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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-02-09, Page 2tr aiuiit tgnai-tTar •• ABC • HURON COUNTY'S FORIICYOST WEEKLY Established 1848. In its 100tk ;ear of publication. :Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited Su cription Rates—Canada and Ghat Britain $3.00 a year: to United States, $4.00., Strictly in advance. , Advertilsing Rates on request Telephone 71. Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. .0%A -of -Town Representative: C.W.N.A.. 420 Temple Bldg.,, Bay and Richmond Sts., Toronto. µ.,' Over 3,000-•-Larreest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron County --Over 3,000 1 ►jr'if Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers ; ; • Aaoeiatioa, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and , Publisher. • T1I[IBSDA►Y, FEB. 9th, 1956 FOR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH Reeve Crockford of Scarboro township, addressing a•meeting of :civic leaders at Orillia, gave his audience an outline ofhow his town- ship got new industry and business, and al- though-Orillia is not in the same class as the Toronto suburban township The Orillia News - Letter gave considerable space to his address. Goderich is still farther, indu really, from Scarboro's position, with its proximity to e large and growing city, but there were some features of Reeve Orockford's talk that might usefully be passed on to. our own civic Ieaders. "Mr. Crockford's main advice in efforts to obtain industry," said the Orillia paper, "is to map out available sites, have agree- ments ready to install water axis' services re- quired, and have all the facts on the necessary steps for railway sidings or other require- ments. Prospective industrial agents like to take, back full briefs on abundance of labor, general community attitude toward industry and attractiveness ofs the community as a place to live." If the town should contemplate annex- ation it should, said the speaker,' have a long. range plan instead of piecemeal additions, and it was pointed out that present - legislation would permit annexation of farm properties with special tax until the pioperty was sub- divided, - - Points that "should be stressed in favor of 1 Goderich are its excellent railway connections and its position on Lake Huron, giving trans- portation facilities by both main railways and by water. I - Wenote that Fergus, a town considerably smaller than Goderich, has become industrially; minded and .has recently purchased 22 acres of farm land for future industrial sites. All over Western Ontario towns have become ambitious for growth ie industry and popul- ation. Goderich must keep itself well to the fore in this respect. THE BLIND ASK UNDERSTANDING This is White . Cane Week iii Canada, sponsored by the Canadian National` Institute for the Blind and the Canadian Council of the Blind. Mr. E. L. Ross, chairman of the latter organization, speaking on the theme "The White Cane Creates- Confidence," says : "While the offer of a.guiding hand along the street gives ,confidence to the sightless, the achievements .of the blind create confidence .in the sighted," and he told of the numerous blind men and women. who manage C.ti.LB. stands and canteens in postoffices, hospitals, office buildings and factories, and engage successfully in other occupations. Blind Can- adians are now accepted as- useful - citizens, and wherever the Message. of the white cane is known, even in a strange city, blind persons may step forward with. security. • Canadians have few weeks in which they are not asked to dig into their pockets for some worthy cause, but White Cane Week is one' of' People are not asked to give anything this week except understanding and a. -helping lmnd. EDITORIALNOTES .. On this continent the Southern States and in Western Europe countries as far south as the Mediterranean report extreme cold weath- er unusual in those parts. In Europe- scores of deaths have resulted and from the States netales Qf great distress among the unprepared peopl and damage to orchard and farm growth. (We trust the orange crop has come through safely.) f } While the weatherman «i11 be -dis- tinctly out of favor itr those southern latitudes, . we on the shore of Lake Huron feel like giving him a pat on the back. Since -the blasts of the early part of -winter the weather here has been quite pleasant, with, plenty of sunshine and no very low temperatures. it niay be the Iull before the storm, :but we are hoping' for an early spring; - • • • * The ,Waterloo "Dutchmen" met a humil- iating defeat in their qurSt' for .the...,.Olympic hockey title, being outscored by both the Rus- sian and the United States teams. Canada fur years has won top honors in this competition, but this year either the winning teams were .better than those of previous years frotn their respective countries, or the "Dutchmen" were not up to Canadian standard—or perhaps something, of both. According to -reports f torn the scene in Italy, the Russians • play a "'"be'atitiful ;acne and showed decidedly b r 'form than the Canadians... There is ; 1 disappointment among followers of the stiek- and-puck abort in this country, and a sugges- tion frequently heard is that in -future an all- star team representing the ,whole rountryv'bee • organized for the Olympics. The "i)utch- men" are champions in their Canadian field, but nobody claims they include all- of Can- ada,'s best players. For the future Russia must be counted on as a strong contender, and although defeat, in a hockey eompetition is not a national disgrace Canada Shouild' put its best effort_ into recovering and maintaining its supremacy in it.s national winter spdrt.. NEW CANADIANS SET AN EXAMPLE (Brantford Expositor) It would be good it some grumbling Canadians were given a chance to read a booklet prepared by .the.Itnmigration Department. It is a collection of "testimonials" by recent immigrants .telling their - Canadian success stories, invariably the result of i Lard labor and determination to make 'sacrifices for the s'ake of early security. In this respect some immigrants set an example to many native Canadians. - -14-A MEN ACE--- ' ' (From The Peterborough Examiner). , Metropolitan Toronto is growing at three or four times the rate of most other Ontario places, -and taking their lifeblood andros ects in doing P it. Toronto is getting people by tens of thousands to pay the taxes, and the industries to provide the jobs and money. Other cities may hail an increase of 500 or 1,000 in population as a boom, and they get out the town band when - a new, industry to employ 25 people is finally cajoled into coming to r t„ A new factory for 100. nr 500 people sets up in y.Toronto without public notice. Is it useless for the smaller Ontario centres to kick against this trend? Perhaps it is, but Ontario - will rue the .day if the process is allowed to con- tinue. From the points of view of'national defence, national health- and social welfare, it will be dam- aging if not dangerous should most of the popula- tion and industry of Ontario be concentrated in the Toronto area. And yet the aggrandizement of Toronto is not only permitted, it is encouragd., by the Ontario Govern'iient, which should know better. We have already referred to special subsidies which Toronto gets (for ` instance, the municipal uncon- ditional grants are $4 a head in Toronto, $2.50 in. a small city like Peterborough). We have warned about the tax grab Toronto is plotting, as indicated fn its brief to the Gordon commission. It wants all Ontario tax vcrss,lq,inzild its subways. and arterial streets and 'to pay for its welfare services. At the last Dominion -Provincial conference on fiscal affairs, Premier Frost discussed the ,danger of taking too much money (by taxation) from the so-called "have" provinces like Ontario and dis: tributing it aiming the "have-not" provinces. What- ever the economic hazards in this, surely, they can- not be greater than the dangers of the Ontario Government's opposite role, as regards munici- palities. It is`'taking from the smaller have-not cities and towns and giving to the great big Have of Toronto. Instead not indirectly subsidiiing Tor- onto industry and its growth of population, the Ontario Government should be discouraging the accretion of people and plants in Toronto by direct- ly subsidizing the establishment of industry outside _ the Toronto area. INNER COMPVSJON' _.w (By Joseph Lister -Rutledge) The ideal of security is shared Ivy all humanity. From the begin- ning of time people have banded �r in groups to assure them- 'l-----�- .e ogakt hszarda-that -Would - -=----•-be-too much -for them -alone. Late- .. .. 4 ly, hof vever,' politicians and -Ores- mare groups have given security a- ----new and "not too admirable mean, i `They, •have hade it imply being looked; after, forgetting the eomcept a:;,�vaornethi secured by to nr e.ef!tort. • yin • so doing they have tamers frorn„•a word its suggestion of employedpcourage d t and Weed i .toe andnem, b�� ��te mean -little ice► «df„benellta eured by eho�tts . 00 someone else.. the',O trio Seoondc' ' Taieiiers'e Teders►tion 'rri .'cbdrman', of t:PYhii 8oe#1,:aadfei t*. --' y,O�•''0 MN��N stir of ,Manitoba; and of the University of -New Brttnswick, spoke a word that, could stand repeating. He urged that educators must fight a growing desire in students' minds Mr security, 'and give them back the—gleam of daringand aeeom- -plishment. -At its best, he said, security had come to mean • for us an escape from outside hazards and interference, while all too often, At 'had come to suggest merely a protection for us in our own selfish- ness and sloth. ."Too often," -Dr. Triretrhan said, "we. ;are like buoys -in the i arbbbr, doing nothing, mere- ly, reflecting. with automatic *recur. aey,'aidt perfectly obedient to, the winds and the waver" , .; 11 that is the- security we di - mend, by, what atmblance_of right. caa,wi.141110 sak.benelita'for which other med have dreamed d and dared tind4uretredt what straining of -411e can we` hope for: a progie-ss that can come only through the discovery of an inner compulsion that makes demands on ourselves that go beyond plod- ding, day-by•day accomplishments to add to the t tal,_of available_ human benefits? That is,the grow- ing secffrity that has nothing to do with the meaner 'connotation now placed on the word — an escape from personal responsibil- ity—the shucking off of the obliga- tion to return a little more than we_rive--a denial that man was created for other purposes than an easy, pleasant and untroubled pro grecs ,from cradle.,to grave. 'Secur- ity, wihdut effort, is a word with% out to bning, for no man and .system cast• make secure a world that wants only that. The old order still stands—in.. tile -._sweat of a man's fact mil ate eat bra bread. On; yY.'•le- **ening' can fret hop* to iteititri..‘th-1-4etireity,that • r , THE .GODERIOH SIGNAL -STAR THE OLD HOME TOWN-Ma�`■"RBt STANIA AH NQ• NO1 Down. Memory's Lane 45 Years Ago Goderich is shocked by the death of three excellent citizens; William D. Tye; Peter McFarlane; John W. Whitelow, in the terrible wreck of the Buffalo and Goderich Grand Trunk Railway, Saturday night, near Paris, Ontario. Alderman Walter E. Kelly who with Mrs. Kelly is basking in the Florida sunshine, is sending •home mementoes of his trip. One re- ceived by the editor of- the Signal is 'bunch of alligators which -may be see any day at this office. They y'on't bite—they are on 'a postcard. A petition was presented by Rev. George E. Ross and ten others, requesting the council to petition Letter to the Editor R.R. No. 1, Sebringville, Ontario, February 2nd, 1956. Editor, Signal -Star. Sir,—I noticed a recent press article on hogs and how 4,136 hogs broke the hog market last week to $23.00. I wonder what would hap- pen if 10,000 hogs backed up unto the Ontario...public market in Tor- onto some week, or at any other point in Ontario, for tete hog co-op. to sell. It is likely that would crack the ,floor. This is what Mr. McInnes has been advocating in a pipe -dream idea he has over -a = irectkm---progr-ase. his �p for all hogs to -go to assembly points by compulsion; which could can 40,000 hogs a week would be looking for •a home. I am afraid it would be a night- mare .because assembly points are only equipped to take are of limited runs on certain days; be- yond that, the market would be forever under pressure and the price - of 'hogs -and tnovetnent of hogs would not function in a norm- al way. The .farmers could be the goats .if ' they had - to 'stand the shrink losses as they might ap• pear,particularly when hogs are sold on a dressed weight basis. •, It seems usual for the hog co-op. to sell about 2,000 or 3,000 hogs a week, to the people who depend on the Toronto public, yards for their supply of hogs., t. The part played beyond this is a hocus pocus arrangement that cuts in and mesmor>,zes the 'public. This is covered up by propaganda that .is,. misleading in character. Yours truly, TILEQDORJ PARKER. o o 0 LEEBURN a the Government to give municipal- ities the power to refuse the grant- ing of pool room' licenses. 25 Years Ago - Margaret McLean of the Gode- rich Collegiate Institute -'has won the senior girls' oratory champion- ship at the W.O.S.S.A. contests at Stratford. A two-year-old Holstein heifer, Edna Colantha Hartog, bred and owned by W. H. Clutton, of Gode- rich, has just finished a y�,arly record of 12,073 pound erui milk, containing 573 pounds of -butter. Total income for Knox Church last year amounted to a total of $12,909. The Elevator . Company -is start- ing( to cut out the grain vessels which, have wintered here, from the ice, preparatory to unloading. The broadcast from the Vatican by His Holiness the Pope, Thurs- day morning was heard quite well by many In Goderich. 15 Years Ago Announcement of the appoint- ment of Mr. Nelson Hill to the positions of Local Registrar of the Supreme Court, County' and Sur- rogate Court Clerk, and Sheriff of Huron County was made from Queen's Park, Toronto, last week. George E. Buchanan, K.C., a dis- tinguished ex -student of Goderich Collegiate .Institute, and for many years a successful lawyer at Sud- bury, died to Sudbury, Thursday. J. F. Gillespie is heading a cam- paign for the sale of war savings es $---statrlps---in----t -is town. -Mr. T. Manjuris is heading the .Greek War Relief Fund. Total received to date is $429.16. _ 10 Years Ago ' The Empire Service Club held its Final meeting in MacKay Hall Thursday evening, after a success- ful and commendable record of ser- viUe during the war years. H. M. Ford is Chairman of the Collegiate Institute Board 'for the 'coming year. LEEBURN, Feb. 6.—.Miss Judy Murphy, represen S.S. No. -9 *in the spelling rn Goderich. Leeburn W.M.S.-The January meeting of the Leeburn -W.M.S. was held at the home d'f Mrs.. Terence Hunter. There was •a good 1 attendance of members and visit- ors. Mrs. Tait Clark was leader of the worship .service, -ScriptUre reading was led by Mrs.., la liner Hunter and prayer by `Mrs. W. Sallows. Several ,encouraging re- ports were - given on the year's work. Mrs. J. McBride -and- Miss H. Clark displayed quilt tops they are donating to the WaM.S. _Mrs. Rising also is working on a crib quilt. Miss Claris read a •chapter from the study book. Lunch was served by the hostess, assisted' -by MrssElmer Hunters The February meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Horton one week later (Feb. 22nd). This is to leave the ladies free to take in the "Tailored, Slip Cover" course at ,Carlow Hall next week. Presentation. -- Mr. and Mrs. Terence HOnter were host and hostess last Wednesday evening when about forty neightsers gath- ered to honor Mr. and Mrs. "Ted Horton on f.hgic recent marriage. The - event was spent playing cards and afta1. a bounteous lunch, Mr. Hunter read an adrens and the young couple were resented with a- chair and oven asserole. The groom replied,. fittingly and ' thanked the - ss. 0 UNION 0 UNION, Feb. 6. — On Tuesday evening, January 31, the neighbors and friends of .Mr. and Mrs. Victor Falconer gathered at their home on the occasiort of their 25th wed- ding anniversary. During the evening• progressive euchre was a ed 'with the ,high prizes going to Roy Wilson and Harvey Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Falconer were the recipients of many lovelygifts of silverware. Davin 'Iii r, Mr. Gordon Orr proposed the toast to the brick. - "For. they • are 'Jolly Good Feliows" bought the evening to at eloee. . Because Goderi virtually an isla Council has d area as an Township iF Huron County ided -.to use that rimental ground for controll ng the warble 'fly. ' The housing shortage in Gode- rich has not been eased by the closing down of Port Albert and Sky • Harbor air stations. The num- ber umber of servicemen returning to this town has offset the reduction in the number of-fanillies living here and formerly ....employed by the Stations. The Legion has asked public assistance in finding homes for.the veterans. • y r BY UPPER CANADA BIBLE SOCIETY The "Letters to Editors” column of weekly newspapers often offer interesting sidelights on life in rural communities. Problems of recent fetter moren a MuSkoka -Weekly sented. revealed the difficulty of securing a Bible in out-of-the-way places. This difficulty is experienced, even today around • the world. To help solve this problem hand- to-hand distribution of the Scrip- tures by 1,000 "Colporteurs" throughout the world - is under- taken by the British and Foreign •,Bible Society of which the Upper Canada Bible Society is the. local, auxiliary. The purpose of the Society is to place a Bible - without note or comment, within reach , of every- one, at a price he can pay, Mid in his own language. This purpose has been adhered to throughout its 150 years of Christian service to almost all denominations. From home to - home, where Bibles are not readily available, "Colporteurs" call carrying the Book of Books. • Thus people who need it and desire It may secure it. Most editions are sold at, or below, cost price and all mission- ary translations are heavily sub- sidized. - Canada has required „the Bible in over 100 different languages. Ontario in over 45. Colporteurs can provide it in most of these languages. Four "Colporteurs" Enrique Bazan in Bolivia, Raul Campos in Ecuador, P6 Tun _in Burma and HURSDAiY. FEB. nth, .l960 Philip Wambua in Kenya, are forted by funds raised tiro 'Stamp Corner,' a department the Bible Blouse, . LondgeL *any hundreds of pounds are provided each year - through the sale of used stamps sent in from -around the *Wild. '- One girls' school, "Bromley High," recently. contributed . 400,- 000 stamps to their department for colportage work. Suggested readings for the week: Sunday,' Psalms 95:1-11; Monday, Psalms •-.115:1-18; Tuesday, Jere- miah 1:4-19; Wednesday, Jonah 1:1-17; Thursday, J 2:1-10; Friday. Jonah 3a:1-10; Saturday, Jonah 4:1-11. _ o ---r—o Qanadiaii labor income con- tinues to increase. The ._,Ltugust 1954 .total of $1,014,000,000 topped July earning by $4,000,000 and last year's August b' $20,000,000. 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