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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-01-31, Page 2rr PAGF • • n . � (!ui1irirti ttgnttl-star '(HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST VV EKLY Established 1848. eft its 110th year o publication. Published by Signal -Star .Publishing Limited 4 .,uoscrirtiates—Canada and Great Britain, $3.00 a' year: to United States, $4.00. Strictly in advance. Advertising Rates oh request Telephone 71. Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa Out -of -Town Representative: t' W N A. 237 Foy Bldg., 34 Front St., W. Toronto. Over 3,000—Largest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron County—Over 3,000 *ember of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. GEO. L. ELLIS, Fluor and Publisher. ,'THURSDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1957 SHOULD SUPPORT LOCAL HYDRO COMMISSION Goderich hydro consumer,.;, and that is practically everybody in the eirmllllulity, should be prei►ilred to back up the local hydro Coul- mission in its protest, against the latest rate deal handed out to this t owwll. When the Com- mission says, in effect. that ever since llydro carne to (1odericlt its treatment of t his towm in the matter of t he w hole.iile price of power has been unsatist:tctur\ a much harder term could he used. :1s a sample deal is that \•diel! gives Mitchell a ecduetiou .:1 wholesale. rate of $1.,75. while (lotleriell is supposed to be .+_rnte til for a t'etttlt'ttOtl of 12.) el'I11'. The infill (''tititlltssie1ti and t he people of iioderieht are entitled at. least to an expltttiatiott. The main bases of 'Hydro price-fixing are supposed to be distance from point of generation and amount of power used. Where do Mitchell and Goderich stand ‘vith regard to these price-fixing bases? - I1it- .chell certainly has not altered its place on the null). Is it taking on more power than Gode- rich 1 \Ve repeat—the _.local Commission should .have t he support of Goderich power users in insisting; tile11 1111 explanation, and if no reasonable e plalna1ion ea 1 I)'e g'!vt't'1 to the Commission action should be taken to ptls;lt-� e17T`t1mierich's first horse market local pretest to the limit. of the season, horses were auetion- ed at prices ranging from $110 to S200. In the competitions, prizes were' won •by the entries of James Foley, of Kings,bralge; Warner 111;11 \ \ el'. Ila, been-1'efused permission to \V'altet's, of Colborne, and William 1). Connell, of llolillc'swiilt'. - home oil (t•rrit tit'uut, \wt' Relieve a 25 'Years Ago oltid t:lwul' giving hull t't'lt•ibe Fire Chief George Bearoln re- ! !'ttlu l:,s loft.; coulilit lu' Ile oil JI pltnard. Alin- ported' that nearly half of the 30 Illllel:'_''I'al ;tilt ham t11i.. rt1 all tire calls an::wered during 1931 were false ala! nes. i'itlt,o'• 1111:1 \' It eat+ .utlle•t 11:11', p pitlar• Rt.hert ('lark, 8 ), retirl'd atter • .. • _ +` _ •+ •►. r.a...,.,-«a+r.�A� 'fir "' THE,GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR Down Memory's , Lane 45 Years Ago Neanly 200 persons attended a "Burns nicht" dinner in the Odd - fellows' Hall. Amid great cheer- ing, the haggis was borne through tho hall by Chieftain George Mc- Phee. Music was furnished by Pipers McDonald and Craigiet and the Blackstone Orchestra. _Mr. Bunter was at the piano. R. R. Sallows and Hobert Elliott were candidates for .the Council seat which was resigned by W. E. Kelly. Mr. Kelly handed lh his resignation shortly after the 1912 inaugural meeting because the striking committee disregardeld his wish to be appointed to a certain committee. From The Signal, February 1, 1912: "A few days ago an envelope carne to The Signal through the mail which contained a five -dollar bill and nothing else. Such con- tributions are as welcome as they are rare, but really we should like to know whom we have to credit with this $5." In the boys' one -mile skating race in the West street rink, 'Mal- colm MacDonald Was first, with Harvey Tutrord a close second. In the lady's and gentleman's' Noce, the winning entries were Miss Etta MacDonald and Elmer Wells, first, and Miss 1,. Elliott and Fred Sav- J EDITORIAL NOTES 1''l il')1'dai lUl' sty no- ei t•1' (tt"I' t I1.n 1w'1111e1' „-a,e1I1 I Illsi. the lift 'la 't' .lilt wir\ the i‘ittlz- e:t lllt)l11It ut 111.' v ri11', iii 1-11.)1 letpettple- `l't)inorrou v conies Vt'lt.ruary-, 111,' -hurte-t mow lt. atld ip1'ill" is ,illst around 1 he e tt'Iitr. • It i; to be hop.•e1 the e:ttitai�_n to bring'' the Girl;' Trumpet Mind up to yeti!strength will be overwhelmingly •tieeo:.tit-i. 'Pile cttl'tr- ful appearance of the hand_ its stirring' lulls!!' and t1i ivati11it drill toicthet' nial:e it one of' the most attractive features of the summer season in (lodel'ieh. * If a vote of the people of ('itltltela were taken in the case of that Ulan Walla \whi) for GO years i►1 the ice bu>incss in } 11.' l'1'u1'!tlr::ll In"�i�lililll't' llpt ii d t1111 Guc('riCll. \\",•t lis with it Ilcatlll 111111'l'ilTlet' Tl'.}lelllt' 111 ill- `, letter signed "Goderich Lltl zcn�' Bated" t'ouneil to grant l'ereee,st Seib jt'e•t tell the se's\!+deli! pl't►',rani. ` Salary of $20 monthly to -band- l're Ilier P'e'st is ltt't)tllisiu, co-operation wwitll mai.ter ,1. E. Huckins. tie- FederalGowernnlctlt anti II otl►cr P1'11 -1)i'. J. B. Whitely was, re-elected president of the Canadian National •willce's tet 1)tlitlll'-r 'ltt;h it ttleii,sure i11 t'll't'et. '1't-ottltt,g a11(1 .'acing Association. \Vit h file lual►w different Tingles involved and Other. Godttrich delegates to the til,. malty t}itl'erel►t.w,it'wws, uli the Sllhje•et, It will atltjltal sleeting -in Toronto were t:d:e some tient to hanlnle► out �i measure ite- Ur. AV'. F. ('lark and G. S. Lilt. After a long silence ,of nine t•e'i►t-ah1!• to all the V11i'ion$ ll'',I11�a1 11 g; hullles, Fears, the GCI Review prepared to ilnd it Nvoit1t1 it ►t the it rash prediction 1l►at at resume publication. The siaff was leapt t\wu,�t�- tTlree further ses510)15 \\'ill he deal_headed by business manager, Prin- in', vwith it�ltefore it is put on the statute huuhs. cipal J. P. Hume; consulting editor, ]Mis.s Powell, and editor-in-chief, William Sutherland. 15 Years Ago KINGSBR1DGE r GSBRIDGE;: Jan 28.'— .lir: atad_MU.4'Yr Austin visited with friends in Wingham on Sunday.'""- Mr. Charles Dalton and daugh- ter Diane, of Ottawa. spent a few ,Mild weather and heavy rains on days with his parents, Mr. and January 21 and 22 cleared away Mrs. Jerry Dalton, during the past a great deal of the snow. Over week. 80 beef producers from`the county toured beef cattle feeding estab- lishments in Middlesex, Kent and Elgin Counties on Januar3' 24 on their annual bus tour. Farm account book distribution bas .b ater than ever before, which" in nates- that farmers are becoming more and more cost- consci0Us, The poor quality cereal grain harvested in 1956 is indicated by the increased numbers of inquiries received to date from farmers con- cerned about their 1957 spring seed requirements. Huron County Farm Report y `�►. '�.' 1'lolfon, est. A-0 Rep: Air. and Mrs. Gene Frayne and sons visited with relatives in Hes- son on Sunday. " 3lns. Martha O'Neill returned to her -home, after a two week visit with- ie .-lye ...Detroit -and, Jack-. son. . Mrf 1 ,t -Mr -s„ -.,-fames uoore (newlyweds) motored herewith her, for a short visit. Sincere sympathy is extended to the family of the -laze Bert Martin, oaf Hamilton, whose sudden death oceurrest last Thursday evening aboutt 8.30 p.m. while he was watching TV in his 'bwn living room with his family. The funeral mass was at St. Patrick's Church, Hamilton. on Monday morning. Among those attending the funeral from here were Mr. a.nd'Mrs. Blaise Martin, James Doherty, Michael B \YFIELD, Jan. 28. ---The an - O'Neil, Joseph O'Keefe. Leonard O'Loughlin, Matthew Foley, Mr, tern meeting of the Bilytield ('('Inc and Mrs. Ray Dalton and, Mr. and tory board was held at the home (A- r; :\. We:Alake on 1•'riday last.. Mrs. Dennis Dalton. the cha:renan yw:ls John Stewart Bride and Bride-to-be Honored.— and the secretary -treasurer. E. A. A nliscellaneousdouble shower wayI \` ,,,flake held in the, parish hall, after the I ..1W.2 Joan McLeod, Aylmer, January meeting on Sunday spent the week end with her mo - afternoon, for Mrs. John Maise 1 tiler. Mrs. Mae McLeod. (nee Mary Doherty) and for Yvonne . George Telford, Stratford, spent Vassella, whose marriage to James the week -end at his home. Sinnott. of Detroit, will take place ;Mrs. hazel Murray, Toronto, is ! in St. Joseph's Church here on sledding a few days with her t Saturday. at 10 a.m. „-About 251 daughter. Mrs. \V. J. McLeod. ladies were present, and a dainty 1 Nil-. and Mrs. David Baird, Len - lunch was served. Yvonne and Mary both thanked the C.W.L. members for the lovely, useful gifts presented to them. Mrs. P. Murphy, who has been a patient in London hospital for the past two weeks, is now at the home of her daughter, Mrs.' Fitz- gerald. in Stratford. • Mrs. Robert Howard. jr.-, is a patient in Wiri'Qham hospital. Mrs. Nora Sinnett, of Detroit, and Mrs. FrNI Arke11. is spending two weeks at her home C. Cairncross, jr., London, spent here• the week -end in the village. ,Mr. and 'Mrs. Lalonde and fam- Thomas Castle, sr., was called to ily. of Sarnia, were Sunday visitors at the hom/.>'of Mr. and Mrs. Mark • Dalton.• Mr. Maurice Bowler returned to his work in Toronto on Sunday after a month's illness at his home here. t)--- o--�---o BAYFIELD Tip, for Canada: The American A train brought eight .;nglish Automobile Association, represent- women to Goderich to join- their { i.ng _Limited States-zmotorists, has htls+bands,- ••who were permanent -ratted- frit -higher taxes -oh- lieavyi ni.einber of- the RAF -staff at Port commercial- trucks to pori'ioniighiway cosfrTiornebyI The Goderich Township Muni - motorists. cipal Telephone System authorized its operator to cut off telephone .„_conversations that- lasted more than five_ minutes. Mr. and Mrs. John Sparr held "open 'house:' on the occasion of their 55th wedding anniversary. -Caught in a heavy fog, a student pilot from. Sky - Harbor landed on the campus of University of West- ern Ontario in London'. A second .s.)14PL -,pilot serVi, Fleet trainer d+mtn* in a plow?tt eld, 20 miles north of Port Huron, Michigan. Both planes were undamaged. It 'was announced that Mrs. B. Homan would offer a $25 scholar- ship for the best piano entry, 12 years and under, in the festival competition of ' Goderich ' Music Club. 10 Years Ago I)ue 'to lack of interest, it ap- peared there 'would not be an Old Ilome Week in Goderich in 1947• Only 25 persons attended a public meeting to study the proposal. I-Ilckno\w' Re'e've .1. W. Joynt. who farmed 900 acres in Huron County, was elected warden of Bruce County. A group of huntcrt, who sit out front in front of the Dominion (toad Machinery plant. bagger) ;70 jack- rabbits in the Amberley „district. Another band of 40 hunters gath- ered at the Baxter and Linfield service .station and set nut for the area east of Kintail. This group returned with 100 jackrabbits. The first 12 units in the -50 -house veterans' project -were ready for occupancy here.• - Charles Durnin, of Goderich, purchased a restaurant business in lmira. At the annual •business meeting of North. Street United Church chair, deep' regret was expressed at the resignation of Mrs. Murray Hetherington as organist and choir leader. DAtAYf4L YOU GET THAT ,EXTRA VIM AND j RIGOR- Nireit4 11/4 )-. DRINK`f1ILK FROM ANDREW "DAIRY don, sprni last week ,with Mr. and Mrs. Fd Sturgeon. R. C. Moore and son Richard, Detroit, spent Saturday in the vil- lage. • Mr. and Mrs. T. Gill and family. ingeroll, are occupying Mrs. Len Talbot's house. The former Ls at the RCAF Station, Clinton. .Master Claire Sager, Goderich, is visiting his grandparents, Mr. n 0 a DUNGANNON London on Thursday owing to. the serious illness of his brother, Syd- ney, of Simcoe, who is a patient in Victoria hospital. Corporal and Mrs. L. Westlake and son Rickey, Kitchener, spent <the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Toms. Miss Mildred Fraser. London, spent the week -end at her home DUNGANNON, .Tan. 28. -- Miss Barbara Wilson. nurse -in -training Mr. and Mrs. Orval McPhee, of at Victoria Hospital, London, spent Auburn: Wednesday evening, for Friday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. 'Maize, of Ash Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson. field; and Friday, for Mr. and Mrs. • Mrs. Sheldon Baxter. Garry and Ralph Matthews, of Nile. At the Norene. and Sandra anti Cherylann latter, .Miss Ruth Pentland read the Bradley. all of Goderich, and Mrs. address and Alex Nivens presented S. H. Stothers, visited on Sunday the newly -wedded couple with a with Mr. and Mrs. Mel Stewart, purse of money. Don and .ludy. of l.ueknnw. Shower for Patricia Young. — tMrs. Robert Bogie, of Nile, visit- The Sunbeam Club held a ;ho'wer ed 'with -her aunt, Mrs. 11.,;gcKenzie for the bride-to-be, Miss Patricia on Saturday. Young, on Wednesday evening im Euchre.Party--'Mrs. Jack Caesar, S.S. No. 17. The evening was spent teacher M S.S. No. 1 a West in playing cards and the shower- Warwanosh. and her, pupils zaprm. Trig of gifts. %Miss Young express• gored a euchre party nn Tuesday ed, her thanks -to all for the lovely evening.. with eight tahles,.in play. and useful gifts, and extended an Ms. Gladys Rivett and Arnold .invitation to them to visit her In 'St9therc were high scorers while het new home at Godttri:eh. Lunch , Mitt., Cllfi Sproule ., and tartan: was served. •;,„Spr011rt; were . low.. Lunch was o n {, • . t'”' , serr►ecl'. ip the Indicts in the. nblgh• When the index of textile In +'�,botItood, . ' . . dustry wages is .adjusted to the index .,of . retail prices it shows 4.hat Canadian textile workerg now enjoy 05 , per cent more buying. power :than in 1039. ' tv We¢dhigtReceptions,--Dun4m- �ry rqn+ A'hip,hlac,pliee'fa?wedding "three evening. for (1) It's not how much your clothes cost — it's how well- groomed you are that counts! (2) There's one answer for sag- ging pockets, bagging skirts, soiled necklines, tired -looking jack is — regular dry cleaning at G derich French Dry Cleaners.Ser. vice — quick, courteous. ork- manship thorough, experienced. Cost — economical! GOOERI`N DRY CLEANERS NESTSr (7I2272' IS C a LOWERY, PQCp TELEVISION AUCTION BEGINNING THURS., 17 JAN. ONE 1957 21" FLEETWOOD TELEVISION . Regular price of $239.00 will be auctioned at a reduced price of $1.00 PER DAY •until sold. Auction Value 31 Jan. $225.00. Fill in reserve bid coupon below and mail to— AY; JANUARY 31St; .1b57. los • We're Celebrating Our 20th Anniversai yI •....oimmeeevoilmomm000mmommilmommommemmomlimmoolisioomm000mmommediommiwo Mom.***moo TO THE PEOPLE OF GODERICH'AND DISTRICT �TO THE OF -�-_. ., - IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO LOOK AFTER YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOB 20 BARS. 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