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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-01-24, Page 2/H • GE 2—G0I5E10CH A' CANAL► -STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY44: a: 1974 ° E�1:TORIflL,, COMME.NT No time for chances "You pays2 your money and you. takes your chances." That's an oldtime saying ' which used to be kicked around, years ago. when homespun- philosophy was a hobby for many people. 'tts.ineaning was simple. There's no guarantee with wifti most things in life you pays your money and you takes your chances. " taxapayers the kind of services modern, In many .ways, ' this adage –is -par-L- thriving communities are forced to ticularly true even now where municipal provide •these{.days,.,. • taxes are concerned:. You pay into the The same w Reeve Shewfelt probably -fund and' you trust that elected officials ,-'sent finance chairman Dave, Gower's will spend it wisely and to your advent head spinning with his - off-the-cuff tage. You pays your money and you. remark 'that a municipal tree budget takes your" chances. �:.shou'ld reach $5,000 or $10,000 per an - At ----last. week's council. meeting num to ensure Goderich wil'I remain truly though, Goderich. Reeve Deb Shewfelt The Prettiest Town in C anada. Unheard. �. was in a rare mood. The reeve appeared Of, you say? 'Perhaps; but -is there6a.bet- to be tiring of the old method of .paying ',and treated:to a proper base which. should put an end to the deplorable con- ditions' wttioh - have existed on that • thoroughfare-,8r,.recent years. • But Eldon.Street is just the beginning. Many hundreds- of thousands of dollars must be spent -in Goderich to- give all #l� minimum and taking what you caa__, • ge for your dollars.* According, to. She felt, many people want tq be done. with,,f is kind 'of municipal management. Said ' Shewfelt, "People dorf't- mind paying axes if they . are getting something for it." He seemed 'to be . suggesting hat ratepayers aree growing weary of the long wait for certain 'im- provements. im- Provensnts. e. y V ould rather Ra out - more taxdors • improved, sewe lighting. • In . keeping with tri learned that Eldon Sti`eet is•.to be dug out from. '8uriseZ' Drive to Blake Street ter way to achieve the same results? It could be, that Reeve Shewfelt is reading the people correctly. Folks"wIi.Q .are..x icing . families and buying homes and driving cars and paying .for modern , $services know what gobs of cash it takes ,to make those traditional ends meet. And folks must surely. _ nderstand that municipal costs are '�riOiing. at- the same rate making it impossible to .. _._ im ' added nd' have better streets, � prig reds and ' 'prove Without 'adequate street "'''+, rev'eVtre from somewhere. . The old' way wasto pay your money is'at etude t was and to take your chances but today it i „maybe necessary to"decide on priorities and be prepared to pay for them. DEAR: ..EDITOR • , old sows, young boars and Dan's back - wild boars A note of caution, watch out for Black Bertha, Dear Editor, meanest sqw in Colborne., And Well the":following 'letter will • -written at the bottorh was the be pretty short, but I, have not• following, "This hunt. has • the bad much time to -collect my direr& blessing of Colborne. thoughts during the past few Township Council." weeks. - Well, the Council has finally- ' -•I haye . heard- via , th•e° made a move. Do you .know, Coll#orne Clique that Big Blue that for three years they have 'in Toronto has advised ' Huron been trying Co stop pigs and cat= County Council to restructure - tie from running . loose and their government. You know, damaging neighbours" crops. it's about time. An in-depth To date, they have not. been study of the.Council and inter- successful. government ,is essential. You,„ $ It- su%ely is no ponder that know, the first thing "I would. ,Big Blue put a land -freeze on do, is to get • rid of all the '°" ""' Colborne. If the Counci`lncannot ; Deputy Reeves. They •serve no look after a small°thingsuch as purpose,, only to take up loose livestock, we sure can not valuable space. I' am sure . expect them to be able to look County Council could run more after a few thousand acres of efficiently with a smaller .nuim- land, . ' bar of men. '', And while we 'are on this . The bneltt idea, and ,it is not ..land freeze, that has been the '-new, i— that all' township and" best thing that ever happened. county road systems , should It's high time we had a secon- come under, one management: dary .plan. One that gets right -We hate" -absolutely too-mdeh------nnwm- to the • rritt r -gritty -and, duplication of "equipment 'and' Means something. And l•do.not :. travel. You know that 'Town- mea r om.- patsy type plan, we ship or County equipment can- • need one with teeth in it. One not work' on each othee:a toads: thati,. states, when ari area is It is high time Ituron'County zoned agriculture, it stays became a leader; instead ,of, a agriculture. • foll�bwer. ; And to the councillor from Goderich Township I say, do The other day, I was down at you really' want trailer parks:- the.Colborne Inn having a hot and campsites-"'" in the toddy and I noticed this adver- agricultural `community? ., • tisement nailed to the bar. The ' Well, enough -said, I 'must go and count my beans. • theme of the observance was World Religia�n�-Basis for , World Unity The purpose,of World Religion Day to gain. recognition •of religion as the motivating force for. world ,unity;; - and • to.. spread the knowledge of the,•orienesa'of"all revealed religions. Alt the world's great religions' testify that- there is only one God, and that wor- ship, love and service of the one •God is religion. God is not competition. with Himself. The lamps are many, but -the light is. one. Each religion has its springtime, summer, fall and winter season,. then the cycle ie• repeated by a fresh outpouring - of reve.lator't. ' Thus r legion is progressive. Baha'iselieve the' revelation brought by, Baha' u' llah, the Prophet-Fbunder' of, the Baha'•i Faith, is the'l'atest,'not'the final` chater in God's revealed te'ach'ings to humankind. They. are. dedicated 'ti he belting of ----tn'en-everyw-her-e: One . hundred years' ago, Ba•ha'u'llah "`pointed out that. - all barriers prey " e unity of-iltankind"' are man- near Orlando, has laid, off 24000 made. While' man may divide; :„employees where 11,000 peri sons had been working. • God unites: Man must . alien-; �. don his prejudices- that divide , Attendance_ figures at Disney and . Learn to see himself as a World dropped' Z},9 per. calif bet- -' 't' f the world. ween December I`5 and January ad read, "Wild and Tame boar hunt to take place in the Town- ship of Colborne, in the area of., lots 3, 4, 5, on the 3rd and 4th ; - - concession. E.D., anytirrie M, World' Religion day' Detonator Dan . .ry during 1974..All participants are urged, to be excellent,• run- ners, terrific shots, and' have a 13it:of.experience in calling hogs' out of "ct8ps Of wheat, corn and beans,- Sizes available are weari'ers, chunks, young sows,_ ATION PARS • Dear -Editor, • Last 'Sunday, January 20th, the members of the- , Paha' i Faith in Canada observed , World Religion Day., The `A1 j QSA' aCOMA,O *CNA y eP ,ti r4r,.f AfxdA(0� ,�,d� �,/wSOAV(,$ C°N'1 enting th ror YM 4 OKAY i' aw YEGOT IT? CM RCEif ° YO,41-16 TO'Hc RSE C'OGBRN'S ,gip F IND OUT WHERE T'H'e F iRE IS • i tEORC� YOU HEAR ©or TO LOVeR'S f.E.AP• TO $E4' xi/HERE Tile smolrE°1S COl'1l'J FR 01s.43 TR'uFFC.E, -.,-.__- .,.....,....- YOU. 'GO 8,ACk TO TME STA. 'Tl9N- AND ,H���,,,/1RON C9uNTv. GE T M4' TMERM.O.�S i orTL :. , ENT'RRI. C W4, :HURON TO STU V C N RAl, 'DISPATCH QU oTE : NE' �O1LI NOIL MEMBER RME D SUCH A S YSTEttAS 'CU118EISOM , R�iDRC,t(,4LOL4S" 4�} Ifco09616 TUB i1 is 111 • s'G.AOL GooEItICH 5`r DEAR READERS- Bg Shlrlei. J. Keil �t' i.00j(ltlli ACi 75 .YEARS:AGO , • January 26, 1899 The central telephone , change is 'n'ow situated in' 'i new quarters -next to PorteX` bookstore, - the transfer. havi • been made this , week, - '1' e operations of , .the lineme engaged in making the chain interested many passers•.by o rf the Square. Shortly after 2:00 on Sunda afternoon the fire alar brought out the brigade to blaze in the back of J. ,. . Halpany's store. The flail were extinguished before 4h= • had ,a chance to spread vel far, but the stock in the sto was damaged considerably b smoke ' The Jordan -Horton bloc would like to arrange a hock match with the 'British •E change block, to be -played--at time in the next two week Proceeds are to go -to the std the bancf.` u The first fancy dress carniv of the season will be held in t West Street rink. Good prf have ,been offered for b( _ fancy dress and costumes. doubt masqueraders will be in full force. Aniong'the `prt:. is one for the. best repress ;•":.�'tation of "La Grippe'` Marine Band will be in atte danc The Barber -Shop in the Be a• e y a. f�• , r, al e es th No - ,u t ,,es n- he n- - �..i._. �k'n an all-out effort West. _Europe and Japan. • It is ford block is closed, atFlorida-;--rush from _'Ch�i�tlnas`through nessee,.ma. i g W,est ,, The:' ice crop i•si .lie bring; a ra c but it alae t come.. to compete with each other. Ac going- to- g March, P ,gathered. In fact, tourism- ' in'general is commodation at such name devaluations of Western D. Eidt was driven - Despite thepfact that weather' was -warm: and- sunny,. • it is good to be back ;, in reported to be down in Florida . hotels - as Holiday'. Inn, fora , Goderich. Ho'tne is where the heart is, they say, and I guess Goderich .has my heart. Most•'�'�''Aread this space will be aware that some jot tings from Florida appeared in last. ,week's newspaper...and that - the - Keller •' family , thoroughly enjoyed the holiday in the Sunshine State. Just to recap for those who missed- it, there should be no ,concern about' travelling -to - Florida by automobile. Having made the jaunt .and talked to other tourists enroute, '1 can assure you that gasoline •'does not seem to be in short,' supply. between Detroit and' Florida. -We experienced no trouble whatsoever. • For those 'who are a bit . rier vous,• though, 'i,,,d suggest keeping the top half of the tank filled. Thatway you ere. never • completely. destitute: Anyone planning to camp in Florida (or keep house in some ' way or another) should plan to take a supply of toilet paper and tissues with thein. There is a paper shortage in Florida. One day, for ' instance, we -travelled 150' miles and found no toilet paper in the store we tried and only a small supply of tissues in. one--s'hnp. ' - : - _ * * * • 'Although tourists, are generally. agreed .there is no real shortage -of gasoline, the •• -.number of 'people venturing south this winter has diminished to: the point where is causing serious damage to the` economy' in Florida, if 'not other states enroii e. One of the top flight` attrac- , tions in Florida, Disney ,World citizen o e o R 1 ' 1 1'• ' ' ' ' 1 6 the height- of the Florida' e igiotts, racia po itica , n '''N° touridfrgeason: economic , and patriotic prejudices, a >aha'u'llah In. , ,.P,�rpreas, Gardens, for in - Mance, :Usually ,keeps a workdfcated, are the primary causes • of world disunity and 'of war: . force of 280. That number has" Thus the 'attainthent 'of world been -cut to 250. . unity begins in our home our •One spokesman from Cypress „ • by about 15 per cent, a. conser- example, is running at about. . vative estimate, and the. state- •$12per night—in some cases as low as $8. T... ' .'There• are "a'l1.pasort of gim- micks to attract visitors, too; Many motels are billing free breakfasts, special ' luncheon. Comnierce,Department -is spen- ding some "$60,000 ,in, ',adver- tising aimed at luring norther- ners to ._ * Florida.<* * In the little town of Punta Gorda, near the site of our home -away -from home for two weeks,' the townsfolk are• preparing for -a serious hike in the cost .of electricity One estimate has it- that the bills will go up by 450 per cent in a few month�s...and the energy crisis •has been dubbed the culprit.: , It was explained that the cost increase' was based on Florida Power and Light' Company paying $99 million for oil to povyer its generators ' in 1971 and the company's estimate by existing , international prices that it must pay $330 million for the seii.e amount of oil this year, .'disregarding any future crude 'tail price hakes, It is believed, however, that the "energy crisis” will produce iriuch good. One ,ecologist, Shepley Cleaves, T' claims° it Will improve family living - in- stead -' of people. running in several different directions they,, will- be forced 'to stay home prices: or even free accom- modation for children '15 and under accompanied by parents. I think it is .safe to say that the welcome mat is out , in Florida in a way it hasn't been, for many years. Ani it really isn't much wonder. As 'you drive through the state, you see howdependentFlorida musthe on tourisnfor there is little else but Florida's weather a,nd tourist attractions •upon .which to live. - Yes,- .there are citrus ' fruits, this year bumper crap. There isr, - some market.gar dening and some sugar cane farming. But for the economy in Florida to sourish, the state "must have the tourist dollar so this year as never before,, the northerners 'are - being greeted with' open' arms. ***. newspapers In • the United States have a great deal. to say about the "energy crisis"'. One of the most'down- to-earth••,comments I read was currencies that will further disrtipt the flow of goods inter- nationally.' 5` • "Finally,.' perhaps the , most " serious . and 'worrisome early `difficulties ,the oil-producing nations' ransom for oil will cause are for other developing countries, such as India, that do not jxab-the goods to barter or the hard currency to pay'for oil. But 'they need it to., .fuel. their own-ind•ustrjalizetion•and to run their own tractors. The inability to obtain it will not be • just a discomfort or ahardship. It is more -likely to be a catastrophe: "Thus the Arab nations --,and the •ether- oil- producing nations -may feel as . • righteous•.as Samson: The Shah of Iran has been preaching to the Western, free -economy dations- that 'they are going to . ,- have to forget about cheap energy and - to allow Iran and . --other developing nations full economic equality, that is, equal prosperity. • ., Goderich .from Auburn On those cold days he got his f a. partly frozen. The Town of Goderich" the Citizens Committee pay $20.reward for inform; that„will lead to the disco% and conviction of the persot persons who have . b poisoning dogs in the tow The Goderich • hockey goes to Clinton 'tomorrow f game in the count y le series. Seaford.) plaA`here week, but the day' hs'J.•Y.not been 'fixed. - A' public meetit; ' called' by the ma discussion of rail*A3 • In question is then 'sit system proposed } town. 50 •YEAR Af January "24, of Owing to the $t Tri day' last the annual the ^ Goderich a rtfr exhibition was' week, A few of "But when Samson. pulled tors met butes till 'i the : temple' down_ on the Philistines; -he- also destroyed. hiiiiself: , ' • - ' -- "Arid . Samson said, Let me . die with the -Philistines. And he in The Cincinnati ,".Enquirer together" an, editoria;,, entitled Some - x***. people Will Hunger For Bread. Motels are'feeling the crunch It was based on a comment perhaps more than any other•: from USA Vice -President 'Ford branch of ,business. In Punta who said, "Close' an oil valve in , Gorda again„"visitors at motels the' Middle . East - and: you, o there were' down by a substan- threaten to shut• down a farm • tial amount. In, November tractor in our Middle West, alone, there- were--on-1 7.4 Halt.' that tractor_ -_ and sbme_ 3�-•r8• visitors compared to 1,236 in people in the world will hunger, • the .town's motels last Novem- for bread." ' ber, q ° The editorial' points out that . "The Holiday Inns Ramada whir the Arab nations are , and Howard Johnson motels in presently enjoying the\,feeling of Oharlotte County will consider -power by inflating 'the\Pr1ice of business °gctod if they have 85 , crude oil they are :on ,a path percent occupancy. -this season toward destruction because of ' unlike 100, percent''• last' year," the: "circular. flow of the' said Harry Hughes, executive world's' economies." ' director . of n the .Greater The,editorial'stated in part: Charlotte Chamber of Com- "kit most' simply, the merce, skyrocketing -cost of crude,oil is On our return trip to `;goingto result in the short run' Canada, we found many -motels' • '`in a skyrocketing cost of all the along the -route, particularly goods the free -economy nations those in Georgia and Ten- produce,' especially the goods of - P laces of wort, our town It "Gardens . was quoted as begins when we cut down these barriers that separate us --- for the love of God.. '• The Spiritual Assembly, of the Bahais of Goderich Jeanie Seddon Sec. Box 212 •, the eobrricb• ° 9 w P IGNAL-STAR •:[;} The'n town Newspaper of Huron --L'}--- Pounded in 1848 and published every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. Advertising rates on request. Subscriptlorie payable in. advance. $8,50 in'Canada, $10.00 in• all coiintriea other than Canada, single"copies 2O cents.s Secondolase mall Registratflin Number 0716. 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WILLIAMST ldv tIalrtg representative saying;"We hired for the- big 1, oft The Fort Myers News°" -peals carried this front page cartoon depicting the affects tate energy crisis Is having on Florida's foremost attraction,: Dtdb°ey World. The .accompanyllg• article , that some Of the actors and actresses who portray. the i1a, ,. actors, and - • rld will. be laid oifu.dile to �T'ous characters at i�htrie War. va Yonald Duck are lack of tourists. Even f�llacicey Nlloustr' and ,D sweating It out, although it was pointed out that the persons ci bowed himself wi`' " might„ and the house fell upon' the lords, and -upon ' Al' the' people' who were, in it." , "What good end would that destruction serve? Yet 'tttat, as Mr: Ford has' indicated, is the course upon which the Arab governments and the govern- ments of other major oil= expor_ting._na.ti.ons,are foolishly get at the moment." • * * * While The Cin.cinatti Enquiier has provided,, some thought provoking material in that editorial, it might also be wise for, the.Aericans to look internally, to determine some obvious ways in which the gasoline suppties of the nation can be conserved: - While driving home, we were passing through - Nashville, Tennessee, about 8 .a.ip Tuesday morning. The traffic contlnued on page 6 who take the part of Mickey Meuse and his girlfriend Minnie, *ouse ,will have less co nce r about bo ut be i ng out of wotk: Mickey . a sa► t h��endary buto camperativel$ undershedPodeni, demands small characters and these pint-sized em.. plpyeet Will °likely be retained on staff because of the defy ficrdilfy In *Curing replacements whirl business picks up. .d, • ng - to to of ace nd' ill 'on cry.. or een • "u: fined *n.. i1 we w'�tt andhether �- in any ° even, directors did notr,:want tb '90 ahead without the surrou,.diig 'countryside represented, Yt yies, decided ,to postpone theteveht until next ,week. 1 - . r ' At 'the weekly•rneetin • Goderich- - L'ions 'Club - Jest Friday, Dr. Graham gave an in- teresting and instru'ctivel "stalk on Pyorrhoea; whatWIS.-and what to do for -it. The annual meeting of the' Maitland Golf. Club was held on Thursday evening last in the Board -orf ramie rooms on West, 'Street. The financial statement . showed. a balance $97.92 which' - is profit for the club. Choosing a wife Will ' be Evangelist Torrie's subject in' • the Baptist Church Saturday night. Do not miss it. This is a . "thrilling story. " The God'e'rich -branch ,of -the - Horticultural:' Society decided. fi become a member of thetOn-. ,'tario Horticultural Society and will, send -the necessary fees. , • 5 YEARS AGO January 23', „1969 A recreation .commission for Goderich should be - official by January 23 if a draft by=law presented at a town, --council meeting. last• -Thursday ,meets with the approval ofe town solicitor Ken Hunter. The move ° is being - made so the town is • eligible for provincial grants of about -$6,000 a year if they have a recreation program. The second meeting of the ..Goderich Recreation and Com= l mtinity Centre Board was field -Monday evening in the town hall. It was pointed out during the meeting that rumors , were; going around- town stating the 'Board was going . CO take over the ' arena and some anxiety " was expressed with reference ' the position of, Mr, - William Lumby,present manager at the arena. Leh McGee, former president of Reg McGee and Sons Ltd. is in the car business once more. Len recently took over Kett Motors in Brantford returning tcrhis old line of .Diixige and Chrysler. T mill end store for,, , - Goderich will be officially opened on Thursday4ertairY, 23 by Jack Pollock. .,,, S-10