The Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-12-12, Page 2PAO
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MeNee ot Delmore visited wath
a d Mrs. Graha Mace on'AtMdaY•
Mrs. Car en Brindley returned homa
grom the Godericli hospital mot we0z,
but has nat been as well as her repPY
friend_s would wish.
The Nile ec400i is busy praetiSing
for the Christmas concert, which
be held Monday night, December
Miss porothyMcCabe and lkirS,r.
Westlake of Saitgord attende4 the Ie
ifujUe in Toronto last week. ,
beam Club Of11eer8.-40be Sun-
beam Club held its annual meeting at
the home of Mrs. Grahani cNee, with
teumembers and eight ehildi'en pre:.
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W. II, RpruERTSoN . GEO. L. ELLIt;
DECEMBE—
12th, WO
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TillYRSDAY.
LITOAIAL NOTES
Is the Niagara ,power .giant getting
tired of carrying such a. bey load?
Languid '-Lailacelot says he is quite
in favor of the cocktail lounge- -
especially the lounge.
La Guardia says food should not
be used as a .weapon. Just what we
think .wh,en we see ,a good' custard .Pie
thrown at a svieen *actor.
The Statford Sage, looking over the
Colborne eiectiou resurui, remarked:
"Well, it looks as if every part of the
• fewnship. likes its own man best."
It, is argued that the cocktail .bars
only for the duration of the wat, but
Mr., King evidently has persuaded him
to continue in office ' for° a longer
Period. Lie is -the' Govertunent's main
pillar in the Province of Quebec. Mr,
Abbott ha$ demonstrated 'outstanding
ability in various capacities and in
the Finanee portfolio Will have charge
of one of the most important Govern-
ment departments. If he stays in
politics he will go far.
Carol, Service by
•'School Children
Large .kkidtpliee hriXfluz Okra.
Rears Songs, vi 0 7stmaa
Deligtgvny Sung
Knox Preabyterian eluirch ivas filled
even to the galleries by an appreciative
audience on •Vriday night, when the
pupils of Central awl. Victoria Schools
presented, a -Christmas carol . service
of outstanding merit, prepared by the
acconaplishedinstructor a anu§ic, Mrs.
J. G. AleD,ougall, with:the aesitstance of
the teachers .eon, the. stairs -4' Of both
schools,
Boys " and girI8 were in the choir,
and, with the brilliantly' decorated
Christmas trees formed a pretty back-
ground for the service. There were
between live and six hundred children
seated in the centre pews, and no
greater compliment &Mid be paid those
who participated in the service than
the reverent silence pervading tile large
auditorium as the ebeautifid carols
were reverently, or joyously:sung by
the children. '
Steturday last was a day of note. Priecipal. M. j.' Snider of Victoria
It was the anniversary of pearl School introduced the program, which
Harbor, and it was the day ou which began with au organ prelude by Mrs:
Murray Hetherington. Ali grades and
John L. Lewis called off the coal the audience Yoined 'in the, singiug of
strike. On December 7th, .1941, Japan "0 Little Towu of Bethlehem," and
trisismiimiageopgrisaxatragafgrawir
cent To president Ws. O. Rae,
was aargo Q file election Ot Ofileers
fOr the Coaling year. They aro as foll-
lowal President, Mrs. Or. MeNee; vice-
IrDzesitlea, Mrs. W. t utledge; seezetarY,
Mrs. W. Caldwell; aSsistant SeeretarY,
Mrs.t. W. Nivius; treasurer, Mrs. R.
,Godfrey ; amuse ent committee, Mrs.
Alvin Kerr .(convener), ,Mrs, Glad's
Rivett, . Mrs. E. Cnibert, Mrs. 0.
'Sproule; pianist,, M. H. Stothers;
buying comMittee, Mrs; O. McNee (con-
vener), Mrs. E. Brindley, Lifm.U.
Sproule; wortc committee, ,Mrs, It. Me -
Nee, Mrs. 0. Bere; hostesses com-
Inittee, Mrs. A. Mrs. R. Girvin,
Mrs- T. Pickson. During the Ikeda%
$10 was donated to the cancer fund;
$1.0 ,the T.B. X-ray clinic; $3.0 to
the Salvation Army. The next quilting
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CATTLE • HORSES • HOGS • SHEEP • CALVES
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foolishly. tackled a job she""could not "The -First Noel," led, by Mrs. Mc-
Dougall, and iD. "Silent Night," cone
finish, and on December 7th, 1946, Mr. dueted by Miss L. Hume with Mrs. Mt: -
Lewis admitted that he wee net big Dougall at the piano.' .
eepugh to thwart •• the will of the • Under the direction of Miss E. Me-
' ' ' e "0 c in
• will tend to the reductien of drinking. People of the United States. No matter Donal , gtaiiI u
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The theory seems to be that the pro - Rival David's City
1 what may be said as to the justice One of the lovelA." st nuMbeth on the
program was .the singingeof wee be-
ribboned girls and slickly -combed boys
.the r Len; who sang_ charm-
hire,- actions,. "A—Nt-
Manger," under the guidance. of Miss
•Mildred Anderson. e 'it was all so
dainty. ,and,, sweet,. ttetk. were
ac-
Yith Mre, L. Thornelee as leader,
the choral reading of the second
chapter of St. Luke was beautifully
done by Jane Graham, •Diane „Elliott,
Sheila "Gallow., Jean Rutherford, Jim
Pickering and Richard Madge., This
was followed by, the 'prayeiehYnin,
"Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me,"
,sung .by grades . HI to V, with; Miss
McDonald leading and Miss Yemen at
the-`: piano.' After prayer by Marilyn
Turner, "Stars All .Dotted over the
Sky" was sung by four young, voceliste,
trained for Professional.life, who have Mary Lou MathiesOn, Barbara Ann
prietors • are spending thousands, of
dollarin ':.retining" ihetr premises so
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Fire which swept a hospital at
Peterborough, with damage of $1,500;
to.k.waz-tallse4,11- -;•4e,'Agirr,„,4"64-4.gsre-' greler4;t14--Iti;NiTerlo4vork- ttgate-;-=ThIs'
ette butt. The. holocaust at, Atlanta, is power that cannot safely be left in
Ga., which cost 120 lives, is attributed the hands of any Man. The claims of
to a careless cigarette smoker. But the miners, must be presented in (*a
vvill these things make any careless Manner,that recognizes the sovereignty
stnoker—any lese careless? • of the people. • Otherwise it 'is civil
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of the eltams of the coal miners for
better conditions of living, no dem-
of its elected Government in a matter
that involves itsvery existence. Lewis
Orders the .miners to stop Work; he
* * • war.
• Canada has a good reputation in
the matter of international ,co-oper-
atione Mr. La Guardia, head of
UNRRA (United Nations, Relief and
'Rehabilitation Administration), plead-
ing for the continuance of an inter-
national relief •organization, deciired.:
"I would be willing to. designate
Canada a committee of one to draw up
a plan and I vvould take it 'sight un -
Seen:" - ,UNRRA..is being -dissolved and
food relientOtijy is hereafter to .be a
matter for each individual country.
There have been many references
in the press and elsewhere to the
number of Canadians,' many of them
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,is to be held at the home of Mrs. 0. the afternoon. A da).nty lunch was
Bere, the second Wednesday in janu- 'served by the hostesses,, go. GrahaM
ary, One quilt was completed during MeNee and Mrs, R. Podfrey.
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liundowlt,Feeling Is Often
Caused By Nervous 'f,ronble
• quickly followed by lose of appetite, irritability and
a tired, run-down condition
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restless nights. Improper rest, night after night, is'-'
Strained, tenee nerves are often the.cause a
eeaiiieM
For disorders such as these, Milburn's Health
and Nerve Pills are' highly beneficial and, once tried, e
their medicinal value soon becomes appeeent by the improved general.
. condition of the health. ,.. . .. „
. The. iron and other ingredients they contain. help to improve the ,
blood centent, stimulate the nerve cells, and the appetite'aid digestion,
thud helping to promote peaceful sleep. They have helped thousands of
ethers: They should do the same for you: Blilburn's Health and Nerve
Pills are sold 10 drug counters everywheee. Price .50c a box. .
*The T. Milburn Oo., Limited, Toronto, Ont-
left ,this country'to live in the United McVittie, Helen Willis and FranCes.
t.
States. It is unfortunate that Caneda Brereon.
Eleanor Driver played -Shubert's
cannot keep her own sons at home, but -Cradle _Song" as a violin selection
thereis nothing unusual about the with. tine execution, accompanied at
migration. Just • as the. large cities the plane by her sister Cora.
Mr. Wm.W'
ickett director of praise
draw from the- smaller conainunities in Knox ehurch, played organ selec-.•
and from the rural districts, so a ' tions while the , offering was being
larger countrydraws from a 'smaller takeneby senior boys of Central Selma
• .- The proceeds will be given to aid the
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-Central and Victoria Home and School
It is announced that the Ontario probably. alweys will he • so. The Clubs' ."Sti'Ve the .Childreel'unde" '
Government plans 'to build at the. head. trend is not all the one way; while ' • "All Through the Night" with
-of the Lakes ae, Governmeet admin- pane have gone from Canada to the descent, vondUcted by Mrs. McDougall,
iStrative building, a junior university, States, in reeent years there has been was sung by grade VII, and. Brahms'
•• Christmas -Carol by grades VI and
a large 'mental hospitale ' and other a considerable -migration from the LOH, led .by 'elias Phyllis Middleton.
. goeertheent ' buildings, making the States. to 'Canada, though the balance I Both', were beautifully rendered, and in
Port William -Port Arthur cities a sort is largely' against this Country. Just l the letter the bey, soloists -were!
of second Proyincial capital. The Idea as Scotland sends ereiung people to Sopranos—Jim McArthur, David Bull,
• Donald Bert McAdam, Roneld John -
els, of course, to stave eft the demand make their way in England and in all ston, George Melburn; altos, Malcolm
-of .the people of Northwest Ontario for parts' of the world, so young Canadian' Campbell, Jack Allen, . Billy Chase,
a Province of their oivn. How long ' maybe Nana holding important places I Lionel Arbour, Ian McFarlane:'
theywill be satisfied with a capital
secondary to Toronto is. for the future
to decide.
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As predicted in this column some
weeks ago, the Ontario Government
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not only in the United States but in ."There's a Song in the Air„
and
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- "Good King Wenceslas” rang out sweet
many other countries. It is something and .elear as sung by grades. V to VII,
in which home folks may take pride Gary- Staniforth Is "The King" and
that their sons and daughters are Jack Allen as..!`The Page" taking the
so highly regarded abroad that in many solo parts in the latter in pleasiug
voice.
cases they are given positions of 4i, Principal 14. M. Shackleton of Cen:
has refned•to grant to the five large sponsibility and take a. prominent p rt tral SChool thanked all who partici-
cities the,right to vote on the question, ,in the life of the land of, the41° adoption. -bated in the concert; the audience for
of the- introduction -of cocktail bars. On the other hand, there is something
to be said for the young man or woman
who refuses_ ,to be attracted 40 the
green pastures over the way .but de-
cides that his talents will be exereised
The ..Toronto City Council was •pre-
paring to have a vote taken along with
the municipal elections, but Premier
Drew countered with the announce-
ment that the new law would coine
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into effect on New tear's'Day. * The
temperance people protest wbar the
high-handed action on the
part of the Government; but it isn.t
the temperance people 1 whom the
Government is listening.
its generous patronage and, on behalf
of Mrs. McDougall, ab the teachers for
their splendid co-operation.
The service, was concleded With
"The First Noel," with descant.' The
church was filled with the melody
of the age-old carol as the audience
in his own, his native,land. joined grades V to VIII in the singing.
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A member of the Socialist Govern-
ment of Saskatchewafl. urges voters
in municipal elections in that Provined
to elect councils friendly to the C.C.F.
Government. As reported, this Min-
ister said, '."Your Provincial. Govern-
ment will endeavor to work with. any
council you elect, Mit human nature
being what- it is it is .doubtful if the
interest of any municipality is ad-
vanced by having as its governing bedy.
a group of men antagonistic to the
forward-looking , policies of the pro-
vincial -.Government." It has often
been said that Socialist Governments
cannot tolerate any opposition to:their
plans, and 4t looks as jf this is proving
true in Saskatehevvan. Friends in this
district of Hon. J. II. Sturdy—for he
,,is the Minister who made the statement
quoted—' -will be sorry to see that he
:has taken this questionnble attitude,
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• Announcement is madelfrom Ottawa
of a shuffling . of Government port-
foUos involving three of the most `
Prominent members of • the 'Cabinet.
Mr. St Lattrentewho has been Mikister
of justice as well as Minister of Ex-
ternal Affairs, will give his full, time
fo the.lattet pdst, and Mr. Ilsley leaves
• the Department' of Finance, to take the
Justice portfolio'. Mr. Abbott Sweep&
MF, lisle 9, Mit ister f Pinane ane
Afor the lea54 retnals
t
t ihe fe)oe.", art
went. There may b Considerable
significance in these Changes.. >Ir.
• Insley did great work in the 1,3,nanee
nepartiii6tit and for SOIA10 tline waS
looked upon as Mr. King's most likely Ey
Successor as Prime ster,, 'but he ri
tired lhitnself
votion. to the dpties of his office in 1
wartime and is said not to be anxious
to remain in° political life. Mr.
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nnderstandiog that be would 'remain tavvrj:/2
ANIOUNCING--
The Opening of the
• ON THE SQUARE NEXT TO FASHION SHOPPE
SPECIALIZING IN WAX WREATHS AND SPRAYS
ALSO FERNS, CUT FLOWERS, CORSAGES and
POTTED PLANTS
A .cri*al power shortage now exists in Southern cintario. Savings in
the f blectricity will be needed on the part .of all citizens in order
to avdi "seliotts difficulties during the present winter period,' and Hydro
is asktt11 consumers to conserve electricity wherever possible in order
to relieve this ,situation.
THE DAILY PERIOD DURING .WHICH
SAVINGS SHOULD' BE EFFECTED IS
BETWEEN 8 AcItt \AND 8' P.M., AND
CONDITIONS ARE PARTICULARLY
ACUTE BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND s 7 P.M.
Fatories and indubtry are asked to -switch from day to night opera-
tior, in whole or in part, Wherever possible, and also to effect-4ll, power
savings practic4i1e: Street lighting should be reduced to the lowest
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ash Florist
• ,litninate the, -use of electricity for signs, billboards and store window9
.froni 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• 0., Eliminate all Christmas decoratiVe lighting, until Saturday, December
21st, and again after January lst.
• Turn off lights when not required.
...Use the minimum number of lights in the living -room, consistent with
good vision
Do, not use electric air heaters and grates.
• Use electrically heated water sparingly and check leaking yt, Water taps.,
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PORTABLE ELECTAIC PHONCIGRAPHS
*RADIOS
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' INST
TOY INSTRUMENTS
.• Do not use range elements on "high" When a lower heat will serve,•
and turn off all elements .as soon as possible. _
• Cook oven meals as often as possible and avoid the unnecessary use
of surkee elemerkts.
• Tuna the radiO on only for program, desired; if not listening, turn it off.
• Operate electric toasters and other small appliances only as ne9sled..
The electric power shortage is a general condition,folkowing six years
of war and arising from the fat that it was impossible ,7to proceed with
the development of sufficient new power 'sites during' the war because of
the requirements fOr •war production. $inee the war, the critical shortage
of men and materials has seriously delayed the development °of .,new
Sources of power.
The Commission has been reducing' loads. Within it; direct' .control,
wherever possible. These reductions. are not enough, and it is now
necessary t a peal for issistance on the part of all consumers,
Children's
and
Christmas
Itteordq
Cliristanas
Songs
and
Albums •
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Laurent, entered tbe Cabinet on ate • /
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THE NYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION Of ONTARIO