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'Af fE 4-GOI?ERIC}I SIGNAL STAID "THURSDAY,'JULY 15: 1976 .. •
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A judge in ,Goderich 'last -week
handed down a., sentence which could
inrell het anew and beneficial precedent
° for other courts of law, Two; young men
who had stolen 150 pounds of dynamite
and had' 'hreatened to blow up a chunk
ofthat lakeside town last Hailbwe'en. `.
night, were ordered to spend two hours
,every weekfor the next two years
Working at projects in -the community.
M The Goderich municipal administrator
will select their tasks. Ali -that.we fund
wrong with the judge's decision is that•.•
he might have made• it'six_ hourc
week.
Fines mean little in these'days when
:so-rnany....h:a-ve--.so: much. ;money to -throw. _..-..
,' away: Jail sentences,. while ....:in-.
onvenient to the risoner, cost the rest
�rec edel t
"A'u
of us: a lot ot--money. Hard Work, rigfit.
'out in•the open, where everybody- can-;
see what is, going on,:sounds like good,.
practical common sense •
The entire question of justice,: how it .....
is administered; and the'var.ious forms
of ..punishment deserve some '•eon^
centratedstudy, Charges are piling°up
in our courts -to the point --_where the
crime is often. forgotten by the time the
,judge gets ajchance, to hear the case.
Although law reforms -are being
shaped at, present, we :need ,• fresh
approach. Our civilisation .has' .done.
_ gigot things for us; but at times .we
wonder whether it will •be abte to.
contain the elements of Violence .and
carelessness . it ,.has :fostered.-�
Wingham Advance -Times
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It's how you sad it.
Coo-ool, savage., the six -year-olds
scream at some tar -out. re• _elation that
has iust blown their tiny minds. Right-'
on! the teenagers respond in a kind of
warm camaraderie that: makes. their
•groupiness so all inclusive yet so.
terribly exclusive too:. •
-Have a :good -:day, Npw there's- one.
that started, off; we suspect, from the
treacly inanities of.some morning disc
jockey and seems to have spread' with
•'stunning insincerity to e.Very situation •.Q''
that occurs..before noon. Everyone.
from ' store clerks to cab drivers
newsstand.. vendors . to ..elevator
operatorsto distracted traffic cops _
.spread this good word. ._
And therler'e's far-out which seerns
• to -thrust aside such trite 'phrases. as •'
marvellous or ,_wonderful or even.•
fantastic. And what person .under. 40
•. ever fundsanything that's • terrific.
anymore?
In any age, p r : ~
the.phases and -words
r.e e'
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that people use, especially' in their
relationshipswith others often. reveal a
good deal about the societythey live inl
Speech, someone saici; is thewindow to
the world. And some•'"grumblers are
already' saying. that•;the , windows is
pretty grubby_ what*with ail the:'im
purities and improprieties that curse
or grace? our language today.,
,Certainly to 'examine. the cliches of.
our day .a.ndthen compare them:'with
those of another era would bea quick.
•lessonin social psychology and so what
(now there's an oldie) is the pifrists:say
• we'reg 9 oin to hell in split `infinitives.
.
`New' words .to fit a changing -World.
:-ray be the best way to communicate
the uncertainties and insecurities of an
age when so many wonder what lies in
store for there:'
The. -1key� 'phrases of a decade or a'
• culture - what's 'passing and what's
coming reveal Something about its
climate and its character:
Far-out .baby!
o�n: of choice?
It is•a lortg -lime since any matter
dealt With b our Canadian: Parliament
has created. -such extremes of opinion
as the bill to -abolish -.capital punisp,
:.ment.. Al_thoogh ,the vote' on second
reading of the bill was declared "free"
that is free of --party •loyalties, we
wonder w�• ether -.ther=e was ...1ndeed real
r d rn choice.
f>eeo of
The prime ministers own speech -oh
the debate. was. such ani'impassinnate
plea for _abolition that it' would take a
good -deal •ofcourage on the part, of
most Liberal's tovote fer-retention Mr..: .
Trudeau made it,very..p.lain that those
who vdted .for retention- would share -
the gutlt for taking another Man's
"life -even though the Man afThi n of
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the rope Might be a.'murder-er. He:•left.
. no person in the House in any-- doubt
about what he felt. about those who:•.
. favored hanging.
The supporters and opponents of this
particular bill have been dubbed with.
names`which are strangely familiar.
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Away back in the m.idd,le of the ,last
FIVE YEARS ACh&- ° ,
A 'thee yyear'arran ement
with;C&W Salvage for hauling
away. the town's garbage was
approved in principle at last'
Thursday's .council -meeting
: This is a.:tentative agreement
:+.calling for $42 a00 yearly'for
three years': This would be a
;sealed contract with no
further • incfeases, possible
until its termination:
Councillor Staff Profit
;attend'ed a''r'ecentetitig.'>n
W'ingharn to d'miathe L
possibility : of, an air- trap-
?:. sporta±lon.service in'Western
Ontario. Profit told .hip;fellow
coun--illOr-s�- .at _ the._ last
meetingthat he carne back
m
-fro ° he Wingham event.
''very high" on the project, •
and added that "such a service
"just cannot fail .
Project SWEEP is Coming'
oto: G deiieh, or at ;leas/ so •
: Goderich town council hope's:
The group, Students Working
in an Environmental.
En'hancornent Program,
would be Working to clean-up
lands, --in the M9aitland River -
watershed.. SWEEP 'will: be'
-here if.council .can justif the
need, for work to be do
that district of. town. Pen -
miller •
en -miller' .resident Brian
Pfrimrrler is the. foreman of.
the crew here. �.,
- The - long awaited Linton
arid- Hirst .> td. -plant will not •
rise on• the horizon at
Goderich as soon a's it was .
expected:: Council • has.
receigved word that con-.
_struction has been postponed
until fall,and then there is a
possibility, remote though it
is, that the company will '
• never build a.factory here. --
Seal Argyle has written a
: letter to council asking for a
lighting. system for Indian
Island, because of the large
number of boaters in the area
Who use the river at night.
set sal_
' eustoms:`irhere will be on-site
Coi orcuea1th:
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development
Dear Editor,....
' • This letter :is to acquaint:
you with . ADCCK the
• : Association- ; • "for . the
Development of • Com-
monwealth- ,Knowledge .;.Inc.
. Educational, -non -.profit and a '
.registered Canadian
• • Charitable. Organization -
ADCCK has been formed to
help increase the, awareness
of the Commonwealth today
. and what membership in this
great a-ssooiation of free
nations c, mean.
Trade,echnolo$y and
Science all play a :part arid.
could be increased through
cultural . are -n -es -s . • -A•r -
awaren.ess of the. vast and
cen wry e :very same names were
applied when slavery was the -pressing.:..
oxal issue: Those_who..anfented to.put..
an end to, slavery were"abolitionists"
and -those- who opposed 'them were
"retentionists'". Indeed the morals in
:.both instances are much the-sarne-the
question being' whether we do, inwfact,
have the right to take away a man's
freedom=or,:yn this case; his life.
Personally,. We are in favor of_ :-
abolition of the death' penalty = not out
of, sympathy --tor. the victim. of the :rope,
but -rather because executing a human.•
being is so ufterly degrading for. those
who must-•-mak-e. the decision in. the
courts •on the jurors' ,bench;�or-the
judge who. must pass the sentence, and-.
for the person whose hand Must spring.
'thea •.'trap.: Nevertheless we
` unhesitatiing.ly defend the right. of
•others to -hole) andpromote the opposite,.
viewpoint.--W,ingha.rrl� Advance -
Times. •
varied` cultures . and custoisis.,
within the., Commonwealth.
can'.truly<be the star-t'ig point
of world understanding- :: •
-A•-- group ` will . go - to _.40• .
Ontario centres over :a six'
week period travelling . by
This project
Motor -Home Th s p �
will consist of a crew of -three.
usi-n'g th.e Motor- home: as
office and .centre�We'p1ai on'
meeting theriedia and the
Boards of Education and
being available in talks with
Service Clubs and other • in----
•terested-organrzations. Later
we , Plan:on visiting all major
centres , across Canada,
•clu ing:*hitehoi s N W.T.--.z _ ..
Education Travel Projects
into Commonwealth --Coun-
tries . will:gain .first hand
knowledge of • Cultures and
•
lectures With - a -- qualified
educational director in at=
tendance. These tra el „work,. . • _
o.r:o-ects will be • self We received an en
supporting as ' persons -pay: couraging response to these .
' own expenses.. .The ADCCK ..ads' and many' students found'
will help groups with • fund jobs. -.who ,might 'have been
ra:iising, if needed, aril will without. work for the -summer.
helping •the.. local . students
advertise their skills , and
availability .for summer
assist in every'w' ay. • • I. would also like to thank know maybe in a few years
ADCCK hopes to establish a. those: at the Signal -Star who
Com•m,onwealt.h :: Cultural have'given so much help' to
the good name of the Dodgers
.alone -.like it' has been for
years. ' •
..,s,. Y-a`rlvice-'ta�` he--soperstwars.
tis you've come , a long' way
froin.last year with no wins.
all year, and •you "know' ho'w
-you' done it.. Practise,
Pr fisc' Pract•
4-0 YEARS•AC,O
Some citizens of Goderich •
were more than surprised to".'
see a car standing with. its
four wheels • in . the air' at • • :
Goderich race 'track won
• Monday tnorning',On enquiry'
they: 4earned that:' it •'was an
;enthusiastic horseman, who
• thought .it:.was . his horse he
• was-driv.�ing and not his Car.
as < , se:You never.
Re proceeded to the
just. have a team,`
racetrack • • to give the . horse
you-might(as he supposed) a speed
ready far'.competition.. trial, but. the car wasn't up to
Centre in Canada •in time -for • the.: worthwhile cause of
the 1978 Gomrnonwea -th'` fin.d.ing jobs for students.
Game"s.. This will be the only •_Yours truly,
Jim Barnes,
will house exhibits' from all Student Placement Coun-
C"omnionwealth Countries,_ air:.sellor, ' ''
. auditorium, film and lecture.for B.K Hey; ni pager.
rooms and will • help: . decen= •,-
tralize 'the' Commonwealth's
r image.''i1DCCK has received
'many' letters. of support for
these projects., including one
. from Rt.- Hon.• 'John G. DearEditor,.•
Diefenbaker . and .supporting The exhibition game _that
corporate ' memberships was published in .last weeks•
includingHiram Walkers: paper was incorrect, sorry to
. These projects need-- __
suppert and only through ,Sure the superstars played•
a. game against a ruin squad,
generous gifts' will '..dap t but': it wasn't.• the Dodgers.
awareness of our Com There Were only'three,or four'
monwealth ties be achieved.;
• off the 'Dodgers the
• ,s' .. Sincerely yours; women g
John'H tevens Superstars went `up .'against:
hnt fevers -When are they going to :play,
Exec: Dir ; o the other' five or six good ball'
plAayers'.:off the Dodgers, or'
cane they only.take a few
- one time' ande-t° the big
Thank OU at-
victory;roudi f The team is;
P y
improving but it's going to
- take a lot more •iriiprovernent,
centre outside of Britain. It'
Not the Dodgers
_ uairy
ESObtrtt}J xA
SIGNAL :TAR.
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Published by Stgiral-Star^ publishing Ltd; Q
ROBERT O. SlIRIE -president and publisher.
SHIRLEY J. KELLER--editor
JEFF SEDDON—editorial. staff
Ntlrlg_ Addrosit- OAAVE. SYKES—editorial staff
P.O. sox gip, Godirich EOWARD .L.BYR51<l•••-:•advertising manager
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Sincerely
.Mary Miles
Goal met
Dear Editor: - - -
• It would be appreciated • if
youwould print thisletter of
• thanks:. to., the captains and
canvassers who worked so
hard, andto the groups and'
individual . -residents who.
donated so generously to put
our 1976:.Heart__E.und' Cam
—p.aign_o_ver the tap
The Goderich area, thanks
to the efforts of the students
of_-.__Goderich District
Collegiate- and team captains
• l Ir: Harold. Knisley, Mr. and
Mrs:ohn Wray, and Mrs..W.
itand laid down' on- the. job..•
Upon being returned upright,'
it was -found the'car was little
the' 'w'o'rse ,ford its upset. The.
heat . seems to bre d't5irrg ,the
''strangest'tfiingeteb people .
Too. much heat and little ..
• bus•iness;, prompted a . local -
man -to watch. his store from
the vantage - point of the park,
the .. temperature climbing
higher and. higher. But "he
•underestirnated the soothing .
effects of the park. 'and was
soon fast. asleep; having first ,; -
removed•his 'shoes. n ;
awaking] he was alarmed fo :
find .that his 'shoes had •
disappeared. • There' was.
'therefore nothing for it but a
quick dash across -t -he newly:
tarred "and gravelled; road -
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Dockstader, raised .a total of
$1;35.0. .
It is mostmtgratifying to the
London^ and "Area Chapter to
report! a .campaign -total- of.
$15.0,860.33,, and we sincerely
thank all these who helped us
r,q•
before'they can brag of that reach • i.s goal.
Dear Edito h this
On beha o t e anpbig_mo en . .
Centre" br ;Stirdents. "and , m__. t..._._._ ;�_. �__
students, themselves, I'd like If some of the girls from the r -
old Dodgers -'want to. :.play, .
to thank the Shopper's Square ,.games Why not London and Area Chapter
exhibition yt
Association :for its support inOntario Heart Foundation
. Change their name and leave
:Sincerely,�TJ : flair res
Chairtnan
farmers want cost
'':We ins'i'st that the Ontario
Government assume , its
responsibility, for the present
plight of' Ontario dairymen
. and -alleviate the situation -by
sharing. the' financial losses.
The Ontario" government has-
. real responsibility because it:
encouraged increased, dairy
production through its
Industrial• Milk Production
Incentive Program," said
Leo Brisson; Chairman' of. the
Eastern 'OiStart° 1Vltik Action.
Committee and President. of
Russell County Federation of
, gr`lt'liriculttitre. --
• . Brisson was echoing
the sentiments ;-of twelve
hundred , Ontario farmers;
from counties across Ontario,
from 'Hurn to Glengarry,
who-- attended a masses
meeting-held,last night in the
Nepeari Spontsplex, near
Ottawa.`
•T•h.e meeting spresented a
•
brjef to Agriculture Minister
Eugene Whelap and • Bill
`Doyle, Executive Director of
1Viarketing Services,' Ontario
Department of Agriculture,
who • was representing
Ontario Agriculture Minister`
Newman. •• .
The briet asked for ini- -
mediate implementation of
an eight point,. program to
solve the present'probleris of
Ontario dairy farrriePs T
Neither ' Mr. Whelan, nor
Mr. • Ddyle would -give any,
asSu-rhnces that.:this program
would be carried out. The
meeting, therefore, appointed
a Milk Action Committee Committee to
seek `" irfirri'ediate fin
plemontation of. this
program:
1:. Nineteen seventy-six.
gross income, which will.be-
d Aved
e-derived from „85 -percent of
1975 production must be :nt
•
lower than 1975 gross inedme.
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�2. There shouldeither-be a
Change back to yearly quotas
. or an immediate refund of ,the
May over-quotapenaity. •
3. The Ontario Government
should 'pay' ,the $i.35 cwt
within quota :levy until, the
surplus : of milk powder
decreases to 'acceptable
1'evels.
4.:.The 'Ontario Government
should subsidize the selling -of
dairy cows at $100 cow, up
to 20 percent of herd. ,
5. Cheese imports should be
reduced and any surplus milk
'directed to cheese factories.
6. There should be no
transfer of quota between
provinces.-
"
rovinces.- `.
7. Long-term dairy policy
should be set and they. not
changed suddenly._
8. Both the federal and
;Ontar•4o: goverfinents . should
s
at y9t%``• ..
iatimic
way in stocking feet to his
own store and a hurry -up call •
for a new pair of shoes. •
80YEARS A,GO
• .The gard.en„o.wners of .the
townhave agreed;. this season_:!
to prosecute.' all and every
person whether man or boy
-found .......
�vho may be
trespassing on their property.
• It would .there -fore be well to
warn childrento keep clear of,
other persons' gardens, 'as
breach of . this --advice • will , ..
bring- a heavy fine; 'or a term
of.imprisonment without such
an option. ' .
We .draw the attention of
the gentlemen_ who so
recently found fault with the •
make a'firm: conimitnient to', Signal : for its support of
negotiate with farmers fora a cycling to the fact that:
satisfactory. solution to dairy visitors .• to the .tovvn are -
problems immediately. The. pleasantly surprised to see •
Milk Action "Committee `is .. people out'on:their wheels, t -
cornposed. of: Bill' Schouten; ' enley g.::the fresh air Cade
t
Pres.:; . Ottawa... Calton
their own steam. If you n-..
Federation; 'Deltiaer Bennett, Please the household;• please.
O F.A: Directoi*-far Renfrew; the guest firsts
Gerard Massie, p;F,A; On Monday as 0. Stiirdy`"
Director for 'Glengarry; Len,was riding down West'Street,
g y' his horse got -frightened at the
Brisson, Fres: _ Russell ,
Federation; Orval Guy, drureming • and turned
sharply, breaking one of ,the _
:Donald Tlyomp- Shafts, the end of which_:::
son:; ~Pres., Glengarry$.. _ ,
Federation and Alex Bell; sl ruck the animal canting it
O:M.M.B to. rear up, .upset -the wagon •+
and bolt at a good• run. Beside •
The Eastern Ontario Milk O,S:,.'there Was a fisherman •
', - 'in the wa on but he cast off
ACtign Gomliiitt CA!ho g i
organized' bast night's • while the driver hQldi ng into
, 'meeting, is composed of the fife line wad drawn a• con-
prttdents of the .11 'eastern sidersibte distance down the •
countyM. - federations_ of : road, bout without injury,;.T ehor: a was riot injured,' but the
� - nice �, .•.... ..
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agriculture and the chair wagon . rs tit°w, .n ' fees
of the 11 eastern county milk g t 9�
committees. . suitable forkindling,. •
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