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DERIC}tSII,xNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976 •
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in_ehe news or the la c this , r,.n.p y cause of the
'weeks has, been„the issue over adult great emphasis on fitness for all ages.
tricycles do Goderich streets and Itwouldn't be unreasonable ,then, to
sidewalks. The matter came to the fore assume that adult tricycles rill
when two: .tricyclists wrote letters to-
• town council, urging members to
permit' the vehicles to use• the
sidewalks rather than legislating -them
become inure tiurnerous evlerywhere in
Years to come, even Goderich. ,
Tobe sure, the adult tricycles travel
onto the stjeets, much,morre slowly•than bicycles. which
• A' story in last: week's..S•ignal-Star aren't” allowed on the Sidewalks for ".
-'01 d that Frolice Chief155f.King-:is
favor of allowing the tricycles to• uSe tricycles are wider end . less
the sidewalks. 'in. Chief King's' .view; manouverable than. bicycles When
`there aren't too many of the adult tricycles and"pedestrians meet''on the i
, tricycles in fhe municipality (probably sidewalk ,then, it would seem Most's,'
Mess: than 12) and since •those" people . Probable that it would. „-be the
who operate them are senior citizens pedestrians that would= --step aside.
-Does this seem fair? Were, not.
sidewalks created for pedesfrian use?
- Certainly the- mature 'adults. who
Operate the,,tri.cycles should .use good
and $ince" the Speeds'. which: these
vehicles attain are ver --y moderate,
they are perfectly safe and acceptable
on .the sidewalks. " •
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Town councillor Elsa Heydon has.a common sense when operating their
tricycle. She likes to ride her machine vehicles,; even on the sidewalk: But just
on the streets. She says she feels quite likemotor vehicle drivers; cyclists
safe there -and finds it less tiresome cannot all be depended '. onto be
than negotiating the curbs at the end of courteous and cautious.,, There will4be
every block. Thoughshe is not a.1use ew-who withcause--accidents•and--- -
licensed driver, she feels she is problems no :matter where they. are
using .their cycles! .•
An ideal situation would be bicycle -
or tricycle paths. • Even -
paved
shoulders would be a real help. But•this
is still a pipe dream.
adequately aware of the rules of the
road to operate her tricycle in the
street • without any;nusual danger to.
herself or to drivers of the cars and
trucks with whom, she shares the road.
- -Mrs. Mrs. Haydonhas, suggested that it Laws must be madefor the greatest
should be left up to the operator of the- good of everyone. It would' seem in this
r• tricycle to decide where he or she . case • that allthings-R considered,
would like to travel. ' • . r tricycles should•.,be operated on the
Adult tricycles are "catching on" all streets and obey the rules of the road.
over. Not long ago adult tricycles were Sidewalks should . be .aleft . for
unheard of. Today, many adults and p: pedestrians. Walking, too, is one of the
seniorcitizens are using them for fun oldest and best forms of exercise, an
and. relaxation, for exercise . and .
economy. They are -much. in demand
inexpensive and practical; method of
keeping .fit for all ages.—SJ K
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We naid':.'-Our help
The Port of. Goderich is planning a
whale of a celebration next year. in
'honor of this town's150th anniversary,
arid ` in < conjunction with that, The
Goderih Signer -Star is hoping to
publish•, a speciaI anniversary edition
about '""Goderich's colorful and
historical past.
To this end, the 'Ewell -known local
h2istor•ian. W:-EEIliott has been
Working. since early 1976. As can be
easily imagined, -the • work -is tedious
and the progress is slaw. Anyone. who
has become familiar. with Mr. Elliott's •
° historical ''arteeles-through the Signal •
Star and perhaps The 'London Free'
Press, will know that `the quality "and,'
thedepth of the Material ,.'prepared by.
hiria it well worth the effort. Many
Goderich and area, citizens will be
anticipating' Mr. Elliott'scontribution..
to this special ed.ition, and for that
reason alone it could easily become a
collector's. item. •
- It is anticipated; however, that space.
will -be available for many, many other. -
items of interest to Goderich natives,
' citizens and friends. The Signal -Star is
• hereby extending an open invitation to
anyone with a story to tell, to, submit
such information for publication. Most
particularly of • interest :would, .be
recollections of life in theearly days
here; . pictures, of famous, ancestors
who have made their mark either in
Goderich or' elsewhere; copies of"
original manuscripts' about Goderich
which' May be in the possessjon of
readers today; hi fact, • any 'bit of
historical material to do with Goderich
which might make the ,speciai•.•edition
newsier and. better. '
Arrangements are now complete to
-'-colleirt these items and keep them here
at the. Signal -Star office until next
:spr;ing.when the material will be sorted
and edited for publication: While every.
effort Will be made to return to the
owners the items submitted, the
Signal -Star cannot guarantee it.
Therefore, . 'Cherished momentoes
should be copied before being left for
publication.
' Let's hear from you:. -Make certain
your family is represented in this
keepsake edition. - SJ K
That first 4-89± afsooJ
For the .child facing schoo-I for the
first time it can- be a great adventure,
albeit a little -frightening. It's a -.whole-
new . environment peopled by
strangers. Most children look forward
to that first day with excitement: lVs a
great step: No longer will he or she be
just a "kid". They'll .begoing to
SCHOOL!
Of course, once they •get,. there it's
another question. There are new
disciplines to.be learned,new people to
'meet, a .whole new and strange society
to face. -
''.;What_ your childlearns during
first few weeks of school 'will ire many
ways affect the rest of his life: His
--new
.World expan7ing anirequires a
set of rules to cope with it. Perhaps.
you've already walked by the•school-
with him severe lAimes_:.Ihat's._a. good_
ideal You are sharing this experience.
You may, even . have planned to take
a' him to school •the first few days and
meet .him afterward, -But remember,
you. will not always be: able .to t:
y
He li have, to find his own way one f..
•these days;...•
During the next several days think
about traffic' safety, says the :Ontario
' Safety League. Work •out .the safest
route to the school and accompany
your child along that route to make
sure he knows it, it's a simple thing to :
bring up pedestrian safety practices •
during these walks obey the traffic
•ights,..c`_rossat .crosswalks or corners,
look all ways before cru sin sta
s 9� Y.:
away from :parked cars; and don'f run
csr , play on the street: •
And by all ,means remember that
children learn from example.,: If you
_._disregard the rulesof the road...,so will
• they. o watch `you•r 'step :- and•'heirs:
Doe flew toer-th,e heac
Dave Sykes
MPP . Terry •• Jones (PC=.
Mississauga North) who has
headed up .a committee to
look into the teenage drtn
the r i
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• Ontario, is of'the opiriion:.irv,•
that the .drinking age should'
be •raised one year to age 19
,from age 18; This 'is only one
reeoththendation ' out -•of. 32
made-by'Mr. Jones and his
committee . '. - ° 'but it is by far
one 'of the most interesting as
far as. the average citizen is
concerned.
The study ,was launched,: :of
course, when it was learned
through the Addiction
Research Foundation that the
province'_had .a large per -
centage -bf teenagers among
its alcoholics: le 197-4, for
instance, 3:'5 percent 'of all..
those treated at
detoxification centres. - places
used for drying put hard-core
alcohohics were teenagers
(under the age of 21 years):;'
Mr. Jones said that he,.
personally, ha.44.seenikids as
young as 11 years of'age' "In
nursing thoines with brain •
damagefrom alcohol". .
There's .lots 'of . statistics
involving the teenage
drinking problem, :and this
newspaper •has noted 'them
from time.'to time. But it
won't hurt to go •over some
again-: like the fact that -92.0
percent of Grade 13'students
consumed alcohol. -in•. .1974; ,
compared with 82 percent in
1970,.the year , before the
drinking age -Was lowered to.
18 from 21.
• Or ,these: For Grade 11
students who use alcohol, the
figure jumped from 71, to 84
percent ;and . for Grade 9'
Students from 53 to `71 per- ,
cent. .
Or •What 'about this one:
Among,Grade 7 pupils, whose
average age is 12, 53 percent,
experimented .with.alcoholxin
19.74, compared with. 39
percent in 197,0: '
Thee study seemed to show
that young people tendd' be
"more intense -drinkers". In ..
short, they consume more
alcohol per person: per sitting
than older people do. .
All this leads not .only to
health problems for some
teen-agers,. but to •other.
problems such as a dramatic.
rise .an alcohol-related ac-
cidents and crime.
So what are -the answers?
Well, according to Terry
Jones, the first step is to raise
the._ legal drinking age one,
year to •age 19. He feels that'.
by SQ doing, alcohol•js vir-
tually eliminated from use:by.
high school students. He says
•that; at- •tfie present time,
alcohol is available and legal
for senior secondar._y:...school•
students ' infest of whom d're
Under- I9, and: thereby en=
courages experimentation by
those in the lower grades: By -
raising the legal drinkingage
to .19,`°' the - strong pressure
from the ."pee „group:'. would
be reduced, he says.
Parents of today's
teenagers throughout the
province_would like to believe
Mr. Jones: But alas, it is
difficult to get excited about
theproposal, especially
where the present crop of
young "people is concerned.
Many of those• ..who : have
already begun to use alcohol
under -age . will not likely
discontinue to. •practice'
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thanks!
Dear:Editor,
The' members of the Bpard.
of Governors of the Huron.
Historic -Goal and myself as
-Curator.express our sincere
appreciation for the excellent
publicity you have accorded
us .for this our third year of,.
operation __a_s a tourist at-
traction.
We also acknowledge the,
of, our:staff; the
e
co-operation
Green. 'T,hu.mbers who
beautified ourground, the'
Ifuron County Pioneer
,,;Museum:„ The • Visito•rs°
•:Information Centre and•.all
others who have helped make
this a successful seasdri.
After •Labor -Day •we will be •
open • on Saturdays: and
Sundays only;frorn:12':noon" to.,
5
o.-
5 p.m. when we hope to at
tract local 'people and their
weekend visitors who would,
rather tour the site when it is
not so busy. This schedule
• will be-• i,n effect until.
November 7 when we: close
for the winter months.
-During the -period we plan
to. complete- the restoration of
the Governor's Douse and if
funds are available continue
w�•tlihe_.res,. oratioxt of the
1r t - —
oat walls..We :also�hepe to-
m'a-1re- thesitemore in-
teresting by the
the
'•-top floor ofthe GaaLthat_was_.1
Originally -"the .local cour-
troom, council -chambers, and
a chapel.
The Gaol will reopen on --the '•
May 24 weekend, for the 1977 -
season and we look forward to
greeting another •15,000 or
more guests; as we have clone
in each , of the last . two '
seasons.
Group tours are accepted .
by appointment only- up to
December '5; 1,976 and from
March 21, 1977 on. For further
information an '524-&g7k�or
write to Huron Historic Gaol,
181, Victoria St. GoderiCh.
per-
The Members bfthe Board
have asked•nie to extend their
gratitude to_ the • cdmmun.ity
•f•
for their support in helping to
create an exciting and viable
attractionfor residents and
visitors in Huron County.
Yours "very truly,
Harry Bosnell'
Curator, Huron Historic
Gaol.
Tourist happy. -
Dear Editor:.
�.It : w -as• soou 1 4. - h •
g y o aVe
' been chosen "totiris"t of the
Week" •recently.•i saenjoyed
' the- --sights: `and sounds :of
yours - "The Prettiest Ti�wn
in Canada" • • • •
Thanks to all"who make my
because the drinking age has
been raised one-year.* . °
But in the long run; Mr.
"Jones .May he entirely correct
that by raising the drinking
age to 19 years, the •incidents
of alcohol: use among . those m
who are.underage; should be
•substantiall'y. reduced. He's
probably °talking. about 10,
years down the road but.'
even that gives some hope to
„parents. with youngsters
'growing up .in their homes
right now.. •
And that, dear readers, is -
beneficial, 'If those boys and
girls who are under 10.years
of age now can be protected -
just a little longer than the
generation' previous to them,
that is -indeed a step in thea -
right direction. •
Even Kr. Jones points out,---'
though; • that there is n`o
continued oh page 14)
tour possible Jean -darns and
Rob Shrier especially. ,
Prom your Arizona cousin
Grace Etchen
Good tiam.
• to
Dear Editor: • '
Huron- should' be proud 'of.
the boys" who represent their
County in the . form of the
Huron . Flyers mosquito
soccer teats.
Last weekend, • the boys
travelled t koeL a ,ib tcz _attend . _
the -Provincial „All• Star •
Tournament that attracted'
the.. 16 ,- Ontario
• ,_(cotopntinuedrated on page 14)
80 YEARS AGO
On Wednesday . lightning
struck the big, mill; but little
damage was, reported. Trees•
were broken in several parts
of the town', and it is said that
.,several barns were struck in,
adjoining townships.
.Labor Day, Monday, *ill be
a general holiday,and as,
perhaps, many are already
'planning how to :spend the day
we think it right to remind our
citizens thatour baseball club.
will ori that date play one of
the best teairns in Ontario. As
the proposed game may be
the lastone of the season, all
who - possibly' can should be.
present to chedr the boys and
leave them a decent nest -egg
with. which to start the next
season.
.The °Public Works Com-
• rnitteemet on Friday evening
,after the '.
,council meeting and
,: appointed• the 'engineer Mr.
Brough to draw up plans and
specifications for• the new
tee 'tl sewer systern..
Hamlink's • apple
evaporating plant, in full'
:operation for the first time
;)-this week; is emplrsying thirty
hands and needs five more,
'Tlfe new Bedford • Arms
Hotel'.will be completed in a
few weeks.
VI
40 YEARS AGO.
--A letter from the Gryderich
Salt Company was read by
the Public J Utilities Com-
mission last Thursday, ad-
visirig that the Hydro wires
interfere with the swinging of
• steamboat booms required in
landing coal to the. Com-
pany's lot at the harbour. The
matter •was- left'.to ,•the
Superintendent - tb make the
necessary alterations. •
Tickets for the Lions Club•
prizes were bought by nearly
everybody,' A -few may, have
parted with their money for
the sole object' of winning one
of, .the four prizesthat had
•
been on display, in the Star
office for a week before the
draw on Thursday evening.
Other wanted' lo help lighten
the and
of •a crippled child
and adopted that means of
showing . their interest, anc1
Some got a ticket'just for•the
fun of it. Of• the four prizes,
not one was collected by
.anyone within 30 miles of.
Goderich:
The numerical strength of
the "roll ' 6f students, at
Goderich Collegiate has been.
considerably increased since
Tuesday -morning, when only
241 attended . the opening
0 •
exercises. They are now
reaching the 300 mark. •
5 YEARS AGO •
Rex, the German shepherd '
dog- described by many
persons.,. as "a beautiful,
animal" is to be destroyed in
30 bays following, an order by
Provincial Judge H. ' Glenn
14ays in Goderich court
Monday. The dog 'which bit
seven-year-old sbn of Me: and .
Mrs. James.,Murray, Gibbons ,
Street, about three weeks
ago, is awned lxy Mr, and Mrs.
-Kai tufty, � also,af Gibbons '
Street, It is presently . being
held in a Humane Society
kennel'in London.- •.