The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-13, Page 2rtt
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A GOOD
What may well be the last Old
ome Week in Goderich has come
and gone,, leaving a mixture of
pleasant °ae well as mildly disap-
pointing memories.
Sortie outstanding successes
crowned the work and planning of
the volunteer committees. The
parade July 1 was really, outstand-
ing and represented "what many
consider the best one ever held in.
town. The, drumhead service in
"Court House park was an unquali-
fied success andtruly in the spirit
of , the event.
The wind-up weekend on The
Square and the .sports activities at
Agricultural park were well attend-
ed and offered goodentertainment,
but offered no jam-packed crowds
or the frenzy some people seem to
have been hoping for. Other events
are reported to have gone substan-
tially in the red, and no doubt some
serious "post mortems" are being
conducted even now.
Of course- it is easy to be wise
after the event, but there are some
valuable lessons to be learned from
both the good and bad experiences.
It ,would appear that no matter -
how hard and long a committee • can
work, events extended over an en-
. tire week in a community 'of this
size are no longer. feasible. Changing
•
EFFORT
times have conditioned many in-
dividuals to sit before the television
set and.. have million -dollar .euter-
tainment piped in. Local talent is
judged by North American stan-
dards and comes off a 'poor third.
Some individuals. here who are
harshly, critieal'of the, way ' things
went were those:, who did not par-
ticipate in any of the. work or attend
any of the everts. Lack of participa-
tion, ., perhaps an equal lack of the
old time community spirit,' kept
many local residents at home, or saw
them take their .customary weekend
jaunts out of town.
All in all, it was a good effort,
but the evidence seems ` d'indicate
that excitement in a community
affair can be maintained over a long-
weekend, and not much longer.
This year competition was ex-
tremely severe for attention, with
Centennial ,happenings all over the
map, Expo drawing millions, enter-
tainers booked solidmonths in ad-
vance. These things had to be .taken
into account.
We owe a great deal of thanks
to all those who strove to give the
town a bang-up time. A great num=
ber of visitors and residents had
just that, and for them it will be a
pleasant remembrance of the _old
home town fair years to come.
IN APPRECIATION
It is wither deep sense of the
responsibilities involve, that The
Signal -Star.. has assume t e pu -
fishing' rights of The Clinton News-
Record, and also with a deep sense
of admiration, for the former pub-
lisher, Laurie Colquhoun, who has
been wearing large shoes that will
be difficult to fill. .
Mr. Colquhoun continues in the
printing "business, and will continue
to serve his home community in
that capaeity as he has done so well
for the past .decade; -
,The Clinton News -Record will
. retain its own ' editorial point of
view and editorial staff will make
Clinton their home ,and its welfare
their first consideration.
The Signal -Star pays tribute to
the good example Laurie Colquhoun
has set -variously as- publisher, as
editor, as service club member,
senior offieer of the Clinton Branch
of .the Royal Canadian Legion and
as a good citizen of the town of Clin-
ton in every sense of the word..
It is our hope that the sound
foundations he has laid for The
News -Record will stand the new
publisher in good stead, and that in
the weeks and months ahead, the
high , quality of The News -Record,
which has frequently brought
awards from the Canadian Weekly
Newspaper: Association, . may be
maintained. . .
Happly, it is riot a question of
saying goodbye to an old friend, as
Laurie continues in the printing
blsiness at the same old stand,
where we trust he will continue to
co-operate and workfor the good
of Huron as a whole.
LOWER THE BOOM
A. new report -out Grand Bend --
last week afterthe rash of minor
law infractions during the first long
weekenclr-..of -the summer season,
could hole; some solution to -law- en-
forcen ent problems hi Huron
County.
The Sarnia magistrate • who
handles court sessions in the Lamb -
ton County resort village issued a
frank warning; that' law breakers
would bet fined $100 for liquor in-
fractions .and $200 for disturbing
the peace ... with no time to pay
and the alternative being jail sen.-
tences ranging from 15 to 30 days.
From past experience, Orapd
Bend regulars will know. that° what
the . magistrate says, he means,
There is no backing down and very
little bending when dealing with
young men and women who 'show
small regard for other people and
their property.
We think this is as it should be:
. a- day when, part=timne 'sum--
mer jobs held by teenagers' can net
fabulous wages for the worker,
stiffer fines are in order. Nor should
eredit be extended to law breakers
who deliberately flaunt their dis-
respect for society.
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In Huron ~County where the
majority of teenagers and young
adults are sensible, responsible citi-
zens, a few chronic bad apples can
spoil the pleasing image so many
strive to maintain.
Stiffer' fines and fess leniency
with regard to. paying them are in-
dicated here,.. as well as in Grand
Bend. Maybe then we could impress
upon those who tempt and tease
their way into the court rooms that
breaking the law is not a game of
penny -ante where the prize • is a
nero's welcome home after a glori-
ous skirmish wilt' the local "fuzz",
"Clinton News -Record).
IN BRIEF
• Now scientists are talking about
crops ° that will, have little or no
regard for, frost, and -'even crops_
sown and r d d h b
AI
men in "frogman" suits. Might be
more comfortable .than driving a
tractor over the windy hills these
ea un der t e sea
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The Word
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Rev. A. R. Harley, M. Th.
We are told that history re.
pests itself. If this be true,
an understanding of the past
must constitute.n helpiql guide •
to the present and the suture,`
Centuries ,ago the Apostle Paul
encountered a situation which"
was almost a parallel of to.
day's modern society.
Athens,; as Paul found it,
was glorious, proud, "cultured,
and °' decaying. The Athenians
were living in a secular •soe.
iety. The old religions of their
fathers were ' consi$ered out-
mode& The current theology
was that the gods of old were
dead. They were living in,, 'the
twilight of the gods:;, In place
of the old faiths, 'agnosticism
controlled the minds of the
people.
We are told that the prom.
spent symbol of religious faith
was erected to, "tile Unknown •
God." In other words, all the
population of Athens conceded
that God possibly did exist, but
they doubted if He could be
known. The sad consequence of
this religious decline wasa
moral decline.. Athens had be.
come a purposeless, cynical
place. The city was becoming
polluted by sexual license and
corruption.
The comparison with today's
way of..life in Canada is strip
Ing. Culture, wealth, learning
on the one_ hand, decline in.
faith and morals, and agnostic.
ism, on the other. Where we.
once affirmed positively, "I
believe in God The Father A4.
mighty," we now erect in our
thinking an altar to an unknown
God.' The new Testament tells
sus that the people of Athens -
did "nothing else, but either
to tell, or hear, somenew thing"
.Today, in similar fashion,, we
are convinced that that which
is new is good, and that which
. is old is .obsolete, We' have "
a new theology, a new moral.
ity, a new evangelism, a new
orthodoxy, and new cuxriculurns
by the boat load. Newness in
itself is neither good or bad,
A new curriculum of theology
might ° be superior, to -the old,
or •inferior depending upon its
content.
Athens was in many respects,
a mirror of today's hedonistic
society. We speak of ours as
the secular society, We .in the.
Church claim to be doing the
same kind of .work that Paul
was, doing when he entered the
-secular societysof Athens. He
was one, we are many. It might
be wise to observe how he
pursued his task.
Paul could have despaired.
He stood alone against this'
`W`affluential, secular, pagan,city.
But he realized that here was
a golden opportunity. He did
• not throw up his hands 'in des.
pair at their wickedness. He
did not pine for the good old .
days. He did •not talk about
• " a falling away in •the last
days." Rather, Paul launched
the attack. .
• His weapon was the simple
message of Jesus. He showed -
• the 'people of Athens that the
. unknown God was known in
Jesus Christ. In the synagogue, .
the market place, 'and amongst
the centers ofphilosphical spec.
ulation, ife- talked of Jesus.
He declared to the secular city •
that "Christ is the.. Answer."
We were misinformed about
the leader of the bigW_,.parade
that slatted Old Home Week
off so resoundingly. The World
-War I figure stepping out in .
the lead was Norman Newell
from Michigan, a Goderich "Old
Boy'; and not the late Victor
Newell. A slip of the ,tongue
on the part of our informant,
no doubt. We are keenly aware of other
errors , and omissions and hope
to rectify them in due course.
In this business you are con.
tinually doing the things ' you
should not, and leaving undone
the things you .should do, as
the book. of prayer has it. •
Deuteronomy has not been one
of our favorite Bible chapters,
but One of our perceptive aunts
brought a verse to our attention.
. • • It states in clearcut terms that
men who.dress like women and
women who put on men's_ gar.
ments are in fact "an abomin.
• ation unto the Lord." •
There are tidies when walk-
ing around The Square one sees
justification for this severe
point • of view.: Then every once
in awhile there comes .a •pair
of shorts or slacks that- re.
minds one that "a thing of
ybeauty is a joy forever."
KIRKTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
23rd ANNUAL GARDEN' PARTY
. KIRKTON, ONTARIO
(Highway 23 at the Fair Grounds)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1967
In This Special Year Come and See
6.00 p.m. — Fast Ball Game -
7.30 p.m. — Budding Stars Perform
9.00 p.m. -1- Ten Big Name Acts of Stage, T.V. &
Circus.
M.C.'s — The Paull Bros.
"We p`iovide arnpTe facilsties fpr 'refreshments, seating,
parking, polite protection and a picnic area.
ADULTS — S I.00 - CHILDREN — 25a
Annual Attendance: 4,000 — 5,000
Down . Momory fano
This truth must be heard today.
The message "of Jesus IS rel.
evant for 20th century moa.
kind.
Like Paul, we of the Church
in Canada are char the
re:.:aansitility ' of communica:
ting this message.. Paul, alone,
•declared this Gospel of Jesus.
Dare we, with our millions. of
members in this .country, run
and.hide from the society which
needs, our ;neskage? To fulfill
our ' task, ' we must, as • indivi
dual Christians, reach a new
level of Committment to Jesus.
As. a Church, we must be a
"Company, of the CoMmi e "
The need tis no for new
resolutions and polities.. The,
need is for Christian committ.
inept. .This Will produce a re-
newed church. A church alive
to its missionjn this new sit.
uation.. - God is ' calling His
church, in this near, secular •
society, to a level of committ.
ment ,never' knowir.before. He
„desires not that the church
should be a museum for saints,
but a hospital for sick souls.
As Alan Walker, of Australian
Methodism, once said, God
seeks "a Christianity on the
Offensive."
Paul' : entered the arena of
the secular society with an' ag.
gressive witness to Jesus
Christ and His Resurrections,
Dare we do less?
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55 YEARS ACQR 1912 '1 N YBkR's AGO, 1907 .
Freak twister tilts farm o
W. A. Culbert, vii. R. 1 Dungan..
non, crausing0o014elraable dans*
Local advertisement shows
cost of round trip to Mackinac
Island , aboard the Steamer, .
"City of C"ieveland II." to be
$6.
Teurlst season is in full swing
at Menesetung-park; all theca,
tages are full- and over 60 re.
gistered' recently at the betel.
Advertisement: Canadian car
for Canadians; Studebaker tour.
ing car with top, :windshield and
speedometer. $1UQ.
Miss MacVJcar has boon re-
engaged as teacher at the
Holrnesville school for another
year. _
15 YEARS AGO, 1952
age.
Town council feeiS 41}.e way
to get action is to keep the heat
en the Ontariodepartment of
highways until action is taken
to replace the 75. -year-old
bridge at Saltford. ,They are
also asking if Goderich Is teen
per cent better than other. towns
in. a -decision to appeal a
$186,385 jump in town assess.
ment. 'It was revealed that the
county assesses 'Goderich ten
per cept more than other towns
costing local taxpayers an extra
$12,000., Every member of coup.
cil,-'.including Mayor J. B. Gra.
ham, faveredthe appeal.
Over 70 pleasure boats from Legion ladies sponsored a
--as ;s far away as Cleveland, San. lawn bazaar and tea on the
dusky, Detroit and Grasse Point ,lawn at Legion hall. Mrs. E.
called at Goderich harbor over Chambers convened the ,event.
thep weekend. Also, about 25 Johnny McGraw) Currys taxi
boats of the Detroit powerboat driver, receives anaward from
squadron, led by Cmdr. Arthur a grateful , motorist for a,Vaid..
C; Berry, •were met by dozens ing a sure crash.
of passengers in the "Donald ONE YEAR AGO, 1966
Bert" and "Skipper,"with Don. r�.,--H-uron county Historical Soc.
aid Bert Mead= piping thein iety held a tour ie which more
in. Hundreds were at the dock. than 200' took part., Funds will
A swimming pool" for Judith go towards an archives room
Gooderham Park was discussed in the Huron County Pioneer
with contractor Harry W Knight, Museum
LETTERS
Dear Bob: This is just a 'note
to tell you how proud this for-
mer Signal -Star staffer was of
.your Centennial special edition.
You and your people, did •a
superb job; one that compares
more than favorably witha good
many of the big and small city
dailies I have the opportunity
• of seeing. ,• -
Knowing something about the
kind of work necessary to pro.
-dueC a npeeial- edition -of -that
'size gives me a special ' appre.
dation of the job you did. 1 am
sure you must have received
many letters of congratulation.
And among them, I hope, were
those from the folks who are
your immediate interest, the
people of Goderich. .
Incidentally,' my congratul•.
ations are not just confined to
the July 1 special. I feel the
Goderich Signal -Star,' week in
and week - out, is providing a
fine service in the community.
It moves with the times, pro.
'vides good detailed coverage of
e, news' in its field of car•
culation ..and, of equal import•
ahce, it is, judging -by the ad.
vertising, carrying out its res.
ponsibility to' be a successful
business operation. Sometimes,
I feel, readers fail to recognize
Ithis fact that, to have a good
news service the weekly paper
:must -also take a sound—
'bus-iness approach to its only real
area»•of income, the sale of white
space.
In closing, may I ' wish you
eatery success also with -your
new newspaper in Clinton.
Kindest ` regards,
J. M.: Redditt,
Islington, "Ontario.
the original donor of the play. Huron M. P. Robert McKinley
ground, announced CFI?. at Centralia to
Lions club are short $2,279 of close.
their $12,000 objective for a new Over .500 attended the Minor
arena floor. Hockey Association `dinner at
which Larry Jeffrey and Gary
Over. "a million gallons of Doak were asked many ques.
tions by the young hockey hope."
fuls.
Building funds of $109,214.fQr.
Alexandra Marine and General
hospital were raised in a little
more than three months. Tim
Elliott, 'chairman, said every
grandstand be charged with the . dollar over • the ' quota -will be,
water per day were pumped dur.
ing the heat wave.
Council turns down suggest.
ion that they increase local
police department from four to
five members. Mayor Huckins
agrees that adm'ssion to the
town to receive half the revenue. -used for new equipment
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LETTERS TO THE 'EDITOR
Dear Sir: Once again it is,
my, pleasure and- privilege, on
behalf of National Headquarters
•,• of The Salvation •Army,- to --ex.
mess appreciation and: grati.
tude for the support you have
gi vin lo._._.the._ C enitenniaL Red
Shield Appeal which has been
conducted in Goderich.--
The fact that so many public.
spirited citizens like yourself
in every walk of life contra.
,_. bute and work for the Red
Shield Appeal not only makes
it possible• to continue with our
wide ramifications of services,
to those who have become Life's
Casualties, but it is a great
encouragement to•our Officers
who seek only the opportunity
to serve. ;
Again thanking you for your
identification with the . Red
Shield Appeal .and for your<will. •
ingress to serve on the 1967•
Committee. •
With every good wish..
Cordially yours,
• T. L. Carswell
National Campaign Director •
The Salvation Army
Dear Mr. Editor: Just for
. the record I wish to correct
one • news item. Mr. William
Sharman was -the man in the
shoe business for so many years.
Mr. Walter �Shardan. was • a
builder as all the 'older Shar.
mans were.
I am enjoying your paper and
the Old Signal too very much.
in the earlymany
one, -and ma
familiar names. I have lived
a good deal alas too.
• ;•Cordially yours,
Mabel A. Sharman
Gederich, Ontario..
Dear-Sirr On- Monday; July' 3,
1967, while visiting in Goderich,
there was an accident involving
a car and two boys who were
participating in the bike --race.
I was among the first on the
scene. The time could be mea.
sured in seconds that elapsed
between the time. I heard the
crash, discovered the Fisher
boy lying op the pavement and
called to my hostess to call
the ambulance. •
Twenty . five minutes and
three calls to the hospital later,
the ambulance arrived.:Thatboy
laid on the pavement, bleeding,
vomiting, in pain just too long.
Mr. Editor, you'd better look
into your ambulance.service. It
is dangerous. Dr. Mills is' in
a good position to investigate,
since he serves the people of
Goderich in two major capaci.
ties.m
I avery fond of your town
and visit 'there 'often. But I
sincerely hope my next trip.:
will leave me with a morecom.
Portable feeling. I'd hate -to be
in' need of a service that de.
pends on the time factor that.
can't make better time than the
a3r$44,
'ambulance servicenow
have. ' In fact, you dchave
• Pathan, InaWilton__
1 remember .some_of_the people. . any.
311 MARY ST.
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FROM
JULY 17 to JULY 24
Office .Manager
Required
Should have knowledge of accounting tech-
niques. Duties will include primary respon-
sibility of all accounts receivable arid pay-
able, preparation of reports and supervision .
of small office staff. -
° Apply to Administrator ,
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
Goderich, Ontario
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