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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-05-16, Page 2,uM THE GODERIOU SIGNALST 604.:$1315A N Y`IJ C 1 I (Ike kville ] ecorder anal Ti Ica) I av e We been ao ° buoy "evil% the tete.hing of other n subjects i!► rho schools that we leavebeen neglecting, and . still neglect, the fundamentals? The question is aslitp(1 because a master in an OttawU collegiate einstitute liae. wrjtt.en toethe•press e ressing himself hi thorough aecoi; I with a condemna- tion of the quality of the teaching of English in the . secondary schools 'of the, Province and in equal comprehen- sion of the inability of some high Scheel teachers to write letters which are even passable _as far as punctuation or sentence structure is coacerlled. The masterdeclares that for thirty years lie and his aztsociatt5 have been denied a good toxtboolt in compost- tion, Existing texts. he thinks, are so bad they are useless. He adds, more- over. that it is possible for a so-called "specialist" in English in this Province trot to know tte difference between . a itt ,(611Zittir ONottat-vtar El; • • Pnbligheal by 81512411 -Star Prete, Limited' cl ripttord Rat ---Canada and Great$1$xitainn, $2.6 a year ; Rai, tib �� ! treat. straw, $2.q0. .,.. iadveStlait Rates` on regtne,et. • uthorlaed as seeoncd-e^If a man; Post Ofifieo Depart ent, Ottawa. Teleklltone 7'.l.' ,THURSDAY, MAY Fath, 1946 B ITORIAL NOTB ably the same is°'true of the United States.—the ie, is reluctance to •let down The citiestiune of divorce and re- the bars to newcomers until our own E iarriage are troubling church as- people—men and women who left .their aa"it'1blleSr ail • d there is a tendency'. to homes to fight or on other war errands snake it More difficult for divorced ':--have e•ttled down in civilian life. lersouis to •make the repeat trip ° to There is also the objections to Itis. I,a the .altar.'•' Which recalls the cynical Guardia's proposal that 'a great many observation that the., .man who tools I, of these displaced persons might be the second wife .didn't deserve to have 1 Sizable citizens and that Europe got rid of the first out. 4 • q -' 4 1 �Gl OSiFER '©F LAZY MEADOWS pip p�q,�l p . '" 4 N" WI �aA CFa+�#i • i1 or a lesstkn iti ,sheer obstinacy and bullheadedness try ubserviug a calf. Alda, even in 'his most perverse mo- ments, can't hold 'a candle to the queer unties of a y sun r' calf. The adolescent member of the bovine epecierl is even mere of a -conundrum than the 'a doles- •ceut buy going thropgh his first love affair. '• dour first introduction to the queer nature of a calf comes wv3teu -you at- tempt weaning hila. --'XI1e' natural in- stinct for the method of feeding comes natural to hitt, and you haven't much difficulty. Pick ui� ` a pail filled with, sweet, fresh *ilk and what happens? He insists oil making •certain that you are drenched from head. to toe, 'bunted unc es bl f the and shunted around until you're black, verb and an infinitive because the De- shtiulci be responsible for the care of and blue, and then starts to drink partilient of Education which was respousi a or a war, in its 'wisdom lustily about the time that •there is or Dick of it, has ordained that ti an inch of Milk left in tlie, bottom of knowledge of grammar is not necessary. the pail. He goes on to say that grammar is I don't suppose ta calf in history 'has not taught in ° the public school nor ever been known to go titrengh a in the high schoel nor in the university. Yet at the College of Education for some unknown reason a knowledge of that subject is apparently assumed. Is it any wonder, therefore, 'that com- position should be so imperfect in so ninny instances: This evidence -solves a puzzle, that many editors have found .confronting them duriug recent years—how people who are supposed to Have passed through our schools can write so badly and make such `atrocious errors "in composition, Lven-An the- case of ugi- versity graduates such shortcomings Though a year has passed attire . its , own uufor turtates, Mr. La Guardia Germany threw in. the sponge, some of argues quite reasonably that it would ttacs greatest criminals in the tial be cheaper to feed these people On this' band of thugs are still at acting official side of the Atlantic than to send food 1 stable door in; a --normal, sane way. to them across the Atlantic as is now cotidewnation. Goering,'•• Ribbentrop There simply. 'must be some sheuau- and others are on • trial before a court being clone ; and then, 3f course, there igaus. First of all he makes out as if is, the humanitarian aspect of the he will go through the door without which proceeds with the speed of a matter. Perhaps the most that Can- the least bit of trouble. Just the 'mo - not as guilty as ment you go u11 guard snail. If they are and he turns and ads could do•• would be to relax its bolts past you. ' 'iC ith his tail twisted hell, then there was no war and we restrictions on- iuunigration and co- into a knot he'll tear around two or have all just been having 'a bad dream operate with UNRRA in bringing to three e bines and thylard farthest awayt these last seven or eight years. Why continue the farce of, the long -drawn- this country as many of these LL"die- ifrom you. From there ou it's any - blared persons" as could readily be out court procedure? bolt's fight.- * 0 absorbed in Canadian eitizeury. And Try to catch a calf and what do • 'h seem to be able to : to the meantime they have to be fed Jou get5 , _ They inc first World War reduced the • e uurroty down so that they're never • are frequently all tau ob.t'ious, Yet e t,1 ease\-.e;.-tlle�._ iti ,.:._��, ..,_-. - tvit ,3� su toned fit E1o. h � gra 's � '� d t d � � � tom;, r , �-,. _._, ...;... , ..: t ,, .. ,. ..w. t ion .aidaipt � .. e_ ... , , _ >� ..,. .: w e 1. 1:�a3�"ta r_ lr ,•. i e u I,d�.i� n t ., lam- t -� n 2 fit c�-"'i3tY°"'i1 C a hE T li I1 t 'p � n opening- t . d Czar) in Europe and the process YL`Clie re s rt y y • r the i�sul, iti and squeeze into 1t Just have a sag scientific basis, It aQeS not produce t y , ;•. , ti�--'-mrrst�,• m tat -e an crs ' ' Sixty years ago great , • , - • . i is , is being continued as the aftermath' of ' H. Gone are King Peter �'itish x1 tirs was that of home rule ging pest at the or'f'er of the driving after years of study, people who n e - _War shed ur the sh p pen or have the able. to spell accurately or write in -- World f Alb• itn, fui; Ireland. Fur many years there door of any -building open, and in they telli eptly. - Whenever anyone presumes to raise his voice these days against all the fads and frills with which the curricula of the schools 'have been crowded to the neglect of the good old basic sub- jects, he is branded as a back -number and an enemy of progress. At the risk of being similarly attacked, may we plead for a revival of instruction in some of "the things that really matter in regard to education, even if it means the eelimivation of later 'arrivals which may _pbssib.ly be of doubtful value to student s in later life? - W�:�C�;CrHru4 MF ee� of Yugoslavia and King zog u had been trouble in Ireland over the alt l hanging on by their eyelashes are II the monarchs. of Greece, Italy, Belgium, f land question and absentee landlords, Roumania and Btrlgar The royal and Mr. Gladstone, the ,Liberal Prime Minister, came to the conclusion that home rule on the Canadian basis was the only solution. In 4886 he intro - d c d a bill to establish' a Parliament ]die of Britain is as firmly established .s ever, and Holland and the Scandin- ian •'countries also' retain their monarchs. War 'seems to be inimical to any but constitutional rulers. * * u •e at Dublin, but his effort was defeated by the defection of several•prominent Liberals, including Joseph Chamber- _ _There, is nothing_ mall about John L. Lewis; ,icy. The coal miners` hHII, who -allied themsel-ves with -the • boss would make an additional annual Conservatives in opposition to. form the Unionist .party. Ireland continued levy" on the operators whicha they in turmoil until thirty years :later she estimate at $70,000,000 (he says it won her present independent status. Would be somewhat less) . In the final analysis - it would, Of course, be paid If Gladstone had had his way sixty -toy the consumers. There may be good years ago Ireland "night today be as season for the demand, but it is dif=l staunch a supporter of the British cause as is South Africa, where once ficult to. see any justification for the tl}ei was rc ., .. .. _....-. there-wasPanta.iln. edict that threatens to paralyze the • but which : was brought into the • „industry. of the country and has al- Commonwealth by the granting ready caused -inestimable loss to mil - of independence. Perhaps these lions of people.. They are saying over ma the States lessons of history are in the fill than the President The last minds of •the .Labor Government of I Great Britain at the present time, when word, he$wever, has not been said, and if ' Lewis should prove to be the the people of India, -Egypt and Other Hunipty Dumpty that had a great fall countries in•the .British sphere are the North American scene• would be demanding independence: Isn't it nth-uch more pleasant- better, to have at your side an in- • • w deliende'ft peciple than to have ranged go. - IJopalong, our latest pet calf, is probably the best example of sheer obstinacy to be found anywhere. Last night he made a bolt in ' the milk - house door which was carelessly, left open. Patricia Ann was in there and between her screaming and the bleat- ing `of the calf and the sound ea clatter- ing milk pails we had quite a symphony of noise. You would. wally think that any creatures having just- come through- an experience such as that would be chastened. Well, Hopalong certainly wash't. He got as far as the stable door, turned and bolted and then zip- ped through in that gap between the corner -post and the pigpen. When we finally • caught up to him he was rest- ing up in the orchard. I went to bed last night and dreamed and dreamed . . . as they say . . . and -what dreams there were. The main -ret tiTrz'"e fsihte't me being pursued by a flying red calf. ANOTHER OLD BOY WRITES Editor The Signal -Star. that Lewis is more power- ` Dear Sir,—Enclosed is a part of the article -entitled. "Great Tourist Trade Expected This Year" appearing is' ' The • Signal -Star of May 2nd: ("The speaker dealt with the neces- sity of .raising the standard of all ac- commodation, offered the tourist, stress-' ing the desirability, that ..every muni- cipality, every business catering to the against uu a people embittered' by tourist trade, and .,every individual . Labor Minister 'Daley.' of Ontario J p p e working in harmony promote_ a higher says "a minimum wage for all those' the refusal .of their demands? India, standard. of_service and courtesy to • - who 'work in . the Province."_is simply i of course,. , has -a special problem in i visitors from the United States."). ridiculous;" - Ai r..Daiey is right,-.Willa-t� lie" racial marl religious divisions As a yearly visitor to the. old town - - I �t Pilch 'would probably. result in .ciiil and hoping to dee yon again this year, would be the result of a miniinuin, may. I bring two things to your ''at - wage; enactment? Either the wage ,vllr if shca were left to herself, and tent4on • that have long been on my tilted would be so low that it would -riot! Britain i"s taking a reasonable course Wind and will, I believe, be• the senti- stage payments or it- in holding on until,thepeople of India ment of many, both iu the contiituflity • PREMIER DREW TO., ATTEND The Huron County . Federation of A.gricultiire has received word that Premier George A. Drew will attend the Federation's --Anneal picnic, to be held' at Clinton on June let%, The split atom won't end us, if we end our splits. - . .. attar present• r and from afar? vArouid'result in-uneinploymentfor those' make up their minds to agree among .First is regarding the roach leading wh'• in' the ufririiuu of 'filet" present thI Ing lit". to the river tit the spot 'long since employers are incapable of earning u' •r kito*if as Piper's Drill&. ("How dear YOUR MOTHER AND :dilLNE • to my heart are the scenes of my 1arg r Wage. - Some workmen are worth -,,,,r I Iconder • du they have Soule roue in I childhood.) The road from the of, top the hill' to the river is ust'ially in bad shape; a little grading would do the trick here. (I understand they make some good road machinei: •right there nior• • to elllis':eyt,rs than others; and it i heaven, . . wet -'A1 be beyond the wit of ally Govern-, A room from all the others set apart, Jltlel, 7 to devi�.'• 0 schedule to fit the' Where tired ^ mothers lind the rest they longed for_ earl ng capacity of every man. Wages, ° \u ,hated ft; fours • t., cause the' in:town). Then a few small branches Cin :(ljyllars i 'have doubled in the, last frightened start,. trimmed from the cedars o',erhanging qua ter-ceirturV without corresponding the road would save scratches on the b ene:it to .the wage-earner, 'for the' The busy hands at last •set free from cars (if there are any still .around ,.___ ...thinning, with paint on them). • real ,n. that if, ,any servive or com- from 'pressittg clothes or kneading As to the second suggestion -e -to those finer+:ty is irlrrecased in' price every) loaves of bread; who love the river 'and enjoy bass fishing, it semis to nie no place quite - measures up to what is, eminnonly called '"Tire Falls." What a spot for picnicking, and the bass are always there. The road leading down to the river from the Huron road ,thrpilgh what has long • been known as the .Rodger farm is no longer open, it seems.. Could this not be made avail- able again and "lade •pa's able for cars? othi• service or commodity increases; Waking at dawn' to cook the oatmeal in hrige also. The hest protection for porridge° wags, ,earners is the maintenance of k • Or stand with haggard eyes by some small bed. Such a degree of prosperity that there , is general employment and men do not Or will they find that peace -in cool, have to go begging for a job. sweet gardens - * 4, r Where pinks-. and • mignonette scent all the air. While other communities have been A place to dream, but plan for no There might be a;.Bnarlcial deal in- elcoming home their service Hien (and - tomorrow, wtbateu•), Goderich seemingly has been wBecause Por them is past all earthly volved° h"ere-for thea privilege and cost care. of road repair. If this is so, and the ,eonti4it to allow most of her returned "+ idea xegaldfng • this particular place , rhea . to settle', down in their homes . And yet to these dear hearts 'twould meets the approval of a considerable withouttanz 'tangible expression of ap- not, be heaven _ - number, this could perhaps 1)e arranged preciatiou of, their services. The pur- If children s voices never echoed through voluntary contributions. -Tile there, ' writer Would gladly send the first "$.10 , chase of the Oddfellows' ]3 ,11 Por the Or if they could- not rock to ease and • to the fund, or • it •ntay 'be the owner. use of the service personnel woifldcomfort would be interested ill putting this represent a fairly s�ihstantial gift fqr Smile child who s'tultblecl on " the in shape and charging so rnuch a car, cash man .if- the dost were divided upward stairs. and cun,t�_.out at ;1 profft. Let us seeat ---NIARG4.RET ELLIS. any rate what earl be dolls Other arrr rnl; tliern,,:rnd thele may have been London, May, 1946. sug;;E411Thlt' may crane in. a tacit understanding that it was to 9 K- Ily some of us who come back to • be ao considered. However, we be -1 • THE FORGOTTEN MAN "the, most beautiful: town in Canada" . 'Wave 'there will be general agreerneiit (Exeter Times -Advocate) ., a r,•t.tirn to such taints., is- eagerly with Councillor Brereton' crit gestiiriit, It is the ronsnmt*i• who; pays, it l oked. forward to ''triol nle&I118 -More ufterecl to some of ""the old Boys" than afurny-� thing else that c uutd fie' th�t.t something Ihcire should be done. must be remembered in this connectionwe the lity to. She people of Goderich, tia';lopportunity , irbrtfznit believe,e f hast limitations' g a y are I h Jenjoyment..I I Y tI e- Jai:ST AN OLD BOY their • would like to hate the 11 YFROM GODI� RIME tendering a personal tribute to these hontin`g oppressive. It is , the last - buyer who carries the heaviest burden. ('Plough in aecorfiance -withi, the neEiti end ,tivomen who repre:�e�tlle�d this The party who buys food for his Own wish of the twitter of this letter We community in the 'scene; of wa`r. As consumption or who invests in clothing withhold his, `name, we' Might be al- to t1wittier in which this should be for his own Wearing or who invests lowed •to say that he is 0 native of' • done . we make no suggestion ; -tlle I in tools, implementss or Machinery that l;oderich who 'comes hundreds of miles xneiut,rirs of the Town Commit are quite wears out under his own =Band is the every Year to spend a while in 111e one who. paysti the bili fur the whole old honk .town.- I,dittfl' �SIguctl Stalr..l, Capable of making, any declsion and.i risingprice process. Anyone . who -- - .giving the necessary leadership. We 1 thinks will understand that it is the ISN'T IT TIM TRUTH? t•onsurnor of goods of 'any kind who ; tl.eamingtbn Post arld NeWs) tvoaiiccrnly ojiaei"w+ that Dominion I)aY is. the , :low that the rnntorili r ala•lsrin has tiliglit. 1)e n suitable occaeaiori for a party that pays -tlie puler. The €, ' • 'Marty hardest hit in this distressing opened up again and traffic will be • 'deo onstratiun in hent," of Godericli s sattratic)r► is the Party who ten years. heavy, an highways; it might be a good sons and daughters to whom such 'I ago 'was obliged to retire from • pro• . idea for parents to impress their young honor is due: {{ ductive labor on what he thought was hopefuls. with the 'ne sixty of carrying I a fair financial competency: He haslights nn their bicycles. Not likely * ;t` however, as children I•given liherallof his limited store to they will dol so, )C,a , fltinrdi0,. ex -mayor o New rick I support church and school and social hive the right-of-way in every respect • who now...haft the huge Soh of direeting life, only to find himself in a wtirl,. these days:. But some evening about the reby an lict measures of the iC Nllll l 1 it financial iq rn igh impossible for hicircumstances lat m to ttele ctp in is ser t ? cyclist 'Motorist will and be kthe motorist �t'(Yc'tnr l,itti(ont pleads for t e_.nitt!ning ,o . his bead above. Water itt the softly will be clarrin+e(1 up hill And down dale y °'7cl;ndu�t�> Ain(' Val ed Mates r mors to f \ f the 7_07 day. his b ' iy, terieal arents who should be 5 e fittiing lij�• a 1 d(�l1'. ��1�� ltae a per.c�n, " Europe, i Oe ixtrd to ho h , forgott b err b t n,'`ti theray �t1 eg�y 1Ik tt' ,1rte? �`vi l` 4 c lit'h11ire pirentit, h( �t11�i1a�c1. ,l\Tl. h { 1, �II I 'I I ��' --I'''A ' I wi �'tte 110 h future C s It of ill��j.i, ; �' y "� 'i .I itt 1tonict3' ,, I l 11 "y ti61'iin �i3ettt?f�• lac n(.•a' cif �var 1£ti.. left �y n o . '!a'tii le ;tike bonti tootihude t t.0,,, ti better human it v tuitions, b 1 p human Mations. 4 +k.�FU.8SRA+*np MA:, Ca11 to Action Members ofthe Church of JEngtcatnd. in Canada b Gcxddressed • to Alt .. �[ p���+��q j� 1'�y�y'�'f �p�yy�yl��p '(� •¢� �, q MOST RE Y E L�4Eb�l D ' DERW '•i N To O YV EN) J DD,,c D,C0L Plumate of all eataada EVER I ais huuaanity*been in greater need of the Cbri�an Gospel, the inspiration and guidance of Christian teaching and the Christian spirit. opposed To -day we give thanks for a physical victory over forces to every Christian principle. But these forces must still be fought by human aids and hearts. The only new order worth building is a Christian order. At home and abroad, the Christian Chinch faces a renewed challenge,, That is why the Church of England in Canada is making an appeal , , to her people for rededication, self-sacrifice and constructive action. This movement seeks to make Anglicans more truly Christian; to make them conscious of the historic mission of their church; to strengthen the spiritual, educational and social work of the Church • at home and abroad; and to provide funds for additional Clergy,. for tlfe pension -fund, for helping the Mother Church in England and the Churches in Europe in their work of rehabilitation, for providing youth training and leadership, and for assisting all Dioceses in meeting their local needs.• The Appeal was launched in our Churches on the Feast of the Epiphany, Sunday, January 6th, and will continue till May 19th. In its spiritual aspects it haso reaalready reached the homes of our people and its programme will continue over years Church of England in th - � 1 �;1�.�; �v�rY �ettibeac .�`� ;. e. �.�•. .... D ' v '� r c nada so `far' as - _ossilg will be visrt•e by' -a -fellow- t n he± i-Orru'e cz eiyi- -» i,-, 'Canada, • contributions to the $4,300,000 fund neededto carry out the financial prdgram. I bespeak from every one -of our members..and friends the earnest, prayerful considera- tion of this urgent need. I am confident that if every individual does his and her part, the -combined -objective -of spiritual enrichments and financial support will be, fully achieved. m PRIMATE ANGLICAN ADVANCE APPEAL. REDEDICA'TIO-N AND • THANK -OFFERING DR. J. - A." GRAHAM Goderich Cain,p.ign 'Chairman Goderich Objective : $4,500.00 - oe } of Moir own. In Canada—and prob, they're, 111 11 fog. R ve�ents can °ugh of (atm itnp S° even th orgy• sc°reken by face ay'cas�.;• be°t' have "efts the i ,they ,;clay not h � 1r°P der rope - the at owes. • ,� of M e � to st bout'these retailed cello°s .,.- � ow • ' dwinl; >ln .tie Bari tau is top By b°fns Act f `O�' ect 'L°a� pe ace sp°'e nt - s I�ptove full, but �� loans a° 'rhe t rut to - a ;heal question's to there► errs -Oars' a �anrn a°s�t r0 ,e1n rider the ce o¢ the What are fain adva c� author oa not the es the aunt are Nato t►s + cake tbemone cob fin -r' "Theyoyeo'e°, want ole t� o{ttable loans ate siott-f It .b yrs a mere F .these n{ 5°�° ¢art le at t .mote an rate e pro o con special 10 t axe t t n neo 4 3 h can aopendeo'~ t. sate '0,000, . pro , n� �• �p to¢fames l fns loot? n ° •P have rna arit"'�: rs leo yea 1 reUay? semiwan�°a9 w rte A. Y' _ as la , . - - the —terms ate- e le as ni- is • antic" 1a meet ise instalments oo y°aaiostea lr�,in,.s steles (leveed be d 1 they d 1edt get a loan? heck Q for tb° r for two-vetoes .� ° b B can 1'ts� Vince an. ur•pose can t ned *si'od'' tU1ar t)c °E •te'hat �' a neo uc`etO wn par ink per ars ¢older and have our vve,'aopp°r ttl c Y t A in t1►� {ara'ersoblea's, d o{ the Oars a, o ar an , wor other other b1e a he s1?e ' , ableinterest. l �pr7°w o i r1c ds t erits {O �`lon>y y1 these o er >?er�a,n ca �. av ehi speaki ' possible. °s i l ov r at navy G�pena� he to been' sere �. r y ne1'a or , Q. clo tttle- y°u oa,1 o t w11v y°"• charges gee besides ke b bank fere is b Are except J,ar lee looney? e B� , n can re nve your boor, to - alp • tree that a loan to it tin t,Loan l pis it By enablr`nassiltiag youVirtil . toln°° v etabourk'e Q,. "St es. o cttOy ear amott tet ¢o°yo v uta that du • e4' earn possible a sa cover sat actually xbuyi it tot cast' enough t0 it►t� an en core, it by bull more than die n"�any cases � is interest getting t B th about.oar a1 � �°w do I S wild r ve a cordcu cn r n° there any interest, d made Q. interest? rept. ¢orae o¢ .any kin A• �o service mo {e k save see+ as rr MY id A N!11/ON"CANAD/ANS , a l°an• o{ Zvi e ,1 tieates, ceptcon re 0 0 e 1 assist y°ie the to . l necei desia.re $ped -t o0 bean os Y hnd a alfa x at yon t'cedtt table' . Na 0119 clout filen e and r ands pe t"losing,'' .• ; " stztctelion in � ' a hegira your B of M manager is ready to help you if a you need money for the i.mproyement of your' farm, barn repairs, fixing fencing or drain - 'age, road building, buying new breeding ,stock, 'implements or equipment. Igtyou want These questions and , answers are taken from,the Bank of Mon,treal'•s folder, "Quiz for a Go -Ahead Farmer". A copy is your.'" • for -the asking at your nearest B of M branch. f 350 ti r t ' _F � ,4����.'?yt''�'�-t� �.h!.dS • to. speed up ploughing, cultivating, seeding and harvesting, he is the man to see. You will find him friendly, a good listener, and very much interested in your plans and problems. Give him your full confidence. It will pay you.' G oc4erich Branch: H. D. HELSS- TROP,. Manager: •, "`4