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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-09, Page 2omiha.tioit ..ere It is getting down to the wire, This ~weekend .is the final weekend for persons seeking seats on municipal 'councils or the :"i uron •County; Board of Education, to • indicate their. willingness to serve by filing. ,the necessary papers lith their local. rnunicipai•,clerks. 9 Thereis still -considerable speculation -throughout the district aboutwhich mem- bers of the 1971-72 council and school , board will sign up for another possible two-year stint, There is even more speculation about the possible new can- didaes for 'public office. For the present, this newspaper is not Concerned with the number of possible , • vacancies on local councils or the school board, or even who may be the can- didates• in the coming elections. The job at hand- i:s:. to encourage everyone to get involved who believes he or she has something of value to give this community, It is as simple . as- that. To get started, sirhply go down to your local municipal office, pick up the forms, obtain the signatures of 10 persons who agree with your participation on a public council or board, and file it with your municipal clerk by 5 p.m, Monday, - November 13. Don't wait for George to do it. He may be leaving it to you. -Let's have a public meeting Lakt week's meeting of Goderich Town Counpil - the last before nominations close Monday, November 13 - left too many questions unanswered. .It may have been planned that way. Af- ter all, municipal politicians may well feel it wiser to let the townspeople wonder a little, fearing 'that answers might unleash skeletons which are better left in closets so near to the four days when possible candidates for 'council are making up . their minds. . Silence may be golden after all. At least; it may give some members . of the present town council an opportunity to be easily returned to office- without making any ugly confessions or reaching any un- popular conclusions. FIR. Robinson tried his best to get some answers° from members of Town Council. He was not successful. Thelet- ter submitted by Robinson was handed over to the Administrative Committee and will be handled in private, away from the prying eyes of the public. • Fred Salter of the Goderich Area Plan- ning Board, announced his intention .to resign at the envy f December this year. His letter was full of question .marks for which no explanation was forthcoming. Council was .hushed as the letter with all its inuendos was read. The letters of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Salter are published in full elsewhere in this issue. Citizens of Goderich are urged to read them, to study ,.them. This newspaper has attempted throughout.the past two years to give fair, accurate and complete coverage to Town Council meetings, An effort has been made .as well to provide stimulating editorial thought which would whet the appetites of Goderich people for greater interest in matters of a local 'municipal. nature. It was -hoped that through this newspaper, ratepayers here would be able to assess the performance of coun- cil during the last term . of office. Unfortunately, this newspaper has been ,unable for a variety .of reasons to present • the futf-details of all aspectsof council's role in the community. It is im- possible to be explicit, but be assured that' questions are unanswered - unan- swered because council chooses to keep it that ,way. - • Whether or not council should provide the -answers is a matter for conjecture. However, it was stated in an editorial in this newspaper two weeks ago that all is ..not well at the municipal office. The let- ters of Robinson and Salter appear to give ample proof of that: Hunters - Hunting season is here again and with it come all the usual problems of this time °` of year. Some careless hunter will blow his foot off, or worse blow -a companion's head off, some will likely become lost and give police some anxious hours and so on and so forth. In addition to :these difficulties hunters often bring upon themselves and the authorities, many careless sportsman can bring misfortune upon the public at large. We hasten to note that the majority of huoters do not fall into the categories, of the above. Most use common sense and follow the laws of the land and their own good reasoning. Little else is needed to enjoya safe -and satisfying day in the bush but . there are those who make things rough for all the others. The most common person brought to grief by the carelessness,- of hunters would be the farmer. We dedicate this warning to them in the hopes it will save them some difficulty. Last week one farmer contacted this paper complaining that the carcasses of dead animals had been left on the road- . • There will not be a nomination meeting this year of the type 'Goderich citizens have been accustomed to in the past. It is to be hoped that some concerned group in this municipality will see to it that all candidates for the 1973-74 council are in- vited to a public information meeting. Maybe then, some answers can be given and some misunderstandings cleared away. beware 0 way outside his gate. It may sound like a petty problem but on deeper investigation it has depth. These animals could possibly be rabid and dogs •or other animals could contact them and sizeable financial loss result through stock deaths or quarantine. This farmer got no satisfaction from his township reeve regarding.the removal of the animals, but more to the point, some hunter should have seen to their burial. Secondly, careless hunters every year kill farm stock accidentally by stray shots. Remember, before you shoot to be cer- tain the line of fire is clear. Perhaps the least serious, but most common, problem farmers face would be gates left open. Hunters might take more care if they were the ones dragged out of, bed at three and four in the morning to round up stock Strayed over the better 'part of a township. There is but one answer to these dif-- ficulties. Take more care. Respect the rights of the -property owners oyer whose land you hunt, it will make for a lmuch better hunting season for all concerned. Inc •SoDctf�cry SIGNAL -STAFF •►•(}• The County Town Newspaper of Huron-•-{�-- i Audit Member of he A d West ode rich Ontario. a at 37 Wes . G Few►deptnit4tsndpub{ishedevrryThursd y eureauofCirculation,the CWNAIin4OWNA.Advertising rates on request. Subscriptions payable in advance. 0.00 i Canada, 5050 in all countries other than Canada; single copies 20 cents. Second elassmail.negir rationNurnber0710. 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Keller, EAR EDITOR:: Editor; Some Dear Editor: I was pleased to . see Rob Kelfestines-informative 'Bit of History" of %Huronview in the News -Record of November 2nd. However, there were one. or two statements which require correction or clarification It is stated that, "Since then (1961) there has been no major building change." in fact, the North Wing of Huronview was built in 1966. The other discrepancy is that we have 286 residents, rather than 186, as stated. There is one other point I would like to comment on. We do have., about 180 staff mem- bers. However, 122 are full-time employeesand 58 are part-time only. - Thank you, first for the in- terest you have shown in Huron - view, and secondly for allowing me to clarify these points. errors ►t Yours very truly, C,A. Archibald, Administrator Huronview Don't burn leaves Dear Editor: I never would ' have written this letter, had it not been for the sight of numerous bonfires as I walked down + Cambria Road on Friday, November 3. It was apparent that the un- concerned citizens of Goderich had not read your article on the burning of leaves, or they had just, „ignored it! I can think of much ,better ways of ridding leaves other than burning them and polluting the.air! Why not find a deserted corner of your yard and declare it "the compost ' heap?" If these people would throw their dry, dead leaves in the compost, bacteria would continued on page 3 Signal -Star, Goderich,, Ontario I guess I'm a good deal like Mrs. • Alyce Whalen who took the time and the effort to write to Dr. C.T.M. Hadwen of the University of Guelph. I like ?Huron County. I've lived here all my life. I'm not particularly keen to move away. It's a great way of life. But I'm not satisfied with things as they are here ... far, far from it and if I was of- fered a new - and hopefully bet- ter way of life -. somewhere else, I'd leave here. And I'd wager most people would do the same. Mrs. Whalen has taken the time again this week to pen her feelingsabout the Inter- disciplinary Study of Huron County conducted by the staff -of the University of Guelph. -She may not echo my sentiments exactly for her thoughts and my thoughts are not governed by the same background or in- terests, but in general I agree with Mrs. Whalen that Dr. Had - wen's picture of Huron County was a little inaccurate. The report left me feeling a little nauseous, too. I had the,good fortune to hear Dr. Hadwen make his presen- tation to county council. I also sat in on the press conference which followed and after that, I ate lunch at.the same table with Dr. Hadwen. I found Dr. Hadwen to be a sincere man, an honest fellow with the kind of down-to-earth attitudes about things.which you The policy stands Letters must be signed This newlpaper hag received some -feedback from young people involved in the police raid at Benmiller on Saturday evening. The young 'people feel treatment -of the incident by police and the London Free Press was • unfair. A delegation of two young men met with Signal Star news staff on Tuesday afternoon inquiring about methods through which they could publish their side of the story. Letters to the Editor ,are welcomed and encouraged by this newspaper on any matter of public interest. AU letters must be signed but pseudonyms will be permitted on the understanding that should any reader ,question the Jderltity of the Writer, that ,identity will 'be* disclosed, Readers are reminded that the opinions expressed in the published corirespondence are not rsocpssarily the • opinions held by The Signal -Star. As this paper told them, we tell any others interested in showing their side, that our "Letters to the Editor" space is available, provided the letters' are duly signed. Late Tuesday evening a letter was received regarding this issue but it was not signed. Due- to company policy all letters published in the Signal Star must be signed. If the writer wishes, the name need not be published but we must have a signed copy of the letter on our files. Anyone wishing to know the writer's name may find out by dropping by the office and seeing the signed copy. This has been our policy in the past, and will remain our 'policy, in• connection with this matter as well. If the author of the letter • receive$ Tuesday would drop by and sign it, we would be more than happy to publish it. One other matter however governs publication of such let- ters. 'Charges ,arising out of the raid, are still before the courts and no correspondence in which the editor feels evidence is discussed will be published until following all trials. This policy is fot protection of those . facing charges: might not expect a man of his position to display. And what's• more, Dr. Hadwen; I believe, is truly interested in Huron County. He said at the news conference he found this area a "delightful place to work". For those reasons . - and because the interviewers who worked with him were from Huron County, I can only sur- mise, that the people who were interviewed did not present their true, innermost' feelings during the discussion period. Or maybe the folks surveyed were not the cross-section of Huron County ratepayers that I have come to know in my 37 years here.• * * * I note with considerable in- terest that Pierre Elliott Trudeau has decided to form the government of Canada. It appears that Mrs. Shirley Weary was correct in her assum- ption that he would do so. There are mangy, many in- teresting suggestions being made from within and without the ' Liberal party. You've probably heard them all, too, so I won't elaborate. - I would like to suggest that if Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau is a "chastened man" as David Lewis claims, then the next election (whenever it comes) need not necessarily be a - shoe -in for the Progressive Con- servatives as some folks believe it will be. Why? Well, Darcy McKeough of the provincial government for Ontario con&ssed his `sins' to (the public, he said he was sorry and promised to do better in the future. Look what such soul - bearing has done for Darcy! * * * One of the gals at the office has pointed out to me a most in- • teresting article from the fall issue of "Addictions". The item is entitled "An Open Letter To the 'Caught Generation' " and is written by Clarke E. Vincent. If you have a chance to read it, don't miss it. The article explains that if you are between 35 and 55 years old, you may belong -to the "caught generation". You are caught between the demands of youth and the expectations of the elderly. "The respect you were taught to give your parents may ,have been denied you by your children," the article states. "You .may have greatly ap- preciated what little your parents were able to sive youl during the depressitil, but received little appreciation, for the much you have sought to provide your children." "Taught to accept and respect the authoritative (not authoritarian) wisdom and ex- perience of your parents, you may find your own parental authority openly defies and your way of life derided," the article begina. The article not only says that 'V today's parents are "running scared", it tells why. "The teenager, with abundant energy, new knowledge, untar- nished dreams and idealism confronts the parents' with the realities of his or her own limited energy, obsolete knowledge, unfulfilled dreams • and realistic compromise," the article states. "Such confron- tation reawakens our early childhood anxieties of becoming once again small, powerless and uninfluential. Because of "this, parents may overreact in attem- pts to exert control- and in- fluence over the teenagers to disprove their own growing `sense of impotency. For this rerlson -, but not for this reason alone - many* of today's 35 to 55 -year-old parents" do indeed run scared. But take,heart, parents. The pendulum is swinging. 70:: YAW'SAc. 0 :NOVE r ER 1902 The proclamation of the vote to be taken on December 4 on the Ontario. f,ignor Act was issuedw by J.H. Campbell, rettAr, ning officer:. The declaration of results was to take place at Westfield on December 10. All `friends of the temperance cause were 'asked to be on hand at Temperance Hall to organize f the town of Goderich in preparation for the referendum. ,Harry Morris received the , ,medal offered by Manager R,S. Williams ' of the . Band of Com- merce for the best dairy herd shown at Ashfield and Wawanosli branch Agricultural N Society's exhibition .at Dungan- non. , The Clinton NewS Era noted that S,S. Cooper was planning a trip to Ireland to . renew old acquaintances and that his , brother Alexander was' expected to travel with him and bring back a wife, - Sunday wasdthe Kings birth- day app' many Goderich residents and churches flew flags in honor of the event, The King was 61. Huron County Councillor McMillan of Wingham was reported to have been i Toronto to meet with Provinci officials regarding the amount of grants Huron might expect under recent "Good Roads Legislation". As the result. of Hallowe'en tricks one ' new citizen to Goderich published, and was distributing, handbills offering a reward of $5.00 for the return of his hate. 25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 9, 1947 A popular Goderich nurse, Miss Giace Mason, was in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital suffering from serious injuries sustained when she was thrown ' from a car during a single vehicle accident .on the. Bluewater highway. The car was driven by Miss Alma Solomon. Goderich Mayor D.D. Mooney announced his retirement from municipal politics as he in- dicated that he would not seek re-election to the mayors chair or to a seat on the municipal council. • South Huron was paid a brief visit by Farquhar Oliver, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.' His tour took in Exeter, Zurich, Seaforth.. and Goderich. Mr. Farquhar addressed a dinner meeting df local Liberals in Goderich. A joint meeting of the Branch 109 ttoyal Ganad.ian Legion and the Ladies' Auxiliary was held when the ladies were officially presented with their charter. The Goderich Pavilion was undergoing renovations so that 'dancing could be held during the winter months as well as in the summer. A war memorial was dedicated at North Street United church for five young men of that congregation who had given their lives in World War two. They were Merrill Baker, William Westbrook, Worthy Ryan, Terry Cooper and Leonard Baxter. The original, 50 year old charter, of the Goderich musical society was uncovered in the at- tic of the Goderich court house. "If my crystal ball thesis is partially correct," writes Vin-,' cent, "there is cause for concern that the pendulum swing toward. a restrictive -conservative era is moving much too rapidly; but for those of you in the caught generation there is the con- solation that your grandchildren will be more respectful, ap- preciative and well-mannered." By the way, it came to my at- tention last week one day that some Signal -Star readers are of the opinion that our publisher, R.G. Shrier writes the "lead" or first editorial 'each week. While on occasion twice since my time at the Signal -Star - Mr. Shrier does write an editorial for the newspaper, it is by no means a usual happening. When Mr. Shrier does write an editorial, it is for a very specific purpose such as pertains or is related to the general business of the firm. For instance, Mr. Shrier wrote the editorial con- cerned with the. awards which this .newspaper won last sum- mer. For the most part, however, the editorials are composed, written and .answered for, by yours truly, Shirley J. Keller. As well, editorials are written by Ron Shaw whose initials may or may not -be attached to the final paragraph of the editorial, and by special' people from time to time who, in our judgement, have something of great value to say,.. e.g. last week's editorial column letter by NeirShaw on November 11. Some editorials -of interest are clipped from other newspapers and reprinted here. As well, editorials are gleaned from a variety of other sources. These are mailed to us regularly from a wide •cross-section of places and groups. If we feel they are of general or particular interest, we use them in :our newspaper • some signed, some, not. FIVE YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 9, 1967 The Goderich Fire Dep rt- ment was called out fo t e third time in a week to ' ': ht a fire at the Mathieson W :'iding Shop located at the corner of Victoria and Newgate Streets. Members of the Goderich Branch 109 of the Royal, Canadian Legion marched to North Street United Church for e special 'remembrance day ser- vices there. . Goderich town council held an almost record short meeting at their regular sitting with all business handled in only 35 minutes. The annual Warden's banquet was held for the 250. members of County Council, with their wives, as •- well as county employees. The Goderich and District Collegiate Institute announced that its annual commencement exercises had been slated for Friday November 10. The Carlow Christmas fair was staged at the Carlow Town- ship hail offering handicraft' items to early bird Christmas shoppers. Goderich minister Rev. G.L. Royal was honored when he was named as the recipient° of a 'Canadian Centennial Medal for "valuable service to the nation." The G.D.C.f. vikings were defeated in Huron Perth semi final play when Wingiam dum- ped the local squad 7-1. Junior 13 Hockey action was getting underway at the Ooderieh Memorial Arena. h Nr 0 0