The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-12-07, Page 2pirito ep-opOation
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In the day of larger companies taking
every Opportunity to squash smaller
"organizations it is refreshing to, know
there .still, are a few• corporations who
'Maintain a spirit of co-operation.
The 'Signal -Star and itsstaff experien-
ced this spirit last ` week. Your paper
arrived on time :last Thyirsd'ay due to the
fact that the staff of the paper was
Willing to work through the night. It is
also due to the management and staff of
theproduction department, London Free
Press, who put forth an extra effort and
who worked extra hours to produce tho.
news and ads which 'were in, our paper.
To us the breakdown of our types.et-
ting computer was a major crisis, one
which: seemed insurmountable in
producing a newspaper by Thursday
A.M. '
To the people of the Fress Press it was
a challenge and an opportunity to help a.
fellow paper produce a publication by
deadline. •
Presently. the Free Press is producing
record papers and is taxing •their men
andmachinery to the limit, However
-there was, no hesitation- on their part to
take on, the added burden,
The ' day shift ° in their production
department got us out of trouble and
where the day shift got behind slightly
on their own' work, the night shift, put
forth, extra effort to pull things even
again." it obviously took many hands
working. together to solve the' proliIem.
The combined. efforts of the Signai-
Star and the London' Free Press.. spade
the • deadline: a point of pride with
newspaper people everywhere.
• I• J M
In reply to a letter of appreciation C.R.
Turnbull, production- manager of the
London paper, wrote, "We are all thrilled
with your reaction to what was really a
lot of fun for all of us!" It may have been
fun, Mr. Turnbull, but it was also hard
work and the subscribers of the Signal -
Star are not soon to' forget your com-
pany for its efforts on our behalf.—RGS
Voters were not on the. ball
Goderich Town "Council will' take on a
new look in 1973-74 with three brand
new faces at the table. Goderich voters
went to the polls in about average num-
• bers on Monday to re-elect Mayor Harry
Worsell, give Deb Shewfelt a mandate
as reeve and select six councillors --
three experienced, three new - from a
slate of eight candidates.
-The people hove spoken. The universe
unfolds. •
For the first time in a long, long time,
voters complained not so much about
` the results of "the election, but rather the
ballots for voting and thepencils with
which to mark them.
Town Administrator Harold Walls had
warned the people of 'Goderich via the
Signal -Star _last week that jt 4712,a491,
were not a atireipfLilf dour edMraesr d e5fififfigra`
the Signal -Star that the voter's mark (not
necessarily an X this election) must be
placed within the circle provided, albeit
the circle was unusually small.
Each polling station had posted direc-'
tions for using the. ballots. As well,
polling clerks were instructed, to give
verbal directions for marking ballots to
all voters, whether knowledgeable about
the new procedures or not. •
Still, about 10 percent of the ballots
were spoiled because voters apparently
did not know how to use them or simply
disregarded instructions.
The circles were small and in some
cases the pencils -were dull and cumber-
some.- But a small • percentage of the
voters were the real problem. They .just
not get excittcl about, they coir,gct
e of the bail tR apdi wast l,,their,,
rts at the polls.
Best parade yet
' The 1972 version of the Santa Claus
parade was the best yet according to
many, many spectators. The people of
Goderich are to be commended for the
extra fine effortt they put into the floats
and similar attractions which went to
make this year's parade so great.,
Complaints were few. One wasn't
really in the nature of a complaint
because folks seemed to realize that
such bitter cold weather does not augur
well with most brass and pipe bands
but there was a feeling that more music,
particularly in front of Santa's float, the
parade's climax, would have added
greatly.
Some people were concerned
because' Santa showed • up more than
once in the swing around the Square
although a brief survey of some young
• children revealled that the kids didn't
see two Santas but only saw Santa
twice. There is quite a fifference.
Congratulations must be extended, of
course, to all the winners in the various
contests for best floats. But the thanks
and appreciation of hundreds of
Goderich and' area people who enjoyed
the parade goes out to ail those who
participated in any way to bring Santa
and his helpers to the municipality.
What are you. doing Christmas?
Christmastide is essentially a festival
of goodwill. It, almost seems as though
people have waited all year long to give
vent to their feelings of generosity and
brotherly love.
Ali around the country this spirit of
giving is obvious. There are more
Special church services held at this time
than any .other part_ of the . year. The
press;, radio. and •TV programs devote
space to Christmas messages where
everyda :topies..ance-wire_.used :Obstet.
nrlas dards, another annual. affair, carry
sentiments of peace, love and hope for
the new year. •
This Christmas, The Salvation Army, in
its spirit of practical Christianity, will
continue its tradition 'of helpingthe less
fortunate through the distribution of toys
and clothing, the provision of Christmas
dinners, friendly visits to the shut-in, and
concern for the special needs' of young
and old.
way„what are _YOU -going _to do
this Christmas?
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DEAR READERS
Sitting comfortably pin your
homes last Thursday reading
your November 30 edition of
The Goderich Signal -Star, few
people realized the problems
this staff encountered to get
that paper to You.
As some Goderich citizens
know. the Signal -Star has
recently. converted to nevlr
equipment' for tyPegetifingi.
collection includes,a coriipyter-F
It was the computer— a rather
large, neat looking • contrap-
tion—which quit last week and
-threw this organization into a
state of absolute confusion such
as I've not seen since 1 came to
this company over three years
ago.
The computer's last gasps
were Monday evening. All day
Tuesday and Wednesday, the
machine sat uselessly by as
staff and repair crew tried in
vain to rectify the problem.
By late Tuesday evening (a
full day behind) it seemed
evident the beast could not he
repaired without several new
parts. By mid-morning Wed-
nesday, (a day and a half
behind) it was- evident those
parts wouldn't be coming....and
the machine would not be
repaired in time for our
deadlines. What, to do?
Decision was reached to take
the news and advertising copy
for three newspapers —
Goderich, Clinton and Kincar-
dine — out of town for setting.
Part of the crew was dispatched
to Toronto. All the Goderich
and Clinton news copy went to
London — to the offices of the
mighty 'Free Press..
By late afternoon Wednesday
n8* 1vy"W' f u 11f' fe S' behind) the'
trst' bits ofcopy `bveTe ,,`be ` ,n n i ng
fO trickle into our office from
London. Eater in the evening,_
more copy arrived 'from".Lon-
don....and some from Toronto.
Bv about 11 p.m., every shred
of • copy had arrived in
Goderich, some delivered by
Fress Press personnel.
The big job was still ahead.
Everyone pitched into the task
of 'assembling pages and adver-
tisements....and by about :3:30
a.m., the three newspapers were
assembled and ready for
camera work and. printing.
The deadline of 7 a.m. Thur-
sday seemed possible now, and
extra life was pumped into the
weary crew. Negatives were
made, plates burned and
processed, the press work was
done and the mailing got un-
derway. Drivers were sent out
with bundles of papers for the
post offices in three cen-
tres..,.and almost like a
miracle, the deadline was. met.
Once more, the Signal- Star
and The Clinton News -Record
hit the street on schedule. The
Kincardine News was a day
late....but was the first to leave
the Signal building to be sure.
I clipped the following poem
from last week's Listowel Ban-
ner. It ,seemed to fit the oc-
casion.
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Two Marione?
Dear Editor,
Interested inti far away, Re
Position Clarified, Nov. 23rd
Are both -M, and Mrs. Elsa
Haydon eandidetes in the up-
coming. election.? .
•'.W. Lawley.
if is nice
Gentlemen,
Please renew ' my subscrip-
tion. A weekly paper helps give
perspective. Your paper, the
London Free Press and the
Globe and Mail - a sort of loaf
of bread, a jug of wine and
thou!
H.M. Smilbert
Apartment No. 205
44 Walmer Road
Toronto 179, Ontario
MSR 2X5
Letters to the Editor
are welcomed and
encouraged by this
newspaper on any matter
of public interest.
All letters must be
signed but pseudonyms
will be permitted on the
understanding that
should any . . reader
question the identity of
the writer, that identity
will be disclosed.
Readers are reminded
that ' the .opinions
expressed in the
published
correspondence are not
,necessarily the opinions.
. held by The Signal -Star.
This
That
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"Nature didn't make us per-
fect, so she did the next best
'thing. She made us blind to our
own faults"
"One thing leads to another,
and thousands of years after the
kfttventiowof the wheel sothebfdy
tliqught of" the wheel tax"
WHEN THE PAPER
DOESN'T COME
My father says the paper he
reads ain't put up right,
tIe finds a lot of fault, he does,
perusin' if- all night;
He says there ain't -a. single
thing in it worth while to read,
And that it doesn't print the
kind of stuff the people need.
He tosses .it aside and says it's
strictly on the bum ---
But
you ought . to hear him
holler when the, paper doesn't
come!
He reads about the weddin's
and he snorts like all -get out,
He reads the social loin's with
a most derisive shout.
He says they make the papers
for the women folks alone,
He'll read about the parties
and he'll fume and fret and
groan;
GIVE
He says of information it
doesn't have a crumb ---
But you ought to hear him
holler when the paper doesn't
come!
He's always first to grab it, and
he reads it plumb through,
He doesn't miss an ,item or a
Want ad _ that's true.'
He says they don't know what
we want, the darn newspaper
.guys,
I'ni going to take a day
sometime an' go an' put 'em
wise;
Sometimes it seems as though
they must be deaf, and blind
and dumb,
But you ought to hear him
holler when the paper doesn't
come!
this, but __ cigarette habit i st,tpport
"They say that women are
smarter than men, but did you
ever see a man wear a shirt that
buttoned up the back?"
"The greatest sin is not mur-
der, dope, rape, violence. rob-
bery, pollution or lust it is
apathy!"
"There. are, some politicians
who shake your hand before an
election and shake ,your con-
fidence after."
"A family man is one who has
replaced • the currency, in his
wallet with snapshots."
"An electronic wizard is spen-
ding all his spare time trying to
develop a TV set that will inter-
fere with his neighbor's power
tools."
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"A noisy backyard summer 0
party is one in the neighborhood
that yeti haven't been invited
to".
"A man who won't lie to a
woman has very, little con-
sideration for her feelings"'.
"The easiest way to get into
trouble is to be right at the
wrong• time"
"The average household con-
sists of a husband who 'makes
the money, and a wife and kids
who make it necessary".
"Pcmairvl invented the
per made a fortune just meshing
around".
"Ignorance isn't alt bad ---it
causes a lot of arguments".
"To err is human, but to
really _foul thinga..up-it._:takes..a.=. _...r
computer" .
"The man who wins most ofhis arguments loses most of his
friends".
"Experience is something you
have when you're too old for the
job".
"All marriages are happy ---
it's living together afterwards
that causes all. the troubles".
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