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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-20, Page 12• • • • • .7! j!. • . • . 1 • • . . • • • , . PAGE 4-0013ERICI4 SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY; MAY 20, 1976 • • :‘ • .• at least one budget session of council. It would be a real education for grumbling, Complaining taxpayers to be confronted withall the impliCations pf municipal budget and then lie asked '1.6 cut it to thebone and at the seine time satisfy the taxpayers... Where would their'prioritiesn be?' What's even more disturbing is that only tWo ta)VeYert but of the Town of Goderich bothered to down to the council 'chamber; during budget sessions this Week . to hear how their money was being spent'anc:i where the cutS. would have to be .made and Why. Councillor Frank Waikom said he 'had learned early in his. rnunicipal career that if. he 'wasn't present for a diStussion arid a decision, he had, no cause to complain later. That, same attitude should be.adopted by each and every .citizenof Goderipli who 'failed to show an interest in council's budget nightmare in this year of restraints. It was mentioned by council that service clubs in the Town of Goderich" might be able to pick up same of the • programs lost because of budget cuts. One •such program is the •suminer playground program for kids; .another might be the Sunday Evening, Band Concerts. It was former town councillor Paul Carroll who used to talk about the need for more and more community financial input into the. provision. of community activities. Mr. Carroll often told his associates that municipal funds can only supply so much for so long. Then other sources of revenue must be found; he felt. • r -s Whether .or not it is reasonable to, expect service clubs to pick up the tab • is debatable, of course. But as Council' pointed out during the budget sessions, Itis a place to start. - And finally, Mayor Deb. Shewfelt's claim that the town must increase its revenue • is a Valid argument: His uggesti•onS4or-an=4mlikOSi-charga;•;Ort vacant Its and for releasing toWn- owned property -for sale for residential • lots„areNkorthy of consideration. It is'to be hoped that cOuncil takes a long, hard •look at these things soon. • To recap then, make it your business • If Gtocrerich Town CouncIl has shirked its ,duty in the past, its service • to the town where the 1976 budget is • concernedis above re.proach. Ev4ty".1. •• single member of council was on hang Monday and Tuesday evening this week to Cut and chop at budget reqUirements for this year, and finally r early'. Wednesday morniug, •council carrie up with an acceptable result. ' .• ,Even though thetatal budget is up by 14.20 per Cent; ratepayers in Goderich should ,not complain to Council._ Speaking ,in "mills, the: residential in- creases look like this: the general budget, 87.24 9.73 mills from last year; the public schools, 33.64 -mills, up5.15 mills from last year; high School, 32.7.2 mills, up 9.55 mills from It' year; and county, 25.85 mjIIs • actually down 213 mills from last year,. It is easy to see, then, that the .costS • , tor servi s within the town • of .Goderich, • excluding education and county erviCes-, have risen only mod ely. When. ane further con- • siders that many of the costs within the Town of Goderich budget are actually fixed such as salaries, costs for the " waste disposal site, garbage collection, • payment to the Maitland -Valley Conservation Authority etc., one also realizes the tremendous job councillors • did in keeping the fax bill down as low as they did. But looking at the budgets in- dividually, it is Clear to see that many • vital and necessary services were .either Curtailed or .deleted 'entirely. • Just a quick glance sees such things, as - sidewalks, fire fighting equipment, police protection, road construction, parks, drains, fences arid repairs to •• town property suffering in 1976. Ab- solutely stricken from the budget was • much of the summer • playground • : program, a new public works garage .• and lightS-on Bayfield Road. Placed. in Serious jeopardy are special features dcric ike-Sunday- concerts. Ayer) some. Celebration '77 • •plans are iri doubt because of. budget Not Many of these things 'can be called "frills". There, just weren't ' many frills in the budgets as presen- ted. What was cut was justifiable needs of a growing, thriving, progressive community.. •. • it is • really too bad that a requirement for citizenship in Goderich doesn't involve sitting In on retraints. , . • , • „ • • vandalism, it .can only be construed that the damage was done.bY older persons With Childish minds: Police are prepared to lay charges when the culprits are.found: The tulips Were Legion 50th an- niversary tulips, planted as a living reminder of the thousands of Canadian soldiers who fought and died to make this country's soil free for all who call it home. The tulips burst out of, the cold, barren ground this spring and broke into a bevy of bloom - proof positive that there is hope in a hopeless world. They stood to commemorate. peace - and then fell . to senseress, immature sviplence at the:hands of someone who wouldn't know the first thing about real danger and genuine° heroism. Arbor Day last year and again this year has taught young. people some respect for their community, and - awakened a sense of pride in them. But for "children" who are chronologically adult (or near adult) there is only the hope that one day they will girovv too -tired to waste their energies on such pointless pastimes. Maybe then they will begin to build rather than tear down. -SJK that such- students should be at the hands of those people But the majority of People weed" themselves or run With dismissed " froth cla-ss — who didn't accept his cock- don't want to hear that, a group who did smoke.' maybe pernianently. ' • and -bull ravings. After all, either. Smut sells — and it Nowadays, parents would be A quote frothe editorial that happened a long :dine can be So Much fun: greatly relieved if - their in the letter Went' like this: age. This is 1976 — and we'vechildren did nothing more "Any business owner or plant long since learned that -while • Let'' take something" as than 'smoke cigarettes down manager would tell him (an there is some mystic power universal and as non- at the restaurant. In fact, employee) to go home and to out there it God if you argumentative as smoking. today's , parents would staY thore permanently."' like --it is 'C'ertAinly" nothing When tobacco . smoking was : probably finance all the And, according to Mr. to take so 'seriously that one new, it was reserved only for Anderson, the editorial would start attendingshurch •wealthy gentlemen. For, only asked, "What is it with our on a regular basis, or reading the rich could afford to buy school system?" the -Scriptures or maybe even And also according to Mt.' "talking" with, a spirit you ' Anderson;a better question can't even see. would be, "What is it with' Well, if they -don't want to today's society?" hear that, what do they want And this is what the Rev. Anderson had to say about — that': • "Thus we have two questions, a .question and “a better question. Fart of the answer to question 1, "What is it with our school system?" must surely be that our school system "has removed Christian Education from its curriculum and is fostering a godless society:. "Why has this been allowed to happen? the answer is found within the answer to question 2 "What is it with today's society?" "Today's society over the years has gradually but deliberately_ turned its back upon God and upon Jesus Christ our Saviour. Christian Morals and Biblical stan- dards such as the Ten Commandivents and The Seromon Jon the Mount have been staalced in the attic with the family Bible. This is the bad,N no eww s 'here is the good news. There is a way back. • There is • a place ''here we may find all the answers we seek. That place is "The Cross". "For the Cross kis where God is to be feurrd, the cross is to hear? - And that, dear readers, is another' • question worth asking. Just what do people want to hear these days? • + A trip Own to the local' theatre or out, to the area drive-ins most evenings will give some sort _of an idea what people Want to hear and See. Drop in. at the local • magazine stand and find there what people want to see. Pick up.some of the new, "literature" at the library- oi.get tickets to some of the modern plays being written. Turn on the televisipn — or listen closely to some of the lyrics in some of the songs the kids like thes.e days. . . It is all there. In -my youth, my mother would have called it -smut". Today, it is called "the new morality".. and probably, if my mOther were alive today, she'd counterwith, "It 'is "Iis nothing more than the old morality. Condoned smut." Dan Murphy, a local lawyer, had. a little to say about this -subject when he spoke to the Knights of.. Columbusat a recent meeting at• St. Coluben. He said 4 • • • • • • 11111WI . -4MbUiP:1010,44t, maw veva. Tsli6 TOE fsTdoten "Double-parking, eh?" .• FAR E1111011 Nopicture Dear Editor; , , • - It was with a great deal of -• disappointment that I read your coverage • of the 13luewatee Kennel Club Fun Match, IVIa1, 1976. • "In your article you stated a Shih Tzia had won Best, In Shew. This puppy was ' not • identified by name - nor was ; • the breeder-ovvner fiat -tied. A great deai of expense and , years of experience was put • into the breeding and ."' . selecting from the litter of this puppy and it Would have been most gratifying to see' • this eftort acknowledged. ' I .cannot understand why wpiecxtuerpesriOnftesdonianedofibtheei31:)uspepr: - who had defeated 'over 100• . dogs of all ages was ignored. Your reporter took all the necessary information and also a picture. ' I keep a complete record of each of my show puppies and as I aro' certain this puppy will go far in the show world, it was most important that he be given full recognition, the Very least of which was his name in the articl e. Yours truly, Mrs. Dolores Mulholland Chin Shan Kennels Glanworth Editor's' Note: The Signal - Star reporter didn't take a picture of Mrs. Mulholland's ' dog. :Other' photographers were present, and Mrs. Mulholland—may be confused about this point. The Signal - Star article, written by Jeff • Seddon., did not deal with the dogs and their records. The article was about the people who -show dogs — and was deigned to create interest in the local kennel clubs. DEAR READERS Bq Shirleq Keller • Part of myjob each week is theplace where forgiveness • today's society isthe to take a look through the iko be found, the croSs is the permissive since the collapse "most then, "rollingS" Were con- sidered more economical other weekly papers that place where love is to' be of the Roman Empire." And rthan the "tailOrmades" come into' our 'office — par- found ; and the -cross; is 'the that , permissiveness, ac- which were such liiicurYitems ticularl•y those published place' where we may find Cording ,to Mr. Murphy, that they were given as mUch right here in Huron Comity..., each other as 'members of a 'touches ever aspect oflife". cherished gifts at Christmas •My eye this week fell upon a family,:Yvhere mutual -trust •• Looking at the reason. for and for birthdays. letter to the editor published and respect, •love, peace, joy this, people cannot blame the But the slim, neat, uniform in._ ...the,„"_E?cete.r., Times, -A and Christian fellowshiphave lawmakers,' the paper Said; cigarettes in .the colorful . . , g...dvocate. It was writtern by been re discovered and attributing the statement to packages caught • • on George .A. Anderson, and if -established to the glory of Mr. MurphY. '`They .must like 'wildfire 'Ansi they were . . -• / - ,_...„ my memory serves me God and the benefit of all blame themselvea." ' 1 readily available oil almost correctly, Mr. Anderson it an-' mankind." , Of course, Mr. Murphy's every, shelf in town. •; • ' ' to shake the hand of the councillors you meet on the street in the next few weeks. They've done an honest and fair job for you. They deserve all your commendation and none -of your criticism. — II( Shaw Shaw writes Anglican clergyman... : lecture dealt mainly withwere so accessible — and Mr. Anderson was taking I heartily agree with Mr. abortion 77 the wrong of it. such status -builders ., that • exception to an editorial Anderson's assertion that the But more than that, Mr.• more and more people began which appeared in the T -A on answer is to be found- in the Murphy pointed up the to usethemat younger and an earlier date: Apparently 'Cross of Jesus Christ. But 'anything goes attitude of younger ages. It was really the editorial had to, do -with . most of today's society don't seiciety which destroying "eopl" to sit with the crowd in teenage drinking, /par-. want to hear that. Thev don't us.. He indicated that -the restaurant .and either ,ticularly school students who want to put their trust in by chipping way at the God- have a cigarette or at least sit imbibe • at lunch time or something as primitive as all given instructions for living,. with the group who smoked. • during spares and- return to that • bally-hoo• aboat God we are%moving toward "a Parents used to' be very. bitd Th m t nt es e co e e rea wn n e d the school ine r a e . co ng to art ape concernedin hose ys est. editorial advanced the idea of a baby who grew up to die moral fibre of society". their children take up the Poor show The Town of Goderich is' just ablaze with golden tulips this spring, but the glow is fading faster than nature in- tended because of the thoughtless, destructive actions of some people with twisted and warped V.alues. The municipal, flower beds have suffered the brunt of the attacks, and parks • department officials feel the antics of • , • children are not to blame. The big, brjght 'beds ar the in- tersection of Montreal, Elgin and Waterloo. Streets were the latest casualty. During the weekend,' somebody with nothing more • con- structive to do, drove some sort of a vehicle .through the two gardens, levelling the beautiful. blooms in its • path. And this not once but twice, according to parks workers. • Prior to the weekend, the tops had been clipped off the tulips in --the municipal beds at the corner of South and Elgin Streets. There was 'some thought by town officials that possibly ., very $mall children playing in the area had picked the yellow blooms, or that maybe little: school children on their way to or from classes had devastated • But after this weekend'sact of' ‘11111111111111111111111111111111r *CNA\\-- Founded In 1848 and:pUblished every Thursday at Godericii, °Marin. Member of the CWNA and ' OWNA. Advertising rates on request. 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The Signal -Starts not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited' manuscripta or photos. bt Ooberitb SINAL® STAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron —0:— • Business•iand, Editorial Cities •TELEPHONkti44331 • •artsi tide 519 Address: P.O. BOX 2:20, Griderieh SioCoold Claes Mall redletration 'number -0/16 • Published by Signal.Star Publishing Ltd,' ROBERT G. SHRIER—president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER—editor 72 JEFF SEDDON—editorial staff' DAV t SYKES—editorial staff , EDWARD J. BYRSKI—advertising manager, the tebacce which was im- ported to most countries at very'great expense. Then, as tobacco became a more widely -cultivated crop, many men began to enjoy its relazing ualities. But then, smoking was only allowed after the evening meal — and itt the drawingropm and away from the ladies 4nd the rest, of the household. But it wasn't long before smoking became a common thing anytime in' the day — and men ;with their cigarettes the kids, could smoke if that would satisfy them. • But alas, cigarettes now are tame and "old -hat". They are socially. acceptable '— everywhere. As -the ad says• , "You've come a long • way, • baby. _Non-smokers are , probably in the minority and their 'rights to breathe clean, fresh air in public buildings and on public transportation are gone. • And so society -- of which you and I are a part — has gone ,from a time when only the wealthj, gentlemen smoked tobacco late in the cigarettes, cigars or pipes evening in a: separate room, • Started' to creep into„,, the to the present day' when a kitchen, the diningroom, the large part of the tax-Tevenue bedroorn, anywhere. in the world is realized By the time I was a child, through the . sale and women had begun to smoke -- promotion of cigarettes, now but it wasn't „considered known to be dangerous to • fashionable for a lady to take health and a direet factor in up the habitOnly the most many respiratory diseases. brazen of wornen.would puff , -T-he same destructive - on a cigarette, and then only ' progression could be traced in soine darkened corner prin, through everything from the confines of her own home. tippling to naughty But soon, women began to bo'oks" to learning cif -the smoke anywhere and -facts a.. life". We ve gone everywhere — along with the from an -age 13f strong moral men. And it wasn't,. long character to a time of open, before even the mostgracious acceptable • looseness. of ladies were turn'-ing •up• at Commitment commitment. the, dinner parties'Oith their to horns, children, wife, , • sexy cigarette holders and husband, church, community their jewelled cigatette is gone. We're no longer in cases. . control of anything. When I was a child, And people are frightened- , packaged cigarettes were and asking over and over, • just beginning to make an "Where will it end?" impact on the market. Up to (continued on page 5) • The following . is a corn-, mercially-printed air -letter sent to the editor by -Ron Shaw, former reporter - photographer with this newspaper. Mr. Shaw and his wife Peg have been in Africa • for a year and -a -half and are presently touring the country in a camper van. • The air letter contains infeimation about Rhodesia and according to a footnote scrawled by Ron, "basically 'its all very true..." No doubt -you -are worried about the situation in • Rhodesia, • particularly in view of . all the sensational headlines and horrific ar- ticles' h appear in the Press. The psychological war being waged -against Rhodesia through many of the news -media of the world has escalated to such proportions • of • misrepresentation that many observers outside this country find it .difficult to separate fact frOm fiction. Daily examples of deliberate distortions and half truths are carried 'in the headlines of the world's newspapers and radio and television networks. The initial feelings of unease which assailed the people of Rhodesia and their friends abroad have- now turned to anger at' the perpetrators of these attempts to undermine the,morale of our country and its supporters. Scores of journalists from all over the world have deScended upon Rodesia and, believe it or not, are hard put to find enough -to do or see., There are no, massacres and bloodbaths, there are no. masSive terrorist force build- ups, there is no panic or hysteria, and there, are no queues of people leaving -the cduntry. Many of the photographs and Press 'reports which have been sent to us by our friends bear no. • relationship whatever to the real situation in Rhodesia. In fact, some of the photographs and film were not even taken (continued on page 5) •, , • 74415- scri'moute6 816 a g.eFooc. ? E Y C.,61 A 4.4'81 r`slt*.A0°T yeptic 44 -MING 41.44 o q# 60 I cusa *eit ivy ‘v"• -r 1!1'eA41. 43t1-17.1 4.4)4 aid • • j