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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-06-14, Page 2• inat-'tar (Saistritil .. HURON COUNTY'S • FOREMOST WEEKLY" Published by Signal -Star. Limi1te"d Subscription Rates- Canada and Great llritain, $2.50 a year: tp tJn�ited Suites, '$3.04. ,�►+t%.�ertisltig Rates on request. Authorizedl as second-class mail, Post Office Departnieut, Ottawa. Telephone 71. *�-- Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association — Weekly Circulation Over 290Q. W, H, ROBERTSON GEO. L. ELLIS . 'THURSDAY, JUNK .4th, 1911 EDITORIAL NOTES • If this column has failed until slow to remark upon the good,work Of inemlbers of the Junior Chaniher o Commerce in • painting' and re- pairing the bandstand in Court House Park, it must be put down simply , to forgebfulne.s, for the istpprovemefl has been noted and admired. The bandstand is the entre of many public gatherings, , . and, it is • [fitting that it should be the sightly struetti%e that it now ass, thanks to , the J.C'.'s, * * * The Provincial edict of an open season for deer throughout Ontario 01.•Lclitor The Signal:Atari Sir,—A. Toronto d4aily, paper Says: '"Toronto, proudly called 'queen City,'- still has its.rows of tottering tenement houses; all lean- ing on each other for support. Here, poor families witli many children . are found herded together and have far too auii ll "ail allow- ance of living spade and clean fre'ShRair t.o breathe.•Most of these iso -called • apartmei is fire ,scarcely described Dile room, In which "every inc of ' space, from the-,el'aiuiny cellar to the water -rotted' roof:, .is used to stow • away tseventeen people; and • all seventeen use, the hand and if the fawn is not dis- turbed uhe will return to give her offspring:, its needed care. The - fawn will in time 'become a fuil- rown deer and Maty then 'become, b the prey of a licensed huntsman. So. the official warning, 1r not for the sake -of the deer but to pro- " 1 de sport for , the hunter. The human is of course top dog in the world of nature and his wants and desires must have first place; but if'the lower animals were ,able to understand such things we .wonder wliat they would 'think about the ways of humankind. `"BREEDING COMMUNISM''. TO -CON,MAND• NAVAL' TRAINING ON LAKES LONDON, Jane 1.1.--�mdr. F. R. K. Naftet, commanding officer of Landon Naval Reserve, on Saturday was i piiointed reserve naval train - ing rain ing commander for the entire Great Lakes area. :•t, lHe will command a flotilla of five Fajrmile ,inotor Iaunehes which will visit the , sik. naval dielsions ou the Great Lakes , during the summer. Headquarters will be in London' at H"M:C.S. • Prevost. - The appointment is a • new de- parture in navy summer training and makes available • Multi -ship operational training for, members• of the reserve' forces. Ii,M.O.S. Portage, the •1,000 -ton minesweeper which. annually came into •the next fall is meeting with some opposition, • The Bruce County Connell ,would li�:e to •'have the open season iii that county confined to the four townships that con- stitute the Bruce Peninsula, which has long been a favored resort for ?Huntsmen. 'pith men all over the rrovinee carrying "lethal 'weapons, and -Looking..far' .nruething...te-Sheoti. -It will ire_; -Ix •ii'raeleif- there are not some human victims. • * The • splendid roadway 'en the arbor', hill. • is 'a • sample-, of what could beedone on aril our 'principal atreets if •the money•were available. The suggestion has been made from time .to time that one street -,each ,yea,,ir might be given ,such treatment; iso that in time all. the roadway would be in permanent good -con- . itien and there would be a 'mini- ,, ' mulm expenditure, for repairs each year. • If seeh a program could ire carried out . it .would in the 'long rite be a' worthwhile economy. M • • In .,a neighboring county • the pro- posal :is' .made-�•.t•�iat the naive ;of tie `''resort for elderly and other .-homeless Persons • be 'changed' fro!, I3onie , far the • Aged to County Home. . As age ' is net the' 'sole "quallIficahion for aditnittat1ee, to such' an institution, the proposed change would ,seem to 'be desirable.• • In Huron -the County Heine Was form- •.erlyknowa as the House of Refuge. 'The change 'vas made some thirty years ago at the suggetSt loll ' , of Reeve ,T. ';ii.:• Davis of Goderich, who pointed out ,that the design.a- '3ion "House of Refuge" carried an unwarranted and,• undesirable iin- • ,plication. -Now the Htiiou County ;Home has a number of paying guests. • $ • Electoral . action *is forthcoming. In : four . Federal' c o ist. tueCies, �u 1[.ieir.. •. bT-eleet�i4i13s 2 e to :.tfire • place on June `:5th. In Queen's, P.E.1., and 13randeri, ,Mtinitnba, the contests ate `bctweeu Liberal and Progressive Couse rvataive 'tom inees. The 'South (3entre .division of Win- nipeg is .liav�ing a triangular tfigilt, •with Liberal, Conservative and .O F. candidates, ,In •South Waterloo, Ontario,..there is' an Fin- • 'tere$ting . battle with three Candi= dates in ' the field. This is tile seat held for many .years by the • -:late .Karl �Homlith, Conseryutive; and .the Conservatives have put p ae their nominee a well-known sportsman, Howie Meeker, of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey teani 'whose home is in' the riding. The. . -Liberal candidate is. J: M. Moffatt, • •former mayor of Galt, and the aC.C.F. Is ' represented by Mrs. Names (Peggy) 'Ueens of Preston. Great -Lakes to provide sea experi- b will not • ion.. "�Ls s ence for • land di .. his' ear. Y come t ()i dr. Naftel's appointment ment be - His oowes effective on June first operation as senior' flag officer afloat on the Great Lakes will the. amphibious assault at Eri�eau nett week -end .during Operation Beaver II... The special dutjes appointment' will continue until all summer training is complete. In addition to the division at London, Omdr. Naftel will com- mand vessels of 1;I.11i:C.S. Star at Hamilton, H.M.C,S. Hunter at Windsor, Id";1I:C.A" Griffin at. Port Arthur and. ,H•.M.C,S. -York at. Toronto. ILbi,C.S. Cataraeui-. at Kingston has no vessel at present. The flotilla will spend two weeks at "each. of the six, divisions pro - one bathroom.", suitable housing has driven 'several young eouplea exPectIng, their 'first child to.request that* it be .placed for at:lotion." The • cenditions.. described above are not cohltined. to „Toronto nor London. 'They prevail in every city in Canada ; and are ,breeders of that. -dreadful thing Called "Com- munism." Canada- 'is sacrWing Many lives and spending ;billions of dollars to cheek the spreed of so-called •Communiste 'in, foreign lands; and . by that . very act „We" - are creatinry conditions at home which breeethe thing we are fight- ing to destroy abroad. ,If we' would. spend at home, to clean. up Communist breeding placest, the Money now spent in a futile attempt to stem the tide' of Commueism in foreign lands, we - would accomplish- 'our' purpo.,;le more effectively ; • and set ant example to* the rest of the world. Commnn- ism cannot thrive in 'the nadst of 'Kitcheuel-, Qat: • Coal is a big item in your budget, and coal bills often come when it's least convenient to pay. them. Why not take advantage of our -easy payment- la-ct-- ands -p y --the "painless_-__ way"? Give us a call today Order•• your supply of red victims baste training and navy fan i.lfarization. tuidr. Naftel said iild a great deal more experience co be gaizied by having the ships operating `together.. w New 'entries into the have re- serve will be able to take sea time training with the flotilla. ltie iously it was necessary to go. to the coast. • trademarked Famous Reading Hard Coal—and pay fox it ba small monthly installments. viral TR MN p spots... Commander Naftel is the son of Mrs. Naftol, now of Ottawa, and the late Fred J. Naftel of G•ode- rich, , of the devotional period and gave an encouraging reporthof the money_ use •a the in 'and f miss o s rais ecl or to which it was put; the Lon. don branch coming second highest s.- ' Inr,. . M. Martin >m its giving. read as" the IScripttlre lesson the first fourteen, verses of the 8th • chapter of Matthew. Two•�pleasing piano solos were rendered iv -Miss "Frances Brereton. Diss Josie Saunders gave an interesting report of the London ,Gonferene branch convention held at"Chatham, to which • shy rwas •a delegate. Mrs. I'H" Robertson expressed her ap- 3'UNE MEETING OF predation to Miss Saunders and NORTH ;STREET W.M.S. Miss Brereton, ,and to Mrs.' Snide and Mts. Farr for the use'of their home and to those who loaned cars There was a large gathering of to bring the ladies out. ladies•tlt the June meeting of the • After the singing of a Winn 'the W.M.S. of - North Street, gaited Chiireii, field at the attractive hone of Wt.. and Mrs. J. Snider and bins. liar r on Tuesday uftereeon. The President, 'Mrs. !Howard Robertson, opened - the meeting , and offered prayer. 1t' was ,decided that $5 be donated to the flower fund .and also that a study book 'be pur- chased. Mrs. Patterson, correspond- ing secretary, reported ri number of letters to sick and shut-ins sent and "thank . you" notes received. It was decided to send more letters and cards' to other shut-ins. • • The "supply. . secretary, , Mrs: Worthy, •reported the egota for the bale tfur o.i erseas shipment had been filled', witb some garments- left over to be donated to.. the Dorcas Club. Miss Rudd, Christian steealyd- ship ' convener, offered prayer"" for ,missionaries in foreign lands. Mrs. J. Vincent read, a letter from. the Presby tericil literature secretary 'regarding Subscriptions for .the btiie book. • ' I'tilias M. Campbell was in charge 'VICTORIA, STREET W.A. hThe .• Women's Association of ed Steet United Church h 1 Victoria its monthly meeting on; June 7th at, the home of. Mrs. Harvey Web- ster, with the president, ,Mrs, Osbaldeston, , in . the chair, Mrs. leil 'DfeHinnon . had charge of, the devotional period and gave the Scripture reading; Psalm 19, and also' two other readings, "Ged Looked on Mankind," ' and ""An Freer -flowing Cup." The roll .call- was .taken by Mrs, Thos. -Graham, who also gave the secretary's re - Port., The treasurer's report 'was given „ by . Mrs. Percy Barker. Twenty-five sick calls • were re- ported. It was decided to have a picnic' at' the lakefront off July THURSDAY, JUNE 1.4th, 1511." HOPES_ FOR GOOD LUCK LoiS Qanpp'bellr is tailed at ° de - rich District Collegiate Institute found a id -Ire -leaf clover in - the garden at the rear of her home 4n 'Trafalgar street. !She is drying her examinations, and, in the hope it will bring luck, Lois put the leaf in her shoe. meeting, -was' dismissed with prayer ;19th. Rev; ' D. .W. iVill'Iauls .closed by MISs Campbell. • Dainty refresh- the meeting with prayer, after nients • were then served by Miss which' lunch was served by the 'Campbell's group: • •-. ,,,hostesses. LINOOLN FARIVL WELDERS and WELDING SUPPLIES always in stock. WA. G. SIMIVIONS & SONS Huron Rd. God.ericif DEAN COAL PHONE 95W ;,GODERIC* • • GOODERHAM MtMORIAt PARK, GODERICH GOOD RESPONSE TO AGRICT.TLTURAL SURVEY The response of Ontario' farmers to tilling out and returning the -Schedules, for t he .1 une agricultural - survey cs' the best On. yeeord, ac-' 61.atistliAtia. for the Ontario Depart- Iturdy 'flooded with these •siqiedules arriving in the 1111111. flood of mail, which is highly (rrati- Very pleased about it. lie 'eretlit'S much of*the increase to' the. fact that schedules were sent. directly \ ought to know • .With the tourist season almost upoltus, we as citizens shauld reflect on..how tbe tourist dollar benefits each , and -every one �f us. • the results of ho"w• these dollars were spent last year are illustrated in the Retail and department stores .25c .Restauranta and food stores .22c Hotels, res-Orts and tourist camps 17c Service stations, and garages 12a- Moiries, entertaininent and recreation 09a Train, steamship and plane. fares .07C • Refreshments and road -side purchases.... . ..05c Novelties, souvenirs, etc. .03c The recommendation of the Town Cgfouneil at last meeting, 'that •the officer in charge of the local pollee, detajhrnent be re - patrol 'Work on foot, particulaily en 'Saturday nights," was -distinctly in order and,might well haVe been • The .:Seuare is the pusiest spot • Goderich and ,the most (in' need ,of • pollee patrol. , 'Without a member a the , force in sight, it is not, Tuncommon to see'inotorists driving Tearlessly about the 'Square -with merbody to stop them. -Formerly there "Was usually Policeman on Xmxid to'bheek this practice, but the present -force evidently has not tohsidered this within its duties. 'The preSerse& of a man, in uniform /maid he it deterrent io dangerous driving, and it recklessness wgi:e %persisted in "+,the police' would 'be' liand .to take any nreesSary The 'warning Irmo the ontatto DepartMent of Lands and ForeitS ligainst nicleSting baby deer is litutuanithrigta, bat it louses ':.Sonle Veltetiono. Young- fawns when •itounif 'away. Xroni their mothers. aro. not to be. dl.Stuxbed or taken ,alstilit to be eved 'Pr' by humane Voiotia tio. supposed'. Wildness; • for the result usually li-that wIth- oitt maternal :care mANt, at -them to each 'individual. farmer in the Province,' In addition ',he feels that :tafiners' are More interested. • than ever in the -statisticab data.. - Front •thls latter standpoint. he feels the increased lumber of ,re- ports received will assist his 'branch in ,further improving the statistics' oa 'agriculture. 1.11 the Province. Up eeived more repliea than. were re - Caved altogether in. 1950. With sneli 46n eally response 'he 'feels 'confident that Many •inore reports 'will be received, all of which helps him and 'his staff in doing a good IN WHICH CLASS ARE YOU? New Zealand paychologists' have made the discevery, as the rcsultfof mueli„ researi,h, that 'the best -drivers are seldom persons of the 'highest intelligence, It's this' way they argue and' And. Drivers wiTh ttnd the lights and the signs; And their" mind not being distracted by Shell, thoughts they react Promptly in 'emergencies.. Whereas the more business or pelitics or what not, sails along unobservantly until and - dents, awakened by finding himself in a tight fix, froM whieh• he 18 extricated' the ' proliptness and skill of' the other fellow, 'who_ has no thoughts, in his head.other than the :rules of the- road. • Good- fgt. the pSychologists! They often tell us things about ourselves we would. never have imagined. . OE'rrING 'WISE It probable that there Will. be Considerable difference Of opin- ion coneerning the payment of the total, cost of the St. 'Lawrence sea- way and power proleet. Ctsnada., The iitianeial. 'and econonlic vitritttps 'of the scheme should be fully. explored before :there are any The wedding a Lois Conneli. D. Connell, Clinton, • and Robert Miller, ,off•.of William Miller, and the late Mr.4. ,tdelt Chttr'eh, Clinton, Rev'. W., Wool - /re* 4°.7, After. a :motor trip to L'Astern ()tango and. 111,0 ralted die. 'The taotber 311,o f.* el.o* at, reside, at 'Woodbridge. SLOG 11-51 , • SPONSORED:BY CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 10 At Your uParest NOW . and froni the above into' our pay envelopes' iii. mariy THEREJS- Watch this adVertisement in two vreeks for how the tourist, dollar circulates in Goderieh. ic W$ GodetiO. h Board of -.Tilde • CHEMISTRY starts servirig Canadions early. Here's p modern pram covered with smart, dyrable.'"Fabrilite". Long lasting and beauti:. ful in .purses, luggage, belts and upholstery too: • COLOURED SPONGES!, C-1-1, Is now mak;n9 . those,,wonderful cellulose sponges in four pastel shades to harmonize with, bath- THE HELPING H4NID OF CHEMIST industty Or on the farm, life is daily made better for Canadians through the ever growing aid of chemical research. In health, comfort and ecotiorny Chemistry, as app,lied at C -I -L, Is ever reaching out. to through, the development of products like Canadian Industries Limited, tlie Company "Serving Cana:dians 'through Chemistry' . BETTER,..GASOLINE results ''from such chemical aaditives as tetraethyl lead end other petraleutn 0 compounds supplied to Canada's expanding oil The new B.;',-PA,Goodriih. LD Silvertown,4atires lot you drive.iVolth confidence, 'safety and 'secOrity ....and,assure you of long trouble. - free mileage ',wherever you. go: WHY WAIT." '61101111. IN. AHD sti AL Pb.one. 035 'iEAM PLAY betWeen bUsipeises forge and small, is exereplined by f'Cellophane"..Made by C-1-1.4 it Supplied to other manufacturers, food pack. • abgal and stores to protect and Shaw:the things 'you buy. O. The Last Word, in Ridinq Comfort- *CANADIAN INDDSTRIES'Ll-MITEO, . :MONTREAL 4110,FAIIMO and the 4ially fable, both benefit Irons THREE TtmesoiemeR tattlust resulted when nets af stockings, hut CutOtWer use far cheMidally produced 'nylon.