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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-03-13, Page 4, ' pppgRicH SIGNAOTAR,THDRSDAY.MARCHlO,l909 ttaw.- . ' - EditoriuL. ` «' 41 printers were determined eterm'-- not to print nytkin'g Y '-^ the5/were sure . 'F would offend no one, there would 1 ne r/littte�� r'Il;�/Y�' �. . ' ` Benjamin Frankhn Miles For Millions Goderich, is one of many communities across Canada which is planning a Miles For Million walk, May 3, in an attempt to aid thosands of needy persons. This is the year of the walk. In 60 communities from St. John's to Victoria, citizens, old and young, are stepping forward to declare themselVes involved in a world suffering greatly from illiteracy, 'disease and hunger. The National "MILES FOR PN}LL|ONS" Committee expects' that more than 2 million -Canadians will participate as walkers, 'sponsors or volunteer organizers in the 1'980 walks program. • In ~Centanma| year, when n thm walks began, $11/4 'miUion was raised by communities -in which 100'000 walker� trudged over two million miles. Last year, almost $3 million ' was raised. by 53 communities and over 200'000 walkers. The money they earned is already atwork in Pakistan, India, South Amarica,Africa, the Caribbean and SoUthaAs� Asia, with programs unde' ' irrigation wells driUed, ychdos built, hospitals supplied and children "adopted." The money from this year's walks will help with similar world-wide projects, including assistance to war refugees, programs off��|ne 'relief and nsrny planning as well as education and communications develophient schemes. In a score of Canadian communities, oitizonS" have formed permanent committees to carry on the work first 3timulated in 1987 by the Centennial, International Development ProQrarn.' At the national ^|exe|, thirteen of the voluntary agencies involved Qin overseas relief and development programs have joined. together to provide information and`co'ordination to, communities through a National "MILES FOR &4|LL|ONS''Connrnittea. If you would like more infornnatioh' write to ''yN|LES FOR PN|LL|ONS" National Walk Committee, 75 Soatvo Street,. Ottawa 4, Ontario. ` "If we can,get the youth ''/(Jnmubm stir up 'y'»/tO",to point out that • we have these obligations to mn/e&/u+mu" who are not as well off -as we, if We can do that, .then we will have mud, '',wconnib'n\»/��o/ the develop- 51. peace xoo'riq' in the World.'' • . To correct 'inaccurate' statements' Editor's Note: The, foltbwing gt/mo editorial is In North America alone there are some from 1m'ndrd Bertin, science editor with the mi||ions of diabetics today v»hoowe their Universitof, �TorontoJeyonmmt �^/� .su�viva| - their ability to enjoy na|ative|Yinformation. We have been asked o'give qmceno'mo| and^~�envery productivelives - for its use "...to correct some of. the mo�`` 'n --'y-' statementsdm/�uvoboo,mudouh'w/in major partto work of Bantingaou Best and others with animals. We are aUtaking the contents of Bill 73 ^ The editorial represents the other side of,, the arguments or injections ons or other 'forms of c"n�'o�g the Proposed legislation P, the medication that have had to be Igsted for p^/mxnvno',roxu"com Of research u,,/x/ub safety and efficacy at some ' stage 'on laboratory animals. ]n the Hospital for It is an interesting ,,,reflection of the operations are Performed every year, tiMes that the publication ofa,new biU'to permitting thousands of children to reach regulate the 'procurement and welfare of 'rnaturity and live full, productive lives. animals for teaching 'and . research The operations could,, of course,. never provoked ten 'times more reaction in have been developed without the help of , ministerial mail than the medicare bill. anihno|a ^ ~ This' is proper, in that'anima|s, unlike An official of the Ontario Humane humans, have no way of speaking for...Society was quoted recently for saying themselves. What is regrettab|e..hovvevori7that in Toronto alone humane societies is that most ofthe_ comment hoani to -d -ate ` put to steep 25,000, clogs --a- year. The is clearly based on second-hand -and research and teaching.needs of the • completely inaccurate impressions of the University of Toronto onhount only to contents of Bill No. 73 - no doubt the about 3,000. It does not seem good sense esult on' misleading statements that to raise such have ma\cleN -13x• ,peo����olltd-`'�y,064. *ot..�^ �����\� '-.\»\4kn �\'f�r m. k �..a.Y' `s t ray ' `O"�th'i�`ion and unwanted dogs are being electrocuted ,'th\a\i Bill )3 would impose a 48-mr limit� � � in pounds. on. the time that aotray animal oou|d be It has been wrongly stated 'that BN1.73 • ,retained in a pound. In fact, the Bill and its companion, Bill |d'abolish imposes a" minimum period ,whorm there humane societies in O i M They' do ~ was none before. It says: ^thurodornptibn nothing of the sort. period shall be 48 hours, or such longer Evorypne knows, however, that the /rne. a re- r nu pr- b-Sa-a 5-e- and- �T��h�' 7�tTat�n -1~-t - i pound-noy fix a redemption period that There is no better examplean that -. of a . is |onQor..upon filing notice in vriting.'farm in Vodghen Township where on Another fallacy is that the Bill would Thursday, March 6, 17, dogs were found allot animals to research institutions dead and 57 others 'had to be destroyed against the expressed will of- their former because of their poor condition. |n§tQed the,Bi| Bills 73 dJ��et ' this clearly may ' ` licensing.of Pounds are also empowered to sell or fac'ilities and staff and by the donate suitable animals to bona „fide appointment of properly • qualified persons as pets, or for hunting or work. govei-nMent inspectors. Those with expert Then, there is the' suggestion that there. knOwledge of this field who have studied will be ho regulation .Of animal care in the fwo 8ills believe them to be good research institutions. This is quitomn4.a, 'legislation, representing a sincere attempt since the Bill' specifies that all such to eliminate current abuses and believeinstitutions shall be registered, shall that th'ey offer effective conroIs without employ properly trained personnel and infringing on- the rights of ' member shaUbe vunx'rvismm. ° ° ° ° . ' . , !^ _ . ^ Huron History C.orner � • GODERICH'S FIRST, TEAM T 1895 USED SPRING SKATES By A. Mclvor, Winnipeg I am happy to accept the.imvNet mn to contribute my recollections ,.of the beginning of hockey in Goderich, having been a member of the first hockey team in Goderich, which, I'thhnk,vmt in early 1695. ` With the opening ofthe West Street rink, some young fwlloWsand The, who had played considerable shinny on the harbor ice or oUt on the lake, decided we would step and try the real thinQ. I think the first organizing was done mostly by, Billy (Bucko) Babb and associates around the Ocean House. Up to this tine.vm had never seen a real hockey stick or puck. •• _ - _ Wel k.Well, a club was formed, with my brothmr D. Mclvor as secretary, sticks and pucks were Obtained, and after a few practices a game was arranged with the Seaforth team, Who, had a rink and had been playing some years. We had no uniforms and not even hockey skates. Most of us t playing our .first few Ames on spring skates, wearing a sweater and some kind of short pants of any colour, but no pads, were we ever a weird_looking outfit! However quite a few 'curious people turned out to that first game. Few of us knew anything about offside rules or any. rules other than for shinny. ,The spectators knew less, and when the whistle blew for a'Goderich.offsidethefans were up in farms. Naturally we got quite atrinning, but we learned Pioneers in Goderich Hockey •04 ~ � ' SAPE - MAITLAND RIVER Photo by R. T. Henry .' emember When ? ? ? . ON.„)YEAR AGO --' *- 10YEARS AGO- . Dan Muhy, president of the, The T Maitland Country cxu»` threw . of the most • influentialthe first nock, to open the ladies' 'newspapers,carries an article for the 'Code,ioh entitled -"Storm In a Bottle," MaManufacturers Trophy written by Clark Davey. lu'u Wednesday. For -the sedond year -critical look at Canada's in arow, the rock thown dy.theo laws, Mr. president bf the club landed in "A sailor sitting nonchalantly the centre of the house. Teams on ra curb' from Exeter, Goderich, Huron port town, swilling|'uor Kincardine, Durham and directly from - bvtUe.'is well Adastral Park competed in the within thelaw. And the police cannot touch teenagers drinking merrily at a beach party, providing each has his or her 'own bottle. "Strangely eoobgh, the Canada Temperance ^Act does riot permit the' sale of intoxicating liquors within its jurisdiction. The sailor ,and the' temmgeIm'must wooutside their area to 'purchase their supp1ies or else visit the nearest bouU*8�r., Absurb? Of course it is. The police admit it is crazy." - ` R -25 YEARS AGC The "500" euchreand dance held in the Oddfellows' Goderich, on Friday evenirig, sponsored by the GoderichTHEw0OmANDpnAQUE Township North End branch o[A~ ~ by th'read: "Hats off to the United States o America he astros who travelledthe Red Cross Society, was well half /smillion mdles'tn the moon and back. STOP. Iet-:hewond attended. -ry"°-'moe-or-um- onmpao this with thegreat �uu�anudvonu`r, for 1068` 100 Milesladies was auctioned,going /to into the land of a friendly neighbour and still not. back. Peter Mr. Kaitting at $675Music for dancing was supplied by the ~ .~.` \ Doverv. London W.C.2. PLAIN TALK FROM GERMANV Bayfield Valley ,Five orchestra. . ckti \ fileri ri\UY corrWto acCep \ 'ciktlia\t\ \ \ rma _%` hs guiltless 8onp,gth iin�eau"=���inQ into ug - - ' 55 yek�-- _• Thisposts. guiltlessgenerationrevalue the mark because their forefathers committed war crimes, n,nade,thernSelves The beautiful Masonic temple guilty in other ways. It i~~'`~^generation. was threatened with complete if the British Prime Minister threatened to withdraw the destruction by fire wheri a small Rhine Army he- ward not succeed in ,changing the German blaze was discovered in the admiration for Britain; mainly because this 'admiration has nothing hardware store of Mr. C. ,P. to do with politics. , . Harper, West Street, Quick When the British dissolved their empire they did it -like response to the fire alarm by the meant more to them thri Europe; and that was the mistake. was extinguished with chemicals: Even: - -The-- British 'tto nOt work -harder and are no lazier than the $25 for ladies'iliFfined coiti. othe, peoples of mc world. WeGermuuo don't work nearly as haany more as other people say. We just strike less. „ rd HTS * w' ' 'int —" : . The |oss or production hours in Britain and the non -loss of "overseas" be production hours in Germany -is just the difference which makes the mark --trard and 'the poUnd soft. Naturally it, is not just the fault of the trades union system, which is relatively sensible in Germany, but murd P s even may permitted the __ government is neither particularly skilful, nor particularly succesfuI. We know that if the Russians decided to attack we would be swept froni the map ofOu We know that what woul left urEurope would have to beliberated by Britain; just as France and Europe Were in1844. . MEMORABLE AD's -~ When the London Sunday Times asked its readers to report their favourite ad in 1968 th.e majority chose the picture of a white horse riding on the deck of a boat containing two fishermen. The caption:, "YOu can take a White Horse anywhere." Some other efforts of the adLmen deserve mention: "n...."°.-_�--""�'_..'si.^-_ `^ ..A.C.'s °.. z�ucon�n1onn�,' ---- ------��-------'---� "~^~~~~^"""=~^ plumbing trade really. got "with with its ad for a Collapsible _� 'w Namou |'reCaUon that team were Dave Thompson; 4,Frank Humber, JimmYMcLeod, Billy McCarthy, my ;brother D. Mclvor and myself, and the other man, might have been Fred Shannon. It was e seven -man hockey in those days. There were nogoaknetmand usually there wete .) • end|eoa disputes about whether it yvas-o-0oal`ornot, and often a new umpire was installed. However that game 4 established hockey in Cmderioh. Next we took a little tour north to ;inomrdiriemhere we almost won Yromh`a) temn-- that-had -that hed been playing for years. Then on to Ripley, where ' we got our first win, and we thought we were on top of the world. We travelled inopen sleigh and occasionally got ` _ tossed out, but we surely had 0mod[tinmm. Expenses were 4 light, and,.we usually got a 20 cent per meal rate; in fact, Mrs. Irwin in Ripley ,gave us a 15 cent per. meal rate. Imagine feeding hunQ.y young hockey players for 15 cents: . Well, the t season wewere not irt yleague, just d exhibition games, but '--- .~.-. largerand -.crowds: 'Then fmro few years a mnd|-county`|aaBue was formed, which usually folded up before sprimg`A couple of years later in theIV.].HJA. - Berlin -Waterloo, London - with Goderich ,usually winning' its share. In 1905 we 'entered the big 0.H.A` \ might mention here that in 'thooeten years personnel of the club had changed many times. In those years some | '. 1 remember in addition to the original teem were 'JackWilliams, Sid Mah:ommmn, Henry Cooke, George Allan, Nay' Elwood, 'F. Bredon, A. McVittie, Dick Fields, Charlie McGaw, Alex (Suet) Mclvor, Donald Nmlvor, Kenneth `McLeod, Gordon MoDOnald, Angus McDonald, Danny McDonald, Jack Wiggins, Carr -Harris, Jock Campbell end Harry Belcher. CIRCULAR . -PUZZLES-60[AHICH VISITORS 8yAlta Lind Rod� wh `�- Many visitors to Goderich have no doubt wondered is 1' to 11 on Lake '��_�_caMe to be laid le rat \ ,t\ th \. . ,of persons, on their. first viSit, lose' all Sense_of - after they have circled the business section a coUple of dcneu ' Goderich is hxthmon1y town in.Canodo, and perhapsin North America, that has a circular "Main Street" 'or 'a one-sided one° ' The Town f -unusuol shape. by surveyors from York_end_theoriginal Please turn to page' 5* ` GUARANTEED TENDER ESTA�LUS��E�� 122nd YEAR JJI�l���' ��� 6ribertril ��������K�������* o0 The mwvnty Town Newspaper of Huron 1.•=.1:1—^ PUBLICATION 'b8is6ed at Go ^*rich. Ontario every Thursday morning by SuAhuu�ur Publishing Limited,' ^' ROBERT G. SHRIER President and Publisher RONALD P. y. PRICE Managing Editor Advertiiing SalesEDWARD J.~BYRSKl . . Authorizedas Second Class'Mail by the Post 'Office Department, Ottuna,,ond 0ov*9aympn: of Postage in Cash mtr/oo' "The We supply everything except the Baby." The Pearl Match CO. "The Charge of the Light Brigad6." (The charge was 3d) "If bras were boys, you'd go steady with this one!" Harvey's Bristol Cream:"A great occasion for a little tot." 6'ocontestant signed h*isef:"A Jay maiden." • 'BRAIN WAVES' The table clearing robot "travels along a table, stopping when it sees an article for collection, picks it up,•returris to deposit it on a rotating then moves down the table ' ' looking or further objects." The coin-operated tennis 'court net. Tbe'rrieubunium simply lowers the net at the endof_x �vou metered period. A boon on a bua�8aymtthepubUcrecreuton� ground. ' The silent ground bait dispenser enables the fisherman to gen y p ace is al any distance away up to ee , so as no o disturb the '-_ '-''-_ THE DANISH BACON people %109Loridmri have a trade enoughrelations..man named gr. R. Haddock. if thisisn't fishy also hmve muwtbox nua called Mr. W. 8L BLToogm� Offal� �o t ^ ° - HOMEMADE HEAD CHEESE PEAK������4�£��xNb. ^ ��_��U��^ BACON ~ ' ' •