HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-16, Page 2PA r 2- GQDERICI1 SIGNAL-ST.`eR, THURSDAY, MAY -I6, 1974
Election not an answer
Twenty-seven million dollars. That's
what the cost of the upcorngfederal
election is likely to be. How's that for a
solution 'to inflation, the housing crisis,
pensioners' problems, unemployment
and "the glaring inadequacies in the tax
- system," to quote David Lewis: m .
• The average Canadian will undoub-
tedly greet the news of the July 8 elec-
tion with a ho-hum, attitude.. If anything,
' he will 'be antagonistic. Only th,e -most
idealistic will really accept the hogwash
that a change of government will make a
'dramatic difference to. the . problerrfs,.
facing this nation. Not that the Liberals
under 'Pierre- Elliott Trudeau have been
faultless) or have successfully dealt with
• high costs' and dwindling profits. ,But
could the Conservatives or the .New
Democratics have done better?
David Lewis,` who probably doesn't
believe himself 'he will ever get -a Phan -
date to form a government, says he' and
his party could have done more than the
,Liberals. That's why the' NDP voted
against the government and caused its
collapse. Yet the NDP have had ,more
power in recent months than they are
likely to have again for sometime, and
their influence was not all that inspiring „-
or earth -shaking.
And Robert Stanfield, who has
publicly pouted since'' the last election,
'says Ile can cure the i.lts of Canada, with
a 90 -day prices and incomes freeze to
be', followed. up by_."more flexible con-
° trols" with allowances for raising the in -
conies of the low-wage earners. What
Stanfield failed to mention is how he
plans to explain away the inequitities
that always'resulf from government con-
trols of any kind; how he hopes to make
controls. work here when' �theyThave
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failed so miserably in Britain and the
United-States;•and"'how he will. pay the
cost of administering these controls,
even if he can make them work, and still
save the Canadian people from higher
costs. •
...„,,,,„„Bunning off at the mouth such as
Stanfield has done for over 18 months is
. easy. What's difficult is delivering under
the pressure of office. # '
In +tae' opinion of ' many, Stanfield
would be no alternative to Trudeau. A
Gallup Poll, taken in the fifst. week of .
.March, showed , that .twice as `matfiy
Canadians feel that Pierre Elliott
Trudeau would make the best Prime
Minister of Canada when the other
choice is Stanfield. Trudeau was selec-
ted by 46 percent with only 22 percent
opting :for Stanfield.
' Twenty-seven million dollars for an
exercise;in futility. Twenty-seven million.
dollars to feed the ego of the NDP and
end the whining of the Progressive Con-
servatives. Twenty-seven million dollars
to remind the Qanadian people_that the
answers to unemployment, inflation, the
housing crisis, pensioners' problems
and unemployment'lie.within thecitizens
.of this country and their ability to work
out their own solutions, r -
Paint -up good idea
Goderich residents with a lick of com-
mon sense will be rejoicing, this week at
the news that the downtown paint -up
project appears to be going ahead this
summer.- Reports are that -the grant has
been approved for local youth to brush
on co-ordinated color• all around.'the
. Square. It 'will be a joint project bet-_
ween the Goderich businessmen and the
government.' •
Citizens who want a preview of the
new -look for the downtown' area will
want to attend the public showing of the
• .color drawing's 'done by local artists of
The ,SquareS Undoubtedly many who see,
these plans will quickly visualize the
• tremendous lift the color bath will give- -
T,e°Square. This;one'ster.alone should"
draw this town's unique shopping area
into a 'tighter,' more active merchan-
dising centre.
• Now, of course,, the merchants of
•Goderich are seeking approval of coun-
cil to widen the sidewalks around The
Square. Most councillors are intrigued
by the possibilities of *a kind of avenue
aspect to The- Square—with shoppers.
strolling leisurely along a tree -lined
boulevard, dotted perhaps by park ben-
ches and little, rest areas.
Talk has even progressed to the time,
still in the future, when no motor
vehicles at all will be permitted on The'
Square when off - street parking will
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be provided and shoppers ',will accept
The Square for what it truly is, a natural
mull with exciting features.
There are those who criticise the local
••-merchants for beginning their core
renewal plans on1' after tal, of a shop
ping plaza coming to town/ Those who
do must surely also now admit that no
matter ,what prompted action among
local 'businessmen, the results can only
be of benefit _.to' those who are con,
sumers here:
'R'evamping of The Square is not a
threat to a shopping .mall in or around
Goderjch. It is an adventure inlliving
and one sure fire method to keep
.Goderich's reputation as The Prettiest
Town in Canada.
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Dear Editor,
As.the. school year comes to a'
c lose,T•it should be noted.tha.t a
,small booklet of creative works
by the students of G.D.C.I. will
be available. The booklet,
"Winds of the Mind", is A. com-
bination of poems, music, art
work and short stories: It will
be.sgld, for, tinder a dollar and
is • approximately 80 pages in
length.
There is a great,, deal of
talent within the student body,
and hopefully booklets or this
type will encourage further
creative works to be produced:.
"Winds of the Mind" will he
carried in many stores
throughout the area, and it
would he greatly appreciated if
the people ,of this area would
support this booklet.
Sincerely Yours,
Valerie .Johnston
Assistant Ed'tor
Progress in town
According to a reliable source of ib -
formation, announcement will be made
soon of another 25,000-30,000 square
foot industry to be locating at
Goderich's Industrial Park. If that is so,
itwill be the second such announ-
cement..th,is spring', the 'first now being
Confirmed as yTextral Fibers Ltd, of.
Elmira.
The local industrial commission can
take some bows for its efforts as can
Spence. Cummings of the Huron County
Development Office. Progress in a town
doesn't just happen; it is sought and
' wooed before it is finally wort. 7t ,
demands persistence'. and it calls for
patience.
The Industrial Park has been a thorn
in the side of some Goderich residents
ever since it was first established about
tenor years ago. . It' was even more.
ridiculed by some during the term of for-
mer mayor Frank Mills when he and his
council set about to provide roads and
services in the barren block where .
nothing was springing up but grass and
weed. • -.
" Then, as Harry Worsell mounted the
Mayor's platform in Goderich, he
promised to get things moving at d: .
In-
dustrial Park During his terms of office,
three .local industries - Dearborn, DR -
MCO and Signal -Star, have expanded
onto' the waiting prope°fty. N6w, out -of-
, town interests are 'moving toward
Goderich's facilities and bringing with
them jobs and 'prosperity for residents
here.
But it is no accident. Visionary people
made it possible - those who initially
purchased the land, those wlfo laid the
plans for its .use, :and those who are
working so diligently see it utilized. It is
this kind of continued determination
which spells progress to Goderich. May
it flourish forever.
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1)ust ti►tn('r('s(►ry
Dear Editor,
It is encouraging to find
rural dwellers" such as Dorothy
McKenzie o•f West Wawanosh
prepared to protest living in a
smother of dust and filth
arising, frc m • •the
mismanagement of our, gravel
roads.
The token applications of
chloride at the entry of each
dwelling is no more than a
wasteful' gesture. The hulk of
the dust problem is created by
the stupid 'practice ,of putting
fresh gravel on the -roads in`.late-
Spring or early Summer, just
before the hot dry season, also`
krading the roads regardless.., if°
.need - both. extremely expen-
sive operations. k
City dwellers with laky shore.
'properites in .Bruce *County,
refuse to accept dusty roads,
they demand and get effective
dust control programmes from
their township councils.'
fill legitirnate road main-
tenance programmes -qualify for
substantial • grants from the
provin;:ial government.
I .would recommend that Ms.
.McKenzie lav an official cpm-
plaint'with the 'Ontario Depart-
ment of the Environment; it is
essential that Such a complaint
be supported by evidence in the
farm of photographs, witnesses
prepared to testify etc: etc.
Readers are ; cordially
invited to express their
opinions of. local',pro'vin-
cial and federal issues
through the Letters to
the Editor column of The
Goderich Signal -Star.
All letters must b'e
signed to be published;
although pen names are
permissible providing it
is understood thatupon
requ t from another
read the letter writer's
true name wiCU
revealed.
While'there is no limit
to the length of a letter
-which can be offered for
publication, .'the editor
does• reserve the right to
delete 'portions of any
copy submitted Tor y in-
clusion in this
newspaper.
Take';an active int brest
in . your hometown
newspaper. Write a' letter
to the Editor today.
, The law is clearly ,on her side
•.and she would be quite within
her rights, if the township
refuses to take effective action,
to purchase and lay the
required chloride and then bill
the' township for both materials
and labour, if,necessary deduc-
ting such expenses from her tax,
bill. As a last resort a substan-
tial, claim for damages for, loss
of enjoyment 'of property,
damage to health etc. would be
quite in order,
For too long rural dwellers
have accepted road dust as part
of country living, while councils.
fritter away vast sums on ex-
travagant 'and often ''un-
necessary equipment.
Yours truly,
' Donald S.
Likes paper.
tt.
McKee
Dear Editor,
Enclosed is our $10 for
renewal of our subscription to
the Signal -Star for another
year.
Although we have only been
away from Goderich fora year
and a half, there are so many
names in the paper that . are
new and unfamiliar.
We are enjoying our new life
under the sun, but, most of all,
we enjoy meeting our company
from back home at the airport.
Thins year, Jack Marriott, Gord,
Joan'rle and Bruce Crawford
from. Goderich visited us as
well' as my brother and his
family from, Hanover.
We live near the mountains
and we can.see the sunrise and
sunset on either side, It is very
picturesque.
Our front "lawn", like most
others down here, consists of
gravel with palm trees and cac-
tus. Our flowers have been in
‘81M1,01l,(It.l? MIL! ' >j;ktirl'g'
Conidn't break speed limits
This is the•Western Canada Flour Milts first trek which was first driven by Percy Barker on
July 1, 1925. Percy says the vehible was governed to travel only 181/2- miles per hour. Iden-
tification has been received on the May 2 "old picture" which showed some Goderich
residents in an open car denouncing the Kaiser. The man holding the carver of the flag, ac=
cording'to the informant, is Torry Luxton and the girl with the peaked cap is Lois Brophey. The
two risen in the front seat are George and Will Brophey. The others in the car are not Iden-
tified. The family in last week's Signal -Star- was the Bisset family. Standing (left td right)
James. Elizabeth and Peter; (seated, left to right) Mary Anne (Bud), Margaret, Samuel Bisset,
Hobert, Mrs. Bissft, William and Gordon, If you,have an old photograph which you would like
to see published -in the Signal -Star, please do not hesitate to bring it to the office. Every, effort
will be made td return the picture to the owner in the same ,condition as it. was received,
bloom since February, and our
little garden is up. already.
Looking forward• to reading
about our friends for another
year, I remain,
-Yours truly,
• Donna Fisher,
Tucson, Arizona.
. 75 YEARS AGO
.The Collegiate Institute
trustees. met on Thursday. An
account of James Wilson, $5.95,
for chemicals was passed, and
chairman Jordan and Dr.
Shannon were appointed a
committee to interview Mr.
Grant in reference. 'ti forage'
caps for the school cadet corps,
with full power to act as they
may think advisable.
• The fourth meeting .of the •
Goderich division of the West •
Huron Teacher's Association
was held in the Central school
on Saturday. • C. Fisher, the
president, was in -the chair.
.Composition for- second Class =.
was taught by Miss Wiggins,;
and -third class by .Miss
McCluskey. Both teachers
taught with ability, and the
pupils answered readily and ac-
curately. The next meeting will
be held on the first Saturday in,
October, with. "Scientific •Tem-
perance" as the subject for
discus ion, opened by Mr. Tom
Class management will also be
discussed: W. Elliott will take
"the subject in connection with
senior classes, and Miss Wat-
son in connection with junior
Classes.. „•
The New Era states that a
number of young men from this
town raised a row in Clinton
Sunday. afternoon .a week ago.
They had too much liquor. It's
a pity these young risen, if they
have not any respect far them-
selves; should disgrace the
town they live in by their
disreputable conduct.
• The seizure of a large quan
tity'. of .United `States • nets in,
Canadian waters in Lake
Huron, .near'Sarnia, was. made
last • week. The Provincial
Fisheries Department is' on the -
lookout for poachers from they
other side.
Rai !road 'hi.sIory 50 YEARS AGO -.-,
- The dredge Goderich which
Dear Editor, contractor. Forest has had at
• In May and June we will be ` Byng Inlet, is in port here
researching the history of a ready to start on the dredging
railroad that was to have been decided on by the Department
built from Goderich to,Kincar- of Public Works. On Monday
dine. This project is being the Drummond unloaded
financed• by an Opportunities , 155,000 bushels of wheat at the
for Youth grant. • Transit Elevator and the
To ' our- knowledge the Maple ,court is • due today,.,,,
ri ilroad was begun around Shipments out by rail the past
1910. We believe that t it was week have been heavy
generally known to the , Mr. S. S. Cooper bought the
residents of the area„ as the east building of the Jackson
Lakeshore Railroad. Before Mfg. Company, in Clinton, at
• construction stopped tracks the sale Tuesday, and'the lower
were laid from Goderich as fart flat being used by the' Clinton
as Amberley. Club, the upper- flat by the
We would like to hear from Company.' The other building
any Pers s who . 'know 'was not sold.. The furniture,
anything ab us; this railroad. machinery, motors 'etc. which
This inclu es anyone who were moved here from the
• worked on it or knew someone
'Goderich factory were sold at
whc was employed in the con- 12c on the dollar to the Kitchen
struction. As well, we would Overall Co." of Brantford.
like to speak with persons who 4. Mr. MacDonald Gibbs, choir -
observed its progress orveit-'master for Knox church; is now
have any information at all
about the Lakeshore Railroad.
• Anyone who would be kind
enough to help us is asked to
call 396.2888 or 395-2789 or
write to Box 486, Kincardine,
Ontario. care of the Lakeshore
Railroad. Please call between'7
p.m. and 10 p.m.
Yours sincerely,
James Moore;
Sandra Robinson.
O►► abort ion
Dear Editor,
Regarding,the letter written
by Mr." -Reginald Thompson,
Clinton. Mr. Thompson is very
right in questioning what's
behind a name but very wrong
in making assumptions'that are
unfounded about the purpose
and aims of the Pro -Life Group.
One of the basic aims is to
work for changes in the basic
conditions which makes abor-
tion an accepted alternative.
The GodericlrPro Life•Group is
a steadily growing group of
people who are opposed, to
abortion on'demand, The basic
principles are: Human Life
begins at conception, The right
to life is the fundamental
human right and all other
rights --depend Upon it.
-All human beings share this
right equally from conception
to a natural death. Basic aims
are to inform the .public that
the unborn child is a human
being, of the medical, moral;
social, and psychological effects
of abortion, of Canadrian abor-
tion facts, of the alteriatives to
abortion. To work towards
changes .in public opinion to in-
crease respect for life.- To work
Tor changes in the basic ,on-
ditions which makes abortion
an"accepted alternative.
You will find that people
who are concerned 'with the
Alaughter of the unborn are
atso working very hard tliwards
(continued on . page 3)
giving his whol=e •time to
Goderich. Mr. Gibbs is°at, the
church Thursday and Friday.,
afternoons, and all day Satur-
day, and appointments for in-
struction in piano, organ and
singing may be arranged Any
day at the church or he maybe
addressed at the home of Mr,
David Mcltwaine, Newgate
Street.
A meeting wai.. held in Clin-
ton on Tuesday evening when a
baseba=ll --league was organized
to be known as the Huron
County Baseball League.
Clubs i'n the county wishing to
,enter'have until the 21st, after
which a meeting will be held to
arratrge for grouping and
schedules.
0 ..t
5 YEARS' AGO
If you thought you were
dreaming and saw snow when •
doing your weekly shopping
last Friday evening, you
weren't.' Wet snow fell heavily
in Goderich on Friday night
and during parts of'Saturday.
In Forest, two inches of snow
fell over Friday night. The
weather man was way off beam
on his forecast of "cloudy with
occasional showers and warmer
on Saturday," and we hope he
is .closer to the marl( for this
weekend. He' is forecasting
warm sunny weather for most
of the province.
Council Thursday night
unanimously approved a
budget of $1,337,775 that
leaves the general tax levy vir- '
Melly unchanged, although
e'rlucatienal and county levies,
will push th`-residential rate
up 9.97 mills and the rate for
industrial and commercial
assessment up 10.513. The 1968
.budget v'as $1,273,06:5. Coup=
chlor Dave Gower, chairman of
the finance' committee, said the \•
residential rate -has been set at
105.7.6 mills, and industrial
and cornmerci^al at 117.17
mills. Both rates are subject to
approval by the department ,of
municipal affairs.
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