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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-11-26, Page 2* .PAG* TWO atibtricil Oijuat-tar HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY Established 1848—In its 106th year of publication. Published by ,Signal -Star Publishing Limited Subscription Rates—Canada and Great Britain, $2.50 a year: to States, $3.50. Strictly in advance. ,4 Advertising Rates on request Telephone 71. Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa: Out -of -Town Representative: C.W.N.A. 420 Temple Bldg., Bay and Richmond Sts., Toronto. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers- Association. Member of Ontario Division, C.W.N.A., Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. Weekly Circulation of over 3,200 GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher. THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, • .r Right Back intoe Hiss Lap • THURSDAY, NOV. 26th, 1953. HOW IT LOOKS FROM CANADA The great sensation of the week, so far at least as the newspapers are concerned, is the development of the Brownell anti -Red ,attack on ex -President Truman until it has slopped over into -Canada. Mr. Truman was accused by Brownell of appointing to a position of trust in U.S: administration a man who Was 'under suspicion of spying for the Communists. This man, Harry Dexter White, has been dead for years, .but in their frantic anti-Communist crusade the McCarthyites of the United States do not hesitate to rake over the bones of dead men in the graveyard. Anybody seen to con- verse with a man whose forty-second cousin was once known as friendly to Russia may wake up in the morning to find himself pilloried as a Communist spy. The White ease was taken up by a Congressional investigating committee some years ago and was thrown out because evidence against him was lacking. Not a great while has passed since we were glad to have the Russians as allies in the war to stop -Hitler. If there is no time limit on the anti - Red campaign,, why are not Churchill and ex - President Roosevelt investigated t- They went so far -as to go--abroad-to confer with -Stalin and there is plenty of evidence to show that they were once friendly with Moseow. Mr. Roosevelt would of course be a better subject for in.yestigation than the British Prime Min- ister, for he is dead. Canadians could look with scornful amuse- ment upon the quarrel which had arisen in the United -States over the -White---rase:-so long as only U.S. citizens, alive or dead, were being pulled into -the smear -pot, but the McCarthy- ites were not content with minding their own' business, or whatever their campaign eau be called. They'decided that they wanted to get hold of Igor Gouzenko, Russian embassy clerk . at Ottawa who exposed the Red spy • ring operating in this. country in 1946. Gouzenko has `since that exposure been under protection of the Canadian Government, and when the U.S. investigators asked that he to made available for questioning Ottawa replied that Gouzenko had given all the information he had and this information had been passed on to Washington at the time. Gouzenko, said Ottawa, was as free as any Canadian citizen to go wherever he wished, but if lie- crossed the boundary into.the United States he would no longer be under the protection of _,the Can- adian Government- which so far has preserved hint from Russian vengeance. This refusal of the Canadian Government to have any part in what has developed into a party dispute in the States has been seized as an opportunity for a rabid element at Washington to' make an 'at- tempt to discredit Hon. L. B. Pearson, Can- adian Minister of External Affairs, by means of foundationless accusations and innuendoes In Parliament the attack. on 11Ir. Pearson has been denounced as political blackmail and the Government has been urged to speak up strongly and demand that the Congressional committee keep its hands off Canada and Can- adians.' In all this rumpus across the line Pres- ident Eisenhower has taken no part except to say that it was a mistake on the part of Brown- ell to. impugn the loyalty of ex -President Truman in the accusation which started the violent controversy. Mr. Eisenhower could hardly say otherwise of his predecessor, who during- his term -of office headed the campaign to save Korea from the Russian and Chinese Reds. 'The McCarthyites, jt is believed, would like to carry their anti -Red campaign' into the next Congressional election, unmindful of the faet that they are splitting their own country wide open, to the delight of the aetual Red Leaders iii the Kremlin. NO EXEMPTION FOR M.P.'S Reports from Ottawa indicate that the members of Parliament are planning another increase in their .indemnity. It is now $6,000 a session, with $2,000 of this exempt from income taxation. It is said the new objective is $10,000. it is true that many demands are made upon the ILI-:';i pocket, and members who devote themselves to their Parliamentary ditties .may reasonably 'expect that they should not be out of pocket by reason of their service. The taxpay ;r, however, has an interest in the matter and should be considered. Some mem- bers may be worth more than they get ; some probably are not. Smile attend sittings of the,House conscientiously; some, we are told. do not. If a member, once elected, gives only a token attendance at Ottawa and• spends mostof 'his time -on his business at home, should he -reeeitie••as inueli- as• the-ineniber-_who stays- at- ---- Ottawa - 1- roughout - t1f session and gives a maximum- of service to his constituents and his country? F,• • Would it not be reasonable to have a record of attendance at sittings and payment to the ii`iembers made at so much per, sitting? Tliis would he . only justice to the members, say from Alberta or British Columbia, who cannot go home for one or two weeks at inter- vals during, the session while those whose homes and businesses are nearer Ottawa carr go back (1'111 forth readily. L 1b And should fiot the stipend be at so nnich per year, not so much per session ? , When there are more than one session in a year the $6,000 • per session gets into rather big money.' Above all, the member of' Parliament should not. have <iny portion of his stipend exempt from income taxation. This classifies him as superior to: his constituents who have no such exemption; • a Classification Which sh1icira not exist. The member of Parliament should feel the whole effect of the expenditures wh ieh Parliament votes. EDITORIAL NOTES In a few day, we -Mall be into December And listening for the sound of. Christmas bells. Get ready for the big day. * * * * The custom, tariff question is poking up its head° again after several decades under ground. It cannot be. settled until somebody' discovers a, scheme whereby everybody can have a duty on the goods he .produces and can import anything he wants duty-free. • if. * * The Ontario section of the C.C.F. party Lias chosen Donald MacDonald of Ottawa as successor to E. B. Jolliffe in the leadership_ of the party in this Province. Mr. MacDonald has been national organizer for his party but is not well known -and has 'itot a seat in the Legislature. * * e * Untie in a while Canadians are 'moved to scorn for residents of the United "States, who appear to know little or nothing of Canada or things Canadian,. Ignorance of things about Canada which should be . common _ knowledge ,,,eau be found, however, a great deal closer to ,home, and it is amazing hon- much or how little the average citizen, and even children attending public and high school know about. their own eountry, province or municipality. —Hanover Post. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,—Your reference to a letter from Mrs. Van Rossem recalls the days of a fair lady and a fine ship. I watched the launching by Billy Marlton. The Sephie was held on great skids by heavy ropes until Billy . gave the sharp com mand of "cut," and the schooner, slid broadside down the greased. timbers and dropped With a splash into the harbor. At the time, the Launching broadside was considered a fine piece of work. CHARLES HEALE, New York City • Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,-- I had occasion last week to visit your lovely little•city for the third time, and was armed, as, usual, with 'addrenies of three of my ,friends: and, as ; ususl was driving annutid and around the circle try-, to find them. Parked, and aak- ist people—two "didn't know," arni 'pointed vaguely but 'couldn't dint.' In ,ibidperation, ,I =_w 'to a ' garage.' gefitleman thrid after giving' minute to Trafalgar, took one t damadd , expression, and bis' car said, "follow :•; 11. drove b eks out , of his "teir�`� pita �" me ,� to the very door of our friends. I thin he was afraid I was about ready to jump in the lake. That same thing hap- pened twice, and may the- good Lord bless both men and all their relations forever! All of this is leading up to my question—why no street signs? I expect to come 'frequently—and don't want to tire your citizens completely out—for I love Can- ada. MRS. L. N. SCHEID - 420 Division St., foniui, Mich. Editor, Signal -Star. Sir, --I have checked personally the Goderich Arena financial state- ment which should have been printed for the information of the taxpayer. It gives me an entirely different picture from that held by the man on the street. It appears that the -old arena commission kept the arena on a paying basis and have (tinned over to the new Re- creational Council a surplus, How- ever, I feel that:with increased ex- penditures -already incurred since that we are heading .for trouble. I would like to submit a statement of Seaforth-•Arena as a contputrisiin with its fhta.cial year eliding as 'at April 30, IOW which is for six months' fan. Tatiil;''receipts at'. or this petiod were • a own Memory' Lane 25 Years Ago A, Meteorological balloon sent up by Principal Stonehouse of Vic- toria School in Goderich was found in a swamp near Orangeville by a Provincial Air Force pilot. The balloon had been sent up over two. years previously, on September 14, 1926. Such balloons were usually found a few days after they were sent up. A. number of Masons from Gode- rich were in attendance at dedica- tion ceremonies of a new lodge room of Old Light Lodge, Lucknow. A banquet was held and Hon. J. S. Martin, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario," con- ducted the dedication ceremonies. Rev. J. A. Walker, of Dungannon, was guest speaker at the thank - offering meeting of the W.M.S. of North Street United Church. Mr. Walker, a former missionary to China, gave illustrations of the changes in that country in two de- cades. 20 Years Ago Five days of snow followed by a two-day thaw left roads in Huron County practically impassable. Only No. 8' Highway was finally opened to traffic after ' almost a week of snow. Church services mere cancelled at several places and a number of schools were closed for two days. Rural mail services were interrupted. On one route -no mail was delivered for two days. A scheme by the Town of Gode- rich to provide employment by going into the wood business was beginning to .percolate. Some 50 cords were hauled eight miles from a woodlot to the Town Hall yards and about $84 worth of wood -was sold to citizens. About 10 men were employed at cutting at the wo6dlot. Business was fairly brisk on both the C.N.R. and C.P.R. out of Gode- rich. - An increase in freight was noted. A freight train of 25 cars Bank -Report Shows Business Activity Striking confirmation of the rapid pace of Canada's extraordin- ary development is found in the Bank of Montreal's annual report to its shareholders and its two million customers. The 136th an- nual financial statement of the country's senior chartered bank shows all-time peaks in the most `important departments, with total resources, running to a record figure of $2,364,000,000. A most notable indication of the nature and pace of business activ- ity during the past year is provided by the fact that the B of M's total loans have increased by $1145,582,- 000` and stand at, the impressive total of $857,762,561. These loans are made "to Can- adians of every calling—farmers, miners, fishermen, oil men, lumber- men, ranchers—to industrial and business enterprises, and to _pro- vincial and municipal govern- ments," according to - the report just issued -by the local B of 'M manager, Bruce Armstrong. His report underlines the fact that the extent. of the bank's par- ticipation in financing the busi- ness anct personal needs of its customers is made possible by the record amount of funds which B of M depositors have placed with- its ith-its branches from coast to coast. Increased over the year by $79 million, the bank's total deposits run to $2,226,960,000—the highest figure in the bank's long history. Well over half this money is made up of the savings of private citi- zens in all walks of life. Strong Position Notwithstanding the greatly in- creased amount of money which the B of M is lending to its custom- ers, the traditionally strong liquid positidn of the institution has been maintained, with quickly available resources- at $1,513,-000,000 equal to 66.75 per cent of all its liabilities to the public. Of these "quick assets' the most important in size .are the bank's holdings of govern- ment bonds and other investments amounting in all to nearly a► billion dollars. Earnings and taxes both showed increase for the bank's year which closed.on'October 31. After .allow- ing for "a tax -bill of $6,650,000—up from $5,918,000 in 1952—the B of M -reported earnings from the oper- ation of its 600 " branches of $7,042,676. • Of this amount $5,040.- 000 is being paid to shareholders. This represents a return of 5:21 per cent on their investment, com-. pared with 5.01 per cent last year. The bank's rest account was fur- ther strengthened and now stands at $60,000,000. of flour, salt and grain left on the C.N.R. The salt was destined for Point Edward. 15 Years Ago At a meeting of the Public School Board, it was decided to open a dental clinic in the public schools commencing the first of 1939. Principal Shackleton re- ported an"' enrolment of 190 at Central School, with an average attendance of :.94.97 per cent. At a tax sale conducted by Coun- ty Treasurer A. H.. Erskine seven parcels" of land held for arrears were taken up by the municipal- ities_ Fifteen of a total of 36 on tiib list were `redeemed soon after the sale notice was posted. There were some sore arias around town. • Nip& of the public and separate schools and the Col- legiate Institute, 611 of them, re- ceived anti -smallpox vaccination under. the . direction of the Board of Health. • 10 Years Ago C. E. McDonagh, clerk of Ash- field Township, notified County Clerk N. W. Miller that there no longer was sufficient population in Ashfield to warrant the municipal- ity's being represented in County Council by both a reeve and a 'deputy reeve. The death occurred at Winnipeg at- the age of 86 years of Rev. Dr. George Fletcher Salton, who in the '1880's was pastor of Victoria Street Methodist (now United) Church; Dr. Salton was widely known as a preacher and as a leader in the Boy Scout movement in Canada. Harry L. Sturdy, of Auburn, was chosen president of the Huron County Federation of ' Agriculture at a meeting of the group held at Clinton. The meeting was attend- ed by over 150 farm men and we - men from all parts of the ebunty. Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Ontario Min ester of Agriculture, was guest speaker. the bright, interesting paper you are publishing these days. Gode- rich is indeed growing and thriv- ing and that provides lively, varied activities for your paper to record each week. Having begun my newspaper careeer on The Signal, back in 1922, 1 know what a busy, crowd life the publisher of a weekly paper leads. I marvel, therefore, you find time to write your newsy column, "On the Square and. -Here and There," with all your other work. On November 14, the day Presi- dent Eisenhower addressed the members of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate, it was my pleasure to meet that dif'tinguished Chatham writer, Victor Lauriston. As winner of the Lauriston gold medal at the Victoria Public School high school entrance examination in 1914, I expressed special ap- preciation to Mr. Lauriston for his interest in Goderich as donor of those medals down through the years. In turn, Mr. Lauriston was kind enough to voice his regard , for my late father, John Patterson Hume, who served as principal of the Goderich Collegiate Institute, 1611-34. I4-1 was interested to read in The Signal -Star lately that Coronation ( Medals had been -resented to -two• such fine Goderich aghool teachers 'as Miss Lottie Robinson and Miss Mabel Powell. 1 Despite the fact I left Goderich in 1924, I still have a warm spot 'in my heart for' my old home town. After four years on the reportorial staff of The London Advertiser, I came to Ottawa on December 1, 1928, to .loin the staff of The Ot- tawa 'Citizen. x. hav thus., been associated with The citizen for 25 515,035.60 while total expenses were $6,773.28, leaving a total net I credit balance of $7,?73.28. Com- pare this to the reported surplus of ,$411.52 for the period January , 1 to August 7, 1953 for the Gode-' rich Arena. Receipts from the ice surface at Seaforth totalled $10,43$35. The total receipts from hockey alone at the Goderich Arena for the January 1 -August 7, 1953 period were $11,631.30. In the same period at- Goderich the profits from the canteen were reported as $680.23 while the pro- fits of the canteen at Seaforth for the year ending April 30, 1953, were $2,640 (for the six months the Seaforth arena operates). Among other receipts at the Seaforth Arena were ,$625 for ad- vertising sign, $980 for hall rental. Hoping these figures will be re- vealing. Yours .truly, W. T. LUMBI'. Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,--- Enclo3ed pjease find a money order to cover renewal of my sub- scritifion for The Signal -Star for 'the calendar . year 1954, together With my renewed appreciation of years, except for two - and a half years with the government, in the National War Services Department; during World' War ' II. In latter years my work has been exclusively that of a parliamentary correspon- dent covering the activities of Parliament and the government , at ur ,nation's capital. Wishing you and The Signal - Star continued success. Sincerely yours, J. ALEX HUME, Ottawa, Ont. DOMINION STORES „REPORT WINS AWARD TORONTO, Nov. 23. — For the third consecutive year Dominion Stores Limited has won the Fin- ancial" Post Award for the best annual report in the retailing and distributing field. This year's annual- report which lopped the list of award winners announced today, was patterned after a picture'magazine. Fronted by a full-color cover showing 3. William Horsey, pfesident of the "company, and a_typical. woman shareholder, the'report illustrated pictorially the broad operations of the firm by taking the shareholder on a tour of the entire ofganlza- tion. a clever ideaan d a con- siberable step forward in humarr t relations," commented he judges of the competition. 44, E GOALIE TO 'EXETER Netminder for the Goderich Turner Pontiacs last ear, Reg K moved this Wee to Exeter, where he will be employed with Canada Packers. He isplaying in the nets this year for the Exeter' Mohawks in the Cj+clone League THURSDAY,' NOV.' 26th; 1953. Goderich Townslhlh NOMINATIONS A nomination meeting will be held for Goderich Township on November 27, in the Town of Clinton's new Municipal Building. ,Nominations • will be from 1 to 2 p.m. for four councillors and. reeve .anti also for three trustees, for two year terms for the Township' School Area Board. ELECTIONS If a poll be demanded, voting will take place on December 7 from 9 a.m. to .6 p.m., with the following D. R. Officers and Poll Clerics: Wards Place 1—Orange Hall 2—K. Holmes 3---L. Schilbe 4—H. Tyndall 5—H. McCartney 6—H: E. Bowden Deputy Returning Officer unewrismiNimiworawr Poll Cleric V. " Falconer H, Fuller H. Sturdy Cbas, Wallis If. Tyndall H. McCartney R. E. Rowden Cliff Sturdy F. Sterling E. Trick L. Pearson E. J. Trewartha v r -46-7 An advertisement in the Signal- 1 Star brings results. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, CHRISTMAS FAIR IN BRITISH HOTEL HOME BAKING, CANDY, GROCERIES, PRODUCE, NEED- LECRAFT, DOLLS and CLOTHES PARCEL POST. TEA SERVED BY ST. PETER'S C.W.L. -47-8 24 -Shopping -Days Until Christmas �--AND THEY SLIP ^_ BY - MIGHTY FAST Save yourself wear and tear this Christmas season by shopping leisurely EARLY. - We will put aside your gifts on paymentof a small deposit: COME IN THIS WEEK AND BROWSE AROUND WATCH FOR O IG PRIZE CONTEST VALUABLE PRIZES will be awarded to the first three entries drawn showing the correct number of items in our big .window display of ° practical Christmas gifts. ,. The draw will be conducted at our store on THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 244 Watch the mail for* our Christmas catalogue containin thOit g � prize contest coupon entry. Breckenridge hone 195 Hardware Goderich