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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-02-16, Page 3POWER PAILUIM MANES TUEa , DIN F, AWHILE The eteake Were served half- coeked and the lee cream Melted' in the rfrtator JnGosierich Saturday evening when a power failure left the slieteiet in total darkness, shortly after six o'cloik. Although the power came back on for a? few minutes at a time at several points throughotit the evening, permanent service was not stompletely resteeed until about 9 9.30 p.m. Mr. E. Weaver, manager of the Publie DiUtje Oommission, said ire trouble was not in town but' somewhere in the Myth distriet. Contrary to popular TheLie, the failure was not due to adverse weather conditions, aintbugh freez- inVrain was falling at the .time of the interruptien. The Park Theatre managed to show, one short and one complete feature during the evening. The second show had to be cancelled and the first show finished at 11.10, when the second show norm- ally would end. A group of lusty singers kept the morale of the theatre patrons up until power was finally restored. Meanwhile, Saturday night tele- vision viewers had to suffer in silence, not having Jackie Gleeson to help them forget their half - cooked suppers. Motor vehicle registrations in Canada jumped nine per cent in 1953 to an all-time high of 3,430,672. Music Festival .„, Tb 1,956. 6nliabes fsin tko Hamra Ceenter affneie Festival is now available and -e4nies ;nay be picked up free of III II I charge at the Menke Shell in Oederich. Festival onciale say tliA many have the idea that the competition is open only to the people of Goderich but wish to emphasize that •it is open to all residents Of Huron County. The test pieces for the brass and reed classee are more in- tereetinthis ypar, .having been chosen by the popular . London Ontario orchestra and band leader, niartin Boundy. A new sonata and sonatina class has been added for the piano solos. (b OBITUARY RUTH ANN MOHRING • Funeral service for Ruth Ann Mohring, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William (Nlohring was held from the Lodge funeral home, Tuesday at 1.30 p.m. Rev. H. A. Dickinson of North- Street United Church officiated. Burial followed in Colborne cemetery. She passed away in Vietoria Hospital, London, Sunday, in her third year. HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting COMMUNITY 'CENTRE, ZURICH FRIDA4EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1956 SPECIAL SPEAKER — HON. PAUL MARTIN Minister of National Health and Welfare An outstanding speaker, Mr. Martifi has played major roles in t e United Nations and in the establishing of- a plan of health in urance for Canada. The meeting will be preceeded by a Dinner, commencing at 6.30 p.m. Tickets to the dinner are available from municipal chairmen. .The public is urged to attend, and a particular invitation is extended to ladies and young voters. HURON LIBERAL. ASSCICIATION HIsROLD tSHORL.SecretaLy GodprickauL Sun Life of Caliada Again Increases Micy Dividends New insurance of .$761 million largest amount ever sold by a Canadian company in any year; $61/4 billion now in force; Canadian sales up 24% Life insurance totalling more than $761 millions was pur- chased from the Sun Life of Canadeein 1955, the largest amount ever sold by a Cana- dian company in one year. Sun Life's 85th Annual Report to Policyholders also discloses that life insurance in force now has passed $61/2 billions, highest in the history of Canadian life in- surance companies. The Sun Life has announced a further increase in policyholders' divi- dend scales for 1956 when $28 millions will be paid, thereby reducing the cost of insurance to policyholders' for the 7th successive year. Diming 1955 the Company paid $136 millions in benefits to policyholders and beneficiaries, a new record. Living policyholders alone re- ceived over .$94 millions. Total benefits paid since the Com, pany's first policy was issued in 1871 now eXceed three billion dollars. In writing its record total of new life insurance during 1955, Sun Life exceeded its 1954 total 1py $65,000,000. In a year when sales of consumer goods were at an unusually high level and competing actively with sales of life insutance, the feet that an all-time record for life insurance could be established showed that more and more people real- ize life insurance protection is essential to family security, ac- cording to George W. Bourke, Sun Life President, who review- ed Company results for the 12 - month period. The Company's Canadian sales of Ordinary insurance were up 24% and in- creases were also reported from the United States, Great Britain and other countries where Sun Life, transacts business. GROUP UP 42% Included in total new busi- ness was $244 millions of new' Group insurance; Canadian Group sales alone were up 42% over the previous year. Sun Life's worldwide total of insur- ance in force now has reached $6,534,000,000, an increase of 8.2%. Total Group life insurance in force stands at $2,312,000,000; the Sun Life 'has on its books one-third of an Group Life cov- erage now in force in Canada. Sun Life annuities in force pro., vide for payments of $149-,O00,. 000 per annum, 88% of the total being Group pensions. The worldwide figure of life insur- mice and annuities in force may be considered the equivalent of $8,511,000,000 of life insurance. By territory of origint this busi- ness is divided 48% in Canada, 37% in the United. States, 13% in Great Britain and other Com- monwealth countries, and 2% elsewhere in the world. LARGE INVESTMENT IN HOME MORTGAGES During 1955, Sun UM assets.. increased by $72 millions and now stand at 0,948 millions. Cince again, mortgages Were a principal outlet Ler ne' invegt- - mentfuridsrdiuing tfie yealthe Company placed some $108 mil= lions in home and other. mort- gages, bringing the total Sun Life mortgage investment to $400,000,000. "The record con-ee struction of new homes in re- cent years has been financed to a great extent out of the premiums paid by policyholders to life insurance companies", Mr. Bourke said. "We provide financial security for the family through the purchase of life in- surance and we help as many people as possible to fulfill their natural ambition to become homeowners. The modern type of home mortgage whereby monthly paymentsare made against interest and principal is a most attractive form of .sav- ings for young married people", he added. The Company also made substantial purchases, during the year, of publie and industrial bonds. "In mak- ing these investments we are seeking for our policyholders the highest ppssible interest return consistent with security of principal", said Mr.' Bourke. The report revealed that the rate of interest earned by the Sun Life on its assets had shown a further increase during 1955, rising to 4.17%. With the credit policies of monetary authorities in world financial markets halt- ing 1954's downward Arend of interest rates, Mr. Bourke was of the opinion that the Compa'ny could continue to look forward to interest earnings "at a satis- factory rate" in the months to come. HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH The report contains special teference to the mortality ex- perience of the Sun Life during 1955. In North America, due partly to the continuing de- crease in mortality from infec- tious diseases, death claims were substantially more for diseases associated with the heart and circulatory system than for all other causes combined. Cancer, which accounted for nearly 20% of deatleclaim payments during the year, placed second. FUTURE OUTLOOK Mr. Bourke concluded by say- ing he had every reason to believe that the high levels 'at- tained in the life insurance in- dustry will be exceeded during 1956 and that life insurance ownership will rise to a new peak. In Canada, the nation's prosperity, natural resources and future potentialities are at- tracting new citizens. This will in 'turn increase' the demand for goods, new Musing and ser- vices. The need for life insur- ance will continue to increase. A copy of the Sun .Life 1135 Report, including the Presi- dent's revieVY of the year, ig being sent to each policyholder, or may be obtained from 3. D. Vance, Branch Manager, 69 MucdO1'3nelt &Met GU0141. P. School Pupils Now Number 811 The COderieli Public Scifeel Board 'met Wednesday night of Ila5t week When the attendance report for the Month of Jantiary Was niVeile The figures Aowed the en- robnent at 011; average attend- ance, 704; percentage, 92.11. A repot of the insurance claims Paid Xxorn January 10, .1955, to January 10, 1956, reveals that claims were paid to 16 children and totalled $337.50. c - A letter from the teaching staff stated, " n further study of teach - to Beal Secretar3r S. H. Blake, ers' salaries in other centres, we feel that the $3,400 minimum— $4,000 maximum schedule is quite within reason." They also asked for anacross-the-board adjustment. The Board decided against any further changes. At e special meeting on January 30, the teachers presented the Board with aeyequest for a yearly minimum of -$2,400; an across-the- board 'adjustment; a maximum of $4,080 and a continuation of the annual $200 increment. At that time-, the Board decided against a nhange in the minimum set in September, 1955, and as a result, no across-the-board adjustment. The maximum was increased by $300 and the annual increment of $200 continued. It was inadvertently stated last week that "first year, permanent first-class teachers would now re- ceive $2,500; second year, $2,700; third year, $2,900; fourth year, $3,100; fifth year, $3,300'and sixth year, $3,500. t present, the highest salary re- cei ed)by a member of the teach- ing stnff here, excluding the prin- cipal, is $3,100. The annual in- crease being $200, it would require two more years teaching before the maximum of '$3,500 could be, reached. SPEAKER 16 P.D.G. Past District Governor Vic Dinin, of Zurich, was guest speaker at the Lions Club meeting at the Bedford Hotel Friday night last. In charge of the meeting was vice-president Bill Lumby. o ' o It requires ten voters to nomin- ate a candidatefot the House of Commons. 109th Year NO. 7 Local Officials At Region Meeting The Upper Grand Region pe- velopment Association, of !bitch Miran 'county and the. town of Goderich are members, was official- ly inaugurated in New Hamburg, Wednesday of last week. Only six of the 36 municipalities in the four member counties of Huron, Perth, Wellington and Waterloo' did not vote in faVor of the idea. Of .thia ntiniheri, four were not reKesented at the meeting and Kitchener and Clinton announced that decisions had not been reach- ed. Mayor J. B. Huckins, one Of the Goderich representativeS at the meeting said he 'had the cheque ready in his pocket to present to the board of directors, for thi& town's share in the plan. Muni- cipalities contribute sax cents per capita toward the plan, with the Government matching the contri- butions dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. Each county contributes $500 to the funds. Of a possible total pf $14,300, $10,605 has al- ready been received. The amounts rpaid by the muni- cipalities arte' for a period of one year, with the understanding that -membership in the plan will be 1 for a minimum period of three years. Purpose of the organiza- tion is to improve the economic and industrial development of the region. The four zones named their ex- ecutives for the year and the board of directors will meet in Toronto, March 7, when board officers will be elected. The slate -a- officers for Huron County, (Zone 1) is as follows: Zone chairman, R. D. Jermyn, of Exeter; vice-chairman, Dr. E. A. McMaster, of Seaforth; Member at - large, Peter MacEwan, of Code - rich. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I FISHER AUTO SUPPLY 1 AND SPORT GOODS . I • PHONE 1235 : OUR PLEDGE : i0 QUALITY • 0 PRICE 0 SERVICE i FLEXY WASH BRUS• • H • • 'CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS • • • • • BLANKETS FOR CARS ---- — • , $4,50 and $7.95 I FUEL PUMPS, for most cars. •• din e 1PC • (plus exchange) . : 4)GL44) I BABY AUTO SEATS • $3.49 and up I TRICYCLES, Thistle `make, from i ••••••••••••••••••••••••98•6••••••••“•••••••••• sir.s5 • • • • • THERE'S MONEY FOR SEED at the B of NI 'MY OW 10 P 111111011 CAUOIANI For many farmers, operating funds are low at this time of year. It's the in-between period when there's lots of expense, little income. If this is your problem, talk it over with your B of M naanager. If you can plan repayment from yobr farm incotne, there's money for you at the B of M — for seed, feed or fertilizer. BANK OF MONTREAL e4•14461,4 70.0 644 Goderich Branch: BRUCE ARMSTRONG, Manager WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN Ey.r3,v, WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1819 AD 10G e .o=............i....MIMIN- ................................................ • • AT TELEPHONE • THE PARK- • • TOP SCREEN FARE IN AIR-CONDITIONED C MFOR Now—Tht.kid Sat.—Two Features. Patticia _Medina,., Lex Barker and Warren Stevens Romance and'adventureus intrigue on the river boats and sugar plantations along the Mississippi as the girl owner of a • gambling boat see out to right a wrong. "Duel On the Mississippi" in Technicolor. And for an hour of singing saddle -time with an old favorite we offer Gene Autry in "Pack Train" Mon., Tuts. and Wed.— "THE SEEKERS" — In Technicolor — Starring Jack Hawkint and Glynisk;Johns Supported by an unusual cast in a J. Arthur Rank special pro- duction. UniqUe in its story value and in its spectacu., lar backgrounds. Don't miss—"The Seekers"! Foming—"AT GUNPOINT" A .new Technicolor jcit with Dorothy Modelle end PEW MacMurray. 1:1 DDE It GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY lOth, IWO NQRLkU$TRE11TUNWW E lLaster Seals II Op VET There was a large attendanoe at the February meeting of North Street United ChurW.M.S. held in the Sunday School room on Tuesday afternoon of tlast week. The secretary's and treasurer's r,e- ports were read and adopted, nIrs. Earl Westbrook, acting in the ab - seine of the secretary, Miss Strang. Mrs. Howard Rubertson reported for Christian.Stewardship and de- fined what Christian Stewardship A report of the executive meet- ing hekl at ltirs. Prldham's was read. There were 5 calls onthe sick and shuncins reporten. A lyea- tion of appreciation, proposed by Mrs. Howard Robertson and sec - ended by Mrs. R. J. .Howard, was tendered tb.e retiring ineeabers of the, exeentive. .Mrs, G. .Mathieson was appointed assistant associate members secretary <and Mrs. Earl Westbrook, community friendship secretary. nars. Peers, supply sec- retary, reported for quilts quilted; also that there would be quilting in the church basement every Thursday afternoon and solicited patches. Attention was called to the World Day of Prayer to be held in the Baptist Church on February 17. It was decided to have a can- cer film shown sometime during the year. The devotional period was presided over by Mrs. Mooney. The new Canadian hymn was sung from leaflets distributed by Miss Gertrude Sturdy who afterwards read the Scripture lesson. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Maskell. An interesting and instructive talk on the new Canadian taken from the first two chapters of the. study book "Coming our Way" was given by Mrs. Kinkead. A much appreci- ated solo was contributed by Miss Marilyn Smith, accompanied by Miss Helen Pridham. Area Druggists To Meet At Wingham „ — Druggists of local Pharmacy District No. 12, covering the area north to Wiarton, south to Hensel', east to Fergus and west to Gede- rich, have been invited to convene at Wingham in May for their an- nual get-together. The business session will be held in the Legion Home while the wives of the druggists will enj6 tea, with the hetesses at Wingham being Mrs. Vance and Mrs. Mc- Kibben, of Wingham and Mrs. Ben Moggach, of Chesley. The. ladies will be taken i3n a tour of the TV station at Wingham and the Hospital. They will then go- to Wingham District High School where a , banquet will be einteteen„,nwe,present at the banquet will be the -DrairIirfre Fac u 1 ty of Pharmacy, F. -W. Hughes, from the University of Toronto, and also Harold Smith, secretary of the Ontario Retail Pharmacists' Association and presi- dent of the American Animal Health Pharmaceutical' Associa- tion. rJppIea J ren To -the 9,808 handicapped child- ren ceattered through° the pro- ut3 vince of Ontario, on farms, in city. homes, or in remote northern ham- lets, the nso sale of Easter Seals means'hope. To them the Baster Seals bring treatment, and train- ing, a possibility of independence and relief from the physical handi- caps -Wet; birth, ilineese or accident left them. last year the Ontario Society of Crippled Children, whose only appeal for funds is made in the annual sale of Easter Seals by 211 Service Clubs, carried out the liggest program in all its history. And this year the 9,500 youngsterb who are listed on their roles. as "active" cases will in- crease, because Ontario's swiftly - growing population means hund- reds of new cases each year. The objective of the 1956 Easter Seal Campaign which( will run from March Lst until April ist is $625,000. In Goderich, the Lions Club is the local Easter Sear Service Club. Mr. Merv. Stephens, president, of the Lions Club of Goderich, an- nounced today the names of the club members who would conduct the campaign on the club's behalf as follows: Malcolm Mathers, Art Waters, G. B. (Bill) Clancy. Easter Sea]s will be mailed out to Goderich and district residents Mali. Should you desire to nake your donation before that tli c it can be left at the Canadian Dank of CQTomeree, Goderieh. 0 -- MISSIONARY TELLS OF HER" LIFE IN r ORM9SA Miss Hazel Macdonald, sister el Mr. Gordon Macdonald, West street, is visiting with her brother after spending six 5rear with Can- adian Presbyterian Missions in Ethiopia 4nd Fort(g)Sa. • Miss Mae- donald's one-year leave began Nov- ember 2s and she has since Visited India, Palestine, Africa, Greece, France, i.taly and the United /Lug- arriVing in Oroderiehklay. Miss Macdonald received her training at the Moody Bible Insti- tute in Chicago and taught at a Govern-ment seeondary school in Ethienie- far -abeut three. years, ibefore going to Formosa. - She states that there are mis- sionaries from every denomina- tion and sect working in Forinese now, many of them having migrat- ed there when the Chinese Nation- alists left the mainland. Miss Macdonald says the work of the church is progressing favorably in that country, with no active an- tagonism toward any group. - Most of the Chinese in Formosa are the wealthy mainlanders, who could afford to leave the mainland when the Communists took over the country. She says that al- though they are fitting nicely into their new homes, mass military build-ups are continuing, with the •Tanlo of the 41111Y 110W iseindlog many of the naive Vermosium 31j,53 Macdonald said there wm great deal of Hostility stirred toward Canada amonglhe of the island when the to Government announced that i recognition of Red 'China he made. She, said that althasoltt the feelings taward Canada *we changed ;greatly by the announce- anci4t,. Canadians )1t. that county: were not affected and -the 1.1**1 hospitality was still shOw1s. toward them. Liss Macdonald will be in ,Can. tga for about another six xrionths arid will be addressing =IOW church groups in the idistriet. HOG PRODUOM M:EtTING AT TORONTO *ARCH Id A meeting -of Ontarilk hog po- dueers scheduled fo- and, 2nd at the King Edward Rotel in Toronto, was termed today one of the most important meetings in the history of the- Ontatik) Hog Producers' °Association by Charlet McInnis, president. The two,day. Revlon la _called for the annual meetings of the Ontario Hog Producers' Marketing Boardd Association; aird+ 'afar - annual meeting of the Ontario Producers' Co-operative, and be attended by county delegates - of these organizations. o 0 - Taxation to support CBC oper- ations now average about $8 per family per year. "9.1111.099911110 ,NOW IS THE TIME TO SEW YOUR SUMMER WARDROBE. SOHAEFER'S offer you a large outstanding stock of lovely quality materials, includ- ing, Tissue Ginghams; 'Polished Cottons, No -iron Chambrays, Plain and Printed Cottons, Magic Crepe, Vyell& Mann& and. 54." Woollens. Rayon Dress Linen, 40.inch . . 89c yard SPring-knight Broadcloth- . 69c yard 547 Dacron & Wool (Tweed patteril)-$2.98 yaiF Our FREE MAKING DRAPERY SALE "n:::11,1 S 0 YTURRE Geo. W. Schaefer & Sons:t:' PHONE 56, GODERICH Ppople think I'm made of money! "If the truth were told, I make about the same kind of money as most of my friends. But 1 can:jump at sales of things I need --and so 1 get good bargains. I get more mileage out of ,...,.,.., My dollars by keeping savings of cash-oti- ,4and available in an account at The Canadian Ba k of Commorce. Using cash instead of - credit, I can purchase ore things and better things. MealMile, re ular deposits keep the bank balance up -to -strength and growing besides." nennenee Try it yourself. Store away as/ouch as you can from every pay till you have enough to buy the things you want and need. You can expect a friendly welcome when you step into your nearest branch of The Canadian Bank of Commerce—it's a pleasAni place to open ,an account, or to carry out any banking business. Call in soon. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE More than 700 branches cdneda OW -166A GODERICII EltAN011: F. A. Watim, DiNuaga. a