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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-11-18, Page 4• PAGE 4--90AERICH SIGNAL; -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER..18, 1;9'76 Election apioiuo The race is -on The race is on. Unfortunately, the race has already lost some of its ex- citement because there has been no new candidates come .forth for the mayor's chair, the reeve's post or the two Huron County` School Board seats. Stilt there are eight: vieing for six' council positions 'and six running for. four PUC places, plus an, election for. separate school board trustee, so there 'will be some municipal fires nit here and there. ' Some things deserve to be said at the , outset, of the election campaign. First of all, the town should extend a hearty vote of thanks to Frank, Walkom who gas given so much of his time throughout many, many years.tothis -municipality,, itis with deep sincerity that this' 'newspaper wishes Mr. Walkom a happy, restful retirement, '.away from the pressures of municipal problems. Few deserve it more than Frank Walkom.. =. - Secondly, it is with great pleasure this newspaper notes the interest .in _PUC for the upcoming term. This is probably: due in part to the ever- increasing. costs of electricity and the Persistent rumors 'about brown -outs and black -out's in the future. It may also be partly due, to the 'expansion of the town, and the concerns about that expansion expansion where electricity and water are concerned. -Iti,I also good to see young men showing an interest in.the PUC -positions :And .•it behooves` all voters to take a good close' look 'at all :the candidates before marking those ballots on December 6. And finally, it is encouraging to -See that at least ttiree of the unsuccessful candidates in the 1974 election have declared themselves available to thee. voters again this fall. Mrs. Eileen Palmer who will run once again for deputy -reeve. and Mrs. Joan Van ' Den Br'oeck. and John Doherty who will seek election as councillors have had some municipal experience in the past and are showing-• their determination to serve in ,Goderich. • To all candidates,whether they. are new to the municipal election scene or not, this newspaper extends its ap- preciation for the interest you, have shown: Though not all • of you will . be winners, may'each of you derive some lasting satisfaction' frorm.-4he three - weeks ahead.-SJK Do people want arena? • • Some people from outside Goderich have been working on an article about arena closures all around the district, and about .the ways in which .com- muniities have been meeting the challenge. Not too surprisingly, Goderich's situation : has been of particular interest tothese people because although. Goderich is one of the largest and most affluent towns to be so affected, it is having' the greatest amount of difficulty putting together the dollars for renovation. Naturally, the out-of-town resear- chers'are asking the question "Why?" In fact, that's the same question many Goderich residents" have been asking in the past few weeks. :Why? - Why is Goderich so different? Why ,cannot Goderich residents pull together for this common cause? Apparently some folks in Goderich think they know the reason why, the arena' fund-raising drive has fallen. short of its' goal by about $40,000. The only thing 'is,e. there isn't .just one reason for the .problem. There are many; many -reasons ... some of there weak, . some •'.of them totally "unreasonable,. some of them un- substantiated in fact, some of ' them partially or wholly valid. . Standing back and looking at it from a - distancherrgtr, there ' are in- dications that many Goderich and area residents are only making excuses for their unwillingness .`,to support the arena fund-raisingdrive. And, instead of asking the question "Why?", a better question Might -well be, "Do the majority of citizens really want an arena in Goderich?" Not many years ago,, the average citizen on the street would have ad- mitted that anarena is a valuable community asset. Not only did the arena keep small children, young people and active adults happily en= - tertained year-round,, it provided another community -drawing -card for would-be' industrialists, businessmen and citizens. While muchof that is still true today? it is clearly recognized that a smaller and smaller percentage of citizens every year make regular . use of the arena facilities. In Goderich, for in- stance, people are busy with all kinds of recreational opportunities, many of them ' created directly through the recreational office. People are keeping fit with everything from exercise classes to yoga and gymnastics and ballroom dancing and ballet. They are painting and' working with clay. They are sewing and crocheting.. They are Playing bridgeand chess. They are enrolled in photography. classes, in- terior decorating classes, wood- lrorking classes; English literature' classes. They, are curling; taking golf lessons; playing badminton, volleyball. and basketball; swimming • at Vanastra; skiing cross-country; bowling; involving .themselves in judo or karate clubs:; skiing at Collingwood or. some other place; . hiking; snowmobiling; practicing with a band; acting or helping in Little . Theatre productions;. giving .time to service dub work; watching television, directing a.children's group; going to movies; entertainlg at home. The list is absolutely endless. ' It is a fact. Hockey, ice skating and figure skating are .just three more activities on a crowded leisure -hour roster. They don't have the bulk of the interest or support any more. And What's more, they require expensive, .- specialized, . municipally-fvnde.d. facilities which many ratepayers are increasingly reluctantto support through taxation. • ' -The time may be" fast approaching when those who want to play hockey or .ice skate or figure skate in an arena setting will have to pay much, much more :for the privilege, either: through higher ice fees at home or travelling expenses to out-of-town arenas. And .for the present, with the arena fund still short of its goal, stalwart arena supporters who have already made donations, may haveto dig even:. deeper another time inorder to put the campaign over the top. = SJK 1 r(*.?) • ° ..an By Shirley J. Keller Thursday, November 11 came and went in Goderich. It was a cold bitter day, but ,still some of the townspeople braved the elements at the cenotaph to .pay their, respects to the men and women who fought and died for the freedom of this patten:' One of the . ladies ' in te crowd summed it all uP nicely, She bras overheard to say: "I come down here' if I can at all on this day. Some of my friends say they wouldn't stand around in the cold and the. wet,. but I tell them they might feel differently about it if they had had a beautiful son who was standing'up to his, _ knees in the mud and the cold in a trench somewhere during the war. The • shivering crowd consisted of Legion members, wives of former servicemen, • cubs ;and scouts, • several • IODE"' representatives and a. EAR number of other interested people. There were some • children but not many, considering it was a school ' holiday. There seemed to be more elementary school -aged youngsters than : there were teenagers. • espite the • fact that. November 11 is a school holiday across the province, school children in Hamilton were in the classroom. And according to the -coverage on Channel 11 Hamilton, it' wasn't' just another school•.. day' for these children. Part "of the news that evening.. consisted of impressive Remembrance Day services which went .on. in the •schools, complete with specipl music• by school choirs;. speeches, wreath - laying and everything else 'that one "expects .• on a Remembrance Day. It must 15e noted, however, that Hamilton students will y Dave Sykes DR FAES get a day -off from school instead of Remembrance Day. It will be Friday, March .18; andwill allow students and staff a longer winter break which begins for all other schools in the province after classes March 18. The Hamilton ' Board .of. Education carte under severe criticism :from' many _guar-, ters for its actions. Mit the question -must be asked: What is' the real reason for a news 'h'b1iday on lre'm-e-mbra'rrce Day? Is the real reason for the holiday to make scli'dol children -..more aware of the sacrifice of many thousands of Canadian soldiers in two world wars? If 'so, would not that purpose be more adequately carried out if .the, children were .at school on November 11 and meaningfully and directly involved in ' Remembrance Day 'services ' at the traditional 11 o'clock hour along with the rest of the nation? ~ '• What kind of an impression does a child get who has aday off ' fro.m, school while . his mother and father go off to work as usual? Is' it ' not possiblethe child mould suppose it was a day, away from school, books and regimentation .'(something like a professional development .day, , perhaps), rather than a.day get aside for a specs if c purpose'? Is it not likely that the child would be confused, attaching no im- portance to . a 'holiday' his parents did' not observe? More than this. Did Canadian troops really suffer and die so that we could have - a day, off to Watch television, or sleep in or visit grandma? Did they really endure the torment of war so that we, years later, would be..lk-ibed into .remembering;that hell? Was that • reallyall their fighting accomplished? •Hardly. Canadians fought' and died to preserve our freedom "- our freedom 'to attend school, our freedom to work, our freedom to worship as we like, ourfreedom to speak our minds, our freedom to choose. 1-t was freedom' they earned for us. The freedom to remember .. or 'to forget. + A quickie poll of the schools in Goderich this• ' week revealled that two out' of the three elementary schools had assemblies on Wed- nesday, in which all or part of the .student body par -1 ticipated. No 'poll was taken of the schools in the out -lying. areas although St. Joseph's School in Kingsbridge. did telephone to advise'. that student and staff mould be involved in a memorial service there, • At. Robertson Memorial School, the Grade 8 classes (continued on page 20) A' ttbieobtrto� SIGNAL, STAR the county Town Newspaper -of Huron —0 -- / j f•'ounded in 1848 and published every Thursilyy at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA,.Advertising rates on request. Subscriptions payable in advance $12.00 in Canada. 115.50 to ILLS.A,,420.00 to all other countries, single copies 25 cents. Display advertising rates avallibioNin request. please ask for Rate Card No. 7 effective Oct. 1, 1976. Second class mail Registration Number 0716. Advertising is accepted on the con- dition that, in the event ortyPograllhical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with reasbnabie allowance for signature, Will ant be charged for . • but the balance of the advertisement will he paid for at the applicable gate. hi the event of a typographical error advertising good or services at a wrong price, goods or service may net be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at any time. 'iii Signal -Star is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts or . photos. Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd, ROBERT G. SHRIER =- president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELL,ER'— editor EDWARD J. BYRSKI - advertising manager Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 524.8331 area code 519 Mailing Address: -- • P.O. BOX 220', Oodericll . . Second class mall registration numbers -0716 for clarification NDEAR EDITOR Dear Editor, In her endeavor to "clear up any misunderstanding", Phyllis Durst stated: "All the great religions teach" the immortality of the soul. However, Christendom's bwn scholars admit that such is not in harmony • with the Scriptures. In his hook, Immortality of the soul or resurrection of the dead, French theologian Oscar Cullman refers to belief in the immortal soul as "One of the greatest misunderstandings of Christianity," (p.15) Lutheran theologian Krister Stendahl, dean . of Harvard University Divinity__ School, was l'eported by the Minneapolis • Tribune as saying: that the tradition of "speakingabout the im- mortality of the soul may be coming to an end". He ad- mitted"that neither the 0 'T. nor the N T make any promise of soul immortality. Immortality. of the soul has long been a fundamental teaching of Lutherans. In Theology Today, April 1970 Lou' H. Silberman ,and Leander Keck show that the idea of the immortality of the soul has . in ' any case. no Biblical foundation. The New American Bible 1970) in its Glossary of B1 cal Theology Terms says "In the New Testament, to "save ope's. soul" (Mk 8:35) does not mean to save some 'spiritual' part of man as opposed to his "body" . The.'' New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967) says: "The Soul of the 0 T means not a part of man but the whole man." Dr. '.H.M. Orlinsky, of Hebrew Union'College stated. (as 'reported in the New York. Times, Oct. 12, 1962): "The Bible does not say we halite a soul. 'Nefesh' is the person himself." Evidently these .`great, religions' are having 'second thoughts' about 'the im- mortality of the soul'. For, instance, a special com- mission of -----forty-three Protestant theologians of the - United Church of Canada, after intensive study during five years have rightly concluded that the Bible teaches "that the Christian hope is 'in resurrection, a being raised from' the dead, rather than in natural lin mortality." In their report: "Life and. Death - A Study of. the Christian Hope", they stated: "It is a mistake to say, 'There isno death', ... As we have said, the idea that man consists of two. separable parts, soul and body, does not. come from the Bible but from the Greek philosophers. . Christians cannot and do not accept the Platonic view that death is "the separation of soul and body". Rather, 'they stand solidly by God's Word, which teaches that the hope of the dead is in God's power to restirrect them." Those of us who accept the testimony of God's Word, the :(continued on page 20) 40 YEARS AGO Vessel movements were seriously delayed over the weekend by the northern gale that swept the lake and sent only the foolhardy out on the lakes. When a mountie comes to town, everyone moves, unless • they have already purchased their radio license, which by° this time would be six months overdue. When a handsome motintie stepped out of a radio interference :and LC/1:1KIINIG' trouble car -the other mor- ning, one radio dealer sold no less than two dozen before he could eat his breakfast. While the officer stayed only an. hour or two and called only at the magistrate'soffice in the meantime, the news spread like wildfire, Over 200•radio owners purchased their licenses in less than 48 hours. No charges have yet been laid, but rriariy people are afraid to call for their mail or answer their doorbell. fin Saturday a iktrge sigh on a vacant lot on the south side o4f West St'reet a short distance east of The Star office bore these words: "A new theatre is to be built on this property shortly. For particulars apply to box .... Mount Forest.". What box? No further information could be garnered, although it Is said that Mrs. Lauder Tait, formerly of Goderich and now of Mount ,"Forest owns the property. 5 YEARS AGO, • A decision was reached at BAC Monday evening's meeting of the Huron County Board of Education to look into the possibility of securing board office accommodation at the former CFB 'Clinton. The board had attempted earlier this year to acquire space in this. complex; .but had been previously . unable td 'make suitable arrangements.. ° Mrs. Marjorie Robinson, President of Local 2136 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Sheaffer Pett Co., a division of Textron Canada -Ltd.;. said workers this Week have received a no -board report from the Minister of Labour and intend to take legal strike action at mid- night, Friday, November 26. Huron County Council is not happy about the new hours of the public : washrooms in the basement of the courthouse, "The hours of 7 a.m. to 4p,m. are not satisfactoiry and are creating problems' within our own building," ' wrote "3. G. , Berry," county clerk - treasurer,