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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-10, Page 24 PAGE 2—GODERIC 1 SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1974" 0 EDITORLA'.L COMMENT. -fi,ky US:, president sets pace., , Those 'citizens who saw United States ' President Gerald Foid speak to the nation Tuesday about his suggestions to "whip inflation" must have been im- pressed. It was a down to -earth speech by the newly appointed president con- taining some real and. some necessary . solutions to the problem which has everybody worried. Although President Ford's 'address was too lengthy and too diversified to comment upon here with any degree of expertise, 'it was evident . that the , president had„listened to his advisors as well as to the grassroots of the country. • In' fact, the president "told the people he'd received literally' thousands ':of let- ters in reply to his plea for suggestions from the millions of meri and women who live in the United States. He admit- ted he'd read many,°many of them -'had urged his .advisors to read them too - and had implemented some of their con- tent into his proposal to -fight inflation now. He deliberately asked for additional taxes to implement programs -to' beat in- • fiation. He pledged to ,keep an 'eye on. government spending, ,to work, toward a new day when government' expenses Would 'not exceed government revenue: He demanded a study to determine the inflationary effect on the nation accorri pany all proposed government. legislation. o But most of all', he appealed to the people of the United States of America to unite in a common effort to,fight the 'war against inflation. He asked thems.to "enlist” now, to cut back now: He said all the, "early warnings"are visable and added the tine to "intercept" is right now. Exeter comp Thenews that the -Town of Exeter 'will study the feasibility of a new recreation complex will no doubt interest many Goderich and area citizens: - They might also be interested in part of an -editorial .from last week's commen- tary, Exeter Times -Advocate entitled How feasible is a complex? In that com- mentary, .the editor did some public mathematics to show readers just how feasible.it really is. . That editorial, in part, said: Many residents of the area of course; will question just how feasible it' is to raise the necessary funds for a sports complex. Obviously, when people start talking in terms on one million dollars, it is absolutely staggering. "However, 4 let's think about. raising that $1,000,000. "First of all, we're told that the provin cial and federal governments will con= tribute up to 60 per cent of the cost. That . leaves the community with $400,000. "That's still a sizeable amount, but'is attainable if the project is set up on a three year, plan:. "We've drawn some figures "out of a hat" so to speak for terms of discussion. only. You may argue with any of them, but the point is thatjt does indicatethat • the project is probably feasible. "As the general opinions'presented at the, meeting last week indicated, Exeter will 'have to assume the brunt of 'the., cost. We suggest council allot $25,000 per year, for the next three years for the. project out of general tax revenues. • Time and•time again, pessimists have claimed that only another war will stop inflation and put w things right again. President Gerald Ford declared a war - a voluntary war on inflation. Canadians, on the other hand,heard a somewhat dull and deadly speech from the Throne in Ottawa when the federal government reconvened. There was the almost casual observance that "the in- ternational economic situation is serious, with a high rate of inflation, balance, of payments problems, ' and lower growth rates:'. While the ; Trudeau government pledged to hold,the line on government -spending, it outlined a huge spending program without ann Icing how it would be financed. Ev`he most naive Canadian must wonder how the govern- ment can • improve railway services, assist small business, home buyers, far- mers. and fishermen, and establish new welfare and social schemes without also collecting more taxes. President Gerald Ford said he was not willing to play politics at the expense of the nation, One wonders if the Trudeau administration would agree. In a recent editorial in The Financial Post, this observation was made: On the way to budget day, Ottawa would also do well to take heed of the message • from the.'Howe Research Institute's' Carl E. Beigie that priority should be given to fiscal measures to encourage private saving on one hand, and to the removal of uncertainties affecting private invest- ment on the other'. • It seems that President Gerald Ford has attempted•to strike that balance. Will Canada's Prime Minister and' his government follow suit? lex outlook P ti. 4.,Stifs • "All the safety features are stautlard equipment this year the CAR is optional. 100MN6 BACK A, 75 YEARS AGO One of the results of the early celebration of Thanksgiving Day will be a scarcity of turkeys,. as there will not be ° time to fatten them, Those who manage . to get a good "car- s� poration" on their birds will probably get a better price for them. Perhaps the appetite for turkey will not be so keen as it is in November, and this may be, a,. factor in bringing the demand and supply to an �,egbt,,librium. -``If the Grand Trunk Railway wish to popularize` the line in this district they will have to make some better arrangement for morning train f, service to Goderich. The nixed . train from Stratford is due here at 11 o'clock and if it were always on time it would allow only four • `ours and a .half for* a .person vbho wished to leave town the `sae day, as the l&st train leave at 3:35 p.m. But there is , so'muh. work to be done at the stations between Stratford and Goderich that ,the train often gets here at 12 o'clock and of- ten after one. It is seldom on time. This .renders it of little ulre tp passengers. We are not" trying to run the t17'.R. but we think that those in control could find some way to improve the passenger service without making the work of the train crew -.any more arduous. A residence is to be erected at the corner of Victoria and Nelson for Dr. A. C. Hunter, _ The handsome brick dwelling is to house hisfamily as well as his practice and will be of con- siderable dimens,Ons as well as two stories high. The work is to be completed • by, the • firsts of January. "Osborne township is almost totally served by the arena and complex as in- dicated by registrations in recreational activities and their annual contribution would be. $10,000: "Stepen and Hay have lesser ..par- ticipation due to arenas in thetr municipalities so their share is $5,000 per year. The villages of Hensall, Grand Bend and Zurich contribute $1,000 each. Although ,not included in the 'townships of Tuc,kersmi;th, .Biddulph and McGillivray could conceivably Con- tribute some portion as well. "Area service clubs and groups.could set their sights on $15,000 per year in total. That's around $3,000 each for the ••major•ctubs and contributions of $500 to $1,000 for some of the smaller . groups. "Let'us assume there are,25 firms and indiuvidelals in the area who could afford $400 per year, another 25 who'could give ,$250, 100 at $100, 2'OD at $50,' 400 at $20' and 400 at $10. • "It's pure conjecture, but perhaps the old. arena could be sold for. $50,000. That estimate Is given on the basis of a news story from .the community in eastern Ontario where an arena was sbi'd for $61,000 to a farm machinery firm. "We'll save you the mathematics and note that the annual amount raised is • around $120,000. Interest on the first two years wouldl'.add another $24,000 to the pot *before construction begins. • "We ask you...is that feasible?" r VEAIMMO C,nCULATION 1E0 goaetich. SIGNAL STAR —0-- The County Town Newspaper of Huron —0— ,, a e Founded In 1848 and publlehed every Thursday at Ooderlch, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and 0WNA. A,dvertising rates on request, subicrlptions payable In advance 810,00 In. Canada, 811.50 in all coun- tries other than Canada, single caplets 25 cent%. Second cIass,mall Registration Number Q71d. Adver- nsing le accepted on the cdnditlOn that? 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It all started Monday. morning when I opened the usual stack of mail piled onto my desk after the mailman has done his thing. In that heap, .however,, came one of the greatest and' most valuable pieces • of mail I've received in a long, long time. It' was a whole packet of useful, easy to understand gadgets to help me make the switch' to metric measure. The thoughtful senders were the people at the. Bank of. „Montreal.. Ever since grade school; I've been hopeless at mathematics. By the time I was 12 or so, I'd managed to memorize how' many feet and yards were in a Mile,' how many quarts were in a gallon ° and, with some .dif- ficulty, ' hovts.,,many rods to an acre. And, on occasion when pressed by ii teachers, I was able to work out the answers to some of the dumb questions they threw at ' me on examinations. No, mathematics was never one of my strong subjects. Nor was science or anything related in any way to mathematics. So it has been with fear and trepidation . I've; approached' Metric" "go Metric" announ- cement. • They say yohi can't teach an old dog new tricks and where this old dog is concerned, new tricks with math and science 'involved are out of the question. ' But in this morning's mail came the answer to much of my problem. It came in the form of a handy Metric Converter - a kind of a slide rule for math failures like I am. .> . On one side of this streamlined. :blue and white miracle I can assess length, mass, area and .liquid volume in the wink of an eye. On the other^side, a terrific little black arrow points to one mile, for in- stance,' and immediately, tells meat the bottom its equivalent qn the metric scale is 1.609 kilometres. . It 'also advises on another handy scale on the back of the gadget that if the temperature outdoors is 50 degrees fahrenheit it is 10 degrees Celsius. If I travel 125 miles from point A to Point B, a little' chart easily shows me I've av- tually gone a little better than 200,, kilometres. And then there's the stickers. For my kitchen cupboard there's a sticker in the shape of a stove that°tells me if trey oven . is 300 degrees Fahrenheit, it is 150. degrees Celsius. Another ' one in the shape' of a :mixing bowl advises me that if a recipe calls for. life litres, I measure , out one quart. . For my bathrWom,' another sticker tells me if my body tem- perature is 98.6 degrees' 'Fahrenheit (normal body tem- pera), on the Celsius scale it .wouldbe 37 degrees. There are similar stickers for the bathroom scales (tigh!);' the household scales; hubby's workbench; and the dashboard of my car. That last one will be,, it will help me know when I'm within the speed limit - metric style. For instance, at one quick glance I can tell that 50 Miles per hour is 80 kilometres ..per hour; 60 mph is 95 kmptu 70 is 110 kmph; and Anything over that is too darn fast. ,. According.. to an accom- panying release from. the Bank of -Montreal, all of the :Bank's'' 1,200 branches' .throughout the country will be making available folders and stickers outlining conversions 'from the existing Imperial system to the metric system. Bank _President Fred McNeil said he felt the bank could make an important con- tribution to the long and dif- ficult process 'of metric..conver-. sion in its daily contact with 4 .millionspeople. I agree. The pocket -sized Metric Con- verter has been produced for "use by university students who are customers of the Bank." "It "It will allow0the student.to make conversions to three decimal points in just seconds," the release states. Well, hooray ,for the Bank .of Montreal! By the way, if you've been wondering why Canada is going to all the trouble of 'converting in the first place, the Bank of • • - • Montreal release. also explains that. "Ninety per cent of the world's population lives in "Metric countries.'''So for a metric Canada, world trade Will not only become simpler and more practical, but new markets will be opened for Canadian products," the .release states. It has been calculated that the country loses as much as,, $200million every yearit delays the switch to metric! • Sa go metric ... the easy way. Get your stickers and charts as soon as possible. Happy to donate The . ,following letter was written to Mrs, Margaret . Murray, 175 • Nelson . Street, by a longtime friend and sup- porters .of Goderich and Goderich projects. Mrs. Murray is in charge of the -collection of much. needed funds for Meals on .Wheels. 4 a real great help to me because Q Dear Mrs. Murray: b May I be associated with the altogether splendid work of the, Goderich Meals on Wheels Committee through my en- closed $15.25 cheque. I feel that the dedicated voluntary workers` on the com- niittee deserve the thanks,. not only ,pf the elderly worthy citizens being provided with hot wholesome meals, but of the Goderich, community at large, and of the Federal and Provin- cial Governments as well. I believe it safe toobserve that many.of Goderich's senior citizens benefitting from Meals On Wheels could not maintain themselves, happily in their own homes, without the aid provided by the committee, thereby lowering the total of welfare costs. In any appear for supporting funds by The Meals on Wheels Committee (as published in The Signal -Star in itsSept. 26 edition) would the committee not be advised to assure prospective donors that allcon- — tributions' made to the -commit- tee's excellent work are deduc- tible for federal and provincial income tax purposes, as 1 presume they are deservedly deductible? The burden of income taxes, amidst still rampant inflation, bears heavily on all taxpayers, but p=a,rticularly on elder citizens, so that donors to the work of The Goderich Meals %n Wheels Committee are legitimately, entitled to a deduction as a charitable donation, To facilitate donations from former Goderich residents and I do hope contributions will bel made from such residents future committee appeals for aiti should include the postal zip code for Mrs. Murray's ad- dress. . It •would be most -regrettable indeed were the important work of the Meals On Wheels Committee limited ,by : lack of funds. That the committee's work might be terminated is almost unthinkable. Wishing the committee con- tinued success, - Appreciatively yours, ' J. Alex Hunte: Write to poii,ticians Dear Editor: After hearing Dr. Mills speak at our IODE meeting on the Mustard Report, I felt" obliged to read it for myself (copies are available at the County Health Office). - I feel that the effect of this, scheme on health eare^ in the province will ' be• devastating. Healtj>t records, , which are a matter between a Dr: and his patient, willbe kept by the Province. The application of the plan will mean the exten- sive use of para -medical per- sonnel to service communities. Personally I have never met a paramedic - have you? One would think that the -training of such people would precede the implication of the plan. Doctors will not be able to choose where they want: to, live and, conversely, we will not have ac- cess a to a family physician of our choice. o Needless to say, preventative medicine will become prac- tically) ion -existent. We will merely be numbers pushed through the system. Many com- rrnuni% hospitals will be forced' 'to close. Rural Ontario is completely 4, ignored in considering 'the im- plementation of the plan - however, barring snowstorms, lack of transportation to "com- munity health care centres", emergencies, and lack of trained paramedical personnel, •we will ,survive.. Is „it necessary? Read 'the report`ta .d decide for yourself. Then wit , your MPP and the Premier. ' • LL Yours truly, Joan Van den Broeck Story misleading Dear Editor: CORRECTION A $,5 or even $10 fee from 24 members of the Goderich Art Club does „not add up to $800 as indicated in the report on page 7A of last week's Signal - Star "Rec board considers requests for grants." This money was collected from seminars, Art Mart, projects,, and fees, over a period of years, and :due to the fact that we paid no rent whilewe had ' a stud,,o in Victor Lauriston School and only $26 a month in Queen Elizabeth School. Mary B. Holwell, Vice-president, Goderich Art Club., N Event upcoming Dear Editor, It is "Christmas Country Fair" time again an. ,this time it will have a new location as possibly you have heard. Gone. will be the crowds that can't move and there' will be no steps or cars whimzing by on a busy y highway! The aisles are to be 9 feet wide so . there should be good viewing. The theme is , "Nostalgia." (continued/ on page 3) 1. 50 YEARS AGO The,annual sports of 'the Collegite Institute will be held at the 'Agricultural ' Park on Friday•., of this week, weather permitting. The usual program of athletics will 'be run off, beginning at nine in 'the mor- ning. There promises to be keen . competition in some of the events, both . in the boys' and the girls' events. Parents and friends are cordially invited to attend these sports and to thus` encourage the dontesta'nts by their presence and their ' in- terest. The, boiler for the heating of the new hospital is being placed in position and the flue from basement to capping as .being . put put on. Old fireplaces are bricked in and the partitions going up give one ari idea of the layout of the new building. The Goderich Baseball, team will enter into the next round in the O.B.A.A. intermediate series as a result of the beating - i'hey- administered to Bridgeburg in the . game at Brantford today. The score at the end of the eighth was'6-4 in favor of the Millers. The Men- tholatunas went in and scored five runs but the home town boys were undaunted - and, rallied for four 'runs in their half to wird 1'0-9. When the train• pulled in with the conquering heroes on board . . lastnight there were tiers upon tiers ;of cars lined -up for blocks in all directions from the station ready to escort the boys uptown. r {What with the prolonged blasts of the engine whistle, the exploding of tor -4 pedoes,, the fighting of flares, rockets sho.dting, torches lighted, horns blowing and crowds. cheering; the boys knew ,the' people of town were behind them and proud of them. . '5 YEA1IS AGO At'the recent annb l meeting of the'Ontario Municipalkl, Water Association held irisk St. Catharines, George Filsinger, Chairman of the Goderich PUC,a was elected to the office of president for the year 1970, succeeding Lee Thomas,of the London PUC. This assoiation comprises 'all municipalities in Western Ontario anti. deals with their water problems as well as the many difficulties associated with regional development. Warm,' sunny' weather provided ideal . conditions for the 500 visitors to'the,,,42nd an- nual }lu"ron ,County Plowing Match . at Goderich on Satur- day. The match was held at die farm of John Bodges,, RR 1, Goderich, three miles -east of town. Gordon" McGfavin of. Walton, a, long time director of the plowman's Association, said the land was in the driest condition they .have ever had, and this gave the 36 don, testants a good deal of trouble.'