HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-05-01, Page 7"0, wail for the forest,
the proud stately forest,
No more its dark depths
shall the hunter explore,
' 0, wail for the forest,
its glories are o'er."
"The flowers of the forest are
a'wede away," sadly lamented
an early Scottish song -writer.
Do you ever feel like weeping
when you remember the
woodlands of yesteryear with
their sweet -scented„ Win-
tergreen, the lady Slipper,
Showy Orchids, Scarlet Painted
Cone Flower, Indian Trumpet,
Columbine, Wild Iris, anemone,
Mayflower, Hepatica, dog-
tooth Violets and • myriad of
others? With j,he onslaught of
so-called civilization, the roar
of the bulldozer and the blood-
curdling whine of the chain saw
something very precious and
beautiful has been literally torn
out of our lives.
I keep asking myself, ,"How
much longer can I look out"of
my windows at Nature in at .
least some semblance of her
natural self?" I love .the old
chokecherry trees along the
line fences with their black,
'mouth -puckering fruit of
Autumn, that lures the song
birds to my garden; the old
Hawthorn tree with its snowy
Springtime crown, and red
autumn berries; the old
Saskatoon bush with its tasty
berries; a field of white daisies
in June; the brown -eyed
Susans, and the.Tiger Lily.
wangLex....02w.n a
country lane, walk through a•
Springtime woodland, with. that
fresh, earthy smell of new life .
bursting through the cold
ground~ and listen to the rustle
of gay autumn leaves in the
Fall. But as one blaring TV ad
suggests : "How long will they
last?"
I 'was overwhelmed, with a
wave of strange sadness
recently when a newly posted
"No Trespassing" sign blared..
out of the woods at.me from one
of my favorite haunts. I felt
that not only,myself but.Nature
itself had been severely af-
fronted.
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Before my hurt had ester*
understand these postings
better if they realized just how
they are endangering the very
species they desire for their ,
home gardens.
In otir love of --ature and
perhaps our sense of freedom
we often try our hand at
transplanting nature to our
private gardens, confident that
with the care and supervision
given our cultivated gardens
we can preserve the wild-
flowers. There are a few
-species which may well survive
the shock and respond to
cultivation, such as Vervain,
black-eyed Susan, Spring
Larkspur., Evening primrose,
etc. which grow in our im-
mediate area.
If you,' have a shady wooded
area', ferns and some varieties
of violets, ,hepatica, etc. may
also survive. Many of these
may not be picked when they
are found wild, but the plants
and seeds can be bought at
some flower nurseries.
- It is very important ,to learn
something about the right time,
proper soil and other pertinent
data before experimenting.
'After considerable research
with wild flowers and years of
experimentation and
hybridization many of our
modern annuals, such as
Clarkia, Campanula, Godetia,
Salvia, Phacelia, Portulaca,
Wild Rose, Aquilegia, etc.,
have been developed.. But
unless you are an expert leave
this process to :the hybridizers Police King Devlin discuss the new corn
anitspeeialist m the field. In munication system that -is to be installed in the town's police cruiser. (staff photo )
the. .meantime, enjoy them
where they grow! Far better communication •
Because of its important role
as our provincial floral ,em-
blem, the Trillium is probably,
the most wanted and exploited -
of the wild species and
therefore in the.gravest danger
of extinction. It is one of the
most .difficult wild flowers to
transplant, thus rendering the
most noble motives disastrous.
As .,;a representative of the
-Garden Club in your area I urge
you to support our Wildflower
Preservation Society.
chief
Pat
and
Bell
Canada
representative
Mike
one festered too deeply: I queried ,this i„. -
Confirmation
''' blatant sign and learned that it
wasn't Merely put there to keep .`
folk "out" as much as• to keep on Tues day
Nature "in'. • Unfortunately.
' ro
mankmd has become so prone
•
to getting what he wants and at ,,t. George's
doing what he wants that
,everything has to be "locked '
up"for 'safe -keeping. The Rt. Rev. Morse C.
The, Ontario Horticultural Robinson, Suffragan Bishop of
Association. is presently deeply Huron,will officiate at a ,ser -
concerned ..over the wanton vice of Confirmation at,
—St.
destruction of wildflowers in 'George's Church on Tuesday,
our province and has been May 6 at 8 p. m.
instrumental in having con-
siderable legislation passed to The Rector, Canon, G. G.
protect various species of fauna Russell will present the can -
and flora. (A copy of this i didates'and assist in the ser -
protected list may be obtained vice. A coffee hour will. follow
upon request from the the service in the parish hall,
'Association). , ' - provided by the members of the
As a result of this legislation
Anglican Church Women.. '
signs have been posted in g
various areas to protect rare This will be Bishop Robin -
and fast -disappearing species.
However, even this is being s'on's first visit to Goderich
ignored and in some cases such since' his consecration last
signs seem to aggravate rather . year. In his previous position as
-than prevent folk from digging Archdeaconof Program for the
up plants -that have little or no Diocese of Huron he had visited
chance of survival , upon . re- Goderich on several occasions.
planting, unless under expert •
supervision. It should be noted The Confirmation service is
also that. the Association, points an opportunity for the parish
out that this destructive and other interested people of
practice is not the work of the community to gather in
children but of adults.
Children are receiving in- ° support of those who are being
structions both at school and in. confirmed, and to hear and
local garden clubs about such meet the diocesan bishop.
preservation, so perhaps Mr.
and Mrs. Public would. also
Police cruiser a call away
The .Goderich police
department is purchasinga
new .communication system
that will cut the middle man out
of after office hours calls. The
system, supplied by Bell
Canada, will allow callers
direct contact with a police
about $900 per year. Part of the
$20 is taken up in the costs for
new phones' and walkie-talkie
rental.
Police chief.,,,Pat King . is
hopeful the new system will
provide the residents of':
officer wherever he is and cuts Goderich with the best com-
out the answering 'service in munications the town can af-
operation now.• ford. He said many small
Calls coming into the station municipalities ' are takifig
after regular office hours will advantage of it, adding that the..
be automatically switched t6
Ontario Police Commission is
thepolice.,radio located in the very interested in seeing
cruiser. This is put into similar units installed in other
operation by merely pushing a areas of the province.
button, on the phone in the.,
.The chief pointed out many
police station. , advantages of the network. He
Ifsomeone phones the police said someone in need .. of
station in an emergency or for assistance cu.n be notified
help the call will be transferred immediately of the officer's
to the cruiser where the officer location and time of arrival, the
on duty will take it. Under'the officer can give the person first'
present system calls are taken •Band instructions, on what to do
by; an answering service and and any information the person
then the message is radioed to
can offer can be immediately
the officer on patrol. relayed to the officer.
The unit, the Bell RES Option
A, B and C, is capable of
handling more than one call. If
the officer is onthe phone „with '1
someone and another call
comes in he can take the
number of the first caller and.
imbiediately transfer to the t
second. If he is out of the
cruiser doing a door check and
has his walkie-talkie, he can
still answer the phone. • j
Not only can the officer'
receive calls but hecan call �.
out. Boththe radio in the
cruiser, and the, .Walkie-talkie �.
are equipped with an -"out"
line.
The ,cost of the new phone
People of all'denominations are unit is about $280 per month, The Heywood Bros. jj
welcome to attend. '"--)rrhe answering service costs
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