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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-01-14, Page 4x , ; e :> > .fcr a SIONAL-STAR, *-0 ►D Y;1NIJARY 14, 1911 !, Editorial commentary P a LAa S I Something to consider The inaugural meeting of 'the 'town do'uncil fbr 1971 -72 ' leas beera,...laeld and `the.first meeting of council will be held .tonight, Thursday, Janbary 14, at 7 p.m. All meetings Of cuimGil are• open to the •.w ,publi.cM•and it would be an interestirig e perienCe for taxpayers - to •s,pend • a couple of hours sometime at one -of these ' tneeti.ngs. to . see how the affairs Of • the town are conducted. It isn't expected rmany people , will' become the stalwart, spectators at council meeting's 'that and Mrs. Beth Hayden, have become-, -but • • night dr two now and then would give an insight into the workings of the town. and • bring a:=:-fi.Ii-`= understan.ding of the function of council. • During -the inaugural meeting Monday right Judge Glen Hays, who heard the - oaths of office and allegiance,"admonished Council- to think about 'the 'oath -of office., and treat it „with more respect than just as a for,.inality. toe said councils in the past had ,at. times questioned the legality of the ,.,.Qath in some respects, but said he felt it • woukd' be idle for, council to try to question it. -When such, 'a condition arises, the. mem.b r is required to., :excuse .himself • from voting on' the issue in question and disclose the reason. why. Many rnemtlers ' of councils do not know the,. legal implications .of- this m,. regu.tation 'which comes under • fairly - recent` • a recent.` ..00��r• trot „- ���tr�ter-(e��i�ty� ..laws. j , Member. -of a • council• -stands .AYiJii' 471NtAtiYIM!r=+uu••Al: financially, either' directly or indirectly .through any dealings by any "comrpapy ' with:the e.ouncil, and It that member does not....discicse..,;,his• interest in the item, he may be removed from councbil -and be denied the right to serve on another council for' at. least five. years - all providing there was such interest, of course. Provisions also . are made for assessing fines. • • There- have 'been incidents in the past when people in-Goderich have:'served..on council and also had beenp'under contract to the town "or held a sub contract with a contractor working for the town. This was permitted at one time, but ho -more, • It would be as well for all member''s of 'council to bear this law in mind and consider their involvement 'with-, contracts Whot Judge. Hays was referring to most - -"or other people's contracts with the town cif all, wast..,the 'section of the oath that which they•have an interest, .!Atti..res: members or council to...disclose It is unfortunate.in some respects' that a any picuniary' interest. in •a contract with businessman must lose money "in some 'the town: Provincial regulations prohibit instances by_ serving the town, but the law x any member.'of a,wtown council having is there to rotec,t the taxpayers 'fro m dealings with a contract that is letby the . rhem'bers -of councils taking. an ••unfaii'r • u+b.mna+SY 7.*k:1�,�vY��¢'r�::iIX`�� • y^ rrt;: '� �'••�,�,�p�F}%1 � �+'�•7�171d'�S�A/11�i::t5.1/2:C�1Kf '11Y1'�CN'itV;ukwxw..., A "rerr►p't "some°>�i - is in swaying` ` a It is a sound .Iaw, and should be 44' THE FIVE -MASTED SCHOONER DA1f,A ROWS WAS LAUNCHED AT TOLEDO, OH10 IN 188L WITH AN OVERALL LENGTH . OF ,2G5' FEET. m AND. Fit, CARGO CAPACITY OF 1,418. TONS, THE • DAV/D POfWS WAS THE LARGEST StILING ; VESSEL. IN , THt' ;114ARITIME ANNALSb OF'TNE, GREAT LAKES. N 1882x STORM ,DAM B'F s�T `�. P :V A[�1Q • .. B E ROK ' N'E OF T'RE AVIASTS. , LATER, ` ALL THE NhASTS WERE, TRIMMED'DOWN AND THE .ONH-C,E NDSOME , DAVID 400,W5 F'IN'ISHED, ITS DAYS AS A TOW BARGE. , 4:c �I-_ •- _ /� Remember When ? ?? 80 YEARS AGO The Potash E ccitement; Muth Conjecture Over Statement From Berlin: Nothing Known Here ' of Any Discovery - Germany, Now Controls Potash Supply, and, if Deposits Are Found Here They ,Will Be Of Immense. Value. It , is,, evident that if the German interests are operating in this country, it }s not' in thisneighborhood and there- is some • reason. to believe ' 'that the despatch,, from Berbn- •. ..!4,Plrh'i 'rvatF '"a�`ka"tl '�."xthirm is- a hoax, or was perhaps designed to affect the stock of the German Trust, or possibly had . some reference•to the tariff dispute between Germany and the United States. The Goderich Rural Telephone Company is steadily installing additional •instruments wructant to return 4.n the,. studies -"after , a jt - rived G ristmas holiday. But .hour' they were back •ae homes happily informing their parents that• the, holidays were still on and might continue for some time. The reason? They had made their way to school, only to find- •:the . _ blinds; .drawn, the fire out, and any snow which E111 remained, onshovelled from ' • -the ,sidewalk and steps: With the sch olhouse so ill-prepared„ the r -ad no alte natiue.1 ut•to • `homer �pon • send them • investf dation, it was found that '-the lady caretaker was confined' to , her. hoime'`as ° the result of an accident. 'The school trustees had apparently forgotten the lady's incapacity. Things were set to rights' that afternoon and classes were in full swing the along its lutes and now "'has over next day. one hundred telephones in. use. ' 10 YEARS AGO Connections' are establishedwith ,. Ogtario Attorney General Auburn., Westfield, St. Kelso Roberts officially:opened Augustine, Dungannon, •' Nile, thea eight-week police school for Carlow, Benmille•, Sheppardton, town and provincial police. " andTort Alberta -1 ingsbridge and • residing, in Huron at the. County ,,, Kintail will be connected in a' Court .I-1'ouse Tuesday afternoon,.' ` few days. ,,' The .'dosing of Alexandra .-•-.-{ The Chapman -Alexander Hospital to all visitors which,was- revival was•• revival meetings in Toronto put into effect last Friday will appear to be doing • some good. be altered today,to allow visitors • So at least • two Goderich ori. the .low floor only. This tllltllllllllhlllllllllllllhlllllllltlllllthllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllUllt1111111UtI11tIII111111111111111111111111111tI11111111111111111111111111111011111tlllllllllllllllti businessmen think. The other -- was *decided ori'by a -meeting of day one of diem received aietter the medical .and the., hospital d public responsibility _decision' in" thei-r favour.' obeyed.' i `N a(-.4$, Liam S. OOxiatr, Progressive, e: ative ry- of erili ted from " • W ,., nt • , The readers write ... On numerous occasions I have taken `time to voice my opinions ,on topical subjects through the community forum of "Letters'to- wbTh vidly complain iwould not accept'"' -the challenge of public office. The case in point of course is the.acclamation of the - ,JOB;COFt'PS NEEDED 1 It's 'time for' an Ontario Job" Corps.-.• ,.the•• Editor".- On this occasion 1911•-- 72 Town, Council. It is With government policy might I be permitted to reply to apparent, that' those who ,saw fit creating unemployment and ...... ,one,,, E.....�1�.,kjazlitt and to ,elusive, ,to , place their names as increasing ' automation , many,, Arthur Haywood?_,.,- 'candidates were- not particularly , unemployed are. out of work •First . Mr.4Hazlitt: , pleased '� to get_ those jobs -So through, no.fault of their own. As' a' rigorous citizen of t e easily.," ` ` th r i v i n �, � 'iliere, ' -are thousands of g ,metropolis of• • You're' too late Mr. worthy projects in Ontario. Goderich", I must corncede' that Haywood:. 'Even IT Mr. Price' has' Parks need upkeep, Roads' need . 1 welcome' the 'periodic visits of been 'your' "Watch dog for the' maintenance' end 'cleanups individuals from • the People," you are barking too 'Man-made dustbowls • and m -"boondocks" of Coi:borne late, Your time was in November abandoned .-"farms need Township. '(As;ypu surely recall, , ,tg70, sir: .. • ,-reforestration. • Community p :..:.for one good year and my wife's• editorial philosophies of ''Ron i m p r o ,v. e' n} en t s ,• ,w h i 1 e • for twenty-one,) • ` ,: Price, he saw the need for service governments waste millions in ^• it is unfortunate .,.that ,you,; in the midst.of the dire apathy ' welfare to keep healthy men perchance, had *the misfortune of so.many. • idle. ',This is folly for the of . arriving ....in our ' rthrivir I repeat, Mr. Haywood Where taxpayer and unhealthy fora Metropolis at such ' an-:., were you? those on the dole. • unfortunate, apologize for the fact, that you,'........ ;.. . the°"boondocks" were rii�• home R dl• time. :The problems of Can never seemed greater. • -Our society is 'pla-gued by • 'terror and violence. • We have kn6tIini the shame of , ' .v.pcctitical assassination and seen our "capital city occupied by troops. The rising . tide of unemployrm,ent has dashed the dopes of'_ many Canadians for a better 1ife at enormous cost • to the country both in economic and in human terms. Pollution is slowly destroying the '•-environment and clouding „ ',,our hopes for future econdmic, grovyth. , `- " - • - And, in spite of the talk of participatory democracy, most Re dl ess of the olitical or centers and facilities need I regret, and ,. - - ------ Sincerely, Ontario now makes grants to - "' Pau' Carroll: encountered' so .many of our, fine;' t i hens wYio - uote -did not Editors note: Mr. Haywbod also q forgot, that if a watchdogis know ,where "the hell thea,. • were going - unquote: They were guarding a house-'lie.can do a 'probably confused by the better job by. being _in it than untimely' appearance of so many when Locke y' dut in the stool of. -Our annual and welcome shed. • visitors • who, likewise had lost After view>•n B u i .C.'s their sense of direction, and ' program ._...Wee _._ .._1; were aghast at the `.`profusion of zk-kencl"' (10�p.m. people". "" - segmenta abortion ) this I 'further regret your rapid evening (Jan. 0), I am•appalled. I "feet'''''for the interviewer,C.'B.C. disenchantment • with our flourishing Business' section andchose to- place before Bist op E. their selections of "just r plain Carter; (Before -the prdgram junk". _(YoII did. not state; but, .ended the poor •girl was so far _ died' you find that for which you .behind that she +Inst the vainly, searches'.?) Elsewhere', beautiful smile shown and • perhaps ... appreciated • in the previous And •on to C.T.C.! pure. segment of the program.) - - heaven! - -Three cheers for. , Bishop Good' luck'John, Why did you, Carter who upheld so well the rnunicipalities;• but' thesittiatibti ; • gets' steadily' worse. a M The Province should assume all welfare costs and establish an O ntatio-•••.. job- •/- corps. All able-bodied unemployed could be given' work at the Provincial minimum wage till economic get better payingjobs elsewhere. " In fact, almost the -reverse The money would hie spent on appears to be the•case. Canadians ' share a profound frustration that as individuals. they cannot in any way contribute to the ' search for ,' solutions. ' _ • As Governments, including ou i's; 'have, • become larger and • more powerful. they have -seemed less and less concerned with the individual cr en,. The growth in. the ' -power and size. of " p., governments, not seemed . to h Liam O'Brian To, - function effectively democracy requires concerned citizens willing to become involved ' in the selection, ndmination and election Of Then and women • who share their Concern. �w; If "we hope • to dricceed in solving' problems of Canadian "Society; if we, • hope to ensure peace, in our coyntry while. till maintaining individual •freedom,' if we. hopes to resolve the economic •, dilemni'as of urieniployment-`and inflation, if' we ;-, hope to save our environment and make the institutions of government effective instruments for change, we win' need iri .polifics an'ti� public. life the •best' men .and prouce a correspondinggrowt in its ability to- deal effectively conditions improve and they can 'with -the problems of people. from Toronto coritaining 50 staffs Wednesday . ":morning cefits ."conscience money". The Another meeting will•, be held name of the writer, or the exact Monday by the combWed,staffs reason for which the money was ' to decide whether or not to lift sent," was not given,. The ' the ban•'entirety. The 'ban was i.. _' ' merchant who received theletter put into effect as a means' of ▪ ancient =notions ,.that inhibit political -4' discussion..and, - private . debate.--. It is no.longer good enough to • regard,' politics merely • as a ' personal.' concern, it must .be. - recognize& as,.;,' a , public responsibility,, And the responsibility falls riot only on the individual but on the corporations, the professions and the universities.• 'oo often in 'the past these '• institutions ' have stood in the way of. political activity and penalized those vi ho• have sought to „ become involved. Surely - institutions-- with such a Targe;"•:_ stake in good government should nota only permit but encourage their best' people to participate in- politics, to enter government , service 'and to seek public off ice' Political activity will' never be `free from sacrifice bothrpersonal and financial, . however, if .Canadians are unwillin • to pay the price, and if v allow politics to become merely a , 'spectator sport' . we will have only ourselves to, blame for the • results, _.. It ifs- been truly said that the question facing Caoadiains today, isnot "How can I get involved in_... politics?" bdt""How can I afford a • not to get involved?" welfare anyway', the taxpayers • Canada of women our society f�as to offer. We run -the the "risk rn will get Something fc't�i' their ' allowing frustrat n..•with "the Too many ; Canadians,. taxes; the jobless can have some system" to breed both . however, still resist - ' the work. and we' can -abolish welfare,, .indifference and apathy on'the obli ation of ' involvement -and for the, able-bodied." ` . •one hand-�and 'violent , rejection �~ yi d to ' the temptation to ' let Yours truly, on the other'. someone,else do the job. •� - '. `'1'X)` he#.4fi'" 1irI7e-r ,$,,•^bk` 6.1?4 ;,;lYi iistia);i`i$r(;Mos Secondly - Mr Haywood viewers would have appreciated--- 1 wish to answe�"r your reques£` ctfarrge---a€ ' that asked fob a wide response clergymen of different..faiths)" with regard . to- ,the future "If you start `determining' where objectivity of Councillor, Ron• to talo a life there's no Price. end to it." Exampld'` yvo oda ghters, 'ages ' Quite•:•1'rarikly, Mr,..1-laywood, 4..,.. ,. '----r• "17' '�_aitd:...,. ,•�,. ext •,bye...,.. dt `.`have' ryo Il4 tif9c"ati ii to pregnant ,,, advise one, .•to' .,.complain.• If . you, and your request abortion 'on demand; citizen's vv.ho; vociferously advise the other to carry ,baby to ,Share your•stated viewpoint, had full term; advise latter (after any real, concern for the current' delivering). to take this baby and mess of our community.and $ smash his head -to the wall. - ts future direction, you surely • Could you really??? Would • would have made a much' you?? And yet, there is 'r10 Stronger' representation at our diff`er'ence:--••Either ry,' last nomination meeting. 'A/here , cold-blooded murder. ` were you? -' '4,(Mrs. W. J.) Eileen Paltrier, 1 arri quite certain" that those Goderich, Ont. • John C. ,Medcof.x . it has often beensar-Ic ; that in a This is . nothing more than * * *4 • `DEFEATED • %n ti Lhel+G�+slc1 tn. -Sault. »Marie' on /December -B; ' 1970, the issuer';'of Sodium non • e m, the' water tpply went dowxi to defeat,, thanks partly to a former area maYl'y" who, in his successfu-l., bid, for all.dexm in ward t ve,i took a , • stron,tand• against this material being `Maio the city's water: supply He also .' .° polled the highest number of 'votes ever accorded an alderman in ,.that city. - One other reason for the. defeat, was that the people became alarmed at the•news of a malfunction in the automatic • dispenser, which incidently added less than the required amount.' ,r . Please tum to page 8 democratic , society 'people self-indulgence. deserve the ,kind of government The rights and privileges that- they get: ilt should be clear inherent in a democratic Society • that the best'way. t4 t.l.l 9, kind, -carry,Withthem responsibilities. of government ,.you want is to ,Perhaps the most importanr-- beeeme-aetive4n-polii s:---.;---- ---. respoc ibiRty..:is faar ieipatioxi-in- - :.... A healthy democracy requires the political process.'" not apathy but activism, not a If- -i,ve are to encourage a silent majority but a vocals greater -degree of participation majority.•we. must begin' by discarding the happening , to mention the , combatting, a local. outbreak of incident ,to , another man* who -an-intestinal. i if action . which has, .a:,. does business, on the Square, the already taken. the lives of i two latter made the suprising infants. A total of six' persons` statement, that he, too, • had who contacted the disease were received such a letter, with $2 admitted to „ the Goderich enclosed forconscience' sake. A . Hospital -while two others were co mpanson _of .;the_ handwriting', taken to • London.' Now, of the two ile f tersnd -aces that however, the-. intestinal illness• they are- from the same -person. threat is on the 'wane, doctors The two merchants have stated - received new light on the value „ - • "•' of religious revivals. The first baby of 1970 arrived '• w - at Alexandra Marine and General 25 YEAR$ A" The H , ONE1fEAR_AGO ' Hospital at 1:19 a.m. on January ark ouse tourist home 2 He was a baby boy weighing on West Street; which"was partly -- in at six ©unarm t wo ounces: -a gutted • •bv .• `fire ' 01S1-- -iri"'- 'gon for Mr, and Mrs. George' December, is gradually taking on Louch, RR 5 Goderich.. Mr. and - new ' shape as a gang, of Mrs. Louch have . two other carpenters , apply hammer and children, both girls. The mother' lathe, Earl. ' Westbrook has the and sots are .doing fine and the ; contract for rebuilding: /),,the,,,..nev�V rrivhi-is to be named David, wn-owned property, plans or Scott.' Mrs. Louch 'thinks, he. will which call> for a three-storey be called Scottie, - - M • flat -roofed building instead of Policy set down by the Huron the two -and -a -ha f -storey gabled County, Board ' of •.Education building ; with which---Goderich Monday" evening requires that people were , familiar. It IS tenders will be called when the understood that Ernest potential Trost of ,the item orBreckenridge will. install the , could plumbing: - , - .• group�'f like fter�i s ould be in W. C. Attridge, C.A.,,excess of. $2,000; when the g .potential cost of the same type announces the opening of an of service across the wholes• accounting and audio b -•°a?w in .: Goderich. During his irPeC residence of ten years here, Mr. h b insurance); or when under . any ng usiness. school system could be in e of $5,000"' (for example, ,Attridge as . eeome.. welland ci>°cumstances;` the 'Best ,interests favorably • known and • his of the board will be served. decision to remain in 'this town. pleasure by ' Keith Culli•ton, Stratford, was will be received with pleasure the -citizens enerall elected chairman of the rx H. J Sutherl y dof the Ht4on-Perth Separate School a ' Capit u. for 1970. held in St.. Mary's wors to be begun shortly on p d n ora Se te School Gore 'ch He ' the construction of a new thatre building on the Square :,succeeds Vincent Young of the land for which was acquired Goderich. some time+ ago in the, block The 'Goderich Signal -Star; and, between Colborne and West the Goderich Recreation and pStreets.. Community Cgritre 'board in . Pupils' of HQlni,esville Public co-operation with „the Canadian 'Theatre arrno nces • that Board at its inaugural meeting School heft their homes on " National Railways will be Thursday morning testi/no doubt ,prese Mg a, fide 't velogue film show, at GDCI Janiary 21. ,in,rytfv •SlrrrrlI IIt,ek•,a I 'nlit'd i,•d AINSLIE' i) tl !) u•� • !4 +?i 'd • • o- - The County Town Newspaper of Hokin --0— PUBLICATION Published at Goderich, Ontario every Thursday morning by • ' Signal -Star Publishing Lim;ite°ii �'--.- - �--- TE[EPHONE '.524-8331 • area code S19 ROBERT G. SHRIER, present and publisher-. •. RONA4.D 1'. V. PRICE, managing editor ••� '; H1RLEE-Y---: KELLER, wornen's-'editor EDWARD , J. -RYRSK1; advertising manager 'FREE FALL DUCKS - Youngwood ducks jump • . from their tree -trunk nest al mother's urging, droppincj sometimes 10 or more feet to the ground br ,water, Bounce .like rubber balls ' and, none the worse for this incredible fall, soon, follow mother ron• their first outirtg. 8r. ; 1./- - .r SLICED ABY BEEF LIVER BEEF HEARTS' FR ESH DAI LY - of - 1.ater'$6" ar year r� {"far. Lh .A. Second class Mail .tegistration nul,tber l716'70 WITH CiftES8ING