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About parking meters
At the final June session of Goderich Town
Council, there was an item in the traffic committee
minutes about the study into the advantages and
disadvantages of parking meters in Goderich. At
the outset, it must be stated that Councillor John
Doherty was emphatic that this is only a study .. .
and should not by any stretch of the imagination be
construed as a move toward parking meters in the
downtown area.
The discussion on parking` meters, of course,
stemmed from the discovery that parking control in
GoderiCh is costing a fair amount of money each
year. According to the traffic committee report, the
bulk of the cost involved is for clerical and ad-
ministrative work necessary "after the parking tag
has been issued". The price of the fine for parking
overtime has increased 50 percent ...from $2 to $3
to try to offset these increased costs.
It was interesting in the report that the secretary
of the traffic committee, Police Chief Pat King and
the chairman of the committee, John Doherty, both
apparently felt the need to defend the action of the
committee in raising the parking fines. The report
was almost apologetic and yet it is evident that if
there were no offenders, there would be no costs at
all. It is the people who park illegally in a restricted
parking zone who should be apologizing for the
costs to control parking.
Ironically too, Doherty and his committee are
apologetic about their decision to examine the
feasibility of parking meters. Certainly parking
meters are a "contentious issue" as the committee
minutes point out, but the committee is totally
justified in bringing to the attendion of the public
the facts that costs of parking control are mounting
.. and some corrective measures must be found to
balance the books.
This newspaper does not favor the idea of parking
meters in Goderich. True, 380 parking meters
would generate a substantial income for the town,
but this would be over -shadowed by the loss of the
free parking privilege citizens and visitors now
enjoy.
Goderich doesn't suffer from a parking problem.
It is the problem parkers who are to blame, the
people who abuse a municipal parking privilege,.
fail to utilize the municipal parking lots, neglect to
pay their parking tickets, and generally thumb
their noses at parking controls.
And the traffic committee should not be faulted
for its decision to study parking meters. More than
one municipality has followed this route because a
few thoughtless people persist in skirting the law.
—SJK
A great day today
They've done it again. The core committee
responsible for the success of Jubilee Three in 1977
has done it again. Its members have organized
what promises to be a bang-up celebration they are
calling Founders' Day .. and it is hoped it will
become an annual event.
After the hoopla of last summer's Sesquicen-
tennial fortnight of fun, no one could have blamed
the committee if it went into retirement for the next
150 years. It was a -tremendous amount of work to
put together the festivities that kept people happily
entertained for nearly two whole weeks. There was
something for everybody . . . and the results of
careful planning showed up in large crowds for just
about every event.
Obviously, committee members felt the
momentum was just too exciting to let fade. And so
the core committee — Judge Frank Carter, the
Rev. G.L. Royal and Mac Campbell— has -rallied
again to inspire the interest to stage a one -day bash
ao
which will be called Founders' Day. This town
acknowledges their efforts ... and says "thank
you".
And the best way to show appreciation for effort
is to show up on the big day and support the events
as they happen ... an inter -denominational service
at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church this morning
at 10:30; a commemorative service in Court Huse
Park at 11:55; lunch at Knox Church at 12:30:-• a
-children's birthday party at 1 :15,; an Architectural
Conservancy of Ontario tour right after the lun-
cheon; a hospitality time at 3:15 with a special
invitation to senior citizens; a beef barbecue at
4:30; a variety show at 7:30 p.m; street dances
starting at 9:30. There will be the now traditional
beer tent on June 30 and July 1, this one operated by
the Lions Club and also on July 1, there will be a
giant fireworks display at dusk.
It sounds like a great day ... and it deserves your
attention and your support. See you there. —SJK
Brownie points for Davis
Ontario Premier Bill Davis chalked up lots of
Brownie points last week*pwith educators as he
asserted that much more responsibility must be
taken by parents for the discipline of their children.
Premier Davis admitted that as a parent, he
often does not fulfill the parenting role as well as he
could.Apparently Mr. and Mrs. Davis hate to punish
their children for acts of insubordination and those
misdetneanors all children are guilty of from time'
to time. "But we should" Davis told the reporters
following his speech.
Three cheers for Bill Davis ...and three cheers
for the moms and dads in this province who teach
their children respect for education, for teachers
for authority, for routine.
Discipline begins at home. If the home hasn't
instilled the proper attitudes toward behaviour, the
job of the schools and its teachers is incredibly
difficult. Some might even say it is impossible. No
one in seven. hours a day, five days a week for ten
months out of a year, can hope to effectively alter
the patterns learned by children who since their
birth have lived in an overly permissive home.
The sooner modern parents resume the role of
disciplinarians as well as loving, giving mothers
and fathers, the sooner the school can achieve
'better, more consistent results from proven
teaching methods.
And in a similar vein, the sooner parents begin
speaking with a civil tongue to their young children,
the sooner children will learn to converse properly.
There is no intention here to revive the argument
about the filthy language in a few of the books used
in some of the high schools for study by senior
students in this county. But there is'
acknowledgement of the fact that some of today's
parents are teaching by example in their own
homes, the same vulgar language used in the books
...with perhaps a few choice phrases thrown in.
As Premier Davis has suggested, the habits
learned at home are hard to forget. By the same
token, the principles demonstrated from day to day
in the home are with children a lifetime. It is
something for all parents to think about. —SJK
Think it over again
Canadians will rely to an even greater extent
than now on electricity in coming years as"other
energy sources become more scarce and costly,
according to Canadian Imperial Bank of Com-
merce.
However, there is a limit to the anlount of electric
power that can be produced from conventional
sources, and as a result Canadians will have to
e cq,pservation and look to alternative
4nk says in a recent edition of
11ication points out that
lffi' Ciatioph has 't fSen' at :an
Fitate 45 5, Dent over the pastil `
8.31.004 t'hat�tson,e clear that ibis
g_ni u.e of, increase cannot be sustained without
causing major political, social and economic
dislocation.
Foreign oil is no longer cheap and conventional
sources . of domestic recoverable energy, once
considered inexhaustible, are being rapidly
depleted. Oil and natural gas from the western
sedimentary basin are running out. Even though
the experts are confident that more oil will he
found, and the synthetic oil reserves will un-
doubtedly make a contribution, Canada is likely to
continue to be a net importer of oil, at least in .the
foreseeable future.
The Commercial Letter says conventional energy
resources are not likely to be sufficient to meet
growth in demand over the next 15 years, even if
conservation efforts are notably successful.
"It is expected that alternative energy sources
will become commonplace in the future," the
Commercial Letter says. "Partic`ular attention will
be paid to the development of Canada's renewable
energy resources, including energy available from
the sun either ak direct solar radiation or embodied
in wifids, waves, rivers, temperature gradients:
plants and animals: from the earth's internal heat
as geothermal energy: and from the earth -moon
system as tidal energy.–
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Now you see them...
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By Dave Sykes
BY
SHIRLEY J. KELLER
If you have been
keeping tabs on the
engagement
an-
nouncements in the
Signal -Star, you will
know that I am about to
become a' mother-in-law.
Our eldest son is taking
the oath of allegiance this
summer, and wilf`pledge,
his love and devotion
through all of life's joys
and miseries to the young
lady of his dreams.
It really didn't come as
a surprise to his father
and me. He's been seeing
this gal off and on for
about six years now, the
last year or so quite
seriously. Actually, we're
quite, pleased about the
whole affair and praying
the kids will have the
added blessing of a good
marriage.
If I am upset about
anything, it is the fact
that I am going to he a
mother-in-law. Just the
sound of that horrible
word makes me cringe.
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When I hear the word
""mother-in-law-- 1 think
of something ugly and
had tempered, mean.and
harsh. I have a plant in
my home that is called
Mother-in-law's tongue.
You guessed it. The plant
is long, skinny and sharp .
.like a knife. Mother-in-
law's tongue.
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DEAR READERS
And there are those
hateful mother-in-law
jokes. the ones that make
the mother-in-law look
like .a crabby old hag. I
heard one just the other
day.
The fellow says to his
friend. "How did that
argument you had with
your mother-in-law end
up?"
The friend replies,
"She carne crawling to
me on her knees,"
"She did? asked the
fellow in surprise.
"Yep, she looked under
the bed and bellowed,
come out of there you
coward."
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I'm determined I won't
he that kind of a mother-
in-law. hut still it worries
me. I was confessing my
fears to a friend of mine a
week or so ago, and he
said, "Chances are if you
are so worried about it,
you will not he the kind of
mother-in-law your
children's spouses will
find it hard to love."
It should be easier for
me to he the kind of
mother-in-law I want to
he, because I've had such
an excellent example in
my own mother-in-law.
When 1 was married, I
was green as grass at
housekeeping and
cooking and all the things
that are supposed to he
intuitive with women.
Never once 'did pay,
mother-in-law give an:
indication that I was
anything but the greatest.
I can remember one
incident the summer
after I was married that
could have strained the
relationship between us.
My mother-in-law was
a great economist.I
suppose she had to be.
raising 12 children
through depression
times. Anyway,, she took
me under her wing and
expected me to learn how
to preserve things for the
winter months. I was a
willing student: she was a
patient teacher. We made
a team.
One day, I tackled corn
relish. I spent the entire
d,ay, grinding and
chopping and peeling and
slicing. By 6:30 -when my
young husband carne
home from work, there
was 'no supper on the
table . . : and I was in
tears. The reason? The
corn relish was an ab-
solute flop. It tasted
terrible ... and there was
probably five gallons of
the stuff.
"Don't waste food," my
mother-in-law had
always told me.
My husband (he's a
very smart man)
gathered me up with a
one cup sample of the
ghastly goop I called corn
relish, and transported us
to the mother-in-law's
house. She took one taste
of the corn relish and
stated, "I can't fix it from
here."
. She went to her cup -
hoard and got all the
celery seed and mustard
seed and turmeric and
other spices she could
carry, dropped them into
her big apron and said
"You'll have to take me
to your house."
Well. she added sugar
and salt and spices . .
.tasted a little . . .added
some more . . .tasted .
.added and tasted ...until
she announced, "Try it •
now."
It was much better,
thank 'goodness, but •it
was• still a far cry from
the delicious corn relish
my own mother had
always made -'each
summer.
"It doesn't taste like
my mom's," I wailed.
"It's the hest I can do
with it. said my mother-
in-law. showing just a
touch of irritation. "Get„
the jars. We're going to
can this right now'.'' •
And can we did . .. 35
quarts of corn relish that
Turn to page 5 •
Bandsmen indentified
The identities of the
Goderich Bandsmen
pictured on last week's
editorial page in The
Goderich Signal -Star
have been given by Bob
Henry, and sent in by
Sandy MacDonald. •
They are (front row,
left to right) Jack
Huckins, former mayor
of Goderich; Girvin
Young: Graham Inglis,
former West Street
garage proprietor:
George Jenner. former
theatre projectionist:
George James, former
court crier: Band Leader
C.R. Wilkinson: .Cam
Tweedie: Ted Jenner:
Charlie Rance: "McGee"
of Auburn, one time
entertainer and folk song
artist: brothers Walter
and Harold Newcombe.
Second row, left to right
are Reg Newcombe:
Alfred Rollinson, former
Auburn postmaster:
Henry L. "Hot" Watson:
Sidney Palmer, now a
resident of Maitland
Manor: Howard Fowler:
Wm. Johnston: Harvey
.Jenner, former insurance
agent: Clyde Carter:
Harry Witmer: Frank
McIlwain, former
general store proprietor
at Carlow: Thomas
Walters: Frank
McCarthur: and Bob
Henry.
75 YEARS AGO
The Horton property on
Waterloo Street has been
sold to Dr. J,B. Whitely
fora $3,800 consideration.
L.C. Fleming of the
G.C.I. teaching staff is to
sever his connection with
the Goderich Collegiate,
being offered a sub-
stantial increase as
principhl of the Exeter
public schools.
A, special meeting of
the town council was held
on Friday evening
owing to the resignation
of' Thomas Macon as
night watchman.
The English vessel
Wexford came again
Monday evening with
90,000 bushels of wheat
from fort William. The
elevator started loading
about 7 o'clock next
morning but about three
hours later the elevator
leg struck against a cross
stay in the hatchway and
as the leg. straddled the
bar, a gond number of
LOOKING BACK
buckets in the leg were
torn off and the guard at
the end of the leg was
broken. The new guard
was not ready until after
10 on Wednesday mor-
ning hut as the
shovellers, it appears,
had been kept at the dock
the previous afternoon in
expectation of the repairs
being; made in time to
start 'work again, they
refused to go to work until
satisfactory
arrangement should he
made for pay for the.timc
they were kept idle. They
remained on strike all
day, the company con-
tinuing the unloading
without the shovellers.
:i YEARS AGO
Population of
Kingsbridge is slated to
increase manyfold over
the weekend with the
return of hundreds of
former residents. and
guests. The occasion is
the 50th anniversary of
the laying of the cor-
nerstone of St. Joseph's
Church.
Among the patients at
Alexandra Hospital who
were paid a surprise visit
by Prime Minister Louis
St. Laurent on Wed-
nesday of last week, was
Hugh Hill of Benmiller, a
'former president of the
I.iheral Association for
Huron -Bruce.
Mr. "Chuck" Town-
send has been .appointed
supervisor of the
Goderich Kinsmen Club
playground at the 'south
end of town. A schedule of
games has been
arranged.
With skaters from
various Parts of the U.S.
and Canada par-
ticipating, the Goderich
Summer Figure Skating
School got started on
Monday morning at the
Goderich Memorial
Arena and will continue
until the end of August.
The Goderich Girls'
Trumpet Band tied for
second in one class and
fifth in another at the
Waterloo Band Festival
last Saturday.
Extravagant spending,
waste and high taxation
by the Liberal Govern-
ment were scorned by
Elston Cardiff, M.P.,
Progressive Con-
servative candidate in
Huron riding in the forth-
coming election, in an
address at his
headquarters in the
British Exchange Hotel
Monday night.
5 YEARS AGO •
Frances G. Carter'was
sworn in Friday as Huron
County Court Judge
filling a vacancy left by
the sudden death of Judge
R.S: Hetherington - last
April.
At a public hearing in
Carlow on Monday af-
ternoon. the Hearing
Board of the Ontario
Ministry of Environment
listened to the presen-
tation of representatives
of Benmiller Estates and
learned that the former
woollen mill is to become
a "rather rustic rural
hotel dining lounge"
which is to he "open to
the public generally."
A shoving match
between Local 682
I.C.W.U. members and
Sifto Salt officials oc-
curred late Monday af-
ternoon when a truck
carrying equipment for
the mine was driven
through the picket line by
Plant Production
manager Bill Coughlan.
G.R. "Rick" Robert-
son, an electricity and
electronics teacher at
G.D.C.1. is planning to
conduct a survey in
Goderich and Bayfield to
determine how people
feel about the possibility
of the shopping mall as
outlined by Suncoast
Estates Limited.