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EDITORIAL.
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tonipIn' Tom or Cher
The rights of individuals and
whether or not those rights are being
eroded ,by government intervention —
s -is:,a topic for discussion again ,.in the
area: The subjec't:has been.revjved this.
time by a CRTC edict that ally united ,
° States FM radio stations be removed
frorii television and radio cable service :
-- across the country:: The local company
at Hoi.rnesviile has also been urged to,
cixt out its'American FM broadcastino,
but to the present time, officials- there•
have iignared the.'' strong suggestion
of the -CRTC;
The reasar,gfuen try-C•RTC for its
----ruling is'simply that
cana fans lri he.....
entertainment :field must have a
chance to Work athome, The CRTC
feels—that rt-ttie rrnpact `of Aimerican
radio and television can be reduced in
Canada, Canadian singers; actors,
musicians and EFoadcosters Will 'have
an opportunity to dev't lop their skills In
the land of the maple leaf, rather than
being forced -to move -"south of the
border" to attain some recognition for.
their work. ,, ' '
Canadians'are 'quick to .agree that.
their fellow •countrymen in the . en ,
tertainment game should indeed: have,
arnple showcases on Canadian soil for
their. talents. Most Canadians will even
go'' along with the ideal that. the.
Canadian culture should not only be
preserved but displayed prominently
for the enhancemment of a nation whose
pride is sometimes in doubt.
Yet one does •wander whether •
removing .the competition is the ant_
swer. By ordering the airway's to be.
emptied of 'the;American•.influence-
and legi,slating what Canadians ,will
(tar anile via'r�dio.and television`
fhere'might•well: be a deep "concern for
• the quality tbf Canadian entertainment
now and.. in the future: What's more,
there may be cause•for a mass uprising
among the -Canadian people -Whose
ancestors .paid dearly 'for the freedom'
to' choose '. for . • themselves in a
democratic society. -
- There must be a better way for the •
CRTC to put Ca radian content on the
nation's radios and televisions. To
- force "Canadiana" down the throat of
an unrec:eptive'audience is folly. More
is not necessarily better — and in this
case, it is Most assuredly not as' good,.
froin a pu, ely entertainment point -of
'vie'w: • •
Canadian entertainers often get so
wrapped up in culture and dnforniation,
they forget to entertain, While-CB_Ct
one of the best information stations. in
the entire world,•i•t has never learned t,o
balance tha 'irre'a.7y dutytprografnrming
with the marketable product which
Canadians'ha9elearned' ttrawrectafe---
-through a long: •and entertaining
association with their American'neigh-
bours..
Canadian plays with Canadian ac
tors can be deadly dull. A steady,diet
would be so unpa:llatabl'e it would end
television viewers screaming' from.
their•living rooms in':droves,-•-T o:'much
'.'way -down east toe -tapping hoopla"
would have the same effect. So would a
liberal daily dose of French folk music
or native hunting song.s and lullabies.
Documentaries on the Canada goose. •
are, fine, but Canadians have a right to
drool over. Cher"s glittery gowns or D,
Cannon's sterilized ,scalpel it that 'is .:
their preference.,. They also have ..a .
right to hear atop -notch rock station on
their FM radio; or tune in a day --long
symphony in stereo magnificence from
wherever' -it can be:obtained,'
CRTC should be prornofing Canadian
content. in a positive manner. It should
offeras much of Canada's best as the
public will allow, :but 'it.should be what
the oeoplle want,,.ngtwhat CRTC thi_nks-
'the Reople need, CRTC should be -
constantly on the alert for ways a* d
means to make that proruct saleable
and. pleasant. 1f: should be ready- to
.:com.pe*e fiercely for a slice of the pie -•
even' the whole pie.-- knowing that a
-'healthy. competitive atmosphere is the
only one which leaves everyone richer
im-fhe'•final-analysis.,- SJ K •
]he:lwheeisdo move
-
e -.
The -whe€ls of government move
slowly, so slowly. But this month the
tektite, Workers in . Canada are
"encouraged" to know that the Hon.
Don. Jamieson; federal Ministry of
industry, Trade and Commerce is,
taking steps that .will enable the ,
Canadian textile industry tosurvive.
it was October of 1975 when of-
ficials" of the textile. industry asked
the Canadian` government to 'in-
tervene; to .' -curtail the' import of
•yarns, fabric and Clothing from all
.over the world. And it was April of
this year • Bob Tease of the• Ideal" '
office,iof Texfrat Fibres Ltd. called
"to squelch rurnours-about a layoff at •
the plant . her -e,- even t
pointed out at that'tim
precarious 'position of the' t
industry in Canada, and the'ch,
made by Textra l to hold,9onto ' its
share of'the dwindling domestic
market.
Now. at last the federal. govern-
ment has imposed a surfa'X on.
certain' imports of. textured
polyester yarns, .suspended some
imports of . winter outerwear' and
made plans, to negotiate the control
of such imports. There will also` be a
Textile and Clothing Board enquiry
into- clothing . imports• and their-
• relationship_ to serious Injury or,
threat ofseriousinjury to domestic
hough he
the
tile
nges°
production, employment arid' • in=.
vestment. •
Claude Bennett,Ontario _Ministry
of Industry and Tourism feels the
enquiry will take account of the-.
close interdependency of.. the
clothing industry and the primary
,textile industry to the 'betterment of
• both:
"We recognize the textile and
apparel industries as an essential:
part of Canada's economic base, and
it is Ontario's position ttat.textile
-Flo should be -revised to include
continuous negotiations with.:
government and industry . to '.:.
determine a realistic" and viable
market . share for each,wsegrnent
under existing tariffs," the Ontario
Minister said in a recent release to
the media. He feels - that' com-
•prehensive agreements..:for .. a.
minimum of five years.ahould be
arranged with selected countries so
that Canadian textile manufacturers
can serve a significant percent of the
dcimestic market, rather 'than the
dubious46percent they now supply...
Yes, the ':wheels: of .goy rnment
move slowly,. alit they do move - and
that is :something fo Consider at a
time when everyone is apprehensive
about what's ahead -for this coup r�
y
in.;relationship':'to the world.. -SJ K•
8.01117.ARS AGO '
During the absence of the
'mayor, reeve and deputy-'
reeve, --the father of the
municipality, Councillor
Robt. Thompson will act as
mayor.
The- j'fenderson bicycle
factory • is Still humming,
having pretty plentifulwork
since it reoPened two weeks
after the boiler was replaced.
The brick work of the new
Bank of Commerce is nearly
completed; and one can
pretty closely judge what -it
will • Took like when it is
handed over by. the ' "con
__tractors,will
chitectural�_.Lt-ly ' pleasing and a
handsome `addition to the
buildings presently on The •
Square.
On Thursday,. August 20,
there will be a grand Masonic
defnonstration: •in..the ,city df"
Stratford in which :•- the
Knights' Templars, the Royal
asorrs—and=t;, e -s ter •
Masons will take part. From
- the promises already made,
the committee' is- convinced
"that the 20th will see the
largest' •,gathering 'of. the
masonic fraternity ever in
•
Ont
ario.•
On Wednesday afternoon of -
last -week, ° the Sons of
•Scotland assembled on . the
flats near •.the old distillery
and had a most enjoyable
time. •
• On the early molid�iings of
Wednesday and Thai •sday of
last week, Goderich was
blessed with heavy rains. In
fact, the fall on Thursday -was.
one of the heaviest in years?'
Notwithstanding the ex-.
ceedingly heavy • downpour,
the'roads were 'always open to
cyclists and in fact many of
the -fair guestsat the Park
House wheeled .around the
ank before breakfast on
'each of the named'days, a
feat that could' not be.com-
=.-fartabj-y`- p`!'r-farmed =dn-_any
other• town in the dominion
immediately _after 00,,,sai4h
tunderstorrhs ....._• . .
40 YEARS AGO
A• lengthy discussion: and
forceful denunciations of the
Public Utilities Commission's
decision: regarding the matter
of joint pole line construction
with' the ,Belle Telephone
Company, took place when it
was brought :up at .the town
council meeting Friday night
Mayor MacEwen :said, that
he . had had a telephone
conversation :. ' with Mr.
Kilpatrick •. of the Bell •
Telephone Company and that
• he had also been talking with
As Canada marks the 100th anniversary -df the world's first
• long distance telephone, call between -Brantford and Paris,
'Ontario, on August •10, 1876, it is aii opportune time to turn .
back with curiosity to 'sanae local' telephone history. The
first 'exchange in. Goderich: was Opened: lit 1884 and was
located in manager Jit„ Ilnrie's Book and Stationery Store
at the hub of the town square' By January' of the following.
year some 25 businesses and forward -thinking citizens had
telephones. Also in• that year, : the,lines were extended to
London'and through Guelph to Baden. Dial service' Came to
Goderich in 1959 and Direct Distance Dialing in•1964,:The
above photo, •taken in 193.7,• shows, • (left to right) -W. J'Pnes;
•. L. Whitby, Mrs. E. McVittie, .1. McDonald, M. Notting,' N.
Clarke, .147. McKinnon, J.L, 'McIntosh, and W.J.Hodge.
(photogeurtesyBell Canad•aH•istorical Collection)
This is..•an opinion column,.
of course._ Does anyone
realize 1•Pcw difficult it is to
always have an opinion that is
worth writing about? about? An
opinion ,that Will be worth
reading?
• There's so much to have an
op -inion. about .these days-.
Take for instance the swine
flu epidemic that some people
fear will •sweep the country
this fall. 71 -11 -re's the matter of
producing vaccine' for
Canadians - and whether it.
will really be enoughto
protect only the very young,
the•very sick, andthe very old
from its ravages. ;:
What .this . writer KNOWS .,
about swine flu would go into
the proverbial thimble. Yet I'
do have an opinion -'a very
general opinion'- which' is.:
simply. that if people take.
care, -of •themselves this fall if
they are sick with symptoms
resembling the flu .•.that i.s if
they •stay in bed,get plenty of
rest, drink lots' df -fluids and
remairr°at home until they are
truthfully better; the chances
of death as -a result of swine
flu are pretty slim. .
• But that's'just an Opinion:"
• I was reading recently that:
Connaught:sLaboratories Ltd
Canada's major ritr'pplier of
the swine' flu vaccine, wants a
X20 million liability insurance
policy toprotect it against
possible lawsuits' from people
- who suffer harmfulmreaet_ion-
-to the vaccine. Connaught has
• gone so far as to •say no 'in-
surance,.no vaccine.'
A_ spokesman .from• the
federal Department, ';of
National Health and Welfare
which is -supervising" the
swl,ne. flu: vacci,liation
program, has assured
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Published by Signal Star "Publishing Ltd.
ROBERT G. SfiRIER-president and pubiisher
• SHIRLEY RL y J. KELLER--editor•- ;.
JEFF' SEDbON•--•edrtonai staff
I' DAVE SYKES.-edrdpxtai staff
EDWARD J. BYR5Ki-•-•adverlising manager
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Canadians that "thee vac-
cination will be going ahead
in September as announced
not withstanding pro-blerrs
that may come up." —.
That sounds pretty definite,
and in my opinion, I put my
money "an • ,the federal
government. But -again.
That's justsmy.opinion.
Clinton ,Public Hospital' is
back in the news this week,
too. It appears that the hoard
at "Clinton hospital has
received word that its budget.
has been severely slashed:
Word has it .that $22.5,000 has
:been 16pped off the top. In
•Actual'ity, t"h"is means that the
Ontario "governme•.nt will
.approve only about one-fifth
of a 51.25' million budget
suhrnitted by the board at the
begirantng.of the year.
Initial predictions are that
ERS
layoffs are imminent with the
budget .cuts which- have
necessitated clos-in-g the
second floor of • the. 62 -bed
hospital,
=I fan,
recall a. statement -in•
county .council by Clinton
Reeve Harold Lobb who said.
, that .Clinton hospital would
remain open and "will never `
be closed. again' 1 can also
-recall the reaction .that
.statement.raised within 'me,
for in'my opinion, it is only a
matter of time until the, -.
provincial government finds
a way to close down Clinton's
hospital permanently.
But that s.just my. opinion.. • ,'
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Also-in the news this'week
is the sad report thatpart of
Goderich . Memorial 'Arena
not intended for demolition, -
was inadvertently
demolished. •
As people pass by the arena
these days,,the same nagging •
It .could be .that with Suri
coast Mail's first year an-
niversary appr•oaching
rapidly and much -of the dire
destruction predicted .by
townsfolk •now: proven to o be
just so much false opinion,
there is a kind of shoulder-
s,,hrugging attitude con=
ce•rning • third business
district for Goderich.
, It: was reported in The
London Free Press last week
in connection with a bid for a
mall at the north end of
Exeter, that Goderich'
merchants'.. just "loved"
Suncoast Maly — • and. the
-prospect of another mall in
the area this fall: It was
pointed out the Goderich mall;
didn't•. detract . from the
downtown business district at
all. On the contrary, the mall
had brought naw prosperity
to Goderich as. a Whole,
something which: supporters
of the Mall, had saidfrdm Day
fear grips their hearts What One.
if. that; arena really wasn't
structurally deficient at all?
What if that arend would have
stood another 20 'years
without incident? ' `
That's sornething: we'll:.:
never know of-course,b.ut.the
decision of The Goderich
Recreation -and 'Community
-Centre arid Goderich Town
Council to'close the arena and
make the repairs was the � Thaiin%'y'OU
right'one— in my opinion.
By Srriej,1. Keller
Shapping'patterns of people
everywhere are -changing:
We've- gone full circle now,
we're ready and willing" to
shop at home againafter
e' are
t
discovering ...hat Cher
just •so many manufacturers
sell'ing the same. 'goods
whether they be at home or in
Vancouver.
There's more people,' too,
with more : money to spend'. 1VIr. Harry - Griff, local
of. yesteryear ark representative, .on the sub -
'necessities
today. Naturally ject, He stated that ` the •
we need more, stores right company wanted an im:-
here in Huron•County. mediateanswer so that they
may get on with the work on
But shopping patterns the east side of. town.
aren't stable. They will'
change again....._and ; We're
going to see more
malls:..... more busines=s
competition between towns•,
between counties,: between business of the 'late .:'William
regions as the years progress. Beatty. Mr. Ford ,took over
But once more, that's just tfie business .some days ago
my opinion, for what it's and:will continue•with his two
worth. offices, in Clinton :and on
Hamilton Street.
Latin inscriptions ina,y be
eliminated from Canadian
,coins by the end of the year: A
new design for. the .coins,
necessitated by•the death of
King George will. bear ' the
head of Kiiig Edward and will`'.
probably not carry any Latin.
inscriptions on either side.
"Ma'jority'prevailed. "- The Star has learned from •
an-, authoritative 'source that
sin confuse' !
misled by my parents and the Bell Telephone Compan3
teachers or aril I being mihas made the required ap
sled .
by my: governrnent a .in propriation.of $60,000 for -the
Ottawa? installation of a more modern"
•1•s'ee government confusing system . in 'Goderich. It is •
the_ peopleg dictatin what is.understood that the Bell
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good for the people, spendingare prepmared t sTaTt .
most of the money , of ..the•the work of it ing : cables
under round onertain more
people. I also seethe views g
and feelings of the important streets- in
• "Manority" Prevailing.
should
The entire. job
I• cannot discuss should be finishedby April lst •
Biaingualisni •anti ofnext'year.
Culturalism: off - l'm not 100` 5 YEARS AGO
percent in favour of it, I Ifanticipated dumping of • '
automatically become 100 the —, Listowel Lagoon
percent against it. Why .ca'nuI sometime during the next few
not discuss' this' most im-• weeks combines: with other
portant issue? conditions, such as water
I cannot- discuss the temperature, prevailing
Ol m ics or the re orted 'weather from the north and
Mr. Harry F�(rd,, wfio had
been the Clinton agent for the
past ..,fou=r years for the '..
Confederation Life Insurance'
Company, has bought the •
It is trulyunfortun•ate that
the repair bill for'the arena:
will now very cohceivably
mount to anew andshocking,
total. and that fund raising
efforts to date will show up
grossly •inadequate' in 'corn-
parisoasts.
But :`• lieve •.the • Town of.
Goderich' will find a way .to
Put the arena back in. shape,
.-fiot for this year's hockey
season, perhaps, but cer-
tainly for the 1977 'season.
We' never miss th'e water
until the well runs dry. Maybe
an arena -less winter . is just
what this town needs to help
people discover precisely
what value an arena has in a
community like this and the
results might be surprising
one and all. But that's just my
opinion.
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- . Quietly; almost noiselessly,
another ne'w• mall is
blossoming on the fringes• of
Goderich. The - whole com-
munity appears to be seeingit
without really believing. F w
residents 'even ask Towle ge.
' da
itspresence ► .. er
n^t ever
heir Y
over -the -back -fence chatter
That's quite unusual to sal)
the least, .
Dear Editor,
Our sincere. thanks fora the
newspaper in this morning's
mail and to the photograaher,
'the Tourist Committee,: Miss
• Reinhaf't, _-also-- Mrs.',Keflei-
'who -took us for such an :en-
s. joyable lunch. Weren't we the
lucky bnes lain week, even if
it rained? ' -
Because• it .did though we
spent an hour or so in.the
museum (knew Mr. NeilLfor
many years)', the later on a
tour of Goderich.,
Again our thanks`'to all who
made our trip on.impulse a
momentous one:
Sincerely,
Walter and Gentle Hodges,
Stratford.
Big question p:
Dear Editor:
IS IT'
SEMI=DICT,ATOR$HIP
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frauds because this ,the opening ,of the Brussels -
automatically makes.. 'me Dam, 'the effect on Lake
against.0lyrnpics. aWhy am I . Huron water at the Goderich
-6i
supposed to -sit down and- Beach Could be such AS to. °
shut u.p" regarding result.i.n'-the closing of the
issue? facilities due to pollution`,
I. watch: my Government according to peeve Paul
spending my mon'a..Carro'11.
OR greater -nate that I.caney earnat it. ;As the 'summer season is
SEMI -DEMOCRACY? Why should Lnotquestion this- drawing'' to a close, ,the
As'a youngster Iiwas taught attitude of "get votes to -day - program of the Youth
that' DemocraCy was to hell with totnorr
ow
? • Environment ronmeit Workshop at
"Government of the people, Nov I am told that I can not the corner of East, Street and
by the people, for the people'„ listen to U.S, radio Cambria Road is gaining.'
I was also . taught •that the prograrri mes Why amt mornentunG' according to
views' and, the feelings of the` ,(cont'inued on page 5) . Barb Pickett, a member of
s,.
the • staff there.