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THE GODERIC,H SIGNAL -AR
THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1953
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THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1953
3PARLIAMENT PROROGUED
The House of Commons pro-
rogued in the early hours of Fri-
day last and is not expected to
aerie again until after a general
lection.
Iit was an interesting session
that thus came to an end. Among
its stirring features were the
Currie report on the Petawawa
aulittary camp and the discussions
that followed, the report and de-
bate on the South Saskatchewan
River project, discussion on several
construction jobs, prolonged debate
.it the Emergency Powers bill, the
,financial budget, with its lowering
of taxation and continuance of
the progratn of debt reduction,
and other important but less
spectacular developments.
A great deal of time was spent
in pre-election 'skirmishing and the
officials of - various departments
were almost overwhelmed with the
work ' of preparing replies to
questions of members which in
:many cases called for a great deal
of work. Many of these questions
were presented as part of the pre-
-election campaign, and some of
them looked like a waste of
valuable time.
The members are now free to
engage in fence -mending in their
constituencies, with an election
pending within a few short months.
AN ANNIVERSARY
PERVERTED -
FARM LOANS
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The amount of borrowing by
Canadian farmers during 1952
under the Federal Farm Improxe-
ment Loans Act was the greatest
during any twelve-month ,period,
since the inception of the Act in
1945. The total was nearly 100
millions --X98,259,181.
As in preceding years the great-
est amount borrowed was by the
farmers of the Prairie Provinces,
nearly three-fourths - of the ' total
amount borrowed going to prairie
farmers. Loans for machines
purchased last year totalled nearly
$91,000,000, this being over 90 per
cent. of the total amount bor-
rowed for all purposes, and three-
fourths of this amou"ht borrowed
for the purchase of machinery
went to the Prairie Provinces.
This no doubt reflected last year's
record grain Crop in the West,
which called for mechanization on
a large scale.
•Ontario farmers borrowed the
largest amount for livestock, near-
ly' one million dollars. The total
of loans granted for ' livestock
across the Dominion was $2,899,-
834. This figure showed an in-
-crease over the previous year, in
spite of the U.S. ban on Canadian
cattle which was expected to- re-
veal a decrease, in this activity.
The Farm Improvement Loans
Act enables fanners to borrow
money for a wide variety of pur-
poses, including the purchase of
faun implements and livestock, the
The Globe and Mail refers in : financing Of farm buildings and 1"...."*".'
:severe terms to the, jugglingof ;the clearing and breaking of land.
Victoria Day. Observed (if it ma's
Since the Act came into force,.
observed) on May 18th instead of ' 331,940 loans have been made, to
May 124th, "it was," says The Globe a total of $353,640,000. At the
and Mail, "not a holiday that the end of 1952 farmers had repaid
people of Canada had yesterday—' 6,:. per tent. of thin:total. Losses
holidays are intended to markor', during seven years' operation of
commemorate, something — but a the Act . have been small, repre-
day off. Coming on a Monday, by senting only .01 per cent. of the
the order • of a Parliament which amount lent. Canadian farmers
seems - to care as little for the are reliable.
nation's dignity as for its own, it
made a long weekend, which as'
always resulted in a depressing
harvest of injury and death."
If we remember rightly — we
may be wrong --The Globe 'and.
Mail said nothing, of this sort
when the bill to make the change
was before Parliament, and it will
be much more difficult to undo
what has been done than it would
have been to arouse public opin-
ion against, the bill and so prevent
its passage:.
The question was riot at all a
party issue; members of Parlia-
tnent voted ford, or against the
measure according to, their own
feeling, or doubtless in many eases
according to.the pressure put upon
them by interested persons. One
of the chief sponsors of the bill
was Mr. Graydon of Peel, Con-
servative member for a riding not
far distant from the, Globe and
Mail office. This column on sev-
eral occasions expressed • opposi-
tion r to the proposal before it
reached Parliament and so The
Signal -Star does not have to re-
proach itself with afternoon wis-
dlioen. It joins with The Globe and
Mail in deeply regretting the step
that was taken and hopes that
Dominion Day will 'never be
affected in the same manner.
Canadians should have some re-
spect for national anniversaries.
Down Memory's
Lane
50 Years Ago
First stone for the new Public
Library was ready to be laid. Con-
tractors for the masonry work had
the ground newly cleared to com-
mence the foundation and con-
siderable stone had been dressed
for the basement walls.
The steam barge P. Fohl was
discovered on fire about 15 miles,
northwest • of Goderich and ` so
quickat in
a few minutes flames mi utedid allhopes ofread tsavi g
the vessel were given up. The
steamer finally broke in two and
sank. The crew was saved by
members of fishing boat crews
who had been hauling nets nearby.
A rumor was current that. the
Marine Hospital Trustees were
negotiating for a well-known resi-
dence to be used as a hospital.
25 Years Ago
Town Council heard a -citizen ob-
ject to cows being allowed at large
on a town street requiring some-
times that ,motorists must get out
of their cars to move. the cows
before they could proceed.
While parked on a street in
Exeter, one of the back tires of a
Goderich-owned truck blew out and
the loud report was heard. for
several blocks. A small piece if
tire broke a window pane in a
doctor's office and the concussion
cracked another nearby window.
- The Seaforth Minstrels gave a
performance in Goderich at the
Opera House drawing a capacity
crowd.
Victoria Street United Church
celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Guest speaker was Rev. A. Murray
Stewart of the United Church,
Mitchell.
15 Years'Ago
With the arrival of the steamer
Col. James Piekands, the total of
1 export corn shipments to Gode-
rich passed the two million bushel
mark in only 10 days. Freight
cars, several trains of them daily,
,Fere conveying the corn to Mon-
' tr'eal where it was being trans-
ferred to ocean-going ships.
Supplementary estimates tabled
in the House of Commons, at Ot-
tawa incltaded an item of $91,296
for harbor improvements at Gode-
THE ELECTION IN
AUGUST?
Pfetests against an August gen-
EDITORIAL, NOTES
The Sheaffer pen is expected to
write a bright chapter in the
industrial history of Goderich.
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It's summertime in Goderich.
The benches have come out of
winter storage and are in place
lLin Court house Park:. .
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It used to be "hands across the
sea" with Britain and the United
States. Now jt is "hard words
over the air" with McCarthy and
Attlee in the leading roles. The
Kremlin no doubt is rocking with
Iaughter.
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Dr. Dearness, a prominent educa-
tionist residing at London, ob-
served his 101st birthday on May
13th. His recipe for longevity is
temperate living, three good
meals a day, plenty of fresh air
and exercise. Ile is still active in
. body and mind—a wonderful old
man. And, by the way, the 13
superstition did not bother him.
The Churchill party in Britain
last week won . a House of Com-
mons seat from the Socialists, the
first by-election turnover since the
general election in 1951. This is
regarded by the Conservatives as
an important achievement, ir-
dicating a distinct swing of opin-
ion in favor of 'the Government.
At any rate, it will increase Oon-
servative confidence and ease the
strain of keeping Parliament i<n
line with the Government.
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The Canadian dollar, after out-
distancing the U.S. dollar for a
year or two, has dropped back
.almost to par. This will disap-
point some people in this country,
and please others. Those who
import goods from across the line
will have to pay More in propor-
tion; exporters will find it some-
what easier to make sales in the
States. The difference between
the two currencies is so small—
for the present at least —that
tourists from the States will find
their money accepted at par here
and this should promote the'tour-
ist business.. Canadians visiting
the States should still have their
money converted to United States
currency before 'crossing the line,
for the unwarranted prejudice
against Canadian money no doubt
persists over there.
rich. The work was to be com-
pleted in two years. Other items
included $12,000 for Ltayfield har-
bor and $15,000 for an addition
to the Government building at
Clinton.
Even the Ten Commandments
were being "streamlined" to con-
form to the ideas of Twentieth
Century children. In a contest at
the Baptist Sunday School, a nine-
year-old boy wrote on the list of
his commandments: "Thou shalt
not cuddle thy neighbor's wife."
Letter to the Editor.
Editor,
Signal -Star
Sir—
Can't this car honking by drivers
on the Square late Saturday night
be stopped? The blaring prohibits
sleep by hotel guests. I under-
went the ordeal from 11 p.m., until
1 a,m.—and it's so unnecessary.
There must be a lot of drivers in
the district who never grew up. '
I drove from Toronto Saturday
and was around the Square and
up and down South and Kingston
Streets several times (looking vain-
ly for hotel parking) and never
sounded my car horn once. It's
mostly a nasty habit and when one
car keeps it up (evidently trying
to hurry a shopper) it is most ir-
ritating. I live in a town much
larger than Goderich which has
an anti -noise bylaw and this is en-
forced, even against the honking
sortie people still consider appro-
priate ,for wedding parties. Any-
how such as takes place here Sat-
rurday nights would bring a flock
of summonses. Of course, we long
I ago got over the practice of keep-
s ing stores open until midnight
I Saturdays.
Yours truly,
W. E. ELLIOTT.
1 Toronto.
Eleanor: "I understand they're
starting a new campaign `against
malaria."
I Mary: "Gee. I wonder what the
Malarians have done now."
GODERICH TEACHER
HIRED AT CLINTON
Clinton Public School Board,
'meeting last Thursday night, en-
gaged Miss Winnie Gray, Millbank,
and Mrs. Norma Dixon, Goderich,
as teachers on the staff, with duties
to commence in September. They
will replace Miss Mary Shelton of
Ingersoll and Mrs. Audrey Middle-
ton of Clinton, who have recently
resigned.
The new $345,000. school, which
opens in September, will have 12
teachers on its staff under the
principalship of George H. Jeffer-
son.
Alex Cudmore, chairman of the
board, presided . at the meeting.
Present were secretary -treasurer
Harold C. Lawson, and Trustees
Clayton Dixon, Joseph Murphy,
Fred Ford, Royce Macauley, and
Lorne J. Brown.
Strailers
ea -going
A WESTERN shipper thought this
one up. He handles freight to and
from Alaska by means of alu-
minum Vans which are loaded,
driven to the dock, and there lift-
ed by cranes from their chassis
into the ship's hold. Saves a lot of
cargo handling, damage and- pil-
fering. The vans can•be individu-
ally heated or refrigerated to
.protect special cargoes, too.
More than a thousand different .
Canadian companies keep busy
turning Canadian -made alumi-
num into everything- from ash
trays to minesweepers. And it
keeps us busy wondering how
next they will use this modern
metal to save weight, or time, or
trouble, or dollars for somebody.
Aluminum Company of Canada,
Ltd. (Alcan).
327?
679?
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Ndw many products
do we get from crude oil?
From e gs, a hen can expect just one product—chicks. But from crude
oil, imperial refines 679 different products, ranging from weed killers
to heavy asphalts. And that isnot all—crude oil also;supplics petroleum
gases and other raw materials for plastics and synthetic rubber'. ,
Oil plays a large and growing part in our everyday living. 1 -low
many of these questions about it can you answer?
Oil supplies are vital to defence. The gasoline..
required to trove one armoured division 1Cl)
miles would run your car for
10 years? '95 wars? 3 50 years?
The average week ly.pay ch:gt e of Canadians
in 1939 would buy 84 gallons of gasoline.
How many gallons will tosav's cheque buy
79? /ii? 9i?
Scientists bclieyc oil was ft)rined from the
remains ut tin ,ea creatures ,vtxl:ich lived
millions of years ago. ‘liluld you say oil is
fii?
nd in
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i In,, much will the nil in,iuktrtiispend each
wee!: this ..ear to tint :,,..i d.tccl„p
in 5. esters Canada
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it takes mans 1 i1liuti of pl.!r::111.!
provh.le'r`h-lt
di, is tin. 'att9oLlnr iii pCr i:lli,r,al Clllla�rA�e
i$i,) il,? ri(i, 5)"?
The average family car could be operated for
350 wars on the gasoline needed to move an
armoured divisum 11)U miles.
Fven though i,asoline road taxes are higher in
al! provinces. today's average pay cheque wi.11
buy 13 gallons.
Oil is ttsualk 6,und far uniicrl.round in the
tiny p(,res of rods .uch as limestone or sand-
stone. 1 he vvoid petr,,:,eunl 0 derived from
the I "heart" ;n'.1 -,,Icor"—rock oil.
{ he l-\ l� L.,\'�.'�'t�.il t spell,- $3t)()
Iil�ili,�l7s ,ell k.'1,1111 lent t11iS
V-car—.11,',l41 _ r 11l!n 4 ll` a VACl L.
-.1 I1 I'!.lnt and equipment
t ii) _15 t G is' of Its I i,500
and it is,tifl rl
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your assurance of satisfaction and comfort, now at $26 per ton.
r Prices will be higher July lst.
. Also in stock—Olga Pocahontas (egg and stove sizes)
Yancy and Cavalier Stoker Coal
Hamco Coke and Lehigh Valley Hard Briquettes.
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feral election are common; the
10th and the 17th of that month
are the dates most frequently
anentioned in the 'press. It is
pointed out that many people will
be. away from home at that time
and will be unable to vote unless
they return home especially for
the purpose. However, if the
election is to be held "before the
=ow flies,'"" as promised, it will
Tor difficult to choose an entirely
suitable date. A decision before
the Coronation seems to be Out
ed the, question. If a September
flet October date were- to be -chosen,
Registration of .voters would have
fie be in the holiday season and
so would be ruled out November
urrather is uncertain. It is said
UM an August election would be
222precedented, but it appears to
il>ie forgotten that itt 1930 the vote
, Dills' on the 28th of July, only a
11114 days from August. That
a vote resulted in a Consertr'-
aM1ie Victory; so that party might
Ire eotpected to welcome a summer
aieetiom.
First test flights over the North
Pole route between Scandinavia
and California were made in No-
vember, 1952.
"What you need
are ditches !"
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Why run an obstacle course every spring
and after every rain storm? Thrc ugh a Farm
Improvement toan, from_ the_B of M, you can
finance the making of ditches, drainage sys-
tems, dyking, as' well as many other farm
improvements.
If you need ready cash to do the job, a Farm
Improvement Loan may he the answer. Prop
in and talk over the details with our
nearest B of M manager. MY 111Ni
Remember, if your proposition _is
sound, there's money for you at the
Bank .of Montreal.
BANK OF MONTREAL
eamuta 4 7uee $u
Goderich Branch: BRUCE ARMSTRONG, Manger
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