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must tolerate, the 'Archie
Buniters' of this world,
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but we must not run
Dear Editor, scared from their fears.
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his strident "stifle" rang such weaknesses; they
raucously throughout the have the strength of good
high school -auditorium; judgment. Let's trust our
"Ban the books; don't young people. -
corrupt our youth!" Sincerely,
C.Ken Lawton,
Exeter.
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when worldwide attee 'on Unfortunately,we do
will be focussed onthe not have an outlet for
needs of children UNICEF cards in' your
everywhere., The Mainarea and we are writing
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--leVel ' or- serVices whiCh bring this to your
benefit all children on a readers' attention.
permanent basis. NatUrally,, we would be
For the United Nations .pleased ' to assist any
Children's F-und 'individual, group or
(UNICEF), every year is business who would_ be
interested in selling cards
as a community project._
All they have to do- •to
obtain further in -
even the most basic formation is to write to:
necessities: maternal Greeting Card Depart -
and child health, clean ment, UNICEF Canada,
water supplies, nutrition, . 4.4.3.1VIount Pleasant Road,
education and social-
2L8.ial
Toronto, Ontario M4S
services.
The best known con-
temporary bigot and anti-
intellectual paraded Jiis
fears, his'intolerance and
• his hostility before -four No control
famou? Canadian writers
of distinction, English
teachers, senior students„
and parents and citizens
opposed to the efforts of
organized pressure
groups to suppress novels
• of litew merit on the
• GradeIlbarricultim.
Probably the most
baffled and frustrated
were the students. They
had known. that 'Archie'
had existed throughout
the ages, but they had not
' • before met a completely
.closed mind face to face.
Deeply involved in
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(This letter was inadver-
tantly missed in previous
issues of this newspaper.)
Dear Editor:
A few weeks ago, Mrs.
Keller mentioned in her
"Dear Readers" column
about the disgraceful
modern movies we have
been subjected to, in the
area. We can no longer
attend the movies as a
family and expect to see a
good wholesome family -
style movie. support from both Dear Editor
, -.own minds
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the "Year of the Child"
because an estimated -315
million children are still
living beyond the reach of
One of the practical
ways in which Canadians
can show , their support
for the International
Year of the Child and
UNICEF, is to buy and
use UNICEF greeting
cards and year:round gift
items, because UNICEF •••'
is the only ,U.nited Nations
agency • which relies on Thankyou
voluntary financial
Thank you for your
anticipated help.
Yours sincerely,
Colin J. Rainsbury,
-• , D'irecloT,
GreetingC,ard Program.
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me to thank yon, sin-
cerely; for the attractive
headline and spread that
you gave. our recmgya....„,
-1715•Walirti-jee-e-in
June 29 issue of, your
valued newspaper (Page
3A).
From the telephone
calls received, since, and -
other comments, it seems
to have been a choice bit
of news as - apparently
many were not aware•ofi
these , goings-on and
wanted to know if they,
too, might yet help, in
some way. At present we
do not know when a fresh
supply of the necessary
String may come in our
direction again but if and
when. -- we'll surely -
carry on.
(Miss) Olive Miller,
Corresnondence
Secretary. •
U.C.W. Execuvtive;• •
North St. United Church,
Goderich, Ontario. • f
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Civic
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Committee rneetihs in
Goslerich seemto have
dwindled. to -their .usual
summer lull. The only
meeting to announce this
week is a Town Council
nic".ting at Town Hall on
Monday, July 10 com-
nrencia&s. e•
I GENUINE
GODERICH
SOUVENIRS
Civic Night has become somewhat of a traditiop in Goderich. Every year
following the session before Huron County Council breaks for the summer,
the town hosts a reception and dinner for the members. Here, Goderich
,Mayor Deb Shewfelt chats with M.P. Bob McKinley and County Clerk- •
Treasurer Bill Hanly at the reception held Friday, June 30. (Photo by
,Joanne Walters)
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ubmit final report
Anternational been studying lake
rence 'Group on pollution from land use
Write a letter 'Pollution in the Great activities suet! as
Lakes from land use agriculture and urban
to the editor , activities (PLUARG), areas and will formally':
opened up th ron gh - the s' ---'S-rnSThr-l'oliteirratimt'lltd
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educational process, they
could not understand an
'Atehie' whose only
bstablis,hed , by the report to the LTC. fri' Jul
hit-61'dlrey
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International Joint 1978.
more vulgar, crude, dividuals. •
Church ladies would !Ike ° - Cotnmission (IJC) has Over the last . year
province of Ontario and
the United States have
worked closely , with in-
ternational scientists to
put together a socially
and economically ac-
ceptable program for
control of pollution to the
violent and perverted• citizen ,participation lakes; from land use
impressions of life, the • • . "
--flifanciaTrr' TfThee rn
me our priorities are off -
rational concerns was more successful thea-zare
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"Meathead."
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Unable to see beyond
his own s
righteousness, he
labelled dissent as
• blasphemy. The 18 -year- •
•old students., sad.: "We
..can the,_ dirty_
words; trust us; trust our
• judgment." Archie said:
'I can't trust you."
• The 'Archies' of this
world, . however, • can't
• protect themselves .by
• professing to protect
their own children. They
• can't push onto them
• their own anxieties and
insecurities, •..in an at-
tempt to cope with their
• own perceptions • of
threats. The threats that
• Archie perceives • have
been accepted for
years by 18-year-olds as
part of the normal verbal
world of.growing up.
Secure in his own
• fantasies, Archie has
• blocked out the 'reality of
the elementarY ,school
• bus and school yard,
where in a few minutes he
could, hear more four
letter dirty words , than
are printed in the tffree
novels he is concerned •
about. We don't _corn-
letel disapprove
• children because of the
dirty words they use.
To ban
good bks bec_ause , of
dirty words is ffban good
children for the same
reason.- • To , condemn
---these-books-isto-c•ondemn
an eight-yeal'-old child.
'Archie Bunker' 'the
---pa-rent---h-as--
insulted the school
trustees and teachers;
his. own children and
perhaps most of all
himself. If students are
going to be corrupted by
dirty words they will
have been corrupted long
before Grade 13 and if so,
only poor parental
• training would permit
such corruptiOn.
In.oqr frge society, we
the e•am, when our ,
financial success • is . .
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gradingmorals of -
society-. --- - - - - • ',..... . -•-•-"- ''''' M
am' referring ,- ' „-, ,.. e.„,,,hearing
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possible only down- •
•especially to. , a movie' . •
BV JOANNE W
hown- at • tlie -Mustang . . . .A LTERS_ ..that.Dr . B,rianlyna _has. the „report that -sinc.ei
Drive -IW -Theatre on the In a Board • of Health successfully_ ..... completed there is no one frorni
weekend of May 5, 6 and 7 report presented,. at the the course leading to a Southwestern Ontario on
on Highway 8, Goderich. I, Huron County' Council Diploma in Public Health • the AssociatiOn of Ontario'
definitely know of three meeting on June 30, it and that the Board had Boards of Health, that
16 -year-olds • probably was learned that the appointed Dr. Lynch as should there he a vacancy
only.e; were ad- Medical Officer of Health Medical Officer of Health due to the' election this •
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mated. t -attend- • a -had received requests for Huron • Cbunty ef- fall,.the Executive would
. "Restricted to 18 years •from two industries in the fective. June 2 in ac,. he looking for someone to
and over! movie . but County, •DOMTAR and cordance with the Public appoint from this area.
were not ev n asked their Dashwood Industries, to Health Act at an annual The Board of Health has
ages!, To e this is a pt-66de hearing tests for salary •of $36,000 as per recommended that Mrs.
very pa c situation. their employees on an agreement dated August Eileen ,Palmer's name be
The nine of the movie annual basis. These iry- 26, 1977. submitted • to ••• the
was "Saturday Night dustries are now required It was further stated in Association for con -
Fever'. Is there any way to have -this done dee to •, ..
in which we can prevent regulatory changes, from •, . ,, .
the Ministry of Labour.
these things happening
again? At present time the - ;from_ page 4 pride, too. I felt it fro. .
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Is there no one who can Audio Technician' i§ .
., my head to .my toes .1. .,
check out the working ten months of the -most keenly at the pride that Canada is th i
management of these. year and . is granted a strangest times in the kind of country it is, a"
"drive-ins" and see that -leave of absence for July .:trangest ways ... one of place where people frorn
the- "Restricted- to 18 and ,August. The them just last Tuesday -other countries.are prow?1,;
years and over".type of proposed Industrial night at GDCI when a to make •their tun:/
movie is strictly adhered Hearing Testing could be group_ of young Dutch despite their love for theo
to? •• •carried out during the men and women 'were in land of their birth. ' , 0
If something isn't done summer months if . the town to sing. • , , • • 1 ,
in' the near .future, there Audio Technician was .
isn't rnuch hope for the retained on an annual
basis. A five dollar fee is
morals of Our Canadian
ear Readers......
At the end, of the , I S. proud .that in
program, someone asked Canada we are free 'to
the choir •to sing WOrshi as weplease,to
Heritage. The pioneers/of proposed which would.. something in Dutch ... , woilc • and play as we
our country worked ;long make the program and the choir graciously. please, to speak • as we
and hard to get/this -financially self- responded by singing a please, tobe what we are..
wonderful' countrion its supporting, -favorite Dutch hymnand withbut fear of reprisal. 1
feet and now w in turn County Council ac- . the Dutch national . an- was proud that Canada is
are letting it go down the cepted the Board of them.
Health's • • large and -roomy, rich
tube. 'r e c o m- ,r-• Big tears rolled down
cheeks asi.saw. ose and full of opportunity. I
• .. 1_feel very _strongly_on ., rn_erela.Veri, .that the .. ..rnY was proud • -that --from---•
this issue and -sincerely program be initiated and 75 young people ad coast to coast there are
bone something can and that Mrs. Shirley Steepe • straight and tall, sin , g Canadians - who, have
wi e one. •be retained on an annual their country's anthem. herefromall over
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come
--b-a-si-s---:--as-• —2k-udi-o----The—tcars rolled faster-
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-1W- worict to adopl this
Yours truly,. Technician rather than when I heard Canadians country, build • it,
A concerned parent • on a ten:month period. of Dutch origin joining in
strengthen it, love it.
Huron County Warden the familiar strain, •
first -
Gerry Ginn said it was a ore voice, then another Being ' Canadian is
Needs outlet good chance for the and another until the something I am. It is a
Board. of Health to ex- music swelled to fill the feeling I carry with me
working class people. all year round wherever I
Dear Editor: - nand its _ services .• for entire room.,
As you are most That Was national pride -ge. It doesn't depend on
probably aware, 1979 has Also in the Board 'of ...,. pride in H611and,'e whether or not -I work,on
been designated the Health report it was perhaps, but in me and July 1.
International Year of the stated that • official : ' I'm sure in others, - it -I- ± -I-. -
Child, It will be a year notification had been welled up plenty of good ' Council made a right
received dated Rine 2 old - fashioned Canadian decision. A just. decision.
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Sun
8:00 p.m.
BE SURE TO HEAR
Rev. Kenneth Knight
former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
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KIRK KNIGHT
will provide specica
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Evil Prevails when
• Good Men Do
., Nothing.
Hurctri Meri's,Chapef
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SUMMER DANCE
Saturday, July 15
Dancing 9:00 P.M..1:00 A.M.
"NUMMI FANCY"
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Tickets 68.60 PerCoupie
LUNCH PROVIDED
• GODERICH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Tickets Available:
Community Centro.
Recreation Office
At Door on July 15
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s cle•tiat-ions--s lieu Id a , •
vacancy occur.
The Ildme Care Audit
Report and -Summary 'of
Expenditures forthe year-.
'ending. March 31, '078
was received from Durst,
V.odden and bender-- and
showed total ex-
penditurei of $228,264 as
compared to the original
estimate:for the period of
$245,916.
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The only 4ecision.
When you get down to
it, it was appropriate the
decision was .made in
Canada Week ... for that's
What:Canada is all about.
Freqclorppf choice.
Goderi0 town council
during Canada Week
gave all husinesses in the
municipllity another
notch in the freedom belt.
They lciosened the hold
and extended the choices
of people..'
Coenciflor Stan Profit
said solnething that
makes --------a fitting con-
cluding sentence for this
column. He said: '
-- -another
restriction and that's
near 'and dear to my
heat:"
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