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Advance vote could be heavy
The winter weather thus far has been extra-
exd-}nary, but there's little doubt the area could be
in for some severe storms in the Corning weeks ,,.,
-maybe even on election day. - -
Huron County doesn't take a back seat to many
°'-Canadian communities when it comes to snow. As
everyone here knews., the areavan be under six feet
of the white fluffy stuff in no time at all. Roads can
be impassable and everything at a standstill -in just
a few hours.
The dangers of a crippling white-out`on election
day can be significantly minimized by voters
making full use of the advance polls.°These polls
are February 9, 11 and 12 from 12 noon to 8 pm., and
if Huron County folk are wise, they will use them to
the fullest extent in the upcoming federal election.
A talk with the returning officet's staff revealled
that advance polling places will probably play an
important part in this -winter's 'election. Voters are
reminded of their . advance polling stations -
Goderich, St. George's Anglican Parish Hall;
Clinton, Clinton town hall; Lucknow, Lucknow town
hall; Wingham, Wingham town hall; Goderich
Township, Goderich or. Clinton; Colborne Town-
ship, Goderich; Ashfield, Goderich or Lucknow;.
Bayfield, Goderich or Clinton; West Wawanosh,
Lucknow or Wingham.
About the best advice for anyone who is at all
dubious about the weather on February' 18 is to get
to one of the advance polls. It is well worth the ef-
fort, especially this time round when -it is im-
perative that every Canadian have a say in the
composition of parliament in these troubled times.
With' four different dates to choose to cast your
ballots, there's reallyr3o excuse for missing out on
this important civic exercise. - SJK
ae
In the Bible
Dear Editor,
In your editorial of
--J-anuary 3 you make .the
statement: "More than
anything 'it is positive
governing and thoughtful
decision making that the
Canadian ' people need
right now," .
Iri addition to that, an
article on page 11 has the
bold headline; "God's
Word is the only safe
source of truth."
God, the Creator of
mankind, recognizes the
human need for gover-
nment, for authoritative
direction or control. So it
is not by chance that the
Bible tells of a govern-
ment under God's
direction; In fact, this
promise of rule -by God is
the Bible's dominant
theme.
Where does the Bible
s peak _of god's &eve t
ment? If your copy of the
Bible is the commonly
.used 'King James Ver-
sion' (or 'Authorized
Version), Isaiah, Chapter
9, Verses 6 and 7 say:
"For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is
given; and the govern-
ment shall be upon his
shoulder; and his name
shall be called Won-
derful, Counselor, The
mighty God, The
• ever Iasting-•Fathea, IT -hie
Prince of Peace. Of the
incr•eas.e of liis govern=
rnznt and peace there
to .
-..._ f � c c� sense_ _...:.-._-......
-A-re-cent--editoriain- 'The Wingham-*dvanee-
Times makes one, .think. The editorial, entitled
"How sily caaln you�get?" w.as. all about "how twisted
'our' legal concepts can become". It holds Up an
Ottawa bylaw as a. ".classic example of . society's
growing preoccupation with protecting the criminal •
at the expense of the victim". •
The Ottawa bylaw to which•the• editorial refers is
• the one that- makes it illegal to leave any unat-
tended car unlocked. Tdhemaximum fine for -
.breakingthe bylaw has just been increased from '
$10 to $1,000.
The editorial points out: that this bylaw is as ;
foolish las ane that would read it is an offence to "
carry a wallet because this is a conspicuous tem,-
ptation to pickpockets.
The editorial claims that while it is the "coni-,'
plelling , obligation" of the police and civic
authorities to warn .the public. -about the danger of c.,
leaving cars Unlocked,,,there is "no basis what-,
soever for taking legal action against a person for
failing to protect his own property". - -
The Wingham editorial leaves unanswered;
however., . the question of how much it costs the
"same "public" to pay , police to chase down
"criminals" whose dirty work is made simple by
folks who leave their cars' unlocked, anopen in- '.•
vitation to thieves.
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___There- Tana -Tire -eh- doubt :that- -evetrif John Q.
Citizen leaves his' car unlocked knowing he's
risking theft:of that automobile, John will be
ringing up the local cops and expecting. an im-
mediate and swift"inspection of.the whole matter:,
And there isn't much doubt either, that if thepolice
come up blank, John Q. Citizen will rant and rave
all over the place, calling, the police squad nothing
flattering.
If John Q. Citizen knowingly and willingly leaves
his car uiflocked and open to anyone who might
Happen by, surely he should either be prepared to
accept the loss or to pay for the investigation to try
,to get it back. Failing that, he;should pay a .fine to
"reimburse the municipality fo' the costs .of, the
investigation brought on, by his own stupidity•..jnd'
neglect. "
The Wingham editorial has charged the law was
made to protect the criminal from himself. Hardly:.
The criminals are with us. That.:s a fact of life. And
law abiding society pays dearly to keep them in
check. The object of the bylaw, then, is to keep the
law enforcement bills down to a mininium. And
that's good legislation.
That's' common sense, the basis for,all good law
making as the Wingharn editorial suggests good
laws must be founded on "over and above -anything.
else". -SJK
Farming isn't all bad
. A column entitled . "Dollar $en$e" says that
people who have a dream to own their own: farm
. should •hold close to that ideal. The column points
out,. "Most have found it's a lot less taxing that
urban life".
The title of the column was "Going back to the
land has' tax benefits, too". And some of these tax
benefits were outlined. Top of the list, perhaps, is
the fact that the Ontario government refunds. one-
half of the municipal taxes _paid by the farmer if the
farm is able to produce $4,000 of gross revenue.
The tax laws generally allow a deduction fob all
expenses incurred in the process of earning income
on the farm, provided the expense is reasonable in
nature, and is not of a personal or capital nature.
For instance, wages to children aretax deduc-
tible if they were actually paid; if they provided
services that produced income;if the services
would have 'otherwise been performed by hired
help or if the amounts are reasonable.
And a farmer can deduct farm home expenses,
itlie cost of upkeep of those parts of the home that
are actually used, in the process of earning income.
• Of course, the claire roust be reasonable, usually ,
not more than a maximum of 25 percent of total
home expenses.
But. there are things the farmer can't claim, of
• •course.' For instance, he can't eat the food that .he
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grows without attributing it to Personal income, He
can, however, buy from himself at wholesale
prices.
He can't fill up the car With farm gasoline, and
use it for personal reasons. The farmer who, for
instance, drives the children to school, even if he
does, so in the pickup truck, :cannot claim the
gasoline and truck depreciation as a farm expense.
The accepted division is.two-thirds business use for
ful'time farmers and 50-50 if its a hobby farm.
And he can't claim, as a business_ expense any
salary.. for the thousands of hours he works, unless
the farm is -incorporated. The same goes for his
wife. -
Farmers who read this editorial will be smiling
over the idea that •some urbanites' will consider a
career in farming simply because of the tax breaks,
They will.feel, quite rightly in some instances, that •
the tax breaks don't equal the financial hardships
,.i brought on by 'high prices for materials and
equipment, the low prices for farm produce, the
uncertainly because of weather and the general
uncertainly that goes with farming, or the risk of
heavy investment.
But still, farming has always been a kind of ideal
lifes"tyle. There are lots of reasons idi"•eiioosing an
alternative to a complicated urban lifestyle; but if
one more is needed, consider taxes.- SJK
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shall be no
Here God's pi' phet
. Isaiah was telling about
the then future .birth of a
child,`a•prince..The angel.
Gabriel°,• unncruncing h'is'
' birth, said that he should
be called • Jesus, and
added: "He will rule as'
king...and there will•be no
,end of his kingdom:"
(Luke 1:31,33).
.he.primary activity of
Jesus ' Christ and his,
cRar•thly disciples was to
preach and teach about
• this kingdom of God.
Over 140 references•aare
made :by them -in the
Bible to that government.
Recall that. Jesus even
taught his followers to
pray to God: "flay
kingdom come: Thy will
be done,in earth. as it is -in
heaven.", ..„(Matthew 6:
9,10 Auth.
But just how will the
rule of this Kingdom
government . be,
established and how will'
it function? Will humans.
bring it about and operate
it? Can men provide a
government that , will
create the kind. of, world
in which we would like to
live?
Alt' ' these -questions,
answers and many more
can be found within the
pages of the Bible. .
Truly, God's govern-
ment is the only Trope for
enjoying a fulka4ife, with
true happiness. This is
the message that Jesus
said would be proclaimed
throughout the world at
the end of what you have •
termed the present
system” (Matthew 24:14)
with its "difficult times".
(2 Timothy 3: 1-5) (Luke
21:26).
Sincerely yoiir-s'
C. F. Barney
Wants briefs
Dear Editor, ,
At a December meeting
of the town courted, a
report was received from
the Public Institutions
Inspection Panel who
visited a number of
putilac__ ...buld.__- _ings last
year.._i...
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--On- that particular
occasion reference was
made tel the town's
Sewage Treatment Plant
where the Supervisor is
Mr. Gerry ,Fisher. The
. Panel had this tosay:;
• "This plant is really
clean, in. fact so clean in.
the main control .room
that one•a individual
remarked- that it was as
clean as . his wife's kit-
chen floor. The lady
members of the Panel
similarly remarked that
it was .r wally clean. This
cleanliness. is 'carried
throughout t`he complex."
'In the category of
safety, . the Panel said
' this is a credit to, the
men that' .operate this
facility, that there" has
NEVER BEEN a Work-
mea's Compensatiorf
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claim in the 12 -"years, of
•plant operation".
The general conclusion
of the Panel 'stated.: "We
as a Panel thought the
citizens of Goderich could
be proud of the men who
operate .their water and
sewage pleats.. These
men take .pride in their
duties, and appear to do •
their•.. -u'tmo'st to. see that
these facilities• appear as
a show piece."
The citizens of
Goderich can be proud
only. if these things are
reported to them.
There is good work
done in many depart-
ments. I am sure that the
people would find -- it
rewarding and com-
forting to know about it,
particularly if outsiders
point it out to us.
I am one of many
persons • who hope that
The ,Signal -Star will re-
introduce Council Briefs
in one form or another.
Our people .. des.erve - to ,
have as much in-
formationas possible
about their municipal •
affairs, 'supported with
their money':
By the way, did you
know that you can go and
visit these plants and talk.
to the men who run then'.
onyour'behalf?
Yours, as ever,
Elsa Haydon.
-... Thanks .. -.
Dear Editor,'
Family and Children's
Services • would like to
take .this opportunity to
thank the '.residents 'of
• 4•Furon County for their
generous support of our
1979 Christmas Bureau.
. We assisted 195
families with a total of 450
children.. Receipts to date
total $10,623.42
Donations are used to
supplement food and gift
allowances ' as well as
assist with outstanding
invoices incurred, by
depots to supplement
article's not available..
A special thank' you to
otvr' Goderich - Coor:
dinator', Mrs, Dianne
Armstrong, her fellow
volunteers, the Kinsmen
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Clu'.af -Goderich for the
time and effort put into
their toy drop for needy
childrepi- This depot
looked -after 42 families..
with ~total of 88 children.
The Salvation Army
generously loaned their
fac►lities for this venture.
Reverend Robert
' Roberts, Mrs. *Kay
'Whitmor.•e and volun-
teers, working obit"of the
Seaforth Town Hall,
assisted 24 families with
a total of 57 ., children.
Thank you all and also
the'Lions Club of Seaforth
which assisted in many
ways.
Mrs. Wyn Homuth,
Clinton,' 'deserves an
extra special' -thank you.'
Singlehandedly, sh"e
looked after 53 families
with a total of 122
children. Thank you very
much Wyn, our com-
munity is fortunate to
have you. The Clinton
Town Hall graciously
-supplied---pace for this
depot.
Exeter depot, in
quarters' Supplied by the
Exeter United Church
was ably manned by Mrs.
Marj Adams and
volunteers; this depot
looked after 33 families
with a total of 75 children.
Thank you" very much
Exeter.
Wingham, -the - most
northern depot iniiuron
County.. did . a.' terrific..,job
de—f -the quidi3r5'ce of
Captain Iain Trainor of
the Salvation Army and
volunteers. Forty-three
families and 108 children
owe ,a note of thanks to
these hard workers and
,so do we.
We would again like to
thank everyone in Huron
County who gave in any
way and wish you all a
very Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
Molly Burke,
County Co-ordinator
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X-rated
Dear Editor :
This letter concerns all
kids from 17 and under.
On Friday nights all the
kids look for things to do..
"Let'sIra see a-tlno.vie".
"What's playing?"
"I heard that it is
restricted."
"That's the third week
inarow!"
Yes, it's true. For the
past three weeks the
shows ' at the Park'
Theatre have been -
restricted, vv'hich means
a lot of kids have•nothirig
to do on the weekend.
We think that parents
would -rather see their
kids watching a movie
than walking around
uptown. The theatre is a
good way to get the kids
off the street..
Doesn't the Parkalose
money for playing a let of
restricted shows?
Usually, if a rated "C"
(General) show comes, it
is packed all weekend full
of. noisy, popcorn eating
kids. Adults don't- go for
eating and drinking
during a filen.
On T.V. we see new
Movies corning out and
we can't wait to see them.
But_ lately all they have
been playing is "have to
be of 18 years or -over"
shows.
Why do they make X-
rated shows anyway?
Some "Adult Enter-
tainment" movies area
just»as good, or better, as
some of the Shows they
sometimes play.
I know adults would
like to . spend a._quiet._....'...
--e-ven-trig"watebtn ' a, love
flick. If I was one I would.
But this continuous
"Rated R" business kind
„.of gets•us kids annoyed.
We' hope we've made
our point and we're sure a
lot of people agree with
us.
Liz Bundy
• Ann Duncan
0r
Editor's Note:„ The point
you make is well taken,
kids. Many adults agree
with you about the, sub-
ject matter of today's
movies. Truth of the
matter is, though, the
"Restricted" movies are
the money makers. They
are w , t the majority of
ay s seem to prefer. It's
sad comment . on
society, isn't it?
• 75 YEARS AGO.1•
Mr. John J. Kelly of
Det roil, formerly of
• Blyth, 'has purchased the.
Union ` Hertel frorn Mr,
Farr •and will take
possession about
February 1.
• Yesterday afternoon as
the funeral of the late
1•:Iswood Campaigne was
missing. the residence of
Mr. George Berry,
"Toronto Street, the hiiuse
was sren'to he on fire and
'a number of those in the
funeral • left to assist in
nutting -ii Before the
flames werc ex-
tinguished, considerable
damage had.heen done.
Mr. ,Lewis, the. M.P.-
e ect•for West Huron, left
on Monday last for the -
opening of the session of
Parl'i•ament which was to
take. pi4ice Wednesday'
afternoon.
DEAR
REAPER
BY SHIRLEY,J. KELLER
Last fall, I attended -a seminar in
Toronto or hiring suitable people for
the jobs you have available! It was a'a
terribly interesting seminar, geared to
the very specialized ability to size up
men and women's capabilities.
"That's quite a job I discovered, as if I"
alreadydidn't•know,
One of the things I learned was, that
for highly responsible' positions
requiring a great Meal of personal.
sacrifice on the partaaf the employee, it
is always wise to interview; the.s.pouse.
In fact. in some of the larger..firms the
interviews with the spouses carry more,
weight than the interviews with the job
applicant.
aIt makes sense, too. A man may he
perfectly suited for a .job which keeps
him away from home several days per
month, but he can he rendered inef-
ficient, if he must incur the constant
nagging,anct haggling from a wife who'
wishes he had a nice, simple nine -to -
five position.
i couldn't help but think 'the' same,
sort of thought process should precede
the select 1,,a, '1 . ..att.() he politician.
And this thought wits reinforced this
week as -i read an iterli that came
across my desk, oddly enough from. the
United Church of Canada.
The article point�ed•todifficuities thaf
arise for the spouse 6f a politician.
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L OOKING BACK
An excellent hockey
gums took place at the
West Street Rink on
Tuesday evening between
sevens from the Goderich
Engine Works and 'I•he
Doty Engine .' Wr,rks
respectively.
ninthly tor Buchanan
made a record on .Friday
evening by bringing the
late train in on time to.the
m inute.
His Worship Miryor
IVlurney madi' a Kriel' hut
pointed inaugural ad-
drel1 when the E'emu-neil-t,f
1905 met Monday.. He said
it would he necessary to
economize in every
department • through the'
year.
25 YEARS AGO,
Plans tor expansion oi~
the Dominion Road
I:v 'rvbudy knows hgvj,. Margaret
i'rurle, u reacted to her role as the
i'M s wife. And we've- all read the
per•snn,rl stories about .Jack ie Kennedy
Onassis and• Betty Ford and Pat Nixon
to nainme'a famous few:
Ilut there arca others. The wife of the
.current Canadian. Prime Minister,
Maureen McTeer, carefully maintains
her, m,liden name. and is aiming to
continuo her careers,in law. Nothing
�i rang .,in that, perhaps, unless
sonar'thing.more is expected if her as
the i• irst Lady.
And then there's Prince Philip, the
Duke of Edinburgh and, husband of
(loam Elizabeth II. He lets off steam
by playing polo and flying planes and
sailing boats and even taking pot -tots
-at cheeky journalists.
ian Thatcher, husband of Britain's
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,
keeps his ow -n career and stays out of
his
kk it,' s way at cocktail parties and
hospital tours and so on by "playing a
grevnt deal of golf".
Mu heft Landsberg, s o is the wife'
of former -Ontario New Democrdlic
Party leader Stephen Lewis, says no
Machinery Company
plant in ' Goderich were
revealed in letters to
town council on Monday
night from the j5resident
of the firm, Air. Vice
Marshal J.A. Sully. The
cum pony. her -requested
to buy town -owned land
at the c C rner of Britannia
and Maitland Roads.. „,
Greater activity at
Goderich harbor through
the development of the St.
Lawrence Seaway was
predicted by Mayor J.E.
Huckins in an address_at
theinaugura1 meeting of
town council on Monday
night.
• \laack, A. Gardner was
elected 'chairman for 1955
of the Goderich District
Collegiate Board at a
meeting held . last
Thursday evening at the
school. ' -
Visitors to tHuron
County Museum in
Goderich totalled 10,803
in 1954, Curator J.H. Neill
reports,' a record nurrr-
ber.
Lack of revenue
through poor attendances
at functions sponsored by
the recreation committee
has been+blamed for the
committee's deficit of
about $5,000.
5 YEARS AGO_
Tammy Lynn Cook was
the first baby barn:_ i.n.
Goderictr in 1975 and will
receive gifts. from
merchants in town along
with her parents,
Raymond and Theda
Cook. Tammy was born
on January 4 at 4:57 p.m.
and is the first child .for
the. Cooks who live, at
R.R. 3 Goderich.
The.. Goderich Town
matter how a politician's spouse acts or
what the spouse says, the politicial wife
orhusband can't win. •
The only solution as Landsberg sees
it is to pay wives and ,husbands of
politicians,a, salary and "spell out their
duties and treat them with the im-
personal respect accorded public
servants" ,... that is if political spouses
are to play a public role and be publicly
accountable.
As Larfdsberg points but, the work of
political spouses is a ."muddle tof
conflicting demands 'and ambiguous
rewards". No ,one elects them and no
one pays them ,... but they are,an_duty
'every day of the year.
Right here in our own Riding, we are
used to seeing the wives of -politicians
at huhhy's side. Audrey McKinley went
ever`ywht re with Bob. I wonder if she
ever complained or wished she could
stay at home and watch television.
,Jack Riddell's wife Leone has been a
constant companion during his public
appearances, despite the fact she has a
young, growing family at home on.the•,
farm. Could be there were times when'
She would maettrirefer to curl up with a
Council for 1975-76 was
sworn. into , office on
Monday night by, town
clerk, Harold Walls and
was given some. in-
dication of what it will be
working towards when
the new Mayor, Deb
Shewfelf, made his
inaugural remarks.
At the inaugural
meeting of the Huron
County '" Board of
Education in Clinton last
Monday, the trustees
voted ,officially to con-
firm the • election of
Will`red Shortreed of R:R.
1 Walton as chairman for
1975. -
A 30 -year-old Stratford
man, David Teahe was
acclaimed chairm'n of
the Huron- Ferth County
Roman Catholic Separate
-School Board at its
inaugural meeting in
Seaforth Monday night.
book than go out to yet another political
rally.
And• there are the true stories about
political wrves who answer . the
telephone at home for their husbands ...
any day of the week or any hour of the
day ... when constituents need help or.
advice. •
Pressures such as these must strain
a relationship wouldn't you say? Any
wonder that some crumble under the
load?
So maybe there is need for voters
everywhere to ie aware of the feelings
of the;spouse vhien electing a politician.
And maybe, if the role -of the spouse
is considefted an important one by the
voters ... and' judging by the number of
Canadians , who were appalled by
Margaret Trudeau's actions and may
even have held it against her husband,
the prime minister .,. the spouse should
he making as many speeches' as the.
candidate and should be collecting a
sizable allowance for "services ren-
dered", .
It's something 'to think about
anyway, as we prepare for yet another
vote.
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