The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-27, Page 2a
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MYTHICAtrL ATLANTIS
In the Aegean'Sea, an imagina-
tive theory isbeginning to pay off.
Soria scientists think that`° th"' tiny
island of Thera, may "be the site of
'lost" .,Atlantis. In thei, searches,
they have yet to find proof of this.
But they, have found something of
great value, a '3,500-year-oici city
with • buildings and their contents.
intact.
Like fabled Atlantis, parts of
Thera disappeared beneath the sea
in a volcanic eruption. That was
1500 B.C. The catastrophe is thought
to have destroyed Minoan civiliza-
tion, ° The mighty Minoan people
dominated the Mediterranean in
those days. Some experts think they -
were the real people behind the
legend of the advanced civilization
of Atlantis.
Much of -the Minoan power was
based on Crete and perhaps On
Thera,, ,which is 60 miles north of.
Crete. Thus the finding of a Minoan
(pity; intact, beneath the volcanic ash
that blankets Thera is a discovery
of the first magnitude.
We are intrigued with the
scientists' plan to carry out the
excavation so as to construct an
underground museum. In this, the
buildings would be fully exposed.
You could walk around them and in
them and .see the artifactswhich
will be left at the site: At the same
time, the ground overhead, will be
supported so "thatthe vineyards it.
-now carries will be untouched.
This at once preserves an
archaeological treasure and makes
it accessible for meaningful study
while preserving the modern coun-
tryside. .
The value of a scientific theory
lies mainly in `the degree to which it
encourages fruitful r e s e a r c h,,
whether or not the theory itself
later proves correct. Thera may be
the site of Atlantis. Then again it
may not. But as a" theory, it rates
high for it has already stimulated
one of the great archaeological., dis-
coveries of our time. -Christian
:Science Monitor.
-IME FOR PROTES1
Isn't it time to ask a few ques-
tions about the rising chorus of
propaganda on behalf of legalizing
marijuana? .
We may well ask whether such
a move would help -promote social
order or disintegrate society. Would
it be desirable if the practice of
smoking "pot" spread to the ,point
where the -President and Cabinet
members, governors, leaders of busi-
ness ,and labor, .school teachers, air-
plane pilots, taxi drivers, policemen,
athletes and , astronauts turned to
the stuff for pleasure and escape?
Or is it `merely proposed to legalize
ac. practice by which a portion of the
l•tizenry may drop out of society?
The argument is suggested that
today's parents are the "alcohol
generation" and that somehow this
lendsa measure of justification for
the young generation to become the
"marijuana generation." If so, and
social permissiveness fosters the
spread of drug=smoking as its al-,
ready has theproblem of , alcohol,
will the voices of permissive tolera-
tion then argue that since parents
have 'become the "marijuana gen-
eration" this offers justification
for the young -becoming the "heroin
generation"?
A great deal of time is being
wasted in public debajie on whether
marijuana is a "narcotic" or not,
.whether it -is physically addictive,
like heroin, or not. Whether or .not
it is habit-forming, it is socially de-
strUctive. Is an agent that cripples
people psychologically and reduces
their • capacity to face life without
a mental crutch, any better than a
drug that crippled 'people's bodies
and r; duces their capacity to resist
physical detbrioration i
Does the current sensationaliz-
ing of the drug craze in the news
media contribute to social sanity, or
d !-S it help to' clothe a growing
s ": dial menace with the deceptive
garments of smartness and popular-
ity — and to catch listeners and
'readers?
-
• One notes in supposedly analy-
tical discussions of the .pot craze the
high frequency of such explanatory
words as discontent, rebellion, drop.
out, boredom, frustration, 'escape.
Are these the bricks with which a
progressive and humane society can
be :built? Such elements- may mark
a search -for ultimate answers—'but
escapism holds no real answers. It
is not the pathway to personal hap-
piness or to. a more civilized society.
It would be a tragic mistake to legal-
ize marijuana.—Christian Science
Monitor;
CITY CHILDREN
As our urban ` centres become
larger more and more downtown
youngstersare being subjected ,to
having their lives and dreams cdn=
fined to a few city blocks. Their
parents are not mobile and the
green spaces are moving mile after
mile away from them. Green spaces
that once were nearby are being
built upon either for high rise ' de-
velopment or for high traffic volume
expressways or freeways. These
children are living in the centre of
the metropolitan areas and slowly
but surely many of them are being
stunted in their learning growth by
the environment in which they are
forced to live.
A holiday on a farm or 'in a
small town, with .a caring family
would work wonders with these
children. We are spending thousari;ds
and even millions of dollars on cen-
tennial projects, that do have mean-
ing, but are only spending pennies
and giving crumbs to the most itn-
portant people in our country, the .
youngsters. These youngsters are
truly interested and warm persons.
Let us keep them this way by pro-
viding..a holiday with a family dur-
ing this our centennial year.
"BARN RAISING 67" Style,
the caring and doing for others
project that we can all join in. -e
would ask that you join us in pro-
viding a free holiday for a down-
town youngster. The person ' who
cares for others gains more than
the person he or she helps.
We have the pleasure of work-
ing with these youngsters during
the entire year. At the moment, w&,
with them joining in are busy clean-
ing up corners lots of junk to make
corner play areas. We take young-
sters on outings when we have the
money which is not too often. As
volunteers, we would .sk1that you
have :a youngster as y ur guest and
wve will arrange .fort iortatien.
If you would like to ave ii young-
ster or two please'., contact Jim
Steele, 52 Wyatt Walk, Toronto 2,
Ontario or 416-364-6915.
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.Scripture: Lube 4:' 16 .° 22
"This • is the day which the
Lord hath made; we will re.
joice and be glad in it",
"Sunday" for over 3000 years
has been regarded 'as "diffe.
rent." . The fourth command-
ment reads 'Remember theSab.
bath day to keep. it holy'
(Exodus 20:8). The word%ab.
bath' (from an- old Babylonian
Word) means 'Stop doing what
you normally do'. The word
'holy' means As
it was in the beginning is now,
and ever shall be, the Divinely
appointed Smudgy; is, Ong in which
we stop doing what •we normally
do and givepriority to the health
of the body, soul, • and spirit.
It means to underscore the
'sun' in the Sundays- the sym.
bol of light, warmth and power.
The former minister of 'The,
-C-ity Temple' -of L&iclon- Eng. -
land writes: "Sometime ago I
was called to, . see an old man
over 80 years • of age who was
nearing the next world and who
was much frightened of death,
as, some aged folk are: When,
as tenderly as I could, I tried
to talk to him about God, rel-
igion, and the soul; he said,
very bitterly and brokenly,
mumbling as he said the words,
'I Have led .a very busy life. •
I have never had time for that
sort of thing :.: ' But he had
had 4000 Sundays!
God put .the 'sun' into
Sunday. But folk choose various
ways to take the 'sum' out and
to make the day of all the week
the best 'Sinday' . The Jews
hadinterpreted the Mosaic Law.
-as--a system of rules - multi.
plied and minute, inwhichkeep-
ing the Sabbath had become an
intolerable• burden. They made
'no work' to "mean 'no carrying
of burdens' .and Sabbath obser.
vance became a farce rather
thana force. Small wonder that
LETTER TO EDITOR
Help, ' in the form of Govern.
- ment action, may be near at
hand for hundreds of Goderich
families, long frustrated by
being surrounded by miles of
shoreline, yet unable to enjoy
a pleasant summer afternoon
at the beach. Some of us, be.
fore - we die, may even tread
the mile of sacred. sand just
north of the River's mouth, now
reserved, along with bothbanks .
of the Maitland River, for the
exclusive use of one family.
Yesterday, Liberal Leader
Robert Nixon joinedNDP Lead.
er Donaid MacDonald in calling
upon the Government to make
the beaches public,. This„step
was sparked by action taken
over the weekend near Ridge.
way on Lake Erie; when men,
women and children carrying
signs such as "Why Can't I
Swim Over There, Daddy?” ins
vaded one of these "Private
Beach" sanctuaries to force a
show -down. Lawyers for this
group point out that local mag.
tainted have never yet regis.
tered , sty conviction on a "Pri. ,
vale' Beach".. trespass count,
feeling they don not have jur-
isdiction to 'rule off ownership
of 'beach areas.
These •Itidge.y (no con.
nettion with bur Ridgeway Park)
,idents..__ cla.imed only, 3.,000
feet, Most of it in the 66 foot
read allowances whichrUn,to
waters edge every mile Or so,
is available • to them in 14 miles
of lakefrrint, :The same grossly
unfair situation eitists at Grd.
erich', *rheic the town's 1 1
at this point Jesus condemned
the Jews and- called lthe Phari.
sees hypocrites and exclaimed,
"The Sabbath was made for man
and not man for theSabbath!"
The coming 'of Christ has
changed not only the seventh
day to the first day of the week,
but also the spirit of its ob.
servance.
The 60's are going like 60
and the human spirit with in.
creasing pressure seeks to take
the 'sun' out of Sundays. We
need to reflect upon the wisdom
and truth of God and listen to
'His Son our Saviour Who said,
"Therefore the Son of Man is
Lord. also • of the Sabbath; the
Sabbath was made. for man"
(Mark 2:27-8)
In the matchless teachings of
Jersus, human need has priority
over ritual requirements, true
observance is not negative but
positive, - we keep the 'sun'
in the Sunday by what .we do
rather than what we avoid; the,
Sunday answers to a funda.
mental need and is to•be re.
garded as a benefit rather than
a burden. The Lordship of
Christ is the deciding factor:
each Sunday summons us to do
and to leave undone, t� prac-
tise and to avoid, to include
and to exclude, with constant
reference to the Lordship of
Christ in us and in others.
- "He said unto them, the Sab.
bath was made for man". The
Sabbath was made for Physical
. man: Opportunity to rest is
man's birthright The Sunday
provides the he 'ing rest which
comes by Divine appointment.
Our own appointments are us.
ually disappointments. Once the
French abolished the christian
Sunday and fixed a seciilar rest
day in every ten per decimal.
plan. But they, found that it
would net work. God knew best.
The Sabbath was made for
Mental man:. the mind needs
to' be freed from the regular
interests. in which it indulges
at the fountain head - the deep,
sweet wells of inspiration L-
and find its needs refreshed.
Twin laws operate here: The
mind, like nature, deplores a
vacuum. There is an expul-
sive power in anew affec tion.
God knows best. "
The Sabbath was made for
Spiritual man: Worship (which
means worth -ship) rest, fellow.
ship, service: these must be
joyously • maintained if, like'
Christ, we are to grow in wis-
dom and stature, and in favour
with God and man: Do we read
God's designs in a sunny and
sane Sunday in the .words of
Jesus in the Temple- 'Woman,
thou art ' loosed from thine
infirmity' and the recorded re.
sult - 'immediately she was
healed, and glorified God'?
The Sabbath' was made for
Social man: The toiling father
and mother, the hurried busi.
ness man, the worried queen of
the home, the perplexed son and
___daughter -... all .of _these _need._
fellowship together and to know
one another:- Is not the home a
partnership?
A_ missionary told the Indians
not to plant their corn on Sun.
day. They would test .his claim.
They did plant one acre of corn,
hoed it and worked it on no
other day but Sunday. The great
care of this acre yielded more
corn` than any- other acre. So
the Indians would .not attend
church. The penalty for plant.
ing and hoeing :corn on Sunday
is not in a diminished 'yield
but in the., stunted growth of
'the man with the hoe'. There
isilhat within us which Will not
grow at all unless we keep 'the
.1, sun •of the Spirit' in Sundae'.
ulation and tourists are jammed
together in a few hundred feet
of stinking pollutedbeach, while
a. mile of clean sand and water
to the north goes virtually un.
used.
Mr. Nixon and Mr. MacDon.
aid would follow - different pro.
cedures for making thebeaches
public. Mr. -MacDonald, in the
legi'slatuee this spring, wanted
a' reintroduction of a •1940 am.
endment to the Beds of Navi.
gable Water Act that specified
public ownership of navigable
watel's and their beds up to
the high-water mark. Locally,
that would mean a canoeist
could safely land on either bank
of the Maitland, and bewildered°
bass -fishermen would no longer
be -greeted with "private, 'Keep
Out" signs. when approaching
In' Island on opening day.
1951.this amendment was
✓ ed by the Conservative
dovernmdnt. H. R. Scott, then
Lands and 'Forests minister,
explained it was very difficult
to determine waterfront bound.
cries of private property. The
act was returned to it ori.
ginal/. form `'which,provided that
boundaries be determined in
ateh individual case ; by the
tie deed.
Mr. Nixon says the public
should own the. beaches, but
_ that compensation _should be
paid, to present •'owners". Mr.
Mae000ald is for direct ex.
aropriatlon. Goderldh could be
on the verge of receiving un.'
expected Centennial project
Lets -rat vete N'TI�i
3, c. iindtnarsl
•
Pawn Memory
58. YrAxis' AGCY, 1912
A fne.etingJox orin, cQuiion;
wan reported on the front page
of The Signal, ` 01 July' 25, ' In•
,cluded in the report , was an •
Hein PSrtainiang to the band!
stand in the Court House mark
which read; .An afymous
letter complained that theband.
atand, had not been itlaoed
In certain corners of the park
nor Dlh Harbour Park. This
apparent oversight was ex
plain+ed•,by.the fact that it woule
cost too much to make elect«
rical coOnecttons at: °these
places. - -
Another item of town coun.
ell business gives us this 11.
laminating bit of Information
about a formerly active Cod.
erich athletic "roup: "the Men.
esetung Canoe Club's request
fora grant of $50 towards de.
fraying expenses of a regatta,
proposed . to be held on Civic
.holiday weekend, was referred
to the finance committee."
Under 'Local Topics', an
account of a printers' picnic,
representing both Goderich
weekly newspapers was des.
cribed:
"The printers fraternized at
a picnic at Attrill's Point on
Saturday afternoon. Nearly all'
the nlenibers of The Star and
The Signal 'were present.
Harry Turner's motor boat
carried the picnicers across to
the Point and also made trips
out on the lake, adding much to
the pleasure of the outing,
YEARS `J, 1952
.The
15 July 31 issueAGof the God.
erich Signal -Star 15 years ago,
contained three sections, all
crammed with news of the up. •.
coming Old Home Week cele.
brations commemorating the
125th anniversary • of the found.
ing of the town of Goderich.
One of the sections ?contained
a message from Leslie M.
Frost, then Premier of 'Qntarioy.
Which read in part:.
"I am._pleased and honored
to join' with the people of God.
erich in the 125th anniversary of
the foundation of your town."
Another message from' Louis
S. St. Laurent, then Prime Min.
ister of Canada, was published
in this edition.' It read in part:
"Goderich has already con.
tributed to the progress 'and
• development. of our country and
I feel sure that • as we enter
upon another period of immense
expansion, Canadians of the
Goderich area will plat,'aneven,
more important par in its
growth. I should like to ex.
tend • to them all, good wishes
for a memorable celebration
and for happiness and pros.
perity in the future."
A copy of the famous "Tiger."
Dunlop will appeared on one of
the a aph
will pages; is ra.rr.ied;here:paragrr"1,o! Whisil`
Ham: Dunlopot-Gairbei id,, in'
o the towas„hip of Colborne, county •
of Huron, being in sound health
of body and my mind, just as
usual, (which my friend's who
flatter me- .say is no ' great
shakes at the best of times)
do make this my lash' w'
testament` as "f'oflow5, revo%ing
of . course, all former wills."
The lead story on the front
page of the third section painted
out the excited preparations
under way for Old Home Week
then, by saying, "Goderich will
spread the welcome Gnat for.
thousands and thousands of vis.
itors this weekend -as- the town
prepares to celebrate the.125th•
anniversary of its founding by
William "Tiger" Dunlop in
182.7.
Ole
moat coitnplete. of .equntl►
In Western Ontario,: Pr; James
T. Talk, chief librarian; laid
it coat- othousands and. Wo" +
Sams" of dollarsto bring the
collection of HHuroninntQ-firs ---
present state." •:,a�
Mrs, Walter Rathburei chair«
man of the art Mart in the
Cort House Park this Year,
stated that the event Was a
• big success, according to re.
ports from local businessmen.
who participated in the event
also, by staging their annual
Sidewalk sale at the same time.
. More than 200 entries,. . repre.
senting work from numerous
local amateur artists, were -on
display at'the' -fourth annual
Goderich "Art Club's exhibit in
Court Clouse park, ,
J. Edward '(TecQ Howell was
'appointed assistant Crown At.►
torney for Ontario county; re.
cently. • Mr. Hewell attended
schools in Goderich and re.
ceived a B.A. degree from the
university of Toronto in 1956.
He graduated from Qsgc»deH43,1
in 1960, Since then he had
been practising law .in Toronto,
specializing in criminal defence
work. His appointment was
• effective July 1.
Tuesday "morning's rain end.
ed a 21 -day drought in God.
erich but not before the town's
water reservoir ran dry for the
second time in a,,, month. Mau.
rice Wilkinson, chief operator
at the Ontario Water Resources
Commission's water filtration
plant, said the tank was dry
for about a half-hour on Sun.
• day night. " •
ONE. YEAR AGO, 1966
Huron county's history,' as
documented in Lawson Miem.
oriel Library at the Univer.
sity of Western Ontario, is,the
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LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
Dear Sir: As a regular
visitor, and as a person who
has alwayshad an interest in- •
Goderich, I was most surprised
to observe last weekend that
house trailers and cars have •
been allowed to overrun Har.
bour Park. Surely with half the
park already taken over for this
purpose, the rest of it
"should be left for receational -
purposes . especially around the
swings and picnic area. New
kork City has banned all veh. _ -
icles from Central Park. God.
erich, it • would seem, has done
the reverse.
Canada Company Commis-
sioner, Thomas Mercer Jones,
tried to appropriate what is now
Harbour Park tor,,hfs use
in 1852. The directors .in Lon.
don wourd not allow it. One of
the reasons • ci elwas that it
wo*lld "materially interfere
.with the convenience and future
requirements of the town."
The town fathers of yester-
f-the pro.
•:R
-perty-- and --purchased :it -to be P --
enjoyed as a park: -Should this
privilege be lost in 1967 for tfie
sake of housetrailers?
Yours sincerely,
Robert C. Lee,
Department of History
University of Guelph.
* *
Sir: The members of the
International Chemical Work.
ers' . Union wish to' thank all
unions in Goderich and any per. ,
son who supported -them in any
way.
Special thanks to Dr. G. F.
Mills, Mayor of Goderich, and
Robert Stewart of London.
J. - Wilson
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