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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-09-02, Page 2tr jaierirl tnattar HURON COUNTY'S FOEEMOST WEEKLY Established 1848 --In its 107th year of publication. Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited Subscription Rates -Canada and Great Britain, $2:50 a year: to States, 4.50. Strictly in advance. Advertising Rates pn 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. x, - ob United o_, 0 ABCJ U Li 0 THURSDAY, SEPT. 2nd, 1954 BE CAREFUL THIS WEEK -END vS� y The three• " c's" - care, courtesy and common sense on, the part of bath drivers and - pedestrians c a n reduce the death toll own the streets and highways of Ontario over the taming Labor Day week -end.. Based on past, records, the Ontario Safety League estimates traffic accidents will claim the lives of 19 people in Ontario during Labor Day holiday. • Whether any of these 19 people will be from Huron County depends in part on the 'gray YOU drive. 'The Goderich detachment of the Provincial Police has -informed the 'Signal - Star that since the beginning of this , year there has been a total of 17fi, car accidents reported in Huron County, Of this number, there have been two fatal accidents in the immediate Goderich district --a pedestrian was fatally hit . by a car near Dungannon -a car driver was instantly killed 'when his ear left the road near Auburn. In other words. it can SOMETHING happen here and does, While llurou County does not stand high on the list where bad accidents occur there are, nevertheless, a needlessly large number as it is Speed and over fatigue are known to be major factors in car accidents. Keep these in mind while on your Labor Day week:end trip. In fact, all of bhe following Ontario Safety League rules should be read, marked learned and inwardly digested: 1. Get a good night's sleep before yoir start, 2. Get an early start' before traffic is heavy. 3. Stop for a rest and stretch your legs occasionally - 4. Cut your usual, speed by ten miles an hour. 5. Be especially careful when passing other cars. 6 Keep a elear •stopping ' distance you and the ear ahead: 7. Keep an eye on the ears behind in rear-view mirror. S. Si•g•na1 for turns well before, turning --and avoid abrupt stops. 9. Pay attention to all road signs and posted speed limits. 10. Don't drink before driving. between your NEW IS ADDED A ,,oat loaded with salt from a urine in. suburban Detroit is scheduled to bring about 4,000 td'ns of it to (,oderielr in the immediate future Two or three more boatloads of salt from Detroit will follow the first one curly this fall Before the snow flies from 12,000 to 15,(XX) tons of salt fruni Detroit will uu- loaded at the Goderich harbor. Bringing salt from Detroit to Goderich? To Goderich, which in 1866 at•,sulnirban Salt - ford.. saw the first salt well on ,the . North Amer•icau'eontinent operating on a co)n'rnercial basis? • To Goderich whose immediate area has sufficient salt to, supply all Ontario for many years to come? It's like "carrying .• coals to Newcastle" far as the average Goderich district observer is concerned ! ..- However, there appears to be a reason for it.. The salt produced at Goderich is brought up as a brine and evaporated. It is fine salt. The salt brought -from Detroit is rock or mine' salt in coarse kernels the size of rice or a little larger. 'This rock or mine salt has been found- to be particularly suitabte for ,melting ice on the highways, in., winter. Consequently, the Ontario Department of Highways is using more and more of it each' winter. But -why does it have to conie from the • :United States when there is so muh salt in Canada? Location of the mines appears to be the answer. Only mine' in, Canada ' } rodur'irt•g rock.' salt at the present time is at Malagaslr• NUVa 1t•ot.j,u. Ilenee the eeououtical luove of� se'euring• it from nearby Detroit. Right no\v a wilt company at Windsor is h.rrsy• getting ready for the lxrodlttetiorr of this particular salt. ab+ -dl it is expected that . late this fall it will be available there. When it is, the rock salt there will be supplying dennOlid not only in i,)ntariu but also in nearby parts of United States now • partially serviced 'by the mine .at Detroit. Only tnb is. that. the salt .compaily- at .Windsor is controlled by Fnited States inter es4s. United States capital will be pro- ducing the rock salt at Windsor for sale to Ontario as well as to -United States. How- ever, this set. -up has its counterparts, in so much industry in Canada. Goderich will he :the latest of four depots in (Ontario. to he set up by the Dominion Salt (:'o•, Ltd., for the distribution of rock salt to the various divisions of the Ontario Depart- ment of 'Highways. ,Owen Sound and Strat- ford divisions will be among those served from Goderich, The - other depots are at Sarnia,' ,Burlin t'on and Parry Sound. Something new has been added to Gode- rieh harbor with the establishment of this salt 'depot. True, it will not be large at first, but it could develop and no doubt Zvi11. May it grow and prosper and add that much more, to a growin.'gr-Goderich. "There's No Depression" C.W.N.A. Told The largest press associatiOn of its kind in the world, the Canadian Weekly New„spapers Association wound up its 35th annual conven- tion on Thursday of last week at .Toronto. In the membership of the C:W.N.A. are 527 weekly news- ' papers in every corner of Canada. from the Yukon to Newfoundland The combined circulation of these weekly newspapers run to well -over 1,000,000. Elected to the office of president waif the association for the coming year was William B. Sawdon, pub- lisher of the twice -weekly Sackville, -N.B. Tribune -Post. Son of a Unit- ed Church clergyman, William Sawdon is a graduate of Mount Allison University with consider- able newspaper experience behind him. In the various competitions, the -Midland Free Press swept the field for newspapers of 3,000 circulation or over, taking the trophies for best . allaround newspapers, best editorial page and best front page. For newspapers having circula- tion between 2,000 and 3,000, the Abbotsford- (B.C.) Sumas and Matsqui . News similarly took all three top hoi1Ors. .Winning papers among the 1,500 to 2,000 circulation class were Dryden (Ont.) ' Observer, best. all- round; Ganarioque Reporter, best editorial page; Delhi News Record, best front page. The Ladner (B.C.) Optimist took the trophies for best all-round and gest editorial page in the class of 1,000 to 1.,500 circulation.,4while 'the Accton Free Press won the best front page trophy. In the class for newspapers hav- ing lass than 1,000 circulation, tro N phis for bestall-roind ad best editorial page were won by the Brighton Ofl.1t.) Ensign- while the Grenfell (Sask.) Sun won the best dont page trophy. Good Circulation' an editorial ' welcoaing the . lr'�... ,gi)iW ntioir to Toronto xtdriitt� Telegrtam said, in +y °" a .;CWNA men, And women a^ 0k + r lit- the Mild, nand their al,l'txe' Speaks, With one voice 01 :1146110 issues affeetin it. ~:acalXyr :th'hy eXe i le -with 'of an la>i lie *ors itT es't ht 6Xteral i pta rem efficiency of the weeklies is graph- ically indicated by the fact that they average 82 per cent of circul- ation potential." ' One of the guest speakers at the convention, N. R.- Crump, senior vice-president of the C.P.R. in pointing out that, the railway industry is in transition said: "It is crossing over from a posi- tion of monopoly in land• trans- portation to a position of intense Competition: The monopoly no longer exists; the competition is here; we, in the railway industry must face it and we must adjust ourselves to it. That adjustment is the biggest single problem the railways have ever encountered. Upon that adjustment depends the very existence of private enter- prise in the railway industry. It is a problem not only for railway management, but also for railway labor, and for the public author- ities who regulate the railway in- dustry., Indeed, in its broadest sense and ultimate impact, it is a problem for all citizens who be- lieve in private enterprise and the competitive economy." The convention was addressed by top officials of such well-known total of 2,026 animals. organizations as Massey -Harris- The entries include 775 dairy cattle; 24 beef cattle; 154 heavy horses; 24 light horses; 441 sheep and 161 swine. Following is the judging Scher dule: Monday, September 13 - Light horses; Tuesday, September 14 Clydesdale horses; shorthorn and Jersey Battle; Oxford, Hamp- shire, Suffolk, Shropshire and Cheviot 'sheep and Wether lambs; Pamworth swine:- Wednesday, September 15 --Hereford and Ayr- shirecattle; Percheron, Belgian and wagon horses; Dorset, South- down, Lincoln, Leicester and Cots- wold sheep. Thursday; September 16 -Guernsey Holstein,. Aberdeen - Angus and fat cattle; Yorkshire swine:.. Friday, September 17 -- Holstein cattle judging continued; Berkshire swine. Saturday morn- ing, • September 18 -Light horse breeding classes continued. Following is the list of entries frail Huron County: Beef cattle-. Robert E. Hein, Hensall. hairy cabtle-Baxter and Turton Gode- -rich; Eldon IL, Bradley Goderich; Edward P. Bell, Blyth; William Boyd, Walton; Huron County 1101 - stein Breeders Association, Cliin- -ton;, Huron County► Home, Clint*, Marshall, l irkton; Gordon even the ,healthiest economy is subject to once in a while. "It is rather astonishing to me that we did not encounter an ad- justment before this, because in- ventories were bound to get out of kilter with consumer demand sooner or later," said Mr. Sale. The visiting press were taken on a tour of the Ford plant at Oak- ville and were much impressed with the large, efficient . modern plant. The • general public is wel- come to tour the plant Monday through Friday at. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Tuesday, Wednesday and, Thursday evenings at eight o'clock. it is . a tour well worth seeing and a miniature train carry- ing 54 passengers takes • you around Canada's largest industrial building. LIVESTOCK JUDGING FOR WESTERN FAIR Western Fair's $400,000 Live- stock Building will .be jammed to full capacity when the fair .opens Monday, September 13, with a Ferguson Ltd., General Motors Ltd., Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd., Ford Motor Company of Can- ada Ltd., Canadian National Ex- hibition Association,.., Canadian' In- stitute of Public Opinion, Can- adian Bankers' Association, Prem- ier Leslie Frost, Hon. W. K. War - render, minister of planning and development, Hon. Louis Cecile, minister 'of travel and publicity and others. Good ,,Tyres Ahead Rhys M. Sale, president of Ford of Canada, told the convention that, barring a catastrophih war or complete international 'turmoil, there 'is no . single reason why Canada should not continue to en- joy economic expansion and ' high prosperity. In these days 4of fear of another depression, the con- fident, optimistic remarks of Mr. Sale were like joyful Music as he said, "We have not beenhaving- a depression nor a recession nor anything of the kind.",. "We have been going through - a perfebtly Wittig period cif .ad-. justnient and . if. '1 •.rad the signs 0rred£fy we are on the way out,t, Mated.. r, Sale said he is eOnfi lent 10thitng IfitSre has beet hap- Reynolds, Seaforth; Peter Siam- dig during, the peat few Months soil Seaforth. Sheep---Ephriam It the breathing spell whielhiSnell�, Clinton, THE GODERICH SIGNAL-\IAR School Ahead -Go Slow 5 tom' 7". 5 Have you ever slowed down your car automatically when a road sign warns that there is a school just ahead --only to realize that the children are on vacation, or it's Saturday,- and school is 'out? Most motorists have had such an experience. It is an excellent habit to slow down any time you approach a school zone, or any other area where children are likely to be playing. After Labor Day, it might save a child's life. Many children have good safety habits concerning traffic instilled into them -..'practically, from the time they begin to walk. Being children, however, they are likely to forget at times, or become so interested in their games they fail to observe an approaching .auto- mobile. Then it's ap•-to the adult "#thio art, ist to think for the child- and him- self as well --to go out of his wa'y, if need be, to ensure the safety of small children. • A total of 184 children under 15 years old were killed in traffic accidents in the Province of On- tario last year, according to figures of the Ontario Safety League. In addition, 4,487 Ontario children were injured in accidents on the streets and highways. Our schao are doingTs, for -the -most"part,-•, grounds and residential areas and anexcellent jab of train-- other places where childi`'en are ing school children to • observe likely to be found. proper precautions in traffic. Many 4. Don't compete with bike rid - flies in Ontario have school child- ers. Be ready always to give them ren organized in safety patrols, the right of way. which operate under police super- 5. Exercise special care when, vision, and give the youngsters a backing in an area where children certain amount of supervised ,re- axe likely. to be playing.. It is sponsibility for their own safety good practice to get out of your in traffic. car and make sure there are no However, in the last analysis, it children near, immediately before is always up to the motorist to starting to back up. 4 god, 1#54, ;rut exercise the utmost precaution .when travelling through an area where there are children playing. Here are rules for parents and motorists, recommended by the Ontario Safety League: Parents Should -1. Set children a good example by crossing streets only at intersections; waiting for the signal, looking both ways and for turning traffic before -crossing. 2. Find out what traffic safety education • your children are re- ceiving at, school and co-ordinate your own instruction with it. 3. Impress upon children the danger of playing in the street or near moving traffic. See that they play only in approved play areas. 4. See that children are skilled in using outdoor toys such as roll- er skates, bicycles, scooters, tri- cycles and wagons, and that the wangsters practise safety • rules when using the toys. Motorists Should -- 1. Keep a constant lookout for children. Even when children are clearly in view, their actions sometimes are unpredictable. 2. Near school areas be constant- ly alert for signs, traffic police, signals, s'c'hool patrols and for children themselves. 3. Decrease speed and increase vigilance when driving near play - Down Memory's Lane 40 Years Ago A change of business took place in. Goderich when the Balmoral Cafe on the Square, conducted by F. E. Burdette, was purchased by Thomas Salkeld. Victoria School reopened with approximately 400 pupils enrolled. At• Central School the opening at- tendance was registered at about 200' Western Fair in London was planning to hold a Huron County Day. Citizens of Goderich and surrounding area were invited to attend. The program was to in- clude a performance by the 33rd Regiment Band. A Colborne Township farmer, W. Kurschenski, left at T+11e Signal office two eggs, the products of two pullets hatched in May. • The eggs measured about 31/2 by 11/2 • inches in size. 25 Years Ago Annual Scotch doubles tourna- ment of the Goderich Lawn Bowl- ing Club was held with 28 pairs of players participating, including entries from Kincardine,.New Ham- burg, Clinton, Kitchener, Wingham, Seaforth, St. Marys and Lucknow. At Walkerton, on Labor Day, two •Goderich rinks competed in a bowl - 'ng tourney, with a rink composed of A. L. Maxwell, J. Swaffield, F, Toole and Albert Taylor winning second prize in the . consolation event. The other rink consisted of Robert Johnston, Howard McNee, James MacVicar and J. R. Wheeler. A total of 163 applications hard been .filed for old age pensiona. The applications came from resi- dents in all parts of Huron County. One application was from a man rescue in the "Captain John" and brought the men to safety. Capt. MacDonald also made an important discovery at the mouth of the Maitland River. While grappling for some anchors he had lost, he discovered a pair of anch- ors that came off the schooner Sephie several decades ago. The Sephie was by reputation the fast- est schooner turned out in the old harbor shipyards here. A buoy was placed to mark the location of the anchors. The band of the Sarnia Sea Cadets gave a concert on the Square one evening. Letter to the Editor. Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,= -Could I have a map of Goderich if you haye one to spare. My broblier James sends us the paper each week and my brothers and I are . still interested in the news. Things have progressed in many ways since we lived in Goderich and the names we recognize- (especially ecognize(especially in. the Personal Men- tion Column) are rather scarce at times. However, our interest never wanes and we like to keep up to date and would like to see the new map. Thank you sincerely. . GRACE S. DICKSON, 2854 Alta Terrace, La Crescenta, California. Canada produces about two thirds of the world's asbestos. 97 years of age, and registrars said r it was the most perfectly filled ,in application they had received. A large percentage of the application forms had to be returned for com- pletion. . 15 Years Agb' • • Said to have been an imposter in that he represented himself at three Goderich tourist homes as a Government inspector, a Baddn man was being held atthe county jail charged with false pretences. He had previously been sentenced to three months at Owen Sound for a ''si•milar offence. A start had been made by Im- perial 011 on the erection .of neW storage tanks at the company's property at the harbor. Building of four storage tanks was expected to double the storage capacity Of tfie company here. The firm plan- ned to serve a large area from • the Goderich base of operations with a fleet of tank trucks. Over, 850 people attended the first night of the Lions Club carniv- al at the West Street Arena. Vail. - Crus booths were "placed throughout the arena. Attracting consideral4le interest were draws for a refriger- ator and a new automobile. ,1 10 Years Ago Three airmen from the Port belt Air Navigation;,,.School haf close call a - Goderich harbor. T' had I ed- a small new sai'! skiff and,despite warningvon; ed outside the 'piers where water.,was quite rough. A sol overt ped the boat and three' l° e en into the water, but Capt, $ t aoD'onald: had been keeping r eSe on the xikif and werttt to -,l rg r• is Produced by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Limited as a public service. •, PAST RELIEF FOR RN�U�IATIG .T 'UR EXPORT S WELL ABOVE AVEtAGE. 'Export of early shipments of turnips from. the South Huron area have been boosted well, above average by a favorable. market in the south central United States. Early shipments have been made from Centralia, Exeter, Lucan and Blyth. areas. The price is reported to be favorable, with growers getting from 70 to 80 cents per bushel for Canada No. 1, bagged in truck lots at farms. Agriculture officials expect the price to settle to about 50 to 80' cents a bushel shortly as 'soon as more volume is available from the counties of Western Ontario., Good volume per acre has 'been ,harvested in the early crop which was well established before dry weather could :have an affect. J. J. Johnston' supervisor of the London office of. the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, fruit and vegetable division, said Monday that a better picture of the turnip export situation would be available for Western Ontario at the end of the month when figures for the whole turnip growing area have been compiled. "However export on the early crop is well above normal now," 'he said. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dales of Galt, are enjoying a visit with Mrs. Dales' mother, Mrs. M. W. Howell. Mr. Richard Misener, of Detroit, has been a recent guest with Mrs. Howell. MIX UN T, OAR , DAMAG D IS CRASH Aia automobile came out second best in a collision with a bull on the road 'between. Varna and Brucefield early Sunday morning. Police said the car was driven by Kenneth S. Claus, Grand Bend. The Hereford -bull • is owned by Harold Elliott, R.R. 1, Varna, After .the collision, the bull was found to have been unharmed and was taken back to his stable. The car'was damaged to the extent of about $400. The accident was investigated by Constable Robert Sims, Ontario, Provincial. Police, Goderich detachment. HELPING HANDS During recent weeks, four, food parcels were forwarded overseas. Hospital patients and shut-ins were visited and bouquets of flowers or small gifts distributed. Coxltest winners were; Mrs. E. Baechler, •Shamon and Walter Daechler and Dorothy Weil. Lunch was provided by the mem- bers. M „Ar ALi E Roc STORES' GOPER,ICH, ONTARIO Tenders for. Snb-Trades Tenders will be received by the undersigned until 12 noon, Friday, September 17, 1954, for all" sub -trade prices required in, the construction of the Huron County 'Court House and County Building, Architects L: -G. Bridgman: Plans and specifications are available at the office of the undersigned. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. DAVID ROSS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED GODERICH, ONTARIO 33-34 BRAND IE -ND A D.AY OFLAOGHTER!!! SUNDAY, SEPTI 5 PARADE - ,2 o'clock 3 Bands! Beautiful Girls! Horses! Decorated Cars! taw••••••••••••••e••N••••••••••NNN®•••••• Lions Club Beauty Contest $50.00 IN PRIZES ('Enter on Sunday) •••••••••••••••••••••••N••••••A•••••••••• a•9 2.3Q .p.m. Concert on the Beach NEIL 1VIcKAY and ORCHESTRA FEATURING Outstanding . Guest Entertainers Chamber oj Commerce Puppy Raffle • (COCKER. • SPANIEL) Draw td"be made at..M4d'nii1 a Dance. 1000•si••••••002000000•000•0•0400•600•000060 JOIN THE PARADE WITH YOUR SADDLE HORSE! PRIZES $20 $15 - $5. r r (STABLING ARRANGED FOR ,THE- DAY) A DAY OF REAL FUN AND AMUSEMENT. FOR YOU ANIS YOUR WHOLE FAMILY! SpOnsOted .jointly ,,as a goodwill gesture ny. LIONS 'CLUB -CAN/MIAN LEGION-•- =CIHANLBE+R OF ,OOMMEROS and LA VIEW A iNO , These PRIC1 S are HURTING But we are ready to take a litho' pain to express our appreciation for your four years of patronage. CO -ME AND SEE' FOR YOURSELF AT errard 's 4fh �nniversary 2 for 1 DRESS SALE FOR EXAMPLE . . • . One Dress . 18.95 Another Drees . .. 7.05 • Total 26.90 COST TO YOU - - - Half of Total Price - ONLY 13.45 FREE PRIZE DR a W Valuable Prizes to Win DRAW TO BE HELD 9.30 SATURDAY NIGHT SEPT. 4 Men's Dress SHIRTS AT ONLY 1.97 Hundreds of men's and women's clothing items at, rock bottom prices at e astr rad 's SALE ENDS SATURDAY N TE ! it