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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-11-08, Page 3GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEM$ER 8, '1915 --AGS 3 ICN JACK'S JOTTINGS FROM QUEEN'S PARK Jack Riddell, Huron MPP gal leader (Robert Nixon an amendment to used Bill which ler Davits' 60 year. Ontario guarantee f age and a guaranteed minimum of $216.Q9 rl month. original Bill .introduced Mier Davis earlier this gives ,each Ontario •ritcif the Federal guaran- Income supplement a ,I $50.00 grant. Robert rndment would also !an alae the sant(' anu►urlt to dustries „are forced to take the f w�hocannut workbecause also holiday thero►fanbut endmentt�paid. Mr. isability. It w •siresprescription drugs, .Gtlindon will introduce, 'will I services, hearing aids guarantee employees 4% .eyeglasses to senior vacation pay (two weeks a who currently receive vacation) after a year of service ontari„ Hospital insurance, rather than 2% vacation 'pay `overage and tilt all those ' (one week vacation) the first ',jag Provincial Family year and 4,% in succeeding bts allowances years. r Nixonould have the Overtime at time and a half c„n ince add 59 ( () guaran-' . will be paid for all hours income supplements- for worked in excess of 44 a week, receiving it, The same instead of the present 48 effec- of ,assistance would be tive January 1st, 1975. 'table to the disable( and to Mr. Guindon's amendrhents le between tin and 65 to the Employment Standards 1 on old age assistance. Act would`''also provide four would mean all Senior Statutory holidays next year, ns and disabled. would be Good Friday, Dominion Day, anteed minimum monthly Labour Day and Christmas es of $216,09. Day. ,ores this Province the An additional three holidays tin the country can in 1975 were also proposed, ore that those who New Year's Day, Thanksgiving ically cannot work are Day,, and Victoria Day. In- a, enough financial help creased payroll costs for firms they can live decently,' not already providing the Nixon said in 01statement ld,be-L6%-in holidays y wou.-1974- CV/ - ,. .__ t.. the ' t a ria c� - -r_ -- _^:: will be raised to $2.25 and students under' 18 who work 28 hours or less a week during the school year or vacation will be guaranteed $1.65 an hour, the minimum now is $1.45. Mr. Guindon also told the House he will introduce amen- dments to the Employment Standards' Act to require in- dustries to pay- employees for -statutory holidays on which they do not work. He said some employees in lois wage in - 'stature. envier Davis was criticized ttw year delay in ordering closing of the Canada alCompany Lead Smelting t, in Toronto. IIberal Leader Robert- Nixon the Premier should he ponsihle because laws ibed as an Eng tronmental IofRights failed to prevent persons from being sent ospital with high lead con - in their blood "t hese le are now in hospital and Bill has not provided them their rights or even their” h'". tephen Lewis joined in the -fin Opposition questioning Government's dosed .6rder against the Plant. ler Davis, Resources lopment Secretary, Bert 'rence, Health Minister, bard Potter and Labour iter, Fern Guindun, were ble to provide answers to of the major points. adustry and Tourism raster Claude Bennett, in - ed that a trade mission Id be sent to South -Africa pite Stephen Lewis' estion that Ontario should run any risk at any time to iotthing which gives sup- ttoan oppressive and racist e Mr. Lewis, told the lature that three of the tcompanies represented on mission had, been involved defense commodity produc- in the past but Mr. Ben- treiterated that the Ontario de Mission would not be ling military items. Ontario Labour Minister, Guindon, announced an ,. ease in the Province's imum wage to $2.00 from :80 an hour, effective tuary 1st, 1974. The mininrltm wage for con - ion workers now $2.05 and an additional 1.2% in 1975. The Succession Duty Act was debated this week. The provisions of this Act are of .rest interest to the small businessman and the farmer. Under the terms of this Act, a mortgage is not considered as a farm asset and will not, therefore, be considered as part of a $50,000 tax free gift on the death of the father. Par- ticipating in the debate, Murray Gaunt, Liberal Mem- ber for Huron Bruce pointed out, that what this does in ef- fect is to `encourage tie reten- tion of ownership by the father until his death' and confines estate planning to be carried out manly under the terms of a will. Mr. Gaunt suggested the in- clusion of forgiveness of debts related to the purchase of farm property by a member of the family, would encourage fathers to turn over their farms to their suns during their lifetime rather than 'on. their death. This is the only kind of long term estate planning that makes any sense. It gives the son security he has to have in order to -remain on the farm during the father's life' time. The expenditure estimates of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Labour continue to be debated by Committees of the .Legg islature and in he_ House.._ BY RESTOULE • Approximately three dozen Goderich Pro -Lifers reunited over the weekend and went to Ottawa wherthey joined another 2500 _�anadians with the same beliefs, for a three day Festival of Life, sponsored by the Alliance for Life. The festival reached its climax when the group of almost 3,000 Canadians mar- ched to Parliament Hill in protest of the 39,500 lives that were taken through abortions. The walk was to support life.- , The walk to the Hill was led , by Pro -Life leaders, Malcolm Muggeridge, Dr. Heather S. Morris and Rev. Bernice Gerard. Mr. Muggeridge, is of Sussex, England. He is author, lecturer and former editor of Punch magazine. He is one of England's most famous leaders of the pro-life movement and is famous for leading a Walk for life of 120,000 people, in Sussex, England. Dr. Heather S. Morris is the President of the Alliance for Life' movement in Canada, and Rev'. Gerard is a Minister, Pen- tecostal Assemblies Chaplain of the Simon Fraser University and the University of B.C. of Vancouver, British Columbia. On November 1st, a Lobby for Life was held, with a visit to members of Parliament by pro- life Canadians and co- ordinated by Coalition for Life. On November 2nd, a Forum Technical School, under the topic' "We Choose Life'' The moderator was I)r. Heather Morris and the 'panelists consisted of Dr. Mildred .Jefferson, of' Boston, Vice -Chairman of. the National Right to Life Committee, of the U.S.A., Rev. Bernice Gerard, Malcolm Muggeridge and Morris C. Shumiatcher, of Regina Saskatchewan, 'Chair- man of the Civil Liberties Sec- tion of the Canadian Bar Associat ion.' The 1600 people present for the Forum for Life, had never before heard the case of the un- born so expressively and eloquently delivered. "Why should it matter to ole'' It shouldn't natter to me. I don't have to do them," stated Dr. Mildred ,Jeffersun, Anglican, first negro woman to graduate from Harvard Medical University. She said she was concerned because abortion is not a reasonable use of medical skills . and practices. "A doctor, should ask of oneself purity and holiness" she said, "A doctor should have ethical standards. When a doc- tor accepts to kill, he turns his back on his Hippocratic Oath: To get rid of problem people." Dr. Jefferson also said, aA - doctor is in the best position to do something about our problem. He can either he Healer►►lr Social Executioner, as he says he does 1t, ;out of a crowd' supporting life. Over 2,500 Canadians gathered in Ottawa over the weekend, in protest of the Canada Abor- tion Laws. At the end of the three day festivities, each person carrying a white flower, laid them on the ground in front of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, in memory of the 39,000 unborn children that were aborted. Pictured above; -three Goderich women lay flower's down at the finale of the rally on Parliament Hill. (photo by restoule) d, Quoted maternal deaths in the past year, in one .of the states is 16 deaths, legal abor- tions and 15 deaths through illegal abortions. Dr. Jefferson also said that no •one has been able to prove that the battered children were unwanted children. As to the solving of maternal deaths through abortion, Dr. Jefferson answered, "Women must be unwilling to subject themselves to abortion."-- On bortion."`On Saturday, when the group marched to Parliament Hill, a- light snow was falling and regardless of the near freezing .t.empleratur-e;."t he -half nhile:1011g F procession gathered at the building, wheret the final protest was held. As the group approached the Hill, Father, Barrett Arm- st reng, Director of t he S1., Michael's Choir School in Toronto, led his singers in a celebration of life song. The beautiful and widely ac- claimed Pro -Life Folk Singer, Barbara Breuer -Sipple, cap- tivated the hearts of the people with her song, "Hold -My Hand, I'm a Child of God". To the gathering on Parliament Hill, Malcolm Muggeridge spoke again. - He said, "We must make a choice of running, our society like a factory farm c►r .like a civilized suc ietv.'' He said the -purpose of the festival - was to • encourage people across Canada who feel they might,0he alone and feeling uneasy about Speaking out against abortion, The pet it ion presented to Parliament in May, the largest in the .history of Canada, asking Parliament to accord full and equal protection to -all human life before as well as af- ter birth, signed by 353,652, show that no one is alone in 'the fight against abortion. Conservative M.P. Douglas Roche, of Edmonton, said that he believed that most M.Ps. are with Pro -Life groups on this issue. He 'referred to the petition and urged them to work on a petition of 1,000;000 names and Parliament would have no choice to amend the law. He said it was right for the people to march to the Parliament Buildings and let the government know how they feel. He also said that 'the Minister of .Justice, Otto Lang has issued a- statement to At- torney -Generals across Canada to enforce more stringent regulations on hospitals perfor- ming abortions. The Festival of Life closed with the singing of "Oh Canada" in both French and English. Each person then proceeded to lay white flo•ers on the lawn, bordering the walk, in_ memory of the 39,000 lives that were taken for, the social, psychological and economic convenience of others. This number is equal to the number of Canadians killed in the Second World War. At the beginning of the march to Parliament Hill, a group of approximately 25 Pro - Abortionists or Anti -Life, bor- dered the sidewalk in protest of the Pro -Life groups and carrying placards reading, "Drop the Charges". These signs referred to H Montreal doctor, charged for performing illegal abortions. At one point during the rally on Parliament Hill, about 4,000 helium, filled balloons were released, cele,hrating the Festival of Life. Che Goderich group went to Ottawa along with a group from Stratford. Two buses from the All-Star Charterways in Stratford were rented for the two day trip. They arrived back in Goderich late Saturday night. ignoring modern science. The findings of science is that human life begins at concep- tion." "It is not reasonable for doc- tors 't1► desert their traditions for what is now being offered." "Some label it 'Meaningful Humanhood"."'Phis leaves most people out except those who want it," concluded Dr..leffer- son. Morris Shumiatcher, a Jewish Canadian, used his wit and humor intertwiri t1 with seriousness to enchant the feeling of charity. '1'hls is a .._-. .. . __ t�el,teyc'__ I,ifeuls continuum and _:flit I,t<fe wa ;_ teltf at. h�Q#fa.wa :dishones;t-intellectual He said, 'The .Jewish people BY RESTOULE One decade ago, the Town of Goderich bought 158 acres of land for ,the sum of $44,000. Today, this same land and another 140+ is up for sale by the Goderich Industrial Com- mission for $1,000 an acne and must be used for industry only. The land in question is what is now known as the Goderich Industrial Park, situated on the south-east section of Goderich, on I jighway 21. According to Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell, the land was purchased in 1963 "for in- dustrial purposes only." Since that time, four in- dustries have purchased land at the site and three of these four are presently located there. They -are Dearborn Steel Tubing, -occupying parcel 1, consisting _ of approximately 6.84 acres; Gearco, a Dominion Roads Gear Plant sitting on parcels 10-11-12, a total of 15 acres Gearco also have options on parcels 8-9-13-14, 22 acres; and the Signal -Star Publishing Ltd., occupying parco l,.2, equal to five acres. ,The fourth industry owning land at Industrial Park is an English Firm, Linton and Hirst Co. (Canada) Ltd. The firm, to be manufacturing electrical steel stampings, is believed to "start production by 1976, and is said to employ approximately 35 persons. Linton and Hirst Co. Ltd. own 51/2 acres at the Industrial Park. "We are not badly off as far as industry goes," said Mayor Worsell. "There is not much unemployment problem - in Goderich." Goderich is .noted "for its many industries, approxinateR' 25. Some of Goderich's more going a tar Chemicals Ltd. Sift() Salt Division, Mine. - The Industrial Park is operated by the Goderich In- dustrial Commission, con- sisting 'nine members. when a child is killed, three blood lines are killed. The "The eight week unborn child looks different from the eight month ultborn child and the eighth month after birth child will look different from the eight year old child and so .on.,, "We are no less human at One stage than we are at another stage," he said. - "Abortion results in a dead . premature baby.. The case against abortion was con- sidered dogma -catholic until ,science caught up," he- said. Mr. Shumiatcher said, "The �, ' °for � P.G or� Planned Genocide idea says, We alone are the (•hosen few, the rest of us be damned. There's lots of room dov‘'n below, we can't have heaven jammed." chromosomes a re our hereditary markers. The dif- ferent st ages, zyg(►t e,- fet us, meaning off -spring, are a con- tinuum 6f various stages of human life." "There is only one 'justification for killing, and that is to protect ourselves," he stated. "There can be no society where- Only the . perfect, the privileged and the planned have a right to live," concluded Mr, Shumiatcher. The next speaker was Rev. Bernice Gerard, who explained that` she was a veru much un- wanted child and that during her childhood, she had travelled from 'foster home to foster home. She revealed Lb. at while she was in' her early 'years, she suf- fered an identity crisis_. She straightened herself out while in University: She took a course in psychology._ and discovered 'that what she suffered from was cosmic loneliness. Rev. Gerard stated that B.C. has 22.4 abortions to 100 live births in 1972, the highest in Canada. Ontario is. running second. She became interested in the Pro -Life movement when she was interviewing women on television. The women stated that women should be able to have sex whenever they want to without paying the penalty and that there should never he un- wanted pregnancies. She said she exploded on television and she has been erupting ever since. The last speaker, Malcolm Muggeridge, asked the people "What is wrong with the world today? All over, there is moral confusion." "Until this point is settled," he said, "we will have'a break- down in our way ,.f life." He said the problems in the world Today have to be solved on an individual basis. He compared the difference of Third World Aid. - "On one hand," he said, "you have Mr. .Mackdamera, Head of the World Bank. He will noir give aid to countries who will not accept population planning. On the- other hand, we have people like Mother Theresa in Calcutta, who pick's babies out of dustbins and take' them home to care for them. She sees God in every baby she holds in her arms and says that there is not a hahv inside or outside of the womb that is not infinitely precious." During a .question and an- swer peerind that followed, a young girl quest ioned the movement as to what they were about to do about the number of women who are dying each year from illegal abortions, and what was being done about all the battered children who are unwanted. Another question was what gives anyone the right to choose the babies right ,over the mother's. This question was answered by Dr. Jefferson with another question. He asked, "What are you going to do about it?" sewer project is completed. In the meantime, the Department of Highways' ditch will serve the purpose;" he added. A plan for the subdivision of the land out at Industrial Park strip of land that would con- nect the land off Highway 21 to the 65 acres owned by the In- dElstraal Commission by High- way, 8.. "This land is not developed The Goderich Industrial Park, which was purchased In 1963,. is slowly growing and some of the first Industries to establish on the site can be seen above. In the foreground, the Dearborn Steel Tubing Ltd. which employs about 25 to 30 famous industr es- are Upper Lakes Shipping:Ltd.; Windsor Salt Warehouse (Canadian Salt Co. Ltd.); Sheaffer Pen Co. A Division of Textron Canada Ltd.; Dominion Roads 'Machinery >,c Ltd.; and Dom - Reev ►ntest iicipal uty•R oppose bert S niers, Iver C lath la ,notap the Si sting artner ,1 of annou seek « to the_ loatrd temp Cans GKie . on FRESH - BUTT PORK CHOPS OPEN FRI.EVENINGS TILLS p.m. Sere with ser Wllelesele. Prices We ley Direct rr iU'tM odlocers The- Chairman of the In- dustrial Commission is Mayor Harry Worsell and • Harold WalIs,,,,Town Adminstrator is the commission's secretary - treasurer. "The purchasing of land must first be approved by the Industrial Commission, before town c(iuncil can decide on the matter," said Chairman Wor- sell. . One application made by the Superior Propane Ltd., for land at Industrial Park was refused by the commission;, "This would not have provided an industry. hut in- stead, a distribution point for the company and only one per- son would have been hired." said Mr. Worsell. "There are a lot of people asking .flat land, but we just canrlot arrange it. Later,'after we open more land, it might he possible, -tuftnot at the present," a continued. "We h e many applications for land at --the site," :said Mr. Worsell, "and we have 'had inquiries all along. -We have had some interested parties dickering now for up to two years." . "It'a a long process,'• he said. According to industrial Com- mission Chairman Harry Wor- sell; the 300 or so acres are fully serviced n with 'sewers, water, hydro and gas. He con- tinued that C.N.R. or CP.R. rail siding is available as there is a line which passes right along the Park. , "As far as storm sewers are concerned, they will he looked after as soon as the south storm and the new Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. building, in the background. The Signal -Star has approximately 40 personnel on. staff. (staff photo) is presently being drawn up by B.M. Ross and Associates, on West Street in Goderich. While,` - the Industrial Park consists of some 300 acres now, : the Industrial Commission is looking into the possibility of purchasing another three acre and it would be good land to have," stated klarry Wfrrsell, chairman of the commission. "The Industrial Commission has its office at 26 The Square, where Mrs. Pat Nihlock can an- swer questions concerning the Industrial Park," concluded Mr:'Worsell. The (Venereal Disease) Kit prepared jointly by the Ontario Ministry of health and the ministry of education will not he introduced to students in grades 7 and -8 in the -19 separate schools under the jurisdiction of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic separate school hoard. This decision was reached in a committee of the whole by the -board members .following a special meeting held Monday in Seaforth. A statement read to this representative of the press after the long discussion is as follows: "The V.D. Kit will not be introduced to Grades 7 and 8 until such time as the Family Life program is introduced."' - At a special hoard meeting' on October 15 at St. James School in Seaforth Dr. Frank Mills, Goderich, Director of the Huron County Health Unit presented the kit to the trustees and representatives of the Huron -Perth Deanery,, of which Rev;. Carl Keene of Stratford is president., He showed slides, transparencies, etc. to Remon- strate how the Kit provides in- formation to students, starting with grade 7, on how the diseases are caught, how to avoid them and how they are treated. i)r. Mills told of the impor- tance of young people being aware of venereal disease which is reaching 'epidemic proportions in the world today. For the past two yea, 3 a special conlniittee composed of Board members, doctors, nur- ses, parents, etc. has been studying the possibility of presenting a Family Life program to the separate school studenis a"s pail of the curriculum. A presentation of this study was made to the hoard members a year ago on November 28, 1972, when ways of starting the program and costs were discussed.