The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-27, Page 12F•
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U?~.p,1 1-I SIGNAL l AR, THURSDAY, MAY 47;1976
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Bitterpill
Huron County Council met Thursday satiety to make wise and judicial.
in regular day -long session. Although decisions. There is too much tendency
• councillor$ deliberated Tong and. hard, fo 'Look at county matters purely in
the three main matters on the agendas relationto one's own corner of Huron,
' that day• were alt referred back . to :• rather than striving for -the vital over:
• committee for further.. study and otheri•---v4ew which, allows, a wider and more
° "recommendations, 'These; items •iirt. Impartial area in which toomaneuver.
cludedthe.• provision of. funds for Warden Jack McCutcheon once more '
hospital 'construction' in., the :cou.nt,', asked his council, in connection with .d
whether or not, to reduce. the number of ` the- local government study 'report;, if
representatives WhQ sit on ceunt r its members' were; really"ready to
'�responsibil ity. It was.
cQu•ncil and --how ' to delineate . the„ accept more
` boundaries where ;publid. school clear that council ,:was willingto take
electors are concerned.-- • on : • more work and make more
- Two things were evident during the decisions for themselves, but it still
course of the day's proceedings.One', hasn't been clarified whether or not
was that all councillors did not seern to council feels itis ready - or able - to
full understand the intentions of the strearnline- its operation and: become
y more efficient,- more businesslike,
ccsmmittee making: their submissions more producfiive.° • " � � •
to county council:' This naturally A ood many many councillors -feel Huron
fostered meaningless banter - which- , g
' wasted time .and left nothing ac County has the best system it is.
complished: 'possible to have. After last Thursday's
The second observation was the lack performice, that's' a bitter pill for the
of perspective that is necessary fora taxpayersof this county to swallow, —_
county council in . today's complex. s SJ K.
More: grief than joy
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The basic structure of 1 aw on which pittancefor the boy's upkeep.: The
our society is dependent: for its,. very *balance of the money Must remain in
ex,istence is something" that . should trust,and untouched until the. lad is 18,
never be lightly tampered with—but When the family drove home, after
there are times when it needs ad- the last court hearing the boy was in
lusting. Judges and law ers"are aware quiet tears because he had hoped, at
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of. this need for change; but often they least, for' a new bike,
find. that the;Host-advisable course is The theory behind the ruling is, of
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to . rmit some judgement or other to course, bagically.sourrd. This same
me law
stand; in all its ridiculousness, until it protects children from being exploited
is evident to guar- .
all. that alterations must' , and impoverished: by gra:going g
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be made. ' •; .. dians who' might have an opportunity
' case.in toLuse_frustfunds for their own ends.
�"much; we suspect; irray-tie-#f-ie- ••
recent decision that a..a boy who However, it 'is ' obvious that an
the
has recently become the beneficiary of ; ceptidn should be made in this case,
$1OO;Q00 lottery prize, can't touch the where it' is quite likely the father or
a
my.
One . .Judd Smoke's .` ticket was some »other adult bought the lottery'
-drawn in a recent lottery and his ticket in the boys name and where
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-'winnings. were $100,000 fax needs of the family acre plainly a
dollars. His father is a self-employed matter of concern. =
m these.
whose earnings are so Sometimes, it would 'seem, contractor more
minimal that he has. applied for relief: windfall lottery prizes nbring more
But the courts.have:.ruled that all he' grief than joy.=-Wngha .
can use of his young .son's'wealth is a . Times
oaf ety first `always
Warmer -weather, withits promiseof
vacations and weekend trips, means
many a backyard mechanic will " be
outdoors, working under a car.
A number of do-it-yourself repairers.
'use a bu'm'per jack to support their
vehicles while they '•do ,wheel. or un-
dercarriage .work: This is a critical
mistake. A bumper . jack is made for
only one purpose - changing a tire._ It's
not suitable for prolonged wheel work
or any work „that puts a mechanic..
under they car.: •
A:hefty tug on a vehicle component
could easily pull a car off a jack, an '.
children or pets playing near the work
area could stumble info the car or trip
the lock ',holding the jack in the up
position, causing the vehicle to drop to
the pavement. The light-duty lock
mechanisms on jacks have"also been
known to fail.
Jack stands should be used for any
under -car work or any repair for which
the car has to be suspended above the
• pavement forlonger than it would take'
to. change a tire. Jack stands are
convenient to use,' 'inexpensive, and
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positioned where the jack platform
will beon a ;smooth, level surface.
Press down on the servicebrake and
then set the emergency. brake.' This
will .Lock all ,four brake .shoes on the ----
rear wheels. Then shift into "park.'= on•
automatic transmission vehicles • or
"reverse" on manual transmissions.
2. Keep children and pets away from
the work area.
• Make sure the shaft of the jackis
perpendicular to the ground: Position '
the bumper hook proper.ly:according.to
your car -owner's manual, and slake
sure the lock is in the 'full -up' position
beforeattempting to raise the car..; •
4. If you're changing a tire, loosen:
the lug .nuts before. jacking the wheel
off the ground. This will make it easier
'to unfasten the nuts. Keep in mindthat.
a sharp pull on a lug wrench while the
,car is .on 'the jack could . cause the
vehicle to,fail. When replacing the tire,
semi -tighten the lugs w,h.ile the wheel is
raised. Finish the job when the wheel is
6'
Cold ' in ..bloormi.
By Mr() vkes
DEAR HERDERS
`With Canada Day loorning'...
on the horizon; it is perhaps
fitting that the Ministry of
Education is 'becoming
concerning about whether or
not Canadian children are
learning as much- asthey
should about Canada.
The • Formative Years..:_ s
new curriculm policy for the
primary and: junior division
released a year ago by the
Ministry : of Education in
Ontario. It saysthat the child
in the primaryand junior "
divisions • of school should be
given an opportunity to
acquire a. "reasoned
knowledge of and pride •in
Canada
It says that .children'
«should;
-become familiar with tyle
5."' Jack slowly to avoid `shaking' the
car, son or daughter grand
utomofive 6 Ch g h before
geography and culture of ;t2`
cornmunity, the province and.
the country
-develop:an awaref'iess of law
and government, and of the
.rights and duties -of Canadian
coming year, as school„
boards • and educators con-
tinue to examine and assess
their programs against the
curriculum • expectations,
outlined.
outlined. in ,. The Formative
Years, the .new, curriculum
policy for the Primary and
. Junior Division released a
year ago .by. theMinister of
Education. •
For the first •time ,in an
elementary . school
curriculum policy- issued by
• the Ministry, the area of
Canadian Studies has • been
isolated and ' stressed:: For
some schools there may be a
need to markedly alter
programs in this area.:
The, previous curriculum
guideline for social studies,
tied- to the .government's
multiculturalism policy. In
effect, they say that every
child should become
knowledgeable of his or her
own cultural origin, and . at
the same time- begin to -un-
derstand
n•derstand and appreciate'. the
viewpoints of otherethnic and
cultural -groups,
Shirleg 1. Keller
' moving
least a basic knowledge' of
what Canada is all about, and
what it means to '` be "a
Canadian.
``Through television',
children are better informed
about more issues, at least in
a general sense, than their
counterparts of 15' or 20 years
"The objective," says Mr. ago- or more - although you
Doris, : "is, to help children could, say at the same
become comfortable Wit that the meric n herefore avoid, by buggies.,
-'h
li.er reason why' an
o.n to year 7 withou a
80 YEARS AGO
John Hamlen of this town
hived two fine swarms of bees
last week, he first swarm on
the eleven h and the other on
the sixteenth. The stooks that
threw -these swarms were not
fed; either. fall or spring.: , '
We call. to" attention ,the
,advertisement of Henry.
Thompson, the town's newest.
blacksmith, and trust that its',
perutial will be the ineans of
ur
.'secing for our' new'
mechanic a fair share of
pull'licpatronage.
Fruit -growers ' and gar-
deners . in Goderich. had an
anxious time Tuesday.
evening, as most" -of them
expected a sharp frost during .
the night."The frost, however,
kept away., and the glass;. as
far as we know, did not,drop
within sib:' degrees; of. the
freezing mark.
One evening last.. week a
well-known cyclist was riding
around the square, and a
little do ran off the sidewalk•
and right in front . of the
Scheel, the" result of the
unexpected : meeting. being
that the wheel •,rrian. got
thrown and suffered a bruised
knee •while `the little canine
was laid out, seemingly' dead.
Today, howeyer the animal is
as lively as when it tried to
stop the bike, but the rider is
still suffering from._ his
meeting with his"dogsnip.
Goderich has, perhaps, the
largest numberof cyclists of
any town of its size in Canada.
While . pleased at the large-.
number'. of riders and the
pleasure, apparently, derived
from the,by both fellow
cyclists and onlookers,' we at •
the'tSignal would like' to ad-
vise the cyclists to make sure
their •wheel's are not on the
streets, after dark, as they are
very difficult to hear, ' and
cultural" diversity, and to Slee domination of television is • 46 YEARS AGO
other people as individuals as ,just. anot
well as inernbers of` a par- .r,phasis onj Canadian:
tag lar group; ' • . Studies is today more im-
• For some' schools .•and : portant than ever. ;
teachers; ,adherence -to the "It's not a case of being_'
new requirements .under the nationalistic in an isolated
Canadian ..Studies . heading sense at all. But it. seems to -
may' require a different me that we .owe it to all pupils
t try to help them acqui.re,a
d ' " 1971 was h in •the classroom, o
last publishe in approach
very broad in its approach to with more emphasis given to real understanding of Canada
Canadian Studies, •Ira years.l studies about Canada and in the broad sense."
and 2, for example, the. key CanaMeanwhile basic questions'dians..
areas were The Child and His -• • Much of ".the, curriculum remain for all educators
Neighbourhood and The Child development • work in -i- Is'. the national anthem
and His Community: Years 3 Canadian Studies is in the played each morning in:
• and. 4 were to concentrate on hands of local 'curriculum school?
In Canadian COM
committees, in 'keeping with
'1 the Canadian flag'
become familiar with the Life '. prominently displayed in
-become,
development of the niunities and Life in Com the basic curriculum ap p Y P
Abroad. Inyears 5 oath of the Ministry of school?
'historical
muY�ities. Fos ..' pr
community and, at .aP and 6 children were to be Education.. i- What do pupils really know
pro.priate "levels, of the u ht Area Studies of People Typically, a board's history about Canada's history or
b the time
province and the country to g
retain a per in the. Eastern and Western ' co ordinator will be working Canadian heroes y
develop andBHemispheres: with a local committee to they have • completed ..six
conal ewy t becoming In comparison., the assess present programs, and years of elementary school?
roots
acquainted with the lltorand direction in. The Formative' to measure them agao-i• st the -I- Are schools doing what
of.the community and Years is much more specific. goals stated in'The For- they should in trying to help•
culture of his or her'origin children "acquire a reasoned
and 'by developing a sense of The eXpectations . in native Years. and
the past,, Canadian. Studies are - Individual school principals ith he knowledge
ge(asf stated in The
ride . in
ntinuity withP
begin to understand and highlighted now,' says Jim can do the sem ,
date the points df view Doris, an "education officer in teachers in their schools. F.ormative YOntario schools;
of ethnic
P The Ministry's Curriculum To supplement this work at In many,
of ethnic and cural;groups „
than his or her Development Branch: There the local' level, the Ministry. of maybe most, the' answers .to
othercan be •no doubt that the Education will also provide . these and similar .questions and . only $190 due by non -
practical for at is quite, a challenge has very definite ,' ractiical "curricuhim ,tips" will be entirely satisfying. In rest encs tn actrepotted township
s ipth f
for Ontario teachers .....to° be Ministry
e
t there are very few aims in mind'. to "Many ywill ' find some,
ay, n Jim • Doris May Council meeting, the
sure; bu
parents 'who would dispute While'. Mr. boils ' pin -
.;`Many' les
a phasizle that the new section' that they present classroom' offers a verybasic truth: citizens 'of, that township are
the worth of such programs.. are very `close to "It's. really very easy to get living up. to their . enviable
• . curriculum. on Canadian Studies is built
upon the traditional ap meeting the objectives stated. young children interested in reputation. Is it any wonder
The following is an article in The Formative • Years,' . Canada," he says. • people want to live , in a
reprinted from the current - psoaches of earlier community where such civic
rriculum guidelines in says Mr, Doris. "Others may, in duty exist year after
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GIVE THE"GIFT' A new way of. ex=
4F LIFE! j terminating . ,starlings has
been adopted .at Crewe and
should most„ certainly be '. .
adopted here as well:- School
'pupils securing ',the greatest
number of birds and egg s
-will be given prizes. Five
points are to be awarded for
,every bird.and one for each
egg: "The 'hunter's. are not'
confined • to their own .par's
titular section but may roam
at large to assist in 'Sup.
pressing what is certain to
become" a deadly menace
unless checked. Many cities.
towns, 'arid farming `don;
munities in Ontario have.
already suffered serious
losses from starlings and any
means of overcoming them:
There was a'frost in the
area :last Friday night,.
certainly not to be expected
so late in the spring..
Fishermen, grab' 'your
'tackle!: run of perch and
herring.. is expected this
weekend and fishermen have
been making f airly'nice hauls
off the breakwater this week.
The. suddenness of the
'death of Mr. Clyde Kerr:
Stewart, manager of. the
Goderich Star,:is a forceful
reminder of the uncertainty
of life. To all 'outward' ap-
pearances, he was in. the .
prime of his manhood en-
joying his home and' its
'surroundings, where he 'had
been during a short.' illness. .
The fit effect of the vacancy
which his death creates -falls
with almost crushing force
upon his widow andlhis' one
tittle daughter. The im-
measurable contributions he
made to'the'town and this
publication. will be remeni='A-
bered with reverence. .
With all resident taxes paid
issue_ of Dimensions, a cu ONLY YOU CAN pride
'blicatian of the Ontario social, studies, it is equally see that some changes .are
Ministry Years is considerably More Today just
h children
Pu clear; that The Formative needed.
inistr of Education en ,. e « in 1976, we
titled ""New emphasis.
on • precise with very clearly- can't afford to have i
teaching
about ani a.
When you are finished stated curriculum ex- •
geography
ill there
-readinethis, it might be in. pectations.
The' history and
sort or components ar
eck to be sure nothing is under- rdau hter a few" but they are more specifically
ly
teresting to ask your,•young a st
can be 'purchased at. any a
supply store..The .bumper' jack should
be used -only t� lift the car high enough
to place the. jack stand's. �»
The Ontario Safety , League offers
motorists the following advise for safe also bring.you a' lot of misery if you
bumper jack use: • don't adept a ' professional attitude
1 • Cheek to•• see that the car is toward repairs.
t t0 the gran b h• • highlighted an
a ore,
the qaddltion,•for
groynd
car before pwering i. ;
questions about this country
the first ime itis
.. of oUrs, You. might be sur- stated that. studies in.these
Doing your,own automotive work can prised what they know ... or arced t h should include
save you time and money, but it can even what they don't know.'
A"
It be �°obtirttb
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Are Ontario ' elementary• There ;is also a requirement
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children learn about Ontario '.awareness of law and
and Canada? government,, and 'of the rights
'' That's a question that will and duties of Canadian
be. asked increasingly citizens."
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awareness and participation: will be the result.
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Committee, Candlelight Restaurant.
Tuesday, May 25, noon, Goderich Police Commission,
town hall, council chambers..
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