The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-10, Page 2Gly . GOPERI U S1G:N'Ah.STAR.,
HURSPA'A At1GUS'° 19. 1972.
Goderich should hustle
Citizens Of Goderich and area who
have d;Qubta. tttat tQurisrri is a iucrat ve
.Y.. bustne a in this' part of the province
should take some time off in,the next few
wrecks to talk tolhe business community
in this tewn. It is a safe .bet they'd be
convinced•th. at tourism is on the increase
in Goderich ... 'and the merchaints here
are enjoying its benefits.
Last weekend, Civic Holiday Weekend,
found. this town teeming with tourists.
Parks, restaurants, . hotels, stores, bars
and- alt related services were busy. The
economy in this area was stimulated in
"spite of damp, drizzly weather, too cool to
• be really comfortable....
ubsequently., the resid.'ents of
Goderich are rither'although their wealth
may be less tangible than that of, the
businessman. Still it is a widely known
fact that where the business and
industrial base ofa community is healthy
and thriving, the townsfolk are better off.
It is$ime. t.lie people of Goderich began
to think tourism. This is no flash -in -the -
pan kind of thing. It is real. It is -big - and
gettfngr digger. Why. ShQUldn't- this town.
cash: in? Really cash in.
An.. editorial in •last, week's Myth.
Standard" entitled l'The •pot of gold we'rev
ignoring" had this to -say: -
"In this day and age of Jong summer
vacations, middle class affluence and
increased leisure' time all year round, one
of the biggest industries going is catering
to people with time and money on their
hands. The tourist industry has become - .
One of the largest in the world. Everyone
wants a piece of the action. Huron
County -and Western" Ontario in general,
have long benefitted from tourism, but
until recently it Was only those areas'
along Lake .Huron that got all the .lovely
cash. Times`" are changing, ` however,
although many people have been slow to
see it."
Yes, times are changing. When small
communities like Blyth begin looking,
with longing toward the tourist dollar, it is
time the more 'naturally endowed
communities like Goderich got up from
their knees and hustled. There's still time.
Results beginning to sli�w-��
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The people ofGoderich mus ae proud -
of two area teenagers' who ;are just,
beginning to make a narhe for
themselves in the competitive figure
skating game. b .
Pam Craven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Craven and Rusty Ormandy .son of
.Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Ormandy have won
themselves the junior section of Stamford '
'international Dance Competitions held in
Niagara. Falls'during the weekend. They!
have also brought honor to Goderich and
• its citizens,., Congratulations kids.
Pam ,and Rusty are youngsters with
heart. They started to skate together only
last winter- under the guidance of their
pros, Bruce and Fran Brady. It Was,one of
those; strange combinations which',
seemed. -to "click" almost -- but it -took
hours and hours of ,hard work. The,
Goderich Figure Skating Club -field high
The new lights Ore completed on The
Square. They are'ilt. They are effective.
They are beautiful
As the new'lighting was being installed,
there were all kinds of concerns voiced
by young and old in the municipality. This
newspaper., attempted to review all
complaints from alt types of people,
including those which insisted that The
'Square would be so ,brightly illuminated
that not even- a mosquito could crops the
street without being seen. •
Last Thursday evening when the new
lights were turned ' on and the old
standards were retired, few' complaints
were audible.' The Square was bathed
in the'softest of light. 'There was pone of
_bopes for the pair at future competitions
and Pam *and Rusty did not fail them.
They won. ,
Wrote one enthusiastic supporter of the
local Club and Ram rand Rusty-"Goderich
can well be proud of these fine young
,skaters who are really putting Goderioht
on the map in the Figure Skating world:.
They. deserve ,and need all the support
• that we in the Town of Goderich can give
them. to spur them on' td even greater
heights, possibly even a Canadian
Championship for the Town!;'
This winter when figure skating starts,
again it would be great 'to 'see more
Goderich people down at the arena from
time to time, especially during the annual
competitions. Some fine effort is being
put forth by the people who are interested,
in ,figure skating and the 'results are •
starting to show. -
lit up
the predicted "Washed out" window
displays. There was no unbearable
brilliance There were no glaring beacons
towering above everything and appearing
out of place. There was only'continuous
light almost shadowless and totally
acceptable.
The council for the town of Goderich
has chosen . Wisely, despite the skeptics
who worIcfe'red 'at ' changing from the
quaintness of a bygone era to , the•
sophistication of today. The new lights
'are , a credit to the municipality and
should be applauded by the citizens as
heartily as anything else. of value to the
total well-being in the community. '
Rock music kills .petunias
Among the many noise contributors to
our noise pollution must surely be
included rock music which some parents
-it** they have -ft) endure in order to be
• "with• it".
But dear parents, you need no ;longer
pathetically put up with that loud sound
from your children's, radio,. stereo, or rock.
group. If you've felt an inward ,evulsion
to it, your sensitivity has novo been
scientifically. proven sound.
/` i 'series of experiments carried, out
over ` the past two years by Temple ,Bell
---College, Denver, ha's revealed that three
hours of 'rock music a day "shrivelled
... .. ---rte-•^sr
young squash plants, . flattened
philodendron arta crumpled corn", all. in
ess�l°�a-rncha
Experiments with hundreds of plants
from geraniums to beans showed the
plants tried to escape ,the inharmonious
sound by leaning away from it. Petunias
and zinnias refused to bloom, leaned
away from the radio blaring rock music,
and finally* died. Other petunias
"listening" to semi -classical or church
Music blossomed' and zinnias taking part
in the experiment grew straihht and tall,
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In every case rock music proved harmful.
Some time ago a study undertaken by
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
showed that at 90 decibels of noise, the
human blood circulation decreases, 'the
flow of saliva and gastric juices is
reduced, and the adrenalin flow
iricroase preparing the, body: for
"emergency"
ry
Ninety decibels is the Level of kitchen
noise at its peak which is presumably
somewhat lower', than ` the vibrational
impact of rock music. Needless ,to say
this level of noise is destructive to the
human body and subjection to this kind
of sound is bound to contribute to unrest,
• urmorfT&-ancf°ie _ c ., .• hat ,reeks. out
periodically in society.
• Parents would be doing their children,
thernselves and the world 'a good turn by
"tur..nin. . off" rock music. This is' one
instance where parents should forget
about being "with it" and lake the lead in
• protecting children who haven't yet the
sense to protect themselves from
destructive influences in the "now" .
scene.-- Lisfowel Bannd'r
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"Oh yeah? Well, I dare you to step over this line."
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Shirley J. Keller,
Editor`,
Signal -Star,
.Goder(ch, Ontario
Permanent abolition of the"
death , penalty for murder is"
urged by a department- of The
United Church 'of Canada.
In' �a recommendation to go
before the 25th General Council
of the' Church at .its biennial
meeting here this month, the
Division of Mission in Canada
asks that the federal
government make abolition' of
;capital punishment a permanent
feature of the Criminal_ Code.
Canada's .- five-year
experiment of imposing life
prison terms, instead of death,
upon c9nvicted slayers — except
in the slaying of police officers
or guards 'in penal institutions
ends December 29.
At that time the policy comes
up for parliamentary review and
a; free vote ..in t'he House of
Commons has been promised by,
the, Trudeau administration.
During the past' five years no
convicted slayer has been
hanged in Canada.
Police chief associations and
other groups have pressed 'for
reinstatement of capital
punishment, particularly in
cases of premeditated murder
and. slayings"of police officers,
and. perhaps with this in mind
the lengthy preamble to the
Division of Mission's resolution
says: d `
"The tenor of the country at
the . present time is one of
punitive rather than 'of
reforming aspects of -correction;
there is no indication that there
has been any change in. the
incidence of homicide during the
present , term-_ without capital -
punishment and most homicide
is not sufficiently premeditated
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to the well-being of society and
to his reformation.... " `
"We believe the Church must
look upon prisons as it now
-dunks upon hospitals.and mental
institutions, • as places where --
those needing. the help that
modern • medicine, psychiatry
and other sciences can offer may
receive trea tment....The Church
must see . every .man• as capable
of reformation and
redemption." .
The preamble to" the
resolution -also states that the
retention of capital punishment
"can be interpreted to mean that
our society says human life is
yvorthless when it crosses the
boundary of our'behaviour
expectations and by its use we
are indeed. perhaps encouraging
a lack of respect for __human
life."
The London Conference of the
United Church,, has submitted -a
resolution supporting the stand
en . ; e Church .in 1956. It
equests t' at this General
ouncil now make
r ' resentations to the federal
government "asking that it
make such abolition total and a
permanent feature' of the
Criminal Code....".
I suppose it is the duty of the
church to speak out on an issue'
-like capital
punishment....although I've'
.always found it interesting that
even though Christ lived in a
time when r,. "capital
punishment'''. was an everyday
occurrence, he said nothing
specifically for the records about
M-to—make—the u rt.provision—of, a -, thet-hind •.uf "killing'' ; . --- .....ter -
example of capital Punishment ---7 And speaking personally, I'm
a relevant one:" not certain whether I'm for or
The. resolution, to be against capital punishment.' It
discussed August 17, fourth da
Y seems to me that every case
of the assembly that opens should be judged on its_ own
August 14, ,asks the 25th th _no merit....and ere should be
General Council to reaffirm the "blanket legislation" to cover
stand taken in 1956 by the 17th every situation.
General Council for abolition of Lbelievetithere are tines when
the death penalty... capital "punishment should be
Each member of the United prevented at all costs. I also
' Church, which claims a, total of believe there are, times when the
2.2 million mefnbers and death penalty would be bf
adherents, is asked to write his genuine ,service to the country.
member of Parliament I''ll also freely admit that I
"requesting - _ the. permanent __ wouldn't want to be charged
change to abolish capital with the responsibility to decide
punishment and ' to ,aestablish which time the sentence of death
suitable alternatives for a should be imposed....and which
civilized society." time it should° be withdrawn.
The alternatives suggested I do want to suggest that it is
are those approved by the a dangerous matter --- an
Church in 1960:
expensive undertaking in terms
"A statutory sentence of life of ultimatte good 'of a nation —
imprisonment, subject to all : to become so Concerned about
prevailing powers of remission htinian rights and the"welfare of
and parole. Each. case would be the0individual that 'the balance
thw subject of review every three of control swings in the favor of
Years on a basis analogous to the minority.
that now provided in the I firmly believe it is of vital
Habitual Criminals Act, importance to keep in view the
t J miean$ :t.* no person
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total pYiC. tures-. the. final.uct'�ect
will be released from care soonnation as. ay Whole—It
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long as his retention is essential cannot be wise to gear society's
duty to the rights of the minority
In all cases,. for it is the majority
who• .must ultimately pay the
cost.
Let's get away from the
matter of capital p tnishment-
-although there are those who
say _that capital punishment is
the cheapest way to control
murderers. Why . must we be
saddled with the bills for
keeping professed killers in a
, clean, comfortable cell when_ihe
death penalty would ensure no
future expenditures for that
particular law -breaker? .Why
should we feed, clothe and
• .otherwise maintain someone
o who knew the cost of taking
another man's life....and decided
it was "'Worth any price?
Let's.. talk about another
matter which is as far removed
from capital punishment as the
east . from the west. 'Let's talk
about welfare and 'the growing
opinion among more and more
Canadians that his country and
the people in it are obligated to
feed and clothe and house any
healthy, strong individual
simply because he or she does
nut choose to work.
There's been lots of talk in
government lately about the
rights of -an' individual to pick
his or her own :lifestyle. We've
heard that it should be
permissable to select a way of
living .... even ^ though the total
bill for' thousands of individuals
of similar choosing could —be
astronomical. (And to be sure,
many legislators are appalled
• by the high cost of welfare -in
today's society....and wonder
where it will end.)
But there's not much
governmental discussion about
'`th ightP"'nfifirliid'ividuat WW6
works hard to maintain himself
and his family,, Maybe that
individual chooses not to chip in
to the welfare pot.... except in
cases of dire- necessity. But the
powers that be, says he has no
alternative. He must pay up....or
quit work and join the ranks of
the welfare recipients and help
to 'make the costs go 'higher.
Does that really make sense?
,What Abut the rights of the
niajority2 That's the question
that I ask.,..and that's the
question for which there is no
easy, quick answer.
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I came across this copy of The
Ten Commandments as they
• were printed for a hotel in
Britain many long years ago. I
found them- interestij„though
difficult to apply to today's
modern man. Maybe, you'll
enjoy them, too. -
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. WhenY .ou need .a -drink, have
• not'before.
2. .Whirl you •steal, steal away
from bad eompa ny.
3. When ,you sleep, leep by
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=DEAR ;EDITOR=
On pseuflon y ins
Dear Editor:
I wish to openly condemn the
writer of last week's letter which
was written in 'reply to an
earlier ppsition taken by Elsa
Haydon.
The writer is obviously a
fanatic who is guilty of•the same
gross intolerance that he/she
condemns. Citing our
"Protestant Christian"' heritage
seems • a rather bigoted, way to
judge another's opinion.
I would like also at this' time
to take to task the current
editorial :policy which permits
letter's over a pseudonym to
blatantly criticize other.persons.
.1= am ' .certain that most
newspaper dailies have
established policies where
pseudonyms are • no. longer
permitted. - ,
In a society where protest and
rebellion are common, no person
should be permitted the dubious
privilege of criticizing any
citizen on an editorial page of
any 'newspaper ,without the
responsibility of standing behind.
those opinions with his/her own
name.. •
,Respectfully,
Paul Carroll.
Hw.rpitcrlit,v great
'Dear Editor:
Just' a 'note to tell you how
impressed the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
Indoor Track Championships
Games Committee is with.your
city of Goderich.
We sailed into your attractive,
well -protected and courteously-
staffed harbor July 12, and
again" on our return trip • from
Killarney on, July '16,°to be met
by your dockmaster, James Alex
Wilkins, in a fashion not
expected or equalled elsewhere.
He met tis with the warnith.of
lorig�7ost relatives though none
of us'had ever before known
him.
He asked 'our wishes, helped
us tie up our cruiser, answered
uestions about y►/�1 e .
and lodging, even transported us
to our motel that evening!
If the Mayor of Detroit had
been with us the welcome could
have nit been more impressive.
{Metirlher"s ' of -the above
A" committee aboard our boat,
"Credit Memo", other than its
owner skipper, •Don Canham,
Athletic Director of the
University of Michigan, were:
Weems O. • .,Baskin, Jr.,
University of South Carolina;
Stanley J. Hiserman, University
of Washington', Elliot B. Noyes,
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l0. YEARS AGO
AUGUST 14, 1002' •
The following telegram • from
the minister of public 'work's,
received by4he Mayor explains'
itself: "Parry Sound•I'cannot go
to Goderich at present. Have an
engagement at Halifax on the
l4th inst. J. Israel Tarte."
The G.T.R. was to issue
tickets at single fare, good. going
,p.m. trains Monday, 18 h. good
to return any train Aug. 20th.
London Advertiser: Rev. Dr.
Daniel, now of Goderich, but
formerly of the First Methodist
• church here, preached, tWic'e
yesterday in that church. The
congregations.were probably the
largest,of the year, showing the
affection felt for Dr. Daniel. In
the afternoon Dr. Daniel Ild-
dressed the Sunday school
, The Mayor issued a
proclamation declaring next
Tuesday, the 19th inst. our civic
holiday. A committee of citizens
arranged an excursion.. to Port
Huron for the day. The return
trip was to be made on the Pitt-
sburg. The Marine was to ac-
company the excursion.
. - About- thirty—of--the young--
people
oung-people of North street Methodist
church E.L. of C.E. visited the
League of Ontario 'street
Methodist church, Clinton. -The
Clinton young people had the
lecture room of their church
decorated for the occasion. Dr.
Gifford, paster of the Ontario
street church, welcomed the
visitors, and gave advice in .
regard to the work in which h the
Leagues..,. shnuld..�_engage more
earnestly.
25 YEARS AGO
AUG9ST 7, 1947
A Goderich resident thought
he would be the first here to
report seeing a' ,flying saucer.
Sitting at a window of his home,
D.H. Downie said he saw far up
in the sky a brilliant saucer -like
object twirling along with a tail
on it as if it were jet-propelled.
' Going outside to get' a closer
Took at it he found that it was
merely a spider's web with,the
sign shining through it and the
wind making it waver and
sparkle.
A reception' in_ Menesetung
Park 'was held in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Scott
McCreath, of Toronto, Over one
• ' hundred and twenty-five guests
were present, ,representing,
visitors froni Detroit, Windsor,
London, Sarnia, Stratford.and
Toronto, and many friends from
, Goderich.
Ken Pennington, who' had
been with Dominion Stores., Ltd.
for about eleven years, pur-
chased: the Golden Gate Cafe.
The restaurant was to be closed
during the first week in Septem-
ber when -' it would be
remodelled and opened under
the' name of The Esquire Grill.
Despite leaden skies' and a
slight drizzle, the descendants of
Murdoch and'' Donald,
MacDonald met to celebrate, the
eighteenth reunion of the clan,
• 'with 106 present. The
celebration took place on the
farm of Alex MacDonald.
Professor Lloyd Hodgins, of
Trinity College, Toronto, who
had a summer cottage at
Bayfield for many years, had on
the walls of his cottage a framed
picture of a Bayfield, newspaper
published on August 9, 1895.• It
was called the Bayfield Adver-
tiser and was one-quarter the
size of a normal ' newspaper
sheet. It was published in Clin-
ton for Bayfield.
yourself.
4. When you swear, swear by
your country.
,b. When you drink, drink tea
and see.
6. A man is kept in the yard to
do all the cursing and swearing
at this establishment.
77"A dog is kept to do all the
barking. •
8., Our checker -out has won 75
prizes, and is an excellent shot
with a revolver.
9. The undertaker calls . every
niorttxng for orders. -
` `he"; L rid 'hel-ps••those - that
help' theMYrelves, but' the 'i gird`
help them that °are found
helping' themselves here.
5 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 10, 1967
The helicopter destroyer
• HMCS Nipigon sailed into
Goderich, ,harbor during the
height of _noonrhottr, but her
arrival time did not deter hun-
dreds of Goderich citizens from
turnip ooarrival
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turning �� �,t• the
of the Canadian' naval vessel
• which . •-'was ' 'escorted and
manoeuvered into the harbor
and to the dock by two
MacDonald Marine tugs.
The Sunset Hotel was put on
the abctioli block but the auc-
tioneer's hammer- fell with a
dull thud when one ` bid of
$7,.000, was all that could be
raised for the old Goderich lan-
dmark.
There was a reserve price of
$25,000 on the place and the
auctioneer withdrew the
premises from the sale when he
failed -to get an advance till the
single bid offered.
Robert Ewards, 24, from "Old
Burra"•, TuHamore, New South
Wales, Australia was to ,be the -
guest of Huron County Junior
Farmers, Jamieson Ribey, RR 6 .
Goderich, and Don McKercher,
RR 1 Dublin. At a recent
meeting of the Junior Farmers
in Huron County held in Clinton
it was, noted that Mr. Edwards
would arrive in Huron on
• August 12 and would be visiting
here, until . August 23.
The -
airctionYteer s hammer
fell and -two' schools, formerly
the - property' aT 'BtatTey
Whip School Area lioard, were
sold to the highest bidders.
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