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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-23, Page 2FS E. 2-.--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1974 • P' r, gip A bunch of bouquets This week the Goderich. Signal -Star would like to pass out a bunch of bouquets to the folks who §ire making this community a better place to live. Too often the weekly newspaper finds fault with Local efforts; this time there is nothing but praise for three different ac- tivities in town. ** To the Goderich Municipal Police and the -Ontario Provincial Police, a , hearty vote of thanks for making Police Week such a meaningful experience for the people of this community, especially the children, ' • School students from the area who had the opportunity to visit one or both of the police stations here will benefit- ' greatly frog the efforts of the officers to fill them in on every aspect of day-to-day polibe routine. This is . an 'age, when respect for the men in blue is dwindling; Police Week does much to alleviate the ills of a sick society, especially when local personnel take such: an active interest in the oc- casion. It is. to be hoped that when today's elementary 'school children, particularly those in the" lounger grades, reach their' teenage and adult years their,understan- ding of law and order will haven grown with them as well as a lasting and deep respect for the men and women who. make service. and protection their life. * * * A tip of the hat this week as well to the ambitious and talented youngsters at GbCI who got together the fine booklet now available on the local . newstands, Winds ofthe Mind. For `only 89 cents, citizens ° can pick up a copy of this collection of original poetry, stories and art work prepared by the students of the local high school. Not everything in the bck will be ap- -We r'''-56:VE'N M1L,L/ON SIP EsA r ON qn/ .6XE c/se 1W • preciated by all readers; that's the way any good literary undertaking should be. But it is doubtless if anyone will pick up the book, read it and think about it without realizing the depth of feeling contained there ' or marvelling at the wisdOmc. of these young writers. The students have poured their whole selves into the work - and a fair amount of financesto boot. They need com- munity support to come oat even and to prove to themselves and to the skeptics that what they accomplished was'worth- while in a very •real sense. Get your copy of Winds of the Mind. After reading and appreciating, °file it - away for some dull day in the future when you can haul .it out' and remember the exceptional young people who made it possible. IOOKINQ ACK 75. YEARS AGO The GCI football Club 'went .. to Seaforth Monday afternoon and played the first match in the Hough cup series with the Seaforth CI, club holders of the cup. Seaforth won by 4-0. The game wa"s a rough one. One of the best Goderich forwards was knocked out by a collision and • was unconscious for some time. The GCI boys say that they were taken at a disadvantage not having practised playing football with their hands. The Seaforth team they say, is good enough and do not have to resort to violence. The boys claim the referee was simply asleep for the, better par..t..of the • * * * And finally a genuine welcome to the coast guard cutter. Rapid which is based in Goderich. Local residents, whethersailors or not,'will bei pleased to know that Me vessel is available 24 hours a day every day for rescue work on the Great Lakes. Last year the Empeys of Goderich made a notable gift to theltown - a boat which can° be used by local police .and .Fireman for rescue work. This year, plans have been formulated to put the Royal MP to 'good use locally and small boat `operators are safer for 'it. Now with the Rapid in harbor as well as the Royal MP, just about everything that can" be done to ensure the safety.of the boating public, has• been done. With an added measure of common serilse.on— the part of those who ply the waters of Lake Huron, it should be a good summer for everyone. • 2Paoosesai 1r to game At the meeting of the t9wn council last Friday evening the sum of $125 was voted towards the celebration of Dominion Day. The sum was not granted to any particular organizati..on. No time should be wasted , in 4, jetting the arrangements under way. Where is 'a little over five weeks to the.first of July and it will take all that time to com- plete preparations acid to im- press the countryside that Goderich is ping to have a "big day". Empire Day was celebrated in Goderich by. the students of `Central, in a truly Loyal and in- teresting fashion. . • The pupils all wore "their best bib and tucker and bore expensive smiles. The walls of the I auditorium were tastefully decorated with Union Jacks and mottoes. There was evidence abundant of singing and strong conversation. The story of the Union Jack, that bloomin old rag, was given by the principal, Mr. Halls. 50 YEARS AGO The Arthur Circle of Knox 'Church put on the play, "Safety First" at 'Auburn .and Blyth 'last week. The unaccounted disappearance of Mr. Youngblut last Friday had somewhat of a dampening ef- fect on the entertainment at Auburn, though the attendance. was good. Offers to the town to collect garbage twice a week during the summer months under the supervision of the Local Board of Health are now being taken. A letter from the fire depart- ment men stating that they' didn't feel they were getting enough pay and that they were. resolved to resign effective June 5 unless an increase.was made effective was referred by council to the fire committee . along with the power to accept the resignations 'if they deemed it wise. The annual inspection of the C adet"Corps of the Collegiate Institute wii4, take place on -. Friday afternoon. The inspec- ting officer will be Col. George H. Gillespie of London. The Cadet officers are Company Commander P.D. A.ncerson, aind Platoon Commanders D.B. Orr and Douglas Nairn. The parents and friends of the Cadets and the public generally are invited to be present at the expedition which will take place in Victoria Pa>k. 5 YEARS AGO • ry N 1 The truth of it all - • , Recently, a university professor had 'a few unkind words to say about newspaper writing and errors. To answer these charges, we relate to a penned version , of the late Thomas Richard Henry of the old Toronto Telegram, who wrote: "The, newspaperman writes his' story in a rush, just one step ahead of the deadline for the edition. He always does this,"evenwhen he could have written it three •days before. If te didn't wait for the .last minute to Write it, he wouldn't be a newspaperman. "And for. the story he must rely on sources of information from those in- volved; changing ' of minds by infor- mants; not to mention the' "no' com- ments" from doctors, police or political figures, "Steaming .with'the speed with which it has been handled, the story stands before the reader in cold print, ,a half- hour after it was just a nebulous theory in the mind of some reporter. . "Then 'the university professor .chor- tles with glee, because he. 'finds a present and a past tense playing .hide- and-seek with each other in the same paragraph. "But, let's look at the university professor. "When he setsout to write anything, he takes six weeks to write one short chapter of a book. ' "T -he printer reads it, then the proofs come back to the professor. "He reads them. "His secretary reads them. married daughter reads them. "Then he gets an,,expert to read them. "Six years later the book is printed with an extra page enumerating' the mistakes that have been missed." —The Port Elgin Times. Polarize public opinion There has been plenty of argument this past week 'on the prospects of a July election. Many people have expressed the view that the• election is completely unnecessary and that it will cost ..,the Canadian taxpayer dearly. It did seem obvious before Mr. Turner brought in ,his budget, that the op- position parties felt' the time was riprto bring, down the government on a vote of confidence. Mr. Turner must have felt like the born loser. Nd doubt mostpeople will have their own opinions on the subject, and in this we do 'not differ.. While it may ell' be argued with a great deal of logic that an election is not needed at this time, to us the govern utn,r,nn t .n('Ul ATIDN R senfs turmoil having the customer in 'mipd keeping• his. price low. or the benefit of the other- . operators, let us join together and boycott 'their stations for " having ripped tis off to the tune of 10c :per gallon. These people :need- to suffer as a result of their greediness in taking an uncalled, for" profit of 1Oc per gallon. Dear 'Editor: I believe everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion con- cerning abortion. But the Pro - Life Group has no license to call, the Reform Group mur- derers, or to fanatically accuse them' of "slaughtering the un- born". I deeply resent the turmoil created by -this Pro -Life group who have invented a body of dogma to brainwash society with. Sincerely yours, Jane Clancy • Price up foo soon Dear Editor: The customer has been rip- . ped off again. On Wednesday, May 1.5, the' oil_: companies of Canada were allowed to raise the price 'of gasoline. Why may I ask was it necessary . for most service station operators in Goderich to raise their prices by 10c per gallon... Most certainly, • their lower cost fuel supplies did- not mysteriously disappear on Tuesday night. Why could they not maintain their prices ,at 56.9 cents per gallon until their supply -of fuel was used and replaced with the costlier fuel. May 'eve personally say thank. you to John Prouse, 5 points Golf station opera'tRr, for An irate consumer, John C. .Lusted: Time for action Dear Editor, The National Transportation' Act of 1967 gave the C.N. and 'the C.P.R. the questionable right to apply to the Canadian Transport Commission for discontinuance of rail passenger services (due to losing money) and if ordered to continue, these would be sub- sidiaed up to 80 percent by the Federal Government. ' In Nov. 1970, the entire area from Goderich through Kincar- dine, Southainpton, and Owen Sound, down through Palmer- ston, West• to 'Stratford, and South to Guelph, was totally deprived of rail passenger ser- vice. After the initial shock, thousands of letters of protest were directed to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Tran- sport, Old M.P.'s urgently requesting resumption.. of this basic form of public transpor- tation. These protests kept up, until in May 1972, the Federal Government conducted public hearings in ,jouthwestern On- tario, to ascertain theneed and desirability nf.,,,_renewed rail passenge-r�°service. The verdict, both from the participating M.P.'s and the many interested citizens who attended was that all the rail passenger service eliminated in Nov, 1970, should ,be re -instated immediately. This recommendation from ' .,the worthy M.P.'s was tabled in the House of Commons in June, 1972. The Minister ' of Tran- sport at that time did ab- solutely nothing, 'nor did the Government see fit to act. Parliament then was dissolved, and the October 1972 election followed. Since that time, the next Minister of Transport has done nothing but. hedge, and . promise "surveys on the • situation.. - . Since that time also we have with us the deepening energy crisis, rising gasoline prices, worsening conditions. of crowded highways, increasing highway fatalities, etc. etc. , Robert Stanfield has promised to restore rail service, at least for a trial period, if he were in a position to do so. David Lewis also has expressed con- cern and sympathy with our ' situation, both for himself and the N.D.P. Now with another Federal. election in the offing, it is our right, and the proper time to '.ask every candidate who is run - Hing in the • seven or eight ridings in this area, as to what his own, and his party's stand and intentions are, with regard to this lack of public transpor- tation in our , part of Ontario. • We live in a Provinee that contributes over one-half of'tte taxes sent to the Federal treasury, •and in. the richest half (continued on page 3,', Readers are cordially invited to express their. opinions of local, provin- cial and federal Issues through the Letters to the Editor column' of, The Goderich Signal -Star. Ali tetters must be signed to be published, although pen names are permissible providing It is understood that upon request from another reader, the letter• writer's true name will be revealed. While there is no limit to the length of. a letter which c be offered for pui blic on, the editor does reserve the right to delete portions of any copy submitted forin- . elusion lb this newspaper. Take an -active interest In your hometown newspaper. Write a letter to the Editor today. ment has been faced with the creation of legislation that :has had..to be slanted towards the desires of the opposition parties and in particular to the NDP. We believe that no country can be in -a strong position while the government is in a minority position. We have only to look .at many of the European states to verify the statement. If the election does nothing else, we hope -that it will give a clear cut majority for whoever takes ,over' the helm. Perhaps the election following ',so closely on the heels of the last will help polarize public opinion to create such a result. —Listowel Banner the isoDeifcfj SIGNAL—STAR 4-0-- The County Town Newspaper of Huron Founded in 1848 and published every Thursday atjGoderich Ontdrio. 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ROBERT G. SHRIEK--4resident and publisher S'HIRLEY J. KILLER ---editor BILL DIMMICK-editorial staff JEFF SEDDON-editorial staff. EDWARD J. BYRSKI advertising manager . DAVE R. WILLIAMS-advertising representative Me unknown lady With Canada Week .on the horizon, this old, photograph from Goderich history is timely. The picture taken by R.R. Sallow of Goderich, records a.patriotic'concert planned by Mrs. Curzon, now deceased, of Huron Road. It was held in No. 1 School house. Each girl represented a different country and the men were boy scouts Ind soldiers. In the back row, left to right, are Arnold Laithwaite, Geo. Ginn, Alex Chisholm, Lou Rundle, Waiter Hicks, Roy Rundle, Jack Johnstone; second row, left to right, Mrs. Lou Rundle, Nina McMillan (Dreyer), Nirta'Walters (who sent the photo for publication), Ruth Wellings (Thomp- son), Irene Oke (Hick) and an unknown lady; third row, left to right, Violet Laithwaite, Margaret McDonald, Rev., Fotheringham, Ella Hicks (Castle), Nies. Curzon and Maria! Johnstone (Middleton). Anyone who knows the identification of the "unkn wn lady" in the photograph should contact the Signal -Star. you have an old photograph you would like published, send it to the Signal -Star. Every effort will be i'nade to return it to you th the Condition in which it was received. Goderich District Collegiate I'hstitute.placed third in the an- nual Huron -Perth Conference Track and Field meet held in St. Mary's. St. Mary's placed first and ,.$tra;tford North' Western was second. Dave. Carruthers was highest scorer for the local team chalking up•a new record for the triple jump at 37 ' feet 9 inches. The previous record was'37 feet two inches. The CBC telecast of This, Land Is Ours which this week shows the opening of the ship- ping season in .Goderich will be shown over CKNX TV at 11:35 p°m., this Saturday. The Lon- don affiliate of the CBC are not airing the,.program at all. Goderich town council' is to seek the advice of town solicitor Ken 'Hunter, into the •legality of recent increases, in hydro - rates set by Goderich Ptiblic Utilities Commission. -A letter to council' from . a tax payer pointed out discrepancies in announced times for` an in- crease by the PUC and itt the time the increase was put; into effect. The golf season a the Maitland Country Club ' t un- derway officially on M 19. Golfers were treated to Teak- - fast in the clubhouse r fore heading for the tees I. nd a shotgun start. There ire 54 golfers entered in the fi tour-, nament of the year.