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HURON COLI -wits FOREMOST/ WEEKLY
•Establishbd 1848. In its 109th year of publication. -Y
Published by Signal -Star Publishing .Limited
Subscription Rates --.Canada and Great Britain. $3.00 a year: to United
States, $4.00. Strictly Ip 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 Bldg., Bay and Richmond Sts., Toronto.
Over 3,004 -.-Largest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron County --Over 3,000
*ember of Canadian Weekly New:papers Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers
Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations.
GEO. L. ELLiS, Editor and Publisher.
THIjit.SDAY, APRIL 12th, 1956
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NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
Admittedly, a considerable proportion of
Canada's prosperity is due to the investment
in this country of United States capital. Such
assistance in the development of Canada's re-
sources and the employment of Canadian work-
ers in welcome, but from some quarters there
vises an alarm-` `The Canadian economy is in
danger of coining under U.S. domination."
'There is probably no municipality in Canada
that would not welcome a new industry estab-
lished within its borders by a firm from the
United States, but is there reason to fear that
the accumulation of such foreign capital
m Canada is an element of danger which
ahould give Canadians serious coneern?
It is not generally known that, while
United States capital has been flowing into
Canada, Canadian capital is finding employ-
ment abroad; and particularly in the United
States, in' a degree surprisitig to tuost Can-
adians when the figures are made known. Total
U.S. investments in Canada are higher than
total Canadian investnrents in the..States, but,
as The London Free Press points out, on a
per capita basis Canada's direct investments
in the States are about twice the value of direct
C.S. investments in Canada. Pltis hears that
the average Canadian has a larger investment
in the States than the average U.S. citizen has
in Canada.
Total foreign -investment in this country
at the end of 1952 was $10,352,000,000. Total
Canadian assets abroad in 1953, according to
the Canada Year Book, were $6,600,000,000,,
and the rate of increase of Canadian invest-
ments abroad is somewhat higher than that of
foreign private investment in Canada. The
Free Press concludes its article with this bit
of advice: "Foreign capital is helping develop
Canada, but Canadian capital is playing a
similar role abroad. We should be- careful
about slamming doors lest other people slain
their doors in our faces."
We .inay still hold out the glad hand of
weleorue to any person, firth or corporation
from the United States or elsewhere seeking
to establish an industry in our midst and thus
to euiitribute to the welfare and development
of our community, and without any fear of
endangering Canadian independence.
THE CANTIN SCHEME
Sonleluudy havlug revived- tlt--iong-1Juriecl-
and almost -forgotten proposal for a canal
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between Mike uron ala MIR e -Erie,- sbiorten:
ing the water route between the two lakes by
some 200 miles, a press correspondent has dug
up existing plans at Ottawa for such an under-
taking. These no doubt are plans filed 5(} or
6O_years ago by Narcisse Cantin of St. Joseph,
.a village on the Lake Huron shore between
Goderich and Grand Bend. - Catttitl was
short of capital but long In imagination, and
he had the idea of building the small commun-
ity of St. Joseph into a considerable city.
With a very. , persuasive tongue he secured
money with vvJalt he built two or three small
factorien and a large hotel at St. Joseph and
induced the Hon. Israel Tarte, then Minister
'of Public Works at Ottawa, to spend $5,000 on
a wharf which was to be the Lake Huron end
of -tire canal connecting the, two lakes by the
projected shorter route. Cantin, who had a
very attractive personality, kept the scheme
afloat for several years, but finally the money
supply ran out, the wharf was carried away
by -a storitr, Cantin moved to greener fields at
Montreal, gradually- the big hotel building
dissolved, and St. .Joseph remains a small
village on the Blue \Vater Highway.
One could speculate on what Nareisse
email' might have accomplished if he had had
a reasonable project on which to exercise his
talents as a promoter. As already indicated,
he had a most engaging- manner, and even
people who laughed at his high-flown scheme
eould nh't 'withhold their admiration of his
faith in himself and his enterprise. We do
not believe the resurrected project will -get
--Very far.
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Opposition to the tax- on the advertising
content of so-ealled "Canadian" editions of
certain U.S. magazines circulating in this
country is hither surprising. The tax proposal
sets up uo obstacle to the entry of these pub-
Eications into Canada ; there is no ban of any
aort against their circulation in this eountry ;
though the tax will bring some revenue to the
Canadian treasury it is not so considerable as
likely to -.in'rease the priee of the affected
magazines, in short, it is not '`pro.teetiou''
m the lienal connotation of the term. It is a
means by which the Minister of Finance pro-
poses to reeovcr a portion of the money charged
by these magazines to their Canadian adver-
tisers.
Only two or throe 17.5. magazines, we
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111WRBDAY, APRIL -12th, 1968 ---
Down Memory's
Lane
45 Years Ago
The trial 01 a Goderich man for
the murder of a young local girl
carnmenced at the court house here
Thutsday.,__Chief Justice Sir Glen-
holcne Falconbridge is presiding.
The highlight of next week will
be. the presentation of "The County
Fait}' by a cast of 50 people at
Victoria Opera House, under the
auspices of the Menesetung Canoe
Club.
The navigation 'season opens
Friday, but only two of the boats,
the steamers Neebing and Fair-
mount,
airmount, ' will be departing within
the next week. The boats remain-
ing here because of ice in the St.
Marys River are the J. A. McKee,
Kamfnistiquia, 'Beaverton, Acadian
and Gordon.
Hon. A. G. MacKay, leader of the
Provincial Liberal !party 'will ad-
dress meetings at Wingham and
Goderich April 28 and 29.
The Goderieh Citizens' .Marine
Band will give another .popular
concert on Friday,- May 5. Pearl
O'Neil, 'well-known Toronto elocu-
tionist, will be one of the special
features.
25 Years Ago
Engineer Archibald of Seafonth
is in town in connection with in-
stallation of the cement curb and
gutter around the Square.
Mr. D. E. 'Holmes has received
his appointment as Crown Attor-
ney for Huron, succeeding his
father who has been appointed
Judge of Simcoe County.
The first vessel of the season to
arrive in the port of Goderich was
the Ioeolite, which arrived last
Thursday with a cargo of gasoline,
A 12 -ton wooden vat, filled with
brine, crashed from the third floor
to the ground floor and was smash-
ed to kindling wood at the Gocle-
rich Salt Company last Friday.
No one was injured.
The entry list for the Goderich
stake -race- meet-on-Civic'lioliday
is now the biggest on record.
A by-law has been passed which
divides Goderich into 12 polling
subdivisions.
Seeding operations are well
underway in Goderich Township.
15 Years Ago
Forty workmen of three depart-
ment's of the Goderich Salt Comp-
any went out on strike 'Monday
after having been refused a wage
increase of 10 cents an hour. It
is reported today, however, that a
settlement has been reached and
the men will return to work next
Monday.
The steamer A. A. Hudson has
completed loading and it is expect-
ed she will he the first vessel to
clear port here this season.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Drinkwalter
quietly celebrated their 63rd wed-
' ding anniversary at their Victoria
street home last Wednesday.
A training plane, making a land-
ing at Sky Harbor, struck a pot-
hole, dug its' nose into the ground
and flipped aver on its back. No
one was injured. •
Harold Wilson, 14 -year-old son
of Mr, • and Mrs. David Wilson,
Newgate street, escaped with only
bruises when hit by a delivery
wagon on West street.
10 Years Ago
The erection of a recreational
community centre for Goderich
was discussed at the Friday even-
ing meeting of the town council.
All the Patterson Steamship
Line's ships which,,nvinteaed here
cleared for the Lakeheadover the.
week -end, with only three grain
barges remaining.
The. radio beacon constructed at
the westerly end of the north pier
last summer is now in full oper-
ation, and on Saturday, the newly -
•appointed' operator, Lloyd Nelson,
of Stockholm, Saskatchewan, ar-
rived.
A communication from the Chi-
cago -Duluth and Georgian Bay
Transit Company, announcing the
dates of the arrival of the SS.
North Amercian and S.S. South
American during the sunut er, hash
been received by `Town Council.
Mr. H. M. Monteith has been
transferred from the Goderich
branch of the Bank of Montreal
to the managership at Sault Ste.
Marie.
The death of Albert Edward
Bradwin, 80, former newspaper
publisher in Goderich, occurred in
. 'orozrto hospital Saturdayao
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HARBOURATRES TO MAKE
THEIR TV DEBUT TONIGHT
George Buchanan, of Goderich,
will proudly present' his 'male
chorus; The r i1res- ' on
CKNX-TV tonight. The group
makes .its long awaited• television
debut on the program, "Focus,"
which begins at 6.30 p.m.
It is doubtful if any of the mem-.
bers have ever faced the TV- cam-
era before. Viewers are therefore
advised that if they notice unusual
vibrations on their screens, it will
probably be caused by 25 .pairs of
knees knocking simultaneously.
After the' show, The Harbour-
aires will have some of their num-
bers recorded.
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Shopping in your ownhome-
town is like Visiting- old -friends.
You meet people you know and
you shop -in an atmosphere that
makes you feel at "home in any
store you visit.
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believe, publish these "Canadian'' -editions,
which have very, -.little Canadian content, so
little indeed that most of it, in the only one'of
these periodicals with which we are sufficiently
familiar to warrant a- comment, is sandwiched
into general articles in a manner obviously
intended to catch the attention of the Canadian
,reader --a circulation stunt to attract Can-
adian readers without interfering in any degree
with the general character of the publication.
If the proposal were to levy a customs dnty
upon these magazines or in any degree to
interfere with their circulation in this eountry
there would--.be__au effective protest; there is
nothing of the kind. --'Tit ,filet, we find the
1►r'opn.sa1 hardly worth either attack or ap-
proval.
EDITORIAL NOTES •
"No lav can possibly erect the convcnicnee'
of -everyone; rte- must be satisfied if it- be
beneficial .►ii tier whole and to tin) majority.'.
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A lively hoekey season has closed' and the
stports-minded will now shift their attention
to the 'b►111 diamond and the bottling greens.
There's always something (doing in `our town.
The flogs `of war are snaking themselves
heard and statesmen are hurrying about in a
+desperate effort to hush them up. Surely there
iia enough eomntonsense still left in the world
to ward off a eonftiet that wooled engulf man-
kind.
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'Gouzertko, ttie Russian cipher clerk who
made a sensational escape from the Soviet
.embassy at- Ottawa a few years ago, has since
been protected by disguise and his place of
reaidenee kept secret. iIowever, it is noW-
disclosed that he- is living in Anonymity,
wherever that is.
YOUNG LAMBS
Young lambs upon a chilly morn,
Bleating with piercing cries, new-born, -
Are one with that resurgent power
Which brings the tight -curled bud to flower.
Young lambs upon a greening hill,
Legs a bit shaky, lying still,
Are one with leaf and robin wing,
Part of the wonder that is Spring.
-Louise Darcy, in Christian Science Monitor.
An author preparing an article on censorship,
unearthed the following facts: In 1885, Concord,
Mass., the home town of Thoreau, banned Mark
Twain's Huckleberry Finn a sh suitable only
for the slums." In 1929 Russia b cklisted Sherlock
Holnnes for his "disgraceful occultism and spiritual-
ism." In 1931 China banned Alice in Wonderland
on the grounds that "animals should not use human
language" and that it was "disastrous to put animas
and human beings -on the same level," --Blue Bell.
Letter to the Editor
Box 100, Seaforth,' Ont.,
' April 10, 1956.
)cd'xtar. Signal -Star.
.sirs --On behalf of the Huron
t,Y Tuberculosis Association I
slsonld be much obliged to you 1f
you !would publish in your paper
our thanks to all who have helped
so make our 1955 Christmas Seal
�algiuso successful. Our total
- ewe ptsaIli1,356.25,, are a 14 per
emit ineresasc:,'o"ver 1954. We ap-
pred'atC.".the: generosity' of those
wbo'by!heir contta�butlons, are as-
s istinc i>t'making possible the con-
.a-Perot.cf,Til itt'ottroiinty.. Wp are
Itefltl td'4alir he volunteers who
T�dri' prcaring thv. teats ;for
`iris ttolt , atid4 to the, i'ost-
tladtatersa, artd `�: their. "assistants -tor
t eir.f etp''ttr`.:dellvcrin :tbe n.
no.i1„ far:;;t tau. bliclity
which you have freely gi.i n to
this important cause, I am,
Yours sincerely,
F. E. MADILL,
President 'Huron County
TB Association.
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UNION,
UNION, GODEIICII TOWN -
SIU, April 9. -The April meeting
of Union W.M.S. was held at the
home of Mrs: Austin Fuller. The
Raster theme, "Mission Tides," was
in 'charge of Mrs. Harvey Fuller.
Mrs. Wm. Porter read a portion
''from the pprogium. A delegate for
i'resbyter1al was; appointed. The
chapter from the study .bogk was
Aitken by Mrs. Stanley Mel[lwain
and Mrs. Austin Fuller. The 'meet-
ing closed with the benediction.
Mr. and Mrs. Brock Orr, Toronto
were Easter visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Orr.
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PERSONAL MENTIOki
Sgt. and Mrs. William Merrall,
of Ottawa, have returned to their
home after spending a week with
her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Reg.
Fuller. ' Min. Bernice 'Fuller, of
fiainilton, also has returned.
Mrs. G. J. liietheringten has re-
turned home after spending the
winter' with the different members
•cif' hrr4t`arnily at Winghain, Bramp-
ton, Ottawa and Kapuskasing.
Mr. Leon Gaynor loft last week
for Toronto where ha will join the
crew of the SS. Vandoc for the
sailing season.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence,
HIuron road, had as recent guests,
;Rev. R. M. Weekes, Miss Elaine
Weekes, Thorndale; also Mrs. 'AI
Holmes, Mrs. H. Daggs and Mr. N.
Langstaff, Sault Ste. Marie, On -
tido.
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Sullivan Will Is
Still Unsettled
A dispute over the will of Miss
Katharine ,Ants Sullivan, a retired
Goderich school teacher who died
in 1952,.remains unsettled.
In London last week, after exam-
ining affidavits in the case, Mr.
Justice E. M. LeBel chose to order
a trial at which ural evidence will
he •taken.►. The case may be de-
cided at a Supreme Court hearing
in Goderich next September.
Mr. Justice LeBel had been ask-
ed to rule 'as to whether two bene-
ficiaries, Mr. and Mrs. Con Spain,
od Goderioh, had carried out the
terms of the woman's will.
In her will, Miss 'Sullivan pro-
'vided two bequests of $500 and
the right to live in her home to
the Spains on condition the couple
.cared dor her and gave home and
board to her sister, -Margaret, until
they died.
Botch Sullivan sisters died in hos-
pital and another beneficiary, Mary
Jane Pollock, contends that Mr.
and Mrs. Spain forfeited their
'rights to the anoncy and property.
She would receive the 'house should
the Spains be found not to have
fulfilled the terms of the 'wilL
Mr. Justice LeBel • pointed out
that providing care for a person
can mean placing them in • the
hands of someone who is more
competent to look after them. As
'to whether this was what happen-
ed in the Goderich case, he felt
there was not sufficient evidence
on which to base a judgment.
Witnesses will be called to clarify
this key issue at the shearing which
will probably be held in Goderich
next September.
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(Mrs. J. W. Craigie and Mrs. W.
P. Abell arrived home on Sunday
from St. Petersburg, Florida, where
they spent the past six weeks.
THE., BIBLE
TODAY
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UPPER CANADA BIBLE SOCIETY
The Bible is becoming "common
ground for ,'Roman Catholics and
Protestants in France." This fact
was stressed by M. le pasteur Dr.
Marc Boegner, formerly president
of the 'Protestant Churches of
France, at a United Bible Societies
Conference at • Hayward Heath,
England. In his report of Bible
distribution and rise m France, Dr.
Boegner claimed no difficulty is
encountered "from the side of the
ehurch or state" there. "For over
50 years there has been true and
complete freedom of religion," he
stated. He admitted that in the
provinces of ,Alsace and Lorraine
-priests, pastors, presidents of
churches and ecclesiastical officers
are appointed by_ the state. Never-
theless even here there is closer
relationship between church and
state than ever before.
Many priests and members of
the Roman Catholic Church in
France are using Protestant Bibles
published by the British 'and For-
eign Bible Society today because
Romanholie translations are
sometimes out of print and very
expensive. This use is not only
'permitted, but encouraged by the
Roman Catholic Church.
During the past five or six years,
three new Roman Catholic trans-
lations of the Bible have appeared
m French. One translation is that
made by the monks at Maredsous
in Belgium; another is by Lienart,
Bishop of Lille. This is the cheap-
est Roman Catholic translation in
French and has had over 200,000
copies put into circulation. A
third is a very good' new transla-
tion produced by the Dominican
Fathers of a school at Jerusalem
Thus today, many thousands -a
Roman Catholics have the Bible in
their hands in France.
A Protestant radio broadcast ser-
vice is aired each Sunday morning
between 8.30 and 9.00 a.m. In-
creasingly, Bible 'readings and
'meditations from this broadcast
are used by Roman Catholics,
Priests often - write their appreci-
ation of this seryice. Some priests
have added in atreir letters that
they have charted the.. hour of
mass in their churches in ot`der to
hear this broadcast.
The only difficulty encountered
in Bible distribution today, accord-
ing to Dr. Boegner, is through a
lank of Bible colporteurs, men who
go from door to door selling them.
He sees a tragic irony in the fact
that•ip France, the country of the
Huguenots, many of - whom gave
their lives for the sake of the
Bible, the church of the Huguenots
(Protestants) seems to be falling
,behind the Roman Catholic Church
in stressing the Bible's iunportance
and circulation.
Suggested readings for the week:
Sunday, Hebrews 12:1-29; Monday,
Hebrews 13:1-25; Tuesday, Acts 13:
1-25; Wednesday, Acts 13:26-52;
Thursday, Acts 15:1-12; Friday,
Acts 15:13-41; Saturday, Acts 16:
1-24.
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Here's your Springtime
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brimming with nourishment.
In every glass, you get protein
for the growth and repair of
body tissue; calcium, the
tooth and bone builder;
riboflavin and vitamin A for
bright eyes and clear skin.
Brighten up! Drink three
glasses of milk every day.
For delicious ways to
use milk, write for
Marie FrasP''s new
Milk Recipe Booklet.
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