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iiroctiure's wisdom
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-ochure* is a colorful tribute to the_.
Town of Goderich. and • to the Tourist
-
Committee which -was behind it. Entitled
simply "Goderich .Ontario';, the hand-
some leaflet is filled to the brim with ex-
citing information which portrays this
Municipality as it is, a totally mar-
vellous place to live or spend a vacation.
\. Adequately described in the brochure
are ' Fie swimming, boating, .fishing and '
cam ng facilities as well as the special
points interest, the former Huron
County ' jail, Hurons. County Pioneer
Museums; Tiger Dunlops. Tomb, Harbor
Park, Lighthouse Park, the'Maitland Golf
and Country Club, Sifto° Salt Mine, Dom-
tar Evaporator Plant, Goderich Memorial
Arena and the racetrack. The
municipality's .Churches are all listed,
too, to round out the fine handout
material..
One thing which will, promote com-
ment in town is, the, segment on the
"unique shopping centre".
The brochure states:"Arrayed around
the octagonal town centre- are over a
hundred shops and services, all waiting
to serve you. The variety of businesses
II and the broad expanse of free parking
facilitie's rival any shopping centre for
many miles around.". -
It continues:"At the centre of the
br
"----aqua. i i rolr-Counf Nau$e,
surrounded by acres of lush green lawns
and shades by ancient, gracious, trees.
In wintertime, our square becomes a
fairyland of glittering lights and
fascinating decorations, while jn sum-
mer it provides -an unequalled oppor-
tunity to' relax, and watch the world go,
Sound good? You bet 'it does...♦and
though those of us who live here year
round might charge that there's just the
slightest exaggeration in that data, it
•isn't so• -far from the truth that it couldn't
be factual if a little .more effort was put
forth by local businessmen and the
Town of Goderich.
This newspaper has previously ex-
pounded on the potential of 'the Square.
This has fallen on `either deaf eats or
disinterested minds.
In the last few Weeks, though, with in-
creasing discussion about the possibility
of a shopping plaza on the fringes of the
municipality, there's been an amazing
birth of concern for the town's natural
shopping mail.
As the Tourist' Committee's brochure
says, it'is truly a "unique shopping cen-
tre". With some imagination, some hard
work, some money, it could become
everything and more that was professed
in the brochure. Believe it.
Minor sp�rtsaiid. kids
During the community of Exeter's
recent centennial ;celebrations one -of
the sports vents laid on for the gala
week was---a-soccer tourn ent. The
tournament was a bigr.au�,,9 ss... in° many_'_
ways and the Goderich. tearn'taking part
emerged the winner.
This competition was however, marred
in several -respects by dissent and
disagreement -between tournament
organizers, Goderich coaching staff and
'the- Huron Minor Soccer Association:
The upshot of -the whole matter was
thatt.l a i.g.ht:tp year old ,yongsters,
who played in 9Q d see temperatures to
win the top award, we deprivedlof their
trophy. It was presents ,to them, along
with individual medals, but the Medals
were all theytook home. Tournament.
organizers .announced during the
presentation that due to "illegal
.coaching" and "unsportsmanlike .con-
duct" the trophy would stay in Exeter.
We do not presume here to -become
involved in the soccer organizer's
dispute. There are two ' sides' to every
story.. and, even after collaboration with
the Exeter Times Advocate to get,..both
stdes•of this one, the truth..seems buried.,
somewhere between both versions, as is
so often the case.'
We do. however criticize the conduct d#
of those officials Who made eight to -10
year old youngsters "pawns in their
game" of disagreement over coaching
and other technical rules. Dispute of
procedures should have been resolved
long 'before the youngsters, went on the
field and if they were not, they should
9,
have been resolved afterward in private
consultation - not in front of the players.
The basic theory of minor srt, soc-
cer included, is to provide a means -
through which youngster& can --learn -to
be competitive but to become so in -
,volved, in a sportsmanlike manner. We
wonder how much sportsmanship they
learned watching and . hearing their
elders, their " supposed
counsellors in acceptable social and
adult ,behavior, squabble`" over :each
others conduct. Perhaps their instructors
should grow up emotionally before they
undertake the responsibilities of minor
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DEAR READERS
By Shirleg 1. Kelier'
sport.
Such dissent, as •demonstrated in
'Exeter, can only be read. as. symptoms of
intercommunity animosity. Such
animosities always lead to the collapse
of organizations like the Huron Minor
Soccer Association which in this case
would be mbst unfortunate.
Itis never too. late to make an honest
attempt at repairing damage and the
disputing parties should make such °an
effort. More important, confrontations
like the one in'Exeter shed be'avoided
in the future, at least where involving the
playersis concerned.
Minor Soccer coaches, organizers -and
supporters should remember their job is
to provide recreational activities that.
provide a social learning experience for
their young charges. Those charges are
not tools to be deployed in any attempts
toward personal or community ego
satisfaction.
RS
It finally happened
The latest liquid taste -sensation from
Canada Dry Ltd. neither frizzles nor
' pops. In 'fact, it's an insipid `fluid that
looks and tastes just like water.
Which is precisely what it is, says The
Financial Post. '
This week, the company launched
White Mountain Spring Water, on the
Canadian' market, and plans toexport
the product soon to the parched and
polluted United States. -
Main reason for marketing the water,
says Canada bry President, N.L.
Bosworth, is -pimply the taste: "Its pure,
sparkling clear, refreshing taste brings
to its user a unique sense -awakening
.M.
experience that is difficult to find these
days." Wow!
The source of this nectar is a spring in
the .Caledon Hills, about. 40 miles north-
west of Toronto. The spring was
•
discovered about 60 years ago, and,
since .1 oronto had -a' poor water supply,
Canada Dry • says, it was much' in
demand.
Canada Dry will retail the water for
99c a gallon . (including deposit on the
jug.) 'Meanwhile, Toronto's' water supply
has greatly improved and is available
from the kitchen sink for 41c per 1,000
gallons.
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Dear Readers, -.
As a' newspaper type mysel
I'm an avid reader of editorial
from all sorts of 'publication
but most especially the county
weekly • newspapers. Th H
editorial in last week's uro
,t. Expositor entitled "Using Th
„Schools" caught my eye' an
my imagination.
The Seaforth writer points t
a recentcolumn by Huron MP
--A authority -insofar as- the loeal -_
f, • schools are concerrned - than to
$ burden our elected school
8, board representatives with the .,
extra concerns such legislation
e would mean.
n ' The local community action
e - committee, then,. would not
d only co-ordinate the school use
to provide the greatest
o variation of activities for the
P largest numbers of people in
the municipality, it would
Jack Riddell who reported
"that the provincia
legislature's Select Committe
on the Utilization ,p,
Educational Facilities wants to
,. bre,Itk down the barriers it has
found growing between schools
with their centralized boards
and hlghlypaid administrators
'and 'the communities they •are
supposed to serve", „ •
The committee would have
the responsibility for the use of
school facilities taken away
from the boards and given to
local community action 'coun-
1 liolice the entire situation and
e see'to it that theprivileges were
fnot abused in any way.
By putting the, responsibility
on the people in the corn-
, munity, one would erase. 'much
of the ; hostility which has
cils," says the editorial.
Then the editorial comments:
"We have some doubts about
the committee's proposal that
the responsibility for decisions
on use of school facilities be--•
given lo community, • action
councils. Surely , the elected
schopl , boards should be in
closer touch with the -wants
and needs of their communities
than would be appointed com-
munity action councils. There
already. is enough bureaucracy
between the schools and the
people and such a council as
that' proposed would provide
another layer." •
The feeling has, been ex-
pressed by this newspaper in
the past that. community action
councils should be made
,responsible if greater use of the
school facilities is to ' be
provided the people. It is the
belief of this_ newspaper that
while elected school board of-
ficials often do know the needs
and wants of the community_
they have no time or in-
clination to get involved with
that facet of administration.
This newspaper supports the
idea of a community action
council appointed by the school
board, to act as an arm of the
school board in each of the
various communities.
Such action councils would,
of course, be directly respon-
sible " to the school board for
their decisions, belt at the same
time, the action councils would
have the approval of the school
board to give the school
building over for use to the r
people whenever it is deemed
necessary, helpful and in direct
relation to the community,
In Goderich, for exa nple, it
would be entirely possible that
the Community ,Centre and
Recreation Board would be the
perfect liaison committee to
work with the school board
representatives, • Mrs. J. W.
Wallace and Cayley Hill,
already an active busihetteman,
school board chairman and
family man.
In the estimation of this
hewspaper, it . would be more
valuable far Mike Dymond and
his committees to have a
working *geement with the
Huron Cosinty Hoard of •
Education -, an ' agreement
which would . provide that
organization with sone real
arisen because of 'the'
I`femoteness df the new larger ''
in a
w,
give back the schools which ap-
",peared lost to the community;
would invite -greater par-
ticipation on the part of the
local citizens; would initiate
newnew and -hong overdue
caretaking sense in the peop.
and finally,' .would provi
those much needed low co
well equipped facilities
yvhich all communities a
scrambling in' these mode
times.
The Seaforth editorial co
tinues: "As long as such'"u
doesn't interfere with classe
access to expensive scho
buildings should be the right
the. taxpaying, non-studen
majority. And if the average
taxpayer's choice of recreation
is a dance, subject, 'of course, to
restrictions applying to other
facilities but including accepted
privileges - why should they not
be, able to use the large and
comfortable school
auditoriums?" -.
With these sentiments, this
newspaper heartily concurs.
The people pay to build the
• schools, to equip them. They
will pay when they need to be
re -built' and re -equipped. Why,
then, if the people can utilize
these facilities,_should they not
be available to them?
fn Goderich at the present
time, it is encouraging to note
that the local schools are being
put to some good use.
The Recre/Action group is
using Victoria Public School for
the summer months and the lit-
tle band of Lutherans in
Goderich `has" access to Robert-
son Memorial School gym-
nasium every.Sunday morning. may ay be other instances
of • the,' use of local school
facilities • of which this
newspaper is not fully aware.
In' any case, the people -of
Goderich are proving this is
working now and will 'continue
to Work if greater responsibility
is given to them in the course of
time.
The Seaforth editorial con-
cludes: "Increasing ad-
ministrative tomtit; combjnied,_
with the increasing remoteness
of schol boards as they con-
tinue to exclude the public from
even 'their routine deliberation,
too often using public board
meetings only as a "rubber
stamp" are putting taxpayers
and Ontario's burgeoning
bureaucracy on a collisioncourse. Opening school
facilities to all`orta of uses,
combined with , aln end . to the -
isolation .of education from the
.+ boards;wouldfashion
a
le;
de
st,
f t
re
rn t
n -
se
s,
of
of
t
mainstream of community -}'r
in essence what the Commi
tee recommends, would hel
headr,off ..the conflict."
To that, this newspaper add
a firm "Amen".
The board has always bee
rt;mote from the . people: *It i
-getting more' and more 80.
It is worthy of note ilia
Goderich's ' elected represen
tative, Mrs. Dorothy Wallac
did not get to first base with
her bid to revert back to the old
system of board meetings more
out its' lie -open.
While it can be argued that
the committee system is more
efficient - that more work can
be accomplished away from the
prying eyes of the°press and the
public - it is a fact that Huron
County Board of Education is
losing valuable people par-
ticipation because of it.
One board member, assured
this writer not' long ago that
everything is on the up and up
at school board.
"There's nothing to hide," he
remarked.
That may be entirely so. But
he people of .Huron County
no longer really care whether
he school board is on the up
fe, __•.and -up: ---They-krmw- they must
t- pay the bills without fail when
p the board dictates. They know
the schools will be run as the
s board sees fit. They know that
to take one's complaints to the
n school board is a long, time-
s consuming and often fruitless
exercise. They know that to at-
t tend a board meeting is like sit-
- ting jn on a well -rehearsed
e drama -without a plot. They
know that the news they read
in the paper is a result of
careful reporting of efficient
but dull board meetings. And
they just don't give, a damn.
This newspaper was, in the
• past, critical of former board
chairman Bob Elliott:who had
quite a bit to say at each board
' 'fiftieffir llut 'Elllott sparked
controversy and thereby con-
versation at board meetings
which gave the people a clue to
the reasoning behind the
decisions and the real func-
tioning of the board.
Perhaps the people of Huron
County lost a more valuabl
board . member - and board
chairman - i ob Elliott than
anyone lne most especially
__Lthis_wri er.
On the mall
Dear Editor:
Once again citizens of
Goderich and --area are being
stirred in the controversial
"Build The Mall" issue. I feel
very much a part of this com
munity and so would like to of-
fer a few comments to both
sides of the issue...
I do believe we should have
better and greater shopping
facilities. A few stores in
Goderich are credit' to • the
Owners continually
remodelling, enlarging and ad-
ding attractive and serviceable
goods ... other stores remind the
of many stores "way back
home" who used their profits
not for the benefit of consumers
as we were pushed" to shop in
aisles like a herd ' of cattle.
' I quit shopping "dciwntown5C
as many of my friendl�,�did and
began _ to shop through
catalogues or "out-of-town,"
Soon there were empty store
fronts. People were crying "the
city -core is dead" and dead it
is. Today 10 and 16 years later
the businessmen in that city are
sitting up, taking notice and
finally listening' and beginning
to bring new ideas into the core
downtown - just as Goderich
businessmen should now be
doing ... today ... not '10. to 15
years from - now♦
When a new shopping centre
was proposed the screaming
from the businessmen still his
not stopped with each new
s'iopping -centre.
would like to state a few
words to the "Build The Malt"
committee . I believe' that the •
citizens in Goderich. and area
.-e
should first know what kind of
business is being proposed
asking_ its citizensto: sign
Petitions.
It is not only a duty but your
right' to see the building plans
and to know what companies
will be using the shopping mall
- for and what , purpose. Many
shopping° malls are a disgrace!
to their communities and . do
not offer competing merchan-
dise but only shoddy and more
expenaiye goods.
,Also, "where do --.all •the
profits go when an out -of -
towner counts his or her
nickels, dimes and dollars?" A
new mall should certainly erect
and/or , incorporate , a
cultural/leisure centre that is
not now in evidence in the
squarer in. Goderich. Many new
* shopping malls are doing' this.
Goderich and area needs ex-
' passion and -planning for the
future but if the citizens do not
do their own planking now,
out-of-towners will do it and
we all will be the losers for this.
Be' wary, listen, do a little
research and learn from the
mistakes of 'first" shopping
malls that are now closing
down.
Right now the businessmen
have a captive Tnssirket the year- unk
The-
round.- commend the Build
: Nti X00
Yesterday About
Packwood's no08,'
by some water
;
out, cleared
1h1t rry
as it w ed itself of it's
was ti
Parson's fair
the Square. ltd tae
finally o ry
stable. opposite
Roe,
• At the sugge8t10q
Mayor, it was decided to
the street lighu ru
during July and
question as to the imps,
the lighting at the
referred to the w
committee. aur
A son of John
Tuckeramith was 0 /
set a few evenings
eating a boiled ge gga.
and was est B8 al..
complete egg rprlsed �
was engag u side the ,
poi. '�
egg, about the size of a r,
was complete' in every
The hen that produced
was a little too indus
The other day a ladyin
was asked her age by the.
nay. "And what is your
madam" the alto
questioned. "My „
replied. "1 underst Ad"
madam; I mean. how or
ou." "I
Y am not old sir,"'
indignation. "I beg your
madam, how many years
you passed"?' "None, the
have passed me,"
replied."How many of,
have passed you?" "All,
never F iiia -of them sto. '
"Madam you must arum
question;, I want to know
age•" "I don't know that
aquaintance is desired_ by
other side." "I don't see
you insist upon refusing.
swer my 'question." said
torney coaxingly, "I am
sure 1 would tell you how
am if I were asked.
nobody would ask You
everybody ,knows you are
enough to know be ter t.
ask a woman her age."
torney then went on to the
question.
25 YEARS AGO
JULY 8, 1948
A'• diver 'is working of
Macnamara dredge at
north pier to get a grip
'large block of concrete
there which is to -be lifted
before repairs are made
pier.
Mrs. David S. Erringta
a pleasant surprise this
when she learned that her
ding.°zing which was lost
years 'ago, had- been fou
filer grandson Wilmer
resides on the old homes
West Wawanosh. Wilmer
digging a flower bed and
ting shrubs at the end•of
house when he ` noticed
thing bright in the dirt,
something turned out to
wedding ring which his
mother had lost forty -
before. The ring seemed
in good condition and
returned to the happy o'
"Good afternoon," se
United -States tourist, Mrs
Williams from Chitin
Ohio, as she stepped up to
Board of Tourist Trade
in CourtHouse Park on S
afternoon. "How do you d
replied the booth -Matte,
smiling. The visitor from
south seemed to gaze in
bewilderment for a while
the ' answer to her salute
and then continued; "Do
speak English?."
Mrs. Maskell then a
the visitor that she did i,
speak English. The visits
proceeded to explaia:
bewilderment, stating that
had been told• -that "0'
this part of the country
English."
W• ell known Clio
businessman Bob C1m'
and Ken Pickett have
the former Larry
Men's Shop to their ho
and will operate the store
der the name of Picks tt
Campbell Ltd.
No d;innmage wai repo'
ter the all fire theta k
the rear. of Culbert
West Street Tuesday m
The' cause of the fin
sow.
oderich with it s
style SgUsre,
evards and beautiful
become Psris•on
and when tah
opens in the
re Thureday:.B;
hur Barry idl
will begin n'�M,
n Goderich on
e Colborne Cental
pac4ced w
Ailed
Night when the
elghteltu�
5 YEARS AGO
JULY II; Iass
The Mall Committee" for • G
taking the initiative by holding tal
meetings -inviting ill concerned bout
to debate the needs of the com- will
munlity • Ind good can only Maul
come from this. Mart
As stated above, I feel an at- Art
tractive shopping mall would
be -an asset to'the community M♦D♦
but I would never sign a t'�'' i
petition fora shopping maul_ Wag
unless' 1 knew exactly what it
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