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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
. • Established .,1848—In "its. 107th year of publication..
Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited
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of Audit Bureau of Circulations. Weekly Circulation of over 3,200
GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, JUNE' 24th, 1954
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CAN CODERICH PEOPLE WRITE?
We sometimes •wonder. Last week we .
•proposed that the Tows► Council should .,pui•-
Chase ail the ocempiede properties along- the.._
lake and river banks so that they might be
kept open for the future as viewpoints for
citizens and visitors.
This is a matter that should be of general
concern to the people of Goderich. . Some may
approve the proposal. Some may disapprove
it because of the expenditure it would entail,
or possibly for other 'reason. An expression
of approval or disapproval, by the citizens is
.� desirable. We believe there is a very general
opinion in favor of the proposed rn•ove, but the
Town Council will not make the move just
because The Signal -Star is in. favor of it. It
requires a distinct expression from"•the c,i'tizetis.
1)o the citizens not care, otie way or the other?
1i•e•-"t•hey'so unit; so--utteoneerned,-5o_af'raid ..to_
give an opinion, that they are willing to let
events shape themselves and " perhaps a few
years from nov say over the back fence to
their, neighbor, The Council should have done
this," or "The Council should not -have done
that,'" %ehen. they themselves would be to
blame for not giving the Council any guida•noel-
Cannot they write a brief letter to this
paper—or to the Council—or go to t'he nearest
member of the Council and. tell him what you
think about it i
Wake ,up:
THE FEED GRAIN SUBSIDY
Some years ago, wllen th'e're was a short-
age of feed grain in Eastern Canada, the Fed-
eral Government agreed to pay a portion of
the freight charges from Western Canada on
such grain for the feeding of cattle in Ontario
and other Eastern provinces. The scheme
worked so well that the subsidy has been
'granted year after year and farmers in On-
tario,have come to look upon it, as.a permanent
assistance. Whin the vote e.atue before the
+louse last week Mr. Elston Cardiff, member
for 1Iuron, expiiessed the trope that the
appropriation. for $17,000,004) for this purpose
would be approved, „but he complained that
there was too great a' spread between what the
Western farmer 'gets for the, grain -and the
'price paid, for it by the Eastern ?farmer.
Agri'c'ulture Minister Gardiner in reply
stated that this was something aver which the
Government did no have control. When the
grain, gets into the hands of the dealers in
Ontario or other Eastern province they do
all kinds of things with it, he said. In the
'first place as 'a rule, they grind it, and then
.they mix it with other 'kinds of feed to suit
different animals at different ages. Then they
put it in a very fancy bag, as a rule, , with all
kinds of inscriptions on the bag. We have no
�� a)�' of eheekirrg
that', to find out what these
'u;t ares." Ile wondered sometimes that the
•list was not greater.
'1'o \Ir. C,•urdiff's statement that the 'Do-
minion Government controls the whole thing,
Mr. Gardiner gave an emphatic denial, stating
that it -was for the Provincial Minister of
Agriculture to. attend to. the distribution of
the ,rain atter it leaves Fort William. He
-suggested that a group of Eastern farmers
):et together ;and buy. direct from t'he Wheat
Board or any other organization in the Nests
The vote was pa§ssed, ,but b'Ir.• Gardiner
warned that 'if rniddleii en'"w.ere getting away:
with some of the'money paid for this assistance
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he would have difficulty in having 'the vote
approved by the Government.
1n the last five years the substanti'a'l total
of nearly. $85,000,000 .has been paid by the
Government in this subsidy for • the assistance
of both the Western growers and the ,Eastern
•farm'ers, and if the • results are unsatisfactory
as Mr. Cardiff _states continuance of the grant
would be difficult to justify.
INDIVIDUALS ARE IMPORTERS
A member of Parliament, deploring the
volume of 'imports into Canada, says, as re-
ported, that "every_-tim,e Canada bought some-
thing from abroad Canada was hiring a lab-
ofer in a foreign country 'to produce."
In 'the first "place, Canada as an entity
does not, as a rule, buy things from abroad.
• It is the people of Canada who'buy them with-
• out asking the Government or telling the
Government anything about' it. Canadians
buy oranrges, for instance, froth ttheir grocer,
who buys them,from' a wholesale dealer, who
imports them. Perhaps.' the Canadian buys a
ton of Pennsylvania or Ohio coal, and coal is
one of the large items of importation from the.
United - States. Or perhaps our 'Canadian
buys underwear ' that Wag made in Britain,
'instead of a good made -in -Canada article, and
then mourns the sad condition into which the
textile industry in Canada has fallen.
It is Canadians, not Canada, that purchase
the things that make• up the 'volume of im-
portation from abroad- There are many
things that cannot be had in Canada without
importation. There are things in which there
is a choice for the purchaser and if his chief
concert? is to promote Canadian industry he
will tiny made -in -Canada gpods.
• . At any rate, don't growl about too much
importation if you never give .a thotight 'in
your own purchases to where the article comes
from.
As`''a matter of 'fact; our imports are in
large part of things which' we have to get from
abroad or do without.
EDITORIAL NOTES
By the, way, do 'union men ever vote
'against a strike?
•Speaker at a medical convention at Van-
couver saYs there is plenty of opportunity for
women doctors in Canada. And is -the.ret''not"
also a need for male nurses in hospitals?
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A magazine writer, admits that the old-
timers sometimes hit it right with their old.
fashioned weather predictions. And some:
times, too, the professional weather observers
are about right in their 'predictions.
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?Members of Parliament at the present
session, voted a pension plan for themselves,
•and now they are cooking up a scheme to
pension their' widows. While they are at it,
'why not also a boners for each member of ,the
M.P.'s family?
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• As if there. were not, already enough
trouble in the world, civil war has broken out
in Guatemala, This, is one of the small coun-
tries - down , in Central America where the
•weather is hot; and According to reports the
_fighting is becoming hot too.
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Support .comes for this paper's challenge
of the finding of a Government bureau to the
effect that Canad'ians are not growing taller
but remain short and dumpy. ft is from the
head of a well-known model agency in New
York, who ;on a visit to Toronto the other day
said Canadian vvo`en weretaller and sleeker,
and, further, that :the girls,in Canada have
natural beauty-=-`"probably„because df the';. bet-'
ter eliimate-.,Up hers.” lie is, not,reported as
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saying anyt}iiti °about the -boys, but of course ,a man :looking for models would -"notice the
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r g its sand ,pey' no,,sttention 'to the boys.
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onit„or:_haa • an `interesting
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>E<cl a on t ebangeicif attitude to"be:abserved
,approach . to national
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1.0101 'ratCgira »i the `United ;States arid: par_
tic�� t i9rl �� they,' c6ne'erYr himRlt apt a poesible
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tion. Mr. Stevenson was nominated by the
Democratic convention of 1952 almost against
his will. He was Governor of Illinois and
wanted to complete his program there and he
dirt not have his heart in the running for the
lfresideiscy. ',Now he hasp shed these ;draw-
backs to a vigorous cathpaign, is taking a
deeper interest in national and world affairs,
'nd appears to -„be enjoying his role as a national
figure. This does not mean, siijl The Monitor,
that I\ir. Stevenson "has consciously decided
that he is a eanididate for 1956. It does mean
that he is free of the inner conflicts which
cl'pr•essed hi:4 :glfiri-fs in 1952 and made him
sound more like a martyr than a warrior.”
The Monitor did not ,support Mr. Stev'enson.
in 1952.
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KNOWS THE • EGYPTIANS
(Port Elgin Times)
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Commenting on a' news dispatcif • which tells
that, during the showing' of a news reel in a Cairo
theatre, Nazi Field-Mrashal Rommel was loudly
cheered and Sir Winston Churchill hissed by the
audience, the editor "of The Goderich Signal-Starconfesses that he his never had any use for the
Egyptians 'since he first heard about them in his
Sunday school days.
If our contemporary had ever been stationed
in Egypt his dislike would have been intensified.
We Haven't much doubt, since our own stay there,'
what the natives' reaction would have been had the
country- beeh under Nazi domination for a few
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." WE'RE LUCKY
(Financial Post)
• Occasionally one • of the millions of' Canadians
and 4inericans who: cross each_other's border every
year runs into a bit of trouble. Undoubtedly even
on this continent we could make this business
easier and pleasanter-, But' note this little news
item from a newspaper In Iatambul:
"A Bulgarian civilian tried to escape into
Turkey.
"Three' Bulgarian border guards fired • at
him, killing- .him instantly. -" - `' • -
"In atteMpting to • recover. the body, the
gusrde. ►red Tnrk•�li• territory, fell' into "a•
mine. trap and were ,'fulled." .,
:Few reatine how fortunate we are
to be living in this-bleseed part of ••the'.world.- We;
aren't hungry; We';' aren't ;afraid and,. 'we're free ts
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Down Memory'
Lane
40 Years Ago
-Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs parad-
ed to Knox Presbyterian Church,
where Rev. George E. Ross con-
ducted the service. His address
was entitled "A Boy's Good Turn."
' The CPR constructed a runway
on the south pier at the water-
front for the purpose of using their
trucks for the unloading of flour
boats. It was understoo$ that flour
boats were about to start making
regular runs to Goderich.
Dr. Laura S. M. Hamilton ad-
dressed a meeting of the Wo ex's
Institute, speaking on'the subject,
"Canadian Child's Rights." , r.
W. F. • GalIow, also 'addressed e
iheeting. The 400 -foot extension • to the.
northwest breakwater at the har-
bor was completed and to celebrate
the event every boat, tug and craft
of any description in the harbor,
as well as the pumping station and
the big mill, blew . their- whistles.'
Many people from town went to
the waterfront to see what all •the
commotion was about.
25 Years'Ago
Mrs. Robert 'Davidson, . of Dun-
gannon, 'was elected president• of
the West Huron Women's Institute
at' 'a meeting held at Loiidesboro.
Mrs. D. Geddes, of Wingham, was
named first vice-president. •
Maitland Lodge No. 33, A.,F. and
AM. and a number of visiting
brethren including many from
Morning Star Lodge, No. 309, Car-
low,- attended the Sunday evening
service in North Street United
Church.. Wor. Bro. Rev.1bC. F.
Clarke preached an impressive ser-
mon on the subject "Templer
Building." •
,Members of Huron County Coun-
cil held their annual picnic at
Jowett's Grove in Bayfield with a
large crowd present • to take part
in the activities. Warden Inglis
extended a welcome to those pre-
sent.
15 Years Ago
Wanted in Goderich for thetheft
of 18 -guitars, Clarence Gerlack,
Hawaiian guitar music teacher,
was taken into ticustody•in London,
where other charges were facing
him, and was slated to have been
brought to Goderich for trial. A
Toronto music house, which he
represented, claimed .that 18 in-
struments had disappeared and
WHO CAN SAVE THE TOP SOiL?
The human race depends for its
existence on the few inches of top
soil covering only a small portion
of the earth's surface.
• That top soil is "exposed to many
destructive forces. Fire destroys
it, floods wash it down to sea,
winds• scatter it over thousands of
miles of ocean, •bad farming prac-
tice turns it .into drifting deserts,
and short—fighter legislators .are
always ready ' to. authorize its - ex-
propriation, for almost any purpose
other than the prime purpose for
which it was intended. - • -
It took nature millions of years
to create that soil. . At the present
rate of destruction. there will be
little -of it left in another hundred
years.
rIt can be • saved only by a strong
body of public opinion with a clear
understanding of the importance
of the problem and a resolute pur-
ptionose. to put a stop to the destruc-,
The right to - expropriate agri-
cultural -'land" for--other«-than'-agri-
cultural purposes should be de-
finitely curtailed. • -
Selling of farm lands at • high
cash prices, for industrial purposes,
is a short sighted policy and should
be discouraged, and good husband-
ry should be one of the conditions
on which land can be held. '
PERSONAL MENTION
little money had been remitted.
Pupils of Victoria SchooLas-.,
senibled on the lawn in front of
the' school •to witness the planting
of a young oak tree grown from an•
acorn presented, to the, school on
the occasion of the coronation' of
King George VI.
Town Council passed a motion
for an appeal against the equaliz-
ation of assessment adopted" by
/.County Council at its June session.
The motion asked for a court of
three persons to equalize the whole
assessment` of the county.
Goderich Lions Juveniles carne
up with a 4-2 win over Exeter in
their first baseball game of the
season played at Agricultural Park.
10 Years Ago
• A tourist, from Thorold found a
way to travel without the worry
of gasoline coupons. He came
driving into Goderich ,one evening
on his trusty bicycle making his
annual pedalling vacation. He had
left St. Thomas at 9 a.m. one day
and arrived in Goderich at about
9 -p.m., travelling a distance. of
about 90 miles in 12 hours.._.-'
An exodus of .civilian workers
had begun at Sky Harbor prepara-
tory to the closing of the airport
for flying training purposes. Aboiit
25 peoplehad been laid off. Selec-
tive. Service officials were looking
after placing the workers at other
jobs,
John Sturdy, a native of Gode-
rich Townshjp, was elected to the
Saskatchefan Legislature winning
the seat in the city of Saskatoon.
It was understood he was slated
for a top post in the Government's
Department of Education.
BROWN—FLEMING '
A quiet wedding was conducted
on June 19 at t'he United Church
manse, by Rev. W. J. Stinson, Sea -
forth, when Lucy Fleming, daugh-
ter of the late ' Mr. and Mrs. John
Fleming, of County Down, Ireland,
was united in marriage to Regin-
ald Bown, son. of the late ' Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Bown, Godericll.
Guests at the. wedding were Mr.
and Mrs. Cyrrl.:Proetor and Jean
Fleming,' of "Toronto; Mr. and Mrs.,
Norman McLeod and Tech. Sgt; and
Mrs. James Taman, of Detroit. -
After the ceremony dinner was
served at the Ritz Hdtel Bayfield.
Mr. and . Mrs. Bown left on a
trip to Detroit. On their' return
they will reside 'In, Goderich. -
LAKEVIEW CASINO
GRAND BEND
GRAND SUMMER
OPENING
�L � Saturday; Juie,, 26
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DANCING FyRY IGIIT TILL LABOR DAY
NEIL MciXAY and his {ALL STAR ORCHESTRA.
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Posturing VOCALS -1)y J k Levi and Johnny Noubarian ,
~ - , , GUTTA by Eddie Bell r
and a NEW, STAR ACC() DIONIST, ELEANOR EDWARDS
A' iitiIV SA D! NEW ARRANGEMENTS!
• . SONGS! „
LISTINARL' it and t�ANCIABLEI
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D; icINQ• EVERY-NIGIITi •
Mrs. W. A. Doner and Mr. Jack
Abel of Toronto were week -end
guests with Mrs. W. P. Abell.
' Mr. and Mrs. E. Robinson, of
Toronto, are now residing with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Blue.
Mrs. G. E. Parker and son Chris.
of Owen Sound, spent the week-
end with Mrs. Robert McClure .and'
Jim at' Benmiller.
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Saturday, June 26
JACKPOT of $42,00 for full house in 62 calls.- -
' If not won on Saturday, value of jackpot and also
number of calls will be raised each week until it
is won. -
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15 GAMES $1.00 -
$10 .CASH PRIZE
4 SPECIALS -Share the Wealth
JACKPOT WILL BE PLAYED FOR 4 TIMES
Doors open at 7.45 p.m.
lst game , starts at 8.30 p.m.
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