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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-12-13, Page 2PAGE 2--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECE?.4BFR 13, 1973 EDITORIAL COMMENT Caring means sharing If Meals on Wheel's gets underway in Goderich in the, New Year, it will be second time the project has been under- taken in the municipality. It is to be hoped that lessons learned from the previous effort will help the decision - makers who are working so hard to make this service a reality in this town. Yes, Meals on Wheels was attempted once before in Goderich. It took a long time to finally admit that the reason the project failed was probably that the meals were offered to recipients free of charge. Despite what some may think, folks generally have too much pride to accept 'charity' and so Meals on Wheels faded into obscurity until the idea was revived in recent weeks by the local workers from the Ministry of Community and Social Services. The new scheme, proposed for a start early in the New V Year, will offer hot. meals once a day for three or more days a week to those persons who meet cer- tain qualifying standards. The meals will be delivered to the door and will cost the diner a nominal fee. What are the qualifying -standards? The criteria will be specifically spelled out of course, but the main objective -will be to get regular nutrition to those in the .6 community who because of reasons beyond their control are`tynable to feed themselves properly. It may be,a han7 dicaPPed person"Living alone. It may be an elderly couple who are temporarily ill. But whoever it is, the meals will be nourishing, hot and available for only a slight charge. That's the goal. That's Meals on Wheels. The organizers need money to get the project going. They need to buy the materials to construct the insulated con- tainers which will keep the food hot from the kitchens at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital to the home of the customer. To date they have $50. Why not put Meals on Wheels on your Christ- mas list? Call 524-9134 today. The organizers need volunteers to keep the project going. They want people who- are interested in the needs of others. All kinds of workers are required to keep a service of this Itnpor- tance functioning smoothly. Why not pledge some time; and energy this Christmas? Phone 524-9134 today. But Meals on Wheels can only go so far. People all over the area who are living alone - whether qualifying for Meals on Wheels or not - need your at- tention in the New Year. Resolve this Christmas to remember them all year through in 1974, Give of yourself, the gift only you can give. Phone someone less fortunate today. Alcohol or gasoline In most snowmobile fatalities oc- curring on public roads at night, the driver crashes into a stationary object, usually a parked car. The question is, WHY? Investigation very often reveals that alcohol has been consumed before star- ting out: Many of the fatalities involved drivers who were too drunk to control their machines, or even to realize what they were doing. Alcohol affects the brain by On Advent In the Christian Church, the four weeks prior to Christmas make up a season called Advent. It is a time of get- ting ready getting ready for the coming of the Christ Child, the Saviour of the World. In the secular world there's also a pre - Christmas season of getting ready. It is a.. rush of shopping sprees and hassling with holly. Some people enjoy it; some don't. Usually at Christmas, the two worlds come together, at least for a tim.e People generally stop at this time of year to reflect upon mangers and missiles; shepherds and shysters; stars and star- vation carols and calamities; wise men , from the west and unrest in the Middle East. It is'4how folks reconcile the two worlds that makes the difference on' Christmas Day and in the New Year. It was Alexander Pope who said, "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." What do you expect this Christmas and.in the New Year? What's your intent for this Advent? decreasing its ability to take up oxygen. Reactions are slowed and the field of vision is reduced. Concentration becomes difficult and the 'driver's.atten- tion is easily diverted by persons, places; or objects along the way. He is often in a convivial mood and engages in animated conversation with others in his party. In other words, alcohol tends to make him lose some of that clearness of in- tellect and self-control that he would normally possess. ' After one large drink of liquor, the driver requires about 15 percent longer time to turn his machine, or apply his brakes in an emergency. His vision is not as sharp, and ordinary objects become darker and indistinct. Poorly lighted objects are lost entirely. The driver needs all his faculties unimpaired, especially at night. He has to use considerable balance and body action to safely control his machine which affords him little or no protection in a collision or turn over. A drink or two before he goes out on his snowmobile lessens his inhibitions. Stimulated by this false confidence, he may actually believe he is driving better. His normal cautious approach to travelling over frozen waterway can be weakened. During the past winter 21 snowmobilers drowned when the machines they were riding on crashed through the ice. Liquor had been con- sumed in some of these incidents and its effect would have reduced the awareness of danger. it is a clear fact that alcohol and gasoline don't mix. Leave that "glass of cheer" until after that snowmobile jaunt is over. Chances of avoiding accidents will be greatly increased. Nowenolmemommenlimellellollii SEAR j44/77- CLAcYi: PLEe-2 t70 No r sE/V .. IISS ONE OF THE/'1 'TONS TN,4 T C4QZ A LOTTA kAiRlt;• NODA PLAzA C/DAA/OO SrOR FRUN I've just put down the Tillsonburg News and if I hadn't,.. known better I would have thought it was The Goderich Signal -Star from last week. Banner ,,headline read "Ac- cept Gilvesy downtown proposal" with the kicker line "One and two in the new mall. game Second headline reads: "Multi -Malls planning March start" and the third major headline stated "No all clear yet says Mayor". It appears from glancing over the story that Gilvesy Construc- tion Limited of Tillsonburg has received the nod from Tillson- burg Town Counc' oto act as developers in the�lowntown mall project. The mayor of Tillsonburg of the electors regarding the money • and possible debentures needed for the acquisition of the necessary land. The mayor was quoted as saying council "honestly and, truly believe this to be in the best interests" of the town. He termed that proposal "the best concept financially, the best for future expansion .and the best considering present downtown businesses". "I am very sure that this downtown development is going to be -best for the town," the mayor of Tillsonburg said. The mayor also made a statement regarding parking. He said that since "the parking situation;rbecomes of more vital importanc: than ever;; council should h p "stabilize" the parking s' uation. He sai . , "It is not realistic to e biusinessmen to bear the cost of additional parking, nor is it realistic to expect the same from the developer." The mayor promised that council is "hoping to share fairly the parking expense with the developer, the residents of thetown and the businessmen." In justifying his actions, the mayor of Tillsonburg pointed out that the tax dollar return' on the land in the development scheme, which is now about 17,000 annually, should jump to 1125,000 annually with the new mall. in th6 meantime, The Tillsonburg News reports, Multi -Malls is planning a March start on a 42 -acre site just east of Tillsonburg. The planned plass will in- clude a 60,000 square foot CCNA A CO Pt OeOeefcb SIGNAL -STAR --[} u The County Town Newspaper of Huron --0-- Founded In 1348 and published every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. Advertising rates on request. Sbbscriptions payable in advance. 18.50 in Canada, 110.00 in all countries other than Canada, single copies 20 cents. Second class mail Registratlbn Number 0718. 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WILL1AMs—aMrthrinp reprodantative department store, a 25,000 square foot food store and a 20,0,00 square foot junior . department store. As well, there will be about 40,000 square feet of smaller stores, probably 30 in number. It is believed it will cost about three million dollars to build the en- tire complex. The story further noted the township mall will pay for all its own services such as water and sewage. As in Goderich, there's disagreement in Tillsonburg about the effect a mall will have on the downtown business area. A spokesman for Multi - Malls said that government studies show that plazas "do more benefit to existing retail establishments than harm." "There's a lot of scare .talk about shopping centres," said the spokesman. "I think the economic effects for this area are going to be very much more positive thagative." But the Tillsonburg mayor doesn't agree. He feels a mall out-of-town is a mistake and he believes that if the downtown mall gets going immediately, the proposal for a shopping plaza in the Township will cer- tainly be given more con- sideration by Multi -Malls. He admitted that Multi - Malls' plan had forced town council into action. "We are quite conscious of the fact that we are being pushed," said th6 mayor. "We' have certainly tried' most seriously not to drag our feet." And apparently, .the down- town merchants in Tillsonburg are thinking, too. A spokesman for that group told council the businessmen "would rather have it (a shopping mall) in town and work with it, than out of town and fight it". He felt the area can "support one and only one".and further commented that in his opinion, "it would be almost suicfaal for anyone to try to develop a shopping centre on the fringe area" especially if a down- town mall got underway. There's no clear-cut approval for either plaza in Tillsonburg as yet, according to The News and after reading the accounts it is an easy matter to see the similarity between the situation here and in Goderich. a Otte fact remains abundantly clear, however. It seems to be a generally accepted fact that malls created .in the downtown area are less to be feared than those located elsewhere but even in Tillsonburg, a mall in the municipality is much more desirable than a mall in the township. Thanks Dear Editor, I ' 'wish to thank you for remembering me in your paper. My partner Jeff and I were pleased to see that the people of Goderich had not forgotten us. As a former member of the Goderich Figure Skating Club for around ten years it is nice to know that one is not forgot- ten. As Sectionals were our first major competition we are looking forward to Divisionals with much excitement. We wish to congratulate Rusty and Shirley for their great performance which ear- ned them a silver medal. - And on behalf of my partner Jeff Knight of Blenheim, "Thank -you for the moral sup port'' • Sincerely, Pat Craven. Commends r►rfiele Dear Editor, I would like to commend Ron Shaw's honest and infor- med 'appraisal of nuclear power stations in last week's Signal - Star. Apart from the very real and as yet not fully understood hazardsof continually adding radio active materials to our environment, and the potential, both , in peace -time, and especially during war, of these plants causing a catastrophe of national disaster proportions, there are some other aspects which I reel should receive public attention. While Ontario Hydro claims nuclear reactors can produce electrical energy at competitive costs when compared to alter- native „ sources, their bookkeeping fails, to include giant subsidies from, govern- ment sources. Usually located, remote from the areas of major use, lengthy power corridors are needed which despoil and consume vast areas of. rural and agricultural + land. Recent research reveals that these high voltage lines are in themselves a serious hazard to those living adjacent to them. The life expectancy of a reac- tor is only thirty years, at the end of this short period they will' be in all probability aban- doned, due to radiation hazards the cost of demolishing them would be prohibitive. There they will stand, billion dollar tombstones marking the burial spot of thousands of tons of lethal radio -active wastes. Goderich residences should be aware that another giant nuclear power plant, to be located a few miles south of our town, is now in 'the planning stage. When the bulldozers roll in it will probably be too late to halt its construction. The public should also _realize that Ontario is only trying to keep pace with our in- satiable' demands for elec- tricity. As a gesture of concern for the future could we not forgo our coloured lights, and refuse to buy those unessential electrical gadgets that charac- terize this season. . Yours truly, Donald S. McKee Women ►I i riffN►I Dear Editor: The women of Canada are divided on the abortion issue. The Advisory Council on the Status of Women, are recom- mending that abortion be removed from the Criminal Code as the "existing law results in the exercise of discrimination against women." This is a direct contradiction to the resoiution adopted by the United Nations, which forms . the basis for the first general principle of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women: "All human beings are born continued on paw S 1DDklN 8ACk inniammi 70 YEARS AGO Dec. 17, 1903 The West Huron Coneer vatives held their nominating convention yesterday at Auburn. Robert McLean, who held the banner/of the party on three previous occasions, was turned down in favour of E. N. Lewis, Mayor of Goderich, who obtained a majority on the first ballot. So far there is not much talk concerning the approaching municipal elections. It is state that all of the present coun- cillors will seek re-election'and there will be several other aspirants for seats at the board. Mayor Lewis informs The Signal that in regard to a second term in the mayoralty, he is in. the hands pf the ratepayers. At the east cnd of the harbor the ice is a foot thick. This morning , the horse drawing the load Neil McIvor was driving along the road from the sawmill became frightened by a passing engine and dumped the load as neatly as anyone could wish. No serious damage was done. The Gospel temperance meeting held in the Tem- perance Hall last Sabbath af- ternoon was not as largely at- tended as no doubt it 'would have been had the weather been more propitous. There was a fair audience, however. The speaker, C. M. Bezzo, made a strong and thoughtful address in advocacy of prohibition. He depicted`►the blighting effects * the"liquor traffic upon the social systems of today in a manner that was striking and .impressive. 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 9, 1948 Monday, Dec. 27th, is to be proclaimed Boxing Day and a public holiday in Goderich. So it was decided at the Goderich meeting of the Town Council sin Friday night. A report was given by Harry Webster, secretary of the fire department, for the year to December 1st. The brigade had 51 calls, including 10 "actual fires", one car fire, seven chim- ney fires, three practices, 17 false alarms, 12 regular meetings and one special meeting. The estimated fire Toss was $700*. . Most feeder cattle are still outside, owing to the un- seasonably fine weather. The Women's Hospital Auxiliary at the November meeting arranged for sending Christmas cheer to the hospital. A letter was read from the Queen CharlotteHospital, Lon- don, England, advising that the institution was now being operated under the British health plan but that the usual donation for research work would be welcomed. As itis the greatest research hoses al in England, a committee was named to consider a donation, 5 YEARS AGO Dec. 12, 1968 • The inaugural meeting of the new Huron -Perth Separate School board was held Monday in Seaforth. Vincent youg,, of Goderich was elected chairman of the board at the meeting. Vice-chairman ofthere e ofird rd. is Keith Culliton, of Thirty membero the Mon. Commerce treal Chamberof were guests of Sifto Salt le t Thursday when they taken on. a day's tour of the mine and evaporator plant here. �'s Cub Pack, The St. George the Fifth Goderich as held a very successful canvass and in the town lastAqucCeseful the it has been s° for help to pack is now looking before the repair the toY 1� Christmas deadline Thae cubs cuubs s collected about0 two cases t of during the day ted by donated unused toys were an. Crawford's store in Dung non. The annual report of the Goderich Fire Department was $ December the given at meeting of towncouncil by Erskine, Coup. chairman Brucesad there had cillos Erskine Said been 59 eTh'ese included four of 1b3, major fires. to the hills skiers took �� for the first time this when the Goderich r t itself under a thick Of snow. Plan th little taP°u iOlida ct pre. 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