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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-21, Page 2ram 4# � h PAGE 2—GODERICH SIGNAL-S'I'Alt, THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1973 Hindsight and f�resite The Town of Goderich is experiencing a, new. and rather frightening, problem these days. It is coming,to grips with a lack of municipal foresight from the past and a farsighed decision in the present which could have expensive, long-range results for tax -burdened Local citizens. .1 -he problem began months ago when the former Richardson Feld Mill at the foot of Harbor Hill came up for sale. It is always easier to make decisions on hin- dsight, and in this instance the present council probably realizes that allowing that property to slip .into private hands was a mistake of former administrations. The Richardson site, however, is now owned by a Goderich resident who wants to make a residential dwelling on that property, even though it is smack in the middle of an industrial zone. While council may be within its legal right to refuse the building permit which would allow this to happen, the problem is bothersome and frustrating for coun- cil. The site is a choice location and would have been a most desirable municipal asset. There is little con- solation in ,the fact thjt the present owner was reportedly dicburaged from buying the land in the first place. ' Determined now not to make the same error twice, council has agreed to make an attempt to discuss with Canadian Pacific Railway the posibility of leasing the land at the beach upon whic the large Imperial Oil storage vat no :, - t. Council understands these tanks are soon to be taken down and replaced by underground containers on Imperial Oil's new lot in the east of town. Council members are to be congratulated on this proposed move to corner the market on §uch choice lakefront property in Goderich. But if an agreement is reached with CPR, it will be only the beginning of what could be a costly construction and maintenance bill to put the area in shape for public use and keep it' that way. So as finance chairman Dave Gower shakes his head over the very real possibility of municipal money muddles when next year's budget rolls round, council must look to the future whether the town coffers are full or empty, If only some of this pressure could be relieved thro gh good old-fashioned community /irit which would make beach development a people's project which would keep Goderich moving steadily forward without ever-increasing tax bills. ,'Ac AQlly, Ngrr y, ( H44 -e\ t I• ce Creq►-t► i •1 • .._ �, „' 1 And F4r+her. more I n -Se +tiny & p this / c e Cr-eq,h e si-cAb Ii sh men\-, You l,✓t•I/ Endo, nj er +he Lives of O,4r Youh9 er Ci4;ze' , Qac. HL4moLtr i 'ateh out! Dear Editor: Is Canada intent upon self destruction? You'd think so DEAR READERS Like many, many people in today's society, I have mixed emotions about the em- ployment incentives being used by the federal and provincial government these days._ .: I know the arguments used by a great many folk .... and I concur with some of them that too mann government grants for too many people who shy away from other, more common pursuits. are had for the nation. On the other hand, though, I feel that a good many worth- while jobs are being tried and proven workable through these \ projects which are as varied as puzzle pieces. One of the most exciting programs to hit this area in sometimes is Recreraction.spon- sored by a Youth In Action grant under the Ontario Ministry of Social and Com- munity Services. A spokesman for the group; John Pamminger visited the Signal -Star office to get some publicity for the venture. John is Working together with Jerry Huckins and Nancy Wardrope under the watchful eve of Recreation Director Mike Dymond. All these young people have hid experience in the past with a similar type of program. John and Nancy worked with Co - Pilot during the winter and Jerry Huckins was with Folks last summer. According to John, the group is anxious to hear from the people of Goderich and area regarding the types of recreation programs they would like to see going in the municipality The program to provide recreational facilities and recreational programs for people, will initially deal mainly with young people het - ween the ages of seven and 17. Why? Because that's the area in which a need for improved recreational services has been proven. But that' doesn't- meant .;the group will `attend only to the 'needs of the young. John says there will be programs developed for people of all ages if a need can be shown and if there are suggestions and ideas forthcoming from the people. In other words, the success of , Recre/action depends on people like you and me. Recre/action is already working in conjunction with the playgrounds in town as well as the Opportunities for Youth project, New' Horizons which is servicing the retarded youth -of the area. But its staff want to do more. John asks that anyone with comments about the program should telephone 524-2561 to speak with the workers. By the way, Recrelaction will be working out of Victoria Public School beginning July 2. * * * • It is interesting to note that Recre/action believes a need has been demonstrated for an additional recreational service for the young. For sorpe time now, many Goderich adults have believed that there is plenty of activity for the young and that nothing else is necessary. In comparison, I suppose, to the way things were "when we were young", there is plenty for young people to do. But by today's standards - in a world where every person must have something exciting to do every moment of the day, there really isn't all that much for the en- tertainment of • the young in Goderich. How things got this way I cannot recall. Just where the switch came is difficult to ascertain. But I'll wager it was around the time that television made its advent into the majority of - homes -that :tha;-ball of hstant, constant, entertain - me ,leisure got rolling. Think of it for a moment. Today's youth have cut their teeth on television. At a flick of a switch they've viewed everything from the world's greatest drama and sports spec- tacles to America's most zany cartoons and comedy artists. Even before they could sit up by themselves, they were prop- ped ropped with pillows before the family boob-toob watching the motion and being entertained. Is it any wonder, now, that today's young people cannot,sit still for an instant without having something exciting and totally compelling to take their interest? If you have teenagers in your house, you've undoubtedly heard' the cry, "There's nothing to do." That cry is louder during summer holidays when the insatiable energty -.of the young is not matched by an equally abundant supply of new and challenging things to do. Some of the luckier kids have jobs. Others have family vacations of which to be a part. Still more use their time in par- ticular gainful, and time- consl1ming pursuits like hob- bies and other personal in- terests. But for a large percent of the youth in and around Goderich, summer is a time for doing things .... and there's nothing to do. Maybe Recre/action will help this year. Let's hope so "' and Bu-Shirleg J. Keller let's see if we can't be of some assistance to the staff. * * * Speaking about youth and summer, it comes to mind -t,ha>r Huron's MPP Jack . Riddell' is viewing only one side of a two- sided coin when it comes to camping facilities for certain groups of people. Riddell and the people around Grand Bend are under- standably concerned about the possibility of- establishing a camping area where motor- cyclists will be admitted. They are concerned because they've experienced problems in the past. They know what they are talking about. But what about the growing numbers of local teens - kids • from all parts of Huron County who converge on camping grounds precisely to party away from the prying eyes of parents, friends and neighbors? What about the small percentage of these youth who just cannot handle such freedom and become a nuisance to them- selves as well as to others? Already this year, we've seen one small example near here of what uncontrolled. youthful exuberance can bring about. These were not motorcyclists - They were not leather -jacketed 'toughies from Detroit. They were our own young people from our own community. What about them? To be sure, motorcycle gangs are occasionally to be reckoned with and one must sympathize with those citizens in whose area these sometimes troublesome groups gather. But can we ban motorcyclists without taking a long, hard look at that small percentage of other campers arriving on foot and in cars for a similar purpose ... to let loose and have fun at all costs? Should there be one law for them ... and another for their cycling com- panions? Frye oubertcry SIGNAL'- STAR --C}— The C pnty Town Newspaper of Huron -��— f ounded .n 1848 and publ'shed !very Thursday at 17 West Si , Goderich, Ontario Member of the Audit Bur•auofCirculation, the CWNA andOWNA Advertising rates on request Subscriptions payable .n advance, Ss) 00 on Canada, S9 SO .n All counlr,es other than Canada, single copies 20 cents Second class mail Registration Number 0716 Advertising ,s accepted on the condition that, in the event of • •typogfaph.calerror, that portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with reasonable allowance for signature, w.l, not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be,pa,d for at the appl.table rate In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or seresees al a wrongprrte goodfi or services may not be sold Advertising is merely an offer to sett, and may be withdrawn at any tome Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 524-8331 area coda 519 Second class mail registration number -0716 wamoimovono Pabfished by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT G. SHRIER—president said publisher SHIRLEY' J. KELLER-•editor R. W. SHAW --editorial staff EDWARD J. BYRSKI—advertising manager DAVE R. WILLIAMS--advertising representative Got reply after Signal publicity Dear Editor, I would like to thank -you and the Signal -Star for the HELP yougave the Oppor- tunities For Youth Band. We obtained an organ from Terry Crowley who phoned me the day the paper came out. I thank -you on behalf of the band for without your help this would not have been possible. Yours truly, Dwayne Linner from the way we have tossed out time -tested standards,, prin- ciples and ethics in favour of the "reality" of the sewer. Today, ' if you respect the Queen, you're anti -Canadian. If you don't speak French, you're anti -Quebec. If you praise God, you're a religious fanatic. If you believe in defen- ding your country, you're a right wing extremist. If you believe criminals should be punished, you're a Rednick; if you support'the police you're a Fascist. II Oddly elietugh, if you --believe in accountability and business initiative you're a dirty capitalist. If you dare think for yourself u' re an oddball.' If you prefer to pick ur 7 own friends and associates, you're a racist. If you believe your schools, university, city hall or govern- ment to be infiltrated by com- munists or fellow travellers, you're an alarmist. If you don't support a "peace" movement, you're a warmonger. Should you believe in the sanctity of the home, you're mid-Victorian, If you have - more than two children, you're contributing to the population explosion. I( you favor wedlock over bedlock, you're a square. If you reject the communal life, you're anti -social. If you prefer to be an uncom- mon man rather than an equalized State controlled robot, watch out! Big Brother government has you tagged as an enemy of the people and a candidate for the nearest men- tal institution! Yours sincerely Patricia Young, Vancouver. -Ott got trn►►t'c'►l1 Dear Editor: It used to be that there were things went on behind the scenes in government that we did not know about. The at-_ titude, generally, was that what the people don't know won't hurt them. To -day, govern- ments are blatant and do not take the trouble to cover up those things they do which are not legal. This has just come to attention in a discussion regar- ding the Ontario retail sales tax. People have a right to know the articles on which they are being taxed. Not a list made out by wholesalers, or sfup- pliers, who have' no authority on their own, but by the gover- nment. No where have I been able to find such a list! Unless an individual knows, he pays the amount the retailer says, and on whatsoever the retailer says, without question or the ability to have any question an- swered. The particular item in question was pet food. Pet food is food. The name says so. It is used to be eaten. It is not used to build a house or pull a car trailer, it is food! It is not taxable because food is not ta*able. No one seems to know, no one has that government list. They wanted me to pay tax and I would not because.' it is food. Now for the blatant govern- ment attitude and the poor suckers•who have (?) to put up with it. At one time the govern- ment allowed a small percen- tage for the collecting and ac- counting of this tax. But no more. To -day, a retailer has to become a government' tax collector to collect the retail sales tax. He has to buy his own books, keep his own records, pay for his -town time and even pay the postage and bank charges to send the money in. He is a compulsory em- ployee of the government working without pay. This is not legal. No government has the right to make employment mandatory. No government has the right to force' people to work without pay.-T.he,x- get away with it. by intimidation through fear of losing their licence to do business. This is not the government of some communist country. This is not the government of some foreign and far-off land. Tliis is the government of Ontario: a government of the people and for the people. A big laugh. How long are the people going to put up with this? How far are you going to let them go? They are not representing the people, they are representing themselves. It is up to the people they represent to tell them ,what we want. By the people I mean you, and you, and. you! You don't have to be an orator, you don't have to be a story -teller, you don't have to be a complainer, but write a note and tell your rep that you d9n't like what is going on and you do want it changed. Our food bills are going up. Every time you go to the store something has gone up in price. We want it stopped. We do ncR want price controls. There are other ways to stop it and if they haven't got the brains to figure out how, lest them get out and let somebody that has take their places). We want things done. But we do not want more taxes. Let them make do on the money they have. Let them cut down on free weekend trips home. Cut down on graft and un- necessary expenditures in con- tracts. Limit the amount spent in election expenses. Cut down "on Bill Davis's half dozen trips to Florida each year in govern- ment planes. Cut out any tax that costs any more than 20% to collect. It can be done and it must be done or we are going to find ourselves in the greatest depression of which the world has ever heard. If you like our country the way it was supposed to be, if you like the type of government we are supposed to have, then write to your rep --- not just once but write, and write, and write, until he listens, We are supposed to be the government. We elect a representative who is supposed to be our represep- tative, not our boss. Do not let up until he fulfills his pro er role or you replace him.: long past the time when you told him so. Do it now. Do it of- ten. 1t is the only way he will know what you want. You get what you , deserve. Make sure you do not deserve what you have. Yours sincerely, A.C. Hammer Shelburne (:Itairnwn tt•riles Dear Editor': On June 14th you reprinted an article which appeared in a recent issue of the Globe and Mail, and which implied criticism toward The Huron County Board of Education. Some of your readers and ratepayers may as a result be concerned about the ad- ministration of education in Huron, particularly in so -far -as salary negotiations, etc., are concerned. The record I think should be set straight. This particular article did I think convey quite a wrong im- pression on 'recent.' Board ac- tions. During negotiations this spring we talked realistically and openly with ourteachers about common problems. We did not reduce the Board's prerogatives of management, nor did we make an impractical salary settlement. We did greatly improve, ac- cording to the teachers, the at- mosphere in relations between the Board and our Staff by showing an interest and a con-_ cern for their problems. As a result, we believe that we have a degree of rapport today which is higher than it has been for some time in the past and this should have an improved effect on education generally. We do not agree with the master/servant that some Boards have toward their professional staff and other gm- ployees. In our opinion, this is both unrealistic and archaic and does a lot toward the 'development of militancy, which is harmful to the cause of education. Articles such as the one in question, by im- plication, do more • harm than good. Hopefully some of the larger Boards will endeavour to follow the lead of Huron in establishing closer and better relations with their professional teaching staff. Surely in this, the latter part of the. 20th century, subjects that are of concern to one side can at least be discussed with the other side, without a storm of protest from those who live in the past. Sincerely, E.C.Hill Chairman, The Huron County Board of Education. .3 ysli'ry solred Dear Editor, I would like to tell you the names of the three friends of Duncan Bissonette who walked in last Saturday's Walkathon and were the first four walkers to cross the finish line. They are Harry Van Diepan- beek, Jimmy Crawford and Jimmy Van Osch all from Kingsbridge. , We at Kingsbridge are proud of you. Mrs. Joe Courtney Kingsbridge Correspondent. LOOKINO BO JUNE 25,1 p9 AQrt The steam 70YEAfreight4 came in Saturda W. 88,300 bushels of nrlht Fort William, Th.t W was built in Suadtr England about rues years ago, and in a great man89 seep world making fry cue between the equet Republic . and EngArn `. Wexford was built tot traffic and her especially hea ch°1st anchors and a aloal are lar a her coal g enough to couple of months supply understand that she will, ptosed on the lakesthis The prospects for a season at Hotel Goderich excellent and a couple of will probably see things',, swing. Nearly all who guests last summer hut plicatiofor rooms this ns year, and apartmenq been reserved for Nen, families nearly twice es as at this time, last yet, hotel contains 86 bed, providing accommodati, about 250 guests. and nine baths. An awning placed over the balcony fifteen additional electric are being placed on the dah and a large shed is erected at the back outhouse. A long dire telephone service has bet in and one of the rooms hack is being outfittedas fice. Tennis and croquet are laid out and a green is being prepared, its well-nigh palatial a•, ments and a guaranteeof attention being given to: the hotel should have a successful season this its. year. 25 YEARS AGO JUNE' 17, 1948 "Open night" at the pl the Holeproof Hosiery pang on Friday drew as dance of about 800 r' • most of whom, making first visit to the plant, amazed and delighted yr ex terisive-equipmentof tory. The freighter Su, arrived in port on Wed, evening with a cargo of for the Goderich Elevator pang, and for the thud this season is having 1 here with C.S.U. men. ' awaited her arrival and a demonstration but a ' cial Police force was on see that the demonstrate not get too serious. The Goderich midgets tured another one-sided here on Tuesday evening they defeated Wingham Craig Costello turned second consecutive -no -lit of the season. During the -presented, the financial report of Goderich" Lions Clui .treasurer William Ha Friday night, it was point that the sum of 01,500 marked for a donation new Goiderieh comm, . recreational centre are, and when work common, the proposed new arena In a meeting ofthe H1 Board on Monday nighty' decided to have the opening of the new w' Wednesday afternoon aa' Honourable Russell 7. Minister of Health fore will be asked to officiate 5 YEARS AGO JUNE 20, 1988 Huron County Courril Tuesday to erect a two county fi f assessment S1' the costwill be ' The building Street, facing west of the county j Forty members of public school safety P U their posts anda"took ook0 Thursday onthe an Lions Club sponsored at Sky noon of flying u iia Airport. The p P them ten to twelve Ye were taken on fifteen'''' flights over the G°d is by pilots I3d1 Peter MacEWen and LI' field. Winter control noun roads cost H per -cent payers t51P�'Jamd H year en, chairman of tM Stephen, to committee reported Tuesday. laq�ea Trophies, P out jacket.+ were handedout 300 squirt, mite, l midget hockey Npak ; annual Minor G�erich � held at Arena IrWm math nty. s of 195 Ontal .ed ,ment .d by the Deput Sing ent of t racy. r any d wits iberal said 1 -'ative iiatioi rvat i, centre alio\ ate an ,pmen a plan ment pality confo , toad the c pror he G .tand planr every n.pre e vot ouse g and tandir and f Legit • inqt ,uarte Hyc ,per persor ;was - he n t lot „ beg, opers lease my Hydr y. Or r'.1 'hi