HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-02, Page 3Deputy Police Chief Pat King, who was in charge of police con-
trolling Tuesday even•n-outbursgLestions young peopleout-
side a store, on the Square after police came under exceptionally
heavy barrage of eggs, fruit and other objects. Police say no'
serious incidents were reported. (staff photo)
This motorcyclist gives a Signal -Star photographer "the finger" after he noticed a scuffle he
had been involved in was being photographed. Police kept minor outbreaks of fighting to a
minimum and no, serious- incidents 'were reported during the four hours of disturbances
Tuesday evening.
After the mob set one pile of leaves ablaze in the Court House. Park, youngsters make ob-
scene gestures. at photographers recording the events. Several fires were set in and around
the, . park but Goderich).. Firemen foulnd. none serious enough to require. attention. Some blazes
were set in window and door: wells around the Court House' building. The 1315 year-old
pranksters did ' not take kindly to having their activities noted on : film.
=DEAR EDITOR= -
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After this fire hydrant was opened on the Square„ members of the young mob which
congregated for the annual Hallowe'en disorders, hurl obscenities, eggs and rotton fruit on
police officers as they attempt to shut down the torrent of water. Police were under a steady
rain of fruit, eggs and chestnuts throughout the . evening, as well as' verbal abuse, but kept
their cool until the youngsters tired of their activities and went home.
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Toronto papers carry a
prominently paced column
listing the civic meetings plan-
ned during the week. I believe
your newspaper has considered
a similar weekly service which 1
believe could' be very. usefut,. It
would give the people advance
notice about the Council, Plan-
ning Board, Recreation Board
etc: meetings, enabling them to
attend, if they wish, to gather
factual and -"first-hand im-
pressic ns and information, on
how things' really woi k.
`Furthermore, some recent
conversations have.led me to the
conclusion that in the minds of
some people who have not kept
closely in touch there may he
some confusion as to the various
offices, how they function,- what
they should or could do etc.
Your newspaper could also he of
great help in this respect. We all
tend to forget that there is no
. , reason to expect that everybody
is automatically familiar with
the things which form part of
everyday life for those who serve
in various capacities.
Although I speak on m‘ own
behalf, there is no doubt. in my
mind that those on the Council
or various„ Boards really
welcome suggestions, criticism
and advice or even simply the
feeling that their work on behalf
of the community- is being wat-
ched as something worthy of at-
tention.
•I should like to mention,
however. that for the criticism
to, he constructive it should he
without malice, without a cl-{sire
simply to embarrass. It 'should
take us forward -to a better per-
formance instead of fruitlessly
dwelling on past mistake`
All this cart amount to a great
teamwork.
CENTRE CUT—LOIN
PORK CHOPS
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Sincerely
Elsa Haydon
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Not all members of the young gathering on Goderich's Square
Tuesday night were afraid of the camera. This group didn't
seem to mind posing with,a fire hydrant the group had opened
at all. Police spent a great dealof their time on Tuesday
evening catching up to fire hydrants and closing them 'off.
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She felt like "throwing up"
The • following; is n letter
which was sent to i)r. C.T ,M
riaclwen of the University of
Guelph by ct Goderich resident
Mrs. Alyce Whalen.. Goderir.h,
after ct story on the Inter,
disciplinary Study of Huron
County, conducted by the
Universi'ly wets published in
The London Free Press. It con-
veys thn feelings:'nf t,ne. Huron.
County resident ns a result of
the survey's findings by i)r
t -h dWnrt and his OssoCif les'
Dr, C.T.M. Hadwen,
University of Guelph, '
Guelph, Ontario.
Dear Dr. Hadwen: •
The London Free Press, Oc-
tober 28, 19p, carried a small
report on.the front page on your
study of the Huron County rural
folk and to my dismay it only
re -affirms my own opinion and
research that suggests there is
something terribly lacking in
our educational, comthercial
and social system, when the
majority of -people watch sports
news, sports events, action
-drama; • documentaries and
sittiatton comedies in this order.
To introduce myself, I first
began my own personal research
(predominantly in mass media)
in the year of 1956 after I had
put certain facts together as the
result of 'growing up'i which
began ift 1935. I gradtrated as
• an honour student at age 16 4f -
ter 10 years of school and my
chosen occupation was as
secretary. My personal desire.
was the profession of law but at
that time "it was an impossible
dream".
At age 27 after 11 years of.
unhappiness, boredom and
frustration 'beginning as
waitress (age 16) as a factory
production worker (age 17) then
on to secretary, i felt my life
would be more fulfilling and
rewarding if I could work with
children. This., of course, was
denied me having no formal
education or training for the so-
called social purpose. Sq I
married and subsequenlly one
daughter,' Heather Ann, five
sons, Jim, Dean, Kevin, Trace
and Shawn were horn to me and
for this i needed no special
training or knowledge - only
that from my own experiences in
family living as a child,
In working with my children
and for my children, and with a
great 'desire to make my
husband as well 'as my children
happy (for this .brought hap-
piness to me - to see others
happy) I began once again to ex-
perience tife unhappiness and
frustration of the past (but not
the boredom) only this time I
was not in control of my destiny.
Mentally 1 was (and still am)
very strong for the values I ,hold
dear in life are very high, but,
ultimately I was to spend the
Months from February to May
of 1957 in the wildest journey of
my life and most of it took place
in my mind. After 8 weeks in a
mental institution tto which 'I'
begged to be admitted) I was
released informally and to this -
day my writing is the only
means of communication I have'
with the )irofessional world
(such as yourself amongst
others).
Now to get hack to your study.
I find that the majority who
"desire to leave the countt&as it
is" "did not want to see the
county change in any way at
all" who "like going to the Lake
Huron shore -line for recreation
and enjoy television, especially
if the program -concerns sports"
(ugh) and vet "only a weak
majority of those interviewed
said they wanted ,more
lakeshore development", leads
me to believe that you did no
research at alt with,my kind of
people - "the warts".
I just felt like throwing up
when I read this review of your
sttidy (I pray it is out of con-
text). We chose this 120 -acre
farm ''oh Lake Huron in Huron
County for this country is truly
really beautiful, but if I belong
to the minority, thank God I
still have the right to fight for
the things that I believe are my
right (majority of one I.
And. incidentally, ° I am
monitoring CKNX for I intend
to protest the renewal of their
license, not„because the majerity
needs go u'hfilfilled - for your
study well proves they are - but
for the needs of minority people
like myself (especially, Mothers'
and housewives). Many wars are
fought because of the rights of
minorities so who can say what
"is good for the majority is good
for the minority.
Today I am 'RELATIVELY
happy (as I was relatively
unhappy in the City of Windsor)
butcan never be IM-
MEASURABLY happy
especially • when studies like
yours are done - they are done
in such a quiet manner that only
when you are ready "to go to
market” are they published. If.
your report, in the words of
County Warden Elmer Hayter,
'of Varna which was presented
to council for their information,
"could possibly show the
province that Huron County is
happy with its present
, situation" - then,: what a pity. I
never knew the majority to be so
doomed.
I took the time to write this to
you,.. as- an unacknowledged
"citizen of Canada",
unacknowledged in ti report that '
the county may become part of a
larger regional government area
in the future and so unconcer-
ned with my opinions.
Sincerely yours,
Alyce Whalen.
P.S. You label the people of this
county as contented rather than
complacent and Y libel ;them as
ignorant and apathetic, if your
report • is true, and I'm not
either. So label me, please, as I
intend to be buried here, utile*
of course, the majority h Sio he
plans,
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