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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-02-15, Page 2)!e;IZOiti Twe • .i.Itr (Stibtrtril i§igtt 1.-tar- )ETURON COUNTY'S FOR,gistosT, WEERLY Published by 'Signal -Star. Limited .811bgleription 'lakes—CO-Pada and Great Britain, 2.50 a Oar*: td United States, $3,00. , 'Advertising Rites, on reqne'sr. Anthorized as second-elass mail, Post *' Office ,Department, 'Ottawa. Telephone 71. Member a Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association -- .- Weekly Circulation Over 2900. W.- H. ROBERTSON • GEO. L. ELLIS THURSDAY, 'FEB- 15th, 1951 A. TAX. ON ENTERPRISE The eoncluding sentence of Judge • Coste114's . +findings in the asses.s- ment appeals that were recently before him is deserving of emphasis r ',We must not penalize WW1 tcai' high asSessments those people who • Itave helped to make the town more , attractive by bailding geod homes." A.nyone who plans in these; days to build a hease is confibated with the high -vests of material . and Tabor. New houses are needed, ln • this and other towns, ;unless stag- , hation is .to be accepted,- and the gintn: who is willing to face these • highcosts and who spends his , Money, in the erection- of. a good • home should, receive eneouragement. Instead, a high a.ssessment is placed against hid; and on top • of_ the large, expenditure to which. , he has *already gene he is faced 'with heavy taxatien for years to ceme: • : The Provincial Assessment Act which places, this obstacle to enter- prise andoadvancOment shoOld be .amende& all honesty 1,,am. compelled totally to reject the idea that Americans can live alone," ancl be advocates tlie 'giving of U.S. aid ..to--...the.Ainti, Red countries a Europe. This means a definite' split in the Re - Publican party, for which Dewey, has twice edutested a Presidential election. Mr. Taft has been looked upon ' as the likely choice ef the Republieans for President •, in the 1952 election, but ft .is within the `realm of possibility that Mr. Dewey will upset the. Taft apple -cart. In the Meantime Pfesident. Truman le urging a. reluctant Congress along the path of out-and-out stipport of hi g policy of building up 'strong, defences in "Europe quid Asia •against Coniumnist aggression. • WE REIVIEMBER Writing in her column, "From a Kitchen ."'Whadow," in The -St. 141i;rys: Jettrual-ot rgas; M. grace •.A05. '...(witowas quet•etl recently in The Signal -Star) says: ' . • One -of the seventeen. iown.s referrdd .to • in aprevious • column. was, Goderlidi, and While ola theway toSchool, . going around the 'Sq011r0l4piles of snow , above pedestrians' • -heads stood all around the edge Of the sidewalk, through which.' narrow passages' -were -cut so • • that customers from the storeS • ..`,could emerge to enter their sleighs atter. making' their pur- ' chases. •That was the year of the South African • War, and • Mafeking,.and "The' Soldiers.of• the Queen." Does The Gederich Signal rethember that? • ,Xes. `The Goderich Sigaal" 're- • - falba% .thouga A.t.s recollection - • - ' does not ,connect the big snow piles articularly with the' year • of .the Afriean 'War. -What is most iStlitet' our memory in-.Connec•-•' tion with that dineis the'celebra-- - tiOn. 'of the relief of Ladysmith, Marchi, 1901. Sir George 'White and his 'gallant garrison had held out . for Months in Ladysmith • against the besieging •'Boers, caus- ing 'keen tension -throughout the 'Empire, and when news of the lift- ing of the siege reached: Goderich telesraph—there .was no radio. those days) , 1111 linprompin :celebration .,set in that was 'never equalled, in thiS -to-n before or •People rushed .to the Square :front all parts of ' the. .town, the • tiCheols.1 were dismissed ..and the ,pupils Made theirway, in the same ,direetion, • sleighs brought more _eager .celebrants 'fl.in the • t own - 'ships, and the sidewalks for hours held, an -Unorganized but jubilant, cheering, gag -waving . crowd.' that •'paraded aronna and -around - with tnevee:a let-up in te ,noise' and haPpy cronfusion. Mhfekinge if. we remein'ber 'rightly,' came 'lifer, but the edge had been taken off the 4.4xietY that„71nid . been feh" when •,Ladysmith Was underattack. and "GoderiCh at leakt the relief a " Mafekirtth dldUot create any •great sensation. TodaY people -would sit In thefr homers and .listen_tthe• , radte and perhapa •eXchange • felicitations over the telephone on such. a great • and welcome event ; there would- be' nothing like the celebration of the relief • of Lady,. smith on tluxt, March day fifty years •o• ago; even. if., Canadian soldiers capture, the Kremlin.* - County and District • David, Milne, lifelong resident if tucknow, . died in the -,Wingham hospital On January •27th, in his sevent y-drst., year. Mr. and Mrs. Ilewia Tebbutt of. Seaforth, -former.* of Goderieh township, observed their forty-fifth wedding oannhier.seow quietly last week. • • - Dr. M. W. Stapleton Of Seaforth 'has been eleeted president of the •Robert Bell Industries, Limitedr--o Seaforth. He- succeeds '.4T. W. Mouieith of Stratford,- who had held 'the 'position since the forma- tion of the company two yeans'a.'go. • Dr. George Beacom, V.S.; native .of tioderiela township, died lit his home •at Listqwel, 'where he had' lived since 1032. Previously he.had. resided at dfarriston;:'vaiere he commenced his practice, and Mount Forest, :where he was Mayor of the tbwu. • three -car accident on No. 4 highway a Short distance north of Centralia on, Thursday lagt sent two Men to hospital: William C. Heine suffered concussion and head lacerations aud .Cpl: T. H. Southin, of ••Centralia R..C.X.P.' Station, suf- fereda'. broken leg. . After remiv- ing attention,at the air..'Station, Southin was taken to Westminster HOspital and Heine to Vicroria trospital, .LondOn., • U.S. Decoration for , Missing Exeter Soldier • Pte, ,Edward so4 of Ed; ward Pollee, • Exeter, has, been ao-varded the"-S1Wer- Star, United 8 t a tes' fourth. highest award ,for gallantry • in,.action,•He exposed himself to 'intense enemy fire to give anedidal aid -to-a wountled comradein Korea, •Il'carried the wounded soldier about 200 yardsto, 11 safer position. , The former' Exeter boy. has' been .missing in , action. Since Noveinber. . ° he Country Mouse Hears' Some Artists - Pear Friends,—Unta -the middle a this, week, I12,,da intended .telling . Yon about some things. I had seen, but the 1 chantifed MY Mind. i Was at two -Concerts where the'gdest artists were really werthy of the name a artioa. The gra was'ihe regulai : Symphony eoneert, with Myra Hess as the guest, nxidthe second was a recital by Roland 'Hayes,' I. imagine they are about tile same age; 'certainly they are nroduets of the 'same 'era. Roland Hayes was horn twenty-four years aftek ttle Einancipatipn 13111 in the States. That makes hint a bit over .sixty. 'Myra, Hess made her Am- erikan, debut in 1922. Te me, • they are frbOth true musictans, and they hav a richness of experience which Is reliected in their work, something which. only. "Wing" eilhgive an artist. re4pect our younger artista ..... •,, • will acquire it in, the years to come. Dame Myra. Hess was bora in England, studied with Tobias Mat-• thay---ene of ' the greatest fetudiers —and made her debut at an (talc: - astral cOneert with Sir Thomas Beecham, -(By the Way, 1 read a b6okof his, "Mingled Chimes" I •think was the name. It was fascin- ating reading if you are interegted in Music, ••that is, music in Eng- land.) . The -honor a Dame Celli - wander of the Order of the Briti'sh Empire was conferred on her by the late .King George, for -her contriba- tien _to the ;war effort during' the first Great War, During the last war she remained in England, organizing daily. concerts in the London National Gallery,and she played at twiny of the concerts, even with bombs falling close by. When, you ;see her; yoa can just picture, .her going right onwith a performatke of any of the great Masters and completerignering the worst the blitz . could do.In ap- pearance, she is cempleteIy un- glamorous. She is .big and dark— or so &hes loo.ked .from where I. was sitting, Her hair is not dressed In the lateststyleand does MR appear to_have a perm, She wara. a, black gown, and. no .sparkling jewellery. She looked what she is —a serious, ' reliable 'artist, com- pletely -devoted to her h.rt and her one, aim, to bring it to as .many people. as possible .and help ,them to love and appreciate the best Music: ' She, played' the A Minor. Concerto by Sehumann. It Was not well -re- . eelved in the Composer's (.4ty but._ has .stood the test of time. and is now quite popular with ,players and , listeners both, • , I, for one, found lit very interesting ;' and, judging by .the applause, it was enjoyed by- the. :vliale audienee.. .Tlie concert was oif just about the -coldest, stormiest night we •have had 'this. winter, 1.bat- in spite of that Massey hall was Sold out. When Dame Myra, imide her .finst appearanee; everyone•Stood out) of respect for her, and When she finished...Playing the applause 'was a real ovation, ;and it lasted, wave after wave! . .1. • always lo l'e to watch the li't I le by-plays on • the stag -C. SOnie are eonventional and s.eme are quite 4spontaneous-Fer.---;---iirstanee„ 'She' shook both Sir Ernest's. hands with hoth •of hers beferd acknowledging the applause. She ',had aspecial i. . handshake for the. concert noisier also, and •for • the assistant con; perfect! Every word of WS Eng- lish songs could be heard distinctly. I -le waki the iinst singer wbose Ger. man I ever liked and .1ilerneg songs -Were snug W1tI1 SOO atlieerity, humility and convietion that 1 eftret :imagine their being better. Us humilitY was one thing that im- pressed - nie .partiehlarly. During bis tong and distinguished career as. 4 coneert singer, he 'hassuffered much from the "slings and `arraws,3 as Shakespeare 'says, but .# liaa not -made him 4aggresa1ve, 1 re- member going to hear Paul Robesow a few Years ago, I had looked for- ward to bearing that gergeous black Plusla vOice, but his platform per,. sonality 'spoiled it for Me. Net, SO with Roland Hayes. ' sang first a very short Bach •'Chorale); then two , wings, and finaily ono sec'ond* gronp was allSchubetet, an eieore btbhydetB;eeENntvglaEith.eeaL; sialQy!F, with two little eneores whieh I ehildren, to leara at scheor The. next two •were 'French songs, the second one called 'Whirl- ing," and hew the music did whirl! •IRS accompanist was Unusually good, too, and played every accolia- paniment from raemory. The next were two negro work -songs, arid his final group was ,composed Of five negro songs telling of the..life of Christ. 'I was talking with' One of the older Toronto musicians and I asked him how he enjoyed Roland 'Hayes. Ilis answerowes,..."Oh; well, Roland Hayes is an AR1'IST!" • I wish you could all -have heard him. Probably, you . s6me day: I' can't see' any reason why not. • Sinceiely, - THE COUNTRY, MOUSE. Toronto. • ED/TORIAL NOTES • iiirned out to be balloons sent up •,bY a research branch of the U.S. .00oVernment to dett?rmine conditions many 'miles 'abovel'the earth's mfr. Awe. The ..Saltford Sage Is dis- • amieinted; • he -,had hoped one: of them wotild driv where he could get it to replaee a saucer he broke SeVeral years ago. • :*• " * 'Ottawa Will 'not inipose direct :!ttc4frtxtrols for the present, but adopting measures that it is hoped Will keep inflation within. •bounds. At the same tittle the pecTle are Asked ta elereiSe reStrtillit Itt big- $14:And tOte heir individual in. duence against ihereaies in price's, ifloty. far the east of eau be keptIn eheek by these means re- . *tainst be seen, Ali& )41tiloter Oinatio) has not Ant the 'doei tixiVietobt on eontrois, an they may be 1MPeoett If other methods *• 00,„ * )(Timmer, Doivey tromes out otwogly,ogahitit the "isolationat at- . Made et Senator. Taft and ex. Vreoldent rroiwer. say, •'OBITUARY , • MES. HENRY CAMPBELL Less than three weeks' after she had observed her ninety-third day, death canie to Mrs. Ilend Campbell on Sunday, Salutary 28th,- at the home -of ber daughter,. Mrs. 'Charles Alton of Mrs. Campbellhad been a semi-inkalid since suffering a fractured hip in Mid -February two years ago. It was the second hip fracture she, hint -stiffered. From the first one she had recovered suflicientlly to be about again despite her age. • Mrs.' Campbell , was forin-erly Annie Lammon Stirling. daughter of the late David Stirling • and, Elizabeth Coutts.. Shewas born on January lith, 1858, in GoderiCh township near Ilaylield and shertly tate; her marriage tool -Leary Camp- bell they moved to the Huron town- ship farm 'now.owned by Win. '14. Roulston. There' they . fanned for several years, made • many friend aad . were held • in the highest 'esteem in the community. •- 1ore than thirty yean4 ago Mr. and- Mrs: • -Campbell • retired to Lucknow t� make'their home; Where Mr. Camp- bali died twenty-seven years ego. Since then Mrs. Campbell had Made her home With her daughter at Dungannon and Tilbury. A service Was held in Tilbury •on Tuesday and 'on Wednesday the remains Were •brotight -to the Uwe - Letitia n -MacKenzie funeral home for service that afternoon cmducted by Rev. Mr. Newman; 0 former pastor at 'Dungannon, •assisted by • t'Urialefif W-IfrifFeeili :ceme- • te ry,' the paitheaiers being Wm. T. Reuiston, Walter Rotilsten, Den. -McCharles; Lorne '.Ivera, Roy Alton -and Andrew. Ritchie. Friends attened the funeral from Tilbury; Seaforth, Plinton, Goderich, Kitch- ener, St.. Marys: and Big 'Beaver, Sask. Mrs. Campbell is -survived Afy her daughter, Mrs. Edith Alton, and by one sex', Cyril, of Ashfield. Snrviving also are one brother, Wm. .Stirling of Goderieb,. one siSter, Mrs. George 'Fulford of Goderich, seven gra ndehildren nd six great-grandehildren.----roteknow Sentinel. • . • ductor. As. she left the stage she , spoke. to One of the young violinists —I think he is a .ristng young eun-, ductor too. Once, when she camc! back, she' stood at the back of the!. first ,-violin section', and -rested ,her.: 'mad on the -shoulder of the player sitting there.' Fintilly she 'Sat down to play an encere, saying that some -1 one in the orchestra wanted her to plaY Bach and someone else Wanted' SearlattShe pla yed: Sea riattifti• was delightful'and an entire .change I .from the' concerto. On 02 the1 players in. the ',orchestra. was com- pletely 'carried. away. ' Whenshe finished,. he ran his fingersup and. 'down an imaginary keyboard and - then almost wrung. his hands with emotion. I never saw such thing happen before. For a' Second Imeore, Dame '.Myra played a movement from •a, Bach Organ TOceata, an- other 'contrast. I snap -we many. of the. audience Wiped for her arrange- ..immmenweedwobinmank moot -Of the Bach Chorale, "Je,su, Joy oC Man's Desiring," which al- most everkone knows. I think - I ' ani 'safe in .saying -that De Myra Hess IS one of the most xesPeeted .aid beloved pianists whom we have beard for many -years.' -•••••, • The , *following, night, ,Reland- Heyes salig at -Eaton Auditorium., Again it was a colk stormy night and again tile:place was full. Until few years. ago, I had never even heard 02 Roland' Hayes, Which was my loss. He was one of the earliest and greatest exponents of the musk • of his own people, whom he calls Aframericans. A. few years_ ago 1 read the „story' of his life, In the--',Oltitibit No0 book "Angel no' and Her Son; - - Roland Hayes." Although - he has always been called- a negro, actuall3 he is part Indian, and so *Js'anothei of the peat negro singers. I are not Sure, • but 1 think. it is ' -437-0644ifiViilideriffen trite Mixture has :produced a -great musician'. Roland Hayes has a . beautiful --tenor voice, 'tinally by the time 'a tenor har,rektehed ltls- Ixfies 'his voice .Ifas begun to -de-. terlorate. If that has happened to Rbland- Hayes; P Wish I had heard -him In his prime! Right now, the• tone Is wonderful and ,his dletion CELEBRATING C.G.I.T. WEER • The?.-G.I.T. of Knox Church met. last week at the -manse, with about twenty girls in .attendanee. The group was celebrating; National C.G1I.T. Week. Rota Cousins ire - sided over the _warship service and - Ruth peaehey led in prayer. .11par- pre& and Catharine MacDonald Played a piano duet, .and 'games -Rad. a singsong, were enjoyed, Refresh- ments 'were served before the girls repeated- their benediction, "Taps." OBITUARY poompoimmefoe. -NIRS. WILLIAM WATSON 4. After a lengthy illness, Mrs. limn, Watson ef the s'Colborne-West VawanoSh boundary, east of We, died at her home early Wednesday., rebruary 7th, in her seventy-fourth Year. She was the fonner, LUCY McIlwaindaughter a the ,late Mr. and Mrs: *itobert MeIlwain of Nile,. Fifty-fciar years ago she Married Watsbn and they had - nee #4...Vhe Watson 110_„Me- stead. • She was "a. 'member of Nile United Church, and ef the •Weineli'S' Missionary Society. • She was a woman of sterhtngs qualities, and was heid, hi highest esteem by all who knew her. °Sitrviving are her husband; one son, • Ilan7, ia Col- borne, ' toWnship; .two daughters, Mrs, Wilbur Johnston (L111.1an), of London, and Mrs., Ralph Hoover (Marie)., of 'Olds,Alberta; six •grandchildren and * three great- grandchildren ; her stepmother, NIrs. Robert Mcilwitin, Nile; 4 Sister, Mrs. gtta Jarvis, of Dram- heller, Alberta, and two halrbro- tilers, Leonard McIlwain, of Tor- onto, and Frank 1VICIlwain, of Carlow. • The funeral strviee was held on Saturday in Nile United Church and was condueted by Rev. J. Har- rOw,er a Benmilier .and the inter- ment was in Dungannctn cemetery,. The pallbearers were Hitniid and Ernest McIlivain, Jos. Caeter, Adam McCartney,' 'Clifford and l'homas, McPhee. Mrs. Hoover arrived from I Alberta a-feW hours before, her mother's death; Mrs, Johnston had been '• with her mother for some time. , • ALI3t.IRT E. CATLING.,,, . "Albert, E. Oatling died at his home at -Port Stanley. on Saturday night, at the age a; dighty yeas. When he came to Canada as a boy the family first settled near Bay- fieldoand some thirty -years ago he ht ItiPort Stanley,. where-1Fe foreman . the FinlaY Fish • retiring. eight 'years ago. • Be- sides his wife, two daughters and •One.. soy, Ret. JamWatling, rector of the Anglican parish orMil- verten, surviVing are Our. sisters, Gertpide Patterson; Goderich; Mrs. Fanny Jonas . and Mrs. Edith Houghton, • Brantford, ,and Misst Catling, Toronto,' and One' uy early.. The selection was never better. Prices right:. Pricelinclude 1.951 licenses.: 19$0 Meteor Custoni, Fiirtior4tadiO, 1950 Meteor Deluxe .Fordor-Smivispr. 1950. Meteor Deluxe Tudor -Radio and many extras. 1948 Mercury, 114" Ford.or- 1947 Nage. Coach. 1946 Chevrolet Sedan -Custom Radio. 1940Fgrd Coach -new rebuilt inotor, new tires. TRUCKS 1950 International 14-tonpicktm, 5000 miles, 1949 Mercury. 1/2 -ton pickup, 11,000 miles. . 4 . , All cars and trucks thoroughly inspected -and ready for sale dependable driving. I . I. ara . : 2 • , CODERICH ---1- .4 ---' isoliiioos000ilipeolowlesesei0•41••••••••••••1100411011001160001111110•000110•••••••041114114* , 11111•06.1.1•101.111•11t1111,101111111111111! MRS. •-JOHN = • _ • brother, Vicrot,oBar River, Ont. c RING Mrs. •Maigaret Hohner, Widow of John llohner, died in the -Stretford hospital 'on Thursday .in6rning last after a lengthy illness. 'Four years ago she suffered a broken hip and she had been failing since that time. • Born ,in Stanley township sixty-eight yeans ago, Mrs. Hohner was, the former Margaret Jane Boyce. • *She • resided •near Zuriel most of her life, but eight _years ago made her home- in •Atwood, until her accident. • Hh er usband died -twenty-two. years' ago. She was a member -Of St. John's United Church at • Stratford. Surviving 'are one- son,. Walter, of Stratford; a daughter; Mrs. Frank MeClinchey, Zurich; three•brothers;.Frank, of rich; Williams a doderich town- ship; and Victor: f Goderich; one ' sister Mrs. William Rohner, Varna, and foal. grandchildren.. Burial was at Zurich."... • •LEGION HALL, GODERICII EVERY SA.TIJRDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER s' * NOTICE . 8.30 p.m. ,• -6tf Motorways' Revised Schedule • EFFECTIVE FEB. 12,.1951 Lv. GODERICH—for LONDON and STRATFORD. • -7.45 a.m daily except Sundays' and Holidays'. 1200 Noon Daily. " .4.20 p.m. Daily, 6.26 p.m. Sunday (to Stratford only) .7.35 p.m: Sundays and Holidays. • 9.15 p.m. Sundays and Holidays (London only) - All these Trips arrive In London in less -than- two hours,. where .direct comiectious are made. for- Windsor and .Detroit.by the,two 'daily trips. • Direct connection at Stratford for Gray Coach to Tonto on the -7.45 a.m. and 7.35 p.m. • - SAVE TIME—SAVE MONEY, TRAVEL .MOTORWA-,YS The Western :Ontario Motorways Ltd rommirsaame • .NEEDED IMVIEDIATEL o AS RADIO -RADAR, AIRCRAFT,- INSTRUMENT AND ARMAMENT TECHNKIANS in the A new and different efict t-u-1Id - and pleasing.flavaur. Firm and smooth to chivveNever crumbles. 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