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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-10-31, Page 2PAGE TWO qtr ' un`i`t 'igrn1Q fittr SON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEItLY 4 Established 1041. In its 110th year of publication. GA' Published by Signal -Star Publishing Limited Subscription ates--Canada and Great Britain, $3.00 a year: to United ,e States, $4.00. Strictly in advance. R,, Advertising Rates oe request Telephone 7L It.. A Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawsi. Out -of -Town Representative: C.W.N.A. 237 Foy Bldg., 34 Front St., W. Toronto. Over 3,000 --Largest circulation of any a�,wspaper published in Huron County. Char 3,000 Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper f os®chat:®rn.Member of Ns itario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation GEO. L. ELLS, Editor and Publisher, • QNi 14 0 THURSDAY, Wroace. 31st, 1957 FIGURES TELL THE STORY ORY Iluron County has more than half a million horses less today than it had half a century ago. Statistics of the Ontario (Department of Agriculture are the authority for this state- ment. In 1906 there were 6 SS,00O horses valued at $116 per head its emit rust to 139,661 :horses in 1956 valued at $111 per heals. Awhile the nuuiber has dropped by 54s,:339 its 51) years the price per Meati i-. doe -Ir only $:i. The saineesouree shows that oats sold at :14 runts per bushel back III 1906 whereas in 1956 the price of oats wets more than double ---77 cents per bushel. Despite the fact that dol) - bin's main sutltoe et.' 1,,,\1 t'I', ants, has gone 111) oonsitira61' its th pa,t ..1iyears., the })rice of the steed has dt•epe d $.) 1)er ht'ad. other interest ire eemparat ivy' tiehues show B • J the number of chattel mortgages in Iluron County in 1956 was 1,465 for a total amount of $2,343,377 in contrast to 840 mortgages in 1954 for a total amount of $1;530,103. Fifty years ago there were 1,820 swine raised in all of Ontario which. brought $7.02 per head. In 1956 the number of swine raised in Ontario Nvas 1,548,280, bringing $26.14 per head. Total number of hens and chickens raised in 11ttron County in 1956 was 1,620,328 at a total value of $1,820,300. Total slumber of cattle in Iluron its 1956 was 165,622 head valued at $17,842,000. , There are :natty more such revealing. figures in the book prepared by the Ontario Depart-` ruellt 01 Ai rteulture' which is a helpful chart in the progress of the agricultural life of Ontario. T BEING The need for 1-ader.hil) in all walks of life is greeter today then ever before. Every as- pect of living .i'•tuallds guiding hands: govern- ment. 1.usine,,s, 11 t- t''sio us, lite tine arts and the mechanic arts. The `stats w ho would be a leader trust Pay the diseip1iuttry ceet involved, says The Royal tank llontlily Letter. Continuing-, it says: This sloe, not /ilea!' that he lutist withdraw from the world, hitt it does entail restraint, control and ntoderat ioo . wherever these are neeessary to achieve the ends he seeks. L•_`aders need to submit themselves to a stricter discipline 1 hart is expected of others. Those who are tir-t hit place {mist be first i11 merit. Int view of this: it is not surprising to find that the great number of persons who have been acknowledged as leaders were people who themselves learned the art of obeying.- man beying.-man who has not' earned to render prompt and willing service to others will find it diffi- cult to win and k.04op control of his followers. Toting people who aspire to reach positions of leadership would be doing themselves a favour -if they were to drill themselves its faeitt disagreeable things. A philo5ophelead- vises all of us to do something occasionally for no Other reason than that we would rather not do it. Besides doing well what he ha:sets.esslo, the leader has initiative, which is the ability to think and to do new'''things.' Ile is shooting A LEADER at a moving target. 11 is essential in leadership to stay ahead. The leafier cannot set up a. procedure and then linger -lazily watching it work. HIe can- not be content merely to see new trends and take advantage of thein. Ile must, rather, keep his, imagination vividly alive, so as to riginate ideas and start trends. Matey a sad story is written in the annals of business every year by leaders who are falling into the routine of being managers. `Vhen they start to coast .they. have reached the enol of the line of their own development and their contribution to the growth of their business. Leaders are so -eager about their work that they can hardly wait for morning to get started at it. But they are not impetuous. Thity"ke a balanee between emotional drive and sound' thinking. Their excess ,of effort testifies to their belief that unless a man undertakes more' than he possibly can do he will never do all that he. can do. Their enthusiasm stimulates their ent'rgy. That is why business leaders are found so universally in the forefront of social endeavour. Leadership is essential in all .social life and in every form of social organization, and because of their experience and their flair the corpor- ation head, the plant executive and the shop foremast ere pressed into service to lead com- munity or national campaigns for improvement of services and the raising of money. party held in the parish hail 'were Sheaffer Sponsors + last Friday night went to: fancy Biggest Teen -Age Writing Contest North America's bie:est literary eortpeti'ion for hi.th ,c�)uul stud- ents u•:Il be s.e-n orcd for the fours;) consecutive time. this year by tItc Sheaffer Pt n company, it was announced t�,day by ('lyde E. Ever:t, pre-ident of the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company of Canada Ltd. More than 150,000 teen-age writ- ers -front Canada and the United States are expected to enter the 1957-58 Scholastic Writing Awards, P.![r. Everett said. About 100,000 entered bast year's competition. • The Scholastic Writing Awards, conducted by Scholastic :Magazines, were established in 1924 to stimu- late teen-age interest in creative writing and provide teaching help in English and literature classes. Sheaffer sponsorship began in X953. The contest is divided into senior and junior high school divisions. Cash prizes totalling $3,300 and Sheaffer fountain pens are awarded trop entries in short story, short - short story, poetry, essay, article and drama categories. Entries may be submitted by students in grades ti through 112 of any public, private or parochial high schools. Nationally known authors judge the entries, which are rated on originally, quality of expression and' writing skill. Kingsbridge 1 NGS,B1RIIDGE, Oct. 28.---Week- eltd visitors here were 1Ir. and Mrs. Alvin Moran, of London, Mr:: and Mrs. Wilbur Moran, of Brant- ford, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Doherty, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. 'n Woodley, of Toronto, Miss lfiet�ty Lou Vazaella, 'nf •Winghem, Mrs. Jack Kinney and friend Miss Dodds, of Detroit, Mists Delores Dalton, of Detroit and Mks Marg- aret Foley of Stralihroy, Miss Vo 'Van Osch and friend of Goderich, �1'r. and Mrn. Jos. Murphy, of iratfford. On (Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock West ld'. Van Vyneid led the annual Pilgrim ge tits the cemetery, where ltd Rosary and special prayers Were recited by all for the dear arty. t ay, November 1st, the .• off' Mb Sainte and also the 'Mist ride, there w:ll be two ciao a o in 't. Joseph's ("iur ch here. The r,t 4nt1 xi;<l bry Rung at tail Sen., the t'�yty>id man at 9 p.ut. • All . S ulb. Day, the first I a `V,ii ll bo i.ttft.g at 0 ,Y`Yx ., awl ono at 20 a. a.� with ta. third inaii at fi e'elot in the cl�ttthag. The prh` eo at the masquerade ,r fires, - Mrs. Jack Alton; lady's ramie dress --Art Stewart: men's fancy — Harvey Culbert; men's comic — Jim Hunter. Children's prizes were won by Maria Dalton, Louise, Maureen and Denise Dal ton, 'Eddie O'Neil and Cletus Dal- ton. Mr. Edwin Meyer visited I Lives in Lr>ndon during th with re b e past_ week. Mr. Walter Dalton, of Detroit, spent a few days with relatives here last week. Looking for a Christmas gift which the receiver will remember the year round? Your friend, rela- tive, neighbor would appreciate a year's subscription to The Signal - Star. Only $3 in Canada and $4 to U.S.A. We send a gift card on date requested telling person you are sending the paper for a year. Why not make out a list now and attend to it before busy Christmas season? 41 tf Are you tired of heating the outdoors ? Cut wastage and save many dollars on your fuel bill this winter. Make your home more comfortable by winterizing it now. e. ASK Us ABOUT INSULATION and STORM DOORS and WINDOWS FOR , RAFliD DELIVERY OF ALL YODM NEEDS, SEE GODERICH MANUFACTURING Co. limited Phone 61 T1E GODERIC14 SIGNAL -STAR Down Mernory's Lane 45 Ycarr Ago R. R. Sallows had just retyped from another trip to Algonquin Park, where he had taken a series of photos for the Grand Trunk Railway. He said that at Wilson's Lake he had seen a beaver dare 100 feet tong and six feet high. Arthur Snazel, the Goderich bill- poster, was making great improve- ments to hisbill boards. The Signal reported that he now had 450 feet atf ibtards, 10 feet, high, with iron face. The new grain doors manufaetur. ed by the Paget Grain Door' Co. of Goderich, were being put int:, service here and were proving very satisfactory. The steamer Atikokan, formerly. the J. H. Trevor, unloaded a cargo of 107,000 .bushels of grain at the WesternCanada Flour Mills Co. elevator. Said to be the only Can- adian -owned whaleback on the lakes, she was making her first trip in three or four years. After run- ning aground in Lake Superior, she had been laid up far a long time Atli the Thomas Marquette Steam- ship Co. bought her and repaired her. The next attraction at the Vic- toria Opera House was to be Guy Brothers Minstrels. 25. Years Ago The team from North Street Un- ited Church lost to Centralia in the debating league finals' held at the annual convention of Young People's Societies of Huron Pres- bytery. Members of the North Street team were Miss Dorothy 6 .,tea... Allen and Bay Copeland. They took the affirmative side in the debate on " ` esolved that we have more to fear from the civilization of the United States than from that of Russia," Scotty MacDougall, the Goderich man who made good as a heavy- weight wrestler, rendered Poggi, the fiery Italian, hors de combat in the main 'event sin the wrestling program 'at Victoria Opera House. The -match was supposed to be a best two out .of three affair, but Poggi was unable to survive the first fall. The programa drew as good crowd. William A. Sutherland w as awarded the Hugh Innis Strang scholarship for 1932. The unused 1031 scholarship was given to. James C. Sutherland. Value of the scholarships in each, ogee was $1225 cash and four years of free tuition at university. The tuition was valued at $400. At an executive meeting of the Retail Merchants' Association, it was decided that Goderich stores should observe an order -in -council and remain closed all day on Re- membrance Day. The W. J. Pentland Trophy, won by the Goderich band at a com- petition at Wingham Fair, was on display in J. WI Trussler's window. 15 Years Ago At a waeek-end .meeting of the directors, of doderich Elevator & Transit Co., 'Charles S. Band, vice- president of Gutta Percha & Rub- ber Ltd., Toronto, was elected vice- president of the company, succeed- ing the late Charles R. Hunt, of London, At the same time, oug- las B. Weldon, of Midland Secur- ities Ltd., London, was elect chairman of the executive com- mittee. '.Due to wartime scarcity of ma- terials and help, E. U. Cleveland closed his bakery on West street ages 28 years in business. Only Greenslade's bakery on East street and Curry's bakery on West street were now left in the field. Durin the depression years, Gqiderich ha five bakeries. Dr. L. M. Mabee wrote the De- partianent of Game and Fisheries about a peculiar fish which Jack Graham caught in his perch nets. The fish was 29 inches long and about a third of this length was a sharp pointed jaw or bill. Mr. Graham thought he had a sword fish. The department said it was a gar -pike, also known as a gar- fish or bill -fish. In soutflern waters, this type of fish had been known to attain a length of six feet. "Open house" was observed on. the week -end at No. 21 RAF Air Navigation School, Port Albert, and Sky Harbor airport. About 700 pertsons visited Port Albert station and 400 called in at Sky Harbor to look around. There was standing room only for scores who attended the special Victory Loan program staged by pupils of ,Goderich schools in the lecture room at Knox ,Church. Rev. A. J. ,MaoKaye, chairman of the Victory Loan public relations com- mittee, presided.. 10 Years Ago Workmen commenced the laying of new sidewalks in front of the stores on the Square. A former resident of Goderich, Mrs. William McCreath, celebrated her 96th .birthday by attending the Hollywood Breakfast Club radio show when it appeared in Cleve land. As the spotlights played on Mrs. McCreath, the crowd of more 1*,�I than 10,000 sang lustily, 'Sappy irthday To You." She wee living with her daughter, Mrs. M. R. Mac- Lean, of Cleveland. William McConnell, of Dungan- non, who was nearing his tr/th birehday,erecalled the days back stage coach between Kincardine and Goderieh, Leaving Kincardine at 5 am., the coach would arrive back there at 10 p.m. The single fare was one dollar and the return fare $1.50. A meeting for the organization of men's and women's basketball teams was to be held in the Town THURSDAY, 0014111M Bast, 1G07 Hall. The inecti .g was called by Groderich Recreation Council. It was announeed that, duo to a shortage of eeine.et and other materials, construction of H. j, Sutherland's new theatre on the Square would be suspended until March. children John and .Elizabeth were veeek-end guests with Miss Lillikee Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith left on Tueeday last for Stratford leelaere they will 'reside. Mr. Smith is au employee of the C.N.R. SAVE — SAVE — SAVE — SAVE — SAVE Annual Fall 1.D.A. Drug Sale ON ALL T AT CAMP WE OFFER T ELL'S IN ,GODERIO.H. E SAME LOW PRICES AS . ADVERTISED IN THE CITY DAILIES AND ON RADIO. CAMPBELL'S DRUG STORE PHONE 90 GODERICH 43 thoe flair -va lit Ea ia latula gasi uukiigg/ *ea 6I 61 16 61 6! ha tit ki sa Ea GI Of WW la WI Icyoks and feels like flight on wheels TT RUNS on gasoline and rolls on wheels. But beyond that, all 1 similarity between this 1958 Buick and, any other car you've ever known comes to a decisive end. This 8-58 Buick is literally born of aviatioq principles— starting with a greater use of aluminum than ever before, and going on from there. Wm{ this stunning automobile you're in the forefront of styling's freshest advance. With it you boss the B-12000 engine—command through a transmission that's the big talk of the automotive world—feel a modern miracle in buoyancy of ride, plus the never -before wonders of Buick Air -Poise Suspension.* With it you can drive with more magnificent advances in automobile design and engineering than history shows in any single year. THIS 8-58 Buick is ready now in look and line and lift and life to thrill you to a tingle. Go see—at your Buick dealer's. * Air -Poise Suspension optional on all Series, Plight Pitch DynallouPstandard on LIMITED and ROADMASTErt 75, optional on other Series. A GENERAL :MOTORS VALUE —ALL IN ONE YEAR IN THIS BIG, BUOYANT BUICK Miracle Ride Plus Buick Air -Poise Suspenslon*— You ride on four self-levelizing columns of compressed air—stay on a constantlevel, regardless of passenger load or road conditions. ways for exact power delivery at every phase of travel—g vss Flight Pitch Dynaflow*—Lets you switch the pitch a Ilion, B-12000-Engine—Up to 10 to 1 in compression, and with 12 000 ounds of thrust behind ever iston's ower stroke. Most mo ern engine possible to bui d or today's ueis. Sparkling Fresh Styling —FroMP4Altis,--stmeteping Dyntastar Grille to steepled tail towers, this is th-e bohi ;&etroffashion for '58. Air -Cooled Aluminum rakes—Heavier-lined, extra - powerful brakes with 45 radial fins that fan in cooling air. Smoother, more positive braking and longer lining -life. (Standard on front wheels only on most models.) Magnificent Changes Through and Through—"Velvet- wall" sound silencing, hidden exhausts, centre -of -percussion vibration control, ball -joint handling—plus many others. Whom bettor autorroobilos aro built Buick will bulled them Elawa'4191 1131,11/4CMC SAMIS MOTORS • KINGSTON AND VICTOIIIA Phone 344, Goderiell