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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
• Established 1848. In its 108th year of publicatien.
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GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ls-t, 1955
HOSPITAL VOTE NEXT MONDAY
Although there is no vote for civic offices
next Monday, ratepayers should bear in mind
Ahat the vote on the. hospital bylaw wilt be
taken on that day. The Hospital Board points
out the necessity of increased accommodation
at the hospital and asks the ratepayers to
provide only one-third of the estimated
cost of the proposednew wing.
Property -owners therefore -Should turn out
on Monday next pint by their ballots decide
whether or not, Alexandra Hospital is .to ex-
pand to meet the increased needs. of the com-
munity.
ALL-ROUND ACCLAMATION
When last week this paper asked for a Nard.
lively municipal election it was the expression . This is not to find fault with the present
ei 1 a wish without much hope behind it. The Council"management of the. town's business.
mwaieipal offices for the Coming year are filled What is open to criticism is the -apathy of the
without a single contest. This, evidently, is eleetorate and the 'bland assumption that,
the way the people want it ; atany rate, they without any interest in or attention to civic
are not enough concerned to, have it other- afrairs on the part of said electorate, every-
-wise.,thing is all right and is going to be all right.
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. No - talking about a two-year term fur The Couneil-elect for 1956 has our best
sivic offices in Goderieh; when a man gets on wishes and we think we can depend upon it results.
. the Town Council he can stay as long as he to do nothing so extraordinary as to wake up
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likes -nobody else wants his place at the the electors.
MRS: R. GOOD PRESIDENT
• SUNSET .0IROLE 'CLUB
nary Hastings Sunset Circle
Club of Goderich held their "annual
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Robert ,Good on November P.
Thirty sat down to a turkey
dinner. These includedmembers,
friends, two ladies from the Cen-
tral executive. Mrs. Hare and Mrs.
Livermore, and also Art Cartier,
London Free Press, who brought
greetings and good wishes from
Mary Hastings.
Mr. Cartier presented Mrs. Ed.
Heaney with a cup and saucer
for 'being the member who wrote
most recently to M.H..cOlumn from
the Sunset Circle.
The mystery prize was won by
Mrs. John Munday. , An apron don-
ated by Mrs. Jean Elliott was won
by Mrs. J. Kelly.
Mrs. R. Good was elected as
president. Other officers elected
were: first vicepreSident, Mrs. A.
Larder; 4,cond. vice-president, Mrs.
James Durnin; secretary, Mrs. Ed.
Hartney: treasurer, Mrs. A. Mc-.
Lean; flower convener, 'Mrs. A.
Vanderburgh; assistant flower con-
vener, Mrs. Mitchell; entertain-
ment, Mrs. B. McCormick and Mrs.
J. Rean; :mystery prize, Mrs. J.
Elliott,
Bingo was played. Mrs. A. Mc-
Lean on behalf of all present
thanked Mrs. Good for a ,most en-
joyable evening. The next meet-
ing is to be held January 19 at the
home of Mrs. Fi Jewell, Regent
street.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
'Toronto laughs at itself,'' says The Daily the project without a huge Government sub-
sidy'? How many hundreds of millions of
Star. Whichseems to make it unanirnous.
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* * . * 4,.. .• public money have been spent on Canada's
transeontinental railway, which still produces
December -darkest month of the year,
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but brightened by the great Christmases -deficits thansurpluses?
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• tttral; shortest -month of the year to Christmas , Results ..of testswritten by applicants for jobs
shoppers, but longest month to young folks in a Canadian city show how far the neglect of
some of the fundamentals in education has gone
/ waiting for Christmas morning.; last month
/ of the year, but first month of winter, when in this country. One applicant had been instructed
nature settles to sleep to renew its vigor. to correct the grammatical errors in the sentence:-
This is December. ,"I have saw you drive through ' the red signal."
• * e 0 it, ' The correction was: "I seen you drive through the
''''• The whiner of first prize for wheat at red signal." But the applicant wasn't the only one
the Toronto Winter Fair, Robert Cochrane of wrong. The examiner marked it as being correct.
Grand Prairie, Alberta, is a native of Huron. -Halifax Chronicle -Herald. _
Re Was born on' a farm near Kippenand at- And. yet educational authorities act on
tended a Hay Township school. Of course it the assumption that grammar can be "picked
is not surprising that wheat kings and other -n-p"-in our s-chools without its being given a
Western notables should be able to claim this /definite place in the curriculum.
county' as .their .birth.plaee, for were not the * * * 0
Prairie Provinces settled by . people from RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH TAXES
Huron and Bruce? Today governments are more often criticized
e. 1, e• * ' because they spend too little than because they
SOme Ontarionewspapers advocate con-
spend too much. There has been little evidence
truction of the proposed natural gas ,
pipe_. , of a desire for economy in public spending among
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line from Alberta to ' Ontario and the dis- most Canadians, -Almost every day some group or
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ribution of the gas to be a public -owned and organization comes to Ottawa to press the Governi
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perated enterprise. The profits, they sa,
ment for some new project or expenditure.'Citi-
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hould go to the people, not to private owners. , Y
zens cannot. steadily demand more 'expenditures,
yet at the same time' . expect taxes to be- lowered.
' Where do they get the notion there are going
to be any prOfits when capitalists won -Ross Thatcher, M.P. touch ,1
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classified ads bring
DAVE ALLAWS9MKIDS
it40 BETTER. COAL WAS
EVER:SOLD- IT IS
A SURE DEFEAT
FOR COLD
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THE .HE4pitto HANDS
The meetings were .held each
week as usual. .Readinge were
given by Mrs. F. Lynch... Mrs, E.
Baechler read from the Red Cross
•manual and !Mrs. I. J. Jewell" took
the Seripture and led in prayer.
A letter from overseas was also.
read; and two gift food parcels
forwarded 'overseas; one given
locelly; five dollars donated to a
worthy cause; eight bouquets sen
shutAns. ,It was decided not to
hold a Sale bhi's year, but a few
-articles have been sold privately
to help 111 the members' work.
YOU'LL DEFEAT COLD,AND
YOU'LL DEFEAT YOUR, HEAT-
ING EXPENSE PROBLEM, WHEN
YOU PLACE YOUR COAL
ORDER HERE!, ,
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• CANADA'S
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• WINTER
TIRE
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COUNTRY
Firestone Town & Country Tires !Pave no
equal for dependable winter traction. Deep,
• selfileaoing tread zips -through snow, slush..
or mud :.. foils smoothly and quietly on
bare pavement. Put them on now and forget
winter driving worries.
Aberhart's Garage
• Scotty Wood's
SHELL SERVICE STATION
Gardner Motor Sales
Goderich Motors
'TOWN & COUNJRY TIRES.
VTUSE or TUBELESS
VWHITE SIDEWALLS
ror ALL -BLACK
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•This Christmas, why not give something different
• yet strictly practical -the time and step -saving
• convenience of an extension telephone? Iniagine.the
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Extension TelephOne
all wrapped up and ready
for the Christmas tree
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* Yet, the actual telephone itself, attractively
wrapped and ready to go.under the Christmas tree,.
can be ordered from any Bell Business Offie,e.
We will*arrang!zconneet it at your convenience.
You may pay for itnow or we will bill you
month by month.
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A gift you can buy to suit your poke f !Nook
(We suggest one year's service as an ideal gift.)
You can.pick up your:gift-wrapped telephone at
our Business Office or we will be pleased to
deliver it for you.
* Gift telephones are available at the standard rateLlef
$1.00 a month in the smaller centres and $1.25 in
• the larger, plus the usual $2.00 installation charge.
* Inquire about coloured telephones. Now available
in Ivory, Beige, GFeen,and Red.
at an additional colour charge.
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FOR GRANDMA'S BEDROOM FOR MOTHER'S KITCHEN
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FOR HIS OR HER ROOM
FOR FATHER'S WORKSHOP
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA
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our Hospitat Stands rossroa
On Monday, December t
"Yes" On The Byliaw Means It Will Go Ahea
A VOTE AGAINST THE BY-LAW MEANS THE HOSPITAL
WILL GO DOWN HILL
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• No organization, person or institution
stands still. It either goes ahead with
• the times or it goes behind.
• Do you want your Hospital to slip be-
hind? Do you realize what this would
mean to you -to your family -to your
relatives -in time of .serious illness -
which could come to any of us at any'
time.
Think seriously -think of the future -
just think of yourself, and YOUR wel-
fare. . . and you will vote "Yes" on
- Monday.,
Here are local organizations which ate urging a "Yes" vote oh the Hospital By-law:
ASMEEK 'CHAPTER, LO.D.E.; BRANCH 109, 'CANADIAN LEGION; WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OP THE LEGION; 02. AND T. ASSOCIATION;
,O,A,NOER, SOCIETY; GODERICH GRADUATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION; JUNIOR CRAMER OF 'COMMERCE; GODERICH LIONS 'CLUB; LOCAL .
192, AY, OF L., GRAIN MIT.T.RRS; MAPLE LEAF 'OTHAPTER, I.O.D.E.; PARENT -TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION; WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AUXILIARY;
WOMEN'S INSMIITE; SALTFORD COMMUNITY 'CLUB.
Only Proper' ty Owners CaniVate On.A Money Bywilawe
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