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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-29, Page 4PAGE 4---GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978 Goderic`h SIGI\IALSTAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron Founded In 1810 and published every Thursday at Goderich. Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. Advertising rotes on request. Subscriptions payable in %trance '13.00 In Cando. '17.00 to U.S.A., ?80.00 to oil other countries. slnplo copies 30 centre Display adver- tising rotes available on request. Please ask for Rate Card No. 0 effective eke. 1, 141P. Second class mall Registration Number 0110. Advertising Is accepted on the condition•thaf, In the event of typographical error, the advertising specs occupied by the erroneous item, together wlth•reasonoble allowance for signature, will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be Bold for at the applicable rats. In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at o wrong pries. goods or service may not be sold. Advertising Is merely on offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at any time. The Signal -Star Is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 524-8331 area code 519 Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT G. SHRIER — president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER — editor EDWARD J. BYRSKI — advertising manager Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 220, Industrial Park, Goderich Second class mail registration number — 0716 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.– , 11'1 Now you see them... .^J 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. +++ 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. ru 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." +++ 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.