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THURSDAY, JUNE 19th, 1952
THE PROVINCIAL ELEC-
TIONS
EDITORIAL NOTES 4
l'eople who %ere longiug, for
warmer weather got tlteir wish
•
Saskatchewan last. week returned
this week. For a few days Old
its C.C.F. tiovertuuent, under the so, shone do‘vit so nereeiy as, to
leadership of Premier '1'. C. I)ou st.ssit Thr asse,o's eomplaint:
las, for a third term, with a larger sun, where was you last January?'
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majority than in the 1918ele•etiute •Ye
There a as deplorable lack of
The lsberal representation ivas rts
foresight in the agreement with
ductal from 19 to 11. Conservarbe
nussia which allowed Berlin to be!
candidates were all defeated. M. surrounded by territory under
Douglas is a consummate P0111 1(11L11 Moscow contrel. This has led
azid ,Vidt'lltlY has given the 1-'1!\1- many, awkward :Ind serious situ-
vince :he kind of government It :ohms and may furnish the spark
prefer- Alt It, tugh he Littera, Is
wiles' might set tar a still mote
elected fewer members, their ag1115
-
gregate vote was larger than in
194S.
45 Years Ago
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Both iu the united States and
In Briiish Columbia, where the,On Canada iteople are tiring of the
ProviLletal VOte %Vas, taken the foi- Kon.iin, situation. 11 would. neNer l'he steamer Greyhound :trrived
loe in e day, t he result was inti 4,- do, howtoer, for the United Na- t'nlitr "nth" tril) t't ("lerirb'
TEE GODERICH =KALMAR
SIGNAL -STAR PHOTO FLASHBACHS ,
Do You Remember When---?
are(' , tions to isithdraw and allow ;he
eisive erel will not be 1
until the 3rd of July. - Apparently !Reds
uave theirown. way. IL
the Liberal Governmeut is defeattsl, would merely mean more trouble
and! indieations aro that either the in other parts of 1 itt iorld. We
C.C.F. or the Social Credit party sit iteti remember that there was
will have the lareest number ef once a Thirty Years' War.
seats 'hut that no party will have • • • •
a majority in the treW House. With reference to the tourist
Newspapers in Ontario are try- business, The Kings County (N.S.1
Ing to draw omelustwts from these Recent -says.: -Courtesy is one of
two elections as to what they In-
dicate for the next Federal election.
It is purely a 'guessing game, for
Federal elections do not necessarily
our greatest assets, but do we put
it . to work fur, us often enough?
We should resolve that we will
do our utmost to help all visito:•s
follow the patte,ress.se Provincial we ea II during the etnning season."
votes. If they did, the indications
would be that the next battle' for
the 'Federal Ihmse —would be fie-
,'
tweeu the Liberals and the C.C.F.
And of course we should not witt-
hohr due courtesy from those who
are not visitors.
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THE ALTERNATIVE VOTE
IN BRITISH. COLUMBIA
Because of the confusion attend-
ing the vote in British Columbia
it is.. assumed. that -the transferable
vete system is practically, unwork-
able. - This is a very superficial
view. If those. who shaped the
election proceialiugs hhd wished to
discredit the transferable vote
system they .eould hardly have gone
about it rare thoroughly.
Naturally there !would be 1501110
trouble in introducing a new system
of voting, entailing a slightly' longer
time for each voter to mark his
isellot. This would necessitate
either a longer voting day or a
I 1 1 ;re TI‘
a 1:1-Wyer W11,1 'Used the word "con-
tact" as a verb. He was quite
right in doing so, bat:those who
would keep the went in 'its proper
Wave- probably :tre eneaged in a
losing struggle. Constantly one sees
or hears such explessions as "For
information on that subject contact
So -and -So," rather than :lour iris
formation on that subject get in
contact with ter consult) SO -find -
So." The shorter form, using colt
-
tact as a verb, is coming increas-
ingly into use and may in course
of titne be tweeters' 115 Correet. 1)1
the meantime, it will, be avoided
isv those who do not wish their
language to grate upon the culti-
vated str.
greater number of polling places. • • •
Evidently neither of these was Pro- rot- a long period railway exten-
sided. Then on top of the ballot she) was one of the leading mir-
ror election of members to 1-1/e suits in Canada, until it was ream
Legislature were a ballot on a izell that the country had over -
liquor question and one on d:1S- built and railway companies, wese
light saviyg tiime. No wonder there ;reins* bankrupt. For a qua rter-
was delay in the counting of the century or more t here lets been
'vote. There was no occasion, how- practically no railway building in
f'anatia, but population and in-
dustry are at last catching up on
our rail transportation system and
Parliament has passed a bill auth-
orizing the Canadian National Rail-
ways to construct a new line in
northern British Columbia to ,reach
Kitimat, where the Aluminum Com-
pany of Canada bag a- large in-
dustry. Transportation in the vast
northern' -reaches 'of Canada is
largely 14 stir, but as population
increases there will he need of in-
creased railway facilities.
'over, for a delay a three weeks
(to July 3rd) in announcement of
the result. (Inc week would have
been ample.
Further, there was a serious de-
fect in the system as employed in
British Columbia, In the proper
conduct of the system the voter,
instead of placing an "X' opposite
'the name of his favorite among the
candidates, should signify his pre-
ferences by numbering the ran-
didates-1, 2, 3, 4, or -as many
numbers as there are candidates.
If any candidate is marked "1"
en more than one-half 'the total.
number of ballots he is elected.
If net, •the candidate receiving the
Lowest number of first preferences
is dropped out and his votea'tfdded
to those of the other candidates.
This procedure is continued until
one of the candidates has a major-
ity over all. It is exactly the same
thing as is done at nominating eon-
ventions all over the eountry, where
the lowest man on the vote is
elirninated until the last man has
a majority, except that instead of
a series of votes it Is all done on
one ballot. For the proper carry-
ing out of the system, it is required
that all ballots should be marked
as 'indicated, and any ballot not
so
so marked should be thrown out.
In British Columbia this was not
done. :11141 it is reported that Many
C.C.F. voters plumped for their
candidate without completing the
ballot. From feet that this
practice appears. to have been em-
ployed chiefly by One party, it may
be assumed that it way a deliberate
attempt to defeat the purpose of
the alternative systette
'rhe System 114114 been 1I1 Ilge for
years in other places without any
of the confusion which attended the
B.C. result.
It seems likely that no party
will haVe a clear majority of seats
in the new Legislature, but. this is
not to' be attributed -to the system
of yeting. With four ,principal
patties contesting the election, and
- no predominant issue to make a
#i•
clear division among the electorate,
the result might Have been mtich
.' the same with any system of voting.
• ODD -JOBBERS SCARCE
(Port Arthur News -Chronicle)
The 'Government is riloing a nice
thing with its Services .and !allow -
a frees, hit the • vompla int Is heard
that it bars beemie almost impoS-
sible to hire anyone for an odd job.
The -need and incentive once oper-
ative are largely gone in 'many in-
stances.
bringing ((k) passengers. There
were nearly 1,701) ou the moonlight
excursion under the auspices of the.
;-:3rd Regimental ba110.
The Ladies' Aid . of Victoria
Street Church held a supper on the
back lawn of the - parsonage and
Presented, , Mts. ( Rev. G ra haat
with a chaste silver fern • pot.
Norman McDougall of Porter's
hill won a 10 -mile marathon road
race from Seaforth to Clinton and
three times around the Clinton
track in 66'thintItes.
The Water a•nd Light Commis-
sion proposed. to install a new in-
take pipe, 20 inches in diameter
and 2,500 feet front the bank, plus
a sedimentation basin close to the
pumping station.
25 Years Ago
, County Treasurer William Lane
teld County Council that he in-
tended to retire in December.
A piano was installed in t he
Huron County Ilome 111 Clinlon as
a result of the efforts ef the Yeuter,
Peoplt•'s Societies :of .the smutty:
A large coegregation attended the
Sunday morning service of Knox
Presbyterian Church when the
former 'minister, the Bev_ Dr.
George E. Ross, Montreal, was iu
the pulpit.
Vol. Charles 1sLindbergh arrived
in triumph at Washington and•was
greeted - by -over half • a 14! 1111(11
people on his return from Paris
NO REWARD FOR ABILITY
( Napa nee Pest -Express )
betting 'the 'number year.q of
service be the sole guide is today
tress/piing the yardstick of worth of
8(11001 teachers. Teachers want a
salary sehedule in the schooLs, .with
a minhntim, a maximum and con-
stant increase:4 ,between the time of
hiring and the point ,where the
maximum is .reached. This, again,
eliminates any, judge of worth from
being the measure 'of eeward. '
The bargai n 1 ng gent of a teaeher
today is a feeler:ado-ft an41 the rep-
resentative of the school suppOrter
is an association of trustees.
. The selredule system as weSee it
lets !the faullt of fa i 11 ng to
ability, qr. perhaps, failing to Ilks-
murage misfits, !thereby making the
clever bear It burdeas)f staying 181 ek
with the others, possibly siuding
thein of? to greener fields. 1/n the
other sidewe see !the federation
and the sehedules giving the teach-
ers no freedom of melon to lot their
talents flow without fear ef indi-
vidual reprisal.
"My go9d man," said a new
customer to a 'London grocer, "how
Is it you have not called on me
for my account?" . -
"Oh, I neer ask a gentleman for
money."
"Indeed! But what: do you do If
he doesn't pay?"
"Why, after a certain time," said
the grocer, "I conclude he is 'not n
gentleman, and then I ask him."
following a solo flight over the
Atlantic.
At the na•eting If the executive
ettnimittee of the Goderich Centen-
nial, it was decided to stave a big
baseball day on Wednesday after-
noon of Centennial week, With On-
tario and Michigan championship.
teams as contenders.
15 Years Ago
A. young doe, standing about four
feet at the shoulder, -Was seen by
several persons wandering about
the streets of. town, finally disap-
pearing over the hill near.the, Sun-
set' Hotel.
Following the resignation of Rt.'
llon. Stanley Baldwin :Is Premier
of Groat Britain, Neville Cluttnber,
lain, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
became head of the British cabinet,
with Sir John Simon lilting he
Exchequer post.
During. the , night, donkeys
quartered at Ag,rijultural Park for
the donkey baseball games broke
out of their paddocks and ineand-
eteds_alwat_ TAMIL_ MUDS _garde -p4
showed marks of marauding anim-
als and a group of donkeys were
discovered in o garden.on Britannia
road. half- :I mile from the park.
The steamer Georgian, passenger
shift tt.f the Seaway Lines, was in
tort 011 WO chartered trips. Two
passengers missed the boat When
they took a wrong turning on the
Square and headed outh instead
-of west to the harbor but they
enlisted the services of the launch
Annatjelc :11Id overtook the depa rt -
i lig steamer a mile front port. where
they- were safely put aboard.
EVENING AUXILIARY
North Street Evening Auxiliary
held its June meeting at ths home
of Mrs. IL W., Bettger, West street,
on Monday; Jinte 16. Mrs. C. M.
Robertson entlinen the work of .the
Fnited Chureh Training Sellout and
explained ,the. treed. fear the fund-
raising campaign tiow in progress..
:Y vocal sole by Jiiiiinr Brewer„was
nmeh enjoyed. A short business
meeting follies -ed. with reports pre-
sented b3 the sectelarysreasurer,s
stile/1y set•retary and eorrespondifig
secretary.
Mrs. A. D. Huffman gave en inter-
esting review trf the study book, -
"Epistle to 'White Christians." by
Fast D. Wentzel. Mrs. IL A. Diek-
insole Christion Citizenship Seert.
ta ey, told of help extetided by church
members to a new Canadiantfamily
,The worship service was conducted
by the president, Mrs. R., W. Hughes,.
with Mrs. J. A. Snider aissisting at
tire- piano, the theme being, "Work-
ing Together." A . plagtie demon-
stration by Mess A: C). Pearson fol-
lowed, and tea was served.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Editor. Signal -Star. .
Sir,—Please apply amount of en-
elosed n.i.o. to my subscription ac-
count. May 1 congratulate you uu
the format of the paper, also ou the
fuet of its earlier delivery to us in
Toronto; I' 21111 trying to figure
ways 'and means of being lu the
Uolden(fate in august for theget-
together. Keep alp your old photos
and Down Mentory's Lane.
Yours truly,
11 PRESTON STRANG.
Toronto.
IT COULD BE WORSE
The currentdebate, In this
country on *hal toScall ourselves
taker; oa perswctive when some
triunes that Canada might have
'been called are rutiV brought out.
rind resit mined. '
Among the orthographic master-
pieces t‘tutt...were considered back itt
1807, in place -of Canada, are:
Borelia, Cabotia, t3aziadesia, Chain-
plania, Columbland, Estiga (to re-
present each , maiit nationity in the
confederacy — 'English; Scotch,
French, Irish? German and Abor-
iginal), Mesopelagia, Niagarentia,
Tuponia, Ursalia, and Vesperia.
BAPTIST MLSSION CIRCLE
The Ihiptkt Senior Mission Circle
held its regular monthly meeting at
the home of they presidt•nt,. Mrs.
Earl Rabid's-, on Thursday after-
noon, June 12, with 11 good, atten-
da tree. After an opening hymn,
Mrs. 114ettlersonoffered prayer, fol-
low(41 by the, Lord's Prayer in
unison.
Mrs. George. Johnston gave an in-
tereiding report rrom the Baptist
n
cevention then - stetsion ats,Isee
don. which 5114 had attended earlier
in the week. Another Avant was
suits _and roll call, verses and eollee-
tion taken followed ,Ity a busitiess•
peried.
The guest fur the day was :Mrs.
Poston, Baylield, 'who pre,sentrs1 - a
very interKSting tlanneigraph --pic-
ture and story of the fall of .lerieho
which came to pass through faith
and obedience to ,God's promises.
Mrs. R. Besse offered the closing
prayer and a short soeial period
followed. -
Somebody Better Tell 'Them -
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• - LIVING COSTS
- How much lower w111 living costs
fall? The Financial Posk- says the
outlook Is for further declines be-
fore the end of the year. But It
warns that they will not be spec-
tacular. Much of the drop so far
Itas been in foods and here special
factors like the foot and mouth ern-
bargn ou exports to •the United
States and the damaged wheat crop
last fall were big intluenees,
-8ays 'lite Post :
"Wage rates are more important
cost components than matefials
latsts and the unions still want.
,more. Another factor slowing down
price reductions are the logs. It
may take from three to six mouths
for wholesale 'Price declines to.. he
•retlected iu the price which you
pay for baby's new dress. As
prices decline and merchants reduce
inventories under strong competi-
tion, the consumer benefits. But as
wholesale prices change direction
and start to rise,. it is less likely
that the cuts will be passed on."
"Second, iu the past few months
the inventory to sales positions
have improved. Bargain sales have
cleaned out a lot of The surplus,
and huge inventories. are no longer
deflationary influences on prices."
- THURSDAY. JUNYI 19th, 1.52
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