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Darcy's dilemma
The Treasurer for Ontario, W. Darcy
McKeough, is coming to Huron County
again. Monday, September 26 he will be in
Wingham to discuss financial planning with
municipal representativesin the area. It is
likely one of the main points to be made by
McKeough while in Wingham will be that
government restraint = not more govern-
ment spend.ing.us:t:.be .the .1ang.texm
solution to getting the economy back on the
track to prosperity.
In a recent speech, McKeough said that
government restraint is the only way to
"free up those resources that the private
sector requires to expand and create jobs".
He said the three key features of the
provincial spring budget were no public
borrowing; a reductjon in the size of the
public sector in the economy of Ontario;
and a long-range fiscal plan to balance the
budget. by 1981. He added: "Wrenching
adjustments within government have been
and will continue to be required and the
new responsibilities will have to be
•,-shouldered•by"theprlvaie sect$ :`'; '
With the removal of compulsory controls
coming closer, it ,appears the provincial
treasurer is Worried there will be little or
no voluntary restraint in the new wage and
price demands, McKeough expressed
lisappointment at the refusal of the
Canadian Labor Congress to even discuss
the future until the present wage and price
controls are lifted or to consider voluntary
restraint. McKeough feels that if organized
labor believes insome equitable
distribution of expanding jobs and incomes,
it cannot shirk the obligation to restrain
itself.
McKeaiigh-sees the real test, of'the anti-
inflation program coming when the
restraints are removed. With the controls
on, people negotiated with the guidelines in
mind - viewing the suggested percentage of
increase a"s a kind of automatic right. it was
really only to be consideredtheabsolute
ceiling after current economic and fiscal
conditions. were considered. What will
happen if controls are lifted?
The Treasurer wants the federal controls
to come off but he doesn't want to enter a
period without any restraint at all. He
suggests the "middle ground of post -
control measures most governments in
Canada agree on in prTncipie an whicTi'
reflect a vast public'consensus". But that's
always easier said than done and that's
probably why McKeough is making a
personaltour of the province to talk about
such things with as many people as he can
reach. +++ SJK
Something
for nothing
There is a growing number of skeptics
who really wonder at the lasting value of
a system which provides grants money
that does not have to be returned - to
students. Few people dispute the fact that
many college and university students need
ready access to inexpensive loans, but
some question whether handing money out
as a gift with the clear understanding that
it doesn't have to he repaid, is at all wise.
Students by the thousands apply for the
money. that is available. Everyone applies a
rich, poor, intelligent, not so intelligent,
sincere, `Insincere.. Something for nothing.
Itis almost a ritual with young people
aspiring to a post -secondary education.
And as the results trickle hack, one begins
to get an idea of the scope of the program
and the size of the bill for the taxpayers.
The average student on today= s campus
isn't suffering. The majority of students do
not have large amounts of money to spend,
but most are able to live comfortably, have
a night out at the pub. take in the good
movies that come to town and the better
concerts on campus and still have enough
money left over for cigarettes and per-
fume. Some students ev,:n manage a trip to
a warmer climate during the March break
and a few leave for extended holidays when
classes end in April.
It is a safe bet that* many out-of-school
citizens -look at these students with won-
derment and longing. .
But what happens after graduation, in
the stark reality of working and earning a
living? It is then society hears about the
growing numbers of jobless professionais,
the endless protests, the drop in produc-
tivity, the increasing social ills, the
frustration of failure.
Maybe society has to accept part of the
blame for it all. Maybe society has been too
generous to too many. Maybe the im-
pression has been given that the good life is
the right of everyone and that waiting and
making do is'some sort of,a curse
The youth of today has the greatest
potential of any generation to date. Young
people arebright, healthy and resourceful,
But not enough of them have learned to be
patient, diligent and frugal.
A good way to foster such characteristics
in young people of college and university
age might be to end the free hand-outs.
Loans at reasonable, affordable rates
should still be available but the grant
system should be reviewed to determine
just how much of it may be detrimental in
the short run to youth and in the long run to
the whole of society. +-1-+ SJK.
Rumor denied
The chairman of Ontario Hydro, Robert
Taylor said in Goderich this week there is
no truth to the rumor Hydro plans to buy
the Bluewater Centre for the Develop-
mentally Handicapped just south of
Goderich, for a nuclear plant site. He also
said he doesn't know of any studies com-
pleted on whether the site would be suitable
for a nuclear facility, although he did admit
"Hydro is particularly interested in this part
of the province.
The rumor of Ontario Hydro's purchase
of the 13luewater Centre raised its head
again recently as various unsettling
reports trickled from the Centre down
through the community. Of. course, the
rumor isn't new. It was rampant when the
former Goderich Psychiatric Hospital was
closed nearly two years ago. . .and it has
•gurfaced from time to time since -.then.
The latest rumor that the Bluewater
Centre would become offices for Ontario
Hydro, ar9d of course, Chairman Taylor
didn't comment on that one,
But Taylor did say Hydro's goal is still to
use nuclear energy for two-thirds of the
province's power needs in the 1980s. That
time is fast approaching and it is likely
rumor's concerning this area and Ontario
Hydro will accelerate in the months ahead.
People here remember, too well the pin-
point on the official map showing a Hydro
development between Goderich and Grand
Bend.
In the meantime, a 600 -page research
document giving the findings of the Ontario
Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility in the
matter of nuclear fission power is to he
released this weekend. Entitled "Half Life -
Nuclear Power and Future Society", this is
the first extensive independent analysis of
the Canadian Candu system and is the
result of a two-year study.
The battle still goes on, —SJK
Attention: Illegal dumping
By Jeff Se
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
DEAR READER
News -Record. Part of my remember how patiently and
duties at that newspaper Was how carefully Glenn Hays
The death of Judge H. to cover court once every two explained every single an -
Glenn Hays came as a shock weeks or so. SWcr to me.
to most Huron County citizens Judge Hays ,was interested One time Judge Hays was a
last week. Judge Hays, a in accurate press reporting speakers -at a function I was
native of Huron County, was and he waged .a never-ending covering. He was talking
well-known here. He was also ., battle tobe certain that about justice, particularly
well respected by his legal reporters in court knew the justice in Huron County., I
associates, proven in last facts in each case and knew recall I was intrigued with
week's" edition of-th$:S' n -al• •.s xactllc...larhat.his_..juilgement_-chat kl h�a.d to Say ,kx-ing new
was. He spoke slowly and to the busints,s and par -
Star by the tributes paid to
the late Judge H. Glenn Hays distinctly in handing down his; ticutarly green when it came
judgements so that the press to the whys and wherefores of
reporter in attendance had. the law. .
absolutely no difficulty in Judge Hays must have
getting down precisely what noticed my keen interest and
the judge said. after the evening had ended, I
Thc,Lirst.few tin s.i.was in got a chance to speak o him.
court, _,he . ldoked directly at He ..questioned me gently
me as he made his sum- about my previous ex-
mation, He seemed to he perience in court reporting
watching to see that I was and learned, of course, I had
writing down everything that had very little. I told him I
was pertinent to the case. wished I. had some kind of a
Then after court ended, he'd book I could refer to for
come to me and ask if I had proper court terminology and
any questions about the sonic indication of what
proceedings, 1Vlnst times I did constituted . an offence in
have questions, and I certain matters and what was
by Crown Attorney Bill
Cochrane, Jim Donnelly, Dan
Murphy, Paul Rivers and
Norman Pickell,
His funeral last Wednesday
was attended by comity,
provincial and Supreme
Court judges, along with
police officers from across
the province and lawyers
from everywhere. Nearly 100
percent of the lawyers in
Huron County attended.
I first came to know Judge
Hays a long time ago, when I
was working with Tie Clinton
the minimum and maximum
punishments for each. Judge
Hays mentioned a hook that
might be helpful, but that was
all that was said about that.
Not too long afterwards, a
big brown manila envelope
arrived at'my office, then at
the Zurich Citizens -News, In
it was a note from Judge
Hays wish ing;=mme-thy- sest f
luck with my work 'and a
copy of a book (I've long since
forgotten exactly what it
was);• i'hat provided me with
much information in those
early years as a reporter.
Since coming to Goderich,
a I've not,covered much court
except. on. those rare' oc-
.casions when. something
special was going • on. But I
felt that Judge Hays and 1
still had a special rapport ...
and that I could count on him
for advice and help if I ever
needed it.
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Judge " Hays whit
published in our e
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Poor excuse
Dear Editor:
The Signal -Star last week
explained, ','as often before,"
why it does not publish court
news. It "believes no real and
lasting purpose is served by
covering court on a regular
basis".
Every week its readers are
preserlted with the names and
addresses of all persons
unfortunate enough to he
involved in motor accidents.
What real and lasting purpose
is served?
Reporting the courts often
takes more time than it is
worth, in terms of interesting
news, The traffic report,
however, is provided by the
DEAR
police, without cost of time or
money to the newspaper.
Could •this difference in-
fluence policy?
We hear the fire siren
frequently, see the equipment
chasing off somewhere, but
rarely find out where or why,
unless from Wingham TV.
Perhaps the fire chief cotild
be induced to make a; weekly
report, if it is too much bother
for the reporter
The editor sees a deterrent
to lawbreakers in the
knowledge that Goderich and
Provincial Police do a first-
rate job of keeping the peace.
Maybe so; but there is a
deterrent which I submit is
more potent, namely, the
publication of r..-nies.
• In Woodstock, where I was
75 YEARS AGO
On Friday the town
treasurer's well known dog
Dan was poisoned for the
third or fourth time and as the
dose was nicely gauged by the
skilled dog murderer, Dan
succumbed. The dog was one
of the largest in town, cost $25
ani would have sold for more,
Mr. Alfred Eilson, Head
Commissioner of the Canada
Company, who is a great
admirer of Goderich, has
notified Miss Lewis, „About 25 boys and one lone
Secretary of the Hospital girl competed for prizes
Board that they will con- donated by local merchants.
tribute $100 to the Goderich
Hospital.
The Organ Company is still
EDITOR
editor of the daily, I was
tipped off one day that a man
was in the composing room
trying to persuade the
foreman to damage the type
in a report of a liquor case so
as to disguise the name of the
defendant. I got him out of
there it a hurry. That
defendant cared nothing
about a fine, but to prevent
publication of his name he
was prepared to make his
friend a law -breaker.
A very prominent man - I
have forgotten who or what
he was - became entangled in
the law and there was
speculation on the part of the
puhlio that the newspaper
would not dare to publish his
name. I attended court in
Ingersoll to make sure that it
was, but the court officials,
after all other cases had been
dealt with in public, closed
the big book and silently
walked out of court with it.
The man's name was not
called.
The newspaper was un-
justly blamed for his escape,
and the circulation manager
told me afterward that we
lost 300 subscribers as a
result. Is the publicity rule a
deterrent? You bet it is.
The Signal -Star sees "the
real deterrent" in a better
appreciation of the work of
the police. With the. greatest
goodwill toward that theory, I
cannot perceive its relevancy
to the reportip of court
"news" -- the Signal -Star uses
the word -- or to the position of
the newspaper in det
what news shall be
its • readers and w
from -them. •
W. I•; Elliott
Honest folk
Dear Editor:
On Sunday. i
my husband and Sept,
some friends in G
called then fr
telephone booth at
station. corner of Hi:t
and 21 -t beside the"
Centre). This was
p.m. 1 accidentally
wallet there. Thetiml
Turnto'
LDDKIND BACK:
shipping its manufactures to
the old country and other
parts of the Empire, and the
signs are that the coming
winter will he a prosperous
one for the company.
25 YEARS AGO
A plowing match for the
students of G.D.C.I,--
something new in the annals
of the school -- was held on
Friday at Black's Point on the
farm of John Hindmarsh.
Final financial statement
for Old Home Week as
prepared by the treasurer,
W.B.M. Armstrong, shows a
balanced statement* with
neither profit, or loss,
Circulation of the Signal -
Star is steadily climbing.
Last week 3,075 copies were
The Reverend Kenneth E.
has been appointed rector of
St. George's Chu:eh,
Goderich, by the Rt. Rev.
G.N. Luxton, Anglican Bishop
of Huron.
5 YEARS AGO
The 12th annual Goderich
Automobile Dealers Auto
Show opens tonight ,at the
Goderich Memorial Arena as
the dealers unveil the latest
models in automotive tran-
sportation. The latest designs
by Toyota, Ford, Chev-Olds
and Chrysler will be on
As of Monday morning this
week the Canadian Tire Store
in Goderich officially came
under the direction of Orland
Taylor who took up his duties
„as manager replacing.
Dominic Fox.
Following- the review of
more than 25 applications and
interviews with three of the
more qualified applicants,
the Goderich Recreation
Comm ittee agreed to
recommend to town council
the hiring of M.W. Dymond as
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