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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-31, Page 2,,,GOD RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31.14% our ne The friends of the late Bill Cltt • who .61 04 +:l^ " •-AQ s LUP-Abliti Wiat , Qutt lMemoriat Fund to provide an award each,. year to the DCL stun tent with the highest 'standing in two languages other than .:English in their final two years at high school, are experiencing some difficulty. They need the comfnunity's help. Kim. Ainsley and Dave Royal reported thisweek that to date, thefriends of Bill 'Cutt have not reached their objective of $600 for the fund. They admit , they probably have not informed the public of the full intent of their plans for raising the money for the funds but the young men, added that they were anxious to do this thing as,, quietly and as tastefully as 'Letters were sent out concerning "The 'w, memorial award for the late Bill Cutt which so many of us felt would be an 'appropriate gesture befitting such a tragic e4ent." They've had some response .... but they need • more if the venture is to be truly successful. The people of, Goderich must realize that the bicycle -car crash which killed Bill Cutt was a disaster of a special kind for this brought home most vividly the fact that something .must be done to . make .• bicyc'Ies and cycling safer for cyclists and motorists alike. It 'set -off a study which will culminate soon in - municipal legislation regarding bicycles. p neer It may save the life of some othe. r young j'he William Cutt Memoriatfund is more than a scholarship for a GDCI student. it is an ongoing tribute to the man, Bill Cutt, whose death, though tragic, was hot in *vain. The friends of Bill CO need -assistance to make this fund a reality. Won't you help by depositing something in account number •3 at .the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce? A salute It was stated a few months ago on this page -that - if -the-Folks -venture- -was.. -a- -- success, this newspaper would be happy to give credit to the youngsters who spent the summer on this project made possible through the Opportunities for Youth grants. Well, the season is over and the reports • are in. Judging from what ,has been gleaned from the majority of statements made about the group,. they .did a fine job .and represented Goderich and, in fact, .their country, to the fullest. Their audiences!1oved them. ' The , Town of Goderich has sent to these youngsters- their congratulations and this newspaper asks,.its readers to join.with them in a well-earned salute to Folks. 'lace in iife's procession We tend to be cynical about everything these days, and what is called, rather contemptuously, the "work ethic" has come in for its share of abuse. It's stupid to believe there is any inherent virtue in labor," the line goes: "`leisure is the thing the more of it the better:" Labour Day is. a good time to question . ,this ;assumption. : . Automation, fortunately, -has removed a -great deal 'of, -drudgery ant saved us, collectively, an immense amount of time, but work has tremendous human value that no amount of • leisur"e can replace. Even in ,a highly specialized, mechanical. society, where one's role is to provide only a part often a tiny part . • — of some process, rather than sharing in . the whole operation, a job has importance that _far `transcends the.. pay. • cheque. It, "keeps the wolf of insignificance from the door, provides the worker with the priceless knowledge ' , that he is a necessary' strand in the total fabric of the life around him. Ask any invalid, any. unemployed . -DEAR EDITOR= . person, 'any oldster what they miss; --.. a. - - 'i 0- YE:�ARS 1t" O SEPTEMBER 4, 1902 Callaway of Spring--8t?tttlt,_ .; Alberta, called on The Signal to renew old acquaintances. He re iiiiil eriT eTli" f he "f iffi de `Y fif '-- The Signal, the late Thomas MacQueen, whom he . knew away back in the 1840's. • He reported the harvest in his. district .was fine and said' the people there were of . the right kind, and that the country was destined to be .the finest under ' the ' sun. 'He thought old Goderich looked well - and showed some progressive ideas, but he considered that in some :respects the• great West could give us some pointers.' The Hamilton Spectator made the following compliment tcro,Rev.- G.F. Salton, Ph. D•, well-known in Goderich. Under the heading,. Churches' and Preachers " it said: "-In the x Methodist churches in the city are able preachers, and their congrega t i°dins show their appreciation by continuing them to the lim+t."Dr. Salton, the very, able minister of the Centenary church, stands in front rank in his denomination,,." . Harbor Park was bright- and lively with the tartans .of the Scottish Highlands, the' skirl of the bagpipes, and the merrv,- making of a good-natured gathering in which the Scottish strain was plainly` evident. , It was the annual picnic of Inverness Camp, Sons of Scotland, and 'as usual with the gatherings a• gay ' and festive event, for the Scots, in spite of their proverbial doijrness, are grand at the frolic when once they ..get started. An interesting and- peculiar veterinary case occupied the attention of medical men and horsemen for several, days. It was a .case of tetanus,, or "lock .jaw", genuine cases of which are' very uncommon. The victim was a horse belonging to Dr. Holmes and used as a delivery horse i.n connection with the Holmes coal business. 25 YEARS AGO AUGUST 28, 1947 The third race for young birds" held by the Goderich Homing Pigeon Club was flown over the weekend from Toronto a flying' distance of 120 miles, and was won by Wm..Pitblado's entry. The birds were liberated at • 7. a.m. Evening pastoral tranquility though they'll• phrase it differently it will almost certainly be the sense that they are. now outside the mainstream of :society, onlookers rather than a part of it. Currently a great deal of thought and, money is going into an attempt to help them recover their sense of worth. . Leisure .is precious, but it is the icing of, life, not its solid' food.. Working "to get ahead" in the old competitive sense may have lost its motivating power, but -work that secures one a place in what Kahlil Gibran calls "life's procession" is as valid a. .value as it ever - was. Northern autumn Dear Editor: Now 'that Fall is fast 4, approaching may I ask a simple question of the • Signal.; Star readers. - Have you •seen Northern Ontario in the Fall? If not, I would like to make a suggestion of the best Fall Colour trip in Ontario, namely the 'Agawa Canyon out of Sault Ste. Marie, on the Algoma Central Railway. It is a ten hour trip through a .Labor Daya wonderland. ofcolour. Four stocktaking.•hours going up to Canyon, 114, • This has been a . trying year for dividends was 1970 and market analysts everyone .-- workers, management and . are now predicting ,, that corporate the general public.. We've been plagued payouts this year will surpass the 1970 by strikes and nobody enjoys them. rate." For example, "The profits of Ford of Because their results are so visible we - Canada jumped 45% 'in the- first siX' blame' the unions and grow impatient months of 1972:" • with the collective bargaining process. When profit is the only touchstone, we Before we're. too hasty in assigning all forget human., values. As operations blame we'd better look at some of - the less visible elements in the labor- get bigger and more highly mechanized. there is a tendency for firms to close management -citizen triangle, and try to branch plants and colsolidate. Men who be fair. - - - have worked 20 years and more for 'one Murray Cotterill, the publicity director company in one place; who have bought of the United Steel Workers Union their homes and Out down rdots are _ (Can•ada).__---_-our-largest, points out -that--- mtsse.. with, little d ih. I e warning or • 95% of labor -company contracts are required to move. Management negotiated quietly and peacefully, with .no, - particularly 'at the lower levels is not strikes or threats of strikes.. These exempt 'from this upheave!, which can be agreements' ,never make 'headlines. He , traumatic to families and a tragic blow t� also re • orts that one out of ev+ ei ht ..s !�} .., workers, is injured on the job to the extent of needing compensation, ,This throws a --spotlightm-:on- the callousness of some _employers - toward safety standards. Before our fur iises too • high- about ' wage' demands and their relation to 'inflation we'd, better look at corporation regress' together. What's needed is profits.' The . Canadian Press reported a rrmon h ago, "The record year for community. We ,aH- eed to -recollect that any process is morethan_materials produced and sold, it is also "lives of men."It's a cliche to say that we prosper together or conscience and a sense of responsibility all along the line. THE AGAWA CANYON miles away. Two hours at Canyon and four hours coming back to, the Soo." You , can take' your 'own lunches or buy them as they have a good dining car. Which opens for breakfast to a late afternoon snack. ' The frain is 'modern, - the coaches , have picture windows. If you like colour pictures or colour • slides, take enough films with you. Last year the Algoma Central Railroad handled over 72;0.00 -persons. Their largest train was on Sunday, October the 3rd. It had thirty-four coaches and four diesel.. engines la ..pull it- 11. havecolour slides of it. It is the best trip this side of the Rockies and seventy-five percent of the passengers are • Americans, So as Mr. Robert Turnbull sa s in his timely write up about e ate^ �-:•ar�v:s� Agawa ari..t,.._.-t.,.ur..in t. g yon o ,� Globe and Mail Paper; recently, I 'quote, it is one of the last romantic trips left in North America, Americans fall for the lure of °Algoma, Why not Canadians? - In closing may - I pen, this poem. • - Shirley J. Keller, • Editor, Signal -Star, , Goderich, Ontario u Goderjch Town Council has been getting into one pot of hot water after another for quite- a while now. Last week's council meeting was punctuated with problems from beginning to end and this an election year, too. One of the first items of business was to hear the complaints of a delegation from the south-west corner of town. These people were protesting a multi -dwelling Housing unit being - planned by James Hayni.an Construction of London. , To sum up the point of their presentation, the folks in the area 'of Bennett and , Warren Streets 'were. miffed , because their rather quiet and somewhat sophisticated district was being invaded by a kind of apartment -h.o-use_':heyta.l.ked.--_a.bout, . population density and noise pollution and traffic congestion and unsightly parking lots, but it was evident that they considered . • t e resence of a rental u it_aa �� s d, n, t !bt obtrttb --S AR The Agaw,a Canyon in the Fall Is . dressed like a queen at a stately Ball; It's Autumn colours are a sight to behold With it's Green's, Crimson's, Scarlet's and Gold. The County Town Newspaper of Huron -0-.! Pounded in. is41 publ it hotd everyThiarsday at 37 WestSt.; Goderich, Ontario. Member of the Audit. Elureatiof Circulation,. the CWNA andOWNA. Advertising rates on rettuest. Subscriptions payable in advent*, OA irt Canada, $9.So ift Oil countries other than Cariadal.tingle copies 20 cents. Second cleat mail Ilegistretion Number 0/16. Advertising it steepted on the condition that, in the event of typographical erroe, thetpOrlien of Hui advertising spate occupied by the erroneous Horn, together tieithiliii*Ontibleoonince toe eigneture, willmit be charged for b41 the bilante of the advertisement Wiltbe paid fOr at the fippliCsble• Mc In the event of a typogrephical error advertising goods or terVidirat ifterong price, oeods or twevitois may' not be sold, Adeeetieing is merely an Offer to sell, 1101361T SHHIER-oniskient and publisher H. BHIAW-4oillf•tliif staff gowAnt, j, sioNSItt-itiverirsIng manager DAVE It IOLLIA0/18.-atidvolliltv representative Businoss and Erliiotiil attic* TELEPHONE, 524.4331 area 0044 $19 It was around nineteen hunthid that -the Agawa Glen Waa invaded by strangers, yes railway Men; They took" dynamite, picks, shovels arid steel . Arid man's dreams and ambitions became quite real. So . those pioneers with .as vision, did forge Agawa Gorge; Now you can iide with the ' greateat of ease Through a Paradise of Colour, that is !pieta' please. that they+ -neighborhood would • There are a couple of factors , which I believe should be" considered in this 'instance .... and before the final draft pf the proposed zoning bylaws is signed and. sealed. First of all, it should ...be recognized that upstanding young families such as move into and out of Goderich each year, often cannot afford tobuy a home. Many young couples with one or two children to feed and clothe find it virtually impossible. to come up with the kind of •financing one needs to buy a haw. Unless mom and dad or a. generous uncle' help • out, there's not much chance for home ownership. That's where rented accommodation fits ,into the picture. I've talked to several -young couples who have -looked-- for an apartment or a rented home' in this municipality. They've repeatedly told me there's some very law cost apartments (which aren't suitabl bl and e so v .. hisigt677, cost accommodation_ iwhich is deteriorate. out of' their range). There's not -It is true that the _people of that much available. in what that part of town have a right to their opinions. It is also true that people living outside that area cannot honestly pass 'udgment on the residents there. They just don't have the same embtional ties in the situation, and for that reason, thex don't have the same set of - values with which to decide.. But James Hayman owns the land upon which he had proposed to build his multi- dwelling housirig unit. ,,Unless the town resoits to deliberate stalling (and that was suggested among the speCtators in the -corridors-following the -meeting) -- James Hayman has every legal Wit atthe present titne-fo-hifird, the ,complex he has planned. The type of accommodation Which Hayrnan planned for that district waS not any low -rental housing scheme.. gents, 1 Miderstand, would have been substantial and would have automatically weeded out the riff-raff (sorry about' that peopie generally associate with row %busing of any sort. It would have taken a solid citizen (no slackers, believe me) tdkeep up the rent on the unifs proposed by Janies Hayman. might be termed the middle bracket. Apartment living is a way of '.1ife in our mobile society. I resent. the implication that n apartments And therefore apartment dwellers are not desirable in ,an area "where the building lots are a 'reasonabl,e, size and where„ the hoMes are in the upper price range"...that they depreciate real estate value I Can appreciate the concern. of the homeowner who finds his property will face out onto a parking lot for an apartment building, but surely we cannot housing in all but the less than ideal area's of the municipality. You can call it ','Rlanning" if you wish, MAI would term it segregation because of snobbery. . It may be tirne that this municipality drops its small country town attitude and outiook. Liodericn must grow or go behind. Nothing can stay the sa me for long Without . stagnating. And growth in 'doderich is nothing to fear as long" as people reitlite that growth Meant§ Chang0 404 (tontinnOti on pop 4) changes are necessary for Progress. I said last week in this column - discussing.. another matter - that pettiness prevents progress. I believe that is true in many,. many situations perhaps, even this one. * * * Ray Robinson was on hand at - last week's council, `ing to warn the members of that body' not to deviate once more from the zoning bylaws a$ they had in the -past ,few weeks. He was referring, of course, ' to'" the proposed . parking lot planned for 101 Victoria Street, across from Cutt's Red and White which council approved even though there were no provision, foto---it--in--the- bylaw:: Coundil's permission for the- parking '19t, incidentally, , has since -been .revoked.) Robinson reminded council that in"the instance of �h&tea n�_f Warren . and Bennett - Streets, there was no justification for withholding his permit to begin. Wolfgang construction. The present zoning bylaws, said Robinsons clearly indicate that • the building planned by Hayman is within the regulations. A former ' town councillor, Robinson was not a popular figure at that meeting. His • presentation to council was jeered audibly by the assembly fron'i the - southwest corner' of Goderich ..., somewhat out -of - character behaviour I would suspect for the delegation from such a genteel, neighborhood.,, It *made me think of a conversation •1"'d had with my husband -while -driving through Bayfield a .few days earlier. As we` enterer dile village,-' an oncoming motorist blinked his headlights at ,us'' - the usual friendly signal that .there's a speed trap ahead. My husband cut our speed and sure enough,, right around the next corner was a policeman doling out a ticket--ta some unlucky motorist. My husband made some "nemark about `t' a police having+ little else to do than t� alt there just waiting for motorists who. are breaking the speed laws. it r'eminded' him that on the street where we live in (odeyrich, 4 Rerb Jane realized, t he dream of every, cribbage, player --a iierfect hand. Playing with Stan —McLean, he was dealt three S's and. thja('k Of clubs, and 'turned up the 5 of clubs, making :29, the highest hand obtainable. -W:J: Baker- had The same good luck a few months ago. It was Vitny Ridge of World War.I vs, The Bat tie .of Ortona of Wot''t War II --the comparative ' difficulties, sorrows, humor, etc., between .battles 'of these two wars --that was re-enacted in recollect ion as Goderich veterans met .and talked on the farm of Richard` Buchanan, near Dunlop. The occasion was a testimonial picnic -by the Town Council., in, honor of all veterans who were residents of Goderich .at the time ',of their enlistment. Mare- than - 200 veterans'were present.. The August *and September meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of Victoria street. United church was held in the Sunday school room. Mrs. George Bacchlr, president ___ - presided. Mrs. Robert •Good was in charge of the, devotional exercises, taking as, her Subject the India- program.„ , Tanned to a bronze color and wearing only � in swimming trunks n wt --- _� youths -Allan Ternas and at the Square during a bicycle , trip of several hundred miles. Their ' purpose in visiting Canada was "to see what the s swiMming is like over here." AUGUST 31, 1967 To.wn Council's proposal to expropriate a 66 -foot Portion, of the "Cherry gate" property below Elgin Avenue Continued council. Richard Robarts and his mother, Mrs. Paul Robarts of 284 Elgin Avenue, owner of ihe Council to protest the need for Mayor Dr. G.T..Mills brought the , discussion to a close by long-range development plan prepared and submitted to the Robarts family for their study and approval, Hydro Commissiim ,wits tabled by Goddrich Town CounciL Contents disclosed that would Meet with representatives of Gbderich industries and members of Town.