The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-06-27, Page 2PAGE 2--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSPAV JUNE 27, 1974
EDItERIAL COMMENT
Hats off
Hats off this week to Goderich Town
Council whose members have agreed to
experiment with a gabion off the shore
of the main beach in an ef,irt" to hold
back stones which are rendering the
beach uncomfortable and unsightly.
The local beach is one asset to the
Town of Goderich which cannot be
overlooked. Council has been battling
forr two or three years now with the
stones which are washing up onto the
beaches. to choke out the white sand
which one expects to find there. The
stones have been moved from the beach
at considerable expense only to be
replaced by more stones which seem to
wash ashore with even the slightest gust
of wind. ,
Gabions as proposed by • Councillor
Bill Clifford, chairman of the harbor
committee, could be the answer. Accor-
ding to Councillor Clifford gabions'have•
been constructed at several points along
o gabion
the Lake Huron shoreline with much
success. Why, shouldn't •it work for
Goderich?
The cost of $1,600 for one gabion as
an experiment is certainly justified. It is
an expense which could well save many
dollars in the long run - as well' as the
main beach at Goderich which should
be preserved at all costs.
Not, many towns can boost a beach
within the municipality w fch is free to
one and °alt-lto enjoy. of many com-
munities can point with, pride to a ready-
made tourist attracti n waiting only to
be developed and dvertised.
So hats off the members of
doderich Town Council who are attemp-
ting to do something to preserve, this
precious plus. Citizens here should be
hoping it 'works and• pushing for even
greater efforts to be expended toward
,maintaining the • entire waterfront area
for future projects.
Three sides to stay
It was just a brief skirmish. But it was
hot. instant tempers one rr'ight say. The
topic was the beer tent in The Square in
connection with Summe.rfest:, The
argument was between two town coun-
cillors Dave Gower and Eileen Palmer.
Councillor Gower rose in the council
chambers to voice his opposition to the
beer tent. He said he wanted to go on
record , as having ,,,,expressed' his .
displeasure at the selling of beer in The
Square. As he spoke, ,he undoubtedly
.echoed the ' sentiments. of many
Goderich itizens who feel exactly the
.same w but have no opportunity to
speak... 'ublicly-
' Thdn Councillor Palmer stood tip to
exclaim . over Councillor . Gower's
opinion..She reminded Councillor Gower'
that one of the advantage§ of the 20th
century is the fact that no one forces ,
anybody into such places.a$ an open air
beer tent and ,..nobody bends another •,
man's elbow.. In these few well chosen
. words Councillor Palmer also undoub-
tedly expressed the • ideas of probably
the majority of Goderich citizens who
last year found the beer•tent a -relaxing,
pleasant feature of Summerfest.
In short, there was no right or wrong.
to the encounter between Gower and
Palmer. Each had an opinion and each
must be respected for that opinion. Each
could gather ,support for that conviction,
once more pointing up the truth' that
community is made up of many different
people of many opposing views.
What . was left unsaid ° during the
argument was the fact that profits, from
the beer tent are channelled -directly
back into the town for community,
projects. 'The beer_ tent, operated last
year by 'the local Kinsmen, is just '
another way of making those much
needed dollars which are absolutely
vital to a service club if assistance is to
be available to valid causes and if
caRital improvements on all sorts of
projects are to .be possible.
When the-heer tent Was first proposed
1972, the idea was shot down because
it wa,k believed it would create problems
with which the local police force would
have to deal. Last year;: when the beer
tent was tried for the first time, it was
learned the problems were actually
• minimal compared to the enjoyment
which could be derived from the
premises for the vast majority, of visitors
to Summerfest ... and the income it affor-
ded the local service group.
Whetheror not one• chooses to
frequent the beer tent is a hatter of
choice to be sure. But let's ''`idrnit that
alcoholic beverages are here to stay and
that to permit a ,service club to cash in
- on its popularity only makes good sense
for the community as a whole providing
the proper approvals can be secured.
Your chance to help
The Meals , on Wheels program is
rolling along extremely well, according
to local volunteers,. but with the arrival of
summer has come the need for extra
volunteer drivers. - especially for the five
o'clock deliveries.
Meals are taken to about 20=25 selec-
ted persons throughout the community.
Cost of the meals has risen from 75
cents to $1, because of the increase *in
cost for the materials necessary to carry
out the project. The meals themselves
are prepared by the kitchen sta'f in the
two local hospitals and careful attention
is given to proper nourishment for the
recipients.
There's no problem 'getting the meals
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hregnanc `'� wvhich� occurrs do so. Why? A simple answer
Defends leiter forevermore In the story of our would be,' why not?' then,
species. Only in , rare, coo- not all of us wish to believe in
Dear Editor,. plicated situations would an simple answers • so I will at-
' abortion even •be considered. tempt to become ''• more ,com-
Some time ago I wrote a let- , By no 'means do we intend , plicated.
ter concerning the :Pro -Life using it as a method of birth . .,,What right have 1 to dictate
control, to some, other individual that
group and their ,program. Two
weeks past, a letter appeared The person who wrote the she•must undergo, psychological
which referred to mine in terms confusing follow-up to, my first - and d''chemical charges to her
which I believe confused the letter should have bread and .mind and body? If a woman
message of my own letter, reasoned my letter fn the first was being molested' or
'1 want to go on record ` as place, I drafted that effort . harrangued by . a separate in-•
stating that I air solidly op- C several.times tc,,. try to make it dividual, would we not as a
posed to abortion -.on -demand. 'as clear• and objective as the society defend her right to rid
Rut I am NOT solidly opposed English language.•would •allow.'' herself of this person? Why
to all abortions. Apparently : And still,•, somecvne is deter -.'then should we force her to
some persons tend. to treat the mined to. twist and mangle my bear a child that she does not
two phrases as synonyrraous, own words and an entire ccap- ' want? Is it.. not individual
Obviously they are not. • cept, to fit the bent and freedom upon which democracy
If our reason for requesting a. misshapen idea that he wi:yhes - is based? Should we be, .so
humane and personal -decision to: force ,upon the world. • hypocritical .as to say.that you
in ' each situation where an Clearly, we must gravely ' are a free person, free to go
(among several alternatives) is: '
abortion may be an. alternative question the motives and tenets `where you want, to say what
6f those who steadfastly refuse you want, so long as you do as I
to provide a compassionate to-hear.the case before passing say?
solution for the individual cir-sentence. ,
cumstances, then certainly Thank' you for granting me C. Dalton, who for ,.some
abortion -on -demand is •a con- this chance•, to again attempt to • unknown reason was unable .to'
' tradiction -in. terms. Because clarify this matter.sign his full name, states that
•
abortion -on -demand is not the - "scientific" facts cause us tur-
solution in a majority of cases, Wearily yours, "moil"• I might reiterate that
and fails to "seek the important Reginald Thompson it is, not scientific facts that
A
personal answer: • -4
.The opponents of'lad'l abor-,.
tions must try to realize that it
is because people such as
myself are, in fact, ourselves,
"Pro -Life," that we require
consideration of an,Ahortion•IN
,EXTREME INSTANCES to
be a vital part of our total ap-
proach to the problem. We see
a crvinl; need for understanding
and individual solutions to in-
dividual problems. I wish these
w�.. ''unbending opponents of abor
tion would realize that we -are
not intending to end every
prepared. There's no problem collecting
the fees fora the meals. Wtat does
present a problem is . delivering the
meals to the people. It is in this area that
volunteer help is so badly needed.
Those people who have worked as
volunteers know the job to be totally.
rewarding. The folks who are receiving
theeais are' happy to see the ,volun-
teers arrive and anxious to .visit with
them ..i'n their. homes., They are ap-
preciative and pleasant, and their
gratitude to the volunteer driver cannot
be adequately measured.
If you have time to donate this sum-
mer, why not call 524-6498 or 524;6651.
You won't be sorry.
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right to` control the lives of
Social u:)u,re
Dear Editor:
The question of abortion is
one that, can be argued long
a d hard by 'both sides' and •
never resolved because it is an
individual's opinion, •
I wish' to state here and now
that as an independent being, 1,
believe that a won Tan should be .,
morally free to 'have an abor,
• tion,; if she willingly chooses to
75' YEARS AGO.
A recent issue of theE
Argus of Owosso, Mit
makes the- following
plirnentary statement a
young man known, to in
our readers. Mr, Redd
Benmiller -boy, received
his education in Goderie
Argus is pleased to repo
prosperity and progress
young man in whom
citizens are ' much inter
Mr. I-Peddler-was''pastnr'
union ohapel, then boug
Perry Journal and tut
into one of the best news
in the state, He then
himself the lawyer prol
and was selected asf,a this
the Peace. The
congratulates Mr. Heddl
wish him prosperity,
years'to 'come.
George Dube, who wa
chman on the steamer S
drew during the ;past'
lags "•last Sundayymoriring
• boat's initial crui 4i
capacity of Second'` 0
During his stay here
made many friends, an
much work as member
. hockey team. He will be
Missed. •
What's the matter wit
Huron Bicycle Club? Is it
or only sleeping?
The storekeepers ,n
MacLean Block .,are g
tired of turning over the
on the hely !sidewalk to
them from warping and
ping people up. They woul
the town council to take
off their hands.
If the correspondent w
been supplying us with
from Carlow for the pa
Weeks will please ,centa
.'Signal we would he glad
nish the usual correspo
supplies.
hers. Where do we reach an
agreement?
C. -Dalton' states that by the
time a woman realizes she is
pregnant, the foetus is already
a separate body. IS IT? Can it
breathe? Can it sustain its own
life? No. Would it not therefore.
be better td protect the life of
an actual living individual - the
mother?
If you believe this to be a
social' injustice, this act of in
dividual freedom, then I can
only say that you must believe
yourself to be superior to your
brother.
Sincerely yours,
Gary Walden
R.R. 3
Blyth:
• at intervals a fl e
50 •YEARS AGO
The Federal Constr
Company has already 1
feet of the new intake
Water, The land end of t
is not vet completed and
railway tracks and out
shore line, but in order t
time the water end of th
being goht' ahead wit
joints between pipe lengt
filled with lead, drae�
flex
Question cite efue' .
Dear Editor,
provided to allow the lo
Of the pipe:
The new dairy
Machinery at,. the W
Canada Flour Mills is
Perhaps this is a small corn- ,,,.operation. It is interest
plaint - but a most em- watch `the operation of
bar,'assing one, especially un- the two pound cartons o
der the circumstances..' salt and the hags fro
I now live in London.
pounds .and upwards
Last Saturday Morning I pur- small hags travel fro
bel'
urmo h • t hine on a
cause us chased a lawn c air pus one filling mac
that the people who are against Habachi from a local hardware 'hag sewer, where the t
abortion feel they have the
Old time graduates
others. If you are against abor-
tion, then I suggest- that you
not have one; but. you are
becoming_ -a little dictatorial
when you try to take away the
freedom of others.
Now you ask, what about the
freedom of the unborn child,
are we not depriving it 'of its
freedom to live? To 'preserve
the freedom of the foetus we
must deprive the mother of
Not all class members in last week's olcf time photograph were
named by the helpful gentleman Who made it his business to •
identify them, but Ernie Pridham did recall a good mmintrof
them. Starting at the bottom row,,,(left to right) the first girl is
still unknown; Ina Welsh, Irene Pridham, Agnes Hamilton,
Rose McNevin; second row, the teaching staff, (left to right)
A.M., Robertson, Dr, J M. Meld, Miss Hodge, Miss -MacArthur,
H.I. Strang, J.H. Firth; third row (left t right) first two are
still unknown, Roy Walters, Daisy. Ryan, Donald McLaughlin,
six is unknown, D. Milliard, eight is unknown, Archie Tom;
store on the square in stitched in a twinkling a,
Goderich; and 'the total pur: ba
chase came to $20. I walked up
I d a Shu
packed in barrels,
. to the store'manager .and asked The regular meeting
him , if he would accept my Water and 4 Eight Comcheque and before even asking µ,as held on F
me for identification (he should last. On mohion it
riday wash
have known me anyway as 1 that ten 25 foot sevep i
have .over the past 15 yrs• and fifteen .10 foot ;neve
bought approximately $50 top cedar', poles -he pur
worth' of toys' every Xmas, 15 x °from 'George Ginn at
'-50 equals 750),he became very per foot, thesam �rrni
obnoxious'u about ' all the purchased frrtm M. K
(contlnuad on page 3 all po ,e t o he good,
ores of
gs trave own
an
f_ ilality and delivered.
ding
-p I d
b ck row (telt to right) Donald Finlayson, Melville Anderson,
tth ee is unknown, Tom Elliott, Benson Case. And while you
are still puzzling over the unknown members Of last week's
graduating class, have a go at this week's old timed graduates."
it looks as though Dr• Strang,is still in the picture, but'the rest
of the faces are new and unidentified by local high'school
staff. This picture also belongs io the GDCI archives and .it
.would be helpful and interesting to have these people• iden-
tified as well as the approximate year in which the picture was
taken.
At the unve
soldiers, memo,ria
Dominion Day, seats
reserved for direct rela
the soldiers whofl'e ,nen
inscribed, on the
Will those so entitled t
kindly leave., their na
once with Mrs• D,D•
Secretary of the Ccimmt
order that tickets mayb
to them.
5 YEARS AGO
Five men, all member
International Unio
Operation Engineers' IG
went on strike at the
Manufacturing Co•,
Monday and productlo
to a standstill wh
remaining plant em
members of the
Brotherhood of Carped
,Joiners of America, toe
,refused to cross the plc
About 100 men are
The workers are seekin
contract withhigher
some. additionali .been fl
contract expired l: ebru
A small majority ovoted
County farmers
,of a. new genera
organization Tuesday,
as across Ontario the
failed to get the 60
Broder:.h cou acibvf
night approved Fir
the Canadian oFir
Manufacturers A• •and
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bans 'the sale._ , to
fi §crackers in the d
• re(gulates the sale an a
'other fireworks,
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