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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-17, Page 2PAGE 2••--GUDERICH, SIGNAL -STAR, 'r'I URSDAY, oCTOBER 17, 1974 EDiTORIAL COMMENT Ja • He's one The announcement during last week's council meeting that Mayor Harry Wor- sell will not seek re-election this year deserves comment b,, this newspaper. Mayor Worsell, though not initially supported for the office of mayor .by this newspaper, has completed four years of devoted service in this town's highest u post. He has, given unselfishly of his time, sometimes• to the point of total exhaustion. He has always been ''ac- cessible to the voters, as their friend as well as. their mayor. Many mind-boggling issues have come before Goderich Town Council while Harfy Worsell was mayor. There are those "0 criticised Council for in- decision and agonizingly slow progress, but always - under all circumstances Mayor Harry Worsell has remained cool•-.. headed and emotionally calm. He was an example to everyone of the control all politicians should' display. It is doubtful it this town will ever have a morepopular mayor than is Harry Wor- ..great guy. sell. Even those who could not always agree with his _policies„hasten to admit Mayor Worsell is one great , guy who loves Goderich and has real concern for the people Who live here. So it Is that during his term as riiayor, Harry Worsell had, made very few enemies. He will leave the municipal scene with the sin- cere best wishes, of, all citizens for a long and happy life. As far as this newspaper and its writers are concerned, Mayor. Worsell is the epitome of understanding. He once assured the reporters from the Signal - Star they could print anything he said in the council chambers. The mayor has been' quoted on, many occasions since then, and has never to this newspaper's knowledge, claimed to have been miaquot.ed nor challenged the newspaper's right to publish the 'facts. Mayor Harry Worsell witi leave his, mark in the eoun•ci I chambers of the Port of Goderich. His efforts on behalf of the town are appreciated by the people of this municipality and he will be missed. Is it really. worthit? the tensions of a a desperately contested hockey game have, perhaps tnsufficient understanding on which to base criticism. It •may be true that super- charged players cannot prevent them, selves from fist fights when the. frustrations of the game; -become too in- tense. If that is the case it would seem a wiser policy!for Russians and Canadians • to ,face each other over the chess board or at some. other” contest in which the tensions are less 'highly charged. It appears obvious that the Russian players, were just as guilty as the Canadians in this 'series, and that Canadian hockey fan's in Moscow were treated somewhat shabbily - but .that does not change the argument. If ill will rather, than good will is resulting from the hockey genes, why continue. them? Goodness knows. Canadians *can see and play plenty of good hockey .at home. - The Listowel Banner. .Is the Canada -Russia hockey &arias really worth the trouble it creates? The only real purpose,,behind these hockey contests between the Canadian and Soviet teams must be to create in- ternational goodwiil between two noun- tries who spent the past thirty years with, their teeth bared at each other. Iii the past decade, since the ice of the cold war has begun to melt a little around the edges, many efforts. have been made to foster a new''spirit of .understandinmg, in the hope that the, chilling fear which made some of tis start on the construe= tion of nuclear. bomb shelters .might be changed to understanding .alid mutual trust. ,Sports seemed' the natural road t� this-climate•of better and'more personal relationships. The events of two recent international hockey .series, -however, in- .dicate• that .understanding has. degenerated' to confrontation and sym- pathy has been transformed into enrrlity. Those of ug who have not undergone • Canada's official anthem A revised version of "0 Canada",' which will become Canada's national anthem, was introduced in the House of Commons today by Secretary of State.J•. Hugh Faulkner. The new, version, recommended in 1968 by a special joint committee of the Senate and the House of Commons, was first introduced in Parliament by the Secretary of State on February 28, 1972: After receiving second reading it was, referred 'to the Standing Committee on Broadcasting, Films and Assistance to the Arts. With the dissolution of Parliament on September 1, 1.972,. the Bill died on the Order Paper. There are differing accounts of the origin of "0 Canada", but all agree that the anthers► was written well after Con- federation, that the French version of the words preceded the English, and that the music was composed by Calixa ` Lavallee in 1880. In that year Dr: Theodore Robitail.le, Lie'tuenant- Governor of Quebec, took the lead in urging. Adolphe Routhier, President of the French Canadian National Conven- tion, to write a poem to serve as a new national.. -hymn. LavaJlee was corn- missioned to compose an, antem. • The first English translation of the words, try Dr. Thomas Richardson of, Toronto, appeared in 1906. The three - hundredth anniversary of the founding of Quebec inspired many'poets to produce verses for "O° Canada" and one of these, by Robert Stanley Weir, became the ac- cepted English text. . An official version was adopted `fcirthe Diamond Jubilee of Confederation in 1927, and the playing of "0 Canada" became so general that successive Prime Ministers saw no "need to.,give the song formal • recognition 'as a national anthem. Lester Pearson -disagreed, and 'while he was in office, •a` parliamentary com- mittee recommended the official/adop- tion of "0 Canada" as the nati;dnal an- , them with Routhier's and Wei'r's verses - (with minor changes) for alae words'. The new ,English version of the an- them reduces the repetition of the words "0 Canada" and "stand`. on guard". Lyrics of the official English and French • versions follow: , ` • 0 Canada! Out home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons cora- mond. ..,,. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, TIS True North strong and free! Froin far` and wide, 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. • /God -keep our land ^glorious and free! 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. ^•O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. ,)6 !il .ilillti 11�1111i�`lattil i► -1s 1 r�ir�nrrr.•�:i• ;;‘{11�r.er• 4r.._►.! \,.*:b.. , .• rte«!,-• ♦� •P. - ,• a. P • t f1A" •it 0 % • %�s.. - • • *poll t iIt, "I" 4 • : 1/4 I: ; ' ' ' I : \ ' ; .!j • I i i/�/r 'Ilii !Si 0I 1111110, :11117't i t ... if 1 l+'V JJo. + rI f�,s l "Get me the prime, rtt trustier". o f f ic.e..I "t•e just disi.oi•ered the. major cause inflation in this-coun,try niy :rife!" •h com,\- i v ,tool-nrr 3(A—,rn� of hint pant JACK'SFROM UUEEN;SPARK• Jack Riddell Huroo MPP -For„ the first time in recent Canadian history; the subject of agricultural economics his co- These• figures would seem to . -The' conclusion is that mending widespread attention have twofold results. On .the .breeding sows are moving to from the press, consumers and legislators. Higher 'food costs one hand, many farmers are market 'in abnormal numbers. are forcing the public to give deciding that their feed grin In fact, , for the last seven much more thought to their are too .. expensive to feed weeks, 4 per cent of .the hogs basic source of food. • through their livestoek for have been sows or 2,000 per loses later, on. -On the other week. Canadian farmers "are in the - hand, a farmer who must buy a ' It is against this instability in midst. of a period of un- large,share,of;prepared feeds is the farming sector, that most precedented high levels of farm losing increasingly more money provinces have made moves to cash receipts due, in large part, in 'hog, production.. ` The encourage hog producers to to world food shortages, related situation now seems to indicate stay in production during this • high. food demands, and an un- that if hog prices do not rise to crucial period. In' fact, it is only controlled , rate of ,iriflatiothh 'meet at least the cost of„ in Ontario, • Manitoba and Costs.•of production, '`however,F4.production, pork producers will Newfoundland • that no sub- . get out of'the business. sidies are provided. In In fact, there are already in- Manitoba; their Provincial dications that pork producers government subsidy has just are cutting back on, their expired. In 'the short term, breeding stock. • Figures from some type of Provincial. the :Pork Producers Marketing. Government subsidy is required Board indicate that in the first , to encourage -hog producers to quarter of 1974 there were 'stay in business during this 21,331 sows' marketed.• This is w slow period. In the long term 2.82' per cent of the total ntim- - however, a marketing program ber of hogs marketed. Since the that matches hog•production to end -of June, the figure was consumer demand for pork and 24,016 sows" marketed or 3.77. elimination of wild price fluc- per .cent of all hogs. In 1973, tuatic►ns will be needed. . only 3 per cent of hogs Since the pork.:producers can tember, 1973 to $2.60 in' Sep- marketed for the whole year tember; 1974. were sows. have also risen •rapidly with the result that higher gross return' are being consumed more rapidly than increased produc- tion or higher prices can coun- ter balance. Thus, for in- dividual commodity producers • thee situation may vary cnn- siderably. .It is now becoming in- creasingly ,clear to consumers, producers and politicians that farmers must receive adequate and stable incomes in order that a steady supply of reasonably priced, high quality.' food can be insured. Nowhere else is this need more apparent than amount •Ontario's pork ,producers. Hcigsr are on the poorest erid of the farming business today. The average market price of hogs in Toronto last week was $55.39 per 'hundredweight or roughly $90 per average' hog. While this is an increase from ;ache $40.00 per, hundred weight mark of last May;• tremendous feed price dikes and sagging pork demands (consumption of pork in .Canada 'is down 39 from last • year) lave taken away any substantial. gains ,to • ,the farmer, The, Pork • Producers. Marketing • Board, in co- operation with the University of Guelph has developed a for- mcla for arriving at a cost -of - production figure for pork producers. This formula in- dicates that even with modest input , prices, the farmer is losing money in hog produc- 4 tion, Applying, the formula to the second quarter of 1974, and using the average feed costs 'r►f the first quarter, the production cost was $97.61 per hog for a 164 lb. average hog.' The hest price that hog producers have received this month has been $56 per hundred "weight or a loss of around . $7.00 per hog, . With the $40.00 pr. ice of Last May, the farmer was losing about $19.00 per hog. At the same time; feed grain prices in Canada are at an all time ^high. A farmer survey by. the Pork Marketing Board in- dicates that on June. 15th of this year, , a fanner was receiving $2,82 per ,bushel for his corn: 'On August 15, the figure had jumped to $3.60 per bushel. Last year, the price per bushel of corn wlas .,$2.29 on September 15th. Other feed .costs have,. also increased, 'Soybeans -from $6.14 per bushel in September. 1973 to $7,12 in °September, 1974, and Barley from $1.76 per bushel in Sep- A VQ RI FI,[[t CIRCULATION ,Aro Irfje #oDerttFj SIGNAL -STAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron •-0 — Founded In 1848 and pdbilehed every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. Advertising rates ori requeet. Subscriptions payable In advance 510,00 In Canada, $11.50 In all coun- tries other than Canada, single copies 25 cants, Second class mall Regletratidn Number 0716. 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VWI LIAMS--adyertisinq representative expect no rt 01 help from 'the Provincial Government, the Pork Marketing • Board is -taking steps towards establishing trade with the Japanese market. On Septem- ber .30th, price pooling on a weekly basis was ' started& In this way, the majority_ of fluc- tuations in hog prices for the week are removed. Before price• pooling, the price a farmer' received for his hogs might vary from one price in the morning to another in the evening. ' 'The Pork Board has started price pooling to .facilitate, the marketing structure for •future sales with Japan. It -now has plans to "offer hogs to contrac- ting .packers • at a ,negotiated price based on their cost .of production for.rnula. This cost of production price itvould be re-examined every 3 months to , reflect any `changes in hog , production during this period. Tnrough these methods„ the Ontario • Pork Producers Marketing Board hopes to _ bring some stability to hog marketing in. Ontario, in the ,future. • MOONING BACK 0 . To the people of God��rif�h To take'anything from or add anything ,to any part of this Dear Editor, would throw the whole out of ,proportion. . In a week's time one of our It . is 'because ,„pf this good citizens will be leaving for uniqueness and simplicity of Nova Scotia. I feel some design that Goderich has long recognition of appreciation -be • been known as the prettiest said in his behalf. This man for town in Canada. the past twelve years has given- It is unthinkable at this time, himself in time and money that there is a movement afoot because he saw the need of to carve up the intersections for ,helping Goderich boys and flowers and,' trees. The focus of.a circle is, in the their teams engaged 'in both baseball and hockey. centre and this is where the I know whereof I speak flowers should be. because of ,my two-year in- If planted here they could be volvement in pee -wee hardball. seen by the most people - those One could see this man's keen • driving into town from various interest and co-operation with directions, those driving or all the boys, always trying to walking around the Square or give good instruction and en- walking' through the park. couraging them to play ,well There etre flowers that thrive and certainly to be good losers. in sun and those that thrive in This man and his wife leave shade and there is no reason in our town somewhat hurt owing the world why beds of different to a very poor brotherly'spirit 'heights could not be arranged shown by certain folk of this with suitable flowers and there town (who really ought to take could be masses of blooms. off 'their hat, .to him for his Since there is so much em - kind ways and works among phasis on safety I think you them): This'I feel is an unfair •will agree with me that attitude towards him. n .—Goderich is building in several " Perhaps, then, ' before Mr, traffic hazards If this goes and Mrs. Warren Moland leave through. •- Goderich we, could say to them, This plan of Goderich was "Thank you for the good you made in horse and buggy days have done while being amongst when vehicles were 'so much us." narrower. There were no obstacles Rev. Leonard Warr ,,.w,coming On to the square at that To'do or not t0 do Dear Editor, The circular plan of Goderich t' was laid out with perfect proportions dyer one hundred years •ago. . We would hope you., leave your pretty town as it is except for putting more flowers in the pa;k. ,. Interested Visitor Mike Dymond gets letters too Dear Mike Dymond: We would like to Make this opportunity of expressing our appreciation for your warm hospitality extended us when we visited your' offic'e., Tried getting in touch with `Martha Rathburn, but:we were not successful: We enjoyed • our stay 'very much, and for the two days we spent in Goderich, we found it to be interesting, delightful, and beautiful,. and most of all, the people warm and friendly like yourself. We would .like very much if you would express our thanks to the gentleman from the Signal-Staf paper, who sent us to your office.. If we may ask when sending the copy of the Signal -Star with our picture etc. in it,ecould you possibly .include some more car stickers with the name 9 Goderich on them? ' Again, thankti a million for all your kindness, and we hope to visit, and come back again. Our best* wishes to you always. time, andif there were, old Dobbin .would have gone around them whereas cars and trticks will not do that. No doubt this is only in the talking.stage and' there will be further study ,as to what decision will finally be reached., p+ Sincerely, Mr, and Mrs. A. Goderich, Bronx, New York. 75'YEARS AGO Thomas Walters, finisher at th—e organ' factory and a leading° cornet in • our brass band, having just 'gained the ranks of the benedicts, was the recipient of a handsome dinn"er and toilet set from the members of the band and Musical Society, showingtheir high appreciation of the ser"vice in connection therevtrith. The• third anniversary of the erection of Si-. Peter's Church will be celebrated next Sunday. The new church, which cost over $16,000, replaced a frame church which had been in existence for 53 years. The old church was built during ,the pastorate. here of Father Schneider. and underwent changes and enlargement during the administrations of Fathers O'Shea, Boubat and Waters: To Father West, the in- defatigable priest of this parish, is due largely the credit fOr the inception and completion of the undertaking which gave the Catholics of Goderich this han- dsome and well furnished house of worship Manager Videan has booked for Monday, October 23, the great Mahara, minstrel party, the premiered colored organization of the day: This bunch of black entertainers come highly recommended rv, by both press and public in this and adjoining sections, and their coming promises to be a notable event. The negro is the real minstrel, from whom all others have been- copied, and the fun music and dancing they can crowd into an evening can- not be equalled by their white brothers. • 50 YEARSr AGO On account of Bridgeburg's ,protest of the game at 'Brant- ford, the game in the next round arranged for last Satur- day could not be played, , The. protest was, thrown out however and the Oakville team will be here next weekend to take on the home town boys. The victory that was protested last Saturday seemed to tickle the baseball fans .in Clinton. Many 'had Heard the Bridgeburg team; while in Clin- ton, chew long and loud so that little sympathy was extended to them. Por being prime beefers they have a percentage ,of about .999 and going strong. License Inspector Pellow was in Bruseld last weekend taking in'the fair but by the way of at- tending strictly to business' he located a consignment of liquor within the corporation and the offender pleaded guilty and paid a 'fine to the, Magistrate. Funny how the "cat gets out ,of the, bag" but there is a pussy with its'optics on anp,ther quar- ter, it is said. The best thing to do would be 'to cut it out and save trouble for all concerned. Electrician Will McDonald is busy on the wiring of the •new hospital." All the wiring is. en- closed in flexible steel tutiitng• -and- every room will have its lights, switch and• base board outlet and the operating room will have powerful lights. The boiler 'is in position and��,is - 'bricked i�l and is being connec- ted . up: „ . • 5. YEARS AdO b° Quite a few of the livestock producers in Huron County will pay business tax this Year ac- cording tri,, the new county • > assessment department. The county ,assessors maintain. that livestock operation's dependent, - on' purchased feed - are businesses. Where all feed is grown by the livestock owner the tax is not applicable. The farmers are appealing to the courts of revision and are - promising to fight'•the levy. , Members •of the Huron County Board t►f Education, plan to report to the taxpayers on the first-year,operations of the boat d just as soon as com- parative., figures with other years are available. The board decided to make the figures public by the end of February if the payment of year end bills has been made by that time. When the comparative infor- mation is received the board will call the meeting. • The Goderich- Viking Seniors remain' undefeated in Huron - Perth Conference, football, following their " 32,-2 'triumph, over the previously uhdefeated Clinton l%edmen. The Redmen started out like they -came to ply when barefoot kicker Steve Boyco kicked a single oh . the opening kickoff, As the game went on, however, it. was 'obvious that the 'barefoot was the only scoring threat theRed. men could musten • T,he Junior .Vikings* came up with their" strongest effort of, the,: season when they trounced Clinton 40, 0.