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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
Established 1848—In its 107th year of publication. 0`
Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited m
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GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
:THURSDAY, PEC. 2nd, 1954
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CHURCHILL 13 80
Great •Britain and the Commonwealth are
this week paying honor to Sir Winston
'Churchill, who on Tuesday celebrated his 80th
birthday. Sir Winston has achieved distinc-
tion in many pursuits, ,but mainly as a
.parliamentarian and as the indomitable leader
of the opposition to the aggressive designs of
Hitler in _W. 'Frj War H. 'At the completion
of 'fourscore years he is still the dominant
figure in British political life (with the excep-
tion of Mr. Gladstone the oldest Prime Minister
in a century), and he holds the helm of state
in firm hands. Few men have had so adven-
turous a life and few have had so muchenjoy--
meta in facing his adventures, political and
other. He Will be one of the great figures of
the ages.
WHAT ONTARIO FARMERS ASK
' A presentation made last week by the
Ontario Federation. of A,�;ricultiire' to the Pro-
vincial Government is an, interesting document.
It asked for larger appa'.opriations to meet in-
creasing demands in the fields of research and'
marketing, pointing to the expenditures for
• other sections of the Provincial economy; for
the setting up of a portfolio of marketing and
co-operation; for new legislation to assist
marketing; for uniform assessment throughout
the Province; that the full capital cost of all
school buildings be borne by Government and
that in planning new schools norr:ressentials
.be avoided; that where farmers', land is ex-
propriated for., seaway. pipeline, hydro., housi-
nig or highway developments the seller should
be at least as well off after -as he was before
expropriation; that with the lowering of the
water table the Department of Municipal Af-
fairs give careful study to the 'location and
.capacity of, municipal wells.
In presenting these and other perhaps less
important matters to the attention of the
Government the Federation officers bolstered
their case by pointing out that they represented
120,000 members of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture and that in the year 19:53 Ontario
farmers produced goods with a value at the
fa rm of $672,657,000, provided employment
for a working force of more than 200,000, and
suplied a large 'share of the food require-
ments of more than 4,000,000 people_
QUALITY: THE FIRST. CONSIDERATION
The -Federal Parliament is to meet on.
January 7th, and it is said that immigration
will be one of the leading .Subjects of debate.
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advocates greater immigration as demanded -by
its chief organ„ in Ontario, .The Globe and Mail.
The Department of inimigration has been under
some criticism 'for not setting forth a -definite
statement of policy, and Mr. Pickersgill, now
the head of that department, has replied , by
stating that particular care will continue to.be
taken in the quality, , rather than the number,
of immigrants.
The London Fre Press, 'taking an inde-
pendent view of the matter, declares its agree;
r fent with Mr. pickers:gill, and continues: "We
_-are•--,buifditg--today--far the- ftxture:..,..,'• e' rant ;
not numbers, but people like • those sturdy
pioneers who made this country—industrious
people who believe in our principles of democ-
racy,. who believe in liberty 'and freedom,. We
want people who can be `easily assimilated.
Quality is more important than quantity. We
do not want to repeat some of t)ie mistakes of
the United States, which have led to gangster
methods in large American cities."
MORE MONEY FOR THE SEAWAY?
Shipping interests on the other side of
the boundary line, after showing little interest
in the St: Lawrence seaway- project while it
was under consideration in Canada, now shy
that unless theWelland Canal" is deepened
the projected channel will be comparatively
useless.' The present Welland Canal was con-
structed by Canada some years ago at great
cost—several times larger than the estimated
cost—and Canada is invited 'by the U.S. inter-
ests to bear the expense of the proposed deepen-
ing. So far Ottawa hasrefused to listen to
this proposal ; already Canada is shouldering
far more than its fair share of the undertaking,
and if the canal is to be' enlarged Washington
should pay for it.
In the meantime, figures released at Tor-
onto show that over 400 overseas ships have
moved through the harbor there' during the
present season. The cargoes would not be as
lame as might be carried by the deeper seaway,
but the figures are sufficient to demonstrate
that foreign ships can reach the Greet Lakes
without the enormous expenditure that will
have to be met in carrying out' the plans already
adopted.
EDITORIAL . NOTES
A switch in time' saves 'crime.
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The early Christmas shopper gets the best
choice. •
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Banknotes should be elastic at Christmas-
time, they have to spread so far. ,
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The 1955 ears now on display are beautiful
ttt ` they are too big to go in 'a Christmas
stocking,
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From Winnipeg comes the report of a
meeting of retail merchants at which the pros-
,pexet for Christmas trade was said to be the
best in history. It looks as if the Westerners
are not greatly depressed by the condition- of
the whoat market.
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T• he concert at the Collegiate Institute on
Friday evening was a rare event, and the
ehoruses by the ideal Harboraires were not
the leas enjoyable part of the program. Prob-
ably the radio is responsible for the fact that
-- we so seldom have the opportunity of hearing
local musical talent.
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Those who consider their municipal fran-
thise of any value should turn out next Mon -
'day, to east their ballots. To take sufficient
go to the poll once .a year is fit much
or the" -pr'ivil'ege of , having one's name
'rpters list. Do your 'dart in ,choosing
err, ah.d them ritieize their doings
ybu' i,},� e.
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in the world, and if we. had been curious about
its height—which we weren't—we might have
been informed that. it was 29,000 feet. This
was too indefinite, howe.r, for present-day
geographers, and' after a -.series of measure-
ments it has been determined that it is 29,028
feet.. We are still in doubt as to whether that
28 feet might not .be the depth of the snow that
has fallen on the peak of the mountain since
we were struggling with the three R's.
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Drilling has been done in Huron' over
many years and at various times and. places
in the hope. of bringing tip' something other
than salt., and water, and at last natural gas
has. been found in the • Zurich district. If it
should be in abundance, the discovery would
be a very important one. Natural gas for
industrial purposes, to say nothing of its domes-
tic use, *ould be a great addition to the
county's assets, and would enable Huron
municipalities to make a stronger lid than
ever for industrial expansion. Development
of the enterprise at Zurich. will be watched
with keen interest.
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WHY SCOTS ADVANCE
(Stratford Beacon -Herald)
Scottish parents, who moved. -from Glasgow
to a place in England, found that their 10 -year-old
daughter was two years ahead of ,the English chil-
dren in • educational standards. They attributed the
difference to the larger -amount of time dev, ted , to
sports and recreation in the, English school. •
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PARLOR ORGAN '
They planned ,the, sate. But when they came to list
Grandmother's organ they were at a loss.
What value should they place on „yellowed keys,
-On squeaking pedaj cttrlieues and scrolls,
tarn;', r'aekets, + and pedals,.
loakh1g`.glass?
`h;fs�z xe ,impie'esaiv'e elegance vatould bring,
A 11eifalyage c4ibt-if anythag
incl ghat ace could they, Se,t- as adequate
To tiiiihr tender tunes :the keyav Iat'ad Coated,.
tril4ear:grandrn theer*s Ang'er's, ,tiarnt#'gl1' the reeds?
Thi' 'Adak ,'afteraaotl . of g1dry 41 sirens?
$s,`1ol �111t 00-'001
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oil , ltaa ii'eefY" Made
0tt t c t rlts. Grandirnother's organ stared.
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Down Memor"s
Late
40 Years Ago
A bright future for hockey in
Goderich seemed evident with the
formation of a hockey club to aper-
ate
perate the local team. John Wiggins
was elected president and E. R.
Wigle, treasurer. Goderich was
expected to enter into an OHA
grouping. At a meeting of the
OHA, it was decided to have three
20 -minute periods of play rather
than two 30 -minute. periods.
Goderich Home Guard was or-•
ganized with Capt. H. C. Dunlop
as drill instructor. Men of every
walk oflife had joined the unit.
The re brigade quickly 'extin-
guished a fire ,on the roof at Buch-
anan's planing mill. Little dam-
age was caused by the blaze.,
Goderich Red Cross Society had
sent $46.80 tothe society's .head-
quarters in Toronto. 'The money
had been realized from the sale of
oats, apples and potatoes and from
cash donations from the people
of 'Goderich Township.
25 Years Ago
At -a meeting of the Water and
Light Commission it was reported
that the waterworks department
had a surplus of $2,000. Decision
was made to transfer the money
from the surplus to the current
account.
A. J. MacKay was elected chief
at a meeting of the Goderich Lions
Club. Other officers elected were:
Andrew Porter, vice -chief;• James
-Campbell, secretary; Robert John-
ston, treasurer. A committee was
appointed to make a survey of the
county - in co-operation with the
Seaforth Lions Club, and make ar-
rangements for a clinic for crip-
pled children.
G. A. McCague, Agricultural Re-
presentative for Huron County,
reported to County Council on
work being done by the county
a icultural office.
15 Years Ago
A. mantel clock was presented
to Huron County Warden, Robert
Turnen, Reeve of Goderich, at
County Council's annual Warden's
Banquet held at the British Ex-
change Hotel. Reeve L. E. Cardiff,
of Morris Township, read an ad-
dress and the presentation was
made by.--D.eputy teeve__-E.... "D.
Brown; of Goderich.
The fathers • proved to be good
entertainers, providing the . pro-
gram at the iliome and School
Club's annual Fathers' Night. ' •
The worst fire in the history of
Londesboro destroyed ;.five build-
ings ' in -the village of Londesboro
causing damage estimated at
$25,000. Mail in the post office
and records of -the Township of
Hullett were saved.
Town Council decided to pur-
chase a fire, pump at a cost of
$1,700. Application was to • be
made to the Federal Government
November Meeting
Held By Institute
The Tiger .Dunlop Institute con-
vened for the,; November meeting
in the Carlow Hall with Mrs. Stan-
ley Snyder presiding. The roll
call was answered with the name
of .a Canadian product served at
dinner. '
Mrs, Tait Clark gave an inter-
esting, account of the Huron In=
stitute Rally held in Blyth. Mrs.
Stanley Snyder, Mrs. T. Lamb and
Mrs.- T.' Clark were appointed to
arrange 'Christmas - gifts for the
County Home.. Ladies who at-
tended the short coarse on Cultur-
al Activities in the community re-
commended reading good books.
Plans were made for catering to
the Federation Banquet on Decem-
ber 2.
Mrs. F. Allen gave an interest-
ing
nteresting paper on nylon from its., early
manufacture up to its present uses.
A donation of $5 was given to
the War Memorial Children's Bos-
pital, London. Refreshments were
served by the.. hostesses, Mrs. T.
Lamb, Mrs. Riehl, Mrs. E.' Mont-
gomery and Miss Helen Fulford.
OBITUARY
THOMAS W. LOTT
Thomas W. Lott, 79, a lifelong
resident of the Wingham district,
who died on Saturday, was born
-at St. Helens and farmed in the
Whitechurch., area until his retire-
ment.
He was a member of Chalmers
Presbyterian Church, Whitechurch
Besides his wife, the forriretr
Annie MacKay, of Kintail, he Is
survived by three sons and one
daughter, Carl, Wingham; Robert,
Calgary;. Wesley, Simeoe, and Mrs.
Orville Newby, of Granton.'
Funeral Service was held Tues-
day at 2 p.m. in the Currie funeral
home, Wingham, by Rev. W. S.
Sutherland, of West Hill, and Rev.
Alexander Nimmo, Wingham.. In-
terment was in Wingham ceme-
tery.
MRS. ALBERT FREEMAN
Funeral service was held on
Monday at 2 p.m.- from the Lodge
funeral home fax 'Wars. Albert Free-
man, 81, who died on 1 !a',iday;ri
Alexandra Marne and
Gene l
Hospitat:
She was the fbrtner Jane Wi1siiiti,
of Goderich Township and s
born .ort a farm, now the
gro
pe
'occupied by the "Sheaffer lien CO'
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pay plant.
After her marriage she rest
ii Saskatoon, Moose.Jaw and No `
B t eford. Five years ago d!
and her husband moved to G
-rich.
,Only survivor is he}r husband 'c
The service Was,„condufeted ; y
f£tr. 'ti W- iVillfa't>ats+ of w + .�a
Street United Church Mid .i
merit was: made` i n 'Maitland e' .
ter y'. Palib"s eat wefe–liarry
Creath, 'ec1 Wilson, • Charles W
son, Abbot Wallsen, ' `ilsort Dy'e
and Williat4 Huber.
for permission to place the pump
on the river breakwater and plans
were to be prepared for a' suitable
building to house the pump.
10 Years Ago
A successful banquet under the
auspices of the Colbprne Township
unit of the Federation of Agricul-
ture was held in the Benmiller
United Chlrrch with an ' attend-
ance of over 100. Guest 'speaker
'was Stephen B. Stothers, of Arthur,
district agricultural representative
for Wellington' County.
•Goderich Victory Club, made up
of a group of young girls, all
about 10 years of age, 'held a draw
for two dolls and raised $55. .. The
money was sent to England to be
used for a Christmas party for
bombed out children.
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Boy and well-known author, was
re-elected by acclamation to
Chatham Board. of Education.
Goderich had a real touch of
Winter, experiencing a six-inch fall
of snow. Temperatures, however,
were barely below the freezing
mark.
A Classified Ad
For Results
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GODE-RICH TOWNSHIP
ELECTION
A'n election will be held in the Township of Goderich on
Monday, December 6, for thg office of Reeve and for the election
of four Councillors, for the year 1955.
Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following
places, with the following Deputy Returning Officers and Poll
Clerks:
Sub Division Place
1 Orang Hall
2 Ken Holmes
3 A.. Schilbe
4 A. Rathwe I I
5 H. McCartney
6 R. E. Rowden
D.R.O.
V.4.Falconer
H. Sturdy
C. Wallis
E. Trick
H. McCartney
R. E. Rowden
The following candidates have qualified:
FOR R°IrEVE
J. W. Deeves
C. E. Laithwaite
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Poll Clerk
H. Fuller
Cliff Sturdy
Wm, Mcllwain
D. Middleton
Les Pearson
E. J. Trewarthe
FOR COUNCILLORS ..
W. J. Forbes '
W. Harrison
W. R. Lobb
K. C. Merner-
G. H. Stirling
R. E. THOMPSON, Clerk
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