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GEO. °'L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1954
GODERICH TRADE FAIR
When the Lions Club, in the spring of
19.52, raised by public subseription sufficient
money to install a permanent floor in the
Memorial Arena, one of the objectives at the
time was thatthe floor would make the arena
suitable • as part of the accommodation re-
quired for a good fall fair.
Now the Kinsmen Club is staging the
"Goderich Trade Fair" on August 18-21.
Behind the Kinsumen move is the hope that
it will lead to a revival of the fall fair.
The Kinsmen Club is to be congratulated bIt
'its enterprising aggressiveness in launching
the trade fair. The people of Goderich and•
of the entire distriet should make. it a point
-to- stip-port. the .vent UTV- to .,tine• ti t'ry foil and
pave the way for its success not only this
year Mit for ,the years that lie ahead. -
It is quite stone years now since Goderich
has }faifi T fall fair, Lack t►f interest in it,
particularly on t}le part of the townspeople,
it is said, eventually led to it being abandoned.
hooking around today, we notice that fall
fairs in surrounding municipalities are not
the events they once were.
With the passing of time, changes come.
Possibly the day.- of the strictly agricultural
fair is. passing. Possibly a combination of
,agriculture, industry, sports and outstanding
attractions such as has been arranged for the
trade fair here is the answer for the -future.
Whatever it might be, we are confident that
what the Kinsmen Club has arranged wilt be
the forerunner of an annual event for years'
to conte.
The club was particularly fortunate in
securing lion. `'Falter Harris, Federal Minister
of Finance, to officially open the fair. A
brilliant future is predieted for this cabinet
minister and authoritative sources have hint-
ed he is being • ,groomed to succeed Prime
Minister 1a)uis St. Laurent.
The Goderich Trade Fair has the Makings
a good show and it is our hope it will b'e
supported by the public to the utmost, bear -
1i g, 111 Im11t1 the fair's potentialities for the
fut ure.
of
CANADA'S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE
"In the next half -century "Canada.. can
be built into one of the leading nations of .
the world. It can be dune by making more •
flexible' use of her 'Nncergy.resources, by adopt-
ing good conservation practices," by refusal
to hoard her material resources, by encourag-
ing risk-taking tin$ by working in, the direc-
tion of freer international trade."
So declared M. W. Mackenzie, a former
Deputy Minister of Defence Production, in.
an address before Canada's Tomorrow, Con-
ference at Quebec City..
"It is our good fortune," said Mr. Mac-
kenzie, "to have tremendous natural resources
resources the world needs, and wants. • 'We
have in addition stability of government • in-
st;itutions, a system. -of justice and a general
reputation that will attract capital, investment
which we will need for further develo Ment,
and we have the ability to support a much
Iarger population. • Few countries have -this
.happy combination of circumstances."
However, he said, we must remember that
other countries have great natural resources
too, and Canada's future policies should take
full cognizance of this fact..
"Just as. we are .employing new techniques
and learning'to live and work in the colder
and more rigorous climates of .the north," he
pointed out, "similar progress is being, made
in production under tropical and 'sub -tropical
conditions.
"If a spur be needed for our resource
development urogram, it is the existence and
development of resources in othercoun.tries—
wood as a base for cellulose in countries that
enjoy an annual growth double or treble what
is possible in Canada; a mountain of high-
grade iron ore in VeneztielatIfiid major reserves
in Brazil.
"Nickel, of which we produced over 90
per cent. of the free world's supply in 1950,
is known -to exist •in Ouba, in Brazil, 'in
Indonesia, and New Caledonia. Our copper
production, which ranked second only to gold
in our mineral production values of 1950, was
exceeded not only by that of the United
States, but by that . of Chile and Northern
Rhodesia as well. South America has about
twice and Africa about six or seven times
our waterpower• potential."
. Sources of energy, such as., waterpower-
eoal or oil, are the basic framework on which
a_ highly industrialized nation is built, Mr.'
Mackenzie pointed out, "and it is worth
° noting that, to date, no country has been able
to achievh'{t`ha}, objective on the basis of. im-
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port ed power. Hence the importanee of our
A•ater power, coal, oil, gas and eventually our
uranium."
Hilt a great amount of Canada's potential
energy is located at a great distance from the
places Nvhere it is needed. As a result, though
the total reserve of energy i.n the country
probably greater than we ourselves shall ever
need," we nevertheless are currently import-
ing about GO per cent.- of our coal.
-Looking to our future development, he
said; there should be developed "a network
throughout the country by which energy can
be transported, whether'by the intei^c_ onnection
of electrical systems, pipelines, or any other
form."
Such a network "will build a more unified
Canada, allow a better utilization of our other
resources, and make for a more even distribu-
tion of our prosperity."
The most spectacular developments in
Canada over the next fifty years, so far as
resources are concerned, will probably be
provided by the famous pre -Cambrian shield,
Mr. Mackenzie declared.
"This area, accounting for more than
-two-thirds - of our total land area, is one of
the world's great storehouses of the minerals
on which our present machine age. is based.
It also provides natural reservoirs and turbul-
ent rivers as the basis for great hydro -electric
power developments with which the minerals
can be processed."
"Even under the most optimistic estimates
of future population there seems' little fear
of there not being enough of the non-renewable
resonrees. for our own use," he continued.
"Apart altogether from 'the abundance
of our supply, there is the„tendency towards
,greater efficiency in use and the development
of substitute -s• Tahree tons of high-strength
steel now do the work of more than four tons
of carbon steel; light metals are being• sub'
stituted for steel; and there is little doubt that
in increasing measure plastics will substitute
for metal.”
A.s a consequence, we ~sha11 be wiser to
encourage new and better ways to .use .our
resources than 'to ,curb • our development of
them for fear of running short. "With all
that has to be done to open up this country;
and with vigorous competition from other
countries,. we cannot hope to succeed by any
policy that suggests hoarding."
The Conference at'which fhis address was
given was sponsored by the -Canadian
Wf'Stingh•onse Co.
Letters
to the Editor
Streetsville, Ont.,
August 2, 1954.
F.d•tor, Signal-Star.
notice my subscription
has run out and enclose cheque
for a further two year period.
1 am very interested in all the
haplien'ings in Goderich and sur.
• rounding area all of which appear
to be reported fully in the Signal -
Star:
Kind regards to Will- Robertson..
Yours. sincerelyy,
• - J. J. PAGE.
Gairtrakf,
4110 Cedar Hill Rd.,
Victoria; B.C.,
.August 4,11954.
Editor, Signal -Star;• *k
,am r 'haiippy . t to -endorse
e .sue Ata ,, r$ne atrbscritition t
old Sisal Star -tor, tt o- more
ars, I, :would ' like"nto` 'a ke this;
-« rtanft7;•to•osoitulete, You on
excellenr-e;,^of -,t a Pellt'; botac tri
edit .rial:'and-" welly a$,,'ggeil•.
es+ral-'ast-u ' ° ht1 a,:;ptn, • ' -I ;fifive,
ed `a )subseribeefora-good: m
years --"about 50"—and always en-
joy the paper. -Naturally, ..I sup-
pose, in .view of my family's as-
sociation with the old • town. And
I like to visit Goderich whenever
I ash able to do so, usually every
two of three years.
Yours very truly,
JOHN GALT.
London, Ont.,
August 4, 1954.
Editor, Signal. -Star.
Sir, -Once again it, is with pleas-
ure I enclose money order for
$2.50 'for renewal of . my subscrip-
tion for one year.
' ,Our gardens, too, are suffering
from invasion ofarmy worms. I
wonder why the worms always eat
t>i ,-very,best,vegetables and flow-
ers. They certainly have. good
taste.
am sorry I missed •seeing the
proggrram on' OFPL•TV thin evening,
of the Octogenarian Club. My bro-
th6t to law;; Dick Black,..,,was the
o anger'- f.the1
'club'in 024:
,Wlshiilg .yeti everysifccese in
auirtindertaki g' of the very hard,
and 'sometimes thankless position
of Editor of my old home town
paper, I azn,
,Sincerely yours,
M. FINDLATER.
Mrs. H. Findlater,
642 Piccadilly St., -
London, Ont.
THE GODEItIC I SIGNAL -STAR
Down Memory's
Lane
40 Years Ago
It was reported that 22 me from
the Goderich army corps hid vol-
unteered for active service in the
war against Germany. Uniforms
were issued to the men so that
they would be ready to proceed to
Ottawa at the first notice. Recr,g-tts
were being trained with the
grounds at Victoria School being
used as a parade ground. A Do-
minion policeman. from Ottawa had
arrived in town to organize a squad
to guard against any possible work
of German spies at the waterfront.,
A party of Government surveyors
_had been operating in Hay Town-
ship collecting data for military
maps of the province. The party
came froth Ottawa and commenced
operations in Waterloo, covering a
trip ,of 15 miles in width to Lake
'Huron. The work in the Huron
County area was almost completed.
Goderich was preparing for a
visit of a number of members of
the Knight Templar fraternity of
Chicago, scheduled to arrive on
September 8 . on the steamship
North American of the Chicago,
Duluth and Georgian Bay Trans-
port Company. The Board of
Trade, Town Council and the ..19oal
Masonic brethren were making pre-
parations to give the visitors a
reception.
25 Years Ago
Adverse weather forced mem-
bers of the Goderich Octogenarian
Club to hold a picnic indoors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Black. The picnic had been slated
for St. Patrick's Park.
Work of constructing the 39 rein-
forced concrete bins for the new
elevator :annex was completed in
just 15 days, seven and a half
hours from the time the work was
started. The bins are 110 feet
height and will have a capacity of
a million bushels of grain. The
work of topping off the bins with
a reinforced concrete roof was in
progress, after which a cupola was
to be erected on top.
At a meeting of the committee
in charge of the Goderich Fair; it
was decided to hold a concert .in
the Opera. House on the closing
night of the fair.
I5 Years Ago
Word had been received from
Ottawa that the Historic Sites and
Monuments Board of Canada had
recommended that • a "plain bronze
tablet be supplied for the cairn at
Harbor Park marking the terminus
of the road constructed by the
Canada Company in, 1828 between
Lakes Huron arid Ontario. -
Good progress was being made Free Coca Cola for everyone
by -a class of about' 20 pupilsbeing
given instruction. • in life-smri
the harbor under the tutelage 'of
Claude Turner, Lions athletic direc- Sat., Mon. Aug. 14-16
tor and swimming instructor.
A bodk had just been issued, “Caribbean"
entitled "The': Old Log School-- l.artbuean
Huron Old Boys in Pioneer. Days,"
written by Gavin H. Green, of
Goderich. - -.
Gordon Kaitting, one of Gode-
rich's top poultry breeders, receiv-
ed word that three buff Leghorns
Ihich. he "had entered in the ex-
hibition of the , World's Poultry Tues., Wed. Aug. 17-18
Congress at Cleveland:;'•had made
a clean sweep in their class.
Alleged to have been fraudulent-
ly conducting a picture enlarge-
ment business in Huron, . Bruce,
Perth and other Ontario counties
over a period of months, a Toronto
man and his wife were remanded
in custody on nominal charges of
vagrancy pending further investi-
gation. -
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1. Hedy long are the boundaries be-
tween Canada and Alaska, be-
tween Canada and the United
States?
2. What three provinces have enter;
ed Confederation since 1900?
3. In personal income taxes Will
Canadians pay Ottawa this year
$5 million •a Week, $15 million a
week, $25 million 'a week?
4. Prior to the ,war there were
,, 24,805 manufacturing plants in
Canada. How many are there
today?
5.In the 1946-53 period -what was
•, the average annual total of im-
- Migrants to Canada?
8W] RSi 5. 113 376. 3. Near-
ly $25' million -a week. 1. Between
Canada and Alaska,• 1 0 miles; be-
tween Canada .and the U.S., .3,986
Mkt. '4. More thin 37,000 'manu-
fduring plants, 2. Sask.,,
10 Years Ago
The' members of the Goderich
Band. -held their annual picnic at
Bayfield, making the trip by water'
in the "Captain John," one of Bert
MacDonald's boats. It was like a
busman's holiday, since the 'band
played selections during -the trip
down the lake.
The reconstruction committee of
Town Council held a special sessiotiti
and decided .to obtain estimates on
the following projects and submit
them to . Ottawa for approval: con-
struction of .a road to the north
side of the harbor; new sidewalks
and repaving the Square; sewage
disposal plant; curbing and repav-
ing North, South, East and West
streets; a mortuary chapel.
Venerable Archdeacon Hartney,
of, Kincardine, conducted services
marking the 116th anniversary of
St. George's Anglican Church in.
Goderich. Included in the con-
gregation were 100 Sea Scouts from
Stratford who 'had been camping
at Kitchigami.
LLASHMAR
WESTERN FAIR ADVANCES
TICKETS NOW ON • SALE
Dates for Western Fair, London,
Phis year are September 13 to 18.
Advance admission tickets remain
at last year's price of three for one
dollar. Only holders of these ad-
vance ticket strips are eligible for
over. $7,000 in prizes. These in-
clude. three motor cars, three ex-
pensive television sets and two
bicycles.
The special bonus coupon on
every ticket strip is not good for
admission, but It does entitle the
purchaser to take part in a- special
draw for three cars Monday night,
September 13. The draw for • the
TV sets and bicycles will be held
Saturday night September 18 at
the close of the grandstand , per-
formance.
The, bonus coupon, with your
name and* address on it, must reach
Western Fair, London, before 9.30
p.m. Monday, September 13 to be
included in the draw for three cars.
Regular admission at the. fair itself
is 50 cents, so buy your tickets now
locally and save 50 cents on a ticket
strip -of three.
Tickets may be obtained locally
dro;n Blackstone's and Craigies'.
•Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore, Isabelle`
and Ronnie have returned from a
week's vacation spent at Loring
with Mr. Mark Hutchins. Mr.
Hutchins returned with them for
an extended visit.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barker,
Hinck' street, 'left this week to
spend holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
D. Vail at Tobermory. ,
Mrs. O. D. -Shaw, of Vancouver,
is a : guest with her sisters, Mrs.
C. Phillips and Mrs. Jos. Freeman,
Bruce street. .
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THURSDAY,.. AUGUST 12th, 1954
Mr. -Robert 'Barnes, of Windsor.
and Stanley Hastings, of •Gpderlch
returned recently h•-ohn Petawaw;
Military Oamp, where they ' were
with the 21st Field Regiment. Mr.
Barnes is spending • the rest of his
holidays in Goderich with' his •
mother, Mrs. H. L. Barnes;
Mr. and Mo. 'Wm.. Barlow and
children spent *holidays, at Port
Elgin : and also with Mr. and Mrs.
P. Vail at Tobermory.
Lehigh Valley Anthracite
Now a Summer Fill -up Price of
S*5.00 per ton
Be Wise, Place Your Order Now!
SAES COAL CO.
AGENTS FOR ,TEXACO FURNACE AND STOVE OIL.
Phone 75W.
East End Nelson St.
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Thurs., Fri. • - August 12.13
"My Friend Flicka"
(Color)
Roddy McDowell, Preston Foster
CARTOON—NEWS
THURSDAY (only) AUG. 12
Have a drink on usl
(Color)
John Payne, Irene Dahl
CARTOON—NEWS
TAG.. DAY
Annual tag day of the Navy
League of Canada will be held
this Saturday, August 14, under
the sponsorship of the Goderich
Women's Institute. Convener is
Mrs.• Donald Riehl,. president of
the group. _
a
attodlgtee'
sNoRN sHEEP:
OUR OViNE FRIENbS will be glad'
to know that in future they may,
be spared the undignified and
chilly experience of being sheared
of their wool to, keep us warm. A
new lightweight lining material'
for men's and women's clothes'
combines fabric and aluminum,`
to give more than three times}
the insulating value of a similar;
weight of wool cloth.
Humans, too, will be glad if
this hastens- the end of heavy,
bulky winter wear. The material
can be dry-cleaned, drapes well
- and is sufficiently porous to let
the body "breathe" ...Just one
• -more example .of the way;
Capadian inanufacturets are
combining .aluminum and!
imagination for better, 'easier
living. Aluminum Company oft.
Canada, Ltd. (Aiain).
"Distant Drums"
(Color).
Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon
CARTOON—NEWS
Thurs., Fri. Aug. 19.20
"Leave, Her To
Heaven"
(Color)
Gene Tierney,,Cornel Wilde
CARTOON --NEWS
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Box Office open 8 p.m.
First show at dusk
. Children under 12 yrs. in cars free
Two shoivis nightly—rain or clear
Said -the gal with the laity N. Q.
"I eoasasead cora-Cola to goa,-
When gois're Menai the iresaassre,
And a bit of quick. energy, tool"
Yes, ice-cold Coke has a wonderful way of giving you
satisfying refreshment -renewing your energy
for busy hours ahead. And Coke has as few„calories ,
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as half an average, juicy grapefruit. Have a Coke.
Authorized bottler of Coca-Cola under contract with. Coca-Cola Ltd.
Goderich Bottling Works
Goderich, Ont. Phone 489
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