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P'AO--OC)IJtICH SIGNAL,
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t,UTIriURSI YA, MARCH 21, 19/4,
C�untyfundsnot solicited
Goderich has dared to, dream about a
major recreational facility for this
municipality. And it is only a dream at
this stage although one county
newspaper.• - in true Huron County
• fashion - has begun to weep and wail
before there is any need.
The .°BlythStandard. published 'an
editorial entitled Here We GoAgain.
That editorial was printed in full in Inst
week's •Signal,Star (Dear Readers). It
voiced strong oppositipn to ,"an unused
piece of property (in Goderich) .turned
.into an athletic -cultural centre". It:
blames "someone in'Gbderich" for con
ceiving the idea which will cost "more
than a million dollars" and will undoub-.
tedly end up with "the 50,x600 people in
the county paying fbr it".
"It's an all too familiar tune, of
course," writes the Blyth editor.: "It has a
familiar second verse as well which will
see the rest of us in the'county balking
at picking up 'the. bill andthem the. third__
• verse will come along with. Goderich
lamenting • how backward and short-
- ""----sighted we--all-ar-e-bees tse we won't -go
along with their' plari".
Goderich is always brandedras the big
begging bully: who badgers the masses
into buying ideas which bolster.
Goderich bulwark and beat everyone
else into bankruptcy.:
This attitude 'is probably most evident
at Huron County Council where local
representatives bear the brunt, of this
parochial whining.
In connection with .G.oderich's ' most
recent dream 'however, some facts
should be. aired 'again.'
• it hasbeen no secretin Goderich that
the Lions Club has tlke'd about a
-CtSverecl swimming pool; 'that the rec
board has expressed concern , .about
the tight ice schedule at the arena and
the absence of' facilities for all types of
ynl
recreational activities ,here; that private
individuals have voiced The need fbr
suitable' convention, quarters, meeting
rooms ,and auditoriums as well as tennis
courts and a track and field stadium.
That kind of dreaming goes on in most -
communities.
But: Goderich Recreation Director
Mike Dymond saw the need to bring all
these far-sighted folks together-- to talk
about their dreams. He, provided the im•-°
petus to combine all 'thes2 thoughts and
ideas - -to sort out the workable ones''
from -the" outlandish, to separate the
possible from the impossible.d
Realizing the-. need • for public par-
ticipation, plans are now afoot to deter-
mine the recreational needs of the corn.
munity., A surveykis planned - but not
yet approved - whereby students
working under a government grant will
go door-to-door in Goderich and the
surrounding district for a five miles
radius, meeting the people and seeking
opin'rons. • :..
To date there, are absolutely no firm
plans:.. Nothing is delinite:�ltJis
dream possible .perhaps, but, still a a,
DEAR [DITOR
dream.
One thing is certain. There is no in-
tention to turn this Into a county-
-,
sponsored project. It started as a com-
munity project and that's how . it •will
remain. According to, ike Dymond, the
• supp,� os
ition of a count athletic -cultural •
centre put forth in a recent London Free"
Press •article is ''geograp"hical Ey
ludic'rous"
Yes, Goderich has" -dared to dream: lt�;
is unfortunate that so much dangerous
spedulation has'crept into the limelight.
It is even more unfortunate that people
with influence throug'hout.the-.county are
gullible enough 'to box boogymen that,
'aren't even there.
Unnecessary inspection
„,
The, provincial government is at , it
4.
again... quietly but deliberately ,pushing -;,,.
the people toward higher costs, and. less
grassroots participation. '•
The latest move which is causing con,
-cern fdr*,local legislators is word that the
Ministry of. the Environment is expected
to take over • the inspection of 'septic
tanks and weeping beds,after April 1 this `
'year. That news comes as a surprise, to.
many Huron County residents including
County .00uncill&s.
According to Dr. Frank' Mills, Huron
MOH, such inspections•will cost $125.
There wilrbe a $100 charge'for lot in-
spection including soil testing and $25 ,
for a septic 'tank permit which will in,
elude the cost of inspecting the'tank•-af-
ter :installation 'and before , being -,
-: •covered,, The cot7nty health *unit . now
k",.`cal;fies out inspection for about $35.
hi'dioations are that only 50 inspectors
will be retained for the entire province.
Locally, the .office will be established in ,
London and when a septic system is in-
stalled in `Huron; an inspector' will be
called out of The Forest City. Dr. Mills
feels' that if local citizens are com-
plaining about inspection delays now,
• they will be even more disgruntled after'
April 1. if .the proposed systern gets
going. L.
There may be some hope, however. It
fl
°Ilan liquor ads
•Dear Editor' •
'Producers generally *want to
promote the -sakes of their
product. The liquor industry
. along with:the others desires- to
promote the sale of its wares.
This desire has. -led” to what
many consider to •be a
'dangerous half-truth.—
The _ liquor industry ' con-
.,tinually ,presents a 'picture of
attractive, well-dressed young.
people enjoying a moment of
relaxation along with the use of
.its product. We'll grant that
• there is 'an element of ;'truth
is understood the work of the Ministry of
,the' Environment may `be carried out by
-the local health units. While cost factors
wilt 'remain the samern.
- and requireents
the same' - there will be . a certain
measure of local • control, This, -of-
course..would be the preferred method if -
Huron health 'officials have their -Way.
Judging from comments at last week's
county council meeting, inspections un-
der the 'Ministry of. the Environment
would ,be costly from- the_ standpoint of
' inspeCtjon fees, unnecessary
'requirements and needless' delay. ' It is
no wondercdunty council has opted to
send a strongly worded letter of protest
' to the provincial government.
But will the province listen? -.From
past experiences, county bouncil;knows
Ontario government does not pay much
'attention to' suggestions from them -
unless, of course, the recommendations
happen to..fit in with provincial planning.
Huron members must be commended
for their continued optimism about briefs
to the Legislature, Maybe this time their,
. voice will be heard in time to stop this
foolish waste of citizens' time 'and
money.
_.M
here - in that this is the manner.
in which many of the youth of
our day do enjoy a moment of
relaxation. , • '
But this is -Pot the' whole
truth. The use of . alcoholie
heverages is . associated with
other situations. . It is
;a ssociated with' drunkenness,
highway. •accidents; death,
broken Domes, impoverishment
etc. .
This, is one side of the picture
that. is rarely if ever brought to
the ,attention of the general
public. I understand. that in the
province of British Columbia.
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•
In this province youth and'
the public generally are
allowed to make an open, un-
biased decision about the, use Moi
this product. Would this,.,not be
a saner position for our
proyince to take? • ')
Birds best,
Dear Editor:
The picture .and item about
Russ Batten of Sunset Beach
and his feeding of the birds and
their antics was refreshing to
read and enjoy amid. all • the
bad news we have to, read. •
I just had to sit down and
BOOKING 9ACK
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• 75 YEARS AGO
A band- of seven brav* met
and conquered' an equal nurti e
ber of warriors from the Star
block at the rink last Monday
evening. Both sides disguised
their intentions, und the name
of hockey. Jack r ms was
there to see that fai ' lay .was
adhered to: The bpys from the --
.Signal block ` scored five times
and their opponents thrice.
The Kensington furniture
factory •has been sold to' F.G.
Rumball,,of London,'who lithe
largest shareholder in the
present company.
Staff -Captain Phillips' talk
op the Chinese of the Pacific
cdast Sunday afternoon at the
S.A. barracks vas. interesting
and instructive throughout.
The caretaker, of the town
clockfias had quite a time. the.
past week looking after his
charge. The sleet clinging to the.
dials froze and stopped the
hands. Time and time again
'.the clock was started only to be
frozen up again. It has been
suggested that this might be
remedied by obtaining a glass
face for the clock. It was also
suggested that the town
illuminate the numbers. so -the
clock can be read at night. The
question is, can we afford it? .
Saturday night two teams
made 'up of "employees of the
Henderson Bicycle Co, had a.
hockey• match at the rink` the "
.first:' 'floor men ver"su's ; the
• second floor. -men. The fellows
played a• fierce game going at
one another in fine style. The
, referee, W. McCarthy, • let the
boys break •one anothers' heads
one' would be much write the little verses about it,.
happier to, live in a province
where my children were not
constantly .and persistently,
arid right in their own living
room, dinned ` with this -•
dangerous half-truth.
. Liquor- advertising should be •
banned in Ontario so that our
'children could- make an ,open,
unbiased responsible, decision
apart from. this daily, and`
sometimes hourly barrageof a
dangerous .half-truth.
Rev. ' Bill Wilkinson
Box 118,
Lion's -Head, Ont.
...NOW4m..
which fellow: •
HERE THEY COME!
Seeds in the feeder .
And suet' hung high
Lure the winter birds
From far and from nigh.
Also his pipe ----
.Helps warm birdy toes.
Just a little 'extra'
-He .gives as he goes. •
O ° m•,
CcNa:
_.r n,elen
rtr .,1 ATIf)N
PAID
Do put it, in the Signal Star,
for it's ,the little homey things
that help brush 'worries:,away,
for a bit.
Grace Tolbert
118 • Decatur St.,
as well as a few of the rules.
The score' was 3-2 in favour of,
the' downstairs seven.
50 YEARS AGO
On April 11 The Lions Club
are to entertain two "visitors,
from Guelph at a banq>,iet and
social evening. The two men
ate G.D. 'Hastings,. city
manager and mayor of Guelph,
Y and the business manager and
vice-president of the C.P.R.
'railroad. The two are coming to
discuss the rail line and its con-
dition and benefit to the two
,communities.
Capt. McElroy, referred to in ""
the 'following item from ,Great
Lakes Ripples is the husband of,
Miss Mabel Chambers- of
Goderich. The.captain has :been.
appointed to succeed', Captain
Fred Bailey, as marine superin-
tendent' for the Pittsburgh
Steamship Company.
, Apt. 8
Cuifnberl•and, Md.,
U.S.A. 21502'
Than*
Dear Editor,
At the meeting of the Water
and Light. Commission on
i .Thursday even Qng an q ap-
plication. from , Mr. " W.B.
Graham, for electric range ser-
vice for 'his residence' oil
Newgate • Street.' The ,own
A . Orn`- behalf of .the" G.D C.I, engineer •was . instructed to in-
4stall the service as soon as
students and• myself who are..'
nLMpossible:.
Britain Bound oarch 16th, The 'lecture and sacred con- '
I would like to sincerely thank •
cert in St. Peter's Church on
the people of Goderich and Monday evening lived up.to its
surrounding. districts for their advance notices and a large
support, audience enjoyed the. event to
A special "thank you"a is' ex- ' the full. Topics for the speakers
tended ,to Mr. and Mrs. Brian ..
were, SSL. Patrick, the Apostle
Markson ' for making all the • of Ireland" and The Hiberman
necessary arrangements for the Emigrant of Fifty Years Ago
trip, giving generously of their and the, Irishman of Today.
" time and providing us with Visiting and. local musical
door prizes and decorations for talent rendered a- choice .
the hall: • ' proffram
music., ' of high-class sacred
-Donations. received from .
the Goderich Lions Club and
the Goderich Little Theatre are 5 YEARS A'G'O '
also much appreciated. For the second time in just
The coverage given to our ,over a •month, the Maitldnd
trip by' the Goderich Signal,. River pushed itself beyond' its
`Star has made it easier for °us banks when the mouth of, the
to raise funds.' -� river. became clogged' with
We are,looking forward to heavy ice. Hordes in••the Salt -
our trip and thank everyone ford ,flatsarea were again
Who has helped -us in any ray. , threatened as the water sought
• Sincerely, out. a new area for its, flow. A
Wanda Linne light rain has increased the -
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With.a big smile and a 'warm handshake, 11 -year-old Billy Lynch thanks Prime Minister
.,Trudeau 'for his ,purchase, of the' first' sheet of Easter Seals in Ottawa last Monday. The
young Believllle°lad, who is Ontario's "Timmy" for 1974, flew to the capital where he and the
Prime Minister visited a "stuffing bee" organized by the local Notary club and spoke to hun-
dreds of volunteers b sily•engaged in shifting campalgn, envelope$'with Easter Seals and
appeal°I'etters in preparation for t'he,huge mailing to prospective donors in the area. During
an informal stroll through they busy work room in the Chateau Laurier, the Prime Minis't ►r
chatted with a number of the vblunteers and took time out to alt do i l and stuff, some 06- 0
velopes himself. Al a brief luncheon during the volunteers mid-day break, he Prime
Minister paid tribute, to the efforts of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and stressed
the continued need for all Canadians to become'nmore involved in community endeavours in
en attempt 'to change or improve existing conditions where such change is needed. To meet
the changing,,nbeds of more Than 13,000 handictlfpped ,youngsters throughout this province,
the OntaroeSociety for Crippled Children must raise $1,800,000 during the dampalgn period
which fins from.March 14 until Easter Sunday, April 14. -'
•
r problem and some residents
% have already been forced to
abandon ' their homes and
Readers, .are ,cordially
invited to express their
opinions of local, provin-
cial and federal issues
through the Letters to
the Editor column of The
Goderich Signal -S ar.
All letters must be
signed to be published,
although pen" names ars
permissible providing . It
is understood that upon
roquest from another
reader, the letter writer's
true name Will be
revealed.
While there is no limit
to the length of a letter
erhiph can be offered fbr® °
publication, the editor
doss reserve the right to
delete portions of any
copy submitted for in- ,
clulrlon In thls
newspaper.
Take an active Interest
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to ,the Editor,, today
possession's.
Sixteen -hundred puck clap-
pers ballooned the population
of the town this -week as the
Goderich Lions Club
nineteenth annual Young
Canada Week hockey -tour-
nament gets underway. -ighty-
four teams . from western and
eastern Canada, Ontario- and
parts of the United States will
compete in the tourney.
The Ontario Municipal'•„
Board has given its blessing to
a town bid for 're -zoning part of
the south-east 'quadrant of the
Victoria St. and Elgin Avenue
intersection. The property is
slated for -- construction of a
fourth service" station on the
five ,points corner:
Gseeri h District Col9egiate
,
. Institute has received 4a clean
bill of health from area
superintendent of schools. In
the .report the superintendent
praised the students for their
sense of social responsibility in
such matters as school.super•
vision, extra-curricuaar ac-.
.tivities and• aid the students-•ot:
fered to the Children's Aid.
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