of the armed forces, a policy the conservatives have always condemned: It was -on ly-t onths-ago that Stanfield said he would split the forces into three units `again. How can all -i�tir n+ la ...... rrthwb • - ='t�fe�l�r��'e�r p �rrn-- e and honestly say what a good guy he is? Much the *same goes'for his housing pr�licy whioht was his -major- job- under Trudeau and which eventually led to his split ' with the Liberals .because they woul'dn't adopt his - policies. The Conservatives didn't think much f h' policies, either. Golden Gate Senior Citizens here in January. Therefore it was a pleasure to be conveners for the picnic and we add, we think Goderich is a very beautiful and friendly town and hope to. be part of it for many years to come. In uC Q IS A Sincerely Dick and Anna Berryman • Then, there's the fact of what Hellyer is in himself,• a man who wants to be number one. Most people believe that the biggest thing leading to Hellyer's defection. from .the'Liberals is that he was still angry at being beatendby Trudeau and couldn't stand being number two under the strong leadership of the Prime Minister. Stanfield's hold on his party is not as strong as Trudeau's. How wilt Hellyer react --to these -conditions? Will -he be ha with a less strong hand at the ppy Colborne dump R•R.4, Goderich, Ont•, August 18, 1972. Dear Editor: Re: Colborne Dump Site Could our fair council not find an alternative place for out dump? The council have suggested to put it at the location' of our township gravel pit. - There are reasons for my By Mortday afternoon.though, the day had - taken,. real excitement as Huron County Council met in special session and by Monday- evening with the regular meeting of the. Huron County Board of Education " aril' some "food for thought I was totally stimulated' and ready for the week ahead. ., Monday afternoon as you may or may not recall, was the day M and M appeared in Goderich.. I refer, of course, to the Honorable W. Darcy McKeough and the Honorable C.S. MacNaughton. This pair of Ontario government big -wigs had come to town to meet with the members of Huron County Council,. as many members of the land division committee as could make it and anyone else from the vast public who cared to attend. They were. going to population in its pocket. That sort . of thing. 114' and M were late:.. and Mr. MacNaughton apologized in his usual charming . manner. He introdixced his associate who' immediately: stepped to the fore and took over like the pro he is. I'll say this much for McKeough. , He's got guts. 'He's got fire in him sand he's not afraid to breathe it out if the circumstances are ripe. It . was evident that Darcy wasn't going to tell county council much that was new. He would only rephrase and rehash what was said in his June statement entitled "Design For Development Phase Three" which has sent many tongues to wagging about what may ,or may not be in store for .Ontario in the next few years. ° But Darcy McKeough made an impression on me....and I hope he made an impression on others in that room on Monday. I only regret that more people from Huron- especially, those people in places where legislation 'begins — did not hear what Darcy McKeough had to 'say. He spoke about the basic' guidelines which were set by the provincial government a few years ago. He said _ these - guidelines — like the ideal. size' O. ° London. ,. George ,W, • Baechler purchased •Wong's Cafe on the Square from Gordon Wong, who operated it for twenty-two years. The Signal -Star had a call from 'Mr. W.J.: Graham,. editor of "Pike's Peak Journal" of Manitou Springs, Colorado. Mr. Graham is a native Canadiafi, his birthplace being in Simcoe county, and he was spending a few weeks in a tour' of Ontario. He was accompanied on his visit to Goderich by his sister, Mrs. Chas. Wheaton of Timmins, Ont. The fire brigade.answered a call to the Jerry coal yard at the - harbor, where some empty bags had caught fire in the driveway at the. corner of the shed. The small blaze was ;put out by the use of a garden hose, and no damage was caused to the coal 'stock. his tongue in his cheek? Then McKeough hit the nail on the proverbial head. He had his audience chuckling, as he told them people like to see government make those kinds of deciaiot s. "They like to put the blame. on McKeough," he grinned. There was a message there. .believe it was a very important message. I believe Darcy McKeough was 'saying that although the, people of Ontario have every opportunity to chart•, their own course — within a 'set of'broad guidelines, of course — they are reluctant to do it. Pettiness prevents progress. And 'I don't think that Darcy McKeough was pointing a finger only at the elected people. In fact, he made it plain Monday afternoon that the provincial government is anxious to get "private sector input" and not just input from "politicians, retired politicians and defeated politicians." , In fact, if I'd been guessing about Darcy's intent, I would have said he was attempting to' set a bomb under the people of Ontario, knowing full well they'd go up with it rather than get ,off it and dig' in * * * helm or will he try to push his way to the protest: discuss the much -feared and for a region and the ideal size With Darcy s dare still captain's cabin ? • 1. It may pollute a number Of very unpopular trend toward for slower -tier government -- ringing in my ears, I went to wells with the run-off ,of wa r have not changed. And although Clinton to the school board regional government. � g g The Bdditiorr of Hellyer cquld -make- or in -the immediate -area to.' e —mit-kiwi-6u iseruieated- the--Darcy_McKepugh didn-t say- so- meeting.- There I saw__ two break the Conservatives. If he can curb south' of the gravel pit. There air. County councillors milled in that many words, I sensed residents of Huron County are a number of springs in this around in their court house these basic guidelines aren't thwarted by government's his bull -in -a -china -shop way of ,doing going to'chan e too much. legislationCounty area. A lot of farmers 'have quarters, speculating together g g g q and/or Huron - . " , e his iaviet/ abilttwooufd help ' g�1th the party, particularly if they should form the next government. If he continues his head -strong 'activities as in, the past _ . rt the couple of years, -he -could really hu party.— The Blyth Standard. trljt eobtrf cb SIGNAL -STAR • -43— The County Town' Newspaper of Huron-'-(:7-- pounded in 184$1 and published every Thursday at 37 WestSt., Goderich, Ontario. Member of the Audit Bu •eauofCirculation, theCWNA andOWNA. Advertising rates on request. Subscriptions payable in advance, $t.00 in Canada, $9.50 in an countries other than Canada; single copies 20 cents. Second clastmail Registration Number 0116. Advertising is adopted on the condition that, in the event of typographicaterror, that portion of the -advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with roesonable allowance kir-signature, will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will bd paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at a wrongprice, goods or services.may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell, and hey be withdrawn. at any time. Blusirwtts and editorial Office ' TELEPHONE. 5524.8331. yY ... nsaA class MAii '10'00r/dim' number -6716 Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT G. SHRIRR---president aTtd publisher SH.[IILEY J. ICELI R-, - editor .... x R. d SHA VII-•-• editorial staff EDWARD J. BYRSf i .advertising manager drink polluted water? 2: The value of our beautiful, productive farmland will depreciate invalue. Who wants, p to live beside a -dump? 3. Not only Colborne township residents use it, outside citizens use it and don't contribute to its welfare. I am not referring to our cottage owners, because they pay taxes, just like the rest of the ,landowners. I think there must be an alternative. Yours truly, A CONCERNED' RESIDENT. Missing documents Dear Sir: May we make an appeal to your readers for some missing documents? The Historical Branch of the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department has been researching information about the Hudson's Bay Company Port Edmonton as it was during the ,1840's, in. ar t.. _ _fo a en �__� t?�>tt far n auth tic reconstruction of the post. Much r�. .(continues on page 4) would have for them. As for me, I was betting the whole afternoon was an exercise in futility with McKeough and MacNaughton appearing 'here only to., appease the restless natives and put them at ease and/or .lull them into a ssnse of security, ?The mighty provincial government in action, I was • thinking. I hadn't — and still haven't for that matter -- formed any hard . and fast opinion about whether, or notregional government is good or bad for Huron. I'm usually . a fair- minded person. - I like to hear both sides . of the story before passing judgement....and if my judgement. is proven wrong, I don't generally back away from the situation. And I hadn't formed any opinions about the dapper' Darcy, although 'I'd heard he was a man with a ,goal and a 'will to reach it. All that I hard opinions about was• ° the whole provincial ouernm nt s ne which -an niy estimation is bad; bad, bad. Too long in office.' Too much }lower. The monied party with the - ,,p Eaucatj p9, tine � 1S^ n 3'c"4 »_ e.,....t�n•ai ca 1. C „.',ill a ';_._3 t' r. _...., . .,.,.., ... ............. . ........ ....W - .._. _ .. ,. 111 to break from trition. provincial government is just" waiting -- maybe not too patiently — for the 900 or so, municipalities in Ontario to get on the ball and do some restructuring on their own. Without.' much hesitation, McKeough told hiss,' audience that while many counties had talked about -consolidating its municipalities into larger, more . viable units, most of this talk "has come to nothing". While Darcy McKeough wasn't laughing (it is no laughing matter), he presented a cock -sure air that suggested he was willing to wager his best dress shirt that the trillium . would be extinct before too many small municipalities got up enough courage or reached that point of co-operation, to make that kind of decision orti their own. He referred to Oolice villages and told council it is generally agreed. that police villages should not exist .in Ontario. "But how' many munictpatitres hi'e` Triode a move • to get rid of their awn?" challenged 1VfcKeough, Did 1 see The men were from the Calvin Christian School. They admitted that board was in financial trouble. The wefe - asking for help, they said. They wanted to have some value for the tax dollars they drop into Huron's public school system each year. They wanted free bus transportation for 23 students., You could almost see the board bristle. You could almost hear them suck in their breath asthese . two rebels asked for free bus service. Indeed! The obvious reaction came first from vice-chairman John Broadfoot who claimed he was not interested in providing free transportation- for the Christian School children.. Mollie Kunder of Seaforth probably _ summed up the board's feelings when she advised the two-man delegation that the value for their education dollars would be there if they sent their children 'to the public schools. Then one of the men, Calvin "Ch rsiiii ijr ' '-S`ch iO1 '° Pr i cipa t .(continued on page 3) 4 5 YEARS AGO AUGUST. 24, 1967 Close to 5,460 sailors walked off their ships as members of the Seafarers' International Union supported a strike vote which was 97.8 percent in favor of the walk out. �. ' The strife, which, tied up some 181. ships on the Great Lakes,' left the Ruth Hindman tied i.loaat ded oderich Elevators p wharfwith grain. The swim team from Judith Gooderham Memorial Pool -staged o ;-return--meet--against Mitchell at the, local pool. In a close contest, the Goderich team defeated the Mitchell swimmers More than 2,000 Colbornites renewed acquaintances when that township took its turn at holding a centennial jubilee at the rails Reserve. The 28 -foot fiberglass sloop, Cavea, which went down on the rocks off Point Clarke 22 miles north of here was towed into Goderich' harbor.' The sloop, valued at approximately $10,000, was owned- by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chandler of Detroit. The couple, who were alone when the vessel foundered about one half mite off shore, made it to safety in a rowboat, Colborne residents and former nati es of this community gathered at, the school grounds of former school section S.S. No. 3 Colborne to witness a plaque unveiling ceremony ° which commemorated this now - vanished one -room rural .school. The Board of Trustees. of Alexandra Marine and General Hospitalv appointed a new director of nursing following the rest nation of Miss L. Youngbrut, former -nursing director'.•- .Mrs. C (Charity). M. McLellan took over her duties.