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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-08-18, Page 2rl ,alar. (!�irrth gua r HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY Established 1848. In its 108th year of publication. Published by Signai-Star Publishing Limited q� Subscription Rates—Canada and Great Britain, $3.00 a year: to United States, $4.00. Strictly in advance. 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 $ldg., Bay and Richmond Sts., Toronto: iikember of Canadian Weekly Newspapers 'Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member ,.of Audit Bureau of Circulations. Weekly Circulation of over 3,200 - GEO. L. ELL.IS, Editor end Publisher. /e A CAE1 u 0 i '11}IUBSI'YAY, AUGUST 18th, 1955 GODERICH TRADE FAIR The second annual Goderich Trade Fair ita under way and offi..eials feel confident it will enjoy the same outstanding success it met in its inaugural year. The Goderich Kinsmen. ,Club„ sponsorr of the Trade Fair, is to be con- gratulated for its initiative and drive in put- ting the event over. There is considerably more work to prganizing such a fair than appears on the surface. This means a lot of effort -on the part of various members of the Kinusmen Olub. It is well to remember that the Clinton Trade Fair folded up after a successful start. This means that extra effort is needed in Bode; rrich'fo'r"a few years until the Goderich Trade Fair' becomes well established and survives the formative years. Only by the continued - faith of the members of the'Kinsmen Club and hard work will it remain thesuccess that it 'is land should continue to be. The exhibits in the Arena are worthy of a THE WATER A hook might be written on the successive efforts to provide Goderich with a public water system, from the time, sone seven decades ago, a well was sunk- on what' is' now the organ factory property, a project that for some reason turned out unsatisfactorily. After a series of . experiments, including that of artesian wells at the harbor flats,' the town fathers (there was no public utilities commis- sion• then) turned at last to the lake, but, there, was still a series of mischances before the ':system was brought to its present. state.. The hottest July on record is to be credited with the agitation now raging because of the restrictions on the watering of lawns. There is no use in blaming the Public 'Utilities Corn - mission for these restrictions. The, Commis- sion has more serious'things to con5ider than the watering, of lawns, no matter how import- WHAT .LAND While the recent appointments to the Senate have received general approval, they are not regarded as an answer to the demand for Senate reform; • but while this demand continues there is nothing even approaching a consensus of opinion as to what shape reform should take. Evidently some of those who have been calling for appoint- ments system of appoint- mnts have no more than a hazy idea as to Lust what they' want. The Financial Post; while expressing limited appreciation of Mr. St. Laur,.ent's action in filling 1'3 of the 23 vacancies, observes that "only five of the new Senators have the 'kind of leg'islati,ve experience and prestige which the Senate needs," and "the total effect falls short of the injection of youth which so many have hoped for."_. We do pot know how youth is to have any 'great degree of legislative ex- perience, and, in fact, we doubt if there is need for such ,experience in more than ,a frac-. tion of the men'w-ho fill. Senate seats. - "Legis- lative, experience" implies some acquaintance with politics and a Senate filled with politi- cians is not what is, calked for. If it were, the appointment ofmembers or ex -members of the fair in a centre much larger than Goderich. Our. only regret is that the agricultural ex- hitbits and competitions have been dropped for this year. One reason- given is that the farmers feel it is a difficult time of the year for them to leave their farms to attend the fair. Whatever the reason, it is to be hoped that the agricultural end of the fair will be brought back again next year. And there is reason to believe that it will be. The "Kinsmen Olub is already .0 working on a venture which may result in the construction of a buil'ding,at the fair grounds for the exhibiting 'of livestock. May the 'effort prove successful. The farmer is a mighty important person as far as the general welfare of Goderich is concerned—a great deal more -important than some people are inclined to think. Any- thing that can be done to strengthen the good relationship between the town of Goderich and the district farmers is of prime 'importance. It will result in mutual benefits. QUESTION ant the latter may be, and so far as we know it is making the best possible use of its re- sources. Sure, there is plenty of water in the lake, but gettinig it uptown and all over the town is quite another "thing. We do not think it is any .secret that the risk -involved in de- pending upon the pipe carrying the Water up the harbor hull for all these years has •been a matter of concern to -persons connected with the P.U.C., and it may be a relief to them to see the townspeople aroused to the danger and demanding the -large eiopenditure. that will be necessary to provide, a safe, and adequate system. By all means let us have an • immediate and 'thorough examination to decide exactly what should be done, in preparation for the settling of financial plans to meet the expen- di,tpre and getting on with the job. OF SENATE? 'Mouse of Commons, so often condemned, would be entirely in order. if eight of the new Senators are without legislative experience it is to be hoped, they are men. of ideas which can be put- into shape for legislative actioxi,.'by the five who have the know-how. It may not be presumptuous to say that in the various expressions put forward on the question we have seen none that we ,consiider an improvement upon that:t,.kwhich has been pre, sented from time to time in these columns. That is, that Senators be -appointed for• a term of wears: say ten years, renewable if consider- ed advisable. Unless one party .is remain' in -power forever, a ,change of Government would give the incoming, Government oppor- tunities to effect a, gradual change in the com- plexion of the Senate through the- lapse of these terms, so that legislation enacted by the elected House of Conlmons could not be held up indefinitely by ,a hostile Senate. It goes, without' saying that in any method a alipointment care should be taken to choose men of probity, intelligence and a measure of distinction in some'uSeful field of activity. . EDITORIAL NOTES Russia has offered, in the cause of peace, to reduce her armed, forces by as much as '40,000, But taking 640,000 from the total n„m ,,,,anigbt.-stall leave Russia with much the biggest . army. •except Red Chixa,'s,, in the world. k * q/ Donald Gordon, .the Scotsmair-,-awho runs the national railway system, is getting a raise (of $25,000, making his 'salary $75,000 a -_year... 3s there provision in his contract for a deduc- Iion of pay equivalent to any ,deficit, in the railway's operations? - It will take more than a warning to ri Shing to a fire and getting in the way of the f refighters. Going to fires ' is one • of the primal insti'nets of oan, to be checked only by a fine or a day or two in„ the cooler. Would it be anywhere near correct to say that parents .in this district are °divided between thoae who go to Stratford to join the • Shakespeare 'cult and those who stay at home to discuss Mother. Goose with their young hopefuls? Perhaps the difference is mostly' a. matter of age. .. • The Globe .and Mailtook it upon itself in, a recent issue (August J)—or did it get a ._.Lnr}clge from Queen's Park?—to administer an editorial scolding to the "small towns” of Ontario for what it calls their "antiquated",, policing. It• wants them all to engage Ontario Provincial Police to do what it considers an f- t4-ctnvP job. (cdcrichhad an O.P.P.O.P.Pforce for some- years -.ane, -"C "diyeard'elf'it' for sufficient -reasons, and, considering Toron- to's record " f murder and theft and crite in general, this town is at leant as well policed as Toronto is, even taking .into account the dif-, ferenee in population. The G. & M. 'might editorialize' upon conditions in its 'own bail'ia wick and let the people of the small towns run their own affairs. TJ; E4 , GODERIC 1: Down Memory's Lane 45 Years Ago One of the most sensational rob- bery cases which had come to light in Western Ontario for seine: years was set for a hearing in Goaderich. For some months; farmers in the Exeter area lagd- been ' missing grain and other articles from their farms. An UUsbwne Township farmer and Ms hired man were arrested tfhd charged with theft. The counties of Huron, Middle- sex and Lambton at a joint meet- ing of representative held in Goderich, endorsed a resolution stressing the importance of Geode - rich harbor and asking the De- partment of Public Works to pro- ceed at once with breakwater and other improvements. Goderich Organ Company fac- tory was working overtime, in a move to fill orders. R was re- ported that business prospects for the fall were good. There., was considerable alarm in Goderich on, account of "a preval- ence of 25 -cent pieces which .wer . alleged to have been counterfeit The coins were new ones minted. in Canada. Older coins had been minted in Britain, _ . 25 Years Ago - Saltford was the scene of the monthly meeting of the Goderich Women's Institute- and about 75 members were present. Fire believed to have been start- ed when an electric switch was closed caused a fire at the Bisset Bros. farm, Saltford Heights, in one of the stables. -The cement walls were not damaged, -bu`t the framework and walls were de- stroyed along with a quantity of hay. Many beautiful flowers were . on display at a showing held by the Goderich Horticultural Society. First .prize winner of a -silver cup was J.Juck. Second prize was.. won by H. T. Edwards. Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees were playing at Grand Bend. 15 Years Ago Fire Chief George Beacom was hopping about on one leg as the result of a strange accident in which he became tangled up with a mower while cutting roadside weeds. A cotter -pin on one of the wheels cut through his instep and inflicteth a painful wound. Over 1,000 people were in, at- tendance at. the 'West street rink when Goderich Lions Club held its annual carnival. Despite the increasing surplus being accumulated by the local Public Utilities Commission; the Provincial Hydro -,Electric Power Commission had not seen fit to reduce the -retail rate to (Goderich consumers, More than 100 chickens had been stolen in Usborne Township and two men . were brought back from Tot -Onto by police, and charg- ed with theft. A meeting of the Goderich Dis-' triet Calf Club was held at Salt - ford Heights , and arrangements were made oto'1"how calves at Bay- field Fair. 10 Years Ago The news• that Japan had sur- rendered, bringing an -end to six years of -war, was received in Goderich with relief and exhulta- tion. 'Town Council held a special meeting at which .Pans were .made for a celebration. When the news was announced officially, sirens shrieked, whistles blew, bells rang' and soon a crowd gathered on the Square and started a spontaneous parade. A special •service of thanksgiving, was heldin St., George's Anglican Church. t Announcement was made by the London Free Press of the, appoint- ment of .J. Alex Hume as its -"Ot- tawa correspondent. People all over town were dis- appointed when they could. not hear ,news about the end of the war because static was so severe it made their radios practically use- less. An inspector from the CBC came here and found that some- one, probably a boy playing in the street, had looped some wire around two spools and thrown it in the air where it tangled on a high tension wire. RTES FOR. POWERFUL GETAWAYf • LIY • nomiNiMmumearimotr TV SERVICE THIS IS OUR BUS$NESS RADIO, TV & SOUND SERVICE. B. I. IVIunday Phone 5$8 - 127 Widder St. 22tf cT, Letters to I 004eact l,. .A.uigust .1, 19 Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,—Well! well! MIA's Saunders, to think that I spent 'several weeks there last w' ..ter (nursed by angels %n white,. too) •completely .unaware that I was in hi.eaven! • . • Sincerely', .' ERNIE BARKER. • Goderich, Ont., ,August 15, 1055. :Editor, Signal -Star. Sir: ' - Some phases of the water situ- ation have been discussed in let- ters published in your paper. I want to discuss anothe'P side of this issue. ` That is the inequality of . the service .provided by the P.U.C. for a flat rate charge, of 03.60 per hose, for water used outside ' the home and on the number of bath fixtures for water used in the home. These charges for water used in' the home are collected on the same bill as the hydro or . eleotr'icity used. In parts of the town, the pres- sure at an outlet or tap is less than half that min other parts of town. Thus the amount of .water that will Row from a calf inch ,tap is never the same even though; all pay the saane amount. Thisis due in part; to too small a water 'main on some streets. Also to the distance from the standpipe or high pressure water main. I have been astounded to note that no two outlets or taps provide the satire pressure on 4he "same street and even in houses side by side and where service certainly comes from the same water main. This is due to a number of causes. I list a few of them. Services in • which iron pipe were used tends to rust and silt up as they get older. Copper pipe will flow more water than h -on pipe. A poor plumbing job may provide less pressure at tap -than a good one. :Even if the pressure is the same, few users ,.get the same :or amount Of water on lawn or gar-- en, Plastic -J ase will flout_ GAere wateg. than , 'rubber ' hose. 'The slu rtes the hose' the stronger the water flow. No two sprinklers will deliver, the same no uat s•of water.. Many old "types deliver far less :than - the newer types of nozzles.. • Now let us look at 'the sltuatlon in the,, , ladnie.. • .Let us say two hotises have 'the saz ie. number of bath' fixtures abut in. erne house live one or two adults. In- the other may live two adults and any number of children and a baby. With the extra washing, . the extra baths, the extra water used ` to flush the toilet, is there anyfair- ness at all in a charge for wafer based on the number of bath fix- tures. Consideration -of all this har led the writer to believe' that" the only fair and equitahle way to pay for'water is to sell it by meter. Only by selling water by . meter can all the unfairnest listed above be ironed out. Also, if water were sold by meter_ less water would be used. Any article sold, on a flat rate tends to beused wastefully. the customer knew that ' careless use of water would: show up in•, a larger. bill he would insist that water was. not wasted and would even ,be' likely to fix that leaking tap that wastes so much, • This is no idle dream but has, I think, been the experience in every case where meters have r& placed a fiat rate charge for water. Yours for 'a more equitable sys- tem and all the water we want if we are willing to pay for it.. R, A. ,IA I SON. 0 0 - In the- office of an insurance agent an applicant for insurance handed in his completed form, and the agent looked it ober. "This seems to be in good order, Mr. Green," he said, "Except ger one little item. -Where it asks the relatxonship,..of Mrs. Green to your- self, you should have put `wife,' not `strained'!' SeheOl dap bring .o demand for boob and bikes.. 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