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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-28, Page 25977, Signal -Star readers ex (continued from page 4) exhibitors. told me they thought Mrs, Hardy was in charge. Where was Mrs. Hardy? This presented another problem. She was somewhere,in the middle row of booths; • Finally, I found her and. inquired if this was where you picked up the door prizes. She replied that it was but since no. one had'picked them up at the &act time they • were called, she had thrown them back in. ' , I explained to her that I had gotten there• as quickly.. as I could, and she said she wasn't goingto do anything about it until they fixed the p.a. system. It seems she doesn't - understand it takes time to work ,your way through an enormous crowd to 'a place that no one knews about. If they knew the p.a. system was malfunctioning, why did they bother to read the numbers. So, if the p.a. system gets fixed, the win- , Hers of the next draw will be able to hear. • But, that doesn't help the winners of the draw this morning: Our numbers. will be in the next draw also, but manyof us won't be there, so there really was no sense in redepositing them. : I think the numbs should have been. posted where people could see them. We really were not given a fair chance to pick up the prizes..I had two winning tickets, yet I came away empty-handed as did the other winners this morning. I feel this is justly unfair and if they can't organize this draw • any better,'.they would be better to eliminate it. a " Sincerely, Patricia Thompson Goderich Board support Dear Editor: We either ignore the School Board or- .we' criticize ft severely. Whenever I witness • the latter I am left with an exceedingly uncomfortable and puzzled feeling, won- dering whether we are trying to be really fair. How.good is oureyesight when it comes to noticing points of credit? I, am among those who neither wanted nor like the present county -wide system which , created a certain remoteness as well as failed to result in the savings ex- pected. However, neither the trustees nor the employees created the system, they are only working in it with the means at their. disposal. ' I also believe that the top administrative salaries are too high.. Most Of all I deplore the fact that much of the Board's actual work is done behind closed doors. Having said all .that, however. my mind turns to positive and favourable facts, There is much justified talk across the Province to the effect that our very expensive education system in general. has failed to produce literate and well educated young people: "At the same time there must be many families like ours who " feel that throughout the - period of general confusion our local schools have continued to maintain their high standards in academic work as well as discipline and sense of re ponsibility. t am not familiar with other schools in the County; 'my close range ,.experience has beenon the town level, but I am inclined to believe that similar 'standards apply to other schools inithe territory. Our first thought is to give wredit to the principals as ell as the teachers. This is as it should be. However, perhaps •we should not stop there. If we have good schools where our children are of- fered solid -education, there must be something the Board has done right, the Board has done well. For my part, I would like to have the 13oard •share the credit. There is.a most unfortunate general trend nowadays to blame all our troubles and difficulties on somebody else, in whatever field.. Itis a Shying away from a.. -great deal•of healthy -responsibility for ourselves, our children, perhaps our community and Other levels from there on.. Schools can only help build on the foundation homes provide, 1 would like to conclude with an ' invitation to the Huron County: Board . of Education for more openness in discussing public business. If yotxe e'bolI -and. carefully hand us only neatly wrapped packages of information, it is humanly predictable on our part to lack awareness of the work and.dedieation that goes into producing the contents, To reduce indifference or even hostility, to increase trust and understanding, you ought to show that you have such confidence in your work that you can let us look at it with a greater and more meaningful feeling of in- volvement. Yours sincerely, Elsa Haydon Trudoa,u wropg Dear Editor, No wonder 'the', Trudeau, Government can not help the farmers; for they do not know which end of the cart to.hitch the horse to, because right now°they have hitched to the back of the cart and working it backwards. No country can keep up employment if the people are not allowed to buy the products made by the people who are working. Products left sitting , idle on the merchants' shelves . not sold; can not keep anyone working, They have to be consumed in order to make employment. Any one with a brain' in his head should know that. The government Is at the •wrong end of the situation and going backwards. They should start making more moneyfor people to hay more goods that they need, which is their God ,given rights, in- stead of taking their pur- chasing power away from them bythe overbearing taxes put upon them. The people are " paying enormous interest, through taxes for government loans and it keeps the country always in debt and the people poor, to the sum of millions of dollars. And there is no need for it. The only sound dollar is made by the working man working permanently: Any working man, and that is the security for all Government loans, people, employed. and. working. For an exampled an apple tree would not be worth one red cent until someone picks and buys the fruit to consume and then it is sound money. The same . with any product. Work makes money. Now if every able-bodied person in the country was working; "for we have lots of work to be done," we would not need 'to borrow outside money from anyone for that would be all soundmoney and. good security for any Government, and if it is good security for government loans, why can't the gover- nment use it:to• make their own currency? There would" be no interest to pay as on loans, and they • could pay everyone a good living wage with little or no. taxes.. Did you ° know that. the British Parliament in July 1867 passed the British North American Act which gives any Canadian Government the power to make its own currency on the strength of its working - security, enough money to pay for all gover- nment expenditures including wages' And this is the same act•I believe,that the Trudeau Government want to abolish and have itrewritten, for what?,. _ ...• Walter. T. Cooper Picton St. Goderich paper a er • Dear Editor, , I lived in Godericli for a year before moving to Oak- ville akville to enter the Direct -entry course in second year Journalism at Sheridan College. While a resident of Goderich . I began to enjoy your paper and appreciated its excellenceas a weekly newspaper. My career in Journalism creates an interest in reading newspapers and I -would like to continue reading the Signal -Star. Indeed, I learned. of the Direct -entry course offered at Sheridan through an article about Maryanne Salmon printed in the Signal - Star last Since moving, I have missed reading about the town and the people who •came to mean much . to Hie during the year I lived there," Would you please send me the necessary ' information, so that I may become an out-of- town subscriber to the Signal - Star? I trust that in the future your efforts will result in a paper that is interesting, provocative and informative. I look forward to •becoming an avid reader once again. -' Thank you, Sharon J. Dietz, Oakville. Bean' is real Dear Editor, Your issue of "October -14 contained "a report en .a Baha'i meetingwhichcon- tained the statements "death really does not -exist" and "This belief that the tran- sformation from dying to, a happier, fuller life beyond death is one uninterrupted .process... Does it not seem strange that in the account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead after four days no mention is made of La2arus reporting any `uninter•rupted process." -having been ex- perienced? • I understand from a survey reported • in the Canadian Magazine of August 5, 1972 that Baha'i accept the fact that God created man ••in.the beginning._ • The same God who created ,. mangave man a rule of ac- tion which set before man the choice of;pbedience'leading to' life or disobedience leading to death. The FACT that mankind has been dying for nearly 6,000 years gives the. lie to the statement, "death really does not exist". The only Scripture that definitely supports the contention that mart does not die is found at. Genesis 3:4: "But the .serpent said to the Woman, "You will not die". (RSV) At Genesis 5:15 is the affirmation that Adam lived anddied. The only 'safe guide for inquiring mankind today in these matters is God's Word the Bible: "All Scripture is inspired. by God, . and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God maybe _ complete, eituipped for, every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16) ro In all sincerity, ' C.F. Barney New pollci? Dear Editor, . Ontario's educational system has been praised as one of the finest in North America. Providing education of the highest , quality for our children is one of the major priorities of the Ontario Government: Educatorsare continually' striving towards the ideal'of. ,increased . educational op- portunities. • There is always room for improvement. This is .why Education Minister Tom Wells has issued a statement announcing a re -emphasis of: the core curriculum in secondary school's.. Starting next September, a core of basic subjects will :be. mandatory. Grade 9 and 10 students are required to take ever those two years two credit courses in English, two in Math, two in Canadian History and or Canadian Geography, and one in Science. Students . in the senior years must- take two �rw further English 'Studies courses. The substance of Mr. Wells' s, atement indicates a refinement of the old an increased emphasis on the essentials to ensure that the fundamentals are taken. News columnists lead us to believe ' that . the • optional credit system, introduced • province -wide in 1972, gave students the option to, drop studies in English and Math.' • It's time we, set the record straight. ' • Curriculum guidelines issued from the Ministry to _Boards -of Education require specific core courses -- English, Math, Science and Canadian studies. Mr. Wells' statement.makes mandatory' what many boards are already practising: In ad aditlon, parts of 'n the curriculum will b revised to ensure that courses meet stated objectives. This will be issued in Npvefnber — plenty' of time for school boards„,,to, make plans for the next school year. As for intimations that Mr. Wells' statement was timed to undercut Dr. Smith's policy announcement, • the Ministry has been working'on the formulation of the core Senior citizens hold faIIrally (INTENDED FOR LAST WEEK . Mrs. Zerback, Stratford, Executive member for Zone 8 of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario, in Toronto, was guest speaker at the first Fall Rally for Zone 8 which was ' held on October 14 at Saltford Valley Hall, Goderich. In all .136 persons attended making the rally a great success. Mrs. Zerback told of the National Convention held in Sydney, Nova Scotia and gave details of the Senior Citizens Flag. The gold in the, flag stands for our. golden. age, the white occupies the greater portion and stands for theremainder of our lives and blue stands for being True Blue to our country of Canada. The maple leaf lined with gold gives us all a token of unity which reflects in our own firm ' beliefin our organization, "The United Senior Citizens of Ontarib, Inc." The originality of the leaf stands for the satisfac- tion of us knowing' 'we are recognized as Senior Citizens and respect as such. The flag can be purchased. She closed . with a poem, "Just for today". During the. morning, Mrs. Zerback :had been called on for a few words and she advised all clubs to. have a club name board when they attended rallies. The Rally was chaired ,by• Get it off Your, chesty the .Zone President, Mrs." Mary Grigg -and opened with "0 Canada" followed by. the Lord's prayer. Following this a moment of silence . was .observed .in—memory of deceased members. Welcomes were giv 'n by Mr. John' McCutcheon Warden of Huron County, Mayor Deb Shewfelt of Goderich and Mrs. Leona 'Lockhart Honorary President of Zone 8, r who also spoke ' during the afternoon session. During the lunch hour, an rite •your • executive meeting. was -held which, should.include two • 'members from each club besides the Zone Executive. From the' executive meeting • opinion r. SALE on .r� • World Famous Fine China & Tableware Ends. Oct. 31, Hurry for Vaiues on "C ntemporary" line o f' china •. 9 • SAVE NOW PIDGEON HOLE Brucefiel r t GOD ..a RICH SIGNAL -STAR, :PAIRS 4Y, eir curriculum for almost two years, It is quite ridiculous to 'suggest that a major •policy thrust could be rushed into place in a few days for.; the sole purpose of embarrassing the Opposition. It is .far more likely that because of Queen's Park rumours Dr. Smith had an- ticipated the Government's actions 'and hoped tp present them as his own and thus be., able to suggest that Mk. Wells was accepting his ideas. It's ,really •`an . extension of a curriculum introduced to the elementary schools in 1975. `-1This policy . stresses the basic skills of the three R's such as reading, writing, arithmetic, 'grammar and spelling. Thus ' im- plementationof the same at the Secondary 'level' is a naturalprogression. • Re -emphasis of a core curriculum will still permit the flexibility of the credit • . Youngsters sure do brighten up a home. Who ever saw one of them turn off a light? Lawyer to prisoner: "I'll carry this case to the highest court in the lands but in the meantime, better try to 4 escape. an invitation was extended to hold the Spring Rally. in Dashwood next April. There will be an executive meeting in March to arrange this. Mrs. Leona Lockhart gave a splendid account of the Ontario Convention in St. Catharines -thissummer which she and Mrs. Grigg attended. • "Voice" Magazine contains news of •area meetings and is a great help .. at $1.50 "a year. The Con- vention included a trip to the • Niagara area and a dinner given by the Ontario Government at which The Honorable Piauline McGibbon was • the speaker, reminding the '*audience that seven years ago one week was set aside by the government for Senior Citizen week. All Seniors should think to brighten the corner where they are and therebymake someone else happy. Reports were given by the president of 'each of the eleven clubs, and each club gave -a number, either vocal, instrumental, a reading or with some other. instruments. Another afternoon speaker was •Mr. Livingstone, an ex - policeman who urged us to live with hope. Following him, Mr. Emmerson Inglis, president of. Zone 1 spoke, and .. urged all to rely on the U.S.C.O. to make our club a success. IL'has done more for citizens than anyone else in the Province. • This was a very in- ' formative' rally and was closed by remarks from the president, honorary president and guest speaker. Mr. Harry. Baker gave courtesy remarks• and the meeting closed with singing, "The Queen". The husband who brags that he never made a mistake has a wife who did, TV TIPS by 'ALVIN' • TURN YOUR TV REPAIRS OVER TO US - our experts will have your set back• in good condition in no ti,>fie And, at a very reasonable cost. Call us soon... you'll be glad you did. 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