The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-10-12, Page 3a
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C$24 billion App o mission to
.. _telt%nu0d from pow 2) the moon (i x s. t 1 lair capita,.
Save the jail
-` Canadians -need Mr. Stanfieldand almost as much as it cos
at the helm during the next four Americans to pay. for the entire
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years, if as a .N
_ are , $30 billion moon project, in -
going. to be able tcl compete .e'f; eluding 'the Appella, ..Qemini
festively in domesticand foreign. - and Mercury flights. ($148.51 per
markets and thus provide a high capital..
level of employment for; our The $105 million already
citizens, spent : represents more than, a
Cam. C. Filimer, third, of the province's .annual
Oakville, Ont. budget." . - ,. -- -
Meanwhile, the federal gover.
, nment hes had to•bail (if that's
the world) out the heavy wate
Stanfield incompetent plant to the tune of $50 million
because Canada desperately
Dear. Editor: needs the heavy water for ou
I am writing as a Maritimer, nuclear reactor programme
and a former Ministerial aide to Presently it is costing Canadians
an Atlantic Member of the millions' of dollen', annually to
Federal Cabinet:I have noted in buy heavy water„ from the Soviet
your newspaper that Robert Union.
--StatifJe :ifirestiolis"" Prinnie Yet; riother- S"tatifield Talkie'
Minister Trudeau's competence came to light in July, 1972,
to govern the country.' when Cardinal Proteins Limited
There is probably no figure in took its place beside the heavy
Canadian public: life more Water plant and the Clairtone
qualified to make anassessment Corp. in Nova Scotia's black
as, to one's competence in this " book of development. of
respect than Stanfield. Stan- disasters. The amount 'lost by
field's record as Premier of Nova _Scptians is considerably
Nova Scotia provides a bench- less ($3.2 million), but the
mark by which incompetence in' failure is just as spectacular on
government can be measured for its own scale.
all time'. As the Halifax Chronicle
In 1966, for instance, the Herald (not known for its
province's financial affairs were criticism of the Tories or Mr.
in such disarray that Mr. Stan Stanfield) remarked:
field's government was forced 'to _ "All three plants were the
borrow $75 million at a time of subject of growing public
unprecedented high interest relations reports splashed across
rates. If the money had been North America. Latterly they
raised a few months earlier (as became embarassing symbols of
Dear Editors ,,
Many of us are pleased that
you are supporting the
proposition to retain the old jail,
This structure, which is nearly
150 years old, is of distinctive
architecture -and construction. It
stands,,at a good location, as. a
solid reminder of the past and
✓ ,should _be preserved. Thealter-
native of tearing it clown and
erecting one of more modern
✓ buildings in its' place is not a •
very attri�active one. .
There are apparently those
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it could have been) or a few government failure in industrial
months later (as it could have development."
been),` the Nova. Scotia tax- All three "embarrassing sym-
payers would. have 'been saved bols of government failure"
some $10to $15 million in in were left to Nova Scotia tax-
terest rates. • payers by an , administration
•But incompetence -in the Stan--comimandedlor t"he mosi-partl5y
field regime was nowhere more Robert Stanfield, • a legacy • of
apparent than in the work of In- close to $200 million in debts
dustrial Estates Limited, an which'must be made good, even -
agency established,;by the Stan- tually, by Canadian taxpayers.
field government to attract ins!` Is this the . sort of "cum-
dustry to the province. The cor- -peters&' Mr. Stanfield would
poration was established' in bring to the federal government?
1957, the second year of Mr. Can Canada afford him?
Stanfield's government. Bet-
ween 1957 and 1971, IEL has
been involved -with some 70.
clients, twenty of whom 'were
already operating in the
province . before they received
IEL cash. Only 53 of. the -741
companies remain in business in
Nova Scotia. today. , ° - •
The twos most,•Pec 4P1 • D
Sincerely,
Mel McInnis
1020 Harkness Avenue,
Ottawa:, Ont.
Thanks
ear Kellar:
Mrs.
IEL failux t hawtiee>l ;a„ heavy t r wishto Alan)£ you for your
water plant at Glace Bay and news reports on theiublic
the Clairtone Corporation at meeting at the Goderich
Springfield. Collegiate Auditorium on Sep -
The provincial loss on Clair-
„tone,
lair- tember 20, 1972.
tone, now bankrupt, is estimated Mr. W. Jucker's talk was well
at between 16 and 20 million received by the citizens of
dollars. The heavy water plant
is not -yet, operative and already Goderich.
over MO million has been spent If your readers wish further
on this project, which 'Stanfield information on Employment
assured Nova. Scotians would Standards in Ontario, we would
only cost them $12 °million, the be pleased to receive inquiries
directed to:
amount of the ,original loan in •
1963.. An� editorial in the Employment Standards Branch,
Toronto Globe and Mail in 362 Dundas Street,
1969, assessed the damage of 438-299n11. . Ontario
this venture in these terms;
438- ' r
"•°... the heavy water plant has Yours truly,
cost Nova Scotians more per. H. Sorichetti,
capita ($138.16) than it cost Acting Regional Manager,
Employment Standards Branch.
American citizens to finance the
b
who contend that, we cannot
justify the expenditure of
$25,000 to convert it to' another
= real~.:aJGlrtian
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of money and surely, if it is of
any value to this and future
generations, a small expenditure
such as this should not stand in
the way.
Other countries are placing
\ great .importance on historical
buildings. Despite the huge cost
of repairing war damages, and
the existence of a large number
of old structures now open to
the public, Great Britain is
restoring many more which have
been in a sad state of disrepair
for years. .
. It is understood that the
original building at the former
jail site was constructed and
used as a Court House. Perhaps
a museum associated with this
development, or some other
kature of historical interest, in-
corporated with penology,
would have wider appeal than if
restricted solely to penology' . No
doubt, ' once the decision has
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-been-rade
o--retain-tlais-strue--•
ture, plans for its use, can be.
developed and changed as the
need arises to suit the desires of
the general public.
The main objective now is to
save ' the structure. •
Yours truly,
W.G. Muir.
Museum not. needed
Dear Editor:
You,will find attached to this
letter, the `Public Service Sur-
vey':.coupan upon which 1' have
indicated 'no; , to the Museum of
Penology • in Huron. d
I feel, however, that aimple
'yes or no' is not sufficient so I
have taken the liberty of presen-
ting my reasons for the negative
answer, as follows:
Firstly, it is beyond my com-
prehension- why a community
would want to maintain any
type of memorial to .criminals
and the crimes that they
represent.
Who needs to see the cage in
which we placed thieves, mur-
derers and other assorted
criminals?
Do we really need to'maintain
another tourist attraction so Still _en. '
that this community can seqeeze .. "...
a few more dollars.from ems; ` =”
or,
tourist's pocket? All this ,_ L ..� nclosed is ' my cheque for
$9.50 in payment of my renewal
of the Signal -Star to which I
have subscribed for well over 65
years — and still enjoy.
ditional expense so that Mir.• and.
Mrs. Tourist can gaze upon the
place where some poor unfor-
tunute .went 'to the gallows.
Somehow I. think not..
My- °world- reason its ' sin ply
this. if I were a merchant with'a
store upon, the Square, li Would
most certainly be in favour of
the town- spending several,
• thousand additional dollars in
order to increase the tourist
trade. Let's face -facts. The more
tourists the 'more revenue
dowing through this town from
June until pepternber. •,
However, it seems to me that
our tax dollars would' be put to
better use, attracting industry,
in order that all of us . may.
benefit from the increased
revenue.
Thank au
V11"` Aiello^,
' 97 Wolfe St., Godericit
Museum an asset
Dear Editor: .
Attached you will find our
opinion regarding the Museum
of Penology. We firmly' believe
this would be an asset to the
community. The attendance at
the Huron County Museum is a
strong indication of how well
patronized the Huron . County
Jail Would be should it. be con-
verted.
An admission fee could be
charged, a "'souvenir shop and
snack bar could be included in
renovations, Visitors stopping in
the town are always anxious to ..
explore all such • attractions
made available
Sincerely,
... - Howard--a•nd�-Evelyn-Carroll.
Swimming pool first
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Goderich, Oct. 6, 1972.
,Dear Editor:
The reason for my -no answer
for -the jail as a museum is this.
The other museum is already
• losing money. And is a Museum
of Penology a tourist attraction?
How often will they come in
and look things over. Tourist
business is fine, but we live here
the year round. Better spent
money on making this jail a
museum 'for 'the fine :arts.
• , •Or, 'how' bout j�iittirig' 'a hof
on top •df the, swilntning pool?
Then we could use the pool for
twelve months instead of three.
With a lake so close by, it is
amazing how many people do
not swim
And to go back to the idea for
a museum for the fine arts, Most
people see art for three days
only during Summer Art
Festival.
Sincerely,
Mrs. H. Hendriks,
R.R.3 Goderich.'
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Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Margaret MacLennan
5454 South Shore Drive
'Chicago, Illinois
60615
!Vlore on Christian
Schools
Editor;
There has been 'a lot of
writing done about the matter,
Christian School versus Board
of Education.
It is a privilege that we live in
a country' where one can voice
his .t inion "in -public,' 'through
press and 'radio, etc. "
We as "New Canadians" do,
appreciate this and are thankful
to the lord - end= --the "41d
Canadians" that we are accep-
ted in: this country. It is a great
country, not only materialisticly
but also spiritually. There are
many people of different ethnic
backgrounds gathered here. and
yet there is peace.
About the issue of the
Christian School, I can under-
stand that the "Old Canadian"
says what do those "New
Canatdiang ' think they ,ere, We
have had our schools for acme
generations: They always did
- serve their .purpose,. and that is
right, There has, been a lot to
improve education (so much
that some say they are getting
education crazy.)
Also there is a lot changed in
history since the first public
schools opened in this country.
At that time there were the new
immigrants who settled here.
They were people by majority,
who were of strong .Christian
principle. As an exarnpleoof that,
we can see the many churches
built on this continent. There
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Don't.buriiIeaves,
Like it or not its f III aciain. To some the
season represents that final pcelUde to
winter while,for others It is `a time of.cool
meetIng
SY ilkilLYSNA�C !N
Mr. :Everett Moillwain e
sooderieh TnwnsJup vlukinid *4 .
Ming of the Progreasive Con-
,servative ., organizational
gathering in the Hayfield
Municipal Building on Vett.
��nesd'ay evenings October 4.
to organize
Goderich and -ley town-
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own -
w , ships and Bayfield Village met
for the forthcoming',
election, thco'
Oddleifson, on. behalf ,
Reeve of the Village Mr. 1
of t
village, and councila welcomed
clearly) against the law unless a permit everyone and said he hoped ,it
has •.been issued, and furthermore the would prove to be as ,suocesit41
Department of the Environment has laws ;44rst
Iyear'a. "
clays, longer nights and beautifully forbiding such burning under legislation • Clayton Laithwaite., of
colored scenery, For .still others its that Goderich, , newly appointed.
eti
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4,.�. l ,. �t�i"ra�s.....,...
tltrle-• w ..�.. ..._ ,, .. � pr-esid�t-ot.thwird�f •d � :*:,
f year -wFren- yo-cr'haive to fiac�k
within hls� right to contact the department
through smoke clouded days as every and demand these laws ebp enforced, introduced Mr. tors for the P.C, ,,,Party in Huron
James Donnelly.
would-be green thumb ,in the neigh- Opensmoldering fires of this sort also
bourhood undertakes burning all that
,
colorful, but never -the -less -falling, present a safety hazard in two ways, If
foliage. g , , winds -are anything more than very light,
which at. this time of year '.they almost
In a community `blessed with large always are, a'spark from such a fire could
maples, , as . 19 Goderich, there never cause serious damage to property
seems to be an end to those smoldering nearby,. ° or in the extreme case cause
piles from the. first of October until the death, through a house fire. Such` things
d relief of that first snowfall. - do happen'. all'too frequently as the local
Perhaps for most, this Autumn haze Fire Department will doubtless verify.
presents no real problem. Some even
argue that the smell of burning leaves is
• a pleasant oneaand.all part of the season.
There are others though who find the
situation most distasteful,
. One group, as Medical Officer, of
Health Dr, Prank Mills pointed out this
week, who certainly hold no great love 5
for' this "sweet smell of fall" ' are those - The insane part of leaf burning is that it ti said, ``co -.operation, co-
who suffer from emphysema. Many will is unecessary. The leaves themselves
ordination and working together
- , ._�....°.�..--would f , weir •
cjaim triads a relativeIy-obset r e --portion its/COW-do- frtt r awn over . f or
of our community but Dr. fYlill3 claims the winter. They would protect the rass McKinley and return him; at
9 Least in this community to show
please
The ,clouds of smoke the half: damp
leaves send up can also restrict vision
along a street to such an extent that a car
accident could result, , or • worse some
youngster playing .near the fire (as they
often do) could be struck by the blinded
motorist.
Q.C., Goderich, :who said "the
message in life is the same ae in
the Elections, There is na sub-
stitute for work.- Hard work is
the price of success. If we want
to succeed we must all pull
together".
Mr. Don Southcott Toronto,
representing the - Honourable
Charles S. MacNaughton M.P.P..
Huron, brought greetings from
Mr. MacNaughton and said he
(Mr. MacNaughton) extends his '
very large gratitude in the
provincial campaign and wan-
ted to express his very strong
desire that Mr. Robert' . E.
McKinley M.P. Huron go bacI
with a stronger majority than
ever. He said Mr,. • McKinley was
one of the best in Ottawa for his
constituency. Mr. Southcott
there. are. more who fall into this category from the damage of' snow pileup and by we are looking for better leader-•
ship in Ottawa.
1 Mr. Lorne Kleinstiver, Dash-
wood, chairman of the Finance
Committee announced the com-
mittee members as follows: Mr.
James Donnelly, Goderich;' Mr.
Harley Crawford, Wingham;
Mr. Elmejeell, Exeter; Mr, Les
Habkirk, Sea forth; Mr. Jerry
Holmes, Clinton; Mr. Harvey_
Coleman, Stanley . Twp., and
Mr. Ken Parke, Varna.
Mr. Kleinstiver said if we
want good government we must
help pay the freight. •He also
said funds come from many dif
ferent sources: from the
National Party in Ottawa; from
donations received from private.
citizens; solicitations from the
business community; 'and
numerous fund-raising , events
that are- planned in different
communities within each riding.
Twenty-six, hundred dollars was
raised recently at a dinner at
the Pine Ridge Chalet, Mr. •
Kleinstiver reported.
The poll chairmen of SStanley-
and Goderich Twps., and
Bayfield Village were also
announced.
than might be imagined. The Medical Of- -
ficer of Health -also explains that the
smoke from burning leaves puts these
people through real agony each year.
There are other reasons to call for a
stop to this practice as well. Open fires,
which burning leaves classify as, are
Federal curb
early spring have decomposed to a state
where they provide fertilizer for the new
grass. What remains in the spring .could
then be raked up and lAgged for pickup
by the sanitation crews. Therewould be
Tess work, less danger and more good
done all the way round.
on fireworks
-welcome
Federal government regulations ban- hands from careless handling of
ning the sale of firecrackers to the fireworks. The only reason whywe never
general is an less hazardous hear of them is that adults are too em -
fireworks to persons 18 ye or older will barrassed to admit their clumsiness or
be welcomed by ' every thinking adulLin
the country. Children, no doubt, will
mourn their passing, but with fireworks
displays being handled by people
specially trained, they ought to improve
in quality and therefore Mt,* than tom-
pensate `the youngsters for their loss of
noisemakers.
Firecrackers present a very real hazard
during the Victoria Day holiday period
and again on Hallowe'en — and not only
to children. Just as many adults as
children have probably received burned
Used wisely, few `toys' can give more
pleasure than fireworks in a well-planned,
artistic.display. Those concluding grand-
stand"sperformances -at the Canadian
National Exhibition, for example, quite
outshine the `stars' on the stage. The
regulations. imposed by the federal gover-
nment should do nothing to' prohibit, or
limit in any. way such fine displays. What
they will do is take danger out of the
hands of the young and.the unskilled.
Should we pay the housewife
The,,, BBC, London, researching a
program on family finance,_ reveals facts.
on pay for housewives which should
please Women's Lib. They estimate the
housewife works at least 85 hours weekly
and her duties encompass 11 jobs -,--
nurse, teacher, catering manageress,
buyer, public relations expert etc.. And if
she were pa c wthe going rate for such
jobs, she would earn $8,750. Wow!!
To have the dreary drudgery of
household chores :raised-.:to.pr..ofessionat -
level and to be paid for it all is enough to
go to any woman's.head. But hold it girls,
,thereare thorny problems.-Not=atl-women
are good housekeepers and i,f
governments paid ° housewives; job
standards might be introduced. Then,
never mind the means test, think of the
encroachment and publicity of home
inspection tests. Is.she a good cook or a
poor one, is she economical or wasteful,
does she neglect her children, is she
slovenly or tidy, is her home dust -free?
Courses in homemaking just might be•
compulsory to qualify for pay. Courses in
child-rearing should definitely be
mandatory --. this is long overdue
anyway. Training for every .other job is
compulsory, yet the biggest, mosI
important job of all, motherhood, is left to
chance; it's supposed to be a natural gift.
If all women realj,y gwall.fle.d.::w,.fo.r:
motherhood; the tragedy of misfits,
delinquents, and battered and neglected
children could begreatly reduce`.
Paying the housewife to stay at home.
would remove the need for day-care
centres. Women's jobs could then go to
cut down male unemployment.- Yes,
paying .the housewife could raise
standards In the home enivronment and
benefit the whole nation as well.
Remember When
Remember when HIPPIE meant big in the hips, ,
Anda TRIP involved travel in cars, plates or ships?
' When POT was a vessel for cooking things in
And HOOKED, was What grandmother's lug may have been?
When FIX was a verb -that meant mendot repair,
And BE IN meant merely existing somewhere?
When GROOVY meant furrowed with channels or hollows,
And BIRDS were winged creatures like robins or swallows?
When FUZZ was a substance real fluffy, like lint,
And BREAD came from bakeries and not from the mint?
From The Oregon Publisher
Mr. Jack Sturgeon, Bayfield
Village; for Stanley, poll 1, Jack
Taylor, Brucefield; 2, Ernest
Talbot, R.R.2 Kippen; 3, Tom
Consitt, Varna; 4, Bob Talbot,
R.R.3 Bayfield; 5, Charles Rau,
R.R.2 Zurich. For Goderich
Twp., 1, Stan Freeman, Box 61,
Goderich;- 2, Gerry ,Ginn, R.R.2
Clinton; 3, ' John Wayne, R.R.1
Bayfield; 4, Garry Merner,
R.R.3 Clinton; 5; Jim Lobb,
R.R.2, Clinton and poll number
6 (to be announced).
Mr. Robert E. McKinley was
introduced and told the more
than 70 persons gathered` in a
relaxed and congenial at-
mosphere that they must get out
and visit and talk to people and
explain the party policies.
"Show confidence in your coun-'
try and °yourself. There is
something wrong - with our
SJ'sm tel ,with '�O
many-- unem-
ployed.' I ;y perp r->iVefd —
Trudeau must go; and I'm sym- .
pathetic to that. Responsibility
and confidence in a government .
is` -what is needed, with more
trust td run our country'.' he
stated.
4A question and answer period
followed. A number of young
people in the audience appeared
deeply concerned.
Coffee and donuts were ser.
ved to conclude a lively evening.
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